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The state herald., 1898-01-28
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS.
George u. Roberts Director of the Mint
ChnrIes u. Duel CommIs.Ioner Of Patents.

Washington, Jan. 2J.-The resignu.
lion of II. T.. Preston as director OF the
mint was this day rendered To the
President. TO take effect upon the ap-
polniment and qualification of his sue.
cessor.
Mr.. Preston has been connected with
the Treasury Department for more
than foriy-two years. During the last
four years he has been director OF the
mint. His long experience and ne.
quireI information has been very val
liable Io the government.
The President later sent to the Sen.
ate the name OF George T.. Roberts Of
Fort Dodge. Iowa. for the vacancy
created by the resignation of Mr., Pres.
ton.
The appointment Of Mr.. Hobcris was
entirely unsonghl for 10y him and II
construed ns direct recognition of the
Republican sentiment In Iowa On the
financial question 10y rendering this
prominent position Ia one Of It's lead.
Ing citizens. made eminent by his able
support. by his pen aud on the rosirun
Of the principles cnunclatol 10y the 81
Louis platform. Mr. Roberts j. said Ia
he man of high personal character
and an exceptionally able editorial
writer.
The President Today sent the follow.
Ing nominations Ia the Scnnic: chnrlrH
H. buell. Of New York. To bc commlS
sloncr of patents: II. e. Mcmillan oi
Iowa. 10 h. attorney for The northern
district OF Iowa.
The state herald., 1898-01-28
BIG FIRE At SPOKANE.
Rooming House Burns aud Many Lives Are
Lost.

Spokane. Wash, Jan. 25.-At mid.
night fire l. destroying the Great East
ern block on Riverside avenue. The
stairway is burned away and people In
the building are at the windows cry.
ing for help. |, is feared the loss OF
life will he great. The building Is u
siS.story brick aud the upper floors are
used for Hight housekeeping.
II Is now feared that iifty or more
persons have perished In the awful fur
nacc. The upper floors We're occupied
/ by seventy.iivc or 100 roomcrs, and II
u not thought that more than twenty
live have been saved. Mrs. Davies Of
Nebraska city. Nebraska. lcnped from
n window to the stone pavement and
WAS taken TO the hospital She Will
die. Her daughter aud son-ln.lnw were
saved. Great crowds In the streets are
frantic with excitement. Several thrill.
Ing rcscues Were made. one man
came down a rope will, his babe on his
arm and his wife followed
The building Is owned by Louis Lev
insky OF san Francisco. Il cost S.a5,
900. and l. Insured for $4,000. The
iirsi iioor and basement were occupied
by john W. Graham with u large stock
Of stationery. The fiames are beyond
the control of the iiremcn and win TX.
tend To adjoining buildings,
Al 1; 30 The fire Is under control. Only
the walls of the blg building remain.
Estimates Of ihc loss of life vary from
ten 10 iifiy.
W. u. Lloyd was sitting Ia his room
on the nth floor reading when the
alarm wns given. Everyone who was
Ia bed NJ ilini tim. on ,hni floor" liz
snid, persisted"
lie Ind u narrow escape. Wrapping
his ovcrconi around his head he came
down ih. stairway. As hc rnn down
the stairs he ran inio two men. lie saw
hye persons OH that floor who, he IL
convinced. persisted. lie heard persons
falling all around him, suITocntcd by
| III" dense smoke.
Alicc Wilson, aged eighteen is known
to have pcrlShcd. Her sister. Maud.
wn- saved.
The state herald., 1898-01-28
OFFICE FOR A WOMAN.
is COMMISSIONER FOR ALASKA.
VIII Lead Club of Her Own Sex to Take
Up Claims Near Cooks Inlet.

| Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 2I.-John G. Brady,
governor of the district of Alaska, has
Just sent to Miss Florence King of
Chicago roll of parchment which
makes her commissioner of deeds for
Alaska. She is the first woman to be
| appointed or to hold office In the dis
| trlct.
The duties of the position include the
| filing of mining claims as well as the
| registration of deeds.
Miss King is at the head of the Wo-
mans Alaska Gold Club. which is to
send $50 women to the gold region OF
the far northwestern territory. She
will he stationed at Sunrise City on
Cooks inlet. one of the southern bays.
and ten days out from Seattle. 1t is
Just about this inlet that she proposes
to lead her army of women, who will
| start as soon as the weather Is open
enough for them TO venture Into the
cold country.
"The first club has been filed and n
second is now in process of formation"
said Miss King in her office In the Mon
adnocli building yesterday. IAN of.
flee has been opened in New York un-
der the direction of Dr. Ella A. Jen.
nings and many applications are CON-
Ing in from that branch. The gold
seekers will have ship Of their own,
one having been chartered for our Use.
Tile party will not be exclusively made
up of women. us some of the husbands
will he permitted to so along for com
pany
"On January 2Sth prospector will
sail for Cooks inlet from Seattle in
the interests of the club. He is an eX-
perienced man and has spent some
years in Alaska. He will locate claims
for the women, who file them with me
when they reach Alaska. A company
which is already operating around
Sunrise City viii work the mines OH
shares for our club members. SO that
10 woman who goes need fear that
she viii herself have TO dig the ore out
of the earth.
''Thc region surrounding Cooks inlet
is said 10 have coal. oil. copper and
gold, and while no such rich dicov-
cries have been made as those on the
Yukon In the Klondikc country the
mildncss Of the climate permits the
working of the mines nearly all of the
year and in this way makes up for the
lack of wonderfully productive mipes."
The state herald., 1898-01-28
EXCITEMENT At HAVANA.
Radicals Trying to stir up Trouble 70
Americans.

Radicals Trying to stir up Trouble for
Americans.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. pa special
to the Times-U Union and Citizen from
Key West says:
There has been much excitement In
this city during 'he last twenty-four
hours, due TO an alarming telegram
from Havana stating that the streets
had been flooded with an anonymous
ultra-Spanish circular calling upon all
antl-American elements TO mobollze
and raid the American colony. Captain
General Blanco, fearful that the rabid
element OF the city might attempt such
violence. has placed an extra military
guard around Consul General Lees Of.
fee. Many OF the Americans OF the
city. who believe they are In real dan
ger, have prepared their affairs for any
emergency. This news Is what gave
rise TO the rumor that General Lee had
been assassinutcd.
The feeling of uncnsiness felt here
because OF the proximity OF this city
has been much allayed, especially since
this morning Mt 10 o'clock, when Ad-
miral Slcard's fleet of hattleships, con.
slstlng Of the New York, Indiana. Mas
sachusetts. Iowa and Texas, arrived
on the bar. The Maine. Montgomery
and Detroit. aud torpedo boats Gushing
and Dupont, left the harbor mt II
o'clock and Joined the fleet. the whole
making an imprcssively formidable ap-
pcnrancc and one Inspiring confidence
IN the strong right arm OF Uncle Sam.
The state herald., 1898-01-28
POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
Movo to use tho Funds to Build Good
Roads.

