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: t i 41 i VOL. XXX. NO. 78. , W1LMIN GrTGN, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2t?, 1897. $1.00 PER YEAR. - i - .v." ' : ' - i , . ... r- T 1 r m 1 - 'A 4- THE CHINESE QUESTION OCCUPYING PUBLip ATTENTION OP EUIlOPfi AT PRESENT. The German Government Reticent It profit fry a tariff war of that kind. Does Not Know WhcroJt Stands or llow I rpo the intense amazement ol the suf Farthe Other Power will Allow Her to ferers from the floods, the Saxon gov Go Port Arthur An Expensive Port fo ernment has presented a claim for pay Maintain Japan and Germany to Arrlre orient to all Villages and individual at an Uudertandiug-Chrlatma Among owners who were aided during the the Royalties (Copyright by The Associated Pres3.) Berlin, December 25. China has oc cupied public opinion to the exclusive of everything, throughout the week. The government and the foreign office continue reticent, even the occupation of Port Arthur having failed to elicit any official statements, with the excep tion of a denial of the extravagant utterances of The Cologne Gazette and other usually inspired papers. The rea son for this exceptional taciturnity lies in the simple fact that Germany her self does not know where she stands, or how far the other powers will per mit her to go. Germany, Russia and France was still negotiating, and While there Is strong pressure to .bring about another joint action of these three powers in the far east, equally potent Influences are at work to frustrate such plans. It depends largely upon the outcome of these negotiations as to what instructions Prince Henry of Prussia will find awaiting him when he arrives at Hong Kong early in Febru ary.. In the meanwhile the mission of Prince Henry may 'be characterized as mainly a display of spread-eagleism. A prominent diplomat, in an inter view with the correspondent here of The Associated Press said: "Russia's occupation of Port Arthur is perma nent. Kbo thereby secures a mucin de sired trminus for the Siberian rail road which will forthwith be extended from Vladivostoek to Port Arthur, making Russia the undisputed mistress of Manchuria and the whole of north China. Her interests in China in no way collide with those of France, -whose .sphere of action is in south China. Between them is an immense territory 'Which may eventually be dis puted between Great Britain. Germany mnd Japan. A movement is mow on foot between Japan and Germany to arrive at an unuersiduums, xa l as Japan .sops clearly that this course is wisest. Russia will not tolerate Japan in Corea, i as it would .upset an me scueme? wuc lhas heen preparing for tne past two years. Therefore, Germany is the only friend and ally Japan can look for in the 'coming events. That is, if she knows how to play her cards and .estab lish a basis of mutual interests, for which 1 hear there is considerable pros pect." From a missionary, the correspon dent here of the Associated cPress flearr.-s that the bay of Kiao Chou is by oio means so Valuable as at first be- lieved. Part of the harhor freezes dur- ing three months of winter and ice breakers are required to keep it open. The Hinterland is barren 'and treesless and the nature of the ground necessi- tates the erection of costly, large forti- fieatioTis in order to hold the bay and ndjoining territory against attacks. If Germany concludes to retain n Iijiv to soend l'arge sums of money Prince Hohenloihe, t.ne imperial cncxn cellor, is much distressed at the sudden death of his Wife, on Tuesday last, ne spent the previous three days at her hedside, without sleep and 'his octoge-rvaria-n frame has 'been greatly en feebled thereby. His physicians- are urgently advising him to retire from public life, at any rate temporarily; hut the emperor relies upon Prince Hohen lohe's patriotism to remain In office in the present critical times. The remains of the princess will be interred on Sun day in the family vault at Schillings fuerest. The body was consecrated on TYiday, in the presence of the minis ters, military dignitaries, etc., by the Prince Bishop of Breslau, Dr. Kopp, in the conservatory of the chancellor's palace. The empress and the ex-empress of Germany sent floral wreaths. At the reconvening. of the reichstag. the members of the opposition intend to make much of the fact that, accord ing to official figures just obtained, the imperial treasury receipts fo- the cur rent year show a decrease of 20,000,000 marks. They will point out that, in view of the naval increase and the re organization of the field artillery the larsre additional funds needed can only be raised "by new taxes, contrary to the promises of the government. The government will introduce at the reconvening of