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NAVY SAY FRANCISCO MATL BAosxosr

Postmaster Pearson was officially notified yester.
day that az . result Of a collision on the Union Pa
ol6o Railway at Cotton, Nebraska entire mail that
was dispatched from San Francisco for Nsw-York ON
February FL was destroyed Many letters to banks
and bankers mailed on that day. and containing ~
mittanocs in checks drafts and coupons have been
reported missing bat fortunately tho registered mails
York In safety.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10
YLLyEss OP JAMES D. SMITH.

James Smith. president Of the Stock Exchange has
been kept from active business By sharp attack Of 10
fsmmatory rheumatism for nearly two wcekA Abe letters
which no n able dictate 10 his partners in Jameson.
Smith Getting show that his sickness borne with great
impatiepse He y snppled By n but his spirit 10 In
Wau srcet aud q mere phyucal iaarnity IL ineum-
bsahos which hs would gladly throw o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10

sonaiies finally number Of the members put their
wraps ana nouncsd Indignantly out Of he ROOM leaving
untouched lunch prepared by landlord The sscedsrs
then hired and started opposition society," repu
dating al claims and dsba Saturday Mira Ebcrhardt thu
president Of tho old society explained that her society 10
tanned the treasury and that the Of trouble
rivalry between the Princest and Doyd-st factions
suit ct law oyer the festival receipts Is threatened
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10
A SCHOONER SUNK EYIcE ~ THE WORTH RIVER.

Tho schooner Celeste, heavily loaded with brick
and at anchor of One-huncrcd and-twonty ninth-st,
crushed and sunk by large ice foe cay yeSter-
day morning Captain Lewis and his crew escaped
when tho sides of the schooner were smashed In by
the fee, but they were obliged to leave most OF their
clothing on tho sinking vessel. The cargo OF brick
was consigned to John Main, OF No. 400 west FIFTY
fth-s and most of It, probably, can be saved with
the srhnOnnr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10

AN OLD CUSTOMS CLgRRs brsoHAR0E
Secretary yAi,shpd ysstSsdy ordered the dscAsrye Of
AlaitsN Gsyk NatasniA ". Howell, "a Va pm against
whom NJ ehtreS vas evss before psaA Or yuAsdA3 M
ssssA e A.a D''g.s.1 and yA'sA h Aslat AsaiAsse
~ m1Us y y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10

Tho diplomacy of Bismarck while the difficulties
between Prussia and France had been approaching
crisis had won several substantial advantages for his
country but the tendency Of both powers was stead
iIy toward a collision. The appointment; to the Min
isry of Foreign Affairs OF the Duke OF Grammont,
from his known hostility to Prussia fastened war;
France distinctly protested against the candldaturo
of the Hohenzollern Prince leopold for the throne
Of spain lie voluntarily Withdrew, but this did not
much help the matter. Benedict, the French Am
bassador to the Prrssan Court, instructed 10 do
mand Of William a distinct engagement that no Prince
of Hohenzollern should ever in the future be can
d,date for the Spanish crown This demand was
made peremptorly upon william at Ems on the i"'h
OF July, 1870, and just as peremptorly refused
nv him Moreover, he declined another interview
with Bencde,ti. who was recalled by Napoleon Pius-
sia ON her part Immediately withdrew her represent
alive from Paris England In vain offered media
tIop nor WAS the Pope, who personally wrote to tho
K,re NJ Prussia. more successful War was FORM
ally declared by France on the 10Th OF Juy' Ihe
soutb German States Joined tho North German Con-
federation against France. Tho military system OF
Germany now exhibited tho advantages OF
careful preparation Tho King was able 10 bring into
tho neld an army third greater than that OF France
and 80 thorouthy orgs bEed that II could b concen
tratod rapidly upon tho frontier-an army OF AA7ooo
man. with nrst reserve Of $4,000 and second OF
aos,ooo. without computing the Lapdwehr homo
militia, The Emperor OF France LED big efmy - per
con and Kng william also took the AeM 10 lon
periln 5uy 81. with hiD OWL end military advisers
nismsrck akd Yoa Moltks, and Of GUsult eItAslhed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-17
MASSES OF FLAMES
1mprlson Scores of WorLmen-Tr;,hts
Leans to Esraua tha IJnJ,,,,,,.

