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BUILDINGS ASHES, Chattanooga, Term., Visited by a Furious and Dis astrous Blaze. Over Half a Million Worth of Property Consumed in Two Hours. Trlany Women Are Rescued by the Firemen on Their Ladders. a. Newspaper Gutted—List of Losses and Amount of Insurance. Chattanooga. Term., Dec. 2G. — Chattanooga's most disastrous fire oc curred today. D. B. Loveman tV- Co.'s great dry goods house, occupying three numbers on Market street, at the south east corner ol Eighth street, was dis covered to be on tire while the clerks were at their luncheon, on the third lioo;-. The riames spread with astouish ing rapidity, burning through the ele vator shafl and stairways, cutting oft the escape of about thirty female em- j ployes, who were rescued from the windows with lie ladders of the fire departni< i and citizens. Two of the women fell from the windows and were somewhat injured, anil a third was rescued in an almost suffocated coudi tion. The adjoining ildings were soon aflair.e, the lire licking up over 5500.000 in less than two hours. It began at j 12:30 o'clock in the afternoon.' and by 1:30 the buik-inirs on the north side of Eighth street were, ablaze. Tin- Bis tiding* ESurncd on Market street were D. B. Loveman & Co.'s dry goods store; T. C. Ervin&Co., drj goods: Christie & Co., dry goods; Chattanooga Library association: am ber of commerce; Schwartz & Bro., boots and shoes; tva & Abbott, china ware. On Eighth street: Wester & Mau ning, insurance; \V. 1. Alexander, broker; Charleston Fast Freight line; Great Southern Tea company; Tennes see, Mississippi & Ohio Transportation company; 3;. V. Dix, barber; Martin & Henry, real estate; Uoyvies & liit- Ipv. insurance: Mrs. Jane Weaver, mil liner; Southern Bank nd Trust com pany: T. A. INiberts, ewelry; T. I). Charleton. sewing machines; W. B. \ Van Wagner, (iru^s: Fourth National bank, P. is. Griffith, real estate: C.C. Anderson, ieai estate; I ucius & Peuce ]y, insurance; Harris, Thompson & Quiun, real estate. The Cherry street . mlof the Loveman block was occupied by about twenty '< tenants of o/liees, and about half of that j number occupjed the second floor of the VaiKietuan block, which : aced the Love iiian block. Lo*m s and Insurance. 1). B. Loveman Sc Co., loss $223,000, I insurance .?7.">,uU) on building 5130.000 on stock: T. C. Ervin & Co.. loss i 100, --000, insurance on stock §84,500; Forr & Morgan, bui!clin:r loss s-10. --000, insurance §7,500; Christie & Co., loss $2.~.000, insurance $20,000; Jackson and Tii-rir building, loss £20, --000. insurance §10.000; Chattai Librar}', loss ?4,000, insurance $200; Chamber* of Commerce, loss JS.OOO, in surance $2,000; Cobweb club, luss?4.000; Lookout Mountain Guards, loss ?1.500; ; Young Men's iblicau club, loss SI, 000: H. Schwartz & Bro., loss Mo.uoo. insurance $42,200; hilva & Abbi loss SQS.QOO, insurance ?'.:<.>. 000: Gottschalk £ Co* loss $25,000, insurance ' £20,000; W. \ Kelly & Co., loss ?25,000, insurance £20,000; .■'. 11. Vandeman, on building, loss 525,000, insurance (5,000; C. C. Bloom held, building, loss j 57.500, insur £3,000; H. T. Hall, on building, loss 16.000, | insurance. §(5.000; Grand Union Tea company, loss. 82,000; Mrs. Jane Weav er. loss, £2,000, insurance, $2,800; South ern Bank and Trust company, loss, $3,000; Fourth National bank, loss, $4,000, insurauce, $2,000: \V. C. Van Wagner, loss. 5i, 500, insurance. S500; room and office nauts in Loveman and Vaudenum blocks, losses will add $10,000 more. The total loss is ibout $000,000, with about £550,000 insurance. Xcii spa.per Cilice fiMlfrd ■ The damage to the Times building in the Adams block by fire was slight. The building wns in flames several time?. l>ut the firemen succeeded in quenching tliom each time. The dam age is fully covered by insurance, tlie Times rying 340,000 insurance, on the building. The Times plant was almost ; entirely cleaned out; odreds of peo- j ple rush< through the four tloors. car- : rying eveiything portable to places of safety. Itis impossible to tell just what the loss to the tties may be until all is straiffhteueri up. the greatest loss being ' to the tradesmen. One hundred men ' suid women an* at work in the Times j building tonight attempting to arrange the office. The crowd was kept out of iIL UULL uLnuUli ■ is at hand. In a few days we will be Invoicing to see where we stand. We hope to lighten our labors by redaeiu? our stock, and will make lower prices titan ever to accomplish that result. Do not fail to note our offerings for this week: ].' \< X GROS GRAIN SILK, 7© n DRESS ROBES, worth $6.50, GQ 7= I worth f 1.00, reduced to 100 reduced 10 UUilu BLACK GBOS GRAIN SILK, 51.25 ALL-WOOL HOSE, worth fQp worth 52.00. reduced to di.^3 : AI ;. L " v f*>L HOSE, wortu «Q p 2uc, reduced to *»71/ PEAU DESOIEAND SATIN LUXOIi, worth 52.00, re- $1 nc, ALL-WOOL HOSE, worth Osn dueed tv $l.£i\3 , Ssc, reduced to -. aJ\j CLACK AND COLORED ALL-WOOL HOSE, worth OOp« p £^?^:™*3^ 75c] 50c reduced to 38c l)HKss ROBES, worlli js.oo. mm 7S j Correspondingly low prices on Ladies' reduced i« I^4. /0 , ai)d cents' Underwear. Oneeasi'.ra-lHcli ('.isji:n!*ri'>. ni! colors, worth 22c. reduced to 14c One case of Ouuiii: Ciolis; wort:; Vl-iv. reduced to Sc ' ...4'iQ Silk Hanokeroiiisfs and Muffl_ers Feather Boas ■ and Fur Muffs, LESS r T'±±^.2<4 COST. Blankets end 0■: iforiers for tjie Odd Weather fit Warm Weather Prices Al! Cloaks and Shawls at aOiscountof 33 1-3 °erCent,or 1-3 Off. BROWN BROTHERS, • ...... 