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DELGADO'S CASE.
The American Citizen Condemned
TO Life Imprisonment
BY TIE SPANISH AUTHORITIES
In CABIN was GraI,tcl nii Right, Claimed,
According 10 nn Official Statement by
Secretary OF State Oinry-Ths Report
that Spain Had Accepted this Govern
monts Good ORIeo' IN the Cuban CUES.
tlon denied On 10th Sides.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29--secrctary
Olncy to-day received report from the
United States consulate nt Havana re-
gardinG the case Of Henry DcIgadO. the
Cuban correspondent OF the New York
Mall and Express, whose capture and
conlncntn, by the Spanish authorities
the secretary ordered Investigated. The
Uecrctury subsequently, made the follow
Ing public statement:
at appears from n report OF the Ila-
.vnnL consulate that Mr.. DelEadO was
made prisoner by the Spanish troops In
course OF recent military operations In
the province Of Plnar del Rio; that he Is
reported to have belonged to the staff OF
the Insurgcnt major general MnccO, and
10 have been IN command OF the artll-
lrry; and that Il letter 10 MnCeo and one
from MLceO 10 the prcfect OF Las Tum-
Uasl fouHd on his person. il being
represented TO the consulate that Del
giulO Ia Il native born American citizen.
all the rights 70 which he IS entitled un-
der our treaty with Spain and Hubse-
quent protocol have been claimed for
him."
Mr.. Delgado IL confined In the military
hospital OF San AmbmGio, outside or
Havana. The rights spoken Of In the
statement consist OF II trial by the ordl-
mary judicial authorities, unless the
prisoner "iS taken with ar;ns." Then
he must be tried by council OF war or
cOurtmuTtlal.
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NEW YORK, Dec @9--Mrs. james
Ancrcrombic Burden waH knocked down
and robbed by L. hlEhwayman at Fifth
avenue an ScTenty-scCOnd street this
afternoon. Mira Burden waE walking
along Fifth avenue when tho robbcr
jumped Mt hor. put n knife 10 her throat
and demanded that she give up her
money and ieWClry, She refused and
thu naanult and robbery followed. The
thief throw away Ills knife and with
Mrs. l{Urdrn's roCkGibOoN In his hand.
ran down tho plrcCt. The h!Ghwayman
was captured and the purse, containing
:: check for $3.50 restored to Mrs. Burden,
who had not hcCn hurt. The thief said
his name was Charles Donach 10 years
old.
lie claimed hunger impcllcd him to
the crime,
Mrs james \. Burden Is well known
In the smHrtcst SGT OF New York. She
was Miss Mary Irwin. Her husband IL
n partner OF !. Townsend Burden in the
Burden Iron works. OF Troy.
Mrs Burden rcfuacd TO make Il conf
plaiut against the thief and gave her
name as Mary Smith.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2o.-John
Wannmakcrwho Is opposing Boise Pen
rose for the ecat in the United States
senate, now occupied By AR. Cameron,
was interviewed tonight on the sub
ject Of tho campaign. which IS one OF
the b!itere6t known 10 Pennsylvania
politics. lie began with the statement
that III the next four years don't give
good times to the United States the new
century will usher In changes that will
be severely felt In the most remote cor-
ncr OF the world. PenHsylvanias re-
sponslbllity In the administration OF ma
tionaI affairs is thrown upon her con-
Ercssncn and two senator's. The terms
of these two senators expire, one at the
beginning Of, tho other during President
Mckinlcy's administration, and as the
time approaches 10 I'll the next vacancy
some Of those who labored inccssantly
TO defeat the nomination OF President
Mckinley and carried the vote OF Penn
sylvGnia In the convention against him.
