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1 hi ? t I" k V 1 v 1 OASIIIER GOES WRONG FORT SCOTT BANK RODBED OF $50,000. All Hut Two Thousand Dollars In Cndi Stolen by ttio Cnshtor Tim Ilest Secur ities llcdlscounted The KmboixlcrToo III at Present to Ho l'laced Under Ar rest Depositor of tlio llnnk Greatly Excited How tlio Money Wat Lost. Wns Nobbed of $00,000. jfor.f .Scott, Kan., Oct IS. Tltc ag gregate of the embezzlement from tho closed Stato bank of this city of ox Cashier J. R. Colcan is declared by Vice President J. S. Stewart to be fully 550,000. This has renewed tho excitement nnd shattered tho hopes of many of tho depositors and all of tho stockholders. Tho amount stolen is two-thirds of tho paid np capital stock and more than tho other third will bo required to collect on the securities. Colcan literally robbed the bank of all the cash except 82,000 of tho re serve fund and real 'toil on 20,000 of tlio best securities by rcdlscouutiug them. The recreant cashclr has mado a statement to Vice President Stowart, telling from which accounts ho took the money und says that most of it was taken hinco ho mado his last statcmont in July. Ilo confessed hav ing? robbed tho followlug accounts: Kansas City banks (cash) $5,000; St. Louis banks (ensh) 4,200; New York banks (cash) S2,f00; reservo fund, 80, 000; deposits on certificates (cash) 83, 400, rediscountcd notes 811,000. Tho examination has resulted in tho development that Colean, in his con fession, did not tell all, us 820,000 of tho best notes cannot be found and some of them nro known to have been redis countcd in St. Louis. In his last statement Colean said that ho went to St. Louis for tho ex press purpose of confessing to Presi dent Coon, realizing that his robbery had so crippled tho bank that it eou.'u run only a few days longer and that an exposure was inevitable, llo in sisted that he had lost all the money, having dealt largely through tho stocks and bonds commission house of Gaylord & Messing in St Louis. The bank ofllcers still promise a pay ment in full to all depositors, but it is admitted that tho stock is literally wiped out. Tho fact that the robbery was systematically perpetrated under the very eyes of tho ofllcers nnd that the defalcation so far exceeds the sum first announced lias created conster nation. Colean will be arrested as soon as ho recovers sufficiently to bo taken to jail. Ho is still helpless from nervous prostration and is perfectly childish. The full extent of tho shortage will not be known till outstanding drafts nnd the foreign accounts are fully re ported. A DENIAL FROM DEPEW. Vnnderbllts Not Socking to Absorb tbo Union rnclflc. Nkw Yokk, Oct 18. -M. Depow, president of Chauncoy tho Now York Central railway, when aske'd re garding tho report that the Vunder bilt interests would predominate in the reorganization of tho Union Pacific syitcm, and that tho result would bo that tho Vanderbilts would secure coutrol of the road and so would satisfy a long cherished wish to own a transcontinental line, replied: "Wc saw the story printed whilo in tho West, but there is not the slight est truth in it. Tho report may have grown out of the fact that Mr. Hughttt and myself were appointed members of the reorganization committee, but that is tho only framework on which to build the story. Wo ate not trying to work any scheme of that kind." It is said that among tho provisions of tho Union Pacific reorganization arc these: An assessment of 815 ou stock for which preferred stock may be given. An Issue of 8100,000.000 of four per cent bonds for the firsts and tho gov ernment debt. An isue of S75,000,000 of preferred stock. Hondbolders will get new bonds at par and five shares of preferred stock for each 81,000 of bonds. The com mon stock will remain unchanged. People who nro now applying for an interest m tho Union Pacific under writing syndicate aro told that they aro too late, and that earlier appli cants are getting much less than the amount applied for. Tho plan will probably announced at once. Must Kxtcnil the Tux. Topeka, Kun.,Oct 18. Tho supremo court handed down an opinion