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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-27
D,re in sorfoik-peath of an Old Lady.

NonfoIE. Dee 2s;--Ispecisl. l-Christmas has lpa
come and gone. and it was day OF great cele;
brstiou in Norfolk. Al the Catholic. Episcopal
ana prominent Methodist churches services
st.nrorriate 10 tho day were held and music
readerod OF very high order
The Bows Home. the Girls Home. the nos,
pitals and asylums we're not forgotten. hberai
dnnetions having been made 10 these institu-
t,ons by the benevolent people OF Norfolk. Az
the CITY jail the 80 inmates received a dinner
syhich was far better than the majority OF the
prisoners would have enjoyed had they been al
liberty: ,-.., w., -, carriage
Conranys : factory was more serious than ~
6rst rriieved The first alarm was turned ID az
"a l. NJ Christmas eve. The Department.
promptly responded and extlngul.hed the ilames
thev thought The entire building. three slo-
ries high and 10 feet fronting on Plume street
eSfending back l;a feet was flooded aud sioSr hsir
i'arters and at 80 A. NJ. Christmas day they,
c,iiel out fire having broken out again ana
W. "hout an hour hard fighting the faines
''in'a ai'oa 's,biued This company carried very
isroe sroek OF fine goods, which was almost COM
innriae the strawberry picking season last
NAV an the Valentine farm, q few milea rom
the CITY, a negro man named Charles WILLIAMS
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Teierranhic FIaslles.

Isaac SawteIle. who murdered his brother
Hiram. died Of apoplexy In his cell at State
Prison IN Concord. y. H.. this morning,
She fire in the Dwight NILS, IL ohlcopee'
Mass. Thursday night caused loss OF s5jDO.
mostly cotton, of which 1909 bales burned or
damaged are covered by insurance IN the Man
ufactnrers' Mutual Company.
Tientenant Zallinsi inventor of the pneu-
matte gun bearing his name IS az Iresl9lo,
Cal suffering from some mental ailcuoh
brought on by oy.r study es..t.
anniversary OF the Revolutionary battle or rem
ton. Governor Albeit or New Jersey lald the
cornerstone Of the monument 10 ine memory
of Washington and the Contintntai troops VINO
crossed the Delaware and rprised and routed
Demico Tephilo an Italian, was blown TO
atoms by an explosion OF powder. IN
Shamokin. Pa Yesterday, which ignlted from a
match while he was searching ina closet Tor
tools 81. .4..
morning in boston. aged eighty-seyen. lie was
a colonel in the Union army 10 the late war ana
was confined FOR time II the Richm9nd iall
Amy Giiig. wife Of Charles a. ,nlhg' prcsl-
dent of Gilligs United States EXCHANGE mar
inc cross. London was divorced from her hus-
hand az Yankton. :. d.. "Wednesday
The grip has been very much increased p}
the recent cold easferly rains IN hayerhih;
Mass The doctors say that fully One-half oi
the residents Of that place are no~ suneflng
from the disease in more or less aggravated
form. 49,, .u--,. whitman uho !. an =,
Camden. n j. TO day is not such as 10 give ms
attendants any substantial hope oi ms fecoF,-
ery lie rallied slightly YESTERDAY ana paIIooh 4
of milk toast and orange Juice. n late hour
last night he was sinking rapidly ana IL ~as
;boughf he could no survive the night.
TdWard NJ Field the banker in Ludlow street
iail. New York. still persists IN starving hini-
gelf He has greatly alarmed his pnysclans
and Warden Fallen was instructed Yesterday 10
give him vhiskey IN order to sustain nm.
Thursday night an unknown colorei man.
supposed to have been drunk; was struck 10y q
freight train on the Seaboard and Roanoke rail-
roa1 6ye miles from Portsmouth and probably
fatally injured The man was lying across me
track and was not seen in time 10 a'er' tho
accident. p.ho..or " Y
during tne past week was eighty three. being III
c&cess OF any previous week III lts history
pnenmonia was attributed to twehty-'hee'
Marshall Quest. Secretary WanamakerS pri-
yate secretary, and Mrs. Bell Palmer. a wealthy
widow were married in sanfranclseo Yesterday.
The announcement is made IN London that
the ceIebeated novelist Rudyari kIpling. VIII
shortly be welded 20 the sister of me american \
novelist. Wacott Balesfiere. The latter Weo
recently at Dresden
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nnttenhurg Kaces.

