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THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Our Lawmakers Busily End in Framing State Statutes. Preceding* of the Hod/ from I»*y to Day Briefly Told. TOO HKNATE. 32D 1)ay—Ii*t« os It ia Id the scaiien, there were ■ number of new measures In- I reduced in the unete of the general aa- •embly Wednesday morning. An im portant bill, making a radical change in the practice before the supreme court, waa paaaed. Ha avowed object is to ad just the piactlcc In tho state's highest tribunal to substantial rights rather than to technical forms. Other, hills which received their third reading and weru pasaad, wore: To amend aection 3,140 (a) of tho code aa amended by acts of 1880, providing for creditors’ biila against insolvent corporations-—trader or firm of tiadcrs; to confirm certain ordi nances of the city council of Augusta. This bill includes a “dog law’’ provis ion which elicited some laughter; To suspend the statue of limita tions as lo esecutiona against de fendant* who have taken homesteads during the exiatenco of the homertead estate ; To amend an net entitled “an act to amend section of the common school laws of Georgia approved October 27th, 1887, so as to create or cstabii-h county teachers’ institutes, and for other pur ses, ” by striking from tho forty-second line of said act the following words, to-wit: “To fcquiro the county boarJs to pay teachers where schools'have to bo closed on account of said weekly sessions of said institutes their regular salaries,” and for other purposes; To amend section 4,190 of the endo by strlkiog out the words “who issued tho execution,” after the words “notary public” in the fomth line and inserting in lieu thereof “of tho district in which the execution was levi ed.” A batch of houso bills were put through tlioir third round and made ready for the governor’s signal uro as follows: To amend an act to fix with certainty on the dockcta theplaciaof uasca in Which new triala are granted by the supremo couit; to nmend an act to de fine the rights of landlords by striking from section 2 the wor-la “with intent to defraud Ida cropper;" lo change tbo time of holdiug the superior courta to appoint a special bailiff in counties con taining n city of over 00,000 inhabi tants; to chango tho time of holding tho superior courts of Morgan county. Tho aanato adjourned to meet at 10 o’clock Thursday. 38iii) Dav.—Tlie senate consumed Thursday morning's session in debating the bill to pension tho widows of con federate soldiers and finally decided to let tho figures rem-dn us fixed by tho house—800 per annum. 84m Day.—After the warm discussion Thursday over the widnwB’ pension, the senators allowed up Friday fresh as a May morning, and immediately jumped into a discuss! m of the bill of Mr. Hill, of Meriwether, changing the jury Inw. Tho bill provides that Ilia grand jury sha'l constitute a special jury, and that their names shall be drawn from a separate box, after being selected and placed tbete by the jury commissioners. The MU waa pastygi. Tho bit! to determine tho venue in cliouign suit* against railroads, "•‘4 is, requiring that they shell he ighi in the cmiiiiy where the damage occurs, cams up and wee passed by a vote SKSE. of solicitor of Macon county court; to authorise the county commissioners of Htewsrt to issue bonds to the amount of #28,000; to create the office of assistant S Qartermaster; to amend the charter of ! maba, in Stewart county. A bill was presented that all legal adver tising be ptiU'shed In the paper, whero there ere two or more papers published in the county] that lias enjoyed tho largest circulation for tho throo preced ing years. Mr, C'orptit introduced a res olution appointing a committee of two from the senate and throe from the houso to investigate tho books in tho treasury department. Mr. Corput and Mr. Per sons are the committee ou tho part of tho senate. Tho bill to dotermino tho amount of damages to be reserved on forthcoming bonds, wont through, ns also did the measure to authorise tho town of Toccoa to Usuo bonds for build ing school hnuMis. Tho bill of Mr. Fleming, amending tho fence law waa passed. The ruuato reconsidered its ac tion on tho lit 11 to protect the cnpitol building. Tho senato then passed tho hill to give nine feet on Hull street to tho Savannah theater company, after which it adjourned until ten o’clock Saturday 85tu Day—In the