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was double that Of the exposition OF
1889, when 25,121,975 persons passed
the gates. When the gates Of the ex-
position Of 1900 closed this evening
over 5O.0O0,OO0 persons. had passed
through. =. The record paying day this
year brought out more than 100000
visitors, as compared with maximum
Of 325 5,377' In 1889,
The work of removing the exhibits
began after midnight. No v,stige will
be left Of the exposition, except the i'm
mense hothouses on the north bank
of the Seine and the art palaces.
The. exposition authorities contract
for the demolition Of the American
Pavilion provides for. its disappear
ance at an early period. Work will be
begun almost immediately. and Com
missioner General Peck has arranged
with the railroad company to provide
for the rapid transportation to HaVre
of the national exhibits for shipping
on board the United .States'*auxiliary
cruiser Prairie, which is. expected to
arrive there shortly. - ~ Pr"
All the members Of the United States
Commission are anxious to" return
home. They are working hard and
hope their labors will be terminated
by December 18th, in order to en-
able them to spend Christmas in
America. Mr.. Peck Is so confident Of
being able to do so that he has en-
gagged passages for himself and family
on the Ameritan.aline steamer St
Louis. which sails: December 15.
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A REMARKABLE RESCUE
Well-Digger, Buried Alive, Was
Saved After Thirty-eight Hours.
Rescuers Had tn Dig Another Well, md
From That Tunnel to the
Imprisoned Man.

Sullivan, Ind. (SpeciaD.--An extraor
binary incident has occurred on the
farm of Charles Seliechter, in Gill
Township, three miles south Of New
Lebanon. Thomas McPheeters, OF
Palestine, ILL.,, was engaged In digging
q we'll a few days ago. and when ne
reached a depth of thirty feet the sand
and curbing above caved in suddenly
covering him. above the shoulders, MS
head alone remaining above the sand.
The curbing completely filled the open
ing, forming a perfect arch above his
head!
McPheeters, although he was tightly
wedged in by the sand and entirely
hidden from view: was able to talk to
those who went to his, rescue, and ne
advised with them what. NFas best 10
do. A large force Of men: soon gatn-
cred, and they worked all the after
noon and until midnight In running
tunnel. ,a
Their efforts were apparently Of no
avail, as the earth caved In as fast as
it could be displaced. Late at night
the would-be rescuers were unable TO
determine if 'McPheeters were still
alive, and at midnight, under the belief
that he had been suffocated, they re-
turned to their homes. .
Early in the morning it was discov-
cred that McPheeters was still alive,
and after much exertion Stwo-inch
Eubber hose was run down, through
which he received soup and other nour.
ishment. Forty.men were then? placed
at work and. large hole was dug
alongside, after which q tunnel was
run through, all of which was curbed
as rapidly as completed. The" work
continued nnremi ittingly until o'clock
the following morning, when McPheet-
ers was RESCUED after thirty-eight
hours imprisonment FIe received
no injuries with the exception, Of
bruised shOlIIder. = -t"S 7 AZ y,.- ~. o..
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PARIS EXPOSITION ENDS
Show a Gigantic Success From the
Point Of View Of Attendance.
HAD OVER 50,0OO,0O0 VISITORS

The Great Fair Closed In Blaze of Illu-
mination - Attendance Was Double
That Of the Exposition Of disclaimer
leans Returning. December 15 - Re
rnoval Of the Exhibits.
Paris (By Cable).-The great ex-
position of 1900 closed in blaze Of
illumination, the final evening being
celebrated by night fete. The boom
ing of a cannon from the first story
of the Eiffel Tower announced that the
exposition had ceased to exist.
Five tickets were charged for one
admission to this last festival Of the
worlds fair. The attendance, however,
was small, visitors being kept away by
a solid, drizzling rainfall.
The closing was celebrated in the
Chamber of Deputies by the unant-
NOUS adoption of motion of NJ. Ger
Vile -Reache, Republican, representing
one of the divisions Of the Island Of
Guadaloupe, congratulating the organ
izers and cola borators on its success.
Official statistics show that the ex-
position was gigantic success from
the point of view Of attendance, which
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FOREIGN.

