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Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
FIFTEEN CHILDREN ARE DEAD.

Loss Of Life NJ tho Buckner OEphaA
Home Fire Continues to Grow.
Dallas, Tex, Jan. 18.-Fifteen little
girls and boys are dead as result Of
Friday nights fire at the Buckncr
orphan home and nine Others are s..-
.riously burned and crushed. Three of
the injured, it is thought, cannot re-
cover.
The fullness of the holocaust was not
discovered and fully realized until Sat-
urday. The fire, which began about ten
o'clock Friday night and ragged until
the boys dormitory was destroyed, did
not cool enough for search for bodies
in the ashes until early Saturday morn
ing. At that time it was thought that
only fve children had been burned to
death, When the ashes had cooled
enough to admit of "a search scores of
sympathizing friends and neighbore be-
gan the sad task of finding the bodies
cf the five who it was known had per-
ished. The search had hardly been in
stituted when the terrible truth that
there were more than five bodies in the
ashes appeared. The search continued
until dawn, when Is bodies had been
found.
All the dead except one were buried
Saturday evening in the cemetery
home. Rev. Mr.. Buckner, manager of
the home, officiated The home ply
sicians are in attendance on the injured.
All the farmers in the vicinity turned
out and assisted in making coftins, dig
ging graves and burying the victims.
There were l47 boys and more than 100
girls in the home. All are accounted
for.
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
LATER.

Peter Henderson, q colored porter
assaulted Flagman Griffin with an ice
pick. at Colum bus, Miss. He escaped
and was not heard of until the 18th,
when his body was found dangling
from bridge.
A bulletin issued from Washington
the 18th shows that the total mum Der
OF people engaged in occupations of all
kinds IN 1890 was 22, 735, ,661.
The appointment of Secretary Fran
els was confirmed the 18th by the sen.
ate in executive session.
A bag containing SIS, 600 was stolen
from in front of the Pacific State Bank
OF New York the 18th. 1t was in charge
OF two men, and belonged to the Met
ropolitan Street Car company.
A very distinct shock of earthquake
was felt at Red Bud, ILL.,, the 18th.
The First National Bank, of New
port, and the German National Bank,
of Louisville, KY, failed to open the
18th.
The supreme court of the United
States has decided that portion of the
South Carolina dispensary law provid-
ing for the inspection of liquors i'm
ported into the state to be unconsitu-
tional. .-~
A collision between two passenger
trains occurred at Chester, Wis, the
18th. The engineer and fremen saved
themselves by jumping. One passen-
ger was badly cut about the head with
broken glass.
The gunboats Centinela and Relam-
pago left MANI anillo, Cuba, the night of
Jan. 16 with the object of going up
the river Cauto to Fort Gaumo, in com
pliance with the orders of Gen. Roach.
At 10 o'clock on the morning of Jan.
18th both gunboats were near Mango
Landing when the explosion of a tor.
pedo, which had been we'll placed in
the river. sank the Relampago. Those
of the crew who survived swan for
the shore, but were fred on from the
banks.
The Minnesota State Savings Bank.
of st. Paul, closed the 18th.
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
DOM

