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FIRE RUINS A TOWN.

Sumter Is. C.) Opera House and Princi-
pal buildings Burned to the Ground.
SUMTER. S. c., Dec. 12.-About 9
o'clock Friday night FIRE started
in the opera house during the per-
Torrance by the Chick Company.
The flames spread rapidly and soon the
opera house was in ruins, with burning
buildings all around. The theater and
eight business blocks were entirely
consumed. The fire department did all
in its power, but the flames ragged five
hours and leveled the principal bust
ness blocks in the town. Losses and
Insurance cannot yet be estimated.
- Filed Their Schedule.
ITHACA, Mich, Dec. IL. Church,
Bills & Co., the bankers who failed
here following the failure of Bills e
Co.'s bank at Tecumseh, have filed
their schedule. 1t shows liabilities of
$48, 600 and assets of $4,000. Nathan
Church's liabilities are placed at $4s,-
600, with assets of $14,S0o. i. Is.
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SOM one who has numbered the
aairs of the head" says that on the
nead of the average man there are
about 12O, 600 hairs.
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HI. Head blown on. 81 Aooident.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Dec. 13.-Alonzo
Meyers and William Spencer went out
in the country Sunday morning to.
shoot rabbits. While Meyers was
crawling through picket fence his
gun was accidentally discharged and
his head blown of.
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OPTIMsM and pessimism are states
II mind dependent upon whether you
put on your own double windows or
hire man to do il.
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LATER NEWS,

A WILL containing 5000 words and
disposing of $72, 000, 900 worth Of prop
erty was fled for probate in Surrogate
Ransom's court, New York city, the
18th, by Judge John F. Dillon. 1t was
that of the late Jay Gould.
GEO. I. BAGLEY, the messenger who
stole 500, 900 from the United States
Express company, Nov. 10, was sem
fenced to two and one-haf years in the
penitentiary, the 18th, at Davenport,
Ia. Bagley pleaded guilty. Judge
Waterman gave as his reason for impos-
ing light sentence the prisoners pre-
vious good character and his prompt
action in restoring the stolen money.
A NEGRO woman of Edgefield county,
8. c., has been arrested for a most
fendish crime. She is accused of muir
dering her -2-year-old babe and then
serving it cooked to her friends at :
quilting party. It is said she repre-
sented to those who partook of the
awful repast that it was roast sucking
pig. It is probable that she will be
lynched. ~.
The Washburn anti-option bill came
up in the senate the 18th, but was laid
over. .,-s:.' -
. The presbytery of Cincinnati. O., has
found Prof. Henry p. Smith, of Lane
seminary, guilty of heresy. i: -.
P. D. ARMOUR, the millionaire packer
Of Chicago, left for Europe, the 12th.
He left behind him as gift over 81, $780,
600 to the city of Chicago Already a
five story hni16inp IN he kn0xun q 3 tho
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MANK1ND is rather healthy animal.
Ten days per annum is the average
amount Of sickness in human life.
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Filed Their Schedule.
Blizzard. In Spain and Russia,

LONDON, Dec. .12.-Intense cold and
heavy snowfalls are reported from
north and central Spain, The whole
of central and southern Russia has
been visited for three days with an ex-
ceptiOnally severe blizzard. Isl s.s :s
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Homestead Relief Committee Issues IN
~, - Appeal for Aid.

P1TTsRURGH, Pa, Dec. 12.-The
Homestead relief committee has at last
organized. A general meeting was
held Friday night and the appeal
drawn up by the subcommittee wa.
adopted. 1t states there are 2ls fami.
lies of $40 persons in Homestead on the
verge of restitution. Less than 800 OF
the $500 strikers have been taken back
into the mill. 1t was decided to ask
for the remainder of the $40, 900 raisec
by Homestead for the Johnstown sui.
ferers. The balance is in the hands Of
the local committee, having never beer
,,coG - . ,.-
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The News Of the Week.


