Delphos Daily Herald from Delphos, Ohio • Page 5

ERALD. VOL. I. NO. 203.

HE BLIZZARD RAGES The Storm General All Over the United States. DELPHQS, OHIO, 8. REPORTS VARIOUS PLACES. Winds Arc Blowing; With Prospects of Still Colder Weather In Many Localities-All Truffle Greatly Delayed and Continents In Dorcas' Grasp. KANSAS CITY, Feb.

of the coldest weather in this section for years has proven true. The thermometer is stationary, with tho prospect that tho temperature will remain below zero. At 10 it had readied 13 below here, while out in tho 17 degree mark was registered. Railway time tables have been knocked to pieces. All trains are late, and many are imbedded in great piles of snow and sand.

All day long a GO-mile- an-hour gale blew from the northwest, piling the sand. and snow in the cuts and making an obstruction that was in most cases impossible to penetrate. Nothing has been hoard from the Missouri Pacific train from Denver, while the Rock Island train from Denver was abandoned. The Santa Fo No. 2 from the west was reported to be six hours late.

The Southern Kansas Sante Fe train is in a snowdrift somewhere out on the prairies, and it is' not known" when it will reach the city. The St. Louis and Chicago trains, on the Hannibal railway, due at 8 o'clock this morning, are having a battle with snow, Tho time of their arrival was marked indefinite. The Memphis-passenger train was seven hours late. Tho Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train; due here this morning, is engulfed in a snowdrift near Parkersville, Kan.

The brant of -the storm is still felt in western Kansas where the formers are least able to battle with it. Though great suffering is caused, no deaths are reported. At Coucordia, it was 17 below zero. At Wichita 14, and at Dodge City 16 below. In some localities, especially in the river bottoms, the storm was so heavily laden with sand fchat lamps had to be lighted in order to iee.

xno tnrongxi train juu- on tho Burlington, due here at 11:45 last night, has not yet arrived. No trams have arrived since yesterday Corning on the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley road from the Black i trams on the Union Pacific are delayed and many engines have been "killed" by freezing. Poor People Suffering. ST. Louis, Feb.

from points throughout southern Illinois and Missouri indicate that the present spell of weather is the coldest that has prevailed for years. Much suffering is experienced among the poor, and should the weather continue as now the loss on stock to tho farmers will be enormous. The thermometer ranges from zero to 20 below, the latter being reached at Moberly, Mo. Drifting snow lias blocked trains on many roads. IIHzzard In Texas.

DALLA, Feb. in northern Texas is simply terrible. No such weather has been felt in 15 years. At various points in the city and Oakcliff, the thermometer went from 1 to 4 degrees below zero. The wind reached a velocity of 50 miles an hoar.

There was a scudding which penetrated every opening. Not a single life is reported lost as yet. Business is paralyzed. No one is out save those who are obliged to be. The storm wind.

is accompanied by a heavy At Zero at Nashville. NASHVILLE, Feb. is a terribly cold day with a fierce northwest wind blowing a blizzard. Temperature has been falling steadily, and now stands at zero. Wild UcaMl nrailo LITTLE ROCK, Feb.

coldest weather over known in Arkansas in the month of Feoniary is being experienced here, the thermometer registering 2.2 below zero, and tho local forecaster predicts a still greater all in the temperature. In the country wild beasts have been made desperate, and many tales of adventure are reaching this city. Near Danville, in Yell county, while Mrs. Baker was at the cbwpen milking, a big bear entered her house and made off with her, 4-year-old child. Mrs.

Baker gave chase with a dog and recovered the child, who been severely bitten -by brain. W. Ballard, a Green county fanner, had with a hungry panther tree near the roadside, and the sudden shock frightened and son half to death. After a severe encounter he succeeded in killing tho animal, but re, ceived several gashes from the panthers teeth. Wolves, panthers and deer are making night hideous in the bottoms of Saline, Springs, Montgomery and Grant counties, and reports from there say the flocks of sheep of several of the farmers have been greatly decimated from attacks of wolves, while loss in cattle and hogs is 'A wagon containing several negroes was chased for two miles across the bottoms in Wobdruif county by a pack of wolves, the men only saving themselves by the free use of clubs with which they kept the animals at bay.

