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THE GORDONJfflPEAGHMENT
Mr! Martin Thinks Every Citizen Has
a KQht to Be Heard.
MEMORIALS OX WALTON'S DESK
Crea-y Bill Is Negatived by the Railroad
Committee of the House-Grlggsby
Telephone Dill I'laceJ on the
Calendar-Other Business.
Special to the Seranton Tribune.
Harrlsburg. March 29. The petition
of James W. 51. Newtln, of Philadel
phia, to Impeach Judge James Gay Gor
don, was referred to the Judiciary gen
eral committee of the house this morn
ing. The justice is charged with hold
ing secret court In violation of the hill
of lights. Mr. N'ewlln was the only
signer, und the petition lias gone to
Its long sleep. Mr. Martin, of Law
rence. Introduced the petition. He
says he did It because he thinks every
citizen hus the right to petition the
legislature, and that an attempt was
"beng made to shut out Mr. Newlin.
The Philadelphia members take no
stock in the complaint against Judge
liordon.
Sneaker Walton's desk was piled high
with memorials. .Mr. Penniwell, of '
Philadelphia, presented one signed by
29,000 Pennsylvania asking for the
passage of the bill to establish a hom
eopathic hospital for insane. There
were stacks of petitions from the
Granges of the state asking for 'the
passage of the new revenue bill framed
by the state tax conference. Chairman
Klter, of the way and means committee,
was granted use of the house chamber
for Thursday evening, April 11. Mem
bers of the tax conferenue will ait this
time explain the provisions of the bill
to the legislature. It Is thought the
1)111 will be reported out of committee,
but it has small chance of becoming a
law unless there is a resolution of senti
ment. The Sweat Shop Hill.
Mr. Focht. of Union, secured a special
order for the Baker "sweat shop" bill.
This measure has already passed the
senate. It provides for eight deputy
factory Inspectors, and is backed by
-the administrution. Factory Inspector
Campbell will not make any appoint
ments until this bill is disposed of.
The bill introduced by Mr. North, giv
ing cities the right to furnish natural
gas to Its citizens for heat and light,
was negatived by the house municipal
corporations committee.
Several attempts were made to ad
journ the house until next Wednesday
morning. They failed, as did the one
to take a vacation until Tuesday even
ing. The members could not afford to
adJoujAaJJiey are so far behind in
"their work. There are now 1.138 bills
on the senate and house calendars.
The average number of Mlta pawing
the house finally this week was three a
day. Usually about 375 bills are passed
each session.
The Creasy bill, making a uniform
rate of railroad fare at 2 cents a mile,
was negatived by the railroad commit
tee of the house this morning. Mr.
Creasy offered a resolution to place the
bill on the calendar. The matter will
be disposed of next Monday evening.
This measure was Introduced In the
last two sessions of the house by Mr.
Creaay's predecessor, "Farmer" Tewks
bury, but never got farther than the
committee.
To Ref nlute Telephone Rentals.
The Griggsby bill regulating tele
phone rentals and charges was placed
on the calendar. The bill was dropped
from the calendar under a rule of the
house because its author had twice
failed to call It up on second reading.
The "(ireater Pittsburg" bills ere
again reported out of committee and
they take a place on the Second read
ing calender. Monday evening a spe
cial order will be asked for them. Their
supporters feel this Is necessary to get
them through. The request will prob
ably cause a stir In the house.
The consolidation bills are causing
the Allegheny county delegation a
great deal of trouble. The rest of the
bouse Is using these measures as a club
over the Alleghenlans to force them
Into line fur legislation. Just now the
Quay county bill Is worrying the Pitts
burgers. They would like to vote for
the measure, but do not care to lose the
eleven votes of the members from Lu
zerne and Schuylkill counties for the
annexation bills. This they would do if
they favored Quay county. When the
time comes for a vote the Allegheny
county members will have business In
the bath room or In some other con
venient retreat In the caqdtol. These
eleven members threaten to delay legis
lation for the balance of the session.
They say their wishes have been ig
nored and they will get even. They
Will show their hand In every piece of
legislation coming from Philadelphia
and Allegheny.
ROOSTER ATTACKS A HOY.
Would llavo Killed tho I.ad but for a
Speedy Hesctio.
' "Womelsdorf, Pa., March 2!). A large
rooster, today attacked little Samuel
llllg, and the boy was only saved by his
family. He Is a son of 8. W. Illlg,
and had gone Into the yard to feed
(he chickens.
