T MIDPLEBUBQ POST. COLOMBIANS TO i WE OLD RELIABLE liWADEJANAMA 4It la Rann,rpd a Porw of 3000 Left Cartagena For That Pnrpoiw. C. 3. MARINES LANDED AT COLON is 'c. y. -.i . -). , r ; lKltl'A,g? MjcPnK99w row tub PoaT 'y fey its corps oi coKKapONDENt BEAVER SPRINGS. Ji-d Kntella.I'M. Iiomig ajient $nnlav with C. B. Witmer's ot sunbury recently. A nutn'wr of, weddii'g.s are re ,)icti'i for this place Mot Xcw Ytflr. Mi- Marx JVrktrof Y..A. W.iu r firr'l. i1 visiting her many ti'ieml in ,,. her former home. H. I. Iioinig f 1 1 : 1 a 'm-uh-is r:j, '.i A !toona ek. 1!, .. I. 1. Zinimrnii.in i- -: 1 1 1 ries of lin e! iiiK-t j i: i.n. i ill'- ( . pr., j vi- Ti,.: Pi .otiicrar. o ! 1 1 I 'I'ilT i'ii ' 1 1 i' j i( -j t;i r; t ! 1 1 In 111 ( 'hr'.-l inn-, Fories. V . I f i - i j iir'i.j-n-il M n! i'.lii-ii Si;ii.., i . -H irr.i- 1 1 . i I'll.elllaii i.t i .1' A .-In A n , .hi r this J I : t -- O i Sun. I.l ,'. 'i, i i-t Ik- -nun- a; 1 r.i 1 1 is. ii-r". t. J. A. Krlli,tiT of -Sil IH'- banna University, S.-linsgrovo. vi-it-ed hi- parents. Wilson Dreese, If. II. I jim.li, am! H. II. Schrader attended Teachers' Institute last Thursday. Tii Teachers Institute held at ilnMleliiirg last week, wan one of die ii't ever held in thin O). Manv thanks are due to our worthy Co. Sunt. Geo. W. Wall 'alUirn for the Siient way in which the Institute was conducted, and to the Instruc tors for the masterly way in which tliey handled their suhjecU. SCHNEE. Iiena Metzger spent Sunday un der the parental roof. Dr. E. E. Tool, of Freeburg, transacted business in town, Mon day. Elmer Troup and wife were the petti of Jacob Willow, atRichfield, Sunday evening. . H. K. Hornberger, a welknown auctioneer of Aline, was in town, Tuesday, poHtingsome sale bills. Don Hoover enjoyed dinner in Fremont, Sunday. Our people, who attended the In stitute at Mittdleburg, report a fair and interesting Institute. F. Kerstetter and family ot McKees visited his hrother F. J.I R. S. Mei.ser wxs at Baltimore last ' some musie dun'ng the holidavs. Serstetter Sunday. Fnday on huMiiess for the firm. j Wm. Schraw.'.er and Chariw Hiram Stthnee w spending a tew S. Weis was in Philadelphia Ia.t Xeitz were Sunbury vi.sibirs Satur iays in Richfield among his friends, i wwk making his holiday purchase.! day. Brian Teatc and John Bower ot A. D. Can-y naile a business trip I m Hmiiinei's Wharf transactetl busi- to Sunburv last T!iurlav. ! RICHFIELD. ness in uur locality Tuesday. I Eli Reio-le f.n.1 .T.,l,n 5r..;niM..J Imnlwrmao of McKee's transacted I -u Tuelav ..f last week. Thev'. P 00 ?,miil.v even'"t? biLsnewsin tiimn nu a.r .r-w I were aefoirmanied hv S.imnl T .,t "is sermon was favorably comment- e dav. I Geo. Wagner and family werej H- J- Duck, of Elizabethville, the ruests oflandlonl Minium nar'spent Sunday with his family. Strouptown Sunday. MT. PLEASANT MILLS. Adam Kaltwriter and wife are visiting his mother. Albert Boyef Spent a few days with his friends in town. j Lloyd Hackenburg, who wasj 'urkiog at Burnhani came home bte;k- A number of our people attended A teachers institute last week, all teachers of this district werej iftm- N. Brosius of Middlebunr wasi n town last Friday. J ville sptut iuri of lat wttk visitiug i Ha.... r . l t - .it. . -.y -uangie anu croumai -vowajt who wer work mr ,ot ,u- " , . i , , : v'i"o this summer came home last Suydcr Couuty hisiitule lastweek, The children have tujoved the. Mrs George Kekhcubach aiidivacatiou last wtx-k .uie ol'theui al-, Sittr are visiting rj ativt m.teueu.tiif i::.