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e ESTABLISHED 1865. ___NEWBERR~Y9 S. C.9,1101lDAY9 ivIRY 9 O.TWC~. EE.~.()AYAI A REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE McK[NLEY (.AtitCq cOULvtRY wirii MA NY VO IHC4 TO 81.% ItC. But Very Few of 1110 )ocebtful States Havc SFaillen In tho Demo(cratic Columno--Tho Next 1lousn Its ,ublican. New York, Nov. O.--Midnight.---It became evident at a very early hout this evening 'that the election of McKinley and Roosovelt wan assured. At past 8 o'clock returns from nearly two-thirds of tho election districts of Greater Now York had been received, indicating beyond question that Bryan and Stevenson could not ox poet more than 25,000 or 30,000 plurality in this Democratic strong hold, and unless there was a land slide in evidence beyond all reason able expectation the State of New York had declared in unmistakable terms, although by a greatly re duced majority, for the Republican candidates. As the night progressed it only served to confirm this judg ment. The returns from Illinois betrayed a like condition. The Republican plurality of 1890 was greatly re duced, but it was still far too large to be overcome. On the other hand,' the return from Indiana, Michigan, the two Dakotas, Utah and Wyoming, as well as Nebraska, seemed to indicate strong IRepublican gains over 1896. Delaware, Maryland and West Vir ginia had given decisive Republican pluralities. The count in several of the far Western States was naturally so de. layed as to give little indication of the outcome there, but they had ceased to have a determining effect, and be'ore 10 o'clock the Democraf s had given up the contest, and it wag announced that Mr. Bryan had gone to bed and was sound asleep. The whole story was easily and briefly told. The Republican ticket would have a larger electoral vote than four years ago, but in the larger States of the middle west the pluralities had greatly reduced. Massachusetts bad fallen from 174,000 to 50,000; New York from 268,000 to 150,000 and Illinois from 142,000 to 100,000. The roll call of States at this hour is apparently as follows: McKinley-C Aornia, 9; Connec ticut, 6; Delaware, 3; Illinois, 24; Indiana, 15; Iowa. 13; Maine, 6; Maryland, 8; Massachusetts, 15: Michigan, 14; Minnesota, 9; New Hampshire, 5; New Jersey, 10; New York, 36; North Dakota, 3; Ohio, 23; Pennsylvania, 32; Rhode Island, 4; Vermont, 4; West Virginia, 6; Wisconsin, 12; Wyoming, 3.--Total; 259. Bryan: Alabama 11; Arkansas 8; Colorado 4; Florida 4; Georgia, 13; Lonisiana, 8; Mississippi, 9; Missouri, 17; Montana, 3; North Carolina, 11; South Carolina, 9; Tennessee I2; Texas, 15; Utah, 3, Virginia 12. Total 139. Unreported: Idaho; Kansas 10; Kentucky 13; Nebraska, 8; Nevada, 3; Oregan, 4; South Dakotn, 4; Washington, 4. Tfotal 49. THlE GREAT CAMPAIGN Is ENDED. New York, Nov. 7.--Political head quarters in this city and State are being abandoned and the campaign of 1900 is now history. Ex-Gov. Stone, who has had charge of the Democratic national headquarters is preparing to return to Missouri. Re publican leaders of national reputa tion who have made their headquar ters in this city for several weeks past are also scattering to their homes in differe'nt sections of the country. The official returns as received are not materially changing the results, and McKinley's plurality at midnight remains 145,000 in the State. Both houses of the State legisla ture are Republican by a large plu rality. DEMOCRACY UNDISMAYED--WHAT ITS FU TURE POLICY SIOULD) BE. New York, Nov. 7.