senate, Saturday morning, Mr. McAfeu'a bill to mend a section, of the common school laws was reconsidered. The committee on new judicial circuits was announced. The tbiance committee reported favorably ou the Boldiors’ homo bill. Tho following bills were passed: To uinetid the net establishing the criminal euurt for At lanta, by providing tint the governor shall appoiut n judge when a vacancy oe curs and tho legislature is not in sessiou; to amend nn net to prescribe the manner of taking eases to the supreme •court and to coniine the de cisions of tho supreme court to tho specifically nllogcd errors; to provilo when a husband shall tie agent of his wifo in the management of her separate estate or iudhc use of the wife's money or property in a- y business carried on by the husbaud nnd to prescribe when tho wife’s estate shall bo liable for tho pay ment of debts; to nuthorir.o all incorpor ated towna and cities in the st ile to re ceive donations of any property roal or personal; to authorize the state treasurer to pay boud 103 for #1,000, owned by Dr. A. \V. Calhoun; to amend section 178 of tho code so ns to chauge the time for the meeting of the general assembly at its second annual session; to nmend section 37t!ti of the code, prescribing Iho mode of giving at tachment bonds, and section 3271, pre scribing the mode of requiring additional security on such bouds; to ameud section 3514 of tho code; to amend section 948 (a) of the code, providing for the selcctiou by tho governor of binks in certain clths; to authorize tho forma tion of t’c Fourth Infantiy Battalion into the Fourth Infantry Hcgimeut; to provide that all bills undisposed ol at the close of the first session of the gen eral assembly shall go over to tho second session as unfinished busiuets; the seuatc then adjourned until Mouduy morning at 10 o’clock. TUB HOUSE. 22p Day.—The very large gallery which gathered st the house Wednes day moruiug, hoping to witucss finai action on the “Soldiers' Home bill," was disappointed, and the crowd faded rap idly w hen a motion was carried to dis place the special or'.or. The Soldiers ’-..Jl'Jtne bill was made the special ordet The Second Session ol the Filly-second for Thursday morning tmmedtataly aftoi! TVT miTP UATTQ M? PMTPDIFW (be reading of the journal. The house Ifl 1 Xl£a flAllliU UP uUflUUElDU went into committee of the whole, Mr. Bolfeullet in the chair, and the consider ation of the general appropriation bill was continued just where it was left off st the close of Tuesday night’s session, when the discussion was resumed Mr. Itankin announced that ho 'otild with draw his amendment to cut down the “Tech” appropriation, aa Judge Hall did not resume his speech. An amendment inserting to tho #22,500 appropriation to the Tech the words, “or so much thereof as may be necessary,” was agreed to. Mr. Kicharda, of Newton, made nn effort to amend the Dill by giving the common schools #1,000,000 instead of #000,000 appropriated. After some discussion the bouse dcctaeo that #900,000 ts enough By unanimous consent a number of bills were Introduced, read the first time and referred. A recess was then taken till three o’clock. When the houso ro»umcd consideration of the general appropriation bill, ot 3 o’clock in committee of the whole houso, Mr. Itankin of Gordon, moved to rut down tho military nppropistion of #80,- 000, reccommondod by the finance com mittee, to #7,200. Defeated. An amend ment to make the appropriation #20,000 was lest. No other important changes were made In the appropriation bill at tho afternoon session. 88d Day.—The house passed tbo Sol dier’s Homo bill Thursday morning by n vote of 121 to 43. The only important amendment lo tho bill—that of Mr. Hill, of Mcsriwither, submitting tho question to a vote of tho people on tho first Wed nesday in January next; and that of Mr. Hurst, of Walton, providing that noth ing in the bill bo construed to Interfere with the pensions to confederate soldiers, wore adopted. No extensive speeches were made. Immediately upon the pas sage of the bill, on motion of Mr. Flem ing, it was transmitted to the senate. The home decided to “finish up” the appropriation bill beforo adjourning, and Mr. Nod, of Floyd, offered nn amend ment appropriating #20,000 for tbe sup port ol tho state soldiery, supporting it In a good speech. It was curried, the yeas being 81, the nays 00. And then Mr. Rankin amended to “strike out" everything and givo the soldiers nothing was defeated, by a vote of 80 to 71. The houso then passed the nppropistion hilt and ndjoiirned. 