Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-19
General Foreign News by Cable.


LONDON, December 1e.-Melbourne advfces Of this
date say at is reported that the German nag has
been holsted over the islands OF New Britain and
New Ireland. and over the Admiralty islands and
portions OF the north coast OF New Guinea"
THE CUBAN LOAN
cuhsD ns ~ n o o,nl sa s'a.e1 n INA. tne
arranged with the BaDQue Trans-Atlantique, OF
Paris. The loan Is TO be for one only but may
the government The interest Is 10 he nine per
cent and the commission for Negotiating the loan
one per cent
AN ASCENDING pfRgcToR.
VIENNA, December 19.-Orders have been teie-
graphed throughout Europe for the arrest Of Lucas
Jauner, the defaulttng and absconding director or
Discount bank Liberal rewards are offered for the
apprehension OF the culprit Numerous bonds
signed by Heinrich Kuflier, broker. suspected OF
completely In Jauners crime, have been found IN
Jauner's cash box. These bonds represent large
sums OF money paid TO Kuffler cut OF funds belong
ing TO the Discount bank.
Later-A rumor Is sffloat that Jauner's body has
been found near kosterneuberg.
p. m-Jauner shot himself at the village OF
klerling, short distance west OF this city. Only
twenty-four norins were found on his body.
An Orphan Asylum Grolocaast.
TWELVE BODIES TAKEN PROM THE RUINS OF TEE ST.
JOINS HOME IL BRocKLYS.
NEW YORK. December is.-The Brooklyn Eagle
in an extra states that the fire marshal reports
that twelve bodies were round up 10 O'Clock this
morning among the ruins or the burned NJ. johns
home for childrei In this city. Morkmen are still
searching in The debris. The utmost excitement
prevails IN the vicinity OF the asylum, and the
bodies found are 50 charred ana blackened that
Identification is almost impossible. IL IL believed
that most OF the children who persisted were I'm The
f-fated Sister Josephines ward. The search is
prog resting under careful supervision
The men engaged In eXcavatiug the ruins Of the
laundry have found the remains OF niue boys and
two grown persons VINO the adults are has not
been aScertaine as vet. The sisters unwilling
to be interviewed. but tbs plain 20 be seen that
does not come up 10 the full number This Is ex-
p.ained by statement that the children may have
been cared for In private houses, and that the
chances are that they VIII turn up The fact IL
that last night only one child was admitted 70 be
missing, and this morning "a a dozen % bodies are are
with positiveness that is appalling.
Weeks Rusiness Failures.
NEW YORK, December 19.-The business failures
throughout The country during the last seven DAYS
reported 10 r. O. Dun a. Co.. OF the mercantile
agency, number for the United states. 36, and for
Canada. 25, or tCtei OF 395 This Is marked III
crease on last week, when the failures reported
numbered 34a
Teiegraphic kriefs.
Joseph NJ. Stark. OF Buffalo n. Y, convicted OF
burglary ia the second degree ana grand larceny
IN the first degree. was this morning sentenced 70
IL years in the Auburn state prison
About the Cold Wave.
rBR RAPID FALL OF THE MERcuRY-TBK wEArHEa
TO BE A LITTLE COLDER TONIGHT AND THEN
RfsE IN TEMPERATURE MAY BE EXPECTED
s.How cold has 1t been and how cold Is iu going
be-" asked STAR reporter at the signal ofice this
morning
yesterday morning st O'Clock the thermom-
eter registered "A degrees above Zero" replied one
OF the prediction officers, sat p. IL degrees at
midnghtaast night Ia degrees and at O'Clock this
morning degrees above zero, which was The mini
num- IL will probably grow little colder tonight
and the temperature viii drop TWO or three degrees
before Tomorrow morning fhen " Will oegin 10
grow warmer. The Temperature Is rising In
the lake region and the Mississippi valley, and that
VIII gradually spread eastward. IL wss pretty
At New Orleans the temperature was %; at Mobile
20 and at Jacksonville 33."
SCENES ABOUT THE CITY.
The car drivers, hackmen and others, whose 90
cupattons keep them outdoors, had q hare night of
Il last night In many quarters poor people. fIly
prepared even for mild weather, suffered intensely
from the freezing cold. This morning frosted win
dows, drifted snow and Keen bitter wind gave
pooh. noohing OF northern visitors. who are con-
stantly asserting that Washingtonians do noe
know what cold weather is Car drivers were bun
died up until they lost all human appearance, and
pedestrians had mufiers turned up over their earS
and their feet eneased IN 0yershoex The bright
sree,s during the dsy and % the cod cic NOT seem
TO interfere appreciably with the holiday trade.
The sidewalks IN many places were exc:edingiy
horses suffered much from the condiiien o( the
pavement6
oS TIE TRAIL OF CAPT. .HoweATR-A Chicago lnser.
Ocean Omaha special says 1.-TWO officers Il the L.
ec1e Sc s n ae ~ seI Fo y & @ Gs How
% ma him there Several persons say they saw
him 10 Nebraska City three weeks ago keu3s
sna tie snsoy ssess tnss ns 1 noe &c sss m u tss
he officers believe that he ID In one of the Missouri
ss, ,sss soTns sss. his lunas are sScss
- win surrender - tAs laW."