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j C .?..,-, St - . s - ..,?t .., ., ts. --!;, .isrw. .". -.,.-. i JU Kt1fiS 6 THE BED CLOUD CHIEF. imivwr lit I f 1ft S. iMKSM'KrNLEYBUJUED ALL CANTON IS IN DEEP MOURNING. HnsliicA mill HrlionN Ntmpriiil Mcnitirr of the Ciibtnt t mid OIIiit Nt'lulii At tend ttin I'unrrnl Or. Mitntlirttrr'n llnlocy Tlio .Hi-imtu Adjourn. Cantov, Ohio, Deo. 1.. Every bus Inoss houso, tlio schools, the court lionso and nil city olllces wore closed nt noon to-day in tribute of respect for Mrs. Nancy Allison MeKlnlcy, mother of tlio President. Inst services for whom worn performed In tlio 1'ImI Methodist church this aflenoon. Uiiln fell heavily nil dny, but hundreds o! people Slithered in mid about tlio church mid thousnuds walled In the storm for tho passage of tho funeral procession. At 2 o'clock tho paljbonrcrs carried tho ooilln into the crowded church and tho president and Immediate members of tho finally, the nolnblo mourners from Washington and clo'.o friends, fol owed and took reserved seats In tho front of the church. 'i'ho Nov. Dr. Manchester, who was n comrade In arms of the President during the war, was u member of tho futnous Twenty-third Olilo volunteer Infantry, nml who had been tho pas tor of tho First Methodist Episcopal church for some years, delivered tho principal address. Ho said in part: "I think tho first feeling that comes to us nil to-day one of personal berouvoment. She who hns ((oiio from our midst was u frioiuL Tho nation knows her as the (lcstlnguishcd mother; wo, of the home city, knew her as ono whose kindly words and smile have been n cheer and n benediction to many u heart and home. "It Is not given to many to have Mich graco of life, such perfection of character as crowned her whose going out from among us wo mourn to-day. If I were to Indulgo In an analysis of her character, I think I would place first of nil her glorious motherhood. This was tho crowning glory of her days. She was by divine right the general mistress of her own house. Always tender nml true In her loving sympathies, self-poised and sturdy In her personal uprightness, sho rilled like n queen over hor own home. Tho law of kindness was tho law of hor life, and nono know her there but to feel tho gentle Iniluonco of her pres ence. Sho might have been u proud mother, but I think no one heard her say so. Her great loving heart throbbed with tendercit anxieties for those whom the kind father hud given her, and 'her children urlso up and call hor blessed ' O "Another characteristic of Mother McKlnlcy was her unvarying ehoor fulness. When her pastor suggested to her once that tho way must bo growlug brighter ns sho advanced to ward her heavenly home, she re marked that It had baen bright all tho way. And yet therj hud been niuny and soro bereavements. She trod for many weary years' tho path of widowhood, She laid away her lovo.l ones ono after another, but hor loving cheer was nuver abated. It was as if the sunlight from the throno of God played upon her soul and kept it warm and bright. And after all, that was the ttubllino secret of her dally existence. .Shn might havu said to a sordid, grasping world in the words of the Mnster whom she loved: 'I have meat to cat that yo know not of.' "Her faith that Ood does all things (vol I, that He makes no mistakes, was tho ono creed of her Christian life, for i.ho was a Christian indeed. Undem onstrative and unobtruslvo, yet sho was well known as ono of "the dis ciples of Christ. Until tlio infirmities uf Increasing years made it Impossible, sho frequented tho prnyor service and, when she could no longer do thnt, kept her plaeo in tho morn ing service on tho Lord's day whore her strong but gcntlo face was n constant Inspiration to pastor und worshippers. Now, tho end crowns the work. Mm has come down to her grave llko tlio well ripened grain, ready for thu harvest Sho grow old beautifully because sho wnlked with God. Tho influence of hor llfo will af ford such strength