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ROCK ISLAND ARGU VOL.. XI, VIII. 20. 37. HOCK ISLAND, LLIi.. WEDNESDAY. XOVEMBEE 20. 1899. PEICE THKEE CENTS. FURTHER CONQUESTS Americans Strike More Blows in the Philip . pines. THE OREGON CAUSES TERROR Maj. Bell Still Fighting Up in xht Moun tains. Washington, Nov. 29. Otis cables that reports from the northeast indi. cate that 500 insurgents at Bayon- uong, rueva viscaya province, sur rendered yesterday to Lawton. Mac Arthur reports from Bay on bong that Bell, with the 36th and a company of tne J.Jd infantry, struck the enemy commanded by Gens. San Miguel and AlejanJrio in the mountains west of MaDgaiarin, and so scattered the forces that concentration is imposM ble. Bell captured all their quick. tiricg and Krupp iruns, ammunition, powder factory and arsenal, with thousands of pounds of lead, sheet copper and supplies. HKLL SCATTKKi THE ItKIlKI.I. Fight Takes Place on Ton of a Muunluln In Lnzoo, X9 Mam. a. Nov. in i. lmlK :i. in. Colonel Bell has defeated and scattered thebti p;ole of ;cin-r.-il Alcjatidrino mill gen eral San Miguel. Tin- engagement toolt place ou tin summit of u mountain. COL. J. KKAXK1.1X BKI.L. t ho insurgents being so conlidctit of the impregnability of their position that they had I heir families villi thcut. The Americans captured all the ene my's munitions a ml artillery. - V Or2n at the Front Again. Manila, Nov. 29. A dispatch from the Associated Tress at Namacpacan, piovince Union, dated Sunday. Nov. -'6, states that the Oregon. Samara and Callao. with 10 blue jackets and marines from the Oregon, raptured the port of Vig.in, proince of South llocos. north of here today. The in. surgents tied when the marines landed. METHUEN ATTACKS BOERS. KnglNh Force Kneroy. 8.000 Strong, to Abandon 1'ohUIoo- London, Nov. 2'J. The war ollice received the following from Buller: Capetown, Tuesday, Nov. 28. Methuen reports he attacked the Boers' position on the river Moddcr at 5::0 this morning. Action com nu need with artillt ry. and mounted infantry and cavalry to the right and left. Attacked the position of tbe widely extended formation at 6:30, supported by artillery. The whole Boer force was encountered. S.000 strong, with two large (runs and four Krupp. The naval brigade renden d great assistance from the railway. After 10 hours'' hard lighting the euetuy abandoned tic pofciti jo." Pretoria. Monday. 27th Gen. IJ tort repot is the British made a sortie from Kimberley early Saturday morning. Nine burghers were killed, 17 wouuded and many are missing. London. Nov. ticiicral ForoMier Walkor lias sent the following patch. dated 'aio Town yesterday, to the unr office: "Native rciorts to Kckewiclj I at KiiulcrleyJ state that Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alma fealcic? powders are tiat greateat mmaorrs to bcsJtliof tie (rcacatday the "enemy's camps to the south of Kiinbcrley bare beeu vacated, and that t'ronje with Z.) Bkts is marching to the south. The Boers are disapiear ing from the vicinity of Kiinbcrley. The enemy seem restless. The rail way line was repaired to a joint six iniles north of .tlras I 'an Sunday, and the telegraph was reopened to v.-itbiu eight miles of Modder river, or thirty three miles from Kimberley, Monday Uight." . CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST FAILS. fodera Woodman Will Refuse to Pay the Iead Man Insurance. Omaha. Nov. 'JU. A sjtocial to The Bee from I.usbtou. Neb., says: Slier- man McKaddcii. died after an illness lasting two weeks, lie died of fever, the exact nature of whieh is not . known, as both he and his wife, who are Christian Scientists, declined to have a physii-lan railed. The only treatment McKadden had was admin istered by a Christian Scientist from Lincoln. Tlie dead man was a son of Captain .1. McFaddcu. sheriff of Fillmore coun ty. The local lodge of Modern Wood man askeil that a physician le em ployed, but to no effect. His $2.UtMI life insurance jMilicy In the order will be contested ou this ground. Kuiperoraud ijufen to HoUrioO. London. Nov. '.). The Berlin corre sioiident of The Iaily Mail says: "King Ilutubert has invitcil Einjieror Willi:. m and ljueou Victoria to go to Bordighcra in April, and loth have nr copted. The pieeu had originally iu tcmled to go to l'ots!:im. but this plan was shelved In favor o fa uieting In Italy. Paaenger Jninpt Overboard. Milwaukee, Nov. :TJ. Ollicers of the 