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TURF EVENTS.
FavOrites Capture But Two Races al
San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S.-Weather
fine track fast. Favorites captured but
two races.
Mile and a furlong, selling, Navy Blue
won, Carrie H. second, Bramet third.
Time-1:57A
Five furlongs, purse, Fig Leaf won,
George Palmer second, Sly third. Time
-1:021a.
Seven furlongs. selling, Fortuna won,
George Rose second, Coda third Time
-1:291@.
One mile, purse, McGregor II. won,
st. Lee second, Captive third Time
1:4OA.
Seven furfongs. selling, McLlght won,
Moylan second, Olive third. Time
1924.
Six furlongs, welter- r-weights, Elmer
F. won, Formal second, Sport McAllis-
ter third. Time-1:17H
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. S-ResuIts:
Seven furlongs, R. @. Ban won, Candy
second, Graciosa third. Tine-l.3
Six furlongs, Hill Billy won, Gray
ling second, Minnie Murphy third. Time
-1:1615
Seven furlongs, Necdah won, Alamo
second, Denver third. Tdme-1 :30A
Seven furlongs, Donna Rita won,
DemocleS second, Rossmar third. Time
i 30
One mile Davezac won, Paros second,
Miss Clark third. Time-1 :4512
Six furlongs, Dorothy Ill won, May
Ashley second, Tommy Rutter third.
Time-1 :16A,
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ENDS AS USUAL.
A Hungarian Christening Winds Up
i'm Bloody Tragedy.

SCRANTON Pa), Jan. S.-A Hun
garian christening at Mayfield this
county, had the usual bloody ending
which attends these festivals for as
the result of a fight with knives one
man is dead, two are dying and five
others are badly carved. Strong LIQUOR
flowed freely at the christening and
soon many of the men We're mad with
drink
Seven of the participants in the feast
went to the house of Lucetz Krutchas.
Krutchas resented an insult to his wife
and then the knives flashed out Mrs
Kruitchas dashed out the light and then
left the room.
A fearful fight followed in the dark
ened room. The men stabbed each other
and rolled together upon the floor in a
deadly grapple. Finally a constable
ana a posse broke into the house and
when a light was had CHASTITY picture
was presented. The furniture was bat
tered and broken and blood was every
where and stretched upon the floor
were eight apparently dead and dying
men, groaning and cursing.
A physician was hastily summoned
Krutchas was SO terribly cut that he
died in short while
The injuries of the other men show:
the savage nature of the fight. Peter
Guzy, cut over the heart, left hand sew
cred at the wrist, will die; Wazyly Zu-
ball. stabbed i'm the back, lung pierced
and chunk of flesh cut from shoulder,
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The Cashier Of an Iowa Concern De-
camps With All the Money.
The Probable Loss Rated at Five
Thousand Dollars.
Almost Certain That Senator Sherman
Will be a Member of President
Elect MckinIey's Cabinet - Prob
ably His Portfolio Will be That of
Secretary of State.