, The ferocious rooster flew tipon his.
back and began to sink his beak
In th lad's neck. The angry fowl
was also using his sharp spurs and
the boy was unable to dislodge his as
sailant. He screamed In pain and an
other member of the family ruehed out
and with a club heat off the savage
bird.
SCH ANTON GIKL'S DEATH.
Took an Overdose of Morphine with
Suicidal Intent It Is Thought.
New York. March 29. ICdlth May
King, an actress, 21 years old, of Seran
ton, Pa., died this morning at 214 West
Thirty-fourth street from an overdose
of morphine.
Hhe took It. it In thought, with the
Intention of ending her life.
MINISTERS MUST APPEAR.
Ta Tell I'ndor Oath What They Know
About Violation of l.sw.
olumlus, Ind., ' March 2!). A week
go J. P. Qulnn, the reformed gambler,
bunco steerer and ex-prlson convict,
formerly of Kansas City, St. Louis and
CMoajro. backed by the minister here,
made nightly attacks, exposing and de
nouncing gamblers and saloonkeepers,
und openly charged the mayor und the
police with dereliction of duty and In
turn were denounced by Mayor Heck.
Tonight the mayor ordered a court of
inquiry and had ull the ministers served
to appear and tell under oath what they
know about violution of law.
KF.K'.K MURDER MYSTERY.
Four Men inspected of the Crime Are
Held to Mull.
AVllkes-Parre. Pa., .March 29. The
mystery which has surrounded the
murder of Harney Helck is now fully
cleared. James Fisher, the last of the
suspects, has been held for trial as a
result of the testimony given at the
hearing this morning. A stepdaughter
of the murdered man testllled that she
recognized Fisher an hour before the
murder. Policeman William Dauer also
testllled that he found Helck dying in
the railroad after the assault, and
brought him home in an ambulance.
On the way home he asked Helck If he
racogulied any of his assailants, und
Relck replied: "Yes, Jim Fisher in
duced me to leave home and go to the
railroad yard, where he and three oth- !
ers assaulted me."
The four men suspected, Hendricks,
Robinson, Kearney and Fisher, are now
held without bail, and it looks as If
two, at least, will swing for the crime.
It also seems likely that the arrests of
these four men will break up an or
ganized gang of thugs und thieves In
and about this city.
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Senator Morrill Wishes Will I'robubly
lie Consulted us to tho Future Chair
man. Washington, March 29. It Is) quite
likely that the finance committee of the
senate will be reorganized and a new
chairman selected when that body
again meets, but this reorganization, it
is contended by the friends of Senator
Morrill, the ranking Hepubllcan and
former chairman, will not be made In
opposition to the wishes of the Nestor
of the senate, who has for so many
y-ars served on that committee.
It is said by senators who are in a
position to know the facts that Mr.
Morrill, appreciating the onerous du
ties that will devolve upon the chair
man of the finance committee during
the next congress and his own advanc
ing years he is now 88 is not only
willing to retire from the place he has
filled with so much credit, but he has
intimated a desire to do so.. Senator
Sherman, once before the chairman of
this committee, will probably be the
successor of Mr. Morrill.
The silver men will not be Ignored
and In this there appears to be a de
sire to conciliate this portion of the
party as much as possible.
It appears now to be settled, that the
silver men will designate Don Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, as the extra Hepubll
can to take the place of the Democrat
who will retire. Senator Piatt, of Con
necticut, will also be named as one
of the two additional members owing to
the Increase In the membership. Sen
ator Piatt Is acceptable to the silver
men despite the fact that he is entirely
opposed to their way of viewing things
financial.
EASY FOR GEORGETOWN.
Won a name from I'niverslty of Vermont
hy a Seore of 1 0 to 2.
Special to the Seranton Tribune.
Washington, March 29. Georgetown
Base Ball team played Its opening
game at Capitol park today, celebrat
ing its debut by defeating the Univers
ity of Vermont to the tune of 19 to 2.
Georgetown made twenty-three hits,
with a total of thirty-four bases,
twelve earned runs and only one error.
Mahoney, Murphy and Sullivan led
the batting, the first named making a
home run. Vermont made but three
hits. Woodward, of Vermont, and
Murphy and Harley, of Georgetown,
made brilliant fielding plays, Wood
ward stopping a terrific liner from Mur
phy's bat when there wer three men
on bases and thereby retiring the side.
