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his scat and the bill was put upon its
passage, the vote being taken by yeas ana
nays, resulted 2S to ST. With that Nhe
house adjourned.
Washington. December %.--Amons the
bills introduced In the house were the fol-
lowing:
MIR. Cobb Of Missouri to improve the
channel OF the Mississippi between ST.
Louis and Cairo. ILL.,, and Nickshurg,
Miss. upon certain conditions and for
certain considerations to be paid by the
unit,i States.
Mr.. Grain OF Texas, to provide for the
redemption of the legal tender notes OF
the United States and for Substitution
therefor of other legal notes, also III
providing for the appointment by tine
prcsi ent of tariff commission to cor,
sist of nine members. who's tutes shall
be to investigate all questions relating 10
| the agricultural, commercial mercantiie.
manufacturing, mining and industrial IN
| terests OF the United States SO tar as
| they may be affected by the tariff and
| having due regard to the maintenance OF
| a revenue sufficient to cover the eNoense
| Of the government and also Tor the con-
! scrvation Of our industries ard the com
/ pensaton of our wage earners.
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Now orcins. La. December 26.-rwen'y-
ninth day crescent city Jockey clnn'
weather clear aud cold track GLOW The
tnces. today were uuoveuuul '<"ert Tor
the Grand stond Finish Of ForIdne on Soul
llc. the only mvorte 10 lind.
seven ana half furlongH- Adah t.. w
db DnvirJ q to l. won. james V. carter,
tq a HAirriD. 10 to L. second, gi'"i
ifcss. loJ Waywoodi. oven lh''u' l'''a
- Scyon furlenFa- soerne M perh,in2,,
even. won. Mamie O.. los a brrietp. ~
10 l. second Romance, l0s d'onn) 10 l.
third. Tiue I ;36. min. "a,
Mile aud a sixteenth selling Illly non
ueut IA Cruberviil,l 3 90 }, won. Artist
If Turner 3 to l. SECOND, haye Ed Fu'8''e'
M a. nm. . TO mira; llme l,esel...,.,..,,,,
one mile, handicap i'llg. W g hE"g2p
SO j, won In gallon, Squire q y, !siiH1
,,ins,. II o b. second Lillian H., ~ "i"D
4 ia /. third Time l.il.
MID apd seventy Salns, selinR ~, ito
| lol iiIum). to l. won Spcndom9e, ~
I f-fb.rer) 4 70 =. Rcc,fd. Moro, lVi tlc
| Clone, TO l. third. Time iiHl..
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neevilie. Texas, December 2s-The MD
winter fair given by the BrcVlile FMr
and Park association opened today nnurr
the most favorable circumstances II"
weather is perfect ana the attendance
large. The track 10 pronounced the finest
In the STATE.
The first event, ton mile bicycle race
una won by Tackaherry Of Fort Worth
1Ine 30.20 tn. ,,,,.
hrst two in three won by DANDY JIM
Tifne 2aTlA. ~. ,,..,.,o ,,c,.
Third event, one mile hiGycie .rra,I,
three entries, won ny l"'N''"'''''
Turning. one-fourih mile, hes, I'VE IA
three. three entries, Won ny be''S' i''"o
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Tho following are the entries for rnccs
ns rostcd at the turf cNchauee last night
First race, soven furlcngs, sclling rroe
NlllamN. Il. n. Johnson John cyphA
Han Ran, Pirate, Sir John powwnN'
Kitty Belle .. King Gold, l.relmnn, X
second race one mile, selling. z yen,
oIdg invia, Equinox, = Don - l'Nui, y
i Ipck H. ioab, Crusader, .; can't klin'
O.. INN sugpr7 paros, s. DEL coronado
10i each M, .,..t,,.,
nina race, siy furlo9es-Thc sculptor
Couqinntire. l. Defy, llarncy Aaron ~
Mimic NlncNin. Morse, Susie ,N,n ~
ench. Romus, Elheftoh, Rcd Johh' IL
Fourth race. ono milo ha,nd,cor- AZ
o.na- Wii,itn. iNg. !, dWc bcho4fG, w.
Nehlond laS. Ten Sprirg, l& illhrt u.
Ouern. %. stark, %, lnH. Nnri.H ~
Domingo 1is, Curious 81; Nlin' m
Jnmbnrec, los it,, ,..t.tu,t at
WINS nltur lon Jack the Jg~ W.
e,ttuei Ch9uuray l0a. 1Nitaeui AtRAnNhN
traveller Soundnorc. simroelt' ll4'
lrirst itnco- Sir John king Gold.
sn,ord Rae, 1oih capt kidi TO.
mira Race Rcd John Tho sculptor
lrourih Rucc fWrhorocl NIhtd
Fifth Race sririuallrt. Rmiur
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por,s Texas. December Cat siliinah
Mo. yesterday local terror nnuet,ooN ~
make everybody hide out Oil.eers ~
ia arrest him, but he resisted ana ""'
shot and killed -, ont,,r, under
n, ~ w. arrest a II gro, when ply q
t to9Hl " ensued in which the sheriff XIII Il
the negro. go, a,, a., purIy No
Mn nolice shot and seriously Wo. nue. !,
q t I whom tn tired = arr, oriurE
Shooting up the town Inv m2 was !" 80
,aIr nGtg in The lille towns in he indian
M hut everyhody' s. tar as a.,
Ite learned. kept in good humoT ana no o"'
WAS hurt,
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ssaHs7a
Anr A 1lAsrILC ACT.

