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APPLES FOR MANCHESTER.
Abe Evans, Grandfather OF tho Duchess. Il
Going to Drive to Town with His GIFT.

WEST LIBERTY. Ohio. Dec. i3.-This town
is interested over the decision Of Honest
Abe Evans. the grandfather Of the Duchess
Of Manchester. who. within the next few
days. will journey to Cincinnati and pay
visit to his granddaughter and her husband.
lie will make the trip In wagon drawn by
two stout horses aud will carry with him
two barrels Of Ben Davis" apples. species
which he says the Duchess was inorclnatcIy
fond Of when child.
The apples are to he presented 10 the Duke
himself. The old man had made prepara-
tions for the Journey in secret. but such un.
usual purchase as a new pair Of "galluscs" and
new mittens at the crossroads store, presng"d
some determined plan, 80 his n"ighbors last
evening charged him with preparing to visit
HE noble relatives and he admitted II.
I've made my own harness. said the old
man pla!ntively. Il was going 70 make SET
gold-trirnmed set. ] shall take things easy
and will meet the Duke before a week
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MASKED THIEVES Nv A THEATRE.
Try to Got the Box once Receipts Of "shors
Acres" at Nioux CITY, bus Fail.

SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Dec. i3.-While James
A. tlerne's company was playing shore
Acres" here tonight two shots rang out
In the theatre Office and the audience was
almost startled into q panic. Treasurer
Harley S. Rounds OF the Grand Opera House
and Manager Ross of the company were
counting the receipts OF the night when two
masked nd armed men entered the ofice
one of them struck Rounds on the forehead.
Telling him As he lay in the corner he reached
for his revolver, and one robber fred at him
point blank, so close that the powder burned
his coat. Tho bullet. however, only sraled
his arm and buried itself In the woodwork be-
sido his head. Another shot was fired. but
by whom neither Of the men know.
There were several thousand dollars lying
In a heap on the desk. but the robber took
none. Meanwhile the people IN the theatre
we're scurrying to the door and the robbers
made a hasty exit disappearing utterly.
The police arrived in force. but had no clue
to work oil and have none yet
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GEN. TEES NiuE WI, STAND.
New York University senate Declines to Re
move It From the Hail OF Fame.

The New York University Senate at its last
meeting received n protest from the Asso-
ciated Survivors of the sixth Army Corps
Of Washington against tho nsme OF Robert
T. Lee appearing in III" Hall o. Fame The
protest is based on the ground that Lee being
AN enemy TO his country forfeited all rlght
and tile 10 honorable mention in such class
as IL ls proposed 10 include his name. In
recording its action on the protest, the senate
says
entirely within the power of this Senate TO
reject the name OF any one approved by a
majority of the judges. but with the eNpira-
ton of that month the power Of this Senate
to modify the li~t submitted by the 100 electors
OK pired acco ruing % the fourth rule OF the
deed OF gift ~ thr Hall of Fame. II il fitting
that we should add that no one OF the Senate
moved the omission OF 'hr name OF Robert
Lee The senate. therefore, agrees with
the finding OF that large majority Of Judges,
more than two-thirds of whom inscribed
his name They respect these electors as
men of highest pa'-iotism, Judicial temper
and thorough acQuIIntanC" with al the inn
portant facts respecting Gen Lee.
II is ey pected that This action of the Senate
will close the episode
The designs of the Tiffany company for
the. twenty-nine tablets have been received
The Hon. Andrew II Green and the Rev
DR. Maltbie D. Babcock have accepted seats
in the University Council.
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TOSSED OUT GOLD cory.
4 German who was Put Under Arrest for
Hts Own Beneht.

