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SITUATION IS ALARMING
Grave Difficulties Confront the Gov
crnmcnt on Venezuelan Question.
EUROPEAN TOKEKS THREATEN
A l ulso Step Muy Arouso Grcut Britain,
Ucrrouny, Franco and llclgluro-lluy-orJ
I ncquul to tho .Mosquito
Troubles -Powers Wunt Cash.
Washington, March 20. The prospect
of serious complications which threat
ens the United States through prob
able encroachment on Venezuela and
Nicaragua has assumed a phase of such
danger to the principle laid down In
the Monroe doctrine, that a special
cabinet conference was held at the
white house this afternoon to consider
the subject. There Is no doubt what
ever that these subjects are considered
by the president und Secretary
(iresham as of much greater Import to
this country thin the llianca Inci
dent, or the recall of Minister Thurs
ton, and must be handled with unusual
delicacy, und with the knowledge that
a. misstep may plunge the government
into embarrassing complications with
jiot one, but several of the principal
Kuropean nations.
The conference was attended by the
j president. Secretary Ores ham. Secre
tary Carlisle, Attorney Ueneral Olney
end Secretary Lament. H lusted sev
eral hours, but Mr. I.amont withdrew
lifter a, brief attendance; Mr. Oiesham
took with him to the white house the
official copies of much of the recent
correspondence on both the Venezuela
and the Xiearaguan situations, and he
remained with Mr. Cleveland some
time after his colleagues had left. It
cannot be learned whether any addi
tional Information in the matter
reached the state department today,
but it Is said that Mr. Bayard has
failed to arrange the Mosquito troubles
with the 'British government in a man
ner satisfactory to the I'nited States.
tlreat Britain's ultimatum to Nicara
gua demanding an indemnity for the
expulsion of Mr. Hatch, the British con
sular agent, from Bluedelds, and the
report that a British warship is on her
way to enforce the demand, is the lat
est known serious phase of the difficul
ties growing out of the Bluetlelds af
fair, and as action by this government
may Involve a new construction of the
Monroe doctrine, it can be seen how
slowly and carefully the president and
Ins advisers are obliged to feel their
way to prevent any possibility of blun
der or to neglect any advantage that
might weaken the practical sponsor
ship which the United States govern
ment holds over the South American
and Central American republics.
Strong AJvcrsnries Appear.
In the Venezuelan affair the United
States government finds itself opposed
to such strong adversaries as Great
Britain, France and Germany, with
Belgium as an incidental factor. The
settlement of the claim of Great
Britain to certain Venezuelan territory
Is the main cause for alarm, and to this
Is added the prospect that Germany
will send warships to cullect a' large
amount of money guaranteed German
contractors for the construction of the
Central Venezuelan railroad.
France and Belguim have a common
ground for action disturbing to the
peace of the little South American re
public, namely, the expulsion of the
French and Blguim ministers from
that country. Both governments have
protested against the expulsion, and
France will send a naval vessel to take
their envoys home. The Monroe doc
trine and Its ramifications contain
ample authority, it is said, for the
I'nited States to display an active in
terest In the threatening attitude of
Great Brltlan and Germany, and while
the probable action of France and Bel
glum does not seemingly come within
the scope of the doctrine, it is under
stood to be the belief of this govern
ment that all four of the powers In
volved will Join issue In opposition to
.the United States to secure their sev
era. ends, and such amalgamation !s
likely to beget a desire on the part of
all to extend their dominion.
The conference at the White House
today was necessarily of a strictly
secret character, but It Is learned to
night on good authority that no definite
action was agreed on.
n MURDER AM) SUICIDE.
Arthur Speyd kills Ills Sweetheart and
Shoots Himself.
Cellna, Ohio, March 20 A team be
longing to a livery stable keeper at
Montlcello, five miles from here, name
Into the stable yard last night with the
body of a girl named Annie Frlsch
sitting In the vehicle stone dead. There
wh a bullet would In the right temple
and another in the left arm.
Later In the evening the body of her
lover, Arthur Speyd, who was known to
have gone driving with her, was found
In the roadside. Speyd had killed the
girl and committed suicide, probably as
a result of a lover's quarrel. Speyd
was 22 and the girl 19.
TRIAL OF THE ROMNSOXS.
Their Fate Is Now in the Hands of the
Jury.
