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? I. BT^f?lfrf GAP~WISE COUNTY, VA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1894. NO. 2, nl Card?. IT. C. L. RSrhtT-ond. RICHMOND, ? ? VA. jos. L. kelly. YERS BUILDING, Cap, Va. rVILL. w: >A.\< ORNBY-AT-i-AW AND CONVEYANCER. StGriC Cm. Va. SKEEN, r-at-law, rit BtiUl.njf, ap. Virginia. BRVINE, fr-at-law. > So fiotnm^m !?. ;!: V v,A?.<? nm?, ?g StomO O.'ip. Virginia. L, TURNER MAURY, TT? RN E Y - A T - L A \V. -ig S:: Cap, Virginia. Ie. addison, y-at-law. Hg $'. \& C-?p, Virginia. ,'(:>. m I ? : V.'. . \V i .f. C II '.'s BURNS & fulton, ITC *E YS-AT-LAW, Kon?: (jap, [tig Stone Gap. !hews & maynor, ;ys-at-law, Striae In Sk?k\* ?'? ??? " " ?? iig Stone: G:\p. Virginia. V . T. UII.I.KK, !\t?rt*H \LDERSOM & MILLER. 1: ;ys-at-law. >t atiuHti' bu^iu?t>acntrtiitt*d ti? n*. <<1 'V'?? f 'I , V., , ?, N.,!lrM, Ts. g. ely, ey-at-law, vc;. Lo? Co., Vn, kelly, vndSURGEON, !(? Rlore, A)vra Block, Cap, Virginia. ?niptly to Culls, HfctJt Sa ul Nii.;lil. lS-?f C. D. KUNKEL, Sig Stqn? Gap, Virginia, W w :i,/> N. H. REEVE, M. d. (dflSipASES OF WOMEN JSIVELY. Bristol, Tenn. DFJ. i, C. PRUNER, DENTIST, C?, ftcorrt No. 0, Central Hotel f.'it:. . - ? ? : i, - S, ?thacker, '?dlNMiRK AND :VHY()R, 3 Ig Sto?e G a p, Virginia. Citf ? iiftti.i Worl. ;i Special:r. SS V. r.. ,. ? - , , , ? . s - . .'0!lf?vtllf, V*. 2KSON & blankenship, TTORN 1 \ Y S - AT- L A W, iHe, Virginia. i;ivoi) t.> buHtne.i? at all tinten. i ?outhwest Virginia, a ?peclalty d. hurd, rJhitbct, Stoao Gap, Va. xtions and estimates. Hill IN A TU ) 110tV,II AKD ISTIC MANKKIt PHLKCE, sville, Va-, K, PROPRIETOR. fl Lotnl of the Sotit?WMt. provttufiit* aii<J'cvuauct?d Spcdnl rutts "to h'ljular Wiu?n. S.?rj;e and ?on 'Ivery ?ttuntiou flv*n to fertabl?. S8. ' y msdicTks! MONEY NEEDED. After the Holiday Recess Congress May Be Compelled to Consider from? Measnre for tlic i'.cHof of tho Treas? ury?Th'* J'urc'.pt* From the Custom* and Internal Revenue Fall Very Far Helow Formi-r Figaro?. Washinoton. Dec 29.?Indications point to tlie probability that immediate? ly after the holiday recess congress may be compelled to consider some measures for tue relief of the treasury, even before the Hawaiian question and Wilson tariff bill are disposed of. In his report to congress Secretary Carl isle's .statement of the condition of the treasury was frank enough to make immediate "action indispentdbie, but even his frankness has been out? done by the official statement of the condition of the treasury pub? lished Thursday. The treasury bal? ance ha'; been carried down to $58.914, 090, of which ?82,024,790 was la sold and $0,sS9,.'iC0 was currency. More? over, the receipts of the treasury are constantly running down and there is j absolutely no prospect of a change for j the better. ri bo expenditures for De- j cember have so far exceeded the re? ceipts by 85,290,000, making a total de? ficit for the first six months of the fiscal year about ?S5,000,090. The customs receipts for December, (7,848,000, are the lowest for any month since 1865. The month's receipts will be little more than half of the customs j receipts for last December. A less of j (6,000,000 a month, if continued, must j soon not only further invade, but ex- j haust the gold reserve. The receipts from internal revenue taxes have also steadily decreased. Thus, for instance, the receipts from internal revenue for the month of De? cember up to the present time have l>ecn only (9,747,000, while the internal revenue receipts for the corresponding I month for last year were $14,S4S,S36, j showing a decrease in even internal revenue receipts of nearly 40 per cent The situation is aggravated by the fact that January payments are about to fall due. These include nearly ?G, 000,000 of interest on 4 per cent bonds and pacific railroad 6s, In addition, tho quarterly payment of pensions, amounting to between $12,000,000 and f V.',,000,000. must be met. This lends j emphasis to prophetic warning ex prosed by Secretary Carlisle in his re? cent report that unless some prompt measures were taken by congress pen? sioners and other creditors of the gov? ernment might be subject to great in? convenience and delay. Ali these elements go to show that tho situation in the treasury depart- j ment is one to which congress can not j longer shut its eyes. Something must j bo done, and that immediately. It is, therefore, probable that congress will j bo urged to act at once upon the recom? mendation of Secretary Carlisle, look? ing to an issue of bonds and authoriz? ing1 the secretary to issue certificates of indebtedness redeemable within one year. There will be a meeting of the cabi? net Friday, at which the propriety of a special