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Seasonable and Practical Modes

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‘ EW-YORK.—La mode is truly making greater demands than 5 ever upon our ingenuity, and 4 the question-of how to be fashionably “‘turned out” on | aSmdll income is one'which : o perplexesThe majority of wo- . men. A few fortunate women can wear the warments designed by the. great - artists in the world of dress, but there are . s 0 many among us who have the same . aspiration but net, alas! the means to i__carry themontec™ = Now there is the question of blouses to be considered, Tor-whatever La Mode may say about.the wearing of dress ‘hodices, waistcoats and front, the practical ‘woman mlTst_ rearly always have a - shirt oy a blouse.” -~ . For instance, when you go out to lunch. If you are not driving, you will walk in a coat and skirt.and Wheng}'ou remove the former you will wish to present a neat and smart-appearance. Aga_.in; when calling in the afternoon;—unless you are . one of those fortunate folks possessed of a’carriage, you muyst wear something light underneath your fur wrap or coat. i [‘For traveling and country wear the ‘shirt i’s%ﬁ,spens?.ble. I .think I have often spoß®n of the importance cf being smart at the feck and waist when wearing a shirt or blouse. The waistband of, to-day is rather an expensive item, they malke the waist look smaller, and a;e soft and comfortable. Kid and suede are still ~—the faverite materials.. % . Then the dainty litile cravat or- ehic jabot of lace has to becarefully thought out. Most of us, I think, require something light near the face to brkghten our - somewhat sombre garb of utility. I advise all who adopt the tailor-made costume to avoid the picture hat: Incongruity of any kind isalwaysbad style, .and there.is no excuse for this incongruity, as the close-fitting toques of the moment arecharming. » The newest lieadgear of this order is, of -course, thec very_narrow elongated toque, tilting bac?kwi;ds, but itfis, I fear, unbecoming to the' majority. Most of us " require more breadth. and for this feascn we shall do well to adopt the Breton sajlor. the round Watteau shape, or the old-fashioned turban. On all these hats ' Fashion decrees we shall pin the lace or net veil, which we fling back, and thus

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: HE‘tier” skirtis popularover { . here for the early spxjing,l i though now the flounces are | gauged on to the skirt, three éG yor five being the usual num- & % ber. 4 > : . ' Many of the gowns made for chic Americans are in soie de Chine “and silk muslins, flounced nearly up to . the waist. Some of the most beautiful are scalloped and have embroidered £dges, while others show flounces trimmed with handsome embroideries or . dentelle worked with gold thread. There may, of course, be a reaction later on, but somehow I think that with the peterine effects and the increased furore for taffeta, we must remain faithfyl to the skirt of many flounces. “The cilly frocks are very quaint. The _long, pointed bands a la Marie Antein-1 ette are in keeping with the fichu-like. cffects on the bodice and the flounced ~ skirt. Some of the pelerines are also flounceaq. e 4 An American elegante took to the Riviera a charming froek of cream silk crepon. gauged at the avaist and about. six inches:below flounced with a series of small flounces. trimmed with the tiniest edging of mink. The yoke consisted of _an empiecement of dentelle. " Irlandaise finished with a high wired ‘Medici collar. The sleeves reached to ‘the elbows with three flounces of lace ‘edged with the fur, and showed many _frills of accordion-plaited chiffon fall“"fng over the hands. This was worn .with a close-fitting mink toque with a huge- bunch of white camelias at the side and was further accompanied by a mink stole and muff. . . Soft satin oriental forms some of the prettiest toilettes de reception; these again ‘are made with flounces of chiffon or accordion-plaited mousseline de soie ddged with® ruches or laces. Theré is a distinct inclination for

rose pink, and this runs cream very close in popularity. ‘Rose pink is extremely ,becoming to la jeune fille, especially ~ when mixed swith a good deal of old lace. ; ‘ . I have seen several rose-colored taffetas trimmed with bouillonnes of vel‘vet and’these are, as a rule, relieved by a pelerine-shaped fichu of finely embroidered old muslin or lace. The waistband is more than ever an . importadt feature and for -day wear soft kid leather and suede fastened with heavy gold buckles are de rigueur; whilst of the better frocks the real corselet band or the Marie Antoinette. boned corsage is a distinctive feature. Sometimes too sash. ribbons are pret- " tily twisted and drawn into handsome clasps of old ITtalian enamel and gem - work. 2 And what of the new fabries? There is a liking for crepon both in silk and in wool. Some’ very neat checks are being used by the tailors, and black and white and red and white plaids will go to compose some of the 'trottéuse skirts with the loose short bolero. Coarse canvas effects will be more to _the fore than they were last year and

form a charming background to an other--wise hard style of hat. ; ; : For afternoon wear skirts are long, and, imdeed, almost trained again; here, the picture hatwith itssweeping plumes and curtainwof:‘lace is a fitting accompaniment. ‘Great stoles of chiffon witi fur edging ‘and muffs to match (sometime.s—m,ar‘ébou‘t is used instead of fur will be a promirent note among reception and "Riviera toilettes.