TUESDAY, Doc. q. In the senate,
after the Presidents message hAd been
read, bills were introduced to repeal
all statutes relating to supervisors Of
election and special deputies and Tor
the suspension Of immigration for ono
year. In the house the presidents
message was read and : bill was intro
duced for the better protection Of COM
merce and to esta blish . national quar-
antine. Mr.. Outhwaite 20 J announced.
the death Of Representative John @.
Warwick, and in respect TO the memory
Of the deceased the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,. Dec. Ia bill was In
troduced in the senate by Senator Hill
IN. W to repeal tho Sherman silver.
purchase act Of July II, 1890. Sem
ator Cullom any presented petition
to limit the free entry Of wearing APP
parel the output Of foreign manufac-
tories In the house bill was intro
duced to provide for the perpetuation
of tho national banking system and
the restoration of state bank notes ON
q safe basis, also . bill for the estab-
lishment Of q uniform revenue customs
duty upon sugar and the abolishment
of the payment of sugar bounties
THURSDAY, Dec. a-The treaty with
Chilli was ratified by the senate. A
memorial was presented from the Chi
cago Woman's club for the repeal of
the provision OF law requiring the
worlds fair to be closed on Sundays.
Adjourned to the 12th. In the house
the annual report of the secretary of
the treasury was presented and re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
FRIDAY, Dec. 9.-.The senate was
not in session. In the house the pub
lie printing bill was passed and q bill
was introduced to reduce postage on
first class mail matter, except postal
cards, to one cent per half ounce. The
secretary of the treasury sent word that
the deficiencies of the government for
the current fiscal year were estimated
at 81, 636, $40, of which $40, 500, 600 is on
account of pensions. Adjourned to
the 18th.
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TEE first worlds fair souvenir half
dollar brought SO, 600 This shows that
arst Impressions are the best.
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FROM WASHINGTON.


IT is shown by the annual report
of the civil service commission that
from July /, 1891, to June 80, 1892. the
whole number of applicants examined
for the five branches of the classi-
fed service was 19, 400. of whom IL, 100
passed and 1900 failed to pass. The
whole number appointed in the year
was 1851, a decrease of l, 434 over the
previous year.
SUPERlNTENDENr WHITE, of the rail-
way mail service, in his annual report
shows that for the year ended June 80
last the service handled the enormous
total of 9,5s5, s82, $50 pieces of mail
matter.
SECRETARY FOSTER, of the treasury
department., in his annual report shows
that the government revenues from all
sources during the past fiscal year were
$425, s6s, 260. and the total expendi-
lures $415, 953, 500, leaving surplus of
1914, 453. For the present fiscal year
the revenues are estimated at $463, 1886,
$50 and the expenditures at $48l, 1896, $50,
leaving an estimated surplus for the
year of $4,000, 1000 The available
cash balance in the treasury at the end
of the present fiscal year was $780,
992, 377.
The postmaster generalhas issued an
order to go into effect January l, 1898.
reducing the fee for each piece of reg
istered mail matter from ten cents to
eight cents.
In his annual report to congress At
torney General Miller says that during
the fiscal year 1892 the expenses of his
| department aggregated 3,74s, 2S9. OS,
and 1000 civil suits and IL, 724 criminal
prosecutions were terminated. The at
torney general says that the increase
in the number OF southern war claims
(now aggregating $500, 600, 000) is sub
ject that demands the immediate at
tention of congress. The number of
convicts pardoned by the president dur
ing the year was II out of sos applica-
tiOns. Sentences were committed in 81
cases.
AN order was sent by Postmaster
| General Wanamaker to New York for
5000, 000, 600 Columbian postage stamps,
to be delivered in 1895.
The leading clearing houses in the
| United States reported exchanges of
81, $50, 562, s72, during the seven days
ended on the 9th, against 81, 1892. 996. 1886,
the previous seven days. As compared
with the corresponding week Of 1891
the increase was 1873.
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 9th numbered 297, against 269 the
preceding week and 80 for the COR
responding time last year:
On the subject of restriction of immi-
grafton poll of both branches of con-
gress shows that sixty-three senators
and 1856 representatives favor restric-
ton. while sixteen senators were nom
committal.
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MEMBERS or TliE ~ u8E.

