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Special to the REcoRD-UNroS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
BRUSSELS, Dec. S.-When the Interna-
tlonal Monetary Conference adiourns. at
the end of next week, it will probably
leave the respective Governments repre-
| sented to decide whether or not it shall
reassemble in January. The American
and other bimetallic delegates will try to
obtain from the conference a recon-
mendation to all the Governments to al
low from one year to eighteen months to
| elapse before taking active measures to-
ward changing the present currency
policy. The advocates of this recommen-
datlon have in view the possible improve
ment OF the general monetary position.
They also hope much from the growth of
| bimetallism as a political force in British
politics.
The proceedings yesterday at the Brit
ish Agricultural Conference, in London,
struck some Of the delegates like revela-
| ton.
Immediately after the opening to-day
Allard, one of the Belgian delegates, sub
mltted plan for an international agree
ment Tor the purchase, under common
account, of stocks of silver, against which
treasury notes are to be issued by the
contracting States, none of which will be
obliged to coin the silver thus purchased
or modify existing currency legislation.
The plan also proposes that these notes
shall have international circulation,
| Batfalovltch, the Russian delegate
spoke briefly regarding the Moritz Lew
plan. He declared he did not believe.
under the present conditions, any inter-
national agreement to regulate the rela-
! uOns between gold and silver possible
/ ne general HIGp1GGInn NSruG
Sumed.
! In reply to an invitation by the confer
ence, Professor Andrews made an ad-
dress, i'll which he said he hoped the idea
that America was bent only upon increas-
ing its national wealth and that she was
| merely acting as a service creature of
| mine owners, would forever be dismissed
as being equally as absurd as the idea
| that American interest was mainly due
! to the distress afilicting the American
monetary system.
The best authorities state that when the
| conference adjourns next week it will be
until spring. a careful canvass of the
| delegates shows a majority of them favor
| this course.
The debate on the various bimetallic
proposals will conclude Tuesday.
WAITING FOR AMERICAS ACTION.
LONDON, Dec. Sat meeting of the
Institute of Bankers here, Leslie Probvn
propounded a scheme for the introdnc-
! ton of a gold standard into India with
out reducing silver currency or adding
largely to the gold reserve already held.
AS the scheme involved empowered the
Government to reduce the redundant sill
yer coinage by purchase, if necessary, it
was adversely criticised. There is a feel
ing here against any move being made
until 1t Is known what America is going
to do. An immense number of orders to
sell rupee paper has been received,
mainly from the Continent. Advices
| from Melbourne show that a sharp de-
cline has occurred there in the price Of
silver mine shares. Rt. Hon. Henry
Chaplin intends to make motion in the
! Commons declaring i'll favor OF bimetal-
! lisn1
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THE SEATTLE TRAGEDY.