1 lint and l'ere Manjuctle steamer No. 2 reported yesterday ou their arrival from Ludiugton that n passenger named Max I'fMjming. of .lanesvllle. Wis., committed suicide by jumping overboard while the steamer was in mid-lake en route to Milwaukee. Pfen ning was t'Aj years old. tioV. frhavr Appolou a dodge. lies Moines. Ia.. Nov. in. Governor Shaw has announced the appointment of Clifford I. Smith, of Mason City, as district judge in the Cerro tlordo district to succeed Judge John C. Sher wln. electel to the supreme liench. Jd;e Sherwin's resignation as district jedge was received yesterday, to take effect Jan. 1. ltoer Generate Get Instructions. Berlin. Nov. :.".. The Ientsche Zeit ling publishes the following dispatch, dated Pretoria. Nov. L'7. received through Bier diplomatic channels: President Kruger and President Steyn have instructed liciicral Joubert and tJeneral Crou'je not to split their forces into small detachments, but to strike vigorous blows." . . Ki-Sroator Sawyer lienda the List. Oshkosh. Wis.. Nov. 25. I hiletus Sawyer-lias beaded the list of sul- scribcrs to a fund with which the La dies' Benevolent sM-lelv. of Oslikosh. to Imild a new home for aged wom en, to replace the -building now occu pied as a home. Sawyer has rovtded nn endowment of J."..mmi fr the home, lietter Not Be Too Certain. iMiltith. Minn.. Nv. :?.. I Mil nth will celebrate Thanksgiving witii a parade of summer tloats. the wearing of straw hats and linen dusters yatching in the bav ami an excursion on the steamer I'ixon on Lake Superior. The extreme ly mild weather has suggested the Uov tl idea o fa summer festival. Liberal tiift to a Collrge. l'hiladelphia.Nov. 21. The I'niversi- ty of Pennsylvania yesterday ati- iioiuxed a ulscriptioti of J?"J."i M h ) for the erection, of a laboratory of physics. I'be name of the donor, a Philadel phia n. is for the present withheld, but in ilue time the lalioratory w:ll be nauiel after him. Georgia Supplte a Snrprie. Atlanta. ;a.. Nov. 2!. The Hard- wick bill. iutrolucel into the lower house of the general assembly for the purpose of practically disf rnuchising the colored voter was overwhelmingly defeated yesterday. The result was a surprise. Keet Sugar Factory 'Contemplated. Aiii-s. In.. Nov. 1T.. lies Moines Is contemplating a lect sugar factory next year. A company has been formed calhil the Iowa Iteet Sugar developing company, but in order to have u far- : tory the company must have the beets. no it is making contracts with farmers inside of a t weuly-five-mile ratlins to raise the lects. These contracts are ; very liberal. - Kiii SoOcrlbe Llberallv. I.ondn, Nov. -.. Kinperor William In-fore be embarked for home yester day left "Jt with Colonel Marshall for the lienefit of the children of the sol diers of the First iKoyah Iragoous. now campaigning in South Africa, of which r-vimeut bin majesty 1 honor ary colonel. Aged Ex-Senator Dead. Washington. Nov. m-IIon. Thomas W. Tipton, who represented the state of Nebraska in the I'nited States sen ate for right years, died here yesterday iu the Sod year of bis age. Bryan the Guest of Hogg- Austiu. Tex.. Nov. !".. Hon. W. J. Hryan and wife arrived here to sicnd J the winter in this city. They are the guests of ex-t;overuor Hogg tempor arily. Among the Vosges peasants children lorn at the new moon are supposed to have letter hung tongnea than other and those lnrn at the last quarter to bave keener reasoning powers. It Is nonsense to say wealth doesn't bring true happiness when a fortnn.j teller can 1 hired for $1 to predict any tirl's marriaje. Detroit Journal. i If vou have c&tarrb. rheumatism, ' or dispepsia. take Hood's Sarsaparilla and be cared as thousands of others have been. POINTS OF THE LAW 'hat Is to Put the United States on the Cold Standard Basis. ... . TEXT OF TEE SECTIONS Of MOMENT l imt D lares the Gold Dollar the Stand ard - .Second That All Debts. Public and Private. Are Payable In Gold Third Provides a Redemption Fund and Fourth for the Redemption of Greet backs Sil ver Republicans at Chicago. Washington. Nov. 