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LANCASTER, PA., MONDAY, FEBKUARY.28, 1887.
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f ths nauseating Grim.
HrnniMnn, II, Y., I'uli. 28. Mra, Druse
wm hanged fur the muriler of liur husband,
William Drut, st 12:01 i. in. Alterbanglng
Is minutes lie was pronounced dead at
127 p. in.
The morning of llie ilny flzed fur the exe exe
cutlen of Mrs. ttexalana Druse, for tlie tnur tnur
iler of Iter husband, dawned bright, clear and
yety cold. Tlie condemned woman alnpt
little during the night, Ntie did tint retire
until midnight ami then ahe refuted foun feun
dress, raying It wes liardly worth while aa
shacxplcted te get llttle sleep. When she
did sleep her inultiirlng indicated acute
mental torture. At short Interval during
the balance of ttie night Mrs. Druse would
Jump up uiul nervously rcauuie her
writing. Hie wretn totters te her friends
and appeared te find relief lu tlie occupation.
Heme flowers acceiupwylug a letter from
ber daughter who is oentlned In tha Syra
cuse penitentiary for life, which were
brought te her last tilght,aeamed teallect her
deeply. She wrote a touching note te ber
daughter In reply. At times alie wept
quietly, psttisularly when writing te Mary
Druts. Iler bearing, however, aa a whole
was reselute and ber resignation te the Inev
liable appeared te Inorcase as the night were
en. Her fear el approaching death was nev
ertheless made apparent by eiccaaleusl excla excla
tnatlens of despair. At llme during the
night the watchers thought tlie un un un
tortunate woman had found relltf In
slesp, hut they wcre generally mis
taken. And tli'is tlie night wero en and
the tulseraMe weruiu at break of dsy was
still making a vain etlert te obtain h little
rest. At last finding It impossible te sleep,
she arose, bathid her face and began Mak
ing preparations ter the ordeal through
which she wm seen te pais. Within tLe
Jail preparations ler the banging bad been
fully cotnpletod and everything possible
had been dene toward a successful consum censum consum
tuitien e! the law. There were very few per
oils In town wtieu day broke, but tan early
hour, teams drawing all sorts of oeuvoyaocca
began coming In, notwithstanding the bad
condition of the reads and low thermometer.
Tbs people for the most part, especially the
women, seetned te deeply aympnthlzs with
theceademned woman.
COCLD HOT EAT JIHEAKr.lr.
Alter dressing herself In a most carelul
manner, putting en a black cashmere drear,
tbe murderess sat down te breakfast, but
could net eat any of tbe feed. Sue was then
Joined by tbe Itev. Dr. Powell, her spiritual
adviser, who prayed with her and In every
way tried te comfort ber. He seemed te
have great Influence ever ber, and at times
be soemod much eompeoj. Several hymns
were sung In which sbe Joined with ap
parent fervor, and hur volce could be
beard strong and iUr. Tue morning waa
pent lit plng, writing and tinging
with new and then lij itericil periods
au the psrt of the condemned. At about 11:16
a. ui. tbejurera, deputies and ether persons
appointed te witness the execution were led
upstairs te tlm cell of the condemned woman
by Deputy Sheriff Mannlen. The Rev. Mr.
Powell, It. 1. Luce, Mrs. Druse'a counsel,
and Superintendent Terry, of the Uueudsga
penlteutlary, were also preent. 'Iho death
warrant was read te Mrs. Druse in hercell
by Sheriff Cook. Dr. Suiter, who worked
up tbe medical l'Kal evidence sgalnht Mrs.
Oruse, then entered the cell imil took her
palse, which was beating at eighty, bating
e una down from one hundred in forty min
utes. Mr. Druse then breke dewu almost
completely, and It win fearcl that elm would
hive te be carried te the gnllens She, bow
ever, having received sonie cncourageineut
from Dr. I'otsell, rccevircd her composure,
nd tbe proeo'olon te tbe tcalield was
formed. Sheriff Cook led the way, followed
by the prl.ener, leaning heavily en tbe arm
I of Rev. Dr. Powell. Iter face was grratly
flushed, but no tears wi re shed, although an
expression of utter hopelessness and rcilgnr. rcilgnr.
lien, fctn despair, was plainly tlsitile.
OH THE SOAFrOLt).
Lfnin reaching the fatal spot Mri Druse
stepped te thu middle of the beard platform
built upon the ground, and knelt whlle Dr.
Powell ettered up prayer, Infctlng about three
minutes. Happen lug te cast her oyei upward
sbe caught bight of the daugling noeso which
she haJ net noticed before, and u convulsive
tremor shook her slight lrame. She b1i
sobbed gently at Interval At thoend of the
prayer both prisoner aud clergyman arese,
when Dr. I'owell, grasping ber hand, badeher
geed bye aud htepped outside of the enclo
sure, se m net te wltnexs the lianglng
Previous te till", however, Mrs. Druse
leaned ever aud whtspered te Dr. Powell a
request te thank ber friends who had labored
e long and faithfully In her behalf. Mrs.
Druse still held lu her hand tt e lienquet
wblahhcrdaughterhad eentber. These she
gave te tbe doctor. The cxecutloner then
stepped forward and pinioned her arms and
legs together. The noesa was adjusted and
the black rap drawn down ever tw fnce.
iuk tutor r.tLLS,
At tbU point tbe prisoner again showed
signs of collapse and screamed and sbrleked
at the top of her voice In a hysterical manner,
but tba drop of the 213 pounds weight choked
tier crles In ber threat and the body of the
murdere'B, whose awful erlrne has shocked
thoentlre country, was sent flying upward
nbettt four feel, st.oetlng forward te the right
aud nettling back te within a feet and ahallef
the platform. Dm. Suiter and Kay stepjied
forward and examined ttie pulse beats whleh
were almost linparespttble. After tha lapie
of one minute a spasmodic clenching of tlie
fingers occurred, followed by rllerts te draw
up the legs. Tha pulse als begau ti buU
very rapidly, about 10?,altbeub very foebla
This tncreasnd at 3 minutes te 110, although
still quite weak. The pulsations were then
lets rapid, docreailng two minutes later te
120. The heart beats at this time wero 47 per
mlnuta The pulse contlnued te get slower
until 15 minutes alter Ibe drop foil, life waa
pronounced extinct by Dr. Suiter. The drop
fell at 11:13, llfe was pronounced oxtlnet at
12.03 aud the body was lowered into tbe
atreteber at 12: U, according te the watch of
the representative of the United Press. A
neat Imitation rosewood cclUn was brought
In. Wben the black cap waa drawn back It
waa found that death bad reaulted from
asphyxia, Tbe neck and lewer portions of
the face were much discolored aud the rope
marks were plainly vulble. The coese bad
cut a bunch of flowers uud temu lace which
she bad worn at ber neck and loreed
tbem Inte the ilesb. The body vim at
once put Inte tbe celli n and turned ever
te Dr. Powell, who will probably take the
remains te tbe receiving tault of Oak 11111
cemetery aud leek them up until be deter
mines wbat final disposition te make of them.
