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KILLED IN A DUEL

couns homaHoT aud aH American Named
l@"ct"n Tight aud the Former Is Dead.
LoNpoN, Dec 2q.--Jay Brocton. an
American, and Count Romauoff, of
Russia, fought duel az Monte Carlo,
The American and Romanof quarrelled
at the gambling tables, Romanoff be-
ing the aggressor. The American sharp-
ly resented an insulting remark on tie
part OF the count, aud an Immediate
challenge was the result The two men
fought in the grounds Of private villa,
and evidently meant duel TO the
death The conditions were twenty.
i've PAGES, with liberty 60 advance Ia
within two PAGES Of each other, and
keep ON firing until one or the other
should fall
Both American and Russian came
calmly Ia the mark, and on tho word
being given they fred with deadly in
tent, at the same time starting 10 nd.
vance. Tho second bullet from Brocl,.
tons pistol struck Romanof lust above
the heart The count rcclcd and fell.
and in a few moments expired. Con-
siderable mystery exists as TO the den.
tity OF Count Peter Romanof His
name, real or assumed, has suggested
some connection with the imperial fan,
lily Of Russia
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AN OLD MISER
b"Tussths n Large sum Of Money TO Dart.
mouth College.

hcTussths Large sum Of Money to Dart
mouth College.
KANSAS CITY Mo, Dee. O-Thc IN,
nounccment made by the president Of
the Dartmouth college that DR.. Ralph
Butterheld, of Kansas City, had left the
college slSS,oo0 in a will, caused much
surprise here. Nobody seemed 10 know
who DIR. Buttcrfcld was After a LONG
search through the records Of the board
OF health the record 81 Dr. Butter
fields death and his late address wcro
found.
Then IL was found that he was an old
miscr who had lived the life Of re-.
cluse for many years and died in ap.
parent poverty. lie kept q secondhand
shop on Grand avenue and had no
friends aud few ucquaintauces His
late ncighburs tea many stories Of his
pcnurtOuSuCss. lie would follow WAGONS
to their destinations and after the coal
had been dumped and carried into ia,
house, he would pick up the few remain.
ing Goals, place them in basket and
carry them to his shop. In this WY
he would collect n considerable amount
Of coal and would sell IL by the buShcl.
tie has never been married and nothing
is known here OF his antccedents lie
graduated from Dartmouth in 1850 Ills
property is valued at sls5, 900 and by
the terms of his will, IL all goes to his
alma mater
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CONTEMPORARY COMMENT.

THE republicans have whipped
out their burglars tools and are hard
at work on several western legisla.
lures, but IN the end they will have
had their trouble for their pains. N.
Y. World.
Just one little suggestion is to be
offered the republican press. The sys.
ten Of repub lican protection has beer
declared a fraud. Those who have
been caught supporting that fraud need
have no anxiety rs to the democrat.
ic policy Democrats will manage tho
national fairs for time. They are
responsible to the people and Gemo-
Gratis can go ishing. Chicago Times.
The late republican candidate
FOR vice president was good enough TO
remark, concerning Prcsident.elect
Cleveland, that "fhe difficulties in his
way are enormous, but the opportunity
is also great" Mr.. Reid is doubtless
thankful that he has been permitted t.
avoid facing the enormous Difficult.
tics" which confront a successful candt
date, even il he has lost the opportu-
nifty. Detroit Free Press.
Tho people have twice declared
their disapp:oyal of the Mckinley tar
if, yet the republican leaders, with
that total madness which prccedes
utter destruction, are busy in the at
tempt TO further dclude their followers
10y ungrounded assurances that the
democracy will not and dare not touch
the tariff. Contempt for the people
and the peoples will is a confirmed re-
II l.. ~ n
journal.
When the senate OF the United
States shall become democratic the re-
peal of the federal election law, which
has been in force for over twenty years,
will become possible. The people have
spoken against the force bin. They
VII cX Fccr y tTy-form Of fcdeTal,dtcr.
ference with the freedom OF the ballot
to be removed The regularly author
led guardians Of the peace need no
assistance on election day in this coun-
ry.-Chicago Herald.
Now there Is president truly
not sectional but national Nearly half
his vote comes from the northern sec
ton Of the country. To have the solid
west broken, as we said Wednesday,
is a notable thing. II is an suspicious
thing. IL augurs well for the future.
The solid south cannot claim part
ncrship with the democratic denomina.
ton furnished by New York and lndi-
ana for the exclusive possession OF the
president. There is no one state in the
electoral column that makes Mr.. Cleye-
land president that cannot be dispensed
with; not even New York -lndianap-
oils News.
by the way, isn't there some one
by the name Of Egan missing some
where in the shuttle? lie was a young
man, protege Of Wmtclaw Reid, re.
Gently from one Of the South American
countries, formerly, however, resi-
deut uf Nebraska, and previously 10
that a citizen Of Paris with - large
hank account at ht. command. Has
not the republic Of his adoption shown
some ingratitudc to him ia that II has
refused 10 take his word about what
would be proper for him to do in
presidential election? II 50. u may 'ol'
low that Mr. Egar will shake the aus
II the North American republic from
his feet and seek his fcrtun, anon:
the Spanish Americans. We rally
ought 20 have raj. more attention 10
M Nhitp'aw Reid recently acquired
irlrud, Chicago IimqA
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ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
kentucky Convictr Dig n Tunnel
Fiftv Feet in Length.
A Hob, had Been Cut Through . Work.
q shop Bench aud Led under tho Floor
To the Mouth ~ Are Tuunel-Ihs
Plot h discovered Just IN Time.

