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held and the speech making had. Over 800
guests listened 10 this part Of the program.
Governor Flower and staff. who were ex-
pected, found il impossible to attend.
In his speech President Harrison said.
il gives me pleasure 10 consummate here
to-day, by the act of lifting this flag. legis-
lation 10 which gave my hearty support.
have felt, as citizen and as President, the
modification which every American must
feel who examines into the standing Of the
United States in the merchant marine Of
the world.
II believed that We had reached an croch
in our development when the great work Of
internal development was so far consum.
mated that we might successfully take M
the work OF recovering our iair share in the
carrying trade OF the world. Applause
I'VE lift the flag to day over one ship, h
magnificent specimen OF naval architecture,
one Of the best atioat on any sea. That
event is interesting in itself but It's interest
TO me is in the fact that this ships the type
aud the precursor OF many others that arc
to Il at this flag. Applause ] deem 1t an
entirely appropriate junction that the Presi.
dent Of the United States should lift the
American tag.
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Judge Walter Quintin Gresham, who will
occupy seat in the Cleveland Cabinet ~
Secretary of State, WAS born on March IL
1892, IN a queer o'd farmhouse near Lanes
willie, Harrison County, Ind. His father,
William Gresham. was Sheriff OF back.
wcois county, and when Walter was two
wears old the iather was shot while attempt.
ing to arrest an outlaw by the name o
Spies. Judge Gresham was then next 20 th,
Youngest OF hves nall children. HIS mother
was poor and owned small farm. Sh,
managed by hard work TO keep the family
together, aud. as boy. Walter followed the
plow and studied bv night. Wnen sixteeI
years OF age he obtained "A c,erxshp ia th,
County Auditors office, and with tn,
money earned betrayed his expenses a
school and at Bloomington University
Returning 10 Corydon he stuffed law II
the Office OF Judge w. A. Porter. Wher
twenty-five years Of age he was al
mitted to the bar. In politics
he was a Whig. and joined the Republi
can Party when IL was organized. His
partner wasa delegate 10 the convention
which nominated John c. Fremont in 1856
and Young Gresham stumpe1 the State fol
the Pathfinder. In 1869 Gresham was elect
ed on the Republican, ticket to the Legisla
ture. When toe war broke out his constitu
ents wished him TO return 70 the Legislature
Hs pass..S sss sss0 ufrty -tfp s.V4 asexiiiiruI
Almost Immediately he was made its Lieu
tenant Colonel. At Leggett's Hill, befor,
Atlantn, he was shot In the knee, and he has
never sincs that time recovered from tn,
effects OF the wound. After til,
surrender OF VcSsburg Grant and Sherman
recommended that he be made "A Brigadier
General, and shortly after he received his
commission. In 1865 he was brevetted
Major-Gfneral. After being mustered out
he started 20 practice law at New Albany,
Ind. Two positions were offered him under
General Grant as President and he refuse
both. He ran for Congress twice and wa,
defeated by Michael C. Kerr In 1867 he
was appointed United Utates District Judge
for Indiana and accepted. He WAS Post.
master.General under President Arthur
At the close OF President Arthur's
term he was made SECRETARY OF the Treas
ury, but only held the position for n short
time. Subsequently, he became United
States Judge for the Seventh Judicial Court
In ls6i he made some remarkable decisions
IN the celebrated Wabash cases. He was Q
candidate for the Republican nomination foI
President in 1854 and again in 1883. III,
seeded from his party IN the last compaign
aud announced his intention OF voting 10,
Grover Cleveland.
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HISTORY Of rHr iNMAx Lixr.


The lnman Line service on the North At.
lantic Ocean originated in 1850. Richardson
Bros. * Co., OF Liverpool, England, and
Richard, Wilson e Co. Of Philadelphia.
had been the owners Of a line of sailing
packets trading between Philadelphia and
Liverpool. In $50 they started a line of
hrstc,ass steamships between these cities
subsequently changing the American port
Of departure to Ncw York. The late VIII
liam lnman was partner i'm the Liverpool
house, and managed the shipping depart
mcnt lie was Managing Director Of the
company from loj4 to the time Of his death
in lsol.
In 1856 the old company dissolved and n
new one was formed, called the lnman and
International Steamship Company. The
steamships City Of New York and City of
Paris were constructed 10y Messrs. James and
George Thompson, of Clyde Bank, near
Glasgow The two ships cost 80, 100000.
The City Of New York came IN from sea
on Thursday morning aud went up to her
pier IN the North River completing her last
voyage from Queenstown and Liverpool
As soon as she bad been made fast in her
berth, scailods were sluug over her bows
and stern and wurkmcn set to work erasing
the City Of in her name. The job was an
artistic one, and on its completion no one
was able To discern any evidences that the
name was ever any more extensive than
New York
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Acknowledgement,