are assuming TO dispense the federal pa
tronage In advance OF his inauguration,
in order 10 influence the votes OF the
members OF the Legislature"
Mr.. Wannmaker spoke in strong terms
without mentioning names, OF the part
tnken by Senator Quay in booming
Pcnroses candidacy. rcmnrking. zone
boss had deilantly taken the state by the
throat nnd dictated his own terms"
THE old commonwealth Is dishorored
by the claim that one man owns ono
hundred and fifty votes out OF the two
hundred ard fifty chosen men compos-
ing the legislature, not yet assembled,
Concerning national Issues, he said he
favored tariff high enough 10 remun-
crate manufacturers so that they may
be able TO keep employees going the full
week at good wages. and TO exclude
everything that we can grow or make
in this country. lie declared that the
Wilson bill had destroyed labor In
America. and that the working people.
were the first sufferers from importa-
tlons. He advocated greatly restrict-
cd immigration law. and asserted his
unaltcrable opposition 10 any tamper-
ing with the monetary system which
would tend 10 destroy the nations cred
Il or deprcclate the cOiE:
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NEW YORK. Dec. CA meeting
was held here to-day at which the
board Of directors O: the Ontario. Ham
Ilton G Buffalo Railroad Company, was
re-organized and officers for the en-
suing year were elected The new di-
rccto-s are: William X. Vanderbilt.
Chnuncey ". Depew. Henry i. Led
yard, president cf the Michigan Cen
tral Railroad: Charles J. Cox, vice
president OF the Canada Southern rail-
ronG; II. ]. ShauEhnGsSy; S. Z. Pea
body. OF Boston. and J. " BeCkley, Of
Rochester. y. Y.
The Ontario. Hamilton & Buffalo
Rallroad Company Is Il terminal line,
connecting the Vanderbilt and the Ca
madam Pacific system. md gives to the
Canadian Pacific II connection with
Buffalo and the Niagara frontier, and
TO the Vanderbilt system connection
with Hamilton. Toronto and all points
Tn GDt1riO
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BIG M'KlNLEY HORN
FINALLY Ktnches Canton After Many VI
ciHsIiulsI EnrOute.

CASOTON, o., Dec. 29.-'rhe big horn
which attracted 70 much attention In the
Illinois campaign. reached Canton to-
day. borne by the men " Decatur. Ills,
who set ou. November 1G 10 make The
trip and carry the horn 10 Canton. The
horn Is thirty feet long ana has n bell
six feet In diameter and Il requires about
u dozen men TO blow Il. three llbOrhrs,
two OF them belnE carpenters. two tin
nGrS and two painters. II was n condl-
ton of their undertaking that the c!tI-
Hcns Of Decatur would contribute n
purse OK 81 600 In the event an equal sum
were raised by the men while on the
march 10 Canton.
But the men have not had smooth sail
Ing. They declared that up TO the time
they reached Indianapolis they had good
success In selling pictures Of the horn
and in other contributions. but that since
that time they have not made expenses.
The hOspItility shown them has been
generous with but very few exceptions.
They have been met by bands and drum
corps and other organizations In the
states through which they passed.
The men soon after reaching the city,
went 20 the Mckinley home md present.
ed the horn 10 the PrcJldcnt-eiect. who
received the visitors very cordially. on
account OF the inccssnnt rainfall. no
demonstration was made.
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THOSE BANK FAILURES
IIav5 No General stgntnrancr-whut
CnmntroIIrr EclIrlN Says.

Have No General SIEnENcnucr-hna nat
Comptroller EclrlS says.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Comptrol-
lcr Of the Currency Eckles said this at-
terro1n that he feels no apprehension
over the bank failures which have &C.
Cured OF late. Two more failures, the
Commercial National Bank OF Roanoke,
Va. and the Columbia National OF Min
nelpolls. were added to the list to-day.
They are comparatively small inSttu-
t!ons, however. and under ordinary cir
cu;astauCcS their failure II Is said, would
attract only passing attention. Mr.
