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Thirteen crimes were punishable by death in Gre#t Britain when Queen Vic“toria asc.e‘n’de}l the throne. To-day there ere practically but two—treason and murder. . : . A pallant Cdlifornia judge higs decreed that “a wife can be compelled to support her husband by-labor.” Itjis an undoubted fag -that multitudes of wives dg that withoatany order of courts. The UnitedfStates will now proceed to break the ¥eindcer record.- The old‘est inhabitan¥ of Laplaid will be astonished whell he hears at the end of the season of thetime made in Alaska. " A New Orle#fns paper says the home production cf beet sugar will be a powerful ally for _c{ine sugarin this country. It will also be Something of that nature in the Americdn.farmer’s bank account. T - TSN M - An exchange thinks that cne honest ‘working man, no ma*tfer how wet and dirty with p'efSi)frationf is worth more to a community than a secore of dudes and a hlindred ofher loafers, no matter how rich their, parents. - : i - . S ———— - There should, be no opposition to the bill introduced by Congressmpn Barrett, of Massabhusetts, forbidding the "use of the United States flag for advertising purpeses. Such a misuse of the national standatrd is permitted nowhere else on earth. o , : The health authorities of Indianapolis say that diphtheria and other contagious—diseases are spread in that city “bytheuse in common by school children. of penholders and léad pencils. These are gathered.in a box each evening and redistributed th'e next day to different pupils. In this 'way.a.pencil finds its way. into the mwpuths of scores of chil“dren. - : 7

Mining for whisky is what Kansas City is armnging to do. "Some 40 years’ ago a cargo of corn whisky was sunkin the Missouri river. Where the river then ran is now|dry-land,-and it is proposed to dig ;down and lift out the barrels. But it is' po use for old topers to start for Kansas City until further notice~—the hoops may have given way beforethis, = = =e 0 E

_Adele Marie Juana Patti, better known as Adelina Patti, was born February 19, 1843, and is thereforemearly 55 years old. She has a castle in Wales, and is reported to be worth over $1,000,000, She receives $4,000, however, for singing in concert,~and, although her voi_i__?e is not what it was ten years ago, sheé~still appears_frequently in London and the provinces. : : . i

Secretary Gage touches tpon the report of the bureau of Jimmigration, which states that immigration to the United States during the fiscal year ‘ended June 30, 1897, shows a decrease of 112.435 from the irrivals for the preceding fiscal year,and was the smallest in volume:since .the subject has been under federal supervision, \’Ehere it was placed by the act of August 3, 1882. - : “lashington Remington, the last of ~the famous Remington triplets, died at his home in North Smithfield, R. 1., the _other day, aged 81 years. He wasa son - of Henry Remington, and, with his brothers, Jefferson and Mpnroe, now both deafi, was born on the same day in the year 1816. At thattime three presidents, Washington, Jefferson and Monroe, had 'served their terms, and .the ‘proud father named histhree sons after ~the presidents of the United States. - ~ - o SR T T S—— e . Men who have passed the prime of life are wont to speak witha certain kind of envy of the young people who'are about to enter upon active lifetat the beginning of the tivemtieth century. The feeling is that the next 'generation is to ~ see a greater advanée im the world, a greater-advance in civilization than has ever yet been attained in:any ‘equal ~ period. The ou,tlo,o"k befo*-e\.'s_the young lan of to-day is a matter ¢f interesting ' s:,gecula.tion.‘ . e Aliss Lucinda Day died-at the age of 90 years in' a quaint little brick house in West Springfield, Mass., where'she had lived all Her life, Seventy years ago Miss Day had a love affair. Her lover was a sailor, and on his departure for a ¥oyage Miss, Day promised to place . every night a lighted candle in the win- ~ dow to greet him if he returned in the - night. Hé has not since been heard from: but Miss Day refused to believe him dead. The night of her death was the first time for 70 years the candle had not shone in the window., = |

The Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, _of Indian territory, seem in earnestin the determination to leave United States soil if arrangements can be made with the Mexican government for the . location of colonies aggregating 26.000 . natives south of the Rio.Grandk. The white men who covet the valmable lands held by the Indians will not regret their going, but the Indians themselves may :make. a serious mistake. Doubtless they have some real grievances, but in " the main they are nowwell treatedl, and many of them-have become rich and prosperong. i o N 7 PER TR Gy T X o It will be remembered that an investigation by the treasury department ‘about a year ago ‘showed Former Librarian A. R. Spofford to be about $30,000 short in his accounts. Now it appears jthat a.large part, if not-all of ‘this deficit, -which Mr. - Spofford promptly made geod out cf his own -pocket; will belaccounted for by a great batch of eld money orders which the absent-minded librarian had put aside ~and forgot 1o cash. Librarian J. Russell Young and First Assistant PostmadsterGeneral Heath say that some of the orders date back 22 years, e ' e — o - President McKinley's mother wrote - littlesketch of his early life which has in it ‘more worth than many campaign . biographies. Alluding to her family | cares she ssig ‘in one of those sigxpl.e -sentences that'say so much “I did the “best T could, of course, but 1 had six " children, and I had all my own work to %fifi”rg@ uthste,{fii@om .of women wi '*‘?f& iO3 m work” and. *“@%?fi 1t theit men ories are At B e e e . T R