Buffalo, N. T-, March 20. The case
of Clarence and Sadie Robinson, who
have been on trial for the murder of
Montgomery Gibus, a young lawyer,
was today concluded and given to the
Jury. Counsel for the Uoblnsons made
no defense nnd moved for the dismissal
of the defendants on technical grounds.
The motion was refused.
At 9.30 o'clock the Jury hnd not re
ported and court adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
PRESIDENTS TO MEET.
Schedule of Coal Percentages to Ho Re
vised If Possible.
Philadelphia, March 20. The meeting
of the presidents of the anthracite coal
roads will be held tomorrow afternoon
In New York.
It ' Is understood that an endeavor
will be made to reach an agreement of
some kind to bring production dovv"n
to the demand and to revise the sched
' ule of percentages.
The officials of the Reading company,
however, did not seem to think much
would ... be accomplished. President
Harris will represent the company and
from what could be learned this after-
noon he will be strongly supported by
the Olcott-Earle committee In his claim
for 21 per cent, of the output.
STRUCK A MJRN1XG MINE.
Much Excitement lit l'authcr Creek Vol
ley. Allentown, I'n March 20. Miners at
work in Shepps mine at Spring tunnel,
near Summit Mill, have struck the
burning mine about one und one-half
miles distant from where this far
famed underground conllagratlon was
first started thirty-seven years ago.
There was much excitement through
out the l'anther Creek Valley region,
and sternous efforts are being made by
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation com
pany to prevent the fire from attack
ing this mine, which is at present pro
ducing a large amount of coal.
TICUE DEFEATED.
The Scrauton Hoy Hollies In the Second
Hound.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 20. The semi
finals and a few preliminaries in the
seventh uunuiil boxing and wrestling
championships of the Amateur Athletic !
union of the United Stutes were con- j
tested for In Cyclorama hall, Alle- :
gheny, tonight. The Duals will be de- j
elded on Friday night. j
In the 135 cluss, boxing.JamesO'Con- I
nor, O. L. A. C, won from James Tlgue,
Kxeelsior Athletic club..of Scrantoti, V.
K. C. IS., who retired In the second
rouifd.
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T1OST0.VS RECALL.
The Demand for tho Removal of the
Hawaiian .Minister Now Appears to Be
ait Assured Fact.
Washington, March 20. Now that the
demand of the government for the re
call of Minister Thurston appears to
be an assured fact, persons familiar
with the course of Hawaian affairs in
congress express no surprise at the re
sult. Members of both houses, who
supported the policy of the administra
tion, made no secret of their dissatis
faction with the alleged course of Mr.
Thurston in furnishing Information to
the frffnds of his government for use
in debates. Secretary Gresham refused
to niake any comment whatever on the
report concerning Mr. Thurston's re
call. The principle on which this gov
ernment is said to have asked for Mr.
Thurston's recall was laid down by
Secretary Fish in 1S71. in the case of
Constantin Catacazy, Russian minister,
whose recall was demanded by this
government principally because he was
the author or source of an article ap
pearing in a New York newspaper ac
cusing the United States of leaning
towards Kngland as .against Russia In
the then complicated aspect of political
affairs in Europe.
Mr. Fish held that every government
has the right to have the representa
tive of another power an acceptable
person, and no government has the
right to expect of another the retention
of a representative who indulges In
personal abuse of the head of the gov
ernment to which he Is accredited as
Mr. Catacazy had done.
After considerable delay Russia ac
knowledged the principle, and Mr. Cat
acazy went home on leave and failed
to return. Opinion of such members of
the senate foreign committee who are
In Washington is divided on the ques
tion of Mr. Thurston's action. Some
believe that he was well within the
rights of his official position In giving
such Hawaiian news as he did to the
papers., and others believe he committed
a bireach of grave Impropriety, and
warranting this country's demand for
his recall.
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Simoon ut Dennison.
Ilennlson, Tex., March 20. A terrific
simoon, lining the air with sand, swept
over this section lust night. Houses were
unroofed, trees blown down and great deal
of damaife done. It was the most violent
wind storm ever experienced In this sec
tion. So far It is not known that any
lives were lost.
Cyclone at Augusta.
Augusta, (la., March 2n. A cyclone
passed over tho southwestern portion of
the city this morning doing considerable
damage ti property. About fifty houni-s
were wrecked, mostly small, occupied by
tiegroe. A number of negroes .were
slightly Injured.
