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verses and retired to bed at about
$50 in the afternoon. About 4
o'clock servant heard a deep
sigh and fastened to his lordship's
bedside Lord Lytton was unconscious
and apparently lifeless Lady Edith
Lytton returned to the embassy about
Ais. too late for any signs of recog-
milton on the part of her husband.
The doctors concluded that death had
been caused by spasm of the heart
THE earl OF Lytton was born November IS
1881, and takes rank among distinguished
Engiishmcn as poet and diplomatist. Az
Owen Meredith" he was well known in the
world OF letters before he achieved fame In the
world OF diplomacy. Lucille" issued in 1850.
At once attained widespread popularity on
both sides OF the Atlantic. This was followed
three years later by the Ring OF
Amasis." In 1874 appeared his Fables in
Song" and In 1877 AFTER Paradise; or lie.
gends OF Exile" Among his prose works are
Speeches Of Edward. Lord Lytton" with a
predatory memoir issued in 1874. and .'Thc
Life, Letters and Literary Remains OF Edward
Bulwer. Lord Lyttou" issued in 1888.
He was educated ut Harrow under private
tutors and afterw ards ut Bonn. Germany He
entered the diplomatic service OF the English
crown ut the age Of IS October ~
ioW NO WAS appointed attacne tC
tho legation at Washington, act
ing at times as private secretary
to his uncle Sir Henry Bulwer. who was the
British ambassador. February 5. 1852. he was
transferred as altache to Florence. and on
August r. 1854, he was sent to Paris. In 1885
he was made attache to the legation Ut St
Petersburg. and shortly afterward tc
Constantinople. From February to March,
1880 he was acting consul general At Bel
grade. October !. 1862 he was gazctted second
secretary in her majesty's diplomatic service,
being stationed at Vienna. Shortly after
ward he was promoted to be secretary Of lega
tion nt Copenhagen In 1853 he successfully
negotiated commercial treaty between
Great Britain and Austria. Upon thu
death Of his'father, January l6 1873, he sue
ceeded to the title OF Baron Lytton. He Va.
ambassador at Lisbon in 1874 and year latel
| was made yiceroy Of India. In Dccem
| ber, 1877. the queen conferred upor
him the order OF the grand cross Of tn.
| civil division Of the order OF the bath. II,
was married October 4. 1854 to Edith. the sec
| ond daughter OF Hon. Edward ytlliers. l. n
Lytton. on April - iSsa was created earl O
Lytton. He resigned his position as viceroy Ii
| April, 1880. at the same time that the earl o
Beaconsfield resigned the premiership. i
1887 he was appointed ambassador at Paris
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Killed HilnSelE.

JACKSONVILLE. Ill, Nov. 24.-Dr.
Andrew Mcfarland, the well-known
authority on insanity, committed sui
eide at his Oak Lawn Retreat for the
Insane, near here Sunday night He
was suffering from brain trouble. lie
had put chair against the door, tied q
sheet about his neck, fastened it to a
transom bar, jumped off the chair aud
straugled to death.
(Dr. Mcfarland was native Of New Hamp
shire and graduate Of Dartmouth and Jefier
son medical college. He Was superintendent
Of the New Hampshire state ineane asylum
erom l8s5 to 1854 and Of the Illinois hospital
here from 1854 to 1870, when he resigned and -
Nablshed Oak Lawn.l
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EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.

Nearly 1000 People Killed or Injured
and Over 100000 Made Homeless.
YoKAHAMA. Nov. ga severe pro-
longed shock of earthquake occurred
October Is few minutes before
o'clock in the morning. Itwas the most
severe experienced since the terrible
catastrophe of 1855. and must be classed
as national calamity. The greatest
damage to buildings and loss Of
life occurred in the perfectures
of Achy and Gifymin, in which
nearly 1000 people were killed
and wounded. In those prefectures a.
900 houses were totally destroyed. Tho
number of provinces throughout which
the disturbances were strongly felt
was thirty-one. The center seems to
have been in Mino and Dwarf. but
even as far south as Higo and Riku-
sensibly felt The destruction Of 40,-
900 houses means 200, 200 people
have been rendered homeless Up
to November 5 the earthquakes
still continued to be felt with
intervals between them; gradually the
intensity of the shocks diminished.
| From the commencement of the dis
turbance up to that date it is estimated
5000 shocks or more than one every
! two minutes were felt
The shock experienced at Ocaki was
SO severe that scarcely q sound house
was left standing with the exception Of
the castle. which, despite its 400 years,
stood the shock remarkably well. The
Gobo temple. belonging to the Shin
sect of Buddhists, was crowded with
worshipcrs, it being the anniversary OF
the death of Shinran. the founder Of the
sect The temple fell, burying at least
fifty people. The ruins took fire and
the shrieking victims were consumed.
/ A slight shock was felt at Nagerio
on the night of Sunday. October 25.
Wednesday morning forty Christians
were assembled in one of the buildings
Of the Methodist Protestant school
when the sound of distant rum bling
arose and the building began to totter
and the worshipers fed to the doors
One Christian and his wife were killed
by falling bricks and tiles and two
other Japanese were so badly Injured
that they have since died.
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ENTOMBED ALIVE.
A Landslide In the New State of wash
ingtOn Buriea Large Number Of
wOrknen-TwO Lives Lost.

