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Show Finishes tHa Full Afternoon Bepert cf tfc fel - N S feT 3E, K J Rl C A X 1 A;v' pJ-- - V-- ; V '' ' V"V A.-- vXJontai: from TO to .120 Columns of chcie. Asrceiatsd Fress. It is the cnly Afternoon gg. H W A Jf W P M 11 l C 1 V' 1 . wJ.-- v wading matter eaoa week. Bates. $1.30 per , I 1 , - , hi , Par.er inalt Lake City that does. - .M F --A JA-- VI if ; y U , ,1 A.V, H fcrV. ,?year. 5000 people read tne Weekly Times. VOLUME (?. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, ; DEcritlBER. 4, 1691. "" c " NUMBER 131 WAYOF THE TRANSGRESSOR Law Breakers it th Toil-- A Jury - - GrftVM Case at Last, Etc Galtestox, lex., Dec: JT.tL " Duke, president of ;he American. Tobacebtompany of New Tork, ai Wijliam Marborg of Balti-mor- e were indpicrtoemdionufaieiabfr of the company, tj the prees er" t jury of this county fo aYiylatiftA-cl,- ' uti-tru- at law or ifcxas, ia wrrQ4 ' -- aed lor t &eir arrest. , TJieaa indictine . " re out of the effort tea4i by the AoUrlwa Tohacco company to foe-th- e wholesale grocers of this city to .tde to the tteniands of the to-bacco trust; handle w good but those manufactunlvy the trus. up together. The engineer and fireman of one train were killed, and one passengT on the Pullman is reported burned to death and many injured. Ihe cars almost immediate-ly took fire, and ensrines and doctors were summoned from adjoining points. Boston, Dec. 4. Assistant-Gener- al Super-intendent Grant, of the New York & New England railroad, savs of the accident at East Thompson: "All we know is that both trains ran into the east-bou- nd freight and the Long Island express into both be-fore they could be flagged. The only thing I can attribute the accident to is the unusu-ally dense fog." East Thompson is about fifty-fiv- e miles from Boston. All the Boston hospitals hare been notified by the New England road to hold themselves in read-iues- s to accommodate a number of victims of the wreck. The railroad officials report many killed. On report says the number killed is seven. j A Disastrous Collision. j Webster, Mass., Dec. 4. At 6 o'clock this morning a collision occurred I between two freight trains and Long Island express on the New York & New England railroad, at East ' Thompson. The accident was caused by an open switch, and all three trains were-- piled V- pbbl a Tray Diamonds. - S?V 1rWtec.-lbi- w i&'itf dock last night aAnrglar siua- - - V plate elass window! of J.. j. Ir ckson street jeweler, and staining 50O0 worth of diavn .ev up an alley. lie ioon alippo&f '.. nihamud.. A mob of people w se,Ui ' Vtfae ground, fighting over. tEe ;Jci&i. , i ;vihe, police reached the scen(ll V t tad. jrone and only tweuty-tUQ- ; 4 A fn recovered. How- - manjf it tSxl tho crowd got is cou-iectar- Another Blizzard In the .Northwest. St. Paul, Dec. 4. Heavy rains with some snow are reported from all over the north-west. Devil's Lake, N, D., reports a bliz-zard, witn drifts fifteen feet high and the thermometer at zero, lleavy snow - is re-ported from other parts of North Dakota, but there has been no delay to trains. In Minnesota, hard and general rains are re ported, although nine and one-hal- f inches of snow fell at Halkvk, and a heavy snow-fall is reported elsewhere. At Winucpcg a heavy 6nowstorm has greatly crippled the train service. . . ' did not think his wife's health or nerves ha suffered during her married life. Her ai' lents were caused by unaccustomed res-trr- .. ts. At this point-S- ir Edward Clark, representing the countess, asked witness to give an instance of the unaccustomed res-traints. . 'fhe earl replied that one instance was his liriiting hia wife to six cigarettes , a day. Witness declared that he wrs not unduly anxious to have a son. lie denied that he had ever sworn at his wife or called her a brute or a beast. . He was much annoyed, shortly after her marriaare, by learning that mans of the countess' debts were unpaid. The earl stated that he never kept his wife up in the night time makinir up his accounts. Once the couutes told him that she was "damned sorry she married him. This closed the direct examination, and Sir Charles Russell handed the witnessess over to iMr Edward Clarke for examination. Among the first questions pat to the earl which caused the audience to prii'k up their cars, he referred to the earl's conduct before his marriaye, and in reply to it the carl ad-mitted that, before he married, he had seduced servants, but he said that he had