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THE STAGE.

Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright,
Is going 10 drop his Jones and call him
self Henry Arthur.
The Empress theater, London, has a
stage so large that there is space on it
for 5000 people.
1t is said that Desperate Bill Cook,
who is in Sing Sing penitentiary. is
writing a drama entitled Men ! Have
Killed" The plot is laid in an Okla
homa cemetery.
NJ. Lamoureux, the concert director,
is going to build theater in Paris on
the plans of Wagner's Bayreuth the
alter. 1t will be finished in 1898, when
the first performances will be of the
Nibelungen trilogy.
AS a general rule, Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt holds that an actor or actress
should retire from the stage at the aga
of so, although she confesses that she
has seen many who should have disap-
peared at the age of five-and-twenty.
Eleonora Duse has recovered suffi-
GENTLY from her illness to make engage
ments to act in Sweden and Norway in
December and in Holland and Belgium
in January. She has added Suder-
mann's Heimath'' to her repertory.
Woman has forced her way into the
orchestra seats of the Coincide Fran
caise, which heretofore only man could
occupy. She must appear in full dress,
however, and bonnets aud all other
forms of coverings for the head must
be left outside.
Judio is going TO act in Berlin. She
says that France and Germany ought to
live on good terms with each other.
and that she detests the thought of
war, as she has two sons. Moreover,
she wants to see Emperor William, who
interests her greatly.
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a DASTARDlY DEED.
Mob Murders a Negro and His Aged
Mother on Mere Suspicion.

Mob Murders Negro and His Aged
Mother on Mere suspicion.
Columbia. 5. c.. Dec. 6.-The details
of dastardly lynching, which occurred
in this state last Monday night, came
to light Thursday night. 1t took place
in Colleton county, near Barnwell and
Hampton lines, and was not generally
known in that vicinity until Wednesday
morning, when the dead l'odies of two
of the victims, stripped of their cloth
ing, were found-one being an old wom-
an. They had been taken out and beat
en- to death with new buggy traces.
The mans offense was that he was sus-
peeted of having stolen a Bible and some
furniture from church, and the wom-
ans oifense being that she was sup
posed to know something of it.
Trial Justice Walker held an inquest
Wednesday evening. the bodies still be-
ing where found. The jury, composed
almost entirely of good white men from
the neighborhood, upon the testimony
of Heirs, who, il developes, tried to pre-
vent the deed, and who gave all the
details, has rendered verdict charging
directly four prominent men, one a
physician, with the crime.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The Cuban insurgent leader. Gen.
Gonzales, convicted at Havana of TAX
ing up arms against the government.
was shot
Dispatches from Constantinople say
that Said Pasha, the president of the
Turkish council of state and formerly
grand vizer, has taken refuge in the
British embassy at Constantinople, be-
lieving his life was in danger.
The embassies informed the sultan of
Turkey that if the firmans for the ex-
ira guard ships were refused the OAR
danelles would be forced by the powers.
British ships were said 20 have land
ed soldiers at Pera, a suburb of Con-
stantinople, to protect the British en-
bassy.
Flames at Mariestad. Sweden, did
damage TO the extent of $270.000 and
left 600 persons homeless
On the English coast furious gales
prevailed, causing the loss OF much
property and many lives.
The population of Berlin. Germany,
by a recent census, is 1,674.112.
ON the question of the extra guard
ship of the powers the situation at Con-
slantinople remained unchanged. and
opinion was divided as to whether the
delay was due to fear OF causing a
fauatical outbreak against the Chris
tians by the Mussulman SUBJECTS of the
sultan or to a dread of clash ensuing
between the powers themselves.
The Russian and German cabinets
would not consent to any aggressive
policy with regard to the crisis in
Turkey.
The well-known journalist and au-
thor, George Augustus Sala, died at
Brighton. England, aged ca years.
Forty miles north of Cape Wrath, on
the northwestern extremity of Scot
land, the British steamer Principal,
Capt. Stannard, took fire and was de-
stroyed, and % of her crew persisted.
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STATE OF TRADE.
business Situation Reviewed by Brad
street and Dun.
New York Dec 7--Bradetreet,s "a va.

