The Trenton Sun.
ART][IR OEHLER, Editor.
• J[tENTON, - ILLINOIS.
E failed for sixty tho'aa,
Took a last 1ooi€ at the wte-t%
And when next they found hint.
Was suspended by the neck.
His creditors said hc drank:
Hi wife sa'd he was robbed:
While hl men,wed country p:.rtn
Simply sat around and sobbed.
But the wtl¢ coroner
His brain was extra sized
ld the man was plMniy crazy,
I'or he'd never advertised
--Printer's Ink
WHEN the forces of civihzation
take to fighting each other in savage
wilds, instead of the natives, wlat a
cheerful how-dye-do it mut seem to
the untutored mind of the African.
JACKSON park, where some of the
exposition buildings still stand, is
now free to the public. The fare to
Chicago, however, still stands in the
way of a good many people's going.
TItE fact that the match monopoly
shows net' profits for last year of
$1,300,0)0 indicates that even if
matches are made in brawn the
money in the busiuess is principally
made down here on earth.
WASItINGTON, which was a preten-
"tious candidate for the world's fair
three years ago, is going to get one
of the big California trees which
were exhibited at Chicago. That is
a good deal better than nothing.
AN asylum that will permit a
murderous lunatic to escape and then
fail to inform the police may fairly
expect to b condemned by the pub-
lic in no measured terms. What is
the matter with all our asylums? Is
lunacy contagious? And do the
keepers catch it from the inmates?
WHAT is known as the West End
railroad in Boston does not have its
rails looped together as are most of
the single trolley railroads of the
cQuntry. They are welded together
and welded, too. by electricity. It is
said the West End railroad now
practically has one rail eleven miles
long.
ToE servant girl of the future will be
what the qualities and requirements
ef her mistress make her. This is
substantially all that can be sifted
out of all relations of employer and
employed. First, ab/lity to do one's
task, and then the personal character
that is equal to the problem of mu-
tual concession, restraint, r esponsi-
bility and justice.
IN a case in Texas, brought against
the WeStern Union telegraph com-
pany, it has been decided by a United
States judge that mental anguish is
not an element of actual damage and
that no indemnity can be recovered
on that plea. In other words the
leaden-footed messenger boy can go
on inflicting the reflnemeut of sus-
pense upon the public with none to
molest or make him afraid.
A FIRE in a museum at Passaic. N.
'J., last week, caused a panic among
the freaks. The ,,three-legged man, ',
in making his escape, forgot his
third leg. The principal damage
done was to the complexion of the
tattooed Circassian princess. Shb
waited to rescue some of her belong.
lugs. and the firemen inadvertently
turned the hose on her, with the re-
mule that most of the tattooing was
washed off.
TF New York press is grievously
wrought uo over the audacity of
Editor Astor. ex-Ameriean, in send-
ing over a callow young feminine
person to write up this country. Un-
doubtedly she has said a good many
foolish things, but perhaps no more
than have been perpetrated by the
young people of the New Yor] press,
who are sometimes called upon to
treat American subjects from the
distant Manhattan island.
EARLY One recent morning Frank
Wyatt, a Chicago newspaper man.
riding in a street car drew his re-
volve# and made two thieves give
back the goods they had just taken
from a fellow passenger. In uoing
this he was guilty of carrying con-
caled weapons, breach of the peace,
vault with intent 'to kill, and, so
far as the thieves are concerned,
with grand larceny and highway
robbery. Which illustrates one
difference between law and justice.
IF those persons who are forever
being disturbed about seeing visions
and dreaming dreams would but give
a little heed to their diet they would
stoner become less apprehensive as
to their futur The ominons char-
ter of a dream is quite often
gauged by the size of the piece of
min©e pie or portions of lobster
8ala or clam chowder consumed just
before resorting to the couch. A
few areful obsorv.ations made by an
intelligent thinker will discover a
close sympathy between a disordered
and etruggltng stomach and the in-
voluntary brain workings of a
eeeper.