told Lady Mabel Scott, his tlnancee, all the circumfianees, and she found that no scrsou to disc-ir- him. Th-- j earl said he paid the Williams erirl, .whom he ruined, i'500 down and had sim e paid her A'l a week. The countess objected to his fn?aginf a manservant named Moysc, tut he persisted in his determination to take him back, ssyina: that Moysc was a good servant and not" connected with the Williams girl. Sir Edward Clarke drew out from the carl the admission that he did not finish his at Oxford, havina: been "sent down"' on complaint of having writteu an improper letter. - Sir i,"c?vTv- - To a man or a woman? The Earl To a man, I suppose. I never saw the letter nor heard what was in it. I left England for a time and went to America. . Sir Edward bein? through with the wit-ness, Sir Charles Kusscll him. The earl said that Dr. Jewctt was inrster of Baliol college while he was there. Having dcmanded,but being re fused, an exaniinatifu into the charges made against him in con-nection with the alleged improper letter, witness had taken his name off the books of tfic college.- - Since leaving Baliol, Dr. Jew-tt- t had invited him to visit there and had come to his wedding. I A VERDICT FOR RUSSELL. ' The Countess Defeated in Her Action for Separation and Alimony. ! Loxdox, Dec. 4. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Earl Russe'L The an-nouncement was greeted with loud cheers hy the friends of the earl. Earl Russell yesterday told his side of the story in the divorce suit of his wife. He testified that he never heard the slightest objection niade to the presence of Prof. Roberts in his house. He (witness) objected to his wife going to a certain lady's house, and based his objection on the fact that the lady had been divorced. Countess Russell was very much put out by the ob-jection to her visits to the lady's house, and iu a quarrel that followed witness said to her: l,If you say such things you will soon be sorry you married me." The countess replied: "So I am sorry." The carl declared that he never insisted that the countess should dress him. If she had not requested him to allow her to dress him he would not have let her dune so. He was very much attached to her, and had tried to make things pleasant for her. He objected to her going to Ascot for the reason that there were several persons there whom he did not wish her to meet. With reference to the charge that when the counters on one occasion asked him after a row for 2T, he threw her a half sovereign, the carl said that it was not true. He was about to give her the money she had asked for, when she said: "I don't want your dirty money." The earl denied the. countess's statement that, upon the occasion when he had written a letter to his soliticitor complaining about her extravagance, he had treated her in a brutal manner. Sir Charles then drew from the earl hi version of the bedroom incident, when the countes3 was found nude in a faint on the floor, as tcntified by her maid. The carl said that, after he and'bia wife had retired, he declared that he would not go to Lady Salishury, owing to the refusal of the conntess to go to Amberly Cottage, the carl's residence. The countcs out ' bed and fainted on the floor. When 6he had come to, the threw a soap dish at him and made for him with a poker. She threatened to throw herself out of the window, if he re-mained in the room with her. The earl declared that the statements made by the c untcss that he left her and went to Professor Robert's bedroom were absolutely false. There was not the slight-est reason to suggest any impropriety be-tween himself and Professor Roberto. The earl admitted that he once used the word "barren" In conversation with his wife, but he only used it In fun. He denied the cruelty to cats that had been attributed to him. Further questioned, the carl stated that v - AnltWer-- VXraiii RoWbery. BiKMt.rrj4., Mai; l)e"e. ;4.-A- n express fraiDjAn 1$'. fw?t- Ten'essee, ; Virginia & Georgia roaft wi yctopped 'last night near Routie by W navlng.?of a lantern.- - Two masked ttteif got the express ear r.hdoibed fht safe. It in eaidt. that thf?r booty wUlnjt exceed flOOO..- : A Train's Killed - J. Teenton, N., J.j.Dec, 47 The 4 train on the Beading road collided -- wifti a constructioa-trai- n at Pennington yesterday afternoou, making a terrible wreck. Ffd McLaren of Philadelphia, Michael Maloncy of Trenton, and Thomas Fitzpatrick.' of Philadelphia, the Crew of the gravel train, were all killed. All were unmarried. Seven others were severely injured. Frank Rodri gues, engineer of the express, fatally hurt. The passengers were badjy shaken up and two of them painfully 'in iurcd. 