Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 43, Petersburg, Pike County, 4 March 1898 — Page 2

ftbc f ibc ®ountg Jrwotrat M. MeC. STOOPS, Editor sad Proprietor. PETERSBURG. « - INDIANA. Prince Tai Was Koojc, father of the emperor of Corea, died on the 23d. Prince Tai Wan Koon was king regent during the minority of the present emperor. Secretaxt Alger returned to Washington, on the 23d, from Fort- Monroe, greatly improved in health, and called on the president. He walked with a firm step and seemed to have almost completely recovered from his illness. Failures throughout the country, as reported by Dun & Co., for the week ended on the 25th, were 233, against 29« for the corresponding week last year. For Canada the failures were 30, against 50 for the' corresponding week last The steamer Mascotte, of the Plant j line, will make its first trip, March 5, from Port Tampa, Fla., to Port An* J tonio, Jamaica, touching at Key W est, i The time between Port Tampa and Jamaica is about GO hours. The line is to be permanent. The navy department, on the 24th, gave out the figures showing |he strength of the naval militia up to date, placing the total force at 4,445 ©ftieers and enlisted men. This is a gratifying increase from the 3,703 shown by the last report.

A Bii-L was introduced, on the 2.»th, by Representative Hull, of Rhode Island, to increase the strength of the naval militia. It provides for the construction of 20 torpedo boats of ISO tons each, at a cost not exceeding S'-’,500,0JO, for the use of the naval militia. Mrs. Harriet Adams, of Washington city, mother of J. T.. Adams, a coal passer who lost his life on the battleship Maine, tiied an application for a pension on the 24th. I his was the first pension claim tiled in connection with the loss of life on the vessel.

r The news that Spain had made an independent investigation of the Maine j disaster created wonder in Washing- j ton official circles, on the 22d, as it was generally understood that Spain had conceded the principal of extra terri- ; torialitv as regards the wreck of the j Maine. The cruiser Cincinnati reported tier arrival at Barbadoes on the 24tli. j She ran over from Para, Brazil, to take coal at an uninfected port. Barbadoes, it is said, in further explanation, has | on hand a large supply of excellent English navigation coal at very moderate prices. John* J. lx galls, of Kansas, has emphat ically expressed himself against the present agitation for war. in view of the fact that international polities is in so delicate a condition that to precipitate hostilities would, he thinks, place the United States in an equivocal position. The silver service presented to the Blaine by the state after w hich it was named, and a loving cup, given by the natives of Maine resident in Xew Orleans at the time the battleship last visited that port, were recovered on the iSSd. Many rifles add sabers were also recovered. The long drought which seriously threatened the farming regions of the principal valleys of California was ended by a downpour, on the 24th, which commenced shortly after midnight, and extended all over the northern part of the state and as far south as Monterey. In making the new allotment of justices to the various circuits, the chief justice of ^the supreme court of the United States, on the 21st, assigned Associate Justice McKenna, the newly appointed justice, to the ninth circuit, lie succeeds Justice Field in this circuit, which embraces the Pacific coast states. A bo"Mb was exploded, on the 22d, at the residence of M, -Messine. a former president of the French chamber of eom-jerce, in Montpelier. Serious damage was done, but there was no loss of life. The police later discovered three similar bombs in the vicinity of j the headquarters of the staff and at the railway depot. The remains of Miss Frances E. Willard, late president of the World's j W. C. T. U., arrived iu Chicago, on the \ 23d, from New York and w ere conveyed 1 to Willard hall iu the W. C. T. U. temple, where they lay in state while thousands of people passed through the beautiful hail to take a last look a* the face of tho noble dead. The bankruptcy proceedings against Prince von Aueaperg were concluded in London on the 21st. The prince, it is alleged, squandered an immense fortune before he was 26 years of age and disappeared from society. It is further reported, according to the Pall Mall Gazette, that the prince is running an elevator in a big New York hotel. A dispatch from Madrid, dated tile J2d. said: “The sympathy and dismay which at first prevailed in this eity when the catastrophe in Havana harbor was announced has disappeared land has given way to an intensely bellicose and angry feeling, which is freely expressed on all sides and l»j members of every political party. ” -•--— t . ▲ syndicate of English and Ameri can capitalists have perfected arrangements for the construction of a road ftom the head of Lynn canal over White pass, and thence, by a route already located, to a point on the Yukon river below the rapids and all other obstructions to clear and safe navigation. The road will be about 350 mile* 4* length.

