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St 06 Am . EIGHT PAGES 56 COLUMNS. SOK ANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, MAltCJI 11, 1895 TWO CENTS A COPY. TO ROAST DR. PARK Indications That New York Presbytery Is Tanning Coals of Criticism. IT IS AXOTHEK UK. BKIGGS CASE The Social Reformer's Insinuations That the Influence of Tuinmnny Ixtended to and Into the Presbyterian Church May Cause Trouble. New York, March 10. Dr. Charles II. Parkhurst la to be the subject of spe cial attention at tomorrow's session of the New York presbytery and In a man ner that may lead to proceeding" as complicated and prolonged as those that originated exactly four years ago in the name of Charles A. Itriggs. Plans are now forming to give lr. Parkhurst a scorching over the coals of criticism respecting his conduct toward brethren In the ministry. If these plans are followed out, as they give promise of being, there Is likely to be as great public Interest In the proceedings of the Presbyterian church for the next few years as was created by Dr. Park hurst's friend and sympathizer, Dr. Briggs. Trouble has been preparing for Dr. Parkhurst ever since his strictures ut tered In the pulpit and published in the New York Tribune upon the tlnanclul Integrity and business honor of the New York presbytery In relation to the sates of the abandoned church of Sea and Land. The particular remark of Dr. Park hurst on this subject, at which um brage was taken by the New York min isters, Is thus quoted: "You know that I have been censured by my brethren of the New York presbytery, but I tell you that I am prepared to fight Tam many wherever I find It" meaning that the ubiquitous Influence of Tam many hall has asserted itself against him to such an extent as to cause the New York presbytery to violate Its solemn engagements In order to sub vert the Influence of Dr. Parkhurst and his church In Madison square. Dr. Parkhurst may have an opportunity to explain this and other like remarks on the same subjects tomorrow afternoon In speaking to resolutions which will probably be offered when the presby tery assembles In the lecture room of the First Presbyterian church. Public Interest In the Case. Public Interest In the proposed action Js Increased by reason of the near approach of the Presbyterian general assembly which meets at Pittsburg next May. By reason of Dr. Park hurst's singular fame as a leader In Nfw York City's social and political re form movement, has arisen In the west a desire to make him moderator of the body. The recent vote of approval of his extraordinary course in New York Presbytery is regarded as a first step In that direction. It Is believed that Dr. Parkhurst's nomination would awaken an enthus iasm at Pittsburg that would beat down the old barrier of Brlggs and Antl-Briggs, which havfc stood for three (successive general assemblies and cause his unanimous election as moderator. What effect the action of tomorrow will have on these plans would seem to de pend upon the adotion and projection of the resolutions of censure which are to be offered in his name. FRAL'D OF A DOCTOR. Frighten! Many People Into Letting Him Vaccinate Them. Sedalia, Mo., March 10. An Imposi tion was practiced yesterday upon the citizens of Ottervllle, thirteen miles east of this city, by a sharper, who rep resented himself to be a physician and a member of the Sedalia board of health. The alleged doctor said that smallpox had become epidemic In Se dalia, and that he had been directed to visit all the towns In the county and vaccinate the people. He was well supplied with vaccine points, and he vaccinated a large num ber of persons at a dollar each. After filling his pockets with silver he took an east-bound train. The Ottervllle folks, after learning that there was not a case of smallpox in Sedalia and that the doctor was a fraud, were highly In dignant. DROVE IIF.R HUSBAND AWAY. A Itumnne Agent Visits a irngo Attired In flloomors and a Plug Hat. New Haven, March 10. Humane So ciety Agent lirown has returned from an official visit to the farm of a family named Sanford, near Mllford. Mrs. Sanford has driven her husband away and rules the place with an Iron hand. Her husband says she thinks more of the dogs and children than she does of him or the cattle. - When Agent Brown arrived at the farm Mrs. Sanford, attired In bloomers and an old plug hat, refused him admis sion. In the stable he found the car cass of a cow that had been dead for some weeks. The remaining cattle were greatly emaciated and almost starved to death. He gave the animals some water, the first they had had In a week, and fed them. BIG FIRE AT CORTLAND. The City of Carriage Makers Scorched by a $0.4,000 Illao. Cortland, N. Y., March 10. At 2.15 this morning Cortland was visited by the hottest and most disastrous fire since the great Cortland