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CONVERSATION WILL OCCUR
A Feminine Council Kill Last Four
teen Days ut Kushimjtun.
INCLUDES ALL WOMEN 01 NOTE
Equal Pay, IHvurce, Patriotism, Religion,
Dress, Politics and Murulity Will
lie Discussed by Indies Who
know How to Tulk.
By tlie United rress.
WushiiiKtoti, Feb. 17. Tomorrow will
witness the KiithcrlnK i( the Bivalent
assembly of representative women ever
held in the United States, or for the
mutttv of that, in the world, und Wash-iiiKton-
hotels and boarding houses are
tilled with those who will be in attend
ance. The second triennial of the Wo
men's National council is the name of
the convocation and it Includes all the
national organizations of a peculiarly I
feminine character. Kvery sphere or
female effort will be represented and
there will be female ministers of the
Gospel, politicians, lawyers, physician,
authors, editors, educators, dress re
formers, social purists, prohibitionists,
missionaries, church workers, steno
graphers, publishers, or as society lead
ers. llellRtous effort will have Its repre
sentation in the National Free Uap
tist Women's Missionary society, the
Woman's Centenary Association of
th' I'niversallst church, the Woman's
Foreign Missionary I'nion of Friends
and the National Council of Jewish
Women: politics in the National Ameri
can Woman's Suffnme association and
the Woman's Republican Association
of the United States: patriotism in the
National Association of the Loyal Wo
men of American Liberty, to which
also may be added the Woman's Kelief
Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of
the Republic; social life in YVimodttUKh
sis, Sorors'.s. and the National Chris
tian league for the promotion of social
purity; prohibition V the Woman's
Christian TemperarJinlon.
Other bodies (osing the coun"U
are: The Illlnolslfudustrlul School for
Girls, r.atinnal charter; the National
Woman's Relief society; the Young La
dies' National Woman's Improvement
association; the Universal Peace union;
the International Kindergarten union,
and the National Association of Women
Stenographers. These eighteen organi
zations have a membership estimated
at between 4.0')0.M) and Siijo.OOO women.
Some of the Officers.
The president of the national coun
cil is Mrs. Slay Wright Sewall, .of
Indianapolis, who . has declined re
election and wants Mrs. Rachel Foster
Avery, the corresponding secretary, to
be elected as her successor. The other
officers are Frances E. Parley, vice
president: Lillian SI. N. Stevens, treas
""Ti iPn'ii iti1'1'!'"" Charl Davis, re
cording secretary. Kvery organiza
tion in the National council is eligible
to membership in the International
Council of Womn. which has the fol
lowing officers: The Countess of Aber
deen, president; Sirs. Slay Wright Sew
all, United Stat'S. vice-president at
large; Sladame Slarie Martin, Franc,
recording secretary; Sirs. F.va Sle
Laren, England, corresponding secre
tary; Baroness Alexandria tirippen
herg, Finland, treasurer.
Slany women of national.- and even
international, reputation will be In at
tendance. Some of them are the Coun
tess nf Aberdeen, Lady Henry Somer
set, Sirs. Russell Sage, Sliss Susan H.
Anthony, Sirs. Kllzabeth II. firannis,
well known In connection with the so
cial purity crusade in New York city;
Dr. Jennie Pe La Lozier, the New York
physician; Sirs. Laura C. P.ullard, of
Brooklyn, the millionaire; the female
minister of the gospel, llv. Anna
Shaw; Sliss Frances K. Wlllard; Sirs.
French Sheldon, the African explorer,
nnd Madame Albert!, the Delsartlst.
The organteations of women In Ger
many, France, Canada and elsewhere
will also be present.
The meeting of the council will last
fourteen duys, and during this period
thirty-two sessions will be held. Pa- i
pers on a multitude of subjects will be
read and action will be taken on iues- !
tions of national Interest In which wo- I
men are concerned. Religion, dress,
politics, morality nnd other pertinent
topics will be considered.
Religious Services HclJ. '
Religious services In connection with
the council were held this afternoon at
Metzerott Music Hall, where the ses
sions of. the council will he held. A
large audience was present. Rev. Annls
Ford Eastman, who with her husband
has been recently callej to the Joint
pastorate of the park Street Congrega
tional church of Elmira, N. Y., was the
preacher.