in tho caso brought by tho attorney general to compel tho county clerk of Franklin county, to extend a stato university tax, holding that the orderof tho stato board of equalization for tho exten sion of tho tax was authorized by tho legislature last winter, which sot aside 810n,000 for tho university, but did not specifically authorize an assessment. According to custom tho board of equalization ordered tho assessment Tho county clerk of Franklin county refused to comply because tho legisla ture had not orderod it. Tho case went to tho supreme court with tho re sult as stated. A Turoiiij Hunk Closed. Tacoma. Wash., Oct. 18. Tho Com mercial National bank, of which Judge Allyn Is president, failed to open yesterday. Tho cause of tho falluro is the sudden demand of the city for 80,000 of its deposits EX-PRIEST- WAGNER. He Offers to I'ay B 1,000 In Settlement of Hrobezzlciurnt Choree. St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 13. A story is fn circulation about tho court houso to tho effect that Dominlck Wagner, late pastor of St Mary's church, has mado an offer to pay over to the church 81,000 cash In the hope of hav ing tho charge of embezzlement pend ing against him dismissed. Ills hop Iturkc, so it is said, declined to discuss the matter and . pointedly refused to 'have anything to do with Wagner. HIS GRANT NOT HOPELESS Waller' Concession In Mndngimnr to 1) Looked After. Washington, Oct. 19. Counselor Kennedy of tho Waller caso is of tho opinion that tho turn which tho ennrso of military affairs has taken in Mada gascar in favor of tho French will favorably affect the financial Interests of tho ex-consul in that island. Ho holds that the ownership of tho land conceded to Sir. Waller by tho Horn government is a question entirely soparato from that of his guilt or innocence of tho chargo of aiding nnd abetting tho llovas in their war with tho French. Ilo bases this opinion upon tho fact that the grant was mado previous to tho French con- quest, and says that whilo France, at tho time, questioned tho right of tho llovas to mnko tho concession, tlio government of tho United States had not conceded France's right to Inter fere in tho management of the internal affairs of Madagascar. When Franco assumes an undisputed protectorate in tho island, ns It, is presumed sho will, in view of tho recent success of her arms in that quarter, it will And that various grants have been mado to citi zens of other countries, not only of England and Germany, nnd it is sup posed that tho Waller grant will bo put on tho samo basis as these. INSULTED A GOVERNOR. A cgro of Greeley, Colo., Tnrrcd nnd Feathered by Indlguunt Cltlxons. Denvkk, Colo., Oct. 18. A negro named Marshall was tarred and feath ered at Grccloy last night for having Insulted Governor Mclntyro at tho potato day celebration. Governor Mclntyro was surprised when informed of tho incident nt Grecloy. Ho went to tho bicycle races thero Thursday with his wifo and Lieutenant Rruco and wife. When they arrived nt tho stand for tho team they found their way blocked by a long wagon to which was attached a team driven by Marshall. General Klco requested the negro to movo Ins wagon so as not to' take up too much room. Thereupon Marshall delivered a tirade of abuse, using tho most insulting language. Finally, however, ho did 'as requested. Gover nor Mclntyro thought so littlo of tho matter that ho had not mentioned it to anybody since his return to Denver. MAHOMMEDAN UNREST. Storm Brewing 'Which Will Sweep Away the llatntdhtn Dynasty. London. Oct IS. The Constanti nople correspondent of tho Times dwells upon tho vague rumors current there and upon the feeling of unrest manifesting itself by a decline upon tho bourso, by long faces in tho ba zars and by mysterious whisperings of massacres In tho provinces, which arj wholly unsubstantiated. Mahom mednns dcclaro a storm is brewing which will sweep away tho whole dynasty and liberate Islam from tlio thraldom of tho hated Hamldlan sys tem, which cramps its energies nnd paralyzes all its forces. Tho activity at tho Dardanelles ' continues, and 10,000 additional men aro under orders