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r t A u b u r n D is p a t c h . IVOL.5. AUBURN WEDNESDAY JANUARY. 18, 1888. NO. 26 M A R K E T N E W S ^ L a tost C o m m e i'cla l N e w s From All P r in c ip a l P o i n t s . n tew Vout., Jau. 17. . FLO I. Li—Closed dull a n d w eak but unchanged iWintor wheat ox. S3 1 O 3 5 £0. tSIInn ox . 8 10 S5 SO I Superfine e i 275©3 [City MlHcs. 4 50a4 77>* Fine 9X . 2 80&300 LOhio extra 31025 JiO 1 St 'LoiiIb ox. 3 10S15 20 { Southern flocr dull; common 1 0 choice extra [3 30 to B 10. I W HEAT-Options w e re d u l l and lrresular, f-nnd oioseil a b o n t s teady; s p o t, l o u dosed quiet; rs p o t sales of . . ____ ■ ----- 9-12.95 11 w h tto state. EG&89 92M I 2 do 02ii> . 'C a g r 'e d red SSlMH 69^6» d o w h ite. At N o 2 rod w inter J a n . 09J6; d o F e b . Sl-Jfodo March t02H* CORN-Options d o s e d s t e a d y ; spot lots closed ,unchanged: spot sales o f N o . 2 mixed G2^ and ungraded mlxod 01 to alMi; N o . 2 m ixed Feb. 6196; , J-X r e d s tate, i a do red w inter ’ 3 do ; d o M ay 62%; do J a n e 62% - ■ lull 1 1 OATS-Options wero d u ll b a t s teady a n d closed w ith o u t m a terial change; s p o t lots dosed 'A higher a n d firm, spot sale3 N o . 1 white state 41 to 42; No. 3 do 41 to 41K: N o . 2 mixed Feb. 30; d o M arch 39-X; do May 403g t o -I0J£. R¥E—Dull: state Oi to OS. BARLEY—Nominal. PO K E —D ali: mem IB 25 t o 15 50 for 1 year old. LAUD—Closed dull a n d h e a v y ; 7 70 cash; 7 69 & to 7 00 Feb; 7 CO to 7 07 M aroh. X SUGArt—Raw dull a n d unchanged; roflned )S«rnlct b u t s teady: o u t lo a f 4 ( 1 eras tied 8, cubes 7%: pow d e red 1%; g r a n u la te d 7*^; oonfectlonore •A 7; c o ffeo ’A1 s tandard 0 9-10; coffee off ‘A’ 85(5; w h ite ex tra ‘O’ 01 IB t o i f f e x tra ‘C’ 5Jfi to 0; ‘C” to 69$; y ellow 6<Ki. • 3IULASHKS—Dall;2» fo r EO te s t . EQQ8—Strong; noar by 22>£: W o stem 20W2£2J 1. TAIiLOW —Doll; p rim e o lty 4H - RIOB—Nominal. COFFEE—Firm ; fa t r o a r e o o s o f Rio 17%. POTATOES—Peerless 2.75 H e b r o n S.70; Long ' l3land R obo , 3 CO; Swcots 3 00. , 1 v HAY—D e m and light b u t v a lu e s unchanged. ' A, T im o thy oholoo per 100 lbs 60 t o 85; No. 1 prime § stock 7. to 80; No. 2, CO t o 7 . ; olo v e r m lxoi 55 to 70;olover50 to 60; s h ip p in g 60 t o 55, \3B --------------- ”v Oil M a r k e t . N e w Y o r k . Jan, 17. Tho oil m a r k e t w a s r a t h e r demoralized id u r i n g tho m o rning u n d e r heavy selling lo r d e r s f r o m the w e s t, a s s i s t e d by local tra d e r s , an d the r e s u l t w a s th e bringing ■ , o u t o t som e atop o r d e r s , which in d u c e d sh a r p h a m m e r i n g a n d resulted in a decline of 5J c e n t s fro m OOg to 85J i c e n ts. AU BheetB p a s s e d through the ij clearin g house, b u t tb e “ room ” was ■S m y s tified by the s e l l i n g o f considerable <•? a m o u n ts f o r tho a c c o u n t o f a prom inent jt m e m b e r an d his c o n t i n u e d absence from ? t h e exchange. I t w a s r u m o r e d th a t he 1 w a s k e p t a w a y by illn e s s . A round 85j 1 th e r e w a s good b u y in g a n d the m arket 'b e c a m o stronger, an d i n a sh o r t tim e re covered to 85J. T h e ro w a s n o t m u ch of in te r e s t in the w e ll n e w s , w h ic h has ^been exaggerated in t h e i n t e r e s t of the /••bears.” tB lglinst C*> 6 1 C losing ’.Low est SSM 1 C a t t le M a r k e t C h icago, J a n . J 7 C.ATTLE—Recelp's 13,003; ehlpmonta 4,COO: m a r k e t w e a k und 10 to 15 lo w e r o oommnn, e x tr a 5 v5 to 5 8 . steore 3 CO t o 5 00, .Stocker, and m ixed 2 CO to 3 5«; cows. b u lls an d mlxod 100 to 3 16; Texans 00 to 8 CO. HOGS—KovdptR 21,000; s h ip m e n ts 7,000: m arket slow .,nd f c low e r on c o m m o n : m ixed 5 15 to 0 60 heavy 5 10 to 5 65: light 4 85 t o 5 S5; skips 3 25 to 4 5. SH E E P —R e c e ipts0.000: .shipm e n ts l,C00;markot 15 low e r: natives 3 00 to 5 2 j; w e s te r n 4 50 to 5 10 Texan!* 2 DO to 375; iambs I 75 t o 0 IS. B ck f a l o . Jan. 17. BATTLE—Receipts £ ti ; consigned through none: none on sale. 8LIEEP—Receipts 400: co n s ig n e d thrrugli £ car*: n il t o N ew York. 25 car.-* o a sale, good t< choiod Arm 4 75 to 6 25; a good m a n y light iamb’ a r e hero: m a ik e t d u ll a n d n o m in a l, no Canada lam b s hero HOGS— H ecolrH 1.C40; c o n s ig n e d through 18 earn: 1 2 to Now York; 17 o n salo ; selected >«,rk ere tirrn at. 5 50 to 5 65; soli c ted m e d ium weights steady a t 5 55 to 5 05; o th e rs unchanged A U B U R N M A R K E T , r a t e >.m * a ii> T rc-sniR n A Y b t t h e D K A t i a e K / . u s r , -N ew BTonEttouSE. W h e a t bran, to n . .. 2 ,) 05 M iddlings, •• b r o w n 17 ©19 w n lte 2 i CO . 35338 GRAIN AND FEED White Wheat. .. 82085 ItciV and Amber GOQ&i ('or; ........... 50QC0 C o m m o a l,bolted 1 5U “ unbolted. 1 20 Barley 782 Buck w h e a t 50&f>7 OOUNTltlf 1'lU'ti I,&<v, •'HI I T S - D3*L&('oVKla Chcoso t* a>. lOJfiailJfi 1 C e lery 20to40odoz B u t t e r . 20I&22 1 i'otiitoo^, &y © no Eggu, f - ’Ut.i.