FRASKroRr, KY, Dec. 3i.-Warden
Norman has discovered and foiled =
plan for big outbreak of prisoners
Tho outbreak was the most cunningly
planned Of any ever attempted In the
prison. and, but for the timely discov|
cry, would have led 20 big delivery o,
prisoners
The plan was even moro Complicated
and shrewdly concocted than Was ~
famous escape OF the Mergsn commsej
Of soldiers Mt Columbian o., durin& Va
war. A hole had been eut through 4
Workshop bench and led under ekef ld1{
TO The mouth OF tunnel that had been
dug My feet In length, and 70 WITT
ten feet OF big sewer just outs "
the prison wall Nd
The mel who climbed through
dow into the shop and did their
Sundays, were evidently working to-
ward the big sewer. This once reached,
fifty men could have walked single Gle
down % the river bank. a half mile be-
low town.
IL Is not thought that more THAI Q
half dozen men were engaged on the
work al first and some one must have
seen the warden enter the shop Sunday,
for the minute tho warden began his
secret sunday watch the work stop
ped. The warden kept his secret and
told no one that he was watching until
Thursday, when, abandoning hope oil
catching the willy tunneiers. ne had thsI
tunnel filed up, and fresh safe-guardsl
added to that portion OF the shop
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A woMAN'S GIFT.
ai.- Mary y. Gsrretrs Muuincent DO. |
Iattoa to Hoe Nss

Ai.- Mary y. Gsrretrs MuuiHcent DO.
Iatioa to Hoe 'es
BALTIMORE, Dec S'.--Miss Nnrr T..
Garrett daughter Of tho late John w.
Garrett, has placed her name along
side the grea, brncfsctors Of the dav
by providing an endowment for tho
benefit Of her fellow creatures. She
has given a final sum 81 S307, 900 IN adj
ditian TO the ESQ, 600 heretofore given 20
make M the endowment of 500, 900.
upon the completion OF which the
trustees % the John Hopkins university
several years ago agreed 20 open TO
women precisely equal advantages Tor
u higher medical education than it now
offers - men.
Committees Of women were Of that
time formed in all the large cities Il
the country 10 raise this endowment,
but they only succeeded in getting
sl5o, 200, Of which Miss Garrett con.
tributed ouc.third The time limit set
10y the university has nearly elapsed,
and Miss Garrett feaiing that the pro-
jet might fail, finally subscribed the
balance herself Tho university trustees
Thursday accepted tho r!t;, which will
bc called the Mary T.. Garrett Fund ."
Fifty thousand dollars will be used for
"a building, - lie known As the Wo.
mems Fund Memorial building IL.
S;-sS.:S-: --st.- .s-s-;=-sssz -=--.& 4-sil. -
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FOSTERS SCHEME
Upset ny the rr.sidcut-H. NnI iray. No
Bond. Issued Buripg aus AdninIstra.

