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SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , OOT'OBEll 30 , 1886. TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 104. Interviews \7ith French Scientists on Astro nomical and Seismic Features. UNCERTAINTYOF EARTHQUAKES. They Cntinot Ho Predicted , nut the ObscrvatlotiH AVouht Altl Buluutlllo Hcscniclics. Opliilotin of Prouch P.uiis , Oct , n. [ New York Herald camV- Special to the HBI : ! Tlio recent seismic con vulsions nil otcr the giobo bate put sensi tive people's ncrtCH on edge and set the brains of savants to thinking. Are these simultaneous upheavals ninety the result of chance , or are they determined by causes that cnn como within the sphere of human calculation''lu other words , can earthquakes , like stoims , bo predicted or not ? 1 called this morning on Admiral Moiichc ? , director of the I'.uis Obsertntory , and head of nil the astronomical and meteorological establish ments In I'rance. 1 naked him : "Cnn earthquakes bo predicted ? " The admiral said , with n confident smile : "No , sir ; that is utterly Impossible. Science lias not got ns farns that vet , but It would beef of the grc.'itost scientific value If the Herald' * suggestion wns can led out to establish , In conjunction with the principal govern ment of 1'nropo and America , a network ol mlcrio solsmlo obseitatlona over the surface of the giobo.Vo could then obtain obtain snlllclent data to sertc as n solldlbasis for serious study. Wo nro now nil In the dark. For instance , science can not say whether the recent simultaneous eruptions In Xoith America , the Greek Aichlpelago , Scotland nnd Mexico , nro con nected with each other , or whether they meiely , by pure chance , happened to occur nt the same time. I advise you , howevoi , to t ilk with M. Daubrc * ' , member of the Insti tute of France , who has made earthquakes Ills special study. " 1MIOTO MAP OK TUT HF.AVKNS. As I took my leave , Admiral Moiicbez showed men photograph just taken In the obsmtatuty , of scveial hundred thousand stars nnd minor planets , only ono or two of which aiu visible to tlio naked eye. Iho ad miral said : " 1 wrote a few days ago , through the minister ot foreign atfalis , to the sclen- title bodies of the United States nnd other countries , suggesting n new photo map of the heavens , and proposing an Intel national astronomical congress to meet next spring and decide upon a uniform scale upon which photos could bo executed. Fito thousand photogtnplis like this , about the sl/o of n half pagoofyour papei , would represent the en tire sphere of the heavens , and make clearly definite about twenty million stars that me now in visible to the naked eye. " iNnnviiwiNo : : AN I\PIIIT. : 1 then diotc liom the obscitatory to the residence of M. Daubiee , In the boulctaid St. Germain ? . Tlio famous savant protested most caceily ; against tlio possibility of the picdlcting of eaithqunkcs nnd denounced any such attempt in the proscnt state of science as w lid , danccrous , cruel and liable to cause a vast amount of human anxiety nud suffering. M. Daubieu said : "Science lias not sufli- clent data to serve as the basis for any serious study. Tlio frequency of earthquakes is not leall/.ed. It is now known to be a fact that not a day In the year , perhaps not even an hour in any day , passes without nil earth quake manifesting Itself with moro or less violence In some part of the earth's crust. So you sco the authors of fantastic predic tions aio pretty sure not to be far out of the way so long as they conhno themselves to generalities. The first step would be to put in practice the Herald's suggestion of an In ternational network of solsmographlc obser vation. This Is a grand idea. In Italy , foi the past two v cars , twenty-eight special ob- scrtallonshavo been dally rccoided of the most minute seismic dlstuibanccs , and each day n seismic chart of Italy is published by the Italian goteinment Some of these dis turbances are so faint as only to bo delected by the most sensitive Instruments. A series of seismic observ atlons are also carried on in Jnpnn , where agitations nro probably more frequent than anywhere else. " Mr. Daubrcb showed mo several hundred Bclsmlc maps of Italy and Japan , with little wavy lines that imuked each day's earth quake. .Mi. Daubree continued : "Tho United States has the great advan tage of covering nn enormous expanse ol ten Hory , and if the Herald's suggestion ot n net work of seismic obsctvatlons were carried out , it would bo of the greatest value tc iclencc. All that Is necessaiy Is to ostabllsli n lorm of well chosen stations nnd niovldc each of them with 0110 or two ingenious nnil sensitive Instruments. These Instalments au very simple nnd easily taken care of. Theii woiklngand lecordlng Is HO easy that thny can be intrusted to any seigeant or corpomi of average Intelligence. " KMIOIISUI ) lit AN AUTimn. After taking leave of M. D.uibrco I mot M. Kouls Figulor , the well-known sclcntitlc niitbor , Said M. Flguiei : "I nm not a sat mil Ilka Danbree , but I lellect the result of tclen tide reseaichcs in my ttiitlngs. J warmly cndoiso tlio Herald's suggestion , and do nol hesitate to say that nny attempt to picdlcl eaithqunkcs in the present state ot science h more charlatanism nnd likely to play upon the fenis of weak intellects , ana will only cause human sutfeilng. 1'Iin.VOlUNG VS. IMtAOTIOK.J Democratic nollnfln Civil Service itc- form Despite luciHislHlouclcB , Nnvv YOKK , Oct. 'J. ( Special Telegram ti the Hun. ] Tlio World sajs editorially : "When Mr. Ilceelipr's prayer-meeting was oncu aflllctcd with a long drawn out roclta of | a sister's rrelUlous experience , vthlcl began In tviilnlngcant and endudIn hysteria the great preacher's only but snfllcleut com incut was : 'Nevertheless , brethren , Ibcllcti In women speaking In meeting. ' In some thing ot the sumo spirit we nro moved to t-ai that notwithstanding tlio fact that nn ail nilnlstiatlon candidate for n high judlela office has been successfully put foi ward li this state , and despite the spectacle of a col lector , a cabinet ofllcer and n private secic- taiy of the president are actively Intirestlnt thcuiscltrs In the local election In tills city the World still bultetes In civil seivlce.ro form. Wlmtev er others may do or say , w i maintain tlmt , In the language of tliu piesl dent's ordei , 'olllce-hohleis are ngents of tin people , not tbeli iiiastcis , and that they hati no light as olllce holders to nictate the polltl ral action ot their party associates , or to as mine active conduct ot political campaigns. The World Is not only in favor of lefoim , bn In favor of Its application lilgli up and low down , " Itoodlo Aldermen Skip , KKV > YOIIK , Oct. 0. It Is rumored tlm ex-Aldoriucu Kirk and Sayles , two of UK Indicted "boodle" aldermen , hate left the city for parts unknown. It Is said that aftei their ttlaU wcro fixed they went to Klrk't Long Uland residence , there taking n .vacln which enabled them to board n sailing te e for iome foreign port. District Attorney JJattinc refuse * to believe tbe leport. UUIiOAltlAN OPINION . Talks With OfllciulN Who Tnvor Vlcld- SOFIA , Oct. O.