EcNlcs when asked to-day by repre-
sentative OF She AasUciA ted Press as 10
the general banking situation. said:
"Or course bank failures are mora OF
less I!sQu!a;!nE. but these which have
occurred recently have little or no gem
cral Significance attached TO them. They
were due largely to local causes. wholly
uncounectcd with the general condition
oc the banks through the country al
large. The case OF the Atlas bank was
not failure at all. but was 7 mere vol
nntary liquidation. every de1oRitor pe-
inc DalI lA full. The two failures to-
dLv are OF minor Importance. In each
case the bank capital was only 5000
As against these two failures, based on
local causes. the general condition of the
banks Ia excellent. The report received
under the last call. that Of December Ii.
arc uniformly favorable and show an
average reserve held OF considerably
above the 25 per cent required by law.
II am advised from Minneapolis that
the failure there has occas!orcd no dis
turbance beyond the institution con-
carunl "
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JOBBERs REBEL


CHICAGO. Dec. @9.--Window glass
manufacturers and jobbcrs me, NJ the
Auditorium annex to-day. The jDbbcrs
have rcLclIed against the manufacture
crs' scale and threatened to place their
orders In Europe II n greater profit IS not
;lven them by the American manufnc-
iurers. The scale liked tho price ut
small margin and u rchntr system; the
jobbers have brca expected to enlarge
their profits.
The rebate scheme WAS satisfactory
TO the large J0bbers, but the small men
protested against 4 seal" that gave a
rebate Of but per cent to purchasers
OF less than $4,000 during the year. md
per cent 10 large purchasers. The job
bc"s presented their ul;.matum In very
vigorous fashion and the manufacture
ers. after some delibrrntion. granted
their demands and rebate system WAS
agreed upon. The system secures for
every purchaser who buys 5000 worth
OF glass In six months. II rebate OF u:
per cent and 10 those buying SSl6,0OO
worth in six months . rebate of per
cent No advance IN prices was made.
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GREAT DcG SLIDE
In County Kerry, Ireiand-A Terrible
Night aud Great Damage.

BERLIN. Dec. e9-Durlng the past
terrible nigh: and this morning the bog
Slide at Castle Island, county Kerry,
continued unchecked. a cop!ous rain
fall helping the movement. The mass
OF bog. mile and half wide, roars
like the ocean, carries away bridges
ana roads, destroying houses and farms.
sweeping through ;he Flesll valley and
emptying peat, carcasses Of COWS, sheep
and donkcyS and debris OF houses into
the lake OF Killarney.
The people living In the direction In
which the bog slide Is coming. have
fed and the police. searching for bod
les. are arriving on all sides.
Lord Kenmare has caused GORDON
OF guards to be drawn around the
Slide in order TO prevent loss OF life. VI,
The greatest excitement prevails in
the vicinity ard all the houses there
Rre open TO receive the hundreds Of
people rendered homeless by the dlsas-
ter.
The destructive movement os the
oOg lad al Castle Island finally ceased
tonight. Two bodies have been found
4 mile distant from the scene OF the
disaster.
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IT is DENIED
That Spain Iins Accepted this Govern
menrE Goou OILERS la CnbSn Matters.

That Spain 1inS Accepted this Govern
menrE Goou Offers lu Cnbsn Matters.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec %
From official sources / denial Is made OF
the statement that the Spanish premier,
CinoYas, has cent Secretary Olncy a
communication ccccptlnE the mediation
OF the United States in carrying out 7
plan OF autonomy FOR Cubh. 1t IL said
that no such letter has been sent. nor
has anything In that nature passed
through the Spanish officials here.
Negotiations toward home rule haze
proceeded for some months, and the last
phases OK these negotiations indIca ted
an enlargement OF Thc home rule laws
adopted BY the Spanish Cores last year.
but not put into execution. These en-,
llrEcmcnts. as exclusively announced
by the Associated Press, embrace the
election OF tho entire Cuban Congress
Instead OF a mixed Congress Of fifteen
elected members and fifteen appointed
by the queen rtEeut, and nlao a COM
plctc control by Cuba OF her tariff. The
latest statement regarding Spalr'5 IN
tcntiuns with respect to the pac!Gcltlnn
OF Cuba therefore dtais with past
phase OF them. Spain having decided
on n considerably more liberal Fchcme
" reforms tE1n IN" old one 10 which the
Inicst publication on the Cuban subject
has reference. As yet. however, thc ne
Eo;lat!Una with respect - the Cn!GrE-
ed Tcf0lmI sw tentative. \ draft OF
thcm has not been received In Wash
iHEton thus fsr ana the Information Oh
them Il of GcrcflI nature.
