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IMI >s of General Interest ToW in Paragraphs. ;OMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY «r HwmlKi ef Kadi or Uttte iKporUBw from All Parte of th« Clv- «tox« World--Prloee of Vkr> PiwhMti la V«ih» Marketa- Population of Berlin Joined Km- la celebrating bicentenary of federation. raised twelve day®* siege oc defended by Cape Town regi- Southwell perished In burn- ^ of steamer City of Louisville at llesttton Harbor, Mich. Murder, rob- bery, and arson suspected. A T w o c a r s o n U n i o n t r a c t i o n t r o l l e y line collided on bridge over White Riv- , sr. near Chesterfield, Ind., Injuring ten 5-, ftfrTffrw. One cadet escaped hazing at West ^ Point by whipping thirty first class Inen. Illinois youth had jaw broken. armed bandits foiled in at- to loot freight train at~Rock- _ wood, Md. **mr chUdren of Benjamin Miller to death in house at Pashas, V Jefferson Davis inaugurated gover­ nor of Arkansas. ^Receiver asked fo» Federal Savings, and Loan fsociation, Chl- Andrew Carnegie to give Syracuse, f" - ,<11. Y., |200,000 for public library build- in*. ;; At the annual dinner of the Holland 1- ^ society of New Tork City former Pres­ ident Grover Cleveland severely criti­ cised the new American policy of ex- pansion, and deplored the war in South .[.J Africa. He declared that America and Bngland are both engaged in killing r "f'v natives in order to possess their lands. Gasette issued at Cape Town placing k* t Whole of Cape Colony except few cities ftad districts under martial law. Civil „*t' * population will be called on to give up Kaiser and people began celebration t of bicentenary of declaration of Prus- |Ki elan federation. Emperor of China asked powers not to destroy Taku forts, but to occupy ' them. Colonel Williams, with one company and a battery, are at Corbin, Ky,, to * j prevent new outbreak of Shortwell- White feud. . In Booz inquiry Cadet Prentice said • T- lie might have been wrong in his Charges. MacArthur admitted basing V ,jto be cruel. 'I L, A. Porter, cashier Warren Deposit « fWnk, Bowling Green, Ky., short |29,- M0, irhich was made good by stock- ! A. Gardiner, New York, at %, • meeting of State Bar association, re­ plied to General Harrison's Ann Arbor address, upholding views of adminis- v • {ration regarding island possessions. \ Two persons killed, one mortally '.•4' wounded, four or five injured, and a boDding destroyed by dynamite in *** Corbin, Ky. I?/ ' Governor Stanley says he means to Li, " proceed against Leavenworth ljmch- erB» ^ut has not decided how. 'if" Mrs. Sarah Kufan, Sigourney, la., re­ ft V' ceived life sentence for killing her hus- **" band. p, Native political factions in Hawaii - have united in a home rule party. Ljj W. A. Clark elected senator from j, . Montana for long term. ^ - jg W. Carmack (D.) elected senator J* flrom Tennessee. B. R. Tillman re-elected senator & , , tWBD South Carolina. | . - De Wet crossed Vaal river and northern army; 7,000 Boers con- ited to attack British lines. Samuel Lewis, London usurer, left •4,750,000 to charity. Estate valued at *20,000,000. Officers and cadets hissed Congress­ man Driggs for question put at Boos inquiry. Upper classmen called brutal cowards. Mrs. Carrie Nation, Wichita, iu*.y saloon wrecker, released from Quaran­ tine in jail. Mquor sellers guard their Wike, former Illinois congress- died at Ms home near Barry, HL, f*/ , - Roosevelt saved from a wounded y, ; grizzly bear by timely shot of guide. lp, Two Bore professors at Stanford uni- || s - versity resigned. *Ay,- Governor Durbin non-committal as g, to what be will do with requisition Cot ; w- % Taylor. Balance of trade la favor of United States la 1900, 1648,998,738. Inereass over IBM, 9172,498,177. Rebels defeated at Panama, Beers captured convoy of twelve wagons, killing two British and wound­ ing eleven. Thirty Filipino leaders deported from Manila to Guam. British war office will Invite enlist­ ment of 5,000 yeomanry fur South AC* rica. Plotting