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PENINSULA AlATTliltS RELATED IN A BRIEF. CONCISE MANNER. I A Young Man Khoota 1IU Youthful Mli treaa unci Flrea m ISullet luto Ilia Drain Teachera and Judgea Hold Their Annua) Convention at loosing School Teachers of Michigan. The best convention of the Michigan Teachers' association ever held was the forty-seventh, which occupied three days at Lansing1. There was a larger attendance by several hundred than ever before. President Deles Fall, of Albion college, compared the change of half a century. In 1845 there were 1,214 male and 1,830 female teachers in Michigan, the former receiving an average monthly salary of SI 1.08 and the latter $:.24. Of the 10,000 teach ers reported in 189.) more than 12,000 vere women who received an average salary of S35.0D while the men averaged 4G. 17. More and better educated wo men in our schools is now the rule, lie also said that attention was being paid to the child's body as well as his mind. lie strongly commended the law of 1S'.)3 making it compulsory to indicate methods of preventing the spread of communicable diseases. Many subjects were discussed bearing Upon the relations of teachers to pu pils, to the general public and to their immediate emploj'ers the school board. The star of the convention was Bishop John 11. Vincent, of Chautauqua fame, who addressed a large audience at the First Baptist ch.urch. His sub ject was "lorn and Ins teachers. Othcers elected: President, J. . Simmons, of Owosso; vice-presidents, ll. Z. Brock, of Hancock, and J. H. Kayo, of Cadillac; secretary, M. L. Palmer, of Jackson; treasurer, S. J. Gier, of Hillsdale; executive commit tee, George W. Loo in is, of St. Joseph; A. Gaylord Slocum, of Kalamazoo, and Lucy A. Sloan, of Mt. Pleasant. After the completion of the general business the association divided into sections and discussed matters of near est interest to the different classes. The presidents elected by the various sections were as follows: College sec tion, P. C. Thomas, of Adrian; High School, S. XV. Peavy, of Flint; Mathe matical, XV. XV. Beman, of Ann Arbor; Primary, Miss Martha Sherwood, of Saginaw; Musical, Mrs. Licma A. Thomas, of Detroit; Kindergarten, Miss Clara Mingen, of Detroit; Physi cal Culture, Dr. E. M. Mosher, of Ann WVrbor. An address by Gov. Pingree, full of good advice and information was well received, and a reception in the state house in the evening was a brilliant kivent, with an elaborate luncheon spread in the executive ofiice by Gov. Pingree as a surprise, and music bv the Albion band and the Boys' Industrial school choir. The State Association of County Com issioncrs of Schools held the annual meeting at Lansing in connection with e teachers' meeting. A multitude of Jitters of interest and importance were dicussed. Oilicers elected: Presi dent, K. M. Winston, of St. Johns; vice president, II. D. Bailey, of Gaylord; sec fretary, Miss Flora Beadle, of Hastings. Tragical Double Shooting at Detroit. A young man and a young woman stepped into a drug store on Jefferson avenue. Detroit, and telephoned to Emergency hospital for an ambulance to take two wounded persons to the Jhospital. When it arrived the attend ling physician was surprised to have the young couple present themselves as the wounded ones. They were an- larently quite weak and examination Jiowed that each had a bullet wound a the head. At the hospital they gave ,he names of Myrtle Cramer, aged 13, of Grand Ledge, and Edward T ravers, bred 22, of Detroit, The cdr! says thev Siad spent the night at a rooming house and when they awoke in the morning Travers shot her and then sent a bul uet into his own brain. She said she fwas willing for him to kill her and had kubiiittcd to previous attempts uuder kinnlar circumstances. Once he had tried to strangle her and another time Kinencd iin rfrtcrv in her vr!t Th l - girl had been working in Detroit about itwo months. She? wijl recover, jTravers will probably die. but The Lansing, St. Johns & St. Louis. kind the Lansing, Dexter it Ann Arbor Jclcetrfc railways have tiled articles of Association with the secretary of state. Dr. I R. Fiske, who has been nresi- pent of Albion college for more than 0 years, lias given up his work. Ilev. J. P. Ashley,' the new president, takes peharge Jan. 4. C. De Vileger, Jr., a commercial traveler of Battle Creek, who lias writ- Ken stories tinder the nom do plume of "Gyp," was robbed of -'8.Vi in a Kan sas City hotel. Walter Glcndenninir. nmvl 77. of West Saginaw, in spite of heavy snow, walked J3 miles from Kalkaska to visit his nephew near Williainsburir. He has not a gray hair in his head. Ex-Warden Hatch, of Jackson prison. ih as resigned as superintendent of the Cronk shirt contract at Jackson and will take charge of 300 convicts en gaged in similar work at Ionia prison. The Michigan Enjrinecrinir soeictv met at the Hotel Harrington, Port Hu- lenn umV H Ul.in 4 ............ t II ilJoynton delivered an address of wel come. A number of instructive naners were read and dismissed, and the dele gates visited the St. Clair railroad tun nel in a body. , The annual convention of Michigan Circuit court stenograph cm was held at Jackson. (Mivrsclccfed: "Presi dent, James E. Hend wlr (Willac; vice-preside tit, C. II. jStrn.whcckec of Grand llanids; secretary treasurer, Woscph U H: QVf r, of Gran,lUpds. Jurijtea' Association Meeting. 1 The fifth annual meeting of the As sociUtioit of Judge of Michigan was held In fho supremecourt room of the Icapitol lit Lapsing., Tlie annual ad dress, of- President George S. Hosmer, of Detroit, was a review of legislation enacted since the last meeting. The act allowing suits to be brought against any voluntary association of five or more by service on any oflicor was com mented upon and commended. Judge Hosmer regretted that the divorce law did not allow the bringing in of an ab sent defendant by publication ouly after it became apparent that personal service of an order to appear could not be had. In speaking of class legisla tion President Hosmer mentioned tho sugar beet bounty law and quoted Judge Cooley as against these bounties. The act to prefer ex-soldiers for public employment was considered at great length and it was said that while there are few men who will deny the claims of the soldier to public consid eration, yet his claims should be en forced through public opinion, not through legislative action, and it is doubtful whether it is competent for the legislature to direct the local au thority beyond requiring peculiar qual ifications to insure fitness. The program included papers on "A Legal Anomaly," Justl-e Hooker of the supreme court: "The Pardoning Power and its Limitations," Charles L. Harden, of Greenville; "Experiences Upon the Bench," Judge E. A. Burlin game, of Grand Rapids. Considerable discussion was caused by a paper by Justieo Edward Cahill, of the supreme court, on "The Bench, as Viewed from the Bar." Judge Cahill severely criticised the jury system as a relie of barbarism. He said the cor ruptibility of jurors was recognized, and jurors have to submit to an es pionage which no self-respecting judge would stand for a day. Men with neither education nor experience for their work are selected by lot. The attorneys do their utmost to befog the jury, and the judge cannot marshal the actual fucts for the instruction of tho jurors, and Judge Cahill said either the old practice of judges giving their opinion as to the facts should bo reinstated, or trial by jury should be abandoned. The discussion showed Judge Cahill to stand alone. Justice Montgomery and Judges Daboll, Peck and Hosmer, as well as several practi tioners, all defended the jury system. Judge M. V. Montgomery reviewed the history of the bench of Michigan. The judges elected the following oili cers: President, Erastus Peck, of Jack son; vice-president, A. C. Adsit, of Grand Bapids; secretary, II. II. Person, of Lausmg. A U'ickeri Old Sinner. Michigan and Indiana ofiicers are after a man, aged about (.", who gave the names of George XV. Clark, XV. B. Sherman, George La Blanche and XV. T. Frick. "Clark" is credited by La porte, Ind., police with having married three women within (JO days, and of having deserted them as soon as he se cured all of the money ami valuables he could. The stranger's last conquest was Mrs. Lucy Killam, aged Go, of Kalamazoo. While there he was known as William Sherman. They were married after two mouth's ac quaintance and lie left within a month, owing several bills, but taking a big roll of money with him. He dined with her brother in Battle Creek and disappeared, taking a team of horses, a buggy and a lumber wagon, it is al leged, from a feed barn in Battle Creek, and has not been seen since. Sheriff Snow is looking for him. Other al leged wives are at Sturgis and Misha waka, lud. Two Violent Deaths at Monroe. Two fatal railroad accidents occurred at Monroe in one day. Eli Cooley, a well-known character, was struck by a Michigan Central train and was so badly mangled that death resulted shortly afterwards. His right arm and limb were severed close to the trunk and his head badly bruised. He was about 55 years old and leaves