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Democratic Press. DECATI’K, IXD. Democratic Frets to., - Publisher*. A SCENE OF HORROR. OCCUPANTS OF A TENEMENT HOUSE THE VICTIMS. Seven of Them Overcome by Smoke While A-l *ep and I’erish Five Burgrlars Killed in a Kaiiroad Wr k—Fiendish W irk of an Unknown Assailant-—Daring Robbery at Chicago. SE\F.\ DFAIA Fatal Results of a Tenement Bouse Fire Seven people were smothered to death by smoke in a tenement house fire at Illi West Thirty-se -ond street. New York. Another woman jumped from a third story win tow and will die. The fire came smaienly and cut 0ff..11 escape by the stairways. In the excitement everybody looked only to his or her own sa ety and rushed down the fire escape. The following ] erished in the building George Friedman. 4 years: Levi Friedman. 3 years Annie Appleblat. -2 years. Lena Mitchell. 24 years: Mrs. Margaret Lillian. 7b years Jacob Killian, her son. 4 ■ years: Geo ge Levi, Mrs. Kiliian s grandson. 20 years. Lena Friedman mother of the dead chi dren, jump, d from the third-storv window. She was badly crushed and mangled, and will die. The house is a five-story brick tenement, the ground floor being occupied by a grocery and the upper stories being arranged with front and rear apartment* There were seven families in the house. The only means of exit for the 1 eople is by means of a stairway, narrow and dark, which r .ns directly up through the center of the building. On either side of the tenement are houses that tower a story above the one which burned. HOLO WORK. Daring Robbery in the Heart of Chicago in the Early Afternoon. A robbery was committed in the heart of the business center of Chicago. Wednesday afternoon. The exact amount of the plunder is unknown, but is given as s .0 s> in watches and other jewelry. Soon alter 2 o'clock G. W. Brethauer. senior member of the firm of Brethauer A Co., wholesale jewelers, No. 71 Washington street, left the office, leaving his son in charge. Young Brethauer says he was (tending over a showcase full ot watches in the rear of the room when two men entered the door. One carried a revolver, the other was armed with a piece of lead pipe two feet long. The jeweler was commau ed to throwup his hands, which he did. The two men then ordered him into the vault, the door of which stood open, l-’reth-auer demured and one o' the men caught Him by the throat and threw him into the vault and pushed the door shut. The thieves then proceeded to ransack the show cases and scoop the watches into a gunny sack. The door of the safe stood open and the bandits emptied the cash box into it, obtaining a considerable sum of money. All this required only a few moments, and the men soon made their escape. Capture of the Cook Gang. Wagoner I. T. special: Capt. ■Chat les Lock, commanding a squau of twenty Indian police, has jnst arrived here, having in captivity Joe Johnson, Mose I’rice. Dick Reynolds, Jim Bates, and 1 on 1- erry, five of the member of the Cook gang captured by him. The officer surprised the outlaws in camp and had them Covered with Winchesters before the robbers could g. t their guns and the capture was made without a shot be.ng tired. Capt. Bock reports the rest of the gang in this vicinity and a ter escorting his prisoners to Fort Gibson will return and renew his efforts to capture the ring leaders. Brutal Attack. " At 3 o'clock the other morning an unknown man entered the resi enceof Fred kinner. at Columbiaville, Mich, and attempted to murder the occupants. The mur.erer used a black smith s hammer Mrs. • kinn r w - mutiiateu almost beyond r. ■ < _ni ion and will die, Mrs. i.ucetta Standby. Mrs. Skinner’s mother, was struck twice on the head and is j i-haps .a---t lly injured. Mr. - kinner warded oJ the attack on himself with a pillow, and the assailant made his escape. A Fatal Wreck. A special from Clearfield. Pa., says' in a wreck of empty coal ears on the Beech Creek ra.lroa .. near ear. Station. five men were instantly Killed. They are ail