-’ ■ D ried Itaspberrles Appk-'’ 'i.Q T .o' ev a p o r a ted , IS&20 B e e u <0 su n driod 1CCL&■ 8 Pop coni WQW), D ried Chcrrtos 1 Hickory n u U 1 00©1 50 j C a b b a g e 2cperlh Carrout . 4 0 1 E v a p o r ’d apples. 729 Parsnips 40 lio n o y com b 12©15 H u b b a rd Sqnaeh 01 1 S tr a lr.ed honoy Onions 75 & 801 P e a c h e s dried 16©18 T u rulps flat 10 to 20, R u ta b a g a 40. I’lW V iaiuN is AND P U U L T K * — J o i i h Litis. Hog^,ilresso-l.lt> .7©7>i Sm o k e d h a m s . .. . 1 1 ^ 1 2 Shouldors ...................... 8 Bacoi. ...........................10 Boof, s m o k e d ........... 18 naef, c a r e a s a .. 6H ito7 X^amb. . ....................... 8 V e al, a liv e ..................... 5 •• dresaod.. M u tto n . . L a r d . .. C h ickens, allvo “ dressod D n c k s, drossed. F o w ls, a live “ d r e s s o d .. T p r k o y s , a live . drossed. U1DKS P U R 8 - K n * r r . S o n A Co. •OdOlj 10 to 0 . sao •OGlu .la a u Hides c o w s 5 Steers, over 65 lb. 6 •• rs Ih & a n d e r 6 G r u b 'y & m u r 'n ........... 4 Bulls a ll w o lghts . . . 4 Lam b p e l t s .. . 50© tl00 Boesw ax ... £«<&£! Sheep pelts ..40©$1 00 FURS. S k u n k , b lack ...M a t.O J | ita a o o n ___ “ stri^od.10 to-Oo SEEDS—K Beans, m e d ..l6 0 © 1 7 ) ■* m a m w .,1 7 5 2 00 w b . kld’y s l 2> 150 Clover ecod .4 50 5 00 •* alslko 4 00 5 00 Tal.ow rough... tried.. ..3H24 S h e a r l i n g s ___ 16 to 25 C a lf s k in s , ................... 7 Dried Apples .... 3©1 W oolmodlum.. . so W o o l O n e ............ 25 te 20 TTnwashod and cots H pries .2 1 to 750 M u s k rats ...,1 0 t o l 6 o II PowKi.r- IJeaiirt. peu 1 to®! 75 •• y e l. oyoa 1 40 175 “ rait k ld ’ys 1 30 1 60 Peas, b lk oyes CO 1 CO FILIBUSTERING IN THE HOUSE Obstructing the Course of Mr. Wilkin’s Bill. AMERICAN SHIPPING LEAGUE Urclnar C o n g r e s s ion a l A c t io n In A id o f th e Shipping In t e r - ests-G a n o r a l N e w s . In t e r n a t io n a l L e a e u o . B u f f a i . 0 , Ja n . 17.—A d i s p a t c h from S e c r e tary W h ite of th e In tern a tio n a l Baso B a ll a^o c iatio n w a s receiv e d here to-day, announcing th a t A lb a n y haB applied f o r adm ission a s t h e eig h th club in t h e association. T h e sc h e d u le com m ittee, o f w h ich P r e s id e n t C u s h m a n of tb e B u ffalo club is a m e m b e r , aro busy p r e p a r in g t h e schedule f o r 188S. F ir s t W o m a n R a ilroad P r e s id e n t . |t D o v e r , N . H ., Jan . 17.— T h e r o was a •urprlse yestorday at th e a n n u a l meot- ;h ig of the Btockholdore o f tho Dover .Street R a ilw a y com onny. M rs. M ary E, G. H . D o w , a w e a ftby resid e n t and a steading advocate of w o m e n ’s rights, was fle e t e d president of tho com p a n y nnd A e r husband was elected treasurer. 8 ho Si tho flrst woman ever ch o s e n to fill [Mph a position. S in n e d W ith P lttsb u r / r . 1 C o ica g o , Ja n . 17,—W i l l i a m Sunday, ke C h icago rig h t- f i e l d e r . hite sign id ■ th tbo P itta b u rg club f o r 1888. W a s h i n g t o n , Jan. 17.—S p e a k e r C a r lisle b e ing absent, the house w a s called to o r d e r by the clerk, w h o an n o u n c e d th e f a c t of tbo speaker’s indisposition a n d s t a te d th a t nominations f o r a s p e a k e r pro to m w e re in order. Mr. M ills offered a reso lu tio n which w b b ad o p ted , ap p o in tin g S. S, Cox of N e w Y o r k as sp e a k e r pro tem during the p r e s e n t t e m p o r a r y absence of the speaker. M r. Cox h a v in g called tho house to o r d e r, th e ch a p lain offered a prayer for t h e speady recovery of the Bpeaker. T h e follow ing bills,etc., w e re r e p o rted : R e s o lutions adopted at tbe conference o f w o o l g row e rs, wool dealers a n d w o o l m a n u f a c t u r e r s recently held a t W a s h in g to n . M r. W ilk in s of Ohio called t h e bill to provide fo r the issue of c ir c u lating notes of n a ti o n a l banks and after c o n tin u e d filib u s terin g the morning hour en d e d by u n a n im o u s consent and the bill took its p lace u p o n the calendar as u n f inished business. The president’s m e s s a g e ac co m p a n y in g the report of th e PaciOo railro a d s commission was read a n d w ith th e r e p o r t w a s ordered printed a n d re fe r r e d t o th e committee on Pacific ra il roads. T h e house by a voto yeas 145, n a y s 100 decided to consider Mr. W ilk i n s ’ bill. F u r t h e r efforts to delay w e re m a d e . Mr. Anderson said th a t bis a c tio n was because ho w ished to h a v e opportunity for a free discussion of, a s w e ll as to amend, the W ilk in s ’ bill. M r. W ilk in s replied that he had alw a y s been w illine: to grant ample tim e f o r dis cussion a n d amendment. Mr. W e a v e r said h e w o u ld oppose any com p rom ise th a t m i g h t facilitate the passage o f a p e r n icious m easuro lie w o u ld r e s o r t to all th o parliam e n tary rules of th e house to p r e v e n t it. Mr. W ilkins then, a t 4:15, m o v e d t h a t the house a d journ an d i t did. SENATE In th e sen a te a reply from th e post- m u s ter g e n e r a