Iondon. December IA New YORK dis
match to the Daily News says
There IS ,unor that the secretary ol
state has scut a private telegram to LorH
Salisbury assuring him that the phss1b'
OF the commits ion hll was not 10 De CON
sldcrcd as n h sil, act. ,,..
The Daily Nrvs sass elitorially on tltsl
There ia nothing incredible or snIpr'slht
in such an announcement On the CON
trary. IL would be highly honorable III
MIR Olney. -,
The Daily NcwH says further our VI
cnna corrcsnondcn' has reason 20 heneV,
France and Holland MS owners Of \mcrl'
can colonies TO Join In a Protest and snnnl
| tlon which hats already boon tondcmn,.
| Inv Spniu We should lac inclined to doubt
| the wisdom Of any European alliance 10
meet demands witch have not been SUP
| ported by cool ana sober opinion IN Amer
/
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Washington. December H.--Afier the
second revenue bnl hos been dispo@d of
tomorrow night the house Will do attic
business unth Monday, January 8 ana
viii practically have It's. holiday ie"aS.
Of which II has been partly derr.ytd' nehi
man thi.c days under the rules. "tEe
fhG senate is hi session. but &c was dec .de1
al ,ne meeting of the comm ttee IN rnl IS
tr5a,. thai there VIII be formal meetings
r,try third dAy with adi0urrnents oVpi
and that no important business VAL DO
hrnurbt forward Under these conalNon,
,,,ers Ia iutlo probability that there WI
be a quorum or representatives IN town
u(vt week.
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, 1nn n,rNnAyrN ARRIVES.

Kew York, December @,-Lord Dun
raven who came across the ocean on b''fd
the Tcutonie. arrived today 20 make goon
liz allegations Of frnud in the V"'Ng'
Defender races OF last September lie
,.,.,, f,o,n the steamer TO tho residcnc" or
II MaitinnI Kctsey, whore he was rB'u9
trotrctcd from rcportera ,..........,
~, G.org, hskwith. Lord Dnnraven
,o,,,,Ii odviatf in iris affair. said: 1T "onin
hc highly Improper FOR either SIDE to m M, g,
q gniomcn' Whtn ,oor case - pGt Ee''i Ia
,,,Ls AhnLt Lord DunraYens piauh
wow nothing now. u is likely maj ne
. m remtfr here tntIl the case n cioHen'
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St. Petersburg the week enaing
Deccmber q there were nlneiy.hsHrn
Sasrs Of cholera and thirty-slx deaths
from that disease here ard for the week
ending ID .ecmber there were seyenly-
four eases and forty deaths from choI'fa
In me province OF Volhyn!a.
Constantinople--M Marshal Bigelow OF the
Arncrlrnn cogular court, who died aiteT
an Illness which culmlnated ~ urophy.
vas buried In the English cemetery NJ
scutrai in the presence OF the United
states minister. Mr. Nexander W. Terreu.
ne members OF the United states legation
and consular representatives OF the othei
nonauiates bore
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WILL FORM AN ALLIANCE.

