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A TIENDIsH DEED.

A Lldy Operator Murdered, and the
Mouss Fired TO Conceal the Crime.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-This morn
ing the railway station at Brighton,
five miles from here, on the Sacramento
& Placeryille road, was totally de.
stroyed by FIRE. In the ruins was found
the.body Of Miss A. Z. Ayres, the tele-
graph operator, who made her home in
the building. She was reputed to have
considerable money, and the suppos-
ition ia that three tramps who were
lettering about the station yesterday
committed the deed for the purpose Of
robbery and afterwards burned the
building to conceal their crime. Miss
Ayres skull was found in pieces near
the body. A heavy iron poker used in
the depot waiting room was picked up
near the remains.
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Annillrr eeAthletier clnb.

coSEY Island. Dec. 2a.-1t is report.
ed on good authority that wealthy
syndicate Of sporting men are about to
start an athletic club in the immediate
vicinity Of New York, which will be a
rival Of the Coney Island, Crescent
City and Olympic Athletic Clubs, and
is organized for the purpose OF
fostering and encouraging legitimate
sports, especially pugilism. It is also
stated that the club will endeavor TO
get the McAufife- Burge match and will
pay a high price fori it From what can
be learned the club will offer purse
for the contest to-day.
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pnir MhIns MO onrthr.

BuyrA1o, Dec. 29.-Jim DAILY, James
.. corbett's ex.sparring partner, pol
ished OF Tom Mccarthy, Of olean,
New York, in twenty-eight rounds,
at the Buffalo Athletic Club tonight
but only after the best heavy weight
battle ever seen in or about the city.
The men fought for apurseof 81, 900 and
q side bet Of $1,000. Over 700 specta.
tors saw the contest and went away
well satisfied.
DAILY fairly outgeneralled his oppo-
nent and gave unmistakable evidence
tthat he was the better man
at the game OF fisticu1s. His cleverness
brought him victory. for his condition
was several degrees below that of Nc.
Carthy. The losers end Of the purse
was $3.50.
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rIr.l TIn,n- n nrllln YsNrt.

WAshtsGroS, D. O., Dec. 29.-Repre-
sentative Gable has just returned from
Illinois. he says the Democrats there
feel very happy over tho fact that they
are about to organize the house OF the
state legislature for the first time in
manyiyears. Speaking OF thepossibility
AZ 4 cabinet officer being appointed
rom Illinois, he said that II any one
was appointed 1t would be Mr.. Morti-
son. and that there was a very strong
sentiment throughout the state in favor
az his appointment.
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ANoTHEn EXPLOSION.
Tho Police Of Patls Thlnls tho Auarehistsl
Are ARntn nj work. ~

The Police OF Pasia Think Tho Aparchists
Are Again at Work.
Pans, Dec 2a.-An explosion this
morning ut halt-past. one o'clock in the
hall leading to the suite Of offices be-
tween the ground floor and the first
story Of the prefecture Of police has
caused, sensation. The authorities are
not decided as to whether the explosion
was the work OF an anarchist, or merely
an accident caused BY a leakage Of gas.
An investigation Is being held. The
explosion caused no fatality, but win-
dows were smashed aud q portion. OF
the ceiling brought down. The police
are inclined to attribute the affair TO
anarchists, although not decided on
that point They think that the ex-
ploslon has something 70 do with the
recent extradition and approaching
trial Of Francois, the anarchist accused
Of connection with the Gaze Very ex-
plosion.
An investigation Of the premises by
experts has led To the discovery that
the explosion was not cansed BY gas.
The experts declare that the atfaifwas
undoubtedly the work OF Anarchista
who had placed in the Cutresol a bomb
heavily charged with chlorate powder.
The result Of the investigation has {
catieed considerable excitement in otti-
oial circles, where 1t is believed that the
Anarchists, taking advantage OF the
confusion attendant upon the fevela-
tions Of the Panama scandal, have
started 10 inaugnrate reign Of terror
similar to that which prevailed when
Rayachol and his colleagues caused the
explosions here, when many Of the
wealthy residents Of the city hastily
packed their effects and took refuge in
the country. The best detectives in
Paris have been detailed on the case.
and arrests OF Anarchists, whether the
tonl cnlprits ornot, are certain 70 follow.
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No pecIsIon In the Brigrs Case Yet.