Score :
Georgetown 2 0 8 3 1 0 MS
Vermont 2 0 0 0 0 0 02
H&rned runs Georgetown, 12. Two-base
hits Murphy, Carmody, G. Mehoney. Sul
livan, McCxery, McOrath. Three-base hits
Murphy, Sullivan. Home run I'M Ma
hauey. Umpires Hetts and Sneedon.
Hot March Day.
Chicago, March 29. This was the hot
tost March flay on, record In Chicago for
twenty-four years. The temperature at
2.30 p. m. was 74 degree and evening
brought no relief to the people who have
not yet discarded their winter clothing.
Clouds partly obscured the sun anil a
strong wind blew dust In a disagreeable
manner, but the threatened shower did
not come.
The ImperorlB indiRnant.
London, March 29. The Morning Post
has this dispatch from St. Petersburg:
"News has been received from an author
itative source that the emperor of Japan,
who Is extremely Indignant on account of
the attack upon LI Hung Chang, has or
dered a temporary suspension of hostili
ties." I Iqunr League Organized.
Pottsvllle, Pa., March 29. State Organ
rer P. H. Nolan, of the State Liquor
league, today organized a local league of
the hotel und saloon and lluunr men of
Pottsvllle. August Wachter was made
president. Tonight he organized another
league In Mahanoy City and on Monday
will organize one in Shenandoah.
STATU PARAGRAPHS.
In the Connellsvllle region, 15,218 ovens
are In blast, and 2,fMi are Idle,
Prenchers of Heading are making a
united effort to rescue fallen women.
Reading's real estate Is assessed at VI,
444,0(10 more than It was thri years ogo.
An Injury received whllo sleighing last
month at Pernvllle has proved fatul lo
Dunlel Fisher.
A considerable reduction In the number
of skilled employes at Carnegie's Llrnd
dock steel mill has been made.
Schuylkill county commissioners hope
to save KW0 a month to taxpayers by dis
charging part of the clerical force.
Mrs. Hosa Kapiipskl, nged 73 years, of
Pottstown, fell down a flight of stairs last
night, breaking her neck. She died a few
minutes Inter.
William Q. ICyrlch, but recently dis
charged from a state Insane asylum, has
again come Into possession of his 2fl,out)
estate at Heading. ' )
(leorge II. Tench, superintendent of tho
York Farm and llluckwood collieries, has
been appointed outside superintendent of
the six Lehigh Valley collieries at,Uusle
ton.
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SPAIN IS NOT DANGEROUS
Hus Her Hands Full with a Pull
ISIowii Revolution.
XO DESIRE t0K FIKTHER WAR
New Minister Will Investigate tho
Alliance Affair Attitude Towards
tho 1'nltcd States Is Peaceful.
Revolutionists nt Now Oilcans.
Washington, March 29. The Alllunca
Incident is regarded ns almost us good
as closed. The assurance of the Span
ish government that they are acting in
good faith, and thut the delay in mak
ing upologles for firing on the AmeHcau
flag Is due entirely to the necessity of
making an Investigation, coupled as it
Is with the relief of the olllcer com
manding the Spanish war vessel, which
committed the offense, Is accepted as
sulllctcnt to warrant this government
in waiting patiently for the expected
reparation. The fact that Spain has
her hands full In dealing wllh the
Cubian rebellion Is assurance enough
that everything possible will be done to
avoid trouble with the I'nited States.
Much gratification Is manifested In
official circles here. Although the state
department official decline to admit
the fact, there Is reason to believe that
those matters huve been conimunlca'Njd
to them, either through United States
Minister Taylor at Madrid or through
Senator Murugua, tho resident Spanish
minister here. There Is now no dispo
sition In any quarter to doubt that tho
Spanish assurances are satisfactory ai
far as they go, and the incident has
already passed Into n phase where It
will yield to adjustment by the ordinary
methods of dlploniucy. The instruc
tions reported to have been sent to the
Spanish naval commanders indicate
that the Spanish government has not
yet accepted the doctrine laid down in
the United States note as to their lack
of jurisdiction within the shore waters
In cases of foreign vessels plying on
their established routes, but It is be
lieved that this may be safely left to
further discussion und that meantime
the Spaniards will do nothing further
calculated to force a decision on this
Issue.
Commander's Acknowledgment.