London. December 2G--rho Vienna cor
Responder, OF the Daily News says that
Spain hns already notified the britah gov
crnmont of its opposition Ia President
Cleveland. and n b. believed Great bii
IA ouaitunlr alliance To- protect their Amor
iDsu possessions against thc l'nited states.
ord Loudcaho rcuRh has written 10 tn,
Times enclosing q cahlcgram received
from Liberty Lodge OF MisonH. at i'rE-
rrlv, Mass. Wuoh he takes as represent
ing all the American FREE Masons. ~
expressing IA irutcrnal sentiment towards
I...ulllIN
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rlIE ec1IoOL QrEaTION.

winnipeg. Man. December 2s'-The run
text Of the Manitoba second reply to The
ottawa government on the school ques-
lion is made public by the Manitoba GOV
.rriimont ihls afternoon. The reply sih es
,nI, h concerned the proposal to cA ah-
ian a system Of separate schools ~ any
form viii be positively aud definitely re-
form non-sectariau public school must BE-
adhered 20.
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FORTlFYlNG HAVANA.
lehorers ont Of work to compel them to
1yin The insuryent army.

lnhorers ont Of work to compel them to
Join The insurgent army.
4 conservative estimate of the force at
the disposal here of the captain general
has been made and 1t is estimated that h,
has 70, ol regulars and about 5000 volun-
tecrs with wh.ch TO NEE; the tpsurgent
army. but the spanish regulars and VOL
unteers are scattered over 4 large eNparse
Of forts and fortincati ous, composing me
defcnses OF Havana. and when the or'l
liant achievement OF Gomez and Mncco
I'm passing through the many Spanish col.
umus said to number from i0.0oO 10 N,pt
men, in the provinces of Santa Clara ana
MutnnaAs Is taken into considern ton,
there ~ some lust fca,Ior for the belief vi
the friends OF the nsurgent causc that
II viii not be ioug before Conner AMI Mtae,
are outside of lfaVauN. This however
is ridicuiod hV the Spanish aut'lur, tiee
| here, who clsln thnt the insurgent move
m, nj has received a decided check.
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buildings, Nos. anil South Charles
street aud Nos. l and West Bsltrnore
street. also occupied by oohm & Co. wee
badly damaged by water. Loss on stock
500 90 and on buildings 800 oM. fuliy GOV.
cred by Insurance. The inv Is suppos
wires.
Chicago. III, December s7.--At 1850
o'clock this morning fire broke ont In the
Pullman block. at Fif y-ftth street.
Madison avenue. The huliding Va four.
story affair and ives erected for hotci
during the Worlds Fair. There was Wild
excitement among the occupants Or me
Hats but as far as Known al escapCd N
safety The Are originated f. AZ up
holstery store kept by w liam IA xman
and viii probably destroy tho crtir b 1ck.
The damage viii not be less than s2Joao.
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M aAM rnANcIsco.

San Francisco. December 90 THE Porter
Bros company, the largest dealers IN
dried fruits on the Pacific coast, nm
rsouncc tonight that they are unable 20
moot their PAYMENTS and have asked their
,reditors FOR further time. rhe iirin ~
unable to state the amount Of naDiiitlss
and assets, but as the company pnSltinss
dt,ring tho uresant year amounted TO a
million and a hnlf. the amounts are PROV,
ably large Investments In fruit lands ana
warehouses; are said TO DO the cause VI
the suspcnsiou.
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Kew York. December 2s.-rhe Evening
post saws: Several leading bankers have
called on J. Pierpont Morgan ana AuEuht
Belmont today. From one of them II was
earned that prthat.y by tomorrow OF
Saturday the publie would receive assut
snrcs that another government loun
Noujd he succe sfuly floated and that the
anonnt would be 500 O00. Uy.
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pyoKE rur RECORD.

Denver, Colo. December ga private
diat.atch received here from DAVID sh"lef
rom Santa Ionico. Cal, says that " .
a. hamilton. the Denver bcyeliht, yes
"rr5av rode one third OF n mile flying
start. unp4ced. in Al seconds. the former
[eoord was IS seconds, made by y. {, 'o&
4. 1ttlaViIle
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Seward. Neb.. December 3.-~The east
bound Burlington passenger coliided VITA
westbound freight this afternoon En-
gireer Reed Of the freight was instanuy
fIiler and tho passenger engineer was SO
riously injured, Two passengers, o Nttie
eirl ana ar Oh man. were danSeTouSiy
hurt, the child being friPhuuly burneI
by being thrown under stove. ctheT
passengers unlI tured.
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Now york. Dece,nter 26.--Joe Nendis an,
rl,,,,sd tonight ,hs- he had made hnal
arrangements for the lokins onfhiN"'
v,htch ~ to luke place IN III Paso. MeAico'
Tht prosramme VIII be; ..,.,.,,, ,,,,., :,
w. rcxas negro, February ~, DIXON ana
Narfhaii: February y, Leeds ana LIVER
ra,t. February ~ Naiper and fltzsiih-
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rXpnrssIoNe FOR PEACE.