A WEEK'S HINTURY

The Important Happenings of a

Week Briefly Told.

IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION

All the Latest News of Interest from . Washington, From the East, the

West and the South.

THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES

FROM WASHINGTON.

~ The supreme court of the United States has adjourned to the 3d of January. . : o _ The death of Rev. W. M. Brown, origf’inath and president of the True Reformers, a ‘powerful organization among the megroes olé 'the| south, ocscurred in Washidgtod.’ ":)’/ 1 ' While despondent overill health, Miss T.eila Herbert, aged 30, daughter of exSecretary of the Navy Herbert, killed herself by jumping from a high window in Washington. : . Reciprocity negotiations between the United States and Germany are practically suspended. ‘ The postmaster-general has decided to order a special issue of stamps commemorative of the hold}ngg of the transMississippi exposition at. Omaha the coming year. = / " The government has sent Charles E. Stubbs to Europe to encourage ‘the use of the American horse in the cavalries of Europe.! ~ . : ' S President McKinley will, it is an‘nounced, send a message to congress recommending the éstablishment of a départment of commerce and industry. _ The United States will have on January 1 next 184,464 miles of completed railway. L In Washington a counterféit five-dol-lar silver certificate was discovered of the series of 1896, J. Fount Tillman, registrar, D. N. Morgan, treasurer, No. 2852687, : a 1 Secretary of-the Treasury Gage in 'fil open letter to the Federation of Labor defends the gold standard. : . THE EAST. | At the age of 94 years William Gordon Prince, who was the oldest living graduate of larvard college, died.in Dedham, Mass, . ‘ ) ' While skating onra creek at Tonawanda, N. Y., three young persons weére dkowned. ’ ~ ~ Miss Mary . Baird, aged 80 years, and Mrs. Ann: Kelly, aged 65 yelnrs, died in Plainfield, N. J., from drinking wood ‘alcohol. ek 1 Peter S. McMahon, -aged 20 . years, crazed by cigarettes, shot and . killed himseif at Syracuse, N. Y. |-

“Charlie Clifford and Burts Scrafford were blown to pieces by an explosion of dynamite at Clearwater, N, Y. : The republican committee has decided to hold the next state ‘iwcom‘ent.ion at Harrisburg, Pa., June 2, 1898.

After an extended cruise h:ll@ United States training ship Alliance has arrived in New . York.- R

At a’crossing mnear Pass':iic;; N.J., a train struck a stage coach and .20 persohs were injuredsthree fatally. - At Dubais, Pa., Stephen Spellen, who Lkilled Michael Rohrer, was shot dead while attempting-to escape his pursuers. 1 5

In Philadelphia the Chestnut Street national bank and the Chestnut Street Trustand Savings Fund eom ba.ny failed with combined liabilities of| $3,000,000. William M. Singerly, publisher of the Record, is president of both companies. The death of ex-Congressman John Patton; of Curwensville, Pa., occurred in Philadelphia, aged 74 ;\'eai‘s.' :

WEST AND SCGUTH.

4. Fire destroyed the Auditorium theater and the Auditorium hot-e}‘iin Kansas City, Mo., owned by Alex':_n‘.der Fraser, ‘the loss being $300,000. % In Chicago the Hide and ILeather bank went into voluntary liquidation and the assets were transfe!}r-ed to the Union national bank. e o 7

At Pembina; N. D., the doors of the First national bank were closed, with liabilities of $95,000. | * In a railway wreck at C.afluga, Ind., ‘Engineers J. S! Hodson and L. B. Hortoni were killed. Charles S. Chapman and hig wife, old citizens, expired within.ss minutes of each other at South Bend, Ind; At Lima, O:, Mrs. Barney Picker, aged widow, died in want, and the administrator found over $lO.OOO in cash and $6,000 in notes secreted in an old bonnet. ; ’ * Walter C. Sanger broke his' own world's indoor bicycle record for a half mile, unpaced, riding the distance in one minute flat in’ Milwaukee.