unknown. At first it was suppo ed that the , ictims of the wreck were tramps An inve-tigat" n of their e. ects, however, dis fused that they were all armed with revolvers, and in a satchel was found a complete set of burglar tools. Wheel Works Burned. The Bettendorf Wheel works were almost totally destroyed by lire at Davenport, lowa. Loss SiO.u 0; insurance :-0,000. The e-tabi sh ent was owned and operated by the Eagle run works of that city. At oy was killed by a hose cart passing over his neck. Pirates Seize Case* of Petroleum. The Italian bark Scutolo, Cant. Sta: ita. from Phi adelphta September 21 for Naples, has been boarded by pira es oft Morro A uevo. Africa, who plundered the vessel and escaped With I,|jLo boxes of petroleum. Souvenir Coins Nearly All Gone. So far nearly $500,0)0 of souvenir World's Fair half dollar coins ha.e been exchanged tor gold at the various jubtreas uries. The Japanese Bug:. Advices from Honolulu state that the orchards and fields o Hawaii are uein; devastated by an insect about the si. e of a lady bag. The natives believe it to be an involuntary i nportation from Japan, and so ea.l it the Japanese bug. B:««eballist Killed. A baseball, which he attempted to catch, struck Joseph Kercher, a student- of the State Norma) s.-hoo! at Kut town. Pa., over the heart, killing him instantly.

F.K TAI.IATIO.V. A Member of Uw < inrt Bays That the Oame Can Be Flayed by Two. “Retaliation is a game at which two ean play. If Germany wants toplay it we tan keep her pretty busy. And 1 fancy she will be the first to cry enough. ’ So said a member of the Cabinet to a corresjxmdent. There is no doubt that he expressed not only his own mind, but that of the I’resident as well. The belief in administration circles is that Germany will shortly recede from her position. The interview between Secretary Gresham and the German Ambassador is said to have been of an emphatic chara er At th* conclusion of the interview a cable dispatch was sent to Ambassador Runyon at Berlin setting fortn this government's views on the sub c t. The change in the German ministry may ea sc some delay in presenting the dispatch to the German Chancellor, but when it is presented it will, unless people a ■ uainted with its contents are greatly mistaken, be followed by a change in the prohibitory decree, if not by its total abolition. This Government is perfectly willing to have diseased meats and cattle stopped at the j ort of entry. It is gfad to have them stopped But when it has been p. oved that our products are not diseased, it will expect to have them a uiitted on the same footing as those from the most favored nations, or know the reason why. It matters not whether only 4,0 Hi head of cattle or 4,0*10.000 head are shipped from this country. The principle is the same, and as the vulue of our exports to Germany last year amounted to nearly sfOO.-iOO.Ono the wisdom of sticking up for the principle is aj parent. Venezuela in i'urinoil, Caracas special: It is reported that , the Cabinet, feeling that it is impossible to sustain I’resident Crespo, will I resign. The other day a crowd gath- I ered near the prison to liberate Gen. I Pinango. A i ght ensued with the police, an I several persons were killed. The mob was finally driven o f by troops. More ne spapor editors have been arrested for citicising the Goverment. l ive of a band organized to kidnap President Crespo were killed in a riot at Maracribo and seven were captured. The latter divulged a plan to proclaim a provisional government with Gen. Pinango at its head. The government has ordered the seizure of all arms and ammunition on sale in shops. Many no ises are being searched for suspects. The streets are being patrolled by troops. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of seven high military officers. Texas Cattle Fever. The German Ambassa or has formally notified the Secretary of State tiiat in consequence of the introduction of Te as fever I y means of two shipments from New York, the importation of fres i beef and cattle from the United States to Germany would shortly be prohibited. In his o. cial note Baron Von Saurma-Je tsc adds, in regard to cargoes alloat. that shipments made from the I nited States up to the 2"th of October will be admitted to enter Germany only o:i condition of being slaughtered . immediately upon landing. The Department of Stale makes public the i notice for the information of intending , shippers of live cattle and fresh beef ' intended for German ports but officials : declined to comment on the matter, declaring that they had no further information regarding the cause of this action of the Government. Miners Entombed. Ironwood Mich special: On the fourth level of shat No. 1. Pewabic : mine, one man was killed and eleven I others entombed, and their fate w.ll not tie known for some time. The accident was caused by a sandstone cap- ! ping, which overhung the room, coming away with su : cient force to crush the timbers without warning. The settling commenced in an old room above the third level and about tn ; et in height. In an interview with the superintendent,the latter stated he thought the men would be found alive This wiil de pend on whether the air is pure and su cient to keep them al ve. Some miners think the s ipply will not pro e sufficient, and that it is charged with I oisonous gases. The body of Frank Gabardi, the man killed, has been taken out. All the men imprisoned have families. Horrible Accident. A terrible accident attended the Republican meet ng at Arcola. 111. Just as the trai l Stopp d and Governor McKinley was introduced, two men. William Layman and Thomas 1 fougherty, started to recognize the occasion with a dischagi e of a smaHJcannon in the open space, just behin i the uepot and ,ust twenty yards from the train. The first discharge- was successful, but on the second the cannon exploded, and Layman suffered the loss of both eves, while Dougherty’s right hand was blow-n off at the wrist and his right eye destroyed. Both were middleaged laboring men. The accident occu red through Dougherty’s failing to hold his finger over the vent after pouring in the powder. .New Type of Hog Cholera. Champaign (11l. 1 special' During the summer and fall, large droves of hogs were shipped into this section of Illinois and sold to the farmers and stock-raisers. The scheme of feeding cheap grain to bogs promi-ed big returns until cholera appeared, ana during the last week thousands of heads have died. The disease, however, has not been confined to the imported swine, but has been communicated to stock hogs throughout the country, ana farmers and stoekmen are experiencing heavy losses. Many farmer think the disease is not the old-fashioned hog holera. but some other disease which no one appears to know anything about. Sensational Arrests. The Dales. Ore., special: Frank 1 line. .-on of ex-City Marshal cline Savage, whose father wa- 1 ire it Judge of this district ./C years, have been arrested for the lacitie express office rob ery of 14,001. All but s 4 () w*as reco.t-red. Five t’ y sand dollars was so .nd in the h.> seofthe e. Marshal. The arrest has caused a tremendous sensation, I ettrr Carriers f-t i*av for »her T me. The United States Court of Claims has rendered judgments in favor of 19S

letter carriers for time served in excess of eight hours per day. Out of the whole number of cases decided, 100 came from Chicago, ninety-four came from New York, and four from Frederick. Md. Dun A Co.’s Review of Trade. R. G. Dun A Co.'s Review of Trade says: Engrossing political excitement in many states causes natural sla kening in some kinds of business. But on the whole business indications are rather more favorable than a week ago. < fold exports have ceased, quite a number of mills have gone into O| eration, and the demand for products, if not equal to that of prospeious years, is better than it has been most of the time this year. The prices of farm products do not improve much, and there are still some strikes to resist the reduction