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Two Parts 16 Pages Part One Pages -18 VOL. XL NO. 14.1G1. THE NEWS CONDENSED. YVealher for Thursday: FAIR.

COCDER. Wheat. corn, Cotton, JVc Senator Allison yesterday announced hla determination not to become a member or MoKlnley's Cabinet. Senator 8hfrman and Cornelius X. BUM were vesterday reported to have been decided upon for Secretary of State and Secre tary of the teiectlvely.

i Emma Spreckels-Watson baa returned to her father, Oaus Spreckels, property amounting to which he. had given her because he objected to her mar- rlage to Mr. Watson. IVie t. In' a private letter written to Albert H.

Walker of Hartford, Dec. 3 last. Senator John Sherman said he waa not In sympathy with the movement to retire United States notes from circulation. Pp.re t- P. A.

-CryRroy, private secretary to Proprietor flood of. the Tifft House. Buffalo, yesterday was said to be a defaulter, his peculations having Involved several thousand dollars; Pare 1. v. x.

Itate Bank Commissioner Breldenthal of Kansas yesterday said there were too roanvjwnks In that he waa bring about consolidation In all the smaller picei. Chicago's, ordinance against high hats In theatres is regarded by lawyers of that city as invalid. The Council is said to have no power to pass. such a law. Psvre 1.

tt was said at Washington yesterday that the Reorganization Committee of the Union Pacific waa "ready to pay the Gov ernment tietween and for the road under foreclosure. Vigorous oposition to the creation of the Municipal Assembly, as proposed la Greater New York Charter, developed at the hearing before the commission; It was ugainst the Hoard of Aldermtn, or lower house, of the Assembly that the heaviest assault waa made. Among those who spoke were lKrman B. Eaton and Henry Le Forest ISaldwln. Fas 2.: Chapter 1T of the Greater New York charter, relating to the Fire Department, and Chapter 17.

relating to taxes and assess ments, were turned out by the printer. The former provides for one Fire Commis sioner and the latter for a President and lour Commissioners of a Board OX Taxes and Assessments. The Board of Education held a speclaj meeting yesterday to consider the educational chapter of 'the Greater York charter. Members of the board were so Indifferent to the matter, however, that ah adjournment was taken before the Jk chapter had even been read. tt was saJ In Washington yesterday that the report of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs regarding the cost of armor plate would be substantially the same as tne report maae oy secretary nerDert, published yesterday.

The Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated the anniversary of the marriage of George Washington and Martha lusus oy a reception at Sherry's. Fuse 2. The President yesterday signed the bill making it a misdemeanor to "produce a copyrighted piiy without the consent of tne owner or author. PT9 2. was stated positively yesterday that Richard Croker has no intention of Interfering in the Purroy-Sheehan political r.gnt.

Pae2. even Ursuline nuns lost their lives vester- day while rescuing girls from a burning convent at KODervai. yueDec. raiea. fhe Government utterly' failed in its Santa rebate case and ex-President Reinhart was oiscnargeo.

'The trouble between the Rev. Dr. Daniel C. Potter of the Baptist 'Tabernacle and -the City Mission Society did not abate yesterday. Dr.

Potter left the besieged house in the morning, and when he returned he could not get in through the regular" entrance. He visited Justice laet night to get a temporary -Injunction restraining the society from interfering with his possession of the rec-, "ry. The Justice was not at home, and Dr. Potter returned to the Tabernacle and was admitted, although one of the guards called on the spectators to note that, he had broken in the door. Some one replied, The.

door was opened from ine Pa'is3. Former Inspector General McLewce has not yet decided what action he will take re specting his removal at the hands of Gov. Morton. He thinks that former Adjt. ien.

McAlpin trade on the ignorance of Mr. Morton as far as thai rules are eon-'cerned. He talked of his attitude toward McAlpin, and had something to say of the case or opt. riaruin. united States Army, who was removed from the detail of observing the State troops, and whose place wm taaen oy rjuroanic PeieS.

lardou's new play. Splrltisme em hod v. lng his view of occult things, which has causeu muen talK in London and Paris wilt be produced in New York, at the i tiBK-kerbockcr Tneatre, Feb. 17. I o.

Ambassador Bayard was a guest of the Article Club, in last night. His speech, referring to the amity between this country and England, was repeatedly rneerea. Page During the coming season of German opera Walter Damrosch will give a chronological cycie ot vvagaer works, Pae 5. R. Hopkins, as Special Examiner for the Insurance Department of the State of Ohio; wrote a letter to James F.

Pierce, superintendent of Insurance. In reply to the opinion expressed by the latter concerning the recent' examination of the Giob Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Hop kins Says Pierce's examiners did not see all the books or the company. A committee of the New York Yacht Club Is considering the advisability of that club's taking the Initiative, in the formation of a yacht racing league which shall govern yachting all over the country.

The movers of the scheme argue that it would be of immense benefit to the sport generally, and give their reasons for thinking v. Paz 6. Gov. AltgeM of Illinois commuted the sentences of Charles J. and Frank R.