The monetary conference concluded
its labors at Indianapolis by adopting
resolutions that declare for the gold
standard, for the retirement of treas
ury notes, for freer banking and for a
monetary commission to suggest re.
forms.
The wife and child of C. S. Cass were
fatally injured at railway crossing
near Black River Falls, Wis.
Nearly 800 delegates were in attend
ance at the opening of the monetary
conference in Indianapolis.
1t is said that the agreement between
the United States and Spain regarding
the terms to be granted to the Cuban in
surgents has been practically concluded
in Washington.
Peter Tinco, John Taylor, Henry
Flynn, William Taylor and Theodore
Erouhnerstein were crushed to death in
mine near Pottsville, Pa, by the fall OF
cage.
Fred Douley and Mamie Reed were in
stantly killed by train at q crossing
near Columbus. o. @"< @-%
DR.. Richard &. Flower, a Napoleon
of finance" in Boston. failed tor $685.
600. "ss
The West Virginia legislature met at
Charleston.
The Seattle (Wash.) savings bank
closed it's doors with Liabilities of $780,
600. ~, t. s1.-..5..5 g.. r.
While making professional call. J..
II. Wallace. prominent physician at
Monmouth. ILL.,, fell across the bed of
his patient and instantly expired.
John FL. Couch, late populist candi-
date for judge of the Kansas court of
appeals, committed suicide at Scott BE-
cause of family trouble. u
Escaping gas from coal stove in
Chicago killed Charles Poole and his
another Mrs. Esther Poole.
The Wisconsin legislature convened
at Madison. L. w. Thayer, of Ripon.
was chosen president pro tenn. Of the
senate and George w. Buckstaff, Of
Oshkosh, speaker of the assembly.
Alexander Grah ham Bell, inventor of the
telephone and resident of Washington,
has renounced allegiance to the queen
o. England and become q citizen Of the
United States.
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.

CONGRESSIONAL.

The Proceedings Of tho Second Session.
a bill was introduced In the senate on
tie 18th making the term Of fourth-class
rostmasters four years. The resolution to
extend the presidential term to six years
and the free homestead bill were discussed
....In the house a resolution was passed
70 pay the widow of the late Speaker Crisp
$!,a84. the expenses OF his last illness and
funeral. Mr.. johnson (Cal) defended a
personal attack made upon him by Mr..
@aguire (Cal) In the Congressional Rec
ord. and q resolution to expunge the mat
ter from the Record was adopted.
Most OF the time In the senate on the
18th was given to Mr.. Bacon (Ga) in J.
speech upholding the power Of congress to
recognize new governments. In executive
session the nomination of David E. Francis
TO be secretary Of the interior was dis
cussed, but no action was taken. .. In the
house senate bill was passed to with
craW from the supreme court criminal
cases other than capital. and leave jurts-
olctlon over them to the court OF appeals
The agricultural appropriation bill 49, l52,
1a2) was reported and a bill to make oleo-
nargerlne and other limitations OF dairy
products subject to the laws OF the states
anto which they are transported was dis
cussed.
In the senate on the 18th the free hcme-
stead bill to open to settlement all public
lands acquired from Indians free of any
payment to the government. and involv-
ing $780, 3l acres, was passed. The army
appropriation bill ($23, l29, $40 was reported
Adjourned to the 18th. ;. In the house the
Till to subject oleomargerine and other
Imitation dairy products to the laws of
the states into which they are transported
was passed. A bill was introduced for the
establishment OF u permanent census serv-
Ice
The senate was not In session on the 18th
LIN the house a bill was introduced nu-
thorizing the secretary of state to offer to
the government of Spain a sum of money
not to exceed $500. .O00. .0C0 for the purchas. of
the island of Cuba. The free homestead bill
which came back with senate amendments
was referred to the committee on public
lands. A bill fixing the age at IS years for
retirement from the classified civil service
was introduced, veterans of the war or
their widows being excepted. At the ven~
Ing session fourteen private pension bills
were favorably reported.
There was no session of the senate on the
18th. LIN the house most of the day was
devoted to oratorical tributes to the late
Speaker Charles F. Crisp. Mr. Sherman
IN. ~ introduced bill to regulate sales
OF railroad tickets. 1t makes it unlawful
for other than authorized agents to sell or
transfer tickets or passes, fixes pen alties
for counterfeiting tickets, and provides
that all unused parts OF the tickets, must be
redeemed by the companies by which they
are issued.
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21

day. His name was not presented, the
only candidate formally placed in nom
ination being Joseph Il. Choate, of New
York city. The nomination was made
just half hour after the caucus con-
vened. OF the 10 republican votes cast
Mr.. Platt received l42, although his
name was not mentioned until after the
roll had begun. Such condition has
never before been presented in party
politics in New York state. Mr.. Platt
has steadfastIy said that he was not a
candidate. and the programme carried
out by the party leaders was in defer
ence to his Wishes
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
Must Support Diaz.