'j , r Outraged and Murdered. J ""StAlf'ixoT CiTT.i-Pe- e: Ending of Miss Agnes LanTenee'a dead boy nean Ne B(wto, and the mystery, surrounding her de th, has caused mathexeiten)',pthere. The w mau was outraged ani killrt. ? - -- . D JT 131 QT ,d, ii. jDiocn to. ! AGENTS. MILWAUKEE, WIS., U. S. A-- MiBpSB fe sMiw4 nliEl: Farrjou? JIwauHee Bee" B&var!aio Export, Borjerrjian, Select, Hofbracu. OUR method of bottling beer is the cn!y and the best way for the simple reason the beer foes direct frorp tbe ca-.- K to tlje bottle. Our brew-ery is the only one in the United States that conveys the beer direct from the storage cellars through an underground Pipe Line to the Bottling Department, where It is bottled without once being exposed to the open air and its impurities. It is thus Jiept at the same iow Temperature of the storage cellars all the time. This great inno-vation enables the Pabst Brewing Corrjp&oy, tre Largest Brewery io tbe VorW, to furnish the public bottled beer for family or table use which contains as much natural life as a glass drawn from a freshly tapped barrel. Our Bottled Peers tre sold over the civilized wcrld, vith,agents io all leairjg citi5. Annua' es of Bottled Beer, Twenty Million Bottles. r ' : WHOLESALE :f I Wine, Liquor & Cigar Merchants. : foslSjffy.i CQVAfF.EIAL ST!, and ST : ; )I r ! Christmas Offerings t iHousetiold Goods TOYS AND NOVELTIES-at : Freed's Furniture and Carpet Co.; ' Families can now make their selection of goods on q""XQ the installment plan on a strictly cash basis. II t Useful & Elegant HOLIDAY PRESENTS, . . We will tell ym-in&fej-w Trords that we are goiirg; tar ; Sg sell you aay article in ar . e- -" stere for ilesa money tlm you can gtt elsewhere frr eash. - t HtJBLIC APPROVAL-- - 7.... , ' , . proud of the fact thatonr narn is a guarantee with the pe5, Wl VthekBOWwewayddaftd select Chrifitmas' Presents from ? ? - - ''y V' Opportunity f I CUTTING AND SLASHING PRICES AT THE I tiL 1 I cn i nin.i r u Vi H .. jj ... nnjj)! ui. hi nm pi. yiinuiii k li I LUIiyUIl i aillll Illg I . Corripany b I i Ij Are yon in need of a Fine Business Suit; one which will give yoa t satisfaction in every respect. This is our Closing-- Oat Sale of those jjj handsome all-wo- ol Imported Black Cheviots, which we are mak-- V 1 in? to your order for 1 I I'-- ,i v I j These cannot last ranch longer, so come before they arc all gone. I- - If you are in need of a handsome Dress-Su- it made from an im- - t' ' ' ported clay worsted, silk-line- d throughout, we can rig you out I ' j at a price that will surely surprise yon. Remember on every L ii garment leaving our establishment we place a positive gurantee I 0 V ; for style, fit, trimmings and workmanship, and refund your h i nionev if goods are not satisfactory. I i ' i s 1 THE I j London Tailoring Co. j E3 WEST SECOND SOUTH. j! ; SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. I ionotf ana ijioining to, i 1 .r I L 0 Big Offers For 0 , $ O This Week Qnly lO r I3.50 I t 1 Will buy a fine tailor made all h f wool PANTS that are sold elsewhere foe 'i ::i $4.50 and $5.00. " 1 $1.75 i For a regular $2.50 and. $3.00 ? I fine calf SHOE in lace and congress. t ? - V t v i , 75 Cts. I For a fancy, silk embroidered, ? I stylish SLIPPE-R- ; fully worth $1.25. ' V K 0. K. Slioe and Clothing Co. I 117 Xlain. ' ' ; Y Kn--,. ,j 1,. i j .,. 1. .. i . ,J j Passengers Seriously Injured.', i , Seattle, Wash., Dec. 4. A train on the Columbia & Pugct Sound railroad ra wrecked last evening near Black Diamond. It was a coal train, with a passenger car on the end. Ten cars and the coach rolled down a high embankment, and a dozen pas-sengers were shaken, and several probably fatally injured. ; Their lots not Hap; Orv. ' Frr shcko, ' fieev t.wgaits v.k - entered against or Pearson' of " Alrgheny for emb'eEeil,ents . i(e jg cluirgea ith retain-ih- g $75. j jail and. workhouse cflumitment. Ihe chtfp in5lmilar tonhe ne prfcrred againstMayor Wvman.. - '?'; .. - y Dpnv'-iI-, Colo.Deci i.i-A.