message to congress will be considered, although with facts and figures already in the possession of tho I legislative branch of the government J and after Secretary Carlisle's streng j statement of the situation further ac? tion on the part of the executive would seem to be unnecessary. Many democratic members cling to their objection to increasing the inter? est-bearing debt of the government during a democratic administration. They will be aided in their opposition by the populists, who will renew their familiar cry that a bond issue will merely inure to the benefit of the na? tional banks and of financial centers of the east Mr. Cleveland will exert all jtis iutlueuce to club recalcitrant demo prats into submission. BOTH UNDER ARREST, Corbott and Mitchell Drought Into Court Charged With Arranging a I'nzo Fight. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec 29. ?Deputy Sheriff W. D. Ycnzant served the war? rant on Charley Mitchell at 10 o'clock Thursday morning and took the pugil? ist into custody. Billy Thompson, J. E. T. Bowden and Jack Fogarty accompanied Mitchell in a carriage to the courthouse, whore he was arraigned before County Judge Baker and pleaded not guilty. Corbett did not come up from May port on the morning train, as expected, but will probably reach hero on a later train, in company with a deputy sheriff. Judge Baker committed Mitchell to the criminal court, which doos not meet until next Wednesday, and the accused gave a bail bond signed by officers of the Duval Athletic club. Likes \Y!itto Men. New Obleans, Dec. 29.?The will of Tommy Lafon, the wealthy Negro who diied here a few days ago, has been probated. Lafon's fortune is estimated at $000,000. lie bequeathed to charit? able or educational purposes $214,000. Most of the institutions endowed by him arc exclusively for whites Read Ills Own Obituary. New Bedford, Mass., Dec 29.?The obituary of Warren Ladd, one of the best known citizens of this city and father of ex-Gov. Ladd, of Rhode Island, was published Thursday \o tbj Extent of a column. It was & mistake," ttnd Mr. Ladd has the privilege of read* ing his own obituary. - a Jcvrt'ler'e Clerk Flliu-Fiamtned. Pabkebsbukg, W. Va, Dec. 29.?A few days ago a man went into Paulus, Reps <fc Ca's jewelers store, laid down $20 and asked for a gold watch, which he said he had arranged with the pro? prietor to purchase on. installments., paying $5.50 down. While the clerk was getting the contract the man ex? changed his bill for a ten. The clerk gave him the watch, valued at ?50, an'fl change for. the $20 note. Thursday, Chief of Police Ifeatoh arrested C. A. Morrison, of Riverside, charged with being the flim-iiammer. ' The watch' was found on him. It Is thought he is an experienced crook. YurktBh Press Gagged, fcOSW?fc Dec 80.,~A Vienna dispatch \o the Times refers to the new press | law in Constantinople as designed to prevent the appearance even of U;e \ most insignificant facts in i". newspapers, if these faeU are d! tv> 1 able to the imltm INCOME TAX. Secretary Carlisle's Scheme to Tax Investments, Bonds, Etc, Favored by Most of the Members-If lh? Tax on Individual Incomos Be Adopted, au Effort Will Be Made to Graduate It in Favor of Bonds of Families. Washington, Dec. 29.?The way3 and ' means committee meets Monday to , consider the income tax schedule. Most j members favor Secretary Carlisle's | scheme to tax investments, bonds, j stocks and securities. If tho tax on ; individual incomes be adopted, an of- i fort will be made to graduate it in j such a way that it will fall less heavily ' on heads of families than upon thoso who have only themselves to support. In other words the man with a family will pay a smaller tax on a given in? come according- to the number of those dependent upon him, than a single man who has no family responsibili? ties. At the meeting Monday evening tho majorit3' of the committee will be able to determine from the data at hand the amount of income on which it should be levied. Members of tho committee who arc not in favor of an income tax say $15,000,000 can be raised by taxing bonds and stocks of corpora? tions, etc., thus rendering a tax on in? comes unneccessar}'. Mr. Wilson, of the wa}-s and meaDS committee, has had prepared a state- < mcnt showing the quantities and values j of imported merchandise for 1892 and 1893, also rates of duty and duties paid for these years, together with rates contemplated'in his bill, and has esti? mated the revenue to be produced un? der his bill based on like productions. ; The duty under the McKinley bill was ?ITS,OOS,400. The duty estimated under the bill for a like period is ?107,<390,170, The total duty received under the Mc? Kinley law in 1893 was ?20S,473,400. Under the Wilson bill it would be $122, 005,068. NORTHERNNPAGIFia Sensational CharRe? Mario Apalnst tho Present Receivers of the Koad. Milwaukee, Dec. 29.?A highly sen-j sational turn was given to the North- ' crn Pacific railroad receivership situa- j tion Thursday when Hon. Silas W. Pet- ! tit, of Philadelphia, the general coiin- | sei of tlie corporation, appeared beAre j Judge Jenkins, in the I'nitod States j circuit court for tho eastern district of ? Wisconsin, and filed a petition for the ' removal of the present receivers, j Messrs. Thomas F. Oakcs, Henry C Payne and Henr}- C. Rouse, and for the appointment of other receivers in their places. The petition is exceedingly volumin- J ous, covering 200 typewritten pages of legal cap It makes serious sensational charges against Receiver and ex-Presi? dent Thomas F. Oakes, Henry Villard 1 and It G. llolston, president of the j Farmers' Loan and Trust Company of I 2sew York, at the instance of which j compairy tho bill for a receiver was filed. I Astounding frauds are charged in tho j petition, the interest-bearing debt hav- ! iug been increased 500,000,000, much of which, it is charged, went into the j pockets of the directors. Worthless j branch roads, it is said, were purchased j for preposterous prices, and the onorra- i ous profits divided among the looters. Bonds to the amount of $1,000,000 wero frittered away. I A GENERAL ROW In a Kentucky Town J'omt Men Badly Wounded. Pine Hill, Ivy., Dep. 20.?In a geur eral fight here Thursday four raca were wounded. Pen Pike received a hundred bird shot in his breast and, arms. Isaac Misal was shot through tlie right breast, the ball passing out at the back. Ho died soon after. John Mullins, a peacemaker, was shot J below tho knee, and in walking around ! both bones gave wa}'. Another of tho Misal boys was wound? ed. All the participants are wounded j and unable to attend court. There is j a woman in the case. Battle In Honduras. New York, Dec. 29.?A speeial from San Salvador says a battle is reported to have been fought between Ilonduran troops and rebels. The latter are said to have been compelled to retreat on Somotiiia. Another report has been ! received of a battle between Nica raguan and Honduran forces, in which 1 it is stated that thirty^one were killed i on both sides, an army under Bonilla having invaded Honduras, Turpln Caas Agala. Gallatin, Tenn., Dec. 29.?Half of Gallatin's citizens have been subpenaed to Lebanon as witnesses in the third trial of ('apt E. 15. Turpin for the murder of W. M. Carter on the streets of Gallatin in Februar}', 1392. A change of vonuo was granted to Lebanon, be? cause of prejudice in this county. The case has b^on continued by the stato until the January term. Constable and Negro Kill Each Other. Spa iita nsbukg, S. C, Dec. 29.?Con? stables Blanton and Jackson went to the house of a Negro named Henry Palmer in search of whisky. H.e re4-' sisted a search and shot Wanton In the* stomach, iaflicting a probably uiqrtaf wound. Blanton returned ?ho tire, blowing the Negro's brains out, Tho peoplo are very much excited over the affair. A Slave's Bequest. Boston, Dec 29.?Harriett Hayden, at one time a slave, died recently in Kentucky, leaving an estate valued at $3,000, which she directed be invested to found a free scholarship for young colored men at Harvard. By the terms" of the bequest the study of ^uicdicintf will be the one chosen. * Maybe It Comss Too Late. Martinsvii.le, Ind., Dec, 29.? ? ^ $pscngarth, of this city, is heir {o $25A 00.0 left by an uncle who recently diet} ill (Jermany. Mr-. Jlosengurih is/lyiniy c/ftically. ill; Gladstone's Birth-day. London, Dec. 29.?Friday is Glad? stone's birth-day, and he will be 84! years of age. Although at times ill, ! he maintains unusual robustness and ' worlcs us hard as prime minister us many ?k-? but halt his age. He has been in tho service of his country foy exactly 00 years. LAZY LOAFERS. Chicago to Bid Jtnelt of It* m?HtYt*t**, Peg* jjj-.rA-Hon'St Men Will F" ion Ee Given a Chance to Labor fcr Fuotf. Chicago, Dec. 28.?Chicago will soon be rul of it? dishonest beggars and thieving tramps. The last of the freo eouphouses which flourished so numer? ously for a while was closed Wednesday against them. Honest men will soon be givon an opportunity to labor for food and clothinp, but the loafer who says he is hungry and will not work is to be summarily dealt with. Chief of Police Brennan has decided to take care of him, and he will either work volun? tarily or break stono for the city with? out pay. This is the programme mappsd out by the relief committee, which has been taking caro of the unemployed, and Chief Brennan. The money spent unwisely on the lazy, the