Marshall County Independent, Volume 6, Number 4, Plymouth, Marshall County, 5 January 1900 — Page 2

THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

C W. METSKER, Tub. and Frop. PLYMCTJTn, - - INDIANA. II MS OF Ii ffl Items of Genera! Interest Told in Paragraphs. COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. Iteeord of HarP0'"? f Brach or I.Ittlo Importanre from All Tart of tli Civilized World Price of f arm l'rodue In Western Markets. Princeton, Inch The Princeton High Fckool burned. The total loss on building and contents is $'0.000, with $S.000 Insurance. London Miss Dorothy Done, the actress, died. Shn sat to the late Lord Frederick Lr igiiton. the painter, as a model for some of hio b?st pictures. Cambridge, f-ht. The v.ili cf the late Dan;! S.irp Ford. publisher or the Youth's Comp "."ion. filed for probata in tie coanty Probate court, Iij": of a!' csi.iIm of about $2.5lU ':0. St. Pa::;- - Fire ft. Fer-r.ndrn. N. P.. burned Hall's !iv-:y bain and ha?f toe business part of the town. The loss is ? L '.'.;'. Vict o. in. I!. C'.-Xrv-.: V: i b'-.?a received by the Htrr n-.T A:-;. :igi of a blood v elvi! wir whkh lets b " n rasing nmon the :a:i. -? (;f Klriv.v.ni, New Guinea. Mr.rsei'us - ' epbbraic cf smallpox wkbh ;.. trxel the energies of the her. lib i ?::.::. rt -1 Marseilles for weeks is ur.a;?ng, tkanl-a t: the cold weather. Fesr' ti:'n. N. !. F're. which started in I bill's livery stable, consumed half the hMvir.evs pr.iCoit ;f the town. The 'imated :;i $2.000. partinl'y eovcvd by insurance. Wtrlsen burg. Col. W. J. Vüsap. a proT. iar ?;. stt . an. va.; eized by two ji.f r. w'.i r. charit to er.'-T tho Klein bote! nr.'. was robl-d of S-1 2 . 1 ). P.h! of S:.a': l"r!".!;!.id It is reh troop.-, in Marporfrc? t-.t tf - 1". tinii"-f hae --? ;-vfaed a p. tin by the frrr.;'l f Lc'o ra:. lr.d.'in--revrie jvak ar. 1 ?nowFtcrir.K av :ortcd in the mountains of li-f has been !ore ( Efo-r.ihe. former ."( .suddenly on th fctre KinKston Cfd.-.nirar. a lvi es say the er.e ;: v ;v:; ;: '?r a omproaiise lie! we n ih' ;;i vm!:":!! and the inenrfcrrsts bay- fuv-- ano hotiliti-s have b en re r. vrd. Dnltia.rji-H. M.l. rtyor lras 'ni"s the rrport ttrt UaltiT.'.'-v- city wit! default upon th'i in t -rest of sonic of Its bonds e.u J:n. 1. iv-nvn-, C:'fi. Cprles J. Durham, nn ftryt'uyv 15. .V. Kinar. a ranchman, r.'ar Awa-ia. C'?rav.-'l.itied s-.j;e:;!e bete by swathivcii; c:?rr; :ve sublimate. Chatt;.nr.o"-. '".nn. A fptarrel hetwfen Jel.n arte! .'ap. s (V.rcr, brothers, ;ad Jt:d L-:kii, a r.c isrhbor. at Flyr.n Li !-., t-miir.afed in Lyaen billir.r; th J.pth'-rs. i::liiiw:r.d. Kan. ?Iary Iok. -12 years oli'. w::s found by oiie f Iit four cbiidru r. 1 in h -r r-ek5-; chair, her thront ent and he-- f -ir. !" .id bruised. It is tbonirtjt sr.e killed h"r--?if. ?m it r:;-rt!i;i.). (M.-Eibt freight cats (.li ih- y-:; fa F- i i t -" went th!o:-;;h 'aje-i -vc; i-rld?. twelve milts :;:;tb f tl.i.- nty. 1 he cars caaicbt !:r" ; 1 t! h-K-,. vra? burned. D-i.vr. A. !. l'inkeiton P'ir- !:!)':: i! to th- d tert lves-. -tating that he was van:"! in ?.b-rerr county, III., en a cbartje cf etub;z!cT'Tt. He will tro to Illinois for an investigation. McF.Snlry, f). T. A. .J. Hayles, asf1 f.". wh'"!e hnskir.r corn, was shot and Jn?taaCy kiilft'. by Charles Thomas. r.ie r.o yt r.rj:. payla married Thoms:s' 12-yar-f!d daughter against the father's wis his. Omaha. Neb. Frank Uerr and Martin Flaherry q'urrrie ?.t Tw jaf y-stxth r.nd N strM'ts and IVrt shot Flaherty in the abiiorncn twice. Flahrrty. it is Faid, will die. The quarrel was due to the payment of rent for a room shared by the men. Omaha, Xrb. Gov. Pernor has instructed the prosecuting attorney of Sarpy county to bein proceedings ; jrainst the two regulars at For: Crook who were Implicated, in the shooting and kiliin.t; of a deserter from that pest several weeks ag . IIa3t?lton, I'a. The 1.R0O men employed by the Lehigh & Wilkesbarro Coal company and the Silver Itrook Coal company were notified of an increase of 2 per cent m their wages. The new wage scale went into effect D?c. 1. Koioaio, Ind. Lucy B. (larr, aged f7. and Miss Millie S. Garr. ag-d 55. reother and daughter, died at the Garr r.oirVstead cast of here. They had .'ivea on the same farm fifty-five yea.-s j-ni expired within fifteen minutes of i uch other. Ottawa, Ont. Hilda Blake of BranAm, Man., a domestic, who killed her mntrcss, was hanged on the 27th inst. The highest rurt refused to interfere. Arbor Beach, Mich. The boats John P.. Lyon, City of Home and Columbia, fears for the safety of which have been felt, arrived here safely. Hanna, Wyn. Lucius Miller, a ncrro employed at a Fnion Pacific grading camp, armed himself wirh a pitchfork and swearing he would kill every 'nan i:i camp, cracked the heads of .evell graders. Troy 1'endleton, white, thot and killed the negro. Des Moines, Iowa. The Hamilton Coal company t;f Hi:s;!ey j)ajs discovered in Marion county the richest coal rbp.;sit e?r located in Iowa. It has developed by numerous boiings a vein f coal underlying a 570-acre tract and from f.u and one-half to thirteen feet thlf?k. Columbus, Ohio. Miss Mary Garrett, one of the most noted of women prisoners in the Ohio penitentiary, has been pardoned. She entered the prison Oct. 5, 1888. carrying a babe in her Arms, to serve a lifo sentence for cremating her two ster.-rhildren at Spencer.