Mrs. Sewftll, the president of the Na
tional council, told a United press re
porter today somcthlngahout the coun
cil and what it expected to accom
plish. She snld Its practical work was
conducted through the agency of four
Standing committees, namely, the com
mittee on dress, the committee entitled
"Eciual Pay for Eunl Work," the com
mittee on divorce, and the committee
on patriotism. Mrs. Sewall suggested
that to the male mind this might seem
a curious assortment, both very femin
ine and very masculine, and In expla
nation she snld:
"In proportion ns a thing Is perfect
you know it must contain both fem
inine and masculine elements. But I
lo not know thnt dress Is really more
feminine that It Is masculine. Men and
women alike need to be clothed. The
dress of women undoubtedly affects tho
health and the flnnnciul circumstances
of men even morn than the dress of men
does. However, I suppose It Is patriot
ism which men may think masculine.
Certainly It cannot lie divorce reform;
since as It is Impossible for any divorce
til ho Irrantnrl tliuf flwa nn( n ffattt nt,n
man and tine women, that subject
must be of erjuul muscullno and fem
inine Interest.
"We are sometimes told thnt patriot
ism Is on the decline, I do not be
lieve It. The highest test of patriotism
hat the world has hitherto demanded
inn la thnt hn u I... i 1 , 1 t ... r.i.wln t
r his country. 1 am sure thnt the
dawning wnen a test superior
will be the willingness of the
live for his country; and in the
ment of this patriotism, as in
dens nf the former nntrlol Inm
must bear tneir share. The
rioLimu mum nit-tin hiiitii h n in-
i the dally affairs of one's cotin-
one will be willing to forego
Rome ease, Homo pecuniary emolument,
in order to give his personal attention
to public ufl'airs.
"The Bivalent vuluo of tho council,"
said Mrs. Scwell," Is In brlUKlng to
Kether women whose lives are In differ
ent avenues, and whoso Interests ure in
different lines of work." In her opin
ion, she milled, no organized effort of
women had done so much to Illustrate
and emphasize the unity or minuinlly
us the National council.
m; iiRi: in hi i tai.o.
Ihc llncst Music Hull in
lliiiiiliit.
Hid City Is
Uy the Putted Press.
Uuffalo, N. Y Keb. 18., 2 a. m. Jdnsle
Hall, the largest place of umusement In
the city, is burnln. A second alarm
has been turned In.
2.45 a. in. Music Hall, the property
of the Oermuu Yumiik Jlen's assoela
tlon, the finest amusement hull in Uuf
falo, Is burniiiK ut this hour. The hall
wus destroyed In 1SS3 and re-built 1m
mediately at a cost of $;100.000. It is
I the home of leading German societies
j of the city, and if the lire Is not soon
I controlled, the building will be u total
' loss. The library, the most valuable
of Us kind in the city, has been de
stroyed.
CHASING T1IK ABDKTOKS.
Parties! Who I nticcd Lizzie O'llricu Away
from Home Are Heine 1 ocuted by Attor
ney Wilhctiu.
Uy the United Press.
Philadelphia. Feb. 17. The persons
who figure In the alleged abduction of
Lizzie O'lirien, the star witness In the.
coming trial of Wellington Hai'tman,
the steward of the Schuylkill county
almshouse. In connection with the scan
dals In that Institution, are being run
down, and three of the four who were
engaged in the conspiracy have been
identified and their arrests are likely to
follow. For several days past Lawyer
William Wllhelm. of Pottsvllle, who Is
counsel for the Silnlslerial association
of that city, which is actively engaged
in exposing the allaged almshouse
scandals, has been In this city running
down the so-called abductors.
Sir. Wllhelm Is authority for the state
ment that the woman. Bella Purke, win
Induced Lizzie O'Hrien M leave the
home of her brother and go to New
York, and who attempted to detain
her there, is Isabella Farley, a dress
maker of this city. Burke, the alleged
husband of the woman, who, after Liz
zie O'Brien's disappearance, approached
her brother and attempted to induce
him to iirevent her testifying at the
coming trial has been recognized, it is
said, by Sir. Wllhelm as William Gor
dons, an ex-Inmate of the Schuylkill
county. almshouse and formerly a bar
ber at St. Clair, where he was born.
The man who first approached Will
iam O'Brien in the guise of a Ninth
g'reet officer, wth a view of getting him
to prevent his sister testifying, goes
by the name of Ed. English, though
that is not supposed to be his right
name, and was formerly a bartender.
The other woman In the case Is said
to be named Spencer, but Sir. Wllhelm
has not succeeded In locating her or
securing her antecedents.
MAYOR STRONG IGNORED.
His Name Not Mentioned in Kx Scnutor
Thomas C. Piatt's Conference,
By the United Press. ,
New York, Feb. 17. Ex-Senator
Thomas C. Piatt held a conference at
the Fifth Avenue hotel this afternoon
with Chairman of the State Committee
Charks W. Huckett, Benjamin J.