A middle-ased German. who refused to
tell who be was or where he came from. got a
crowd around him last night at Grand and
RoeblipR streets, Brooklyn After telling
them no was worth n barrel Of money and
that he was going TO Germany for the winter.
he drew from his pocket a handful OF Ave
dollar god pieces and began to throw them
TO the crowd II didn't take long for tho
nows to- travel and within few minutes
fully 500 people were gathered around him.
There was a mad scramble to get tie coin.
Two tongh-looking fellows pushed through
the crowd and offered To take the man to
place Of safety. The man didn't like the
looks Of the new arrivals and he advised
them TO TO about their business They hung
around him. and II was noticed by SPECIAL
Policeman Hauslein. who had watched the
German. Hausiein suspected that the men
meant to rob the German and he decided to
arrest the latter. This angered the crowd,
who wanted more of the Germans gold coin.
Hauslein succeeded In getting the man To
the Bedford avenue police station. wherc
from papers In his possession his name was
found to be Conrad Andersen He refused
TO tell where he came from or where he was
going. Andersen had $3.50 In American
gold coin German ten and twenty mark
gold pieces, German silver fve-mark piece.
s27o in curreACy. a passbook on the Seaman's
Bank for savings with deposits ag2regatng
nearly 81 900 and passage ticket on r Ham
burg Line steamer sailing tomorrow. The
police decided to keep Andersen In custody
for safekeeping They held him on the
charge OF intoxication.
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Vi.JESTIC ICE-COiTED.
Bring. Home a Yankee Of Brabant's Horse
Conway the Mountain Climber Aboard,

The White star liner Majestic, which ar
rived yesterday from Liverpool and Queens
town. was delayed day by tumult OF tho
wntry sea She acquired platings OF frost
and iccles while she was hove TO for seven
hours on Tuesday. when the crests Of conbers
that boarded her raced from stem to stern.
on thrc, days Of the voyage she made little
more than tramp steamship time.
Among h"r passengers were j. Stonewali
jackson, a fourth cousin Of the famou. Con-
federate General. and Horace j. Robinson.
n Canadian. both OF whom fought in the Boer
war Oh the British side in squadron OF Bra
b nts Horse. All the men OF the. squadron
exCept Robinson were nativ" lai KEGS
Robi' son says the only American flag In
South Africa was captured by the troopers
from n man named Onder rdonk, " no had II
flying over his home II was made by on
derdOnk's wife. who put seventy stars In
IT, perhaps In a spirit OF prophecy. The
flag may be uniurlcd at Austin. Tex. for ono
of the TROOPERS bound for that town got pos
session OF IL
SirW Martin Conway, who has been climb
ING mountains for the last twenty -cirht years.
was also a passenger hy the Majestic. He
recentlv returned from South America. whore
he scaled some OF the loft est submits ~ the
Andes. lie says he has given NJ the busi-
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MRS. GARDNER'S GIFT TO BOsTON.
To Present Her italian Palace and Art Trsas-
uTes TO the People.

BosToN Dec. IL. Announcement was n1de
this afternoon that II II the intention OF Mrs.
John L. Gardner u give her Italian alace.
BAY Fens aud her superb art collection to
the public Of Boston, a. a free museum. Mrs.
Gardner's most valuable work Is a famous
painting by Titan. an immense canvas.
representing Europa and the Bull. which
was painted for Philip IT of Spain. This
masterpiece went from spain to France
at the time of the Orleans marriage as part
Of the dowry. sixty years ago the Orleans
collection was sold. and this picture was
purchased by Lord Darnley. Rubcns made
a copy Of this Titan when he was ia Madrid
which is in the Prado Museum now.
Another good example of Titan Is his por-
trait Of Anne of Austria and child The col
lection would he remarkable enough if it con-
tanned no other paintings than those two
Titiaus. which are worthy Of conspicuous
place In any museum in the world Bur there
are many other paintings of the very first
order Of excellence. Among them are por-
traits by Raphael Nelasquez. Rembrandt.
Sandro Botticelli. Nandermere, Moroni, lin
toretto. Van Dyck Bonlfazo Fra Lppo Lippi.
Clonet. Lucas Van Leyden and the only paint
ing In America by Lucas Kranach. Adam
and Eve" The pictures form only small
part Of the extraordinary collection of works
of art which Mrs. Gardner has accumulated.
A museum OF considerable size IL necessary
TO hold her treasures In the line OF sculpture.
bronzes. gold and silver
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INDIANAPOIIS' GAS WAR.
Decision OF the Appellate Court VIII Prob
ably Result In wholesale Lawsuits.