A Landslide In the New state Of wash
ington Isuries = Large Number Of
Workmen-Two Lives Lost.
TACOMA. Wash. Nov. &c Two men
were killed Wednesday morning by a
landslide on the Northern Pacific. The
accident occurred between and 10
o'clock near Canton station. between
Eagle gorge and haywood, and dis
tant 50 miles from Tacoma Officials
saw il was the worst accident the
Northern Pacific has had in years.
Sixty men were sent ont from Ia
coma Monday and Tuesday to
that vicinity and force nearly
that large was at work when the
slide came. The scene of the acci-
dent is the base of a high bluff rising
up from the Green river. Thousands
of yards Of earth were suddenly pre-
cipitated by the sliding bluff. burying
many Of the workmen and carrying
two of them and 700 yards Of track into
the river.
Later information is to tn. effect
that the slide which carse,i the send
ing out Of the expedition was thought
to be of slight Importance and to con-
sist of the soft earth washed down
from the hill by the downponr of
water. The men, Immediately upon
their arrival, were put to work ut vari-
Gus points ON this mass. aud they
worked at it until "Wednesday morning
without making much headway, the
soft earth coming down almost as fast
rs it was removed.
The force was kept busy shovcling
and encroaching upon the hillside.
While all were about the slide at an
early hour. with grinding sound. tho
whole side of the mountain began to
move. Slowly at first. and allowing
several of those working on the edges
Of the avalanche of earth to get away.
it came later with rush and thirty OF
the worl.men were caught in its sticky
embrace.
The sliding OF the mountain side vas
over in minute and had carried death
| and disaster with it. For thirty yards
the track and its bed were carried over
the hillside and down into the rushing
current of Green river. To the horror
of those who had escaped its fury they
saw, struggling at first, but soon
crushed to insensibility, one half OF
their number go down with the mass.
The work of rescue was prompt as
| was the calamity swift. OF the thirty
who went over the hillside all bu,
two were taken out of the river alive,
! though some will never recover
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KNIGHTS MUST WITHDRAW.
Tho Fight Against the Federation L. on
Mt Pittsburgh.

Tho Fight Against the Federation Is on
ut Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Nov. 27.-The ex-
executive board of district assembly
No. 3. Knights Of Labor. met Wednes-
day night, and after q short discussion
passed a resolution that all members
of the order be required to
leave the unions connected
with the American Federation of
labor. This is the first movement in
the great war which the knights pro-
pose to wage against the federation.
Master Workman Dempsey said that
the district assembly was in better
shape to-day than it has been for sev-
eral years. lie thought that the pres
ent is the best time to enforce the rule
against the trades unionists
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The Prohibition Convention.

CHICAGO. Nov. GA meeting Of the
national committee OF the prohibition
party, to decide on the location Of the
national convention of that party, will
be held in Chicago December II. At
the meeting there will be fight be-
tween New York, Chicago and Cincin-
natl for the convention. A convention
Of the prohibition editors of America
will be held at the Sherman house De-
cemher Is
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 2a-The
Farmers and Miners Deposit bank Of
Irwin, Pa. has been compelled to sus-
pend on account of the financial en-
barrassment of James II. White. one
OF the best known operators in coal
lands. live stock and grain in West
moreland county. The bank is pri-
vate institution operated by r. 5. Poole
& Son. The capital stock is said to be
SIS, 900, and the assets are claimed to
be equal to the liabilities Mr.. Poole
says the trouble is temporary.
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Minister sweeney Resigns,

MUNclE, Ind, Nov. 25. T. T..
Sweeney, minister to constantinople.
has forwarded i.:s resignation to Presi-
dent Harrison, the same to take effect
December 10. Mr.. Sweeney has been
home for several months, but his leave
Of absence expired this week. He will
go on the lecture stage.
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Lytton, British
am b a ssador to
France. died sud-
denly Tuesday
in Paris from
h e art disease.
The news was
received here in
the evening and
caused q feeling
OF profound re-
gret. The earl
had been en-
gagged in writing
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TRAMPLED BY A HORSE.
An Illinois St0ckman Meets Death In q
Peculiar Manner.

