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DESTROYED BY FIRE.
IL ,.ss;s ssssile He Ary=.p
Scott Eaten Up by Flames ut
ReylOll Station,

On Saturday evening the illumination
OF the sky bya fire down the river at
tracted the attention of the citizens OF
Wilmington. Yesterday it was asccr.
tanned that it was the residence of Henry
p. Scott, Of this city, which is located on
the Rivcrview farm at Reybold Station.
The fire burned rapidly and 2 crowd
Of ncighbors gathered and did what
couli be done to save an, thing from de.
struction. The house itself was beyond
hope. The pumphouse nearby escaped
the flames but the icehouse VAS dcs-
troyed
The entire contents OF the house were
destroyed and the total loss may reach
$l5, 600 to $1,000, which is partially
covered by insurance.
Mr.. Scott's insurance is placed through
Gilpin 4 Co., in the following coma
nies: American Fire, Fire Association and
Pennsylvania Fire of Philadelphia and
the Commercial Union Assurance Co., of
England, $500 each on the building,
and the Pennsylvania Fire. s., 600 on the
household goods. Mr.. Winchester also
lost quantity of furniture.
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Visitors

Be sure and visit the Red Star Coupon
Company's store 40 Market street and
see the fine display Of premiums given in
exchange for the Red Star Coupons.
Show your railroad ticket and receive
free one OF our souvenirs All 0thera
showingtwo pages Of coupons will re-
ceive 4 souvenir We lnesday and Thurs
day, April 9TH. and It'll.
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Food for the Dead,

On Sunday the Cinnamon of this city
visited the graves of two celestials in
tered in the Wilmington and Brandy
wine cemetery and paced food on tie
last resting places of tie del ar.ed with
appropriate ceremonies. Chinese paper
was burned and exiting uished with rice
wine after which the visitors departed.
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"A Serious Accident.

,lahn Butler, who is employed by the
Pusey x Jones Company, met with q
serious accident last evening Just before
leaving work. Rul'er was working on
boat and was in the ACT of scaling rope
ladder to the rigging. when his foot
slipped and he fell through the shaft,
cutting large hole in his knee. He was
taken home in a cab. DR.. Miller thinks
he will have to amputate the leg.
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Special to The Sun.
WASHINGTON, u. G.. April 49,
President Mckinley favors armed
intervention in the Cuban war.
His message will Ike sent to Congress
at noon on Wednesday.
The Cabinet met tonight and after
cb,ug;np some of the minor details In
the Presidents message 1t was de-
c;ded to send 1t to the National LeGis-
lators on Wednesday.
Inside information brings forth the
fact that Mr.. Mckinley In his message
laws the whole matter in the hands Of
Congress.
The senate committee on Foreign
Relations decided tonight to report
the Foraker Resolution on Thursday.
The resolution In addition to Its
nre .eut statements will charge Spain
with being II party to the explosion OF
the battleship Maine and the killing
of 1GO American sailors.
The State Department tonight
cal,lctl General WOodf0rd at Madrid
the substance of the Presidents Mess
age, in order that he may convey the
impor, Of it to the Spanish Govern
nent.
The general opinion here IL that the
United states cannot accept media
tion at the hands Of any foreign
power or pOtentate. .....r
The Monroe Doctrine will not allow
1t, and the opinion Is prevalent that
England will back us In that stand as
they did In the Venezuelan question.
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Pushing Work on Torpedo Boat

The Harlan 4 lIollingsworh Go. are
still working night and day on the tor
pedo boat Stringham. The breast work
is all tinishe,: ready to be put up and
meadow shops Nos. one and two are
making the necessary articles which will
be used in putting it on as soon as the
iron work is finished. The Stringham is
guaranteed to run twenty knots per
hour and il possible twenty-five knots
will be her speed.
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Two Tug Launches.

The tug Gettysburg constructe by the
Harlan 4 IIollingsworth Company for
the p. 4 X. Railroad Company will be
launched this morning at II o'clock
Transfer tug No. -, built for the N. Y
\. II, ana Hartford company by the
Pusey & Jones Company, will also be
launched this morning.
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Fusion Ticket at New Castle.

New CAsrLEApril TT is stated on I'M
disputed autl o"ity that one wing of the
Republican party will vote the single tax
ticket strai, hit It the coming election.
No Regular or Union Republican tickets
have been placed in the field so far, and
Candidate W. d. Grier will, it appears,
have no running mates in the race next
Tuesday.
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Animal Session Of Eagles.

