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Dancers in "a Blaze.

AKRON, OHIO. Dec. I3.--S;cvcral lady
students at Bucllcl College. tins city,
Wrrc terribly burned at hall-past eight
30 night. Two Of them cannot recover.
\ bout thirty lady students were gath
cred in the hall of the Cary literary So
cicty on the fourth floor celebrating the
birthdays Of eight Of their number.
These eight were masked and wore pc
culIar costumes covered with loose cot
ton batting. Whllc the party were dam
eng about the room with the eight mask
cd ladies in the centre of the circle the
hat Of Miss Aurcia Stiymicr Of Attica,
Ohio, caught fire from q gas let. In an
instant the flames communicated tc the
dresses Ofthc others.
The entire party was soon in pane.
Their screams Of pam and terror were
hcartrcnding. and when help came tho
room was in a blaze. Blankets were
thrown about the blazing forms Of the
ladies' and the hose of Il fire cNtinguisbcr
was turned upon them.
The Young women rolled upon the
| floor IN their efforts to cXtinguish the
llamcs, but with little success. Miss
| May SlcvcS was carried from the room
with almost every particle of clothing
burned or her body except her shoes.
She was one mass Of blaCkCncd, blister
ing flesh, Miss Stigmicr was in the same
condition. Both will probably die.
| The dormitorics Of the college were
turned into hospitals and q corps Orphy-
slcians called. but it is feared the two
| first named ladies cannot live.
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Two Men Killed.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 1.-Two men
killed and one fatally hurt is the result
of an accident on the East Tennessee at
the four mile post this afternoon. The
Orth-bound freight with Il heavy EN-
gine, four lightly loaded cars and Il ca
boose, were going at high rate of speed
around the curve, when the rails spread
and the whole train was thrown from
the track. Engineer Morgan Tindall, a
young man whose home is in Nashville,
and negro named Jack Gray, the brake
man, who were on the engine, jumped
aad was crushed beneath the tender.
Both were horribly mangled and were
dead when reached. Fireman w. r.
Ferris, Il white man, was fatally injur-
ed. His home is in Atlanta.
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RIcMMoND, Va. Dee. Eek Gov
emOr FitZhuGh Lee, who since his retire
mcnt from the Executive Office has been
president OF the Rockbridge Company,
is here tonight, talking about national
affairs. General Lee said: $50 far as
preference for the Democratic nOmina-
lion for President is concerned, | think
Senator Daniel is right in saying it
would be WiScSt to let the issue Of the
campalGn be now clearly defined and
then to select the man vino best repre-
SentS them" The Ex-Governor would
not say whether he prefers Cleveland or
not. Speaking Of the force bill now
pendinG III the Senate, General Lee said:
""lt seems that the Republicans are try
ing TO press that obnoxious measure uD-
on the country. ;sVi withStanding the Sc
we're rrbuko adminiSt that party at
the recent election. In trying TO revive
the Republican corpse they remind me
OF the Indians who have danced them
selves TO death in the West. Indeed, |
think senator IIoar and his party asSo-
clatC$ should now be called the political
ghost dancers Of the cOuntry."
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Locked in ~ Fiery Furnace.

GREENvILI.E, Miss. Dec. 13.-Eli
Thornton, colorcd, and his wife went
this afternoon on Il visit to a ncighbor
near Refuge Log, about ten miles distant.
leaving their four children, the eldest
being about seven, locked in their cabin
Toward evening the parents startc I
homcward, and when nearing their cabin
were hOrriicd to sec 1t in flames. The
frantic parents rushsd to the rescue,
and rs they ncarcd the house could
hear the aSoniZing cries Of their chill
drcn among the flames, which by this
time had cnvclopcd their humble home.
Thornton burst open tho door and
rushed in, followed by the lrcnzcd
mother, but both were driven back by
the flames and smoke which came pour
inc out. Again and again they tried to
enter, but were forced TO retreat and
listen to the stillcd cries Of their chill
drcn till they Scrc silcnccd by death.
The cabin, with everything within it,
was consumed. When the flames sub
sided the parents began search for
their little ones. The four charrcd re-
mains were found huddlcd together in q
corner.
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Stealing II Senator.