- try was secur--i- n tu.Oa ,asff vestfday and he trial will he cewpeWiJd "tod,.. ' .PfliLDEtPHLV, r tfer. Patton. llousm m, Crawford, Dill 'and- - Hufate'r, the mercantile apprateern, inS ted for fraud in office, lfve been di9missedfroia ouiee; ; - iC'HKfW, DifC. 4. Poofliee Inspector McAfee 'frested W. W. . inott, publisher of L'teged obsreue litratir" The plates from fv ich ohjectionabl hatter was printed vttrc d tniyL'i: :, This is the result ef a veer visit efAnthot; Com stock . Pitt FRO, Dee. 4.t-- t. Hume, husband ChHrl-- ' e Bchrens of tllfF Robert" Mantell Theati al co3ivany.ih' Was reported to haveli t New Tork fo' fU city ? with thc avoweieation of -- tkilig Mantel!"? life, has not lived. His(bratened adretft.Tva appareH I without eTr on ManXelL-- . f r Two Workmen Killed. Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 4. At Eagle gorge, fifty miles east of here, a workman named Charles Kodgers was killed and Henry O'Neill fatally wounded by an explosion of giant powder. The Storm is King:. St. Paui,, Dec. 4. A blizzard ie rasing throughout Minnesota, Dakota and Mani-toba. All trains running into Winnipeg are delayed. Threshing is stopped in Dakota and it is feared the railroads will be block-aded. NEWS FR03I .WASHINGTON. . Wanamaker'a Report. Washington-- , Dec. 4. The amiv.l report of Postniaster-fcienera- l Wanamaker is very lengthy. It shows that, in spite of the fact that over one million dollars' worth of lot-tery revenue was lost dnrinar the past yenr, the postal deficit of six millioun is surely flisappcarina:, provided the tame rate of rev-enue and expenses obtains until July 1, ," Wanamaker i recommends-- , this .year the adoptation of the telphone as well as the telegraph, to the postal system, ehowing that it is not only the constitutional privi-lege- , but the duty of congress, to utilize all means of modern science for quickening the transmission of intelligence. He argues at much lensrth on the point, and com baU the arguments against it. He details his strug-gle with the Western Union, etc, - Wana-maker believes 'in a full parcels' post, but does not recommend it at present. He urges the abolition xif personal suretyships of postmasters, a they are too frequently undtr obligations which damage the service. ; The postmaster-genera- l argues strongly for a system of postal savings, ' his reiterating plan of-J-st year and adding to it more. .' The jr.opimtrster-genenal- . recommends thet aboUn of boi-.'ent- s at free-ucliver- y offices' i5iall places, a.jd on the postage jKe'stion There is gre.it need of r tra'uoportatie 01 ' -- aekages- by mail, but I do noi urec it v- util Vreater more (needed. i"p-j-- ,V-Jnj- ir''i.'el sre, made. Oie cent p ft, if not fc;Vr jJiatcjTMtoje undertakJ u, lm;fcjt can be ir' possi.jio the 1st o Janus fy 1'.4, iffc-- " sirabie, before the ei TTTU'io TWlMhfw ed. It will come easier if w4et the reduc-tion of the foreign rate wait awhile; if we simplify the inland postal rates, so. that ail postages may be rightly collected; if we consolidate the third and fourth class matter and if we secure credit for government mails and other losing business", which the de-partment under the present law is obliged to do." t The Fire Fiend. Plaixfielo, N. J., Dec. 4. This city was visited last niirht by one of the most disas-trous tires in its history, ami the total loss, will foot up between $150,000 and OO.OOfJ. The Boyce estate lo2 fully f 100,000. Indi-vidual losses are not yet obtainable. ', V Burlixgtox, Iowa, Dec. 4. The Ifatckvye special from Creston says Jasper Mans," wife and three children were" burned by ahexplo-sio- n of trasolin". Two of the children axe dead and the man and wife cannot recover. Loxnox, Dec. 4. A dispatch from Sun-derland states that fire in a drinking-sho- p there yesterday burned three women to death. . a, Decs 4 .The Western Normal college was burned yesterday. Loss. $50,000; insurance, $8,000., - KHE AGE.OF TRUSTS , And therAi Trust.' ay Francis f New. v lanAlie Greatest or Them All. ." jXew Yosl V)ec,"t. The Baptist Social Union oiv.hattan Island last evening held Its ara1 rueeyUng ; and hanquet, the topic of cfceu5ion Ifeing the silver- - question by Sent, t 8te rt bf Nevada, Prof. J. Law- - rence Lafchlin cL- tjorneil University . "and ' Francis I New laud jlDtjSan Francisco and Nevada.' y h. ,J ; Air. Nwlanfis this' was an age of trusts, ribin.f j and,' corners . On of ' the most ri:n c ct niMns.was f ornnjd in 1S73, TJyr.:"Tr-- :' HieliHiiU son of th' (p '"- - : Tr.'aey crop frot.Ayf 7 ," l ! ff.rph7Tr; lv exist i f tne form of silver ic order to increase Vffcsami Purchasing power ot the remaiJOii money, not oestroy the n"ii crop of money, but could limit it by legislation, and the conspiracy . organized was to Jiake the bonds payable in gold and then to I increase the value of