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Evening journal., 1897-01-12
TO SAVE THOMAS WILLIS.

Josiah Mars of counsel for Thomas
Willis, the colored man condemned to
die ut New Castle for the murder of
Callie Willis, is preparing a memorial
to the new governor for presentation
Immediately after his Inauguration.
setting forth that Willis jury brought
in a verdict of guilty under a misap-
prehension of facts and that four of
the jurors have already made affidavit
that they thought a recommendation
to mercy meant a commutation of the
sentence to life Imprisonment. or they
would never have agreed on a verdict.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
IS NEXI.
-s-4st"- - .tss.ye ~ A ~ g q ii-ss.S
Probable Result Of the Funding
Bills Defeat.
PACIFIC RAILROADS IN THE HOUSE

The schsme For Extension of Time Beat
en- by "A Substantial Majority Senator
Mills Vigorous Plea For Cuban Inde-
pendence Six Years Term Proposition.
WAsniXGToN, Jan. 12.-Tho scheme for
funding the debt of the Union and Cen
tral Pacific roads having been defeated in
the lower branch of congress, it is more
than probable that the properties win pass
into other hands.
Pending legislation by congress, the
president felt justified in Withholding his
action. but now that an extension is re-
fused there can be no further delay. Pro-
'eedihgs rcady have been instituted to
forecl,sc ,-c first mortgage upon the aid
cd port ions of the main lines settlement
Of this question, which has vexed so many
administrations, now seems assured It is
expected that Huntington and his associ-
ates inny try to bid in their own property,
but should they not there is no apprehen-
sion Is 20 the government 5 interests being
thoroughly protected. Whoever buys the
roads viii assume the entire indebtedness,
and the Nanderbilts and J. r. Morgan are
understood to be ready to assume control.
An English syndicate has advertised
here that it is ready to purchase the Cen
tral and Union Pacific railroads and main
line when sold under the deeds of trust. 1t
is headed by Walter Morcshcad of London
and is represented in this country by Judge
Rooney Of Brooklyn. 1t is said that the
syndicate is already the owner Of stock in
the Central Pacific road. 1t offers 10 de-
liver to the government in satisfaction Of
its claim first mortgage bonds on the con-
terest nc 3 per cent for years and per
cent for 40 years The security Is to be a
paramount incumbrance on all the prop
critics concerned 1t is not known what
offor the American flnanciers will make,
but it is expected that they will submit
much better terms than those from Lon
don
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
NATIONAL BANK OFFICERS.
ssEM BISAdH H NEW DIRECTORS APP
PEAR ON THE LISTS VOTED FOR
THIS AFTERNOON.

SEN fsI6Ail y NEW DIRECTORS NP-
PEAR ON THE LISTS VOTED FOR
THIS AFTERNOON.
All the National Banks of Whining
ton held their annual stockholders
meeting this afternoon for the election
of directors. The elections proceeded
quietly and customers scarcely noticed
anything extraordinary from the daily
routine. At the Bank of Delaware the
election did not begin until o'clock
and proceeded until A.
AT the National Bank of Wilmington
and Brandywine, James c. Morrow sue
ceeds the late James Morrow as a di-
rector.
At the First National Bank, James
c. McComb and George r. Honecker
appear as new directors.
The following directors will probably
be chosen;
First National Bank Samuel BAN
croft, Jr., u. James Belt. Clement B.
Smyth. Lewis c. Vandegrift. James T.
Winchester. Samuel ~ Trump, w.
Harold Smith. James c. McComb,
George r. Hoffecker,
National Bank of Wilmington and
Brandywine-Ge George S. Capelle. Will
liam r. Porter Alfred ID. Warner. c.
Wesley Weldin. j. Newlin Gawthrop,
Thomas b. Smith. Thomas Jackson
Charles r. Jones. James G. Morrow.
The Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company's stockholders chose the fol-
lowing managers TO serve three years
William II. Swift. Wilson r. Lavender,
William II. Boyce. Manlove Hayes and
Andrew S. Elason. The company has
surplus of sl6,S66.37 for the year.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
From u LUNG chanr.. NotebooI..

