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Pag 6. Railroad. Pag 8. Real Eatat.pag 7. Amusements.

Pag ft. Marin Intelligence. Pag 2. Arrlvala at hotels and out-of-town buyer. 6.

Oovernor-elect John K. Tanner of 111 1 not wui be married Dec. 30 to Mlu Cor Kulth ingllsh of Springfield. 111. Th laat session of th Fifty-fourth Congress will begin to-day.

Th President's Message will read In both houaes. 'Senator Faulkner of Weat Vlnrfnla yesterday denied th report that would reslrn. lie Mid It waa -hla Intention to aery out his Th Antl-Clrarett Aaaoclatlon of Black Pun Fall. propose to buy all th cigarette in town and destroy them In a bonfire. Labor union are wrangling over th employment of musicians in th Fourteenth feireet Theatre, and a strlk may ordered.

-Pag 6. 4 Joseph Garlullo, the aecond victim of Murderer Deiarlo, dead. Disarlo la In th Tomba. It la suggested that thla crlra was mitigated by th Man. Pag 2.

'It la virtually aettled that the underground trolley la to furnish th motive power on th Fourth and Madlaon. th btxth, and th Eighth Avenu Unca. Pag 6. A sound-money man was fleeted yesterday President or the Cook County Democracy. Thla election la regarded In Chicago aa significant of the decline of free-silver sentiment.

A terrlbl atory of suffering waa told by two of the three survivor of the wrecked Lrlgantln Mary T. Kimball, who wer rescued, after eleven days by a Norwegian vessel and taken to England. A big crowd of enthusiasts witnessed the tart of the six-day bicycle conteat In the Madison Suuare Garden. All but three of th riders originally entered started when th algnal waa given. Page 2.

Th Union National Bank of New- Orleans, which was robbed-by its bookkeepers of over ftiuJ.UM and forced to suspend laat September, will resume buslnesa to-day. Its depositors will be paid In full. It la announced that the title fcf William Bryan'a book la The Flrat Battle." and that it contalna an account of th recent Presidential campaign from the author's jvoint of view. It will be published in Jan-wary. Ian Maclaren'a sermon on Vision," at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, last night, was addressed particularly to college men There was an Immense crowd, hundred being unable to gain admittance.

r-Pag 8. The agreement under, which the Venezuelan dispute is to be settled by arbitration will be on of the chief diplomatic subjects vt the President's message to-day. with th proposed arbitration treaty between thia National and Great Erltaln. Pag 2. Tramps, angered by the refusal of two sisters the, inmate of a house at Bhelby-vllle.

to give them food and shelter, set the house afire Saturday- night. The house waa destroyed and one of the alatera received injuries hai will cause her death. The Arab attendants of the Incurably diseased camels that form a part of the Street or Cairo at Coney Island are aald to have taught the malady from the beasts. Th Brooklyn Hoard of Health-will probably order an Inspection of th Streets to- r. William A.

EcMn Pr WUItanTH. Eddy, tend Henry L. Allen telephoned and tele-jrraphed at Bayonne, N. Saturday night over a wire suspended in midair from kites. The second connection with the earth waa mad after the kites had carried th wire loft.

The fifth anniversary of the beginning of lr. Duttleld'a pastorate of the Old Flrat Presbyterian Church. Fifth Avenu and Twelfth Street, was celebrated yesterday, th pastor devoting his sermon to a review of the work of the Ave years' period. Page 8. Ambassador Bayard, In a courteous letter, has declined to accept a gift which The London Telegraph proposed that the Eng-, llsh people should provide for him.

He says that, aa Ambassador from the United States, he has no right to receive such a present, without the prior consent of Congress. In hi sermon at Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon Mr. Moody drew Illustrations from Herod's life. He said that Herod was willing to Indors Christianity, but was not Willing to give up his own sins. Mr.

AJoody denied a report that he had been challenged to a debate by Charles Watts. Pag b. The driver of a swill wagon. Tony Bo-jaakl of Becauctis. found a bag of transatlantic mall in West Broadway at 8 A.

M. yesterday, and took it to a Jersey City police elation. The Post Office authorities In thl city do not know how the bag came to i "i me pirifi. us course nas not been tiaced. Pnjre 2.

Burglars entered four dwellings and a gun' factory In Port Richmond, 8. Saturday night. In one house they got in an- other Mrs. William WesxerJand thought a rtulse she heard, waa made bv her kitten and called to It. That scared the housebreakers.

They left the silver bundled up In a cloth. Pag 2. The steamer Tallahassee sustained some damage in the recent storm, and as ahe was making water when ahe reached this port it Was necesaary to unload her on The polio tried to stop the labor, and on arrest waa made. Magistrate Slmms rebuked the policeman, declared the work a necessity, and discharged th prisoner. Page Magistrate Crane, in refusing yesterday to discharge a restaurant keeper accused of having sold beer Illegally, aald that th State -Excise Bureau ought not to issue liquor tax certificates to pretended hotel.