84th 'Day.—The first, foaturo of the session of the houso Friday morning wsi a motion by Mr. Rankin to reconsider so much of lliii journal as relates to the pass age of the general appropriation bill. IIo thought tho npproprintion of #20,000 for tho support or the slate soldiery was too much,and he was opposed to tha issuance of #808,000 iu bonds for the purpose of fuoding the interest on tho public debt, because he supposed tho issuance of those bonds would increase taxation. The mo tton was overwhelmingly defeated, tho yeas being only 48 to reconsider, and the nays 08. The bill “to provide penalties for certain violations of the penal laws of this state as defined ot^describod in the sections of the code of 1882, and the statures rorerrea to rn ims act, to proviao that all ordinary misdemeanors shall be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of tbo code,” was passed. The senate bill to create a boata for tha equalization of taxes lov ed ou real and personal property, was also passed. A number of new bills were introduced and referred. A resolu tion by Mr. Calvin was adopted providing for two suasions of the house next week, tbo ono from 9 to 1 in the morning, tho other from 7:80 to »t night. Iho "tax” bill was taken up, and pending Its consideration the house adjourned until half-past seven o'clock p. in. At tbe night session of the house the tax bill was passed end et once sent to tbe senate. Few ohangei—none of great importance—wore made in its provisions. 35'rn dav—The house waa treated to a great surprise Siturday morning in the form of a notice given by Mr. Fleming, a short tlmq after assembling, that ho would move to reconsider tho bill to re peal tho "board of education” bill, which was passed Friday. Ho met with very spirited opposition. The bill was recon sidered, however, by a good vo'o on a technicality, aud after the repealing clause had been set tight by an amend ment from Mr. MoUrido, Mr. Fleming took occasion to mako a defense of the board of equalization law, concluding by moving thnt tbo reconsid ered bill to repeal it lie on tbo table, in order that the people of Georgia might give the hoards of equalization at least another year’s trial. Ilut tho houso took a different view nnd overwhelmingly voted down the motion to table tho bill. Tho previous question was called in a jiffy and promptly sustained nnd the bill was at otico parsed again try tho emphatic majority of yeas 90, nays only 19. Tito strongest reason given by Mr. Fleming for revivifying the defunct “board of aquali- y.ation" was that it had the power to sub ject dead loads of personal property to tn nation, such as money, stocks, notes, etc., which could not be gotten at for taxing purposes. Mr. Colvin’s bill to re peal the ten per cont tux on Ntato batiks came up, several speeches were made op posing its passage, but the hour having arrived for the reading of bills tho second time, it wont over ns unfinished business to Monday proprlation bill, says tt carries an appro-1 Domestic Economy, iriation of #24,202,789, being #88,760 ffn. Rinks—“ How will wc manags to less than tho amount appropriated (or tha j^p warm, with con) so high ?" current year nnd #1,729,215 loss than the j jfr. Blnka— “You think of the fact estimate submitted. that I can’t gel you a new bonnet, and The result of the:-recant elections will Til think of the outrageous price of coal, have bo tfifect on the work of tho senato and then we will both boil.” committee on finance, whiob has for at- POISONED THE FOOD. Itcpurtcd Attempt to Exterminate Non- Union Workmen at Homestead. Tho Pittsburg, l’n., Sunday papers published a startling story of a conspira cy to poisou tho non-union men nt Car negie's steel plant, at Homestead, and ns n result it is alleged several persons lost their livts, while scores arc suffering from tho (fleet of some poisonous drug. Tho developments so far made, it is said, im plicate tho members of tho advi«ory com mittee, the Amulgntcd Association nnd officers of other labor organizations. Nine or nvre persons are under ar rest, ostensibly on less serious charges, but really for tho purpose of averting suspicion until tho others iu tho alleged conspiracy could be apprehended. It is Hated the chief cook inside Iho Home stead mills confessed to having placed poison in