- In Chicago a loss of $150,000 was caused by a fire which consnmed the A. H. Andrews company’s %urniture factory., i 3 1 -

The Iron Mountain (Mich.) school | board has forbidden its teachers to attend dances or parties on evenings preceding school days. con During a riot in the courthouse at McArthur, 0., Elijah Brown and Plyly Teeters were fatally injured.,,: J A. H. Dolphin, 'W. H. Hughes, John W. Bright and Samuel Sevier; hunters {from Chicago, were frozen to death near Dawes creek, in Newton county, Ky. : { . The oldest man in Minnesota, Bazille Luprenent, died at' Little F‘afls in his one hundred and tenth year. Johnh McDonald and Chadwick Mar‘shall, the alleged murderers ¢f Orville Hayden at Farmington, Waih., were taken from jail by a mob and hanged. ~ An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck a Burlington passenger train near:Murray, la. | : | Near Farmington, Ind., a buggy con‘taining William Tearcy and Miss . Brooks was struck by a train and the latter was killed and the former fatale e yJ , For wife murder Sonly Ryan was hanged at Greensboro, N.€C. | =~ - On January 11 next the nin!t}‘xkfi’finum “convention of the United Mine Workers ‘of America will be held at Columbus, 0. . Flames damaged the Power and Wilshire blocks in the business center of Cleveland, 0., to the extent ogssoo,cpo. Near Tift City, Mo., the two little $iS ey 24 age Ceeiier a/farmer, were Killed pnd eaten by vicious hogs. fi*‘mh

At the age of 90 years William Besley, whose name is known all over the west -on account of his large brewing interests, died in Waukegan, 1111. In Chicago fire and an explosion in the building occupied by the Tosetti Cafe and Restaurant company caused a Toss of $200,000 and 23 persons were injured, 7 ¢ o ‘ ‘ The trip from Honolnlu to San Francisco was made by the steamer China in 14 days 12 hours and 18 minutes, beating all previous records. : In the depopulated districts of westtern Kansas,K 200 schoolhouses are to be sold at auction.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

- In an interview in Madrid Gen. Weyler said that there was no hope of the success of autonomy in Cuba. The parliament of Canada has been called to meet on February 3. : ~ Six political prisoners in Guatemala accused of aiding the revolutionary party were shot. ) Russia has been granted permission by China to winter a squadron at Port Arthur. . ;

It is said that Japan has withdrawn its-objections to the annexation of Hawaii by the United: States. '

In Jamaica business is almost parhlyzed owing to the depressed price of sugar. _ . S

Around Smyrna, Asia Minor, a number of earthquakes-occurred and s6Yeral persons were killed and many injured. - Mussulmans on the Island of Crete attacked a caravan near Armiro and killed 12 Christians.. - Within ten miles of Havana Cuban insurgents were burning canefields. Dy an explosion of fire damp in Dortmund, Prussia, 16 persons were killed.

LATER NEWS.

Fire destroyed the Coliseum building in Chicago, the loss being $350,000 on the structure ‘and $125,000 on exhibits contained therein. Omne. man was burned to death and many other persons were injured. (-

Four children named Maltbeski were suffocated by smoke during a fire at Philadelphia. 7 Wesley Meceßride and his wife were killed and their daughiter, agéd six years, fatally injured, by a train, at Stauton, Del. , Peter Coleman, who murdered his wife, was hanged at Vancouver Court House, Va. = :

' Christmas day was the most quiet and peaceful on record at the white house owing to the recent hereavement of the president. ==~ = % Rev. W.: W. Taylor, aged 86 years, the oldest Presbyterian preacher in Delaware, died at Wilmington. - William Gottzyer and Mrs. John Rice, both of New York city, dropped dead while trimming Christmas trees for the children. ' Z R

~ Michael and Terence McDermott, aged twin brothers, died at the same time in New York. g Mrs; John Moore and Miss Clara Brattain were killed by the carsat Terhune, Ind. Mrs. Moore had only been married ene davy. - : -

* Mrs. Jarvis and her nine children, the voungest a baby, were burned to death at their home in London. .

The M. D. Harter company’s flouring mill at Fostoria, 0., was burned, the loss being $150,000. ' The treasury gold reserve on the 25th was $160,267,463, the highest on record. The wife of Jacob J. Payer, a well-to-do farmer iiving at Park River, N. D., committed suicide after killing her four little children with poison. Family irouble was the cause. i

Milton Neal and his aged wife were shot to death by an unknewn assassin at their home near Jacksonville, Pa. :

There were 202 business failures in the United States in the seven days ended on the 24th, against 329 the week previous and 297 in the corresponding period of 1896. ' Capt. Gen. Blanco declares that Cuba will be under an autonomical government by January 1. s It isreported that 17 British war ships are off Chemulpo, Corea, supporting the British consul’s protest against the king’s practically yielding the government of Corea into the hands of the Russian minister. e 0

The exchanges at the leading clearing houses in the United States during the week énded on the 24th aggregated $1,331,263,881, against $1,368,948,283 the previous week. The increase compared with the corresponding week of 1896 was 26:0. - .

