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WHOLE NUMBER 16.431. RICHMOND, VA., »SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27,190/J. PRICE FIVE CENTS.·

SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWSWeather

WASHINGTON, Dec 20,-Korccast forBundiiy ami Mondny:

Virginia.l'air, continue.-1. cold Sunday;MorUlny fair, not «a coi»l| fresh west«Intin. beoomlrig vnrhibln. '.· .North Carolimi. ?,·,«,· Hiimlny, with a

cold wave| .Monday fair und nut .so. culli |.frcish north in northeast winds.

Tho weather çiirlslriiits D«y onci nigh!,«.ns almost nn warm ?« spring, but earlyyesterday morning the ndvàhco guard oftho twirl wave struck thu .nil v. nini bylest, nlr the mercury bui fallen fn.r bo·low tho freezing point.>] STATE) Ote TIIK Tillan?OMETE R.. ?. M.'..M12M,.30? IV M. iOß V. M.,.\ï&» P. M. . «M12,¦ midnight . i¡>

A vrriigo . -û 2.J

Highest temperature yesterday.MLowest lomporn turo ynsteiduy. n¡Jtemn temperature vestordny.....¡MlNormal tomperalur«) for December.... 40Dopurturr« from normal .temperature...·!!?Precipitation «lurinic pnst 21 hotii'H.00

MINIATU IJt? ALMANAC.Decomber '¿1 1W3.

Bun rise«...,,,. 7-.2G, HIUH TIDE.Hun-sets.1:57 Morning..'.'.«OMSMoon »etB.11'fOO | I3voii|nE.11:0)

. December 28, 10ui.Bun rises.?:25 ? HIGH TIDE.Bun setn.4:«">7 J Morning.Hitó.*Ioon sets.1:17 | Evening.

Richmond.Aftermath of 'Christmas-Cold wave

.trlkes tho country-friends of Llaiiten-nnt-Governor Willard resent the In.luna¬tion that he Is not a reiluYnl of Virginia-Stranger thinks the filale Capitol Is acondemned building.Great speakers tobe heard at the meeting of the «Vnti-öaloon League-Masons to celebrato *hnDay of St. John tho Evangelist to-dny.An Irish baronet to visit Rteliirioi.d-1/tst of old Richmond College grudua-tiis-W'ell known athleto makes his homo InRichmond«.Mr. 11. XV. Powers, ill withpentimonia-Tax-payers aro urged tosettle up and avoid the penalty-Wornthat awaits lawmakers-Now books re¬

ceived during tho week at the S.ate Li¬brary.Death ot Mrs. Edmonla Simon.Johnston-Christmas meo» of tne DeepRun Hunt Clu.j-Musical programmes 111the various churches to-itoy-frlrst «Uh·crJng of th«! T. D. C. Club at the BijouWednesday-Dr. Munhall to speak al

the V. M. C. A, to-day-Delegates toNew Orleans spend sov<-ral hours Inluchmoml, but a misunderstanding re-

gardlng the time of the arrival of theirtrain prevenís their bolng shown contem¬plated attentions.-Captain Charles II.Phillips again chosen potentate of AccaTemple-A handsome gift tendered thechief train dispatcher of the Chesapeakeand Ohio Raliawy-Coroner Taylor fallsto hold an Ineiuest for urn first timo «?

four vcars. MANCHESTER-Mrs. Basscontinues to Improve.Servie«« in, ih·¦churches to-day-Marriage 'of aliasJohnston and Mr. Thompson-"SantaClnuB' Dream" 10 bo presented at «fitti*Street Methodist Church-Brisk tr.iduafter Christmas-Number of .arrestsmade.Negro shot In the head still alive-Elks' poet laureate gets oft someverses.

Virginia.A brother of Representativo- George K.