Roads.
Washington, Jan. 24.-General Roy
Stone, special agent of the Department
of Agriculture In charge Of the good
roads" movement, says that the amend
ment proposed by Representative
Stone of Pennsylvania to the postal
savings bank bill will be the chief
topic for discussion at the next meet
ing Of the national league for good
roads, and that the League Of Ameri-
can Wheelmen also proposes to make
an energetic crusade In favor of Its
adoption. This amendment proposes
that the deposits in postal savings
banks shall be Invested In county
bonds issued for meeting the expenses
of highway improvements and guaran-
teed by the government. General Stone
says he is receiving letters from all
parts of the country and from many
organizations expressing their approv-
al Of this proposjtlO. not only because
1t lnsures good roads, but will keep the
money deposited In the postal savings
banks In the country districts and ex-
pend 1t for the benefit of the deposit
Ors.
''The greatest objection that has been
raised to postal savings banks" said
General Stone, sis that 1t will be like
ly to drain the country districts of
money for Investment in government
bonds and other securities that will lie
idle and bring no apparent benefit to
the people. But nearly every man
have heard from who has raised this
objection admits that the investment
of the money in the Improvement of
the highways Of the country will salts
fy the opposition and strengthen public
sentiment in favor of the bill.
''The postmaster general objected Mt
first" said General Stone, because he
thought 1t was Fopulism, but since he
has made an investigation he has
changed his nina and now gives the
proposition his Endorsement. The mem-
bers of the Republican National com
mittee have also taken an interest in
the matter and will encourage II as n
political issue. | believe that n great
deal more money would be brought into
the postal savings banks II the depos-
itors realized that 1t Is going to be in
vested In their own locality TO improve
their property and condition"
General Stone will 20 before the
postotiice committee when the bill Is
taken up and make an argument In
support of the amendment.
The state herald., 1898-01-28
Ilrlp for Cub.

New Yors, Ian. a3.--1'hc Cuban cen.
trnl relief committee made n shipment
OF 2I.isi packages Of food md 600, 900
gains of qulnlnc 10 Cuba yesterday.
The packages contained Hour. corn.
mcnl. bacon, rice. lard. potatoes,
beams, pens, snlt fish principally cod.
iish md condensed milk. This ls the
fourth shipment that Inns been made
10y the committee. although II hns been
In existence only Ten days. The com.
mittcr win move food supplies and
100000 grains OF aulnlnc by Saturday.
steamship.
About hnlf Of the grcnl trunk lines
hive volunteered free transportation.
aud the Joint Traffic Association Inns
inken action which viii enable the
other railroads TO do likewise. A mum.
her Of steamship lines have also offer.
ed TO cnrry goods freight free. The
committee hnS promise of large ship.
mon,n from western MnioH. The com.
mliiec received to-day 500 collected
by Mr.. Moody NJ one of his meetings
aud 800 donated by the Rev. Y, De.
witt Tnlmngr Tho Christian Herald
II receiving contributions nt tho rate
of about $500 n day,
The state herald., 1898-01-28
STORMS IN THE EAST.
Heavy Fall of Snow with High VIII

Heavy Faii of Snow with High Winds.
Milwaukee. Wis. Jan. 2I.-Thc most
severe blizzard which has visited this
city In years coninucdln It's fury until
about q O'Clock this morning. Snow to
the depth OF eighteen Inches has fallen
and with the wind blowing mt the rate
OF fifty miles per hour great drifts
Were formed In all paris OF the city,
making travel almost an lmposslbilIty.
Railroad trains came In very lrreg'i.
larly and only passenger trains. each
with the aid Of several locomotives. mt.
tempted To get through. those carrying
freight being abandoned. Every tclc.
graph wire In the state was crippled.
aud news from the outside world wns
received over the long distance rcle-
phone wire.
None OF The boats Of the different
lines entering Milwaukee veniurcd out
last night. So far rs known. no mis-.
hars on the lakes are known TO have
occurred.
The state herald., 1898-01-28
stock Men nt Denver.

Denver. Ian. a5,-M noon yesterday
delegates To the s,ockErowcrr runNcn,
ilnn began Ia nrtlvc. nnd the arrival.
win continue rntll late to-day The
magnitude Of the convention Is ~ far
IN excess uf the expectations of tho
committees TINT have had II In clnrpn
tint II lna simply run nwny from them.
nnd even yesterday II required the M.
divided attention of every committee,
man To inkc care of the visitors. From
the ilmr the headquarters In the Ernest
y trnnmpr block were opened ycNirt.
iny morning until they closed Inst
night the crowd wns 80 large TINT II
was almost impossible 10 move nbuni.
Although mn effort wns nin,lc Ia keep
truck of the appointed delegates. iiln
greater number ibnt rrRlHirrri NJ hrne
nunrirtn yesterday hnd never before
been hentd from, There win ho over !.
thousand delegates senlrd In the c0n.
rcntion II hnH been many vents sincr
such unihcrlng NJ prosperous men
hnH been seen In llonycr, They MI
inlk prosperity, ihcy m luult pruFuri
nun, nnd lhry all n,iulg, IN inlk uf thu
future that 20 The merchant WBull
sound Mildly csitt'agint
The state herald., 1898-01-28
REV. T. DEWITT TALMAGE WEDS.
Married to Mrs. E!orcc McCutchcon Collier
at Allegheny city.