The grand jury yoted 35 indictments &gainst proprietors of alleged. gambling resorts. in Chicago, among ‘those indicted being three aldermen. o The lowa legislature will meet in Des Moines January 10. : James and Samuel Lytle (brothers) were killed on the Erie railroad near Atlanta, Pa., while driving to a relative’s house to spend Christmas. The output of gold in Alaska.this winter is estimated at $10,000,000.

The Spanish squadron, comprising four gunboats and two tugs, which was operating in the vicinity of Manzanillo, was forced from the mouth of the Canto river by the insurgents. '

MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

'The Oakland (Cal.) board of trade has adopted resolutions in favor of the Hawaiian annexation treaty.

A Dbill has been introduced in the Virginia senate forbidding the whipping post for persons guilty of petty larceny.

Mechanical Rubber Manufacturers association has decided to advance the price of rubber cotton hose ten per cent.

" Jonathan Ross, chief jlfdge of the supreme court of Vermont; had served upon the supreme court bench £7 years, December 1.

A monument has just' been erected over the grave of Thomas a Kempis in the Church of 'St. Michel, at Zwolle, 426 years after his death. :

Appraisers of the estate of the late Charles ¥. Crocker, of San Francisco, filed a report placing the value of the property at $7,032,129. Commissioner Evans, of the pension bureau,'is a strong advocate of the policy of publishing the entire list of persons who draw pensions from the government. ; = W. C. McDonald, the millionaire tobacco manufacturer in Montreal, whose gifts to MeGill university aggregate nearly $3,000,000, has just given $250,000 more to the institution. The Kings Daughters of Richmond are toa ppefilfitfi‘;F the’Vi;;fin]ia legislature to suppress the playing of football ot O eil e HILCU COIMNIMUNItY.,

A BIG BUILDING BURNS.

Famous Coliseum Building at Chi- : cago Is Destroyed.

One Life Lost and Fighteen Persons Injured During a Rush to Es- | cape—Loss Is Estimatéd | e g SAeRIOOO, ~

|Chicago, Dec. 25.—The Coliseum building, at Sixty-third street and Stony Island avexnue, in which the democratic national convention was held last year, was totally destroyed by fire Friday night. The fire was one of the quickest ever seen in Chicago. From the time it originated, by the crossing of two electric wires, until the Coliseum was a pile of twisted iron and hot .btic}«:s, not over 20 minutes ~elapsed. The building had been rented for. a manufacturers’ exposition, and was filled from end to end with booths, all of which were destroyed, with all contents. It was at first supposed that aj number. of people were lost in the flames, but all those repdrted missing were afterwards found. Only one life was lost, that of N. H. Johnson, an employe, whose charred remains were found this morning. Eighteen persons ‘were injured during the rush to escape from the burning building. . : . “About 300 people were in the building at the time and at the first alarm they rushed for safety. lortunately the aisles were wide and owing to the comparatively small number of people in the building there was little difficulty inreaching the doors. Most of those endeavoring to escape ran to a large door on the east side of the building which was wide enough to admit a team of horses and wagon. A crowd of fully 200 gathered before this 'door which was found to :be locked, and as the fire was roaring through the building with great speed, it seemed for a few minutes as though none of these would be able to escape. W. J. Wheeler, watchman, saw the trouble and ran to open the doonm, but the crowd packed in front of it so close that he had the greatest difficulty in opening it. Once it swung wide, however, the crowd was in the open air in a few seconds. During the jam at this point several people were badly crushed, but none were seriously injured. S : The balance of the people made their way through other doors, and several who were caught in the balcony were compelled to jump to the ground from the roof. The balcony was lined with windows that swing butward and they had no trouble in;getting upon the roof, and from there the leap to the ground was not great. Eiremen were at hand before all the people were out, and before they made any effort to fight the flames they devc?ted their attention to clearing the hall of people. By the time they were readyito pour water on the exhibit there was no use of their doing anything, as the fire spread with such rapidity that there was no chance whatever of saving the building after it once got beyond the confines of the booth in which it started. - Within ten minutes after the fire began the roof was ablaze, and in a very short time after the fire appeared on the top of the building one of the large arches that span the building gave way with a tremendous report, and then another; and another, each one going down with a sound like the report of a cannon, - The building fell very quickly, as after the first arch went down'the weight was too great for the arches next to it, and all collapsed. It took not over 20 minutes to make a complete ruin of the building. ! ; !