Wagon com pany conflagration In December, 1888. It started In the boiler room of the Cortland Cart and Carriage company nd the whole plant was destroyed. i. flames spread to the livery stable C. B. Peck, to the blacksmith shop of John Hodgson and to the carriage shop of A. C. Dusenbery. The total loss Is $05,000; Insurance partial. Sixty men. are thrown out of employment at the Cortland Cart and Carriage company. HAD SLAVES BEG FOR HIM. Man Arrested in Kansas City Kept Half witted Hoys to Work Burnt Arm iame. : Kansas City, March 10. Harry Mor ton, of St. Louis, who came to Kansas f'ltu to work the Italian niidrnne sys tem, has been arrested here together with two or ms worKers, joe Wil son and Jim Hull. Morton had a diamond pin, a ring, a brooch and a pair of earrings In his possession, to gether with a purse containing $147 In' nlckles, dimes and pennies. Letters connecting him with a gang of thieves were also found. Morton's understudies, Jiy and Jim, are mere boys and half wltted. Mor ton forced them to pour muriatic add upon their arms, causing frightful sores, which, to prevent from healing, more acid was applied dully. The boys would visit dwelling houses, present their burned arms uud ask for alms. Morton kept all the money and stayed at a good hotel, while the boys had to scratch for a living. liURCLARS 15AFFLED. Pcspcrutu Attempt to Loot a lluuk at Krle. Erie, Pa., March 10. Burglars made a desperate attempt to loot the bank ing house of U. S. Buttles, In Ulrurd, near this city, at an early hour this morning. They entered u large library building adjoining the bank and dug a hole through the wall, but failed to strike the vault. They next attucked the wall at the side of the vault with dynamite. When the bunk officers reached the bank the robbers were within a brick of the Interior of the vault. A brisk tight and hurried retreat got the three burglars to a passing train on which they escaped. RIGHT WHALE CAPTIBED. Nuliunt Comes to the trout ith the Dig- gest Fish Story of the Seuson-lucluding lliruiu Snulu's Hurpooa. Boston, March 10. A light whale about seventy-five feet In length and evidently an old settler, was killed off Nuhunt yesterday by a picked crew of experienced men made up In Nuhant for the purpose. The whaling party sighted the mon ster about a quarter of a mile off shore and proceeding cautiously were able to get near enough to strike him Just be hind the head with a harpoon. The whale suddenly slung, threw up his huge tall and disappeared In a whirl pool of green water. To the harpoon was fastened about thirty fathoms of line, on the end of which was a stout cask. This was thrown overboard, and In a moment It was whisked out of sight by the whale In his efforts to es cape. The whale came to the surface about a mile from where he had gone down, swimming round and round, seeming to have the twine wound around him. The hunters lay off and watched his struggles, which made the waters boll. After a while he quieted down so that the men were able to get within ten yards of him and put a charge of slugs Into his head from an old fashioned flint lock and duck gun that soon hud him floating belly up and stone dead. The body was then towed to a point near Little Nahant beach, from which point it Is the intention to tow It as close in shore as possible. The whale Is evidently an old one. Deeply Im bedded In his back was an ancient har poon, badly rusted, with the Inscrip tion. "Hiram K. Swain1, Nantucket, 1SJ3," still legible. KEEPING 1I1S SECRET. A Quebec I lajksmilh Claims to Uavo a Process for Tempering Aluminum His Interests Carefully Guarded by the Catholic Church. Quebec, March 10. Concerning the report that V. Allard, the Levis black smith, who re-discovered, three years ago, the lost Egyptian art of hardening copper, has discovered a process of tem pering aluminum so as to give It tlv hardness of Iron, It may be said that there Is no doubt that Allard Is in pos session of the process for hardening soft metals, and If It can be success fully applied on a large scale at not too great a cost Its value to the me chanical world Is beyond estimate. Al lard Is a very difficult man to deal with. His process Is a secret, and Is likely to remain one unless some one can be found venturesome enough to count out a million or so of dollars In hard cash before receiving the secret. Allard Is now an old man, and as It Is doubtful whether he has made any one a repository of his secret It may yet dh; with him, for he appears ob stinately determined upon his terms, as he showed in dealing with those who were anxious to secure his copper pro cess. Interviewing him Is out of the question. He Is a devout Catholic, and the ecclesiastical authorities are care fully guarding his Interests. WRESTLERS AT WORK. Bcnnie Jones and Joey Burns Clinch at Pottsville. Pottsville, Pa., March 10. Centennial