Ico Gorge at Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. present storm has been unusually severe in Washington. The snow, which commenced to fall yesterday evening, has been coming down steadily until there is now between six and eight inches on the level. An icy wind has been blowing in gusts, and has drifted the snow badly.

The cold has been severe. The thermometer has not gone belpw zero, b'ut is expected to do so before many hours. Traffic on the river is entirely suspended, and both the aqueduct and long bridges are thought to be in danger, as neither is in good condition. Soino fears are entertained that an ice gorge may form and cause the lower part of the city to be flooded. In 1889 there was over three feet of water on Pennsylvania avenue from a similar cause.

Steps will be taken to break up the ico. As Reported to Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. received from all over. Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin state that the storm is one of the most severe known in many years.

The mercury is falling rapidly all over the section named. Southern Illinois reports show much damage to peaches and other fruit crops. From all points come stories of great delay to railroad trains. Wagon roads are blockaded and farmers snowed in. Clinton, reports that 13 railroad trains were stuck in snow banks within, a radious of 15 miles of that place, 11 of them being Northwestern freights, some of which carried livestock, which suffered greatly.

Florida Feels It. JACKSONVILLE, Feb. ia beginning to feel the cold wave. Warm.sumiy weather prevailed throughout the state up to noon yesterday, but since then cooler weather is reported from all points. The thermometer in Jacksonville registered 26.

The mercury had dropped 40 degrees since afternoon. At Tallahassee icicles a foot long formed in Capital park. Ico is forming in Ocala. The weather bureau predicts a further drop all over the state. High north and northwest winds prevailed, winch will probably prevent much damage to vegetables from cold.

At Zero and Dropping, MILWAUKEE, Feb. on all railroads entering Milwaukee are between throe and four hours late owing to the drifting snow. The thermometer is at zero and is dropping. Reports from Beloit, Ashland and other cities in -the state indicate that the traffic situation is no better. At Beloit trains on the Milwaukee and tlia Northwestern roads are blockaded.

The drifts are as heavy as tumd, and the worst the railroads have had with in Wisconsin for many years. Throughout Nebraska. OMAHA, Feb. snow and sand and the intense cold greatly interfered with tho movement of trains in Freight Engines Ditched. PERRY, O.

Feb. Santa Fe freight engines were ditched in a snowdrift 10 miles north of here, near Red Rock yesterday. Near that place, in a cut, the snow drifted for over a hundred yards, to a depth of four or five feet, and both engines were wrecked i an attempt to pass through. Enginee Regin and a fireman were pretty badly hurt. Passenger trains from the nort are 24 hours late.

Snow I'lows at Work. HURON, S. Feb. plow and gangs of men have been sent south and west to lift the railroad blockade Trains for the south and east left on time, but those going west and uort: are still here. A Wagner sleeper side tracked here was wrecked by the ex plosion of a hot water reservoir.

Th concussion startled the town but did 'serious damage outside the car. At Staton Island Quarantine. QUARANTINE, S. Feb. o'clock last night a severe northeas gale set in, accompanied with snow auc sleet, which has increased in force, auc is blowing a hurricane, howling throu; the narrows at the rate of 55 miles ai horn-, with no indications of abatement The ice in the upper bay and narrow extends from shore to shore, solidl packed.

In NEW ORLEANS, Fob. throughout the state is the coldest since 1886. The mercury here is 18, and at Shreveport, Monroe, Natchi todies and Homer, while it fell to zero at Bastrop. Reports from many points in north and central Mississippi repori the coldest weather on record, Cornith Jackson, Holly Springs, 4, all above The snow is'from IS to 15 inches 'deep on a level. All the street railway lines are tied up, and traffic of all kinds it suspended.

The railroads entering here are experiencing much trouble in running trains. There is much suffering from cold and hunger. In Georgia. ATLANTA, Feb. temperature has been falling slowly with the prospect of it going to zero.

