) uibt mi im ike m SHAPING UP THE TARIFF. Slnghty aad Aeecelatei Hit Mad Msrked Progress ind Expatt Qulok Aotlea. Marked progress im been mad by the Republican member of the wya and mean committee In the framing of the new tariff law. An effort will bo made lo report the lilll lo Ihn House within a Tory few days after thn meeting of the special session. Excessive foreign Importations In advance of the lucrsnso of duties Kill be checked, nit fur a posatblo, by two devices, Una will provide that goods In warehouse when the now bill takes effect shall not enjoy I lie privileges of the old duties, but become im mediately subject to the now duties. This will pom pel Importers to ralso th rrqulelt capital to tiny (luting In full, end to take possession of their Rood, Anil find suitable etorsge fur them pending their sola. The other dovleo for limiting Importation le to get the bill upon the statute hook as quickly as possible. 80 fur I hero hn Lon no mntorlnl Increase In importations In anticipation of the now duties. Xho customs receipts for January do not promise to reach I'i.ooo out. Thle Is considerably below the normal eniount In times of business activity, Tho rates on chemicals will range a trifle below the McKlnlcy tnrllT In most eases, but Will be blither then the existing rate. Among; thn new heme recommended for scunrato duties ere blenching powder, nitrate of soda anil tin salts. The ohlnnwarn schedule will be similar to thut of the Mi'Klnloy lew, but will range llttlo lower upon somo articles. There wne a deep put on depomtod china In thn prreent law, and the new dutlea will be considerably hlirhor. The pottov schedule will be put In sub. stantlally the shape desired by the manufao tutos, They have asked tho abolition of the provisos which limit the minimum duty on (ho finer goods, and for a new classification of cotton cloth exceeding K00 threads to the (qunre Inch. The question of duties on hoe lory haj beon referred to a anb-eominltlca. Theso duties will be made rpoclP.0 and will vary according to value. The schedule for wool and woolena tins been htld asldn pending the conference of rowers anil manufacturers, which fans been xed for Fobiuory U. It In expected that the growers will then propone a uniform rein of 8 cents a pound upon nil Imported wool. This will 00 a great concession on the pnrt of the wool men, who favor a rate of 13 cents a pound on clothing wool, ns proposed by tho National Wool Urowern' Association. Those who would rather have free wool than high duties threnton to llinke a strong fight agslust a rnlo running as hlKh os eight conts on the cheaper wools. The question of mrenue will piny an Im- Sortnut part In tho dwtnrinliiatlon of the utles on wlnee and tobacco. Tho duty on champagne which has romalned the sumo for some years, may be ml mured 81 per Oraen bottles. It Is believed Hint the nrt.olti Will bear this Increase without seriously ef fecting the price or reducing Importation. Htlll wine a III probably reimiln nt iibout tho present rate. Home of the California grow ern hnve written thut the existing rates are stifllpleutly high. The duty on unstommed Sumatra wrapper tnbbacco will prubnbly bo fixed by the House at t'l n pound, as In tho AlcKluloy bill. It Is possible that a rale 60 emits higher will be demanded by friends of the A merlon n growers In the Henute aud con ceded, In order to hold their voter, FOREIGN NOTES. Mors Trouble For (pain. A Madrid dispatch says that snow and rain storms threaten serious Hoods in Hpaln. Harrowing distress prevails lu Andalusia. At Jaen tho people are plundering tho bread shops and thousands are begging in the streets, Hlmllar scenes, accompanied by ftiu(s with the pnllce,have occurred in many other towns. The authorities are powerless to cope with the destitution. Bsporti About the Ciar. Whllo the Vienna newspapers continue to declare that tho czar's bead la seriously affected and that the skull uoods trepanning On account of tho efforts from the blow on tbe hesd be reorlved from a Japanese fan atic, aud while they allege that he Is prn . parlog for a reguuev, the English "Court Circular" anuouueej that tho nut la enjoy ing excellent health and thnt fuo reports of his ill-health are unfounded. Arbitration With Trsnos. It is seml-offlclally slated that negotiations for a treaty of general arbitration between France aud the United State warn coin- Jienoed about a year ago, but were only re nmcd when It waa announced that the inglo-Amertcan treaty bad been definitely oonatuaeu, a mm EXFLdsioir. Two stsa Killed and Many Injured Htar unlontowa. . . A terrible explosion of ga occurred In the mine of Hurst A Co., at Hmocks station, near Unlontown, Ta., In wuloh two men were killed and seven other Injured, omo of them fatally. Tbe dead are: Peter Houser, German, who eye were piown out, ana wno aieo soon anor ne was removed from the mine. Charles ltcQulster,who died early Wedne- aay morniua- John Mitobell waa blown 60 feet and sus tained Injuries that will result fatally. An- II . I.. .1 . l l III .... ..I II . an Ilalvotlan. John Ausustin and Michael II an neck wore removed to the Connellsville ospltal, Tbey are thought to be fatally