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AK E f TRI-WEICKLY EDITION. WJNNSBORO. S. C,, N O~ \IMBER, 94,1895. CONY EiON PROCEEDINGS COSVEiNT!UZ3 kt-ASSEMBLES. It Doesn't Do _N ci, But It Took a i:ng T.-me to Adjourn. The ion etiftitU:tl conention re-as .embled at S 'clock T':-da evening rafter its three-d ays rec* s and once more resumed the cot sideration of the suffrage article. taking up the unim portant.sections. Tihee was not more than a bare quorum of the members present, yet a late session resulted, an adjournment only bing reac-hed after it was iound that tiier' was "no quorum" in the hall. The only matter of any consequence a cted upon was the striking out of the .provision for representation for both ;political parties on the boards of elec tion managers and canvassers of re turns. An attempt was made to allow property-owning women to vote in -municipal elections on questions of in creasing the public debt, but it failed. A proposition was introduced to defer the assembling of the legislature from the last Tuesday in this month to the second Tuesday in January. The suffrage article was taken up, and sections 5, Fi, 7 and i were adopt ed. t follows: Section 5. Any perrson denied reg istration shall have the right to appeal to the court of common pleas, or any nudge thereof, and thence to the supreme court to determine his right to vote under the limitations imposed in this article, and on such appeal the hearing shall be de novo, and the gen eral assembly shall provide by law for such appeal and for the corection of illegal and fraud ulent registration, voting and all other crimes against the election laws. Section 6. The following persons are disqualified from being registered or voting. First, persons convicted of burglary, arson, obtaining goods or money un der false pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery, adultery, bigamy, wife beating, housebreaking, receiving stolen goods, breech of trust with fraudulent intent, assault with intent to ravish, miscegenation and larceny or crimes against the election laws: Provided, that the pardon of the gov .ernor shall remove such disqualif-ca tion. Second, persons who are idiots, in saue, paupers supported at the public expense. and persons confined in any public prison. Section 7. For the purpose of vot ing no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while employ ed in the service of the United States nor while engaged in t'he navigation of the waters of this State, or of the United States, or of the high seas, nor while a student of any institution of learning, *See. 8. The general assonbly shall provide by law for the registration of all qualified electors, and shall pre scribe the manner of holding elections and of ascertaining the resit of the same; provided, at the first registra tion under this Constitution and until the 1st of January, 1898, the registra tion shall be conducted by a board of three discreet persons in each county, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, for the first registration to be provided for uudet this Constitution The registration books shall be kept open for at least six consecutive weeks and thereafter from time to time, at least one week in each month up to :30 days next preceding the first election to he hold under this Constitution. Section 9 was then taken up and the Ksection was given several small amend ments, Gov. Sheppard having the word "election" in lines 1 and 4 changed to "polling." Thie amended section and the substi tute were then read, the former being in this shape: Section 9. The several counties in the State shall be divided into polling districts, with one precinct in each. of the same: at which alone the voter registered for that precinct can cast his hallot. Provided that a voter may, upon a change of residence be trans ferred from one polling district to another. Quite a debate occurred on this election, and finally Mr. Wilson move:1 to adjourn the debat.e ou the section and the substitut e ntil later. This was agreed to. Section 10 was then adopted as fol lows: Section 10. The general assembly shall pro" ide by law for the regulation .& t party primary elections and punish i t raud( at the same. When section 11 was called Governor S Ieppard offered the following amend Add to the section the following: ['hereafter the registration books shall bpublic records, open to the inspec tion of the public." Mr. Fitch offered the following: Add to section 11 after the word "in teriu." on line 3, "or to correct any mistake. error, omission or f'raud of the hoard of r'egistrat!in. and add after word "'election" on line 2 the following: "And they shall be 'open for public in spection one week thereafter, prior to th'- election, and be placed in the clerk of court's offce for such inspection." There was quite a discussion over the maitter of these amendments, and the section wa then passed over, the a:edet being ordered