THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAlLY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
EIGHT PAGES 5G COLUMN'S.
SCKAXTON, PA., FRIDAY JIOKN1XG, MARCH 13, 189.
TWO CEXTS A COPY,
Ladies
Walt From
Year to Year
And
Save Money
At our unnuul spring sale of hlgh
tirade muslin underwent'. The goods
offered me no Htruy or Job lot KUlh
erliiKi, picked up merely liecuuse they
were low-priced. We will hack any
and every iturnicnt unions the thou
sands laid before you to be as per
fectly, prettily und conscientiously
finished an any In their line that were
ever laid on u counter or .selling tabl.
The muslins, cumbrlcs itiul ueiier.il
trlmiriliiKH ure Just such uh a cure
ful. well pouted woman would select
If she made the round of the various
departments, und when we add that
We've .spared neither time nor effort
to muke' this mile the crowniiiK tri
umph uinoiiK our muny honest IjiirK ln
successes, we heliee that we've mild
all that Is necessary to convince yon
that the oci'uBlon should coimuuud
your ltutnediate atteuilot:. The
MUSLIN UNDER-
Opens Thursday, Mar.
:12th, and continues
for JO days.
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CORSET COVERS.
V or square cut fronts,
dainty trims.
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WHITE SKIRT'S.
Latest styles In trim, ami cut es
pecially designed to meet the require
ments of the extra wide dress skirts
now prevailing.
I.Ho. quality for liT'-c.
Hoc. quality for isv.
Kir: quality for v;!c.
$1.12'.:. quality for stud.
quality for Sl.u'i i
$l.:ri'2 quality for H1.1S
$l.."i"i quality for Jl.Uii
SI.7-". quality for SI r,!l
J'.'.f") iiuallty for XI. TH !
quality for.. JI.'JS
g IMS $2t
Special prices have also been placed
on Misses' and Children's Kowns anil
drawers, In which our line Is com
plete. SMrf Waist ftrng
In conjunction with our annual sale '
of .Muslin l iklerwear we will make i
an opening of new Hprinff and Sum- 1
mer siun waists, me Roods are all
laimihieil with stiff collars and ciiITm.
anil the styles ore ns new us the latest
fashion plutes.
OPENING PRICE CUTS.
. 2!i doi. new waists worth (Hie. for We.
' m do, new waists worth ktk-. for .
da uo(. now waists worth tl for 75c.
BO do, new waists worth $l.2" fin- !.
to doE. new walsls worth $l..Vi tor... .$1.19
G3 do, new waists worth $1.75 for $.:a
OE'OBE
AT
I'liins I'niiiuseil fur the Im i ovemcnt
nF City (iiivcrnment.
MK. TOKKEY .MAKHS A KITOKT
Opinions Advanced hv urioti Students
of .Municipal tiovcinincnt-l'iiloncl
Sanderson's Kcsolutioii X inner
una Schemes for Improvement.
Iteuiliiitf, I'u.. March 1-. The second
(lay's session of the Municipal conven
tion was culled ti urder sit .:!! this
morning by President Kepclir.an.
James 11. Torrey. of Serantun. chulr
jmin of the committee on organization
"ami rules, iva.il a lensthy riort which
lulled lor the Hpnrdiuiiieiil of cniuniit
tees to have churne of the vurious de
partments of the in tl nti Iptil Hlfaii's of
the stale, rpon niolion of Ciitlith V.
Jones, of thlsi'lty. the repot t was tnlupt
eil ns a whole.
Tint roll of citleo whh tluMt railed. In
order to have them express their sen
timents mi the liiw of May ISM'.
RiiVei'iiiliK ritles of the thinl lass. V.
W. I'.rown. city solliilor of I'.rmlfoid.
ileiui-cated the proiio;ed attempt to an
nul tills law. anil said Hiat while It
was nut pcifert. yet it is ni.nv perfect
than the decision of I he -Supreme court,
anil stated that these decisions have
set more nuiiili-liialitles at sea than
anytliinu else. Air. Hrown made an
eloquent plea fid' a re-enactment of
the law with remedial legislation and
HiiKKcstcil that the duties of the mayor
be enlnri.'od. und Hint h - lie eligible
for re-eleclion, while the city treas
urer should not !' inelluihle for re-elec-llon.