New York, Jan. IA Sun special
from Monterey, Mexico, says the reform
laws of Mexico regulating and restrict
ing the Catholic church in this country
have always met with strong opposi-
tion from the church officials. They
must hereafter, however, be strictly
obeyed, as Archbishop Averardi has is
sued written instructions to every
Catholic church in Mexico to that effect.
He also calls upon the church to give
President Diaz's administration it's sup
port. Archbishop Averardi came to
Mexico six months ago, direct from
Rome, for the purpose of investigating
church affairs in this country.
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
New Chinese minister.

Washington, Jan. 15.-The Chinese
minister, Yang Yu, called at the state
department Thursday to announce that
WI Ting Fang had been appointed to
succeed him and that he had been pro-
1aoted to Russia. He expected his sue
cessor late in March, at which time he
should himself depart for st. Peters
burg. Lob Teng Lu, who accompanied
the viceroy to this country as inter-
prefer, has been appointed minister to
England, Italy and Belgium.
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21

The united Mine workers Of America
q ct 4 their , e lannual meeting in Columbus,
-. elected a. president NJ. D. Batch.
tord, Of Ohio. #s
AL AL the recent reports in regard tc
william Waldorf Astor having becomes q
naturalized citizen of Great Britain ars
said to be untrue.
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
PLATT is CHOSEN.

Nominated for Senator from New York
In q Remarkable Manner.
Albany, N. u, Jan. l5.-ThOmas Col
lier Platt. the most prominent and in
fiuential republican in the state Of New
York, was nominated for United States
senator by the republican members of
the legislature in joint caucus Thurs
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
FOREIGN.

Over half the population of Bonn
bay, India, estimated to amount to
about 90O,O0C, has ied from the bubonic
plague. ... !,
Advices from Honolulu are to the
effect that Minister Willis died there ON
the 9th inst.
Gen. Maxine Gomez stormed and ca D.
'tured the important city of Santa
Clara, Cuba.
Luis Someilan. naturalized Ameri-
can citizen found guilty of conspiring
against the Spanish government, was
sentenced in Havana to life imprison-
uent.
England has determined to annex the
Benin kingdom and to depose the king,
on account of the recent massacre of q
british expedition.
The Dominion savings bank of Var
mouth, N. S.. closed it's doors.
Advices from Madrid say that at a
cabinet meeting, the queen regent pre-
siding, it was agreed to introduce re-
forms in the island of Cuba.
Gen. Dedarto Alfaro has been elected
president of theeyepublic of Ecuador.
The official figures Of the census just
completed show the total population of
the German empire in December, 1895,
to have been s., ,279 ,9O1.
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Ex-senator John C. Spooner has been
pronounced the. unanimous choice o1
the republican senator's. and assembly.
men Of Wisconsin for the United States
senate. to succeed William F. Villas. '
John Il. Rogers was :inaugurated gov.
ernor OF Washington at Olympia.
All populists who do not believe in
fusion deals are called to meet at Nash
vile, Tenn, July 4. 1897, to organize fol
the campaigns of 1898 and 1900. &
William d. Wamer, of South Caro-
lima, United States consul at Cologne, is
dead.
William Moore, in point of service
the Oldest editor in Pennsylvania. died
in Pittsburgh, aged 70 years.
Thomas C. Platt has been named az
the republican candidate for United
States senator from New York to sue.
ceed David b. Hill.
The republicans in the Oregon legis-
lature nominated John Fl. Mitchell to
succeed himself in the United States
senate. .',t
After long conference with Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley Senator Sherman
announced that he had accepted the
state portfolio.
Joseph Willard, one Of the weaIthiest
and best known men in Washington,
founder of the Willard hotel, died at his
residence in that city. aged n years.
Joel 7. Headley, ex-secretary of state
of New York and historian of note,
died in Newburg. aged 81 years.
Warren sheaf., 1897-01-21
SPANlARDS ROUTED.
Rumors of q Big Victory for the Cuban
lnSurgenta.