Beyond light, bnt biting wind and occasional snow flurries, no discomfort has been expert enced, but the extreme cold, for which the people of this section are ill-prepared, has caused a practical paralysis of business. Coldest Weather in Ten Years. MOBILE, Feb. temperature is 15 degrees above zero, the coldest weather in 10 years. Cabbage, peas, beans and other vegetables are killed.

The gardeners of Mobile county give up hope of saving anything. The loss will be several hundred thousand dollars. Blizzirrd in South Carolina. COLUMBIA, S. Feb.

to The Register report blizzard raging in upper South Carolina. Piedmont belt is covered with snow and at many points the thermometer is down to zero, something unusual in this state. In Oklahoma. GUTHUIE, O. Feb.

worst blizzard for years is raging with great fury. The wind is blowing a hurricane. Intense cold prevails throughout the territory, and much suffering to settlers and stock will result. Sent the Mercury Down. KINGSTON, N.

Feb. blizzard struck this city about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon aud sent the mercury down on the jump. It is now at zero, with snow driving before a violent northeast wind. Trains Stalled iu Snow liankg. WINFIELD, Feb.

'Frisco passenger train, is stalled in a snowbank in the Flint Hills, 20 miles east of here. Several other trains in this vicinity are also stalled. The cold weather is abating. Boston's Illizzard. BOSTON, Feb.

storm of blizzard- like proportions is raging here. Electric cars are stalled and the snow is piling up. The wind is blowing 35 miles an hour from the northeast, with no signs of abatement. In Baltimore. BALTIMORE, Feb.

snowstorm has greatly retarded traffic and trolley cars have much-difficulty in mounting the hill streets. Great hardships and difficulties are reported by arriving vessels. X'lfteen Below aud Falling. CEDAR. RAPIDS, Feb.

mercury registers 15 below and is falling. All passenger trains are from two to eight hours late. Freight traffic has been abandoned. Snowing in Connecticut. HAVEN, Feb.

worst storm since the blizzard of 1888 is raging here. The snow is about 6 inches deep. Coldest ot t.ho Season at Now Hampshire. HANOVER, N. Feb.

was the coldest of the season. The mercury touched 81 degrees below. WORSE ABROAD. The Storm Prevails Throughout tho Eastern Hemisphere. LONDON, Feb.

storms which have been so severely impeding traffic recently throughout Great Britain are becoming more severe. The highlands of Scotland are completely isolated and all the railroads are blockaded with i snow. An unknown vessel has foundered off Port Patrick, Scotland, with the loss of seven lives, and a two-masted steamer having white smokestacks with a black band around them is ashore on the Isle of Man. The river Thames is frozen over at Chelsea and the Scheldt at Antwerp is covered with ice. At Antwerp the thermometer registered 15 degrees below zero, Centigrade, the lowest point recorded for 20 years.

In Wales thousands of people are out of work on account of the seveie weather. CHINESE PRICE 3 It Has Practically-Been Wiped Out of Ex-tstenbo. TWO MORE VESSELS tf AVE SUNK. All the Are Within the Grasp of tho i Bombarded by tiio Japanese Japt nose 1'ropar Ing to Carry Liu-Kung Byj War News. LONDON, Feb.

ealrte PREHISTORIC Discovered In MONSTER Can't People Dying of Starvation. ROME, Feb. distress caused by the winter is more widespread according to The Tribuna than the papers have yet reported. At Sarnbucca alone, 10 children have died of starvation and adults belonging to the same familiea have not tasted food for several days. Violent snowstorms and gales prevail at Syracuse, Sicily.

A number of houses have collapsed owing to the weight of the snow upon their roofs and some ol the inhabitants have been injured. Snow Twenty Feet IJeep. LONDON, Feb. dispatch to The Standard from Vienna says that at several stations on the railway to Fiume, the snow is 20 feet deep. Snowplowa are useless.

Traffic has been interrupt ed for the last 10 days. Four persona were frozen to death while on their way to a market town in the province of Bukoviiia. Prevailing In Poland. VIENNA, Feb. Mondsee, a lake in the eastern Alps is covered with ice two feet thick.