EUROPE Why, it's a savage ooun.
try. Think of their killing 100, 900
people every year SO as TO found colo
nies.
According to my calculation, when
I took a cup of tea with Bismarck, he
alone had helped to demolish say
2, 600, 600 of men. "
"Parisl Yes, it's a nico city. ie only
they would ucs Gear Us 20 pieces every
few years 50 as TO have an exposition. "
'The French seem 60 be an upright
people, but they are all doubled up
from riding wheels.
Il am supposed not TO have been well
disposed toward the Taipinss, but my
dislike for them was nothing compared
with the hate which exists in france
between the Radicals and tho Moder-
ates. Paris Illustration.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
SHOT IN WEST Yam.

A colored man giving his name as
Wesley Stewart, and his home as Phila-
West Yard during the fracas there this
morning over the F., w. & b. railroad.
At the station he showed his left arm,
which had recently been perforated
with a bullet, and told a thrilling story
of having been held up and shot in the
West Yard during the fiasco there this
morning. He said two men had neld
him up and attempted to rob him, but
he ran and one of them then shot him.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12

The water pipes which have been
laid in the Highlands were tested yes
terday and found to be satisfactory.
The people of that section now receive
water direct from the city pumping
station
These deaths were reported for the
day: Matilda Berry, years, membra-
neOus Group, No. West street; Ells-
worth Cash, SO years, pulmonary con-
sumption, No. 1913 Franklin street;
Henry M. Smith, 25 years, acute tuber-
culosis, No. 1914 B street, South VIII.
mingtOn.
Martha ]. Simpeys to-day transfer.
red the property No. SO East Seventh
street TO George w. Wigglesworth
Tho old board Of directors was re
elected by the Great Valley Turnpike
Company at its annual meeting.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
TO DREDGE THE cHRIsTIANA.

Bids were opened this afternoon for
the dredging of the Christiana at the
office of General William f. Smith
United States engineer, for dredging
the Christiana from a short distance
below Third street bridge to the pulp
works The result of the bids is not
yet known. The depth is to be fifteen
feet at mean low water and the width
of the channel is to be $50 feet from
the mouth of the river to the Delaware
and Western railroad bridge
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
connterfeIter Plends Gnlltr.

Boston, Jan. i2.-Thomas Waldron,
alias James Moor, was arraigned before
Commissioner Fisko charged with having
counterfeit money in his possession and
passing the same. The police have made
every possible effort to ascertain where
Waldron comes from and where his plant
is, but up TO this time have not been sue
cessful Waldron pleaded guilty and was
held in 81, 800 bonds for the March term
of the circuit court
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
no FIGHT TOMORROW.

The finish fight between Joseph
Brown and Poppy" Glazier, of Will
mington, will take place tomorrow
morning for $50 a side, the gate re-
ceipts and the heavyweight champion
ship of Delaware. Sporting men are
betting on Glazier, but Brown stands a
very good show Of success.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
nydrophobla vaccination.

1t is now proposed that instead OF
vaccinating persons bi.ten, as in the
Pasteur method, dogs should he inocu-
lated with the yirus of rabies. in the
hope that they may thereby be made
proof against the usual effects Of the
bite Of mad dog. just as haman sub
jeots are vaccinated TO make them proof
against the ravages of smallpox. Tho
result Of researches on this matter nm
dertaken By an ominent Fronchman will
be awaited with interest
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
WILMINGTON NOT REPRESENTED

President William Lawton, of the
Wilmington Board Of Trade, sent a
telegram this morning to II. H. Hanna,
chairman of the Monetary Convention
stating that Wilmington had no dele
gates to send 10 the convention. Mr.
Lawton said this morning that he had
asked seventy-hve business men to give
this question their attention, but all
refused to do so.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
DISCUSSED WEIGHTY SUBJECTS.