JGiikins, «lioois and kills ? companion, atWuodvtlle iii rtsppaliannock county, nnd.tfo-fnr has avoleK-d capturc-rr-Firo doesrnirty thousand dollars damage at Augus¬ta, Bprlngs tannery.-James, Cj Lewis,, Al\vmenester,' calls for à lust kí«w from his.wife, and tlnm drinks carbolic acid-..airs. J. E. B. Btuart the wlnnor of a Jiaml-nome ring In a Norfolk raffio-The sub¬marino torpido boat Moocasin destined.to¬lle on tini beach "all.'¦. wlntçr.-?r.í'gTÓ boy killed in Amtierst for his money».nd his body thrown in the river-Nerrrolires into a crowd lit'Pocahontas. Va., and'kills collerica foreman-Dr. W. J. Scott,oí Northampton, found dead in his car¬

nage, holding tho reins In, his lifelesshands-Petition to raise licenso ot non¬resident hunters noe endorsed by landown¬ers in Mecklenburg-Rockbrlelgo far¬mers petition '.entomological departmentat Blacksburg to aid theim to light tlioBan'Jose scalo.»-Tlio Rev, James Vf.i-'tshburn, colored, of New'Jersey, whoHWindled Petcisburg negroes has beenbrought, to Petersburg for trial-Provi¬dence 'Korgo «tore heavily robned-Mr.].afayetto Kodden, of Pace'», Va., shoots.nd Kills a. negro .who attempts to in¬trude upon his house.Fifteen .year oldschool boy's body found dangling fromI'chooihouso window, whore he had been<aught by inlllng sash and perished miser.ably-The binning of Grafton Hall, near

i.'ppcrvillR Wednesday proved almost a

iragedy, Mr. Dulanoy and family fleeingl'or tlielr lives from the llames.Smed·ley's new wife puts to rout a squad oftbe Pago Rillcs, at Lu ray, who came toarrest her husband, but later had to sur¬render to superior numbers and bail car¬tridges-Accidental shooting of youngOwens in tho arm near Mathews Court¬house-Una Fmlay who killed bis broth-cr-m-la.w, nt Pocahonias. some, monthsngo, acqultterl by Tazewell County Court-Mecklenburg's Self-confessed trainwrecker turner! ov.-.r to Halifax authori¬ties for a similar offense-The deadlycannon-cracker causes a boy to lose hinlingers, |n Petersburg, nnd another mnyloso an eye,

North Carolina.As result of family vendetta man shunts

¡his »brother-in-law In his bed, nml when« aptured by three ofllcers Ills .sisters'at¬tack tho trio and the prisoner escape's-? curly poplar· tree felled near Wnynes-.Mlle valued at Sl.uiM.Christ|ah'a nndHebrews commingle In the observance, ofChristmas Day, In Raleigh.Tho holidaytràdo just close«! tho largest In history.

General,Terrllle windstorm blows out red .sig¬

imi on tho Poro Marci tint to, near OramiJlnplrt.s, causing fearful wreck of passen-ner train« Illled with holiday folk, andseventeen nr« killed nnd many Injured-William J. Bryan so niin-li pleased withmunicipal ownership abroad that ho willadvocate it In America.Mr, Brvnn theguest of horior nt a dinner lu Berlin andpraises America's representative» abroad-North nnel New, England States sweptby floreo gain, while storms rugo In Southnnd intense cold prevails In the West-AClyde'Line steamer sunk In Bòston har¬bor during tho high wind and a dredge«urnes three mou to wuterv graves_Massachusetts Democrats start a boomfor Olney for President.Columbia's rep¬resentatives grò wing Impatient for ourrinswer to the note of Generiti Reyes andunless it Is soon given Generili Reyes andDr. Horran will leave Washington-Eormçr Pi emier Zaimrrlelli die» at his villant Mnderno.-Suit brought In Mobile,Ala,, to restrain.tlio Mobile and Ohio frominlying Interest upon certain mortgage,.bonds----Fatal»affray occurs ut ChristmasJl'pe, nt Bessemer, Ala.-Richmondlianks mako good showing In weekly bankMritoment.-Japan »u|d to bo ueginlutliiKfor more warships ¿md preparing r0"war if it must como-u p, Loroo to bomade president of tho Baltimora and OhioRailroad.Building to be erected In NowYork twice us his!) as any now thoro, andhaving forty stories.James Gordon- Ben¬nett to establish a public park as .-? me,incrini to hl« father the founder of the.fil.".lll7,MC1V',l',l,!Us reception to children

at the Whlto Houso a notablu affair,

EXTRADITION GRANTEDIN THE KRATZ CASE

illy .Utuclutoil Treat.)~"