. But to return to the practical wants. of the workaday woman. The difficulties of the blouse problem are greater than they used to be, for, unless of a very smart order. we do-not seem anxious to have much in the way of collars. The hour of the transparent yoke and decollete neck for day wear is happily over, though there are still a few women who persist in showing favor to this most incbngru,oLis fashj@n. High .collars are de rigeur now, and even our capes and rufles have softening plisse - effects brought up high at the back of the neck, held in place by a buckle; they are sometimes even finished with a wide Medici copar. __° : s At this time of vear I think the most Praetical material for blouses in delaine; it is a little thinner than flannel, washes admirably, and is produced in all kinds of attractive spots, checks and patterns. Checks of a small order will be used, and stripes, too, will pldy an important part: in the woolen and cotton fabrics of the future. The best way of making a delaine blouse is with a turnover sailor collar and a tie passed beneath, finishing in a neat bow orvknot in the front. Itshould be simply made, with a few small box plaits back and front and on the sleeves. A

- The afternoon blouses are of chiffon, mousseline de soie; etc.; and show an enormous quantity of gauging and encrustations of lace; sometimes, too, they are ornamented with frills and ruches. Altogether the reteption or demi-toilette blouse is a complicated garment, and displays more elaboration than the regulation dress bodice. ‘

In our iliustrations will be found pictures of three dainty gowns, that, though elaborate and expensive as here shown, may be rgproduced in cheaper materials and still retain their air of elegance. 4 ELLEN OSMONDE.

conventional designs will be produced in delaines, lawns, batistes, etc. Stripes are also worn, but not nearly so much as checks, and spots have given place for the moment to chess-board patterns. Voile of a very coarse make, like oldfashioned -canvas or hopsack, is again in favor, but it is early yet to predict ‘which will be -the fabric of the season. A lovely frock, which would do duty for reception or dinner wear, is in blue mousseline de soie. The skirt is finely gauged at the waist, and is much befrilled, in addition to :which it is inserfed with medallions of Valenciennes lace. The bodice is extremely elaborate,

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showing a quantity of accordion-plaiting and lace with frilled sleeves to match. - Another pretty toilette I have seen is a charmingly simple walking gown in ‘blue cloth) made with a kind of® pelerine bolero with stole ends, the sleeves and inner vest of which. are turned back with white silk, sligh@y embroidered witih green stitching. This shows a jabot:at the neck; and frills of batiste and lace at the wrists. Such 4 model should prove very useful for early spring wear in town or country. It was worn, as far as I can remember, by Mlle. Jane Faber. e - g ANNETTE GIVRY. . .~ Leap-Year Episode. “George,” began the love-lorn maid, “you have doubtless noticed that my attentions of late have been more than those of a mere friend. I love you, George, and. in asking you to share my lot 1"t : = “Pardon me,” interrupted the practical George, “but has the lot you wish me to share a good house on il ‘with all the modern improvements?” ~Cincinnati Enquirer. ° e

PRODUCTON OF GALALITH. Material from Which Many Useful Articles Are Manufactured in © Germany. L Galalith, or “milk stone,” is of about the same hardness as horn, but it is a little more brittle. In order to bend it it is necessary to place the material for about ten minutes in cold water; then it is put for five, ten, or even 15 minutes —.depisxyding upon its thickness—into boiling water, or, better still, into mineral.oil at a temperature of from 80 to 100 degrees‘ Centigrade. After that the galalith can be bent easily, but this must be done'gently and not by jerks. When heated, the finest impressions can be made on it. It is polished in the same way as horn—i. e, after having carefully: smoothed its surface with the help of sandpaper, it is polished by the gpplication of plenty of water, some oil, fine pimice stone and gray tripoli. After this it is dried by rubbing with a coarse cloth, and then with the help of a pad a little green soap and Vienna chalk is rubbed on. The brilliant -polish thus obtained is glassy and nicer and more durable than that of horn.. Galalith is of about the same weight as celluloid; it is lighter than hard rubber of a poor quality, but slightly heavier than articles made of hard rubber. Unlike celluloid, it cannot be chipped with a knife; but, the same as horn, it must be ‘cut by means of 4 fine saw. * Like tortoise shell it can be soldered, and by means of a specially prepared glue it'can be fastened on celluloid, wood, tiles and metal. A great variety of articles are manufactured out of this new material by the Vereinigte Gummiwaarenfabriken at Harburg and Vienna, as. -for instance, handles for canes and umbrellas, combs, cigar holders, various ornaments for ladies and gentlemen, ete. Quite recently galalith has also been- employed in the manufacture of furniture; on account of«its beautiful ‘shades.l particularly marble colors, galalith' is used for framing the valuable and very delicate irridescent glass; it being also furnished in tubes, it can be