--Ex..Governol Stone of Missouri had his statement made out early today, in which lhe reviewed the election of yesterday. It is as follows: "The battle is over; The Demo. cratic party of the country aoonnts the result without coml)a1ining as il duty bound. It signifies but littl( noW to annalyze the influences as t< the cause that brought about the ro sult. There will be a wide diverg once of opinion as to that. This I will say, however, that the Demo cratic party must stand and wil stand, undismayed in the defense of the constitution and for the presor vation unimpaired of our constitu tion. A colonial policy sould be de structive to the republic and w< sh6uld resist every effort to establish it. I have always favored the an noxation, in a proper way, of the is lands adjacent to our coast, but have opposed the annexation of a large domain in the eastern hemisphere for reasons fully stated in the campaign. "The Democratic party must stand firm in the defense of the constifu. tion while at the same time it 31houl 1 take an advanced and progressive position looking to the development and protection of our maritime and commercial interests. The Missouri Democratic platform of 1898 ex. pressed my views on the political questions of the (lay. Those ques tions are for future discussion, how ever; all I say rnow is what I have said many times before, that the Democratic party must be affirmative and progressive as well as aggres sive. "Mr. Bryan mado a great fight. He is one of thQ most remarkable men of history. lio may never be president, but whether in politics or private life no man will hold a more commanding place, and none will be capable of exerting a greater mnflu ence for public good. May God bless him." TEDDY IS VERY HAPPY. New York, Nov. 7.-Gov. Roose velt, although he did not retire until after midnight, was up in good sea son today at his home in Oyster Bay. The Governor made this state ment commenting on the Republican victory. "I rejoice beyond measure over the way the vote has gone. Presi. dent McKinley had to face the most serious and complicated problems that have been faced by any presi dent since Lincoln, or by any presi dent a generation before Lincoln. I do not see how there could have been any material improvement in the way he has faced and solved each of them. It therefore seems to me a perfectly fair test of the way our people are willing to back up.a man who has done such difficult and all-importaut work for the nation. I think that the supreme capacity for successful self-government in a nation is clearly shown by the struggle through which the nation has just passed. To have failed to endorse Pr-esident McKinley would have been a calamity compar able only to a failure to endorse President Lincoln in 1804. All far. sighted and patriotic Americany.feel deeply thankful for the way in which the American people as a whole have shown their good sense and absolute adherence to the cause of honesty and national honor. "Again, it should be a matter of the deepest gratification at the very way those Democrats stood for sound money. They, having joined hands with their Republican brethren, share the credit for a victory which repre sents far more than any partisan vie tory. In this contest for true Amer icanism the men who believe in it have stood together without regard to locality or place of birth, without regard to creed or race origin, with out regard to occupation or anything else excepting tha2 needs of Ameri canship, in a way that is splendid omen for the future and that startE the nation well on the threshold of s new century." RlIOnARD cRtoKER SPEAKS. New York, Nov. 8.