The entries for Guttenburg Monday are: ton
First race-four and one-haH IHflohss, -, .VHeSn ra
bor.cs Benefit. Marty Il, chapman. ~; ora ,Ia
ir,noer. Aunt Jane, li9; Ayoia, klmler, saaie
s@mers (fIy) Maid of tho MIST, Irene H. u IL;
protenioi. Bel Benromio, ST. Anthony %; her-
ala. Knicknack sillyl, 96. n. .o,i;,,
second nt Of MILF hssE sSioed wood
Once Again ii0 lopng DUKE nis9o os9nn SSi
ii'itile Fred, Paradox. Censor, -. tairlck; ~:
Tom Hayos, Prohibition 50; Anomaly "is'
HiI1hiri race six and one-half fnrlongs -Bafse'
p,,nrs Howard. III: Volunteer, ll9l; hogueiorl'
Woodcuttcr, Text, Frances D. Lliii"h' ''' A'"-
e1Fl e1FoSgtb race, one and one-eighth mile selling
enamto. Now or Mover, lO2; Firgle' VIZ "'oS-
'eE' g race five and one-has fnrlones selling
-nagc i05; L?alah; lOS; no nVnTs nnls ae. Tersn,
tclln % .,.hs ,oiIo selling--C Cat
~. ~. ~, pssno 90 icS Duke john Neptunus, dyoa
Shotover. Ricbsl, yan. 100; Illspent' VI
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Death of Major Charles s. Darlington.

CLOVER, VA, Dec 26.-Waior Charles ). Car;
rington. who was well known in Richmond died
the grip at Mildendo Halifax county. his family
residence: For year. however, he had been IN
bad health. During the late war Major CARING
ance in the commissary department, earning
the reputation Of being one of the most efficient
officers connected with that branch OF the Con-
federate army. Prior to the war he was mem
ber of the Bar OF Halifax county. being at one
time a partner of the late Hon, Stanhope ;.
Flournoy Subsequent 20 the war he filed for
several years the position Of president OF the
James River and kanawa Canal Company and
at that time was n resident of Richmond Major
Csgrington married daughter of the late Gov,
crnor James Mcdowell. who with two sons and
a daughter. the wife Of Professor Currell, OF
Davidson College. North Carolina survive him.
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Victim. of the Central Accident.

TARRYrowS. y. Y. Dec. 96-The bodies OF Mrs.
A. VI. Baldwin, Thomas W. Baldwin and Miss
Lillian Baldwin. who lost their lives IN the rail :
road disaster on the New ork Central railroad
near Hastings on Thursday night were shipped
to the residence Of the Baldwin family, New
was shipped to his late home. in
Brooklyn. The body of Miss Gertrude Moore
was sent to her home III Medina. \; \. The re-
mains Of Abram knight. the conductor were
eolored porter. J. W. White. WAS sent TO Rich;
mond, Va. The remains of Miss Lizzie Ford
we're shipped 10 Medina, y. y: and those of Or.
Steven l.. Best were sent TO New York. Each
BODY was placed in q costly copper lined cas-
ket The caskets will be paid for by the rail
road company. Mrs. Homer baldwin and John
Tho hNsritnl at AnnkRrs.
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American Pork TO be Inspected.

lNptcldl buHloP No"A- ." Wv
Rr,lr Dec 26.-It was announced tonight that
the Italian GOyernmcnt has gwen strlct lnstruGI
lions fhat an uork coming from America shall
he carefully inspected. This step has been
taken because some American pork has been
found affected by trichlna.
brated ma IS this morning and then received the
officers and members of the guardia mobile who
wished HIM a happy season. Later IN M
Fefebre De Behaine the French ambassador,
who told His Holiness that the recent feeling
shown against the Churchs position on FRENCH
bisbops was purely temporary, aud b-ggd HIS
Holiness not 10 ACCEPT the feeling OF France
from recent speeches The Freneh Chamber
desired only the friendlicst relations with
Rome.
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We VIII Help Russia:

