Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 24, 1898, Page 2

The Aierald--Review. Ly BE. Kiley. MINNESOTA, GRAND RAPIDS - The wise man gets a lot of free in- struction from fools, An actor is naturally spiritless when the ghost fails to walk. The new woman usually meets her match in the new servant. It’s always a great bore for the bur- glar if the safe is locked. Fools ofttimes rush in where wise men would be afraid of the police. Pleasure that isn’t shared with an- other loses half its power to please. There is always a tender connection between the locomotive and the train. When a man is riding a hobby it’s always a good plan to give him the road. Some people are inclined to mind their own business, but lack the ability to do so. The Texas steer is a pretty tough proposition—when you meet him in a staurant. res The man with the narrow mind us- ually makes up for it in the length of his arguments. The chaplain of congress will soon take a look at that body—and then pray for the country. The poor optimist gets more real enjoyment out of his earthly sojourn than the wealthy pessimist. The man who makes his wife get up and light the fire every morning of her life shows his appreciation by erecting a $10 tombstone to her mem- ory. A Boston newspaper says that the unlimited enfranchisement of the ne- gro was a mistake. Thirty years ago anyone in Massachusetts who would have uttered such a sentiment would have been invited to leave the state. Mr. Carnegie is a tremendous bene- actor to the human race. He has just entered a combination to increase the price of steel rails, although he admitted some time ago that his firm was making good profits at the old As the railroads pay the in- creased price, they have to get the money back in the way of freight and pass: er rates. _The increase comes out of the pockets of the people and is unnecessary and unjustifiable. prices. The present generation is the first that has known the telephone and the ‘bicycle. There are today more than a million telephones in use in this coun- try. How many cycles there are no one knows. Both inventions save steps, time, labor and money, It is not easy to estimate what is the extent of the influence of such devices in bringing about social changes. We know that the influence is enormous, and that the world becomes year by year an easier place in which to live. As we look through a telescope and obtain a glimpse of the wonders it re- veals, or as we study the results which have been attained by experts in its se, the mind is naturally impressed with the grandeur and power of the Creator of the heavenly bodies. When we learn something of their move- ments so absolutely accurate that their phases and positions can be foretold with perfect certainty long centuries in advance, defying competition by the most perfect instruments of human de- vising, it is impossible with nny show of reason to deny the controlling pres- ence of an infinite mind. There are now 161 high schools on the accredited list of the University of IlHnois. A large number of these are to be re-examined this year, and the high school visitor is crowded ‘with work as never before. Schools are being accredited for whatever work is well done. There has thus been added the work of considering the claims of high school graduates to ad- vanced standing. There are many high schools in the state that do more work than that required for admis- sion to the university, and the univer- sity is anxious to rezognize that fact and to encourage as much as possible such advanced work in the high schools. The university is eareful also not to constrain small high schools to undertake more than can be well ac- complished, and hence would prefer to accredit a small high school with less than the amount required for admis- sion to the university than with the full amount less thoroughly done. While stimulating every high school to do all that it ought to do, the uni- versity at the same time desires that the high school shall work out its own problem spontaneously, rather than be constrained to external standards, It will be some years, perhaps, before the merits and defects of the city “sky- scrapers” will all be known. Thus far they have withstood severe tests ex- tremely well. Not long ago a gale that swept over Chicago stopped many of the clocks in the upper stories of such buildings, but did not injure the build- ings. They are ugly. They cut off light from the streets and are otherwise objectionable. Nevertheless, thus far they have shown all needed strength. What earthquakes and the corroding teeth of the atmosphere will do to them is yet to be made manifest. 