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The report that if Sam Randall will oppose Carlisle in his contest with Thoebe, he is assured that he shall have the chairmanship of the committee of appropriations is the subject of a great deal of amusement among the friends of the Philadelphia congressman. They assert that the story is too absurd to warrant the slightest notice, and the only reason it is noticed at all is the persistence with which his enemies reiterate it. Mr. Randall's friends point out that in the contest between Frank Hurd and Joseph Homes, in which the noted free trader attempted to secure a seat to which he had not been elected, the democrats were unable to unite in favor of seating the democrats and they argue from this that if an attempt is made to unseat Carlisle, there will be enough republicans who will not participate in the movement to insure its defeat. In a speech at Montreal, Hon. J. A. Is order to reduce the production of petroleum, it is proposed to stop all drilling operations for one year and to shut in the production of wells that are now in operation. Wono Chin Foo, an intelligent Chinese man who is an American citizen and an assistant inspector of the New York port, was taxed by customs officials upon his entry into Canada and compelled to pay $50 duty. The indignaut celestial paid the money under protest, and he proposes to lay his case before the authorities at Washington. FROM THE EAST. At the session of the American Bankers' association at Pittsburgh, a number of resolutions were offered, one of which, emanating from a Pennsylvania source, was to the effect that a reduction of the revenue is unnecessary, inexpedient, and unwise. The nominating committee then made its report. Logan C. Murray was named as president of the association, and Chicago is to be represented in the executive council by Lynn J. Gage and J. J. P. Odell. The Cleveland Drug company, of Cleveland, Ohio, has made an assignment as assets of $160,000, liabilities $50,000. A plan to utilize the surplus which has the sanction of Secretary Fairchild is under consideration at the treasury department. It is the extension to depositoiy banks in other large cities the privilege granted such banks in New York of holding public funds to the amount of 110 percent of their bond deposits, and to increase the maximum amount so held to $1,100,000. Some big figures were read at the meeting of the stockholders of the Western Union in New York. The gross earnings of the company for the year ending June 30 were $17,191,909 and the operating expenses $13,154,628. The number of messages handled was 47,394,530. Owing to recent acquisitions, notably the absorption of the Baltimore and Ohio system, the company's plant now consists of 162,000 miles of lines and over 580,000 miles of wire. An intimate friend of the Garfields states that the real cause of the departure of Mrs. Garfield and her daughter to Europe is the rupture between the latter and J. Stanley Brown, the young man who was expected to marry her, and who was formerly Gen. Garfield's private secretary. The engagement is announced of Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, and Miss Edith Horner, of Philadelphia, who acquired wide reputation as a nurse with the English armies during the Zalu and Egyptian wars. There is a movement on foot among the big sugar refining houses of New York and certain firms of Boston and Philadelphia for the formation of a trust similar to the Standard Oil trust and the American Cotton Seed Oil trust. From the monthly report of the department of agriculture it appears that the condition of corn improved but slightly during the month of September. The weather was favorable, but it was too late to affect the crop. The product will be about 1,600,000,000 bushels. The wheat product is about 450,000,000 bushels, and that of oats 600,000,000 bushels. In the city, Iowa, the independent in all things - a Chicago, a member of the Canadian government, spoke vigorously against the idea of commercial union with this country. He thinks the Americans who favor it have a political union in view. At an election for municipal officers held at Duchenstern, five unionists defeated five nationalists by large majorities, a conservative heading the poll by a vote of two to one. The St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwest railroad was purchased at a master's sale for $4,000,000. The purchaser was Mr. C. E. Perkins, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. and it is understood that he was acting for the company. Kovthebn California A capitalization of a new transcontinental railroad, to run from Sun Pedro to Salt Lake City, in the interest of the Missouri Pacific. Gkiswold, Iowa