Peculiar Manner.
SPooNER. Wis, Nov. 27--A fatal ac.
cident occurred in the railroad yards at
this place. A stockman in charga of a
to Washburn was killed by being tram
pied upon by one Of the horses while
asleep in the car. An engine coming
down through the yard smashed into
the stock-car with SO much force as 10
knock in the front of the locomotive
and damage the car considerably. One
of the large horses jumped upon the
sleeping stockman, causing death al
most instantly.
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FOREIGN.

In the pay OF BenSal ana the crew OF
thirty-fve natives and SIX British off.
GERS were drowned.
In battle with government troops
in the province of Manzanderan. Per-
sia, 200 insurgents and twenty of the
government troops were killed.
FoSsEcA. the Brazilian dictator, re-
signed in favor of Fler.ano Peixotte
NEARLY 1000 persons were killed or
injured by an earthquake in the vicin-
ity of YoSohoma, Japan, and 5000
were rendered homeless
NEVER before in the history Of Mex
leo was there known suffering as was
daily witnessed in the vicinity of Du-
range. Hundreds of the poorer classes
were actually in state of starvation.
THREE children belonging to an Eng
lish family named Trump were suffo-
Gated in their home in Rue Dominique.
Paris.
A TRAIN on the Orelgraise line in
Russia was derailcd on bridge and
four cars were hurled into the river be-
low. killing twenty-three persons and
wounding ten.
Rr Hon. EDWARD ROBERT BUIwER
LYTToN, earl of LyttoE. British mbas-
sador to France, known in the literary
world as 'Owen Meredith died sud
denly from heart disease at Paris, aged
60 years.
The Mexican corn crop was said to
be a failure. and the demand fer Amer.
| lean corn would aggregate millions OF
| bushels.
SEVERAL hundred persons assembled
in bull-fghting arena at Guanajuato.
Mex, to witness fight between two
goats. when part Of the ampitheater
gave way and twelve persons were
crushed to death.
IT was reported that the column
of fire issuiug from the crater OF
F., the volcano of Colima. Mex, could be
seen for 100 miles.
DISPATCHES from Pekin confirmed
the report that armed bands had dew
astated q whole district in northern
China, pillaged and burned mission sta
tions and massacred over 100 Chris
tians.
PRESIDENT PEIxoTTo, of Brazil, is
sued a proclamation in which he dis
claimed all dictatorial authority and
summoned congress to meet Decem
ber lS
A DISTRICT comprising 1000. 900 oil
people was said to be afflicted by the
famine in Russia.
THE British bark Georgetown, Capt
Scott was wrecked off the English
coast and the captains wife and sis
members of the crew were drowned.
IT was said that the Valpa, also out
rage was caused by Chilian sailor
splitting in the face OF an American
who retaiiated by striking his insulter
AT ST. Petersburg circular was is
sued to the governors of the various
provinces notifying them to forbid
Jews to buy corn,
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RoBBED A SAFE.
Thieves secure $500 from Hotel saloon
In st. Louis.

In st. Louis.
ST. LoUIs, Nov. o7.-A safe IN the
saloon of the Tower Grove hotel, at
the intersection of Tower Grove
avenue and the Manchester
road was blown open Thurs
day and S4OO in cash secured by
the robbers This is the fourth
case of attempted safe blowing in this
city during the last ten days. In one
instance besides the present the cracks
men were successful, for they got
some $3.50 in cash and some mining
stock and note&
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SAN Francisco. Nov. 2a-Advices
from Shanghai say that q powder fac
fory at Heung Shan city. the province
of Canton. exploded with great viol-
ence, killing fourteen people and
wouncing . large number.
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LATER NEWS.