Bond. Issued During Aus Adninistra.
tion.
NEW York, Dee. 30 Tho Times
states that Secretary Of the Treasury
Fosters trip 90 this city was not on
private business, IS was given out OIL.
cially, but was for the purpose Of con.
snlting with Wall street magnates on
the proposition To relieve the money
market and check the export OF
gold 10y having the government
issue from $4,000, 600 TO slO0. OOo,.
600 OF bonds The Wall street men
were in favor Of the scheme. and the
speculative contingent were in high
feather. The presidents cooperation
had been counted on a. sure, but this
confidence was suddenly discovered TO
b. dclusiyc. The president not only
refused 10 approve the deal, hut he
wat further and expressed himself
With unusual force and declared ttat
he could sec no use for issuing bonds,
and, what was more, he did not propose
that any should be issued while he was
president
50 Nall .'-,--. -.p,sts. SEQ
rotary Foster, before he suddenly lcn
town TO go west Il credited with hay
ing received a dispatch from Washing.
ton couchcd In pretty stih Language
and running substantially rs fellows:
Il want no new bonds issued during
my administration. Take no steps, DO
nothing. II HAERtsbN"
The Times says that Mr. Foster met
the Wall street men at a clubhouse on
Fifth avenue, aud n prolonged confer.
cncr was held Same of the most not
able men in the street are said 10 have
been present and an agreement was
formed on the financial policy of the
government The action OF Pres ident
Harrison upset their plans entirely, aud
there Is now no prospect Of an issue Of
bonds 20 stop the stringency IN the
money market
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laE REPUBLICS ENEMIES
re- organized Than They Were seine
ae Ago-Mo,emcnts ot trench of.

er Organized Than They Were sem.
ne Ago-Mo,emcnts 90 trench az.
AIRS, Jan. s The strength 90 tho
: ny sections of the party of disorder
not be much greater than IL was
NTH ago, Probably Il is not even
kfreat Panama scandals do not
70 dynamiters oil az once. vha.
ID IS agitation now formidable, SO far
Is formidable, is-first n fresh
~ ertunity, and, second, better or.
Nh'Sat'on. Ministers must be we'll
||Ssare OF both. Both are of public
rowiedgc, and It Is certain that the
n ,cc knew FAR more than the public
" knows some things % which the
feliest efforts Of the most Imaginative
ssrnais have not attained.
The committee OF public safety, rs ~
. ined by the general adoption Of 50
/ Gus q name, has re-ehrlstened IL
= ne Commission Of Eleven" and
kf< BPS ats present proceedings in
cry All tina; is really known is
u holds daily meetings aud that
sN' bers are not agreed. There il
kwhiya would Tor the p, sseut do
vol organize the eighty SEQ
fN There Is another, which insists
y tho demonstration against the cham.
,cr on the 10th Of January.
Citizen pemjean, who is violent II not
|nfiuential, declares his programme to
e something more than n dcmonstra-
Ion. He /, for the dissolution OF
armament by the people la his mouth
the people means what IL has meant
n the month OF every French
emagogue snce lse?-the mob, any
iob that can be brought together
I given moment under TN.
sad OF any handful Of scoun-
rels or tanatics Such mob
only TO be dreaded when IL
oilects suddenly or when the rule of
error 10 established, The authorities
MI not he able TO say on the 10th Of
anuary that they ars taken By sur
rise; nor can anybody say that public
pinion Is yet dcmoralilei. No doubt
&c rcactionnaircs have done their b,s,
create a state OF things in which the
anarchists might see their chance. but
ie calmncss Of Paris in the presentc of
he explosion ri the prefecture of police
COWS how far terror IS from, being gen.
-al
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SATOLLrS SNUB.
The Catholic Lsity OF New York Aroused
M.

The Catholic Isity OF New York Aroused
over the RESTORATION of Dr. McGIynn.
NEW YORK, Dec. go The Herald this
morning says there arc many priests i'm
this archdiocese who think the air OF
mystery preserved regarding the terms
on which DR. McGlynn was absolv.d Of
accommodation contains an insult To
Archbishop Corrigan.
Mgr. Satoli did not take the troub,.
10 notify Archbishop Corrigan, IL ia
said, of the restoration Of DR. McGlynn
into the church, as was evinced by tho
latter's statement 10 the public on last
Saturday, Tho failure to observe this
formally, by Mgr Satolii is said 10 be
Mgr Satollfs action IN restoring DR.
McHlynn TO his priestly functions, and
declaring him free from ecclesiastical
eensures,' has certainly made the papal
legato host OF enemies In this city,
and especially in the rauss Of that por.
tion OF the Roman Catholic laity which
has always upheld the attitude of thu
archbishop in the McGlynn contro-
yersy
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KILLED BY THIEVES.
A New YORK widows Threat Gu, Fro,
Lar to Inr.