'JS. The liuaneial bill prepared by the Itepublicau caucus committee whieh met at Atlantic City last spring was made public by the committee yesterday and contains tbt following radical sections: Seetiou 1. That the standard unit of value shall, as now, be the dollar, and shall consist of twenty-five and eight-tenths grains of gold, nine-tenths fine, or twentj--three and twenty-two one-hundred t lis grains of pure gold, being the one-tenth part of tue eagle. Debt All Payable tn Gold. "Section '2. That ail interest-bearing obligations of the United States for the payment of money, now existing or hereafter to be entered Into, and all Fuitetl States notes and treasury notes issued under the law of July 14, 1WK1. shall tie deem-d and held to lie payable in the gold coin of the Putted States us defined In section 1 of this act: and all other obligations, public and private, for the payment of mon ey shall be performed in conformity with the standard established in said section. Nothing herein contained shall Im construed or held to affect the present legal tender quality of the sil ver dollar, or of the subsidiary or minor coins, or of the paper currency of the I'nited States, or the laws mak ing national bank notes receivable and payable for eertaiii nubile debts and dues and obligations between national banks. Provides for a Redemption Fund. 'Section S. That there be established in the treasury department, as a part of the otiice of the treasurer of the I'nited States, a division to lie desig nated and known as the division of sue and redemption." It is provided that this division shall provide in the manner set out in the bill a redemption fund equal to ier cent, of the amount of the "Pnlted States notes and treasury notes issued under the net of July 14. l.v.m. onlstandiiig." Sec tion 4 gives the secretary of the treas ury the authority to sell twenty-year. per cent. tMjnds. redeemable in gold after one year, to maintain this reserve fund. - - REDEMPTION OF THE GREENBACKS. Provision Controllng the Same, Then Reis sue, and Silver Coinage. Section 4 then pro-eeds as follows: "Section 4. That all I'nit ed States notes and tieasury notes is sued under the act of July 11. lS'JU. preseuted for redemption, shall le re deemed in gold coin at the will of the holder, and all silver certificates pre sented tor redemption shall be re deemed iu accordance with existing law. The secretary of the treasury is authorized and required to use said reserve fund iu maintaining at all times the parity and equal value of every dollar issued or coined by the government: anil if at any time the secret a r. of the treasury deems it necessary in order to maintain the pari ty and equal value of all tl.e money of the I'nited States he may. at his dis cretion, exchange gold coin for any other money issued or coined by the I'nited States. The notes ami certifi cates so redeemed or exchanged shall le held in and constitute a part of said fund, and shall not le withdrawn 1 herefrom nor disbursed except in ex change for an equivalent amount of the coin in which said notes or cer tificates were redeemed or exchanged. ctcept ns bereinlH'fore in t,liis section provided. "Section o. That tbe secretary of the treasury is hereby authorized to use. at his discretion, any silver bullion in the treasury of the I'nited States pur chased nnder the act of July 14. lvjo. for coinage Into such denominations of subsidiary silver coin as may be neces sary to meet the public rfiuirement.i for such coin: and any gain or seiguior mce arising from this -coinage shall lie accounted for and paid into the treas ury. Whenever any silver bullion pur- chased under the act or July 14. 1WH. Khali be used In the coinage of sub sidiary silver -oin an amount of treas ury notes issued under said net equal to the cost of the bullion contained In sueh roin shall lie cancelled and not leissned." Sections S to 10 Inclusive amend the national banking laws, and change the conditions of such banking by permit ting banking associations, to have emergency equal to the par value of the banks deposited: reduce tbe tax on capital, surplus and undivided profits to one-tenth of 1 per cent., and pro vides that "banks with a capital of not less tlian .1o.lKin may. with the ap proval of the secretary of the treas ury. Ih organized in any place the population of which dors not ex-eed .. inhabitants: e e hanks with a capital of not less than ?i".i may. with the sanction of the secretary of the treasurv. !e organized In any place the population of which does not exceed 2. inhabitants. No associa tion shall be organized in a cltv the population of which exceeds Mm persons with a capital of less than OPPOSITION TO THE MEASl E. Ilea Who Will Fight the New Dill Gather at