imprlson Scores of Workmen-Friphtful
Leaps to Escape the Holocaust.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Nov. 9.-Tbe most
disastrous and fatal fire that has happened
In this city for many years occurred this
evening, and the loss Of life Is expected to
reach between fifty and sixty persons. A
general alarm was sounded at I 80 n. m.
on IRE being discovered in the packing,
room of the Rochester Steam Gauge and
Lantern Works, an important factory en-
ployfng large number of men. So busy
has the factory been lately that the men
have been working night and day to catch
up ON orders. The locality where the fro
occurred is regarded as somewhat danger.
Gus, and when the report got abroad that
the lantern works and the cotton factory.
in its vicinity, were on fire, there was in.
tense excitement all over the city, which
was increased when at nine O'Clock the
rumor got abroad that n large number of
mon had been killed. The building to
which the fire was confined was six stories
high. About sixty men were working in
the three upper floors, and as soon as they
found there was fire underneath them tboy
began to leap from the windows, ignoring
tho fire escapes with balconies that were
ready for them on the south side of the
building. In these leaps quite number
Of men were injured, many of them so Sc.
rlousIy that they will probably die. By
nine O'Clock the building was entirely de-
stroyed and five men had been taken out
dead and sixteen seriously injured. Four
teen were entirely safe, and the rest unac-
counted for of whom quite a number are
unknown by name.
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HOrrOr UpOn HORROR.

PITTSBURGH, KAs,, Nov. 12-Late last
night Marie Berthune, wife of one of the vic.
tins of The mine disaster set fire to herself
and her five children and all but the eldest
daughter were burned to death. Among
the bodies recovered yesterday from the
fatal shaft was that OF Louis Berthune.
and when his wife recognized the man.
gIed remains, shrek was heard and the
woman swooned. When she recovered IT
was found her reason was gone. About mid.
night the Bethune cabin was discovered in
liames and was soon consumed. The eld.
est girl, nine years old, escaped. She said
her mother sent each of the children to bed
with kiss, and then sat down
near the stove. The girl could not sleep
and lay watching her mother, who, after
sitting for some time, took the cnr os cool.
oil and poured II over herself ard tLesAe5.
lotheS OF the children. The grief stricken
woman then set fire to some paper and
scattered it about the room and soon the
whole place was in flames The daughter
struggled short time with her mother in
an endeavor to get away, but the burning
oil on her mothers clothes caused such in
tense heat that she soon relaxed her grasp
The girl finally managed to get out of the
door, where she fell exhausted and fright
fully burned.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-17
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

-Teacher-'What is coifer can
any one tell?" Little boy in back seat
Please, maam, | know" Teacher
-"Well, whatP" Little boy-''A con-
sumptive. - Yankee Blade. ..
In the palmy days of Rome prize
fights were fought with gloves loaded
with lead Seems to us that scrap
iron would have been more appro-
pirate. -Ierre HaHte Express.
Mrs. Cumso-''Why did you not
remain after service, John?' The min
lister asked all lay members to wait q
few moment" Mr.. Cumso-''Yes.
| know; but I'm not lame member"
-Drake'S Magazine.
First baseball player-"Did you
go to Shortstop's wedding to-dayP"
Second baseball player-"Of course
| did" First player-''How did it
come OFF," Second player-"Declarod
a tie. Once a Week.
-''Richcs take unto themselves
wings and fly away said the teacher
What kind of riches is meant?n And
the smart bad boy at the foot OF the
class said he "reckoned they must be
ostriches. american Poultry Yard.
--Bobbie-"Oh! Great Scott, Two
been and put the wrong end of my
cigar in my mouth" Maggie-''Ha!
Ha! It's not Great Scott, but another
poet you put me in mind of, Bobbie."
"Who?" why, Bobbie Burns!"-
Teras Sytings.
The meanest man up to date is
Snifkins. He sold Jones half inter-
est in COW, and then refused to di-
vide the milk, maintaining that Jones
owned the front half. The COW hooked
Snifkins, and now Snifkins is suing
Jones for damages. Time.
Justice OConnor, what is
the matter with your eye?" OConnor
-"Sure, Missus O'Connor an meself
wuz dishcussin rs marriage failyer.
| | said it wus and she said 1t wuz not,
an wild that she t'ron d tlat-iron at me.
Old loike to have yer honor put few
bonds on her. America.
Little Pat was in the habit OF fall
ing out Of bed during the night, and
his father to break him of the habit,
would remind him of it the next morn
ing. One day, as usual, his father
said to him: Here, Pat, you fell out
OF bed again" "Oh, no, papa said
Pat; "it was the pillow, for went up
to SEQ, and the pillow was on the floor
by the side OF the bed. "whatmade
YOU cry, thenp" asked his father.
"Well, you see,n said Pat in his most
sober manner, "it was dark and
couldn't tell whether IL was me or the
pillow Troy Times
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Howe
A LONG-WINDED ORATOR.
A British Columbian Legislator Speaks for
Twenty-siy Hours,


