Show jat art BY r TELEGRAPH 40 AMERICAN t CHICAGO 14 at 8 05 this thi seven soven evening an alarm of fire was sounded t from the corner of state and wash ington streets a fire having been r discovered in field deiters Lei lel retail establishment by a fatal mistake nobody was at ai the box when the firemen arrived and they were misdirected to another building and had bad almost concluded that a false I 1 alarm had been founded when the flames were seen burst ing from the upper story of field Lei Xi elters large store by this error of judgment fully fifteen minutes consumed and the nire fire bad gained much headway before the first stream was waa directed upon it the origin is in doubt some saying it began in tile the pressing stove and 1 that it JV was first found in the loft above it quickly communicated by means of the open elevator hatchway with the lower store and at 10 almost the entire stock of dry goods was completely destroyed by rire fire or by water the li ll building seems to bo be completely I 1 gutted except on the two lower floors floor which remain less injured A than the others an accident happened to the nire fire ff men by which cne was killed out right and four others were taken from the ruins so badly hurt that they will probably die no list of insurance can be given tonight to night ar r the total loss of stock is variously estimated at from to io mr field himself esti estl c sti mates the loss at C about a million 1 l dollars on stock 1 1 I NEW YORK 14 robert L case i president of the security life and annuity insurance GO co was convicted today to day of perjury in swear ing to the annual statement sta lement for 1875 ista and remanded for sentence CHEYENNE wy 14 in the s united states district court today 0 ay s honce fonce rines bines one ef the recently captured road agents wab found guilty and sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary the jeader leaders 8 special from raw chis wy bays douglas and some of his band of utes have left their agency on white river and come to that place in search of food some reason whilst sup edby government yet remains in the warehouse at Rawlins they allege that they are forced to this measure re as gameos scarce and their people gui sui suffering nering for want of food As yet they aie ale are peacefully endeavoring boring fo to have their grievances adjusted ju sted and have telegraphed to washington to ascertain if their floun flour may not be drawn at raw J lins J tonight to night the town Is full of them ii i and whilst the citizens hope from the long iong abiding peace between i attebe these utes and the whites no violent measures may be adopted by them many fear that an ble reply from washington to their request to be allowed to draw their flour at rawlins may render them desperate and a seizure of the ware house the result mr curtis their former interpreter is IF accredited with wilh having great influence over anem them SAN FRANCISCO H 14 nin hin in the city criminal court today to day the incendiary agitators kearney day knight bates helm kennedy wyllo and were placed on trial the cases against air alt but the last two were dis dismissed missed misted on a technicality nica lity the city ordinance under which they were arrested being found defective wylie and were held under the state rio fact kearney bates day and knight were at once re arrested on the charge of riot and all except day released on bonds of each I 1 1 NEW YORK the hezo Serc dds rome special says the Popes favorite doctor bag baa been behen dismissed it is supposed he has been giving information to the ital lan ian ian lan government the cardinals hope to keep the death of the pope secret for twenty four hours but will fall fail because such decided arrangements range ments have been made that the government must know of his demise immediately it occurs that black small pox is prevailing with such violence in the vatican and Is so frightful in its character that it may frighten many of the cardi amis and prevent their attendance at the conci conel ve New newman nisin caprous Cap ronay ronal mons rons hardware manufactory id la street was burned this morning loss CHICAGO 15 mr field furnishes es the following statement in relation to the fire lire it originated in mid mia B ort of demi deini story or attic an un occupied room just above story its origin cannot be accounted for on any other theory only one man is known to have been killed outright and the body recovered he was the fireman the fourth and fifth stories are gutted the stock entirely consumed ana and the masonry valueless the lower three stories may be repaired at considerable outlay but it would be nearly as cheap and safer to tear the whole structure down and build anew the stock of the lower stories is almost entirely destroyed by water but some of it maybe may be worth twenty five cents on the dollar the package goods good sinthe in the basement are less jess injured but none are fri intact tact perhaps worth of goods were carried out the stock wholesale and retail was waa worth from to but pio plo probably bably babiy nearer the former figure insurance on the stock the wholesale department being beveral several blocks away was not affected mr field says the retail business will be resumed as soon as suitable quat quarters terEl