Two hundred members of the Grand
Castle, Knights of Golden Eagle, left this
city Yesterday morning on steamer u
rica for Delaware City, to attend their
annual session. Fifty Of them were in
full uniform and were accompanied by
the First Regiment baud, of this city.
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GENERAL DONOHOE ON WAR
Says He Is as Ready Now to Go as He
Was in 18O1---Can Raise a Conn
pa n.y..

General John =. Donohoe talks of
war.
The General says he would not have
any trouble in raising Il corps of veterans
who would Re willing to go tn the front
to fight against Spain. every ore of whom
has faced powder in many we'll fought
battles.
We don't want war; but ii must come
he will be as ready to 60 now as he was
in 1861, and he knows now what war is.
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SOLDIER EOYS DRILL.
Since Maine Disaster Company G, N.
CD, Attend Drill Better.

At the Armory last night Company A
held their regular drill
The company has been we'll drilled
raw recruits and drilling them, should
ar be declared and the United States
need officers.
The officers of all the companies de-
serve much credit for careful and close
attention which they have been paying
to the different companies on drill
mis- his.
Since the Maine disaster the members
have been att ,nding drills more regularly
and have taken mole interest in them.
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any time for the past two years.
by working night and day the Brook.
lyn's turret has been repaired, and
every ship is as fit for battle as human
skill and foresight can make it. The
Columbia and the Minneapolis are Just
out OF the League Island navy yard.
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RESOLUTIONS Passed.

The Kent County Bar Association held
srtc al meeting on Saturday last and
passed resolutions on the death of ex-
Chancellor James L. Wolcott. Edward
Ridgely was chairman and j. II. Hughes
secretary.
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SPAIN ACCEPTS AS
MEDIATOR POPE LEO
Sagasta Says If America Refuses the
Offer Of Mediator 1t VIII
Mean War. !

MADRID, April 4.-Prime Minister sa-
gasta announces that the Spanish gov
eminent has consented to accept the
Pope as mediator in the controversy with
the United States.
1t is the hope Of the government that
the same sentiments in favor of peace
which act,ate the Queen and her minis
try will also induce the American poll
ticians to see the propriety Of accepting
the Popc's good offices.
Senor Segasta, in an interview today,
said that should Washington refuse to
accept this offer Of mediation on the
part Of the Vatican it would mean war
against reason and justice.
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Argument Heard.

The distribution of tie proceeds OF the
sale OF the Wilmington Dental Manuf:c-
turing Company, and the dispute over
the same bet ween the bondholdcrs and
general creditors of the company, were
argued before Judge Bradford in United
States Court yesterday morning. Benja-
min Nields represented the bondholders,
II. II. Ward and Andrew c. Gray the
general creditors, and James II. Hoff.
ecker the receiver.
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HUNDREDS DROWNED.
Dixie Burst at ShawnectOwn, ILL.,, and
Tidal Wave browns Nearly 800
Persons.

MorSr VERNON, Ind, April 4.-Shaw-
neetown, ILL.,, thirty miles below here on
the Ohio River, was overwhelmed with a
twenty feet food at; 4.30 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, and it is feared that from
800 to 800 Of the people in the place were
drowned. A huge dixie built by the gov
ernlnent to protect the little city, gave
way without warming and the place was
inundated as ii by Il tidal wave.
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WAIVED 4 HEARING,
Lydia j. KOpp Arrested for Sell J,,
Liquor on Sunday and Held fOr
INNER Court,

Through the recent instructions Of
Chief Of Police Dolan to the officershn-
der him, Lydia J. Kopp, Of ll3 Shipley
street, was arsested yesterday afteri Don
on the charge of selling on Sunday.
Yesterday morning she waived II Year.
ing and gave bail for her appearance, be-
fore the upper court.
The police are now exercising t,e ut
most vigilance in carrying ont the Gders
of the chief, and all offenders cIught
will be instantly arrested and givci the
full extent OF the law.
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Foot Crushed.

William Connor, sO4 Krkwmd street,
and employed on the p, w 4 y. railroad,
had his right foot crushed yesterday
mornin, by sill falling on it at the
East yard. He was removed to his
home where he received medical atten-
tion
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Keen Is ImDlOving.

William Keen, who was shot last
saturday afternoon near State Road just
south OF this city, is improving slowly.
DR.. J. j. Jones said last evening in re-
gard to Keen: ole is improving as
rlpidly as can be expected and will be
able to he ABOUT again in short time.
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SPANISH CANARD DENIED.
Judge Day Nails a Lie Circulated BY
Spanish Official i'm Madrid.