Meadow croft, who were convicted of violating the law. He pardoned the notorious John McGratb and several other crlm- fnatjt Anna Parisian Music' Hall artist. i to be. married to Mr. her manager, at the close of the season of A farlor Match." according to a story wnicn comes from Philadelphia.

Pare 7. 'James Potter and Adolph Cornell, fourteen una sixteen years old, encountered a wlldcet in a cave In tha Cntakllla. and Cornell killed tfira with an axe, after a niiiuw struggle. ii Psr. 7.

centennial of the founding of the 8tato capital at Albany. N. was celebrat-. ed yesterday. Letters from President Cleveland and President-elect McKlnley were read.

Many, prominent men were in attendance, several of them making ad-drcsse. Chauncey it. Depew delivered a historical oration. Thousands of people PM 8. Suit has been Lrougm In the Supreme Court cy tne executor oi tne win of Mrs.

Lucy Fayerweather, widow of the wealthy leather merchant, against Henrv -Vaughan and others, to compel them to wianiun tne tourin couicu or the will of Mr. FayerweathiT, which. It is alleged. PK Some Democrats of tne Twenty-third Ward, Iru-luding Edward WTtitehouse, Thomas J. iveutia, Tbomaa Connor, M.

F. Adelfinger. X' ll.a 1 C.M..1 V. 1 1 organized a Democratic Club to work on independent, anM-mactalne lines. Page The New' York Cab CemDanr had a full quota of men employed yesterday.

Policemen were still on guard at the stable. There waa little violence. Some strikers assaulted a lew drivers, but they were ar rcsieu. Fage S. Stephen Miller, a boy of fourteen.

Is held to the Brooklyn tvr stealing NEW $1,200 worth of Jewelry from his employ- iru in waicn it ana ne dis appeared. a. The Bowdoln Alumni Association held Its nnuai meeting and dinner at the Savoy Hotel last evening. 'rage Gen. Austin Lathron.

Sunerlntendent State Prisons, yesterday sent to the Hrla- oti Commission a letter In which he enu merated the articles which the prisons were now prepared to manufacture In compliance with the Constitution. There waa some talk at Albany vesterdav of re organizing the 'Prison Commission and reducing the number of Us members. Certain Chinese bric-a-brac recently Im ported oy a Firm Avenue dealer has been aeciarednot liable to- duty because made Pare S. John M. Comstock, who has Just returned the irora tne Canadian frontier, will make recommendations to Secretary Carlisle to Improve the Customs Paac.

Police Captain Chapman sent an anony mous girt or sow to tne Foiice com ml s- the Police Pension Fund. Hearings were begun in Controller Fitch's office against marketmen of Washington Market, w.io are accused or selling light weignts Pare ft. Michael Hogan aqd James Brennan, two ilhnrt.f Arm r-i In tVA fnaane amameu lav aaaraa til va; IIS VVUUia Penitentiary, escaped yesterday. The Inaugural message of Gov. Black waa delivered in the Legislature J'u-e v.

The Ways and Means Committee yesterday took up tne "raw wool" schedule in the hearing. Experts on both sides of tne lann controversy presented their views. Paso 10. Chauncey M. Depew's oration, delivered at tne celebration or the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the capi tal at AiDany.

rent; 10. CONG ESS. The Cuba complications were me principal topic in the Senate yesterday. Mr. Hale offered a resolution which passed, calling on the President and Secretary.

of State for information as to any steps they have taken resardlnk the rec ognition of foreign countries seeking Inde pendence. Mr call discussed the San-guilly case. The House passed Loud's postal law amendment curtailing the privileges of sample copies." rare 11. The Railroad Commissioners in their annual report recommend a law abolishing grade crossings, one to protect the railroads against the abuse of the privilege of mileage books, and one to provide gates for passenger coaches. Puce 11..

The Board of Managers' of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company yesterday fixed the annual dividend at 5 per cent. The stock of the company, as a result of this action, fell from 11 to 113 -and did not rally. Pace It has been discovered that the pillars in tne New Jersey Assembly Room are or pine wood, plastered over, instead of marble, as. the specifications called for. The Legislature will, probably investigate this fraud.

Pare II. The General Assembly of Connecticut met ana organized in Hartrord yesterday. Speaker Barbour made a significant address, and the inaugural message of Gov. Cooke waa full of suggestions for legislation. 11.

The report Is confirmed that ex-Senator Wl ii. asnourn and Clarence cary have gone to China, seeking there opportunities lor the Investment of American capital. pae 11. The convicts in the Arizona Penitentiary had almost succeeded In constructing a tunnel to -them when, the plot was discovered and frustrated. Pare u.

The third of the series of torpedo boats to be. mint in Baltimore' whs launched, yesterday nornlng at the yards of the Columbian Iron Works. Pt-ell. Steps are shortly' to be taken for the es- tabiisnment of a wool exchange- in this city, Pa-e 11. Among the bills and resolutions Introduced in the Legibiatuie yesterday were these: To regulate the price of gas In New York und Brooklyn, and to investigate the alleged Brooklyn gas trust; to permit a cltl-sen to compel his enrollment in his party organization; to investigate the subject of a water supply for Greater New York; to reclassify the Civil Service, and one af-' fecting representation from the districts north of the Harlem In New York, PuK 15.

