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SAD SUMMING UP.
Fourteen Vessels Lost from the Gloucester
Fishing Fleet, with 40 Men-Contribu-
tion- Received fer the Widows and
FatherIess.

Fourteen Vessels Lost from the Gloucester
Fishing Fleet, with 17O Men Contribm-
tions Received fer the Widows and
FatherIess.
GLOUCESTER, Jan. 24.-Schooner William j.
Maddocks, enc of the most able of the fishing
fleet, is given up as lost, with her crew OF 16
men. Insured, with outfits, for $500, in the
Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Compa-
n.y. She was 81 tons, built in Essex In 1888.
Her crew was as follows: Roderick l.. Morri-
SOB, master; Archie Cameron, John McQueery
Paul McKinon, jeffrey Dorley, Joseph Penny,
Albert Ferguson, Jerry Laudry, Simon Miller,
James Mclean, Augustus Jefferson, Morris
Cash, John McRae, two named Green and
Powers, and one unknown. 1t is supposed
that the Maddocks was run down by an ocean
steamer.
The Hattie s. Clark reports two vessels at
anchor near each other before the blow of
Dec 9th. The watch on board the Clark re-
ports that large steamer passed them in the
night so closely as almost to come in collision.
On looking for the lights of the Maddocks they
could not be seen, and the next day she was
not visible.
1t is feared that two more of the fleet will
never return, the George w. Stetson and Wal
do Irving, both overdue. The loss OF these
two vessels and 80 men give the sad summing
up of ID vessels and ITO men lost since the 18th
Of November gale.
Mayor Wansan has received check for
81 200, as part of the amount realized from
The entertainment in the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, for the relief of the widows
and fatherless children. Tweuty-oue dollars
have also been received from Mgr. Capel.
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NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
The Fourteenth Annual Convention in
Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The fourteenth an
nual convention of the National Board of
Trade began its sessions in this city. Nineteen
boards of trade and chambers of commerce are
represented. Mr.. Frederick Fraley of Phila-
delphia was reelected President and Mr. Ham
ilton A. Hill OF Boston, Secretary of the
Board, and the organization completed by the
election OF IA Vice Presidents.
The annual report of the Executive Council
says: The most pressing question at the present
moment relates to the present condition of the
American mercantile marine. If Congress-
during its present session, shall deal efficiently
with the one great and exigent question the
country will be disposed to pass lepient judg-
ment upon it for whatever else it may do or
may omit to do. The first and most essential
thing that is wanting for the revival of Ameri-
can tonnage interests is agreement among the
business men of the country in the various
commercial bodies, and inthis national repre-
sentative association, in their conclusions and
recommendations as to what ought to be done.
When the opinions of intelligent business men,
East and West, North and South, are fairly
united to measures of relief, Congress pre-
badly, will be only too ready and glad TO iDcor-
porate such measures into law. Tue special
report of the Executive Council on American
shipping interests was also presented. The
substance of the plan proposed is the admis-
sion to Anne rican register of vessels purchased
abroad by citizens of the United States for use
in foreign trade; the admission free Of duty of
materials for the construction of vessels in the
United States for use in the foreign trade; the
granting of bonas to the owners of ships
built in the United States of domestic mater
ial of sum equal to the amount of duty
which would have been paid on such materials
had they been imported, and the modification
of the navigation laws so as to remove some of
the other burdens now laid upon the American
merchant marine.
WARRINGTON, Jan. "a.
At to-days session of the National Board of
Trade resolution was adopted requesting
Congress to make an appropriation for the RS
moval of the bar at the mouth of the Colum-
bia and Willamette river in Oregon. The
feasibilityof enlarging the Michigan and Illi-
nois canal and constructing the Hannepin can
al was also discussed, and it was the general
sense of the convention that Congress should
further these works At the afternoon session
a resolution was passed urging Congress to
frame o national bankrupt law based on or en-
brscIng the general principles of the Lowell
bill. Several measures were proposed amend
atory of the American shipping laws, which
were referred TO committee with instructions
to report tomorrow. The delegates attended a
banquet at Willard's Hotel tonight to which
number of Senators and Representatives were
invited
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ROUGH WEATHER.
Heavy snow Storms aud High Winds
Trains Abandoned in Canada.


ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. M.-Reports from the
northwest state that snow and high winds pre-
vail there. The country around Grand Forks
has been visited by terrible blizzard, but it is
not thought that there has been much loss of
life. The railroad companies report much
trouble from drifting snow. AT Duluth this
morning the thermometer registered $40 below
zero; at Cumberland 36o below, and at Supe-
rior junction 44o below. The wind is rising
here and snow ia beginning to fall. Railroad
men report that blizzard is coming this way.
NORTH THETFoRD, Vt, Jan. 24.-The sever
est snow storm of the season began at noon and
still continues. Nine inches of snow have
fallen, and it is drifting badly. In the North
ern part OF the State foot has fallen.
VERGENNEs, Jan. A.-Snow has fallen heav-
lily here for "a hours and is still falling. with
fierce north wind. Roads are badly driited and
almost impossible. The thermometer has fal-
len 60o since yesterday.
PETERBoRo, Ont, Jan. 24.-The severe snow
storm of yesterday has blocked the railway
and today all trains are abandoned. The
weather is bitterly cold.
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Some Very Cold Days.
rclsrsland H.r.ld1

lCleveland Herald
1t Is bit Ct coincidence that the comet
upon which Napoleon's soldiers gAssA ssSA
enty years ago, when they were making tkat
dreadful march from Moscow, which ~
suited in the death from cold and expesurs
of 100000 men, should be accompanied on
its reappesrance with bitter cold spell ef
weather. When it swept out of sight the
world witnessed an unusually severe winter.
The incident, as well as the present cold
snap, recalls other severe winters. In Octo-
Der, 1853, and February, 764, the denizens Of
the cities of mosques and mlnarsts were as
tonished by cold spell or weather, and tho
two seas at ConstantinopIe were frozen over
for twenty days. In 1868 the Thames
was frozen over for fourteen weshs.
In 1407 the cold was so intense in England
that all the small birds perished. and In f4sS
the large fowl of the air we're driven by thu
terrible cold into the towns and cities Of
Germany.
In 146S the winter was 90 severe in Flsn-
ders that the wine distributed was cut With
hatchets.
The year 1868 was noted for cold weather
in England. Thousands of forest and shsda
trees were split by frost, birds and stock
perlshed, line of stages ran on the Thames
Tor several weeks, and shops were bailt on
the ice in the middle of the Thames.
In 1901 the wolves were driven by the
cold into Vienna, where they attacked meH
and cattle on the streets.
In 1910 quicksilver froze in the thermome-
ter bulbs at Moscow. One of the most rs-
markable changes OF temperature was wit
messed at Hornsey and Hammersmlth, near
London, in 1867. The Thermometer was 3
minutes below zero on the 4th of January,
and seventy-two hours later it had .lcaped 70
65 degrees above zero.
With respect to America, some of tho re-
markable cold spells were as follows: In
1870, and again in 1921. New York harbor
was frozen over so that teams were driven
across the Ice to Staten Island. The neigh
boring State of Indiana saw cold weather
enough to CONCEAL the mercury In 1855. The
winter OF 1881 was made memorable by cold
weather. On the 18th and 26th days OF JAN
uary many deaths occurred from the intense
cold, and the residents Of Mobile saw the
thermometer sink to zero.
record of cold sieges would be imperfect
without mention of the terrible sudden
storm that swept over the country In 1898,
which has gone into history as the cold New
Years. A drayman was frozen to death In
Cincinnati while driving along the street; q
man climbing a fence in Minnesota froze TO
death and toppled over into the snow, whils
the loss of human and animal lives In all
parts OF the country was immense.
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change. From these fve columns he selected
the lowest figures and bases bis plan of reduc-
tion thereon.
Chairman Morrison saws that his bill is not
completed, but that it will not be more than
half column in length and can now be re-
duced to form in few minutes He Is waiting
to ascertain the amount of reduction that
would be effected by the changes he proposes,
and also to examine the schedules which Mr.
Hewitt has in preparation. Experts are work
ing on both bills. Mr., Morrison thinks that
Mr. Hewitt and himself will be agreed on the
main proposition. "Those who are talking OF
the paralysis OF the ways and means commits
tee," said Mr. Morrison, fare mistaken"
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nomins-
tions to the Senate today.
Peter French of Colorado, to be Collector OF
Customs for the District of Alaska.
PostmasteIs-Clark H. Barker at Portland,
Maine; Geo. L. Benson at Oakland, Maine.
A Telephone Claim Settled.
The claim of the American Bell Telephone
Company against the government for payment
OF royalty on all telephones manufactured by
the United States Signal Service. in use by
the government, as intringements on the Bell
patents, was settled today by a contract,
whereby the government pays the Bell Compa-
ny the royalties claimed.
miscellaneous
The Secretary of he Navy today received
cablegram announcing the departure of Lieut..
Harder from Moscow with the remains of De-
Long and party for New York.
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MAKING FUN OF THE COVER
NOR.
Farcieai Character of she Proceedings at
the Opening of the Dominion Parliament