It waa the Commissioner's or Deputy Commissioner' business to Inauir Into the iiiiuacirr vi wiw piwctrB eeamg ior notel privileges. Pag 2. HURLED HIM OFF THE TRAIN. freight Conductor' Kseoasltr with Tramp Who Tried to Rah Him. TRENTON', NV Dee.

a Three tramps vho were stealing a ride this evening on an east-bound freight train over the Pennsylvania P.allroad tried to rob the conductor of the train aa th train was near Lawrence, a few miles outside of this city. When the conductor showed fight he was thrown from th train. The conductor was Al 'Smith, on of th oldest freight conductors on the road. He had been forward to engine to speak to the engineer, and started to return along the running board on top of th cars to the eabo'. When he had traveled about half th dls-tanco of hla train three men stopped him and demanded hla money.

He refused to turn over hi money, and tried to us bis lantern to knock down on of th men. All three of the men then attacked him and IHeJ lo empty his pocket. He struggled and was hurled from th train. II. rolled from th track and regaining hla feet, hurried to th nearest signal tower.

The train had Just been held behind a section waiting for th on ahead to cleared, and was not going fast when Smith waa thrown. did not appear to I'-aJly hurt. He telegraphed down th lln from th signal tower to stop th train and caua th arrest of his assailant. Th train was stopped Just out si of Kw Brunswick, but so far aa known th raaips wr not arretted, 1 w. itaoi, JNKVV YIIKK- Mi lNllAY 7 1 QQR rnovBifniTtn TUc ru v0 CONGRESS HEEIS TO-DAY THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO BE READ IN BOTH HOUSES.

Hew Member to Take the Oath in th Lower House Unfinished Basinets That Will Receive At-tion This Session. WASHINGTON, Dec 6. It la not likely that anything will be don In either house of Congress to-morrow except to exchange congratulations and condolences over th results of th election, and to listen to the President' message. When th last session closed th Hous Immigration bill had th right of way In th Senate, and Las It still. It Is the unfinished business, and will be called up pro forma at th expiration of th morning hour 2 o'clock.

Although known as th House bill on the calendar as reported to the Senate by Mr. Lodge, It Is a materially different measure, all of th House provisions having been stricken out except th enacting clause, and a new bill substituted. This bill will be called up Tuesday by Senators Lodge and Chandler, who de-sir to push It to a vote as quickly as possible. As the bill came from th House It provided not only for th exclusion of Immigrants who could not fill th educational test, but went at some length Into th regulating of allea contract labor. Mr.

Lodge's substitute provides for what Is known as th educational test, and excludes all persons over fourteen years of age who cannot read and writ th language of their native country, or some other language, excepting only aged persons, who as parents or grandparents of admissible Immigrants may accompany or be sent by such Immigrants. The Constitution la Five-Line Bit. For the purpose of testing the ability of the Immigrant to read and write, a citation of five, lines from the Constitution of the United State is to be used, "printed in good-sized readable type. The Constitution, cut Jnto five-line slips, would form a lottery from which the Immigrant would draw at random, then read, and then write down what he had read. Failure to comply with this test would cause deportation to the country whence the Immigrant came, at the expense of th steamship company carrying him.

An effort will lU made to secure new dates for the consideration of special orders that were not reached during the last session. These measures now coming under thla preferred head are Senate Bill 1.012, to prevent the desecration of the National flag; House Bill 3.1XW, to amend the act to prevent th extermination of fur-bearing animals of Alaska; House Bill 878, to reduce the cases In which the penalty of death may be Inflicted, and Senate Joint resolution proposing- an amendment to the Constitution providing for. the election of Senators by popular vote. An Important local bill on which there ha developed a bitter fight is the Detroit bridge bill for a across the Detroit River. It was postponed at the last session until the first Monday In December.

Bill That Will Be Pressed. In addition to the appropriation bills, there are several measures that will contend with each other for the right of way. Prominent among these are the bills to refund the Pacific Railroad debt; to admit the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona; authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to enlist additional men. now pending- jfa the Senate on a motion to reconsider the vote by which it was passed; Mr. Davis's resolution relative to the assertion and enforcement of the Monroe doctrine; a bill to facilitate the construction of a cable between this country and the Republlo of Hawaii; a bill providing for a uniform classification and grading- of agricultural products, and one providing- for the reorganization of the Consular and Diplomatic service.