Among diplomatists here the relief
of the Spanish commander Is taken to
be an acknowledgment that he was In
error and as a step toward the repara
tion Spain is to make.
There is little doubt that the new
Spanish minister, Scnor De Lome, Will
go to Cuba before coming here. The ef
fect of this will be to leave Spain with
out a minister In the United States
after the next two weeks, for Muruaga
has determined to leave about April 10
or 12, as he has Important private busi
ness demanding his attention. The
new minister could not reach here by
that time If he came direct, and as he
will wait to go with a troopship to
Cuba, it will take considerable time for
him to reach the United States. The
Spanish legation will be under the di
rection of the Charge d' Affairs after
April 10 or 12. It Is said, however, that
no significance will attach to these
conditions, as they are necessary under
the circumstances, although It comes
at an unfortunate, time when grave
questions are pending between the
I'nited States and Spain.
New Orleans Kccriiits.
The Spanish legation denies the
Florida reports thut nn expedition of
thousands of revolutionists are a bout to
leave Fjorlda for Cuba. It Is said, how
ever, that actual enlistments are now
being made in New Orleans. From the
Spanish stanpolnt the Insurrection has
been recognized as existing, und Jo
ports concerning It have been made
to the state department. Hut the Span
ish government, It Is declared, does not
Intend to carry this recognition to the
point of proclaiming a rebellion to be
In existence, as this would be a step
toward recognizing the Insurgent cause
for Cuba's Independence. It Is claimed
also that the state department has In
effect recognized tire existence of an
Insurrection, as It has Invoked the op
eration of the protocol of the Spanish
treaty, which protects American cltl
zdns In Cuba, charged with sedition,
treason or conspiracy, against trial by
martial law.
It Is rumored that the Cuban revolu
tionists have made Indirect efforts to
have the United States recognize them
under the law of nations as belligerents.
The report Is based on the statement
that a prominent revolutionary sympa
thizer Is now In Washington and one
of tho most noted lenders of the revolt
is sold to have been here Mot long ago.
Itlsnot known, however, that they have
done more than urge the Justice of their
cause on senators and members of
congress nnd certainly there Is no pres
ent prospect of the grant of any such
recognition.
SLEPT IN A COFFIN.
Mrs. Kcsch, Aged 101) Years, Hurled In
tho Cnskot I'sod nsa Ho J.
Oshkosh, Wis., March 20. Tho body
of Mrs. lteseh, for many years an eccen
tric character of this city, was burled
yesterday In the cemetery near the
poor farm. The old lady was an odd
character. She had attained tho age of
100 years.
The most peculiar of her eccentrici
ties was I hat of sleeping nightly In
a coffin. Twenty years ngo she pur
chased a casket and at her own request
she was hurled In It after she had used
It a score of yeurs for a bud.
DEAD MAN AS A JUROR.
Ho Is lined $40, Although Drowned Aluny
Years Ago.
Chester, Pa., March 29. At the pres
ent term of court the name of Thomas
D. Piatt was drawn as a puror. During
a trml he was called, and not respond
ing, Judge Clayton ordered that he lie
lined 140.
Thei tine cannot be collected, as Piatt
has been dead ten years, having boon
drowned In the Uclnwnre liver.
TORTURED Y IT ENDS.
Burglars, However, l-'nll to Oct tho Money
They Were Seek Ing.
Springfield, III.. Mureh 29. About Mil)
o'clock yesterdny morning two burglars
forced themselves Into tin residence of
Mrs. Mary Iterger, who, notwithstand
ing he s 86 years of nge, lives alone,
and after binding the old woman with
a rope, and thrusting a handkerchief
In her mouth searched the house for
$2,0118, which they had been Informed
le had.
filing In their search, they took Mrs.
Merger from the bed on which they had
thrown her anil placed heron the lloor.
Then they procured a quantity of
straw, saturated It with coal oil ami
set It on tiro for tho purpose, of com
pelling ber to tell where the money
was. They were unsuccessful, as the
woman had no money. The burglars
escaped.
WROTE WITH HER OWN HLOOD
Religious .Maniac Cuts Her Throat und
Theu Marks the tills.
Ilochester, N. Y., March 2S. vV Bonsa
ttonal suicide took place In this city
today as the resit of religious mania.
