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4 COMING INDUSTBY. G Anoux THE SUCCESSFUL MEETS. the Nebraska Agricultural Ex perimental Station Says on llio Sub ject Data to bo Collected Showing How an Important Industry Iflay bo Successfully Prosecuted Important Suggestion * and Recommendation ) * Question * to bo Answered. 'Suggestions to Beet Grower * * from the Nebraska Agricultural Uxpcrl- ment Matloii. Because ot the great importance oif me sugar industry to this state , the .Experiment station has undertaken the Jabor and expense of collecting data to ihow whether or not Nebraska can taiso beets sufficiently rich in sugar to make this industry a success. To this end -wo distributed seed last fear as widely as possible under the tircumstances. The results of this f.-ork have boon already published as Bulletin No. 18 , Agricultural Experi- tnent Station. This year there has been an almost universal interest manifested through out the state in the subject of sugar neets. A largo amount of seed has .been distributed with suggestions as to -the manner of cultivating , etc. Many farmers have already sent us speci mens of beets for analysis , together with partial reports of their experi ments during the season. Again let .me urge upon everyone who has ex perimented in beet raising this year to complete his work by sendin'g to us , lor analysis , specimens of beets , to gether with as full a record of his work is possible. If you stop short of this ill of your labor , so far as furnishing llacts for the benefit of the people of state is concerned , has been in rain. The analysis costs you nothing , ind this year you can send beets at our expense. In sending please remember -to attach to each beet its name , and with each lot sent give post office ad- iress , including county. For complete directions as to send ing specimens , seepages 2 and81 , Bul- Jetin 13 , copy of which will bo sent 'fou on application , if you have not it it hand. Already many persons throughout -the state have expressed a desire to continue growing experimental plats , and numerous inquiries have been re ceived for seed , and for more informa tion in regard to cultivation. In an swer to these the following suggestions -are made : A good "sugar beet soil" is a deep moist loam that has been under culti- ration for some years , and is underlaid fay a porous sub-soil. It should be deep , as the roots seek their nourishment - ment at a considerable depth. It should have a porous sub-soil that a .good drainage , on the one hand , and a peed reservoir for moisture , on the .other , may be had. The best locali ties are those on level or slightly slopIng - Ing land , protected from the strong winds of early spring. Preparations for planting should be .made this autumn by plowing as deesp as possible ( twelve to fourteen inches ) . If shallow plowing has heretofore been the rule deep cultivation should be reached gradually by plowing two or three inches deepereach year until the proper depth has been reached. In the spring plow again , thoroughly pul verize the soil and . plank or roll it. Measure exactly the ground to be sown ( say a space ten feet square for each variety of seed ) ; this is absolutely nec essary in order to estimate accurately the yield. The time of planting is important and should be governed largely by the 'temperature. Begin planting when the daily temperature ( or the temper ature of the soil ) is from 48 to 50 de grees F. ; usually from the middle of April to the first of May. The seed should be planted in rows from fifteen to eighteen inches apart , and covered to a depth of from three-fourths of an inch to ono inch. After seeding , roll the plats to keep the seed from being uncovered by the wind. When the young pladts appear , the ground should be hoed to prevent drying out , and to keep the weeds down. When the [ plants have reached the fourth leaf , thin to a distance of from six to eight inches apart , according as the soil is rich or poor. Hoe frequently until the leaves cover the ground. The experiment station will furnish seed for experimental planting , of the best varieties , to all persons applying for same and enclosing two cent stamp to pay return postage on seed. We require further that each person taking seed for the season of 1891 shall agree to send samples of beets to the station for analysis , without cost to us. - We will make the analysis , collect informa tion , publish results , and furnish each correspondent with a copy of the bul letin free. Applications for seed should be made as early as possible , that we may know h.ow much seed to provide , and that it may bo prepared for mailing. This seed will bo distributed sometime be tween February 15 and April 10 , 1891- If the sugar beet