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Christina. in Havana.

Havana, Dee. 25.--All the stores In
Havana closed at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and the rest OF the day was de-
voted to conviviality. General Wood
says he intends to begin work at cnce
upon the highways, which are greatly
In need of repairs. This will also serve
to give employment to a large number
of men. The school syst m will also be
Immediately reorganized. Alexis Prey,
superintendent OF Cuban schools, will
be reinforced by two or three ommis-
sioners. The Judiciary will form the
subject of early attention, particularly
the jails. and the existing system of
keeping prisoners for months without
trial. An order will issue d'rectlng that
a complete list Of prisoners held for
trial be furnished monthly.
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A Cold BIooded Murder.

Richmond, Va. Dec. 25.--At Virgil
ana, Halifax county, to-day a man
named Lofts entered the depot and
fred several times at Mr.. Turner. the
operator. Turner returned the fire and
killed Lofts. Friends of the dead man
alta cked Turner. A general fight fol-
lowed. and Turner received a terrible
cash in the throat, while several other
men. two of whom will prcba bly, die,
were wounded At last accounts mob
was threatening to lynch turner, but
he was being guarded in the depot by
armed friends. The sheriff has gone to
tha scene
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F. Debronx had just died. Father De-
bronx was born in Belgium. He came
to America in 1856, and was parish
priest at Crosse Pointe for more than a
quarter of a century. Father Debronx
several times inherited fortunes which
he gave to charitable institutions, one
of which is St. Francis orphans home
of this city.
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AT WASHINGTON.
Mckinley Spent Quiet Day at the
WhiIa HnuSn.

Mckinley Spent Quiet Day at the
White House.
Washington, Dec. 25.-Christmas day,
always quiet at the nations capital,
was unusually so to-day, All of the
executive departments are closed and
practically all the members of both
branches of congress are out of the
city Services were held in many
churches, and as the dinner hour APP
preached the streets were deserted.
At the white house a quiet day was
spent.
About 10 o'clock the president took a
walk alone throughout the grounds at
the south of the mar sion, and then join
ed Mrs. Mckinley in the family living
room. There were no callers and no
guests. Neither attended church, and
at the usual hour they dined alone,
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A Gif, to Employees.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 25.-Every en-
ploye of the American Express COM
pany throughout the country to-day
received q check for SIS as Christmas
gift from the company A circular &C
companying the checks states tat the
gift Is made for faithfulness in the per-
fcrmance of duty. AS the company
operates between Maine and Oregon,
there are several thousand employees.
1t Is estimated that the aggregate sum
of the gift will reach $4,000 or $780,
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HoshaIl Released.

Baltimore. Dec. 25.-John e. Hoshail,
who was sentenced about eight months
ago In the United States district court to
10 years Imprisonment for a violation of
the laws, has been released from jail. his
sentence having been committed by Pres
ident Mckinley. Hoshall was a medical
student at one of the colleges here at the
time of his arrest.
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Six Day Bike Race.

New Bedford. Mass. Dec. 25.-A six
day bicycle race. eight hours a day
began at Adelphia rink this afternoon.
At II p. M, when the race ended for
the day. the score was: John Dubois,
Brockton. Mass, 1899; Nat Butler.
Cambridge. 1875: Rudolph Laureaux,
Belgium, 1474; Joe Downey, Boston.
145.7; Hugh Mclean. Chelsea, Mass,
144.5; Ben MuBroe, Memphis, 1435; J.
T. McDaniels, New York, 1862.
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No Demands,

Philadelphia, Dec 25-It has been
definitely announced by the cloth weav-
ers that they have decided to present
no formal demands to the manufactur-
ers for a change in the wage scale at
present. The weavers believe If they
wait until about the middle o. January
most Of the manufacturers will volun-
tarily adopt the new scale.
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MILITARY GOVERNOR.
General Young at the Head of Affairs in
Northwestern Luzon.

Northwestern Luzon.
Manila, Dec. 26.-s a, fn.--General
Young has been appointed military
governor of The provinces Of North
western Luzon. with headquarters at
Vigan His command Includes the 33d
infantry under Colonel Luther. He will
establish permanent stations at San
Fernando and Laoag, with outposts
where needed.
The 10th infantry will proceed to
APART, garrisonins such towns as may
be deemed necessary In the province of
Cagayan, Isabella and Nuevo Viscaya,
in which Colonel Hood has been APP
pointed military governor General
Young and Colonel Hood are estab-
fishing municipal governments and the
ports in the northern Luzon will be
opened for trade about January 1.
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New Mexican Statehood

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Dec 25.-senators
Sroup and Clark, General Answorth and
Land Commissioner Hermann forming
committee appointed by congress to in
vestfgate the application for admission to
statehood. are meeting an enthusiastic re-
ception from the people of this territory.
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Churchill Escaped.