9 67 and 69 East Seventh Street. the composing room, and the pap3r will appear as usual tomorrow. , - The fire district comprises 100 feet front on the southeast corner of Market and Eiehth, and 100 feet front on the northeast corner of Market and Eighth, and both sides of Eighth street.between Market and Cherry streets. Four of the leading dry goods houses were destroyed and the principal boot and -hoe. crock ery and furniture house, two banks, the public library and chamber of commerce rooms, Cobweb club and a variety of small shops, offices, etc. The property destroyed is on the two most important corners in the city. Lovetnan's dry goods house was one of tlie lanrest retail dry iroods houses in the South, there beiac 130 employes in this one business. All of the property owners say they will rebuild handsome structures, and hew Quarters are already beinir secured by business houses. There was a stiff breeze blowing, otherwise the weather was clear aud a perfect day. All the merchants in the near vicinity suffered more or less by reason of removal of goods. lUappeared at one time as if (he entire ■ business portion was about to be destroyed. STEEL WOKKS BURNED. Hundreds of Men Out of Work and Heavy Loss. Reabihg, Pa., Dec. 26.— The Carpen ter Steel works, an industry which was established in this city three years ago, devoted to the manufacture of high grade steel, was almost totally destroyed by fire tonight. One small mill and the office are all that are left standing. The works employ nearly 300 n»en, aud large quantities of a special brand of streel, ! of which J. H. Carpenter, the general ! manager, is the patentee, were burned out. The es tabltshment at the time of the fire was working on a government con tract of over 5230,000 for steel projectiles for heavy ordnance, especially intended lor the new guns which have recently been made and tested. Besides this its steel was aiso used in the manufacture of steel cannon and fine cutlery, some beimr shipped abroad. The loss "on ma chinery, patterns and building is over $125,000. Partially insured. THE YOXKERS WRECK. Condition of Those Injured in the Crash. Yonkf.p.-. N. V.. Dec 2G.— No more victims of the dreadful disaster ou the New York Central road on Christmas eve at Hastings have died. The condi tion of the injured people remains prac tically the same. Mrs. Homer R. Bald win, who is suffering from seveie burns ou thp face and arms, and also from in ternal injuries, is about the same as last night The Burgeons will not say whether she will recover or not. John K. Bagnall, editor of the Po'ughkee Evening -Star, with a baaly burned face and internal injuries, is neither better j nor \yor=e than last night, ilis condi tion is critical. Dennis B. Murphy, with a compound fracture of the ltg, a fracture of the collar bone, face and arms badly burned, suffers a great deal, but his condition is unchanged. Homer K. Baldwin is do ing well. Miss Annie Ford, of Brook lyn, who was slightly burned on the back, is dome finely. Coroner Mitchell is conducting the in vestigation and securing evidence for the Miquest which will be held on Wednesday next. Bear Brakeman Iler rick is st'.ll at large. lie is the m<tn who is blamed for the accident, and there is co übt that it was his criminal neglect of uty that caused the disaster, i Coroner Mitchell has a warrant for hi. s arrest and he is now being searched for. Burned in Her Store. Albany, Dec 26.— Mrs. Annie Kel ley, a widow aged forty-five year?, was burned to death this morning' in her grocery store. A kerosene lamp that was standing on a barrel! in the store exploded, and egress being cut off by • the flames, she was suffocated and burned before assistance could arrive. l The woman weighed 280 pounds, and it i is supposed she could not get the bars I removed from the door in time to es cape. Itailroader Decapitated. I PrrrSßiritG, Pa., Dec. 20.— Paul Car negie, a brakemau on the Pitts-burg & Western railway, met a horrible death at Wildwood station this afternoon. Young Carnegie, who is said to be a dis tant relative of Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire steel king, was in the act of crossing from the caboose to the engine of his train when he missed his footing I and fell under the wheels. The entire train passed over the luckless railroad ers neck, completely decapitating Him. Old Folks Perish. Graxd Juxenenr, Col., Dec.96.—An drew Barton, aged ninety, was found dead at the entrance to Grand canon to day. His wife, aged sixty-five, was ly ing insensible by his side. A dog waa 1 guarding their bodies. They had started ' on a mountain journey with an ox-team. The old man died of exposure, and h:s wife cannot recover. Commission Houses Burned. Chicago, Dec. 26.— The block ot bus iness houses on South Water street, be tween Market and Fifth avenue, was threatened by fire tonight communi cated by a spark falling in some stock THE SAIXT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1891.— SIXTEEN PAGE 3. in Ream's paper bag warehouse. Be fore the lire was controlled Nos. 2j:i to •2-i I .' Water street, occupied by various commission Bran, were destroyed with their contents. Loss, $60,000. An Old. Landmark Gone. Long Island City, L. 1., Dec. 26.