SIOUX CITY Qa), Jan. S.-Myron b.
Spencer cashier of the Barber Asphalt
Company, having charge of the accounts
OF the Sioux City and Omaha offices,
| has not been heard from by the COM
pany since the 10Th of last December.
E. b. Damorest, Superintendent of the
company, arrived in this city this morn
ing from Kansas City, and Immediately
went TO work on the books of the COM
pany. Mr.. Demorest was sect to this
city by II. r. kasson, General Manager
of the Western interests of the Barber
Company. After making q hasty ex-
animation of the books, he stated that
the affairs of the company in this city
were badly mixed. He said he had not
heard a word from Mr. Spencer for some
time. The last he heard was that Spen-
Ger had left Sioux City and gone to
Omaha He took all the money there
was in the Omaha account, and since
then his whereabouts have been un-
known 1t will be a hard matter to tell
how his accounts stand here. The COM
pany was caught $4 900 by the failure OF
the Sioux National Bank and had 81 600
in the First National Bank when that
institution closed it's doors. The COM
pany did not keep a bank account after
the failures.
Mr.. Spencer handled all the money
which was shipped him in currency. He
kept his own account, issued his own
time checks and paid the bills. Mr.
Spencer did his own auditing. having the
full confidence of the company.
1t will be several days before it is
known how much the company is loser.
One authority stated this afternoon that
the defalcation in Sioux City would
amount to almost $1,000.
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BUNCE'S SQUADRON.
1t Will Blockade Charleston Harbor
Early in February.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s. Admiral
Runce's squadron of evolution is TO
blockade Charleston early in February.
The Admiral had a long conference
With Secretary Herbert and other naval
officers to-day and as a result his plans
for drills and manouvers of which the
rigid military blockade of Charleston
S. c., is the chief feature, were thor
oughly approved, and all necessary ar
rangements for carrying out the pro-
posed operations will at once be in
aCgurated.
The scheme involves the maintenance
of strong blockading fleet off Charles
ton Harbor and the assignment of one
or more fast vessels, including the We
suVius to duty as blockade runners.
Stores and coal will be massed at Port
Royal as a base for the smaller bloc6-
aiding cruisers, but the battleships and
perhaps the big cruisers will have to
take turns going TO Hampton Roads
for supplies, unless it proves feasible TO
serve them on the high seas.
1t is expected that the new cruiser
Brooklyn, which will be ready to leave
Philadelphia tomorrow, to get a silver
service from the city, for which she
was christened, and is to take aboard
her torpedo outfit at Newport, will then
be attached to the squadron.
The fleet will be the most powerful
gathered in recent years, including the
battleships Indiana, Massachusetts,
Maine and Texas, the cruisers New
York, Newark, Raleigh, Montgomery,
Brooklyn, Marblehead and Castine, the
rom Katahdin, the monitors Puritan
and Amphitrite, the torpedo boats
Gushing and Ericsson, the dispatch
boats Dolphin and Vesuvius, and the
transport Fern
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POISONED MEAT.
Two Persons Who PartOok of 1t
Dying in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-Two persons are
dying from eating poisoned meat, three
more are in a dangerous condition, one
has fully recovered and four children
are still confined to the house, while
their parents We're able to get about
to-day.
The following are the names of the
victims: Joseph Bromsted, Street In
spector of the Thirty-first Ward, con-
dition dangerous; Mrs Rosa Roth, sis
ter-in-law of Bromsted, slight hope of
her recovery; Louis Bromsted, aged II
years, may recover; Sophie Bromsted,
aged H. may recover; Mrs. Martha
BrOmsted, condition serious: Henry
Roth, recovering; D. Holdman of 529
Seventy ninth place, recovering; Mrs
D. Holdman, recovering; Mary Hold
man, will recover; Amelia Holdman,
will recover; Anna Holdman, will re-
cover; Sophie Holdman, will recover.
Besides the above it is said that at
least four more families in the neigh
borhood have been affected in the same
way, but their cases have not been re-
ported.
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CABINET TALK.
Very Probable That Senator Sherman
Will be Leading Member.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-By the de-
clination of both Senator Allison and
Chairman Dingley of positions in Nc
Kinley's Administration a new impetus
has been given to Cabinet speculation.
It SEEMS now practically certain that
Senator Sherman will be Secretary of
State, and it developed this afternoon
that negotiations had been opened with
Senator Aldrich looking TO his accept
ance of the Treasurer's portfolio.
Mr.. Aldrich is recognized as one of
the greatest political economists in the
country.
He is thoroughly familiar with finan-
cal affairs and is an authority on the
tariff.
Judge McKenna is still a strong possi-
bility from the Pacific Coast, but Horace
Davis stock has risen several points
and it is said now that he (DavisO has
the best chance of selection.
Judge McKennas future appointment
to succeed Justice Field is regarded as
reasonably certain.
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GUILTY OF CONTEMPT.
Two Citizens Who Disobeyed an Order
of Court.

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-P. o. Stensland,
the Milwaukee avenue banker, and
George A. Schilling, We're found guilty
of contempt by Judge Hancey to-day
for refusing to turn over the assets of
the International Building, Loan and
Investment Company, which they held
in their possession as receivers. to
Thomas Bradwell and James F'urlong,
who We're appointed as receivers by the
court a few days ago.
StenSland was fined $500 the
amount he is alleged to have withheld.
and Schilling was ordered to turn over
the keys to the deposit vault, which
contain the assets of the above com
pany. Failing to comply with the
courts orders, they were taken to the
County Jail, but We're afterward releas-
ed on their own recognizance until to-
morrow.
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FIVE CHILDREN DROWNED.
The Mother Also Had a Narrow Es.
cape From the Same Fate.