industry is ever to be a success in this country we must first raise our own seed. In selecting1 beets for seed growing choose only those that have grown well under ground , are long and conical in shape , and are not over two and one-half pounds in weight. A good idea of hat is desirable can be had from figure 2 , page 49 , Bulletin 13. For winter keeping , seed beets should "be packed in sand and stored in a cool place protected from frost. For planting the * seed beets , the rground should be prepared as for seed ing , but the beets should bo planted at greater distances when grown for the -seed ; from two to three feet apart is Considered necessary. If further information is desired , P I * address the Director of th'o Agricul tural Experiment Station , P. O. Bo * G75 , Lincoln , Neb. , who will answer questions or refer them to the proper person for answer. HUDSON H. NICHOLSON , Director of the Station. Gludntonc at Edinburgh. EDINBURGH , Oct. 23. Mr. Glad stone delivered the first speech of his Scotch campaign yesterday in the corn exchange , this city. There was a tre mendous crush of people eager to see and hear the great liberal leader , and when , the hall had been crowded to suffocation thousands of disappointed persons were left outside , to return homo or listen to speakers lesser note who address overflow meetings in open air. The audience in the hall numbered about 5,000. Mr. Gladstone was enthusirstically greeted on mak ing his appearance. He was in ex cellent health and his voice WHS clear and strong. Ho spoke without visible sign of fatigue. In opening his address ho remarked that though many questions of import ance were before the public , the prob lem which continued to eclipse all others and to demand the almost un divided attention of those who strove to promote the well being of the na tion , was the Irish problem. The country had como to recognize the fact that this question must be settled be- fo"re other questions could be dealt with. It was ono which affected the health and vitality of the state so intimately that , -in truth , no other question could be properly considered while this re mained in menace. The opponents of home rule had hoodwinked and deluded their constituencies before the election by pledging themselves not to rely upon brute force in the government of Ireland. They had promised to pro vide an effective "system of local self- government for that part of the hing- ; dom. They had put themselves on record as opposed to any advances from the British treasury for the purpose of. buying estates from landlords fn Ire land. How had these pledges , upon which the people had gran ted them the reins'of government , , been adhered to in the actual history of their adminis tration ? The vei'y first important measure proposed by the present gov ernment was a measure for the govern ment of the Irish people by coercion. This has been the favorite baatlfng of the tory fathers. True , a local govern ment bill had been brought in , but it was a feeble offspring , poorly nour ished , and so badly neglected that it was rapidly dwindling into nothingness. As to the third pledge , it had appa rently been wholly forgotten ; for in the proposal pending before parlia * ment in regard to expropriation of Irish Estates , there was a provision by which 40,000,000 pounds of money drawn from the British people by tax ation was to pass into the pockets of holders of land in Ireland. Mr. Gladstone proceeded to discuss the provisions of the land purchase bill , and subjected the entire meas ure to a severe criticism , in which his well-known skill in financial analysis was .exhibited so strikingly as to elicit round after round of applause from his closely attentive audience. Recurring to the subject of coercive methods of government he remarked that the con servatives took credit upon themselves for setting Ireland right by means of a firm and resolute government. But so poorly had they earned the right to make such a boast , that it might truly be said that defective though the law was , the administration of it was worse than the law itself. Indeed , so deplor able was the state to which affairs had been brought that he would not hesi tate to declare that the Irish people ought to hate the law , though he would not sanction lawlessnes , even though the Irish people had constantly before them an eminently bad example of lawlessness in quarters which should be the foun tain head of legality. For the govern ment of Ireland was itself a perfect pattern of unlawfulness , and its meth ods were such as could not fail to pro voke among the people feelings of justifiable resentment. It was hardly necessary to mention particular in stances of these illegal methods , for such instances had lately been