SOUTH NUIHYAIJC. JANI‘ARY ‘.‘\.
“What becomes of all the counterfeit
coins?“ excitedly asks an exchange.
“.\Iost.of thrm. the Chicago Tribune
Qmphatienlly responds. eventually find
theirway into the contribution boxes."
According to‘the Ir‘arlrmy Age there
were fortylivc wrecked railroads, with
7,687 milcspf main line. sold under
foreclosure in Hart. These properties
were capitalized at $374,103,700, or
ubout 350.000 a mile.
h
f‘lt is high time for Alabama. as well
Isothcr Southern States. to do something
to entourage and induce white farmers
to seek homes and settle among us." says
the Montgomeryr_.\l:\ i Advertiser. “Over
40(5000 intuigrants came to this country
last ycarkbut eornparatively few of llltltl
came South. The Northwest attracted
them. The tide can be turned this way.
The sooner the better.“
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The Farm 11 of lions-Jolt? tliinks. us a
rule. the .zariiicrs of to day are as intelli~
gout andrindepcndcnt as any other class
of people; all that city people have
their troubles and hearta. lies the farrncr
knows not of. .Yuny of them crrn scarcely
get along. and tlrr ir pride lends thrrrr to
imitate their more wealthy neighbors.
The mt‘fi’llillll and manufacturer depend
upon the farmer for their success in trade.
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According to the New Orleans Ti ms-
J‘nnowrrrr. Fort Jackson. the orily dcfcuce
and protect-i :n to New Orleans and to .
thcwhnlu .‘lississippr valley. is criditr
gercd by the river. A break in the
banks a short distance below'the fort
has gradually grown into alarge stream,
filling up the neighboring bays and ren-
dering it probable that the site of the
fort will be undermine] by the river dur-
ing high water.
——-—.——.
A‘citizcn'of l'o.~:rl10irtas. lowa, hasiri~
Vented n ncw fttcl. which bids fair to
take the p‘ac‘ of coal in the prairie
countries. He gri ids cornstalks and
course prairie grass to ;’r'lllt‘l‘ and ltluist~
ens them. This p tip is pressed
blocks ab rut twelve inches long and
four lllt'llt‘i Illlt‘k. and \ll‘it \l tilteblo. R
will give an hour‘svstcady heat. This
fuel can be prorlrtccd for if a ton. and
thc inventor claims that it “'lll last twice
ls long as the best soft r-orl,
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iirtc
Home author of boys‘ stories might
find it to his udvant ige t i hire Alum-ti
lien Ahmar. w horn Franco (has rust-
nw‘ardcd th' t'ross of tlir- ligiori of
Honor for bravvry as a lion krllc‘. to
relate his adventures its material for the
children‘s llltlgfallllt‘s.
n Algeria. in
twenty—six years, he k‘lled over ‘30.)
lions. line lion'is estimated to destroy
8?,tlrltl Worlll'hf capital annually, and to
- keep it tip for ten years at least; so the
lion killer saved Algeria about $l,tt0t\.-
000.
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Knox County. Ohio, has been infested
withrnts and mice. and a few days ago
I hunt was organized to rid the neigh~
borhood of these pests. 'l‘lzc' ratcntchcrs
divided into two parties of tifty hunters
each. and began operations. the tinder-
standing that‘thc losers should give the
winners an oyster supper. The result
was that one side brought in 5.857 rat—
tails and l,TUT mieelails. and the other
side 2.886 rat-tails and to“: mice-tails.
Tutu“. 8,743 rats and ‘3. Hit mice slaugh»
s‘“ 3
tom], or a grand total of 11.-....
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Comparatively new counterfeit silver
dollars. rlntel ls‘s‘l. are in circulation.
.They are Mlyperfect as almost to
defy detection and any one not an expert
wopld take them withoutirquestion. and
even an evp -rt would be do eived unless
he made a critical examination. They
are very nearly up to the standard weight.
The milling. on which so :mairy cuuntcr~
feiters fail, is admirably done. The ring
is almost genuine an 1 the general execu<
tion good. They are. however, lacking
in the’ rich silver coloror appearance. but
look like tin in lightcolorcd brickdust
Water. , .
“
The latest thing in hook advertising
has been devised by a French publishing
firm. A lrrgc number of. men are made
to walk in single tile along the most. fro-
quented streets. apparently intent upon
roudlugan—opcn back. whih they hold
out before them with both hands. so that
the back of the book can be seen. 'l‘h
public naturally wishes to know the title
of this work of such absorbing interest.
wdfinds on looking that it is a newly-
published novel. lt is hardly necessary
to add that several of the hired men
could not read a line of it to save their
lives.
m
The latest method of identifying pris~
ours, which has been introduced into
France by M. Alphonso Bertillon, and
which is now sugcessfully practiced not
only in the chief French prison. but in
Russia and Japan as well. is the exact
measurement of the prisoner on his ar-
rival at the jail. llis waist. the length
and width of the head. the left middle
finger. the left foot, the outstretched
arms. the three other fingers of the left
hand, the left arm from the elbow to the
wrist. and the length and width of the
car are mean ed. and the color of the
eyes and many particularities are noted
down. A photograph is also immedi-
btoly taken, and by these means the
* United States.
The Bill Regulating Railroad
Traffic Passes Congress.
How Government Supervision Will
be Exercised Over the Roads.
After passint:r the Senate byn large ma-
jority.‘ tho lntor~8tnte Commerce bill has
gone through tho House by the decisive vote
of 219 years to «ll hays. Th3. following isa
synopsis of tho trill. as it vessel Congress
The provisions of the blllat‘e applied to
““3“ coumron carrier of tuissengers and
freight. whether the transportation is eu~
tircly by rail or partly by rail and partly by
water. when n common control. Innna re~
uleut ol‘nrrnugelnent is exercised or extent ed
through more than one State or Territory.
or ‘ covers such relations between the
l nrted Males and any foreign coun~
try. Fcrrius and bridges used r
operated by any rnilroal are embrat‘t
iii the provisions of the bill. All churges
for the transportatron of freight and passen-
guys shall lc rcns urnble and just. and now
thing oppowd t i this is prohibited and do-
..r-Iarcd unlawful. It is provrdcd that the
' prtn isinns of the act shall not opt-IV I.“ tmris»
actions whollv carried on wi'hm one State
and not lull-cling the intern hatigo of tratlic
betwrcn one State and another. or between
one Mate audn forcigit country. _
The .‘Q‘k't u-l so. ti In forbids any common
carrci‘ t-i charsc. demand or
re. tly or lll‘lll‘t' 'tly. prom any person Itl‘ pcr»
so: . . n greater \‘l' less com} cusatiun for any
serviccs cr inn ctr-l \\ rth frcuht or I tl‘St‘llKk‘r
trarisporta' Eon than from others for like and
lion ~ in like kind of tr‘alliv. lttlrlr‘l‘ sub~tan-
*mrrrrrrrr tortilla.”
receive. di— ,
contempt ranrs us servicos in tho transportu i
" SI M it ‘U’ '
NE V\ b T.- I. \Y
Eastern and Middle States.
Tut: triangular struggle for Senator “Tar~
nor Miller‘s sent in tho t'nitcd states Senate
from New York ended in the success of Con—
gressman Frank llisnw‘kalto had been thii‘ l
m the ruce. Levi l‘. Morn-u. who had been
a good second. withdrew I" favor of Mr. His-
cock. and on the eighteenth ballot in the lie-
puI-llcun Legislative caucus the latter was
nominated. rcccivin: fiftyono votes to forty
two for Senator Miller.
Tlllv‘. Lorishitut‘es of Maine. .‘lasstichu~
Setts and Connecticut have i‘c-clectrsl l‘nited
States Senators llalc. Dawes and llawlcy
lvspentivcly. ~
Nl'rtr'l.\l.- detectives guarding railroad
property in Jersey t‘lt) . N. .l.. varied the
monotony of tho coal strike there by tiring
intia crowd of children who but [noon “in:
in; stones at them. Thomas Hogan. sixteen
yours old..w:is shot \I\ ad.
tlvvtcnu Aunts. of the New York police.
while iti pursuit ot a prisoner who had
. escaped from his clutches. tired twice at the
fugitive; the second shot struck and killed a
young man nann-d t‘unalo.
'l‘run'rvnrvic West Point military colors
were found doticicrit at the annual exanriurt»
lion and dr~missed. '
South and “'09".
lfxi't no Starks Srzxa'ronselecte l: .‘lcsd‘s.
(‘ockrell rll‘lll. r. from Mixsottri. St -ckbr‘rdgc.
(Reg-J. from .‘lrnuruota: Davis tilt-p ‘. from
Minnesota: l‘arwoll .llcpJ. from llliuotmaud
lit-amt .Dent. . front California.
Tut: (bingo Shorill‘ rcfttsod to icrrtrit
i the wedding of Miss \‘nu Zandt. daughter of
n \vtnlthy l‘-‘\lrltIIl of that city. I - August.
