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healing and softening to the skin takes the place .of smarting bay rum and toilet waters. MCCALIP & ARMSTRONG

Good s,

Cranberries,-- Celerj,', New Figs,

Fte.-h Cooking and Eating'Apples,

Dates, .. Raisins. Prunes, Apricots, Nectarines.

CASH FRY, the Grocer.

Furniture, Spring stock just arrived. Call and look through. ZACK MAHORNEY & SONS.

McMllLLEN & SON,

The New Grocery Firm,

Will Be Ready to See Their Friends in a Few Dsyf, A Cc.m plete Stcck of The Best Groceries Will Be Put In-

Call at Second Doer South of First National Bank.

Sam Scott is in our employ.

"A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BARGAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES

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Bread

Only 75 cts S pej* set this week.

One Night Only,

MONHAY, FEBRUARY 24.

The Dramatic, Scenic and Mechanical Ev* nt of thb Genson.

FLORENCE BSNDLEY'5

Great Realistic Comedy Drama,

THE PAY TRAIN

See the Wonderful Incline AVreck Sccne—nothing like it ever before attempted. The Marvellous Railway Scene—a train of cars uncoupled while running at full speed. The Startling Boiler Explosion—the effect is indescribable. The Picturesque Coal Mine Scene.

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THE INAUGURATION.

Preparations for the Event at the Capital.

AN OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAMME.

Thotirfamln Will Attend, and the Hotelkeepers l,ook for a !J*rve*t—Enormom* Hoard Hill of the

Preshlent.Klect.

A COMING EVENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Already the preparations for the inauguration of Mr. Cleveland and the entertainment of the thousands of democrats who will be in the city on that occasion are nearly complete. ThY reviewing stand in front of the white liouse has been finished and the dozens of pavilions from which visitors may watch the inaugural parade will be ready within a couple of days. Jt is estimated that these pavilions, which' are scattered along Pennsylvania avenue from tho foot of Capitol hill to Twentythird street, nearly 3 miles distant, will furnish seats for 100,000 people. It is needless to say that another 100,000 or so are expected to line the sidewalks along the route of the procession.

Harvest lor the Hotels.

This great army of visitors will hare to be housed and fed, and the hotels and boarding houses innumerable have already elevated prices in anticipation of a harvest. All of the hotelR will be crowded and few of them have any rooin to spare even thus early. At the Metropolitan, for example, the prices range from 513 a day upward. At Welkcr's, which is a small hotel on the European plan, the rates range from 840 to S200 a week for rooms. The Normandie has contracted to take care of U00 people at §5 a day each, and it is quite full. Mr. Morton's big- caravansary, the Shoreliam, lias engaged to take care of 050 people at $5 a day and upward on the European plan. The prices at the Arlington will lie 85 and over per day. At Wormley's you would have to engage rooms at §10 day and keep them for six days.

Hlg Hill# of the Cleveland ?. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland will stop at the Arlington. The rooms which the Cleveland family will occupy are in the northern part of the building. They are five in number and overlook Vermont avenue and I street. They are a parlor, a dining-room and three bedrooms. Tho presidential board bill, it is said, will be 8J75 a day. The demand for rooms in this hotel has been so great since it was learned that Mr. Cleveland had engaged quarters in it that the proprietor says he has been obliged to refuse applications almost daily from persons who offer $50 a day find upward. Mr. aud Sirs. Stevenson have engaged quarters at the Ebbitt.

Will IlegJu -with tho Oath of onicc. The inauguration ccremonies will begin with the taking of the oatli of oflice aud the reading of the inaugural address at the east front of the capitol at 'noon of Saturday, March 4. Immediately upon the conclusion of this ceremony the procession will form and march down Pennsylvania avenue past the while house to Washington circle at Twenty-third street and thence back on street to Mount

Vernon square at Ninth street. There it will disband, and in the evening the inauguration ball will be given in the pension building, where it was held lour years ago. There will also be a grand display of fireworks at night. The capitol building will be illuminated by nine electric suns, and the treasury building, a inile away, will be illuminated by two. A colonial salute of thirteen guns will be fired on Cupitol hill aud a return salute of the same number will be fired near the Washington monument The Marine bund of Washington and Zimmerman's orchestra from the naval academy will furnish the music for the ball. The band gives two sacred concerts on Sunday night and a concert ou Monday night.

