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, 1896-11-27
OF A BROKEN HEART.
A CHICAGO MAIDEN LOSES HER
EYESIGHT AND DIES OF
GRIEF.
A Peculiarly Sad and Interesting Case
in the Cake City-She sold Station,
cry for a Living and at One Time
Was One of the Most Famous Con-
traltos in America.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-AIna b. Clarke
died Of a broken heart: actually and
physically. a broken heart.
She died suddenly in Chicago a week
ago Monday and her rema!!is were tax
en- 20 her Cleveland home for inter-
ment. From that city ome the infor-
nation that a physician examining the
body asked if Miss Clarke had recently
suffered any sudden and great sorrow.
He was old that she had been inform
ed that total blindness was neal and
inevitable. The physician said that
there was a heart lesson and that one
of the few authentic recorded deaths
from a heart broken by sorrow vas
hers.
There is lot a lawyers Office in Chi
cage where Anna B. Clarke was not
known. She was almost a weekly
visitor in the lawyers offices in the big
buildings, coming and going so quietly
that her presence was barely felt. For
many years this busy little woman had
an Office in the Methodist church block.
She sold law stationery, not peddling
1T. but taking orders for it from people
other means of securing their supplies,
Two weeks ago Miss Clarke went the
daily round of her duties and then. ow.
ing to some slight trouble. as she sup
posed. with her eyesight. she visited an
oCculist. He told her that the loss OF
her sight might be the question of but
a few hours. This was Saturday. Sun
day afternoon Miss Clarke returned to
her residence from a walk. She enter
ed the door and some one spoke to h-r.
She turned and said: Il hear your
voice but | cannot see you"
Her voice was a bit broker as she
spoke. but the significance of what she
said was not felt by those about her.
The next morning she was dead.
"A heart lesson caused by a sudden
shock of sorrow was the cause" said
the examining physician.
A letter from the east received in
Chicago within a day or two makes
known the fact that the society known
as the "Organized charities OF Phila-
delphia." the one from which the asso-
Citations of all other cities have taken
their pattern. was founded by Miss
Clarke years & in connection with
the wife of Rev. Charles G.. Ames. now
of Boston, but then OF Germantown.
Pa.
Miss Clarke was a gifted vocalist and
for many years was the contralto of
the Advent Episcopal church. Phila-
delphia.
When the Church Choir Pinafore
Opera company was organized under
the musical dictatorship of John P.
Sousa. Miss Clarke took one OF the
leading parts in that opera and shared
in The wonderful success of the COM
pany in its tou Of the United States
and Canada.
, 1896-11-27
SECRETARY FRANCIS ON MONOP.
OLIES

Kansas City, Nov. 26.-At a banquet
Of gold standard democrats last night
a spiriter letter from Hon. David R.
Francis. secretary Of the interior, was
read. He said:
while | agree with the advocates Of
sound money in the fight recently
made, there are many principles advo-
Gated by some of those who have been
advocates OF that cause to which ] can
not subscribe. II some legislation is
not enacted to check the growing in
fluence Of wealth and circumscribe the
powers OF trusts and monopolies there
will be an uprising Of the people before
the century closes which will endanger
our very institutions"
, 1896-11-27
KILLED AT

New York. Nov. 26.-Walter l.. Rhue,
a l6-year-old boy, who resided with his
parents in Brooklyn. was killed in a
game of football at the Parade grounds
this afternoon. He was a member OF
the Brooklyn Boys High school team
and the Seneca football team. The
Senecas played with the team Of the
Manuel Training school No. 2. Rhue
being the right half-back. The lad was
tackled and was thrown heavily to the
ground. When he rose he was hardly
able to stand and fell again almost i'm
mediately. He died soon after from
an internal h~emorrhage.
, 1896-11-27
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.

Washington, Nov. 26.-Reports
showing the results of the rural free
delivery experiments by the govern
ment are received at the postoffice de.
partment from those localities where
show general satisfaction and the good
results expected as a whole. The re-
ports will be embodied in a report upon
be forwarded by the postmaster gen
eral to congress early in the session.
What recommendations he will make
volved in the general adoption of rural
free delivery will be pointed out.
, 1896-11-27
WEYLER'S WARFARE,
HE is NO MATCH FOR MACEO.
THE CUBAN PATRIOT
GENERAL.
Graphic Story of a Recent Battle
Brought to This Country by Col.
Jose Reyes. Aide-de-Camp to Gen.
eral Maceo-Spaniards are Blown
High in Air With Dynamite.