In- Iureu. jonn uuii ana ui son were also in ured, bnt not dangerously. The explosion occurred at o'alook D. m.. and resulted from tbe Igniting of gaa by a big tall of eoaL Tbe mine I located In the Mononganeia vein, wnicn 1 not gaseous and In whloh the men work with open lames. A few day ago Mine Inspector Connor visited tbeee works aud pronounced them aafe, as tnere was no gaa except in very lnoonsldvra tle quantities. ELICTED A FOrUUIT. . XaltMt, in Hew liaator from Idas lpk Impsrfaot logltih. .. Th BeaateriaT contest In tbe Idaho State legislature terminated on lb 38th by tbe eteoOon of Henry Heltfelt, Populist, to J u eased Senator Dubois. The ballot wis as ollowii Heltfelt, Stfi. Dubois, Silver, 80 riMson, uemoerai, za. iweuiy-nve ropu- 1S Democrats and 1 Ilepublloan voted lor the aneoessfnl candidate, lleltfelt I of German btrtb, with a limited command of the Looibk lancoage. He is 40 vearaold and ta a farmer in Nes Perce eounty. II ru several ume representee ni Bounty in lu State- legislature, and la at present a member of tbe Bute senate, but ha never been known ta make a speech. Ue ha ouly m rumjuoniary eoucaiiDB. TWO WIU BIB. ir,at Fend in Xntmky 7r Pr- ' Sana Wraadti. Tdy afternoon on Oreen river, near r ow tsvlUe, Ky , a battle tmiml In which i rL 'twere fired, algM of whloh took ef f ' aonhaUnU ware Eugene Carrier, aae Bcagga and Lutber . ee s s. and O. . W. Haietlp, j i ha ton on the ether. 1 1 sot In th groin and 1 1 la tbe bra, arm and 1 r soot la ine 1 r atxr, In . . . l v .1. t . V DISTRESS IN BIJAPUR. A Corripondnt Find Famln aid lith lentbtaat ( Bombay. A speolnl correspondent to the Assoelnted tress, who I visiting the distressed provin ces of India, has arrived at Bljapur, about 940 miles southeast of Ilombay, and finds In this district the keenest distress, especially among the people of the lower pastes, ThoVn arson the verge of starvation and arnonlv saved from It by the government relief work, which enables them to earn money enough to at least keep body and soul together while awaiting tho brighter stale of affair which reeent rain arn exicted lo provide Inter lo Ihn year. It Is estimated Hint fully one-tooth of the enttle In this district hnve already perished from lack of (odder and the loss from this pause will undoubtedly bo considerably In oroased between now and the growing of the new crops. In the fields can be seen lying nnmbers of esrease of animals belug de voured by vultures. There are many irnnirn of robbers engnged In pillaging grnln stores, wnenever an opportunity arises and me prisons are full of thieves who have been crptured whllo stealing grnln or In attempt ing to do so. Among the mantes there are many enses of I line., nrlMng from Inek of firoper nourishment nn I emaciation, and It s regarded ns certain thnt cholera will reach this district sooner or later, owing to tho carelessness of the people, who dread being taken to the hospitals provided tor their care, believing that they are certain to die, within a fortulghl of the time they cuter a nosptiai. ll.iw I .1 .., t.l ,1,., 1 l 1 1. government wilt be taxed before long in th rfforts which will have to be made to cope with the steady Increasing distress. VERT COLO 1R THE SOUTH. florid I Freit-Blttea tnd Mash Dsmsg Don. Reports from the South Atlantic Hlnle show the present onld snap to bo tho most nnvere of the winter, and quite jrenornl from Virginia to Florida. At Danville. Newport News, Petersburg, Hoanoko and Norfolk, Va, the temperature ranged from 0 degrees to 20. Know lies over the Htnte to a depth of from a to S inches and Ice bos formed on most of the airenms. From Norfolk tho stntsment In received that the storm wnn very severe on the buy, Thn temperature dropped to 14 degrees, with chilling northwest winds. The lower harbor la tilled with atorin-lmuml slilpolng, bi tho regular steamers kept tip thtlr ser vice. Throughout (leo.-uln nnd North and Houlh Cnrollnn tho wentber Is dry and cold, I lie thermometer ranging from 1(1 degrees to va as a maximum. lnPkaonvllle.Fla,,roportsthnt the cold Wed nesday night, throughout Northern Klorlda was the most Intenso since February, 1HH5, Anmss thn northern counties, from Jackson ville to 1'onsnoola, thn tl.ernioiiPter ranged generally from HO to 24 degrees, going hero ntui there 11s low ns IT. r rust In lessor de gree was felt ns fur south ns Tlliisvllln on tho enst cost and Tnmpa on tho west, lloports from tho dhttrlcts devoted to tho ornngo cul ture Indicate that, except in tho more expos ed sltiiailors. little Injury has been done. Not siillleleut sup was In tho wood to causo material damage. VIBIT FROM QUEEN III. Preildant Cleveland Beoslve tha Da- posed Monarch. lU-Queen Llliuoknlaul vMled Presided Clovolnnd Monday. Joseph Ilelelue, agent and secretary of X.lliiiokalnu', and Julius N. rainier, of Huston, her Amoricnn friend, went to tho Whlto House with nn autograph note from the ex-queen addressed to the Presi dent. Hlie asked Hint he receive her Inform al y In a private capacity, basing the request on the ground It was a custom In her coun try for the head of the government to receive foreign visitors of distinction. 