Further Developments In Regard to
the Killing OF Mrs. Storey.
SEATTLE, Dec. S. Further develop
ments in regard to the murder of Mrs. NJ.
S. Storey and the suicide of her murderer,
Charles r. Moulton, show that she tried
in every way to avoid him, but he was
persistent. At the last interview on the
afternoon before the tragedy her son
overheard her say to Moulton: II will
not listen TO such language from you,
sir" Moulton fired two shots at her
one passing through her head and
smashing the mirror and the other went
through her head close TO the first wound.
Moulton's family are wealthy residents
OF Portland, Me-, his father having been
known as the Duke of Portland. He
went to California three years ago with
Sl50,0G0 left by his father, and ran a coal
yard there, and then came to Puget
Sound. He speculated in mines and real
estate and lost most of his money. Mrs.
Storey is the daughter of Rev. C. G. John
son, an Episcopal minister at Windsor,
Ont, and was married at Brampton,
Ont, in 1878, to George j. n. Storey FIRE.
quent quarrelS occurred between them,
and at last they separated. She eventually y
came to Seattle, and in March, 1889, OBJ
tanned a divorce. She has since lived
here, teaching vocal music, and her
beauty and accomplishments had won
her many friends and admirers.
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BITTER FIGHT.
BETWEEN SUPT. BYRNES AND
DIR. PARKHURST.
The Head of the New York Police De-
partment Replies to the Rover
end Gentleman's Statement.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The fight between
Superintendent of Police Byrnes and
Rev. DIR. Parkhurst, President of the So
ciety for the Suppression of Vice, is
growing more bitter. Byrnes is out TO-
night in a lengthy reply to Park hursts
latest communication. In it he produces
statistics to show that, while there are
houses of prostitution in New York, there
is not another city in the world of its size
so free from the evil.
After talking at great length of the va
rious methods for the suppression of this
vice, Byrnes says: "Dr. Parkhurst has
lived in the world long enough to know
how uncharitable it is toward this class
of sinners tallen women), how little il
learned of the lesson his Master taught,
when they brought before him woman
seized in adultery. Let me ask Park
hurst how many of them he has given
shelter; how many his society has taken
from the street where they were driven
by the public sentiment he processes to
| represent?
"Theoretically, there are two ways to
deal with prostitution. one to suppress
it; the other to license it. Even Park
hurst will not claim that, though he in
lls III
we will not. There remains only the
middle course-a compromise, if Park
hurst chooses. That course is to thrust
the evil as far as possible out of sight:
hide it from public view, where it cannot
corrupt the morals of our growing
youth. That is all the police can do, and
they are doing it to the best of their
ability.
"Parkhurst may call it subterfuce. but
I know if and aUprU nolinapnan l.
by experience, that in proportion to the
efforts made to suppress the evil, along
the only available path it increases in
virulence, because the breaking up OF
houses of ill-fame simply results in scat
tering the inmates through tenement and
apartment houses, where they do infin-
itely more narm than before.
las to gambling houses, let me say
that when teaching and preaching sue
ceeds in making men good, then gam
bling will stop. Never in the history OF
our city was there as little gambling in
public and as much in private as to-day.
Patrons now gamble at their clubs and in
private houses, which the police cannot
reach.'
In closing, the Superintendent says:
fTrue charity begins at home. | shall be
prepared, when DIR. Parkhurst comes to
me in the proper spirit OF inquiry, TO show
him a well-trodden path that leads from
the very door of his church, as it were, to
brothel hardly a gunshot away upon
which his Shadows might exploit them
selves with advantage to the security and
good repute of his congregation, and with
better success than they have attained
in their present hunt. Sucn shadowing
as the misconduct of Parkhurst's agents
and informers compelled me to do, in the
interests OF morality, has convinced me
that he has in his paid agents and spies
:
a reput able man into slandering the fair
name OF city which he makes his home''
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MRS. MAVERICK VERY ILL.
Suffering From Hemorrhages of tn
Iunps-AnneaI foI. Release

Suffering From Hemorrhages of the
Lungs-Appeal for Release.
LONDON, Dec. SIT is learned that
Mrs. Maybrick, the American woman
confined in the Working Prison on the
charge of numbering her husband, was
critically i'll Thursday. 1t was thought
she was dying, and the last sacrament
was administered. She made the last
confession of a dying prisoner and de-
clared she was innocent of any intent or
deed and act against the life of James
Maybrick. She had several hemorrhages
of the lungs, which left her so weak that
if they occur again she will probably die.
She has been suffering from hemorrhages
for six weeks. She has petitioned the
Home Secretary to release her from
prison before the disease becomes incura-
BILE.
LONDON, Dec. S.-The Home Secretary
said this afternoon that the case of Mrs.
Maybrick was receiving serious con-
sideration.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the Senate
and House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Senate in
executive session ratified the convention
between Chile and the United States for
the settlement of the long-existing claims
of the United States against Chile.
The Senate, after the reading of the
journal, agreed that when it adjourned it
be till Monday.
The Senate bill for bridge across the
Mississippi River above New Orleans for
the use of the Southern Pacific passed.
The Senate in executive session con-
firmed the nomination of John II. Gear
of Iowa as Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury; d. P. Thompson OF Oregon,
Minister to Turkey; William Potter of
Pennsylvania, Minister to Italy; 1. III.
Baker of Iowa, Consul at Copenhagen: j.
a. Forbes of California, Consul at Quay
mas; c. II. Cowan of Illinois, Consul at
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FRANCES NEW MINISTRY.
1t VIII Aid the Deputies In the Canal
Investigation.

investigation.
PARIS, Dec. 8.-The declaration Of the
new Ministry was read III the Corps
Legislative. The declaration recalled the
events that caused the recent political
crisis and affirmed the intention of the
Cabinet to aid the Chamber of Deputies
by every means in its power to throw
light upon the Panama Canal affair.
Nevertheless, it continued, the Cabinet
must affirm the principles Of separation
of the executive, legislative and judicial
powers. The Government had decided
not to exceed Che limits prescribed by the
law.
The declaration concluded with warn
ing to the Chamber of the danger of lend
ing too ready an ear TO accusations.
On the conclusion of Ribot's address
the Chamber, 306 to l04, adopted a resolu-
ton declaring confidence in the Govern
ment.
PANAMA OFFICIALS TO BE ARRESTED.
PARIS, Dec. SIT is reported the Min
lister Of Justice has ordered the arrest of
members of the council of the Panama
Canal Company on the charge of breach
of trust. These include Ferdinand de
Lesseps, Charles de Lesseps, NJ. Fon-
tame and Baron Cottu.
1t is reported an autopsy on the body
of Reinach was held last night. The re-
suit was not made public.
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THE TEXAS CYCLONE,
Several Persons Injured and NJ
Families Homeless.