LATEST MARKET REPORTS. CHICAGO. Cattle, all grades $1.90 06.85 liogs, common to prime 2.50 4.40 Sheep and lurabs 2.Ö0 3.50 Wheat. No. 2 red .Gö1 liye, No .4 ,4'J Corn, Xo. ft white 30?s -31 Oats. Xo. 3 white 24 f .2 -vi i:sss ir. .17 Datier lGViJ 20 Ml LAVA TK EE. Wheat. Xo. 1 norlha-ra.. .6V4 Corn. Xo. 3 SO (8 .SO1,; Oats. Xo. 2 il 4'. Xo. 1 .;".." Barley, Xo. 2 .4 4 Latter ........ .13 C .1' Lggs l." j .2 41. Cattle 1.70 fe"..L-." ' 'iiri 00 (.1 1 't) ivf)3 m.v' -- y Sheep and lambs 1.5)0 5.40 ST. LOUIS. Oats. Xo. 2 cash .23Vi Wheat, Xo. 2 red .el) Corn, I'o. 2 cash .21 Cattle, a.'l grades .. 2.00 5.sü iiüga, 4.15 il.i0" Sheep and lambs 2.00 (J,".75 KANSAS CITY. Wheat, Xo. o red G3 Cats, Xo. 2 white 21 0) .2iVz Corn, cash, No. 2 niixrJ .2SVa .-S"4