lSDIANAPoLIS. Dec. l3.-rhere was much
qualification In the city to- day in the gas row
over an Appellate Court decisi on handed down
at noon. which fixes the status OF the gas
companies and their patrons In cases such as
obtain In this city. The court held that a gas
company which requires its patrons to pay
for the use of gas by monthly installments in
advance obligates itself to its patrons to fur
nish them with gas In proper and sufficient
amount TO subserve the purpose for which
the pay ments are made and is liable In dam
ages for failure u do So. II such failure re-
suits from It's own neglect or wrongful acts.
And IL declared that 1t is no defence to an
action for the failure to supply enough gas,
for the company to show that IL had no gas
or furnished all it had so long as it retained
the money received from its patrons IN pay
ment for gas without Offering TO refund ad-
vance payments which IL had received.
As soon a. the decision was rendered a
number OF the patrons of the Ind annapolis
Gas Com any announced that they would
proceed agalnst the company in suits Tor
damages, and Mayor Taggart also said that
the city would take the matter up in behalf
of the patrons OF the company who have
paid for gas for two years and have been COM
PEELED TO supp lement the fuel with wood
company has ordered the mixers OF some
consumers bored and has consented II il
in the case Of many others. IL seems from
these facts that the company has encouraged
conditions Of which Director r, &. Benedict
complains.
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STUDIO WALL FALLS OUT.
SOME or sCTLPTOR PARTRIDGES
BCSTS TUMBIE WIN 1T.
One sculptor Caught in tho wreck Of the
Thirty-siEhth street studio, hut Tn
hurt Figure Of st. John Tipped over

The rear vall OF the two one-and-half-
story buildings at $50 and 1872 West Thirty
eighth street. which are occupied as studios
by William Ordway Partridge the sculptor
Of the Grant statue in brooklyn and the shake
smear. monument in Chicago and bv q Nor
etti. An Italian sculptor, fell AZ about II o'clock
last night and carried with II a number Of
b lsts belonging TO the two sculptors which
had been either comt,lcted or nearly finished
Tho whole back wall tumocd into an ex-
cayation which is being made for a new build
ing at 500 Seventh avenue The workmen
had dug some distance lower than the foun-
dstions of the two buildings In Ihlrty-elghth
street and the wall was weakened
I Kumenzkv. who shIres Mr. Moretti's
studio and sleeps over IL. was awakened
nv the noise OF the falling wall, ran out into
a glazed extension I'm the rear of Mr. Nor
etti's studio and wa. cut of there by falling
timber which TANNED the door to lie man
auad IN ga, out
The two buildings run back about sixty
feet from Thirty-c vhth street The back
wall Of the building used by Mr.. Partridge
toppl.d over about ll:lo O'Clock. The roof
OF the building sagged over a couple Of feet
and heavy beam cracked. Kumenzky
woke up. nut on a heavy ulster and ran down
stairs He went TO the rear Of the building
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MRS. BRAsELLEs TRUNKS OPENED.
They bore the Name Of ". Sanger Puiiman
and Had neen seized for Debt.

LoSG BRANCH, y j., Dec. ls-The seven
trunks attached for debt at the Allenhurst
depot last September were opened to-day
by order OF Squire W r Brinley of this place
They bore the name OF w Sanger Pullman
and were attached bv creditors Of the latter
Mrs. Sarah l.. Braselle. a sister Of Mrs Pull
man. claimed that the contents OF tho trunks
belonged TO her All told six creditors
figured in the attachment suits Four were
tried two verdicts being I'm favor Of Mrs.
Braselle. the third being against, while in
the fourth tho Jury failed 10 agree The
trunks were opened aud found 10 contain
nothing but ladies' wearing apparel as de,
Squire Walter X Brinley to-day that she
would Institute suit for damage. gt once
against the per ons responsible for holding
her trunks unlawfulv
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ALCOHOL DIVIDES DOCTORS.
I,.Ise in Medicine Discussed by state Med
teal Alliance.

