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The times., 1897-12-26
LEGACY IHI5In CHRISTMAS .iIFr
Poor Chicago Chamise rmaid and
Souhrette Inherit a Fortune.

Chicago Dec. 25.-Down tue kitcH en-
chimney of the Woods Hotel No SO North
Clark street, Santa Claus came and his
sack was filled with nothing more precious
than dollars The people whom he visited
are Mrs. Rose DAILY and her niece, Mrs.
Robari Hitler, whose stage name is Sadie
Barnes
Mrs. DAILY has been chambermaid 1T
the hotel. Sadie Barnes has been SOU
brette Both have fought life hard. Then
wealth cenlc from James Campbell, le ad
uncle, who lived in Sacramento, Cal Bnst
Women have already received several of
fers Of marriage. Sadie Barnes is a con.
tortionist, singer and dancer, but of late
has beer out OF employment. To Sc, ire
her last enra cement, as one IF tile col
ieens in til Irish village at the Coliseum,
she had To walk eight miles, being with
out car fare.
The times., 1897-12-26
ARNHEIM COTTAGE BURNS.
Eleven Occupants Barely Escape
With Their Lives.

Long Branch, y. j., Dec. 25.-An over
heated furnace in the Ocean avenue Gotta ge
Of NJ. Arnfeim caused a loss of $4,000
this morning besides endangering the lives
Of eleven persons. The Arnheim cottage
was conceded TO be one OF the finest on
The New Jersey coast.
Mr. ard Mrs Arni'ei'n' their family nd
friends arrived here yesterday TO spend
two weeks at the Saashore.
Theoocupabts were as!sepat6:3o o clock,
when some smoke was seen coming from
the cottage. They were ava kened, none
too soan, for q delay OF five minutes would
have meant suffocation to them.
Although tie firemen worked five hours
10 save the building, not even a single
piece of furniture escaped destruction.
The times., 1897-12-26

The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times for fifty cents a month.
The times., 1897-12-26
Police Frustrnte kidnarers.

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 25--Thsee men
who plotted to kidnap DIT. D. l.. Por.er a
wealthy citizen and e1-u1JOr Of Memphis,
in order 70 force him to sign a clIscE for
$4,000, have been arrested here. The
prisoners are " lillian Roberts, who ,.aGlIs
to be lawyer from Pensacola. TIA.
ringIeader of the gang; W. n. Ben1=et.
seweTpipe burLer, Of Brazil, Ind. 3nd !.
R. Wonlack, railroad brakeman OF '.uais-
vile. Womack has confessed.
The times., 1897-12-26
AMELIA SAVES THE STORE.
Jewish Girl in Chicago Perfot ms
an Act of Heroi>m


Chicago. Dec. 25-Ameiia Gr0dzi1 i.
little Jewish girl. employed rs Tninsprctor
in the mammoth department store Il 4.
81. Rothschjld x Co, b- an act Of ne. ism.
saved the house from robbery, fire, and
panic, it'll all it's tram of probable dis
aSter
Late yesterday Afternoon two .nen s.p-
preached the telephone box and one M .fe;i,
When he emerged the inner portion of the
box was burning. Without LOSING er
presence of mind Amelia rushed To the b0x
and dragged forth a blazing bundle OF
kerosene -soaked rags. Panic reigu'd III
stautIy among the hundreds Of euIp!oyes
and 81 oprerS, but the fire was soon cx-
tinguished The women stationed hem
selves al the department store bank when
the fire was discovered dud whsn the
panic began the men attempted to entcr
with the evident intention of Iobbilg he
vaults, but they were carried dlu0E IS the
frenzied crowd and escaped. QJiat v~as
soon restored. No one was injured.
The times., 1897-12-26
Coming Out of the Rain
from Harper.s Bazar.l

'Silas, we can't take your umbrella to
Europe with us,'' said old Mrs. Sfggins.
The advertisement says that no cotton will
be carried on the passenger steamers
Then We'll stay at home" said Silas.
Il amt a-goin across anything so wet as
the Atlantic ocean without me umbrella"
The times., 1897-12-26
RotllschilGs in Ala Ska

Seattle, WASH, Dec. 25.-Henry Brat
noher, the agent OF the RcthschiIds, ,cas
passenger from Alaska on the stea ner
City of Alaska. His efforts have been
toward making extensive investments in
Alaska.
The times., 1897-12-26
FROZEN PULLING THE OAR.
a Fort Lafayette watcrman Over.
cume by Arctic weather.

