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TOE DANCE OF THE DIE

Final Preparations for the Great Society Event in Terre Haute.

ELABORATE COSTUMING AND BEAUTIFUL EFFECTS.

Some of tb.e Fancy Dances of tne Week's Entertainment at the Opera House.

The sale of seats for the Kirmess opened yeBterday morning, and as expected, there was a demand for the best sittings for the entire season, extending from Tuesday until Saturday night inclusive, with Saturday mauuee. arrangements for the presentation of trw.gr

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Procession anl tableaux. Cnrnlvul or natlonul dance?. Mlnu-t. Dutch dance. flower dance. (ijpHle dance. Greek dance. 1'ollsli dance. Chinese dance. Ty rolean dance. Children's dance. Mother Goose quadrilles.

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nearing to completion, and the public may expect to see on Tuesday evening a panorama of beauty and grace, seldom excelled on the stage. The Kirmess needs no long explanation, for the productions in the large cities of the East have sufficiently spread the scope and meaning of the term. The entertainment is a most prodigious undertaking as compared with other church entertainments and benefits, but the Guild society, of St. Stephen's Church, have entered into it, believing it would be a success. The dances have been skillfully taught by Professor Oskar Duenweg, and several were especially arranged and improved by him. Mr. A. J. McDonell, of Louisville, will take charge of the stage presentation, arranging of tableaux, etc. The first intention of placing the booths in the epace of the dress circle chairs has been abandoned, and they will be erected on the stage. The programme for Tuesday evening is as follows:

Music will be furnished during the entire performance and after the dances by the full Ringgold orchestra.

A rehearsal was held in Commercial college hall last night, and an EXPRESS reporter had the pleasure of witnessing the dances. The dance of flowers, which is said to be the most beautiful, if distinction is granted, was all that was claimed for it. Tbe ten pretty characters, led by Apple Blossom,went through a dance most exquisite in its gracefulness and novelty. The solo dauce, which will be given in this part by Miss Elise Hudson, is very highly epoken of. The next was the dance of the Dutch girls, and with their clatter and apparent abundance of wooden shoes, the nationality certainly could not be lost sight of. The movements of the dance include many steps quite unexpected with such a clumsy equipment. The octette of this dance will certainly be appreciated. Next came the Polish dance by eight young ladies and an equal number of young gentlemen. This dance is beautiful in its positions and entrancing glides. If coBtumes are equal to the dance it will not be excelled on the stage. The harmony of the music and rythm of the dance bespeak appreciation. The

Greek dance breathes of stateliness and culture, and in its presentation of beautiful costuming will no doubt be a great success. With cymbols clapping in unison as the steps advance, the twelve dancers come forward and retreat with increasing interest to the expectant audience. The Tyrolean of an equal number of young ladies is a dance the reporter missed, but descriptions make of it a dance correspondingly beautiful with the others, and as in each succeeding number, presenting something entirely new. And this may be said of the entire performance, that there are no repetitions, and in consequence no monotony. The gypsie dance is to be classed among the most attractive. The dancers go through a series of figures and tableaux, constantly changing, and increasing in pleasing effect. Tambourines jingle and clap throughout in a most pleasing manner. The Chinese dance will be strictly masculine, and judging from the rehearsal, will be a feature which should not be omitted on any night of the Kirmess. The dance shows excellent athletic training of the young gentlemen, and will be very amusing. The children's dances were omitted in this rehearsal, as was the grand procession, on account of the limited dancing room, but the stage rehearsal on Monday afternoon will be complete. In addition to the national dances there will be several solo iliyicee, and these will add much to the beauty and pleasure of the entertainment. The costumes are being furnished by the individual dancers, and from description will be perfect. There will he several farces on the programme. On Wednesday night, Mrs. Jennie Digges and Douglass II. Smith will produce "A Happy Pair." and on Thursday night Mrs. Anna Hager, Miss Kate Fidher, Jauies Russell, Adolph Gagg and Ira Calder will appear in "Turn Him Out." There will be a change of programme on each evening.

Tl»c CeiiMi*.

WASHINGTON", February 23.—On motion of Mr. Cox, of New York, the senate amendments were concurred in to the house bill for the taking of the eleventh census. Tbe principal amendments are those extending the scope of the inquiry as to the number of soldiers and sailors and their widows, and to provide further for ascertaining the number of negroes, mulattoes. quadroons and octoroons, and for ascertaining the recorded indebtedness of private corporations and individuals.