of wages, so that the purchasing power of the people cannot have materially increased. but there is a more hope.full spirit which prompts greater activity. On the other hand the record of past transactions is somewheat less favorable than of late. New Diphtheria Treatment. The new treatment bj’ inoculation for diphtheria and croup as practiced in France is the subject of a special report to the State Department by t nited states Counsul C. W. Chancellor at Havre He says that by this treatment only one out of four diphtheretic patients succumbs whereas the tigures are double for other methods of treatment heretofore employed. Consequently the consul who is a Baltimore physician of repute, says it would seem very desirable that the anti-diphtheria serutn should lie introduced and come into general use at the earliest perioa practicable in Africa, where many thousand children and numerous physicians, students,and nurses die annually from diphtheria and croup. Cobl Fl.bl. The steamer Alameda hasarrivea at San Francisco and brought only three passengers from Australia, owing largely to the fact that nearly everybody was on the rush to the gold fields of western Australia, at Coolgardie. While the steamer was in Sidney harbor over a thousand miners arrived from the New Zealand gold fields en route for the new Eldorado. Some of the finds are phenomenal, and in one instance four cuts of rock yielded 555 ounces of gold. The Londonderry mine, the first discovered, was sold to an English syndicate for $1.25''.0 >O. Lack of water is the great drawback. A quart of water costs 50 cents, a pound of meat (iO cents, and 100 pounds of flour $25. The German Chancellor Retire*. Bori n special The report that Chancellor Von ' aprivi has handed his resignation to the Emperor is confirmed. Count Zu Euienburg. President of the Ministerial Council, has also resigned. Dr. Miquel. Prussian : Finance Minister, has been appointed President of the Council, and Prince Von Hohenlohe-Sehillingsfurst. Governor of Alsace-Lorraine, has been offeree ‘he Chancellorship. Before offering the Chancellorship to Prince Hohenlohe. F.mr.eror William consulted with the Envoys from Bavaria. Wurtemburg. Saxony, and Baden. It is repotted that Prince Hohenlohe declined the office owing to his age. Ships Lost. Philadelphia special: There is great anxiety in shipping circles over the fact that the North Atlantic Trident line steamship Enskar. which sailed from this port October 5, for London, with a cargo of merchandise valued at S3OO,(MM) and 222 head of cattle. has not yet reached her destination. All hone for the safety of the British whaling steamship. Falcon, which brought the Peary exi edition to this port, is given up. There is no longer any doubt that | she has gone down at sea with all hands. The schooner. John D. Willia . s from Philadelphia. October 3, for Providence, is also given up. Bank Robbed. The farmers and Mechanics’ Bank ol Malvern, lowa. was visited by burglars and it is supposed that s2,ih.K) in cash was stolen. Nitroglycerine was used in opening the vault. The thieves were evidently men who did not thoroughly understand the terrific e eet of its use. for the building was practically blown to pieces and the money and j other contents sent crashing into the street. The explosion aroused the whole neighborhood and the thieves i left money scattered over the floor in their haste to get away. Disastrous Eirthquake. Buenos Ayres special: La Rioga, capital of a province of that name, lost i churches, schools, public buildings, and many dwellings by earthquake. The first shock was felt at 4:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and thereafter was a succession of shocks, some lasting twenty-six seconds. The people ran screaming from their homes, women fainting by the score. It is estimated that 2.000 persons perished in the province, as the disturbance was widespread. I Na*h Gets His Sword. A sword captured from Sumner Nash of Akron, Ohio, while serving as a ■ Lieutenant in