to join tho garrlbon. New batteries aro building at Dardanos, Namazio and Madjtclieh, armed with heavy guns. All tho ilannol in town has been bought up for cartridge making, and nil the whitesmiths are busy mak ing lanterns and canteens. Many Mahommedans have been arrested in different parts of Stamboul for using seditious lunguase. Choctaw Council In Session. TcsKAHOMA, Ind. Ter., Oct. 18. Choctaw council is moving off: slowly, although quite a number of bills have been introduced. Yesterday a bill was introduced into the houso to compel tho Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail way company, tho St. Louis nnd San Francisco railway, the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf railway and tho Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Hallway company to pay 1 per cent royalty on rolling stock, depots nnd all other property within tho limits of tho Choctaw nation, nnd also to inako express and railway companies pay tho same roj-alty. Tho bill will pass, as members in both houses favor it und it will add several thousand dollars to tho general fund of tho Choctaw na tion. llelva Held to the Uraml Jury. Washington, Oct. IS. A preliminary hearing of u erlminul libel suit brought against Mrs. Uclva Lockwood, a for mer presidential candidate, by Rob ert E. L. White, a lawyer, who accused her of tacking notices derogatory to his reputation on his office door, was had in police coutt yesterday. Mrs. Lockwood was held for the grand jury, although when on tho witness btand sho denied every allegation. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. There Is a good deal of kicking over tho work of tho Dawes Indian com mission on account of its slo,wuess. Tho annual report of tho quartor mnstcr general shows that tho army is better cared for than any time since the civil war. Postal receipts from thirty cities for tho first quarter of this year show an Increase of ten per cent over tho samo period of last year, From tho howl that is going up about tho liability of congress to raise tho beer tax it is supposed tho brewers havo cut off tho funds of tho lobbyists. Tho National Convention of' Liquor Dealers re-elected John W. Howard of St Louis treasurer. . The anti-foreign feeling in China Is growing, und the Central Government is ucablu to assert its authority. SIX HUNDRED KILLED. Appalling Kciult of an Ilzploston on a Steamship nt Hung Hal, China. Shanghai, Oat. 13. An explosion occurred yostorday on a steamship nt Kung Hal, near Kin Chow, Tho steamer was loaded with troops, ur.d it is reported that COO of them were killed. A Supreme Judge Dead. FitEKronT, 111., Oct 18. Judgo Jo seph M. Ua Hoy, of the Illinois supreme court, died at 10 o'clock last night, after an illness of several weeks PRESIDENTIAL TALK. SENATORTHURSTON INDULGES THEREIN. Bun Frnnclsro, Pittsburg or Chicago I.lkcly tn Oct tlio Itcpnhllrnii Nlitloi.nl Convention Thurston Snys Unrrlsoi, Is Virtually Out of tho ISncoThu Money Question to bo Ono of Absorb ing Interest Too Uurly to Speculate Much. Tho Political situation. SAN FnANCiaco, Oct 10. "Tho loca tion of the noxt Republican national convention lies between thrco cities San Franclsco.Pittsburg nnd Chicago," said National Committeeman John M. Thurston of Nebratika, who is at present on tho Paclilc coast in the interest of tho Union Pacific rail road, llo stated that Joseph Man ley, tho national committeeman from Maine, had expressed tho wish to him that San Francisco might bo tho next convention place of tho Republican party, and that many of tho other members of tho Eastern states had expressed the samo desire. 'As for myself," ho continued "I have not inndo up my mind. It is suro to go to Chicago, Pittsburg or San Fr.au eisco, and every ono of tho thrco pin ccs named will suit me. 