THE WIZARD iS DEAD. JAY GOULD, THF, GREAT FINA.\fcIER, PASSES AWAY. lie Leaves an Estate of at Least 9100,- 000,000 and His Son, George Gould, Will Continue at the Helm—The Kemarka ble Career of the Deceased. NEW YORK, Dec. s.—The funeral of the late Jay Gould, who died here Friday, was held from the family residence on Fifth avenue. The funeral was private, and the JAY GOULD, general public was barred out because the family feared that the crowd could not he handled with comfort. The interment oc- j curred at the Gould mausoleum, Wood law 11 cemetery. Consumption killed Mr. Gould. It is safe to declare that Mr. Gould lias left a fortune of $100,000,000. The popular estimate of his property is about $150,000,000. George Gould, the eldest sou, who mar ried Kdith Kingdon, the actress, has for a long time been prominent in managing his father's affairs, and he will probably re main at the helm now that his father is dead. Gould's Remarkable Career. It has been truthfully said that Jay Gould was one of the most remarkable products of American civilization. He was pre-eminent amid the throng of shin ing lights with whom he was as sociated in Wall f street for more / than thirty years. wjf Among the lead- / '***- ers in the opposi- 'fit]/ tion to his schemes Zis were men as am- -tr fj bitious and as \ / / greedy of gain, if not equally as bril- vV^ liant, as himself. \ yC' But he succeeded \\ j]l \ in over reaching \V / // 1 them all, and at \ / I the close of his ca- \ \ V reer stood without \ r a rival. Although. GEORGE GOULD, his methods have been greatly criticised he succeeded in gratifying his greatest ambition—amassing the most colossal fortune ever accumu lated by one man. He was born on May 27, ISM, near the little town of ltoxbury, in Delaware coun ty, this state. His father, John B. Gould, was the owner of a small farm. He married three times, ami his first wife, Jay's mother, died in 1841. The boy was christened Jason, and he was known by his full name until he was nearly twenty years old, when he changed it to Jay. In his earliest days little Jason used to tend his father's cows. He did not like farming, however, and when he was ten years old he began to walk fifteen miles to the nearest school and started out Sunday nights, returning on Saturday. There he soon learned to read, write and figure. At fourteen he became a clerk in a country grocery, hut he studied at night and soon determined to become a surveyor. During 1 this period his genius for driving sharp bargains began to develop itself. In one case he overreached his employer in u small real estate deal, which is said to have cost him his position. He Goes to New York. Gould came to New York in 1853 with an ingenious mouse trap which he had invent ed and which he intended to exhibit and perhaps dispose of. He got into a horse car, placing his package 011 the seat. A thief who imagined it might contain val uables tried to run away with it, but Jay ! caught him. The invention was not a success, and Jay | went back into the country and made his living at surveying for several years. Dur ing this time he made the acquaintance of Zadoc Pratt, of Prattsville, who owned t he ' largest tannery in the state. Gould be came Pratt's partner and made considera ble money and, it is alleged, ruined a leather merchant named Leupp, who ad vanced him money. Leupp became hope lessly involved in bankruptcy and shot himself in his magnificent house 011 Madi son' avenue. Gould engaged in his first railway enter prise in 1857, when he bought the bonds j of the Itutlund and Washington railroad 1 at ten cents on the dollar. He sold out ! afterward at a fair profit. Between 1859 and 1860 Jay Gouhl first 1 began to blossom out in Wall street. Within a very short time he was in t la front rank. His chief characteristic was his cautiousness and reserve. He made friends with very few and was the enemy of most of his associates in speculation. The first great scheme in which Gould be came interested after in? entered Wall street was the gobbling of the Krie railroad. Erie was t hen one of the active stocks. He began by dabbling in it and Anally became its controlling spirit in 1807. His acquaint ance with James Fink, Jr., began several years previous, and the two made one of of the strongest teams Wall street has ever known. When Fisk and Gould went into Erie Daniel Drew was the controlling spirit, and the Erie deal originated in a war he tween Drew and Commodore Vanderbilt. The latter wanted to get hold of Erie. He bought at every opportunity. Drew, Fisk and Gould luid plans to defeat him, Gould