relief com? mittee hopes, will bo diverted to the proper channels for relieving poor fam? ilies and deserving men. It is not un? likely when the cleaning out begins, that the chipper "give-ine-a-few-pen nies-for-a-night's-lodging" lad, whoso pockets are stuffed with cigarettes,will be properly cared for. The relief committee, which has been so active in caring for the unfortunates, has reached the conclusion that it is time to call a halt on promiscuous giv? ing. The committee will Wednesday render it impossible for idlers longer to secure food for nothing. A short time ago Chief Brennan was conferred with by the committee, and he readily fell in with their plans for ridding the city of professional beggars in the guise of men out of employment A stone pile in connection with tho Bridewell will be put in operation just as soon as the relief committee, which is now thoroughly organized, has sifted the deserving from the undeserving. The lazy vagrants will be arrested and put to work on the stone pile, and their only method to escape this treatment will be to leave tho city. Every day of the relief work has demonstrated that the well advertised plans of Chicago to take caro of its homeless brought throngs of tramps here from other cities. The free soup business was a great card. As soon, however, as it came more directly un? der the management of men experi? enced in dealing with tho distribution of alms it was discovered how tho good people of Chicago were being imposed upon. Mr. Harve}' estimates that only 23 per cent out of the thousands orig? inally fed at these houses were worthy of charity; the other 75 per cent wero merely free lunch seekers who would rather beg than work. As an indication how the lines aro being drawn on the free-soup enter? tainment most of the places where it was given have ehangod their polic}*. The Lakeside Kitchen, at the foot of Randolph street, which used to feed ; 2,000 persons daily without imposing any condition, have reduced the' num? ber of those who were wont to cat there to 450 daily. This was brought about by the labor test. 'The.appli I cants arc given one meal aad told to ! apply fcr work to the labor committee, j Three hours work a day entitles them j to two meals and lodging, which aro ! punched on the ticket The same test applied to the place at No. 107 Desplaines street reduced tho number of daily boarders from 300 to iso. These 180 are willing to work, and are taken care of. The free soup house at No. 057 North llalstead street and the one at No. *i?s South llalstead street have each been changed to work places. j ' The free soup house at No. 6g Facifio I avenue, which fed without cost fiftven I hundred men, will have the working I test applied. This leaves Harry Mnn roe's Pacific Garden mission at No. 100 Van Buren street, where a bowl of goup and a chair to sleep in are fur? nished for a penny. This is regarded as being so cheap that Mr. Munroe will soon find his place overrun with.tramps pure and simple. An additional feature in favor of tho man who wants to work will be added by the relief committee to-day. For every hour a man works over three ho will be given a check good for 10 cents to be applied to clothing. Many of tho men who begin earning their meals are without stockings, and the shoes of some are worn to the uppers. The 10-cent cards will enable them to secure both shoes and stockings, and, in time, clean clothes, so that they will be able to present theiaselves^for rospectablo positions. AGED WOMAN MURDERED. Wealthy Mrs. Elisabeth 1'etty Fonnd Dead in Her Filthy Hovel. Nkwaj;k, N. J., Dec. 28.?Mrs. Eliza? beth P. Petty, aged 65 years, who lived alone in a frame house at No. 79 Com? merce street, was found murdered in the house Wednesday morning. She had led a solitary life for many years, and was considered insane. airs. Petty was a miser, and was thought to be immensely rich. The murder is one of the foulest committed in this city for years, and there is not the slightest doubt that robbery War? the object of the crime. * The bodies of four dead cats were found dead on the dining-room table covered with a piece of old carpet The old woman always had a large number of cats jn the hpuso, and sho wed to say when alive that sho "put money around tho floor so that the animals could go and get their dinners at the butcher's." Porsonal Liberty to b* Tast-jd. St. Paul, Minn., Dee. 2S.?Superin? tendent Hoskins. of the 'Iwin City rail? road, will be arrested for the purpose of testing the personal libert3' law." This law, passed last winter; prohibits corporations or individuals from refus? ing; to' employ members of labor organ? izations. Th3 Ccttjilin Trial. CHICAGO, Dec. 28.? Police. Captt Schneller, a* a witness in. the, ipughlin case Wednesday, jfpjd of tU? condition of the Ca.vl5.0i) cottar nnd gave Other? wise practically tile same testimony as at the former trial. Tiiree N-r / Y^rjcars Att^sy^ Zuteile. Nk>V Vouic, Dec, 2.?,? 