CURRENT TOPICS. TEE SEWS IS "'Em. FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

IK the senate, on the 21st, the bill providing (Or the taking of the twelfth and subsequent censuses was under discussion for three hours, but the only action taken was the adoption of an amendment to place the bureau under the secretary of the interior. A resolution offered by Mr. Allen (Neb.) directing the committee on naval affairs to make an investigation of the disaster to the battleship Maias was adopted without debate...... In the house, it being private bill day, most of the time was taken up with private pension bills previously introduced. A bill was passed to pay to Newberry college, a Lutheran Institution In South Carolina, *15,000 for damages done by federal troops during the war. An evening session was held. Ik the senate, on the SSd. the bill to Increase the artillery arm of the United States military service, was passed by a vote of 52 to 4.In the house the sundry civil appropriations bill was further considered, the end of the general debate being reached. I* the senate, on the 23d. Mr. Allen offered the Cuban belligerency resolution as an amendment to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. After some debate the resolution was declared out of order by the chair, which, upon an appeal being taken, was sustained by a vote of 51 to &.In the house the amendment by Mr. Kitchen (N. C.) to strike out of the sundry civil appropriations bill the appropriation-tor the detection of violations of the internal revenue laws was carried—ayes, 09; nays, 65. IN the senate, on the 24th, an effort was made to secure consideration of the Alaskan homestead and railway right-of-way bill, but It went over on a technicality. The feature of the day's proceedings was the speech of Mr. Spooner (Wis.) on the right of Henry W. Coroett to a seat in the senate from Oregon under appointment of the governor, which was not ooncluded when the senate'adjourned.In the house the sundry civil appropriations bill was further considered. An amendment offered by Mr. Sayers. to increase the epidemic fund by (SOO.ikJQ was lost. IN the senate, on the 25th, the case of Mr. Corbett, appointed to the senate by the governor of Oregon, was further discussed. A bill permitting the building of a dam between Coon Rapids and the northern iimi^; of Minnesota was passed. At 5:15 the senate went into executive session, and ten minutes later adjourned.la the house the sundry *vil appropriations bill was further consiucred, the item appropriating (4JO.OOO for the Saa Pedro harbor being passed. . PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Some of the Spanish papers suggest that a number of the South American .republics might like to enter a confederation with Spain against the I'nited States. In view of the terrific conflicts these republics had to escape from the grip of Spain, the invitation to return to their old allegiance is a grim piece of humor. Sknhor II. Ventura, secretary of the Portuguese legation in St. Petersburg, committed suicide, on the 23d, by shooting himself with a revolver at the house of a lady with whom he had quarrelled. A dispatch from Madrid, on the 22J, said: “United States Minister Wood-* ford is making arrangements for the care of American citizens and interests with his British colleague, Sir Henry Drummond Wolffe. as the representative of the only nation favorably disposed toward the United States in the event of war between Spain and America.’ Work on the big government contract is now under rapid headway at the Otis steel works at Cleveland, O. Five enormous gun carriages are being constructed there for 13-inch guns to be used on United States battleships. On the 22d Representative;Ovcrstreet. of Indiana, introduced a bill in the house to establish a military post at or near Indianapolis. Gen. Henderson, of Iowa, ...on the 22d, introduced a bill in the bouse to revive the grade of lieutenant-general of the army. Consul General Lee has unofficially advised several Americans in Havana ' whose business is not imperative to leave for the United States without delay. . The -situation is admittedly becoming graver every hour, as the opinion of naval experts continues to grow that the Maiue was destroyed by an act of treachery. The marriage of Miss Marion Olive Hansen and Ignatius Donnelly, the editor and reformer, was solemnized at' Minneapolis, Minn., on the 22d, with much pomp and -ceremony. The nuptials were celebrated in the church of the bride, the Norwegian Methodist, which was filled with a congregation of about 600. . Charles Merritt, said to be a discharged postal clerk, was arrested by the Kau>.is City (Mo.) police, on the 23d, charged with having had a hand in the Kansas City, Pittsburgh Jc -Gulf hold-up on the night of January 4. Iwobukks blew open the safe of the State savings bank at Webster City, la., with dynamite, on the night of the 22d, and secured S2.700. The noise of the explosion attracted a crowd df people to the scene, but not before the robbers had escaped in a stolen buggy. Secretary or ^us Treasury Gage says the treasury is in good condition for war if war should come. The available cash balance in the treasury, .on the 22d, was 5223,143.696, of which $167,041,425 Is gold, 5100.000,000 being the traditional gold reserve. On the 23d the president nominated Oliver J. D. Hughes, of Connecticut^ to be United States consul at Sonneberg, Germany. Millionaire Georoe W. Simmons, proprietor of Oak Hall, Boston. and one of the most widely known retail clothiers iu the United States, was found dead, oh the 23d. at Nahant. Mass. It was supposed he committed suicide by shooting. No cause as- | signed. J C. W. Martin, alias Charles Davis, ' \vd3 arrested in Omaha, Neb., on the 21th, by Supt, Tiliotsoa, of the Pinker -on service at Kansas City. Martin is .vanted for aiding in the robbery of the Bank of Sheridan, Mo., on the 13th. Ue had a large sum of money on his person when arrested. AViullam o. Moody, formerly bookkeeper and cashier for the banking firm of Dunlop Bros., Chicago, pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of 526,000 of the funds of the Oak Park Building and Loan association and 53,747 from Dunlop Bros, He was sentenced, on the 34th, to an indeterminate term in the penitentiary.

