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Report Of an American Official on
the Prevailing Disease IN
Russia,
The After Effects Said TO bo Much
Worse Than the Complaint
Itself
\ Lawyers Convention In i'aris Broken
up hy the Disease-Aii Europe
Affected.

wAsulNo1oS, Dec, ag.-Georeo W. wur,s,
charge d'adalrs at United States Legation.
81. Petersburg. has sent the state depart
ment an account OF the prevalence of lag
ripple in Russia with interes ing comments.
He states that about the middle of Novsn-
Der public attention vas called 10 the luge
number of persons falling i'll with much the
same symptoms, fever, severe PAINS in the
head. back aud limbs. For the lack of a
better name the statesl the malady has
been called influenza. hut il shows signs OF
typhoid fever character. though OF
not malignant type. and mp 10
the date of writing. Dec 3.
No fatal case is reported. The illness in
most cases is very light and lasts but few
days, seldom longer than two weeks. II
leaves. however. all the persons who have
been touched by IL in delicate health and
preat depression of spirits: in fact, the
after effects are rather mora unpleasant
than the complaint itself. The cause Of
the epidemic las not been satisfactorily ex-
planned. Most persons ascrihe IL 10 the alb
normally warm weather Of the past month
bat that would not account for
its appearance in Siberia, where
IL burst out in several places,
whre it,has been as cold as usual this season.
Now that winter seems 10 have set in here,
II III expected the malady will disappear,
but meanwhile everyone IN affected. There
is no exaggeration in printing the number
OF sick at fully two-thirds of the population
Of st. Petersburg. Certainly not a place
has escaped its visitation. The emperor is
very i'll with il, and scarcely member of
the imperial family has been free from H..
More than 40,0OO cases have been reported
authenticity. but these represent small
portion Of the sufferers.
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LONDON, Dec. 4.-At a meeting of the
Pelican club last night a resolution and let
ter 10 Slavin, the Australian pueilist. er'
pressing sympathy for him in the treatment
accorded him in his fight with Smith and
admiration for his courage, the club de-
cided TO recognize Slavin as the champion
Of England. and presented him with belt
and purse. Fleming. who acted as Smiths
umpire and who il member Of the club.
was suspended from membership pending
an explanation. In an interview Fleming
said he WIS not acquainted with the rouehs
who caused the trouble, but that they were
doubtless friends whom Smith had hired 10
interrupt the fight in the event Of It's going
against him.
Upon the arrival IN London Of Slavin he
was given an enthusiastic reception by
large crowd which had gathered 10 welcome
him. He visited the stock exchange to-day,
and the members subscribed $50 for him
on the spot.
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The Disease In Eranfe.

PARIS, Dec. 2i.-rhe epidemic reigns and
rages. The conference of lawyers. which
was convened yesterday, did nothing, be.
cause n majority of the speakers were ILL.,
Reports from Berlin are 10 the effect that
there is no abatement of II there. At Bruns.
wick IL has assumed malignant type. and
there have been many deaths. Al Frank
fort il IL increasing. The tTamways have
ceased operations, because tho employees are
all III. Az Antwerp the dissnse Is increas-
ing, but IL is diminishing among both the
garrison and people at Amsterdam. IL has
appeared at Dardrecht among the soldiers
and sailors, and in the factories. II is very
serious in the barracks at Brussels, and half
the carbineers of the Corps das Guides are
ILL
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NEw YoRK, Dec. 9i.-John Williams. sec
retary of the Ramel Conley Iron and Stee
Company, and also representing the United
States Sealed Postal Card Company ut ~
Broadway. he's not bean seeni al his Office in
three weeks and business men who know
him say he is confined in an insane asylum
Edmund Hurstet, treasurer of the Rame
Conley company, had attachments agains,
Williams for $1,000 money loaned. In hii
affidavit Hurstet alleges that Williams, al
secretary Of the Ramel Conley company
wilfully and fraudulently altered and appro.
priated money 10 his own use.
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PRINTERS WANT A. RAISE.
Philadelphia Conpositors on Morning ~
pers Ask For Better Pay.