-Richard Cro' ker said at the Democratic club to. day: "I was very much surprised and disappointed at the way the electiot turned out. I did expect Mr. Bryar to be elected President of the United States." WVhen asked for the cause of de feat Mr. Crokcar replied: "[ believe that 10 to 1 had a gooc i doal to do with tho vote agiinst Bry an inl this Statto. What the cause were in tho Southern and Wester States I (10 not. know. "Wo aill know what the cause wil in New A'ork State, the imoney cent r of tho east. Ilowever, New Yor] city did Very well indeed. If thl( rest of the country had dono as wel as Now York Mr. Br an would hav been elected. Kings county did ver: well too. "I do not regard the decision o the country as adverso to Mr. Birymi as a man. It was against his prinei ples. Ite is a iagnifient reponI tativo American. "It is so far ahead and so any things may develop beforo the tnmy oralty campaign that I cannot s;w how the present election can affec that contest. "I expect to go to Europe as sootr as ill this fuss and campaign ih over." HOW sENATE WILL STAND. Washington, Nov. 7.-The nexl senate, presuming that, the State leg. isatures will fulfill their duty and choose senators to represent their States, will stand on the basis of yes. terday's election, 49 Republicans, 27 Democrats, and I Indepolidets, wit 11 the legislatures in doubt in tlirev States with the privilego of electil) five senators at this time. The legis latures in doubt. ore Delawaro and Nebraska, inl each of which StAos two senators ire to be chosen, and Idaho with one senatorial chir to b< filled. Among thoso classed in the Independent column are sonators Stewart of Nevada and Kyle of South Dakota, who in tho !ast Congress acted with the Republicans on af party questions; Turner of Wash ington and Harris of Kansas, who acted with the Democrats, and Wel. lington of Maryland. TnE IHoUsE- wIL.L HAVE Fito-M 25 ro 40 lEPUnLI CANS. Washington, Nov. 7-Representa tivo Loudenslager, who is in charge of the eastern headquarters of tho Republican congressional coinmittoo, tonight said that his returns and th< press dispatches indicated that. the Republicans would have 203 mom bers of the next house of representa tives, against 154 for the opposition. At the headquarters of the Demo. cratic congressional committee, Mr. Korr, the secretary, denied the claimr made by the Republicans to a major ity of from 40 to 50 in the next house. He says that the information be has received1 makes it certain tha the Democrats will have at least 10( members, with the prospect of one or two more seats which are still it doubt, leaving the Repr!blicans r majority on the face of present ad. vices of only 25. Chairman Richardson refused t< give out any statement on the gene ral result, merely saying that he di not wish to talk at this time. Wheeling, WV. Va., Nov. 7.-Wesl Virginia has gone Republican b3 from 12,000 to 15,000 majority. Th( entire State ticket is elected. The congressional dolog: tion is solidh) Republican. The legislature is Re publican in both branches, 20 to 21 majority on joint ballot, Insuring ro election of Senator Elkins. NEvADA FOR HRBYAN. Rleno, Nov. 7. -Seventy-four pro cincts out of 163 in Nevada giv< Bryan 4,977; McKinley 8,307. LANDSLIDE IN cALIFORNIA. San Francisco, Nov. 7.-The ma jority for McKinley in Cialifornii continues to grow and the indica tions are that it will reach 40,000. DIEMocIATs GET THlE CoRiE. Indianr.polis, Nov. 7.-A plural ity of anywhere from 28,000 to 32,00( for the Republican national ticket. NEW YORK DELEGATION. New York, Nov. 7.-The Congres sional representation from this~ Stati will consist of 21 Republicans ane 13 Democrats. RHioDE ISLAND's vOTE. Providence, RI. I., Nov. 7.-Cor rected unof9.cial returns from Rhiod, Island give McKinley 33,821, Bryai 19,947 TilE DEMokIiAIe 'ON(IRESSMEN. Ullhmod, Va., NOV. 7.