special says that a number of ye ira pant there has been a standing quarrel between a number of farmers in that county. Thi other day one of the principal pirticipants in the feud, Mr. Lawrence l'olan, tresp ssed upon Ihe premises leased by J. J. Dona tion, iinotbor of the parlies mixed up in the quarrel, when u dispute and angry wor -s between them followed, and Dona hue shot Dolutt with a shot gun, the c-liai^e taking effei in the stomach, caus ing death instantly. Donaho-j at once surrendered himself to the offi 'ials. All the patties involve I in the affair are we ilthy farmers and respected and prom inent citizens. Memphis was beautifully decorated in honor of the president's visit, and there were more people on the streets of the town than were ever seen thero before. After a formal speech of welcom deliv ered by Judge 11. T. Ellett and responded to ly the president, a public recepliou was held at the cotton es liange. A Robbehh entered tbe home of Rev. Thomas Ryau, a Methodist minister of Walton, West Virginia, and after they had secured several hundred dollars one of them shot Mr. llvun dead. ELK POINT, UNION COUNTY, DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, OC lent outbreak are entertained by General Sheridan and Secretary Lamar, who had a meeting to discuss the matter. The gen eral has left Washington for the west, and it is understood that vigorous measures will be taken immediately to put an end to the (roubles. A BCRoi»AB effected an entrance into the house occupied by Mrs. William Koehne and her four daughters at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and upon being discovered at tacked the five women with a club, beating them in a terrible manner. He then secured $3, and made his escape, leaving his victims in a critical condition. The Northern Illinois Dental association held its annual session at Elgin. Iowa soldiers held reunions at Des Mbines and Muscatine. A Pembina, D. John A. C. Hammond, secretary of the Illinois Horticultural society, says that the apple crop throughout that State is a total failure. The following resolution was introduced in the Knights of Labor convention, at Minneapolis, by Quinn, of New York: Resolved, That this convention expresses sorrow that the man in the cause were doomed to death, and that it uses every endeavor to succeed a commutation of the sentence of death passed upon them. The convention was at once thrown into the wildest excitement, scores of delegates trying at the same time to obtain the floor. General Master Workman Powderly decided that the resolution was out of order. Joseph Evans, of Pittsburgh, appealed from the decision. The appeal was lost by a vote of 151 to 52. Before the appeal was taken Mr. Powderly called General Worthy Foreman Griffiths, of Chicago, to the chair, and in a short but vehement speech called upon the convention to defeat the resolution. He said no true Knight of Labor could be n An anarchist. He appealed to the delegates in impassioned words to not pervert the order to the passage of any such resolution. It was the warmest speech Powderly was ever known to make. AT THE MOUTH. An English land syndicate that purchased a tract in the Texas Pan-Handle consisting of 2.7 sections, is now engaged in an attempt to drive a colony of settlers from it. The latter propose to remain where they are, and they have sent an appeal to Governor Ross in which they set forth their claims. N. D. Hunter, a Louisville carriage manufacturer, has made an assignment. His assets are given as $12,000 liabilities about the same. The mystery surrounding Owens, the runaway express messenger, has been cleared up. It seems that the man committed the robbery for which he was arrested when drunk, and, according to his own story, he was hardly responsible for the deed. He made off with $2,500 all but $2,500 which has been dug out of a hole in St. Louis where he buried it. Distressing event happened just after the president left the stand where the speeches were made. Judge Ellett, who had stood for some time with his hat off and with his head exposed to the sun, was overcome by the heat, and expired within five minutes. A big press company at St. Louis, by Messenger Owens, has been recovered. It was found concealed in a barrel of ashes in the rear of the messenger's residence. The amount found was $33,000. Owens directed the men to where the money was hidden. While sinking an experimental well in South Hutchinson, Kansas, at a depth of 470 feet, a deposit of rock salt was struck, which for thickness and purity of the product may be classed among the richest mines. In the world. A number of veins were dr lied through, varying in thickness from seven to fifty leol, separated by a thin