81. LOUIS, JAN S.-News has reached
here OF very sad accident, by which
five children We're drowend Mrs. Nc
kinnery, their mother, narrowly es-
capped suffering the same fate. It an
pears that the six people were travelling
along the prairie in a wagon. when they
came to creek which was very much
swoolen by the recent rains. 1t was not
known however, that it was deep
enough to upset the wagon. In mid
stream the horses became unmanage-
able and the current being swift it
swept the wagon, horses and occupants
down the creek. The five children were
too small to help themselves. and the
mother almost lost her life in trying to
save them.
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| imperative upon good citizenship. Never
| before have thebe been such grave and
weighty reasons for repressing partisan
| ism and exalting patriotism. The recent
| notwithstanding it gave us
| glimpses Of possible organizations for
| the disruption Of this form of Govern
ment-also gave the world view of
hundreds of thousands of honest money
partisans who placed the credit, pros
perity and glory Of the republic far
above the success of merely alleged
regularity of political organization
| These Independent voters sacrificed not
| a single particle of principle but between
| a protective tariff on one side and the
certainty Of a debased currency on the
other, they chose to tolerate what they
| believed to be the least of two evils. Had
consistency cast all ballots it would
have forced all Democrats to maintain
| the anti-protective gold stand, and COM
PEELED Republicans to have declared for
the free coinage protection of silver at
16 to /. If single separate nation can
not maintain a fixed legal ratio between
the metals when coined in unlimited
quantities, how can an international
tions maintain a fixed legal ratio be-
tween the metals. The object of Senator
Wolcott's invasion of foreign finances
may possibly be for the purpose of hold
ing within his party number of voters
who have been promised Wolcott silver
ism with protection by international
agreement, instead of Teller silveriSm
on a lone hand basis, and without regard
to any other nations and now patiently
await their fulflllment. These deluded
disciples wait the miracle of an inter
national conference, with power to de-
clare and maintain the proposition that
sixteen ounces Of silver in coin shall
equal one ounce of gold in coin, not
withstanding the fact that it takes
thirty ounces of silver in bullion to buy
one ounce of gold in bullion. Bimetal-
lism has been printed in the statute
books Of many nations and in not one
has it been effective. The attempt to
establish bimetallism has been made
and abandoned by every Government in
Europe. 1t is wisdom, it seems to me,
for the honest money Democrats of the
United States to follow the teachings of
great philosophers, thinkers and states
men, together with the lessons drawn
from five centuries of experience, than
to be guided by the vapOrings and delu-
sions of those extemporaneous econo-
mists and amateur anarchists who in all
parties are attempting to lower the STAN
dard of value in the United States
Hon. Henry Watterson was given a
flattering reception when he arose to
speak to the sentiment, THE Future of
Democracy"
The United States Treasury Depart
ment was represented by Hon. Charles
Sumner Hamlin, Assistant Secretary
who was intrusted with the response to
the toast "Our National Administra-
ton
Hon. Washington Irving Babb the
distinguished Iowan, spoke for that
State.
In the absence Of Dan w. Lauter of
St. Paul, and leader of the National
Democratic forces in Minnesota, his
prepared speech on behalf of that State
was read by Secretary Hopkins.
T. ]. Mahoney was chosen for Ne
braska. J. Med. Trimble Of Kansas
City responded for Missouri in a ten
minute speech.
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THE ANCIENT CITY OF PEKING.
One of the Oldest i'm the World and
the Capital of the Great Khan.

The city is one of the oldest in the
world; but it was not made a capital
until Kublai Khan, somewhere about
1852, fixed his court there. Under the
Mogols the name of Peking was Khan
palik, or City of the Khan; and this
title was easily converted into Cam
baluc, by which 1arne it is known in the
accounts of thoye times. Peking is now
divided into two parts; the northern
portion is the Tartar city, and contains
about twelve square miles; in this are
the palaces, government buildings,
troops, and military barracks. The
southern part is the Chinese city, and
is more populous than the Tartar. less
of it's space being taken up by gardens
and public buildings. The population
is estimated at different figures; but
two millions appears to be a fair esti-
mate.
A wall separates the Tartar from the
Chinese city, and a wall of varying
height surrounds the whole that of the
Tartar section being about fifty feet
high. These walls are of brick and stone
filled in with earth and paved on the
top with slabs of stone, affording a
promenade twelve feet wide. There are
sixteen gates in all, and each gateway
is fortified with towers of stone; and
other towers are fixed at intervals of
about sixty yards all around the walls.
These towers project fifty feet from the
outer side of the walls, and those at the
gateways have in front of the a forti-
fication of a semi-circular shape, so that
the gate must be entered from the side
and not from the front.
The Tartar city is divided into three
Enclosures, each being surrounded with
it's own wall, and each inside of another.
The innermost of these is the Prohibited
city and contains the imperial palaces
and offices. Its circumference is nearly
two miles; the wall is covered with inn
perial-yellow tiles which look brilliant
when seen from a distance. The inclos-
ure next outside of this is occupied by
the government offices, and by the army
appointed to keep guard over the en-
peror and his family. The next outside
outside of this is the outernost or all,
and consists of dwelling houses ana
shops.-Noah Brooks, in st. Nicholas.
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Quibbling.