as earthly com munion could not give, "Ono who filled to tho very brim the measure of being as sho did needs no fulsome eulogy. Works of charity llvo beyond tho doing, kindness brings the harvest of tho bowing. Love out lives the past, tho present and tho fu ture. Tongues shall fall, but llfo en dureth forever. Tho highest meed ol pralso that can bo given is that which tho Savior gave to the faithful woman when He said: 'Sho bus dono we.l what sho could.'" After singing "Nearer, My God, to Thee," benediction was pronounced by tho Rev. Dr. McAfee, pastor of the Hrond Street Methodist church of Co lumbus, wh oh the President attended while he was governor of Ohio. The lid of tho eotlln was then re moved and the largo congregation, ns well ns many who had been uuablo to gain admission to tho church, filed past to tnko a last look of all that was mortal of Mother McKluley. Then tho family and friends entered tho carriages and. followed bv tlinn. iinds, proceeded to WoHlawn ceme tery, whore tho body was laid to rest la the famllv lot llooltvfoller Loirs Thrsn Million!. Tacoma, Wash., Doc. 1&. Thoro is lio longer any doubt that John D. Rockefeller has lost un immense sum, ald to bo S3,OJO,ooo in tho purchase and development of tho Monto Crlsto gold mines In Snohomish county. Ilia managers admit that Knlne'y und Monto Crlsto, two of tho mines for which ho paid big prices, have proved worthless. , THE RIOT ACT. Ilnrernor Rtephoni Itn.nli It to tho Kiiimm City 1'ollco Cointiitnlorior. Jhtf.hso.v Citv, Ma, Dec. 15. "Vnllins will novcr bo reappointed chief of police," declared (Jovornor Stephens this morning, "That appointment mndo by tho commissioners of Kansas City has caused this administration moro trouble than anything elso," ho added with great emphasis. Then, assum ing an even moro umphatio tone, tlio governor continued slowly: "If I seo tho slightest Intimation thnt Mr. Scar- ntt and Mr. Orcgory Intend to rein state Vnlllns I shall ul onco demand, their resignations " "It Is well understood in Kansas City thnt tho commissioners promised Mr. Vnlllns, when ho was removed, thnt ho would bo rolnstnted at the re organization of tho, force." "That may ha true," said Mr. Stephens, "but I glvo you my word that their resignations will bo forth coming If they try It. Why, that is tho wor-st appointment that could pos sibly hnvo been made from a political point of view. Every Democratic pa per throughout tho stnto has con demned it. "Do you supposo thero U tiny incen tive loft for policemen to do their duty and glvo ctllolent service when they know that tho commissioners aro to send out of the slate nml get a chief to prcsldo over Ilium? I suy It is de moralizing, and not to tho best In terests of good service. I beliovo In promotion. "Why, such an appointment as that would kill our entire Democratic or ganization all over the state through out tho entire stuto, sir not ulono In Kansas City. I do not want you to understand that I am simply dictating tills to build up a political machine, but while 1 am governor I propose to protect tho Democratic organization if lean." CIVIL SERVICE WAR. Deutncrntt IVnnt lt Kntlro ItcpoM nml llupulillciins It Motllllcntlnn. Wasiiinu.to.v, Doe. i;.. The outlook for changing the civil service law h being actively canvassed among lie publican members of tho House ns n result of the conference held Satur day night Tin; members of tho spe cial committee having the mntter in charge are trying so to shape a bill "'" in iHJimiiiiim me support, ol a number of divergent elements. Ono of theso is the Democratic mi nority, which, combined with tho Ilopubllcans opposed to tho pres ent luw, would bo strong enough to carry a bill. Hut In canvassing tho situation It has been found that Demo cratic members would favor a com plete repeal of the law, but would oppose anything short, of a reneaL As thu Ropubllcan movement Is not toward complete repeal but rather foi; modification of thu law, thero appears to bo no basis by which