Chicago. Chicago. Nov. 15 . The executive committee of ibe National Silver Ke publican party held a meeting at the Auditorium annex yesterday to discuss plans for the next presidential cam paign. The committee will probably be In session two days. Kx-Uepresea-tative Towue. who is chairman of the ! nationaP" alid execntive conimitttes says the Silver Republicans have as eanzations In thirty-one states. l-oinit Senator Hubois. of Idaho: NathauCole, Jr.. of jo Angeles. Cab: t olouel O. I. Chisholuj. chairman of the Montana fetate Silver Itepublicau coinmittee.and ex-ltenresentative Towne Ueid a cou I irence Monday evening. No state ment was made as to the probable ac tion of the committee. iMiltois, iu sjicakiug of the olitica situation, said: "The Issues will be practically the same as in ism;. I do liot think the caucus liuauce bill will I.e passed as easily as the admiuistra tion jteaple seem to think, and then is c reasonable doubt that it will be passed at all. There is no chauge iu Idaho. nor auv of the western states, ou tlu, silver question." Senator Teller ar rived Monday night, but refused to dis cuss political matters. Though no of ficial statement was made by Chair man Towne the sentiment of mem lers of the committee apparently fa vored holding the uatioutil convention of I'.mmj simultaneously twith the na tioual Iiomocratic convention and the indorsement by the Silver Republic ans of tlie nominees of that convention. providing the silver plank of the con ventiou of 1S!K is adopted. Senator Teller said he believed the national Silver Itepublicau convention would take this action. He favored I he endorsement of the Chicago plat form, but said sentimest as regards this was not unanimous some of the members being opjiosed fo one or two of the planks. William a. Rryau was generally favored. Som or the mem liors of the -omuiitte xprossed them selves as opMsed to- the government by injunction and income tax planks of the Democratic platform. It is prob able that at the closr of the meeting Chairman Towne will issue an official statement in regard to the action taken and defining tlie policy of the party for the coming campaign. TELEGRAPH BRIEFS. Richard Croker has sailed for Iand agaiu. The emperor and empress of tJer- many have left England for home. A general advance iu wages goe into effect Dec. 1 ou the Reading rail way. The Peter Paul Book -company, of ltuffalo, N. 1., has assigned. Liabilities $u5.lH. lieneral Miles continues to advocate a standing army of one soldier to every j, iN population. "Dewey,' the baby elephant at the Lincoln park (Chicago) ".oo," died of pneumonia. . diaries M. Uiliner. one of the oldest attorneys of Quiury, lis.. 'died there of heart aisea.se. aged ;"i.' ver. J. N. l-'ree. known ail over the wr: I as the "Immortal J. N.., .is tlyiug at MoiitpcIitT. O.. of heart failure. Frank Prazier. of Spafta. Wis., has received notice of his apiMiiutmeut in the mail service in the Philippines. Representative "Joe" Cannon says that Rolierts rauoot lie prevented from taking part in tlie house organization. A garbage wagou driven by a !- ored man ran over and killed John An derson Field, a .Vyoar-old Chicago boy, This week's number of Leaves of Healing, published by Dowie. the Chi cago faith bf-aler. contains the pictures of four eou vert ft from the Chicago po lice department. He Scored I.lsroln. In JS5S Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas had a joint debate on the college grounds of Knox college. Galesburg. It was a great meeting. and I shall never forget the tremen dous enthusiasm that was manifested by the respective partisans of each of these great men. Mr. Douglas had the opening and conclusion, and be got in one shot on Mr. Lincoln that was so pat that even the adherents of that gentleman had to join in tbe laughter. Mr. Lincoln, in the eourse of his re marks, twitted bis opponent with mak ing only one speech a 6et oration which he delivered to each new audi ence, tbe suggestion being that lie was incapable of changing bis stock ad dress. In reply Mr. Douglas said that he ad mitted the charge, and conceded that his rival knew in advance what he was going to say. lie wished that be could foretell with the same exactness what Mr. Lincoln was going to say, but alas! that was impossible, since be changed bis argument to suit bis audiences, making a fierce abolition talk in com munities where that sentiment was