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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-13

DIAMOND DUST! DIAMOND DUST! For
| ] cleaning Glass and Polishing Siverware,
Brass, Britannia &c, something new, best on the
market. For sale by "
moo W. F CREIGHTON.
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INST OUr-New styles of Lady's Bresstpins.
j Miniature Knives, Forks and Spoons for sale,
HENRY WILDT'S,
roho 10 N. Royal street.
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DOLLER SKATES at SO King on the corner
IL of Royal street An assortment OF sizes just
received Call and examine.
mbo5 J. T. CREIGHTON & SON.
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rer.ovAi.. TX J;dge Christian, of Rich
,..,,J v.a- n the city last night.
" ! : F.ginrn, of Culpeper, was on u
..rr vi-l. "a his city to-day.
Mr. J. ". Brown, the former, and Mr.. {.
T. Watson, The present owner of the Brad
,i,cL House. both Of Brooklyn, were in the
city 70 day. Man.
..J inui. Werdon. Of Stafford county, are
,;.'.io,. Mr.. ". NJ. Rcarhon, Oh sonth Lee
,,ir~. 49,
u, L Z, S;nu.... whose illness has been
...,,i,,,.I from time to time Tor some
,,,,r,hx mast, continues in precarious con-
dl'irn.
ro,,rrp nArrIsTs-The Virginia State
conv..,i,on 81 lsartis,s tcolored) will meet at
,hr Alfred street Baptist church in this city
tn.r,urrgw mrruing at o'clock. Rev &.
II Pawn. oil Rirhmund will preach the in
fr,i,rfory sermon at II o'clock. The fol-
lawing are the officers Of the convention !:
p.y T. II. Porter, Of Stauuton. Moderator;
lev Srillrr, Of Norfolk, Corresponding
secretary: and Rev. r. Binga, Of Manches-
ter Recording Secretary. The convention
a. We in session till Sunday and ABOUT 2oo
delegates are expected 10 he present.
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THE zAnrlNsEURa posroFFlcE.
Tho COnteHtnnts Once Moro on lh'
g... (srnnuJ HIfh hnrA p.ftijOus.

Tho COntcHtants Once Moro on The
Ground with More Petitions.
Fiom Our Sptcia! Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, February o4.-Mr. George
F. Evans, Of Martinsbnrg, arrived here
this evening. He has quite large num-
Der OF petitions s'gaed by citizens OF Mar
tinsburg and vicinity. urging the conii1ma-
ton OF his appointment! ss Postmaster at
Martinsburg. Mr.. Evan, will fils the
petitions with the Senate Committee on
Post Offices and Post Raad5 tomorrow
morning. Mr.. Wianer will also be here TO.
morrow, 1t is said, with another batch OF
petitions sgacd by persons oppusiny Evans'
confirmation. 1t is probable that Il motion
will be made to rccommit the case 70 the
Post Ollco Committed. In this even. tina
action my be deferred until the en,s oi the
present week, although Il il NJ, Improbable
that the casn may he .lisp0srd o. to,mor-
row evening il II: Srna:e ias I'm executive
session. i "a.
An Ou,si,ic view uf thc OpnOxi.iom MT,
a. ~. -'n"i"..
Washington Sptctas 10 l.T.mss Eb,uatyyS
The latest executive session contts: about
which the public is likely to be interested
was over the nomination OF Post master
at Martinsburg, West Va. The President
sent in the name OF George F.. Evans, an
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lS TtiE liOUsE.
They Naycn Lit,lr NOw over the Ghost
Z - ~. s' ofhtnteB Rights.

i. ,t ofhtnteH Rights.
, WASHINGTON, D. G., February o3.-The
pleuro.pneumonia bill was discussed by
the House in Committee OF The Whole to-
day, MIR. Converse in tho chair. Mr.. Glib.
son opposed tho bill, because it proposed
to take out Of the hands OF owners OF cat.
tie control Of their sock and put itin the
hands OF Federal officers. Mr.. Stewart
(rexas) argued against tho bill, on Cons,i.