- Thel ltd ditional returns receivod today con firiml tho repout seit out last. night , that tho DeIocrats carrimd the Stato by about 30,000 and elected their Candidates inl -very coin'ressionlal dis trict. TiIIl V1o1E IN MAs,-AcI I 1sETI's Bostoi, Nov. 7.-The vote of Mas saclusotts, returns118 1atving been ro coiv0d from every ciyad town, is a follows: Me K iuloy 230,495; Bryan 15(,507. Tri1 ItrTURNS I-om COL.ORIAD,O. Denver, CoI , Nov. 7. - RItI-i4u from yesterday's elect ion are slowly C0om1ing in but sufleion, retrIIIIs und careful estimates havo beii received to show t hat. Bryan's 31 plurality will bo from 30,000 to 35,000 and may reach 40,000. SOLID 111'oM TEXAS. I fousto' Tex., Nov. 7.-,- List nigh:' es(iliato of 175,000 Imijority for i" Democratic t ickit in Txii Vas11 abol4. correct. as iudieated by he returns s far received. NO FI'TiTER COUNT DI'MAND. P hiladelphlia, Nov., 7.-Complete but unofficial returvs give Mc-Kinlev 387,736 plurality inl 'omn-ylvaa. IIE v SC'sILFAD IN 'MIClHMiAN. )etroit, Nov. 7.-Returns from tho State iu) to 10 o'clock tonight givo President McKinley a plurality of 90,858. WIAT VEICMONT DID. White River Junct ion, Vt., Nov.7. Two hundred and twenty cities antd [owns give AlM'.Kiniley -103,003. Bryanl 12,461I; McKiuley's plurality 28,1.12. TilE STATE OF wAilINGToN Portland, Oro., Nov. 7---About ono half of the total voto of the Stato of Wa'llshington has ibeenl reportd 11 and shows McKinley 27,48 1 Bryan 20,051 MeKiinley's luajority% il tho Stato will bo close to 10,000. FLOItIDA's CAPITAL STANDS. Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 7.-The official returns from 338 procincts out of 307 in the Stato received up to midnight tonight show tho Dermo cratic presidential olectors received 17,030 votes to the Republican olectors' 0,200. THE TAR IIEEL CONGREsMAN. Rlloigh, N. C., Nov. 7.-North Carolina gives Bryan a majority of not less than 30,000. The next dele gation from this Sato will contain 7 Democrats and two Republicans. MISSOURI1'5 D)ELEGATIoN. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 7-Theoire sult of the voto in Kansas City is a slhght Repubilicani gain over that of 1890. McKinley's pluralhty is 1,638. ALL ONE wAY. Little Rock Ark., Nov. 7-Complete returns are coming in slowvly, but enough is known to indicate a plural ity of 60,000 for Bryan in Arkansas. A sURlE TIN(. Sioux Falls. S. D., Nov. 7.-Eight, hundred and forty- one precincts out of the total of 1,150 in South Dakota give McKinley a p)lurality of 14,1441. TwO DEMOcIIATIC SENATORS. Helena, Mont., Nov. 7---Fullor re turns shiow~ Bryan's plurality will be from 1 5,000 to 1 8,00)0. MORMONS FoR1 EXPANSION. Salt Lake, Utah, Nov. '7.-At 10 o'clock tonight returns are in from about three qjuafrtersi of thoe precincts in tho State. McKinley's majority is -4,500. WE (lAIN IN MAINE. Portland. Mci., Nov. 7.-Figuros from 3 14 cities, towns and p)lanIta tions give McKinley 58,512; Bryan 33.728. TIHE CONSTITUTION VINDICATED. Atlanta, Nov. 7.-B-lryans majority Iin Ueorgia ill about 40,000. SOME RIEPUiIIi.cANS IN ALAI1AMA. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 7.-The vote wvas lhght in Alabama. The Re publicans have carried several coun ties. A s ai general thing the negroes did niot yote. The Demrocratie ma jority will be at 40,000. SMALL voTE IN TJENNESSEE. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 7,-- -Th'e total vote cast in Tennossee will fall 25 nor cent. under that of 1890 nn Bryan w-idl cary, the Stat by "',000 t o 20,000 Vok . C.\AI11I) .!" NE Il omrn.A : Little Iolk, Ark., Nov. 7. Bien Al. Fort-11mn, l%,opublican), carrit'd Itompstead cOun (tyN, thll hio of Demcratic National Chairman Jones over Congres..Iai T. C. M1elne De ilocrat. IN Nilw .