hall contained a big crowd on Satur day night to witness the wrestling match between Bennle Jones, cham pion light weight of America and Joe Burns, champion of Lancashire, Eng. The match was for tloO and Burns was to throw Jones four times In an hour. Burns won, but he had a very hard time doing It, and only succeeded be cause Jones wore tights and his oppon ent's costume was loose fitting. On Tuesday evening Jones and Emll Beck, of Philadelphia, will wrestle for $100 a side. Of No Astronomical Value. Washington, March 10. The lunar eclipse tonight came off according to pro gramme, but owing to the thick clouds It was only partially noticeable here. The naval ob-ervatory authorities paid no at tention t the affair, saying it was pf no astronot .cal value, and that (he condi tions were unfavorable. Work for Fifteen Hundred Men, Bethlehem, Pa., March 10. The largest sleel mill of the Bethlehem Iron com pany will resume operations tomorrow on a tweve-thoiiBaml ton order for a Oeorgla railroad. Fifteen hundred Idle workmen will be given empoyment. CONDENSED STATE NEWS. For selling liquor without a llcennn at Buverfonl, Charles Abbott Is now In jail. Manager Wllllutn Miller, of the Potts ville Butter compuny, Is under bull for selling oleo. Worry over'an Invention which he had patented drove Churles Smith, of Iteud in if, Innan. Thoso famous veterans, the First do fenders, will hnve a reunion at Lewis town on April 18. A. N. Wolf, aged M, Inventor of a turbine water wheel and extensive manu facturer of the roller process for making flour, at Allentown, Pa. ult for $1C,000 duinages was brought at llarrlsburg against the Pennsylvania rail road by Mrs. Surah Nye, whose husband wus killed while shoveling snow. THE BftTTLEJIT TENCHANTI The Chinese Leave Two Thousand Dead on the Field. FOUGHT STII5B0KNLY AT FIRST Jupuuesn Lose Hut One liundred Men in the Uuttlo-Tlie Town Is llurncd to the (J round During the :iigugcinent. London, March 10. A Central News correspondent In Toklo quotes this dis patch, which was sent from Yin Kao or New Chwung, on Murch 7. Yester day Oenerud Nodzu reported that his army, with the uld of the Klrst divi sion, hud attacked the Chinese at Tenchantl that morning. The Jupanese advanced from three directions, out force coming from the eust, one from the northeast, and the third from the northwest. A hot artillery fire wus opened at 7 a. m., and under Its cover the three bodies of troops stormed the town shortly before 10.30. The Chin ese numbered 10.000 or more. At tlrst they fought stubbornly, but eventually they broke and ran, throw lug down their urms uud making no ef fort to save stundurds or bugguge. Most of the Chinese lied to the north west. Although the Jupanese loss was but 100 killed, the Chinese left more than 2,000 dead and dying in and uround the town. All the enemy's war ma terial wus captured. The town cuught lire durlntr the fight and before night wus burned to the ground. The Centra! News correspondent In Shanghai suys that the Chinese are making great preparations to defend Formosa against the expected luudlng of the Jupanese. REBELLION' SQIEU'HKI). All but Two Hundred of the Cuban In surgents Take the Uuth of Allegiance and Arc forgiven. Jacksonville, Fla., March 10. A spec ial to the Times Union from Port Tampa. Fla., says: The steamer Olivette arrived today with advices from Cuba up to 1. o'clock Saturday. La Lucha, of Havana, pub lishes an Interview with Consul Gen eral Williams, In which that gentle man denies any knowledge of a request on the part of the Spanish government for his recall. General Williams states very emphatically that his duty is to protect American citizens and their property, and that he will do so at ull hazards. From statements made by a half score of well informed passengers the so called revolution has about petered out. Last Tuesday the govern ment Issued a proclamation grunting amnesty to all who laid down their arms and took the oath of allegiance within eight days. All but about 200 of the Insurgents have done so, and these are divided Into two bands under the leadership of two negro brothers named Sartorlus, who are operating near Santlugo, burning plantation buildings and raiding stores belonging to those not in sympathy with their cause. Madrid, March 10. The Imparclal has this despatch dated at Havana today: "The brothers, Sartorlus and Emlllano Vasquez, have submitted to the author ities. The other insurgent loaders, Joacquin Pedroso and Charles Agulrr, have given themselves up at Colon." CAME HOME DRUNK. John Sweeney Burned to Death While In a Stupor. Pittsburg, March 10. John E. Swee ney, aged 40, lost his life, and his wife received probably futal Injuries by the burning of their house, No. 611 Sender son street, Allegheny, early this morn ing. Sweeney came home drunk and went up stairs to bed, leaving his wife