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PRIME- MINISTER
Summoned to Windsor by QMn Victoria am!
Given Mr. QMstOlVs PosiliOl.
JUST WHO THE NEW PREMIER IS
Brilliant Achievements, Profound
Scholarship! Varied Sympathies
ami a Largs Experience with Man
of An Countries snd Conditiona
Constitute His Claim to the Most
Influential Trust in European Poll
tics Interesting Study of the Man
Who Nw Virtually Dominates the
Old World.
likely to oarry the marks of theetrugttle i
to ins grave. "The only reiutou why I
was not used up completely," he said,
"wit beuause t held him by my im-th
until he cried for werey "
SEARCHING rOR rv, UKOVVNE.
BotUeh Polios Would Uke lo Interview
the K.uuv Dflnieter,
London, March i rite p iHoe are
looking for the iiv. Witliaut Browna,
paator of a diseennnu church In Liver
pool) Browne is until tu have cloned
I laat month front Liyerpool with a wo
I man an. I to have ui'i numerous debts
to tradesmen, Decides neKleoting t.
I pay back loans from members ol Inn
oauroh,
it transpired yestordiy that three
yean ago, while his wife waa in Lon
don, Drowue nisrrtad tu Acton woman
with a dowry of MOO
.Theoonpio wni to New fork, but
Ur Browne returued nloue, it it tup
poeed that he deserted tu Aoton wo
man iu Amotion,
BeAlNY GAUkS Or CHESS
SUluita
in
London, March 4.
T WAS olloially announced late
last eveuiu tuat the qoeSU had
accepted I be resignation of Mr.
Gladstone and her majesty had
snmmoaed Lord Etoaebery and offered
hiiu the post of prime minister in Mr
Gladstone's stead. It was tnrt.Vr
officially aonouaood that Lord Rob
bery bad accepted the position.
Ths Earl of Roj.bery
Th Philadelphia Praai of yesterd iy
contained an editorial study of the
Esrl of Rossbery. Bnglaad'a new pre
mier, that ooadeueee into a tew wot la
cos of the bsst rsvi-ws of bis work and
capacities. It follows
Lord Boeebary becomes rremter at 17
years of aire. In the century no iuau but
Gsatlevcagh, who becnsBs premier at c.
has been s she head of Enxttsh affaire so
youcg. Tttlea a;d in Enjlan l. bus U la not
to his title trxst Lord Koebery owes his
iwift progress past oieu iweakryoerc hi.
senior. The sou of a Scot ;h p-er. Lord
Dalassny, aad of she ambitious erooeau
who was first Lady Dalmeuy and later the
Duchess ot Cleveland, Lord Rob-ry
owes to his mother, a Stanhope, with the
brilliancy the eccentricity and the spice of
dablene whicfl. belomjs to sue women of
her family, the facile ability which for
twenty five years has made him as home ia
every circle and costly the most brilliant
and interessin; member of the aT'.uphe
was ia. wbesher brakfastia? with N-w
Turk jouraalists or in the duller, m.ue
decorous aad more distinguished atmts
pbreof the house of 1 rds.
Educated ia tu cocserTstiee arietocratic
tashioa as Esoa and Oxford, Lord K..sr.
berv took no honors and mad" such aaine
aad place as he won among hw fallows by
driakicst daret at breaktass aod captain
mgnfoot bail team. Twenty years eg-),
wiien he visited Xew Vork city aad spear j
winter there, wish th avowed purpose i
cf learning ail there was to b learned of
Amer.caa politics, he vwltei primanes in
company w.ta rpr rsrs, met ttte mem
bers of the machine, bign and low. and
saw the outer and some at the ianer wora
ing of Tammany. Insnre-seii in j luraat
ism, his ready and eaeypen eraaenalto
tr.e unw't w--.r cf " : r rT . r;al.
and as breakfast one morninj, w.th Mr. J.