New York. Dec. 7.-Bradstreet's says:
Business is still sluggish. as II gorged by
excessive Indulgence OF the appetite OF
buying when prices were advancing In
nearly every branch stocks not ret distrih-
uted TO consumers stand In the way OF new
orders. and competition of producing
force largely exceeding the present de-
mand puts down prices. that decline re-
tarding purchases yet more. After the hol-
days men look for a larger demand. Ftnan-
cial influences have not hindered. and re- e.
ly has the opening of session or congress
affected business So little.
Wheat has advanced about cent for
the week. The best western estimates OF
the crop have been raised sgain. Corn
moves from farms less freely than year
ago, the low price hindering. Cotton has
beer weak again, declining quarter for
the week Iron and its products are lower
Boot and shoe shipments FOR the week are
larger than last year. and manufacturers
are getting Increased ORDERS with general
reduction IN prices but leather has de-
clined. Hides are about half cent lower.
with all the slirinkage in present bust
ness and prices, II is encouraging to find
but a small increase in failures. .iabiii-
ties for four weeks OF November were sl2.-
099.293. against sl0.581. T3 last year Manu-
featuring liabilities were s.. $50. 6S1. against
s6.242.Sie last year: but trading liabilities
only s6.72s912. against 1920. 367 last year.
have been 324. against 1856 last year. and 81
IN Canada. against 40 last year"
X. G. Dun & Co., in their weekly re-
view of trade, say:
General trade continues the features of
preceding weeks-smaller volume. quiet In
most lines business being conducted con-
servatively, activity only among dealers
in woolens. clothing. shoes and hardware.
end new orders generally of filling-in
character. The season has evidently been
a late one. prolonged mild weather having
delayed orders until the Christmas de-
mand and the belated autumn REQUEST
came together. Notwithstanding almost
uniform reports OF quiet an unchanged
conditions 1t should be note that Jack
sonville, Augusta and Birmingham at the
south, Milwaukee. Kansas City and st
Louis at the west. prove exceptions to the
rule by reporting gains In demand for
wholesale staple goods compared with thu
preceding week The course of prices also
shows a more favorable tendency. Indian
corn and wheat showing advances. prices
of -four. pork. rice and tobacco being firm
and unchanged. while lower prices are fur
nished by oats. lard. coffee. cotton, print
cloths, petroleum, leather. hides and lum-
Der, coal. southern pig iron. Bessemer pig
A H.. 49,
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The News Of the Week.
81 TELEoRAPH AND -.
HFTEFoURTH CONGRESS.


The Proceedings of the First Session
Washington. Dec 5.-Several petit
tons for the recognition Of Cuban in
sargents were offered in me senate yes
terday. Bills were introo dced to amend
the immigration laws. excluding all inn
migrants between IA and 60 years of
a-e who cannot both read and write
tire English language; to remove the
bar of limitations in suits brought by
Iaborers or mechanics against the
United States for work done: to in
crease all pensions granted under the
act OF 1880 To SI2; TO provide for gen.
erai system OF Notifications for sea-
coast dcfenses. A resolution was intro
duced for vigorous action for the pro-
lection and secur ~ of American citi-
s.us in Turkey. The house was not in
session.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Bills were intro
duced in the senate y, Sterday for the
unlimited coinage OF gold and silver in
connection with other nations: TO pre-
vent the carrying of obscene literature
on railroads; to have all the silver in the
treasury coined into subsidiary coin,
and providing for the repeal of all laws
stt horizing the issuance of interest
bearing bonds. A resolution was nitro
Iuced for the recognition of the bel
ligerrncy of Cuban insurgents and an
other declaring it to be the sense of the
senate that it was unwise and mex
,Iedient to retire the greenbacks. Adj
.ourned to the 9th. The house was not
IN session.
Washington. Dec. THE senate was
not IN session Yesterday. In the house
bills were introduced to levy duty on
wool. TO amend the act Incorporating
the Maritime Canal company of Nicara-
qua; To repeal the interstate commerce
law; To prohibit the appointment of
aliens TO office under the government.
Petitions were presented for the admis-
sion OF Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico To statehood and for the recog-
milton of the Cubans as belligerents.
Adjourned until the 9th
Washington, Dec. 10. - Bills were
introduced in the senate yesterday TO
Grant a pension of 5000 a month to the
widow of the late secretary of state,
Gen. ". o. Gresham; TO form the In
dian territory into the territory of In
diauola: to disfranchise citizens of the
United States who solicit or accept
titles. patents of nobility or degrees Of
honor from foreign nations; to estab-
lish postal savings banks. Senator Nor
gan spoke on the subject of the Behring
sea indemnity claims. The nomination
OF Rufus H. Peckham, of New York, TO
be associate justice of the United States
supreme court was confirmed. In ihe
house resolutions We're presented call
ing for the correspondence in the Wal
Ter case, for lists of pensioners who have
been stricken from the rolls since
March A, 1898, or reduced.
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OUR RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
The Tariff Situation Is Discussed in the
ReiehstaR

