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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

Wayne county 10 ssking the l~gisls-
turs for an sddlfional circuit Judge. IL
has tour nov. bat IN increase 10 five ls
alleged % b necessary 10 ORDER TO dis
patch buainsss promptly and properly.
The senate has pAsssd . bill providing
tor an incrs~ss Of one in the number Ut
judges The third house" which 10 A.
sisting in the passage u the ball is CON
possd e the frieads u those Detroit
attorneys vho expect or vish 70 DO sp-
pointed - the additional judge.
The appointment viii be made by
Governor Rich II the bali passes. and
the sppointss will hold ONCE until tho
nest state election The opposition 70
tho increase has not found expression at
LAnsing. Hence tho bail Was rushed
through With but little friction. IL Is
known. however. that there II very
considerable opposition among Detroit
lawyers ~ tho incrcAss in the number II
judges. bat this opposition has not as
yet found emphatic public expression.
The best lawyers d Detroit NJ. opposed
70 the bill.
What Is really needed by the Wayne
county circuit. and by all the circuit
courts IN the state. is simpliticstion OF
tho methods u the courts. q revision Of
the rules. q undermining OF the practice.
and general renovation Of the circuit
court system. II Grand Rapids. with
nearly half the population of Detroit.
can transact all its court business before
tao judges. Detroit ought certainly 10 he
able 10 clear its court docket promptly
with the assistance Of four circuit
judges. Tor IL is undoubtedly true that
the business does not increase in the
same ratio as the population.
The people have permitted the law
yers to multiply the agencies Of litiga-
ton until tax rolls are burdened with
enormous budgets for their support.
Economy is demanded for all other de-
partments Of the public service. but the
exiravagant cost Of our judiciary is
overlooked entirely. Retrenchment is
greatly needed IN this direction. More
Judges mean more extravaganza.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

Tonight The Country Circus will to
displayed With al Is accompanying
realism in The Powers Charles Stow
art 81 the Philadelphia Item IN speaking
- the spectacle SAID. Last nlsht for
the trst time in my HE think Z fior.
oughiy cnloys~i CIRQUE Performance
The ordinary circus has many dTas-
backs There T. To crowd ard the
chance yen ran ~ having yeuf clothing
torn 81 NCur lsacs fnefe - The dust
always the dust last hot not east
there are 80 hssa henchrs snd uo less
hsT,ler chairs not shit srfisr because
they are siclrd rrsorVet Nii iaees
dra Viascsz sen aiil mtss ~ attending
Performance = G. q J,g rs98. Nav q
tflauger country cireas
There viu Sc a saw'i0se Performance
- fha rlY . rt- c"npsut ln
SMITHS this aftrrrierp. Tie capsry
has Tisyfi 60 a Aesers el'v 'arEa t'i-s
uess 81 ne week MslEs Heath s a
wt.,ie shos ~ hsrsf
Mr iiftNDe's c,,faely ctu gsnf b. sfiIl
a. wuTk on repertoire tr tte itHaal
Newt eesk faa Nep3s-ts aa. he
ItsF.sl
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
PolhIs ABOUT MEN.