Tbe date et tbe funeral baa net jet been deci
ded en. Thus ends tbla horrible tragedy,
Ibe revolting details of which have allecked
the community.
ur.a z.4Ar niiinr.
The Legal and Hptrltnal AHvUsrs With U r aud
Making ArraegtinanL.
JIURXIMBlt, N. Y., Feb. 26V H. D. Luue,
Mra. Druse's counsel, left here at 11 o'clock
last night, having been with her from the
eloMeftha Mrrlc which Mr, Powell hld.
Te Mr, Iitiee Mrs. Druse expressed ber ap
preciation el his Inderatlgable aervlces in ber
bebalf. She says she forgives all her enemies
and these who bave prosecuted her. Hbe la
fully prepared te go and Is calm and com
posed, ir tbe paeplu of tbe stnte want te
hang her, the says, sbe Is brave enough te
die, although she dees net iloservo such a
fate.
Mr. Luce say t ' She Is the bravest little
woman 1 ever taw."
Mrs, Drnseteld lilui what be should siy te
Mary wben be aaw her, and nhe also said
that before morning alie should write letter
te Mary and Qeergn. All ber elToets, a far
as possible, bare been sent ti Mary at Syra
cuse, One box remain, and this Is packed,
ready te go.
nehire Mr. Luce left the Jail Mrs. Druse
wrote her signature for hi memorandum
book. The writing la a round, old-fashioned
hand, all down strnUea being shaded. Mr.
Luce premised te sve Mrs. Oman again In
tbe morning.
nECOKCII.Ktl TO HKIt FATK.
Hev. Mr. Powell called en Mta Druse
again at 10 o'clock, and lelt her directly after
Mr. Luce. Dr. Powell say she Is reconciled
te ber fate, but net as te tbe manner of her
death. Hbe would net mind death se mueb,
but tbe thought et hanging In an enlightened
country like this Is awful. Mrs. Druse,
he says, has been greatly misrepresented by
everyone. On the contrary she 1 a afleo aflee afleo
tlenata and devoted as ene could ask. Hlie
haa Just given hi in two letters. " Loek,"
aid Mr. Pewell, "Is Ibis net touching?"
lie held up tbe letter for Inspection. At tbe
top was a lock of Mrs. Druse'a hair, Hed
with a small piece of ca.hmere from the
dre. she will wear at the banging,
underneath were some versea which
she had Just written him expressing ber
thankfulness for all that bad been done for
her. Mr. Luce was of the opinion that Mra.
Druse would say nothing en the soafreld.
In regard te this pilut, Dr. Powell Mid : "I
think she will try and say u llttle something
before ber execution. Hlie would like tessy
a few words, but fears she would bresk
down. I shall eiler prayers and read a selec
tion of scriptures, and If she nays nothing I
may say Bemethlng mjaell."
tub ru.NEnar, AiutAMOEMr.vrs,
11 Wbat about the funeral t"
" The funeral will lake place Immediately
alter the execution," Dr. Pewell said. " She
wanted a public lunersl, but I could net get
the court buur and for certain geed reasons
I de net with te a'k ler the use of a church.
The expenses of tbe funeral are te be paid by
myself. There will he a hearse aud two
hacks. We will go Immediately from tbe
Jail te the cemetery where I will say a few
words. Next Sunday I preKsa te preach
her funersl sermon."
At ber request, she has solected tbe text
which I : " Father, forgive thorn, for they
knew net wbat tbey de."
Mr. Druse Is nowalenewlth her watchers,
Mr. and Mrs. Waterman. Mr. Terry, super
intendent of the Onondage county peniten
tiary, la here, from which fact It Is surmised
that be may bave a mersnge freii Mrs. Druse
from her daughter Mary.
At 1J0 a. in. Mr. Terry brought down te
Mrs. Druse a farewell letter together with a
bouquet of flowers. Mary feels very badly
ever tha protpectef ber mother's execution
and is willing todle with ber.
i tiic iieiJl i.v-.t uovarssjiev.
She Tell, nlihe t'art Cnsnes lt. Tuek In Ilia
isnabt.r in IteJy Humeri aud
Tlisu llellnl.
Heme, N. Y., ten, 2S The Sentinel'
Herkimer special nays: At P o'clock yester
day morning Dr. Powell re wived it rnessage
from thn Jail requesting his presence at once,
as Mrs. Druse wished te cee him. He im
mediately went te tbe eell el the doemod
woman, who greeted him tiy warmly. The
attendant was requested te leuvn thorn In so se so
chulen, but refused te de se. Sberlfl Cook
was appealed te, and bis request was granted.
Mrs. Druee thea said : "Mr. Pewell, 1
havesant far jau te make a oenfetslon, will
you llttenT "
" Yes, certilnly," replied tha doctor.
11 What I am about te say te you has never
been undo public before, nud I assure you en
the honor of a woman standing en the brink
of the grave that 1 itui speaking tbe truth.
The world has turned against me, but I knew
I bave ene friend left and that is you. New
jeurnutt promlse that you will net say a
word of this until I am gouts Then you can
publish It and let this cruel world knew the
truth of the matter. I don't want te take
any mero of your tlme than 1 can help se I
win begin: I inuat take you tuck iwfnre
the murder and tell of n oiiiveri;Ui'n
hid with Charlea nates lu reference te
the killing of Driibj. It was about Dfcoom Dfceom Dfcoem
tier Ut, en Wednesday night, Druse was
an ay us he usually was a big part of thu tlme.
dates caine lu ami asked me It 1 was alone.
Georgia and Frank wero out riding down hill
and Mary was upstairs. Gates asked me If I
did net want te get rid of Druse. 1 told bim
I was nearly dead new and did net earn what
happened. He asked me if I bad the pistol he
gave me j el, 1 1 w as In tbe pantry and I tnld
him se. I went and get it and showed It te
him. Ha saw It was net leaded in all the
barrels and he put m sonie mere cartridges
and gave It hack te me. He wanted te knew
If 1 could lire and I went te the deer aud
(napped it. It did net go et! and I put
In another cartridge and Nald : Well,
you knew hew te de It and that Is
eunuch.' If e then said : 'New, if auy thing
happens you can depend en me te help you.'
Then he went away aud cama back en Da
comber 17th, Ilia night before tbe murder
aud told tue te hurry up, aud take tbe first
obance I get. Ha said 1 should net burn the
head and that be would get the buckwheat at
the sv.ne time aud tave tiny cause of sus
picion. The uext morning 1 saw him
coming up the read Just aa Druse sat
down te bretkfast. This was Just after he
bad raised the axe te atrlke me and 1 rati
Inte the bultry. I get tbe pistol aud came out.