used in the manufacture of parlor or onyx lamps. . The manufacture of galalith takes from iwo weeks to three months, depending on -the required thickness;: at present it is rolled in plates of a thickness of 2 millimeters (0.078 inch), and 50 centimeters (19.68 inches) by 80 centimeters (31.2 inches) in size; stavesofa thickness of 3 miilimeters (0.12 inch) and more. and tubes are not rolled, but drawn. This is done in the works at Wimpossing and Harburg, on the Elbe. In the latter place a large factory for the production of galalith is in course of construction. I am informed by the manufacturers that on account of their United States patents not being fully granted; etc., for some time to come they will be unable to export their prod‘ucts for use on the American market. = . OLIVERJ. D. HUGHES. HARD-WOOD IN MADAGASCAR There Is an Opening for Americans to -Organize a Direct Trade with ‘[ the Island. - e In compliance with a request from a well-known colonist here, desirous of opening relagions with the United States for the explaoitation of timber, particularly ebony and other hard woods, I submit the subjoined notes concerning the woods of Madagascar; i After a very careful examination of the various timbers peculiar to Madagascar, particularly ebony, palisander, rese, and many other woods which with the development of this -colony will prove of high value, I am able to state

that there is an opening here for Ameri-. cans to organize a direct trade with this island for regular cargoes of some of the very choicest woods sought after by both shipbuilders and cabinetmakers. The el}ony of Madagascarisalrcady very much in vogue on the Hamburg market. Therée is also an ample supply of a very heavy wood called “lalona,” which is imputrescible, even after 30 years’ immersion in salt water. I might mention also the “vintanana,” a light wood for marine construction, called in the French market “acajou a gros grain” (coarse-grained mahogany), very piiant and without knots, its specific gravity being lighter than water. I could mention many other woods, the technical description of which would only be understood by specialiists. so .would refer all merchants interested in the outlook to apply in the first place to Mr. Louis Marquet, Sainte Marie, Madagascar (letters preferably to be written in French), when all particulars will be furnished. The timber export trade from Madagas- . eqr is one that is arousing some interest E.just now, in view of the results of the scientific explorations of the forests so admirably conducted by the French. South African dealers have their eyes on the timber resources here, and an American firm has recently sent out from there an expert representative. % - WILLTAM H. HUNT. p e e SR Antiquated Tools in Germany.

The plow in universal use by the farmers of this locality would not be tolerated by an American farmer. The farm wagon is as antiquated as the plow. Many of the smaller farm implements are of the clumsy patterns in use a century ago. The carpenter uses neither hatchet nor handsaw, and his other tools are not nearly so complete as those of an American carpenter. Furniture is largely hand-made, and is correspondingly expensive. Although the highways here are nearly perfect, the light American buggy and phaeton are unknown. Though much is made of all navigable rivers for purposes of trade, small pleasure launches are rarely seen. | The barber chairs used even in handsome city barber- shops would not be tolerated ®ven in the smallest towns ir the United States.” Small office safes ot the inexpensive and convenient types found so generally in the United States are not seen in this locality. H. W. HARRIS. ol Pine Lands of Honduras. .

I would eall the attention of Americans looking for opportunities for investment to the large tra®ts of pine lands in Honduras, which in the near future should be of great value, if for no other reason than on account of the turpentine which they could be made to yield. There are tracts of pine lands on navigable rivers leading to the sea and within 30 miles of the railroad, containing thousands o. acres, which at present can be purchased -at very low prices. - g g o R s TR AM BAT GHE

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THE FLOOD SITUATI@%_ Reports of Conditions in :Several Indiana Towns. | e | Indianapolis, Ind., Marc‘hf 2.—The following dispatches, telling of the flood situation, have been received from several Nosthern Indiana towns: Huntington—A mammoth ice gorge in Little river is beating against the! dam, which is the only. protection to four handsdme business blocks. A number of men are dynamiting the gorge with the hope of: saving the dam. : 5 < Elkhart — Forty . thousand dollars’ worth of }unuber in,a local yard is in imminent danger of being swept away by the rising river. Ice floes in the river are expected to go out at any time, doing great damage. - Rennsselear—The water reached the highest point Tuesday night in 35 years. One bridge has been swept away. Riverside park addition is submerged and people are moving about in boats. | ' : Monticello—The ice gorge in Tippecanoe river broke Tuesday, carrying away one span of the big bridge at Norway. The bridge lodged near this city, causing a jam which precipitated the water into the lowlands, overflowing the‘electric and | water plants, which have closed down. - ' Goshen—The new steel bridge at Waterford was partially wrecked Tuesday and is in imminent danger of being totally destroyed, entailing a loss of $20,000. '