Will March 111 the farario.

In the inaugural parade will be the governors of fourteen states, accompanicd by their stall officers. The states to be thus represented are Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New .Jersey, Delaware. Ohio. Wisconsin, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana. Most of these stales will also be represented by their militia organizations. Maryland is expected to send 8,000 state troops aud Pennsylvania at least 5,000. Two regiments will come from New York and one from Texas. Tho District of Columbia. militia will be out in full force, and the United States troops from Fortress Monroe, Fort Meyer, Washington barracks and Fort Mcllenrr will lead the procession. There will be civic organizations in line from many states.

Ucu. Martin T. McMalion, of NewYork, will be chief marshal of the parade, and his assistants in command of the civic organizations will be Col. William Dickson, of Washington. An armed escort in citizens' clothing will accompany President-elect Cleveland. iMny Hide with tilarrUon.

Mr, Oliver T. "Beaumont chairman of the committee on carriages at the inauguration ceremonies, has received au autograph letter from Presidentelect Cleveland in which he says: •'ID reply to your letter of tlio 6th Inst I have to say that I desire the ideas of President Harrison carried out as to my conveyance to the inaugural ceremonies. A very sensible suggestion is attributed to him In the newspapers, and that is tbat I ride in his carnage, as he did in mine on the 4th of Maroh, \m."

Mr. Cleveland will return from the capitol to the reviewing1 stand in the carriage furnished by the senate committee on arrangements. Albert IlnwkiriR, Mr.. Cleveland's old driver, who has been employed as a messenger in the pension oftice, will be on tho box. It is said that the turnout will be tho finest that ever came up Pennsylvania avenue. Tho vehicle will be drawn by four jetblack horses. The harness will be white and each horse will be attended by a footman in white livery,

VOL. VII—NO. 133 ORAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22.1893. PRICE2CENTS

GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCTION.

Important Report Sent to Oongrena by the Director of the Mint. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The director of the mint has transmitted to congress a report on the production of precious metals, covering the calendar j*car 1892. A synopsis follows:

Tlie value of the gfld product from the mines of the United States was approximately *33,000,000, about corresponding to the Average product of recent years. The product of silver from our own mines is placed at 58,000,000 ounccs, of tho commercial value, at the average price of silver during the year, of ISO,750.000, and of the coining value in silver dollars of I74.H89.900. This Is a fall* ing off of 330,000 ounces from the product of the preceding year. The amount of silver purchased by the government during tbe year under the mandatory provisions ol tlie act. of July 14. 1800, W36 54,is#.827 fine ouuees, coating 947,301,^91, an average of B7l,fc cents per fine ounce. From this silver 6,333,245 silver dollars were coined during the year.

Tho imports of gold aggregated $18,105.056, and the exports 176,736,502, a net loss of gold of 508,670.580. The silver imports aggregated t31,4bQ, 968, aud exports I37,541,5J01, an excess of silver exports of HO,090,333.

The director reviews the reccnt movements of gold from the United States commencing May, 1888. Puring the litat year, that is from February 19, 1892, when the iast movement commenced, to February 15, 1893, tho export of gold from the port of Now York has aggregated 190,728,839.

The total metallic stock January 1, 1803, was estimated to have been: Gold, f049,7tl8,0t.H) sliver, 1603,365,265 total, 11,243,153,385. Tho stock of gold in tho United States fell off during the last calendar year 939.00-J.000, while tbe stock of silver ineroased ^40.000,0^0.

The amount of money ir. circulation, exclusive of the amount in the treasury, wan $1,611,321,763 January 1, 1893, an increase of 118,928,124 during tho year.

There was an increase of over 112,000,000 in the gold product of the world during tho last calendar year. Of this increase *2,500.000 was from Australia and over *9,000,000 from South Africa.

The total silver product of the world increased during the last calendar year about 7,650,000 ounces, occasioned chiefly by an increase of 4.600,000 ounces in the product of Mexican mines and 2,400,000 in the product of the mines of America.

THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.

The American Delegates Make Their Heport to the President. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—The president has sent to the senate the report of the American delegates to the international monetary conference held at Brussels, beginning November 22, 1892, accompanied by a translation of the proceedings and an appendix consisting of a series of documents relating to the monetary laws and monetary situation of the various countries.