1 he rresldcnt sent a reply appointing S o'clock ns the hour at which no would be pleased to nave uer cull. At tbe Appointed time Lllliloknlnnl. Miss Kla Nahaoleleun, her companion in wiiltlngi Mr. ilelelue and Air. rainier drove to tno Whlto House and were shown to tho blue, room. The ex-queen was tastefully dressed. The greeting between the President nnd former queen was extremely cordlnl. Mr. Cleveland, as he grasped the hand of l.lll uokalsnl, exclaimed heartllyi "I am very glad you thought of calling on me," They talked about tho death of Minister Wlllls.nnd tbe ex-qiiecu apoko of him In word of praise, "Yes," answerod Mr. Cleveland, "he al waya filled whatever official position he occu pied with credit to himself and bis country." There was nothing said about restoration, but Lllluokalanl took ooonslon to thank the President for bis withdrawal of the treaty of ntiuoxatlon sent to the Henate by Prealdeiit Harrison four years ago. MILLIONS HOLER DefaloaUoi and Embaii'.emente ef th Last Tsar. A record of fiduciary misconduct during the great yoar of 1H80 ha been compiled by tbe lnsurouce companies writing tbb special kind of hazard, and show the defalcation aggregate tbe tremoudoue total of ,4tift.. Ml. Tbl la less, however, than In 1HU5, when the dealing footed up 10,413,406. The atate of New York was the source of largest loss, with 2,81S,818. Delaware wa the smallest, wltb 1,100. Out of 840 re- Sorted case of embezzlement 114 stole more ian )&0,0o0, 20 more than 9100,000, one more than 600,000, and one more than 1,000,000. The I esses are distributed a followsi City and county oflloiala, tl,S!i3,B75; from banks, 3,996,970; by agents, 1,0 .4,877; forgeries, 341,600f by postmaster, )3J,(I15 mUcellan oous, i,176,7HJ, SLAUGHTERED BT A TBAIR. Flv Wrkmn Baa Down and Billed la Coenaetloat Tbe eaitbound Colonial expres on the Consolidated road struck and killed fly men at East Norwalk, Conn., Wednesday after noon. ue men bad been working on tbe track and stepped out of th way of one train directly in front of another. At that point there are tour track, and th train the men desired to avoid and tbe one which kill ed them were both moving In th same di rection. The killed weret James Power, section foreman) Daniel ailbert, June Bilk, John Hbea, Balavatore Bplna. Tbe first four were Instantly killed, but Bplna lived n short time, Ikre laraad U Death. Th house of A. E. Vaadawater, ' three mile from Belleville, Mich., caught Are from a defective chimney, and Mrs. Vandawater, two children, a boy of 8 and a girl of 14, Miss Anna Vandawater, a sister of the father and husband, perished In the flame. Their bodies were burned beyond recognition. Tbe other Inmate of tbe bouse escaped by Jumping from second story window. Thsy walked In their night robe and bar tooted through tbe enow, (en inobe deep, to tb house of a neighbor, a mil away. Their feet and hand were frozen and they are In a very orltioal condition. The father, It la feared, will lose hla mind, To Osnthat Ik Plaf . 'the atato board ot health, state quaran tine official and th Philadelphia board ot health have arranged lo take precaution to keep th Indian plague out el Pennsylva nia. II vm decided lo qusatlne k auadel yo a ) r v a ;; t ;':r,.flta THE tltTESI NEWS (ROM CUBIL X4 AMERICANS ARRESTED. List MTha Claiming t Be U. 8. Citlieni Arrsttsd In Cob, Ilenpondlng to n resolution of Inqury, tho President sent to th Senate a list of porsonl claiming to be citizen ot the fulled Htatoa who have been arrested In Cuba since Feb mnry 84, 1795. In list wo aceompanfed by a letter from Hoerelary Olney, In which hn slates that since the breaking out of Hie Insurrection to thn present tlmo 74 such per sons have been arrested, While r, f tbeso acy. en have been tried. They are Julio tbitigollv, I.ouls Homelilnn, Alfred I.nborde, Wililaiii (III. lea, One Melton, Charles Darnet and William Leavllt. lu tho cases ot Rnngully and Romelllan he says appeals hnve been taken, and In thn eases of the other five, Competitor prisoners, a new trial has beon ordered. Tblrty-sli of tho pirsoiis nr route. I have been released after the ehargen ngnlnxt them hnd been Invest! gnted and found to be bnseless. F.lghteen have been expelled from thn Island after per iods of eonltiiernent lasting from a few iinys to a year, while 17 cases ere still pending. I hn charges against 14 ot theso are aa fol lowsi HcilUlon and rebellion Caspar A. Ilelnn Pourt, Joseph I.. t'eiiero. Ilebelllon Hi'o, W. Agulrre. Ilebelllon with arms In hnnd Mnnnel FornaiidoK Clis'iuellf,, ()spar Cesiedes, Frank Agremnnt and 'I lies. Julio Hnlns. i'lirclinsn and concealment of arms and ammunition Antonio Ktiaics lielvillnr. Disorderly conduct aud Insults to Hpnln 'I'lieodiire I Vivos, l.nnillug arms Tho five of the Competitor crew mentioned. In the remaining enscs thn charges against Frank J. I.nrrlon, Fstelien Venero nnd J one (lonznles lis re not been ascerlnlnnd, though demand has been made for them both at Havana and and Mailrld, Willi a further de Innnd Hint It they not tie at once form 11 luted and communicated, the prisoners le releas ed, Thn Hecretnry adds that In addition to the 74 cases nine correspondents of various newspapejs in the l'nlted Mutes liavo been expelled from Cuba by tho Rpanlsh autliur ith's after temporary detention by thn mili tary, llo also says that uo American citizen has been sentenced to or Is conllned In Ceula and closes with the statement Hint demands hnvo been made upon the Hpsnlsh Oovern ment In evory enso where trial seems to be unreasonably delayed, that It go forward at once or thnt the prisoner bo released. HEROD OF HAVANA. Bsnster Turple'i Bitter Denunciation of Wsylsr. In the Rcnato Monday Mr. Turnlo of In diana chnractorlzed Capt.