BODY TORN TO PIECES. ' Albert Mootmiller Killed By An Explosion of Dynamite. S South' Bend, Ind., March 2.—Albert ‘Mootmiller, a well-known farmer, was killed Tuesday by an explosion of dynamite. His body was torn into at least 50 pieces. When Mootmiller left home in a buggy with a stick of dynamite beside him on the seat, shortly after the family heard a terrific explosion. Portions of the body were found five rods from the poimt where the explosion took place. : ——— e v DEAL FOR A MERGER. “The Seibert, Good & Co. and S. H. Knox & Co. Syndicates Combine. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 29.—A deal has been completed for the merger of the Seibert, Good & Co. and S. H. Knox & Co., five and ten cent syndicates, whereby the S. H. Knox Co., which has headquarters in Buffalo, takes over the 55 stores owned by the two concerns in ‘as many cities. Daniel Good, of Chicago, is to be general manager for the S. H. Knox Co., which assumes control Monday. s’ "McCready Held to the Grand Jury.

New Albany, Ind., March 2.—Cyrus B. McCready, former cashier of the First national .bank of Seymour, Ind., who is charged with embezzling $12.000, was Tuesday held to answer to the federal grand jury in bonds of $5,000. The amount not being forthroming he was remanded from here to the Indianapolis jail.. : : : Suicided By Shooting. Brazil, Ind., March 2.—Albert Reynolds, telegraph operator at Reelsville, committed suicide in the rear of Edward Miller’s saloon, at Harmony, Tuesday evening, by shooting himself through the head. He was 27 years of age and single. He left a note saying his mind was gone. : . ‘Delegates Elected. =~ ILawrenceburg, Ind.,, Feb. 29.—The republicans of Lawrenceburg township have elected James Walker. Isaac Hayes and William Mitchell delegates and George Kunz, Fred Pfalzgraf and Ezra Hayes alternates to the district convention to be held in Columbus, Ind., March 1. - | She Left Him Money. *Hammond, Ind., March I.—The police have been asked to find Henry Kelley, chef of the Monon hotel who left Hammond some time ago. He had a sweetheart who was a lady’s maid in a wealthy Cleveland (0.) family. She died last week and left Kelley $15,000 and(valuable jewelry. : Plan a Fine Temple. Indianapolis, Ind., March I.—A magnificent new temple will be erected by ‘the Scottish' Rite Masons of Indiana. At a meeting it was decided to start a subscription at the March convention. Two hundred thousand dollars will be necessary.

: Child Accidentally Killed. | Marion, Ind., Feb. 29.—Charley Jackson, four-year-old son of Samuel Jackson, was accidentally shot and killed by his brother John, aged 18. The elder Jackson was cleaning a shotgun, when it was discharged, the charge of shot tearing off the child’s head. | Interstate Oratorical Contest. Richmond, Ind., March 2.—The interstate oratorical contest will probably be held in Richmond during May. The event was scheduled for Nectre Dame, but the authorities of that coilege Tuesday expressed their willingness to transfer it to Richmond. ' Cromer Won at the Primaries. Muncie, Ind., March 2.—G. W. Cromer, of Muncie, was renominated as -the republican candidate for congress‘man from the Eighth district Tuesday by a majority over M. M: Dualap. of Anderson, of at least 2,000. : " Caused By a Pin Scrateh. Ft. Wayne, Ind., March I.—Violet Moore, of Grace George's Pretty Peggy C 0.,, scratched her left: arm. with a pin Wednesday while on the stage. Monday night she was delirious and critically ill in ‘St. Joseph hospital of ‘blood poisoning. : : - Attorney Coles Il Rising Sun, Ind., March I.—Attorney Coles, counsel for James Gillespie, charged with the murder of his sister, is seriously ill. He is confined to his bed and i§ not expected to be able to ‘take active part in the trial. (i

TRACTION CARS COLLIDE. Seven Persons Injured, Several of & Whom Will Die. Tipton, Ind., Feb. 29.—A colliscn on the Indiana Union Traction Co., near this city, Sunday night between a work train “special”, carrying 23 la borers, and a limited interurban car. comfortably filled with passengers, resulted in serious injury to seven several of whom may die. The, injured are: J. G. Simmons, ‘Hobbs, Ind., fatally injured internally; Oscar Duckworth; Tipton, Ind., fatally injured internally; E. S. Russell, Tipton, Ind., leg broken, injured about head and face; will recover; E. Paxton, Anderson, seriousl;y injured internally; B. Hamilton, Linwood, Ind., seri‘ ously cut on head; "H. Clifferd, motorman, arm broken, face badly cut; W. S.. Scott,.. Anderson, arm and leg broken. : - The cause of the wreck is attributed to the faulty headlight on the work train, which was being remedied when the limited crashed into the forwarad end. Both cars wene completely demolished. W..S. Scott, of Anderson, was the only passenger injured on the limited car. : ; . HOT POLITICAL FIGHT ENDS.