In the House of Representatives there will be th swearing In of two new members to flrat engage the attention of Speaker Reed and the House Messrs. Boatner of Louisiana and Stokes of South Carolina. These gentlemen enjoy the unusual distinction of having twice received certificates of election to one Congress. At the last ses-. sion their seata were declared vacant, but" the contestants did not succeed In establishing their rights thereto, and new elections were ordered, to fill the vacancies.

Since Congress adjourned another vacancy has occurred that occasioned by the death of ex-Speaker Crisp. Hi son, who was his father's clerk, has been nominated to fill the unexpired term, but the election will not be held until Dec. 10. The death of ex-Speaker Crisp probably will be announced by on of hi former colleagues, and arter the reading of the President's message the House will adjourn as a mark of respect to Mr. Crisp's memory.

The Pension Bill. Mr. Blue, Chairman of the sub-committee of th Committee on Appropriations, at a suitable opportunity, will report the General Pension bill to the House and announce a day for tta consideration. This doubtless will be early in the week. Th rules of the House provide that all business on the calendar shall retain Its place throughout an entire Congress, so that adjournment from one session to another means no more than adjournment from day to day.

The programme of buslnesa for the first week of the session ill depend upon the developments from day io day of committee action and recommendation. Before the week closes, however, the Legislative. Executive, and Judicial Appropriation bill will be, reported and placed on th calendar, and Friday night there will be the usual session for the consideration of private pension The Proposed Beer Tax. CINCINNATI. Dec.

ft-Ia answer to a query whether the National Brewers' Association was concerned over the proposed additional' tax of $1 a barrel on beer. Trustee John Goets. said: Our National officers will give the matter and If Congress should seriously contemplate Increasing- the tax they will call a of the trustees, which probably would be held In Cincinnati. I do not look for any Increase in the tax." Republican Seaate Caaca Te-snerrow WASHINGTON, Dec a The Republicans of th Senate will hold a caucus Tuesday morning. It is not expected the first' caucus will reach any conclusions on pending questions.

Th general situation will be discussed, but It is understood that no effort will be made to take th sens of th party at this time on th possibility of passing Ihe Dtng-Uy bUL MESSAGES OVER KITE WIRES. Telephoa ink 4 Telegraphist- Mea a of sv Midair XJae. BATOXNEl n. Dec 8. William A.

Eddy, Dr. William B. Mitchell, and Henry L. Allen sent the first kit telephone and telegraphic aieesage over a midair wire. sustained by three large kites, last night Morse soundir telegraph signals were also sent by meank of a battery.

Th wire as carried aloft by the kites beyond three! lines of trees, two roadwars. one line of fire-alarm telegraph wires, one line of regtllar telegraph wires, and a house. A re lantern was attached to an end of wire fcasslng through a pulley, held at a height df about S00 feet, and paid out upward and I beyond the intervening; ob- stacles. When the lantern had been car- ed over the line of Lexington Avenue, it waa slowly lowered, carrying the -wire with ji me earin, wnere Ur. AUtcheu aoon established ground connections at each end of the wire, kvhen the first telephone mes sage was received by Mr.

Eddy. Dr. Mitchell's voice was heard with per fect clearnesh. A telegraph signal by the usual Morse pounder was also successfully transmitted. 1 The telephone messages and telegraph slgbals were continued about an hour and a half.

Those using- the telephone were WllUard A. Eddy, Mrs. Eddy, Henry L. Allen, George Bogert, and F. M.

"Wil son, all of Bafyonne. The kites Were aent up at 4:30 P. M' the telephone wle at 8 P. and both kites and wire we drawn In by 11:30 M. Delay was iused by two ot the lowering lanterns fall ig about 600 feet, the lowering wire hail ag broken, owing to a Jam In the pulley ar by the which was so light from ti southwest-that for a time the lifting fo ce was insufficient.

Mr. Eddy says the wlJe can be carried across the Kill von Kull readily, especially with north erly winds. WAR ON THE TOLLGATES. A KentacUy Mob Chop Dowi Six lore of Theaa. HARRODSBURG, Dec 6.

A mob of between forti' and sixty men, armed with axes, rode through Mercer chopped down six tollgates. shotguns ant last nlg-ht aiid The gate keepers were warned not to re- pair the gatas or collect any more toll un- der penalty The nvob o'clock this 4f belnjr burned out. jlassed, through this city at 2 tnorning, en route for Macks- ville from Harrodsburg, and they destroyed every gate 1 the line of march. At Salt River, one le from here, Dave Barnett, a gate keeper, waa made to chop down his own gate: a fd he was told to notify the Turnpike Directors that If the gate was repaired and money collected the raiders would not the private dnly burn the tollhouse, but property of the Board of Di- rectors Thefce gentlemen have ordered the gates repalre and toll will be collected by an armed rukrd. If necessary.