Chicago. Nov. 26.-rhe Tribune's
special from Jacksonville, Fla. says:
Col. Jose Reyes. aide-de-camp OF
Gen. Maceo, wounded and en- route to
New York for medical treatment, and
with dispatches to the junta. passed
through here yesterday. He says the
fighting in the Rubi hills of Pinar del
Rio was the most sa%nguinary battle OF
men were killed in two days. and twice
as many wounded.
Weyler went to the field with 35, 900
mcn. in three columns. one of 5000
under himself, one of 10, OOO under Gen.
Echague. and a third of TO- 0 under
Gen. Munoz.
They found Maceo ]entrenched in a
crc5cent-shaped range of hills. When
at the foot of the hills the Spaniards
were met with a whitening fire that cut
gaps in their rank.
Maceo's men shot from behind rocks
and trees and gradually gave way be-
fore the Spaniards, who. encouraged by
what they thought to be victory. pur-
sued them.
Suddenly a deafening explosion rent
the air and a scene followed somewhat
like the mine horror at Petersburg dur.
ics the civil war. Horses and men
were blown high in the air and fell to
earth dead and mangled. The dyna-
mite mine was touched off by John
Linn. formerly of this city, who is Ma.
coos electrician. Maceo then let loose
his dynamite guns. prepared by Linn,
aEl more havoc was wrought.
In the mine explosion Col. Reyes
says Weyler lost 700 killed and 500
more in charge, besides 1.6O0 wounded.
Next day Maceu. knowing the reserve
force under Weyler, retreated to even
a stronger position. There he was at
tackled by the column under Echague,
who was roundly thrashed and driven
from the field, losing 800 men killed,
besides 1900 wounded.
Next day Maceo retreated again. ma
neuvering all the while to entrap Wey-
Ter into a field that had been honey
combed with dynamite. Meanwhile,
however, Gen. Weyler. hearing that
there was danger of an uprising in
Havana, because of his failure 10 crush
Maceo. fastened back to that city.
, 1896-11-27
HEAVY CATTLE LOSSES.

Bismarck. N. D.. Nov. 26.-Two feet
CO snow on the level and still showing
is THE condition that is making CATTLE
men in this section desperate. With
thousands Of cattle IN the ranges, with
out food or shelter, the situation is
peo.ed. There has never before been
as much snow or the ground at this
eason of the year.
, 1896-11-27

Alep Arsian was called the Valiant
Lion, from his daring in battle. Arioch
of Assyria appears OH the monuments of
that country as the Lion King. Gus
tavus Adolphus was known as the Lion
of the North; Louis VIII Of France was
he Lion King; Richard 1 of England
was the Lion Hearted, and William Of
Scotland was so called not from any
particular exploits, but on account Of
the fact that on his helmet he bore a
hon rampant.
, 1896-11-27
FORTY L ZERO.

Butte. Mont, Nov. 26.-Reports from
all over the state indicate that the
worst storm that has been known in
many years is raging. The mercury
ranges in different parts of the state
from 5 to 40 below. In Butte and other
cities in Montana street car traffic has
been almost entirely suspended. and
, 1896-11-27
BOYS KILL 4
Had to Use Il Broken Knife Blade and
Pennies for Sh0'.

