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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more. with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure LIQUID
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of n perfect lax.
alive efTectually cleansing the system.
dispelling colds, headaches and fcvcn
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufacturcd by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute il offered.
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The East Side Club. whose headquarters rsLs
the Fast Side House. seventy-siKth street and
East River opened the Webster Free Library
In thres-story brick building adjoining the
club house last evening. A few months ago
q. T. Webster OF X. H. Macy & Co. gave the
club SlOoDO for . new building ami Edward
{. SpOiford gave 1000 books. The library VII
be used A. free circulating library, S'cestl-
bile To residents Of the loTkVills district. The
basement Of the building will be used for .
klndsTGarten in the morning. and in the even
ing for lectures. concerts. or other entertain
ments
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Denver. Col. Jan. ia committee OF the
employees Of the Atchison. Topeka and santa
F6 Railroad called on Gov, Waite on Saturday
with a grievance. They said that the en-
gineers. conductors. bTakemsn, sBitchmen,
and tTackmen have received no salary since
last October and many uf the men aud their
families are on the verge ut starvation. About
three weeks ago the Santa f. emp uYees a, 'ar
west a. Dodge city, han, received their Mo-
vembsr salaries. lac pay ear anne no lurther
west. as IL is said the money was eN hHUstrd.
GOV. Naje and Judge liAliett of the tinted
States Court on saturday evening decided 10
present the letter to the receivers az Topeka,
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Gen. Fare co-,r~d,ot- o.rt.,. Reports.

Gen. Ferdinand p Earle was provoked yes-
terday by reports to the contrary into An.
nounclng formally that he has no intention
whatever of relinquishing the management OF
any OF his three hotels He has . twentI-Jesr
lease Of the New Nethsrland. The summers
business has been bad at all hotels he SAYS.
Rnd a. a consequence OF bad business hs WAS
unable TO fulrl certain contracts. He arranged
featuring Company. w. a J..Sloane, and the
Phpnix Furniture Company for an dlustment
OF claims OF theirs.
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Rails aud Ties Piled the Track OF the
AmbOy Rraneh Of the PsRAsyIyaaIa.

AmbOy Hranch OF the PsRAsSIyAaIa.
HIGHTsTOwS. ~ j., Jan. l5.-As the passen-
ger train due here at 3:39 o'clock this after
noon on the Amboy division OF the PennsylVa-
mia Railroad reached n lonely point between
Old Bridge and Spotswood. the engineer. Isaac
WOrts put on the air brakes Just in time to
avert a bad wreck Tor across the track were
piled dozen rails and railroad ties. securely
WedRed.
In spite o. his precaution the engine drove
upon the mass with such force as to drive
some OF the rails under the locomotive lifting
it's tsuder off the track. Axes and iron bars
we're soon brought into play by the trainmen
and the track cleared.
The passengers feel that but for Engineer
WoTtss sharp lookout many might not have
reached home alive. No doubt is entertained
Of the obstruction having been put on the track
mAliciously. Ths Pennsylvania Railways de-
tectiyes are looking for the guilty persons
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Five A. and No Va.

The Actors Amateur Athletic Association OF
America Just escaped eviction from iIs quar-
ters at AZ West Twenty-eighth street yester-
day afternoon. The association was two
months in arrears Of rent. and the landlord.
Charles dresser. declared that II the rent was
not forthcoming he wanted possession. Mr.
Dresser was Appeassd in some way. The Five
AS has been in difficulties for some time. Ii
recently tried to collect some $1,000 outstand-
ing dues
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BUDECK sTARVED 10 DEATH.
He Had Been Employed by . Plate Glass
Company which shut Dowa.

TARsNTUM. Pa. Jan. 15.-Ths fires in all OF
the No. ? works Of the Pittsburgh Plate Gaso
Company will be lighted tomorrow morning.
The works will resume in full. but at greatly
reduced wnges. They have been Idle since
last July Eight hundred men will be en-
ployed.
The body OF N. Dudeck. a French glass
syidentIw Nal of starXntinn lie had han n nnt
out OF employment since July. Dudeck was
the only son Of wealthy French family. by
marrying against the wishes of his parents he
was thrown upon his own resources. He
leaves n widow and two children in France.
He had been dead several days.
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KILLED ON 4 cUHAN RAIlRoAD. =.
A Cow walks the Track-Ths Cars De-
rallied aad Sixteen Per.ons kIIIsd.