engineering the scheme. Securities were issued by the bushel, and then Vanderbilt resorted to litigation. Injunctions were obtained to prevent Drew from issuing Vanderbilt Loses 97,000,000. Finally an issue of 50,000 shares of Erie was authorized. This settled Vanderbilt, and he retired from the fight with a loss of $7,000,000. Warrants were issued for the arrest of Drew, Fisk, Gould and the other directors of Erie, but they escaped by flee ing to Jersey City with the securities. It is said that $6,000,000 were carried over the ferry in one coach. Erie was then incorpo rated in New Jersey, and New York legis lators were bribed, it is said, to legalize tht new issue of 50,000 shares of stock. Petal b. £weeney ( as receiver of Erie, got $150,00f as his fee by order of Judge Barnard. It is said that Gould went to Albany with $500,- 000 in his pocket for use in the lobby. He was arrested and brought to New York and went back under the charge of a deputy sheriff, who let him escape. The result of this battle was that Drew took liis profits and withdrew from the ! management, and Gould and Fisk came in. This was in lNks. Gould was first president : in that year and continued at the head of j the company until 1872. Everybody supposed that Erie was i squeezed dry at that time, but between ! ! these years the debt of the railroad in- > creased from $<14,000,000 to $115,000,000. Drew speculated in Erie after Gould go' 1 iu, and before he knew it he was cornered in earnest, and Gould relieved hiin of sl,- 600,000. Gould from Krie in 1*72 by a combination of the English stockholders, but for years afterward it was in the hands of a receiver. Gould is said to have made : $12,000,000 clear out of the wreck. The Gold Conspiracy. The gold conspiracy of 1809 was one of the most remarkable episodes of Gould's career. It was engineered by the firm of Smith, Gould & Martin. Gould went about j this scheme openly and was persistent in advocating a movement to advance the price of gold. He argued that it would be a great bene fit to the farmer and to the business inter ests of the country. In order to get the government into the deal he interested A. It. Corbin, a brother-in-law of President Grant, in the scheme. During the summer of 1869 President Grant came to New York, and Gould and Fisk entertained him and his party 011 one of the sound steamers. Jt was at this banquet that Gould first got at the ear of Grant. Gould wanted to put gold up to 145. He had bought the big load he was carrying at 180. Grant finally seemed to be impressed with GOll Id's theory and wrote a letter to Boutwell, the sec re tary of the treasury, expressing the view that it was not a wise thing to force down the price of gold. Gouhl kept buying, but it took a purchase of $50,000,000 to raise the market from 135 to 140. Then Fisk and several other friends of Gould came into the scheme and assisted him by buying gold. Early in September of 1809 it began to look as though the scheme was about to succeed. The only danger was that the treasury might unload its gold and break the mar ket before the conspirators could realize their profits and get out. Gould finally got alarmed. It got abroad that the bears would attempt to change the administra tion's policy. Mr. Gould and Mr. Corbin decided to act promptly. President Grant was then at Washington, Pa., thirty miles from telegraphic communication. Mr. Cor bin in a letter to the president stated the situation, and Gould and Fisk selected the messenger to take the letter to Grant. General Horace Porter, the president's private secretary, says t hat the fact, that this messenger came all the way from New York excited Grant's distrust, and he be gan to feel that Mr. Corbin's interest in the gold policy of the administration had for a foundation pecuniary motives. President Grant directed Mrs. Grant to write a letter to Mrs. Corbin, in which .Mrs. Corbin was instructed to notify her husband that if he had any interest in gold speculations he should retire from them at once. This let ter was received on the evening of Sept. 22. two days before Black Friday. Gould got this news from Corbin, and it | was resolved that on the next day, Thurs day, a gigantic effort should be made to boost the market higher and unload. Ac cordingly all the Gould brokers went scrambling for gold. Gould, however, who appreciated the fact that the game was up, was quietly selling while all his associates were buying. The next day, Black Friday, came the panic memorable in the annals of Wall street. The most intense excitement pre vailed at the Stock exchange, and the price