— The old Wolsey homestead on the Casino farm in Bowery Bay was totolly de stroyed by fire tonight. It was the work of an incendiary. The loss, in cluding the value of the paintings and furniture consumed, is estimated at $100,000. Partially insured. SHIP TO CARRY FLOUR, Secretary Tracy Grants Senator Washburn's Request. YVashixgtox, Dec. 26. — Seuator Washburu. of Minnesota, wrote to Secretary of the Navy Tracy asking the use of a naval vessel to transport to Europe the breadstuffs contributed in this country for the relief of the famine sufferers in Russia. Secretary Tracy replied: "It gives me pleasure to siv that the navy de partment concurs heartily iv this pro posai and will willingly do all in its power to further so generous and suit able a project. The friendly relations between the United States aud Russia date back to the beginning of our na tional existence. U pou more than one occasion when this country has been vis ited by misfortune, or has found itself laboring under the stress of foreigner domestic conflict, the government of Russia, moved by a spirit of friendship far beyond that implied by the ordinary relations of peaceful intercourse be tween nations, has given the strongest proof of sincerest attachment and re gard for this country. "Especially at those critical moments when friends have been most needed, and have been most difficult to fina, the courageous and outspoken sympathy of Russia has had a powerful intiuencß upon the views and conduct of other European states. Itis a duty no less than a pleasure to every patriotic Amer ican to do everything in his power to maice return for this friendly serv ice. It is iv accordance with the principles and pracuce of this, government to assist, as far as it may, i;i bringing relief to those in sutfering and distress: and such measures have a peculiar fitness when their object is to >r to a tried and steadfast friend. Nor can it be doubted that by providing a conveyance for this gener ous git* of its citizens it rightly sur rounds an act of private benevolence with the spirit of public aud national ■rood •• Th* sailing ship Constellation, now at Annapolis, which was formerly used upon a like aeeasion to carry food to the starving population of Ireland, is available for the proposed service. She wih carry about (3,000 barrels of flour, and can t>e sent at short notice to any point that !!■ ay be convenient for the shipment of her cargo. GOULDS IX SOCIETY. Brilliant Debut of Miss Helen in the Four Hundred. York. Dec. 9ft. — The windows of the Gould mansion. No. 170 Fifth avenue, were darkened early this even ing. Behind them was all light, beauty and perfume. The stately home had been transformed into a bower lit for the debut of the fair young mistress. Mi 33 Helen )Gou ld. Mistletoe in huge bunches buns from the chandeliers and - and orchids were every rge stands bore a dozen lent to Miss Gould, and a third had on it a ma.-- of of the valley three foot square. Before a screen of palms -rood the debutante, in an imported toilette of blue and -ilver bro cade. receiving her friends with an air of dainty naif timidity, tint sat very upon her. Assisting her were Mrs. George Gould in a gown of ivory and gold several other leaders A little way from tl'.is bevy of beauty. looking lovingly at his daughter and iouily in acknowledgment of the many compliments her sweetness elicited, stood Jay Gould, looking a lit r aud a little more bent in his immaculate evening dress than in his business garb. A superb colla tion was served by Delmonico. aud late in the evening a few indefatigable young peopie danced a little to the music of the Hunearians. Cards were received from President Harrison and the Blainec, secretary and Mrs. Wanamaker, secretary and Mrs. Foster. Secretary-elect Elkiris, President Diaz, and Minister Tomero and Gov. Hill. Among the 1,100 people who \ver<» pres ent were Mrs. Sidney Diilon. Mrs. J. IJ. Hovston. Mrs. William E. Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew. Mrs. John Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sloan. Mr. aud Mrs. Calvin 8. Brioe. Mrs. John C. ( alhoun. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Car negie. Mis. Henry Clews, Mr. and Mr-. Sam Thomas, Dr. and Mrs. John Hal!. Dr. Paxtou, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferay, Austin Corbin, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Davis, Mrs. U. S. Grant, Mrs. Rockefeller, Mrs. Cooper Hewitt. Mr. Navarro, Mr. and Mrs. Page. Miss :;d Anson Stocks Phelps, Mrs. 11. O. Armour and Miss Armour. Mr. and Mrs Henry Yillard, and M;>- \';i lard. Cap:, and Mr-;. J. C. Calhoun. Mr. and Mrs Chester W. Chapin and Miss Chapiii. XOT IX THK BIBLE. An Old IXesidentcr Just I. earns of Gen. Jackson's Death. Not long ago I wa3 riding along a mountain trail (it shouldn't be dienitied with the name of road) in Carter coun ty. East Tennessee, says a correspond ent of the Philadelphia Press, when an old fellow darted out from the door of a low cabin, jumped the rail fence in front and came tearing down toward me as it a marshal had been in close pur suit. "tfello, stranger, stay er minute he yelled, gesticu latin? wildly with his right hand. l>ut never breaking his gait. 1 drew rein. He came up, puffing and blowing, with his eyes quivering with excite ment. '•Say, mister (pant, pant), is it so?" "Is what so?'' pant, panti, is it