Died from tirief.
Johnstown, I'a., March 20. Mrs. Fred
erick Lavely died of grief over the fact
that her husband Is a prisoner In Kbeni
bmg Jail, charged with misleading his
cousin, I.lzzle Dnimmnnd, and being the
father of her child.
Iludd's llig liarn llnmcd.
Lebanon, l'a., March 20. The large bnrn
of Captain ItU-hard lludd, nenr Tower
city, wus destroyed by tire at midnight,
together with sixteen horses and mules,
four cows, four hogs, farming Implements,
etc. Loss, JS.rwi. Origin unknown,
Tho Target Sells Away.
New York, March 20. The Columbian
lino steamer Alllsnca at which a Spanish
mun-of-war fired several solid shots off
the Cuban coast on March 8, Bulled at 1
o'clock today for Colon.
Slio played with .Matches.
Harrlsburg, Mureh 20. A 3-year-old
daughter of Morgan Thomas, coal Inspec
tor of the colliery at Whonelsoo, was
burned to death. She played with mulches
during a brief absence of her mother,
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
Reading's Firemen's union has already
agreed upon ll.lniO In prizes for the stale
firemen's tournament.
Lancaster city's shore of tho liquor li
cense fund Is $30,fi!M, hut the county will
not pay It over, owing to a flnuuclul dis
pute. Republicans marched out and broke tho
quorum of common council In KeudliiK,'
thus preventing tho election of a city
clork.
A mulden sister Inherits the entlro half,
million-dollar estnto of the late Lawyer
A. Herr Smith, of Lancaster, who died In
testate. W. W. Pettlnglll, a traveling doctor, was
yesterday arrested at Wllllumsport for
malpractice on the person, of Muy Hil
ton, of While iJeer Valley.
Weaver John Bsterly, an F.maui'' octo
genarian, who foretold the snow storm of
,-Srll 10 lust, says there will he good
si- Ighlng up the state on April 18 next.
Tho Monroe County Mutual Insurance
company has been compelled, on account
of. Its heavy losses, to apply to the court
for a dissolution and ask for the appoint
ment of a receiver to settle up Its uffulrs.
Superintendent? It. M. Kimball, of the
Erie ami JMttsuhrg railroad, has resigned
after a service of twenty-five years, and
will take charge of tho Pennsylvania ItnIN
roud company's cool buslnuss at Kile,
C'levelund and Ashtabula,
EXPLOSION JF DYNAMITE
Nine Thousand Cases Go Off at Amsterdam.
HOATMEN ARE BLOWN TO ATOMS
Tho Cargoes of Two Crafts I'.xplode with
Terrible Effect -Twenty-five Per
sons Are Killed-Nearby
Towns Shukcn.
Amsterdam, March 20. While 9,000
cases containing 225,000 kilograms of
dynamite destined for Mnaslius were
being transferred by boats on tho
Rhine from German territory near Lo
blth, yesterday evening, the cargoes of
two of the boats exploded, blowing the
boast and boatmen to atoms.
Reports of the disaster are conflict
ing. Some have It that only ten of the
men engaged in the work were killed,
while others assert that at least twenty-five
persons lost their lives. Taking
Into consideration the fact that 1,00
of the cases exploded, the damage done
in Loblth was not great.
The inhabitants of nearby towns felt
two violent shocks and recovered. A
girl was found dying in a pile of ruins.
She lingered threo) hours In agony. The
cause of the explosion had not been as
certained this evening.
.MINT SHORTAGE.
Kighty Thousand Hollars n orth of tiold
und Silver Lost In Nevada Crucibles.
Washington. March 20. Mr. Preston,
director of the mint, confirms the
United Press dispatches tliut a shortage
exists In the Carson, New. mint. The
dispatch places the shortage at $S0,00O.
Mr. Preston's information places it at
$00,000.
The fact that a shortage; existed was
made known to the treasury In Febru
ary. Mr. Preston ut once ordered An
drew Mason, of New York, to investi
gate the matter. He reported that 3,000
ounces of silver and 3,000 ounces of gold
were missing. Hlrsch Harris, melter
and refiner at the mint is responsi
ble for the loss. He was appointed by
President Cleveland last June. Mr.