conspic uously impresseed upon the public mind. It was grossly illegal to close the court room against the people. Trials should be open to the public view. The appointment of Mr. Shan non , one of the trial magistrates , to sit in judgment upon Messrs. Dillon , O'Brien and other accused nationalists was , Avhile perhaps technically legal , a gross scandal , not merely because he had been previously called upon to act as an executive officer in dealing with the people now brought before him in judicial capacity , but also because in the case of Mr. Dillon particularly there was a personal quarrel , between the men , which it was only fair to as sume must create a bias in the mind of the magistrate. In dwelling upon the action of the police , in attacking respectable and peaceable citizens and visitors with batons , Mr. Gladstone re marked that after such conduct on the part of the police at Mitchcllstown , Tipperary and elsewhere it would bo expecting impossibilities to look for the maintenance of popular respect of the constabulary or their administra tion of-law. Further than this the sys tematic brutality of the police was crowned by * the insult of chronic ab senteeism on the part of responsible officials. Mr. Balfour , the head of the Irish government , seemed to feel that it was no part of the business of a min ister for Ireland to reside for any length of time in the country whose needs and demands ho was supposed to be familiar with. It was absenteeism that formed the most significant signs of the lowest degradation reached by Ireland in the last century ; and this practice had now " . . * 4.JL > " * ' 4 - " ' * & & , . * ,5CiA -1 B : - fc. been made the constant habit of the chief secretary , who had fairly Haunted his absence in the face of the people. What was the condition of the country as the result of such brutality and neglect ? The government had the audacity to boast that Ireland had grown peaceable under its administra tion , yet it kept six t fold more armed policemen in Ireland than in the whole of England and Scotland. The British people were forced to pay 1,600,001) annually to support the police in Ire land for the purpose of assisting the landlords to collect their rents ; at least this was apparently the chief function of the constabulary. The English and Scotch landlords , who maintained fair and equitable relations with their ten ants did not ask the aid of the po lice in collecting their rents. Yet their occasional losses footed up more than those of the Irish landlords , thinks to the merciless se verity of a land system backed by the batons and rifles of the police. Mean while , what had become of .the prom ises for Irish local self-government ? Mr. Gladstone challenged the govern ment to grant a general election , and asserted with confidence that , should an appeal to the country bo allowed , the result would prove that the people had been won over by cpnservative misgovernment to the approval of the experiment of home rule. With' this great question settled on terms hon orable alike to England and Ireland the last fortress of bigotry and oppres sion would succumb to the attack of liberal principles. Justice to Ireland would rid the empire of an intolerable nuisance and deep disgrace , and would gild with a brighter glow than any former period the years of Victoria's glorious reign. Missouri Train Wreckers at Work. LIBERTY , Mo. , Oct. 24. George Smith ofthis place , while walking .on the track of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy railway near here , surprised four men at work in loosening the rails. He informed the police , but the would- be wreckers disappeared. They were evidently preparing to shift the rails in order to wreck a Burlington passen ger train. Great excitement prevails over the discovery and it is greatly in creased by the restlt of the coroner's investigation into the Chicago , Mil waukee & St. Paul wreck of yesterday which proved that it also was accomplished ti-ain-wreckers. plished by - N A Fatal Wreck on the Rail. CINCINNATI , O. , Oct. 23 A collis ion occurred yesterday morning at 4:30 on the Cincinnati Southern rail way in a tunnel a quarter of a mile north of Sloan's Valley station , be tween freight and passenger trains. The engines of the two trains dashed into each other in the tunnel , which is a sixth of a mile long , and the cars following were jammed into each other in a mass. Then came the added horror of a conflagration. No description of the scenes has yet been made only the bare results have been telegraphed to the officials here. Engineer John Pimlett died this afternoon , making six victims of the tunnel collision. The initial cause of the accident was a wreck which occurred last night at Elihu station , two