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PARDEE HALL.
The Pride of Lafayette College
Badly Damaged by Fire.

EATON Pa), Dec 1S.-Pardee Hall,
the magnificent four-story stone struc-
tura that stood on the brow of College
Hill, this city. and the pride of Lafay-
cite College, was badly damaged by fire
this morning. Only the east wing was
saved from the flames. The center of
the structure and the entire west wing
were gutted
Besides the damage of buildings,
thousands of dollars worth of valuable
property belonging to professors was
destroyed. A heavy portion falls on J.
Madison Porter professor of civil and
Typographical engineering. His instru-
ments were valued at $4,000. on which
there was no insurance. DR.. T. C.
Porter's botanical laboratory. probably
the finest in the United States, was also
destroyed. The war library. consisting
Of $1,000 volumes of valuable books. is
in ruins, along with valuable collec-
tion of minerals and birds.
The flames spread so rapidly that for
three hours the work of the firemen
was of no avail
Students carried from the buildings
many valuable instruments, books, ex-
perimental plants, etc
The fire originated in the biological
laboratory Of the second floor of the
west ing. It is believed to have been
started by a defective gas burner under
an incubator
The old Pardee Hall was destroyed
in 1879 and the structure which was
burned to-day was built in 1880
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MURDER OR SUICIDE.
The Coroner to Investigate the
Cause Of Death,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1S.-Alice
Oliver, who lived at 1855 Howard
street, was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital to-day suffering from carbolfc
acid poisoning. She was unconscious
when she arrived at the hospital. and
died without regaining her senses.
John Donovan, with whom she had
been living. told the police that she
took the poison because she was angry
with him. They had been drinking
during the morning with John Sulh-
van, a mutual friend, and all three
We're very drunk when the woman took
the drug. Neither Sullivan or Dono-
van paid any attention to her assertion
that she had taken poison until she
was seized with convulsions. Then they
called a policeman, but It was then
too late to do anything effective for
the dying woman.
The bottle from which the poison had
been taken was found on the floor be-
side her bed. The poison had been
diluted, and consequently left no burns
upon the woman's mouth. This fact
led to the suspicion that she died by
other means than carbolic acid poison
ing, and so Donovan and Sullivan were
arrested, pending an Investigation by
the Coroner. They will be detained un-
til the cause of the woman's death is
positively determined
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NEED NOT PAY THE NOTES.
Clay Not Bound by Signatures
Obtained by Lord NeyilI.

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Judgment in the
case Of Spencer Clay, an officer of
guards. who on November 29th was
sued by Sam Lewis, the London money
lender, to recover 500 SO due on two
promissory notes given by Lord Will
lam Nevill, with Clay's Endorsement,
was rendered to-day. 1t is to the effect
that Clay is not bound by the sigma
lures obtained from him by Lord New
ILL., because, in effect, they We're forger-
les.
At the trial Sir Edward Clarke, Q. c.,
representing the defendant, alleged that
the endorsements We're secured by
trickery, Lord Nevill having asked Clay
to witness his signature to documents
of a family character, which in reality
We're the promissory notes.
Clay is the son of a former member
OF Parliament, who was one of the
largest shareholders of the Bass Brew
ing Company. w. A. Nevill is the
fourth son of the Marquis of Aberga-
Venu+r
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which the principals enacted with great

which the principals enacted with great
power.
One of the most risque embodiments
of alleged life on the stage which has
been permitted by the British censor
is curtain raiser entitled "A New
Leaf by Herbert Darnley, running at
one OF the theaters. The principal per-
sonage, Lord Annerty, is a gentleman
who has Sown generous crop of wild
oats, and sits down to reflect upon
these same one evening after his re-
turn from one of the night club insti-
tutions peculiar to London. While solil-
oquizing on the virtues of his modest
little wife and his own unworthiness to
her, his apartment is invaded by Tot
tie Evans, a lady of the demi- monde,
who endeavors to blackmail him. His
Wife being about to appear upon the
scene, the Lord retireS to the shelter of
a screen, and while thus secreted hears
his wife and Tottie Evans exchange
"reminiscences which reveal them as old
comrades in vice. In the denouement
his lords hip forgives her ladyship, be-
cause she has decided to reform, and
embracing they both resolve to lead
better lives
The record-union., 1897-12-19
SlTTIRGS OF THE REICASTAG.
HAVE BEEN INTERESTING THE
PAST WEEK
The Government Throughout Upon
the
to Hohenlohe