NEW YoRx, Dec. ea.-The New York
Presbytery met again to-day in secret
session and continued the discussion Of
the charges against DIR. Briggs, At $
O'Clock the session was concluded.
Moderator Bliss said the voting had
not been reached and tho discussion
might extend over Friday.
He thought it possible no conclusion
could be reached before Saturday. All
the members are pledged to secrecy and
nothing can be learned. One minister
announced that he would move that a
synopsis Of the proceedings be given to
the press tomorrow.
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Hnmnatnnd pnl.nnine oaae.

PIrrsBuReH, Dec. 29,-Coroner Nc
Dowell has another Homestead poison
ing case on his list for investigation.
The last case is that Of colored man
named John Liggens, forty-tour years
old, who worked at Homestead during
August September aud October, when
he became sick and died in one OF the
city hospitals on November "a from ex-
haustio6 and collapse, having wasted
away from o stout, hearty man to q
mere skeleton. The case was reported
BY some friends Of the dead man and
the coroner wall investigate 1t to-mor-
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BalAe Runor.

HA1tEAx. N. s., Dec. pa rumor
was in circulation here tonight that
the disabled steamer Umhria had
reached Darlington ina sinking con-
dition, but inquiry OF the New York
agent there shows that the story was
false. Nothing has been seen Of the
steamer there. The ship has not been
sighted anywhere off the Novia Scotia
coast, every part Of which has been
communicated with from Yarmouth to
Canso. The value OF the Umbria and
her cargo ia roughly estimated at 81,
500, 900, two.thirds OF which is insured
in London and the remainder in Liver.
nool.
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more Hotel this afternoon. 1t was
strictly secret, and when the gentlemen
learned that the reporters were cogni-
zant Of the meeting the assemblage ad-
ieprned, but II Is believed only 70 meet
later.
The subject under discussion was Mr..
Murphy's chances for tho aenatorship,
and IL 10 reported that Il II Is foreseen
within the next few days that the chair
man's candidacy 10 too strongly opposed
another man friendly to EIill and antag.
onistic to Preside dent-elect Cleveland will
be solicited for United States senator.
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1ron Hall onleer. Arre.sed.

BA1ratoaE, MDs Dec. 2a.-Amos II.
Hosmer and Edward W. Rouz, grand
officers Of the Iron Hall recently indict-
ed by the grand jury Of Indianapolis,
were placed under arrest to-day. They
were temporarily confined in Marshal
Frey's office pending an effort on the
part OF their attorneys to secure wrtts
Of habeas corpus. ,5
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Rarge.ntcAulifrs pirht.

Bos1oN, MASS, Dec. 2a.@The English
pugilist, Dick Burge. called upon Cap-
tain A. w. Cooke today and inquired II
there was any chance OF the Crescent
club giving a purse for fight with Nc
AuliHe.
An answer was received from Presi-
dent Noel to-day to the effect that the
matter would be considered. and that
McAulitfe had been telegraphed to,
but that the club would not give $45.-
0Oo. Burge is now anxious to fight Mc-
Aulife and will guarantee $4,000 for
felt or more il necessary.
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Ramn,i,. niii,.Irnl nnn,i..