strongly entertained, as at Galesburg. bnt in southern Illinois ignoring aboli tion and standing up squarely as an old time Whig. A Good Natnred Dost. A very ordinary looking farm horso harnessed to an old wagon stood by the curb, and on the board that served for a seat lay a small dog of such mixed blood that no guess could be made as to bis breed. As a delivery wagon passed on the opposite side of the street a large red apple fell off. Before it stopped roll ing the dog bounded across tbe street. picked it up with his teeth and with tail wagging rushed back to tbe horse. la front of which be stood up on bis hind legs while tbe apple was taken from bis mouth. As the horse munched tbe apple Be made tbe peculiar little noise that horses make when petted, and doggie replied with throaty little barks which plainly told what a pleasure it had been to go after that apple. Then be went back to his nap on the wagon scat. Burlington Free Press. Iter Oas Perltioau Dr. Young My dear, your throat de mands letter protection from the drafts of the opera bonne. Mrs. Voting Yes, darliag; I ought to have a three rone pearl necklace fo? eucb occasions. Jewelers Weekly. MISS GLENN ENIGMA Continues to Puzzle the People Who Have Her Case to Adjudicate. DID SHE COUBT A FAIR MAIDEN? Or Waa It Her Twin Brother, aa Sba De clares It Waa? Deceived Young Woman and Her Father Halpime; the Mystery Out of Trouble Wife Murder and Sui cide Suit to Close an Anti-Trust Plant Better Wage for Miners. Ilillsboro, Ills., Nov. 1T0. Miss Ellis Glenn was brought before Judge Dwlght iu the Montgomery county cir cuit court Monday, aud Judge Oiler, of the Litchfield city court, announced that be had been retained by James Dukes, the father of 5Iiss Ella Dukes, to defend her. Miss Glenn wore the same masculine attire iu which she has been masquerading. Judge Dwight set aside the judgment and sentence and permitted her to withdraw her plea of guilty. Motion to Quash Indictment. Judge Oiler moved to quash the in dictment against her because it did not allege the forged note bore the revenue stamp required by law to make it a valid one. Argument will be heard ou the motion today. Miss Dukes and her father say they will do all in their power to secure Miss Glenn's affquit tal. The curious part of this case is that Miss Dukes was engaged she declares to this very person, now proved to Ive a woman: while tbe Glenn woman de clares that it was to her twin brother Albert that Miss Dukes was engaged. Will Try to det Her Free. Miss Dukes and her father say they will do all they can to procure her ac quittal. Meanwhile the prisoner, iu her cell in jail, retracts her statements of Monday that her name was Ellis Glenn, and that she wished to serve her term in tlie penitentiary, and states that Ellis (Menu is her true name, aud that her borther's name is Elbert Glenn. TRl'ST WANTS A FORECLOSURE Against m Wire Company That Is Inde pendentCourt Postpones a Decision. Springfield, Ills.. Nov. LM.). In tbe I'nited States circuit court yesterday S. Leonard Boyce. trustee, brought Fuit against the Continental Wire com pany, of Granite City. Ills. As trustee for the holders of .fli'i.ooo in bonds issued by the Continental said to be all held by the American Wive and Steel company l.oyce seeks to have it he court enter a decree of foreclosure. With interest tlie amount due is .H1.- Otxl. The Continental company is the only one of any great importance outside the wire and steel trust and has ar rangements for gelling material, which tlie owners say has made tlie t onti neutal plant worth at least $4H.lHKI more than it was two months ago. mid they say large capatilists are ready aud willing to go into if and tiht t lie trust. Judge Allen postponed inc. Luwwuy Real Wonders Suits and Overcoats that cannot be bought elsewhere for less than twelve to fifteen dollars. You will see plenty of ten dollar suits and overcoats but they are not near the value we show. V 'ou Know Us, We Undersell Them All. THE LONDON aetiou until Saturday. RESULT OL DOMESTIC INFEI.1CITT. Husband Kill Wlfr, and Then Ends His Own Exixteure. Carboudale. Ills.. Nov. :::. Oueof the most seusatioual murders in Jackson county occurred late Monday night or cirly yesterday morning at Murphys boro. county seat. Samuel Coad, a prominent resident and possessing con siderable wealth, shot aud instant ly killed his wife and then killed himself. The circumstances