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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
CITIZENS TICKET WINS IN PL4INFIELD.

pIainneld. n. j.. Dec. (specia). Though the ex-
ac, result will not be known until early tomorrow
morning. there is every indication tonight that
the candidates on the Citizens ticker al the mu-
n,naI election held here to-day. have been elected.
Tho Republican leaders practically concede their
defe,t The commuter vote. however. will not be
counted until the last as usually the heaviest part
oSi, ia nolied early in the morning. and therefore
~ Uas ar Inc bottom Of the ballotboxes. The COM
muters supposed to be largely In f tha
,he result may be changed. The proposition submit
red 70 determine the temperance sentiment -
probably carried In favor OF the present "ce"se s''
lam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
A CRY FROM MACEDONIA.

Sofia. Dec. 7-Alarming news reached nero 70,
~. ,,o,, Macedonia. The Albanians are reported
- he committing great excesses at Depra .,, anu
Kuchevo and In tho surrounding districts h'',r,s @
men. outraging women ana 'oo,r,,s ,, ,a,o ,rosoe
STdt cSion and arrests Of Bqgarans b TTrk' he
also reported from the Bugaran n,,ar exci,ement
l.uro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
AN EXECUTION IN AUBURN PRISON.

Auburn. NJ Y, Dec. 7.-Charles Burgess murderer
OF Henry " whitlock. Of North Victory was exc
cutcd IN Auburn Prison this morning Burgess met
his death In the same calm manner which charac-
terized the man during his Imprisonment and trial
He had nothing to say except, God have mercy on
my soul" Burgess enticed Henry, V. Whitlock. a
farmer and his employer to the barnyard on the
night OF August 6. 1896. and murdered him with an
axe He afterward assaulted Mrs. Whitlook.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
,, rrcKrPS FARM COLONY SCHEME.

. me- 7-Comma nder Booth-Tucker Is IN
Chlcaso, ax,nr arrangements for a mass-meetins
o".asT hrS,Dess men and philanthropiss at Central
Mu.c Hall next Monday night to consider consider the i Sal ,b
Music 10. iirmv's proiect for farm colonies tor tne
walton ARMY r,crican cities. At that time he ex-
ppec, SGhcagoans take up the Work begun az tne
T,ber recent Iain Mills and others will take part IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
PRESENTATION TO THE ANNAPOLIS.

Annapolis. Nd. Dec. THE weather all
that could be desired for the presentation Of the
punch bowl to the gunboat Annapolis by the citi-
gems Of Annapolis which took place at o'clock
this afternoon the deck OF the vessel. James H.
Munroe made the presen taton address. and Com
mander J. J. Hunker responded Tor the ships off-
Lowndes and others were invited TO the cabin,
when the bowl was used for the first time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
GERMANS CAPTURE CHINESE CITY.
BIOODsIIED NEAR KrAo -CHAU BAY-ExrENT OF
GEpMANY's DEMANDS oS CHINA.

-
GERMANY's DEMANDS oN CHINA.
London. Dec S-A dispatch from Shanghai
says: "On Friday last Captain Becker and u"
German marines left Kiao-Chau Bay to occupy
the surrounding villages, whence they proceeded
TO capture the city. The Chinese forts opened
fre. and the Germans replied. killing three OF
the garrison which thereupon fled In disorder
The Chinese general in command was captured.
bu. was afterward liberated Several German
sailors we're nJured by stones flung by the In
hahitants Of the villages. In return FOR this the
head men OF these villages were beaten with
bamboo sticks. by order OF the German COM
mander. M,
ut is reported here that China Is Willing TO
nav an indemnity OF 1ODOOOO taels (about
$751; 2jO) and to grant all the German demands.
Including the temporary session Of Kiao-Chau
Bay and adjoining territory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
RIG ST LOUIS CONCERN IN TROUBLE

BIG NJ Doo1'
st. Louis. Dec. THE Far shoe ano I'o'"''.s y.
co,,ronv one OF the largest department stores In
,hs city. filed a chatte mortgage on Its entire
.tock of shoes and clothing yesterday afternoon. to
secure the three principal creditors. the National
rank OF Commerce. with a claim OF $SS.oOo; the
Independent National Bank OF Philadeipnia' Soo.-
ooo and Doob. Klauber & Co. $6o So4. Later
deed OF trust for the benefit of all otner creotors
Covering claims TO the amount OF xoeeix' Was niea
within sixty days. and at the expiration OF that
time sell out the business to the best advantage. ~
is believed the value of the stock Will cover III
claims.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
SUICIDE OF A JUDGE.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BUCK OF THE SUPREME
COURT OF MONTANA ENDS HIS LIFE.