WAsHIvaroN. D. c., Dec Ex-senator WASH
burne. Of Minnesota. has taken an interest IN
forwarding the humane movements Of the
people of the Northwest i'm behalf of the starving
people of Russia He had an interview with
Secretery Tracy on the subject of sending a
government vessel To Russia with supplies con-
tributed by American citizens
The Senator wrote TO Secretary Tracy asking
If. i'm view Of the recent contributions Of food
made I'm the Northwest TO suferiu russians
this Government would not equip a vessel Tor
its transportation.
The Secretary readily acquiesced to this pro-
pOsal and said that the United States ship Con
stellati0n was now at Annapolis and could be
Qntten reaNY Tor the Oc- aslOn on 8nOrt nOIlce.
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The Poue's svnnpathy.

RosE. Dec. 26.-The Diritto's to-day says 1t IS
the intention Of the Pope to confer the Grand
Order of the Cross Of Christ on the Archbishop
of AK as token OF sympathy Of his holiness
recent trial. conviction and fine for forward
ing the letter clessed as insulting; to NJ. rail-
ieles the French minister OF public worship:
,ffhe affair il will be remembered, grew out OF
tho action of certain French Dl grlms at Home.
WHO behaved so outrageousiy in the Pantheon
before the tomb Of King Victor Emanuel that
the Roman uOpulace resented Il 10 the extent or
making serious riotOus. demonstrations IN the
streets of Rome against the pilgrims the IN
the city Should the birittos INFORMATION
prove correct. II means that TINS Is the rope
defiance to the French Government and that n
serious outcome may be anticipated In the near
future.
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THE PACKWooD nURDERER
Supposed sto he Under Arrest ira Augusta
FLORIDA Onncers TO Inventigate.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Dec. e6-Word has
reached here that the authorities in Augusta,
Ga have man under arrest on suspicion OF
being the murderer OF the four fackwoods near
New Smyrna. Tia. about two weeks ago.
The prisoner gives his name rs Darsev ami ad-
mits that he was working within two mi los of New
smyrna al the time OF the murder. lie was ar
rested as a vagrant tramping his way north and
would have been discharged but for suspicious
attached 10 him. he wears No. boots with box
Toes and walks somewhat on the outsldo OF his
feet lie is quite b0w-leggel. His footprints
are said 10 correspond exactly with those found
outside the FackwOOd house.
Florida officers are on now their way 10 Au-
gusta to investigate thIs cleW
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READING. Pa Dec. e6.-Ihe Carpenter steel
works. with the exception Of the. cold rolling
deDarfment. was burned at 10 O'Clock tonight.
INC nlant is owned 10y New ori parties Neofge
+ Newtou being the president About 80
hands were employed The loss IS about $780,
o0J. insurance sl25OJ0 in New York companies
ne firm had inst started q largo order Tor pro.
iectlies from the Government The origin OF
thp fire is a mystery.
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Sr.UxToN. VA. Dec. .-lSpecial.l-Chri
mas day of 1881 WAS one OF the pleasant events
of the year IL vas a quiet day except Where
the bows and "cOlOred folks took advantage OF
the privilege given by the city fathers 10 make
the town loud with footing horns. nrecrachers'
baby-Vakers and canon s4ulhs. services were
held in the Catholic, EplsoopaL Lutheran
Methodist and Second PRESBYTERIAN churches;
and the music was very elaborate and rendered
in the best style. - -r,,r-.,...
sity. spent part of his holiday with friends in
Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs Elder have returned
from an extended trip 10 Richmond
George S. Iightner and wife leit a few Gays
since for Washington and Baltimore, They
will spend part of the holidavs with lrlehds on
flc Eastern NnOre OF Maryland.
fngb BIaxton and r. i. Nelson are spending
Christmas at ChericOke. the home OF Dr. Bfa1-
ton ia King William county: - ,r.,
Mr. VI. Ersk n Miller and Miss Mary Aliller
returned Thursday from long VISIT 10 Ne"
Miss Kate Duval. of the:yirgnia Female Insti-
tute. went 10 Lexington, a., Wednesday 10
'PSlr' PSlr and Nrs. Il. Page Waller. Of Norfolk are
on a visit TO Hrs Naller's mother Mrs. ). l. d.
Mss sora Gropan, of the Treasury Depart
mont WASHINGTON. is spending some time with
Mrs James hcr NO. 1ladison street. ~u.
9irs ~. ST. George Tucker Is spending Chrlst-
mas with Mis-. a. y. iauntieloy oi TINS CITY;
Miss tanuie Catleft. who has been spending
some time in Philadelphia returned Nediles-
Br. Caroline Haynes, Of tho Western Lunatic
Asvum. has returned from two weeks trip
Wr. Harry TAYLOR, of the University Of ,Nir-
cfnia. syent Christmas day with hls slsIeI' MIS-
O.. -. Enrltt. c,..
lottesyille 20 spend tle holidays.
Miss Rehecca Harrison, OF Goochland county,
il visiting her friend, Mrs. Partlow.
Mr. George W. Hrittlan has gone TO his nome
! IN Lynch urg 10 spend tne honiays. ~. ,
ProfessorJ u nader, of the Stauntou hiFh
school. is in Rockingham county for the hol-
dats. .;....,,. 49, l.,
Yesterday here We're two events. eafh at MY
blne rocks fired from five traps. at distance oI
eighfocn vlrds lh r. we're number of prize,
! offered. one OF which is q twenty-eight pouma
turkey. Dr. J.. j.. Nayman, Aes r. w
| i. Summerson. Harry 81, Nyper, JOSEF Z
Wavman. ". l.. Lang. ". Allen ana
Others of Steuntou took part Several
! fine shots from Other points were present. ".
| r. Sunmerson won two out Of three prizes
/ breaking thirty-nine birds IN forty SHOTS. Dr.
/ y. n. Nayman broke fourteen ont OF niteen
| Iirds i'm the second match, and Won the hrsl
! prize: second prize won by ". L. Summerson
! Other prizes in made-up matches were won hy
| J. t. immgardner, William Summerson' Jrn
and ii. l.. Lang.
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bedford City Notes.