-Clon, Wcylnr ns hn "Herod of Havaun," tho murderer of women and children and an indcacrlbublo diminutive reptile. These lilttor words were Incident to Mr. Tiirpln's speech of two hours on thn Cam eron Cubiiu resolutions und crented a stir In tho galleries. Tho speech did not de velop thn criticism of tho secretory of statu which had been foreshadowed by Mr. Turple's remarks lust week, a tlin senator conllned himself Inrgely to a en re fill iiunlyeU of the constitutional eights of congress, his conclusion being that congress, as representing thn people, had primary aud paramount authority over recognizing new governments. Mr. Turplu frequently turned aside In hla argument to pay a glowing tribute to thn In snrgeut government uud Us leaders. Gen. Maceo wns eti Ionized ns 11 hero whose memo ry would be honored by the people of Cuba libre at tho American people honored the heroes of revolution ary days. In connec tion with (ton. Mnoeo's death the senator re ferred with bluer denunciation to Gen. Wev lor. Mr. Turple did not conclude his speech, giving way to tho general order, the eulo gies on Crisp. A DISAPPOINTING M0RTH. Th Big Gain Looked for la Jsnusry Did Rot Com. 11. Q. Dun A Co.' weekly review of trade nysi Jauuary bas been a month of dlsap- fiolntmeut. Nearly everybody bad promised limself a land of milk and honey after New Year's, and the slow progress looks like "lauding still to men lu such a state of mind, Moreover, there are multitude throughout tho country who buve boon taking largo venture ill advance of or apart from their regular business, because they expected a rise In prices. Uut price lau as vet 10 nring tliem profit. Yet during the post wock the record shows thut 10 Iron works have start ed, and only two have slopped; 13 woollen mills have started and nluo moro are about ready to atari, while threo have etopped. The decline In wheat was over Cc. In Jan uary 7,H41,1U7 bushels ot corn have gone abroard from Atlantic ports, against 6,306, 81H bushels Inst yoar, whllo Atlnutlo experts of wheat and Hour have beon 7,. '.35,151 bush els, against 8,4011,705 bushels last year. Tak ings of ootton by northern (plnnor have beon In flvo month 44,000 bales less than lost year, and 4211,000 leas than In 1894-0S. Hale of wool lu January have never lieen aur passed In any other month except last Nov ember and July of ln'JS and 18DX Th price haa remained about steady. iron end steel show little gala, produc tion having Increased so heavily before, and the gradual enlargement of demand for fin ished nroducta haa not overtaken that in crease. Lower prions result for Bessemer pig, lor gray lorce, lor aouinern iron nt Chicago, for angle and for out nails, and tbe average of all quotations Is the lowest since early last year. For sheets there la an active demand, and it Is better also for bars on account ot much car-building. Tin and copper are a shade stronger, but competition cause sales of tin plate IP to ISO below tho acrreed nrlce. Failure for tbe week bave been 831 In tbe United states, against 404 last year. BODIES BL0WR TO 8BBED8. Two Man ElUad By a Witro-Olycarine Explosion. An explosion of nltro-glyoerlne at Cygnet near Lima, O., killed two men, their bodlea being literally blown to ahreda, so far not a particle ot either having been found. Tbe Tlotlms were W. J. Morrison, of Toledo, field superintendent ot tbe Ohio and Indiana Tornado com nan r. of Lima City, end Edward DanakMNS, a ahooter, ot Illalug Hun, formerly 01 urove city, ra. . ... 1 iUB.-. mI... . - SAA . Una OSIUOU amHiHSl wiiv waa mv from the man-axine. waa badly cut about tbe head by flying debris. A bouse 1,000 feet away had all the wkadowa and doora blown In, and a little girl received Injurlee not be lieved to ne serious. It Is not known boslt)vW bow the fix- Dloalon waa caused, a Morrison and Den- nison were nlone In the magazine at tbe time. It Is supposed they were taking some ot tha stuff from th magazine, preparatory to transporting it to the Holds, and possibly dropped a can. The building wa (battered, a large hole la the ground being left where It tood. Tb (hook wa fait mile away, th glas In every window la tiygnei aoing nroavo. Spread f U flag aa. Tbeofflelal of tha JanaaaM legation la Bt Paters burg aonflrmed th report that th p-4r aa aroaea out ta is taiaaa o jror TOO MUCH SPECULATION. Oomptrollsr fkli Say th Maney Prob lem ! a eft, th Oenntry'i Trouble. Comptroller of tbe Currency Eckel gave hi view npen the financial condition of the country to the Uiiuee committee on banking nd currency, Bevetnl bill Introduced by member of the hou.e bad been referred to Mr. Eckles for