f81Nf9NT, I0HT, ~ M THFTTT T'TSsf
HAVANA. Jan. ia friGhtful accident has
occurred on the Timina- Matan2as Railroad
eight miles from Cumanayagua. in the prov
ince OF Matanzas. A passenger train was go-
ing at good speed when 1t ran into COW that
cars was thrown 200 yards off the track The
engine was dsrailed and several of tho cars
were piled up on each other Help was at once
sent 10 the scene. sixteen persons were tax On
out Of the wreck dead; nine others were badly
wounded, As yet none OF the dead has been
Identified.
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SANTANA WON'T DIE, AFTER ALL

But His Ho.synao. VIII Not BE Resu..l
for some Time.
Andrea Santana. the Spaniard who was shot
at 81 Main street. Brooklyn. on Sunday night
by Domingo Fugueroa. few minutes aftsrhis
marriage TO widow Mary Tizone. will probably
recover although a long period will elapss
before he Is able to resume his honeymoon.
fugueroR. the Jealous rival for the widows
hand, when Arraigned before Police Justice
over the marriage that he didn't know what
he was doing and didn't remember anything
about the shooting, lie was very glad that
santana was not going to die.
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MAMARoNECK. \. Y. Jan. l5.-The factory Of
the CONSOLIDATED Wall Paper Compan in this
village has resumed operations ON full tiuc
and. commencing this evening Will work DAY
hands.
The New York Rubber Company also OF this
place L. nov working night and day.
ILEAiISpTDN. y. j.. Jan. ~. The earthan-
ware pottery OF per Bros. & Co. a. this place
resumed operations this morning, and will no
kent running iOuT days a week. The works
have been closed about q mOntL
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Hoods Pills cure constipation By restoring
the peristaltlc action OF the aimentary canal
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BkLIEr FUNDS DIsrRIhUrED.
Appropriations Made From the CoutrIbu-
t'ons Of MUNICIPAL Emp'oNee..

ton- o. Municipal Empoyee-.
The relief committee appointed by Mayor
Gilroy and representatives Of the committee
appointed by President Low Of Columbia Col
lege. held a meeting yesterday in the Mayors
office to distribute the funds in the Mayors
hands which were contributed by employees
OF the city Government Tho Mayor said that
the fund, he thought. would. wnen all the de-
partments rad been heard from. amount to
$4,000. Tho following appropriations we're
nnndn.
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NEWOPERA AND MELODRAMA
ONE rs "7HE MAID or PLFaOUrH -
AND THE DINER DORTS.0

The BSstonians In Jocose ma Musiesi
stnns V~r-i IN or " The Court-htp OF Miles
stsndish"-Ems Eu-ier Tests = Piece
IN the Rovpr,- e., o,sttn ana H,otrr
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NASTY and HIGH TONED
The Conrad Case Nv Threaten, 10
Eclipse the Fargo Trial.
1T WILL BE SENSATIONAL
The Cross Bill Alleges Whole Lot
OF Naughty Things Which Mr..
Conrad Did-The Cossips On
Their Very Tip Toes.

Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.
HELENA. Dec. &.-Judge Hunt. In tho
district court to-day, overruIod motion
to strike out certain allegations in the
cross bill of Mrs. Mabel Conrad who 10 be.
ing sued for divorce by J. II. Conrad, tho
we'll known Montana capitalist. Mr.Con.
rad commenced the suit some months
ago. Among other things he alleges that
his wife had been guilty of adultery with
Joseph Baker Of Fl. Benton at the Conrad
residence on tho west side in Eelena.
Tho filing Of tho suit caused quite
stir in society circles where the couple are
well known.
Mrs. Conrad. IN her cross bill, denies all
OF her husbands allegations and charges
him with drunkenness and adultery. Tho
story Of his doinas, as told by her, goes
back to time several years ago in Bill.
inRs, where, on one occasion, she says,
while he was drinking. hc went out into
the street in his night shirt and danced.
II tho case comes to trial it 10 quite posi-.
bio that the public will be excluded from
the court room, under tho Montana
statute which permits private divorce
trials.
Tho nature Of the testimony to back up
tho allegations Of tho parties to the suit 10
OF such nature ~ would pack the court
room to suifocation. and much Of IL would
not look we'll in print.
Mrs. Conrad is daughter Of the wealthy
Willow Barnaby. who was supposed to
have been poisoned by DIR. Graves, whose
trial at Denver for her death attracted
the attention Of the whole country.
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LOVES cru L REWARD.
A Rioh Yoang Lady NJ o.. Psul Mus
red Isv n Gamblep.

