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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
The Santa Claus Fire Item,

HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. 26-R A. Batty, n
prominent lawyer, had narrow escape
from horrible death Thursday evening.
large party young folks had been invited
to the Batty home to see Santa Claus and
watch him deliver the presents from a
Christmas tree, Mr.. Batty had been rugged
out as Santa Claus, and while engaged at
the pleasant task his woolly costume sud
denly became .ignited, and before any one
could render assistance he was terribly
burned about the hands and body.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
Seven Buildings Destroyed by Fire.

JACKSONVILLE, Ills, Dec. 26.-Fire Thurs
day night destroyed nearly the entire bust
ness portion of the town of Waverly. The
fire is supposed to have started bv the OK.
plosion of a barrel of gasoline in the rear of
Fleming's drug store. The buildings
burned were Fleming's drug store; Lee &
Dennis, grocery; NJ l.. Meacham, clothing;
Wemple Bros, bank; Langton, grocery:
Star dry goods, and Danely's meat market.
The loss is about $4,000 and is partially
covered by insurance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
Mail Agent Instantly Killed.

NAPERvILLE, Ill. Dec. CIV. H Page
mail agent on the fast mail on the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy railroad, was in
stantly killed here yesterday. He threw a
mail pouch from the car and it rebounded
and, while leaning out of the car to watch
the results, he was struck by the crane
from water tank, thrown from the car
ald killed. He lived at Monmouth, III
and was about 81 years old.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
WHiTMAN'S MERRY CHRiSTMAs.n
The Old Poet Rallies and His Condition
shows Improvement.

Aht ciu ipet Rallies and His Condition
shows Improvement.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Walt Whit
man again rallied yesterday and his con.
nItion was improved The aged poet has
regained a little of his usual cheerfulness
and INDUCED in several little chats durinr
the day with his biographer, DIR. Buckead.
W hen the latter came into his bedroom
yesterday morning Mr.. Whitman gave him
smile and wished him Merry, merry
Christmas" The venerable bard of verse
also expressed the same cheer to his at
PENDANTS, the physicians and his relatives
Able to Take NourishInent
For the first time in nearly two DAYS the
patient was able to take a piece of toast. q
small glass of milk, and a little Juice of a
lemon. At o'clock yesterday afternoon
Dr. McAllister and Mr. BuCkh head held a
consultation. The lungs of the patient
Were examined, and were found to be in a
slightly improved condition. Some mucous
In the lung had been discharged. There is
more or less rafting in the throat owing
TO the mucous. There were many callers
at the little cottage yesterday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
Ku.sinn Soldier. Shot for Murder.

ST. PETFRsBUHG, Dee. 2G.-Eight sol
diers of the imperial guards have been SEN
fenced to be shot upon proof of having
been guilty of several murders In the
neighb0rhood of the barracks The car is
SAID to be greatly incensed by the evidence
oil the crimes committed 10y members of
the regiment, and has Threatened to strike
the regiment of the rolls of the guards.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
The Gar Making War on Rome

VIENNA, Dec. 70 A communication
from Warsaw says that an official order
has been issued closing the Roman Catho-
lie churches at Nodislav and BuZki. and
that other towns will receive the same or
ders very soon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
Train Caught by a Landslide.

Sioux CITY, Ia, Dec. 26-Yesterlay a
Chicago, st. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha
train was caught in landslide near the
river bridge and completely buried with
earth. Fortunately no one was injured.
but the track is completely blocked
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
DAsTARDLY WORK WITH BOMBS.

Four of Them Exploded in Spanish
Church--Many Wounded.
MADRID, Dec. 25-During midnight mass
Thursday night in church at Alencia
four bombs were exploded with terrific
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
GREETED BY GRANDCHIL DREN
The Pretty Christmas Welcome Given the
President and Wife

The Pretty Christmas Welcome Given the
President and Wife.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-There was an
Oratorical entertainment for the presidents
benefit when he entered the breakfast
room mt the White honse yesterday morn
ing. Fraulein Hampe. the children's gov
erness, taught them appropriate pieces in
German with which they greeted the pres
ident and Mrs Harrison. FIRST came an
invocation to the Christ-child bv Mary
Lodge Mckee: "Ehre sci gott in der hohe
frlede auf ierden und den menschen elm
wohlgetailen. The pretty little address
prepared by Mary Mckee was rs follows:
"'irosmamma ljirGottes Segen
Click una Freund auf allen wegen,
Ind GesUndheit aler best
Xu dem schooner Wcihnachtfest
Young Ben's First German Manuscripts.
A surprise awaited the president when
his young grandson proudly presented as
the first specimen of his penmanship, ex-
ecuted with infinite labor. the following
address, which lac declaimed with appro-
pirate gestures and quaint little bows;
"Aieinen groapapa dem lieben
Hat dies verschen ici geschrieben
Dass er zu dem heilgen Christ
HiCt Won mir beschenket ist
Zu der scronen weihnaclttszeit
Die SIGH ale welterfreut
Wunsch ch dir alsheilgen Christ
Tausend talre lebeus frist
Niele freuden obdendrien
VIII dem heber tungesein."
The Grandson's Christmas Gift.
As Master Benjamin had turned his
mind to mechanical contrvances since he
saw the workings of the Thomson-H Houston
plant in Boston, with which his father
has recently become connected. he was
gratified by an, abundance of automatic
toys, engines, trains of cars, express
wagons, etc
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
Government Chemists Certify:

The Royal Baking Powder composed OF pure and
ingredients phophates
other injurious substances EDWARD G. Love PHI d."
The Royal Baking undoubtedly pures
reliable baking powder offered o public.
Henry A NJ ID, PHI D."
The Royal Baking Powder puet quality highest
strength OF any baking powder which have knowledge
"WM. McNIURrRIE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
Lying About he I;u,,ian Famine.

ST PETERSBURG. Dec. est appears
that the car has been grossly deceived
"a to the actual facts of the famine The
governors of provinces in which the situa-
ton Is worst were told by high officials
that they must not present the case to the
car in as broad light as the facts justi-
fed. Acting ON these directions the rulers
OF the famine stricken provinces have lied
with great unanmity as to the reality of
the destitution, which ia fact il rs bad as
Il can possibly be.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
V32 l77a7q ROYAL
Best Baking Powder
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IS THE
The Official Government Reports:

The United States Government, after elaborate tests,
reports the ROYAL BAKING POWDER be of greater leav
ening strength than any other Bulletin 10, Ag:
Def, +. $780,
The Canadian Official Tests recently made, show
the ROYAL BAKING PowDFR highest of all in leavening
strength Bulletin o, +. 16, Inland Re-. Dep
In practical use, therefore, the ROYAL BAKING POWDER
goes further, makes purer and perfect food than
any other.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26

enecC Ine cnuycn was thronE-d with
worshipp-vs when the explosion took place,
one OF The BOMBS exploding in the Sauctu-
AIRY The rest were distributed through
the church
Wrecked the High Altar.
The explosion OF the bomb in the sane
tuary wrecked She high altar and COM
pictely DESTROYED a sids-ChHpei Many of
the audience were injured The scene in
the church was awful At FIRST The audi
ence was paralvzed with fear
Two Men Arrested.
Then came the groaus and cries of the
injured and >hrirks OF women. who sup
posed that the church was about to col
lapse upon them. Two arrests have been
made 10y the police in connection with the
explosion.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-29
NEWS AND NOTES.

The United States Government
paid to the State of New York in
one check 50, 213,33O.s6, the amount
due the State under the provisions
OF the Direct Tax bill.
Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, Sheri-
dan, Farragut and Porter-aIl dead
and gone-are the six names that
the American people will not soon
forget. Their history is substanti-
ally the history of the great strug-
gle to preserve the Union.
The new Senator from California
is ex Congressman FELTON,, stanch
Republican, a native of New York,
one of the "49ers and a very
wealthy man. He is interested in
mines and is an enthusiastic gold
monometalist. He succeeds the
late Senator Hearst, who was a
Democrat, and promises to be a
very useful member of the Senate.
The number of mortgages in the
United States is by the census as
certained to be 100000 in round
numbers, and the number of those
who hold mortgages is about 3, $780,
600. The average value Of each
mortgage is between $500 and 5000;
and ninety per cent. of the whole
is for improvements and business
operations, and hence contracted
for what are called " live debts"
Elk Minister Phelps, who repre-
sented the United States at the
Court of st. james during the last
administration. has contributed an
article on the Behring Sea matter
in Harper's Monthly. 1t is a strong
discussion, upholding the conten-
ton of Mr.. Blaine and insisting
that freedom to destroy property
found on or in the sea, and that
seals are property the right to
which belongs to the owner of the
shores where they breed.
Sir John A. Macdonald, the Cana.
dian statesman, is one of the most
distinguished looking men IN the
Dominion. II face is very strik.
ing, and either 1t or Its picture
will at once suggest strong like
ness of different man to every
different observer. Some say be
looks like Beecher, others that he
closely resembles George Wash.
ington, others still that his face
and Benjamin Disraeli's are at
two peas, and yet others assert
that the likeness of him in the cur
rent Harper's Weekly Is also 6
likeness of Edwin Booth. AS q
matter of fact, Sir John does re.
semble all these persons.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-29
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-29
A Private Letter from Mary An
derson--She is Happy.
MRS. JENNESS MILLER'S BABY.
A Glimpse of John M. Langston-jOhn W..
Mackay's Son--kme. Atlantis Rise.
HowelIs in New York-Claus Sprerl<les
the Sugar king-Ministers Trying
to Reform New York-Fair
Lillian Russell.
Special Correspondence of the Gazette.