Spies. tho .‘\ll:ll‘-‘Ill\l t‘:IlI<'l urrdwt‘ S'lllt‘ll‘t‘
-(\t~ . ith for participation ititltc lurrtrlr~tlitxr\\-
in: \‘IlIrIl resulted i.t ”to dumb cf sc‘xct‘dl
pull "attain. ‘I'Irc \mrti; lttdv t-vrtuc-l an no
" Illllllllltl'lr‘r‘ w rllr Sth'sllIll Eu: hrs trial. \ is to l
tinllv -umrm. l‘ll‘t‘lllllslulit‘rx' and run-l Irrtrt lll tt‘llIlllt‘llli‘lll and thou llr‘villtls‘ cu-
rlrtions It is made ttul iwful by r “limb ‘1 '3‘ lv'ltvmr “7 i'l‘el \‘il't‘l‘i'lr-f H" “Ho“
u... third ”.1...“ 1.. make 0:, :1“. it“ lrou to tho . out rrrplalml uurotz. :\lt~r* tho
'uuv um“... “I. ttllrcthtrlltlblc Puffin filrct'ttl s l't‘lll\:ll to p- I‘llrli lln- |'I rr-iit-rrn' lll
= en. e or
2(‘ottrptnyx Il".'ll. corporation or localrty. or to
i any particr tr description of trntlir‘. Accord
. log: to the“ rr sge trio pow. rs. all corp rra~
| ““115 Nillljt‘i'l I” lllt‘ lrl‘rn tsiulls of lln‘ tic! tl.t‘
1 required to ntl‘ord all was :nablc. proper and
I
, orprnl l'ar lllllcs for thr- lltlul‘r'lltlllgz‘ ot' llflllit‘
. between th irrespect .\ v- llllr‘leltIl drscrirtrinn-
I tron in rat. \ and charges llglllllst connecting T
l litli‘si furl) drlcn.
be. "I‘ll.\ .\\|ri. l and 5. which fut'ursh lira
l busts »-r II c t'\ iiYi‘rncrsy tluit is most tutor»
I return" to mutual :r.on._a:'o &;l\\‘ll in full its
‘ follow s,
t 8hr: I That it shall be unlawful t‘orany
] corritnrrn carr ‘subo-l to the pl'm hlou‘i “f
r
l
.
this (it t to clui ru‘ It-cr-zvcntiy grl‘cuit-l‘vulll-
pt‘lhtlil ti lll th-~ 15:31,. to tor the tl‘uuspor:
tattoo of 'Nl\\l‘ll.\'l‘l’~ or of Illv“ krud
prott-rtv. under
‘r-uurstauccs art-l t'l'lllllll ins. for
r
.
l
t
l
r
.
than for a l ll;i‘l‘ tbstnn ‘o uvcl‘ tho ,
sumo lure. II] the saun- drroctron. the:
short-T born; Ill\‘lll lr-d \\llIl.ll the longs-r
distain e. but lllh shall not be
terms of this act to
great tonrlu-rrsntrou
longer
j, upon
t'l::lt;:o rinl
for :l
l'rrn tried.
to
distance.
up} lieu! ton
h~ M‘cvct'.
the coirrtuissrou
commoncurricrinuv. ru spc‘ral cuxcs at"?
r lll\t‘-llg;ni_in llv t:ru .~ illl irrtsi lll_ b.- all-
tllorixcd It‘tllllg’t :lr\~ lot longer than tor
"Axfit‘llfil’h or pi‘otncty. and tho i‘ritlltlll\‘l'\ll
may from t it c In llllb‘ proscrd o the extant!
tn wlt clt \ll It t!("l;l-:|it‘\l t‘0llilllnll
so tlotrt f thi act.
Ntr'. 7». That it shall Iv unlawful for any
.‘o'ritrr it career »r.b,v » t to the prov .str-rrs r-r
”Ah 2: l to enter into am contract. ugt‘n‘
uciv' r-r urirri-rratzr w:th nrrv ozlrcr'voni
rrrott .ur'rror or carriers tor tho
frciglrts ot‘ duh-rout :rurl I‘ullll‘r’llDL:
r. :i-ls ‘
L'.‘ or ltt‘I»lI\l‘nr’r‘c.l\ of tho t-zll‘tltli,‘~ of suvh
rnr‘roarls. or - rv po:l..rrt th 'rvothnd ltrnnv
-':i-r~ot" n/u oar-1|: for tho pooling; of
fl‘t‘t;lil~‘. as: onward, v.1. h rinvof its contin-
uzitr c shall I» - rlr cured a separate otl‘v‘uvv.
Tho ~r\th s u-trou re ptrrr-s that after nitrotv
days fromtlzc t-iisugt- of tire u‘t the tarl~
roads shall pirrrt and publish. for tho inspa c~
ti in of r-itrvboly. schodulos of ratcs nud
clungcs and the commissioners created bv
th- lrll have auth rtty. whenever they
rlo-iri lI necessary rind proper. to require
publt allot: of lh~ taro. made to
l llu'l‘r [In 'rs beyond tho litres of-
the ~r-vcrnl railroads.
ho made ten (I:l\\ let‘ot‘o nuv
“rates. tar-w and cl::rr';r-l." bii'
rice is l't‘qtl‘h‘tl for a t‘e-lu‘ tiwr. though lh~\
dot Illorl publi atom of such it change must
be com 'lrlr‘lil w .Ill any lt‘rlll ll\'ll
' {l‘hc scv cnth scctlorr prohibit . titty llt‘cahugo
adv aucc
cvadolhcaptIrcatiou ol the law to tr'allic
covered by tho preco ling prm rsrons. A line
If Kant” turd
cominny. or any of its agents. which
is
prov url to
have violated this low. and this
penalty up; l es to ev. rv otlonso.
tions of the bill from the
section on provide
of the couuuissioners and the ordorlv cxo ‘u-
tion of the law. Five commissioners are
olevcnt Il
President. .subjc. t to the continuation bv the
“Vt‘lllS. I‘cstwctivcly. front .‘nnunrv l. llin
rut cuch successor to serve f« r er ycrux.‘
Tho cortirnissioncrs mu~t not In‘ men in any
way interested peenniurily in the stocks rit-
bonds of the corporations affected by the
act. or in their eniplov.
The commissioners have
for books.
nosrtei. an
authority to cull
they are erripower-cd to n
t‘flfi.‘ I” lIu‘ll‘
l‘r‘Hllll \illllll‘l'
surrrrrions. 'l‘hu su‘nry of each
a salary of $‘i.£-UU: tho other on ciis- s of the
t‘tiriitlrtssioit Irwin: churgcl to the Interior
’ Depart iicirt. w hit-h hn~a general supervision
over i .
MEXICAN. W_AR VETERANS.
Provisions ul‘ the Pension Bill Just
Passed by Congress
The Mexicali l‘onsion bill. just missed by
l'uugruss. provides that n pension of $8 a
.iuonth shall be paid to all st‘iuviviug olllcers
and enlisted men, including liiul‘iues. militia
and volunteers. of the military and naval
services of tho l'nitol States. who. being
«lulv cnlistol. actually s~rvosl sixty days
Wrth th~ army or navy of the 'nited
States in Mexico or on the coast“ or frontier
thereof or en route thereto in the war with -
thnt nnlion. or were actually engaged in u
battle in said war and were honorably dis;
charged. and to such other otllcets and sol-
drers and sailors as may hnvo- [wen ll‘l‘st‘lb
ally named in any resolution of Congress
for any specific service in said war. and
the surviving widow of such oillcers
and enlisted men. provided that such widow
shall have not remarried; provided that
every such ollicer. enlisted man or widow.
who is or may become sixtytwo yeam of
n 'e. or who is ornray become subject to any
disability or do umdency equivalent to some
cause prescribe. or recognized by the Pen
sion laws of the United States as a sufileient
reason for the allowance ofn nsion.shall be
entitled to the benefits of his not; but it
shall not be held to inslrids an u not
within the rule of u or disnlii ity or do-
pendency lerein de ned. or who incurred
such disability while in any manner volun-
tarilyenkrnged in or aiding or abettin the
late robe lion Against the authority 0 the
Section {filth Revised Statutes. is n led
so far as it relates to this act orto ”unmet:
under this act. '
RAIN BRINGS RELIEF.
The Long and Dina-trou- Drought. In
Texas Broken.
A Fort Worth (Texas) dispatch states that
a general rain fell for four hours in tbut part
of the State. and the long drought—extend-
troui September lust—ls ended. Reports
have been received from Parker. Wine. ack.
Clo . Stephens. Montague. Wichita. Polo
Pin and Hood counties. and all any
that the rain has wet the dry sell from two
to four inches. Farmers are preparing to
ongb at once. end it the aid naked for in
of need intended“ once it can be
my mistakes which have been. made
by trusting to a photographer only are
avoided. The fact that during the two
yeah line. this, mode has been in opera-
tion 890 habitual criminals who present-
ud‘theruolm under an canned name
new been identified in Fran“ IlIOI'I
w
plantain time. Here rain is probable. and
n f of rejoicing ls
general.
theme of people have been seriously ‘
footed by this long-continued drought. and
much tutoring has "cult-d.
m. _.___ ,.___
Tiltunnel under river Severn. that.
n
alum into the Brl I Channelmubu
Mfu- “trnfllc. [tie four and
that ll. Mini method it amplifier to
our other. . ' . 7 .