Mb. M. W. Gait, widely known astha leading jeweler in Washington, died suddenly on the night of the 23d. He was orer 70 years of age. His son-in-law, Mr. Fendall, a well-known attorney, died suddenly in the Waldorf hotel, in New York city, a few days before. Robert Law, the pioneer coal dealer of Chicago,died, on the 24th,of Bright’* disease. He was 76 years old. Mr. Law began operating coal mines throughout the state in 1850, and until recent years was one of the leading operators. The queen regent of Spain presided at a cabinet council, on the 24th, which discussed the relations between. Spain and the United States. The treasury statement, on the 24th, showed: Available cash balance, $225,619,058; gold resqpre, $167,201,747. Evidences of ill-feeling toward American people and exultation over the Maine disaster do not lessen in Havana.

i he last rues over toe Doay oi r ranees E. Willard, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, were per* formed at Evanston, 111., on the 24th. The city was in mourning1, schools and business houses being closed, and flags at half-mast out of respect for the dead temperance leader. The Madrid Imparcial (Senor Canalejas' paper) declares that the president of the United States, while cajoling Spain with words, sharpens his: dagger to stab her from behind, and winds up by asking: “How long will the agonized nation tolerate the inconceivable apathy of the government?” Americans in Cuba think that if war comes it will not be through the usual channels of-courtly procedure, but will be preeipiteted by some overt act that will require short notice and quick action The president is now said to incline to the belief that the responsibility for J the destruction of the Maine rests upon j Spain, but that force will have to_ be \ used to induce that nation to accept the responsibility. Russell Sage professes to have inside information that the battleship Maine was- blown up by the Spaniards. He says he has $8,000,000 he is willing to loan the government if it becomes necessary. The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya left New York, on the 25th. for Havana. When last seen the American flag was still floating at half-mast. Maj. E. J. Peck, deputy internal revenue collector for the Fort Scott district of Kansas, died at his home in Fort Scott, on the -5th, as the result of a stroke of paralysis. Maj. Peck was 65 years old. He served in a Wisconsin regiment during the war. The picking, drying and stemming warehouses of the National Tobacco Co., situated at Twenty-fourth and Main streets, Louisville, Ky., were totally destroyed by fire on the 25th. The loss will amount to $350,000; ! fully covered by insurance. Ax Coal burg Blocks,!)., on the 25th, Angelo Will shot Martha Lawrence, Joseph Farando, Mrs. Peter Farando and Daniel Noute. Farando and Noute are fatally wounded. All the injured persons are relatives. The Italian government has decided upon energetic action to compel Hayti to make reparation for the illegal sequestrating of property of an Italian steamer at Port-au-Prince. Wm. F. Clarkson, foreman of the j rolling-room at the United States j branch mint in San Francisco, was ar- j rested, on the 25th, on a charge of stealing gold bullion. LATE NEWS ITEMS.