at Allegheny City.
Pit,sburg, Pa, Jan. 23.-Rev. Il. De-
witt TalmaSc, the noted divine of
McCutcheon Collier of Allegheny City
were united in marriage yesterday at
the McCutchcon residence. No. ~ Ir-
win avenue. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. j. Robinson. ID. D.,
pastor of The First United Presbytcr-
ian Church. The wedding, which came
as grea; surprise to the many friends
OF the couple. WAS, on account of n
recent death In the family, an extreme
ly quiet affair. The bride was arrayed
in licr travelling gown and when the
shor, hut impressive ceremony was
concluded the party sat down TO n
wedding breakfast, after which Mr.
and Mrs. 1almage took the 2:37 train
for Cleveland.
Mrs. Talmnge Is the daughter OF the
late James McCu,cleon OF the big iron
firm, Lindsay 4 McCutcheon. She
was the widow OF Charles W. Collier,
only son Of Judge Il. II. Collier. She Is
forty years old. while her husband eel
cbrated his slx;y-siNlh birthday several
months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Talmage me, during
the past two summers Mt Eas, Hamp-
ton, n Long Island resort. where the
romantic courtship which eliminated
five months ago in formal engage
mcni, was carried on. The engage
mcnt was KEPT II profound secret and
II was only within the past few days
that Mr.. Tnlmngc's most intimate
friends were npprlscd of the coming
marriage.
The present Mrs. Talmage is the rev.
ercnd gentleman's third wife. his see
ond having died several years ago.
The state herald., 1898-01-28

1t is reported that at the Grand ISL
and. Neb., sugar beet factory n flock
OF $4,000 sheep and n number OF cat
tie are now being fed almost exclusive
ly upon the sliced beets. after the
juices and sugar are extracted. City
delivery wagons deliver to owners OF
cows or other live stock in the city all
the feed OF this kind that can be con-
sdmed for the nominal price OF 25
cents week. At first only one wagon
sa lplled the demand. but now there
Art three engaged In the service. To
enc 'urage the Industry the Grand
Isla,.d factory e1acts no charge for
the food. Stock feeders and farmers
are at liberty TO haul away the prod
uct In unlimited quantities. At the
stock yards near by l50 tons of the
beet refuse are fed daily and. II is said,
stockmen fnd that with the addition
of small quantities OF grain cattle and
sheep are quickly placed In fine con-
dition for the market.
The state herald., 1898-01-28

AZ the opening of the agricultural
building at Tuskegee. Ala, Secretary
OF Agriculture Wilson said: There
is a growing demand for men educated
in the sciences relating TO agriculture.
We want soil physicist at the depart
ment In Washlngton-a simple want,
one would say. There are 1000 peo-
Pile asking places In the department.
well-educated people. bat not one has
studied soils. An inquiry comes from
a university for u biologist: none OF
the 1000 is proficient along that line;
a scientific dairyman is In demand:
very few are TO be had, while the coun-
try has surplus OF men and women
well-educated along lines that do not
apply to the farm and its various de-
partments. We must educate young
people to do something that somebody
wants done. where money is waiting
to pay them.
The state herald., 1898-01-28
FOR GOOD ROADS.
a ysiusb,- ramphi-, On IN. Subject To lie
Distrlbuie ed.