At a meeting Of the New York state Medical
Alliance a, the New York Academy Of Medi-
cine last npht. Prof. Winfield s, Hall Of the
Northwestern Medical School Of Chicago read
paper on "Fthyl Alcohol its Biology and
and Therap,utcs Prof Hall attempted
to show thai alcohol Is not, in any sense
u food and that because Of its deleterlous
effect on the ssups, it, Use should he avoided
even in small quantities. and thnt IL should
seldom. II evei. be given a. a medicine
The paper was discussed By Prof Conn OF
University and Bellevue Medical School and
by Prof, Woodbury. 81 the Philadelphia Poly
clinic. Professors Conn and Herter strongly
combatted nearN every statement made by
Prof Hall and attacked both his premise. and
his conclusions.
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PROF. ABEL INJURED.
Explosion Sends Johns Hopkins Teacher
to the Hospital HE Eye Hurt

BALTIMORE. Dec. ls.-Dr. John J. Abel.
professor of pharmacoloSy in the Johns
Hopkins University. was painfully injured
on Tuesday night by an explosion. He is
now confined to the Johns Hopkins Hospital
and there's grave concern about his eyes
DR. Abel was working with "dimini shed
pressure" apparatus. used for the purpose
Of securing "A partial vacuum 1t is thought
that a sudden influx OF gas Into the chamber
caused Il suffl flciently heavy pressure TO burst
1t. The fyng fragments injured Dr. Abel
DR. Randolph. one of the opthalmolog u ical
staN OF the university, was nearby when the
accident happened. and has attended DR..
Abel ever since. The injuries To the pro
fessors face are superficial and will leave
no marks. but there Is concern felt at the
hospital for his eyes. Aside from the possi-
bic danger to them. Dr. Absl's discomfort
and pain are only temporary.
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KILLED HIS BUSINESS RIVAL.
HOFFMAN shot Meehan and Then Com mitted
suicide on y Chicago street Corner.

CHICAGO. Dec i3.-Joseph Hoffman.
coal merchant killed Thomas Meehan and
himself at Fifty-sixth street and Lake avenue
at 4 O'Clock this afternoon. The shooting
: said to h We been the result Of business
jealousy. Mechan also being In the coal busi-
ness The men met on the south west corner
of the intersection 4 short conversation
took place. Then Hoffman began shooting
nj Meehan Two bullets entered Meehans
body and third struck him In the neck
Satisfied that his victim was dead. Hoffman
rectly into his mouth. The bullet took effect
immediately and he was dead when the
persons attracted 10 the scene reached him:
an ambulance. Both bodies were taken to
the Morgue.
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yyIEGRAPHERS' STRIKE.
Orders to Trainmen tn Ignore the Orders %
the Non Union Operators.

WICHITA, x n. Dec is.-To-night order
ave been received from To ek from TIE
Brot er ooi OF r irold TT inmen for
al tr ,lnmen TO IGNORE ORDER OF -
non-unlon orer tor nj to fore" te
strike Of I O.RT to p vorab termin ton
for the union All Of the men Nho ent out re
com, etent rren nd these -ny that the railro q
officiIl, re suYilyng their III c"' vith
men wholly incOm ctent. They y III I
not more IN n nfty o or tor. have been
obt inei. though -ome 200 on this diyi ion vent
out hen the -'rike as ordered 80 'turi ~.
The striker 80 ia 4 no oi the neN uper tor {,
IN h We been ON loyci re mere boys ami
ririS, who are not 1t til Cunver nj with tr in
orders. and con equcut.y u fiic l. greatly
t,iN sd
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QUEENS 0RANDDAUGHTERD DIVORCED.
Prince Aribert Of AnhaIt Secures . Decree
Against the Princess.
sp.ciai Cabis Ds,pateh 70 ThR sun.

