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ers in open door in China negotiations assure success of American negotiations -Former Congressman Benjamin Glover of Kansas commits suicideFire in the Rufus Frost hospital. Chelsea: patients in contagious ward had to be removed to another part of the building-Tommy West whips "Doc" Payne, McCoy's sparring partner, in two rounds -Run on the Lynn Five Cents Savings bank-Engineer Ellis of the Boston and Albany retires after 47 years of service-Brockton's shoe shipments for the year aggregate 529,277 cases-England confronted with a problem in adjustment of question with France involving fishing rights off the Newfoundland coast-Attempt to launch the steamer Grecian at Wilmington, Del., a failure-Schooner Fannie Brown sunk near North Hatteras: crew saved. MONDAY, JAN. 1. Bombs found in a house at Manila: discovery of rebel plot to start an qutbreak-President Baker of the Yarmouth Steamship line found dead in RL sleeping car at Boston-American Baseball league to fight National: competing teams to be placed in seven of the National cities-Death of John Buck of Chelsea, Mass., oldest retail druggist in the steamer Pelotas floated, and apparently not seriously injured destructive fire and probably four lives lost in Fairmount, W. Va-Records for fire alarms at Boston broken by the year just ended -Great powers written assurances on open door in China will soon be forthcoming-Big anti-British mass meetIng in New York-Enthusiastic meeting of Boer sympathizers in Haverhill -Sale of the Danish West Indies to United States said to be in fair way of consummation-Dr Purvis of Princeton accepts call to Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church--Professor H. C. Emery of Bowdoin college to be professor of political economy at Yale— Rev. Albert W. Moore resigns his pulpit in Lynn, Mass., but may be asked to reconsider-Whitefield church. Newburyport, Mass., begins celebration of its 50th anniversary-Much-wanted witness in the Gallinger case has arrived in Concord, N. H-Rev. George L. Richmond of Amesbury, Mass., resigns his pastorate. TUESDAY. JAN. 2. British troops under General French take Colesberg after a hot engagement -MeCoy's skill triumphs over Maher's strength. the latter being knocked out in the fifth round-Revenue reform may be an issue in the coming campaignBurglars in Whitinsville, Mass., steal a safe containing $2200 and set fire to the house to cover their crime-Richard Croker slips while mounting a horse and breaks a leg-Andrew Carnegie gives $300,000 to Cooper Union-Five thousand mill operatives in northern Berkshire get an increase of wages-Strike at Sanford and Globe mills in Fall River settled-Steps taken by Secretary Root to break the corner in hemp-Goebelites will control both branches of Kentucky legislature-Boston may have three professional baseball clubs this year—Death in London of Frank Shepard, a well-known comedianFire in a Woonsocket block causes loss of $10,000-Chief of. Police Kendall of North Adams, Mass resigns to accept similar position in Fitchburg-Attleboro, Mass., jewelers object to ratification of French-American treaty in its present form-Daniel Harrington of South Braintree, Mass., rounds out 100 years of -Dedication of the new Waltham training school for nursesNew city governments installed in most cities of Massachusetts Two more cases of smallpox discovered in East Boston-New Hampnent shire grand jury finds no indio against Senator Gallinger-Edwin Ray Snow, sentenced at Barnstable, Mass. to be executed by electricity, will be the first case in the state-Portland and Rochester railroad merged into the Boston and Maine system, and becomes the Portland and Worcester divisionPresident and Mrs. McKinley hold reception in WashingtonFew app cation blanks to be in second group of depositories for internal revenueSecretary Gage considers the financial emergency safely passed, and conditions satisfactory. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 3. Pilcher drives the Boers from Douglas and occupies the town-Privateattempts to shoot a corporal at Fort Ethan Allen, and is arrested-Chicago police stop work of construction on Northwestern elevated road-Joint caucus of Kentucky Democrats nominates ex-United States Senator Blackburn. to succeed Lindsay-Senator Hanna will be chairman of the next Republican national committee and of the national convention as well-Mills of Cutler Manufacturing company in Warren, R. I., shut down because of strike-Blizzard raging in Pennsylvania and New York-Two bills aimed against prize fighting to be introduced in the New York legislature -McCoy gets $12,000 for his fight with Maher-Superintendent of station A of Worcester postoffice suspendedHotel for business women new.ork