-fXcw Yoik Herald Cable- Special to the HFK. ] Seankolf , the chief of the Russian party , nnd his tilends made recently an attempt to fuse with the Stnm- buloff supporters , and a piopoMllon was sub mitted for a conference of four irom the ranks of each party. This , for n moment , was fntorably entertained , but when tliu Soankolf party claimed two places In the cabinet , the Stambuloir people declined to Diirsiiothc discussion. A Ct'ItUH'S 01,1) CIIAK.CTKI . 1 had n conversation with old Scankoff last etonlng. He Is n curious chniacter nnd pre sents an anomolv , being the only public man In Bulgaria who Is past middle age. Ten or twelve peisons were In Ills library , among them MelarcIT , who has just been released from prison. Their conversation led mo to Infer that tbo prince's supporters hut Inau gurated tbe iclgn of tenor nt the departure of Alexander , that many people had been arrested for speaking 111 of the Hntleuboriror , and that numeious attests had been made In the Interior towns some of the airested persons not having a feather weight on tliulr conscience. Of course 1 took all this with ginlnsof salt , but tin nlng to Seankulf himself , w hose gray haired ballet head was bent over the papers , nervously lingering them , tasked why Ilus- sla and her friends Insisted so much on post poning the elcction'i1 "Uecause , " ho loplled , "wo must pieparc a new constitution If wo elect n new prince. Undei the old constitution he would bate nn opinion ns to Its merits , nnd those who did not share that opinion would become his enemies. A lliAT V-M Vim CONSTITt'TlON. "What would bo the best way to set about modifying the constitution ? " .The old man smiled. "The constitution , " he said , "had its goods points , if we try to Impiotcit wo nmv spoil it , The best plan would bo lor Russia to send us n constitution ready made and have It read to tliu people In thr * church , and they would bow their heads nnd that would tie the end of It , An amnesty Is necessary. The coup d'etat must bo recog nized. It Is not na If they had gone with arms to the prince's bouse to hate Ids money. They went to make him sign a political document , which is quite a dltferent thing. Our policy nnd convictions nrc Hint liuUaiU has no future it cut elf from Russia. That Idea inspired tbe coup d' etat ot Ernielf and Ucucleroll. Afterward the foimei lost his head. If he bad held him the counter revo lution could never have been accomplished. The prince could never hate como back. During the eight years of tlio existence of our pal ty , " said the old man in conclusion , "wo nato notor stirred up strife between ono political party and another. It remained for the pi luce to do that. " A MODI llATlsr'S O1MMOV. A modeiato Xankotltc , with vvhomlnc\t conversed , told me that a Russian governor would be welcomed by many if they did , not drend the nagalka , the Cossack whip , and which does n good deal to maintain order in n Russian mob. Priuco Alexander himself has clearly no idea of ctcr returning. Baron Brcdisel , his mareclial delacociir nnd light hand man , left yesterday , taking with him thopiinco's stud of cloven hoisos , among them two handsome Irish hunters worth 51,350 apiece. His wine has been sold , the diplomats and the club being the principal putchasers. BUOKHN BROKERS. A Defaulting Partner Bankrupts an Old House. CincAno , Oct. 9. An afternoon wiper says : K. M. Neeld , partner In the well known packing house of J. C. Ferguson & Co. , Is in Canada. Ho lias issued bo us warehouse re ceipts lor people aggiegatiug 5400,000. Ho has practically buist tlio linn. The loss will fall altogether on the banks. 8100,000 on a slnsle New York bank. "The banks hero vt ho lose by It , " said n prominent director , "nre all rlcli nnd will not know the loss. The worst loss Is on the New York institution. Neeld left for Canada the night before last and no ono has heard liom him. Neeld was n line-looking man , about forty-eight years of age. Ho was managing partner in thutirmof J. C. Ferguson , which was a very old and rich one , and came originally from Indianap olis. Ho has been a big speculator on the Hoard nnd In stocks nnd lias been for along time. Tlio biggest loss has been inVall stteet. The Hun was composed of J. C. Fciguson , Ed Ferguson , a son , Goodbody , of Liverpool , Neeld , si soii-hi-lavv , and Howard , also a son- in-law. The latter had his headquarters at Now Yoilc , and fiom that plnca managed tbo shipments. For that reason some banking was done theio. The New Yoik Coin Ex change bank Is tlio heaviest loser , being 100,000 In the hole , without a dollar of so- curl tv. The heaviest losers hero are the banks , nnd In this Older : First National , .Mutropol- itan , Illinois National , ami piobablya num ber of others. Tlio Continental Is thcsmnllest losei among the banks. U Is expected that Neeld was not a shrewd business man. Ho was the cause of tlm failure ot his father-In- law Home yeais ago. Mis J. C. Ferguson , hotteter. was very wealthy , and loaned money to stall tlio house here. She now holds a mortgage on It. The defalcation giew , ills believed , through the year , and It Is presumed that It started with no really dis honest motive , but alfalis were soon beyond ids contiol and befoio ho left ho sunk ctiuy- thing out of sight. The house of J. C. Fer- uusou it Co. Is one that lias been In existence for tweutv-lito years. It was In existence in Indianapolis before Chicago was a packing center. Neeld married a daughter ot J. C. Ferguson , whom bo 1ms now ruined through his crookedness. Ho ami a son of the senior Ferguson , Edward , moved licio mid opened a housent tlio yaids about ten yeais ngo. Neold has been managing imitner e\ei since. Fora number of years tills really lias been the head ot tlio firm. It did a very laigo busi ness with England nnd wns rated ns high an nny Him In the trade , nltliough of course not doing business on nny such scale ns ono or two others. GOUIjlVS OKKA.T MAW. HtocklioldoiH In n Iloail Trying to Keep Him In Check. ST. Louis , Oct. 0. [ Special Telegiam to the lliu : . ] During the present week- there hat o been in St. Louis a commissioner and a United States marshal engaged in the task of securing tlio depositions of tlio olllclnls