Udell, W. L. Proctor, Senators Lexow,
Parsons, Slllbourne, Speaker Hamilton
Fish, Edward Lauterhach, Assembly
man Hambb'ton, Halpln, Hoops and
other prominent Republicans.
What the subject of discussion was
can only be surmised, as all those who
attended refused to say whut trans
pired. It Is reported, however, thnt the
gathering wns for the pur-pose of act
ing on Slayor Strong's recent appoint
ments. After it was over Sir. Piatt
pal" ,nal n" resolutions condemning
,ho mJl'"r or mentioning him 'Vis
il refused to slate w-
curred at the conference. 1..,. ..my
thing that he would say was that poll
tics In general hail been talked over.
The conference was held behind
closed doors, but enough of the pro
ceeding leaked out to Indicate thnt
from this time on tho followers of Mr.
Piatt We to wage bitter wur against the
reform mayor of this city. It whs
pretty well understood Hint Sir. Plnit
intended to show Mayor Strong how
unpopular were his ariolntments. He
Intended to Impress the mayor with the
advisability of not taking such Import
ant executive steps without first con
sulting with the sage of Tioga,
condensed state NEWj.
An nnll-clgnretlo leugue has been orgnn-llte-l
by Wllllanispnrt school hoys.
The widow of Hartley Cuniphell, tho
relet, rate. I playwright, Is dying at Pitts
burg. A mad dog bit Theodore Hwunk, or near
Htoirnokln, und lift Is Kiiffurlng from hy
drophobia. (Icorao Martin, n memlxr of the Gov
ernor's troop, ut llarrlsbiirg, is on trial
for stealing geese,
Reading's city hull Is crowded to over
flowing with destitute people, who there
seek shelter and food.
Bologna sausage seriously poisoned the
families of Churl'- Bishop und Charles
11. Hwlrkerd, of Iteudlng.
Eighteen of the alleged rioters of Rend
ing, who fought over a. free lun'A. huve
been hauled before a magistrate,
telegraphic ticks.
Chesapeake bay Is froxen over
shore to shore at Cupo Charles.
At tho limes picture siile, Is NfW 'vork,
210 paintings sold fur tl'W.tiiO, a remark
able total,
leaving thn account of hr Iexlngtnn
(Vs.) hunk In confiwlon, Cashier 11. Sf.
Flggatt hn lied from town.
For alleged cruelty to pupils Rev.
Franklin HpHiildlng, head of a Denv.r mil
Itary school, Is uiilerirrt.
Three men In mask raided an Amri
enn Protustnnt uiisoelatloii paper In
Louts anil rim away with the
tinn IlKts.
By tho burning of Frank
neur Drennon Springs, Ky
ami two children were rr
Junes fatally burned,
Aftur being discharged for f
Crane, a JcfTcrHonvilto (Inil1
seized a hose team und ill
through the streets beurly k.
people.
DIVORCE FORM YZNACAS
The Famous American Iknuty Cunnot
Ayree with Her H tisbuntl.
CALLED THE MOUEKN VENl'S
History of tho Oliver of tlio Young An is!
Who Wus Keceived by New York's
4ti0 on Account of Her
llcuiity.
By tho United Tress.
New York, Feb. 17. A London dis
patch, received yesterday, announced
nuthorltatlvely that u sepuratlou hud
been agreed upon between Mr, and Mrs.
Fernando Yzniigii. This was not alto
gether unexpected in this city. Mrs,
Yznaga, who wus MIsh Slubcl Curtis
Wright before her murrluge, wus a
belle for three seusoiiH 111 Now York's
fashionable society before her marriage
to Sir. Yznaga. Her parents were peo
ple of neither fashion nor wealth, and
Sliss Wright's entree Into the ranks
of the 400 wus due to her beauty und
some Inllueiitiul lrleiids that It gained
for her. in the past year there have
been rumors that the relations of Sir.
and Sirs. Yznugu were strained, und
those who knew have been expecting a
separation. Sir. and Mrs. Yznaga went
to England together last November.
George Curtis Wright, Sliss Wright's
father, has for years been known as
one of the most skilful carpet designers
in tlie country. He began under Elmer
J. Nye with the Lowell Carpet com
pany, and later designed for the E. S.
Higglns company. He hnnalso done some
landscape painting, and his daughter
Inherited his artistic tastes. Sin.
Y'znngu's mother was a Sliss Elizabeth
Peabody. Sir. Grenvllle Kane Intro
duced Sliss Wright ut Narragansett,
and later at Newport In 1Sn7, und she at
once becume the rage. At the Patri
archs' and Assembly balls her beauty
made her famous, while her pleasing
disposition won her as many friends
among the women as ainnn;; the men.
