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LATE PRESIDENTS WIDOW GOES
TO REST.
DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE
Only Daughter with Her at End
Three 8orv Summoned Saturday
Had Too Short Notice to Reach
Capital in Time to Bid Farewell.
WASHINGTON. Mra. Ulysses S.
Grant, wife of the Into President
Grant, died at her residence In this
city at 11:17 o'clock Sunday,
Death was duo to heart failure, Mrs.
Grant having puttered some years
from valvular disease of the heart,
which wan aggravated by a severe at
tack of bronchitis. Her ago prevent
ed her rallying from the attacks.
Her daughter, Nellie Grant-Sartorls,
was the only ono of her children with
hor at tho time of her death, her
three sons, who wero summoned Sat
urday night, not having had time to
arrive.
' There were also present at the bed
sido when the end came Miss Rose
Mary SartorlB, a granddaughter; Dr.
Bishop, one of the attending physi
cians, and tho two trained nurses.
Death came peacefully, the sufferer
retaining almost completo conscious
ness practically to the end. Word
has come from Jesse and Ulysses S.
Grant, two of tho sons now in Cali
fornia, that they have started on their
way to Washington. The oiher, Gen
eral Fred Grant, Is in Texas, and ho
will hasten here no soon as he receives
n message telling him of his mother's
death.
The Tcmalna of Mrs. Grant will be
interred at Riverside Park, New York,
beside those of hei husband, but
whether they will bo taken there im
mediately or at a later date, howqver,
could not be ascertained at the house
tonight
Mrs. Grant, whose maiden namo
was Julia Dent, was born In St. Louis
In 182C and was the daughter of
Frederick and Ellen Wronshall Dent.
She was married to General, then
Captain Grant, in 1848. During the
civil war Mra. Grant was with tho
general much of the time and remain
ed as near as possible to him when he
was campaigning. She saw her hus
' band twice Inaugurated as, president
and accompanied him on his journey
around tho world.
As mistress of the white house she
gavo liberal to all charitable insti
tutions in tho city.
Four children were born to her
three sons and one daughter all of
whom aro living. Miss Nellie, the
daughter who became tho wife of
Algernon Sartpris in' 1874, has lived in
Washington with her mother for sev
eral years. Frederick Dent Grant, tho
oldest son, is In the army and two
other sons, Jesse and Ulysses Sher
man, live at San Diego, Cal.
During recent years, since General
Grant's death, Mrs. Grant had spent
most of her winters in this city, liv
ing at 2111 Q street, while during the
summer she usually stayed at Sara
toga, Manchester-by-the-Sea and other
popular resorts until tho last two
summers, when she resided with her
daughter, Mrs. Sartoris, at Coburg,
Ont.
BLOW AIMED AT AMERICA.
New German Tariff Especially
De-
signed to Affect Trade.
BERLIN During the -debate on the
third reading of the tariff bill in the
rcichstag Monday it was evident from
many speeches delivered members of
tho majority that the bill is aimed
chiefly at the United States. This
was clear even when the United
States was not named, for it was un
derstood that tho term "abroad"' re
ferred to America. Dr. Pasche, na
tional liberal, made a pointed refer
ence to the United States which moBt
of tho newspapers failed to print.
Theso remarks were:
"Wo expect that the government
will undertake a thorough going revi
sion of all treaties containing the most
favored national advantages. We
havo absolutely no occasion to con
cede any such thing to such nations
as are glad to take what we give oth
er countries without making us any
concession in return. The United
States having introduced the limitation
of the most favored nation clause, wo
have every reason to act in precisely
the same manner."
State hood Report Is Out
WASHINGTON The testimony
taken by tho sub-committee of the
senate committee on territories on the
house omnibus statehood bill has been
printed as a senate document and was
made public Mv nday night It makes
a book of 394 Mges, with maps, and
Includes quotations and answers of
many people examined with reference
to the sire, population, resources,
schools and churches, business, moral
and other characteristics of the peo
ple of tho three proposed states, and
miscellaneous information. '
STATEHOOD DILL.
.1 Will Be Taken Up in the Senate
Wednesday
WASHINGTON. D. C. In accord
ance with the unanimous agreement
of tho last session, the senato will
take up the statehood Jjlll Wednes
day, and It Is expected to remain the
unfinished business for some time. The
bill undoubtedly will provoko consld
crable debato and it Is generally be
lieved that It will continue to receive
attention until tho adjournment for
the Christmas holidays at IcaBt.