Ha was killing down at tbe tabic He swore
awlul about the tea and sugar uud I raised
tbe pistol and shot. I bit biui In the neck
and only stunned him. (Jates then shot
through the wludew aud he tell te the lloer.
Gate then shot again. I only snot onto.
Gates shot three or four times. I took
the axa aud cut the head nil and
chopped him up. The bead was
wrapped In paper and carried out te tbe
woodshed. It vt as put In a let of buckwheat
The body was all burned up and none was
given te tbe pigs. That part la net true. It
was all burned and tben txilled. Gates came
that night and I told him what had hap
pened. He grasped my hand and said 1
had done nobly. He said he would come for
buckwbeat te-morrow morning, whtch be did.
Ue took Druse'a head with him. It was
burled one mile from Itlchdeld Springs
wbore I oeuld Had It if I wished. Charles
Peet overheard in talking about It onee, but
be Is dead new aud can't talk. Gates Is the
only one who knows anything about it.
There waa another man with Ottes when
he get tha buokwheat aud that was i: I weed.
His name was Dill. It took eight hours te
burn the body and It made an awful
smell, I nearly fainted hover; I times.
Georgia and Frauk Gates were there ome of
tbe time, but they did net see mueb. I sent
them down te the weeds and bad them carry
shingles. I killed Druse because I could
net stand It any longer. Ue was brute,
and 1 had net slept with him In 12 years.
That Is all I can tell. Gates put up Frank te
tell what he did te shove It all onto me, but
be will get bis reward sometlme. New, you
must net tell any one this until I am gene,
nd net lit It get into any paper until after 12
o'clock te morrow,
i aea'i ear bow many
knew It then. 1 trust te you te see It U all
right. Yeu ean tsy, tee, that en my dying
day I am mere Innocent of the crime than
these who put me up te It t freely forgive
them all all who se cruelly deserted me.
There are some names en tbst petition sent
from Warren which 1 oeuld cover with
bame, but 1 dla In peace with every one."
After she had llullhed Dr. Powell, out of
observance of tbe holy day, ettered abort
prayer.
Illstiur at Ui Crlmt.
William Onus, at the time he waa mur
dered, Dee. 18, 1681, lived en a farm of sixty
acres whleh was given te hint by hta father
many years before, and which was situated
In tbe township of Warren, In the southern
psrt of Herkimer county, near the Otsego
county line, and unlv about lour miles from
Itlcbfleld Springs. Ue was known as a shift
less, worthless wirt of a fellow, who abused
his family outrageously, but wbe was always
ready In helps tuilghtxir te tbeneglcet of hi
own work. Iln wasSI years old at tbe time
of bis death. His wile, who Is te be hanged
for his murder, is new but 45. The two were
married en tbe 27th of November, 1S9I, and
they bad three ehlldren. Mary, the eldest,
who Is new In Onondaga penitentiary under
a ilia sentence for p irtlclpatlen In the murder
of her father, Is new 21 .vesrs of sge; she
was 10 wben the crime was committed. The
next child lu age was Nellie, wbe was half.
wltted, and who died at the age of 10. Geerge,
tbe youngest, wbe is new only 12 yeara old,
and wbe was barely 7 when tbe horrible
tragedy took place, and et which be was a
partial witness and even a partial participant,
Is new left with no ene te leek after him, his
guardian, Mr. Charles Pett, hsvlngdled only
laat week.
That Druse tiude Ms wife and bla children
lead thn lives orilej-s there Is no mannoref
doubt rrem hi boyhood up be was noted
for bis uugoverniibla temper. Ue seemed te
bebalf dult lu some ways. Aa tbe years of
their man led llfe dragged en, things went
gradually from bvl te wei se, and Druse be
came mere and mero unhxarable In hi con
duct He choked bis wife until she was In
sensible at ene time, beat, her with a horse
whip at another mid kicked and cuffed her
mere or less nearly every day of her life, and
rarely spoke te her without a volley of oaths.
HI children he treated In mueh tbe same
way. Naturally enough bla family bated the
sight of bim. lie t ween the mother and
children, en the ether band, tbere was tbe
warmest affection, Mra. Druse was, from all
accounts, a woman of by no means bad
disposition. She was bernbuta few miles
from where she lived, but at tbe age of 10
years she was lelt without father or mother
and bad te get en for heraelfaa beat eheceuld.
She worked out In the various farm houses
aud in the season picked bops. It wssen
one of these hop picking occasions that
Druse tlrat met her. Her maiden name was
P.exalanaTetlt,
TUB MOnNINri OF THE MURDER.
1 1 was en tbe morning of tbe 18th of Decern,
ber, the morning of the murder as It after
ward transpired, that a peculiar state of
affairs was notlced about the Druse house. A
farmer who wai driving by noticed two
things : first, that newspapers were pinned
upat the Irent windows of the house, and
second, that from the chimney and from a
bole In the side of tbe house through which
pipe from tbe parlor stove Issued tbere were
coming dense volumes of thick yellowish
smoke which had a vtry nauseating odor.
About the premises there were no ether signs
of llfe.
A few days later it was noticed that Far
mer Druse was net about as usual. Nobody
had seeu him. Notwithstanding bis evil
repute be was net wholly disliked by the
people of tha country. He was always oblig
ing te everybody save his own family, and
he was rather welcomed in the dull winter
days as a gee J, gossipy companion. The ab
sence of hardly tiny ene lu the neighborhood
would lie mera quickly noted than that of
"Shiftless Hill Druse." The vague wonder
ing at his disappearance began at length
te takn the form et pointed Inquiry. It waa
thought odd he should have gene
awny and said nothing about It. He was
always talking he much of going that an
acttul departure could hardly have been
ether than a subject of much conversation en
bis part At lnit an Inquiry was made at hi
house It was met by Mrs. Druse herself
with the statement that her husband bail
gene te New Yerk te leek after a patent
wheel at whUh ha had been for n long time
tinkering. iln meant te stay sometime, she
aitit, for he bsd taken his best coat with bim.
TbU explanation a accepted ler a day or
two, hut it did net wholly allay tbe half suspi
cion of something wrong which bad settled
upon ponpleV minds. Tlie mlserable llfe the
faintly led whs notorious. The suspicion
grew as the days went en and Rtill no tfdlnga
or Druse c line, ami at lat the demand for
mere information at te his whereabeut be
came clamorous and he stern that Mrs. Druse
went te Hlchlleld Springs and telegraphed te
hur brother, Anion l. Tetft, who lived In
New Yerk at Iho tlme and at whose house
she said her husband waa staying, telling
Tellttoceme at once, as their sister, Mrs.
