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FR1TGHEY ON RAPID TRANSIT. HIS HONOR WANTS THE CITY'S IN TCBEST'S GIJAK.IE1. He Will Never Approve an Ordinance Authorizing Double Track on the Mulberry Street Bridge Street Car Companies Must Show More Push Than Tbey Ilnve Dose Other Local Matters of Interest. "I am in lavor of rapid transit, bat I want the city's interests protected also." This was the remark of Mayor Fritchey when a TELEGRAPH man broached the subject of better street railway facilities to His Honor this morning. He talked freely of the street railway legislation recently intro dnced in Councils and expressed his views thereon in the jnost emphatic fashion.

will never give my approval to ordinance authorizing a double track on the Mul berry street bridge," said he. There will be but twenty eight feet of a roadway, and two tracks cannot be laid with my conset. I think the extensions should be made, but the interests of the city should not be forgotten meanwhile. "The City Passenger railway company has shown too little enterprise and too much fogyism. After clamoring for the right to use electricity, it has up to tLis time neglected to accept the provisions of the ordinance.

Why, it should have its electric apparatus ordered and in shape to begin the constrnction cf the new system with the opening of springs; but I understand the company is still 'negotiating. There ia too much slowness and indifference to the public needs. "Again, the East Harrisburg; company, which promised to pave between its tracks on Cameron and Derry streets with Belgian blocks, has done nothing of the sort. It is time for the citj to take care of itself. I shall probably have something to say to Councils on municipal improvements in the near future." FIFTY YEARS WEPBEB.

A Wedding Anniversary Quietly Observed Last livening. But few couple? live to celebrate their golden wedding. Not many are permitted to spend half a century together on this earth. Such an event, when it does occur, is of more than paising interest, telling of experiences which rarely fall to the lot of mortals. Such an event transpired last evening, Mr.

and Mrs. Thompson, the venerable and well known parents of Mrs. George B. Stewart, celebrating fifty years of married life. Mr.

Thompson bears his seventy two years lightly; he is still active, lithe and full of energy. He, as well as hi 3 wife, could easily pass for fifty. A number of acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were invited to meet them informally last evening at the residence of their son in law, Rev.

George B. Stewart, the popular pastor of Market Square Presbyterian church. The evening was thoroughly informal and delightful, and chanced to mark also the sixth anniversary of tha arrival of Mr. Stewart's family in Harrisbnrg, Mr. and Mrs.

Thompson are at present residing in Mont Alto. About a year ago Mr. Thompson disposed of his business in Brattleboro', Vermont, and determined not to mgage in active work again. A few months of idleness, however, proved irksome, ani Mr. Thompson sought for some enterprise in which to engage.

An opening was found at Mont Alto, and he is now as busily at work there as if he were a much younger man. A L.UCKY FIND. Charles Roll Loses His Waccb, but CSets It Again. Charles Boll, of the firm of Boll East Harrisburg, was a badly seated young man last night. He had gone to Hummels town with a sleighing party of young folks, and after the party's return home, about 11 o'clock, he suddenly missed his watch a valuable gold time piece handsomely engraved and for the time being didn't know where to look for it.

Then he remembered that he had been tussled around pretty lively In the sleigh, which had been crowded with happy sleigh era, and proceeding to Calder's livery stable he procured a lantern and searched through the sleigh, finding the watch imbedded in the loose straw on the bed of the sleigh. It had been torn from his vest pocket during the trip and, luckily for Mr. Boll, remained where it fell without being damaged in the least. To say that the gentleman was glad to get his ticker back again is drawing it mildlv. SWORN IN TO DAY.

Recorder Elect Hrrshey and Register Elect Swab Have Their Commissions. The commissions of Register elect Mcll henny and Recorder elect Hershey have been received at the recorder's office from the State Department. The bonds of County Commissioners Nell and Ly ter have alio been approved. C. W.

Ryan and A. Fortenbaugh are Mr. Lyter's securities and C. L. Brinser and A.

B. Dunkle are on the bond of Mr. Nell. Recorder Swab administered the oath of office to the new officers to day and they will be ready to begin business to moorow. Harry Snyder, the county treasurer, also filed his bond to day.

It secures the State in the sum cf $25,000 and the county for $30,000, the City trust, site deposit and surety company, of Philadelphia, being hi3 secuntv. Stnte Board of Agriculture. At the January meeting of the State Board of Agriculture "The Dauphin County farmer will be the suoiect of a paper to be read by Mr. Gabriel Hiester. There will be a general discussion of tbe tax question at this meeting.

The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Association of Agricultural Societies will be held in the Supreme Court room, Harrisburg, Tuesday, January 27th, 1891, at 1 1 o'clock m. Death of David Oyster. David Oyster, living at Camp Hill, died suddenly at his home this morning at 11 clock. Mr. Oyster was an old resident.

He was father of ex Sheriff Oy ster and father in law. of the late Dr. .1. D. Bowman, of this city, lie was aged about 77 years.

His funeral will take place from St. John's Lutheran church, near Shiremanstown. Apo plexy was the eause of his death. Tuesday Club Dnnco. The second assembly of the Tuesday Club last evening, in the Chestnut Street hall, was the largest and most elaborate affair that was ever given by that organization.

About three hundred people were in attendance, a large number being from out of town. The pat ronesses were Mrs. Louis W. Hall, Mrs. Edward Bailey, Mrs.

L. S. Bigelow and Mrs. Harry D. Gross.

Wedding Last Evening. Rev. Hugo Wendell officiated last evening at the wedding of Miss Lizzie Faust, daugh ter ot Mr. Jacob and Mr. John II Hart, a well known baggage master in the employ of the Cumberland Valley railroad company.

The choir ef the Evangelical German Lutheran church rendered some fine music during the evening. The wedding took place at tbe bride home, 1628 New street. Plensnnt Surprise Party. Quite a pleasant snrprise was given at the house ot Mr. and Mrs.

G. L. Hartzell, 1501 A Sixth street last night. About thir teen couples from Steelton, headed by Amos Kauttman and frank P. Yioest, of Harris burg, with a party of twenty more couples were present.

It was a complete surprise to Mrs. Hartzell, and alj spent a pleasant evening and parted in the wee small hours in the best of spirits. It is a little singular that there is always something perilous about a sate robbery. WASHINGTON SPECIAL. Ex.Rrpresentuttve Hound, Col.