Several Persons Injured and Many
Families Homeless.
BRENNAN, Dec S.-Additional news of
Tuesdays cyclone is just being received.
1t is now known that fourteen persons
were seriously injured, some fatally.
Many families are homeless, and utterly
destitute. The cyclone was accompanied
by pelting rain, and in places followed
by furious haiistorm.
DENNIsoN, Dec. S.-The cyclone Tues
day caused great destruction to property
in this section. Several persons were
seriously injured in the Chickasaw Ma
ton, and houses demolished and cattle
killed by lightning. A cattleman named
Wismer was also killed. The cyclone
passed portion of the Choctaw Nation
but the textent of the damage is not
known.
PARAGoULD Ark, Dec. S.-A tornado
800 yards wide passed through this city
yesterday, leveling everything in its
path. Twenty-six buildings were
wrecked and several persons seriously
hurt,
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Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

ASHLAND tOr.), Dec. S.-The train crew
arriving on this mornings overland from
the north report a dastardly attempt by
some unknown culprits to wreck the
Southern Pacific north-bound express
beyond Grants Pass last night. The
rails were removed from the track on the
trestle just north of tunnel nine in such a
place that if the train had attempted to
pass it would have been hurled off the
track and down into a canyon. The re-
suit would have been dreadful whole
sale murder. Luckily the carpenters
discovered the displacement of the rail in
time to flag the train, and had the track
repaired in time to allow it to proceed
with no loss.
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RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Traffic Manager Leeds Again on the
Stand.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-Mr. Leeds of
the Traffic Association was a witness
again to-day before the Railroad Commits
sion. Nothing new was evolved. Wit
ness insisted that the right thing to do is
to fix arbitrary railroad rates, and let the
railroad companies fight them. He did
not think the Texas decision sound. He
claimed that be had made comparison of
California railroad rates with Eastern
railroad rates, on the basis chiefly of the
profits of the roads. Headmitted that he
had no data as to the expense of doing
railroad business in California or the
gross earnings, but believed California
rates excessive. He did not think Rail
road Commissions can make tariff
schedules on proper basis, because the
profits of the roads cannot be learned,
owing to their peculiar style of book
keeping. He thought the Western classi-
tication could be well applied to Califor-
MIA roads. He thought it better to change
rates arbitrarily first rather than to in
vestigate first, because the roads could
fight the rates if they did not like them.
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Robbers, Gang Broken Tn.

ST. Lofts, Dec. S.-A gang of robbers
from Chicago has been operating with the
utmost boldness in this city, as they
recently did in Chicago; but the police
went to work with su.h good results that
the band appears to be broken up. Over
forty arrests of crooks have taken place
and Chicago detective has recognized
about thirty of them as members of the
organized gang which has been holding
up and robbing people in broad daylight
in that city and suburbs acquisitions
will be secured for the whole gang.
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DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
The Proposal to Abolish 1t Meets With
Disapproval.

1AS IIOpOSdl " AOOIl5h II -flGGLS " lLiA
Disapproval.
PARIS, Dec. 8.-The proposal to abolish
the United States Diplomatic Service,
stated last month in some of the Ameri-
can journals, and the fact that President
elect Cleveland will soon lbe called on to
appoint successors to most Of the in
cumbents in the American Legations. has
directed considerable attention in Europe
OH the subject. ''It is well known"
foreign diplomat said to-day to the Asso-
ciated Press, that a proposition to merge
the American Diplomatic Service into
Consular service is, when viewed from a
European standpoint, perfectly absurd,
and is, moreover, quite impracticable.
Why, here in France, the Foreign Office
will have no communication with the
Consul-General or Consul. IT. for ex-
ample, the United States Consul General
in this city were to write a letter to Ribot,
the reply would be addressed to the
United States Minister and sent to the
American Legation. The Washington
State Department, | understand, once
tried at Constantinople this hybrid serv-
ice of confding to the Secretary of Lega-
ton Consular duties, but the attempt had
to be abandoned. | notice, also, a critic
of the United States Diplomatic Service
says that only wealthy men can succeed
abroad as Ministers. This is a grave
mistake. Some Of the best Ministers ever
presided over in United States Legations
in Europe, and men who made the
strongest impression at Foreign Offices in
diplomatic official circles, were, | am told.
comparatively poor men. No United
States Minister to France ever stood
higher in the French official world than
McLane, who lived very quietly and en-
tertained very little"
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BRIGGS HERESY TRIAL.
The Case of the Prosecution No,
Finished.