-iitiue. Staui-jkiu, c i J- l'. Shadle and friend, Mis er, took a drive to Middleburg ihlay alter uoou. U. Ferry, wife and ilaughter visitiug at KauU ou Suuday. . -Hiss Nettie Hackenburg ia vUt H i W Irviu Boyera a. few days. iJJMJ Unar fut auivwary, fwuUx 5. EJecaat address werw r waafuruiahca by the oxcW Ji S0"! supper u eujoxed by I Atbogaj sad daugb- Deafness cannot be cured Ily local applications as the cut not ip'-h t he diseased irti.n of th far. There in only one way to our. deufnesH, ami that is by it institutim. al remedies. Ieafiies8 U caus.il h an inflamed condition of the 101101.11 iinir.g of the Kusfarhiau Tui When this ti- is ii.il. lan-il v o have a rumbling -ootid or itnn'rft i in ;t r i iy when if is ri.l'.rclv elo-n. ! )i iif.ic ' is til'- ri-ni', ;! m. -'lii' iiill.imiiuifii.n run le taken on: ivl tlii-j tiii.i- rr t r- 1 in ir j nnmml coin I ;l ini.-i, l.i-uri.ig u ! I ! ! -T r. s t . ! ; r I'vi'f ii;iii' ni-r- not ,t r n ar.- : i -. - 1 i . - , t f . i r r f . . !,ii!:i- n jl i i i i j :. t i ;...!.. . . :iti.,i, ,.f t!..-1 in';-.! -r.-ii !. i vi ;l'.v () il r... I '.':-!r- f r . f I ). 'riu-i-il l,v i -at irrh i !:; i-:ir,m,f !. r. i i 1 1 i!i - ' '.iarr!i ' oiv. I-'. J. ' IIKNKV ,t T.-hih. ). -n'i liv i ! rii''i-t 7"n 1 i (all I'.unii y I'i are 1 1 t. e3E3URG. Illy ot niir peolne -iliclit last week It the eo'inly -tat. ; M.tninie Ifavs ., .Mei.-erviile spent .Saturday ami Snmlay at this , place. i f'!n. Solomon nf N'ew R'r!tn JP"nt '""" m,'"? rn"n"H ",'re- ! " ' l"iai"h h visiting friends in : A..amH..r-r tn.s wee. Jennie flood ling of Mei.serville I 4 1 t . I t pent several days with Mr. and j Mrs. R. F. Gov. Will Dunkleberger who had been employed in the western part of the state returned home on Monday. SELIN3GROVE. The students are hard at work again after the Thanksgiving vaca tion. On Wednesday and Wednesday night we had quite a snow fail, measuring about three inches. John Hoffman, a former resilient of this place, but now ot Williamn town, was a visitor in town Wednes day night. Rev. C. E. Frontz, ot the western part of the state, was in town a diort ; tune last week. He wxs on Ins wav to the C. E. Convention at Phila. , Harrv Weis P. Kl'inirler ami I Georw 'iTams t.-.L- a rri m" 1 ..L-.m. i railroad foreman at the Junction. I j Prof. Woodruti attended the j Grand Lodge of Masons iu Phila delohta last Weilnes-iav. Mrs. Kate Wageuseller lett for Carlisle, where she"e.xpects to spend some time with her daughters, Danny Gemberliug, who has ben in North Dakota all summer, is home with his family uutil next spring. J. A. Luuibard was at Mifflin- town last week. KREAMER. Miso Mable Guiilius of this place who is teaching school at Bauuer- " jm.ru . , Manv ifoole atlciided the annual ; S-ut Row from titar Miltou i i visiting relatives iu tow u this wek. j Graut Wliitmvre of Herndon is W. W. Koush w;ts to Wct .drilling a well for Johu Ivrebs. Miltou Saturday. Bcu Rhyiuestieu and wife ot Miss Coiu Row wa viaitiug S.Iiusgrove are in this sectin friends iu licwistowu for a lew days, butchering this week. Miss Verdic