to assassinate the czar of Russia is the charge against Prinee Victor Nakadchidez, arrested at Nice. The John Marshall Memorial asso* elation is to secure, through the assem­ bly of Virginia, the house occupied by the great chief justice. Chinese abandon idea of protesting •••Inst powers' terms and protocol is a%>ed in Pekin. McKinley nearly recovered from at­ tack of grip. * Afrikander envoys, if allowed to po­ test in parliament, will allege despotio rule of Cape Colony Dutch. Russp-French alliance is said to be entente Broad and Dave Sullivan fought twenty-five rounds to a draw. George E. Howard, head of .ike of history at Stanford refuses to make public apol- to an iadleetloo of a favotifcMs deeistm from the Mpreme court in the Porto Rleo and Philippine <•*» m this quotation from the decision of me itfandav in the casa of 0. W. W. Mealy, folding be is ssbjeet to extradition: "Apart from the view that it is not eompetent for the judiciary to make ray declaration upon the question the length of time during which Cuba may be rightly occupied and controlled by the United States in order to ef­ fect its pacification---it being the func­ tion of the political branch of the gov­ ernment to determine when such oc­ cupation and control shall cease, and therefore when the troops of the United States shall be withdrawn from Cuba --the contention that the United States recognised the existence of an estab­ lished government known as the re­ public of Cuba, but is now using Its military or executive power to dis­ place or overthrow it, is 'Without mer­ it." It is reasoned by analogy that if the supreme court considers the length of time the occupation ^6f Cuba may be continued in order to effect its paci­ fication a political question with which the court' has nothing to do the ques­ tion of the length of time that mili­ tary occupation of the Philippines can continue will also be considered a political one, and that it can continue Indefinitely so far as the supreme court is concerned. Justice Harlan handed down the court's opinion, which was unanimous, and immediately after the opinion was concluded an order was Issued requiring that the mandate in the case be issued at once. The opin­ ion embraced a complete review of the case, explaining Neely's crime and ar|: rest, and his effort to prevent extra­ dition to Cuba. The opinion also de­ tailed the laws relating to extradition-; and quoted the act of June 6, 1900, ex* tending the provisions of section 527Cf of the revised statutes to foreign coun­ try which is "occupied or under the1 control of the United States" so as to make the law cover, among other crimes, embezzlement In such coun­ tries. Expires Suddenly to an » apolis Hotel, SPENT IfeBven aa AidttftM at the Waal Grew- •r»* Association in the AftaraM* aad tUm a Few Hour* _ of mat* Apoplexy. ^ James A. Mount, wfcoil'll^Wiw^ irnor of Indiana expired la^t Monday, died suddenly in his apartments at the Denison hotel boon. The ex-gov< In the best of healtll up to the time of his death, and the announce­ ment that he was dead caused con­ sternation as the report rapidly spread throughout the city. His many frissujls, when they heard of the occurrence, hastened to the hotel* hardly believing r of of his der iatd/he twice vofu: the jkirmle& litne worn <}ufeat- tie wh«a W'm as seemed to be tempting {*1*. Hejflia the first skirmisher of Sherman's 4|W3F: to cross the Chattahooehee rfw^ through which he charged at Roswell, Ga., at daylight, July 9,1864. His en­ thusiasm and patriotism are illustrated by the fact recorded in the fcisfttfT of the regiment, that while snfferiB* from the meaales^n 1862,he inarched through two day* of incessant rain, and wad­ ed through swollen streams, and iiifr that during three years' service be did not miss a single march, skirmish or battle. After the close of the war, with the little money he had saved, he entered the old Presbyterian academy and, by characteristic diligence, sno- LATEST MARKET STATIONS. Winter wheat--No. 3 hard, 69c; No. i|' red, 74%c. Spring wheat--No. 3 spring, ' 62%@67%c; No. 4 spring, 60@63c. Corn--? No. 3, 38%c; No. 3 yellow, 36%®36%c. OatS --No. 2, 23%c; No. 3, 23%@25%c; No. 4. 