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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: JANUARY 3, 1895.
Gnests of a Big Hotel at Albany Came
Near Being Fuel for the
Angry Flames.
THREE TEOl'LE WERE INJURED
A N«wljr Marrlarl Couple Among Those
Who War* Host Seriously Hurt—
The Main Will IMe and So
Will Another Guest.
Albany, N. Y., Dee. SO.-Th^ Delavan
House proper was gut\od by lire to-
njjjht There Wc*re 100 gucots in the
house. All escaped, although two wo
men and one man, who Jumped from
•t&ie third-story window into the street
on the Steuben street tilde, were badly
Injured.
Benjamin Heilman and his wife erf
Brooklyn, who were on their wedding
tour, and Mr. Fookes of Dayton, Ohio,
were injured. Mr. Fookes was internal
ly injured, and will die.
Mr Heilman was badly burned afoout
the chest and internally injured. He
will probably die before moroin#. His
wife Is also Ixidly burned about the
face, her ucse split open and she was
cut on the ankle. She will recover. The
injured were taken to the City Hos
pital.
The speakership light was on in its
intensity tonight when the cry of lire
rang through the corridor of the Dole-
van House at 8.44 o'clock. The head
quarters of the candidates were on the
first floor over the lobbies, otherwise
the large crowds which tilled the cor
ridors and rooms would not have so
lucidly escaped. The lire sturted in the
butfjment on’ the Broadway side, di
rectly under the elevator *»haft and
spread with the rapidity of lightning.
No one had time to save anything
above the main floor, and before the
Affrighted guests and politician** had
emerged upon the streets, the flames
had broken through the roof. The ele
vator shaft was adjacent to the Broad
way stairway and the flames cut off
tU% egress of the guests In the north
ern end of the hotel, in which pearly
two-thirds of the guests were located.
Those wrto we»e not able to get past
the vJ.evuiiur shaft no as to pass down
Vtic main stairway on Stcub.-n street
were without hope of escape for some
minutes, until their way was directed
to the servaints’ stairway in the north
section of the structure.
It was some time after the alarm
sounded before the department respond
ed. Meanwhile every effort was made to
mvs those who were in the upper stories.
E. A. Manchester, the postmuster of this
city, came down a rope on the Broadway
side rrom a rourth story window and «*-
raped with no injury except to his hands.
E. W. Arnold of Rochester also reached
terra llrma In this manner. Edmund
Walsh, a porter, who, as soon as he
heard the cry of Are, went through the
house alarming* the guests, found hi* es
cape cut off on reaching the upper sto
rks. He succeeded in getting out on the
roof of the centre annex, and, with Ed
win Murphy, another employe, wxis res
cued with the old of ladders. Walsh’s
hair was singed and h!> hands and arms
were badly burned. He was taken to the
hospital.
A naan end his wife who were oh the
same roof would not let each othkr be
S ivod until tdxe flrwnon oarrUd /them
own the ladder. The man was i) fra Id
to venture down, and to add to thtii. his
wife did not want to be left alone for a
minute.
Mrs. Zeh of Hillsdale, Columbia coun
ty, who only last week was removed from
the hospital here to the hotel, was car
ried out by ex-Congreseman Henry C.
Burleigh of Whitehall, Judge CL B. Mc
Laughlin of Port Henry and Deputy Con
stitutional Convention Compiler McGonl-
gul, Who wrapped her in his overcoat.
Mrs. Moore, the wifo of Mr. Moore of
Party & Moore, the proprietors of the
hotel, was sick abed and had to be car
ried out.
Mrs. Fookes Jumped from the third
story window above the main floor on
Steuben street, striking on the roof of
the balcony of the main floor and rolling
off on the sidewalk, a fall of sixty feet.
Mr. Heilman Jumped from a window
on the same floor, but jumped clear of
the balcony, falling on a snow bonk. Mrs.
Heilman also jumped, but struck the bal
cony, and likewise rolled off into the
street below. All three came down, it
seemed, almost together. Mrs. Heilman’s
fall was broken somewhat by striking
on the heads and shouldera of three men
who were passing. Mr. Fookes availed
himself of the rope Are escape in his
room and lowered himself down as far
oj the cornice of tho window below his
floor. From there ho was rescued by a
ladder.
D. P. Rockway of New York city was
out on the arm In forcing the window
of hit room. He was rescued from the
room with the aid of ladders.
Assemblyman Keck of Johnstown went
through the second and third floors noti
fying the guests or their danger. He
helped twenty psople to an exit and had
a narrow escape himself.
CITY HALL BURNED.