special correspondence Oh Int GiZelIe.
New YORK, Nov. 24-Queer, isn't it. that
American newspaper writers will insist
that Mary Anderson is in i'll health and
broken spirits? Every few weeks someone
starts report that the brilliant actress is
i'll and is constantly attended by physicians.
Last summer | spent delightful day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Navarro at their beautiful
home in Tunbrdge Wells, in England. Il
velvety spot in the north country, where
the air is pure and sparkling, the srass like
an emerald carpet and birds carol merrily
all the day long. / found Mary Anderson
radiantly beautiful. perfect in health and
absorbed in her husband and his welfare.
MIR. Navarro is an American, proud of his
country and his people, and keen of interest
in all that transpifes here. Mrs. Navarro |
found to be a busy housewife, the queen of
a beautiful home, rugged i'll health, with no
thought of the future or of the past. She
is living for to-day. Her husband is her all
il life. ard together they ride, drive and
walk over the lovely hills of England, but
with theii. eyes ever turned toward the
land of the Stars and Stripes. They are
supremely happy.
A personal letter from Mrs. Navarro re-
ceived by me this week tells me that she is
in the best OF health. and she asks me to
deny, in her name, the report that she is i'll
or is unhappy. Perhaps in the spring she
may visit America. not TO be seen behind
the fOotlightS, for she has left the stage for
ever, out to renew the acquaintance Of
other days when she was easily the hand
soonest woman on the American stage, and
one Of the best actresses America has pro-
duced... She is not i'll, and ] hope this cor
rectiea viii be taken for the truth and she
maybe allowed to spend her days as she
pleases cOntented with her husbands love
Af1d at peace with all the world
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-29
Nine albsnt,s Rise to Power.

When l saw Nine. Albani, the prima
DONNA riding down Fifth avenue the other
day, looking as young and fresh as girl of
twenty-five. l recalled two pictures. Not
many years ago there lived in Albany, n.
Y, poor irl of French Canadian extrac-
ton, named Emma La Jeunesse. She sang
in St. Joseph's church. and had such a
sweet voice it attracted notice at once.
People who saw her and heard her voice
instantly became Interested Concerts were
arranged and she sang at them. much to
the delight of her hearers. Her friends
urged her to go to New York In the big
city her wonderful voice and her youth and
beauty engaged the attention of music
lovers. She won friends. and they con-
cluded she must go TO Europe to complete
her. musical education. A big concert was
given to aid her. and in few weeks she
departed for Europe unknown, save as an
ambitious girl who expected to train her
voice.
The other pict ure came a. few years later.
There was a great furoi TO hear the new
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-29
John W. Mackay's Son.

Few persons would recognize any resem-
blance to his father in the person of John
W. Mackay. ,Jr., whom | saw going into the
Windsor hotel recently. The young man.
who is heir TO all the bonanza kings mill
ions, was enveloped in a great overcoat,
which reached to his feet. He leisurely
pulled cigarette, and seemed to take the
world easy. He is medium III height and
stocky in build. A sinai, black musta, he
adorned his upper lip. His person was not
ornamented with much iewelry. 1t is said
that he is not given to any extravagant hab-
its, but has the disposition to enjoy himself
like the average young man with wealth.
His father, the man who began life as a
poor miner, with hardly grub stakes, has
wonderful affection Tor this boy, and is
training him to come into the possession of
vast wealth. Young Mackay has lived in
Europe great part of his time, and has
had the benefit of the best schools in the
world. He is not foolish Anglomaniac,
but is. on the contrary. a thorough Ameri-
can, and thinks there is no government su-
perior to this republic.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-29
Lillian Russell and Her Daughter.