'ihree men, Louis Bearer, a shirlmaker, M.;x mon, a eat... ulcr. aad Cburle* Harris, a clerk, attempted suicide Wednesday morning, 'i hey form part of the city's great army of destitute unemployed and sought death as a relief from their sufferings, ? THE OTHER SIDE. j ForeJjrn Kelatlona Comm'.ttco Investigate* Hawalinn Matter*. "Washington, Dec. 28.?Tho subcom ! mittec of the committee on foreign re j lations, which was charged with the , inquiry into the events leading up to i the revolution in Hawaii, the installa I tion of the provisional government I and the conduct of the executive branch j of this government in the matter, met I promptly at 9 o'clock Wednosday inorn j ing at the capitol. I Within a few moments after calling I the sub-committee to order a stcao j grapher was introduced by the chair j man, and having satisfied the senators I of his ability not only to report the ; proceedings, but also to observe strict j secrecy as to what happened in the commtttcc-room. he was installed in j office and given a place at the side of j the table. With a view to informing the sub? committee of the exact seopc of the in? quiry, as defined by the senate, the j chairman then caused to be read the i resolution upon which it will proceed. The full text is as follows: Resolved, That the committee on foreign re? lations 8hsU inquire and report whether nny, j and, If any, what irrcgiuariiiys have occurred I Ju the diplomatic or other intercourse between the United States and Hawaii in relation to ta* rcoent political revolution in Ha-.Ta!i. and u this end fnitl committee is nu'.Lorized to send for persons and papers and to administer oaths to witr.ess-s. While the resolution was being read ? there were two gentlemen in waiting in the anteroom. They were present ? in response to an intimation from some of the members of tho subcommittee that titoy might le called upon for statement* Wednesday. It had hardly seemed possible Tucs I day that the committee should progress ! so rapidly with the work in hand as tc I be able to take testimony so soon. ! When it was found that at least two ' witnesses stood ready to respond at any J moment, they were requested to bo I present. They were Rev. 0. P. Emersou and j Surveyor General Alexander, both citi j zens of Hawaii and both >?cucvcd to be ! in strong s\'mpathy with the provisionl j cause. Rev. 0. P. Emerson is a native j of Hawaii, but was educated in the United States. He is at present secre? tary of the Hawaiian board of missions. Mr. Alexander has been in Washington for a few weeks past and has been stopping temporarily at the Hawaiian legation here. Mr. Emerson was the first witness called, and in answer to the call he dis? appeared behind the closed anil guard' ed doors of the inner room. .Mr. Emer? son intends to stop i.i Washingtononlj j a few days, and it was with a view tc j his accommodation that the subcom j mittec decided to hear his stateraenl Wednesday. Mr. Emerson is about 45 years of ag< j and told the sub-committee tint he hac j spent nearlj' all the years of Iiis lite on the Hawaiian islands. He was well acquainted with the king and described the events of the troubtcd'reigu.of tha1^ potentate. JIc war, in Honolulu during' the revolution and told the committed of the events attending it, of which hi said he was an eye witness. It is said that Mr. Emerson's pietur? of the scene was quite graphic and lib views were expressed with all tho vigoi of a man who believed what he was saying. He is said to have testified that there were threr.ts of harm to in? dividuals and that the peopie wen fearful of attempted outrage and in cendiarism. For this reason and for the purpose of protecting Americans and theij proport}', Mr. Emerson said the Unite4 States marines and suilors wert brought ashore. Ii** was positive thei took no part in the overthrow of tin Queen and lent no aid to the men wh< established the provisional govern ment. Mr. Emerson has a personal acquaint ance with the men at the head of thi existing government, and paid them s high tribute as men of honor and integ? rity. He remained in Hawaii unt? after the departure of Mr. Clount, com ing to the United States m order to at tend the religious congress of tin World's fair. He left the islands a lit tie before the arrival of Ministe* Willis._ MUNICIPAL SHORTAGE, Over gS,000,000 Stolen Fr.in the Chicago City Treasury. Chicago, Dec 2S.?The last oflicia; act of George II. Swift in his capacity as acting mayor, before the inaugura? tion of Mayor Hopkins Wcdnosdaj night, was to present to the council c report of Expert Accountant Kingwill, who has been working on the books ol the controller's office since Mr. Swifl began his short reign. '1 lie report, while incomplete, owing to lack ol time, showman even greater deficit thac first reported. The total shortage in general fund? is placed at $3,720,914.01, while the water fund, which has been anticipated by the issue of ?1,900, GOO in bonds, u short ?:iG7.