the Prussian diet on January 11th another tanti-Socialistic bill, hut not so comprehensive as the one rejected last summer. It will mere ly apply to private lecturers and uni versities, who will be brought under government supervision. The two eldest princes arrived here on Tuesday from Ploen. The Christ mas trees and the distribution of gifts were more lavish than ever. This part of the celetbration took place in the Shell hall. Most of the gifts were pur chased by the empress xersanally at various Berlin stores. They include hundreds of presents for the servants and court officials. At a secret session of the municipal council, on Tuesday, a new year's ad jdress to the emperor was adopted, for the first time in many years. The ad dress deals largely with national poli tics and is couched in patriotic terms when referring to the naval increase and the recently adapted vigorous for eign policy. Voluntary collections for -naval pur poses are taking place -among the pupils of many of the public schools. Influenza In a severe form has been spreading alarmingly in Berlin. There have been thousands of cases, especial ly in- the wealthier districts and the death rate is rapidly increasing. iNegotiations are proceedings in Ber lin between Germany and Austria with the view to hold an International con ference at Brussels on the subject of Ihe abolition of export bounties. France has intimated her willinsTiess to Join In ahe deliberations. The organ of the agrarians. The Deutsche Tagas-Zeltung. fiercely at tacks Baron von Vielmann, the minis ter of foreign affairs, for not declaring a tariff war with the United States. The Vos3ische Zeitung, however, thinks that the present moment is not propi tious for such demand, pointing out that France and Great Britain alone would floods .by the military. MX. million It. irei;Aciinu6c, former United States minister at St. Petersburg arrived here on Tuesday to spend the holidays with his family at Dresden. A CHKISTMAK CASULTY. Explosion of a Can of Powder at AsheTlll While Firing a Christmas Salnte Many Persons Injured An Appalllug Scene Asheville, N. C, Decem'ber 25. 'A crowd of 100 or more men and boys were firing a Christmas salute from an old cannon on the outskirts of the town today, when a can of thirty pounds of powder exploded in the thick of the crowd. Thirty or forty persons were injured, hut none, it is believed, fatally. The cannon stands on the crest of a hill just north of the city, overlooking the Fren'ch Broad river, and has (been used for years in cele brating holidays. This forenoon, hav ing procured ammunition for the sa lute, a party o'f one hundred set out for the hill. The cannon was loaded and fired several times and then Jos. Finch, an employe of the Southern Railway Company, running on the Asheville and Spartanburg division, picked up the powder can and 'began to re-load the piece. The gun had not been swabbed and the moment the tiny stream of powder struck the heated metal, there was a flash and thirty pounds .of powder exploded with a repoit that made the earth tremble. A moment later there wtas a scene that made sick the hear'ts of those watching the hill from' 'their homes on the river. In the smoke that rose from the explosion they saw hu man 'beings run 'blindly here and there over the hill, falling and rising only to fall again as. 'they frantically rushed about, blinded and powder 'burned and madly trying to extinguish their flam ing clothes. Those who were unhurt ran to the aid of their unfortunate t f -i. -ill. 1 II . x - - , , ,., . ik oi tuumg nr Bna-nw bottles One man was blown or rolled completely down the high hluff 200 feet nearly to the river. People in the neighborhood ran to the scene and the work of givin-g as sistance to the injured began. The hill was do f ted with -blackened, groaning figures, some of whom lay almost per fectly nude. A numiber o'f the injur ed were alble to walk from the scene while cots were provided and gentle hands placed the more seriously wounded on them and conveyed them j to an old residence near 'by, which was ( improvised into a hospital, j The most seriously injured follows: Joseph Finch, Edward idiller, John j Ingle, Barton Mean's, Clarence Bedford , Vernon Sentell, Charles Eatnvood, Hay ! Eaton, Eugene Wynne. D. Bennett, j Dexter 'Aldrich, John Powell, B. 