23%c; No. 4 white, 25%c. Hay--Choice timothy, tl3®13.50; No. 1. $12@12.50; No. £ m@ll.50; No. 3, »0@10.B0. Choice prairie, «11@12. Lard--$7.22V4@7.26. Butter--Extra cream­ eries. 18@19c per lb; firsts, 15@17c; dairies; choice, 17c; roll butter, ll^c. Cheese--»• Full cream twins, 10@10V*c; flat alngies| l<H4@10%e; daisies, lll4@llV4c; Youi Americas, 1014c; Cheddars, 9%@10c. BggSa --Strictly fresh, 18c per doz. Beans-*' Hand-picked beans, $2.20 per bu; screened,; $2.Q6@2.15; mediums, $2.12@2.15. Potatoes --Fair to choice, per bu, 36@46c. Live poultry--Turkeys, 6@6%c per lb; thin, Be. Chickens, hens, 7c; springs, 6%c; roos­ ters, 4%c. Ducks. 8@8%c. Geese, $408.50 per doz. Dressed poultry--Choice tur­ keys, 8@8%c per lb; ordinary and thin Btock, 6@7%c. Dressed chickens, hens, 7c; mixed, 7@7^c; springs, 7%c; roosters, 5c. Ducks, 7®9c. Geese, 5@7%c. Fruit--Ap­ ples, $1.50@4 per brl. Cattle--Native shipping and export steers. $4.75@5 .80; dressed beef and butch­ er steers, $4.25®5.40; steers under 1,000 lbs, $364.25; stockers and feeders, $2.4694.00; cows and heifers, $2@4.75; canners, $1.25# 2.^; bulls, $2.15@4. Hogs--Pigs and lights, $5@5.25; packers, $5.26@5.35; butchers, $6JO @5.40. Sheep--Native muttons, $4434.80; Iambs, $4.90@5.40; culls and bucks, 93G 4.25. Vlllplno Chief Quito Strife. Gen. MacArthur reports that Delga- do, commander in chief of Ilollo in­ surgents, has surrendered and that other important surrenders are ex­ pected during the next few days. Gen. MacArthur's cablegram to the war de­ partment is as follows: "Delgado, com­ mander in chief of Ilollo province, Panay, surrendered Jan. 11 to Brlg.- Gen. Robert P. Hughes, with four of­ ficers, twenty-one men and fourteen rifles. His command much scattered. Other surrenders expected during next few days; important. Signifies end or­ ganized armed resistance Ilollo prov­ ince, Panay." Cltlaniten Preparing a XMU The Uitlander committee at Durban, Natal, 1s preparing a list of undesira­ ble persons who are holding official positions in the Transvaal. They are also urging the military officials to al­ low a representative from each firm to return and ascertain the condition of their stocks, thus placing them on an equality with those who remained in the Transvaal during the war. mm i, •< 1 jiS r * • CS A. MOUNT, /< V' ^ „ V "if ; «- : f : M M - defuse* to Psrdoo Venelt. \ The Ohio state board of pardons re­ fused to interfere in the case of Rooslyn H. Ferrell, under sentence to be electrocuted on March 1 for the mur­ der of his friend, Express Messenger Charles Lane In Adams express car while en route to Columbus. The con­ demned man's only hope now is inter­ ference by the governor, which is con- sldered entirely ian^ob»lij|fc:"'^ Child Placed «n a Ho» 8tof<k John Barrus, a farmer living near McGill, Paulding county, Ohio, is tin­ der arrest for terribly beating his 18- month-old stepson, and then placing the child on a red-hot stove. Barrus denies the stove Incident, but admits the beating, which raised great welts. The neighbors are terribly aroused. Cmnr OItm to Charity. It is understood that the estate of Samuel Lewis, the notorious money lender, who died a few days ago in London, amounts to about £4,000,000. He bequeathed everything to his wid­ ow, with the exception of £200,000, which iB divided among relatives and friends. In his will he expresses a de­ sire that his widow give in her name £400,000 to provide dwellings for poor persons of all creeds, £250,000 for the Prince of Wales hospital, £100,000 to the Jewish board of guardians, and £.200,00040 the various hospitals, "li" •, -------- . postal CowImIw Steporfl*/:v The postal commission of the house and senate which has been investigat­ ing postal matters lor the last two years has made its report. The com­ mission unanimously reports in favor of excluding from the second-class mall rate: 1. Books, whether bound or unbound. 