In the NOR" accessible regions of the
CatSkill mountains the skrirk ofthe To-
comOtiv" has succeeded tn" shrill cryo of
the painter yet. in some of the more
remote Businesses. where the ubiquit,
Gus summer bOarder has failed to find
mrs way, the wild cats that CAV the
mountains their name are occasionally
met. Hunters armed for nothing larg-
cr h squirrels and rabbits. and.
therefore. when the blood curdline
shrek of a catamount is heard. gen
orally make for home. Few have the
hardihood and ready wit that was dis
| played one day this week by Bert and
Oakley Shultis. boys T. and - years
Old.
The boys left their home in Yankee
town early in he morning to go SPUR
rel shooting on the slopes of Mount
Tobias. They carried an antiuuated
Tower Hill musket. a relic of the revo-
lutionary war. Save for the substitu-
ton of PERCUSSION lock for the original
flint. the ancient arm was in about the
same condition as when il did service
in decreasing the membership of the
British army. h boys had bagged
seven red squirrels and two gray ones.
At near noon they found themselves
near the top Of the spur of Mount To-
bias. called Round Top, where the UNI
derbrush of sweet fern and huckleber-
ry bushes grew thick. Suddenly they
heard a rustling in the bushes a few
rods away, and the trcmulous wall of
a catamount. The cOmmOtion in the
bushes continued as the wildcat made
its way toward the boys. 1t had scent
ed the blood of the dead squirrels and
was following its nose"
Let's rum" said the elder of the two
youths. Nav. lets shoot" said his
younger br6ther, seizing the ponderous
musket, and with some difficulty rest
ing the barrel or a boulder in front OF
him and bringing the muzzle to bear in
the direction of the approaching AMI
"Ni' ii' l'tiIb'i oHl lIluo All
opening in the brush only about forty
yards from the boys and right in line
with the muskct. The start ii gave the
boy whose finger vas on the trigger
caused him to give a quick jerk, and
the musket was discharged, and the
wildcat was pcppered with an ounce
and a half OF fine squirrel shot Then
the boys ran, their Shricks rivaling the
angry howls Of the cat. The old bear
rap. one boy managed To gasp, as he
turned sharply to the right. followed
by his brother. A few rods brought
the boys within an old bear trap built
of logs. like a small log house. They
closed the door just as tn" wildcat
crashed against it.
Gosh! if we only had some buck
shot, said the pIucky younger one,
running his hands meditatively into
his trouser pockets. "Or if we only
had brass buttons sighed The other.
we might cut them off and use them
for bullets like a man | read Of"
A vain attempt was made to draw
some large nails from the logs. but this
only resulted in breaking the pocket
knife used. This was a fortunate acct
dent, for after ruefully contemplating
the broken knife for a time, the boys,
their wits sharpened by fear, managed
, 1896-11-27
HYPNOTIST H"YPNOTIzED.

Butte. Mont, Nov. 25.-Henry F.
Magill. a fake hynotist, was arrested
on an order from Fort Russell in Wyo.
ming, on the charge of being a deserter.
hypnotist, under whose spell he fell at
Rock Springs several months ago. The
hypnotist, he says. compelled him to
desert the army, and brought him to
Montana wher he was abandoned.
Magill is said to be well connected and
his people live at Moline, III. He de-
serted the army only a few days after
enlisting.
, 1896-11-27
INTERNATIONAL DAM PRACTICA,
BILE.

Ell Paso. Tex, Nov. 26.-Colonel An
son Mills, United States boundary com.
missioner in charge of the information
al dam survey, has started for Wash
ington, accompanied by Captain Derby
consulting engineer, to submit their ne.
port to the secretary of state. They
consider the International dam and
reservoir project as altogether practi.
cable and believe congress will make
an appropriation for 1t. Senior Ybarro.
Ia, engineer for the Mexican govern
ment, says that II the United States
will build the dam claims Of Mexican
citizens against thas government fos
about $4,000, 900 in damages suffered
on account Of the claimants being de-
prived Of their riparian rights, will be
withdrawn.
, 1896-11-27

Your money or your life" he Kissed.
The girl, who was taking advantage OF
the cleaning to mount her bicycle.
frowned. Sir" she answered, with a
trace of irritation in her manner, "if
felt that it were necessary for me to be
held up, should employ a regular in
structor. Good-evening."-Detroit Tri-
bune.
, 1896-11-27

Salt Lake, Utah. Nov. ga special
from Price, Utah, to the Tribune. says:
The ellison Asphaltum mine at Fort
Duchesne is burning fiercely. All at
tempts 30 far to eHtinguish the flames
have been unAvaiaing. Work is now
being directed to the air shaft in hopes
that by cutting on the air the fire can
be brought under control. The entire
underground workings Of the mine have
been destroyed. 1t Is impossible to get
an estimate Of damage sustained by the
company. but It IL hardly probable that
work can be resumed this winter.
, 1896-11-27

The first white child born on United
States soil was the granddaughter of
White, the governor Of Roanoke island.
She was cEristened by the name of Vir-
ginia Dare, and her birthday was OH
Aug. lS, 1887.
, 1896-11-27

Scaly eruptions on the head, chapped
hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds,
burns, are quickly cured by DeWitt's
witch Hazel salve. 1t Is at present the
article most used for piles, and it al
ways cures them. Chas. N. Settele,
, 1896-11-27
Gladnes5 Comes

\H/itn n better understanding of the
w transient nature of the I2any Inys
zeal ills, c'ch vanish before propercf
forts-gcntlc eiforts-plcaSant efforts
rightly di- cctcd. There is comfort i'll
the knowledge, that SO inany forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to n cCnstipatCd condi
ton of the system. which the pleasant
family laxative. Syrupof Figs. prompt
ly o That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that It is the
one remedy which promotes internal
: cleanliness without dcbiiitating the
organs or which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bcne-
fetal effects, to note when o pur-
chase, That You have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If iii the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laXativcs or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted VII in. actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians. but if in need of 4 laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
wcii-informcd ~vcrywhcrr, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and IL M largely
used and gives most general d" I'm.
, 1896-11-27