l was received t i th e sen ate’s in q u iry as to tho delay w h ich books im p o r ted through tho mails are su b jec ted a t t h e New York custom house. Tho c o m m u n ication stated t h a t th e r e is no n e c e s s a r y delay but Mr. H o a r in s is ted th a t im p o rted books aro delayed longer a t tbo Now York custom bouse th a n t h e tim o taken for them to cross the ocean. Mr, Sherm an rep o rted fav o rab ly from the finunce co m m ittee th e bill f o r the relief of depositors in tbe F r e e d m a n ’s Bank. Mr. P l a t t i n t r o duced a resolution which w a s ad o p ted in q u ir in g w h e ther mail m a tter a d d ressed to s e n a to r s is held for paym e n t a t l e t t e r postage on account of printed m a t t e r ap p e a r in g upon the wrapper. lie m a i n tain e d th a t the postoflico d e p a r tm e n t has o v e r - 3 t e p p e d its authority^and mi&- c o n s tr u e d th e law in reference to p r in ted w r a p p e r s on third and fourth-clasc- m a il m u tters. A f ter some discussion of the actio n o f t h e postodico departm e n t, Mr. S a w y e r called up the bill to prescribe allo w a b le m a rks and inscriptions upon w r a p p e r s o f m ail matter. W ith o u t de bate a n d w ithout am endm ent, tlio bill w a s passed as it came fro m th e house, T h e secretary of th e sen a te road a m e ssage from tho president in referen c e to tho Pacific railroad com m ission re p o r tB , At tho conclusion of tho re a d i n g of tho messago Mr. H o a r m o v e d itn reference to a special com m itte o o f live senators. This resolution w as ad o p ted without a division, b u t Mr G o rm a n subsequently gavo notice o f : m o tion to reconsider. The B lair ed u c a tional bill w a s then taken u p an d Mr, Rowen m a d e a speech in its s u p p o rt. Ho w a s followod by Mr. B lair,»w lio su m m e d u p tho argum ents in f a v o r of the bill and\ the popular dem a n d fo r its e n a c tu en t. A t the conclusion of Mr. B lair's speech the senate, a t 4:15 p. m ., a d jo u r n e d . ENTERING UPON TIIKIR DUTIES S h o r tly a f te r 1 o’clock to - d a y Mr. D ickinson, tho now post-master g e n e r a l, w as s w o r n in by Judge Law renson w h o has been em p loyed in the d e p a r tm e n t for m o ro t h a n fifty years a n d w h o as de p a r tm e n t notary has sworn in 24 post m a n ter geuerals. All the heads o f tho divisions i n tho department wero present and th e y w o ro introduced to Mr, Dick- in s o n o y M r . Vilas. After tak in g tho oath a ll th o employes of tho d e p a r tm e n t w e ro p r e s e n ted to Mr. Dickinson. Mr, V ilas w e n t ovor to tho interior d e p a r t m e n t a t 2 o’clock and took the o a th . Ho w a s presentod to thp 0 nployes o f tho d e p a r tm e n t and then entered upon his oflicial d u ties. A num b er of tho post- office d e p a r tm e n t officials accom p a n ied Mr. V ilas a n d witnessed tho sw e a r in g in. T h o p a r t y wero received by M r. M u ldrow , t h e octing secretary. J . C, Stoddard o f tho disbursing ofllco a d m i n istered tho o a th to Mr. Vilas. SHIPPING LEAGUE T h e sessions of the Am erican leaguo convention to-day woro devoted to a d dresses fro m a number of delegates from d if f e r e n t states who urged co n gressional a id to our shipping Interests to onable th o m to recovor from th e blow given th e m b y tho civil war, C a p tain Sam u e l W a t t s , ship builder of B o ston, spoko of tho difficulty experienced by A m e rican s h ippers in competing w ith shippers in oth o r countries whoro th e governm o n t’s subsidized tho ships. Aid from congress and that only, ho snid w o u ld resto r o Amorican shipping. D r, Fuller, p r e s id e n t of tho board of trad o of B a th, M e., ex-Govornor P a r h a m a n d C a p tain G o ss o f Maine urged the neces sity a n d im p o rtanco to tho governm e n t in tim e o f peaco a n d especially in tlm o .of w a r, o f m a in tain in g and assisting o u r m e rchant- m a rino. /The, veteran sh i p builder,\W illiatrv H . Webb of New Y o r k , said t h a t tb o c«bm o rcial interests o f t h e U n ited S tates n e e d e d th e resto r a tio n of tho m e r c h a n t m a r ino. H o th o u g h t that in tho a tt e m p t n o w being m a d e by tho g o v e rnm e n t to build a navy, th e y wero be ginning a t th e w r o n g end. T h e r e m u st be sailors w h o are m a d e by t h e m e rcan tile m a r in e . H e spoke of the service of tho m e r c h a n t vessels in th e lato w a r an d said th a t if it had n o t been f o r th is aid th e country w o u ld have been divided. T h e govern m e n t e x p e r ienced trouble ia h a v in g the naval vessels b u ilt becaueo th e r e were b u t few sh ip b u ild e r s a t th o present tim e. S p e a k ing o f subsidies he Baid th a t thero w as g r e a t e r reason fo r a ship ow n e r to be p a id fo r c a r r y in g m a ils than the railroad sh o u ld be paid fo r th e sam e service. S e n a to r W h ithorne, G e n eral H o o k e r of M ississipjji, F r e d e r ick F r a ley of P h ilad e lp h ia, president