Washington. Jan. j.-Arinngcmcnis
have been perfected with the United
States Department OF Agriculture mud
the Government bureau OF iiond In.
lulry. 10y which the League of Amori.
can Whrclmen win bc cnnblpd Ia send
n booklet devoted 10 the good ronds
movement direct Ia hundreds OF thou
sands of farmers all over the United
States This booklet IN now being pre-.
pared by THE national committee Tor
highway Improvement. nnd win lr
mnll.d 10 ns mnty addresses Of farm.
ors M "nn ho got through local con.
stills. u II their purpose to maze the
distribution NJ large ~ possible. nni ~,
edition OF u million books will hc
printed for ~" purpose. The agitation
FOR good roads ls practical, public
spirited and patriotic, because good
roads mean dollars nnd cents to every
community.
These books win he interestingly ".
luslrnird and win explain how good
roads cnn hr built ana how they can
he pnii for, They nrr especially In.
tended To cNnlnln The attitude of the l..
4. ". towards the farmers,
The state herald., 1898-01-28
rnelertnrn Of the nrllr,..

London. Jnn 2i.-Thc Morning Post
publishes n dispatch from Professor
Lockycr from Mnjapur, saying tint
sixty spectrum photographs were A..
cured, somc NJ these hnvo been nj.
ready developed nnd nre found To cs'
hbll changes In lllp aspect or tho
chfomospohcrc second by second ni
pnoh 0f the four cpnlHnis. The dispatch
nys the weather wHa perfect and that
lord Grnlinm'h riirmn,nmHph worl,
proved quito h,irrrlsfrl
Tho cclipnu ~ the win WIS ncc0m
rnnicd hy a rapid fall IT temperature
An gntihly tm,il prrvhir1 Tho nir and
the ayrne ruFriuilui u l1ndsrhrr rtiui
q wluly Ehu % suu The duration
uf totally w.H iwp mmuca. with u
mntvplous girlnl Of talc f'irpr nnj
blup
The state herald., 1898-01-28
To Imp, ,,n a supreme court

Boise. Idaho. Inn ~ one of the
niuri sensational proposals IN The lrFnl
history of idaho has romr Ia tight II
la nothing short NJ plan 10 imprncli
The members ol the supreme Court oi
The state. For sUnc time II has been
known lllnt people prominent ~ polilirr
hnyr hrcn mHhlng n vunynu Of llt
ulrmhris of the lnri Legislature, Will
the view 10 nscrtlninlng tie feeling ui
HE mpmbgtd On iliu astounding ptu
The state herald., 1898-01-28
CLEVELAND AND ANNEXATION
Says. Emphatically That Ho Opposes 1t for
Hawaii and Cuba.

HAWAII ana CUBA.
Princeton, n. j., Jan. 26.--"lt Is one
| of the strangest things of these strange
times that my position upon the lla-
waiian question should be misundcr-
stood" That Is the way eX-Prcsideni
Grover Cleveland expressed himself
when shown the statement of Senator
Morgan relative to his position In the
Senate to-day. In order that there
could be no misunderstanding of his
position on the part of the public, he
authorized the following statement to
the Associated Press:
II do not believe In discussing mat
ters of this kind as a private citizen. !
do not care, however, to be misreprc'
sented.
II Will, therefore, say that ever since
the question of Hawaiian annexation
was presented, have been utterly and
constantly opposed TO ii. The first
thing | did after my inauguration IN
March, 1893, was to recall from the
federal Senate an annexation treaty
pending before that body. regarded,
and still regard, the proposed annexa-
tion of these islands as not only ol,-
posed to our national policy, but as n
mission of our nation is TO build up
and make Il great country out of what
we already have. instead of nnnexing
islands.
II did not suppose that there was
anyone In public life who misunder-
stood my position in this matter. 1t
has been said that was partial to the
former monarchy and desired to see II
restored, in order that l might treat
with 1t for the purpose of annexation.
How could | have had such an idea
II regarded annexation as contrary
to our national policy? The same an
swcr can he made TO the statement
that my opposition to Hawaiian an
ncxation was based merely upon dis
satisfaction with the treaty pending
before the Senate at the time of my
second Inauguration. ] was opposed TO
the annexation as such.
I'm regard to the Hawaiian mon
archy, aside from any question of an
neXatiOn and without harboring any
previous designs OF restoring that mon
archy, | investigated the relations of
our representative to its overthrow.
This investigation convinced me that
our interference In the revolution of
1893 was disgraceful. l would gladly.
therefore. for the sake of our national
honor and our country's fair name
have repaired that wrong.
"In regard TO the Cuban question.
my position was fully made known to
Congress in the various messages In
which the subject was discussed. |
was opposed to the recognition of the
belligerency of the island. and my po-
sition was perfectly well known. In
deed. so very unmisiakablc We're my
views on the subject that was time
and again threatened by frenzied men
and women with dire calamitics 10 he
visited upon myself and children he
cause OF what they saw fit TO assert us
my cnmity 10 the Cuban cause.
My position on all the questions
was made very clear in the official
documents of the time and there can
he no possible mistake.
1T Is very difficult for me 10 under
stand Senator Morgan's evidently
wrong impressions In regard to my po-
sition. Indeed. II Is one Of the strang-
est things of these strange times that
my position In these matters should be
called into question"
The state herald., 1898-01-28