(i. Bennett he wrotf f.r the New Vork
Herald a suenmary of European politics
winch was. bom '-lie new-apr viewpoint,
altouetber admisable.
juice; unassuming, ia mianr so like
an American that he could nave passed
for one. he returned to England to ent;r
on public li'e. Ir, is easy for a young peer
to begin. It is as difficult for him to iuc
ceed as for any commoner more difflr-.u.t
at some points, for he is shut out of the
natural held and arna thf bouse of com
mons. Lr.rd BcoobCCy has madn way i
cause he has dene with easy ucas all
tasks committed to him. fl has a mag
nificent appetite for detail, and, the dreary
drudgery of the firit commissioner of
puhlic Wot In did not apell aim
He pridI with amazing tact ov?r the
stormy opening icseioa of the London
O.anty conr.cil, and JO a year .resided at
forty-four public .istirgs snd nearly 800
committee meetings. When it came to dis
patch writing he was an easy overmatch
for an accomplished diplomat like If, Wad
dington, and his bwitoliDgof the Siamese
and Eiryptian rjnestior.s was a model of ur
bane resolution, touched hy a nsn of tne
might and majesty of empire. His ipecchec
are simple, strsisrhtforwsrd an 1 ffi'::ent
utterances, lit by wit. and most bi the
desire and despair of more learned and
more exporienr.-d men. Hn Hie of Pitt
was a study of his avowed exemplar and
mode!.
Weighty ntteranoes. profound political
wisdom, high emotion, kindnng SioqueDCF,
havH never r-.ome from Lord R stery.
If he has Sr.,e 'angrfs and nisleading
powets he ha ei .-d them. His work s
all personal, and ther- haa r.ever len
in English public life since the days of
Walpole a man of such divers" intimace I.
A happy compliment, le ar, his pr tl
acoDKintsnce with the 'aem. His inti
macy with the prince of welea led many
to believe he was to marry one of trio
princesses. Mor. wisely, h" married the
nclAst h'irest iii Kngland, Hannah Roths
Child. Main to ugliness, she waa devotion
itself, and he the devoted lover. living,
2j left him with all the wealth Eogliafa
ainl t r Will tndu
$2 COO Contest.
Ntw (is., Match ! -Articles be
tereen W, sieuiiu. the ohaiuuion oheas
player of the world, and K Lisker, ol
Berlin, were signed Saturday, The
match will be for (be ohamplonsblp of
the world and 19,000 it side.
It will be a "leu games op" contest,
draws not counted, aud i; will begiu
on MarL'! ! lu this city, to be con
doned st I' u! idelphi mid to be con
eluded at Montreal
IT HAD A STRING ATTACHED.
Rev. Dr. Talmage's Resignation as
Paitor ot the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Has Been Reconsidered.
PROGRAMME
III!
FOR THE WEEK
A Fortasl of Coming Congressional
ot int. r. si.
islnes
THE TARJFr BILL STI
pOPlic me nesoe, ramniar with Kuropeau
affair, as art f" w Englishmen not la dip-
wfnecy, befctalmosi tbeonly man In En
rope whom both Bismarok and the Kaieer
like, ''e has known nil the men of the
Fren Republic frr.ni 'Jarnlmtti down,
and s American acquaintance i has
been p mctllious in recogolaiog and main
lalning.
One cloud rests over this lirilliant. life.
Hw health is wretched, life wife's death
plunged him into a bopelesa melsDcboly,
Not mrire framed, slight In youth, toilet
now but never looking sir .ni. and a hit
puffy about the face, !m has hot a earrow
physical margin. Overwork tlls on his
nerves. He hecune seeretnry for foreign
affairs only ndertbe urgent nreasnre of
those who feared (llndstoiie's prdicy would
dotach England from the triple alliance
Experience only can tell whether the man
who has had wit enough m seventeen
years of public life never to say a foolish
thing wdl have strength enough always to
uo the wihe thins as premier,
CHEWED T Hfc HIGHWAYMAN.
The RsmarkabU Expsrlencs of William
Brunei, a Pnttstowa BOCkSten
POTOTOWN, Pa., March 1 Villism
Brunst, a huckster, had a moss thrill
ing experiencs near KitiKiiiL.' Hill late
last night, He was on his war home
when he wns held up by a highway rob
ber and conimmidtd to bold up his
hands. Brnnst's horse shied at thv rob
ber and upset the wagon, throwing him
out in the road. The stratijfor instantly
sprang upon the holplsi man, using n
sand bap;.
A desperate strnggle ensued in which
Mr. Brunst sslged his assailant's cheek
with his teeth tearing out the il-.li
In the struggle lirnnst seized the sand
bag and was about getting the best of
the highwayman when he tore loose and
escaped. Mr. BruuBt suys the man is
Brooklyn, V Y . larch 4 -Rev, T.