The Weekly Bank Statement. XKW YORK, February 23.—The weekly

bank statement shows the following changes: Increase, rvorense. Reserve "i£i"66b *1-555

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sw-ie "imYo Legiil tenders 211 000 Deposits 2U-«J{ Circulation 4.iw

The banks now hold $15,740,150 in excess of tbe 25 per oent. rule.

THE TERRB

LINCOLN AND HAMLIN.

The Ex-Vice President Tells of Their Fr»t Meeting in Chicago. [Frojn a speech by the Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, at the celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 80th birthday, In Chicago.]

The first intimation I had that I was to be placed upon the ticket with Abraham Lincoln came to me through the lips of Schuyler Colfax. I was playing a pleasant game of euchre in my room. [Laughter and applause.] My colleague, Senator Fessenden, Senator Grimes, of the state of Iowa, and a member of the house from Maine, constituted the party and we were smoking our cigars as I was just now when you deprived me of smoking miiie quietly, when there was a tramping of feet in the corridors of the Washington hotel, where I was tarrying, a loud rap at the door, and the abrupt entrance of Schuyler Colfax at the head of the procession which approached and addressed me as the vice president of the United States. Well, now, my friends, I held in my hands at that instant the most magnificent lone hand that you ever saw. [Applause.] I held the best cards—both bowers and an ace and another ace. [Great laughter.] And don't you think that barbarous crowd burst in upon me and I lost my lone hand. [Laughter.] Well, 1 seized upon my chair in an uplifted position, and said to Schuyler Colfax: "Clear out of this room! You have despoiled a lone hand in euchre, and you have brought me no fitting return." Why, I had no_ more idea of having the nomination "to that office than I had of being struck by lightning. Well, that was the first step. The next was after election. After the election President Lincoln kindly invited me to meet him at the Tremont house of this city. He kindly fixed the time so that it would accommodate me to meet him here, and for me to depart from this city to Washington to be present at the opening of congress. I met him at the Tremont house. I arrived upon the day named. I reported myself at the office, and I inquired if the president-elect, Mr. Lincoln, was present in the house. I was told that he was. I sent him my card and immediately I was invited to his room.

I repaired to the room, the door was opened by the servant, and there was President Lincoln. He approached me with his extended hand, to which I tendered mine, and that was the first shake of hand between us on earth. We were soon seated, and he propounded the question to me: "Mr. Hamlin, were we ever formally introduced to each other?" "Mr. Lincoln, if you would have withheld that interrogatory but for a second I ..would have propounded the same to you." [Laughter."] "Well," said Mr. Lincoln, "Mr. Hamlin, I put the question first, and guess you must answer first," and so I did. I am narrating now, I think, a most remarkable coincidence. I said: "Mr. Lincoln, I have no recollection that we were ever formally introduced to each other." You will bear in mind that he had been a member of congress in the house one term, one congress, while I woo a msmbwaf tha senate, but we were in different political organizations. May God forgive me—I was a member of the Democratic party then. [Great laughter and applause.]

Said Mr. Lincoln: "You have been first interrogated and must first reply." My reply was: "Mr. Lincoln, I have no recollection that we were ever formally introduced to each other. Now, sir, what is your answer?" "My answer conforms with your own, Mr. Hamlin. I have no recollection that we were ever introduced to each other, but," said he —no, I said: "Mr. Lincoln, your person was as well known to me as any member of congress." And it was, but we had no personal acquaintance. "And I will tell you how it happened that your person was so impressed on my mind and my memory. I happened into the house one day when there was a gentleman addressing that body, and I listened a moment he was discussing the qualifications or the pretensions of one Lewis Cass as a military man [laughter], and I sat down and listened to him, and the only fault that I ever found with that speech was that I laughed so long and continuously that my sides were sore. [Laughter.] And let me invite you, members of the La Salle club, to refer to the old Congressional Globe if you want an entertaining half hour's reading in reading the speech of Abraham Lincoln on the pretensions of Lewis Cass as a military man. [Laughter and applause.] Well, that speech impressed Abraham Lincoln's personality upon me. Now comes the remarkable coincidence. "Well," said he, "Mr. Hamlin, if you had withheld your explanation of what led to your recognition of myself I would have given one of a similar character. I happened to be in the senate," said Mr. Lincoln, "one day, and there was a gentleman on the floor of the senate addressing it, advocating the freedom of our territories to free labor. His language, his manner, and the whole tenor of his speech so corresponded with my own opinions and notions that 1 sat down and listened to him. And that senator was Mr. Hamlin, of Maine."