Jrlincson, I'cstuiuster Warm in it Iter una me ivn Service Special to the Telegraph. Washington, Djc. 31. Col. Thonia3 Grimcson, of Pennsylvania, who has been on duty in North Carolina, under tho Internal Revenue Bureau, is in Washington.

lie has entirely recovered from his recent illnesB. He says that there 13 no opposition tn any one expressing his opinions freely in North Carolina the only difficulty is to attempt to carry them out. Ex Representative franklin Bound, ot Milton, ig in Washington. He visited tha House in company with his former colleague, TVTr Kiiil. of SomeraeL and remained lone enough to witness an adjournment over for another three days.

Mr. Bound is again in fall practice of his profession and is enjo intr the freedom of private life after liis long service in public affairs. Postmaster lieneral jmamaKer is nu Civil Service Commission, as he has with him the support of every man in public life. This commission ia recognized as the most contemptible fraud and humbug ever imposed upon decent people. Lyman, as shown by investigation, condoned the sale of questions and other rascalities of his brother in law by promoting him.

Roosevelt haa been demonstrated a humbug and Thompson is a free trade South Carolina uemocrac. The only reason supposed for the President keeping such a savory set in these positions mu3t be make the commission and the system as disreputable as possible. The Postmaster (General retrains Irom replying on account of these follows disgracing positions nuder the Executive arm of the Government The Postmaster General havinir been assigned exclusive control of all the Pennsylvania ap pointments, he does not wish to become involved in appointments which belong to other States. It is not unlikely, however, that his influence will be felt quite as Dotantlv in an indirect manner, as the attack of this Pharisaical crowd is unwarranted. DbB.

THE MATTHEWS MURDER. Only One of Many Political Assassinations at Cnrrolllon, Miss. Washington, Dec. 30. First Assistant Postmaster General Whitfield stated to day in regard to tha killing of Postmaster John Prentiss Matthews, at Carroll ton, that he had ordered an investigation to be made as the best method of ascertaining the facts, and that the trnth about the affair would be given to the public as soon as the inspsctors made their report.

Col. Whitfield was asked whether he thought the assassination was the culmination of a personal quarrel between Matthews and McBride. "Hon. J. W.

Matthews, the brother of the deceased, informed me himself," said he, that he had seen Postmaster Matthews and McBride in conversation at Carrollt re cently, and that they appeared to be on friendly terms. The general belief among those acquainted with the political feeling in that town is that the shooting of Matthews was caused by purely political motives. I here is intense feeling on the part of the Democrats in that part of Mississippi, the home of Senator George, against Republicans in general, and particularly against those holding offices. This ia demonstrated by tho records of the post office as no new thing. Postmaster Felix A.

Dsss, who was appointed to the same office at Carrollton by President Grant in March, 1875, was mysteriously killed shortly after he received his appointment. There is no record at the post office showing in just what manner he was killed, but it is generally conceded that it was worn or some democrats or carroii ton. Colonel Whitfield said to day that there appeared to be a determination on the part of the Democrats at Carrollton that no Republican should be allowed to hold the office of postmaster there, and that this second assassination of a Republican postmaster there would rtake it difficult to fill the vacancy. There have been frequent riots and attacks on Republicans at that place, and a large number have been assassinated there since the war. The Murderer Set Free.

By Associated Press. Cabbollton, Dec. 31. The pre liminary trial of McBride for the killing of J. P.

Matthews, the postmaster of this place, on Christmas day, was held yesterday. The eourt decided that McBride acted in self de fense, and discharged him. SEIZED BY MASKED MEM. Young Man Taken from His Sweetheart's Presence by White Middletown, N. Dec.

30. Hcrley ville Station, on tho New York, Ontario and Western railroad, in Sullivan county, was the scene last Saturday night of a White Caj outrage. A widow named Barker is housekeeper for. John Knapp, a merchant at Hurleyville. Living with her mother is Miss Gertrude Parker, a comely village belle, who has had a number of suitors.

The favored one has been Roswell Vernoy, a young farmer of the neighborhood. He spent Saturday evening with Miss Gertrude and her mother, the three baing the only persons in the house. About 10 clock there camo a knock at the door. Young Vernoy opened it and six masked men rushed in and roughly seized him. They drew a salt sack over his head and shoulders and then pinioned his arms and legs with ropes.

They carried bim out to a sleigh, and after driving some distance threw their helpless victim out upon a snowbank and drove off. The night was intensely cold, the thermometer ranging several degrees be low zero. The youag man came near perish ing. A neighbor who chanced to be driving by heard his cries for assistance and released him. None of the masked men opened his lips while the work was being done.

The women were not molested, but they were dreadfully frightened. No arrests have been made, and the three occupants of the house say that the disguises were bo complete that they cannot positively identify any one of the intruders. It is strongly suspected that the work wa3 inspired by jealousy on the part of discarded rivals of Vernoy. SEN ATOR QU 4Y Muttering at His Home In Heaver From Heavy Cold in the Head. Beaver, Dec.

30. When Senator Quay and his son, Dick, left Washington last Thursday night the air was pleasant and but little snow was falling. During their passage over the mountains delays were frequent and the cold increased lapidly. At Pittsburg they fonnd the storm still raging. The result to the Senator waa a heavy cold in hia head, which it was feared yesterday might extend to his Inngs.

Dr. Wilson was summoned List night and prescribed for him, and to day he is much better and rapidly convalescing. Senator Quay's habit of remaining closely in doora when here, and the absence of all the other members of his family except Dick, prevented his illness from being known sooner. KENERAI. SPINNER DYINU.

He Is Sinking Rapidly nnd Cannot l.lvo Long. Jacksonville, Dec. 30. General Spinner is sinking rapidly. Thero has been a marked change in his condition in the last 24 hours, and the end cannot be far off.

New Orleans' Death Rate Doubled. New Orleans, Dec. 30. The grippe continues very violent here. The report of the Board of Health for the past week shows a total mortality of 246, which is at the rate ot nearly 51 per 1,000, or more than double the average death rate for New Orleans.

Only twelve deaths are reported directly due to the grippe, or influenza, but there were 117 deaths from disease of the respiratory organs, mainly pneumonia and bronchitis. Two thirds of the deaths were of infants and of persons over 60 years old. The grippe is also prevalent along the Mississippi coast and on the Mississippi river. lllililllllimflf! INDIANS AGAIN BEATEN. TWO STRIKE'S BAND BY i'iJK CAV.4l.llV.