'What do I think of tho probable nominee of tho party?" Mr. Thurston went on. "Well, my stato Is rathor inclined toward McKlnlcy, but I hear Allison or Reed" of Mnlno frequently referred to as available or safe for tho E arty. Harrison, did you say? over. Ilo la entirely out ot mo question. I bollcvo thero was an attempt to work him into tho fight, but It has about given up. llon't you recall that old line, 'Thou dost protest too much.' That ap plies to Harrison. Ho will never do. Will tho Republican party give tho West a free colnago plank? Yes, I think so. Ouo similar to tho plank of the lust campaign; but I do not think tho Republicans or tho Democrats either will ever dcclaro for tho free and unlimited coinage of silver with out regard to any other country. I think tho money question will havo to bo settled in such a way that thero will never bo any great disturbance in money values. I havo always thought that way and cannot seo it In any oMrt light So far ns tho political situation is concerned as u whole it is a littlo early to inako any dcflnlto statements, as thoy would bo some what in tho nnturo of a conjecture" THE NEW WOMAN. A Pair Sample From tho Sunflower State. Kansas Citt, Mo., Oct. 10. The di vorce suit of Dr. Nannio A. Stevens against Ralph Stovcns went to trial this forenoon In Judge Scarritt's court Her husband lives In Wichita, Kan., and she lived there with him and prac ticed medicine thero till two years ago when she brought her children to Kansas City and opened an office here. On tho witness Btand Dr. Stevens said her husband called her n "sho doctor" in a tone of voice that implied contempt. As an iustunco of his rough conduct toward her sho relatod that onco bho was consulting with another doctor down stairs, when the baby, which was in bed with its father up stairs, began to cry. Sho went up nnd said to him: "Why didn't you put that baby to sleep?" and ho tod her ho was not going to "feed her if she did not attend to her household duties." At another timo she hud been up all night with a typhoid fever patient nnd In tho morning telephoned to her hus band to send the carrlngo for her. Sho had to walk home, and when sho reproached him for it, he replied: "A little walk will do you good." Dr. Stevens said that when sho got homo that morning ho didn't oven havo breakfast ready, "And more than that, ho just laid around and didn't help ino cat tho dinner." AFTER THE UNION PACIFIC Tho Vnnderbllts Said tn lie Figuring on the Controlling Interest. CniCAfio,Oct.l0, Ever since the fam ous traffic contract was made between tho Union Pacific und tho Chicago and Northwestern railroads, whereby tho former secured the right to dictate tho through rates from tho West to Chicago, und the latter tho through rates from Chicago to points on tho Union Pacific west of Omaha, rumors hove been current that the Vanderbilts would soon secure full control of tho Union Pacific prop erty. A plan for the reorganization of tho Union Pacific is now In course of preparation, and tho preliminary steps already taken Indicate beyond a doubt that when tho Union Pacific gets out of tho hands of receivers it will bo controlled ond operated by tho Chicago & Northwestern, which is'ono jf the Vunderbilt roads. Spiritualists tn Contention- Washington, Oct 1C The National Spiritualist association began its third annual session here to-day and will contlnuo until Thursday. There will bo three sessions each day nnd it has been arranged to havo the evening meetings addressed by some of the most noted speakers and best mediums In tho country. Fort Wnyne's Centennial. Fonr Waynb, ind., Oct 10. Tho telcbration of tho 100th anniversary of Fort Waynes existence ns a city, which is to contlnuo for'fourdays, was begun this morning with largo crowds in attendance from Northern Indiana, Southern Michigan and Northwestern Ohio. lllch Hill's ISuptUt Church Ilurnod. Rich Hill, Mo., Oct 10. The First Uaptist church and mrsonago wuro burned to tho ground fiore this morn ing at 3 o'elook. T jo parsonage wns unoccupied. Trouble has existed in tho church, and the flro is supposed to have been incendiary. A ItHllroad Ilullder Dead. FonrScoTT, Kan., Oct 10. Colonel T. L. Wilton, who conceived the idea of building a railroad from St. Louis to Denison, Texas, In I860, which re sulted in the construction of tho Mia 6oun, Kansas and Texas road, died in this city to-day. , EPISCOPAL STATISTICS. The Stato of the Church In America Sot forth