strata of slate. Eight new cases of fever have broken out at Tampa, Florida. There is urgent need of money and nurses, as the town treasury is empty and the inhabitants pan ic-stricken. The business part of the village of San ford, Fla., was wiped out by fire. Loss, $300,000. RAILWAY 1TEHS The old board of directors was re elected at the annual meeting of the Pullman Palace-Car company held inChi cago. The revenues for the year ending July 31 were $6,440,931, and the disburse ments $4,944,045. At a meeting of the directors of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad held in Bal timore yesterday a letter was received from Mr. Garrett In which he tendered his resignation as president of the roa I. Tha resignation was accepted and Mr. Garrett was elected a director in the company. Fbom the testimony taken before the coroner at Huntington, Indiana, with re gard to the Kouts disaster it appears that the list of fatalities will not exceed nine. The railroad men claim that tho night was so foggy that danger signals could not be seen in time to prevent the accident. Much vigorous kick ng is being dope at Claremont, D. T., because of the inability or neglect of the Manitoba railway to fur nish the necessary cars for shipment of wheat. Tbe el vutor-i and warehouses are filled to their utmost capacity, the farmers are obliged to hau: their wheat home after bringing it to market. Farmers and ship pers hang ii wmrr. Ownro to the hoatile attitude of the In dians ob the Crow Creek and Lower Bull reservations in Dakota, the allotment sor taphaffebMa«H*pw4. Around the depot all night, gobble onto the first empties and take them by main force. Payments and obligations are coming due and farmers are unable to meet them on account of not being able to dispose of that only commodity thereby they can realize any money. The board of railroad commissioners have been appealed to in the matter. The Burlington road has notified the city of Chicago that it will not pay the damage claims on account of the Polk street viaduct. Other roads that are under similar conditions with regard to the building of viaducts have agreed to join the Burlington in the fight. F. W. Smith, president of the Iowa division of the National Traveling Men's association, has returned to Davenport from St. Paul where he had been conferring with President Stickney, of the Minnesota and Northwestern railroad. The latter assured him that he should at once give formal notice of the withdrawal of his road from the Western Passenger association and as soon as legally free, would place mileage tickets on sale at two cents a mile, thus foreshadows the general breaking up of the old $25 rates for 1,000 miles. In a report to the agricultural department, Washington on the selection of railroads to forest and forestry, Mr. H. S. Estabrook recommends that the main issue of the Mississippi and its forests be discussed. TRIM XJPTIOAL BO more T., special states that John Moore, of Superior City, Wis., better known as "Whitney," a noted gambler, was shot and mortally wounded by a cowboy named Curran while playing poker in a small town at the Manitoba road. and SpeechW|Sli er, and at his political meetings anks the audience and promise promptance of his duty if [winded orators so torps so cheap, yu lira -man rutfi ning for office, and it ought to increase the colonel's popularity that he has inherited his father's aversion for speechmaking. 1868 ft comm tbt* A. B. Carlton, of the Utah commission, have submitted a minority report to the secretary of the interior, in which they express their dissent from some of the views advanced in the majority report recently submitted. They are of the opinion that the anti-polygamy movement in Utah has the support of the majority of the mon ogonous Mormons, who constitute more than three-quarters of the Mormon population. The total assessment for the railroads in Illinois has been fixed by the state board of equalization at $66,517,478. Twenty-nine percent has been added to the assessment of personal property in Cook county, 21 percent to lands and 22 percent, to lots. The Nebraska Democratic State convention of Omaha endorsed Cleveland's administration and nominated Thomas O'Day for justice of the Supreme Court. The National Democratic committee was requested to designate Omaha as the place for holding the next National Democratic convention. The protection of the Germans residing in Morocco has been conferred to the care of England. The French council of generals, appointed for the purpose of trying Gen. Cafferel on the Charge of Belling civil decorations, has pronounced the accused guilty of habitual dishonorable conduct. It was decided by the council to place Gen. Caffarel on the retired list