SIXGKItLY'S FAILU11E THE YUKON DANGERS. JArS HEADY FOltWAtt some Does your urine contnft any sediment ? la I'., wer part of your back sure, treak and lame? Does your urine have a whitish, milky color? Is there a smarting or scalding sensation in passing it ? Does it pain you to hold it ? Do you desire to urinate often, especin'ly fit night ? If you have any of these symptoms, your Kidneys ore diseased and your life cause ,11 mm 1 1 V back became all right, no pain at all; my water cleared up and passed from me without pnin, and I grew better in every way. I consider it a great med'eine, as it has done wonders for me. My wife uses it for female complaint, and thinks it's the finest medicine in the world." Sample lloillo Free. Every man and woman who read this paper and is in need of medicine, is Invited to send full postoffice address for a free trial bottle of Favorite Remedy to the Dr. David Kknnehy Cortorai mi, Rondout, N. Y. 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OPKUA .MOl'SK UUil'K, lOHT JsTRVIS, N.V. is in danger. More people die of such disorders than are killed in wars. Dr. David Kennedy' Favorite Remedy is a direct and sure cure. It goes straight to the seat of diseases in the Kidneys, Bladder and Blood. It hunts out and drives from the system all the impurities that pain in tne DacK, None in tne madder, Bright' Disease, Urinary Troubles, and dis eases of the Stomach and Liver. It acts at once. There is no long waiting to see if it will help. 'For years I suffered with my Kidneys," writes Thomas Qum kenbi'sh, of Pittslield, Mass. " The pain in my back was so severe at times that I was obliged to keep to my bed. I suffered awfully when passing water, which was often discolored with blood, I tried almost everything in the shape of medicine, but nothing seemed to help me. One day I got a bottle of Dr. Ditvtd Kennedy's Favorite Remedy anil used it but a little while when it braced me rieht up. lu'y o o D Z 0 o o p r PORT JERVIS, IM. Y. MILF0RD, PA. J 0 NEW J J Champion .. Washer, Vill wash Cleaner. Quicker, with more eas and Qsm injury to thai clothe than any machine now In use. Over 75,000 .old, all 'r 7 Kvuig sansiafiioil. Boot cenfuss this with tha Wsshtug .miiiiu jrou u.vs icca. This is something entirely new. Caa aot get out of order. PKICb Wilt. IN the KtACH at tVLkVONh. SENO FOB CIRCULAR. Champion Washing Machine Co., 810 Vest rear! St.. CINCINNATI. OHIO Dr. David HennedyS Favorite Ifenicdy CtlHtSAlL hlMNI T. MOMU H r , AW P 1.1V 11 IHOVOlEdf r. HI3 BANK AND TRUST COMPANY FORCED TO THE WALL. Mobilities of the Two Imtltntlom Said la He 3,O00,000 It Is Promised That Drnnsltors Will Be Pld la roll The Causes of tha Crash. Philadelphia, Pec. !4. A decided sen sation was created In this city by the announcement of the suspension of the I'hestnut Street National bank, regard ed as one of the strongest financial In stitutions In this city. The suspension carried with It the closing of the Chest nut Street Trust and Saving Fund com pany, doing business under the state banking laws. William M. Slngerly, publisher of the Philadelphia Record, Is president of both companies, and the same men, with one exception, act all means or distrtnuting news, as a re otlicers and directors. suit, few people here even appreciate The first Information the public re-1 the dangers of the lakes and river, eelved that the banks were In trouble Never a day passes that reports are not was In the form of a notice posted on brought In of death by drowning or of the door of the building occupied joint' ly by the two concerns, signed by Na tlonal Hank Examiner William M. llardt, to the effect that the Chestnut Rtreet National bank had closed Its doors pending an Investigation of Its af fnlrs. No statement of assets and lia bilities Is available, hut It Is stated that the deposits of the Chestnut Street Na tional hank amounted to tl. 700,000 and of the trust company 11,300,000. President Slngerly has given out a brief statement, In which he says, "We are working to secure the Indebtedness of the two banks so that they can go Into voluntary liquidation and thus avoid a receivership." In this connection Deputy Comptroller of the Treasury George M. Coffin, who was sent here from Washington by Comptroller Eckels, said: "The matter of putting the Chestnut Street National bank Into voluntary liquidation has been taken up by Philadelphia men of great financial ability. Their first step will be to ascertain the value of the as sets of the bank. They must first be satisfied that they have a value BUfn clont to warrant them In assuming the Indebtedness." Had Been Roma Time- In Trouble, It was known for some time In bank ing circles that Mr. Slngerly'c banks were In trouble, and the national bank examiner, it Is