In n Itcport. MlNxi:rot.ts, Minn., Oct 10. Tho Rov. 11. C Duncan ot Louisiana, In his report ou tho stoto of the church mid that since tho lust conference In 1802, 10 1 bishops had dlod nnd 14 had boon consecrated, 4 of whom wont to missionary district. The church how hud 7 bishops, 4,54 1 clergymen, nf7 candidates for lny orders, lUJ,fl2o bap tisms in tho punt year nnd 181, 173 con firmations. There wcro now Ut8,5C0 communicants, 6,117 church cdltlces nnd nearly fiuu institutions of u benev olent or cducat oiittl character. Con tributions from all sources hud reached S3H.000.000. Dr. Duncan showed that tho body of communicants was growing moro than tho number of cloriry. The increnso in the last thrco years had been 05,71)1, while tho list of pricstnhndgrowu but 157, a fact ho attributed to "insuffi ciency and diminution of stipends." Tho income for tho thrco years was 835,000 less than for tho preceding period. Tho committee mado recom mendations for patriotic services, on tho Fourth of July, for stricter ro gard for tho divorce law of tho church, for better Sabbath observanco and for n moro active propaganda for Chris tian teaching. THE DEFAULTER A WRECK. J. K. Colean Very Sick In Ills Port Scott Home Ills Wife's Sncrlllcos. Font Scott, Ivan., Oct 1G. .). R. Colcan, tho defaulting cashier of tho Stato bank of this city, which was compelled to closo its doors yosterday, trrlvcd hero this morning accompa nied by his wife and littlo daughter ind his wife's brother, R. D. McArthur jf Jacksonville, 111. Ho calno volun tarily from St. Louis as ha prom ised President D. F. Coon ho would when sent for. He Is a mental nnd physical wreck and It was necessary to carry him from tho train to a car riage. Ho Is now in bed at his hand somely furnished home, unablo to talk. His physicians say that ho can not Uvo long. Mrs. Colean has given up her dia monds and paid up life insurance of several thousand dollars and nil oho has to tho bank. REFORM IN ST. LOUIS. Pollen Commissioner I.co Will Try toKn fdrcc tho Sunday Closing X.avr. St. Lons, Mo,, Oct. 10. Police Com missioner Leo has sent u letter to each jf tho ministers of tho city asking them if thoy will uphold hint in an heroic effort to enforce tho Sunday law which has beon a dead letter since 1557. Ho sayn that ho is anxious to Identify himself with tho law loving element und to enforce "a decent and orderly observanco of tho first day of the week." Nearly all of tho ministers havo promised the commissioner thoir zeal ous support, and a hard and bitter tight is looked for. To Ilo Tried Next Month. St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 10. Dominlck Wagner, the ex-priest, was arraigned tn tho criminal court this morning, but to application of his attorneys tho ase was continued until tho Novem ber term, at which ho will bo tried on the charge of embezzlement and possi bly of rape and liidnupring. No men tion was made of ball, as Wagner doos uot dcslro to be released, but will ro nam in jail pending trial. licrnuin Iteformtrs Against Tammany New Yqiik, Oct. 10 It is said tha Dr. II. A. C. Anderson will resign tho presidency of tho Gcrmnn-Amerlcan Itc'form union at tho meeting to bo Ueld to-night on account of tho action jt the general committee In co-opor-iting with Tammany in the municipal :ampalgn. Tho mooting Is to bo a pro test against this coalition nnd will bo iddresod by Theodore Sutro, Carl Schurz and others. Missouri Masons Meet. Jeffiiuson city, Mo Oct 10. Tho Masonic grand lodge of the stato "con vened hero at 10 o'clock this morning in tho hall of tho houso of representa tives, with some 300 lodges represented. Tho deliberations will bo hold with closed doors. Ono matter of im portance to bo considered is a movo to redi&tricl the state. Many Mall Men InvolvoO. Washington, Oct. 10. The mail that oft last night carried 173 letters from tho first assistant postmaster general to letter carriers in Chicago, notifying them that chargo havo been tiled ngainst tlicm sufficient to cause their dismissal from tho service, and that ten days wilt be allowed to them to show camo why they should not bo removed. Miss