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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08
MODERN WOODMEN CONCLAvE
Kansas city is Making Preparations
for the biggest Meeting in the
History of the Order.

KANSAS CITY, May 7.-The local camps
of the Modern Woodmen have so far pro-
gressed with their work that il can post
lively be stated now that the national meet
ing which will be held in this city, begin.
ming on Monday June 6, and continuing
until tho 10th, will be the biggest affair
OF its kind in the history Of the order.
reception committee composed of $50 men
has been appointed, and they will devote
their whole time to entertain the delegates
and alternates who will be here from ali
over the United States Conservative es-
timates place the number of strangers who
Will be the guests OF the city at 100 .OOc.
Bureaus of information will be established
at tho railroad depots besides at a number
of centrally located places up town. The
grand parade will be the biggest event OF
the week, No less than $4,000 Woodmen
will be in line, with w. C. Liggett as granc
marshal of the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08
CLOUDBURST AT CEDAR CREEK
Damage to Farm md Rolling Land
VIII Run Up Into Thousands
OF Dollars.

CEDAR CREEK, Neb., May 7.-(Special
Telegram.)-A coudburst happened here
this morning at $50 o'clock. Small streams
were out of their banks in no time. The
damage to farm and rolling land will run
up into thousands of dollars. The B. & M.
railroad here was overhowed for four or
five hundred yards washing logs and debris
along the track two feet to six inches in
depth. At Cedar Creek, one-half mile west
from here, the railroad company had twenty
five to thirty men at work all day keeping
logs and debris from collecting above the
bridge. If men had not been on hand at
the right time the railroad bridge would
have been swept away. The damage to S.
H. Atwood G. Co.'S sand pit and fine fish
pond will amount to several hundred dol
lars. Henry McMaken's large ice and fish
pond, one mile from here, was damaged to
the amount of $4O0. Nearly all listed corn
is washed out
GENEVA, Neb., May 7.-(special)-A
splendid rain fell this morning, reviving
vegetation wonderfully.
BEEMER, Neb,, May 7.-(Special.)-A fine
rain fell here this morning, which will be
of decided benefit TO growing crops.
WEST POINT, Neb., May 7.-(SpeclalD y
A heavy, steady rain fell for six hours this
morning. The ground is thoroughly soaked
to great depth. The rain was not ac-
companied by any wind or any atmospheric
disturbance whatever.
COLUMBUS, Neb,. May 7.-(Special THE
total rainfall for the week just passed. as
registered by the government rain guage, is
IA inches 1t fell at such intervals as to
go into the ground and delayed farm work
but little. In the northern and western
part of the county much more fell, and It
has given new life to all vegetation. Some
corn was planted last week, but with ia
vorabe weather many hundred acres will
be finished this week. Oats and rye are
looking good and pastures were never better.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08

were about I heplaut at the time OF the
explosion, but John X Seiiers who lives
nearby, was Slightly hurt. gang of
tramps, It is believed, set Are to magazine
which contained LOO kegs Of blasting
powder and fifty kegs Of rifle powder, in all
about fourteen tons, When the flames
reached the powder it exploded with a ter
rihc report. Pottsvlle ana vicinity were
shaken and many window panes in the
houses in the western suburb of this place
were broken Five minutes afterward there
was second explosion. when the drying
mouse, containing 400 kegs, or four tons of
powder, went UP. The two explosions
wrecked the entire plant
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08
German-Americnns Protest

TOLEDOl o., May 7.--lSpecial TelegramD
The German Americans Of this city held
a monster mass meeting at Germana hall
this afternoon to protest against the pro
posed British American alliance, Speeches
were made by the leading Germans of the
city and strong resolutions were adopted.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08
DisnbIed stenmcr Renchc. pnrt

NEW fURK, May 1.-THE Brltlsh steamer
Inchulya' Captain Davis, arrived today from
,e berinuda IN tow OF the tug Underwood
While the Inchulva was on the VOYAGE from
Barry for New Orleans on April I2, during
heavy weather, the vessel lost its propeller
and was drifting helplessly for forty-aigbt
hourS when the British steamer Kingstand
move IN sight and towed IT into Bermuda. a
distanc eof 300 miles It's owrors sent tbe
tug Underwater 10 tow 1t 10 this port, where
a new propeller will be shipped
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08
spanish Troops Sail for Home

madrid May THE minister of war.
Lieutenant General Polayieja, has received
ulspatch from General Rios, Spain prin-
cipai military representative in the Philip
pines announcing the sailing from Manila
for Spain OF the Danish steamer Catalina
with Spanish troops
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08
Powder MIL Blows In.