She was a student and an artist. Her
water-color drawings, signed Ellse Uu
Pont, found their way Into many
private galleries and severul of them
have been published In magazines.
New York society made an exception
In her case and took her up enthuslsti
cally Her blonde beauty nnd beautiful
complexion were talked about and
written about until Sliss Wright
one of the best-known belles of
was
this
town.
She Was l ond of Water.
Sirs. Y'znaga was called the American
beauty. At Narraga.isett Pier her pop
ular appellation was Venus, a title be
stowed on her because of her beauty,
and for the fondness that she exhibited
for the water. Her bathing costumes
were marvels even for Narragansett.
S!i Y'.naga wus nnd is a member of
the firm of II. It. Hollins & Co., at 15
Wall street. His L.mlly came from
Cuba. Sir. Yznaga was first married
to Sliss Gerry Smith, a sister of Sirs.
W. K. Yuiuierbilt. She went to Cali
fornia and obtained a divorce. She is
now the wife of George Tiffany.
Silas Wright's engagement to Sir.
Y'znaga was unnounccd only a few days
before the wedding and they were mar
ried privately on Slurch 4. 1890, In the
unpretentious boarding house where
the brldt's parents lived. No cards
were sent out until the day before the
wedding, which was bustened, It wus
explained, by the serious Illness of the
bride's mother, because Sir. Yznaga
was suddenly called to England. He
arrived alone In a cab at Sirs. Nichols'
boarding house at 6 En.'it Thirty-fifth
street, where Sliss WiTlght had lived
with her parents ever since her en
trance Into sleety. Sirs. Wright was
such an Invalid ut that time that she
was carried down stairs from her sick
room to witness the ceremony. Iir. Pax
ton performed the ceremony. There
were no bridesmaids and mi best man.
The bride's presents were many and
cos-tly. Tiny were sent by members of
the Vanderliilt family, by Sir. and Mrs.
Cob-man Drayton, Sir. und Sirs. Gren
vllle Kane, Sir. and Sirs. William Wal
dorf. Astor, Sir. Perry Belmont nnd
..litny others. Immediately after the
wedding Sir. and Sirs. Yznaga sailed for
England. The Duchess of Slunekestur
and Lady Llster-Kuye lire sisters of Sir.
Yznaga.
When the statement that Mr. and
Sirs. Yznaga had agreed to sepurute
was made known to Sirs. Yzunga's
father last night he said it wus not
authentic, ami that he should deny It.
lie added that two days ago he got n
letter from Vienna from his daughter
and in that let.ter nothing was said
nbout a separation. He sahl that he
had his daughter's confidence, und he
thought that If there had been a formal
agreement to live apart he would Have
known of It ns soon ns any one. As
to the possibility of there being n separ
ation in contemplation he said he
couldn't tell what might happen.
Ki:scui;i) ins monii:i.
A Thrilling Story of tho Heroism of a
fierinun Life Smer.
From the New York Hun.
London, Feb. 17. A thrilling story of
German heroism ut sea, which goes far
to otTset some of the reports regarding
the loss of the Elbe, comes from Hehles-wlg-Holsteln.
One stormy morning last
week a fishing vessel was awakened by
a gunshot off the roast. Hastening to
the beach, the people saw a dilp
wrecked on a reef a tnllo away. The
crew were In the rigging. A lifeboat
was run out, but llnrro, the leader of
the crew, was absent.
Eight men, however, rowed
the vreok. The creii wet
llfeb.nt..wlth th
wns llished hlg.
half jfkozeit,
cre
was
offi
s
nut in
Unto the
ip- who
Jr v was
y In-
iajt Vd It
Vken
l.e
Vi
y id
r a
1 v
"For love of me," Hurra's mother
begged, "don't go!"
"But 'the man on the must!" exclaim
ed Harro, " Are you sure he has no
mother to mourn his deuth?"
Harro's mother mild no more, and her
sou and four other men set out for the
wreck, which was now quite under
water, Tho waves were so furious
that It wan 1 1 till- ul t to approach. At
last the lifeboat reached it, and Harm
climbed the must und fetched the half
frozen mini down. He wus laid in the
bottom of tho lifeboat, and Hurra bent
over him and remained so until the
bout wus so near shorn that his voice
could be. heard. Then he wuved his
cup and shouted: ,
"Tell my mother we huve Huved Uwe!"
CRASH ON THE SANTA I I-.