Iu.ional grounds. Mr.. Springer supported
tho bill. Messrs. Hardelnan, B.oadhead,
Halscl and Potter opposed the bill, the lat.
ter Oh the ground that it invaded the do
me,tic concerns Of Ssates.
j. S. Wise IVA spoke in opposition to
the States rights doctrine, which had been
presented as an argument why the bill
should not pass. The three States most
boisterous about the Constitution and most
Jealous about Federal power were Louisi.
ana, Texas and WIS. Virginia. Louisiana
Was bought with money out OF the pocket
Of the Union, and had 10 particular reason
10 kick. Texas was bought with blood, and
had some reason to feel kindly toward the
Nation instead Of continually cackling
about the Constitution, like g gi!y bird
robbed Of his nest. West Virginia vas
nothing but the BASTARD ofspring Of
National violence committed on old
Virginia. llo had heard the gentleman
from New York (Cox) bosss that he was
a shining light aud monument OF Democ-
racy here, 10 point Gu. the doctrine Of
States rights. lie did not call the gentle
man monument. He called him a pillar
Of gas by night and pillar Of gas by day
to lead the Democracy. Laughterl He
was sick OF hearing the little bantling
chicken of States rights bsing, pitted
against the heavy, gorgeous, redeemed
fighting cock OF the Nation, for it knocked
It into smithereens every time. Laughter
Committee then rose.
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FUNERAL OFrsiE vICTInS.
Ihc Prtnchern Advihe tho L.yncilll,g O
the MuEtlerern. ,-


ihc prtnchers AdviAc tho Lynchins OF
the Murderers.
CINCINNATI, February 24.-The funerals
at Avondale Town Hall, at 3 o'clock this
afternoon cf Beverly Taylcr, Elizabeth
Taylor, man and vile, and Eliza Jane Lam
bert. their granddaughter, lasted over two
hours. Over one thousand persons we're
present, one fourth OF whom were
the best white citizens OF Ayondale.
Several clergymen spoke, all being
colorcd except Rev. Joseph 'Eme-
ry, city missionary. MI. Emery spoke
first. He said the criminals by the law Of
God deserved no mercy. Theirs was a
crime to be summarily punished without
resort 10 courts, by citizens taking the law
into their own hands. Thtss remarks
we're greeted with shouts, in which white
and black Joined. #g, ;.5,
Elder R. W. Scott, the next speaker,
(colored) said the plea OF ineanily might be
urged for these criminals, but he thought
the best treatment for thess men WAS for
each one stout rope and nearest lamp
post. Then he went on asking, "Do they
deserve mercy? Did they show any? Did
they show mercy when they knocked oul
Elizabeth Taylor's brains? Did they show
mercy when they beat down that helpless
little girl, or when they kuocket old Bev-
erly Taylor in the head, pleading for
mercy? To each Of these questions the all.
dience responded with thunderous "Nc!"
Resolutions were passed thanking the
officers and denouncing the crirne.
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active politician friendly 10 Artllus's nom.
nation, aud championed by General Golf,
the only Republican member OF Congress-
from that State, TO succeed Mr.. Wisner, the
present Postmaster, whose term Ia about 10
expire. MIR. Wisner Is friend OF Mr., Blaine
and cannot be depended upon TO help tho
President In securing a delegation from
West Virginia. lie also has controlling
interest In tho Democratic newspaper pub.
lishcd at Martinsburg, and il described by
those urging Eyans's appointment as be.
longing to the class OF Republicans who
love tho appreciation OF tho Demo-
crtas. General Coll and other prominent
Republicans from Yves. Virginia claim
That that tho tariff iBsne will make their
State debaiahle this year, unless The Re-
publicans shall be handicapped by an in.
iudicioua tac OF the Federal patronage, and
they urge tho removal OF negative men and
the appointment Of aggressive politiciuns
like Evans. Tho Democratic Ssnator,
save ono from Texas, show disposition to
unite with the anti-Administration Repub.