Gates, was ery ill, and te bring "Hill,"
her husband, with him. This quieted things
for the time being, but after three or four
days had elapsed, ami tbere was still no new
ei uruse, tha Inquiry toeK a sterner and
mere dellnite slmie. Impetus was given te
it by the accidental discovery near Little
Likes, a short dUUinee away, of a new axe,
vthhli was tndcntlllf'd as having recently
belenged te William Druse, who had bought
it at lltichanan's hardware store, In Hlcbtleld,
Springs There wero stains en tbe axe,
unluh prove-d te te bleed stilus.
A nilAKTLY STOUV.
A meeting of farmers of the neighborhood
was held In the little town of Little Lakes,
and Justice of the Peice Danlel McDonald
aud Clarence Marshall bet out te make a
thorough Inveatlgatlnn. Tbey did their
work quick I v ami well. They went first of
all te h rauk, thn youngest of the Gatea boy a,
They knew that he waa much at the Druse
house, uud was mero likely te talk el any
thing he knew than was his elder brother,
Ches'er. In the btrneu bis father's premises
Frauk was kindly but, lirmly questiened,
and told a story he ghastly that His hearers
could hardly give It credence.
Ue had staid away Irem school, he said, te
play with Geerge Druse, and be went te the
Druse house and rem slued all night sleeping
with Geerge He (Frank) wastba Brstone te
get up in thn morning, and ha lighted the tire
in trie Kitctien stove, iiruse tnnn get up ana
c.umi into tha Itllchen in his usual nasty tem
per, aud crumble i bocause there was net a
warmer lire. He then went muttering nil te
the barn te de the "chorea." When Druse
came back from the bun Mary Druse and ber
mother had come into the Mictien. Druse at
ence commenced abusing thorn, taking as bis
text tbe slzs of agrocer's bill which had
been augmented by his own purchases of
tobicce. Over this, and nvoratbreahlng beard
which h nt been cut up. he atormed aud
swore like a madman. Druse at last sat
down te bis breaklast still awearing and the
quarrel still raging furiously, his wlle and
daughter retorting te his abuse. During the
height nt the baule of words, Frank rays,
Mrs Drusu whispered te bim uud te Goerge
Druse te go outdoors. They did se, and a
tew minutes later beard a pistol shot. They
started te go Inte the house, and as they
reached tbe deer Mrs. Druse, In a state or
great agitation, Hung It wide open. Sbe held
a pistol in her hand, which she tbeved at
Frank Gates, saying :
"Sheet him; I cau't make tbe pistol go
off. Sheet him, or I will sheet you,"
Farmer Druse was then Bitting In an ob
scure corner of the room, en a ehatr. Illoed
waa llewlng from a wound in hi neck, and
about his neck there was also a rope tightly
drawn, te the end of which Mary, Druse's
daughter, was holding with all ber atrengtb.
Drutta was struggling feebly. Frank took
the pistol from Mrs, Druse and fired it at
Druse until It was empty. Mary then took
the pistol and tried te reload It, but a cart
ridge exploded and narrowly escaped wound
ing her, Druse, when bis daughter let go
or tbe rope, fell te the lloer with his bead
toward theheartb. lie was still living and
conscious. 111 wife soemod te be In a state
or frenxy, with all tbe concentrated bate
gathered from yeara of abuse fully let loom
As ber husband fell aba aelxed an axe and
raised It aloft Druse, lying en tbe fleer, saw
her and fully realized ber Intention, for he
moaned out feebly :
" DON'T ROXV, DON'T."
" Don't, Kexy j don't "
Mra. Druse bit him a sickening blew en
tbe bend with the axe. It killed him aa he
lay. Sbe then hacked away at the dead
man's neck with the dull-edged axe until
the head waa severed from the body.
luring all this both Mrs, Druse anab.tr
daughlersesraed te he mere like maniac or,
demons than sane women, yet tbere waaae
laek of deliberate calculation In thelr scttOBS.
Aa seen aa Mrs. Druse bad severed her hus
band's bead from the body she wrapped It In
anewspiper and oarrled It Inte the parlor.
Thenaue put newspaper up at tbe parlor
windows, and sent tun boys up stairs after
an old mattress. On this she placed her hu
hsud'aheadltst and dragged It Inte the par.
ler, and sent the boys te the brush for tbe
new axe, thn one which was subsequently
found near Little Like. Then ahe told tbe
boy te go and get weed and shlngleH, and
with these rearing fires were made in both
steves, and en the kitchen stove
was placed a boiler full of Water.
Mary and bar mother were abut
up In the parlor with tlie de 1 1 man's remain
for several heure, und tbe boys wcre set te
work cleaning up the bleed stain. It was
after dark befere the work of burning up tbe
remains was completed and tbe lire were all
allowed te go down. The next day the asbea
from tbe stoves were taken up and put Inte a
box and a bar, which were placed lu a cutter.
Frank Yates, Mrs. Dru-e and her daughter,
Mary, get Inte the cutter mid drove te a
swamp, where Frank, at Mrs. Druse's direc
tion, hid the box and tlie lug in a spot which
Trank Indicated te his qnrmioners and where
they were subsequently found. Frem the
swamp Frank said that he unit Mra. Druse
and Mary drnvotehl, Frink'i, own home.
This atery of tbe tragedy was In all Its sub
stantial points confirmed by subsequent In
vestigations. Tbe entire Druse family were
arrested as were Frank Gates, his father,
Charles Gate, and tlie young man, William
El weed. Klwoedand Charles Gatea at the
preliminary examination preved satisfac
torily that during all tbe day of the tragedy
tbey were engaged In chopping weed at a
long distance from th Drusa beuse. They
were released. The publle indignation
against tbe Druse women was se great that
tbere was grave danger el thelr btlng
lynched, and they were removed te tbe
Uerkimer Jail as quickly as posslble.
OU, WIIA T A HIOUT.
The
Aocllmces at tbs Tii.atres Air.ctcd
by
Very Bad VTrather.
The weather and the walking were se bad
en Saturday night persons preferred te stay
at home rather than fnce the storm te attend
the theatres. Tbe result was bad buslnets
At tbe King Street theatre the beuse was net
mere than one-third full, aud the perform
ance was given the tame as usual. The bad
weather was net tbe only cause of peer busi
ness at this place. The majority of the com
pany bad been here for two week, and
people has become tired et seeing several of
tbe acts. The people want te see new face,
and with dlflerentceminnleieich week the
tbeatre will draw. This evening tbe Ham
ersly opera company will epsn for a week.
Of tbe company that closed en Saturday eve
ning the Gilmero tlsters went te Williams'
academy, Pittsburg, and Ooldle nnd Mc Mc
Elrey te the nradenburghuiueum, Phila
delphia, Prof. Christ Ilergcr, whose arrival from
New Yerk waa noticed In this paper several
days age, baa taken charge of the orchestra
at the King Street tboatre, and will lead 11
during the remainder of the season.
At Fnlteu Optra fleaie.