a widow and a large family of children in poor circumstances. The other unfortunate was J. Smith, of Detroit. He was found dead in the yard of James Roberts. The supposi tion is that he was riding on a freight train and either fell off while asleep or jumped off and received a severe in jury which disabled him and he crawled to this house, which was but a few feet from the track to get assist ance. No one was at home and the man was unable to gain from exposure. A Civil Service Squabble. Treasury officials have dismissed Deputy Collectors Finsterand Muir, of Port Huron, for alleged violation of tho civil service law in contributing to a political fund. The funny part of it is that Collector Avery, who com plained of them, is said to openl3' defy the civil service law. Trouble is very likely to occur as a result of discharg ing of Messrs. Muir and Finster. The civil service commission is getting after Collector Avery as it is said that these deputies were promised immunity from the charge now made against them when they testified ugainst .their former superiors, Messrs. Springer and Turnej' last year. Joseph Lindley, the pioneer shoe dealer of Ionia, was found dead in bed. M. J. McPherson, superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday school at Howell for 31 years, has declined re election. Scottish Rite Masons from various parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Canada held several sessions ot Bay City. They conferred the higher degrees and participated in a big banquet. , Mrs. M. E. Casey, who was shot four times by her husband at Alpena, is re covering. She says her husband was engaged in counterfeiting and it was the fact that she knew too much that .IeJ to. the shooting. Knlghta or the Grip. In welcoming the Michigan Knights of the Grip, at the opening of their convention at Kalamazoo, Mayor Stearns roasted the new interchange able mileage book. Chairman E. P. Waldron, of the legislative committee, urged that tho railroads bo asked to carry 250 pounds of baggage instead of 150, on one ticket. Maj. R. W. Jack liu, of Detroit, advocated a 2,500-milo interchangeable book at a flat 2-cent rate, but it was voted down, a 1,000 mile book being regarded as of greater utility. Treasurer McNolty reported receipts, 50,(510.00; disbursements, 079.71. Secretary J. C. Saunders said at present tho membership was 1,740. A line banquet was served at which Senator II. 1. Colman was toastraaster. Among the resolutions adopted was one urging the establishment of the department of commerce and industry by the national government, Its head to be a regular cabinet officer. i The following officers were elected: President, John A. Hoffman, of Kala mazoo; secretary, John C. Saunders, of Lansing; treasurer, Chas. MeNolty, of Jackson, re-elected; and one vice-president for each of the twelve congres sional districts of the state. Tho la dies of Kalamazoo gavo a lunch to the knights and their ladies at tho Kala mazoo club in honor of the election of John A. Hoffman as president. The visit of the knights and ladies ended with the annual ball at the Academy of Music. MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS. Eber Caswell, an aged Alamo hermit, was robbed of $37. Tho F. A. P. M. has promised to erect a new depot at Port Huron. John Lang died at Standish after an extended spree and was buried by the county. Romeo's new 513,000 municipal elec tric light plant has started up and works well. John Lyons, a C. &. XV. M. brakeman living in White Cloud, was killed by a rolling log at Pellston. A canning factory to employ about 150 men will be built at Port Huron if a bonus of 1,000 is raised. New Michigan postmasters: Milling ton, Tuscola county, II. II. Henderson; Willow, Wayne county, Jessj Butler. The fire in the big steel coal shed at Dollar Bay is under control, after the firemen have been at work for three weeks. While Clayton Taylor, near Birming ham, was playing a mandolin, a string snapped, striking him in the eye, de stroying the sight. West Bay City's municipal electric lighting plant has begun operations and after seven months of darkness there is light again. Win, Golden, for five years ticket agent of the Ann Arbor railroad at Ann Arbor, has accepted the position of ticket agent of the C, II. & D. at Toledo. A mass meeting was held at Kalama zoo to boom the beet sugar factory project. Dr. Dan Bleyker, who has visited all the sugar beet countries of Europe, declared the project was en tirely feasible. George Martin and Frank ie Daven port skated out on thin ice at Macki naw City, broke through and