. n't GOTHAM, THEATRES BURNED The Fifth Avenue and Herr- \ mann’s Totally Destroyed. / —— The Entire Block and the Sturte- \ vant House in Ruins, A half-burned cigarette thrown into a bunch of inflammable debris in the property room of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York City, started a conflagration a few nights ago which, for the rapidity of its spreading, the extent of territory covered and the loss involvel, has not been equalled in New York for a quarter of a century. Within an hour that famous playhouse was practically destroyed, Herrmano's Thea. tre was in flames and the entire block in grave peril. The Sturtevant House, 160 feet front, across Broadway, was set on fire and emptied of its guests, Toe top floor was afire at 1:45 o'clock next morning. Poter Gilsay's house, on Twenty-eighth street, next door to the Fifth Avenue Theatre, was set aflve, with every prospect of destruction. Fanny Davenport played “Cleopatra” at the Fifth Avenue Theatre the nizht of the fire. The play was over at 11:35, and five minutes afterward the audience had left the theatre, No one was left in the building, ex copting the old watchman of the Gilsey properties, Benjamin Finn, and two actors, who ware dressing, Finn was on the stage passing through the theatre when he anaiod smoke. The first alarm was rung at 11:50. Five minutes afterward a second and a third alarm were sounded, bringing a dozen fire engines The firemen found the theatre filled with smoke, lighted by only enoughlfire to redden its Rolling volumes here and there. They chopped holes in the flooring opposite the entrance and turned their streams into the black space under the auditorium. Then began a serfes of violent explosions, each of which was followed by voleano-like bursts of fire and glowing cinders. There were half a dozen or more of these explo sions. They were the blowing up by the heat of tanks of oxygen and hydrogen gases used to produce the calcium lights for scenic effects on the stage. A shower of sparks flow across the street and the woodwork of the windows of the Sturtevant House took fire. The hotel bri- gade extinguished this, but in Jess than five minutes it was ablaze again Almost at the same instant there was an other mighty roar, and Herrmann’s Theatre which was then burning briskly, seemed to go 3 in an ocean of sparks and fame Following this, all the buildings beyond Herrmann's took fire, and then the fla: began spreading east on Twenty-eichth street, At one o'clock the entire front of every building on Broadway, between Twenty eighth and Twenty-ninth streets, was on fire inple S:noke poured from the wises of d and windows, and as the water shattered the glasses the out and drove the §§ Tn The fire was under control at 1 entirs efforts of the Départment were re Juiced to protect the Sturtevant House and e buildings on the a 1joining blocks A number of fir n, who had clamberad on the roof of the Fifth Avenus Theatre, fell with the burning roof into the ruins, and it was believed on the morning after the fire that six or seven of them bad peri The block in which the two theatres are situated, contained ten stores on the Broad way side, all of which were burned out The Fifth Avenue was refurnished and decorated by Manager Henry C. Miner, last summer, at a costof $80,000, This Mr Mine: bad partially insured, but his loss, which will be large in consequential damages, from the inability to complete his contracts, will be very great Fanny Dapenport fost all the costumes and BOODIErY of “Cleopatra,” costing over $40,000 The estimated loss on the Fifth Avenue Theatre was §$100000 by H. C. Miner and $100,090 by the Gilsey estate Magician Alexander Herrmann's loss in the Herrmann Theatre will be over $356 000, While Manager Harry Miner saved nothing from the wreck Professor Herrmann and his wife worked like beavers. Mme. Herrmann saved her four pet doves, but her husband sorrowfally said that his favorite trick ap Ci or streams of blaze leaped back #3. but the howl rex paratas, worth $20,000, was lost to him for. aver. WAR IN AFRICA. German Forges Under Emin Capture | a Slaver's Camp Emin Pacha recently sent Lieutenants | Langheld and Buelow, at