ToLgpo, o., Dec. 29.-Bob Slayin, the
famous minstrel, died very suddenly
at the Merchants Hotel, this city, last
NIGH. being found dead;in his bed this
morning. He was with Crawford
Brothers minstrels who appeared here
Monday night. Slavin left the com
pany here aud has been on q drinking
bouteya since.
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WASHINGTON, D. O.. Dec. %. Follow
ing the allegations Of wrong doing on
thepart of Count dc Lesseps, growing
out Of the Panama canal scandal. comes
the assertion that suspicion Of his en-
tire honesty was excited asifar back as
1870 in the minds Of members OF cons
gress, and, while the fact that sussicion
did exist cannot be verified. some in-
teressing information that until now did.
not have its significance may be OBJ
tanned from review of the history Of
the canal project in the Congress Of the
United States. On December 10. 1875
the house Of Representatives adopted q
resolution empowering a select commit
tee .to examine into the subject Of the
selection OF q suitable route for the cons
structlon Of an inler-oceanic ship canal
across tho American iathmus.T
0tthe eleven men who served onstlle;
committee, some are dead, while others
have retired into obscurity, leaving only.
one remaining in Congress, Senator
Frye, OF Maine.
When asked to-day concerning his
impression OF the trustworthiness Of
Count de 14esseps and his associates in
the matter as gained from the testimony
ofde Lesseps and others before the.
select committee, Senator Frye said his
impressions Of the inquiry were veryins
distinct, but he was certain that he had
no suspicion at the time that de Lessons
was not the honorable man he had all
ways been represented to be.
II had no suspicion that he was not
entirely what he was represented to
be, said tho senator, until he changed
the plan Of the canal to one requiring
the use of locks after he had secured.
his subscriptions on the representation
that itwould be constructed in the sinl-'
ple plan Of sea level canal believe
Lieutenant Kimball, Of the navy, who
spent some time on the Isthmus, first
placed suspicion In my mind. Count
de Lesseps had been called on for q re-
port showing progress, and Lieutenant
Kmball told me that he had not repre-
sented the true condition Of the work
Of the construction. The members OF
the committees were not, / am sure,
suspicious of de Lesseps at the, time.
They were, like myself, anxious to dis:
cover the best route tor aship canal
connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific.
oceans. The inquiry developed in my
mind only one conclusion, and that was
the Nicaragua canal project was the
better; in fact, the only practicable one.
"0ther members Of the committee
were impressed with the Eads ship
canal plan" But whatever may have
been the opinions OF the individual
members Of the committee in reference:
to the respective projects considered,
tho inquiry resulted in nothing more
than the presentation TO the house Of
a series OF resolutions reattirmlng the
Monroe doctrine and making no recon-.
mendation concerning the merits OF
this or that project. Whether this
negative action was the result OF doubt
as to the honesty Of the promoters OF
the Panama project has not appeared
to this day and judging from Senator
Frye's belief, the members OF the cons
mittee were not suspicious, although
it is reported that some other members
OF Congress were satisfied that de Les.
seps purposely misled the committee.
Il -
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s.enpsnxllle society Event.

Special DispGtch 70 hs IalegiOeaesr
srEuaEsyrl1E, O., Dec. e.-The steu,
shenSillaielhb dared the young ladies
an elegant reception ir Falks hall to-
night. About fifty couples were pres
.ent, quite number being from Pitts
burgl, Wheeling and other places.
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Found murdered.

o61no, In1s., Dec. 20. Annie Clark,
coloted, was found IN afunused stable
near Union depot this morning with
her head nearly severed from the body.
II issupposed she was enticed there by
some one Who after assaulting her,
Killed her Several negro men who
we're seen with. her during yesterday
aud last evening are being held to await
developments.
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nonsEppY a MASKED. atAN.
The Postmastsr &C shsridan, W. Va
Compelled to Give Up over 500.

The Postmaster nc Sheridan, ". Va,
Compelled to Give Up over 500.
Special Dispatea % ne IatsltgaletT.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Dec. 2e.-W6rd
reached here to-day Of an outrage that
occurred ut Sheridan. about 25 miles
south of here, Monday night. Amask-
ed man went into the sleeping room Of
Geo. ". Deeraeld about midnight,
placed revolver at his head and com.
PEELED him to give up over one hundred
dollars in cash.
DeeItield had been sick for some time
and was incapable Of making any re-
aistance. He gave an alarm but before
his wife reached the scene the masked
robber snatched the money, threw the
pocket book down in the room and
made his escape.
Mr.. Deerield is postmaster. but the
postofIice money was in another room
and was not taken. 1t is said that
there were two Of the bandits, one OF
whom guarded the entrance to the
building.
Mr.. Deerfeld had changed large
bill for friend that day, and it is sup
posed that the robbers were near by at
the time.
HUNTINGTON TRAIN ROBBERY.
The Jury In the Case of Forgey Can't
Agree on Verdict.
Special Dlspateh TO ne 18te1tgenetr.
HuNTlNeroN, w. VA, Dec. 2o.-The
jury in the Forgey train robbery case
went out about four o'clock and at 5:15
reported that they could not agree.
Tho Judge put them in the charge of
the sheriff for the night with orders to
return to their duties in the case to-
morrow.
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WAS HE CROOKED9
Reoolleotions Of His Testimony Bo-
fore the Committee.
SENATOR FRYE'S IMPRESSIONS

ofthe Count no 1esseps' statements
He says That his Report Of the pros
sress Hfade Was Not Correct Nom
bers OF tho oommittee Who Be.
lleyed That he Parposely sItsled
Them in Regard TO the True Char
acter of the Work. HIS Change OF
scbeme for Constructing the canal
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senate ..steorlng oomualttee.''