so?" s what so?" I returned. "Why. han't ye hearn?" "Heard what!" was my astonished re joinder. EJer. if ye ant hearn, it can't be euess if ye ant hearn. it can't be so." and a hopeful light dawned in his anxious eyes. •"I don't know what you're inquiring about, I'm sure," I spoke; "what is it you waut to know?"' "Iz it so. or iz it not— now. no fooling — iz it, or iz it not so, that Gineral Jack son iz dead?" "I thiuk he is," I replied, with as much solemnity as i could muster. -Wall, it's awful ter think uv. ant it?" spoke the old fellow, gloomily. "Yes, it's bad." "Are you shore, though, it is so?" "I read it." "What,did yer read it in— ther Bible?" "No." ••dI:. well. I'd hafter read it in the Bibie thet the ole gineral hed pegged our "fore I'd berlieve it. That ar' re port's jis* been put out ter keep us ole tellers from vothf fer him so's they cud nit our votes fer some other damd fel ler fer preserdint! Good-by, stranirer." And the old man returned toward the house weli satisfied that Jackson reigned, and. as a consequence, the rov ernment at Washineton stiil lived. Whitman Still Living. PmT.APETJIA, Dec. 26.— Walt Whit. man suffered another relapse this after noon, and his physicians said tonieht that be was sinking fast, and would hardly survive until morning. Kick on Sunday Closing. Chicago. Dec. 26.— At a meeting of the American Secular society held here tonicht a mass meeting was called to be held in this city Feb. 28 next. The object ot this mass meetiug will be to protest aeainst the Sunday closing ol the world's fair. EUROPE IS ANXIOUS. The Franco-Bulgarian Differ ences Are a Puzzle to Dip lomats. Stambuloff Believed to Have a Promise of Aid From Germany. British Tories Jubilant Over Davitt's Defeat—Parnell ites Active. Pope Leo Reported as Ready to Defy France— Royalty Has the Grip. Lostdox, Dec. 26.— The troubles be tween France and Bulgaria are still causing much anxiety iv the diplomatic world ot Europe. M. Radosaloff. ex prime minister of Bulearia. who was in office when the election of Prince Fer dinand of Coburg took place, said today in an interview in regard to the Chad ouine affair: "M. Starabuloff must have consulted Germauy before he took the step of expelling M. Chadouiue. and he must have received an intimation that such a proceeding would receive the support of Emperor William.'' The news which Chadouiue transmit ted was less severe than the account of horrors committed under the rnle of M. Stambuloff which was receutly pub lished in the Bulgarian Conservative organ, the Narodini Parava. The de scription of these horrors would make any human being shudder; but, more than this, even M. Stambuloff's papers openly avow that all these cruelties have been, are. and will be committed. The organs referred to, it is true, at least tried to excuse M. Stambuloff, say ing that these acts are committed in order To Save Hl* Country. When it is taken into consideration that these Bulgarian papers publish just such stories of cruelties committed under the orders of M. Stambuloff as were sent out by M. tThadouine to his paper, it would seem that Germany had instructed M. Stambuloff to take the tirst and most favorable opportunity of rebuffing France, in order that Germa ny might appear as a great power com ing to the rescue of a weaker one so as to save it from being crushed by a giant nation. M. Kareveloff has now been detained with over one Hundred other persons iv prison for nine months on a charge of being Implicated in a -plot to assassinate Mr. Stambuloff. It seems that the trial will shortly take place. The accused, including ex-tiiini&ters. many of the leading statesmen of the land, will be dealt with by court martial under an exceptional law for the repression of highway robbery in the mountains. What is most astonishing is that one of the European diplomatic agents iv Sofia recommends tnis plan ot" dealing with political adversaries as if they were common brigands. The truly patriotic porty have no ob jection to I'rince Ferdinand of Coburg personally, but he was not chosen by them (.according to the treaty of Berlioj, and he must go sooner or later. They do not want their country to be kept in a state of confusion, so that for eign powers may Bad in it a pretext tor beginning a European war whenever it may suit them. DAYITT'S DHKKAT. Tories Jubilant and Liberals Feel Relief. I.ovnro.-. Dec. Ul— The joy of the Tories over Davltt'l defeat at Water ford is almost bysterieaL Snuu of the party organs liken Davitt to O'Donovan Rossa, and scornfully declare that Rossa is as eligible to parliament as Davitt. a .id would probably stand as good a chance as a cantidate. Reimoud"s elec tion has given new life to the Pai nell party, and the leaders of that faction are already preparing for a thorough reorganization iv Great Britain, as well as in Ireland. The organization In Great Britain used to be of the greatest service to Parnell as a weapon for holding over EudlSD and Scotch candidates in close constituencies. In London. Glasgow. Liverpool, Manchester and other cities, both of Scotland and Eimlaud, there is au Irish population large enough in some boroughs to carry an election one way or the other. In the southwest of Scotland the. population of Irish birth and parentage is very numerous indeed, almost, if not quite, as numerous as the Scotch- Irish population of Ulster. As a rule the