of thuMlssouiI Paeliic rallioaU with reference to thn operations nnd earning- the St. Louis , Fort Siott it Wichita rallroad.n recent acquisition of the Gould fit stem. The fact is dot eloped that AttornoyMoran , icpretentint ; thonmjoiitvof the stockholders of the ht. Louis , Vort hcott A Wichita , lias filed papers In tbo United States coiut at 1'opeka asking tlmt the line bo taken out of the hands of the Missouri I'achicand tbat a receiver bo niv pointed to look utter the Interests of the bondholders. The suit is based upon the claim tlmt the toad has proved a perfect gold mine , and tlmt notwithstanding the hand some returns rccelted from the property by Jay Gould , that gentleman has failed to ptiv n cent of otentuu Interest on the bonds and Intends to at old payment. Upon this theory the bondholders propose to demand an ac counting auil claim to be able to show that tlio property has paid a handsome surplnd over expenditures. Two Presidential Appointment * . WASHINGTON , Oct. 0. The president to day appointed Michael F. Uattellu , of Minnesota seta , to bo register of the la ml office at Fargo , Dak , ; Thomas rriestley , of Wisconsin , lobe nee nt for the Indians of the Yakiuia agency , Washington Territory , IHcporta of Crops. WASHINGTON , Oct. C. The department of agriculture to-day Issued a report on the con dition of the cotton crops , and will Issue re- potts on ether crops Monday. DOOM OF THE DYNAMITERS. They Aio Sentenced by Judge Gary to bo Hanged in December. NEEBE GETS FIFTEEN YEARS. Solemn nnil < VfI > ctliiR Hccnen The Condemned Men 1'nlc Hut Uu- nioved CloHltift HcninrkB of the Court , The Knd or Iho CitiCAdo , Oct , I ) . As the concluding scenes in the great trial of the nmrchlsts approach preach a close moro interest is taken and suppicsscd excitement becomes more nmiked. Hundreds and bundle Is of people wended their way toward the ciimlnal court building to day , cacu one desirous of listening to the conclusion of the speech of Anarchist P.u- sons. and with the expecUtion 01 healing the death sentence pronounced , Pniions ie- sinned his speech as soon as the cottitwas opened , lleereatud something of n sensa tion by dtelaring in n teiy dramatic nnd lm- picsslvo mannt'i that they h.ul positive pi oof that tbo bomb which created such destruction at thn Ilavmaiknt was tbiotvn by nnnircntot Now York capitalists and monopolists who sent the man out lieu * to take tills means of bieaklng up tlio eight hour movement. He spoke continuously In .ImUo Cart's court to-day foi live hours audtoity minutes , and sank Into bis seat exhausted. Captain Hlack rnteied n motion In arrest of tudgmeiit , nnd tliu coiut piocecded to ex ecute tlio solemn dutv dotoltlng upon him. The judge exhibited considerable emotion , and when he reached tbe vtoul "hnnged" ho fnnlteied , nnd with dlflleulty littered " 'till you .aio dead. " Tlmprisoneis , who bad turned to listen to tlio sentence , wilh added palloiexhibited no other emotion on heaihit : the latal woids. As they lose Mrs. P.usons c.imo up and kissed tier hus band. The relations oftho other defendants wrung their hands , but none ot the women shed a tear. Judge ( ! aiy'swords In imposlnc sentence will not soon bo forgotten. They weio as follows ; " 1 nmquitc well aware that what yon bate said , although addiessed to me , lias been said to tlio wet hi. Yet nothing 1ms been said which weakens the foico of the proof , or the conclusions theiefrom , upon which tlio terdlct Is based. You are all men ot Intelligence , and know that if tliu veidlct stands it must bo executed. I am soriy lioyond any povtei of expiosslon lei y 0111 unhappy condition and the teriiblo ot cuts which hat o biouglit it about. I shall ad- diosstoyou neithei leiiroaclinorexlioitation. What 1 shall say shall bo in tlio faint hope that a few words trom the place where tlio people of the statoof Illinois bate delegated authority to declnio the penalty oftho viola tion ot theii laws , and spoken upon ,111 occa sion so solemn and aw till as this may como to the knowledge of , and bo heeded by the Ignoiaut , deluded , and misguided men , who buto listened to your course and followed your adtlcp. It is not the least among the Imulships of the peaceable , frugal and laborious poor to en dure tliu tyranny ol mobs , who , with lawless force , dictate to them undei penalties ot peril to limb and lite , where , when and upon what terms thov ma > earn a livelihood for themselves , or their families. Any got- crnmont that is woitby of the name will sticnuouslvciidcatoi to secure to all within its juilsdiction freedom to follow lawful ntoiMtioiiH , and safety fortheli property and tlieh persons while obeying tlio law , and law is common sense. It holds each man respon sible for tliu n.itui.il and prob able consequences of his own acts. It holds that whoc\cr advises miudei Is himself guilty of murdci that is committed pursuant to his advice , and If men band together for forcible resistance to the exe cution of the law and advise murder as a means of making such resistance effectual , whether such nihice bo to ono man to minder anothei. or to a numerous class to niurdar men of unothei class , all who are so banded togetlier aie guilty of any murder that Is committed in puibiianco of such advice. The people of this countiy loto their institutions , they loto their homes , they loto their property , they will ncvei consent that by violence and minder those institutions shall bo broken down , their homes despoiled and thelrpiopcrtydeslroyed. And the people are strong enough to protest and to sii tnm their Institutions , nnd to punish all ofTendcrs agaiiibt theii laws ; and those who threaten danger to cltil society , if the law Is enforced , uro leading to destiuct ion tthoetei may attempt tojexccnto such tin eats. The existing order of society can bo changed only by the will of the majority. Each man has a full right to entertain and ad vocate by speech and print such opinion ns suit themscltis , and tlio gu-at body of the people will usually care little what ho says. Hut if ho proposes muidei as a moans of en forcing his statement , he puts lib own llfent stake , and no clamor about fieo speech , or the evils to bo cured , or wrongs to be icdresscd , will shield him from tno consequences of his cilmo. Ills llboity is not a license to dcstioy. The same toleration that ho enjoys ho must extend to others , and not arrogantly assume that the great majority is wrong and may rightfully e coeiced by terror or removed by dynamite. It only remains that for the crime you hate committed and of which you hate been con- ticted nllci a trial unexampled In tbo pati ence with which an outinged people have ex tended to you ototy protection and