Jacob A. Riia makes a report on the subject or clubs in this city to the Confederated Good Government Club's. Board of Education to be asked to co-operate. 15. The Brpokyn BJ trd of Education has passed rules to govern the proposed kindergarten schools.

It decided that persons "who have not teachers' certificates may appointed as assistant teachers. Pute 13. The Hobo ken Water Board has decided to advertise for an independent water sup ply ior tne city, Tnye A Virginia Judge fined a young lawyer for sending an enemy a challenge to meet nim on tne neid or nonor." Post 13 THE LEGISLATURE. The New York Leg islature met yesterday and took a recess until Jan. ,13.

The Governor's message was received and read. In the Senate Lieut. Gov. Wood run made an address. and minor officers were elected.

Senator McCarren declined to recognize Senator Cantor a the Democratic leader. The nomination of George W. Aldrldge to be Superintendent of Public Works was confirmed. In the House the Republican caucus nominees were elected as officers. Speaker.

O'Grady delivered an address. In which he urged greater care in the preparation and introduction of bills. Manv blllB were Introduced, and Mr. Tralnor dis cussed the question or cheaper gas. Pacj 10.

Prof. Achilles Errant, a teacher of singing wuubc idnic is luiiunat, uiea or neart disease yesterday morning at his home, 118 East Twenty-sixth Street. The lover of one of his serving women shot the woman and himself In the house the evening h- fore, and when Prof. Erranl learned of mis occurrence ne became greatly excited. An attack of heart disease resulted from tnis excitement and caused death.

Mrs. jrrani is new prostrated and is quite 111. 1I The 1,000 children In the First Ward School in i4ong i biana city were dismissed yes- teruay uecause mere was no coal with which to heat the school. The -deliclenrv is caused by a. dispute between the coal company anatne city Treasurer.

Jr 16. John BUsell. the Elizabeth lawyer, who was arrrestea ior neiping tne pony ex press mesenger Joseph Kheppard, to break through tne police linen, was ad' Judged guilty of disorderly conduct yes terday by Justice Potts. ia The Ralnv Day Club, a new organization of women for dress reform, held Its first an nual meeting yesterday, and elected -ofn cers. A constitution and by-laws were adopted.

The club will meet every month. Attorner General Hancock makes public his opinion that District Attorney Olcott Is not restricted Dy tne civil service law In disposing of the vast patronage per taining to his omce. Paae 16. District Attdrney Olcott says he will ask for a law to provide a method of examina tion for subordinate positions in nis omce. A bronze bust of Commodore George Melville waa presented to Grammar School No.

by the Commodore's friends. 10. Arrivals at hotel and out-of-town buyers Par S. Post Office Notice Foreign malls Page U. The United Service rage o.

Marine Intelligence Page ii. Court Calendars Pare 14. New Corporations Pag 6. Business Troubles Page 14. Yesterday's Fires Page Losses by Fires Page ft.

Amusements Page 5. Legal Notes Page 8. Real Estate Page J- A Railroads Page lu Obituary Page 6. s-' I 1 YORjK. THURSDAY.

ANNA HELD TO BE MARRIED HER MANAGER, MS. ZIEGFELD, TO BE HER HUSBAND. The And oancement Hade to If embers of "A Parlor Hatch Company The Career of Miss PHILADELPHIA, Jan. According to members of A Parlor Match Com- pany, now playlng at GUmore's Auditorium, this city, winsome and captivating Anna Held, thei pretty French songslress, who plays a stkr role, is to marry her manager, They assert that Manager F. Zierfia.

Zlegfeld, -4 ho has been assiduous in his at- tentlons tb the pretty little Parisian for a secured her promise to long tlma marry hlkn after the close of Monday night's performance, and that yesterday afternoon the news of the engagement was privately company, crecy. Imparted to the members of the all of whom were pledged to se- Yesterday the plighted Thespians occu-at the Chestnut Street. Theatre, pled a box and there Miss Held was the recipient of handsorae bouquet of Bride roses, a con- gratulatonV tribute from her associates. When sen to-nlght both Manager Zieg- feld and IMiss Held declined to be inter- viewed In resrard to the engagement, and appeared much annoyed that the fact of it had leaked out. They positively refused to any information regarding the give out probable bate of the marriage.

but from other sou tees it was learned that they con-avlng the ceremony performed at template the close their present engagement with Match Company, and that the PaiUor they will mmediately afterward leave this country tour. ft- an Australian and Continental Parisian beauty and singer. Anna Hjeld Is about tjw enty-seven years old, and came to this ttuntCy Sept. 15, 18IHJ. She has sung In many music halls of London, Paris, and Lucerne, but did not meet with great success, famous It was only here that she became through judicious advertising on the part of managers and It was re- ported thit she- had been engaged at a sal- ary of $1, B0O a week to appear with Evans Hoey's A Parlor Match hi her songs Her debut was made Sept.