Ills Judgment. While there whs 110 doubt of tha necessity for changes In the government financial sys tern, Mr. Fekels said the public was dispos ed to attribute tun much of the rxillng troubles to the lack of monetnry legislation. Overtrade, overproduction nnd eitrnvagance In private and public ftxHiinlltures, partly Induced bv speculation, were Isrgely respon sible for the country's business diltlcultles. The day has passed when the volume of money wns Its most Important factor. Im proved fiiellltles for transportation and methods of exchange lis 1 lessened thn Im portance of a large volume. The apparent reluctance of the people of thn l ulled Ktnles to redeem their public obligntlon wns th chief cause of dliitrnes. The current redemption of Hie demand nb-, llgstlons of the government wns thn chief problem of the treasury. 'Jim funding and cancellation of these obligations so that the maintenance of a gold reserve would be no longer necessary was the most dnsirnble policy; whether it was the most practical one was question. Ho far as the eonl ruc tion of the currency was concerned, Mr. F.ekles did not think it would follow grad ual retirement of the greenback, provided credit wns reasonably stable. Hanks would supply the needed currency or gold would come from abroad. The pursuance of Keo relnry Mcculloch's policy would havn dispos er the question. Mr. Eckels added: "Any business man who constantly redeems his notes without retiring them, nnd keeps them out constantly, will como to a settling dny thnt will break him. The chief feature of a bnnklng bill would bo to take from the gov ernment the Issue of credit notes. The banks enn do this." Hanks conducted on prneilcal business principles Instead of as speculative enter pr ars, Mr. Kckles said, could satisfy the cur rency needs of business. lie fore tho war the bunks hnd always furnished sufficient gold for business. MANY SENATORS CHOSEN. William A. Harris, Populist, wns .elected United Wales Henator by the Kansas Legislature to succeed Wiilinm Pvftvr. Joseph If. F.arlo wns unanimously elected United Htates Henator by both brunches of thn Month Carolina legislature. In the Joint lei.lnturo assembly of Wiscon sin, John ('. Hponner was elected United Htates Henator to succeed William F. Vilas. Hn received every Cepublleau vote. The gold Democrats voted for (ten. Itragg and sliver Democrats for W. C. Hilverthoru, their late candidate for Governor. 'lhe I'oiuillst In thn Idaho Legislature re turned their first choice for Henntor nnd were Joined by four Democrats in yotliiB for Clnggetf. Two ballots woro taken without result. Twelve ballots for United Htnlos Hnnotor wero taken In tho Utah Legislature Tuesday Without an election. John P. Jones wns re-elected United Hlntcs Henntor by the Nevada Legislature, both nousas voting separately. K.ver since the legislative reunion and ban quet at Columbus, Ohio, there has boon a growing fooling in well-informed political circles Hint the naming of Mark Iliinna by lov. llushnell as tho successor of Henntor John Hhermnn Is well nigh a certainty. This opinion is not alone conllned to Mr. ilanna's friends, but Is now even admitted by those who have opposed him as a candidate for the senate. CHABITT SHOULD BE FIRST. MJ. MoEinley Asks That th Inauguration Ball B Omitted. Tbe committee having charge of arrange ments for tho Inaugural ball is In receipt of the following letter from MaJ. McKlnloyi "Canton. Jan. 23. 1K07. "Inaugural Committee, Washington, I, C.i "(ientlemon It has come to my knowledge thnt you propose to expend something like vuu ,vuv lor wnat is known as the inaugural ball, to be held on the evening Pillowing my Inauguration. While I nutireclate fully tbe spirit thnt has prompted you to project a ceremonial of such magnitude, allow me to say, wnn 1110 sincora nope tnat 1 will not be misunderstood, that it It unbearable for me to think of such a vast amount of money being devoted to no more substantial purpose thsu display and pleasure when there are millions of our brethren throughout tho world actually suffering, starving, dying from the luck of food, clothing, shelter aud medical attention. I beg of you, then, If your desire Is to nrrnuge an observance of Inauguration day that will be well plcanlng to me, and glvo Impresslvencss to tbe event, mm you aonnuou our preioniious plans lor the ball,aud,wltb the approval of the citizens hn ll.V. .Ill 1-11 -11. I ,u nnnnAM ..' S.I1S . 000 to tbe orgnulsed allovlatloo'ol wretched ness In the great cltios of tbe United Htates. 810,000 to provide food and shelter tor me persecuted Armenians ot Turkey, and 16,000 to relieve tho horror of plague and famluo lo India. Hoping that vou will hare my ylows of the manner in which the muds can be applied wltb the most gratify ing results to our people and wltb the greatest eredlt to our Impulse aa a Chris tian nation, I seriously and earnestly solicit your participation in this act of sacrifice and ell-forgettulnesa. I am, gentlemen, your very coruiauy, "WlI.LUM McKlMLET." 