asleep on the first floor. At 2 o'clock she detected the odor of smoke, and on gonlg to her husband's room found the lamp overturned and the room In a blaze. She repeatedly attempted to drag Sweeney to the stairs, but was unable. She was severely burned before she abandoned the attempt, and to save her own life leaped from a window. The fireman dragged Sweeney out, but he died In a few minutes. Mrs. Sweeney Inhaled the flames and was terribly bruised by her fall. The cou ple were childless. VERY MEAN SWINDLER. lie I ngnges Women us lluiinekcepers and Steals Their Clothes. Baltimore, March 10. James Clark, alias James Lewis, alius J. Templetoti, was arrested yesterday In York, Pa., by Baltimore detectives, charged with swindling Mrs. Sadie Fields, of this cHy. Two ww ks ago Clark, It Is claimed, advertised for a housekeeper to take charge of a widower's home in the west. Mrs. Fields sveured the position, and gave two trunks filled with wearing apparel to the man to be shiped to her now home. The man disappeared with the trunks and the police were notified. From letters and newspaper clippings found In Clark's possession, It Is thought that he has victimized women In Pennsylvania and New York state. FIRE AT HOLLIDAYSHURG. The Town Visited by a $10,000 Con floatation. Hollldaysburg, Pa., March 10. An In cendiary fire wus started Inst night In a barn In the lower part of this town. A high wind was prevailing and the flames spread with frightful rapidity and It looked nt one time as If that part of the borough would be destroyed. Six barns were entirely destroyed and the lumber yards and stock of Cun drons planing mill and a number of residences were damaged. One fireman had his leg broken by a bnrrel of water fulling from the mill roof. The loss Is estimated at $10,000, partly covered by Insurance. DIXON WILL BRANCH OUT. Tho .Sensational Minister Will Establish a Now Church. ' ' New York, March 10. For a long time past there have been dissensions among the members of the Twenty third Street Baptist church, due to the objection of tho more conservative members of the congregation to the "sensational" character of the sermons preached during the lust Ave years by the pastor, Rev. Thomas i)lxon, Jr. This morning Mr. Dixon announced his determination to severhls connec tion with the church and to found a now one on a broad and popular plat form, Mr. Dixon read his resignation to his congregation, many portions of which were loudly applauded by the votaries of the retiring pustor. In referring briefly to the clroum stances which prompted his resignation Mr. Dixon said: "I shall establish a new church; there will be only one creed In it. belief In the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe It to be a more Important part of my life to lift many men out of the ditch than to spend my time In making a few men Baptists. Mr. Dixon's resig nation takes effect May 1. Mr. Dixon is only 30 years old, and came to New York nearly seven years ago. In 1892 he preached a number ot sermons de nouncing lngersoll. He recently de fended Thomas C. Piatt from the pulpit against the attacks of Rev. Dr. Park hurst. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. An Allegheny School Teacher Enticed to on Out of the way House and Kept Pris oner for Several Weeks, Cincinnati, O., March 10.-.A special from Falrmount, W. Va., says: A local paper yesterday printed the following: During the early part of December, Miss Emma Huston, a teacher In the Allegheny City public schools, adver tised In the Pittsburg papers for a sit uation as a painter of photogarphs or a tutor in drawing and was answered by a man giving the name of Mahlon C. Stephens, who represented himself as a prominent and wealthy farmer, some thing of an amatuer photographer, hav ing a wife and children and living near this city. Stephens added that besides having a large number of photographs which he wanted printed, he was de sirous of employing an instructor for his children, he offered tho young lady as salary $j0 a month and board., Miss Huston decided to accept the proposition, und left home on Dec. 26 fur Little Falls, a small station between here and Morgantown, where her em ployer was to meet her and escort her to his home, three miles distant. Upon reaching the station, Stephens was there, but had no conveyance and had to borrow a horse. The couple finally reached a small house which Stephens said was his home. Upon going In Miss Huston found It uninhabited, Stephens excusing the absence of his family by saying they were away over night, but would return In the morning. Stephens put the horse away and re turned to the house, where, at the point of a revolver, he maltreated the girl and where for several weeks he kept her a prisoner, tying her with a rope when hejeft the building and threaten ing to kill her if she made an outcry. When