POTTsYILLE, Pa, May THE powder
mill plant Of the Pottsvilre Water company
located in the Indian Run valley, seven
miles west Of here blew up today, destroy
ing eighteen tons OF powder. No workmen
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08
BeImont's Movements,

LEXINGTON, KY, May Hon. Perry
Belmont and wife go to Beaumont stock
farm Tuesday to accept the hospitality OF
ten days.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08

Continued on Third Page,l
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08
Per Cent of Tainted Beef.

Detailing the numerous Investigations
made Of the keeping quality of the canned
fresh beef the court concludes that lin
no case did the number of spoiled or tainted
cans discovered greatly exceed in amount
per cent Of the entire number examined"
Several pages Of the report are devoted
to the consideration of the allegations made
by General Miles, that the refrigerated beef
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08

Letters of regret were read from Judge
Lambert Tree, Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott and
DR.. E. Benjamin Andrews. In connection
with Dr. Abbott's letter OF regret, Judge
Norton, chairman of the meeting, read the
following copy Of a proclamation issued by
Aguinaldo:
MANILA, Feb. 2l 1Se9.--Received S:15 p.
m.-Adjutant General. Washington: Follow
Ing Issued by an important officer Of insur-
gent government at Malolos February l5.
1899, for execution during that evening and
night in this city OTIS.
First-YOu will so dispose that at
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WEATHER AND CROPS


r,.rtor Texas. January 2S.--The mortimer
~ yes, erday abated somewhat this morn
,nr although last night was one OF .ne
coldest nights of the year, but tonlgn. is
regaining It's strength, which o,u 30,
caused II to lose today. FARMERS ure
ginning to plant their oats ana ae nAn :,
ing preparations toward the piantihs VI
cotton.
TIillsboro. Texas, January 29.--A SNOW
Storm and blizzard struck this town Mt =: 40
m today. In a half an hour everything
was frozen hard. The snow lasted ABOUT
a half hour when II became 100 coin "
snow, Water was frozen In kiicnens anu
nearly every hydrant In the city was iroxsn
TO bursting 1t Is the coolest spell TINS
winter
uearnc. Texas, January % The cool
mariner which has been blowing here 10,
Tho nag, few DAYS developed into very
cold one last night, some say II - me coin
est of The winter. Some cotton ~ stu IN
the fields. but when the weather mobera'es
little more picking will begin again.
percIaIr, Texas, January 2s,rA SLOW
rain began falling here last nignt ana con
,inued until o'clock today. Within the
,ast twelye hours about three inches has
fallen. which puts the ground IN me con
| dition for blowing and also insures carry
| grass. A cold nortber Is blowing
gonzales. Texas. January 90 Farmers
generally arc pfowing, though the last rails
| interfered somewhat with blowing IN tne
river valleys. stock doing we'll, the loss
being very light in this. county. although
| arass and water is scarce In some portions
| OF the county
1 romanche. Texas, January 2S IA severe
nerther blew up Yesterday morning and y
hogan to snow about 5 o'clock BY nisn'
/ everything froze up; about an men OF sho"
this morning: very cold.
Ennis, Texas, January "a light snow snow
| fe,, here last night and 1t is intensely cola
| The clouds cleared away this morning I'M
sun came out and II now bids fair TO De
beautiful day.
Denton. Texas, January 20 .-tFhe coli
weather continues undated Arsleet Tel
some time during last night and there wa
lots OF ice this morning.
Cuero. Texas. January 2a,--The cold ran
nredicted by the weather bureau came las
night and today 1t Is very little above tn
freezing point
penison, Texas, January ga blizzar
and enow storm ragged during last might
with t.H inches Of snow On ground thi
morning.
corrigap Texas. January rs. Nearly on
inch OF snow fell here last night. AS IN
uorther did not last long II soon melted
, TYLER Taxas January ga light sno
/ fell here this morning.
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Rates $3.50 and $500 per day.
JAS. LAWLoR. Prop.