Pretoria, Dec. 1.-THE government is
much concerned about the escape OF
Winston Churchill, and the officials are
doing their utmost to discover how he got
away The authorities have instituted a
house-to-house search for discriminating
papers. 1t Is asserted that he escaped
disguised as a woman. The last book
Churchill borrowed from the library was
mills on Liberty" The official report of
the gold output for November shows the
amount to be 81, us ounces
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storms in 0hio.

Cleveland, Dec. 25.-A furious snow
storm, accompanied by 45-mile gale
has been raging throughout Northern
Ohio and over Lake Erie for the past
"a hours. In this city street car traf-
heavy snowdrifts piled on the tracks
Trains on the trunk line railways are
nearly all late.
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extended the greetings of the holidays
" those present and paid warm trln-
II p1aise to the men and women
of the Salvation Army.
"Gcd bless the senator" shouted COZ
onel Houlse.
"Amen." yelled the boys.
Then the good things on the tables
began to disappear.
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cnnstrnn inn Comm eted.

Chicago, Dec. 25.--The construction of
the Northwestern elevated railroad was
practically completed to-day. 1t now
seems a certainty that the company
will he able to fulfill the requirements
of It's franchise that the road must be
in operation by Jan. l.
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INSTANTLY KILLED.
Young Girl Accidentiy Shot by a
Woman

Topeka Kas., Dec. 25.--Mag gie Dray-
er, the 14-year-old daughter of John
i-rayel, vas shot and instantly killed
al 6 o'clock this evening by Mrs. M. w.
Tay'or A number of children, includ-
ing Maggie Drayer. were at the Tay-
Tor house playing with popguns, when
Mrs. Taylor, saying that she mad sore-
thing that would beat their popguns,
picked up an old musket, which she
accidentally discharged. The entire
load of shot entered the girls breast.
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A TOTAL LOSS.
No Hope of Saving the British Steamer
Ariosto

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 25.-Capt. Baines
of the British steamer Aristo, which ran
ashore four miles south Of Cape Hat
teras life-saving station yesterday NOR
ming, to-day reported to the agents here
that his ship will prove a total loss.
The tug Rescue, which reached the
Aristo this morning, has been unable to
do anything toward floating her be-
cause of the rough sea off the coast. A
message received at the wea her bureau
here states that the Rescue has not yet
been able to approach the Aristo near
enough to put a line aboard her. The
steamer lies broadsde on and appears
to be taking considerable water
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baskets of food were distributed among
poor families. The American Volunteers
furnished dinners in a similar way to
about 5000 poor children ana the Protes-
tant Episcopal city mission fed about
1000 individuals.
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An Old Scout Dcnd.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Bushrod Under
wood, who achieved fame as scout In
the army In Virginia, died here to-day,
aged Sc years. Many deeds requiring
great GOODNESS and courage were credited
to him by General r. T. Lee and Colonel
J. S, Mosby of the 43d Virginia cavalry,
to which comma nd he belonged.
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The Lawton Fund.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Alexander H. Revell.
in charge of the Chicago fund for General
Lawton's family, tonight teiegraphed Adj
jutant General Corbin that the totli
amount raised up to this evening IA
s2122. Among the subscriptions to-day
was S1OO from Hon. Robert Lincoln.
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chris,mns Charity.

Cincinnati, Dec. 2b.--The salvation
Army fed $500 people to dlnner TO-
day and distributed 1500 baske S of pro-
visions, which altogether are ecu va
lent TO giving a dinner to over 5000 poor
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No Change In Make-Up,

Ottawa, Ont, Dec 25.-Late to-
night the military department re-
ceived a cablegram from the war Of
fee in London asking tina: three field
batteries be sent from Canada, SO there
will be no change in the makeup of the
second Canadian contingent.
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Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 25.-Christ-
mas in this city to-day witnessed,
as it has never before, the fruits of char
ity The destitute received food and cloth
ing, the sick were given medical atten-
ticn and the poor children were rendered
happy by gifts. A dinner for 5000 people
was provided by the Salvation Army and
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San Francisco, Dec. 25.--Maior Cen
eral Shafter has received the following
additions to the contribution to the
fund for the relief OF the family of the
late General Lawton: John Jacob As
tor, New York, $780, Hugh Tevis, San
Francisco, 500; A. NJ. Daniels, Denver,
500.
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CLEVELAND'S POOR.
Thousands Are Given Hearty Christmas
DIOners

Cleveland, Dec. 25.-The Salvation
Army fed the poor of the city to-day
Twenty-Five hundred poor people many
of them street boys. were given a
Christmas dinner In the Armory. Be-
fore the dinner Senator Hanna was In
troduced for a speech. The senator
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nea,b nf R.rnn Lnh,nm.