of gold was run up to 105. Suddenly the announcement came that the treasury was selling freely, and the bottom dropped com pletely out of the market. When it was learned that Gould had gone back on his friends and sold them out the most bitter indignation was felt, and it would have gone hard with him if the an- I gry mob had been able to lay its hands upon him. After being ousted from the Erie manage ment Gould went into Union Pacific in 1873 and was for ten years its master. He made millions out of the road and increased its debt. Gould's connection with the Union Pa cific ceased in 1883. An action was brought by the United States government against the Gould directors for misappropriating the assets of the company, but 110 satisfac tion was obtained. During the past fifteen years Gouhl has been interested in nearly all the great rail roads of the country. One of his chief iiiPil WHERE GOULD WAS JU RIED, boasts was his development of the South- j western system. He obtained control of the Missouri Pacific, upon which the Wa- 1 bash system was grafted. The* Missouri J Kansas and Texas, St. Louis and Iron Mountain and Texas Pacific were also brought into the system. Gouhl also secured control of the New York Elevated roads. Cyrus W. Field was swamped in the collapse of the bull move ment in Manhattan in 1886, and Gould has ! always claimed that he came to Field's rescue and saved him from bankruptcy by taking his Elevated railroad stock oil' his hands. The stock fell from 175 to 120. He got his foothold in the Western Union in 1881 and has since absorbed every com- 1 pany that attempted to compete with it. j As in all the other Gould properties there has been a tremendous increase in the Western I nion's debts and securities since the Wizard came into power. Every rival company had to be crushed, no matter what it cost. His Pure Private Life. In 1882 Gould took some friends into his 1 private ollico and showed them his strong j box in liiH safe. It contained $23,000,000 j worth of securities, according to the .stories I which were circulated at that time. I In private'life Gould's record has been : that of a most exemplary citizen. He loved j ! his family and spent all of his time outside j of his business hours in their company. 1 One of the notable incidents in Gould's 1 Wall st reet caieer was his public chastise ment by Major Selover, a big lventuckian, in 1877. ItovMitli Is Hying, VIENNA, Dec. f>—A dispatch from Turin J says that Louis Kossuth Is dying. ' | BENNY'S LAST LETTER. (Continued from First Puge.) I —; 1 company engaged in the construction of the Nicaragua ship canal. ! The report of the secretary of the treas ury will attract especial interest in view of the many misleading statements that have been made as to the state of the public rev enues. Three preliminary facts should not I only he stated but emphasized before look ing into the details—first, that the public .lebt has been reduced since March 4, 1889, £159,074,200, and the annual interest nharge 4511,684,469; second, that there have been paid out for pensions during this administration up to Nov. I. 1892, $432,564,178.70, an excess of $114,466,380.09 over the sum expended dur ing the period from March 1.1885, to March 1. 1889, and, third, that under the existing tariff up to Dec. 1 about $93,000,000 of rev ; enuc, which would have been collected upon imported sugars if the duty had been maintained, has gone into the pockets of i the people and not into the public treasury, | us before. If there are any who still think that the surplus should have been kept out of cir culation by hoarding it in the treasury or deposited in favored banks without inter est while the government continued to pay to these very hanks interest upon the bonds deposited as security for the depos its, or who think that the extended pension legislation was a public robbery, or that the duties upon sugar should have been Maintained, 1 am content to leave the argu ment where it now rests while we wait to see whethi a these criticisms will take the form of legislation. During the last fiscal year the secretary purchased under the net of July 14, 1890, 54,355,748 ounces of silver, and issued in payment therefor $51,106,608 in notes. The total purchases since the passing of the act have been 120,479,981 ounces, and the aggregate of notes issued $116,783,590. The average price paid for silver during the year was 94 cents per ounce, the highest price being $1.02%, July 1, 1891, and the lowest 83 cents. March 21. 