Finished.
NEW YORK, Dec. SIN the Briggs case
to-day McCook completed his argument
for the prosecution. 1.-The question to be
decided in this court" said he, sis sim
ply whether the doctrines of DIR. Briggs
and the doctrines of Presbyterianism are
in harmony"
When Briggs asked if tie prosecution
had finished its case, an affirmative
though somewhat guarded reply was
given. Briggs said he asked the ques-
ton with reason. DR.. Tempe, the Bible
scholar of the committee, had not spoken
and Briggs wanted him to present now
any argument he had prepared against
the defendant. Briggs said he suspected
some such policy might be followed by
the committee as at the first trial, when
many of their arguments were withheld
until after he had pleaded.
Adjournment was taken until Tuesday
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SAN FRANCISCO PosroFFIcE.
Secretary Foster Advocates Fixing a
Limit of Cost at 81. 600. 600.

Limit of Cost at S3,OOC,OOO.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has prepared letter to
send to Congress advocating fixing the
limit of the cost of the San Francisco pub
lie building at S3,OOO,OOO. He will say
this sum will erect three-story building
332 by 200 feet, with a 75,0O0-foot floor
space. This will increase the accommo-
dations of the Postotfice 300 per cent. The
Secretary will also call the attention of
Congress to the fact that the supervising
architect cannot commence the prepara-
ton of plans or detailed estimates until
Congress fixes limit for the building.
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The San Lnses Won.

Los ANGELES, Dec. S.-San Jose won
to-day on close decision in the ninth
inning by a score of 5 to 4. 4 good crowd
witnessed the game, which was full of
brilliant plays and close from start to fin
ish. Harper and Knell pitched, and did
good work. The features of the game
were the fielding of Stafford, Tredway
and McCIuckeu
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city Politics at Asbland.

ASHLAND or, Dec. S.-The Ashland
city election will take place December
10Th, and the Republican City Conven-
ton met last night and placed ticket in
the field. This will be first time in the
history of city elections here that candi-
dates for municipal offices have run un-
der partisan tickets. The opposition will
probably develop in a Peoples ticket, as
the Democrats are too hopelessly in the
minority to put up partisan ticket.
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New PoStmaStars

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The President
nominated G. b. Lyman Postmaster OF
Yuba City; Asa Crocker, Postmaster OF
Suisun City, Cal, and G. w. Bell, Carson
City, New, S. +. Foster has been ap-
pointed Postmaster at Rincon, San Ber-
nardino County, Cal, vice T. L. Blount,
resigned.
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since her confinement. Notwithstanding
this she has been spirited away.
BIood-Horse Races.

SAN Francisco, Dec. S.-Half mile,
Waif won, Gold Dust second, Sedalia
third. Time, 0:52.
Mile and seventy yards, Democrat won,
Little Esperanza second, Cheerful third.
Time, l:501.
Thirteen-sixteenths of mile, Garcia
won, Royal second, Altus third. Time,
1:25.
Five furlongs, Jack the Ripper won,
Joe Cotton second, Joe Harding third.
Time, 1914.
Six furlongs, Red Rose won, Jennie
Mintzer second, Jennie K. third. Time,
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Blaine Coming to California.

New YORK, Dec. 6.-Hon. Joseph H.
Manley said to-day: "Blaine's health is
not at all alarming. Mrs. Blaine is not
at all uneasy, and thinks her husband
strong, considering everything. He will
go to California in January to enjoy the
climate of the Pacific Coast. | don't
know where he will stop there, but some
where near Pasadena"
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OnposItlon to CrIsn for sneaLe.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The radical tar
If reformers have agreed to center upon
William L. Wilson of West Virginia as a
candidate to oppose Crisp for the Speak
ership of the next Congress. They pro-
Tess to be confident OF success, but say
that whether or not they can beat Crisp,
they Will, at least, have strength enough
to appoint committees by caucus ar
rangement, whereas they are now named
by the Speaker.
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Election Contest at Bakersfield.