70 CUREA COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LA1ative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It
fails to cure. 80.
, 1896-11-27

10 hail OH n thousand feet Of cover
ing boards demands the use of 40
pounds Of eightpenny nails.
, 1896-11-27

Furnished Housekeeping rooms for
rent. sayer Hanssa. Isl 9Th street
, 1896-11-27

Furnished rooms to rent, corner Of
Sixth and Grand avenue, No. COS.
MRS. MO6TLER.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-27
FIGHTING IN THE RUBI HILLS THE
BLOODIEST OFF THE CUBAN
WAR
SPANISH LOSS, 1000 MEN.
TWICE AS MANY WOUNDED I'M THE
TWO DAYS OF FIGHT
ING.
DYNAMITE NINE ExpLODED
gIed Mass-Weyler Drawn
Into Trap.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 26.-Col.
Jose Reyes, aid de camp Of Gen. Maceo,
wounded and en- route to New York
for medical treatment, and with dis
patches to the junta, passed through
here yesterday. He says the fighting
in the Rubu hills of Pinar del Rio was
the most sanguinary battle of the war.
He claims that 1000 Of Weyler's men
were killed in two days and twice as
many wounded. Weyler went to the
field with $4,000 men in three columns,
one Of Is, 600 under himself, one Of 10, 900
under Gen. Echague, and a third of
10000 under Gen. Munoz. They found
Maceo entrenched in a crescent ped
range Of hills. When at the foot of
the hills the Spaniards were met with
whitening fire that cut gaps In their
ranks. Maceo's men shot from behind
rocks and trees and gradually gave
way before the Spaniards, who, en-
couraged by what they thought to be
victory, hotly pursued
Suddenly deafening explosion rent
the air and a scene followed somewhat t
like the mine horror at Petersburg
during the civil war. Horses and men
were blown high in the air and fell
~ NcA III 0OeAd anu iSO IlC Qy =
namite mine was touched off by John
Linn, formerly Of this city, who is
Maceo's electrician. Maceo then let
loose his dynamite guns, prepared by
Linn, and more havoc was wrought
In the mine explosion Col Reyes
says Weyler lost 700 men killed and
500 more in the charge, besides 1000
wounded. Next day Maceo knowing
of the reserve force under Weyler, re-
treated to even a stronger DOSition
There he was attacked by the column
under Echague, who was roundly
thrashed and driven from the field,
losing 800 men killed, besides 1900
wounded.
Next day Maceo retreated again,
maneuvering ell the while to entrap
Weyler into a field that had been hon
eycombed with dynamite. Meanwhile,
however, Gen. Weyler, hearing that
there was danger of an uprising in
Havana because OF his failure to crush
Maceo, fastened back to that city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-27
WEYLER WENT HUNGRY.
Pushed Ahead without Waiting for
His Provision Train.

HAVANA, Nov. 2e.-It transpires
that after the engagement fought in
the Rubi hills, between the Spanish
forces under Gen. Weyler, and the in
surgents under Maceo, the Spanish
commander-in-chie and his staff were
without provisions for thirty-six hours.
The train with the supplies on board
was detained, but Gen. Weyler would
not wait its arrival and urged his
troops onward, regardless of the abb
sence Of the provision train.
Capt Gen. Weyler has issued orders
to the farmers in the provinces Of
Pinar del Rio, Havana and Matanzas,
to carry the new crop OF corn to the
garrisOned towns and the railroad Of
ficials have been instructed to provide
the farmers with cars and mules with
which to facilitate transportation The
corn will be sold to the commanders of
the Spanish columns, and will be used
for military purposes.
Col. Zamora, in command of the
Cardenas district of the province of
Matanzas, has caused the arrest Of
DR.. Pedro Hevid, Benito Jose Mari
bona, a lawyer, and Laurico Orbeda,
ali employe Of the Cardenas railroad
These arrests were the result of dis
closures contained in the letters re-
Gently found upon the persons of some
captured insurgents. Additional arrests
are expected.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-27
WAR SCARE SECUTED.
Wild Tale of Militia Being Wanted
for Service.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The at
tention of a prominent war depart
ment official was tonight called to the
reported statement of Col Abernathy,
Of the Fourth New Jersey National
Guard, that he had received orders
to report to the department on the con-
dition and equipment Of his command,
and that his regiment has been select
ed to hold itself in readiness to move
to Florida on orders from Washing
ton. The official referred to knew
nothing of the orders.
Every year the secretary Of war in
his annual report, makes a statement
concerning the strength of the militia.
1t 80 happened that the information re-
quired by department for secretary's
report this year was lacking from
some Of the states, and it may be that
New Jersey was one Of them, in which
case the request for the data has been
sent In the regular way. The same Of
fetal also pointed out the extreme i'm
probability of the militia of one state
being sent into another in time Of
peace.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-27
The line up was as follows:
CORNELL DEFEATED.
Final Game of the Eastern Year
Won by PeEnsyIyania