Rumors of q Big Victory for the Cuban
Insurgents.
Key West, Fla, Jan. 1s.-One of the
most brilliant victories achieved by
the Cubans since the beginning of the
revolution was won. last "Wednesday
at Gabuqito, near Manzanillo. Ac-
cording to advices received here by
the steamer Olivette, which reached
here from Havana Saturday night, Gen.
Calixto Garcia, with strong force of
Insurgents. has made his headquarters
at Gabuqito for some weeks. Gen. Sc
gura, with 1000 Spaniards, was operat-
ing near Manzanillo and determined to
attack Gabuqito, although the Cubans
were strongly intrenched.
Segura's plan was to storm the place,
and he led his men in person, but the
Cubans greeted the Spaniards with
such deadly fire from rifles and Hotch-
kiss guns that they retreated in great
disorder. Segura rallied his men and
another charge was made, but the fire
of the Cubans did such execution that
the Spaniards were again driven back.
Segura was unable to rally his men
for another attack and withdrew. 1t
is reported from Cuban sources that
the Spanish loss was nearly 300 killed
and about 400 wounded. Among the
killed, it is said, there were many Span
ish officers, and Segura himself is re-
ported slightly wounded. -.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-12
A SOCIETY POET.

To write vers de societe has been an
ambition with many poets; as a writer
of such verses Praed stands at the
head. Now member of New York
society (whether a member of the 400
or OF the 50 is not stated, has put
forth a volume of verse, though it is
not exactly what would usually be
termed society verse. The author has
a desire to win the hearts of the people
as she has won the hearts of her set.
IT is said that another aim is to show
10 the common world that those of
the grand world have high and serious
aims in life; that ali is not frivolity
with them; that some have an ambi-
ton to be useful. But how anyone can
be useful by writing verses-poetry-
this Drosaic, unitarian age, is very
hard to see A friend of the author
says that the work is not the work of
a master hand and brain, out that the
rhymes are sweet, and often rise to
real dignity and fine passion. Only one
poem have we seen OF this new au-
thor's, but it is that which gives the
title to the volume, and is called 1.-The
Carnival of Venice" Here are a few
stanzas:
The sun looks out from a Southern sky
Upon the merry scene,
And gay NenetiaaS quickly HE,
With ringing laugh and sparkling eye,
And stately, gallant mien.
They. too, are here-ny noble lord.
And she his lady fair.
The tiny foot in slipper cased,
L he crimson dress of satin laced
Ger misty laces rare.
With brow so sad. and eyes so full,
Sweet eyes which must not weep;
For she is wife to him who holds
The dainty arm il satin folds.
And hushed, her sorrows sleep.
But he is near-some one is near,
With sweetly low guitar,
Who sings to her Of other days,
The plaintive heart awakening lays,
And happiness-afar!
We confess to some liking for poetry
but We never care for any where people
have to @hie." And where did these gay
venetians HE to? Was it to the Grand
Canal, or to the Rialto, or to the square
of St Mark? Each and all of these
places often witness merry scenes. Il
must have been merry sight to set
these gay Venetians quickly 'hieing'
with ringing laugh and stately, gal
! liant mien. Ringing laughs and stately
mien seem d little inconsistent.
How depressing to the spirits to reat
of that poor wife with brow so sad
and eyes so full" 1nvoluntarily ont
seeks for his bandana to wipe away
! the tears that gush forth like watel
from a flowing well.
This little poem (there are eight
stanzas in it,, has all the pathos of
regulation he-east, she-west story. l
cannot fail to touch the hearts of tn
people and to teach them to love poetr!
and to think better of that grand worl'
and its Inhabitants who they though
were given up wholly to vanities. Musi
hath. charms to soothe the savage ear
and poetry to melt the hearts of tn
! reoD1e
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-12
TALES OF THE DAY.
He Craved Permission to Change
His Find. at Least.