HLdnall Washington. D. c.; ". e.
,,nqy, Chicago; c. NJ. Rice. Galveston: d.
l,es,y, Memphis, c. ]. Raynor and wife.
81 lRsynor, 7. r. Dinsmore and wife. Mason.
Mncl D. P. Markham. Franklin. La. IL.
,t; sala San Antonio: e. Mcnamara, san
1Sllon,o NJ. Miller. Houston; a. r Atkinson.
- - York; George W. Hustler. New York;
vvAriss ;. Cheeseborough. Galveston; Mrs.
7, r. =. ,,u,heeseborough, New York: Joseph Ere
y. I, yinetnnat; Frank Collbeck, st. Louis
~, Minor. Memphis; f. II. Finley. Dallss;
- Mfdincr Grundsr, Louisville; Miss Ba-
~ louisville, WILDER McCutcheon. Victo-
~ u, I, Farnesworth. Cuero: George w. Arm
49,, 49, Dallas; G. B. Berry. Westherford
nc.A~ kslstcn. Chicago: George J, Dallas
* !vk; Win Holmes. Newman. Ga: b
\ yaqwin. Texas, l.. z. Puryear. Pine City
= =; Z. Melton. Cleveland. Ohio: r. ID. Jen'
charleston; j. NJ. White. Boston
n W Allen. Montgomery, Frank Cook. Fred
Nnnfhanks, Atlsnta. Ga.
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Of mind kC ElNft tllU ptNpI
10 frame q eonstAtelsoh lAA,
keeping with our imppgtanes ~ tAs atN
"a State In the unfuu. u oenelltV}aoN NN
der witch every industry Will be GNafaea
and provided for. Under our present con
st,tution the DEVELOPMENT OF tho country
Ii being held back In q manner that IS ans
trcssins In many ways
IRENE West aud the Texas coast country
The Inhabitants OF these sections realize
tho great impeachment to progress, caused
By constitutional limitations IN the ma.
| tor OF irrigation and drainage, Other mat.
| tors OF equal; Importance ARE suhorins from
| tho same cause. II is not overdrawins
! the mark 10 say that onc-half of Texas
| Nast territory, now desert waste, couiu
| toon be reclaimed by d system OF irrlga-
| tiop and drainage aud made the most pros
porous part OF our State.
THE most fertile lands OF the coast
| drainage systom tho most fertile lands oil
the great West are yet to he reclaimed ny
| n systcm OF irrigation Texas mas the
greatest territory Of any State, but WIN
one half the money invested by the Ststes
OF California and Illinois In irrigation anu
drainage II could supply the worlu WIZ
| breadstufi and mcetstuf and have plenty
/ for all comers, Under our present con-
| stitut,on We can do nothing. BY all mean:
LOT us have a new constitution and let TN
people be sure and elect men to the con
rention TO rramo u who are familiar WIN
the wants Of the country on all question:
to dealt With by that body
"you AJAX me about expansion. tn'ni
that question has about answered Itself y
the past few months. Expansion IN IN
aoceptation OF the term now prevalent Y J,
my Judgment the worst thing with whicl
this country has ever had to deal, II ma
nan out something for tho monopolist' ou
Tho common people must continue To sumo
ms they are now suffering It's evil effects
Bailey and De Giaifcnrcid are right an
have been right en- that question am I
favor of ali ihesc Spanish dependencies
cuba, Porto Rico md the Philippines
being turned loose. Let our government
retain n coaling station at each place az
settlement cf the whole business and "
Uncle Sam give n little more attention :
the training OF our old stock Of hcathcn'
Tho United states Is large enough TO tns
care OF Itself and tho longer II stays 7
home and keeps house the better II VI
he for 10 per cent Of tho Io,ooQ,ooo peohl
embracing our home family. Expansion
i | 4 republican trap 10 turn the minds OF "
. people from the burning questions at hon
: and regret TO SEQ 80 many democrat
0 falling into t. hope our legislature WI
J pass resolution condemnlng this expar
! sion idea before adjournment. RH.h'
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Oakland klatriee