ue,ena Mont. Dec Judge Horace r. Buck
Associote Justice OF the Supreme Court OF Mon
tana. shot himself through the right eye. ABOUT
midnight. at his home in Lenox. a suburb OF
Helena. He had spent the evening with party
~ friends at a neighbors house. seeming very
cheerful After chatting for awhile with MS ram
u'' -. want 70 his room. and soon afterward the
~, that ended his life was heard. His wife ran
unstairs and found him lying on the hoor, dead
Tho Judge had been breaking down In healtn ior
ona fine He was forty-four years old. native
opV ~ Vicksburg. Miss. and graduate OF Yale he
came TO Montana In 1879.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
,r.,v tn HAVE TOBACCO AGENCY HERE

Rome. Dec. IA decree has been pupnsneu ,,a,'au
,hI,shinc in New-York an agency Tor the i'a''''
1900 monopoly. The agency Is to consist o'
- ooc,a,s whose business It VIII ne 70 n surnish isi
,p,ormation as TO the tobacco trrssns trans s' '
.,n imtV, mo- With view OF direct purchases'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
HIGH T. INMAN SUES PATRICK CALHOUN
THE ALLEGATION IS THAT CALHOUN GAVE
WORTHLESS CHECK FOR $4,000

Atlanta. Dec 7 (SpeciaD.--A sensational suit was
r,ed TODAY by Hugh T. Inman. brother OF the
late John H. Inman. Of New-York. and the richest
man in Atlanta against Patrick Calhoun. formerly
- Atlanta and New-York but now Of Cleveland
Ohio Inman declares that Calhoun gave him
cbock last May on the Cleveland Trust Company
,or 90 mn which was not paid Calhoun has prop
.r,v IN Atlanta. and is now here He declines to
.av ANYTHING about Inman's suit. He Is a grandson
Of John C. Calhoun. Of South Carolina ana a
,,.o,hor ~ John c. Calhoun, a well-known poll
.,,., ord cubman of New-York Patrick Calhoun
go a nron,inent candidate for the United States
SSanata against General Gordon In 1890 ana 10 also
Smnus Scem@v Tor having fought duel In Alabama SIX
wears
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
A SHORT BUT LIVELY SESSION.

THE CONTEST OVER CURRENCY LEGISLATION
AND THE CIVIL. SERVICE DEBATE
washington Dec. THE House Of Representa-.
tives settled easily down to the customary routine
to-day The Rev. Henry Couden the regular chap
lan IN his prayer asked for the divine blessing
the President In his hour Of trial and anxiety.
After the reading Of the journal. leave was asked
by several Of the more important committees to sit
during the sessions OF the House. and for the print
ing of documents for the Of the committees.
These were the customary requests incident to the
serious work Of the session. and were granted
The Presidents message transmitting the report
of the Special Commissioner to the Paris Inter-
national Exposition in 1900 and recommending Q
liberal appropriation for representation at the Ex
position was laid before the House
Mr. Dngley from the Committee on Ways and
Means, then presented resolution adopted by
that committee for the distribution Of the Presi-
dents Message to the committees having jurisdic-
diction of the various subjects treated.
Mr. Walker (Rep.. Mass). chairman OF the
Banking and Currency Committee. asked for Q
rereading Of that portion Of the resolution giving
the Ways and Means Committee jurisdiction over
all the portions relating to "the revenues. the
National finances. the public debt and the preser-
walton of the public edit" considerable debate
followed on what the language Of the resolution
meant and the issue as to jurisdiction OF the cur
rency problem between the Ways and Means ana
Banking and Currency committees was sharply
raised
Mr.. WALKERS GRIEVANCE.
Before the debate. which lasted over an hour. haA
been concluded the House was plunged into Dc.
bate on the currency problem Mr. Walker. after
the rereadng OF the resolution. asked with some
heat what was left to his committee.
Mr.. Dingley replied suavely that all matters ~.
lating to banking and currency under the rssolu.
tion would 80 to the Banking and Currency Com.
mittee.
There seems to bs decided conflict Of opinion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
BARON VON MOHRENHElN RECALLED.