Mrs. John Oute became suddenly in
sane In the morning, although when
the husband left the house to go to
his work he did not suspect that her
mind was affected.
iBhe had been wrought up on the sub
ject of religion for some time, and In
the morning she talked to him about Ms
spiritual welfare, and told him of the
damnation of his soul unless he repent
ed. After he left the house Mrs. Oute
sent the older children to school and
then cut her throat.
She did not make a very deep gash,
and as far as can be learned did not
die until some time In the afternoon.
When the children returned from school
at noon, however, she was In bed and
they had to get their own dinner. The
eldest boy, a lad of 14, noticed, how
ever, that there were marks of blood on
the pillow where his mother was lying.
At 4 o'clock he came home, and then
found his mother dead. Between the
time the woman cut her throat and the
time she had to take to the bed on ac
ootint of the loss of blood she appears
t have wandered about the house with
the horrible cut in her throat, her blood
slowly oozing from the wound, and
with finger dipped In her life-blood, sin
had written on the walls passages of
Scripture, warning those who might
read the ghastly messages of the wrath
to come.
These covered the walls of ihekltehen,
showing that the woman had walked
about some time before she succumbed
to weakness. Three little children were
lit tho house most of the time, but they
were too young to realize tho horribl"
tragedy that was being enacted before
their eyes.
PLANNED TO COMMIT SITC1DE.
Arrest of an Anderson. Ind., citicn Saves
His l ife.
Anderson. Intl.. March 29. The arrest
of (luge Yeagley last evening saved his
life, os ho Intended to kill himself. In a
pocket he had a letter addressed to
those that should lnd him and claim
ing that his life was unhappy because
hls,wlf" hud left him.
When arrested he told the officers
that he intended to kill himself.
Thurston Departs.
Chicago, March 29. Lorrln A. Thurston,
Hawaiian minister to the United Btates,
arrived In this city today en route from
Washington to Honolulu. He Was the
guest of Hawaiian Consul Job dining his
stay of a few hours, leaving for the coast
at l.lo p. m.
Mooting of Coal Sales Agents.
New York, March 29. The gcnaral sales
agents of the anlhraelte coal companies
did not consider a change In prices for the
month of April. Tho production for thai
month was estimated ot 50 per cent, of the
June, 1894, output or about 2,000,000 tons.
SPARKS HY TELEGRAPH.
Si. Louis' smallpox epidemic Is still rait
ing, 108 people being In quarantine.
Ur. Hlrnni Hall, 05 years old, yesterday
fell downstair nt his home In llallimorc,
Md., and broke his neck.
For un unknown reason, Mrs. Cora
Shear, of New York, a bride of four
months, took u fatal dose of carbolic anld.
On the charges of collusion and robbing
the county, llvo members of the county
board of Iron county, Mich., have been ar
rested. Hy the sinking of the oyster sloop John
11. Thonms, near Cambridge, Md., James
Jones, colored, one of the crew, was
drowned.
The explosion of a sawmill boiler In
Jackson county, (la., killed John I .Hou
ston and Kilward (looile, white, and Molly
Urant, colored.
The directors of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna anil Westt'im railroad have dot-hired
a regular quarterly dividend of I'i
per cent., payable April 20.
The murder of Miss Mollle Paisley, of
Princeton, Ky., who was found dead In
her uncle's home, Is laid to her cousin, Iac
Dai rail, who has disappeared.
A rich gold mine was discovered by (I.
P. Wilson nnd Frank Mlddleton, two
young Pennsylvania engineers, near Her
mozlllo, Mux., but the Yaquls drove them
a way.
The engagement Is announced of Hon.
A. J. Mnrorlbunks, brother of Lutly Aber
deen and aide-de-camp to the" governor
general of Canada, to Miss Myslo Hrowu,
of Nashville, Tenn.
After saving D. II. McConnell, presi
dent of the Union Publishing company, of
New York, from fatul burns by alcohol
flumes, Josephine Sawyer, his quick
witted typewriter, promptly tainted.
Here We Are Again.
HIS COMMENDABLE ACT
Broun Puts Thrtx bullets Tliruiiijh
His Heud with Good Effect.
A BhTTAL MIKDEKEK 15A1TLED
After Trying in Vulu to kill His Wife the
Kuffian Commits Suicide-A
Shocking Tale of Cruelty
Almost I npurulled.
