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i ROCK ARGUS. VOL.. XL VI II NO. 110. ROCK ISLAND. ILL.. TIIUKSDAV. MARCH S. 1900. 0 lO-TonSS PRICE THREE CENTS. FIGHT TO THE DEATH Such is the Boer Determina tion Officially Set Forth. NOT THE LEAST DISCOURAGED Mafekiritf Reduced to a Starv ing Condition With Small Garrison. Pretoria, March 8 Secretary of State Keitz has issued a war bulletin -iying that the Iiocrs are not discour aged by reverses, but will light to the leath. London, March X A spec'nl from Molteno says the British occupitd Hurghcrsdorp unopposed last night. London, March X Uoberls tele graphs that he has captured a Krupp gun and a number of tents and wag ons. The general also announces that tien. Clements occupied Norvals Pont. Mmfeklnc In I'itlable Plight. Mafekin, Feb. l'J llorsa maat now composes a considerable part f our rations. What may be typhoid malaria has broken out in the wom en's laager, and dysentery, due to the lack of vegetables, ii rife among the garrison. From their advanced osts the Boors rake the . streets and Mar ket square. It is impossible to dodge their bullets. We have taken re markable precaution, howler, and casualties, though heavy, are not what they might have been. Twn hundred and ninety-two persons have ben killed, wounded or have died of disease. The garrison is so am ill it would be criminal to make its weak ness public. FLANKS THEM AO A IN. Held Martial Kt.nartK Makra lha Itoer Tro h-Dlgglng of No Avail. . I.iiimI.iii, M.-ircli S. A tlispntcli to The Tines from MmMcr river, dated yesterday, says; "The Hints oecupy an extensive jHisiti.m between ourselvc ami lo!li Kloemfonteiu ami WiiiburK. Tin y include tin- bulk of tlie Natal forces, ii ltd are under tlciieral .loubert himself. An enaemeiit is inimiueiil which will robally lie ilccisive as to tile whole war." Osfoiitciu. March 7. Lord Huberts force attacUcd early tills morniiii:. I ion. era I I'remh turned the southern part of the position of the I'.ee.s. who tteil. leaving a r-'in and lare ;u:mf ities of forage and I heir tents, lie is inw in pursuit. The Ho.-rs on the north bank are also evacuating the position. London. March 7. The war ortVe has posted the following advices from Lord l;ol.-rts. dated I'oj.Iar t'mve. March 7. Kvcnini:: "We had a very successful day and have completely routitl the enemy. vhj are in full retreat. The poMtinii which l hey occtipieii is ex tremely stroti and cunningly arranged with ii second line of iniieiicliineni which woiihl have caused us "heavy loss had a lirc t attach been made. The tuiliitl movement was ;ie -cssartly wide, ow imr to the nature !' the violin. I. ami the cavalry and lnuse ariillery horses are much done up. FlKtitlng Ciiinril to 1 ( sinlrt. The tihtin was practically con fined to the cavalry division, which, as usual, did exceedingly well, .and gen eral I'ieii. h reports that the horse .it til lery batteries did ureat execution anions the enemy, our casualties were about fifty. I recrei to :i.v that Lieut. Keswick Was killed and l.ieiileuaut Hailey severely wounded. loth of th Twelfth l.an'eei-s. I.ieulenniit I Crespmiy. of the Second Life (in;liiN. was severely wounded. Hemainiiu casualties will be tele-'rap'icd tomor row. i:.-i:e:als PeWet and Pel.irey .omtmitideil the Itoer forces." hrurr Hif. thr Kurchrr llrtrt. ;iei.oe. Nat.rl. March .'. Ptoiib'iu Ktuii-.T icuirned to Pretoria. lli ad dress to i':e biirtrhers has fired them La Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Altfm Kifrtnr prwdT-. trr the grtfw4 rocBtccn to rtaih of lh rr"n day. mm wita rresn entnusrasm to continue tne lizht for Independence and to bring the war to a successful issue. Hardest Work to Come Yet. London. March S. A. i. Hales, the correspondent of The Paily News who was captured by the Boers Feb. !. and released a fe- day a?o ar Bloemfon tin. telejrraphinz from Sterkstrootu Tuesday, says: "While I was a pris oner at Hhn-mfontein 1 had an interest ing interview with President Steyn. He said the burghers were determined to fizht to the last man. and that thi struggle in the Free State would b child's plav compared with what would follow- in the Transvaal. Presi dent Steyn predicted that the capitula tion of Pretoria would be preceded by events which would astonish Kurope, He apiwjinted a deputy president to remain at liliwnifonfein duriuz bis ab sence at Pretoria in the interests of the Free State." (Jurrn TtM-kle. the Irish Oueatioii. Loudon. March . An army order issued last nizbt announces that the iuee:i has ordered that in future on