the late war. has been returned to that gentleman by Adju-tant-General Howe, who ascertained that it had fallen into the hands of Mrs. Marion Longfellow of Washington, D. C., a niece of the poet, and was being kept bv that lady with a view to returning it to its original owner. The sword was taken in the battle of Luverne, Tenn., and bears the name of Mr. Nash. 1 ; A Fatal Wreck. A north bound freight on the Kansas City, l ort Scott and Memphis railroad ran into a freight ear on the main line i near < lathe. Kansas. The engine and • seven cars were wrecked. Fireman Steward of Kansas City, was buried beneath the engine and killed. Engineers. B. Smith o Kansas City, had his arm broken. — Too Previons tyiif) It Joseph 2' .rcer and family of Zanesville. Ohio, i-ame very nea ■ being embalmed aiiv3. While visiting an un--1 dertaker at Bellevue. Ohio, cider was ■ served the g icsts and all became dangerous y sick. By accident the cider had been mixed with embalming fluid. Firemen Badly Hurt. O At Columbus, O. Assistant t hies of > i the Fire Department Jack Welsh and

a fireman named Tipton Dundon were caught under a heavy slate roof in a burning barn and badly crushed. Their backs seemed to be dislocated, and it is believed they are fatal ly injured. Butchered lllm«elf. Stephen Enzer. a young man 22years old. residing at Angola, near Hicksville, Ohio, attempted suicide in a most fearful manner. In a tit of temporary insanity he secured a dull hatchet and block of stovewood and repaired to his room. laying his left arm on the block, he haggled away until the arm was severed Horn his body. Then he pickedit unwith his right hand and threw it across the room, and then placed his left leg upon the bio k and haggled and mutilated it in a most frightful manner until he fainted from the loss of blood. liis groan- attracted the attention of Miss McConnell, who hurried to the scene and found Stephen swimming in his blood. He will die. Murder W ill Out. Valparaiso Ind. special: John Eckert has been arrested near San Pierre for tne alleged murder of Ambrose Rude. They went, fishing in the Kankakee River in May. I'-'C. anil Eckert claimed the boat upset and Rude was accidenta ly drowned. Eckert was arrested. The post mortem examination by two physicians showed that Rude's death was caused by drowning. The state dropped the case for lack of evidence. Eckert brought two suits for slander, but they were nevertred. A Chicago female detective says she can convict Eckert, so he has been again arrested. Dead or Alive. Five thousand posters have been distributed in that section ot the Indian Territory where the Cook gang of outlaws is known. It is a dead or alive reward oy the Government, and wiil insure such a movement as will certainly result in the annihilation oLthe gang. It is understood that the railroads and express companies are doing a full share in a different direction. Rrilcn «»f Jiueriilii **i»rgan. In excavating near Col. Cottrell’s, at Cumberland Gan, Ky,, seven feet below the surface, workmen found a case of twenty-five Enfield rifles. The ease was stamped. "John H. Morgan. 1593,” indicating that they had been buried there thirty-one years ago bjthe famous southern guerilla. They are in perfect preservation, not even rusted. Opposed to the Militia. The Indianapolis labor unions have addressed questions to candidates for the Legislature asking if they will favor the passage of an appropriation for the militia. Nearly all candidates answered no. F riends of the militia are stirred up over the matter, which is regarded as showing the hostility of organized labor to the State soldiers. Coxpy Burned Out. Commonwealer J. S. Coxey's beautiful residence, located at Coxiana. north of Massillon, Ohio, was totally destroyed by fire. The household effe ts ucre also lost and a number of outbuildings burned. The buildings are supposed to have been fired by incendiaries. The loss is estimated at from SIO,OOO to $15,000. Cook Gang Doomed. Muskogee I. T. special: The Cook gang of ■ espeiadoes is headed for the mountains in the western part of the nation with Indian police, Indian sheriffs and United States marshals in pursuit. As heavy rewards are offered for the leaders, dead or alive, it is believed they will be captured soon. Japanese Victory. The Japanese have gained a decisive victory at Kiuren over 17,000 Chinese. The enemy fled toward Antung. The Japanese captured a quantity of booty, thirty guns and 'MJO tents, as well as a quantity of provisions. The Chinese lost 200 killed, a number were wounded and many were taken prisoners. Massachusetts to Onarantine Cattle. .Massachusetts quarantined all cattle coming into the State, hoping to stop tuberculosis. Four hundred inspectors, have been appointed'to kill all diseased cattie found in the State. Fire Destroyed a Town. Rising Sun, Wood County, Ohio, population 1,5110, the center of the oi) fields, was totally destroyed by tire. Loss, $50,000. Two Hoosiers Killed. A Vandalia east-bound passenger train killed Eli Crouse and Edward Neese at a crossing near Reelsville. Ind, THE MARKETS. CHICAGO. Cattle- Common to Prime .. . $3 75 25 Hogs—Shipping Grades 4 iX) & 5 53 Sheep—Fair to Choice 2 00 tt 3 50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 51 52 Corn—No. 2 43 <5 50 Oats—No. 2 27 @ 28 Rtf.-No. 2 46 g Butter-Choice Creamery 23 << Ecgb—Fresh 16 13 Potatoes—Car-lots, per bu. 60 70 INDIANAPOLIS Cattle—Shipping 3 00 (4 5 75 Roog—Choice Lizht 400 d 5 50 Sheep i ommoa to Prime 2003 so Wkhat No. 2 Red p Cobh—No. 2 White 53 $ Oats—No. 2 White... 32 a 33 ST. LOUIS. CATTLE . 300 (Vi 0 7a Hogs.. 3 &o 5 00 Wheat No. 2 Red 48 24 43 Corn No. 2 46 47 Oats-No. 2 28 4 29 Rte—No. 2 4j -a 51 CINCINNATL Cattle 3 50 rt 5 50 Hogs 400 4 550 Sheep 200 @ 3 oe Wheat—No. 2 Red 5,1 *4 51 Cobn -Nd. 2 Mixed 50 4 53 Oats—No. 2 Mixed 30 4 31 Rte—Na 2 53 4 DETROIT. Cattle 2 50 « 4 50 Hogs 4 00 4 5 50 Sheep... 200 4300 Wheat—No. 1 White 54 4 54>* Cobn—No. 2 Yellow so a 50*, Oats—No. 2 White 32 4 33 TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 2 Red a 4 55 Corn—No. 2 Yellow 50 Oats—No. 2 White 31 < 32 Rye-No. 2 « 4 BUFFALO. Wheat—No. 1 White 57 4 53 Z, 54 55M Corn—No. 2 Yellow . 54 4 M Oats—No. 2 White 34 4 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring 54 55 Corn—No. 3 50 4 s u Oats—No. 2 White . 31 «t 31 u Barley-No. 2 52 55 ' g”-N-o 1 g S 5J Pork Messl22s al2 75 NEW YORK. Cattle 300 '<4 5 50 Hogs 3 0 4 5 75 hHEEP 200 (4 3 Wheat—No. 2 Red 53 « OA I f Whit€ V. €et€ xm... . . w ~ | Butter—Creamery 23 <5 25 • Eggs—Western 17

TORNADO OF FLAME. WHOLE COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA SWEPT BY FIRE. Home., Stork and Crop, of Banehmen Kulned-Burnlnx In Many Dlrertlon.Homelew I’er.on. S«k Safety Alons Water Coarse*. May Be Many Death*. The prairie fires which have p evailed iC Grant. Cherry, Suendan. and Thom s Counties. Nebrai- a B, °c® Tue-dav have assumed vast preq citi n- The* started in Sher.dan i 0.. - -t “nd have thus far burn d over a section of count; v forty miles in width. The damage to ha j ranch pr T cr * 5 T and cattle is enormous, but nothing like an accurate estimate is vet possible. Manv ives a e suppo-ed to have been lost, and thou-ands a. b ns oi hav have b en burned, leaving the cattlemen destitute. Homes nd stock were also burned, and the cattle ranges are ruined. The list of known victims at ] resent is: LOSS . ranchman. I a her E L. ranchman. Two akmerv name* unknown. Ranchman. *t Mullen. The tw ■ first-named were attempting to ave thei property by back burning, but the high wind diw* the flames on them and cut off ail escai e be.ore th v were aware of their canger. 