Senntor Uevcridge, as' 'chairman o"f
tho committee on territories, will call
tho bilt up Wednesday, and probably
will mnke a speech in support of tho
roport In favor of tho substitute bill
presented by the committee. Other
members of the comltteo who agrco
with him will follow. All of them
will givo careful attention to tho testi
mony taken by tho sub-commUtoo
which recently visited tho territories.
Tho committee's written report has
not yet been submitted to the sen
ate and this, too, will probably bo
put In on Wednesday. Tho report
will analyze tho testimony, dealing
with tho questions of soil, mines,
agricultural possibilities, educational
facilities and general fitness of tho
population of the various territories
for statehood. It is generally under
stood that a strong position will bo
taken In opposition to the claims of
New Mexico and Arizona, considera
ble stress being laid on tho fact that
a largo percentage of the people of
theso territories do not use the Eng
lish language and that interpreters
aro necessary in the conduct of tho
business of the many courts. Atten
tion will be given to the previous
question of statehbod of those terri
tories, many of which aro seriously
criticised by tho present committee,
on tho ground that they fall entirely
to represent the real conditions. Tho
report giving tho views of tho com
mitteo will bo accompanied by a
transcript of the testimony taken by
the committee, which will bo printed
for the Information of tho senate and
the country.
It is expected that the Immigration
bill will continue to receive desultory
attention on Monday and Tuesday,
but the proceedings with refcrenco to
this bill will consist largely In tho
reading of tho bill and the consider
ation of amendments.
There will be more or less of exec
utive business during tho week, and
in all probability another adjourn
ment from Thursday until the follow
ing Monday.
Land Ready to Distribute.
ARDMORE, I. T. With tho govern
ment appraisement of the lands in
the Chickasaw-Choctaw nation com
pleted, everything is practically ar
ranged for allotment of nino million
acres to tho Indians. Under the law
each Indian Is entitled to" the value of
320 acres of average allotable land,
tho value of each allotment being $1,
000. Division will commence within
sixty days.
Stay Granted In Contempt Case.
DENVER, Colo. Tho court of ap
peals on Tuesday granted a writ of
supersedeas, staying execution of sen
tence in the contempt case of County
Clerk Aichele. A bond of $500 was
exacted. Alchelo was recently sen
tenced by Judge Johnson to pay a fine
of $500 and serve sixty days in tho
county Jail for disregarding the in
junction issued in the registration
case.
Appropriation Bills Reported.
WASHINGTON Tho legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation
bill, carrying $26,930,453, wbb reported
to tho house Friday by tho appropria
tions committee. This is an increase
of $500,301 over the appropriation for
tho current fiscal year.
Indicted for Selling Votes.
SHOLES, Ind. After a session last
ing a week the grand jury has return
ed 104 Indictments. All the men nam
ed are charged with selling their votes
at tho last election.
Adopt Resolution of negref.
CHICAGO The Hamilton club, of
which organization Thomas B. Reed
was an honorary member, held a spe
cial meeting Tuesday and adopted res
olutions of regret on the death of
tho ex-speaker. Preceding tho adop
tion of the resolutions nromlnent mem
bers of the club paid tributes to Mr.
Reed. The principal speakers were
United States Judges W. H. Seaman
and C. C. Kohlsaat, Hon. O. N. Carter
and Alexander R. Revell.
Fire In Mine Still Burns.
MARQUETTE, Mich. The under
ground workings of tho Oliver Iron
Mining company's section 10 mine, at
Ishpeming, were still burning Tues
day night, though the fire is not as
fierce as it was the day before. It
is still impossible to enter the mine.
All the shafts and openings aro seal
ed with timber and clay, but owing
to the crevices It is Impossible as yet
to block the smoke, and gases still
continue to ooze forth.
THE BOARD'S PAY
SENATE THINKS $4,000 ENOUGH
FOR ARBITRATORS.
STATEHOOD BILL GOES OVER
Rumors Have It that Plans Are Being
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Obstruction, Thus Allowing Time to
Turn Votes Against It.
WASHINGTON. Tho senato ort
Thursday passed, with several amend
ments, the bill fixing tho compensa
tion of an anthracite coal strike com
mission, and It now goes to conforenco.