Richard Olney was born in Oxford,
Mass. September 15 1885, and Is Il member
OF the Massachusetts, bar. He was gradu-
ntei from Brown University in the class OF
SO. He studied law at the Harvard Law
School, and ntsrei the law offices of Judge
Benjamin +. Thomas. in B )ston, in 1859. He
advanced rapidly in his profession anu was
for many years counsel for the Eastern
Railroad Company, and after the consoli-
dation was retained az counsel for the Bos-
ton & Maine. position which he now holds.
Hell also counsel for the Atchison. Topeka
& Santa Fe AMI Chicago, Burlington q
Quincy rairoa Is. In Boston Mr.. Olney is
known as an old line Democrat, although he
was never actively engaged in politics. He
has on several occasions refused TO accept
public preferences TO confue himself to his
law practice. Hs has at least twice refused
10 accept place on the b,nci of the Su.
preme Court OF his State. Governor Russell
having been desirous to appoint him when
the last vacancy occurred. Mr.. Olney served
one term in the lower branch OF the Massa-
chusetts Legislature in 1874, and once ac.
cepted the Democratic nomination for At.
torney- y-General OF the State, although II
was only an honorary nomination. When
the vacancy occurred in tue Office of Chief
Justice of the Unitel States, Mr.. Olney's
name was presented to President Cleveland,
hut the annolntment went 70 Melville NJ.
Eul.er
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DEATH AT A CARNIVAL DANCE.

The Grim Monster, Beckoned on by a
Child's Hand, Works Horrible Destruc-
tion, over 80 Killed.
A carnival dance was given on Monday
evening in Duestch i'ereg, Austria. Atll
o'clock when about 100 persons were dane.
ing in the hall, child playing in the cellar
dropped lighted taper through the bung.
hole Of a cask OF petroleum. The Cask ex.
ploded, killed the child. tore up the dance
door aud scattered the burning petroleum
among the dancers.
A dozen persons enyeioped in flames ran
for the windows and doors, spreading FIRE
and panic among the rest of the company.
Half the people in the hall were at the end
from which there was no exit, and were
Obliged TO run the length Of the blazing
room TO oescape.
Ten persons fell through to the cellar and
were burned 10 death. Seven more. whose
clothes had caught fire, died shortly after
reaching the open air. Three We're tramp
led into Inconsistencies in the panic and
we're burned as they lay on the floor. Five
! men and seven women whose clothes were
half burned from their backs, are in criti-
cal condition. Many others haze fractures
or burns. Out Of the 100 only about 35 Is
capped uninjured.
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EATING HORSES AND PETS.

Fearful Straits OF the Famine and Fever
Sufferers OF Finland.
In consequence of the destruction of crops
by frost last summer, famine and disease
are now prevalent throughout Finland.
More than 100000 persons are dependent
upon charity. Towns and villages are
thronged with beggars. At leas I, 900 peasants
are barely able to find the means OF subsis-
tehce. They have eaten most Of their draft
animals and their domestic pets. Typhus
fever Is earring OF hundreds daily.I
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UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG
THE OCEAN GREyHouNDs.
New York and City OF Paris Have Been
Adopted. Stars and stripes Float
From the New York's stan.

