OPIUM SMIT.GLHRS. HANY illicit factories found An Extensive Business Curried on in BritiKlrit Opium Into Washington. Seattle, Wn-di , .Inn. I InvrMiga'ion y B careful tiuui -rut fr. m here to VI. -toria shows n i r than :n opium ref.ti erics in full l !;,vf, b. d. many small Chin, .si, i-siabl shm. t,ts whiih fry i.r.t small amounts. 1 .,r tl.e three tit -lit Ii t-r.i!- Sept. lulu r 1.. I- ;i pome'.- of crude piuni were 1. m.ii ! .it ,ii;r. uvi r f : . i : i China tii-tim-hip oi tl.:s nun. nut .-IT'. was for war. li'il l.i New Vitin lister, ,.' 1 ri mains tit Vamo iv. r und II ."..'I p.eu.ds w as sent tn Vlrtcti.1, wb.-re it v.a ri'liiml and u':gg''. across tin- Aim n- ii n l.tnt. I 'urmg the three Months li. I a ngle pound i f ..pium was lawfully pas-. I tl,r..'vli lie- ens', .in l.ou-.'. Smuggling it going forward nil the t. me l.y sloops, v liiHitn f. s'i ami rs, ami the pi'ini buslm s a!"ti" amounts to " it $ I.- 0 .'' a. var. P. -i.!. thi rhii.e-e urc be ing smuggled over i ii-:.ct!,y . Although all i .".in from ' hiint arc f.r-t lamb d at Yam a.i r. in arly all c. ine lu. k 1 i Vn 'una. where t!:ry are r.gularly -.v. rlo d oxer tin' sound an I s'r.uts l.y smugglers. It is l-elievcl wtu'lhy r.- Ici,t...f 'i. inria are Int. kin; Hie !ut.gg:. f an. I share in tl.e pt., I'it. Swu atl.v i t n o n-.d ral le i ci.t Willi lln.-e in the ilia it l.ii-inem. Many small boats lire In le ' en in the Y.i t. r a liar!. i. r. w hi. h .ire -'. i.s. I !y I'.shing l a1-. I".' are in la. t '..' .1 ;.n I tr. .!. I l.y smc.gg'. -s, I lie ii!ii-' . f .a'. ! M.e mih-cvIi r king i au.-i d a - ii-..t in ;. ri.i. .-miigglrrs are a!.i n'l.tnl i f hi. t.stinioi.y and of that of he-ter I, lerry. at one lime I'niti l Studs ii.-pi . t..r, mi. I who tnrne.l Smuggler, I. ut I't-iii).'. lifter cm :i., convert. .1 by J..aiigrii-t Mm-dy, has turtnd i.vr nl! Ins rnperty fur the I In lit i.f the g. .v ei i, llieiit h:.. will in a few iiay. stand trial heie. Still, with inl thi. tln.se i iigagrd in run 'ling opium Mid Chinese ii'T.-s the bonier are telly hold. It is etim .ted that over lien are engaged in '.In trail. . ami at l.a-t : ir I" boats. Mi.t i f t i jjuuni r.iimi aer- at hifht to li.r ..us ...;i.t. . me p.oi I!,'' Il (lie l al.a.ll ill I 'in : I am! li taken ali i It.. u -hi il. n tin' i i;,;ii,.;..iii at,, kn. t enaT n. r. 'i her . U i v i i 1 1 1 1 ! ( i fart In r eu.t an. I are l r..ii,-.lit i.ver the line in the .Mi r Ma:w, Tlie D lain it ! r.iilme. Tlie i.r.u-'i I, .v ii' 'e'i I their luetit 1. 1 the u--e!-ate I na'..lit 1 I i-..i.n..-ter A "li,, an. I a!-" the .:r h niua'. men.lii f tin- linn. The n hei!u!eM i.f t,e u..r.ii-eiM -!i. .-. ni-el-i uf , i.f w In. h iili,,..i ! ,i. I i i;r- l.i the hanliin linn. t1'. t.. ie.irjl.' I'.. I 'el.llll.lt. T, i..kI. .i Uei.r.'. W'allaie li.'laiii.itir, ail i .''.! t.i I. . J 'elalnater. I het'.tal halillilie- u the fin; alel the in- l.i. ial n i . : n I . r- tie ;e.. are ul I $!..'. I"". I'. .. li. 1 1 , - e-t .in. i' e i !,t. , v ..file I'llllhill.' Iillll h.r the "late ;,li. i . lll.ty ! il!. a.'.rf'i i'.!',; '"'. i- in : -a i'y !h. ; ate. I in tl.e 1 ;,in i. ' !; 1 1, a ' i . 1 ' .... . r t." . W aila.e 1 . . .una', r . ii tie- I. .;i I- !. tin Male I re.i-urer a . I f ! t..e " .n:t.' y I ti n- ;r. I !.! i t . 'i ; t 'i : ' he-. . .; ;. , I...--,;:,, nie I i;i . 1. i . i' . . I' 1 -' i 1 1 ' I In I.' i- . ;.t .. .'i.-.r.ty I . '!..- -t . In.-; it ' :ia I ii :ir:,i 1 i -. a - i r.i . 1". . i: t , i tl i--:.ti T an I i.i -1 1 1 :i .. i U !i :i v. .; .1". al.t t . ,e;n i: . l ,.ik .. a I ' -' ' '. 1 ' Ihr : !i t i a -. M.. e. ..r .. t i.e i n a I. el 1:1 - I I !! .1 .: 1' . . I r i . :,l illull a t li. !.! a . 1 I.; !-.i:..!i. . ,ji I'll.', t A . I . 1 t .1 : . e . i i I !i- t e - . t .; a- In , I (: .. , l'l..' H.i II " M ' - . . a J I .' tttel are !..; v i . a- ; . hy t :ie ;, i. i . ;,. I :,..; . ;, .. (, I i leal i l i e' ' i.i .. ii in . . tli.in lia.l : :..i: . . ;.; i ONE ICtLMlD. SEVEN WOUNDED Ttie Casu il'.i.'K in til 1 S.i.1 laihh on Vlut ' Clay Civi.k. V.I!.ill.'t- li. .l.ll.U.J". .. -i. ell, !,...' ' i J:. : e! t.. I..'.. . r 'n C.,-u M... . Ill I.va;.l i,. !i.e i.'.'-.'u. ('i.e.. 'II, e I,,.! ,l.,;e, !',,e I:,. I,;.. l , .l..;,,i y i ai ..leH- ' 1 .1 In' '. I . e !!i llT .late . I I m-t . tl.e lull. . illl.' . .l-li.l' I iei III I I.e . . : III II Willi le .1 l!e- nii White i 1 iy i t e'i. S I ' m ar the Aneni V i ll 1 1 e:u m t M K l'.el -r.