- egElN6En& Il JflE HOUSE
Lastsox Rsprssestast ss-Elset toths Isfsy-f
& JhIpd Congress rho Total Hhs NJ cit
d Dsupeerats. N. nepsb aisans sd . Pop
& ullsts. B
James Kerr, clerk Of the house Of
representatives, has compiled . list Of
5ths representatives-elect to the Fifty
third congress. II includes al but the
two from Rhode Island not yet e 'ected,
and the one from the Fifth Mi,hig d
district. yet In doubt. In the following
list are al democrats, 1913 republicans.
md populists:
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John A. Picker. 80: {.
-svn Z

5. b. Cooper. .........
G. Buckley Kilgore. /.
David b. CulbersOn. j..
Joseph w. Bailey.
j. Abbott. ............
George G. PendletOn
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BEN HENDRICKS AS OLE. meritorious nature of
the play caught" the public and big business
was done everywhere the play was presented.
James II. Skunk, the owner of the play, was
well satisfied that 1t was going to be a great
money maker, and spared no expense In getting
1t on the road in frst-class shape. Success at
tended the venture up to the very close OF tho
season. The season over. Mr.. skunk went to
work TO make tho production of sole Olson" a
superior one-one that would entitle 1t to the
patronage of the public and the praise OF the
press. The summer vacation was spent in ac-
completing this object, and "0e Olson" in its
new dress, comes to the Seattle opera-house
with every improvement possible. This years
company is an unusually clever one, contain
ing some of the brightest lights OF the farce
comedy stage. The scenery is all new aud real
istc. sole Olson is a comedy, pure and
simple, in every sense of the word, and is N UGH
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TACOMA MILITIA RY DASHEs.
Lively Company Elections-Company A
Banquetted-The Armory "Ghost."

Lively Company Elections-Company A
Banquetted-The Armory "Ghost."
TACOMA, April l6-[special. Last evening
was lively and interesting In military circles.
The election of officers OF C and G companies,
the banquet to A company, OF Olympia, and
battalion drill all served to keep the boys in a
state of activity. Company held its election
first, thus giving them the right of the line,
heretofore, Captain W. J. Flies resignation hav-
ing been accepted. Lieutenant l. NJ Howell
was elected unanimously, and IL was the YER
diet on all sides that company will once
again take the front rank the representative
military company OF Tacoma, as Lieutenant
Howell is considered the best tactician in the
regiment and La very popular. First Sergeant
W. f. Clarke was elected by reclamation as trst
lieutenant TO take Lieutenant Howells position.
Sergeant Clarke is a veteran in the service and
viii make an excellent officer. c company GER
tsiuiy has the turn in their favor once more
Company G's armory everything was red
hot. and the members, even after the election,
were not sure as to their choice. The election
there was TO elect & successor TO Captain shank,
who Is now lieutenant colonel. First Lieuten-
ant Gorham, OF Company d, seattle; Colonel B.
W, Conner and Colonel II. F. Gsrretson, of Ia
coma: Lieu,enant-colonel J. B. Reed, of North
Yakima: Captain J. e Frost, of Company A.
second regiment, Ellens5urg, were interested
spectators Lieutenant c. W. Billings being the
unanimous choice of the company his election
was assured but foEmallties were observed in
the first lieutenant being nominated and de-
clining on account OF other business. Lieuten-
ant Billings u q cool, lsyel-hsadet officer, q
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THE CAST.
Grand Masque Carnival.

grand masQue carnival and ball will be
given at Armory hall Saturday evening, May IA,
under the auspices of the Star Dramatic Asso-
citation OF Seattle. The managers have taken
unusual pains TO make success Of the event.
and as the association intends giving other
novel entertainments in the immediate future,
the members are straining every nerve to make
their inaugural essay eminently successful and
satisfactory, not only from entertaining
point OF view, but from q social as well. 1t is
the intention to reproduce in Seattle fac smile
OF the entertainments gwen in Denver, Chicago
and New York by kindred associations, and sew
eral novel features, peculiar to entertainments
given by the association, will be introduced for
the first time in Seattle The prices of admission
nave been reduced to minimum, and every ar
rangement for the convenience, comfort and en-
1oyment OF patrons has been made. Handsome
and valuable prizes will be awarded both ladies
and gentlemen, and every lady in the room not
the winner OF a prize will be presented with an
artistic souvenir OF the occasion. Costumes can
be rented at ZIG Madison street by those who do
not desire to undergo the expense of making
one or having one made to order. Tickets are on
sale at Ciauson & Kelly's drug store. Hansen's
jewelry store, Hershberg & Co.'S, Hyams & Pau
sons, Stewart & Holmes, Hav ems drug store,
Kerkow's drug store, Levy's cigar store, Smith
d GilPs and Toklas & Singerman's. Prices of
admission, 20 cents each for ladies and gentle
men, and IS cents for spectators.
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DEATH.