DeWitt Talmage has again obanged his
mind iu regirl to resigning the pastor
ite of the Brooklyn Tabernacle A
few minutes bef re Lr Talmage twgau
bis sermon at tlie morning service to
day he told the congregation that be
had a few words to say to tlietu. He
then read th- following K-tter. being
several time interrupted by applanee:
Dear Brethren of the Board of Trustees of
th Bro' klvn Tabernacle;
Your urgeat letter i at hand. 1 had
fully resolved to resiu my nositiou, not
only brause twensv-tive years of my
Brnoklvn pastorate will soon have passed.
j but. because of toe financial entanglement
i resnltiag mm a aeriea of disasters which
would Lav crushed any ha-k or Imuran OS
company or worldly lanitution. Now, by
the hiessiujc of Qod upon your manage
ment, OW church is pus out of all embar
rassment and. I believe, has seen its last
crisis.
Persuaded by what you say in your let
ter of yesterday and by what I hear ffi in
ai'. sides, and, after seeking divine direc
tion, I uow and here dciar my intension
to remain your ja-itor. What 1 have suf
fered at the anticipation of par'iiiK from
this nob'.e and devoted flick, acd from ex
pced removal from this deloved city iu
whose affairs I have always been deeply
intere-ted, no one caa estimate. And now,
with m .re faith and high expectation than
lever had at any previous point in tnv
minstry. I join you in a new campaign ror
iiodand the world's betterment. Yours,
etc. T. DZWCT TaLMAOB.
After Mr. Talm it- had finished read
tn the letter he was loudly applauded
f r several mir.n'es
On Saturi!a7 afternoin the board of
trustees ssnt Mr, Talmage a letter ask
ing httn to re-oonsider bis intention to
rsii?n. Th letter is as follows:
Rev. T. Hewitt TalT.aje, ,. .
Dear SiR-We herhv earnestly request
that yon will reconsider your intention to
r-sign as pastor of the Tsbernscle, We
fe-i the life of the church depends upon
your rernaininc with us. Tli4 financial
exigenry that arose from the necessity of
bonding three imm-nse churches has been
remov-d. We have fl dnced the d-ht bv
subscription and hnve made an arrange
mnt by Which t!i remaining bond,
agsinst the church wiil give .us no more
perplexity.
We have property worth 1800,000 over
all our Indebtedness; onr income will
seed our outgo, and, with continued con
fidence in generous response from oOt
vast congregati in, we believe tho temaln.
Ing debt will in due time b ntingnisbed
and that you w.ii have i otinng to inter-
rnpt your wont in the future.
Again requesting that you will remain
with o, we nre. v ars, etc
The Board ov 'i antrriia,
Lconard Hoonr, President,
Vbmhori D, Dtmoii, Ueciotery.
ir Tdlmags anir nuoed that be
wonld leave for an Enropmh trio in
June, returning in the fall..
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THE BRITI'iH CONQUEST j.
OradneQy tir-i.tiinif aw- th. Half
S-arv.d HatlVes of th .f ingle
LoHCoif, March B A dispatch from
Batburst, capital of Gambia, sny, thai
i!, West Indian regiment baa occupied
Bnsnmball, after ovsrci tntng the hi ighi
fVaiStaOCe of the enemy,
The nstives tdbteruntly were re.
InfOfOed and they Ined to re-tnka the
town by storm They worn repulsed
after sver fight Nine of the West,
Indians were WOOOded mid many
iiaiivea were killed.
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES
Thirteen SnSrCbiSlf were arrSStsd ill
Paris yesterday. Bxptoslvee were found
in the lodgings '( foin of ill. in
The negotiation! betW i Sjiain nml
Morocco al to the Alff attaoke on Melllla
lait, fall, are reported to have beefl clo td
Sultan Muley Hassan has agreed to pay
an indemtiity to twenty million pssctee,
During aflght between BobCortonaod
Illicit Kiilii.ey of Tyler, Texas, j'rlilav
morning, Ramsey elaed his opponents
tlinuit In his teeth nctunlly env, i in the
jugular vein a id causing death in asbort
time.
The coal miners of tha Bpriogfleld sub
district, Hpriuguold, III., at a meeting held
lust evening decideil to, , lo work at I he
proposed reduction of the operstots from
40 to HI cents per Ion, but will uv fnf
lower prim mi supplies,
id Williamson, the famous bate bail
player, who wns for many yei rs short stop
of the Chicago club, died at willow Springs,
near Bet springs, Arky lasl night, Wii
I lata ion had been at Willow Bprlngsfor
the past two months receiving treatmoni
for a liver ailment.