An important achievement Of President
Harrison's administration---the naturaliza-
ton Of two European built Atlantic ocean
iners-was accomplished at New York City
on Wednesday. The City Of New York. OF
the lnman line Of steamers, celebrated
Washington birthday by hosting the stars
and Stripes to the peak. Her sister ship.
the City of Paris. will follow her example
on March H. Both vessels are rechrstened.
dropping the city preiixcs. These two
great ocean liner. have heretofore been fly.
ing the British flag, but Congress not long
ago granted them American registers pro
vidIng they hoist "Old Glory and become
part Of the auxiliary navy Of the United
States and provided further that the lnman
line, to which they belonged, at once i'm
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Daniel Scott Lamont who is to he Presi-
lent-elect Clevelanps Secretary OF War, js
now forty-oue wears old. Hs was bora at
Cortlandville, Cortlan | County, N. y. For
thirty-hve years up To n short time ago, his
father was a storeSesper In Cortland
County town calle l McGrawville. Mr.. La.
monts first work was performed rs his
fathers clerk, and at the same time he at
le nropeltyhart He entered Union College in
1877, and e. ca 'rsfOre ais gradu-s.vn WAS
something OF a politician. When he was
nineteen he was Deputy Clerk In the Assem-
bly,, and at twenty, which was In 1871. he
was delegate TO the Democratic State Con.
vsntion at Rochester. When Lamont was
twenty one he was nominated by the Demo-
Gratis for County Clerk OF Cortland County,
but lost. In 1874 he ran for Assembly and
lost by few votes only. lie then became
Deputy Clerk OF the Assembly at Mr.. I'll.
deus request. subsequently hs was ap-
poiutei Ciiet Clerk Of the State Depart
ment. When Governor Tilden organizs 81
the party in the State he callei upon young
LImont, among Others, for assistance In
1875, during the State campaign, h. was
Secretary OF the State Committee lie was
actively engage IN every campaign up TO
the time he went to Washington AS Grover
Cleveland's Private Secretary. Wnen
Cleveland was Governor. Mr.. Lamont ac.
cepted the post OF Military Secretary OF the
staff, aud the position carried with u the
title of Colone'. When in 1889 Mr.. Cleve-
land retired % private life Mr.. Llmont ac-
c.oted an offer from William q. Whitney
and Oliver II. Payne and became associated
with them Ia the projects OF the Metropoli .
tan Traction Company. Mr.. Lamont is OF
quiet disposition. lie is slow when talking
ana OF modest demeanor. He married MISS
Julia Kenney OF Cortland in 1874, and they
have tlree children.
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CLEVELAND'S CABINET.
His Official Family Announced
Before the Inauguration.
Biographical Sketches Of the Pres.
idential Advisers.

In defiance Of numerous precedents in the
case Mr.. Cleveland removed the ban OF
secrecy which usually makes the compose
ton OF the Presidential cabinet a mystery
until the inauguration, and as fast as he had
chosen his advisers and their acceotsnces OK
the positions were received official an.
nouncement OF the fact was male from the
Little White House" at Lskewooi. ". j.
The list Of appointments as thus given out,
supplemented by n biographical sketch ot
each cabinet minister. is as follows;
Secretary of State-Walter q. Gresham,
of Illinois.
Secretary of the Treasury-John q. Car.
Isle, OF Kentucky.
Post,uaster-G Gsnersl-Wilso $. Bissell, oi
New York
Secretary OF War Daniel s. lamont of
New York.
Secretary Of the Navy-iinry A. Her
bert. Of Alabama.
Attorney y.General-Richari G olney, ol
Massachusetts,.
Secretary of the Intsrior-Hoke Smith, oil
GeorgIl.
Secretary o; Agricultural. Sterlin9
Morton. OF Neorasga.
secretary of state.
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BELIEVED TO BEINsANE.
An Atlanta, Georgia. Women Murders
Her Two Sisters.

Her Two Sisters.
Al Atlanta, Ga, on Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Ju.ia Force - years OF age, shot and
killed her two sisters, Florence, 80 years
Of age, and Minnie, - years old.
She then walked to the ro!ice station and
gave herself up, saying she had committed
crime and desired protection.
ltis believed that the women il insane.
times and had frequently threatened To kill
member ot her family. She says that she
las for Il year been writing out statement
Ui the family troubles ana Just completed
4 To-day when her mother was atseut
from the house She sent the servants ont on
eiIBuu.. lueu going Ia the room where
Ltf syslcr II renee was sick in bed she
r,ac Il "A l'lsto. 10 her right temple and shot
her dead. Gong to the kitchen where her
other sister was she shot her. IN the same
uanner. None of the ueiphbofs heard the
snots Miss Force calmly locked the door
and went 10 the police station as described
The bodiC, ot the two women were found
by "a brother, to whom She had sent mes
sage To tie effect that her sister Florence
Was worse. In response he went home 10
find the bodies Of his dead sisters.
IUNERNL or TIM SISTERS.
The funeral OF the Misses Force, who were
murdered by their SISTER, took place from
their Atlanta home sunday afternoon. IL
was probably the largest N Atlanla's his
tory. The Episcopal aud resbytcriau min
lsters otiiciaied, one OF the dead women
being All ardant worker in the Episcopal
church, the other IN the Presbyterian.
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1hs ronsr Of Mn,er.