of the army. Decrees for the execution of the decision, will be submitted by Gen. Ferron, minister of war to President Grevy for his signature. Gen. Caffarel will be deprived of his decoration of the legion of honor. His pension, granted for thirty-nine years' service in the army, will be reduced from 8,000 to 4,900 francs. Reports from Egypt are to the effect that the cotton crop this year will equal that of last year. The quality in upper Egypt has improved. The anger of Afghanistan is in a fright because three hundred Russians are paying an unwelcome visit to Herat in the guise of mer hunts. An investigation of the crooked transactions of Caffarel, the French officer, who was dismissed for selling decorations, discloses the fact that many prominent Frenchmen were implicated with him. Among them were the popular idol, Bonnanger, and M. Wilson, a son-in-law of President Grevy. THE (||P seqabss the extinction of about timber land annually and If sorts of timber must be ly found for the additional in of 5,000 miles of track and lines. AUSTerson says that there Within the gift of the government pie the acceptance of which he consider. It is Mr. Walerson's st in others that sets him against civil service reform, the offices himself, but the sight crat without one will always to tears. Ship father, Fred Grant is no or the would of liberal-unionists was held in Busto. A letter was read from Lord Hartington in which he expressed his distrust of Mr. Gladstone. The New York Herald has come out in support of Fred Grant for president. The excitement occasioned by the appearance in the Minneapolis Tribune, on the morning after President Cleveland's visit, of an editorial containing severe strictures on the administration and the inner or conducting the present "tour for votes," culminated this other night when A. J. Blenner, proprietor of the Tribune, was burned in effigy by a crowd led by Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis. The exceptions taken to the editorial were based principally on the language used with reference to Mrs. Cleveland. Mr. Blenner regards the affair as a joke on Mayor Ames and crowd, as important business kept away from the Tribune office that night, and he knew nothing whatever of the article until it appeared in the morning. Mayor Blenner is on foot in New Mexico for the irrigation of 1,500,000 acres of fruit and farming land in the central Rio Grande valley. It is proposed to draw water for the purpose from the Rio Grande into a canal which will be 151 miles in length. The money taken from the Pacific Ex-Reed, of Louisville, has caused a sensation by announcing that it is the intention to indict the Louisville Gas company for using money in the election of the state legislators. The democrats of Woodbury county, Iowa, have nominated for state senator, W. R. Smith, of Sioux City for representative, Dr. Rice, of Smithland, the present incumbent, and for sheriff, Dan McDonald. FOREIGN EVENTS. "UiCBBED IraiiAND" published six columns of reports of National league meetings is only with the comment "This is how coercion terrorizes the Irish." Damase Desormieh, a Canadian who claims to be a priest, received ten lashes in the jail at Montreal as part of his punishment for having committed an indecent assault upon a young girl. The queen regent of Spain has signed a decree authorizing the construction of six ironclads of seven thousand tons each and of four large and sixty small torpedo boats. MARKETS, NEW YORK. Wheat - Ungraded No. 2 red Corn— Ungraded Oats— White. Corn— New mess. Barley— New mess. Oats— No. Oats— No. Chicago. Bark— Shipping steers. Stackers and feeders.. Cows, bulls and mixed Hogs CHICAGO. Bark— Shipping steers. Stackers and feeders.. Cows, bulls and mixed Hogs CHICAGO. Chicago— Fancy red winter  Ujus Short Bias LiSD Bidks—Green .17 & rouumr ItLovm— Patent. Bums.... Eoos Baxvas..., Hoos .Hi*** .Vi'ta.« Flats roue—Mees 8bovuxbs .11.1114 12.01 12.2*1, ft.60 $6.70 7.#U a 7 ^•£a, 19,111 —The Bismarck I- brswsiy h« »iar,i* invested in its plank -Wild geese are leaving the Wgsa ptl Bismarck in large numbers. —One thousand men will tin mine in the Black Hills. y '-Mrs. Robison, of Bismarck, the advanced use of 102 years. wm Sioux Falls the other night was lighted with two Systems of electric light, the Arc and the Edison. There are fully 50) of the Edison incandescent in use there. —Those portions of the territory which suffered from drought to the damage of crops last summer, report the ground in better condition than for four years. —A union institute for the teachers of the west Missouri country, comprising the counties of Morion, Stuart, Oliver and Mercer, was held at Mandan, continuing for a period of one school week. —Hon. Hagh