!Spsrfdl cable Despatch 10 THE sun.
LONDON, Dec. i3.-According to a despatch
TO the Central News from Berlin the conf ugal
dispute which has long separated Prince
and Princess Aribert of Anhalt has been ended
by the Prince legally divorcing thee Princess
Louise. who is a granddaughter of Queen
Victoria. IL is two years since she first left
her husband. but there was a temporary
reconciliation through the mediation Of
Queen Victoria The rupture, however. be-
came final early this year They were mar
red at windsor Castle Ia 1891
The Princess has been travelling incognito
and recently visited the United States A
short time ago she instituted proceedings In
the German Federal courts against her hus-
band. who was compelled by Emperor william
TO resign his commission In the Guards. The
Princes divorce looks like step TO forestall
his wife's suit. The Princess Is a sister OF
Prince Christian Victor. who lately died at
Pretoria. She left London this evening TO
visit Emperor William with her father,
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ASKS FOR A WARSHIP.
An Appeal for Protection for Christians in
the New Hehrides

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-The Rev. Joseph
F. Hill Of the Presbyterian Board OF Foreign
Missions called on President Mckinley to-
day and asked that an American warship
be sent to the New Hebrides Islands to pro-
tect the Christian natives and missionaries
there from other natives. whom he repre-
sented as cannbals.
The latter. he said. numbered about $1,000
and the Christians about 10000, The saw
ages had made some raids on the Christians
and had threatened to wipe them out The
President told DR.. Hill TO put the request
on writing and he would lay it before the
Cabinet at to-morrows meeting.
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Sentence Of warner Of the United Mine work
ers Confirmed by the Appellate Court.

CUMBERLAND. Md. Dec. iS.--The Court
Of Appeals to-day affirmed the action Of the
lower court in the case Of Organizer William
Warner Of the United Mine Workers and
leader OF the recent strike. who was sentenced
Ia six months Imprisonment in the House
Of Correction for unlawful assembly. Twelve
others In the Same case got lighter 'cntence-
All will now have 70 give themsC ives N within
ten days or forfeit their bonds. which are
heavy
Warner IL now agitating in tho Fairmont
W. Va, region. II is thought the Governor
may pardon the batch after they once begin
their sentence. Warner had a number par
doned before the election, but bis failure to
deliver the vote Of miners for Bryan, as he
had promised. may interfere with his own
pardon.
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MISSISSIPPI RISES TO OBJECT.
Although She Cast Only s. 900 Votes. She
Doesn't want Her Representation Cut.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. i3 At the request
of the Mississippi Congressman. Secretary
OF State Powers OF Mississippi has been pre-
pairing data to be used against the Reappor-
tionment bill. cutting down the representa-
tion OF that State Mr. Powers shows that
while only 81 $50 votes were cast in the late
Presidential election, there we're s0.?oi votes
cast In the Democratic primary which pre-
ceded it. and lS7500 voters registered loss
than half the voters care TO go TO the polls.
The State gives s,eoo,oOO for education.
giving the negroes the same chances as the
whites. and il thus doing all II can. Mr.. Powers
argues. 10 eradicate the illiteraCy on account
Of which so many OF the negroes are disfran-
,hised
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THE CASTELLANE SUITS.
Hearing OF the Bric-s-Brao Claims Set for
Dec. 40 in Paris.
speciaI cable Ds,pateh TO THB sun.

.Spscid! Gable DtspGieh 10 THB sun.
PARIS. Dec. l3.-rhe cross suits OF Count
Boni de Castellane and Asher Werthelmer.
the London bric-a.bra" dealer. have been
set for hearing on Dec 20. MIR Werthemer's
claim is for ESQ. 900 for curios sold to the
Castellancs. The counter claim Of the Cas-
tellanes l. for GlSs 900 on the ground that they
were deceived In that the antiquities were
bogus, and that Mr.. Wertheimer retains In his
possession art objects belonging to the Coun-
tess which she values at from 500. 900 to siOo.-
COO The cases are exciting the greatest In.
terest here
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CHINESE HEADSMAN STRUCK.
wanted More Money or Fewer Decapitations
Many willing to Take His Place.