WASHINGTON, D. C, Docembnr 26..T|io Stato Department has loi.elved a

lolegruin from Mr. McCrenry, tho UnitedStates charge, at Mexico City, «¿tatinglliat tho Mexican Government luis grani¬rli iho extradition of Charles. lCrnt?,wanted in St. Louis for alleged connec¬tion with the franchise scandals in thatAlly. '

THE GALLEGO MILLS DESTROYED;BUSINESS SECTION IN FIERY RAIN.

COLOMBIAIMPATIENTFORREPLY

Minister Calls Twice onSecretary Hay.

HAS NOT INDICATEDWHEN WILL ANSWER

Unless the Reply Is SatisfactoryBoth General Reyes and Dr.

11 erran Will Leave.

WANT TO REFER ITTO THE HAGUE

Admiral Coghlan Denies ThatHe Landed Force on Colom¬bia Territory.The Dixie toSail for Colon With SixHundred Marines.De¬stroyers to be Sent.

(By Ah'Koclatrd Preso.)WASHINGTON, D. C.I .December 26.-

Unless the United States, In tlie replyivhlcli Secretary Hay -will make to thenoto of General Reyes, accords Colombiathat measure oí satisfaction to which,from her point of view. uno feels herselfentitled, with respect to Panama, bothGeneral Heyes and Dr. Herra? will leavethis capital. This was frankly admittedto-nl&ht. AVhlle disavowing any Inten¬tion or .bringing nnUuo pressure to bear onSecretary Hay for it speedy reply to thenote .which. General Heyes luis filed Inbehalf of his. government, both he audJDK Hcrrnn are most anxious to be ap¬prised of the Secretary's conclusions attho earliest possible moment.

COULD NOT SEE HAT.With the view of obtaining light1 on

this point, Dr. Horran, tho Colombiancharge, to-day twice called at the resi¬dence of Mr. Hay, but was unable to seehim on account of his continued illness.Tho hope Is entertained both by Gen¬

eral Reyes nnd Dr. let-ran that in thoevent of a refusal by Mr. Hay to admittheir contentions, the United States mayagree as a last resort lo a submission ofthe proposition to Tlio Hague Court ofArbitration.IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREATY,ft was pointed· out that the filing of

Ihe tinte was In aoordanco with tho treatyof 1S»6 between the United States andColombi», one of the provisions of whichgives the contracting party feeling ag¬grieved at the action of the other theright to protest, wirb the further stipula¬tion tbat a reply shall bo forthcoming.It Is said that Mr. Hay has not indicated

when lie will make answer to tho Colom¬bian ,noto.

Did Not Land Troops.fBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. C, December '.'fi..The following cablegram reached theNavy Department to-day from Rear-Ad¬miral Coghlan, at Colon:"Atlanta did not land armed force on

Colombian territory at any time for anypurpose. Two ofllcers landed as usualwith sword tit Invitation of Colombiangenerals."Admiral Coghlan also cabled tho de¬

partment that ho would proceed to Car¬tagena with his flagship, the Olympia,nt daybreak, Dec-ember 26th, for thé.pur¬pose of bringing Minister Beaupro to

Colon, on his way to tho United Statesfrom Bogóla, on leave.

Transports Ready.[By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-War Depart¬ment oill?laIs admit that tho transportsSunnier nnd McClellari, at New York,as well as tlio Sherman. Bufoni unti ?Crook, at San Francisco, aro being fittedout for nativo sorvlco. ¡

The two vessels at-New York have been jIn a state of readiness for several weeks,but so fur no calls have booii minio for

them. It Is expected that one of themwill bo utlll/.ed In bringing to tlio United jStates tho urtlllory troops now slatlonodnear Havana and at Santiago. Primarilyall of these transports are intended for

the Manila service,

Destroyers for Colon.(By Associatoli Press.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Tlin Truxtop,flagship of Ilio second torpedo flotilla,

THE SAD FATE OFA SCHOOL BOY

Window Sash Falls on His Neckand He Perishes Mis-

erably.(Special to Tlio Tinios-Dlspatch.)