The same warning wast given at some of the other gates. Over 300 tailgates have' been burned or chopped down in Washing since the turnpike war began County, three months ago. and as yet on five arrests have been made. No convictions resulted from these. The gates destroyed 1,500 miles -of turnpike.

valaed at $4,000,000. and the State and county Authorities have furnished, no protection wiatever. WILL SERVE OUT HIS TERM. Senator Fdalkner Denies at, Report that He Would Reala-n. WASHING J.

Faulkner ON. Dec G. Senator Charles West Virginia, referring to the report intended to published this morning that he risign from the Senate In order to take a position as counsel for a large New York tag In the corporation. said there was ndth- report now, although two years ago he expected to resign. A very desirable and lucrative offer was made to me in 1894." said Mr.

Faulkner. "and after cept it with consideration I decided to ac provlso. "I told so of the leading- Democrats of my State that If they carried the Legis- lature I would leave the Senate and thev could elect tfo Senators. We had carried the State evy year since 1872. and I had no Idea the result of the election would be different then! But It was, and I did not re sign.

The el tuatlon Is the same now. and I shall not 1 809." until my term expires, in BARD OF SHANTY HILL KILLED. Thrown rem Her Carrlag-e While rjriTtnar Sear Honesdale. HONESDAJLE. Dec.

6. Sarah TT1- rich Kelly, well known throughout the anthracite cokl region as the "Bard of Shanty Hill, was thrown from her car- rlage while driving to-day near here, and was lnstantlyl killed. For a number of years Mrs. KeUr has sung of the coal almost every incident throughout from a mine disaster tn regions, christening, were printed per. rather than ber poems for the part me local and Scran ton n.

kvere published aa curiosities Jon account of poetic merit. She achieved considerable notoriety a few years ago bJ applying to Cona-resa tn tw appointed States." oet laureate of the United TRAMPS BURN A DWELLING. Angered Beta a the Iamates Refused Theaa Aid A Womsa Fatally Mart. SHELE YVTLLE. Dec 6.

Two tramps appeak-ed yesterday at the resident of the Mlssei this city, anl Leech, who reside south of tdemanded food and shelter The slsUtrs, being frightened by the attl- tude of the vkgrants. denied their demand. The tramp then departed, vowing to be midnight they set fire to th revenged. Ad house, and It tents. Was destroyed with all its con- In attempting to save some dothinar uu.

Mary Leech wUl die. was burned so badly that she Severe IkJbit to Orettsurda. Iowa. Dec. Inform ti SIOUX is Just beglnnl i tuur- brchards throughout thla t- moua loss to ritory as Jesuit of the recent storm fn the Northwest ine snow was preceded by In and aleet.

wilfH a storm of rt the trees, br 1 IV -Salting off th limbs, and. in many eases. r' juium (oi trunks ai- most to the winin a radius of SiOUX CitV th nmm I. fifty miles of amount to laxs, handreds of thousands of dol- PREFACE TO BRYAN'S BOOK. He Gives His Reasoas for Wrltlas; What Ho Calls The First Battle." LINCOLN, Netx.

Dec 6. Th title of William J. Bryan's book Is' to be The First Battle." in the preface, he states his reasons for. writing the book In the following- words: The campaign of 1896 was a remarkable one, whethehr we measure It by the magnitude of the Issues Involved or by the depth of Interest aroused; I have been led to undertake the present work by a desire felt by myself and expressed by others, to have the more Important incidents' of the campaign put Into permanent form for the convenience of those who have taken part in the contest, and for the use of those who shall hereafter desire to review the struggle. The amount of work done by the advocates of free coinage is beyond computation, and the number of those who took an active part in the contest too great for These facts, together with the difficulty of choosing between so many meritorious speeches have compelled me to limit the quotations to the addresses, made and papers issued by persons standing In an official or semi-official capacity, and to the principal speeches delivered by myself.

I have added a brier history of the campaign. Including- a decision of the election returns, and the significance thereof. It has also beei thought best to narrate the part taken by me In the silver agitation prior to the convention, and at the request of the publishers, I have Included a biographical sketch, wltten by Mrs. Bryan." It is understood th book will be Issued early in January; A GOVERNOR-ELECT TO WED. Johm R.

Tanner, Who I to Succeed Got. Altseld Hlnols. CHICAGO, Dec 6. John R. Tanner, Governor-elect of the State of Illinois, Is to be married at noon Dec 30 to Miss Cora Edith English, of Springfield.

wiia first prompted in him the ambition which led to bis becoming a candidate for Governor. About eighteen months ago Mr. 1 Tanner -was engtCged one day in a political discussion with Miss English. Now. who do you think should be the Republican nominee? Miss English, asked.