New York. December 2G.-Tho following
cabiegrnm was received today by the
chamber Of commerce.
Chamber Of Cummnrcc, New York;
Elinhurgh December 70 The Edip-
burgh chamber of commerce eXproases
the cnrnoBt desire that the present dlf-
nculty may end IN . continuance of tho
iricp. SO closely allied by kindred, Ian
l.unec and mutual Interests
Thomas Clark, Ba-ouct.
President
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cAplrAL CULLINGs.

The abatement Of the condition Of tho
treasury shows available caFh balance,
SIZE, Az is3 gold reserve s6s,00sSo.
Secretary Herbert today formally
awarded TO the Newport News company
al Virginia the contract for building hoth
the hal lcships, for one OF which the Union
iron works OF San Francisco was COM
npiliOr.
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Covngton, Ky. December 1.-pepar'-
ment Commander James Arnold has leu
dor,d the scryices Of Confederate COM
pafiios at Cincinnati, covington. Maiyt-
NJ h. 0wirgsviue Augusta sthhI ni l.
pirhtnond Winchester and Famoutni
XIV 10 President Cleveland.
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Baltimore, Md. December &c The four
story iron front building nj Ms. and
west Baltimore street. occupied by OehIn
a Co. as clothing store. was totally de-
stroved by ERE tonight. The adjoining
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ct,,>,ueI- gnIp WRECKED.

yoEohama, December 26.-The cfHiFer
Kvan ping. one Of the wnrships captured
,r,,r, china hv the Japanese during the
cent war, was wrecked on the Et5v'u wv :
Ia.auds saturday last. Nearly "a Nv
dnck officers and sixty men are hAAHi"s
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ARKANsAs.

p,r,s Texas, December 26'--on Cnr ,is'o
mas Eve a young man wen, u . 'n thcr,
town of Winslow, A L6,5o aIS III H went
violated 2,Son 1oT Seins S'9td tn tn nzl
W Ni5Gs at her hosss ;da 0 6i@ throw "
came upon nm nnfo MI he ' could do 50 he :
riddledh VIZ II seemed as Il hey Wen a a VII
saS s,ll him him, as they did not wal ~ 49,
70 Ss.. Nh surrender or NOT
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A cOcKlNG MAIN.

D,lias, Tor,s. December pa forfeit
Of $3.50 has been posted for the cooking
main between Dallas. Texas. and At
lanfa. Georgia, TO be fought IN this ely
IN January q, rs and "a for $1,000 a side.
S. s. Moore represents Georgia.
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minal trestle, about two miles west OF
WIS city. Engineer George Baxter and
Brakeman Clarence Turner were buried
under the wreck and met terrible deaths,
Nhlle Fireman William Boyle was Sc
rlously ana perhans tntally injured.
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cnlIInEll ~ sUNK.