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 24-The result of DEM
ocratic agitation was shown here yesterday,
when the Governor, who is a mere fgurehead
under the present system, entered the cham
Der in gold-lace coat and cooked hat, attend
ed by an aide-de-camp and body guard He
bowed and listened to the reading of para
graph stating that it was not his pleasure to
state why he summoned the House, until the
Speaker was elected. He then bowed and de-
parted, while the whole assembly was struck
with the farcical character of the proceedings,
and all Joined in the heartiest laughter that
ever rang through the legislative hall. The
governor reads the speech prepared by the
ministers today, and more fun is anticipated.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Terrible and Probably Fatal Effect of
Fooling With a Revolver.

DOVER, Jan. M.-Miss Annie Gale, aged 16
years, of Rochester, has been. visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Daniel Lindsay Lee, at Comic some
weeks past. Last evening, in the kitchen of
the residence, Daniel Lindsay Lee and his
brother George were fooling, when Daniel
snatchiDg revolver from Georges pocket,
hourished it. The revolver was cooked and q
barrel was discharged, the ball entering the
corner of the right eye near the nose of Annie
Gale. Three doctors made an examination
and found that the ball had lodged in or near
the brain. A fatal result is anticipated. Lee
is nearly crazy. Miss Gale suffers much
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philadelphia,s nunisipnI Affairs

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "a The Democrats OF
THIS city i'll convention today renominated
Samuel G. King for mayor. He was chosen
by acclsmation. Furman Sheppard was chosen
as candidate for city solicitor, and John
hunter was endorsed for tax receiver. Mr.
Hunter is the present tax receiver and the
nominee of the Republicans and the citizen 4
committee of 100,
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Chicago Grain Elevator. all Fall.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Several railroads. in
Guiding the Burlington, the Alton and the St.
Paul, decline to take gra n for Transportation
TO Chicago, unless for sale on track, because all
the elevators full. Warehouses capable of
holding 100000 bushels were made regular
yesterday: There are 100000 bushels on
track in the city.
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from Other sources !

The Ohanspl0n Novelty of she Age,
in the line of otfice-boding is Mr.. John N.
Irving, of Iowa, who wa appointed Governor
of Idaho Ter itory in March last. When his
first quarters salary was sent him he returned
1t with his compliments to the Treasury The
accounting officers having no other method of
disposlDg OF it, turned it over the conscien ce
fund. Mr.. Irving, in letter to the First
Comptroller, objects very positively to this.
He says he returned the money because he on
ly desired the office of Governor for the honor
OF the position, and cared nothing about the
emoluments.
He desires that an honorable" fund be Gre
ated, and that the money which he returned
be deposited to its credit, and say that as soon
as the balance of his salary is remitted to him
he will resrrn it for credit to the same fund,
AS this is the FIRST instance of this character in
the history OF the government, and as there ia
not much probability of second case, the Sec
retary has not decided to establish the honora-
BILE fund.
The Senators Vote Themselves Clerks,
The Senate adopted the modified Batler res.
olution reported from the committee on ac-
counts authorizing the employment of clerks
as private secretaries for all Senators who are
not chairmen of committees. The modification
liked the compensation at Sc per day during
sessions instead of $1,000 annually. The reso-
luton passed by 50 yeas to 10 nays. The neg
alive vote WIS as follows: Coke, Conger
FRYE, Garland, George, Harris, Harrison, In
gals, Mcmillan, McPherson, Maxey, Morrill,,
Platt, Plumb, Sherman, Van Wyck, Vest and
Walker,
Expenditures for River and Rarbor Em
prOvements.
The Secretary of War has sent to the House
detailed statement OF the expenditures of the
Government ON account of improvements TO
rivers and harbors from March 4, 1889, to une
80, 1885. The total expenditures aggregate
$l05, 6,A01 The following sums were ex-
pended IN New England: Connecticut, S1 BOZ
$40; Maine, 81 ,404 $50; Massachusetts, So, ,92S.-
$50; New Hampshire, S175 500; Rhode Island, ,
$a33,6l3; Vermont, $1545,31l. In New York
S9,539,9 ,974 was expended.
The Tarkff-TwO Plans for IA Revision.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Two members of the
ways and means committee, Morrison aud
dewitt, are reported to have prenared tariff
bills. Morrstn's bill extends the fee list and
effects horizontal reduction of from 10 to 20
per cent on all schedules Hewitt, in his,
gives the figures of the tariff as it stands those
OF the tlriH commission bill, the figures OF the
House bill last year, those of the Senate tariff
Dali and of the tariff as it existed before the
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THE DOMINION,
Qusbee Prerineial esrsrnns.t.