PHLApEppHA. Dec. 2i.-Edward IT,
Plank, president of the international Typo
graphical Union, arrived to-day TO confer
with the officers Of Typographical Union
No. ., relative 10 the demands Of the
printers on the five morning papers for a
advance from 10 TO i5 cents per thousand -
the price Of type setting. He saw some a
the local officers, who explained the situa-
ton to him. The demand the printers
made was 20 have gone into effect tonight.
but the refusal of the employers to grant IL
served TO complicate matters. Most Of the
men are not satisfied with the 10 cents a.
thousand rate, and they are not inclined to-
accept the employers action as 6nsll,
President Glazer, of the local unionSl
said this afternoon, no trouble would be ex!l
perienced in any Of the newspaper com
posing rooms tonight. meeting will
probably be held In few davs, he said. at
which the situation will be considered.
William M. Singerly. OF the Record. has
granted 10 his printers an advance from 70
10 u cents per thousand for setting minion.l
This action, however. II was said, was purely
voluntary, and had nothing to do with the
demand of the typographical union, the
matter being still in abeyance.
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BERLIN, Dec. 2i.-The Vossische ZeitunG
has aninteresting article ON the German nt-
titude toward Stanley in which IL snys TINT
If German enthusiasts for colonial develop.
ment should attempt TO follow the lame nj.
tacks upon England by assailing Stanle,
they would prove themselves mean spirited
people in the lowest sense Of the word. In
the reception OF Stanley the people Of Rer-
lin should not allow themselves TO be infiu.
enced by any other feelings than that of ad.
miration for his courage, resolution and
achievement. They must honor him as the
guest of the emperor and as the greatest
living African explorer.
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B0uLANGER AND BRAZIL.
Tho French General Sends Warm Greet
ing TO the New Republic.

iug 10 the New Republic,
PARIS Dec. 2i.-Gen. Boulaneer has sent
tine following message to Gen. dc Fonseca,
chef of the provisional government Of Bra
al. Accept my sincere congratulations
for the able and patriotic manner in which
you have carried ont the plans that resulted
in the overthrow of the deposed monarchy.
Your eeneralship of the cause Of an 0p-
pressed people is made doubly grand by the
fact that not single life was sacrificed.
How different from that OF l5T5, which
made the United States the grandest nation
ln the world. How different from that of
France in l7Si. The United States set an
example which revealed tho possibility,
years ago. of all America becoming free
from the yoke of imperialism. France fol-
lowed In her footsteps, md God grant
that ere another century has rolled
by all Of Europe will bc free.
I have great faith in the future OF France,
mucha as she may he misgoyerned nj present.
A misfortune which hope will never be
fall Brazil. The time IA not far distant
when outraged liberty will have hearing.
Ii is with ynn M Il will be with me and my
conferes tu show 60 the world. as the
great United States has done, that aTepub-
licau government, founded on liberty.
fraternity and equality, will expand until
the last yestiee of kingcraft is swept away
from the earth. Long live Tuso Brazil,
Long live America
In reply TO this remarkable greeting Bou-
langor received the following message from
LaFonseca: "In the name of the citizens
OF the United States of Brazil. thank you
for the cordial greeting You were inspired
to send me. BE assured every means
worthy of patriotism were used to bring
about the present glorious result. Yes,
Brazil is free. and all America is free.
Never more. and speak ndvisedly, will tho
tyranny of kingcraft he experienced upon
THESE shores. The present result in Brazil
has been the dream of my boyhood. In
undertaking the step that has resulted so
eloriously In our favor. / was
fully aware of the great responsibility
IL entailed. NV desire was 10 bring about
a bloodless and honorable revolution. That
desire has been gratifled. thanks be 10 God.
Some of my good friends in this and other
parts of the world have honored me with
the title of the Boulanger of Brazil Let
me say am proud Of the title, and II Bou-
lanRerism means the peaceful overthrow OF
dcspotism and the firm establishment of
liberty, fraternity and prosperity. | cry
aloud with all my heart, Long live Bou-
langer.'
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GnillY OIL Iarceny.