Irish in Britain were w.inn admirers of Parnell, and the in dications are that the majority were at tached to him to the last. There has, however, been a general feeling that his cause was hopeless. This has changed since the defeat of Davitt, and news from all quarters tells that the Parnell ite sentiment is coating to the top again. \ The English Liberal members of par liament feel in one respect a sense of relief from Davitt's overthrow. Had he been elected they would hare had to decide the delicate ques tion of admitting an ex-convict to the house of commons. No matter how patriotic Davitt's motives may have been, his conviction of a high crime has technically placed him in the same category with the infamous crimi nals whose punishment he shared, and the admission of an ex-convict of that class to parliament would have been a step to test the liberality of even Glad stone. Contrary to statements that have been made there is nothiue in English law to keep the house of commons from ad mitting to a seat any person whom it chooses to admit, but precedent with Englishmen Is as sacred as law, and it is certain that Dayitt would never have been seated even if he had been elected. DEFIANCE TO FRANCE. Pope Leo, It Is Alleged. Will Hoa or Mgr. Gonthe-Soalard. Rome, Dec 26.— The Diritio says to T day that it is the intention of the pope to coufer the grand order of the Cross of Christ upon the archbishop of Aix as a token of the sympathy of his holiness with the archbishop in the latter's re cent trial, conviction and fine for writ ins a letter classed as insulting to M. Fallieres, the French minister of public worship. Should the Diritio's informa tion prove correct, it means that this is the pope's defiance to the French gov ernment, and that a serio outcome may be anticipated in the near tutureV Paris. Dec. 26.— The news has been telegraphed from Komc to this city that the pope intends to confer the grand cross of the Order of Christ upon the 1 archbishop of Aix. In the present state o f public feeling, when a movement is on foot to separate church and state, as one of the results of the archbishop of Aix's conduct, supported by the letters and sayings of other distinguished pre lates, such a step upon the part of the Vatican is significant. It will oe looked upon here, should the news prove cor rect, as a defiance upon the part of the pope of the government of this country, and the reply of the French govern ment may not be slow in forthcoming. The archbishop of Bordeaux, it will be remembered, has made common cause with Mgr. Gouthe-Soulard in a diocesan letter which he addresses to all Cathoiics in" France. The main points of the letter are as follows: The archbishop of Bordeaux defends the right of members of the episcopate to join in pilgrimages to Rome. Accord ing to this prelate the archbishop of Alx wrote as he did, he was not prompted by a wish to fight, but was simply over come by disgust. Rome, Dec. 26.— Count Lafevre de Behaine, the French ambassador to the Holy See. was granted a special inter view to the pope today. Daring the course ot tbe interview the ambassador assured his holiness that France con sidered the recent radical outbursts , against the church and the attitude of the French bishops as a passing cloud. Count de Behaine urged the pope not to judge tne feeling in France by the embittered utterances which had been delivered in the chamber of deputies. The French government, he declared, was anxious to maintain the most friendly relations with the Vatican in ordtr to promote the pope's republican policy. The enunciation of this policy by his holiness, he said, has caused a majority of the French people to enter tain a feeling of gratitude towards him. GRIP ATTACKS ROYALTY. The Czarina Seized— A Medical View of it. Berlin, Dec. 28.— The czarina, ac cording to advices received at the Rus sian embassy, is sufferiug from influ enza. Her majesty is sojourning at the castle at Gatschina. She was first at tacked Tuesday last. The Metropolitan Michel is also ill with the disease. The epidemic ot influenza still prevails iv Galicia, Eastern Prussia and Berlin. The area in which the malady is com mon, however, is lessening to the west ward. An address recently delivered by Prof. Nothnagel, of Vienna, upon the origin and treatment of the disease is the talk of the hour among medical men. Prof. Nothnagel, in his address.declared that the malady is distinctly miasmatic in character, and that it is certainly in fectious and probably contagious. He also stated that persons having cardiac affections and those suffering from tuberculosis have most cause to fear a latal result. There is no specific means of cure, the professor says. Treainent by anti-pyrine. anti-febrine and phe nacetine is unadvisable in cases where the disease is accompanied by any form of congestion of t!ie lungs or weakness of the heart. Such cases are better treated with stimulants like digitalis or brandy, or by the subcutaneous injec tion ot camphor. LOCAL GOVEKNMENT. Balfoar's Proposed Measure and Dissolution. London, Dec. 26.