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NANTUCKET.
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PASSAIC.
MIANTONOMAH.

seemingly simultaneous departure Of
thespanish squadron from Cadiz, which
is situated on the southwestern coast
of Spain. Rumors have had it that the
Bancroft and Helena might follow the
Spanish ships across the Atlantic.
Austria Objects.
London, March 15.-The Paris corre-
spondent Of the Times says: Accord
ing to information obtained from good
sources the Austrian emperor Is maxi
ing great efforts to induce the Euro
pean powers to present to the United
States the danger to Europe of their
carrying any further their interference
IN Cuban affairs. Emperor William is
warmly seconding the efforts of En-
Peror Francis Joseph. The American
government is aware Of this situation.
London, March 16.-The Vienna cor
respondent of the Times telegraphs an
abstract of an article in the st Peters,
burg Novoe Vremya, which lie thinks
deserves attention as giving an accu-
rate account of the views and Intentions
of at least three CT the great powers"
The correspondent says: The article
asserts that the United States are well
aware that in declaring war against
Spain they could not count upon tile
approval of any of the European
powers. All, 1t alleges, would SYM
pathize with spain-if not actively, GER
tainly by categorical protest against
President McKinley's conduct. This Is
also we'll known at Madrid. Therefore.
continues, the Novoe Vremya writer, it
is hoped that Spain will not fall into the
trap laid by Washington, for she has
SO far no serious grounds for declar-
ing war, and measures should imme-
diately be taken in order that she may
not have such grounds in the future.
The European representatives, con-
cludes the article, will notify the WASH
ington government Of their opinion
that war is not desirable, and it is to be
hoped that President Mckinley will
realize the disadvantage of such gerer-
oil censure and will not allow himself to
be eggcd into war by American specu.
lators.
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capped the entire floor was swept Win
flames in few minutes. Those ia tha
rear rushed to the front part Of the
building, fncing on Wabash avenue, aud
clnmbcred to the windows, as the elc-
Sator became unserviceabe and all exs
ITS save by the windows and, for Il few
minutes, by the staircase, were cut of.
Many jumped Down to Death.
With all possible haste the ilrcmen
first upon the scene spread the life
sheets to catch the shricking women
und men clinging to the window lodges
above. According to an eye witness,
who was among the first to see tho
flames shoot from the top floor, ut least
ten people jumped at once. Several
missed tic blankets and were crushed
upon the stone pavement in the street
below. Many We're unable to get out
Mt all, aud it is feared that all who did
not escape from the building within
five minutes after the cry of warming
was heard are lost. {. =. Collery, an
employee of the Western Electric COM
pany, who was In the immediate vicin-
lty of the building when the fro started,
rushed to the rescue and managed to
bring nine occupants of the burning
building to the street in safety.
The Victims.
The number of dead is still in doubt,
and probably will not be definitely
known until the debris of he building
is sufficiently cooled to admit of search
being made for the bodies of those who
are undoubtedly in the ruins. This will
be two days hence ut least. Three men
are known to be dead. They are:
Edward Einx. 2a2s Prairie avenue: worked
for Sweet. Wallach e Co.
Samuel a. Clark. WAS In the employ Of
the w. A. Olmsted Scientific company.
, Miles Smith. 1856 Wrtghtwood avenue.
Missing.
The missing. of whom nothing could
be learned at II late hour, ind most Of
whom are without question buried in
til" wreck of the building, are:
W. A. Olmsted. president Of the Olmsted
Scientific company. when the explosions oc-
Cured ran to the rear Of the seventh floor
CT the building 2l5 Wabash avenue, a nd ha .
been buried In the ruins
W. a. Olmsted. president Of the Olmstcd
Scientific company rushed through the
sixth floor notifying his employees Of their
peril; was seen to go towards the rear Of
ihe building. and was not seen to leave.
c. H. Arms. secretary of the Olmsted
&C mpany. was III the building when the
fire started: has not been seen since
Mrs. NJ. f. Harris. widow. AZ years old.
employed as a boookkeeper for Olmstcd:
believed to have been overcome by smoke
0nd burned to death.
Unknown woman seen at window on the
sixth floor shortly after Miles Smith lea ped
80 his death: was not seen afterwards;
Thought to have been burned In the ruins
c. T. Anderson. employed by Sweet, Wal
ZACH Company; was not seen to leave the
building after the fire started, and Is
thought to have been suffocated.
- Hill, assistant in office Of the Presby-
terian Board of Publications: was on fifth
floor when the fire started, and was not
seen to leave the building.
Tony -. last name unknown; office boy
for Sweet. Wallach 6 Co.: jumped from
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Victim OF Heart Disease.