SPOKANE FALLS, WASH, Dec a.-[specisl.
Joseph j. Lister well known attorney
and newspaper man, pleaded guilty 70 lar
ceny, and was to-day sentenced TO two years
in the penitentiary. A citizen Of Rockford
entrusted Lister with $3.50 with which 70
pay for some railroad land. Lister came 10
Spokane Falls, went on spree and lost the
money gambling. Lister formerly pub
lished the Eastern Washington Republican
at pomeroy; he afterwards published the
Spangle Record. and later the Ritxville
Record. For several months he has been
practicing law and conducting real estate
and insurance business at Rockford.
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In the Hands of the spoiIer.

vIcroHIA. b. c., Dec. 2i.-Captain l..
Angerstein. Of the wrecked steamer Idaho,
complains, since he has been in this port, he
has found the most avaricious set of robbers
il has ever been his misfortune 20 run
across. Instead of assisting him. he says
his ship has been Systematically robbed by
all concerned. His own private property, as
well as blankets silverware. and an PARTICLES
of portable nature belonging 10 the
steamer have been taken by people working
aboard of her while she was stranded. The
captain feels highly indignant at this sort
of treatment.
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No Hope for the Miners.

SAN ANpREAs, CAL, Dec. 2i.-There is no
hope of rescuing the sixteen miners who
were buried by a cave-in in the Utica mine
at Angeles Sunday. Working parties have
found two dead bodies, but will not be able
10 reach them until tomorrow. and II is
feared they will not be able TO reach some
of the other victims for several weeks. II Is
believed all of the sixteen men were crushed
10 death by the falling rocks.
This afternoon the surface of the mine at
Angel Camp caved down 10 depth of forty
feet, and the caye extends along the vein
from the north shaft 10 the south shaft at a
width Of thirty feet. This makes il neces-
sary to stop all work of recovering the
bodies. There is little doubt that the hoists
have been draWn into the cave.
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KILLED BY THIEVES.
The Plucky Wife of a Pennsylvania jew
eier Bruialiy Murdered.

The Plucky wife of a Pennsylvania jew
eier Bruialiy Murdered.
TrHESIuM, Pa, Dec. @.-Shortly after 10
o'clock tonight three men broke into the
iewelry store of Paul. Hutter. and were in the
act of carrying of all the valuable stock
when they were surprised by Mrs. Ruttet'
who pluckily grappled with one Of the rob
bers. She had the best of him. when one OF
the other men drew a revolver and blew the
top of her head of. The noise attracted
Ruttet. who was upstairs, but before h,
reached his wife she was dead and the
thieves had fed with their booty. The
murder created intense excitement. and q
large number are out searching for the
thieves. The amount Of valuables stolen il
not known
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CALLAHAN EXCITED.
The Man After PowderIy writes a Very
savage Letter.

SCRANTON. Pa, Dec. @.-Edward Gala,
han, who achieved so much notoriety
through his efforts 10 have General Master
Workman Powderly arrested. to-day wrots
letter directed 10 Judge Archibald, p. j.,
but the contents werc addressed 60 Alder
man Fuller. II il IN part an follows;
ScoITDALE, Pa, Dec. 2i.--w. Derman y.
Fuller, Scranton.-My dear sir; Your failure
TO endorse the warrant for the arrest Of
Powderly. is fragrant violation of yonr
oath of office. The charge OF conspiacyis
specific and clearly and distinctly set forth
in the information made before Squire
Skoner. OF Greensburgh, ia. I can prove
the charge, and ns for Powderly bring
ing counter charges against me, tell him I
will be only too glad 10 confront o scoun-
drel like him. IL the warrant for arrest WIS
in accordance with my swon information,
] shall held you and Judge Archibald re-
sponsible for obstructing an officer in the
discharge Of his duty"
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Brutal Fight in the East in Which
One Of the Principals Was
Fatally Injured.
Slavin Declared the Champion Of
England and Well Treated by
the Britons.
Presented Purse by the Stock Exchange
-I;attling Fight Between Lishtweights
In san Francisco.

wiLKEsnARRE. Pa, Doc. A.-A brutal
prizo fight was fought in barn four miles
from Plymouth early this morning, which
in all probability may ond in murder.
James burns and james Farrell wore the
principals. -Four rounds were fought,
chnacterized by the most terrific smuggling
When time was called for the last round
Burns was unable 20 respond. Ho was re.
moved to nm adjoining farm house and a
physician summoned, who found him in
iured internally in the region of the stomach.
Lockjaw has since set in.
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THE DEATH RECORD.

G. Charles Mackay. l.. /. d.. the we'll
known English author and journalist. is
dead. aged Ib years.
Henry w. Austin. a wealthy citizen Of
Chicago, we'll known As philanthropist
and an ardent temperance worker died yes
ierday. He WAS instrumental in the passage
Of the first broad, sweeping temperance leg
islation IN Illinois, known as the dramshop
net Of 1872.
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The Pope andu, Advisers.