'THE NEWS RESUME | EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A CONDENSED FORM. ‘A General Resume of the Most Im- portant News of the Week From All Parts of the Globe, Boiled Down and Arranged in Con- venient Form for Rapid Perusal By Busy People. From Washington. Secretary of the Interior Bliss has resigned, to take effect Jan. 1. Gen. Brooke has been appointed mil- itary governor of Cuba, Action has been taken by Secretary Long to withhold information concern- ing American naval affairs from for- eign governments. Capt. R. P. Page Wainwright, chie? mustering officer of Illinois, has re- ceived a dispatch from the war depart- ment ordering him to muster out the Third Ilinois infantry Jan. 12. The committe on Indian affairs of the house has decided to appropriate $45,000 to continue the examinations and estimates for the Chippewa pine Jands' in Minnesota, $10,000 to be im- mediately available, with the proviso that the work shall be finished in the current year. Arrangements have been made for the transfer of the remains of Gen. John A. Rawlins, Gen. Grant’s chief of staff, from the Congre nal ceme- tery to the National cemetery at Ar- lington. A site has been selected at Arlington on the east front of the Man- sion, 1 r the graves of Gen. Sheridan, Gen. Crook and other heroes of the Civil war. Personal. iam Black, the English novelist, is dead, Col. Bryan has resigned as colonel of the Third Nebraska. Col. Moulton, of the Second Mlinois regiment, will, it is understood, be in command of the Havana police. Sir William Jenner, the distinguished pathologist and physician in ordinary to the queen and the prince of Wales, is dead. The death in a New York hospital of Dr. T. H. Huzza of Atlanta, one of the most. prominent physicians of the South, is announced. President Rafael Iglesias of Costa Rica sailed from New York for France on the steamer La Gasconge. He said ‘he was very much pleased with his cordial reception in this country. Admiral Schley, who has been con-"| fined to his room in the Hotel Kens- ington, New York, for the last few day ffering from a slight attack of la grippe, is reported to be much bet- ter. Judge Carey, ex-United States sen- ator for Wyoming, has announced that he will not be a candidate for re-elec- tion to the United States senate at the next session of the legislature. His re- tirement is regarded as materially im- proving Senator Clark's chances of re- election. Criminal Record. Marsh, president of the looted Key- stone bank, Philadelphia, has been sentenced to a fine and imprisonment of twelve years and three months. Frank Dean, an escaped prisoner | from the state prisom at Jackson, Mich., where he was serving a sen- tence for bank robbery, was captured at Newark, N, Hart and Davis, the two men con- victed of robbing the Cincinnati (Ap- panoose county, Iowa) Bank, have es- caped from jail at Centerville, Lowa. They have been traced to Exline, tak~ ing the cars there for Kansas City. Miss Lulu Johnston of Pond Creek, Ok., is in jail at Pond Creek, Kas., and will be tried Dec. 16, on the charge of poisoning her sixth husband at Law- rence, Kas., in May. She is also ac- cused of poisoning a half-brother in Sumner county, Kansas, last July. An imperial rescript has just issued at Pekin, sentencing to death a Chinese litratus who wrote threatening letters to a foreign missionary in Kiang Si, and confers high Chinese honors on the missionary for his tact and for- bearance in the matter. The edict as- tonished the Chinese, and the action of the empress dowager is likely to have a salutary effect. Foreign Notes. The Paris world’s fair may be post- poned. Sir William Harcourt has resigned as leader of the English Liberals. In an interview