Cattle, all grades Hogs, all grades 2.5 J f?.;.S5 3.00 (a K30 Sbep and lambs 2.0') f.5.00 TO li: DO. Wheat. No. 2 cash .69 U Corn, No. 2 mixed Oats, Xo. 2 mixed .2 4 Uye, No. 2 cash JjWz Cloversced. prime cash.. 4. SO NFvV YOItK. Wheat. No. 2 red .725; Corn, No. 2 .40 Oats, No. 3 white .30 PEORIA. Oats, No. 2 white .23 Corn, Xo. 3 .30 CASUM LTIbS. Mintc.rn. Colo. engineer S. II. Quackenbush and Fireman Sölden were killed and two othor nv n injured by the explosion of the boiler of a Denver Je Itio Grande locomotive. Crt ii .i-tie, iad. Firo destroyed Charies H. Iarna;:y's hardwood sawmill. Loss, $lt.0 ): insurance, $5,0jO. Cambridge, Ma. Harvard's new boathoure on Charles lever parkway, which was ai.aot coMpIoted. was burned. Apahu invoia. I'la. The Italian bark Du Frat?lli, Aotaria nu. i;T, froia Rio de Janeiro. itüinüc-J on :it. (ieorge'd cape, and has been abandoned. A P. hands wert! taved. Sugarland, Tcxa?. Fire destroyed the Mi gar mill on Cunningham's plantation. Locs. i-iC.O.'u; futiy insured. princ-acld. Ohio. Frank B. Coc. a railway .;npIojo. r.hot and killed his wife and then .shot him.-e!f. Jealousy was t!a' cause. lira:: ion. Manitoba. Ihnily Hilda P.lake, aged 22 years, a tloinetic, was liauged h?re for tho murder of Mrs. Lane, her mistress. New York.----During a riot in which forty-seven negroes, men aud women, on a trolley ear ia Morrisania, were engaged, one man was t.itaily shot and two wero daugi rou.-Iy v.iniuded. Charlotte. Mil h. tb urge McCreery, a wealthy tanner of Caraiel, was found tlcnd ia a swamp, with au ugly bullet wound in his but side. A coroner'f jury is investigating. MISCELLANEOUS. Glasgow. The' corporation of this city ha.i accepted the bid of a New York company for electric feeders for the Cbu-gow tramway at 151,000, or .CIO.ooo bolcw tue Ivtst Britisii offer. Versailles. Ky. .1. H. Camden's residence. the famous Hart place, was destroy, d by fire. Lo., $25,000. Boston. "Steve" Taylor, the wellknown old-time pr.f,ilit, died at the city hospital ef pneumonia. He was born in Ire!; ltd in 1S1. London. Th imperial government, according to a dispatch from Calcutta to the Times, has accepted an ofier of two batteries made by the Indian govern men t. Washington. Admiral Schley's flagship, the Chicago. hs arrived at Ba?ii os Ayres and will iciraain there until ftirtlinr orders. Bevil's Lake, X. IX A movenunt has been inaagar.ttf-d for the building of a bridge :i;-rrw. O-vil's lake to the Fort Totten reserv?.tb.n and the opening of the 30.o.'i0 acres of reservation land to set Hemer t by purchase from the Indians. San Francisco. At a special election it was decided to bond the city of San Francisco in the sum of $4,550,000 for public park purposes. Xew York. The Fquitable Fire and Accident office limited) of Manchester, Knglond. has dee-ded to regularly enter the Fnited States, making its deposit in New York. Pittsburg, Pa. Capt. J. J. Vandergrift. one or the wealthiest and most prominent men, and a pioneer of the petroleum and ratural gas producing industry, died suddenly, aged 72 years. Hamilton. Ohio. Julius Bimsen, secretary of the Brunhoff Manufacturing Company of this city, will receive f 100.000 from the estate of Robert Wilhelm Biinsen. the great German scientist. Decatur, 111. Frank Moore, aged 11, son of William Mooore of Blue Mound townsh'p. while hunting, accidentally n.'ot and kilbd his cousin, Cecil Baldrid're. ;,ired lit. o' Iiliopolis. Grre.i ctle. Ind. At Roachdalö function a young rurn named 11am- ):.' nd of Lalayette was killed, by a train, lie was on ) i. way home from the s!ate university at Bioomington. Johnson City. ienn. -Daniel Strickiatat. an empbiye t, the iron furnace company, feil iaio n furnace full of rnoit n iron. He grasped a red-hot bracket and w,,s io; ;r(i. He will reef vc r. .rccla, 111. Mrs. .1. C. Joslyn wa3 found (bad in her bed at her home in this city by a granddaughter, who was steeping with her. The dead woman hid sold newspapers in Areola for thirty years. Detroit, Mich. -Former Secretary of War Russell A. Alger addressed the newsboys of Detroit at their weekly meeting and gave the Newsboys' association a check for $250 as a Christmas gift. Mexico. Mo. While celebrating Christmas with fireworks Ernest Ford suffered 6uch severe injuries to his hand that amputation was necessary.