BERLIN. Dec. 1S.-(Copyrighted.
1897, by the Associated Press )-The
past weeks sittings of the Reichstae
were interesting. The Government
throughout was on the defensive. and
Herren Bebel, Richter and Lieber and
other oppositionists Haunted the fact
in Prince Hohenlohe's face that he had
broken his word to the Reichstag in not
securing for the workmen the right Of
coalition, and in failing to secure the
right of liberalization for political
clubs The Chancellor's replies were
decidedly lame.
Another important statement made
Jointly by Baron Won Thielmann. the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Count
Posadowsky was that Germany was
preparing an autonomous tariff to ena-
bic her 10 Immediately resaliate upon
countries enacting tariffs unfavora BILE
to German industries and commerce
This announcement was greeted with
wild cheering and delight from all the
Agrarians. and has been accepted by
the Conservative press.
On Thursday the Government an
nounced that measures were under way
TO relieve the distress in Silesia, caused
by the flood. and to guard against re-
currence of such disasters. The prin-
cipal features will be the construction
of five huge accumulation tanks. of
capacity Of So.o00000 cubic meters. in
the mountainous districts where there
are the rivers Loabo. Zaokor and
Quiess. costing II .000,0 00o marks. 1t is
proposed to utilize the water power thus
accumulated for Industrial purposes.
The damage done by the floods during
the past summer in the above-named
districts is officially computed at s.
100000 marks.
When dining with Admiral Won
Knorr. the Emperor said: China is like
an artichoke-it has to be eaten bit by
bit"
A German railway official who was
an eyewitness of the facts tells the
correspondent here of the Associated
Press an unpublished story of the
Cars journey from Darmstadt to CO.
burg in October last Information
reached Russia through the secret po-
lice of a plot of the nihilists studying
at German universities to wreck the
Cars train, and most extraordinary
precautions We're taken to protect his
majesty. The train only travelled seven
to twenty-one kilometers per hour in
stead Of eighty. and the whole trip con-
sumed twelve hours. Twenty Cossacks
of the body guard. with rifles and re-
voIvers. constantly patroled the gang
ways Of the train. and the whole track
from Darmstadt to Cobourg was guard
ed by several thousand German troops
under the special command of Russian
secret service officers.
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CHARLES PAGE BRYAN.
Teller Will Oppose His Confirma-
ton as Minister to China.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-In reply to
a question. Senator Teller said to-day
that he would oppose the confirmation
of the nomination of Charles Page
Bryan to be Minister to China.
Il have" said Senator Teller, known
Mr.. Bry an for many years, as he was
formerly a resident of Colorado, and
my personal relations with him have
always been amicable. My opposition
to his confirmation is based solely upon
the ground that he has had no exper-
ience or training that would justify
this Government in selecting him for
the most important mission we have
at The present time.
'fIt cannot be doubted that certain
European countries intend, if they can
possibly find an excuse for doing so, to
dsmemter China and divide up that
great territory between them. / Go not
believe that such a high-handed out
rage should be perpetrated and if it be
attempted, I think that other self-re-
specting nations not engaged in the
disposition of the spoils should enter a
very vigorous protest.
This attempt at the dismemberment
of China will in all likelihood give rise
to a serious and complicated diplomatic
controversy, in which this country will
be involved 1t is hardly to be sup
posed that under the circumstances we
would be unconcerned spectators Of this
proceeding. For this reason, we should
have in China one of the ablest and
most experienced of public men. The
mission to England, France or Russia
is ut this time of less Importance than
is the Chinese mission. My opposition
to Mr.. Bryan grows out of the recog-
nized necessity Of having a strong man
at This important post, and l do not be-
lieve that the friends of Mr.. Bryan will
contend that he meets these require
ments"
The record-union., 1897-12-19
The Fathers Efforts to Get Pos
session Of the Clothing.
Makes a Strange Visit to the District At
torneys Office.
Presents an Order Which He
Wished Signed Calling Upon the
Property Clerk of the Police
Department to Deliver Up the