\%%*it: Manchistvi-er, N. I , Nov. 7. Th ie li licmben ljority inl tho StItte oil both tho guborniator41illand national tickts will bo 18,(000. I.o I 1 IA N.\. Now ()rlans, Nov. ~I.-In New Orleaits ,22 , i I.100 Voths wero east, out of it regiAtrat imn of I.1. 101. Brvanl's m J-)rity ik 1:3,: . IBryli's liaj ,r. ity il itho city anld State probably will bo in exCoss of 30,000. IN NOT111i DAKo'TA. 41'argo, N. D., Nov. 7.-Tho l14 iblican plirality inl North Dakota n%;il Uo 10,000 to 12,000. S T. L.U, S 18VWIT1: St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 7.-Rtoturns from ill but. four precinctk in the city of St. Louis givo Bryan 57,750; MclKily 5),171. 'lo )eiocrits elected vvery cuandidato O1 tho'r city t iekct. CONN -C:"I CUT. New IInvon Conn.. Nov. 7 The re vimed( election returrs front Coninleet ient witII overy town aind district ill in the State heard from, gives Stato to McKinley by 1a plurality of 28,.15. IOwA s AIAtlAl'i V. Des Moines, lia., Nov. 7 Semi olli(-ial roturns fro in to 99 countiti in the Stitto givo the Rpilplicanim 265,90): Domocrats l87,-18V3: plural ity 87,118. Mi(JNI,1-V CA alIS HANSAS. Topek, Ki an., Nov. i- Partially complotu r- InS show that AlcKinley has at plurality of 25,000 in Kansas and that the Riplublicafl Stato ticket, is successful by a plurahity of probal bly 5,000 less. -in:LOST :uAYLAN). Baltimore, Nov. 7- With scat tered precincts inl various counties of the Stato to hear from, Mary lad's plurality for McKinley und floosevelt ini yest erday's cons est was I-I,l-1c), With at probability that th0 ofliciul count, will swoll the total to 15,000 or more. 1Her lienal Not Yt TV.urnel. (Springfield Iepublican.) A Kanisais gill gratduate wh'Io hand bieen given the theme, " Beyond thle Alps lies Itily3,'' promulgated the fol lowing, accordinig to t ih Southern lin. dutstriali News: "' (10 not care aiE cet whether Italy lies beyond the Al ps or in Missouri, I (10 not. expoet to sot the river on fire with my fuiture careor. I aim glad1 that I have a goodi, very good edutcation, b)ut I am not going to misuse it by writing poetry or essays abhout the future woman. It. will enabtlle mie to correct the grammar of any lover I may have should he speak of 'dogs' ina my ptresence, or nay lie wont 'sonme wheres,' or 'seon' it man. It will also como handy when I want to fig uire out how many' pounds of soap a woman can got for three dlozen eggs att the grecory. So I do niot bo grud.ge the time I spent ini acquiring it. But my ambitions (10 niot fly so high. I just watnt to marry a man wvho can 'lick' anyb)ody his weight in the township, wvho can run an 80. acre fatrim and1 who hits nio female relatives to come around1 and1 try to bo0ss tho ranch. I will agree to cook d.innrers for him that wont send him to ani early grave, andl lavish upon him a whole lot of whioleosome affection andt( see thait bis razor hats riot l'een uxsd to cut broomwire when lie wants to shave. In view of all this, I (10 rnot catre if I (10 get a little rusty on the rule of three atnd( kindred things asj the years go by." CASTOR IA iFor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signatnre of A$ HOW BRYAN RECEIVED DISCOURAGING NEWS NFIlEtC ItIE NOR Ills WIFEgwt AN V SI(3NS 0F 1) 1IAIPOI N 131 EN 1-. Stratug-rm Cr<oweilt-c In 1,a 14,ow Whe,re severn it # g rap ha i r l rot,g h t tha t Co utr ia . 1.a m o f N e-w V o,rk S mnI l i i -n t -41. Lincoln, Nlb., Nov. G.