Harris is under bond of $20,000.
Mr. Preston Is awaiting a telegram
from Inspector Mason before he takes
official action In the matter. Mr. Har
ris will be suspended pending further
Investigation.
"The loss," said Mr. Preston, "Is the
result of either theft or carelessness,
and from my present light I fear the
former."
ROBDED THE .MORGANS.
Collection Clerk Appropriated Ten Thous
and Hollars.
New York. March 20. Harry Mines,
32 years old, was committed to prison
this morning on a churgo of having
stolen several thousand dollars from
the banking firm of Pierpont Morgan &
Co. Mines was In the employ of the
firm and It Is said his stealings will
leach $10,000. J. Pierpont Morgan said
this morning that Mines has robbed tho
firm of $10,000.
He was a clerk In he collection de
partment, and has been taking the
money In small sums from time to time.
It Is the same old Btory. He collected
money and appropriated it to his own
use. He has been un employe slnco
IKsl. Mines is a member of the Kill
Von Kull Yacht club, and was a mem
ber of the defunct Staten Island Ath
letic club.
CONTRACTORS INDICTED.
They Are Held Responsible for the t ail of
New York Tenement Houses.
New York, March 20. Four persons
have been Indluted by the regular grand
Jury as a result of the fall of tenement
houses In Orchard street, by which five
men lost their lives on March 1. Those
indicted are: Timothy J. Ormsby, In
spector of the building department;
Contractors John Gleaves and Peter
Comes, nnd the owner of the buildings,
William T. Lennon. They are charged
with manslaughter In the second de
gree. All the men were arrested at the In
stance of the coroner, when the dls
uster occurred, und ore now under $."i,000
bull.
OSWALD OUT OF JAIL.
'I ho Youth Who hilled Ills lather Is
I nder Hull. '
Reading, Pn., March 20. Charles Os
wald, tho Itf-year-old boy who killed
his father at (Hey Line on Tuesday
night, wus lodged In Jail here at 2
o'clock this morning. When the offi
cers arrived at tha Oswald home inte
last night, the family had retired, but
the lad agreed to accompany them."
x At noon the youthful prisoner was
brought to the court house. A consul
tation followed between the cunsel nnd
Judges and ball In $2,n00 was agreed
upon. The accused will be tried In Juno,
Late this afternoon the boy returned
to his home by stage.
THE KM IE WAS DULL.
Hester Pitts 1'iinhlo to Shuffle Off tho
Mori a I Coll.
Philadelphia, March 20. Hester Pitts,
colored, who was arrested yesterday In
Harrlsburg, on 'the chnrgo of Hteullng
$4,000 from the homo of Ijer empolyer,
Mrs. Hrooka. lu this city, was brought
to Philadelphia today.
In her cell this morning tho womnn
attempted suicide by cutting her throat
with a table knife, which had been
given her with her breakfast. The
knife wus dull, however, nnd only n,
slight wound was Inllloted when a de
tective wrenched the knlfo from her.
She has confessed tosteallng the money.
ADAM HADE AC DEAD.
The Well Known Soldier and Author
Passes Awny.
Itldgewood, N. J., March 20. Briga
dier General Adnm ltaileau died sud
denly In the Herbert House here at D
o'clock last night. Ho appeared to be
In his usunl health and spirits up to
the time of his death, which wus caused
by apoplexy.
General Iludentl was born on Pec. 2tl,
1831, ftt New Hoehello, N. Y and be
longed to one of itho old Huguenot
families which settled that town. When
the rebels made their attack upon Fort
Humner he hnd just made his debut
as an author.
But young Iludeau followed the popu
lar Instinct, and was among the early
volunteers for the defence , of the
Union, and while serving as a lieuten
ant he had the good fortune to attract
the attention of General Grant, who
adopted him Into his military family
as his secretary; and In that capacity
he rendered Important service. After
the war he continued to net as secre
tary of the general of the army and
rendered another service by writing the
biography of his chief, and in the mean
while had been advanced -to the ofjlce
of a brigadier by brevet, and was ap
pointed consul general for Great
Britain. He retained that lucrative
position until March, ISM, when he
was appointed charge d'affaires to
Denmark. That appointment he de
clined, and In May, 1882, he was made
consul general at Havana, where he
remained until April, 1884. In May,
1869, he was placed on the retired list
of tho army with the rank of captain,
In consequence of Incapacity from
wounds received In the assault on Port
Hudson. In addition to his military
history of U. S. Grant, General Badeau
was the author of "Conspiracy," "A
Cuban Romunee," "Aristocracy in
Kngland," und "Grant In Peace, a Per
sonal Memoir."