Blddcford, Me., Dec. 30.—A fire which
started In ths toilet room of the city
building early this morning completely
gutted the bulldtng down tc the first
story. The building contained the police
station, two banks, a law office, four
stores, court room .city council chamber,
municipal offices, city library,opera bouse
and Masonic ball. The Are first worked
Its way along between the floors and ceil
ings. baffling all endeavor** of tho flremen
to locate or subdue It. After hours or
bird work the flremen thought they had
conquered It, but the flames suddenly
burst out through the celling of the po
lice station aiul one of tho stores, then
spread throughout the building, and not
only became uncontrollable, but filled the
corridors and halls with smoke so dense
os to prevent the firemen's entrance to
the two upper stories. Assistance was
summoned fom Saco and Portland. It
was with considerable difficulty mat fair
prisoners were rescued front the cells of
the police station. The loss is estimated
at 1100,000. The building cost $H over
thirty years ago and has been greatly
Improved since. It wna Insure! for 920.-
0M. Many of the municipal court docu
ments were lost
Thfi pos toff Ice was completely burned
out and some mall was destroyed.
The city is In total darkness tonight In
consequence of the breaking of the elec
tric light wins*
TABERNACLE WILL REORGANIZE.
Brooklyn, N. Y., .^ec. 30.—At a meeting
held In the Centennial Baptist church on
AUelphl street this afternoon by the
members of the Brooklyn Tabernacle It
was decided to reorganise under a new
name. Dr. Talmage was not present.
Tho members will meet again on Thurs
day evening next, when a place for hold-
big services will be decided on.
ENGINEER SCALDED TO DEATH.
Knoxville. Tenn., Dec. 10.—Last night
near Sweetwater on the Southern rail
way the arch pipe of an engine drawing
a local passenger train from Chattanooga
to Knoxville exploded and the engineer.
John W. Ramsey, one of the eldest men
on the ro ul.was so seriously scalded that
be died at noon today.
FINE CHURCH RUINED.
Baptists Suffer a Severe
Chattanooga, Dec. 30.-At 1 o’clock this
afternoon dense smoke was discovered
pouring from the roof of the First Bap
tist church. Fire hall No. 3 was notified
and responded. Moan time tho flumes ate
their way through the church and burst
through the roof on the oast and north,
while the black smoke was whirled up
ward by the wind attending a fierce
snow Ktorm. The fire gained headway so
rapidly that It was beyond control be
fore the rest of the department arrived.
Even than tho firemen seemad perplexed,
not knowing w’hat to do. The furniture
In the basement was saved meantime.
The fire started over the furnace in the
roar of tho pulpit, which the platform pro
jection from a semi-circular recess built
over the furnace room. The most reas
onable t upposltlon Ih that the fire was
the result of spontaneous combustion.
Tho building is wanned by heated uir,
which is piped from the top of the fur
nace In large pl|>eM. These pipes pass
close to tho celling, which was ignited
by the heat, else the heat melted the
solder, and escaping gas, which smelled
very strong, was Ignited, causing the fire.
The edifice is of brown sandstone and
was perhaps the most handsome of its
kind In the South. It was but recently
completed at a cost of $7G,00Q. Six streams
played on the fire from different points,
but the Interior wus doomed. The high
walls alone were left standing, a mere
skeleton. Several narrow oscapes were
witnessed from flying slate and timbers.
Tho church waa richly finished In stucco
work and rare freocolngs, all of which
were ruined. Tho three large square
towers guarding the entrance *vero un
harmed, but once a fireman scaled sev
enty feet up the Interior of a tower to
extinguish* u burning window wltfl a
small line of hose from the chemical.
Loss |25,OX> to $40,000; Insurance, $20,000.
THE ARCHITECT'S OFFICE.
The New Head Will Not Be Appoint
ed Immediately.
Washington, Dec. 30.—Secretary Car
lisle has decided that he will not ap
point a supervising architect of the
treasury until about the middle of
January, at which time he thinks the
new reorganization of the architect
office, which goes into effect on Tues*
day, will be in smooth working order.
Any friction tha/t may develop in tho
changed condition**, he thinks, can tie
better adjusted by the old men. famil
iar with the former workings rather
than by the introduction Into the office
at one and the «ime tinu* of it new
head and a new system. When the now
architect Is Instalhdr ho will And the
office moving along smoothly and he
com devote himself us ia contemplated
by the new organization to the now
technical and scientific work of the
office.
Mr. Charles F. Kemper, the chlnf
clerk and for the past two months the
acting supervising architect, has re
signed hiH position, and his resignation
has been accepted. He has b~en ap
pointed by Secretary Carlisl * executive
"ffle-r of tho bureau, and will have ab-
/sohite ciharge of the office force, and
will have nothing whatever to do with
the purely scientific woakl All the
other chiefs of division, with tho ex
ception of Fred Know It on of Maine and
E. W. Combs of Kansas, have been re
tained, and these tw’o were drox>ped
only because tiheir divisions were con
solidated with others.