11 DEHIK UHR. Funeral Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. PRESIDENT lYVKINLEY ATTENDS

IWmMr .f ISO of the Yirtlin of the IL;t.t r In I! van Hai-hor l-'iiinlly laid lo K4t ehapluiu ClilUu it k Cli;rf tln ltliiiu Sruo.. The bodies of 150 of the victrms of the Maine catastrophe wero buried in Arlington cemetery, at Washington, Dec. 2. Capt. Sigsbee. who commanded the Maine at the time the battleship was destroyed, had ch ugo o the FEAST QF THE Vi ff. V X

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SCENH AT A CHEAT CHICAGO AMPHITHEATER, W1IERK SALVATION ARMY GAVE TEN THOUSAND POOR PEOPLE A CHRISTMAS DINNER.

ceremonies, which were extremely simple. Chaplain Chid wick, who war. also on the Maine, conducted tho religious services. There was no parade. The president, members of the cabinet, army and navy officers and prominent officials attended tho services. The navy department was compelled to withdraw permission granted relatives and friends of several of the victims to remove bodies for private burial, as it was discovered when the graves in Colon cemetery, Havana, were opened that the co&ins had not been marked so the holies could be irientifif d with any degree of certainty. I.eyW Yiorking for Peace. The Paris correspond- :t of the Loudon Mail says that Dr. Loyds, the Transvaal representative, waited on M. Delcasse. French foreign miuistcr. and asked his services in the cause oi! peace. Fortlf Tint: tl J-!ittt :at?. The fortifications at Fort Point, on the southern side cf the Golden Gate, are lapidiy nearing completion. The harbor will be made one of the bsst protected ports in thee ountry. YtMl d U-:!ifN Hon..-. Arrangements la.v been made to send home the remains of Major-Gen. John A. Logan. Jr., and Major Armstrong on the ti auspoi t Thomas, which will leave on th : I'.'.ih iast. Sm:tt j-ix .1h :iph l?i I in Smai'px; ha.; tacken out near Dalevülc. Ind. Cbarbs Dept. aged 30. a farmer, is the v,? tin;. All possible precautions are. b ir.g taifui to prevent the spread cf the iu.ease. 'ltilnAH 1 . m ;i r Ih Mi)ttrl. The i'aris Temps is growing more pessimistic over tlie final result o? the Transvaal war, und say. editorially it believes that' the British empire is forever shattered. I'.xptrtnat iin from Secretary i;ic. Se retary Gage t xp'.ained selection cf the National City bank of New York as depository of sowi-aim rt funds as due to the necessity ot" some distributing point. Trustee .sk for iS"a.01.00. The tructe-"y of the Northheld .seminary hae attd.essed a plea to the world for ?t.00.000 in carry on tho institutions founded by the late Dwight L. Moody. Itlliuor f llMit"Ht 1';!. A rcjuut comes from Berlin that Poilugal has sohl Delagoa bay and other African colonies to Great Britain, and her Asiatic possess ions to Germany. Citttle I'lajjne. I lrerr'tiiij. The cattle plague, which litis caused the closing of many maikets in Alsace lorraine, Baden and Switzerland, seems to be decreasing in violence. llotitelle IIih llrlglii' l)Ue:Hf. It is announced that Congressman Charges A. Booteib' is suffering from the most aggravated form of Bright's disease o! the kidneys. K-rreife.it eieve!:iul Serionly III. Kx-Prcident C:cvr:and is suffering from rheumatic gout, and not sciatic rheumatism, as !ir;-:t reported. He is very M-riously ill. New 'oi.;- ' Austrlj. Austria's new coinage consists of kronen and hellers, equal in value to francs and centime.. Ship Met to Africa. Meat packers of Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha and Milwaukee have shipped 3,000,000 pounds of canned meats for use in South Africa. TMrllT I unn IMvl le Othlnet. The cabinet is agreed on extending tariff laws to other colonies, but divided as to the Philippines, because of the effect on sugar industry. Ko lint 11 in I net In. There has been no Increase of rain in India and 2,451,000 natives suffering from famine are now receiving relief.

BRITISH SAILORS DROWNED. Nine of a Crew of Thirty Itasca cd from The British steamship Aristo, bound from Galveston to Hamburg, via Norfolk, was wrecked near Hatte: as. Twenty-cne of the crew, attempting to reach rhore in a small boat, were drowned. Those left on board were rescued by the life-saving crew alter an all-day struggle.