Tho sentiment of the sennto wbb
strongly in favor of allowing members
of tho commission who nre not in tho
civil or mllltnry Borvlco a lump sum
for their service, nnd after consldera
blo'Mebato $4,000 was settled upon as
the proper amount, thus taking tho
matter out of tho hands of tho pres
ident. Several otherl amendments wero
adopted fixing tho expenses of commis
sioners and the assistant recorders at
$10 por day Instead of $15, and leaving
tho question of salary for tho assist
ant recorders and employes to the
commission. Tho namo of tho com
mission was changed to anthracite
coal Btrlko arbitration."
An amendment offered by Mr. Daniol
(Va.) to prohibit ofllcerB of tho gov
ernment from serving on commissions
or performing duties other than called
for by law provoked a lengthy dis
cussion, but was finally withdrawn.
At 2 o'cloqk tho statehood bill camo
up and there was a brisk exchange be
tween Mr. Quay (Pa.), who favors tho
omnibus bill, and senators who oppose
It. Mr. Quay and Mr Bate (Tcnn.)
said they wero ready to vote. Mr.
Baverldgo (Ind.), Mr. Lodgo (Mass.),
Mr. "Halo (Me.) and others protosted
against pressing the bill so soon nftor
It was reported and It went over until
Monday.
Tho air was full of rumors concern
ing tho statehood bill, Which, it was
said, was to be defeated; not by votes,
but by obstruction; the voto being
postponed from day to day until ono
by one all tho votes for tho omnibus
bill wero picked off.
Mr. Quay wanted It understood thnt
tho bill would retain Its placo as tho
unfinished business, and President
Frye said: "The bill remains tho un
finished business if it Is in tho power
of tho chair to keep, It there, nnd tho
chair-thinks It. is."
The senato then resumed consider
atlon of the coal strike commission
bill.
Mf. Daniel (Va.) precipitated a lively
dobate by offering an amendment pro
hibiting the further assignment of, or?
fleers and employes of tho United
States or senators and representatives
on any commlssIon.Ho did not criticise
tho president; on the contrary, ' ho
commended him, but he argued that
there is an abundance of intellect,
learning and wisdom among the peo
ple of tho country outside of the gov
ernment service which could bo drawn
upon.
Mr. Allison and Mr. Hoar appealed
to Mr. Daniel to withdraw his amend
ment with tho view of offering It at
some other time when it could havo
better attention. Mr. Daniel finally
consented and the bill was passed.
8ays Swift Buys Railways.
KANSAS CITY. Georso H. Ross of
Chicago, for several years traffic man
ager of the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa
railway, has succeeded Theodore C.
Bates of Boston as president of tho
Union Depot, Bridge & Terminal Rail
way company. Mr. Bates says ho re
signed so that the company's interests
might be in the hand3 of a practical
railroad man. A dispatch from Bos
ton however, positively asserts that
Mr. Bates sold his Interests, and tho
Winner bridge piers In tho Missouri
river, and the valuable river land and
terminals owned by It havo been pur
chased by Swift & Company, who con
template building an independent
stock yards and a new plant
Will Impose Conditions.
OTTAWA Hon. Clifford Sifton,
minister of the Interior, Is reported by
an Intimate friend to havo said in re
gard to tho construction of tho Grand
Trunk Pacific road that If tho Grand
Trunk pr another road gets assistance
from tho government for a transconti
nental it will bo on the express con
dition, which will bo fully guarded in
legislation, that the termination will
be a Canadian point. Somo point in
the province of Quebec on tho St
Lawrence, far enough east to be kept
open all the year round, must be se
lected and reached by tho shortest and
roost direct route.
Sultan's Troops Hemmed In.
MADRID A dispatch from Tan
glers, Morocco, says tho commander of
the Imperial forces has informed tho
sultan that his troops are completely
hemmed in bv tho rebels, that they
aro unable to advance or retreat and
that his hitherto loyal tribes are Join
ing the forces of the pretender to tho
throne.
HOMAGE TO REED.
House of Representatives Adjourns In
Respect to His Memory.
WASHINGTON. Tho Iioubo or:
Monday paid a remarkable tributo to
tho memory of ex-Speaker Thomas B.
Reed. v :'
His doath had created ''n profound
impression nnd there was a unlvorsal
doalro among tho jiicmbcrB that tho
houso ohow a signal, mark of respect
to his memory.