Thonuis Pnskett. of Klie. thought that
the present act was Rood as fur us It
went, but thought it did not ito far
enci)f.li. He was especially In favor of
rcllcvlti(r the mayor in tin' duties of
police Justice. Politics mix ill loo much
in tlie police depai inient. The mayor,
he said, should nominate the police
and the councils should cniillrm, and
I lie luavor should have tile I'lKht to
bounce for derelict of dill v. lie be
lieved that the mayor should be allow
ed to succeed himself ami the city
treasurer elected for one term only. He
udvocuted a board of public works.
John II. Keppilniaii stated that tin
Bleat trouble Is that the laws are not
explicit cnoiiKh. We should have laws
(hat when they say A It menu A II, and
not l He cited the sewer complica
tions of Alloona and UcadiHK as the up
shot of laws that were too technical.
A. A. Cochran, of Chester, advocated
the chaimlni; of the law to empower the
mayor to have entire control id' the po
lice force wilhotil the advice and con
sent of councils, lie slronnly advocat
ed llle I'euioviiiK of the power of coun
cils to increase salaries of olticlals dur
ing their term of orllce. In the matter
of term contracts for water and electric
lights he hoped that the Supreme court
would decide favorably. In the mutter
of . Ivil service for the police force .Mr.
Coehi';-i said It met with the hearty
approbation of the different members
of the convention, as it took the police
out of politics and gave the city more
clliclent protection.
.Mayor-elect David Saltzman. of KriP.
spoke strongly on rcitiovliiK political
lines, in all of the departments of mu
nicipal work.
MOKIO W.rtIS SKRhKli,
City Clerk Charles Miller, of Harris
burs, held that the Kieat need of cities
of third-class was the power to enact
laws and legislate for themselves, lie
advocated the creation of a new ward
when the population of any ward
reached 1 .Mill voters and that there
should lie a precinct to every lir.il voters.
The courts are wlllimt to divide the
wards, but the politicians arc not.
Charles F Hill, of llazlcton, wanted
the scope of local jroverninoiit enlaiKi'd.
and coiiiicllinen-at-laiKe elected, ami
said that more effective lunlslutloti
should be had for paved streets.
T. C. Jones, city solicitor of AlcKees
port. mude a plea for the revision of
the law of ISXH and held that the city
solicitor should be Hie sole leitul adviser
of the municipality, thus displacing; the
solicitor of the school board, as they
often eonlllc! with Hie city's attorney.
V. Ket pcr Stevens, of this city, want
ed the legislature to Brant the cities ns
much home rule as can be KUaranteed
by the constitution, and stated that de
partments of work be established, witli
a responsible head. Mr. Stevens
strongly advocated a police commission
and civil service in the appointing or
policemen.
Colonel (leorjie Sanderson, of Scran
ton, wauled tlie law relating to viewers
radically chaniicd. and made a plc:i for
Hie creation of a receiver of taxes and
police justice and the election of the
city solicitor by the people.
City Solicitor V. I. Crocker, of Will
iamsport. dwelt upon the history of
municipal affairs and their Kiow th. and
spoke of tlie disadvantage of having it
corporate government.
The follow ill;; was presented by Col
onel Sanderson and passed:
It solved. That tlie dett-yules from ea-'li
city lie requested to transmit to the com
mittee as soon as may l.e ;,;:! -iicalde. any
siiKK'esiions ihcy may l:i? n to nuike 'is to
amendments, which in ihei. views are de
siruhfe, to the act of IMC if any of such
proposed amendments are. in the opinion
of Hip committee. In eonili.t with I lie con
stitution they shall so report to the next
meet I ok' of the convention. If practica
ble, the committee shall have their re
port printed and copies sein to each dele
Kate at least two weeks prior to the next
niectiiitr.
The committee on time and place of
next nieetinx reported that VVillianis
port was decided noon to be held at a
time named by the soechil -committee,
which was tinanitiiousiv adonted. At
this point the convention adjourned.
mi:mui:ks di::i.im: to vote.
Resolution Regarding Admission of I ay
liclcautcs KejeeteJ.
Philadelphia. Pa... March 12 The
Philadelphia Methodist lOpiscupal con
ference today rejected the resolution
submitted tmall conferences by the last
general conference permitting the ad
mission of males only to the Kcnernl
conference as lay delegates. The vote
was ." In favor of the resolution Hnd si;
titftilnst It. while J24 members were re
corded as declining to vote.
The conference tomorrow will vote
upon a resolution which was adopted
by the last general conference and also
submitted to the different annual con
ferences providing for the admission
of men and women as lay delegates to
the general body. It Is expected that
this will meet with alllrmative action.
