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THE BANNER, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1902, AUCTION S AUCTION SALE! Gent’s Furnishing Goods and Fixtures. Moss Building, Clayton Street. Commencing Wednesday Morning, December 10th at II O’clock, And again at 7:30 p. m. and continuing through Saturday Might. Dearing & Co. will offer to the public at their own prices: $1,000 worth of Woolens, consisting of high grade Imported Suit Patterns, Trouser Patterns, Summer and Winter weight; $100 worth of high class Cravats; $25 worth of Socks; $100 worth of Underwear, Wilson Bros, best grades; $500 worth of Manhattan, International and Peyser, Stiff and Negligee Shirts; $150 worth Collars, all sizes, E. & W.; $50 worth of Cuffs, E. & W.; $10 worth of Jewelry, Cuff Buttons; $1.25 National Cash Register; $37.50 Triplicate Mirror; $15 Wall Mirror; 5 Chairs, one Office Desk Chair; 1 Umbrella Case; 1 Set Window Fixtures; 8 Pieces Glass in Frames 50x40 inches. All of the Above to be Seen at Moss Building, Clayton St., Next to Orr Drug Co. The Ladies of the town are cordially invited to also attend these sales, perfect order, seats, etc. These goods must go by December 15th, and the public can get them at their own prices. A genuine auction. No bv=bidding. All goods as represented or money refunded. FRANK H. DEARING, Manager. Moss Building:. Clayton Street. VICTORY FOR BONDS. Columbus Will Now Operate Its Own Waterworks. Columbus. Ga.. December 5.—Colum bus is happy over the result of the elec tion for water bonds. The people voted almost unanimously for the Issu ance of $250,000 of 4 per cent bonds, with which the city Is to build a first- class system of water works. The vote was as follows: For the bonds. 1.G40; against the bonds. 7. Majority for bonds. 1,638. Of the seven who voted against bonds, six wqre whites. Two hundred and ninety-tw*) negroes voted, out of a i«glstratlon of 322. To carry the election 66 2-3' per cent of the registered vote was required Ninety four per cent of the vote was cast for bonds. The registration was 1.766. The election was on® of the s most remarkable In the clfy of Columbus the people "getting together” as*never before upon a local issue. This was the third water works’ bond election in the history of the city. In the previous elections bitter fiuhts were waged and the bonds.were defeated. NEW YORK STATE IN GRASP OF BLIZZARD Railroad and Telegraph Ser vice Greatly Impeded. HEAVY SNOW AT ALBANY, N. Y. EX-SPEAKER REED'S ILLNESS. | DANGER IHnEAfENS RED RIVER VALLEY WIFE FOUND DEAD BODY 4 .. Cedie Whitfield Commits Suicide at Lavonla, Ga. Ijavonia. Qa.. I>eo. 5.—Cedie Whit field. a young man. committed sulci the yesterday morning by cutting hits throat. Whitfield was an operative In the Shoal Creek mills, had only been mar- ricnl a short time and there is no known cause for the act. He arose, as usual, about 4 o’clock and stepped out just before break fast. When the meal was ready his wife called him, and. getting no re- Bi>onse, went In search and found him with his throat cut from ear to ear. GAMBLING HOUSE ROBBED. Men With Lrawn Revolvers Maked Make Clean Sweep. Pocatello. Idaho. Doc. 5.—Three masked men entered the Eagle club moms last night and. robbed the place of about $1,000. Two of the men advanced with drawn revolvers into the room In which there were not less than 35 «nen. The third man then marched Around the games and gathered up the money. The robbers fired a 'volley In to the ceiling before they departed. The police are on their trail. In New York City Elevated Lines Are Seriously Interrupted—Gothamites Experiencing First Roal Incon venience of Winter. New York, Dec. 5.—A snow and sleet storm delayed traffic in New York to day. Service on the elevated lines was seriously interfered with and com munication between uptown and down town by means of tne surface lint's was very slow and difficult. Dispatch from all parts of this state show that the storm Is prevailing everywhere with varying severity. At Alt any the snowfall Is very heavy and all trains are reported fiom one to five hours late. Blizzard condi tions prevail at Schenectady. New burgh, Saratoga and other places ; n the east and north part of the state. From Rochester to Buffalo the storm Is much milder. In this city the storm developed into a blizzard as the day grew. About an Inch of snow fell during the forenoon. Sound steamers arrived several hours late, and their officers reix>rted the storm very heavy up the sound. Telegraphic