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. e7.-A
Thanksgiving reunion of the Beals
family took place at the house of Mr.
David T. Beals, a wealthy banker of
this city and capitalist we'll known
throughout the West. Mr.. Beals,
while sixty-two years old, is the father
OF two pretty children. girl aged four
and two-year-old boy, David T. Reals,
Jr. While the older members of the
family were just finishing their dinner
at o'clock in the evening. Mr.. Beals'
two children and one of his grandchil-
dren and one of his grandchildren were
making merry in the halls. Suddenly
the childish glee ceased and almost inn
mediately an outer door was heard to
slam. This reused the suspicious of
Mrs. Beals, who ran quickly to the
hall to find that Junior" Beals was
not among his playmates.
No trace of the child could be found.
Lizzie Smith, the waitress. was also
missing, and the conclusion was ar
rived at that she had kidnapped the boy.
The police were notified at once, and
three separate detective agencies were
detailed upon the case. After waiting
Mr.. Beals advertised a reward of S., 600
and no questions asked for the return
of the child. On the evening of the
2sth, masked man called at the Beals
house and said he was a detective and
had found the lost child and abductors.
The child would be returned for S2O,-
600. After some parleying the offer OF
5000 was agreed to and the man
agreed to return the boy. At 10 o'clock
ring brought Mr.. Beals to the door.
He saw his lost child in the arms ofthe
ruffian who had bargained for the de.
livery of the child. Mr.. Beals, who had
drawn s., 900 in bank notes early to-day
in order to be able to fulfill his part OF
the bargain, counted out the money be-
fore the eyes of the man and placed the
money in the outer pocket of the lat
ter's coat. At the same time the
masked man placed in the arms of the
overjoyed father the lost child, who
was sleeping soundly, ignorant that he
was being returned to his anxious par.
ents. Later Lizzie Smith was arrested.
/ AT dance at Cedar Rapids, To-, the
night of the eth, Bee knuse and Joe
Lang. fatally stabbed Leonard Starke
and dangerously injured his brothe,
Nicholas, All of the parties are
German.
THE trade review Of r. G Dunn & Co.
for the week ending the 27th, show.
active retail and moderate wholesale
business. Speculation in weak.
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LORD LYTTON DEAD.

The Famous Author and Diplomat Falls
y Victim to Heart Disease In Paris-IIis
Career.
LONDON, Nov. 25.--Rt Hon. Ed
ward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, earl OF
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THE official vote for governor at the
recent election in Massachusetts, was:
Russell (dem.) 1o7,9s2; Allen lrep.l
1ol,5 Kimball fpro) s,96s; Robinson
(socialist) l,4oa; Winn tpeoplc's party)
1,722.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has appointed
William X. Sullivan. a Chicago news
paper man, United States consul at
Bermuda.
JAY GOULD stated to New York
paper that he had retired permanently
from Wall street.
"UNcLE JIMMY" KooUTZ. OF Peru.
Ind, celebrated the l07th anniversary
of his BIRTH lie mas been blind for the
past twenty years.
The funeral of Gov. A. p. IIovey
took place at Mount Vernon, Ind, his
successor, Gov. Chase, delivering the
sermon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-28
IN HONOR OF GEN. JOHNSTON.
Memorial Services Held All Over the State
On Sunday.
SAD ACCIDENTAL DEATH BYA REVOLVER.
A Mammoth swindiing Scheme Detected in
Wise County-A white Man Shot by
Negro-Ovcr the State.

DaxvII1F. VA. April 2-ISpecial. Me-
moral services in honor Of the late General
joseph J.. Johnston were held at the First
PRESBYTERIAN church yesterday afternoon
commencing at 3 o'clock The house was
densely packed with people, and the exer-
cises were very interesting. Cabell Graves
Camp, Confederate Veterans, was escorted TO
the church by the local military.
Rev. Alexander Martin, d. D., the pastor of
the church and chaplain of the Cabell Graves
Camp. conducted the services. Short adj
dresses were made by Rev. +. b. Thomas, of
the First BAPTIST church. and Rev. Herbert
NJ Hope. of the Main-strcet Methodist
church. All the ministers OF the city took
part in the exercises.
Yesterday Charles Jones, young man liy-
Ing near Mount Cross IN this county, was acci-
aentally shot in the neck by negro. The
two were drinking and ''monkeying' with q
pistol. The weapon went OF while IN tho
hands Of the negro and gave Jones dangerous
wound
Mir. Alfred Anderson. a prominent citizen
of the Laurel Grove section, was thrown from
his buggy to-day while on his way homo and
sustained painful but not serious injuries,
Hon James NJ. Mullen. Commonwealth 3
attorney OF Petersburg, Is visiting relatives IN
tins city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-28
Tho Government a Winner.