'L. , Gcwan, Henry Mclntyre, Buck Trivett, u?n isisnop, ueorge Jiiaton, J. Jriam- ilton, James "Warren, Frank Prat'ter. The porch and hall of the house were soon fined with anguished relatives of the injured and the scene was pitiful. Joseph Finch had his nose and mouth torn out of all shape and he is probably "blinded. Clarence Ledford, Who stood near the cannon when the powder ignited, 'Was thrown more than fifty feet. His clothing was torn and hurned entirely off and a part of the skin on the fore head burned loose. Several others pro'balbly will lose their sight or be dis figured for life. A Qolet Christmas at the Whits Hons Washington. December 25. Christmas day A. D., 1897 was the most quiet and peaceful on record at the White house. Owing to the recent bereavement of the president, all official functions were suspended and throughout the day the front doors of the executive mansion rarely swung on their hinges. Presi ident and Mrs. 'McKinley early in the day went for a short drive abcut the city. The weather was perfeci , clear, cloudless and crisp. Early in the morning a messenger arrived with a great basket of pink rosea, orchids and lilies of the valley, marked simply "For the President." A little later the pres ident's carriage pulled up at the door and 'Mrs. McKinley came down stairs leaning on the president's arm. Mrs. McKinley seemed as well as at any time since her arrival at the White house While the president was the pic ture of health. The only guests in the house were Mrs. Duncan and Miss Bar ber who remained at 'home during the morning. The Christmas dinner was purely a family affair. Vice president and Mrs. Hobart spent the day at their Paterson, N. J.; 'home. All the members of the cabinet, with the exception of Secretary Bliss, who is -in New York, and Postmaster Gary, who is in Baltimore, spent the day with their families here. Strict I aspect. on of Contract Wheat Chicago In Chicago, December 25. A question as to the quality of about 8,000 bushels of wheat in the hold of the steamer Iron King, belonging to the Seaverns Com pany and which they tendered to the Lieter clique as contract grade has de veloped the fact that the bull crowd is Insisting on the strictest inspection of all wheat tendered for December de liveries. When this wheat was first tendered it was refused by Leiter, who claimed it was not of the contract quality. In this he was backed up by the board ot appeals. Later, however, the board reversed its decision. The Leiter people refused flatly to bow to the new decision, of the appeals board, and "now it is said the case will be taken to the board of trade directory or to the courts. ; . " A ROYAL CBR1STUAS PARIS AT THE COUNTRY RESIDENCE OP QUEEN VICTORIA. ' The Prince and Princess f Wales Purchas ing: Christmas Present Hons Parties by the British Nobility Jacksoo, the Ex plorer, to Slake Another Searcti for tfce North Pole Understanding Uelweeu England and Germany as to the Chinese (Copyright by the Press Association.) London, Decemfber 25. The temper ature is seasonable, the yellow fogs in the middle of the week have given way to comparative rorightnes3. The week has 'been the coldest of the season, ten to twenty degrees of frost being regis tered and skating has commenced. AH who could do so have gone to the coun try, where Christmas house parties are more numerous than usual. -Of the United 'States emlbassy, the United States ambassador, Colon-el John Hay, and Mrs. Hay, alone remained in town. Queen Victoria has a merry party at Osborne. There was a grand Christ mas tree loaded with presents for the royal children, the members of the household and the servants. The party includes the Battenbergs, Connoughts, Lornes and Albans. A royal baron- o'f beef, cut from a devon ox fed on the royal farm at Windsor and roasted at .Windsor by cooks sent by a London caterer, was forwarded to Osborne on Friday, with the boar's head and wook cock pie which traditionally occupy the queen's sideboard at Christmas. This? year's boar's head is a genuine Hure de Sanglier from the Ooburgs preserves in the Thuringian forest. ' The prince and princess of Wales, early in the week, purchased presents, as customary, from the royal trades men, who displayed the wares in an appartment of 'Marborough house, which the royalists selected. The prince and princess of Wales, Princess Victo ria of Wales, the duke and duchess of York, Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark and the duke and duchess of Fife, all assembled at Sandringham for Christmas, where the usual festivities took place. The earl and countess o'f Craven (formerly Miss Cornelia -Martin, daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. Bradley Martin) are entertaining a house par ty at Combe Abbey. They gave their tenants a 'ball on Christmas eve. Lord William Beresford and Lady Beres ford (formerly Mrs. Louis Hammers ley, of New York, and later wife of the eighth duke of Marlborough, who died in 1892) are also entertaining at Deep Dene. Lord Alfred Rothschild made his usual distribution of 6,000 pheas ants to the omnibus drivers and con ductors, every 'bus man getting a brace of b'rds. As soon as