Mr. Tanner mentioned several names. Yes; I know they are good Miss English replied. but why don't you speak for yourself. John?" That settled 1L THE LARGEST STEEL PLANT.

To be Built by the Rockefellers In South Chicaa-o. CHICAGO. Dec The actual purchasers recently of a large tract of land In the Calumet River region of South Chicago and the ultimate purpose to which the property will be put have leaked out The Standard Oil Company and the Rockefellers bought 1500,000 worth of real estate, from ith'-Calunjet Cassj. and Dock Company embracing 8,600 feet -of dockage along Lake Michigan and the Calumet River. Upon this land the Rockefeller interests will build the largest steel plant In the country.

Including blast' furnaces, steel rail mills, and mills for the manufacture of structural Iron. The total cost of the plant will be 110,000.000. This new enterprise will bring the Standard Oil Company into direct competition with the Car-negies. The Rockefellers already own great ranges of Iron mines in the Lake Superior region and a fleet of steel steamers, which will carry the ore to th Calumet River. This fleet Is to be Increased next season.

Building operations are to commence early next year. DID NOT SING IN THE CHOIR. Played with Five-Ounce Gloves and Had, Hi Jaw Broken. CHICAGO, Dec 6. Charles S.

Elkington did not, as usual, sing In the St. James Church men's and boys' choir to-day. Instead, he sat idly in his room at 448 Cleveland Avenue, and drank soup out of a glass tube. He is nursing a fractured Jawbone, and will continue to amuse himself In that manner until after the Christmas holidays, it was during the last rehearsal of the choir that Elkington donned a pair of five-ounce gloves and essayed a trial of skill with a man with whom he was only slightly acquainted. The man who gave him th "Fltzslmmons Jab" Is William a former member of the David Henderson Opera Company, which is now rehearsing for the Gaiety Theatre.

Walsh has been a member of the church Choir only about six weeks. BARELY ESCAPED CREMATION. A Fir Which Might Have Incinerated Sixty Worklaaraaea. WAUSAU, Dec Sixty of the men employed by the Connor Logging- Company, at Stratford, had a miraculous escape from cremation. The house In which they were lodged Is a flimsy pine structure, and when fire broke out at midnight they -escaped with great difficulty.

Prompt work put out the fire, and then It was discovered that the porches and sides of the house had been soaked with kerosene. Aside from the windows, the only means of escape was through the door leading to the porch. Had the fire not been discovered before It gained any headway, the men sleeping up stairs could not have escaped. The authorities of Wausau yesterday arrested a man named Dlggman on suspicion of starting the, fire, but he was Immediately bailed out by I friends and hurried out of town befor he could be seen on the subject. A BONFIRE OF CIGARETTES.

It Is to be Kindled la a Publlo Square In Black River Falls, Wis. BLACK RIVER Dec OL Some of the good people of this place have formed an organisation the object of which la to drive cigarettes out of the town and keep them out. Ifis proposed to get rid of the cigarettes now in the stocks of the local stores by burning them in the public square. About 1.000 boxes are owned here. These will be bought by the Anti-Cigarette Association and ceremoniously destroyed In a bonfire.

It Is said th storekeepers are under pledge to- buy no more cigarettes. ELEYEH DAYS ON A RAH ONLY THREE SUKV1V0B3 -j OP A CREW. OF jpiaHT. Washed Overboard from a Sinking Brlgantina and Bescued After Many Days of Pain, Thirst, and Hunger. i Two sailors of the Ill-fated American'brig- antlne Mary T.

Kimball arrived here yesterday on the Cunard Line steamship tJmbrla. They were' James Jeffers and Elijah, Cast of. Mobile. Both are colored. They were sent her by the American Consul at Liverpool- A shipmate, Peter Madison, is In a hospital at Liverpool, a victim of the hardships they all endured during the eleven days they were adrift on a frail bit of wreckage In the Gulf of Mexico, Those were eleven days when slow death by starvation promised the only alternative from the fate their fellows, whom they had seen go down with their ship during one of those gales which, late in September, swept -the North Atlantio from the Gulf to the Banks.

Their story Is one of the looked-for chapters In the tale when the ocean Is storm-swept, and rescued castaways are taken to far ports, or the succoring craft Is a slow going sailing vessel. The Mary T. Kimball. Capt. James Bowers, left Mobile, where she was owned, Sept.

1, with a cargo of coal below and railroad ties on deck, for Guantanamo, on the south coaet of Cuba. The mate was known to the saUormen as Mr. Flood; the second mate was called Charley." He was a young man. The name of the cook 'was not known to the sailors. They called him cook.