21 and dancds. at the Herald Square Theatre, as previously reported no lb The New York Times of Sept. During her engagement at the Herald Square Tseatre her agent copcocted many schemes fjor advertising her. One of these, which wi ato only too readily taken hold of by some the papers, was a story to the effect thai the singer had been sued by a Brooklyn milkman for an unpaid bill for several hundred gollons of fresh milk, which was "alleged to have been supplied to her dally for bathing purposes. Miss Held's agent gate out that she refused to pay be- cause thel mllk was fiot pure, and not too.

fresh. Ti story, which was aired for1 a few days was proved to be false by the milkman. who acknowledged that he had never Held's entjered into a contract with Miss but had lent his name Ior mdnager, a consideration. Another story was shortly afterward pro- mulgated to the effect that the singer had- saved thel life ot Civil Justice E. Clarence Murphy Brooklyn by-stopping his horsa, run away, while but bicycle- rld- which- had lng with Mr.

Zeigfeld on 'the Coney Island Boulevard Oct. 18. According to Mr. Zelg-Held managed to catch up With feld, Misd the runaway horse, and grasping the rem. which was trailing on the ground, balanced with one hand and held In the the other.

other alleged her bicycle horse i-lth doings brought her into notice while here. Miss Held Is of Polish Jewish parentage. She was tj lorn In Paris, and made her debut In a rhltfcehapel theatre in London, where she Is still remembered as the Whltechapel beauty. P0S OFFICE SHORTAGE. A Deficiency of at Norfolk, Cannot Be Explained.

NORFOLK, Jan. 6. During the past week Pos Office Inspector Clumm has been engaged in examining the books of the Norfolk ost Office. The city was greatly excited lis afternoon by the announce ment tha he had discovered that W. W.

Degge, tae Postmaster, was short In his accounts ko the of and that W. H. Trice, one of his bondsmen, had been mate temporary Postmaster. The sureties made good the shortage, and Mr. Degde gave them a mortgage on his property ko secure them.

Degge aays he cannot explain the short age, excefct on the ground of negligence. He Is a tfmperate man and never gambles. He lives I modestly, and It Is a mystery to his fritnds what he has done with the money. He Is thirty-three years of age and was I appointed by Mr. Cleveland In April, 181.

LOUISVILLE CLUB CHANGES. Pnlbam Gets Full Power -Prises fof Players. LOUISN ILLE. Jan. 6.

Radical changes ere made by the stockholders and of the Louisville Baseball Club Directors to-nlght. The number of Directors was In. creased from five to seven, and Harry C. Pulllam, nnanciai manager, was elected President and a Director with supreme au thorltv. James lodgers, who last year played first base, thlh year will be second baseman Captain.

and team manager, reporting President Fulllam. The Directors voted tt Presidenn Pulllam 110,000 to use as he sees fit In st ran gthenlng the team. To encourage the players the Directors appropriated 11.000 to be divided If tha team finishes seventh. fclnth. 12.000 If eighth.

13.000 and so on Up. Prises of $100 each were alsd hung up for the best pitcher, the best batsman the best run scorer, tha beat sacrifice bitter, and the best base stealer. Preside tit Pulllam says that he will give Loulsvlll a winning team. Dea ot a Suspected Clerk. READING, Pen Edwafd S.

Bovar. aged coat thiaty-eight, who had charge of th department at a general store here and who was said to have given a seal skin capfc to Mies Clara Gable several Weeks charge aid la dead. Boyer denied "the the girl was arrested on the accusation Of stealing the garment. She and acquitted. The next dar was trle4 Boyers jnlnd gave way, aqd he expired this eved lng of nervous prostration, case a ttrkcted much attention, and many persons oetievea mm innocent.

XeW 1 brk's Ftaaaclal lastttadosis. 4 compU UK Us Kagle Alma fur Adr. JANUARY 7 18 9 7. MAY KILL HILL'S MEASURE. i Hnnse Members Loading Ills Federal Court.

BUI with Amendments WASHINGTON. D. Jan. oi-The' House Committee on Judiciary has been discussing Senator Hill's bill to prevent rovernmrnt by Injunction," and will be ready to report to the House in a few flays. The Intent of the bill, as it oassed the Senate, was to put a limit on the power of Federal Judges to' punish for long-range contempt.

It met with very little opposition In the Senate, but a disposition has been developed In the House Committee to tack on" amendments which will prevent the passing of the measure this session. The amendment which the committee seems determined to add. and which Is looked upon as tantamount to defeat, is one relieving, from direct and peremptory Jurisdiction of the courts persons cited for contempt in failing to obey subpoenas. inuicaxiona point to tne death of the Hill 'bill by being loaded down with dan gerous and offensive amendments. SHERMAN ON PAPER MONEY.