The fayorite student al the Ess'
Maine Conference seminary at Bucks
peat 10 Dick Quick. the tirst mate ~ the
fnur mas'od schooner falopa, Who had
tie courage to enter the institution with
oiit knowing even how 10 read or write.
hat IN two terms With hard work has he
cs'ue one III the smart pupils. and can
n',w handle u pen a. well a. = marine
spike.
Gen. j. u. Weaver PROPOSES 10 estab
lish an Independent school 81 political
Silence" at Des MONIES. Iowa. with
seven professors ON the following sub
.',cts Land and public utilities and
Inventions. finance. transportation. con
stitutlonal Law and legislation. suffrage.
applied christianity. and public debates
Clarence Smith, private secretary 10
Collector Hendricks. proposes In organ
lie society composed Ut men who are
ar have been conspicuous a. private sec
retariee Ia leading officials of the gov
eminent Among those who have been
asked t. join are Secretary II War La
mont and Gen. Horace Porter.
Edison. the inventor. prefers women
niachinlsts for the delicate details OF
electrical machines. lie says they have
more fine sense about machinery in one
minute than most men in their whole
existence. lie backs up his statement
by having 10 female employees in his
works.
DIR. William Everett, the preacher
politician who has been elected 10 con-
gress from one Of the Massachusetts, dis
tricts. is accomplished in the art Of din
ing. tells good story. makes rafting
speech and is gifted with some pleasing
personal eccentricities
Tx Senator Bradbury Of Maine. who
Is 80 years old. called AT the White
House few days ago. He remarked
that he bad been there in the days OF
Webster and Calhoun.
William Woodville Rockhill, who has
been appointed chief clerk at the state
department. Is traveller. "a skilled diplo
matisi, ID scientist, AN author and a
linguist.
John +. Risley. recently appointed
minister TO Denmark. who has been
seriously i'll at bis home in New York. is
much better and out II danger.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

On February 2. Representative moore
a D-tru,t ore ~ The sblest and most
popular members q the house. iairo-
iuc~d . bail providing scr the Pr. ,r-srs
po,.stion by the railroads - all state
oFic-rs and member. q the legs s,ura.
The bill rnskes u the duty - ell rail
r,ai companies ~ carry 10 AMI from
thar pisce- ~ residence and the state
Cspitol all members ~ the iegisiat ire
from January In each legislative PEAR
q, ten day. after the ses-ion shall ciss~
This transportation shall 30 in las, ~
al uiilrss- charges nov ,ated sg,irst
the state
II - sIss made unlawful =, transfer
TIE c~rtldrst- shich shall te issued ~
IN. secretary q state so ,hc~- .n,itlsi
thereto. ,h- certificate - declared ~ -,
bsnciinx nprn conductors Who ar, -
aair~i % honos . isr the trsn-porriion
a ths rsrssu rightfaily hotiing the
ssrae prfvizien Is naasir fnt iae pan
lshu~at 4 pssssas aIsgsIiy aslss the
cert Hs-ete.
The tii "a 80 PRESENT. stats 1. ss,ns
What sab4gaoss. sea tnv,svsi "a 80
pbra@~ssagy. tut these d~f>-is ,Aa Dc
s.srsss ~ sss~ -rsrs-~sHs eonmiit,ss. u,
.~sa~ - e,~-s the po-iissa '.s-s ~
Iss HsrsIp 90 thu sa~-ss,sn. sna u
ps.-~x ell resale - dsay ils ~ s.s Tor
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
ARE YOU 4 PARENT2
TIE WORLD or FASHION roa
BOYS!

Have you seen the beautiful
panorama of Boys. Youths and
Children's Clothing and Furnish
ings in our northeast window
It's the crcamicst aggregation
ever displayed in this city. We
want you to study the styles and
the prices.
Every item of apparel is marked
in big plain figures.
We want other clothicrs TO get
pointers on the new styles and now
elites brought out this season. and
follow. as nearly as possible, the
low prices that rule on everything.
It's due the public.
Notice the stylish Wash Dress
Suits from $3.50 to $500. Fancy
Fauntleroy Waists from $Ioo to
$500. Quantity is nothing without
taste goes with it. Good taste. good
goods and large varieties are syn
Onyms that rule our business.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