printed in '-ectioni 12 was adopted as follows: :Section 1: Eletors in municipal e'lectionis 'sh'll possess all the qualifica tio)"s "and be unbect to all of the dis .,uiiiadons herein prescribed. The production of a certificate of registra tion from the registration officers of the county as an elector at a precinct included in the incorporated city or town in which the voter offers to vote. is declared a condition prerequisite to his voting, and in addition he must have been a residr -t within the incor porated limits at least four months be fore the election, and have paid all taxes previously due and collectable. ANOT3E WOMAN*S St'FFRAGE FIGHT. Section 13 was called up, reading as follows: Section 13. At any special election in incorporated cities and towns of this State for the purpose of bonding the same, all resident owners of pro perty of the assessed value of $300, in said cities and towns, who are other wise qualified electors under this Con stitution, shall alone be entitled to vote. At such election the voter shall produce a receipt for all taxes, county, State and municipal, due and collecta ble, for the previous year as evidence of his right to vote. Mr. Meares rose and offered to amend by inserting after "electors" on the fourth line, the words "except. as to sex," which was to allow women to vote. He spoke at length to his proposition. This was a different thing from the proposition already fully discussed and voted down. This was a kind of an election that might not occur in many years, and it was but right that the women should be allowed to have a say about their pro perty. The convention should meas ure the matter. N'r. D. S. Henderson said he was the one member of his committee who was against it- It was simply the question whether they were going to make an entering wedge and allow wo men to vote at all or not. He was 4p posed to it. A. lively debate followed but the convention adjourned for the night on learning that no quorum was present. A VITAL MATTER AT ISSUE. Shall the State Have the Right of Change of Venue? On Wednesday, the 40th day, the convention completed the discusSion of the suffrage article and the whole thing has now been sent to the third reading. A vigorous effort was made to prevent the possibility of fraud in the handling of the registration books, but a provision looking to this was killed. After an extended debate the ordinance providing for an issue of State bonds to enable the several counties of the State to do business on a cash basis was killed. The convention at night took up the section of the article on jurisprudence, allowing the State to secure cbang of venue from one county to another in criminal cases-giving the State the same right as is allowed the defendants. The real meaning of the proposition is that the State wishes to try men charged with violations of the dispen sary law in counties other than their own. This was developed in the de bate. All the lawyers have been turned loose on the vital question and until a late hour a lively debate was in progress. "Uncle George" Tillman severely. kandled the dispensary law. FORlTYHIVES SACRIlFICED. A STEAM BOILER EXPLODES - WITH! TERRIFIC FORCE Swallowing Up MIany Working People, and the Flames Broke Out to Ald to the Horror. At Detro.it, 31ich..- on Wednesday nv>rning one of the steami boilers uf the Journal offie exploded with terrific force and terriblo re sults. The boiler was located in the south easternL 'orner of the building. No. 19 West Larnedl street. The first tlior was ocenpied by the. Joural mailing department in wi.-h a fyi e of 15 men anel boys are usually cim ployed. The second floor is occupied by the~ Rogers Typograph Suppily Company. ':m plnying seven or eight men: the se'ond Iloor by Hilton's Book Bindery. which emloyled. fully- 25 girls and men: the fourth wats oeru pied by W. Kohlbrand, an engraver. and oni the fifth floor was the stereotyping de'part ment of the Journal. Only threc men were at work in this department wvhen the e:xplo sion occurred. The building, N'o. 45. 'c'u pied by .John E. Dav-is & Co.. grocers' siup plies, was also comnpletely wrecked. Ontly line or six persons were at work there. how eecr, when the disaster occurred, and the loss of life in that building will be small. In an instant the buildings were a muss of ruins. undecr whieh was buried many huuman bings. The explosion shook the surround i ug bulig,and. glass within the radius of a bokwas shattered in all directions. many emloyes of adjoining establishments binlg Heerl cut by the flying glass. Hfanhour after the explosionyeu curr-d ire- br'ke out in the debris and the liremien hadi ti suspend the work oif resce uan.1 'I~ vote their attention to putting out the flames. Just before the flames started oneii poo fellow was found with the lower pamrt his body pinioned tightly. He was cons -i-us ad begged his reseuers to get him out. The wokedlik findsto release the uui fortunate victim. but all to no avail. The flames suddenly shot up around him anud lhe had to bie left to his fate. U.p to noon eight bodies had been tak--n fromd the ruins and two more were in sighut. Iost of the bodies had- been burnedl bieyond recognition. Zh~e Rogers Typograph supply plaut. wvhi'-h hadi just been leased by the 3lergenthatlir co mpany to William Dunlap. and whi'-h was; l.n'ted on the se-:end floor oif the' wrecked builing.