The Cunard liner Lucanla, whch arrived
in New York yesterilnv morning ttom Liv
erpool and Qneeuatown, wns about twenty
four hours overdue. Bbe hud a tenpseto
out passage. Joseph Radltskl, a steerage
passenger, fell into the bold and had his
skull fractured, causing death, ilia body
wus buried at sua.
uli
rhe Houte Will Make a Show ol In
dustry on Appropriation Bills -All
sorts of 8ld0 Motions and Dis
cussion;, for Vacant Intervale -Hawaii
Regularly on ttm Mi-uu
Excitable Members Heady for
Baltic.
w iHiiiNuTON, D, c , Unroll 4,
t-i'r3!!!'. senala will wait for the Hn
nnoe ooromlttve to not on the
tariff bill; ih" house will con
tinue to in the nahowot in.iu-.tiv
on the appropriation bills to atone for
some ol us recent hid behavl r. This
in brief is the probable congressional
programme for the present week.
There Will be all suits of side mo
lions and discussions to lill Up v.icant
intervals, Iu the senate, Hawaii is a
standing dish and n likelv to remain
so for some time to ciiine. Senator
Calirey, of Louisiana, Is one of thou-,
who h is given notice of an intention to
speak on this SUbj ct,and there is some
curiosity to hear his maiden itTort at
oratory in the senate.
The unfinished holiness before the
Senate is the bill to remove the exist
ing death trap and to build a new gov
ernment printing oftiee Disputes as to
it, s have hampered the consideration
of the me isure before and now, by the
remarks of Senator Dolpb, of Oregon,
n Thvrsday, tnnil questions and the
whole tubjeot of government expend!
tures and rooeipti iiave been interjected
into tiie debate
It lsipnte possible that the govern
ment printing office bill will be made
the medium for a continued tariff die
ciission under the accommodating rates
of tlie senate which permit a man
while nominally addressing the senate
ou one subject, to confine bit remarks
exclusively to another ami entirely dif
ferent topic.
The extreme probability, ss matters
now look, that ttio tariff bill will be In
condition to be reported to the senate
luring the coming week renders it the
more likioy that a tariff discussion will
be again started by indirection by He
publican senators before the revised
bill reai-lins thesenat.i for action.
PROOSAUalE IN TBI BOUSE
It expected tiiat appr tpriatiOU bills
wiil hold almost, undisputed sway in
in the house. Tho general debate on
the pension bill will probably close to
morrow and then it will be suiij -ct to
the limitations of the fire-minute rule
nntil pa.sed Tins stite of proceed
in. Mr. O'Neil, of Massachusetts,
who is in charg- of the measure, hope,
and believes will be reacne I by Tues
day afternoon at the furtheet
V dlowing this bill the District of
Columbia appropriatio'i bill will be
called up and then the sundry civil
bill, Consideration of theee two will
doubtless require all the time at pr -s-snt
allotted to the committee on ap
propriations, but if they siuuil I not.
ther- are several other committees en
trusted with the preparation of appro
priation lulls rsaly to report. The
naval bill, the diplomatic and consular
bill and the poatal bill ir all ready.
It would s -sin from this programme
as if the house would find a dlffloUlty
in supplying its daily scene of exolte-m-nt
ami turmoil, but in tha present
temper of members so small a spark
seems sofficient to start an explosion,
that an onttireak of some kind is looked
for at any time and on any topic.
SUT - 0 JAtflt HORROR.
Use I. Still
w die oho of the men pointed n revolver
..l Per both Of tUem walked into tho
llollS,
Mr. Hennsnberger got up and Mined
nbutuher knife and attacked the men,
but WHS hit on the head With B hum
mar mid will die, Mrs, Hennenberget
was hIho seriously. If not fatally, iu
jured by a vh i. iii i blow from one ol toe
men.
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SITUATION r EAGLt.
Fourteen Rioters Arrssttd Fhs Troops
Hllll i.ii the (In. II. ill.
ClIAKLKHTON, W. V.i., M.in'i I
There was practically uoohitbne in the
situation at Btgle today. Poortecn
rioters were arretted at Montgomery
i his morn in; mi I tuksn to the Fayette
county j iii Ten addltloual m'smbers
ot Company K were nt up at I p, in,
li.. iu this place ostensibly to assist in
extra guar I duty.
