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CANAL TRUSTEES " oRR1ED.
Chicago River MEs Have TO BE
Dredaed to ALLOW NAVIGATION

Chicago River MAY Have 10 BE
Dredsed TO Allow Navigation.
CHICAGO. Jan. 5O.-As a result OF the
heavy flow through the drainage canal the
Chicago River has lowered three feet. The
canal trustees are worried II had not
been believed the flow through the canal
would have the effect Of lowering the river
more than q few inches.
With the river at its present stage.
navigation, except by a few light draught
boats. is impossible, and the canal people
are beginning 20 have visions OF damage
suits aggregating millions of dollars. The
only way to give relief is TO 1redge the
river three feet for its entire length. As
navigation Will open in six OF eight weeks
something must be done to avoid the de-
lay OF vessels.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT Mr. AL
TennysOn is no longer connected with ny
business at 35j Center Market
W N. DAILY.
OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS
LIGHT COMPANY. Washington. d. c..
January 1S, Is00.-The annual meeting OF
the shareholders Of the WASHINGTON
GAS LIGHT COMPANY for the election OF
directurs and for such ether business as
may properly come before said meeting
viii be held at the Office q the company.
AZ TENTH STREET n W. MONDAY.
FEBRUARY 8. 1900 AT z O'CLOCK
NOON The polls will be open from Il
O'Clock noon 70 / O'Clock p. n WILLIAM
B. ORNE. Secretary.
ta19-15t. exsu
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could reach happy adjustment Of the va
rious sections on each side.
The third section in the prayers of the
Government, read:
IF the jury find that the defendant was
conscious of his acts Immediately prior
to the killing and Immediately following
Il. then they are justified in assuming that
be was conscious OF the killing"
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Railways VIII save ss,OOO,OOO.

CHICAGO. Jan. So.-Rsilway ofieiaIs
are highly delighted at the successful carry
ing out Of the anti-eommission movement
on passenger business. which becomes ef-
fsetiye February 1. There are sixty-aour
roads In the agreement thus far, and It Is
claimed that the abolition or commissions
will save IS. oop. 0G0 annually to the roads.
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ginning, may ard doubtless will be used
70 make vast fortunes for the few. A few
hundreds, possibly few thousands. will
find therein tie schemes which will yield
them vast wealth. but the remainder of the
people, the tens of millions. viii find moth
ing but the subTersion and decay Of their
institutions and the mighty burden Of great
annual national expenditure."
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TO EXTEND THE ALTON.
Plan for Making Another Great
Trunk Line.

CHICAGO. Jan. 30.-There Is a rumor
going the rounds that the Chicago and Al
ton is to have extensions which viii make
a system o. over 2.B80 miles. At the last
meeting % the stockholders provision vas
made for the issue Of bonds 70 the extent
Of 81, o0e. 900. By consolidating the Kan
ses City. Pirtsburg and Gulf and its d.
rect connections and dependent lines. 200
miles could be added 10 the Alton system.
and give X terminals al Chicago, St Louis,
Omaha Kansas City. and Port Arthur
Were the Kansas City branch OF the Union
Pacific taken in, go miles could be added
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SMALLPOX IN NORTH CAROLINA
The Disease Vow Prevalent in Tyyen-
ty-siX Counties.

RALEIGH, \. g, Jan. SO.-Secrctary r.
II. Lewis. OF the State Board OF Health,
says smallpox now prevails in twenty-slX
counties There are over 400 cases in all
In word. the disease is spreading rapidly
now The causes of such spread are failure
in previous cases to enforce proper disin-
lection Of premises and personal effects Of
patients, neglect OF vaccination and what
the secretary aptly terms the kicking
doctor'-what layman would call fnedi-
cal idiot-Who diagnoses the disease as
ChickenpOX. German measles. etc.
Owing to the remarkable mildness OF the
disease the death rate is thus far less than
. per cent. There is great prejudice
agains. vaccination. and the mildness of
the type of the disease removes fear. which
would otherwise be powerful force.
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KIIIed at n Graae Cro..ine.

