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TUESDAY OCT. 31. HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa., Oct. 31.-Operations were resumed at the Portage irop works, Duncansville, this morning. The management and the employes adjusted their difficulties and the workmen in the finishing mills accepted an average reduction of 25 per cent. in their wages. The works give employment to 500 men. RANDOLPH, Mass., Oct. 31.-The directors of the Randolph national bank have notified the stockholders that owing to the smallness of deposits, the lack of profitable local business and large taxes and expense of running the bank, they believe that it is for the best interest of all concerned that the bauk go into voluntary liquidation. NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-The Emmet abandonment case came up in Justice Koch's private room in the Yorkville police court yesterday. After hearing evidence in the case Justice Koch instructed Emmet to pay his wife $40 a week and placed him under $2,000 bonds. H. C. Miner, of the People's theatre, will become surety. DUNBAP, Pa., Oct. 31.-Yesterday the central and business portion of Dunbar was destroyed by the most extensive fire in the history of the town. It was with the greatest difficulty that the remainder of the town was saved. The loss will aggregate $40.000, only partly covered by insurance. The fire originated in the basement of Dr. Gaddis' drug store. RED BANK, N. J., Oct. 31.-The suit of William J. Leonard of the Monmouth Press, and republican candidate for the assembly in the third district of Monmouth county. who was indicted by the grand jury for alleged libel of County clerk The odore Aumac, democrat, has been carried to the higher court at Trent in at its next session. This will be after election. FLUSHING, N. Y., Oct. 31.-A rifle in the hands of Charles West, proprietor of a sporting goods store on Main street, was discharged into a can of powder last night. The can exploded, setting fire to the store, and the blaze spreading to where a large quantity of powder was stored, an explosion followed, which shook the entire village. It blew out the front of the store and broke window glass all along the street. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Mr. Bailey, of Texas, has introduced in the house bills repealing the laws providing for the retirement of officers of the army and navy and providing that such officers heretofore retired shall not receive any pay from the government. He also offered a bill providing that no person who has heretofose resigned his position as a United States judge shall receive any pay from the government. LONDON, Oct. 31.-The Daily News says in a leader on the close of the World's fair: The stockholders of the World's fair will not mind the loss of money they subscribed to beat creation, and they will have their reward in creation having been beaten. The huge advertisement will pay in the long and in the increased self-confi. dence or the nation and the admiration of foreigners. Let us 111 all humility own creation's defent and congratulate our cousins in all sincerity on this great work. greatly done. ST. Louis, Oct. 31.--Ex-Priest Slat tery's course of lectures closed last night in 11 cloud of gloom. An immense audience was present at Turner hall to hear him. Just as 'the speaker reached what aypeared to be the climax of his assaulton the church of Rome the lights were turned out. This is said to have been done by some of his enemies, but uncharitable persons are heard to say that it was by the ex-priest's order. The crowd dispersed quietly and the fifty policemen present were not wanted. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Oct. 31.-Anattempt was made to wreck train No. 6 on the Auburn road, due here at 9:25 p. m. The train, which is an express, was going at a high rate of speed at the time. Charles Brazee, a one-armed tramp, discovered a pile of railroad ties on the track at Railroad mills, fifteen miles east of this city. He immediately started for help and aroused Postmaster Cutting of Railroad mills, who took a lantern and ran down the track just in time to signal the train. No one was found in the locality, although a number of tramps have been seen in the vicinity within the past