the head of a body | of troops, to Urambo, Africa, where they fought a battle with the Watuta tribe, de | feating the latter with severe loss. The Watuta tribe subsequentiy joined forces with the Waniam wesi tribe and again attacked the German troops. Another severe engagement followed, the Watutes being again defeated, I'he German forces had three men killed and gins wounded. Commander Stablmann re ently captured aslaver's camp near the Vie | toria Nyansa. After a fight, in which many ] Arabs wore killed, the Germans succeeded | in releasing a large number of slaves, In this camp a quantity of ivory, gunpowder, about 100 muskets and other property were sized. The troops then continued their march, finally reaching Makongo, where they met Emin Pacha Ee MANY 0 PERISH. Festival in England Bix children have died from a terrible ae cident at Wortley, near Lesds, England The tragedy began in the dressing room of the church school, where a number of dren were preparing to take their parts in tablenix vivants, hold under the ausploes of the Episcopal rector in ald of the chureh The children were in gauzy attire and were geting ready for their parts when a lamp up aot and set fire to the dress of one of the gir i In their fight and confusion the flames rapldiy spread and the little ones rushed, a burning mass on the schoolroom stage Parents flew to the rescus and smothered flames as rapidly as possible, b Many mothers fainted. Some of the suf- farers wore taken to the Wortley infirmary and others to their homes, ore deaths wore expected, chil —— — KILLED BYA POWDER BLAST Four Men Ment Death and Four Fa tally Injured, By a blasting secident near the village of Btafford, four miles west of Levoy, N. Y,, Andrew Hunt and three Hun arian laborers were instantly killed, Four other Hunga: rlans recolved Ip juries which it was belleved would result fatally The sccldent a "pi the places where the war near where fired, The Xplosion tore up anrth in great quantities, rocks and fire from ground United State | sut the We | sovered the land, | south « | grew U { had to be | west | desperate FIFT In the Senate, | 93p DAY. There were eighteen Senators | present. Prayer was sald by the Chaplain, | The journal of Wednesday last having boen | read and approved, the Benate, on motion of | Mr. Hoar, adjourned. i tH DAY. ~The Senate resumed the con- sideration of the Election bill, and Mr, Hoar | yielded the floor to Mr. Hiscock, | who addressed the Senate In support of the Lill. Mr. Hoar then spoke cee. The Senate Committee on Commerce | favorably reported the bill creating a Ma- rine Board in the Treasury Department. Mr. Paddock reported, with unimportant amendments, the bill known as the Pure Food bill, for preventing adulteration and misbranding of food and drugs. @iri DAY. ~Messrs. Walcott, Stewart and | Teller made speeches against the Election | Faroe bill, and Messrs, Toller and Hale at | tacked the Elections Committees for its delay in pressing the bill; Mr. Hoar made a speech | defending the committee's action... Mr Stewart opposed the caucus Financial bill, 201 DAY. Although the attendances was far short of a quorum, no notice was take: of the fact and business was proceeded with «Mr. Manderson offered a resolution which was agreed to, directing the Superin tendent of the Census to report at the eariiest | possible moment the population of the Unite States, according the census of 1880 by Congress districts and counties... The joint resolution directing the Archi tect of the Capitol to cause to be placed or the east and west fronts of the main portior of the Capitol building flagstaifs, and to have the American flag float therefrom from sun rise to sunset each day of the year, and ap yriating $300 therefor was passed. ...The ‘orce bill was further discussed by Messrs Morgan, Sherman, Hoar, Evarts and Teller 87rit DAY.-~The Senate simply met ane after roll call adjourned for three days, to In the House, 29n Day.