A fierce gale swept the English
Channel, causing many wrecks, In
Guiding a steamer, and loss Of life.
President Mckinley sent a medal to
the sailor OLSON, at Copenhagen,
Denmark, who saved twenty members
of an American crew.
The collections in Russia for the
work of the Red Cross Society in
China amount to half million rubles.
Before the Philosophical Institution
in Edinburgh, Scotland, Ambassador
Choatc spoke on Abraham Lincoln.
Private advices received in Berlin
.nnounce that the Catholic German
Missionary Bishop Hammer was first
horribly tortured and then burned
alive in Tus-Tseng, China. .~,
The Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, of
London, has been asked to become the
successor Of the late d. l.. Moody. He
will probably accept.
The importation Of American steel
threatens to extinguish the local steel
industry at Swansea. Wales.
Count Won Waldersee reported en-.
counters between the allies and the
Boxers, showing that military opera
tions were still in progress about Pe-
kin, China.
The United States Ambassador to
France, General Horace Porter, left
Paris on a vacation. He will be alb
sent about seven weeks.
Sweeping reforms in military, train
ing for the British army will go into
operation next year.
>Salson, the anarchist, who attempted
to shoot the Shah of Persia in Paris
was condemned to penal servitude foi
life. i
Emperor Kwang Su declined to acf
cede to the demand for the punlsn
ment of the Chinese General Tupg ~
Hsiang. !
The Government troops captured
band of fifty Carlists hear Villa Fran
ca del Panades, Spain. They seHeo
a quantity of arms and ammunition.
Among the Beers who were kqeG
in the recent fighting near Bel4st
| South Africa, were General Fourleh hnC
Commsndant Prinsloo.
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THE NEWS EPlTOMlZED
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Secretary Long will recommend tt
Congress the establishment Of q Ma
tional Naval Reserve in place of the
existing Naval Militia.
Secretary Long returned to Washing
ton from his trip to Colorado.
Information that the American ort
nance officers have the plans of the
closely guarded French field guI
caused much excitement in Washing
ton.
The President returned to Washing
ton, and was warmly greeted by 8
large crowd. He was kept busy re-
ceiving congratulations and callers.
Negotiations for the sale Of the Dan
ish West Indies to the United States
are to be resumed.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

William Haywood, Collector of In
ternal Revenue for the District or
Hawaii has rendered his resignation
to the Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue.
Major General Macarthur has
amended the curfew order in Manila
so that the residents Of that city may
remain on the streets until midnight.
John A. Russell, of Elgin, ILL.,, has
handed in his resignation as Attorney.
General of Porto Rico, on account OF
personal business that demands his at
tention.
The Credentials Committee of the
Cuban Constitutional Convention
found evidence Of great frauds in the
elections Of delegates.
Surgeon-Major Reed and a board of
experts will continue the investigation
into the propagation Of yellow fever
by mosquitoes, and all experimental
station will be established outside OF
Havana.
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Personal Mention.

Since the assassination of King
Humbert the Pope is said to have been
very carefully guarded in the Vatican.
at Rome.
Major General Henry c. Corbin,
Adjutant- General of the Army, has
decided to make a months trip to Eur.
one. 1t will be his first vacation ip
three years. D..
Rcar-Admiral SIMPSONS health has
broken down, and it is understood that
he will be granted leave Of absence
until next February, when he reaches
the age limit and goes on the retired
list. >
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DEATH FMARCUS DAILY
The Montana Mi|Iionaire's Long H.
ness Ended in New York City.
HIS RISE TO WEALTH AND POWER