Come, lovely and soothing Death;
Undulate round the world; serenely arriving,
arriving,
In the day, in the night, to all, to each;
Sooner or later; delicate Death.
Praised be the fathomless universe;
For life and Joy; and for objects and knowledge
curious;
And for love, sweet love. But praisel praisei
praiset
For the sureenwinding arms of cool-eniolding
Death.
Dark Mother, always gliding near, with soft
feet,
Have none chanted for thee chant of fullest
welcome?
Then chant it for thee-I glorify thee above all;
bring thee a song that when thop must indeed
come, come unfalteringly.
Approach, strong Deliveressl
When 1t is so-when thou hast taken them, !
joyously sing the dead.
Lost In the loving, floating ocean OF thee,
Laved in the flood of thy bliss, o Death.
From me to the glad serenades,
Dances for thee propose, saluting thee-adorn-
ments and Hastings for thee;
And the sights of the opening landscape and
the high spreading sky are fitting;
And life and the fields and the huge and
thoughtful night.
The night in silence, under many a star:
The ocean shore and the husky whispering
wave whose voice know;
And the soul turning to thee, vast and we'll
yelled Deathl
And the body gratefully nesting close to thee.
Over the tree tops float thee a song!
Over the rising and sinking waves, over the
myriad fields and the prairies wide:
Over the dense pack d cities all, and the tenn
ing wharves and ways,
1 float this carol with joy; with Joy to thee. o
DEATH Walt Whitman
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her triumphs in concer. and opera
were astonishing. She has repe rtoire OF twenty
operas, aud in most OF them appeared at the
Covent Garden theater in their leading roles.
She possesses high soprano of phenomenal
ficxbility. In Europe she was often referred to
as "The American Jenny Lind" and called
"the most brilliant sonCsress America has sent
to Europe in many years" The management
were fortunate to secure her for this tour with
the Marine band. Her success wherever she has
appeared since her return from Europe has been
brilliant in the extreme at the auditorium,
Chicago, last May, where she sang before the
largest and most critical audiences, she fairly
triumphed upon her first appearance and
throughout. the engagement No vocal ryro-
technics are too difficult and no singer since Di
Murska has displayed such trills and colorative
vocalism. Following is the programme for the
evening concert:
Oyerture-"Rienzi" ................-...-.Wa Wagner
Scene Picturesque ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 'Massenet
Rhapsodie Hongrois, No. 6..................L istz
Aria-"La Sonnambu la". Bellini
Andante Come per me serene.
Allegro. Sovrs IL sen.
Mile. Marie Decca.
(d) Intermezzo sinfonico--"Cavalleria Rus
ucana sst
scenes Observation-Disclosures Ride. Sousa
Humoresque-"Good-bye ............. Sousa
"Csvatina" Q.inda di Chamounix). .Donizetti
o luce di quest ANNA
Mile. Marie Decca.
Patriotic song-"The star Spangied Ban
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Inability to catch on. He, however, is not here
very long, or, as he himself puts II, Just swan
yare, femf mont and sax wake" before he is
one of the boys in every sense OF the word In
every large city where '0le Olson" has been
presented it has met with phenomenal success,
and the novelty of the character has been
one OF the hits of the season. The east Is an
unusually strong one, and includes such ar
lists as Ben Hendricks, who, for the past three
seasons, has shared the honors with Minnie
Palmer in any Sweetheart" Mr.. Hendricks Is
handsome and graceful young actor, and he is
said TO speak oe's lines with a dialect which is
almost perfect Alice Evans plays saucy,
sparkling soubrette part in a very winsome way,
and is charming feature OF the entertainment
Miss St George Hussey, a veritable Kilkenny
virago, and her antics, songs and dances, evoke
screams of laughter. With such a noveiy in
comedy and such strong cast including the
National Swedish Lady Quartette, from Stock
holm, "ole olson will probably play to the
capacity OF the theater
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ncAie, anc We have the oit-spun theme again
turned TO account of the young officer carrying on
desperate filtration with former sweetheart
who is now the wife of Alto. santuzza dis
covers all this, and stuug to madness by the
neartless rebutfs OF Tu-iddu. the young officer,