in Paris Senator Da- vis expressed himself as favoring an Anglo-American-Japanese alliance. The pope has decided that the Span- | ish policy of the vatican will be anti: Carlist and not neutral. It is rumored at Berlin that the great powers concerned have agreed to a German occupation of the Samoan isl- ands, beginning with Upola. The imports into France during the last eleven months increased $86,969,- ' 800. The exports during the came pe- | rion decreased $29,941,000. | During the discussion of the esti- | mates in the reichstag, Herr Basser- man, National Liberal, declared that his party desired the government to give vigerous protection to German in- terests in its dealings with America, Le Soir of Paris announces the re- turn of Dreyfus at an early day. It asserts that the government has form- ally decided upon this course, and has ordered a body of soldiers to be in readiness to escort him from the port of landing to Paris. Rear-Admiral Lord Charles Beres- ford, member of parliament, in the Conservative interest for York City, who has been in China for some time on behalf of the British Associated Chambers of Commerce, will start on his home voyage early next month, via Japan and the United States, _ Casualties, noe mma arent i.e wo! CALVIN 8, BRICE~ | cesar area collapsed in New York, flooding the streets and killing and injuring people. A head-end collision occurred ten miles north of Prescott, Ariz., in which one man was killed and four others in- jured, probably fatally. ‘The main building of the Kutztown (Pa.) Foundry and Machine company was totally destroyed by fire. Loss, $70,000. It contained valuable pat- terns. > A large quantity of brickwork in a sewer in course of construction at Bar- celona collapsed, burying many of the workmen. Highteen bodies have been recovered. The president has accepted the re- commendation of Gen. Wheeler, and commuted to imprisonment for life the sentence of death imposed by court- martial upon Private Lindsay of the Tenth cavalry at Huntsville, Ala. Sulphur and arsenic fumes) from the smelters at Butte, Mont., killed four men. There is great indignation, and some- of the smelters may be de stroyed by a mob. Acting Gov. Watkins of New Jersey has decided not to grant a warrant for the extradition of John J. Cagner, against whom a charge of forgery of railroad tickets was made by the Ne- braska authorities. A head-end collision occurred on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, between the Kansas City passenger nad an extra freight at Rutledge, near Qitumwa. Both engines were tele- sceped, the mail car was demolish pd. and half a dozen freight cars y smashed. a The northeast gale which prevailed along the Pacific coast for about twen- ty-four hours has abated. Considera- ble Gamage was done to shipping and along the water front, but only two lives are known to have been lost, G. Balestrero and J. Guisippi, Italian fish- ermen, whose boat was capsized in San Francisco bay. General. ‘The province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, is now under the Stars and Stripes. Andrew Carnegie, it is rumored, will establish a great shipyard, near New York. A mevement for the purchase of street railway lines by the city has been started in Chicago. It comes to light that the people ot Porto Rico have been badly swindled by the Spanish government in the finances. Four American war vessels have been ordered to Havana, h the hope that they will have a quieting effect upon the people. ‘The steamer Rosalie arrived at Ta- coma, Wash., brings news that an ex- odus of men is taking place from Daw- son City. severe blizzard is raging all over Wire communication is more, interrupted south of myles by vy sleet. Maj. Gen. Merritt, Mrs. Merritt and the general's aid-de-camp, Lieut. Strothers, sailed from Liverpool for New York on board the steamer Luca- nia. Ground is soon to be Iroken at Pe- oria, lil. for the Great,Eastern distil- lery, to be erected by $acop Woolner, The contract is let. Col. Picquart’s release is still de- layed, owing to judic quibbles be- tween the civil and inilitary authori- ties. sus Dunn was acquitted at Pittsfield, Ill., of the murder of Alice Grimes. It