~~N-N-D-~
Reichstag.
Berlin, Dec. 10.-In the reichsiag Mon
day, Baron Marschal Won Bieberstein,
minister of foreign affairs, in reply TO
Herr Eritzen's remarks, concerning the
tariff situation between Germany and
the United States, said that the Amer
lean congress had some time since
adopted a differential duty upon sugar,
Germany protested against this and MIR.
Cleveland did Loyalty all that he had the
power to do in tn" matter. but congress
refused to modify its previous action.
Germany, he declared, maintains that
the differential duty adopted by the
American congress is a violation of the
existing treaty. President Cleveland
message charging Germany with APP
plying differential treatment to certain
American exports was great surprise.
lie then proceeded to show that the
charges made by the president were
devoid of foundation. The presence of
Texas fever in cattle proved that pro-
hibition of importation of American
meats into Germany was necessary, but
the same measures were in existence
against other states than America.
Concerning the cancellation of the Ii
censes of the American companies, he
said that certain American insurance
companies doing business IN Prussid
had lad their licenses revoked because
they would not conform to the law S,
which were the same for German com
panies and foreign companies. If the
American companies would undertake
to conform to the laws nothing could
prevent them from reopening their
business. The matter, he said, was
purely a German concern, over which
he could not admit the criticism of a
foreign government. Germany, he de-
clared, would Loyalty continue to adj
here to her treaties, not allowing her.
self to be frightened by threats.
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Mail Orders and Correspondence
Receive Prompt Attention.
KNOWLEDGE

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tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
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adapting the worlds best products to
the aeds of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
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remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
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dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
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
news, 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
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if offered.
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PASSED AWAY.
Death of Daniel r. Miller, an Iowa Pho
neer.

Death of Daniel r. Miller, an Iowa Pho
Omaha, Neb., Dec 10.-Daniel +. Mil
Ter, pioneer politician and lawmaker,
of Keol1uk, Ia, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. c. NJ. Primeau, in this
city at eight o'clock Monday evening.
Mr.. Miller was 81 years of age and fer
more than half century has been
prominent figure in Iowa legal circles.
He had been repeatedly honored by po-
litical offices and two years ago was
elected to the lower house of the Iowa
assembly, just so years from the time
of his first appearance as member of
that body. Old age was the cause of his
death. The funeral services will be
held in this city to-day, and the remains
will be taken to Mr.. Miller's old home in
Keokuk for interment.
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SALA Is DEAD.
The weli-known Author Expires at
Brighton. England.