every unit of ffold byl destroy-ing the use of every unit of silver.! The effect of this destructive legislation was a financial contraction in thJ "country almost unpa Ueled in its history, and vast fortunes weie accumulated by : few at the (ipense of the many. The ad .ercnts of ;oid have since been driven froi their en-- : 'enchment: Silver has been re tored as a igal (r an(l a provision ul.de for the cunaa w between two and four millions of i dllarf m--' month. The predictions made . :iat If would be withdrawn from the ouuilf nd that it would become a silver ountj were not yet verified. Thflr'Pontots of silver asserted that the t ountfs of Europe would flood us with sil-ver, f rgeting or ignoring the fact that such a tra f-f- would involve the loss to Europe of atieat 3 cents on every dollar in circula-tio- pl Even if this were attempted it could onl.v be prevented by legislation. The Un lcd States needs more money than any coi-ntr- in the world, and can easily get it borrowing or by coining. It owes today nifire than the entire volume of money that ti ists in the country. ', Prof. Laughlin of Cornell university and r. H. White of the Event ay Pust spoke on the old issue. A BOOMERANG. A Dynamite Bomb Thrown at the Head cf the Venerable Financier, EnEiell Sage By a Crank "WTio Inraded Hia Office and Demanded $1,200,000 at Sight. . SAGE SLIGHTLY INJURED. The Man Who "Wanted the Money "Was, However, Blown to Atoms. THE BUILDING WRECKED, A Number of Clerks Killed Outright The Crank Gave His Uame as H. D. Wilson. New York, Dec. 4. A big explosion has just occurred in the direction of Wall street. The explosion occurred at 71 Broadway. Russell Sage and many other prominent men have their offices in the building. Russell Sage and Washington E. Connor have both just been carried out of the build, ing. The first and second floors are com-pletely wrecked. Russell Sage's injuries are not believed to he fatal, but several of his clerks were killed. It is now known that the explosion was caused by a dynamite bomb. At 12:15 o'clock this afternoon a small shabbily dressed man, apparently about 35 years old, "carrying a brown leather hand bag, called at Russell Sage's office on the second floor of 71 Broadway, and asked to see Sage. W. R. Laidlaw, Sage's clerk, told him Sage was busy and could not he seen. The man persisted and continued totalk in a loud tone. Sage, who was in the inner office, came out to see what was the matter. He asked the man what he wanted. The man demanded .?1,000,000 from Sage, and upon being refused, he opened his hag and produced a dynamite bomb and threw it at the venerable, financier's head. A terrific explosion followed. The man who threw the bomb was blown to pieces. One of Sage's clerk's was instantly killed, and several dangerously wounded. Sage's injuries were only slight. Russell Sage was taken to a drug store opposite his offiee where it was found his injuries were not very serious. His face is ' badly burned and the hair on his head and face burned off. He was much excited, but said, I ro cnly "A mail who gave his name as H. D. Wil-- . 2a "am a-l- mZrPfli5f! just n'-w- . I ri.e'vt-- r taw tiiuiTefore. He had a carpel-ba- g in his baud and said: 'If you will uoi give me a million two hundred thousand dollars I, will blow you all to pieces.' I know nothing further except hearing a great explosion.'' A later account says that when Sage came .Alt of his office he asked the mau what was wanted. The man said: "I damand a pvivatc interview with you." Sage replied that it would be impossible for him to see the man then; but he might j do so later in the day. The man continued to demand a private interview then and . there. Sage ordered him to leave the office. On this the man dropped the leather hag and j the explosion which shook the entire block instantly followed. Sage was thrown across ihe room aud stunned. Laidlow was also j thrown across the office and had one leg j bue'ly lacerated. The stranger was thrown again:-- t the partition wall and was by far the most severely injured of the three. There were three others whose names could n )t be ascertained at the moment also in-jured. The injured men were taken toO'Conncll's drug store across the way where it was found that Saae and Laidlow, though severe-- 1 ly injured, had not received any fatal j wounds. It is known that one of the clerks in Sage's office was blown out through the window. Nearly all the windows on the cast end north side of the building are j and