said, waB aware of the condition of affairs. It Is understood that a proposition to float $2,000,000 pre ferred stock of the Philadelphia Record had been practically agreed to by a committee of leading bank officials of the city, when the discovery was made that because of the involved condition of the trust company's finances this sum would not be within several hun- dred thousand dollars of the amount required. Negotiations were, therefore, WILLIAM M. BINQERLT. declared off. and the banks were forced to the wall. Now It Is hoped that the committee which beiran last night where the former committee left off will succeed In satisfactorily adjusting the finances and thus permit the banks to pay depositors dollar for dollar. The net earnings of The Record laBt year were said to have been 1249,000, more than Bumclent to pay dividends on a sum sufficient to pay all of Mr. Singer ly's Indebtedness to the banks. The statements of the cause of the failure current here agree with that made by Comptroller Eckles at Wash ington, that It was primarily due to the loss of much money by Mr. Slngerly In his unproductive paper mill at Elkton, Md., one of the largest In the country. One statement placed the sum thus In volved at nearly a million of dollars. Mr. Slngerly also has much money in vested In other enterprises In this and other cities. Humors were current to the effect that the ownership of The Record would pass from Mr. Slngerly, but this he denied, stating positively that he is in absolute control of tha pa per ana win continue at Its head. On Monday of this week the Chest nut Street National bank made the fol lowing report to the Philadelphia clear Ing house: Loans and discounts, $2,261, 000: legal reserve. $396,000; deposits. $1. 789.000; due from banks, $335,000; due to banks, $6N6.000: circulation, $43,000. The reserve has been below tha legal requirements for several weeks. Th deposits on Oct. 6, when the bank re ported to tha comptroller of the treas ury, amounted to $2,035,866. Tha shrink age in this item, therefore, has been more than $300,000 In a little over two months. It is said there have been quiet but steady runs on both banks for several days past. Of the deposits In the bank, the city is represented by $21)9,654, the state by $226,000 and the national government by a large sum, hut all of these creditors are believed to be protected. When the trust com pany made Its last report to the state authorities on Nov. 16 the deposits amounted to $1,42,253. A great numDer of small accounts were carried by the trust company, and apprehension was expressed that soma distress might follow the failure. the hopes of a quick settlement are realized, however; all depositors will ba paid In full within a short time. Trolley Car Bald I'pi Conductor Killed. Norrlstown, Pa., Dec. tl. A trolle) car on the Schuylkill Valley Traction road was held up by four highway men at Swedeland, near here, about It o'clock last night. Conductor Charles Galloway of Norrlstown refused to givi up his money and was shot dead. Three shots were fired at Motorman Matthias, but none took effect. After rilling the body of the conductor of the mont-y and a gold watch and chain the robbers escaped. There were four women passengers In the car, and the highwaymen covered them with their weapons, but made no attempt to rob them. The men looked like tramps and escaped in the direction of Philadel phia, Shot While Canning. Charleston, Dec. 2S. Lewis Allen, the 21-year-old son of J. P. Allen. Unit-; ed States engineer corps, was accident ally shot by Hkhard Wllllapia f Qlaa, sonoury, lunu., vtuua uui nunting on explosion scattered rnlBslles In all dl Jumes island, near this city. Tha load rections. Work in the vein has been of bird shot entered Allen's right side, I abandoned pending repairs and investl and It Is probable that ha will die, 1 gallon of the accident. SCORES, PERHAPS HUNDREDS, PER ISH ON LAKES AND RIVERS. A Lata tatter Prom Dawson City Olres . Aeeonns off fan? Patalltlos la the Prosen north Lives Constantly Being Lost Along th Upper Yukon Seattle, Wash., Pee. 89. The follow ing letter from Dawson City, bearing date of Nov. 23, was brought to this port by the steamer Alkl: No pen or tongue can describe the hardships and dangers to life In this country even to the hardiest and best provided for. How many men have lost their lives by drowning, by accident or privation will never be known. There Is no newspaper published on the Yukon, and there are few other lives lost In the Ice floes In the river, ot robberies of caches and of holdups by highwaymen between Dawson and the papses. The latest arrivals from up the river all tell of different cases of drowning on the lakes; one or two of these men report having heard of a