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EIGHT rAOES 56 COLUMNS.
SCIJAXTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 180i
TWO CENTS A COrY.
RUSSIA JOINSWITH JAPAN
Very Important Political 'Alliance
Believed to Have Been Made.
IS A BLOW AT GREAT BR1TIAN
The Mikado May Now Dlctnta Term to
China Whether John Hull Like
Them or Not War l-vel-ing
Hums High-
New York, Miuvh 24. A special from
Yokohama says: From odlciala of the
ptate department It Is learned that
Japan has decided on peace, ulthoujrh
military and naval preparations go on
us though the original plan uf niarehlnK
on Peking were still unaltered. Hoth
the Kmporer and Count lto feur the
effect of any announcement that thu
government Is willing to want peuce.
The common peole are still Insane over
the war, and they will he saUstied with
nothing short of the Mikado dictating
erni9 of pt ace at Peking.
The most important recent occurrence
here Is the alliance between liussla
end Japan. The terms of this com
pact cannot be given detlnltely, though
they are, broadly, that Russia will not
oppose any cession f Chinese territory
to Japan and that Japan, in return, will
permit Hussia to occupy one Corean
port, with right of way to the trans
Siberian railway, and the use of Jap
anese dockyards and coaling stations.
If this alliance has been formed, as
good authorities believe, it puts Japan
in position to defy Kngland, and refuse
any British suggestion during peace ne
gotiations. ......
LI HUXG'S NARROW ESCAPE.
A Would lie Assassin Vainly Snaps a Pis
tol in His l ace.
London, March 21. The Central
News correspondent In Tokio says that
an attempt was made to assassinate LI
Hung Chang In a street of Simonosekt
this afternoon. LI was returning from
the peace conference, In which he con
ducts negotiations In behalf of the
Chinese mission, and was accompanied
by several of his suite.
When he was a short distance from
his apartments, a young Japanese ran
up to him and tired a pistol in his face.
The young man was seiz.'d and dis
armed at once by the police. At the
station house he gave his name as
Koyama and his age as 21. According
to the short report received in Tokio,
Li's wound Is not dangerous.
LITERAL MIGHT OF TERROR.
Kif;y Lake Sailors, loo Locked, Nearly
Starve Their Kscape.
Sandusky, March 21. For thlrty-flve
hoirrs. from Friday morning until yes
terday afternoon, a fishing flt-et of
stealers, on which tlv-ra were fifty
men, were icebound In Lake Erie. The
weather was cold, and during the night
they were tossed about on the waves of
Lake Erie. For a time their position
. was extremely perilous. With nothing
ta. eat and ujia.ble to get into ano-thr r
port, on account of drifting Ice, thy
were compelled to remain out on the
lake.
Brave men from the icebound steam
ers left their boats and walked to shore
over the floating lee for provisions for
their fellow workmen. The trip was a
hazardous one beset with danger. They
succeeded In their effort, but not before
several fell Into the lake. The power
ful tug Peerless, of this port, was fitted
out and was about to start to thHr re
lief when word was received that the
wind had shifted, carrying the Ice with
It, and that the tugs were coming In.
It was a night of terror for the men,
and when they stepped ashore they
were weak from the effects of the cold
and exposure.
GEN. BOOTH ON AMERICANS.
Thinks We Are Superior to tho Kngll.h In
Religion Work.
London, March 24. General Booth, In
an Interview on "Darkest America," ex
presses the opinion that native Ameri
cans are superior as a class to native
English in religious work. This work,
he says, they conduct on a broader
basis In America than they do here.
There Is no such wall between the
churches, either in a special or a re
ligious way. In America as there Is In
England.
The difficulty in the United States Is
In their new and mixed population.
The enrollment of a million tramps In
-a great and distinct army, and a host
of criminals, all working In colonies un
der the Salvation army plans, la one of
General Booth's remedies for the evils
be seeks to eradicate.
CUT-RATE WAR IN STAMPS.
Allcntown Printer Will Sell Them for Si
a Thousand.
Allentown, Pa., March 21. Uncle
Sam has been completely knocked out
by a local printer in the matter of
stamped envelope contracts. The
United States government charges $22
a thousand for envelopes with 2-cent
stamps upon them.