PRINCE OURoUsoFF HIS POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR AS
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IN PARIS.
st. Petersburg. Dec 7.-Baron Won Mohrenh I'm.
the Ru .san Ambassador at Paris has been relieved
OF his post but ne remains a member OF the Coun-
Gil OF the Empire.
A djspatch TO the "Gaulois" OF Paris from St
Petersburg on August "a then cabled to the As
sociated Press announced the approaching recall OF
Baron Won Mohrenheim. and added that he would
be replaced by Prince Ourousor the Russian Min
ister at Brussels. Perhaps the cause Of the recall
dispatch OF the St. Petersburg correspondent Of
'"The London Daily Telegraph. published on August
H. saying: THE diplomatic intrigue against the
visit OF President Faure to Emperor Nicholas Will
result. understand. In the dismissal OF Baron Won
Mohrenheim, Russian Ambassador to France. and
Count Lannes do Montebello. the French Ambas-
sadOr to Russia"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08

Wilhelmina Helena Paulina Maria. Queen Of the
Netherlands. was born August 81. 1880 Her
father was the late King William III. and her
mother the Kings second wife. Princess Emma
daughter Of Prince George Victor OF Waldeck'
The young Queen succeeded to the throne on e ane
mother was proclaimed Queen Regent during the
minority OF the Queen, on November zo' LOS"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08

All your favorite melodies are beautifully rem
dered by the Stella Music Box CAL ana hsAs !"
JACOT 4 SON. 30 Union so-AdV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08

The Stella Music Box has a sweetness. harmony
ana volume of tone found In no other sei.piaying
instrumsnt Jacot Son. % Union SQ-Aavt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
TO TAKE THE OATH NEXT YEAR.

The Hague. Dec. 7.-Wilhelmina. the Queen Of
the Netherlands, will take the oath Of accession to
the throne on September 6. 1885, in the New Church
at Amsterdam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08

Any one who has the idea that music box 70 JUST
that and nothing more should visit the music rooms
| Of Jscot & Sons. 30 Union 3d.. N. Y.-Adve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08

For sweetness. harmony and volume Of tone the
stella Music Box has no equal. Cali ana near IL
IAC0r 4 SON y Union so.-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08

GUITARS MANDOLINS. BANJOS Best and
cheapest. KRELL ia Fifth-ave.. nr. %d st.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-10
YVFUhAii SCIENCL.

The greatest danger in the alultc1
alton of milk by water lies in the il
PRODUCTION OF dangerous species Of d.
ease germs.
There is no reliable case on rccor
whero resuscitatlon has taken plac
after the complete freezing OF til
body in man.
From figures recently published a
s1unich, Bavaria, it appears that thor
ere now in central Europe Is, 644 ga
Engines, which aggregate 50, COL hors
power.
Numerous experiments to determin
the best fire.roslsting materials for tn
construction of doors have proved thu
wood covered with tin resists fire bet
ter than an iron door.
A German statistician says that Of
every 10, 900 chimneys three arc strucl
by lightning, while OF the same nun
Der OF towers and winlm;lls sixty and
eighty respectively are struck.
A number of plates from the Bruce
Photographic telescope, ct the Harvard
Observatory, in Arequipa, Peru, have
oeen received in Cambridge. Some
show spectra Of stars Invisible to the
naked eye.
}. Clayton, in q communication to
Nature, refers to careful measurements
40 has made with Sycamore, elm, oak,
ash and beech trees, from which he
has discovered that they ali contract
IN girth during frost.
Wheat grownln the north of France
has from eleven to twenty six per cent.
less heterogeneous clements in it than
that raised there fifty years ago, &C.
,ordinS to q recent report made to
the Academic des Sciences.
10 prevent the stealing OF milk from
cans while in transit on railroads q
ne" patent consists Oh passing screw
through one side Of the can neck, run
llng 1t into shoulder in the lid. O
'o1 'olut, ueccss2cy 10 operate 1t and
to open the cen.
A new safety brake for street rcars
consists of steel rod held porpenaic.
aiarly IN relation to the car bottom in
such manner that it can be instantly
pressed downward into the ground TO
AID IN stopping The car at times vher
q quick stop will prevent accidents.
A method Of precipitating zinc in
aqueous solution IN the shape OF dense
plates OF commercial thickness by
means OF electricity has been found at |
the zinc works at Du;sberg, in Ger.
many. The process, which is kept
secret, was discovered by Professor
Dlettenbach, Of Darmstadt. The Geo.
homie difficulties in the problem have
also been solved, as the works are turn.
ing out ninety tons OF zinc a month
and are to be enlarged.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-10
Firing Under Water.