Not in Sympathy with the Movement to Retire JVotea. Albert H. Walker of Hartford, makes public a letter written to him by Senator Sherman Dec. 3, 1S90. The letter was written In the Senate Chamber at Washington, and is as follows: Mr.

Albert H. Walker. My Dear Sir: Your kind note of the'2Cth uH. is received. I do not sympathize with the movement proposed to retire Unired States notes from circulation.

I believe It is easy to maintain a limited amount of these In circulation, without danger or dif ficulty. The maintenance In circulation of 000,000 United States supported by a reserve of $100,000,000 gold, not only saves the interest on of debt, but is a vast convenience to the people at large. The best form of paper money is that wnlch Is backed by the Government and maintained at the specie standard. The absolute security of these notes was never called in question, after the resumption of specie payments in 1879, until the reserve was being trenched upon, to meet deficien cies in Current revenue, brought "about by what Is known as the Wilson tariff law of 189-L Very truly yours. JOHX SHERMAN." TOO MANY BANKS IN KANSAS.

A General Attentat at Consolidation In the Smaller fcowns. TOPEKA, Jan. Bank Com missioner John W. Breldenthal predicts that the number of Kansas banking Institutions will decrease materially within the next two years. He says there are too many banks In Kansas now for the amount of business transacted, and is advising consolidation In every place where it Is feas It simply a question 'of time whether many of these Institutions shall go into voluntary liquidation or be to suspend." said the Commissioner, "and tn order to prevent the latter, I have advised a general consolidation all over the State, especlallyin the smaller towns." The oversupply of banks came Into exist ence during the boom days, and, while the capital has since been diminished, there has been no perceptible decrease in the number' of the Institutions.

The' Deputy Commissioners of Banking who have Jus returned from a tour of the State, examining all banks, report that in hearly every town or city the bankers are figuring with each other on a plan of con solidation, in accordance with the advice of the Commissioner. RUSSIA HONORS W. E.D. STOKES He Is Appointed Correspondent foi Horses and Horse WASHINGTON. D.

Jan. 6. Word has been received here that the Russian Gov-' eminent has appointed W. E. D.

Stokes of New York City the Imperial Russian Government's correspondent for horses and horse breeding In America, with rank, uni form, and official entree, and with permis sion to wear this uniform In America on official occasions. This is the outcome of a visit of Mr. Stokes and his wife to Russia during the coronation of the Czar at Mos cow, which ceremonies Mr. and Mrs. Stokes attended by special Imperial invitation.

Mr. Stokes received notification of his ap pointment last Friday. He is well known as a lover of horses, and he has always had ample means to indulge his desire for fine stock. When his father died. In 1S81, he left an estate of 'between $6,000,000 and 18.000,000.

His brother, James Stokes, was one of the organizers of the movement to establish a branch of the Young Men's Christian Association In Paris. In the rooms of the first home of that association In the capital of France he received from the French Government the order of Knighthood in the Legion of Honor, as a recognition of his public services. UNION PACIFIC PLANS. Reorganisation Committee Ready to Pay the Government WASHINGTON, Jan. is information of an apparently reliable sort that the Union Pacific Reorganization Committee )s prepared to enter into an agreement to pay the Government between S30.000.000 and for the Union Paclflo properties under foreclosure proceedings to be Instituted by the Government In the event of the funding bills fanlng to pass the House.

The President has been lnfprmed of th4 purpose of the committee, and It is again reported to-day that he Is ready to Issue a proclamation directing a foreclosure should the funding bills meet withdefeat when th vote Is taken next Monday. The. committee, It is said, will either put up the money or furnish a satisfactory guarantee for the fulfillment, of the oon tract, If this agreement Is carried out and the Government takes the initiative, then all other parties at interest can file bills under theqovernment proceedings. By the menss proposed, and ty that means only, would purchasers he insured of a clear title when the nropertles are knocked down under the hammer. Thu scheme, as would leave the Sioux City crowd, which la vrying to a seven-million-dollar ruler on the Funding hill, out In.

the cold, a circumstance which would hot ba considered an unmixed evil by a treat -r -copyrighted, mi. by the new york times BIG FLOOD IN MISSOURI RIVERS OUT OF THEIR RANKS AND GREAT DAMAGE DONE. Woodchoppers Spend a Night on Roofs and la Tree Tops Railroad" Track Washed Out la Many Places. ST- LOUI3. Jan.

ft-The rise' In the Mississippi River continues at the rate of nearly an Inch per hour. So far over 123,000 feet of wharves have been washed" away and considerable damage has been done to cotton and other goods stored along- the levee. Rivermen predict that the will go as high as twenty-seven feet, and It Is feared an Immense loss to property will result. Suffering; on Salt Hirer. The steamboat B.

H. Pike to-day landed sixty woodchoppers who had been picked up from tree tops and house roofs In the lowlands north of Louisiana, yesterday. Two hundred woodchoppers employed by local lumber concerns were at work on the prairie lands bordering on the Mississippi lying directly north of Louisiana. The place has been studded with tents. The men and their families have camped there for past month.