While He Lay Dying He Whispered: "a
Little Longer; That Is All'-Career of
the self-Made Copper King Who waa
Only an Irish Immigrant Lad - His
Fortune Estimated at $50 100000.
New York City (SpeciaD.-Marcus
DAILY, an immigrant boy fifty years
ago, died in the Hotel Netherland n
this city. He left behind him a wild
ow, a son, three daughters, a host of
friends and a fortune of $4,000, 900.
From a lad to whom shoes were
luxury he had risen in the country Of
his adoption to a man Of affairs, of
politics, to whom wealth was no
dream and power no stranger.
For more than two weeks Mr.. DAILY
was on the verge Of death. only heroic
treatment by his physicians prolong-
ing his life. Soon after eight o'clock
Monday morning the end came. There
were present Mrs. DAILY and their. four
children, Harriet, Mary, Margaret and
Marcus, Jr.; the physicians, E'r, w.
H. Thompson and Dr.. Dillon Brown;
a brother, Patrick DAILY. and the Rev.:
Father Lavelle. Mr.. DAILY was: CON,
scious, but two hours previously, when
suffering grt atty, said:
"Just a little longer; that is all; a
little longer" =; =: -; go,
The end was so quiet that none but
the physicians and the clergyman who
knelt at his side knew that it had
come. ~ s55,, =.
4 He was born in County Cavan, Ire,
land, in 1912. He came to this coun.
try when q boy, and after precarious
living in the East heAwent. West. Az
a prospector he ,pickedup knowledge
Of ore. He tramped over the noun
tains Of Utah with hunger for COM
panion and the skies for cover. From,
.laborer he rose at last to mine boss,
and then, in 1880. at last came before
the eyes of men. 5f, "a ;sg {
Twenty years ago his ability in
exploit the property Of George Hearst.
Lloyd TeYis and J. B. Haggin. They
had mines near Butte which needed
developing. DAILY had q, slight inter
est in the property, but It was suffiei-
ent to bring him the managing owner,
ship, fortune and fame.
&, It3Was. DAILY who suggested the pur.,
chase Of the Anaconda Mine, near
Butte City believing that it promised
well In gold and silver. The mine was
bought for $35, 200; Before long cop
per- veins were struck. To-day the
Anaconda produces one-quarter of all
the copper mined in the world. 1t
employs 10, 900 men and reduces 1000
tons OF ore every day. 4
SOf his long political battle with.
Senator William A. Clark, his one
time friend, 1t is not necessary to
speak at length. DAILY admitted that
he had reasons for personal enmity,
but always contended that he fought
for the good of Montana. 4; ..sls4s5
Daily look up racing as q past:1res,
Beside breeding stock on an enormous
scale atsthe Psl:ar Root Stud Farm in;
Montana 3 flIe horses in tsaining;.
During u career; he won most Of
the famoiY races In thA, country.
& ItfWas announced thaty all of Mr.,
Daly,s stock will be held In trust for,
his widow and children. j y
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THE eLMlsA, FORGERY CASE.
Miss Loonie iRstracts Her Confession and
Then Retracts tho Retraction. >

Miss Loonie !Retfacts Her Confession and
Then Retracts the Retraction. =
Elmira, N. aspecial) The case Of
Mayor Frank IA, Flood, who was ar
rested and released on $4,000 bail,
charged with forgery i By Catherine
Loonie, a pretty young woman, her-'
self under conviction for, the same
offense, took an odd tiirn Wednesday:
It was announced that Miss Loonie;
in the County Jafl,: had made another
affidavit ,retra citing the criminal accu:
sations she had made against Mayor.
Flood. This affidavit was given Sby:
the notary who acknowledged 1t, Her.
bert n. Babcock, ta.Jossph p. Eustace,
attorney for the Mayor. -: 2, 80 {. 4
Miss Loonie, when questioned con-
cerning the matter said that MIR. Bah
cock came to her with the In,
formation that the Mayor was
prostrated, and would commit sui
eide unless she made tie retraction,
and to save his life.; So she thought,
she made the retraction. Mr.. Bah
cock declares that she sent for him
voluntarily and dictated to him the
retraction. f9 2 e.,
Later in. the day Miss Loonie was
visited by..SJ. John Hassett, attorney
for the prosecution, she having exz,
pressed a desire to make an affidavit.
retracting her retraction. She, said
she had made it because Of the repre-
sentations about the Mayors pros
trated condition. ~ =.
Mr.. Hassett says that he does not
need the evidence Of Miss Loonie In
the case, as he has an abundance Of
other evidence. - .....
Mayor Flood, instead of being in a
state of collapse, has been about the
streets visiting his patients apparent
,ly as unconcerned as he was before
the arrest was made.
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Newsy GleanIngs

; The population Of Wyoming as Off
icially announced by the Census Bu-
lreau is 93,531.
, John Redmond said that the Ameri-
ican fund will build Parne1l monu-
ment in London.
t. The Diamond Match Company will
move its general offices from Chicago
| to New York City.
A plot to escape from the Cook Coun.
ty Qll.) Jail was discovered and a jail
delivery frustrated.
The population Of Florida, rs Off
icia,ly announced by the Census
Bureau, is 52S.542. &
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Cycling Notes.