('.74.f>4. Alderman Swift was asked after the meeting whether, the it^v^'stigution showed nny signs of fnmu. lie smiled and, with a peculiar twinkle in his eye said: "Well. I don't know as 1 am pre? pared to sa\T, but it looks very peculiar to say tho least It's poor business anyway." He said the investigatior had been carried back about three years. As the last administration be fore Mayor Harrison was republican ii is hard to say what will be done. Donjon** Cant- <;ors Over. Washington, Dec. 2S.? .Joseph Don; jon, the letter-writing crank who seal epistles to Y'ic?-Pri?sjdeiit Stevenson , ?enat?jr Mills and prominent pubii? men, was to have been arraigned in the police court Wednesday morning, bul there was some delay in preparing th< warrants and the case went over. It has been decided by tha pwwacntlng attorney to prosecute Donjon on twe separate charges, one of forging1 the name of his father to a postal note pi order, and the other of ?sending threat? ening and scandalous matter on postal cards or on the outside of envelopes through the mails._ 1 WcuWa'c Talk. SpBiNGFiKi.n, 111., Dee. 30.-?The Asso? ciated Press represents live crilcd on Gov. ?kgeit Friday eve ning and asked him his opinion as to the verdict in tho Prendergast crate. The governor re? plied: "1 know nothing about tho case, except what 1 have reud in. tho newspapers, and, therefore, can not ?jive any opinion on the verdict*" OF GENERAL INTEREST. ?The longest swim ever made in the rough sea was by Samuel Brock, a Yar? mouth fisherman, on October 14, 1835 The vessel in which he sailed was wrecked, and he swam seventeen miles in seven and one-half hours through a1 strong gale. ?In the Kansas building at the ex- i position is a banner made in 1833 by the j pupils of the Lombard school for the j Lincoln-Douglas campaign; a spinning; wheel made in 1620; a chair that came i over in the Mayflower, and a flag made in 1776 and carried at Plattsburg in 1S13.! ?A New England firm is introducing j an automatic gas lighter for street: lamps, which works on the principal of j an eight-day clock. It is explained that the only attention the lighter requires ! is a weekly winding of the clock move- j ment, and that it lights the lamp at the j required time and extinguishes it a) ; daybreak. ?"Frost torches," composed of long Stakes saturated with kerosene, wero I set up, fifty to the acre, in buckwheat j fields on Hickory Hill, Saratoga county j N. Y., during a recent cold snap, j Every farmer who tried the "frost i torches" saved hiscrops; on other farmi J where they were not used, much dam , age was done by the cold. ?The other day some Luzerne, Ncv York, lads who had visited a countrj fair and seen a balloon ascension at tempted to duplicate the novelty | While their parents were absent fron ; home one climbed to the roof and pu' a big paper bug over t he chimney. T? inflate this bag the other boy placed t lot of kerc-.se ae-soaked powder in tin stove and "touched it off." The houst was iusm*ed for ?300. aad the criminal clause had beeu omitted. ?Large beds of oysters have, been discovered in tho Pacific waters of Alaska. It had been thought that th? water was too cool, but there are place* j where it is warmed by the Jap^n cur rent which modifies the temperature o) the Pacific coast more than the gull stream does that of the Atlantic coast The Alaskan oysters are pronounced a very superior variety,much better than the small oysters grown near the coasl of California.?American Cultivator. ?Excellency is now applied to am bassadors. It was formerly a royal title and during the middle ages princes were sometimes put to death for trea? son because they assumed this title. It was first bestowed only on the am? bassadors of monarchs and denied to those of a republic, but in the seven? teenth century, Yen ice, after an im mense amount of correspondence, suc? ceeded in obtaining it for her ambassa? dors, and sinco then it is applied to all envoys. ?The supreme judicial court of Mas? sachusetts is to decide whether a cred? itor who invades a debtor's bedroom and wakes him up early in the morning in order to present his bill is guilty of an assault. The aggravating party in the dispute is a milkman and the ag? grieved