DEBS MEN WANT MONEY.
Without Contributions They Cannot Ap
peal the Case.
Chicago, Dec. 20.—At a meeting of the
representatives of several labor organiza
tions held last night, an appeal was for
mulated and addressed to all labor or
ganizations asking for contributions of
money to pay the, expenses in carrying
up the cqntempt c*»' . of Debs and tin;
other officers ofJ American Railway
Union to th«?' te. d States supreme
court.
The appeal says that the case has al
ready cost $25,000. that It will cost a large
additional sum to carry it to the supreme
court und that there ^re absolutely no
funds on hand for this purpose. In order
to carry It up It will be necessary for
the defendants to alio wtheir sentences
to be cumulative and to serve double ns
long a time In Jail as they would other
wise. The document dechues that the
various decisions In the case covering
the abuse of injunction proceedings ami
defining conspiracies to stop the malls
are so broad, sweeping and untust that
they will be tantamount to suppressing
by the strong arm of the law all the
labor organizations In the country.
Fesdhes from California? Yes, ami
from MkiMgan, too. All majde Into <!<*-
lloif.ni** rthortatke with Dr. Price'*
Cromm Baking Powder.
BYRNES PACKING UP.
The Great Policeman Preparing to Leave
Headquarters.
New York, Doc. 30.— Superintendent
Byrnes went to police headquarters this
morning and spent four hours there in
packing up his private papers and get
ting them ready to be removed in tho
event of the acceptance of his request
to be relieved. The superintendent’s ac
tion was the sole topic of oonversation
among the police today. Regret nt
Mr. Byrne’s probable departure, however,
seemed to be completely overshadowed by
curiosity as to what would happen after
he hud gone and where a competent suc
cessor couid be found.
Inspector Conlln la the next officer In
rank to the superintendent. He enjoys
the distinction of being the only Inspec
tor unamlrched In the testimony given
before the Lexow committee.
8CHE1DER 13 MISSING.
Knoxville. Tenn., Dec. 30.—There is con
siderable exeltnment here over the mys
terious disappearance of William A.
Schelder, shipping clerk of a prominent
dry goods house. He has been mlasing
since Wednesday night. The lust seen
of him. he took a drink In a saloon with
some friends, about midnight, and said
he was going to his home about three
miles In the oountry. It U feared that
he Jumped In the river.
DEATH AT SIIELLMAN.
Shell man. Doc. 30—(Special.)—A
groom lias boon cast r>vor "he commu
nity by 'Che said death of Miss Fannie
Crluumden. Aftvr a lingering and
paluful Illness of four months her
spirit winged Ms flight to Cits home In
heaven. She leaves a large circle of
friends, who, with her tHVHavsd fam
ily, mourn their loss. "Life’s fitful
fever over, she sloops well.”
WHAT DOES IT (MEAN.
Fact or Fiction About Two Graitt FVtir
Awards.
Newspaper paragraph denounces ns
"false" «vhe claim of * baking powder
com pan yto an swtind at the WorCd's
Fair. W’hat can tt mean?
Certainly not Dr. Prices. Why? Be
cause, tu» the records show, Dr. Price’s
exhibited, competed and received tho
highest viwaril ,H>tih at Cbfctgo and the
California MM winter Fair. The award
in California included gold medal. The
official examiners pomouneed It
the strongest, Che purest, Che most
wholesome nnd efficient of all Che
halting pfowdert. It# ti le to confidence
is unquestioned.
Can It be the manufacturers of a
New York powder fictitiously labelled
"absolutely pure" who are making
'•false” cflaJms? That would be strange,
Indedd. Inasmuch us they were not
even considered In the awards.
Was it ammonia in the New York
ptfwder th.-vf prevented it* makers
from competing? If mot what?
Liu-Knn-Yi Has Been Made Com
mander to Succeed the Great
Li Rnng Charg.
ALMOST A VICTORY FOR CHINA
Tlisy Conldn’t Altogether Forget Tbelr
Tactics of Retreating and Lost the
Day—Japanese In Favor With
tho People ofilanchurl.
London, D©e. JO.—A Central Newc
dispatch from Peldn say* that Liu
Kun-Yi, viceroy of LLuig-Kiang. has
bean appointed to the chief command
of all Che Chinese force*, ousting LI
Hung Ohang.
Th Central News correspondent at
Ancon telegraps:
"Detatls from Kung-Wa-Sul confirm
the first reports that (the recent battle
was fought with great obstinacy. The
Chinese were greatly entrenched. They
had eleven field pieces and some ma
chine guns and were weB handled.