TO FORM ANIMMENSE BANK. New York J iii iiicu r h I.-iTj I t .- ! i . 1 here is a lvpoit that tho National City ban!:. Hanover National bank and ! another New York ban a will consoli date, with Lyman J. Gage as president. Close relations with the government are to be f-ought. '1 he ruraors are denied bv eflicials. MIS ERA EL ES. y.rrciii'h SlinT May Strike. At a meeting of 2,5oo miners in St. Etienne. l-'ranco, a resolution was adopted in favor of declaring a general strike in the coal ha in of Loire. A sympathy movement involving 50.0LO men is feared. Kxn.-irritt' Officers of C '!irtstoi. The court of inquiry into the causes of the wteck of the Fnited States cruiser Charleston on tho Philippine roast relieved the officers of the ship from responsibility for the ilisaster. eurrencr Flntt. Then Annrx ilinn. Senator Bevt ridge of Indiana said that the currency bill would pass the senate tl a first thing after the holiday recess and that then tho question of the Philippines would be taken up. S'itv Ief;ttcitth:i I Iirge. The total of the defalcations of Assistant Cashier Louis E. Goldsmith of the Port Jervis National bank, first announced as J25.000, is now dec! a red by the bank examiner to be .$101.957. Pre,i,.it Wilt N.t Art. Notwithstanding all pressure for action by this government. President McKinley has decided he will not attempt mediation between Great Britain and the South African Republic. I'iiltir Hi St. 1 .0:1. The Siegel-liiiim ui Dry Goods company, which operated a large department store at St. Louis. Mo., filed a deed of trust to secure all its credoors in the sum of $200.020. I'ope lii:tiiitr:ile tl.-ly Ye ir. Pope Leo inaugurated holy year by opening the holy door of St. Peter's cathedral. He appeared exceedingly weak, ami after the ceremony showed signs of fatigue. (iiimt'7. Will Assist. Wo.nl. Gen. Maximo Gomea has assured Gen. Wood that ho will co-operate with him in obtaining a successful administration and in preparing Cuba for independence. iencr:tl Mrike I Threlnn:rt. There is likelihood of a general .strike In the bituminous coal region of Pennsylvania. A strike is certain unless the 20 per cent wage increase is gi-antcd. iiilmoro Still a 1'rlMone.r. Gen. Otis cables that four of lhf American prisoners have been retaken, though Lieut. Gilmore is still in the hands of the enemy. Henry M. Munlnp Ke-c'cef eil. Tho Illinois State Horticultural society udjourned after re-electing olticers. Henry M. Dunlap, Savoy, is president. Dairy I liferent a Oppose lairdon. Dairy interests have entered a protest against pardon of men convicted of selling oleomargarine as butter. Defeat for iov. lUn-rree. The Michigan senate declared, by a vote of 13 for to 1G against, in opposition to submitting Gov. Pingree's constitutional amendment to the people. (itiv. Turnier Deellne KcnoiniiiMtion. Gov. Tanner of Illinois told a conference of hU friends at Springfield that he is not nor has he been a candidate for rcuomi nation. e'horteii lir Wis ron bIo TchcIi'T. Tho Wisconsin Teachers' association elected W. N. Parker, Madison, president. Unl tent St. it cm Sailors Desert. Fifty-tivo men out of an crew of 000 deserted from the converted cruiser Dixie. They complain of insufficient food. TruU FormliiK iu Itnclarxt. Several new trusts have recently been formed in England, including one in cotton goods with $75,000,000 capital. idoported Iln of lMngree. It is reported that Gov. Pingree will ask the Michigan legislature to repeal the beet sugar bounty.

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i ir ifljp n Trouble Over the Seizure of American Flour.