THE value of expert testimony
does not seem to grow with the
growth of knowledge and science
and population in this country. The
kleai expands more and more that
expert testimony can generally be
Oepended on to testify substantially
to what the astute lawyer, instru-
mental in having the expert um-
morned, wants him to testify. As a
rule, are not off
fee.
ant head eJ
A colored family of three, named Thorn-
EPITOME OF THE WEEK,
ton, was asphyxiated
at Indianapolis.
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY FOR
BUSY MEN,
ondanso(! Telegraphic Reports ot the
][aMpol"tant Events of the Pnst Week
JJt Over the World.
FOREIGN.
A comparison of French exports shows
a great decrease in the year past.
The investigation of the Lipps Brewery
mot was taken up by the Reichstag.
A lot of dynamite shipped In by foreign
anarchists was discovered at Catania,
Sicily.
A meeting of Socialists at Berlin,'callsd
to denounce the Llpps Bewery riots, was
broken up by the police and nearly ended
in bloodshed.
Sir Gerald Portal, British Consul Gen-
eral to Zan zibar, is dead.
The general public were not admitted
to the Hanoverian Station on Prince Biso
marck's arrival In Berlin on his visit to
the Emperor.
A new Servian Cabinet has been
formed.
The yacht Valiant with tbe Vanderbilt
pary on board ban left Calcutta.
The English Lords of Admiralty have
mode up the English naval estimates and
propose large improvements.
The Japanese Parliament has dissolved.
An election to choose a new one is to be
held.
Emperor Wilham of Germany has pre-
sented the Emperor of Japau with a fins
horse.
The Spanish government ss aking
steps to suppress brigandage in the prov-
ince of Cadiz.
The Spanish brigand chief, Martin, for
years the terror of Granada, has been
found strangled to death.
Prince Bismarck's health is said to be
so good that he daily drives out and re-
ceives visits from his neighbors.
WASHINGTON.
The house Democrats in caucus agreed
to add the income tax to the Wilson tariff
measure.
Secretary Carlisle was before the house
Judiciary committee in regard to the pro-
posed bond issue.
The abolition of a number of Indian
agencies has been recommended to the
house committee on Indian affairs.
"Boss" Croker has come to the rbscue
of Wheeler H. Peckham, the nominee for
associate Justice of the United Sta$es su-
preme court.
In view of the offer ef Secretary Carlisle
to accep gold certificates for the new
bonds, it is a question if the gold reserve
wlIi'be materially increased by their sale.
Dr. Stalker, of Des Moines, Ia., who
was In Honolulu when the Hawaiian
queen was overthrown, was before the
senate Hawaiian committee. He says the
revolution was unjustifiable.
The income tax bill was reported to the
house January 24.
The house has sustained the Ways and
Means Committee in putting iron ore on
the free list.
Secretary Carlisle has isaued a order
that is calmtlated to put a stop to shirking
by Treasury Department clerks.
Th House amended the Wilson tmiff
bill by placing refined sugar on the free
list and abolishing the bounty system a t
once.
A strong memorial from the Hawaiian
Patriotic League and other Hawaiian pa-
pera were transmitted to c0ngres$ by the
president.
Mr. J. Scott Harrison whom the senate
refused to confirm as Customs Collector at
Kansas City, is in Washington t find out
where he "is at."
GENERAL DOMESTIC.
The Atlas Line steamship Andes is
ashore off Atlantic City, N. J.
A. M. Van Auken, of Lament, Ill., has
been indicted for forgery.
The Illinois Conservatory of Music at
Jacksonville, ILl., burned January 22.
Loss, 14,000.
The lllln01s Steel Company's mills at
Joliet, Ill., have resumed operation with
90 men.
Mrs. Carrie B, Wells. of L!ncoln, Nob.,
mistakenly supposed for nine years that
she was a widow.
The colored captain of the watch on the
steamo0at State of Missouri was mur-
dered by a rouster at Cairo.
The Missionary Board of the German
Evangelical church of the Western Dis-
trict of Missouri met at Sedalia.
It is reported that Chris Evans, the Cali-
fornia landit king, and his friend, Mor-
roll, sailed from New Orleans for Europe.
