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CHINESE WARFARE.
Captured Prisoners Immediately Slaugh-
tered--No Quarter Given.
LONDON. Dex . a The
ing defeat He savs: “Forty-five hun-
dred nnperial troops met a force of 3,000
rebels at a point fifteen miles
Chaovang
and had better cavalry than
perial forces, who were at
pelled to move back somewhat.
conflict which ensned long
stubborn.
the
first com-
The
Wis
charge from the imperial side
This threw the rebels into confusion
and they began retreating, keeping up a
ranning fight, however. No
was given. Eleven hundred rebels were
slanghtered on
CRISP THE WINNER.
| Georgia's Candidate Captures the
Speakership.
NAMED ON THE THIRTIETH BALLOT
The Efforts of the Mills Men to Cap
ture MoMillin's Adherents Proved
Futile
Done
Some Lively Electioneering
Between the Caucus Meet.
ings,
The
the house
WASHINGTON, Dec, 8
Den
ocratic members of
balloting
| speaker
for the party nominee
Jallot after ballot
but with slight changes. At
result of the nineteenth ballot was
nounced as follows: Crisp, 94; Mills, #2
Springer, 17: McMillin, 19;
Stevens, 1.
But forty-five minutes now
other ballot
consnltation
Wis A hasty
was
impossible,
held by the
to death, Id
, has telegraphed me
wws of the utter, crush
It
immediately
Chang, the Ceroy
confiry
put
pu
defeat rebels,
that
the
of the
this unexpected success will
government to overrate its
power to suppress the rebellion entirely.”
The correspondent then gives further
details of tl ent massacre, which
a veritable
» save: “The merciless
rend and
«. and an awful holocaust was the re-
scenes were enacted
which Christians
Many who
exhansted dropped by the roadside and
died. The course of their flight is
marked by corpses half eaten by
Li Hung Chang has} el
martial law has i
ont Manchuria
fled
as
from the
I dogs.
egraphed that
{throneh-
n proclaimed
Loppy Electrocuted
Sina Sina, N. Y..
at the execution by ele
D. Loppy, the New Yo
in Sing Si
those wh
of the fon ire
in July last. The cone
his fate bravely
suffering. Three shock adminis
tered, and Loppy was pronounced dead
Dec. S.—The
i
ty Of
yy 01
ric
ng prison, were a repetition of
cy
ich occurred at
x
murderers in the same pl
i
and witl
were
The
om 1,700 to 1,
The
chair voltage
was fr
in Jn
tact was fr
the d
1
of
so, 3
used tint
3
for * ¢
the
A Royal Engagement,
Albert
the eldest son of
prox
Princess Victoria Mary,
r of the Duke of ]
both have
party. The
a few days
Ped vy ove
Princes
at Luton
staying la i
Prince of Wales left Luton
ago, and the y
don to inform hi
pre M pected ts
who
the approval of he
toria. All were
Vietoria hav
match, whicl
match
Battle
NEw Yor
was
a Madman.
Juling Kam
with
I Dee
take I
o'clock
den
niac. |
danghter
They |}
aman, and it
ew him
is and feet and
were called
and Daughter Frozen.
Pavi. Dec. 8
farmer. accompanied by his daughter, a
young lady about 23 years of
Hallock, Minn., Friday
home, about es northeast of Dray
ton, N. D. Yest ;
found. both having
ha
Father
ST.
age, left
been
+4 »
» found about eighty re
fhe
The horse loose from the cutter
and was found alive. Miss Olsen was to
have been married on Sunday to a prom-
inent young business man of Kenned:
Minn
The Field Failure,
New Yor, Dec. 5. — Edward M.
Field, head of the wrecked firm of Field,
Lindley, Weichers & Co., New York
brokers, has been committed to a pri-
vate insane asylum. It transpires that
the slleged lunatic disposed of vast sums
of money and securities belonging to the
family, his partners and his
customers, Assignee Gonld, who claims
that Field's investments in that direc-
tion are safe, will not go into details.
The father, Cyrus W. Field, is not left
penniless by his son's transactions, as
was at first reported.
brisiness
Ghastly Earthquake Incident,
Sax Fraxcisco., Dec. 8. ~The corre.
sponderit of the Hyago News writes to
Yokohama respecting the recent carth-
quake at Ogaki. Close to theriver bank
are the remains of the earth Honganyi
Semple In the latter at an early hour
on the fatal morning 300 people had con-
gregated at a special service in con-
nection with the harvest. The huge ed-
ifice fell down and crushed all of the de
voted worshipers, whose corpses were
afterwards calcined by a conflagration.