miles below Somer set. The delay to passenger trains by this wreck caused the mistake of the engineer and conductor of the freight train by which the tunnel collision occurred. Fortunately the passenger train had not entirely gone into the tunnel when the crash came , and so the three sleepers which did not leave the track served as a means of escape for the passengers. These sleepers were detached and drawn away from the burning train , but the baggage and mail cars and two coaches burned. From the stories of railroad men who "arrived hero to-night it appears that the'wreck was due to the careless ness of the crow of freight train No. 22. This train was instructed to wait at Sloan's Valley until passenger trains Nos. 9 and 5 had passed. The wait was a long one and all of the crew of the freight train went to sleep. En gineer Pirnlott awakened just after No. 9 had passed , and assuming that it was No. 5 and that the road was clear , aroused the crew and the train went on. The approach to both ends of the tunnel is sharply curved and within a hundred feet of the mouth of it the trains met. One sleeper and one coach of the passenger train were saved , the train hands and passengers pushing them back up the track. The flames started a few minutes after the collision , and the wooden lin ing of the tunnel is still burning to-night. A brave man , whose name could not be learned , hearing the cries of George Long in the baggage car , seized an ax , cut a hole in the car and rescued Long. In the express compartment of the car was E. P. Ruffner , United States express - press messenger. The unknown hero worked hard to cut away for Ruffner to escape , although the flames were darting all about him. The effort was unsuccessful , and Ruffner finally shouted from his prison to go away himself , to say good-bye to his family and tell them that his would-be res cuer did all a man could do to save his life. The unknown hero staggered out of the tunnel with his hair and clothing badly scorched and fell down in a faint. None of the men in the ex citement thought of learning the hsro's name , but it is believed tBat ho is a railroad man' . Others of the train men had wonder ful escapes. It is miraculous th at any of the passengers escaped without in- jury. Secretary Blaine said in answer to an inquiry that the alleged interview with him published in the syndicate newspaper letter in Washington and elsewhere , touching the "sphere o { woman , " was wholly a fiction. ' Ho had never uttered a single word of the matter attributed to him. HAKIM BEET SUGAK. SECRETARY RUSK'S RECENT VISIT XO GRANB ISZAXD. Ono of the Essentials to Anything Iilko Success In 'Iho Important In dustry of Sugar Manufacture Data to be Prepared , of the Growing of the Beets to Final marketing of the Sugar - gar World's Fair Matters Western Union Operators Being Summarily Discharged * ITIaklng Beet Sugar In Nebraska. WASHINGTON , Oct. 25. In the course of his recent Western trip Secretary Rusk visited Grand Island , Neb. , ac companied by Dr. Wiley , chief of the chemical division of his department , to inspect the largo and well equipped sugar factory there established. The factory is the only ono this side of the Rocky Mountains , there being two in California , one of which has been in successful operation for several years At Grand Island the secretary found one of the essentials to anything like success in the important industry of sugar manufactory a factory backed by ample capital , equipped with all the facilities adapted to beet sugar manufacture as developed during the successful prosecution of this industry in those countries in Europe in which it has become a leading industry , and furthermore provided with thoroughly competent , experienced , and capable technical workers. The supply of su gar beets at that place is obtained by contracts made with over GOO farmers , extending throughout an area of 100 miles in all directions from the facto ry. The railroads have made such rates of freight on sugar beets as will , it is believed , enable the farmers even at the distance (100 miles ) to deliver their beets at the factory at a good profit to themselves. This season , ow ing to unfavorable weather , the yield of beets , so far as quantity is con cerned , has been somewhat disap pointing ; nevertheless the supply will be ample to make a thorough test of the possibilities of successful beet su gar production in Nebraska. Every load of beets delivered at the factory is sampled , and the sample scientifically tested to ascertain the sugar content ; and a certain standard having been adopted as a minimum , with a fixed price per ton , the price to the grower varies from the minimum standard upward. The amount of beets already delivered at the factory