Obituary.

BAI.TIMOKK, February 23.—Sister Mary Cecelia Smith died Thursday, at the Convent of the Visitation, this city, in the 81st year of her age. (She was the widow of General Perslfer F. Smith, of the United States array, who waj a distinguished officer In the Mexican war. He was a native of Philadelphia, and died lu Kansas City, lu 1858, whlla on his way to take command of the rtah expedition of that year.j

Mrs. Francis Sherman Moulton, sister of Senator Sherman, and widow of Charles Moulton, died in New York.

Mrs. Toole, wife of the English comedian, died in London. Captain Ben Richardson, eccentric millionaire, who owned Washington's chariot, and used to ride through the streets in it on holidays, died at New York at an adqanced age.

Henry Austin Whitney, president of the Boston & Providence railroad company, died yesterday.

The funeral of the late Colonel John E. Yard, who died at Fort Hayes, Kas., on the 17th inst., took place in New York yesterday.

Chances to Save Money.

Little Boy—Do hotel clerks get very big salaries? Kentucky Uncle—Not often. "Then how can they afford such big diamonds?" "Well, you see, they don't want to pay anything for their licker."—[New lork Weekly.

BISMARCK ON COLONIZATION.

He Makes a Timely Observation About the Acts of His Consuls.

HIS REMARKABLY DISINGENUOUS STATEMENT.

With, tlae Incoming of the New Administration Here He Talks in a Conciliatory Vein.

[Copyright 1889, by the New York Associated Press.] BERLIN, February 23.—Diplomatic and ministerial dinners are now the order of the day and are eagerly discussed as affording indications of personal and international relations. Prince Bismarck yesterday gave a dinner to the members of the lower house of the Prussian diet, and luring the serving of coffee complained of the heavy labors created for him, by what he termed the "so-called colonies." He ascribed the blame for no small portion of his difficulties to the action of colonial officials, who, he said, frequently acted without a requisite knowledge of the circumstances, and especially did not know how to treat the natives. It was impossible, the chancellor said, to allow trivial disputes to introduce any discordant element in Germany's relations with the great friendly powers, as the slightest disturbance of the harmony prevailing between the imperial government and foreign states might have most prejudicial effects upon German commercial and business relations. Prince Bismarck is said to have been greatly annoyed at the consul's proposals to annex Samoa, and the Vossiche Zeitung's question as to what would be thought of a consul who telegraphed a proposal to annex Zurich or Lutembourg, is Baid to be indentical with the opinion of the chancellor. In explanation of the reported ordering of a German squadron to Samoa, the National Z3ituug observes that the impending punishment of Mataafa will have-no effect upon Germany's relations with England and America, the right of Germany to intervene in the matter not being contested in any quarter. The report must, however, be received with reserve. The squadron is provisioned for Port Said, in order, probably, to be in readiness to proceed to east Africa or to await the development of affairs. It may at least be assumed that the squadron will only go to Samoa in the event of the American government proving to be exacting or unreasonable.

Prince Bismarck's desire to avoid colonial troubles is due in a large measure to the uncertainty of European politics, especially those of France. The Tirard cabinet is regarded as simply a short respite before the in/wit-nhle struggle. The North German Gazette ana otter leading German papers predict its overthrow within a few weeks,_ and the apprehension existing in the financial world is revealed in the expression by the National Zeitung of the hope that the Paris exhibition will be the first consideration, so that no new crisis will occur after the general elections. Prince Bismarck's opinion that the crisis will result in the accession to power of General Boulanger is well known, and there are few persons who do not regard his triumph as near probability. The dinner of the French embassy has been fixed for April 6. It is stated that both the emperor and empress will be among the guests. All the ministers and chiefs of the military and civil cabinets have been invited to be present at the dinner to be given by Prince Bismarck on Monday to meet the emperor. The event is much commented upon as intended to dispel the idea that a divergence of views exists between the emperor and the chancellor.