Jackson, the explorer, completes the work connected with hi3 Franz Jose Land expedition, he wild start for the North Pole. He informed a representative of the Associated Press that his original plans were identical with those of Lieutenant Peary, except that he intended to take the east coast of 'the island, instead of the west, mapping out undiscovered land en route. But since he heard the Peary lectures, Jackson has . changed his plans, considering that the Ameri can has prior claims. Jackson now proposes to proceed via Davis straits and Baffin's bay up the west coast to Ellesmere Land and Grinnell Land and thence across to the furthest point reached 'by Aldrich in 1876, whence be will push north, making in the direc tion of any land visible from the coast. The date of his departure is unsettled. Jackson will have only one companion, outside of his crew. Talking over his plans, Jackson said: "I hope to push my ship considerably beyond 'Ooburg island, at the entrance of Jones sound, and at the furthest navigable point I shall establish a base and thence push north with sledges, dogs and ponies and with one compan ion. I expect to be absent two years." In well informed circles the general impression prevails that the scare in the newspapers and among the public in regard to the far east is at least premature. While the members of the government axe reticent, they are evi dently sincere in disclaiming the least alarm. The impression gathered in ministerial quarters is that Great Bri tain is carefully watching events, bid ding her time and that &he certainly will not fail to act promptly and vig orously a the proper time. At the Chinese embassy the view prevails that there is some understand ing betiween Great Britain and Ger many. . The public scare seems to have arisen from the idea that the proceedings took Great Britain by surprise. This is impossible, for, since her interven tion m the 'China Japanese war, it has been known that Germany has only been waiting a favorable oppor tunity to obtain a foothold in China, and at various times it has been re ported that Lappa, Quernoy and Amoy had been secured, while a year ago German ships surveyed KiaoChou bay, all of which was known at the -British foreign office. The reception of the German squadron at Ports mouth, the facilities which the ships were afforded and will be afforded at all the British coal depots on their way to Hong Kong, point to the systematic support of Great Britain. That Russia does not expect trouble is shown in the fact that she has not one battleship in the far east. But. of course, if Rus sia does not leave Port Arthur in the spring, her stay there may lead to other grabbing. The British govern mailt, however, is apparently not bor rowing trouble. From a trading point of view, it is pointed out that even in the event of the opening of three new foreign 'ports, they wfll probably be as little harmful to Shanghai as Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia "are to New York. . . - In the meanwhile not a - few people regard The Times editorial, expressing ment and protesting against the "in sinuation of bad faith on the part of the United States government, which has been thoughtlessly and unjustifia bly made in England" and Japan's withdrawal from the attitude she had assumed in connection with Hawaii as indications of a desire for Anglo-Japanese-American alliance The alleged attempt of the Prince of Monaco to "bleed" the Casino Company has led to the publication of a pam phlet by a group of shareholders, full of interesting reading. While every body is aware that the casino contrib uted largely to his revenues, few peo ple knew that, besides the subsidy of the prince, the establishment keeps up the Judges, police, lighting, water, post office, clergy, and charitable institu tions. 'An interesting Item of last sea son's expenditures is 'pres3 subven tions 25,000. The pamphlet says that it Is absolute ly necessary to expend a large sum in securing the good will of the continen tal press and it is said that over half of the cases of suicides are only bids upon the part of Riviera newspapers for a share of "boodle." It appears that the Prince of Monaco attended a recent meetiat, of the fc'harehoiders and offered to renew the concession for fifty years, the terms being a gradual increase ct his rersonal subsidy until the sum reaches 100,000 annually, a new port to be bi'ilt at the cost of 320,000, an opera house to be built, costing 80,000 and various other items making a total of 190,000 addi tional annuallly Although the prince has signed the new concessions, it remains to -be seen whether the forthcoming meeting of the shrareholders will api rove accept ing these exorbitant t-rms. The Chicago Wheat Market