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tanning a fracture Of he skull. which
caused his death about five hours la err
Ciawiosd came 20 this city two weeks
ago last Tuesday from I.ampaEas, To%as.
10 receive medical treatment lie seemed
to be in wretched health, hut recovered
RAPIDLY Night before last he came 10 HIS
room during the early lorning hours ana
as a consequence was in bed during ire
greater rortion o. the day yesterday. Last
i3ight NJ suffered conriAernbly from Eer-
yousness and fever. Z. friend sat up with
hin, unit II o'clock. when Crtwford dis
missed him. saying that he felt much net
ter ana would be asleep In few moments:
Nothing further was known until
o'clock, when a passerby discovered HIM
unconscious en- the pavement The teliow-
ing note. written On the notehead OF
Temple firm was found
ITO Whom IT May Concern:
Temple, Texas, Dec ,mber II. .sJ. ibis
is to certify thet I. 7. L. Crawford. want
my policy ticket in the Travellers for sSovO
10 be divided as fellows should aeci-
6enta,ly r.ret with death: $1,000 10 Mrs.
A. Cambridge. my mother. In CiFcleVilie'
Texas: sl5on 10 MIS- Kate ". Dale OF i-am-
pasas, my promised Wife and shhn 10 MIS-.
Lo,Ia g. Dale OF Lam5as;s for borrowed
mon-v J. e Crawford
"p. s.--My remains 70 be shipped 70 my
mother a. Taylor"
Undertaken Smith, wao took charge q
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building was quite as interesting as its ar
ch!t@turs, MIR. Edward Wninhouse n
large land owner Of that region, owned a
dye woNts and needed u chimney for his
draft. Just a: thal time the late Sir Henry
Edwards, whose park, Pyc Nest begins
within 'ow feet OF The monument, and h-'
Wanhonse became bad friends. Ann the
latter, TO get even with him, decided TO
erect monument from tho top 81 which he
could spy upon the baronst's grounds Ia
fitted it up with telescopes aud field glass Is
aud for while until tho two became rec
onclled he used daily TO peer from the
narrow windows into the home az hi. LORD o.
ship
While building It Mr Wninhonse spared
10 trouble The stones were specially
dressed for tc corners. aud were dove
tailed to fit Whso they were not dove
tailed they were tightly cianped together
making q most graceful ,ctaSon exterior
apparently without break II looks not
unlike single peaa NJ granite
The entrance Is through heavy oaIon
door, from which riscs a spiral stair
oisc. Small landings iuterspcrso the
stairs. and there are seas at many Of
the windows, when You reach the last
round you come upon a platform from
the center Of which rise the lanterns with
the crown upcn the top, These are separ-
ated by big pillars. every one Of wh-h
has platform surrounding IT. There are
thirty three strps from the upper balcony
10 the great light which hangs IN the
tcp and thirty-three moro steps to the crest
which tops H.
This tower Is now owned by the descend
nnts Of the builder. who would be glad 10
part with 1t. They are even willing TO
have Il removed, some by stone bu, this
is so expensive that no one would be will
Ing TO do so even for gift,
They want to sell II outright and they
are Offering every possible inducement 10
the man who would take 1t off their hands
The uses TO which this tower might be
put are many. Some one recently suggest
ed that the United States should buy Il
and present II to England. II cnn he suit
ably inscribed and maintained for the use
Of visitors. Quite little revenue could
be derived from II annually, and the coun-
try around would bc bsna6isi ny thr ev-
cursioniNs who would visit It. Another
use is one Of scientific importance and the
Royal society may take charge Of IT, The
third Is that It be made a Tower OF All
Nations, ono Of the wonders Of the world
Ike the leaning tower OF Pisa. each ma
ton to be represented In the tower by
people and typical national exhibits
The structural work Is perfect. It con
este OF three feet Of brick wall. and two
OF solid stone, II has every chance y,
standing forever, and Il Offers an invita-
tion TO some American millionaire TO come
and buy II. ard 80 own orc ~ the wonders
OF the world. T.. G. Spra4-is
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tive estimate would place the face value
of tho tickets In tnc Ellis Island oftice at
sic, oneso The tickets, with much cash.
were locked In drawers 81 wooden casra
have bean totally destroyed. The differ
emit roads pcsted notices that II the ti,sS-
cts OF a certain term and series Eh ,'ii be
presented, Ehcy stoiid be taken IN aud
iul fare demanded.
A faw days ago a ticket issued by tho
Ontario and WESTERN, rcading from Ch.-
passenger ana aftarwari found 10 b. one
of the tickets supposed 10 have bssn
burned. rAe past OF the ticket calling Tor
passage from New York 10 Chicago has
not vet beer ~ oscntcS
Now the rMlrSal officials are asking
how mary Of these tickets are IN exist
enco. II is deemed not impossible that
the entire number was stolen aei held
ing.
Former Commissioner Scnner. who was
in oharge OF Tslis Island at the time OF
IN. iiie, deeWs tho hypothesis by no
The. orisln 81 the nN was never
learned" be saiS. at Began IN q tower
Of the main enildins,. at some distancs
from The ,ettccs occupied ny the railroad
people. Every one ot the government
guards were busy getting the immigrants
o oi sa'sH and & course is tss IsirSad
thieves deliberately started ;hu fire In the
expectation. Justified by events that the
ticket office v,"ould he quickly deserted
General Ticket Agcn; Robinson of the
ontario and Western said ac scnrc,',y be-
liovod that any such Wholesale robbery
had taken place. II have communicated
with other roads, and they have mad no
such tickets prosentnS | think II iaore
likely tho sales for tho day preceding the
fire wss not correct. OF course, ,hdugh
II IS somewhat odd that luat ticket, ii 1t
was honestly disposed OF. should not have
turned up sooner. A close Investigation
will he made
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USE OF HEPRESENTA'rIv ra,.
pension Appropriation Bill Dis
cuANol with I,onaounx