‘nldtobo
moor.
tdvantngo t . any tirt‘ti. u‘ar‘ per-0". ‘
r-f ’
substantially \llllllllf‘ r‘irr ‘
n shorter:
or ristruo l as ;
“““N‘TL’llh-t :llrv colour or carrzor wit riu tho :
receive as .
short-r as for n .
'l‘tat '
up- ' ~
l Ill-Illk'sl under the prov tart-us of 11”,. act ,u 1. '
short -r distances for th-. truth]: Il‘l‘llIt‘ll of .
r urrrtr .
lrrny lo r. lrc\cd from the oporatmu o: th.~‘
p who}; of ;
rnil- _
Hr t-I dtvirlo bat .u-ozi them the .iugrv- '
.«\ publr‘ notice must .
rri ’
no su h no. .
of bulk shrprrterils or urn other tll‘\l.t‘ ti *
costs: at‘o impos-il upon tlio '
Thu .\\‘1“ .
for no legal protoctrou ‘
create l. the first live to be appointed by the :
Senate. to serve two. three. four live and six ‘
tapers. etc... and to summon wit-- ;
penl 10 ‘v
the courts for assistance. in enso of r isobodi- ‘
h lived at sax-om and tnocour- :
ur xsrorr is all Irv. d to appoint a No rotary ut ;
the pi isotr rt \\ :rs l‘t poi to l t-- lra\ r~ l-r-ou “lll‘r
clarcd otl" by 'Il - you ; lulv's parents.
“VF Illr‘ll\1|ltrl ll cu :iu-l buys and 5: *‘ do;
sltrcr'odcrl in killing ll wolu-s :itrrl - r rpplttr;
an id \wtrtlr ru Sargent Township. I l.- lit-Fa
)‘t'll‘rvl‘ Itlnl'c llll‘ \|l\‘\"""|l|:\ Irzlw‘ _‘ .llil'l't'tl
from the .b-pt'odalr ills of tIr.~ \\.~l\c~.
A l‘l: \Illll‘ tiri- has devristntcrl tho .u- .ltil’)‘
for llllllh north r-l 'l‘artlmprrrli; lr.ttr:ru 'l‘crtt
toi'y.
'l‘ttl: Iiilll-th ”a .so lutslt torn. .t‘int- rl Ve‘.“ "
r l
‘ for n iriuritruicrit to tho litt- 'liorrornl Logan
, at l'lrrcngo. .
_-\. S I‘\lrt--r. ... w ho was l‘trilol Slat-is
Scti llul’ ll‘ oi \~~l»r;v~‘r.;i. pr’r-cmlirr: l‘ ll
\ nu \\ yc‘r._ has b on elect-ii as the latter .
$llt‘\‘\'\\r |l’.
A to. uttoitv r: boilcr burst at t‘ar'rnr. Ill .
killing the c:t:irrct-r nut tin-roan and rrr tut"
tug \cu‘ral ]\:I\.\«‘llj_:-~I‘s. 'l he luv at
tucherl to t “.r- tram wort- \vrt-l kc‘l.
\‘.‘l t“
A th‘sYtitlt-nrl- child was I» in; ’:il.r~lt l-
a crtu xlcn til I. ~‘ll\\ tllc for lot! i.-|l w lrcu :l
llr'lst' lll the wririn lr-d toarr lllu‘sll;:ll ‘~'El. .UI-l
it “as divs-rt \‘ltNl tho I tt‘c i-lll.‘ w.r . .
l
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l \"axhingtun. .
i A l \r; I liuliilwl‘nf I‘I‘osrrlt-ul - 'l c-‘uu-i \
i Ill-lllllIIllH'lh lune til-t boot! -‘: inn-i l-\ the
, Sotrntc 'I'ir~\ tuc‘m lo I‘. i i-\ :c. to. Ron
l
l
.
I
l
‘ lu ky. livnl'l'llt'l‘ ot Morita; .l i .\ lI-‘xvlt'.
:\\~l\lzllll .\ do l'v-l' wt tln- Trout“ \. \\' ll.
\\ olrstcr. i-f l‘otruuctrv \rt. t‘lrrcl I'll
:lltllllr‘l' t l\ [I S -: \ 1 -.~ (‘wrrrtrrs lvttl: It 'l‘v
lur'. of \ rr;tirr.-\. l't.ur'r;rnl t‘lcrk l‘rnnto
I:ll|l t‘iiidris. tie-rrvrul lumrl tiling .l :.
l t‘nblwr ll, of In lrrrt .l. lb‘l'lll\ Sv‘otnl :\:t«ll
for of t"
lie ordi-
\\' l:...._ .1 Illlrtwls.
‘ortcrnl Laud Ittlir-c t‘ous'rls —-
.Iultll 'l‘ itipIucIl. ol l'nlll‘rrr‘trm. :tl \ri.‘l.-
Ian-l 'l‘. l“ i‘cllcr‘s. of .\ll\\'l\\ll||ll.n' \rir; \\
l' ll )lclairlJ-l \Tuluuru. .tt 5‘ it -~ \'.
I! lit‘catlruiissxnf I'ctttrsvlvnurn n! lamina-v,
I‘. Johnson. ul \cw Jo:xc\.r\l Kohl lnlcrrnil
lit-\crruo l'n Ior‘tru's ,x‘ H (Zillmrrii. I|I\Il'l ’l
ot \r lo:r~‘-.:r;.| K II boils. Disti r- t r~t \Iar \ -
land. .I. l‘. \Ir'lit'rarh. District of V.-\\ \l.~\-
lcu l‘rislrotrs t Ilium" I". l‘iislriti: l‘ulit- =|‘
in licll‘ust. )ls- : LI. l‘uuwirs. t’ullc lr-rn? Kr-u
'ltclmll'n. .\b- . S. I» . t‘.-It.~.r..r
at l'assafrza irwldv. Mo ; .I. I“. \luorrg
l‘ullcrl- l' u \\ :il-llmrnngli. Mc ; .I.
‘ F “'Iirtllrfl‘ullo tur‘ u~ Savannah (Ll _
S. I”. Slrlvx l‘ollc tor for tho I’nstt-r‘u
Ilhll‘l 't of Max ‘vlaurl , l‘. Marin. t‘ollcclor :it
\‘icksl-ur; .l‘. l: ‘it‘llr\\l||‘. ('olloctorat .\‘t
Augustine. Fla . Iii. llupkius, (‘oIIq-vl-u‘ at
St. John‘s. l~l:\ .~\I\-\ I\\‘r-I\t.‘
nations. null tlrc u-uurir-ttrons .rt‘ prisitl|1~
at C-rr-‘itztialt. :\ultap-lts and marry oth-r
r planes.
'l‘rii Spain in -o r‘ct
t.c‘il_\ w rtlr II:|“.H|.
t‘ x\«;t:i v \l\\ .\' .\‘_ t'uv. wl... has l-cou
\‘ct‘y ll‘. is pt'r-ttr-utrc-ul out n! rlzirrgct‘.
xl|{\ \ .ruruu F‘. tlro wrtorvl‘ Nonal-rt‘ \ . m
Ilv‘n“. drc-I at their r. sirlctivc l‘l \l‘aslirtrhlou
thr- olhcr ttftct nun"
.\ Thrivsi l:\' I5R|‘\I:T\ll-:\T call Il:|\ Imcll
issucl for tho ll‘tlr‘Jll t.ru'\ u!‘ 5] {\s, rim ..f
'tlrothroa percent. loan of t\\':. principal
‘ and lllli'l‘cst to ho paid Mar. h l.
'I‘Iru l‘cnmin otlice has inforruntiontlrat ll.
i l‘. Motcnlf. of Denver. t‘ol . has been or»
l‘rvstvrl ut Nor-wirh. t‘oun.. charged with
\ raising a government pension check from $15
‘5 lo 9:50.20.
. A ll\l‘t;lll‘llt has been born to Sta-rotary
, and Mrs. \Vhttue‘y. ’
l Alnlr‘lss revived by the State Dot-mt
i incnt from llucnos .-\vics state that busiuo 5
”there had boon entirely suspcurlcd on ac-
count of lhcprcvalcncc of Asiatic t holora.
.-\t llosnrro the deaths hulllt‘lllllt‘.‘ reached
titty a day.
treasury. ii
cs~rnu bus tzt‘iti‘d a
t Foreign.
l Pint: destroyed six business blocks in Alli
. our-o. lllllu lam. sunburn,
ltt'uoltsof warm liurope uro incronsiu‘r.r
j daily. Germany and Franco are makrn;
elaborate preparations along their respoctive
; frontiers tor a turghty strugg‘o.
.louv I‘M rrzx. .In. N to. London mun
. ,{v‘l‘s ofthc Monarch Stcnmship Linc. have
' tailed for a large ntuouut‘. .
li‘lt'IM Melbourne. Australia. vultlcs intolll»
gorico that the tail of a tir‘sbcluss comet has
put in an appearance.
t‘ \tttirval. J .U' llllNl husrosizucd tho ollicc
of l‘ontitivul Secroturv of State. llis suc-
cessor will botho Nuu-io at Lisbon.