PATERSON, n. J.. Jan. 3O.-"Dead
Mans Curve" has claimed another victim
An unknown man was instantly killed yes
terday at the Clay Street crossing of the
Erie Railroad. He carried an empty din
ner pail, and is believed to have been a
night Waterman in a mill.
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Milking steel she.Is.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Jan. 30.-The
Cumberland Steel and Tin Plate Com
pany has commenced work on another
Government order for 100 12-inch shells.
Out Of the first six poured four proved
good. Work has been in progress for
some time on caps for these shells.
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CLAIMS AGAINST SPAIN.
4 Certain Class Must wait on New
Treaties.

Treaties.
The Department Of State announced to-
day that fresh enquiries had been made at
the department respecting claims against
Spain which ante-date the outbreak of the
late Cuban instruction. The department
remarks that claims of this character do
not belong to that class whose payment
was assumed by this Government In the
Treaty Of Peace with Spain.
Claims of American citizens originating
prior to the outbreak OF the insurrectiOn
formed the subject of a recent report by
the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
lions.
II is proposed that. as soon as new trea-
ties are made with Spain to take the place
Of those terminated by the war between
that country and the United States. the
Department OF State viii take up these
claims with a view to their settlement.
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Reese. who was one of the original postal
clerks. has been transferred from postal
wagon d 10 the Westminster POstofhce,
and Charles Z. YingliRg, letter carrier No
6. has taken wagon D. Mr. William X
Anders. OF Westminster. has also received
the a7Doiufruent as a letter carrier
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TWO DIVORCES GRANTED.
Mrs. Louise A. weIk and Elizabeth
G.. MfIstead Freed.

lions today by Justice Barnard. sitting in
equity.
Louise a. Weik was granted divorce
from her husband. Otto b. Weik. and
Elizabeth C. Milstesd was divorced from
her husband. Harry 5. Milstead. Mrs.
MiIstead is permitted 10 resume her maid
en- name. Elizabeth Gilber.
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The COLOMBIAN Rebels Defeated,

LONDON. Jan. SO.-The Consul General
of the United States OF Colombia has been
Informed that General Casabiansa has
defeated the rebels at Bacaramaugs. Gen
eral Lujan also defeated the rebels at
f;erritO.
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Address DR.. KiImer & Co.. Blnghzmtoz. n. I.
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a New Brokeraee FIrIn.

r. il Taylor & Co. whose advertisement sp-
pesrs the financial page OF today's Tins have
Fitted aP handsome oalees at COS Seventh Street
northwest. where they do general stock brsker-
age business. through their correspondents, J. D.
Fgesiusn & Co.
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TIE ARGUMENTS begun
Examination Of Witnesses In the
Smell Case Concluded.

Pension Office Clerks Give DamRs-
ing Testimony rs 20 she Defend
fer Their Prayers for Points In
the Instructions tn the Jury
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RAvAaEs OF THE PLAGUE.
The Deadly Contngion Spreading
RaPfdIy Mt Honolulu.

The War Department officials are be-
coming alarmed over the spread OF the
bubonic plague in Honolulu. and the stu
Rtiun appears to be growing worse every
day. There are 200 soldiers OF the Sixth
Artillery stationed at Honolulu. The
greatest care is being taken to prevent
the plague reaching them. They are Bat
;eT!es l and X. under command of Major
Samuel W. Mills. and are being held IN
as strict quarantine as their duties VIII
permit.
Surgeon General Sternberg received de-
spateh from San Francisco. which had been
Forwarded TO that place by Major Blair d.
Taylor in charge Of the medical depart
ment at Honolulu. The despatch shows
that another white woman has been striek-
en- by the disease. and that the plague,
j fatal in nearly every case.
The despatch is as follows:
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A BALL-BEARING CANNON.
General Miles InsDects n New War
Invention TO Reduce Friction.