'A Southern Engineer" contributes Q
valuable article on "Geology and the
Mississippi Problem" to the Engineering
Magazine. In 1t he says:
We end in water the only tirelea
agent that works in the modification Of
continents; and instead Of being the
great renovator OF the land, ss 1t 10 pop
ulsrly conceived. IL is the great de-
stroyer. The destruction OF ancient
Rome has been attributed 10 time. But
il was due simply to the moisture OF the
atmosphere working thro igh chemical
agencies. IL was water, invisible but
penetrating even the very stones OF ,h.
wonderful city, that caused her 10
crumble TO ruins, and gave to moden
Rome grade greatly elevated above be
ancient grade. But it works not alou.
in the cities and towns. There Is not
hill on earth that has not been shorn Q.
some OF its altitude by this subtle force,
and there is not mountain on earth, L
not ftiully renewed by volcanic sctioa,
that has not been ,mpelled to lower ia
peak before this universal leveler OF ID,
exalted. 1t may be dreadful though;
indeed, but we do not know absolute
that we are not dependent. on the earl
quake and the volcano for keeping o
continental habitat above the level
tie ocean; for water not only de'trou
but it has the persistency aud force
carry off to its burial place in the sea
that it has caused to perish. l, "a
take long time at its task Dat worNa
either in its gaseous, its liquid, oi ]
solid form, it seems to be the most IA
sistent thing on earth, never perisha1
and, however divided aud invisible
times, always ready to unite its fo'a
for supreme eiort at the degradHo,
OF continent.
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= IptN NlN'A NillN hI ll'hl Ab' HA'0Nh
{ attn, teamers when the President arrived
and ascenied the gang plank.
Everything was ready for him. The
President took the end of the halyards and
In the most informal fashion hauled away
The flag, which bad been held 10y two sail
ors was then broken ogi to the breeze, and
the President hosteJ it 90 the peak Of the
stafI, declaring the nr,t vessel of the only
American transatlantic line IN commits.
sion. Al the same time the Union Jack was
hoisted by sailors on the jib boom ,tan the
English ensign was hauled to the forctop-
mast, and the new house i.ar Of the line, an
immense blue eagle on a white body, WAS
sent aloit to the maintop, and the new mail
flag was tloated to the mi2lentOp. Ii was
most unique and informal ceremony.
simultaneously with the appearance of
"Old Glory" over the taiTrail, the guns Of
the Chicago began to talk firing the national
salute of p guns. The navy yard in Brook
lyn also responded with II guns. il was
storning all this time and the trip of the
New York down the bay was Cancelled. After
hosting the flag, the President was escorted
10 the main saloon, where banquet was
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John Grifiin Carlisle, who resigned his
seat in the Senate in order % accept the po-
stion OF Secretary OF the Treasury, is ma
tive of Campbell NOW Kentonl County,
Kentucky, where he was born on September
D, 1888. lie received his schooling from the
common schools OF the county and subse-
quently became school teacher at Coying-
ton. lie began the study OF law, and Ia 1853,
at the age OF twenty-three. he was admitted
TO the bar. He began practice at Covington
and met with almost immediate success,
When the war opened he was a member OF
the Kentucky legislature. After the war
he served in the State Senate and as Lieu.
tenant-Governor. La 1916 he was elected 10
represent the Coyington District In Con-
gress and was reelected bienuiallv thereaf-
ter up to 1899. when, on May II, he was
chosen tocomplete the term OF James b. Beck,
deceased, in the United States Senate. As a
member OF Congress he ranked high as an
authority on fiscal ani economic subjects
he served as Speaker of the Forty eighth,
Forty ninth and Fittieth Congresses. He
was a recognzsd leader in the Senate, where
In debate he was ready aud so onetimes ag.
gressive. When speaking hs was deliberate
and untemonstrative. He was a careful
student and a hard worker.
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j. Sterling Morton was born in Adams
Jefferson County, n. Y, April %. 1882.
While ye. boy his parents removed TO
Michigan. where ho attended the school at
Albion aud subsequently at the State Uni
gersity at Ann Arbor. He went later 20
Union College. New York, where he gradu-
ited IN 1854 AT the age OF twenty-five he
married Miss Caroline Jay French, and
started almost Immediately with his bride
Tor the West He located first at Bellevue,
