THE NEWS. The Solicitors’ Loan and Trust Company, an The outside operations of J, R. of Philadelphia, has male nssignment. Ritter, who has charge of the company's real estate de partment, caused the trouble, row, of San Francisco, Judge Mor decided Chinaman bora in this country is an Ameri can citizen, The fireworks explosion St. Louis, resulted in the death of —(hinrles Atkinson of Bridgeton, N. J., who had been convicted has that a in six men, Two others are missing, of criminally assaulting his stepdaughter, prison. The sworn falsely, from confessed that she had William Barnes, of West Chester, Pa., was fatally shot by John B. MeClure, a The tragedy was due to the faithlessness of MoClure's in County (0.) Children's Home caused £25,000, At Trenton, N. hundred girls employed in 8. K. Wilson's woolen mill of boy at Milledgeville, Ky., shot two little girls, and himself, fatally. Will Muller, wanted in Philadelphia for alle embezzlement from the cordage firm of T. C. Hammell & Co., where he had been known as William H has been released girl tailor, wile, Fire the Frank J., one struck on account wage troubles, A then all im wroned Bod was arrested in Doston ton since December 1. At Grafton, O, th Italian brothers were awakened Uy mn held one of the oth masked men, two of whe brothers while the third stabbed brother to d« Justice Jarvis a masked man in , Who attacks y White failed recen The liabilities ¢ pany, which are Woodley, who was hapged £550 000, assets murders at Pittsbu H. son, were sentenced to {mp Edwin and Edwin dered to pay flnes for fraud. Five « to the penitentiar Pennsyly ani mittee began affairs of Worcester ‘Omac shooting W sentence Wie Penn pany and killed, thirty-tw ing. Six | lumbus, Ohio. There was a collision Road at Seward, Neb, 3 death of P. i firen dealers in drie and doi pounce t payo was pl Jeflors negro empl tle, in and eigh ful explosi ville, Pa, and Willia The Peters Ro Bt. Louis, ereditor 000, and stock on ing acc Champion, v for Port been given uj we A train on the a WAgon near three no other two i Haywoo for the : mated at Chicaga Tam ps During the past week gol of $14,000,000 was Mint to New to Euivpa,- road ( azainst ing that i £14,300 for | tal of trach The sheri sont fr pany of the Chic Pace, of W E, Tay) tare, in : Martin murdered Ju oper in a ; YOE DOnr Oa fgquarre: Over oa} land City, Ind. Riley Kimball, a banker lead body of Gleen ff Deadwood, 8, D., who disappeared some time ago, was near Reno, Albert A. eatate dealer of New York, was arrested suspicion of having murdered Mrs, Runnett, whose body was found in the hall. ‘The flour Company, near East St Loss, $35,000, {found Nellis, a Neb, real on Jane way of his house, Millstadt Milling Louis, was burned, tine smelters of the eountry, except four, will unite under one management. John Stubblebine, an old engineer of Easton, Pa., sommitted suicide. Three eleven-vear-oid ooys were arrested at Bridgeport, Conn, for sttempting to wreek a train. Near Pitts- Surg a cable parted and an end eiriking a lee} and, killed him. Bafe-blowers enter ¢d the postoffice st Highland Park, Chieago, wrecked the safe and escaped with money snd postage stamps amounting to between $1,060 and 81,9500, Itis believed dynamite wis used, and the work appears to be that of professionals. Chicago's hoor war hss oeen settled, The priee of beer has been ad “vanced to #5 a barrel. Some 2.000 saloons in Chicago will closs In consequence. -—The H. W. Ladd Company, #e of the largest dry goods houses in Pro se, BR 1, made an assignment to James M, Beott, I WE 1 i A. Premier Whiteway of New Foundland, will visit England after his return from Cane ada, and it is supposed he goes there in far- therance of the federation movement, 2 Large Number Injured. BIG EXPLOSIONS TOUR OTHERS MISSING { Fire Broke Out Among Peanuts and Fireworks-0One Man Res: ued Allve Willa He Was Be- ing Slowly Roasted Three porsons were killed, tw { jured, four more 4 ‘ RTS Missi 1X an i received injuries 1 ri result of a series o o’¢loek in the after: ing at 300 Bes { Joining struotures and of panes of glass {ot Third, I Mo Fire br co E55 ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE, the ved by formance of 4710, the new cardinals, lately apostolic puncio to Brazil, § and was Ho was ed. Genoa vaated at the Jesuit's College in came a member of the Carmelite Order, and eat post attainable, Mounteney Jephson, whose name was a Heutenant of Mr. Stanley's in the expedition for the discovery of Emin appointed one of the Quoen’s somewhat prosaic position, but one in time of political disturbance sad not without opportunities for an adventur- ous man, Captain J. W. Wilson, who was a member of Dr. Kane's Arctic expedition in 1854, in an address In New York the other day abused Dr, Kane, with whom he was at daggers’ points sll the time, and sald he was not what the world thought him. “Had Dr. Kane lived six months longer,” continued Captain Wilson, “he would have occupied a far dif- feront and a much leas enviable position in the minds of the public than he occupies to- day. I have in my safe today documents which, if published, wosnd send a peal of thunder from one end of this country to the other. I look upon the record of Dr, Kase as a lo, uments into print, and it is possible that 1 Pasha, has been MOSACHRLOrS «a which, war, is may yet do so. But if 1 do it will only bs in ! self-defense, Surely the living have some rights as well as the dead.” FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, HOUBE. I'he House consideration of the bond bill, ausad the united opposition of the ws and Populists, the gold Democrats rayed against it beeause they claim NINETEENTH