Show DEAD IN HER BEDROOM the suspicious death of mrs benyon SUPPOSED TO BE THE WORK OF BURGLARS peter jackson accepts john L sullivans challenge to him for a side I 1 special to the ENQUIRER TRENTON N J jan 3 the dead body of mrs kenyon waa found on the floor of her bedroom this morning near her was the figure of a young lady lying unconscious both evidently had been chloroformed chloro formed supposed to be the work of burglars SULLIVANS CHALLENGE ACCEPTED special to the ENQUIRER LONDON january 3 peter jackcon sent cable to the united states accepting challenge of john L sullivan to fight for one thousand pounds a side AMERICAN VESSELS SEIZED special to the ENQUIRER NEW YORK jan 3 another vessel hying the american flag has been seized bv a columbian gunboat the bovein ment at washington has little information regarding the recent seizures but full particulars are expected daily MARY ANDERSON TO COME special to the ENQUIRER LONDON jan 3 it is announced that mary andersen will open her dramatic season at the broadway theatre new york oct next INFLUENZA CLOSES THE SCHOOLS i special to the ENQUIRER MUNICH jan 3 influenza prevails pre vaila to such an extent throughout bavaria that it has been found necessary to close the schools THE LONDON POLICE ARE SNEEZING special to the ENQUIRER LONDON jan 3 the influenza is spreading among the city police fores the epidemic prevails especially among those officers doing duty in the eastern part of the metropolis INDIANS KILLED IN BATTLE special to the ENQUIRER mexico jan 3 there was a fight today to day between the eleventh mexican cavalry and a band of yarqui In dains near Gnich orri sonoro several were killed and wounded tarla special to the ENQUIRER LONDON january 3 word has been received that the notorious central indian robber tantia cheel has been executed not fos his robberies ot course but for his numerous murders his relatives were present but they refused to touch his body after the executioner had handled it in their opinion robbery and murder do not destroy caste but execution does they expressed disgust that he had accumulated no booty for his family MACKEY TO FORSAKE EUROPEAN CAPITOLS special to the ENQUIRER philadelphia january 3 society is in a flutter over the report that mra john W mackey is to temporarily forsake the european capitols and spend a part of the season in this city when it is expected chewill she will bold several receptions during the winter the social successes of mrs mackey among the tilled autocrats of england and france have gained for her the admiration of the ladies of philadelphia mrs mackey it is further stated will be accompanied by two or three english ladies and by her italian sonin son in law TO DAYS NEWS IN SALT LAKE special to the ENQUIRER SALT LAKE jan 3 the sextons Sex tons report for the month of december last the mortality 63 diphtheria standing highest with 10 victims males 35 females 28 the man was fined 20 in the police court this morning for throwing a man into the Nat orium last night he paid it and was released V ork on the big hotel which was suspended several days on account of the weather was resumed this morning several men and teams are at work it is expected that the ground will be biake today to day for the joint city and county building to be erected forthwith ANALYZING special to the ENQUIRER LONDON january 3 sir james hannen after an absence of several days caused by illness made his appearance pe arance aliis morning at the palace of justic lie and his colleagues day and smith are carefully analyzing the evidence taken before alie special commission they are exceedingly anxious to get alie work off their hands it is expected that their finding will be completed in a few days and then that it will be taken to windsor castle for royal ratification alie report consists of a long and careful resume of the evidence a discussion of its value from a judicial stand point and an enumeration of alie conclusion to which in alie opinion of the commissioners it leads FIXING THE TIME FOR JUDGMENT special to the ENQUIRER EATONTOWN N J january 3 the prophets of the adventists have come and revised their calculations aa to the date on which the archangel gabriel will blow bis trumpet this event was to have occurred on the ath of last october and ns was fitting they had made elaborate tion ki it each one wore bis ascension robe ho that ho would be found in ica dinesH when he heard the crack of doom disappointed and they were at a lo 10 to account for it now the prophet admits that he made a miscalculation but he asserts that the end of the world will surely come on the ath of next october the confidence of his followers in him are unshaken not eliat bis prophecy was not fulfilled and they are now repeating the preparations they made last year to leave the world next october LICENSE MATTERS IN MARYLAND special to the ENQUIRER BALTIMORE md january 3 A great effort will be made to induce the general assembly to pass a fuch license bill before it finally adjourns The temperance advocates are not very sanguine of success in this direction yet they think something will be gained even if they fail aaen for the members will have t ant themselves on record in the n the catholic church has begun ai active crusade against the liquor traffic in this city and it has already considerably lessened the work of politicians who favor high license the sentiment in favor of high license is much more widespread in the state than favoring prohibition there are about 2800 saloons in baltimore and it ia claimed that a fee of 1000 would reduce their number to about which would yield to the public treasury the aaroon keepers declare that high license will not decrease their number although they admit that it will legally increase