Denver, Col, March 14.-K. c. Bas-
sick, locator of the famous Bussick sill
yer mine near Silver Cliff. COL, died in
this city Saturday night Of heart dis
ease. He was o8 years old. He lived at
Bridgeport, Conn.,, and came to Denver
last week to attend the trial of the suit
of Alexander Barclay and others
against the Bnssick Mining company,
which was set for hearing to-day. Mr..
Bassicls was poor man in 1877 when
he located the Isassick mine. out Of
which he took $45O.ooo, afterward SELL
Ing the property for 100000 cash and
100000 stock In the company which
took nossession.
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AJAX.
WYANDOTTE.
AMPIIITRITE.

ships was first brought to the attention
of the navy department by Mr.. Laine,
agent of the Maxim-N COM
pany, who was authorized to dispose of
these ships building It Elswick and two
others in course of construction in
France. Mr.. Lame suid that the two
sirable acquisition to the American
navy, as they were the latest and best
products of the famous Armstrong;
yards. One of the ships is complete in
every respect, has her coal supply and
ammunition on board, and steam can
be raised ut any time. There will be no
trouble in bringing this ship across, as
an adequate force from the local yards
can be secured for the service. 1t is
said the coal and ammunition on board
passed with the sale to the United
States. The ammunition is not all of the
kind in use by the United States navy,
so that the supply of ammunition is n
necessary adjunct to the new ships. The
other ship has been launched, but 1t will
take some time to make her ready for
sea. Mr.. Lainc believes, however, that
there will be no difficulty in bringing
her over Immediately If it is desired to
make the move without delay, ms the
hull of the ship IS so well along that she
could be towed and her own sail power
utilized for the trip across.
Facts About the New ships.
The two brazilian vessels will be ex-
tremely useful additions to the United
States navy in either war or peace, in
the opinion of Secretary Long, who ac-
knowledges they have been bought by
the United States. They are steel
sheathed md coppered, with twin
screws. and will ,be the first of the
cruisers in our navy 10 embody that
most useful feature of naval construc-
tion,' she;,tlling, for which Chief Con-
structor Hichborn has worked earnest
ly for many years past. He finally suc-
ceedcd in having some of the smaller
gunboats constructed on this prin-
ciple. The Amazonns is rated at $500
tons displacement, with an indicated
horsepower under natural draught of
1000, which is calculated to develop 20
knots speed. Thus, while the ship Is
about the size of the Charleston, she is
much faster. Her armament Is also
much more formidable, not so much in
caliber, for the main battery is made up
of six six-inch guns, but these guns, as
we'll rs the 4.7-inch guns are of what is
known as so calibers length, giving
them an unusual range and power. In
addition to this they have ten six-pound-
er quic&-firing guns, four one-pounders,
four Maxim machine guns and two boat
or field guns. The torpedo tubes are
three in number. The coal capacity Is
$50 tons, giving her an effective steam
ing radius OF 5000 knots, a most valu-
able feature, inasmuch as it would en-
able the ship to cross and recross the
Atlantic without coaling. Such vessel
used as commerce destroyer would be
vastly more effective than what ap-
pear to be more powerful crafts because
Of their ability to get along on long
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KILLS HIS PLAYMATE.
Perry Gardiner, Aged 1O, Beats Out
the Brnins of VIII RoEers
Mt Carroll, Ill.

st. Louis. March 1e.-A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Carroll, ILL.,, says
that Perry Gardiner enticed Will Rogers
into an 'Inoccupied building at Pulaski,
ILL.,, and beat his brains out with a
club. He then escaped, and all
though officers are searching for
him Gardiner has not been cap
tured. Gardiner and Rogers were play
mates. aged 16. The former had a
grudge against his fellow and took this
means Of avenging it.
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than one-half of those born"