at the time of Secretary Rusk's visit was nearly 700 tons , and the managers were awaiting only the receipt of a full week's supply of beets , about 2.100 tens , before putting the factory in operation. The analysis of the beets already received indicated a high standard of sugar contents. Moreover , the high per cent , securing corres pondingly high prices , will , in a large measure at least , compensate the grow ers for this season's comparatively small vield. Correspondence with the United States signal service , moreover , has resulted in the encouraging assur ance to the growers that in no year since properly authenticated weather records are accessible has the season in that part of Nebraska been so dry during the growing period of the beets. A reasonably successful result this sea son , therefore , it is believed , can be regarded as affording encouraging as surance as to the general average crop in the future. The secretary detailed one of the as sistants in the chemical division of'the department to remain at Grand Island during the season of sugar manufac ture , and to prepare carefully for the use of the department all the data available in relation to the work , from the growing of the beet to the final marketing of the sugar. The general outlook as to the possi bilities of successful sugar-beet culture in this country Secretary Rusk regards as encouraging. The chief dangers to be apprehended , on the one hand , are the too venturesome undertaking of beet-sugar manufacture by persons lacking adequate capital , trained man agers , and complete plant , and on the other hand the neglect or indifference of some of the farmers themselves to the scientific methods and to that close observation of detail which in other countries have been found essential to the successful growing of the crop. World's Fair Matter's. NEW YORK , Oct. 24. A meeting of the foreign affairs committee of the world's fair Columbian commission was held at the Gilsey house. There were also present four members of the foreign exhibit committee of the local directory. The committee's time was occupied principally with the recommendation by W. E. Curtis'of the state depart ment , that , army and navy officers should be detailed by South American countries to do their utmost towards making the exhibits from those coun tries what they should be. This , he thought , could be accomplished through the secretary of state. He also sug gests the establishment of a bureau at Washington and read a letter from Secretary Blaine urging the impor tance of the matter and stating that it was not at all overestimated. The subject of the appointment of commissioners to South American coun tries was referred to a sub-committee. Prof. Adler of John Hopkins' uni versity was appointed to superintend the plan submitted by him. and ap proved by the commissioners for se curing a large exhibit from the orient. Summarily Discharged. CHICAGO , Oct. 24. The Western Union operators of this city are talk ing a good deal about the summary discharge of several of their colleagues. They assert that the men were let go because they were too active in promoting meting the interests of the new broth- erhood that has been forming : foi some time past. SuporintendentTubbi of the Chicago district , when asked this afternoon why the men were dis charged , said that ho had not told them the reason , and certainly would not inform the newspapers. The reporter - porter then went to General Superin tendent dowry for some information. Colonel Clowry said : "Why or on what grounds thcso men were dismissed concerns only our selves , and cannot interest the public. " The cdlonel added that the company cared nothing about the men's organ izations , but knows when men are not faithful to its interests and when they neglect their business. "Wo notice , too , "said he , "when men manifesto disposition to interfere with our busi ness , and in fact to run it themselves. Wo are running the business of the company for the stockholders , and wo don't propose to have anybody inter fere with the company's affairs. Live Stoclc Quarantine. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. Hie regula tions prescribed by th'o department of agriculture for the inspection and quar antine of meat cattle , sheep and other reminants and swine imported into1 the United States , designates the following as important quarantine stations : On the Atlantic seaboard , the ports of Bos ton , New York and Baltimore ; on the Pacific seaboard , San Diego ; along the boundary of the United States and Mexico ice , Brownsville , Paso del Norte , Eagle Pass , Laiedo and Nogales ; along the border or the boundary line of the United States and British Columbia and Canada , through the custom ports in the collection districts of Aroostook and Bangor , Me. , Buffalo Creek , Nia gara , Capo Vincent , Chamberlain and Oswegatchie. N. Y. , Detroit , Port Huron and Superior , Mich. , Duluth , Minn , and Puget Sound , Wash. The order and regulations issued by the department for the inspection of cattle and sheep for export provide that inspection may bo made at the following named stock yards : Kansas City , Mo. , Chicago , Buffalo , Pittsburg , and the following ports of export , viz : Boston and Charlestown , Mass. , Now York , Philadelphia , Baltimore and Norfolk and Newport News , Va. All cattle shipped from any of the afore said yards must bo tagged before being shipped to the ports of export. Cattle arriving at ports of export from other ports of the United States will bo tag ged at said ports. Paddock's Pure Food BUI. SPKINGFIELD , 111. , Oct. 23. The state association of the Farmers' Mu tual Benefit association adopted a reso lution favoring bill 3,991 , known as the Paddock pure food bill , under which all drugs and food products are required .to be properly branded when offered for sale and all adulterations prohibited under heavy penalties. The resolution further declares that the delegates are opposed to any such measure as the Conger compound lard bill , which , they say , is class legislation , taxing one industry for the benefit of another. A 'memorial to congress favoring the Paddock bill and con demning the Conger bill as a measure of fraud for the benefit of the "big four" packers and other monopolists was signed by a large number of the delegates. The following officers were elected : President , Cicero J. Lindley of Bond ; vice-president , James M. Washburn of Williamson ; secretary , W. E. Robin son , of Bond ; treasurer , James Creed of Marion. Blown to Atoms. BRIDGEPORT , Conn. , Oct 24. One of the fulminate departments of the Un ion metallic cartridge company wa ? blown up with terrible force this morn ing. George Batler and his son Fred were employed in the department at the time. A moment before the explo sion the son became frightened and left the place. His father was blown to atoms. .Tho explosion shattered a large quantity of glass in the main buildings on the opposite side of the street. A largo force of operators , mostly girls , became so excited thai they left the shop. The exact caiiso of the explosion cannot be ascertained. The Indian Craze Abating. PIERKI : , S. D. , Oct. 24. Over 1,000 civilized Indians from the Crow Creek country , Yankton agencies , passed here yesterday , returning from Standing Hock , where they wentsome time since principally to try and persuade their more barbarous brothers that there was nothing in the coming of an Indian messiah. They report that the excitement still continues , though it is abating some what for the reason that the army authorities have used stringent means by arresting a good many leaders in the craze. It is having a good effect on the balance. Colored Cliilclrcii Kill Uach Other. FREDEKICKSBURG , Va. , Oct. 24. Information from Spottsylvania says that in the neighborhood of Peaks a few days ago a gentleman while hunt ing in the backwoods came upon a hut in which the bodies of two colored boys in a decomposed state were found. It seems that they had fought several days ago and one of them had killed the other , while from the wounds the other had received death resulted. The child in the hut had its collar bone broken and was in a critical condition. Another male child who was ill was sc cruelly bandaged by a woman who had been in charge that the little fellow was suffering terribly when discovered. The negroes in charge of the children have been arrested and will be tried as being parties to the crime. The trial in London of Stepher Holmes , alias Stephen Smith , an American ican , who was charged with stealing jewels belonging to the Duke of Edin- burg in May last , resulted in a verdio" of "not proven. " Fatal Shooting In Box Itutto County. ALLIANCI : , Nob. , Oct 27. The most Borious shooting affray that has eve * occurred in Box Butte county was that yesterday at about noon at the farm house of Enos Kerr , about twelve miles north of Alliance , resulting in the in stant death of a young man living in the neighborhood named Ford llobin- eon. and what may prove a mortal wound to the oldest daughter of Mr. Korr. The difliulty arose from the wounded girl's determination to marry ono young man , , while her parent ! urged the suit of another. The evi dence before the coroner's" jury brought out the facts as follows : Myrtle Kerr , the wounded girl , had received attentions from Frank Fore man , a cowboy , which .had received the encouragement of the girl's parents , and notwithstanding it was contrary to her inclinations , she had