A stage was erected in the harbor al
Portsmouth within the tide mark: or
this an Armstrong gun of the 1l(
pound pattern was mounted. The cur
was then loaded and carefully aimed
ut target while the tide was low.
The target itself was placed only
twenty-five feet from the muzzle Of
the gun. It was composed of oak
beams and planlls, and was twenty.oue
inches thick. In order to make the
Grlper invulnerabie, C. sheet of boiler
plates three inches thick was riyete1
to the water logged hull in direct
range with the course the ball was ok.
pected to take if not detected by the
water.
On all of these-tho oaken target.
the boiler plates, and the old vessels
hull-the effect Of the shot from the
ST. gun was really startling.
Inc wooden target was pierced through
and through, the boiler iron target
was broken into pieces, and driven
into its ''backing," the bail passing
right out through both sides of the
vessel making two huge holes, through
which tue water poured in torrents.
Taken altogether, the experiment was
IN entire success.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-10
Buttons Are iIc3prp

The Greeks and Romans knew moth
ing OF buttons, and though they pre
scented themselves rs ornaments in III:
fourteenth century, butionholes were
SILL an uadreaned OF possibility. il
was not until nearly the middle Of the
last century that the manufacture O,
steel buttons WIS entered upon at the
poho Works, in Birmingham, Enc.
land. Chen, on the accession OF
George III. The gilt buttons appeared
and became quite the vogue. But it
was reserved for the artisans of our
Gay to mako these useful fasteners in
the gra:test variety at ,narvelouslv
low prices, and out of all sorts OF ma.
! even TO Che seemingly 1,npossi,
bic potato.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-10
A New Method Of D:sinfeclion

The Antwerp correspondent of tha
Liverpool Journal of Commerce saws:
AS ID all large ports, the medical com.
mission plays a very important and
responsible part, and its duties have
been all the more arduous IN the last
tour years, since the United States
has demanded such rigid examination
OF all emisrants, their baggage, etc.
In connection with sanitary arrange.
ments and regulations of the port
some experiments Of q most interest.
ing character were made at the St.
Pierre Hospital in the presence of
the Antwerp Medical Commission. Tho
subject Of the experiments was the
demonstration Of q new and practical
mode OF disinlection and sterilization.
The means employed consist OF a gas
obtained by the partial com bustion OF
methy'ated spirits, which, while being
perfectly innocent in its effect upon
human beings, non-toSic and free
from all corrosive action, is said to
possess the property Of destroying
every trace OF bacteria or microbes in
the atmosphere OF any enclosure. The
experiments 50 far have been thor.
oughiy successful. II such system
OF d'slnfection can be proved elfica.
clous 1t will BIO blessing to steam.
snip companies plying between Europe
and the United States, fer in time Of
OF any kind the United
States Government demands fumiga-
ton by sulphur. which is most dis.
agreeable ond Improbable process.
The question will be studied with a
view to adapting it to the disinfection
OF SHIPS, passengers, luggage and
cargo.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-10

sun that its rays can no longer pene
trate the frozen interior. It is hes
So" W.
you cali it best, then-best ths
the heart, once so warm and trno
should become an iceberg; best thu
your faith should be converted int,
skeptlcism, your belief into uabulief
test happy IN your creed, then. Mis-.
Aorlng, but take care lest YOU do no
wreck yourself against the sharp rock:
| OF suspicion"
Slx months later. Edith Loripc
sitting in her school room, is inter
rupted by Miss EIwool.
"Oh, Miss Loring,'' she says. "A1r
hall1ngs has been thrown from his
horse and badly injured. They fear
he will not live. Is it not snd?"
VERY sad, was the quiet reply. but
as she spoke the words the ice seemed
breaking from her heart, and she fell
falntlng to the floor.
During all these months she had
scarcely heard Douglas Raltincs's
name, and, to her surprise, his
absence from the household had been
Dut casually mentioned; and Miss Ell.
wood, IN her daily round of pleasure,
seemed to have 10 time to note that
such was the case. His words were
.rue, then, when he told her he had
been to her only as friend. Could
1t be that it was she WHO had honored
him, aud not he her!
When consciousness returned, AMI
with 1t the memory OF their last meet
Ing, her GOODNESS and indifference. his
earnest, loving words, she knew she
had deceived herself, and TIC love she
supposed buried beyond resurrection
was deeper, truer, more intense than
before t, it had been tried by fire. Poor
child! She Was weary of the fight.
and now she could never tell him that
she owned herself worstel in the
battle. But one evening few weeks
later his card is put into her hand
She has learned ere this OF his re.
covery, but she is amazed when she
goes forward to welcome him to see
what an impress his illness has left !
upon him. Pale aul worn, he stands |
before her with outstretcnel hands,
out 1t is with the Old tone he speaks
Lutte one, I came to find my wife.
Is she here?"
Her answer was not worl-spokcn,
'at with her fair head pillowed on his
breast, he needed none; and when.
Wo months later, he claimed his wife.
Mss Elwooa stood with her at the
'lsur as her chosen friend. New York
ledger.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-10
A WOndrOus Waterfall