There is no prettier woman ON the stage
to-day than Lillian Russell. She looks as
fresh and sweet as wild rose in the lead
ing part in ia Cigale.'' Her costumes are
superb, and even excite the envy of the
well-hred and wealthy danes whose gowns
come from the best dressmakers in Paris
Miss Russell has toiled in the glare of the
footlights for many years, yet her face is
still fresh, her voice soft and musical, and
her little graces make her easily the first
woman in her line in this country. | can
not say, however, that her supporting COM
pany is what it should be. Indeed, it is q
disappointment, but it only serves to show
with brighter luster the real star of the
performance.
Mrs. Grundy is forever gosSiping about
the fair Lillian. She is to be married. She
is not to be married. She has become rec
Onciled to her husband. She has not De
come reconciled to him She will give up
the stage. She will not give up the stage;
and so it is while the days go by, and peo-
pie crowd to see her and applaud her superb
singing and acting.
Whatever Mrs. Grundy may say does not
interest Miss Russell She seems to be
happy with her little daughter, and on the
night saw her the child sat in a stage box,
and mother and daughter, in plain sight of
the audience, were very happy with each
other The mother sang directly to the
child, and the little one laughed and clapped
her hands again and again and threw kisses
to her across the stage. The child's eyes
sparkled, and the mothers voice seemed to
be sweeter thar ever before, She cared
nothing for the vast audience, and every
opportunity that came to her she walked
Gown the stage box, while her eyes were
aglow with love, and she whispered in 4
stage undertone, ''My darling!' Then the
child stood up and threw handsful of kisses
over the footlights until the curtain was
rung down, and the play on and off the
stage was concluded.
Besides her good health, fine form,
superb voice and interesting daughter, Miss
Russell has some other things to be thank
full for. She is paid $500 a week for her
services, has snug bank account, a lovely
home and is without rival on the comic
opera stage. FOSTER COATES. o.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-29
Howel,s, Visits to New York.

Although William Dean Howells, the
novelist, is said to prefer Boston as place
of residence to New York, he is fond OF
walking in the streets of this great human
hive and meditating upon characters that
he is molding for his books. [ noticed him,
not long ago, slowly walking in quiet Irving
place, near Gramercy park He doesn't
look like an ideal author. he might be mis-
taken for a successful merchant. He is
short in stature, compactly built. has broad
shoulders, and mild, blue eyes that seldom
have the traditional merry twinkle" so
frequent III reportorial pen pictures. Humor
does not seem to predominant in his facial
anatomy. His hair is sandy colored, and
growing very thin on top. Between fifty
five and sixty years old, he is in the prime
of life, and has reached the zenith of a sue
cessful literary career. When he started
life in Ohio he had nothing but ambition
and brains. He worked on newspaper a
few months, and was sent to Venezia as
consul, where he learned to speak the
Italian language fuently. His income is
about S25, 600 year from royalties on books
and other sources. Mr.. Howells is devoted
to the realistic school, He admires in the
superlative degree Thomas Hardy, the
English novelist, and has eulogistic words
for the Russian and French school of real
ism
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-29
Claus spreckels. the Sugar King.

Coming suddenly upon white haired,
white-bearded man in the Hoffman house.
whose Swarthy complexion made his white
locks stand out in strong contrast. | thought
| had met the veritable Kris Kringle or
Santa Claus that j used to fancy would
like TO see in my boyhood days. Claus
SpreckelS, the sugar king. has a very
marked individuality, both physically and
mentally. The years he spent in the
Hawaiian islands looking after his Sugar
cane plantations have made him almost as
dark as a Mexican. But he doesn't look
like any nationality but the Dutch, and his
broken accent doesn't sound like any
foreign accent but the Dutch. He is proud
of his German birth, and perhaps that is
why he never tried very hard to speak En-
glish fiuently. When he talks rapidly in
English it is difficult to understand him
very strong vocabulary. and, when talking
about sugar trusts, he is very emphatic in
his language. He is advanced in years, but
just as active as man of forty.
He began in a modest way to refine sugar
in California, and wound up by buying part
of the Hawaiian islands and raising his own
sugar cane. This brought him in contact
with the late King kalakaua, and for time
they We're quite friendly. Mr.. Spreckels,
it is said, never admired the fondness of the
king for draw-poker. and discouraged the
game. One day they had a falling out, not
about draw poker, though. and the king
might pass the sugar king dozen times Il
day in the streets of Honolulu without the
latter condescending to recognize or lift his
hat to his Hawaiian majesty. Mr.. Spreck-
els says that he has but one ambition in
life and that is to give as much employ
ment as possible to the largest number of
laborers. He had rather see neat cottages
erected by his operatives than have mo-
nopoly on the sugar of this country. He
To- -
and thorough Americans by birth and in
stinct
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-29
Mrs Annie Jenness Mi,,er.s Rabv

There is no sweeter, lOvelier picture in
all this world than young mother with
her rst-born. Mrs. Annie Jenness Miller
the beautiful dress reformer, who is now Il
happy mother, points with pride to her
little daughter as living example of
the theories she has SO eloquently ex-
pounded from the platform, that a mother,
by proper diet, by observing all the rules
OF good health and by care in dressing, can
give the little one a chance to begin life
fairly. Little Vivian Miller is described to
me by the mother as of exquisite body
and such vital and muscular powers as be-
long to u child months old, instead Of one
whose eyes have only seen the light of
few days
Mrs. Miller is enjoying the best of health.
She is living in Evanston, Ill, and her
scheme for founding a national school OF
physical culture is still in mind But this
does not receive much attention these days.
All her thoughts are of her child, and she
is watching with eager interest the unfold
ing of nature, and hopeful that the future
holds rich prize in store for her little one.