Tut-2 lirit‘sh steamer Netmul collided with
and sunk a L‘hincqi transport. “no hundred
solrlicl‘s nud sev oral Mandarins were drowned.
A mm. for the suppression of drunkonmvss
has been introduced in the Belgian Parlia-
ment. - »
Lorin “osmium: and his coaehuian were
bitten in Ireland by a tame fox that had bo~
come rabid. They have gone to Paris to be
ti‘entml by l'nstour.
tuna new:
SHALL-1‘1 ix clues are becoming unusually
frequent in New York City.
Micluni. Damn. the Irish Home Rule
agitator. has sailed for England after hold-
in}.r a large and enthusiastic farewell recur»
lion in New York. .
lr‘unnrs rosulting from sudden thaws and
UVerflowing sti‘enms have caused consider»
lilo damage in portions of New York and
Pennsylvania ‘
GENERAL CHARLES P. Sroxgknown from
his military service in Egypt as Stone Pasha.
died a few davs since in New York. He was
born in Massachusetts. entered the army in
1515 and served through the Mexican and
Civil were. calico iuently entering the
Khedivc‘s army in Egypt and attaining high
l'i-uuk.
Foonvoung children of H. L. Ron: were
burned to death at Fern City. Penn. during
the absence of their parents.
Tan pilot boat haneis Perkins was lost
in a gale off Barnegst. N. J., and two of her
crew were drowned.
A pmnkhuu business boom exists in
Tonnes”. Twelve railroad charters have
been granted within five weeks.
Ex-Govunnon W. B. Bun he: been elec~
ted to the United States Sennto by the Ten
noosee Legislature.
41“"33“ dr‘gve 3.600 agapilnto a coral
{it Ilgnnlkilrilg' “3:311:13“ err Wilma.
went to sine A spark flew into the straw
of the shodzfinnd wblle th holder dept the
cargo! nltbe aboopwen dumb:
riwruoou Joan It floors); tb’o
tacky aye tbcuh
Iron near w n; Ought-lint
Ken-
“22
0.
abaltinllenlo . bani on fourlon
tunnels in tben‘world. and In gauntlet)“;
penumbra-outer yard.
iudi ‘inl norm .
; ludcpoiidcu 'c \ll‘u \t. uoztr liorylc l‘nrk
of legislation which
‘ THE ain't Pennants. l' monogamous.
Wan-like Talk 0;...- the Canadian
Fisheries Dispute.
A Bill Pravda; r... Retalintory
Measures Passed.
Thepnssnxcinlhe United States Senate.
with only one day‘s debate and by the prac
ticnlly unanimous vote of «It‘- to l rthe one
being Senator Riddolbet‘gerl. 0f the bill
utithoririug the President by proclama-
tion to close our ports to_ t‘nuarliau
vessels and goods. shows Just . where
one In ‘nnch of Congreos stands as to
tho tishorics dispute. Amendments hv Sena-
tor tiorman were. voted down by overwhelm—
ing majorities. one striking out specified in
fractions of the rights of our tis ermcn. so
As to leavethc l'nxsident to determine just
what procwdings of the Dominion uoverrr
ment should be sutlleient to justrf ' him in
sus iettdiugcotnmerciul relatiotis.ntrr another
nut err-ling him. at his discretion. to prevent
Canadian goods coming in by railroad. An
amendment. oll‘enul by Senator \‘cst. author»
fixing the appointment. of commisisioners to
take the testimony of our lishcrmen as to
thr ir \ ontplaints. we; voted do“ n by seven~
tccu‘t . twentyscvgn. the only party vote of
“W tltl)‘.
Senator l‘idmuuds. who had charge of the
bill. used all his influence t i hurry up the
\ otc.a irl defeated two at! ~uipts tll postpone
r
iuout. the one at the rustau o of Senator ‘
Norman. the other being a motion
to adjourn interlmscd by b'vualor
llarris. Setmtorsrlitl‘crul somewhn' in the .
rcusors assigned for supporting the lull. but
all ngt‘ccd substantially that it want rrrr-asiii'o
of rctnl ation. int n lot to l‘trrco
the lbrlllilh >
ionof (‘uuadn to accept our interpretation .
of the tirhory clauses of tho trcuty of lere.
It was dc‘lutt-I by Messrs. I-‘rvc. Iliguils. .
Hour and Halo that tho t‘ntinrlinn r'ollst; um .
lion w as cutil'oli w roiighu-l the only i'cmcdy
fril‘ this: onutry wustwtalintion. Scnatur- ln
wills >uhlt ct rot-used lenslation was to tire '
lu tin-at lil‘ttaiu that t-‘rcl‘i‘ “'cull
rt the policy of the Downturn authorities
bo war ‘
ndoptol IIIh’ your was a ll:e:'r~d to new )r'ut'. .
and that it pi‘ucoo brl on the theory of an
t‘\N for an eye. a to th l\|".‘\ tr-otll
:l tish fur ~
ti~lr. a \\ run; for a wrong and an insult for -
nu rtrsu t.
\It‘~.\"s linlo and l’ryo lliuught sl‘ the
for'ian-rsnvmg that pci'stsloticc by tho 1)..
lllllllult .‘lll Ili-l‘lltt‘s‘ “as rlr-ll‘ll ln llr~_'r-ll:|fniu.
and that. no Il oi hlacbotl ‘Ill' t in! of mgr-tn
tron. Mr. l’ryc. who ll‘tl'lt‘ the pro rpal
spco h in favor of re al.a:iorr. sail that we :
had [won ovr-r carlrcl in our r'ociprn- rtv
lrcatv. and wanted no tin-re o flu-All.
Uthci‘ .\'~ltr\tots like l-‘rltunlrrls. Morgan and
liv rts insisted that wlri'c the Ir';l\ltlllull was
. . “responsive.“ us l-Iinr'ts cnllrsl
it. tireal lirttazu could not obfr- l. stucc t .cr’c
wins no cournrorcuil treat) ls‘locea
(Sn-at liritruu relatizr t - Dom-nion trndu.
and that \v:- c ulrl i rdatw as we ['Ivusc l. or
“us-our sweet will.‘ as Moigatr p-rt rt
Ls and V
'l he 0!“) >cualur “liu run t‘tl‘llllvl‘ to pry.“ ’
\ arlrrr): sentrrrn til “it's \ wt. of Mr\sr-t::'l.\\lro.
while s ipporlttig the bill on the sole ground
that it. \\:is llt-I irlnlirln'- t‘v. loitrlis l’ctt "luff
t: mu tho l'rotrdent. rral lro‘rr .‘IlllbttH‘
Ilir-lt-s‘s lettrrstosh or that lr~~ nrlurrltod t‘ at
“rout lil’rlnin and lb.- l'nrutuian wcro
l-urlm; a corislructzou of the trcalv of
\\'Itl<‘Il was at h tist ilausrl-lo.
While c\cr_v Su‘lllll 'l‘ who trial; tltu lln.rr
\pukl‘ of the possibilrtv of war. ull ~c -triul to
be cozrlidclil that l-v \lr rttzri; our m- t.
a;:i:ust l‘atrnda. us 1""? wt by tho l ill. up“
n untrv “ill soon be g‘n-l t: :t ‘H-pt our coir
stun Err u the trcrty of 2‘l\. S-nnt u
l’t vu v‘|~l\‘\\ id tlr - :x-nornl opinion o It in Ir-
s: d tho it our ml (‘2 .-I an fish are kept \ tit
of our rirnt 1.. ts the oirtragus \\ l” r. :Lsc.
It is until llllslll‘“ I‘ ll :-.l Ill“ I-Eil p~r<swl
wrtlitsur I: llllulllllt‘l » 'l‘tio rlobato was gen
wally confined t-- :l lt‘sltWV of Illt‘t'tllltlgu.’
on .\ui--:t an fisher-trig" and the oil'rcn ~v of
tho I t'oposrsl r‘crrlrslv.
l rvs .lcrrt l‘lev- land. r» all. ing the dancers
and possibilities :llls‘Hillll‘; :1 m-lttlcuictrt of
{Iu\\'.|l‘.ll‘\|\'t'l\_\. cailovl to It s court-cl llto
lk-iuo 'rntro llu‘lltlu‘l‘s ..: too If ruse I-‘orot;n
Allan‘s t‘ouruut :co. \\ rth it hour he .lis.~i;s....1m
.-..usr.l.~rnb‘.o lequr tho \llltallu-i. The scn
S‘ll‘
v .
.\.‘
r
ti.
t urout o. the sire has by N‘ultv‘l‘x w as \t‘l’)‘,
gcucrnby coinul‘l‘r‘d in by
the (‘ouuuitt e.
_, _ - _
A MURDEROUS MOTHER.
Kills Five of Right (‘llilfill‘l‘ll
nml l'ommits Suicitlc.