II will write you good recommen-
dation as to your working ability" said
'Rastus' employer, who had been forced
to part with him because of the myste-
rious disappearance of sundry small ar
ticles, but I am afraid l can't say
much for your honesty"
Tell you, Mr.. Blackwell" said 'Ras-
tus, after a moments thought: "yo'
might put in de words dat 1 is as hon.
est as kin be, kain't tyou?"-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
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LADY SCOTT.
She Will Have to Serve Eight Months
in Prison.

LONDON, Jan. S.-Lady Scott. Cock
erton and Aylott, We're each sentenced
to eight months in prison this morning.
The Old Bailey Courtroom was crowd
ed this morning when Lady Selma Scott
and the two other prisoners, Cockerton
and Aylott, were brought in for SEN
tence. The Judge condemned each to
eight months imprisonment
Lady Scott was treated as a first class
misdemeanant, and Cockerton and Ay-
lott as ordinary prisoners
AS Lady Scott was leaving the dock
she turned and said defiantly: Every
word I uttered against my daughters
husband is true
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Obedience.

The Managing Editor-I must insist
on less frequent use of this word
"wane L find it scattered all through
the paper.
City Editor-Do you see it as often as
you did?
Perhaps not
Then it's certainly on the wane.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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will probably die; John Turpakone. ear
cut off and numerous slashes on shoul-
der and back; Paul Pawlack. face and
arms slashed: John Nestor, face, head
and breast badly cut; Michael Oleaniz,
stabbed in the face and back; Andrew
Telep, stabbed and nose broken.
These men are under guard at the
hospital, and an investigation is being
hold
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Her Hair. Perhaps.

Lord Notcham-JuSt go and lnqulr9
if her Iadyship is ready to drive out.
John Thomas-Yes, my Lord.
Can interval elapses)
Lord Nothcham-WeH?
John Thomas-The lady's maid in
forms me, my Lord, that her ladyshap
is not quite ready. Part of her has
been accidentally mislaid.-Judy.
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Senator Vest Renominated.

JEFFERSON CITY (Mo.), Jan. Sat
the Democratic caucus tonight Senator
Vest was almost unanimously renomi-
mated. The Democrats have a majority
in the Legislature.
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Mamma, the rector asked me why
you didn't come to church" What did
you tell him, Bobby?" Il said you was
a keeping all your good clothes clean
to go to the seashore. Chicago Record.
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There are 5.33S libraries in the United
States.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-25

last event on the opening day will be
the sportsmen's delight seven birds
The grand American handicap Will be
shot tomorrow This will be the only
event decided on that day. Last
year it required the bes, part of Two
days to decide this event With the
superior advantages to be had on the
new shooting grounds 1t Elkwood 1t
is thought that The big shoot can be
decided in a single day, providing the
entries do not exceed one hundred
Three sets q traps will be brought into
use. There were lUl last year. The
WI her Will get $500 The shoot viii
be at % birds, Ii IS expected thai ;he
q tries hi. year will reach l20.
The frs grand American handicap
was decided al Dexter Park. l.. l..
April ,. 1898. Three events VIII be
decided on the closing day The con-
ISOLATION handicap, The Long Branch
scramble and the Aud Lang Syne
sweepstakes. The tournament is
held unuer the management Of the IN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-25
MINORITY REPORT OF WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE.
GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION
Mr.. Bailey of Texas Submits the Docu-
ment Setting Forth the Reasons
Why Himself and Colleagues Are
Opposed to the Dingley Tariff Bill
The Debate Begins.