aie sie are obtained sloans insurance agency reports concerning the loss by fire last nights that the building is estimated by bk architect bauman to be damaged less than insured for in new york agencies the nire fire broke out a second time early this morning in the basement where were stored a large quantity of package goods and it became necessary to flood that part of the store besides dudley reported killed last net night the only other man known to have fallen a victim to the flames is bourke areman fireman who fell with the stairs from the third story to the basement and whose body bas has not yet been found five men are badly injured but nohe nose it is believed fatally hurt james bolton agent of the singer manufacturing co he rethinks the building can be replaced for a quarter of a million dollars he says bays the original cost coat was waa half a million and the fire of 1872 damaged it so that an additional outlay of was put on ou it BOSTON 15 bridget francis kennedy was murdered at south boston last evening where she bad gone to visit her sister about 9 she bhe rang the bell was admitted by her brother and immediately fell to the floor unconscious and died in ten minutes on examination na tion three stabs were found lound on ex her left breast the affair is involved in mystery peter mahoney was arrested having a bloody knife in his hia possession was under the influence of liquor and had been seen near the a knife eaily in the evening and threatening tj kill some one COUNCIL BLUFFS 15 A number of earthquake shocks in quick succession were felt here at 1215 today to day the motion apparently waa east and west and lasted about two minutes no material damage was done in the city nor in western lowa lewa so far as can be learned lo iova IOWA lova va CITY iowa loa 15 at half past twelve today to day quite a sevene severe earthquake shock was feltus felt feit at this place persons in the second and third stories of buildings ran down to the streets in alarm and on the ground floor doors and windows were jarred and rattled CHICAGO 15 the coro coto coroner nerio nerso jury this afternoon rendered a verdict that wm F coolbaugh came to his death from a pistol shot fired by his own hand with the intention to commit suicide and that in their judgment he committed the act in a state of temporary insanity the clearing house association today adopted resolutions of respect to the deceased banker R genew new 15 in tha the case of the people vs wm waa M tweed to recover paid by the city on fraudulent bills through a racy with watson deceased judgment against the plaintiff was entered by confession in the supreme court today to day KAWLINS wyo 15 the utes have gone back to their campat campal cherokee springs peacefully and it is understood that they will be permitted to draw their thein flour here as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made washington 15 the annual report of gen sherman shows october that the regular army was composed of general liw lih 11 general staff onn off officers leers hospital al stewards engineer battaglion bat tallion ordnance enlisted men inen er enlisted listed men of staff corps ten regiments cavalry officers enlisted men cavalry five regiments artillery officers enlisted men 2321 artillery 2605 twenty nive five regiments infant infantis jy officers enlisted men infantry besides which there are reported report eds edg as non commis stoned astaff stairs unattached to regiments military academy recruit recruits as unassigned indian scouts and prison guards amounting to 1877 men signal corps retired off meers officers and captain of the united stated army one aggregating the officers and men at of which the orce available for jor war is madyun of cavalry artillery and ery ory ry regiments amounting to officers and men to which should be added the eleven general officers and the officers of the general staff serving with them together with indian scouts DES MOINES iowa 15 the coal miners who have been on strike here since last august voted by a secret two thirds ballot to resume work wherever obtainable CHICAGO 15 the earthquake in the country west of here seems to have extended east as far as dubuque bouth south to some points in kansas west vest beyond yankton and north to the northern section of iowa jt was most moat severe in the west near omaha but in no section did it inflict any great damage NEW york 10 1 last weeks weekes exchanges at twelve leading trade centres bentres show some slight improvement washington ja lg ig 16 the president today loday today loday lo to day nominated benj P F of cala united slates states consul generah gen era ern for st and john L lynch postmaster of salt lake utah DEAb leab DE dearwood AtwoOD woody WOODS 17 the soldiers ordered here by general sheridan to assiat assist sheriff bullock in leforc ing the law in the keets mine case are reported in close proximity to deadwood dead wood affairs at the mine remain virtually the same as last reported the miners minera holding possession and closely watched by deputy sherid sheriff bullock and his deputies have arrested four road agents in this gulch they give the names of tony pastor finn davis 3 AB A B Van camps campy and lawrence woodhall Wood hll hil the sheriff has been tracing these parties for a along time and finally