tho unti-elvll service reformers of both parties can unite. ' ' FEDERATION OF LABOR Annual Convention In l'rocrost nt Nitihvlllc. Nabiivii.i.k, Tonn., Dee. 15. Tho National Federation of Labor began Its seventeenth annual session In this city yesterday with an attendance ol about ninety delegates. President ( tampers presided, llavoloek Wilson, and Edward Harford, dologatcs from England, were Introduced by the president William Almlson, of tho local Typographical uulon, delivered nn address of welcome. President Gompors said, in his an nual address: "With two exceptions till our utllliatcd national unions re port a large Increase of local unions und membership. Thero is tin increase of about 31,000 members iu the orgnnl liitlonsalllllatod." During the yenr, according to thq secretary's renort. 270 strlhos worn iitMMnllv tintfn.til lnvnli.(n. tit: in- Involving 10."i,i07 workers. Of these, 181) were won: thirty-one compromised nnd thirty inroo lost. REV. GIBSON GUARDED. San t'rnnolicn I'ollco Fenr for tlio I.lfo of Diirrnt' former 1'iutor. San Fhanuisco, Dee. Ik The pollco and the people of Eininnnuul Raptist church believe that tho life of tho Nov. ,T. George Gibson, Durrant's former pastor, Is In danger. The. police have warned tho reverend gon tie man to proteet himself against the possibility of harm. Tho wnrnlnghtis been heeded and Dr. Gibson is pro tected night and day. Since tho mur ders iu tlio church many attempts iiiivo iiucii maiio to cast suspicion on i the pastor and his refusal to bo drawn into tho ease, oven as Durrant's spirit ual advisor, has caused much com ma nt. I'ncKlo llomls to lie lMlit. Wa.siiinoto.v, Doc. l.V Secrotnr.v Uago hr.s issued a publlo notico to the effect that on Friday, December 2 , 1807, tho treasury department would bo prepared to begin tho redemption, without rebate of Interest, of tho bonds issued in ntd of tho Pacific rnilroads, commonly known as curroney fls, and maturing January 1, 1898, aggregating BVO,i)O4,0.ri2. f liloago Poll co Roruriu. SrniNOFiKi.n, 111., Dec. Us The much-talkcd-of metropolitan police bill, which is to bo submitted to tho legislature nt the present special ses sion, nnd which is epected to taku tho Chicago pollco department from tlio control of tho present Democratic city administration, was made publlo last night. Tho bill provides for a board of thrco persons, appointed by tho governor, which shall liavo full power to nppolnt, discharge, promote nmll degrade pollco olllCv-rs under civil ser vice retri'latlons. Tho mayor and chlof of pollco are left with but little power. CONGRESSIONAL CHAT WEEK'S DOINGS OFNATION AL LAWMAKERS. A flrncrnl Itr-minn of the Mot Import ant I.iiliorn of lite lloutn nml Hcimte ICjochMvo and llrjmrtini'iilul Action; Noted llrlrlly. Reprcsonlnllvo Lorrlmcr of Illinois has introduced a bill for postal saving:) banks. Ono of the Interesting items in tho agricultural appropriation hill is u provision for 810,000 for nn agricultur al experiment station in Alaska. Congressman Mercer has introduced a bill granting right of wny to the Omaha Northern railroad through the custom portion of the statu of Ne braska. 1 The American Protective Association will seek to oppose thu appointment of Attorney-General McKennti to the supreme bench beetiuse of his religion, he being n Catholic. The senate committee on Indian af fairs has reported fnvorttbly on Sena tor Allen's bill providing 'for ti con gress of Indian tribes to be held at Umahii during thu exposition. A bitter light is to be waged In the house over the civil service law. Mtiny of tlio members favor the repeal or modification of thu luw. How long tho debuto will last It Is impossible to predict. Tho house committee on education has reported favorably the bill to nid In thu establishment of homes in the states und territories for teaching articulate and vocal language to dear children before they are of school age. A statement prepared at the post ofllce department shows that the gross postal receipts