which lead up to the tragedy are shrouded Iu mystery, owing to the absence of auy one so far known. The pair had lived unhappily togeth er, having repeatedly quarreled. Mon day they indulged iu hot words ami it is supiHised that during the quarrel Coad shot his wife aud then killed him self. They were found yesterday morn ing in the dining room of their resi dence, lioth having been dead for sev eral hours. Gave Their Men Fart of the Profit. Springfield. Ills.. Nov. !!. The 500 miners employed by the McLean Coal company in McLean county in their two mines have made a request of the operators for an advance of 5 cents per ton in tlie price paid them for mining, owing to the advauce iu tlie price of coal. Tbe management granted the advance, and the miners have gone to work at scales of tio aud TO cents re spectively. The company and the min ers are bound by contract to a scale of 55 and ; cents until April 1, 1!)00. but the company agreed to overlook the scale.'1 Printing Scale Being Arbitrated. Springfield. Ills.. Nov. 'J!. The dif ferences between the local Typograph ical union ami the publisher has been heard by the state board of arbitration. Some time ago the Typograhpical un ion raised the scale of wages for job printers from $13.75 to f lo a week for nine hours' work. Tlie publishers re fused to pay the Increase demand. The scale was fo have goue into effect Nov. 21. but Nov. 20 it was referred to tbe state board of arbitration. Ex-Itlinoisan in Lurk. Springfield. Ills.. Nov. 2!. Word lias lieen receive! here that George Hat field, a farmer near Denver. Colo., has fallen heir to part of an estate of $."o.- KM, partly located in Massachusetts. Hatfield formerly resided in Spring field townsbip.aud Is a brother-in-law of William Wit hey. the well-known carriage manufacturer. Burglars Do a Hi it Business. Moweaqua. Ills.. Nov. 2!). Stouiug tou was burglarized Sunday night and a large amount of goods and money ob tained. Nine houses ami stores were entered. The village authorities have placed bloodhounds on the track of the thieves. Illinois Claims CoiumiHslon. Springfield. Ills.. Nov. 2!. The Illi nois commission of claims was to have met yesterday, bnt owing to the ab sence of or.e cf its member" the ses sion will be delayed probably until today. To Cure LaUrippe In Two Days, Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails 10 cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25 cents. in Great Values in Suits jor Only 10.00 T HOOPS WITHDRAW That is the Order as to Our Military Authority in Cuba. ROOT HAS SO ANNOUNCED. Result of a Conference With Gen. Wood This Morning. Washington, Nov. 29 Gen. Leon ard Wood, who reached Washington last night, had a conference with the secretary of war today, and after the conference Secretary Root announced that his recommendations as to the removal of troops from Cuba had been approved and orders will be is sued putting them into effect. vlen. Wood Visits tile" President. Washington, Nov. 20. General Leon ard Wood, governor of Santiago prov ince, who has been summoned to Washington oil business connected with Cuban affairs, reached the city yesterday afternoon. Last evening, in company with Mrs. Wood, he visited the White House and spent some tinio with the president and Mrs. McKinley. A MILLION DOLLAR FIRE. J. P. I.lpplncott and Others Lose Ilearlly In Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Nov. 29. Fire started in the Partridge & Richardson big department store this morning and destroyed nearly a block of business houses". The loss is over f3.000.000. The heaviest losers are J. P. Lippin cott & Co.. book publishers, $2,001), 000; Partridge & Richardson, $600, 000; Lit Brothers, $400,000. In addi tion to the b:g houses mentioned, numerous smaller stores were badly damaged. lilorkaile in the Soo Canal. Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.. Nov. 2!. The Soo passage is agaiu blocked, this time at Little Kapids, two miles below Sanlt Ste. Marie. Tin1 big steamer Sie mens and her consort, the barge Hol ley, are across the channel ut that point, ami the steamer North Star 1 aground near them. Elderly Couple Iturned to Death. ' New York. Nov. 2!. By a Are in :l four-story brick tenement building at 1-iO Houston street yesterday William llclmholdt. o years old. a civil war v terau, and bis wife Matilda, ageil i", were burned to death. Both went crippled. and Overcoats 6