1275,000 LOSS BT FIBE. Aa Entire Bleak ta Cinaiaaatl Badly Dam aged. Th block bounded by Itaoe, Commerce, Vine and Second a tree:, Cincinnati, was he aceno ot a dlaaatrou tire Thursday morning. Tbe blaze originated In tbe en gine room of tbe Herman Cloepper A Co malt bouse, on Commerce street, and spread rapidly to tha cordage establishment of Overman A Bcroder, and the commission bouse of W. W. Blair A Co. and Mellon, Brown A Co. These building were de stroyed, entailing a loaaof about 00,000. Tbe building adjoining wero damaged by water only. MART 0HI0ARS SUFFEB By th Fallar at th Ohio Limber and Mining Csmpsny. It la estimated that at least 100 people liv ing between East Lewlaton and Columbiana will lose sum ranging from 8500 to 40,000 each through the failure of the Ohio Lum ber and Mining 00m pan y, which went under about a month ago, oarrylng with it the Easterly Bank at Columbiana. Tbla company, composed ot member ot tbe Mennonites, a strange rellgtou sect. In corporated eight years ago under tbe law ot Ohio, with a capital stock ot 810,000. Tbe company bought 14,000 acres ot forest land in Virginia, with the Idea of making aud ailing railroad tiesi but thing went from bad to worse until tbe crash esme, and It eame out that this wa tbe strain thai broke the Easterly Bank last month. The receiver for the bank have quietly taken Judgments tor 816,060 against th Ohio Lumber and Mining company, and the Indorse rs, some ot whom are among the principal stockholders of tb eompauy. The latter, It now appears, has mad applleatioa to the tlcaretary ot but tot reeetven. Flair Mill Barasd. At Van Wert. a. th nourlzur mills ot W. A. Olers: were bord to Jb g-ouaj. Tb in Tin a -,.. MILLIONS DESTROYID BT flRE. PHILADELPHIA'S LOSS. Waaamakar'i Store Damaged Other Town tnfTsr. The most disastrous flrn that bas visited Philadelphia In recent years broke out short ly Imforn 7 o'clock Tuesday morning. In the rear of I ha basement of the big grocery store of llanscom Brothers, 1117 Market street, and before thn flames wero gotten under control, property amounting In value to J,500,000 or more hnd been dentrovnd. It broke out in Dennett's cafe, on Market Street above Thirteenth street. It extended Into lllrseh's umbrella factory, thence to llanscom' grocery store, and finally to Thirteenth street, taking In the Hotel Ven dlg. It then crossed Mnrket street to Wann maker's grnnd depot, thn northern tower of which Soon wns enveloped In Hemes. Over ajseore of buildings have been burned to thn ground, nnd the losses will amount to mil lions. Wamimaker's was saved. The large carpel store of John A James Dolison, at W.) and 911 Chestnut street narrowly escaped destruction by fire Tuesday morning, lhe loss will aggregate upward of 1100,000. FonrPsriih n Flemta. Al Curwnnsvllle, Pa., a fire broke out In a dwelling house owned by th Klk Tstinlng company occupied by Moses Watson and John Webb, both colored, with their families. Mrs. Webb had gone to the storn and left her four children In the house, their ages being 0, 4. 2, nnd a baby. All were burned to death. The firemen did effective work, and when the Urn wns quenched n search was madofor thn bodies. They were found, but were burned almost beyond recognition. Thn origin of the flrn Is unsnown. It is the first Instance In the vlllngo In which human life haa been lost by fire. Fir During th Bllitsrd. AtHvracuse, N.Y.. Urn destroyed tho Dlllnye block nnd pnrt of the Butler block and dam aged Hie Keller block. The following stores were burned out; W. W. Kimball Company, J ilanos and organs; New York cloak house, 'aimer's mlllnery storn, The total loss Is about (100,000, mostly Insured, A Costly Fir la Row Tork. A fire Tuesday morning In Ihn six-story buildings Nos. 27 und W Pearl street, occu ided by Percy Kent, a dealer In burlaps and tallies and Walton A Co., liquor merchants, caused a loss to the occupants nnd buildings nygrcgalliig from f-KU'WI to r.'iO.OOO. One of the llremen was badly cut on bis faco by falling glass. An Iowa Town Burnsd. Plm destroyed the business portion of Pad Ibi Junction, n small town In Iowa, Twenty buildings. Including five stores, wero burned. The total long will exceed 8M),000; insurance not known. Fire broke out In tho basement of the one story brick building nt Ulil-Uti Ilandolph street, Chlcngo, occupied by the Mnln Helling o,, and A. Mangus tt, Co., dealers In mill supplies, and .destroyed the building and contents. Tho loss Is between vM.OoO and 4:K),b(lO. oovered by Insurance. Most of thn losswsson the stock of the Main Belting company, a I'hliinlolphln concern. The Hall-Lansing block, In Lincoln, Nob., was destroyed by Urn. The block was given up to niomers, and a number bad narrow escape, Loss, 875,000. ALGER ACCEPTS. The Mlihigsa Osneral to he Seoretary of War. Friday was Ma). McKinley'f birthday and he celebrated It by tendering tho portfolio of War to Oen. Bussell A. Alger, of Michigan, who nt once accepted It. Oen. Alger auth orized tho announcement ot the appoint ment and acceptance. Ocnerai llusseil A. Alger was born In La fayette township. Medina county, O., Feb ruary 'a, WM. His grandfather served in the revolutionary war, and Is claimed to have been a deacendant ot William the Con querer. When he Waa 11 years old both his parents died. For the next seven years be worked