BosToN, Dec. l3.-A special from
Concord, n. H.. to the Advertiser,
Wcp..) says: "YOnr correspondent has
1t on the best authority that Clerk jew.
cit Of the House Of Representatives has
decided to place on the loll OF mcmbcss-
elect Of the next House the 'if elected
representatives. This viii give the
House to the Republicans by large
working majority, and will insure the
election of Hiram Tuttle as Governor
and United States Senator. He has
not yet formally announced that this is
his determination, cut your cOrrespon
dent ls able 10 give it on authority which
cannot l:c quGstioucd.N
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south Carolina College fop Women.

The Augusta Chronicle has this COM
plimentary notice of the new college
for women at Columbia: This college
opened new departure in the educ;l-
tion of our Southern women. Tho
president, by engaging the services of
the University faculty offers the young
lady students such advantages rs have
been enjoyed hitherto only by our
young men. Doctors Talley and Howe
have Il most intelligent and enthusiasts
| tic medical class, composed of young
ladies from Charleston and Columbia,
VIII" are receiving the preliminary
medical instruction preparing them for
any medical college for women in the
fessor Woodward of the University, in
the history of the English lang uage
and literature, are exciting interest,
not only among the young ladies in the
college, but among the citizens who
attend these lect, res, which are occa-
Sionally given to the public in the col
lege chapel. The music department
unher Prof. Ahell and Miss Fulkerson
has already established itself as one OF
the first in the South, in both vocal and
Instrumental instruction.
Prof Davidson OF tho University
| gives the same instruction In physics
and chemistry to the young ladies that
| he gives - the students in the Univer-
sity. Rev. Prof. Beatty, Of the Theol-
logical Seminary, and Rev. Prof. Finn,
uf the University, lecture in Mental
and Moral science and the Evidences.
With its beautiful grounds, magnifi-
cent buildings and handsome appoint
mcnts: this college for wOmen has at
tracted much attention in South Caro-
lina
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Pianos and Organs

n. W.TEUMr, 1874 Main Street, Co.
direct from factory. No agents com
missions. The celebrated Chickering
Piano. Mathushek Piano, celebrated
for its clearness Of tone, lghtness of
touch and lasting qualities. Mason &
llamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Up
right Pianos, from 2,25 up. Mason &
llamlin Organsisurpassed by none. Ster-
ling Organs, $50 up. Every Instrument
guaranteed for six years. Fifteen days
trial, expenses both ways, if not salts.
Factory. Sold on InStalmentS.
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COLLEGE FOR WOMEN,
GOg4g Vg 1gaA, p. &.

This College and Institute for Women
and Girls opened October under auspices
moro favorable than its most sanguino
appointments and furnishings are unequal
led among boarding schools in tho South.
Tho historic old Hampton or Preston place
was bought, the mansion repaired and re-
fitted, larger and finer building construct
ed for the chapel, domitories ard recitation
rooms. A corps Of teachers uncXcelled in
ability and experience is now teaching in
the College. From the 1st Of January to
1st of February offers convenient time for
new pupils to enter, who arc charged only
from date of entrance. For terms, &C.,
address the President the
REV. WIN. II. ATKINSON,
Columbia, S. G..
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> y . ? ; : - -
KANSAS POLITICS.
InGaIls Likely to be Loft OHt I'm the Cold,
Cold World. ...... ..