MADRID, April 4.--According to 'Senor
Capdepon, Minister of the Interior, the
Pope has accepted the task of mediating
between Spain and the United States, the
American Government having asked him
to do so.
WASHINGTON, April Assistant Sec e.
tary Day officially and emphatically
denies Senior Cay.depon's statement that
this Government has asked the Pope to
act.
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Miss Harriet A. Bolen, of Elkpn, is
the guest Of relatives in this city.
Bishop Coleman 0tiiciated at CArist's
Church, Dover, on Sunday mornik.
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SENATOR FOR FREE CUBA
Mr.. Clay OF Georgia Says 1t Is Time to
Intervene in Spain's BarbarOHs
Warfaare.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Mr. Clay, OF
Georgia, addressed the Senate on the
Cuban question. He said he was for
peace, if it could be preserved with
honor, and dignity to this nation, but let
war come rather than that women and
children shall be any longer starved on
the island. G
The depIorable condition in Cuba was
due to the form of Government Spain
had given to Cuba. 1t was Govern-
ment Of oppression, and the Spaniards
bitterly hated the Cubpns.
Cuba would never be satisfied until
she could elect her own rulers and regu-
late her own internal affairs. Spain
ought to let Cuba 60. Cuba is bound to
be free.
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TO AIT FOR LEE.
British Consul Will Protect All Ameri.
cans After the Onsul-(iencral
Leaves Havana.

HAVANA, April 4.-Expcting to be
obliged to leave in great haste when the
time comes, Consul-General Lee has
already arranged to turn the American
Consulate over to British Consul Collin.
Consul Collin has consented to take
charge and to offer an asylum to all
Americans who may be in Havana when
war breaks out.
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IN MUNICIPAL COCRT
Before Judge Ball Last Night the
Following Cases Were Disposed of.

James ODonald charged with being
drunk was fined 81 and costs.
William Dumpson charged with dis
orderly conduct was fined $40 and COSTS
Frank ConneIl charged with fighting
on the street was fined $40 and costs.
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THE FLYING SQUADRON
AWAITS WAR ORDERS
Commodore Schley Is Ready to Put
toSea Soon as Orders Are Received.

NEwpowr News, Va, April with
every pilot aboard and steam up, Commo-
dore Schley il ready to put to sea the
instant orders expected every moment
from Washington are received. During
their few days here the ships of the fly
ing squadron, the battle ship massa-
chusetts and the cruisers Brooklyn,
Columbia and Minneapolis have been
stripped for action. =,
Divers have scraped from the hull
OF the Massachusetts barnacles three
feet thick in some places. Her speed
will therefore be much greater than
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The Preachers AssaeiatiunD-Wil- here
after hold its meetings in Union Church
instead Of at Fletcher Hall where the. !.
have been held for several years.
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CHILD SCALDED
Eight Year Old Child Upsets a
Kettle of Scalding Water and q
10 GarinueIv Rsu rnasl

The eight year old child OF William
Green, of No. 30S Claymont street,
South Wilmington, upset a kettle OF
s,a'ding hot water on its right side and
arm last evening.
Tie flesh is horrible burned and the
childs condition is very serious. DIR.
Henry W. Bryan was called in and
dressed the child's wounds.
Doubts are entertained for the child s
recovery. us its side is terribly scalded.
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NO CABINET MEETING.
However, the President Con nfers With
Several Of His Close Advisers.

WASHINGTON, April 4.--Sho,tly before
12 o'clock Secretary Sherman, Secretary
Alger and Secretary Gage went to the
White House and conferred with the
President. 1t is understood, however,
that no formal meeting of the cabinet
will be held today. At the same hour
Representatives Dingley and Hopkins
had short interview with the President.
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CYCLERS ELECT OFFICERS
1.-THE Annual Meeting or the WI
mingtOn Bicycle Club Leaders are

Chosen.
The annual electio of officers OF tn e
Wilmington Bicycle Club was held at
the clubhouse. Delaware avenue and
Tatnall street last evening.
The following officers were elected:
Samuel L. Dillon, president; Dr. W. e.
Seato1, vice president: William Kirk,
financial SECRETARY; Lewis S. Fell, treas
urer; William Good!ey, captain; George
G. Smith, quarter master;James Bowers;
accountant, George L. Huxley and B. Fl.
B. Enais, active mcmbes of Board OF
Directors; Fred l.. Green, associate mem
Der of Board of Directors.
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Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations to Report Foraker
Resolution with Charge
that Spain Killed 266
Maine Sailors.