o f the national B o a r d o f T rade, a n d others m a d e s t i r r in g speeches, all dw e llin g on the im p o r tance o f legislature to revive A m e rican sh ip p in g . GENERAL NEW S’ A m o n g t h e n o m in a tio n s c o n firm e d yes terday by tho se n a te w e re th e five in ter sta te c o m m issioners. The house com m e rco co m m ittee have referred to a co m m ittee con s is tin g of Messrs. A n d e r s o n , T a rsney, W ilson of M innesota, D u n h a m an d D a v is th e reso lution of M r. A n d e rson to inv e s tig a te the R e a d ing r a i l r o a d strike. The house co m m ittee on electio n s be gan consideration o f tho L o w r y — W h it' contested election f r o m th e 12tb I n d ian a district th is m o r n in g . T h e p r incipal grounds of th o c o n te s t re s t u p o n the allegation t h a t a lth o u g h W h ite m a d e an application f o r n a tu r a liz a tio n papers h> 1858 he nover co m p leted th e application, nover received t h e papers an d is th e r e fore n o t a c itizen o f th e U n ited States. The a r g u m e n t w i l l be co n tin u e d to m o rrow . B I S H O P R Y A N A T T A C K E D T h e C u lm in a t in g o f a L o n p r -stand Iner C a t h o l i c S c a n d a l . B u f f a l o , J a n . 1 7 . —The c h u r c h dig nitaries in tho l a r g o C a tholic diocese of Buffalo, w h ich in c lu d e s n e a r ly a quar ter o f N e w Y o r k state, have fo r som e years b e e n e x c i t e d over a scan d a l con cerning one p r i e s t an d fo m e n ted by another. F o r tw o y e a r s tho m a ils w ere occasionally flooded w ith p r in te d circu lars, p u r p o r tin g t o co n tain th e dying affidavit o f a w o m a n w h o sw o re th a t F a th e r J . J . H a m e l o f O lean h a d been guilty of a g r e a t crim e . F in a lly F a th e r F rancis D e n t w a s decided to be the au th o r of th e c ir c u lars. H e w a s in dicted fo r libel, fled to C a n a d a , was in duced to re t u r n , stood trial, w a s convicted, a n d h is term in the Buffalo penitenM a ry ex p ir e d the first of tho y e a r . H e w a s re a r r e s ted on a charge of se n d i n g obscene literatu r e through th e m a ils, b u t to - d a y tho caso w as w ith d r a w n a n d all proceedings dropped on hia sig n in g a m ild apology w h ich r e g rets t h e dam a g e ho has d o n e or caused to be dono to F a t h e r H a m e l D e n t has been a t h o r n in th e flesh of the C a tholic c h u r c h in this diocese for years, and now h e h a s prepared a two colum n sta te m e n t o f 'h i s troubles and defense and e x p la n a tio n of his actions. A c cording to his o w n state m e n t he lias not been a v e r y o b e d ient priest. Ho says. ‘‘O v e r sev e n years ago a grave w rong w as dono m e . T h a t w rong was never repaired, b u t it hangs to-day like a draw n sw o r d over th e dintjese of Buffalo. I w a s n o t charged w ith im m o ral co n d u c t or unsound- ness in faith , b u t I raised m y voice against ex istin g evils. I w a s exiled to Florida w i t h o u t a n y w a r r a n t o f law , sim p ly because m y presence w a s a n n o v - ing to Bishop liy a n an d certain priests I could havo refu s e d to go, an d theio w a s no pow e r in A m e r ica th a t could have forced m o u n d e r pain o f suspen sion, but I w o n t because. I w ished to savo the fa ith I love from a grievous scandal. B e foro leaving Buffalo I had an interview w i t h B ishop R y a n in his ow n room , an d I h a d tbo hardihood to m enaco him a n d his diocese w ith heaven's d i r e s t vengeance. H a s not th a t p r e d ictio n been verified? L e t C a tholics p a u s e an d th in k of the sca n d a ls o f thoso w e a ry years. L e t th e m recall to m ind tho w a n d e ring p r iests w h o once m inis tered to their s p i r i tu a l needs. D id I not have a rig h t to speak th u s boldly to a bishop? A p r iest is to proclaim the* t r u th in and out of season. C a tholic teaching claim s for p r iests a v e n e r a tion m o ro th a n angelic, because, according to C a tholic teach in g priests exercise a pow er w h ich is a ll-d i v in e . If a bishop has a r ight to o u tr a g o a priest w ith im punity then C a tholic t e a c h in g i s a s h a m . ” Bishop R y a n is now m a k in g a pilgrim - ago to Rom e, a n d th o clorgy of tho dio cese have alw a y s been close-m o u thed concerning tho s c a n d a l. B o r lncrfor N a t u r a l G a s. O t t a w a , Ja n . 17.— T h o m a B W a llace, tho chief pro m o ter o f tho C a p ital Gas com p any, has re tu r n e d from n trip through tho n a tu r a l g a s p r o d u c in g re gions of P e n n s y lv a n ia and Ohio. A vaRt reservoir of n a t u r a l gas lies n .’ M- this c ity, and tho co m p a n y has o r d e i. ■ m a c h inery for bo r in g , w h ich w ill k com m e n ced a t once. M illions of cubio feet a re going to w a s te ovory day, and still thero appears to bo no dim u n ition of tho supply. M r. W a llace has b r o u g h t w ith him sam p les o f tho bu r n e rs and appliances used in th e d istrib u tio n of tho g as, a n d has o b tain e d m u c h valuablo inform a tion w h ich w ill a id him in his efforts to dovolop th e n a tu r a l g a s de posits w h ich e x is t in tho neighbor hood. ------- ----------- A T r a in D i t c h e d . C l e v e l a n d , O., J a n . 