CHATHAM. VA., Decomber 'Ji¡,~Tholifeless body of the (Ifteoji-yoar-oin son

of .fames Yates was found hanging froma window of Greon Bay School hero Fri¬day. The youth left his homo ThUiBilavafternoon to got hin books fro ? .tie

schoolhouse by entorlng through a win¬dow, The support was knocked from un¬

der the sash by tho hoy while crawling In,causing the aaah to comn down upti.t h,'s

neck, In which position ho hung initiilfound by relativos Clulstipue tnoniliiK,

together with another destroyer, not yetBelected, will bo sent from Hoy West loColon In command of Bleutcnnnt-Com-mitnder'Afnrbury Johnson. The destroyer«will bo used by Reni-Ad mi nil Coghlan.commanding tho Caribbean Btiuadron, n«dispatch boats.

Dixie to Sail With Marines.til}' Associated free* )

????,??,.?,????, Deo. S?.-???'a? Prepa¬rations have been mudo for tho sailingof the auxilia ry cruiser Dixie, and onMonday sho wllï leave the Lcagito Islandnavy-yard with six hundred marinos forColon. The force will bo commanded byBrigadier-General Elliott, who will ar¬rive from Washington to-morrow.The Dixie has been equipped to main¬

tain one thousand men for a porlod of flvomonths. /·¦..'.

Italy's Recognition.(By Associated Press,)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2t!.-Actlng Secre¬tary of State Loornl« has been notifiedby the Italian Embassy that tho govern¬ment of Italy has recognized lho new

Republic of Panama.

FAVOR JIMINEZ..The Revolution in San Domingo

Takes a New Turn.(By Associated Press.)

??.\??1????»?. Dec. 2G.-United StatesMinister Powell reports to the Slate De-,p.irtrnent, under'yesterday's date, fromBan Domingo city, confirming tho cabled,announcement that the town of Mucorlshas ¿pronounced In favor .of Jlmltiez, nndadds that troops from that place,' underilio insurgent flag, are marching on theCity of San Domingo.A great many arrests are being made

at the capitili, but otherwise everything,ls tit.lct.

FEARFULTRAGEDY·,*:

Brother of Representative GeorgeC. Elkins Shoots and Kills a

Companion at WoodvìUc.

OYSTER STEW IN A STORE

(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)DURAY, VA., Dec. £6..? fatal ehootlng

affray occurred at Woodvllle, Rappahan¬noek county, Christmas Bvo,, hi which

Joseph Klbler, a prominent citizen.of that

county, was killed by Hugh Elkins, a

brother of Hon. George C. Elkins, memberof the Legislature from Pago and Rappa¬hannoek count les, and formerly postmas¬ter at Woodvllle.The scone of the tragedy Is remoto from

railroad, and particulars aro hard to ob¬tain, hut It. appears that Klbler with sev¬

eral companions was-In a store In'Wood-ville stewing oysters., when yòung t

El¬kins entered and engaged In conversationwith the men.

KNOCKED OYSTERS OFF.? difficulty, soon arose between Klbler

and Elkins, nnd the latter Is nlleged tohave knocked the oysters from the stovo.This "brought on a personal encounterbetween Klbler and Elkins, In which tho»latter fared badly. Elkins, It Is said, Im¬mediately left tho store and wont to hishome, whero be secured a shotgun andreturned to tho storo and shot Kibler.who died in a few minutes. Elkins leftImmediately, and, though every effort hnsbeen niailc to locate him, he has not beenapprehended. ?