is me senate, on me -urn, me uiscussion of the right of Henry W. Cot bett to a seat in the senate from the state of Oregon occupied most of the session, and ended in an agreement that a vote be taken on the 38th at 3 p. m. The pension calendar was cleared by the passage of several private pension bills. A few bills of a general char aeter were also passed.In the house consideration of the sundry civil.appropriations bill occupied the time to tht exclusion of other business, notablj j the bill for the relief of the victims ant j survivors of the Maine disaster. Arn nd- | ments appropriatixig 8300.000 for x , . cland hurt or, $200,000 for Wilmington. l*el.. and increasing the appropriation for Boston harbor from §100,000 to §250,000, were adopted. Skn'OR Sag AST a, on the 27th, com menting upon an alleged interview with Prince Bismarck, in which the latter is represented as suggesting that the Cuban trouble should be submittec to the powers for arbitration, expressed his astonishment that such ar idea* could emanate from Prince Bismarck. and declared emphatically that “nothing but ignorance of the question cuuUl inspire the notion4 that Spain would suffer foreign intrusion, ox submit to arbitration in her indisputable rights of sovereignty.” TUB weekly statement of the New York associated banks for the week ended on the 26th showed the following changes: Surplus reserve, decrease. .82,731*. 125; loans, .decrease. §5,036,830; specie, increase. §2.325.700; legal tenders, decrease. §7.418,400: deposits, decrease, $0,346,300; circulation, decrease.850,400. WnxiAM M. SiXiirni.Y, proprietor of the Philadelphia Record, died at his home iu that city, on the 27th, after an illness of only a few' days. He was one of the leading business men of that city. Tue Pekin government has agreed to open Yuen-Chau. on Luke Tung-Ting Tuas, as a treaty port, but declines to entertain a proposal tending tc the abolition of the jikine dues. Tue house committee on patents, oi. the 26th. farorablv reported the Coi liss bill extending the trade mark privileges to casks, bottles and recept* elea j. he steamer South Coast cleared for Alaska, on the 27th, with 35 passes* gers, 300 tons of freight and 60 horses from Tacoma. The associated banks of New York city held 822,059,335 in excess of the requirements of the :i5-per-<jeat, rule on the 26th. i

STATE NEWS HAPPENINGS. S2-S3--S

EVERY DISTRICT En Indiana Represented at the Po pa lists’ Convention in Indianapolis—The Platform. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb.. 28.—Three lundred populists of loth the middle-of-the-road and fusionist varieties met here Tuesday in state convention. Delegates from every Indiana district were present. The new state committee already named is claimed by the fusionists. The platform of the majority reaffirmed faith in the principles in the Omaha and St. Louis platforms and pledges a renewal of the light “until every principle therein set forth shall be enac ted into a law and placed on record upon our statutes.” It demands an. abolition of all issues of money to national banks and that the government shall issue money at one per cent, on United States farm mortgages, secured by occupied lands to the amount of one-third and actual cash value of said lands. All said farm mortgages to be legal tender for all debts, public and private. Xo farm mortgage notes shall be issued on land owned by aliens. The initiative and referendum are indorsed. Legislation is recommended reducing telegraph and telephone toils; reduction of railroad passenger rate to two cents a mile; reduction of maximum legal rate of interest on money in Indiana to six per cent. It opposes taxation without representation and favors the elective franchise to women; favors the abolishing of the liquor traffic; favors a liberal pehsion policy and the payment of pension to soldiers the difference between the depreciated currency in which they' were paid and coin. The report says: “We denounce the indifference of the present administration toward the citizens of Cuba in their struggle for liberty: and we emphasize our previous demand for the immediate recognition of the independence of Cuba.” Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. 23.—The state populist.eonvention which closed at midnight elected astute ticket, three national committeemen, and adopted a platform against fusion. The following members of the national committee were elected: W. ,S. Austin, of Floyd county; Joshua Strange, of Grant, and A. C. Burkhardt. of Tipton. Messrs. Austin and Strange succeeded themselves. Tjhe following state ticket was put iu the field; Secretary of state—Dr. H. H. Morrison. of Green castle. Auditor of state—W. II. II. Parks, of Bloomington. Treasurer of state—Frank M. Brown, of Sullivan. , Clerk of supreme court—Robert W. Toad, of Miami. - Superintendent of public instruction —Edward Packard, of Winamae. UNDER ARREST.