- was entirely dlestroyed. and t hi' Ms enn~not be estimatedl. The destru'-t I-i 4 th" planti ents otY all supplies to p'apers um'in;g Roge-;rs typograph machines. Tfhe list of casualties continues to. grm and it is no'w supposed that at least 410 per sons were killed and 20 wounded. Thew mouev loss will reach e60.000. The list of identified dead is as follows: Lizzie Dappley, Henry Walsh. John R. iReu er. George H. Soule. George Shaw. Jlam-s Ross William 3L. Dunlap. Walter P. Saxkny. E. L. Reiger. The body of the twelfth vi' tim is a boy unidentified as vet. Thue muiss ig number some S0 or 40. 'I lie OPerL house end that block in lcatur, Ill., were destroyed by fire ArMin.s -nig-ht Lna. $200,000. T RUMPET CALLS. !a!s 8era Bonds a ranig Iote to the U:redeemed. SMALL tree may bear good fruit. W h a t science says is man's best guess. History Is what - c h a racter h a s written. If we knew more we could forgive more. The peacemaker Is one who dces God's work. There is still a lions' den for every Daniel. The devil taught men how to make whisky. Do to-day what you would do on your last day. God loves to look into the heart that is grateful. Weeds grow fast when a lazy man hoes the corn. To drink a little Is to drink a great deal too much. Whatever else Is wrong. trusting God is always right. An hour spent in bad company can never be blotted out. The clouds God sends are alw~ays bright on the top sMae. The devil Is the only gainer when some people join the 'hurch. Kill off the fools, and yo", will throw the lawyers out of wnrk. Faith in God is the only thing that can kill worry stone dead. A chorus in which many lnve to join: "Didn't I tell you so?" Self-assertive men often do a large business on a small capital. We must give Christ our burden be fore be will give us his yoke. The man who would go to he.ren alone If he could, isn't fit to go. So many people are at home when a golden opportunity knocks. Our loyalty to Christ is best tested by the way we treat our enemy. Whoever is like Christ will he found trying to make earth like heaven. A civil tongue is a better protection than steel armor an inch thick. There is nothing the devil makes much more use of in this world than a rattling tongue. Pray for your enemy. no matter whether he is trying to kill you with his tongue or a gun. The devil is still making some people believe that they can serve God with out belonging to church. No matter what else he has done. the preacher has failed when he hasn't moved anybody toward Christ. The man who can pay his debts and won't do it, would steal if he could do It without being locked up. Some people show that they are on the way to heaven by what they toll ot,hers they must doc to get there. It is a common temptation with the Christian worker to think t.hat God has called him to raise the dead to begin with. The devil will not he long in making some kind of a flank movement against the preac.her who makes sinners feel their need of Christ. What Makes a Man Do This? What makes a man of .30 or 40 take a sailboat when he can't sail it. put in his friends or family for ballast, and go right out to capsizing and tragedy? You can't answer that any more than yo a xplain how such afool has made out to survive to his present ag. Why didn't be reach his deserved fate long before? No one can say. Enough that it does overtake him and he rets from ten lines to a column in the paper, according to how big a fool he was. At the shore we see sailboats run away out into the sound, until they can hardl ly be seen. andl when the clouds come Iup and it begins to thunder the ven turesome amateur who is away out there is the last to start for shelter. He doesn't know enough to know his dan ger. So It goes each summer. and each summer has its long string of drown ing tragedies for a part of its history. But, as we said before, no one summer does it up completely, so as to give civilization a fresh chance. A lot of people are drowned for their folly this year who lived through last year. which was just as good a year for drowning. and a lot will live through this year -nd go out and drown in 1S90 as read ilv as if the_' were led. The Wisconsinl Red Oak. The Wisconsin red oak has for several years taken high rank in furniture and finishing factories on account of its softness, adaptability to shop work. its~ lively color and figure. When plain sawed It commands higher prices than any onk, although quarter sawed white oak is more expensive. According to the Northwester'n