" The Coliseum cost $250,000 and was twice as’ large as the Madison Square Garden building, New York. It had floor space Of seven acres, including the ground floor and galleries, and was 770 feet long by 300 feet wide. On August 21, 1895, the. first Coliseum, then in course of construction, was wrecked, entailing a loss of $125,000. The cause of the collapse was never known, but it was thought the last arch was not placed in pesition correctly. Sik hundred men had been working on the building up to half an hour before the collapse. After tke collapse of the first building plans were drawn for a new building, and it was constructed and opened to the public June 1, 1896. Its arena was only equaled in extent by that of the Roman Coliseum.

The total loss by the fire is estimated at about $478,000. 'Of this $350,000 is placed as the loss-on the building and $128,000 on the exhibits contained therein. Insurance on the building, $120,000.

WAS MISS HERBERT'S FRIEND.

Miss Annie Virginia Wells Takes Hé_r i Own .Life by Shooting.

. Washington, @c. 27..—The recent tragic death of Miss Leila Herbert, the daughter of the ex-secretary of the navy, is given as the reason for the suicide. of Miss Annie Virginia Wells, an accomplished young scciety woman and daughter of Mr. Lewis S. Wells, a wellkuown attorney. . The young woman, shot herself through the heart with her brother's revolver at the residence of. her father, 1311 N street, northwest, Miss Wells, had met Miss Herbert a number of times, and was very much attached to her. She herself had been confined to the house, for four months by iliness, and this, combined with the shock caused by the death of her friend, brought on melancholia, which resulted in suicide. The deed was apparently entirely unpremeditated.

PECULIAR ACCIDENT.

Strange Manner l%Which a Texan : Schoolgirl Was Killed.

~ Fort 'Worth, Tex., Dee. 27.—Ludie Greenleaf, aged ten, was found dead in the scoolhouse at Rockland, in Tyke county. She had gone to the schoolroom late in the afternoon to get her books. The door being locked she climbed in at the window. In going out the sash fell, striking her on the back of the neck, choking her to death. A searching party put in the night hunting for the girl, and at daylight thebody was found hanging from the window. -

A Message of Peace,

. London, Dee. 27.—The Times, commenting editorially this morning on the pope’s encycldeal, says: The pope has approached the very difficult Manitoba problem in the spirit of conciliation and compromise, and the encyclical can be honestly designated as a message of peace.

Japanese Premier Resigns. Yokohama, Dee. 27.—Count Matsoukata, the premier, and Admiral Marguis Saigo Tsugumichi, minister of marine, have resigned, It is probable that Marquis Ito will be the new il n U e

: - ASKED TO AID. - - Secretary Sherman Cal}s for Americans to Send Supplies to Cuba. Washington, Dee. 25.—The following proclamation to the American people has been issued: i “Department of State, Washington, D. C., Dec. 24, 1897.—8 y direction of the'president, the public ig informed that, in deference to the earnest desire of the government to: contribute by effective . action toward the relief of the suffering people in Ehe- island of Cuba, arfangements have een perfected by which charitable contributions in money or money kind can be« sent to the island by the benevolently-dis-posed people of the Undted States. *‘Money, provisions, clothing, medicines and the like articles of prime necessity can be forwarded to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the consul-general of the United States at Havana, and all articles now dutiable by law so consigned will be admitted into Cuba free ¢f duty. The consul-general has been in«® ticted to receive the same and to cooperate with the lecal authoritiés and the charitable boards for the distribution of such relief among the destitute and needy people of Cuba. L ~ ““The president is confident that the people of the United States, who hdve on many occasions in the past responded most generously to the cry for bread from pedples stricken by famine or sore calamity, and who have beheld no less generous action .on the part of foreign communities 'when their own countrymen hdve suffered from fire and flood, will heed the appeal for aid that comes from the destitute at their own threshold, and especially at this season of good will and rejoicing give of their abundance to this humane end. i “JOHN SHERMAN.” The appeal was issued thter consultation with Minister Dupuy de Lome. The Spanish minister called at the state department about noon Friday and conferred with Judge Day concerning the relief of the reconcentrados on- the island. He made it clear that the Spanish government would cooperate in any relief Immeasures, and that there was entire willingness that the supplies go direct to Consul-General Lee, instead of througlt the Spanish relief channels. Havana, Dec. 25.—Capt. Gen. Blanco has cabled to the Spanish minister at Washington-—Senor Dupuy derLome—that Americans have authority to send supplies to the reconcentrados of the island without paying customs duties.