. Local printers were In a red-hot war
over the contract and now one of them
has agreed to sell to the city any quan
tity of regularly stamped envelopes nt
$2 a thousand. As the 2-cents stamps
alone will cost him $20 a thousand, his
contract will be a loser from the start.
ROYALISTS FOR ANNEXATION.
Peoluro That Hawaii Must Have a Ho
pnhllcnn Government.
Washington, March 24. Late ndvlces
received here from Hawaii statu that
Charles B. Wilson, John Colbern, An
tonl Rosa and John Richardson, all
prominent royalists,' have taken part In
forming an annexation club among the
nntlve Hawaiian.
This Is regurdede as a declaration
among the chief royalists that the mon
archy is dead for all time.
SEND CAR LOAD OF FLOWERS.
Southern States to Docornto Confederate
, Monument In Chlcnuo.
Atlanta, On., March 24. Ex-Lieutenant
Governor John C, Underwood, of
Kentucky, arrived here for the purpose
of arranging for floral tributes to be
sent to Chicago on the occasion of the
dedication of ithe confederate monu
ment to be unveiled in Chicago on the
30th day of May. . The fund for the
building of this monument was raised
chiefly through the Instrumentality of
Colonel Underwood, tt prominent ex
confederate soldier of Kentucky.
A car load of (lowers will be sent from
Savannah, und Atlanta, New Orleans,
and other southern cities will imike contributions.
-IT GOT A REAL TEST.
Fire Steamer, While Practicing, Is Sum
moned to a Serious lllaje.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale, March 24. While tho fire
department was testing a ateamcr that
broke down at a lire here Thursday,
lire broke out In the livery stable of
Courtrlght & Son, half a block distant
from the engine house, and burned fu
riously. The steamer hurried ito the
scene and put the lire under control In
a short time.
The adjoining property was saved,
and the horses wero gotten out of the
stable with much difficulty. The fire's
origin Is unknown; but the supposition
of many la that the lire caught from
sparks from the steamer. The lire
started near the roof. Several wagons
were consumed. The loss Is J1.500; In
surance, barn, JMU; contents $5l0.
LORD KOSEBEKVS CONDITION.
lor Ten Days Ho lias Not Had a Single
Night's Sleep.
London, March 24. Lord Hosebery Is
gaining strength slowly, but he hus pro
longed periods of Insomnia and symp
toms of serious nervous disorder.
Nevei theless he will not withdraw
from otllce until he sees the end of the
present parliament. Throughout ten
days he has not had a single night's
sleep, und his favorite remedy, that of J
drinking warm water, which he has
found valuable upon previous occasions
when similarly attacked, has not been
eflicaclous. Only drugs have given hlni
relief, and these only temporarily.
His condition is such that his physi
cians have again urged him to take a
sea voyage t:y the only thing that would
give him permanent benefit.
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GOV. M'KTN'LEY IMPROVED.
Will Resume His Southern Trip Today,
(ioing to Jacksonville.
Columbus, O., March 21. Private Sec
retary Boyle received a despatch from
Gov. McKlnley, from Thomasville, tla.,
saying that ho was still In bed, but ex
peoted by Monday to be able to resume
h!s Journey to St. Augustine. Kla., and
that he would be home by April 1 If he
did not get worse. The governor took
a chill after a horseback ride and a
reception where he sat in a draught.
Enthusiastic friends here say that
this pleasure trip through the south will
net him 1.0') votes for president in the
National Republican convention next
year.
MILLIONS IN SIGHT.
Fortunes for the Impecunious Turned
- Out While One Waits.
Hamilton, O., March 24. Mrs. Jacob
Rupp, of this city, yesterday received
word from Germany that she Is one of
2u0 heirs to an estate valued at $100,
230,009, near Wlnheim, Germany. Each
heir is to receive $"01,4u0.
San Antonio, Tex., March 24. E. F.
Cot'ln, telegraph operator at Glldcn sta
tion, east of here, on the Southern
Pacific, received yesterday a letter
from an attorney of Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil, saying that his uncle, who lived
In that country, had Just died, having
an estate of $10,000,000. Mr. Collin is
one of four heirs.
GENERAL GREENLAND LEAD.
Paulson's Adjutant Ucncrul Kxplrcs Un
expectedly at Ills Clarion Home.