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1S.-William
A. Durrant, the father of the con-
demned murderer of Blanche Lamont,
called at the District Attorneys office
and asked to see Mr.. Barnes. That
gentleman was not in, however, but
the chief assistant, Walter Blair, was,
and to him Durrant senior addressed
himself.
He said that now that the blanche
Lamont murder trial was over, judg-
ment affirmed, with no possibility OF
it's ever again finding its way into the
courts, he supposed the police depart
ment had no further use for the prls-
oner's personal effects, which have been
in the keeping of the property clerk
since April IA, 1895.
L have here an order" said Dur
rant, senior, which l want you to
o. k" So saying, he pulled a piece of
paper from his pocket. and handed ii
to Blair. 1t proved to be an order
duly and regularly drawn, calling upon
the property clerk of the police de-
partment to deliver up to William a.
Durrant the following articles: One
slouch hat, one overcoat, one coat, vest
and trousers, one complete set of un-
der garments one watch, chain and
locket, one bank book.
Il have been to Judge BahrS," eX-
planned Durrant Il asked him to sign
the order, and he has promised to do
if the District Attorney will o. k. it,"
What do you want the things for?"
asked Blair.
There is a little money in the bank, "
tn of ~
We are very badly in need of money"
What do you want with the
clothes?"
We are obliged to turn everything
to account" was the dogged answer
THE things are of no use
blair shook his head. II am very
sorry" he said, "but it's out of the
question. The District Attorney will
never 0. k. that order. You may come
back when he is in and ask him, if
you like, but 1 tell you that he will
not sign it. He will never allow those
things to go out of custody until
and here Blair paused.
Until all is over, l suppose" asked
Durrant, sadly.
Yes, that's it," replied Blair "At
least until the case is finally disposed
Off
"Oh, well, I'm obliged to you just the
same. | did rot think there would be
any objection And Durrant, senior,
walked slowly out.
The real motive for Durrant's re-
quest was the topic of discussion in the
District Attorneys office for an hour
afterward. The concensus of opinion
appeared to be that Durrant was actu-
ased by two motives One, to trust to
luck in the Blanche Lamont case. and
remove from sight some dangerous ex-
hibits in case the Minnie Williams case
should go to trial; the other TO act on
the dime museum principle. and realize
considerable money by auctioneering Off
the young murderer's effects as curios
1t was a strange visit, and caused no
little comment.
Mr.. Durrant came to me about the
clothes, said Judge Bahrs. But I
would not sign his order, so 1 sent him
to the District Attorney l am not
surprised to hear that the request was
refused"
The record-union., 1897-12-19
OAKLAND RACES.
Bliss Rucker Wins the BurIinpame
Stakes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1S.-About
6.000 people attended the races at Oak
land to-day. and saw Bliss Rucker win
the mile race in worlds s record time for
a two-year-old of 1.40. Bliss Rucker
is son of Salvador.
There We're only four starters for the
Burlingame stake, but the stable. con-
sisting of Altamax and Bliss Rucker.
had the most supporters. Still there
were plenty of to 10 obtainable on ac-
count of the plunge on Senator Bland.
Bliss Rucker went out in the lead. and
opening up gap of three lengths. won
all the way, with his stable companion.
Altamax, second. The latter finished
with a good deal up his sleeve. Sena-
The record-union., 1897-12-19
Starved Himself to Death.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. IS. - Joseph
Blow. aged 13 years, who lived alone at
his squalid home on the corner of Ala
media and Date streets, was found dead
in an clubhouse on the premises early
this morning. No doubt he had been
dead some hours. Blow was an eccen-
trio old man, and though in great
wretchedness a box was found amonS
his effects which contains deeds ["
property in this city worth thousands
of dollars. 1t is thought he starved
himself to death An inquest is be-
ing held this afternoon.
The record-union., 1897-12-19
ALASKA TERRITORY,
The Senate Committee VIII Pre-
pare Laws.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The Senate
Committee on Territories to-day prac-
tically decided to enter upon the task
of preparing an omnibus bin to cover
the conditions in Alaska.
The general opinion of the committee
seems favorable to the preparation of
a new code of laws for the government
of the Territory. and new regulations
supplying a military force for it,
There was. on the other hand, quite
general opposition to complete Terri
torial organization. most of the mem
bers expressing themselves as opposed
to granting the Territory a delegate II
Congress or a local Legislature The
reason for this opposition is found in
the uncertainty as to the permanence of
the present conditions. Senators Thurs
ton, Carter and White We're appointed
a subcommittee to investigate the
question
The record-union., 1897-12-19
HAWAIIA'S SUGAR OUTPUT.
This Seasons Yield Twelve Tons in
Excess of Last Years.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S-The total
output of sugar from the Hawaiian
Islands for the year just closing, ac-
cording to the figures of the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association transmit
ted to TIE State Department by United
States Consul General Haywood. is put
down as 24S.567 tons, as against 24S.-
o55 tons last year.
The planters have had more trouble
than usual on account OF Gesertions.
especially with the Japanese. Of the
22,0U0 laborers on the plantations, c.
19O were contract Japanese. 1885 free
japanese, 1850 contract Chinese and
I9l0 free Chinese. The number of la
borers whose contracts expire next year
is 2,Ul1. and the number wanted is f.
10. The Japanese seem to be pre-
ferred by the planters as laborers
The record-union., 1897-12-19
Sudden Death at Stockton.