Pout inoro uieu were sent yoitenl iy
from Huntington Tn troops will siay
.mi i tm ground tm'il legal action is
taken against the rioters,
!i Hi) p. in. Considerable exolleinenl
was caused at ISagle about M 10 by Ibe
itrtstol Wyant, who will be tried ut
Payette In lh morning if the strikers
do nut take bim away from the guard,
as they now tiiio.it" i in iii
A largo crowd is ut Blglfl making nil
kinds ol threats, but so far no actual
violence has oooorred, Hqnire Ad
kins, whose sou was among the strik
ers at the riot, Issued the warrant for
yanl'e nrrest.
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HUNGARIANS JUBIIMNT.
a Qrsat Demonetratlon in Favor of the
Civil Marring, Rill.
Buda Pebt, March i Mors than
three hundred thousand parsons joined
today In the demonstration in favor of
the civil marriage bill. Bx-Miniater
('rosy prealded over the largett of the
meetings, Tens of thousands Imve
marched through the streets sines
morning cheating rot the cabinet and
waving iligs Miid banners
CfOWda have stood all day before the
bouses ni Maurice Jokia, tim author,
Premier Wekerle, Count ('.iky, minis
terol public worship and Dr. Yon
Bsllegyi, minister of justice, The ap
posrauc of any cabinet minister in the
street has been the signal fot tumult
nous demonstrations, Many houses
are Illuminated tonight.
Ths
Heari.h for I h, II n le I
doing On
Aixkntowk, March 4 -The search
for i ne tour bodies, which slots Thurt
dav morning have been buried bsiieiith
hundreds of tons of slate, rnck and
earth in the tunnel of the Williams
slats qQarry near Blatlngtou, Hiili con
tinues Today the edge of the quarry
was lined with people, many of whom
name ri great distance to view the scene
of I nn disaster.
The work -of recovering the bodies
w is proeeooted with as much vigor as
on other days and coostdst ibis progress
was mnde. The rescu-rs urn divide I
Into gangi of twenty and thty are re
lleved every three hours,
ARRESI OF A CHAliK
Olivier, Who Threatened iCtna Rumbsrti
U Behli d th. B irs.
RoMR,Maroh i a man named Olivier
was arrested nete ou rtiday b-cunse
be bad llirratnned to attack King
Humbert
After ids arrest the police learned
flint be v.-'in the petSOIl who during
Emperor William's, visit hern in 1890,
tbfew Into the imperial carriage a let
tor denouncing fJ-ermany and t he boui
oi Hoheniollern u tesponslbls for
Italy's flnanotal troubles ami political
nun at.
NtWtPaPlR OFFICE FIRE.
ChsSntlre Outfit of the York Publish
ing Oompanv Destroyed
York, I'a. March i The three
story brlok building containing the en
tin- outfit of the Y ok Duly Publishing
companv wna destroy, d this BUOtnlUg
about 7 o'clock by Fire which was
caused bv beat from tbo boiler oom
muoloating with the fi lor
The total Ioh is nboul 198,000, Insur
snoe for abottl half. The butloess
offiee i" located in n separata building,
hence tioaped destruction,
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BEATEN BY ROBBERS.
An Aged Couple Kalallv Injured Wlnl,
Dt-'itfoiinir TiiPir Property,
1 III. I. sin no , Iowa, March I Mr. and
Mrs, Hepnen burger, an aged Qsrman
OOUple, ware beaten, probably fatal ly,
by burglars Friday UTOrniUg, Mrs.
Bennenberger wns awakened ab ut 8
o'clock by two men who came to tin-
back dour. ,Sue Opened the door and
FUNERAL OF MRS.
Th,
BAKER.
Ker Baby
Murdsrt-d Woman and
Laid at R,at.
New ButuiawicK, N J., March l -
The funeral of Mrs LuoretU Hiker
and baby, Gerttode, wife and child ol
Moore liaker, ot Franklin Park, who
were mur le,'el ou Wednesday night
I tot by the negroes Thompson and
linker, toou pi ice this afternoon,
I lie fnneral services Were held at the
Dutch Reformed church iii the village
The services were conducted by Rev.
Mr. Blauvelt It is estimated that
i 000 people were present from the ear
rounding country No negroes were
visible mid all thoil houses Were closed.