Oririnal james McTNusel AL.
t-fai Herman Ford t~ss8ish Gtg
xsre ~ Hisrs H. HaA lncr~s=s -
AUTH Nnis.u p@saisa-
teafy lufilsr. Richard Van fsv~ste.
.Ies-e Nsfhsrst rstrscS EoSeh. kssssa~
>.amarl 3 ~HetarA t'risinsi ssir~ q.
s.e Ms4xaretha kass. I.sfi~ss is&ss
irss Neae 1ohnsen. HsEnas Harry
u ftffI kaItaIsna tHsis.l nc n. fsils J.
sl~s-rsr NsrfAs . Nctssfy. Ss~sn =
81 r LIE = isarsl mother A'vta -
.saa 1aisa sreeE. f,s.e kschsr,ss1f.
NJ s.-sis.ea4 kesr Mary . 49, MINIS
81 b ~sn4tA. I.sesads - Wsrr-e. hai-
aaA Nssa
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

maniac fraternity II New York have 10
Dss : stsF ladder ia reElosigs theaf hAEs-
--a'hisaso Record
There - 10 more crucial test ~ .
man pact, than H. have him chase hs
hat ~ . winasioru- W ashlEgson News
What john l. Sullivan needs - q god
reserve II the kseley pattern Ash'
ir,s,on Post.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

CAss CRY. Mich. May Upon com
plant Of 10 year old girl Of this place.
q. q. Scoville. fruit tree agent. whose
home is In Unionville. was today arrest
ed in Kingston. He is charged with be
ing the father OF the girls newly born
child Scoville is married man and
the father IL three children. He pleaded
guilty and has been bound over Ia the
spring term IL the circuit court.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

judge Afea r. NarFe afriee3 Ia The
Morton Jrstsr,i,t az rfssas go his say
hanse trer l.e sess.t.ls icea- where -
has BEEN s. Wat 30 psfeats i'e s~ns
&, lnass issi night nat Sid rr'ern fa
His siiy tsiss Tate svraisy The 81
wia tsl,ieF Aias fefasai i,sntaet
~Nrssfssss ksnrss sss iawa - htee
nasl. q ifi.-vat eriEr= e rsfalug hag 3rcs
.asl \ 4 h1uo~sa q Nya,>Fe. y F.
bfzska ia Tie Naftaa s@sf assha =
eFwsessx s~ik-ak D. al tAst .s.y tssSly eS-a.i
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

porsrion any Of it, vested rights. II
assas Lao. Too. il viii bs . forward step
toward tho resismptian Il the pissiges
sasaks by the party. viii insure a large
saving 10 the stats treasury and remove
tbs more odious evils q the pass sys-
ten. II h worth fair trial.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

PRssIpsSr CLEvELsSp IL reported to
he determined that the Sherman act
shall b. repealed. He was slso deter.
mined that senator Murphy should not
be elected. Growers determination 10
= synonym for Growers disappointment.
but the Sherman act ought TO he re
pealed notwithstanding.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

OuR new council committees have un-
cAcrtaken very big job in proposing 70
discriminate between the good and bad
saloonkeepers Still. the motive Is a
lsudsbls one. and. IL they shall inocu-
late the system With the virus Of force
ful endeavor the saloonkecpers will be
among the last 10 complain.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

raERE are floods in the Mississippi.
psnics In Wall street a revolution IN
Cuba and heart rending destitgtion in
Russia. but the world will be- able To-
withstand Il ali. fpr u IL stated author
itatlvsly that the earl e Crsvcus ~
lur.d knee has healed.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
kisanapcsl Her Child.

CoLpw,rrR. Mich. May 4.-Yesierdsy
an old woman tramp came 10 the state
public school and kidnapped her 1-year-
old child. She claims TO come from
Midland county. Her appearance is
frIghiful. officers have been hard at
work endeavoring TO rescue the child.
tut with no success
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

Oao,sIzsp charity hss stricken the
nsme- ( three ans3TthY meniscahts
FROM The psnpes lat fhss befers ths
ia. w.sk IL inssgaf stea ~ evidence -
ia~ future efs' lsvvaes~ 4 the asgasiss
ts8n.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

Tar ~ plain q lcophols in the alien
contract isv "a the one reported by Su
p~rinfsndeat stump should remain un
discovered for 81 long a time - prc-f
po=i,ivs that the corporation lssyer has
no, le.a earning his salary.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