Invention TO Reduce Friction.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan 3O.-GeneraI Miles
visited BucktOwn. Va, yesterday in spe-
cial car to examine and test an invention
of Orlan Clyde Cullen, of Warren county,
in which ball bearings are applied to re-
duclng the friction of the missile as It
passes from the tube of a cannon. giving il
greater force than any cannon heretofore
made. The patent is protected In foreign
countries
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Heart Rescue in ao Mimic 80

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San Francisco. Jan 60 1900
Taylor's report January Is, in mail, says thirty.
four cases Of plague, tweuty-seven deaths sitsa-
tiOn serious, disease At several isolated places
UltSide q original district; native guard and
one white woman stricken. Soldiers closely quar-
Al lined: hospital in safe place. Board Of health
sct nG vigorously. burning Chinatown and other
injected localities
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
LITTLE GOING ON.

1 Ge.saRe to tho War Once From Lord
y IL Roberts ut Bloemfontein.
LONDON, March 19-The war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Field Marshal Lord Roberts, dated
tBloemfontein, Sunday, March Is:
1.-THE Guards brigade returned yes
Sterday from Norvals Point. Several
sburghers have laid down their arms to
General Pole Carew at Edinburg and
elsewhere.
1.-THE cavalry brigade has gone to
i Thaba Nchu in order to reassure the in
! habitants of that district and to dis
1 'lribnte copies of the proclamation to the
people Of the Free State. These procla-
smations are being eagerly sought after.
5ss;...L ord Methuen reached Warrenton
March IT,. He was in time to pre-.
vent the deviation bridge from being
completely destroyed and to clear the
spont on the Vaal. The English mail
n. dispatched from here by rail yes
aterday and tom orrow the regular rail-
way service with Cape Town will be re-
opened.
Matching reports that all was well
Zen March g.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
ABurghere at Windsorton Also
sss Evacuate tho Place. Blow :.
ing Up the Bridge.
ROBERTS AWAITING {; -; STORES
Advance Towards Pretoria Not
Likely to Bssin for sev- :
eral Wooks More. ::
Regular Railway Service From
v Cape Town to- the Frent
8.. to Be Resumed. j, ::

CAPR Town, Sunday, March ,1o.-Ths
Iafeking relief ool1nn, Ooasnels Drum
mond and Pearmaa commanding, had .
sharp engagement ut Fourteen Streams.
The British succeeded In driving tho
Beers of. They had only . few casual
ties. y r So '.,,.
The mounted force from Kimberley
proceeding to tho relief Of Mafeking
has arrived at Warrenton. As the force
neared Windsorton the Beers evacuated
tbs town, blowing up the bridge.
,3$ II is learned that the burghers who
refused to accompany the Transvaalers
when the latter evacuated Taung and
5Vryburg are preparing to trek into
ID MARYLAND upon the approach of the
British, but the Hootenti chiefs are got.
Gu% ready to bar their escape.
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SLIGHT sK,RMiSHlNG.
BoerS Located by Dund pnald on the Bnr|
.L% :-S y. v, der Of HaYutO!and.

BoerS Located by Dund anald on the Bnr-
.I.S..$.4 der Of ltasutO!and. ..,..
!, LADYsAnrH, Friday, March 16.--Lord
Dundonald's cavalry patrols reccnnoit-
cred the Free state border Of Basuto-
land to De Beers pass, where . slight
skirMish occurred in which two British
were wounded. The Beers were also
encountered in strength at Van Reeuans
pass and Nntwas passes.
Kaflrs arriving here report that tho
Beers are manifesting q very vindictivo
spirit under defeat and that many kraals
hitherto respected have been burned.
The German ambulances attached to
the Boer forces were found near Modder
Spruit, having been abandoned BY tho
Beers because they were unable to keep
pace with the retreat. They were
brought into camp where tho wounded
were cared for. Transports were sub
sequently supplied and tho ambulaaoss
.wees seat 30 tho Boee hne. s'...
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GENERAL HARNDEN DEAD.
Ono Of Jefferson Davis Captors Expires ut
E Madison, wis.