tlie food prepared for non union men; that he did so at tho insti gation of the atiikcrs’ committees, and that ho was also under pay from them as well as from the Carnegie company. If he caused death and sickness sufficient to fright-n the non-union meu from the mill and compel the closing of the m il ho said he wsa to receive #5,000. The Mafia Agaiu. A New Orleans dispatch says: Stephen Areto was found near the Convent sta tion, iu St. James parish Friday night, desperately wounded. He detailed a story of how be, with two companions, were inveigled front tbe Frenoh market by four men, who stabbed to death bis ftiends aud left him for dead at Convent. The bodies of his companions which were fouud verified Areto’s story. The authorities are certain the crime was the work of tbe Mafia Society, Bally Routine of Business Transacted in tbe Interest of the People* The attendance of members of the houso Tuesday waa nbout the same as on Monday. Several absentees arrived, among them Bourke Cockran,Tammany’s loader and orator. The session was de voted to hearing the message. When tbe rending concluded, Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, announced the death of his late colleague, Mr. Warwick, and the house adjourned. The house had a brief session of but little general interest Wcdaesdny. It adjourned early out of tbo respect for the late Mr. McDonald, of New Jersoy. Isaac M. Wise, a Jewish rabbi from Cin cinnati, who is a delegate to the Hebrow congress at Washington, made tho open ing prayer. After the opening nraycr and tho read ing of the jourannl Thursday morning, the annual report of the secretary of the treasury was laid before the houao and referred to tbe committee on ways and means. The call of committees for re ports was barren of results. In consider ation of the morning hour tho ponding business was the motion made by Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, to lay on tho tatilo tbo motion made by Mr. Holman, of Indiana, to reconsider the vote by which the houso Wednesday pissed the bill ter minating the reduction in engineering corps of the navy. Mr. Herbert's mo tion was agreed to. Yens, 110, nays, 83. Ho tho bill was passed. The brief session of the house Friday was devoted to completing the consider ation of the public printing bill, which was finally passed with sections estab lishing a superintendent of dockets elim inated. The practice which prevailed last session, filling tbe record with a large amount of miscellaneous matter was somewhat checked when Mr. Kilgore ob jected to tho request of Mr. Wise, of Virginia, that the memorial regarding the Nicaragua canal ho printed. When Mr. Kilgore finally consented, Mr. Stone, of Kentucky, received the objection, ana tho memorial will not be printed. Tbo decision of tho house not to consider the private calendar waa followed by an arg ument that no acislon should be held Friday night for tho consideration of private pension bills. At 1:40 o'clock tha houso adjourned until Monday. TUB SENATE. The reading of tho message, preienta tion of petitions and Introduction of bills and joint resolutions occupied the whole cession of (ho seuatc Tuoday. The vice president established whst was thought a new departure by laying before the senate certificates, as far as received, from several states ss to tho choice of presi dential electors by those states. It is anticipated that. the fight on tho anti option bill will be early developed in the sbapo of petitions for nnd against the measure, but before the bill could be called up, es unfinished business of the last session, Mr. Sherman secured an ex eoutlvo session at which the president's recess nominations were referred to tho appropriate., committees, Immediately senate adjourned. In tbe sfc ( a,,-W'cdneLjey i jj r> precipitatctr^ilsD debnwTSy earring his joint resolution for tbe appointment’ of a commission to negotiate with tho 08,000 Iodions of the civilized tribes for tbe eurrender to the elates of 48,000,000 acres of land occupied by them, after re tsinlog enough for homes in severalty for thamselves nnd their belongings. Mr. Vest drew an animated picture of law lessness prevailing in the Indian Terri tory and of tlie feeling prevailing in Missouri, Texas, Arkansas and Kansaa in favor of the absorption of tho territory by the states. Mr. Platt, of Connecti cut, who has boon looking into this question during tbe summer, ss ono Iho sub-committee, announc