One .Man Instantly killed and Two la-
tally Injured.
By tho United Press.
Guthrie, O. T Feb. 17. Through n
misunderstanding of orders tlie south
bound Galveston express on the Santa
Fe railroad, heavily loudi.-d with duy
excursionists, and a north-bound live
stock extra collided at lL4ri o'clock lust
night while rounding a curve live miles
south of Gulhrle, One mini was in
stantly killed, two fatally Injured und
eighteen received Berious wounds. The
two engines came together In a terrible
crush, und were burled Into each other
one-third of their leiiulhs. A dozen
freight cars piled Into a great heup,
and the baggage, express and mail cars
of the passenger truln completely tele
scoped and demolished ull in an in
stant. The passenger coaches remained on
the truck, but many of tlie gigantic
Texas steers breuking loose from tlie
wreckage plunged Into the darkness,
making It dangerous for uny one to
venture out to assist the Injured. Slimy
passengers were badly bruised and cut
by broken glass. Seventy head of cut
tie were killed.
BttOOKIiELD WASHED AWAY.
The Commissioner of Public Works in
New York City Once Found lloncsdule
Too Hump for Comfort.
By tho United I'ress.
lionesdale, Pa., Feb. 17. To the pe
culiar phslcul conformation of the
country ubout this village in northeast
ern Pennsylvania Is indirectly due the
fact that William Brookllcld is today
commissioner of public works of New
Y'ork city, lionesdale lies In a charm
ing valley, at the met ting of the waters
of the Lacka waxen und Lyberry rivers.
On the cast a ridge rises in sharp es
carpment almost from the hanks of
the Lackawaxen river, and Is crowned
by a perpendicular ledge of rock,
known as Irving's Cliff. This striking
feature of the village's environment
overlooks the valley from a height of
more than 300 feet. It was named for
Washington Irving, who was one of a
distinguished party of excursionists
who isltcd lionesdale by packet over
the Delaware and Hudson canal more
lotto uiif years ago. Ti the party vere
John Jacob Astor, Philip Hone, for
whom Honesdnlo was named, and oth
er notable persons. A quarter of a
mile back of Irving's Cliff, ami almost
on a level with it, Is a small sheet of
water called Bunnell's pond. The out
let of this pond was into Carley Brook,
a precipitous stream thnt hurries from
Its high source to the level of the
Lackawaxen river, a mile below Hones
dale. Bunnell's pond, by this stream,
became one of the feeders of the Dela
ware nnd Hudson canal, the wnter of
the pond being conserved and held in
storage by a dam at the outlet.
Some time before tlie late war the
father of William Brooklleld, now New
York's commissioner of public works,
put up a glass factory near the mouth
of Carley Brook. Early in tlie sixties
one fall there ciime a spell of rainy
weather, of which no one remembered
the like. Haiti fell without cessation
for days, nnd the creeks anil livers be
came roaring Hoods. The volume of
water that rushed Into Bunnell's pond
was too great for the dam ut Its out
let, nnd the dam guve way. The waters
of the little lake, freetl by the destruc
tion of the thim. rushed to Carley brook,
anil down Its steep course like nn uval
anche, sweeping everything before
them. They not only carried the Hrook
llcld gluss factory away, so that scarce
ly a timber of It was ever round again,
but destroyed the Brooklleld resilience,
which was near the factory. The fam
ily, Including the present commissioner
of public works, barely escaped with
their lives. In n few seconds the Brook
lleld family was ruined.
Some time afterward the elder Brook
field removed with his family to Brook
lyn, where, with the aid of business os
socintcs nnd friends, he wns enabled to
establish the glass factory which made
bis fortune. It Is likely enough that
but for the Hood William Brooklleld
would have '- 1 'i Honesdale.
I. Hi.
By the United press.
Philadelphia, Feb. 17. It wns reported
here tonight that Bueknell university, ut
Lcwlsbtirg, Pa., was burning. A message
received from that city by telephone says
that thn lire wus very slight und did little
damugn.
cinlin to lliive tliel'nlr Will.
By the United l'rem.
Bun Francisco, Feb. 17. Chillies Fair
yesterday received nn nuntiyimiiin letter
ofiVrlng to restore his father's will for
jir.,iKio.
III-AKI) OVI.K Ji: CA1ILF.
A plot of Javiiuesn to slaughter ICurn
pcuns 11111I dilutee was fulled, und llfty
unlives wero ujl"d.
Tho Itlvers l;wfi and Oniidiilnulvcr, In
H 1 i 1 11, hsvo ovenToweil their bunks, cuus
lug considerable damage.