were drowned. The bodies were recovered and vigorous efforts made to resusci tate them, but without effect The state inspectors of the Michigan Military academy at Orchard Lake re ports that, in completeness of equip ment and efficient training, it is second only to West Point. The conduct of the cadets is praised in highest terras. The Marquette County Telephone Co. declared a dividend of 10 per cent Jan. 1. This has been accomplished in two years, and with cheap rate The total investment is 835,000. Stock was issued at 100 par and is now sold at S125. The Michigan Sugar Co., at Bay Citj has practically decided to accept the offer of an Esscxville site for its beet sugar refinery. The site includes 20 acres, to be exempt from taxes. Real estate is on the boom in Bay county. Many farmers from other states, who have had experience in raising sugar beets, are looking for land. . What was supposed to be an airship passed over St. Charles at 8 p. m. about 500 feet from the earth, and was mov ing at a rapid rate of speed in a south easterly direction. It was brightly illuminated with green and red and white lights, and was observed by a scoro of people. The Grab am-Forsyth uniform rtext book law enacted by the last legisla ture provided for the appointment of three county commissioners of schools to act with the state board of education in selecting the system of books. Gov. Pingree has appointed Commissioners J. L. Wagner, of Eaton count; Miss Flora Beadle, of Barry, and R. S. Campbell, of St Clair. Railroad Commissioner Wesselius' an nual report will roast the railroads for refusing to comply with the law com pelling the issue of family mileage books at $20 apiece, while issuing in terchangeable books for 30, with 10 rebate, good only when represented by the buyer. Unless tho railroads give in Mr. Wesselius recommends that their charters be annulled. Jos. Lewis, a wealthy farmer of East Leroy, Kalamazoo count', was con victed on the charge of illegal parent age and isnow serving asentence of six months' in the county jail in lieu of paying SI a week for the support of tho child. He says he was convicted on perjured testimony and refuses to pay the money because of the principlo involved. He went to the jail volun tarily, taking with him bedding and other articles for his comfort. Mcrritt I). Lyon, a young farmer near Mulliken, was arrested on. the charge of betraying his 15-ycar-old sistcr-in-law, Almira Osmun. ITEMS OF INTEREST. PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS PICKED PROMISCOUSLY. The Fantern Situation (Irowi Darker I'ncle 8am May Have to Take a Hand Again Reported That Secretary Intend to Itealga Freneli Make a Grab In China. It is reported that the admiral of tho French lleet has hoisted tho French flagon Hai-Nan island. The Chinese offered no opposition. Hai-Nan island is oft the south coast, of China, and separates the Gulf of Tonquin from the China sea. It has an estimated area of 12,000 squara miles and a population of 1.000,000 Chinese, exclusive of wild tribes in the interior. Japan Preparing for War. Dispatches from Shanghai state that Japan is working night and day pre paring for war. It is believed the British and Japanese fleets are in close touch. A British fleet of eight ships and four torpedo boats has arrived at Chemulpo (the port of Seoul). It is re ported that there are two Japanese cruisers in the Yang-Tse-Kiang river. We Should Take a Hand In China. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, of the committee on foreign relations, says that it would bo impossible for the United States to remain complacent should European nations undertake the dismemberment of China. If par tition involves the abrogation of treat ies, this country would be left to make terms again with each European nation separately in accordance with territory to which its sovereignty extends. Therefore, unless the powers now am bitious for territorial extension take into account the importance of Amer ican commercial relations with China, it will be necessary for the govern ment to intervene in self-defense. Foreign diplomats at Washington, it is reported, are much concerned over the movements of their respective gov ernments in the far east. la Secretary Sherman About to Kealffn. The story that Secretary of State Sherman is about to resign, the rea son now alleged being his enfeebled condition, making it impossible, after a long public career, to give further service to the country, and recognizing the necessity of giving way to a more active man to cope with the numerous important foreign affairs which