Fields ot thus towuj Our vouug people took Ira who was visiting iu liewistowu aud returucd houio sick. C.. A. Fisher aud family of this place sHiut Suuday with ndativew at Wilkcd Barre. Groycr Suiitli waa hoiuo visiting hi uiothcjr over Suuday. . . (uito fcBumkr of out peopit attoudod th4 IuatituU at Middleburjj lal ( - ' A PORT TREVORTON. Miss Miry lline .ent Sunday witi her cousins Misses Ix-nora atxl Iera Bingaman. Jacob Shaffer of ISerwick, Benja min, Flilwin and their wives of Sun!. ury spent Sunday with their piirents, .fas. C. Shafler and wite. Miss Carrie lieirhenlmch of S,in hury rjx-nt Saturday with lu r aunt Mrs. ieo. Flanders. M -. I'hdin Ariiold of li:imnkin j retiirtiiil In. me Mntnlav after have- lj:vr several d:ls with her -is(. p i 1 f T M i .1 IHi l li .hot. Mi- .fetii.ii- ('hai'le" i ..me thi w eek after h i 1 1 1 li ! .e!- 'iT.' j.'ea-a ShainnKiii tVi'-ti. i-i turr.i ' I'iiiiip I -iu!i-rt .ri' 1 -li-!:er 'ire eiiij.l. vi d I):llljiilill f o. Mrs. ,:r;, Ualin. .f Snnl'urv spent Suu.'.av I f.-4H. -mi i -.vie-,. -her ! i , .. . a'nl A Itll ipareiits, Mr. llerrnld and wife. I ('. W. Siroh. A. V. Anei;er and (. ) Kau-t. -M'Ut Sunday v:t;i , their ln-tter halves. ! Kmamiel Ancker and family of ' Ver lilla moved to town hnt week, j m. Stepp ot V'a-hiit)ton, I). .'. I -ipetit, a week with his pi'.renfs, I Henry Stepp and wite. ! A. M. Str .h transacted husines.s eoiintv seat Tuesday of last week. Pre,sidinir Kld-r tiramlev, of York, held onarterlv conference in the United Evangelical church, Sun- lav. H. F. Charles represented Jno. C. Arnold Post N'o. 107 at Middlehurg, Saturday, for the benefit of the erec tion of a monument for the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War. John Hoover and Hiram Gramley are erecting a new house for Stewart Hall at Mahantango. Rev. Mitman, of Kansas, is visa ing Rev. Sealheimer and familyl The professional men of town or ganized a hand during the past month. The following are memlrs: Undertaker Snyder, Prof. Herrold, Conductor Veitz, Prof. Steffen, Fer- rvman iailv. liartier .itr f.-i D,alt.r UUl, But.-her W.xniIinL' Carpenter Herrold and several tnHrs. Xhe K,'v-Mengle preachwl a trial ser-j mo11 t,)!" tne formed congregation ,rVm h. A. Garman. H. W. Gravhill and . I. Gravbill were in MitHin- town on Thursday. Mrs. Samuel Pellman is down with intlamation of the bowels. Calvin Foltz is ill with diptheria, J. M. Basoin and Jonathan Worn- er were in Sunbury on Saturday. Miss Grace Snvder returned home from Plymouth, Monday Dentist Ditlenderfer and Or wig were Here to transact business the beginning of the week. Miss Dora Weaver of Meiserville was in town Monday Gray bill St Garruan bought a new horse. Elmer Shelleuberger and wife are iu Millliutown this week atteud- . nig court. M m "" VERDILLA. u0u,t Siotzberger alter spend- 'i,,, , witl. v;u...l- ..f i "'K ' -'vv - " 'uvuuj ah '.iiauiu kiu Laiu came home ou Satunlav. Sholly by surprise last Saturday night it was his eighteeulh birthday. D. M. Stahl killed the champion hog iu this section weighing 520 pouuda. Our pcial aal of holiday goods will bvgla Tuday Doo. 15. ' A splendid a ortiuMtt to aalect tVws, Including Am caudM), aaU loU oX thauv SWINEFORD. r f j i Mrs. f,e. rtrhafR-r. of Mt, ( armH, .penta few days with her father, Tra er IfniT cholera is prevaiimr thr niirli this section of tlm ej.imtry. Wen riek lost I: sliouu ami .Steniiier F'.rns. sliiiineila ft'enei O' street, rtilwny ties last wwk the i K. K. Sehanilmi-li. near s' liii-l at tlie li.,i.ie,,f W. A. ...j ill,i:in Thur.lay. K,!U navy Al e-i Kn.'i.enlei-v .t'rr-ne.nt ; .