privilege of the law which you deilded and defied , that the sentence of that law bo now given. In form and detail that sentence will appeal upon tlio iccoid of tbo couit. In substance and effect It Is that tlio defendant , eebc , bn Imprisoned in the state iiunltontlaiy at .Jollct at haul Icbor lor the term of fifteen years , and that each of the other defendants between the hours of lOo'elockin tbo forenoon and 2 o'clock in the afternoon of tlio Bd day of December nuxt , In the manner presetIbed by the statute of this state , shall be hanged by the neck until he is dead. Kcmoto the prisoners. BROTIIHU AGAINST KUOTJ1HK. The Very Friendly Cnnviiss of Alf and IIol ) Taylor. NKW Yoitic , Oct. 0. [ Special Telegram to the 15eo. ] A special to the lierald fiom Union City , Tonn. , says : The good feeling which characterises the campaign between tlio Taylor brothers In Tennessee was well illustiated Thursday at Dyorsburg. Alf had the second speech , and when lie had finished , Hob icmoved his ot ercoat , eager to reply , arose and put his papers on the table. " 15ob"sald Alf , "I am physically unable tonuiko aiejolnder. " "Well " lobanswered"lean- , gentlemen , , - not make my icply. " The crowd shouted : "Go on , Hob , any how. " "No. gentlemen : it would not be fair to my brother , " enld Hob , as ho walked away , ' The enthusiasm for the distinguished brothers Is greater than it was before the novelty of the canvass wore off. The whole state Is moused. The brothers are the subject of conversation In the cities , In towns , and in the country. Sharp adventurers use their names to draw attention to tholr business , nnd the traveler on every road is deceived Into reading many a patent medicine poster. Hob and Alf are familiar names In every household in the state. Their merits are dis cussed everywhere. Alfa physical condition was better than It has been , but ho spoke with diniculty. It has transpired that while Alf 'laylor was in Memphis ho met a number of leading republicans from several of tlio southern states , and a convention was held concerning the piobablo leader of the lepub- llcan paity In the next piusldentlal contest. Since tl.at consultation Alf has said etcry day upon the stump that James O. HIaino was tlio p.eat loader nnd exponent of repub licanism in the United States , and that ns euro as the years rolled around the Plumed Knight would bear the republican banner to tlctory. His mention ot Dlalne elicited tre mendous applause Al's physical condition will not pennit him to proceed further In the canvass. Set end telegrams hare passed be tween Kmerson Ktheridgn and himself , and it is probable that Alf will retire from the canvass Monday , and Emerson Etheridgo will uil the remaining appointments with Uob. NKW YOKK POIilTlCS. The Struggle AmorVtf the Democratic Factious of the City. Niw YOIIK , Oct * 0. ( Special Telcgiam to the Hn-.l-Tho World snys : The local political situation remains unchanged. Kvcry- thing appears to bo mixed up. The demo cratic factions seem no nearer settling the union question than they wcro n week ago. The republicans nro watching the democrats , while the followers ot Henry George are reilously organizing tholr forces. Irvlnn hall has appointed conference committees to talk peace nnd harmony , The republicans held primaries last evening and elected dele gates to tholr county contention , wlifch meets I'rlday evening. The Tammany ball leaders wen' In session In the afternoon nnd simply ni ranged foi the contention Monday evening. ' Tlio county democracy leaders took n needed rest. Thelrconvcntion Is billed for Thursday. The countydemociatle leaders say thoj have now every reason to believe that Tammany hall will not accept ex-Mayor Kdwaid Cooper as the union nominee. They hatobcen Impressed with the belief that at the last moment ho would bo acceptable to Tammany , but Tnmmnny leaders In conver sation with tnelr county uemociacy brethren ' 1 hursday evening were not backward In sat ing that they would not accept Cooper. Tins position was taken by several of the bluest cliletlalns of Tammany hall and all the llttlo hots hurried to support them. Thoio nro setoial leadeis in Tammany hall who thlnlc that the couut.v dcmocincy Intent ! to nomi- nnto Crncu in the otent ot Tammany hall not accepting Coopei. Thelondus niu In fator of Tamm my ball taking the bull by the boms nnd nominating a straight out ticket next Mondnv. I'lfends of ex-Cougiessman P. Henry Dugioarecutbuslastlcalh In favor ot nominating him for mat or. They say that If the Tammany hnllcoutcntion nomin ate Dugro , and ie.uue.3t him to inn lor mat oren on its own ticket , no will accept. The lepubllcans are pattcntlv awaiting the outcome ol the tight among the dcmociats. Theio was quite a gathering of prominent republicans at the Gllsey house last nlghU Among them tvoru seteial membeis of the Union League club , who tat ored the nomi nation ot Thomas C. Acton , for mayor , Iniuyer Convicted. HOSTON. Oct. a Lawyer James A. L. Wlnttlei ttasindcted In the superloi crim inal court to dav on ten counts lei the em- bo/7lement of borne hundreds of thousands of dollars from Harriet 1) . Uecd , a client. 'llio case was continued until Tuesday next , and the prisoner reumndcd in default ot ball. AutUnvictioii . DI.TUOIT , Mic . . Oct. 9.Kef. . Dr. O'Keilly. treasmer of the Iilsh National League ot Amciica , to-day rcceited from John KltVgcrald , piestdcnt of the league , a diaft lor St.OOO toward the nutl-etietioii fund. _ _ WAR ELEPHANTS. ( Jiuinon Htrniipcd to Tlicir Hacks Whllo They Mrtrch AVith the Ill-Utah Army. Attriuhcd to tlio Urltisli Indian army , which is now in Hurmnh tuiiifj to wipe out the niimleious lunds of Dacoits that aio aflriKlittnj ; the country is an elephant batti'ty. boven-uouiid. { * iins , including their cutti i iis , are tastuncd to frame work , unit hoisted upon tbo backs of the oleph.ints. In tins tv.iy the troops are able to tiaiispott their nitilloiy tlnoiigli loiiy stretches of country where tlicio ate no WMKoniouds , and vynore they would not bo siblo to take their caunon if they did not h.ive be stof burden strong enough to carry , the tirtillury on their backs. When the-.troops meet the enemy the guns are quickly unloaded by means of u tiipod , to which is attached a swing ing arm and tackle. The elephant takes a moro humble place in war nowadays than fotmcrly. Ho used to be one of tlio combatants , but in these days of gunpowder and bomb shells ho has been reduced to the trans portation department. Centuries before the oluistian era the rulers of Eirjpt maintained stations ns f.ir SiOiitli ns Kh.ir- toum for tlio solo pm pose of collecting wild elephants to bo tamed and trained for tv.ir purposes. ' Ihuy