TROl rtLF. AT ST. KIT I S.
l ive Thousand Dollars Worth of l.onds
Destroyed hv Striker.
Washington.' March 12. The state de
partment haa received from Air. Leo
pold Moore. 1'nlted States consular
ugent nt Saint KlftH. one of Jhe Prit
Ish West India Islands, u complete
account of the recent disturbances.
He says that six weeks ago t he labor
ers of the sugar entate struck for
higher Wages, their pay having been
reduced and set Arc to the canes on
the estates, whose proprietors refused
to accede to 'heir demands. Fortu
nately II. l. S. Cordelia had just ar
rived and a force was landed. After
u skirmish. In which "three of the
black rioters were killed und several
wounded." partial order was restored.
The value of kooiIs taken or destroyed
by the mob is estimated at J."i,iwKi. Sev
eral attempt) were made to line the
town, but the marines extinguished the
tlanies. The warship will remain for
the present, us the blacks are making
threats to burn the town und murder
the white i .oio do at the Hist opportun
ity. The place Is now under martial
law.
NATIONAL ItKFOU.U PARTY.
A Convention of the Orgnnintion VVill He
Held May J?.
Pittsburg. Pn., March 12. The con
ference of rel'oi mem today adopted the
nuine "Xa'lonal Keform party," and
decided to hii'd a national convention
of that organization in this city May
2r. The prliicinles of refotin'on all na
Hoiiul Issues were reiterated and rec
ommended for consideration and In
corixiratoii Into the platform of the
new party when it assembles on the
ubove date.
This national advisory committee
was appointed: Mrs. Marie (iiny. Cal
ifornia: Miss Frances Willard. Illin
ois; i:. A. Todd. Michigan; H. K. Cole,
Pennsylvania, and P. 1.. Pohouey.
Texas.
STATK CHAIRMAN.
Senator (.Mm v Will Vol Seek a Ke I lection
to the office- l.cucli and Andrews
StniKRle fur the Position.
Philadelphia, March 12. It is known
by Senator . tjuay's Philadelphia lieu
tenants Hint In: will not be candidate
for re-eleellon us chairman of the l!e
publican state committee. If not nom
inated for the presidency he may be
chairman of the national committee,
and in any event no political exigency
in foreseen that would be made his
continuance as the olllclal Iliad of the
state organization. Two prominent
candidates working quietly but aggres
sively against: each other to succeed
Senator yuav ns state cliti ! iinti u are:
Frank Willing' l.eueh, chairman of the
slate executive committee, ami his fel
low member of that body. Senator Wil
liam II. Andrews.
While Messrs. Andrews and t.euch
do their best together in the common
cause for Quay, it is an open secret that
their personal relations might be closer
and wanner. 1'ntll now their consid
eration lor Quay's peace of mind has
.t,t f l ..!. I nult i i, fii'ii V,-e IViiiit '
public knowledge, and it was desired to
preserve the secrecy until Very close
to tlie convention, lest their jendet
.should have too many troubles on his
hands at once. Tlie tugging that has
been going on lately for the state cllair
nianshlii. however, has been too ener
getic to be kept quiel. It Is the general
impression that the "country" will get
llii state chairmanship, in view of the
locul factional struggle, and If one or
tlie niesenl child' rivals to be the suc
cessful man. his name Is Andrews, who
would ask Mr. Leach to slay at the
head of the executive committee, be
cause Senator Quay would so direct,
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ki:n I T CKV i akci:.
Democrats Cunt I heir nullum fur Carlisle
niiii llluckhtirif
Frankfort. Ky March 12. In the
Joint session of the legislature this aft
ernoon the chair declared that he
would rule on nil questions that sev
enty members must be present, "and
oting."
This removed the menace to the Dem
ocrats from the presence of James and
Walton, even If liunlap were also pres
ent. The chair demanded the roll call for
the vole for senator, while Mr. Itronston
deniuiided Hint the sergeant-at-nrtns
remove all who were not entitled to
seats. Tills Assistant Sergeant Sum
mers started to do. but as It interfered
with the roll call which hud been stunt
ed, he sat down.
The Republicans did not vote and the
Democrats divided themselves between
Carlisle and Hlacklmrn In the usual
proportion. The session then ad
journed. It is agree on nil sides that the chair's
ruling that seventy miisl lie present and
voting relieves the situation. Nobody
will now object to the oresence of un
seated members, and no more trouble
is looked for. The ballot st I:
lilackbuin. Til; Cat lisle. 12: ISuckner, I.