For tho' house to tako such action on
tho death of a former member had
only three precedents In its hlBtory,
namely, on tho occnslonB of tha doath
of Benton, Blnlno and Alexander
Stephens, when tho houso adopted
resolutions nnd adjourned out of re
spect to their memories.
It was decided to follow theso pre
cedents In tho caso of Mr. Reed. Tho
chaplain at the opening of tho ses
sion paid a feeling reference to tho
death of tho ex-speaker. No business
was transacted beyond tho formal
reading of two messages from tho
president and an arrangement to poBt
pono tho special order for tho day,
tho Loudon dock bill, until Tuesday.
Mr. Sherman of Now York, then
amid profound silenco arose and in a
few feeling remarks offered tho fol
lowing resolution:
"Resolved, That the following min
utes bo spread upon tho records of tho
house of representatives:
"Hon. Thomas Brackott Reed dlod
In Washington December 7, 1002. For
twenty-two years he had been a mem
ber of this house; for six years its
speaker. HIb service terminated with
tho Fifty-fifth congress.
'Within this chamber tho scones of
his life's great activities wero laid.
Horo ho rendered Bervlco to his coun
try which placed him in tho front
ranks of American statesmanship,
Horo ho exhibited characteristics
which compelled respect and won ad
miration. "Forceful ability, intrinsic worth,
strength of character, brought him
popular fame and congressional lead
ership. Tn him depth and breadth of
intplloct, with n full and well rounded,
development, had produced a giant
who towered above his fellows and
impressed them. with his power and
wisdom.
"A distinguished statesman, a lofty
patriot, a cultured scholar, an Incis
ive, an unmatched debater, a master
of logic, wit and satire; tho most fa
mous of tho world's parliamentarians,
tho great and representative citizon
ha3 gono into history.
, "Resolved, That In honor of tho dis
tinguished dead the house now ad
journ." In presenting the resolution Mr.
Sherman said: ,'
"Mr. Speaker, tho life of ex-Speaker
Reed, endod yesterday. Its span meas
ured many years less than tho alloted
lifo of man; and yet there was within
it so much of moment that his fame
becamo great and will bo lasting. Ho
was a citizen of my stato since his re
tirement from public life, although it
was as representative from Maine that
ho rendered his services to tho re
public, and it is in tho state of Maino
that ho will have his final resting
place.
"To havo served with Mr. Reed was
an honor, to havo been In close touch
with him an Inspiration, to havo en
joyed his confidence and friendship,
a delight. He was so great, his serv
ice to his country so valuable, that it
seems to mo wo may fitly depart from
what Is tho usual custom of the house
when ono not in public lifo dies. I,
therefore, Mr. Speaker, offer tho reso
tlon which I sent to tho clerk.
CORN CROP BREAKS RECORD.
Illinois Produces More and Sells High
er Than Ever Before.
SPRINGFIELD, 111. According to a
bulletin Issued by tho agricultural do
partment Friday the corn crop is the
largest tn point of production and tho
most valuable ever produced. The
total yield was 321.000,000 bushels,
which is 15,000,000 buslicla largor
than that of 1879, the banner year
heretofore. The value thlB year is
$114,217,000, which Is by far tho most
remunerative crop ever raleel In the
state. Tho quality Is 91 per cent on
an average. The December 1 condi
tion of the winter wheat in the state
is two points abovo a seasonable av
erage. 8be area in seed Is 1,275,000
acres, a deficiency of 5 per cent
JUSTICE 8HIRA8 MAY RETIRE.
Governor Taft of the Philippines May
Be His Successor.
WASHINGTON The prospective
retirement of Justice Shims from tho
supreme court, which Was announced
by his son some tlmo ago as likely to
take place at no very distant day, it
is believed hero may result in the pro
motion to the supreme bench of Wil
liam II. Taft, tho chairman of the Phil
ippine commission. Governor Taft's
elevation to the court would bo tho ful
fillment of tho general understanding
at tho tlmo he resigned from the fed
eral court bench in Ohio and took up
his present duties at the request of
President McKlnley. It also will be
In tho nature of a reward for his long
and arduous work at the head of the
Philippine commission.
GEN. LEE ON CUBA
HOLDS AMERICA MADE MISTAKE
IN LETTING I8LAND GO
NEVER WAS BETTER GOVERNED
Lee PraUes Mckinley for Acting
Where Cleveland Temporized and
, Places Blame for Maine Disaster on
Weyler'a Young Officers.