ehsi"n Appropriation Bill Dis
cussed with Fervency.
n'ne'on, December 9.--The house to-
uttered on the consideration Of the
appropriation bill and stirred up
ATE That promises to last several
several Southern democrats offered
iis Of various classes of pensioners
fNate John Allen of Mississippi,
Inc assault in a speech replete
i's Characteristic humor, presented
OF amendments designed, as he
correct some of the most glaring
iney prohibit the granting of PEN
WIDOWS, whose applications were
vi marriages contracted after the
VI this act, and to permanently
Ut idiotic minors who had reached
majority The Northern democrats,
Neu with the republicans in
o.esslohs OF friendship for the
Siu one OF them, Mr.. Norton of
I."red that the republicans could
me the bill too large for him. Il
~ ntea on both sldss that the st40. =
carried by the bill for pensions
aOt cover the expenditures, but as
Wouid be in session, Mr.. Cannon
"oaiu De easy TO make good many
ees mat may occur. The estimat-
uues for 1899 were S4S2 900 600 the
sues $4,000 900, showing an esti-
usncleney OF S21 900, 900. Under tie
eiVil act, the secretary of tho
ne POINTED out, was compelled
tnls year for SiS 900 900 of
Iafnor work, S33 900 .0OO OF which
Deeh authorized by law. II this
heretofore included in the esti-
"Ss deducted there would be an
,u surplus of $4,000 900 INSTEAD of
' , the estimated deficit uns<,
aoo IN act was $4,000, 900. II this
~ lot river ana harbor work, for
ncI,. government stood hound. Lad
no ~ ~ me estimated deficit won 4
ho'v' Mr. Cannon said it might
on,J expenditures for pensions TOR
eAceed the estimates.
ouiu prove TO be right Mr.. Cannon
w mat the sl40, 900. 900 appropr,-
ns OIL would pay all pensions for
das,eneh months Of the fiscal year
n,a,e'eney appropriation could be
iv IN conclusion Mr.. Cannoa
Warned the house that the large
>. appropriations would keep the
n,,, n1er the present law down "a
~ and he appealed 10 his coli
zee 10 II that while the nubuc
No, sufficiently supplied With
ah m one dollar is appropriated which
=, me public service.
lsudsd OF Mr., Cannon was warm
AI,ena on the republican side.
ITEM, Aiss.) attacked Mr.,
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nunNED Fop ROBBERY.
Destruction % tho Ellis Inland Inn
rsiErprt nriIdipgE.

New York, December o.-Facts have
come to -ight that suggest the possibility
that the mysterious fire which de-trsyel
the great Immigrant buildings on Ellis
Island few nl5nshs ago. was started by
thieves. who had carefully plsnnei ten
mI,lioa dollars ROBBERY, SAYS the Journal
and Advertiser To-Day.
Ten OF the trunk lines leading ID the
West including the New York Central
the Pennaylv.A1la. tho Erie, the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western and the New
York, Ontario aad Western. mite 10 pain
tanning railroad Office on the islanl ard
az ~, times there zee quantities nf tickets
there. General Ticket Agent Robinson o.
that on the night Of the fire. . co1se-va
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THE SENATE.
Pensions. KIondiIsers and Kansas
Pacific M-tters Considered.