Long speeches are common. In the
Georgia Legislature, when the ques-
tion of eXpelling the negro members
was up, Aaron Alpeoria Bradley spoke
four days The Tichborne trial brought
DR.. Kenealey to the front with a speech
running through 40 days. But these
speakers did not talk continuously.
Adjournments for dinner, and over
night, and for Sunday made their work
easy.
The longest speech on record is prob
ably the one made by Mr.. De Cosmos,
a member of the Legislature of British
Columbia some time ago A bill was
pending which, if passed, would de-
prive many settlers OF their lands, and
the temper of the majority made it
certain that it would pass. The Legis-
lature was within a day and half Of
the hour OF its final adjournment and
the vote was about to be taken.
At this juncture De Cosmos rose to
address the body. 1t was ten o'clock
in the morning. and the members
thought that he would finish in an hour
or two. The clock struck eleven,
twelve and one, but the speaker kept
right on.
How long would he speak? The
members in a spirit of fun omitted to
adjourn for dinner, but De Cosmos
spoke on without break. At six
o'clock he was still on the floor. He
was forced by the Speaker to stick to
the question and was not allowed to
pause except to take drink of water.
The majority decided to continue
the session through the night, slipping
out in small parties to eat and
sleep. Still, without faltcring. the
orator poured forth his torrent of
words. This was the situation at
midnight, and also when the morning
sun flooded the hall with the light OF
day.
As the hour hand of the clock
pointed to twelve the limit prescribed
by law for the session had arrived and
the Legislature stood adjourned sine
die. At the last stroke of twelve the
brave De Cosmos stopped, in tho mid
die of sentence and fell fainting in
his seat.
He had spoken, standing on his feet,
twenty-six hours. His eyes were
bleared and red, and his parched lips
were cracked and running blood. He
was nearly dead but he had prevented
the bill from becoming law and had
saved the settlers their homes.-M Y.
Herald.
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EATEN BY HOGS.

Bodies of Two Murdered Men Hidden I'm
a Haystack to Become Food for tho
Swine.
OMAHA, NEB,, Nov. IS. On Friday last
two farmers named Hiram Rotten and
William Ashley, living in Custcr County,
called on a neighhor named Holsten to
see him about some furniture which had
disappeared from the school house in
that district. Ashley and Rotten were
directors. They failed to return Friday
night, and, after waiting until Sunday,
their neighbors became suspicious,
and instituted search for them. Yester-
day afternoon they saw some hogs eating
at some object in hay stack in Holstein's
h"ld, and gninp Tn th q spet found thu :,
S'uioe as tile dlrecto.,s Rottens face had
been badly eaten by the hogs. lIolstein
can not be found, and it is believed he took
with him the team and wagon in which
the murdered men drove to his house, as
they can not be found
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-17
AWFUL DISASTER.
Explosion in a Mine in Which A..
One Hundred and Sixty Men
"s Thought That All Were Killed rY.
oept Two, Who Were Near tho
- Top of the Shaft.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Nov. "A .Jouyno,
special from Pittsburgh, Kas., saws, "Tbs
most dreadful disaster in the history Of
Kansas occurred at o'clock this evening
W hen the men were preparing to leave of
tneir work at shaft No. at Frontenac, a
suburb OF Pittsburgh, terrible explosion
was heard, that shook the earth for n great
uls'ance and completely shattered tho
smart Upon investigation it was found
'nat one hundred and sixty men were
within the mine at the time of the exnlo.
sion. Being ono hundred and twely, feet
below the surface, it is almost certain that
AL al aye dead at this writing. The only OK.
'ceptions weretwo men who were in n car
coming up, and being near the top of the
smart managed to escape. Pittsburgh is
IN tho center of the coal mines of South.
eastern Kansas, and is about one hundred
miles south Of Kansas City, on tho Fort
Scott and Gulf road.
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SINGULAR DISCOVERY
by South Carolina Well-Diggers-A Vast
subterranean Cavern, With Noises Re-
sembling Waterfall.