2. Newspapers and perio­ dicals unsold sent by a news agent to another news agent or returned to the publisher. 3. Sample copies of lie* papers above a certain small fixed pro­ portion of the circulation. ft could be true. There the report was confirmed, and yet it was difficult for many to realize that the man they had •een was dead. Mr. Mount spent most of the day about the statehouse shak­ ing hands with friends. He also de­ livered a speech at the Wool Growers" association's meeting in the afternoon and was later elected president of the association. He remained about, the statehouse until atyout 5 o'clock, wheji he went to his apartments at the Deni­ son. He went to his room and then left the hotel again for a walk, from which he shortly afterward returned, apparently benefited by the exercise. His face a few moments later showed his illness and In reply to his niece, he said: "Yes, I am very sick." "Had We not better send for the doctor?" she asked. "Yes," he replied. "It is my heart, H is my heart." A message was at once , sent for a doctor. In the meantime Mrs. $iount and Mrs. Noel assisted the governor into the bedroom and helped him re­ move his coat and collar. Then he be­ came very weak and sank back in bed. He did not speak. At this Mrs. Mount and Mrs. Noel became frightened, and Mrs. Noel ran into the hall, crying for help. Senator Binkley of Richmond and his wife, who have apartments near those of Governor Mount, were just coming out of their room, and were hailed by Mrs. Noel. Mrs. Noel said: "Come, quick; Governor Mount Is dying. Send for a doctor." Dr. Runnels, who had been sum­ moned by telephone, soon came. The physicians could do little and the gov­ ernor expired. It was scarcely ten minutes from the time the attack came on until he was dead. James Atwell Mount was born on a farm in Montgomery county, Indiana, March 23, 1843. His father, Atwell Mount, was born in Fauquier county, Virginia, in 1806, and moved to Shel­ by county, Kentucky, in 1813. His mother, Lucinda Fullenwider, was born In Shelby cOunty, Kentucky, in 1808. They were married in 1826, and moved to Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1828. Governor Mount himself had long been an elder in the Presbyterian church, and held a prominent position in. local, state and national councils of that' denomination. Mr. Mount was noted in his boyhood for ei^rgy and industry. His school privileges were meager, his attendance being confined to periods of the worst weather la ceeded in. crowding the work Of two years Into one. Shortly after his re­ tirement from the academy he mar­ ried Miss Kate A. Boyd, also a student ofjthat institution and. a resident of on. Almost entirely bereft of he rented a small farm In Montgomery county, and there he aaa his helpful wife began a heroic strug­ gle with adversity. He served as state senator in 1888, and was elected gov­ ernor in 1896. • 1 , 1 -- • . v ' f Not Guilty of Claw' Magjw. V. The jury in the case of the state of Ohio against Walter W. Martindale and Herbert Addings, charged at Day­ ton, O., with causing the death of Phil­ ip Class, a wealthy farmer, returned a verdict of "not guilty" after deliber­ ating thirteen hours. The trial had been in progress thirty-two days, and no effort has been spared to convict Martindale. It was alleged that the accused put belladonna in whisky Oct. 22, last year, and gave it to Class, who afterward died. Martindale drew the farmer's will and put himself in as beneficiary and administrator. The Class heirs objected and charged that Martindale tried to hasten the death of Class before he could make a new will. Great rejoicing and firing of can­ non took place at Martindale's neigh­ borhood, while indignation and chagrin prevail at the Class farm. Battle* With An Ostrich. James Lundy, owner of two large os­ triches which were brought to Ander­ son, Ind., for exhibition at the fair of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, was attacked by the