St. Patrick's Pay all ranks of her Irish regiments shall wear as a dis tinction a sprin of shamrock in their bead dress, to commemorat, the zal lantrv of her Irish soldiers in the re cent battles in South Africa. It has been decided that Queen Vic toria will visit Ireland net mouth Ktayinjj at the vice regal lodge m Dublin, which has been placed at her disposal by the viceroy. Karl Cadogan. Her majesty's last visit to Ireland was in l;i. OI KEN'S hT TO II'.H AM). Her Majesty Very onspicuon. in the, fublir Mlml at 1 tils Time. London. March s. At no other time since the diamond jubilee has the queen been so conspicuous an object in the public mind as she is now. This promises to be even more strkingly tin case tod.-i.v.IIer majesty's visit to London for a drive in semi-slate from Padding ton station to Huckiugham palace would be sumcient m itself to create great public manifestations of loyalty, but the anonuncement that for the first time since the jubilee she will drive I rom Buckingham palace along the em baiikmeut to St. Haul's cailntlral and back, through Holbom and Piccadilly, to St. .lames, synchronizing with th. new success of Lord Hoberts. Is bound to make today a gala day in the an nals of Loiuh.il. Beyond nil this is the a nnounc.Miient of the cjueen's intent ion to visit Ireland for the first time, it is said, since the death of the prince consort. This Is re garded as one of the most remarkable acts of the queen's life. No minister of the crown has ever dared to suggest such a remarkable undertaking. "The trip." said a well informed oI!ii;ial last evening, "is the spontaneous ' sttgges. tion of the queen alone, and the en thusiasm it is bound to create when known in London can scarcely be esti mated. It is a wonderful proof of her majesty's iuti'iise devotion to her peo ple, and her sacrifice in maktn;retrffr at such a season of th;- year is renewed evidence of the keenness of her mind in selecting the proper act at the prop er time."' rret a Mai;ttrate. Cai na varon. Cape Colony. March S. A refugee who has arrived here from Kenhardt ays that early on Wednes day. Fvh. "JSi. sU-.ii were exchanged between a native tribe and the rebels, who retired. Thereupon Commandant dc Kook arrived with a Hair of truce. The magistrate who went from Ken hardt to meet him was immediately made a prisoner and the reln-ls then poured into the town, hoisted the white tlag. proclaimed the district to he FreeStntet-rritory.sang the "Volks bed" and l't:au commandeering. The magistrate was ibtaiued for trial at Hloemfonieiii. The refugee says the natives are being severely treated. C'ronje tc. to St. Helena. London. March S. The military au thorities have decided that Celier.il Croiiie mid the other Hoer prisoners shall be sent immediately to the island of Sr. Helena, there to remain until the end of the war. It Is also asserted that the cabinet has res.dved neither to propose or entertain a proposal at the present juncture for an exchange of pl i-o!lel s. il nation al MafekiiiK Is irlm. Mafeking. Feb. I'.i. Horse meat now oiniHises a i oiiMilcrahlo part of our ra tions. There is a little grumbling. The tirt piii. lt .if the seige is over and the town has settled trimly to stick it out. What may be typhoid malaria has biok'-n out in tiie women's laager, and dysentery, due t. tne ab-ence of veg." t.iMes. j.. rife ami'iii: the garrison. HrlfUh lniili- the Transtanl. London. March s. Hriti.-h forces lave invaded the Transvaal for the first lime since the war began. A Itirhtitig column has entered Kruger's dominions nimi .iiltdaud and att-r daily skirmishing since lb. is. the lay the line was crossed, is now strongly entrenched on Catassa hill, nine mdes inside the border. Sixtr I trail ltrrs Pisco err t. London. March s. A dispatch to The Times from sf,,nt. !,). dated March ;. says; "A commando of :;.mni Boers has offered to surrender, but on i!UHss jle terms. 1'i'DiTnl Crotlje's losses were greater than he admitted. Sixty ! .dies f Hocrs have been found in :ie grave." Catarrr t nntlnur. Hi .tilmniT. I-ondoii. March n. A sH-cial from Mobcuo says the Hritish occupied lurg:ier.