Thres.qusrters ci mile. sQIlAnr N4 4'N.l
a,. Avorine zsm Fem iNi. C1afo. 40ny AA1
calsi ic6, Wild Flower, lnitiator, Nunco9'as
leo, Magnus III, Col. Pan, Rcine Do Les an
scios III. Don Luis iis. Schultz III, beecndcr
ia MndIone ia. hoadwarmct I'll
1li, quarters ct a mile <Gualalin q, Iross
Molina Fetal siSnna To-, KacivJtn iui, atalhy.
Lsvntcr ioa. Obsidian liinc Water hss
Tire. and y haii inrlongs. 2.y.a, 5oids y.
unity So Bathas, Nomadis 100, Prsstome NJ,
inncNator Tea plen,ta H., nellc OF Palo Alto
N. Fila Roland III, MORTGAGE ~ ~,
Mile and u sixteenth Morinel ~. rhyme w
David Tenny lea, Granger LOO. pt' sneppa''
III. ,,.,,
seven.cighths of mile. selling Rose Mail
Hvlgh Ho rs None Such, i,cmo, Cnstaks wv
ctda Lady BrittaDic, Nav Moon lol, KAN
sin. Benamela pS, Frohman ioi. Alicia ioS
Tanmast tle. ~.
Futurity course, selling Nora Ives w. U is
lish, ITO, Fly III. Cyril liz, Hishland ual, ilo
Dick Warren III, Howard fii, Mn,nstay NV
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ABOUT TEXANS IN HAVANA.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM THE
POSTS CORRESPONDENT.
so,a Cuban Attempts mt signs lot
Americans To Rcnd--No'es Of
First Texas Regiment

u.,a,a Cuba. January o4.-Wnat An
or,o.n city this place is becoming, on
all sides one can see evidence OF JUS 49,
iran energy and push. On the frau' hor'
erous fakirs of all descriptions arg
ary corner. while dime museums
ahort ,rder restaurants. New YORK par
.ors and pawn shops are found wilhou'
EFFORT. have
The Cuban and Spanish merchants hA'
already caught the Infused ne u w.
American hustling for trade ana are nv.
willing TO use their spare capitai ~ !.
way to get share Of same Only wen =
.or,os n advertising their wares I'D Ep y,
iish some. of their attempts are VIZ ,ss
dicrous. The Post CORRESPONDENT ,or-
Snn5sd n card Yesterday from an en.u,
as,sing Snanish landlord, VINO nau
a. roons 10 let" and with paihs ~ -,
NJ her Inconvenience: WINE .s s,en in
Palma Lane reads American ,,aro,,.
packages for pipes ana otheis' ~ he seen.
,.t,rst class taylor stores are W w .,ntcf
nv mariana railroad has sign psin A.,
=, rneIjsh and placed In eacn cay, ae ~,
=, - ~ !, ,.f,entIemen do not put lnsi
10, The seats, others must MOI ~ -.
upTho nolice force is being orsnnilsu -
r,nidiy as possible and in the eo GU" vii
no rext few weeks Havana hps ,ro,,ius
he seen in their new nni. ,'a Tapfh reeu
~ streets. The Eighth ANA tep'h a,,,.
~, are still doing provost guaru d,,I
iaa NJ r.irst Texas boys are HAVING nv.
, ane time Of il cut a, camp; an an'
Time hangs heavily on their asn ieunslp,
their hours are generally syv,s shnIs means Z
.rornd. sleeping OF dev's'hs
keep awake rr.rlxliu received hi
minister ans %,n 'S Captain Drew q the Emmett a,,
eaS S d lieutenant Love q the ssm the r resi
p men, SATURDAY night s vi'h had s% and man
mott ENJOYABLE tins ass,s Mss at the nex lieu
tenaut colonel. ,ho,,t complete
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GREAT aEnlcIous CONVENTION.
international sunday school snthcr'
inv 10 Bc Held in April.