The Mississippi had been rising rapidly, but no Immediate danger was "expected. Early Tuesday Salt River, directly north, rose three feet, breaking over Its banks and flooding the lowlands. Joseph Lowler of St. Louis, a section foreman, foresaw the danger, but arrived at the woodchoppers' camp too late for them to escape. He was astride a horse.

Following him came the roaring waters. There was a rush for the highest point, and those fortunate enough to have cabins sought safety on the roof. The narrow strip of high land was covered with shivering humanity. The night was well advanced. Bonfires on the high lands kept the choppers afrom freezing until daylight, when they were rescued with skiffs and rafts.

The B. H. -Pike picked up many of them. Railroad Tracks Damaged. At Reading Switch, four miles at the mouth of the Salt River, the whole Iand for miles around is under water.

The St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern Railroad tracks are submerged. There is danger of the railroad bridge across Salt River being swept away. This morning two expeditions left Louisianaone north: and the other south on a searching expedition for flood victims. Mayor Hart leads In the movement, and has started a fund to defray expenses.

Three St. Louis and Sn Francisco passenger trains are held near St. Clair, oy a washout. One of. the trains was due in St.

Louis yesterday another last night, and the third this morning. Even the 'Frisco officials are unable to' tell when they will be able to bring their trains Into St. Louis, but they expect to do so. some time to-night. More than 000 feet of track, have been waBhed away by tha rise of the Meramec River.

A large force-of men has been at work day and night since the washout, re pairing the break, which Is fifty miles from St. Louis. In Southeastern and Western Missouri the floods continue, and near Richland the Gasconade River has broken the registering two feet higher than ever known before. Two steel bridges between Rich land and Waynesvllle have been swept away, and the damage to farms along the river will reach many thousands of dollars. The Osage River and Dryglalse Creek, In Camden County, have also done great damage, and the residents of Linn Creek, the county seat of Camden County, and the farmers along the been com pelled to desert their homes and seek safety upon the hilltops.

As all communication from that section of the country is entirely cut off. It Is impossible to grve an accurate report of the loss of It la feared lives have been lost, and It Is known that hundreds of head of live stock have been drowned. A Bllaaard Aids the Flood. The blizzard which struck the vicinity of W'arrensburg Sunday night has not abated, and Post Oak and Blackwater Rivers are out of their, banks and flooding the bottom lands. Several mall routes have been abandoned, and over one hundred telegraph and tele phone polea between W'arrensburg ancLHol- den have been broken and communication seriously Interrupted.

Railroad trains In Southern and Southwestern Missouri are greatly delayed by washouts and floods. The Missouri River and its tributaries, the Osage aVid the Gasconade, are reported to be falling to-night, as Is also the Mississippi above Grafton, 111. The Illinois and the Mississippi below Grafton are still rising. CHICAGO'S HIGH HAT LAW. The Ordinance Sneered at by Lawyers as iHTalld.

CHICAGO, Jan. a The ordinance passed Monday evening by the City Council, aimed at the high-hat nuisance In the theatres, has been declared Invalid by a number of the best authorities In the. city, who found many faulty points in Its construction. The Council might as well pass an ordinance prohibiting a man from wagging his head." said ex-Judge Elbert H. Gary.

I think one may search In vain for any provision of the law defining the powers of the City Council and relating to' the subject matter of the Plotke ordinance, and If there was it wbuld probably not be constitutional" A mistake was made." said ex-Judge Thomas A. Moran, "when the fine was placed on the manager of the theatre. It should have been placed on the wearer of the hat." The ordinance says that the manager of the theatre shall be fined for permitting or tolerating any one to wear a ha tin the theatre." commented Attorney Julius Gold-xler. Now, It falls to prescribe a penalty for the wearer herself, presuming It to be a woman. If she refuses to take off her hat, the manager cannot himself take It off, and he cannot have her put out.

for the ordU nance does not state that hat wearing aa offense, ana prescribe a One or punishment for it." Killed by Powder Explosion. LEA VI LLC, CoL, Jan. By an ex tfloalon powder, at Tain Lakes Station. twelve miles from here, uhls after noon. Peter Fagln and Michael Sebla were Instantly killed, and Joseph Lark in was fatally Injured.

The men were employed on the Midland Railroad grade and were thaw lng out powder at the time. There were twelve in the party, but the others escaped. About sixty pounds of the powder exploded. company. BRYAN IS GLAD HE RAN.

Better to Have Ran anA Last than at to liar Ran at All. LINCOLN. Jan. William J. Bryan lert here to-day for Chicago, where he will attend the Jackson Day banquet to-morrow night.

He made a speech this morning before the SUte Bimetallic Conference, in whioh he said that, although, the silver men had failed to elect their Presidential candidate. they had gained strength in the campaign. Giving this idea a personal 'application. Mr. Bryan said: It Is better to- have run end lost, than not to have run at all NINE PERSONS DIE BY FIRE.