ed that ho would continue the debate at nn early day. An unusual incident in tha proceedings of the senate was tho offering of the opening prayer by Rabbi Joseph Silverman, of Temple Emanuol, New York, who is attending the rabbi convention. Dr. Silverman did not fol low tho custom of orthodox Jews by cov ering Ids head, but stood bareheaded during tho proceedings. Mr. Miller, of Wisconsin, offorod n joint resolution di recting the president of tho senate and spoakor < f the house to appoint a com mittee of threo senators and five repre sentatives to investigate as to the pro priety oi changing tho revenue laws and report to tho next congress. The senato, ufter rending the journal Thursday, agreed that when it ad journed it l>o until Mouday. Mr. Turpie, of Indiana, and Mr. Gibson, of Mary land. who had been on the list of absen tees for tho last throe Says, took their scats. There are now but niue abseutccs. Mr. Allison, Mr. Colquitt, Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, Mr. Irby, Mr, Jones, of Ne vada, Mr. Kenna, Mr. Stanford and Mr. Warren. Tho senate then at 12:30, on ti e motion of Mr. Sherman, proceeded to executive business. A hnlf hour later tho doois were reopened nnd a message pre sented from tho bouse. Tho executive 8es-ion ratified the convention concluded between Chili nud tho United 8tst?s for a settlement - of the long existing claims of tho Unitod States sgainst Chili; confirmed tho nom ination of William M. Stone, commissioner of general land office; Da vid P. Thompson, of Oregon, minister to Turkoy; William Potter,of Pennsylvania, minister to Italy; Edward C. Little] of Kanrns,agent and consul general at Cairo, Egypt; Louts A. Deht, ot District ot Columbia, consul at Kingston, Jamaica; Louis E. McCamar, assistant justico of the supreme court District of Columbia; John 11. Gear, of Ohio, assistant secre tary of the treasury, and several others, including promotions in tho revenue, mntine and marine hospitaf service. Upon announcing the death of Represent- alive Warrick, of Ohio, the customary resolutions of regret were offered by Mr. Hrico nnd adopt 'd, and then as further mirk of respect for tho memory of the dead member, the senate, at 1 p. m., ad journed till Monday. NOTES. Iu the next houso of representatives there will be 142 new fsces. Of this number, seveuty will be democrats,sixty nine republicans and three will be third psrty men. The president sent to the senate Thurs day tha following uomin&lioos: Mrs. Mary P. Dixou, postmaster at West Point, Ga.; Mrs. Alice P. Bussey at Cuthbsrt, Ga.; Jesse M. Littlejohn at Winchester, Yeuu., nnd Anna Durham, Clarksdslu, Miss. Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, chairmau of the house committee on military affairs, in his report on the next year's army ep most two years been examining into the | effect of the tariff lews updb imports end exporte, tbe growth, production and prices of agricultural ana manufactured articles st home and abroad, and upon wages, domestic and foreign. The ap proaching change in the administration will, however, hasten the report end cause it to be submitted in its entirety at this session instead ol going over until the fifty-third congrqw meets, JAY GOULD’S WILL. Hour the Millionaire’* Big Fortune Will be Divided Out. Jay Gould’s will hi e been given to the public. It was made in December, 1884, during the lifetime of hia wife, making provision for her benefit, which felled by reason of her death, after which vari ous codicils were attached. Several leg acies are left to his sister* aud others, but comparatively small amounts.He gives' to hiedaughter, Helen, until hU youngest child arrives at ago, tho use of the resi dence at Irvington, commonly called “Lived Hurst,” free of taxes, and all tho furniture, books, paintings, household contents therein, and also #6,000 per month, stating that this was dune I* ex-’ p ct ition that his minor children, Ahna and Frank, as well ai his "Ton Howard, will, during the period above provided for, make their home with Helen. To his namesake and grandson. Jay Gould, son of George, he gives #800,000 to be held in trust by Georgo, with authority to ap ply the same to tbe support and educa tion of said grandson, and pay one-fourth of It to him at tbe age of twenty-five, one-fourth at tho age of thiity, tho re maining half st tbo age of thirty-five, with power to pay tho same at an earlier perioa in the