BEDFORD CRY. Dec. -lSpecial.l--C Christmas
day passed off quietly. barring the squi3s,
horns and whistles. Services were held at the
Methodist and Episcopal churches.
the grip and chieken-pox. IS again on the streets
The weather for the last few days has been
warm as May. Range of the Thermometer from
GO 10 IS Ihe warmest Christmas day for years.
Rev. L. A. Gibbs. Of Stanton River mission,
Virginia Confer snce, VI. L. Church South, has
his Headquarters at this place.
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K,1,ea WIN Her Christmas Present.

T1RMrNGHAN. Ala. Dec. 26.-Nllliam Reese
ANA Sadie Brown were TO have been married to-
rresant of revolver. This morning lac called
M her house for the Wedding, but for some
reason Sadie had changed her mind. They
were i'm room by themselves ard nigh words
heard was pistol shot. lie had killed the. Wo-
man with her own present Reese escaped.
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sawtelle Thought to Have Taken Poison.

CoNcoRD. n H.. DEC. 96.-In response to a
sentiment that has rapidly becomes fixed con
cord. that IA. lca.A az Isaac B. Sawtele. nur-
dcrer. resulted from his taking poison Mayor
Clapn this afternoon advised Prison Physician
CLARK TO maze an investigation 20 ascertain
whether the wild Is circulated report has any
foundation I'm fact. and this Or. Clark intends
10 do. Count Solicitor Donovan also has the
matter under aGyisement. and VIII order such
action TO he taken as may be necessary 10 clear
I'D the startling reports.
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prese,.ted FIags to The Pubic schools.