At the opera house a home entertainment
was given for the benefit of the Witmer
ilrotbers, and it la pretty certalu that they
were benefitted very llttle financially. The
audlouce was very small. In tbe parquette
there was but ene solitary rorsen, and that
was a darkey. The circle was but ene third
full, wlille the gallery contaiuedn lair crowd.
The eutertulument was ene et the kind
usually given by local talent, aud the acts
havoeltcn been descrlbd In the columns et
this paper. Thu list of performers who ap
J wared iu their dlfferent hpeUaltlea included
thu Wituwr Brethers, M'lle. Tit lens, Pease
and Sprecher, Geerge aud Lucy Cummlngs,
Cochran and Oestelln, Jehn Hlley, Jehu Car Car
eol, Sam l'raukferd, and ethers.
llste lull .Seles.
Nick Ilradley is a llttle Iate.but he has Just
signed a ceutract with the Haverhill club.
Ken Deagle wants te be an umpire lu the
Western League.
Big Hamilton, of the Iroustdei lu 1?51, will
play tint baseln Lawrence, Masa,
Seme geed players have been slgne-d by
the clubs of the Pennjylranli asroclatleu.
The League Guide et 1S57 will have outs
et Ansen, Kelly, Ureuther', Cenner nnd
O'P.eurke, flve hard hitters. a
The ba&e ball mansgeri are all kicking l.
caue they will be unable te get low ratea en
railroads owing te tbe later-ktite commerie
bill.
The Plttuburg litjeret et Sunday hail u
plcturoel Billy Zeeher, the well knevuahcrt
atop el this city, who will play v 1th and cap
tain the Altoeua club the coming teaseu.
Seme time age Spalding mid that Mike
Kelly would eat gras ir hu did net Mull with
his club. Mike wreta te him the ethr day
nnd said, "I shall e it striw berry short caUe
this Rummer."
There have been many funny storles told
In the papers lately coueernlng Dm O'Laary.
The Se ran ten people might tell snme funnier
ones If they cared te. Dati Is new ruiuaglni;
Martin J. Dunn, a chimplen " horsesheu
turner."
Van llaltreu, the left-handed pltchoref San
FrancUce, was recintly signed by Presldeut
Nlmick, of Pittsburg. Nev the former Is
kicking te get awn). It is said that Nltnlak
undo the pitcher and his father both very
druuk and algned the young fellow for let
money thau was ettered him elsowliere.
Leral etea I ruin irutle Journal.
Thn Philadelphia Commercial -it' uud
l'i c Current printed recently n line sketch
with Illustration of the Key-tone Standard
Vateb company el tuisrtty.
7-umeer, a weekly New Yerk Journal de
voted te the luuiber Interest, had last week
an excelleut portrait uud notlceof Dr. Wash
ington Cottrell, hesd el tlie llrm or W.
Higliter'.s Sens, lately or Columbia, but lien
of Philadelphia und Willlatuspnrt. Dr.
JUghtur resides in I'Llladi IphU, aud Is do de do
fecribed n reserved and quiet iu be.iriug,
making frleuds alewly but i-urely, Generous,
self rcllaut aud a thorough bu3lneb man.
','7 rounds I Hullt-r TuRn (.
Jacob B. Strlne, of Stewartstown, Yerk
county, attended the Ynrk market en Sttur
day. Whlle he had his back turned a thief
earrled etl a basket containing tnenty-seveu
pounds or butter which had been orderod by
hiscustemers, wbe wure greatly disappointed.
He say n If the party who btole the butter will
return the basket and cloths next market
day no questions v. Ill ba asked.
Leg llreKen by a Fall.
Charles Peiernum, butcher by occupation,
living with hla brother, Geerge Petermaii,
Ne. 438 Seuth Duke street, fell en the pivo pive
tuent In front of his home about 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon and broke one of bis legs
In two places below the knee. His brother
witnessed tbe accident, hurried te his assist.
aneaand Biimmoned Dr. J. K. Shirk, wbe
set the limb.
Called In the fir Wrt.
Rev. A. Marcellus, ptster el the C hrUllana
and Atglen Presbyterliu churches, has re
ceived a call te take charge of a church at
Snohomish, Washington Territory. A apo ape
dal meeting of the proibytery of Chester
has leen called for March S te consider his
request for a dissolution of his preseut pis
tersi relation.
Twe Orntemilarlana Hand,
Lewell, Mass., Feb, 25. Twe centen.
nlarlinsdied here yesterday, PanlMoAIeou,
aged 101, and Rose Magulre, 103 years,
Cut Ills Threat.
Bosten, Toe. 23. William A. Wlkadal
aged -10, a rosldent of Canten, Ohie, com
mitted aiiioldelastovonlng at the Metropoli
tan hotel, by culling bis threat w 1th a po-iket
knife.
A K0MANTICIST0RY.
'XI
rr xm. Minima nnAuttLBrr rutceir-
.r-T AUD VAMH tlKUK.
Ber Mnaband Fellows Itsr Up and Traett fltr
Usra Where She Bsearns Oemsttlr,
Tbey atcct, tJ.cems Itseencllcd and
Will (je Herns Together.
On the It'll of February the New Yerk
IVbrfd published an account of the dump,
paarauce of Mr. Minnie llraun, wife of P.
W. llraun, a saloon-keeper, at Ne. 217 Man
Jer ttrest, Brooklyn. She took with her 1200
of ber husband's money. The couple were
married flve years. She it 21 years old ; they
lived happily together and there was no
reason for Her leaving home. Fer two or
three days prier te her departure she com
plained of feeling unwell. On the day of
her departure her husband was In
New Yerk en business and during bis ab
sence she left When be returned home
and found her geno be at oneo Instituted
search for her. He traced her te the house
of a frlend, but that Is the last clue be had of
her for several days. II waa believed that
she had gene te Europe, and the authorities
at all tbe landing places of American learn
ers were notified te be en the lookout for
ber.
A few days age the hutbaud received In for fer for
mstlen that hi wife was in tbls city. Ue
communicated with Chief Smith, and the
matter was ptaced In tbe hands of Officer
Leamsn. no located the woman at a house
en Seuth Prince street, wbore aba bearded.
Wben she learned that her husband
knew et ber whereabouts the left that
bearding heuse and went te live with Wm.
O. Feebl, the Cast King street Jeweler, aa a
domestic. Uer husband came te tbls city en
Sunday, and she was advised by a Brooklyn
friend by telegram of hla departure from
Brooklyn for this city, and ahe left Mr.
Feehl's place. She was traced, however, te
her new place of residence In tbe southern
part of the city, and there her husband bad
an Interview with ber. It ended In a perfect
reconciliation, and she agreed te go back te
Brooklyn with him, Tbe rennlted couple
will leave for their home te-night or te-morrow.
Mrs. Braun Is net disposed te talk about
the reasons for her leaving. She said tbey
were entirely of a private nature, and ber
husband was informed of thtm.
thu DtfTtxnminKD rnBAVBMta.