—The House met and adjournad for three days without transacting any busi- ness, Zip Day toll eall revealed She | of only 101 members, so the House a for three days. MILES OF FOG. System resent journe Western Telegraph Abana. oned for a Time HL, f the telegraph system of A the A telegram from Chicago, MAYS: arge part Through heavy mist and the wires from city to ro lileles { telegraph of ables in this city watch slick of their sound "he first symp we OTes ( sat al their an chance if trouble were notion Ky and the troubl ions that long I were Last of to-day the eflicie usly Lmpaire “the that Tonight working circuit taking intermediate ngths, scarcely a and extra opora- rminus, Even one Minneapolis and Now all the important was cut into short le this after. A shadowy out. than a few denen bjects being seen more a —— EE 0 SEVEN PERISHED AT SEA. A Sarvivor ofthe Crew of the Lucinda G. Potter Tells a Harrowing Tale, A rreck was told terrible tale of sufterine | t ship at alls by ‘harles Vollenberg, the of a ¢ rew of sight who had oasted schooner La oyage to Norfolk The Ap vena] ped in the i 7ollenberg and Captain Ev | pin an exha: sind condi A. D. Lansom (Captais tvans, who had b en is wing taken on board the Lanson ust arrived at Philadelphia with ay Vollenberg says the vessel was thrown wr beam end in a hard squall off t} osst, off Barnegat. He the Captain and he crew climbed on the afterionse The first wave swept the cook and a man nown as Jim overboard. The survivors onstructed a raft. Captain Evans was wrdly able to move, but managed to crawl m to it. The cold was intense, and one by me the men dropped off into the ocean until he Captain, Vollenberg and another man done remained Om the third morning the raft was sighted »y the Lansom, but before Ame up the Aird man was washed away, and Captain svans died soon after he was taken aboard. GENERAL SPINNER DEAD, The Famous Ex Treasurer a Vietim of Cancer General F. EB. Spim United States, died of J eTReY she or, ox Treasurer of the cancer at 8:30 o'clock wm a recent evening at Jacksonville, Fla Francis Elias Spinner was | in German Flats Wn [£1 wow Mobawk!, N. Y.. on January 21 father. a native of Baden, who was a Catholie and afterward a» preacher : at German R48 Elias learned the trade of ox $ in Albany, and afterward that of a saddier In Amsterdam. He sungaged in trade in Herki ner in 1804, and was Deputy Sheriff of the sounty in 1529, He was an active Republi wn from the organization of the party. He was twice reelected to Congress, serving ale gether from December, 1835 to March, 1861 He was appointad Treasurer of the United | States by President Lincoln in 1801, and held 5 He suggested nen reform Flats In or the office until June, 875 and inaugurated, under Beoretary Chase, the practice of employin wothen in the Government offices signed the Treasury nots in a peculiar handwriting that became famous for tha purposs of pre veuting counterfeiting General Bpioner went th for his health after leaving of. | floes, and has for several years lived in a mmp at Pablo Beach, Florida, A YEAR'S FAILURES. Business Disasters in This Country | and Canada in 1800, The business fallures cocurring throughout the United States for the entire year of 1800, as reported by R. G, Dun & Co, the New | York Meronntile Agency, are 10,907 in num ber, being only 38 ter than in 1880, when the number was 10, The liabilities, how Fon BB, A Mt ok ng $150,000.00, as 0,000, an inersase of $41,000,000, Thess are the ot linbsilition since 1984, when they tw nn, IN aan ihe LHe 1371 a Soar tre an i vious, Th lmbilie nee $18,000,000 In vy as against in 1880, on, 06 United States NEWRY GLEANINGS, Croven seed is going to be scarce, O11 has been struck at Valparaiso, Ind. Trix supply of natural gas in Ohio is fail Ing TE value of the European potato crop is §600,000, 000, WisCoNsIN has a large cranberry crop of good quality. Tue ice crop in Maine this year is estimated at 8858 000 tons, A GENUINE case of leprosy is reported at | Defiance, Iowa A LARGE acreage of wheat has been sown for this year's crop, Tae railroads’ pay-rolls nearly §700,000,000, A VEIN of salt 240 feet thick has been found at Kanopolis, Kan, AMERICAN corn will hereafter be admitted duty free into Mexico, for 1800 were THERE are thirty thousands cases of the | grip in New Orleans, La, Tae golden poppy hax been selected as the State Hower of California, Cnicago has a eanning company that is composed