A Provision Train Attacked Losses In Monday's Battle Heavier Tfaua Waa at First Reported Twenty Seven Soldiers Dead Forty Troopers Wounded. Ninety Two Indian Corpses Counted on tbe Field But Fr Savngn Survive. Tine Ridge Agency, S. Dec. to.

Another encounter took place between the troops and the Indiana at daylight this morning, at a point within four miles of the agency. The Seventh and Ninth Cavalry were just coming in from yesterday' battle field, followed at some distanca by their provision tra in. On rciioliirsg tia point cameij, a larire band of Indiaos, headed by "1101111111, train, captured it, and were making: off to ward the Bad Lands, when the cavalry wheeled and gave pursuit. In the battle which followed over thirty Indians were killed and wounded, but no soldiers were killed. According to the latest reports, Two Strike's Indians had yesterday been considered peaceable and subdued, but their sudden change of mind causes tho gravest fears here that perhaps none of the so called friendlies can be relied on.

However, word from General Brooke to the settlers to day is somewhat reassuring, it being to the effect that a great body of the savages have remained loyal all the while nnd that nearly all the rebels are dead. He further says the settlers hero are not now iu danger. Reliable news is also at hand that Colonel Henry is now approaching the agency with 700 Indians, captured in the Bad Lands. This is believed to include all the remnant of the rebels on tho reservation, and hopes are entertained of a speedy settlement. It has cost the lives of about 250 Indians and twenty Uve or thirty soldiers killed anil wounded to eiect this result, if, indeed, it may be said that peace is yet established.

The body of the gallant Captain Wallace and the other dead soldiers arrived here at noon, and will be shipped to Port Rcbinson, the nearest military post. Preparing for an Attack. Little Wound's men have fled back to tbe range north of here towards Two Strike's, and both gangs are preparing to attack the agency. The firing last night was just west of the school house, and between the police and Two Strike's gang. Bullets whistled past the building in a startling way.

The troops here are the infantry under Major Wheaton, with one Gatling, four heavy gnns and one Hotchkiss rifle. There are 5,000 Sioux encamped about the agency buildings. Their tepees are pitched in a hemispherical way to the north, west and east, and along a deep ravine through which Clay creek runs. If all these Indians revolt it would not tako them long to wipe out tha handful of infantrymen from Ojaaha and massacre the entire camp. Every building at the agency ia built of wood, and after footing the traders' stores and the Government storehouses, the Indians could complete their work ia short order by applying the torch.

The Indian school houses, which are ju3t west cf the agency buildings and within rifle shot of General Brooke's are immense wooden structcrea. There are nearly two hundred Indian boys and girls iu the schools. The teachers are whites and half breeds. People who can leave the agency are doing so as rapidly as possible. Fonr privates of the Seventh cavalry ars reported tnissig, and are probably dead in the ravines near Wounded Knee.

Captain Wallace's body will be sent to Fort Riley. The funeral of the dead will take place at the cemetery here to morrow. The bodies of the Indians, numbering 119 bucks and 200 old men, women and children, are lying scattered oier the ground where thtj fell. "Let their dead bury their dead" sounds harsh and but it cannot be helped. It is the cruelty of war.

One of the sad as the troops left the field, was ths wounded horses struggling to their feet and neighing to their old comrades as the column marched away. THE BATTLE OS MONDAY. Desperate Fighting In Which the Indians Were Nenrly Annihilated. Omaha, Dec. 30.

The Bee's cor respondent at the camp on Wound? Knee Creek telegraphs as follows concerning yes terday battle: In the morning, as soon as the ordinary military work of the early day waa done, Manor Whitesidas determined upon disarm ing the Indians at once, and at 6 o'clock the camp ct liig toot was surrounded by the Seventh cavalry and lavlor scouts. The Indians were sitting in a half circle." Four Hotchkiss guns were placed upon a hill about 200 yards distant. Every preparation was made, not especially to fight, but to show the Indians the futility of resistance. They seemed to recognize this fact, and when Major Whitesides ordered thein to come up, twenty at a time, and give up their arms, they camo, but not with their guns in sight. Of the first twenty but two or three displayed arms.

These they gave up sullenly, and, observing the futility of that method of procedure, Major Whitsides ordered a detachment of and A troops on foot to enter the tepees and search them. This work had hardly been entered upon when the 120 desperato Indians turned upon the soldiers, who were gathered about the tepees, and immediately a storm of firing was poured upon the military. It was as though the order to search had been a signal. The soldiers, not anticipating any such action, bad been gathered in very closely, and the first firing was terribly dis trons to them. The reply was immediate, however, and iu an instant it seemed that the draw In "which the Indian camp was set was a sunken Vesuvius.

The soldiers, maddened at the sight of their falfing comrades, hardly awaited the command, and iu a moment the whole front was a sheet of fire, above which the smoke rolled, obscuring the central scene from view. Through this horrible curtain single Indians could be seen at times, flying before the fire, but after the first discharge from the carbines of the troopers there were few of them left. They fell on all sides like grain in the course of the scythe. Indians and soldiers lay together and, wonnded, fought on the ground. Uit througu tne draw toward the bluffs the few remaining warriors fled, turn ing: occasionally to fire, but now evidently caring more for escape than battle.

Only the wounded Indians seemed possessed of the courage of dovili. From the ground where they had fallen they continued to fire until their anrnumUon was gone, or until killed by tha soldiers. Both sides forgot everything, except only the loading and discharging of guns. It was only in the early part of the affray that hand to hand fi ht ing was seen. The carbines were clubbed, sabres gleamed, and war clubs circled in the air and came down like thunderbolts.

But this was only for a short time. The Indians could not stand that storm from the soldieas they had not hoped to. The remnant fled and the battle became a hunt. It was now that the artillery was called into requisition. Before the fighting was so close that the guns could not be trained without danger of death to the soldiers.

Now, with tbe Indiana flying where they might, it was easier to reach them. The Gatling and Hotchkiss guns were trained and then bagan a heavy firing which lasted half an hour, with frequent heavy volleys of musketry and cannon. It was a war of extermination now with the troopers. It was difficult to restrain the troops. The tactics were almost abandoned.

About the only tactics was to kill while it could be done. Wherever an Indian could be seen, down into the creik and up over the bare hills they were followed by artillery and musketry fire, and for several tninntes the engagement went on until not a live Indian was in sight. Colonel Forsythe reached Pino Ridge urn innnan i nnnn hi in elllM in! agency this morning with the Seventh cavalry and the surviving prisoners. He reports twenty five of his men killed and thirty four wounded in the fight on the Porcupine yesterday. General Brooke haa, since the fight, revoked hia orders for trains to carry prisoners south under guard.