After citing copiously from speeches made, the text of the recess resolution is given. From these proceedings, the delegates say, it will be seen that the conference is to reconvene on the 30th of May, 1893. In the meantime it is expected that the propositions and plans already submitted and such others as may be submitted to the president of the convention, and by him transmitted to the several governments through their delegates, will be considered. It is anticipated that the delegates, upon the reassembling of the conference, will be able to state definitely the view of their respective governments as to what plans are practicable to secure the greater use of silver as a part of the metallic money of the world.

M'KINLEY DENIES IT

Dai No Iutention of KeilgnlnR t.|» Oovernorfihlp of Ohio. CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 22. —Gov. MeKiuley, who is in Cleveland, was asked if there was any truth in his rumored intention to resign the governorship on account of his recent financial reverses. He said: "The report is absolutely without foundation. 1 have no inteution of resigning and never have said anything that would justify the starting of such a rumor."

YOUNOSTOWN, O., Feb. 22.—A statement has been furnished as a result of tho investigation into the affairs of Robert L. Walker, showing that the amount of paper on vrhich tiov. Mclvinley is in dors? is fully £100,000 and may reach SI 10,000. Experts assert that the

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liabilities of the governor will not exceed the latter rigures. The statement startles the friends of the governor, as it was not believed at auy time that he was on to cxceed fSO.000.

MRS. HARRISON'S PORTRAIT.

ArrmiRviiKMil* for l'laclne S3.S00 riclui'o of ller In (he White IJoune. ASUIN'OTON, Feb. 22.—The committee of the Daughters of the Revolution having in charge the raising of a fund for procuring and placing in tho white house a portrait of Mrs. Harrison met Monday •evening at the Arlington hotel. Mrs. Judge Putnam, of New York, chairman of tho committee, presided, with over fifty women present. The committee decided on a fulllength portrait and that Mr. Huntingdon, of New York, shall bo the artist The price agreed on is 53,500. Mr. Huntingdon subscribed Si,000 toward the painting. The women have raised $300.

Threw \llrlol Into Ills Face. LIHEHAI,, Kan., Feb. 22.—John Dubois, a liveryman of this city, was horribly burned Tuesday with vitriol thrown into his face by Mrs. Herman Krudwig, wife of a German plasterer of this place, with whom ho had trouble. Mrs. Krudwig is under arrest.

Homestead Strike Leaders Free. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 22.—Hugh O'Donnell, Jack Clifford aud Hugh Ross, leaders of tho Homestead strike, charged with murder and treason, have been released on 810,000 bail each. Tho accused have been in jail for three months. They left for Homestead at once. r«II an-'J f!ruk Iflu Arm.

WASHI.NGIU:?, Feb. 22.—Representative McCreary, of Kentucky, while leaving the capitol about 0:30 o'clock Tuesday evening slipped on the jicy sidewalk and fell, breaking one of his arms. He was conveyed to his home at once and received medical attention.

A Srore of JJves Lost.

VIENNA, Fob. 22.—An explosion at the Skalis mine in Styria caused fifteen deaths, besides twenty miners more or loss seriously injured.

Six persons were drowned by the flooding of the Kudolf mine at Carlsbad, Bohemia.

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AT IT ALL

The Lower Branch of Congress Hold8 a Long Ses3ion.

FILIBUSTERS GET IN THEIR WORK.

They Prevent Action on tlie f.'ur-t'onplev Illll—Senator liorman Predicts a Hlff Dcllclt la tho

Treasury.

HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—In the house Tuesday the hours were mostly employed in filibustering ngaHst the carcoupler bill. Mr. Richardson led the opposing forces and by parliamentary maneuvers prevented any actiou being taken ou it.

The hour fixed for consideration of the car-coupler bill having arrived Mr. Richardson moved the reference of the bill to the committee on commerce. After* some discussion on a point of order as to whether the latter motion was debatable the speaker ruled that it was not. The motion to refer was defeated—yeas, 04 nays, 184.

When attempts at a compromise failed, and a motion to adjourn showing the absence of a quorum, the ser-geant-at-arms was sent out to hunt up absentees, but after a long wait he failed to secure the required number.