Qusbee Provincial GevsFnMsnf.
QUEBEC, Jan. A.-The followiag ninissa<s
were sworn in yesterday 90 Asa bsn
OF the provincial government: PrsAisr and
Commissioner of Agriculture asd Publts
Works, Mr.. Ross; Treasurer, Mr.. Robsrtssn;
Attorney General, Mr.. Tailor, Cen aissisnsr
Of Grown Lands. Mr.. Lynch; ProviHsial SEQ
retary, Mr.. Blanchet. There il yss enc Pere-
folio not given. Tho ministers were swsrz as
Spencewood, the residences OF the LiexssAszs
Governor, who is still confined 10 his bed
through illness.
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AT the LIE nToyme Cremnterv.

WASHINGTON, Pa. Jan. M.-Tbe remains of
A. G. Rupe, who died at Clifton, Staten ISL
and, in his 47th year, accompanied by the
widow and falher-in-law, Ell. L. Myera, of the
deceased and two gentlemen friends, arrived
here at noon today. The remains were imme-
diately taken to the Le None crsmatory, where
everything was in readiness for their inciner-
atinn
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WEST INDIES.
CAPITALIZATION of Jacmel aud Jeremie--
The Work superintended by Foreign
Representatives.

HAVANA, Jan. 24.-Haytien advices states
that at the capitulation of Jacmel and Jere-
mie, the United States minister and the Span
ism and English consuls assisted as committee
to see that the terms of surrender were COM
pied with and the Surrender was peacefully
accomplished. The government also captured
the villages of Coroil, Pestel and Cotes de Fer.
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The Famoun Lnrd Corner.

MILWAUKEE,. Jan. 24-David Wells, Jr., 9
partner of Peter McGsoch in the famous lard
"corner," has brought suit against the latter
for accounting of 100000 profit on wheat
CORNER" ia 1880 and also for moneys VIII ch
were supplied 10 help McGeoch in his diff :
ties, Claiming the latter had been obtained un.
der false pretences.
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A Deadly Feud.

AUBURN, KY, Jan. 25.-George Henderson
and Harry Aronson were killed by each other
in street fight today. The killing was the re-
suit of family feud dating, back 16 years.
Both men belonged to wealthy families, and
more trouble is expected.
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INSANE THROUGH GRIEF.

Roger 4lmerO's Crime and How it Affect
ed Members of His Family.
HALIFAX, Jan. 24.-Some time ago mar
rled sister OF Roger Amero now in Jail at Bos-
ton, aw aiting trial for murder, was conveyed
to lunatic asylum near this city, the immedi-
ate cause of her arrangement being grief at
the accusation of murder against her brother
After this the brother of Roger Amero became
insane at his residence near Digby, the malady
increasing in his case, and few weeks ago a
sanity, and is now lunstc, the exciting cause
being the same in both cases.
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FIRES.
Burned by Burglars.