CUnle Dy AICtIc NtHtffCF.
New York, Dec. 25.-Lawrence McCar-
Is, fifty years old. who lives in Brooklyn,
was found frozen TO death In a rowboat I'm
the Narraws this morning. lie was a
IL was his custom to row up TO Fifty
eighth street every morning after he got
through with his work he started to
do the Sc me thing this morning, a nd was
appa rentlv in his usual health. Whether
or not McCarty was suddenly attacked by
illness cannot be determined. Certain
II is that he cea sed rowing, a nd. although
his hands still clutched the oars, he was
unable To move them. He was picked
up dead by tug several hours later.
The times., 1897-12-26
Too Knowing.

CFrorn the Philadelphia North American-l
Lawyer flor derense) Now. Pete, tell the
jury all you know about those chickens.
Pete-I doE't reckon I viii, boss. If
did that, III go to Jail sho'.
The times., 1897-12-26
Miss Parish wins Golf Trophy

Lakewood, N. j., Dec. 25.--The links
Of the Ocean County Hunt and Country
Club accommodated a large and jolly .leld
OF golfers today, all of whom Were out FOR
the open hancicap cup. The trophy was
won by Miss Parish.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16

The German Emperor wants TO be war ioro
nj sen rs well as on the land. He aspres even
to rival the naval power of Great Britain. why
not? The German mercantile marine mas Deeh
morvcllously developed in late years. ana Is at
,be present moment actually making It's BRITISH
rivals uneasy in some quarters. Why should
not an autocratic Emperor build himself rs Dig
n navy rs he peases, and surpass that or MS
vonorohle Grandmother? William ri thinks he
NAV. wherefore he asks a grant of 32S'OOo'ooo
marks. 10 he used between the present tiihc
and the end of 1901. for the building in illat
period. OF four battle-ships, six cruisers one
cuuboat. two dspatch-bOats and three torpedo
boats There are now being Duilt TWO pa'''c.
shlps. seven cruisers and one torpedo-boat AND
a supplementary request Is made FOR -o'ooV'Voo
marks more. for two more cruisers. mat u INC
War Lords naval programme, TO when the
Reichstag seems unwilling TO give It's assent.
But what, on the other hand, is Great brt-
aims? The First Lord OF the Admiralty mas
lust revealed 1t. 1t calls for something more
than f21 100000; not, however, for -FOUR years.
but for a single year. That Is more than nve
times as much as the German appropriation
asked for; and It will be granted, every smiling
of IT, On the strength Of this, work Is to be begun
on four battle-shps. three cruisers, two sloops'
four gunboats and two torpedo-boat destroyers.
That will make the roll Of war vessels TO be 1n-
ished or TO be under construction during me
year TO stand ms follows: Fourteen battle-shlps,
first-class cruisers 8 secOndclass cruisers, III
third class cruisers, slOOps, gunboats % tor
pedo- boat dcstroyers, and miscellaneous craft,
a total Of 10S. And that programme Will be re-
peated and enlarged each year Such Is Great
Brltans answer to all Powers that would
venture to dispute her command of the sea.
Mr. Goschen used TO be banteringly called by
his colleagues in the British Government the
| skeleton ut the feast" At present he more
aptly plays that role at the feasts of the rival
Powers With more than 100 warShips build
ing at n time with total tonnage Of 100000
and horsepower Of 100000; with half that
number finished and put into commission every
wear; with more than 100000 men in the naval
service. and with plethorc treasury to main
tain and increase such work indefinitely, Britain
mia is truly discouraging all Powers or com
binations Of Powers that would seek to break
her rule Of the waves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
Nesu;uork Dailp Gribn,re
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1897.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESSMAN branches Of the LNth Con-
gress met in extraordinary session and listened
to the reading of President Mckinley nrst Mes
sage. - Senate No business peyohu sWg I ms
IN one new Senator was transacted - i1ouse'
Sneaker Reed and the other officers OF the last
House were reelected; the Tariff bill was intro,
duced and Committees on Rules; ways anu
Means and Mileage were appointed
FOREIGN-The French Chamber Of Deputies
nv q vote of 500 to 142, decided in favor OF COM
mon action by the Powers in reference to Crete.
The condition of things in the island is growing
more serious. and in some districts anarchy pre-
walls - A gun exploded on a Russian turret-
ship in Cretan waters. killing fifteen men, ihcIuu-
ing two officers and wounding many others -
A band of predatory Albanians which mad piIlageu
and burned number Of villages. was driven
back after crossing the Servlan frontier -
The Laurada was seen last Wednesday heauine
for Cuba. and has probably landed carso Vi
arms.
DOMESTIC-The text Of the Tariff bill pre-
pared by the Republican members of the Ways
and Means Committee was made puphc, To-
eether with an explanation OF Its provisions Dy
chairman Dingley 80 None of the important
bills agreed on at the Fifth Avenue Hotel con-
ference on Sunday were introduced In the Legs
lature - The Sheldon murder trial at Au-
bDrn was ended with q verdict or guilty. -
Governor Black decided to sign the Massachu-
sets warrant for the extradition or lasigi' the
Turkish Consul at Boston, under arrest IN thls
CITY - The Boston Rubber Shoe Company
ard the Rubber Trust cut their price lists from
~ to 16 per cent.
CITY.-The payments Of duties at the New
York Custom House were the largest on record.
60 The monitor Puritan was towed into port
after a lively time at sea. - The interstate
Commerce Commission began an investigation OF
charges made by the Produce Exchange against
the Joint Traffic Association. - A charge or
corruption made against Acting Captain
Petty OF the Charles-st. police station. by the
keeper of an alleged disorderly house in Green
wich-ave 60 1t was learned that the Rev DR..
f. c. Bodies had resigned as pastor Of the Church
of the Eternal Hope. - Stocks were strong
and active.
THE WEATHER-Forecastf for to-day Fair,
showery tonight. The temperature yesterday:
Highest 43 degrees; lowest. 80; average -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16