----Mr. Bryan rTCOived electio 1011 rt11s ait his resi (1,eneo ill thi city. His h1oulso Was fairly ovvierrn with nowspaper m1en anid telegraph operators. Not only wfi tho fimst floor of tho hetlv large ly given up to tioin, blit two of the 1oomls inl t b.l recond story also. Pour telograph wires wv r- rll ill Iho houme. Mr. 13ryan had with him his brothor, CinirIs Bir11an, his forillor law part ner, (x Staxti S naltor Talbot, " oM mittevinan Dahlnan itl Attornoy SchmidL. 1)1rs. I ogetvrs, and MrI s. D11111111 t. 711)I~gr, 1111 718 Danhlmn i. ,I11r. BrYan took his dinner tit. at littlo after (l o'clock and1 aft-er par taking of tho Inval spont at fow min. tit.vs ill convermation wit.1 tho nlows pap r me, reforring to tho bulletins re1ceived, anld asking somo <1uestions aout (iforeit sectionsl', bit without venturing an11 opilioll 111onl t11 fig n1 re. The1o Iirst billietinl was tho on1 announcing thiat Ponglikoopsie, N. Y., hadl givoll ANCKinloy at ma111jorily of 1,337, anld this wvas ( quickly fol lowed by aniothor bllotin to tho of fect that Ellmira bud] gono in Mr. Bryan's favor to tho extnt of 1,722 1njority. When; shlownl this mlessago h10 siml ply remarked thut it, was uncourag ing. Tho other bulletinH from Now York calio ill thick and fast after that, anld whilo Mlr. _1r1yan mad11o no0 comment, thero wasm a fopling mliong thoso presolnt that ho was d isappoinft od in th returi: froin Now York eity and( Brooklynl. flis reports up1 to tho llst. conleiling theso citit's had 1hAin encourging, and hii own observation 1ald lod him to boliove that. tooro would bo at large increimo ill his vote, rather than a loss. On tho othr hand, thoro was considora. blo vicourageient. from tho intelior of New York State, and etspecially gratifying was at inessago from Na tional Committeeman Muck haying that. BuniTalo had given McKildy ia ma111jority of only about 8,000 againti at majority of 12,000 four yearH ago. Cominlg closly upon (110 imolti of tho litinalo dispitch was on from at friond ill B0to1 IIInounIcing that city to have gono for Bryan by i mna jority fli 7,00),.as against 1,0t0 for McKinl11ey four yearsa ago. T1(h eary dlispa6tches idiated the1 1088, Of Malryland1(, and( 111 this 0 a lsowa a disappoinltment, fur it had been1 beh1 oved( that thle State wvas fairly salfo for theo Democrati tCIicket. After leceiving tbo early returns in 1his library ill the midst18 of his~ frienlds M1r. Bryani retired to his8 pri vale apar11tmen0ts, wh1ich were connect ('d wVithl 111e outsid1 world b)y a 111po ejial wire. Both 110 and1( Mrs. Bryani were ini a cheerful mnood, and1( a per. 801n unalLcunlinlted wVithl the( circum-l fromu their demeanor that t hey wvere 6at this8'tim the6116 cnIt re of Ntional intorest. HE6 w:r'ru oI.ImP;1. A t 9 o'clock, whenI the( ne0wspaper~ melnn congregated att Mr. Blryain'r houseIM, souight to secu1ro a6 statement from 1him1, they' were 10old tht lie 1161d juti8 gonio to slo('p and( c!ould1 not be (dist urbod. W1eni hie rotired1 to 11is own room hoe glaniced over the retuirns with aiipparont lit crest and thlen ox. presso8d a1 dosi1ro to 11nnFko uip some11 01 th0 rest hto had1 lost, inl th1e past8 fon weeQks, lay dlown and1( wasH alooIp ir 1oss than five mrinuites. Hie slept ari hour in the atfternoon, aIfter which 1ht went for a1 horsebacek ride to his farm. Hie (di( not, ho0weveIr, feol fully ro cupeJ)rated, and6(, thoirofore, Fought ad( (litional(1 rest, t hus maniiifesitinig prob) ably 1ess concern than hund66 f(red1s 01 thousand~cs of is fol lowers. ainln,6) Neb., Nov. W.