at fifty of the largest ulllues for November amounted to S.'l, n'J7,SiS8, nn increase of S.'18,J,.'i:i;i, or 12 ii-10 per cent over tho corresponding mount of lust year. Petitions have been presented by Judge Strode nml S. M. Ilenedlct o'f Lincoln In favor of free coinage nnd repeal of the national banking laws and by .Mr. Mercer from citizens of lloyil county requesting thu Nebraska delegates to favor the free homes bill. Tho outlook for changing the civil service law is being actively can vassed nmong republican members of the housu as a result of ti conference recently. The members of the special committee having the mutter in charge uro trying to so shape u bill that it will conunund the support of u number Lf divergent clement. Representative Johnson of North Dakota is preparing u. bill providing for the complete extermination of the seal herd of llehrlng sen. He says It has been limply demonstrated that the seals are ti worthless asset und that their extermination will bo In the Interest of pence among nations und economy for the United States. A bill to establish the university of the United States bus been introduced in both houses of congress. The bill in general terms provides for nn in stitution of the highest possible typo for the graduates of accredited colleges und universities only, with special reference to tho work of original re search und investigation hi all im portant fields of inquiry Judge Strode the other dny called upon the secretary of agriculture in the interests of Miss Louisa E. Wilson of Nebraska, now temporarily em ployed us u mluroscoplst in the buretui of animal industry at South Omaha. Miss Wilson, who has taken the civil service examination, is desirous of be- lug appointed on tho permanent roll. Judge Strode was informed that if she had passed the examination she might . be retained. Secretary Gage has Issued ti public notice that thu treasury departmenton December 27, 1MI7, will be ready to he- Igin tho rebate of interest of the' bonds issued in uid of the Pacific railroad, commonly known us currency sixes nnd maturing January 1.1808, and Unit cnuclcb will be make on December 21 in payment of principal nnd Interest to mtiturlty of bonds presented before thnt date. The aggregate of the bonds maturing on Januury 1 lsS2,.i,U()l,U.':i. Secretary of the Navy Long has written Miss Christine Ilradlev. ihimOi. tor of Gov. llrndley of Kentucky, usk- . l,1K her to do him the honor to christen tlio uuttloslilp Kentucky. Tlio battle ship Kentucky wns ordered by u democratic lulininlstrntion, nnd '.Mr. Herbert, who happened to be secretary of the navy at that time, invited Miss Riehtirdson to christen the ship, but the ship was not completed in time und now ti republican girl will have that honor. Good old Kentucky bour bon will be used. Thu secretary to the trensury has re nppolnted nil of the members of tho board of tea experts established under I tho act of Murcli 2, 1SD7. In the eoursu of his letter notifying tho members of their reappointment Secretary Gage said: "It issufllcicnt to say thnt en tire satisfaction with your work has boon expressed In all parts of thu coun try, und that the grade and quality of teas offered for sale In this country has been steadily improving under tlfo effects of tho rules established on tho recommendation of your board." Representative Muxwoll attempted to speak upon the Uoor of the house recently, but his remarks were source ly audible to hlu elbow neighbors and the stenographers could with dltllculty take down tho congressman's remarks. Tho speaker could not hear the judge's words and tlio lioutu generally wus un aware that unyono was speaking. Tho judge uppeuled for fairness toward members, the speaker und country ut inrgo upon a motion to siriitu lrom tlio Congressional Ilccord un unspoken word thought to reflect on soldiers and pensioners. A MlMourl Hanker Net at Liberty. br. Jositpii, Mo , D.