Inv To uc Held Nv Nprt'
Atlanta. Ga, January 2g,-Thc local com
mit,ce IN charge Of arrangements 'or W.
ninth annual international Sunday school con,
ontion, which is IN be held here IN Apt'
n, met here today In the pariors 81 the
A.. e A. and took up the work Tor AZ
ranv,ne for tho big gathering md lookng nv,
other details The convention viii meet npI,,,
y ~ and 90 and about 1000 delegates trn ~.
ali par,s OF the United States, tue south
American countries. Canada Mexico En'
gland and possibly India viii DO hers s.s
",sj DAYS before the convention the in'e,na,
,,anai isssop committed. OF which Rev John
Potts ~ D., OF Toronto Ont. u shairp,s,,.
will meet In Atlantis 10 map OH ,pp S"n'"'
!, hooI h ssons fer tho nsNt Six years.
T,ssibly tha most important work 70 some
hsfore tho convention will be the stioy o.
wat sunday school work can ana s,ion " ~ ps
done In the newly acquired tertiary OF ~
IInited siates aud IN Cuba Inc Bap,lr,,
Methodist and other Denomination sunpss
school boards have already begun W. es Be-
,shn,ant Of SUNDAY schools IN Porto NC
lii, and even Hawaii The nternaiioi.i or.
eanizntIon will tnke up this matter ana ~
new acquisitions 20 our tertitnotss VA ,, IN
dsubtedly be taken in the new htid, nun IN
her of changes IN sunday school WORK WI
be discussed and some important changes M
aueui atcd- ,.A ,a,rie will
NJ, siyen speclai attention. Mexico has been
lately taken into the field ana Honolulu NV
ben also considered There WI, pc ~ na hi,
lac, Two or thrta ot htlanta'e leading eoortd
rIiixeuss baye hecn placed on me local NJ ~
ranad<Snfit committee. AZ tcdsy's mofuns
| il w Iscided 10 open tho convention WIZ
naoe&fer meeting and chorus OF lo,pog VOICE. ei
| az the nuditorilm IN Exposition PARK, IN
| Embarrassment committed. headed by II; y
| caNaniss, includes among It's members Hon
| IIoka Ninth ana Ex-Governor Northen, " IA
! sub -d3snmittnes in each OF tho lio cburenc'
| Of Atlanta. ,..,
| church with 5000 members Is leading ,ne eo ,,
Viii represent 20 100. 0o0 sunday school scholar
! and about 900 schools The largest gath
1 ,ring In tbs history Of the internationai 1880
| clatlor Is expected
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souNDisG THE OCEAN.
thermometer at 4762 Fnthoms Was
3H.S Degrees.

Thermometer at 47G2 Fnthoms was
:.S.5 Degrees.
San Francisco. January 2s.--The news
has been brought here from Australia that
the British man Of war Penguin has just
returned to Sidney. N. s. w. after taking
soundings between the island Of Long, and
Auckland. ~ a. The officers found that
FALCON island, which suddenly came up out
Of the ocean in 1865 gradually receding.
When re located by the Penguin's officers
they discovered chat the island Is now
Inc Penguin also found the temperature OF
The ocean at greater depth than ever be-
fore The thermometer was sent down
41e2 fathoms. where the temperature was
found to be 35.5 degrees. while on the sur
face the temperature was 81 degrees
This. the officers OF the Penguin assert, Il
the deepest ocean reading ever taken.
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East p,esas Baptists.

Jacksonville. Texas. Jsnuary 2i--a gen :
err, conference Of East Texas met here a'
&c >. m. as per call Of a. T, seofe'd MANY
rromipept Baptists from East Texas were
=. a,,a,da,ce also Rev. J. -. Gsmbreli 81
ma,,ss and Rev s. :. Anderson Of Green
vile, ,,,.,. atlanta,
..tha, East Texas needs . college VI nisn
Grade in East Texas xt..,
RE inseting vss harlienicus tbrcugno"
and fine feeling prevailed
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y,na.rh,,t Rnilrond Exten.ion.

san Francisco, January 2a--The Ghron-
fcIc says The rumor that the Vanderbilts
arc about TO take steps TO extend tneir
railroad system to California from the
great terminus of the Union Pacific at os-
den has awakened keen interest IN pusi-
ness circles here. The recent investment
~ The santa Fe company In this State.
amounting already to over sSooo.oco and
involving expenditures Of probably a.
much more within the present year, nave
nnened sleepy eyer to the fart that East
.rn capital has selected California as
feld for railroad investment the mrs.
competing line will be open 70 the I've
,satar ar Point Richmond before the sum
r,er IL over. II third line should decide
- e,.ter the State IL is not easy TO pfenic
the increase of prosperity and of popuia
ton that would follow
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THE FIRE RECORD.
HorrI IN Ashes.