17.— A special to tho J-Veas from F in d la y , O ., says T r a in No. 1 on tho L a k e E r ie & W e s tern ra il road w b s w rocked th is m o rn in g a t M t, Cory, 10 m iles w e s t o f horo. A ll Jho cars wero th r o w n in to tho ditoh, an d A llen G ilbert, a tra v e li n g m a n from Fostoria, was killed, Tw e n ty-flvo o th e r persons wero h u r t : n o n e f a tally. STATE TRADES ASSEMBLY Representatives of Labor Meet ing at Albany FEDERATION OF TRADES C o n f e r e n c e B e t w e e n t h e D i f f e r e n t O r g a n ization s N o w In S e s s i o n a t th e S t a t e C a p it a l A lbany , J a n . 17.—T h e S ta te Trades m o t a t noon w ith a la r g e attendance from all sections of th e sta te , M a ster W o rkm a n Dow ling, o f t h e A lbany dis trict, called tho body t o o r d e r an d coun selled harm o n y , w h ich , i n view of th e appeal to the fisticuffs i n t h e last c o n v e n tion, he m ade very s t r o n g . A f ter th e appointm e n t of a se c r e tary an d other officers, a c o m m itteo w a s appointed to confer w ith tho fe d e r a ti o n of trades also iu session in th is c it y , an d it w a s <8greed to, Messrs. W a l k e r S. Thayer, of Troy, Cary of A lb a n y a n d B e rry of A m sterdam , w ere ap p o in ted . Then a com m ittee on cred e n tials w a s appointed aud tho a ssem b ly a d jo u r n e d u n t il th is afternoon. A t 8:30 o’clock th e a s s e m b led delegates w e re called to o r d e r • by P resident Dowling. C h a irm a n o f th e com m ittee on credentials rep o r ted 103 delegates present. Tho p r e s id e n t th e n delivered his address, touching u p o n th e state p rinting offico bill as o n e o f p a r a m o u n t im p o rtance to u n io n p r i n te r s of tho w h o le c o u n try. T h e q u e s tio n of convict labor was also discussed as b e ing of m o m e n tous in te r e s t , an d th e fact w as pointed o u t th a t u p to the present tim e no action lias beon taken upon t h o bill w h ich abol ished convict labor in th e prisons. In conclusion P resident D o w ling recom m ended th a t to fu r t h e r th o in terest of all bills proposed in th is assem b ly assis tan ts to tho legislative com m ittee be selected for tho purpose o f looking a f te r the m em b ers of th e leg isla tu r e from their (the assistants’; ooveral localities. Secretary McVey re a d his annual report w h ic h w a s re f e r r e d to tho financo com m ittee. T h e special com m ittee of three ap p o in ted to confer w ith a like com m ittee fro m th e Am eri can Federation of L a b o r reported no progress in the n e g o tiatio n s . A s h o r t recess was then tak e n to a w a i t t h e report of the legislative com m ittee. A m o tion w as carried th a t all reso lu tio n s bo r e ferred w ithout c'ohate t o th o com m ittee on resolutions. A m o tio n w a s carried tb a t a c o m m ittee of fivo be a p p o inted on prison labor, weekly p a y . en g in e e r s and canals. A num b e r of bills u n d e r these heads w e re then read a n d r e f e r r e d . Mr. Morrissey of Cohoes offered a resolution urging tho support o f th e g o v e r n m e n t telegraph bill. A 'co m m ittee on p r inters w as a p p o inted to d r a f t a sta t e p r in tin g bill. A d journed till to-m o r r o w m o rn ing. The Trades Federation m e t a t nooa in tho city hall, the pro c e e d in g s being opened by C. B r a h a m o f N e w Y o rk, who delivered a n a d d ress. A com m itteo on credentials w as a p p o in te d and an adjournm e n t taken. T h e convention reassem b led a little a f t e r 2 o’clock and noarly ono hour w a s occupied in the w o rk of seating the d e legates. Seventy delegates wero ad m itte d . A tem p o rary organization was th e n fo r m e d and the follow ing officers w e re elected: P resi dent, Fred H iller, N e w Y o r k ; vice-presi- dent, Thomas C u r r a n o f N e w Y o rk, recording secretary, G e o rge Block of New Y o rk, treasurer, D. D . G r a h a m of W aterford; se r g e a n t- a t- a r m s , J . S. Divine of Albany. A ll nom inations wero m ade u n a n im o u s except th a t of treasu r e r fo r w h ich there was a spirited con test. Mr. Ililler on taking th e c h a i r th a n k e d tho convention for iho h o n o r d o n e him and trusted th a t their d e lib e ratio n s w o u ld bo productive of the g r e a t e s t good to the laboring classos. The o b ject of tho con vention was not to an tag o n ize any other body, but r a th e r to p r o m o to harm o n y and good will a m o n g a ll labor organi zations. Mr. G o m p e rs, p r e s id e n t of the federation of labor, m a d e a stirrin g speech in which he e n c o u r a g e d harm o n y am o n g a ll a n d eaid th e y h a d a d u ty to perform to their c o n a titu e n ts an d th a t they should discharge it