entirely of women, A SUGAR beet factory, to cost $100,000, will be bullt at Plerre, South Dakota, Muon of the corn grown in the West last year was too soft to put into cribs, Tie Papal income for 1591 is estimated at $1,400,000, and the expenses §1, 440,000, Tuk German Emperor will shortly make a tour through France in strict incognito, PerrRoLeun was struck in an artesian well epth of 815 feet at Chinook, Montana. acl w that THRs gium) harb ento THERE were more year at Monte resort 804 ) foe in the Antwerp (Bel- widen sbipping cannot suicides than ever last arlo, the European gambling It wis from 83 stroets of New Yor wm E1GHT new mona Barcelona, Spain, w fiftydive, AN arms eral districts causing grat | ¥) to $8000 to clear the kK City alter one saow wt 4 1 ries are es here ther are ' ig bulit area ily Sax Francisco has been without rain for n mouths. Sett are leaving the dry districts of ( ne rs alifor THERE are oys in the profits aggrogate over 82,000, 000 per ’ Bos heir employes fin B wl con the London is rapidly the « thant hat wl and y winter sorted to is rey his Guards Rhine rand a a in the ing f a ——— PROMINENT 3 Wily PEOPLE. * Yhars Mitax of . « 80 PARNELL is Ex-Kiwa ondon UREN NATALIA years Dn, HeExny gist, Is dead BISMARCK is t and be is a worse Exrenon Witiiaw ardent armnateur & Riven Haocann, the lurid novel Mexico delving after Aztec treasures As of the r Riddle Virginia, ha Anted a page Sonale Jaues Paxrox Voonruees, » liana Senator, has written a his novel, “A Tale of Wealth Tux French President and Moe ted Christinas Day to chat ing about $6000 among the poor Mas Barer J, Bax quietly in Washington youngest daughter Ix panion Jusrix MoCanruy, the Irish Home Ruler, literary man and novelist, is ifty-uins years odd He is small physically, but the con tration of energy fn a go ora « Inte Sonat been apy on of the irama ba in “ion Carnot 1 ty, distri HEAL Wie ALL is living wm Capitol Hil ber constant very her ing nn HE German Kalser riss every morning " von He a cold shower bath shaved and shampoosd and by 7:30 is ready for breakfast with the Empre Senoivs Srerxiax, the famous Russian revolutionist, exile, and writer, arrived in New York afew days ago. He will deliver Gfty or more lectures in this country Bin Jonx Fors Hexxessy, who is Dow playing a prominent part in Irish politios, is said to be the original of Anthony Trollop's character of “Phineas Finn,” the Irish mem ber HBExarToR Wasnex, of Wyoming, Is six foot tall and his form Is as straight as a Rooky Mountain pine He is blonde, rather good looking, and talks and dromes well Tux Sultan of Turkey has conferred upon Mrs. Whitelaw Held, wife of the United States Minister, the order of Hhelfkat, the Laue | highest Tarkish decoration that oan be given to a woman Rey, Epwand Evenkerr Harn is sixty. eight yours old. He was a newspaper man in his youth, and even now, if called on, he could set type or report a fire in an entirely ereditable way Brony, the American sculpture, now liv. | ing in Rome, has bean chosen to Tur famous Lalaystte family, of Francs, has become ettinet by the death of Henator Bdmond de Lafayetia a ndson of tha Heo was a wanlthy bachelor and | gave lnrgoly to charities, Narain, THaven is called the Vander. | | THE FARM AND GARDEN, FROSTED COMMIS OF FOWLS, An authority remarks that the comb is easily injured by severe cold, and the larger that member the greater the in- | jury, as it requires more blood to keep it warm than if small and close to the head. The comb indicates the con- dition of the bird, If it is of a bright scarlet red it denotes health, but if the | points turn black you may depend upon it something is wrong, When the comb becomes frosted all that portion injured rots off, and the bird suffers pain. If a hen it will not lay until comb is healed, while a cock frosted comb becomes unwell serviceable, — New York Witness. with and un- NOW TO FEED FOR RICH MILK. There can be no question among prac- tical dairymen, however much scientific men may doubt it, that rich food will produce rich milk—that is, food fat will add to the fat in the milk. common practice amon best dairy- feed the cows fully with such food as is given under hi “aan