larger one and almost killed before he could be rescued. Lun­ dy entered the pen where the birds Were inclosed and was set upon at once in a most vicious manner. A des­ perate fight ensued and Lundy was res­ cued only by a number of men rushing in with clubs and pitchforks. The lunges of the men were vicious, three men being knocked senseless tor a time. ; Or',"'! Party IS MatM. Lady O'Hagan has been elected to preside over the Burnley school board, Bngland, as a progressive by a ma­ jority of one against the church party. A socialist gave the deciding vote. She immediately took the chair, though a lively legal controversy has been going on as to whether a wom­ an is eligible. -- »» -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- *1 -- "j"1"* < • *-"i-- -- --• -- -- -- Kidnaping h Cajt$tal Crime. Representative Steele introduced a bill In the Tennessee house providing that anyone who shall engage in, aid or abet in the kidnaping of any minor for the purpose of securing any ransom or reward for his or her return shall upon conviction be sentenced to death. Monroe Defeat* L*ofl. Caaper Leon and George Munroe, New York featherweights, fought twen­ ty rounds at Hot Springs, Ark. Ref­ eree Bat Masterson awarded the deci­ sion to Munroe. Implement Dealers Oreoee Ti'--tfc A resolution against trusts was adopted by the Western Implement and Vehicle Dealers' association at Kansas City asking all representatives of con­ gress to take action to prevent the for­ mation of trusts or to properly regu­ late them. J. W. Paulen, Fredonla, Kan., was elected president, and B. D. Acres, Norman, Ok. T., vice president. . jAallaa Steamer la io*t Tfae ltalian steamer Leone hss feeeb lost̂ Maay fertile from Uu wreck hs*s been wsshed ashore. *"? / t ' * Carnegie OItn to a College. President Benton has made publlo a letter received by him from Col. D. B. Henderson, speaker of the house, Washington, p. C., wherein the latter announced that he had secured from Andrew Carnegie 125,000 for Clipper Iowa university. H«KImm la Married. Former Mayor Robert E. MrKMtnpn, Of Cleveland, O., who obtained a di­ vorce from his wife In November last, took unto himself another wife Wed­ nesday night. •.»>* • , " L till! ' •{'ft,'* V"\. me Stop* Week jn W&' Owing to the prevalence of a lire whloh caused the closing of the escape shafts and otherwise damaged the mine,' State Mine Examiner Evans Johns of this city closed the shaft of the Big Muddy Coal and Coke com­ pany at De Soto, 111, ^he receiver, John Wick, will ask Judge Allen et the United States district court to pe*» mit him to put the mine in proper con­ dition. The closing throws a large Bomber of men out of employment. HOImis, wrifluftflihm -J*#" .JJHNpr. Carrying Aflfffi Xs FttHMd. Money aa at Wet Wwatfajr, Auraaajr 14. The senate again devoted the day to consideration of the army reorganiza­ tion Mil, but made no progress. Messrs. Tellsjt&d Pettigrew made caustic re­ marks. The honse postponed IHstrict of Co­ lumbia business until Monday, Jan. 21, and proceeded with the river and harbor bill. Good progress was made, fifty-nine of the ninety-seven pages of the bill being completed. Many amend­ ments were offered, but all failed. Tae«4*y, JaaMiy 15. Wthe senate: Army reorganization bill still held right of way. Mr. Ba- con's amendment striking out of UU discretionary authority conferred upon president to increase size of army was laid on table by decisive vote of 39 to 20. Bill granting pension of 150 a month to Horatio N. Davis, father of late Senator Davis of Minnesota, was 'passed. Mr. Davis was captain in com­ missary department. In the house: Day devoted to con­ sideration of river and harbor bill. Wadnaaday, January 16. Resolution adopted by house author­ ising president to invite Great Britain to join in forming commission to main­ tain lake levels. River and harbor bill carrying appropriation of 160,000,000 passed by house. Senate will increase amonnt. Naval Constructor Francis T. Bowles nominated chief constructor to succeed