Advices from Poland are to the effect that wolves, made bold by hunger, have attacked villages in herds, carrying off children and domestic animate. The inhabitants are terrorized. A'essols Blocked In by Ice. PARIS, Feb. Vessels seeking refuge the harbor of on the river at Two Vessels Wrecked.

HALIFAX, N. Feb. Dispatches from Cape Breton state that the recent storm along the coast was the heaviest for many years. The schooners New Dominion and Fleetwing, which were anchored at WMteheacl, were torn from riven to sea. The their moorings and latter is ashore on arter island, badly damaged, an tho New Dominion is a total wreck at Tor Bay Point.

Truffle at a Standstill. CHARI OTTETOWN, P. E. Feb. Traffic here is at a standstill on account of yesterday's storm, which swept the entire province, causing a complete blockade of travel, and bringing business to a standstill.

from Wei-Hai-Wei, dated, that the Chinese fleet ceased to exist. The Yuen and her sister Yuen, have been sunk vessels of the Chinese fleej the grasp of the Japaneser At daybreak on Sunday fleet opened fire on the'Li which replied vigorous! bardinent became terr' Japanese division, incli ship, directed its fire ern island batteries, 1 shelled Fort Zehih, came to the assistance of Ting Yuen used her but succeeded in diverti: Japanese fire from The Lai Yuen, a fought well. There ties. Two Chinese sisted, but were not These four vessels fou; until dark, when the both sides. The Chinese forts, Zehih, suffered hmni slackening Chinese indicated that the gun that the gunners we: ammunition was'bo sea was rough Sunday, the Chinese would end! the Japanese fleet did remaining to block thgf harbor.

During the learned from a capjjpred ashore, that," Chinese naval commaul the captains of the varii main inside tho and should be captured! to destroy the Japanes officer was ordered post until the last urii honor or death. The bombardment terday, Sunday's opi peated. The froin 1 tinned The war were so that their guns were culty and with less i close of the fight Chen Yueri Were ually settled down shouts of triumph both on land and sea vessels were in The dispatch cpnd statement that the, ing to carry Liu-! The Chen built at the Vi dispatch Feb. 5, says tactically lad Chen-' the Ting- tho other are within 10 Japanese The bom- The first the'flag- list the east- the division linese fleet forts. The effect, some of the to herself, ship also many casul- also as- damaged, desperately ceased on ieoially Fort mage.

The evening ire disabled; led, or that scarce. The fearing that to escape, shelter, Its from th 16 Japanes .0 had been iral Ting had orderec Uships to re if the isl iiid endeavo leet. Every ain at hi iajin of dis resumed yes ins' being re Zehih con meu-of ftd badly hit with diffi Toward the Yuen auc They grad amid Japanese Bother Chi- rwith tho are prep'ar- en were 'ecember', cember, 1881. the United States navy) recently "described the vessels asxiollows: "They are armored ships of fai? Barbette type with a citadel above it are two othera.placed en in each of which are mountedntwo 12-inch, 60-ton Krupp guns, pn the- bow and stern one of Krupp's Icing- 5-8 inch guns is mounted." MEXICAN CONGRESS CONVENES. War May Bo Declared Against Guatemala at Unco.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. convened yesterday in special session, 3euor Jose Gamboa presiding. Nothing was done during the day but approve the minutes of the last congress. It looks aspf the government onicials were trying to keep all news connected with the Guatemalan embroglio from local newspapers as well as correspondents of outside papers. In spite of the government's efforts, however, the war talk does not diminish.

Crushed in a Coal iMino. BELLEVILLE, Feb. man was killed and several others badly inured in Klaess' coal mine near the The News SHANGHAI, Feb. reported here that the Chen Yuen, and Ting Yuen were sunk by torpedcies that were discharged at them during; a night attack. The island of LiuKuug is now practically in the hands tne Jap aiiese.