the men 18 10 diary circum her change a part other kind which rge quantity of fat, clover hay, with as much and then eit of it or add to it stances, On conts ind fed cornmenl as id COW will eat, may have two meal changed for two weed meal, which « times much fat cornmeal, This change of food will al always result in the prod butter witl (HT yntains pearly three the { most roduct more nut reasing Li milk-—that is, the milk is richer in fat A cow that is fi bay and itter if the i On bran will the winter aller he rush of During WOIrK 13 ov thi the co good time to break wtomed to nr L & “ Hnght w n thi inter so that il need L£. : Tad be they ne extent dur ing the more pressing work in the spring One mi rreat mp il work walks is good walkers managing it with learn ti this resp siderani sure at Drs! ing the of rn NING TREES IN -r n Sotwith prusing of that it MnBGIng manvsay I conter the "n sod treo 1s rious is not If done when and the wounds (any ding over Of an in : aver Linseed or the K #pots advantage of wounds can i are | the na atiscking jury oft tim ery trainees need H g i po ket knife trees in J mur most experience, whi from the « in jurion ) neil no ot! be Ine. 48 5 Mnaend ¥, 88 from all my ¢ it becomes necessary emphaticaily, jects of storms, the result was It stands t is in full tree than HD JUNous, «- HOW TO DRESS CALYEA. old, and weighing about 100 pounds, or say “Calves from threes to six weeks from eighty to 120 pounds, are the most desirable weights for shipment,” said a Faneuil Hall Market You ask the way to dress calves,” leading desler in “ said he; ‘there is only one way. The head should be cut squarcly off. In some cases the head is scalded and dressed and sent to market, but in most over looked and left at home, The legs should be cut off at the knee joint. The entrails should be removed, excepting the kid neys. The liver, lights and heart should be taken out. Cut the carcass open from the weck through the entire leagth,, from head to crotch. If this is done they are uot so apt to sour and spoil during hot weather, Do not wash the care out with water, but with a dry cloth, Do not ship until the animal heat is entirely out of the body, and never tie the carcass up in a bag, as this keeps the sir from cir culating, and makes the meat more liable to become tainted “Mark for shipment by fastening a shipping tag to the hind leg. Calves under fifty pounds should not be shipped, and are liable to be seized by the health officers as being unfit for food. Dealer, too, are liable to be fined if found sell ing these slunks, for violation of the law, Very heavy calves, such as have been fod upon buttermilk, never sell well in the Boston market, for they are neither veal not bel," Boston Cultivator, CRses In MAULING OUT MANURE, After the harvest work is finished the injured | al | and applied on the ground. The | Thus, | ® ny da - manure during the main work of culti- vating the corn and of harvesting the wheat, oats and hay, so that a consider- able quantity will, in many cases, accu- will be largely benefited by an application of this kind, When it can be done the better plan is to haul the manure direct from the stable to the fields and to scat- ter direct from the wagons, taking pains, | leaving in large lumps, as, if they get properly fine. In order to secure the to have it in such a condition that it can be thoroughly incorporated into the soil oun § mulate, and both the meadow and wheat | i HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. KEW WAY OF COOKING BREVATEAK. Juy a nice sound steak ; spread over it a dreseing made of bread crumby soaked { in boiling water and seasoned with salt, pepper, butte: Then nnd sage to taste, | make the steak, spread with this dress. | dry and hard, it is sometimes difficult to | After plow- ! «3 | with a string to keep it together of course, to scatter evenly, and to avoid | ; eel i a od | in a dripping pan with a little witer and . ’ ia ps. 3 | the roll ready for the table, best resuits with manure it is important | : . ’ > b | nice either warm or cold, Boston Globe. | ing the work of harrowing should fol. | { low, to get into & proper tilth for sow- | ing the seed. With both winter