The Aeu-hnOWn AulnOF ENPlfcs AZ
Brighton, England.
London, Dec. 9.-George Augustus
Sala, the well-known Journalist aud
author. died Sunday at Brighton. where
he had been i'll for long time. Mr.
Sala's death was caused by compli-
cation of disorders. He suffered from
cancer of the liver. diseased kidneys
and shattered nerves.
George Augustus Henry Sala was the
the son of an Italian gentleman who mar
rieG favorite English singer OF West m
dian extraction He was born in London
in 1928. was brought up with a view of fol-
lowing art as a profession. but quilted II
for literature and became a constant con-
tributor to household works. He was an
extensive and regular contributor 10 the
Welcome Guest, the founder and first ed
ftor of the Temple Bar Magazine. for
which he wrote the stories OF The Seven
Sons OF Mammon" and Capt. Danger
ous." afterwards republished as separate
works. wrote for several years In the IL
Illustrated London News. the "Hogarth Pa
pers" IN the Cornhlll Magazine, and story
entitled quite Alone" for All the Year
Round. which appeared in a separate form
in November. lS6t He went as special
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph 20
the United States in 1868. and on his return,
at the close of 1864. published the result OF
MS OBSERVATIONS under the ute OF amer
lea IL the Midst OF War" He wrote. in
1854. series OF graphic letters for the Daily
Telegraph from Algeria and revisited AL
geria and Morocco in 1875. In 1870 Mr..
Sala was at Metz and In eastern France
as war correspondent for the Daily Tele-
graph.
His best known works. In addition TO
those already mentioned. are How L
Tanned Mrs Cruiser" published in 1888;
Twice Round the Clock and Journey
Due North" "A Residence in Russia
I'm 1859: The Baddington Peerage." Look
ing at Life" and Make Your Game. a
/ Narrative of the Rhine" in 1850. Dutch
Pictures, with some Sketches in the Elem
ish Manner" IN 1851; Accepted Addresses :
/ Ship Chandler. and Other Tales" End
Two Prima DOnnas and the Dumb Poor
/ Porter" in 1862. Breakfast in Bed" and
Strange Adventures of Capt Danger
GUS in 1868; After Breakfast. or. Pic
lures Done with a Quill" and quite
Alone in 1854; "Trip 10 Barbary by a
Roundabout Route" ia 1865: From Wa
terloO to the Peninsula" in 1866: Notes
and Sketches of the Paris Exhibition" In
lS6S: Rome and Venice" and Wat Tyler.
Nj. p. Burlesque. in ls6g. Under the
Sum- Essays Mainly Written in Hot
Countries" in 1872: Paris Herself Again
and America Revisited" in 1852
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receipts for the year were s1s,943.54;
expenses, S16,61242. leaving balances
on hand October 81. 1895, of s., 33i.l2
The seer tary says: The total amount
contributed TO the Debs fund this year
and last was Sl,3s6.4l. He continues:
while we cannot report any great ap-
parent gains in the field of labor during
the past year. the agitation and educa-
ton that is progressing along economic
lines is particularly noticeable"
The report of John b. Lennor. treas-
urer, shows that the total income dur
ing the year was sis,943.54: total ex-
penses, $l6,6l2.42; balance in hands of
treasurer, $2,33I.t2.
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Found In a Junk Shop.

Chicago, Dec. 1o.-The police raided
the junk shop of II. Rosenberg at 225
and 229 West 18th place in this city and
found what they believe to be $4,000
worth of stolen property. Rosenberg
was not in town, but his brother Sam
and Isaac Nathan, clerk, were taken
into custody. The property found con-
sists of thousands of pounds of brass
car journals, tons of copper wire and
many miscellaneous articles. The jour-
nails came from nearly every road that
runs into Chicago, and the wire, it is
believed, belongs to the Chicago Tele-
Dhone company
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THE annual report of the general SUI
perintendcnt Of the United States life
saving stations shows that this service
has continued its splendid work during
the past fiscal year, saving 5.3S2 lives
and property valued at 50, i45.0s5. Since
1871 the number of lives saved has
reached a total of 67,52s. The support of
these Iife-saving stations entails large
expense on the government. but no
amount could be considered excessive in
view of the great results achieved
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I,rI,eIs Defeafe,i-