One Of Jefferson Davis C.ptors Expires ut
SF Madison, Wis.
4 MADISON, Wis, March 19.-Generaa
Henry Harnden, department oomman-
der Of the Wisconsin G. A. R., died at
his homo in this city Saturday evening.
He had been i'll with pneumonia and for
several days before the end came his
case was regarded as hopeless. He
leaves a widow and four children.
h General Harnden was ~ years old
March last and into his long life he
had crowded host Of unusual and ex-
citing experiences. He had a famous
record as a solder and was one of the
most popular men III the Grand Army
Of tho Republic. Ee assisted il the
capture OF :; Her:,ou DAVIS and was o..e
OF The so-iicls who shared The reward
that hatl been offered for the arrest Of
the flying president OF the Confederacy.
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PRINTERS THROWN OUT.

Ne Longer Allowed Seats In tho Chicago
Federation Of Labor.
CHICAGO, March 19.-Typographical
union No. 16, composed of the printers
of Chicago, was thrown out Of the Fed
Grafton Of Labor during the day. By q
large majority the motion carried which
unseated the - delegates from the
union and expelled them until such
time as they are ready to ''apologize.
BY their action the leaders in the big
organization saved themselves from be-
ing charged with violating the constitu-
ton by holding political offices. The
printers had come prepared to make the
charge, but were unseated before occa-
sion could be found to debate the ques-
tion
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VIII Involve 100000 Men and.
Close Indefinitely Some .
Large Plants. @
ARBITRATION IS SUGGESTED:
Union Leaders Refuse to Ac-
copt and Negotiations Are \
Declared OFF. ~
Strike Will Affect the Shops
Of All tho Railroads Of y
tho Country. ., y

CHICAGO, March 1o.-After tho con.
ference between representatives Of tho
International Association of Machinists
and the administrative council of the
National Metal Trades association,
President James O'Connell Of the union
declared that strikes would be called
Immediately in all parts Of the United
States and Canada. Such strikes would
involve 100000 men and cause to be
shut down for an iE:,cfnite period
plants having all aggregate capital of
millions of dollars.
Chicago labor trout r. s arc .'a::, oAsible
for the disagreement which is iNc5od
to preciWtate the general macEinists'
strike. Were it not for the fact that
leaders of the machilists' un;,m refused
to call of the strikes that. ! ~. exist in
Chicago, Columbus, O., s,n<l Patterson,
n. j., the manufacturers and the Lead
ers it is believed woul, have come to an
amicab]e agreement and arbitration
would have been
Permanently Established
between the National Metal Trades
association and the International Asso-
citation of Machinists. The members of
the executive board Of the Machinists'
union, however, have refused to call Off
the Chicago strike, as they declared that
if thoy did the Chicago local union would
secede from the international associa-
ton. When the refusal Of the machin-
lists to end the strike was presented to
the manufacturers they issued an ulti-
matum to the labor leaders and on their
refusal to agree to its provisions all ne
gotiations were broken off.
Before leaving the rooms in which
ths joint conference was held President
James O'Connell Of the international
union declared that the union would be-
gin Immediately to call strikes in all
parts of the country. After all: the
large cities have been tied up strikes
will be called in the machine shops Of
Ill tho railroads in the country.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
THINKS THE END NEAR,

Correspondent Relieves but Little Further
Resistance Is Likely.
LONDON, March ia dispatch to
The Daily News from Bloemfontein,
dated Friday, March 16, says:
Events have occurred which have
induced some to predict that the war
will last only so long as it takes to
march to Pretoria. The educated Boers,
even the Transvaalers, are ready to &C.
cept the inevitable. I am told that
corps Of 1000 women has been formed
at Pretoria. 1t 10 called the Amazon
corps. All the members are uniformed
in kits and are armed"
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WILL NOT BE PRESSED.