Arrxs examining thirty Eve vitnes-e-.
the enronet's Jury dcei,le.i that the r.
cent disaster q, The Milwaukee cfib Va
due - an at q Providence. there =
eothieg like expert testimony even n
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

PoRr HuEoS. Mich, May while a
trcght train on the Chicago a Grand
Trunk rsslsay was passing Sosiells at
3 clock this morning. car containing
eighteen horses broke in txo. letting III.
herscs down ca the track. All we're
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
Rcf~ccn the Rumrrrs

MrsKrcoS. Mich. May 4 At 30
this morning Robert H. McGarr.
svitchman for the &. & W. NJ railway
company. accidentally placed his righ,
hand between the bumpers ~ two cars.
The trs, finger and portion ~ the hand
at the base 10 the member Was crushed.
causing "A severe ilesh wound.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

S.Gf~,v Mich Nsy the Womsn's
Foreign Missionary s-rcieiy. nos IN
sian here. raiss-i s24ss.I more during
tho JAS, two years than IN sny yT~ced
laE tao years. Among the speakers sss
Mr- " y Ninde ~ Detroit vs:e II the
ftarnv
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

WulEsxSrov>. by MAY 4 masked
mob .ssi night ts2s Jams Collins the
hcF-s thIef. wbo vss te.Dg hrnaght hack
sfom i,linais. fFofa the train at SAer-
ran. fse Asles BoTth - here. aud
AAnr.A hlun
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
WORK IS UNDER WAY
Organized Charity Is Thus Far
A Success.
SP0NGING ON THE POOR LIST
I, Goussd To he Cosnnsoa Thiag - he
Association and Poor Departments
viii Cooperate A~io.h'y.

The organized charity plan ia now IN
operation till the secretary has returned
from Buffalo. which may not he before
next week. Mrs. Watson is regularly
engaged by the society t. investigate
cases u applicants. those who are now
receiving help from the city and others
Mrs. Watson was asked about her new
work by q reporter for Tn HERALD
yesterday. She said that she had IN
vcstigsted fifteen cases thus far, and
found two families who own their own
homes and who she believes are able 10
be self supporting. or at least nearly so.
Mrs. Watson goes behind the curtain"
as she terms IL. and reports the facts IN
detail 10 the society officers. When the
latter lind an unworthy beggar they re-
port the fact 90 the city poormaster.
who strikes him from the list OF course
there Is room for differences Il opinion.
but OF the three eases thus far reported
10 Poormast.r Moerdyk help has been
withdraw from each.
We AIM" said President Gilbert yes
terday, ito make these people selfsup
porting. u possible. though We don't
want 10 cut I'll aid from any deserving
person. The executive committee has
rented the house on North Division
street next north u the Swedenborgian
church for headquarters. Yes, We shall
occupy the whole house. When the sec
rotary returns We shall call meeting Of
the executive committee and will then
be ready for business
Mrs Watson's Work.
Mrs Watson has been in the charity
work IN the city SD long thai she finds
plenty OF former acquaintances IN her
travels. She met one yesterday who has
been assisted by the city for twenty
years. but Was recently cut oil. He
owns his home. clear OF debt. with tho
exception o. s55 sewer tax and has sew
eral children, one IL whom was recently
married. A part Of her work also ia To
stir up indifferent relatives to do some
thing for their poor relations
Walter L. Casper Of Cincinnati has
been engaged 10 get the work under way
here. He believes there are many i'm
posters in town who need wedding out
from the list Of public charges. The
books at the associations Office will
state the particulars Of all Cases looked
up and the work will be open to inspec
ton always.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

tssGsLs ilsEsts n4a-t lie. tsaVtFB.f
fossf Ass ,iepIed The sppiisstsaa &c
ci~n-hcy Harris male seTiaas Ia
fat Fatal a4ssiaas ia aot eosaasitgias
4 l. "a
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
You Have All Heard Of
Microbes and BaciIIi.
AND ALSO you PERHAPS HAVE HEARD OF
Jewett Filters!