A defective flus caused a disastrous fire
at Killers, Tex.
The completed statement o0ncerning
the Lewiatou (Ill,) bank failure shows a
balance of [62,641.14 to be paid by the
.partners.
Gee. Altgeld issued a requisition for E,
J. Failer, now in Iowa, and refused to
honor a requisition from Georgia for
Henry Hill.
Fire wiped out about half the business
part of Solomon, Kas,
Cipo Falazar, treasurer of Lincoln
County, Colo., is reported 17,000 ebort in
his accountS.
Gee. FiehbsclL of Arkaasu, has an-
oanced himself a candidate to succeed
Hen. J. H. Berry in the United States
Senate.
Chicago parties wE1 bring suit to com-
pel the Illinois board ot health to recog-
nize the graduates of the Physic-Medical
college of that olty
Mrs. Lease has announced that she will
mke seven speeches, one in each con-
tssionai district in Kansas, to denounce
Gee. towelling.
A father and his children died from
rabies near Henderso Ky.
Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Skinner, of Chi-
cago, has given $25,000 to Parsons college
at Fairfield, Ia.
Fire damaged the Senator Palmer resi-
dence at Springfield, Ill., to the amount
of ,000 or $4,000.
Win. Brown Was sentenced to be banged
at Birmingham. Ala., for killing his wife
at Bessemer, in that state.
Fire broke out In the Cincinnati West-
ern Union building, doing $5,090 damage
and causing a panic among the occupants.
The much advertised fight st Jackson-
ville, Fla., came off as promised, and
Corbett won in the third round.
It is believed the negro who committed
a brutal assault ou Katie Jacobs at
Terona, Me,, is unJer arrest "at Spring-
field.
George H. Edbroaky, a New York archi-
tect, walked into his private office whist-
ling "On the Bowery," and shot himself
dead.
Gem John McNulty has sued the
Bloomington (Ill.) Corn Belt Bank for
$5,000 salary claimed to be due for services
as president.
Maria Imperiali, the daughter of a
wealthy Italian banker, was arrested on
a charge of vagrancy preferred by her
father in New York.
Miss Minnie Porter. a wealthy Norfolk,
Conn., woman, walked from her home
January 7 In a dazed condition and was
found January 25 hozen to death.
Johann Kronpa, editor of a Bohemian
newspaper in Nebraska, soothes wife in
New York an invitation to his marriage
to another woman. The wife got a
divorce.
Near Crawford's cross roads, Russell
ounty, Ale., three children were burned
to death, and their grandfather, with
whom they live, was driven insane by
grief.
The Ohio mine operators have decided
that they will pay no more than 50 rents
a ton for mining.
The Mayoralty contest at Dallas is com.
plicated by the resignation of Mr. Coa-
nor, one of the claimants.
Twelve ex°Supervisors of McDonough
County, 111.. have been sued for misap.
propriating poor funds.
A barber at Cbattanooga, Tenn.. cut his
mistress' throat and then drowned him-
self in the Tennessee River.
The National Brick Manufacturers' As
sociatioa had their annual banquet at the
Auditorium Hotel, Chicago.
The properties of the Sheffield Land,
Coal and Iron Company at Sheffield, Ala.,
were sold at auctiou for 5.00.
A. M. Beardsley, a prominent Council
Bluffs (Io.I druggist, took whisky from a
poison glass by mietake sod died in a
few hours.
Jim Morrison, who escaped from the
Pratt mine prison a lew days ago, killed
a deputy sheriff who was trying to arrest
him and .escaped.
The court hat ordered that the testi-
mony in the trial of the train robber at
Newport, Ar., be not published until the
last prisoner is placed on trial.
Miss Gone Moore Jones,daughter of the
governor of Alabama, and Charles T.
Holt, son of ex. tov. Holt, of North Caro-
lina, were married January JJ.
An English syndicate has purchased the
Fisk gold mine n Black Hawk, Colo.,
for 500,000.
The body found in Cumberland River
below Clarksville, Te)u, has been iden-
tified as that of HemT Hucheson, and
John Senseny has bees arrested fur the
murder.