-ik .it.. I. nun M . I i.n. . !.. tli, Tr..... ' .. ' e:i' a I'av.iliy. W.i l.i I -l-'ir-t la.a'. .1. i. Mann, Seve..t!i '.nalr I' at, M I '. Mil!., k a:, I Win. Ui!..l'n 1.. I'l I'.. .Seventh I'.iv i'.ry I'r.vate l'i ti i 'laiien. Tr.i.. I"; I'liNate Win Imtii. Truoi I'; 1'ai'ier lie ha"'! .1. N.i.an. I'..... I. ami I'll-; M-;:. Hie . I ee Ihiyme, l'i . .). K. N' eiit li I a a! i y . I lie i.'I.er t.li et.liii h .re the same ilate, litnl i: i e I !i" 'i-t i.f Ikil'.e I an I . .me l.-.i in the Wwan ie I hue., lihl ..I' l"iiiher The i:-t il. ei ii..t ililler fiu;:i t li.it a'.re.ely li'iM II ill lhei' .i-..lti lie Failure. "i.ii lima'. .' in. I li" I 'in i.e- W.iti h t'uliil .U. . !.- v. . I. - Wire l.i.i.eriy a' Ne ,i :. K .. I it ate linW at I al.t.. II, 41 . ninl Wlmh liii- all itlne in I i ; n m hat I, ma le an a- i .'ie iil in tin- eiiy al i, li'rlm k lh; . . li.'l.' t.l Mr. Iilv.l'.l l,.ii;;-lu-i t' .r the I . a -..t ul' i ie.ht..r.. N.,;i:in., U-el. M .I.Hil l.i.li.ll.tii ilu -l. hn.; Ti I'eren, -I, tlii.. 'i I'rel'. rre. ila llM, M'eiir.tleH to e II II. Ill, ill ll haal,-, .'.a.',. 1 4 " i. 'I he j rim . li 1 rre ht -r u t lie 1 lain. leu Wat. li .vo 'mil ..t ii v. .rin,;l',e; i. M.i4., in whii li Mr 1 '.i. luT i.wiiel a lari;n tit iii '. it it i.f .-: k. The tailnre i nttril'tue.1 t.i s r ii.reney in the m .nev in n ket uml rnih irra--::n':it in i-'He.iiei. e uf leiMin lelal;uil w itu tin lla:ni.,le;i Wut.'h 4'.iin.aliv. Intriiai Cold in Maine, lost. ii. li.v. .'ll At loit luirticld, Ve t" -day the th. lim ine cr regi.steri'd l.J below y r.. Y -t r.l.ay il. 4. meicury almost : m licl bolt, ,:u at ir b. low, and the rest of New !!ng!.i:,. shj. e n. 'J his has been tl.e Co'di -I .la v . ii iiiiitd in that part of New llnglam w hiV'iTii aoleis i n the fini.ticr. In the liuithiun i an i f Maine the cold lias his n I t intn-e. At Ik.iuor, i'l hi niilm sm.tli 4 I Fori ri.iilield. the incii ury was ut ;.' iieiow, at Aiiutis.il, IK) iniUs luilhi r 9- ut h. ji u !JU l.clow. PANIC AT A SCHOOL FETE. The Clothlnir of Llttls Oirla Take Fire. Four Deaths Reported. I.utnli.ti, Jan. 2. l'4rtii'iilnrt wer? rereive.l t'lilay fmtii Wiirtley, tinr I.rpil, uf lernhlo fii'lie Aitlns.(l at the nh'Kilfete Ilier4?. The feto wai arliarity hn inr In 1.1 under the iiniie) i.f the pnrli uf Wnitlry. 'i'lio hnieliiiK ne.l win (he i IkhiI n.l.i"iliiln! I lie WiTtley lli.euj.al ilmnli, 1'art f the l aa:ir's nttra. ti..n was a eries uf tableaux viv.int, in wliitli a number f theyntim; (.iris ami le.ys of the ari-h Inuk , art. I'.t thi ili.'.iif n Mnall t.n-e v i 4TH teil in the In in!-n 'in. ami Ik the ri'lit i.f tin stae.' nml ! i tiitii; tiju.ti it vwis ii rmnn ue.l a 'ire-siiu' rii. tii 4r t-'i' i ii runiii by thei biblri n li.-i.U' Hie lire--liii;; r.i'iin, jut hef ire ti e ili-.-n-t r, ri cr.wil .f j..yeu i hielnn were Ita'hw .1, al' th ;irN i f the j arty l.eiiL in I -.'lit. ri'.v ii'l T . anlinitiy it" t ti--i il . .iv- erel III ll.ii'iu W !tll euttnll Use) , le re- :.: Mi.e.v. Several uf tin' chiblr. ti i in.i'l ilai i'l Hi; mi !'i k iihuve their l,e.i.'n li . bti 1 I'll ii.'"' .iii!.t:i. The t.th!i.i . iva'it tle'i J ri i-in was intemle ta j-ym'. the winter fMlii-s i.f the " Mnuikei in .1 ays H .in by. .-u I i' lllv hrieks uf lerrnr issue, f; e;i the l't''e 1 1 1 -; Hi to. mi ati nil Were h r:nr s'lii ken hi see ii iiuinber uf ehiM'eii i ;-!i. I I j - in the sta.;.' w ilh their e. i-tntnes . a ; re. I lie i:.iit'.ein.'ii j'f. .'ii.'! v eh.l lr'B. threw them u "I tin II the nr .hn .It uf t! 1..1 Iren 'ii. .there.! the Mart' s. 1'. b.-eri re. ..i.b'.l as the r. -niel - - i r.il uf tin' inj i ; e.i i i x ! I to re. ..ver An nr. esilfti'.i.n :i,t . ! sasVr li..w that w bile t Ca' bere.l in the il t . -i i . ,r r. t.i inikiii:.' their a..inrati i tie uf tl.e little j;.ri w le. . lis bale a-', r te.t uf !l II umi .r. e l in tl as Mth a'. ehti.l lamp ani leiitly set lire i 4 1 . t lies, Jshe utti ri ! a erv uf terr -r t.. i vtilii; i.sli the I nines w tli l,T t ill; l.sll the I'alnes 1 rnsl.e I tun.it. Is the .1 i.-e. Hi I erv Hil l t he - 1.:. r leading ; rl.t f the . :h.T , !. tl.e ! t nise i a .a:iie am. in,' th w In i nl-. i Ilia le a I i.-li fur the ii ii .r lie ! 1. I he ti -lilt wa- that a ' r .w . u i I. were i tnsh.-l iiiutivel the. li'M nli i were a'rea ly in Malm s aiel tin ri bv ,t. 4-1 the iluthin uftwent nr thirty ihlMiell. EMMA AI5HOTT LEAD, Or. ait S -hits; r s . Salt E'lk- Ci' y Y I'aws 's Aua at i.teiiluv. a. - l.'ll'l: I Al - 'l.'iiiia, il "I here i k. .!." - .1.