-dorp uii..p;me l last night. Amalgamation Froril In. I ianapclis. March s At the opening session of the national social democratic convention a conference committee conipoed of representa tives of the socialists' labor and social democratic parties reported in favor of anamination of the two parties. Contractors Attempt to KMone. Chicago. March s. I'nder a police guard :0U non-nnion workmen to lay were ir'iven wotk by contractors. This was the first serious attempt on the partcf the contractors to resume work interrupted by the atrikennionj afSli. attd with tht buildiu trad3 council. CASE OF PORTO RICO. ; Ex-Leader of the Revolutionary Party There Talks cf an Alliance. SY3 IT WAS MADE "WITH MILES. The Stipulation Matte by I'orto Itiro Itvins That She shunlil He Oirrn All the Priv ilege of Being a I'art of the I lilted States Demand. Fulfillment of the Promise Henry C. I'aynr'o View of the Matter Industrial Situation. New York, March fj. p; .1. Julio Henna, of this city, a member of the Porto Kicau delegation which went to Washington Jan. 17 asking congress to fulfill the promises made by Ceueral Nelson A. Miles in his proclamation to the I'orto Uicans on July -'". lv.s. said to a Mail and Kx press reporter yester day: "We expect, and shall insist, that this government fulfill its part of the contract entered into by Ceueral Miles when an alliance was made with I'or to Kico. Iu March, lv.is. before ihe Mar with Spain broke out. I went to Mr. llosevelf. then assistant secre tary of the navy, iu Washington, aud PORTO WCAX FAKMIIOUEE. suggested to him the benefits to both countries if the I'nited States would but take Porto Kico. I told him that I. as leader of the revolutionary party, could furnish him with all the maps, the number of soldiers, the arms, lo cation of roads and all the data re quired and that the island could be taken without the tiring of n shot, as The residents would be glad to join hands and fight the common enemy. Stipulated for A iiiiexatlon. 'Provided. I told him. that Porto IJico be annexed to the I'nited States, and that site enjoy the immunities. J'JlYlluUPU'JLliUexUfiti .of, uJllv;r terrb lories m tins country. Mr. ltooseveit took the same view of the same matter. I afterward called upon President Mc Kinley and explained to him how. as Porto Kico stood opposite the canal at Nicaragua, ships going to .and from South America would call there. I be lieve that President McKinley is in fa vor of granting u : unrestricted trail with this country. lie has never said anvthing to the contrary. In addition to that, we want permission to borrow for our necessities. ay s."5.imkmm). Mcllcve. Dutim Are t'nlitwf ill. 'I believe that every dollar that has been paid on duly on merchandise Im ported into the island from the t unci! States from April II. lstut. will have to be returned. 1 lirmlv believe that when the !.acelles case goes before the su preme court it is sure to be decided against 'he I'nited States. I firmly be lieve that I'orto Kico will enjoy trade justice at the expiration of two years. The Las. .die case is one in which Ihe pla in tiff makes the claim that the imposition of duties on goods from Porto Kio coming into the I'nited States, ami vice versa, is unlawful. IIUMtY C. I'AYNK IS OI'l'OSKU. lo.' Not lauir the Adiulsniou of I'orto Kico to the Privileges al n Stat.'. Milwaukee. March S. Henry C. Payne, member of th' Kepublii-aii na tional committee from Wisconsin, said yesterday in regard to his views on the subject of a tariff for I'orto Kico: "Looking to the future welfare of the republic 1 consider it would be a calamity to have the status of Porto Kico. uba or the Philippine islands made such as would give them later on l ights w hich would entitle th m to admission as states into this I'nion. This question should have the most careful, thoughtful and statesman like consideration. The bill pending gives time for simple study of the question. Let us not make haste to s.ttl:' Ir revocably a question which may be of most vital imiMirtaiice to our people in Ihe future. "There is no class .if people o much interested as the workioi: classes. If free trade is established with the isl ands, i hey will at once become com petitors with almost the cheapest labor known in the world. Is that condition desirable? Po oitr working people de- ire full and unlimited competition with the masses of I'orto Kico. Cuba mid the Philippines? Calm, dispassion ate discission of the whole subject is in order: a mistake made now may cost us dear later. Tile provisions of the bill are operative, but for two years, and iu thai time we may realize lx'ttcr the problems before us. "The iieople who are to pay this slight tax levied for the benefit of the masses of the eopc of Porto Kico. are practically the suzar and tobacco trusts. If no tax at ail is levied they will lie able to buy these materials free of any tax. and the sugar and tobacco raiser in this country will suf fer by reason of this comietition with almost