NEW YORK General FlUhugh Leo
addressed members of tho Patria club
Friday on "Tho United StateB and
Cuba." Ho Bald in part:
"Cuba was novei' so woll governed
by Spain ob it Is today. Congress
wearied of tho wars in Cuba and pass
ed resolution recognizing the right of
belligerency of tho revolutionists.
Then camo tho war. I want to any
that 1 reported tp President Clovolanl
the exact condition of affairs that ex
isted there. I reported tho rebellion,
with all its brutalities and horrors,
nnd told ,hlm It would contlmio for
sovcrnl generations If not brought to
a apcody end.
"Mr. Cleveland gavo no attention to
my reports nnd ltwns not until that
great man now sleeping hla last sloop
In Canton, O., -toolcchnrgo of affairs
In Washington that theso atrocious
conditions wero brought to an end.
"Cuba la well worthy of tho atten
tion of tho American people. It is
tho richest spot on God's green earth.
No country over rivaled Cuba In its
products. It has been waiting for half
a contury for American energy nnd en
terprise. If wo had not sacrificed wis
dom for sentiment wo would own Cu
ba today. When wo did havo Cuba
we Bhould havo held on to It, but some
of tho peoplo wanted to show tho
world that they wore acting for hu
manity's sake and not for the posses
sion of territory.
"Prior t6 tho wnr with Spain, whon
I was consul general in Cuba, there
wero ropeatod attempts to assassinate
me. Wherever I went I had to sit
with my back to tho wall and a hand
on my Blx-shootor. I received twenty
and thirty letters a day In which 1
"wns threatened with all mannor of
deaths. Some threatenel to waylay
and Btrangle mo, others to string mo
up to tho nearest lamp post, and still
othors to tlo me to a horse's tall and
drag me around tho streets In Havana.
Flvo Spanish women called at my
olhce one afternoon and handed mo
letters from somo Spanish offlcors In
which they threatened to come to my
office, tlo mp- hand and foot, put mo
aboard tho Maino and drlvo m6 out
of tho harbor. I received reports that
oven ,tho Cubans wanted to kill Jno
b'ecauso'war with tho United States
would thus surely result
"Whllo theso reports wero current,
a man camo Into my ofilco with tho
purpose, as I thought, of killing mo.
Ho moved toward mo Inch by Inch,
and just as ho camo within reach I
had him covored with mx revolver.
I asked him what he wanted and to
my surprise ho said in English:
"I havo just come from General Go
mez's camp, suffering frpm a Wound
in tho thigh. I want to leave Cuba.
I want to go back to tho United
States.'
"I asked him where he came from
and he said, In tho drawllcst'klnd of
a way: 'From Kansas.' That man
was General Frederick R. Funston.
So you see I had much to do with
tho later capture of Agulnallo."
GOLD MONEY 13 DISCUSSED
Senate Committee Talks with Wright
on Philippine Currency.
WASHINGTON Tho senato com
mittee on tho Philippines on Thurs
day discussed with Vico Governor
Wright the monetary situation in the
archipelago. It was generally agreed
that there would be difficulties In
changing the currency In the Islands,
but the consensus of opinion wns that
tho unit of value should bo a gold peso
of twlve and nine-tenths grains of
gold, which Is one-half the value of
the United States gold dollar, and tho
peso In silver should bo mndo legal
tender of equal value to tho unit
Governor Wright and the commlttco
also agreed that United States cur
rency Bhould not be made legal tender,
as tho sliver dollar would then bo
worth twlco as much as the peso and
thus encourage counterfeiting.
Governor Wright said at present the
Mexican dollars wero circulating at
their bullion value and banks were
manipulating them so as to make 4 or
5 cents each. Gold was held In tho
banks as a commodity and bought by
merchants and others, who had to pay
therefor foreign obligations In gold.
Nutmegs Frozen Up.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Tho mercury
at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning was 5
below zero, the lowest hero of tho
season. In Torrenton and other places
in the northwestern part of the state
the mercury went-14 below.
It is better to spare the rod and
spoil the child than spall the child by
uslne the rod too much.
A8 TO LAND LAWS.
No Changes Regarding Them Will Be .
Made.