- I'll I 'I" ra I b . ise I'e '.II' IlKl'i uf -a't I :tl ''I. He' 1 1 . is e . ,r 1 1 i .-: a la-l W..I: I,, v .:,-: .teii i-:. . lie-!. h , ! I . . I mate 1 he! .1 -1 ... 1 1 !. I :.. . 'i. 1. 1 , 1 ' I at t! I li i ill TV . it a "am. At ' ..e l.e'. ....:n. It . the nil I tnali: ..-'.-I I H I I II. I lil 1 V . t tl.e h.'l't. . i ca: - il. I H0HKII1I.K MI.N l.Al l.O.ilOS'. v.xty Mii'ali.'. i n, a ('. Ill H 1'." V -led I .1 I i t l', a 'I i i' :, I r b , I to - . I, I 1U I'l l II I. I.t t. i . 11 f tic f ll a:i '.::, mill'' ng li I .11', e t lal. ,1 II .1: ii..,: - p:l . Ihi I tin e III t:. ll ' ill lh. iT- t t! : t II. - i I 1 he i v ! li v. r: t he lami l.'a'i u.s ,, id. ,r it w ii i . r..'.d ah it t la' la'a! - t he I ' rime. I '..Ulit Wlh '.'. I he pit . a I ii' If I I he I at., i .1 ialll ." ml n ll.e , i! the tu. Hi. -i i mi.- bain 1 to d . MANY FEUSONM DROWNED. Bi'sakim: I 1H , I'.-th I" wd if th Ull- in I.e .' of th I'. '!.. :h Is-s Ti 'i ipita'e.s Lurtr" Nuiu- t Sk.lteis Ill'.o th'D.il.ub. .hmnaiv While i n- : am ;oll in,: - it ami ng, le.ii lav yc er 1 1 l.M I I'l I,.' ,!te la i. w i I' :1 1 oil. t. p llll-' I. .11. .wed river. urn. . A in tie is i-i i e fe' ml i r of I: .I'A II 1 . k y :. oil . the w at. . il,'- and w le. I by ! to I. W ere .! lllT- ell t:a da I. t -l- hot . ,h, till .1' Utile 'he i"l- I' 'el," pe .pip, I I e cii lit of the i alamiiv is nut km I niiiny s'uple are I ei il.l 1 1 1 i - -. 1 1 r i' 1 eiie', ed to have been dr.'W ued. 11, .11. I Oeni'iul Spinner Dead. Jai l.s.in i!.e, I la , Jan. 1. IJentTiil 1 IV Spinner, e treasurer of the I'nltcd States, un d ut s .10 yesterday lAcning of cancer, lie was in bis '.nth year. His remarkable signature was original and uni.iit' and bad si. i I. a js-culiar appearance that il fiirnishel lho foundation fur inniiiucrahlo jokc; while it is still vividly remembered, the mil lion of gr.s tibai ks it oiico iidotiiid have now ihvimlUsl to a few liundieii.s, and one ol U.ciu is rarely sit-u. Four M m Killed Dy a D'.aat. I!o. he-ter. N. Y. Jan. I. Ily the pr. iiin tute il.s.'liarg. of a blast near thu illage uf tftallord four men were killed i lid b ur otheis rm-iived injuries I hut will prubiihiy result lul.illy. The killisl arc Andrew Hunt and three Hungarian laborers, names unknown I'ne dangerously injured men are uNo I u rati '. DEMANDS OF THE ALLIANCE. Itriportant Billa to be Submitted to th Kitnsaa Laffislature. Tiifska, Kan., January 2. M ire Jn. uitatit lepislalinn w ill be "nbtuitte 1 to tha Iviiiisas Uvilaliire this nmnlli than ever hi f..re in ativ einn, ami it will he of n i harae'er that will cnnimaml till' vi.let a'te'iti..). All hiiis u i -i jina'.iti'' with the Alli.nce ate ti. be til. null filly li.selise, ) f liat ur.-aiiiati..i, ami will have its n.roval b. f. re intr.i'l'l. e l. A leis itive .'.nil mit:is' a'.int4'. by the -tate Alli.ltini has b. i n at work fur !ever:.l weeki .Iraft itis' la v. uhii h it lias submitt.-.! ., t!m s i! alii. lines l',,r Mi.'e,ii,,H ami iiineii.l- llllllts. .- .' ' Il uf these liav been in t .1 ll ill an I have the ;. tietnl imb ! semeat uf he !.!. .-illiano'i, ami will b intnc i ae.i with the tinder tamlitii? that tiny arc ( have the united miptiurt I of All .anee I.'. iri'seiitatnes. Tliey lit o t .r mi i xteiis'iin ..f the May law f.ir a s i.u. i.f w,i years; it le i. In tiun lav eiunjf the m .rtiia r three y.ais in 'l.i. Ii I riileieu land in it exeeehn,: .'!JI a. i. s s d umlef f..ree..sur" rev iuii i.f tie , I, n t. 1 iii .r'l.iL-e ia'.v; a law re,'iuitij the ni 'tt.;. tu pay his .ru...rt!ui.ite arl ! ta." ll r. .he linn u I llie rate uf ilitfrest t . ' p. r . n; lr,i ,;ht, w n Ii penalty uf f r.eil ire ..! rue ii al atel inliri-t f..r its mla t a li. a I. i-n ii i I a--, -sim tit mi l taxatiuii l.i 'a - a 1 1 In tiu nut the salaries uf pub, in ' ' ' i-. a r. hn tiun uf ."'a:.! I'l iii- '. r - le;-e.; .sell. M, I ll.luks t. be pub ;. I l y -.he Male an I f irni-h. d tu t lip p. ue at I 'St. rt V IS. HI if Ci .lit ltlie"l I " I ih ad iptimi of the Australian -. -'i in ' f ' .'iiii: and the 'rawf.ird C"Ul;ty s'i'in .! - i . 1 1 .. i ; ii law re.uiriin; rail- r i l l l.lln s i. lie's , ... l l.etel by the I I ; le a l.iw pruli I. tilij; alien nw liershi;. nf 1 it: I . a law r " ;i i r , iij; land 'id lind'T b .ri i 1 - .re tu br.n the nnioutii uf j'l.l.vn. :.' a:. I e st-. a law s . . res. inn the I'mkert' ti .le'. ' . . i - an I - nu.ar ..r.Mi.i.'