on a farm, earning money to defray hi ex penses at the Hlchmond, ()., academy during the winters. Htibseqtiently be taught school, and In March, 167. entered a law office In Akron. Two years Inter be waa admitted to the bar. In lafil Alger enlisted In the Hecond Mich igan cavalry, and was made captain of Com- Iuiny 0. He was wounded In tbe battle of loonvlllo, Ml. Owing to hi part In this engagement he waa promoted to tho rank of major. In IMS he became lieutenant-colonel of lb Klxth Michigan cavalry, and 'G3 wa mad. colonel of th Fifth Michigan csv. airy, bl regiment being In Custer' famous brigade. lu WA bis health induced him to retire fon the service. He ws brevetted brigidlo and major-general "for gallant and mr torions serv cos," nnd was on pri- vato aevvlt: in 1864-64, receiving order personally from President Lincoln. In 14 he removed to Detroit, where he has aiBsie been.extensively engaged In lumber and pine land business. General Alger waa eleo ed governor of Mlchlgau In 1884. In 18ts be was one of tne leading canaiuaies tor the ltepubllcan nomination for president. General Alger served one term a commander-in-chief of the O. A. B. He ha three ion and threo daughters. PARTIAL PEACE RESTORED. According to th Bsport Seat Out by Spaa ish Mlntstsra ' Th almost complete pacification of Havana and Matanzaa province In tbe weatern part of the island of Cuba la announced in tbe following dispatch received at tha Spanish legation In Washington, from the Bpanlah minister of foreign affair! "Wcylerat thebesd of 14 battalion bss repeatedly traversed th province of Havana and Matanua obliging the principal rebel leaders to fly to Laa Villas. Weyler consider that now In Havaua and Matanzaa there re mains no nucleus of rebels or organised bands to disperse and that both provlucee may be considered as almost completely padded. Tbe sugar grower in these province are now grinding oaae without molestation." Tbe officials ot the legation regard the achievement of General Weyler and the an nouncement ot the foreign affair of fice aa of great Imparlance. The center part of the Island 'they say baa been In a atate of pacification aud -now that the western rrt baa been brought to a almllar atate, tbe rebate It Is stated are con fined in their movement to some ot the eastern provinces. Following close on this announcement It la expected Premier Canovaa will promulgate the reforms for Cuba voted by the Cortes In 1895, but wilheld until tbe Island shall bave been regarded a pacified to a degree war ranting their application. CAPITAL ROTES. Tbe supporter ot tb railroad pooling bill In th house committee on commerce nave concluded there I no chano ot paasing th bUl in thi eoogrea. The itata department has been Informed ot the erltleal illness at Cairo, Egypt, ot Judge Walker Veara, the Aovericaa representative ea tha eeart of flnt laaUaca ot th later aaUoaal bibuaal at Egypt. MR. GAGB APPOINTED. Tendered th Treaiary Ftrtfoll aad Is Willing to larva Lyman 1, (lege, of Chloago, was offered lbs treasury portfolio by Major McKUiley, and he accepted It Mr. Osge went to Can ton on Major McKlnley's Invitation. Lyman J. Gage wa born al Peruyter, Madison county, N. Y., June aa, 1836, 1(1 parents, who wero both born In the Htnte of New York, were of English slock. Whrfn Lymnn fl. (Inge wsa 10 yoar of age hi . fmrents moved to Home, N. Y., where he en. ered the Home Academy, He remained there four yearn. The term he spent In that school practically constituted his entire school education. He went to Chicago In the fall of I W.I and was engaged as a bookkeeper by a lumber firm. Tils duties as bookkeeper, however, comprised the driving of one of the team belonging to thn firm and loading and un loading lumber. He also served for a time as night watchman. While he waa thus en gaged hn wns offered the position of book keeper of tbe Merchants' Havings, Loan and Trust Company, and this was the actual be ginning of his career as a banker. In the spring of I860, he had worked his way np to the position of assistant cashier, and later to thnt of cashier, which be held until 106, when he left the Morohanto' Havings, Ikisii and Trust Company to aneept a similar position with the First National Hank, with which Institution he bo been Identified until thn present The old charter of the bank expired In I8si, and upon Its reorganisation he wn chosen Vice 'resident and General Manager. About this time, his llnanclal ability wa paid a high compliment by his election to the Presidency of the American Bankers' Asso ciation. On January 34, 18(11, be was elected presi dent of the First National Bank, ana still holds that position. Mr. Gage hns been twice married, bis first wife being Miss Harsh Hherldan, of Little Falls. N. V, whom he married In I H Hhe died In 1874, and In 1887 be married Cornelia Gage, of Denver. Mr. Osga Is not a wealthy man, a Is popu larly supposed. His whole fortune Is not ever t'ksl.OOO. He was a lending mem Mr of the late Prof. Swing's church In Chlcsgo, which has a wider reputation for liberality than orthodoxy. Mr. Oage Is a good speak er. He Is prominent In sll that pertain to Chicago's Interest. He was one of the