The Democrats tile jubilant over the
chair's ruling mentioned ubove. They
think they w I ' I get Hie seventy votes
nccessni) to elect before the legislature
adjourns Tuesday.
Hotli houses have adjourned,
UOITMT.KSS A FAIRY TAI.F.
NothiiiK Is Known of the Kcport 'Unit
I n-tisli Officers Will issist spuin.
London. March 12. In the house of
comniohs today Hon. W. S. liroderlek,
parliamentary secretary for the war of
fice, stated In reply to a question asked
by Dr. Tanner, nationalist member for
Middle Cork, that the war otllce knew
nothing of a report that Knglish mili
tary ollicors had offered their services
to Spain in the event of the occurrence,
of hostilities: hctweeti that country and
the I'liiled States.
The penalties of such nclloit, he add
ed, would be enforced In accordance
with the foreign enlistment act.
KUMI RI.L.VnVFS IN TLMIC.
Schmidt's drnndfathcr Dies, Leaving lliio
a I online of SIMO.liiin.
Munele. Irul.. March 12.-F. P.
Schmidt, a enrpenter. today received a
messnge Informing him that Fruncis
Schmidt, his grandfather. In Uerniany,
had liMiucathed to him $lSo,Ol) in his
will.
Mr. Schmidt resides at Spruce
street. Indiana noils, and after two
years' search only recently located his
ancestors, and. as it seems, just in
time. Mrs. Schmidt was for some
years before her innrrlnge employed
In a newspaper olllce in Marshall, III.
WIIIPPLI) TIIF. LAWYI'R.
.Mrs. Clay Uewcntslli liemarks I'ntil tbc
Justice Interferes.
St. Joseph. Mo.. March 12. There was
a scene In Justice Lyon's court today
when Mrs. Jennie Clay, the defendant
in a lawsuit, whliiped John Landers,
the attorney for the plaintiff. Tlie law
yer was making an argument to the
jury and referred sneeringly to Mrs.
Clay, who is siunll, hut young und ath
letic She s'ruck the lawyer several times
in the face n"d drove him from the
court room. The Justice held the young
woman until the lawyer got away.
Coleman furnaces llloun Out.
Lebanon, Pu.. March 12. The lilnl-Cole-man
furnaces at Cornwall were blown out
early this evenig. The reason for the sus
pension of r.pei'ii lions is that tha contracts
with the Carnegie and Lackawanna Iron
and Kti el companies have expired. Three
hundred men were employed at the fii
nuees.
Vntk twain Is II.
london, March 12. A dlsp itch to the
(Vntrul News from I torn bay sayj that
Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) l re
rlously 111 at Jeypore.
OUR LATEST BATTLE SHIP
The Massachusetts Soon
I'luittl in Cominissiun.
He
AX INOmCIAL TKI.U SOOX
The Delay in Completion on Account of
Armor und tiuus-A Sister of the
Indiana-Other Ships to
He Launched.
Philadelphia. March 12. Tlie 1'nlted
States navy will soon be strengthened
by the addition of another powerful war
vessel, (in Tuesday next the lint tie
ship Massachusetts will sail from
Cramp's ship yard on her builder's trial
trip. As tlie trial Is for the private in
formation of the Cramp company, no
guests will be nlioard. nor will the
government he olHclally represented on
the trip by any nuvy officers.
The trlul will he made over the course
always used by the Cramps in the iin
otHcial tests of their ships. This course
is between the tw lightships oni horoil
about twenty miles off the Delaware
en pes. and the distance Is a trille short
of lu knots. Tile trip will consume
iibnut four days, but the best part of
this) time will be taken up in descending
In the cupes, and ascending- the Dela
ware river to the ship yard. If the trial
Is MUtisfactory the olllclal trial or Hie
vessel' off the Massachusetts coast will
take place lu about six weeks.
The .Massachusetts was launched over
two) years ago, und, but for the delay
in the completion of the armor und
guns, would have been lu commission
Ions ago. The vessel Is now practlciilly
linlshed. and. If necessary, coiibl go Into
commission In u few weeks.
The delay for several months past has
been tine to the non-urrivul of the four
big l:l-inch lilies which form the .Massa
cliusett's main battery. Two of .these
guns ate in place in their turrets, and
one Is now on its way here from the
government proving grounds ut Indian
I lead, and tlie fourth will be shipped
from Itclhlehein In a day or two. With
the mounting of these guns Hie ship will
be practically completed. The .Massa
chusetts has been lying lu the water for
over two years and her bottom is prob
ably very foul. Now that the big dry
dock at Port lloyal is linlshed. it is
likely that the Massachusetts will he
sent there ami docked, and her bottom
i leu tied before her olllclal trial.