was his second trial for the crime. He nerly a merchant in Nebo, and The alumni of Princeton University presented to the gunboat Princeton, at the Brooklyn navy yard, a large bronze bell, a library of 600 volumes and a massive punch bowl] and ladle. The ashes of Columbus were trsns- ferred with military and sacredotal ceremonial from the cathedral at Havana to the Conde de Venadito, and the cruiser sailed for Cadiz convoyed by two gunboats. The German-American Debenture, another one of the New Orleans con- cerns promoted by Jasper W. Ross, who. left the city just prior to the col- lapse of the Metropolitan Bond and Loaning association, is in a bad w The insular cabinet has decided to secure an efficient American superin- tendent of the.Porto Rican schools. Gen. John Eaton, the well known edu- cator, and formerly United States com- missioner of education, has been se- lected and sent for. The biggest sale of wheat in many years on the St. Louis exchange has been made by Mike Shane, a well known trader. He disposed of 500.000 bushels in five equal lots. Dan Miller was the purchaser, and the price paid was 68 1-8 cents, Among the passengers arriving at New York on the French line steam- ayy Champagne was Bisop Tikhon, wly-appointed head of the Russian church in America, although nominally he is bishop of the Aleutian islands and Alaska. ‘ Cubans residing at Lima are prepar- ing to give an enthusiastic reception to the United States battleships Oregon and Iowa on their arrival in the north- ern passage along the coast, en route to join Admiral Dewey’s squadron at Manila. ‘The New England Shoe and Leather association has announced the assign- ment of the Mudge Shoe company, with factories at Newburyport and East Rochester, N. H. The liabilities are estimated at $125,000. The capital of the company was $125,000. The United States flag was unfurled over the city hall at Marianao at 12:30 o'clock Dec. 10, by Col. Young, com- manding the battalion of engineers, of which a detachment was drawn up in the square, presented arms, and the American and municipal officers pres- ent stood with bared heads during the ceremony. The schooner Middlesex, owned by E. A. Shores of Ashland, Wis., which was caught in the ice floe at Pelee island, Lake Erie, and badly crushed, was towed inte Cleveland completely waterlogged. | tracted a severe cold last week. On PASSES AWAY FORMER OHIO SENATOR SUCCUMBS fi TO PNEUMONIA. He Contracted a Severe Cold Which Developed Into Pneumonia and Although Everything Known to Medical Science Was Done for Him He Grew Gradually Worse Until the End Came—He Served One Term in the Unitéd States Senate, When He Was a Member of Several Important Committees. New York, Dec. 16.—former United States Senator Calvin S. Brice died at 3:15 o'clock yesterday at his residence in this city of pneumonia. He con- Friday last he took to his bed and on Monday his physicians said that pneu- monia had developed. Everything known to medical science was done to save him but he grew gradually worse. At Mr. Brice’s bedside when he died were Mrs. Brice, Capt. Stewart Brice, John Francis Brice, Miss Helen Brice and Miss Kate Brice. Another son, W. THE MARKETS. From Grain ana Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Dec. 19.— Wheat —No. 1 Northern, 63 1-4@64c; No. 2 North- ern, 61 3-4@62 1-2c. Corn — No, 2 yel- low, 31@31 1-2¢; No. 3, 30 1-2@31e. Oats —No. 3 white, 26@26 1-2c; No. 3, 251-2 @253-4¢. Barley and Rye — Sample barley, 36@44c; No. 2 rye, 47 1-2@48e; No. 3 rye, 46 1-2@47e. Duluth, Dec. 19.—Wheat—Cash, No. 1 bard, 65 3-8e; No. 1 Northern, 62 3-Sc; No. 2 Northern, 57 7-8e; No. 3 spring, 54 7-8c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 65c; No. 1 Northern, 63c; December, No. 1 hard, 64 3-8¢; Ne. 1 Northern, 62 3-8e; May, No. 1 hard, 66 1-8c; No. 1 North- ern, 651-8e. Oats, 263-4@27e; rye, to arrive, 50c; barley, 36@42c; flax, to ar- rive, $1.041-2; May, $1.061-2; corn, 931 5-Se. Minneapolis, Dec. 19.—Wheat — De- cember opened at 62 3-4c-and closed at 623-4¢; May opened at 641-4¢ and closed at 651-8e. On track — No. 1 bard, 65 3-8c; No. 1 Northern, 64 3-S¢e; No. 2 Northern, 62 3-8e. ‘Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 19.