: TEN LIVES LOST. Mother and Nine Children Burned to " Death in a London Fire, London, Dec. 27.—A Mrs. Jarvis and her nine children, the youngest a *baby, were burned to death at five o’clock Sunday morning in a four-room co{t‘age occupied by the Jarvis and two other families in Dixie street, Bethnal Green, London. The unfortunate family cccupied the upper floor. By a strange coincidence Mr. Jarvis, the woman’s husband, who had been suffering from consumption, died in the workhouse infirmary Sunday afternoon without having heard of the disaster. Mrs. Jarvis earned a scantlivelihood by making match boxes, and her rooms were filled with inflammable material.

Franklin, Pa.,. Dec. 27.—Grace and ‘Annie Nelson, whose parents live near here, were left alone in their home Saturday evening. The former fell into the grate fire, and her clothing was ignited. She was burned to death. In trying to save the life of her sister, Annie was also badly burned, and it is b?lieved she cannot recover. !

Fond du Lac, Wis., Dec. 27.—8 y the burning of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Thomas, in the town of Lamartine, five miles southwest _of the city, at one c’clock Saturday morning, their son, Henry Thomas, aged 26 years, was burned beyond recognition. When the body was taken from the debris at seven o’clock, six hours later, only the trunk remained, the limbs and head having been burned to a crisp. Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 27.—Mrs. I. M. Lamon, living near Greenville, met a horrible death. She was putting some wood on the fireplace, when her clothes ignited. She ran out of the house and made a desperate effort toreach a small stream near by, but was burned to death before she could reach it.

REMARKABLE ‘RECORD.

Bad Week for Costly Fires in Chi- , cago.

Chicago, Dec. 27.—From midnight, the morning of December 22, until six o’clock’ Saturday evening, the fire record of the city was: Number of fire alarms,gill&),; Total losses, in part estimated, $1,102,500; number of people killed, 1; number of people injured, 51. The city has not equaled this record since the fire of 1871. Of the 51 injured persons. 14 were firemen, 12 policemen and 30 were citizens. ‘The fire alarms this yéar will approximate 6,500, the greatest number in the history of the city in 12 months. The losses, Chief Swenie says, will not exceed those .of last year, which were $1,900,000. - The number of people injured in the last four days at fires—sl—is one-half of the total number injured in all of 1896— 102. The Chicago fire department consists of about 1,150 men and possesses 86 engines, four fireboats, 27 chemical engines, 42 hose wagons, 36 hose carriages and two water towers. It costs $1,500,000 to maintain it every year. =

TO SAVE OTHERS.

New York Fireman’'s Hercoic Act P Brings Death.

New York, Dec. 27.—James F. Colman, an engine driver in the fire department, sacrificed his life rather than run down a woman and a little girl, who, transfixed with fright, were unable to get out of his way. Colman, to avoid hitting them, gave the engine a sharp turn and it toppled over, with the driver beneath it, killing him almost instantly.

Noted Athlete Dead.

Albany, N. Y., Dec. 27.—John Cosgrave, a well-known athlete, died in the City hospital Sunday after an operationfor appendicitis. Cosgrave won the all-round athlete championship of America in 1895, and finished second to Clark, of Boston, in this year’s tompetitiops: - v ol

Flour Mill Burned.

Toledo, 0., Dec. 27.—The M. D. Har-. ter company’s flouring mill at Fostoria, one of the largest winter wheat mills: in the country, was destroyed by fire. The fire started in'a bolting chest. The loss is $150,000, covered by insurance.

To Buy Land in Greenland,

London, Dec. 27.—A dispateh from Copenhagen to the Daily Mail says the Washington executive has made overtures to Denmark for the sale of a narrow, but carefully defined, stretch of land in northwest Greenland, where the Americans intend to establish naval and coaling stations. _ g

. Germany Is Firm. . Berlin, Dec, 27.—11 t is announced that the German government declines to yield to the demands of the United States, made during the reciprocity negotiations, for reduced duties on Amerfean animal produets. A e e Te e L