THE VICTIM.Klbler Is a brother of N, II. Klbler, tho

depot agent at Kimlmll, this county. Adescription of Hugh Elkins has been sentto ull adjoining counties. He Is describedas very popular, and about twenty-one.years of age,. Ho is-a son of tho latePresley Elkins, a well known citizenof that county, ills brother, lion. GeorgeC. Elkins, has been .notified of the tragedy, |and will arrivo at Woodvllle to-night.

MERCHANT LOSES LIFEOVER SMALL ACCOUNT(By Asmivlutvil l'ress.)

BROWNHVIDDE, TENN.. Dec. 20.--One man was killed and four HOt'tousiywpundod n« liw result of a pitched butilonear Bntidolpn. Tho trouble, growingout of a dispute uver ? small account,rtiirted by a fusilado from tt doublo-baireí Hhptgún In the hands of a youngwhlto merchant namud Tom HoIUuhhh«ïiul, and tho volley was returned by.Iplui Jackson with u pistol, llollliigs-homl fell dead with a bullet through hisheart aud John, Waiter and Henry Jack,son and Andrew Pugh, all negroes, woroseriously wounded.

AN ALABAMA FARMERKILLEDJN HIS HOME

illy Associated I'roeOBREWTON, ALA., Decomber 26,-News

reached here to-day of the assassinationThursday night of M. H, Roldy, ? farmer,at his lioipo In tho southwestern portionof the county. Unknown persons firedupon him with a shotgun, killing h Ini In¬stantly, and wounding another man, Theshots worn fired through a window ofMr. Reldy'H homo. jARCHBISHOP"CHAPELLE

NOTJNVITEDTO ROME(By Associated Press.)

NEW OHLEANS, Dec. 2tì.-ArcllblsllopCiiupello sailed to-day for Cuba, whencelie came to tako pari In lho ceremonies oflho Doulsluna triupfer celebration,. Thearchbishop expects to bo absent for sonnimuntile. At the archbishopric nothingwas known of tho report from Uomo thatHie archbishop was contemplating a visit,there. The archbishop has not yet beensummoned and hau no present Intentionof swing abroad.

BRYAN FOR

Wishes United States toImitate England.

MANY EXAMPMESAREGÍVENBYHIM

He Says That Both Gas and?-Vatcr »Arc Made Much

Cheaper.

WHAT LONDON IS NOWDOING IN THIS MATTER

Many Cities Assuming Controlof. Their Street-'Railway Sys-teins.Leading 'Men Devot-'"iiig Themselves to Muni¬

cipal Affairs Without » ·

Any Compensation.

... BY Vf. J. ,BRYAN.; (Special Cable to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.). LONDON. rjec.-20.--Lot us hope Uiat the.timo Is near at hand when, the successful.business mensili the ^United States, in¬stead o £ continuing tliöir accumulationsto the very end of Hie, -will bo satisfiedwith a competency and,' when this Issecured, givo to their country the bene¬fit of their experience, their intelligenceand their conscience^ as..many, of thebusiness mea of Higlárítl,. IJiiqtland. nridIreland are doing, «s.jbov^rr-hy the de:

velopment of.municipal ownership In theBritish Isles. ¦* '·'¦

'Glasgow .owns and operates Its .wàtól;system. In this case, however, the -'water.Instead, of helng furnished afro muchper thousand.gallons, is paid for by a taxupon the properly. '

Glasgow owns Its gas-,plant and fur¬nishes gas to consumers at about 30 contsper thousand cubie feet.The tramways aro ownod and operated

by the municipality. The service Is ex¬cellent, and the faro depends on the¦distance travelled. At certain hours of the.day, .there are special cars that carrylaboring .men from one end of tho cityto the other for one cent.'London is also making progress in"thqwork of municipalizing its public service.Tho County Council Is taking over thewater service and Is also furnishing tosome extent, electricity.Just now the County Council Is putting

down tramways and. preparing to followin the footsteps of Glasgow in the matterof furnishing transit for its citizens.Nottingham has furnished gas to its