BAKERSFIELD, Dec. S.-H. f. COndict,
Republican, has commenced a contest in
the Superior Court against II. A. Castro,
Democrat, for his seat in the Board of
Supervisors. Precinct No. t of Bakers
field was thrown out on account of irreg-
ularities, by which Condict alleges he
was defeated
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MONETARY CONFERENCE.
One Of the Belgian Delegates Offers
a New Proposition.
NOTES THAT SHALL HAVE INTER-
NATIONAL CIRCULATION.

The New French CabiDet Declares
That 1t VIII Use e. Means in
Its Power to Throw Light Upon the
Panama Canal An ir-The Proposi-
tion to Merge the American Di-
plomatic Service Into a Consular
Service Viewed i'll France as ABB
surd and ImpracticabIe.
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Jumped From East River BrIdee.

New YORK, Dec. S.-Daniel McLaugh-
lin, blacksmith from Roanoke, Va,
jumped this afternoon from the Brooklyn
bridge into East River. A police boat
coming along Just at the time he was
fished out and taken to the hospital. He
does not appear to be seriously hurt. He
seems to be demented.
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Indictments Against HollenbeclS

AUBURN, Dec. S.-The Grand Jury to-
day found two indictments against Hol-
lenbeck, the insolvent banker, for en-
bezZlement. Hoilenbeck is confined to
his home with illness, but will give bonds
for his appearance.
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Chinese Girl kidnapped.

Los ANGELES, Dec. S.-Chee Fong, a
pretty young Chinese girl who had been
sent to the mission, and over whom there
was great contention between the two
highhinder societies. was kidnapped from
the mission yesterday. Search by the
police tor her has been Intellectual. Two
companies of highbinders are procuring
weapons, and an outbreak is expected al
guarded by two watchmen night and dav
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o'CoNNELL WHIPPED.
Australian Dawson Beats Him /
Twenty Rounds.

AuSUFaIIHH DaWsOH btaIS HIN IN
Twenty Rounds.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-George Daw-
son, the clever young Australian, who
has been quietly accepting all challenges
to battle that have fallen between him and
the worlds welterweight championship,
met tonight new foeman in the person
of "Doc'' O'Connell of Boston, at the
California Athletic Club.
O'Connell came here accompanied by
an Eastern reputation for gameness and
cleverness, that seemed to make him a
worthy opponent for the conqueror OF
Jim Burge, Billy Maber and Danny Need
ham, and local sporting circles looked
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Charged With Embezzlement.

SAN Francisco, Dec. Sc. r. Fergu-
son, travelling salesman, was arrested
to-day and booked en- route 10 Sacra-
mentO, where he is wanted on charge of
embezzlement. He was employed by
Lindley & Co., wholesale grocers, who
accuse MIN of having squandered S75
which they gave him for travelling ex-
nenSnS
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Suicide at san Jose.

SAN JOSE, Dec. S.-Dan Mcmillan, for
several years connected with the Stand
ard Oil Company, committed suicide at
noon in the basement of his house, 525
South Sixth street. He had been drink
ing heavily lately end was Respondent
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OmcIaI Vote OF NInssnchnsotts.

BosToN, Dec. S.-The official vote Of
Massachusetts shows the highest Re-
publican vote for Eleetor to be 2O2. .9I4;
highest Democratic, lTt,Sl3. Governor
Russel's plurality over Eieutenant-Gov-
ernor Hayle. is 2,534.
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Misapplied Funds of the nnnk.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. S. - Nelson F.
Evans, director of the wrecked Spring
Garden National Bank, who was largely
responsible for the downfall Of that insti-
tuition, was to-day found guilty of the
charges of misapplying the funds of the
bank.
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WIN be Run With Union Men.

PIrTsBURG, Dec. S.--The plant OF the
Millville Iron and Steel Company started
up this morning, after being idle several
months. The Amalgamated scale was
signed and it will be run with union
men.
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Fire at Worcester, y

Fire at Worcester, Massachusetts.
WORCESTER Mass, Dec. s.-A fire at
Jefferson to-day destroyed flour mill,
satinet mill and couple Of residences.
The losses aggregate 500, 600, with insur-
ance of SIS0,000.
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Cutting,s Militia R;;I-

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Representative
Cutting hopes that he will be able to pass
his militia bill within two weeks, when
the House Committee on Militia will be
given day for the consideration of its
bills.