Burned At The Theatre

While a performance was in progress at the Banquot theatre in Oporto, Portugal, an explosión of gas occurred and the theatre took fire and was destioyed. The house was f uil of spectators and anumber of livj-i were lo-t. Many persons were injured. Eighty bodies have been taken from the ruins. Most of those burned wero in the third hoxes and galleries, whero hole amilios wero suffocated. There was a terrific striiggle at the doors when tho spectators tried to escape. Largo numbrrs wero sull'ocated and trampled on. Vany on reachimir the street were so seriously injured tliat tliey vomited lilood. Nearly all the victim-i were spectators. The actors escaped in their theatrical costumes. Many in the theater findingthem selves unable to reach the doors, jumped from the windows. The gas was extin guished shortly after the fire broke out thus addinp: to the confusión. I arge gangs of workmen areexploring the ruins. Two l.odies were discovered lockod in a close embrace. A Womanlv Woman. Empress Victoria, replying to the addresses presented to her by -evonteen ussociations of which sho is a patrones, says her foremost and most sacre! duty will bo the care of her sufforing husband. She is conscious of the task devolving upon her as queen and empress and will accomplish it (o the bost of her ability. At the same time sha is reminded that sho has other social duties. The moral and intelectual education of women, the sanitary condition of the laboring classes and the mprovemont of the facilities by which women may earn a livelihood will constantly be before her. The nolilest vocation of a princoss, she says, is an untiring activity in tho work of amoliorating the ! su'lering of the classes. Owing to the f difllculty of her task sho is iloubtful j whethor sho will succeeil as hor hoart I sires. A Kansas ('yclono. Vord has liecn eived of the aimost utter destruction of the town of Ninnescah, Kingman county, Kansas, tho othur evening by a tornado. It had been ruinng all day and as eveniug approached the torm was seon approaching from the southwest. it struck the town aml desroyed everything in its path, lea ving only three houses standing in the whole )lace. Two churches, five stores and fifeen dwellings wero torn to pieces and he flying timbers killed tbree persons and maimed seventeen others. "Green goods" readily find verdantpurhasers. The greatest drawback lo tobogganinjí s the draw bftok. The deaf man f!nds some consolation in he hope of a hear-after. "What a picturesque little cottage! A eritnble Swiss cha'et." "A Bwln shall ie, do you eall It! To my mind it's more ike an lrish slinn't he." Hens malee a great mistako in laying so many eíiírs in the summer when eggs are heap and taking a vacatiou when eggs aro forty cents a dozen. Little Johnny- Pa, do actors walk and hink like human beings when they aro off phe stage? lJa - Ves, my son - as you say, wheu they nre off tho stage. Perse veranee i a gieat element of sucess; but the troiiblo with tbe raüroad estanrant teak s tliut most travelers uly have about fifteeu minutes to perevere.