the roads became passable, probably fearing discovery, he took her to Clinton Furnace, pressing ft revolver at her side as they passed person.1) or residences on the road. There he kept her one night, after whl4h she managed during his temporary absence to sever the rope and escape, reaching a house In a pitiful condition, the rope still around her waist. The girl said that Stephens had taken $17, all the money she had, besides being In possession of her trunk. She was taken to Morgantown, her father and brother wired for, and a warrant sworn out for Stephens, but when the officers reached his home he had fled. It being reported that he had tuken to the mountains of Preston county, where a search la now being made for him. Stephens Is a widower, having no fam ily at all, and his entire story to the girl was a myth. STEEL WORKERS IIAl'PV. A Boston Contract Will Keep Pennsyl vania Mills Lively All Slimmer. Harrlsburgh, Pa., March 10. The con tract for the steiwoik of the first sec tion of the fctoston subway through which electric cars will run, was let to the Pennsylvania Steel Compuny, of Steelton, Pa., yesterday. The steel com pany have made extensive preparations nt their plant which will enable them to roll the lurge eye beams Included In the contract, and which have hitherto been made by only one mill In the country. The first section of the subway will be two thousand feet long under Bos ton Common, und will contain! two million pounds of steel. This contract will keep the Steelton mills busy nearly al summer. They also anticipate con tracts for other sections of the subway. WITH SUICIDAL INTENT. Mrs. Anuio Killian Takes Poison Which Operates Successfully. Lancaster, Pa., Murch 10. Poison taken with suiuldul Intent toi'4 y killed Mrs. Ahnle Kllliun, aged 18 years. She was one of the young woman arrested In Philadelphia several months ago on the charge of being an accomplice of the Hlnden gang of burglars, whose heudo,uurters (were In Philadelphia. While the burglars were sent to the penitentiary she escaped. She has not been living with her husbund. KISSED THE JURYMEN. Joy of Anthony lo Santo on Being Aa qnltted of Murder Charge. Pottsville, Pa., March 10. After be ing out from 10 o'clock Saturday nintll 0 this morning the Jury In the trial of Anthony De Santo, charged with the murder of Richard Lloyd, brought in a verdict of not guilty. The prisoner was very much pleased, and in his Joy klsBed each one of the Jurymen and his counsel. Smnllcy's New Position. Ixmdon, March 10. a. W. Smalley, for many years the London corrhspondent of the New York Tribune, hug been ap pointed correspondent of the London Times In Now York. Mr. Smulley, who Is Gl years old, Amcrlcan-born, and a grad uate of Yale, has represuntod the Trib une here for twenty-four years. MISCELLANEOUS WIRINGS. Minneapolis will offer to the state Lor Ing park, forty acres, valued at $2,000,000, for a capltol site. . The Oklahoma legislature passed a law to prohibit the manufacture or giving away of cigarettes. . ' On the charge of killing his wife at Kansas City, Dr. Von Muller has been arrested at Cracow, Poland. For wrecking the Lexington (Va.) bunk, C. W. Flggat, the fugitive cashier, and H, K. Godwin,- assistant cashier, were In dicted. , HARRY HAYWARD'S STORY The Condemned Murderer Consents to an Interview. IS PREPARED FOR THE WORST Thinks Fully Eight of Ilia Ten Chances for Living Am Uone-IIas Taken Things Philosophically Bllxt Has tho Nerve. Minneapolis, March 10. The Hay ward trlul Is still occupying public at tention to a very lurge extent. The chances of an order for a new trial from the Supreme court are being dlscusHed and there Is a very general opinion that the verdict will Btund. Yesterday Harry Hayward consented to be Inter viewed, talking freely concerning the verdict and other matters connected with his case. Asked If the verdict was as he hud expected, he said: "Well, yes, I think I hud about made up my mind the Jury would render Buch a verdict. After listening to all the evidence that wa brought against me I hardly saw how the Jury could do otherwise. But In spite of my being found guilty, I am Innocent," he said, with more warmth than he has yet shown, "though I suppose the public at large will never believe It." "Have you given up ull hope?" "Well, yes, Just about, und yet not entirely. You see I look upon this mutter Just us a gambler would. Be fore the jury brought In It? verdict I considered I had Just about ten chances of winning but now I consider fully eight of them are gone. I don't think there Is much of a show for me now. My only hopes are that the conscience of some of those In this conspiracy will go back on them -und cause them to tell the truth finally, and the only man from whom I expect anything Is Bllxt, I don't know though," musingly, "He's got a terrible nerve, you might bring all