— W herever politi cians meet in London the question arises as to what is to be the time for •dissolution. The question was referred to at length at several gatherings of politicians today. This was because a member of the government, whose offi cial duty brings him much into associa tion with the prime minister, has openly expressed his view on the question. He said that throughout Mr. Balfour has been determined upon the introduction next session ot the Irish local govern ment bill. Mr. Balfour carefully pledged himself to that effect soon after the close of last session, when he had not a thought of leading the bouse next year, and now he has with still greater care created the pledge. In consequence there is no longer any room for doubt that when the ses sion opens one of the first notices of motion from the treasury bench will be for tiie introduction of this measure. But. it was added, while the introduc tion of the Irish local government bill is certain, the rovertHaeut is very much inclined towards a dissolution at the end of May, a season which has been declared in a speech from the throne to be tlie most convenient. Ac cording to a member of the cabinet the government is not very anxious to puss the Irish local government bill, nor is it very confident that Uu majority in committee will be large enough to in sure such a result. POOR LANDLORDS KICK. Dukes and Lords Organize for Self-Protection. London, De*. 2t>— The Property Pro tection society, which has the Duke of Westminster, the Duke of Norfolk and the Duke of Portland among its vice presidents, has again addressed a letter to the property-owners of London, stat ing that it has resolved to restrict the "numerous schemes subversive of the rights of property which have of late years been advocated by parliament aud the country,"' and asking for subscrip tions to defray the expenses ot the so ciety. Among the schemes mentioned in the *?tterare lease-hold franchisement, the taxation of around rents, attempts to place an undue share of imperial taxa tion upon real property, proposals to tamper with mining "royalties, and various other schemes. The very wealthy personages who sent out this appeal lament that unless the funds are largely increased they will find it im possible to extend their efforts. The council of the association includes the agents of Lord Salisbury, Duke of Bedford. Marquis ot Bute and Lord Portland. MRS. OSBOHNE WANTED. The High-Toned Jewel Thief Is to Be Arrested. London, Dec. 26.— The fact that the fugitive thieving wife of Capt. Clarence < MbotM is the goddaughter of Sir Henry James has not served to protect her from the clutches of the law in the de gree that was expected. A warrant was today issued for her arrest on the charge of obtaining und«-r false pretenses the check tor £580 which she received from the jewelry firm of Spink iV Son for the pearls stolen by her from Mr». Hargraves. The warrant describes Mrs. Osborne as showing her teeth very much when talking, and as appearing rattier like a Jewess. It states that she may be ac companied by a lady and gentleman who were with her when she left her lodgings Monday. She is believed to be in the south of France. It is sur mised that Spink & Son have begun these prosecution proceedings. The stolen jewels were vpstored to Mrs. Har greaves. and the Spinka are therefore £550 out of pocket. A number of Mrs. Usborne's relatives who, it was under stood, had undertaken to arrange a set tlement of the claim of Spink & Son for the £550, seem to have been unsuccess ful. MISERY IN RUSSIA. Inhumanity. Disease and Famine Everywhere. St. Petersbi'kg. Dec. 2P.— The prison at Samara, whicn was built to hold 200 inmates, is now crowded with thousands of unfortunates, among whom typhus and typhoid fever are rife. The doctors wfiose duty it is to attend sick prisoner? are in despair, and have not visited their charges for a month. A rapid increase in the number of deaths due to the famine is reported to the authorities here. The government is dispatching troops to districts where riots are likely to break out. The government officials now refuse to grant permission tor private distributions of food or the opening of soup kitchens. All relief must now be given through officials in tbe name of the czar. Moscow is threat ened with an epidemic of smallpox. Twenty new cases are reported there daily The schools of the city were closed for the holidays a week earliei than usual on account of the small-pox scourge and all the scholars have been vaccinated. BRIBERS SENTENCED. English Seekers After French Se crets Go to Jail. St. Ettexne, Dec. 26.— John Cooper and Walter Bednell, the two English men who were arrested at this place in November last for offering a bribe to workmen of a small arms factory here to procure for them samples of tne new French and Russian carbines, have been convicted. Cooper has been sen tenced to fifteen months iv prison and to pay a fine of 8)00, aud Beduell to two months' imprisonment and to pay a tine of $200. At the time the men were arrested. Cooper admitted that he was seeking tne mechanism of the firearms for the purpose of conveying the information thus obtained to a firm of riflemakers in Birmingham, England. Bednell, however, denied that he had any nefari ous intention in visiting St. Etieune. French Gaining in Africa. London, Dec. 26.— Lord Knutsford virtually admitted today that he and his colleagues had made up their minds to let France have her own way iv West Africa even though it should result in sweeping away the British colonies of Sierra Leoue. It is stated that Lord Salisbury, in the treaty he is now en deavoring to negotiate wita France in order to buy off her fishery claims on the Newfoundland coast!! proposes among other things to cede the Hervey group of islands and the colony of Lagos. The latter place is entirely the most promising of all the coast colonies. Persian Fanatics. Teheran. Dec. -36.