S1STKK OF T1IK l.VDIANA.
The Massachusetts Is n sister ship of
the Indiana. The big cruiser UrooUlxn,
which was launched last full, is rapidly
uppinai hing completion, and will have
nn iiltii lal trial about the middle of next
July.
The sea-going battleship Iowa will
be launched about tlie end of tills
month, and it Is not unlikely that Presi
dent Cleveland and some of his cabinet
will be present upon the occasion. When
the Iowa Is launched she will be pushed
us rapidly as possible, and the Cramps
expect to have her in reudiness, for her
trial before the end of the year. With
Hie launch of the Iowa the last big gov
ernment vessels on the slocks at
Cramps will have been floated.
The company Is working, however,
jealously to get the contract, for the
coiiHtructlon of some of the new war
ships ,1a nan is to build, and tlencral
(Jei.rge 1!. Williams, the Cramps' agent,
will sail again on the steumer lenln?
San Francisco next Saturday fur the
la til of the mikado, and he exnects to
bring hack with him in his pocket con
tracts for several million dollars worth
of work,
KARATlhhTH JIKKKXSK.
the Italian oinmuiuler l.xplalns His
Dcfeut hv Abyssinian und Hectare
That lie Mas Nothing to Itcproach Him
self lor.
Kiuiie, March 12. According: to the
Ageiiiiia D'ltulia, IHl.nuii Dervishes are
investing Knssala. the town which was
captured from them some time ago liy
the Italians. deucral Bnratierl, who
was lately superseded In the command
of the Italian forces In Africa, in nil
Interview at Massowiiy on his reasons
for attacking the Abysslulans at Adowa
sal. I that Information he had received
led lilm to believe that It would be easy
to occupy the positions he assailed. He
reckoned that the force of Abyssinians
would retreat. Instead of dolus so they
had inflicted a defeat on the Italian
army and he was ready to submit to the
ci insjeipiences.
'The Trihiimt publishes nn interview
with Oeneral llaru tlrl, lu which he de
nies that the government urged him to
tittiick the Abyssinians. but he adds
that all his generals favored the mak
ing of the attack. A victory for the
Italians had been partially won and was
virtually assured, when the native bat
tulious became imnic stricken ;ftl( this
prixltieed disorder among tin- Italian
troops. (Jencral Huratleri declares that
he lias nothing to reproach himself for.
but confesses that in a moment of mad
ness after his defeat he was on the
verse of committing suicide. He re
membered, however, the oicty of his
family, and wished to spare them the
shame.
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lil; STRIKi: OF TAILORS.
Thirty Thousand Men. Women mid tiirls
Will lie IJIe.
Chicago, March 12. All the union
tailors employed in the city will go
on strike tomorrow to ussist the cloth
ing cutters and trimmers who have
been struggling for several weeks to
win against their former employers. It
is estimated there are 7,fi'i organized
tailors here, bit, when this number
quits work. It is believed, as many
more will join the nuiks of (he idle
the first day. In less than a week it is
estimated that 2.'.tKH to ).OoO men. wo
men. boys and girls whose garment
work depends on the tnilors. cutters
and trimmers will be affected. All the
unions held meetings tonight nnd rati
lied the strike action of the executive
board.
The cutters' and trimmers' union re
ceived a set hnck today w hen fourteen
members, who had been old employes of
Knhn Brothers, returned to work.
shoots viiT. and iii.msi.lf.
Divorce Proceedings at I tnn tarccn, Ind.,
Lead to a T raced v.
IJourhon, Ind., March 12. Prank
Watson, a resident of F.tna (Jreen. near
hero, went to the home of his wife and
called her to a window. He tired
through the window, the bullet taking
effect In her head, and she fell to the
lloor unconscious.
Watson, supposing he had killed her.
blew out his bruins. The trouble origi
nated over divorce proceedings and the
custody of an only child, which Wat
son had stolen from his wife's home
during her ubsence yesterday. The wo
man may recover.
Victims of Jealous.
Denver. Col.. March 12. Fdward ft.
Ward, a railroad man, shot and killed his
wlfe at noon today and committed suicide
by blowing out hla brutni. Jealousy was
the cauitf.