vvcie used not only to cairy archers and javelin hurlers into the field , but wcro also trained to rush upon the enemy and trample them under foot.Vhilo \ opposing warriors on elephants fought at shoit range the elephants themselves would light cacii other. It is said that the no tion that the Asiatic elephant is supeiior to ins African brother dates from the time when , in a battle between AntipchusIII. , King of Syria , and Ptolemy Philopator.in 217 15. C. , the Asiatic elephants in the army of the Syrian monarch killed every one of Ptolemy's African animals. This ide.i of tlio superiority of the Asiatic ele phant is still held by many , though it is probably groundless. A Ijccnl Incident. Boston Cornier : Ono of the most de licious examples Of the feminine method of doing business has just como to light in Now York , ami not oven the fo.ir of the indignation of the W Oman's Journal can rustr.un us from tolling it. A w ealthy Knglisiiman who had married an Amcu- can tvilo with whom he lived in a good deal of luxury , loot his pioperty by un lucky speculations , and after all sorts of oilier expedients had boon tried his wife moitg.iged seine very valuable Paiis gowns to a fashionable friend. Some time after the husband returned to ling- hind and the wife obtained employment so tlmt at the end of a couplu of years she found herself in a position where : she could r.iiso the money to redeem her clothes. The possessor , however , de clined to part with llie.ni. She had a fondness for the sort of lace with which they were udoincd , she found the handi work of t01 th quite to her taste , nnd to nllotottures she leturned a comleous but decided negative. The lady for whom tlio gorgeous rai ment hail originally boon fabricated , al though she was by no means in circum stances tvlioro the , wearing of such rai ment was appropriate to her condition , became only the moro determined to re cover them , She foimd a lawyer willing toundoitaku hur ganso on speculation , nnd through him filihbrought suit to re cover tno valuable' ' gowns. Tlio case in duo time came on. ' .Experts tcstilicd to the value of tluj property , Uio icceipt of them as a pledge vrus not denied , tlio original owner ] test , it&d to having prof- feted principal and interest for tlio loan. and the lawyer for I 10 prosecution closed his case with a co uplaccnt assurance that ho had won thqult. . The counsel for Urn defense simply sub mitted to the court47-singlo paper , but this was an agtcemcnt , diawn at tlio time the loan was made , nnd signed by the borrower , that if not redeemed within n jear the gownsJsIuMitd bccomo inalien ably the property of the lender. Asked if she acknowledged the signature to this document , the ' , borrower unit civ re plied that she signed something at the time of tlio transaction , but of course she did not suppose U would pi event hur getting back her gowns when she wanted them I The Incident is Biifflciently ludicrous , but it ically has a pretty seiious moral. Iho ignorance of womankind of legal foi ins ai.d obligations has been often commented upon , Uut apparently the sex MO as a rule quite aa far ns ever from ap preciating tlio disastrous consequences which may follow fiom their neglect to inform themselves in this diiection. Thn lady in question loft the court in tears , mid her spec-muting counsel retirci' in n bluu mist of urofaiutt ; hut they left a moial bi-a'nd tin in "svhicl' il would bo vul ! if vtuLB-oL. viii.l iri I.nd poudor , THE GREATEST OF PROBLEMS , Progress fof the Knights in Solving tbo Labor Question. EVERYBODY IN DEAD EARNEST. riio Grcnl Power Which the Conten tion Hit * Over the DcMtlnlfH of the Nation Work ol' the Session. The Ittiluhts of Imhnr. ' UtriiMo.VD.Vn. . Oct. 0 [ Special Telegram to the Hoo. ] "It Is nut altogether Impiob iblo that another Impoitnnt epoch Is about to bo marked In the history of the Old Dominion's capital , " said 0110 of tliobialiilest delegates to tlio Knights of Labor contention , In discussing the outlook 'Klcliwond tbo ing to-day. \MIS cuntroof attraction twenty-lite jears ago , mid should bo at this immunit. You new ! not bo surprised , " ho continued , "when 1 say that there Isqutto .is serious a pioblem before the people of the cnuutrv at this time as tlicio was tlilitj years aeo ; and , 1 may add , that war Is not anv moro out of the line of po si- billtlos now than then , If 0110 Is to le.ich : i conclusion from a stud } of thosmfaco " ' 1 his somewhat sensational stti'iiipntas ringing In my oats when , an hour later , I visited Armory hull , whore tlm convention Is being hold. The session of the moi iilug bad just closed , and the delegates wcro nearly nil present. "You probably hate noter seen a moio In telligent , and smelynotnmoioeoiiseUMitious , body of men befoie , " said a IVunsyltaiili kulght who stood at my side. "Tiiei aie all sonei , bright , gencially cdncttcd , always in telligent men ; nud think of thocontiast be tween this contention and these that met In Chicago In ISM to nomiate candidates for tbo presidency. Earnestness , candor , de termination In o\ery ejo hero to day. There is no bartci , no treachery. The subject most dear to every man's heart Is under dis cussion dally broad and It marshals the best judgment and the most honest action. My I but this Is a most momentous occasion. " 1 looked the man who thus spoke haul in the ejes. His lace was blanched , his lips qttlteied. Evidently something of magni tude was revolting in his mind. Finally ho continued : "Eteiy master mind in this ball bellctus In sochlism ! " Upon my expressing surpilse the gentle man said : "Oil I It is true. All of our best spcnkeis. our blight thinkers , the ccniiis ot the oigani- zation throughout the country , bclietc in socialism. Now don't understand me to say they bellcte In this rot lepir-entod thiough the press in tlio delinitiiin ot 'socialism. ' These men do not boliete in n destruction 01 ( llstillmtlon ot pioperty. ' 1 hct believe-hroi- gani/atiou and an exertion ot such of Its loicr ns will niiiku it impossible lor capital ists to buy laboi teij cheap and sell it ten liiuh. Do you Know thi'iu lias , lor A gie.U many yeais , been a 'coinei' on laboi' ' Tiuc ; ami it Is this tbat these men ttoultl biealc. 11 it leqtiltos wai todo It , lot it bo ttar. 