In His Message Mr., Mckinley Decided Last Night to
Recommend Forcibe Action Against Spain-Stu-
alton so Trying that He Will Leave All
to Congress-Spain Accepts Pope's
Mediation But twill Be
of No Avail.
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PREPARATIONS TO BRING
AMERICANS FROM CUBA
state Department Makes Arrange

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Tlc State de-
partment is pushing cnergeticaly ar.
rangements to bring all consuls and
other Americans ont Of Cuba when it be-
comes plain that war cannot be averted
The department fears that should war bc
declared tie lives OF Americans in Cuba
would not b. safe q moment.
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FORAKER WON'T SURRENDER
Visits State Department and FOrtifys
Himself With Facts and
Figures.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Thers is one
man who means to fight this peace with
dishonor party to the bitter end. That
man is Senator Foraker. r
This morning he again visited the
State Department for the purpose of
looking over the consular reports and
fortifying himself with facts and figures.
He was not allowed to see them, how
ever, until he had insisted upon his pre-
rogratiye as member OF the Senate
Committee on Foreign relations.
He made copious notes, and it may be
said that when he arises to speak upon
his resolution for intervention in Cuba,
he will be armed with facts and figures
that in themselves will be eloquent.
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Miss Ella Johnson, of Newpo t, has
Leen visiting friends in this city
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UNDER A NEW RULE.
Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras
Unite to Form United States
of Central America.

San Francisco, Nov. 2.-The steamer
Acapulco, which arrived from South
America Tuesday, brings news of the
coalition of three Central American
states, Salvador, Nicaragua and Hon
duras, which will be conducted under
common administration to be known
as the United States of Central Ameri-
ca. The Inauguration of the new
regime was to be ushered in Tuesday,
according to the Acapulco's passengers.
and a grand celebra ton in honor of the
event was to be held at Amalpa, which
is to be the seat of government Under
the form of the government the admin
istration passes into the control of
representative from each of the repub-
lics-Dr. Salvador Callegas, of Saliva
dor; DIR. Miguel Angel Ugarte, of Hon
duras, and DR.. Manuel Corrolel Matus,
of Nicaragua. The three gentlemen
mentioned above will continue in power
until the 14th of March next, when they
will formally elect president of the
United States of Central America who
will hold office four years.
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worlds Fair for ST. Louis.

ST. Louis, Nov. 2.-The directors of
the Worlds Columbian exposition, who
arrived in ST. Louis Monday from Chi
cugo 10 hold their annual reunion,
were entertained by The local recep-
ton COMMITTEES at social functions
Monday nigh, and Tuesday morning,
and departed Tuesday evening for Chs
cago. In the afternoon they met the
local committee arranging for the cele-
bration of the centennial of the Louisi-
ana purchase in this city in 1908, and
en- the advice of Director-General
Davis and his associates it was decided
10 give a worlds fair here in that year.
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: Cen Kitchener Honored.

London, Nov. 5.-The streets of the
city were crowded all the morning, an
immense number of people seeking to
witness Gen. Kitchener's triumphal
progress to the Guild hall, to receive the
freedom of the city of London and the
sword of honor presented to him in
recognition of his defeat of the der
wishes at Omdurman. The general re-
ceived great ovation as. accompanied
by three aides-de-camp and dressed In
full generals uniform with the Egyp-
ton sash, he drove through the streets.
In the evening banquet was given in
his honor.
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The coalition of the three Central
American states-Salvador, Nicaragua
and Honduras-which will be con-
Quoted under common administra-
tion to be known as the United States
of Central America, has been effected.
Late reports from the fire at Han
Kow, China. say that 10000 houses were
destroyed and 1000 people were burned
to death.
julius Goldschmidt, Milwaukee,
United States consul general in Berlin,
died at, the age of 81 years.
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DOMESTIC.

The annual report of the general SUI
perintendent Of the railway mail serv-
ice estimates that $S.02S.l1S will be re-
1uired for salaries of clerks for the year
ending June 30. 1900, and $4.204.5oO for
railway post office cars.
J. +. Phillips, treasurer of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad,
died suddenly at his home in Chicago,
aged 81 years. He had been connected
with the road for 30 years.
At special election in Texas the
constitutional amendment to pension
ex-confederate soldiers in the state
was defeated.
j. X. Mertz, one of the best-known
Grand Army of the Republic men in the
west. dropped dead in a hotel IN Mime
apolis.
During the past season IA vessels of
the Gloucester (Mass.) fishing fleet
were lost, SO men drowned, % women
made widows and So children left ia
therless; property loss, S17o,ooo.
Near Hamilton, Ala, Do MEL Holli-
day and John Mcleod, prominent
planters and brothers-in-law, quar-
relied, and Holiday shot Mcleod dead
and then killed himself.
Adam Hammer became insane in
Beaver Dam, Wis, and securing gun
wounded nine men and was himself
shot to prevent his doing further in
fury.
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A EuEftiYe Returns.