AustrIo and Germany That Is, AFTER "''' a."
incomparably more natural and logical conplh".
t,or than either Of those now existing. What
n snlendid thing II would be II, to meet ana
counterbaIonce such n league, Great Britnii
France and italy would join hands and hearts.
Above all other Powers in Europe ",e"' ID
ain and France ought to be fast ir'e""'' ~
are the two Great Powers OF freedom anu P'os
ross and true enlightenment. 1hey ARE '"c
Powers that are moved by moral lde"s' Inc!
ore the Powers that have mission 1or the WEI
fare of mankind. And they two league" w.
gethcr could smile at Il browning Woriu anu
speak the command Of universal peace H"'e'S
stale memories OF Trafalgar and W"t"rloo OF
petty pique over Egypt. should NOT s'aild 'o"ee'
in the way Of the most suspicious compact 'he
modern world has seen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
sale of these waters would be increased enor-
mously.
PERSONAL.

The Young Queen Of Holland, who IL now OUT
continues to charm everybody with the grace '"'
Youthful dignity Of her manner. Her Majesty no"
that her hair IS dressed high upon her heao 'S'e"u
of hanging down her back looks very sweet a.,
though she can scarcely be called beauty 10 -
.no,,eh, ,h.t tho Young sovereign wnl bestow her
hand and heart upon Prince bernhard OF a Sane
Welmar later on In the year aeanwn ei;rng Tor
suitors OF German prihceiS o''e''
her smiles.
Sir Archibald Geike VII. begin the course VI s'A
lectures which he has been invited 10 oe"'e' At
Johns Hopkins University on April IL
Professor w Ramsay has been eiecteu VI
spending member Of the Royai hea ',S .,
Bohemia and also OF the Academy -
Turin.
NJ. ,.,.,togo NJ Professor Henry A. Ward, OF
,y,rd,. uueeu,n Rochester, and Mrs. Lydla aver
Coonley of Chicago Will soon take p'a'e
fessor Ward who has become wen hho""
geologist was at college when the s'e"' ~f,,,
Agassz delivered a lecture in Town '"e''' -,
miles distant He missed the coaches OIL VIM
other students rode 10 the lecture anu '"'"' ~
no, bear II walked the entire dista torce ~ az
hot s. hard about the wonderful performance "a
tho student he sent for the young n'' 49, which
him The Mace OF his ASSISTANT a ue accom-
m ,,n a. once accepted by the coegah. n,th Kim
nanIed Agasslz to Europe ana "o Itar w
until the tn of the famous lhNeS''1
The German Commission for the s'uuy y.
,,ague which will soon start for INDIA cons'StS %
p1,s I,oob professor Pfefer OF the lnstitu-
49,, su rr,ec,Ious DIseases). Professor CARLY 'oi
C:lessen, DR. Dsuderlc and DIR. StlcKer 'oi ,''e ~
nerJaI Health Office. Professor Kocn VIII ~ ~
Rombay on the completion Of his investigations ~
south Africa. and TIL his arrival the leader Oh .,e
commission will be Professor Ganky r wgo the great
prnfaasor Koch in British India during VIC - rho
rboiera endemic OF 1884 and assisted MN ~ The
raseorches which finally led TO the discovery VI NV
comma bacillus
Mr. Wolmarans unofficial menoe' " .' ,ba Co..
vhn has
,.an Emneror with the Second Class of the crown
order Is one OF the strong candidates nameu as
useIv 10 contest the Presidency Of the lraIsva, ~
The probable event OF President Kruger dr, pos
,o nr,at ne life at the end OF his present term rs
sIblv he NAV even receive the nomination anu sup
port OF Mr. KRUGER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16