As the result of an uoxplained explo.
sioninastoveacar on theM. K. &T.R.
R., near San Maroon. 'iex., was wrecked,
two men killed ad six other seriously
wounded.
THE MARKETS;
NEW YORK.
Cattle, $4.35@5.59; Cotton, mlddlings
8 8c; Wheat, No. 2 red, 6566;
Corn, No. 2, 41@43; Oats, MixedWest
ern, 34@35.
ST. LOUIS.
Cotton, Mlddhng, 7t Cattle
choice steers $.30@4.50; ineium, t3.30
3.65; Hogs,fair to select $5.10@6.6;Sheep,
fair to choice $3@3.75; Wheat, No. 2,
red 56@57; Corn, No. 2 mixed 8"2@
82; Oats, mixed western 27@28; Rye,
No. 2, '28; Butter, choice dairy, 1418;
Eggs, fresh 18; Country bacon, :t6
lc.; hams, 0@10o; Lard, 6@8.
CHICAGO.
Cattle, Shipping, $8.75@t.75; Hogs,
fair to choice $5.00(5.50; Sheep, fair to
choice $2.85@4.00; Wheat, No. 2 red 60
61; Corn, NO. '2. 83@3t; Oat mixe
western, 30(a]31.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle, shipping steers, .00.50.
Hogs, $4.50@5.50; Wheat, No. 2 red 53
54; Oats, mixed western, 27.
ELCYRIC FLASHES.
The young man in confinement at So-
dalia, Ms., as an accomplice of Gus Hall
in the attempt to rob the Grin Ridge
bank proves not to he a son of Rev. A.
M. Cockrsll, as at first supposed.
McDonough County. Illinois, is being
swept by a great religious awakening.
Jim Morrlson, a desperado, is being
hunted by a Bibb County, Alabama
posse.
Ex-Gov. Gilpin, of Colorado, he dead.
.x-President Faur0t, of the wrecked
Lima (O.I National Bank, has bmn ar-
rested.
The flsrht ever laying the COrnentom
of the new court house at Monmouth, Ill.,
is waxing hot.
General Manager Brown of the Ccunell
Bluffs road says the Roy's Branch rob.
bers got only $824.
Crazed by drink, Frank Phipps, of
Chicago, shot two Women fatally and
committed suicide.
Price and Nettle Godwin and Will Rid-
out havebeen held at Vandusar, Ark,, for
the murder of Harriet Coulter.
John Lively was blown from a bridge
near 0hattauooga, Tenn., and killed.
WORK OF CONGRESS.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOR
THIS WEEK.
Income Tax Is to Be Discussed Me-
Millen' Scheme Will Cause a Flow of
Oratory in the House--Senate to Talk
ou BawaiL
WASIIINGTON. Jan. a0.--There will
now be a cessation for a brief neriod
of tariff talk in the house, and the
members will address themselves for
three days to the mysteries and per-
plexities of the income tax question.
The McMillen .bill upon this subject
will be submitted as an amendment to
the Wilson customs bill. so as to unite
in one measure all the schemes for
raising revenue asid from the sales
of bonds. The general debate on this
proposition will occupy to-day and
to-morrow. Wednesday the bill will
be considered under the five-minute
rule for amendments The generalde.
bate will be opened by Mr. McMillin
of Tennessee. the author of the meas-
ure. Speeches are expected from
Bland, ltall, and Tarsney of Missouri.
Cox of Tennessee. Williams of illinois,
Pence. the democratic populist of Colo-
rado. and others in support of the in-
come tax. ]fr. Pence will propose to
amend the bill by the adoption of a
graduated tax on incomes, running
from 2. to 10 per cent. which, he be-
lieves, will produce over $100.000.O00 of
revenue, instead of $30.000.000. the es-
timate of the pending bill.