Havana, Dec. Con Decen be, 2 the
Spanish columns under the command of
Gems. Suarez Valdez and Navarro, num-
bering l,250 men combined. bad AN en-
gagement with the united insurgcnt
forces of Maximo Gomez and Maceo,
which have formed junction in Rifor-
ma, between Las Villas and Camaguey.
The rebels, who were 1000 strong, lost
a large number OF killed and wounded
The Spanish troops captured. rebel
camp and pursued the insurgents to
TriIladeros.
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HISTORY records few instances where
women alone and single-handed have
dared the terrible arctic element. clint
ing icy mountains, becoming lost on the
wide ice fields and falriy Outstrippirg
man in labor and hardship. Such a
woman is Mrs. j. f. Wills, of Chicago.
who has recently returned from a most
hazardous trip 10 the very edge Of
northeast Siberia, over ChilcoOt pass.
down the treacherOus Yukon, across
Lakes lie Barge and Lindeman and
down the Grand canyon Tie perilous
tourney OF this intrepid woman was one
few adyenturers would care 10 under
take
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Paris, Dec. 9.-The Journal des De-
bats says the French government con-
sents to communicate to the United
States the contents of the documents
in the case of John L. Waller, ex-United
States consul to Madagascar, who is
now serving term of imprisonment in
France. This action, the Journal says,
is taken as mark of courtesy to the
United States. The paper denies that
the latter government is entitled 10 de-
mand the documents.
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ENGLAND is buying largely our Ameri-
can draft horses. This year three
times as many have been shipped TO
England as in any former year. The
prices for horses in the United States
are such that they can be shipped to
England cheaper than they can be
raised there; and they are better stock.
The average price received recently for
a large shipment was SI55 per head.
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Caracas. Dec. 9.-The English note
is said to have been received here. 1t
is now in the hands of the German min
lister. He will deliver it to President
Crespo when the latter comes TO the
capital to appoint new cabinet and To
relieve Vice President Aceyedo, who has
been acting president during the alb
sence of President Crespo. The British
Government demands { 1000 .(S6o, O00)
for the arrest by Venezuelans of Eng
lishmen in English territory" the dis
puted region Oh the border of British
Guiansa
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THE NORWEGIAN.
His interests Considered by the
American Federation of LABOR.
The Convention Opens In New York
President McBride's Address = Con
demns Bond Issues and Urges
Political Programme.

New York. Dec. 10.-The convention
of the American Federation of Labor
was opened Monday at the Madison
Square garden. Labor leaders from all
over the country, Canada and Great
Britain are present TO lend their pres
tige TO the importance of the conven-
ton as an assemblage of the leading
representatives of the organized work
ing class of the United States.
John Mcbride, president of the feder-
alton, called the convention TO order.
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THREE CHILDREN KILLED.
= yyfuI Result of Powder Explosion in a
Miners Home.

Awful Result of Powder Explosion in a
Miners Home
Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. I0.-By the ex-
plosion of can Of gunpowder Saturday
night at CharIeroi, this county, the
three young children of Mike Andrejas,
Jas brought the powder home intend-
ing to use it for blasting coal. Instead
of putting the powder into a safe place
he left it in the kitchen near an open
fire. While he and his wife were up
stairs a terrible explosion occurred
which blew out one side of the house.
The three little children were so badly
burned that they died m 30 minutes
Of
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Az old Russian merchant who died
recently left viii bequeathing 100000
GOO lubles to each of his four uieces.
provided they put in IS months "ontin-
uouslv a. chambeTmaids, cooks, or
laborers. Before their Is months were
up they registered over 500 offers OF
marriage. many OF these from Russian
noblemen and men of tie best class
1t is n good pointer for ali giris VINO
do not know how TO 10 anything.
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THE British ship Penguin has deter
mined the depth of the deep hole" in
the Pacific near the Tonga islands. as
~. 400 feet. or a little more than SO
miles. That is a good place to put Mr..
McGinty should he ever come TO the
surface again.
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THE steady growth Of cities while
most country districts remain at a
standstiH so far as population is con-
cerned has been deplOred as evidence
of a wrong condition of things, and
commonly has been commented on as
a situation peculiar TO America Fig
ures show, however. that the evil. if
evil it is, is greater in Europe than in
This country