Clarion, Pa., March 24. Ex-Adjutant
General Walter W, Greenland died at
his residence here last night after a
lingering Illness. General Greenland
was adjutant general during Governor
Paulson's last administration.
The funeral will take place next
Wednesday morning at 10.30 o'clock.
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Injured During a Hrc.
Philadelphia, March 24. While trying to
affect their escape from a fire In the two
story houso at 411 Catharine street, early
this morning, Minnie Witt, nged 17, and
Frank, her brother, aged 9, were severely
and Mrs. Wolmlna Klosman, the grand
mother of the two children, fatally burned.
Frederic k Klosmnn dropped the members
of his family from the second story win
dow to the ground, and as the distance
was short none of them were hurt by the
fall.
Tragic Knding of a Variety Show.
Hilda Pest, March 21. A variety show
was In progress when the Inn on tho
Theins at Tlltcl was burled by a land
slip on Friday. Six 'of the dancing gir ls,
the mistress of the house and her four
children wero killed. All but four or llvs
of the audience escaped.
KEYSTONE NUGGETS.
The capital of the Media and Aston trol
ley road will be Increased from $:0,UO0 to
JliiO.OIKI.
A charter was granted on Saturday fo
the Lock Raven Traotlon company, cap
ital JIO.'iOO.
About 1,0"0 soft coal miners In Beaver
county huve decided to strike unions they
are paid W cents a ton.
Professor Joseph Bhortlldge, tried nt
Media for causing the false arrest of Rob
ert Ward, wus acquitted,
Tho Lehigh Valley railroad has received
the last of the ten new locomotives being
built by the Baldwins, or Philadelphia.
Berks county's Jail Is so overcrowded
that the health of the prisoners Is euduii
leered tind the grand Jury hus bagun an
Investigation.
Aged Thomas B. Meghan, of Pittsburg,
was so anxious to kill himself he refused
to pull the knife from his throat when dis
covered by friends.
Cyrus L, Hose, a member of the carpet
firm of Hovard, Rose At Co., of Pittsburg,
fell or jumped Into the Allegheny river
from the Hlxth street brlilua yesterday
morning. He wus rescued before drown
ing, Mr. Rose says that he lost his bal
ance and fell.
The Newport Deposit bunk failed nt
Nuwport, Pa., Saturday to puy exehang
amounting to t.M. Yvsterduy It was
learned that tho bunk is embarrassed ami
will probably not be open for tho trans
action of business toduy. The liabilities
are suld to be between $200,000 and ttfiO.ouo,
but the assets are claimed to be sulllelunt
to puy dollar for dollur.
James Watson, Willlum Sullivan and
Richard Burnett went rowing on tho
Delaware river at Philadelphia yesterday
afternoon and whon within fifty feet
of the wharf on their return their boat
was upset while they were trying to
change places. Watson and Bulllvan could
swim, but Burnett could not. He clung
to the boat and was suved by some peo-
plo putting out from the shore In a skiff,
Watson and Sullivan were drowned,
THE EMPEROR VERY ANGRY
Tillies the Kciclisttirj's Sniiuliint of
Bismarck as a Personal Thrust.
GERMANS ARB 1XDIGXAXT
There Is Very Widespread Talk of a
Grand Popular Demonstration to Off
set the Churlish Deed of the
Socialist Majority.
. Berlin, March 21. The Reichstag yes
terday afternoon, by a vote of 163 to Mil,
rejeoted the proposal of llerr von l.e
vetzow, president of that body, that the
relchstag charge him with tho duty
of offering tho congratulations of the
chamber to Prince Bismarck upon tho
occasion of the ex-chancellor's eigh
tieth birthday. When the result of the
vote was announced. President von
Levetzow lmmedla.tWy resigned.
The opposition came from the Center
party, the Radicals, the Socialists, the
Independents and the Poles. It was po
litical, not personul, in Its character.
The feeling in the Reichstag lobbies
last evening was that the Bismarck
haters will find tlulr victory u very
costly one. Even the opposition parties,
excepting the Social Democracy, show
ed it plainly. Their Jubllutlon In the
house gave place to something like
dltlldenee after the excitement subsid
ed. The leaders of the majority looked
rather anxious, und, although convers
ing lively among themselves, sealed
their mouths to all others..