the cites revenue in corroboration of their statement aliey present statistics in regard to high license in chicago in that city when the license fee was 52 a year there were only saloons while now there are the license is they neglect to explain however that when the low license was in vogue in chicago that city had only a population of while now its population is estimated at it is alfio known that chicago recently annexed the city of la ke view and the towns of lake bark and cicero each of these lad a large number of saloon ind when the annexation was perfected of course they swelled the number of Chi cagos dram shops then the temperance advocates point out that chicago derives enough of revenue from its saloons to almost pay its police and fire departments as well aa to carry on many public improvements celebrating A BISHOPS consecration special to the BUFFALO N Y january 4 st pauls church was crowded at 10 when f lir vr vicea in celebration of the twenty fifth anniversary of the consecration of hi ship arthur cleveland cose of E i copal diocese of western new bagan clergymen from all parts of the state were present as were also many iu eminent lay members of the conspicuous among the ministers was bishop potter of new york ity at the conclusion of the services E shop coxe delivered an eloquent address bishop coxe is one of the fooht remarkable pre latea in the taut episcopal church and during his long life has been untiring in his an literary labis although now over seventy lie is still in vigorous health and contributes to various periodicals besides officiating atthe churches throughout the diocese with as much frequency as when he was younger the bishop first became prominent through his controversies with prelates pr elates of the roman catholic church his pronounced opposition to cremation also attached some attention about two years ago fie believes that burning the dead is not a christian of disposing of corpses aad that it ia a return to barbaric customs his latest discourse to create much comment was delivered last month when he predicted that the second advent of chrict would be within fifty yer upon the mount of olives near jerusalem dr coxes first charge was and afterward he was rector of churches in new haven and baltimore daring two years of the war he was the battlefields administering to union soldiers he has traveled in europe extensively and has twice visited home ITS popularity KITY special to the I 1 LONDON january 4 the registrar generald General 8 returns indicate that marriage ia losing its popularity last year was the first in recent times in which while the price of wheat fell the marriage rate remained stationary it is now per thousand the decline in the popularity of matrimony is greatest with those who have had already some experience peri ence of married life between 1876 and 1889 the marriage rate fell twelve percent for bachelors and spinsters spin twenty seven per cent for widowers and thirty one per cent for widows the drop in the marriage 01 widows however is probably due to the glutting of the marriage market with surplus spinsters spin the excess of women over men in england and wales is estimated at another interesting fact is that the births have now reached the lowest rate recorded since civil registration began in the rite was per thousand it ia now the illegitimate birth rate has also the proportion 46 per cent being the lowest yet registered the male births have fallen off in proportion to the female in the last ten years 1038 baby boys were born for evera thousand girls but last year the preponderance dropped by five it is a subject of remark that while the increase in marriages between english people lias not kept pace with the population ula tion marriages according to the jewish rites have grown no less than sixty five per cent anil S exhibition OF FIKE aktyl special january 4 the list of for the sixtieth annual exhibition of alie pennsylvania academy of fine altri which will open en the were received by the secretary the plan of the exhibition is sufficiently comprehensive hen sive since it includes not only oil paintings and sculpture but also draw aga architectural designs or models etchings and engravings and original wood and stone carvings painted or worked tapestries and any original production that may properly be considered as coming within the field of the fine arta and not commercial manufactures fac tures chicago artists who claim that public sentiment is such that they can not get recognition of justice at home will have an opportunity in this exhibition to have her works budged by an unbiased opinion OFF TO MEXICO especial to the CHICAGO january 4 the italian opera company will leave here at 10 to for the city of mexico where they will open next friday night two special trains of one of which will consist of five baggage cars have been engaged for the company the pas enger trail will be made up of Patti fl private car a boudoir sleeping car a lintel car a standard bleeding bleeping Ble car two tourists sleeping cars and a smoking car the jump from chicago to the city of mexico is the largest ever taken by an opera or dramatic company and will cost as much in railroad fares as many companies take in in a week BROOKLYN CnA KOreO thac OF HER special to the N Y jan 4 the municipal legislators of brooklyn as well aa the leading cities of the country have been with an aLle desire to change the time honored names of the streets in chicago and new york aber aldermen almost caused riots by proposing to give nw names to 1 was only avoided by the abatement of toe scheme the brooklyn fathera have followed the example set them to some extent bat they too had to yield to public indignation and were forced to let the nomenclature alone 0 |