Flagler to Ilo Indicted. Washington, Oct. Hi It wasstatca tt tho city hall yesterday afternoon that the grand jury, which had been investigating the caso of Miss Eliza beth Flagler, daughter of tho tinny ?hicroi ordnance, charged witn Killing young colored boy last August, has voted to return nn Indictment charg ing her with manslaughter. Kesubtnlsslou lu Ioirn. Cinc.voo, Oct. 10 A special to h morning paper from Dos Moines, Iowa, says that it Is stated on good Repub lican authority that the Republican stato central comlnltteo has completed a poll of the preferences of the Repub lican candidates for tho legislature in the matter of the resubmission of the prohibition amendment, and has found that n majority of them favor resub mission. Du mint's Counsel III. Sax 1'n.vNcisco, Oct 10 Another postponement of tho Durrant trial was usked for by Attorney Dickinson Im mediately upon tho convoniug of court this morning because of tho continued illness from rheumatism of Attorney Deuprcy. Judgo Murphy, after somo questioning, granted the request, post poning further action until next Mou day. J Mrs. Cleveland Leaves Gray Gables. 1$U7.zaru'3 Ray, Mass., Oct JO. Mrs. Cleveland and children left Gray Gables on a special train at 8:05 o'clock this morninc: for Washington THE COMING SENATE. WILL RFPUBUCANS On DEMO CRATS CONTROL7 Senator Chnndler Itelleves tho Poriner IVlll Hnvo Chargo Through Populist Help Senator Puffer fcee No Necessity for Itcorgnnlzntlou -Populists, lloSnys, IVllt Use Their Power to Strengthen tho Organisation. About theTfcxt Senate. Washinqion, Oct. 17. Senator Chandler of Now Hampshlro sands word from Concord that tho Republic ans can and will organize tho senate, llo argues: "Republicans must ac cept the responsibility of power when It comes to them and, as it comes to them, thoy will organize tho senate by llvo majority. Thoro aro forty-two. Robunllcans and thtrty-ntno Demo crats nnd six nominally Populists, There Is no president pro temporo of tho senate, Harris of Tennessee, being a senator-elect, and not a senator. Ho will bo nominated for president pro temporo by tho Democrats. Tho Re publicans will mako a nomination wo will say of Senator Frjq n vote will bo taken In tho senate Allen and Kylo will voto for Harris Jones, Stewart, Potfor and Marion Rutler will voto for Fryo and wo will havo five majority. ScnatorT'effer was asked if Sonator Chandler's statement that ho and his colleagues could bo counted on to assist tho Republicans in tho reorgani zation of tho senate was corroot "It Is entirely unauthorized," said he. "I havo never taken any ono into my confidence ns to how I shall uso my voto on this or any othor questloiii Tho fact is I do uot know myself how tho Populists will voto on reorganlza tlon. Wo havo never had any consul tation on tho subject I do not bo llcvo thoro Is any necessity for a reorganization of tho senate. Tho ouo thing- I shall certainly favor strongly will bo tho united action of tho Populists in any course thoy may adopt Wo havo a placo ou tho map now and wo don't want to loso it. Wo must preserve our indlvldr uality and not becomo submerged Into either party. Whatovor wo do I hopo will bo done as a body. When tho other Populist members of tho sonata reach Washington, which will proba bly be during tho last week of Novem ber, wo will get togethor and discuss sur pobltion. Until then I cannot say what wo will do." KANSAS' POPULATION. ncrensca In Forty nnd Decreases In SUty-ono Counties In tho Past Year. Tofkka, Kan., Oct.' 17. Tho Kansas board of agrlculturo has completed tho tabulation of inhabitants us re turned by tho assessors for lo'JO. Compared with tho enumeration of. ono year ago forty counties show an Incrcaso of from 11 to 4 1-H, aggre gating 30,310, and slxty-ono counties a joereaso of 2 to U,t)88, aggregating 311,000. Tho net decrease is shown to havo been but 3,003. After deducting ill losses from all causes during tha t period tho not incrcaso in population since the slate census of lti'Jj is fouud to bo 00,138. Tho counties showing an increaso of over 1,000 in population during tho last year are: Cherokee, l.H-t; Doni phan, 2,558; Labette, "1,007; Lcaven- wortn, 1,403; i..inn, 1,003; usngo, i.o.iu; Saline, 1,331; Shawnee, 2.853; Wash ington, 1,101. Tho counties showing i decreaso of over 1,000 aro: Cheyenne, 1,310; Cowley, 1,630; Harper, 1,214; MoPhcrson, 1,012; Norton. 