1892. In view of the fact that the monetary conference is now sit ting, and that no conclusion has yet been reached, I withhold any recommendation us to legislation upon the subject. The report of the secretary of war brings again to the attention of congress some im portant suggestions us to the reorganiza tion of the infantry and artillery arms of the service, which his predecessors have before urgently presented. Our army is small, but its organization should all the more be put upon the most approved mod ern basis. The report of the postmaster general shows a most gratifying increase and a most efficient and progressive management of the great business of that department.. The postal revenues have increased during the last year nearly $5,000,000. The deficit for the year ending June 30,1892, is $848,311 less than the deficiency of the preceding Ever since our merchant marine was driven from the sea by the rebel cruisers during the war of the rebellion the United States has been paying an enormous an nual tribute to foreign countries iu the shape of freight and passage moneys. A wholesome change of policy and one having in it much promise, JUS it seems to me, was begun by the law of March 3, 1891. Under this law contracts have been made by the postmaster general for eleven mail routes. The expenditure involved by these contracts for the next fiscal year approxi mates $954,123.33. As one of the results al ready reached, sixteen American steam ships of an aggregate tonnage of 57,400 tons, costing $7,400,000, have been built or contracted to be built in American ship yards. I earnestly urge a continuance of the policy inaugurated by this legislation, and that the appropriations required to meet the obligations of the government under the contracts may be made promptly, go that the lines that have entered into these engagements may not be embarrassed. The report of the secretary of the navy exhibits great progress in the construction of our new navy. When the present secre tary entered upon his duties only three modern steel vessels were iu commission. The vessels since put in commission and to be put in commission during the winter will make a total of nineteen during his administration of the department. The recommendations of the secretary will, 1 ilo not doubt, receive the friendly consideration of congress, for he has en joyed, as he has deserved, the confidence of all tho-e interested in the development of our navy without any division upon parti san lines. 1 earnestly express the hope that a work which has made such noble progress may not now be staid. The report of the commissioner of pen-j sions, to which extended notice is given by . the secretary of the interior in his report, will attract great attention. Judged by the aggregate amount of work done, the ; last year has been the greatest in the liis j tory of the office. 1 believe that the organ ization of the office is efficient, and that the j work has been done with fidelity. I The passage of what is known as the dis- I ability bill lias, as was foreseen, very large j ly increased the annual disbursements to 1 the disabled veterans of the civil war. The | estimate for this fiscal year was $144,956,000, and that amount was appropriated. Ade : liciency amounting to $10,608,621 must be provided for at this session. The estimate for pensions for the fiscal year ending .June | 30, 1894, is $105,000,000. The commissioner of pensions believes that if the present legislation and methods are maintained and further additions to the pension laws are not made the maxi mum expenditure for pensions will be rcac-Led June 30, 1894, and will be at the highest point $188,000,000 per annum. I 1 adhere to the views expressed in pre vious messages that the care of the dis abled soldiers of the war of the rebellion is a matter of national concern and duty. The subject of quarantine regulations, inspection and control was brought sud denly to my attention by the arrival at our ports in August last of vessels infected with cholera. Quarantine regulations should be uniform at all our ports. Under the constitution they are plainly within the exclusive federal jurisdiction when and so far as congress shall legislate. In my opinion the whole subject should be taken into national control and ade quate power given to the executive to pro tect our people against plague invasions. There is danger that with the coming of spring cholera will again appear, and a liberal appropriation should be made at this session to enable our quarantine and port officers to exclude the deadly plague. The civil service commission ask for an increased appropriation for needed clerical assistance, which 1 