Congressiopal: Nominations in the : Eighth Indiana District. Muncie, Ind., March I.—One of the bitterest fights ever waged for a congressional nomination in Indiana closed here Monday night. Tuesday the people of the;Eighth district will¢ decide by a di:‘egt‘ vote in a primary election: whether G. W. Cromer, of Muncie, present congressman, or M. M. Dunlap, of Anderson, shall be the republican nominee for congress. Dunlap has spoken all over the district, while Cromer has simply worked hard. He is relying on his organization to pull him through. The opposition to Cromicr has been very bitter and a close contest is anticipated. District Chairman Lilly has ruled that each candidate may have a watcher at every precinct, > : ' Deal For a Powder Plant. Mishawaka, Ind., March I.—Announcement was made here of the purchase by Millionaire Chapin, of Chicago, known as the ‘“Michigan Iron King,” of the big powder plant at Hen island, a mile east of this city. The dam ‘and electric station cost! $1,500,000. Chapin 'controls two similar plants in Michigan and the ,South Bend Electric Co. ; ; S ——— e Will Build Marine Ways. .. Evansville, Ind., Feb. 29.—A cempany, with a capital stock of $50,000, has filed articles df incorporation with the secretary of state at Indianapolis, and will build marine ways here. The incorporators are Edwin B. Ayers, John E. Lord, J. A. Carpenter and R. B. Smith, of Chicago, and Capt. R. C. Johnson, of this city. Work will be begun in the spring. | Cernegie Sent Another Check. | Muncie, Ind., Feb. 29.—As a mark of appreciation to Andrew Carnegie, who %gave Muncie a $50,000 library, President T. F. Rose, of the library board, sent a silver spoon, bearing an engraving of the library, to Mr. Carnegie’s little daughter Margaret. The gift pleased Mr. Carnegie so that he has sent to Mr. Rose a check for another $5,000, to be used on the liPrary.

Rural Frees Delivery Mail. New Albany, I‘gi., March I.—Efforts are being made to establish additional rural free mail delivery routes in this county. .There are now three routes running out of the city, and it is expected that three more will be estab lished which will furnish a daily mail for nearly every farm-house in the county. - : s % A New Experi:nent. 'Anderson, Ind., Feb. 29.—The first experiment in Indiana of nominating a candidate for congress by direct vote of the people will be tried in this distriet Tuesday. The change from the old delegate convention system was at the suggestion of Representative Geo. W. Cromer.

Two Women Asphyxiated. Huntington, Ind., Feb. 29.—Mrs. Mahala Altmar, 70, and her daughter, Mrs. Caroline Early, 50, were found dead 'in their chairs near the kitchen stove at their home Sunday.' The discovery was made by srs. Early’s son. Natural gas fumes are supposed to have been the cause. A Pioneer Passes Away. : Tell City, Ind., March 2.—August Menninger; a pioneer settler of this city, and one of the most prominent citizens of Southern Indiana, is dead. Mr. Menninger conducted a saw-mill in the early fifties, being the first kind of an enterprise established here. : Highest in Twenty-One Years. North Manchester, Ind.,, March 2.— Floods are now doing great damage in this locality. Eel, river is higher than it has been in 21 years. Several factories and the city waterworks are put out of business. There is no wa. ter for domestic use.

Death of Levi lgleheart. Evansville, Ind., March 2.—Levi Igle heart, active in the flour milling busi ness from 1836 till his death, died Monday morning, aged 84 years, after a brief illness. He was prominent in the development of the city. | The Evidence Was Insufficient. South Bend, Ind., March 2.—William Boswell, of Plymouth, who has been in custody suspected of having knowl edge of the murder of William Run yan, was arraigned in the police court and later dismissed because of insuf ficient evidence. e H. F. Huntley Expires. » Laporte, Ind., March 2—H. F. Hunt: ley, a Laporte miller and a brother ol Mrs. Charles Emory Smith, of Phila delphia, is dead. Mr. Huntley was born at Dayton, 0., 656 years ago, bul ‘he had lived in Laporte for 50 years