These four were white men. The crew consisted of four colored men; those already named, and Peter Mitchell. All lived In Mobile. Hsvoe 1y Huge WavesJ I The brigantlne had twenty-one days of head winds. Then a stiffening breeze from the southeast and a sea that grew In turbulence led CapC.

Bowers to shorten sail. A gale ushered In the twenty-second day, when the Kimball was off the eastern coast of Cuba, and all canvas was hastily got In, and the craft scudded under bare poles before the blow. The early afternoon of that day found her laboring in a boisterous sea. Huge Waves flung their ponderous masses of water over her decks, and one comber ripped off her forward house and washed It overboard, with all that the galley contained, and the crew's belongings. Another snapped the lashings of the deck-load, which shifted, while scores of the ties were heaved about, now overboard and now en deck, smashing bulwarks and boats, and threatening to crush the men.

who In vajn tried to work the pumps, Presently the chain locker hatch was washed away, and tons of water that flooded the decks flowed Into the hold. An attempt-was made to cover the fatal opening with canvas, but the vessel had settled down by the head, and -the shifted deck load bore her over until the lower foreyard dipped the crest of the waves. The mate and the. cook rushed Into the after 'cabin for an axe to cut away the but the place was flooded, and they escaped only by a rope's end that one of the sailors threw to them. Another axe was found, but there was no getting to the foremast amid the pounding ties.

The weather rigging of the mainmast was cut, however, and the stick went- by the board. Just then a sea carried Jeff ers strove In vain to regain the ship, but clutched at a floating spar, which floated to leeward, and thus saved himself. i Two Mea, on a Raft. Meantime, the rising water In the Captain's cabin had compressed the air under the roofand th whole top flew off with a report as of an explosion. Caught by the gale, it was carried over and dropped into the sea, not far from Jeff era, while a piece of flying timber struck him In the right thigh, gouging a deep hole In the flesh.

Nerved by his situation, he was almost Indifferent to the wound, and abandoning the spar, he climbed on to the roof. On It he found Madison, who had been carried over with it. Then Cash was seen floating by on another piece of wreckage, and they helped him to the saving raft. It was now twilight, and as the men on the raft lay clinging to the frame of th raised skylight, they saw their master and the four other holding on to what they might at the weather rail, which was now an that there was left of the craft above; water. Those on the vessel looked despairingly at those on the raft, and those on the raft looked back, but not a word was spoken.

Darkness gathered, but before It could hide the vessel from view the waters had done so, and closed over those aboard her. The roof upon which Jeffers and his companions had clambered formed a aft of about ten feet by fifteen feet area. Th storm continued to rage all that night, and the seas washed over them continually, while they narrowly escaped the: heavy pieces of wreckage that were tossed about them. Daylight brought little hope. The gale showed no signs of moderating, and their raft was tossed about from high rolling billows to low sinking troughs, Praylua- for Reaeu.

Jeff era yesterday told the story! of the days that followed on the raft. He Is a strapping fellow and very black. He Is also very religious, and before the second day was over, under, his tutelage, both of his companions, as he expressed It, had experienced religion." "They told the Lord," he said. that If He spared their Uvea they would be better men." They didn't talk about much but religion after that, and prayed most of the time. The pangs of hunger then took hold on them, and thirst drove them nearly mad.

Their strength waned, and each -of them was rolled off the raft more than once, but recovered It. They did not dare to sleep at night, but In the day one kept watch while the others got what sleep they could, the watcher keeping the sleepers from: rolling off. The storm moderated on the sixth day, and a schooner was espied a mile and a half to leeward. The men used what strength they had In waving their Otis kins, but the sail passed out of sight Without then- having been seen. Lingering hope gave place to despair.

Dolphins, butterflsh, and barracouta sported about them that day, and a barracouta was washed up on the raft, but Jeffers said that as these fish are' scavenger no attempt was made to catoh. them, -s I Thirst had now become so. painful that on this, the sixth day, th msa dratxk salt water. It seemed to refresh them a little Comtiamea mm Pug ft MR. BAYARD HAS DECLINED.

He Canut Aeeept st Present fro an the English. People. LONDON. Dec Hon. Thomas F.

Bayard, the American has written a letter to The Dally Telegraph anent that Journal's proposal to take up a publlo subscription for the purpose of purchasing him a National Christmas gift as a token of the esteem of the British people. The letter, which Is dated Dec 5. says In part: i Early this morning .1 telegraphed you not to proceed further with your kind and generous proposal; for a testimonial to me from the people of this country la token of their appreciation of mj efforts to establish between the two' great English-speaking countries relations of harmony and good will." Mr. Bayard then proceeds to say that he was touched and gratified by the proposal, and The Telegraph's generous eulogy of him, but, that a few hours' reflection showed him that, holding his present office and invested with its discretion and duties, he should scrupulously obey the spirit of his country's law, which Inhibits any one holding an office of trust or profit under the American Government from accepting without the consent of Congress any present from any King, Prince, or Government." He further says: "While I live I ahall not cease to thank the people of these Islands for the whole-hearted, unstinted welcome I have received at their hands and th warm hospitalities that have been showered on me and mine." The Telegraph, In a leader, will to-morrow announce the withdrawal of Its proposal. It says there Is no need to Inquire whether any high official authority Influenced Mr.