informs the husband of the exact state Of affairs
me action and music are alike wildly passionate
ana exceedingly interesting. Il is said the work
Is wonderful one. Musicaliv it has attracted
universal attention and praise An exquisite
ofcnestrsi lntermezzo is now played by all the
pahos In the world. Miss Juch as ssntuzza has
role that draws forth intensest dramatic
action She herself says that frequently the
audience, the artists and herself are in tears.
tuesday night will be devoted to Wagner. and
"Iannhauser." his most melodious work. has
been selected. No two roles could more strik-
ingiy display the versatility Of Juch than San
tuzza and Elizabeth-the former sicilian bru-
nette with black hair and flashing black eyes
the latter the fairest German blonde that Min
strei knight ever gszed upon and yearned to
possess. The sanity Elizabeth and the torrid
sieilian are the wonderful studies this wonder
iui young singer offers her friends and admirers
OF Seattle
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the money or whether the funds still in the
hands of the committee shall be used as a nu-
cleus for the Haines monument fund The
sentiment in the National Guard seems to favor
the latter plan. The captains OF the local COM
panies will also look for q good rifle range
location during this week. They desire to find
a good place, so that the men can get down to
active practice by May l. special order has
been issued from regimental headquarters for
the holding of q formal battalion drill on
Tuesday evening at the Armory. Companies
B, and E will participate. aud the usual hop
will follow. The public has begun to take
a deep interest in these battalion drills,
and thus far at every affair of the kind
the galleries have been crowded with
both ladies and gentlemen. Colonel Joe Green's
commission as colonel of the First regiment
has not yet arrived, and he will not announce
the appointments on his staff until
the commission il in his possession.
Company is getting to be a strong military
organisation. Its drills are very well attended
and its members are active and robust fellows.
Some very good men are going into the National
Guard at this time, and very few are leaving the
ranks. Tacoma is an excellent National Guard
town. The organizations in that city are all in
excellent shape They are all well Differed,
and the men take deep interest in all matters
appertaining to the drill and other work OF the
militia
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good tactician, and has q good following of
the best young men in the city. The race for
the second lieutenancy was then in order with
Sergeant Bartlett, Sergeant Holleran andCorporal
Scott in the field, the tightest work being be-
tween Holleran and Bartlett. Corporal Scott
started out to win, but failed to secure a ma
jority sufficient to elect, and he withdrew in
favor OF Corporal Holleran, but in the following
ballot Bartlett received the required number
and was elected.
Sergeant George R. Riggs made the only NOM
mating speech worthy o! mention in nominating
Corporal Scott, and was congratulated by Col
onel Coiner and Colonel H. F. Garretson and
the guests upon his polished appeal in favor OF
his candidate.
The secret orders played prominent part in
the election and it was noticeable that the Jun
Tor Order Of American Workmen and Knights of
Pythias were able to cast the deciding ballot.
This the military members say is rather de-
pressing to the tactitians who are credited with
knowing how to place the right man in the
right place.
The battalion drill was well conducted and
brought forth at times we'll merited applause.
Company was complimented on Its very
soldierly bearing, and is certainly fine lot of
young men, and the Tacoma companies will
have to look to their laurels if they wish to re-
main in the lead as Company has none but
drst-class men.
1Ao '<AluolY gnosV Is again on tue Walk auu
this time unless members of Company and
Troop decide to go into the Armory building,
company will have TO tear up their newly ar
ranged quarters and move elsewhere.
After the battalion drill Companies C and G
rendered banquet to company at the Grand
Pacific, and amid social gathering and military
Jokes ample justice was done to a well-laid re-
past.
Company escorted company from the
wharf to the Armory.
1t il now Captain Howell and Captain BILL
iupR