SALT LAKE. Dec. 2s.-The Patriotic Sons Of
America yesterday presented twenty-five flags
to the public schools of TIN, city. Inc presenia-
evcrci les were conducted in the tabernacle and
we're attended by the foremost citizens ot tie
civ. Tho Tags were received by the mayor on
6ebsf OF the schools. Addresses followed.
1moog the speakers were Chief Justice Sean
and Bishop Leonard.
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Condition OF Russian Wheat Crop.
flsi. 4

I'-'VV'HI V-1'IV 70
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 2J.-The Ministry OF
Finance has issued n report on the winter wheat
crop, which states that in Central Asia. includ-
ing many famine stricken districts. its condi-
tion is satisfactory; that in Crimea xnd North
ern Russia ID may be described as medium; in
Southern Russia IL Is distinctly unsatisfactory
below latitude 81 degrees.
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,IoRur. ALA. Dec. 26-A special from But
ler. Ala says that while the shorih and posse
srions To- iail az that place, the party was at
,ocl,ei bv large band of weilarmed citizens,
VINO seized Sims. Tom savage and his son, lad
of nineteen years Of ago. ana hanged them 10
+eaee poar lg
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Nrw yopr. Dee. 6-Ihe weekly siatementof
the associated banks show the following
49, 4e. .n5.O: specie, increase, SI,122O;
isSal tenders, increase. S25s,io9; deposits. m
crease sssos2; circulation lnefe.se, 9lfP't of no.
reauirenents of the % per cent. ruie.
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sienifcnnce of Rednond'a Election


TSpocl0I Dunlap taDIe 20 INC IlluesI
DUBLIN. Dec 26-Ihe Express regards the re.
,,rn 81 Nednoud a. the most remarkable event
in The history Of irish nationai-m since Par
nells death; says that il shows Parnelilsm itself
Is not dead. The freeman's Journal admits the
ngures and says that they can be explained.
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the American press. its distinctive features,
will be felt and copied throughout Europe"
TWO ESGLrsHMEN FINED AND rMPnIsoSE

Walter POdnell and John Cooper. two Eng
lishmen. wsre to-day charged with conspring
French magazine rifle. They we're brought
into court and convicted. The former was sen
fenced 20 imprisonment for two months and
tined 1899 francs. While Cooper got fifteen
months aud fine OF 2D0 francs
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A,p.xy. y. Y. Dec. e6.-Mrs. Annie Kelly, a
,.idow epea forfy-hye Years, was burned 70
death this morning in her grocery store store
AYY' orI e0ress being cut of by the ilames
llto veS snfiocstea AMI hurned 10 death before
acsistance could be rendered.
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Posrox Mass Dec s6-Johnny ~, Narrpny, tri ns,ee ol
,nS ,,s ,,s ~ for nm 80 fight Mccarthy, Of New
Yort al the Olympic. IN New Orleans, 10, Ior a a
pur.e Of s2OOJ. The only IoSs9h, nS -
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,-,.-ro~ Mss. Dec. eR-I. is estimated that
NJ" f,,iIy :, n cases of the grip in this place
h1nhc h1nci iseo.e has Increased with great ranidity
within the last few DAYS The plague, IS rainse b
light anl no severe cases arg o ropoi'0'"
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Especial Dunlap Gable 70 the Ilmes.l
Gt.seow. Dec. 2G.--Bufalo Bill gave a show
here 10 1000 children OF the public schools yes--
torday. The lord provost OF the school hoard
attended. All the children sang \ ankee Doc
de in chorus. accompanied by the band.
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Governor.

RIO JASElRo. VIA GALVESTON. Dec, @.-Sii-
OF Rio Grande DO ST.
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ImL CmILIAN MINIsIrR.s nlNNrR

Senior Montt, the Chilian Minister to tho
Inted states, gave dinner in this city to- night
IN honor OF the Inauguration to-day of his
COUSIN, Captain Montt. rs President of tho
hepnbhc Of Chilli The dinner was generally
attended by the diplomatic corps of Washing
ton ana the heads Of the IGovernment depart
meats here, among them Secretary Blaine.
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CAPITAL NOTES.