lican Senators 10 defeat Evans's contirma-
tion. In executive session yesterday, when
tho matter came to u vote, there was no
quorum, only thirty Senators being prea-
ent, and they divided, fifteen in the allirma.
tive-and fifteen In the negative. Wisncr's
friends, supported by the Democrats, urged
againsl Evans that he once witnessed the
lynching OF negro who had assaulted a
white child and made no effort to cheek
the lynching. "As IT," said q Senator
ftiendly to his confirmation, Zone man
could recsraiu ono hundred under such
circumstances" Tho case OF Evans, who
will probably be defeated for confirmation,
reveals the continuance OF determined
light upon the Presidents Southern nomi.
nations by Republican Senators friendly to
other candidates, fight in which Demo.
cratic Senators gladly aid them.
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THE wEsr EEiS.SKIa,l xpI.uSloy.
A Verdict that I.dcmte. the Trouble nust
I .-i- CenkureA kOni bnIY. "


A Verdict that Encnte. the Trouble nust
Censures Nom, baIy.
! US1oNTawH, February 23-Aiter hear
ing witnesses in the West Laisenring mine
explosion case the Coroner's jnry rendered
the following verdict:
That the men came 10 their deaths on
Wednesday morning, February 20. atabout
G:30, in The coal mines at Weat Leisonrine,
from IN explosion Ct fire.damp, which ex-
plosion was due to the negligence Of tho
Connellsyille Coke and Iron Company
through their Mine Eoss, Thomas jenkins,
who had not examined tho mine every
morning, as r, quired Ivy Law; and that Au-
gus,ns Steiner, Mine 1atpcctor OF this dis.
trict, has been negligent of his duty, in
that he had never been in This mine rrior
to the explosion. (
T This morning subscription was taken
up among the gentlemen here that are con.
nected with the company, and the amount
raised reaches almost - 0G0. L. b. Leisan.
ring gave. for the company, 81 ,009; F. X.
Tapeart. $l00, J. Il. Tavarner, siC0; NJ.
Diehl, Sl00; J. A. Faser, Sl00; G. NJ. lioY-
oil, $500; Thomas Jenk'ns, $50; Toney;
Gallagher, $40, and tho balance in su,ua OF
81, So and S., donations from the miners.
To-day Father McDernott, the Catholic
priest here, received from the II. G. Frick
Coke Company $500, and no Immediately
ent TO West LsiBenring and distributed
the money among the needy widowa and
Ornhang .-sH ~ #, I=-5Y F a. ~.
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Pedro Montalde, Professor OF Spanish at
the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Nd, wna
found dead in the grounds OF the Acad-
emy.
The son Of Ex-Governor Farwell, OF
Wisconsin, committed guicidein San Fran.
cisco by hanging from valise strap tied
TO bcdpost.
At a meeting OF the Ontario Provincial
Grange reduction OF the du!y on agricul.
tural implements 10 10 per cent I'D valorem
was recommended.
Neil afckaigue, young butcher, has
been arrested by Pinkerton detectives for
the murder Of the Wilson's, the aged couple
found dead at their home at Winne,ka, a
Chicago suburb. a
The Brooklyn Republican banquet was
followed on Saturday by a large meeting in
New York, at which speeches were made
heartily supporting the demand for tho
best candidate aud the best platform. -
Late advices from the City OF Mexico
state that the Mexican Government con.
templates the establishment Of consul
generalship in the Missississipi Valley,
with headquarters at St. Louis or Chicat o
The Department Of State has received Il
telegram from Eugene Schuyler, United
States Minister 10 Greece, saying tho pre-
hibition Of the importation Of pork from
this country into Greece has been abol.
ished. 80 Is li57-s.E-1- +, - - =,
The Collar mine at Warden, Montana,
has been attached by A. II. Wilder, Of St,
Paul. The Collar mine is owned by Gen.