The Japnxese charges were repulsed
with heavy loss. Their reserves from
HaUchong, who had experienced great
difficulty on the march owing to the
snow, itfen Joined them and they made
another charge with hurrahs and
shouts of victory. They carried the
fort. The Japanese admit they had
GO killed and wounded and say that
th Chinese had 300 killed end wounded.
The snow prevented a successful pur
suit of the retreating Chinese. Tile
villagers of J training drove away the
Chinese soldiers necking refuge. They
sold (they preferred to be governed by
ItV. TarvartOM n<hn .-iTttttnM' lha vldli.r#
'previously."
A dispatch from TokJo says: “Gen.
Nudau, who oc—umOtfid— wi« Japanese
army In Manchurt, reports that the
natives have been greaitty influenced
by Japanese clemency and Chat many
residents who 'had fled from their
homes are returning with their fami-
law and lire willingly assisting the in
vaders. Markets have been opened,
Japan.-se currency circulates freely and
the Japanese administration is working
well.
WONT 'DOWN WITH THE GREW.
A British Bark Parted On (the Shore
and Twenty-Six Mem Perish til.
London, Dee. 30—The British bark
Oaseo was wrecked in a (file at Holy-
head early this manning, and with her
peribhed her entire crew of twenty-six
The Oaseo was driven ashore l>ae,k
of the Holyhead breakwater. Her sig
nals of distress were first heard by the
coast guard about 4 o'clock in the
morning. At (that .t’.me It was p.tch
dark und great waves ware washing
the breakwater. Ih spite of the dan
ger of being washed into the sea. tlie
guard proceeded along the breakwater,
and, having rigged up the rocket appa
ratus, began firing l.fe lines into tho
direction of the wreck. The faint light
of 'the rockets soon disclosed the fact
that the vessel had brokon In ttyc amid
ships and that the(tnaltKPMr td fallen,
crushing the live* ont of sho'ral ,af: ti-e
/crow. A row survlvtom could he seen
clinging to each halt of Yho vessel and
their piteous cries for help could bo
beard above the roar of the storm.
After -many, failures, the coast guard
succeeded in firing a line over ihe
wreck, but by that time all on board
had perished. A life boat vainly tried
again ami again to approach tlie wreck.
Not a vestige of the lurk could be seem
today, and there Is no praspect of any
salvage. Se.verai bodies have been
washed ashore.
The Osseo was a bnrk of 1,390 ten*.
She arrived at Falmouth on December
15 from Taltlal, and hail been ordered
to AudHossnn.
Reports of storms continue to be re
ceived from all parts of Europe. Nil-
morons wrecks and casualties are re
puted In Oreat Britain und Ireland.
Many fiver were saved by lifeboats.
A heavy gnlo Is blowing on the Bal
tic and (navigation Is suspended at Co-
pebagen. A heavy snow has fallen in
north Scotland anti fiwto railwuy trains
have been blocked.
I touts and wreckage washed ashore on
the roast of Irancashlre tndloate that th,
Brttsh bark Loweswoter has been lo»t.
She left Oar,ton In tow on December 1
with fiftoen persons on board. The haw
ser with which she wis being towed
parted In a sale and the bur took refuge
at Llandudno on December Si. since when
nothing ha, been heard of the Irawe*-
water.
The trae of Dr. Price's Baking Powder
buwiwjw evbry woman wS* uses It as a
model housekeeper.
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
Knoxville. Tenn., Dec. SO.-Yeaterdsy
near Mlddleaborough, Ky.. two children.
Med 1 and 6 years, of John and Sarah
Timmons were burned to death. The
parents had gone to a neighboring gro
cery, leaving the children at home. The
youngest, while playing near the fire,
caught fire, and the other while attempt
ing to put out the blase also caught.
Both were burned to a crisp when their
parents returned. The oldest was alive,
but died half an hour later In grant
agony.
■WAREHOUSES BURNED.
River Junotton, FJn„ Dec. 30.—The
freight warehouse* and office* of the
Louisville and Nashville, Savannah,
Florida and Western ond Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular railroad* were dt
strayed by fire thin morning. The cause
of the fire was a defective flue. The
I era, 1, about $10,000.
FACTORY AND COTTAGES BUnN.
Tampa, Fla., Dec. JO.—Early this
morning the cigar factory of Losnao &
Co. wa* destroyed by fire, together
with six cottagi*. Hie fire 1* thought
to have been incendiary. The water
pipes jfere froxen, and the firemen
could do nothing. The loss i* shout
120,000. Insurance unknown.
CUBAN CUSTOMS.
Madrid, Dec. 30.—The cabinet has ap
proved the proposal to open an Inquiry
Into the Cuban customs system. Bcoor
Abaraxuza. minister of colonies, denies
tho report that he suggested that the
Washington government arranged a tar
iff list with Cuba directly.