London, Dec 25.-Baron Ludlow of Hey
wood, former recorder of Exeter and SUBJ
sequently Judge of the court of appeals,
died to-day in his 73d year
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Monroe Mich, Dec. 25.-Monsignor
Joos, vicar general. received a cable
gram to-day from Vallian St. Paul, Bel
GUM, stating that Rev. Father Joseph
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Governor poynter's Father Dead.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 25,-William
Chapman Poynter, father of Governor
Poynter died to-day at his home at
Albion, aged 10.
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Shoes

Women's $3.50 and 81 Dress and
Street Shoes, in such late mate
rails as box calf, vici kid and
dongola kid, hand welt and turn
soles. lace and button, all sizes
and widths. Finishing @ "a
price .............. ........Ok. 4v
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Death resulted Immediately. 1t is
feared Mrs. Taylor will lose her reas-
on.
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Misses Shoes

Misses Shoes
We have placed all our Misses and
Chldren's Kangaroo, Calfskin and
Vici Kid spring heel Shoes in
$1.5o and s1.25 grades on the bar
gain counter in one big bunch
Button and lace and all sizes
from S1a child's to Q &C.,
misses. Finishing price......yCG
Slippers
Over 900 pairs of Mems, Boys and
Youths Holiday Slippers. patent
backs and chenille embroidered
fronts, sizes from II youths
to II mems. Finishing Efo
price ............ .OVk
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Women Shoes

Women's genuine hand rewed welt
and turn Shoes; vest and all
kid tops. Mostly all sizes and
widths from A TO e, lace and but
ton, $3.50 and 81 kinds. e., A.
Finishing price ........... DisyJ
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Mems Shoes

We still have on hand nearly 800
pairs of mems high class welt sole
Dress Shoes, in such durable ma
terials as Box Calf, Vici Kid and
Calfsk.n kinds. that have always
sold at $3.50 and 81. Fin Ga AZ
ishing price ............". I'll. fJ
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SEEKING FOREIGN TRADE

Reaching out for the trade of all the
world. This is what the United states
is doing. Looking for markets every
where Boarding the lion in his den.
Meeting the foreign manufacturer at
his own shop door. Competing with the
cheapest labor of Europe. Proving that
the best, most slillful labor is, after
all. the cheapest Tearing down our
Chinese walls of trade restriction. Ad-
hitting that we are selling goods
abroad at a profit for less than we get
for them at home. Confessing that tar
if protection is a trust-creator, ana
that the manufacturers don't need II.
That is what the American people are
doing. 1t is why they prosper in spite
of the power of trusts and the lnf1u-
ence of capital and adverse financial
legislation. 1t is what the Democratic
party taught years before their Re
publican brothers admitted its truth
It is what Republicans confess now
that the truth can no longer be con-
cealed.
There is a clamor struggle, a fight
for foreign markets. And clubs, Re
publican clubs, are being oragnized to
work for these This departure cannot
but discredit the theory upon which
the home market clubs rest. Either
we are in a position to meet general
foreign competition. or we are not. If
we are, we need foreign market CLUBS
if we are not, we have reason to dread
foreign production, and should look out
for our own home markets.
At the time the last tariff bill was
I'D for discussion a prominent New
England Republican declared that he
did not want to hear anything about
our export trade in shoe and leather
goods; he hoped the time would never
come when New England shoe-workers
would be reduced to that condition
when they would be able to manufac-
ture goods for the open markets of the
world in competition with the pauper-
paid labor of Europe. No man can hold
this view and be enthusiastic for an
Asiatic market, either in China or the
Philippines, and so the demand of lead
ing American protectionists for the
open door in the Philippines is most
significant sign of the times. The for
nation of American manufacturers into
foreign market clubs, and Asiatic COM
merce clubs, and Egyptian trade asso-
Citations, such as we hear of through
the eastern press, constitute another.
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EXAMPLE TO PENSIONERS.