When Emperor William was apprised
of the rejection by the relchstag of
President von Levetzow's proposal that
the relchstag vest In him (Levetzow)
the duty of congratulating Prince Ills
mark, he wired to the ex-chancellor at
Fi lederlchsruh the following despatch:
"1 have to convey to your serene high
ness the expression of my most pro
found Indignation at the resolution
which the relchstag has just adopted.
It is In most complete opposition to the
feelings of all the German princes and
peoples. William."
Public Sentiment Disapproves.
The loss of an army bill could not
have excited Germany more than the
Reichstag's refusal to congratulate Bis
marck. The moment the result of the
vote was known. Dr. Von Boetticher
hurried to the telephone and told the
emperor, who was awaiting the news
In the old castle, llerr Von Loeanus,
chief of lib! niajenly's cjvil cabinet,
went directly from the imperial box to
the castle and described to the emperor
the scenes of tumult In the relchstag.
He must have given a very vivid pic
ture, for when the emperor drove out
Unter Den Linden, between 2 and 4
o'clock, he looked unusually sullen. He
Is understood to have exclaimed at the
end of Loeanus' narrative: "It Is scan
dalous. The vote Is a reflection on me,
the government and all the authorities
and societies who will unite in honoring
Bismarck."
The denunciation of the deputies Is
aln.ost universal and there Is a general
demand for some national demonstra
tion which shall serve as a complete
popular disavowal of the vote.
RELICS FROM THE CHICORA.
Manistee Man Finds Wreckage from the
III l uted Steamer.
Manistee, Mich., March 24. Shifting
winds have driven the Ice from upper
lake points along the shore In this vicin
ity. Today a former mate of the
steamer Puritan, while patrolling the
beach, found a large quantity of wreck
age from the Ill-fated f'hlrora.
For live milis the timbers are fast
In the Ice only a short distance from
the shore. Martin claims to be familiar
with" tin lost beat mid Is positive thut
the wreckage Is part of the upper
works. The lee will break up In a few
days and the timbers may come nsshore.
sharp lookout will be kept for bodies.
INDIAN KILLED HIS GUARD.
Convict in the Kansas State Prison Toma
hawks n Turnkey.
Leavenworth, Kun., March 21. James
Howard, a turnkey nt the Kansas state
prison, was tomahawked by an Indian
convict, who In serving a sentence for
murder committed In the territory. The
Indian had been nt work with n hatchet
and Howard, who wns near, turned his
back. That Instant the Indian sank the
blade In his skull, Inflicting a fatal
wound.-
In disarming the convict, other
guards had narrow escapes. No cause
for the net Is known. It Is believed the
Indian Is Insane.
DIED IN LINE OF DUTY.
l our llruvo Firemen Sacrifice Their Own
Lives In Saving Others.
Denver, Colo., March 24. All but one
member of Hose company No. 3 lost
their lives last night fn a lire which
destroyed the Ht. James Hotel. The
hose company, excepting tho captain. Is
composed of colored men. The dead
number four.
The unfortunate men, In company
with four others, were groping about
In the blinding smoke In the rotunda of
thw hotel when the tile and cement floor
gave way, precipitating them Into the
basement, where the four unfortunates
were mangled and sufTocnted.
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FUNERAL STOPPED HY MUD.
Impossible to Drive the llcurao to o
Cemetery.
Wvst Chester, Pn., March 24. The
fearful condition of thu roads prevented
tho burlul of the lute Rev, John A.
Watson. It was Impossible to drive
through the quagmire to the cemetery
at Covciitryvllle and fin preacher could
bo secured to hold services at file grave.
Four ministers were Invited but could
not promise to drive through the deep
mud. Hence the body of Rev. Wat son
was placed In a vault and will remain
there until the roads Improve,
ENGLAND SWEPT HY GALES.
Three Londoners Killed hy Falling Walls;
Tlirco Othors Injured.
London, March 21. A Revere gale hns
swept the south of England this after
noon and evening. Many houses have
been unroofed. In London three per
sons have been killed and three others
hav been severely Injured by fulling
walls-
A boat race on the Thames wns upset
ami lto two occupants were drowned.
Many Isolated cases of death In the
storm have been reported from tho
provinces.
Several of the ancient and historic
trees at Rugby and Oxford have been
uprooted. Three of them were between
twenty-seven and thirty feet each in
circumference.
THEY OFFENDED AGAIN.