. t'.i'.lii ill the Mi'., s ,. I, a re dm : j im uf r.i;lr...id Ir.itll s a- w ,li iei 1 '. 1 1 i i ent mi the a. t'lal in ,.t- WAH AGAINST THE WHITE Native of the Caroline Islands Rian in 1 Kebidlion. 'ati Eratn i-. u, January I. - l.ate advi'-es fr. in i ar.. lie l-l.iinh slate that iiner.ii.f iu-'.rr. . ti"ii uml bluuibln , has si t in aiin.1 lheiiatii s ami .-'iii.i'li tr.inps ijiiart. r. 1 in this er. .up. Tl.el.n l that Admiral lielknap (l,spa',i hi d tl.e eluiser Allianee t.i .i;ij i t.i pr.l.'.ttlie Ainerniiu lnisiuiiaries wliue lu. s ami r.. erty werv threatened e piiilly ly Spaniards anil li at i vt-jt w as known sexeial .lavs 1; is not merely American rpsi.l i ts but e .. rv w bite (s rsuii nil the island, and Sp.mi a: ls in pai tn ular, w 1. ii an. fearful i.f beina; niiit.lei, . it ha iiu; th. ir pms rty ftuleii. A trae.i r iiamed Amb r on, w ln has bnui eii'a ;e. ill inter-island . .unniiTee fur fever al viiirs. ri tiitned t" .laliut, in the Mar-hall I'r. up lately, bi im-i startlni'.' int. lliem e uf t he 1 1 i.i.l. e and il s t au-es. I le (..n s t h it the natives are a m: ri..r cseiis if tin, r ra. e. They did not ul jei t to the e, n.iii.j; i f the Spau-.urds until the latter liiana;'.' 1 to in -d'iM. - a n tu i r. elii.iu a . pr..!e. t..t.re ,.v. r the I'lu'llld. i e,.'.' r... eet'v the Spanish i ll'i i., i. :i a-i .1 l.a'ie taa'i..n, whieli Ins al .iav - h i l tmll l.c'.v the ! Ma a repui-tiaiit lealurenl tin ir aliiii n' ra I hp Hat u es w eie i'ppre.s-i.1 by ihis evy. Illel their rf! ti-il."J to plV It ;i id: at;se I ll c:-titig t!"l.' i iali 1 i CIS in a:. -I I le .' I r ti e l!".. in .My ii. -lam s .1 e names a'nnd era! sharp . :ig i . :-.i. iim i ink' n, ri' ;; th. n - -, I 1 I -I, 1 , 'I i ' w , it . !! 1. d il.to the I li. IS I' ll. W : at. d i y the c l.ile- 1 a 1 S) al. .11 t . !h. ell li.l 'I .'I. 11,1 I I ri RISHED IN A BLIZZARD. Two Broth": a Fmz"U to Death Th'-ir SiHter Fuiind Alive. Me. la ii.p l.odje. Kas., Jam I T .v.i I r. .t h crs nam. d lk .!. aged .'-' ..ml '. yea s, and a s:sii r 17 i ar- old, aiti mled a iii. i t, n,; m ar here Wclm s, lay night audit bhai. iu..-e as th, y statti I home at H o'clo. k In ll l v. i hundred yards from their In ine the eider biulher r marked that they naild m l make the distance against the slot lu and Wn'il I have to go with ihe wind. 1 hey chili..! s..i. lb i.h out a ipiarter of a mile and took ri luge in a umyuii, w lnTe ' hey w ere so. .ii Com icd by snow Thursdav niori.iiig the elder br..t In r i ra w !c I mil uf the m w und alien. ti. tu get Ii. in.' lie called out (o his si-ter that he Was so still tha he could imt travel an I in it short time was froen, The younger broth r was also Iroeii to death in the crifi. The parents started out Thursday In "rn.i to hud their i hi!. in n mid in a -lcrt tiuu sear, lung parties were organ. .-d. Friday Hi r:.ii ;; the b..dy of the jnutig man was f .und itn. I then the Marchers found Ihe girl, who was c. mealed Inncilh the drift, i "lie man i ad to go to the house fur a shovel to remove the snow. 'I bey had be. li out thirty-six hours. The girl .lid nut know her brothers wire dead. She is in a lair way to recovery. Btisiiiens Failures. Abiiene, Uas. The Wallace County I!an I) its cos d its d "T.s. l.ial.ililiei are about Hi."""; a .sets are liulinii.tlly $ii,nnn hut are aliuosi . nl. rely in Wisiern hinds and e.piit.e.s. i bailutte, N. C. Tim People's National r.aiik ol I'.iyett. ville, has cb.sisl im .lours. 'I he People's ) ui li k was organized in l.s73 w ith a cash capital of tb'i urn, and up to a few mouths ago it has always shown goud ilivi icu'tii, but the late financial pressure hits ilrawn on it wry heavily. Another Chi'iii.uiaa hi.i Fira, lt.iltiuiore, Jan. J A Christmas irie in I the residence of Charles Milkske, k'l North Patterson I'tuk Avenue, caught firo las( night and the homo wits entirely consume.1 The loss is alsiut f ."