BUTLER'S NEW YORK VOTES.

He Declines to be Interviewed About the Matter, as It Will do Him no Good. The publicatioa of the fact that direct evidence exists that Cleveland was elected by a dishonest count of Butler votes for the Democratic electors, says General Boynton in his Washington special, continues to excite attention. A special from Boston has this in regard to the matter: "General Butler's attention was called to-day to the report that Cleveland's election in 1884 was due to the dishonest counting of votes that enough Butler votes in New York City had been counted for Cleveland to elect him. The general quietly listened to the query,and then slowly remarked that he did not care to dig up dead men's bones. It would do no good to stir up this matter now, and he declined to be 'interviewed.' Another man, who declined to have his name published, said that there was no doubt that Cleveland was seated by a fraudulent count. Hundreds of votes cast for General Butler were deliberately counted for Cleveland, and if a certain man who did the work or was instrumental in having it done were alive, a commotion in the political world would be made which, would be embarraseing to the leaders of the Democratic party. 'I don't believe,' he added, 'that General Butler will tell you much about this matter, for it can do him no good to stir it up now, but I have reason to believe that the general at one time might have made it hot for the Democratic party.'"

According to the statement of gentlemen who should, and doubtless do know, it will appear, when all the facta are made public, that persons legally engaged at several polling places made affidavit at the lime that large numbers of Butler votes were counted for Cleveland, and that, acting upon this information, sufficient corroborating evidence was subsequently collected to prove the case beyond a doubt. Naturally, further developments are awaited with much interest.

The Tariff-Keform-Free-Trader*. CHICAGO, February 23.—The committee of nine appointed by the recent tariff-reform convention has selected New York as headquarters of the national organization elected David S. Wells president., and appointed Everett P. "Wheeler, R. R. Bowker and George Haven Putnam members of the executive committee. It was resolved to establish, also, a permanent bureau at Chicago.

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1889-EIGHT PAGES.

THE COLD SNAP

The Coldest Weather of the Tear Came With Washington's Birthday. The weather took a surprising jump on Friday afternoon and at day light yesterday the thermometer indicated that it had been the coldest night of the season. The registered temperature varied somewhat over the city. At the Rose polytechnic it was 5 degrees below zero at the Union depot 3 degrees below at Stark's bottling works, 4 degrees below, and at Buntin's at 7 a. m., 3.3 above, and so on around. This winter weather ia true to the ground hog prophesy. It will be recollected that the ground hog sow his shadow on his [recent appearance, and, according to tradition, went back into his hole to await many more weeks of winter. At Lake Maxinkuckee it has been very cold. Yesterday morning the thermometer registered 8 below, and the ice men gave up cutting. The ice there is now over one foot thick, and ice business gives signs of being more profitable during the coming summer, than was anticipated. Even the base ball rink is frozen over, and the excellent skating is being enjoyed by many. The river is frozen over in places, and ice is being taken from it.

The dispatches say that near Ishpemmg, Mich., it is 25 to 35 below. In northern Iowa it ranges from 10 to 15 below, and at Chicago, yesterday morning, it was 7 below. Reports of suffering and death come from the Northwest. In New England it was from 20 to 40 below. In tbe Ottawa district it is 32 below. The St. Paul correspondent thus tells of the weather:

The people of the Northwest in furs and woolens muffled, are experiencing the coldest weather with feelings all unruffled. The mercury this morning here was 25 below, while other towns were freezing with 52 below. Minnesota felt the latter, with the former at St. Paul, and the ice king grew the fatter at the shivering of all. Base ball was abandoned and croquei was laid away the "cranks" were grave and saddened and pioneers were not gay. The signal service folks reported the cold wave 2,000 miles wide, from Missouri it cavorted past the arctics frozen tide. At Grand Forks, in Dakota, and Duluth, Minn., it was 40 deg. below. It was without doubt a very cold day in Dakota, where there was badly drifted snow._ For a time this blockaded all the trains and delayed for a short time but some vigorous hustling and very lively bustling brought trains on time. To-night it is no colder although prophets, grown bolder, said it would be. A warm spot in Montana gave promise to very many that warmer it will be.