Senate sssLeorlhE 0omul1oe'
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 2e.-The
Republican senate caucus will not ap-
point a new STEERING committee" The
present committee, composed Of sena-
tors Hoar, McMillln, Chandler. Teller
and Mitchell, will be continued in force
and will conduct all the business that
would come within the province Of q
steering committee. The committee
has not been over.burdened with work
during the holiday recess. But two
members have been at the capitol, Sem
ators Chandler and Mitchell, The for.
smer is now in New York, and while in
Washington is devoting his best efforts
to the subject OF Immigration and quar-
antine matters, SO that what Is done
falls 70 the lot OF MIR. Mitchell.
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Anothef American SttTl Captured.
EIoSpoH, Dec. %. The engagement Of
tha Earl OF Craven TO q daughter Of Mr..
Bradley Martin, Of New York, Is an.
nonnced this morning. The earl was
born on December l6, 1868, aud sue,
ceeded his father on December Z, 1883.
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Consiieril,a afarpliy,s Chareas

ALBANY, Dee. 2a Senator D. .. hitl'
Richard 'cyoses lieutenant Governor g,
sheehan and Edward Murphy, p, held
thsee houts conference q the Ken
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rHE loNEY NI,AkKGE

THO President Itetuses TO Allow the 1'sss
OF New lionds.
NEw YoRx, Dec. gs.- The Times states
that Secretary Of the Treasury Fosters
trip to this city vas not on private busi-
ness, as was given out officially, but
was for the purpose Of consult.
ing Wall street magnatea on the
nronosition to relieve the money market
and check the export OF gold ~ having ll1s
the government Issue from SoV,VvgtgUV
10 SiO0, Dor, 600 OF bonds. !.
The Wall street men were IN favor OF
the scheme, and tho speculative con-
tingent we're in high feathers. The
5President's cooperation had been
cnnnted ON as sure, but this confidence
was and denly discovered to be delustve.
Aeoordine to Wall street reports
Secretary Foster before he suddenly
AZ town TO 90 west is credited with
having receiyed a dispatch from WASH
Eingte,l couched in pretty stiff lang guage,
md fnnnine substantially IS follows:
aI5want no new bonds issued under 1e
my administration. Take nosteps. Uo
nothing. IN, IY...,.s,, y.
(signedl 2; ": t141Al.lsos.s 1Hilse.' :, !.
.he wall street men at q club house on
iSfth avenue. Some OF the most nota'
i,le iSen Ia the street are sad 70 nave
bsen present, and an agreement was
tornned ON the financial policy OF the
government, ~ .,.,.s,, =, Z,
upset their plans entirely ana tnsfe y
now no prospect OF an Issue ot ponos =
Stop the strlngeney In the money
harket 80.
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THE BELATED STEAMER.
No Tldings Of the Overdue ounard
Liner Umbria
NCE SIGHTED ON CHRISTMAS.

she Exchanged Signals With the
Ship That Hailed Her, But Dis
played No Signs Of Distress--nruch
Anxiety for Her safety-.Her Agents
Confident She IS All Risht.-some
Fear She May Have colIided With
a perelict.
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PRoMINENr PoLIrIcTANs