Ilr
.Hitman at 8c Jehn's Latheran Ghnreb,
aud Or. Williams at tha Moravian,
Kev. S. SU1I, of Bt Jehn's Lutherau
cburcb, this city, and Rev. B. F. Alleman,
D. D., of Sblppentburg, exchanged pulpits
Sunday. Rev. Allemau preached morning
and evenlug and In tbe afternoon made ad ad
dreises te tbe main Sunday school and tbe
mission school. Tbe text for his morning
sermon was the third rerse of theslxty-tblrd
psalm : " Because thy loving kindness Is
better than life, my lips shall praise thee."
The text chosen for Ills evening sermon was :
" Whereas I was blind, new 1 see." Dr.
Alleman may be forty-five years old ; he Is a
mail of flue physlque and Impressive man
ner. Ue has a clear, distinct utterance, and
keeps clese te the subject be discusses. Ue
was well liked by theso who beard him in tbe
pulpit, and bis discourses te tbe Sunday
school children pleased tbem greatly.
At the Moravian Church.
Tbe Sunday morning service at tbe Me
ravian church was conducted by Revs.
Mosely U. Williams of Philadelphia, and J.
Max UiuU. Dr. Williams, wbe is an editor
of tba publication of tbe American Sunday
fccboel Union, delivered an interesting aud
thoughtful sermon from Matthew 12, 4t:
"The Kingdom of Heaven la like unto a
treasure hid In a held. " Ue compared the
Bible te tbe Held In which the treasure was
found aud oternol life te the treasure. Incl
dentally the speaker gave a summary et the
work or tbe Sunday Scheel Onion,
He preached at MUlersvllle In tbe after
noon uud at the Tlrst Reformed church In
thu evening.
1 1I C ll.i CR'H 31 ILL VUUCUA6E.
Uiicrlilleu et the rreperty That New !
lungs te the Ully,
We had tlme en Saturday merely te men
tion tbe purchaae of the Rauck property en
the afternoon et that day by Mayer Morten
for the city, and te state the prlee of the pur
chase, 521,950.
Thore were eeveral bidders present The
flr-t bid was (20,000, and from that amount
the bidding went en by small advances until
the property wa kuecked down te tbe mayor
for the tue of the city at tbe price above
uiatud.
The property consists of a large four-story
brick flouring mill en tbe west side el tbe
creek", furnished with first class machinery
throughout in geed running order, and one
euu of the finest water powers In tbe
state. Thore are ever thlrteen acres
of laud, ail elegant house, geed barn, sheds,
wagon house, Ae. On tba east side of tbe
Couestefta, opposite the mill, in East Lain
peter tewiifblp, there Is atraet of land con
taining sixteen acres whereon la created the
old It inck's mill with tenement houses and a
cotupleto two-story brick dwelling house and
ether Improvements. The two tracts pur-
chised contain a little mere than twenty twenty
niue acrte of ground, valuable for farming
purpeses apart from its value as a water
peiver. Payment is te be made te Mr.
It luck's ic-siguoes en tbe 1st et April uext
Accidents te a Tobacco llnjer
1 rem the Yerk Dlapateh.
Mr. Rouben D. Z4ch, tobacco agent, of
Columbia, went through a number of mishaps
uud narrow oscipes this woek whlle engaged
lu his work lu this soeliou. On Monday
morning as he left Willis' livery stable, and
while gelug around thn corner of Klug and
Geergo streets, tha wheel of hla buggy flew
etl, throwing Mr, Zech against the dasher.
The buggy bad Just been greased aud tbe
nut was lorgetten te lie screwed en which
caused the accldent On Tuesday Mr, Zech
bad tha inlafurtune te break his buggy and
en Wednesday be bad an upset In tha weeds
of Mr. Kuukle, about three miles from town,
but fortunately nothing was broken and no
euu hurl. On Friday, whlle In Hellam town
ship, stepping at Mr. Druck'ate bargain for
some tobacco, when ha came out found bis
horse lying down lu the read, aiek. lie had
te leave Ilia horae at the hotel at Uellatn and
returu te Yerk and get another horse, lie
weut out te Mr. Leuck's, below tenn, and In
crossing the narrow guage railroad came near
being struck by a train, tbe cars barely escap
ing the wheels of the buggy.
Articles Chanced OIT.
At Weldler's cigar atere a drawing for a
watch, pipe and cigar smoker was held. Fer
hoveral months each purchaser of cigars or
tobacco was glven a numbered ticket enti
tling him te n clianca for either or all the
abeve articles. Tlie lucky number were
8,156 ler the watch, ti,tl for tbe plfeand
0,731 for tba cigar smoker. Up te uoeu none
of thorn had boeii presented.
Slight Acildrutat I'enn Iren Werk.
Thore was a alight accident te the ma
chinery or tbe Fenn Iren work this morn
lug, causing a partial suspension of work,
but tbe whole Is lu operation again this
afternoon.
Te Lectors In llarrlaltnrg.
Mr. W, U. nensel, says the Uarrlsburg Tel-
egnvn, will locture for the beneilt of the par-
nonage of tbe Second Reformed chureb, lu
the court house, en th evening of March 17.
a or. id einemira mvme.
A Big List el Thstn la an Aetlea ay u Raw
fcra Life Insurance Oemasafi
1 1 was briefly noted in the Intc tttoineaa
of Saturday that J. M. Wlestllug , tha re re
cflver of the New Era Life Intursnoecora Intursneecora Intursnoecera
pany, bad entered ults befere Alderman
Fordney against some sixty of the policy
holders el that oempany la this city and
county. These policy-holders contend that
they sre net liable te pay assessments
charged thorn, as tbey allowed their policies
te lsme at a date prier te that en which tbe
assessments were levled.
Tbe full list of these against whom suits
have been brought are Emanuel Leng, Jehn
M. Meadlnger, Chrlstlau Weerner, Christine
Weeiuer, Jeseph Nebs, R. W. WIreback,
Henry Uroemali, Isaac Evans, Jacob S.
Trout, Otte Pachelbel, Itouert Clark, W. U.
nensel, Samuel Brubaker, Jaoeb K. Barr,
Samuel M. Myers, Jehn F. Eabternacht
Wm. N. Brady, The. O. Wiley, Mary L.
Martin, II. C. Martin, F. C. Ostermsyer,
David Zscber, Jacob Zctier, Thes. Hum
plireyvllle, D. P. Bltner, Ellas M. Sheetr, D.
U. Knlp, U. K. McConemy, Gee. P. Brue
derly, A. 8. Killlan, F. W. Uaas, B. S. Scbln.
die, Davis Kltcb, P. E. Qruger, Thes. O.Wbif
ten, A. L. Kelp, M. V. II. Cehe, A. A. nerr,
Dr. A. J. Uerr, Gee. W. Styer, Jehn DeHaven,
U, U. Witmer, Wm. S. Connelly, Jacob Z.