A New YORK Widows Threat CO. From
Lar 70 Inr.
NEw NoNK, Dec. 3l.-Sume time dur
ing Thursday night thieves killed Mrs.
Annette Ahcrn, in her home ut 42% West
lifty-fourth street
Her throat WAS cut from ear to enI
WIN her own bresd-knfc. when he=
body was fonnd Friday the blood
stained knife was discovered beside IL
Mrs Ahern was widow. She owned
the house in which she lived. She
owned another in Brooklyn 1t was
her habit to collect the rents of both
houses.
The confusion in which her room was
found indicates clearly that robbery
was the motive of the person or persons
who killed the woman. The door to
her rooms had been broken in. Every
place where money might be concealed
had been gone over thoroughly.
Whether tho thieves killed the old
woman in their rage, or whether they
killed her after they had secured tho
money or when she made n struggle are
Sti.l questions
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PARIS Jan. 3 Tho second meeting Of
tho French ladies' committee for the
Chicago exhibition has just been held in
the grand drawing room, Elysec palace,
under the presidency of Mine. Carnot,
supported bv NJ Camille Krantz and NJ.
Georges Berger, deputies. Many dis.
tinguishcd ladies were present The
members OF the committee have been
divided into subcommittee, which are
now holding meetings A general
meeting at the Eiyscc will be held in
January, when the final work will DO
done. The French womcn's exhibit will
be so large and eN;cnsiuo that already
requests for more space have been sent
to Mrs Potter Palmer
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ing claims for that Si.ich they did mol
MORE REPUBLICAN, TRrCksRY.
Carter and HIS Coteris scheming TO Retais
L.a.-ai ~ IL q I..4..-L 49,. ss...~

carter ana Ills Coterio sche min q TO hetAis
Controi OF TIE United states senate.
Some comment has been caused By
the notice for q meeting at New YORK,
sent out by Chairman Carter 20 mem.
bers Of the republican national COM
mittec. Those who received the no.
tees declined to say where the meet.
ing was to take place Sam Fesseudeu,
of Connecticut, is ut the Hoffman
house, He declined TO speak OF the
meeting, and seemed surprised tolesru
that Mr.. Carriers notice had leaked out
w. j. Campbell, of Chicago, has been
in town within the last few days. All
that he would say v rs that he had en-
pected To HIS, from Mr.. Carter. II
was ascertaincd that Mr.. Carter and
his brethren are to meet for the pur.
pose of cooperating with the scuats
committee OF republicans. who are in.
terCstcd in maintaining u republican
majority in the United States senate.
For n week or more after election
most Of the republican committee, to-
rc,her with a number of republican
United States senator's, gave out that
they wanted the democrats to nave the
senate; that they would not lift their
hands 10 have it otherwise, and they
talked in eighteen different dialects OF
the happiness they would experience
in watching the democrats have con.
troll of the senate. But a change has
come over the spirit of their dream.
They now propose to make a bitter
fight against the party that has re.
ceiyed such positive popular indorse-
ment, and the committee when II meets
expects TO receive some tips from Car.
ter on the manner of keeping the sen.
ate, 10y fair means or foul, within the
republican fold. Chicago Times
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A LARGE SUM
Lett for the Endowment Of u Methodist
seminary at Atlanta, Gn,

BATAVIA, ILL.,, Dec 81. When Elijah
II. Cannon died he left az estate OF
81, 100000 lie boqucathcd $3.50, 900 TO
the Methodist seminary at Atlanta,
Ca, to which he had previously
given 500, 900, BY his will the widow
was to have the remainder OF the c.
tate, and at her death one.half was 70
go to the seminary and oue-half to the
heirs she would name. Mrs Cannon,
who died December 20, left no will
Now one-half OF the estate will DC
equally divided between four legal
heirs, three Of whom live at Batavia
and the other at Evanston As tho es-
tate is worth nearly 1900, 900, tie sem.
mary will DO endowed with over
$3.50 900
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IN DANGER,
Tho Dublin Explosion Damaged the Ex
change Court Greatly.