..itui; insurance partial, Thefauiily barely escaped with their Uvea Mrs. Mil.ske was painfully scorched about the face, and her H-year-oM ilaughter, .iin nie, was budly burned about the hamis am face. LATE NEWS IN BBIEF. Tills wpok run rPiorta a review of traile for the year as well as for I he wea k, and it r-howMhat In some lines of business trade lias been unprecedented. The proiluctioii of iron, rotton, leather, boots, fhops and meat was larger tlian ever before in the history of the I'outitry, w hile the clenriiiK-hmise state ments show that the general Volume of busi iipss w as 1') ,r cent more tlian for any pre- ions year. The l oinli'lon of business Is more favorable than it has been for sumo weeks past, Is iinprov ill's and the future is j.roniisiiip. Weiln.sdav afleni'mtl Charles Ilealp, a tiPjrro ii(;eil 10, entered the house of James Fisher, a farmer living nenr I .i ti ar. Tex., mid lindiii;; Mrs. I'iher almii. nhue. in r and injur, d her ekull with a hummer, lie then seeiiied a small sum of money and left, A party 4f yotiin men punn.ed mid captured Jiealp, took him toa prove tunr by mid liuiiir him to a trie. .Mrs. Hher will die. On the first ilay -f lVhrunry, l''l. the bill pass-ed at thp last fi'ssioti of the lieor'ia I.erjiclature for the relief of thp widows 4.f Confederate veterans I), comes 4'll'eetive. Tl.e bill projdes that cai'h mid evi ry foldi. r V ho m rv. (I in the I 'oiifedprate nrtny iltirini the late war, mid every woman w ho became the wife of a soldier, either befure 4r dur ing the war, shall be allowed a yearly pen sion of 1 o fruiil the State. A number nf house were blown off their foundations and oiImts unroofed l y a i rrillic wind t..rm at Ale'ene, Kas. Thnrs day night. '1 he Farmers' Alliance of Missouri Is tak ing steps I.) com jx te by co osrrativc manu l.i. turilii; with tho t.'l.'i,f)o0,0lJ Consolidated Am. lii an Harvester Company of Chicago. A iii'.veiin i,t is on foot to establish a hunter f.n lory in this State, the necessary capital to be raised by subscription. The scheme is being pushed with ilccid'tl vigor. lbs ause t wo iiegr.N-4 Mu'.e ami ate some f ....I l.el.innMi ; to Joseph Mm. re. li vim.; near Albanv. 'ul . and tlien l:i i ;hiii'ly toid him f il, M i .re . o. k.sl a li-h. pi. icin;r strych nine in it. and luil the nn:i ..mil. They am ,i, a I and ......re has lied. The ra li. al anti-bin kct shop party wrn a ,e i I. I x i. t..ry in the Chicago Hoard of I rate ive. '.ion yesterday, ulli. ers represent n.g their ideas winning bv a ponderous ma j rity 7I against .'. W. I.. l'..ikcr win I iiusi II I'ri'.sident. .'hn l ields. brother uf V rs. ,f iliet llautn. w,!.' uf 'elsi,,n ( 'iiliiuis..,uer (lleell II, l! . itn a' ' f t In-sjster ami hinise f, has h -'.ii s j ;l the i ny of ..olcmla. III., I.T I'ro i " ty aim , in! in,; to over tJO",o o. They i i i. m 'he while rivir front of the t..'ii aiei u ai.t al! t lie wharfages colic, t. , f. ' I ' e.i'. pa-t. nil. lie of Ilii.;lh i 'apitalit has lipeted lle'."i!lllti II- forth.' pl.r- al! I he i : -. ipal tl air mills ill I he t .t.il am .mil to be p ud is A in'-: n! !', ink r 1 'aw, i .' l'i ee. an le t r Th . 's lav. inarm f I'Piiver. C,!., s. f. ,r i he lirst d Inr I ri.Uv M.II time .1:1 night. :c an 1 him Im'.!. I real M . sal i. sie .w s A re,..' . .w r:! .-.'. lay ii .-hi tried to kill her '. r in in at the Windsor tl. iil.cu t he low. r eilli-ll'd ail I UU all 1 the heavy ; is of a thaw. ..f last spring s l le 'il ti.. be I, ly b'.i The rc.'l.ii .,'iake that th expl. af the p-p. : '1 the I . ' a imt, ii it u lie !'..,nt 1 t h e I: til :ia'l ill gas cart h la v ing ra! gas -til, . 'I h I, hi aval MI) AND WOUNDED. f 'h Wi Vi '.il. Ill.lt, 1 hn V .(., f the B.i'.lh) " Ci. . k. n I - I he li-' "I ill the light u i i. hiy, so t.i r he ad Ua: t.-rs hi re, b le ' ' I - ' I' I M Mill !l. ' 'lie k 1 1 1 . I i I ' W ..' a e. aptain ( h ' a 'r ; .lohiisoii, .-. vent ii cavalry ln an J pm.ite, Iny, l'i' a hi.' A. .:ecnth i it", airy ; Set . ir h ' - :' !'. ' "inpaiiy A, Se I. el y. I .-. ate, I on, pin, v .' '''iy - 1 ain. I I i' lite, I . m A. li v ei . A, i g ant. p.'ivat. I.'h lllll.ll '. r,i a'- a rv ; i,!, ,., M.r. ' lh s. , nth c.ival'y; p.unk, n li. "i m nth i avalrv ; J.. -i p'i M ir' !.v. . a .ci v , hell e it ll I at airy ; p ii F. :s.' ei. pita s'i w ai l. I n.aie. . . n p..i,y K, Sev.nih i, i r -i , . le, i . n , i any ', s N'tllcs I. ist Migiant, !,,. h . atiilry, ( is .,, p,,:, ., ,,.. I n t, d Mates l;,y , 11. dg. .. ' 1 1 1 V K, Seven h ca n'rv p iv.ite, ..in I'. -i e. c a ry. r: email y . S. teiilh , K, .".,., pn.y A. Coinl all' ip Till, olilp my T, Sevii'li cav- : l I tiMite, I ..inpaiiy !',, Sevci.ih Newell, private, uiuiaiiy H, "iva.iy; Md u.