A Rioh Young Lady NJ o.. Psul Mar.
d-r.d isy - Gambler.
MINNEApoLIs. Dec. A.-The body Of Miss
Catherine Ging.n well known dressmaker.
aged 90. reputed to bc worth $4,000, Was
county road leading into the city by
William Erhart (Soo baggage mani.
There was . bullet hole directly through
her head, her nose was broken and there
was u long jagged cut In the uppsr Lip.
Miss Cling had made tho intimate ac-
Quaintance OF o St. Paul gambler. At
times she hired livery rig In the evening
and drove with him. The man was &C.
cussomcd to send notes to her and the
messenger who carried most OF them has
been found.
He sent notc yesterday which she tose
up on reading. La the evening she hired
rig as usual and went oit alone. Two
hours later tho horse returned to the barn
with On empty buggy. The cushions were
soaked with blood aud brains.
The police believe that sho went out
driving with tho st. Paul man. that they
quarreled and he shot her. II 10 thought
the shot was not instantly fatal, and he
must have beaten her faco with the butt
Of tho revolver, taken her out Of the car.
riage, left her body on the road, driven
back to town and fed. The motive 10
thought to have boon robbery.
Al q late hour tonight tho police arc
still at sea ns to tho identity Of Miss
Ging's mysterious murderer. Two men
who we're known to have been more or
less intimate with her, have proved alibis.
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TARIFF ON DIAMONDS
Excellent Preparations For Christmas
Holidays.
BUTTE'S JEWELER
Has Not Raised His Prices on
Goods, Notwithstanding the
Fact That Duties Have
Gone Upward.

The sagacity which has always charac.
terissd the management Of tho great
business interests represented by tho
house Of Leys has invariably como con.
spicuously into tho foreground whcnevcr
a commercial crisis or other momentous
period has called for tho exercise of
prompt and sound judgment, aud nothing
better serves TO illustrate this than the
firms recent announcement In connec.
,ion with the changes effected in the new
tariff.
Anticipating tho advance of duty on dia.
monds and precious stones from 10 to
Is per cent. the firm laid in o very large
reserve stock OF the gems. 1t will readily
bo seen what All advantage this foresight
offers to the house, for they have an.
nounccd that until thor reserve stock,
which will tide them over for many
months, 10 disposed of they will not ad.
Vance any Of their prices, but continue to
sell at the same figures prevailing before
the tariff law went into effect.
A very extensive line Of solid silver, both
for table and toilet use, % well a. novel.
ties Of every description, has just been
received for the holiday trade, and prices
have been greatly reduced from those Of
last season. In addition to these reduc.
tions tho house will make great display
Of new goods in their various departments
this season.
Beautiful gifts arc to be had from 80
cents upwards, and no excuses for lack of
cash to buy Christmas gifts need be made
by the people who visit this we'll filled %.
tablishmsnt.
Gold goods, from exquisite gold.headed
canes and umbrellas to the most delicate
pin, arc exhibited at prices to suit every.
body. One Of the main features Of tho
display 10 Q case OF solitaire diamond
rings, which they are selling at the ridicu.
lousiy low price of Sl5 eaeh-s price. con.
sidering the sizo OF tho stone and the
beautiful MountinRs, would seem incred.
ible. Undoubtedly many will seize this
golden opportunity to wear diamond
ring.
Leys attends to tho prepayment Of du.
ties and express charges and tho forward.
ing Of articles purchased Of them to be
sent abroad.
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DIDN'T d MUCH.
The esshss Is Glad 1o Fiad An Excuse
To Adjouru.