1,040; Phillips, 1,353; Sherman, 1,002; Sum ner, 2,088. The present population of Knnsaa according to this census is 1,331,008. Statement of September Iluilncss ns Compared 'With last Year. Washington, Oct 17. Totul exports for September wero S.i8,543,44I), against 638,708,075 for last year; for tho first nlno months of 18M, $5.17,030,840, ngninst &57C,dl8,278 for the correspond ing period last year. Tho Imports for September woro S5O.G4.,C08. against P05,230.123 for September, 1894; for tho Brstnino months of 1805, il00,083, 123, tnd for 1804, 8503,500,0 IV. For Sep tember, 1605, tho excess of imports was 10,002,080; for September, 1804, tho ex cess of exports was 88,150,077; for tho 9rst nlno months of this year thero was an excess of imports nmounting to 54-1.052,270, and for tho corresponding porlod of last year an excess of exports jf 873,028,231. Thoro was an excess of rxportatlons of gold last month tmountlng to 810,074,008. against an xcess of imports last year amounting to 8-118,118: for tho llrst nlno months of 1805 tho excess ot gold exports was $11,30,343; for tho corresponding period last year, 873,815,103. For sil ver tho excess of exports for tho first nlno months ot this year was S30.083,- 400, against 837,030,073 for tho corre sponding period Inst year. Tho total immigration last month was 30,600; for September, 1804,24,004; for nlno months of J805, 240,332; for corresponding period in 1804, 101,485. Through Trestle. Kiowa, Ind. Ten, Oct. 17, A Kan sas and Arkansas Valley freight train of thirteen cars fell through a trestlo olght miles cast of here last night Tho trrstlo was 114 feet high, and tho train was literally smashed into atoms. Thirteen cars of livu stock were killed. Cnleans's Shortage Growing. Port- Scott. Kan., Oct 17. Tho Amount of ex-Cashier Colcan's short age with tho Stato bank, which closed because of his defalcation, Is gradu ally increasing. It is announced that it aggregates no Ices than 835,000. Kooserolt (scores Uorinmi. Washington, Oct 17. In his Haiti moro speech last night, Theodore Roosevelt causod a decided sensation by charging Senator Gorman with be ing a liar. Ilo said: "I know him in Washington, and fonnd that when a man is false in ono thing he is false in another. I caught Senator Gorman in an ugly falsehood and ono which in plain Anglo-Saxon should be spelt in threo letters. Last year Senator Gor man stopped work in ship building at tho navy yard because ho wanted the work done by n tlrra hat would assist him In his political work." AMERICAN TURQUOISES. On Gem Which Ages Ago Was Mined by tho Aztrei. Although tlio United Stntoa cannot claim to be considered one of the great corn-producing countrlas of the world, almost ovory known variety of prccloiiB Btono hna boon found within Its limits. Few gems, howovor, aro com mon enough to bo of dooldcd commer cial Importance) and systematic mining Id rorcly carriod on. Tho only exception to this Is afforded by tho turquoise. The last edition to tho "Mineral Resources of tho United States," gives tho valuo ot tho rough goniB of nil kinds produced hero during 1893, as amounting to ?2C1, 041 of which ?143,13G goes to tho credit of tho ttirquolBb mines. Almost all of tho American turquoise como from Santa Fo County, Now Mex ico, or Mohnvo county, Arizona. Aa In Persia, tho turquolso, both in Now Mexico nnd Arizona, occurs In voln8 permeating volcanic roqks, a yel lowish brown traohyto being tho com monest matrix. Tho Pueblo Indians find them nn easy way of making money, aa thoy can bo obtained with lit tlo trouble, and, after being eubjoctod to rough grinding, can bo readily cold to travellers. Formerly, when tho In diamwna more unsophisticated, choice stones could bo obtained from thorn at tho outlny of a few cents, but of lata' years tho sellers liavo begun to realize tho valuo ot their goods, and now fow real