STOCKTON, Dec. 1S-Thomas w
Blakey. the Superintendent of the pot
terry works, dropped dead this after
noon near his home. He was on his
way to get shaved. The deceased was
61txears of age. and a native of Eng
lan0 He had been suffering from heart
disease
The record-union., 1897-12-19
Medal for Astronomer Perine.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 1S.-The comet med
al of the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific has been awarded to Assistant
Astronomer c. D. Perrine of the Lick
Observatory for his discovery of an
unexpected comet on October 10th last.
The record-union., 1897-12-19
Verdict in Favor Of the City.

OMAHA. Dec 1S.-The jury in the
case of the city against the bondsmen
Of ex-City Treasurer Henry Bola re-
turned a verdict in favor of the city
for ST. 600.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14
JULIUS SAYS NO.

Ex-Oueen Made No Political Visit
TO the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-Capt. Ju-
Illus A. Palmer, private secretary to ex-
Queen Liliuokalani, today said there
was positively no truth in the rumor
that a monster petition was being for
warded here from Hawaii by the ex-
Queens subjects in her favor.
''The people in Hawaii he said,
"haye as yet learned nothing about the
treaty having been signed. We were
not expecting such an act on the part
of the administration, SO petition OF
the kind mentioned was not deemed
necessary. Communication is bad be-
tween the Islands. 1t is not as it is In
this country, and even after news
reaches there it would take several
days to circulate it among the people.
ST wish to state also that the visit
of the Queen to the Capitol yesterday
was wholly without political signifi-
canoe 1t was merely in the nature of a
social call 1t was only natural that as
Congress will shortly take an adjourn
ment, she should pay the visit. She
is a grtat stickler after etiquette, and
made the call on this account"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14

uuestion upon the British Government |.
In an interview Mr.. Foster said the
details of the arrangement arrived at
with Russia could not be revealed at
nresent. but when disclosed would be
entirely satisfactory. Mr.. Foster had
no doubt that Japan is equally ready
10 cooperate with the United States III
the protection of the seals. Mr. roster
said that he was not going to Japan
but he had conferred with the japanese
Minister at Washington and thought
an agreement could be reached between
the two governments.
Speaking of Hawaii, Mr.. Foster sald ::
Eve learned the sentiments or RUSSIA
and France during our visit to ST. Pc
tersburg and Paris. They won Cd
iect to annexation and regard 1t as ma
turaI and inevitable. I do not belleve
Great Britain will object. The Eu-
ropean Governments may not ike IL,
but they are reconciled to it.
THE annexation of Hawaii. would
not presage the annexation of Cuba.
The cases of the two islands are en-
tireIy dissimilar. Hawaii is settled in
a large part by Americans and the
United States has obligations to fulfill
there. whereas Cuba is a colony of a
foreign government.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14
EX.OUEEN LII WAS THERE.
She Watches Congress Work From
the Gallery.