Philadelphia. March 29. John A.
rirown, aged iil years, a salesman for
James Talcott, the woolen merchant of
Frunklln street, New York, this after
noon culminated four years of abuse
and persecution of his young wife by
shooting her through the throat at the
residence of her father, No. 600 South
Forty-second street, and then sending
three bullets through his own head,
killed himself almost Instantly. Mrs.
Brown's wound Is serious, but it Is not
thought that It will be necessarily fatal.
Four years ago, when she was Miss
Hertha Llebert, and only 20 years of
age, Mrs. Brown married the man who
today attempted to kill her. despite the
opposition of her family. Mrs. Hrown's
father is a retired iron manufacturer
and wealthy, and Hrown was never
in a position to support the girl he made
his wife In the manner In which she was
used to living.
On the very day of their marriage
Brown beat and abused his newly-made
wife. In the past four years Hrown
went from bad to worse and abused his
wife frequently and took to drinking
and made little effort to support her.
Mrs. Brown left her husband several
times, but as a child was born to the
couple about two years ago, that
formed a bond of union, between them.
Some months ago Mrs. Hrown left her
husband with the avowed Intention of
never returning to hlnv unless he made
a decided reformation, and taking her
child, wont to live with her father.
Asked to See His Child.
Hrown came here this morning from
Asbury Park, where he has two sisters
living. He called at Mr. Llebert's about
noon and asked to see his father-in-law.
Mr. Llebert refused to see Hrown
and the latter then asked for his wife,
and when told she was out, he asked
permission to see his child. This was
granted him, and while he was talking
and playing with his baby his wife
came home. She went Into the recep
tion room, where Hrown was, and
necessarily greetings were exchanged.
When luncheon was served. Mis.
Hrown went to lunch, but Hrown was
not asked. Mrs. Hrown's father warned
her against ngnln returning to the room
where her husband was, but neverthe
less she went back to the reception
room.
About 2 o'clock, ns Miss Llebert, a
sister of Mrs. Hrown's, and a Miss
Stockton were descending the stairs
they heard Hrown ask his wife to re
turn to live with him. Mrs. Brown
was seated upon the arm of a sofa at
the time and Brown was standing be
fore her. She answered that Bhe would
never return to him unless he ceased
drinking nnd could make a living for
her nnd her child. Upon this Hrown
drew a revolver and his wife Instinc
tively threw' down her head, the move
ment probably saving her life, for the
shot struck her In. (ho back of the neok
and passetl through and same out of
her throat. Hrown quickly fired again,
but missed, and then his wife. In a
frenzy of terror and desperation, threw
herself upon him nnd bore him to the
lloor. She wrestled tho revolver front
his hands nnd springing up ran from
the room. Hrown followed her and
caught her In the hallway. He grasped
her by the hair and, pulling her back
ward, took tho revolver from her.
Girls Parnlyted with tear.
During tho enactment of this scene
the two girls on the stall hud boon
paralyzed with fright. Miss Llebert
fled through ithe front door, but ns
Miss Stockton saw Hrown turn his pis
tol towards his toddling child who was
stunding In Hie hallway, with a wo
man's instinct she grabbed the child up
and rushed Into the dining iroom. The
moment's delay had given Mrs. Hrown
nn opportunity to fly euid she ran
through the hall nnd out of the side
door on Forty-second street. As she
ran Hrown fired once more at her, but
missed. As she dashed down the steps
leading to the pavement the ciHichman
attempted to stop the terrified woman,
but she threw him to the ground as
easily as a strong man would have
done, and fan across the street to the
house of Pay Director of the Navy
Husscll. When Ills wife disappeared
through tho door, Hrown turned the
revolver upon himself and sent three
bullets through his head, dying almost
Instantly.
In the confusion nnd excitement
raised In the nelghbinrhood by the
tragedy, Mrs. Hrown was hurried by
the police Into an ambulance and taken
to Ithe University ihosilltul. Tonight
she Is resting easily and the physicians
at the hospital believe she will reocver.
KEEP AMERICANS IN PRISON.
Letter from Cuba Confirms Churges
Against Spanish Authorities.
New York. March 29. A private let
ter n-celved here from Santiago de
Cuba contains Information of two
Americans who are In prison lit Cuba
on the general charge of "suspicion."