discretion of hi* father. oitonaR's SALARY. To his son he makes a bequest sub stantially in the following words: “My belova I son, George J. Gould, having developed remarkable Business ability and having for twelve years devoted himself entirely to my butlnes*, ond, during the |m>t five vcors taken entire charge of all my business interests, ' I hereby fix tho value of -his services at #5,000,000, payable as follows: #500,000 cash, leas tbo amount advanced t>y me for tlie purchase of a house for him on Fifth avenue, New York city; #500,000 iu Missouri Pacific 6 per cent, mortgage bonds; #800,000 in St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Rail way Company consolidated 8 per cent, bonds; #800.000 in Mfesourl Pacific railway trust 5 percent, bonda; 10,000 •hares of Manhattan railway stock; 10,000 shares of Western Union stock end 10,000 shares of Missouri Paciflo stock; ail to lie taken and treated aa worth par.” IIo appoints as executors and trustees of bis will his sons, George, Edwin and Howard, and hit daughter, Iteleo, and moat ample proviiion is made for the younger children, Frank and Annie. SEVERAL OTHER PROVISIONS. There is the usual provision that the property of his daughters is for their sole and aeper*te use, free fromtaay estate or itroi of tbeir huabaoda.-ynd prohibit- S' “ " ‘ IXlie’amri Who or what? Why tbe good ship , and If there it a passenger on board of her unprovided with that grand preventive of sea. sickness and all disorder* of the stomach, liver and bowels, Hostotter’« Stomach Bitters, all we have to ray Is, he or she Is verv un- thoachtiul. There Is nothing comparable to this medicine In ca*es of malarial lever, rl.en- latt-m, nervousness and low of strength. Chicago, lit., has began a canal to noet t-io,- 800,000, which Is to carry large vessels from the takes to the Mls-lsslppf. One a night, for a week will cure an; case of Constipation, SiaaH Bile Beans. Every man hates his own sin when he aces it in another. It is tho cowardly dog who is always showing his teeth. Oust. Package Mailed Free. Addreea Small Bile Beam, New York. No matter where faith wulkslt always steps on a rock. A Cblltf Enjoys The pleasant flavor, gentle action and sooth ing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in need of a laxative, ant If the father or mother bo cos tive or bilious, the most gratifying results fol low Its use; 10 that It is the best family rem edy known and every family should have a bottle. Ice ts now used to preserve cut flowers. Halt secures a town lot. Fortunes In the South. Send 8c. for prospectus. A. J. McBride. Atlanta, Ga. Ueaftreae Can’t bo Cared By local applications, as they cannot reaoh the diseased portion of the ear. There is onlv one way to oure deafness, and that is by constilu- tlonal remedies. Deafness la caused by an In flamed condition of tbe mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets In flamed you have a rumbling sound or imper- feot hearing, and when it Ts entirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the inflam mation can L.- taken out and this tube re stored to lta normal condition hearing wilt be destroyed forever nine cases ont or ten are used by catarrh, which is nothing but ah in- can n< Send ------- .or any -lied by catarrh) that we mot oure by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure* by tak rafara I F. JVC . free. Chknet A Co.. Toledo. Ot Hold by Druggists, 78o. “Mew I Wrote Rea Hnr,- told by Gen. Lew Wallace,Is one scrap trom tha voluminous and superb programme of eminent writers and Interesting articles which 77)-. Fi-uth’s C-asoautnu announces. It retains its place in Hi),001) families by the versatility and the tnatructtvencsaof its general urttcles, tho high character of all its stories, the brightness oflts ItlUat rations. Thun It comes every week, nnd one gets a great deal for *1.76 a year. Tho pries sent at once will entltlo you to tho ixtper to January, isos. Address Tint Youtu's Com- rnnio.v, Boston, Mas.. A Bos* Thuoat on Conan, .f suffered to Do You Wish the Finest Bread and Cake? It is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is the purest and strongest of all the baking powders. I The purest baking powder makes the finest, sweet est, most delicious food. The strongest baking pow der makes the lightest food. That baking powder which is both purest and strongest makes the most digestible and wholesome food. Why should not every