-e. Id. -D. F. Rob ertson, cashier of tho broken Farmers' bank at King City, was discharged in court at Albany yesterday. He was charged with receiving deposits, know ing thu bank would fulL Tli Ilootli (let 810,000 In Chlcaco. Ciiioaoo, Dec. 15. Commander and Mrsv-lJopth 'Tucker outlined their Ar kansus valley colonization plan to a largo mreting at Salvation urniy headquarters last night. Subscriptions aggregating' 510,010 wore received be tort tUo closo of thq mooting. NO SENATE CURB BY REED. No Itule Against Hrimto Itinera Xcn Ituli's for Homo. WAsmsnTox, Deo. 1.V A now codo of rules for tho House of Representa tives will bo presented by Speaker Rccd und his nssoclatcs upon tho com mltteo on rules nftcr tlio holiday re cess. At present the House Is proceed ing under the rules of two years ago, those having been adopted pending tho framing of new rules. The present purpose Is to re-ndopt tho old rules without important changes, but Representative llarrett of Massachusetts b to bj given a hear ing tit tin early day on two amend ments which ho proposos. One of thos.0 seeks to glvo tlio minority lurger rights than it enjoys at present In presenting amendments nnd sub stitutes and in semiring- tlmo during debate. At present tho rules nro very strict nml individual mem bers have little latttudo In securing additions to tho appropriation bills. Mr. llarrctt's extended service as speaker of tho Massachusetts houso of representatives gives added weight to tho changes ho is urging, although it Is not expected that thoy will be fa vorably considered by tho committee. In viow of published reports that Mr. Reed was framing a rule designed .to cut off "riders" to appropriation bills originating in thu Somite, it In slated by ouo familiar with tho Speakers views that ho has not con templated any such action, and that tho Houso could not do so if It would. When such amendments come over from tho Senate, tho Houso is obliged to act on them bv concurrlmr or nnn. concurring and it is said that this ac tion con at not bo changed so as to abridgo the rights of the Senate. MRS. DEACON BLAMELESS. A Xew Version of tlio C'nmiPH AITutr Kx oiirrutrn tlio Woman. Hostok, Dec. 1.1. Five years ago Kdward Deacon killed M. Abcillo at Cannes, but only within tho last week have Mrs. Deacon's frlonds decided to publish tliclr version of tho affair. They claim that she has suffered un just reproach for hor husband's sake, but that tho time has como to vindi cate her for her children's sake. Her relations with Abcille, according to their story, were above reproach. Deacon is said to liavo beon using liquor and drugs without stint, und while In a condition superinduced by his excesses to liavo shot Aboille, al though the Frenchman was meroly malting a friendly call In Mrs. Dea con's apartments, lly allowing her self to bo considered guilty, It is alleged, Mrs. Deacon secured a light sentence nnd subsequent pardon for her husband. Her friends extol her as n mnrtyr. ' llcforo his confinement in nn asylum Deacon is saiil to liavo written repeat edly to his wife, expressing contrition and gratitude, it is also said that fashlouablo friends of Now York and this city nro striving to Induce Mrs. Deacon to re-enter society. DIVORCE FOR JUDGE SHIRK The Wife Aluont Uf Agreement nn tlio Dccrou Soon (irantoil. Sf.iiai.ia, Mo., Dec. in. The divorce suit of Judge W. S. Shirk of this town against Ida G Shirk of St Louis was called before Judge G. Ii Longnn In tho Peltls County circuit court yester day. Tho wife wns absent by agree ment, Sovcr.il leading citizens testi fied that thoy regarded the plaintiff's character us irreproachable. An ab solute divorce without alimony wns granted. Rut Mrs. Shirk is well provided for by tho agreement Into which she entered not to contest. NO TARIFF TINKERING. The Cnttnnu Foiiturct of tho Dlnglcy I.ur Will Xot He Altered. Wasiiinoton, Dec. IS. Thu Dingloy tariff law will not bo changed iu tiny of Its customs features at the present session of Congress. A general under standing to this effect has been reached among