Lumberman this red oak belt In Wisconsin is not wide, and at the rate the timber is being cut oft it will probably not last more than six or seven years. In the northwestern part of the State. which is not yet op ened up by railroads, there is a heavily timbered area which may contain much red oak. but it will soon h'e traversed by a railway from Duluth. Serge Skirts. Many ladies are having heavy block serge skirts made up without lining. as the serge can then be washed. The waists are finished with a tailor!'s bindiing of Nlack satin on the darts and edges. as satin relieves the dead black of the =erge: a good quality of satia should be s'lected. Brocaded silks are ses'si'~ we:l hnth inl lacik ii'li n!rs. A DE OCRATIC WATERLOO. MISSISSIPPI AND VIRGINIAALONE WETDE3MOURATIC. W Maryland and New Jersey Get. Out o f the Democratic Line for the First Tirnein Years. New York State Goes Republican by 80,000. In the election on Tuesday the Republicans carried New York StLte by 80,000 plurality; New Jersey by over 15,000; 3Iaryland by 10, 000, and claim to havo captured Kentucky. Besides swinging these States over into the Republican column, they increased their usual majorities in 3Iassachusotts. Ohio, Iowa, and all the Northern States where elections wore held. It was a Democratic Waterloo. Tammany elected her local ticket by about 80,000 ned New York eity w-nt Democratic forSc re'tary of Stas' ly 41.000. but the Re. pul,i:,an.- -ame dw,n tl th- Bronx with over 100,000 votes to <r":re. In the tenth con gressional dh.tri't Amls J. Cunmings, Der; ocrat, was eleted. but b sces wai plain ly due to his personal popularity. Of the 50 Seuator= in Nev York the Demo crats ele""ted onl. 'h, and ,f the 150 Assem blymten onlv 46. The S-nate 'l, e'ted will hav. a part in the selection of a suc:ess'r I%) David B. Hill. and j is plain thatt he w"ill nt he a Democrat. The itepublilan gaii were :reueral all over the State. In New York and Brooklyn Re puhlican Senatorz and Assemblymen were elected where D:ir _-rats have been ret'urned year after year. In Brooklyn a Democrati, mayor pulled thr!ugh by a narrow plurality. V7oLENCE IN BALTIMORE. The heavi"st vt, o,ver east in Baltimore was polled. It was the most exciting day Baltimore has knuwn since the war. Vio lence and di,reler were the features throughout. Not withstanding the stringent orders of Marshal Frey. most of the saloons of the city were wid' open and a great deal of drunkenness ,haracterized the day. Sev eral arrests were made: au occasional shot wss fired: btallot luxs were smashed and registration books torn to bits. The day close. however, without a political death recurdl. Senaty. Gorman has ivt his Waterloo. The latest indic:ttions point to a ceompleto Reptibu:a vi,tory i:t Marylanrl. LoyI Lowndes is undoubtedly elected" Govternor and the balance of the Republican State ticket has an aprerr'nt majority of over 10,000. The L:.islat!ure will he Reimbhlican on joint ballr,tt h;reby inu.nring a'Republi,tn successor to Unit-d Srte Se'nator Gibson. Lowndos, Re'pblian. is elecrt'"1 Mayor of Baltimore. KENT'CKY. The latest returns received at Louisville. mostly ineomee. from t5 counties and towns, give Hardin. D)ee :ra "r 32.155: Bra,l lc-y. Republi.a. ,5. Harlin's majority 3.619. Republican -stiu:,ted majorities only give Bradley a majority aggregating 2,36, laving a net majority of 1.223 for Hardin. Louisville is certainly Ierublican by over 3.000. - NEW JERSEY. The returns of the election in New Jersey iadieate a sweeping victory for the Republi es in nearly every district, even in por tinus which have been for years strong elids of Dceocracy. John W. Grigg,, the R-V"rb liea,i candidate for Ga.vrnor,- has been elected by a surprisingly large plurality, probably by about 1.5.000. Five of the seven new State Senators are Republicans, and in the Assembly the Democrats have lost much ground. ogbo. Chairman Kurtz, of the Re'.'tublican State committee, sent telegrans to Gen. Asa S. Bushnell. candidate for C-overnor; Gen. ,Jones. of Youngstown, cand:elate for Lieu tenant Governor and ex-Governor Foraker, stating that the whole RepuiAican State ticket was elected by pluirajities leeordering~ close around 100,000, and conigratulatinug them. He also, at the same time, gav'- out a statement that the Legislature elected would. stand as follows: Senaite, 27 Republhi can and 10l Denlocrats; Hoise, 76 Repubeli cans and 36 Democrats. Republican major. ity on joint ballot , 57. IowA POPULISTS D)oUuLE THEth YOTE 01 LAs-r YEAnf. Reports from the State indicate a generally light vote. Seattering reports, however, show that through thi" State the Republicans have gainme and the Democrats lost, despift the falling nO' in the total vote. Populistt will, from indications now at hand, double their vote of 35.000 a year ago. The Re public-an State committee claims the Senate will be 42 Republican. 