Chicago, December 25. The wheat market during the past week, consider ing the effect of the nearness of the holiday season, was fairly active and in the main strong, !May showing an advance of 2c, while December, not withstanding the enormous receipts of contract grade Wheat and the amount delivered to the bull clique, has fairly well maintained its pos?tion, closing but 'c lower. Taken all in all, it was a scalping market throughout. Both the strength and activity were marked dur ing the first part of the week. The Leiter interests were especially active in the buying on Monday When the greatest advance was scored. Persist ent manors that the immense stock of wheat accumulated by their was to be moved' a way and that contracts for shipment all rail to the seaboa.-d had been let, strengthened the belief that the December deal was to be extended 'into. . May. 'A peculiar feature of the rs7eek's trading was the-business done in July and September contracts, in dicating a tendency oa the part of the directors to keep out of May under the existing circumstances. The firmness of outside markets and the strength of coarse grains were both sustaining in fluences. Deliveries of December con tract wheat during the week were enor mous. They were principally from Armour and nearly all were taken by the Leiter interests. It Is believed, however, there is still a large short in terest and the final day of settlement is lotoked forward to with interest. The stock of contract wheat nosv here amounts to about 7,200,000 bushels. The range of prices in May wa3 between 94 and91to 91?c, the close yester day being at S7. Two Fires in Chicago Chicago, December 25. Three fire men were injured, one fatally, and two seriously and $125,000 of damage was done by a fire which broke out this morning in the six-story building. Fifth avenue and "Monroe street, occu pied by the Knickerbocker Shirt Com pany, and a number of other concerns. Chicago, December 25. For the third time flames this morning destroyed the building of the Quadrangle Club of the University of Chicago. There were seven persons in the building at the time and aH escaped. Two of these, however, were more or less hurt. 'The janitor and hSs wife were asleep on the third floor when the fire broke out, and without stopping to dress, they made a rope of their bed clothes, as the escape to the stairway was cut off and lowered themselves safely out of the window. The loss on the build ing will amount to $50,000. The Quad rangle Club is composed o'f professors and post-graduate students of the uni versity. The building was owned by the university and the loss will fall on that institution. Fatal Railway Accident Paris, December 25. Two passenger trains oame into coIUsjon at La page du Roussilllon, department df Isore, during the prevalence of a dense fog last night. Captain BTouet, of the cruiser Foudre, of the French 'Medi terranean squadron; Captain Lota, an instructor at the military school of St. Cyr, and M. Mathieu, a naval engin eer, were killed and fifteen other persons were injured. What Cored the Baby. "Hood's Sarsaparilla has cured our baby of running sores for which we doctored her for a long time. It has relieved me of rheumatism. My wife was troubled with sick headaches and could get nothing to relieve hser until she took Hood's Pills." H. L Pickney, Lock Box 9, Ellenboro, W. Va. HOOD'S PILLS are the only pills to take with HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. Easy yet efficient. Western Cotton Mills in Eastern Markets Denver, Colo., December 23. The Overland cotton mill3 of this city have carried the war into the enemy's coun try" with a vengeance by securing con tracts which will place their product in Boston, -Mass. They have also secured, in close competition with the eastern manufacturers, the contract for fur nishing Claus Spreckles material for sugar bags. This contract alone Is suf sficent to keep a large mill in ; almost constant operation. , CHRISTMS AT RALEIGH. BUSINESS SUSPENDED ANP THE PUBLIC OFFICES CLOSED. The Xtw Railway Commlmlonere Sworn In Thfj TraaactIfo BolaM Theor ernor Telegraph for Adjutant Genera Cowlec Chief Jnetle Falreloth Cmufll. mented for Ills Stand la the tall war CotnmlMioner Cm Batehelor'e Report en the Guarantee Cniie Messenger Bureau, Raleigh. N. C, December 23. There was crisp weather here today, with the mercury well down in the 20's. There was almost general suspension of business. The public offices were closed The national and state flags were displayed o nthe capitol. There were services at the Episcopal, Catholic and Methodist churches. At the railway commission office the new commissioners, Pearson and Cald well, were sworn in this morning. Clerk Brown of the commission arrived