person is his customer, who cays that he forbade the milkman to' ? iuvade? his privacy, and was awakcucd "tr# being* shaken .by 'the sbpnldor when suffering from a severe headache. The lower court entered judgment for the milkman and tho plaintiff appealed to tho full bench of the supreme court. ?Several wild turkeys that had a love for swallowing shining particles that had b ;en shot by a hunter on ono of the branches near San Diego, Tex., netted him quite a han.laome sum in , gold, which he found in their craws, that they had picked up. lu South Africa ostriches have been successfully employed in finding gold deposits. A drove of the birds are turned loo.se to feed in the territory where the precious metal is supposed to exist. They are then given an emetic and the eject** carefully examined for nuggets, and if any are found the trail of the bird is followed until the diggings are discov? ered. ?How time is passing in all parts of the world is the interesting story which every day was told by twenty-two clocks in the terminal bail ling of the world's fair. These clocks have been set up by an ontcrprising New York clock company and are every day in? spected by hundred of curious visitors. The records made show that when it is 1.30 in New York, Chicago timekeepers say 12.30; Paris, 6.33; London, 6.30; San Francisco, 10.3:.>; Bueno3 Ayres, 2.20; Santiago, 1:45; Honolulu, 4.10; Sydney, 4.10; Yokohama, 3.4S; Hong Kong, 2.05; Bombay, 11.30; Mecca, 0.10; Jerusalem, 0.03; St Petersburg, 8.30; Cairo, 8.35; Rome, 7.20; Madrid, 0.15, and so on. ?Coin collectors have long appreci? ated the difficulty of making a com? plete collection of American specimens. The United States coinage of 1793 is very rare and a dollar of the year 1791 has often sold for as mneh as ?100. A 1790 half-cent is so rare as to sell read' ily for $15, and a half dollar of the same year is worth sixty times, its orig? inal value. While the tyiH-.cent of 1S04 is common enough,, all the other coins of that yeav are rare, the dollar of that particular date being the rarest of all American coins. Only eight are known to exist out of the 19,570 that wero corned. The lowest price that one ol these now changes hands for is $300. ?A great international concert at Festival hall was an attraction ar? ranged by the world's fair managers. Irish vocalists and harp-players canto from Blarney castle; a trio of Swiss yodelers and a player on the eight-foot Alpine horn; a company of Javanese musicians with their curious instru? ments and Col. Sliney's troupe of Chi? nese actors anjdj jugglers entertained the audience in turn. The Indians in? vited; to take part had partaken so freely of rtfire-water" that they wero not presentable, and the brothers from Dahomey decided to stay at home a,:;d gather in gate-money. About; eight thousand people wer?, ha sho audience. ?The yariotie* of sleigh bells this godson will be larger than ever and manufacturers cater more to luxurious tastes. As one can now pay $50 or more for a whip, so can he give #40 for a body strap of bells. For that he can get a strap covered with Alaska seal? skin, \yith sixty silver, brass, gold or nickel bslis, tho metal not being, of course, so precious ns the names indi? cate. Somewhat cheaper straps are made of beavjr or min'r.. wool seal, kangaroo, ooze calf or IVrsidD lamb. Or if the pleasnre-se akor wish,?*, he can imitate th.3 taste? of the Ltussiau, the Laplander or tha Tartar, la foxtail plumes he can fiod the upright the drooping a :d the hanging plumes, or seme eh; ;ant horse hair plumes, for 930 per pair. ^ ^_ TO DIE. Tho Jary Find? Asmssta Frendergaal Guilty, ?ad They Krcommend ThatCha Frleunor De Hanged. ? Chicago, Dec. SO.?Attorney Trude resumed bis closing argument for tho* prosecution in tho Prendergast trial Friday. He referred to Henry George, the apostle of single tax, in a manner not altogether complimentary. "I was delirious with joy," said Mr. Trude, ??when I heard that Mr. Wade intended to put Henry George on the witnes? stand. I wish they had brought him here; he is tho most migratory and pestilential paranoiac of all" Judge Brentano began his charge to the jnry at 10 o'clock. During. the course of it he said that if the jury be? lieved beyond a reasonable doubt that the prisoner was capable of choosing to commit or not to commit tho act he should bo found guilty even though they believed he was not at the time perfectly sane. Sanity is an ingredi? ent of crime, the court continued, and and if the jury entertained a reasonable doubt of the prisoner's sanity he should be acquitted. 