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Mounded TWO Peasants.

PRAGUE, Jan. "A report which was
spread among the peasantry In the neigh
borhood of Brannu to the effect that the
Virgin Marv had appeared III a neighbor-
ing wood caused 5000 people to assemble
in the hope of witnessing the apparition.
The local authorities, fearing u disturb
ance. ordered the crowd to disperse, and
when they refused to do so the gendarmes
charged and wounded two of the peas
ants. Reinforcemeuts OF gendarmes had
TO be summoned from several precincts
before the authorities succeeded in dis
DerSinp The crowd.
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THREE PEOPLE sUFFocATED.
Outcome of House Fire at
New York.

New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Three persons
w ere suffocated by smoke in tenement
house fire on Pitt street this afternoon.
The dead are: Lena Lehman, Sadie Leh-
man, her daughter, and Henry Lehman.
her two-months-old son. There were
also two children and two grown people
overcome by the smoke, all of whom re-
covered.
At O'Clock this afternoon Mrs. Scher-
mer, the housekeeper, discovered that
the place was on fire and an alarm was
turned in. By the time the first engine
reached the tenement the fire had crept
up the stairway and reached the top floor.
Fireman DeForest was one of the first
who dragged line of hose into the burn
ing building. The smoke was so dense
that when he got to the second floor the
fireman fell. overcome, into the arms of
Fireman Russell. the latter, with the
aid of Engineer Thurman, carried him
to the street. The firemen We're then
ordered to search the house to see that no
one had been sutfocated. Their first re-
port was that no one was left in the house.
An hour later the houSekeeper went to
the rooms of the Lehman family and dis
covered the dead bodies. They were not
burned at all, but had been suffocated.
The origin OF the fire is unknown.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Meagher Murder Case.

SANTA Rosa, Jan. 2.-Nothing more
will ever be heard in the courts here of
the celebrated Meagher murder case. AS
the evidence against John Lee Bryan and
Mrs. Mary Jane Fowler is about the same
as that against Mrs. Bryan about three
weeks ago, and which the court in
structed the jury was insufficient to con-
vict. and had the jury return a verdict of
not guilty, the cases against Mrs. Bryan
and John Bryan have been dismissed.
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Lives Lost in a Fire.

RANSOM IS. d., Jan. 2.-Meager re-
ports come from the old Sisseton reserva-
ton, nine miles south, that fire oc-
Cured last night in which several lives
were lost. The names of the persons
supposed to have perished are: Sam Glib
son, white; Peter Resau, Indian, and lie
Belle, an Indian. The Coroner and a
body of citizens have started for the
scene. a carousal in which the tough
white and Indian element pred ominated
was in full blast when the building took
fire and number were cremated.
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BATTLE WITH RoBBERs.
Two Officers Reported to Have Been
Killed.

Killed.
MACON (Miss.), Jan. 1.-Two men, sus-
pected of being the robbers who held up
the passenger train at York. Ala, two
days ago, boarded the Mobile and Ohio
train No. 6, north-bound, at Seeba, Miss,
this morning. The operator telegraphed
TO Macon for officers to meet the train. An
attempt was made to arrest the men, who
resisted, and a desperate battle followed
the robbers retreating under a strong fire
from the guns of the officers. They es-
capped, but posse is after them. Two ofli-
GERS are reported killed. The battle oc-
CURED at A. NJ.
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NEMFOUNDLAND.
Notes Of DeIau!tinE Banks Guaranteed
by tine Legislature.

ST. JOHNS IN. F., Jan. 2.-The bill
guaranteeing the notes of the Union and
Commercial Banks was, with tritling
amendments, passed by both houses of
the Legislature to-day. Tomorrow the
Governor will give his assent to the
measure and it will then become a law.
a bill was also passed placing the value
of the gold sovereign at 81 ST, the same as
the Canadian and American standards.
The lower house passed bill remov-
ing the disabilities of Sir William W hite-
way and his followers, who were con-
victed of corrupt practices, and Sir Will
lam will return To public life, taking the
directorshIp of his party, which is now
in power. 1t is not expected That the
measure will receive the royal assent,
even though 1T should be passed by the
upper house,
The hearing Of the charges against the
directors of the Commercial Bank was
begun to-day. 1t was shown that bonds
which were included among the bank $
assets have really been assigned to the
London and Westminster Bank. A fur
ther hearing of the case was adjourned
until next Tuesday.
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Sale of OleomargarIne.