citizens for more than thirty years. Thelirico of gas has beon reduced from timeto time, until it is now about SO centsper thousand for private citizens, andeven at this low rate tho gas plant paysinto the city treasury a net profit ofabout Î120.000 ? year. It is only aboutflvo years since tlio city entered upon thowork of furnishing electricity, but thoprollt from that source is now nearlyilá.oy.» annually,The city lias taken over lho tramways

and, notwithstanding that it has raisedtho wages of the employes, shortenedthe hours of labor, improved the ser¬

vice, extended Hie lines and reduced thofares, II has now derived about f£lti;ooOprofit from tho earnings of the tram¬ways. Nottingham has p population ofabout ?G,?,???. Birmingham furnishes waterand light to its people and has just de¬cided to take charge nf tlio trainway ser¬vlco. It already owns tlio '..tracks, butbus been ¡allowing privalo corporations torun the cars, 'l'ho people have decidedto operate tho lines in the future.

GREAT INTEREST »SHOWN.In Belfast G found that the city had

will beTaTlësF"building on earth

One to be Erected on LowerBroadway l-'orty-iive »Stork's

High, »Making 615 Feet.

(By Associated Press.)NEW YOKE, Di·»·. 21I.-TI10 tallest

building on earth Is lo bo erected Inlower Proiulwiiy, If the present plans aro

carried out. With five stories Uulow thostreet level, forty stories high from thoentrance to the top floor, nnd surmountedby a slxty.t'oot tower, tho gigantic newbuilding will Imvo a total Iwight of t!l5feot, making It over twice as high at, tho»Elatlroii building and almost as tall

again as the Bark How building, whichat. present holds tbo record.This building would. extend one full

block uu Broadway find Ita coût, Includ¬ing Ihn sito, will mach »10,000,00. The

land ? ·?*·4 *? ,,,lv0 l>en" «soured, andtho completion or tho building within unu

year is promised,._-f

A Lucky Reporter,(By Associated Press.»

NEW VOl'tK. Dec. äl.-Jolin H. O'Brien.a pulltleai reporter on the New YorkSup, lias boon apolntoil socrcUuy li>Aluyur-ulecl »McCltìllunU,

decided lei take charge oC the tramwnytracks, lho,only disputed qliC'slldll beingwhether the city u'oulrt pledge Itself to.the permuiiotit operation of tlio linos or

reservo tho right to penult private cor¬

porations lo use Ilio tracks,Nothing has Impressed me mine In my

visit to the British Isles Itimi the In¬terest, which tin» leading citizens of thovarious municipalities urn taking Inproblems of government anil sociology.

It musi bo r'amehibored that hero themembers of the city councils recelvono pay,The work Hint they do Is entirety

gratuitous and I have found that theCouncils aro composed of representativesor all classes of society. .Many of» thosuccessful business men, professional menand educators uro. to bo found devot¬ing a portion of their timo, sometimos a

vory considerable portion, to tlio workof tlio city.They attend meetings, servo on com¬

mittees nnd carry on. Investigations, andHnd their recompense not In u salary,but In Uie honor 'which attaches to thoposition and In Uie consciousness that(boy aro giving something of v/iluc totheir follows.

FATAL AFFRAY OCCURSAT CHURCH XMAS TREE(By Associated Prose.)

BESSEMER, ALA., Dec. 26.-.! ? forma¬tion bus reached hero from Ccelar Bluffe.f tho killing of John Parsons by. A. J.I.ockhart, at a Christmas treo given nt

a church. Lockhurt, who Is a peaco of¬

ficer, wns acting iis Santa' Claus. It Is

alleged tlit Parsons, beeoiiic disorderlywhile tho exercises wore In progress, andI.ockhart hulled tho proceedings andejected lilm. When tho affair was over.Parsons attacked Lobkharl. with· a· knifeas the latter left tho building.· Lockharttlrow a pistol ami «hot Parsons to death,after linvlng himself beon cut In. severalplaces.

FIERCE GALEIN NEW YORK

Many Persons Hurt by Flying.Missiles During- the

'"Darkness.' ...