RoNE, Dec. @.-His mess the pope,
received to-day the III, 'ollege cardinals,
the supreme council ol ,te Of the church.
In addressing this chom ,ody Of advisers,
the pontiG said "In theaa times, when the
church is assailed and prosecuted, because
II is the great stronghold of faith and truth,
II is consolation 20 know that among the
children of the church themselves there IL
perfect truth" His holiness announced he
would shortly issue an encyclical letter, de-
timing the duties Of Catholics in this crisis.
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Won by Neesllnm.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 2i.-Danny Nesdhan,
Of ST. Paul, and Paddy Smith, Of Birmine-
ham. England, light weights, fought at the
Occidental club tonight for purse Of.
$1,000. The hardest fighting Was in the SEQ
ond. third and twelfth rounds. Tho first
blood was gained by Ncedham In the hrst
down blow. The latter uss picked up IN
the thirteenth round aud tonight savaRely
until he was knocked out in the seventeenth
round
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Mnbbnrd stems Down.

IGSooLS. Dec. 2i.-Chief of Police Hub.
bard was superseded in Office tonight by
Capt. b. II. Marsh, WIS United States mar
shal of the northern district Of Illinois
during President Cleveland's administers
tion. Hubbard was holdoyer from the
administration preceding that Of Mayor
Cregier. He will, il is understood, be given
a captnmcy.
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SUED FOR WAGES.



Bought by n Kansan.
KANSAS Cry, Dec. PA unique case was
decided in the probate court Of Cooper
county to-day. Az the commencement Of
the war Joseph Hickman, now wealthy
and influential farmer In the county, bought
negress slave and took her 10 the farm as
sewing maid. Since thae time she has
never been allowed 10 go beyond the bounds
of the farm. In her petition she alleges she
has not been permitted TO hold converse
with any of her race, and none of the family
were ever permitted 10 tell her the results
of the war. When her old master died
three weeks ago she ran away TO Boonville,
and while there learned that the slaves had
been emancipated. She told her story 20 a
lawyer and he brought suit 10 recover
wages, Sl,40O tat 81 per month for twenty
five years. from Hickhams estate. The
court decided for the plaintiff to-day, and
allowed one-half Of the amount claimed.
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Ilectinn Cns.s I'm Arkansas.

HELENA, Ark, Dec. 9i.-The United States
grand jury has returned ten indictments
for election frauds alleged 10 have taken
place nt the last congressional election in
the first district. The county judge of
Creighead county is among the number.
The indictment is for failure To appoint
judges from both political parties, as the
law provides. These prosecutions will un-
doubtedly affect the contest now pending IN
congress between Cate and Featherstone.
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A FAMILY STARVING.
The Sad Condition OF n Family Of Eight In
Penpsy lyania.

CoSILsvItLE. Pa, Dec. 2-A very dis
tressing sight was witnessed here this even
ing. family Of eight persons. consisting
of mother and and father and six children,
were discovered in n starving condition near
Moyer and brought here to be sent to the
county home. The gaunt faces of the elder
people and the hollow eyes and hungry
looks of the little ones elected much sym
pathy from the spectators, but little money
or assistance. The parents had been taken
i'll from fever, and as they lived in an iso-
lated place the children could procure no
aid. Their condition WAS accidentally dis.
covered by farmer. The family has reached
such n stage that il is thought none can
recover.
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DECIDED By GRESHAM.
The Brush Electric Lighting Co, Win Big
Victory.