eral Mead, formerly OF Omaha, S. S. Eaton
and others, OF St. Paul, all men OF financial
standing. .5 q.s.z SgiR5. y
The towboat Modoc, owned by Captain
james Evans, Of Pittsburgh, and valued at
$4,000, struck tho north pier OF the new
Seventh street bridgs, Allegheny river,
Saturday evening, aud sunk in ten; feet ol
water. The crew escaped. E,E
Mrs. Clara L. Hitchcock. OF Lancaster,
N. Y, died at the Hotel Emery, Cincin.
natl, Of congestion OF the brain, after an i'll.
ness Of one day. She was one Of pleasure
party on their way South. They had stop.
ped over in Cincinnati to attend the Opera
Festival. IN, .@.. (,
At Blackstone, Mass, thirty "back" boyf
at the cotton factory struck on account d
the reduction OF wages from 45 10 3S cent?
per day. Their action caused the shutting
down Of the whole machinery, throwing
500 operatives out Of employment. aN
DR.. a. W. Cox and Mrs. E. Daley, 0
Bradford, Pa, were arrested there yester
day, charged with causing tho death o
Della Cloueh by malpractice. The woman
died last Wednesday and was buried. Th.
body was exhumed and the corners in
quest found the TACT and ordered the arres
Of the parties named, ~ GE %$
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II was very much pleaieI with thy re-
marks, iriend," said Congressman Chace, a
plain looking man in the corridor OF the
House alter one OF tho meetings OF the
Ways and Means Committeco." II think
thee presented the facts very clearly and
eGectually." :
1t is not every day you hear this Quaker
speech from member OF Congress and in
such place. Chace is Of good old Quaker
stock, aud cliygI to the Q ,aker customs
and costume. Lie wears a straight close
buttoned black coat OF Quaker cut, and
though ho does not administer. the ""thees"
and ::''thous' in hia conversation wit. THE
publicgenerallynh nhe clings to them when he
meets one oi-his own creed. Ben Butter
worth was another Congressman equally
strict in this part cular. "Ben and I alwHys
talked in the plain, staid, Quaker Ian.
guage," said descendant Of well.known
Quaker family Of Ohio to your correspond.
cnt recently. II. is thee and thou and
thy and yea and may with Ben WHEN
he meets other Quakera, and in his family
as WE'LL" g''ra sF, 759Day'-
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OUR own Representative Gibson, who
opened his Congressional career by sup
porting a free trader for the Speekership, is
also one Of the apostolic band into whose
hands is committed the sacred guardian.
chip Of the Constitution. Mr.. Gibson
would rather all the stock in the country
were stricken with pleuro.pneumonia
than that tho Government OF the
United States shall step in and try to pre-.
SentlI. Ii Congress has not that power
where did It get the right 10 set up n
National Board Of Health, which Southern
Representatives. demanded as a measure OF
p'osection2 And where does Mr.. Gibson
ald the right Of Congress to relieve the
Haod sufferers Of his district? ,"
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ToLrno, O., February 24.-A peculiar
cass nas been decided in the Common
Pleas Court involving the validity Of slave
marrisges. A coloted man pamed Ander.
son married here in 1883, but was arrested
for b!gamy, it being charged tha. he was
married white slave to Il slave woman in
Bellofd county, Virginia in 1861. The case
hinged on the validity Of 4 slave marriage.
The Jugde instructed the jury that slaves
being property could not make a
legal contract, but that tho courts have de.
clded that q slave marriage became valid
by cohabitation a. man and vile, after the
euinncipa ion proclamation Q It into eilec!
in 1864. The Case thus turned on the ques.
ton OF fact, whether tho pair had 10 20.
habi,ed or not,as shown blythe evidence.
Toe jury rendc: ed 4 verde, o rot guil,y.
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DISAhTi.NUS FIRE,
A Block Wiped Ont and Several Lives
Nm f.ONf

LOSt.