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NEWS FROM CUBA


HAVANA, Dec. 29.--General Arolas.
with force OF G,OOO Spanish troops OF all
arms. has been accommodating the
heights or Rubl.
General Fuentes. while reconno!tcrlnE
south OF Rub!. at An!mas Cuchills dc
las Dnmas and the entire range OF Ro-
sar!o hills. has destroyed several insur-
gent camps.
at the engagement which Colonel Ci-
rujeda had at Cayo Ia ROSa and Its Vi
cinity yesterday, It Is now stated that
the InsurGent lieutenant colonel. Pan
cho palacio. of BrIGadicr General Cas-
tillo's staiT, was killed and Castillo
himself was wounded in the leg.
Elllhneuva. the insurgcnt leader, was
also reported 10 have been wounded.
Two French citizens. l:enc and Louis
Renandcau. are being tried in Moro
Castle by an ordinary c0urtmarlial on
the charge of rcbcllins against the
Spanish government.
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yIlnuepuolls Hank Fails.

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. %. = The
washington Bank, n state institution.
closed lts doors to-day. 1t had capi-
tai OF 100000 and by les last statement
nj the close OF business December Il.
had $5OT.li5 loans and discounts $l4.-
2eS ovcrdrn IT'S secured. s!0.lGj I'm stocks
and bonds. Sli.+T5 In real estate and
*SS. .2I2 cash on hand. Its deposits were
!3ICl5S. its certified deposits Sll2,0SI;
bank deposits SSi,9S7.
\. C. HauEnn, city treasurer. was
ono az the founercrs OF the bank and
Is one OF It's directors. c. L. Breecke Is
,l,., -, sbirr
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MADRID. Dec. Cit Is officially de-
nlcd that there Is any truth in the re-
port published IN 4 New York paper on
Sunday last that the United States
consulate at Cardenns, province or
Mntan2as Cuba. had been twice at
tackled and the shield torn fcom the
door III spite OF tho efforts OF the local
authorities to protect the consulate.
An emphatic denial IS also officially
given 10 the statement to-day OF. the
London Chronicle that there was rca-
son TO believe that tho French foreign
officers has been sounded IN regard TO
Cuba. IN an antI-AncrlCan sense.
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DEATH LIST GROWS.
Two More Chnrrcd Bodies Found In tho
Alabama WrrCE.


ST. LOUIS. Mo, Dec. 299-A special
10 the Republic from DlrlnInEham.Ala.,
gays: Two more charrcd corpscs were
found deep under the debhs OF Sun.
days wreck OF u birmingham Mineral
passenger train and brought hero TO-.
day. They were too badly burned for
Identification. but It is regarded rcas.
onably certain that they are the bod
lCB OF s. W. TibbS aud his wife, OF
Algco. who are missing.
The bodies recovered to-day run the
list OF dead np to twensy-four. A, II.
Hinton. OF Pratt CITY, was hero to-day
searching Tor his ifteon-y -yCar-old son.
who, he says, left home FOR Gurnre
Saturday and was TO have let GurnCG
for Dlocton Sunday morning. He has
not since been seen or heard Of, ana It
Is feared that he. too. was Il victim OF
the wreck, which will make twenty
ilvc llvrH lost. Tho death Of Andrew
lirysOn. an Injured passenger. which iS
likely to occur ut any hour, will swell
tho death list to twCuty-SlN. There
were ten funerals OF viCEIms OF the
wreck at BloctOn to-day and the busI-
ness OF the town wns suspended for the
time.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. De2. 29.-The
master and owner OF the nllbusterInG
steamer Dnuntlcss to-day presented 1
manifest " their cargo and asked for
clearance papers 20 EucVitls, Cuba. The
cargo consisted of arms and ammuni-
;l0n. The collector refused clearance
until he should hear from Washington.