The letter reads:
They have two Ameritiun citizens
locked up here. The men have been In
jail a month now. It seems they were
seamen. One was a mate, the other a
steward. They wero paid off at San
donneago and thwught they would go
Into the turtle business there, but, as
they were poor, the Wesleyan mission
ary raised money and got them a boat;
not finding the turtle, business profit
able they tried fishing. They were
blown off shore and came In here and
were arreBted on suspicion.
IT STILL LOOKS ROSY.
Dua Company's Review of Trade Is
Satisfactory to Those Wao Seek In.
dieations of Good Times.
New York, March 29. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
Signs of Improvement are all the
more satisfactory because neither ac
companied nor apparently produced by
a speculative craze. Dealings in stocks
cotton and wheat are not diverting all
the Interest and capital from produc-
tive Industry and legitimate trade, I
though these products are all a shade i
stronger. Hut railroad earnings, bank j
clearings and industrial indications a'ro !
more encouraging this week. It Is a re
markable feature that the lifting this
year begins at the bottom, so to speak;
raw materials are raised before there
is any larger demand for their finished
products, a thing not often done with
success. Hides rose, then leather, and
then shoe; cotton rose, and afterwards
some cotton goods; coke was advanced
and afterward Bessemer pig. In all
the.se cases it Is reasoned that the
large demand for consumption, though
yet wanting, must come until It is seen
that prices are going up. Higher waes
for coke workers have been followed
by a formal advance of 40 cents In the
price of coke, and now Bessemer pig has
risen 3.1 cents at Pittsburg and 25 at
Philadelphia. Beginning at the bottom
to life prices requires exceptional
strength, but the Carnegle-Frlck Inter
est la exceptionally strong. So far,
there Is no answering Increase in de
mand or in prices for manufactured
products, and on the whole the range Is
slightly lower than a week ago, angles
and common bar having yielded a little.
The general belief Is that dear materl
nls will kindle more buying of products.
As yet It seems Impossible to fill the
mills with orders, nnd the struggle of
those yet unemployed keeps prices
down.
Stocks are stronger, for the first time
In many months with a valid reason.
The rise has been slight, but earnings
In March have been 1.9 per cent, larger
than last year, and only 11.6 per cent,
less than 1S9.1, with Improvements
toward the close of the month, while
in February the decrease compared
with 1SH3 was 15.2 per cent.
Hates for money are higher, as usual,
Just before April 1, and the commercial
demand Is somewhat larger.
Failures for the week have been 234
In the United States against 23S lust
year; and 42 In Canada ngalnst SO last
year. The recent Increase Indicates
past rather than recent conditions of
unsoundness,
1'OREKiN NEWS NOTES.
Italian outposts at Kussala defeated the
Dervishes with heavy loss.
Trial of tho Wllde-Qneenslierry case nt
London has been fixed for April S.
The sullnn has promlsod to seo that
Christians In the province of DlarUeklr are
protected.
The new Justice of the Brazilian su
premo court Is a brother of Minister Men
donca at Washington.
Tho house of burgesses of Hamburg
telegraphed congratulations to Hlsmurck.
The pope will Instruct a cardinal to convoy
his best wishes to tho old chancellor.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Mr. Wilson mudo a tour through the
postotllce department yesterday.
Comptroller Kckles yesterday returned
from a hunting trip to Roanoke IhIiiikI,
N. O., with a bag lllled with gucac.
Secretary Carlisle has gone to Kentaey
on account of a brother's Illness, and As
sltant Secretary Hamlin Is In charge of the
department.
The president yesterday appointed Carl
It. Hurst, District of Columbia, consul at
l'rngue, Itohemla, and Charles Jonas, Wis
consin, consul at Crefeld, ilermany, the
men exchanging consulates.
At Bethlehem, I'll., today a 12-Inch Har
veylned nickel plate, representing diagonal
armor of the battleship Iowa and the tur
rets of the Oregon, will be attacked with
an K-lnch rltle for ballistic acceptance test
of about 3m) tons of armor.
WEATHER REPOUT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, generally fair,
but local showers In northern Pennsyl
vania; slightly warmer; southeast winds. .
pNLEY'5
We have now open our spring
and summer stock of
Children's Caps,coin
prising many
Silk Caps in baby blue and
pale pink,
ENTIRELY NEW.
"The Gretchen"
With Cape effect is one
of the most desirable
styles. Also "French
Cap," a favorite for in
fants. Our Hue of Mull and Lawn
Caps is very complete.
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Our line of Caps is the
most complete we have ever
shown and we guarantee pop
ular prices.
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