Bnrned to Death in Dwelllags In Wis consin and Soath Carolina. WE8TFIELD, Jan. 6. The farm residence ot William Belhke of the town of Newton, this county, was destroyed by Are 'early this morning. Four of his chil dren, the eldest fourteen years of age, perished in the flames.

Three younger children were rescued. BABCOCK, Jan. S. The farmhouse of Oie Delia, six miles south of here, was burned to the ground this morning. His three children, the oldest five years of age, were burned to death.

aBBBBBBBBBaaaa) PICKEN'S, S. Jan. residence of. the Rev. M.

L. Jones, five miles north of Pickens, was destroyed by fire this morn ing, and his son Elbert and daughter Mary, both about grownv perished In the- flames. Mr. Jones was absent at the time. RICHMOND'S ANSWER FILED.

The Buffalo Millionaire Replies to His Chu(ct. BUFFALO. K. Jan. C-Jewett M.

Richmond filed his answer with Surrogate Marcus this afternoon to the petition of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Loraine Richmond, asking for his removal as testamentary trustee of the estate of his brother, the late Moses Richmond. Mr. Richmond says that he has given the estate proper attention at all times, and that it has been properly handled. Ifr regard to some offensive statements which appeared In Mrs.

Richmond's petition. Mr. Richmond says, in his answer, that these statements were simply made by the attorney for Mrs. Richmond for the purpose of personal Insult and Indignity. Mr.

Richmond says he does not care to retain the trust if It is contrary to the wish of his sister-in-law, but desires to place himself right before the Surrogate. SHE RENOUNCES A FORTUNE. Clans Speekela's Daughter Retnrns to Her Father. SAN" FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.

Mrs. Emma Spreckels-Watson, the only daughter of Mr. Claus Spreckels, the millionaire sugar king, whose secret marriage to Mr. Thomas Wat-j son, a San Franolsoo broker, on Wednesday of last week, set society agog, has of her own volition returned to her father all property, bonda, which be had placed In her name. These gifts, amounting to nearly were.

It Is said, relinquished with a single stroke of the pen by Mrs. Watson after her marriage. It 1 reported that Mr. Spreckels was opposed to his daughter's union with Watson, and'" that upon his chiding her for her seeming Ingratitude in marrying against his wishes, she decided to giye up her fortune, and did so, it is understood, upon the advice of her husband. HOTEL MAN A DEFAULTER.

The Tlfft Hoiw at Buffalo 'Victimised by no Employe. BUFFALO. X. Jan. C-Frederlclc A.

Gregory, private secretary of Proprietor John Hood of the Tlfft House, disappeared last Thursday, leaving behind numerous bad checks, and taking with him funds belonging to his employer. Auditors are now busy working on his books. The defalcations cover a period of nine months, and -amount to several thousands of dollars, but although the Tlfft House Is a large loser, the friends of Gregory are the main sufferers. The exact figures can not until the experts have com pleted their examination, which will likely be before Saturday. Gregory Is about forty years of age, known to business and pro fessional men all over the country, because of hla long following of the hotel business.

He came to Buffalo about six years ago from Boston. He is married. THE WEATHER. The Indications for to-day are ern e-rally fair, colder, westerly winds. The barometer has risen In all districts east of the Mississippi and has fallen generally over all districts to the westward.

It is highest over the central plateau region and lowest northeast of New England. It is colder on the Atlantic coast and warmer in the Central valleys and Northwest Generally fair weather prevails to-night except In the lower lake region and Northern New England, where local snows continue. The Indications are that fair weather will prevail In the Southern and Middle Atlantic States and Central valleys. It be colder on the Atlantlo coast in the morning and the temperature will rise slowly in the Central valleys and Southern States Thurs day. The record of temperature for the twenty- four hoars ended at midnight, taken from Tun New York Tikes thermometer and from the thermometer of the Weather Bu reau, is as follows; Weather BureaiL Times.

ltft7. 1SW7. 38 35 32 A. 4t A -a .1 .2 .3 .3 87 33 2S-, 27 'Jto 27 I 27 25 rw A. 12 4 PJ 32 31 30 -8 P.

JT. A Its 12 P. ..,.5 2S Thb Times' thermometer is feet above the street level; that of the Weather Bureau Is feet above the street level. Average temperatures yesterday were as follows: i Printing House Square. Weather 32 'J ivrreaponuing dale 1KUU 3 Corresponding date tor last twenty years.

3J Complete Column Weather Forecast," 0. Mr a. Lease's Hoaao'sold on Mori WICHITA. Jan. ft.

-Mrs, Lease's vw. v. a house was sold to-day at Sheriff's sale for' $000. It cost about (3.000. It waa bought In by J.

Marsh, an Eastern mortgagee, i PRICE THREE CEfcTS. UR. ALLISON MS DECLINED i i WUX jNOT BE A TBirftT. or TZ. MCKINLEY'S CABINET.