mad Il telegram was saRs asking FOR In
strucIiOus. No reply was received up 10
n late hour. In case clearance shall be
refused the owners OF tho DauntlesS will
bring suit against the government Tor
u
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MADRID, Dec. 29.-Privatc advlces
received here tro,n Manila. capital OF
tho Philippine Islands, say thas a
conspiracy agnlnst tho Spanish gov
urn:ncnt has been discovered in the
province OF Buducnn. Many notableH
have been arrested and 4 quantity Of
arms have been seized.
IN nn engagement between Span
inrds and insurgents. north of Manila
the latter are said to have lost one
hundred and thirty-cISht men.
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NEW YORK, Dec. ga purchasing
committee representing the rc-OrEaai-
zatlon committee OF the Oregon Short
line will buy the property In the inter-
est Of the bondholdcrs at the sale Ht
Salt Lake CRY. on January ., under Il
decree Of the court. The transfer OF the
property win take the line ont of the
Union Pacific system and the receivers
OF the last mentioned company Will at
tend the sale and will turn over the nc
counts OF the Short line and any bal
once In It's favor to the management OF
the new corporation. T:lc court ia OK
pcctcd to authorize payment Of the
January interest on Union Pacific flrSts
and : pc" cent bonds.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Dec. 29.-Thc
Farmers Trust Company has gone In
to TIE hands OF receiver. The ap-
polntment was made on application Of
W. II. HonsInecr, vice president OF tho
company. The liabilities Hrc $4,000:
assets S93S. 600. Assets consist prinCI-
nllIy Of notes secured by real estate
mortgages. Inability 20 realize on as
sets Is given as the cause Of the failure.
The company Intends 10 continue TO do
business and expects 10 pay In full.
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LONDON, Dec. 3O.-Accordlng to a
Rome dispatch TO the Daily News the
Voce Della Verita, the Vatican organ.
says that the pope In recent speech
explained his longevity thus:
\ nun who had always enjoyed
Eealth visited him two months ago.
saying that she had offered herself as n
sacrifice 10 God in order TO prolonE the
PuntiI's life. God had slgniiled his ap-
1roval. and the nun had died while ne,
himself sJIl llOuriShcd. 1875
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CHICAGO, Dec. 29.--Julge 1Ianccy
to-day mndc the order confirming the
sale 1r tho ALLEY l." road. which he
entered September 9S. absolute and tho
snlc IL now legally completed. The
court, however, continued the rccoiv-
crshlp as thc attorneys notified the
Conrt that II woUId takr some time TO
arrange the bonds and prepare FOR re-
organization OF the road.
The road was sold to Leslie Carter
nnl CGorUa j.. Adams. representing the
first and extension mortgage bond
hOllcrg for $4,000, 100.
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GERMAE FILTRATION
or DrInLInS Wntor-!'hr System Woik-
Ing HMccrAsrnIlr.


WASHINGTON, j. c.. Dec. 29.-NOw
that the cities Of our Atlantic coast and
those deriving their waters from the
great lakes are So generally discussing
tho aUhjcCt Uf illtratIun o: drinking
water. II special report from United
Stntcs Cun2ul Mason. n Frankfort, upon
IN" new system oS iIlterlnS praCtlccd at
Worms, Germany, Ii very timely. The
foundation OF thiS systcm which Ig llluS-
lrHtCd IN important details In the report,
IL the drawing Of the water through hOl-
low plaques composed OF sharp sand
fused with broken glass. forming port
nus material The figures ad1uCcd by
the consul show wonderful economy In
first cost. In space occupied and In cost
O: maintenance Tor this new system NJ
compared with the standard Sand Ultra
tiOn pinn. At Worma tho two systems
are worked aide by glide md II long series
Of analyses and observations show tha;
In efficiency they are practically !1Cntt-
c.l 20 far ~ regards the chemical purity
nr the water. The percentage Of. BAG
;cra left by the plague rrOGnM IL somc-
what greater than IN tho sand il!trr
when the latter Il clean. but tho watrr In
certified hy high authority 10 b. thor
CnEhlg purified.