Eaby, Peter Wlrth, Fred Geef, Jehn F.
Reed, Dr. S. T. Davis, J. A. E. Carpenter,
Goe. Russ, A. C. RelncaM, Dr. M. L. Herr,
Uenry Oerhart, Catherine A. High, A. F.
Relccthl, Uenry Shaub, Dr. E. H. Witmer,
Llzile Davis, Cyrus Bruner, Ell Gnll, R. M,
Agnew, Dr. j, M. Dunlap, Dr. J, F. Duulap,
Abraham Kllue, D. W. Erb, Ellzibeth Ooes,
Oottlela FInkb, Sephia Flnkh, Peter 1C.
Welfert, Harry D.SbulU, E. R Lyle, Alfred
H. Moxsen, Margaret A. Pullyman, James
M. Duncan, W. W. Huber, Jehn Zuercber,
Jacob S. Smith aud Uenry O. Rush.
All tbe abeve parties are sued for amounts
ranging In amounts from t30 te (300. Tbe
large polley-holdor (of the company, It Is
clalmd,ewe ever 1300, and these parlies will
I be sued in tbe court of common plea, the
I magistrate net having Jurisdiction
wm.
Leatnan represents tbe receiver, and Majer
A, O. Relncabl about one-hall of tbe above
named parties.
Tbese suits have been expected for some
ttme, and a meeting was held several months
sge of the policy-holders and It was decided
te resist payment, en the ground that they
were net liable te the company. Tbe policy
holdera represented at that meeting retained
Majer Relncabl te represent tbem In tbe tulti
wben brought
a.V MAMLT MUttNMU DLAtE.
An East King Strest Fire by Whleh a Family
' VTaa Nearly Scffecaud.
A Ore occurred this morning In the build
ing owned by Mis S.M, lirysen, Nea. 313 and
345 East King street Thore are two main
rooms in the front The one en the west
side is occupied by Philip Schmidt as a sad
dler shop and in the ether Miss Bryton has
a dry goods and notion store. The fire
started In Schmidt's shop, and It waa dis
covered by Officers Cramer and Stermfeltt,
who in passlng'.was attracted by the bright
light whleh they saw through the window.
They quickly aroused the firemen in the
engine and truck house near by, aud
au alarm was struck from box 14 at Shlppen
and East King streets. The whole depart
ment responded, but their services were net
required a the Are was extinguished wltb
a plug stream of onglne Ne, 3.
Schmidt and bla family were sleeping In a
room ever the shop, and It was with the
greatest difficulty that the firemen suc;eedd
In awakening tbem. At one tlme It was
feared that tbey would be suffocated by the
meke, but they finally get out tbe back way.
Howtbefire originated no ene knows. It
began In tha northwest corner of tbeabep
and may have started from the stove, which,
however, wsa ataudiug several feet from the
wall aud contained but a slight Mra. The
sides aud celling of the rceai were well fllled
with horse cellars and ether kinds of harness,
nearly all of which were burned sufficiently
te be et little value. Sebuildl'a stock Is In
sured for ?2S0, but he deas net think Ihst will
cover his 1ej. Con9lderablo water passed
Inte (Miss Bryseu'n elde of the house
nnd Bome of ber goeJs were ruined. She
ba no lnsurauue en her stock, but has en tbe
building. The lnslde et tbe eaddler shop
was scorched, but the dauuga te tbe build
ing Is slight
te Kfri'HEsKvr i(r ViJtiy.vij.
L'ulird Statf-s Beunter l.ucaa flats the flace
Ihrengli r.nv. Wilsen,
Cn-vriLF.STO.v, W. Vn,, Feb. 25 Daniel B.
Lucas was te-day appointed United States
eonater from West Virginia by Gev.'Wileen-
Danlel B. Lucas is a lawyer, about tO
ye-ara of age, residing mid practicing law In
Charleston, West Virginia, Un Is a member
of the Heuse in the present legislature of
West Virginia, and though a professed Demo
crat, baB been very cousplcueus lu tbe dis
organization resulting In tbe deadlock that
bas been turned te bis advantage. Ha and
tbe present governor of the state, Wilsen,
have been prominent In thelr sympathy with
the se-called grangeraud antl-nionenoly move
ment In the state ; and have made the prasent
fight en Camden because of his alleged affili
ations with the Standard Oil company, Balti
more A Ohie railroad and etber corporations.
Lucas is a man of very abeit stature, a
huuehback ; and be ha neve r taken very
nigu raiiK asa lawyer or siaiuaman. uia ap
pointment by Wilsen was anticipated and
will be alike resented by the Republicans
nnd the great body of Democrats.
Murdsrrd Ills llrelher.
OwENsnone, Ky., Feb. 28 William
Bryant, an unmarried farmer, was killed
near bore yesterday morning by bis brother,
Neah Uryaut. Bryant bad taken quite a
faucy te Neah's 12-year-old boy, and wa
taking tbe lad home with him wbem tbey
wero evertaken by tbe father, wbe sbet
William dead. The fratriclde Is In the lockup
here and will bave his trial te day.
Chekru en .ileal,
Sadina, Ohie, Feb. 3. Matthias Blsh, a
blacksmith or Richland, Ohie, cboked te
death en a piece of beet Saturday. Ue was
SO yeara old, of oxtenslve acquaintance and
leaves a w He and threa children.
lu Hie Weather Without clothing.
Weuc'LsrfcH, Mass., Feb. 23 Yesterday
morning Maggie Thompson, uged 20, of low
Intelligence, was found in an out house, yes
terday, tbiuly clad, halt unconscious with
ber feet frozen. She says alie was driven
fintu home by her father.
Killed by a Mill tttack.
Cleveland, Feb. 23. About 10 o'clock
this morning one of the great stack at the
feteel werka or the Cleveland rolling mill
company fell, Instantly killing lsaae Ed
wards and fatally injuring Martlu Hendersen
and Michael Blttner. Six ethera were seri
ously injured. The men kllled and Injured
this morning were all at wetk outside tbe
steel werka building.
Judge llsrrett te Ha Witness.
New YenK,reb.23 Ex-Alderman Cleary
appeared for trial this merulng in eyer and
terminer, accompanied by his oeunsel, in
cluding Hen. Danlel Dougherly, of Phil
adelphia. Mr. Shafer announced that the
defense would like te call Judge Barrett aa a
witness, and as the court could net hear Ita
own testimony, asked a two days' delay se
that the case could be called belore tome ether
JudB8" -
HMAXIIMU tHUIUAXlOK.
CWashinotew, D. V., Feb. 28,-Fcr
Eastern Pennsylvania t Warmer, fair
weather, westerly wind, becoming variable.
A BIG FIRE IN NEW TORI.