Mr. Lind (Minn.) tried to make a speech on the Chicago democratic convention, but was shut out on a point of order.

At 11 p. m. there was no change in the situation of the house. Ilatli sides seemed determined, and the prospects were for an all-night fight. The usual scenes incident to a night session were enacted. There were several amusing incidents.

Kefused to Adjourn.

Shortly after midnight the speaker stated that the sergeant-at-arms was unable to execute the order of the house as to the arrest of absentees. The sergeant-nt-arms had been unable on account of the condition of the streets to secure vehicles from the livery stables. In view of this statement Mr. Morse (Mass.) moved an adjournment, but the motion was voted down. 1 a. m.—The monotony of the proceedings of tho house was broken by personal controversy between Watson (Ga.), Cummings (N. Y.) and Richardson (Tenn.) growing out of Watson's criticism of railroad influence in'congrcss. 3 a. m.—There has been no break in the lines on either side and there is no prospect of any within a reasonable time.

Seuaf «*.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2!J.—The desk recently occupied by Senator Carlisle, of Kentucky, was decorated Tuesday with the model of a log cabin standing in a. garden of roses. Jt was in honor of Mr. Carlisle's successor. Mr. Lindsay, who appeared and took the oath of oflice.

The credentials of William V. Allen as senator from the state of Nebraska from the 4th of March next in place of Senator Paddock were also preseuted and placed on file.

The consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill was proceeded with, the pending amendments being in regard to the site for a new government printing office building. The amendments were voted down.

An amendment appropriating 8800,000 (additional) for the damages awarded (and costs) in the condemnation of property for the site of the custom house building in New York city was agreed to.

Senator McMillan (Mich.) offered an amendment appropriating $10,000 for a public building at Jackson. Mich Agreed to.

Senator Hawley (Conn.) moved to increase the appropriation for the soldiers' national home at Santa Monica, Cal., from 870,000 to S80.000.

Gorman's Prediction.

Senator Gorman (Ind.) appealed to Senator Hawley not to press the amendment. Tho pension appropriation bill contained appropriations to the amount of 8165,000,000. As sure as the sun would rise on the first day of July next there would be a deficiency of from $13,000,000 to 815,000,000—no man could tell how muoh.

Senator Hawley declared that he would force his amendment with all his power. He hoped that the new administration would give the whole pension matter a thorough inspection and if some pension frauds should be found out he would not be at all surprised.

Senator Gorman, in replying to Senator Hawley, said there seemed to be a desire on the other side of the chamber to pile up the obligations of the government until the democratic party would have no escape from having to increase the taxea of the people.

After further discussion Senator Hawley's amendment was agreed to, as vraro also some like amendments increasing appropriations for other homes.

More A meudinentB.

An amendment was offered setting apart $25,000 of the amount appropriated for exhibits at the Columbian exposition for a statistical exhibit, illustrating the progress of tlie colored race. Agreed to.

Senator Vila* (Wis.) offered au amendment appropriating 8125,0U0 for the survey of public lands lying within railroad land grants—the cost to be reimbursed by the railroad companies. Agreed to.

Senator Pettigrew (rep., S. I).) offered an amendment permitting the state of South lJakota to select lands in the Fort Randall military reservation as apart of the lands granted to it under the enabling act. Agreed to.

Senator Allison (la.) offered an amendment appropi iating 810,000 to 'enable the secretary of the interior to ascertain certain facts as to entries of land in the Des Moines river land grant (Iowa). Agreed to.

The bill was then reported to the senate from tho committee of the whole, iud at 10:20 p. m. the senate adjourned.

Brakeman Jesse Gates was run over and killed by his train near Sparta, WU.

Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report

ABSOLUTELY PURE AX5EXATI0S.

Opposition to tho Tjro&ty Growing Stronarer in the Senate.

THE REASONS FOR THE OiS.llXTiOSS.