OUR JAIL AS A SANITARIUM.

A Sullivan County Murderer Rrought to It on Account of His Health. Carl White, of Sullivan, held for the murder of Arthur Hall, was brought to the Vigo county jail last week. He was hr-mcbt here because the Sullivan county jail is not sate ana oecmreo n. unhealthy. He claimed to be losing his health and solicited a change. He is well pleased with the change and says that he feels much improved since coming here. He also says that in the Sullivan jail the windows have no glass to prevent the wind from striking the prisoners. The draught caused him to have lung trouble, which was easily brought on since a sickness about two years ago. He was incarcerated December 22,1888, for killing Arthur Hale. "I didn't know who Hale was," said he, "until he struck me in the back with something as I started to walk away from him. He followed me, and I had nothing to defend myself with except a bottle, and I threw that at him. He threw a car pin at me, and I picked it up. I backed from him about one hundred yards, and then pitched the car pin at hftn—I didn't throw it it struck him on the head and he died the next day.. We had both been drinking but we hadn't been drinking together. I knew him but was not well acquainted with him." "What was the origin of your quarrel?" "I couldn't tell you that. I had no intention of killing him and didn't think of such a thing. But, I guess, if I can't prove that, I'll have to go over the road."

White is a little below the medium height, of light build, not muscular, wears a small, dark moustache and does not appear to be a vicious character, although prison walls may have given him a docile manner. He will be tried in Sullivan in March.

Bleaching the Babies Hair. Talking of babes, the latest fad among the fashionable mothers of New York is to bleach their little one's hair, and one sees hundreds of flaxen-haired little toddlers on Broa'dway. on whom nature had bestowed an entirely different shade. It is bad enough for the silly creatures to ruin their own locks, but it seems to me that something ought to be done to prevent them from ruining the hair of their offspring in this way. Mrs. Burnett and "Little Lord Fauntleroy" are responsible for the craze, so they tell me.—[New York Letter to Philadelphia News.

SOME QUEER TIMEPIECES.

King George III. of England, had a watch not larger than a 5-cent piece, whioh had 120 parts, the whole not weighing quite so much as a 10-cent piece.

In the great museum at London is a small watch, one hundred years old or more, in the shape of an apple. The golden outside is adorned with grains of pearl.

In a Swiss museum is a watch only six-tenths of an inch in diameter, inserted in the top of a pencil case. Its tiny dial not only indicates hours, minutes and seconds, but also the day of the month.

About one 'hundred years ago a man named Droz made a very curious clock. Upon the top sat a negro, a shepherd, and a dog. When the clock struck, the negro played six tunes upon a flute, and the dog moved toward him as though glad to see him.

The Switch watchmakers have invented a watch for the blind. A small peg is set in the middle of each figure. When the hour hand is moving toward a given hour the peg for that hour drops. The person finds the peg is down and then counts back to twelve.

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NO TALK AT IN

While All the Rest of the Country Guesses, Nothing^ From the One Man.

"LITERALLY NO NEWS" FROM HEADQUARTERS.

However, The Gossips Place Some Men ia the Cabinet

INDIAHAPOLIS, February 23.—There has been but little cabinet gossip here to-day and literally no news. A diligent inquiry by the representative of the Associated Press has furnished no grounds for changing the situation as given out last night. The only four places that are considered definitely fixed are those of Blaine, Windom, Noble and Wanatnaker. As to the others everything is at sea. There is considerable talk, however, of the probability that the South will yet be given another representative besides Noble. It is alleged Noble will go in as the personal representative and choice of General Harrison, and that the Southern representative will be one who has had a more direct connection with Southern affairs, and who will be able to give some help in the practical solution of the Southern question. Since it was announced that Algej was no longer being consideredj it was thought Rusk was sure of the war department, but within the past day or two that has been regarded as exceedingly doubtful, owing to the geographical situation. It is regarded the new secretary of agriculture will certainly come West, and that tends to throw a doubt as to some of those who have been considered certain for other positions. The central western states will have three departments—the interior, treasury and agricultural. That is regarded as her full share, and that the postoffice and navy at least will go to the East, leaving the South and the Pacific slope the war and justice. Many of the southern Republicans who' have been here have urged" that the South be given the department of justice, as it is to that department they look to more than any other for the recovery of their rights. This would make the appointment ©f Judge Speer not improbable. By others it is thought the navy, instead of the war, will be assigned to either the South or the Pacific slope, as San Francisco and the whole coast are, or will be, deeply interested in the navy, in view of the present condition of Bffairs at Samea. One of the best posted Republicans said, today, that the cabinet, as a whole, would not be absolutely determined upon until after the arrival of the general at Washington.