SNOW IN AUGUSTA
Ga., Dec. JO.—It began
Snowing here this afternoon about 4
—- '— *—“* -**Mnc rontin
Augusta,
nowlng hei
o'clock, and has been among con«n-
uouKly over since At * o'clock the fall
U very heavy, with proepect, of con-
tlnuance until morning.
NOTICE.
I WAIT even mas and woman In Ihe Untted
State, InUrttrad la th, Oploa and \w tj
Box fab and »M will b, scat run free.
JOHN FITZGERALD DEAD.
Sc Was One sf the Leading Jri-h C*t-
sens of thi West.
Llnoon, Neb,, Dec. JO.—John Fitz
gerald, ex-presldent of the Irish Na-
tloneJ League, died at bis suburtx'.n
homo near this city ghornly hetors J
o'clock this morning He was fid years
old. Hiss illness, while of long otand-
ing, was not until a few days uigo con
sidered crltlont, ad some hopes were
entertained of his recovery.
John Fitzgerald seven years ago was
rated as a. three times millionaire.
Business reverses recently have cut
down his fortune materially. He wvte
a man of llbetOil tendencies ond con
tributed large sums to the cause of
Irish independence. Bom in County
Limerick, Ireland, he emigrated to
Aimerioa when a young man, and in nn
aerly day of Nebraska's history as a
state drifted to Ploatamoufh, whore ho
laid the foundation tor a foim no us
a railroad contractor. Loiter he re-
moved to Llnortln und Ikib been a
promlneiit figure In the city's develop
ment. He was a steadftV supporter of
Patrick Egan during the stormy period
when that gentleman was president of
the Irish Nuitlomil League, and suc
ceeded hi tc the office. H, wus a de
vout Catholic and one of the main
stays of the ilcctvl churches. About five
months ago—but n dny or owo after
he won his suit against the Mlsmuri
Pacific Railroad Company. Involving
nearly (half a million dolktrs—Mr.
Fitzgerald was at tucked with brain
troutbe and a oomplctuion of other
discuses, from which h never fully ral
lied. He halves .a widow and three
children. Tlie funeral will occur
Wednesday.
MICHIGAN'S SENATOR.
Tho Fight for th 6oit of the Late
Senator StocktJrldge.
Lansing, Mich., Dec. 30.—The cn-
test fonthe short term for United States
senator to fill out the unexplrod trem
of the late Senator Stoektorldge has
begun In earnest and all the aspirant*
have opened iheadquarhis. The Incum
bent by appointment, John Patton. Jr.,
has the lead, backed by Goveror Rich.
»••- - y—rlicr* for J. C. Bv.rro'v*
claim (that they have CO out Of 130 votes.
This ctnlm was cut down this after
noon when the Wayne county delega
tion, which Burrows' workers reded
on as solid for him. announced (that
ten of the delegation ould vote for
I'aitton. 8. C. Old claims to hold
enough votes to dictate terms for him
self as a dark horse. Congressman
Stephnson toys claim to the upper
peninsula, but neither Paltton nor Olds
will concede this. For the long term
Senator MdMiChan will he re-elected,
getting every vote In the lglslature
except Donovan of Ray. the lone Dem
ocrat. who will vote for E. F. Uhl. as
sistant secretary of mate of the united
States.
OUTLAWRY IN TROUP.
An Educated Negro Who Is a Holy
Terror Around IriGrang?.
LaGrange, Ga.. Dec. 30.—(Special.)
(Some time ago a negro man who
thought to use his “edlcashun" to keep
out of work was sent up from this
county for ft crimp. He soon WKXiBt'd.
and is now suppased 1° he running at
large around LaGrange with a band
of about half a dozen other negro out
laws. A few nights ago Mr. Ph Up
Green was returning from West Iolnt,
where he httd been to sell cotton. He
•was fired upon from ambush, but,
divining the Intention of Ins nssail-
nnts, Jumped from the wagon and pur
sued the highwaymen after scaring
them away with several shots from
his own pistol. Mr. George- Godwin
also hits been held up by a gang sup
posed to be the same. He, too, got
niway without loss. Several negroes are
now In Jail charged with-these attempt
ed robiberliw. „ . >
Before the arrest of the negroes. It
was a very common thing for farmers
and wealthy men In town to receive
threatening anonymous letters. <le-
mnmdlng thru certain sums of money
be left at specified places. The penalty
for failure to heed Hies- letters was
the threat to burn out fhc barns or
otherwise destroy the propjrty of the
parties named In the letters. Two star
bles were burned out, one ot tnem con
taining a number of fine blooded
horse*. Hon. 8eth Tatum and Mr. Wat
Davidson are reported to have heen
recipients of scurrilous letters appa
rently from 'he authors of the letters
threatening Hre.