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THt! MUBOAH ItTMAMtmte Xta J
bvbmmb rata MOMiwim.
Osttea, Hid sad Other
etrefsa-Ramw Bttaae of I
Tf"-inisaiaas-is aia sum" '
Tke taa sMteaatM at a auHtem.
K
T W ;
Nkw Yekk, rev jja-Tha Morgan II
sieamsnip uecas wav sstatiy atatreyM;
are mis morning, xxsa, ijv,geB 4
The Lene Star, one off tha iinaian f t
line, was badly damaged Ma '
leaded with oettoa war aUMMstaAs
northwest wind prevailed wlLMs JM
carried the flames beyond oealrol MaMl
men. The pier waa leaded wMb
oetten, hldes and ether merehaaalW',1
were qulekly In a blast,
blinding ameke whleh greatly
tbe flremeat In their tflerta W
due the flames. The polio boa
and the flrebeat and an army et tag,.
summoned and the most desperat
made te save the shipping. Th
Lene Star, whleh waa lying sloegMl
deck, was towed out in the atream wit 1
rigging and woodwork ablate. Bh
nataly had llttle or no cargo en beard.
less te the steamer by fire and water will I
considerable. ,1
Chief el tbe firs department, 8 bay, ter
tneatientiea et hit men te saving aflje
property, as the deck waa deemed. Te I
of Engine Company 27 eime very
losing their lives, for some of the (park if :
nitea tne cotton and tee deck Mtweta la
and tha street was Impossible te pat, Th' '
gained me atring piece or the docs, and 1
taken off with much risk by a tot
an hour after the fire broke out th roef.ff
the pter fell with a tremendea crash. Oft
h e lighter "Lerena" wts 1, 100 balsa of aetiBSj.'
en tbe lighter "Andersen" 1,100 bait ajttV
both will prove a total lets. Th "Leraajaf
sunk, Tbe lighter and tbelr cargoes
m-alnett at n miartjM. nff m tntUlisn ft.
Nothing can be learned about th erlghm mty
tbe ere.
A TMrga Hetel en Fire.
SrnittePlXLD, Mass., Fab 28. Fir
out this morning In Barr' retw
Northampton which waa entirely
The flames spreed te the Morrison
large netei, whiea wm probably est
Kightao,earasof bombs Batn.Iy,'
Hannibil, Ma, Feb. 28 Th tMtC
truetlve fly in th hUtery et the elty, yt
teraay, destroyed eight mock or inanec Mt
lenglng te Dubtch A Ca, and thHtrrlMV
A Cord lumber building. Less, 9300,00. p
sta
VHVtifisumn
AVVIiVl-BtAXlWI$,m l
An Extra Session or Ceaartt TBeaght t)BK
-:
vnavoiaaei. i-tf
ashisotew, rob. xs. n Degina te
as though there would be an extra
Congress, At a meeting of tha Banal
tnlttee en appropriations this morning
member, Democrats with RepublleaaV
pressed tbe utmost displeasure at th
In which tbe Heuse has held back th
priatlen bills, and their wrath was vlaltad
out stint upon tbe bead of the Seu
mlttee. Every member et th Senat
inittee expreised tbe unqualified bellaf
an extra session was unavoidable. 1
declared that tbey have arewn weary of.
practice of the Uoute In taking month
work which the Senata haa been foreed a
ever again In a few hour j thattt
nation of rights, and waa unfair. TxtW
pressed the belief, further, that thte waV
propltleua occasion for teaching th
lessen. It Is believed by many that If
an extra session Is avoided tt will b by..
passage of joint resolutions extending
of tbe regular appropriation and Mra
tha !fnn MlU In rila. ' '3
The Heuse labor arbitration bill ha
thn Ranate.
ADMITTING! A ROFBLKSS STRtTOOL'
Edmunds, Uale and Allisen hay
made speeches indicating that u
cannot possibly glve the remalnlng
atien bills the time necessary fat
proper consideration, and that they dl
see bow an extra session of CengrsM
avoided te pail all tbe regular apprep;
bills. 1&-5
WASHIKOTOX, FOb. S3. it la uai
that Mr. Randall has already prepared a
resolution te be aubmltted te th Hen.
seen a it is absolutely certain tbatth
oral appropriation bills cannot pass,
lng for tbe extonsleu of tbe last law
ether year.
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The Heuse bill te prevent tha em;
of convict or alien labor upon put
ings or works bas passed tbe Senate.
M
4 rru v , a an , fVfaatint ua
a ter j a m as av aa lirtai a A ass nVaBfj im
Tby right With Tnalr Pen la Their
Which Urleg Flats te Aetieaj..
nasuvillg, Tene., ires. aj. t
erable excitement was caused
by an ad ray In th Nashyllljavl
-.tMMrf A linn t B fttelnnlr. ' sx
Muse, of tbe Louisville Cburiar-Jta
who was stepping at the hotel, i
tbe house. Comleg te tbe front i
Jehn B. Colyar, el tbeNathvlil Onmm'
stepped aside te let him enter. Mae baft.i
overcoat en one arm and htastiek la tb
As Colyar entered be said te Mus.,1
are tbe Courier-Journal cerretp
Muse answered "I am," Colyar th
him by tbe threat and struck bla ni
blew en tbe back of tbe bead wltiVttM j
stick he was carrying. MuHtratt
but ralssed Colyar. Be tben caught-
and threw him heavily te th fleer, '
which he gave bim several blew )
head with bit fist ByatandracrltVt j
him up." Muse released bins. (Mil
taken out aud resuscitated with oeM '
Wblte Colyar waa unoenaoton kit I
took a pistol from bim. Mus I
his room. There have been no i
Tbe cause of the affray waa lea hand. I
Dllments Mute and Colyar bay
changing through their retpteUr?
Cel ar BavB be will run Muse out or I
i fXi
Te im uprSBU4 by rrv. ;.
Bobtem. Feb. 2a Ferry's
Londen te tbe Herald say t
likliboed that the emperors el
tria and Germany will meet en
of the Kaiser Wbilbelm'aBOu I
czir will send the Grand Dak 1
one of the young grand duke teff)
in tbe festivities at Berlin, wbllt4
M iiiatria will be reoreeented or
l'rloee Rudelph. rf2,t.
A Preinlnaat Lewies'
Bctte, Mont,Feb28-Saterdt
Attorney Qoerue C. Randelph
dead In his room from an overdo'
phlne. Randelph graduated in W
where be practiced ten yeara. At 9
he ranked as one of the foremost
tbe bar of Mentana. Lately n had J
snendent and dUalpated. Btmil
of the great Randelph family. . 'p
snusetd ter Ufa, W
Nkw Yebk, Feb. Si-Pell
.t. iimirke. who waa eenvictad of n
the leoend dagre for eboeUa xy
Reundsman Rebert A. i
day aentncd te 1U latf
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