JACKSON, MloH., Fsbruafy 2l.-A ditas-
trous fire this morning at six o'clock in a
wooden building occupied by J. J. Barney
as cigar factory destroyed the Union Ho-
tel block occupied by the Union Hotel,
Union Hall Theatre, and several business
houses. The block, owned by D. r. Hib
bard, and costing SIZE, 600, together with
five frame buildings was des.oycd. The
loss by fire and water will exceed Sl75, 900;
partially:insured. 5
Several lives are reported lost. Oae body,
that OF Charles Cornell, a crippled soldier,
has been recovered. Four others are in.
jured, and two Of them will die. James
uerna, Of Cleveland, in attempting to Jump
from the third story window struck the
telegraph wires and was whirled in such a
manner as to strike on his head and shoul.
ders on the pavement and was injured so,
that lie will die. Charles Kimball,. OF
Kalamazoo, Mich, also received bad
scalp wound in jumping from the balcony
in front Of the hotel. Ills injuries are not
fatal.
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WASHINGTON dispatch to the New
lo1k Times, elsewhere printed, shows how
laaussrloualy somebody hes been at work
~s'Se TO the Alartinsburg Postollice affair
sna''onal Importance and 10 defeatthe con-
asnaslon Of the nominee. Stories to the
same effect have been current in Wash.
,ns'on Tor several days, and it would not
W difficult TO locate the source Of sup
ply.
A'' Evans has been nominated becauee
~ IS lhe choice of his party; because he
AAs me suppsrt OF citizens OF Martinsburg
ANU berkeley county irrespective OF party;
auu because hc would fiji the office we'll.
IL na nomination has no other meaning.
taefe Is nothing to be read between the
,ats' ~ M'. Evans is not hostile to Mr..
DA'ne or any other possible presidential
s' a'mlaee' He is uotunder engagement to
s us up Or help fix up, West Vir-
s'lla 'or President Arthur. He has
aO' .s committed himself to any aspir-
au' ss or the aspiring friends OF any
:. As lie is Tree to actas he pleases, and
unse' bonds to nobody. lie is sup.
po''ea p by Republicans who do not prefer
a,ss'seat p,s' Arthur; by some who prefer Mr..
aA'ie' BY some who prefer others, and by
uns W. who have no decided preference
Aes ,s',' favored by the State Executive Com.
a'''ee and by some who arc not always
agreement with the Executive Commit.
w., w. In short he hes the support, as he
snsae aM y confidence, Of tho Republican party
\ n, aaay an friends OF Mr., Blaine arc opposing
w. w. , Evans on presidential grounds thoy
nv asa'Hs Mr. Blaine wrong. II 1t were
l.s, lI",aoSn that Mr., Blaine could have no
+. 4a IN this business the use Of his name
S;., % such a purpose would ALLEVIATE from
l iss,,l body Of Republicans whose kindly
'S4's '0' him he well understands.
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Will Ills Bourbon Excellency kindly
ssy whether Mr.. Tax Commissioner Mason,
the creature Of his pleasure, is sdrawing pay
Al a West Virginia Tax Commissioner
while he is in Richmond wrestling with
,he Virginia Legislature in the interest oi
bis Wall street employers The Governor
has iueverentIy spoken OF Mr.. Mason as
"s,!atic Jim," but this does not settle the
question OF per diem and expenses.
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II ,he Governor Of West Virginia will
con,pl, his file OF the lSrELLi0ENCER he
xill SEQ that he might have saved himself
much notification by taking the advice OF
his Isyorite newspaper. We not only told
yoa so," bu. ventured to suggest that Mr..
Mason would real heavily on the capacious
vubernatorial stomach. Behold the fulfill
ment Of tho prOphesy!
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The Kelier.noy nton investigators.

The Keller. .Il0ynton Investigation.
The keiler.Boynton investigation has
been watched with grea. deal OF interest
here. The committee room is usually
crowded and every word carefully listened
to and weighed. There are are all sorts oi
expressions and viewp, the majority favor.
able to General Boynton. There are Ger.
tain facts, however, which are creating a
great deal OF comment ana turn some sym.
pathy in keifer's favor. One OF these is
that majority OF the committee seems to
have prejudiced the csse against Keller
and in favor Of Boynton. So
A very acute newspaper man who has
watched the cage carefully day by day be.
fore tho committee, said 10 your corrcspon-
dent yesterday that it seemed to him that
the committee had reversed the order and
was making this au investigation OF koifer
instead OF Boyntou. "A majority OF them."
said he, "it seems to Inc, have prejudiced
the case and arc turning everythlngagainst
Keller. 1t does not seem to he al investi-
CATION oil Boynton at all but Il determined
effort TO make tho whole investigation 20
agains. Gen. Keller, and ny this IS the de.
termination OF the msj3ri,y suppose that
will be the result" ~. '3g
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SENATOR SHERMAN was very solicltous 10 have
The alleged climt. against the blacks In Virginia
and Mississippi Investigated. Will he be as eager
TO have Investigated tile deliberate murder OF ne.