The whole county seema terrorized,
but It Is thought thti't the capture
of the negroes now In Jail will put
an end to the troubles.
It costa more to make Dr. Price's
fihan any ofher baking ixlwdcr because
fihe ingredients are so highly, refined.
u
Seme of the Pleasures A Horded tlie
Children of the Emperor’s
^Family.
SOME GERMAN POLITICAL GOSSIP
Tli« Social Pemocraii Continue to Fight
—Ilolicnloli* to Leave Bonn for Hie
Visit ».o Dlamarck—Gossip
About German Notables,
Berlin, Dec. 30.—The week began In
fine holiday weather—clear, mild and
sunny, but It closed In raiu and cold.
Nevertheless the Christmas trade wac
admitted to be,Rood, If not the best
in the last few years. The Christmas
festival in the new palace nt Potsdam
opened on Christmas evening with the
customary presentation >t gifts. Every
member of the imperial fatmlly had an
Individual fir tree cut In the Potsdam
wilderness and set up Into 'he Shell
Hall, under the emperor's personal su
pervision. The size of the trees was
graduated carefully aotordlng to the
Importance and age of tlie possessors.
Thb emperor’s, as also the empress'
was twenty feet high; the crown
prince’s ten feet high; little Frederick's
nine feet high, and so on down to the
little princess who had a sapling hardly
ulbove three feet. Late In the afternoon
the family dined in the Apollo Hall.
Tho party consisted of the Empress
Frederick, th? old Princes Alexander
and George oft Prussia, the ladies in
waiting, the officials of the court and
tile children's tutors. All Joined the
imperial family In a hearty merry
making, unmarred by the restraint of
court etiquette. After an hour at the
table, the party went directly to the
Shell Hall, which was ablaze with the
light •ot tho chandeliers and number
less tapers. The tre,s had been deco
rated and lighted under the emperor's
eyes. He had puused the greater part
of the day in preparing the spectacle
and smiled complacently over the won
der which his work excited among his
children. The little company sang the
carol, "Hrlt.che .VIcat" and the em
peror and empress distributed the pres
ents which had been rolled In volumi
nous wrapplnzs to stir tne cunos.tv ot
tho children. The adults had a romp
with the imperial princes during th?
exhibition ot the bundles, after which
they left for their homes. Later the em
peror and empress entertained a few
Intimate friends at a dinner in their
private apartments.
On Wednesday at th? emperor's com
mand tt matint-o performance of "Han-
sel und Gretel" was given at the opera
house for tho amusement of the impe
rial princes and the other children of
the court. Although the house wus
not half filled—a faot showing a great
decline of interest In the doings of the
Imperial family, as usually these occa
sions have attracted crowds. The ac
tion of the opera was followed with
keen interest by the emperors 'boys,
who did not hesitate to make loud and
frequent demonstrations of their/ de
light. Wednesday was the emperor’s
List holiday.. Since then, he has been
absorbed. In his state duties, and bis
III IT1 Iv nt.ua honn ~ ...i, atT.i-
family hav? been left to seek tiisir
own u mu sementa.
NOTES FROM TWEED.
Tweed. Dec. 80.^(Sp«ck»l.>—The depart
ure of Christmas la attended with consld-
eatile change in the weather—for It Iku*
been extremely cold, the wind blowlntt
from the north chilling everybody and
making them hover around the hearth
before a b&xlng Are.
Mrs. Smith, the estimable wife of Mr.
Wesley Smith, died at her home last Sat
urday. the 22nd, after a short illness. She
was burled Sunday.
The distressing news of the sudden
death of Mrs. Mollie Smith, wife of Mr.
George Smith, at McRae last Thursday
morning was Indeed sad to her many
friends here. She was burled Friday at
the family graveyard. Mrs. Smith was
a Christian woman of noble Instincts nnd
was loved fsr and wide for her Christian
traits of character. She was a daughter
of ’Squirt* Joe Smith, a prominent citizen
of Johnson county.
Cols. Phil Howard and Jim Hicks of
Dublin attended court at Flat Rock, a
country precinct near here, on the 22nd.
Both were Interested In a tombstone case.
Col. Howard appearing for the defend
ant, while Col. Hiek3 represented Morris
Bros, of Tennessee, the plaintiffs. Both
lawyers furnished much amusement cross-
firing at each other, trying to get Judge
Drew to give his decision n« to continu
ing or discontinuing the case. Finally the
Judg? decided In Howard’s favor, and the
case went to trial. A Jury was secured
and the lawyers timed each other to a
flve minutes, peroration. Howard spoke
a minute over the prescribed limit, when
Col. Hicks attempted to stop him. It
did no good. Howard told Hicks hts tlmt
was wrong and proceeded. Hicks then
addressed the Jury and made a good
speech. Now and then Howard would In
terrupt, and, together with their sharp
rallies, created much laughter. The Jury
disagreed. Although quite young In the
legal profession. Col. Hicks is attaining
gradually a high position. Col. Howard
needs no praise. His knowledge of the
intricacies of the law Is giving him ss
much an he can attend to.