7 D.miocratic. The House will he 74 Republicans, 26 Democ'rats. On joint ballot, Republicaus 117; Democratt 33. Republican majority 84. UTAH PoPULIsTS MARE HEAVY GAINtI. A special from Salt Lake. Utah, says: The election passed otT very quietly. The votes east, oni account of bad weathber, will not exceed 80 per cent. of the total votn. Suffi cient returns have not vet 1Iene re'ceived to show with any degree of certaint y what the results will be', but perese-nt iniinttions are that the vote will remain subestantially as ii was last year, except that the Populist votr for Lalwrene for Governor will cut dowr Wells', Rlepubl lican, majority. MAssACHUSETTr$ woMENX (AN'T voTE YET. 3Iassachusetts re- -l~tedl Gov~ernor F. T. Greenhalge for a third term by abo)ut il5,000 plurality over George Freed Willi:as, Demo crat, in a total veo of some 10,000 less tiau last year. Lieut"nant Governor Wilett. Bepublican. is re-elected by aplurality nearly a:s larie. Th'e htnee of the Repub lican State ticket is le!ted by slightly smaller pluralities. Wmn. H. 3Icody' is elected to Congress in the sixth district by nearly 10,000 majority over Harvey N. Shepard, Demc.rat. The Democrats have gained one Senator in IBoston and a few Rep resentatives througfh out the State. The riiestion. "Is it expedient to grant muntilpal em firmre to wvomena ?'' is decided in the negative by a majority rising towards 55.000 or rn-arly two to one. TENYANIA Ne-RE:Ai- EsuER LAsTPLURtAyd-T Jv AH n-T 40.,)01) v-oTEs. Pennsylvania ha-s nel llaywood,. Re pubelican. for the Statt TreaMurer by a ma jority a1preeximatm:g 175.00) a;ainst 235.146 maje rity inl 18i:3 fer .1:-cs-'n, lb-publli'-an State Tre-:u~r..r. The si -:eublie'an e'audi dat's foer Sri perior ('ourt j ni: 's are eh:eeted by maje ritie-s sli.:htly I.--l.r'wx thait fer II: woe"d. Tm:; vtnmmNTA L% TSitATruZ:-: OEM,rAT:e. T[he ri tirns r--- v-'l at li'-hmre:i I hr-w the-l'-ehti, blth- l>-mrn:t.e,f 1l1', 1--2' Senat ers :nje! 57 ci P- he lf he- :-mgt--. S'y-al coeutie i.-til -** 'ar Ir-.:n will almo:e,t the Go-a-.0 .\-obe 'ii. i!! My-oui.l liestiee MUIssTT1PI vER teV:' .~I Y DEMo(CRATtc. ~The electionr in i!i-i-sui-cc was a -very tame affair, t ber.' l'ingr n exeitemrnt. The weather was. "I v--likf and so tin" that the probability is thbat a inli v>te will b:e polled Ieverywhere. I it is the Democratic major. ity in the State will not fall far short of 50, !000. THE REsULT MTIXti ED 1 oLorAe.tn T-heelectie:ns in Colorado wee for counti officers. A light 'wce was~ --at en muani counties, due te a .anww.torme tasting most of the day. In tihe three larg'er'ntie-. Ar apahoe. El Pa.o and Pueb1lo. the llh-pubhlian party s;orms to be deent-. Inm D'ei --r the interet in the el--,ton wa intene and tIhe fusion tie'k-t won. Armnstrong for -jeritT it o WOMAN'S WORLD, 1PLEASANT LITERATUPRE FOE r FJMINlNE READEERS. .e as ti- PRACTICAL BRIDES. There are three girls in Pennsyl vania who are making a record fo: good hard work. They are daughter of Joseph Manns, and they live in th Mahoning valley and act as engineer f pumper and shipper in their father' colliery, which supplies the whol e valley. The family is going into busi e~ ness more extensively soon, a ne at stope having been suuk.-New Yor) Telegram, - WINTER WAISTS. Q Shirt waists of woolen materials wil en be in existence this winter as much a .r- those of wash goodE were in the sum a mer. Plaids are much liked for missei t and young women ; changeable effecti ii- are eagerly sought for in all kinds o as goods. For instance, red and ble b changeable waists may be worn with f id red or a blue skirt, varying the stoci de collar to match the skirt. One o changeable green and gold may b worn with a black or green skirt. Womankind.]| of wOMEN CHESS PLAYERS. V In the spring of 1893 a few womei at met informally and organized what it now known as the "Women's Ches Association of America." In January of 1894, they elected their officers. Thei: ld roll of membership is at present sev .r, enty-five. including a number of hon re orary members, selected from amonl the best women players in Englant th and Ireland, the chamu ion player o ; England, Miss Mary Rudge and Mrs O Rowland, of Ireland, being among th he number. For three years a game ha 'r, been in progress between Mrs. Row be land and a member of the America u- Association, and the issue is still un of certain.-New York World. he he PARADISE FOR THE NEW WOMAN. of Burmah would be a paradise for thi e- new woman if she could be induced t< n j emigrate thither. The Burmes+ ed women are5 according to a recen writer, the treest on earth. Men an women are equal. Both share inherit re ances alike. No trustees stand be n- tween a woman and her property, an( re, when she marries no transfer is made t She keeps her own property, her hus a band his. He has no legal contro ch over her actions at all. She does no al sacrifice her family name inmarriage c Property acquired with her husban< na is held jointly in a legal p.artnership )w Burmese women go into business jus as the men do. When the marriagi ay occurs the woman will go on with he trade, the man with his.