Than One-hAIf Of those born"
But he makes Il statement even more OK
trnordinary. Both men and women there
are passonntely fond OF adopting children,
though they kill their own. Mr.. Williams
actually knew an i:::ance where the mother
did away win her own offspring in order
to adorI a young relative!
But. the most striking OF all examples
occur among various tribes of India We
get an idea of the state of things among
the Khonds In 1854. when Major Campbell
reported with exultation that he had no
less than 90l girls registered in his dis
trict, which contained 2149 families. And
he had good cause to exult. for when
his labors began, seven years before scarce
ly one could be seen.
In the powerful Crohon tribe around
Mynpude. Mr.. Unwin vainly inquired for
an unmarried girl. The family records Of
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will die to protect its lamb, and hen
will face tiger. But il is not so with
women If certain conditions be observed.
Upon this point the evidence of the COM
missioners Is detailed. abundant and con-
elusive.
1t would appear tha, the maternal in
stinct does NOT begin to operate until Il
woman has at least seen and touched her
baby. knowing this by experience the
midwife kept it out OF sight until the
father had pronounced doom. In North
western Europe they did likewise rs we
learn by many descriptions. And when this
prccaution was used the mother submitted
without serious distress.
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the chief. going back many generations, did
not show one single daughter.
In lS,5 MIR. Moore found the villages OF
the Benarcs district containing 26 girls
to III boys: IN % the proportions were
81 to 26l: In 80. "a to 343: In e. he could dis
cover no gtrl under years. These figures
are enough. but among the Rajputs infanti-
eide was yet more common. The difficulty
and expense of finding II son-in-law accept
able In caste and station were the motives
uvowel.
But the reader has been asking a uucs-
tion NIL through. no doubt. how could the
mothers endure this system? One may un-
dcrstand Il Ia rigucur that n man should
be willing to destroy his babe Just born
when We saw no harm in so doing, and all
the neighbors did the like. We have
been taught to believe that the maternal in
stinct dures and suffers any trial. A sheep
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Interstate Baseball League.

Springfield, O., March 1o.-The Inter-
state Baseball league met here Tuesday
and each club placed $3.50 in President
Powers hands MS its forfeit. The league
WAS divided into the western and east
ern divisions. Grand Rapids. Fort
Wayne, Toledo and Mansfield consti-
tute the western division, Dayton, New
castle, Youngstown and Springfield the
eastern division. The schedule was
adopted for the season to open in the
eastern division towns.
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Women Want to Fight,

Denver. Col, March 1G.--A troop of
cavalry composed entirely of women,
is Colorado possibility in the event
Of war with Spain. Mrs Martha Shute
will organize the troop. She notified
Acting Gov. Brush of her intentions,
and he advised her to consult with
Adjt. Gen. Moss. Mrs. Shute is Sec
rotary of the State Horticultural So
ciety. She is fearless eqnestrienne
md handles gun or rifle very dexter
OlIHlv
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iarities Of various food, that:
Blanched almonds give the higher nerve
or brain muscle food; no heat or waste.
WulnutS give nerve or brain food, mus
Gle, heat and waste.
Green water grapes are blood purifying
(but of little food value) reject pips and
skins.
Blue grapes are feeding and blood puri-
the liver
Tomatoes. higher nerve or brain for
and waste. no heat They are thinning
and stimulating. Do not swallow the skins
Juicy fruits give mre or less the high
cr nerve or BRAIN and some few muscle
food and waste; no heat.
Apples supply the higher nerve and
muscle food. but do not give stay.
prunes afford the highest nerve or brain
food. supply heat and waste, but are not
The Irish standard., 1898-03-19
An Iowa bank Fails.

Sioux City, H., March 1.-THE Homo
savings bank, n small institution. closed
It's doors Wednesday afternoon and is
now in the hands OF a receiver appoint
eel on application of the bank officials.
No other institution or bank is in any
way affected. Assets are placed at
100000, with liabilities of 500, 900, $780,.
600 of which are school funds.
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Ashland, Wis, March 14.-The dead
body of John Larson. n homcsteadcr
who mystcriously disappeared some
time ago, was found Saturday n mile
from his cabin. The side Of his head
is torn to pieces. 1t is believed his death
was caused by stray ball from hun.
ter's rifle. When the neighbors searched
Lnrson's house only a dog was found
alive. The horse. chickens. a hog and
two canary birds had starved to death
md the dog had been kept alive by eat
Ing the bodies,
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MURDER OF THE INNOCENTs.
Where Tvo-'rhtrds OF ahc Infants
Born Were Killed.