'

THE MERCURY· GOES DOWN

(By Associated Press.)NEW YORK,- Dae.-2S.-^A driving snow

storm,.; accompanied by furious squallsthat au limes rose to almost hurricaneforce, struck the city enrly to-day. Low¬ering, black clouds pressing flown on a

bar.k of,sea..fog and tho' denso characterof »the snowfall .combined to produco for

nearly half an hour euoh deep darkness'that lights wero'llt,» tn all tlio the down¬

town strep ts and along tho river.fronts.During Ulla perioel' many ferry boats

nini other craft lost .tholr bearings com¬

pletely and tlio harbor resounded withthe whistles of vessels cautiously gropingtheir way through tho gloom. OnoBrooklyn boat, heading for tho Manhat¬tan side, found hersolf off the Battery,several blocks away from lier slip. OceanKlenmers bound In nucí out were com¬

pelled to slip and Ho lo until tho dark¬ness lifted.The ferry hont John ii, Carlisle, carry¬

ing Immigrants from Ells Island, crashedInto lho steamboat Taurus, off tho Bat¬tery, nut both vessels (.-»scaped with slightdamage. ">

Tho darkness lifted almost as tiulcklyns It settled down, and the snow 'wassi!i:eocde«l by clearing skies, high galesnnd a rapidly falling temperature;, thomercury going down fifteen degrees,from S4 to 11), within tliroo hours. Sofierco was tho gale «luring tho afternoonthat many pedestrluns woro thrown downand in rome Instances were seriously in¬jured. Around "Cupe Plntlron," nt.Broadway aiul Twenty-third Streot, thowlntt ragcil in gusts of almost cyclonicfury. Here ono man was dangerouslyhurt by being struck with a fragment, ofa large plate glass window, blown out ufun adjacent building.Towards evening tlio wind, which had

nt times attained a velocity of sixtyutiles ? ? hour, died down, tlio mercurycontinuing to drop until at lu o'clock IttoucliOC seven degrees above zero,, withindications of siili lower figures «luringtbo night. In all about a dozen wer«)

reportée! by Uie police to ha|>j boon In¬jured by falls or flying plpeos a( debrisduring Ihn eluy. Tho total snowfall was

only about half nn inch.

TERRIFIC AT BOSTON.

Wild Storm Causes Number ofMarine Disasters.(By Associa tod Press.)

HUSTON, MA.SS., Doo, Si.-Al'tor uii-i ufihn mildest Christnms days for ninnyyears a wild winter's sturili bruito iivurNew England to-ilny tin el ns usual wnfl

accountable) t'urti number uf marine disun-lers,l'p to 7 o'clock t"-nlglit three wrecks

hail been ruportm], while Btivorrtl otliiirvessels had hoen in illstri'ss during the dny.uno of lho vvrec'lts, u «ireelge, which minkwithin six miles of thu wharves pf Boston,resulted. In the loss of Ihren men, but inthe cuso of the other two. Um sinking uftlm stemuur Klowa off Boston Ughi ¡uni111«·, wreck of tlm burg«) John W. Mnckayoff Watch Hill, It. I·, everyone' was ¿avuil.

Itopoi'ts from M'.iliio ami New Hamp¬shire show that tlio storm lia» delayedIruin service sonsidei'ubly. -

THREE MEN DROWNED.

Sinking of Dredge in BostonHarbor Causes Loss of Life.

(By Associatoli Press.)BOSTON, MASH., Deo. !¡6.-Throu men

wore drowned to-day by the sinking of i)ie>«Ireelgo Coneml Poo In the channel be¬tween Licer Island and Nix's Mute InBusluu harbor. Twelve others woro r«?s-cued.Two of ilio l'escuta nifi» luid lo nu

tCimtUuiDj Oil acculili r.l^cj

Property to the Value of$260,000 Burned This

Morning.THE SPECTACLE A BEAUTIFULBUT AT TIMES A FEARFUL ONB

The Immense Mill Structure Which Has Stood for

Nearly Forty Years Wiped Out in Two Hours, ?Grain and Flour Consumed.