mony and rigor of party politics. 1t Is not re-
corded how this particular fight when WIS
only one in the three hours fighting, came out
Let us hope that the Middlcof-the-Road geh'ie-
man who called the Middle of-ihe-R Road lazy II
liar got knocked out of the middle OF 'he i''''
and into the middle of next week.
Presently Mrs. +. w. Reed started another
fight with the remark that she had seen 100
much Of politics TO blush any more. as 'ha' WIS
a perfunctory effort that did the party no good.
We don't quite understand WHY tha' sho"''
have started fight but 1t seems II ana. fe'-
haps the Middle the Road men took ulhprag"
because the Middle-of- the Road women refused
To blush nj anything when they were hio' INK
heaven and earth to make everybody p'uS"'
Then Mrs Alice Faulkner precipi'ated aho'hel
rumpus by a eulogy of Grand Ola Man "ai'e'
of bloody brides fame. From which IL Wonin
seem that there are differences of opinion among
the Mddle-of- the Road folks about the 'r''h"
Old Man" But the highest old racket OF the
day was when Miss Holmes replied to a boiler
inspector. who had said that corporations were
more powerful than Populist principles liaii
n dozen voices shouted That's lie. ana men
and women rose up and made dash Tor the
boiler inspector, who was driven on, hEh'Ins
desperately all the way 10 the door, MISS iio'''s
demanding TO know meantime why the ihPh
stood by and saw the women inslited MI
Akers, who sided with the boiler inspector, was
asked by Mrs. Reed-the woman VINO hau
stopped blushing-"if II wasn't time for nm 10
90 out and choke himself TO death To TINS
gentle suggestion Akers replied that Mrs. keed
had not added anything to her reputation ny
going out as a street singer-which hardly
seemed relevant. Thereupon Mrs. Reed and
Miss Holmes. in the graphic language OF the
dispatch, tore most Of Mr.. Akers's beard out
Of his face"
We said at the outset that we had no idea
who the "Middla-of theR Road Populists' were
or why they so called themselves. We nave Il
dim sort Of suspicion however from the report
of this meeting, that they are men ana women
who mean TO have the middle of the road
against each other and against all the world
That. of course. means trouble for themselves
and everybody else. No wonder they had three
hours fighting. called each other liars, refused
to blush, drove out the boiler inspector, ana
tore most Of poor Mr. Akerss beard out OF his
face. When everybody insists on having the
middle of the road there must always he trouble
The notion prevails pretty generally In Coio
RADIO that Colorado Is entitled TO the middle OF
the road and both sides in fact, 10 the breadth
of the whole continent But so long as they
do their fighting and hair-pullng and whiskers-
tearing at home and among themselves the resi-
of the world will look on with composure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
THE ATTITUDE or THE POWERS

The Cretan crisis may or may not De tehuhe
toward n satisfactory settlement. ~ certainly
is affording n striking exposition of the attltnde
motives and purposes Of the Great Powers tow
ard the Turk and his oppressed Christian SUD
iects Every day adds TO the fultilment or the
forecast made in these columns weeks ago, that
Russia and Germany would be found TO be the
worst foes. and Great Britain the best friend. or
Greece and Crete. That fact, indeed, has been
established by the doings Of the last few days
beyond all further reasonable dispute.
Russia and Germany are bent on coerclng
Creece bv sheer brute force on humllating her
to the utmost and on arbitrarily imposing snch
government as they please upon Crete. They
are also determined to do all in their power to
sustain the Sultan and uphold his authority.
That is entirely natural. They and Turkey
have this in common, that their governments
rest solely upon the alleged divine right Of
kings" They do not believe that government
should be founded upon justice certainly not
upon the consent Of the governed. For II these
latter principles prevailed. Sultan. Car and Kali
ser would probably be swept from their thrones
before to-day's sun goes down. For that same
reason Russia and Germany are unalterably OPP
posed 10 letting the Cretans determine by a
pleblscite whether they shall he autonomous,
| like Samos or annexed 10 Greece. The oppo-
sltion Is not because those Powers fear the
vote would be for annexation. nor because they
| think an honest vote could not be had. but be-
cause Nicholas III and William II do not be
leve in letting the people have anything TO say
on such matters.
Great Britain the Power that helped Greece
| 10 become free and independent nation. is and
has all along been in favor Of such plebiscite
| and ready 10 acquiesce in It's result and is and
has been opposed to any coercion or humilia-
| tion of Greece But she hesitates 10 break up
the Concert Of Europe and TO run the risk
of having 10 fight two or three Of the Powers
single handed There IL no doubt that France
| agrees with Great Britain, and so does Italy.
| But France does not want To iInper her newly
! made alliance with Russia, although she must
know that Russia would not hesitate a moment
al breaking II, and Is indeed now coqueiiing with
Frances one great foe And Italy hesitatcs In
detach herself from the Triple Alliance, al
! though nothing is more patent than that the
! senior member Of that firm IS intriguing with
| RUSSIA aganst-%he interests OF the other two
Indeed. there seems 10 he the strongest kind
! of a drift backward toward n renewal OF the
old League Of the Three Emperors Russia,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
FLOODS CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE.
a NEGRO FAMILY AND WHITE CHILD
DROWNED IN ARKANSAS-OTHER
FATALITIES FEARED.