Posing In tho Nude at the Cottluo
house (iocs KIght On.
I'luy
New York, March 24. Although re
buked by the court yesterduy the exhi
bition of a nude woman wns kept up at
the Casino. The woman and two men
who pose similarly, together with the
manager of tho theatre, are under $300
bail each to appear for examination on
a charge of offending public decency
and tho managers announce that they
Will continue to offend It.
Tho additional drapery used at the
umtlneo yesterduy was hung carefully
over the model's left breast In such a
way that Its principal effect was to em
phasize tho absence of covering from
the right hand side. The "picture" was
not given last night. The same woman
appeared In other pictures, with Mow
ing drapery.
MAY CAUSE CONTAGION.
Nuw Spanish Troops In Cubu Would
Prohohly Spreud Dlseuse.
Washington, March 24. The Insur
rection in Cuba muj be of much mo
ment as affecting the Interests and wel
fare of the 1'nlted States In a direction
to which public attention has not been
heretofore directed. If Bxiln Sends
8,000 unaccllmated troops to that Island,
as the dispatches Indicate may be done,
then we shall have to look out for yel
low fever.
It will Inevitably strike among those
raw troops, und the disease will rage
with unusual virulence In Havana.
From there to the 1'nlted States Is but
a night's ride, und only the most rigor
ous precautions and the exercise of the
utmost vigilance will keep It out of our
borders.
WOMEN USE WHIPS ON HIM.
A I'cnnsylvnnlun CliastlseJ .lust Outsldo
of u Vlrginiu Court lluum.
Alexandria, Va., March 21. Hurry
Hlnes, one of the citizens of Alexandria,
was tried yesterduy morning before
Justice Trlplew for assaulting J. C.
Weese, a Pennsylvania!!, who. It was
alleged, had made some remarks de
rogatory to Virginia women. He was
acquitted.
As Weese left the court room he had
to pass through a double line of women,
all armed with rawhides, who beat him
so unmercifully thut the aid of a physi
cian had to be called In. An attorney
who appeared for hi in was compelled to
go down on his knees and apologize.
DESPERATE SUICIDE.
Indiana Man lllous His Head Off 11c fore
His M ife and Chlljrcn.
La Grange, Ind., March 24. Cornelius
Da Muuyon committed suicide last
night In a shocking-manner.
Becoming angered at his family, he
deliberately blew his head on" with a
double barreled shotgun, after first
compelling his wife and children to seat
themselves so they could see him kill
himself.
Hold llsndlts at Work.
Victor, Col., March 21. Florence and
Cripple Creek railroad train No. 6, south
bound, was "held up" lust night hy live
masked robbers Just outside the city bru
its. The bandits went through the nmil
and express ear, but found nothing valu
able. The robliers then "held up" several
passengers, taking two or three gold
watches and some money. No one was In
jured. (ienerul Oiuirnntlno Declared
Little Rock, Ark., Mnrch 2I.-Kvery city
of note on the line of the railroads In this
state except Little Roc k was toduy quar
antined against all commercial traveler',
because one salesman, Sam Buckale, of
Kausus City, was taken with smallpox.
Divorce Sensation in llultimoro.
Baltimore, March 24. The charges of
unfaithfulness made by professor Rein
hold Faction In his suit for divorce ugaiiist
Mrs. Annie Fuelton have caused a sensa
tion In musical circles of this city.
All Hodlcs Recovered, Save One.
Evimston, Wyo., March 21. Searching
parties 111 the Alma mine have recovered
all the bodies except one. Of the number
killed thirty-two were members of tho
Mormon church.
VARIOUS WIRINGS.
Father Lnlumlere, the noted Jesuit, Is
dying of old age at Cincinnati.
Ann Boyd, the actresB, Is to wed Tunis
F. Benn, manager of Harris' Academy of
Music, nt Italtlmore.
Tho surprising cattle embargo of Houth
Dakota ngiilnst Texas Is now said to upply
only to southern Texas.
Prematura' explosion of a charge In a
Llthnnlu (lu.) quarry killed 811ns lOvuns
und Ueorgo Bryant, colored.
A train of twenty-nine cars, loaded with
cotton goods, consigned to China, left
lllddeford,,Me., for Vancouver.
The annual meeting of Ihe National As
sociation of Life Underwriters will be
held In Philadelphia In October.