MISTAKEN AND ILL-TIMED.
College Hoys Are Still Anxious to Die on
tho Hull Uround-Thcy Acknowledge Wis
dom of I acuity, However.
Hoston, March 20. Captain Arthur
Uiewer, of the Harvard eleven, has this
letter In the Crimson today, regarding
the action taken yesterday by the fac
ulty of the college against football:
Whether last evening's vote of the fac
ulty Is wise or not Is to be seen In future
years; whether they huve reully acted to
ward the prosperity of our beloved college
remains to be proved.
For the present, at least, the deed Is
done, and, us we think, perhaps, one of our
most manly sports has been torn from us.
Hut are we actually In a position to ques
tion the wisdom of this action? Stop a
moment and think; do we, as undergrad
uates only in this college, consider that we
can Judge with that Judgment that comes
from experience? Is it not better to trust
to tho foresight of our elders In experi
ence, ut least; surely they realize the Im
portance of the step they have taken, and
are willing to accept the result, which
they must sincerely believe will be only to
our advantage.
Is It not more discourteous to the fac
ulty, our Intended benefactors, If we tear
to pieces their opinions and criticize them
piecemeal we only undergradnutes who
have scarcely reached our twenties? Sure
ly we are not so vain as to believe that
they carry enormous weight with them.
Let It be for others to criticise; let It
be for those who Justly belley: themselves
capable; but let us at least prove our
selves gentlemen, courteous and manly.
(Signed; A. Iljj Brewer.
Tho editorial in the Crtmsin also ex
pressed the same Idea that linee there
Is nothing to be done the bst way Is
to submit In peace. It, however, sticks
to its previous opinion thatitlie action
Is "mistaken and 111 timed). "rr- .'
New .'Haven, Conn., March 20. The
action of the Harvard faculty provoked
considerable comment at Yule today.
The Yale News, in response to a
query from the Harvard Crimson, has
been gathering 'opinions from Yale
athletic leaders who express their deep
regret on the Harvard faculty action
in the footbull matter. The News will
say tomorrow that Yale grieves over
the apparent loss of the annual foot
ball game with Harvard, but that It
has no desire to criticize the wisdom of
the Harvard faculty.
Professor Richards, of the Yale facul
ty, said tonight that he was In a posi
tion to state that the Yale faculty had
decided not to place any restriction
upon the game, but to leave the matter
of revision of the rules to the students
and graduates.
MURUACUA ALL RKiHT.
Has Simply Followed the American Cus
tom and Talked Through His Hut.
Washington, Match 20. It Is author
itatively stated that there Is no founda
tion for the report that SenorMuruagtm
will be recalled by his government upon
the suggestion of Secretary Gresham.
Minister Mui'unguu, It Is said, has been
guilty of no Imprudences which would
mako him persona noli grata to the
government of tho United States. While
he has spoken his mind freely with re
spect to the Allinncu affair, his friends
say he has not violated uny of the
olliclul proprieties.
Salaries to He Heduccd.
MonlreHl, March 20. Tho Canadian Pa
cific railway directors today decided us a
measure of retrenchment to make a gen
eral reduction In wages and salaries. A 5
per cent, cut will be made In salaries up
to $l!,0U0 per year, and above that 10 per
cent. All officers without distinction will
be affected by the cut.
fifteen Murderers Indicted.
New Orleans. March 20. The grand July
today presented llfteen Indictments,
charging twenty men with murder com
mitted "on last Tuesday morning In the
leveo troubles. All have been In custody,
but were released from the recorders'
court on bonds.
1 lichug Hanged.
Nashville, Tenn, March 20. A negro
woman named Henrietta Taylor was
hanged by a mob near Petersburg, Lin
coln county, lust night. She was accused
of burning a house belonging to a Mr.
Huyless a few monthB ago.
Prohibition's Pn Is Well..
Portland, Me., Murch 20. General Nenl
Dow, "the father of prohibition," today
celegrated his ninety-first birthday. He Is
In excellent heulth.