Porto Rican Legislation Awaits tho Re-
publican Committees Action.
WASHINGTON, March 10. - It now
looks as though the week in the senate
would be spent largely in waiting upon
the special Republican caucus commit
tee appointed to harmonic the party on
the proposed Porto Rican constitution.
The Porto Rican governmental bill will
continue to hold it's place on the senate
calendar as the unfinished business and
some desultory speeches doubtless will
be made upon it but it will not be
pressed as it would be il there was any
hope Of passing it soon. The Repub-
hcan senator's are opposed to present
action upon the bill and no effort will
be made to arrival at final results until
the caucus committee makes its report.
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ON. QUARTER RATloNs:

III Iaroh 10 1ssSskine Wa stul Patiently
M Awaiting Relief.
MA LouRENzo MARQUES, Sunday, March
"a dispatch from Aafeking, dated
atnrday, March 10, says: '.>
u The garrison 10 holding it, own. We
ave heard numerous rumors that tho
Il lege will be raised, but 50 far that 10
the case. We are pegging along
SSratiently on quarter rations, supple
u aented b. thu, occasional capture Of
ttlS. Our men are making srratie
"a ombardmsnt o$ the Bosr trenches.
A. prribls stories axs current that the
ess ~ infliottng namelsss fortunes
ri 1 ipos eaYtared natiys runners. These
9 II NOT u true, hit they are tending
IL Sinllazn native passions 70 such An
4 51 ~ as that ~ may soon DO impossible 10
3 III aiiyes in ohsok."'z -.
li POSED a COMPROMISE.
$S !- 1 3S # H. .
T. ksys Rsply ~ 1ussiaa Demands Net
SAs aatisfAstsSy.9 " ~ &.
SS1{JjotsnslsBsrAN,r1tNorLs, March ls.-Aftsr
8TI1sIiE o5anRsd dell beration upon tho Russian
1lSSls fcf excluGivs railway rights in
finor, the sublime porte has pro
~ Iocmp onli d, whereby the rail-
MI 1s oonstt ctsd BY Turkey. and
iil1 tnership. The Russian
Il inai sts upon tho original de-
vliiiol Nc Turkish military can.
sRIssss. ,s D.. Il Il
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CALLING FRENe:HMEN HOME

~ Z =.
Many III TINS Country Receive Notice to
f{Sa Ec Ready tv Fight. W
March ia dispatch
10 The Journal from Wabash, Ind.
rays: S2e ~ Il #. as >...' ~ > "
"French residents Of the Indiana gaa
belt-ana there are many Of them en-.
ployed in the various manufacturing
establishments therein-are receiving
from the department. of war at Paris
notices that they may be called ON at
short notice for military service by tho
French governments.
1t 1.-The notification contains the sugges-
tion that they hold themselves in readi-
ness to respond to call to re urn to
France. Many, Frenchmen are working
In the glass works in the gas field and a
large proportion Of these are natural
ized, but some who have become Amer.
lean citizens have received notices.
1.-The recipients Of the communities
tions think that war between France
and England 10 imminent and that
Franco is preparing tor the struggle.
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WEBSTER DAVIS TALKS.
Believes tie Beers wul Net Resist Haso'
L0U901.

Believes tie Beers wLl Net Rssass HasA
1os1oH.
= LONDON, March 1.-THE Naples oer-
respondent Of The Daily Mail te}e-
graphs. an interview he has had with
Webster Davis, United States assistant
secretary Of the interior. According to
this Mr. Davis said:
when I left Pretoria tho Beers were
becoming delirioas. President Kruger
and General Joubert were the strongest
opponents Of the peace party, but they
were becoming decidedly unpopular. I
do not believe the Beers will resist
much longer"
The correspondent said Mr.. Davis de-
clined to speak regarding his mission,
but that the general belief in Naples is
that he is bearing peace terms and a re-
quest for American mediation.
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DEATH OF MAUD S.

Famous Queen OF the Turf Passes Away At
- Port Chester, N. Y.
New YORK, March 19.-Maud s.,
queen of the turf, is dead. The famous
trotter died at Schulty's farm at Port
Chester, Saturday. She had been
brought to the farm from New York
city week ago, and it was intended to
use her for breeding purposes. She was
sick when she arrived and had been un.
der the care of veterinary surgeon.
The ailment grew and all efforts to save
her life proved in vain.