bargains can bo socured. Tho ancient inhabitants of Mexlcp mined tho turquolso extensively, nntl tho Invading Spaniards found It lnrgo ly used to lncrust human skulls, and also to inlay mosaics and to docorato obsidian ornaments. Traces of tho old mines can bo found to this day, and rubbish heaps are common in tho tur quolso (Tlstrlat. In tho Arizona mines thoy toll how, on a tunnel bolug run through a turquolso deposit, tho miners camo across tho romatns ot a mora anclont tunnel, Its top nnd sides rent and caved in ns If by nn earthquake, whilo In a smnll space, throo or four feet each way, was tho skcloton of tha unfortunate Aztec, who had boon Im prisoned thoro by tho falling in of tho roof, In ono hand tho skeleton still clutched tho handlo of his old mlno hammer, and at his side was a leather bag. containing, as tho discoverers found, several cholco stones. It only shows that in tho old days men would take as big risks In search ot treasure as thoy will now. Another talo of turquoiao drifts up from Yucatan. It tolls ot an idol In nn nnclont templo around whoso neck, arms and ankles nro hung strings of magnificent turquoises, while each of Its eyes Is a slngo largo stone. Tha narrator, a Mexican minor, claimed that theso eyo stones wero about threo lnchos In their largest diameter. There Is something in this story Irresistibly susgestivo of Rider Haggard's idols. ' VAGARIES OF SMOKERS. Queor Tmtcs nnd lfni!s of Men Who Knoxr Wmt They Want. "It's a- queer fact," said a Broadway cigar-dealer to a Now York World re porter, "how tastes differ In tho matter of smoking matorlals. I really bellcvo no cmoker onJoyB trying a new brand of tobacco and that solid contentment la only secured when tho smoker has become thoroughly usodto some partic ular brand. "Ono of ray customers, a wealthy mau, who buys a largo quantity ot high-grade cigars, always smokes sto gies himself and carries a supply in his pocket for emergency. I havo seen him whoa treated to a genulno perfecto Bly ly slip It Into his pocket and light ono of his stogies. Another man, who can only afford n small sum for his i tobacco, smokes but ono cigar n day, and that a cholco ono. Ho declares that no other kind' will satisfy him, and that ono good smoko after dinner is worth six. cheap cigars sprbad. over, tho day.' "Somo cigarette smok ers, who can afford to buy tho best, always .ask for a- par ticular brand of five-cent vari ety, and will take no others. Ono cus tomer Insists that I send to Texas for a special five-cent cigar that Is mado In Fort Worth. "He has tried about ev erything in my Btock, but can't find anything that pleases him. Ho lived for soveral months tn Texas and sot so used, to tho particular flavoring used In that cigar that he Is almost as bad as a morphine fiend when tho supply has given out. Of course there is oj great variety of tobacco grown and this gives much choice for individual tastes,' but the-fact remains' that a smoker will) see so great a dinerenco between au-j fercntly shaped cigars made from thai samo leaf that ono Is delightful and) tho other distasteful to him. Some; men want a box of cigarettes and tanj minutes' talk for five cents. Wo havoi men who squeeze and pinch every cigar In tho case before selecting a two-fer and then tho women but it would take too long to tell you how they buy cigar ettes. Women are far worse htan men la the variety of their smoking va garies." Grovrtlt of th Aluminum Industry. The growth of tho aluminum indus try, nnd presumably of Its use, Is shown by tho fact that tho total output of tho swbstanco has Increased from, 223 pounds In 1885, worth nt tho fnc-j tory $2,550, to 550.000 pounds In 1S94,, worth ?3 16,250. The cost has been re duced from nearly $10 a pound to less tfian CO wmt3 a pound. Hitherto Pitts burg htj) had practically a monopoly ot Uie infcyntry, but the establishment of an aluminum plant near Niagara FaRs, welch iU utilize tho new electrical power developed there, will materially; Incrcaso tho output. . A Connecticut man fs about to begin; a lawsuit against a young man ot hu town for selling him a dog that was teat in both ears.