SPARKS HY TELEGRAPH.
Decoy letters sent through the Yonkers
(N. Y.) postofllco caught In theft W. 11.
Robinson, who hud been superintendent of
carriers eleven years.
Chasing his wife and paramour, William
Chandler, from Arknnsas to Oregon coun
ty. Mo., Wlllluln Allen shot Chandler dead
from ambush and escaped.
Otto II. Paullnl, a wealthy resident of
Indianapolis, Ind., who had brooded over
the divorce of his wife a few years ago,
blew his brains out Monday night.
The famous stallion Ralp Wilkes,
owned by Colonel John 10. and Rayurd
Thayer, died at Lnneaster, Mnss. The
Thayer Biob. had refused $75,000 for him.
Just ns John Chamberlain stepped forth
fro Klllgs county penitentiary n free man
he was arrested by Detectlvo Williams, of
Banta Ft, N. M.. for a murder commuted
hi -that territory. .
After twenty years' litigation, John and
Robert J. Gray won a suit In New York's
supreme court against the Jersey Cen
tral railroad for breach of contract, gut
ting $7,232 damages,
THE NEW REVENUE MEASURE
It Would Produce $200,000 Less
Funds Annually for State.
THE ESTIMATES SUBMITTED
Kellglous Garb Hill Under Consideration.
It Is Certain to Ho Approved by the
Governor Superior Court
Bill Amendments.
Harrlsburg, March 20. The state's
fiscal officers cannot figure out more
than $10,000,000 Btate revenues for the
next two years. They have carefully
gone over tha estimate submitted at
the conference last Thursday night ut
the executive mansion between Gover
nor Hastings, his cabinet and Chair
men Fruit and Marshall, of the senate
and house appropriations committee,
and find that their llgureB were sub
stantially correct. It Is believed that
this estimate Is rather high and that
the revenues will not reach $10,000,000.
Tho capital stock tax for the next
two years Is put down at $3,275,000.
This amount Is greuter than the reve
nue from this source the pust two years.
The cupital stock of corporations has
depreciated considerably on account of
the hard times and it is thought the
revenues from this source will not ex
ceed three millions. The revenues the
past two years were materially In
creased by the tax arbitrarily ussessed
by Auditor General Gregg against
corporations, out of which grew the fa
mous "riser cases."
Refore the leclsion of the supreme
court upsetting this scheme many cor
porations paid the increased tax under
protest. Under this decision the tax of
these corporations will hereafter be
much less than under the auditor gen
eral's ruling. The estimate for the next
two years does not Include the bonuses
and delinquent taxes of all kinds of
record in the auditor general's depart
ment. They aggregate about $.'!50.000.
but It Is uncertain whether they can be
collected.
The advocates of the new revenue
bill formulated by the state tax confer
ence are using the falling off in the
state receipts as un argument In favor
of the measure. They claim It will not
decrease the revenues and at the same
time time distribute more equitably the
burdens of state taxation. Kx-State
Treasurer Hoyer, the framer of the pres
ent tax laws, disputes these claims.
He says If the bill will work more satis
factorily than the present system he
will cheerfully give It his support.
"Hut It is on a new basis entirely,"
said Mr. Hoyer, " and would huve to re
ceive the sanction of the supreme
court. It taxes the funded debt of cor
porations held by non-residents. This
Is an entirely new feature and will no
doubt be contested so .that some years
might elapse before a final declson.
Assuming that the principles of the bill
are constitutional. It would decreuse
the tuxes of some corporations and in
crease others. It would produce, ac
cording to the statements of its friends,
$200,000 less revenue 'annually. If the
features of taxing manufacturing cor
porations and building and loan asso
ciations are eliminated It would fall
short, perhaps, a half million dollars.
"Of course, all these figures are hypo
thetical. It would be hard to tell what
the bill would actually produce until
tried. To sum tho whole thing up, if
the bill Is all that Its friends contend
for It, It would surely not be safe to
pass It without an increase of mlllage.
I should say five mills Instead of four,
for the one corporate tax it levies will
have to take the place of the three now
levied cupital stock, corporate loans
and gross receipts."
Religious (iurh Hill.
The Smith religious garb bill Is still
tinder consideration by the senate edu
cation committee. It will be nmended
so ns to impose the penalty for viola
tion upon boards of school directors and
controllers appointing teachers who
wear any religious garb or Insignia In
the schools. Senator Pllnn and Chris.
