Smyrna times., 1892-07-13

swept away by freshet, together will
several miles of track.
Lassie, young mare, the proDert,
OF Gray q Harris, Paris Stock Farm
Farls, KY, with a two year old recor'
OF 2.29, recently stepped a quarter in
o4t seconds, 217 gait. Lassie wa,
sired by New York Dictator. 299I
owned by the Elkton Stock Farm.
The Democrats find it about as ai@
cult to elect a national chairman 90 ~,
Republicans. How would it do fo,
Ooth 10 agree to run the campaign
WlChouC commanders Doubtless ,
PRESIDENT could be chosen out of the
tour who are running.
Rufus N. Rhodes, of Alabama On,
oil the members of the National cora'
mlttee to notify the democratic Droai
Dental candidates of their nomi,at;o,,
Is IN New York. He saws tba Ea"1
eI Ali'ance men OF his State have
loIlneu combination with the reDubli,
cans, ana that Harrison may carry tbe
state IN November unless some sc,iue
work is done bY the democrats
Those who know General R;du,o,I -.
California, unite in hearty exDress;1O. ~
as to his excellence as u man and siti'
zen. While his political course in for.
mer times was sharply criticised. IN,
iact that he destroyed two hundred
ana tOrty-hve acres of vineyard Iosded
with grapes made him great in tb,
eyes of the PrOhibitionists assembled
al Clnclnnattl. 1t covered every Dolit
ical sin if he had any.
The English election results becom.
more Obscure a. the number of eIect,.d
members Increases, and cOmnsrison,
become more difficult. The Iiberai.
VINO are yet In the minority, count ON
dig gains at the finish, and thew uiii
need them if Mr.. Gladstone is tn bova
working majority About two-tb;rI.
OF the members of the new hnu.a "a
commons .a nave been chosen, leaving
Ine conservatives with majority oi
81. In the choice of $50 more mem.
ners the Liberals have the final on.
pO[tunlty to wipe out this maioritv
ana establish their own. 1t seems N
ne conceded that Gladstone will v,i,,
though not by large majority. The
chlei sLtierer by the contest ann4ar IN
he the Liberal Unionists. "
CITY OF ST. JOHNS BURNED -.Tb.
most disastrous fire in the bistory nf
the city of St. Johns, Newfoundland
started on Friday afternoon. durinv a
heaVy northwest gale. firiant
water supply on Longs Hill. where rbe
hre originated, gave the dames nII
play ana practically unimpeded proy.
ress. The high winds carried burning
emOers over the city, and soon scors,
OF fires had been started.
Threatening flames swepf toward
the harbOr, licking up everything in
It's wide swath. The Masonic TsmnIa
me Methodist College, Cover Street
Methodist Church. the majestic catbe.
dr"l- of the English aud Roman Cath.
one Churches, the two fines places af
worship, and bLilt at a co-l of ov.r
ToOO'OOO, the Orange Hall, the palace of
blshop Jones, the ~. Patrick's Hall
the Christian Brothers school The
Presentation Convent, the Supreme
Court building and police headouar.
'eTS' the government Offices, Govern.
ment Savings Bank, the Presbyterian
Church-everything in the path of the
names was consumed
AT last accounts 600 BUILDINGS had
been destroyed and seven lives had
oeeIl IOst. The mayor has appealed To
otEer cities for relief The loss is esti.
mated at S2o,OOO,OOO, with $4,000 900
insurance
a New York writer of Monday saws.
AS there were no meetings to-day tbe
number OF Christian EndeavOrers seen
on lhe streets was greater than on anv
previous day. They were indefatiVa-
Ole 10 sight seeing. Over 1000 of them
went TO the top of the Produce Er.
'hange tower. Upwards of 5000 visi-
'eu tue FulItzer Building, whose lofty
dome Is powerful attraction TO every
stranger in town. The Madison
square Garden tower, Central PARK
ana Its museums OF art and natural
history, Trinity Churchyard and Wall
street were visited by thousands. The
gallery of the Stock Exchange was
thrOnged from 10 until 8 O'clock with
christian EndeAvOrers. 1t was dnlI
DAY ON the floor so a crowd of brokers
gathered at the rOstrum and aided nv
the Exchange Glee Club sang. "We,il
Gather at the River" Hold the Fort ="
Hush Thee My Baby" aud other
popular airs. Nearly all the members
J0inind in singing the hymns. and the
delegates in the galleries responded
WIN WIN Nearer, my God, to Thee" The
Stock Exchange members and the del.
sgates :, then wound up the concert with
america. ." The impromptu service
OF song continued for fully half an
hour, during which time all business
was suspended and not a quotation
went over the ticker.