fearlessly. Standing com m ittees w e re th e n appoint ed by the president. A d jo u r n e d till 0 o’clock to morrow m o r n in g . D e s e r ti n g R i c h a r d K F o x N e w Y o r k . Jan. 17—A r c h ib a ld G o t ] don, tho e d itor in chief o f t h e Policc G a z e t t e , A r thur Lum ley, m a n a g i n g editor, Theodoro Butler, s u p e r in te n d e n t of tho a r t departm e n t, Georgo M c A v o y . a r t i s t and 13 eiiRravers have le f t th o paper. Richard K. Fox. the p r o p r i e t o r of tho papor, says th a t lie d isc h a r g e d them , Thoy say they resigned a f t e r various disagreem e n ts but m a inly o n acco u n t of a difference of o p inion o v e r th e Sm ith- ICilrain Unlit. A rchibald G o rdon said to a U n ited l ’ress r e p o rter. “ A b editor of tho paper I wished to t e e th e Sm ith- K ilrain fight fought to a finish an d on its m erits. Mr. l ’ox d e c lin e d a f te r the draw to Insist 0 1 1 an o th e r f ight an d gavo up the stakes. I linvo r e a s o n to beliove f •>• ho k n ew the fight w a s a \ f a k e ” or - ho was badly “ b a n d ied ” C h a rley J' 1 • - ' 0 1 1 , a friend of Mr. L u m ley and imj t-ulf w e n t o v er to see t b o b a ttle bu t as tho papers havo stated w o ro n o t al lowed to bo present.” A r t h u r Lum loy said about tho samo th in g . Tho sece- dors e x p ect to s tart a n e w s p a p e r . a d e p o s itor. Farmers th r o u g h o u t the a d j a c e n t country had placed th e ir sur p l u s m o n e y in the bank an d country a n a c i t y funds were also on deposit. The n o m in a l assets are placed a t $75,000 a n d th e liabilities at §125 000. Mr. Vaile le f t t h o city Sunday a n d iiis w h e reabouts a r o u n k n o w n . Ho w as a speculator in g r a i n a n d stocks and to h im is laid the b l a m e o f the failure. D E S T R U C T IO N OF T h e ~~ FISH E R IE S , C a n a d ian A u t h o r it ies D e f e n d Inar Their A c t io n . O t t a w a , Jan. 17.—W ith reference to R e p r e s e n tativ e Cliipman's com p laints c h a r g i n g the C a n a d ian authorities w i t h barrassin g A m erican fishorm e n on th e lak e s , Deputy M inister o f Fisheries T i l t o n spoko of a cognate subject, n a m e l y , th e steady destruction of m a n y o f o u r se a and lake fisheries b y w a steful a n d w a n to n methods o f prosecuting th o s e fisheries. \W e a r e co n s tan tly in c u r r i n g t h e enmity of those engaged in th e f is h e r ies,” he said, “ j u s t because we a r e m a k i n g a determ ined a tt e m p t to sa v e fo r t b e generation t h a t w ill succeed u s th e u s u f r u c t of o u r seaB, lakes a n d riv e r s . There is th e claw o f a lo b s ter,” ho said b o ld in g up v e r y larg e claw, larg e r th a n u s u a l l y seen. “ I t is p o ssible for a fish to g r o w to tho bulk, but h e never does n o w . N o m a tter how n u m e r o u s a fish m a y _ b e , systematic d isreg a r d of tho co n d it i o n of reproduction is bound to e v e n t u a l l y destroy it. T h e A m e ricans h a v e w iped out their m a c k e r e l fisheries a n d n o w they are doing th e i r best to w ip e o u t ours. It is the sam o w ith tho fish e r ie s of tho northw e st lakes. One m a n sa y s to me that theso fisheries are in e x h a u s tib le, last year 1,200 tons of fish w e r o taken out of th e s e lakes, d e c l a r e t h a t if this g«es in d iscrim in a tely fo r five years tho fisheries of t h a t lake w ill be exhausted. No, sir; how e v e r u n p o p u l a r i t may be, tho d e p a r tm e n t is d e te r m i n e d to do w h at it can to savo to p o s t e r it y th is great n a tu r a l source of w e a l t h , th a t , used instead of abused w ill la s t for all timo.” T h e officials of th e f is h e r ies departm ent s a y , w ith refer en c e _ t o th e complaint o f Tolsim a of M ich ig a n , th a t his uets w e r e seized in S t. M a r y ’s river, th a t th e n e ts w e re 6eized, b u t the Canadian authorities a f t e r w a r d s gave them up. I t is f u r th e r s t a t e d th a t complaints com ing from A m e r ic a n fishermen on th e lake, are v e r y m u c h exaggerated a n d th a t the a c t i o n o f th e fishery officials w ill be sub ta i n e d b y th e government. S E C R E C Y M r , OF TH E B A L L O T . S a x t o n ’s Bill t o P r e v e n t In t lm l d a t l o n an d F r a u d A l b a n y , Ja n . 17.— Tho p r o v i s i o n s ^ M r. S a x t o n ’s bill to secure p e a c e f u l elec tio n s a n d t h e secrecy of tho b a llo t m a k e s it a m isdem e a n o r for a n y person w ithin 100 f e e t o f the poll a t a n y election or to w n m e e ting to give a n y ballot or tic k e t t o bo used at such election (eleo tio n officials excepted), to solicito to vote a n y particular ticket, to receivo a n y u a ll o t or ticket, to exhibit a n y b a ll o t or ticket, 6 0 th a t the c o n t e n t s m a y be read, to m a k e re q u e s t to see any b a llo t tic k e t, lo m ark an y ballot th a t t h e y can be d istinguished o r so th a t it c a n be ascertained w h a t p e r s o n or class o f persons used or voted it, or at w h a t t im e of day it was used o r voted. T h o p e n a l t y for violation is a fine of not less t h a n $50 nor moro th a n $500, o r im p r i s o n m e n t for n o t I obs th a n one m o n th n o r m o r e t h a n ono vear or so A B roken B a n k . P o u t W a shington, W is., J a n . 