L. Magee are urging tills change, and
there seems to bo no doubt of it being
done. Senators McCarrell nnd Gobln
have charge of the measure. Senators
Crouse and Pecker, of Philadelphia,
members of tho committee, believe the
bill ought to be reported In the form It
passed the house.
Representative Smith, of Philadel
phia, the framer of the bill, Is satisfied
with the proposed change and will
make no effort to prevent It. The leg
Islative committee of the Junior Order
of American Mechanics will take the
mntter Into consideration tit a meeting
to be held this week. The committee
has made a careful ennvass of the sen
ate and declares the bill will go through
and receive the governor's signature.
Amendments to Court Hill.
Thp bill establishing a superior court
for the relief of the supreme court
passed second reading In the house to
day after much discussion. Mr. Kim
kel, of Dauphin, who has the measure
In charge, bad It amended ho that with
the first election for tho five Judges,
which It provides for, each elector shall
vote for but four. This will give the
Democracy , a representative In the
court. Mr. O'MjiIley. of Lncknwnnnn,
followed with an amendment to Include
Hcranton 4nd Willlnmsport In addition
to Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Harrls
burg, as the places to which the court
Is to sit one a year. Mr. Collins, of
Lycoming, endorsed this and expressed
a hope that It would pass.
Tho amendment curried notwith
standing tho objections of Messrs. Kun
kel and Fow. Tho member from l)nu
phln said the proposition embodied In
the amendment wns carefully consid
ered by the general Judleury committee,
and the State liar association, and It
wns deemed advisable to require the
court to sit at but three cities Phila
delphia, Pittsburg and Harrlsburg. To
provide otherwise, Mr. Kunkel con
tended, would hamper the work of the
court, and Interfere to a considerable
extent with the services which it would
be required to perform. Good work
could not le obtained from a court
which was required to move from plnco
to place, away from Rs libraries and live
In hotels. A! r. Fow provoked much laugh
ter by a remark that If he was In order
he would like to amend the bill so as to
provide the court with a horse and
wagon with which to travel "over the
state and dispense justice at every
fence corner. Speaker Walton ruled
tho amendment out of order. .
Mr. NUes wanted to amend the bill to
limit the Jurisdiction of the court to
$")00 instead of ' The amendment
was defeated. . same fate befell an
amendment offered by Mr.. Bliss, of
Delaware, to strike out the provision
which gave the court Jurisdiction of
cases Involving the construction and
application of the constitution. Mr.
Kunkel said it was tha uniform Judg
ment of all who had been consulted
ubout the bill that this provision was
proper and ought not to be changed.
Ho thought constitutional questions
ought to be passed upon and decided
by the state supreme court.
Thi! stale custodian bill passed final
ly with only seventeen votes against
It. The measure now goes to the sen
ates for concurrence In the amend
ments changing the title of the office
from "custodian" to "superintendent."
The administration Is behind the bill
because as It is claimed It will save
the state $20,000 a year In the pur
chase of supplies for the departments.
It legislates out of office Major John
Lockart, of PhlladeliVIa, superintend
ent of public buildings and grounds.
It Is believed that simultaneous with
his approval of the bill Governor Hast
ings will appoint Major John C. De
laney, of this city, to the position which
it creates.
Tim order of business at both ses
sions of the houses was the considera
tion of bills on second reading. Little
Interest was shown by the members In
the proceedings and, us a rule, the bills
went through without discussion.
THIRTY DOGS POISONED.
Knglisb und Irish Setters Intended fur
Ilcnch Show Hie.
Waynesburg, Pa., March 20. A sen
sation was created here today by the
announcement that thirty dogs, being
conditioned for the Pittsburg bench
show, were poisoned and all of them
have died. They were English and
Irish setters of the best breeding.
Among them were four dogs owned
by Pittsburgers. Sallle Mack, owned
by Frank McClure, and valued by him
at $1,000, was possibly the highest priced
dog in the collection.
The owners have enlisted a prominent
detective agency to ferret out the au
thors of the poisoning, and have gone
so far as to ascertain what druggist in
Waynesburg suppllc the poison from
which the dogs met death. What in
spired this plot to kill so many valu
able dogs Is unknown, and as yet sus
picion rests upon no one.