dosen deaths within the past month. Rumors which cannot be traced to certainty are heard here of people lost at Lousetown or Dawson while trying to make a landing after their Journey from the states. One case Is reported of six men In one boat being drawn under the Ice ft few days ago just as night had set In. Those who saw the accident could ren der no assistance. Ten days ago, In the early morning, a man was seen floating down the Yukon In front of Dawson on a large piece of Ice, while his boat, from which he had been separated, was a few yards ahead of him. His cries for help attracted the attention of two men on shore, but they made no attempt to rescue him, as It would be Impossible to reach him In a boat from shore when the Ice Is flow ing so heavily. He floated on down, and It Is hardly possible that he can have escaped death from cold or drowning before reaching Forty Mile, which Is 69 miles down the river. Two days later the river closed again, and two men went from here to Forty Mile In a canoe. Just as they started back the ice began to flow thickly, and they were compelled to desert their boat and attempt the hazardous Jour ney overland. This Is a difficult under taking, for the cliffs along the Yukon are almost Impassable. lloats Imprisoned In the lea. It would have been out of the ques tion for them to return to Forty Mile, for It was on the opposite Bide of the river, which could not then be crossed again. They were five days making the Jour ney of 65 miles, and on the way they saw Imprisoned In the ice two boats, in which were three men. It was Impos sible for them to make a landing, and the chances are they were lost. The trails from here out of the passes promise to be the scenes of mu"h hard ship from now on among those who, HI prepared for a long Journey, will at tempt to make their way out. Nearly 100 men have started up the river to attempt to reach Juneau without the aid of dogs, and poorly supplied with food and robes. Many have nothing but blankets to sleep in, and others have no suitable footgearj . Old timers e,yhat unless they receive assistance on. the road some will freeie to death and few will reach Juneau or be able to return un less they can purchase food along the line of travel. Now the first dog teams are begin ning to start and many large parties are preparing to take the trail during the next few weeks. Many of theBe go well equipped. All the best dogs are being picked out and command fancy prices. Robes which sold last year at St. Michaels for $3 each are now worth $300 or more. At least 300 men will have left Daw son before Jan. 1. A large portion of these are men who lately came In and have left In disgust after selling their outfits. A number are going out with the intention of returning In the spring with supplies, which they believe will command high prices, and many ara going out to offer good things to a confiding public. THE COLISEUM. Larrjnst Audltorlnm lu the World Da. etroyed by Fire. Chicago, Dec. 26. Fire last night de stroyed the Coliseum building, at Sixty-third street and Stony Island ave nue, In which the Democratic national convention was held last year. The fire was one of the quickest ever seen In Chicago. From the time the fire origi nated by the crossing of two electrlt wires until the Coliseum was a pile ot twisted Iron and hot bricks was not over 20 minutes. Two persons perished In the flames, and about 30 were mors or less seriously Injured. The building had been rented for an exhibition of a manufacturers' exposi tion and was filled from end to end with booths, all of which were destroy ed with all their contents. The Coliseum cost (260.000 and was twlcs as large as the Madison Square THE CHICAGO COLISEUM. Garden building of New Tork. It had a floor space of seven acres, Including the ground and gallery floors; was 770 feet long by 800 wide and contained 1,600,000 pounds of steel, 1,200,000 feet ot timber and 1,000,000 bricks. OvermsB Whael Company Assigns. Springfield, Mass., Dec. !. The Over man Wheel company of Chlcopee Falls, Mass., with agencies In all the principal cities of the country, manufacturers ot the Victor bicycle, has made an assign ment to President Bowman of the Springfield National bank. The liabili ties are estimated at 153&.O0O and assets at $1,318,000. It ia one of the most prom inent wheel concerns of the country. A meeting of the creditors has been called for Dec. Jl. The shops closed lust night, throwing several hundred employees out of work. t Badly Hnrt la a Mine. Scranton, Pa., Dec. 28 Rlf men ware seriously Injured by an exclusion of gas In the Bellevue shaft of the Delaware and Lackawanna company. John Alex ander, a laborer, and John O'Brien were BO badly hurt that they may die. Tha ENGLAND BACKING