After the duty shall have been taken
in committee of the whole Wednesday
afternoon, on making the whisky and
income tax schemes a part of the Wil-
son bill, the latter will be ready to be
reported on Thursday to tbe house for
ratification. Before the final vote is
taken, however, Messrs. Reed. Wilson,
and Crisp will address ihe house on
the general subject of tariff and
revenue, their text being the perfected
bill. It is likely that a vote will not
be reached until quite late Thursday
and possibly not before Friday.
When the committee of the whole
house arose at the expiration of tbe
session Saturday afternoon, but one
amendment proposed by the committee
on ways and means remained unacted
on. It proposed to increase the duty
on barley and barley malt from 20 and
30 per cent ad valorem respectively, to
30 and 35 per cent. It failed of adoption
because of lack of time and Chairman
Richardson said he should hold that it
was pending, but whether or not that
would be the judgment of the spealeer
of the house he could not say.
Two or three of the defeats
thc committee have sustained
have been notable, but they
retrieved one of them Saturday in re-
establishing the time when the free
wool and manufactured wool schedules
should go into effect. The house had
decided in favor of Representative Tom
L. Johnson's motion to have both go
into operation the day of the approval
of the bill. Saturday the ways and
means committee got the dates re-
stored as proposed by them--free
wool, Aug. ]. 94: manufactured
wool. Dec. 1. 1894. Another defeat
from which the committee did not re-
cover resulted in placing all sugar--
raw and refined--on the free list. and
abolishing the bounty at once. This
was the most important ir,cident in
the consideration of the bill. AII
attemptsto take iron ore, coal. and
lumber from the free list were unsuc-
cessful.
Among the more important changes
effected in the text of the btll were:
Putting plows, rakes, disk and tooth
harrows, thrashers, cotton-gins and
harvesters on the free list ,.,verthe
cmnmittee's objection).
Taking crude opium containing con-
taining 9 per cent and over of mor-
phine from the free list and fixing the
duty at $1 a pound.
Increasing the duty on morphine and
morphia salts from 50 cents to 7a cents.
Striking out the reciprocal clause
from the petroleum paragraph.
FEDERAL ELECTIONS AND HAWAII.
Subjects That Will Occupy the Atten-
tion of the Senate This Week.
WASItINGTON..]an. ?0. The senate
will probably wind up the election law
debate this week. so far as the republi-
cans are concerned, by the conclusion
of the speech of Mr. (;handler of New
Hampshire and two further addresses
by Mr. Hawley of Connecticut and Mr.
IIiggins of Delaware. But both the
senators from Tennessee will take oc-
casion to reply to Mr. Chandler'e at-
tacks on election methods in their
state before the debate ends.
Hawaiian relations are still an open
question in the senate. The resolution
reported xtrom the committee on for-
eign relations declaratory of the sense
of congress in the matter is still pend-
ing. Notwithstanding the fact that
the report was almost unanimous it
appears that some of the republican
senators, following in the lead
of Mr. Allison, find the first
section, declaring against an-
nexation at the present time, is ob-
jectionable to them. So it may be
that the resolution, which at first
promised to pass speedily, will con-
tinue to occupy the attention of the
senate for some time, and particularly
is this probable if an issue is ramed by
the moving of the Dolph amendment
requesting the recall of Minister Willis
or by Mr. Vest's insistence upon his
amendment materially modifying the
language of the section touching an-
nexation.
Republicans Will Not Caucus.
majority protocols to execute its com-
mission," said Mr. Burrows. "We
recognize that it would be futile for us
to attempt to execute any affirmative
policy. We have offered amendment
but they have either failed of recog-
nition or have been defeated by the
majority. What need. therefore, is
there on our side of the house of a
policy? We will quietly wait while
the other side furnishes the policy."
Bidding for Bonds Not o Lively.
WaSlIIOTON. Jan. 0. Theaction of
the house committee on the judiciary
in reporting the Bailey resolution
favorably has had the effect of deter-
ring any large bids so far from being
received for the new bonds. The
action, too. of the Knights of Labor in
seeking an injunction against Secretary
Carlisle to prevent him from issuing
bonds has had a disquieting effect.
Secretary Carlisle will. while in New
York, assure all prospective bidders
they need have no fears on any score
about bidding for the bonds and that
they will be amply protected.