housekeeper avail herself of the baking powder which will give her the best food with the least trouble ? Avoid all baking powders sold with a gift or prize, or at a lower price than the Royal, aa they invariably contain alum, lime or sul phuric aoid, and render the food unwholesome. Certain protection from alum baking powders can be had by declining to accept any substitute for the Royal, which is absolutely pure. There it * provision that w children marry without tho consent of a majority of tho executor* and trustee*, then tha ahare allotted ouch child shall be reduced one-half and the other half of auch chare shall be trauiferred to such persons as under the lews of New York could take the same if testator had died intestate, THE LEDGER BURNED OUT. Disastrous Blaze Iu George IV. Childs’ Big Newspaper Office. The Publie Lodger building, a mas sive six-at ry, brown stone front struc ture ott tho southwest corner of Sixth nnd Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, was damaged by tiro Tuesday night to the amouut of #200,000, of which #180,000 waa sustained by The Lodger and #50,- 000 by the tenants. The Lodger insu rance aggregates #240,000—#160,000 ou the building aud #80,000 on the con tent*. The other occupants are be lieved to he fully insured. The collec tion ot curios and plate In the office of Mr. Childs, The Ledger's owner and publisher, inestimable in value, waa saved. Damage to building #100,000. About half the building was gutted by fire and wate r, Tho flames were confined to the fourth floor and all above and portions below were flooded. The fire waa tw ! ce extinguished but broke out a third time aud gained fearful headway. Ft.KHIT OF THE PRINTER*. •- The flames aeon enveloped the compos ing room. Tho compositors, to the num ber of 140, hurriedly retreated down 6tairo and escaped safely. Soon after tho fire started there waa a sharp explo sion, the cause of which ia unknown, and Business Manager Joel Cook aud a nnmocr of tho clerks were forced to the street by tho concussion, fhe facilities of every printing office in tho city were offered to Mr. Childs, and after William M. Singerly, president of The Record Publishing Company, had personally Undercd the use of his plant, tho offer wns accepted, and, till further arrange ments, Tbo Ledger will he issued from the Record office. Mr. Childs and A. J. Drexel were wit nesses of tho fire and personally noted the iffl'ciency of the fire department. Thoy expressed their appreciation by telling Director Butler, of the depart ment of public safety, that a check for #5,000 wouid be scot him to be used at his discretion for the benefit of the fire men. Fraudulent Failure. A sensation was ciused : iu Hamburg, Germany, by the suspension of Carcw& Battels, stock brokers. Carew has ab sconded, but tho police are following him. Bartels has surrendered. The frauds committed by the firm extend over a long period. It is alleged that on the day preceding the failure the firm ob tained from tho bulks by fraudulent rep resentations securities to the value of 400,000 m irks. Tho liabilities am unt to 75,000,000 marks. Silver Mine* Shut Down. A special of Friday from Denver, Col., anys: Since silver fell to 90 the mines sre constantly closiug. Almost every day report is received of some property, large or small, dischirging rncu. Hun dreds of iniuto are not being worked. Many are small and their output would cut uo great figure. But tbe aggregate of persons thrown out of employment is large enough to exercise a material influ ence on tho general condition of trade. Mr*. Sarah Muir Of Minneapolis. “ 1 was for a long time a sufferer from Female Weakness aud tried many remedies and physicians, to nn good purpose. One bottle of Hood's Sarsapa villa made so grout a difference iu my condi tion that 1 took three bottles more and found myself trevfrrrly well. 1 have also given Hood’s Sarsaparilla tn tho children, nnd find tlml it keeps them in good health.” Mrs. Sarah Muir, .108 Six. teemh Avenue, South M : nnri\jiolis, Minn. HmmTi# Pills cure all Liver Ill*. Driving the Brain at the expense of the Body. While we drive the brain we must build up the body. Ex ercise, pure air —foods that make healthy flesh—refreshing sleep—such are methods. When loss of flesh, strength and nerve become apparent your physician will doubtless tell you that the quickest builder of all three is Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil, which not only creates flesh of and in itself, but stimulates the appetite for other foods. Prftptrcd by Scott A Bowno.NY. All drajrgi*U- ‘August Flower” “One of my neighbors, Mr, John Gilbert, has been sick for a long time. All thought him past recovery. He was horribly emaciated from the inaction of his liver and kidneys. It is diflicult to describe his appear ance aud the miserable state of his health at that time. Help from any source seemed impossible. He tried your August Flower and the effect upon him was magical. It restored lum to perfect health to the great astonishment of his family and friends.” John Quibell, Holt, Out.