1 acher lived long enough to tell his story to ranchmen who came to his re-cue after the flames had passed. Tlious md. o' Cacti** Ferlsh. Hundreds of thousands of head of cattle are grazing in Cherry. Thomas Grant and the other counties where the tires a e raging. The-e cattle were sent the efrom the southern part of the State where the drought has been felt so heavily, to graze for the winter. It is feared a large proportion of these cattle have perished. Several ranch houses are reported to have been destroyed, and there is probability of a large loss of human life. The fires b ?gan everal days ago and the line of the railroad so • several counties s obscured by the dense smoko. Fi nners and stock growers from Custer and parts of neighboring counties, where cop failure was com plete of both grain and hay. m ved into Cherry. Thoma*, Grant and Hooker Counties this fall and took hay lands m stly on lease. They cut hay enough to carry tueir sto k through the part Os the winter when it could not range, and meed their cattle and horses up to Cherry and the ether ' sand hi 1" counties, where the tires a e now raging. >othing like the present disaster has hap: ened for years. As there are numerous streams in the a icted section it is pres:.med many of the ranchmen have su reeded in taking their families to these water courses and th-.s avoided danger. The flame- are not driven h gh, since the grass is not tall, c nsequently anyone reaching a stream can e-ea: e death unless overcome by the dense smoke Thursday night was a di eful one in ala ge portion • f the sand hills. Devastating fires swept through the western part of Cherry and Grant Counties all da., burning on the north side of the Burlington Hailroai track to within about four miles of Hya- nis Lashed on by a furious wind, the fires traveled at a pace that carr e t consternation and destruction. The fir. on the railroad was started the fir t < the week by a man and his pipe about ten miles northwest of Alliance. Tie man was drunk, and in tilling and lighting his pipe threw the burni. g match to the ground, where it ignited the grass. In an instant a fire started which, fanned by the northwest wind, at on<e set out on its mission of destruction. MISS FAIR AND HER FORTUNE. Young California Millionaire Heiress, Ku mor S-ivs. In Soon to be Married. Miss Virginia Fair, the young California mil i na’re heiress, who, rumor says is to be married soon, is a

year-old, unaffected, healthy girl of , uiet tastes and mo e-t demeanor, ,-he pos-se-se- exce tlor.al vivacity, and in appearau ■ j. short and plu has da k, wavy hair, br ght F a-k eyes, a good skin.an i a nose of t he . retrou-se pattern. M ss Fa r is at present en eying an in-

MI3BVIBCINIAFAIR.COtM Os $ ,'.'.0.1 pe r month. _ Her fortune which -e is n t to receive for six ears, amounts to about *11,000,00'. This was left her by her mother, who died two vears ago. Miss Fairs fa'her. ex-Senat-ir James G. Fa r, of Nevada, is one of California s multi-millionai e- -he will probably inherit a la ge share of . wealth Her education was acquired m the Convent of the S cred Heart m San Francisco. She is a good mu-lean, and sneaks French a .d German. she is a devoted Roman CathCUT RATES IN FLOUR. Miller* I,n oat and th* lut.lG* Rr.p. a Profit* Flour has taken the place o* M the bone of contention among the wholesale grocers of Chicago and the A combine, con istinrr < r the Pillsbury-Wash!,urn company’ the " ashburnc rosi,. omi anv, aw7 O rth wo’tern Consolidated Miding company -has g ? ne to pieces, tme rei-r > the war is that grocers and dea®e~ for inX e t ra rw Un<lred mileß ar ound are Bock to Chicago and taking advan-»*» of the free an 1 open ma ket For* time the three roneern? named ha “® had a communitv of in'erest -i. ■ the latter a’meirg prices were freL, nt Li”. ? and was ne - s- ar;, to do U ra-e-. The . Ulsburv a “d No-th ° f e? u people we re perfect 1 wlr We erant tho * V ect !> " •Um-z tn

another view o' the matter. They said if people to whom they so d flour wished to sell either at a 1 ss r profit I it made no di ere ce to them, and imoreo-e- thev wold furnih them with all the st* ck they needed. And so the war is on. with two big concerns pitted against one and the little fell' w - who were never in the corn. | bine, will als * suffer. booth will fight vice. SalTatlnn Army Fonnler Come, to America to Conduct :» Vlcorou. l am-sign.