Th.- nrns: appalling criiu ~ cvor known in
the history f t‘lovclatrtl. “but. “us commit-
tol at rut t"lt‘l\ er it tho ulltt‘l‘ "1011““; on
I'lto
trunnion-r was 'l‘outa t-‘ubah-k. w ifc of \'a 'lar
l‘:tluilo\‘. a carp-utter. and tho \iclun‘ w t-i‘o
their live yo lll(>‘l‘ chrl‘lr'cu .-\t ? o‘clock
A. \l l‘abnlc'. started for work. or woupntrtorl
by Ill\ cl lost s \u All-cit. :i;x\rl nitrous-n
Soon a'lor th~~2r do. nr‘t ire .‘i 1 t‘abalck sent
two sons. Henry and ll mince. rigol littzu-nurtd
twelve years. I4 a grocery half a mile distant
to make some purchusex 'l’hcrt- w oro tivo
other children. James. aged ten. .-\irlornotto
r“Tonia‘ t eight. Minute su. \\'tllro four and
the baby thrco months ,olrl. As soon as
IIlt‘l‘IIlt‘t' buys worn out of the liotts- Mrs.
L‘Ilttll.‘k fastened the doors. and taking; n
pnir of sharp bladzd shears. umc inc as lung.
comm lli‘nl lI:c torrrblo slaughter of her in.
no soul childron. She first mtackd James.
the cldr'r of the li\ o. ~t ibbol him repeatedly
Ill the breast and towels. [laying noattontron
t v his frantic. ploadrrr-g cries. until ho sunk
uucous ion. on the tloot‘. Thou. like a fury
th-aineinbors of
She
. nirlml
‘I out logislativo concurrence. was rcfct‘l‘el to ,
. lIio Judiciary l ‘oruuultu-
val .-\tl'nir.< to unprrns int x thoequsln‘ncy
of uumcdtatcly appropriating sumo-o,
out. to be oxtcndtst under the dire-
”tit-ll of the Sia‘i‘clury of the Navy.
} furllu‘r‘vrlbll‘ltr‘llun. ortirprucut and arm“
riturldctlod with tho sight of blood. sir .
i'rtshel into an a ljoirriu; room. \vhoro ‘
'l‘oniu and Maori.- woro .s‘rll lll bed. and
plungcd the “mid“; blades of her wen ~oii
tune and anti it into their tender tlcsh [or
turn seemed to be. from tho location of tho
wounds. to llII‘IK‘i' their hearts and then dis
ciiilowol thr-ut .ir every crhc. Ilav in: rrrndo
suro that Tonia and Maurie were .1, ud. t‘io
frantic Woman returned to tho sitting room.
where th ~ two youngest were still \It‘t‘plllg
in a trundle bod. n'ul hacked alllt‘Jl‘Vt‘rl
them in a manner almost lll.‘l't.‘.lll)lt‘ and bo~ .
youd d. s ~riptirtn
llnv in}.r completed her monstrous work.
the muddencd \\'rIllll\ll now lmikisl about for
the means of self-destruction. With the
bloody Slltull‘s she cut down a clothes“ line lll
an upper chanrtor. carried it into thobasw
mom and to tone i one end to the r oiling.
Then she rolled in n w‘ntenbarrol. climbed
up on ‘rt. first ‘llt'sI the rope securely about
her neck and kicked the barrel from under
her feet. The drop and the smallness of the
rope cut her throat almost fmtn car to our.
the blood l‘lllllllll: in torrents down It iv unr-
inonts onto the ttour. ’
When th ~ boys mturuel from the grocery
they forrud the doors securvly fastensl. and.
in 'rent alarm. run to n uptaint their father
um elder brother with the facts Albert
reached the home tirst. and. wltli a pre-
monition of some terrible calamity. throw
himself against the door and burst it open.
The four younger children were discovered
deathllud the hen elder barely uIl‘vo. "l‘ha
mother‘s corpse Wu; foun l later. \ cry little
doubt is entertained that Mrs. Unbalckwas
insane. Her husband, and more _espomnlly
her eldest son. have noticed 'ecuhnrrliws in
her manner since the birth 0 her last child.
Cnbnlok is an industrious ‘workmun who
earns $2.35 a day, anl with the usistunce of
his son was able to give his family every
reasonable comfort. lie is forty 'enis of
age and his wi 'o was thirtysix. S e was n
handsome woman and of the best reputation.
They came f roni Bohemia to this country un-
Iuediut ‘ly utter 'heit‘ rirnrriag'e. twt‘nty years
ago. and have lived in Cleveland must of the
blind
THE r001) QUESTION.
A National Convention in Opposi-
lion to Adultcrat lon.
A National Food Convention. comprising
about one hundred delegates from New
York. Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Cincinnati. Denver. and other cities,
has been in session at Washington.
The purposeol‘ th thorin waste discus.
bill to prevent t1): gentile ingndultcrated urti~
clcs of food and drink. The members of the
convention stated t-hut State laws
and municipal ordinances are ineffect-
ive; to cure this evil. The Oleonnr-
gu-mo law. they declared. is n benefit
to the honest dealer and n protection to the
public. Ind they pointed to‘it as an example
is desired by hornet
dealers in dour. coffee. spice. etc.
Tuctntal t t he Su l
gpncsil rm°3££2§§m otafiglflw
org-5:613 ,r'lten: om
mdln . total tact thoo
or of. am mince unidirectiom
lafiwualaatmm ' '
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.1
Senate Sessions
134T“ DAY.~—The Senate pawl Mr. \‘est‘s
bill author” 'ug the mastruction of a brid c
overthe Mississippi Rivera? ornr-nr St. Lou s.
between the Eu. s Bridge and the mouth of
the .\li.\\‘ uri River: ‘also a bill nppropriutr
tugr $ logo.“ t i eepedite _th.< completion
of the t,‘hnrlestorr Jellies . . . Among
the b lls favorably reported were one
Authorizing the President to protect and do
‘l‘t‘lltl tho rights of Arlieri'tut fishing \‘Q‘Sx‘t-ls
and fishermen; one for the relief of depend
out parents of honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors and now dimbled and dependent
upon their labor for support. and an amend-
ment to tli . Sundry l‘iv il Appronriution bill
appropriatint' $7M." ' t t.) take part in the lit-
ternntionul prosition in South Australia.
Juno Zitl‘ l\\‘f~
flint I)A\'.-»The l‘hair presentol a mes»
sage from the President vetoin: a bill grunt—
ing a pctismn to “'illtum Dirkens. The .
ground o: tho veto is that a pension had
been nlron-ly. in December. l\~I'-. given to the
beneficiary through the Pension tltllce. ..-
Mr. L‘ockrcll presume In petition. numer-
ously signod by merchants and mnuufn -tur~
crs f St I. ruis. for the repeal of internal
revenue laws, ltcforiwl.....\lr. Mnhonc.
from the l‘otnmitteo on Public Holdings. re~
portcl n'brll for the completion of the monuA
merit to Mary. the mother of “'usliington.
Calendar .. Mr. llonrcnllcd up the confer
cucc report on the lilo 'tornl L‘ uiut Ill”. and
it was agreed tn without rlivtsiotl. . . . chrct
tl‘fi\li\ll.
L‘t-rri I) \v. ~.\lr. Sp ‘ctlllcr wn< appointed on
tho l‘ruunilttoc nu I'r'rviirucs and lilocti ll|\'
.to till the vacancy rniis. d by the death of
General Logan ...Mt‘. (‘ol mitt presents-d a
pctiti-utl‘rorri ths “'otnv-n‘s t‘liristinu Tent
!K‘l‘t|llr‘\~ l'rrion of the District of t‘olunibia
it charges the l‘oiitttrissiotiow ut’ the his
tract of L‘uliuub a with disrc;~ tiling the.
purity. salt ty. ll‘tI riroral :lllt‘l'.‘s‘.<:lllrl rights
nf Ill" '~ -.~; I" lictcl‘tc I.
2211i |Hv.~—tln motion of Mr. l-idnrunrls
the Senate to k up ‘ the bill re
[ortod from th- Judi 'mry t‘omtim
toe nut hr Til-f it: a 1‘1 ostdcnt to
protect and detriirl the rights of American
li‘l‘lll’: vessels. American ushernzon. Arirerr- l
can trading and otter vessels. in certain
(‘a\l-\’_ Afln‘l' R I ll; llt‘l-a‘t‘ [Irv lilll “tn l
”L...“ “”1. "INF . no dissenting vote—that
of Sciintor llrrlxlcllwrucr,
llnusc Se‘hSllIllS.