GUARD APPOINTMENTS.
Official Announcements from Military
Headquarters.
Harrlsburg, Vn., March 20. An order
was Issued from National Guard head
quarters this eV ''ling announcing the
following appoh s:
Colonel Kzra II. 'e, commissary
general, Scranton; Colonel Thomas J.
Hudson, chief of artillery, Pittsburg;
Aides-de-camp, Lieutenant Colonel
William Frederick Reynolds, lielle
foiite; Lieutenant Colonel .James M.
Reed, Connellsvllle; Lieutenant Colonel
Robert B. Iiaker, Philadelphia; Lieu
tenant Colonel George Nox McCain,
Philadelphia. Non-commissioned staff.
Color Sergeant Jacob Greene, Com
pany F, Third regiment, Philadelphia.
HODGES ARRESTED.
The Murderer of His Brother Caught ut
Chicago.
Philadelphia, March 20. A dispatch
was received at police headquarters to
night from the police of Chicago, stat
ing that Joseph Hodges, who is wanted
In this city for the murder of his
brother, Willam, had been arrested in
the latter city today. The two brothers
had a quarrel on the night of March 1
last over the refusal of William to loan
Joseph a dollar, nnd the latter shot and
killed the former.
Joseph disappeared after the shoot
ing and the police were In doubt
whether he had carried out a threat to
commit suicide by Jumping In the river
or had made his escape.
Old Rivals Will Hoy.
P.altimore, March 20. It Is probable that
Jako Kilrain and John L. Sullivan will
goon be brought together In a boxing
match In New York. Arrangements with
such an end in view are now under way,
and If they can be satisfactorily carried
out the public will again seo the old
rivals face, to face In the ring.
Had u.lomih on Hoard.
Havana, March 20. The Lucha asserts
that the steamship Alllanca when fired on
by the Spanish cruiser Conde le Vena
dtto had on board the Cuban rebel. Gen
eral Antonio Maoeo, or his brother Jose,
and that she landed him at Sandy Hook.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Hinall-arm target practice has been re
sumed lu the army.
Postmaster General Hlssell says ho Is
'"ready to move out."
Admiral Meade's fleet yesterday sailed
from Laguuyra for San lxunliigo.
The Internal revenue receipts for Febru
ary show $11,818 income tax the first re
port. Garfield's former homo In Washington
will bo razed und an apartment house
built on the site.
Secretary Gresham, who was G3 on St.
Patrick's Day, Is 'tho oldest member of
tho cabinet, and Secretary Smith Is tho
baby.
Pages In congress will hereafter be sum
moned by touching an electric button on
tho desk Instead of noisily clapping the
hands,
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
The Puke of Aosta hns boon formally
betrothed to l'rlncess ltelene of Orleuns.
The corner gtono of a Garibaldi monu
ment was laid ut Homo before a great
Katherlnir of people.
Tho Yorkshire Tost announces the. death
at Montana yesterday of tho Duchess of
Lelnster, tho noted beauty.
J. & V. Coats A Co.. tho 8cotch and
American thread mannfaotnrers, have
reduced tho price of their product 0
per cent.
The terms of tho new United States In
come tax were published In & London
paper for the benellt of British Inveatora
In this country,
EnKland will InvnstlRnte tho raso of
W. 11. Richard, the Hllcited llrltlsh sub
ject, who has been sentenced to prison at
Hawaii aa a rebel.
A dispatch from Seville suya the Ppanish
Hteamer Carplo, which sailed hence for
that port on Feb. 27, Is supposed to have
been lost lu th recent heavy Rules. It la
believed till of hor crow have perished.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, full'; possibly
pi-OLded by HKht auowa on the Immediate
coast; Increasing northerly winds.
INLEYS
Hosiery
Department
Extraordinary value in
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they last we will offer tlie fol
lowing THREE NUMBERS
In High Grade Hose at
prices never before quoted
lor this class of goods:
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heel and double sole,
17c. per pair; 3 pairs for 50c.
125 doz. Ladies' extra fine,
40-guage ' Hose, high
spliced heel and double
sole,
21c. per pair; Actual Value, 30c.
150 doz. of our celebrated
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Hofe, 1x1 and 1x2 rib,
double knee and extra
heavy, sizes 7 to 10,
20c. per psir.
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