the preachers in the world In front of him and start hell fire Itself under neath him and yet he would only laugh at you." "Ydu are prepared for the worst then, are you, Harry?" "Yes," with a smile, "I am. They talk about my having so much 'nerve' in this case. I don't consider that I have used very much nerve. I have not braced myself against anything. I have simply taken things phllosphlcally as they come, knowing there was no help for them until the truth should come out. And so I shall look at It up to the end." KILLED HER CHILDREN'. Awful Crime of Mary Caruthers, an Un natural Mother, Who Planncdan Elope ment, Paris, Tex., March 10. Mrs. Mary Ca ruthers and James Strange are under arrest here, charged with the murder of the woman's two children, aged 4 and 1 year respectively. Strange was a farm hand, employed by Caruthers.who lives twenty miles south of Paris. About 9 o'clock Friday night Mrs. Caruthers went to her room, which the children also occupied. Yesterday morning when Caruthers awoke he heard heavy breathing In his wife's room and entered to learn the cause. There he found his two little boys in a deep stupor, from which he was unable to awaken them. Medical aid was sum moned, but they both died at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Caruthers at first stated that she gave them some chill tonic, but the woman later confessed that she had tried to kill them, declnulng that she did so to get them out of their trouble and said It wus her intention to kill herself. Letters and other evidence In the pos session of the officers show that there was a conspiracy between her and Strange to murder the children and leave the country. She Is nbout J5 years of age and fairly good looking, while he is about 30 and uncouth. F.n route here the woman made a desperate effort to leap from the train, but was prevented by the guard. SHERIFF IN TROU1JLE. He Could Not Decipher Vice Chancellor's Hieroglyphics. Now Brunswick, N. J., March 10. Sheriff Scrvlss stunds B. chance of being locked up In his own Jail for fall ing to obey an order of Vice Chun cellor Bird to arrest Ex-Assemblyman William R. Jernee, of this city. The hitter's wife hud secured a divorce, with $700 alimony, but Jernee had fulled to pay. When the vice chancellor sought an explanation of why the sheriff had failed to arrest Jernee, the sheriff pleaded that he hud been unable to rend the handwriting of the -vice chancellor. Since then Jernee has been placed In Jail, but the vice chancellor will have the Bherlff before him on Tuesday next to give a better uccount of himself. HIS WEALTH WAS FATAL. Singular Death or Patrick Sullivan, of Foil Hlver. Fall River, Mass., March 10. Patrick Sullivan, aged 59 years and residing at 22 Tecumseh street, met with death from an extraordinary cause last night. About 9 o'clock he went to bed with three pieces of money In his mouth. When his wife went to awaken him this morning his body was cold and he had probably been dead for some hours. The medical examiner was called and It was found that Sullivan had swal lowed a half dollar, a quarter dollur und a nickel. THE ORIAUA ACTIVE. Vera Cruz Is Threatened by an Ancient Volcano. St. Louis, Mo., March 10. A Bpeclal to a morning paper from Cordo, state of Vera Cru, Mexico, says: The peak of Orizaba, an ancient vol cano, Is In a state of eruption. The signs of disturbance began to manifest themselves Sunday night, and have In creased In force constantly since that time. It Is now vomiting poisonous gases and thick volumes of smoke are emitted from 100 apertures In Its maw The earth for 100 miles around Is Bhak- en periodically with subterranean vi brations. For the public Bafety the governor of the state of Vera Crus will shortly name a commission of scien tists to make an investigation Into the eruption, - and. - to - make recommenda ttw looking to the protection of the Inhabitants of the neighboring villages. The present eruption Is in the heart of the best Improved coffee districts In Mexico, where are located many Americans. FAMOUS WHALING HARK. The Stamboul Is to Be Broken I pat Sun 1 runclKco. San Francisco, March 10. The old whaling bark Stamboul will go to the Arctic no more. Her owners have de cided to break her up for Junk. The Stamboul was built in 1843 at Medford, Mass., and was one of the pioneers of the California whaling fleet. She is one of the old style square sterned and blunt-bowed vessels and was a great hunter in her day. Her captain used to boast a record of 600 whales as the Stamboul's total catch, and doubtless she paid her own ers a hundred times over her cost price. The advent of the steam whaler, how ever, soon caused the Stamboul and others of the fleet to be disdained. MR. IIARRISOX'M CONDITION. Ex-Prcsldent Displays Symptoms of the Qrip-I'ositive Orders That lie Shall Be Kept (fillet Have Been Issued. Indianapolis, March 