/. q
Gather In New Yorl- mprpliy's Chances.
Ex,ra session OF Congress.
NEw YoRx, Dec. 29.-There were q
number Of prominent politicians in
town to-day. Besides Speaker Crisp,
and Congressman Owen Scott, Of ILL.
nois, who arrived yesterday, there was
Senator Gosman, Of Maryland, OK.
Speaker Reed, Senator Chandler and
Senator HRrris.
The two topics for conversation was
the New. York enatorship and the pro
posed extra session of Congress.
The general impression prevailed that
notwithstanding Mr.. Cleveland ayowed
hostility to Mr.. Murphy, that the latter
would bo the candidate OF the organized
Democracy when the legislature meets
to elect successor to Mr.. Hiscock.
Regarding the extra session Of Con
Rress, it was current ut the hotels fire.
quented by Washington politicians that
in all Likelihood Mr.. Cleveland would
call one for September.
EXTENSION or CIVIL SERVICE
sIay Only, bR Made to include Employees
oE'the PostOGlce Department.
WAsuMeroS, D. O.. Dec. pa
gentleman who has talked with the
President on the subject says the peo-
plewho are expecting large increase
in the classified civil service before the
administration changes viii be- very
sadly disappointed. He said that the
President is isstrongly inclined to extend
the civil service rules In connection
with the rostoffice department, but that
he hos practically abandoned the pur-
pose of any general extension, such as
the inclusion Of employees Of the gov
ernment- printing office, OF Tue customs
service.
All employees now outside the pro-
tecting linesof the civil service regula-
tibns arc using every ehdeavot TO have
themselves entrenched against Demo
craticinterferepce, but so far without
success.
There is a snag in the way Of extern
sion OF the civil service classification TO
the government printing ofacen IL Is
uluefSLoour To- 10 .Lue u6e4Ee VI Jus
President and Of the civil service COM
mission that the Office should be
brought within the civil service classifi-
cation, but there Is trouble before them
in the, form Of opposition by the Typo
graphical Union. The objection to the
extension OF the service is raised that
ii appointments are made upon any
form OF examination which does mot
recognize membership Of the union as a
necessary qualification 1t will result in
what7the union would call "rats" get
ting into government employ. The
government Is hardly prepared to de-
Glare that mono but union men shall be
qualified for employment, and the
union will certainly object to any em-
ployment within that class OF persons
not belonging to the union.
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CknAcis, vENezuELA, Dec, 2e.-4el-
low. teyer has become almost epidemic
n Tasuayra. The mortality in Caracas
soBtinnes % increase and in smaller
towns down the Ruy valley II y spEeaat
Ing in eYery objection.
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Nsw Yonk. pec. 2e.-Arrlyed- -Rnh

a fnrnihed by q settNHPR druggist corner
Markot aud FouSteenth streelE
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COUNTY NEWS.

WORrIIlNGTON TOW
On Tuesday, the 18th, Mrs. &. S.
Newton invited Il company Of ladies to
five O'Clock tea to meet Mrs. Mck,l-
iop, and bid her good bye, as she Was
about leaving this neighborhood Of
which she has been resident for n
lumber Of years. Mrs. Mckillop has
been al active member of the COM
munity, takinga hadh in whatever was
going forward for the benefit of school
or sO:iety, kind neiS hbor in times of
ickhtss, as many Of us can testify,
md many pleasant entertainments she
has given her friends, we Shall rot
o ~ forget. We all unite in wishing
her and her family Il kindly reception
'mong the people where their new
ZONE is to be, and that prosperity may
attend them, an.! that their Influence
nay Ice s,>ci'AS tint tl.e community in
winch they l..r Shall be the better fer
heir living IL it. We SHALL miss the
spicy i,tms which Mis-. MckiiIrp has
80 Long contributed To the ADVANCE
Who will take III, her pen
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and commanding forco in commercial
and political circles. The average vii
lage saloon keeper, after paying fee Of
from $1,000 to $1,000 per year to the mu.
nicipality, makes clear profit of from
$1,000 to $1,000 per year. In the cities,
'loon. profits are much larger. But
notwithstanding the vast sum thus
placed, the "poorer classes, the wage
earners ''to-day furnish more capital
for the conduct of business than the re-
tu1ns of the rich mans investment.
We quote again from the Chicago pa
per: ITO take the mutual savings
banks alone, the report Of the COMP
troller Of the currency shows that there
are 4.50O, 600 men and women deposit
ing of their savings in 1,O1l savings
banks, and that the aggregate deposits,
rejecting those OF larger depositors
subject to check, are 81 .62S, O79. TAO; n
sum with which the savings deposit
tors conld buy out every bank and trust
'mp"ny in the United States, and
have enough LEFT to we'll nigh extin.
guish the national debt"
When Bergman enters upon the q
years Of penal servitnde to which h.
is sentenced, he will find that every
forger, embeZZler, cut throat and thief
there confined has the same, or Il very
similar excuse for his crime. No good
citizen should give his influence to Il
falseh0ou which creates discomfort for
which there is 10 reason. In Il state
OF barbarism society may be on Il dead
level. But in civiliZ ltion, where indi
vidual rights are respected, incquali-
ties always have existed aud ALWAYS
will exist. 1t is a bad condition q:
things when prosperity is proclaimed
to be crime, and every tramp and
i.ller is encouraged to believe tina,
some how or other he has been wrong
fully treated by ''existing conditions Ut
society," and that dynamite and tn.
revolver afford linn a proper method OF
redress.