Hichborn. In the senate Al­ len, Money and McCumber denounced hazing at West Point In vigorous terms, Money declaring he would kill any one treating him in the manner followed at West Point. | Thursday, January 1T« _ The senate passed bill fixkî compen- sation of district superintendents of life-saving service at |S,600 per an­ num, except in case of superintendent Of eighth district, whose salary is fixed at 11,500. Also passed bill extending to Milwaukee privileges of act in rela1 tion to Immediate transportation of dutiable goods. Rest of day devoted to debate on army reorganizzation bill. West Point hazers referred to In sen* ate as "bullies" and "scholars of char­ ity." Proctor intimated bill covering offense will be Introduced soon. In the house: Entire day spent up­ on bill to revise and codify postal laws. It is simply revision of existing laws. Some disposition was manifested to in­ ject into the measure some amend­ ments to present law in interest of cer­ tain classes of mail employes, but such attempts were successfully resisted. President signed apportionment bilL The agricultural appropriation bill, car­ rying about 14,000,000, is practically completed. It probably wijl contain a plan for the rearrangement of the Ag­ ricultural Department Into four new bureaus of plant industry, soils, chemistry and forestry. The president sent in and the senate confirmed yes­ terday the nomination of Col.-H, B. Freeman of the Twenty-fourtlj. tolan- try to be brigadier-general. Friday, Jannary is. . Senate passed army reorganization bill by vote of 43 to 23. Strength of forces to vary from 60,000 to 100,000, as President may determine. Special provisions made for retiring Lee, Wil­ is M ' 1. -flfipftj! lp§ itiMW de- 7. by » akeriffi popse. " Was not captared without He was won aded by a bul- of the attack- ' managed to MlMits and two frt them With his re- tba mm la dangerous- IjMnJwed. Kuhns and big brother are now prisoners in.the.Hm eouaty jail within half a mile of th* spot where on the 10th of last DeCNOkbsr they fought a desperate battle With the of­ ficers and got safely away: The two let in till •olver, men stole a team Sunday jMght at Plymouth and statte& south. 3V»raer Sheriff J. E. Marshall and T. J. Chaney, as soon as th^ were 9Ml»- fled of the Identity of the robbers, started in pursuit and traeed tbem to <Lafayette. Kuhns is a despefado with a career rivaling that of Dick Turpin. He has been by turns horse thief, burglar, bandit, jailbird, mur­ derer and outlaw. He has been cap­ tured frequently, but almost as often lias escaped from the officers or brok­ en out of prison. He was born in No­ ble county, twenty-five miles north- Vest of Fort Wayne, thirty years ago, and as a boy became the leader of a band of young thieves. During the last thirteen years he has been a or a fugitive from justice. of la Electrocuted for Kapler. William Neufeid, who murdered his mother's cousin, Mrs. Annie Kron- mann, in her apartments in West 35th street. New York, Aug. 7, 1899, -was put to death in the electric chair in the state prison at Sing Sing. Neu­ feid attributed his trouble to gamb­ ling. Robbery was the motive of the crime. He had beef introduced to Mrs. Kronmann by his mother at a party, at which Mrs. Kronmann made a free display of jewelry. Soon after the party Neufeid killed his relative with a hatchet and fled with the con­ tents of her jewel box. He was ar­ rested later. He had served a term in the penitentiary at Joliet, 111., for rob^fpr committed in Chicago,,, Verdtet ta Boeaehlete* Ca*a» '* Walter McAlister, Andrew Campbell and William Death were found guilty of murder in the second degree at Paterson, N. J., on the charge of kill­ ing Jennie Bosschieter, a mill girl, who was drugged and assaulted by the trio. She was lured to a saloon, where "knockout drops" were given her in drink. The verdict, which carries with It a maximum sentence of thirty years in the penitentiary for each of the defendants, was reached as a com­ promise after four hours spent in the jury room. Acquittal was never con­ sidered. The jurors quickly agreed to discuss only the first and seoond de­ gree^ penalties. ' -' •' •' ! 