~ TONE OF SPANISH PRESS. 3, Sty \ It Is Bitter-Toward U;‘iiggd Statese Minister Woodford’s Nofe.’ . Madrid, Dec. 27.—El Heraldo says: The encrocachments of the United. States: upon the internal politics of Spain havebecome intolérable, and must be resisted energetically. The situation is difficult, but, at whatever cost, the govcrnmentought toput an end to ashameful state of affairs for the sake of the dignity of Spain. : s London, Dec. 27.—The_Madrid qorrespondence of the Standard says: Gen. Woodford’s note to the Spanish government dwells at length upon the complaint against fillibustering and other moral and material assistance given in the United States to the insurgents, which, the Washington government reasserts it has done all .in its p"gwer to check, with the view also of satisfying the representations made by Spanish diplomacy. ) . ~ The Madrid papers say the note is s very friendly and so laudatory of the present home ruyle policy in Cuba and Porto Rico that there is a general impression in' official circles that the relations between the two governments have a decidedly reassuring aspect. “At the same time the papers of every shade of opiniofi, including .the ministerial -organs, censure very sharply the conduct of the United States government and are unanimous in saying that all the compliments the United States.pays the new Spanish colonial policy cannot make a proud nation tolerate the pretensions of a foreign government to have the right to criticise and condemn the conduct of Spanish generals and of the late Spanish government in dealing with the rebellion.. “They equally resent the American pretension to interfere in the Spanish West, Indies, which is so repeatedly -claimed in the notes and the president’s message. and more recently in Secretary Sherman’s.advocacy of relief for distressed Cubans. The press is most dissatisfied with the Woodford note on account of the arguments used to refute the Spanish complaints against filibustering. ~America is charged with interfering in all the rules and usages of international law in order to suit the aims of its encroaching policy in the West Indies.” 8

It is an open secret that the note has caused surprise and displeasure in .offlcial circles, because the government Lad hoped that. President McKinley and Secretary Sherman would refrain from increasing the embarrassments of the situation in Spain in consideration of all the® concessions already made to Cuba. The government will delay repiying to the mnoté for several weeks, as the United States took nearly two months to reply to the Spanish note. When it does reply Senor Sagasta will rebut, the arguments of the note in a friendly but firm tone. The government cannot longer risk the accusation of mnot being in touch with national feeling, which is getting very weary of American interference: The Spaniards think the note gives them an excellent opportunity to/reply to criticism which naturally cduld not.be challenged or noticed diplomatically when set forth only in the presidential message. London, Dec. 27.-—The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mail says: “Gen. Weodford's note differs greatly from the first he presented and contains several statements that should be refuted. It is“inspired, on the whole, by the sentiments pervading President McKinley’s message. Senor Gullon, the minister of foreign affairs, will reply traversing the points raised.” . O Havana, Dec. 27.—As is customary here on Christmas eve, large crowds of Spaniards assembled in Central park and indulged in dancing, singing and other forms of amusement. A large number of those present, becoming intoxicated. began to make demonstrations and to shout: “Death to Americans!” “Down with autonomy!” “Down with Blanco!” *“Viva Weyler!” “Viva los voluntarios!” . were some of the cries. Then the police closed in-anda squadron of mounted gendarmes drawn up in front of the German club charged with drawn sabers. ) ;

A panic ensued, the mob, in Wwhich were many women, fleeing in every direction, but the crowd was hemmed in on all sides by the polic& mounted and afoot, who struck out savagely with their swords. This continued until the mob was thoroughly cowed, manv being wounded, and then the police formed a cordon around the square and proceeded to make prisoners of the ringleaders of the demonstration.” Two hundred prisoners were marched to the prefectura. Among them were many officers of the volunteers. .On four of the officers were found bundles of circulars declaring Spain’s honor had been compromised by granting autonomy, and calling on all loyal Spaniards to resist to the utmost. ¢Copies of these circulars were, also found scattered in the streets Saturday morning. : New York, Dec. 27.—Private advices received here by Cubans who arein communication with sources of information in Havana are to the effect that -the Spanish squadron, comprising four gunboats and two tugs, which was operating in the vicinity of Manzanillo; has been forced from the mouth of the Cauto_river by the Cubans commanded by Gen. Calixto Garcia. Besides this victory the 15,000 Spanish soldiers under Gens. Pando and Segura, who attacked the insurgents by land, were driven-back to Manzanillo after three

unsuccessful attempts to dislodge Gen. Garecia. G : ?

’ g - Rabbits for the Poor, . ~ Denver, Col., Dec. 27.—ParsonThomas Uzzell distributed 3,000 jack rabbits among the poor people who applied for' them Saturday forenoon.. THese rab-: bits were shot in the annual’hunt at Lamar, Col. Arrangements are being made to feed 2,000 people at the annual Christmas dinner-at the Urited taber- " nacle Tuesday. . ? Was Once Consul to Zanzibar. ‘ Worcester, Mass., Dec. 27.—James W. Allen, of the banking firm of Winslow I & Allen, died in this city of pneumonia, aged 37 years. He was United States consul at Zanzibar from 1592 to 1895. | Is Now a Pauper. : ‘New York, Dec. 27—Edward Pettinger, once a powerful politician in | this city, and a friend of Tweed, is a pauper now in a Westchester poorhouse, ‘at his own request. He was an excellent’ ;\y{yer in his palmy days, both eriminal | fifid civil,and amassed a fortune of $250,000, This has all been dissipated. =~ | New York, Dec. 27.—Herman F. Dale, 2 3oaug man ol goad Itz asd dgen,