-Jryani friendA p)ract icall y concedo0 McKin Ioy's ele(ction0, 1)ut, (none of them wil s*t and, for ai stat eent. At 11:4{ p. ini. Mr. Bryan is sleeping sounll(y tins for two hours. Mr. Bryan remained in 1618 nrivati apartmet (ri g ho entire eve. ing ata 1,1pt tIh greater part cf tho tiliv. .11 did not make his ap poraaeo inl (h parlor of his hous1e, wher th iewsi4papor correspon(dents woro c11gregated, util 11 o'clock, anid his coiniig at tit. tim" was for tho pllposo of notifying the press thaitt ho would ha11vo nothing to saiy for publicition during the night. He addi d that he might pcssibly give ont it stattemit tomorrow. After this issuraneo the visitors withdrew inld soon afterwards the lights were ext-inguished ind the houso preRent od no signs of animiation. Mrs. Bryan sponit the ovening entertaining her comptny and gave no sign of fiat igio or disappointment.. 1.1I 1.14 TH IN0 That lavo im-r Ti Direct Uusn Of Groat Calamiles (Now York Press) Trillep, and sometimes queer ones at thial, havo beenl t.ho cause of many a ft ightful catastropho. A firo wbich was reponsiblo for the loss of moro lives 1han any other single confla grittion originatod through the vaga ries of a strily trantula--a species of lingv, hairy spider pectiliar to South amid Central Amorica. The sceno wits San1t nigo, Clhili, and a gritrd religious fostivit was taking place in the prin eipil eatlhedral. The building wats a soll of drapery floodod with every va riot y of illunimation. Twenty thou Sald silver lamps were in full blazo, and the acolytes were busy lighting 2,000 t apers on the grand alter when (ho orrimt spider skippod into the cont rait aislo and alarmed a woman, who scramod. Tho acolytos, or some of them, looked around to learn the an41s of the commotion, and one of the itakod lights they carried came in contact with the drapery of a colossal ligivo of the Virgin. A few minutes later the vast cathedral was ii raging furnace, in which woro be. ing consumed more than 2,000 per. sons--the elito of Santiago socoity. Rocently the ancient Swan hotel Ipswich, England, was destroyed by a firo which originated through rats gnawing lucifer maittches. The sudden apporanco of a hila riousm 11111HO among the occupants of tho gallery of the Victoria theatre, Westminister, on Boxing night, 1858 stitrtod it panic which resulted in the death of 15 portions. A imongrel cur strayed on to the St Ledger course, 50omo yeiars algo, just as9 the field1 swopt by. Seven horses camoe down ini a healp, and of the jockeys who were riding thorn five wore hurt, three seriously. To wVin ia hot of-two-panco a little p)itlandi(, eimplloyed at the Forndale Ciol liery in the Rhondda Valley, picked the lock of his safot.y lamp wit hi an ordinatry hlairp)in. Hie himself, with nearly 200) of his mattes, perished inl tihe explosion wvhiich followed. At Shoeburyness, 15 years ago, Col. Francis Lyon invented a new kind of sositivo for big calibre shells, and( inlvenited several gunnery experts to bo0 present att the trials. On the night prior to the diay on whlich the exporimnents were to be0 made he locked up the fuse in a shed iai which were some fowls. The chickens siarte(d scrattching, as in their wont, and the (lest flew up and settled on the screws of the fuses. When, next morning, a gunner started to fix one to a live shell, the missile exploded, killing the operator, inventor and lIve other persons. Burrowing rabbits so weakend the foundattioris of a tall chimney at (Ilockhoaton, Yorkshire, that it fell crushing to dealth 15 people. A gypsy boy, son of one of a party of hlop ptickers, drank of a Kentish spring while suffering from typhoid fever. Thle spring happened to be one of several from which Maidstone drew its water supply, and a terrific epi domnic, causing the deaths of scores of inhabitants, was the result. The ship Esperreza was caust away onl thie coatst of Chili through a tiny toddler of 5 meddling with the com passes. She had on board 97 persone, and but 11 perished. Among the saved was tile innocent cause of the terrible catatstrope.