VANCOUVER. B. C., Dec. l3.-Owing to ex-
ecutons becoming 40 numerous In Canton.
the headsman of the Government threw down
his axe and struck for more pay or fewer
decapitations. The average was running
thirty or forty a day and the official e1 ecu
toner was getting as remuneration what
would be equivalent In American money to
so cents a head The day after he resigned
there were numerous applications for the
place and at the end OF the week over $50 had
offered TO perform the work at rs cents a head
The Shanghai Mercury says that the new
executioner cut of the heads of thirty-nine
victims on the first day amid the execrations
Of 500 coolies assembled TO see him iuutilate
the necks Of the victims All his victims
suffered horribly because Of his lack Of SIX H.
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JACKPOT DECIDED THE ELECTION.
Government Candidate Won and Unanimous
Ballot was Cast for Him.

VANCOUVER. B. C., Dec. is-An interesting
incident has come to light In connection with
the election OF Galiiher. the Government
candidate In Yale. Cariboo district for the
Canadian Parliament. last week. The electors
al the l5O Mile House. "A pioneer mining To-
callty. went solidly for Galliher. not a vote
being cast for either of the other two cand-
dates II has just developed that the electors
agreed to vote as a unit. the result 10 be de-
cided by a Jackpot to be PLAYED for by rep
resentatives OF each Of the three Parliamen-
tary candidates.
The candidates es-Gslliher. Liberal. McKane,
Conservative. and Foley. Labor each Sc
lec,ed n expert poker PLAYER Gallher's rep
resentative won. and every ballot WAS marked
for him.
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zoo LIVES LOSr on WEST RIVER.
steamer Capsikcd by Rush OF Passenger
to One Side.
.sr,eiai cable D.spaieh TO THE sun.

spseid, Gable Despaieh 10 THE sun.
HoSG KONG. Dec. l3.-A disaster which
resulted in the loss OF 200 lives occurred to-day
on the West River. A man fell overheard
from a steamer near Hokow. and the 400
passengers aboard made a rush to the side
of the vessel to see what would become OF him.
The steamer was overloaded. and the sud
den uneven distribution Of weight caused her
to capsize. Everybody was thrown into
the water. and before aid could reach them
200 Of the passengers were drowned.
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WANTED CREASED TROUSERS ~ Jan.
Dude Convict Padded because lie Irritated
the Guards with Hts Demands.

CoLUMBus. Ohio. Dec. iS.-William McFad-
den. Hardin county forger. was severely
paddlcd at the penitcntlary to-day because
he insisted on wearing creased trou ers
lie demanded Of the guard that he he supplied
with fresh creased trousers each day and be-
came 40 insulting because he was not fur
nished with the dudish OUTFIT that the guard
reported him for infraction OF the rules with
the above result
The sun., 1900-12-14
TUMBLKD FROM THEATRE GALLERY.
st. Louis Man Lost His Balance while Ap-
piauding and viii Die.

ST LOUIS. Mo. Dec. l3 Henry Jacob fell
from the top gallery Of the STANDARD Theatre
into the parauet chairs tonight ard was
80 badly INJURED that he will die When picked
up he was unconscious, Both legs and arms
were broken. a. were also several Of his ribs
acob sal In a front seat in the gallery and was
leaning over the railing applnudine the per
formnnce when he fell
The sun., 1900-12-14
FIRE CHAPLAIN RESIGNS.
The Rev. james lie Baron johnson Found
tho work Too Much for Him.

The Rev. James lie Baron Johnson. who
was one of the Fire Department chaplains.
has resigned His resignation was received
on Tuesday after he had been long absent
from duty on account OF i'll health Mr.
johnson is attached 10 Grace Church
Early In September he got from DR. Hunting
ton three months leave Of absence and he has
been In the Adirondacks and at Watkins Glen,
His work at fires with his other duties had
been too much for his strength He attended
fires at all hours of the day and night
The sun., 1900-12-14
ALASKAy GOLDYIELD OvERsss. .ooo 900
The kiondik- Produces About s2I 900. 900
and Nome - 900. 900.

SAN Francisco. Dec. ls. A careful ap-
Proclamation Of the total yield OF gold from
the klondikc and Nome for the present
year has been completed by the Selby Smelt-
ing Company. acting with the statistioian
of the san Francisco Mint. The amount is
s?5.7?i, 2?3 81. divided as follows: Klondike
s2I 1855. 800 II; Nome 81. 3s5 sas 81