WASHINGTON. Tho houso commit'
too on public lands Wednesday put a
quietus on tho bill Introduced by Pow
ers proposing the repeal of Wo desert
land act, timber and stono ait and
commutation clauso of soldiers' homo
steadact Tho bill wasdlsctiesed In
formally, but thoroughly,' and wob op
posed by all members from the arid
and BcmUnrld states. Messrs. Bhafroth
and Mondol! "contended the reponl of
tho present land acts would greatly rgj-.
tnrd development In Colorado and Wy
oming. It was admitted generally by
nil tho membors of tho commlttco that
tho present laws nro adequate and If
rigidly administered by land ofllco of
ficials frauds would bo reduced to &
minimum, If any chango should bo
mada it should bo that timber lands
west of tho Rocky mountains should
bo Increased In price In proportion to
their greater value over timber lands'
cast of tho range. Chairman Lacoy,
who had introduced a bill to repeal
tho desert land ant and commutation
act1 of tho homestead law, said he had
dono so under a misapprehension of!
facts and gave notice that he would
not proas it Whllo no formal vote
was taken, Uio committee practically
agreed that thoro would bo no bill re
ported by it this session to' disturb
present laws.
In discussion of tho matter Chair
man Lacoy mado a significant state
ment that nt somo future time that
clauso of the Irrigation bill passed at
tho last session providing that settlors
pay for water rights will bo repealed
and that tho government will Btand the
ontlro expense of reclamation projects
without requiring Bottlers to pay nay
Bharo of tho samo.
Tho committee authorized Mr. Mom
dell to report favorably a bill passed
by tho sennto, Introduced last session
by Senator Warron, providing for the
rcsurvoy of sixty-four townships of
land In Big Horn county, Wyoming,
with an amendment adding sixteen
additional townships.
Roprescntatlvceloct Hinshaw called
upon CommiBstonar Jones nt the In
dlan bureau to advocato the framing
of a bill to provldo for tho salo of the
surplus land belonging to tho Otoes
and tho distribution of tho proceed
among tho Indians, Mr. Hinshaw wad
Informed by Commissioner Jones that
tho department would recommend suck
a measure and in fact a bill of this
character had bcon frequently recom
mended. 4 '
Need of Funds Is Urgent ;..
WASHINGTON Secretary of Agri
culture WlUon appeared before the.
houso committee on agriculture Wed
nesday to' explain tho urgent necessity
for an emergency appropriation to en-f
able his department to stamp out the
foot and mouth dlBcaso now prevalent
In somo of tho New England states. .
Mr, Wilson advised tho commltteo
of conditions in the quarantined dis
tricts and said It had been found nec
essary to kill all Infected cattlo and he
had ordered their slaughter.
Ho estimated that it would coal;
about $700,000 to stamp out the dis
ease. The committee also was asked,,
to securo legislation which will give
tho Becretary of agriculture authority,
after an Inspection of live stock, to
glvo a certificate to the shipper which "
will permit of tho transportation from"
ono stato to another and through
states without further inspection bf a
stato authorities.
VENEZUELAN FLEET DESTROYED
English and German Vessels Do Quick,
Work.
LA GUAYRA, Venezuela Ten GerV
man and four British cuttors captured
the Venezuelan fleet Wednesday, and
ordered them to surrender, and .with
out a shot being fired tho British
and German forces seized the fleet in
tho name of the German emperor and '
the king of England. Two of the ves
sels, which wero undergoing repairs, .
were broken up, Tho German crui
ser Panther steamed into the harbor
for action, Tho Venezuelan steamers
wero taken outsldo ,ho harbor and
at 2 o'clock in tho morning the Gen
eral Crespo, Tutmo and Margarita .
were sunk. Tho Ossun was tho only
vessel spared, In view of the protest
made by tho French charge d'affaires,
M. Qutovreux, who notified tho com
modore of the allied fleet that the Os
sun is the property of a Frenchman.
Firemen Caught Beneath Walls.
TOLEDO, O. Fireman Thomas
Smith was killed and four other fire
men were Injured Tuesday by being
burled beneath falling walls during
tho progress of a fire which caused
a damage of $35,000 to the furniture.
factory of Kelper Brps. The injured
firemen are: Ora Hines, Internally In
jured; Richard Manley, leg and ribs
broken; Roy Kinney, bruised about tho
body, and David Manley, back injured,
Erie Raises Switchmen.
CLEVELAND, O. The Erie nail
road company has raised the wages of
400 switchmen on its Mahoalng divi
sion 11 and 15 per cent
r