think should be given. I extended the classified service March L 1892, to include physicians, superintendents, assistant superintendents, school teachers and matrons in the Indian service, and have had under consideration the subject j of some further extensions, but have not as I yet fully deteruiiueU the hues upon which [ extensions can most properly anil usefully j be made. ! J have in each of the three annual mes sages which it has been my duty to sub- I init to congress called attent ion to the evils and dangers connected with our election methods and practices as they are related to the choice of ofticers of the nationul gov ernment. In my last annual message I en deavored to invoke serious attention to the evils of unfair apportionments for congress. The necessity for an inquiry and for leg islation by congress upon this subject is emphasized by the fact that the tendency of the legislation in some states in recent years has in some important particulars been away from and not toward free and fair elections and equal apportionments. There is no reason why the national in fluence, power and prosperity should not observe the same rates of increase that have characterized the past thirty years. We carry the great impulse and increase of these years into the future. There is 110 reason why in many lines of production we should not surpass all other nations as we have already done in some. There are no near frontiers to our possible development. Retrogression would be a crime. BEN £ A MI N HARRISON. FRANCE'S NEW CABINET. M. Illbot Heads the List as Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs. PAKIB, Dec. 6.—The cabinet crisis has been ended. At midnight M. Ribot sub mitted the following cabinet to the presi dent, who gave his approval of the names presented: Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs —M. Ribot. Minister of the Interior and Public Wor ship—M. Loubet. Minister of Justice—M. Bourgeois. Minister of War—M. Freycinet. Minister of Marine—M. Burdc.au. Minister of Finance—M. Rouvier. Minister of Public Works—M. Viette. Minister of Commerce—M. Siegfried. Minister of Agriculture—M. De Velle. Minister of Public Instruction M. Charles Dupuy. Lizzie Itordcn Indicted. TAUNTON, Mass., Dec. B.—Lizzie Borden has been indicted on three counts by the grand jury. The first count of the indict ment charges her with killing Abbey Bur lee Borden with a hatchet, indicting twen ty mortal wounds. The second count is the same as the first, substituting Andrew Jackson Borden for Abby Durfce Borden. There is a third indictment, which was kept a secret, as the party indicted Is not in cus tody. The jury made no public report in court. The Connecticut Senate Moots. IFALTTFOLID, Dec. O.—A short session of the senate was held. It was expected that the report of the special committee ap pointed to investigate the county commis sioners would report, but they announced that their report was not ready. A resolu tion was passed giving the committee#l,ooo for stenographers and #1,850 lor counsel. The senate usked that a report he made on Dec. 19, to which time an adjournment was taken. The seiiute was in session about tweuty minutes. After a New Trial lor Harris. ALBANY, Dec. 6.—William F. Howe, the New York criminal lawyer, appeurcd be fore the court ol appeals in behalf of Car lylc Harris, who was convicted of poisouiug Helen Potts Mr. Howe endeavored to prove that the young woman was in the habit of taking morphine to induce sleep, it is generally believed Harris will be g 1 anted a new trial. The Public Ledger Scorched. PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 7.— The Public Led ger building, a massive six story brown stone front structure on the southwest corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets and running through to Suusom street, was damaged by lire Tuesday night to the ex tent of #-00.000, of which #150,000 is sus tained by The Ledger and $50,000 by ten ants Young Pottrtittll Denies It. BRJDGEFOKT, Conn., Dec. o.—The report that Pauline S. Pearsall, wife of Thomas Pearsal], the wealthy New York broker, has secured a divorce ut Sioux Falls, is stoutly deuied by T. W. Pearsall, Jr. He said his mother had been traveling in the west for her health, and she would proba bly return during next week. Secretary Foster'* Ktiiuate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.— Secretary Foster, of the treasury department, submitted to congress the book of estimates for the fiscal year 1898-04. The estimates call for #421,- 612,215.00. The estimates for 1892-98 wore #409,008,693 10. Mm. Flevelaud May llouoi llulYalo. LAKE WOOD, N. J., Dec. 7.