4 Qnaea Victoria Very XU« 1 s- Queen Victoria is seriously ill and her early demise is looked for. Anxiety of the gravest character pervades well- informed-circles in connection with her health. A few days ago her majesty's digestion became impaired, her ap­ petite failed and she has since been rapidly losing flesh. Her physicians have privately admitted the serious­ ness of the problem confronting them. FOUNDERING OF THE GREISENAU. - v The marine disaster off-Malaga, in which nearly one hundred lives were lost this week, took place in plain sight of shore. People on the beach wrung their hands in despair, as they realised their inability to help the doomed crew of the German training ship. Theyjmw the men clinging to the Jrtg- ging aad signaling for aid, bttt theseas were too tempestuous for any small boat to live upon them. Oil Excitement la Tessa. The excitement at Beaumont, Tex., over the big oil well increases with each hour. There is no indication that the flow of oil frpm the geyser is di­ minishing, nor is there any change in the character of the fluid. Captain Lu­ cas, upon whose land the well Is lo­ cated, had to stop the immense flow. The town continues to fill up, and the streets suggest a great holiday event. The lumber Industry is forgotten in the wild rush for oil lands. ^ '. Xadla&a Maw The Washington Fuel company of Chicago, William Selbert, president, has purchased of W. H. Crowder of Sullivan, Ind., the Bunker Hill mines at Farnsworth, the consideration being *25,000. A. M. Clark will be resident manager. Wmynr of Waalralrre tm Haswell C. Clarke, mayor of Kan- 1, 111., died Wednesday night after a long illness. He leaves a widow, but na ehUdren. CoL CU*r*e ir«t * f#*> Ueaa gad was elected mayor In ItH. Kills and Belia on a- Train. A sensational murder was commit­ ted on a train of the London ft South­ western railroad. The murderer en­ tered the car occupied by Mrs. King of Southampton and W. Pearson of Win­ chester at East Leigh. When passing Surbiton the man drew a revolver, killed Pearson and Wbonded Mrs. King in the cheek. He then rifled the pockets of Pearson. The murderer jumped out of the train at Vauxhlll, but was pur­ sued and captured. The police thus |ar decline to give the man's name. Slighted Wife Alma Traa. Mrs. William Meek went in S*EI*h of her husband at Marion, Ind., when he did not return home at 11 o'clock and found him In company with an un­ known woman in a saloon. She re­ quested him to accompany her home. He refused to do so and she drew a revolver from the folds of her dress aad Bred. The bullet took effect In his back. Meek fell to the floor aad Mrs. Meek walked out, threw the revolver into the river and gave herself up to the police aad was taken to jail. Meek will die. et an eastern tawwa to the we^|*I.,.,_ invasion, but,the continent was one ot which so lfttl# tbat lb! geographers, after _ in. their. "place on pathlesfe downs eleph «*ead of towms." Now nearly mile «t the once Dark Contincut ba* been trodden-by the foot of the wbtla man, aad the nations of BoreiNkTluira apportioned among themselves the Up- ritory. Railroads and steamboete n^w Mow their whistles upon the deserts nad the rivers and lakes wheirii «B0» were heard only the hoarse cry OC Ilia slave Sumter or the shouts of bCi&ger* enfc cannibals fighting for ttielr btimaa prey. Practically a wb«# ing up of Africa > in the ooorae 4$ last century.--New York Press. A ValnaMa ^ ihdian VMa We have received a copy of the nelr almanac for 1*01, published by tftfc Royal Baking Powder Co. It Is an ̂ ttstlc and useftti book and will be of interest to housekeepers. A noti> worthy feature of the almanac is a pre­ diction- of the weather for every day of the year, by Prof. DeVoe, who oor- rectftr prophesied the great Galvestatt cyclone and other important meteoro­ logical events. We are authorised t» say that any woman reader of thty per can secure a copy without cost by sending a request to the company, a* 100 William St. New York. Om Imranl for OarlMltji* _ the town of Baku, in :Ji' slan Caucasus, are several tracts. Of land whereon no cattle would feed, although they were cov<*red w$tb <u|- usually rich herbage. 