Tho Chickasaw nation Of Indians, under
the recent sale of some 3 600 600 acres Of land
in Indian Territory TO the Government, will
get 81, 99l 800 from the United States Treas
ury, if the commissioners 10 receive the money
have not already been paid that amount. Said
G. A. Smith, OF st. Louis, Yesterday: The
Government got the land at much less
than il was worth, simply because, under the
government treaty with the Chickasaw ma
ton. it was impossible 10 sell the land TO pri-
yate individuals There was "a syndicate
made up. OF which S. B. Elkins was the repre-
sentative, which offered s. an acre for this
land. That meant nearly Els, 900 900. Every
possible effort was made 10 get this offer ac-
cepted by the government. but there was no
way in which could be done. / had some inter-
est in the pool, and know something about
the disposition of the money that
the Chickasaws will receive / believe
Judge Love and the other Chlckasaw COM
missioner are now in Washington closing up
the transaction. The Chickasaw people
rs ] understand it, get only about one
fourth Of the entire amount, out Of which
attorneys fees are 10 be paid There will
be about S700, 900 10 be divided among the
5000 persons who comprise the nation-that
is little over :ll6 apiece. The man with a
large family, YOU see, gets good pull at the
payment while the young buck gets left.
The Chickasaws have about 100000 acres
left after this transaction, and | understand
they would ike 10 sell half of it. but II would
certainly be only fair 10 them that the Gov
eminent should allow them 10 sell it To pri-
yate individuals. York Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-28
HOWARD SWGNEFORD, agent,
l1O8 e. Main Street, Richmond, Va.

than the average public singer. but the good
public singer should be able 70 sing Doth
styles Of music equally we'll
The criticism one receives In the two cases
is-paradoIical as it may seem-at the same
time more severe and more lenient. A paid
audience is always critical audience, and
one severe in its judgment; hence the public
singer isat their mercy, But-and here Is the
explanation Of the paradOx-defects which are
most apparent in drawing-room, owing 10
the smaliness Of the room and the nearness OF
the audience 20 the singer, arc 70 certain
degree lost when the singer IS placed on
platform. a little distant from her hearers.
Defects of enunciation and phraslng. ! am
aluding TO, Of course tone and quality must
be always true. 4 good public singer will not
allow herself 10 take advantage OF these facts.
but will endeavOr always 70 have her work as
near 10 perfection As she can approach
Another thing which girls must remember
If they wish 10 do much IN the future with
their voices. and that is 10 avoid singing too
much. Sing rs much for your friends as IS
wise. but avoid doing more under mistaken
ideas Of obligation.
And now. in conclusion which is the better
to sing well at homo and IN your friends
pari0rs or 10 be public singer of mediocre
abihtyY Does not the question answer itself?
Mediocrity is never desirable. Good public
singers are scarce, and although good parlor
singers are far from usual, the possibility Of
an increase in their numbers is rather more to
be expected. A girl who can sing well at
home. unless she possesses unusual talent a
voice Of more than ordinary beauty. and be
in position 10 receive the best OF instruction,
Will do well to remain there
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-28
The Railway Mall Service.

One OF the interesting sights in the post
Office building Is the railway mail service
school This is run under the direction Of
Superintendent Jackson. and every clerk in
Mr. JacksOn's department is obliged 10 be q
pupil IN 1t. Two or three times year he
Is obliged 10 attend the school, and is
asked many questions "a o. the ser
vice, % show whether he Is keeping
mp with the times and proving himself an eff
cient railway clerk. Then he has 10 give a
little sample Of the way in which ne does his
work OF sorting letters. a rack and letters be-
ing there for that purpose. II would almost
seem that the older clerks would get practice
enough on tho trains. but their superiors APP
parently do not think that they do, for the
oldest man IN the service has 10 60 through
the examination and exhibition at the school.
Ii Is a mistaken idea tO suppose that the rail-
way mail clerks do all their work while
trains are at full speed between cities
They are obliged 70 DO great deal OF work
before the trains leave tho stations For in
stance. mnil for Boston leaving tho Grand
Central station at Or y. NJ. is sent from the
general postOffice at O'Clock The railway
clerks at once 90 20 work. and by the time the
train leaves the station all the mail. except
that which was brought last from the post
Office is sorted. This leaves them clear TO
wrestle with the mails which are caught on
the fly before Boston Is reached.-New York
Times.