Show 1fR TjjJjIn I rriibo4 r1Iprr inewm It I o Imprllol Inr Car try Washington Pee 20Tho state etc I 1mnt has Inl recolveI n COIY through United flutes MinisterWeniij M the recent curious decree Issued bj th emperor of China to ferd off th I 411f Providence ns Indicated In 11 t eclipse prcdlctel 1 for New Yvnrg f ly The document li I pronounced b I > cj erts to bi a nusterful exhibition cf typical Chinese etatemnnKhlp I In J 11W of the existing critical condition 1 I J Affairs In the celestial cinplri The Tee reads as follows According to the Chun Chlu sitting and autumn If has hem utnted that nn I Ipse u f tire nun em the first day of th jear betokens nn Impending en J I rnUy henco the wvercluns of every d ly which preolll up have nlwa vi a o de It n point wherever un eclipse of the sun Is I n rosriQstlcated to undir J Ifnlnscment and humble them olives before heaven In older to avert tli wrath from above In the crime of our Imperil dynarts tir Instance during the nlBns of thlr I IttrViJ KB list and chlen 1un 1131217nI there wcre oborw1 two fillpses of the Pun which fell on A New Years day nnd now according to the tioard of astronomy the first da > of the tvventsfourth Year of our reign JAnuary 22 18J8 there will yet be nn so her eclipse of the sun Wo are filled Jlth forebodings nt his news nnd h iSJ1 to seek within ourselves for sins vnicn may hive thus brought the Hath of high heaven upon the land Vo further command that the cere monies of congratulations usually held in Neer Years tiny ht the TnlM lhron hall be curtailed and only ordInary toeuancei I be made the place being chanrcd to the Chlen Tslne throne hall Instead of the Tallin throat hill The banquet usually given to the Imperial clansmen on Now learn day must also tie Btoppd And when the cllpse orcutll kt nil mmllOl of the ourtwnr somber garments find As soluble In the Inner palace befolii lhe attar st up to heaven 10 pray for fori boars ace still mercy to the copnlry nt lore I argeThis IN I so far ns shall concern our nelMsto show our desire to propitiate high heaven n but us her mui < st > the emirtm lo1nger IN I nn cider and senior It is I but light thst the tllll cer reunite he obiletvLd In 11Iln the courts ohlnnc08 on Now yora dy to her majesty Lot all the Ynmeno concerned Jake notice Curhett Chl1rlluhumo Cincinnati O Dec 21 William A Brady manager of James J Corbett tonight sent to the Associated Press the following challenge to Robert 1 Itz slmmonq champion pugilist of the world James J Corbett dissatisfied with the result of his late contest with You at Carson City nnd not believing that jou ate his superior either as a boxer or n lighters and twins l of the 01 Inlon I that l tire majority of the l American pro ple 1 1 hnre his belief that he cnn defeat you If ever You tire man enough to grant him n return battle on NIUI conditions con-ditions has deposited today < J COO ns n first deposit to bind a match for 1110 000 n side the lemons offering the largest Inducements 10 have the man nsrment or the con t pot An ou have Paid today thot your wife has withdrawn her objections to Your Again entering the ring there is I no reason why the nrrongement should not bo speedily con 11 numated for You in my presence nt Carson City gave Corbett sour word of honor that It You ever entered the ring again you would give him the first chance I It Is I useless for you to attempt to deceive the public anti try to boom jour private Interests ly attempting to force Corb1l to met some second or third rater before he shall be entitled en-titled to sour notice lie will not agree to mt latter harky or tiny one else He claims the chance that he cave you the I rlKht to win back the title of champion lie clearly proved 1 hlmielf In your class on March 17th last and It was only by the greatest hind 1 of n fluke that you arc now titled champion and I elo not believe that you will ever forget until sour dYing day the boiling that he gave sou then And If ever hp secures the oppnrlunlts to again face You In n twentsfourfoot ring I will guarantee s sou tint ho will prove conclusively and beyond n que 1I0nor doubt whether or nol he 14 I In your class W A nnADY To inatn rlre San J1rnncloco Dec OAccorillng to news received here from Dawson City under dat of November 20th > the Klondike Klon-dike miring camp has twice been In danger of destruction bj fire On November ember 22nd two Front street log houses were destroyed ly fire One of them was used As n 10dglnlhouo on ono floor and uehurch on the other The lodgings contained food outfits for ten men and nothing wo sad Steps have been taken to relieve the destitute The fire WAS caused by the overturning of a lighted candle by a drunken man It lire from it similar cause broke out on November 25th and the opera houne And tw6 saloons were burned to the ground The snow on the reef raved the ret ot Front sleet from dtrucllon A IIIrlle quantity ot provisions pro-visions and liquors valued nt 10000 In DawsOn ws destroyed Daws-On November 10th the Yukon froze for the winter and since then about 3 000 persons have started out over the Ice between Dawson and Tort Selkirk Many of them are without dogs anti poorly supplied with provision and clothing and It Is doubtful It they will get through |