Philadelphia. Nov. 4.-Gideon W..
Marsh, the fugitive president of the
now defunct Keystone national bank,
returned to the city Thursday after an
absence of seven years and half and
surrendered himself to his bondsman,
William H. Wanamaker. Late Thurs
cav afternoon Mr.. Wanamaker accom-
panied Marsh to the Office of United
States District Attorney Beck and the
latter at once turned the fugitive bank
president over to the custody of the
United States marshal to await hear
ing
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FOREIGN.

A new cabinet for France has been
formed with Dupuy as premier and
minister of the interior and M. de Frey
cinet as minister of war.
Official figures on the recent vote in
Canada on the question of prohibition
show majority in favor of prohibit
ton of 1854.
France will retire from Fashoda I'M
conditinally and without asking COM
pensation and thus avert war with
England.
1t is reported that widespread rev.
dictionary movement in Russia has
been discovered.
All the British warships at Wei-H
Wei. China. were stripped for action
and made ready for sen because of ag.
elcssive movements on the part of
Russia.
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LOST AT SEA.
The Warship Maria Teresa Goes to the Bot
tom of the Sea in a Storm.

tom OF the Sea In Storm.
Charleston, S. c., Nov. 6.-The ocean
tug Merritt put into Charleston yester-
day for supplies. She reported the
loss of the cruiser Maria Teresa, raised
by Constructor Hobson recently off
San Salvador, off the Bahamas, Nov. 1,
in the midst of furious storm.
The cruiser left Caimenena Cuba, on
the morning of Oct 30, in tow for New
York. She had already passed Cape
Maysi, and started northeast around
the Bahamas. A furious storm, warn
ing of which had already been sent
out, overlook her and in her condition
she was unable to weather the gale.
The strain opened rents in her hull,
which had been patched to enable her
to make the journey, and she began to
fill rapidly. The Merritt took off Capt.
Harris and the crew from the sinking
ship. and she soon went; down. The
Merritt brought the captain and 1876
men. who will proceed North by rail.
No lives were lost as far as known,
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Personal AND POLITICAL.

Nearly the entire business portion OF
Tuskegee, Ala. was destroyed by fire.
Gen. Joseph r. West died in Washing
ton. aged rs years. He was United
States senator from Louisiana for one
term. beginning in 1871.
Nancy j. Barger, Center county's
centenarian died in Bellefontaine, o.,
aged LOG years and one month.
Mrs. Annie Wojciechowska, of Ea-
ton, Wis, died at the age of 106 years.
Joseph Hebert. who was drummer
10y With Napoleon in the battle of
Waterloo. died in Chicago. aged nearly
100 years.
Mrs. Ann Marie Lee. mother of Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee. died in Stafford county.
Va, as the result of a fall received sew
eral days ago
DR.. T. d. Witherspoon, president of
the Louisville theological seminary and
an eminent Presbyterian divine, died
in Louisville, KY.
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Heavy Failure.

Providence, r. l., Nov. 2.1John II.
Mason & Sons, cotton goods manufac-
turers, have filed voluntary petition
in bankruptcy. The petition shows
that the firms liabilities amount to
SS1O,OOO, and the assets to about $780,
600, $4,000 being in real estate and
personal property and $1so,0OO in ac-
counts. The partners have also filed in
dividual petitions in bankruptcy. Eu-
gene w. Mason's liabilities are $33o,000,
and his assets are estimated to be lit
tie over 100000. John ii. Mason has
liabilities amounting to $1S0,000, and as
sets estimated at about $4,000.
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TRAGEDY DOWN SOUTH.
Man Kills Two Brothers Mt PinevfIIe.
Ky.-Principal Witness to the
Affair Found Dead.

Livingston, KY, Nov. 4.-John Mead
cws shot and killed John and Clayton
Mathews. brothers. at Pineville. this
county. at night. Meadows was a
school-teacher. Meadows surrendered
and is now in Jail. Pagan. the most
prominent witness. was found dead
Thursday in his storeroom. where he
slept for years. The indications are
that he was murdered, and the coroner
is holding AT inquest.
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MARK ETS.
Minnaanolis Mi

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. S.
Wheat-No. northern, 63@64c;
No. northern. 61@62c; Dec. 6c2T.
Oats-No. white, 22@23c.
Corn-No. 5, Csc.
Cattle-Steers. SIS. SO@4.2 30 cows, $2.70.
Hogs-$3. 75@3.S5
Sheep-Muttons $3.10@4.25; lambs,
1925.
Butter-Creamery extras, 17@1Sc;
creamery, firsts 16@17c; dairy, fancy,
14@15c.
Poultry-Turkeys, rose, spring
chickens, 7(0Sc.