L‘itrll DAY. , The House lixml lli ' evening
of Fort 1m") 3‘- for «lobvery of ctrlugn-s upon
the late lloprcsr-ntntnos Aru it. lion 'h and
ledtr-v . , Sp -o ho. in favor of tirc litter
St itc l‘umru '0 ll 11 were lll-‘hlt' by Messrs
llurthnut :lll ulh uum ltrl. .Hm-utlrer .\\'rs
and X-‘lsuu -.\l nlr .‘lt‘. “Vancr .lowu
spoke ru t'pllvislIl-«ll to the measure .A burl
author. 112;; thcc distru 'tioii of a bridge in or
th) Mississippi River at St Louis w: ‘
passed .\ motion in wiring of the S. .
tnrv of the 'l‘rr-nsury its to the am unit of
lllullr‘V due the l'uitnl Stall-s from the l'u rti‘
l‘arlroa ls was l‘t‘fl‘l‘l‘ml
Ilr'rll llAY. All: I lullrwaite‘s resolution.
asking the Serra ltll‘Y of tlic Til-as trv for an
otutiion -~f th- l‘a 'lll‘ [influx-id l-‘utrdtn;
bill. was pnssoi 'l‘h ~ Saute bizl for
the a liuissron of the S'a' - of \"ushrlig
I-Ill was l‘t‘lM r.-~~I and plat of on the
calendar. Mr. Miller 'l‘cvns llll"0ltl~"t‘l a
bill nppropr intro: MAIN H U for the relic! of
the deposit it‘s at th.‘ l-‘cw-lruair‘s \‘uvings
llauk .Th- S'nato bill amt-riding t'rr-
law of llctlt‘lli\ trade marks. and
no») l‘l:lll\ w IS passe] Mr: I‘ll-
l-l.~ \2 ('~ fin-um l the re ~otir.r..'tul of Pro .
lntcr' .\' atM t‘oznuit-rco bril. Messrs. lint 3.:
\\'r~ .lil'.|\‘\t‘:l -r «thin and bin lla\ ..\ld
Mew-\-
and \\'nrnc:
spoke ru I“|}|‘ rtrou tr- tlio bill. nnl
(‘titvlio Arr «\li ’Il . Holman lud
“him In approval.
: t l‘\\ ~'l‘lr i‘tillft‘l‘oll ~e report on the
Inter htnto I 'onrut e bill was :I::col to —
331' to ll. 'I‘liv- bill tit-\t wont ti lh - I‘m-x-
.lr-nt Tin- foil-r“ in; resolution pr- posed
by Mr lk-litruttl N. Y ' was n-t‘nrrcl to Ill"
t‘o-rrrrJXt-nvrr l'tlt‘r*l;;ll Affairs That the l‘rvsb
dcut bore tucstcd tr-truus’uit tutlic llouwc- rp-
hrs of such r o: rosin-lulolico up to tho pn‘seiit .
rlny bclwcen llll\ r .‘m moment and the British r
I; rvcrrrrrrcnt as he tray rh- 'tdo can llvi\\'[tl*\p-
ot‘ly bo lll.‘l\Ii‘ public in regard totho deprtvn. t
tron irr'livlssl in t‘auarlrau portsozz Aurortcau
l’l\IX‘.ll): \esu-ls ll‘lYllI; tho right tn tau ‘ll and
Il‘ttrlt‘. rtt th ~ liberty lit-rot Atorc enjoyed by
srr h vessels to outer t‘nnnvliuu ports open to
forczgn vos els and btrv and sell. hill to trans
tllll urcr band so ther. in. and which is por-
iurttod lll such ports to' American tru ling
vessels and to \cssels of all o'.h-~r .lttlllt‘lhlll-
[lick
:?_'h D \\‘ —- Tho l‘rstrict of l‘v-lllllllilll':\]\
pnxprtntion bill. th~ third ot the six bills
from tho Ap iroprinti rn \‘otumrttw‘. was w
...~\ all t-- open land coinurumca
tour with Alaska was a lvorxoly reported and
l-nrd on tho tablc . 'I'Iie rosolutrou of Mr. \i‘nl
lace. wliotlior the 2! “on of th‘ Selmto ex
tending (lh‘ llawatran ttvnty was vultd with-
. .'l'ho litver and
Illll‘lml‘ bill was taken up and general debate
on it closod.
.tio Dun—Mr. Law'lcr. .lll.‘« introduwl
n ta~s--ltitioii directing the Committee on .\‘a«
merit of such new \es‘ela‘ of w or us may be
doomed nocwsat‘y . . . . Mr Thomas In.» intro-
dunml n bill authorizing the construction
of two steel \‘l‘llh‘t‘l‘fi. at a co t. owclu
sive of armament. of not ultiro
than sl.~'illl.lbll each; live steel gunbouts
at a cost. rsive of ornament. of not
more than 5? U00 each. and six stccl
torpedo bouts‘to crwt. ovclusivo ol' urmn
irrent. Sllt‘Jh‘Ufiach. Au appropriation of
Sound!“ is made by tie bill ..
A bill was pnssel nbi‘ognting th . powur of
cvw‘utivo tillir‘cl’s in allowing indemnity lo-
cations or scrip‘for confirmed or unsatisl‘u d
private land t Inims. ant vesting that power
in tho l'ullvd States conrts.... Mr ll. l-
rnont‘s tinrtrou. roqtmstiur: tho t‘re~i lent to
turuish the Home wdlr tho corr.wpbtricnco
between the l‘uitod State-and Great llrituiu
-o 'nrdin: tho doprivutions tull~~ test in Cunn-
lrnti ports upon Arrerrcnn tishiirg \ossels.
was ‘l‘lxfir‘ll. .Tlrr- Itiror nul Ila bur b ll
was further r onsidcl‘o I '
CRUSHED IN A PANIC.
chcntccu Persons Lose Their lilvcs
in a London "all.
Seventeen pcrmus—«lxteen of thorn women
and childl‘eiivlost their lives in a panic
duriugn performance given by the lit-brew
tlrnuratict‘lub. in l‘riure‘s street. London. A
dispatch from the English metropolrs gives
details as follows:
The hall in Prince‘s street. Spitalficlds.
where u fatal panic 0.‘Ctlrm.l last iii;ht. is a
favorite resort for the Jews of that part of
London. l-lutertuinments have bear given
there every night for a longtime. Last even-
ing a benefit iorfornrauw was given and the
place was crowded. During the Pl“gl\‘§ of
the play a man and woman quarrele‘l in the
street outside nul near the main doorway
of the hall. The man used violence and the
woman scretuned. Her cry was heard by a
paiSsI-rsby. who misunderstood it and shouted
‘1 re!“
The woman‘s screams and the cries of
“lire“ were heard inside. and at on ecroutet
apunic. the audience. number;ng no. rising .
in a bodv and rushing poll-mall for the main
entrance. The audience was almost entirely
composed of Jews. The “manger of the
Hebrew Dramatic Club. which was giving
the entertainment was on the stage‘when the
panic. began. and didall in his over to n‘lny
he excitement and to atl‘o all mo§lblb
facilities for the exit. of the oplo.
Many of the people mus tied the mana-
ger‘s earnestness into proof that there was a
fire. and th.~se hemased their exertions to
get out. A number of women and childr’i
who had been occupying some of the rear
seats wens ovorborue by strong men and fell
at the doorway. whom they tripped up oth~
ors who were crushed down by the rush of
the frantic crowd.
When the poo ile. afterreaching the street.
ascertained the u ts of the situation. ascetic
of great disorder 0! another kind ensued.
cansed by the dis ‘ovecy that numbers were
. Then a rush book to the theme
was made. Thi: however. muwpped at the
rnnln entrance y the police who had an
rived and [snared con Seventeen
corms were found inside the theatre near
the door. They were snll cor-n, crushed and
disfigured. It was found that twelve of the
dead were women, threowere boys. one wan
girl. and one. nun. The remains were ul-
most a. Eye-witnesses any
that the way the strong men who got unper-
rnost in the struggle at thcdoor. embed and
trampled on those who tell down in the
llct wu ruthless and brutal. ,
Anom- l't ooo pounds at cult cocoons. aver-
ng ct pin-W nu. unmask»: Iii:
suntan- infracy. b3: 'u'. outlockl‘ is ’
Inn-rt... - 0'
i r lit-f of Solon
POUR BOILERS EXPLODF.
Large Iron Mills “'reclted and Two
Ellen Killed.
A battery of four steel boilers in Spang.
t‘hnlfunt A‘ t‘o.‘s steel and iron works at
Etnnborough. Penn. Q-ll'lultil with ter~
ritic force at live o‘clock Monday morn-
ing‘ ronlplt‘ttti)‘ “'l't‘t‘lilllg Illl‘ bar ltlllI
deynrtment. killing one man instantly. and
serioudy llljllf‘lll; a number of others. The
concussion was so great that it. slufuk the
houses for miles around. shattel'lug Windows
in the vi initv of the mill. and awakening
the residents bf the borough. who rushed in
terror from their houses. scantily cltl. It
was ascertained t but four boilers of I buttery
of six had. burst. spn-alrng destruction in
their pathL tlu‘prm\‘l‘a{:__ll'l~pn. “Fuizillbwd‘:
instiutlv ‘iller.n'm l ram or‘ l._
employe. was s: ladly injured that he died
soon afterward. Twelve more persons were
in tired. . .
The ruin wrought in the null by the ex It‘-
sion was complete. The building was an}
low. and the rizachmery broken and scatterer:
in all dim tions The force of the explo
sion must have been trrritic. as large
pieces of boiler iron were foupd hundreds
of yards from the scene of IllSlLsIl‘l‘. Hue
. piece. weighing at least one thousand pounds.
cut its way throw :h the eutim mill. and fell
on the public road fully live hundred yards
distant, The rlntrage to the mill wrll exceed
snoop.
PROMINEN T PEOPLE.
l‘Rt-zstnl-tx'l (‘lJ-tvtenavn is axweecd for
$7.75“ in the District of Columbia.
\\'_ \\'. L‘nut‘ultns. the \Vasliingtou yhil
nnthr mist. lays tnke~ on $‘J.1W.u ' '.