ZIMMERMAN A PROFESSIONAL
Th. Champion '.'ycli-"t ha, TJtoided to
Rao for SI 0,000
Nkw York, March i champion
Zimmerman, yesterday, in an inter
view with Senator Morgan, of the
American Wheelman and Andrew J.
Cahili, of lb-- K iferee, declared his In
tention to accept the challenge of John
s. Johnson, provided a puree or stnku
of from So mid to Slil ilill) isnfNred.
The result of suoho meeting taking
plane wool I proclaim tbeee amateur
start as professionals. In note the
meeting does not take piacj Zimmer
man, it is said, will go to Franco to
race as a professions!.
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MISS ElVEHSON ENGAGED.
To Man y the Kmindi -. I ' Moils.
.Idles ratenotr,.
Philadklpbia, March I The en
gagement is an noil iCedof Miss EleUUOt
I, iin.e Elversou, ot HOW rValuul street,
to Mons Jojee Petenotre, French am
Imssador to ibe (Jolted Btatos Mis
Elversou is the only tlnughter of Jarm a
Elvereon, publlshsr of the Philadel
phia Inquirer, Golden Days and Satur
day Nigut
The wed ling will take plaoe Tnteday
in Bsster week and will bo a private
ii it. n r. only members of the two fausi
Ilea being preseut. Theceromony will
be performed by His Emlneuoe, Oar
dtnal Qibbona.
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BF.rRAVFI) BY CHKESE
A Dtirglar (i. ins to Brief ftfom a Blnitu
lar 01 Ui .
Al.TooNA, Mnroh 1 tn Saturday
morning bnrglarsj slots 1800 worth of
guilds from Lswtenue Kliumel's store
After tbef had scoured ell the goods
the could oatry, one of tuem oul oil n
ul i ., of ohetss and took u bite iroin it.
II" threw ih" rest aside and the piece
oi r ae was found the noxl morning
ll showed that the man Who bit into it
was minus a front tooth hi Ibis OlOC
James Torty, a negro, was captured
lodny. I Ine of Ills front tenth U ffilSI
ing. The stolen goods nave all been
reooVctt i
AKHESr OF A UR t BUG.
Tried to Hum ih World's Pelr Build
inga nt Ohloasje,
Crioaoo, March I, One mora of the
frequent atleurpte lo destroy World's
fair bull lings was made I his afternoon,
but tin- attempt failed and resulted in
the arrest ol a man who gave hm name
os Michael Murphy.
The police believe they have in ruv
tody one ol the gang of man Which ban
UOOesded in doing hii muoh dam igu lo
the exposition bulldinga by lh use ol
Hie lurch.
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IN OUR OWN COMMONWFAITH.
The bodies of two ohlldronof Levi Gar
rett of nenr Lewisbury, Who du d Mini-
iieiiiy M lew iinvs ngo, have been dlsu
teired, it It feered that they were pole
oiied. There are a number of conflicting
reports regarding lint affair, but noar
teats have been iniide.
Anthony Llpman, aged Ti, dh-d yester
day. Llpmao was tho most widely
known cbaraotet of the Hchnylkill coal ra
gum. Before the war be was a wealthy
olothlhg merchant, but lost his fortune by
dissipation. He was a II i ot defender iii
the rebellion snd afterward niaimniund
himself iy huckstering ami peddling.
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WILLIAM E, GLADSTONE.
LARGE FIRE AT ALTOONA. LIKE A MODERN DRAMA.
A Hotel,. Livt-ry Stable and Several A YounE, Man's Perilous Position on
IS 111 n . . I -I i. . r. . k mm . . H
uweniris nuniiru uy 1110 a Itauroaa ecoge in front
Hungry Flames. of a Train.
Annual
Spring
Sale of
SILKS
Hill ti i, iii masmiflnana
Ij III atook of Printer India Bilks, wo
Iff III I Hit I have added a new llnnnf
Wash Silks,
Louisennes,
Crystals,
Glace Brocades,
Swivels,. &c, &c
Extraordinary Values In BLACK
HJ.K.-? and SATINS.