Washington. March 3.-Mr. Bailey
ldem., TexD presented to the house
last night The minority report on the
tarln bill. The report is signed nv
all the democratic members OF the
ways and means committee and
gives their ground for opposition to the
Dill Ii opposes the passage of the
OIL because il would compel con
sumers TO pay more for manufactured
goods and ON the principle that con
Sress is invested With the power OF
taxation as a means of collecting from
each citizen fair proportion toward
the support OF the government, and IL
is gross peryersion of sovereign power
10 employ II as a means OF enabling
the favored classes to levy unjust
charges upon the great body OF the
people. X denies the right of con
Sress to require man to give part OF
his earnings to foster the enterprises
OF 0nother. Ii points to the fact that
proiectionists dare not reincorporate
The sugar bounty, because of the re.
quotation of the law OF 80 BY the peo-
pie, and says that the democrats are
unable TO perceive the difference be-
tween bounties and protection and of
the two prefer the former as the least
complex. The report argues that If
the majority opinion is well-founded
the struggles for freedom from taxation
without representation have been on
false theories; that all taxation, direct
or indirect, is burden; and protec-
ton which collects more than an eco
nomical administration of government
requires is unjust and a reflection on
the intelligence of the American peo-
pie. The report says that the bin not
only encourages extravaganza, but
teaches the people to look to the gov
eminent for the promotion of all kinds
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-25
Robinson (dem., Ind }, Green pop,
Neb.), Carmach dem, Tenn ana
Buckner dem. Mich }.
LIEUT.. CALDWELL ARRIVES.
Success 10 Lieut.. Buck-Will Bring
His Family Later
Madison. March %.

Madison, March 90.
Lieut.. Frank NJ Caldwell who has
recently been detailed as inspector OF
the Wisconsin National guard to sue
coed Lieut.. w. l.. Buck. has come to
take up his residence in the city. Lieut..
Caldwell, while properly Wisconsin
product, is not a native o. the badger
state. He was born in Rochester, N.
Y, Nov. s. 1856; but. when he was only
5 months old his parents removed to
Oshkosh, which since has been their
home. After going through the COM
mon schools of Oshkosh, Lieut.. Cald-
well went TO West Point, his appoint
ment being obtained by Richard Guen-
Their, then congressman. From that
institution he graduated in 1890. fif-
teenth in a class of eighty. During
his stay he was made first captain OF
the cadets, and his Workmanship was
OF SO high an order as to elicit q strong
encomium from Capt Charles King.
Lieut.. Caldwell's choice as to arm OF
service was the cavalry, and his first
iiliAtdiS WI NdN uipuE me MO
Grande. Later he was stationed at
Fort Riley and lastly at Fort Ethan
Allen, VT. A short time ago he was
promoted to the rank of first lieuien-
ant, On June 6, 1894, Lieut. Caldwell
was married to Mary Hay, daughter OF
$. NJ. Hay. president of the National
bank OF Oshkosh. There is no more
popular lady in Oshkosh than Mrs.
Caldwell, by reason Of her graceful
amiablity and kndr ess OF heart.
They have a little daughter, who was
born at Fort Ethan Allen less than
year ago. They will make Madison
their home and their house will attain
a reputation for hospitality AT pres
ent Lieut., Caldwell is registered at
the Park hotel, He viii bring his
family later.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-25
UNCLE SANS EMPLOYEES
They number 17S,717 and Draw 500 $3.50.
S27 Annually

Washington, March %, The civil
service commission has prepared re-
port, which has been presented to con-
gress, showing that there are 1877
people in the employ of Uncle Samuel,
not including those in the military and
naval service, and that they receive as
compensation for their services annual
ly the enormous sum of 500, $50, S27
OF the total number of persons employed
in the civil service 81 900 are unclassified
and ar" not subject to examinations for
appointment. The total number in the
classified service who cannot be dis
charged without good cause and cannot
be appointed without competitive exam
nation is 81 10S OF the classified ser
vice APO are examining surgeons for
pensions. The remainder are divided
by salaries as follows:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-25
ENGLAND'S LEATHER SUPPLY.

According to an address delivered the
other day at Paris by NJ. Allan, one OF
the greatest leather merchants in
Europe the old world is at the present
moment altogether dependent upon the
United States with respect to leather
The production of the latter in Europe Is
altogether insufficient to supply the de-
mand, and 40 large is the quantity OF
hides that are needed from this side OF
ments that those American spectators
who last year made q corner which sent
up the price some so per cent would.
IL the event of a European war, have
the old world absolutely at their mercy.