The Olympic Mountains have pro
duced another attraction, the beauty
OF which IS not excited on the western
slope. What is said to be Grand
waterfall coming from the snow.
capped peaks above the clouds over q
DUN, falling a perpendicular distance
OF ever 1000 feet and disappearing in
Inc bosom OF beautiful plain, has
Just been discovered near Lake Ores.
cent by two ranchmen. Their descrip.
ton of the scene would exceed any,
thing OF similar character in the Vel.
lowstone Park.
From the snow on the crests OF the
oiymplcs, where white men have never
visited, comes a little stream, which
rapidly grows in volume until it
reaches the edge Of perpendicular
cll1i overlooking 2 beautiful plateau of
ooo acres Thousand feet below. For
centuries the water has poured over
the precipico until it has cut a smooth
passage, something like q large pine
split in half, in the side of tue noun.
tain. Here and there it strikes an oh.
structlon, and out Of tue mountains
side squirt 9th r falls. STANDING
alongside OF the cij1 short distance
away the scene is beautiful and looks
as though there were half dozen
rivers bursting ont CT the mountain.
The huge volume of water disappears
IN a wlld-locking cavern, and becomes
an underground river. 1t flows be-
meath the plateau for distance Of two
miles, and then again bursts out Of its
imprisonment in the shape of mn oval
bridal veil, and dasaes over the rocks
and cataracts down to Lake Sutherland |
and out to sea.
The country is very rough, wild and !
hard to penetrate. There is an alum.
dance of wild game isolated around
the falls. The discoyeSers of the falls
killed nine elk in half an hour and
said there were 100 more h sight,
seattle wash Post-InteIligencer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-10
WORDS OF wIspou,

i. Reason n. should direc! and ,n,,,.,.
:. obey.-Cicero. appeta.
10 open the gates Of Pm.
| must turn the key.-E. S. 0'rn ss Two 70
The less dignity a mau has ~ ouuot.
; he asserts it.-pallule]phiss 'T T,sa NOS
An ego'ist is nun who hs,; ss'.
; exactly opposite to what Won believes "
} Floriday Times.Uniou, '0a ao-
) We shall be more apt to "kno.
other there, - if we do not fora u% each =.
other here. Rams Horn. '''ea'a
Next to the pleasure of alm;,in, J, !.
woman we love is that of see;n nn !. tls
admired by Others. -Balzac. ast
MISUNDERSTANDING and neo1o,t
cas'on more mischief in this wo. w.
than even malice and wickedoe "vfla
Goethe. 'aesS'-
10 be stupid when inclined ond
when you wish is q boon that o uI..
E Bh;1 WIN nigh friendship. The
1t is curious that one sloula Ill.,.
Tue trouble to file bill; filing a hill
does not reduce it in size 2pos wv
Transcript. S'ol
x man can make reso'nho, !, /
strictly truthful and stand some sban
OF keeping it SO long as be meets =,
woman. -Atchison Globe. "
l have sped much land and son ~,
mingled with much people, bat par ~.
yet coald ind spot uusuoned Nv
human kindness. -Iupper.
One hour spent in solitude, in st,no.
gle with and victory over a s;nai.
bosom:sin, is worth more, even intsI'
ridge. o0'o'
Pluck out Of suffering the glory that
sshut up III it; and may it be sid >;
each one Of you, "3a:ause OF tho inv
SET before him he endured the cross "
-Wilfred Monod.
designation is not q passive and nm.
aspiring content with life and tho
world as they are, but il is a faithful
acceptance OF Gods soyereigptv md
Goa's purpose, and Gods method
Philip Moxom.
Suffering is an accident. Il doe.
not matter whether you aud suffer.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow".is
our life, not sorrow any more than en-.
loyment, but obedience and duty II
duty brings sorrow lctit bring sorrow.
Brooks.
Let us ever remember that ha WIN
Ives for self and self alone is fajlnrp
whilst he who renders honest. LOVING
service to his fellows, thong he BE-
poor and an outcast, unhonored and
1nsung, is to all eternity 8 noble sue.
Jess. Leonard Levy.