foreign writer recently said: Ger
many feels more and more the need
OF foreign markets. She has ceased
to oe a pre-eminently agricultural
country, aad is becoming every year
more and l.ore an industrial and COM
mercial country. In 1882. OF every
1000 persons 1926 were supported by
agriculture and only s5S by industry
and 100 by commerce. In 1895 the pro-
portions were already nearly reversed,
391 per 1000 derived their livelihood
from industry. lis from commerce and
only 1851 from agriculture. Foreign
markets, must therefore. be secured
abroad for the surplus production Of
her industry, and, on the other hand.
food and raw materials must be oh
talned in increasing quantities from
abroad"
The state herald., 1898-01-28

The second sealing conference closed
with an agreement OF the American.
Canadian and British sea. experts upon
certain matters OF fact Among these
are the statements that the Pribi'ot
seal herd is not more than one-thlrd or
one-Hfth ms large as formerly: that the
catch at sea contains marked excess
OF females; but that deep-sea sealing
has fallen OF In greater ratio than the
herd has; and that the herd Is not In
danger OF actual determination while
Its haunts on land are protected. and
the protected zone around the iHlandl
ia maintained. This agreement Of tho
experts was followed by diplomatic
conference. at which the representa-
tivos OF Canada submitted PROPOSE
lions for nm adjustment OF all questions
at Issue between the United States and
Canada. through an international COM
mission. These propositions are to be
formally presented later for the con.
fidcratlon OF our government,
The state herald., 1898-01-28

postgraduate and professional study
and original research, and that the
American university is worthy Of the
confidence and benefaction of the peo-
pie In all our churches.
We. therefore, recommend that the
claims of this Institution be commend
ed to both churches for special cOntri-
buttons during the closing year of the
present and opening year Of the conf
ing century.
We also agreed to recommend to the
general conferences of the two church,
es provision for the reception Of min
listers from one church to the other
without loss of order In ministerial
standing.
The state herald., 1898-01-28

The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
institute for colored people has just
dedicated an agricultural building.
One of the speakers said: 1T is q
great deal better for the state Of Als-
bama to spend one hundred dollars GA
each of these boys and girls than to
spend perhaps ten thousand dollars in
convicting them later on" Illiteracy ia
expensive as well as deplorablc. Edu-
cation Is economical. for 1t reduces
crime; and there is no color line In this
fact.
The state herald., 1898-01-28

Tho federation of womens clubs at
Syracuse was ruled by Sorosis in the
selection Of president, and the oppo-
sition bitterly says 1t did so through 4
Tammany system Of politics. Thus
the federation is at war with itself, and
the result is an immensity of grief and
Mysteries. to be followed by the hope
less fracture Of the entire establish
ment. 1t is singular that women can
not dwell together in unity-any more
than men can,