The sssAss 10 Glad lo Fiad An Excuse
To Adjourn.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-When the sen.
ate convened at noon to-day the senators
showed desire to enter without delay
upon the real business Of the session. Mr..
Blanchard Ua.) offered resolution ye.
citing tho circumstances under which the
sugar bounty was cut of after tho sugar
crop for 1884 was put in. II directed tho
committee on appropriations to include
In the urgency deficiency bill . sum sui.
hcient to pay tho bounty for the present
year. Tho bill went over.
Mr.. Vest (Mo.) offered nm amendment
to the rules with view of cutting of pro.
tractsd debate In the senate. II provides
that after measure has been debated 20
days II will be In ortior for any senator
to move to fix day for final vote. This
motion 10 TO be put without debate or de.
lay, and. II carried. tho original 10 10 bc
voted on Mt tho time fixed. Mr.. Vest said
that he would address the senate to-snor.
row on tho need of this reformatory rule.
Lodge (Mass.) offered q resolution,
which Was adopted without dissent, call.
ing on tho secretary Of tho navy for the
official letters of Admiral Walker while
In command Of the United States naval
vessels at Hawaii. Lodge raised another
International question by o resolution
calling on tho president for the CORES.
pondence concerning Bluelclds and for
information concerning the attitude Of
Nicaragua. Tho resolution was adopted
without comment.
Quay Pa.) offered resolutions Of re.
spect to the memory Of Myron b. Wright,
latc member Of congress from Pennsyl.
vania, and a. further mark OF respect
to the deceased, the senate at IL: p. m.
adjourned.
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KoLs TALKS or TROUBLE.
His Address to tho People IL Rsvoiu.
tt0nnSy.

His Address to tho People IL Rsvoiu.
sionnry.
BIRMINGHAM. Dee. Ar. L. Kolb, who
claims to bs governor Of Alabama, to-day
completed q message 10 tho legislature
which ho signs 40 governor and which will
be transmitted to that body tomorrow.
Tho message 10 also addressed to tho peo.
plo Of Alabama, and 10 . long. and In
many respects. . revolutionary document,
a. IL recommends that his followers do
not pay their taxes for while. lie says:
"liurther advise those collectors who
value tho cause represent, and which
will assuredly prevail, to delay oil pay.
ments of state taxes into the state treas
ury until an impartial hearing has boon
had OF our complaint under fair and
honest contest law"
When IL 10 remembered that the tax
collectors In IS out Of GO counties In the
state are Kolbites, 1t will be seen that IL
they take his advice the Kolb government
will find strong support, and Alabama
will bc threatened with anarchy.
In his message Kolb says: "rhe revo.
lutionary conditions Of our state govern.
ment must bccome the subject Of your
continued and most anxious contcInpla.
ton. Tho plans Of tho usurpers, SO
alarming to you. arc abating in nothing TO
reduce you to an abject and final submis-
sion to their unbridlcd will and passions.
declare to you without fear of contradic.
ton, that II tho present party IN the con.
troll Of the United States government be
not arrested in its mad career, no elec.
tions can be held in Alabama under the
law and constitution" He then urges
tho legislature 10 enact contest laws aud
advises his friends to organize clubs to as.
sist in the general object Of his appeal.
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with suggestion to tho effect that tho
wisest course lay in tho abandonment OF
any effort to pass tho FREQ raw material
bills, SO called. because Of the evident de.
termination Of the republicans to prevent
any action.
Senator Vest showed an inclination to-
wards cloturc, contcnding II the demo-
Gratis did not adopt It, the republicans
would when they should come into
power.
Senator Morgan presented plea for .
liberal allowance Of timo for tho consider
alton Of the Nicaragua canal bill. While
no action on any question was takcn by
tho caucus, tho prevailing sentiment at
tho close seemed TO be that its ultimate
decision would be adverse to tho entire
series Of proportions presented by Soma.
tor Daniel. Tho sentiment favorable to
cloture seemed quite evenly divided.
There was also strong element favora.
bio to the passage Of tho sugar bill as re.
ported by the finance committee. striking
out oil tho dlifcrentials on sugar and leav.
ing straight revenue duty Of 10 per cont.
nd valorcm, but il WAS pointed out that II
an attempt should bc made in this direc.
ton II would open up tho entire tariff
question.
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BROKE HI NECK.
Terrible Death OF Alfred Mendenhau ut
Columbu., Mont.