J. Campbell has returned from his trip to north Dakota, where he has been making speeches for the division caase. He says the north will vote as sirongly for division as the soath. —Complaints of failure to receive cars for wheat shipments by private buyers and shippers were heard by the railroad com missioners at Carrington and Sykeeton. Mr. Griggs says the farmers have a good case. —Several large houses are rapidly being erected by different squatters on the land being fought over by Dsyton vs. Dayton, the quarter section in the city limits at Aberdeen valued at $20,000, which will probably bo secured in the end by tbs city. —W. i. Hawks, of Buffn'o, who had Superintendent Graham, of the Northern Pacific, arrested for failure to furnish cars, has applied for a writ of mandamus to compel the Northern Pacifio to furnish bim cars, and he also proposes to sue tho company for damages. 4454 .*» .91 2.2» 2.24 1.Gft a l.lfi* .£6 .21 .18 .11 Fine dairy .Ill & .to ts Chas. Henry, livins two miles east of Warner, is missing, and no knowledge of his wberabouts is known not even his wife knows anything about where he has gone. The reason of his absence cannot be accounted for, as be was not in debt to speak at, and, as everybody suppoeed, was getting along nioely. .68 47 7 00 7.07!* salted Tallow Whibxt Whkat—Now COBM—No. 6.27)0 3 M74 MX® .08 .10 .12 Ixrj saltea S.... Oats—Mo. Bte—No. 1 Bahlbv— No. I to**—Mess —J. ..so 0 eg* ».# ®14 0U OMAHA. Hnm—Oieen bntebws'... -«S*9 .OS Dry salted r—Turkey ye. Wsou»-#«. 1 ban Oat» I U s rum .S'3« .40 sssSH •*i •mf* tr*** Ml T. Odell, assistant general mana ger of tbe Northern Pacific's eastern divi sion has resigned and soeepted the posi tion of general managsr of the Chespeake and Ohio at asa arjr ot $11,000. J. M. Buckley is a possible successor as is also 8. R. Anslie, superintendent of the east sad west Minnesota sad Wisconsin divir .'J4* i.io e ... MILWAUHUL s 7 0 S •WM —1The prohibitionists inauguratsd ths ia Sioux Falls with s msss msst ing st the opera houss. It is the opinion of tbe best Informed prohibitionists that pro hibition will curry in ths rand precinct*. Ths high liemos party, however, look for s majority in Sionx Falls of safM—t proportion to o* .09 8.00 t.00 .18 .18 4.00 «.a .07 .M quality.. sit *.SO ST, FAUX* •.00 -Tbs asw Bristol Has of ths eetfhsni IfiaaaoaiMstas prows to be a good fwftsr fer ths Hssttag* sa4 DafcotsAMs. iva At yvMMi li ftuvtphftv 4 4ftbi losAafvhsetseah 4sy far iiahiil If S» sn ytps ha*. ibmHWW! vsdding. —Omnd Forks will hfwst slmi tonrna- The Chief Clerel ia tho Blasfe artesian v»U Is do»a fWfstfc —The Aberdeen DmOg Jfmm Is stg months old. —The new oourt-ho«se st Absrdssa is newly finished. —The presbytety of oentrsl Dakota hsU s session st Huron. held at Haron in honor ot tho late John B. Finch. —D. Webster, near Monango, lost his house und most of the contents by fire. The library of the Y.M.C.A. at Fargo has lately received over 100 accessions. —A term of court will begin in Sanborn county November 1, Judge Tripp presiding. —The Press says Sioux Falls sent over 300 people to the Cora Palace jubilee in Sioux City. —Several Russians in Bon Homme county are said to have made fortunes raising sheep. —The Minneapolis and Pacific have failed to put in a station at Yorktown in Dickey county. —The incandescent electric light has been tested in Sioux Falls and found to work like a charm. —Large numbers of Dakota and Montana cattle are being daily shipped over the Northern Pacific. —Work on the new roundhouse at Aberdeen is progressing slowly on account of the lack of workmen. —About 1,500 bushels of potatoes have been brought into the Harold market during the past two weeks. —The Territorial Stock Breeders' association will hold its annual meeting at Jamestown in November. —An excursion train ran over the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul from Aberdeen to the presidential reception at St. Paul. —The water mains and fittings have arrived for the Jamestown Water works. The system will be completed in a short time. —The mountain of tin discovered near Caster City is said to be the most extensive body of tin yet found in the Black Hills. —Col. Bannister, special agent of the Indian department, has arrived at Pierre to look into the matter. An urgency of opening the Sioux reservation. Rev. M. Dyckman, who has just returned from a year's journey in Europe, was given a grand reception on his return to his church at Tower City. The county commissioners of Codington county have purchased land for a poor farm on Lake Kampeska, a delightful place, that is, the lake. The presidential party, City, Iowa, by special train, at 8 o'clock Wednesday, was tied at the station at the station. The rapid growth of