OMAHA, February 23.—Russell Harrison said in an interview here to-day, when asked what Thurston's chances were for a position in the cabinet: "I never cbik otf m© ouvjout wi«4La that is my father's affairs. I can tell you, however, that the cabinet has been decided upon. It was difficult to select a cabinet from so much good material, but it has been done. The South will be represented, and the Southern policy of the new administration will be such as has been indicated by my father's letter to several Southern men on the subject." Mr. Harrison arrived from the West yesterday he left this afternoon in General Manager Hayes' private car over the Wabash &. Western for Indianapolis. His wife and child and Senator and Mrs. Saunders accompanied him.

NO DETECTIVES ON THE TRAIN-

The Chief of the Government Ferce Denies the Report—Fast Time. CHICAGO, February 23.—Chief John S. Bell, of the United States secret service, arrived in this city this morning from Indianapolis, where he has been since Thursday. He asks the Associated Press to correct the statement heretofore published to the effect that Chief Bell and a equad of secret service detectives would accompany President-elect Harrison on his journey from Indianapolis to Washington. Mr. Bell declares that neither he nor any one connected with his department will accompany the presidential party, which will consist only of the president's family, a few intimate friends and a representative of the Associated Press. He declares that there is no more need for a detective escort for the president-eWt's special train than for any other, and expresses the opinion that when it becomes necessary to protect our chief magistrate with a body guard it will be time to turn the government over to the rabble.

The president's train will cover the distance from Indianapolis to Washington in five and a half hours less time than the regular trains. No stops are to be made en route in response to public demonstrations.

AMUSKM ENT8.

Miss Evans appeared last night in "Our Angel," playing with her usual spirit and ability. She was well supported by Mr. W. N. Griffith as Jack Kenyon. Miss Evans appears to better advantage in this play than in the "Buckeye," her characteristics and style of character fitting in better. There is more life and action. The wild girl of the West, though Angel is not so very wild, has to keep moving pretty lively. Here she has better songs, and her part comes in consistently as the lead. In the "Buckeye" Sarah Jane is really a minor part making it the lead subdues the other parts as well as the play. The matinee performance was unusually well attended.

The ladies of the Congregational Church are bringing Miss Olof Krarer, the Equimaux, here, for an entertainment Monday evening. Her lecture and Iceland songs have received high encomiums.

A Serlou» Railroad Wreck. BANGOR, Me., February 23.—A serious accident occurred to the morning train from Bangor to St. John, near Boyd's mills, two miles east of Kingman, at 10 a. m. W. A. Mudgett, railway postal clerk John Campbell, English mail clerk, and Harry Goodman, a fireman, were killed, and it is reported, burned in

the wrack.

EXPRESS.

WORK OF TRAIN ROBBERS.

Two Men Fatally Shot and the Ezpretw Car Robbed of a Large Amount. DELANO, Cal., February 23.—As train No. 17 left Pixley last evening five men boarded it. Two went on the engine, and covered the engineer and fireman with revolvers. When about two miles from the station the train was brought to a stop, and the other three men entered the express car and ordered the messenger to open the box, covering him with revolvers. Dynamite bombs were exploded under the car, and during the excitement several passengers ran toward the front. Two of them were shot. E. S. Bentley, of Modesto, was probably fatally wounded, and Charles Gabert, of Pos was killed instantly. The train ran back to Pixley, where the news was left. The passenger coaches were not molested.

Another account states that but two men were concerned in the robbery, and that while one remained on the engine the other made his way to the express car, and by exploding bombs under the car frightened the messengers so that they speedily opened the door. Bentley, who was probably fatally wounded, is deputy constable here. The amount secured by the robbers is unknown. A posse will pursue them from here.