CONTINUES TO GAIN. Trade Picking Up Everywhere in Spite of Difficulties Presented by o Bad Weather. ; New York, March 5—R. @. Din & Co.fs weekly review of trade says: “Business . continued to improve, despite the difficulty of low temperature and high prices. Weather conditions have been singuldrly unpropitious,’ deep snow retarding distribution of merchandise and excessive cold delaying the opening of spring trade and structural work. Yet retailers are making extemsive preparations and plans are submitted for numerous building -operations. - Prospects have improved on the Pacific coast, -where much needed rain ‘has fallen, and reports. from the south indicate exceptional prosperity. Buyers continue to arrive 1 at the leading markets, but the volume of trade is restricted by hizh prices, particularly for cottcn goods. It may be said with some degree of assurance that the iron and steel industry has made further progress in the right direction and the prospect is brighter- thar .it has been at any time during the wintsr. “Failures this week in the United States are 236 against 240 last weelk, 287 the preceding week and 229 the corresponding week last year. Failures in Canada number 27, against 22 last week, 20 the preceding week anil 16 last year.” ; : Bradstreet's says: “Trade and industry are still irregular, being active in favored sections, but hampere-l in others by the uwrolongation of winter weather, with its concomitants of delayed transpertation, car shortages or floods. Southern trade advices, as heretofore, reveal smnsiained activity; scuthwestern reports show improvement, and western dispatches are rather more optimistie, though the vol- ‘» ume of business is not equal to a year - ago in that part of the country, nor iin the east, where whoiesale and retai! trade is backward. Among th= industries Treports indicate an activity in iron and -steel, and prices of some grades of iron tirmer, Lut the iron ore situation is pot yet settled. the coke supply is insuficieent and a soft coal strike overhangs western industry generally. The agricultural situation on the whoie is one of greal strength, and a record-breaking acreage will go into cotton.” 4 -

DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE.

Buildings Shattered and Great Property Loss Inflicted in Peru—- ~+ One Death Reported.

Lima, Peru, March s.—This c¢ity was visited. Friday -morning by an earthquake which led thousands of persons to flee from their homes into the streets and which felled the walls of many buildings. The disturbance lasted about 50 seconds. No earthquake comparable to it has been experienged in Lima during the last 30 years. i)ne of the structures seriously affected was the cathedral. Its right tower was cracked and much damage was done to statues and works of art. Scarcely a house in the city escaped damage. Doors and windows were opened and reshut by the tremors. Roofs were dislodged and pictures, mirrors and glassware déstroyed. At Chorillos the quake was. more destructive than in Lima. One dead and several injured have been reported. In €aliao nearly all buildings sustained damage. wih e

Denver, C 01.,, March 5.—A" special to the News from Albuquerque, N. M., says: News has reached here from Socorro, 20 miles south of: here, that the thirty-eighth earthquake since the first of January occurred there to-day. The seismic disturbance caused the river to overflow and inundate the lower part of the city. Considerable damage to property resulted. No loss of life is rgported. ' FOR SECOND PLACE. i il SN Senator Fairbanks Would Not Refuse Republican Nomination for Vice President.

Washington, March s.—The Star says: ‘“‘Senator Fairbanks will not resist a movement to make him the vice presidential nominee of the republican party. _lf the convention nominates him he will accept: More. than that, he will not dttempt to discourage efforts looking to his nomination. It is only fair to say that no explicit declaration by Senator Fairbanks to that effect has been made. The Indiana delegation in congress is convinced that Senator Fairbanks has yielded to the solicitation of men high in the councils outside of Indiana to take second place on the national ticket. “Almest withoutexception his elosest political friends jin Indiana have advised' him, in his own interest, against accepting the vice presidency. Inﬁuentia’ republicans in the senate, such men as Speoner, Allison and Platt, have urged, him to take it, on the ground that he would strengthen the republican tickét, especially in financial circles, and that his first duty is to his party rather than to his own political future.” Strike Declared Off. St. Louis, March s.—The strike of the laborers at the world’s fair.grounds was’ declared off Friday, and the 1,000 men who walked out Monday resumed work at the reduction announced. The men struck because their wages were cut from 25 to 20 cents an hour. . Fire in Chicago. \ Chicago, March s.—Fire in the Lexerd apartment- building, Forty-second place and Drexel boulevard, destroyed eight flats, with their contents, causing a loss of . $30,000. Half of this amount was on the structure. il Death of a Millionaire. Quincy, 111.,, March s.—Henry Francis Joseph Ricker, president of the Ricker National bank, died Friday. He was born in Germany 82 years.ago, and sad lived in Quincy 64 years. Mr. Ricker was the democratic nominee for state treasurer ifi 1884. His estate is valued at $2,000.000: - ; & . } L s India.'na;/ epublicans. Indianapolis, Ind.,” March s.—The republican state committee fixed a state convention for April 26 and 27 at Indianapolis. - Strong resolutions were adopted indorsing President Roosevelt.