1t is officially stated that the reduction
of the pension of General John NJ. Palmer
of Illinois from 500 per month to $50
per month was made at his own request,
he having informed the authorities that
the smaller sum would supply his needs,
and that he would not accept any more.
me old general IS as severely modest IN
peace as he was brave in war-and what
an example he sets for other pensioners
Mail and Express.
When a congress engaged in dis
tributing 145,0OOO0O a year in pensions
among a million of pensioners, many of
whom are less deserving than this griz-
zled old warrior. received this unusual
request, it must have been a surprise.
And ii must have been with reluctance
the request was complied with. for
many of the members knew his circum-
stances and the poverty of his old age.
Three years ago General Palmer was
candidate for the presidency, backed
by bankers and millionaires, many of
whom could and would have taken care
Of the old man had he permitted it. 1t
is said that some have offered to carry
stocks for him and that others have
proposed to let him in on winning
schemes, which would have insured him
a competence during the balance of his
days. But he would not lend his en-
enlargement to speculation or accept
the fruits thereof, so firm was his con-
viction that the money was indirectly
wrung from the masses.
1t WASH charity. No one would have
offended the proud old general with a
proffer of such aid. But such forms of
assistance are common among stock
manipulators, and regarded by men of
the class endorsing his candidacy for
the presidency as perfectly legitimate.
General Palmer could not see it that
way.
And so he wanders on through life.
nearly blind and almost destitute, after
many years of public service on the
battlefield and in civil position. SO years
of age, but unwilling to accept more
from his country than the barest neces-
sites of life require.
The only wonder is how such man,
so near to the masses, so Indifferent to
the Establishments of wealth, could
have permitted his name to be used on
the ticket of the goldbug faction of the
Democratic party.
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FRANCE AND DREYFUS.

Not much is heard of the DTeyfus case
just now. But the French people have
by no means forgotten it, Nothing has
taken their minds from it or relieved
the tension of public feeling for an in
slant.
The death of Faure and the selection
Of Loubet as his successor only attract
ed the rabble by the bearing it had on
the great case, and their discussion of
the change in the government was con-
fined to speculation as to the new pres
ident's position in relation to Dreyfus.
Nor did the recent treaty with Eng
land. which might have aroused the in
dignation of the populace and furnished
a pretext for an uprising under other
conditions scarcely make the topic
Of street and cafe conversation.
The court of cessation has tried to
hush up the affair, not from motives of
hostility to Dreyfus, but through fears
for the welfare of the state if the truth
comes out The court has certainly
shown a disposition to be fair, and it
processes the courage of its convictions
and denies all fear of military intimi-
dation. This is all the friends of the
prisoner ask, but that they have some
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that this movement upon China, like a
glacier in its slow but steady progress,
must be checked, or the American
market will be lost.
1t is a grave problem and may re-
quire heroic action in its solution. One
fourth of the human family is in
volved. If the integrity of the empire
is secured, and our present rights main
tanned, American exporters will have
their share in this great trade, and a
constantly increasing one it is sure to
be.
If we succeed in protecting our conf
mercial interests there without becom-
ing entangled in another European i'm
broglio, it must be by some means not
now known. True, we might depend
upon the generosity of Russia. But
how long could we count upon it?
Once upon a time the United States
had a fiourishing trade in Madagascar.
We relied upon the historical friend
ship between this country and France
when that government took possession
of the island. But it was in vain.
France closed the door against US. The
trade was sacrificed. And so will it
be in China unless the United States
becomes aggressive or secures the CO.
operation of Great Britain in making a
final effort to reform and preserve the
Chinese empire.
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ANOTHER CIRCUMSTANCE.


What if the cars peace proposal
were nothing less than an attempt TO
secure a military advantage while en-
tertaining other powers with sermons
on European disarmament,
His gradual encroachment upon
China, the tightening of his grasp upon
Finland, the enlargement of the navy
and the extraordinary activity of the
army of Russia lend color to the sus-
picion.
While Finland has been nominally a
free country, the same tactics are being
followed that a half century ago were
employed to subjugate Poland. And
the Firms may only see if they care or
dare to look ahead, the fate of the
Poles.
The car makes this buffer land be-
tween Sweden and Russia nothing more
than province. The old constitution is
cast aside and everything begins to be
Russian. Since Finland is half Swedish,
and always has been, the Swedes offer
sympathy; they are not powerful
enough to do more, and may not par
tieipate in the peace conference with
the same enthusiasm that was ex-
pected.
This will doubtless cast a damper
over the proceedings. for in no country
was the proposition of the car for a
peace conference more heartily received
than in the kingdom of Sweden and
Norway Great preparations had been
made, and the brightest lights in the
two nations were to be sent as repre-
sentatives; but since the last ukase in
regard to Finland, it appears that the
situation is rapidly assuming differ
ent phase Then the crown prince COM
plicated matters still further by decid-
ing to choose his representative from
Sweden. This was one of the causes of
recent hostile demonstrations against
the crown in Christiana.
1t would be a sad blow to efforts in
general to establish a semblance of uni
versal peace on the basis of mutual I'M
derstanding among civilized nations;
for there are others than the car work
ing to this end, and it is an ideal state
for which mankind should work.