now confront the United States. It is pointed out that if wo annex Hawaii there are certain treaties now existing between that republic and Japan which will have to be declared void in tho interests of our manufac tures, and on the other hand if the European powers dismember the Chin ese empire we shall have to demand that similar treaties which we have with China shall be continued in force. The ticklish part of the business for the McKinlcy administration is that if China is seized and Hawaii annexed we shall have to deny to Japan the very thing that we shall demand of those who take China. There is no denying that the President will need a secretary of state a good deal younger and more acute than Mr. Sherman to handle these two propositions and make each seem right, and maybe that is why it is being persistently stated that our ambassador to Great Britain, Mr. Hay is to take Sherman's place. Spanlfth Officer in Cuba About to lilve Up Havana: The campaign of Gen. Pando with the best of the Spanish armj' in Cuba has been brought to au abrupt halt in tho east owing to the impossi bility of continuing an aggressive cam paign in default of the receipt of sup plies and munitions repeatedly de manded from the government. The general and his staff have left the scene of operations on the ('auto river for Santiago City, where it is said, their intention is to take ship and re turn to Havana to impress upon Capt Gen. Blanco the utter futility of mak ing any impression on the rebel strong hold in the east until tho Spanish forces are re-enforced and supplied with all essentials to carry on a cam paign. He declares that he has no base of operations, the insurgents' con trol being so complete that it is impos sible to convey supplies to Spanish col umns operating in the interior of the province. Mra. DalllnRton-nooth Cannot Recover. Mrs. Maude Ballington-Booth, the world-famous Salvation Army and American Volunteer worker, cannot recover. She is suffering from an aortic aneurism, and while her life is in no immediate danger, the attending physicians state that she will never be able to resume active work. Com mander Booth has clung to the hope that his wife would regain her former vigor and splendid energy. Even ho admits that he knows his wife's life work is ended. Two Flndlay, ., Men Killed by Oaa. The dead bodies of Henry Behner, aged 35, and Joseph Browneller, aged 25, who had been missing several days at Find lay, O., were found at the home of the former. The men had been suf focated by gas which escaped from a coal stove. To runlah Weyler for Talk Against U. 8. El Correo Espanol, La Nacional, El Epoca and other Madrid papers that published Gen. Weyler's threats and his protests agaiust President McKin ley'a message will bo prosecuted. The publication had been prohibited on in ternational grounds. It Is said that Gen. Weylcr will also be prosecuted. The large planing mill of the C. J. Hamilton Co., at Buffalo, employing 150 tien, was destroyed by 6re together with an immense stock of made tip lumber. Loss 120,000 with 70,000 Insurance. ENGLISH FIRED ON RUSSIANS. Trouble Itetween the China Orabbera Other Kaatern Newa. London: A sensation has been caused by a rumor from Plymouth that the English admiral has fired on a Russian man-of-war in Chinese waters. Noth ing is known as to the rumor at the foreign ofiice or the admiralty. Tho London papers publish also the statement that England is pressing China to declaro Port Arthur a free port. It is supposed that the presence of British warships there is intended to insure freedom of access for trading vessels. It is reported that China has given consent to Russian surveys for a rail way to Port Arthur as a branch of the Russian Trans-Manchuria railway, and not a mere extension of the Chinese Tien-Tsin railway. The arrangements with Russia for the guarantee loan are actively pro ceeding, and when completed the Rus sians on the plea of supervising the collection of tho land tax, will obtain the right to enter every yamen in the empire. It is officially announced from St. Petersburg that M. Kuril Alexeiff has been intrusted with full powers to "promote the development of the com mercial relations between Russia and Korea, in competition with British and Japanese influences and to aid in furth ering the prompt construction of the projected orthodox church at Seoul." M. Alexiff is the representative of Rus sia who was placed in charge of the Korean customs after McLeavy Brown, the British representative, had ben removed from the position at the insti gation of the Russian government. This practically gives Russia super vision of the Korean finances. The German missionaries at Tsao Chow, province of Shan-Tung, having reported that the commandant of the Chinese garrison of the town had used threatening language toward them. Baron Heyking, the German ambassa dor at Pekin, demanded that the com mandant be dismissed at once. Mal treatment of German missionaries was what led to the recent seizure of Kaio Chau by tiennany. The firm demands of Haron llevking caused considerable alarm among the Chinese officials in Pekin. 