The murder of James 1-1. Hell on the road
near Perry, O. T., Is laid to William
Htovsll, who hud threatened Hell.
By the breaking of a juekserew a loco
motive fell on three workmen at Algiers,
Ln killing Joseph Vulller, aged 23.
Dr. Roliert Buchanan, tho wife mur
derer, of New York, was sentenced to
death during thu last week In April.
The next annuiil reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Cumberland has been
called for Hepl. 18, at Chlckamauga.
By grusplng on uninsulated wire, W. S.
Pierce, electric light munsger nt Peta
luma, Cab, was Instantly shocked to ties Hi.
To tho disgust of California politician.-),
Governor lludd will appoint Miss
scphlno Tollman, a former clerk, us his
private secretary.
After n flstlo encounter near Carthage,
M'.tH., Dan Bummers, a white youth, nnd
Ilto Allen, colored, shot each other
through the heart,
' A bill reported to the New York legis
lature provides for a. trial of the gold
chloride treatment for the cure of liquor
and tobacco diseases.
For stealing nn overcoat, W. C. Apple
gate, the lexow green goods witness ut
New York, was sent to prison for two
years und eight months.
Because Miss II. N. Haskell, a semin
ary prlnclpul of Alton, 111., forbade her
pupils to enter Louis Roberts' store, she
Is sued for $100,000 dumuges,
' By refusing medical attendance to his
wife In childbirth, John Buinmls, a Chris
tian scientist of Whlttlur, Cul caused her
death and will be prosecuted.
Jim Morrison, a noted Alubama desper
ado, was shot und killed on Thursday In
the -forks of Lit tie and Big Warrior
rivers,' by Deputy Sheriff Cole,
BATTLED SMOKE AND FLAME
Two I'crsons Caught in a Baltimore
burnint) Building.
THE l'LAMCS SPKEAD RAPIDLY
Heroic Efforts of Policemen and l lrcincn
to Keseue the liimuies of the House.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilcuth llurucd
In a Terrible Muniier.
Baltimore, March 24. Seven nersons
nurrowly escaped cremation In a llrel
on West Mount Royal avenue at 1
o'clock this morning; two of them were
budly burned und may die of their in
juries. In the home of George 10. Tlmanus,
Mil Maryland avenue, Mrs. Florence
Cox, his sister, had Just died. Mrs.
Tlmanus, who was sitting up with the
dead, discovered flames bursting from
the rear of the first floor of the resi
dence of Roscoe B. Heath, stock broker,
at 29 West Mount Royal avenue. Mrs.
Tlmaiuia gave the alarm and awakened
her husband.
Mr. Tlmanus, without stoppng to
dress, rushed to the Heath residence
and aided three servants who had
Jumped from the third floor to the roof
of an extension In the rear of the house,
to reach the ground In safety. Mean
time the firemen and policemen had ar
rived and found the parlor floor a mass
of tire and flames.
Two Children Rescued.
They broke In the front door nnd
rushed up two flights of stairs to where
two children were screumlng. Police
man Howe gathered both In his arms,
but was overcome by smoke on the
second floor. Assistant Chief McAleer
met the ofllcer and dragged him. und
the children to the front door.
Mrs. Heath had been asleep In the
second story front room, and did not!
awaken until her escape was almost
Impossible. Her screams told the fire
men that there was still another person
In the building. The woman made her
way to the third story through the fire
and gmoke-eongested hall nnd stair
case, but was frightfully burned. Her
night dress had been burned from her
body und her hair was ablaze when she
appeared at the rear window.
Assistant Chief MeAle?r and other
firemen stood on each other's shoulders
and brought the woman to the roof of
the extension. From here she was
lowered to the ground and sent to the
hospital. Her face was blackened nnd
scorched, nnd most of the skin of her
body was burned away. Her condition
is critical.
Heath llndly Hurncd.
Mr. Heath was also badly burned,
although he was the first to leave the
house. He ran through tho flames and
smoke out of the front door. He is
also at the hospital, in a critical shape.
The children and servants escaped
serious Injury.
DID NOT WAIT FOR A SHAVE.
Detroit burner Hus nn Experience with
Delirium Tremens Patient.