SECRETARY HAY IS ALERT. I'olrit flilUfd ; ti Whether Foo.t 1 CMitr:it wild cf W:ir---iUitNli Aothoritits S:iy They ISaif N.t I,:ite NtH of !!.; ''".M'ioM i'.t I'im-.l. ."7caii!av, live. Ma news from iron: since Dec. 15. Br.Iler i--lievcd liueiy to :::a'.:e aticmp-. bvfiae Ka'o-'r:.:.' .arrival. Revolt oi' Futi ii in Cane Colony nrababiy spreading. Winston Cl ui-aill's escape va; nia-le ia VraiTiihe utsalse uad after rc:i(!i;ns Miil "On Libr-rty." United Slates oiTb ia!s l-ti. ve Unit a .000" Americans Lave gone to assist the Boers. British unable to prevent importation of supplies by Bou s by Deiagaa bay. At banurT at ?Ia'itn Aiistriuii admiral toasted English vieto.-ies. Paris Traps says British empire is forever shattered. Ititsh lost 4jO horses by glanders. Tmsdiiv, iter. ;;. Seizure of Amerieaii shipments of flour for Boers raises question whr -th t food is contraband of war. Secrttaiy Hay communicated with Ambassador Choetc. War omco states it has had no news sinee the 2'dh and expeL? none until Roberts arrives, as generals were ordered to suspend operations until th'n. Report that pop-.? will attempt to end Transvaal war in hener of holy year and asks co-opra-ticn cf Catho'ic powers. Three members of Cape Colony parliament involyed in sedition charges. British guns at Modder said to have range of rnmy's position. Ladysmith c:n hob! out for another month. England scheming for Deiapoa bay. W tt.estT. IecMany loyali-ts in Cape Colony favor martial law. Dutch aid Boers secret y, and open robeliian imminent. Said t) have plotted to capture Cape Town. Times tfjrrespondent at Cape Town said "none of recnt battles except Bc!mont were victories." Capt. Amies aid nearly 2ü')0 Americans have volunteered to join his expedition to South Africa. British shelled Boer position at Chieveley and Ladysmiik. Force opposing Methuen increased. Beers claim British lost 5,o00 men at Cri'enso; 15' i.ev.' prise-ners arrived at Pretoria. Total Biitisli casualties at Mafcking thirty-thrco killed and fifty1 r.ve woundeii. Titiri!i.v. Iec. Winston Chore hill arrived at Durban; said Kruger believes British will sue for peacp and ?ugrsts latter cede territory nov held, pay an indemnity of $100,0001000, ami grant complete independence to Transvaal. London financiers estimate the cost of war at 50.000,000. Must borrow money. Friends of German legion in Boer army ask money from Germany. Roberts expects to reach Cap Town Jan. 10. Wireiess telegraphy employe, by British.--Boers shelled British at Modder river. Lndysioith bombardment continued. .nrnr M:in K1r-l I'reaiilent. The Illinois State Teac hers' association elected A. V. Givernan, Aurora, president.

WONDERFUL MARKSMANSHIP OF THE EOERS.

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Ii.ihoiiir I'lsf'tio In Honolulu. The transport Centennial arrived at San Francisco with news that the bubonic plague lias broken out in Honolulu. The vessel is in quarantine. Cinr hin. 1 1 AftT the " vt-nt ton. Business men of Cincinnati are moving earnestly to secure the democratic national convention in that city. 11 txn ic l'l:ii;ue lu Itruzil. Reports from Rio Janeiro say thev are three cases of Hie bubonic plague at San Pablo, Brazil. .,irttiiiakri in Southern taiilforiiiii. Severe, earthquake shocks wero felt in southern California Dec. 23. Buildings wrecked at San Jacinto and Hetnit; six squaws killed. To Tent I ml hum I.uw. Gov. Mount will bring suit againut Standard Oil company to test tho constitutionality of Indiana anti-trust lav.'. American Troops Win Victories. American troops won victories near Alamincs, under Col. Bell, at Aritao, Calamba, Dinalupijan and Sala.

IS CALLr-ü TO TvlEET JAN. 16. )fbbil Kotb e iKMued to National LIt Sl.uk or,llon. President John W. Springer of the National Live Stock association has issued the (.fu ial call for the annual convent!. n of his association, to meet in Fort Worth. Texas, onJan. 10 ami continue in session four days.

