THE NEWS. There was a collision on the Burlington Road at Seward, Neb,, which resulted in the death of I’, A, Gelsler and J. I. Jeffries, tw firemen, tforter Dros, & Co, thy dealers in dried fruits on the Paeifle and doing business in San Francisco, an pounce that they are unable to meot theh payments, and have asked their creditors for further time, A handsome was placed on the house In which Jefferson was horn, negro employes in Dunbar had a pitched bat largest const, bronze tablet Joseph I'he Hungarian and tle, in which one Hun was fatally wounded and eight others seriously hurt. A fright ful explosion of powder occurred at Milnes ville, Pa. Andrew Lawrence, Bart Tormey and William Girard were instantly killed, The Peters Rubber and Supply Company, of Bt. Louis, has assigned for the benefit of creditors, The Habilities are s 000, and the assets about 47,000 worth of stock on hand and #10,000 worth of outstand. ing accounts, I'he schooner Edna M wd to be #50. Champion, which sailed from for Port Tampa, been given up for k A train on the 8 a wagon near Richmond, three men, one of whom was other two injured. I'he Haywood, who was execut for the mated at Chicago, Captain Robley D, Evans, who wa irder of Catherine Ging, 3 {11 with inflammatory rheumatism for } has sufficiently recovered to ts of the battleship Indiana. road cars and locomotives year than last, 1e raliroad the vear, howe less than in 15894, which w William Bartow, years old, was arreste itraging Mary was three charged with « six years, the child's recovery bein ful. The child’ charged with being accessory to ther was also arrest crime, Three masked robl Richard Clarke, ¢ in a San Franei £3.000, was given send in to eph Cox has arrived fro: and almost an inval well-known mit &500 000, com Denver, hea occasions health, in and All Wayne cot Carey ly wounded Farnsworth, wi Claus at a church and ¢ Berlinds cated in ¢ parent & b father is uz get fire t H. mellowell ealled into wet in a defensive war, growl of uniformity in small arms and sign: four in numbe we Sve 3runn brothers, blown up by the explosion of a can powder while riding in a wagon in of the Dalton gang in Oklahoma Territ Five laborers were injured, one fa tally, at the Malleable Iron Works in Dayton, 0. The men were at work on a track between buildings, and i was pushed toward them, against the walls until stoppe cation of the brakes, Mrs, Sarah Swarbig a car loaded with pig iron Seughing them fell nstairs and was instantly Killed at her home in Fala delphia, - ‘hed to the country residence of John Lowler W oh, president of the Union Traction Company, Philadelphia, was burned to the ground, and the authorities believe that the fire The brick stable atta result of the bitter feeling against the trac- tion president. Huldy fatally wounded Edward Hadley, who tried to force his way into the Butler shot and house to sec But- ler's daughter, at Brazil, Ind. Forty-nine Jersey cows affected with tubercolosis were killed on the stock farm of Alvin Devereux, near Deposit, N. Y. John H. Balsbaugh and his wife, of Swatara, Pa., were found dead in their bedehamber, suffocated by coal gas, The Vanezuelan scare has had an lojurions effect on the tobacco trade of Henderson, Ky.— ~The Russell brothers, two lads of Smithfield, Mo., saved two fam- illes which had been imperilied by the flood. VIRGINIA GETS THE WORK. The Battle-Bhips will "Be port News, Built at New Secretary Herbert has practically cons eluded to award the contract for the con- struction of battleships Nox. 5 and 6 to the Newport News Dry Dock and Bhipbuiiding Company of Virginia, and their bid of #2. 250,000 for each ship, It was found that upon a eareful inspection of the law author: izing the construction of the ships that the department could not go behind the face of the bids, so it was not possible to allow the other bidders to scale down their bids to meet the low bid of the Newport News Come pany save with their consent. While it was the intention of the Congress to have one of the ships bnilt on the Pacific coast if the terms were reasonable, in order to earry out this intent Secretary Herbert would be obliged to declare that the differs ence between the Newport News bid of #2.