Boston, Jan. "A decision was hand
cd down to-day by the full bench of the
Supreme Court which makes the sale of
oleomargarine when colored to represent
pure butter illegal, whether the purchaser
is aware Of It's real character or not. The
court holds that the statute did not intend
to allow oleomargarine to be made or sold
when it could be easily sold TO persons
who were not aware OF the compound.
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New Mexico Legislature.

SANTA FE, Jan. 1.-The Thirty-frst
Assembly of New Mexico is still unor-
ganized. The Council elected officers, and
stands four Republicans to eight Demo-
Gratis. The Democratic House consists of
fourteen, and has sworn in two men, but
has not yet been recognized by Governor
Thornton. The Republican House has
organized, elected a Speaker, and has a
corps of Sergeants-at-Arms on guard.
The situation is unsettled, but Governor
Thornton hopes to avert any serious
trouble,
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FIRE AT CHICAGO.
Narrow Escape OF Work Girls in a
knitting Factory.

Narrow Escape OF Work Girls In a
knitting Factory.
CHICAGO, Jan. "A fire in the Princess
Knitting Works at Racine and Southport
avenues this afternoon caused a panic
among $50 of the girl employees. The fire
ran up the elevator shaft and quickly en-
veloped three floors of the building.
Escape by the way OF the stairs was cut
OFT and the frightened employees burst
open the windows and clung to the cas-
ings, frantically screaming for help.
Many jumped from the second fioci and
alighted safely, and the fremen. who ar
rived promptly, rescued the others. Sew
eral girls were cut by broken glass and
badly bruised by jumping. The fire was
eXtinguished with a loss not to exceed
$4,000.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Migrants in Indiana.

BRAZIL (Ind.), Jan. "A band of
vagrants camping east of the city are
creating considerable uneasiness among
the farmers of the whole community. 1t
was reported to the police here to-day
that child died the other day, and that
its parents tore its body to pieces and ted
the fragments to the bears they had with
them. Their thefts were so numerous in
Putnam County that they were driven to
this county by band of farmers, armed
with shotguns, and it is the intention to
treat them in similar manner here.
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Charles Kohler's Death.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.-As Charles
Kohler. who died early this morning,
carried SIPS, 900 insurance on his life, the
verdict of the Coroner's jury is awaited
with interest by the insurance companies,
who maintain that Kohler obtained the
policies with suicidal intent. kohler's
friends say the morphine was taken for
insomnia. and that death was caused by..an
unintentional overdose when the man
was iutoXicated
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Duel in Mexico,

MATAMoRAs Mex, Jan. "A duel
has taken place here between Colonel
Manuel Perez de Leon, Paymaster OF the
Mexican army, and Manuel Cardenas, u
wealthy merchant. Each man fired three
shots. Colonel de Leon was shot through
the head. The trouble had been brewing
between the men for some time. Car
denaS has been arrested.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Diamond Robbery in Texas

Ell PAso (Tex.), Jan. 2.-More than
$4,000 worth of diamonds and other
iewelry were taken from the store of
Hickok Hickson early this morning. The
front door was opened by boring the lock
off, ana the big safe was entered in the
same way. Three other stores were also
entered.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Disnrder In samoa.

AUCKLAND, Jan. 2.-Advices received
here from Samoa, dated December 9th,
say there has been much disorder at
Apia, and district collection OF taxes has
not been attempted for the past year.
One native has been sentenced to death,
and Others have been imprisoned for kill
inc three black men. The natives were
preparing to eat the bodies OF their VIC
TINS when arrested.
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Relief for Nebraska Sufferers.

ATLANTA (Ga.), Jan. 2.-Contributions
of corn for the Nebraska relief train,
which is to leave here January 18th, are
pouring in from every section Of
Florida, and the Indications are that the
amount donated by the various farmers
of the State will exceed the capacity of an
entire train in its transport.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Electricity From a windmill.