Bayard to decline the proposed gift. Th reception-of the proposal has shown how sincere is the good will of th English nation toward him. AN AGED COUPLE MARRIED. They Cautioned the Clergyman to Keep a Secret. POUGHKEEPSIE, N.

Dec Anthony and Mra Hattie L. Rogers drove into the hamlet of Hughsonville, Dutchess County, to-day, and proceeded to the home of the Rev. J. A. Terhune, and, after Inducing th clergyman to marry asked that the marriage be kept secret, The groom -is sixty-seven and the bride la sixty-live years old.

They have been neighbors for years at FlahkUl Village, N. and have -been lovers about a month. The groom has been married twice befor and the bride has been married once. After kissing each other with all the vigor of youth, and warning the clergyman to keep it quiet, they drove away to spend their honeymoon In some place which they refused to talk about. SILVER WANING IN CHICAGO.

SoAud-Momey Mast President of In Cook County Oeaaoeamey. CHICAGO, Dec John Powers, a sound-money Democrat, was elected to-day President of the Cook County Democracy, the AKgeld machine of this county. The election cam after a hot fight." Former free-silver 'men came to Fowers's aid and he won by a vote of 76 to SO. This election Is regarded here 'as significant of the decline In tree-silver sentiment In Chicago. A member of the club was enraged at the result of the election that he moved to substitute- the picture of Bryan for the mutilated one 'of Mr.

Cleveland, but the President would not put the motion before the house. ANOTHER TRUST ORGANIZED. Manufaeturere of Wood-Working Ha-ehlmery Combine. CINCINNATI. Ohio.

Dec At a secret meeting here last night all the wood-working machinery manufacturers of the United States, were consolidated, but no terms rtn be learned. is involved. The five gentlemen who conducted the negotiations are Nelson J. Watterbury and Henry Nelson of New-York. Thomas P.

Egan of the Fay A. Egan Company of this city, and George P. Altenberg and Henry B. More-head, representing a large number of other wood-working machinery concerns In the country. It is understood that all of the leading manufacturers In this line have already consented to go into the consolidation, and that the deal, while many details are yet to be arranged.

Is settled. THE WEATHER. The weather lndlesuione for to-day alr, probably with, lnerenalng cloudiness. Th barometer ha fallen rapidly to th north of New Sagland and slowly along th Golf eoast. It has risen in aU other districts.

Th barometer continue relatively high over th Souta Atlantic Statu, bat It la hiaiMst ever the central plateau region, and there is a trough of relatively low pressor extending from Texas to th St. Lawrence "Valley. Th weather ha been rnrally fair, but cloudiness continues in th lake region and upper Mississippi Valley, n-itb local showers la Michigan, Indiana, and Iowa. It la warmer la, th Southern, Middle, and Xew England States, aad aUfhUy cooler in th lak reg-ion. the upper MlMleelppl Valley, and over th Rocky Mountain districts.

The indications ar that th weather wilt oontlnu generally fair and warm la th districts oa th Atlantio eoast and la th Gulf Eta tea. Conditions are favor-abie for local showers la tfa Ohio and central Mississippi Valleys and southern portion of the lak region, with a alight fall la temperature. The record of temperature for th twenty-four hours ended at midnight, taken from Thb- New Yqbx Tin ICS'S thermometer and from the thermometer of the Weather Bureau. Is as follows: Weather Bureau. Truro.

a as fv omx. et. ew A. 40 A. M.

..2 kt 13 it 3 4 P. ...31 4 P. M. -2 47 P. M.

.....27 43 13 P. 9 44 Th? TxiTCS'S thermometer Is feet above th street level; that of the Weather Bureau is Jaj feet above the street level. Average temperatures yesterday wer as follows: Printing- House Square Weather Burean i. Corresponding data IftH 27 Corresponding date for. laat twenty "as Complete Weather Forecast' Page 2.

Col- PRICE THREE GENTS. GEN. WEYLERSIEL HIDDEN NO HEWS CTtOM rrrn TN HAVAITA FOR THREE SAYS. Hear Bains May Have Checked HIS Operations, and No Surprise) Is Expressed Oyer His HAVANA, Dec 8. Three days have now elapsed since any news was received from Captain Oeneral Weyler.