Ex-(irlYl-lexull \\‘it.r.t.~ \l Nirtitl.
ginia ll‘ZXh‘fl Ililly‘. is ninety years old.
Hos. l'. ('. l.HI’N>Rl nv. thrernor of \‘ou-
neeticut. on its a large h -::.i in Mat-nu. Hit.
Mn. Sim Klllullul-Z, the now Senator fro-rt
; Mich'gnn. is one at the lumber barr~ll~ of
f that State.
A l‘l’Nlt is being raissd in Maine for the
(base, once u prr-ririnent
t; l‘r‘oubric‘iv'el‘.
” “i no it Anti.
Halted on a Trestle by Obstrue.
lions and Robbed.
Eight Masked Men Go Through the
, Express and Mail Cars.
Two miles east of Gordon. on the Texas
and Pacific Illnilrua l. between two and three
o‘clok Sunday morning. one of the must
during and successful train robberies
that was everconunittolin Texas was per-
petrated by eight. armed and masked
men. - The following are the facts
As the regular |fl<“n:t‘r train pulled out
from (ionlou for the East. two masked men
hem-ed on the virginc. one on envb Side. The
engineer. John lbwiuet. turne l to them and
nske l. "“‘herevnrc \oti lelluws going.” “Just
going: to take it l.tt!e rr-Ee ‘answered one
of them. “You will not rid:- here. ‘
said Bosquet. “i guess we‘ will." said
the man. and in an instant the
engineer was covered with two pistols
[Mound directly at his head. He w as 0F
dciel to pull :rheid. whi h he did until he
ren lied the-coal \ hall- at the trestle bri-l;o_
soon-thing oi o: a mile ens‘ oftiurrlon, Here
tbcengrnr-er illsrovcrtsl that obstru‘ttons
bad lucn pluwd across the track npd on :ur.
den-d by m.- two men. who still held their
pistols‘ in Iran I. to [all up. He dil so.
thr- I'fllll stopping with the elizine. ba:,:n;e
I and ext-ms» car on the east side of the tres
of Vll‘» ‘
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'l'ui: wrfwof Senator Sabin. of .‘lllllls‘Qda. .
having no t‘lllltlf‘t‘ll of her own. has allot-tel
n family of nine.
Janus t'. FLOoD. the (‘nlrl~ l‘ll.:l
ntre. recently bought t ‘ll paintings lll .\ew
York for $Iit.illll.
.- v’u‘ll. fired 3 our:
milirr ll~ ,
, car.
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’Jonlux 1t. Solute. who “us a drummer ‘
boy I! the battle of New “ileum. 15 still Ir\’~
his in l‘hliadelph n at the age of eighty-
seven.
ll-rx. llaxxrnxr. llawus had a broth-r
minted Julius t‘rsar (Iiuciiiuatus. and his
four sisters bore the names of Fur-ope. Asia. r
Australia. and America
THE Emperor and Empress of Aristria
will meet the King and Queen ot ltnlyat
Venice in March. on th- not-nun: of the
unveiling of a monument to \‘rctor Enum-
ucl.
Miran-:1. havrrmhe lnsh Hoinw iuie agi-
tator. now in this country. has truvelal «H or
loam miles. deluen-d forty t~i.;h' speeches
and been married all in a period of loss than
ten weeks.
Mus, W. K. \‘Avriramrilx. of New York.
hn~ a pearl ueklu e which consists of ii!"-
Uricnlul pearls set in a goll-‘n chain that
oneebclongul to the Empress Eugenie It
cost SiTi‘.“'U.
Ex-thivhusuit (‘t arts. of Pennsylvania.
recently had an rip-ration [N‘l‘{i|l'lllt-l on his
right eye that had been sightle ss for more
than twenty _vcn:s.nnd Ill‘ srght has been
completelv restore l.
Miss Brass”: \YHITE. who. by the tlt‘.‘l.\£0u
of a Kentucky court. is u‘rlowel to dispnsc
‘me Home in that Stats, is n sl-li'l‘ of evCuu.
grwtnan “bite. of Kentucky. and is a pro
fs‘und niatiieriiaticinn. -
.\l1\\ t‘r uu bunt-s. l‘rcsidv-nt of the
American National lied t‘ross :\\\0\‘l “it‘ll.
has Lane to Texas to itr\'ostl_;alc the con—
ditivu nud masts of the stttferers from the
drought of last summer airl the pre cling
wear.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
Tin; custom of leaving or! tall bonnets at
theatres i<;;r.iwtirg.
Lofts. who upon the stage looks about
twenty veursi-ld. was forty the other day.
ltnstsa -\‘okr_~. the actress. is a second
cousin to Lord Salisbur‘yJuIrd is very proud
of the come ctlou.
Stuntsraktm‘s "T:|‘Illll;: of the Shrew“
has teen profane-d in line style at llaly‘s
Theatre. .\ow York.
A NRw Your." pager says that General
r
Sherman “is gr‘owiu.r louder of the drama
and t he opens every day. “
Fun ”is AVNIE Kinnni. the new oper'
ntic star. is announced a marked.
mid to be I second Jenny Lind.
She is ‘
Turn: theatregoing population of London :
ls estimated at so no at. white ‘2'“.000 f-‘I‘t‘igm
ers vidt tho city every day to be amused.
MR. Bri- xsox llowann seems to have
made . failure at last. llis “Met bv
Chance“ was not re ~elved with much cordrv
aitly in New \ ork.
'l‘HK only female troiubone ‘player in this
country is Mrss Annie Slflgl. who received
her Irnrsicnl education I!) the Vienna Con
son utory of .\tri~ic.
AT the command of the our 3 great the
ntre is to be constrrr ~tel at St. l'eteisbnrg.
which will both-voted entirely to Russian
operas and he bullet.
l\' Mont: ‘.:l the bi:h hat nuisance at
theatrvs pr .rs s to be shortdrved. The
crowd yells “ .\Ir.iot the hat.“ and the show
cannot go - ii ltulil it is taken all.
Two Lon 'on professional beauties and sis—
tors Mrs Mzokirrtosli and Miss Annette
Steervnrv to create a sen ntlon by appearing
on the s‘n;c in "Robinson trope." a comic
Ulu‘l'fl.
Miss .\‘r-Trrr. Gnnrxsrmt. the American
girl \‘lulllllsl. hiLs been playrng With great
so ccss at concerts in t-‘erinany. At the con
tl-i. while all Hi pnxscxrg r' con lies and the
sleepers were d:rt- fly over it. ltlillidlt 1‘ hi-
possible for )Kl~\"ll:el'\t ‘5" t o ;t of th wars.
As soon as tlic train \z";tln*d six more men
all armed. apt-ennui nu-i owls-rod th - club
ueer to takc Il‘.\ pi- i; and hammer and break
in the door of the l-\['rt'~ . :rr. He refused
at first. l-1t' o as induced to do so
by threats of instant rl all: in «the rat con
burial t‘ef.:<ii llc t ml; the trimmer. Wr-ut 1.-
th - drmr and s'rtit k wvmnl bl as" . tr :2. . a"-
ftl,‘ Hll .‘lt'set‘LJt’l‘ lalkix lu open ll 11‘ l‘t‘
would la» 1.. l. ‘ Ibo rol.‘ ~-r~ sto ul by a rd
leul‘ the - -rior-r was .ailr-r; t.. l, .k}
.H. of ‘ll it» lll'kl..;ll 1‘.»
d- or. whyh caused the do -r t . bo-
t‘pn-uel. ulll luv I'll-Inch cuterwl II)?
rulrlvrr; the safe of ai. tb~’ money
they could :inrl The aux-um ml the lo“-
could u ~1ln> a. .-r:arne l exnctiv. but tel-0:1
phi-es it at s‘rirs iaugru: trout 1“,” H u:
5) put _\1.-<~ :ger husky was. ail the time
the robin-rm iv n- trvzti: to geT in the our.
enrlcavorilig t -s-- role the innury in his I...‘
session. but on ; \c-rint of th-~ con”. minus
tiring llttu his -:.: thought it best Llnpru the
door. as the ro‘rbtts ill the outside Welio‘
threat-nun: l -b:>rn the car
lluvtrrg lllll‘ln'sl Work in the express car.
the robbers w cut t . the mail - ar an: nude in
demand on the route aueui for all "It mey nr
valuables he had Ttlltlklll; rlintthc rob
b rs w. uld not dare to molest the brutal
States mail. the men! was very cool. an!
‘trld Illt‘lll ttra‘ they “rt‘t- in the wrung
place and that be “3- a build] .‘L‘itax mad
‘man. This declaration had no etfe t
on the lot ber—. \\ no told the urticial that un
less he coi::pliu.l with Ihr‘I d--mund~ he
would suit be a dead rrnn. There were
snty registeusl trial gal» res lll the car.
but While the To: lets were . “1:91 ”1 :-‘:ug
through the ext-Fr» matter the marl agent
had ses‘urel thirtytwo of them nirionly
gnu) up [Wt-niyeight. Hat‘- in; tiulshel the
mail. one of the rob‘ers prophad t.» n...
pun-rs to go hat-k uni roll the ]8\<~‘ngt'l\.