The McQueston country house at Mar
blehead Neck, Mass, was lighted during
the summer by electricity generated by
windmill used in connection with storage
batteries. The plant cost about 1,500.
and it is said that not once during the
summer was there a failure of light be-
cause OF low wind. Frequently the wind
was too high tor the dynamo, which was
not suited for wind much over twenty
miles an hour,
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Blythe VIII Case.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2.-The State Su-
preme Court rendered a decision this
morning which places Florence Blythe
Hinckley one step nearer the realization
of Blythe's millions. The court denied
the application of Alice Edith Dickinson,
or Blythe, the alleged widow OF the de- 4
ceased millionaire, for a new trial. 1t in
believed that the estate will now be
quickly distributed.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
JAPAN AND CHINA.

Likelihood That Peace Negotiations
VIII Soon be Declared Of.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lit is the belief
of officials in a position to know the af-
fairs between Japan and China, that
Japan will declare the peace negotiations
off unless China calls them off. More
than month has passed since it was
agreed that a tender of peace conditions
would be considered by Japan. and it is
believed that Japan will soon make
known to China, through Minister Dunn
at Toxic. that procrastination in present.
ing the terms of settlement is such that
The record-union., 1895-01-03
BAY DISTRICT RACES.
An Outsiders Win the Only Sensation
of the Day.

of the Day.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. ?. = Hanford's s
win. at fifteen to one. was the sensation
of the day. Major Cook and Tartarian
were the favorltes.
Five furlongs, selling, maidens, Major
Cook won, My Charm second, Martinus
third. Time-l:l04.
Six furlongs, imp. Empire won,
Cbarmer second, Steadfast third. Time
Six furlongs, handicap. Tartarian won.
Chartreuse second, Quirt third. Time
l;22 Imp. Elise and Iobair also ran.
one mile, selling, Hanford won, Fam.
most second, Hydy third. Time-l:55.
Five furlongs, Queen Bee won, Pri.
manda second, MuLineer third. Time
1.lUA
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Francisco, on the same lines as the Chi
ago Civic Federation. War is declared
on dives. entrances to saloons. gambling
and municipal corruption. Legislative
Committee similar in scope to the Lexow
organization, is Il possible outgrowth of
the federation, which was organized by
Rev. James Cumming Smith, pastor of
Trinity Presbyterian Church.
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Lynchlng Story Denied.

SIOUX CITY Ia.). Jan. 2.-Officers from
ONeill. Neb., are here looking for Bart
lett Scott, the embezzling County Treas
urer, said to have been captured by
mob and lynched Monday. They say
they have no faith in the lynching story.
Scott was convicted and sentenced to
five years in prison. He was out on
heavy bonds. and their theory is that his
abductors were his friends. They think
the job was put up to get him out of the
country. and at the same time make it
appear he was lynched. so as to relieve
his bondsmen.
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Colorado Legislation.

DENVER, Jan 2.-The tenth annual as
sembly OF the Legislature convened in
the new Capitol at noon to-day. The
House promptly organized with A. l..
Humphrey (Rep.) as Speaker. There
was a hitch in the organization of the
Senate, as Leddy and Adams (Dems.)
would not affiliate with other Republi-
Gals or Populists unless given half the
offices, and they hold the balance OF
power. The Senate adjourned until to-
morroW in a deadlock
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Young Man Shot,

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. = Frank P.
Dunphy, 17-year-old boy, was shot this
evening in blind alley behind the Lick
House. The police believe he shot him
self accidentally, despite his own state
ment that he was shot by some one in
ambush. The pistol was found in cell
larway, where it had been thrown. The
wound is not considered fatal.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
BARK DOMINION.
Fears That the Vessel Has Gone to the
Bottom.

Bottom.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.-Nothing has
yet been heard from the bark Dominion,
which left san Francisco on December
9th for Tacoma in ballast. Mariners
figure that she would have been off the
Columbia River about the time the recent
severe storm was at is hight, and they
are beginning to fear that the vessel has
met the same fate as the two steamers
j sKeweenaw and Montserrat. The bark
was light and it is thought she would
suffer severely from the violence of the
storm. Captain Matheson, who COM
manded her, has been on the coast tor
many years, and is said to be careful
officer and a careful navigator. The
Captain was accompanied by his wife.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
California Poultry show.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-The California
State Poultry Show will open here to-
morrow, and will continue for one week.
Eighteen hundred of the finest chickens
in California are already in tile Mechan-
ics' Pavilion, and birds have been sent
for competition from all parts of the
State.
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Mcmillan RenomInated.