11& stip«rsti- \ tlous peasantry declared that the «vi| spirit had bewitched the meadows la question. By and by there happeaeA along a practical, matter-of-fact Eng­ lishman, who started to investigate^ the phenomenon. He quickly discov­ ered that, although the grass was un­ doubtedly rich and succulent, it tasted strongly of paralln, a substance the flavor of which is intensely repugnant to nearly all animals, but especially ' so to cattle, Sucn was the origin of the discovery of the Baku petroleum deposi ts--deposits which uave already yielded millions of pounds' worth <gf ' oil, and which show no signs of b#^' - coming exhausted. Cork Tree Xmm Ita Baajk^'*- The cork tree Is an evergreen, alp oak, about the size o{ our apple trei|» and grown largely in Spain /or com­ mercial uses. The bark is stripped In order to obtain the cork, which la soaked and then dried. The the bark Is peeled off, the tree to grow another cork skin, and new one is better than the last; so the older tree the better the cork. The- trees are stripped about every elglt years, and so strong does it make them that they often live to the age of 2W years. After the bark is stripped Off it is trimmed and dried and flattened out. Then it is packed and to sill parts of the worl& % " "The Chlcag* aad Florida Spealar* Is a solid veetibuled train from oago to St. Augustine every We day and Saturday via the "Big route. The entire train runs through solid from Chicago to St. Augustine. Absolutely no change of cars for eith­ er passengers or baggage. First traiik Wednesday, Jan. 16,1901, with through dining cars, through Pullman sleepeia, through observation cars, and through baggage cars. Leaves Central station, 12th street and Park Row, Chicago, It. noon, arrive St Augustine 8: SO p. m. For particulars call on your loe|l agent, or address J. C. Tucker, Gen­ eral Northern Agent, Big Four Routfc Chicago. * • The Literary XMcMt. ' V -j Has taken the highest rank as • weekly review of current thought St' home and abroad, in the realms of lit­ erature, art, science, religion, Politic^ sociology, travel, discovery, business etc. Its contents are selected Mill translated from the world's choicest periodical literature, and are given partly in summary, partly in direct quotation. The contents cover a Slid so diversified as to make The Ut<wly Digest indispensable to the busy malt who desires to keep up with the f thought of the time. :> ' #S- l". • Mrwr WmmMmrn • S „ J. In the February pumber of The Df-1 llntfitffr a very careful aad fully illus­ trated description of mid-winter dresp materials is given. This is In addltlcll to the usual number of fashions showh for women, girls and little folks. Spe­ cial attention Is also given to con- : Urination wear, and in the dressmak­ ing article, to the matter at fitting ia sleeves. tha Ceemopolltaa. ' ' We have often noticed this as one d|̂ the best family magazines published. ' It Is in the best style of the printer** art, well illustrated. Its contents ait varied,* the instructive predominating. It contains little of fiction, bat oBm always a fine collection of articles oa historic subjects, the customs of pea- S pie, the progress of art, and current events. "Bben Holden," by Irving Bachelier, is the great popular success of the daf. Everybody is reading it, praising tt» talking of it. Over 80,000 copies of the book were sold in the month of l*v" cember, before Christmas Day, sad the 225th thousand is just off the press-- a phenomenal record for a book foiiar" months old! It is claimed by some Of:'/ the critics that "here, at last, is th* Aseresl: approach to the great Amer& ««a Avel." • .a 'i •?": *% " ? « ' • ' 'V* v. .. ? 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