Washington, December 9.-The senate
did a considerable amount Of business, al
though no very important measures were
ragsed or considered Senator Gallinger.
chairman Of the committee on pensions
called attention to the increasing demand
for private pension legislation, and re
auested senators to be careful III the tu-
ture IN see that bills asking for pensi3ne
we're meritorious before they were INTRO
duced. An attempt was made BY Senator
Mcbride to secure an appropriation toF
the relief of the Klondike miners, but the
next was a resolution calling on the sec
rotary OF war for ali the Information he
has An hour was devoted to the con-
s!aeration of pension bills, and forty -hvo
were passed The resolution OF the Paeihe
railway committee asking for Information
re gardng the sale OF the Kansas fhcihs
was passed, which gaze Senator Gear oil
Iowa and Senator Thurston OF NEBRASKA
an opportunity TO make speeches conEratH
! lating the country on the settlement o.
he Pacific railway question.
| Some work was laid out for next week
Senator Carter securing the right OF way
Monday and Tuesday for his census Dill
and Senator Lodge made the uniinisne'
business during the week.
| Washington, December a.--In the sepat.
today Mr.. Iloar (Mass) presented a pea
ton signed by 2i,26J native Hawaiians pro-
testing against the annexation OF Hawail.
1 - fs.f- -
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the romans. teleRraOhed Miss BAL. ana
asked for Instructions rs 10 the disposition
OF the body. He received the following re-
ply;
"Lampasas. Texas December o.-.Havs
wircd Mrs. Alice CAMBRIDGE, Circlevill..
Texas. to wire Instructions. She IL hia
mother. G. T. Dale"
Up to a late hour tonig1t no Instructions
had been received from Mry. Cambridge.
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CHARTERED.

The following corporations filed charters
with the secretary ct state today;
Baker e. Tongue Company OF Dallas. q
wholesale grocery concern. Capital stock
$50 900. Inr-bporators: Brooler Baker,
Fred g. Tongue, j. ". Tomas. W. IL.
KempeT.
Pritckett Lumber company OF Tyler.
Capital stock $4,000. Incorporstors: A..
Hiafris, j. Lipshitz, Louis Lipshita.
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DIED FROM A FALL.

Iarapa.as Man Met Sudden Death
nj Drsias.
Dallas. Texas. December g. - +. craw-
ford. 80 year. old, fell fran seeondsicry
window Ct the boarding housr a. Er,ay
and Wool streets to the cement pavement
below about o'clock this morning. tus-
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24O p, m. the senate adjourned.


Washington, December a--The rrepa-
ration of the Indian appropriation bill will
begin Immediately in the house committee
on Indian affairs and probably they Will
report il to the house early in January.
There are many important matters befsre
it. but everything now will give way 10 the
appropriation bill. The most important
subjects are the veXatoua problems in the
Indian Territory, involving the reorganiza-
lion Of the Territory in motteis relating to
The Indians. The Dawes Indian commits
son is nov negotiating with the five tribes.
but the outlook Is very encouraging end
some important legislation along the lines
OF the negotiations have been planned. The
commission Will be summoned here shortly
by the secretary Of the interior, L. is I'M
dtrstocd. and action by the COMMITTEES viii
be deferred uending the appearance OF the
commission before it 20 explain the stu
alton there and TO make recommendations.
SO far only two trib have ratified the
commissions agreements; these are the
Choc,aws and Chickaaaws aui the agree-
ments with the Cberokeas and Greeks has
been rejected The Seminolcs also have
rot taken any favorable action, and In
view Of the general disappointing outlook
arbitrary legislation is expected to h@ en-
acted TO accomplish -hatevc. overtures
on the part OF the goleramani have failed
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THE STATE CAPITAL.
True Riii Av,Ipst J. u. Griz1ard FOR
Murder.