Tho Senator's Determination An nouaced to the President-elect i Shermaa aad Silts Said to be Slated for Portfolio. CANTOX, Ohio, Jar Mijor McKin-ley kit Cleveland at this morning la the private car of Vice President King oi the Baltimore and OhlJ Railroad for Can- ton. Breakfast was sirred eft rootej and the President-elect reached Canton a few moments before la Allison arrrred from Pittsburg at 10 and Gen. Felix Agnus of Balti more on the same train. Seiator Allison passed through Canton on the east-bound limited train about 2 o'clock fhls morning, but went on to Pittsburg, by the advice of his physician, who! did not want him to disturb hla night's I rest to vent or.

out in the at an early fihour In the morning. Major McKlnley and Benatoe Allison wers very cordial la their greetings. Senator AUtapn showed some traces -of his recent Ulntas, hut on the bole iwas looking almost as robust as usual. Hry shortly; after, reaching Major McKlnley'a Senator Allison and the President-elect retired for a private talk, and remained closely engaged conversation until luncheon waa served. Senator Allison sild after the conference that he Was not to be member of President McKlnley's Cabinet, and It is learned to-nlght that this Setermjaatlon was reached some days ago, and that Major McKlnley learned of if through friends.

The President-elect and Mr Allison discussed Cabinet possibilities from Iowa and other States and talked over the whole po litical situation. The Impression prevails here that Sena tor Sherman Is-likely to be Secretary of State, and Senator Allison, who seems have this opinion, spoke of him In hlgn terms, declaring that he would make a strong and admirable officer at the head of the Department of State. Mr. Allison left for at 2 o'clock. This is the second Interview Major McKlnley has.

had with Cabinet possibilities this week. Hlv- first alk was with Cornelius N. Bliss of New York, who spent Monday evening In Cleveland with the President-elect at the home ofM. A. Hanna.

Mr. Bliss returned to the East yesterday, and to-day there a rumor that the post of of the Nary was offered to him and accepted. There are many reasons why. Major McKlnley Would like ta have Mr. In als Cabinet but It Is be- -lleved that nnt'J he shall have selected a Secretary of State and a Secretary of she Treasury, no other Cabinet portfolios will be tendered or accented.

Gen. Felix Agnus of Baltimore lunched with Major McKlnley and Senator Allison. He Is strongly opposed to the appointment of James A. Gary ot Baltimore to the Caha. lneL-: l-- --rjj-- -r i- -Major McKlnley returned ta Cleveland' tonight, and will remain there tHI the first of next week.

i CHICAGO GAS DIVIDEND. 1 i The Company Expected tq Declare On Akest tte ISth last. CHICAGO, HL. Jan! 6. Chicago Gas Is expected to declare another dividend soma time between the 15th and 20th of the pres ent month, to be paid on the 25th ot February.

Of the declaration of the dividend there can be no question, as the Ctompanr a large surplus hand. Th rate will be maintained at 6 per cent, until such tlmo as there Is danger of encroatilng too heav ily on the surplus If there Is ever such danger. The officials of the compahr assert that the competition of the Ogdjen Gas Company Is not perceptible, and that It will cut but little figure In the consumption of gas In the city. The business of the company is good, and there Is a satisfactory Increase In the output of gas. i I A NEW JERSEY MYSTERY.

Detectives Are Xot Clear mm to -tha Cans of Scramten's Death. NEW BRUNSWICK N. Jan. C-Penn-sylvanla Railroad detectives; believe that Charles H. 8c ran ton.

whose body was found beside the tracks on Saturday morning, did not fall from a train, as was supposed, but either tried to board ainoving freight train and was thrown and, killed, or else was struck by tramps whefli he attempted to get pa, In mistake for detective. Scran ton lived- at Rochester, N. T. It was supposed he was ion a passenger train and fell off. The detectives have found that for a couple of hours fa man -dressed like Scran ton, and carrying a bag similar to the one found beside him.

was at the station here on Saturday; morning soon after midnight, and three railroad men what time a freight train passed for Philadelphia. COLLEGE PRESIDENTS MEET. i Dlsensslas; labjeete Connected wlta tho Vnlreraltlea. Wls ian. Presidents ot eleven Western universities are holding a meeting here to-day called by President Adams of Wisconsin to discuss various matters relating to those institutions, one important; feature being their relations to preparatory school, with a view to securing uniformity In the standard of requirements for admission to a ji The football question if also likely to come up for thorough' discussion, though the subject Is not on the.

programme, but It expected to be brought VP by President Jaase of Missouri, who wants the game abolished or else so Whanged as to remove dangerous features, Those present at the mretlng are Presi dent James M. Canfield. State University; President J. IL Smart. Purdue University; Chancellor IL Snow.

University of Nebraska; President O. E. Mat Lean. University Of Kansas; president Joseph Swain. Indiana University: President IL Jesse, University of Mlssgurl; President A.

8. Draper; University of Illinois; President Charles Schaefer, 8tate University, Iowa; 1 iTiiucHi x. iw wii vi I Minnesota; President J. R. Angel.

Univer. I slty of Michigan, and President Charles KtndaU Adams, VTUeonsltn i President Cyrus NorthniPk University vt II.