There is only a remnant left. ANOTHER BATTLE. The Seventh Cavalry Surrouartetl by Red HklriK, bus the Ninth Cavalry Goes Co tbe Ieeaie. By Associated rress. Pise Ridge Agency, Dec.

31. The Seventh Cavalry had just reached camp yesterday mornir after repulsing the attack made on their supply train by Two Strike's band when the courier arrived with word that ths Catholic mission was on fira and the teachers and pnpils were beinr. inaa ucred. Wear, hungry it in I almost ex haaated 1 liiva! ry were at once pot in ni A Lively Ptxbt. They fonnd that the fire was at the Day school, one mils this side of the Mission.

The Indians under tha command of Little Wound and Two Strike were found to the number of 1,800 about one milo beyond the mission. The Seventh formed a line and began the fighting, which was carried on by only thirty or forty Indians at a time, while the great mass kept concealed. Gen. Forsythe suspected an auibnsh, and did not let them draw him into daDgerons" ground. Tbe Kiatfa to tbe feac ie Colonel Haary started one hour later than Forsythe, and owing to the exhaustion of his horses had to travel very slow.

Tb.8 Seventh became surrounded by redskins, but just as the circle was ready to charge the Ninth broke in upon the rear of the hostiles and they vanished. The Casualties Small The weary soldiers slowly retreated, reach ing the agency at dark. The casualties suffered by the troops were small. Lieutenant Mann, ot company Is. cavalry, was shoe through the side.

The first sergeant of company was also wounded. The Official Report on Casualties. Washington, Dec. 31. Gen.

Schofield this morning received a dispatch from Gen eral Miles stating that the Seventh cavalry lost in the battle with the Indians twenty six men killed, including Captain Wallace, Lieutenant Garlmgton and thirty four men wounded. Lieutenant Hawthorne, of thi Second cavalry, was also wounded. CUMBERLAND VALLEY. The first electric fire alarm bell ia Carlisle was pnt in on Saturday by the Cumberland fire compan'. Mrs.

Elizabeth Ziegler, widow of the late Abram Ziegler, died in Carlisle Monday night, aged 81 years. Mrs. Wickard, widow of the late David Wickard, died on Sunday morning at her homo lour miles north of Carlisle, in. North Middletcn township, The Franklin county commissioners appointed William E. Britton, of Letterkenny, son of 'Squire W.

W. Britton, to be mercan tile appraiser. There were fifteen applicants. D. J.

Williams, a member of the York county bar and also a member of the Cumberland county bar, die! at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon last at his home, near Dillsbnrg. Mrs. Jane Snider, of Chambcrsburg, re ceived word that her husband, Major A. J. Snider, had died in Washington Territory on November 21st.

Mr. Snider was major in tbe 16th Pennsylvania cavalry and went West many years ago. The numbers of the passenger engines on the Cumberland Valley railroad are all to be reduced ten cumbers. For instance 31 will be made 21 and 32 changed to 22, etc. This is done ia order to give more room for several new engines soon to be ordered, and confine the passenger and freight engine numbers within a certalu number.

No. 39 is now the highest numbered pa3H3siger engine, while No. 40 is a freight, thus leaving no continuous number for the new engine. No. 34 will con out of the shops in a few days as No.

24. The nura' era under 20 will be reserved for sbif ling engines. The llagerstowa Mailot Mond ty tells tbe fallowing: "Thursday night a young couple drove up to the Hoover Uouse in hot haste. The couple alighted, and the young man went away at top speed for a license. So far everything went smoothly.

The young man's name was Geo. C. Wyant, and the yonag lady's was Catharine Isabel Ha gcr, and both resided near the Marsh store in Franklin county. Just as every arrangement had been made and the minister was momentarily expected, Miss Hager's father broke into the room, and proved a most unexpected Xmas appearance. The young lady was promptly taken home, and the young man left disconsolate with a license in his inside pocket.

After the girl had returned to her home Mr. Wyant also left. Mr. Eager lives on a farm owned by Mr. Funk of thiscitv." a TO DEATH.

lilies bavsnport Die from the Effects of the Cold Weather. WILKE3 BARKE, Dec. 30. Miles Davenport, a well known and prominent resident of Lehman Centre, started this morning to drive over the mountains from his home to Plymouth. It was intensely cold, and about 2 P.

m. his rig was seen on Welsh Hill, one of the suburbs of Plymouth. He was seated in the vehicle, bat was entirely unconscious and frozen stiff. He was taken to the residence of his brother in law, Hon. John J.

Shonk. Everything possible was done for him, but hs never regained consciousness, and died this evening. He was 75 years of age, and the cold and exposure undoubtedly proved too much for him. He was an uncle of Mrs. H.

H. Ashley, wife of tha well knon coal operator.of Plymouth, nnd was a in ruber of one of tbe oldest families in this vt.Uey. Fresh Stnte News. Street railway authorities at New Brighton have been arrested for salting the tracks. A day break prayer meeting was held in the Methodist church, at North Wales, on Christmas day.

A trucker, whose farm lies betwesn Media and Chester, received $2,000 from his celery patch last year. At the Central police station in Scranton there is a Christmas tree decorated with effects taken from prisoners. John Sheridan, one of the oldest settlers in the Lehigh Valley, died at Bethlehem yesterday morning, aged 83 years. The Standard iron company, of Norris town, chartered in 1882, with a capital stock of $75,000, is soon to go into liquidation. Alexander McKane, an old Indian fighter, now living at Chambersburg, says he wonld hang every Indian who put on war paint.

Georgfj Spencer, of Pottsville, was badly cut in the face on Monday in a light which occurred during a sleigh ride on the Cressona road. In a suit before a Johnstown magistrate it was testified that L. Weaves refused to get his wife a drink of water when she was in bed suffering from fever. Charles B. Shasffer, aged 68 years, died rather mysteriously and suddenly on Christmas day at eatherly, and the coroner is making a thorough investigation.

The breaking of the axle of a coal car on the Wilmington and Northern railroad yesterday morning between Manor Station and Coatsville delayed travel all day. The Pennsylvania railroad company has ordered its conductors on the West Chester branch to strictly confine the travel on School tickets to persons under 18 years old. Frederick Schaeffer, of Tamaqua, a brakeman on a Reading freight train, was struck by the Charlotte street bridge at Pottstown yesterday and seriously injured. A Phillipsburg public school teacher, I learning tnac ner pupiis were collecting money to buy her a Christinas present, advised them to buy a ton of coal for a poor family in that place instead. fc L.IX, NO.