II YOU are not using a ]ewett Water Filter YOU
stand very good chance OF knowing about Baolli
and Microbes than you 10. or good for TO
know Not drop of water should bc taken into the
system without thorough publication The publication
can only be accomplished through the medumshIp OF
good, practical Filter. The JEWEIT Is good, prao-
teal Filter and ITS will YOU doctor bills more
than II costs, many times over.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
The Greatest
Bargains
I'm Fishing Rods
Ever Presented

Rods long Rods short Rods with two joints. Rods
with three Joints and Rods with Joints Plain Rods.
Fancy Rods. Cheap, Medium. Extra Medium and High
Quality Rods. Not one Rod bu, what is worth the
price asked for it The display making in
Fishing Tackle Department is one 1--WE have no hesl-
tancy in saving IT'D that would do credit the worlds
fair
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
IS QUITE A CHANGE.
AS EVERYONE KNOWS.

From the sacrifice of Enamcled ware TO the dcmoli-
ton of prices of Fishing Rods is certainly radical
change We have succeeded in jumping profit
cutting machine from the House Furnishing side of
store to the Fishing Tackle Department and still
our equilibrium and now are prepared to offer you
The Arizona sentinel., 1893-02-04
Two Kinds of Tempest.

An original feature was introduced into the performance of Shakespeare's Tempest in French provincial town recently. The actual tempest was pro- duced by fifteen men hiding under the green cloth which served as the surface of the sea and produced the swelling of old ocean by bobbing up and down. On account of falling off in the box office receipts the manager lowered the mems wages, whereat they decided to strike. Next evening when the wind howled over the stage and hailstones made of beans fell on the boards the green sea remained sullenly silent. Swell and roar at once!'' the director cried in despair. ''If you promise to to give US eighty centimes instead of fifty we will" ''No; sixty; not a sou more" The audience shouted with laughter; the sea remained calm. Seventy centimes?" ''We said eighty" And eighty it had to be. Then there began roaring and swelling of the ocean which for vigor had never been equaled. The result was that suddenly the green cloth burst and the heads of the fifteen appeared on the stage, to t,,c uproarious delight of the house. 'Gi.c t3s>;tcr 'paid" after this
The Arizona sentinel., 1893-02-04
Highest of all in Leavening Pow,
Wanted in Every Family.

An opportunity to send good reading; something that will inter est every member. Stories for young and old, Fancy Work, Flower and Kitchen Topics for the housewife, also instructive letters and Literary articles. All these will be found in The Home, a six teen page paper. The publishers are sending out with the paper, an book on fancy work, knitting and crocheting, contain ing fifty designs and large, hand some alphabet for Embroidering. They also send their illustrated Premium List of sixteen pages, (two hundred premiums) to any person sending ten cents to cover the postage. Take notice: To in trOduce The Home into new famil- ies the publishers send the paper three months, the illustrated Premium list and book on fancy work, all for only ten cents. Send to The Home. Boston, Mass, and please mention this paper.
The Arizona sentinel., 1893-02-04
PANAMA ABANDONED. ] Utter Failure of the Great Canal
 Project. Uncle Sam's Gold Now Held at a High Premium in the DesoIate Region Everything Gone to
 Ruin.

