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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 i.i “ Kvi. ' It mu! things easy for Con sumption. But there's a cure for It in Dr. Pierre's Golden Medical Discovery. A pre- Itlve cure—not only for Weak Lungs, Spit ting of Blood, Bronchitis, Asthma and all lingering Coughs, bat for Consumption Itself in ali It* earlier stages. It's reasonable. All these diseases depend on tainted blood. PSERCE^CURE Oil M05TEY IS RETTKSED, Babruox Davis, of TompAOwcftk, Afonroz fi'/..m i - if. f MIS Flcc- \ f. l .1 Ion afflicted for wveral yean S2i£fi7&i3i£a trouble, an< remedies butMtttttt ed to do her any good. I Medical Dlscor- .1 ‘rvil.U’ and try* and 'Pell'U* commenced giving them according to dlrecttcaa. for «ho nj paat dolnir Floexscx E. Davis. JSything. aM now the £ perfectly well and the cough U gooe. 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After the first hot- Ue had been taken they began to lmprort; they seemed brighter and the humor Began to Disappear. They have taken flve bottles nnd Myrtle b enUtely cured. Iler flesh Is smooth ant soft, ber health Is better and she Is bright nnd sprightly as any child of five years of age. From the start, Bernice has Im- rtrovpA und thn linmnr fa nanrlv all HOOD’S Sarsaparilla GUREl and she Is In better health than before, cannot pralso Hood's Sarsaparilla toe highly.” Mns. W.lIooKEK.Concord.U. N. B. Bo sure to get Hood's Sarsapari Hood'8 Pills cureall Liver Ills. Bilious ness. Indigestion, Sick Headache. 23c. 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. I ‘PANSY PILLS ’rmmBnam