ETots !a his own State for the sake Of the few dol.
lars their bodlc1 bring in the medical collcges7-
IbEi'rile Courier f-J0HriIGL
This is the first intimation that the
traffic in cadavers, hideous as it is, comes
under the head Of political crimes. It is
not the first intimation that the cold
blooded murder OF colored men and white
men tor opinions sake is not offensive to
some very influential elements OF the Dem,
ocralic party, for whose benefit those mur.
dels are committed.
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Al long fArHe.

Mn, CONGRESSMAN ]. $. WISE, what you
raw about States rights Is well said, but VIC
I.,,t ike that sort Of pabble about West
v;,,iu;a, Your figure ol speech, never
.,s,ant, has the additional demerit Of being
s.,ic There Ia 10 bAr sinister on Weot
vi,,;n;a's esculcheon. Mover stase had
r,o,s honorable birth. 50
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A. N. GIBSON, at one time Washington
correspondent Of the New York Sun, later
an alleged expert in the Star route bust
ness seems to have been promoted 10 q
place III the Mormon lobby ut Tho Capital.
Furthermore, Mr.. Springer, the champion
investigator, appears to have given Gibson
peculiar facilities for holding up the Nor
mon end in his committee room. Gibson
is q promising candidate for priestly hon.
ors in the Mormon church.
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Org ayighbor, The Register, 1hould have
,.4r careful how it a-5ai!ed Mr.. Jamcl NJ.
v,,on's character. When thing Of that
t;nl +, yalnel n. $4,000 n prudent news
mana, will no! monkey with 1t. We call
.ro continents to wiiner1 tllat tho INTEL
,,orscrn hrs had only kind words and
t,np,al orations for Mr.. Mason. 1.
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Qae 7atslligeuttr.
a., ~ nnn - F"nr,ccnti, street.
N. :, ,ppOrlca," saysan exchange, "ths.
.n in Green county, Wisconsin,
!, .a1,' ,.,.,v.s,ht Limburger cheese factories"
T',t. ,T'. ,rill ireyocahIy settle the iate Of
d',, 1"', coup,y IA n summer resort.

go, prnuullcan ol the worst stiipe that sd:
II liMs! iMsh Si,y 10 disregard tho Instructions OF
yasi Iy5as.,soS saS JScison.- -MooLHdd Examiner.
"p1 T,a lIoa. Charles James Faulkner will
-, ,ite lhie. To be called n Republican
wv |s,n ~ st,ive would yex him, for he would
" ,."h.,, % =, rather retire gracefully from the
n,m,cra,ic r, party than to be read out Of 1t
n. ling .lrge.
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CHICAGO, February 23.-The Journals
Clintonvills, Wis, special says: St. Jo.
seph's Catholic church and school ct Ke-
shona, was burned at 3 O'Clock yesterday.
Seventy pupils and six Sisters cscaped in
their night clothes and there were nun.
bor of very marrow eacapts, The loss Is not
estimated. 'I-,
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Fighting the BLACK Fings,

PARIS, February 24-Gen. Millet, COM
mander Of the land i,rces in Tonquin, has
left three battalions at sontay and three at
Haiphonp, and is preparing to operate
against Bacninh with 5000 men. ..5,.
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FoRr WAYNE, lSp., February 81 This
morning Jacob schman, a highly respected
citizen OF this city, aged n, while attend
ing services at tho German Evangelical
Church dropped dead in'the aisle. Thu
coroner's verdict was. death from heart dis.