thi' morning. He said "I am just telling these gentlemen that as the supreme court recognized them as commission ers I give them my services. I would have been here yesterday but had a delayed train." Pearson and Caldwell said: "We are doing no business. Nothing of any kind will be done until after the holidays. We will probably go home this evening." Adjutant General Cowles arrived here today upon a telegram from the governor. It was at the latter's in stance that he was appointed re ceiver of the Piedmont bank at Mor gan ton. The governor's telegram called him here on that business. The governor was very angry because a story got abroad yesterday that Cowles was sent for to protect the new railway commissioners in their office. Cowles said today that he had given the $20,000 bond and would take charge of the bank next 'Monday. Certain matters which were obstacles have been remov ed and it is arranged that the 567,000 of the bank's collateral held by other banks shall be turned over to the re ceiver, to be collected. The amount due other banks is only S23.C0O The saving to depositors will of course Vie the difference between the two sums, as there will be no forced sale at a sac rifice. Cowles says he will give a 525, 000 bond to the banks to cover the debt. Railway Commissioner Otho Wilson, arrived this morning. Chairman Wil son who arrived yesterday morning, was here only a few hours. It seems that there are now five commissioners, and will be until January 20th when the United States court hears the mat ter. Many compliments are paid Chief Justice Faircloth for the stand he took in the matter of the railwaj- commis sion. Prominent men say he stood for law and order and for good conserv atism W. P. Batchelor, who went to Balti more to examine Into the status of the guarantee companies, 'says that he was told by one company'r officials that it cost them over $2,800 to get into our state. He says in his Teport to the secretary of state that so far as the bonds of employees, officers, adminis trators, and guardians ar? concerned, the business Is properly guarded, but as to lxnds in attachment and those 'guaranteeing 'performances of con tracts, bonds in injunction cases and other court proceedings there is some doubt and an element of speculation, but the companies say the safeguard i3 ample. The secretary of state licenses the 'Merchants and Manufacturers fire in surance company of Baltimore. He will in a day or two license the Guar antees' Finance Company, a new one of Philadelphia, as soon as the appoint ment of general agent is accepted. Work begins at once on a new ceiling of steel to replace the plastered one in the supreme court room. It is asserted here that James H. Young, colored, is figuring on a trans fer from the state agricultureal depart ment to the office of revenue collector here. He is one of Governor's Russell's main supporters. The farmers are glad to eee cold weather, as a great mny .hogs are to be butchered; the greatest number eince the war. It Is said. The supreme court meets again In February, for the spring term. The superior court declares that the law requiring all pTactlcing'physlcians to stand an examination and have license is constitutional and Just. A rumor Is current that General Su perintendent Green of the Southern railway will resign In January and go to the Seaboard Air Line. Chairman Wilson of the railway com mission telegraphed to Otho Wilson at Washington, -D. C: Return ye wan dering sinner, return." In the dissenting opinion by Justices Montgomery and Clark in the case against ex-Clerk S. P. Satterfieid. the latter is well "roasted" and the charge of fraud is made plain by giving the testimony. The republican judges found for Satterfieid, a republican. A Iar Floor Mill Horned Cleveland, December 25. A special from Fostoria, Ohio, says: The Har tor mm tho 1arp"p-t winter wheat mill , 4. AUillf w 0 ------ " ' - ! in the country, was destroyed by fire last night. The loss Is estimated at $150,000. A Murder at tlnnn (Correspondence of The 'Messenger.) Dunn, U. C. December 25. A man was murdered here last night. lohnampbell, colored, an employee of Mr. King's factory here was found dead this morning from a cut In the back. Tom Adkins. a negro, was ar rested for the crime, with strong evi dence of foul play. The murdered man was well thought of by all classes while the accused, does not bear a good character. It is sup posed Jealousy of a woman and whiskey was the cause. - The negroes threatened lynching, but I the sheriff' and cnarshal promptly qnleted them. . I . , the feed pwre. Absolute: Pur i ftOVAl. SAICI46 POWMN CO., NTW VTMSC. AN APPEAL FOB CUBANS Secretory Sherman Calls oa American ts. : 'Contribute to the Relief of the felck anal