It Is not known in what part of the Province of Plnar del Rio he la or what he Is doing- toward carrying- out the plan of campaign on which the loyalist have built high hopes, but which has thus far resulted la no signal success. Heavy rains have been prevailing; lately, and it is jprobable that the condition of the country- has put a temporary check on the operations of th Spanish forces. Officials here state that there Is nothing surprising in no dispatches being- received from Gen. Weyler, as ha Is a man jof action rather than of words, and Is waiting- to meet the rebels before he devotes any time to the writing of dispatches. Gen.

Melgulso reports that his command surprised a rebel hospital in the Valla Hills, Province of Plnar del Rio. Six Insurgents, whether wounded or not Is not stated, were killed, and the dwellings and all the camp paraphernalia were destroyed. The first contingent of the new reinforcements, numbering 200 men. arrived here) to-day. -1 MADRID.

Dec dispatch to The Imparclal from Havana confirms the report of the defeat of a body of Insure ants In th Pogatorla Hls. Province of Matsnsss. The Spanish force was commanded by Gen. Aides, who was wounded li the engagement The loss of th troops was 24 killed and 62 wounded. The losses of the Insurgents are said to have been 900, Thousands of Stele Soldier.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Dr. M. Burgess, Sanitary Inspector of the Marine Hospital Service at Havana, Informs Surgeon Oeneral Wjrman.

under data of Nov. 28: I am Informed, from what believe to be credible sources, that In the eight Government military hospitals which are established in the city and its Immediate suburbs there are over 10,000 sick and wounded Spanish soldiers." TO FORM A LUMBER TRUST. America! and English Capital Joined 1st the Enterprise. NEW ORLEANS, Dec 6. There has been considerable talk during the last three or four months relative: to a gigantic lumber combine that Is to operate In the Southern States.

Little Information has been given out, but from a trustworthy, source it is learned that the organizers of the syndicate are now visiting all the large lumber establishments In this section. The plan Is to combine United States and English capital, and their obiect is to orranlse all the lum ber men Into one powerful combine for the control of the lumber trade. The trade has been very quiet for several months, but It Is expected that when the syndicate Is ready for business the demand will be greatly stimulated and prices advanced. The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, recently opened for business, now has orders for more than 5,000.000 feet of lumber to be shipped from the pine region down to Gulf ports, and taken thence to foreign port by steamers. I A BRICE RAILROAD MOVE.

Incorporation of the Dayton era Capital SIO.OOO.OOO. LIMA, Ohio, Dec 6. Articles of incorporation of the Dayton Northern Railway Company, with general offices to be located here, were filed yesterday. The capital stock Is $10,000,000, and the Incorporators are James Townsend. Wa B.

Ritchie, C. V. Haskell, Edward Thomas, W. C. Brown, and J.

R. Megrae. The same power which built th Lima Northern Is behind the new move, and It means that If the Ohio Southern gets Into other hands, the Lima Northern wlllbe built to Cincinnati, and the Lake Erie and Western will use the road to Franklin, Join the Northern Ohio, and Lima Northern at Mackinaw, and so enter Cincinnati. The line Is a Brie move, and when executed, the paralleling of the powerful Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton will be effected, BIG FOREIGN TRADE IN IR0H. Largs Quantities in Mobile Waltlna for' Ship Roods.

BIRMINGHAM, Dec only Impediment tn the way of an Immense foreign trade in Alabama pig- iron is the lack of Ship room. Iron Is stacked up la Mobile In large quantities awaiting; export. All the spar room on th Horsley Lin of steamers running- between Mobile and Liverpool, up to Jan. 1. has been pre-empted by Alabama iron producers for this trade.

Every ship, that has left Mobile this season has carried more or lea Iron. Th Horsley steamer loaded 1,000 ton last Saturday, and the British steamer Royalist has a like quauntity on the dock, waiting her arrival. Many foreign contracts for Iron have been refused because ships could not be se cured. Th Iron export trade developed enormously befor it became aeherallr known, the competing- producers not wish ing- to Inform others what they were doing. bmup room will get easier In the next two weeks and large quantities of export from will move Opposition to Alarer.

CANTON. Dec 6. Michigan politicians. who passed through Canton to-dar ar au thority for the statement that Gen. Alger's ambition to be a Cabinet officer will be opposed in his own State and that Mayor FUigree, ex-Senator Palmer, and others may make a forma) protest against Alger's appointment to a place In the Cabinet.

It also is stated that Influence in Mich. Igsn that ar unfriendly to Gen. Alger wia seek to have Senator Sherman, whose opposition to him Is a matter of hlstorv. on- pose hi confirmation if his name be seat to us eeaae as a Cabinet oOcer..