-. . ' e I 1 1..- h' s, ,ii.i.i' v ii t'.e :,,(.. - h ei.er. . .Iiii la.-Ueiil.ii: ,., I , . . ... TV' r' Week. ;'" ".' ' I r Keller h , i,( .. '' ill'.' it Km fc.l ni.ei .1- r -anrie! ;. iaml : in ;. '. .r tin- -rlii.e - . I la . en v iii i.l. al. l--. liny' Keel, .ei 1' e-iay .k'here her fat are hntne. :..r i H.-1..I- lletijaiiini i'.inii in, I I-Mill- llernn.i ot' Kreamer, were in '.eva -Jii tt;i evening. ' r. v . niter ami .v;t. "peni .-"UintHy o it nf town. ir-. j.eKi ,vii,Hr -iient i .lay at Freet.urif, recently yrui Krttlifuii ami mn. HuimT. drovti to I'avtiiiivrille. .-mitay. Charles Vetrer. who huil lien .v.rk ini for C. W. firayhill for thejit year, hits aeeeptert n -xmiticm teniiin nar at M.rt r....l. I .. .. it "- " wiiiiii(imi nonse On Friday (veninirthei-aiathiinipians lereniMled .. ii. Wlney ami wife. Herbert Ktsmler ami H. V Smith 41ent Sunday evening out of town. J. 3. Meiaer and wife of Glohe Milla. vlaited there daughter Mrs. Aurthur Aurand, Sunday. Mr. Sana man and Muw Maude Ri.nkl. oi, ., a..j ..... MerchanUi' Hotel, Beaver .prini9. On ChrlstmaM evening a ("antat.i, entit'ed Santa's and Trades' ramivr,;. will Ix- held in the Reformed ehun h ..f Miililleliiiri(. Mr. and Mrs. Henjamin Hine annoiiui'e the marriaie of their daiiifh ter Blanch Edna to James H. -trr-hwker of Bavertown. LOST. An open face .-silver Wat. ' , on the road from Iviinimee to .-win-ford. A iitieral reward is oifered :'i r its return to John s 'ham bach. It. Swineford. Pa. Mia Hattie Bowersox kfave a taify Monday evenini?, at her home on West ilarUet -st. to a niimlwr of iierl ter. "aa :he 'tperir.. e f oer ..-s- friemis. Those present were, Mi.-aes '' 30 yr-ar-s old. i jt-.Tiwar. :.) Dora Meisei, Lottie ("rouse, Maude1 rPlata as -vaa rcucd .a u: u- Runkle. Cary Willis. Haire (irayhiU, : most lylEiJ ""ndltlon. L.-ail H'.z-i Murcia App, Claire Winey. Anna! ' 2rixlth Wumeldorf. ami Messrs. Lioyd toiS'l.T T' - the vessel vaa .azd.m at uvorrorl ersox, Albert 3oyer. Thomas Keller. two wkB a?0. tIft .i Lauuo roblas, aud ( lemeut ."Stetler. I .v ' , uu .tui "curl' j amon? the merctiaadUe. mJ t'-r. :ae ' " ' , ship -was at aea he enaeavoreil 10 in ! Announcemtot. I hla vay out, hut 'inaole ro lo v. The repairs of the Ziou's Lutheran! F"r 10 -e 'rlfi(l ' ""tract '-a at church, i known as the ArboB-aat! tentlon of those on board i:y saour.n? church), are now mushed, and will del at the top ot als voice, but ao relief reopened Sunday morning, December j name and he abandoned iope. Then 13th. An aoie speaker wui le Dresenti fnnn.i ha iro.onroa . nif-.hi a.r and assist the pastor in the service. T. 7 18 lnv,te,i t0 this reopeuinif. E. E. Gilbebt, Pastor, Fremont, Pa. T tin Poblic My wife. Emma F. Elliott has left my rjeaanu noam without just cause. I hereby caution an v one not to sell her auythiuir. on my credit as I will pay no bills contracted by her. S. K. Elliott, Shamukin Dam, Pa. COURT HOl'SE CHIPS. D(Ja Entered forEecord. Xv-P Wideumyer and wife, et.j made ,jff. followed bv als ompamon. ai. tTBTti. ArbojrMt. et. ai. trustees , rae mos,enKer ,.av in aiara but of Manbeck church, two iota iu .