- 850,000 for one ship and the Union Iron Works of 8an Francisco bid of $2,740,000 for one ship was only a reasonable diffarence, which he eould scarcely do in the face of the da=lidop made by his predecessor, Hecretary Tracy, that this difference should not in any aise exceed three per coat. by a vote of 200 to 81. Will Further Ald the President by Passing a Low-Rate Bond Bill. 3 The Revenue bill was passed by Was 1 Republicans, I'he Populists were Howard of Alabama, vada, Shuford and Skinner lina, The negative ‘ratic, I'he bill was immediately after ard this was followed Comittee viding y lock a bill without BOUT NOTED PEOPLE whet LR ioPRnE, § 120.000 00 Prote power alm world, The Marquis the daughter the other has 0 practically vessels and wo with makeshift Ex- {long resam no Bl: financial troubles a remedy for existing financial trouble { stiver as well as gol and the redemption of gations in either gold or silver coin, whi most advantageous I would ressnry be the free coinage © all Government « ever at the time was the or convenient for the not increases ts. nn, potes an warrants (ind coin free silver. This Treasury. etter fasue 7 poiiey fu good for Teac Or War. 1 of Lancas- i, has received from the Mivado of Henry W. Denison, originally ter (N. H. Japan the decoration of the First Class Or. der of the Mirror and a handsome sum of money for his services in the making of the treaty between that country aad China, and also for distinzaished services during the war. Mr. Denison went to Japan in 1863 as an attache of the American Legation when Hon, John A. Bingham was appointed Min. the Japan Government as legal adviser of the foreign office, which position be now bolds at a salary of 10,000, sts IIs FORTY LIVIS IN PERIL. Jy going to bed with a lighted cigar, a guest set fire to Twomey's Hotel, a brick strizcture on the outshirts of Schenectady, N Y., and forty boarders narrowly escaped with their lives and saved nothing, James Foster waa seriously burned, The hotel was destroyed, The loss is $30 000; insarance 210,000, ————— ——————————— FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, HOUSE. Bixreexti Day, A resolution was offered in the House for the appointment of clerks for the three elections committees, and also authorizing the chairmen to decide upon the committees to which the election cases should go, This met with a protest from Mr. Crisp and it was decided that the Speaker should refer the cases under the rule, Mr. Dingley, chairman of the ways and means committees, stated that his com mittee was at work on a bill in response to the President's last me te for action which will relieve the treasury situation, and that the committee would report the blll by Phursday BEveENTEEXTH DAY. The only business transacted in the House was the distribution of the President's message among the sev ral committes having jurisdiction of the various parts thereof, and the passage of the i bh, Fla., a port of en Speaker Beod had read a communicn 1 from the Chamber of Representatives of azil felicitating the House a Representa of the 1 nited Btates on the President's in the Monroe doctrine, The i as applauded, rit Day. The House responded I of the Pr dont passing # peration a half ve , anda a #240 000 000 tor FIGHTING IN TURKEY Over 12000 Druwes Killed by the Portes Te ope. Advices received in Constantinopie from Hayrout report t¥at a severe fight has taken place between the Turkish troops and the The fight took and, according to the offic ial report, the Drases lost 12,200 killed while only 70 Turks were killed and 50 wounded, Druses near Sasdich, ince on December 21, The representatives of the Powers entered 8 protest before the commission which con- the reforms, and Sir Kadi of Mua. manded the immediate recall of the It is reported from Marsus that disturb. have been no fresh disturbances there, Advices received in Rome from Alenss say that the town of Zeitoun, 15 miles from Mar. Armenians for some me past, has beon cap. tured by the Turkish troops. It is added that the inhabitants of Zeltoun fled to the mountains, PENNBYLVANIA ITEMS, the Elate An engine on the Reading road run over and instantly killed an unknown mar near Shamokin, D. G, Bertsch, a merchant tailor in Mauch Chunk sipee 1858, and one of the oldest bus {ness men of the town, Is dead, aged 68 for #700 the tablish dealer in musical Cin an execution ment of Hobland Bros, , instrumenis and sewing machines in Leb nnon, wis seized and will be sold by the Bherifl, At a Christmas heon in Sons of Amerie Hall, under the nu spiees of the Washington Camp PV, ORK of A. addresses were delivered by President Judge Allen W, Ehrgood and