307. HARRISBURG, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1890. ESTABLISHED LAST EDITION. CHEAP AND ATTRACTIVE. WHY A COVPI'E OF HUNDRED LITfLK GIRLS REJOICED.

They Were Given Home IHatlo Dolls Tbat Cost bat Little The Children are Gctng to Have a Christiana Dinner IXelp the Benevolent Aaaoclntlon 1 ho Beggars Who Beg for Chances. Nsably two liimdrei little ones of this eitv are rejoicing over the possession of some pretty dolls, which were given them at the Christmas festival of a prominent church. Gossip has seen the children exhibiting mesa dolls xv Uli pnae ana Tnucb care of them as a veritable mother or pretty. The amount of labor bestowed on them" by loving hands was considerable, tut the actual cost of each attractive member of this dollhood was less than three cents. The dolls body, face, hair and arms are all made of cotton batting, the eyes, nose and other featnrcs being outlined in silk.

There is a dainty dress, a shawl, a hood, and crowning glory of all, in the child's eyes a muff Such gifts as these please the childish hearc, and while they involve labor and patience, the outlay for materials is very slight, Gossip prophesies that some of these dolls, so treasured to day, will be kept for years; perchance, even nntil the golden and brown locks of the owners hare become plentifully BDrinklcd with gray, Over a hundred and fifty children will have a Christmas dinner at Chestnut Street Market Hall by the kindness of the generous ladies who have labored so faithfully to do their mite of good in this direction and the generosity of tbosa who contributed to the project. The ladies interested ia the affair state that they are grateful to those who contributed and return their warmest thanks. Large and generous "ere the gifts, indicating a desire on the part of onr people to make everybody happy at this glad season of the year. This is a good work prompted by purely unselfish motives, and the kind hearted women who so. successfully carried out the idea will ever be" gratefully remembered by those who shared their hospitality.

A well known business man on Third street remarked to Gossip to day "I am glad you have called attention to the beggars for chances on fair books. Tbey are a veritable nuisance. I read the article in last night's Telegraph and started for my place of business. Within one square I was accosted by five different little girls and asked to take chances on some article for their benefit that was being raffled off at some fair. Of course I didn't subscribe anything.

I make it a rnle to go direct to a fair when I want to patronize it, for I ami not.snre that the chance beggars always return the money they beg. It would be a very easy thing for them to keep the money and say nothing abontit, erasing the pencil marks where cash is marked down. The managers of fairs ught to protect themselves." The Harrisburg Benevolent Association has organized for the winter, and will begin active work next Monday. This is an organization that has done a world of good in years gone by, when distress prevailed and there was a demand for assistance from the poor and needy. If you can help along iu the go6d work send your contribution to W.

K. Alricks, Danphin Deposit Bank, and rest assured that it will be placed where it will do the most good. By the way, we had a Mayor's Qnick Charity Fund once. Where is that Mayor's Quick Charity Fund now How are you going to begin the new year What will the new year bring thee Crowned aeslre3 Hope's unfuiaument Grief's Ravening fires? Riches or love or laurels What e'er to thy lot be sent, Goa grant the new yaar'il bring thee Foacj and a heart content Tariff Pictures. The term "free trade" as applied to foreign trade is very much of a misuomer.

The railroads of the United States carried 619.137,237 tons of freight during the year 1889, which, at an average valuation of $30 a ton, represented free domestic trade amounting to $13,930,587,840 Our entire volume of imports for the fiscal year 1889 90 was only 789,310,409, and of this there was subject to duty 523,641,780 Our dutiablo imports don't look very important alongside of our domestic free trade, do they Neva York Press. Candidate for Journal Clerk. Meadvllle Republican. Hon. Forrest R.

Nichols, of this county, is in the field as a candidate for the position of journal clerk of the House of Representatives at Harrisburg. Mr. Nichols represented Crawford county in the Legislatures of 1885 and 18S7 with ability and fidelity, and it goes without saying that he is thoroughly equipped for the place he is now seeking. He is a thorough Republican, industrious, capable and raliablc, and the members of the House would make no mistake in awarding him the position. Ho deserves the compliment and should restive it Saw Them Drill.

Lieut. F. M. Ott and Sergeant John M. Major were in Philadelphia and witnessed a mounted drill of the City Troop.

They learned some valuable pointers which will be utilized at the next drill of the Governor's Troop. Unanimously Disagreed To. Scran ton Republican. All the anti Cameron papers are loudly calling for some Republican to step three paces to the front and announce himself a candidate for Senator in opposition to Mr. Cameron.

No one has yet stepped out. Quaker City Mote. Philadelphia Record. Falling horses. Slippery 1 racks.

Busy blacksmiths. Bonnet pins are so dainty. This is hat smashing day on 'Change. Fine opera glasses have aluminium frames. Cuspidors are forced into doing flower pot duty.

Billiard room habitues are learning "Chinese pool. Heavy white stoneware coffee pots from Dresden are in style. A down town grocer's specialty is "Russet r.pple cider." "Societarians is what they of the euldy whirl call themselves. A life insurance agent on Walnut street or thereabout had home made plum pudding for late dinner, a few days ago. In the dead of night ho woke hia'wTnTwith a cry of horror, that also woke himself.

"What ia she cried, cowering amid the clothes. He hastened to reassure her by the calming statement that he dreamt twelve of his patrons had just dropped dead in a bunch. The presents were being distributed at the Sunday school celebration. "Ah said the superintendent, "here's a nice present for the man who has the fullest class in school. When you see a class always full of boys and the boys always full of interest in the lesson, it's a sure sign that the teacher "Is always full, too," interrupted the bad little boy in the next class.

PARAGRAPHS. iirlef Mention of lbs Movements of Your Friend nnd Arqimlutnceti. Mrs. John J. Shoemaker ia critically ill, as is also Mrs.

George K. Shoemaker. Deputy Prothonotary Melick is spending a portion of the holiday season in Philadelphia. Yesterday Major and Mrs. J.

A. Mooro entertained their friends at their pretty home in Camp Hill. Mr. Frank Bntterworth, of Washington, D. C.

son of Congressman Butterworth, of Ohio, is visiting in the city over the holidays. Rev. Theodore Crouse and bride will occupy the parsonage of the Thirteenth Street Lutheran church, at 1246 Derry street, tomorrow. llev. Samuel W.