Institute or This 1'eople. Washington. December 24. The fol lowing appeal to the American pxpl has been issued: "Department of State, "Washington, Dec. 21th. 1S97. "By direction of ihe president, in public is informed that, in deference to the earnest desire of the govern ment to contribute by effttlve action toward the relief of the suffering peo ple in the island of Cuba, arrangements have been perfected by which chart-1" table contributions, in money or In kind, can 1 sent to the island by tho benevolently disposod people of tho United States. "Money, provisions, clothing, medi cines and 'the like articles of prlm necessity, can Ho forwarded to General Fitzhugh Lee, the consul-general of tho United States at Habana, and all ar ticles now dutiable by law, o' con signed, will be admlttttd into Cuba frw of duty. The consul-general has been 'instructed receive the same and to co-operate with the local author I t!e and the charitable 1ards for the dis tribution of such relief among th? des titute and needy people of Cuba. "The president Is confident that Urn people of the Unlted State?, vh havo on many occasion in the part riHpond ed most generously Ut the cry for bread from peoples striken by famine or wre calamity and who have b'held no les3 generous action on the part f the. general comm unities when their own countrymen suffered from fir ami flood, will heed the appeal for all that comes from the destitute at thir own threshold and especially at thU s us m of good will and rejoicing, will glv of their abundance t thl humane end. JOHN SHERMAN." The appeal was issued after consulta-' tion with Minister de Lome. Th Spanish minister called at the Mate de Tartment alout noon today and con ferred with Judge Day concerning the relief of the reco nee n trad oes on tho island. Ho made it dear that the Spanish government would co-operate-in any relief measures, and that there was entire willingness that the mippUca go direct to Consul General Iee, In stead of through thx Spanish relief channels. The negotiations have 1en proceeding for some time. The first ac tive step in this direction was taken hy the president December 1st and was in the form of a request that the mini- ter learn from his government whether-' the regular tariff duties would lA re mitted on relief supplies F4nt to Cuba. Minister de Lome soon afterwards an swered that Spain had consent-! to grant even more than had cn re quested and that the dutle.i would 'bo remitted not only on articles whloh tho president had referred to, but also ort all medicines, soap, gait and similar ar ticles of prime necessity whKih might enter into the plan of r lKf. The only condition attached was that fire mrp- plles should go through the regular re lief committees established at Havana, of which the blihop of Havana is tho chairman. TWOMKX KILLED. A Succession of Tlolent Kzploslnns la the United States Aeetjleac Company New York, "December 24. A succes sion of explosions at the United States. Acetylene Liquifying company'ji plaon in Jersey City today caused the loss oC two lives and $20,000 damage to rbo works. The dead are: Thomas Fow ler, the assistant engineer, and Max Grim. There were only three other em ployees in the building at the time oC the accident and they received more or less injuries. Thc-lr names are Fred Burr. Fritz Dpzol and Chailes White. James Leob, who was working haf m. block away was badly injured by m piece of the boiler. A fragment of tho boiler tore the roof from a trolley car some distance away. It Is said that the first explosion was due to the bolt ers bursting and as the fire spread to the various acid tanks there was a suc cession of deafening reports. Nearby buildings, a3 well as the Central Rail road of New Jersey trestle caught Are, but the losses were not serious in theso instances. The machinery of the local electric lighting company was affected, by the Jar, causing the eflecrric light In various buildings to go out. Max Grim's body was blown through a win now and torn to pieces. The body of Assistant Knglneer Fowler was found in the ruins of the wrecked building. A Blc Floor Hill Darned Toiedo, Ohio, Deoemfber 25. -The XL, D. Harter Company ffourirj mill at Fostoria, one of the largest "'wtrrta.r, wheat m1Hs in the country, fc in rulna. Fire started in a bolting chest act S o'clock and, fthe facilities for fighting fires being too limited, the mill was entirely destroyed. The loss is $li0,0C covered by insurance. Pure blood is absolutely nesessary for perfect health. -Hood's BaraapaiC 111a is the one true blood purifier, u& great health sriv cr. it -A J 1 satisfaction at the Bearing sea settle- . . - . , - ""'. ' A'?".-' -' ' - - 1 - " -- h J , ir i.'
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