Xruirmmt, l.»Iliu U:»lunr« lMivoy6 Say* the (JMiren is Not OppoKri! to A»ueaWill Di'innml a.Jtiggpr Allowance.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Opposition to the treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States is assuming more defiuite form. The commercial opposition to the treaty comes from men interested in the beet and eane sugar industry in the United JStates, who fear that tho legislation which will follow the adoption of the treaty may not sufficiently restrict tho bounty to be paid for Hawaiian sugar. Any such addition to tho sugar bounty as 88,000,000 or S10,000,000 a year would, the American sugar producers fear, excite a public sentiment in favor of the repeal of tho sugar-bounty clause of the McTvinley tariff law. The opponents of annexation are also claiming that the convention between the United States aud King TvalakauH, which went into effect November 9, 1887, providing for commercial reciprocity, secures to the

United Slates all the naval advantages to be derived from annexation. A careful canvass of the senate has been made by one of its members who opposes the treaty. This senator says that all but five of the democratic senators are opposed to the treaty and that at least three, republican senators are also opposed to it. To_ defeat ratification would require the opposing votes of twenty-eight members of the entire senate. According to these figures the opponents of annexation have it jvlthin their power to delay auy action upon the treaty until after March 4. After that date of course the policy of President Cleveland would probably have much iufiueuee in the senate either for or agaiust ratification..

The lloiifle Han a Grievance. Mr. Tucker (Va.), Mr. Springer (111.) aud others propose to get a resolution through the house to ascertain why a troaty which will involve the government in expenditures and require the raising of revenues has been submitted to tlie senate without being submitted to the house also.

Wants Mori? Money.

After numerous delays Paul Neumann, the deposed queen's envoy, kept an appointment with the secretary of state Tuesday afternoon, his visit and conference, however, beiug of an informal nature, la the course of his talk with Secretary Foster Mr. Neumann stated that while the queen was not opposed to annexation, still she objected to the members of the commission who were endeavoring to negotiate, the treaty. Furthermore, he wauled it distinctly under stood that the allowance made to the queen in the articles of the treaty was not commensurate with her dignity and station, and it was her desire that if annexation should becom an assured thing a better financial ar rangeinent should be entered into than that proposed heretofore by the members of the commission. Moth gentlemen talked the matter over very fully, but no assurance was given the queen's envoy that anything {additional would be transmitted to the senate through the secretary of state or the president.

ANNA IS MAD.

Miss Dickinson Brine* SutU for J9.VJ.000 Each Apainst Four New York News.

P&P4M-H,

Charging: Them wilh l.lhcl.

NKW YOKK, Feb. 22.—Miss Anna lv Dickinson has commenced four actions for libel against four morning news papers of this citv. Tbe articles claimed as libelous were published about the time Miss Dickinson olaimed she was forcibly and wrongfully taken to and incarcerated in the asylum for the insane at Danville, Pa., the latter part of February. 1891. and the parts she claims as libelous are those wherein she is described as a raving maniac. Miss Dickinson denies that she was insane and denies that she did the acts published *of her. In caoh case damages are laid at 850,000.

Ilow Mikity Should Ho Represented. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. --Mr. Ilutler

(la.) has introduced a bill in the house to establish a truer figure of American constitutional liberty. It provides that the goddess of liberty shall be represented by a young woman of full stature and mature development, wearing high, laced boots, hose reaching to the thigh, short skirls, closefitting bodice and sleeves to the elbows. On her breast is to be an America ballot in phice of a shield. Instead of a sword she will carry a pen.

Slmt I)r»d ly Koblii-r.

I..F.F.CI1IIUHO. Pa., Feb. 2'3:—At 7 p. m. Tuesday live men were discovered in tho act of breaking into the Ueechburg bank. A posse of citizcns attempted their capture, when one of them fired into the crowd, instantly killing Councilman William Schaefer. The murderer was captured and locked up. The others escaped.

Small Hall for ICno.

NKW YORK, Feb. 22.—John C. Kno, the Secoud national bank embezzler, submitted himself to the court Tuesday and gave bail in 810,000. Eno pleaded not guilty to six indictments. Ho is said to have stolen over 84,00V 000.

Powder

CONFESSION OF A CONVICT.

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JaiuM .MiliX.vre, \11» llus .Iiwl Ikill.-:) Iii,. I'm* llnt.ly in '"I J".'