C. If. Hughes, a Prominent Citizen Living »nr Versailles, Charged With Being a Member of the Lynch ins Party. Versailles, lnd., Feb. 23.—C. H. Hughes, superintendent of the county infirmerv and a very prominent citizen, living1 south o:f Versailles, has been arrested on a warrant charging that he was a member of the party of lynchers at Versailles. The warrant shows that Jas. A. Mount, governor, is the complainan t. The warrant charges Hughes with the murder of Henry Shuter, one of the live men lynched. A warrant is also out for Arch Wright, who left here some time ago for Chicago. A large number of witnesses have been subpoenaed and preliminary trials were held Tuesday afternoon. Other arrests are likely to be tnade at any time. Normal Summer School. ‘ Terre Hacte, lnd., Feb. 22.—The board of trustees of the State Normal school lia> decided to make the summer school a part of the normal course and charge no tuition fee. The summer school was started several years ago by a few of the teachers, and has •readily grown in attendance until arly all the members of the faculty i were engaged. A tuition fee of S10 has been charged and this money was divided among the teachers. Under i the new policy it is expected to econo- | rnize in other respects so that the I state will support the school and no fee other than the smail one known as ♦die library fee will be charged. Mr-. Lium:» I'ravrtH Until. Bloomington, lnd., Feb. 22.—Mrs. ! Emma Cravens, wife of John \V. Cra- ! vens, senior editor of the World-Courier registrar of Indiana university, died j of peritontis after a short illness. She ! was one of the best known women in ■ the city and leaves an infant daughter, i The funeral will be on Tuesday at 10 o’clock. __ A College Will Be Located at Warsaw. Warsaw, lnd., Feb. 22.—It was officially announced Monday that the 5 State college of the United Brethren chureh will be located at Warsaw, j Northern Indiana cities have been in ; competition for some time to secure : the institution. It is endowed with a fund of $300,000. May Be Murder. I>l'NKiRK.Ind..Feb.21.—Patsey Webb, j who was shot by Ben Beal Friday night, is gradually growing weaker. If he dies Beal will be held for mnrder. Eons of Veteran* Would Go. SoE.M5Y viLi.K. Ind., Feb. 2U—Satur- j lav night a eompaW of volunteers of iOO young men was organized in this v. Most of the members are Sons of Veterans of the late war. They have j tendered their services to Gor. Mount j and President McKinley in support of ♦he United States in case of war. Spiritualist** Meeting. Mcscie, lnd., Feh. 2I.^-The Muncie Spiritualists’ society celebrated its third anniversary Sunday with elaborate exercises. Prominent spiritualists from all over the state were present.

BAD LIQUOR Sold at Eighty Cents a Gallon—Banal Houses Getting Into Trouble. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 19.—The proprietors of 14 long-established “barrel houses” in this city were notified Friday by the board of health that they were selling adulterated liquors, and if a second investigation by the board found the same quality on tap prosecutions would follow under the state law. Samples were quietly secured by the .board. President Morri- | son in some instances buying a half pint of whisky for five eents, which is I at the rate of SO eents per gallon. As | the government tax is SI.50 per gallon i the board regards the price as suf- | ficient evidence of impurity without | the analysis. The test, was made by Dr. John F. 1 Geis, who found that caramel was used for coloring, sulphuric acid to give the whisky a “bead,"’ and cayenne pepper, leaf tobacco or cardamon seed to make it “burn” as it trickled down the patron's throat. Dr. Geis also reports that different dealers use different ingredients, but the amount of real whisky varies from ‘25 to 50 per cent, It is the purpose of the board to extend the investigation to beer. THE PROHIBITIONISTS ; Of Indiana Hold a State Conference la Italian* polls. | Ixdiaxapoi.is, Ind., Feb. ‘23.—About two hundred prohibition is ts met in state conference here Tuesday. The conference was directed by State Chairman L. M. Crist. Before the regular meeting began there was a ; short session in memory of Frances Willard. About the most important question was the consideration of plans by which “deserters” might be brought back to the ranks. The adoption of the referendum was thought to be a good way to bring them back. A committee was appointed whose duty it will be to fix a tiifie and place for iiold- . ipg the next convention. HEALTH BOARD Of iudhioapolU Serves Notice on Alt Liquor _ Dealers Indianapolis, Ind., Feb 2*2.—The health board Monday served notice on all liquor dealers that they would herea ter hr expected to comply with the law providing that all vessels eontain- ! ing liquor for sale shall bear the i words: “Pure, without drags or poiI sons.” The ordinance also requires that any liquor kept on sale shall be of the standard proscribed in the United States dispensatory or j harmacopia. Under this 1 he board thinks it has ample authority to regulate the purity of the whisky traffic. The penalty for violating any provision of the ordinance is heavy.