Aglers. December 2e.--rhe British
steamer Belle Rophon has boon in coll
-inu with and has sunk the frcnen
stear,cr Emile Solsso a. the entrance on
F,n,e solslse. including twenty-five ma
thsps were drowned.
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London December 1,.-'rhc Times says
In AN editorial. Th,ro Is every reason to
h,pposo thai the aNortos, in opposing tho
tnrln and the bond blln IN tho peuntc, viii
command large H.cafurc of success Ihl9
ncNero blow to Ma most choriHhed imam
cial conviction is y part OF the immtdlate
consequences Of his II judged lnrNsasN
Which muNi hr peculiarly uNlttl'iul ~
president tl"Vtlnl a.
An cditoritl ~ ne STANDARD on tho aarin
tuhlcct ruys The United sihtrs 'nrilu
have hardly selected wprsc tiuo TO ld;t'
the INST Hlcp toward free trade. ana INC
ruurie OF events since tho Wilson thlu
has come into 81 cfAuon hnH stiNnhth''''"
II rs therefore unlikely lhut IN" senate
VIII reject tho present hiH ana " iV,m-
dent ClrN Gland vetors II. ne nnt' run VT"
rlnk OF eclliug mon I per cent com hlllu'
nj pdcr@ lower proportiorntrly timn he
could Obtain for par cfui fHid npil9S'
| uuG while he WTun'l.g %itn tur leg AIa-
ture ms country q credit gore On deepening
abroad The only oouaulNion for INC
iritn,h manufacturers la thhl FnnSNai
sway VA the rntcd states very Iona
| Tlefe is no need for ua To regard the ~
viN;I of MrltiHlcyipm az the ga n hnetl
uf our iuduatrics for tn &c have risen
/ t,lumpbnnt obevr many a worse blow.
| lmt ii is legitimate AMI fair 90 toll tho
american people mt my Gun n"1 nay
4 Quoted on such lines, OF while II r M i',ia
| ,nuolaibo TO know whether debts VIII ho
paid IN cold or paper
with heightened tariff. hond Creations
nv mo At,tc and no goruiue currency re-
| form what ia more required to lay the
United States economically alongside Bra
! Ill.
mo Chronicle says of the passage Of
! the revenue bin by congress; SO politics
! In the United States 10 round In viva
cious circle, but at least we may be
thafkful that tho -epubicanB are not for
war.
Tho Daily News SAYS OF the revenue
7 49, sf- g.. a. ant "a
roseol the ,arin bill may roaasure British
! nufacturers.
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I'M SOUTHERN STATES.
c,.,s Fioht to the Death Over
a Man.
h,1cxy MINERS ARE RloTING.
,po.,e Hurryiny "a tho Scene.
ff' r,,Ie Playing Santa Claus.
p railroad Wrecks.

-. Fla, December 26.-Ella
~ 80 Lena Thomas were both In
i'm Henry Cassidy. Some days
y" ,,hon,as and Cassidy quarreled.
~. ,han he has been devoting him
!. Ella Scott. Yesterday morning
~.,nea Cassidy was at the Scott
! s s and she borrowed a revolver
~, the lovers. AS she entered
srrs room she saw Cassidy
~ rival The Jealous girl imme-
!. began firing The first shot went
IA Ella Scott seized a small dag
~, confined her hair, and c!fnched
n, Thomas girl. For two minutes
mu,h. ike tigers, Lena firing Ncr
.ra Ella using the dagger Finally
3r,mas girl got the revolver's muz2le
y. her antagonists right temple and
The bullet PASSED through the head
,r.ianf death resulted. Although
ms. . The Thornas girl was friEhtfuliv
WA Her right breast was uo0rlv
.sr end she VAS stabbed In a dozen
ria ecott was shot In three places
h. .hs head The murderess has Dcen
VI but viii hardly live. CASSIDY
,se, he tragedy occurred so quickly
N no time to separate the women.
..a, December 26.-Whne AleN
4, son of ere Of the wealthiest mer
/, state. was playing Santa Claus al
.ds,mas tree, he stepped near a win.
n deliver the last present An as
n fired through a window, the charge
~, Mercers head and almost tearing
The young man fell from the plat
IA The floor and blood and brains
sna,tered over those Of the audience
Thom he fell When the eXcitemon
A.d away search was made AMI sew
racks found near the window whence
sb0t was fired. Bloodhounds hay
Nurad and II tho assassin is caush
viii BE iynchng.
.kpnville, December .6.-John Tai
timer. was hrutally murdered las
!, By Policeman James Kelly, VIII
Of duty at the time.
tNahassee December 26.--Willie Rob
n while getth in boat On LAX
Sird four miles west ct here, acct
AM discharccl his gun. killing him
llft1Quy, he NtS Ipllllk INV III E-
the gun and pushing 1t in the boa
Id o. him.
ctvick, December 2G.-While filing tn
kings Of her children Christmas Fv,
clothing Of Mrs. John Dougher5
NH fire and before help could he give
vas 50 badly burned that she died I
gft tine
sr,h Hawthorne. December 26,--Ml
r Of Cana Cod, while out huntin
Grove Park, was instantly killed h
accidental disc narge Of his gun viii
tntiing 10 &c, out of his buggy.
haika, December 26,-J. A. Smith T
tnaw. Mich. was cremated In tie fiji
Ii destroyed his boarding house. II
Il aud unable to leave mis- he'd.
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e1rnrAL OF A CARDINAL. \

BURIAL Of ~ CAnDiASH"
tne. December 1.-THE remains OF
nj Paul Molchers, who died In Rome
rcmber Il. were accorded an impos-
ucrnl here today. The procession
The church OF at. Geon. where the
ms been lying since II was brought
Rome. to the cathedral and thence
tomb. included all the clergy AUG
Krcmcntz. archbishop Of ColoE1es
atea the pontifical mass ana the
on Treyers delivered an GRAFTON.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.