ELEVEN DROWNED

And Only Six Saved of the Wrecked Vessel Josie Troop. NORFOLK, Vs., February 23.—The Nova Scotia bark Josie Troop, with a cargo of chalk and a crew of seventeen men was wrecked at 7 o'clock last evening at Chicamicomico, N. C. The master and ten men were drowned. Six were saved. The vessel and cargo are a total loss. The vessel is broken up and strewn on the beach.

The British bark, Josie Troop, which was wrecked at Chicamicomico, sailed from London on January 2, for Philadelphia. The bark was caught in a fierce northeasterly gale which prevailed yesterday afternoon and last night off the Atlantic coast. She Boon lost her headway and became unmanageable. After drifting about for some time she was pitched on the rocks en the coast of Chicamicomico. The vessel was so badly damaged that she went to pieces in a short time. She was loaded with chalk for Philadelphia, whither she intended to load for Japan.

Young Marker Must Keep Sober. DOVEK, N. H., February 23.—The jury in the Barker will case yesterday returned a verdict sustaining the will. The estate is valued at over one million dollars. The testator stipulated in hi3 will that his son Hiram should receive $5,000 a year till death, provided he does not become intoxicated. In ten years he may draw $250,000, and a like sum every succeeding ten years but, in esse he becomes intoxicated, he loses all. The son contested the will on the ground that his father was unduly prejudiced against him on account of his drinking DuDltP, 11

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itated at the time of the making of tbe will.

Humanity'» Averages.

The average weight of male adults is 130 pounds of women, about one hundred and ten pounds. The average height of American recruits is about five feet nine inches. The average height of well-built men is 5 feet 9 inches of women, 5 feet 4 inches. One inch of height should add two pounds to weight. The specific gravity of the body ranges from 0.950 to 1.030. The heart weighs 260 grammes in women and 330 grammes (10,l|' ounces) in men the average weight is 292 grammes. The period of its maximum weight is between fifty and eighty. —[Medical Record.

An Armed Truce.

WASHINGTON, February 23.—There does not appear to be any change in the position of the opposing parties in the house, respecting the Cowles internal revenue bill. There is an armed truce during which the appropriation bills and other unobjectionable matters are allowed to be considered,_but Mr. Randall stands ready to assume the offensive at any other demonstration, while the ways and means committee people lie in wait to open a fillibustering fire upon him whenever he moves to consider his resolution.

The Sullivan-Kilrain Fight. NEW YORK, February 23.—The World's El Paso, (Tex.) special says: E. E. Bradley, a prominent sporting man here, received a telegram to-day from the Sullivan-Kilrain managers to the effect that El Paso could get the mill. Bradley haa wired Harry Phillips, at Hot Springe, to complete all arrangements, and has authorized him to make an offer of $10,000 for the fight to take place here, and also to require Sullivan and Kilrain to put up a forfeit to insure a fair fight.

Honey for Mrs. Hancock.

WASHINGTON, February 23.—In the consideration of the deficiency bill in the house, Mr. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, offered an amendment appropriating $2,100 to reimburse Mrs. A. R. Hancock for moneys expended by General Hancock ia entertaining the Yorktown visitors. Mr. Cheadle, of Indiana, moved to amend the amendment by providing that none of the appropriation shall be used to reimburse Mrs.Hancock for moneys expended for wines or liquors. Lost. Mr. Bingham's amendment was adopted.

Her Last Trance.

ATTICA, N. Y., February 23.—Mrs. Emma Althouse is again asleep, and this trance will undoubtedly be her last. She was unable before entering into it to warn her attendants, and for several days could not move nor partake of nourishment. Before going to sleep she tried to communicate with her sisters by motioning her eyes, but the effort was unsuccessful. Her relatives are much alarmed.

Another Body Found.

HARTFORD, Conn., February 23.—The body of Edward Boyle was found in the ruins of the Park Central hotel ot 8:30 this morning. This makes tbe twenty-third victim of the disaster. Boyle was a man about 28 years of age, a vagrant, and slept nights wherever shelter offered.

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Daily Established in 851

NEWS ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

The Oil Well Reaches 800 Feet and Meets With a Serious Difficulty.

THE DRILLS ENTER A CREVICE AND DON'T GO STRAIGHT.

The Natural Gas Wells Are Not Such Great Benefits as Have Been Claimed.