Great Vigilance Resulted in the Smothering of Many Incipi¬ent Fires.Insurance on the Burned. Mills Almost

»Sufficient to Cover tho Loss.Fireman Lawrence

Haako Quite Seriously Injured.Scenes andIncidents of the Fire, Which Was the.Most Disastrous Since the Burning

of the .Jefferson Hotel.Origin ;¦¦:*., of Fire a Mystery, asNo One, \

so Far as Known, Was' ' :.

in the Structure- . ;

LaBt Night.

The old Gallego Mills, one of the most famous landmarks of the

city, is in ashes. ...Only the charred walls of-the great building-re-niatiis. ;"' (1> .·.,:·,·:.. ?-..'-· '¦-: , '{A ·. I '.:'

The'flames, discovered a-few "moments after"?o'clock'this,mofn^ing in the very.stiinmit of the gigantic old structure, were beyond the

reach of the fire apparatus, and owing to the isolation of the toweringbuilding, it was impossible to reach the flames with; a stream of.water .while they might be stayed. By a quarter'past 2 the greatrower .surmounting the »steep roof was a spectacular mass of flames

that illuminated tlie surroundings for miles. In an hour' the entire

roof was a mass of seething, crackling, resistless flames, and the doomof the massive and historic old structure Was seen to be as inevitableas the sunrise ofthc morrow.

The flames had been communicated to the lower floors by the

clawnward crash of the steel tower with the heavy tank within it, andthe devouring flame was running riot through the third, fourth and

fifth floors, licking angry tongues from every window 'and drivingback spectators more than a hundred yards away by the fierce heat.

By 2 o'clock the flames had become so fierce that the Chesapeakeand Ohio Railway, which had long strings, of loaded and unloadedbox cars on every side track on the basin bank, had engines at work

removing the cars from the ignition by the heat, which a few mo¬

ments later became so fierce as-to drive the firemen and all the specta¬tors back.'¦¦..'

PRESENTED GRAND SPECTACLE.The destruction of the famous old mill was the most spectacular

fire ever seen in Richmond. From the moment when the tower uponthe summit became well aflams it served as a gigantic torch to lightthe entire horizon with a brilliancy almost rivalling that of the. noon¬

day sun.'

As the fire steadily made its way downward the illumination becam«more and more grand until the entire front of the cities of Richmondand Manchester and river for miles was brilliantly lighted. Greatshowers of sparks, some of llicm coals of fire atul even burningbrands, were lifted high in air and swept northwestward and later,northward, falling three atul even live blocks away. All through-theCapitol Square by 2:30 A. M. there was a constant rain of firebrands,giving a weird and wonderful erteci. Koofs all along Main Street.\vere covered with the burning coals and brands, and there was im¬minent danger of their ignition.

The great blazing structure was watched by constantly augment¬ing crowds until thousands were gathered at every advantageouspoint from which an unobstructed view could be had. The Capitolportico was brightly illuminated by the brilliant spectacle.

THE LOSS AND IXSU RANGE.The mills were owned by Messrs. Warner Moore & Co., Mr.

Thomas L. Moore being tbe junior member, having been bought byllieni a little less than two years ago from the bondholders, Thebig plant had been installed with complete¦ modern machinery, andrun at its full capacity. Th»; loss to the owners is thus summarized;Cost of structure January 25, 1902.$1 10,000Cost of machinery, installed as soon as practicable. 75»oooValuti of wheat ami corn in the raw (estimateti). ???,???Value of meal and flour on hand. ¿0,000

Total loss .$260,000..»stimateti insurance .$200,000Net loss (estimated ).'.¡560,000

The plant had an enormous productive capacity, When run¬

ning with full force it ground out daily: 1,000 barrels of flour; 1,50(3bushels of meal ; 45 tons of mill feed. So perfect was themachinerythai but forty men were required to run it.

The origin of the t'ire is unknown, but there ¡s suspicion of an in¬cendiary. The plant had been shut down since Thursday afternoon,Tteiw-4· to th* private alarm bu^Jwd recently been stolen or lust

BUILDINGS IN OTHER PARTSOF CITY WERE IN DANGER,