-, praa'e, I ,.., ;,,iy ith m airy; l.ogiiu, private, I ..in Si't.'litli c.ualry; I'o-ielln, private, .' li, S. teiiili civalrv; llagan. i iiv. ate, Cninpuiy A, Seven! h cavalry; Chn-teig son, private, Cuupany K, Seventh lavaliv; I'.aliake, private, C.unpa'iy 1', Sevent ll cav alry; le Frey, private, Couipauy t ', Sevelill; rat airy; Win. Adams, private, Company K tScvetilh caviilrv. Fuilurea of a Year. New- York, January 1. - I he hisiui-ss fail, tires occurring throughout the I'tnted Malei for the enliro year ls;i as reported by K i. Dun A Co , the uicrchautile agency, are 10,. IW7 in numbi-r, being but k'.') greater than in tho ISMti w hen the nuniher was lu,s.sj. Xhe liabilitits, however, dhow a v. ry largo in crease over ls!, being 1I,(xh),i.hio as ugainst lUS.imo.UKi, an incri'ttsoof ll,(Xi,() 0. These are the iurgest liabilities since ls.s n heu they amounted to i.,.3,uoolixK). Killed While Kicking In a Door. Fort Way no, Ind., January 2. While four men were carousing about the streets of Columbia City, yesterday, they went to a house kept by Mrs. Sarah Landcs and demanded luliuittituc , They were refused, and then commenced kick, ing In the door, w hen it was suddenly oeu ed and a shot tired, which entered the heart of one of the party named Trout, lie drojf ped dtud. ALL IN ONE GRAVE. Burial of tha Remain of tha Miner Who Died In tha Wllkeabarr Shaft. MTlkeshnrre, Pa., January 2.H It Im possible to iniiiuine a more ghastly sight than the one resented in a little frnnio tool liouse nenr the hend of the South Wllkes Imrre shaft. yeMterdny, r a nmre horrible hifk than that ierfonup.l by I'ndertaker II. K. Mooney and his assistants. In the small room, imt more than 12 feet l.puirp, were brought all that could be found df the b'slies of eight men that had bien ly lug for ten months ftm fvH under ground. Hy noon the remains of the last nf the-c fight viitims of the ilisnter uf Man h 3 last dad been recoven'd and brought to the sur face. When it Is remembered that these bodies lad first been partially cotisured by lire, Ihi'ti crushed under tons of falling .".il and rmk, and then for nion'hs overed with w ater, it is possible to Imagina '.ho condition In which th y were. Ofllesh Jiero was littl", mid in M'veral cases the hones were partially ilisintegrati-d and torn (pari, w hile only a few fragments of cloth lin; remained. It was by this clothing, how ever, aflcr the remnants had been clcmie.l and put together as well as possible, that 1 teven of the bodies were identified. Frank Cull's wood ii leg wits tin; means of his identification. Hugh Dugali's wif'j retueinberad a white button She had sewed on his coat tin ' lay before the disaster. Tlmmas William ton had oil iron Insded b.x.ts; William Me. I Donald had I.ath.T leggings, with Iron , bii kles; . ike Harkitis wore u pair of com Inoii shoes, instead of reiru'ar miners' boots, nl so itli Ihe others. All wire identi j lied except one li tie heap of hours and bits of flesh, which was, thcrcfori1, judged to be Ihe remains of Patrick McNeill. The fragments, as fast us identified, were placed HI neat taskets coveii'd with black rlotli. The remains nf the eight wero Interred in one grave in the Hanover rino cry. An impicst will he held us mioii as the testimony van be collected. A HUNOARIAN HICT. Three Men Sadly Hurt at the Edurit Thompson Works. Pittsburgh, Jan. 1. The Hungarians cm ployed at the furnaces of the Edgar Thomson ti'4'l works at ltmldock Iiclmii a fie-ht for c ght hours ami increa... wages Tuesday. The strike will probably pan.,. a shutdown of the cut ire plant ami throw over li.ooo lueti ii'it uf r!)iplyuifti fir llll indeliliiie time. Thursday nmriiing the strikers, who were nearly all under the influence of liipior.w. lit to the furiiu 4-s and attempted to ilr ve away . the men who wi re at work in tliest.H kyar.ls. They were armed w ith clubs, coupling pins ami other weapons. Ignite a Iividy time wiis evperiencisl for a little w hile, or until the Huns retreated. Another riot occurred after noon, in which three of the workmen were probably fatally wounded by the Hungarians, who were the attacking party. The Hungarian! went to th'! mill in force, many of Hutu under the inllmnce uf li.U .r, and attacked the men at w.,rk with ilul s, stones, bars of iron and revolvers. Many shots were lirtd. The wori-.mei wi re compel!.. I to r'.in at first and tho Hun- l.arians were left in possession of the works, j I ut after a w line the men rallied ami dr. ve th. tu out again, after whhh Work was re- ' sullied. JOINED THE HOSTILES. ' Ono Thousand Warriors Have; Stolen, Away From Standing Rock Atrency. Vatis, N. !., Jan, I A large number of the young waniors of the Stan. ling Em k agency have goi e South to join the lu.s tilis in t' e I hn I !.aml. 