Terrible Death OF Alfred Mcndenhal st
Columbu., Mont.
spec ial Dispatch TO the standard.
LIVINGSTON, Dec. Al Mattfeldt. the
Shields river cowboy who slashed Cowboy
Weaver at Alfred Myers ranch week
ago with u large butcher knife, nearly
cutting his arm of. was given prelirn.
mary hearing in the justice court hero to-
day on o charge of assault with deadly
weapon with intent to commit great bod.
lily harm. The prisoner was bound over
to tue district court aud furnished bonds
for his appearance.
\ Columbus. Mont, special to the Liv.
ingston Pos, says: Alfred Mendenhall
met q violent death on his ranch near Co-
lumbus yesterday. He was riding young
colt which became eunmanageable and ran
into wire fence and fell down. The rider
was thrown on his head, breaking his
neck. Death was instantaneous. Tho
funeral will occur at Absorkee. to.rnor.
row. the deceased was son OF DR.. {. Il.
Mendenhall of Hunters Hot Springs.
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FELL FROM LIFE'S STAGE
HE WAS ON THE TRAMP
II Is Thought He Fell Through the
High Trestie On the Montana
Central Railway-Ae Was
From San Francisco.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
HELENA. Dec. A man named
Schwartz was found lying under the Mon.
tana Central railway trcstlc nt Lyndale
avenue. shortly after o'clock this morn
ing. by J. II. Kilgore. the yardmaster. He
was taken to tho police Station and later
on to ST. Johns hospital, where he died
about 0 q. IN.
The body was identified by J. McDon.
aid. stranger in the city. who said that
Schwartx was variety actor well known
In Portland and San Francisco.
He said Schwartz, with two variety &c.
tresscs and another actor, recently ar.
rived hero from Billings, where they had
months engagement. Schwartz's thrco
companions left for Great Pals ycsicr-
day. Mcdonald also said Schwartz was
married aud had ono child In San Fran.
cisco.
The city marshal notified Schwartz's
wire OF his death. Schwarts made his ap.
pearancc ut the Montana Central railway
depot last night and bought o loaf Of
bread and . package Of cigarettes. Ho
asked about . freight train going to Great
Falls and was told by some railroad men
when and where tho train would start.
1t was thought at first that Schwartx
had been shot in the right ear. hut an OK.
animation showed that the blood camo
from his nose. 1t was also believed that
hs had boarded . freight train and had
either been thrown OF or fell on, but this
seems impossible, as the train no was
going to board did not start from the
depot but from near tho roundhousc,
which is some distance beyond tho bridge
where Schwartx was found.
The accepted theory is that Schwartz
walked OF the bridge while going down
tho track. A post mor,em examination
10 being mado tonight and tho coroner's
Jury will render verdict tomorrow.
Schwarts was about S6 years old and
wore q heavy gray ulster aud suit Of
slate-colored diagonal. Ho had u dark
complsxion-with black hair and mus.
tache.
Mcdonald says Schwartx was q Jew and
vas one Of the Schwarts brothers who ran
variety shows In San Francisco and Port.
land.
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The Members OF Congress spendi
Their Closing Hours In sweet Peace

The Members OF Congress Spending
Their diosing H"urs In sweet Peace.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The session Of
the house to-day was exceedingly dull and
uninteresting. The attendance was
small and there was no clash Of any
kind. A bill providing for the dedication
of tho Chic skam ,ugua and Chattanooga
park in Sept, 1895. and one for the estab-
lishmcnt Of national military park on
tho site Of the battle OF Shiloh were passed.
The renal nder OF tho day was devoted
to fruitlcss discussion OF the printing
bills.
Mr.. Richardson occupied an hour cx.
planning the minute details of the con.
ference report, which was subsequently
vigorously attacked by Mr.. Dunn Of New
Jersey. After further debate the report
went over and the house adjourned until
tomorrow.
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JAIL BREAKERS ESCAPE.



Prisoners.
Special Dispatch to tho standard.
LIVINGSTON. Dec. 4.-Two prisoners Of.
fec,ed their escape from tho county jail
here tonight. Jailer Biakeiy left for Q
minutes and upon the solicitation OF tho
prisoners they were allowed the freedom
Of the kitchen. When the jAilor returned,
short time atterward, hs found that i've
iron bars over the kitchen door leading
into tho jail yard had been sawed
OIL, and that every prisoner il
tho jail had escaped. Their names
are Jacob Flcshman of the upper Yellow.
stone bound over on the charge Of
criminal assault, and John Williams OF
Red Lodge, who had pleaded guilty to
horse stealing and had been sentenced to
the state reform school. Both prisoners
were under Is years Of age.
An examination Of the sawed bars
showed that a portion Of the work had
been done some time previous as soap
had been placed in the saw..rooycs to
cover up tho evidences of the work. As
yet no trace Of the jail breakers has been
discovered.
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AN EVEN HUNDRED.

The Democrats In thu House Get Right
Down to Work
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Therc were OK.
actly 100 members on the floor when tho
house met at noon to-day. Tho demo.
cratic leaders decided. just before the
house was callod to order, to plunge inc.
media,cly into routine business.
Outhwaits, from tho commit ittss on mil.
itary affairs, called up the ball for the
dedication Of the Chickamauga and Chat.
tanooRa National park. Tho bill appro-
PIRATES 10000.