30 CRUdHEDTO DEATH. Floor of City Hall (iave Way at London, Out., During a Dig Political Meeting. After a warm election at London, Out., a large crowd gathered in the city hall to listen to speeches from the successful candidates, which has long been the local custom. About 2.500 people had crowded their way into the room and there was consider able enthusiasm, which was suddenly interrupted by one of the most terrible calamities in the history of the city. While a speaker was being applauded a section of the floor in front of the platform for the speakers and immedi ately above the city engineer's ofiice gave way without warning and fully 100 persons were tumbled into a sort of funnel shaped trap which proved to be a death-trap for over one-fourth of them, for nn immense safe and a heavy steam coil, weighing half a ton, top pled over into the hole crushing at least 3 to death and injuring nearly all of the others. Although the plat form on which the speakers were standing was apparently the lirst thing to give away, the mayor-elect and many alderman escaped the death that overtook so main others who followed them into the lower portion of the building. IVriftlou Attorneys Denounced. U. S. Commissioner of Pensions H. Clay Evans m ikes a sweeping and com prehensive denunciation of pension at torneys as. a class. He says: "The most demoralizing feat ure of the pen sion system is the existence of 50,000 pension attorneys. The ordinary pen sion attorney is worse than the most pestiferous 'varmint' that ever invaded a lien roost. If there are frauds on the pension rolls they have been planted there by the pension attorney." The commissioner is considering a plan to do away with these attorneys and have the persons appointed to look after cases directly under government super vision. The result would be a great saving to the veterans and tho govern ment and liability to fraud. would be reduced to a minimum. I.iftiunrck Still Liven. The following printed in a London paper as a dispatch from Berlin was Hashed all over the world and created considerable excitement: "The one re mark on the lips of everybody is, 'Bis marck is dead.' Although expected for months, the event has caused a great shock. It is tho solo topic of conversation in the hotels and cafes." Later advices showed the report to be absolutely untrue. Prince Bismarck is suffering severely from nervous troubles, gout and insomnia and while ho cannot live a great while there is no apparent signs of his passing away soon. Dig Lock-Out In Kngland. After a bitterly contested strike for an eight-hour day last July 100,000 machinists of England have refused to accept a compromise of 51 hours per week and now the employers have de clared a lock-out. The sixtieth anniversary of the pope's first celebration of mass was ob served at the Vatican. Full 3,000 dele gates from Catholic societies and paro chial committees were admitted to the Sala Delia Loggia of tho Vatican. P. II. Mabry, agent of the Southern Express Co. at ifrunswiek, Ga., who embezzled inon? than 15,000 from the agency there and escaped, was cap tured about four miles out of Savan nah. Mabry was searched and $1-V 070.73 was found on him. He said ho walked all tho way from Brunswick, over 100 miles. HANNA DOWN ED-FIRST ROUND Antl-IIanna Itepubllrana and Deniocrata Organize the Ohio LegUluture. The opening session of the Ohio state legislature was marked by the first battle for tho IT. S. senatorship to suc ceed Hon. M. A. Hanna, who, as is known to all, is the principal candi date. The revolt against tho chair man of the national Republican com mittee which became so apparent in the state election last November came boldly to the front in the organizing of the legislature. The Hanna candidate for speaker of the house was Alexander Boxwell, against whom tho antis led by Gov. Bushnell, Mayor McKisson, of Cleve land, and Hon. Chas. L. Kurtz put up Rep. II. C. Mason. In tho hall cf the house the wildest scenes were wit nessed during the first hour of tho ses sion. All of the 100 members were in