Karllut 111 Athlrlrs Hu.iwreil. KmiMoxD, Ind., F.b. 22.—'The Earl : ham Athletic association has chosen a j delegate to attend a meeting at Cin- | cinnati of delegates from eight institutions, that contemplate a tri-state athletic meet before the close of this ! school year. The states to be reprer sented. if the plan goes through, are Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Earlham is the only Indiana institution invited to take part.

Gored by a Cow. Dii.lsboro. Indl, Feb. 21.—Mrs. Adam Stoat was Sunday knocked senseless by a cow. She was fearfully gored in the right side of the abdomen. Hugh Pelser heard the confusion, and. running into the barn, seized a pick and ' knocked the animal down and dragged^ Mrs. Stout to a place of safetj*. She is badly injured. The cow was purchased Saturday by Mrs. Stout’s Son, and was not known to be savage. Carried Off Hitt Bride. Fairmouxt. Ind.. Feb. 21.—H. D. Dyson carried off Miss Daisy Star from a Rebekah lodge meeting, drove three miles in the country through the raih, where they were married, and Mr. and Mrs. Dyson went to housekeeping in a home which the courageous bridegroom had in waiting. Mr. Dyson was not acceptable to Miss Starr s father who refused his consent. They Were AcquiiWit, Seymour, Ind., Feb. 21.—Messrs. J. II. Hodapp, ex-president, Geo. Weinkenhoelfer. ex-secretary and treasurer, and Geo. Wettig, ex-superintendent of the defunct Home Furniture Co., were acquitted by Judge Samuel 11. Voyles, of the Jackson circuit court, of the charge of having misappropriated the company's money. Monumeut to Sailors. Indianapolis, Ind..Feb. 21.—Leading theatrical managers of this‘city have telegraphed their willingness in response to inquiries from New York to give benefit performances in theif respective theaters, looking to a fund to erect a monument in memoriam of the sailors carried down in the Avar vessel Maine. _ LiTtd a Ontury. New Albany, Ind., Feb. 21,—A Negro woman Avhose age is said to be 180 years died Saturday at her home in this county, near the Clark county line. Bead, A*ed 90 Yvanu Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 22.—Judith Hamilton, the oldest resident of this part of Indiana, is dead, aged 9% Ittcviver tor th« Towm^y Co. *Tehkk Haute, _ Ind.. Feb. 21.—The Tpwniey Mantel and Furnace Co. has been placed in the hands of a receiver, with assets and liabilities each 510,000. The company had quit business, but the process of settlement was not speedy enough for some of the creditors and a stockholder applied for a receiver. _• Suicided by Shooting. Valparaiso, Ind., Feb. 82.—Charles Hullinger, formerly of Spri'.igfield, 0., committed s.iicide Monday afternoon by shooting himself. He was 40 years old and leaves a wife and one child.