In modern times China used to be a
byword for this crime. We know more Of
the country now, and the wild exaggera-
ton Of the first reports, when mission
aries began to labor there. causes many
people, residents especially, to disregard
the evil which exists. BY q natural reac-
ton infanticide has become standing Jest
for the mystif1cation Of new chums" But
It would seem that tho early reports from
Fiji and the Sandwich islands were not
much exaggerated. One can hardly credit
the assertion Of Mr.. Williams careful as
he was generally. that the number Of
babies murdered was nearer two-thirds
The Irish standard., 1898-03-19
Wages Advanced.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 15.-The
Dayton Coal and Iron company, Day,
ton, Tenn, has announced mn advance
OF ten per cent. in the wages of its min.
ers. 1.10o in number, to take effect
April 1. Other laborers had their
wages advanced Monday from IL to IL
per cent. This is the carrying out of an
agreement between the operators and
miners entered into in January Just
after the strike was settled,
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The Queen. rhyr,c,nn Dead.

London, March 14.-,sir Richard
Quain. burt, physician extraordinary
TO her majesty, president of the general
medical council and editor of the Die
tionary Of Medicine" is dead. He was
horn October 30, 1916, was n fellow Of
several learned societies and the au-
thor OF numerous medical and scientific
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Gen. Mcdonnell D.na

Springfield, Ill.,, March 16.-Gen. John
Mcconnell died at late hour Monday
night In the seventy-fourth year of his
age. He was native of the state OF
New York, but had resided IN this coun-
ty since childhood. He entered the
union army in the war of the rebellion
as captain of company A, Third Illinois
cavalry, was n gallant soldier and at
tanned to the rank Of brigndier general
by hrexe&
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Cedar Rapids. H., March 14.-Eight
business houses in the little town of
Whittemore, together with their con-
tents, were destroyed by fire Saturday
afternoon. cnusinga loss of $4,000. The
fire started In the basement of Beattie's
general merchandise store, and every
business house In town except the
Union German bank was destroyed.
The amount Of insurance is not known.
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Jury Says He Was Murdered.

Clinton, Ia. March le.-The coroner's
jury on Tuesday in the case of Henry
Graham, found dead on his farm near
Elvira. gave verdict that he came to
his death at the, haEds of some person
unknown. The murder occurred Feb
ruarv tx
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Woolen Mil. nurn..L

Troy, N. Y, March 16.-The Victor
mills, OF Cohoes,' a tcn-story structure,
burned. These IRE said to have been
the largest wooden mills in the United
States, employing over 1000 operatives.
Tho loss is between 100000 aud $780,
900. covered by insurance.
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muscle feeding. They should be avoided
by those who suffer from the liver.
Oranges are refreshing and feeding, but
are not good If the liver is out of order
Green figs contain nerve and muscle
food. heat and waste, but are bad for the
liver.
Dried figs contain nerve and muscle
food, heat and waste, but are bad for the
liver.
All stone fruits are considered to be in
furious for those who suffer from the ly-
err and should be used cautiously.
Lemons and tomatoes should not be used
daily in cold weather; they have thin
ming and cooling effect
Raisins are stimulating in proportion to
their quality
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Savings bank Robbed.

Mount Pleasant. Mich. March IT.
The Peoples savings bank safety vault
was robbed of $4,000. Duplicate keys
were used. The bank is In the hands OF
u receiver.
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Pioneer shipbu,lder Dead.

Milwaukee. March 15.-A Journal
special from Green Bay says that Capt.
John Denessen, the pioneer shipbuilder
Of that city, died, aged Sc years. Capt,
Denessen was born in Holland. He
built many Of the vessels which float
on the great lakes. He retired from
business three years ago, since which
time his sons have conducted affairs.
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TEN-NcI
o the easily
onen, gr II The pic inoth
u Il braces o turrets
he 0 stsoflar
of In
The ma n the coming
o the The II Is at
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Milwaukee Man Get. "A Contract.