JAPAN IN OPPO SITION TO RUSSIA, - fioth Nations Have Big fleets In Chinese Waters Ready For Prompt Action Mar ttals Ito to Take Charge of Japan's Af fairs, Assuring a Strong Government. tendon, Dec. J9. A dispatch to The Times from Kobe, Japan, says the dis solution of the diet has greatly angered the political parties. It Is probable that the Marquis Ito, former premier, and Count Okuma, a former foreign minis ter, will form a coalition ministry, with a vigorous foreign policy. The military party Is eager for action. Extraordi nary activity prevails at the military and naval depots, and warships are as sembling at Nagasaki. According to a letter which The Times publishes this morning from a correspondent at Toklo, a cabinet crisis occurred In November, due to the re fusal of the Progressists to vote an In crease In the land tax, which Is neces sary owing to the deficits caused by the late war. Parliament would have expired next June, and the Progress ists, with a general election In sight, did not desire to risk unpopularity by voting to Increase taxation. Count Okuma, however, the leader of the Pro gressists, left the foreign office, says the correspondent, with an enhanced reputation and next to Marquis Ito oc cupies the largest space in the field of the nation's vision. The Times, commenting editorially upon this letter and its dispatches, says: "The advent of a cabinet led by two such statesmen as Marquis Ito and Count Okuma may be regarded as an event of great significance by the other powers." The Globe says a private telegram reached London yesterday evening an nouncing that over 20 Uritlsh warships have arrived at Port Hamilton, a small Island south of Korea and not far from Quelport Island. A special dispatch from Shanghai also says the British fleet has anchored at Port Hamilton. MARQUIS ITO. This dispatch adds that a report Is cur rent at Che Foo that the Japanese fleet has also arrived at Port Hamilton. The Paris correspondent of The Morn ing Post says: "Iluspia has long been negotiating to raise a Chinese loan of 6,000.000 In France to pay the Indem nity and secure the Japanese evacua tion of Wei Hal Wei. The negotiations were broken off owing to France Insist ing that the Bank of France should is sue the loan and Russia desiring that the Russo-Chlnese bank should take the lead. A certain coolness now exists be tween France and Russia." Japan and England Combining. Shanghai, Dec. 29. It Is reported that a Japanese fleet of over 20 warships is waiting near Goto island, outside Na gasaki, fully equipped for war and only awaiting Instructions. This Includes the Yashlma and the Fuji, two of the finest vessels In the Japanese navy, and the Chen Yuen, that was captured from China. The Japanese fleet, It Is understood, Is acting In close touch with the British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Alex ander Duller, commander in chief on the China station. Japan will certain ly oppose a permanent Russian occu pation of Port Arthur. The sudden dissolution of the Japan ese diet was owing to the war spirit. It Is expected that the Japanese fleet will attempt to prevent the landing of re-enforcements from Odessa for the protection of the Russian tranBasiatlc railway In Manchuria. ELI SHAW INDICTED. Grand Jnry of Osmdes County aldl HHn For Two Murders. Camden. N. J., Dec. 28. Ell Shaw will have to stand trial for the murder ot his mother, Mrs. Sarah M. Shaw, and his grandmother, Mrs. Emma Zane, After a week of Investigation, question ing of witnesses, discussion and delib eration, the grand Jury has found In dlctments against the young man foi both murders. It was with reluctance, and only aftei tha -presentation of new and stronger ELI SHAW, evidence fhan is knuua to the public, that the indictments were found. The grand Jury's adjournment over Christ, mas without concluding the Bhw eass was due to dissatlsfactlou with tht meager case mad out against the youthfur prisoner by Prosecutor Jen- kiss. Prosecutor Jenkins yesterday pro duced two hitherto unknown witnesses, whose testimony supports the docturs theory as to the shooting. T, Itesa vtlt, nesses are husband and wife, and tuv live close to the Phw house, but thel( Identity I) a closely guarded secret. Jt la said that their testimony was In ref erence to the time at which the shots were Ared, both alleging that they heard the reports, not close together, or with in a few minutes of each other, but a king time apart. This testimony strengthens the state's theory that Kit Ehaw flrBt shot his grandmother, and then, after fixing thtugs In the house so as to make It appear that a burglar had been at work, called his mother down tain and deliberately sho b.tr, if ilfW II 3 vsv? 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