Philo Norton McGiffen' Washington, a member of. Admiral -Ting's staff, was the commander of the Chen Yuen. He was wounded at battle of the Yalu, but subsequently recovered and again took commaud.of his ship. He has a Brother, Professor Nathaniel McGiffeu of the Polytechnic institute of Brooklyn to whom he has written several that have been published giving grapnic details of the operations of the Chiupse fleet. He is a graduate of Annapolis and entered the Chinese naval service in 1890.

Bombarding NIiiff-Hal. CHE-FOO, Feb. Japanese force yesterday arrived near Ning-Hai, a town between Wei-Hai-Wei and this city, and began a bombardment of the forts on the western side of the town. The foreigners in Che-Foo are under western city limits fSSSuJ 6 11 153 caved in, crushing the workmen be- 68 be leath it. Their fellow workmen, after an hour's work, succeeded in dig- jing them out.

All were more or less njured. Henry Klingenboten was 'ound dead. Henry Volger received ractures of both legs. Volger, together ivith the other injured men, were carried up the mouth of the shaft and medical aid hastily summoned. Schooner Sunk.

NORFOLK, Feb. three- masted schooner John C. Haynes, Cap- ain Henry Haynes, from Baltimore for Sagna La Grande, Cuba, with coal, was into in Hampton Roads by a coal barge during a blinding snowstorm and unk. The crew took to the yawl and vas picked up. The schooner was alued leury all.

cover a forces. new landing on their new No Truth In the Report. NEW YORK, Feb. The World this morning prints the following cable: CHIN-KIANS, Feb. 8.

Editor of The World: There is no truth in tho report that any officers of the United States gunboat Concord have been captured or arrested by tho Chinese here. Moreover there has been 710 trouble hero of any sort in which the Concord's officers or any other Americans are involved. ALONZO C. JONES, United States Consul. itiiKer iicna.

SPRINGFIELD, Feb. Dr. A. A. Kansas and Classified.

INDEPENDENCE, Feb. skull and several bones of a prehistoric monster are being exhibited in this city. It is claimed geologists have been unable to classify it, although many have examined the bones. No geology, the professor of geology in the high school here, said, that lie had ever seen gave an account of any such creature. It lived in the water, for two fin-bones are among the collection.

They are about 15 feet long. skull is 8 1-2 feet in diameter, the eye-sockets are 4 feet across, one of the vertebrae is 20 feet long, and a rib is over 20 feet in length. The skull weighs nearly 1,000 pounds, and a long, thin bone, about 12 feet long, probably the nasal bone, protrudes from the cranium, which gives some idea of the size of the creature's head. In striking contrast with the size of the skull is the small brain cavity, which is no larger than a man's fist. The bones were discovered near Eagle Chief ranch, in the Strip.

Fire Causes a Panic. MILLVILLE, N. Feb. fire in thefactory of the Woodbine Machine and Tool company at Woodbine, yesterday afternoon, partially destroyed the factory and caused a panic among the 40 employes, many of whom were badly hurt in jumping from windows to escape the flames. One of the girls employed in the office was so badly injured by jumping that she may die.

Others were severely injured in endeavoring to extinguish the fire. The loss will aggregate insurance about half this amount. Hotel Damaged hy Fire. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. Denison hotel, the largest in this city, was badly damaged by tire yesterday.

One wing, comprising one-fourth of the building, was gutted, and the remainder of the building is damaged by water. Two firemen, Frank Notter and G. Ryan were injured by falling cornice. Tho building is.insured for $100,000, and the furniture for $40,000. The loss will bo about $50,000.

Coach Burned. HANNIBAL, Feb. the Twin City express, on the Hannibal and bt. Joe road, left Foley last night, fire was discovered in the ladies' coach. It had acquired such headway that it could not bo put out.

Quito a panic ensued, but all escaped safely. The re maiuder of the train was saved. Died of Lockjaw. JEFFERRONVILLE, Feb. P.

Thompson died yesterday of lockjaw A few days ago he became entangled in a chain attached to his horse, when the animal took fright aud Thompson was dragged half a mile, resulting in his left arm and leg being pulled almost from the sockets. liulcoml) Dead. GALLIPOIJS, Feb: Edward Holcomb, aged 78, of Viiiton, father of Attorney C. M. Holcomb ol this city, and Hon.