Texarkana. Ark, January GA fire oc-
CURED yesterday evening at Ashdo"n'
Ark. about thirty miles north OF this
place. on the Pittsburg ana Gull railroad'
which destroyed Prices hotel, the feed
store of William Freeman and still another
store house belonging to Freeman The
s~rhar,,e cffic. NJ the Freeman Long DIS
tance Telephone company was also de-
irlcu ..o.ei was valued al
saooo and carried $3.50 insurance. Free
mans loss win reach $1,000; insurance
| $1,000
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BADLY ManEIed.

yon Worth. Texas. January 29.-News
Z received here yesterday from Cripple
seN. Colo, stating that John Christie.
l0'ner citizen of Fort Worth. was badly
h csiea by an explosion in mine. Both
\, rkIaa III arms were blown eff and one
h.i,as Eyes torn out. His body was also
ptcan not live.
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Good HnuIh. RurrIarn.

'as Texas, January 29.-The police
d, s..ment Of this city were tonight noti-
y, na' burglars had raided the town OF
so,,S last night and robbed stores of $1,000
~ Of goods and money. The heaviest
6ered sss J. II. Gulledge, who was plum
IN. y lewelry. money and miscellaneous
& '-'' experimenting $1,000 in value.
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BIG IMPROVEMENTS
Georgia md Alabama Companies
VIII Exprnd n Large sum.

VIII ENpend n Large sum
Savannah, Ca. January 29.-The direct
ors of tho Georgia and Alabama Railroad
company and the Georgia and Alabama
Terminal company at Joint meeting held
yesterday authorized President J. shelton
Williams to contract Immediately for the
concentration OF the great steel drawbridge
across the Savannah river between inc
civ and Hutchjnson's island. where the
company's extensive terminals are to be
located The bridge viii cost approx,
mately s250,Oo0 and the terminals and
docks 81 900, 900. Engineers are now pre-
pairing levels for the terminals and docks,
The Georgia and Alabama now enters the
city on the Central of Georgia tracks. Inc
directors authorized the construction OF
sixteen miles of new tracks from Meldrnm
into Savannah. Work on the bridge ano
extension will be begun at once without
advertisement.
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sHERItrs, pEpARTMEHT.

strsyed or stolen from East Bernard
Texss ore bay mare mule. l5h hands
hirh. branded on right jaw not peen
rcachsd 10 about four weeks. rstper siender
built Five dollars reward VII ~ paw ~
TEXAS. or Information leading 10 recovery
~ mule IA Mccauley, constable pre-
cinrt No. 4. wharton county. Texas
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>c,y YORK l,oxtnr Tournnmcnt.

New York, January 2e.--Thn amateur atm
le,ic boxing tournaments will begin tomor-
row night at the 1.enox Athletic club and tho
championship, Of each boxing aud wrestiihS
class decided n 4, takes until daylight Tues
day morning II Will take twenty seven bouts
~ hoxiug TO dectoss the championships 81
1880 Great sport is expected III tho miduie
and heavyweight ciassss.
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FATAL EXPLOSION.


Chfrug'o Newspaper Once.
Chicago, January 20. -Four men were badly
burned. one perhaps fatally, by the esplo-
sion Of hoiltr today in the basement Of
INC Chicago Tribune building. The injured
"nuD MILLER. fireman. :niariss probably
fatal.
TETER BEIGE
WILLIAM MURFY,
the msn who bad just ,ompittsa putunR
ipg Sirecfly IN front Of the furnace wien ~ ,
erplosion occurred ami were. covered nrs'
viii live GOALS. then With scsldirs Tarr,
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,,on,. ,pd content. purned.

An alarm OF fre from box 6l2 Al two min
utes after midnight last night led the de-
psrtment to the house at No ISIS Hill
strset. owned and occupied by ". Henry
eoiored The building With nearly all OF III
contents was total loss y was valued a.
$500 and was insured for Sspv Ine Iulpi'
rhe ocrupants we're not awakened until the
earnss vere we'll under way and IN conse'
nuence narrowly escaped injury.