A six day bicycle race will be held
in New York City this Writer.
The mud guard has not met with
much popularity in this country.
Dealers say that while the season
has been profitable it has been the
worst IN many years.
Ernest Watson Farley, of Cleveland,
has been elected Captain Of the Yale
bicycle tenn for next year.
Bicycle academies, which were a
feature when cycling was at the height
Of Its popularity. have almost dlsap'
peared -
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ACCUSED 4oF lNcENDIARIsM.
"a society Man Of Newport R. l., h
I g.. Charged with. Arson. NJ

~ Society Man of Newport r. T., h
: < Charged with Arson. =.
Newport, R. I. Special: :-Dennistoni
M, Bell, son of DR.. Christopher M.
Bell, a prominent cottager, who owns
a large estate in Bellevue avenue, was
arraigned before Judge Baker, in the
police court, charged with setting fire
to the bathing pavilion at Bailey's.
Beach on Sunday night. .s.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and,
waived examination, and the case was
set Tor trial for the January session
Of the Supreme Court. His bail was
fixed at $1,000, furnished by his father.
1t is, understood that Bell confessed
to both the Chief Of Police and an
other police officer to having set fire
to the Mahony stable, as we'll as to the
pavilion at Bailey's Beach, but that he
denied having any connection with the
Eldridge cottage fire. ...
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New Thepry of GaIyeston's Ruin.

1t. is believed by the engineers who
are repairing the Galveston-M Mexico
cable, which was broken by the Gal
weston hurricane, that the storm was
accompanied by a submarine eruption.
The evidence of this eruption is found
in the twisted condition Of the cable.
The sheathing is found to have been
reversed, and the wires binding it to
the core turned the wrong way.
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ANNUAL TREASURY REPORT
A Surplus of s79,527,o6o in the Last
Fiscal Year.

IAoSSA ASoAs
Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD. ~ The.
annual report Of the Treasurer Of the
United States, Ellis H. Roberts, on the
operations and conditions of the Treas,
ury, was submitted to Secretary Cage
The net ordinary revenues Of the
Government for the fiscal year; were,
S567, ,24O,S5 the largest in the history;
of the country, exceeding those of
1866, the next highest, by SAT 7,291, ,28S.s
The increase Of $51,2S0,2 ,2s2 over the
preceding year was contributed from
all the general sources, but chiefly
from customs and internal revenues.
On the side of the expenditures there
was net increase of SILT 1855, ,38S, In
comparison with 1890, so that the de-
ficiency Of $S9, 1850 for that year
was converted into surplus Of $T9,-e
527,060 in 1900. >-
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:, NO CHANGE IN THE CABINET.
rhs President Asks the Secretaries to
- Serve Another Term. -

:. :
Washington, D. C. (SpeciaD.-Presi-
dent Mckinley has announced clearly
and forcefully to the members, Of his
Cabinet his desire that they should all
remain with him during the four years
of his coming Administration. His
wishes were made known in an ex-,
tended speech at Cabinet meeting;
in the White House. Responses were
made by all of the members present,
and while there were no definite
pledges from any Of them that they
would accept the portfolios thus ten
dered, there was, on the other hand.
no definite declination. l.. &.
By the proceedings the members Of
the Cabinet are relieved Of the GUS
tomary obligation Of rendering their
designations at the end Of the term un-
less they have made an irrevocable de-
cision that it will be impossible for
them to continue in Office.
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LABOR world.
A census of Minnesota industries
shows that there are 235 employing
child labor.
The Calumet and Hecla mine, at
Houghton, Mich, has closed down sew
eral more shafts, throwing $50 men
out of work.
Journeymen plumbers at Pittsburg,
Penn, who hao been on strike since
October l, have returned to work, both
sides making concessions.
The strike of the employees of the
Oanadlan-American Street Railroad, at
Kingston, Jamaica. is serious. The
service is almost at standstill.
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younp Harrison Leaves the Army

Lieutenant-C Colonel Russell B. Harri-
son, Inspector-General United States
Volunteers has been honorably dis
charged from the service Of the United
States, to take effect December l next,
his services being no longer required.
Lieutenant Colonel Harrison is a son
Of former President Harrison, and has
served in the volunteer establishment
since the outbreak of the Spanish war.
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BANK DEFaLcATIoN DISCOVERED.
Member of . Nashville Firm Confessei
Collusion With Bookkeeper. tg.sS

Collusion with Bookkeeper. ~
Nashville, Tenn. Special. with the
assignment of Conner & Brady. wel-
known wholesale grocers. q defalca-s
ton, in which the First National Bank
Of this city is affected, is brought to-
light. The amount involved is $56, ,000.ss
but the bank officials will lose nothing
Will Lee, the individual bookkeeper,l
a man IF forty, who had lived a life In
Nashville apparently Of exemplary,
habits, left here last July. The Eban1
officials became aware Of the peculaz
tions, and, from what can be learned
looked at once to Lees bondsmen. Hei
was never brought back, and the af-l
fair was hushed up. -. j.>., 5sg}ssf q
The investigations were quietly conr5
tinued. Brady has confessed that the
defunct firms accounts furnished the
way by which the individual book
keeper defrauded the bank. The bapk
thinks Brady was the only member OF
the firm criminally liable. Sssj.si
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PInrue Cost GIasgow &5 ,OoO, ,OOo.
Monitor Arkansas Launched.