Reigart, of Salisbury, Md, formerly of Mechaniesbarg, 13 spending a few days in this city as the of his brother in law, Rev. Geo. W. Snyder. He will deliver the Wednesday evening lee tore at the Second Keforaced church this evening (December 3 1 3t at 7 :30.

FOR CHARITY'S SAKE The TInsrribiirs Benevalent Association Will BedB tbe Work of Helping lie Poor Next Monday. At a meeting of the Board of Managers of this association it was decided to make arrangements to open np the work for the winter as speedily as possible, as the need seems greater than it has for the past two years. They have secured rooms at No. 22 North Second street, Buffington's building, and expect to open the same not later than Monday, January 5th. Mr.

George Adams has been secured to take charge of the rooms and make distribution of supplies, and Rev. Mr. Beck will visit the applicants and investigate special cases. It is proposed to issne cards, which can be used by the citizens generally, and will materially assist the managers. These carda can be secured at the rooms on application, the idea being that help will be granted at once cn receipt of one card stating that the party knows the applicant to be worthy and.

the other card will indicate a request for immediate investigation. It is also hoped tbat arrangements can be made by which employment will be furnished to those able and willing to work. Trusting that quick and hearty co operation of our citizens may be given, that the needs of tbe poor may be supplied. If ye have freely received, freely give. G.

M. McCaulkt, President. PENNSYLVANIA'S FINANCES. State Treasurer Boyer Gives Homo Interesting figures. State Treasurer Boyer, speaking of the State's finances, said last evening: "Upon the ascertainment of the fact of the assignment of B.

K. Jamison and of Delamater who held deposits aggre gating $125,000, my sureties deposited with me, as State Treasurer, the lull amount of these deposits, and the same are now in my hands as State Treasurer, subject to the call at any time of the Commonwealth, which sum of money ($125,000) I hold as State Treasurer to protect the Commonwealth against loss, by reason of said assignments. "The following statement of purchases of State loans for the thireen months ending with this date will serve to show the rapidity with which the moneys in the sinking fund are being thus invested Tha amounts for each, month (face value) are: December, 1889, January, 18S0, April, 1890, May, 1890, July, 1890, August, 1890, September, 1890, $656,301 October, 1 890, 1 3, 700 November, 1 890, $272, 250 December, 1890, $327,000. Total, $1,834, 051. Premiums paid, $155,119.

Grand total, $1,989, 170. Tha cash in the sinking fund on December 1st, 1889, was $2,717, 177 37. Cash at this date, $1,875,000. The payment of the February interest will further rednce this amount about $254,000. "The extraordinary payments by the Pennsylvania railroad company, being the balance or, the purchase ot tbe mam line of the public wonts during the past fiscal year aggregated 6 5, 65 4 9 4.

It will thus be seen that had it not been for these extraordinary additions to the fund, the cash balance wonld now bs about $1,000,000. "The balance in the general fund on Jan nary 1st, 1891, will be less than the limit prescribed by law ($1,000,000 on the first business days of January, April, July and October, excepting those months during which the Legislature is in session, when the limit is "On February the loan of March 20th, 1877, is reimbursable. "This was originally $8,000,000. The balance outstanding ia $3, 3031 100. After August 1st, 1891, there will be but one interest period remaining, February 1st, 1892.

lhe btats is continually making large pur chases of this loan, and practically redemp tion of this balance can begin after August, 1891. "It follows that, continuing this policv, it will not be many months before the cash in the sinking fnnd will be reduced to a small amount, and in order to redeem the balance of this loan the State will sell largely of its Government bonds. It is proper also to state that the sinking fund commission, ers have always made every effort to pur chase the loans ot the State, and there are two reasons why they have succeeded so well during the past year, the near approach of the reimbursable period of the 5s of 1892, and the opportunities for mora profitable in vestments which grew out ot the financial situation." HI I LETOWNJl ATTE RS. A Little Colored lrl llurned to Denth In the Most Horrible Manner. Dally Journal.

Gwindola Gilmore, a little colored girl, was yesterday afternoon burned to a crisp in the house of Mrs. Mary Thomas, and lingered in terrible agony from 1 o'clock until 4 when death relieved the little one's sufferings. It appears that the little girl, who is but 6 years old, had been in the habit of visiting Mrs. Thomas. She got too close to the stove and her clothes ignited.

Upon discovering herself to be on fire she naturally started to run down stairs. The wind fanned the flames and she fell on the bed that stands in the next room, near the stairs, which immediately took fire. This ignited the window curtain which was near the bed and a general blaze ensued. The little girl became so frightened that Ehe tried to run down stairs, when she fell headlong to the bottom. On picking herself up she ran to the door and out in the street a perfect mass of flames.

By this time her shrieks attracted the notice of the neighbors, who at once ran to her assistance, and Miss Ada Barber, upon reaching the little girl, at once icked up a pail of water and threw it upon the flames, thus partly extinguishing them. Another colored man ran to the unfortunate girl and tore the clothes from her, but she was burnei so bad that part of the flesh of the lower extremities came off with the clothing. She lingered for three hours after the accident. The Iron Moulders' Union, No. 69, will hold their lourtn annual dress ball in the Excelsior rink this evening.

Mr. Geo. W. Hemperly and family, of Harrisburg, are visiting parents, Mr. and Mrs.

L. F. Hemperly. Nearly Thousand. Nine hundred marriage licenses were issued at the recorder's office during the year 1890, 77 of which were taken out during the preeent month.

Two of these were taken out to day bv Malachi Sweeney and Eliza beth M. Dougherty, of this city, and Geortre W. Botts and Mary Shoffstall, of Berrys turg. a hey begin the new year well. A Choir Goes Sleighing.

Thirty members of Grace M. E. choir crow ded into cne of Calder's big sleds, last evening, and were driven to Hummelstown, where supper was served. Tho party then returned to the home cf Leader Gottschall, on Mulberry street, about 11 o'clock, and enjoyed themselves until a late hour. STEELT05 NEWS.

Special Correspondence of the Teleoraph. Steelton, Dec. 31. On Monday, January 5th, tho tri Synodic Board of Home Missions of the Reformed Chnrch will meet in this place. The Board ia composed of the Synods of the Unted States, the Potomac and the Pittsburg.

Eminent from these Synodical distiicts will be present It was tbe earnest desire of Rev. M.H.Sangree to have the new church building completed for this meeting, but owing to unforeseen obstacles it has not been finished, Tha meeting will be held in the G. A. R. Hall.