THE SEWS THIS MORXIXG.
Weather Indication Today :
Fair Weather.
1 Municipal Convention at Heading.
News of the War in Cuba.
Another battleship for I'ncle Sam,
Fight liver Stale Chairmaiodiip.
2 Proceedings of Congress,
lieneral booth's .Manife.-to.
tieurral Market and Stock Quotation.
3 Arrangements for the Charity Hall.
The odd Fellows' Orphanage.
C. I). Wegtnan's Signature Foriied.
Sanitary Commission at Work.
Si ra a ton bicycle Club t itllcers.
j 4 I'ditorial Comment.
Prairie Common Sense.
! S Captain .Moir's "Keform" Speech t
j Lust Night's Council Meeting.
Order of Next Tuesday Parade.
S "The Sickle of Fire" (Concluded).
Iiuiiroud an 1 Financial tiossip.
7 Happenings In Seranton's Suburbs.
Schemes for I'lilmug our Culim Hanks.
8 Nws fp ami Down the Valley.
IN IIOI SFOF :o.mmons.
Vciieiielnn and other Oucstions lie.
cussed As to Privateers.
London March 12.- In reply tun ques
tion on the subject lieorge X. Curznn,
parliamentary secretary of Hie foreign
olllce, stated that the government had
no information that a settlement of the
Vetie'.uelaii dillieiilly had been effected.
Despite Mr. Cutzon's statement a re
port is credited in the ministerial circles
that Prime Minister Salisbury has as
sented to the formation of an Anglo
American commission that will be au
thorized to settle the dispute.
Thomas Cihsoii Howies. Tory member
for Lyn Itcgis, asked if the govern
ment's attention had been called to
statements in the Spanish press that in
the event of war w ith the Culled States,
Spain would lit out privateers to prey
on Atnerieuu commerce, she not being
a party to the declaration of Paris of
IS.'il'i.
A. J. Hulfour. Ilrst lord of the treas
ury und government lemleriii the house,
said that in view of the fact that, there
had been no privateers fitted out lii any
war since 1 vr.tl. even by the powers that
had not acceded to the declaration of
Paris, and in view also of the fact that
the priiieinle of n neutral Hag received
general acceptance, he doubled . that
Spain or any other country would
adopt the measures suggested. Mr.
lialfour held that there was a general
acceptance of the Paris declaration by
all Hie powers, though II was not em
bodied in n treaty.
TFRKIISI.lT YOYA;i'.
The Klo be Pineiro's l.ipericnce in u
Storm Without I uel.
Honolulu. March K.--The steamship
Ttiu I e Janeiro arrived here on t lie third
out of coal, twenty-six days from San
Francisco, She hud buttled sixteen
days with heavy head gales on the
northern route, when her coal simply
was too near exhausted for her lo make
the few hundred miles remaining to
Yokohama. She put about for Hono
lulu, making sail.
Before reaching here she had burneil
her after deck house and nilz'.en top
mast, and had but twenty tons of coal
left. Her mails were forwarded on
March :i ner City of Peking. Site will
sail today (March 5) for Yokohama.
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F.VA WjNS RFCRI ITS.
she Is Wcunim; the Salvationists from
Their Did Commander.
Xew York, March 12. Commissioner
Rva I tooth at tonight's meeting of Hie
Salvation Army auxiliaries announced
that she had received n cablegram from
Chief of Staff Hrumwcll Mouth, an
tiiiuticlug the apoolntment of Com
mander Hooth Tucker nnd his wife to
take charge of the forces in the 1'nlted
Stales.
Tlie nieiding tonight showed conclu
sively that Commander Kva Hooth is
fast weaning the rank and file of the
urmy from their hero-worshin of their
old commanders, lialliugton Hooth and
his wife.
HIS I.YF.S liLOYVN OFT.
A Knsslan Midlist Suffers from If feels
of an explosion.
Chicago. March 12. While Dr. Henry
H. P.erghill was experimenting with
some chemicals at "2:i Center street late
this afternoon an explosion occurred,
blowing off both the doctor's hands, de
stroying the sight of his eyes and In
llictiiig other Iniuries about the hind
and face. He will live. The holts.- In
which the explosion occurred was bad
ly damaged. '
Dr. Met r hill came here from llussia
a short time igo. having offended the
Ilusslaii government through Nihilistic
associations.
IMC.YCLi: FACTORY I I K I'..
The Popo 1 stuhllshmcnt Is Itudly Ham
need by I lames.