The drills at the oil well have penetrated 800 feet and are now at a standstill by reason of a very unfartun8te accident, if accident it is. For tbe sccond time in the very brief history of the present well, a crevice has been struck and for four days all efforts at overcoming the difficulty have been un successful. The difliculty is one drillmen very much dread. A place is reached in the drill's course when one side of the hole is softer than the other, and the Datural consequence is that the drills go off obliquely on the soft side. The usual means of overcoming this is to drive a wood wedge or a piece of rope into the hole and then drill on top of this until the shelf on the one side is worn down and the hole again made straight. Mr. Diall says this effort was made, but was entirely unsuccessful. The first wedge driven in completely disappeared, and very strangely not a trace of it has been found. Tde explanation is that it went off to one side into the crevice beyond reach of the tools. The machinery is now idle awaiting the arrival of a special tool from Frankfort. This tool has two bits, and accordingly cuts on both sides. "It is very strange," said Mr. Diall, "but this misfortune is the only one known to the profession thut we did not encounter at the old well. All the time we were drilling the men kept saying there was one accident we' were missing, and now we have experienced that."

The boring at the present site has developed a remarkable fact in regard to the crust formations in this vicinity. The drills are now in a stratum of sandstone which is very hard, and is identical with the stratum found at a depth of 920 feet at the old well. This shows a fall of 120 feet in the surface of the rock in about 3,000 feet. Whether the strata under this will shelve in the same manner is a matter the company is very anxious to determine. The drills have gone 125 feet in this rock, and have not yet reached the end. Another curious fact is that the coal veins are concentrated at the new well, and much thicker than at the old. "I have not kept a record of our boring because I thought it would be about the same as that at the old well," said Mr. Diall, "but I find it entirely different. I will hereafter keep a close record."

In speaking of the gas fields of the state, Mr. Diall remarked that Indian­tijn apolis WHO

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what respect?" was asked, '"in that they can't get the gas sufficient to supply the demand. The trouble is that their supply pipe is entirely too small, and when yesterday's cold snap came and everybody wanted an immense amount of gas,"there was not enough to go around, and some families were glad to get enough tocookwith. This trouble is coming to be a question of great discussion now. In warm weather the Indianapolis pipes will probably supply all the city can use, but during these cold snups it is impossible to do it. It would cost the gas companies there $1,000,000 to equip themselves for such a change of temperature and when it grew warm again, there would be the $1,000,000 worth of property standing idle. The situation is exactly the same as that at St. Paul, where they manufacture gas for ordinary purposes. In one day there was a fall of 59 degrees, and the companies couldn't make gas to supply the demand, which was increased one hundred fold. They might go to work and put up immense tanks and store gas for such emergencies, but in summer there would be the reservoirs standing like big balloone, with not a foot of gasgoingout of them in months. How to overcome this difficulty is a problem of growing importance."

The Klectrlo I.ight Ball.

The employes of the electric light and pewer company gave their first annual ball, at Germania hall, Friday night. The hall was beautifully illuminated with electric light. The ball WBS a success, financially and socially. The employes return their sincere thanks to their superintendent, C. II. Hilton, and Edwin Ellis, for their interest in behalf of the employes. Among the guests present were Edwin Ellis, Joseph Comer, of New York, and E. M. Barton, of Chicago.

The City School*.

Examinations were held in some of the schools on Friday in physiology, and in nearly all the rooms special exercises in observation of Washington's birthday were held. Many rooms were especially decorated for the occasion.

Miss Grover, of the High school, is still out, suffering from a very severe cold.

Another Canning Factory Propoiltioii.

A new proposition from a large can ning factory is before the Citizens' manufacturing association.

Willlngto Oblige the Jury.

An amusing line was spoken in Judge Garrison's court, in Camden, the other day.

A gawky Jerseyman was on the witness stand, and, instead of speaking so that the jury could hear him, he persisted in mumbling his answers to his counsel. Finally the judge said: "Will you kindly speak so that these gentlemen can h-ar you?" pointing to the jury.

The up-countryman turned around and found the twelve men all in an attitude of strained attention. HiB face thereupon lighted up with a half grateful and half flattered expression, and he replied: "Why, certainly. Are they interested in my case?"

And from this point on he made a better witness, feeling, as he did, that he had an audence that wanted to listed to him.—[Philadelphia Prees.