A missionary service will be held in the even in to which all are invited. Benj. F. Davis, an employe of the motor line, met with an accident yesterday after Boon by which he received a severely mashed foot. JTo was running a.

ear as second section, and when near Iio plant the front ear was stopped, wnen uavis snaaemy applied IlffilSKilL car down sufficiently to run nnder the other car, crashing the vestibule of his car and catching his foot between it and the brake rod. He was removed to his home, 31 5 North Front street, and a surgeon summoned, who found it necessary to amputate his great toe. Mr. J. B.

Flickinger, refusing to accept a re election as superintendent of St. John's Lutheran Sunday school, because he intends removing to Harriabarg in the spring, was presented with a handsome ebony gold headed cane, inscribed, 'Presented to J. B. Flickinger by the Sunday school of St. John's Lutheran church, Dec.

25th, 1890." The Reformed congregation will celebrate Us8ecoDd anniversary on Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. A special service of song has been prepared, for the occasion. The pastor, Kev. AI. Sangree, will officiate.

A general invitation is extended to the pnb lie to attend these anniversary exercises. Wra. II. Wise, residing at No. 344 South Second street, while at work in No.

1 Bessemer this morning, fell a distance of fourteen feet into the pit, receiving a severe contusion of the back and hips. He received slight burns about the hands and face. While skating on the canal this morning a man, whose name could noc be learned, received a terrific fall on the ice, cutting a deep gash below hia left temple. He was assisted to his feet and resuscitated, after which he departed for his home. The funeral of Annie Irvin took place this morning at 10 o'clock, from the residence of her parents, on South Second street.

A large number of people viewed the corpse and attended the services. Rev. M. H. Sangree officiated.

Isaac Cable, while at work in No. 1 Bessemer this morning, had both bones of the ankle broken by a heavy bar falling upon it. He was taken to his home at No. 607 North Front street. An attractive place for skaters in the evening is i immediately above the Locust street bridge, where a large arc light illuminates the canal for several squares.

This morning while George E. Sides, of Highspire, was at work in No. 1 Bessemer a bar of iron fell upon his foot mashing several toes. Couffer Son are cutting ten inch ice, of a good quality, from their dams. A large force of men are at work.

NEWPORT NEWS. Special Correspondence ot the Telegraph. Nevtport, Dec. 31, 1890. Last evening the Central Hotel parlors were filled with invited guests to witness the marriage of Miss Vickie Burd, daughter of Landlord David Burd, and Mr.

Peter Hertz, a worthy young carpenter of this place. A large sleighing party from Liverpool came to Newport last evening, and spent a couple hours very pleasantly with Miss Carrie Eby. Capt. B. F.

Miller had only $400 insurance on his dwelling house that was burned' ou Monday. The contents wers not insured. The funeral of Robert Taylor, who was found dead in his bed yesterday morning, will take place on Friday. The loss cn the burning of Toomey's mill yesterday morning is estimated at insurance, $4,000. George Ditty, of place, while skating on the canal yesterday, fell and sprained his wrist very badly.

There will be a grand fantastic parade here to niorrow afternoon. THE FIRST WIFE SHUT OUT. After Kernnlnlng Silent Forty Years She Has No Claim. St. Paul, Dec.

30. Judge Stark has just decided a very interesting marriage problem. William Gardner went to Olm stead county, from Ireland, forty years ago, and three year3 later married. He is now 70 years old, and his wife and seven children are living. A woman came from Ireland last spring with a 40 year old son, claimed that she was Gardner's wife, and wanted her share of his money.

Gardner admitted that he had married the woman, but said that when he came to America she refused to accompany him. In Ms decision Judge Stark shuts out the first wife from sharing her husband's wealth on the ground that by refusing to come to her husband when he had sent her the money and remaining silent forty years she had waived all her rights. When Gardner was released he took pity on the woman and gave her encugh money to make her comfortable. Failed Sure Enough. By Associated Press.

New Yobk, Dec. 31. Ths failure of Bateman bankers, was formally announced on the stock exchange this morning. FINANCIAL tND Quotations FurnisTted by I. Miller dt Stock Brokers, Room vi, College BlocK.

New York Quotations. New York, Dec. 31. Clos. 64 21X Close.

i 16 28K 48 59 93 Silk 132 131 26" 105X Am. U.S. oil Atchison Canada Southern, c. c. c.

i C. B. Colorado Coal C.G. Trust Del. Hudson Lack.

Erie F. W. Hocking Jersey central Kansas Lake shore Lead Trust Louis. Missouri Pacific. New Michigan Central, N.

Y.Ccn.&U. Norf. Northwest N. Pacific do. com Omaha do.

pref North America Phlla. Heading. Paciac Mail PhlIa.Co(Nat.Gas) Pullman Richmond Term'l Rock Island Silver St. Paul St. Paul pref Sugar Trust Texas Pacific T.

C. I Union Pacific Weste Wabash pref W. L. Erie pref. do.

common 11 33X io" 184if 51 57tf 13 32 43 17 17 60 ioi 165" Oil Quotation for To day. New York. Dec. Opening, 70X; 71; lowest, 69; closing, 71. Quotations.

Furnished Hartzell it Brokers. Room 8 So. 30 SorUi Third street Second floor.) Philadelphia, Dec. 31. The following arc the closing prices of stooks Clos.

1 Clos. Lehigh Valley 49 Pennsylvania 50 LehlgUNavigatton 47Ji Reading 16 1 16 Nori hern 2V. do. Gen'l Mort do. preferred Philadelphia Produce MnrUet.

Philadelphia, Dec. 31. Flour The market 13 dull; Pennsylvania supers, $3 003 50; do extra. $3 754 00 No. 2 family, $4 00(84 25: do.

roller, $4 354 85 do. patent, $5 00C5 25. Grain Wheat The market Is steady but quiet No. 2 red, 98ic No. 1 Pennsylvania red.

$1 04 No. 2 Pennsylvania red, i 06. Corn The market Is firm but quiet; No. 2. 57tf358c, as to location.

Oats The market Is firm but quiet; No. 2 white, 48Ji'49C No. 2 mixed, 474C Bran Is dull; winter, 122(323 50; spring, $22 22 E0. Hay Baled hay Is dull timothy, $910 50 mlxid, $7(rJ8. Straio Baled rye straw, $17 50.