LANSING (Mich.), Jan. 1.-The Repub-
llcan caucus of the members of the Leg
lature for the nomination of United
States Senator was held tonight. 1t re-
suited in the nomination of James Nc
MILAN by acclamatlon.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Millard.

4 Los ANGELES, Jan. 2. = Lieutenant
Governor Millard is still confined to his
home with La grippe, and while his ply
sicians say his case is not serious, it is not
deemed advisable for him to undertake
the trip to Sacramento for at least ten
days. Mr.. Millard has prepared list of
his committees. which has been mailed TO
the Capital.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Rich Strike In OIL.

FLORENCE (Col.). Jan. 1.-The richest
strike ever made in the Florence oil
fields has been made by the United Oil
Company at Coal Creek, TWO miles from
this city, The new we'll is said to be the
equal OF any in Pennsylvania.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
ARMENIAN TROUBLES.
The Governor of BitIis Reported to
Have Been ASSassiuated.
HIS SLAYER AFTBRWARD COMMITS
SUICIDE.

Mail Matter From the Districts Who're
Fresh Disturbances Are Supposed
to Have Broken Out Confiscated by
the Government-King Alexander
OF Servia and His Father, Ex-kinG
Milan, at Outs.
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FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Belief That Barrett Scott Was Muir
dered and His Body Secreted.

dered and his Body Secreted.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. = A special from
O'Neill, Neb., says: 1t is now believed
that BarretLScott has been murdered and
his body thrown into the Nlobrara River.
Sheriff Hamilton and men tracked the
wagon in which Scott and Schmidt were
taken 10 within few miles of the river,
when all trace was lost. The residents
of the county in which the crime was
committed say for the last three or four
days a large number of men have been
riding through that portion Of the coun-
The record-union., 1895-01-03
showing at Dunsmuir.

DUNsMUIR, Jan. 1T has been snow
ing hard all day and tonight. The
and maybe much later. The rotary SNOW
plow is working from Sissons down this
WaV,
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PLATE-GLASS WAR.
May Result DisastrousIy to Some of
the JobberS.


the JobberS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The Tribune to-mor-
row will say: A plate-glass war is on,
and it may result disastrously to some of
the jobbers of the country who have been
caught in the trap. Negotiations have
been pending for several months for
combination of all the plate-glass works,
and the deal was announced to go into
effect January 1st An Immediate ad-
vance was to take place, and on the
strength of this assurance the jobbers
bought up every foot of glass in the coun-
try. for speculation. Now comes the an
nouncement that the deal has fallen
through and present prices would suffer
another 20 per cent. AS a result, decld-
edly ugly feeling prevails In all branches
of this industry, the manufacturers as
serting that they are operating at a loss
and the jobbers insisting that they have
been mulcted.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Death of a journalists Wife.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 2.-Mrs. Ella NJ.
Francisco died here to-day after long
illness. She was the wife of A. w. Fran
cisco, one of the best known anon the
older journalists OF the country. He was
formerly of the old Cincinnati Times,
later of the Ohio State Journal, the To-
ledo Commercial and the Los Angeles
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Shoe Merchants Assign.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.-Redlick Bros,
retail shoe merchants, have assigned for
the benefit of their creditors to a repre-
sentative Of the manufacturing firm of
Buckingham 81 Hecht. Their Liabilities
are estimated at Y5Z3, 900, and assets at
Sl3.OOO,
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No Trace of Overdue VESSELS.

PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.). Jan. 2.-The
revenue cutter Grant, which has been on
cruise searching for overdue vessels,
called at Neah Bay last night and left
again to-day for the north. The Grant
found no trace Of any of The overdue ves-
sells
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Crnsade Against Vlce.

SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. 2.-Plans for
crusade against vice, private and public,
;n this city were developed to-day by the
formation of the Civic Federation OF San
The record-union., 1895-01-03

A burglar comes forward with remedy
for sneezing. He says: CLOSE your eyes
and open your mouth; keep opening and
shutting your mouth till the desire to
sneeZe has stopped"
The record-union., 1895-01-03

A machine has just been completed that
will count and bind in packages 500, 900
postal cards In ten hours.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
COLD WEATHER NORTH.
Heavy Fall of Snow Reported at
Portland, Oregon.
STREET-CAR TRAFFIC IN THE CITY
PRACTICALLY SUSPENDED.