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. %
pennsylvania 80; Cornell 10. and the
agony is over for the season. The
Pennsylvania football eleven wound up
the season Of '96 this afternoon by
playing pretty much the same kind of
game as she has done all along: at
times brilliant, while at other times it
would have put to shame lot of school
boys. Cornell played a really brilliant
game throughout. With the exception
of Bassford at quarter, their play was
almost perfect, and had it not been
for the fact that the team was so
much lighter than the red and blue.
there would not have been so points
scored against them
There were very few attempts at
tricks by either team. The interference
was always up to the standard, which
partially accounts for the brilliant
dashes by Beacham and McKeeyer II
nif1cent playing. of CorneIl's back field
that both Of their touchdowns were
made. BY steady plunges into the line
and an occasional run around the ends,
McKeever Ritchie and Beacham got
the ball over the red and blue goal line
twice. These players seemed to be all
over the field at once and the PLAYING
of Lee and Taussig on the ends was
also brilliant. They got down under
kicks remarkably fast and tackled like
fiends. On account OF the light line,
COrnells defensive play did not shine
out so brilliantly as did their inter
ference, but there were very few long
gains around the ends by the men in
Pennsylvania's back field.
Except when the red and blue eleven
were overtaken with that tired feel
ing, they played the game they are
capable or That terrible battering
ram-like process was worked occasion
ally during the entire game and Wood
ruff, Minds Farrar, Cffenheimer and
Wharton all went into the line head
foremost, never failing to gain from
one to ten yards This sort of play was
inteTspersed with an occasional revol-
wing wedge, in which Uffenheimer was
almost always used, and by some good
end runs in which Colbert, Boyle,
Dickson, Morice ar5.- Minds were the
bright particular stars.
There was very little fumbfing by
either team, but some bad passing by
the quarterbacks caused both teams
to suffer considerably. The red and
blue We're penalized twice for off side
play and once for holding, while the
Cornell boys were set back five yards
on two different occasions for off side
When Referee Mills, Of Yale, blew his
whistle for play, it was estimated that
there were IL, 600 persons within the big
field. The sight was a beautiful one
The sun, which had been obscured by
heavy clouds until within a few min
utes before play. now shone out with
all its brilliance and much of it's
warmth, and the beautiful red and
blue. and red and white colors every
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-27
SANDSTONE TRUST.
ohio Companies Merged Into a
Single Corporation.

Single Corporation.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 26.-Before
the beginning Of the new wear q big
corporation will be formed, embracing
practically all the sandstone quarry in
terests OF the United States. Practi-
caiiy all the building sandstone quar-
rled IN this country, east Of the Rocky
mountains, comes from Northern Ohio.
the only other place where it is found.
Delng in small spot near Denver.
The companies that will become part Of
the new corporation are the Malone
stone company, Quarries at Euclid and
Amherst, o.; Cleveland Stone company.
Quarr1es at Berea and Amherst; Forest
City Stone company, quarries at Eu-
clld and Columbia Center, O.; Mussey
Stone company, quarries at Elyria and
Amherst, O.; Elyria Stone company,
Quarr1es at Grafton, O.; Grafton Stone
company, quarries at Grafton, O.;
Ba1ley Stone company, quarries at Ber-
lin Heights, O.; Bryant Stone compa-
ny quarries at Elyria, O., and Ohio
Stone company, quarries at Independ-
ence, O. A year ago these companies
came together and made price agree
ment. Previous to that time they had
for some time failed to make money
but after that agreement profits be-
came larger. The agreement has been
kept and now it is thought best to
solidify 1t by means of one great corpo-
ration. 1t is estimated that saving of
10 per cent will be made in operating
expenses alone. The capital will be
$5,O00000, and the intention is to buy
up all the small quarries not in the
combination.