by South Carolina Well-Diggers-A Vast
subterranean Cavern, With Noises Re-
tembling u Waterfall.
CHARLESTON, s, c., Nov. 13.-Some time
asc some workmen were digging a well
near Blacks when crowbar used by one
Oh them fell through a crevice, and disap-
peared. This caused great excitement, as
Blacks is on direct line between Raleigh,
N c., where recently an underground
river was discovered, and Lawrence in
this State, where immense caves have
been recently brought to light by
the sinking of some land. 1t is thought
that an underground river of con-
siderable size runs along the
asain belt oi North and Sopth Caro-
a finally working its way into tie
y y Some gentlemen of scientific turn
Of mind determined to invest gate the
isattsr, and have sunk a shaft about atty
5SAess Until this morning nothing partiru-
lar was noticed, except that it was per-
lectly dry, while fifty feet away a well
forty feet deep is so near full of water
that one can dip it out by hand from the
surface. This led to the belief that at
least O hole and abundant drain existed
near where they were working. This morn.
ing workmen pushed bar into the crevice
inside the shaft and detached mass Of
material, opening small hole. from and
into which air seemed to rush, accompan-
led by loud noise, as Of escaping steam,
and the well was soon filed with vapor
This phenomenon and loud noise fright.
ened the workmen, who fled from the
works. The news soon spread, and large
number of citizens collected and repa red
to the sceno, and dozen or more descend.
ed the shaft and cndeavored to account for
or discover tho source of the sounds,
which were plainly heard on top of
ground, but more plainly when in
the well. All agree that it is tho
sound OF running water over a shoal, per-
haps one hundred feet lower down, and
must be large stream. Rocks that were
taken from an old excavation still on the
ground show unmistakable signs of the
action of swift-moving water. The sounds
now heard are unmistakably those Of a
considerable underground river. 1t is
probable that twenty feet more of excava.
tlon Will have to be made before it will be
definitely known what's the nature and ex.
tent OF this body of moving water, what
the extent of excavation it has created and
what value it may be as natural curiosity
OF point of interest.
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o6EYED HER HUSBAND
ny shootins Him Through the Heart
Done to Save Her Own life.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Nov. n.-At Carbon
Hill, thirty miles west of this ctv, on the
kansas City road, W. A. Shumaker post.
master of the place, on account of the an
tieipated loss Of his office, became dc.
spondent and, approaching his wife, de.
manded that she kill him with a knife he
handed her, She refused and he snatcbed
away the knife to kill her and then kill
himself. Sheprotestsd and said that she
would do as he desired her. She took n
small pistol from drawer near by and
hred, the ball taking effect in her hus.
pand's heart and killing him Instantly.
PERSONS who heard the report rushed in
and found the husband dead and the wife
unconscious across his PROSTATE body. 1t
was concluded that Shumaker had taken
MS own life, but on her recovery the un-
fortunate wife told the facts aud gave, ,her-
sen INTO custody. Shumaker was popu.
lar young man and stood well. His wife is
refined girl of seventeen years.
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Xclinw Foyer Cases

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. 9. 9.-President
Neal Mitchell has just issued the following
official bulletin for the twenty -four hours
ending six O'Clock this evening: New
cases, 20; deaths, 9; total number of cases
TO date, 4, 1856; total number OF deaths to
dhte, $40. Ek,s t Nf -
DECATUR, ALA, Nov 9.-Four new cases
Of yellow fever reported, three colored
nurses and Mrs. Fields Mr.. George Black
died last night.
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heap better of nor wo who ar left in
this shuckless world"

heap better off nor wo who ar left in
this shuckless world"
When the time came for the preacher
to step forward and offciate his nerve
failed him, aud he arose and said:
"He'un is from the Moth, and he'un
knows better what to say. Let he'un
go ahead"
Stranger, mought I ak ye to
obleege?' queried Morgan. eve is
pore an humble critters, but we try
to live in sich a way as mought not be
a purfessing Christian, but We are
shure yer heart is right"
tried to comfort them in their sor-
row; they were all fervent singers,
and somehow we got along all right.
When the mother took her last look al
her dead child she held up her hand:
and SAID
20, Lord, Tn S-dspcaaiaF IN ~.
through all my tribulations. Tn only
pore critter in the mountains, and
kin skeercely spell yer name in print
but don't desart me now when heaps
OF trouble press me down. Let Pol
into Heaven, and when the rest Of u;
die let us in, too, and we will praise
Thy name forever. Amen"
When all had taken last look every
eye was wet with tears. Rough, un
couth, uneducated-living scarcely
like civilized beings-but their hearts
were as tender as children's, and theil
words were honest. As the coffin lid
was being screwed down an old woman
spoke up: ....t
"Stranger, Heavens for all, amt it?''
"Yes-for all.
"Them rich folkses in Greensboro
don't stand no better show than us
pore critters in the hills?n
Not bit ..
"And the Lord won't shet any OF us
out fur usin a snuff-stick or dancin' at
house-raisin'?n ....
NO
GLORY. was afeard He would,
though it amt in my Bible
She fell back and quietly used her
snuff-stick, and six of us carried the
body to the grave. A hundred thou.
sand eulogies might have been pro.
nounced, but none could have equaleC
the few words which dropped from tn,
lips Of gray-haired mountaineer who
stepped forward:
"Oh, Lord, we've sent We another
soul to judge. Be merciful and remem
Der the burdens she had to bear"
There was but one room to tn,
house. had one Of the two beds. ant
wife and husband had the other, Will,
the boy slept on bunk. AT midnigh
the wife called over to me in the dark
ness:
Stranger, ar ye shore about Heav
en?n
"How?'
"Haint so many rich an eddecatet
folks died that thar won't be room f,u
pore Poll inside?n. a
ANA when | reassured her she lei
asleep within five minutes, perfectly
satisfied that | knew all about it,
Detroit Free Press. r
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Kansas SuOw-BOuu1.