No man is better known or more gen.
orally beloved in the city in which he
lives than Professor Adam Hender-
shott. His conversation is quite de-
void of bitterness. Only once was he
ever known 20 say anything indicating
even the slightest trace of i'll temper.
Travelling downward on a suburban
trolley line to call upon a friend he
asked the Conductor to transfer him
to the city street cars at a certain
point.
Soon afterWard the car stopped, and
he was surprised to see outside the
very friend he was seeking. He started
to leave the car, but the conductor &C
costed him.
You can't change for your car
here he said, brusque;y. Go back.
The professor passed him, taking No
notice.
Cant change cars here, I tell YOU
snapped the conductor again.
Professor Hendershott, deep in con-
versation with his friend, merely waved
his hand to signify that the car might
go on without him
Here, you old jayr' cried the man
with the brass buttons, angrily;
don't 1 tell you that you can't change
cars at this station?"
| The good old professor answered with
severity: But 1 can change my mind
at this station, can't I?'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-12
HUMAN ENDURANCE.

It has long been known that man
can endure more than any other ami
nal. and the higher the intelligence of
the individual, all other things being
equal. the greater his endurance. But
it is doubtful if there was ever such a
test Of human endurance as has been
witnessed in Madison Square Garden
during the past week. The feats Of
those who are participating in the six
days bicycle race are truly marvellous.
In one hundred and thirty-f1ve hours
one man has gone 2,e50, an average of
15A miles an hour for the entire time;
il seems incredible.
But what of the state of the men
who have been IN the race? Many had
to quit by the time half the time Of
the race was over; others have held on
with a pluck and determination that
seemed to have been born of despair.
Some of them are almost in a state of
physical collapse, While their minds
have been nearly shattered. What
must be the mental and physical con-
dition of a man who believes that his
eyes are gone and asks for paper to
put in the sockets? or of a man who
says that half his head is coming off
and asks that it may be bandaged? To
look upon men who are in. this condi-
ton is like looking upon the inmates
of the violent wards in an insane asy-
lum. Men who suffer thus can scarcely
fully recover from the effects of the
terrible ordeal through which they have
passed, And What will it all amount to
in the end? One man will make a
worldwide reputation, but his unsuc-
/ cessful competitors will never be men
toned; the victor Will be greeted with
/ cheers and shouts and will be the hero
of the hour: he will establish a great
record and give new Illustration of
the wonderful powers of human en-
durance. 1t is the same old story of the
strife for fame with a different object
at the goal and as in all other great
struggles in life the road along which
it has been pursued is. strewn with
wrecks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-12
DINeLEY ON THE D1NeLEY Law.

Chairman Dingley says that the es-
timated deficit Tor the current fiscal
year is $2S000,000. 1t is already greater
than that by the sum of SIS, 900. 000
Should the revenues of the government
for the remaining six months of the
fiscal year equal the expenditures, there
would still be a deficit of SAG, 900, O0O To
reduce it to the sum named b. Mr..
Dingley as the estimated deficit for the
fiscal year, there must be a monthly
excess of revenue over expenditures of
So, 100000. Is such gain probable?
There are no indications of it at the
present time. Mr.. Dingley further says
that the anticipatory importations had
placed in the treasury before July /
$3S, 600. Let that be granted for the
sake Of argument; still, if that amount
had come in after the passage of the
present revenue law there would have
been a deficit just the same, though, OF
course, not of so great magnitude.
The chairman of the ways and means
committee talks about where this sum-
in equity, should be credited. 1t isn't
butts but of cold facts and figures.
Whatever may have been the defects
and shortcomings of the Wilson-G Cor
man law, they are no excuse or justifi-
cation for the defects and shortcomings
of the Dingley law; it should have
cured the defects and shortcomings OF
its predecessor. Even avowed friends
of the measure have grave doubts
whether the present revenue law viii
ever do what they had hoped it would
What the people want is a revenue law
that will produce revenue, and not ar
guments and estimates. No matter
what party enacts defective revenue
| legislation, the whole country mus
suffer as a consequence of it. The
country needs revenue, and it is the
imperative duty of congress to enact
such laws as will provide it.