Mr. Rachels and family have moved
here. He Is a brother of the Irrepressi
ble Math Rachels, the boss wheelwright
of Dublin.
Calvin Oltver and wife and Louts Mad
dox of Bruton spent Christmas with rela
tives and friends.
OHURCmiLWS CONDITION.
London. Dec. 30.—Lon! U’liitlolph
Cburcfr ir* return to oon*Hot»twiw tug
lessened his Immediate danger. Other
wise the grtvity of his condition is tin-
Altered. At roidnliiht hts dootorz re-
ported so change since the lest bulletin.
WAGES REDUCED.
Hammond. Ind.. Dec. f0.—Last night
twenty-ftvo employes of the C. H. Ham
mond Peeking Company’s canning works
were laid off. Th* remaining employes
were notified that eight hours would con
stitute a day's work. Men who, were re
ceiving $1.35 a. day will now earn 11.Og.
Young girl* who formerly earned U cents
a day can earn hut tt cents.
THE CHRISTMAS CAKES.
Oapt. von Pluskow of the First Fork
Ouqrds had the honor of givJojr TT»1>
Imperial coupl?, in accord-'mco with a
time-worn custom, the Christmas pep-4
per cakes, which all Germans, riclLflnd
poor, associate with holiday festivals.
The emperor received the cakes with
diirnity, and had them plied in proper
order on hi* tuble before him.
In ihe Emperor Frederick Hospital
for Chldren the Empress Frederick
passed an afternoon in going from bed
to bed and handing Coys to the young
sufferers. The Prince and Prfncez*
Adolph of Sdnaumbung-LIppo accom
panied her to the honpfltal.
A noteworthy feature of the ipoor/c’s
holidays this year has been the ob-
*‘*ncB of 4ho rowdy jadity which pre
vailed In former years. The custom of
•tiwi carousals seem* to be dying out,
and Vhe police records, which once
swelled enormously before, have been
thus far as meagre as in ths cniddlo
of July.
CONGRESS OF MINERS.
Tlte first national congress of Ger
man miners me*t cm Thursday and Fri
day In Hum*. There tvas only Ifmltc.l
Interest In Its T>r «cev<ltntfg. Tho dcl?-
eatee. nxis'ly Social Democrats, voted
for ;m eight-hour day, reform of the
Mws to prevent accidents nnd ii.ppvlmt-
mrnt of mine Inspector* Independent
of 'he mine owner*. They recommend-
ed after short debate* the atoollilan of
cliffld nnd femvats labor, (the suppres
sion of rite system of peace work and
th? nationalization of Mil Gcrmun
mines. The Social Democratic bta* of
the delexaite* wa* Shown plainy by
their tinstiKity to the Christian Miners'
Association, a concern which mixes
'tsoiogy and sooiallam in Its constitu
tion and forbids site membership of
avowed Social Democrat*. TJie dele-
KOitra asiavd that rellg'on, politics and
trades untontim should fat kept dts*
ttnet. although resolving tn oOmost the
name breath that codal democracy nnd
Infidelity were essential principles of
trades unionism.
Yesterday the Polish tnlner* cldNcd
n (Three days' conference In Breslau.
There the delegate* avowed openly
tbelr adherence to social democracy nnd
prepared a plm of agitation which
will be -attended over aft the districts
of Posen und Silesia. 'While preclaitn-
tng the spread of socialism In the
cities the speaker* deplored the Indif
ference of the rural population to So-
cilalstlc appeals. This papulation Is
Canliollc and has turned a dssf ear 1o
social Democratic attacks upon their
faith. It has Shown p-nf.tently Its
detestation of th* sffltatora from the
dries .and has dune to the priests for
sdvlco. Dr. Lexer, delegate from Cra
cow, unped the extension of the so-
ctallstlc campaign «o Austrian Sfesta.
Private emissaries, carry!nr literature
at*1 jirrumem Into the worklntrmen’s
homes, he thought, would be the best
THERE'S DANGER
In a cough—more than ever when your blood
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lingering Coughs, bat for Consumption Itself
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PSERCE^CURE
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they seemed brighter and the humor
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They have taken flve bottles nnd Myrtle b
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means of spreading racialism arm
the Austrian Poles.‘The German po:
decided that Lezer was a danger
man and conducted film to eh-. A
trJan frontier on Friday, after notify
their Austrian collaagucs bhctu he wo
bear watching. The next time he ope
his mouth In public ho will be cl,to;,
into Jail.