such deep interest been manifested in
the gathering of any convention of men
as is now abservcd by politicians of
Kansas i'll reference to The work of the
National Alliance ut Ocala. Fla.
The Republicans, from all that can be
learned. denounced the Alliance as a
southern Democratic scheme, and warm
cd their cohorts to be careful lest thcy
be cntanSlcd in the southern isms. But
The times have changed, and the Repub-
llcan bosses i'll this section have been
ignored, in great measure, and they are
extremely disgruntlcd-yca, dismaycd-
Tor their plans failed, and now they are
at loss to know which way to turn.
For the past quarter of century the
prciudces Of the people have kept their
party intact, and it was believed that
the bosses would still be able to COM
mand a solid front. But the toilcrs of
Kansas arc reading and thinking pco-
pie, and have concluded to cut loose
from the icttcrs that have bound them,
and dcmaud that a change shall be
made.
The great tight made by the Alliance
snr,l,oI.s ,,I,r,,nI Lin, n.:,,, ,|,,rI.;., anJ
vnt;ru;,, u,n iI,nr.,i ,f ,,r,lI .,rn,,7',a
blcrs. ard OF keeping alive scctionalisn
to the exclusion ofall questions in which
the farmers OF KANSAS are Interested.
With Tie exception OF Il half dozen con-
rcntiomS. every candidate nominated by
the Peoples party for the legislature
stood upon IN anti-in@al!S platform. and
onro oIrctnI r;no,,Lnrn TIn .,n,o sn,,
,lr LolI. rvn,. ,rJ io ,nnnnSoL nr f,riy
scnoinr, t,;r,v.nino nr vhn,, ,ro 10,
rnhI;r,r, on ;n;nt h,rlnt ,;,htr>tLroo
tInciS .n u,n \ iI;,,,., l,s ,.i,,,,
ir nr n;It I1 man. '', ''", ]
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WIZ viii yrrr%nI ir,,,,,. :. ,h, ,,,os-
,ion
I, is L,linvnI I.,hr T. NilIi,. +. ,,o
lcoi,n,e ,.,ndiGnin Ilr h,. nn,, r,r,,0
riohI yntrs nIrI.rnl n;n, Ills oIrct,nn
,s not;nn,l In,,nrr,. nf ,Lo IIi,nno L,s
,tivrn him additional nrrsti,rn To lnJ
The iiohi in thn rrrcnt rnrtTst ,,I n.os
thc ncnnlc,s candidate for nowcrnnr
lorlin,. dnl,. y 0nn roto, nt' ,r n,oo,inr,
Thc morh;ncrv of thr pnonIn,s n,rtv i,
for him Ihnirnon (,hosn ortho oioio
ccni,,l rommiitnc :, ronG,ort of Lie
clcct;on nnJ hrlinvrs bc viii Lc ,Ln com. ,
ems nominnn N-i,Ii,s :, , c,rn,n,. n,',
hos scrvcJ ono trrrn in tbn s,,,n In,ri"in' "i.,
tur, ,Y , ron,,r;,.nn l:T,.n ,.oo,.l ,@a
he lcCl ti,r nartvonh Los ciucn q tl;Ii,toJ
with thn i:rnrnh,r;. n,rt,
.Judrc ". \. pci,:.r c,iitor or ,rho
Kansas Farmer i oIsn - r,rli,,ota and
hos rirctcnn votes nlrd.,nG ~ Inn, fo,.
senator. irr i nroh,hIy mo hos, nost.
ed man ON fine toI;N in Konsas and m.
III ono vr,r n,,o w., =. :, ,,rntnc,;n, pn,,mI,
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THE THIRD PARTY.
PREPARATIONS FOR FORMING THE
NATIONAL UNION PARTY.


The Called Signed by Representatives
from Eighteen States, Including Several
CouSressmcu--To Nee. in Cincinnati
Next February.
KANSAS CRY, Kan, Dec. Is. The fol-
Lowing is Il call for Il conference on the
t'ird party movement which took shane
at the recent convention at Ocala, Fla:
TOPEKA, KAN, Dec. 13.--Whereas, in
unity there is strength, therefore it is
desirable that there should be Il union
OF all the rariOusly named organizations
mat stand ON common ground. TO
this end, individuals from various States
make this call for Il national conference
TO De composed of delegates from the
| following organizations, namely: The
independent party, the peoples party by
its representatives.; the union labor par
| ty, by its representatives,, the late Fed
eral and Confederate soldiers, by their
representatives; the Farmers Alliance.
the Farmers Mutual Benefit Associa.
ton, Citizens Alliance, Knights of La
Dor, Colorcd Farmers Alliance and all
other industrial organizations that sup
port the principles of the st. Louis
agreement of December, 1889.
Each state organization will be cnti.
tied to one delegate from each Congress.
sion District and two from the state at
large; and each district organization to
send not less than three delegates, and
each County organization not less than
one to he chosen according to the GUS
tom of each respective organization dur
ing the month Of JANUARY, 1891: also
that the editor Of each newspaper is
hereby invltcd as delegate that has adj
Nocatcd the principle Of the st. Louis
agreement, and supported the candi-
dates nominated therein in 1890.
The delegates will meet in the city Of
Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, the 23ll
day of February. 1891, at , O'clock for
thA purpose OF forming the National
| ni0n Party, based upon the funda-
M'Nt@l IDEAS OF finance, transportation,
labor and land, and the transaction of
other lrTitimat" business in furthcr;.lce
"i tn" work already begun ly those or
carnations, preparatory tD Il united
struggle for our country and home in
the great political conflict now pending
thnt must decide who in thiS country is
sovereign: The citizen or the dollar.
rhc call is signed by representatives
from the following States:
Alabalnn--A. NJ. Hanson, !. :, Jack
son, president c. +. Y. \.
Arkansas w. =. Morgan, isom T..
Langley, l.. II. I'ratherstonc, NJ. G.
Nalifornia-D. {. Netal.
Florida g. \. DwcIly, :. \. Andpr-
! son, ". &. COndon, j. W. Moon.
| plrs Party: Il. NJ. G. Ranking. secretary
! National Committee: G. y. Power.
NansHS--S. W. Chase, chairman Peo-
pies Party; John Davis. NJ. G. elect;
John II. Rice, ID. II. Clover, NJ. G. elect:
j. +. Willitts, .Jervcy Simpson. NJ. &.
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NIOnCv for tho PeOplo.