tho Republican mem bers of tho ways and means committee, who feel that it Is most desirable to avoid what is generally known as tariff tinkering. To I'rnveut More Ilelny. WAsiu.voTO.sr, Doc. 15. Senator Per kins of California Introduced a bill to umond that paragraph of tho revised statutes relating to tho nppoal on habeas corpus of criminal cases to tho supreme court of tho United State?. The object Is to do away with numer ous appeals by attorneys of prisoners mndo with tho solo viow of gaining time llonitnl Kvon of III rinthci. Kansas Citv, Mo Doe. in. Georgo W. Gammon, a farmer from lllua Springs, Ma, was held up and robbed iu tho Kansas City, Fort Scott und Memphis yards at Nlnotoonth nnd Liberty streets early last evening by thrco men. Tho robbers took 328 from tho farmer's pockets and then stripped him of his clothes, lenvlng him shivering in tho snow with notln ing on but his underclothing. Two Neeruoa Aro I.jrnctioil. Nkw Ow.kans, Dec. 15, Two no groes, arrested for tho murder of a storekeeper named Rabin, at St Ga briel, La., were lynched last night The proof of their guilt was conclusive nnd popular Indignation wns great. Sheriff Rrown, fearing u jnll delhery, put tho blaoks on tho Texas .t Paclllo train, to bo tnkon to New Orleans for lafe keoplng, m Tho peqplo'-stopped tho train six miles below Plaquemlne, locked uptyho conductor and tho dep uty sheriff, took tho negroes off and hanged them In the wool. NEWS 011 TJIE WORLD TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES BOILED DOWN. Mint Important Ihrnts of tlio Tint KW Dii Carefully Collrvletl and Continued rorelRii nnd DniniKtle Doing L'lironl rletl fur lluiy Ci-opln to l'.riul. Insurgents threaten Havana. There were live cases of suicide in New York City recently in one dny, Spti'n is purtly plenscd nnd partly displeased with the message. A receiver litis been nppolnted for the anesvllle, O., street ruilwny. The lnnufueturers of wire nnd wire nulls have decided to combine. The suspended freshman of llelolt college, llelolt, Wis., huve been re- instated. V. W. Miller, of Chicago, won the Mx dny bicycle race tit New York, making L',0.i:i miles. Rob Kneebs, the famous ringer, wus reinstated by the American Trotting ussoeltition. Gertrude Prince, n white girl of Ilnyes, Wis., eloped with u negro iintl married him. Insurgents besclged the towh of Guuyumo, but were repulsed by the Spanish garrison. Two of the sultan's soldiers attemp ted to assassinate liiui. They were tortured to death. Gov. Atkinson of Georgia vetoed tho null-foot ball bill recently passed by the legislature. Delegate Cutron has introduced in the house ti bill providing state hood for New Mexico. Mind render Johnstone hits about completed arrangements for a tour of the world blindfolded. Dr. J. I'. Mason of Springfield while In u lit of "blues"' committed suicide by taking strychnine. George Vunderbllt litis taken out a life insurance policy for SI, 000,000, the largest ever issued. Mrs Fred Schreltler of Chicago, who was shot by her drunken husband, died the following night. Newell PuliiP, ti Roston druggist wus ussuulted und robbed of SI, -00 ut tho elo-u of business recently. A stuy of execution has been denied by Gov. Stevens to Win. Curr, the Liberty, Mo., child murderer. lCnglund will not oppose German occupation of China in return for Ger nan non-interfereiicu in Kgypt. The board of education of Minneap olis. Minn., has decided to close the schools March 1 for luck of funds. The Madrid Impcrehltil Is getting spunky, und declares that President McKinley must not intervene in Cuba. Millionaire Flclschmun, of com pressed yeast fume. wus stricken with paralysis which later euused his deuth. It is reported Unit China has ceded Kiao-Chau to Germany, nnd Unit Prince Henry has been sent to hold the new territory. Judge Horace G. Ruck, nssoclntu justice of the Montana supreme court committed suicide. Poor health was what led to the net. Secretaries Sherman Alger, Rllss. Wilson, Gary, und Attorney-General