Provisions. Butter The market is dull and weak; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 2S29c; good to prime, l8M2ic firsts, I8(20c Pennsylvania print, extra, wholesale. 303 lobblnsr. 3i34c. Egers The market Is firm and scarce Pennsylvania firsts, 30c Pennsylvania fancy, I423c; held lots, Cheese The market is steady: parr.

sKims, ocsjc ran 8 Kims, ac. Petroleum Tho market Is dull refined In barrels, $7 35. ioccoes Are dullatfxoi 10 per bushel. AFTER MANY MONTHS. 1831.

I ENTtMIBEO MINERS FOTNO IN THE COAL MLK. Bictbt Were Lost, but ObIt Two Were Found The Others May be Recovered Time Particulars Suppressed by lhe Mine Superintendent In Order to Allay tlie Eicitrmtnt. BXT0J1BED 3HXEU3. Pontic! Ten iTIontbs .4 fcer They Wfo anght In tbe iff Inn. liy Associated Press.

wilkes bareb, Dec. 31. A ghastly sequel i9 being enacted to day to the fright fill disaster wbidh cccarrod ia JSTo. 3 shaft of tne Jehigh and Wilkes liarra coal compHny at South Wilites Barre on lVlarch 3d. On 11 fire tc the Slon se A mnl in wbica were imprisoned Frank Onll, Hugh Dirgharo, Ferry, Thomss Williams, as.

O'Donnel, Patrick McLealas, Thomas McDonald and Jss. Jamison. Jiepeated and desperate efforts were made to rescue the unfortunate men, and their fate was for weeks a source of painful suspense to the entire country. The flames ravaged the mines and destroyed the workings to such an extent that it is only now the repairing force are able to penetrate to where the lost miners perished. TLis morning at 10 o'clock tke workmen removed a mass of debris and advanced to a point not before reached where they came upon the remains of one or more of the dead miners.

At the company's office they declined to give any particulars until thi3 afternoon, but it is understood that the bodies found are those of Frank Cull and Thomes McDonald. Both of the bodies are said to be in a good state of preservation. Superintendent Scott, by tele' phone to the main office in this city, explained to an Associated Press reporter that they prefer to keep the particulars quiet until the gangway is fully examined, so that definite answers may be given toxfrantic inquiries that will no doubt come from the excited relatives and others. Two More Fonnd. Wilkes Babre, Dec.

31. Sept Scott and District Supt. Lowell came ont of tha shaft at noon to day and they said that two of the bodies had been brought to the surface and two more had been found. As yet there ia not a trace cf any others, but they are thought to be near by and may be recovered ct any time. Operations iu the shaft may possibly begin within the next two weeks.

The mine has been idle since the r. CON GUESS. The Senate Hisciis doa of Election R1H. By Associated 5'rcss. Washington, Dec.

31. After disposing of a little routine business the Senate this morning resumed consideration of the Morgan resolution, relative to amendments to the election bill, and discussed the point of order made against it by Senator Sherman. Can On Forever. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec.

31. Vice President Morton to day, in deciding that an appeal from a decision of the chair was debatable, practically decided that tha talk can go on interminable. THE IRISH I.EIOER3 SEPARATE. Mo Place Set for the Next Conference. By Associated Press.

Boulogne, Dec. 31. Messrs. Parnell, Kenny, Scull and Byrne left here to day for London. Messrs.

O'Brien, Gill and the Redmonds will leave during the day for Paris. No announcement has yet been made as to when and where the next conference between Messrs Parnell snd O'Brien will take place. They Will Kin nnd Make Paeis, Dec, 31. The Siecle claims to know that a hot and hostile discussion took place yesterd iv at the conference between Parnell and O'Biien. Ttii3 disenssion, ac cording to the Siecle, renders a reconciliation between the Irish leaders most improbable.

PENNSYLVANIA'S ANTHRACITE. The Figures inr 1SS9 ns CIven Superintendent Porter. Out by By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 31.

Superintendent Porter, of the Census Bureau, has issued a bulletin in relation to the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania. The bulletin shows that the total production of anthracite in i eii. Ivania during the calendar year 1889 was tens cf 2,240 pounds, valued at the mines at $65,718,165, or an average of about $1 77 per ton, including all sizes sent to the market. The average number of days worked during the year 1889 by all the collieries wa3 194. The number of persons employed during the year, including superintendents, engineers and clerical force, was the total wages paid being $39,152,124.

The total production of long tons for 1889 was over 25,575,875, as 40,665,152 for the year 1890. The value of tha production in the former period was $42, 172,942, as against 55,718,165. A WA KM NEW YEAR'S. A VFnrni Wnve Will Thaw Out New Year's Ctrcetinc. By Associated Press.

A special weather bulletin issued by the signal office says The temperature ia above tha mean over nearly the entire country west of the Alleghenies. This warm wave will move eastward over the Gnlf States, Ohio valley and the greater portion of the lake region. New Year's Day promises to be one of the warmest ever known. HE NEVER SAID IT. A Witness Who Repudiates Ills Testimony.

By Associated Press. Medfield, Dec. 31. Mark Revel, the witness in the Stain Crowell case, who told the story purporting to show how Cashier Barron, of the Dexter Bank, met his death, now says that although he did make the statement as published, he was in liquor when he made it, and that there was not a word of truth in what he said. Failures for This Year.

By Associated Press. New Yobk, Dec. 31. The business failures occurring throughout the United States for the entire year of 1890, as reported to R. G.

Dunn Mercantile AgeEcy, are 10,907, in number being 25 greater than in the year 1889; the liabilities, however, show a very largo increase over 13S9, being $189,000,000 as against $143,000,000. These are the largest liabilities since 1881, when tbey amounted to $225,000,000. An Incrndlnrj's ferU. By Associated Press. New Bp.uxsvick, N.

Dec. 31. The barn and outbuildings of Clinton F. Randolph, one mile north of this city, with five horses, nine cows, forge and farming implements were burned last night. Loss, $8, 500, partially insured.

The fire was the work of an incendiary. We Want from England. By Associated Press. New YoSk, Dec. 31.

A special dispatch from London, received tc day in Wall street, says: It is rumored tbat a large demand has been made from tbe Bank of England of gold for shipment to New York. Germany continues its demand. The bank charges 6 per cent, for loans. A Republican Elected. By Associated Press.

Rock Island, Dec. 31. The special election held in the Twenty first Senatorial district yesterday resulted in the election of William Payne, the Republican nominee, by about 1,500 majority over W. Wilson, Farmers' Alliance. A ,4 1 mm 1.