Howard Shirk entertalnment and lun Chnargod by George J, Ditzler and Harry i with burglary and assault and battery of Phoenixville Wis sen nn by Alderman Charl OO Bao: fault of 2700 bail, in a drunken row 8 Was the pect le tooth croachments rent RR in (sreat ritalin, ity was profusely deco. wid Venezuelan fags rey of rated with American All the « h bells rang. and the the cit) part in Ge meets The commercial warfare of Venezuelan firms against Englifs houses &nd English sods is in full blast, and the leaders in the svement have cable] pon the general pub- to make suggestions as to the best meth- ods to be pursued fo make the warfare sue- a ¥ Cr wTids p—— A——o CREMATED IN A HOTEL, A Bervant Corse to Death asd Beversl Guest Badly Hert. A blaze that stated in Tomany's bakery, Biuefieid, W. Va. cost one man his life, sey and a money los of $60,000, Thd flames spread to BC The guests injhe burning hotel saved their Bli Stevens, a servant, was burned to dath. 8 1. Ritz succended in rescuing a wean and three children, and then to save hihsolf had to jump from a fatally hurt CA in London that Lord Salis dently sent th this country by the Prince of Wales and th Duke of York upon the Vene- Zuelan orl CABLE BPAKS, i Bultan, The Prince of Naples, helr todd in granddaughter of throne, thilde, Louitpe id of Bavaria, By the wrecking of a the Pesendore Islands ana the it is repor hundred lives were lost, agninst Turkisk rale has been of tants es Ther advances o EGE North Ce CHICKENS - Hens wu tKe, per it Turkeys, pec GAL TOBACCO M4. Infer's.. 8 1506 Sound coninon . 300 Middling. .. - 600 Fancy...... 10 00 LIVE STOCK, BEEF Best Booves 8 2 SHEED . 18 Hogs 4 FURE AND KXIN8, MUBKRAT 8 Raccoon Red Fox Rikunk Black Opossum Mink. Utter NEW TORE. FLOUR —8outhern WHEAT No. 2 Red, RYE Western CORN-No. 2 OATS. No. 3 . BUTTER State EGGS Siate | CHEERE State. PRILADELPHIA FLOUR-Bouthern. ,.....% WHEAT ~-No. SRed...... CORN No, 3 OATS-No. 2........ BUTTER State. Penna. ft EEN e REAR SAIN e REP. THE NEW YEAR BOWS JTSELF IN. Satur. | 3 7 y i567 8 980 i2ig4i530 1 1G 3091 2323 04 Ways ga 8 ow Lh. BSS SESE. 262722 33/24 3 iTS ew "= ow -; Ow WAN Be 5 45 is 3 w MAN Of * Cw 0» or “% » ww be aN ation The { Russian products al ston holders of the Kealy MGs ~w § held a meeting iindelphin and reorganize”, A cable i 5 be laid in the from Para Manao nies, Anazon River distances of 140) The first cargo © Al an eoal ever shipped to San Fran i Desember 11t} According 35.037 per to read a The designs buildings of the Tenpess: s position have bon accented, fa No more canned meats are to be given to ¥ronch soldiers exorpt such as are manufao inured in France, or in French enlonies, The weekly financial reporic in the Lon lon papers show that but few new gold mining companies are being marketed at present Shipments of ore by water from the Lake Superior mining 1 season just closed were 10,987 652 tous, the largest ever kKtown » 275th anniversary is Was ymouth, and of the day Eleven years after his escape from =n Georgia penitentiney George Kirk, a mar derer, was found serving a sentene? in a Brooklyn prison. People of Wapelia County, Iowa, have ep. gaged Evangelist Moody and two other ex. borters to conver: the town of Eddyville, which i= noted for its skepticism, Four acres of lanl in Chicago were recent. Ivy sold for $47,000, It was the first transfer of the property since the original deed, which was on a basis of #1.25 an sore, Peter Shultz, of Carey, Ohio, had a fgnt reoently with a lame wildout, which he killed, He thinks it's the same wildeat whose leg he shoi in a similar fight one year Ago. Owing to the scarcity of sturgsou in Has sian rivers the price of the best cavinre has gone Up to over 8 a pound lmenioan eaviare (from Alaska) is sold in Darlin at $1 a pound, Some twenty toss of silk spinning and weaving machinery was ship from Ston- ington. Conn., to Moscow, Russia, recently. Sixty tons more is ordered for the same place and tes. Tae machinery ix for use of the landing of the celebrated a few days ago, in suator Hoar was the orator capital of Russia. William Mack and Henry Convery, the two 4.) State Hospital for the Insane who were indicted patient. on October 12, pleaded non yult bee core Judge Masids in the Court of Oger — orristown, were sens State pricon, sins cvs ED WAI in, A through freight on the Big Four Rail runvag through a bridge, The piss gs.
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