Mr. Feekham's Nomination.
WASIIINGTON. Jan. 30. News from
New York is to the effect that IIill's
friends are confident the nomination
of Peckham will not be confirmed. It
is also given out there that th l)resi -
dent is ready to make this struggle
with Hill a fight to a finish and that
he will withhold nominations until
the senate determines what it will do
in the Peckh am affair, which means in
effect that the Presidellt is to make of
this a test case.
DOCTORS AGAIN.
Cannot Decide as to tile Cause of
Cronin's Death.
CmCAOO. Jan. 30.--Medical expert
testimony took Saturday's session of
the Coughlin trial. Dr. ' Hcktoen. the
first witness, swore he was unable to
testify whether Dr. Cronin had died
from kidney disease or from the
wounds found on his head. This farce
of expert testimony is expected to ter-
minate early this week. At the con-
clusion of Dr Hektoen's examination,
court adjourned to 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
Coughlin himself will be the chief
witness for the defense, and the state
is rather curious to know what sort of
a story he will tell. The absence or
presence of a motive for Coughlin to
desire the death of Dr. Cronin will be
an important point t o be brought out
in his examination, and when it shall
appear that he was a member of the
committee that tried Dr. Cronin, it is
difficult to see how the investigation
thus begun is to be limited. From
the rate of progress made since
the defense began it may be
inferred that the last day of the trial
will not be far from March 1. Thede-
fense is confident of an acquittal or a
disagreement of the jury. Faihng in
this they claim enough errors have
been made in the ease to insure the
Supreme court granting a new trial.
when the result would be the same as
in the event of a disagreement in the
jury. The case would never be tried
again. In any event, Coughlin feels
safe from all harm greater than a year
or two longer in posen.
DOES NO1" WANT BONDS.
Holman of Indiana Thioks the Country
Wlil Do Well Without Them.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 30--Mr. Holman
of Indiana is not in accord with the
administration on the bond question.
He intends soon to introduce a resolu-
tion in the house reciting the fact tnt
there is no justification for increasing
the interest-bearing debt of the gov-
ernment, but that the condition of the
nation's finances demands a retrench-
merit in the expenditures. When it
was proposed during the panic of 4873
to authorize the sale of bonds to re-
plenish the treasm\\;y, Congressman
Holman put through the house a reso-
lution similar in tone to that which he
is preoaring.
"Following the idea of retrench-
ment," says Mr. Holman,"the congress
following, the panic of 187 made
sweeping reductions in expenditures.
The people were pleased and there
never was another demand for the
sale of bonds until the recent agitation
which resulted in Secretary Carlisle
calling for bide"
Talmagc May Decide to Stay.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. It is probable,
some of the Brooklyn people think.
that Rev. Dr. Talmge may consent to
withdraw his resignation as pastor f
the tabernacle. Mr. Talmae at-
tended a meeting of the trustees of
the church yesterday and also a meet-
ing of elders. At each meeting the
church debt was discussed and it was
stated that it was believek if the debt
was wiped out Mr. Talmage would
withdraw his resignation. Dr. Tal-
mage did not deny that he might stay
in that event.
• ttillant will 1Lose His Head.
PAns, Jan. 30.--It is said the pard-
ons committee, after examining the
appeal of Auguste Vaillant, the
anarchist who was sentenced
to death for throwing the bomb
in the chamber of deputies, has decided
to let justice take its course. Presi-
dent Carnot has intimated that he will
not interfere. It is rumored that Vail-
lane will be executed directly after the
return of Deibler, the Paris headmhan,
to the capital.
Ten Thousand Corpsas Recovered.
v S. FRANCISCO. Cat, Jan. a0.Ad-
vices by the steamer Belgie from China
announce the annihilation by earth-
quake of the Town of Kuchan, Persia.
Twelve thousand persons were killed.