Day, ontered pon which Demo wing a fue gold bonds with which he desired to re plenish the reserve, and the silver Democrats on the ground of thelr general opposition to bond {ssus int Republican ranks, also there developed much bitter opposition the bil’ a draw Twestirry Day, The Bond bill by a vote of 16: sharged the task for which it ha sitting dur the holiday recess, an agreement the Hous wtild adjourn three davs at a time ’ to give members an New Year's Day at their homes, Ing he of t} debate wero was pra until the vote was taken, The i ption act ’ to original} Houss pa th to 136, 0 bean f. foctod ) by which in order opportunity 1o The cl lacking excite 1 spirit, and there tically no ment bill, as passed, ar y Ra 1 permit A pleasure the Government, an avabisin Liteen years, with tho i ic r 150 1 nothing i } <t 111 0 { hat Was I Gorman, and the ap. Wood- advisers Phey were followed by the "w y Sheri Id was taken spiritual bed leaving the coll Woodley trap i ana dropped through the Une minn flor stood upon the opening, As the black ap was edjosted he exclaimed: “I am not On Monday morning May 7.1804, Woodley, for sweetheart, drinking willed at the home of his been Afior Three heard, and minutes later two wore when the father the fleor unconscious with bullet The young woman died in a few moments, He admitted the His trial recovered, rn IOS isi ss Benora Uslar, who with her husband, Gen eral Uslar, late commander of the Venesue. to France conducted the boundary negotin. tions with the Rosebery Government, Warlike Retreat the A Dane Cubans Will Against a Steamer. Regen! Who Thinks the Win-Evidencs Filibustering Quean Spain Thera { ongequen tin sim Clenfuoyg the intention « . fro: Havana and Mexican ports, Grinddulich and six men of the Austriag bark kod near Frontetis, aght Captain wre Mexico, Daring a fire in Wright Bros’ hardware : firemen were explosion of Rut fire smounted five seriously injured by an The damage by the to $65,000, Two passenger trains the Mississippi division of the Baltimore and Ohio Bouth- western Rallroad were in collision at City. Fireman Wilson was killed and on Cole eight fatally. Captain Rich and the crew of sight men of was wrecked on the Louisiana coast on Dec. The men ware foreed to take a raft, and were without food or water for five days. A rear-end collision occurred between a Vandalia-Illinols Central in the tur .el at 8 Louis, Fireman Harry RothWeller was soalded to death, and Engineer Milton White and J, C. Chambers, express messenger, wore injured. A newspaper train on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad jumped the track, near Leadville, Colorado, John Baker, engineer, and Harry Hartman, firemen, were killed, The train was engaged in a race with a simi. lar train on the Colorado Midland when the accident occurred Sit Henry Irving is to unvell the mont. ment to Barah §iddons on Paddington Green next Bpring, THE EXPOSITION CLOSED. air a Financial ¢ Buocens Artistic and and « after a The International position was closed career of 100 day The fina! day opened cles During the early morning very low, but afte: WHS wither moderated were thre a large harve willie the biric«n-l shapo and dary, In th vening t saying who they were, and a the could not be injured FIGHTING IN TURKEY, Over 12000 Druses Killed by the Porth Troops. Advices received in from Jeyrout report that a severe fight has iaken place between the Turkish troops and the The fight took placs on Decomiror 21, and, acsording to the offic ial rep i the Drases wl 12.200 killed while Constantinople Drusea near Suasdich, which and Sir Aritish ambassador de It is reported from Marsus that disturb. sulmans and Christrians,. The outbreak, however, was soon tiueiled by the authori: lies, The disturbances is believad to explain the arrival of the missionaries and Christian families 5 Mersina on December 17, Advices from the leland Crete say there have been no fresh disturbances there, Advices received in Bome from Aleppo say that the town of Zelteun, 15 miles from Maz ash, which bas boon held Ly the insurgent Armenians for some time past, his boen cape fared by the Turkish troops. It Is “added that the inhabitants of Zeitoun fled to the mountains, THE COMMISSION Distinguished Men, JUSTICE BREWER A MEMBER It 1s Understood in Washington that All Will Accept Enter Once Upon the Work of Invas gating the 7 and at rue Pound- ary Lina, i ths ap - winndary som. { are demo ¢ slated that but his pro- epublican BVEDU ee md Ia n passing ander I i Thirteonth street ompany with Two masked mon sprang i sruciure and ag One of them throw and triad r made an attempt Justice has with new the with. wouth the aliey “LL at 1.00 o'clock Bix daughter, May, fron tacked th the sl "WwW ol the magisirale, his arm around Mr, Biume's neck strangle him, The oth to find hit pocketh } $5 Vue puis HI. nine bbers | and what to do. Making a feint to robber he drew his revolver and out an instants warning. The man uttered a cry of pain and tried to run. He went a few stops, and fell. with blood streaming from & wound in hie aldo men, Seeing the man fall Justice Blume tursed hie revolver upon the other man, who was trying to escape, and fired several shots alter him, none of which took effert so fabias is known, 0 After the shooting the two went 'c the Harrison street police station and told what oocurred. The patrol wagon was sont oug at once and the man was found lyin, where he fell, ————— Tho situation of affairs in Corea Is most serious, The King b constantly surrounded by Japanese spies and fears that he will bo assassinated. He is guarded nighily by the suniet fired
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