J. II. Kiintls, American nmbnssador to
France, has boen seriously ill at Mentone,
France, but Is now better,
M. Andre, an uernnaut, told the Block
hi Cm Academy of Bclenues his scheme to
reach tho north pole by bnlloim.
The founding of u hospital for suffer
ers from pulmonary discuses Is proposed
by l'rofessor Loytlen, tho llerlln specialist.
As ft result of tho amnesty viiA by tho
Madrid piwIlHmcnt, Manual ItJ V.orllht,
the HcpuhllcHii conspirator, huJ ft Purls
for Spain. f
M. Faure, Hepuhllcnn, was efuuletl den.
it y In Lvons to take tho seat left VAcnnt
tho dentil of M. llurdciiu, prtdldcnt of
chnmber.
n tho chnrgo of extenslvo frauds In
tiectlon with tho Oxyzono company, iO.
Webber sntl L. II. I'orlnmn, Amerl-
rnilgneil In Loudon and hold
ut ball.'
overnment wlllp"s.ttUn all
ivlctmt before the military
nrtgeiputum in rlotu at
and In Blclly, with th
1
I
jlers.
SHOT BY ft CRAZY COMEDIAN
Matlijc Yoi'kc, of the"Ua((ii(cClieeli"
Cumpitny, Miii'derijtl.
HEK SLAVE K EASILY ESCAl'ES
James II. Gentry, After Killing Ills Sweet-
heurt, lilsuppcuis by Mcuns of the
l ire I aciipo- Jculousy Cuused.
' the Tragedy.
By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Feb. 17. Sludge Y'orke,
nged 22 years, a member of Cliarles E.
Bluney's "Jtuggage Check" company,
wus shot und ulinost Instantly killed
in a room ut Zelsse's hotel this evening
by James B. Gentry, nn actor. After
doing the shooting, Gentry euenped and
bus not yet been arrested. Gentry is
HHld to have been murried to Sliss
Yorkc, und it Is supposed Jealousy was
the motive for the crime.
About 1. 15 this evening Gentry culled
at Zciase'H hotel and lixiuired for Miss
Yorke. He wus told that she was In
and asked to send his name to her
room, lie declined to do this und said
thut If they would tell him where the
room was he would go to it himself.
This he did und found Sliss Yorke and
another actress of the company, Sliss
Lldn Clark, in the room together. Sliss
Yorke Introduced Sliss Clarke to
(entry, but he took no heed of the In
troduction, and, turning to Sliss Yorke,
said:
"Why didn't you meet me," and then,
without another word, he begun to lire
at her with u revolver, three bullets of
which went through her head und one
through her arm. Gentry rushed from
the looin and either made his escupe
by the stairs, or went down a fire es
cupe leading from a window in the hull
wuy, but was not seen to leave the
house.
An ambulance wnshastily summoned
and Sliss Yorke was taken to the hos
pital, but she died shortly after being
utlmltted there. The girl lived with
her parents in New York city, and she
is said to have been In that city today
und returned here this afternoon, but
some of the members of the company
deny that she was out of Philadelphia
today.
Gentry came from New York this af
ternoon nnd probably went directly to
Zelsse's hotel. Sliss Yorke filled one
of the hninor singing parts In the
"Baggage Check" company. Gentry
Is a comedian, but at present he has
no employment.
Miss ( lurk's Account of the Affair.
It was learned from members of the
company that Gentry has been atten
tive to Siiss Yorke, and that they had
not seen each other for the past live
weeks. They probably had nn upoint
mcnt to meet each other in New York
today, as the girl went there this morn
ing, but for some reason she did not
see Gentry. Miss Clark, who was in
the loom when the shooting occurred,
says that Gentry paid no attention to
Sliss Yorko's Introduction of him to
her, and turning to his llnncee, snld:
"Why didn't you meet me in New York
today as you promised?" Sliss Y'orke
replied, "I did keep my appointment
with you." Gentry then snld: "Madge,
won't you kiss me?" and the girl re
plied: "No; not until you give me an
explanation of your conduct."
These were the last words spoken be
fore Gentry drew bin revolver and shot
und killed the girl. It is sr.ld that
Gentry must have come to this city
with the idea of murder, ns his friends
here state that he was not In tlie habit
of currying a revolver.
CLASS TH l-AI WITH NKGKOES.
Tcxuns Object to Mexican Children in
White Schools,
liy the Cnltcd I'ress.