BLOW TO WISCONSIN. Fire Destroys Capitol Building at Madison—Loss sBoo,ooo—ln- - - surance Had Lapsed. " Madison, Wis., Feb. 29.—The Wisconsin state capitol building was practically destroyed by fire Saturday with a loss estimated at $BOO,OOO. - FThe state carries only -partial insurance, being in the process of changing from insurance in companies to a system of state insurance. : SR S

The origin of the fire is believed to have been ‘a lighted gas jet in a toilet room on the second floor.. The flame was close to and ignited a varnished ceiling. S E s 33 Gov. Schofield maintained insurance on the building throughout his term totaling $600,000, but ..e last legislature instituted an insurarnce fund and directed the state’s ‘officers to allow the insurance policies to. lapse. -In June last there lapsed $510,000; and in December the sum of $90,000. There is. in° the insurance fund at the present time about $6,000 to meet the loss ‘which conservative estimates place at $BOO,OOO. : : s e T Milwaukee, Wis., March 4.—A Senticel special from Maaison, Wis., says: The capitol impraovement commission at its meeting Wednesday decidéd to recommend that the state have a new capitol building, the legislature to determine the cost: Plans will be procured by the commission and laid before the legislature for approval. An extra session of the legislature will probably not be called, the matter being allowed to go over until the regular session next January. In the meggtime, - a portion of the burned capitol will be repaired | . A o probably at ‘an expenditure of about $25,000, so that practically all of ‘the departments of the state government can be accommodated. : i

BIG STRUCTURE COLLAPSES

Fifteen Lives Lost in Awful Disaster ) in New York City—To Investigate Cause. - P - iR, T i;ﬁ ¥ -

‘New York, March 4—There are 15 dead, 15 known to have beeni injured and three persons missing as. the resuit of the collapse of the unfinished Dar-. lington apartment hotel building on West Forty-sixth = street ‘Wednesday, and of the resultant injury to the Patterson hotel, directly im the rear of the collapsed building. - : A portion of the steel frame fell upon the rear of the Hotel Patterson, on West Forty-seventh street, crushing in the wall of the dining room and killing Mrs. Ella Lacey Storrs, the wife of Frank Storrs, a wealthy resident of Rye, Westchester county, as she was sitting at luncheon with the wife of the Rev. Dr. Minot Savage, who escaped unhurt. The cause of the disaster generally accepted is the overloading of the floors. Foreman James Halpin, in charge of the iron workers, stated that there was a largs quantity of cement and other building material on the fifth floor, and that on the ninth floor were 83 iron beams which were to have been used in construction the remaining floors of the building. SR il District Attermey Jerome. Coroner Scholer and officials of the building' department began an ' investigation Thursday and will seek to place-the responsibility for-the disaster. . .

BIG - FIRE _. IN ROCHESTER

Two Blocks in Business Center Swept - —Damage Is Estimated at Three: Million Dollars. -

Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 27.—The sun set Friday night with ten engines pouring streams of water on the ruins of what was practically the retail drygoods district of this city, for three out of the five department stores were consumed in Friday’s disastrous fire, one of which, the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr company, was by far the largest establishment of this kind in the <city, and the oldest. % The burned district lies on the north side of Main strest, between St. Faul street and Clinton avenue, north, running from St. Paul street almost the entire length of the block. . The fire was diseovered by the night watehman in the employ of the Rochester, Dry Goods company. It was first seen at 4:50 o’clock, and the watehman says it started from a fuse which blew out in the electric elevator connection. MINERS AND OPERATORS. Meet in Indianapolis and Will Again Attempt to Reach Agreement = . 3 on Widge Scale. - Indianapolis, Ind., March I.—The second session ef the joint conference between the coal operators and. United ‘Mine Workers of the Central coinpetitive district to agree on a wage scale opened here Morday. J. E. Kolsen, of Chicago, presided and Secretary Wilson, of the Mine Workers, was ‘secretary. There were present about 800 mipers and about the same number of operators as before. The 250 additional miners are here trom’ Michigan, [owa, Kentucky, West Virginia and the anthracite field. They will attend the special national convention of the miners which will be held during the ses*.ing§ of the joint conference. : Chiéago Pioneer Dead. 7

Chicago, March 4.—Paul Cornell, one of the earliest settlers of Chicago, died Thursday afternoon of pneumonia. He had always been a prominent factor'in Chicago lifé since he came here in 1846. He first studied law with the late Mark S.. Skinner, but subsequently became identified with real estate, became particularly identified with the development of Hyde Park-and contiguous territory. He was known as tIEb, “father of Hyde Park.” He purchased the ground on which Hyde Park is located from the government and built the first house. He was 81 years of age. Found Dead. - i Washington, Feb. 29.—Williaxg S. Daniels, correspondent of the St. Louis Republic, was found dead in his office Sunday afternoon and gas was escaping from a hole in a pipe in thé room. He had been dead for some little time when found. - Sl B . Was Friend of Lincoln.‘Yates Center, Kan., Feb. 29.—Capt. R. A. Hurt is dead here, aged 83 years. Capt.. Hurt was one of the early Kansas settlers emigrating from Illinois. He was personally acquainted .with Presiaent‘Abtalzam. Lineoln. - - -