Tho holiday is productive of peaceful feel
ms among 1ovCrnment officials as regards the
Gillian stuaton-in fact. a change seems TO
have come over the department. officials who
from state OF extreme rciicence have become
quite Nociterous IN demas.
Secretary Tracy said this morning. that no
more vessels were under orders TO sail for Chill
Assistant Secretary Solely reiterated the words
of ms CHIEF. ot in The face OF these denials
press dispatches state that the Charleston has
left Honolulu for Valparaiso Tho United
states vessels IN tho South Atlantic are still
stosmng sOuthward;thc work at the navy-yards
throu hout the country is being pushed night
ond day and within n few dHys several addi-
uonal men-of-wnr will De- ready Tor sea.
At tho Navy Department. II is stated that the
Boston has been ordered from VALPARAISO 20
san Francisco, leaving only the Yorktown IN
Chiiian waters. 1t is known that within the past
twenty-four hours several cablegrams from
Ahn have been received 90 the State and Navy
Department, but Their contents have not been
disclosed. it IS believed they are more peace
able than those that arrived last week. and be-
cause Of thls fact Government o Gals. IN view
of the Inauguration of the new MOntt Govern
meqt, to-dav eynoci satisfactory termination
OF the Cnilian inc dent.
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EIGHT BUILDINGS BURNED.
A Lady Seriously Injured in Jumping 10
Escape The Flames.
OTHERS PROBABLY BURIED IN THE RUINS
Bad Management Causes Nearly n Million
Dollar Fire in Chattanooga-Be
Control for Five Hours.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Dec. 25.-At 2 o'clock
this afternoon flames were discovered in tho
immense retail dry goods house OF d. Il. Love
man q Co. on the corner Of Market and Eighth
streets. and almost simultaneously burst from
the windows Of the building. The excitement
was intense.
About one hundred girls we're employed in tho
store and they were wild in their efforts to es-
capo Up the elevator shaft and stairway the
flames shot aud all avenues Of escape were
soon cut of.
The store was crowded with ladies ana they
enacted a scene that defies description.
After tho stairways had been burned two
women. Mrs. Hurst and Miss johnson. were
Geen az the secOnd-stOry window calling Tor aid.
Around them the flames leaped aud the neat be-
came Inbearable. The firemen were Just run
ming the biz extension ladder up 10 the window
when Mrs. Hurst leaped from the place OF satety
into the street.
Tne other woman was safely taken from the
window. Mrs. Hurst was carried 10 her home
where il was Oscertained she was seriously III
| .ured.
TELEGRAPHED FOR AID.
The mayor telegraphed to Atlanta, Knoxville
and Nashville for aid. =,
Two people we're run over by hre-englle an1 a.. .
/ seriously hurt. The fire was under control az z
O'Clock. Tired and dirty the trCmen and cltl-
/ zens returned 10 their homes, with the excep-
! ton OF the guard, who, are playing upon the
ruins and watching the damaged goods.
Where yesterday stood eight buildings now
lie two acres OF ruin and deDrls. and II IS feared
| there are several employees OF the loyeman
! place buried under the walls. No one knows
/ whether this is true.
! The leap for life made by Mrs T. II. Hurst
threw tho $500 spectators into "a state of great
| excitement and the widest sort of rumors were
INDUCED in. The wind was blowing perfect
/ gale when the fire started and II spread rap
| idly until the eight buildings had been con-
sumed.
RAD ,fASAGr,rrNT
The fire department was miserably managed.
| misInanagement being largely responsible for
| the Spreading Of the flames. The CObweb club
| rooms ar wrecked and the Young Mems Re
| publican Club and Chamber Of Commerce nTe
| large losers. The public library was Dadly
! DAMAGE bv wafer and smoke. and two banks,
| the Fourth National and Southern Bank ana
| Trust Company are gulted.
The exact loss is ssi6OO), With nearly s6JO-
! O)O insurance.
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cries. Captain Coulson left tho Seal Islands on
December ist, and a Government agent and the
other people on the islands are all reported
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THE sA1r OF rnr cnERoKEr srRm.

Secretary Noble has received adyicos from
the Cherokee commiss ion TO the effect that the
sale of tho Cherokee strip 20 the Jnited States
rs in q fair way TO be c0nsummated. A bill was
introduced IN the Cherokee cOuncii last Monday
stsntaly as has been reported. This bill is
nov pending, but the commission ihiul, that as
soon asa new chiet II elected in the place Of
NAYS deceased, the council will take II up and
agree 20 the sale of the striD