Spencer's tract is considerable. The Valley Springs hotel is being renovated and otherwise improved. Lake county took thirty-seven premiums as the recent Territorial fair. A big colony of Poles are settling at Crystal Springs, north Dakota. Memorial service was held at the president's private secretary, who was master of ceremonies, stepped from the car to the car and presented the mayor with a hand. The mayor was presented to Mr. Lamont by Mr. Bissell, who then presented the mayor with a hand and wife and other members of the party. The time was short and there were no unnecessary stops. As the president and Mrs. Cleveland appeared cheer after cheer was given. The crowd surged on, each intent upon getting a glimpse of the president and Mrs. Cleveland. One by one the party filed out of the cars. The party was made up as follows: President Cleveland and wife, Postmaster General Vilas and wife, Wilson Bissell, of Buffalo, old law partner of President Cleveland Dimmel S. Lamout, private secretary of President Cleveland, Dr. Bryant, of New York, physician of the presidential party, and A. G. Baldwin, of the Pullman Palace Car company. A rapid drive of five minutes brought the visitors to the Corn Palace, whose turrets were at the moment taking their early bath of golden sunlight. The Corn Festival ended in fact the previous week, but everything had been kept in place awaiting the president's visit, and all the attendants were on hand to do the honors of the occasion. They party viewed with delight everything they saw. Mrs. Cleveland was greatly pleased and turned again and again to examine more closely some unique fabrication of corn stalks, husks, ears, or kernels to which her escort called her attention. The wax maiden, with her hair of corn silk and robe of satin husks, the spider of tiny kernels living in wait in his web of corn fibers, the map of the Union made of kernels, each State having its especial color, the huge National flag and the shields, eagles, crescents, crosses, and emblems of various nations, the mottoes, except the dominant "Ceres Imperatrice" to the multitudinous and varied "Welcomes," all made of the unshelled ears, wire noted and admired in their turn, and then the big marvel of a building—whose sole material, except bare skeleton, was the product of the corn field—was explained in detail and its conception, history and construction described by the party's conductors and admired by the guests. As souvenirs, the president secured an esr of "sj)uaw norn" and Mrs. Cleveland two large red apples from the Monona county exhibit. Mrs. Cleveland was presented with a basket of beautiful flowers, and on receiving them she remarked to the ladies, "they are lovely, and you may rest assured that we are heartily glad we stopped in your city. The Corn Palace is beautiful and a marvel to me. I shall ever highly prize the basket of flowers and grasses taken from the Palace." The president expressed his surprise and light to find such a wonderful country and wide-awake city—and the city was wide-awake, everybody with their babies being at the train to welcome the party. Mrs. Cleveland wore a cloak of green and gray plaid. The hat was of the Princess and Wales style with feather trimmings. The published photographs of the lady do not justify her beauty. She is charming. She was calm and collected and had a pleasant word for all. The president is flattered in personal appearance, if anything, by the published photographs. He is a stout, heavy set man. His hair is quite gray and he is bald. He looks what he is, cold-blooded, calm and deliberate. From the Palace the party was driven back to the elegant coach, the president unbaring his head, and cheer after cheer and booming of cannon bade them farewell. DEATH ON THE RAIL. Passenger Train Telescoped by a Fast Freight near Keuts, Indiana. Seventeen Passengers Killed and Barred as a and Twenty-Are to Thirty Weaded. Judson, Iron, 8)I||S1J Another Chataworth railroad horror occurred on the Chicago and Atlantic railroad, sixty miles east of Chicago, near Kouts Station. Seventeen passengers were killed and burned up in the wreck and from twenty-five to thirty were more or less injured. A heavy fresh meat train telescoped the evening accommodation train, the New York express, which leaves Chicago at 7:40 P.M. A sad accident is the result of the people. The train came to a stop on lower Fourth Street crossing and the cheers of the crowd drowned the ringing of the engine's big bell. The accommodation, with one baggage car, two coaches and one sleeper, had stopped at a water tank for water, about one mile west of Kouts, and the freight train following crashed into the sleeper, telescoping the sal burning up the entire passenger