Ninth 0'ctN II VOHtFHCt.
Washington. March 14.-The score
tary of the treasury has awarded to
II. Ferge, of Milwaukee. the contract
for the erection OF the Denver mint
building Mt his bid Of S223,561.
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Death Of +. Swedish Poet.

Helsingfors, Finland, March H.
znchnrie Topelius, the Swedish poet,
historian and litterateur. is dead.
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informs me that you were not very faith
full
Stenographer (hysterically)-'Tis false /
never SO much as thought Of any other
man.-Detroit Journal
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IF Eve was like some women" remarked
the observer Of men and things" she
doubtless got no little comfort out of re-
fleeing that the serpent wasn't bored
while he was there."-Detroit Journal.
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FOR BRAIN WORKERS.

DR.. Sophie Lepper. the English food
specialist. says In speaking Of the pecul-
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Nerve.

Farmer-I found this piece of coattail
hanging to my chicken coop door, and it
fits your coat exactly. Now what does
that prove?
Uncle Ben-ilt probes dat de coat am
youahs. I foun' hit In de road dis mawnin'.
-Jud1a.
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FaithfulneSa,

Members OF the Firm-Your last employer
The times., 1898-03-04
WASTEB-BOARD. w

WANTED By Young man, board in northwest
section: private family preferred: terms about
s. per week. Address at once W. j. b.. this
The times., 1898-03-04
DIR. CZARRA

IN Nervous. Chronic, Skin. and PRIVATE DIS
EASES, X-RAY Static, Faradic and Galvanie
Electricity, in Catarrh Rheumatism, Kidney and
Bladder Diseases, Sexual Weaknesses, Structure,
Hemorrhoids Syphilis. and Diseases OF Women.
Consultation from to q. 6I9 Pa. nv.
fe26-tf-em
The times., 1898-03-04
AN AGED LAWYER ARRESTED.
he l. Charged with Being $4,000
short ia His Accounts.

Nev York. March 3 William 4. Cook law
ger ~eyeut, three yeHrs of agg, oi No. lG@ Frank
Tin Avenue Brooklyn. with an office at NJ" 24'
Broadway. was a prisoner in the Center Su'e'
Cour today Mr. Cook has been TIE executor
of a large estate, ana IL is charged that lac Is
short some So 600 III fhc accounts Mr. Look
has always had large clientele in the Eastern
District. BROOKLYN. and in GreenpoiH'' ana j.
well known. The complainant Is Roswell \
Re,uc. 4 Iauyer Of No. 62a Leonard Street, Br5oA
Ism.
Tia, estate of which Mr.. Cook was e-ecuior
: ihaf oi Charlotte Hamies. of Sln.thtoHn
l. I who died in February, 49,. leaving prop
e1rr worth over S50.01l.
The estate wa- willcd 10 Mrs har-ie- $
1auahler,. Ivda \ HarIIes and Martha ". smith
The, were tp have tho estate during iic, sad II
was th.u to be- divided equally amons thcig ,hil
,Ifeu There has been lut one child, Marta ".
smith. daughter Of Mr.. smith.
J. Lawrence Smith was appointed executor oi
thc estate. and he died March IL, 1879. Cook was
then appointed. according TO the terms OF the
viii lu that wear Nr. Kccuc, counsel for the
estate paid over to Sir. Cook Si1a30, SIX raj
way bonds. valued an >o.sae.l6. and a check for
7.01, all the property owned lsf thc test1i"r.
on February 3, this ycar. the estate was lT
litigation. snd5 the supreme court made Prescati
f"iA hNtt'i iic ie'elNti t'- 'ill '"' NIB 'i''' "
Smith Mr. Cook WAS ordered 30 tlun over all
the estate 10 Nj. Butler.
Ar. keenc heard THAI there was some diff
fcuiu experienced ig the lawyers in doing 'his
and be went 10 the Office Of Mr. Cook. Tie dIc
moi find him, hut his son was there, and the latter
gave Nf. keene all the property he could tnd
Ne had only SIS geo ia bonds and mortgages, and
1his Nr. keene took.
IIe then made an examination OF tlr affairs OF
tie estate. and he has specifically charged Mr..
Cook with having OF December 90, 1897 re-
ceiyed from William g. Basless check ioT 81 .9G1
a bond for Sl.0e0 and coupons on thc bonds
accommodating $4,000. OF which there Is no record
on lnnL-. arrnrrfs