-prion ! ,., , i rv . ' ' both of he aen -scaped. The :;ouca tWD., SOo.i J. , . . . .. . . , , . , . , .. waa found in i hauway. 'aree )tiM'k3 Chapman twp., fooJ0. ' tbeck3 af5ns m value $3!.( er . T , ,.rrr !tn 'ae pouch, but nine r"K'.stenM iet Johu F. Look and wife to J. M. Louir ; , . , , . ,, , house and lot in Seiiusnove. $130. tere- kb1eileve4. 0 ,oon J '" a ae" T , . . I gotiabi stocKS. bonds and currency, Jonn A. Mover to Geo. U aud Martin i miine L. Moyer, two tracts in Washington j ere mlssm; twp., S4 a. lo p., iJSM.iA. ! Catherine Look to Samuel E. Loui?, house aud lot in Peun twp., (1. J. D. Haines to Jennie E. Bilger, lot No. 4o iu Beaver Springs, (loOU. 1 Willi Prrtaied. j The last will and testament of John F. Look, lata of Penn twp.. deceased, was probated and letters thereto grant ed to the widow, Mary A. Long, who is named as executrix and la the heir during life and at her death the proper ly la uiTwea soars ana snare ajute among hia aix chikirao. MarrUt llfiiin, CharteaF. Bener, ' TtoztlviUe, Clon. Ow. S A rjmor la In olr"ii- latlon here to the effect that JO0O not- ,pft cftnt for lhp poM of inva.1ln the Isthm-,. Nod faila ar known, and the rimor -an- n"r be eonflrmed. It prohahly had :t sr.nrf in Port I.lmon. Coo'o Rjea wheri it !rotili steamer fruru Car'aena. The only yi'sllile nienns of appronrtilnK Psnania : !v nar- vr "I an I lifTleiil; nvvintain prii-.' n.I; in '.Miitry Ai'.an'a T:e !s ao-v "I .f it X I ' 1 'II . . e . I ar.n; " -Itv l.la )ee--, ;e-,f '(l ' "lte ,!, t ' ; v't- '.r..r' :in it'.-r ., --'r.-'.-j v"i.-'"r---i ! !: -nmrr.itfeo in ' T'-n- . n- T..e iia'-.trh ,f V,o , ;(apr 1 'o 'he ',;. t :nr'er. . f sr prr.ir. " ml r.re-.--.i n onr :.inta ,1th ...r.,.,r . ,;nn f -v.., partm of ''.ilor-.l-iian 'ohiler :'r,r -hp ithmuj of "marna Thm ihonr ; i mil,a 'af" ' f '"',lr'n mn -h -r-iise n tW "l,"ri 'VU "na-'1" hf,r "r'm- maniler tn keep :n ' lose wira -1ta relopmenu in 'he O.'lomMan tt'ia- tlon ortlnatln-? In anj about the -.-1- clnlty of Cartagena, from which ;le , It la rnmnrrt the solitlri ar rr marra on th lth mil a. VatraL' oS(ala il- c"n" T wneiner mm awpatrn m the Atlanta to the r,nt of Darten ia the reanlt of any intlmartrma of or IJVa -jreparatlona on h tart of i; lomhla: hey 'ontent 'hertiselvo -v':h xr.rosi-lni? "he inlnlnn "hat . e iniTWflsthle for m!,lan Trvn T.arfh ovoriaret -u '..;on r "'-ir.arr.a '-.-ai;-e if .-r.r. a.; -a. ".:'.' v ' -onarry "o ,e -riv-re.:. 'he iear';rr 'f 'h1 -snet h t'zr4-- l x iir.'.ir.ir.r m r. :: arts "he -: r. !oa t -t- i:?. "1.- f " Stated 'n , -'i: STOWAWAY NEARLY sTAqvS3 Imonsored n -zil :t jcean - -irjr.er " 3ays Without -zaa :r iter Imprincned r. -s ;.. I i m eaa frnuhter '4 iarq T::ic;t :joi r va- Ha TelKheU only i0 potinda and aa too eak to raise himself from a ri cumbent position. Leslie s -vmght when he secreted himself it Liverpool waa 140 pounds. Bank Meaaenger floooed. Baltimore, Md.. Dec. . .Stewart Hill, nessenner for the Meirhants' National Bank, went into the reipstry division of the postoiflc" :n 'hu i:y. He laid down ais pouch, --ontainm? 