# FARM NOTES. You can never grade up the cattle un less you use better animals for breeding. The time has gone fur keeping a steer until he is four years old before sending to market. Stock that is continually tempted by weak fences should not bo blamed for becoming “breaeby.” A box six inches high and two feet square kept filled with clean, dry dirt makes a good dust bath. Don’t buy a csw with high head nnd eyes starling from sockets. She is off in disposition, and you will be a losor. if ducks can have a free range dur ing thu day and comfortable quarters at night they cm readily be kept healthy. Milking should be done with the greatest regularity. An hour’* time out of the way is harmful to the cow every time. Next to tho Jersey Red, tbe Poland China breed is considered to rank highest in regard-to hardiness and ability to re sist disease. The ci'f is not so stupid as he looks. When bis mother fails to answer his de mands he gives her a “milk punch," and the old lady comes down. Light bogs prepared for early market are often far more profit than if kept until later when prices are low because of the rush of fresh pork. The wheel* of tbe mowing machines are made ute of for constructing low- dqwu wagons with wide rimmed wheels, p during tun winter so as to keep the wool out of tbe dirt, and at the same time it will aid, to keep the sheep dry. A well known Australian woot grower raises 200 acres of rape for his sheep, and ho apeaka in the highest terms of its value. He has fattened twenty sheep per acre on his rape field. If you have barb wire fence around your pasture it may pay to tie scraps of tin or some other substance to the wires to prevent tbe animals from running against it without seeing it. Scaly legs are eyesores. With such simple remedies ns applying vaseline or lard, to which a few drops of carbolic aci I has been added, there is no excuse for their presence iu a well kept flock of poultry. The chaff from wheat is one of the best materials for uso on the floor of the poultiy house. Keep the chaff dry and under cover. It not only permits of easy cleaulug of tha house, but act* as au ab sorbent and also serves as litter in which the hens may rcratch for food, A large crop of apples may be grown when a hive of bees is stationed in tbe orchard. Tho p illen is rubbed from their bodies against the pistils of thou sands of flowers, which thus become fer tilized. Many of the strange feats of hybridizing varieties are due the agency of bees. Sure to See Hint. Mrs. Bilkins —“Oh, Oood ! cl Here's a letter from Cousin Ge,.rgc.” Mr. Bitkiaa—“Huh! Who cares for biraf” Mrs. Bilkins—“Eh? Why, he lives in Chicago, and his house is close to the Fair grounds, nnd it’s the very place for us to go next summer. I wrote to him, telling him we were all just dying to see him and his lovely family. I wonder what he says. Iteud it; I'm too ner vous.” Mr. BUkins (reading)—“ 'My Dear Cousin: You will soon have a chance to see us all onoe n ore. I havo reuted my house, and wo Bhall mako you a good long visit next summer.’”—Now York Weekly. Luncheon Sweet Potatoes.—Par boil, peel and slice. Sprinkle with pop per and salt, dip in beaten egg nnd fry in hot butter. Take up, and sift over pounded crackers. Stove p 0 tisH hand#. Injure the Iron *n<l hum red, The Rising Sun 8t*vre PolUh 1# Brilliant, Odor- | lets. Durable, and the cotwumcr p»y» for no tin or alma* cmckafle with erery purcnMe. . ] sssssS s 8 ST-J-rt-S, s | Blood and Skin | s Diseases s Needed Further Instructions. Prisou WarJeu—“It’s just been fouud ( lit that you did'ut commit that crime you've bicn iu for all these years, and so the governor bus pardoned you.” Iuunceut Man— “Urn—I’m pardoned, am I?” Prison Warden—“Y-e-s, but don’t go yet. 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