Detroit, March 24. Yesterday after
noon a rough-looking man with his
face covered with a two weeks' growth
of beard entered a barber shop near the
county Jail and demanded a shave. He
tat down In tho chair, but continued to
hold his hat aid a heavy pair of black
smith's tongs. After McCoy had lln
Ished lathering the man he asked If he
shouldn't relieve him of the hat nnd
tongs until the conclusion of the shav
ing operation.
He answered not n word, but with an
expression of horror on his face began
to rise slowly but steadily from the
chair. The barber asked him what was
the matter. The caller did not reply,
but let out a terrific yell and bounded
for the door with his hat In one hand
and the tongs In the other. It wus
learned the man's name was Sarbl
nowskl, rfnd he evidently has the de
lirium tremens.
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNION CUPS
Preacher Invents u Scheme Which He
Thinks Will become Popular.
Grand Rapids, Mich., March 24 Rev.
Charles S. Lee, of the Second Baptist
church, has Invented and had patented
an Individual church communion ser
vice. The device Is a pyramid of three
dlBcs attached to a central standard.
The discs have apertures Into which
seventy-five tiny cups shaped like
grapes repose, each holding n spoonful.
At the top of the standard Is a ring and
swivel. A long handle wllh a hook nt
the end Is used In passing the service.
Rapidly ns used the cups nre Inverted
and there is a slop basin attachment to
catch drippings. Mr. Lee Is confident
that his device will be come popular.
He will Introduce It In his church.
BILL TO TAX KACIIELORS.
Proposed That Proceeds lie I'std to Ls
tabllsh an "Old Maids Homo."
Pprlngllold. III., March 24. A bill to
tux bachelors for tho establishment of
nn "t)ld Maid's Home," when the tax
fund shnll have reached $.".0,0(10, was In
troduced In tho house Saturday by Rep
resolutive Waleck.
The bill defines bachelors ns single
men of 32 years or over, who have
never been married, nnd exempts men
who have reached Cii, those who are
physically unlit, and those who enn
prove to a board of unmarried women
over 80 years old, that they havo pro
posed marriage ut least three times to
marriageable females, and been re
fused each time.
GENERAL NOBLE MUST APPEAR
tx-Secretnry of tho Interior Served wttb
an Attachment lit St. Louis.
St. Louis, March 24. Kx-Heeretury of
the interior John W. Noblo was served
with a shorllT's attachment for con
tempt of court. General Noble wos
Buinmonod ns , witness In a fraud case
In the criminal court, but fulled to ap
pear. Judge Murphy announced that ho did
not recognlxo grades or politics In wit
nesses and ordered the attachment.
EX.OITTCERS ROB A TRAIN.
They Are I'ndcr Arrest to Answer the
Charge,
Cripple Creek, Colo,, March 24. This
morning Sheriff Bowers, assisted by a
half dozen deputy sheriffs, went to tho
Bcene of last night's train robbery.
jjob Taylor, ex-deputy sheriff and ex-
deputy United States mashal, and
Frank Wallace were arrested.
They were brought to Cripple Creek
by Sheriff Bowers and the trainmen
Identified Taylor as being one of the
men who went through the cars and re
lieved the passengers of money and
Jewelry. The sheriff Is convinced that
his ex-lleutenant was one of the five
who held up the train.
THINKS PLEDGE UNMANLY.
Newton Minister Tells Why Ho Defies on
an Kdict of the Conference.
Newton, Mass., March 24. Rev. Dil
lon Bronson, pastor of the Newton
Methodist church, who refused to
pledge himself to abstain from the use
of tobacco at the last annual confer
ence of the Methodist denomination,
held In W'althum, has prepared a state
ment explaining his position. It will
be presented at the next conference In
Salem April 2. And Kays:
"I am convinced that It would be
entirely unscriptural and contrary to
the whole spll it of the New Testament
for any church to require Its ministers
to pledge themselves to wholly ubstaln
from tho use of tobacco. For about a
year and a half I have not Indulged
once, and am entirely free from the
habit, with no Intention of resuming It,
but I conscientiously decline to put
myself under what I regard as an un
necessary and unmanly pledge."
FOUR DEATHS FOR 30 CENTS.
Trivial Disputo Is Likely to Result in
Other Tragedies in the f uture.