-New Yor] th World. d, ar HoNORS rROM THE QUEEN. Miss Zelle de Lussa", an Americal girl, has been the recipient of unus nal attentions from Queen Victoria Three times Her Majesty has request id ed Miss de Lussan to sing at Wiudso: Castle, a distinction not enjoyed b; 3w Mine. Patti herself. The Queen wa 'or so favorably impressed that she sen eg her framed photograph and auto - graph to the singer, and later a dece n- ration set in diamonds. Miss a ck Lussan declares, after repeated con as versations with the Queen, that she i th "the most lovable, unassuming, tact s ful woman I have ever had the hono 1of meetig I love my country, ani -I am as democratic as you like; but must say that these ceremonial com o pliments are an incentive to art tha -we do not seem to value in America. --New York Recorder. wHAT EUGENIE woRE. SThe Empress usually wore velvet c r rich, dark colors, which were parties larlv becoming to her exquisitely fai n-complexion, says Anna L. Bicknell, i; so The Century. The Emperor liked t ysee her richly dressed and often ol th jected to the extreme simplicity c reher morning attire, which, it must b acknowledged, was often too fancifu to be appropriate to her high position Everything she wore was well mad toand perfectly neat; her hair we beautifully dressed ; but she liked th< nt comfort of loose bodices of red flai es nel with a plain black skirt over a re: .ts I annel underskirt, all of which wa - concealed when she went out by it handsome cloaK and the fur covering i- of the open carriage. I have see her wear, within the palace, a tigh er jacket gf knitted black wool, with 20 gray border, over the silk and crep 15, dress which she wore as second mouri 13 ing for her sister, the Duehessc sAlva. It was a sort of wrap whic 0;one -would expect to see on th - shoulders of some old crone bendin sover her fire, rather than on the grae ful figure of the beautiful Empressa 00 the French. I might quote other iz er stances, such as a loose jacket of s-small black and white check bordere with red flannel. a- I coLnEcTED MoIES. ITrip-books are a novelty, and man s of the summer girls of the past seaso: on are now making them. They consis :ht of short reminiscences of differen o,summer outings, illustrated by ux nomounted photograps or pen and in sketches.~ Or, if the summer girl ha .taken one long trip during the sun n- -mer or remained at one particular re sort:. the trip-book is made up of shoI accounts of her most memorable day during these times. She has jotte down, either mentally or on paper the particular things she wished to re member, v'id is now elaborating upo them and arranging them in boo >nform. Bo0th the pages and the cover of tt 3trii-book should be male of Brist< ,paper. Gray is a good color to us< .Each page shouldl be illustrated eithe .with an unmounted phot< f ph of th 'andi3ale. The *omen voted about as g' erally as the men. NEBRASKA GOES ALONG WITH TEE REST. Incomplete returns from the State she that Marvel, Republican. has carried t State by 20.000 over Maxwell. Populist, f Supreme Court justice. In Omaha. the Il publican ticket, hackod by the A. P. A.. b beaten the combined Democratic and Ci zens' party by 1,000 to 2,000 votes. LANE AND FREE SILVER GO DOWN IN THE EIGHTEENTH ILLINOIS. Returns from the eighteenth Illinois co gressional district indicate the election of IState Senato~r Win. F. Hadler, Republican, fill the vacancy caused b' the dea' h Edward Remanan last summer. Mr. Ia ley's opponent, ex-Congressman Edwa Lane, failei to carry any of the six counti n th6 district. The contest aftracted a gre deal of attention by reason of the fact th the free silver sentiment represented by l Lane was pitted against sound money. KANSAS REPUBLICAN BY A REDUCED OTE There was a very light vote polled in Ka sas probably not to exceed 240,000. or 60 0 les than last year. Little interest wastalt in the contest for Chief Justice. David Ms tin, Republican. was generally considered sure winner, but the returns from the ft precincts heard from indicate that the vc for Chas. K. Huliilay. independent free s ver candidate. will be much larger than w anticipated. Populists generally voting f him. Out of eight distrietjudges the Repu licans will ele,t live and the ropulist.s ai Democrats three. being a loss of two to ti Republicans. THANKSGIVING. Nov. 28 Set Apart by Proclamation The President. At Washington the customary Thanksgi ing proclamation was issued by the Preside on Monday as follows : By the rresident of the United States : The constant goodness and forbearance Almighty God, which have been vouchsaf .to the American people during the yes whieh is just past, calL. : their since acknowledgement and devo gratitude. To the end, therefore, that we may wl thankful hearts unite in extolling the lovil care of our