10. General Harrison's condition was somewhat Improved today, though he suffered considerably from pains In the chest and head. He was stronger, but the gain was slight, being regarded by the lower fever, which is one of the grip symptoms. During the day he suf fered from pleurltls pains which oc curred at short Intervals. There has been little relief from his cold and the grip symptoms have been almost as pronounced as on yesterday, being at tended by a susceptibility to chilly sen sations whenever changing his position in bed. His cough troubled him today, und despite the remedies given, It has been Impossible to make any marked change in its violence. The attending physician does not think that the left lung Is as much congested as it' was yesterday. As usual with the grip, his head was affected quite seriously. But the pain was less severe today, a re sult of partial relief from congestion of the left lung. Dr. Jameson made several visits to the patient today, and, while giving out reports that are more favorable than those of yesterday, It Is quite evi dent from his manner that he regards it as necessary to give the ex-presldent the closest attention. He has pro hibited all study, and does not even allow him to Indulge In the lightest reading, such exercise increasing the pain in his head and making him very restless. Mrs. McKee reached his bed side at a late hour last night and has been constantly with him today. Friends are not admitted to his room and positive orders have been issued to keep him quiet, and free from all In- truslon. Dr. Jameson said after visit ing him this evening that If he con tinues to improve he might be able to leave his room In a few days, possibly within a week, but care must be exer cised to prevent a lapse, and especially to prevent additional cold. Mr. Harri son sat up for a few moments this af ternoon. PEFFER'S PREDICTIONS. Says the Populists Will Be Swallowed I'p in the Reform Movement. Canton, O., March 10. Senator Pef fer, of Kansas, addressed a political meeting here tonight in the interest of the municipal campaign of Canton Populists. In an Interview the senator said that he expects the Populist party finally to be absorbed by a new party. Said he: "There are many elements In conflict with the policy of the ruling powerB. The country Is now controlled by prac tically four combinations the land monopoly, the labor monopoly, the transportation monopoly, the money monopoly. The people of all parties and of all phases of life see the baneful effects of these combinations. "Some of the evils are In one party and some In another. To make their voices heard in legislation the opposing elements must get their votes together. The end will be a great party made up of the opposing elements, which party will absorb the Populists and large por tions of the Republicans and Dem ocrats. All of the reform movements, such as the Populists, the Prohibition ists, etc., will get together on common ground In this movement and then there will be a new name." I'.iglit Men i:ntombcd. Booorro, N. M March lO.-The shaft house of the Old Abe mine at White Oaks, Lincoln county, caught fire this morning and In a few moments the flumes wore communicated to the shutting of the mine, which was completely destroyed. Nine men were In the mine at the time, and only one of them escaped. The others ar supposed to be dead, as there Is hut slight possibility that they escaped suffo cation. ... llishop 1 horns Head. aallna, Kan., March lO.-Blshop Thomas, of the Protestant F.pUoopul church, died at 9.2T. o'clock lust night. During the day he rallied and reoognlied his friends and strong hopes were entertained that he would recover, but at 8 o'clock he had a rolapso and from that time on ho grew weaker until life became extinct. Kilted by the Express. Chester, Pa.. March 10. Two young men, supposod to be from this place, were walking on tho Haitiniore and Ohio rail road trauks near here today. Thsy stepped aside to allow an eut bound freight train to puss and were, striu.-k and Instmitly killed by the west bound Hoyul Uluo ex press, CAUGHT FROM THE CAHLE. The pope has addressed a letter to Prln-e Alois l.lcliteiiEtoln, chief of the Austrian Anti-Semites, to the effect that his holi ness cannot approve of class and racial hatreds llosldes paying France amplo compen sation for Injuries to French subjects and submitting several questions to Spain for arbitration, San Domingo will take steps to1 satisfy the demands ot tho French na tional honor. The British Traders' association appeals to the railway commission to prevent the London and Southwestern Hullwuy com pany from carrying American and Can udlun products from Southampton to London ut chouper rales than are charged for the transportation of home products. WEATHER REPORT. 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