17000 in bonds, coupons and stocks. ' on a table while he registered a ietter. i While his bats -raa "lmed two men ! entere.1. One crabbed the noucfl nd Slgrit Reatored Aa Ha Slept. Trnton. N. J.. Dec. S. SJward Trtmple. 10 years old. who beaaa a fw days ago to recover his aiht. of which he had been deprived for the past four months, awoke with the exclamation: "Mother, it's half-past seven." Mm. Trim pie has been sleeping In the same room, and awoke to s her son sitting tip in bed. with hla eye riveted oa a mail alarm clock oa a bnraau aeveral rest away. The tad got up and dremed ' and. going tews stairs,, picked ap a nwapapr and bagaa to read U head proof Uai aU sight 19TT ' ' ' "i v v : : j. it. ..a A.,' . '. ' r a, ; ' r,".r -",'ar .lir, ' ;,t ..-'.- n ''ft , .1 J r ..;r a .r..t i ' . r, : n . - j v i -,f . ' t - - a ' e in l i.a- T.- r , rs..; r.. , er7ii ,r . e T i'i rr. rr-.- 1 rt - t : i I : i l".ar:" ,t r,y ,ur. 'o 7r,M p--'a! las f -.e-irm a 'V.la i'!tT. 'b." ii v -i 'o .mpr"..' their r.nii.tion. o . their r.w- anre and etiahle t hm to earn by their Induarr' nd i.onenry a comfortabi lfvlihrto To mm ro tl. . -r ther la a claim of persons in 3alrl--nor and in ofhr larga i-it'.ea who ir rnplovoii :,v prnnr'e'ora of lirtre r!ntj ;nz -otahliKhmenta. come ,f he wort T3 ire mr,kiv,Ml .a 'he :ors. other? r.ak .-arr.enra n a-n l:om tR.l .rr.i -hem m ;.. -sran-' 1-" . rr.er." .-. ar.r f 'beso v -r'-r.-ra. ': - ' y. r -... :i. p r. i T.r-'- b'ld "a..: f.-r i ar'-:l ..-s-.a.-a ..... r.v-i ' iit irtat - r : i a '- it -a r "vo.r :.t ".eir """Kl" :."e',..".l- i.n : .: :-ar:-- ::-s :r-a n .u u.-ra.:y r ;j f ...i. ' -.,1 : .:sni i -r-iL . -at a -::": rr..:.::ca r r-'----: :. r. l t -sta.i.. -u:a .:a:r:r .r..: r -attons 't-b then and 'be;r -Tr:i."ors. ' GENERAL CCD EAPOCINTZD The .3-eaicent Serca '3 Senate Nomi nations -63 Army Offcer. lVasnicctc;a. v lJr"sident Roosevelt las -ent 'o 'die enita tha nomination ..f 'leneral Leonard "Vnod to be i rcaj'-.T zeneral cf he irrr aaj the nomination . f 167 ether irmy )tfl- ers wcosa ;iromot;oa :s dependent oa hat of General 'Vood. Vccompanr.tig ipse nrminationa were ihose of aaout 2" "tvtllaa ippointees. iacindiag that ji Dr. ".V. H. ..nm to bo collector of ha port of "har:eton. 3. C and sotnw others -ream 'hu- resident aouunatci :a the last onr?ss. Vhiie the nominauocs ar dated to ake -Ject from h :me the ''otaaus sicca vere Jrat saued oa '.ha reeesa appointmects. It 3 the jjenerai opin ion of members 1 f '-he senate '-at '.ho aom:a"" fill r"ta;a their nd "aait mui 'he nominations ire :cntirrned. despite "he fact that all of the otficera iffrwr.-d ' -n -Trias f ;r r.eariy 'hr :u r.': ;n i' r 'a..' aJan''-i raai and ray vmca they will he enutled when r::;.-i:.i. '.'a '.h:a th-ory, 'Jen erai Wood 'vill ase to serre ad major genera; md vii! -t-sume hia rank ot bngaiiier '-tU'-ra. .iad hold it until ho is confirmed in the nigher ran. TVha he is I'onnnaeu. liowever. he will ns cetve a commisfion dated August J and his advanced ;:tty will take elect from that time. Policeman Suffocated at a Fir. New York. Dec 7. Patrolman FY alt J. Reuican lo,t his life during th pro grees ot a are in a mtaoraat In F1 ton atreeL Redican diacoTered the flnw and after toraing in aa alarm returtacd, to th building to wars tit, tenants ot th upper fioorg, aM ot whom-aca4. Attar th flr waa .wK Bdkaav w found aaaaaudvia "a loom - too tMM.. U Mm