wheat and fall-sown grass it is very important to have the soil to the depth of at least three inches and the vator can be worked into a good tilth, or spring-tooth culti. used to a good advantage } if the unure is scat Narrow in doing this tered worked before it be well the soil Clear up Yi - uld be The ma- fertilizer thoroughly rything that can be o« good fertilizer wd hauled a thorough sheds and this time. stables, made at On 06) the | Mature plants for w Harvest i and fuel Feed and Arrange to farm better ne r next a -R a NOw crowd thie pigs ing beef of eration farmers. give ng prices € i il in value to the » | pigs are ficient The priocipal reason why fa fitabl cause suf not more pr abrie Is | Care tax thrifty growth during the winter, i. en 10 recely a healthy ald i od to sles; on the manure piles, it induces mange as tay conan Hoge never sh w allow ern well as an unhea a in the sys. tem, that it will be found best to avoid. Lot fowls now have foll sway among orcimrds, They make havoc the grass, shrubs and will enjoy the among the grabs, slugs, worms and other are injurious to vegetable life. exercise and insects that Moreover the diet is cheap and healthy, kale, should now be attended to already, Bear in mind Chat the covering should be light, evergreen boughs are the best; salt sedge or thatch next, and coarse, strawy horse manure next Covering strawberries, spinach, pansies, ele. at once il it has not been Jone How delighted most farmers would be | to own a cow that would give a pound of butter every day for a year! But sich cows are not dificult to find i | properly fed and cared for. And still { lar article of food than heretofore, | we can't induce one farmer in twenty, | | perhaps not one in a hundred, to find | {out what either his best or his poorest { cow is worth to him, Black currants are not so much used | in this country as in England where their ing, intoa roll. Tie it round and round lace bake in a moderate oven, After taking from the oven remove the cord and slice It is very HOW TO COOK RICE. Rice is becoming a much more popu. It is frequently for potatoes at the chief meal of the day, being much more nutritious and more readily ted, At ly cheaper than potatoes grits of any kind eno zh cold we substituted much enl cost it diges uy oran » is pre 18 reia- , oatmeal or In preparing J ter should be poured o $ ron pura- ing a should Nich and kern other, an white Ba any other variety wi canno pre ire the ducks dawp shape, urnip snd ng every ten mir ucks are half done, dust ner. When they are d va i fuls 1.1 Mies + never Large fruits rapidly st first, sod then slowly, to preserve the shape; if the fruit is cooked and the syrup yet thin, take up a piece atl & Lime carefully, boil the syrup until thick, re- turn the fruit to it and cook slowly. Me Lie may be put in the syrup, cooked A pretty way of serving eggs for tea is this: Cut bread in nice square pieces and tosst. Take eggs out of the shell, keep ing yolks whole Beat the whites to a stiff froth, lay the besten white around nicely on the toast, drop yolks in centre of white ring, salt and put ia hot oven to bake a few minutes. When you take them out of the oven, pour a little melted butter on toast, —————— The Poet Whittier. John G. Whittier, who has just begun | his eighty fourth year, is not only the { merits are better appreciated: they are | | very hardy and prolific sad make jellies, | { tarts and preserves that are estesmed a | great delicacy by the English. The lik. | fond of them after a while. The native hemlock 1s, to our eve, most besutiful of resus, For shape. 1 it has no equalmaking a beautijul and ’ ing for the raw fruit must be sequired | by practice; few people relish them the | first time they eat them, but become very | oldest of our living poets, but comes near being the oldest of any American who has ever lived. William Cullen Bryant died at the age of eighty three. Louglellow was coasiderably less than eighty at the time of his death, and so was Emerson. Richard H. Dana, how. ever (whose grandson, sleo ealled Rich. ard H. Dasa, married the denghter of Longfellow), died a few years ago when
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