A. J. Holcomb of Portsmouth, died yesterday from an la Mr. Holcomb leaves TO THE PUBLIC. Having disposed of my store and good will to Mr.

J. M. Blakely, of Celiua. I take this opportunity-of thanking the people of Delphos for their liberal patronage and many favors shown me in the past and hope that they" will extend to Mr. Blakely the samo courtesy they have always shown to me.

Yours truly, S. YOCKBY. eo I will continue to keep on hand a FULL LINE OF NOTIONS, And will in a short time add a complete stock of other goods, J. M. BLAKELY, Proprietor.

Yockey's Place. BOND BILL DEFEATED Congress Rejects the Administration Bill. END OF A THREE DAYS' DEBATE. prominent Mason. Outlived Its Usefulness.

Feb. tees of the Mutual Assessment association, doing business here under the name of the Homo Mutual Aid association, have applied for a receiver to wind up the affairs of the concern. Its membership have dwindled to 215, which it is impossible to increase, and the advanced age of those makes the death rate very hich. It assets of about $5,000, accumulated for the purpose o) paying off life maturity policies. Diphtheria Scourge Spreading.

ALLIANCE, Feb. more cases of diphtheria are reported from the country just east of this city, showing that the scourge is spreading rapidly Mrs. John Mather, whose husband and child died yesterday, and her eldest daughter, Jane, were taken down with the disease last evening. Local physicians are trying- to get the antitoxine remedy from Cleveland or Pittsburg. Residents of the eastern part of the city are much alarmed.

Itoby Managers Lose a Suit. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. Indiana Racing association, as the Roby managers are known, lost a suit in the supreme court yesterday. The association sought to delay payment of a judgment for $7,170.59 for the erection of its buildings. The supreme courc decided that the judgment must be paid, and added damages of about $300 for the delay.

The judgment is in favor of Alexander M. Allen and others. THE MARKETS. Review of tho Grain and Cattle Marliots For February 7. Pittsburg.

$5 25; good, 4 76; good burchers, $8 25; rough fat, $3 SO; fair light steers, $3 QOtgZ 40- fat cows und heifers, 82- 80; bulls stags and cows, $2 75; fresh and $15 00. delphias, $4 60; mixed, $1 55- Yorkers, $4 45; roughs, $3 14 26; good, $3 30 a 880; fair. $2 00; common, 00 2 00; yearlings, S3 00; best lann.a, 15 80; common to fair lumbs, $3 4 25; veal calves, $4 25. The Vote Stood 134 to 101 Tho Last Hope of Financial Legislation For the Relief of the Treasury Has Gone Cable to Hawaii-Proceedings of Both Branches of Congress. Feb.

last hope of financial legislation for the relief of the treasury at the present session of congress went by the board of the house yesterday afternoon, when by a vote of 184 to 161 that body rejected the administration bill to authorize an issue of $500,000,000 gold bonds. The bill was beaten before it reached its last parliamentary stage. This result was reached after three days of spirited, and at times, heated debate, and at the end of a seven-hour session From 11 until 8:30 o'clock when the bill, with the ponding substitutes, was reported to the house from the committee of the whole amendments were offered in rapid succession, most of which were voted down as fast as they offered. 'Ma of them were designed to load tho bill, and the votes thereon were, in no sense test votes. The amendment, for instance 3 to make was i defeated 'by the decisive vote of 76 to 106, while the bill was defeated by 184 to 161.

Both the Reed and Cox substitutes with the amendments thereto were rejected after the bill was reported to the house. Ihe Eeed substitute ing the issue of coin bonds for IS THE BEST. I NO SQUEAKING. And other specialties for Gentlemen, Ladles, Boys and Hisses are tho Best in the World. Bee descriptive advertisement which appears In this Paper, Take no Sufistttnte.

Insist on having W. L. DOUGLAS' SHOES, with name and price Stamped on bottom. Sold by For sale hy B. F.