—ln all proba bility Mrs. Grover Cleveland will soou leave Lakewood with Baby Ruth to go to Buff alo, where she is to visit her mother, Mrs Perrinc, formerly Mrs. Folsom. Four Killed by a Train. ELMIRA, N Y., Deo. I.—William Couklin and wife, Mr and Mrs. Edward Hlauchard and Margaret I'ett, of Southport Corners, j were struck by on Erie train All were killed but Conklin, who will die For H National Quarantine. WASHINGTON, Deo. 7 —Mr Ray nor has introduced a bill in the house to "provide for the better protection of commerce nud for the general welfare by the establish rnent of a national quarantine." Flrnt Victory for the Heading WILi.i AMSPORT. Pa., Dec 0. —Hon. W. W Hart, master ami examiner in the case brought by Matthias H. Aruot, of Eluiira, against the Heading combine, lias reported in favor of the defendants. The Hill Rumor Considered Probable. ALBANY, Deo 7. —The rumor that Sena tor Hill would resign the senatorship in or der to become counsel for a New York iu- Hurauce company is looked upon here as very probable Charlie Mitchell G Trlckey, a Bostou repci*or. who WAD IU dieted for contempt of court Iu count ctioii with the Borden case, was killed by i -rui hero. K.I Stallion King Nelson Kelnstated NEW YORK Dec 0. -At a private session of the national board of review the stallion Nelson and his owuer. C H Nelsou. were reinstated Did John lloey Leave * Will? NKW YORK, Dec. 7.-No will of the late John lloey has yet been discovered BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS INTERESTING HAPPENINGS OF THE WORLD FROM FAR AND NEAR. The Developments of Kueh Day During the Week Caught Fresh from the Busy Wires and Carefully Edited and Con densed for Our Keaders. Thursday, Dec. 1. Rev. Father McMahon, at the funeral of Patrick Flynn, Republican mayor of Rock ford, Ills., said that God should bethauked that the Republican party had been buried under an avalanche of votes. Captain Kolb will not attempt to be sworn in as governor of Alabama, but will carry his contest iuto the legislature. Mr. Gladstone's parliamentary majority is now forty-two on a division. Patrick Fullam, National member for South Meath, was unseated on charges of clerical intimidation. The Earl of Dudley has stocked his es tate with tame pheasants for the Prince of Wales to shoot over the preserves. Major General Sir George Stuart White has been appointed commander in chief of the British forces in India to succeed Lord Roberts. The London local government board is preparing a stringent series of regulations to guard against the reappearance of chol era uext spring. Dr. A. Hay den Nichols secured a divorce from his wife in the Brooklyn city court. Friday, Dec. 2. Mrs. Joseph Reynolds, wife of "Diamond Joe" Reynolds, has presented the Chicago university the sum of #250,000. At Tacoma, Wash., County Assessor Cook is charged with being short in his accounts #7,500. Elizabeth E. Cutler, the only womun who carried the United States flag in bat tle during the late war, died at Washing ton. She carried the flag at Fort Donelson. The United Railway Men of America is an order that has just been born at Chi cago. Dr. Joseph F. Fox, M. P., has arrived to help extend the Irish National Federa tion of America. The American Society of Mechanical En gineers elected Eckley B. Coxe, of Penn sylvania, president. Hon. William Springer, of Illinois, chair man of the committee on ways and means and ex-oflicio leader of the house of repre sentatives, says an extra session of con gress seems absolutely necessary to meet a threatened treasury deficit. Nancy Hanks will try to beat 2:04 uext year. Budd Doble will drive her. Saturday, Dec. 3. August Hasse, a professional stone break er, heavyweight wrestler and dime mu seum freak, wanted in Newark, N. J., for robbing and almost murdering Paul Schle gel, has been arrested in Buffalo. General William Lilly, aged seventy, congressman at large from Pennsylvania, is seriously ill at his home in Mauch Chunk. Commander in Chief Weissert, of the G. A. R., is going south to investigate the trouble between white and colored vet erans. A seven-year-old girl, who was stolen from her parents at Port Huron, Mich., by gypsies four years ago, was recovered at Lenox, Mich. Further news of the earthquake at San Salvador 011 Oct. 18 says that one-third of the. island of Conchequita was split off and sank from sight. The pope has modified the programme for the jubilee pilgrimages, so that no large bodies of pilgrims shall arrive iu Rome during the carnival. Monday, Dec. 5. It is alleged that Lizzie Borden