—Flour is higher. Wheat higher; No. 1 Northern, 661-2c; No. 2 Northern, 64 1-2@65c. Oats higher at 27 1-2@283-4c. | Rye is higher; No. 1, 541-2c. Barley higher; No, 2, 48 1-2c; sample, 39@46c. Chicago, Dec. 19.—Wheat—No. 2 red, 68 1-2c; No. 3, 64@66 1-2c; No. 2 hard, 631 No. 3, 61@63c; No. 1 Northern spring, 65@66c; No. 2, 64@65c; No. 3, 62@641-2c. Corn—No, 2, 33 3-4¢; No. 3, new, 31c. Oats—No. 2, 26 1-2@27c; K. Brice, is on his way home from Calvin S. Brice. China. Mr. Brice was delirious for twenty-four hours before his death. Calvin S. Brice was born at Denmark Ohio, on Sept. 17, 1845, his father be- ing William K. Brice, a Presbyterian minister, and his mother Elizabeth Stewart Brice. When fifteen years of age he entered the preparatory depart- ment of Miami university at Oxford, Ohio, Col. Brice served with distinc- tion with Ohio regiments during the Civil War. Upon the death of William Barnum in 1889 Mr. Brice was elected chairman of the Democratic national committee. In January, 1890, he was elected senator from Ohio for the term beginning March 4, 1891. While in the United States senate he served on im- portant committees and was a member of the so-called steering committee of his party. Senator Brice was a keen man of affairs and left a fortune well up in the millions. He was actively interested in many financial undertak- ings. UNDER SHERIDAN. New Commander for the Depart- ment of the Lakes. Chicago, Dec. 17. — A special to the Times-Herald from ‘Washington says: It is rumored that Gen. M. V. Sheridan will be assigned to the command of the department of the Lakes, with headquarters at Chicago. He is a brother of the late Phil Sheridan. He No. 3 26@26 1-4c. 19. — Hogs — Light, heavy, Cattle and heifers, steers, $3.30@4.25; 2.80@ 4.20, She Westerns, $3@ ; lambs, $4@5.4 South St. Paul, Dec. 19. — Hogs — $2.85@5.25. Cattle — Cows, $2@: steers, $3.50@3.90; stockers, $2 3.50; heifers, $2.50 5; bulls, 2.75. Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 19.— Hogs — $3.15@3.25. Cattle—Canners, 32; cows, $3.60; heifers, $3. dges a Protest Against the Peace Commission's Action, Dec. 18.—The entire American peace commission left here for the United States via Havre and South- ampton last night, and sails for New York on board the American liner St. It is learned that Agoncillo, the representat of Aguinaldo, the Phil- ippine leader, has lodged a strongly worded protest with the commission, which thus becomes a part of the records. It begins with saying that the “very noble and gallant Gen. Aguinaldo, president of the Philippine republic,” had honored him with “the post of official representative to the very honorable president of the United States.” Agoncillo then reviews the case at length, saying that at the time of “imploring the armed co-operation of Aguinaldo and the other prominent Philippine chiefs,” both the com. mander of the Petrel, Capt. Wood, in Hongkong, before the declaration of war, and the American consul general, Pratt, at Singapore; Wildman, at Hongkong and Williams at Cavite, act- ing as the international agents of the great American nation at a moment of great anxiety, offered to recognize the independence of the Filipino nation.” A REIGN OF TERROR. Depredations of Rebels in Sections of China Paralyzing Business. Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 18.—The steam- er Empress of India brings news from Chun King, China, via Shanghai, that business is paralyzed throughout the Western Chinese province of Szchunen because of the depredations of Yu- mantso and his band of 50,000 rebels, will be succeeded on the staff of Gen. Brooke by Gen. Chaffee. GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA. English Soverigns and Bullion to Settle Balance of Trade. San Francisco, Dec. 17.The steamer Alameda, from Australia, brought treasure amounting to $3,510,000. There were 120 boxes of English sovereigns, 5,000 sovereigns in a box, and twenty- four boxes filled with bullion. The money is to settle in part the balance of trade between this country and England. WON BY LIBERALS, Laurier’s Government Supported in Bye-Elections tn Canada. Toronto, Ont., Dec. .17.