'the pioblem bcloio us now is , 'How can the In tercsts ot capital and labor bo levelled with out a conflict. " ' The above w010 not tbo utteiatiees of in- limned minds , but those of as cool , candid and influential men ns there nro in ttiu con vention , and I regret that they admonished inn not to use their names. I find , liovtotcr , the greatest caution e\eielsed by delegates and olllcers in tbe publication of their acts and speech. No one seeks the newspaper no toriety so common at all great meetings , hcaicely ono cites up infoimatlon except that it bo with an Injunction of sccrcet as to its source. Eton thomembciHof the executive board do not want to bo commented upon in- dlvidunllv ; and the membeis of the commit tee on credentials made a peisonal lequest of tlio concspondent ot the United press that tholr names bo not published. Asked why this was so , ono of the membeis said : "Wo do not know what step may betaken taken by a committee , and wo do not want to assume the responsibility ot it. Whv , a membei of a committee at the Gletclaim cuntnntlon was blaek-llstod on account of something ho adtocatcd and ho lound it necessary to seek employment under an assumed name. Ho Is now tbe leader of dlstilct 19. the homo club ot Now lei k. It is a serious tiling to take tlio responsibility of some migresslvo move on capital. Capital , ton know , is deteimined , powerful , coucen- tratlto , vindictive. Labor is hiimbli' , weak , unless organised ; then it is so stiong it must be. curbed. " Theie is somotlng awful about ttio power of tills meeting ot laboi heio something ter rible , when its significance is consldcicd and its possibilities are realised. The ablest , coolest and most excrlenced statesmen of tbo countiy readily acknowledge ) that tbo laboi pioblem outweighs all others baton ) the countiy ; that finance , commerce , the tariff , Indian , toieign and all oilier Issues sink into insignificance tvhon that which moti'severy wheel of our institutions , laboi , Isconsidoicd. And what to do to ateit the tlncatened clash is the greatest pioblem. None ot the frank-spoken delegates and such noaily all of them arc bavo any hesitancy In saj lug that they imvo a great potter in their Hands , and thai they tccl tbat the climax Is almost beie. It Is expected that some tciy flno manrmiv- ering will bo indulged In bufoio this conven tion adjourns manusuteilng to tuin the tldo ot affairs aw.iy fiom every testago ol'cuuont tending toward involution and violence. Many of the coiiEcivallvo men oppose boy cotting In any foi.n. because tboy bellevo It has the most direct tendency towaid revolu tion , tvlnlo others take the ground that all vlolcnco grows out of sti llces , and that strikes me to be moio leaicil by capltalihta thiin any thing el-e. The mis'ako in having such a largo ropiescntation is a veiy serious one , it U believed. Ono hundred men are much moro capaplo of dealing liki'statcsmcnwlthmomeniousqucstlonsthan eight or ten hundred. It Is probably a very wise tiling that there , nro almost two do/on lidics among tlio dclujiatos nnd participants In the pioteedlngs. I'hcy act as salt , and cool tlio ardor oftholiatu. Tliu ladles rank tery hU/h In intelligence , education and prac tical experience. This might l > n expected ns tliey were selected to eomo hero solely be cause they were fitted , while men nrn often chosen b > scheming and fnvoiltism. Ono of the iadv delegates a tall , handsome woman , with bright 01 es and u matronly fnco was made a mother only two weeks ago , but loses none of her Interest in ( lie contention by It. The presence , tlio speeches , the woik of tlio ladles , argues , EOIIIO people say , that the Knights of Labor nre leaning towauls woman's rights , and that they will b the first to take the positive step in that dliec- tiou , I hate found none of the men who desire a reduction of tlio pro i.iU representation of the female membership In the annual contentions. They all take pride In pointing to the deference Hhotvn the fe males , and greatly enjoy their salutory Dies encc. Richmond 1ms done a great deal to inalco the stay ot tlio knights hero en jrty able. The capacious hotels wore tluovvn open with ie- nevted accommodations and a hearty baud extended till the colored delegates appeared , then the doors were closed. It Is altogether out of the question for ft flrct-clnss hold to entertain a colored man at the capital of the confedi-iacy. No natlte Caucasian would live under the tame root. Uut the knlirbts came prepared for buch an cmeigcncy. They needed no rallylngcommand , Like one man they left tlio hotels w tilth refuted to retelt e the black and white delegates alike.and sought other quaiters. One hotel an old aristocratic place which bad never a Herded homo com forts to a colored man before , llatly refused at hist tootun consider the suggestion that inasmucli as the Knights ot Labor knew no distinction in race or color , ttiat a black delegate must bo received na though ho weie white , and tbe ono hundred and fifty dele- eates had to fall in line to march out before the determination of the landlord was coun termanded. Then the delegates Insisted that a bed be arranged In a room where wwto delegate * glej > u and alter this was done the colored doleealo was picked up and cmrled Into the dlnlngioom , vthoro be oc cupied a tib'.o w lib co laborers of another color , Tlio doslgn of the whites In proving their demand foi count treatment of all members is to Impiess tli eli earnestness upon the blacks of the south , where the organisation his grown so phenomenally during the imt tear. 'I line is serious talk now , since the color line was diawn beip , of holding tlio next auninl contention In a southern city so as to fuitlicr cmnlato the ex ample nnd mluolplesot at this time. Ills nnfoitunnte-for the white population of the Old Dominion tbat this contest arose Olio of the most impiesslto Indications that great stipes Is put upon this gathering ; Is tlio fact that twenty 01 thirty of the leidlncrnil- loids and mauulactuilng coiporatlons have agents beie wati'liing the piooccdings as best they can and who telegtaph tlio important dovolopmt'iiK I'hu knlght.i hate it in their putter to stnifirtM the eommeiclal Interests ot this count ! } as they nctcr bate been. They can ruin rallrond ami other propeitv , bull the markets , and shako the \ci > foundation of out government bj tlit'ii promiilatloiis. Kut no class is moio anxious than the one lieio lepri'sonled tontold trouble and acieleiato thrift and haiiplness. Work oftho Uotnontlon. KirtiMovt ) , Va. , Oct. 0. ( Speoltl Tele gram to the Hsr | This Is the sixth dat that thogencr.tl assembly of the Knights of Laboi has btvn in besilon hero , and the lust to begin with mattets in such shape that tlio business of the contention can nt ouce be taken up nnd e.urled tin ouch. Knch dele gate ns be p issed thintK'b the iloois entering the contention hall this morning was pie seined with a bundle of pamphlets ami elrcu- lais. One of thesnwasa supplemeutaiy u- port written bj Italpb lleaumont , ehnliman ot the committee on legislation , in which be proposed ncongiessof woikingimn at Wash ington to sit while the United Males congress - gross was in session. Anolhoi wns the piop- osition of A. M Dowe ) , ol Detioll , Mich. , to I'stiblish alvveoklj journal as an organ of the oidei. 