The Supreme Court Renders a Deci-
sion Which is Thought to be
Finality In the Blythe VIII Contest
Lieutenant nt-Governor-EIect Mil
lard Still Confined to His Home
From an Attack of La Grippe.
The record-union., 1895-01-03

1t takes from six to eighteen months to
prepare horse to furnish the serum used
in the latest cure for diphtheria.
The record-union., 1895-01-03
Eight People burned to Death.

LONDON, Jan. "A fire burned laun-
dry on the Edgware road in this city this
morning. The charred remains OF eight
inmates were found in the ruins.
The record-union., 1895-01-03

There are but two policemen in all Ice
land, and one of them is very good poet
and has published book.
The record-union., 1895-01-03

On Saturday, December the Tenth,
From Four until Seven O'Clock
The record-union., 1895-01-03
How Many steps one Takes Year

How Many Steps one Takes n Year.
A Swiss statistician has taken the
trouble to count the number OF steps he
took in walking during whole year.
The number he finds to have been 8, 160,-
900. or an average of 26,74O steps day.
Going still further into details, he de-
clares that over G00,0O0 OF these steps
were taken in going up ana Gown stairs.
On an AVERAGE he estimates that he
walked nearly ten miles day in order to
bring about these results.-London Daily
The record-union., 1895-01-03
King Alexander and Ex-KIng Milan.

BELGRADE, Jan. 2.-Serious differences
of opinion exist between King Alexander
of Servia and his father, eX-hing Milan.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-20

The continued cold weather in
London is daily adding TO the num-
Der Of unemployed and starving
people. Meetings are being Or.
ganized for the purpose oirelieving
the prevailing distress, which il is
proposed 70 cope with upon aiarge
sc9le. The Archbishop Of Cauter-
bury las issued an appeal tor i'm.
mediate and combined aid, and
proposals Will be submitted to a
meeting fsT tie organization Of
committees 10 make house 4. house
visits in The sections inhabited h
the poor. Everybody i suhscrib.
ing money for tie relief fuuds and
the churches ard ciapsls are BE-
coming tie csntsrs 81 distribution
Of soup, clothing, etc.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-20

them are not very far away from
Florida, either. Jacksonville
Times Union.
Don't make fun Of a boy whose.
clothes don't fit. In FIVE years his
clothes may be tailor made while
yours are second hand. Don't
make fun Of a poor girl for in q
short while she may be the happy
wife of some man Of brains and q
bank account while you may be
glad to clerk for her husband and
sleep in the attic. Belcherville
TEX. Banner.
The indianapolis Sentinel says
that race and religious prejudices
are 50 rife in Nebraska that they
have affected the distribution of
relief supplies. It is even said
that at one place the relief authori-
ties proceeded on the principle mo
immersion, no assistance. /" This
is hard on the people who h Id 10
homeopathic doctrines or baptism,
especially in a country where
water is 50 scarce as in Nebraska.
Houston Post.
Congressman Walker. of Massa
chusetts, who talks Of impsaehinl
President Cleveland, will nevs.
die Of consumption, if there is an,
efficacy in the recently promul
gated French theory that the blood
Of asses is impervious to tubcrcu
losis. Birmingham News.
We see it mentioned that til.
Georgia delegation at Raleigh wa.
simply amazed at the magnitud,
and excellence Of the North Caro-
lima State Museum. They are re
ported as saying that nothing ii
the South approaches it. and tina
il is an exposition in itself. Cor
dial praise well bestowed.-Wil
mingtons Messenger.
We've waited on congress to d,
something for US until our last pal
Of trousers have become thread
bare and have about decided to Il
to work and try to help ourself
How many will follow our exam,
9le?-Headland Gala. } Sun.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-20

4 I
The dwelling house Of Samuel
Miner, ii Leitersbarg, Md. was
destroyed III FIRE Tuesday night,
along with 4 lot 81 furniture and a
pet dog. Mr. Miner was IL church
with his family and when told that
his house was afre 4 panic ensued
among the congregation, who
thought the church was on hire,
Women screamed and there was q
wild rush for the door. Rev.
Victor Miller, the pastor, vainly
endeayored to quiet the uproar.
An exploded lamp caused the fire.
Chairman Taggart is said to be
in Washington, deputized to rep
resent the Indiana democracy in
petition TO the president to ap-
point john G. Shanklin to succeed
Gray as minister to Mexico, This
is expected to heal the party d
vision.