—Of six bye- eiections held in Ontario, Prince Ed- ward's Island and Quebec, the liberal government of Sir Wilfred Larier car- ried five. These elections were keenly contested. There is now likely to be a no general election in Canada for two years. LINER IN DISTRESS. Seen Off the Coast of Ireland Flying Distress Signals. Skibbereen, Ireland, Dec. 17.—A dis- patch received here from Baltimore, about seven miles southeast, says that a steamer, supposed to be a trans-At- lantic liner, is in distress off the coost there. She has been throwing distress signals some time. QUAY IS ILL. But His Physician Says the Matter Is Not Seriou: Philadelphia, Dec. 17.—United States Serator Quay is suffering from an at- | tack of indigestion, but his condition is not serious. His physician states there is no cause ho ine Approve His Course. Atlanta, Dec. 17.—The Georgia legis- lature adopted resolutions commending the president’s speech referring to fed- eral care of the Confederate dead. ‘The resolutions approve President Mc- Kinley’s course in the Spanish war. End of a Desperado. 3 Middlesboro, Ky., Dec. 17. — Pleas Goin, the mountain desperado who killed Hunt Kesterson and fatally wounded Fred Burke on Tuesday was swung to a limb by an infuriated mob { of mountaineers. who are thoroughly disciplined and wear a uniform having for its dis- tinguishing feature the Chinese char- acter meaning “Avenge.’ They are determined to rid China of all foreign- ers and stamp out the Christian re- ligion. PROHIBITIVE DUTY. To Be Placed by France on Imports Cotton Seed Oil. Washington, Dec. 18.—Consul Brit- tain, at Nantes, reports to the state department that he’ has been informed that an influential company has been formed in France, and that strenuous efforts will be put forth by the mem: ber of a measure which will place the import duty on cotton seed oil at so high a figure that it would be practi- caily prohibitive. The importance of this proposition lies in the fact that nearly all of the oil imported into France comes from the United States. ORDERS FOR MANILA. The Fourth and Seventeenth Regi- ments to Hurry Their Departure. Chicago, Dec. 18—Telegraphic or- ders have been received by Col. Thomas F. Barr, acting commander of the Department of the Lakes, from the war department at Washington to make all preparations at once for send- ing the Fourth and Seventeenth in- fantry regiments to the Philippines. The message stated that the officers of the regiments would be permitted to take their wives and families with them. The Strathconas All Right. Montreal, Dec. 18.—Lady Strathcona and her daughter, Hon. Mrs. Howard, have each donated to MeGill college $50,000. Lord Strathcona himself has donated in all up to this time $1,485,- 712. Domestic Tragedy. Carthage, Mo., Dec. 18—John D. Mc- Crellis, a retired business man and for thirty years a leading citizen of Car- thage, shot and mortally wounded W. J. Gilfillan at the latter's home. Gil- fillan is charged by McCrellis with ruining his home. Fire at Sibley. Sibley, Iowa, Dec. 18.—The F. C, Heywood implement building, with a heavy stock of implements and car- riages, burned. Loss about $5.000, Partly insured. : 'CONFEDERACY’S ~ FIRST CAPITAL PRESIDENT AND PARTY GIVEN AL ' HEARTY WELCOME. The Presidential Party Is Escorted From Atlanta to Montgomery by, the State’s assembly, Governo and Chief Justice—The City Was Ablaze With the National Colors and Great Crowds Lined the Streets — President | McKinley | Spoke in His Usual Forcefal Man- } ner—Seeretary Long and Others | Speak. Montgomery, <Ala., Dec. 18.—The president and his party were given a 4 magnificent welcome in the Confeder- acy’s first capital yesterday. The president’s train was escorted from Atlanta to Tuskogee and hence here by the state’s assembly, Gov. Johnson, Chief Justice McClellan and a party of 4 ladies. At the union station the presi- } dential party was met by the govern- ; ment, the committees from the assem- bly, the mayor and city council and > the commercial and industrial associa- tions. The whole party. was then ‘ taken in carriages through the leading 4 business and residence streets to the old Confederate capitol. .The entire route was ablaze with