She Watches Congress Work From
the Gallery.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Ex-Queen
Liliuokalani was the center of obser-
walton in the Senate today. She came
unheralded, sent card to Senator Per-
kfns. of California, and waited in the
ante-room like a common suppllcant
for Senatorial favor. Finally, she was
admitted to the Marble Room with her
suit, consisting of chamberlain, mill
tary attache and lady-in-waiting
Senator Perkins appeared and paid
his respects, and was followed by other
members of the Senate, brought out by
calls from Her ex-Majesty. After many
interviews she was escorted by Senator
Perkins to the private gallery, where
she viewed the Senate in action, Raw
Inns, of Utah, being then engaged in
addressing his colleagues on lead ore
and the Democratic platform.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14
MAY BE REVOLT IN INDIA.
Mass of Natives Uneasy Under
British Rule.

LONDON, July 2.-The newspapers of
this city express anxiety at the occur
rences in India, intimating that the mass
of the natives there are less contented
under British rule than was generally be-
lieyed and that a rebellion of unpleasant
proportions may be threatening. Con-
slant communications are passing be-
tween the Indian and home Governments is:
In several parts of Calcutta it is still
dangerous for Europeans to go ABOUT,
and it is likely to remain so, owing to
the nature of the compromises by which
the riot was brought to an end; the
trouble is greatly increasing by the ap1
sence of the higher officials, most OF
whom are now in the hills. Those who
remained behind hesitated to undertake
Tba resI,It was that the troops were not
allowed to fire or to take the offensive
even when exposed to every KIND OF m
dienitv and insult. Their behavior and
seIf-restraint under the circumstances
were admirable.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14
Destructive Eruption.

MANILA, Philippine Islands, july
Additional details of the eruptlons
of the Mayou volcano in the province
of Albayo showed that 120 of the inha-
bitants of the village of Librug perish
ed The village was greatly damaged
and the tobacco crop of the vicinity de-
stroyed. The eruption was accompa-
MED bv an earthquake The shocks
were felt over an area of one mile.
The volcano of Mayou has been asleep
since 1917.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14
New Librarian of Congress.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-The Pre-
sident today nominated John Russell
Young of Pennsylvania to be Librarian
of Congress, and the nomination was
promptly confirmed by the Senate.
Young takes the place of Ainsworth
r. Spofford, who will remain, however,
as adviser and manager.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14
Noted Hymn-writer Dead.

CHICAGO, July Miss Maria
Straub well-known as composer OF
church and Sunday-School hymns, is
dead.
Miss Straub was the author of nearly
200 hymns, all of which have been set
to music by American composers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14
Leaves the Navy.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-Secretary
Long, on his return to Washington, re-
commended the approval of the SEN
tence by court-martial in the case OF
Commander Dennis Mullan, accused of
drunkenness on duty while in COM
mand of the Pensacola Navy Yard.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14
England Annexes Solomon Islands

England AnneXes solomon IsIands.
LONDON, July "a special from
Sydney, n. S. W., says that the British
warship Wallaroo has hoisted the Uni
on Jack on Russell, Bellona and Stuart
Islands, belonging to the Solomon
group.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-14
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LOTS At WhfM{M&
OtC according below, offered I3l sas
Ei~h+oop I o+c according to plat below of
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-06-03
Picnic and Bicycle Races.

The Fourth of July will be celebrated
here on the 5th by the st. Patrick's cor
net band. A picnic will be held at the
be two bicycle road races. The first
will be open to boys under 16 years of
age and the second open to all males
over 16. The course will be from the
park to Pond Creek brick works, return
ing via Alvintown Several of the
speedy bicycists of the vicinity have
signiiied their intention to compete. An
entrance fee of 80 cents each will be
charged the racers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-06-03

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