'ihe discovery was mad" on i-suing latin s that lho hand il. l m.t 1'oti.e to the agct.. y, uml . lie of the li.eiilli.s stiittd that they had mined then. -elvi ami gone to j. in the bands ill r it. I! ivv inaiiv have gone is only coii '..t ';: cd. bui llie iudicMt e ns poinl to at least ..si d.ser.ioiis. he (ii.in l river Sioux have I c. il I "men ting trouble ever since tho killi'i ; of Sitiing I'.ii'.l, and they have not been slnw in manifesting their intense anger t i Agent M. l.au.'Vm. .Most oftheiu regard the i. iking i, ! ,,f the old niclicine man as in t ier oiii'ight, mid il has lie. ii louiniuii lall, : .r three weeks tiiat the rids would , licit Hie ,r.-t t' pottunity ollerel to m issacie the w lutes. I lie dela' him'lit of tl.e 11 ghth cavalry under apt. Fountain wid move rapidly s lUthward ami oiiipaiiy 11. . I tliu w. iity s cml infantry, now near New England City, will Coino to Ibis point, mid iiiovn llniice southward to aid in s pieicliiiig the upris ng. Troops ure also in reuliticvs to l.im oln, and tin ly linh infantry to march in take Ihe field from Fort i detachment of Ihe Twcn nt Fort Kis gh is ripe, t.sl a Hoiithiii-terlv 4lircciiuii. lively hour Uoslllc.1. increases the Iiuinber of lint ECLIPSE THE FRENCH FAIR. Novel Exhibit For the World'a Exposi tiuu Fropoaod by Eft'endi. N'."v York, Jan. 4. llassub Ell'endi of Damascus proposes to make, a novel exhibit ut ihe world s fair. His plan is to form a syndicate of wealthy and influential cit'ciis ami roduce at lho coining exposiiioii tho straight street of Damascus, with its nios.pie, praying Mohatni'daiis, cafes, bii7 aars and native Arabs, lie bad a similar exhibit at the Paris exhibition, which at tract, d much attention, and bis plan is to greatly eclipse bis previous effort in his new nruiuct, Kansas Wheat in Finn Condition. Topeku, Kas., January ' lb-ports have been received by Secretary .Muhlcr, of tho Agricultural Department, front cor respondents in nearly every county in Kansas, showing that the, winbr wheat crop is in tiuu condition. Tho heavy snow of the past week came just at the l ight time, and Secretary Mohler b.-lieves it has improved the condiiioii ot the crop IM percent. In Siilinii, Keuo, .Mcl'lier.;oii umi other great counties the uvenigi is larger than ever before. Its lho wisiern part nf the Stato there was daug-r of damage by tho Hessian lly, but Secretary Mohler says that the excessive precipitation of moisture initio past week saves the crop from the ruNvges of tho lly. FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. ENATB AND EOUSB. AVashington, Jan. .r.. Tha senate met at noon v, ith Hie vice president in Ihe i hair, and with fuller atteinlance ir memters than on any other day at the same hour since the session began, i'he galleries were also well lill.si Willi specta'ors Scores f petitions f r and against the Cong, r land bill mid the lorrey bankruptcy hill were presented. Mr. llnle, from the census romtiiittpe, rpH.rt4sl back, without ami'iidment. the ap"irtin ment bill, w liich w ss pla. p.l on the calendar, and statisl that majority mid ininoritv rp ports would be prcjentisl in a few days.' Mr. Hoar, from the committee on pnvi I.'.'cs and elis't j.itis, renorle l hack the . re .leiitials uf Frederick P. Dnbersas sot tttor I'lect I r. in the Stale nf Idaho for t he term of six years, beginning on the 1th of Mar. li next, with a statement that it is the u-iit 4f the senate to consider any .imvtions that, may arise on the credentials ol it senatur nt a session held .luring the term for w hich the senator claims to bp i-lntcd and not before and no reason npttcars to the i otu initteefor a departure from su. li usage in the present ease. The committee there fore recommended (hut Mr. Pubot's cre dentials be placed on till'; it was s , urdei.sl. Mr. Hoar als,. re o ted luck .rislen tials of Messrs. Slump ami .e!'..ntiell. p.naors i le. t from blaliii. w ith u s'atement that sm li credrtii iais constitute sm li c. riili cate ot tlieexeeiitive ofthe Miite and wi'h a recoinmeii'!ii'i..n that Mr. Md'oiiiieli be sworn m - Mr. ."lump having a! read v take n hisseat. Theoath of otllce w us thete'iis.ii ndmiiiistered by the vice president to Mr. Me otim ll. w ho wis escort. s to the clerk's d.-k by Mr. Mil. In 11. liiiicupuii (ne siiiat'-iit IJ.'!o wen! int.) p.s in i v- session i, ii t,e motion nf Mr. Sher man, w ho said that it w as important to have sm h a session immediately. lu the House Monday. Vlr. Henderson, uf Iowa, presented the conic mice report on the urgency il.