Huston. March 12. The buildings,
Xos. 2I'.. 221 and 22.'! Columbus avenue,
occupied by the Pope Manufacturing
company, bicycle manufacturers, was
badly damaged by lire this afternoon.
The Inside of the building, which is a
six-story structure, is almost entirely
burned out, nnd it is estimated that the
entire loss to both building und slock
will be about ?t2.".W)iJ.
The building was supposed to be proof
against tire, but It did but little to
ward resisting the Humes.
DF.ATII ON A SNOW PLOW.
Result of a Collision on the New Haven
Kosd.
New Haven, Conn., March II. A
snow plough and a local freight train on
the iierkshire division of the Xew Ha
ven road came together near Kent Fur
nace about noon today.
Conductor Henry Murphy, of Creut
Harrington. Mass.. who was In charge
of the plow, was killed. Assistant Yard
Master Xoonnn and Assistant Super
intendent W. K. Lyon, of Bridgeport,
were injured.
VICTIMS OF TRICIIONOSIS.
Mis. Harry L. Doebler Consumed Alive h
I'arusltcs.
Williamsport. Pa.. March 12.-Tti-cltonosis
claimed a victim in this city
today In the person of Mrs. Harry K.
Doelder. uged 22 years.
The young woman contracted the
disease from eating pork . several
months aim. and her sufferings were
frightful. I lor body was literally con
sumed alive by the parasites.
Denote Knocked (int.
Harrbliing. Pa.. March 12. Kddie
1 UniKhel'lon. of Philadelphia, anil Paul
Dennle. of Toledo. )., engaged hi a tinish
prixn light here tonight for a purse of
itnn ami the gate receipts. Delude was
knocked nut In the second round.
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Kaines Kill Passed.
Albany, X. Y March 12. The Raines
liquor tax hill was passed by tho assem
bly tonight by a vote of ayes, 84: noes, inj.
WILL RELEASE PRISONERS
(jcncrul vcylcr Shows Sunptoms
of Humanity.
NAKKOK ESCAPE 01' GUNBOAT
Ketels blockade u River with Chains
Made of T wisted Wire lence uuj
Stop the IMssugo of u llout.
Sugar Itcfinery burned.
Havana. March 12 Several encoun
ters between government troops and de
tached bands belonging to the forces of
Gomel and Maeeo have been reported
around Los Pubis. In the province of
Mntauzas, near the line of the province
of Havana, and also near Fugues in the
hitter province.
tieneral Hasco reports from Manza
nlllo that his command has had an en
gagement with the rebel band led by
I 'eyes, tine insurgent was captured.
Inning a reconnolssance the Insurgents
exploded an earth torpedo, wounding
several soldiers.
In an engagement between Arapile's
battalion nnd Palaeio's bund near Man
agua, province of Havana, the rebels
lost live wounded and 'three prisoners.
The gunboat Lluee narrowly escaped
capture by the Insurgents at Jiiaa Fer
nnndez, near Saneti Spirit us on Mulch
2. The rebels blocked the river with
chains made by twisym; fence wire and
prevented the gunboat from getting out
of the river. The gunboat Satellite
went to her rescue, and act ins In con
junction with a land force, succeeded In
breaking the chains ami saving the
Llnce, together with her convoy of sev
eral schooners laden Willi supplies.
One hundred and ten prisoners ar
rived from Las Y'llas yesterday and
were sent to Mom Castle.
Captain Ceneinl Weyler has ordered
(lint ull Individuals captured from this
dute in the provinces of Havana and
Plnar Del Itio who are supposed to be
long to the Insurgent forces he set at
liberty If they deny having Joined the
rebels voluntarily, and if they will
promise before two witnesses fidelity to
llle cause of Spain, and do not appear
to be responsible tor other crimes.
They will, however, be subject to (lie
surveillance of the authorities.
A lire at Hoylu,. opposite Havana, last
night destroyed the sugar rellacry of
the Aeiiuicun tlrni of Cruhh. Tiiuy and
company. Two warehouses and twelve
small houses were also luirtird. The
total loss is estimated at $2).iiihi. Tim
letitiety was insured for SMiO.iiaa.
SPANISH I 'A MIX FT ColNCIL.