HANGING AND CAPITAL PUNISH
MENT DENOUNCED AND JINGO-
ISM SPURNED BY THE HAAIIL-
TON COTERIE.
The Hamilton Debating Coterie lis
tened TO some welghty discussion at its
regular monthly meeting last night Dr.
Swithin Chandler delivered a discourse
denouncing hanging and capital pun
ishment as entirely too brutal and
heinous to take rank with the enlight-
ened civilization Of to-day
The debate as to whether the United
States should recognize the indepen-
dence of Cuba and IL necessary inter
fere by force of arms was decided In
the negative Those who argued for
the affirmative were Elwood Layheld
and Clifford lizard, while the negative
side was championcd by Baldwin
Springer and A. G.. MaCalhster.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
DANGEROUS NEW couNTERFE1T.

A dangerous counterfeit of the 500
United States silver certificate has been
discovered. The note is of the series
of 1891, check letter B. The most no
ticeable defect is in the Treasury num-
bers, which, although Of good color,
are two heavy and out of alignment.
The paper is good and the silk threads
Of the genuine are cleverly initiated by
pen and ink lines on the back of the
counterfeit note. s,eha
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
REVIVAL SERVICES AT HARRISON
STREET CHURCH.

Rev. F. b. Short is now in the midst
of a spirited revival at Harrison Street
NJ. L. Church. Tonight an address
and exhortation will be delivered by
Rev. w. Frederick Lewis, Of Rodney
Street Presbyterian Church.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS,
Is3-I57 Fifth Avenue, N. Y.
1897. THE sun. 1897.
Baltimore, Nd.
The Paper of the People,
For the People and With the People
Honest In Motive.
Fearless in Expression.
Sound in Principle
Unswerving in It's Allegiance to
Right Theories and
Right Practices

THE SUN publishes all the news all
the time, but it does not allow its col
umns to be degraded by unclean, im-
moral or purely sensational matter.
Editorially, THE SUN is the consist
ent and unchanging champion and de-
fender Of popular rights and interests
against political machines and monopo-
lies of every character. Independent
in all things, extreme in none. It is
for good laws, good government and
gOOQ order.
BY mail Fifty Cents a month. Six
Dollars a year.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
UNWRITTEN work SHOWN.

The unwritten work of the Ancient
and Illustrious Order Of knights Of
Malta was exemplifed by the Grand
Commandery Of Delaware last night.
Nearly all the members OF the order IL
this city we're present.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE.
A Red-Letter Year
for 1897.


THE ENTIRE NOVELTY OF many OF
the plans for 1897 is noticeable. For
instance, the series devoted to
"LONDON AS SEEN BY CHARLES
DANA GIBSON" Mr.. Gibson has
not before appeared as a writer He
visited London last Summer for
Scribner's Magazine. for the purpose
OF depicting with pen and pencil
those scenes and types which the
huge metropolis presents In endless
variety.
OF like novelty is the first consider
able
NOVEL BY RICHARD HARDING DA-
Wis, Soldiers Of Fortune" The
hero Is one Of the most vigorous men
that Mr.. Davis has drawn. Illus
trated by c. ID. Gibson.
1.-THE CONDUCT OF GREAT BUSI-
NESSES." A beautifully illustrated
series of articles of which the follow
ing are already competed:
THE Great Department Store"
"The Management OF Great Hotel"
"The Working Of the Bank"
"a Great Mandatory"
UNDERGRADUATES LIFEIN AMER
loan COLLEGES" A series of arti-
cles touching upon the life of our
older universities as represented by
the dOings of the students them
selves.
Judge Henry 70. Howland writes on
Undergraduate Life at Yale"
Mr.. James Alexander on princeton"
and Robert Grant and Edward S.
Martin on Harvard"
JAPAN AND CHINA SINCE THE
WAR will be a most interesting
group Of articles richly illustrated
"THE UNQUlEr sen Under the
title of "The Unqulet Sex" Mrs.
Helen Watteraon Moody will write
series of articles-"Woman and Re
forms" "1he College-Bred Woman"
"Woman's Clubs and "The Case OF
Maria Ca paper on domestic SER
vice..
w. ID. HOWELLs' STORY or A
PLAY" In this Mr.. IIowells gives
as the best novel he has ever pro-
duccd I'm his delightful vein of light
comedy.
/ GEORE w. CABLE. I'm addition to the
fiction enumerated there will be a
series of four short stories by George
w. Cable, the only ones he has writ
ten for many years.
/ HOW TO TRAVEL WISELY with a
minimum of wear and tear must be
regarded as an art little understood.
Mr. Lewis Morris lddings. i'm two
articles. Will offer q variety of useful
suggestions and data on ocean and
Land Travel" This will be happily
rounded out by an article from Mr..
Richard Harding Davis on Travel
ers One Meets: Their Ways and
Methods" The illustrations by Amer
lean and foreign artists viii be
highly pertinent
fff It is impossible I'm q small space
20 even mention the many attractive
features for 1897. A beautiful illus
trated booklet has been prepared which
will be sent, postage paid. on request.
sCRIBNER's MAGAZINE SO A YEAR
oa,,fo oopv
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
RIns REING ENTERED-