"Na-var mind tin- tussenger‘. ‘ aid one who
appeared to be the ls‘alle-l‘. “\\'e are d on;
well cur-ugh l‘n‘l‘t'. and then. bv tbs ti‘nc,
they have hid all their stzitf,“ The x :12 :.~ . l
tho' x'cglstv rel Inclams taken from the
mail cannot Ie estimated. llhvin: llll‘.\bv.~l
tin-tr work. the tabla-rs left thetrainaui
disappeared an! the train came on first.
'lhv're was a Sivcrilf said to be from Dallas
on the tram. w ho w h- n he form I on: what
was :Ulllg cu ahead. ran out on the plullHlIH
cf the tar. and batting out tired at the
fold-ch and it. turn was tll‘rll on llv o as in!
mint t.» lathe tiring by th- fear that he
would striki- the engtu «T or the. tin-—
muu. who \vet'c standing :imoit ' the robbers
at the expressvnr \l(1.'l'. Th e were fll\u
them- m ion-d sol ire-rs on the train and they
wcn- smlloitcd at the door if the versusd
Would have made a tight bad the robbers at
tempted to enter the pas Niger car
A PENEION BILL.
The Dependent Relative Bill l‘noscs
rho Iluu\1‘—lls (‘ouditinnn
The llotoc has pawml the bill for the :14ch
of th.- Ilvl-(‘lult n: parents and hon-wu‘dy dis~
charaal su'viicl\_ and sailors who are n “-
drsablnla‘nl dependent upon thour own lat-ar-
Ior slip, on. .
SH‘IJ'H one prm Ida: that in considering
the pension claims of dependent parents the
fact and cause of death and the fa t that. the
soldier left no widow or minor chll lnnn hay
tug been shown as re uirod by law, it shall
nemury only t - n ow that men parents
um Without other means of support lhnn
their own manual labor or the contributions
of others not bunlly bound for their support.
provided that no tension nllowal under this
act shall conrnrem 1- prior to its risque
Section L’ provide“ that all persons who
nervod three months or more in the military
.t
. or naval scrooe of the l'uitnl States. or lll
‘ act. l-c plan-d on the lust of int alid pension-
cvrt which she recently gave in Berlin. tho ‘
t‘i‘ow it Print e and Pi Iiicess were present and
“fll‘lllly all] untied Ilt‘l‘.
Fusvn nuns. the owl-audit, saw “‘ilson
liarrott in ~urrlct" in St. Louis recently.
and rezoarkml o n frrcu l in a tone that was
arr-blue all ovvr the theatre that. the actor
“as u "clmmp." and that he could go right
down on the stage and give hitn points.
THE First Presbyterian Chunk. of New
York city. which has esrstel for more than
loo years without any musical instrument
in it than a pvceoutor‘s tuning fo:k. has at
r
lust. yielded to thedeuinntls of its younger :
members nnd'wil! purchase n shunt! org-n.
Vial“)! has invented some new instruments
for his new O’I'I‘a. “ Utlictltx" Among thorn
are Vu-lI-ls w itlr the strings. a gigantic flute
w htr-h is pit-‘Iu‘vl two tit-trues below those in
. Beef. good to prime. . . .. .
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present use.undancnticcly new instrument '
made of ('uii'k‘l‘. \\ (will and un ass‘s skin.\~hit‘h
is togroan wheutltlrello smothers lJuiIclllO-
an. Seats for the tint perfo- malice. in Mrlnu.
January ii". SHItl at fabulous pi ices orchestra
stalls at $lm to 3 L30. while the best be“.
fetched at auction two.
NBWSY GLBANINllS.
A rnmvunx-v nit-nu) boy of Benton,
Cub, weighs 250 pounds.
17 is figured that strikes and lock-outs cost
the land $23.001LOOO in lSS‘tl.
Ivmouax‘rs arrived in the t'nited State:
last year at the rate of moo a day.
Tul‘. Queen of Greece takes her airings in a
carriage for which she [in paid 35¢“).
Tn: debt of the Union and Central Pacific
Railroad companies antenna to ”57,32,615.
In some rde-u in Sun Leandra. Culi-
fornit. mpgrrics nnd strawberries are
ripening.
It is said that. the Iron of winter wheat is
docrousing and am of spring wheat in-
creasing. ‘
Ax Albany (N. Y.) toboggnn chute sends
the pnseugers down at the race of ninety-
throe antenna hour.
A Wnsnrscmu lady has prusentosl Hrs.
Cleveland | little marines». a small sperm
of monkey. eight inches long.
Jnrutlsr: orange trees are being intro.
ducod into Califonuo. They will give a new
and excellent variety of fruit ‘
Tu total shipments of anthracite coal for
1896 are given at about $333.00.) was,
against about 3l.&l3,000 tons in 1811’s
Jvu Gout. a Port one. but lived over
fifty years wrong the coo Blond. 01 the
coastal Florida. lie to lol you-cold.
It is estimated that it will cost nbout 84.-
moon to ambush the bound line b.»
tween Ahmad British North NM
1‘:- Inc-1m in the value of property in
Allbnmlntbclut four your: amount: to
them not or 831,000,100. luck or
itladuetotbolron industry. a. .-_ _._
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l. the disability then existed. an.
any war in w Lich the l'nitel Stn'es has been
engaged. rind who have lvwn honorably
disclr:ir,;el lbeh‘I-YOII'. and who on-
now. or who may lie-miller be surfering
lroium titanr pl: steal «ll\:ll~llll)‘. HUI the
lcsul.‘ r-f 2:10“:ku vicious habits or grow:
lawlessness. which iticzipticitatu-s them hr
the mitor'nrantc of labor in such a degree
as ti render them uuab'c to earn Ash)»
govt. and who are de‘eudcnt upon flit-LI"
daily labor for \lllllklll. shall upon inni—
n; dire proof of th~ ’ ‘r-tlfilltl‘: to so -h
ru'es and re_;ti‘:ttro:rs as the ' r‘retnrv of the
5
Interior may ‘-l‘.-\'lils' iu purs‘inir 'e of this
en of the l uited States and lo entitled to
recivel’or such total irznbtli'y to procure
their subsistence by daily tnbor $12 per
lllrlllll. and such pension shall cmuuwrnc
from the date of the tilting of the appli-
r ration in th - l‘cnsion “Rice. :1 son proof that
i continue dur»
ing the existence of the same in th-‘ dean's
herein provided. This act shall not apply to
persons on ler'folltlcal disabilities or to any
person whose isubihty was rn‘nrrcd whale
on 1 'in the militnry servi .- 21;th the
United States
r ll ti 3| ;. as his.
saw YoRK. ‘i
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Calves. loath to prime . . . . ti q; 9
Sheep . . . . .................. Flint 5' '
Lambs. " (Q "‘
Hogs—Live .. .......... 4 “it 31%“
lltx‘sscd ............. ti cl 7)‘
Flour—dim SL.::ood to fancy 31 6d) (at «1 l0
“'cst. good to choice :3 20 (q- 5 33
Wheat—Nu. 2. Red ......... 9:: or 93.56
lives» State ......... . .. .. 571...: an
Barley—State. . ............ «e To
l‘ot‘tiwl‘ngrml Mixed ...... A? {at 440‘
Unts— White State. . . . . . 2-‘J g 40
Mived Western. . Sign; 3':
Hay—Mod. to prime. . . . ’i (<2 35
Straw «No 1. Rye ..... . «ti («t 70
Lani—City Steam ...... . ti 0‘4) (ll 7 .54
Butter—Sum Creamery :l (i: 29
harry ............ :7 (if 28
West. lru. Creamery 2-5 a :5
Factor ............ ll (5g 17
Choose—Slate Enema-y. . 10‘4“; 1.1%
SLims ....... 101.932 115‘
\\'csta.\rn........ ... lté‘tut 133‘
Eggs—State and Penn ...... 3.! Q 30
nt‘rrAL-i.
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lambs—\Vmwrn ...... .. i :10 (a. 5 73
Steerswlfi'estem ............ i an O 4 5"
Hogs—Good!» Choice Yorh 4 35 0 4 65
Flour ....... ................IT-‘I @515
“'bcat-No. l. ... ‘3: if! 92
Porn—Nu. 2. Mixed ......... {Jim 4;
Oats—~30. ‘.‘. Mucl ......... — «t 3‘
Barley—State........... . To 0 2‘3
. 30510.
Beequood to ehoi 1.. . 6 (Q 10
llogs—Live.... ............ 5‘12 6
N Am Dumb... 63%@ it," .
Pork—Ex. Pumper bbl...lo 50 3:1 w
Flour—Stunnfiyl'but pass. 5 15 g 5 40
Corn—High ind. ..... . . .. 50 C 51
Oats—Pam White. . . . . “fig 43
wnfuuowx tum) CA‘ITLI Haunt.
{hol— _ weigh on“;
Sheba—Live weightww :l"a 6
Lou: . . . . ..... . . . . ...... . . 5 C 7
Bots—Northern . . .......... o 6 ex
Flour— lenlgrnims 3‘ Q 3 w
glint—No. 2. ml.....:v... 923cc on
. . . . . . . . . . 57 C 53
Cut-Stu. Yollow . 4:5 C 48
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