the interior of the building is badly wrecked. It is said that two at least of the occupants of the building were torn to pieces by the force of the explosion, Sage in conversation after the explosion said he considered it a deliberate attempt to kill himself and destroy the building. The j man insisted upon presenting Sage with his card but he declined to accept it. ) was completely covered with grime j and dust aud his clothing was blown into tatters, and his hands, face and clothing covered with blood. Sage's injuries mainly consist of a cut and bruise upon the fore-head, while his face aud hands are filled with small cuts. Both tire and ambulance calls were at once sent out, and in a few minutes after the ex-plosion the building was surrounded by the lire engines, ambulances and policemen. The news spread all over down town and every street in the neighborhood was soon thronged with thousands of excited men. The wildest rumors prevailed. One of the bystanders who was crossing Broadway just as the explosion occurred, said that the shock was so great that men near by fell senseless on the walk. One side of the building then for an instant resembled Niagara. It was a perfect sheet of minute atoms of glass and in the mass was the figure of the man who was hurled through the win-dow. Then a man so cut aud bleeding as to be. unrecognizable climbed from Sage's office to the window sill and seemed about to jump but was prev.a.iled to wait. - f - '. ft Memphis, Tcnn., Dec. 4. Four hcgVo la-borers employed on the government works near Hopelield, Ark., were drowned yester-day. While crossing the river their boat capsized by a sudden gale of wind. Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 4 The remains of two more victims of the recent landslide at Canton were found in the debris in Green river. Their names were David McLean and O. E. Erickson. Four bodies have thus far been found. The workmen still insist that there are four more lying dead under the debris. Loxncx, Dec. 4. The Agercoat colliery, near Manchester, became filled with choke-dam- p yesterday. The men becoming aware of the presence of the deadly gas, made a rush for the entrance, but six were over-powered, four being suffocated to death, aud two are lying in a critical condition. Berlin, Dec. 4. Five workmen were killed and a number injured, six it is thought fatally, by the explosion of eight kilns in a brignette factory near Halle yesterday. M The Ordnance Report. Washington-- , Dec. 4. Commodoi e Folger, chief of the bureau of ordnance, in his an-nual report estimates the expense of the bureau for the next fiscal yecr at $4,780,291, of which $4,lS6,i"0 is to be applied toward the armament of the new vessels. The num-ber of guns required is placed at 1347, rang, ing in calibre from four to thirteen inches. The trials of smokeless powder are said to have resulted satisfactorily, and it is said that in a very short time the use of gun-powder will be entirely abandoned in cali-bres of six inches and below, it being re-placed by some of the numerous forms of smokeless powder. Speaking of the armor tests the hurcau considers that two important results have been aschieved: First, a better plate of American manufacture has beeu produced than the department was able to purchase abroad a year ago; secondly, it has develop-ed a new principle in the manufacture of armor, of American origin, which there are good grounds for believing will furnish greater protection to the vital parts of a vessel of war than any other system hitherto employed. THE LATEST FOREIGN NEWS The Itavages of the Grip. Berlin--, Dec. 4. The epidemic of in-fluenza which has beeu prevailing in this city for some time past is daily spreading, and the number of persons afflicted with the disease is now very large. It is estlmatt d over 40,000 persons in Berlin have been at-tacked with influenza since Novembt 1st. The disease is pronounced a much more viru-lent type than that which prevailed here two years ago, and many deaths are reported. S widespread has been its ravages that judicial and municipal affcirs are interfered withj owing to the illness of many of those conr nected the various departments. A siinila) state of affairs exists in the different public offices. Even the railroad lines and othi concerns having a large number of employ are seriously affected. The hospitals crowded to their utmost capacity. Fro?t many parts of the country come reports,! widespread suffering from the disease. In Favor