1'ho purpose of this was tint carh membet "houlilbu full ) aeiiu.iinleil \ \ Ith thosoteial subjects when htoiurlit up fur dis cussion. ' 1 no eimimittco on dlstiilmtion were set tow 011 * run betoro the convention met , dlstiibut'ng ' the various pamphlets , etc. , Including 1'omleily's addiess , and the dis tribution ot poitUms ot them to committees charged with the duty ot considriing the subjects of which the lespeelito poitions treated. Of the committees to be ap pointed onlvapoitloiivtcio named testi'iday , and when the contention met the work of completing tlio list was at ouce icsumed. Even to-day the work being done Ismilnly iiicllmimuy , anil doubts aio cxpicsseil as to the poslilteuess ot the contention complet ing its work within tlio two weeks lot which Aimorv hall Is engaged. Hut Powdeilj sa > s he thinks It can bo done. It is the picsenl Inti'iitlon of the committcemen and dele- pates to cany the work thioiigh as oxpedit- oiisly as possible , ami make every endcatoi tobeicady for adjoinnincnt a week from to-da > . TIII3 PACKING HOI'SIJ ' STIIIKH. An Tinertlon AVItli IMill Armour On the Situation. Cnic-Ario , Oct. . fSpeeial Teleiam to the Ur.i. . | Mi. P. I ) . Auuoui , licing intei- vletvcd legaiding the stiiko stituUkm s.\\ > , : " 'Iho umttei ol leturnlng to tlio ten-hour ststcm rests eutliely on tliu duestlon ol self- protection. Chicw > packets .lie unable to compete with Cincinnati 01 Kansis CMty people - plo on the bisis of eight horns , chiellj on ac count of lessened cost of opeiatlne af those points. Tlio corn bolt has motedprettt much westwaid and hogs aio cheaper out there. Chicago packing house propcity has greatly depreciated in value of Jate , and tor my part 1 stand ready to dispose of my' Chicago cage stock j.mis property at 20 per cent less than cost. I have expended S-500- OOU on my Kansas City packing houses this season. I would gladly bate my men work eight boms it I could dose so in justice to iujsell. but undei the ciicum- stauces this is not possible , and self piotec- tlon mustot com so be pilnmrily icgarded by packers. 1 do not anticipate the closing down ot work enthely , although fora fevv dajs we may not operate at the lull capacity. 1 tiustthat the old hands will take a pioper tiewof the situation and reconsider their action , which is certainlv 111 advised. If not we will employ new help , which Is to be had in abundance , and will give them the fullest protection. " KiniMOM ) , Oct. 9. At the convention of tbo Knights of Labot Mr. Powdeily was authorized to bend the following telegram to the picsidcut of the P.ickeis association , Chicago cage : ' 'Will you postpone contemplated action in impending troubles between packeib nud stock yards emplo > es until tbo general as sembly can appoint a committee to call on jou with a view of settling the difficulty ? Answer. " ( Signed.j POWDUKLV. CHIOAOO , Oct. 9. Adtices from tim block yaids repoit the situation unchanged theio this momliig. and no distuibancool anvklnd lias occurred. Armo'ir ' it ( . ' < > . say that { ho re port that their beef klllcis had also joined thostiikers is a mistake , and that that pait of their establishment , as well ns these of the other packers , is running as usual. The strlkcis were confined to hog killeis. About 2,000 head of cattle and 0,000 hogs were le- coited at the yards to-day. Armour's employes continued at work to day , deciding to icmnln on dutv until tbo ton bom nile absolutely went into ofTcct. When the force of armed Pinkeiton men entered the building tills nioniliiir , tbo men all ceased work and informed tlio foreman that they would not work whllo this armed force was present. Asa insult the Pinkei ton men woio sent aw.iy and the men letimicd and put etcrj thing in hhapo before leaving foi the day. A notice was Issued by the assembly ot the Knights of Labor of which nearly alljthe strikers aio incmbcifl , asking the saloon keepers In the town of Lake to close their places of business dining the stilKo , and the men have been cautioned not to usc tiolemo In anj form. Nalloii'il Ijftu Stooic GrottorH. Uiuc too , Oct. ' . > . Kormal calls have been issued for the annual meeting of the Na tional Cattle Oiow'eis' Association of Amei- Ica to bo held In this city , Monday , Not em ber IS. This imcling , It Is expected , will ratify the aitlcles of consolidation ngiced upon last tall between committees lepn'suut- inir the Chicago and St. Louis associations , and on the Knlin lolut meeting of the two orguni/atlons w 111 uo hold for the pin pose of effecting o peinmnent orgiinl/atlon to bo known ns the Consolidated CUtlo ( liowers * Association of Annvicii. A call has also bcon Ihsiied by onler nt the joint ovcutlto bo.uds of the two existing associations for a dele gate contention of cattlemen liom all ( mai lers of the United .States to bo held .No\ em ber 10 nnd continuing until Important bus iness to como beloro tlio meeting shall bo despatched. Thcso delegates are to bo ap pointed by the various cattle growers' asso ciations , goveinois nt states and tcultor- cs , state and national deiuntmcnts. or boards of iigilciilture , agrlcultuinl collo.-i s , lit u Mock exchanges , nnd tholliOBtock ami agricultmal press. The nicotines are to beheld held whllo the American fat stock show If nt Its height. All lallroads centering at Chicago cage will grant leduccd lak'aoif faro during that exhibition. The OtcrclnoVnohorln / , NKW Yonic , Oct. U. The steamer Anchoila has not > et been heard fiom , and the numbei of callers at the olllro ot the < ompany U daily increasing. Thoofllclnls btlll hold to their oilglnal thcoiy , that the vessel has broken her shall and tlmt the canviiss which she cairlesis not sutllciC'iit foi hci to keep hei e.ouise. bbo was in good condition when filio lift Scotland. The 1'ost's lioston snuclul says ; "Thocievv of tliu steamer ltiilK.ii i.in , which an I veil to day , reports that when about 111 teen dat 8 out they passed a stcameiliicli was evidently dU.tbled , as blio wits Manning still and had no steam , bhodld not signal and they passed her by. bhe was heading westward and wns under sail. They thought she was of the Anchor line , but at tliu tlnio they knew noth- Iiiif of tbo overdue Ancliorla. " The New York Mail and Express sats : Even the moie consertatlto bteamshlp men of tlio Marine exclmnec , tvlio always "hopn for the best , " are now forced tothu belief that the ship lias been lost. FRANCE AND HER FINANCES , A Big Stir to Bo Created at the Opening of the Olmmbor. AN EFFORT FOR AN INCOME TAX. The PliuiH or the Mltiistcr of riunnco Overthrown l < MiciluiiMitlnijon llchc.ulod .Hen A Seceded Snlvntloiilnt. PAius. del. a - | Vow \ oik Herald Cable Speohl to the Hi i | The autumn session of the Fiench clnmbei opens next 'Ihiusdat , and the deputies will bare plentv to vtianglo about. Among the chief questions to be dls- nisscd nro ( ii'iicinl UoutniiKCi's hew nimy bdl , ( lie Mctiopolllnii inilvvny , and the In creased duty on loielgn wheat. Uut litst iiudfoiemost In impoitnnco is the budget , which must be balaiucd nud toted some way 01 thoothet. The Iliiaiuo minister , M. Sndl Cm not , although by no moans ah Mteii In spired genius , suicetdcd In diawlug up u budget for ISST , which had nt any into the meilt ot being Immediately np- pllablo and requiting no new tax , Aeeoid- liiir toCaiuot's plan tliu oidltiaiy and ttxtia- oidlnaiy budgets weiu to bo welded into ono slnulu budget. 