the che:icst labor known in the world. In what more easy or equit able manner can relief be given to the people of I'orto Kico 7" ISLAND IS IN A tEBT BAD TVAT People Are Still Dependent on the Gov ernment for Food. Washington. March S. The acting secretary cf war has received, a coki- mnnication rrom Tieneral Pavis on the subject of fxd distribution aud the re bef of the destitute in Porto Kico. It was the intention of tieneral Pavis to discontinue the free distribution of foviJ aloiit the first of this month, but i the industrial conditions existing in certain portions of the islaud rendered it absolutely necessary to continue to feed the starving inhabitants for some time longer. The co fee planters are makingstren nous efforts to clear tip their fields, but having no money for the payment of their hands the laborers necessarily have been laid off ami are drifting inta l he towns, thereby becoming public charges. I'nless fed at the public ex pense starvation wilf result and the military governor therefore has re quested a shipment of Tnt tons of rice, codfish and bacon, in addition to r0i tons- asked for :iltn three weeks ago. Cciieral Pavis is of opiuiou that the quickest and most effective way of se curing relief would be through large expenditures upon pubiic works. He states that if lie could put about l"."i.(HMt men at work for a jnriod of three months on the roads.iuvolving exHnd iturcs for labor, tools and supervision of some sl1'.-,..ikhi a month, the period of acute distress could b tided over. BIG OVATION T0,THE QUEEN. Victoria the Object of Kemarkable Ueni. onstrmtlon. London, March 8. -The queen's ar rival in London and the commence, uient of her visit to the metropolis was marked by scenes of enthusiasm unparalleled sdnce the jubilee celebra tion. Fifty thousand people gathered in the streets leading to Buckingham palace, the town residence of the queen, and when the carriage drove up in which the queen was seated, hats and handkerchiefs Hew into the air and the shouts were deafening. At Waablogton. Washington. March -. When the routine business of the seuate was concluded today. Mason, of Illinois, in accordance with the notice he gave yesterday, moved to discharge the committee on foreign relations from further consideration of his resolu tion introduced Dec. 6 last, express ing sympathy for the Boers. Under the rules the" motion went over until tomorrow. At the opening of the session of the house Overstreet, of Indiana, in charge of the conference report upon the financial bill, gave notice that he would call up the report next Tues day. NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE. Humors are current that the Frick Carncgie suits are to be set lied out of court. Paniel Iloltz fell intu a vat of pot-Mahut-tUtt Alston .Manufacturing com pany's paint factory. Chicago, and died later. The Michigan Miller's Mutual Fire Insurance company has been licensed to do business iu Wisconsin. One death ami more than a score of injuries resulted from icy pavements iu C h i ca go Tu est 1 a y . The bishop of St. Cloud. France, says bicycle riding without permission from him is a mortal sin. Charles Maurras and M. Mound. Paris editors, fought a duel, the former being severely wounded. I'M ward .1. Phelps is again in a crit ical condition, and there is little hope of his recovery. Obstructionists in the Italian cham ber of deputies have planned to talk ten months on the decree bill. Holland is said to be seeking an In dustrial and political alliance with Her nia ny. Six men have been indicted and five of them arrested for alleged conspiracy to wreck the I'.rooklyu Kapid Transit company. Harvard students are alarmed over th. epidemic of grq measles, scarlet fever and diphtheria that thrcateusthe university. ' Kllen Terry is suffering from pleurisy at Toronto. The first monthly horse and cattle fair held at Columbus. Wis., was a suc cess. The principal feature of the fair was the horse market. To Make Part and Geneva ( loner. The project of building a shorter rail way from Paris to ieneva is generally approved on the continent. It is esti mated, according to the Chicago Kec ord, that the laying lof about '2f kih meters of rail, including the cutting of a" tunnel through tln Jura mountains, will l sufficient to effect a reduction of more than l'K kilometers in ihe length of the line. A committee com posed of prominent French and Swiss newspaper men. town councilors and representatives has been appointed to further the project. British and Roer Officers. We should bear in mind