Austin. Texas December 9.The grand
jury yesterday evening ro.urscd a true bill
against j, r. Grizzard wto Killed j T.
Rankin recently Grizzaids attorneys will
probably apply for writ Of habcas corpus
next week.
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DEPARTMENT NOTES

comansho county redeemed $1,000 of it's
court houses bonds held by the permanent
school fund today.
According to Auditor Askew Of the rail-
road commission. the net earnings ~ the
Pacific Express company in Texas were
s53. 900 for tho fiscal year just past
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me Dry po,ck appropriations.

washington. December s.-RepreSenta-
tive Loud enslssoc or New Jersey introduced
bill today for the construction Of dry
docks and enlarging those already built
i'm a number of cities, The Hill appropri.
s,es s5e00oo each for the construction OF
drv docks at Portsmouth. \. H., not to
cost over 800 lOro Boston not TO cost over
81 $50. 600 at Algiers. La. not to cost over
!. 1870 900. The other appropriations are;
To enlarge and improve dry decks at
brooklyn. n. Y, s2s6.556: League Island,
s2s6 $50; Norfolk, Va. 100000 aud 70
construct wharf at Port Royal, s. o.
$1,000
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PERSONAL

Hcp, o. H.. Cooper Of Carthage is in
the city.
Hen a. J Bell Of Karnss county was
oapitol visitor today.
Hon. r. ". Ball o. Fort Worth, who
Is here attending meeting of the dniver-
sity regests, is registered at the Botei
salge.
Hon. -. r. Ayes a. Fort Worth. Hon
j. C. Reubell ~ Whitewright and Y. G..
senter, Esq. OF Dallas are In the city to-
day. Mr.. Ayers is being mentioned as a
senatorial possibility In his district u be-
ing understood that Mr.. Bailey win lot
be candidate for recollection.
CAsEoFlxA.
| Tls fss- n
.s 81; LZz1zZzz5 n! !; =; :
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MAJOR M'KINLEY'S CABINET.
PERSONNEL COMPLETE, BUT PO-
.SITIONS NOT ASSIGNED.
Judge Mckenna Likely to Serve for a
Time as United States Attor-
ney-General.

CANTON, Feb. 20.-While it is be-
lieved here to-day that Colonel j. j.
McCook will be invited to come to Can
ton in a day or two and confer with the
President elect upon being rendered a
Cabinet place. the Attorney-Generafs s
portfolio is not thought to nave been
decided upon for the distinguished New
Yorker The Postmaster -GeneralShip
the Navy, the Secretaryship of the In
terror and the Attorney eperalship
are all believed to be under advisement,
although il is still believed the appoint
ment Of Colonel McCook will complete
the personnel of the Cabinet.
There is apparently a we'll grounded
understanding here that the doubtful
part of the Cabinet slate will finally
read thus: Gary, Postmaster-General
McCook, Interior; McKenna, Attorney
General: Long, Navy.
Judge McKenna, when in Canton
some weeks ago, manifested a prefer
ence for the Attorney -Ceneralship, but
as it is currently reported that he Will
simply be in the Cabinet until a va
cancy occurs on the Supreme bench, his
personal preferences will not weigh
l.
was most generally spoken of for the
Interior Department, and at one time
was regarded as almost a certainty for
that post California and the extreme
West is said to prefer the Interior TO
any other Cabinet portfolio because of
the local interests affected by that de-
partment But some opposition in
other parts of the country has been Of
fered to the appointment Of Judge Nc
Kenna TO this particular post. which
would be minimized by his selection for
another
Judge j. B. de Haven, spoken of as
the probable successor to Judge Nc
Kenna on the Circuit bench. is on his
way East, as are also Chairman Nc
Laughlin Of the California State Cen
trail Committee. the probable Superin-
tendent of the San Francisco Mint, and
w. II. Hamilton. While it is said that
they are coming in their own interests,
it is believed that they are really COM
ing to advise what portfolio will be
most acceptable ito their State.
"President-elect Mckinley has fully
recovered his accustomed good health. >
said DR.. I. H. Phillips this morning.
"and | believe Is stronger than ever.
That does not mean, however, that he
will resume receiving visitors promiscu-
ously, as l have advised emphatically
against 1t. Special visitors, or those
who come by invitation of the Major
will be given audience. The rest and
freedom from official cares obtained in
the past week have been beneficial to
him."
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DOUBLE TRAGEDY,
A Woman Kills an Intruder and Then
Herself.