Bids were entered to-day at the Board
of Health Office for the removal of the
city's refuse. The successful bidders
will be announced tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
THE BALTIMORE WEEKLY sun.

The WEEKLY SUN publishes all the
news of each week, giving complete ae-
counts of all events Of interest through
out the world. AS an agricultural pa
per The WEEKLY SUN is unsur-
passed. Il is edited by writers of prac-
tical experience, who know what farm
ing means and what farmers wantin an
agricultural journal. 1t contains regu-
lar reports of the work Of the agricul-
tural experiment stations throughout
the country, Of the proceedings OF
farmers clubs and institutes. and the
discussion of new methods and ideas
in agriculture It's Market Reports,
Poultry Department and Veterinary
column are particularly valuable to
country readers. Every issue contains
Stories. Poems. Household and Puzzle
Columns, n variety of interesting and
instructive selected matter and other
features, which make it n welcome vis-
itor in city and country homes alike.
One dollar a year. Inducements to
getters-up of clubs for the Weekly Sun.
Both the Daily and Weekly Sun mailed
free of postage in the United States,
Canada and Mexico. Payments invari-
ably in advance. Address
A. S. ABELL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors,
Baltimore. Nd.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12

rheumatism is a foe which gives no
quarter. IL torments its victims day an
blood and cures the aches and pains OF
rheumatism.
hoods Pills are the best family cathar
tic and liver medicine. Gentle, reliable
sure, 80.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12
JOHN CICERI
MaCaTOni and
VGTmiC0Ili Works,
ALSO
WHOLESALE DEALER
IN
WINES And LIQUORS,
No. 5l9 and 52I TatnaII ST.
TELEPHONE. No. 2iI
WINES.

WINES.
Claret, per gallon, 75c. per quart, &c.
Linfandel, per gal, 3l.OO; per quart, tJc.
Port, per gallon, Si.o0; per quart, bQc.
Sherry, per gal, Sl.50; per quart, Soc.
soc.
yosoabel. per gallon, tl.5o; per quart, soc
Angelica. per gallon, u.50; per quart b0c
Madeira, per gallon, Sl.50; per quart. bOc.
Catawba, per gallon, Sl.50; per quart, ylc
Marscala, per gallon, ti.50; per quart, 50c.
Impt. Champagne, per qt., $3.50
Domestic Champagne, pint bottle, bOc.
Chinnu. per bottle. Soc.
LIQUORS.
No. ] Monogram, per gal, 81; per Qt., 81.
No. 2 Monogram, per gal, 50; per qt., Soc.
Gran Pap, per gallon, 500; per quart l5c
Imperial, per gallon, $i.50; per quart, tlc.
Jamaica Rum, per gal, $500; per qt., DC
French CcRnac, per gals {Ji per qt.l l5c.
NermOuth, per case. f5.bO per bottle, 15c
Imported Cordials OF al kinds at low
prices.
Notice TO GROCERs.
Best Macaroni I'm packages, &c. pei
pound: in % pound DON.
Best Macaroni, loose. SC. per pound; It
25 pound box.
Green Olives. 75c per gallon.
PHONE. ia.
Evening journal., 1897-01-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY take
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money II It fails to cuhe. 25c
Evening journal., 1897-01-12

tff It is impossible I'm q small space
TO even mention the many attractive
features for 1897 A beautiful illus
trated booklet has been prepared which
will be sent, postage paid, on request.
sCRIBNER's MAGAZINE SO A YEAR
25 cents a copy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21