of Silver. New Youk, Dec. 4. A Washington special correspondent telegraphs thus: "The expression of Gosehen, English chan-cellor of the exchequer, in favor of an en-larged use of silver by the Bank of England, has caused great satisfaction at the treasury department." It is regarded as a direct result os the erfoitts which Secretary Fosterhas been making, through Seligman and other Amer-- c an bankers, to secure a candid considera-tion of the silver question hy the European governments. Communications received at the treasury department indicate a strong feeling in France in favor of the enlarged use. of silver, which will probably receive afresh stimulus from the declarations of Goschen. llussian Food Adulterators Arrested', St. Petersburg, Dec. 4. A number! If dealers in grain in the province of RirJji and Kazan mixed fine earth with their flill, which added greatly to its weight, and tlJu sold it to the poor of the province. Th s came to the ears of the authorities and F -- sulted in an investigation. All dcfllils found selling adulturated flour were i. tenccd to a week's imprisonment. Anotr.'r class in trouble are the speculators in grain who seek to put ficticious values upon ce-reals. A number of these have been arrested on the charge of buying rye in the markets and immediately afterward raising the price to would-b- e purchasers. l'roctor Will Ketire today. Washin-oton-- , Dec. 4. Secretary Troctor expects to sever his connection with the de-partment this evening or Saturday. His re-signation has been in the president's hands since November 3rd, and will take effect at the secretary's pleasure. Raised to Presidential ('lass. Washixgtox, Dec. 4. The postotfice at Oakdalc, Cal., has been raised to the presi-dential class, Jan. 1, !S'.f2. Five Australian liankn Fail. Melbourne, Dec. 4. A panicky feeling prevails iu financial circles here arising from the suspension of five small banks and buildinsr societies. The situation, however, is not thought to be very serious, and it is believed that the suspended banks will be able to meet their obligations. AMERICAN REPUBLICS. Jews in the Argentine. Wapuixgtox, Dec. 4. The bureau of American republics is informed that the work of installing the Jewish emigrants, sent to the Argentine republic by the mu-nificence of Baron Hirseh, is being actively carried on. The Mauricie colony iu which the Hebrews are being established has 200 families comfortably settled and engaged in the cultivation of the soil. One thousand additional families are reported to be on their way from Europe and it is proposed to bring them hereafter at the rate of 1000 families per month. The Czar Wont Discuss a Constitution. Loxnox, Dec. 4. The Chronicle's St. Pet-ersburg correspondent says that the czar has refused to receive a deputation of noblemen desiring to present an address asking him to grant a constitution to Russia. Many nihilists are being arrested daily in Russia. Strength of the Muscovite 'avy. St. Petersburg, Dec. 4. The ce nsus of the vessels comprising the Russian navy shows that the naval forces of the czar con-sist of VXl vessels of all kinds. THE TALE OF WOE. A Ilajr'n Kecord of Disaster Accidents and Sad Chances on Land and Sea. Denver, Colo., Dec. 4. At the residence of Mrs. George Mastcn last night, a lamp was upset by an child. The oil caught fire and communicated to the child's clothing. The mother grabbed the child and rushed screaming into the street. Both were burned to death before assistance reached them. The Anglo-Chine- se Alliance Denied. London, Dec. 4. A semi-offici- dispatch to Reuter's Telegram company says that the Paris Fifaro's story about an Anglo-Chines- e alliance is a canars. Mexico, Tirazil and Honduras. City of Mexico, Dec. 4. The Brazilian government has decided to retain its legation here. President Peixotto has ordered Senhor Alvin to remain at his post. The minister of war says Hernandez was arrested for insubordination, and not for an attempt to enter into an alliance with Garcia as was reported from Brownsville, Tex. Advices received here from Honduras are to the effect that the rebels in that republic are 6till in retreat, but they declare that they will organize a force near the frontier. Austria Opens Her Doors to the Hog. Vienna, Dec. 4. A formal announce-ment will be made today of the removal of the prohibition from American pork. An Italian Senator Dead. Rome, Dec. 4. Signor Cajdorni, president j of the scuats, is dead. I I I For Latest Telegram See Fage Four. |