— The priests still maintain their interdict against the use of tobacco and the people obey them implicitly. A somewhat dangerous feature of the matter is the attitude taken against Christians. The walls of the city have been placarded with ap peals to Moslems calling upon them to unite their forces aud exterminate the Christians. Gladstone Alert. London, Dec. 26.— Mr. Gladstone, In a tetter which he has written in support of Maj. Hume, the Gladstonian candi date for member of the house of com mons for Stockport, declares that the government, in coming to a decision to introduce a "real or bogus" Irish local government bill, will be influenced solely, not by the merits of the scheme or their solemn pledges, but by the pos sible desertion of the Tory or dissen tient groups. London Fog Lifting. LoNDON.Dec. 26. —The weather seem? to relent in honor of ''boxing day," and Londoners were afforded some relief from the oppressive and dispiriting fog which has hung like a pall over them for a week. To be sure, showers fell nearly all day, but this was not worth mentioning in view of the Iffting fog, and everybody seemed happy and joyous. Catholic Churches Closed. Vienna, Dec. 20.— A communication from Warsaw says that au official order has been issued closing the Catholic churches at Vedislav. and other towns will receive the same orders very soon. This act is said to be taken in obedi ence to direct orders from the czar, who is more than ever determined to stamp out all creeds not in accordance with the orthodox church. Work For the Reichstag. Berlin, Dec. 20. — "When the reichstag resumes its sittings the bill for the re pression of druukenness, the bourse regulation measure, which was intro duced iv consequence of the recent Bcattdals, and the discussion of the com mercial tieaties with Switzerland. Ser via, Spain and Booniania will be the work of the hou«e. Gouthe-Soulard's New Role. Pakis, Dec. 26.— According to Figaro the Conservatives of Brest have chosen Mgr. Gouthe-Soulard, archbishop of Auc, who was recently fined for sedit ious conduct, to contest the seat in the chamber of deputies, just left vacant by the death "of Mgr. Freppel. th« bishop of Angers. A REAL SPECIFIC. How a Husband Waa Hoodooed From Whisky. Last Thursday four gentlemen sat about a tubie in a certain hotel in this ; city, says the Philadelphia Times. The political discussion in wnicii they were engaged was brought to an abrupt close by a remark from one of the party. '•Hello!" he said, "B. is drinking a lemonade. Why, 8., hasn't the waiter made a mistake? Didn't you order whisky \'" Mr. B. slowly shook his head, took a ! final pull at his straws, and then pushed j aside the empty tumbler. ••It's all right," he said. "1 asked for lemonade." "Surely you have not given up whisky." "I've quit drinking, if that's what you mean." B. confessed some what reluct antly. Unparalleled astonishment was de picted on the faces of his three com panions as they leaned forward. "\\ ell, why in time did you do that?" cried the first speaker. "What in the world has happened, B.? Is the worid coming to an end, or are you doiug it on a bet?" "There's no bet about it." "Some one has been talking prohibi tion to you?" "Nope." "Sigued the pledge?" "Nope." The man gave^it up. "Come."' he said, "tell us all about it. Perhaps it will help Billy here." For reply the abstainer reached into his waistcoat pocket and pulled out a small uewsDaper cutting, lie passed it over to his three companions. It read: LUjroß HABIT CURED. Dr. S.s preparation is infallible. Never falls. May be taken in coffee without tast ing. Wives and mothers should try it on ■wayward husbands and sons. For sale by all druggists. There was a moment's silence and then B. whispered in gloomy tones: "l— l can't be sure, of course, but I'm afraid my wife is on to me. I found that paper on her dressing table this morning, and considering the amount of coffee which 1 get at every meal, I— guess I must be hoodooed. Anyway, I — bring me another lemonade. Jimuny, and see what the rest will have." On the strength of this coufession the rsst were not slow in ordering a bottle of extra dry, and the confessee did not care to protest. A Stiff Upper Lip. Douglas Green, the Wall street broker who married Mrs. Snell-MacKae in a very sensational manner, and weut to Europe for awhile, is back in Wall street, says the Mail and Express. He can be seen any fine day down town in his old haunts. Many of his friends have overlooked the little es capade that caused his first wife to take action to free herself. He is now try ing to recoup his fallen fortunes, arid those who know his shrewd business tact and undoubted ability think he will soon get upon his feet again. By his father's death he inherited consid erable wealth and engaged in the brokerage business. He bought a seat in the stock ex change and became a partner of Com modore Bateman. H« became noted far his coolness and judgment, and the firm prospered. Wherever the young broker went he made friends, aud he was considered an ideal husband. No one was better dressed on 'change, and no one was better known. He did not speculate enough to gain the reputation of a plunger, but whenever he dabbled in stocks he rarely made a mistake. Every one said that lie had a great future. Due day he dropped out and sailed away with Mrs. Macßae. it was a shock to his friends, and they never expected to see him back again, an active factor in the mar ket: but he. has returned, and is stand ing shoulder to shoulder with the men who knew him in days gone by, trying to' make a new fortune. Twelfth Victim. Yonkeks, N. V., Dec 26.