WILLIAM M. SINGERLY, On* of Philadelphia'* Prominent Basinets' Men, Dies After * Very Short Illness—History of Ills Successful Career as Merchant, a Financier and a Newspaper Pub-' Usher—Met with Disaster at Last. Philadelphia, Feb. 2S.—William MSingerly died at his home in-this city* at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. He had been ailing* but a few days. William -M. Singerly was proprietor of the Record Publishing Co., presidentof -the Chestnut-street national bank and the Chestnut-strret Savings Fund and Trust Co., which recently collapsed, and president of the Singerly pulp and paper mill. He was a member of the Fairmount park commission and, until lately, the treasurer and a trustee of the F‘ Tadelphia Commercial museum. He was born in this city on December 27, 1832, and, with the exception of a brief period in his early manhood,, when he eondueted a commission business in Chicago, had lived here ever since. His father, Joseph Singerly, was one of the' originators of the street, railway system of Philadelphia, and William returned here to assume the management of the Germantown Passenger Railway Co. In 1877 he bought the Record, then a comparatively feeble journal, and brought it to its prefer ent standard of excellence. In >1887, upon the- retirement of Gov.. Eattison from office, Mr. Singerly took an aetive part in establishing the Chestnut-street national . bank, of which the ex-governor became the first president.' Upon Mr. Pattison being called for a second time to the governorship of Pennsylvania. Mr. Singerly succeeded him as president of the bank, and also became president of the Chest-nut-street Trust and Savings Fund Co. in seeking relaxation from the cares of business, Mr. Singerly had for manyyears taken a keen interest in farming and stock raising. His herds of Hoi - stein cattle at his large farm at Gwynedd, in Montgomery eounty. were famous for years, and he was also ownerof the Elkton stock farm, near Elkton, Cecil eounty, Md. Mr. Singerly was always an active democrat. In 1884 he was unanimous!y made the democratic candidate for governor of Pennsylvania and entered with great -energy into the canvass, speaking in nearly every eounty in th i state. In all he made over 70 speeches, in upholding the cause of democracy. The natural republican majority of Pennsylvania was too-great to be overcome, however, and his competitor, Gen. Hastings, carried off the prize. During the last national campaign h*» supported the Palmer and Buckner ticket, making a number of speeches in its behalf in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, and organizing a local association in aid of the movement. He also took an aetive part in forming the Pennsylvania Bankers' association. Financial misfortune overtook, Mr. Singerly during the last few months of his life, when, on December 23 last, the Chestnut-street national bank and Trust Co. was compelled to close its. doors. Messrs. Earle \and Cook were made assignees of tht/trust company and managers of A\ plan looking to the liquidation of the affairs of both institutions. Mr. Singerly' promptly turned over to them every personal asset he possessed, including his<interest in the Record. Since then, a receiver has been appointed for the bank, amd the affairs of it and the trust company are in process of settlement. ■ A POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT.

Ten Thousand Dollars for the Widows ar>d Orphans Made by the Maine Disaster. New .York. Feb. 2$.—The benefit given at the Metropolitan opera house I last night for the widows and orphans | of the sailors and men on the battle- | ship who went down with the vessel i was a thorough success, financially and I professionally. Every available spot. I in the big house was occupied.. Thomas F. Grady opened the proI gramme with a short speech, recountj ing the heiroism of the men on the j Maine and eulogizing the dead heroes. ! Following him came DeWolf Hopper, | with his **ElCapitan",company, accompanied by the Seventy-First Regiment | band, now lead by Prof. Fanciulli, formerly of the Marine band, and sang the flag music from the opera. The Broadway Theater Company sang airs from “The Highwayman" and the Castle Square opera company sang the Easter chorus from “Cavilera Rusti— cana.” The receipts were more than SI0,000. COAL FAMINE IN JUNEAU. Zero Weather with Cyclonic Gales—Marin* . • Intelligence; Seattle. Wash... Feb. 23—On theway down from Juneau the Topeka spoke the Corona, and brings word. from Capt., Goodall that she can be raised. Divers found no large holes in her hulL On Thursday the long overdue - steamer Scotia was passed, bound to Seattle from Skaguay, and she reported all well. ^ The steamer Rustler had returned to - % uneau from another unsuccessful search for the bodies of those who perished in the Clara Nevada disaster. Juneau has a coal famine, and there is only sufficient fresh meat in town to last from one boat to another. The - weather had been terrible for a week past, cyclonic gales blowing continuously and the thermometer has ranged from zero to pine below. SWEPT BY FIHE. Cortez, Col.. Visited by a Great Caofisgn Denver. Col., Feb. 23.—A special tQ the Rocky Mountain News from Cortez. Col., says: -The entire business portion cf this, town wj.s destroyed yesterday by a fire which originated inmores . hotel. The loss cannot 1>e^i&timated at this time, but it is thought the loss on the bnildings will be in the neighborhood of $20,000 and the damage tcstock will exceed that amount; insrur * ance not. state. t