WASHINGTON, December 13.-Thc
Cabinet meeting to-day considered the
financial condition of the country, and
as the result The President, it is under
stood, will send Il message to Congress
early next week suggcstinyas a measure
OF rclef the enactment of legislation Tor
thc issue Traditional currency based on
the increased purchases of silver.
secretary Window, who is in New
ork city to-day comforting with bank
ers as to the best method of atlordino
promptrelief, is said to favor the purchase
Of the present stock Of silver. ainountino
to about 100000 ounces, and the
purchase also of an additional amount
equal to the annual retirement of nation-
al bank notes estimated at $40. .000, 900.
thereby adding about $4,000, 900 to the
circulation. ...-...
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pICKENs ktEsSING SLOWLY.


business could he conducted on 10
per cent in cash and 80 per cent in
credit now so per cent in cash is re-
quired and only 10 per cent in credit is
allowed. Fear is the chief cause of the
Stringcncy. The situation, however, ]
may unhesitatingly say, is improving"
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Calling - Walt on Pensions.

WASinNNTuN, Dee. ll,-To-dHy re-
CORDS the greatest victory of the New
York Herald in its great campaign
against pension abuses.
At q Joint meeting Of the House and
Senate committees on pensions it was
officially and formally decided that no
further genera! pension legislation
should bc reported at this session of
Congress, and special Legislation should
be limited to a few cases only, and these
manifCStly mCritOriOuS.
This action, official and important in
the extreme, means that the service pen
sion bill, which is clamored for by the
claim agents and which carries Il large
appropriation, will not come up.
ltmeanS that the bill pcnsioning army
nurses will be Shelved.
1t means that the half dozen bills Civ
ing pensions to all soldiers for certain
disabilities will be indefinitely poStpon-
cd
It means that that enormous mass of
private pension bills, each one Of which
carries a job, are pigeonholed.
1t means that the administration is
alarmed and must rccOup.
a number of the committee on pen
sions said that six hundred out Of the
eight hundred private bills passed last
session were based entirely upon Charit Y
and never have been allowed under the
law providing for the giving of pensions
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Diseases Peculiar to Women especial
ly monthly disorders, are cured by the
timely use Of Bradfield's Female Regu-
latOr.
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PaQgett Paws the FREIGHT.

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4 Warming from London.

LONDON, Dee. ll.-The Times says:
"The whole monetary system in the
United States is in q muddlc. This con-
dition Of affairs is due to picccmcal leg
islation by unprinciplcd legislators
Unfortunately, instead Of there being
signs Of amendment, it looks likely that
further attempts will be made to lcgis-
late in favor Of particular classes. The
most ominOus Of these attempts is the
demand of tho Farmers Alliance for
moro currency, and that the national
banks shall be compelled to lend money
on the security of real estate. If the
latter demand is ever granted, Amcri-
ca will be launched on the dangerous
path which the Argentine Republic has
trod since the evil day the first cedula
was issued. TheprcScnt crisis is of an
ordinary character, but is made worse
by foolish monetary arrangements.
The only safe cure for it is liquidation"
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KILLED AT ANOTHER'S DOOR.