17.— The Ozaukeo county b a n k , Ja m e s W . Vailo and W. H. L a n d o lt, proptiotors. closed its doors yesterday a f te r n o o n and its affairs w e re placed in th e b a n d s of G. C. Clausen of M ilw aukeo. T h is w a s the only b a n k in tho city a n d M r. V o ile has beon a t its head fo r 30 y e a r s . Ho enjoyed the confidence o f th o en tire com m u n ity and the an n o u n c e m e n t of tho failuro cam e liko a th u n d e r b o lt. Noarly ovory m e rchant in t h e to w n wa A D e f a u l t e r A r r e s t e d . D e t r o i t , Ja n . 17,—Charles E . Y o u n g fo r s e v e n y e a r s confidential bookkeeper fo r t h o M ichigan Carbon com p a n y , and s i n c e la s t November cecrotary of th a t c o m p a n y w a s arrested to-day fo r a de fa l c a t i o n am o u n ting to $7G,000. W h ilo ho w a s bookkeeper Young handled large su m s o f m o n e y , purchasing b o n e s to be m a d e i n t o fertilizers and g l u e s a t the co m p a n y ’s w o rks, and s i n c e I 1 0 becamo se c r e t a r y h e has had en tire chargo of tho c o m p a n y 's ollice, handling all its re ceipts. Y o u n g had been living h igh and w h e n investigation was sta r te d on a c c o u n t o f shoitened d ividends ho w as a t o n c o p p o tted. Tue com p any’s stan d in g is n o t im p a ir e d . M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r I m p r o v e m e n t . D u b u q u e , Ia., Jan. 17.—T h e re are a b o u t 200 delegates a ttending tho Mis sissippi r i v e r convention to-day. Hon. B. B. R i c h a r d s of this c ity w a s elected te m p o r a r y chairm an, In his speech he a d v o c a te d t h a t the request to congress bo co n f in e d to improvement o f th o m a in c h a n n e l n e a r Molino and w a n ts a n ap- g r o p r i a t i o n of $3,000,000 fo r tho upper ra p id s c a n a l. W i l l n o t b e a B o l t e r . N e w Y o k k . Jan. 17.—Col. F r e d G r a n t said t o - d a y t h a t his reason for declining to be n can d id a te for q u a r a n tin e com m issio n e r is th a t confirm ation w o u ld re q u ire a m inority voto of R e p u b licans jo in e d w i t h Democrats in tho legislature a n d t h a t h e d id not w ant to be a bolter or to t a k e a n y office oxcopt by t h e unani m o u s a c t i o n of his party. L a b o r C a n d id a t e fori C o n g r e s s . Ish p e m in g , Mich., J a n , 17.—A t 12:80 o’clo c k t h o lab o r congressional conven« tion o f th o llt l i district eloaed i t labors by n o m i n a t i n g Bartloy B reen o f M eno m inee a s t h e labor candidate f o r con gress. I t is said tho D e m o c rats will en d o r s e h i m . C a r l isle Im p roving. W ashing t o n , Jan. 17.—Mr. C a rlisle is c o n s i d e r a ll y betterto-night. H e gained ste a d ily d u r i n g tho day, h a v in g only a slig h t c h i l l a t noon. BLOODY BALPQDfi’S TRREAT Condemned in the Strongest Term s by the Tories. PA R N E L L ’S WAITING POLICY The Irish M e m b e r s w ill R e f r a in F r o m F u r th e r O b s t r u c t i o n M e t h o d s —G e n e r a l N e w s . Copyrighted 1 8 8 8 ). L o n d o n , Jan . 17.—M ichael D a v i t t ’s c o n f ir m a tio n of tho story to ld b y M r, W i l f r e d B lu n t alleging th a t M r. B a l fo u r h a d expressed his d e te r m i n a ti o n to im p r iso n a num b e r of H o m e R u le lead ers w h o w e r e physically u n a b le t o su r vive th e i r incarceration, h a s h a d th e effect t o con v e r t a large n u m b e r o f p e r sons t o believe in the t r u th o f M r. B l u n t ’s sta t e m e n t , an d is fast d issip a tin g d o u b t in t h e m in d s of others. T h e D a i l y N e w s d e c lara tio n , w h ic h was m a d e p r e v io u s to M r. D a v itt’s s t a t e m e n t th a t th e u g l y story ought to b e to l d to every E n g lish m a n with t h e u t m o s t cir c u m s ta n t ia li t y of detail a n d a t th e earliest p o ssible m o m e n t laid b e f o r e p a r lia m e n t, h a s a lso moved a n u m b e r of m e m b e rs to efforts to have t h e Iris h sec re ta r y a r r a i g n e d before th e h o u s e o f co m m o n s an d i t is likely t h a t M r. B a l fo u r w ill bo confronted a t tb e o u t s e t o f th e c o m i n g session w ith a p r e s e n t m e n t of th e c a s e against w h ich a g e n e r a l d e n ial w ill be of no avail, A g r e a t m a n y T o ries h a v e already p u t th e m s e lv e s up o n r e c o r d as having c o n d e m n e d M r. B a lf o u r ’s indiscretion, n o t to c h a r a c t e r ize h is u tte r a n c e s ia s tronger te r m s , a n d w i th o u t t h e support o f these g e n tl e m e n it is d if f icu lt to seo h o w the c h ie f se c r e ta r y is t o c lear himself of t h e c h a r g e o f g r a tu i t o