Fort Wviie Morrs i:mi)el. At Fort W;,.. po, Ind.. lire destroyed the wholesale end retail dry goods establishment of George Ik-we.'.d & Co. and the cot ; .y sicri- of F. M. Kate:. aus-ing ea ,g : v gate o.s oi 20",ve:e, on v.hieli the;,, is a total inuratiec of cisj.ooo. Cc.ini.iill. W'l'.i S'O.O'H). Adjntar.f.-G neral Corbla eimate that the Law .-on fund, including subscriptions rec ived arifl p!edgd. ?mo:;nts ro ?";.' ". D l;ns b-s n docieled by tla- (orninittee having the fund ia charge to increase it to JHVj-1 '- AM Ii.r to Sj I'tafien. Dir : - -!.v of the saii.t. said Wall strcei. stringetyy. being due to spt cutation, is not it: ;i:.'t the government .-hoald attcmpi 10 ai'evia.e. Cc-nt roller lawes y.v.n ti:e tiurry did not inj :;e -rencra! Ifusiness -on ( i i i t , n s . Oiis l-uvs ; rii por! :m f Decree. Gen. Otis issrad a de.r?e permitting e ivil man lagrs ;r. the Philippines. Heretofore ai marriages were cele-brat-d by Catholic char-h. prohibiting ved'iibg ci' Prettsbihts or non-Cc Titians. t rance Itcnly fr Art'".. Frrne is petting ready for any t v:.t aalities growing out of the South African war or the rati lica tion of the Er. g I i s h -G c r m a u eon v en t i 0 r. . Co u c i 1 s cf b f uve li:iv. been held in Paris. .ll.iijv eiaous f,r I'rn.i.mi, Cl.tin.s for pvL'sions on account of the Spai;ih war are being Mied much r-ore rapi.iiy tli.m was the case just aiTer the civil v.-.ir. About 25.0')0 Spanish war e!aims have bten filed. W.i'.t I tic f r. - l.it-l Suit bas bfn brought by Charles F. Pristcr of ?!i'waukee agai?i?t the Indianapolis ihess and the Milwaukee Seniir.el for übe'. Damages to the amoriit cf if je'. oeti are claimed. A( it i --.i ' ! 1 Is Aioviu? Sont'i. Col. Y.'iidet has 5 f i 'giaphe 1 to Vigan from Bay..mboi:g that Agun.a'.do has cif.:a(l tic mo.-.ntains near Bayombcr.g. going southward. His wife died in a village- in that vicinity. S;itM- I. s :.:tli H:i lI. Surgeons hav-- amputated l oth Lambof Sister 'i'l eotai'ia. v!iu was terribly burred wbib- saving tho lives of the children in the holocaust at St. Francis' s- hooi. Qainey, III. 'tliTii .t.iy l aixt Tri'it'e. The modus vivendi respecting the Newfoundiapd. shore lobster üshery will expire Dee. Serious trouble may arise on the coast if this agreement is not renewed. i iinr.; of I atorttism lietiio l. Secretary Gage rays ail banks had the same opportunity as tho National City, but latter alone made large offer cf security for deposits. Favoritism is denied. Vtl.at War Will Cot. It is now estimated that the war in South Africa will co:-.t at least 00,OO0.CÖÖ (5CUO.000.000). Allege! ICritish-Tiirko Alliance. A French newspaper says an alliance between Great Britain and Turkey h;u been formed. Important compensations j were accorded by Great Britain. Csinse of I'i.iaiM'ixl f lurry. Controller Dawes said the recent financial flurry was (a used by too much currency rather than not enough. Voii-y f..r ilHoliht I'tiurcln-s. The late Daniel S. Ford, owner of the Youth's Companion, left nearly all his $2..',(:0.000 to Baptist churches. Slay .Hake Detroit I Ot!it. There is a well-developed rumor here that Gov. Pingree is to revive the scheme of removing the state capital of Michigan to Detroit. To Strengthen Turkey' Navy. The Turkish government, will, it Is announced, place an order for a number of warships of modem type with Italian dockyards. Cnllnii Contlncent Nmriy Keatly. The work of enlisting aud equipping the second Canadian contingent for South Africa is progressing rapidly.

FILIPINOS WOULD END WAR. Delegation I 011 the V.t lo Visit l're-i.l-i.t Air Iw ii ley. Je;-sup Laiei T. de Frr.nand. v.t.o claims to be era- cf tatve tpcciai r.-p-reyentativi. s of Ai'irni:lo and tat i'.'ipino cmgM .-s. x V.'r.siiington bae a y : ar.'. i.".t-;v:.w v.itt: tt. I-resideni, s::id: ' 1 i';e;-;;l' nt M; i;itley v: ill i.ie : ; i tb.r.g t't-.. t asona'ec t- ;t. f( j- s'irrea r r A,:ui;ia!do t:.- i'i'.ir.os ;..i-t--. liiiu. ar;a v.-i : ! inf. ::!: t a-. r i:ip':a-i ::. -

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