The squadron for special service, con- sisting of the Baltimore, San Francisco and Charleston, which sailed from Re dodo, Cal, on October 10, on a round of friendly visits to the various countries that lie to the southward of US, and more particularly to Chili, to invite her to participate in the naval review next April in New York harbor, arrived at Panama November II, says Panama dispatch to the New York Recorder.
 This place, which was so busy and wore such delusive aspect of prosper ity when the canal works were under full headway, is now pumping along the corduroy road of the hardest of hard times.
 The good yellow gold of Uncle Sam brings premium of 75 per cent, and there is brisk demand for it at that.
 The streets are quiet, almost deserted, and grass grows in spots. Nowhere is there any activity exceptin the neigh borhood of the omnipresent market woman, clothed in her peculiar sleeve less waist, which is a charact cristic of the people.
 Many of the Jamaica and other West Indian negroes who worked on the canal are still here, some because they are so poverty-stricken that they cannot get away, and others-the majority because they are under six feet of earth. The very air of the city seems charged with death, and peculiarly offensive and unhealthy smells strike ones nostrils in every street.
 The great trouble with Panama is that ships have to anchor so far from shore that communication is difficult. This disadvantage is compensated for, perhaps, by the healthier air, for were we close in shore we would get the full benefit of the miasmatic exhalations of the swamps.
 Fevers are so prevalent and the gen. eral health is so bad that there is no such thing as a health officer for the port, from which it is to be inferred that at no place from which a ship could come would the sanitary con- ditions beworse than they are here.
 Although it is supposed to be the dry season, it rains every day, and when it does rain there is a businesslike man. her about the downpour that leaves no doubt of its intentions.
 The canal and the machinery for the work are in dreadful state, the one given up to long grasses and sedge, the other rusted and unfit, to all appear ance, for any use but to be sold as old iron. Scows and dredges are moored just where they were last used, with no one to look out for their movable be- longings. The worlxmen's shanties have fallen into ruin and the picture of desolation presented could hardly be bettered.
 The canal company's office on the plaza is closed.
The Arizona sentinel., 1893-02-04

In the past few years Hoods Sarsaparilla Calendar has become such a favorite that the people anticipate it's annual appearance with pleasure. The Calendar for '93 which is now before us, will fully satisfy every expectation as to beauty and utility. It is little larger than ever before, and bears beautiful picture of the "Young Discoverers" with a pad below in plain figures, all printed in har- monious and pleasing colors.- To be appreciated 1t must be seen. Get a copy of your druggist or send 6 cents in stamps to c. l. Hood & Co.,, Lowell Mass.
 Frank Guerra, foreman of the Cargo Muchacho mines was in town Tuesday. He left on Thurs day for a business trip Of two weeks in California.
The Arizona sentinel., 1893-02-04
AN APPALLING RECOR D.
First Half of 1899 Has Been a Most Dis
 aStroUs One.

First Half of 1892 Has Been a Most Dis
 astrous One.
 Since January there have been four destructive windstorms, killing nearly 200 persons, viz: April 1, Missouri and Kansas, 75; May 16, Texas, 15; May 27, Wellington, Kan, 53; June 16, southern Minnesota, 50.
 In the same period there have been four great floods, viz: April II, Tom bigbee river, 25O; May IS, Sioux City, Ta., 25; May 20, lower Mississippi, 37; June 5, fire and flood, Oil Creek, Penn., 196.
 There have also been four mining dis asters, viz: January 2, McAllister, I. T., 65; April 20, Minersville, Pa., 12; May 10, Roslyn, Wash, A; May IA, Butte, Mont, II.
 Three fires have been unusually dis astrous to life, viz: January 21, h. dianapolis surgical institute, 19; Feb uary 2, Hotel Royal, New York, 30; April 2S, theater, Philadelphia, 12.
 Besides these there was, on March 27, an explosion at Jordan, Mich, by which 10 lives were lost; June 13, the explo- sion at the Mare Island navy yard, which killed 13, and June 15, the fall of bridge over Licking river, by which 62 lives were sacrificed. These are the principal disasters of the year thus far, and they involve an aggregate loss of 960 lives.
 Adding to this total the sum of losses by minor accidents as reported, we have the following sad and unusual record: By fire, 676; by drowning, 1864; by eX- plosions, SIS; by falling structures of various kinds, PCT; by mine disasters, sos; by windstorms, $40, and by light ming, 120; grand total, 3,5S8.
 The total loss of life by these causes during the whole of last year-and 1891 was one of the most destructive years on record-was 5,762. So it is evident that 1892 will probably surpass its predecessor