LINDKMAN. statement of tne condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance gold reserve, $42,769,506. Indications. weather; northwest gales, dimin- Fair One Soldier. We think of soldiers as fighting.

We think of them as men who are interested only in guns and powder, cannon and balls. A southern newspaper tells the story of a soldier going into battle who heard the cry of a little kitten. He stopped a moment, found that the kitten was over the fence just where the shot and shell -were falling thickest, but he sprang over the fence, got the kitten his 'ocket, savin pet of tho battery and took its afternoon naps in times of peace on top of the cannon, The bravest are the -most tender hearted. It is the bully authoriz- who is cruel, and the bully is usually or the re- a coward. He hurts flies and little plemshment of the gold reserve and cer-1 kittens, and steps on tificates of indebtelines 1 8 0 ant £.

ills and ficiencies in the revenues was lost, 109 la off butterflles wm He thinks to 187. It was a party vote, save for 1 to whip the horse and trips the fact that seven Democrats and Can-1 small boys. He never interferes non of California voted for it. I with anything big enough to hit When the question came up on the back third reading, and engrossment of the bill, the whole opposition concentrated while the vote was being taken, which resulted in the refusal of the house to 1 order the third reading, the interest centered in the vote of Mr. Reed.

He sat quietly in his seat during the first The bravest are the tenderest; The loving are tho call and did not answer to his name, but on the second call, he voted for tho bill. As soon as the result was an- Cherry Trees. Those people who cannot view the multitude of blossoms on their cherry trees with unmixed delight, owing to thoughts of hungry robins later in the season, may like to try a nouiiced, Mr. Reed attempted to make recommpnrlpfl' for tha an explanation of the attftude of him- 6 dlSC mfi self and those of his colleagues who'h'ad 9 1 theseto aggressive songsters, voted for the bill, but objections were Tnis 1S a spool of the coarsest made. He afterward explained, how- white thread on a long pole so that it ever, that he had submitted a proposi- will wind off when walking with- it 116 if make a The Democrats had rejected this and sort of netted shield for the cherries, then he, and many of his colleagues, al- nese numerous cross stretched though opposed to features of the bill, strings, fastened at the outer margin had voted for it in the hope that it of the twigs, frighten off the birds would pass and be amended in the sen- Their cuteness suspects a trap It fa the $35,000, and rests near Lippert, which was sunk last 2 red, 5So; No.

8 red, 57a 2 yellow, 47c; No. 3 yellow, No. 3 corn, 2 white -D i turu, a WultO. as, Baker, president of the Champion Chem-. ko.

2 mixed, Cattle-Steady tllU I i on I ntr -ft iiri Vv IT Record Broken. RALEIGH, Feb. point of fierceness and blizzard-like qualities the weather rncord here is broken. The thermometer is standing at 8 degrees above zero. In Virginia.

ROANOKE, Feb. thermometer registered 4 degrees below zero. The wind is blowing a hurricane. No streetcars are running and no one is oil the streets. In Now York, NEW YORK, Feb.

therinom- LAPORTE, Feb. was a ensation in the Graybeal murder trial when James Staubaugh, who the first trial testified that he fired he shot which killed William Jones, onfessed to perjury. The climax was cached when Btaubaugh and with graphic clearness, depicted the scenes of tho tragedy aud stated Graybeal killed Jones. Staubaugh stated that Graybeal deliberately plot ted to kill the children of Eifie Austin, the purpose being to drive the mother insane, and thus destroy the value of her testimony, which is a strong point iu the prosecution. Another Cincinnati lilaze.

CINCINNATI, Feb. in three days Cincinnati has been visited by disastrous fires. The fire Thursday, which started at 11 a. was in tho Miami storage branch of this combine, located in the 0-story building at Race and Commerce streets It was in charge of Director J. Stark Wayne.

The loss is almost wholly by water aud smoke, aud is roughly estimated at ical company, died Thursday aged G7. His death WHS tho result of swallowing poison some time ago, which he took, supposing it was medicine. For Shooting Hogs. BRAZIL, Feb. Frank Jackson, a farmer, was arrested yesterday on a warrant sworn out by the grand jury charging lum with entering Dimd Bult's farm, east of this city, one day last June aud shooting 12 fine hogs.