Foui Great Specials iu PEATJ jy
SOIE and SATIS DUCHE8SE,
98c, $1.15, $135 and
$1.50
The besl rallies ever offered and
wear absolutely guarantee!,
Ai.Ti'S, Murcli A At an early
hour this morninu the liv.-ry stable of
James McCoy, 1828 Tenth avenue, thi.
city, was discovered to boon fire, and
before the flimcs Were subdued it wa
ft complete ruin. Adjoining the stable
on the eist was a two-story bri"k prop
-rty owned hv ! 0, Aval lade, the fir-t
floor of which was divided into two
rooms and occupied as a reetauranl
and cignr store while tne secon 1 11 or
was used for dwelling purposes. This
ivii ilso practically mined by tire and
water
Immediately nn the west was a two
story dwelling and barber shop, the
former was occupied by David Dun
mire and the latter by Msj ir Crooker
Tues were also destroyed together
with their contents. The Allegbenj
House, James Megahan, proprietor,
was damagdd by water iu the tipper
story and the lowet part of the bouse
flooded With water
In the livery stable five sleighs, three
buggies, a back an 1 several tons of bay
were 1 urned. but the horses were all
saved The total los. will foot up
about $15,000 ti this there is an in
surance oi g0,0 1 ',
GREAT ACTIVITY IN DRUGS.
A Tlisaaticun Explosion of Chemicals In
n Whi Issale H.-us.
BhrrvbspoRT, Lit., Msrch I A tre
mendous - xploeiou of chemicals m the
Lewie-Bailie company's whoieal- drug
house at S o'clock hw night blew oul
ths rear wall of the building un l ih-
ftont L-la.s doors and oaUSed people nil
over the city to rush Into the streets
I ortnnately nearly nil of the employes
of the company wen- absent, and those
remaining lu the building escaped un
injured
The explosion wns follow,' 1 bv a
fire which entirely destroyed the store,
,1 !. Looney'e VHgon and implement
-lore Were also burned and It Wolff's
dry goods store and ti ch Was datuagl d
hy smoke and water The total loss is
ijo.yoiiu, Insurance J73 000
THERt'S ANGtH IN HIS CRO'K.
Tiii Tammany Chief Y ams tot the
Scsip of Mi. Dunphy.
San Antonio, Tex , March i Rlol
anl Croker, the Tammany chief, was
very wrathy when a reporter today
showed blm published dispatches etai
ing that Congressman Dunpbv in bis
letter of resignation arraigned blm n
the Instigator, pmmotor, rewarder and
upholder of franduteni votes and elec
tion crimes in New York,
Mr. Croker w bed asked for a state
ment In answer to Mr, Dunphy't 1
charges said . "If Dunphy made thnee I
onergr-s agninst me, i win nave nun
srrested, I never encpuraged fraud
ntont voting, nnd if any one in New
Yorlt violates the election laws Tain
many Hall will proseouts him."
THEV Bit W OU I TIIE G3.
A Couple at Ft li I'm mi null am Famish
n Cn.- fet tim Oetonet
BoUTH FaHMINOIIAM, Miis , March I
About. 10 o'clock Baturday night
man an-1 woman regltteted at the
Wtnthrop House ns V. H. Hastings
and wife, of Worcester. Tills mOTIl
lug they Were foUUd dead In bed with
i in- gas i urned on full
An examination ot their effects
allowed Hull the man's linlii" was Me
Cormlck sud the woman was probably
Mr- Annie Kelly Both were from
Win ler, and MoCormlok was in the
beef business, and wealthy, lie was
yesrs old and unmarried.
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THEY WANT THE CASH.
ImploysS at Coks Work. Kefuna t"
Work Without J'ay.
CONNttlXJ?(UiB, Pe March -1 - Tho
employes -f V. .1. It liner at the
Rainey ami Port 1 1 1 1 ooke worits, to
(bo number ol 0Q men, refuted to do
any more work until Ihey receive the
buck puV due the in and the eelnjilish-
lueut of n leml-mbothly pay day in
caah.
It is slated that the m -n bav re
oel veil no cash since nily lasl, the em
plovi s accepiitij; stoto orduis in p.n '
pay men t.
NORB18TOWN, Pa., March 4 A bun
d'red people standing near the railroad
station in liridgeport today were
thrilled by the sig n of a psseenger
train rushing swiftly toward John
Keenan,whoae foot was caught securely
betwe-n the rail and a heavy plank ii
-ide. Keenan's dreadful poeition
brought a large crowd of people aroua d
him.
Some hastened back to warn the on
coming train, othore seised the young
man man by t lie body to help extricate
his foot. He could not get bis foot out
of the shoe and bis friends taking
hold shoved him back two feet hoping
to find a wider opening between the
rail and plank.