Heavenly Father, I GroS Cleveland, President of the United States, hereby appoint and set apart Thursday, t 28th day of the present month, Novemb, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, to kept and observed by all our people. On that day let us forego our usual occ pationsl. and in our a:customed plaees v;.i.liip,, join in rendering thanks to t giv-r of overy good and perfect gift for t ,ount,ous returns that have rewarded o labors in the fields and the busy marts trade. for the peace and order that have pi vaih",t throughout the land, for the proti tion fro:n pestilen"e and dire calamity a for the other blessings that have shower upocen us from an opvn hand. And with our thanksgiving let us humt 1'se elh the Lord to so ineline the hearts our people unto Him that He will not lea us lor forsake us as a nation, but will cc tiuu to us His mercy and protecting ca gtidin; its in the path of national prosper anl lapl,ines. enduing us with rectitu an'l virtue and keeping alive within uw l.atri-+ti-: lovO for the free institutions whi hav,: leeu given to us as our natioi heritag. Aud let us also on the day of our thani giving especially remember the poor a ueedy and by deeds of charity let us shi the sincerity of our gratitude. In witness whereof. I have hereun.to set i hand and caused the seal of tho Unit Sat,: t." l? affix-td ,.,e at the rity of Washington. this an1 of N ve.'.r,.r in the vnr of our Lo] .n'0 ic..tl eight hundr-d and ninety-fj , iQ the ,n hundred and twentieth yi -1of ten indlpen .. 1 e of the United States. GROVER CLEVELAND, A $3,000,000 FIRE IN NEW YORI Whole Block on Broadway a] Bleecker Street Burned. The most serious fire with which the Ni York fire department has had to cope:i several years was discovered in the buildi at tho corner of Bleceker street and Bron way.t shortly after 9 o'clock Wednesday evc ing. Within 15 minutes one-half the blo between Broadway andl Crosby street w~ aflame, and a scond, third, fourth and fii alarm was sounded. Most of the buildmr which served to fe"1 the flames werec rattle-traps, and as they took fire one aft another the conflagration seemed to get 1 yond the control of the fire fighters. IUv 10 o'clock three-fourths of the enti ire'dl'partament of the city was on the seet No. 640 Broad way was totally wrecked. N' 6;3G and 638 were badly burned, but not strreed. Trhese stores are occuped by A. Simon & Co.. Adler & Glovemnan and Goc rieb, carriage builder. At 9.30) o'clock the entire block extend t from Broadway to Grosby reet on Bleeek was a solid mass of fiames. Twenty-five "remen were more or les jured, but none fatally. No fire in New York for years caused mueh eitemnent. The damage caused the lire is estimated to be 83,000,000. Bc the Manhattan Savings Bank and the Empi State Bank are in ruins. AVER AGE W EIGHT OF BALES. Port Receipts and Overland for Tv 3Ionths. New Orleans cotton exehange stateme says: Actual atve'rage wveight l,773,760 bal of the~ 'eIttn erop, embracing port recoil and overlandl for two months ending Oct be'r :let. 513 50-100 pounds per hale, agali 519 069-100 poundsel pe'r hale last year. Dleta ed ave-rages are au.s follows: Tear. 540 GS-100 pounds, decrease und Jatya.4 10-100 po)unds; Louisiana, 20-100, decreatse 4 24 100: Alabama, etc., 5( ncree 15;~ Georgia. '120 5-100, decrease 3-100: Souith Carolina. 501 51-100, decrea 3 Nerth (a .redlina. 498 54-100, decrease 44-0( Vierginia. 4'9i %-100. ine'rease 2 60-100: Te u,sece,. etc:. including Mempheis, St. Lor aned overland. 513 90-100;: d"crense 90-1( Nt decrease~ for whole ais compared w. in ,eose of Septembher this year 3 73-1 pounds leer bMe, and compared with Octot lst yea r it shows a decrease 6 19-100 tbal GENERAL FREIGHT AG'TrS FINE For Violating the Inter-State Cox muerce Law. At Pittsbutrg. Pa., in the United Sta District Court en Tuesday .Tuedge Bufllngt seteneed JTames Me'ans, general frel; & St. Lotuis Jhailroad Company, to pay a fl of 9500t fr r vie lations of the inter-State eo mer--law.* C. S. Wicltt. gener:I freh.ih of the B;,timnere & Ohio liailre,l wats te-ee to pa;y -a llne of *al.000 forthsa cause. MIr. Wicht's .ae will be immneedi:i lv ;pea;lede tee the Suplremle Court ef t nited Slt t.. Theese two arc the frst e vietion:: in the iUnited States under the n law. Ingenious Swindling Device. The French customs authorities< the .Swise frontier have detected~ novel and ingenious swindling devie: Wathes were sent across the bordei sealed up in cans of condensed mil It is estimated that 22,000 watcher valued at 8400,000, have enteri sketch of something suggestive of the day. The writing matter need only be a short description of the place or just a few lines relating to some little incident pertaining to that particular day. Anything, in fact, which will recall pleasant memories of that sum mer day's outing. The date should be - clearly written in one corner of the r page, and a flower which may, per 6 haps, mean much