Washington's Birthday

Chicago, Feb. 23.- "VVashington's birthday was generally observed all over the United States. In this city patriotic exercises were held at the public schools and public and federal offices observed the legal holiday. Special services were held at many of the churches Sunday. Clubs and other organizations arranged banquets in keeping with the occasion, and many social entertainments took place. The ITnion League club gave its usual celebrations in honor of the day, beginning in the morning, when young men from colleges spoke to the pupils of the public schools. At the Auditorium in the afternoon, under the auspices of the same club, a patriotic meeting was held. A chorus selected from pupils in the public schools was massed on the stage ana made the great hall resound wlth melody, under the direction of Professor Katzenberger. An orehestra of sixty-flve pieces, also from the public '■ schools, took part in the celebration. The orator of the day was Frederick R. Coudert. In the evening the Union League club ended the day's celebration with a banquet. Topics of addresses were: "An Incident in the Life of Washington," by A. B. Commins, and "The Influence of Character," by Jamea R. Garfleld. Costly FJre at Toledo. Toronto, Ont., Feb. 22.- A telegram and Michigan Southern railway elevator "A,' burned here Friday night. The flre broke out at 10:30. According to the best figures obtainable there was 325,000 bushels of wheat stored in the elevator. The ioss on elevator and grain wlll aggreg-ate $355,000. Thirty cars were burned on the tracks. The grain was fully insured at the market value, white the elevator was insured for 75 per cent. of its value. Spontaneous combustión is given as the cause of the fire. MeKhiley's Cabinet Complete. Washington, Feb. 22.- President-Elect McKinley's cabinet is now complete. With the acceptance of the postmaster generalship by Mr. Gary of Maryland and of the secretaryship of the interior by Colonel J. J. McCook of Xew York the task of the president-elect is flnished. The above, while not official, is considered by the knowing ones to be correct. Shemian Says It's a Lie. Washington, Feb. 23. - General Sherman said Monday in referenco to a purported interview with himself in the New York Journal, in which he was quoted as favoring war with Spain: "It is a lie Lrom beginning to end. I ain surprised that the Journal should make such a statement. I wish you would denounce it as emphaiically as possible." Chief Justice Heasley Dead. Trenton, N. J., Feb. 20. - aiercer Beasley, chief justice of the supreme court oí New Jersey, died Friday at his home In this city from pneumonía. He was 8i years old.