Ten thousand corpses had been re-
covered. Fifty thousand cattle were
WASHIOTO. Jan. 30.--Representa- destroyed at the same time.
tire Burrows of Michigan says the re-
publican members of the house will Places of Strikers Filled.
have no caucus on the tariff or income- BAVE FALLS, Pa, Jan. 30.The
tax question. Neither have they agreed I25 striking employes of the Enterprise
on a policy. There is no need of an Glass company have been supplanted
affirmative
and
the
works
full
"We are whiL th ]
ties-
TOWN SWEPT BY
BUSINESS PART OF
IN RUINS.
Defective Water Mn,ns Respuol
the Dlsaster-Milltary
Streets--Big Conflagration
Louis Other Fires.
]ATH, Maine. Jan. ;'0. A
*Aon of the business section of
was laid in ruins by fire
The fire. at first an ins
was discovered at 9 a. in. in a
in the rear of the Sagadahok
The waterworks system
less, there having been a big
in the main pipe Saturday, and
out water the fire de
powerless to check the spread
flames As a result the
house, two national banks, a
bank and a dozen stores
stroyed.
Mayor Shaw sent for aid h
after the fire started and
sent from Portland and
two hand engines came from
wick. It was nearly 3 o'clock
the fire was under control. To
property that had been
from the burned and
ened buildings and to
crowd of onlookers from
streets. Mayor Shaw called out
pany C of the Second re
subsequently the militia
orders from Gee. Cleaves to
streets.
The total loss is estimated
tween $500,000 and $750,000
there is insurance of one-half.
only serious accident attending t
was caused by falling slate
fireman on the head.
FIRE IN A GROCERY
Nearly Twenty-five Thousand
Lost with Partial
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 30.
broke out yesterday in a fuel
the seconu floor of Viekery
grocery. The front portion
second floor is occupied by the
Business-Men's club. the
Harvesting company, and the
ville Supply company, while
is occupied as a storeroom for
ies and was filled with
material. The damage to
fire and water is estimated at
The damage to the offices was
pally by water and is
$9,0o0.
TWO Shoe Factories Burned
ST. Louis, Me., Jan. 30.--Fire,
out on the fourth floorof
building at Nineteenth and
streets at 4 o'clock yesterday
fore the flames could be
third, fourth and fifth floors
contents were destroyed.
ment and first three floors were
pied by the Western Boot and
Manufacturing company and
Gannon's shoe factory ecru
balance of the building. The
is owned by L. L. Reyburn
valued at 840.000. The
machinery of the two shoe
were worth $90,000. The total
estimated at $100,000,
ered by insurance.
Block Burned in a Massachusetts
PALMER. ass.. Jan.
opera house block, the largest
town, was burned late last ni
firemen were handicapped by
hydrants and the flames gained
headway. The total loss is $60
Texas Town Partially
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan.
at Wcatherford, Parker count
stroyed $2b,000 "worth of
The City hotel, a saloon, a
cry, and a butcher all
Woodhouse aud Sibly
burned:
'FRIS.CO'S GREAT
Midwinter Exposition Opened
Formal Ceremonies.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.All
fornia was crazy Saturday
citement and delight The mid
air has at last been opened.
sands of people from all parts
state witnessed and
dedicatory ceremonies, and the
est and grandest enterprise
west of the Mississippi
finally in full swing. The
celebrated as a holiday in
eisco with a magnificent
and addresses by Gee.
other prominent Californians.
De Young, wife of the
oral, pressed the electric button !
set the machinery in motion.
position ts beautiful, and its
was thoroughly appreciated
throng of visitors. Every one
that never before was
eharmimr collection of
iag
Attempts Sulelde in Stte*s
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan.
1,900 convicts in the state prison
were seated at dinner
them, John Conroy, a
glar, arose and announcing his
tion to commit suicide
his case knife across his
fell to the floor. As the
sharp the jugular vein was n,
and he may recover. Order was
tained with great difficulty.
Wreckage Covers the
NANTAsKET BEACH, Mass.
"the severe northeast snow
sided at 4 o'clock Saturday
and the incoming tide brou
dence of a wreck. Last
beach the entire distanc from
tic Hill to Allerton was
wreckage, and
sol struck g's ledge
her crew went the