. MISPLACED CONFIDENCE. = Yet He Did Not Resort to Falses T hood. e : A benevolent looking old lady had her attention called to a small street urchin who was crying as-if his heart would break. “Come, ecome, my little fellow, don’t cry. Has some ene hurt you or ar@you afraid of something?’ =~ . ° v SO T “Nome, but I'll get licked when I git home.” : . ; “What have ycu been doing.that you’ll . be punished for?”’ T “I lost a dime, an™ pap’ll whip m& when I go home.”” "7 - : T - “Oh, we will fix that for you. Wipe your face, and I will give you another dime, 8o there will be no trouble on that account.” When he got the dime his face brightened like the sky after a shower.” He was not the same boy. -In fact, in his tones and look and talk there was a change that was almost marvelous. F o s : “Now,” said the good woman, “run along and be-a good boy. But before you go you 'must tell ‘me what your fathet-gave you the dime for.” | S . “Yesum. He gave it to me to git him some beer, but-Ileft the bucket around the corner. : 2 » -, “‘That’s. too bad. I'm Sorry vour father - drinks.. I hope when you grow up you will never drink a drop.” . ' “Nome, I won’t,;”? - ' . “Maybe if you look right carefully you can find the dime you lost. Where was it you ‘dropped.it?” o ) “I didn’tdrop it, Tlostit; jist lost it.” “B}lt where did you lose it 7" . “Right_aroun’ ther’ in the alley.” .t;"?ut how- did it happen that you lost ‘I was pitchin’ pennies with the fellers " an’ they got it all.”—Cincinmati Commercial . Tribupe. = .7~ . .- i

The Motorman’s Pie,

Here is a melancholy story of a motorman and his'luncheon: Thecar was nearly ready to start at the beginning of the route, when a woman.got on and took her place on the front seat along with the driver, a “stern, married-looking man,” who had a basket beside him, and was somewhat hurriedly eating his luncheon. The- woman began -ask'ing questions, ‘and the man, as she left him opportunity, - continued to snatch now and then a bite. By and by at tlxe ring of the’ bell he let on the power and the car started, while he held i one hand a “great slab of cherry pie.”” - A few blocks down the stireet an impish child danced across the track suddenly s 6 near the car that the gripman put-on the brakes, and the woman with the inquiring mind rose to her feet in alarm. The danger passed, she sat down/again heavily. -The stern-faced gripman had ceased to eat liis pie. ““You don’t have much time for meals; do you?”’ asked the woman with the inquiring mind. “No’m,” replied the grip-_ man, sadly. “Where's your pia?” went on the * woman. 'with the inquiring. mind. “You're sitting on it,” he said.—Washing-ton-Post.. .~ . 5 C .

] X Ironieal Ifs. -Jf your ememy is too big to 'whip you should forgive him. ) If a man has plenty of sand he always has lots of grit. ) ' if the office has no salary-attached it is obliged to seek the man. I. If some men would conéeal what they know they.would be more popular. _lf justice was realiy blind she wouldn’t be able-to.wink at her favorites. If a woman’s grief happens to be a wrinkle even time cannot heal it. -If mén were serpents all the women would want to be professional snake-charmers. If a man:trusts to luck for his happiness he will be in luck when he gets it. " If you convince a man against his will you may have to do it over again next day. - If you monkey with a buzz-saw you may be compelled to'write sherthand the rest of your days. - - . If the foolhardy man was only foolish it wouldn’t matter so. much; but he is always hardy and lives to a ripe old age.—Chicago Newys. ‘ Not Up in Nautieal Lore, - At sea, as many people know, time, ins stead of being reckoned by hours, is divided into watehes of. four hours each. From four-o’elock to six, and six o’clock to eight, there are half divisions, nautically termed dogz watches. .In an insurance case the coun‘gel asked-an old sailor what time of day a certain collision occurred, and received the reply: “About the middle of the first dog watch.” Insumming up the case the barrister enlarged upon the information thus imparted, as follows: ¥“Youcan imaging, gentlemen of the jury, the care which existed on this occasion, ‘when, as appears from one of ‘the plaintifi’s own witnesses, this valuable ship.and her cargo and the lives of passengers and crew avere intrusted to what, gentlemen?—why, to the mere watch of a dog!”’ —English Paper.

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