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has amounted TO more than 5000. 900.
| LEBANON. Ind. Feb. Ca fire
which started from gas Jet in Ad-
| iers dry goods store this morning.
destroyed six business houses in the
center of the city. Loss $l55,000.
| What is undoubtedly tho smallest
! horse in the world, has just been
| brought here by Tablato Esposito and
, sold to A j. Morrison for a large
price This Tom Thumb of equines.
which is very appropriately named
''Lilliputian." stands just high enough
to reach to his owners knees. and
We chs only seventy-three pounds.
though fat and plump. The pony Is
years old and Is 22h inches-fve and
a half hands-tall.
| "Lilliputian" has history that is
almost as remarkable as his diminu-
tive size. The Mexican who sold him
(, claims he kidnapped the animal from
an island of the coast Of South Amer
| lea, between Guatemala and Samoa.
The natives there worship the pretty
/ little horses and keep them constant
| ly guarded on a high cliff. Esposito
took this and another dwarf-the two
smallest he could find-and made
away with them by lowering them
from the clif with a rope. He was
hotly pursued. Before reaching Mexi-
co the other horse died
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-For the
first time in long while Terry Nc
Govern, the former featherweight
champion, is to be seen in the squared
circle tonight. Failing in his endeav-
ors to clinch return match with
Young Corbett," the little Brooklyn
fighter has decided that 1t would be
better to go against some OF the les
ser lights of puglism rather than re-
main in complete idleness. His op-
ponent tonight is to be Joe Bernstein,
and the scene of the encounter will be
Industrial hall The Philadelphia laHf
limits the bout to six rounds with 40
decision.
The local sporting fraternity looks
upon Bernstein as an unworthy op-
ponent for the former champion and
as consequence the contest Is not
attracting the attention that it would
if the contestants were more evenly
matched While Bernstein in the
course of his pugilisuc career has de-
feated some good men Of his class, he
has at the same time been vanquished
by men of small regulations. including
Sammy Smith, the local feather
weight, and other men of small cali
bre
Both men have put the finishing
touches to their work Of preparation
and appear to be in excellent shape
for the bout. A number of sporting
men have arrived from New York.
Baltimore and other cities to witness
the fight.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 6.-The trial of
Rabino, the Italian anarchist, who
shot at King Leopold in November, be-
gan today. Rubino assumed many
poses and addressed the court in dec
lamatory tones, shouting: 81 am not
the accused; it is you and your rot
ten society. condemn you to death"
Rubino admitted that 1t was his in
tention to kill King Leopold when he
fired the shot. He said that while in
London he had received money from,
the police for spying on anarchists
but that he had deceived the police.
giving the money to the men he tSas
supposed to watch. Rubino interf
ed the proceedings very frequently,
and apparently believes himself q
hero.
ANN ARBOR. Mich. Feb. 6.-Pro-
fessor William A. Scott of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, opened today's ses-
,, , sions of the national conference on
higher commercial education with an
interesting paper on the place OF
higher commercial education in uni
versity courses.
The business men had the platform
this afternoon, and presented their
views on the general subject OF dis
cussion. A symposium discussion was
held of the question, What can a
University Contribute to Prepare for
Business Life?"
David NJ, Parry of Indianapolis.
president of the National Association
of Manufacturers, replied to the ques-
ton from the standpoint of the manu-
facturer. The reply Of the transport
er was made by Edwin H. Abbott, a
veteran railroad man of Boston. The
answer from the standpoint OF the
wholesale dealer was given by A. c.
Bartlett, a prominent merchant Of
Chicago. James B. Dill of New York
replied for the corporation lawyer.
The speakers to be heard this even
ing include Professor James c. Mon.
oghan of the University OF Wisconsin.
Professor Robert H. Thurston of Cor
nell university, Professor Henry s.
Carhart of the University Of Michigan.
and Professor George NJ. Fisk OF the
University Of Illinois.
| STAMFORD. Conn, Feb. GA dog
show restricted to collies opened in
i Stamford today under the auspices of
the Collie Club of America. The exhf-
bition has attracted nearly 500 OF the
best collies in the United States and
Canada, the most of which are enter
ed for the show of the Westminster
Kennel club at New York next week
The judging began today and win
continue until the show closes tomor-
row night. The prize list is a nota-
BILE one, including six valuable cups
offered by the Collie Club OF America
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