their seats. As the ballot proceeded there were loud cheers as the doubtful members responded to their names, and when Ihe roll call approached the close and Mason secured the necessary majority, there was a long demonstra tion that delayed the official announce ment of the vote. The ballot resulted: Mason 5(5, Boxwell 52. The anti-Hanna combine then completed the organiza tion of the house, electing John P. Griffith speaker pro tern, and Chas. H. Gerrish chief clerk. The remainder of the preliminary business was tans acted without much trouble. In the senate tho Hanna Republicans felt sore. One of the first things to be considered was the appointment of a joint committee on arrangements for the inauguration of the governor. When this joint resolution came up in the senate, the Hanna Republican sen ators declined to vote on account of their opposition to Gov. Bushnell. Tho resolution was adopted by the Demo cratic side of the senate chamber, as sisted by Senators Shepard and Weight man, Republicans, and Senator Voigt, fusionist. This action of tho senate caused quite a stir about the state house. In the senate the coinbinr- controfVd everything on all votes, but no test votes were taken in the house after the organization was completed. The feeling that had been engendered in the preliminary conference was shown in all roll-calls. The feeling on the Republicans sides of both houses wa intense. Senator Garfield was clerk of the senate till it was organized, and he was very emphatic in his utterances. The result of the organization of the legislature again revived the rumors that the Hanna men would now com bine with the gold Democrats for the election of Calvin S. Brice as a gold standard man, rather than have Bush nell and McKisson elected for the long and short terms as silver Republicans. This is denied by Hanna men, however, who claim that there are ye-battles to be fought and won and they felt that by the time for holding the joint sena torial caucuses and the joint balloting for senator the voice of tho Republi cans throughout the state rising in protest against the combine would cause cnouuh of the opposition to come over to the Hanna standard to insure his re-election to the senate. They at once carried the war into the home counties of the "bolters." The port of Havana is to bo opened to exportation again. The port was closed by CapL-Gcn. Weyler's edict of May 14, 1806, for the purpose of cutting the tobacco industries of tho United States, particularly those of Tampa and Key West, off from their supply and thus to paralyze those Cuban col onics of the United States, which was becoming the fostering strength that made the insurgents formidable. There are about 70,000 bales of tobacco now choked in the warehouses of Havana ready to be shipped to the states the moment the port is opened. The present crop is also promising. Six members of the family of Adolph Reich were killed by flames and smoke in a fire that occurred in his homo in Jersey Citv. THE MARKETS. LIVE STOCK. -Cattle Sheep New York- Uest grades. .. Lower grades Chicago Ilest grades.., Lower grades Detroit Itest prades.. Lower grades liuffrtlo Host grades.. Lower grades Cleveland Host gradus.. Jtiwer trades grades.. Lower grades riltuburg Hct grades.. Lower grades Lambs Ho? 1 1 ."til . 71 2. 3 00 5 50 3 V 4 7."i B 0.) 3 M 3 00 4 0J 3 2 4 23 r CO 3 'f 3 00 4 .'0 3 2. 4 7 fill 3 :5 a -") 4 ;j 3 ;to 4 :o no :i 3 50 4 5J 3 1) 4 m S 50 3 4. 2 K") 4 0J 3 2.) 4 7" ft 10 3.V 3 5'J 4 Ui 3 3J .4 1 .2 7."Xii 1 M .4 VKV 00 .3 .Yki4 5J .3 7.VT&I fll) .2 2 dil 50 .1 sr.l .2 ."0tfcl IK) .4 .wftl 7: .2 .VJ(a.l 40 , I TJ)7t I 8 1 .2 7.41 St OKAIN, KTC. Wheat. Corn. Oats. No 2 red No 2 mix No 2 white New York 8S (ft!'. 31 iX frSl'Vi Chicago P3 jyhiVa 21 23 ui::ih Detroit BJ uOili "') 2D'. 4 2 Toledo 0 ,0'4 27 ut27 21 &24 Cincinnati P2',41i":l &'.' 2-1 C leveland W . 27 27 21 frill 1'lttftburg W aV4 20 Q23 1 (2rt ISufTalo 17 fcV7 3) fifcM 27 27 Detroit- Hay, No. 1 timoth f.O) ter ton. Potatoes, on: per bu. Live IHuiitrv. turlteva. ! per !1; chickens. (W; dut kn It: Kgg. strletly f rch. isc p-r do- Huttcr. dairy, 1 c jut lb; creamery, 2.V. The Second City of tb Wrld. With the opening of the New Year New York City became (Sreater New York and the second city in sire in the world. Robert A. Van Wyck was in duced into the oiliee as the lirst mayor under the new conditions with a great ileal of enthusiasm on the part of Ms followers who greeted the new yenr with a noisy r.cmonstration. Y'm. Nesbitt, a young farmer near M avion, was waylaid by three high-, wayWn and relieved of ?200.