-lieieticv hill. Ill .1 ung -.. he siated that the "eiiate bad ris . .1. d f.-om its lllliendiueiits i relative to the pav of Seiialor lal clerksi hut that the llnii'i niiht expert, to iii.s't the same .p.esii,,n on the le risi.it i ve or on the gem ral ilelieiency bill. Helln light it ju-l to Hie Senate to make tins s'alem, nt. Ihe report was agreed to. I he is'iiding business was the motion of Mr. MeAdoo, of New Jersey, t i suspem1 the rules ami pass the bill lor the retiriTm'tit of mates oft ne iiavv. host. Mr. Ciinnon mov ed to suspend the rule. iiii.I .:i sviiiiii. lull f..r t. re 'iioii ufii public building at I'anv ille, Illinois. Pend ing w Inch. M i. Plan. I. of Missouri, m ved that the lluu-e adjourn. The House re! :-e l toaojourn; Yeas, '.; nay, Ml. FIVE M12N KILLED. Disastrous Explosion on the Tow-boat Annie Roberta. Portsmouth, (i. January J A frightful Occident occurred on the river this morning. At M iio o'tlm k tho Pittsburgh tow-boat Annie Huberts expl. sled n i vlindi-r hem!, opposite here, tearing open the boiler deck ofthe boot, and hulling the mangled bodies) of live men and about 10 or 1 J wounded into the river. Ihe boat Wiis bound for Pittsburgh, ami w-as moving slow ly up the river, but with a full pressure nf .steam. Most of the men killed und injured were (.leeping in their bunks at the time of the uc. ident. Ail were horribly burned, scalded, und some mm led by pie. ps of iron. Kollowinn i.s the list of the dead. FI'ANK PKIM1Y, deck hand. P'l'N I.AWSiiN, fireman. JA E.-i SWA1I.. J. lh SHAW, deck hiiml. JAMES) tiHKEN. deck hnnd. MAY PUMP ON SUNDAY. Another Decision in Favor cf Oil Pro ducers. Pittsburgh, Jan. .1. Judge Stowe liaiidel liovvn his decision in tho cases of Cap!. in Wishart against Jennings .t Patl. rsot am! the (liliespie Pros, for putiii.lmg oil wells on Sunday. The ca-. s v-.' o appeals from the decish.ns of Aldermen, imposing; lines on tlm 4i',vneis b.r puiiiie im; on Sunday. Judge Stowe' s did- . was in favor of the nil producers. He Mated that the evidence pruduccl siio'.ve,l coiiclu-ively that unless the ivr'!.i wan pumped on Sunday ihe well l oul I m.t hp got 'en buck to produce the usual num'.er of barreis until the fallow in;; Wediie-day. The salt water, be said, moreover tends t destroy tin wells as certainly it- though the p-oHTty ofthe owners was burned up. His) Honors considers the pump'n g wellj n; w hich stll water ai'ctiinulati s us an ubsn'mc iic cssity, und is then fore a wurk of nis-.-s-(tit v, and is not unluwful. Judgments w. r. entered in favor of the oil producers. The d.s'ision was received with pleasaie by o.) iirmluoers. A MAIL WAOON ROBBED. During Work of a Thief Durinir a Foil in Chicago. ( hicago, January dariog robbery was committed Wednesday night by whirls tho liovcrniuent is loser to tho extent ol ' (.1,00,1, I'nder cover or the heavy fog which pre vailisl, a sneak thief climbed upon the mail wagon which tuns between lho;-tck Yard-, the liluo Island oflico and the main otlb e. while il was passing along tho stie.-t, ami ahstra, ted a pouch containing tho il.t:! nioiiey order remittance from the 111 tie l.-ilan.t 0 Ilice, amounting to Shlno in cash; the stamp sale iciiiiltiinee, amounting to (IT), and 5 registered letters, representing, so far as can. be learned, money and valuables to ll x- tent of l,h. 1 he robbers have ivi bier euught. Minora' Demands Refused. Phi'adclphia, Jan. 1. 'Ihe recent meclinn af miners uml mine laborers id 1 list rid As icinbly No. Hivision A, 41I the F. M. Y. A., held in Altodiia lUceniber 'JS, framed it circular, whi. h was tent to operators, in which upward ot two In7.11 tleuian.U were made. The pr:iiciutl one wus for a i hungo in tho price of mining from no tents gro-w to 60 ui lits net ton. A liierliug of os'rators won held in this city at which it was unani mously decided not to grunt the lc numl far an advance, and to iiiuke no comxssiotis whatever. Twenty-four of the largest com panies In the Eastern bituminous district were reprtsented at the conferi me. Seven Ch.ldren Burned to Death. Ualcigli, N. ('., January 1. Scot Thomp sou, a negro living near Paylmro, Vunilio county, went to church accompanied by bis wife und oldest child, leaving iu his liouse live of his children und two grundchildren, whoso ages ranged from a few tuoutlu to to vears. Uudng services at I he church Thomp son's bouse took fire and seven of ihe child ren were burned to death. '
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