train as above stated. Many of the passengers were victims of the terrible fire which broke out almost immediately after the freight train crashed in among them, and some of the bodies were burned beyond recognition. W. A. Duncan, of Syracuse, N.Y., arrived from the scene of the accident. He saw the wreck, and eighteen or twenty which crashed into the ditch, the condition to be had to be that the train was not working at the time. The incident at the terminal of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a tragic one, and the railroad's train was a testament to the human spirit and the importance of safety in the transportation industry. The train that entered the station against the engineer were that he knew the passenger engine was disabled and that the passenger train was not safe. But two stations but he had received distinct orders to look out for the safety of the passenger train. at a certa n station. It Is true hedidnotBod the trim there, but it is also true be bad re cer.c.l no inforiiiHtion aa to its locality. Ha Inly luio.v tho pansenger was ahead of him Hniu win-re on the line with a disabled engine, Netwiti.standing this knowledge be rosbed ahead in a iltmsn fog, according to tbe Uetl II U V, lit twenty five miles an hoar, or even a ureator rate. Ho ran 011 to a grade which made a atop within a half milo oat of the question, Kt this rut' of npotl. He acknowledged he was uneiLSy. mill under n spasm of temporary fear nt the thought thut the passenger might be be fore Mm. lie whistled for brakes. Then the though-of roco .erinu lost time overeame_ caution, ami he histled "Off brakeel* directly under the semaphore be saw the K Ki^'nal, and attain called forbrakaeand did all in hi* )ower to stop the train, "nils is his own Htorv. hut why he should not have Seen tho red li ht of the Htmiaphofe before the*time in not clear. It was apparent to the trainmen* ot tii© paxscngttr train who stood by the side of the track 'A-VX) feet away, 1 by I hs eentd net see it. The rmE* }7 3fir WOBKINO AT TH! explanation is that he wee not down the track at that eritleai On both tho rate of running aad his 1 was taking fritihtful chaaees, 1 the die against hint All! tber fact hut lightly touched upon in the evidence in full of signiltcance. Tbe engine was without nuy protection against a slippery Week. Tho »imd-oox waa exhausted It Is (he en Kineor's duty to see that bis engine is senpiled with that safeguard against slipping wheeia. Had sand been in the sand-box that night, the wheels would have held to the track, and while the shock might not have been entirely avoided, its history would beyond a doubt have been greatly delayed. The engineer's efforts to stop his train on that down grade into were almost useless, on this account, all the facts at hand at this time it does not appear that the heavy freight was sleeked up at all in its descent of half a mile. While any one of those facts may not as well as know, the engineer is liable to prosecution for negligence, together they ought to end up for a service dependent upon carefulness of employee. Extended talk with the Coroner was that this view was substantially the one taken from his investigations. While the blame of the wreck itself to the freight engineer, the absence of the passenger conductor movement of trains is surprising hours late. According to the printed schedule of trains, which is the number of places of those known to have been killed. A number of were burned before his eyes. A little boy was burned in but was not reached by the fire, and saw his mother, father, and two sisters slowly casting before his eyes. He was dying. There was Duncan left. There was a doctor on the train, Duncan says, who lost his wife and daughter could do about saw them encircled by cremated. The train was the trade on which the tragedy occurred. St switshsd around, the remains of the train being too hot to was dark and the revounds of, rawt w«v »vn daughter ia ths bursting wreck. He 1 do absolutely nothing lor them aad them sadrdsa by the flames sad Iilttooptd 00 Quw# ooqbbIOA spaoe than oae. Live seek tea Iks fioiffet ngin flgfefttod AMI MM ttttltir SeSSi sabstoatisl' hsddisd. was hart, tohii M* 9* iSSS^Sw^ be carried to his poskstt tao 'meat train," No. 48, should have an hour before. Without fcaewi about the location ot that train, fled that he had no Idea that bind him. Whether he et train bad dropped Into the 1 on the berb-wire fence aloes the not plain. His innoeenee legawllaf ttot ssova ment at trains on his road ft inrty uNMMSW wntu am wnns oocunsm, He fulfilled, however, tbs rales «f ths'« in tnrowing up the warning seSMffel fact that a flagmen did not «e hack s nntu the rearTxakwnaa eewtfe* rsps lssf^J i^sn subsequent /V. 