Cutter Launched. GLASGOW, Feb. Tho 160-ton racing cutter Ailsa, designed by Mr. W. Fife, for Mr.

A. Barclay Walker of Liverpool, was launched Thursday from the yard of Messrs. luglis at Point House. Huge LOB Rolled Over Him. MASSILLON, Feb.

While logging at Harlem Springs, John Telfer was crashed by a piece of timber that rolled over Ms breast. He was completely paralyzed, and is dying. Newitpupur Drops Dead. WASHINGTON, Feb. E.

Quiun, formerly correspondent of the Milwaukee Tines, dropped dead at the Press club at 1:10 this morning. Cause of death was hemorrhage, and firm with but few on sale. 14 55; good to choice heavy, 60; pigs $4 (50. Sheep find selected lambs, $5 00- good to choice, f5 05; fair to good! 14 00; extra mixed sheep, 54 50; fair to good, $3 00; export wethers, f4 To; ewes, $3 25. Cincinnati.

Cattle- Select butchers, $1 50; fair to good 13 20; common, 35. Hogs- Selected aud prime butchers, $4 05; packiug, $4 50; common to rough t'J 20. 50. $3 00. Cincinnati Tobacco.

The offerings of now and old sold as follows: 812 hhds new: 75, 81 118, 95; 54, 05; 31, 95; 20, 11 75; 11, 75; 8, 410 hints old: 86, 05; 170, 90, 7 95; 82, 95; 13, 50; 9. 14 75; 5, Chicago. butchers, $4 60; packers, 40. Cattle Prime steers, 15 UO; others, 00; cows uiui Imlls, fl 75. Sheep $2 25(34 25; lambs, 00.

Now 00. Skccp-43 75; Jamba, 14 00. ate. Mr. Springer then mo- ed to recon eider the vote by which tho third reading was refused, but this motion waj laid on the to 123, and the bill was killed, parliamentarily speak- one successful device against crows in a sprouting cornfield.

A number of lines of string stretched around and across a cornfield scare for the bill and 5tf Republicans, 98 Dem- ocrats and 7 Populists voted against it. Journal Lewiston In the Senate. WASHINGTON, Feb. The laying ol -A- Mother's Sacrifice. George, dear," said the sweetly a cable to Hawaii was further discussed loving "I do not see how our in the senate yesterday, but no conclu- little one can go any longer without and consular appropriation bill.

The ones ne has nave teen Patched until belief prevails that the item will ba he can wear them no longer. adopted. All of the Republican opeechea With a deep sigh the husband lay have been favorable to the cable, and it down his paper. "I don't know what of $500,000 to begin the work. Several Democrats, including Messrs.

White, present. Morgan and Blackburn, and other Dem- "Then, ocratic members of the committee on replied his ees- ocratic senators oppose it as directly antagonistic to the administration policy toward Hawaii. Railroad TOLEDO, Feb. stockholders ol nay darling," better half, with a "the worst to have my made over for Journal. City Tho Other Way.

understand you to say that the Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw Skadchase was suffering from heart railway at their annual meeting elected trouble brought about by financial the following- directors for the ensuing year: Calvin S. Brice, Samuel Thomas, Nelson George Robinson, John G. Moore L. Bradbury and Richard Wilson, of New York; Walter B. No 6aad he was suffemug from ncial embarrassment brought about by heart trouble.

The heir- date for the organization and election ol officers, which will take place in New York, has not yet been decided. A rfiimit Shell Causes JUeatli. BRAZIL, 16-months- old daughter of James Weeks, residing west of this city, died yesterday in great agony. The child had been suffering for a week with throat trouble, and the best physicians failed to name the disease. An autopsy developed the fact that a peauut shell had lodged in the child's throat.

i Cash and Gold WARHFVOTOV. Fob. R. Yesterdav 1 "Through Thick and Thin.".