Secretary Foster Worse,
WasHixagToN, Dec. 8, Secretary Fos.
ter's illness seems to have assumed a
more serious aspect, and another physi-
cian, Dr. G. L. Magruder, has been
called in to assist Dr. Hamilton in treat.
ing the case. In speaking of the case
Dr. Hamilton said: ‘Secretary Foster
still has fever of a low type, He has no
pain, but his condition has not improved
since the onset of fever on Saturday,
The patient is extremely weak.”
The French Will Eat Our Pork.
WasHiNGTON, Dec. 8.—The following
eablegram was received at the state de-
partment from the United States lega-
tion in Paris: ‘Have pleasure to
that the president publishes the decree
repealing from this date the prohibition
on American pork, which has existed in
Frange since the 18th of February,
CHARLES FREDERICK CRISP.
and
was agreed
effect found
arried unani-
partisans of the several candidates,
an adjournment to 2 p. m.
upon. The motion to this
no opposition, and was
4
i
’ ization of the house
A call of the
t noon, After the
taken until
i urnment was
noon today,
When Democratic
contestants
they
CaAncus
were
between
upporters fol-
.
{ speaker
win. Ai
Mr. Mc? 1
lowed the twenty-third ba
Millin in his little
| strength of united action, and it
» gntire nineteen
McMillin through
Hot. Mr. Mc-
pre ssid] On band the
Was ag
they would
thick and
by the other
| McMillin, bu
| success, Th
Crisp, 101
Springer, 12; Stevens, 1
Three more bx
{| out changing
to take a rece
endi
to drs
t SUCCESS Or hope
ryt
ALR
3 1"
h ballot stood;
McMillin,
its were taken with-
vote, A motion
nade just after the
ng of the twenty-sixth by a Springer
man, but w withdrawn
ing put to a vote. A conference between
| the Springer and McMillin failed
{ of materi ing results, and
obvion
before be
ins
could
saders of the
fn held and a
cision reached a recess should be
taken. Accordingly Mr. Durborrow, a
supporter of Sprin that an
yelock,
Cal
for
3 1
the Is
de
adjournment be 8
and this
sition
f
was mt oppx-
a
Much active was
the lieutenants of Mills and
from 6 to Oo
wen held onference in a
nmittee room. Mr. Springer was not
The result of this
‘non t twenty-¢
$a
done by
Crisp during
clock. The
FECOss 1
Inger n
conference
he hth ballot,
after the beginning of the
sion, four of
| Bpringer men deserted hisranks. Many
| earnest conferences were held in the
McMillin headquarters. The Mills sup-
| porters endeavored to make a break in
the McMillin ranks, but they were un
successful. The utmost excitement pre
{| vailed, and rumors that Springer and
McMillin had formed a combination
| were circulated. No gquornm was pres-
ent when the cancug was called to or-
der, and a recess of fifteen minutes was
| taken. At the expiration of fifteen min-
| utes a quorum appeared and the call of
i ames was proceeded with. The vote
on the twenty-eighth ballot stood: Crisp,
103; Mills, 96; Springer, 8; McMillin,
Stevens, 1.
{ On the twenty-ninth ballot the break
from Mills began, and on the thirtieth
ballot Crisp was chosen by this vote:
Crisp, 119; Mills, 105; Springer, 4; Ste-
vens, 1.
The house met at noon today and for.
mally organized by electing the nomi-
nees of the Democratic cancus, who were
at once installed,
Len
when the
1X
IN THE SENATE.
Benator Brice Takes the Oath of
Office—The Florida Senatorship.
Wasmixarox, Dec. 8. After the for.
mal opening of the senate by prayer, and
the vice president's words of welcome,
the letter of resignation of Senator Rea.
gan (Texas), and the appointment by the
fiovarnor of that state of Mr. Chilton in
iis stead, was read. The next creden-
tials read were those of Mr. Felton (Cal.)
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr. Hearst, and the next were the
resignation of Mr. Edmunds (Vt) and
the appointment of Mr. Proctor 4 his
stead,
The next credentials read were those
of Mr. Call and Mr. Davidson, each
claiming to be senator from Florida,
The credentials were laid on the table
till this afternoon, when they will doubt-
less go to the committee on privileges
and elections,
Senator Sherman said he would not
object to the oath being administered to
Mr. Brice, but gave notice that Mr.
Brice's elegibility would be contested.
The name of Mr. Hill, senator-elect
from New York, was not printed on the
list of senators, nor were his credentials
presented,
wr Sweating in §2 the newly elected
r appointed) sena was
tended with. n mo:
By were sworn groups of four
or five, in the first group A Mr,
Brice, In the next group wera Mr,
Chilton (Tex.), Mr. Dubois {aah ys Mr.
Felton (Cal) and Mr. Gallagher (N, H.).