cornered them in a saloon on the officers entering the room the robbers made a motion LT to draw their pistols but they were too late latel as us the officers already had them covered with six shooters NEW YORK 17 medical students succeeded in breaking tip up a meeting of the liberal club by scattering red pepper on the floor no other attempt at violence was made the room being protected by forty policemen the cigar makers employed by sterns co struck yesterday several cases of eject ments of tenants by landlords occurred yesterday the strikers continue to receive support and offers of support ac at home and from abroad A cable dispatch says at a meeting of the direct cable company yesterday a resolution was adopted unanimously approving the present policy of the board of directors including the compact with the anglo american co warrants were issued to danfor the arrest of the proprietors of the fifth avenue st SL Nich plas pias astor house hoffman house rouse bru Brunswick delmonico st james grand gil sey bey and winchester hotels charged with violating the excise jaw law by selling liquor on sunday CHICAGO 17 the washington special says garfielda Gar fields speech is generally declared the best beat ever delivered on finance in the american congress it was fascinating 9 in style clear and brilliant in thought and conducive in logic the following 1 has been received military headquarters I 1 stpaul mian n I 1 have a report from standing rock that lieu lieutenant tenant kislingbury ya while on a scout found twenty five or twenty six lodges of Indian sia sla the bluffs adjoining the belle fouche about seven or eight miles to the north of that stream and sixty five or seventy avo ave A ve miles from the point where the stage road crosses it I 1 cannot make out the location from this description and have telegraphed for fuller particulars nothing is said to confirm the newspaper report that was compello compelled d to surrender his big arms and captives signed TERRY dept cowder lt gen sheridan in hig his annual report to the adjutant general df the army dated october gives a de detailed account of the ope epe operations rations of the army in the west and on the rio Bio grande during the past year he concludes by saying baying in the department of texas the usual troubles on the rio grande have occurred cattle run loose by thousands on our side of the river and mexicans and indians cross over and steal them this gives rise to all kinds ef of criminations crimi nations and recriminations crimi nations and international questions which with the continual revolution revolutions ss make an unsettled condition of affairs on that border the troubles on the bio RIO grande border the indian outbreak on the western frontier of new mexico and the indian war in the departments of the platte and dakota have kept the small and inadequate force in iri this division in a constant state of activity and almost without rest night and day I 1 therefore respectfully je xe recommend an increase of all the companies iu in the service to one hundred men each I 1 believe it would be true economy and at the them bame time it would enable the army to satisfactorily perform the work required of it while the indian troubles in this division are over for the present I 1 cannot fay that they ar bre are a finally ended complications are still liable to arise and our experience should teach us to be better prepared for them than we have hitherto been boen only a very few of the requests made by exposed settlements tle ments and their territorial representatives presenta tives in congress have been complied with even when I 1 was waa compelled to theatis the justice of these demands on account of the utter inadequacy of our small force to garrison the points for which troops were asked A fire firo yesterday destroyed the residence of hon B 8 S prettyman tyman north side of this city the loss with the furniture destroyed is insurance FALL river 17 border city mill number one ones burned this mor morning ning was a brick structure erected elected in 1872 it contained spindles employed bands and was running full time all kinds of rumors are afloat as to the origin of the fire one that two boys with a 1 lamp n P in attempting to light the gas dropped the lamp which was broken the watchman passed through the mill a short time previous to the fire and all apparently was right no other persons were known to be in the the room during the morning soon after the fire was discovered it is said taid that a dull heavy explosion occurred in the fourth story which blew out all the windows this was waa followed by another explosion in the third story with similar results the man having charge of the main gas says he had h ad turned on on the gas but a few seconds before the tire firo was discovered and thinks that it could not have escaped in quantity to cause the explosion it is to stated that bales of cotton and and a quantity of cloth are bullied in the ruins the hook and la lad d der coe coa carriage was damaged to the amount vf several hundred dollars by the failing fulling walls GALvEs GALVESTON ToNs 17 information has been received at headquarters from the border that several large parties of indians one of them composed of thirty five bucks have crossed into texas to raid general ord |