Meridian, Miss., March 21. Trouble
over a suit for .'JO cents' worth of meal
which J. L. Brlrtou lost at Cramp's
grist mill caused three highly respected
citizens , to be killed. Brltton Is one,
B. F. and Allen Pringle are the others.
They Impeached Britton's testimony
and he had to pay $Co0 In costs. The
men started to talk it over yesterday
and the discussion tnded with the
deutfi of the three. The same suit
caused young Cramp to kill Charles
Shlnks last spring, and there will prob
ably be more killing later.
CONCERT BY TELEPHONE.
Heard In Columbus; Furnished by New
York und Other Cities.
New York, March 24. A long distance
telephone concert to Columbus, O., was
given last night from the office of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company. The Epworth league of Co
lumbus was the recipient of the re
ceipts, and It expects to realize $2,000.
The New York end of the programme
was furnished by Miss Fanny Cartz
dafner. Chaplain C. C. McCabe, Frank
II. Parsons, and Dr. W. B. Maple. The
other cities which assisted in the con
cert were Boston, Cleveland, Chicago,
Terre Haute, Chllllcothe. Pittsburg,
Cuyahoga Falls, and Cincinnati.
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BEATS A BROTHER TO DEATH.
Murder Results from a Quarrel Started
hy an Intoxicated Man.
Carmel, Me., March 21. Frank
Thompson, a farmer, has killed his
brother Kdward. Kdward was drunk
and attacked Frank, whose wife went
to his aid. Edward threw her down
und renewed his attack upon Frank,
who had meantime armed himself with
a club.
With this Frank knocked Edward
down, and in a frenzy of rage beat his
head out of all semblance to humanity.
The brothers were well to do, owning
considerable properly in common, and
had always lived together peacably.
Edward was a bachelor.
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CLAIMS AN IMMENSE ESTATE.
Michlgun Woman to Sue for an Interest
In Land Near New York.
Charlevoix. Mich., March 24. Mrs.
rriscilla Copeland, who lives on a small
farm south of East Jordan, claims to be
a direct descendant and heiress of
Joseph Rodman, who once owned all
the land on the Hudson river north of
New York w.here now the suburb of
Irvlngton stands.
Mrs. Copeland has engaged an attor
ney to push her claim In the New York
courts.
HUSBAND AND WIFE KILLED.
Arkansas Farmers Murdered While Asleep
by I nknown Persons.
Jonesboro, Ark., Mnrch 24. News
was received Here last night from Buf
falo Island, In the extreme southeast
ern portion of this county, of a horrible
double murder. John C.argus, a pros
perous farmer, and his wife, were mur
dered In bed while asleep.
Their baby, who was In bed with
them, was not molested. The heads of
the uged couple were both crushed.
There Is no clew to the murderers.
The Slugger Is Itctter.
Boston, March 21. John L. Sullivan's
condition Is much Improved.
WASHINGTON WISPS.
Rudysrd Kipling was sight-seeing In tho
slate department Saturday.
Although the income tux Is not due till
July 1, It Is said $10,000 bus already been
paid In.
Secretary, llerlvrt hns paid the Cramps,
of Philadelphia, $179.8.10, the tenth Instal
ment on tho battleship Iowa und tho fif
teenth Instalment on tho armored cruiser
Brooklyn.
Tho United States supreme court will
meet today after a vacation of a week. It
Is possible that tho cases Involving the
constitutionality and validity of the In
come itax may bo disposed of. After opin
ions nro reud the court will hear argument
In tho lebs esse.
Lycurgus Dallon, postmaster of tho
houso of representatives at Washington,
died nt his residence In that city. Mr.
Daltnn whs a native of Bedford, lnd., nnd
a pronilnont Democrat In politics and hus
held tho position of postmaster of the
house through a number of administra
tions. Ho leaves a family.
FOREIGN FANCIES.
Tho Puke of Aosta will probably wed
Princess lleleno of Orleans at Turin In
April.
Floods In Prussian Silesia have Inun
dated tho towns of Ohlan, ZeUUti and
Kotitwltz.
Sir Henry TYnsonby, secretury to Queen
Victoria, Is agutn reported to be near
death's door.
Tho Hungarlun house of magnates ro
amended a religious freedom bill as to rob
It of all pretunsa of freedom.
WEATHER REPORT.
Vor eastern Pelnsylvanla, fair, fol
lowed by cloudy weather; warmer; south
westerly winds.
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