McKonim iittuuded the funeral of the president's mother. Pence reigns in Siunon. The whole family of Mntuafa has made its sub mission to the government und no more trouble is expected. The court of uppeals of the district of Columbia has held thu 'trading bank check"' scheme to bo a species of lottery, therefore Illegal. Walter ('root of Newcastle who wns the other day ut London knocked out by Jimmy Harry in a prize light, died from thu'uffoots o the blow. The California supreme court sum marily disposetl of Theodore Durrant's nppetils'.and there Is now nothing be tween liim and thu huiiginuu's noose. General Rivcrin, the Insurgent lend er, has been releiiM'd from Cuban ns fortress by decree of the queen re gent. He will go toCudlz, Spain, his home. Fall River, Mass., cotton manufac turers huve decided to make a reduc tion of about 10 per cent In wages. The reduction will affect y.1,000 em ployes. Passenger Agent Frnnels of the It. & M., in a Denver interview says that S0,000nml possibly twice that many people will try to go to Klondike next iprlng. Minister lloshl, the. Tnpauc.sc minister says Unit his government is not light ing Huwuilun annexation, but that the protest wus to protect ,1 upniie.su inter ests iu the islands. T. Kstradn Piilniu, representative of tho Cuban government, says that it is now too lute for autonomy, und thinks the president should have gono further 'n his message than he did. Mrs. Nancy MuKlnley, mother of the president, died Sunday morning De cember 12, ut a few minutes past 2 o'clock. All her children were nt her bedside. Sho wns born In IHO'.i. Senator Allen of Nebraska bus ad dressed ti letter to the secretary of the Interior, suggesting the ndvlsnblllty of making tin Indian exhibit nt the coming Omaha exposition. Secretary llllss has the matter under consideration. Alex Molkinten, tin aged laborer of Chicago beat his wife to death with a poker, and made an unsuccessful ut tempt to kill himself- Senor Kurlquo Philes, Spnnlsh gover nor of the province of Santiago deCulm says that the state of the Island Is very serious und that hu considers the island lost to Spain. State Auditor McCarthy of Iowa, in ils biennial report, estimates that thero will be n deficit In thu state treusury of nearly 3r00,ooo next June. Ex-President Cleveland is hunting ducks in tho bhsotlng preserves of General P. 13. Alexander, Ford's Point, S. 0. A continued downpour of rain threat ens serious freshets in the state of Wtishlngton. A sniull tornndo visited Point La Hnche, La., nnd several houses were wrecked. No lives were lost. The special wheat investigation insti tuted by the agricultural department indicates u world's crop of r.30,000,000 bushels. On arriving nt Madrid, Spain, ex-Cuptnin-Genernl Wo'jler wtin greeted enthusiastically and trcuteil in u hero. Hu will meet tin- queen regent. Unless the boss printers ngree to u nine hour tiny ;i,ooo book und job prin ters in New York will strike. A peaceable solution Is looked for. Luelgert'.s new attorneys huve de cided to compel the stnto to produce the body or by direct testimony prove the murder to huve been committed. Judge Sandborn lu the court of tip peals ut St. Louis, litis grunted n postponement of the proposed stile of the Knnsus Pacific railroad for sixty days. The interstate commerce commission litis grunted to railroads two years ex tension to comply with the luw of 181KI .nnd equip their cars with safety appli ances. Professor Rrooks of Smith observ utory, Geneva, N. Y., reports sun spots npprouchlng the center of the sun's disc. They tire observable through u smoked gltiss. Two negroes arrested for the murder of u storekeeper named Rubin, ut St. Gubrli'l, Lit., were lynched. The proof of their guilt wus conclusive und popu ltir indignation wns great. Judge K. M. Merriam of Little Rock, Ark., Insists that Rlnnther, the con vict, killed Hlunch Lumoutitntl Minnie Williams, und thnt the execution of Diirrunt will be judlcitil murder. Chlengo nldermtin have