5 The court then instructed the jury as to the various forms of verdicts, and the twelvo men filed out to docide the fate of the prisoner. The jury returned into court at &28 p. m. with a verdict of guilty, and rec? ommending that the prisoner bo hanged. The mother of the prisonor did not trust herself to re main in court to hear the result of the trial, but lingered around the corridors waiting for the first nows to come from the courtroom. When it came, an instant after the ver? dict was rendered, she tottered away, clinging to the bannister.for support as she descended the stairs and struggled through the excitod crowd thronging the approach to the courtroom. John Prendergast, the prisoner's brother, if he was in the courtroom, left without attracting attention. Mr. Trade and his associate, Mr. Tood, wcro heartily congratulated by all who could get near them. Preston Harrison, being one of the first to reach the side of Mr. Trude, thanked him for his efforts. Prendergast was led away to his cell In the jail and Bailiff Becker was do tailed to stay with him. The prisoner refused to sec anyone, and as soon as he reached the cell threw himself face downwards cn his bunk and would not gratify the curiosity of tho crowd that gathered around the spot from which a view of the interior of his cell could be had oy looking up. SAVED BY ALTGELD. In This Cr Re It In Frobablo tho Right Thing litis Ileon Untie. Chicago, Dec. 80.?In legal circles it is regarded as certain that Gov. Alt geld will again interfere to prevent the execution on January 15 of George II. Painter, who was saved from the gal? lows at the last moment by the dis? covery of new evidence a couple of weeks siuoe. Since the reprieve faots ,,haye coino to light from half-a dozen ? different source^.-Mtuljuir to demon I stratc that Painter's story wtis correct and that he is innocent of the crime for which he is under sentence of death. Nearly all of this new evidence has been voluntary, many of those concerned explaining their fail? ure to put themselves In evi? dence before on the ground that they did not want to be mixed up in a murder trial and thought it beyond the bounds of possibility that tho man would be convicted. The formidable array of facts gathered within the past [ two weeks by counsel for tho con j demned man tends toward making tho I case one of the most remarkable in the j criminal history of Cool; county. a Stuttering; li'i inmi. Kkw York. Dec. 80.?Alice Burke la suing her husband, Michael, for seprar? tion on the grounds of cruelty. Lawyer Hummel appeared for Michael in deny? ing the charges of cruelty. **The fact of the mat tor is," said Mr. Hummel, ?'that my client is affected with stutter? ing. He stutters worse than any man I ever knew. I can hardly understand him. The woman is simply tired of hi? stuttering, and v.'anls to get rid of him." Judge Truax reserved his de? cision. _ Tho End In Sight. CinCAOO, Dee 80.?All tho depart? ment offices of the World's' fair were j discontinued Friday and the employes discharged. The department chiefs, however, will be kept on the salary list until April 1 in order to afford them an opportunity of preparing their reports for presentation to congress. Director General Davis will go to Flor? ida in two weeks in order to prepare his report without interruption or mo? lestation from business or personal frauds._ Wautfl to lie FreMldent of t'rugciny. MoXT?VinEO, Dec 30.? Dr. Ellauri announces himself as a candidate for the presidency of Uruguay. There is a good deal of opposition to him. how over, and the fact that he is backed by the present administration will not help his chances with a large number of citizens who are dissatisfied withtho> way things have been going oja in* Uruguay. Financial questions outer largely into the issue* ?>f the c paign. _ Dmll) of W**n. Oii:irlen. NasjxVU^B, Tenn.. Dee. 30.?Gen. W, a,. Qu?rle*. an ox-confederate brigadSeF and a Tennessee lawyer and poUtftoatt of some note, died at the rcsideuco-ot his daughter in Logan county. Ky. Ilia home was in Chirksv?h\ Tenn. All, ns Ar meet Wichita, Kai, Dec. :>>.? The bold robberies that have marked the past few nights in different towns of Okla? homa have had the effect of forewarn? ing railroad officiate and every train going through the strip now carries a number of armed guards. It is be? lieved tho late router&s have been Committed by afcuinb&h* of a large Uuitl of outlaw* orguuized from remants of the Starr an i Da'.ton ganjs. A des? perate attempt at train :ob? ery is ex? pected any v.ght and extra strong guards ;;rv t-.ken aboari tniia? a^ a precaution. risac tc Tile* P>c* in Daylirjiit, Jack>;o.vv -i.i.k. Fla., Dee. IV ba* been decided to have \\\t> CorWetU Mitchell fighU take pU*v at U o'clock, in the morning, instead of at night Arrangementefor electric lighting *4ight could not be made.