A shrill whistle from the train
scattorel the crowd. KQenan fell
backward and Ibe toe of his shoe pro
jected from the narrow opining by the
track The wheel of the locomotive
truck K- ensn's toe and elu ved the
foot back several inches.
Then fie locomotive cams to astaTiJ j
still The train wee backed and after
great difficulty the young man who bad 1
f.iir.te I was extricated from hie jieril
ou" captivity.
iiTHUNiar:s protest.
An Indiansn in KeetisS Held at tViikei
B irre Ye.terday.
Wh.KES-Uarrb, IV, March 4. An
Indiguani demonstralioa ot LRhuntans
was made here today. A parade took
place m which fully 1,000 members ot
the different societies from here and
surrounding towni participated.
A meeting followed in their church
at which addresses were made by dele
gates from several stales, who in r-lo-Hiieiit
trrms denounced tho Russian
government for th recent barbarous
oul rage 111 which IlllO LlthUUian lath
olica were killed by the fossicks
Resolutions lu Which nn appeal ia made
to American Christianity and exprss
sioi s id sympathy for their persecuted
brethren wie ma le and adopted
M'KkNL'S FIRST SUN0AY.
'is Listens to Mutli una Preaehinc and
Fats Soiled Klce
BiNd SlNO, N . Merer, a -John Y.
Mi Kane pissed his first Sunday in
prison In a quiet war. H- arose at the
usual hour, marched with hi. company
tu the mess loom for breakfast, nud
then t" she Protestant .chapel where
for nearly an hour be listened to some
tocal and Instrumental music by ths
prison choir and orebestra.
At . 'i ill) o'clock Ibe regular service
took plaoe, The termon was preaohed
by the Rev .1 c. s, Weiiis.
After service h was, with hia com
pany, marohed baok to ths cells On
the Way each man received a pan ol
boiled rice an 1 a piece of bread, which
COUBtltUttd their dinner.
KNOCKED OUT OV MIDGET.
Three Bounds Fought N.ur Ohootot iw
Orm-ui o Touaha,
Cm-sti It, Pa . Msrch I "Midget''
Qlynu, ol Wilmington, lei , end Will
iam .1. Moore, of New Jersey, fought
three rounds tu the woods at Booth,
wyu this afternoon for the gu re
coipts.
A crowd of 800 saw the mill, The
men weighed 111 at Id.'i pounds each
Moors wsa outclassed from the start
and was kuocked Ottt bsfors half of the
third round bad been fought,
KOSSUI H VERY III.
The 1,1 fs eflhe Hunsnerlan Tatrlot Ia
Ueapaii-d Of.
Turin, March 1 -Louts Kottutb, the
Hungarian patriot, has suffered a re
Inpie and it again seriously m.
Ir llnsso, Ins physician, despairs of
his reooVery, as he refutes to take reg
ular medical treatment .
WEATHER FORECAST.
WARM! WAaStKOTOa, March I. f'mv-
1 cast or Monday. Jbe easferN
1 fVnnstfteonfa, fair, feHriwtd bu
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" -.--!. t.i.tn,7 ii.i. '.i..
oufA icfntfs; pi-ouuifj laouiers Monday
night. t'or tcesferil rvnneylvttnfa, ihrmi
ihu with ihowera Mondnji bight; south
uifnupi'ouubfv eoWer VonotaynigAC
Cheney Bros. Black Bro
cade Duchesse.
John D .Cutter' s (warranted
pure dye) Taffetas,
Gro-Grain. MerveLeux and
Duchesse Cord.
510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave.
lot butti PEiicflii & mm mm
FAMOUS
Maltese Cross
RUBBER BELTING AND HCSE.
CHAS A. SCHIEREN CO ?
PERFORATED ELECTRIC
And Oak tomed Leather Boi-ui
H. A. Kingsbury
AOXKT
513 Sprik' St., ScrsBtoi. Pa.
Lewis, ReilSy & Davies
Reliable Footwear.
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Feet of STSry deecription fitted .it
Lewis, Reilly & Davies.
Will does ever) sveahM t S.sfl P.M.
except Satarday,
We Examine Eyes
Free of charge, fa doctor fa
needed you are promptly told
bo. We also guarantee a per
fect fit.
WATCHES
AT COST for one week only.
I J. II
AHOAPF. JEWELER.
215 WYOMING AVE
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