1890 French: German loss, n.l3o, or h.s
per cent: French LOSE. n.z70. or 1913 Ter
cent. Sedan. $4,000 Germans against
5000 French. German loss. $3.50. or 6.s
per cent; French loss. 5000. or 42.sper
cent
In giving the highest losses suffered by
individual bodies OF troops In recent bat
ties Captain Berndt states that at the
battle of Gravelotte-st. Privat the Fourth
Infantry Brigade of the Guards Prus-
siam lost AZ Der cent. OF its fighting force,
the sharpshooters' battalion losing "A per
cent. Of its men and all of It's officers. At
Plevna the vladimir regiment lost four
teen out OF It's fifteen company command
ers. and the Nth Infantry was reduced
10 81 per cent Of its fighting force. The
troops Of the left wing. under the IA
nous Skobeleff, lost 4s per cent, and In
dividual companies as high as " TO u
per cent. each.
For the purpose OF comparison, Capt.ln
Rerndt gives the losses In celebrated
battles of the century 175o to 1880. Only
a few Of the figures are reproduced. Al
Koiin. 175T. the Austrians lost 15.2 pei
cent. or s110 in $500; the Prussians 1876
or 12.0S0 in 5000. At Leuthen, l75I, the
Austrians lost 37.2 per cent, or z6,s2o IN
70. coo; the Prussians IA, or 500 In 1900
, At Kunnersdorf. 175e. the Russians ane
Austrians lost 22.1 per cent, or b,IVo u
| n. 600: the Prussians 49,. or D.72o In 45,cW
| At Marengo Napoleon lost 20 per cent.
or $500 in $500. and the Austrians Q
| per cent, or 300 In $500. At Austsr
| itz Napoleon lost 10.5 per cent,
! or $500 in 65,0oo, and the Austrians ant
| Russians 80 per cent, or 1900 in $500
At Aspern Napoleon lost 1913 per cent,
| or 1880 in $1,000, and the Austrians 81.
| per cent, or $500 in 1900. At Leipzi
] Napoleon lost "a per cent, or 5000 In IN,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21
THE NEWS OF FULTON.
Rev. MIR. ThrOcI1mOrtOn's Cure Tor
.. ~. n,Counor,s EuneraI.


Cancer-Mrs. O'COnnor's Funeral
Rev. p. Il. Throckmorton, pastor OF
Pamunkey Baptist church, residing how
ever. on Graham street is attracting 10
b,mself considerable attention at present
nv the cures OF the dread cancer he Is
at1aeed 10 have made. He, alone, Is IN
the secret which came TO hlm as q
heritage at the death of his mother TINS
GOOD woman having exercised her re-
Inarkable means Of cure during her hIe-
time. He is reported as visiting all VINO
have this malady and desire his atten-
ton bur charges nothing for tina Won
derfui results claimed TO folloW'
Mr. Throckmorton gives the names Oh
o Number OF patients whom he mas
cured A prominent physician rev Gays
aso offered Mr. Throckmorton SOVo lot
he secret, but without effect. ...
THE funeral OF Mrs. Margaret y CohhOi -
who died at the residence or her ue'us u
Ter Mrs. Margaret Gogan, NO. 10 L oui9
ana street. Thursday evening tooh plrCU
Sror, 81 Patrick's church yesterday
,,orrines al 10 o'clock. Interment was
r,aas an Mt. Calvary Cemetery. the pan
Iasrers were: Honorary-Messrs. I. H.
CyConnor. John Fall, Daniel McNanlai d.
simon Eagan. Mort Hogan. Frank y con
nor and Michael Beirne. Active-Me,sssis'
Daniel Higgins, James Hartley, Mliilain
Parrett. John Kelly, John T. Neagie' anu
Deceased leaves three children-Mrs'
MARGARET Gogan, and Mr.. Thomas OCoh-
nor of Fulton, and Mr.. James OConhor'
OF West Point. 60
Mr. pevton Taylor and Miss Ella Som
mers will be married at the nome Vi
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21
THAI MINERS, Fifth and Broad SITS
Observation-Disclosures