'Iho pie-ent cnoiiiions flout ing debt was to be diminished iteiuly to- 000,000 traitcs by pating that amount on ( lie outstanding tieasmv boiuNvvlth the pioctvds ol a now loan to lie Issued , and the tcmaln- Ini ; deficits ttcio ( o biuovvrud by ineieasiug the tax on spli Us. Tlmthlily thue , moiuor less , mnateiit financiers , lumevei , who foi in ( ho budget commission , bite been In session foi thi' list thieo weeks , niul ] \ \o been amusing t'l'iusilves ' in knocking out nnd utteily demolishing M. Sail ! ( ' .mutt's budget. Ihcy hatelett lltoially nolhlu ; : of It at all. 1'iitt 01 nil , tiiiv began by lej c nig the Idea ol Issuing anew loan , and tlm Ihntln- debt would bo left ns it Is. 'Hi n they voted to ketp Iho two budgetsentiiely distinct , so tlmt monstrous cxtiavag.ince , engendering that Invent on known ns the oxtinoidlnuiy budget must continue to exist as befoio. The spliit IHX they cousidei inadmissible , as helm : likel.v to offend pott til fill constituents. Ami tliinlly , ns It tv.is neccssaiy to put something In fho place ot the finance inlnMe.i'b lejielcd scheme , the budget committee last Siiiuidny took it on themselves ( o tote bv twelve toiees against lite , for the piinclplo income tax. hlxUcu out of Uio tlilily- thrco membeis foiming the commilteo ah- stnlued liom totliu , not wishing to vote lor it but afiaid to olfend tliu ladicals by totlig. against it. lfor ! lie hist tlmo in the history of Kiauu1 , tlieicfoie , the miulstiy has been in vited to biiug in a bill anthoii/in : an Income tax. Of course M. Sidlirio ( will u'simi , but M. Do Pieycinot , who seems constitutionally unable to say no , at least to ant demand ot the ladlcal party , will probi- bly svvdlow his sci uples and let the bill be bioughtln , although ho lias frequently dc- ckued hlmsult absolutely opposed lo tliepfm- clple. Kteu If tliechambuis totes an iiicomo tax , it is now so Into that lite details of assess ment and tbo imposition of an entirely new tax- could hardly be arranged before Januniy , so that for the coming yeai the budget must needs bo balanced in some othei way. The act , however , that a budget committee has been found to tote foi an Income tax is an etont ot tlio gie.atcst significance. It is quite true that this tax exists In England , Germany and Austria , but In tbeso countries It takes the place of other taxes which do not exist theie , but width do exist In France. In Franco nil incomes whether deritcd from land , impiotcd real estnto , dividends on se em ities , on piolits , or Industry nnd com- mcice mo already heavily taxed. An in come tax. ns such , thcretoio , 1ms uo ralsou detro. If tlio lax Is imposed by tlio chamber It will bo because there Is a certain flavor of socialism about It which lias fascinated the radicals , and unfortunately the radical party has DOW got the upper hand in Franco to such an extent that whatever It wants it Is sure to obtain sooner or later. At the bourse , however , the tceling Is that the chambers will reject an Income tax on tbo ground that there Is not time beforn the new year to settle all of the details of the now tax .so dilllcult.to assess. Stocks remain high V and tlicte has benn a slight rlsu tills week. French rents shaic In the general upward movement , A GHASTLY PAXTOMIMI ! , recalling to mind Poo's narrative of thognlc vanl/lng of n mummy , vtns enacted on Mon day at the practical school of surgery , where the bodies of Ficy and Ititlcro were placed at the disposal of the surceons to ex- peilment on. A number ol experiments wcio made , among them the fol lowing : To IP-establish ciiculatton in tlm scteral heads , tlio velnswore Injected with blood taken liom n living animal. The skin of the face , piotlously livid , bvcaiuu chaigcd with coloi , the lips lecoveied their natural led , nnd the checks filled out. Irrcg- ulai movements agitated tliu skin and the face resumed the appeal an to of llfo. Klectiic currents were passed llnouirh the facial noives , and the 'contractions of the lace weio noted. Thoio wore , however , no results In the slightest dugicu Indicative of nny restoration to life or consciousness. The neives slimtly ceased to betray any son- Blblllty , and it was evident tlmt all peicep- lion and sensation were at an end. A h.U.VAlIO.N I.ASS' KAII , . The Salvation aimy In Paris has lost ono of its rcciuits. .Miss C , n handsome young woman of eighteen , failed to return to the bariacksn fovv evenings back , nnd uftervtnids wns seen supping at a night restaurant with M. doli. n piotintlnl spoilsman who comes occ.islonnlly to Paris. IjOHl III the ICO. ( Ji-oirci flnn : , Mass. , Oct. ( . The schooner Belli iitorkbiidge , which Balled liom hero Juno 1 hint for Greenland to engage in hali but fishing , has been given up an lost , Another schooner , which was to meet her at the fishing grounds , could not find any tracu ot her , nnd It Is bellotcd tho.'itockhrldguwau crushed In the Ice. Her crew was composed ot thirteen men , commanded by Captain Anthoue OlM-n. nnd thev wi > ro mostly bvvedes. Tlm vessel was owned by Geor ii Noiwood it.Sous.and waHlnsuicd tor fill , 000 Tills U the bccond vessel Irom hero lost luth ( Jic'cnhuul fisheries. Hhnlcov. ( ia. , Oct. y. Slight shoekH ot eaithquako wcio felt here at llr : this nic'jn- Ing. CUAIIUSTON , S. C. , Oct. , Thoio were- thuo slight shocks hem Mnco midnight , No daimtgo was done , and all the shocks weio so slight that many persons did not feel them. _ _ Mvelv Iliillroutl HuUtllng. DirniHjifH , J.i. , Oct. lt.-Speclal | Telegtv.i ) to the JHK.J--TiaeUluyliigoii the Mliinusotn it N'oitlnv eMcr u was completed today ana tlio ttoikmen were transform ! to KUckntj' * line between Chicago ami Krceport , wbtob will bo completed January next , The coni n.iiiy will build n line from buiuiu next spring.