FALLS VILLAGE (Conn), Feb. 20
When he aWOke this morning the To-
year-old son of Postmaster Walter
Chaplin found his mother and Charles
Mead, % years old, son of Rev. II. p.
Mead, formerly cf this city, now of Scot
land, Conn, dead in the dining room.
Near by was a revolver with several
chambers empty.
Chaplin had confided the administra-
ton of the POstoffice to his wife, as his
duties as superintendent of Hatcheries
at Sheffield kept him occupied a large
part of the time. When his boy Joseph
arose this morning he found the door
blocked, and forcing it discovered his
mothers dead body laying against it.
Coroner Higgins began an investigation.
1t showed that while there were two
bullet wounds in Mead's head, there
was but one in the forehead of Mrs.
Chaplin. The revolver was found nearer
Mrs. Chapin's body than Meads. The
Coroner did not complete the investiga-
ton, but accepted the theory that Mead
went to the house an undesired visitor
or broke in, and Mrs. Chaplin, in order
to protect herself, shot him and subse-
Quently killed herself
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INAUGURAL DECORATIONS.
FLORISTS PREPARING FOR THE
GREAT EVENT.
Believed That the Affair Will be rlore
Elaborate Than Anything Here
tOfore Attempted.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-While ex-
pectations have been high regarding
the adornment of the inaugural bali
room, it is believed that the result
when the decorations are completed
will surpaSS expectations.
On former occasions the decorations
were more in keeping with a corona
ton or a great military occasion. Brass
and iron armor and shield and such
medieval adornment seemed to be the
order. This time. however, it was de-
termined to make everything subservi-
ent to the floral decorations. The flor
lists are already making preparations
for the great event. The band stand
will be constructed after the style of
the famous Golden Gate at the World S
Fair, and will be elaborately decorated
with flowers. From the front of the
stand two large ribbons will be draped
from the wings of a huge American
agile, and on the ribbons will be the
names of Mckinley and Hobart.
The gold material which will cover
the music stand will be decorated with
plaques of roses, tulips, narcissus,
lliums and other beautiful blooms, and
artistic effects will be produced by AM
phion wreathS composed of leaves of
the golden Andromeda, caught up with
vari-colored ribbons. Immense palms
Will be grouped about the stand. The
fountain in the center of the room will
be filled with exotic plants, ferns and
water lilies, and the eight large col
umns Will be decorated at their bases
with golden flower plants.
Over the balconies and about their
columns Southern smilax will be trail
ed in every direction, and on the front
of the balconies will be shields and
banks of palm leaves and bright-hued
flowers.
The walls in the rear of the balconies
will be treated in frieze effects of lau-
rel festoons. caught up with wreaths
of green and traceries of Southern smi-
lax.
The staircase leading from the ball
room TO the walls will be thatched with
evergreens. among the boughs of which
will be singing birds in cages.
The ceiling Of the court will be OBJ
scured by immense circular canopies
from which countless streamers will
flow in all directions. The balconies
and walls and columns will be artistic
ally treated in white and gold, and on
the front of the balconies and against
the walls will be coats of arms of the
States and of foreign countries and
other appropriate emblems.
The Presidents rooms will be beau
tifully adorned, and, taken as whole,
with the electric light effects which
will be introduced. the great court of
the Pension building is expected to
present scene of fine beauty.
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SNOWSLIDES IN COLORADO.
One rian Killed and Another Seriously
Injured.

DENVER, Feb. 20.-A special to the
Republican from Pitkn, Col. says:
A snowslide this morning at about
4:30 o'clock near the Cleopatra mine
killed Martin Mentley and seriously in
jured j. W. Bingham. Two other men,
Frank McCarty and Mike Mammon,
We're also caught in the slide, but es-
capped with only slight bruises. The men
We're asleep in the cabin when the slide
came. The slide was 800 or 400 feet
wide. 1t swept away the cabin and in
mates, burying them underneath sew
eral feet of snow and debris.
DENVER. Feb 20.-A special to the
News" from Telluride. Col, says:
a monster snowslide came down this
afternoon and demolished Ophir Sta
ton on the Rio Grande Southern Rail-
road, between Rico and Vance juno
ton, with foulr loaded freight cars and
four empty ones standing on the side
track. Agent l.. L. Gamble had his
ankle severely sprained and Mrs.
Gamble was badly bruised. She was
knocked under a table, over which tim
bers fell which probably saved her life.
The depot is complete wreck. Snow
and debris piled up on the main and side
tracks near the site of the depot fifty
feet in depth by 500 feet in width. The
slide cut a new path 300 feet wide
through a heavy growth of timber on
the mountain above the station.
This is the second day Telluride has
received neither Eastern nor Western
mail A work train which went out of
Telluride to help the passenger train
which left Ridgeway yesterday after
noon for Telluride and Rico. was ditched
on Dallas divide, and it is very doubtful
if the passenger gets into Telluride to-
night. \ passenger train is stiIl stuck
near Rico. From all indications. the