-<fH..-. -
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SHARON, Pa. Dec, CA lcnE strike
among tic Mercer company coal min
crs Is imminent Tho mincrR demanded
II raise Of five cents per ton increase
yesterday hnd upon the refusal Of the
0pcrntprs to grnn, It, they quit work.
The miners. nbou; $50 IA the Black Dia-
,nnnd and front rHiIcs, Carnc out FIRST,
followed by 400 employees OF the Grove
city mines and 900 In thn Wcstc"nwan,
Filter K Company mines. Tie sronhIc
was caused by the InCrcnFr IN wages
granted IN the Pittsburgh districts.
This Is the second time the men have
1T trt.clS In the past three months.
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NEW YORK. Dec 90.--It was erron-
cously reported IN some OF the press
dispatches from this city on Chrlst-s
mas night that the Suhincr Plano Cnm-S
Nany. had hrCn burned ont. This error
WINS owing to tic fact, that n piano
company On Th!Csy-thira street was!
burned out. whose company name was
confouNdcd with that or the Sohmer!
company, Sl
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NEW. YORK, Dec. ?9--Thc Press to- ;
morrow will say: Henry D. purroy,i
county clerk and Tammary boss of the
annexed district, has withdrawn from
the wlSwHm with all his personal fol-
lowers. John c, ShcChan'R dccapitatlon
~ proxy leader for Richard Croker, ist
the price demanded BY Purroy and his /.
antl-Shcchan allies before they will re-g
,nrn IL thG fold. VI
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KATE FIELDS ASHES
On Their Way En'iwarL-tIow They are
pFrxtryrd.

Preserved.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 2o.-Kate
Fields ashes, are speeding eastward In
charge NJ General Charles il. Taylor.
proprietor of the Boston Globe. The last
reHiliuS OF the celebrated woman llterl-
teur. editor and journalist are cnCaSed
ard locked IN =. small cylindrical jar of
polished copper. There IL no inscription
on the shlAluE gurlacc Of the lmprcvl6ed
urEl.-z,I. I.sl,g.iIGE- GYcr the. top Of the plain
it6VSEI aId-rhidugh thiU~ little clasps.
one on the cover and unG W each side, Is
Il narrow Lavender ribbon. 10 which Is
attached card bearing the customary
record from the crgmntuIy. together
with the name and dates. The ends OF
the rIbbOnD are fastened together below
the card by disk Of black sealing wax,
upon which Is the leticrcd impress Of
the "Odd Fellows" crcHatory. y very
lIt.ie brass paddock claspeG thFought
staples holds the cover securely In place.
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ALBANY, n. N, rec. .N.-.Gnvcrnor
,Mortou hlE appointed Col &Shley W.
Cole his private s"c"c'nry. nHH former
New York newspaper nHn. n member
Of tho RLntr railroad commission. The
gnIury iS 5000 por ycHr and one Of tho
best In tho Hlnte scrvicc.
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LONDON, Dec. 29.-Tae birthday OF
the Rt. Hon. William. L, Gladstone
was celebrated at Hawa:den to-tayssS.
There was the usual Hood OF telcEram5
and letters from home and abroad. The
veteran statesman was enjoying eS-&
cellent health. Mr. Gladstone was born
December IS, 1909. -
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HURON. s. D.. Dec. @g.-Edward
Rora, n we'll known rnNChman near For
est City. shot and killed his sweetheart,
Miss Mary irchl at the homo Of her ala
ter. Mrs Stewart, In Forest City, to-day
After killing the girl Rosa blew out his
own brains, They had been TO a dance
Christmas. where Rosa believed he was
not given proper attention hy ;ha Sirl.
Ellh belong 20 excellent families