San Antonio, Tex., Fe?i. 17. A race
war that Is attracting much attention
In southwest Texas In In progress at
I'vnlde, the county sent of t'valde coun
ty, west of here, between the white
nml Mexican patrons of the public
schools. The white citizens are very In
dignant because tlie school trustees per
yiit the Mexican children to attend the
name schools with white children, nnd
many of the latter have been taken out
of school on that account.
A mass meeting of the white citizens
was held yesterday nnd a united protest
made iignlnst the mixture of the two
races. The school trustees refuse to re
cede from their position In the mutter,
nnd the trouble will be carried to higher
authority.
CALIFORNIA HILLS MOVING.
Portions of tho llcriynicnH Sliding To-
nrd tho Valley.
Uy tho t'nlted Tress.
- Oakland. Cnl.. 1-Vli. 17. Portions of
tho llerrynion Hills, north of llcrkeloy,
are sliding townrd the valley. About
live acres have shifted their position.
Tho foundations of the hills seem to be
solid enough. It Is the adobe surface
stratum about thirty feet In depth
that In gradually descending. En
gineers sny that the displacement of
cartel Is due to the rains nnd not to
any sinking of the hills cniiHcd by vol
vanlc or other subterranean force.
The resilience of 1. W. Adams, a
building on the shirting earth, has
moved six Inches out of plumb nnd (lie
main pipes of the Alameda Wnter cor
puny have been twisted nnd miapped In
nearly a huitdred places.
STARVING IN OKLAHOMA.
Hundreds nf l unilllcs Arc- l oicod to l ot
Prnlrlo Dogs or Wo.
By tho United Press,
llennessy, O. T., Feb. 17. An nppenl
for nld luis been Issued by settle! In
tho strip. Hundreds of fnmllle
absolutely starving, eating pralrl
und horses. Thn suffering Is u
lelled.
Cattle have been dying In droves n
a result of tho unprecedented "north
ers' which visited both territories and
Texas within the past few weeks,
ItEAL PRINCl'SS IN '1 RISCO.
She Comes -from tho South
dllcr
Naino Is .Nlnlto
By the United Pross.
San Francisco, Feb. 1
Fran-
clseo Is entertaining a
Incess.
Bhe comes out of the w.
llcher
real home Is an isluv
South
fleas. The Princess Nl
clou of
the family of Pomare,
Tahiti
for nearly SOO-ycarB. She came
by thi
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K It
MeVm
Mariposa and In accompanied thus far
on a Journey half around the world by
two retainers, who will stop here, how
ever, und the lady will continue her
Journey alone.
She will remain In the city some lime,
seeing all that Is to be seen. She Is
going to France, of which country her
royal family is now a pensioner. When
she starts east her retainers will return
to their Island homes.
NEW TRIAL Ktl L'SI-IJ.
I'crry County Hunk Wreckers Will He
Sentenced.
By the United Press.
Harrlsburg, Pu., Feb. 17. A special
to tho Patriot from New Bloomlield
says:
Judge Hell has refused to grant a
new trial to W. A. Sponsler nnd B. F.
Junkln, the Perry county bunk wreck
ers who were convicted of embezzle
ment. The Judge will be here Wednes
day morning lu pass sentence.
JAPANESE WELCOMED.
All of the Iuhubltuuts of Nlng Hal Cliu
Are Submissive -Suicide of Ting, Lin
und Cluing Confirmed.
By the United I'ress.
London, Feb. 17. The Central News
correspondent in Toklo lelegruphs un
der yesterday's date: "General Nodzu
reports that toduy the Chinese forces
were concentrated ut Hal Cheng and
attacked the city, but after suffering
heavy losses were repulsed. The Jap
anese losses were small."
From Port Arthur the Central News
has this dispatch: "A detachment of
Japanese cavalry occupied Nlng Hal
Chu on the morning of Feb. 12 without
encountering opposition. Natives say
that on Ft b. 9 the Chinese force at
Hunchaton was divided into two parts.
The larger one fled toward Fu Shan
Sben und the smaller to Yen Tuf. All
of the inhabitants of Ning Hal Chu are
submissive and many welcome the
Japanese to the town.
On Feb. .", In the afternoon, Slarshal
Oyama reported on the state of affairs
at, Wel-Hai-Wei. He said that u pro
posal had been tendered to the Jap
anese flagship Malsusima to surrender
the warships and the remaining forts
and their armament at Wel-Hal-Wei,
provided the foreigners of the military
and naval force be released under a
guarantee obtained from an admiral
of a neutral power. The Japanese ac
cepted all the conditions excepting the
one concerning the guarantee and the
agreement was concluded. Slarehul
oyama confirms the former report of
the suicides of Admiral Ting, Commo
dore Liu and General Chung. The
garrison of Liu Kung Tao was con
ducted beyond the Japanese line and
was set free.