STAMFORD, N. Y Jau. 24-The stores of A.
G. Thompson, NJ. Lawrence, g. P.ssFoster, and
r. McClelland, and Foote'S Bank building
were burned this morning. 1t is thought that
the fire was started in Lawrence's store by bur-
glars, who had robbed it.
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STARVED AND FROZEN.
Schooner Jennie Driven Out to Sea b
Ice-PrObabIy Lost With m er Grew.

schooner Jennie Driven Out to Sea by
Hce-PrObabiy Lest With Her Grew.
ST. JoHN's, n. f., Jan. M.-Schooner Jen-
ME, owned by Dean Whitebay, drove out Of
Ming's blight in slob ice on the 4th inst. A
crew OF six men in fishing punt boarded her
four miles at sea and since then no tidings of
the vessel. punt or crew have been received.
The vessels sails were unbent and rudder on
deck; nothing on beard as food, except little
-four and few gallons of water. Shortly af-
ter boarding, gale arose from the southwest
with a snowstorm, suddenly veering to north,
with intense frost. There are no hopes of the
crew. 1t is supposed that they were starved
and frozen to death.
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SOUTH AM ERICA.

Msateneres Capture Chissha, Azd are
Committing Deprsaatisns.
LIMA. Jan. A.-Tne remaining Montsasrsa
OF Canete, under Zsspata, attacked asd esp,
tured Chineha, and arc committing Efeat dep
relations The same thing has oesarrsa 81
Tanibo, DeMons and Osiuca H41A. The -
surgents have gone to HsnAry, sza troops viil
be sent Co attack them.
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One hundred and four Italians arrived in
New Orleans in the steamer Prinx George re-
Gently, and, on their charges of starvation and
ill-treatment, the captain has been held for
trial. The emigrants have filed libel against
the vessel, claiming $4,000 damages.
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FINANCIAL.
A Well Known lawyer InsoIvent.

n "6EI kAUOWu HldNVyVE EHbUIFtHIs
READING, Pa, Jan. "a. The insolvency Of
William 2. Bard, a well known lawyer of this
city was announced today. A year ago he was
worth 500 COO, but lost all by the recent De-
cline in stocks. He is Frustrated by his mis-
fortune and confined to his bad.
New York Failure.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24-The liabilities of
Stephen Z. Lord, broken grain merchants, are
$3.50 900, and actual assets $50, $50.
Liabilities of Wolf & Kahn, bankrupt bat
and cap dealers, are $3.50, 1856; actual assets,
$4,000.
BosroN, Jan. M.-In the United States Cir
cult today, verdict for plaintiff was ordered
in the case OF Charles A. Blanchard VS.. Pacific
National Bank This was suit TO recover a
certificate of deposit for $500 which the re-
ceiver refused to allow.
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INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.
wases of Oueratiyes Gu. Down,

NEWMARKET, N. H., Jan. A.-The wages
of operatives In the cotton mills of the New
market Mfg Co., will suffer reduction of 10
per cent on and after February 4th.
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Danger from Running Hce.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 24.-rhs Holly this morn
ing took the crew from the light house at
Seven Foot Knell, in the mouth of the Pa
tapsco,as the house was deemed unsafe because
of running ice.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.
The indications for New England are
colder clearing weather, preceded by local
snow, northwesterly winds. rising barometer.
Cautionary signals from Eastport to Macon.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
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Judge Rarrovs,

The somerset County Bar has adopted the
following resolutions:
=, hsSotced, That the members Of the Bar of
Somerset County have learned with concsrn
ana regret OF the proposed retirement OF Mr..
justin Barrows from the bench OF the Su-
creme Court, at the expiration OF his present
commission.
Res iced, That should he retire from the
Bench, now, in the full strength Of his man
hood and OF his mental faculties, the STATE
and Its Judiciary will sustain loss. irrepAra-
Ole by any new appointment, however snii-
nent the sppointeei that by his long service as
Judge, he has familiarized himself with sIl OF
the duties OF the Office andmade himeelf accop-
taols,to the Bar and to the people.
Resolved, That the Bar OF Somerset Conn-
ty unanimously express the hope that Jadge
Barrows may be induced to reconsider his wish
toiretir from the Court at the expiration OF
his present commission, and may consent 30
serve the people OF the State, At Least another
term.
Resolved, The the secretary of the Bar nre-
pare aud present to Mr.. Justin Barrow, conv
of these proceedings and resolutions and also
oause them to be pablished in the public pa
pers of the County.