load ing spirit of the World's Fair movement, haa been president of the National Hankers' Association, and is at present the head of th Civic Federation of Chicago, which ho for its object the purification of politics. Hn has never held an office of any kind, but wa considered very seriously by Mr. Cleveland for Hocrotnry of tbe Treasury at one time. DTRAMITED BT CUBARS. A Spanish Troop Train Wraoked aad SoV dlera Killed, Advice from Havana slate that In flat contradiction of all rumors latoly circulated that the rohols are demoralized and ready to surrender, especially In Plnar del Bio pro. lii", where Weyler mode the assertion that only f.00 remained In straggling bnnds, word rencneu inivnna rri iny mat tne insurgent hnd dynamited a train, causing great loss of life. On the morning of tho KHth. as a milit ary train was crossing a culvert at n plaoe imineu uceguara Doiwonn 1 anaeiaria anil Mangos, tremendous dynamito explosion occurred, ditching the engine and tender, 'i hn forward car was wrecked and other car wore damaged. The engineer, fireman and 11 soldiers were killed. Tha surgeon, 20 soldiers, conductor and a brnkeman ware wounded. This Is not the sole instance of rebel activity in that province. The official re- eirin unity announce numerous encounter 11 different sections of the oountrv. In order to diminish their Importance they are al ways reported aa skirmishes, with consider able rebel losses and trifling losses on th Hpaolsh side. When the affair assumes un due proportions, as Melgufzo'a recent de- cat, the whole details are suppressed. Soolsty at th Capital In thn Washington social world deal of Interest Is felt In the coming appointment of Henator Hherman as Hecretary of Hrate. The Idea of statellnesa which belongs to this position will naturally be suggested In th manner of entertaining. The beautiful marble home of Henator nnd Mrs. Hberruan, on K street, will lend Itself to entertaining upon the grand scale which is expected of tbe premier ot tbe Administration. There are no young people in the rjhermnn family, their adopted daughter having married over three years ago lo Mr. Jamea McCallum. Tbey, however, reside In tb Immediate neighborhood in a handsome new resi dence, which was the gift of Henator Hher man to Mrs.MoCollum. The social connection of tha Hherman family at the Capital are of the highest character. Mrs. Mile wife of Gen. Miles, and Mr. Cameron, wife of Henator Cameron, are neloe ot the Ben-, ator. Henate r and Mrs. Hherman have tb reputation of being among tbe most delight ful entertainers In theclty. Bill Against Pool Salllag. A bill wa Introduced In the Missouri sen ate providing that pool selling or book mak ing In any part of the slate or under any olr oumstsnces be prohibited. The penalty for violation la one year'a Imprisonment or 81,000 fine, or both. Hpeaklng of tbe bill, Hecretary Auil, of the Fair association, soldi "The passage of such a measure would sim ply render valueless about 8 i. 000, 000 worth ot racing property In tbl state." Burnsd to Death. . Uoboksn. N. J., wo visited by two disas trous fires between 11 o'clock Saturday night and 8 o'clock Bunday morning. Beven per son W3ie burned to death and thirty fam ine made homeless. Tbe Saturday night fire started in tbe three-story bulldlog at 818 Newark street Here six person lost their lives. They were Mrs. Nellie Bcbroeder, aged 40; Henry Hcbrooder, 11 years; Maggie Bcbroeder, 7 years; Kate Hchroeder, 8 years; John Hchroeder, 8 years; Willie Bcbroeder, 8 months old. Tbe father of the family, Charles Bcbroeder, was In a nearby saloon playing card while hi wile and children -were dying. Tbe second fire Rlarted Bnnday morning In tbe five-story double-deck tenement at 157 Fourteenth street In this fire throe tene ments, Nos. IAS, 1S7 and 159 were entirely wrecked and No. IM was damaged badly by water. One child waa burned to death on the fourth floor at No. 167. Bb waa Mabel Mangles, 8 year old. C0HDEISED ITEMS. Mr Amelia R. Poet, on of the leading woman'a luffraglat of Wyoming, I dead. It was mainly through Mrs. Post s influence that the first territorial ieglalatur ot Wy- omlng passed a law granting women suf frage In I80U While Mary Battle, the 8-year-old daugh ter of a citizen if Ulx-MtMBIbb eounty, Aia., waa going from bar borne to that of a neighbor, she wo attacked by Jim Jaekeon, a negro farm laborer. Two lioura later the assailant waa lynched. Tbe Canadian express from Halifax to Montreal went down an emi ankment Two persona were killed and six injured. The Tomboy mine, of Colorado, wa for mally bought by tbe Rothobllds, of London. The price given wa 81,500,000, The pur chasing agent waa tbe Exploration Company of London, which u tb name ol tbe mining branch ot th Bothcbild investment bureau. Governor Badler, ot Nevada, ha signed th glove contest bill and sports are happy. Telegrams were received from governor ot many other atatea bnplorlng him nit to sign tt, and also telegrams from noted minlaterai but h said, that if th people ol the Mate want tha fight be considered he bad ao right lo veto the otsasure, , " ( t . ( ' ' V ' " - ' ; ' '
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