— Lawyer Dennis Murphy died at 10 o'clock to night in St. Joseph's hospital, in this city. This makes twelve victims in all. Tur orn nil hip fit DLD NN No OF THE EJND ! Thus Begins on Monday Morning, Dec. 28, at 8 O'Clock, the Greatest Clothing Festi val of the Year. 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Seventh and Robert Streets, St. Paul, Minn. SAMUEL B. RLEO DEAD. One of the Most Famous Railroad Engineers. Jot.iet, 111., Dec. '2i>. — Intelligence from Passadena, Cal., today announces the death of Samuel B. Keed. civil engineer, of this city. Mr. Reed was a railroad man of national fame. He built the first railroad connecting Chicago with the East. He also built the Rock Island and the rirst bridge across the Mississippi at Daven port and the Washington brancli of the Burlington & Missouri, the first road to reach the Missouri river. This gave him such a celebrity among railroad men that he was made superintendent of construction of the L'u lon Pacific road, which road lie built through, mak ine the fastest ;i:ne in railroad coustruc tiou ever recorded. Mi. lteed was sev enty-three years old. HE DIDN'T DUUP IT. A Man With a Black Ua« Gets a Bad Check. Norwai.k. 0.. Dec. 27.— Thi? after noon a tall, stoutly build ram, with a black moustache, and carrying a black baj?, stepped into the office of the Cousins shoe factory on Hoyt street, and approaching Manager Say re, exclaimed: "'Give me 13,500 or 1 will drop tha ba>j." Mr. Snyre qickly drew forth his eneck book, cave the mail a check payable to G. A. FranJce, and bowed his visitor out. The check was of no value, of course, but Mr. Sayrc thinks that perhaps his act saved his life. THE WORLD OVER. The cruiser San Francisco left the port of Sun Francisco yesterday under bealed orders. V. J. Scanlan, the actor. Is ill with brain trouble, and his ennui merits hare all been cancelled. It is said that he wi'l never act again. The pope celebrated^ mass yesterday and j afterwards received good wi-"hes from the I officers and men of the Guardia Mobile and the members of olher papal bodies. Marshall Quashing* Postmaster General ; Wana:naker*s private secretary, was married ■ iD *?an Francisco yesterday to Mrs. Belie Me- j Bride Palmer, a wealthy widow of Washing- ' ton, D. C. M. Ribot, French minister of foreign af fairs, has postponed until Monday his state ment to the chamber of deputies of the ques tion sat i«stie between France and Bulgaria growing out of the ( uadouine aiTair. A. Holt, publisher of the Echo, a religious journal issued in Camden. N. J., was yester day rined 51.000 for contempt in publishing a statement reflecting on the court. He was coma itted to prieaa until further order of the court is ma<le. Lieutenant Anastuy, tinder arrest for the murder of the aged Baroness Dellard In Paris, has jiist affirmed the conviction of the police that he was the mur derer, by confessing th*t he committed the crime. The Russian ministry of finance has Issued a report regarding the condition of the wih ter wheat crop recently sown. According to this report the condition is satisfactory in the whole of the Russian provinces in Central A.-ia. including many of the famine-strfeken district!". The Galician papers are filled with articles advocating the renewed enforcement of repressive measures against the Jews in Russian Poland. A larse number of persons have been arrested in Warsaw and the imme diate viciuitv. They disappear and no in quiries are made. Violated Neutrality Laws Washington, Dec. 26.— Maj. Gen. Schofield has received through the Mexican minister, Senor .Romero, offi cial dispatches confirmatory of the en gagement between Capt. Bourke and a detachment of Garza's band of revolu tionists. Gen. Schofield says that, if captured. Garza's men will be indicted individually for violation of the neu trality laws and for murder, as they fired upon and killed a United States soldier. An^ry Bank Depository. Tyrone, Pa., Dec. 26.— There is great indignation today among depositors of the wrecked Tyrone bank, and suits for 130,000 have been entered against Cash ier Guerr and the stockholders. A. D. Jloovey. the largest stockholder, trans ; ferred liia property to J. C. Holler, of I Philadelphia, 'I hursday. The liabilities are still increasing. How He Lost It. i Chicaco Mail. I The Sunday school needed some I money, and Mr. Smith*, the superin , tendent, had a new way of getting it, j explains aii encbange. He proposed giving each boy half a • dollar; at the piki of a month the prin cipal, together with what it earned, was . to be returned to him. The scheme was good, but it didn' ; work quite as Mr. Smith had antici pated. The fourth Sunday found the super- I intendent ready to admit the profit-and , loss accounts— and he commenced with Johnnies class. "How have you done. Johnnie?" 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