It was remarkable (tbit neither t
Essen nor Breslau congresses detrat
the arvti-raciallst bICi. There were ,
oaslonal allusions to the gavemnvn,
repressive programme, tout no after,
to consider k zeriously.
The Vouerwarts any* thnt the
c:al Democratic deputies are reori
from all countries letters and «elegr„.
of sympathy and encouragement. Tn
are urged to stand firm against I
antl-Soctfadlsilc (bill and the ampei
attempt to muzzle them In the n
stag. Wiliam Llebknecht, the So,
Democratic leader, raid In an int
view on Friday that while unwi"'
Jew/ .Aallnt ll'ho ’(ntmfVlIatA flltlirp
Viovv On nnaay inai wmw uuwi
to ifredict (the immediate future,
was confident that dhe antl-Soclafi
oampsiSti would cvenutusJly help
party.
•'Whwlt a giant like Bismarck rail
to accomplish,” he slid, "Lllllputl •
like Hcdvenlohe, Ml cruel nnd Koe
will ub'eriy impossible. I oamnnot
llcve that the emperor will risk sl
a coup ns the dissolution of (the relc
sing an! the abolition of unlveri
suffrage, too: the Sockil Democrats
prepared for any event. I feel co
dent thnt the anti-Soolultst toll! will
pass In Its present form."
Ll-Ibknecht *polt« also of the gove
ment's proposal to prosecute the
cLtl Democratic d-jvyttlen who rofu
to oheer for tho emperor. The def;
of this propoa.il was a hard blow
the government and the blow would !
repaseted If the chancellor should
the same«v!ng again. To persist In not
a course would brine >»>* *« vel " nm ‘
Into direct and bitter conflict with t
retetraug. Whatever »be govern m'
did now, wbetcher It advanced or i
'treated, file situation wus bound to
nt great advantage to Wt* Social De.i
°AU' Social Democratic preJudl
aside,It hi felt Hint tlie present 111 not.
of Che South Gormnst waltos ha* 1
come one of Hie potent factors w
which Vac emperor must reck h|U eftc
WMIe they view wkn Jealousy and r<,
the ne wattempta
't Ion. tbe emperor wB! not dsreto
ert roucto pressure on tne rotwsK
SioTln » dlraoititlon. It is undcreb
that the King of Btxnny /hve the
peror some very
effect during th* recent hunt
Koenig. -
THE VISIT TO BISMARCK
Chancellor Tftnce Hohenlohe exne
to go to Friedriohsruhe on next WeJn«
day/ The appointment W his J
Alexander to he chancellor of legstk
ha* worried the lUdlotds, 'ri'o sav «
chancellor fa honor-bound to resign I
Beat In We relchstar. The Kreuz J
lung explains that the antwlnltm'
is mer-ty honorary, brings w.'th It
saiarv ami therefore conflicts tn
way 'w*fa the chancellor's exccutl
dl Wlth the adjusunent of the Fren
chamber the exclietusn* of the Dr
fus scandal has heen altaiyed tempo
rily, although more debate fa expeci
U pi1ne<va Glsele of Bavaria has c?
to ^onoau to see her daughter. '
Princeaa Elisabeth, who ran awav
marry Lteut. Bilvm Zefrlend. 1
Princess EUsabeth 1* on her first <h
bed and has (been watched for d»
by her husband's mother. In Muni
the meeting of the mothem 1* said
have resufted In a reconcHLv.loo.
fa booed that Pr.noe Leoookl can
persuaded t> f ogive hbt ritnaw
daughter and left her return to the B
vartan court where rive alwav* »
bran a favorite. Baron Zofrleml
Is a lieutenant In tho Auet.ia.t artr
has lived since his marriage in aef 1
ston In TromrasL . , .
Ex-Deputy Leur. scntcnoed lo H
labor for purjuring hUnset/ In *
voroe case, t* working limestone «'
Limburg for the government's bent
t Berim publisher offered him a 1
price for a etwry of Ms experience*
arisen, hut Letts was forbidden to •
Cant It as ouch an undertaking w<*
be contrary to the towns of nl* «
fence.
Lorens, an Anarchist, and faur
complies, wore arrested yesterday
cotakut mark piece*. .
Th ken eke. treasurer of the Hll
lief 'i fosoctatlon of Derooccu.la me
wor.ee, A ha* absconded the money de
pralted with him. .
Am on,: the tariff amendments t
temgriatod by the government fa
increase of tax on cotton seed oil
4 to 10 mark*. The nwwspatwr* ado
that the United States whl feel
inerraso moat keenly.
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