SHE founder and ’ Com miiniie."-1 nchie of the Salvation Army, < en. William Booth, is now in New York 1 ity. an 1 to inquiring newspaper men he o tlined the plans for a cam’ pa gn which let wil wage against the devil in seventy citie- in this

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country and C nada. between now and the middle of next M rch. So well has the can paign been a r n_ed that the .'eneral an-.v- how h.* will spend over min te of hi- t me until he return- to England Be will h Id :n all 5. mceti’ijs. Time ha-not dealt too unkind y w’th th- < ene al du ing the eight vears ince he was last in the I Unite.; State*. Though he looks every minute o his sixty-nine years, and his I hair and beard are g a . the e is still plenty ot fire in his vci e and energy In his action when he gets r used while speak ng of his life’s work. General Booth i- now • }. a-s. Id ::nd has been engaged in the Salvation Army movement for 7 vears. e wa- the son of a Methodist preacher and was sue- ■ v\ WT A OEM WILI.IAM I OOTH. cessively a draper s apprentice, itinerant e horter, gold miner and Salvationist The idea of th. army was suggested to h : m ly a i ream. I'he new national head uarters of the army <n f ourteenth street, New York ity. the corne - tone of which has recently been la d by t. e millionaire iron manufacturer, J. M. Cornell, of New York, wi 1 be eight stories high and the material wil lie Indiana limestone for the two lower stories, and colored brick for the upper portion. The co-t of the ed flee 'ill be 125,000, while the site is valued at 00. Appropr at exerci-es will ■ be held upon tne Genera.arrival, to | celebrate the prog e of the work on the structure, w ich will be finished the e d of the year. An auditorium seating 3,(00 pers. ns, will furnish a meeting place for army gatherings of importance. COUNT ITO SPEAKS. An Flnboritn Adder*-* Before the J»patlesc Diet- Jape Whlopel Yi Chow.

TO the I rime Minr i-ter of Japan, made an elab rate sj eech i the House of L< rd • upon the as em ling of the Diet at Iliro.-hina. I e exp ai ed at le: gth the causes of the war between ■ aian and China. i During the course of h;s -leech he read the c rre pondcnee which had

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passed between the pane ea d Chinese governments before dip omatic r.e.ot.af.ons were suspended and war wa declared. T, es: ee.-.i ma ea deep impression up nt eh use. T. est elingof t e iJi t i.ppears to b- unanimous in favor of thecou.se pursued by the gore nment. Tie vniarsal ex- . session is t: at the war must b > v:g. r■'lisi . pursued until it is rou ht to a triumj hant conclusion T e Diet has manifested the greatest willingness to grant everything asked by t le government. lh two house pa-sed bv a unanimous ote the bi Is introduced o the government re ating to war expenditure-, which in.ohed a total sum of .01. ♦K A . d 7 i e " fr °mChemul o. C rea state tnat trie jac fi. aton of the c untr. is s riously impeded by the Tonghaks, , thou^ h un rme 1. are a standg n nacet >the .upa e-e interest* •iror i' Ur *' ° S 1 reading of their Ie O P rt ad i a of of he Japana^llt h latterare ' ei "-ering ilvor about the coun ry with t e übect of FtTsAVAF H e fa ' rof the I e P le - a:ld distributed 10 ■ ,0 °- vou iiaie been ‘u'Jo d a Ut ' eoul alone - The fecth p lT an -'' : ' , nts a 6 ve O' deand c2’ ? dan , UmOer of dead bor.-es between ”1 uLd along the roads A t oul and Ding ang manVd±M e . :eld ° f are and the sten ? l f e “ e 1 •rt’.ally buried, ter ib>« S *Tt dr< m b eir bodies is Chinese infLo n °" lep rt d ,hat the ane-e at Pi a it v cut tnrou gh the Jap the f’hi'nT Dg a,lg ' hnt i- ratd that stro2 ln X Ca J a “- V " as ea-iiy dear d' l he r riY® 1 rsvs ok in the mud could e t eT W,?r " sh!!! tne X ol cia !r o ea ’ e ' : en > Ives. Chinesh near v: at a bate < ecu red ’e"™u^ Md .h, ;hat tbe ’verebTu d ar ‘ d ‘ harles Dalton tropdiun Hn. 1*“ ® ', 00m at he MetThey full h<-ad .1A lu ' ? e 8» turned on a d resid d ir h r W ? en Bof °ne tim • q 11 !' r “ K Lv n was at B ®cto . with raeJtrl k? alt ° U W *‘ S COn ’ 1 ’ ! --cd in '..} l ”n < , * en, ocrats weno the first y. aro°*° •’‘'stofi.c » during tration, excoe,’i* 6 V r ' sent adminis- ■ rj “