from 50 10 100; in the Franco-Prussian
war from 70 to 40.
Finally, Captain Berndt taDulates .he
achieyements of the great armies that
have made long, victorious marcnes' Ma
roleon's great marches were: strasspurs
To Rruenn. 1906, about 1000 kilometres
from the Main to Tilsit, 1880; from DO
nauwoerth to Znaim, 1900; from the Wis
,uIa 10 Moscow, 1,500. In the campaign
NJ 1S13-14 Butcher marched LOO kllome
tres from Breslau to Paris. In 1866 ths
prussian army covered $500 kilometres,
sroro Torqau to Marchfeld. In the war
NJ 1s7o-u the Germans marched from INC
Rhins 10 Paris. $500 kilometres; ana II.
the war of 1S77-7S the Russians coVereo
I ooo kilometres on the march from the
Pruth To Constantinople. ,
In his running narrative captain
Rerndt. as an Austrian, naturally ue
votes much attention to Austria war
cord He tells many things calculated 10
SUNRISE a generation when mas siowN
nm in the Impressions left by the CRUSH
inc defeat of the central European no-
ton in 1866 In the four centuries s,lice
1895 this warlike veteran OF the hd'i 1Ia,
has fought in and out OF go seaIe os co
basr AT mace but 173. 1t has wsged %
,yars against foreign foes, Y OF then
oaairst France. In these q she mas
fought % battles of importance and U0
minor engagements. OF the 1873 engage e.
tents Austria has won ITO and france
81 The Italians occupied Austria's at,
tentIon in 10 wars. Turkey in wars, anu
prussia in wars. All told, the troops %
Austria have fought IN 1900 engagements
(great and smalD since 1879.
Captain Berndt has not much that -
new "a tell regarding the franco-Prus-
siam war. Two or three OF his state
ments are, however, uncommon enough
TO merit repetition. The cost OF the wal wal
he calculates, was s3,0Oo,OO0OOo. The Ger Ger
man field artillery fired during d ~ Sf1 IT,
shots and the infantry @.oOo'Uo. Inc
booty of war consisted OF 5.526 fortress
o,,ns ,sl5 field guns and rapid-fring-san-
non. 1O7 eagles and flags, and 5000 II.
aes. exclusive of what was captured al
leisure on abandoned fields.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21
MAP SHOWING THE BURNED DISTRICT IN LONDON
TThe cross indicates where the fire started1

ll6 GLOSS llulCdI6b
injured during the work Of extinguish-
ing the flames.
About 300 firms are seeking for new
offices.
The official report says the cause OF
the fire Is unknown.
A large number Of warehouses from
five to six stories high have been burned
and have partly fallen, the whole cover
ing an area of 200 to go yards, bounded
by Nichols Square, Edmund's Place,
levin Crescent, Australian avenue,
Paups alley, and Red Cross street.
The insurance agents take an optimistic
view of their losses, their estimates
ranging from e1,50O.0o0 to e4.O00,0Oo. 1t
Is a fact that dozens of burned-out firms
were not insured, in some cases because
they were considered to be undesirable
customers, and in others because the
locality has long been considered dan
eerous by the insurance companies. the
latter assert that the sensational rumors
regarding the losses haye been promoted
on the stock exchange in order to IN
fiuence stocks.
All the historic treasures or Cripple
gate church were removed, including the
records of oliver CromwelPs marriage,
Millions burial, and the deaths from the
plague in 1865.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21
THE LONDON FIRE.
LOSSES OF AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANIES HEAVY.
EXTENT OF DAMAGE ABOUT to,ooo,ooO
All of the Historic Treasures of Old
81. Giles Church saved From In
jury-Cause OF the Connagration

LONDON, November 2o-It Is impossi-
bic to accurately estimate the damage
done by the great coniagration yester-
day. but the direct loss will probably
be below 100000.
Consols and India 8 per cents. have
fallen heavily on the belief that the
losses will necessitate heavy sales by
insurance companies. and most Of the
insurance companies shares have drop
ped 10 to 30 shillings.
The Evening Standard. in its financial
article this evening. says 1t Is believed
that the bulk Of the fire losses will fall
upon American insurance companies.
In spite of the magnitude Of the dis
aster, only two fremen were slightly