lNDANsroLs. Dec. J.--Judgo Gresham
to-day decided case Of general interest IN
a suit brought by The Brurh Electric com
pany. OF Cleveland, against the Fort Wayne
Electric Light company, Tor au infringe
ment Of the Brush patent upon the so-called
double carbon lamp. The cuse has been
vigorously prosecuted and defended and
has been pending about three wears, All OF
the claims OF the brush patents were sus'
tanned. six in all, declated 10 be infnnged
on. These claims cover all the night elec
tuc lamps used for street lighting ahete
two or more pairs Of carbons are employed.
The patent was attacked bv the defense
mainly upou the ground that itS claims
were too broad and sweeping, but this de
fense did not avail. The electric lamps
controlled 10y this patent ate IN nee through
out this conutfy aud IN fact the world over
wherever street lighting by eisctricity ii
had.
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VALLEJO, Cal. Dec. IA boat contain.
ing eight sailors ffom the United States
fish commission steamer Albatross. at Mare
Island navy yard, last night started from
the Vallejo. The night was dark and the
tide was running strong. The boat upset
when near the United States steamer Thetis
A boat was lowered from the Thetis and
live men were rescued.
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CHicAGo, Dec. IA Daily News winni-
peg special says: The Ogilvie Milling com
pany has secured n corner ON all the wheat
in the province OF Manitoba and the north
west territories, amounting to 100000
bushels. IL il understood the firm has Il
pointer from the Dominion government
that the duty ON hour would bo increased
at the pending session from tlfty cents ~ II
dollar.
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A CHRISTMAS EVE ROW.
BIacksmiths Engage In a Quarrel and on'
IN Killed.

Biacksmiths Engage IN quarrel anu one
IN Killed.
Down, Del, Dec. 2i.-Ai Hartley n small
town In this county. Fred Mas and Alex
ander Dill, who run u blacksmith shop,
were carousing this afternoon with several
friends, among whom were George Peterson
and John Hovey. Of Dover. Peterson, who
is also blacksmith, taunted Mas with
the assertion that be did not know his bust
ness. This angered Mas, and he struck
Peterson. and general fight ensued. Peter
son cut Mas with razor the blade passing
through the left lung. Peterson nlso slashed
Dil's throat in a fearful manner. Mas
died in n few minutes and Dill is dy ing
Peterson escaped, but n posse is IN pursuit.
The friends Of the murdered man sweal
they will shoot Peterson on sight. Hoyey
who was badly hurt during the fight, has
mysteriously disappeared.
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ST. PAUL, Dec. alt is stated that the
Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Central
will be consolidated January under the
name of The Grand Central.
NEw YoRK. Dec. 2i.--Ihe officials of the
Wisconsin Central and the directors of the
Northern Pacific deny the statement that
the roads will be consolidated.
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The Girl Refused Him

AusTiy, Tex. Dec. "a Yesterday after.
noon j. |. keyon, wealthy EnglisLnian
from Liverpool, suicided by shooting be
cause a daughter of Capt. Hanifonh, a
retired English officer, who resides few
miles from town. refused 90 marry him.
He has brother Il wealthy banker, in
Liverpool.
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ToPEKA, Kan, Dec. 2i.-A state official
who has returned from trip through north
western Kansas says thousands of bushels
of corn are being burned for fuel. In some
counties the market price of corn is less
than II cents, while coal is ~ TO - cents
Corn makes excellent fuel. The crop is inn
meuse and is scausing a transportation block
ade
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sIlcoil Was in Montreal.

MosTREAI, Dec. 2i.-The police have dis
covered that Silcott, the absconding treas
urer of the United States house Of repre-
sentatiyes, accompanied by his paramount
Herminie Ihibault, arrived in Montreal
Saturday. the 7th inst Herminie remained
until Friday when she left for New York.
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Thank. Fron The Orphan.

The Sisters Of st. Johns hospstal, on be-
half Of the orphans, return sincere thanks
10 DIR. Steel and his friends who kindly re-
membered those little ones, 10 cheer their
hearts ON this lovely feast of Christmas. the
fatherless and motherless children.
SfsrTIy or CuAEfTr,
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pipb,h,rla Amone The uu,,,an..

ABERDEEN, S. d., Dec. 2i.-The superin.
tendent of the state board of health has
gone TO Eureka. the center of the great Rus.
sian settlements, 10 take measures for the
suppression Of malignant diphtheria now
raging among the Ruseians. Thirty deaths
have already occurred.
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Denied by the washbnrns

Bos1oE, Dec. 24.-Thc statement in yes.
terday's papers that O. @. Wnshburn's
Touring mills in Minneapolis would be sol
10 an English syndicate is contradicted by
n telegram from the proprietors.
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OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 2t.-At Lauge Gardine
last night W. Ford killed his wife aud at
tackled his daughter and sister-in-law.
Failing in his attempt 10 kill them, he fired
the house and cut his own throai.
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NEW YoHx, Dec. 9.-Cables received to-
day from Para. Brazil, by dealers in rubber,
lead 20 the inference that the unsettled con.
dition of affairs in Brazil is interfering
with the gathering Of rubber.