national colors, while tremendous crowds lined the streets as far as the eye could reach, When Goy. Johnston escorted Mr. Me- Kinley into the hall there wa: mendous demonstration. Goy ston made a brief speech, in w teok occasion to say that Alabama } was back in the Union to stay, and that she welcomed the president of the reunited country to the historic snot. They Punctured His Remarks. The audience constantly punctured the president’s remarks with the wild- est demonstrations of applause, esne- cially his tributes to Lieut. Hobson’s mother and Gen. Wheeler’s daughter As soon as he had finished the gov- ernor started to escort the sident away for a reception at his own home, but the audience would not have it. They called for others of the party to speak, The other speaker: power of the Spanish the harmony and cor the different sections. Secretary Long was especially well received, as he called attention to the fact that in/ad- dition toWheeler and Hobson there was another Alabaman who had con- tributed a st deal to the success of — the war in his important work of help- ing the navy, Hila A. Herbert of Montgomery. After the speeches the presidential party went to the gov- ernor's Office, where a public reception was held for half an hour. He next met the colored people of the city at Old Ship church, where a great thong received him enth stically. He an made a short but forcible speech. The { party was conveyed back to the train at 6:30 o'clock, and, amid the roar of ' a the president left for Savan- 4 nah. mphasized the f s in restoring lity between GOMPERS IS SAFE. Will Be Re-Elected President of the - Federation of Labor. Kansas City, Dec. 18.—The fight on President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, which was talked of by a minority at the | opening of the annual convention, has | not developed y strength. The elec- / tion of officers ll probably see some changes in the executive council, but = | there is no doubt so far as can be seen | | now that Mr. Gompers will be re- elected. Mr. Cake of Pittsburg, who is a leader in the convention, declares that there can be no doubt of his re- tention at the head of the federation. It is generally believed that James O'Connell of Chicago and Thomas F. Tracy of Boston will be selected as in- - ternationel delegates to the British trades congress next summer. If these selections are made S. B. Donnelly of r New York, president of the ‘Typo- graphical union, will probably succeed Mr. O'Connell on the executive board, Petitions From St. Paul. Washington, Dec. 18.—Petitions were presented in the house from the St. Paul chamber of commerce and the jobbers’ union on_ several subjects. c The chamber of commerce opposes the nroposed amendment to the interstate commerce law giving the commission & fuller powers. The jobbers’ union wants financial legislation and favors = calling an extra session of congress f: j j get it, if the present session adjourns’ .’ fi without having anything done. Rep- resentative Fletcher secured a fayora- qi bie report on his bill to build an addi- | a tion to the Minneapolis postoffice. He y had statements from the architect's | office and made a.good showing. } Porto Rican Mails, | Washington, Dec. 18.—The postal I contract with the New York & Porto Rico Steamship company, supplemen- | tal to existing arrangements with the | Red D line, has been formally signed. | J ' Mails will leave New York on Jan. 16, 20 and 31, by the New York & Portc Rico Steamship company, and on Jan 14 and 26 by the Red@*D line. ( — Just in Time. i Danville, Ill, Dee. 18.—Lieut. Gov Northcott has granted a respite of te. | — days to John Johnson. The respite ar’ || rived as Johnson was ready to bi | taken to the gallows. Voluntary Bankrgptcy. Chicago, Dec. 18.—Chafles ¥. Cros | | and Alpheus 8. Badger, former lumbe ! manufacturers, who own large tract of lumber land in Wisconsin, filed | petition in voluntary bankruptcy i.) the United States district court yeste:: day. The petitioners enumerate a:> % sets of $325,177. Kuled in a Mine, "a Durango, Gol, Dec. 18.—News ‘hr reached this city that three men hav been killed in the Columbia mine, ! cated in La Plata district.