u s vindictiveness. T h e co m m e n ts of the T o ry p r e s s a n d th e C o n s e r y a tive m em b ers o f th e house of co m m o n s upon the new p a r li a m e n ta r y t a c t i c s of Mr. Parnell in d ic a te t h a t the I r i s h lea d e r ’s a n n o u n c e m e n t o f his p r o g r a m m e has caused b is p o litica l enem ies considerable an n o y a n c e , n o t u n m ix e d w i t h fear. Some o f th e C o n se r v a t i v e s a ttrib u ted Mr. P a r n e ll ’s m o v e to t h e a s tu te n e s s of Mr. G lad s to n e w h o is c r e d i te d w ith having in s p ir e d th e fo r m e r ’s determ ination, b u t w h e t h e r he has a c ted on h is ow n v o lition on of th e in s ti gatio n o f tho e x - p r e m ier it is c e r t a i n th a t tho Irish p r o g r a m m e o f re f r a i n i n g from obstructive m e th o d s h a s rem o v e d t h e chief peg upon w h i c h t h e T o ries h o p e d to hang th e ir a r g u m e n t s fa v o r i n g th o various Irish bills t o be i n tro d u c e d i n t h e early p a r t of n e x t ses sion. W ith o u t Irish obstru c tio n t h e in terest o f m a n y Tory m e m b e rs in Irish leg isla tio n w ill die out. if in d e e d i t w ill a w a k e n , a n d tbe chances o f p l a i n sa il ing f o r th e governm e n t w ill be v e r y m u c h lessened. T h e r e i s no w said to be a stro n g c u r re n t r i s i n g in V ienna in f a v o r o f P r i n c e F e r d i n a n d , g row ing o u t o f t h e a m b i g u i ty of tho sta te m e n t s of tbe R u s s ian g o v e r n m e n t r e s p e c tin g the czar’s n o tio n s o f a sa t is f a c to r y settlem e n t of tb e B u l g a r i a n question. Should this feeling develop in to a u official prom u lgation fav o r in g F e r d i n a n d ’s retention of th e th r o n e of B u lg a r ia, a c tiv e m o v em ents o f R u s s ia n troops o n th e Galician fro n tier m a y be looked fo r as soon as th e sta t e o f th e « e u th e r a n d th e condition of th e r o a d s will p e r m i t . D e s p ite t h o statem e n ts of th o police to tho c o n t r a r y i t is alm o st g e n e r a ll y be lieved t h a t C o m m o n er Pyne h a s elu d e d his b e s ieg e r s and escaped f r o m L isfln n y castle to som o place o u t of t h e ju r i s d i c tion o f t h e I r i s h authorities. M r. P y n e ’s course in defying arrest a n d fin a lly sn e a k in g a w a y from the co u s e q u e n c e s of his d e f ian c e is severely co n d e m n e d by t h e frie n d s of tho g e n tlem e n w h o s e sim ilar vio latio n of the co e r c io n a c t have co n s ig n e d them to prison a n d i t is w idely b e lieved th a t ho will be g i v e n u d to th e officers of the law if h e eh a l l be found a n y w h e r e in Ireland, T h e I t a l i a n Government h a s c o n tra c t e d w ith a P h ilad e lp h ia m a n u f a c tu r e r fo r a n u m b e r o f dynam ito guns w h ich w ill th r o w p r o jec tiles w eighinu 600 p o u n d s fo u r m iles. The guns, w h ich a r e t o be used a g a i n s t M assonah, will be delivored to th e Ita l i a n agents alm o s t i m m e d i ately a n d shipped to tho Red s e a c o a s t a t th e o a r li e s t possible moment. T h o a u th o r i t ie s havo su p p r e s s e d t h e report o f C a p tain Shaw, chief o f tho L o n d o n firo brigade, co n c e r n in g th e co n d itio n a n d liability to d e s t r u c t i o n by fire o f tho London th e a t r e s , ow ing, it is understood, to its r e flections u p o n tho laxity o f th o hom e offico in its supervision o f th o various peaces of am u s e m e n ts . I t is believed, how e v e r, th a t C a p tain S h a w ’s sugg e s tio n s w ill bo acted u p o n a t o n c e and t h a t ex ten s iv o alterations i n t h e e n tran c e s , e x it s , stages, etc.. o f th e l e a d ing t h e a t r e s w ill bo mado. T h e c a b i n e t in council to - d a y sp e n t nearly t w o h o u r s in discussing t h e n e w rules o f p r o c e d u r e to be applied d u r i n g tho c o m i n g session and th e lo c a l g o v e r n m e n t b i l l , as modified to s u i t th e U n ionists. R e t a i l M e r c h a n t ’s A s s o c i a t i o n . B u f f a l o , J a n . 17—The seco n d an - n u a l s e s s io n o f tho R e ta il M e rchant’s a s sociation o f t h o state of Now Y o r k w ill be held i n th i s city a t Concert h a ll to m o r r o w m o r n i n g and afternoon to con sider t r a d e m a t t e r s of interest. In ' t h e evening a b a n q u e t will be g iven a t th e M u sic h a ll b a n q u e t room u n d e r t h e a u i - pioes o f t h e B u ffalo Retail G rocers asso ciation. A V i c t im o f Sh a r p a r s . A l b a n y , J a n . 17.—G. S, M a ssey o f Colorado C ity , Texas, died in th e C ity hospital y e s torday. from ex h a u s tio n . M assey w a s fleeced in New Y o r k by sh a r p e r s a n d then sent hero. O n D e cem b e r 80 h e c u t his throat in C o x ’s e a t ing houso a n d w a s found tho n e x t m o r n in g insensible. Tho 'loss of b lood w o a so g r e a t t h a t i t w a s impossible f o r t h e m a n to recover.