(ee Mr. Chilton, of
'exan (appo governor), were
referred to the committee on privileges
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
Items of Interest Presented in Con-
densed Form.
HorLLipayssura, Pa. Dec, 8, A burst-
ing steam pipe at the Hollidaysburg
Iron Co.'s works struck Robert Johnston,
fracturing his skull. He was also hor-
ribly scalded, and will surely die,
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7. — Harry P.
Gill, who with Read and Pettit, repre-
sents Receiver Yardley, of the Keystone
National bank, said that some of the
bank's stockholders had paid their $50 a
share assessments, The amounts paid
in this way, he
a well known farmer, living near Wood
train at
wheels and
was removed to
coal
the
He
to jump a passing
pla e fell under
with legs ent off
he died,
LEADING, Pa. .Dec.7,
of the finn of Glaser, Frame & Co., the
munufacturers of this
He had been a great sufferer lately from
inflammatory rheumatism, which
known, He leaves a widow and
Harrispura, Dec, b.—It is
that within a month ex-Senator William
he
can control his own estate, Mr, Wal
luce has paid dollar for dollar of his in-
debtedness, and still has a comfortable
sum left,
Wirksparire, Dec,
raging here to such
meeting of the citizens was held to dis
7.~Diphtheria is
spread of contagion, and requesting the
town council to give some help in the
matter. Last week there were twelve
deaths out of sixteen cases, and new
ones are reported each day
Reaping, Pa., Dee, 5. —Coroner Hoff-
man held an inquest upon the remains
of Thomas C Williams, aged 11 years,
who was found dead hanging in a noose
at his grandfather's residence. The evi
dence was to the effect that the boy ran
through the vard and fell with his head
through the noose, and a verdict of acci-
dental death was rendered.
POTTSTOWN, Dec. 7. -- Stephen
Chontosh, : er employed by the
Pottstown Iron company and residing at
Stowe, he company's steel
works in an intoxicated condition, and
while trying to open a door at one of the
gas producers over backwards to the
round and was killed. His neck was
il he was otherwise injured.
wife and one child in
Ken a
{sor
FONTE, Pa., Dec. 7.—The B
ron and Nail company (limit
suspended jons, with lia
gating about £302,000. The
any has been
or James A.
the benefit of
three years
is thought the
operat
t, Pa., Dec. 7.-
VEears,
Gates B. Weiser,
committed suicide
gant home on the outskirts of
ty by shooting himself in the head.
wife was present at the time and
could to prevent the deed,
but her weak efforts proved of no avail,
as he deliberately pli ed the pistol to his
head and drove the bullet into his brain,
He was a prominent Mason, and gen.
bked. He leaves a wife and two
children
Hazrrrox, Dec Governor Patti
son yesterday issned a charter constitu.
ting Hazelton a city, At the election in
November last the voters of the town
declared by a majority of over 700 in
favor of the city government, but oppo-
sition wi mde against the issuing 3 a
charter because the notice of the election
had not been printed in all the papers in
the town, and there was no
proper record of the annexation of a por-
tion of the territory where voters partic-
ipated in the charter elections,
Lascaster, Pa., Dec. 8 —Bigler Det-
weiler is the name of a juror in last
week's common pleas court who did not
put in an appearance until the last day.
He then came to town to pay the penalty
prescribed for defaulting jurors, a fine
of £15. He stated that he belonged to a
religions denomination opposed to going
to law to settle disputes, and as he
failed to answer to his name for that
reason, he was ready to pay the fine. He
made a request to have his name kept
out of the jnry wheel in the futnre.
Puiraverriia, Dec. 7. — The large
three story building, 710, 721 and 728
Vine street, was almost entirely de
stroyed by fire last evening, entailing a
loss placed by the owners at about $350,-
000. The building was formerly the St,
Philip's Protestant Episcopal church,
and after the removal to Broad and
Spring Garden streets, the front was
torn out and made into three stores.
The first and second floors of 719 are oc-
cupied by Hoffstetter Brothers, book-
binders, Wagner Brothers, Chicago meat
dealers, have the first floor of 723, and
the remainder of the building is ocen-
pied by the Shaw Publishing company.
all she
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New York, Dec. 8.—Darwin J. Mese-
role, the son of General T. V. Mesercle,
who shot and killed Theodore Lai big in
the apartments of Miss “Dovie” Com-
stock, on June 27 last, was placed on
trial for his life in the Kings county
court of oyer and terminer before Jus.
tice Cullen. His defense is that he killed
Larbig in defense of his own life,
When Baby was alek, we gave der Onatorin,
When she waa a Child, she eried for Castoria,
When abe became Miss, she clang to Castoria,
When she ad Children, she gave thom Caetoria,
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