that there Is probably not an officer in South "Af rica fighting en our side who ever took part in campaigns prosecuted against white men according to modern tac tics, says the London Shipping World. On the side of the Boers there are scores of trained European officers who know from military education and many from experience under great captains what the authorities recom mend and admonish. Ritriordinarr farrliira. Some very extraordinary carvings are to be found at Tbomboo. on the Irawaddy, where they are cut out of the face of a high cliff rising directly from the river bank and are of srreat size. They consist of a succession cf rudely formed niches. In apnea ranee something like the catacombs of Rome, and these are full of large and small Images cf Buddha, who Is renresented in several positions. On the summit of the cliff Is a pagoda of great sanctity, which is visited every year by large numDers or pilgrims. . ILLINOIS DEMOCRACY Will Meet in State Convention at -". Springfield cn the 26th cf Next June. SOME OF THE LEADING CANDIDATES A l liulcr Most .Spoken of for (iuvwnor by frnik County Men Suit at 'liU-afco That Will Tet the Validity of an Anti-Trnut Law Deadlock at Clinton Itroken and a Nomination Made tour Allet-1 Itank Kobbers Coti ictol. Springfield. UN.. March S. The 1 eiiiK-ratic state central committee met at the St. Nicholas hotel yesterday afternoon to fix the time aud place for bidding the state convention.' The ad vantages cf Springfield. Chicago, Pe oria, rdoomingion and liockford were presented. The matter was left to a committee of three, who reported iu favor of Springfield, the report being adopted by unanimous vote. Tuesday, .lune ;. was fixed as the date for hold ing the convention. The representation was fixed at one delegate for each -JOO votes or fraction over litM cast for ltry nu for president iu 1S'.;. This will give the convention l.L'u.'i delegates, of which CooU county will have .'!f.4. Springfield will give the committee the choice of either Keprusentat ive hall or tlu dome building at the slate fair ground"? KotH-rt K. Kurke declared that Car ter II. Harrison was out of the race for governor. Chicago people appear to fa vor Samuel ANchuler. of Kane, one of the Ircmocratic leaders of the lat gen eral assembly for governor. I'eueral Alfred OremlortT .of this city, has a strong following, but the Chicago mem bers of the column lee and politicians regard his candidacy as iu some way tied to the interests of ex-l 'ovcrnor Altgeld. Millard I. Inmlap. late Dem ocratic candidate for stale treasurer, appears to be conceded a clear field lor renomination. 'l..lkpil of lur Srretary of State. Charles Hoeschstein. editor of the Ialwardsville 1 nlellinirencer. is the most t.-ilked of man for secretary of tate. There appears to be few Candi da tes talked about for the state offices. The Cook county liemocrats favor holding their own convention as late as possible- and it was for this reason that the committee selected June liti for the state convention. ILLINOIS A NT I -T It 1ST LAW. Suit to Determine Ho- Vulidit.v of One I'liaKe Thereof. Chicago. March S. Initial argument on the constitutionality of the act un der which every corporation in the slate of Illinois is rcinired to file an affidavit declaring its innocence of any connection with a trust or monopoly, tinder penalty of a fine of !-V a day, will le had Monday before Judges Tuley. Diiniie and Waterman sitting iu .ludge Tuley's court room. Last fall through the medium of the attorney general some hm suits were tiled by the stale's attorney asking damages from those com panics which had failed IF WE Specials Men's Underhlrts. Boy's Undershirts. Men's heavy fleeced undershirts Boys' ribbed undershirts worth 25c worth 502 and 60c, for Only 33 Cents. II Cents. Shirts Only. Shirts only. Men's Colored Shirts. Men's Pants. Men's laundried colored shirts worth Men's woolen pants worth up to $1 and $1.50 now $3 50 on this sale for 75 Cents. $1.99. Sizes mostly 15 to 17'$, few 14 and Earlier you come, better selection J4. Great values. you get. j Mother's Friend Shirt Waists. Working Shirts. A great snap in Mother's Friend shirt Worth 40c, special, waists. Choice of any in the store for 50 Cents. 0nlY 25 Cents. You know us. Black and white, blue and white. 20 Per Cent Reduction Off of Overcoats. Plenty of Odds and Ends r? In Suits Worth $18, $15 and.