Madrid. March 12. A cabinet council
was held today at which the iUeen
regent presided. Sonor Canovus Del
Castillo, the prime minister, mude opti
mistic comments on the action of die
American senate on the Cuban belliger
ency resolution, he evidently believing
that the fact that the senate has not
already agreed to Up' report of its com
mittee i f conference ami the .commit
tee of the house of representatives
means that there Is n good prospect
of the senate not accenting the house
resolution. He addeii, however, that
the warlike preparations would he con
tinued, tlie government being; deter
mined to be ready lor any contingency.
The orime minis' er announced that
it was intended to immediately reopen
the universities that had been closed
on in count of the nnti-Anicrictiu dem
onstrations of the stud. tits.
PUKSIDKNT HKTAXCiirilT ILL.
Xew York, March 12. Private advices
received In this city today from the
Cuban camp conilrm the report licit
Salvador Cisneros Heianeourt. Alanpiis
of Santa Lucia, president of the provi
sional government, fell from his horse
in the buttle of Sagua Tauaino, and Is
seriously ill. It appears Hint his foot
caught in u stirrup and he was drugged
a considerable distance. Ureat concern
is felt owlnr to his inhum ed uge. lb
was in his seventy-seventh war. In
the event of his death he Will lie suc
ceeded by Vice-President liartolome
Musn.
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I KM ALL Will IF CAPS ROITI.I).
Woman They Intended Whipping Drives
I hem Awnv.
Poplar P.liilT. Mo.. March 12.-Lust
night six desperate women, dressed hi
white and wearing masks, marched
down Hie railioad tracks to the home
of Olln Groves. They were arnioil with
brooms, switches and sticks, and pro
ceeded to iielt the house with stones.
The intended victim rushed nut, am;
firing several shots, soon dispersed the
female white caps. The leader accused
the Cloves woman of having aliemilvd
her husband's affections.
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INSANP. TIIROFCll Ui.I.KilON.
Heath of John Marklu the If exult of a
Protracted Kevivul.
Anderson, Ind.. March 12. John
Markle. of Markh v llle. one of the best
known men in this section, who weld
insane two weeks ago. died today. Last
week he broke away from Ids attend
ants, and. going to tie- church, broke in
and demolished things generally.
This Is the resii't of the ti viva! con
ducted by Lev. Sir. MoCraig. who was
nlschargcd. It being claimed that Ids
method caused liberation. A not tier one
of the ensos is dangerously insane, and
several others arc more or less affected.
iifroim: savfs a child.
.Mlchljan School Teacher Kosclics a Little
iirl from Druwniit;;.
Dexter. Mich.. Slunh 12.-While skat
ing on the mill pond'yestenhiy after
noon. Pearl Walker, 12 years old, broke
through the Ice and would have
drowned but for the heroii; efforts of
Miss Myrtie P.ostwick, a teuclu r in the
high school.
She hung her cloak to the girl and
stood part of the time in a foot of
water, the ice sinking with her, until,
with help. Hie drowning girl was res
cued. '
CASKS i)ISC:OMTMT.I.
Libel Suits brought Against the lluffnln
Lvcnimj 'cws Are Dropped.
V.urfnlo. X. Y.. Slun h 12. Two libel
suits brought by Tyndale. Palmer and
De Freltas against the Kvening News
of this city were discontinued in tlie
supreme court yesterday on stipulation
by the plaintiff's attorneys. A propo
sition to settle the case by compromise
without trial was rejected by the de
fendant. The suits nre part of a scries brought
against a number of papers throughout
the country.
ADMITS MFKDFR.
John llcpner und His Wife I ndcr Arrest
nt Alta Vista, knn.
Alia. Vista. Knn., Maivh 12. John
Ilepner ami his wife Were arrested here
for the murder of Frank .Mitchell, a
prominent farmer, who died Thursday.
The men were neU:hliors.
After death the body disappeared,
and has been found on Hepner' farm,
hidden in Uie Brass. Hepner hus confessed-
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WO.MI-N MAKI. TKOriiM-:.
Mairiao of Michigan Notaries I'ublla
Complicate Mutters'
HunsiPK. Mich.. March 12. County:
Clerk Forbes, of Kalaniazon. has imtl
lled Attorney Ceneral Maynard that
several women notaries public of that
county have married since receivinit
their commissions. Mr. ForbHS de
sins to know what name they are to
Kifc-n.
He bus ud vised them to sin "Mrs.
John Junes, foinietiy Susan Smith," or
whatever their present und former
nanu s hupiien to be, nnd wants to know
If Ibis will meet the requirements of
the law. The altiil'liey general will look
Into, the mutter before udviolnB Alr
Fot'bcs.
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