Slur* I'ri v, la.. Feb. 2:.—Tlie .sheriff's ofiiccrs have made public a confession obtained by thein 111 July, 1S91, from .fames Mclutyre that clears the last suspicion of doubt as to the responsibility of one of the most atrocious murders ever committed in Iowa. December 5, 1890. William and Christian Omig, wealthy tenement house owners, were murdered in their home in the east part of the city by a burglar. Suspicion pointed to Mclutyre, and lie was arrested a ml convicted of murder in the second degree and sent to the penitentiary on purely circumstantial evidence. Ttiere was always a doubt as to his guilt.. En route to the penitentiary Melntyre confessed that he went, to the Ornigs home to rob them of rents they had collected that day. The Omigs were awakened, and he grappled with the father, and to escape he shot them both. Mclntyre died in the penitentiary last week, and on Tuesday the confession was made public for the first time.

FIRE AT PEORIA.

Tho OUtcrft or the Wliliby Tru'l KnfiVr from the Flames—Tho Lush slij tit. PEORIA, 111., Feb. 22.—Fire caused by a defective 'flue was discovered in the top floor of the three-story building just north of the National hotel, occupied by the Distillers' A-. Cattle Feeders' company as a headquarters, at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning. Flames spread rapidly through this floor and it was necessary to 11 ood the building. The loss by fire and water is estimated at £5,000, on which there is insurance of 811,000. A rumor has been current all day to the effect that valuable records and documents of the trust were destroyed, but President Greenhnt declares this is false. AU papers were in vaults on the first and second tloors, which the fire did not reach, and arc not in the least damaged. There, was almost a panic amonsr the guests of the National hotel, but quiet was finally restored. The trust has opened a temporary headquarters in the National hotel.

IT IS- POPULAR.

Tlie Columbian Slump SIMMU* lo

Be a Favorite witli flu* 1'tiMif. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2:3. Postmaster General Wanamalter says that the popularity of the Columbian postage stamp is best attested by the. financial results attending their issue. During January, 1893, at 103 first-class offices the sales of stamps amounted to 81,870,43:1, while in Jannurv of this year the amount was 52,254.17U, of which 81,708,00G were from the Columbian. The people from their own choice have bought thrao of the new to one of the old stamp*, and the total increase of sales for the month was a fraeti(j.u.„ more than 20 percent

Tho Advent Kin.

PATTLH CHKKK, Mich., Feb. 22. Reports from Adventist colleges were made at the conference. Tnesduy. In Battle Creek the eolleire* V'roperty is worth 8100,000, and attendance is 000. The schoo: .it Walla Walla. Wash., is just o|i. iicd, and has cost so far 840,000. Bible schools will be permanently placed in Hamburg, London and Melbourne. The membership of the denomination is50,000, and 83t}5,000 has been expended for church aud mission work. Reports from the foreign mission board showed 400 foreign missionaries at work.

Ilclp liadly Needed.

CIIIOAOO, Feb. 22.—Capl. Hugh Watson, who is chairman of the relief committee of Catahoula and Concordia parishes, La., organized to assist tlie lllack river llood sufferers, draws a pitiful picture of the destitution in those parishes. Fully ii..jou people there are entirely without means of subsistence and without clothing. Everything they had—crops, cattle and household goods was swept away by the great floods of June and July. They must depend upon charity' for means to keep soul and body together until crops can be growtj.

Famine Prevalent la Finland. St. PKTEltSIIURO, Feb. 22.— In cons«-L quence of the destruction of crops by frost last summer famine and disease are now prevalent throughout Finland. More than 200,000 persons arc dependent upon charity. Towns and villages are thronged with beggars. At least 500,000 peasants are barely able to lind the means of subsistence. They have eaten most, of their draft animals and their domestic pets. Typhus fever is carrying off hundreds daily.

Senator llrlco Settles 11 1h Tax Catte. LIMA, (.)., Feb. *22.—Senator Hriee's delinquent tax case was settled Tuesday in conrt here by the Ohio senator tendering $11,827.71 and withdrawing his demurrer. The original case was for Si7,000. The amount w»a accepted ami judgment rendered aceordmgly.

Mull a million in Ashi?*.

LONDON", Feb. 22.—An extensive Hro in tSarngeways, a .suburb of Munchestor, did damage to tlie amount nf £i»o,000. Three warehouses belonging to Chariton's bleaching and finishing works were destroyed.

New Hrlgadter General.

WASHINGTON, F«b. 22.—The president •ent to tho (senate the following nomination: Col. Kivell S. Otis, Twentieth infantry, to be brigadier general.