- HOEDS TO POLYGAMY. President Smith Affirms Belief in the ; ‘Doctrine—Smoot Inguiry " Lol Teg 2 z e 3 Washington, March 3.—The investigation which is to.decide whether Reed Smoot, of Utah, is to retain his seat-in the United States'senate and incident--4&lly ‘define the political status of the Mormon church, was formally begun Wednesday before the senate committee on privileges and elections. Great interest attaches to the hearings because of the dual purpose of the inquiry. _An effort to air the innermost secrets of the Mormion faith was manifested in the first day’s proceedings. President :Joseph D. Smith, the highest official of the church, was on the stand all ddy. He was questioned closely in regard to the principles of Divine revelations. He said- he adhered absoltitely to all the teachings of tha church in that regard, and that he himself ha‘)d been visited with Divine inspirations from God, directing him as to detzils in matters pertaining to the welfare of the church, though no angels had come to him, as in the case of fhe revelation to his uncle, Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the “church.” He subseribed to the standard §'9f authority for the—church in relation to the révelation ecommanding polyg- . amy, as made known to the first president in a visit from “an angel in black.” ‘He also said that he still believed in polygamy. . -~ Washington, March 4.—With startling frankness, Joseph Smith, president of the Mormon church, admitted—or rather proualy deelared to the senate com- . mittee conducting the investigaion of | the Smoot case Thursday that he is a po- ' lygamist, 'that he has continued to live

and cohabit with several wives, and has had children born to him by his plufal wives in open violation of the law since the manifesto of 1890. :

- He stated unreservedly ang] unhesitatmgly that he knew he was violating tha law, but preferred to do so rather than give up his-wives. T

“But 1 'was placed in this position,” said Mr. Smith. “I had a family—a plural family, if you please. I married my first wife more than 38 years ago, and my last wife more than 20 years ago. By these wives I have had children, and I have preferred to take my own chances with the law and suffer any consequences the law might visit upon me rather than abandon these children and their mothers.” . )

FOR CANAL PURCHASE. National Bank Depositories Called On _ for About Thirty Million Dollars &= ‘to Make Payments. o Washifigton, March 4.—Secretary Shaw has notified all sperial national bank depositories, including those of New York city, that they will be required to pay on account of the Panama canal purchase 20 per cent. of their holdings -of government funds on or before March 25. The 20 per cent. aggregates about $30.000,000, leaving about $20,000,000 to be supplied from. the treasury. “It had been decided heretofore to have the depository national banks in New York city pay their in-

dividuual proportions over to the.New “York subtreasury at once to meet at this time the payment due Panama and later pay the new canal company at Paris the $40,000,000 due it by. calls on national bank depositories outside New York city. In view, however, of news received from Paris later in the day, to the effect that the French at once would call a meeting of its direetors and carry out the formalities necessary to the transfer of the title of the property to the United States,; it was thought best to make the two payments to the canal company and to the republic of -Panama concurrently about April 1.

, BLAZING ' PRAIRIES. Vast . Area in Oklahoma Swept by Flames—Several Lives Lost—o Much Suffering. = - Lawton, Okla., March 4.—Prairie fires that sweptrover large portions of Kioiva and Comanche counties Wednesday afternoon destroyed hundreds of farm buildings and :‘much l;vesiock, made 1,000 persons homeless, caused the death of several persons, threatened a number of towns and swept away scores of buildings in the outskirts ef the- towns. Two deaths are verified; Dr. Harmon, six miles from Lawton, ‘body found; unknown boy; body found on prairie near Lawton, burned b=yond identification. John Harmon and a .daughter of Mrs. Henderson, living near Lawton, were fatally burned. The country was very dry, no rain having fallen for months. Grass and stubble fires, set by farmers, as is customary at this season of the year, were driven ‘beyond control by a violent gale which rose suddenly. All estimates of the loss exceed $200,000. - - Fourteen Lives Lost. Port Townsend, Wash., Feb. 29.—After suffering the most harrowing experience from fire and storm that has ever befallen a craft on theworth Pacific coast, the steamer Queen on Sunday put in here to report the loss of 14 lives.

Railways Kill Many. . - Chicago, Feb. 29.—A report of the number of persons killed in the United ‘States, compared with the number in Great Britain for the six months ending June 30, 1903, shows 1,771 killed and 22,372 injured in this country, against 311 killed -and 8,303 injured in Great Britain. Kills Wife and Self. : Jackson, Mich., . Feb. 29.-—John B. Huddy, a Michigan Central switchman; who came here recently from Bay City, shot his wife and himself Saturday. Both are dead. Mrs. Huddy had applied for a diverce. i R A : A Strange Case. _ . Trenton, N. J., Feb. 29.—.Physician§_* of this city are puzzled by the queer case of Albert Herpin, who declares that he has not slept in ten years. Herpin is 42 years old and a Frenchman. Apparently he is in perfect health, and - says he suffers no inconvenience because of his lack of sleep. S : ' Beats World’s Record. = - Manila, Feb. 29.—The battleship Wis--‘consin has beaten the world’s record - with 13-inch guns, its expert gunners having made nine bull’s-eyes out of ten ' shots fired within ten minutes. e