yielded : o their importunities and entered upon an engagement with him. Mean while , pending the final step , she had formed an attachment with Charles M. Thorlton , a young man living a few miles from the scene of the tragedy. To this Mr. Kerr stouly objected , and the outcome was that last Tuesday morning the couple started through the sand hills for Hyannis , about sev enty-five miles distant. Arriving there they found awaiting them Mr. Kerr , Frank Foreman and Fred Robinson , the man who was killed. Kobinson had been keeping company with the girl's sister and had accompanied her father to take part in the altercation. Hot words are said to have been spoken and throats made , but Mr. Kerr at last agreed to let Thorlton marry his daughter the next Sunday if they would return homo and bo married under his own roof. They agreed to this and the party arrived home Saturday morn ing. Thorlton went homo and returned in a wagon about noon accompanied by his brother. He intended to go or have Mr. Kerr to go to the county seat cor the marriage license. His betrothed same out and informed him that her parents had been urging her to give him up and marry Foreman , which she had decided to do. Ho 3xpostulated with her and she con sented to go with him at once and bo married , and commenced climbing into the wagon. The old man ran and seized her by the waist and then com menced a struggle for the possession Df the girl. Thorlton drew a revolver to coter Kerr , who held his daughter between him and the weapon. At this time Robinson , who had been in the house talking to the younger girl , came out with a revolver , supposedly 'or the purpose of quelling the dis turbance , and was shot by Thorlton while in the act of raising his gun. Iho ball , a 45-calibre , entered a little ibove The heart , causing death almost instantly. Foreman , who was stand ing near , made a grab for the revolver ind one or two shots were fired at him , ind then Myrtle Kerr ran and at- lempted to take the gun from her lover ind was accidentally shot through the left side. A l * n.lHc I ride. WOOXSOCKET , S. D. , Oct. 27. Mrs. Elizabeth Rearrick lies in jail here on .he charge of murdering her husband. Three months ago Charles Rearrick carried Miss Elizabeth Bcaudet and ; ho couple went to live on a farm four miles north of here. Last Saturday ; he wife came to town and purchased i bottle of strychnine on the plea that he wanted it for the extermination of rats. A portion of this she placed in aer husband's milk this morning and lie became violently ill , dying before medical aid could reach him. The aody of the dead man was brought hero ind an autopsy showed that his death resulted from strychnine posoning. The coroner's jury found n verdict ac cordingly. Mrs. Rearrick has been iveeping continually since she was placed in jail and refused to talk. Neighboring farmers say she recently -oceived M letter from an old lover in IVisconsin and they concluded that she /-as paving the way to marrying him. A Visit of Significance. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 27. Upon : hc face of it the coming visit of the Brazilian squadron to the United States is a sort of return compliment for the recent visit of the White squadron to Brazil appears to have very little com mercial significance , yet inside diplo matic circles regard it as an indication of .1 determination on the part of the authorities of the Brazilian republic to snter into such negotiations as will re mit in securing closer commercial ties between the-two countries. It is un- lerstood here , too. Minister Conger , ivho will sail for his now post at Rio do Janeiro immediately after the election , has been instructed to enter into nego tiations with the idea of securing a reciprocity treaty with Brazil which ran be submitted for consideration by the senate during the coming winter. In order to accomplish this rapid work ivill be necessary , but owing to the evi- aent desire on the part of both govern ments it is believed that the efforts of the minister will bo successful , and ; hat in return for free entry into our oorts of many of the procricta of Brazil : he new republic will consent to lift the existing tariff on nearly everything which goes from the United States to the newest republic on the American continent. \ ( Forty-Six million Rrlek Lost. ROUNDOUT , N. Y. , Oct. 27. The Hudson river yesterday showed the highest tide in forty years. Brick yards showed an enormous loss and millions of brick are lost. The yards between Roseton and Albany are sub merged. It is estimated that 46,000- 000 brick have been lost in the Kin s- o ton district. The fires were put out in kilns in procesi of burning , green kilns were thrown down and brick under neath the sheds washed awav.