The Chinese seamen will be treated
in the same manner. The foreigners
who were captured will be taken to
some more distant point and will be
released there.
WEALTH UNDER .A. PLLl6w.
.Mrs. AMcman's Stolen Property Returned
After Ten Hays.
By the United Press.
Lancaster, Pa.. Fr-b. 17. Ten days ago
Mrs. Ablcnian, who lives at tho Aurora
House, was roblied of J4 500 in cash
and securities, and this morning the se
curities and Mi in money were re
turned. It was Mrs. Ableman's custom
to keep her property under her pillow
at night. One morning she forgot them
end went to the dining room to break
fast, locking her door.
When she returned to her room aftir
breakfast the door was open and her
treasure was go le. The matter wns
placed in the hands of detectives and an
arrest was to have been inn do tomorrow
of a suspected person. This morning
Mrs. Ashlemau, when she had finished
her breakfast, went to her room nnd
there beneath a pillow, on the floor,
were the securities nnd the $200 in cash.
She was not absent from her room more
than twenty minutes, and her going
and coming must have been watched by
the conscience stricken thief.
RIOT AT .Mil) VALE.
Huns, Sluvs unj PolanJcrs Clean Out a
Saloon,
By the United Press.
Wilkes-linrtW Pa., Fob. 17. The min
ing village of Mid vale was the scene of
a riot last night. Saturday was pay
day ut the mines, nnd the Huns, Slavs,
and Polauders drunk freely, liurlng
the night the Slavs and Poles engaged
In n pitched battle in tho saloon of
Michael Canfleid. The Pules drove the
Slavs from the place and then assault
ed the proprietor. They wrecked every
thing In the place ami carried the safe
out Into tlie street, whore they broke it
open.
The proprietor says It contained over
$1,600, which he drew from a bunk on
Friday to make a payment on a prop
erty. F.lght men were seriously
wounded In the tlht. John Modenskl,
it is bellied, will die.
New Ships Ordered.
Uy tho United Press. '
Washington, Feb. 17. The navy de
partment has Information that Japan has
ordered two IIivih battleships In Kng
lund to be bull 1 the Thames. These
am the llrst hA-dilps ordered for the
Japanese navy, which has heretofore con
sisted exclusively of cruisers and torpedo
boats. Naval otllcers declare this to bo
Japan's first step toward maritime power.
The I'cueliMoM Sot lit It.
By tho United Press.
Baltimore, Feb. 17. The Inventory of
the estate of the Into William T. Walters
was tiled yesterday. The assessed value
of the personal estate Is placed ut JI.M7,
imrt. The famous picture gallery with its
collection of rare pnlntltiKS, statuury, cer
amics, etc., Is scheduled lit SlMt.OOO.
WASHINGTON (iOSSIP.
Minister Zebnllos, the Argentine envoy.
been recalled from Vt aslitngtoii.
S. Lalng. of New York, chief of the
oiiery division, Interior department.
"3 resigned.
Comptroller Kcknls has authorised the
Dranvllle National bank, of Urunvlllc, N.
V., to begin business with a cupltul of
$M,0.
American shipbuilders are gathering In
Washington, attracted by the opening of
bids for the three sea-going torpedo boats,
which will take place next Tuesday,
Tho president has appointed Rt. Itev.
Henry H. Whipple, B. It., Bishop of Min
nesota, to bo a member of the board of
Indian commissioners, vice Charles C.
Pointer, deceased. i
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WEATHER REI'OCTv.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; slight
'-Y warmer; Bovtnwost winds.
IRNLEYS
LINEN DEPARTMENT
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PRICES NEVER SO LCW.
fl FEW M SPffilSL
Numbers in German Linens, 'Sil
ver Bleach," extra line quality
and heavy :
66-In. Sale Price 48c, Reg. Price 60c
60-in. ' 59c, " 75c
62-ln. " 75c, " m
72-in. " 89c, " $1.13
Napkins to match the above.
65 doz. 5-8 $1.55, Regular Price $1.75
75 doz. 3-4 2.35, " 2.75
THREE SPECIALS
In Pine Bleached Towels:
25 doz. Colored Hamask Border Huck,
) doz, Ketr. Price $1.20
25 doz. Bird's Ee, hemstitched,
4.1c. each. Kesr. Trice 65c
15 doz. double hemstitched huck, extra
size, sue. each, Keg. Trice 75c
Our Special Muslin Sale continues
all this Meek. Muslins, Sheetings
Counterpanes, etc, at "Kot'k BottOHl
Trices."
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