,.,or,eston, Decem9er 2d-Ensine NO o,i o.
Ch mar str Carolina and Georsia fa'l-
1 road pitched into the ASHLEY F ssa,e ter ter.
aey morning through West sA0's -
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rAnruoIiAKE SHOCK.

Id pccembcr N..-An earthquake
has been experienced IN the dis
Of oreux. viaua, Puebla 10 Trihess
I'M and Veideorras, IN the prqvince
inc,a. Several houses conapseo W.
aths are Reported as tne suse ~ -
ibterraneaf, disturbance
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HORRIBLE STORY or cANNIBALIsM.

ST. Louis, December PA special to the
Republic from Dcming. n, ~. says John
Martin. an An crican proprietor who hns
iust returned after Il years Absence IN mo
GOLD fields of Sonora, Mexico, brings news
of a horrible gtCry OF oAunibnllsm which
occurred Ia that republic. several wooks
ago party of I'VE Sadi Indians, "A race
closely nilod to the Yuqui tribe. driven 10
drHperatioa by hunger. nmhushcd ana
Killed three Americans working In the
gold field IN the State Of Sonora about SOl
miles south Of Iiermnc.liO and theli cooked
and ate the bodies. Friendly YnqulA re.
porred tho affair 10 the AUTHORITIES and
after n pursuit of several weeks the per
prtrators were captured In their mounlrln
homes about the FIRST Of December they
v ere taken 10 GuHymns ana ihence 10 We
CITY Of Mexico where they VIII be exc
n8t known 10 tho authorizes, being party
Of inspectors
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27

Rs, December GA special TO
'ouc from Lexington. Ky. says;
Ia terrible battle between revenue
now moonshlners in the Cumber-
3aaber ans has just reached here.
IKidS ~ revenue men under charge
fstst ,Sreer invaded Letcher county
II ~ ~ liolt stills. They were sur
tk smSe sinners" who were behind
Pc, IN e,Ned a bullet In his hip and
u The :. hlS shoulder. Jim Winfield
san r, Sinllners," was killed and Dave
p nr,seler and Marion Brown Were
"eTs' The revenue men ar
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27

.,,r-N.,NENT TO THE RoNp lhLL'
washington. December 26.-Fhero may
bo an important change made by tho
v,vs and means committee In Its bona
htu before the scheme is brought before
IN. house tomorrow. Considerable DIS
Satisfaction has arisen among the repuo-
ucans since the text OF the bill was lhaue
nublic. the dissentcrs urging that II cou'o
H.. used by "A hostile ADMINISTRATION iol
u,,naucnt retirement OF the greenpaeNH'
In Yesterdays committee meeting Hini"''
rharre was made by he democrats. me
r,nu6licans proposed to secure what W.
ma nlNoys oppossI and what fleslueh'
,'leve,nud advocated, retirement o. tHe
,.',rubncks Accordingly, there VIII W. u
committee meeting ION, rfoW 10 t''' ,',,,,,
nm amendment pt eportu ny Az ''N'
Gf Illinois, which follows method
Provided that nothing herein couta'i,tt, ~
shnu he construed to ftrehl OF Iil""i Hs,,i
| rho re issue Of said legal ieuuet no''' M
Nrr Ioutlns 50 cdliidcnt mat '"V
| amendment win bH adopted ,,,,c,u
! MARTIAL canvass Of the rephni,rVp"
,oenb"rs OF the ways aud means conl''il
| Toe shows that while there rs pracl'nuy
| unanimity among them IN u'st, mn ,r'
/ nrrnrnultehment OF the ohJectS NJ ~
| kins amen mcnt has n view, LIZ foy
| Sone doubt concerning the Necessity 'o'
| the umenduf Mt .,e,,t ox,u,,nu-
ucr ~ me laws win lie made, ne qu.s
| ,t., ,,tu In. thoroughly discussed IN CIV
! ,,tt,cn tomorrow und that " inc neVoAai IS
for amcndmeai IN this particular IN ''
| Nelopcd. am uueildm Mt VIII DC maui