raised their salaries from g:i ti week to SI, ."00 u yenr. The ordlntinee which ne complishcd it wus passed under a sus pension of the rules by a vote of .Id to 8. Gen. William F. Draper, the United States ambassudor to Italy, wus tho other dny present at the'ensting of the Simmons bronze statue to Gen. John A. Logan, which will be set up lu Washington. Michael Purcell a boiler milker, while repairing the smokestack of u steamer ut San Francisco, was almost, rousted to death by thu starting of 11 res in the boilers, lie Is In u precari ous condition. The window gltiss workers of Pitts burg htivo voted to uccept tho proposition of the mauufueturers, and will probably resume work ut un ud-vtint-u of 10 per cent in wages Instead of 18 pet cent us asked for. In tin attempt to hold up the South ern Paellle "sunlight speciul"at Stein's Pass, ninety miles west of Doming, N. M., "Sandy Collins," a noted bandit, was shot down by Express Messenger Jennings. The other bandits fled. The steamship Monnti. from Austra lia, tlue ut Sun Fransisco December Hi, carries, according to report, $1:1.1,000 in gold. This makes tho llfth shipment from the same source in llvo mouths und brings up thu tottil amount of gold sent from Australia since August to 311,375,000. The seventeenth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor was called to order iu the representa tive hall at Nashville, Tenn., und President Samuel Gotnpors submitted his annual report in which he bids thu Federation hope as the future of labor is bright. At Augr.stlne, Pa., Mrs. John Fred crick urosu about 5 o'clock to start tho kitchen lire. Sho used kerosenu oil. The house und its contents were de stroyed und three children burned to death. An infant wus so badly burned that it tuny die. The woman herself wus seriously burned. Orders were recently issued that tho entire national guard of New York should besuppllcd with uniforms mtido in tlio sttite prison. The members of the Thirty-sixth separate company at Sehucueetudy, huve announced Unit they will disband rather thun wear prison-made uniforms. Mrs. Alice Hartley created a sensa tion lu thu Kmiinuel Raptlst Church ut Sun Francisco by arising after services and dramutleally declaring she hnd n message from God to the effect thut Durrant's llfo should bo saved, und that It was the duty of the congrega tion to save him. A final appeal for commutation will be made to Gov. Riiild this week-. Under threat of instant bombard ment llnyti hastily complied with Germany's ultimatum thu terms of which are us follows: An Indemnity of S:i(),000 to Herr Lueders. the return of Herr Lueders to lluytl under tho guunintco of the government, tin ofll cltil expression to the German govern ment of the regret of thu lluytlen government und the reception ofComtu Schwcrin by President 'L'lvcshts Simon Sum. A bill hns been introduced in tlio Illinois legislature which If passed will make a change in tho administration of Chicago's police force. It provide i for ti board of three persons, appointed by the governor, which shall have full power to appoint, discharge, promote und degrade police ollleers under civil service regulatiohs. The mayor is given, control of the department only in time of tumult or riot, and the chief of police Is left with but little power. Ilotli Were Fatftlly Shot. Chicago, Dee 14. Policeman Will lam J. Coirhlan und u Polo named Razlowskl, whom the oflloer was at tempting to place under urrost, wcro both futally shot yesterday. Labor AcnInU I'minn. Piin.Aiim.i'iiiA, Doc. H. Tho United Labor lenguo has passod ti resolution authorising thu otllcon of tho leaguo to send a protest to President McKin ley ngainst tho uppolntment pf ex Chief Justice Pnxson us a motubor of the Intorstuto Commerce commission. Jmlga llallor a Doiuaornr. Dkxvkii, Col., Deo. H. Judge- Mor ton S. Rnlloy, Populist camllilatd for governor who was defeated by Alvtv Adams In IS'jO, has announced his purpose lo uct in the future with thu Democrallo party. i -A. X