Tho Dublin Explosion Damaged the Ex
change Court Greatly.
DUBLIN. Dec. 3l.--The walls of the
offices in Exchange court the scene OF
the explosion ON Saturday last have
been found 10 have been so badly dam.
aged by the shock Of the explosion
that the buildings are not be-
iicvcd to be habitablc. AZ midnight
Thursday night II was feared that the
walls OF the detective Office would fall,
The detectives, who were asleep, were
hastily awakened and everybody left
the building as quickly as possible,
Friday morning the walls are being
shored up, aud an examina ton will be
made to decide whether they can be re-
paired. There are no new develop.
ments in the case
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A RssDrm "a Convict.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 3.-Among the
convicts released from the Ohio pcni.
Tertiary TO greet the new year as citi-
Gems were George II. Howe, alias
Brookes, who has an interesting history
of crime. lie has been twice impris-
oned, here and in Joliet, but goes forth
Us 1t is from prison 10 pulpit, having
secured "a position lccturing for the
Springfield y. NJ, C. A. lie was sent W
from Springfield two years ago fol
horse stealing. lie considers his pun.
ishment complete, and will now lead o
reformed life and in the interests OF
Christianity.
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Italy Coming 10 tho Fair.

WASHINGTON, Dec. SO.-Thc Italian.
American board of promotion OF tho
Worlds Columbian exposition has
closed its work with the fulfillment of
the object OF its efforts to have Italy
officially represented at the Worlds
fair. Mr.. C. Y. Caracris,i and Prof.
Fnva, who have been at the head Of the
movement are very jubilant over their
success, which has led to the appoint.
ment OF . commission by the king OF
ltnly
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s.na.or oo,o,,,, v,ru

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. Ex-senator Col,
quits condition is now considered criti.
cai by his physicians He was able &c.
days ago To walk with some aid aboj
the house, but he is now confined 10 nj.
bed and unable 10 rise One side is
paralyzed. His wife lies in an adjoiu.
ing room paralyzcd, her brain being
affected, She is not expected to live
many days
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Freight Car Thieves.

ERIE, Pa, Dee, 81. Lake Shore de.
toettves, assisted by the Erie police,
made seventeen arrests Friday, and war
rants are out for as many more, charged
with robbing freight cars Over slO, OOC
worth of goods were stolen in Dccem.
Der from trains between this city and
DunEirk, n. Y, the robbers mounting
the train at some way sta ton and using
a rope ladder 10 let themselves down "
the car doors The goods were thrown
OFF and picked up by members Of the
gang. Nearly one hundred houses in
this city were searched and some OF the
stolen DroDcriv recovered
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TO TAME A ZEBRA.
frot Gleason. tn. Horse Tanner, and q
Vicious Cincinnati Animal

vicious Cincinnati Animal
NEW NoBK, Dec. Si.-An interesting
experiment in animal training will bs
tried NJ the Madison Square garden On
Monday evening, January Q. Oscar r.
Gleason, who has been known for many
years rs successful horse tamer.
will then try to tame a vicious
zebra lie has lived for four
years In the geological garden in
Cincinnati He has killed four keepers
and three zebra mares and n short time
ago he nearly killed a man who tried
To subdue him. Mr.. Gleason, who had
never tried 10 tame zebra, wants n
tind ont for himself and to show othtr8
just how much he can do at tanning ur}
finals, 80 lac has bought Dick for tl.OOt
and he means 10 try to bring him undeS
Injection.
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Negro Woman FoullY Murdered.

CAIRO, H., Dec. 80 "A young cclorcd
woman known as Clara Banks alias
Evans, about 20 years old, ane UNI
chaste, was found dead in a stable on
Second street, near the Union depot,
Thursday morning. Her throat was cut
from ear TO ear Three Negroes were
arrested on suspicion.
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The National Quarantine Rnl

WARRINGTON, Dec. so The sub.com-
mitteo OF the house committee on com.
merco has decided to report favorably
To the house the new national quaran.
tine bill. This will put quarantine in
the hands OF the marine hospital scrv-
ice. II provides for foreign inspection
and quarantine by consuls abroad and
allows the president 10 absolutely pro.
hibit immigration when he thinks II
necessary
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NEW York, Dec. 3l.--"Deacon" g. Y.
white states that he Friday mailed the
last check due his creditors. Mr.. White
failed September 90, 1891, owing 81, $780,
900. He attempted TO corner the corn
market but was not successful His
creditors will receive their principal
with legal interest