to the owner, may a decorate another part of the page. The cover of the trip-book may be 9 ornamented in varions ways. Just a 3 plain binding of sage green satin rib bon, with the words "Memories of Summer Days" printed on the cover in green letters and outlined with bronze, looks artistic, Another simple and yet effective decoration may be obtained by a sealing-wax stamp when it shows the impress of an old Roman coin. This may be stamped on the cover proper or upon a band of satin ribbon which crosses the cover diagonally. A large monogram well executed is always an effective cover decoration. rAStO NOTES. Cloth revers of a contrasting color from the growns are quite the vogue. Double revers are also in favor. Ivory tinted lace will be much worn as a trimming fore evening gowns this season. The deep cream tints are not as popular as of old. Fur tails will be used as a trimming on many of the more exclusive gowns - this winter. They will trim evening gowns as well as street frocke. Gowns of dark blue serge and zio hair this fall show blouse vests and stock collars of Persian silk. The f combination makes an exceptionally stylish frock. A new cape has the upper half made of cloth, wrought in the utmost elabo rateness with braiding and embroid ery. The lower half and the collar are of Persian lamb. It is the rough materials which are having things all their own way this fall. The boucle cloths, cheviots and silk and wool mixtures are the most fasiionable of the many new fabrics. A hat for a tiny girl is made of plaitings of taffeta set one over an other to form a brim. The crown has an upright trimming of the plating and there are very large bows on either side. The latest evening wrap to attract 1 attention is a deep cape made entirely of black ostrich feathers. The feath ers are fastened to a thinly wadded silk lining, and they form a wrap of great beauty. t Millinery shows exceedingly small bonnets elaborately trimmed with jet r or other beads. One model has a vel r vet plaiting upon the edge'of which is set a very fine jet fringe. The trim ming is of gold bird-of-para 'e ? ?b ers. a A comfortabte and convenient wrap - is a three-quarter length cape pro vided with large pockets and arm - holes at the sides. Over these is an r other cape and a hood, also a collar I that may be rolled up around the throat if desired. An attractive hat for a young lady. is made of platings of very fine cloth, -Theee plaitings are just full enough to make a ruffle around the edge, and -there are three of them, one above the a other. The trimming is of velvet roses, velvet loops and wings. A stylish hat is of black leghorn. It has a rather wide brim, and is rolled closely up to the crown at the back. It is trimmed with butterfly bows and loops of iridescent ribbon, and has a large cluster of full-blown roses exact ly over the middle of the front. A bonnet fo,r a little girl is made with the crown of solid embroidery. The brim is of openwork embroidery and lace, and is slightly plaioed over rthe top and falls almost straight down either side of the front. Ribbon 0strings are tied in a bow under the chin. A dainty dress for a doll has a vel .1vet petticoat and silk skirt with an embroidered edge. The waist of silk is close-fitting, and an Eton jacket of Svelvet is worn with it. The sleeves Sare large and have close bands at the wrists. A sailor hat with a wing is set on over the yellow curls. A child of five years has a dress a with skirt made of cambric elaborately s embroidered. The s,aist is gathered a into a yoke and belt, the sleeves are t full puffs to the elbows with wide ruf a fles of embroidery below. An Eton e jacket ->f velvet and a very wide velvet -sash tied with long loops and ends f make an appropriate and dressy finish. A Farmer's Find. -John Stauffer has made an impor f~ tant discovery of anthracite coal on -his farm, back of Cherry Run, W. Va., a twenty miles sonth of Hagerstown. d With the aid of his son and one hired man he has mined during the past two or three months twenty tons of coal, and landed the same at the top of a y sixty-foot shaft by hand. The coal n was carefully covered, ani the mining t went on in the strictest secrecy by the .t light of an ordinary coal oil lamp. -Stauffer has now started from the bot k tom of the shaft to tunel into the s mountain. The vein is very thick, -and the coal has been pronounced -equal to the Shamokin Valley product. t Stauffer's tract embraces 1000 acres, s but his land is poor and his means are d tlimited. Some time ago options were ,secured on neighboring lands, but - prospecting met with no results. Be n fore Staufier had investigated, the ex kitent of the vein he is now working he tried to enlist the aid of local capital ee ists in the formation of a company, 1 but was not successful. After this he . started right in to work, keeping his rmovements secret and making sur e prising discoveries.--St. Louis Globe Temocrat.