The United States monitor Arlan-
sas, built by the Newport News Com
pany at Newport News, Va, was re-
leased from the. ways on which she
had rested since the summer of 1899.
The launch was witnessed by crowd
numbering probably 5000 spectators.
The sponsor for the new warship was
Miss Bobbie Newton Jones, Of Little
Rock, daughter of Governor Dan w.
Jones, Of the State after which the
vessel was named.
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Montana Posse Captures Desperate.

After a running fight, during which
three deputy-sheriffs were wounded.
Sheriff Kellogg and posse captured
a desperate who robbed and probably
fatally shot Frank Beaver, near Lo-
gan, and then killed Sheriff Young,
and wounded four deputies who at.
tempted to arrest hlm at Springdale,
Mont. None of the deputies wounded
ara fatally hurt.
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SIX LOST IN VINEYARD SOUND.
Schooner Wrecked and Only Four on
Board Survive.

Schooner Wrecked and Only Four on
Board Survive.
, Boston (SpeciaQ. The thrt ,-mast-
ed schooner Myra G. Weaver was
wrecked in Vineyard Sound and six
livese lost. The names Of those who
perished are: Miss Ella De Boe, aged
fifteen, of Mobile; Mss Mary Emer-
son, aged twenty -tb:ee, of Mobile;
John Hejman.a Of Aland, Finland;
Charles Magnussen, of Bergen. Nor
way; William Petersen, steward. mar
ried, Of New Orleans; r. s. Wanna
man, captain, aged thirty-five, Of
Philadelphia. y.
4 The details of the disaster were
learned upon the arrival here of the
steamer City Of Macon, Captain Saw
age. which rescued the four survivors,
while on the way here from New York
City. Those saved are the first mate,
John Kearney, Of Calais. Me-; the Sec
ond mate, Rasmas Olsen, and Seamen
George johnson and AXel Aggia.
Plague Cost Glasgow S5.ooO,ooo.
DR.. Colvin estimates that the bu
bonic plague has eost. the city of Glas
cow, Scotland, $5,0OJ,000.
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Gomrade of Mark Twain Dead.

Captain George w. jerks, aged six.
ty-eight, died at Indianapolis, Ind.
Running in and out of st. Louis Oh
some Of the finest passenger steam
boats, Captain jerks became acquaint'
ed with Mark Twain when he was
trying with poor success to become Q
steamboat pilot.
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Killed in o Hotei Fire.

Fire destroyed the Clifford House at
Poplar Bluff, one of the oldest hostel
ries in Southeastern Missouri. The
dead are Heck Clark, Doniphan, Mo-,
and Rebecca Owens, Shelby Dehart
and Curley Berry, Of Poplar Bluff.
The fatally injured are Eta Har.
grove, of Poplar Bluff, and Winslow
Stowe, Of Tennessee. There, were
about forty-hve guests in the building
when the fire was discovered.
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RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Department to Ask For $4,000, ,000-S17,-
100000 For Regular Service.

Washington, D. c.: (speciaD. - The
appropriation for rural free delivery
service which the Poytmaster-General
will ask from Congress for the next
fiscal year, probably will be upward
Of S2,5OO,OOO, as it is proposed to ex-
tend the service TO all parts Of the
country. ...'..-'
The estimates which will be SUBJ
mitted to Congress for the regular free
service, it is understood will be ST.
100000, IN increase of S8 per cent.
over the appropriation for last year.
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Voted Against Revision

Revision of the Confession Of Faith
was voted down in the New York
Presbytery, in session in New York
City, but only by the casting vote Of
the moderator when tie had been an
nounced.
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FINDS VAN WYcK. NOT GUILTY.
Mayor of New York Exonerated by leo
Trust Scandal Examination.

Mayor Of New York Exonerated by leo
Trust Scandal Examination.
Albany, N. Y. (SpeciaD.-State Attor-
ney-General John G. Davies has con-
cluded his examination into the Ice
Trust charges made against Mayor
Van Wyck, and has submitted a legal
report Of great length, in which he
eXonerates the Mayor. -.
The Attorney General accounts for
the delay in rendering his opinion by
stating that it was attributable to the
absence of officials on campaign work
and to the repeated and numerous OBJ
stacles thrown in the way by lawyers.