$12 for $10. THE LONDON I to me tne reqmreti' amdaxlt. ' The amount of the damage was placed iu each instance at .s.b0. A large number of the defendants havtf appeared liefore the court and settled the suits, but many others will contest the enforcement of the penalty. Alleged liailk ltubber C"onirted. Poiitiac. UN., March S. Circum stantial evidence yesterday convicted Charles lioepke. Henry Steiumeyer. I'dward Kally and .lames Murray, of the Cornell bank robliery of Iec 3. INUf. and they were sentenced to the penitentiary for an indefinite period. James Hartley aud Thomas O'l.eary, also implicated iu this robltcry, plead ed guilty. The four first named wer captured in Chicago Christmas Eve. and from what was fouud in the.ir ihs session and in their rooms they were brought to I'ontiac as accomplices of OT.eary and Harney. Sliukel's Tape Machine Cuac. Springfield. Ills.. March S. The su preme court has granted a writ of er ror and made it a supersedeas in the case of William Skakel. of Chicago, who was convicted at the November term, lv.is. of the criminal court of Cook county of ojterat ing a tape ma chine and sentenced to pay a line of Well-Known Miuixter Drops Deutl. Springfield. Ills.. March 8. A . Lin coln special to The State ltegister says that Itev. William ii. Fell, a well known minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, dropped dead at his home iu Lincoln yesterday, lie was T.'S years old ami had been in the ministry since lie was 17 years old. Kx-Altleriiinn Shoots u Woman. Chicago. UN.. March 8. Peter Biew er. formerly alderman of the Tenth ward, shot and probably fatally wounded Victoria I ioodwin last night iu the saloon of J. !'. I-'rawh-y, tit North Clark and Hi vision streets. The shooting, it is thought, was the result of jealousy. Deadlock at Clinton Itroken. Clinton. Ills.. Match S. Carl Swl gart. of Weldon. was noiuiuated as a candidate for representative in the Thirtieth senatorial district by a vote of ! to 70 for Portlier Mayor Harry A. Magill of this city, on- the lii7t'h ballot. Hr. S. ii. t.'raham withdrew. Mutual Aid Sociv'ty KlrcM Otticvri.. Springfield. Ills. .March S. The grand lodge of the Order of Mutual Aid. now holding its regular biennial session iu Springfield, has elected the following officers: Timothy J. Scolield. Chica go, grand president: A. Md.cau, Ma comb, grand secretary. Increase of Capital Stock. Springfield. Ills.. March X. The1 St. I.ouis National Stock Yards company, of Kast St. I.ouis. certified to the sec retary of state yesterday to an in crease of capital stock of from .SI.oimi,. (jim to ."f.". i. '();). MM I. Cliicr..r Start, Natal Mil It in. Springfield. Ills.. March S. 1'poti the recommendation of the captain com manding. Julius It. Kline has been appointed chief of staff, naval militia of Illinois, to rank as commander. To Core a Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo QuinineTablets. All druggists refuud the money if It fails to cure. K. VV. ('rove's signa ture is on each box. 25 cents. SAY SO YOU KNOW are LOSES HIS THREE SONS Terrible Bereavement Over takes Joseph Zieglcr, at Champaign. BOYS DROWN IN A CREEK. Break Through Trcacherou: Ice and Are Seen No More. Champaign. 111., March S. Three sous of Jacob Ziegler, a farmer living north of town, fell through the ice in the creek and were drowned. The bodies of the children, all of whom were tinder nine years of age, were not recovered. GREAT PRELATE IS BURIED. Itemalns of Arrhblitliop Uennenaey Laid to Kent at Dnbuipje. Dubuque. Iowa, March 8. In tho vault beside the remains of his pre decessors. Bishops Leras and Smyth, lie the remains of John Hennessey, first archbishop of Dubuque. The obsequies occurred at 10 this morn ing, and were of the simplest charac ter. There were no flowers and no ornaments whatever. There was also an absence of music, only the voices of hundreds of priests being heard in oregorican chant, which was in ac cord with the dead prelate's wish. Promptly at 10, Cardiual (iibbons as cended his throne, facing the vacant throne of Archbishop Hennessey. The ollice for the dead was recited. Then followed the pontifical mass, with Bishop Cosgrove, of Davenport, as celebrant. ' After the lirst gospel, Archbishop Hyan, of l'hiladelphia, pronounced tho eulogy. The inter ment took place immediately after the mass. FAMOUS THEATRE GONE. Old Time AiiiuKemeiit Ilouite In Pails Uocn l'l In Smoke. Paris. March The famous thea tre Francais, or theComedic Francais, situated near the Palais Royal, was de stroyed by fire today. It was built iu 1782, but was much altered in later years. IllK fire. Lead. S. IX, March Fire this morning destroyed 40 buildings and entailed a loss of 500,000. ITS SO. Specials. I 4 J