|
KILLED AT ANOTHER'S DOOR.
Two Young Farmers Near Grccnvllc
itar" II Fearful Encounter.
| GREENviLLE. ). c., Dec. 15.-S. l..
STROUD, u young farmer living five
miles above the city, near Marydc!
postO!licc, killed Drury Jewell, another
| young farmer, ut 1 o'clock yesterday
morning, by cutting him with a knife
and clubbing hlm with gun. The
| homicide occurred at Mr.. StrOud'S
house, and the body of the dead man
was allowed to lay where il had fallen
until some time during Yesterday.
From information gathered it seems
| that Pike Barhary went to Stroud's
house at 1 o'clock il. the nOrning to
have Il conversation wi Ii him. At first
Barhary wanted Stroud TO come out but
he refused to 60. While talking Il rap
was heard at thr door. Stroud stepped
to the door and opened it. The first
thing hC saw were the barrels Of "A
douhI" harrcl"d shot gun. With his
hands ne Enoc!ird tht gun away and
stepping hphin't the door, quickly drew
his VUChvI knife and openpdit Jewell
advanced into the doorway. Jumping
irom h"htnu the lOor Mr.. Stroud agaiu
pllS'!ru The gun TO one side and rlnHC,i
on IGW"lI, cutting him first in the left
breast, near the heart, and then cutting
his throat almost from ear to cal. lie
continued to cash Jewel and ut last
took the gun away from him and bat
tered it almost to pieces O"cc his head
aud body. Picking the body up he
threw it out into the yard.
The real cause Of the difficulty is not
known. 1t is said. however, that an old
tcud existed between Mr.. Stroud aud
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-08-30
Tidings
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

SENATE.
WAsHGNGroN, Aug. 3O.-Blalr presented
a memorial from the Women's National
industrial league for the suppression and
punishment of the earned assasslns
known as Pinkerton detectives" Re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Edwards offered a concurrent resolu-
ton, which went over, that when con-
gress adjourns on the 10Th of Septem-
Der, it be to meet on the 10th OF Novem-
ber
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being on the finance
committees amendment to paragraph
307, (Which taxes salt in bags and
packages II cents per 100 pound and salt
in bulk s cents, the amendment being
to strike out the proviso allowing draw
backs on salt used in exported meats.
Mcpherson moved to strike out the en-
tire paragraph, the effect of which would
be to place salt on the free list.
Colguitt advocated Mcpherson s amend
ment, and read an extract from q speech
made by Benton in the senate half o
century ago against the salt tax.
After further discussion on the salt
pdrdS1dp pll VOl6 WAS ldkeu OH Glle COul-
mittee's amendment to strike out the
provision. The provision was not struck
out-yeas 10; nays 81.
The Republican senators who voted
against the finance committees amend
ment were: Allison, Cullom, Edmunds,
Hawley, Ingalls,, Jones of Nevada, Mitch
ell Platt, Plumb, Sherman, Teller, Wash
burn and Wilson of Iowa.
The conference report on the joint res
olution for the relief of destitution in
Oklahoma was presented and agreed to.
1t directs the application OF the unex-
pended balance for the relief of persons
in the region ovortiowed by the Missis-
sippi, to the relieving of citizens of Ok
lahoma, rendered destitute by the unex-
ampled drought there.
HOUSE.
The house is in committee of the whole
on the private calendar.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-08-30

ley, I3U mIIeS HOrIU OF NAnIl Te.
"L. W. Smith, living eight miles south
west OF Alamosa, has this year made a
practical test of artesian irrigation farm
ing, and is highly pleased with the result.
He has raised 100 acres OF grain and al
falfa with only the water supplied by two
four-inCh artesian wells and a reservoir
large enough to hold water for half a
days irrigation, His crop shows as we'll
as any in the valley. This example of
successful irrigation by these wells, which
can be had all over the valley, will be fol-
lowed next year by goodly number of
farmers. 1t shows that the users Of water
may be independent Of the ditch com
panies if the latter do not do the fair
thing"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-08-30

ALAMosA, Colo, Aug. 3O.-The San
Luis canal is to be greatly enlarged before
the time of next seasons irrigation. Sur
veyors have been at work for some time
locating a twenty mile extension to the
canal, and now the contract has been let
to Mr.. Chapman, resident of the valley,
to do the earth work. This canal heads
about fifteen miles above Alamosa and
waters land on the north side of the river
in Costilla county. 1t is one of the COM
panies headed by Hon. 7. G. Henry,
which owns the canal and is increasing
its usefulness.