service east of New York to New England, especially, is prostrated, and northward through New York state the service is greatly impeded hy the wind and snow. The White Star liner Teutonic, which reached her dock today complet ed a trip of seven days and thirteen hours in almost continuous storms. The ship met particularly severe weather | last night approaching port, and an chored In the lower bay. The last bit of the voyage up to the dock today was made in a blizzard. Every day of the trip the passengers were kept within storm doors and one of the crew was nearly washed overboard Toward noon the storm abated but the wind continued high. Physicians Report His Condition Con. siderably Improved. Washington. Dec. 5.--The condition former Speaker Thomas B. Reed, considerably Improved this morn ing. according to the bulletin given out by his physicians after their early visit. The uraemic symptoms which last night gave the doctors so much concern, are abating, and there is an appreciable reduction In temperature, J Q rea t Damage Is Reported to Proper oulso and respiration. Dra. Gardner Land on Both Side? of Stream Submerged. WATER 13 STILL RISING RAPIDLY. .inri MacDonald railed at the hotel shortly after 7 o’clock and when they left their patient at 8 o’clock they gavo out the following-bulletin: “At 7:47 a. m. we find Mr. Reed remarkably Unproved. Temperature 30; pulse 8 . respiration 82. Uraemic symptoms abating; mind clear- re- tains nourishment. (Signed) F. A. Gardner, T. L. MacDonald, M. D.” TREATY MAY BE LOST. OPERA HOUSE BURNED. Unexpected Turn In Cuban Negotia tions at Havana. Washington, Dec. 8 —The unexpect ed turn in the Cuban negotiations at Havana have naturally surprised the officials here who had every reason to believe from Minister Souiers’ re port that the treaty was practically an eeomplished fact. Now that It is to be thrown Into the house of representatives at Ha vana. with a Nationalist majority sup. posed to he hostile to the establish ment of closer relations with the Unit ed States, it Is feared that the treaty is almost certain to be amended so ty and Stock, but No Loss of Life Yet—Government Sends Snagroat to Assist If Needed, Shreveport, La., Dec. 6.—The situa tion in the Red River valley shows no Improvement today. The wutc r Is within a few Inches of the danger line, and Is rising rapidly. A rise of 4 feet more is predicted in the upper valley. Lands are submerged on both sides of the stream, and there has been great damage to property and stock. No loss of human life has been reported. The government snagboat Howell is expected here today to assist In re lieving the distress If any calls for assistance Is made. The crevasse In the levee nort i of here has not been fully repaired and 12 miles of bottom lands have been inundated. Stillwater, Minn., Visited by $175,000 Conflagration. Stillwater, Minn., Dec. 5.—Fire that broke out under the stage in the Grand opera house caused a loss of $175,000. The opera house block was totally destroyed, with a loss of $75,000 ami insurance of $21,000. Adjoining property was damaged. Other losses are S. M. Nolan, grocer, loss $15,000; Holcomb block, $10,- 000; Dische block, $10,000; Zelglor Bros., clothing. $40,000, stock badly damaged by smoke and water; C. K. Kirk & Co., shoes, stock $12,000. badly damaged. There were also a number of smaller losses. The St. Paul Are d partment sent apparatus, but It arrived too late. FINE RESIDENCE DAMAGED. For Croup use Chenev’s Expectorant. A milion Voices Could hardly express the thanks of Homer Hall, of West Point. Ia. Listen why; A severe cold had settled on his lnngs, causing a most obstinate cough. Several physicians said he had const mp- When all is latnost certain to be amended so tion, but could not help him as to make It unacceptable to the Unit thought he was doomed he began to ed States 1186 Dr - Kin K’> Now Discovery for con sumption and writes; “it completely cored me and saved my life. I now weigh 227 lbs.” It is positively goi .ran teed for Coughs, Colds and Lung iron bles. Price 50c and |1.00. Trial bottles I free at W J. Smith & Bro., or EL R. Palmer & Sons drug stores. 1 Texas Mayor Impeached. Waco, Tex.. Dec. 5—The city coun cil, after an all night session In Im peachment preceding* against Mayor J. W. Rigclns, charged with Irregular ities In office, found Riggins guilty and declared the off ice of mayor va cant. Riggins will appeal. The Pride of Heroes. Many soldiers in the last war wrote to say that for Scratches, Braises, Cats, Wounds, Corns, Sore Feet and Stiff Joints, Backlen’s Arnica Salve is the best in the world. Same for Barns, Scalds, Boils. Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It ernes or no pav. Only 25o at W. J. Smith & Bro., and H R. Palmer & Sons drag store*. Found Dead In Bed. San Francisco. Dec. 5.--M. Bellain, secretary and assistant to his brother, Bishop Tikhon, the head of the Rus sian church on this coast, has been found dead in bed. Death was caused by paralysis of the heart. Bishop Tik hon is now in Now York. Fire Breaks Out—Maidservants Have Narrow Escapes. Chicago, Dec. 5.—Franklin Mac Veagh’s palatial residence at 103 Lake Shore drive was damaged $10,000 by fire early this morning. Two maid servants Jumped from a second story window, sustaining serious injuries, and several others, who narrowly es raped suffocation. were rescued tv firemen. Only a small portion of thj residence burned, the chief danger to occupants being from suffocation from the dense smoke that filled every por tion of the structure. Mr. McVeagh and family were unin jured. An over heated furnace was the cause of the fire. FIREMEN ARE CAUGHT IN FAUJNG DEBRIS Wall Tumbles as They Were Fighting Flames. ONE KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED. Rockford, Ills., Has $275,000 Fire. Rockford, Ill., Dec. 5.—The Mead building, a 5-story brick structure, was destroyed by fire last night. It was occupied by the Wortham Bros. & Co., department store, and the Rock ford business college. The loss .8 $275,000; Insurance $250,000. Accident Occurred at Cleveland, O., During Efforts of Engine Company No. 14 to Subdue Flames In Likely & Pocket Factory. Cleveland, O.. Dec. 5.—At 4 o’clock this morning while members of the flro department were still fighting the flames In the ruins of the Likely & Rocket factory at the corner of Cass and Hamilton streets, a portion of the wall fell In upon members of Engine company No. 14, burying them in the debris. Those who were thus caught were Captain Daniel Flnucca and James L. Os burger and Arthur Garner, who were working just outside the wall; Lieu tenant Robert McKenna. Hosoman Sam Jorns, Charles Nioding and Pat rick H. Joyce, who were on the in side. Ambulances were hurriedly called and the firemen soon brought from the ruins, all but Joyce, who iB still deep under piles of brick with no hope of him being taken out alive. The injuries of McKonua, Jones and Nledlng are serious, while the others are slightly injured. Later the dead body of Joyce was reoovered. Hs had been crushed to death beneath many tons of brick and mortar and heavy machinery. Ths other firemen will recover. OA.S r rOHIA. Bean tie _yj Tin Kill You Haw Almw BocgB Signature e> Italian Divorce Bill. New York. Dec. 5.—The Italian gov ernment's divorce and affiliation bill has met disaster In the committee stage, according to a Times dispatch from Rome by way of London. The verdict Is not necessarily final, but the bill will probably share the fate of previous divorce bills In spite «! the fact that it occupied a prominent place In the government program and the king’s speech. For Whooping Cough use Chenev’s Expectorant Cause of Progresso Explosion. San Francisco, Dec. 5.—Investigation Into the causes which led to the explo sion of the steamer Progresso at the Fulton Iron Works Wednesday by which 13 men are supposed to have lost their lives and others badly In jured, has shown that the quality of the oil which exploded on the steam er was poor. The law prescribed that oil to be used for fuel must not flash at a temperature of 110 degrees, while that furnished to the Progresso flashed at 101 degrees. A GUARANTEE!* CURB FOR PILES. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles Your druggist will refund your money if PA SO OrKTM ENT fella to cure you. 60 cents. FIRE AT PRINCETON COLLEQE. Students Fight Flames to Save Dick- I neon Hall. Princeton, N. J., Doc. 6.—Dickinson bell, the big recitation building of the academic department of the university, narrowly escaped being burned to the ground today. Fire broke out in the third story be tween the hallway and examination hall at 10 o’clock, while Professor J. Mark Baldwin's junior class in psy chology was In session. A bucket bri gade was formed by the students and the local fire department was summon ed. After a hard fight the blaze was smothered before it reached the main part of the examination hell. It is thought that some one dropped a lighted cigarette in the hallway and the woodwork took Era. The loss <3 18.000.