burned a dress at Fall River just before the murder of her parents was discovered to conceal the blood spots upon it. The first practical gun test of the Brown segmental wire wound gun at Birdsboro, Pa., was a success. Yale Union Debating society voted to ac cept Princeton's challenge for u debate this winter. Commander R. I). Hitchcock, Jr., United States navy, died suddenly at New Y'ork. Herr Miquel, the Prussian minister of finance, is seriously ill with bronchitis. Miss Mary Allen West, the American Woman's Christian Temperance union lec turer and editor of The Union Signal, died in Japan. At Springfield, 0., Henry Landerstager, aged forty years, declares that he poisoned Nora O'Neil, of McVeyton, Pa., and Bar bara Killierease, of Mapletou, Pa., in 1867; S. Murray, of New Moorefield, 0., in 1872; John Landerstager, his father, and Mrs. Fox (colored) in 1876. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Arthur Mullmeau began his fifty days' fast at Cleveland under the auspices of the Western Reserve Medical university. The #2,500 raised at Providence two years ago for the Irish fund will be sent to the priests iu Ireland to relieve evicted ten ants. Twelve of the sixty seven girls In the Err ing Women's home, Chicago, escaped in the confusion caused by a small fire. Famine in several Russian provinces Is more severe than last year The report that Lieutenant Lucien Na poleon Bonaparte Wyse has died at Cannes was an error. At a socialistic meeting in Waebrlng a speaker declared there were 94.000 idle peo ple in Austria through no fault of their own. The safe of the fugitive Denver lawyer, George H. Kohn, was burst open and evi dence discovered that bis embezzlements will reach #lOO, OIK). Representative Blanchard, of Louisiana, chairman of the house committee on rivers and harbors, said that there would l>e no new river and harbor improvements au thorized at this session of congress. Wednesday, Dec. 7. The body of Herman Keeley was found in the Delaware river near Camden. The cause of the drowning is unknown. The Brooklyn bridge tolls during the last year amounted to $1,228,729.01, being an ex cess of #52,218.00 over the receipts of last year. The profits were $22,149.40. William Traenkle, one of the best known saloon keepers of Buffalo, committed sui tide by shooting himself in the head. Members of the Center party in the reichstag have decided to vote for the first reading of the army bill. Sir Henry Tichbome, high sheriff of Hampshire, was fined #2,625 for neglecting his diities while on an African hunting ex pedition. Judge Kolilsaat, of Chicago, has refused to admit to probate the will of Mrs. Elizar beth M. P. Dun ton. the heirs alleging that it is a forgery. It bequeaths the bulk of the property to Mrs. Scudder, widow of Dr. Henry M. Scudder, who was accused Of the murder of Mrs. Duutou. WITH DECEMBER! COMES ANOTHER SPLENOIO OPPORTUNITY for you to prepare yourself for the winter WITH WHATEVER YOU JVIAY NEED IN THE LINE OF Wearing* Apparel by attending 118 llnlitr MMI Salt Have just received several large consignments of winter goods which makes our assortment of Ladies' Misses' and Children's Coats, Men's and Boys' Over coats, Underwear, Gloves, Boots, Shoes, Furnishing Goods of all descriptions, Blankets, Comfortables, Hats, Caps and Notions larger and more complete than ever, which we offer at PRICES LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE HEARD OF. In Our Flannel Department We are now selling extra heavy mining flannel at 25 cents 4 j per yard, which was never sold before under 35 cents. In Underwear you can buy boys' extra heavy random wool j underwear, sizes 24 to 30, at 25 cents each, actually worth 4n j cents. Ladies' heavy ribbed merino vests at 25 cents. Men's extra heavy scarlet and white mixed woolen under j shirts at 45 cents each, reduced from 75. In the Overcoat Department And in the ladies' and children's coat department we have a I much larger assortment now than ever and guarantee we can give | better values for your money than you can procure anywhere else : in town. Our Shoe Department We are continually receiving new goods, and have just re ceived 200 pairs of children's buttoned school shoes with sole leather tips and a solid shoe throughout. The act.nl value of 4 these shoes is $1.25 a pair, but our price will be 75 cents. VVe have received also 150 pairs of ladies' tine Dongola shoes, in button or lace, plain and patent leather trimmed, which we will sell at $1.50 a pair; this is fully 75 cents less than they are actually worth. 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