but shortly alterward removed TO Nebraska
City, where he became the editor OF the Me-
brasga City News, which position he held
Tor q number OF years year after Mr..
Morton's arrival in Nebraska he was elected
20 the Territorial legislature. In 1857 he
was chosen again AMI took an active part in
the proce edings of one OF the most exciting
and memorable legislative SESSIONS in the
history Of the Territory. In 1858 he became
Secretary of the Territory. aud a few
months later, through the resignation OF
Governor Richardson, Mr.. Morton became
Acting Territorial Governor. Mr.. Morton
took no part in public life after that for
sixteen years In 1852 he again ran
for Governor against j. w. Dawes and Il.
p. Ingersoll. He ran atterwar in 1854 and
again in 1899 for the same Office. He was
appointed 10 represent Nebraska at the
Paris Exposition. and was one OF the Com
missioners at the Centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia In 1876. For many years he
was prominent member and President OF
the Nebraska State Boari OF Agriculture
and Horticulture, aud to him the hoaor OF
being the originator OF "Arbor Day" has
been credited. Mr.. Morton has been "a
farmer all his lie. For twenty-five years
he has lived on the same farm outside OF
Nebraska City. He took up land there, he
explains. as squatter AMI after holding It
for two years secured a title from the Gov
ernment. For twenty years he has been
connectAl with the Nebraska Stata Board
of Agriculture. His farm IL known as
Arbor Lodge, aud Arbor Day. which comes
on April q, is his birthday. Hisfarm is q
half mile square.
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Nllle, Ds ~. Ou mhISu i~t lOot. hS iChAONSa
to Greenville. Ala. in 1919, aul was etuca-
ted at the University OF Alabama and the.
University OF Virginia. He Is a lawyer byi
profession, having been admitte TO the bar
just before the war. He has served sixteen
years in Congress During much OF his Con-
gressional career he has been msmber OF
the Committee on Naval Affair, having
been made Chairman OF that COMMITTEES
about the beginning OF Mr.. Cleveland's
former term. During this time he has
worked zsalously for tue interest OF the Navy,
which has earned for him the title of the
Congressional Secretary ot the Navy. At the
time the Civil War broke out Mr.. Herbert
entered the Confederate service as a captain
aud was soon promoted to this Colonency of
the Eighth Alabama Volunteers. He was
disabled at tbs battle OF the Wilderness, In
1854. At the close OF ths war he resumed
his law practice. AMI in 1872 removed TO
MONTGOMERY watch has sncs been his home.
In 1876 he was elected to Congress and re-
elected In 1878. 1881 1882. 1881, 1881, 1883
and 1890. He Is widowsr. with thres chill
dren-a married lighter. a younger
daughter who is popular in Washington So
ciety circles. aud sou at scnoot his left
arm is shorter than his right the result OF
injuries received in the battle OF the Wilder
nes'. In Washington Mr.. Herbert lives at
toe Metropolitan Hotel.
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Wilson Shannon Bissel. who succeeds Mr..
Wanamaker as Postmaster-tieneral,i Is Ia Blu
ialo lawyer. He was born in New London. ".
Y =, December 81. lSsT, and when he was six
years old his parents removed TO Buffalo. He
studied In the schools OF that city, and then
rntere Yale At the age OF twenty-five he
had graduated and was studying law with
A. r. Lansing, woo subsequently, formed
partnership with Mr.. Cleveland and Oscar
Folsom. In 1879 Me-. Bissell formed part
ner-hip with Lyman X. Bass, and n year
later the firm became Bass, Cleveland &
Blssell. The firm dissolved on the removal
OF MIR. Bass to Colorado and the election o.
Mr.. Cleveland rs Governor. Mr.. Bissell re-
orgauIzsd tue firm with new partners and
built up lafge practice. He Is regarded as
an able railroad lawyer. Hs has been Presl-
dent OF two or three small railroads in the
western part of New York state md Penn
syivania He Is also director In number
OF corporations. lie is man OF strong con-
v.ctious, but is uniformly good natured. He
is President of the Buffalo Club, and Mr.
Cleveland is very fond OF him. When Mr..
Cleveland was married Mr.. Bissell ncted as
best man.
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A Mine Owner Blown to Pie ces,

William B. Curtis, one OF the best known
mine owners in New England, was blown to
lavces by mysterious explosion which oc-
Cured while he was in his mine shan,y
near Monroe, Conn. The mine was not be.
ing worked, ard no one was in that vicinity
qt the time.