Memphis Tenn. March 1.-THE first loss Of lie
resulting from the high water was recorded to-
day. an entire negro family and one white child
being drowned near Marion, Ark. 1t is believed
that many have persisted in that region but news
from there is difficult to obtain.
A levee on the Arkansas side. some fifty miles
above was swept away Saturday night bur
fun particulars are not available. and whether
fatalities followed is not known. The broken
levee was part Of the old State system and IN
corporated in the 81. Francis levee system The
water had fall through IL OF about fifteen feet
and rushed with great violence over the adjacent
country. so that casualties are regarded as GER
tain to have occurred.
A number OF local vessels are actively eH-
gagged In resculng people and stock from ths
overlooked sections OF Arkansas and the river
islands. and hundreds of them are now peihs
provided for in this city The river liz 36i here
Il rise OF nearly one and half feet within lory-
eight hours, and is still rising. IL is also rising
at Cairo SO that the rise here ana below WI"
continue for at least two days more
This carries additional water over the payou
banks in he northern part OF TINS city WIZ
consequent danger 10 residents In its VlclnN'
and they will have To seek more secure places.
A Government steamer will join the relief FORCES
tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
"UJDDLE OF THE ROAD

The middle of he Road POpulists' have been
having a high old time in Denver. who pre-
csely the Middle the Road Popullsts are or
why they so call themselves. we have never yet
been able to make out The average POpulist
who has been swinging his arms and bowling
tcmpestuously across the pralrles for the last
four or five years is not content, If we have cor
rectly apprehended him. with the middle OF the
road He wants the middle and both sides
cutters, sidewalks. fences. stone walls, and all
the land adjoining. We use the masculine pro-
noun for convenience as a matter Of fact, the
Populst is of both sexes. AT Denver both ap-
pear 10 have been in full force. The dispatch
conveying a report of the proceedings failed to
define the purpose Of the gathering, but gave Il
very vivid though brief account OF what took
nloce IL opens with the statement that the
meeting adjourned after three hours fighting,
from which we infer that the only business
transacted was TO fight three hours and adj
iourn. What the fighting was about. unless
each man and each woman fought for the mid
die of the road, we have no idea. Doubtless
that was the occasion of the scrimmage. In
other communities where the rule of the road
is to turn 10 the right, collisions are avoided
but where. as in Colorado, everybody insists
readily understand that friction, collision and
fighting must be the chronic condition II
wasn't strange, then, that the only exercise in
which these people ndulged was three hours of
fighting.
| The women of Colorado enjoy the right 10
vote. That is to say. they have it, and so many
! Of them as exercise it seem to enjoy il. They
not only vote, but attend primaries and eau
cuses and conventions; they introduce resOlrl-
tlons. make extended and highly personal re-
marks, indulge in supplementary language,
pull hair and se-well-points of order. In
the three hours fighting Mt Denver it is related
that women were In the thick of the strlg
'gle and In several instances instlgators Of the
attack" The first gun was fired by woman
who charged one Of the delegates with being Il
'hrellng Of the corporations" and refused 10 sit
| in a convention with him. The delegate so sin
ged out remarked that she was n liar. This
| language would be considered unparllameniAry
in any other than Middle-of-the Road conven-
| tion But II was also unchvalrous, and we re-.
| jolce to know that the woman's husband flew 10
| her rescue, while she ana the women who sym
pathized with her stood by and cheered the
| fighters; thus showing the ameliorating and
softening influence OF woman upon the acri.