ArcHIsoN, KAs., Nov. 9.-The most phe-
nomenal snow storm that ever occurred in
Northern Kansas began this morning, and
has continued furiously all day. The
trains are all delayed, and the telegraph
wires are Frustrated in all directions, with
the exception of one line to Kansas City.
In Atchison over two hundred telephone
lines are broken and so tangled up with
the electric light wires that the electric
light works have been suspended to pre-
vent accident. The snow-storm is the
heaviest that has occurred here at any
season of the year since 1878. The extent
of the damage can not be ascertained,
owing to the suspension of telegraphic
communication.
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HarrisOn'S Mail.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12.--Slnce the day
of his election General Harrison's mail has
steadily increased, until it has now
reached mammoth proportions. This
morning it required an express wagon to
haul the bundles of letters and bags of
newspapers that had arrived since Satur-
day, About fifteen hundred letters and
several bags of newspapers comprised to.
days mail. Something like eighty tele.
grams were also received to-day, mostly
of congratulatory character as are also
his letters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-17

ut urandin wheat farm In Dakota
Fprlses about 10000 acres, $4,000
'u'ch are under cultivation, 900
|ag Sown in wheat. The machinery
/ comprises 45 gang plows, A
['ucoS' sewers, 65 selt.binding har-
[~'s and six thrcshers, each run by
ra nI and capable of threshing out q
sa,Nels q day; or l2,Ooo bushsls, in
/ pa recurring a force Of 80 mon to
machine. II requires regiment
'Orkmen to successfully run the
|~ lhero are a number OF other
|se larms in the State
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-17

EVER, Col, will soon have one of
finest Masonic temples in the West,
ng not far from $250,O00. 1t will
wen stories high.with a frontage Of
Get and d depth Of 100 feet. Every
II and beam throughout the build
ylIl be Of iron, not even Il wooden
or staircase being used.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-17

When the day has soft, gentle
glow in it. as though molten gold per-
meated the air, and it is just triae
too warm for u light overcoat, that Is
the day that the furnace deviates from
its custom Of sending iced air up
through the register and drives you
out doors 70 cool ofI,--Pnck
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-17

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. 1L-W. NJ At
len, Of Kansas City, and G. NJ. Wilson, OF
Sd Louis, came here last night and .adver-
tised In the morning papers for ten young
men whom they wanted to engage at lib
eral wages. A dozen or more called at the
designated place this afternoon, and ten
dollars was demanded Of each as guar'
antee Of goodfaitb. Suspecting fraud, one
Of the applicants informed the police, and
tho two confidence sharks were arrested
The police believe they are the same men
who victimiKed a number Of persons IN
othar cities
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-17
Young Couple Asphyy;ated,

CHICAGO, Now 12,-A young couple, Of
intelligent and refined appearance, regis
tered last night at tho Farwell House, as
Charles Paulsen and wife, Milwaukee. At
noon to-day they had not left their room
and an investigation was instituted. The
door of the room was forced, and on its
being opened a strong odor of gas was per-
ceiyed. The man was dead. The woman
was unconscious, but still breathing. 1t is
not thought she can recover.
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Want Travel and Traffic.

OTTAWA, Nov. 12.-At a meeting Of the
Dominion Cabinet it was decided TO invite
Australia and New Zealand to send dele
gates to Ottawa at an early date TO con.
slider trade matters and the proposed
Pacific cable. The design is to divert the
travel ,nd ,rsf'ic from Australia from San
Francisco to Vancouver and thence over
the Canadian Pacific.