THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. KFGirT PAGES 3G COLUMNS. SCIJANTOX, PA., THURSDAY MOHNING, MATICII 20, 189(J. TWO CENTS A COPY. lew Spring So VIA ll Bargains :iiN ' ' Wash Silks, SwmSiS, totalis, Etc ' Uvery yjnl uf these Silks Is new ami represents tin- very cream of present sea sou's styles. Tin' makes are the. best that c lu.ow of. aal 111 point of value we have never seen I heir .coital. I o not con luuiid tins SPWIAL i".i:i: I N 1 Willi on.' of our periodic rlraring sal.-.i, wliiH have heroine so popular. Tor It In no way iiarlakc of that iiatmv. Ah Is well known, we have a Hi nt Ki ll' on I he silk market at all seasons, ami If tln-iv's a. bargain looking for a liiiycr we'll get our share of It. That's how we came hy tiles,' remarkable valui's now. . I 85 PI ECES llii)iiit;ii l-'am-y Wiish Silkn in an imnifiist: viirh-ty uf cnlur roinhhm- Special Price, J 9c 30 PIECES Smalt Silks, In Tan, three lirowns. Myrtle, nllve, ttcsiila, Nice, Mar tlet, Cardinal. Sapphire, il.l Rose, n-iinge, Mais, lUise. I.U vender, 1'ivaiii, White ami ltl.uk. Special Price, 25c 20 PIECES "Milch Vulllrre Clicks 111 chaste, brlsiil spring colorings, Mailable for walsls, fir. A iiiality folly worth i'iOc. Special Price, 28c 15 PIECES ftl-lnch Pongee Silks in the follow lug attractive col.irini;.: .Mais, I M llnse. Cardinal, Kose. Light Mine, Nile, Marine. Navy, Cream, White, etc. Full value for 7..r. Special Price, 4Pc 15 PIECES x t! und IM-lnrh Vaivy Htripe TaflV tas. In some of the lovi li-'st light ami nieilliiin color cumliliialinus yon can possibly ImaKh.e. No lietter was ever solil lor $1. Special Price, 79c 18 PI ECES 12-ineh rainy TafTeia Silks. In just as many new ami striking color mliinallons. This Is u spleiullj lot of l Silks. Special Price, 85c 12 PIECES All Silk lllaek Pongee, So Inches wlili', extra strong and weighty for Iresses, waists, etc. (Joo.l value at 7;V. C. pecial Price, 49c 10 PIECES A 51 Silk Safin finish I'.roca.los, In pretty, neat styles, ami a iimlity Worth title. Special Price, 55c 20 PIECES K-lnch llliick Oro-Crnln Silks, with pretty Kriicn.le pal terns. In new designs. We call them good -alue fur Jl. Special Price, 75c Special Bargain 6 LOBE Prices . Bepti May, Tuesday, ami fMhu Tea Bays. . PHILADELPHIA'S MYSTERY No New Developments in the Lunytluu .Mctiruth 1'usc. THKOKIKS ..01 THE I'OLICt: llicv Are of the opinion I hut I unc.Joii .MnrJcitJ the t.lil unj I he ii, At tempted SuiciJe-koult of Post .Mortem Is Awaited Philadelphia. March 2.V--levelc.i-incuts toilay were nicugro in the sensn tionnl Langdoll-McCrutll case. Suinu el I'. I.ungdnn, the rather aged hilt very I hi iu I lien t business limn who hail II veil with young Annie J. Mcdiatli lor over a ninntli In liixtirluUH style ut :'!i-'ii il iuil nveiiiie anil who was nrr steil ye t"nlay in eiiiiiiectiiiti with lu-r ileath. the laxly li.ivllli; lieeli I'iiIiikI III the rehhlc ncc on S! iii. lay nlirht is mill In clist.iil.v ul the ci'.y hull. The iillthiiri llis c.r.tliuit to ma in t ii ill an air of reticence ivunt'.llnic the iifl'alr. It In iniilcirtiiiiil, however, tliut l.:insil"n will not t I'.n :nally airalcic.l until ln.cti.is Mattern uml I.elViimn. the re spective cm unci 's physicians Mini chciiij.nl expert, shall have mailt' known the result uf their postmortem eaniinaiii.n of the yiumt; nl'l's laxly. Ii is i-.iiil I hat I .a nr.. I"ii Is now merely In hi on the cliai'":e of suspicion ami that further developments will ileter iii in.' what the spccllic cIiiiikc intalnst ) i ID will lie. l.allKiloll lias lieell ill con Hiiltutin with iilKiineys sincf his in can."iatii'ii uml lie Is liecoiniiK testive. Inn it will pr.ilialily he several ilay.i ln I'ore the result of the autopsy will he aniiiiiiiiccil. Henry Mcdrath. th"fiiller of the victim, vislte.l the coroner's of fice toilay uml hail n ImiR Interview with Coroner AshhrlilMe uml Deputy i.'oniiier Imitati. but ut its I'oticluslon, he l el tlS' il to tall;. When I input. V ("oiuiier liiiKitn whs askeil nboiit the case, he lm 'Ifcllncil to say u wonl. Cormier Asliht ldi?e went so fur its t' uv 'hat there were doubts us to the ciiiim' of the yoiniK woinun's death ami that nothing deilnlte in this respect would be known tin 111 the physicians who liuuli' their !ost mortem shall re port. It has been learned that the young Bit! was never In I.kiikiIou's employ as n Heiiofiiniilior uh tins been stated. How the couple became uc(iiainled Is not known. TiitfoiiY iF si'irnn:. The theorv Is now slioiiftly enter laiiieil by the police that l.uPKdon tnur i!ilcd the Kill, and they also believe dial I -ii iicrlon ul'terwal il eudeavoreil to ml Ills own llf". The suotiosltion In that I.atiKilon sat urated the towel now In the possession o!' Iietectlve tiller with ether or chloro form, uml niter fludim the towel over Hie ylrl's luce, he drURCseil himself. Police Surgeon Andrews' eyainlim t inn of l.amtd.m idiows that he had In haled the fumes of some soporli'crous dniK. probably ether. The prisoner's toiiKiie and li!s are covered with ulcers similar to those found on the Hps of the di ad Kill, .lust what ill'UK caused these el options hhH not yet .been derided. To a reporter today Or. Andrews said: "I found that the whole of l-nmidon's tongue was a series of mucus ualchos. I.'roin the tip of the tongue to the root there is considerable Irritation, with small red indentures, surrounded by w Idle circles. I'lceratlons of this char acter tiihtlit be cuused by mineral acids, but In this rase mineral nclils were scarcely used, as the liillamiuatlon and ulcerations would be greater. On Ijing don's tongue they Ule not severe, but merely silperllcial uml Uite recent. Tile lips are also irritated. UK I IT MA STKW'AUTS STOUY. The colored servant, l'.i rtha Stewart, says she heard her mistress scream nut on Sunday afternoon ut about 4.:i0. She went utistalrs and knocked at the bet! loom door, which was opened by hang don. She saw Annie Mcliratli lying on the bed with the towel over lier' face. Laugdon explained that she hud one uf her bilious titlarks. Or. Andrews was asked if a person under ether would be likely to cry out or screum. "till, yes," ho replied, "that Is a com mon effect of the drug. Kther und chloroform act different. Kther Is a stimulant, and a person suffering from Its effects might screuin. That is the primary slate." The doctor also said that persons un der ether were subject to hallucinations. and there was no accounting, for their actions. I'rofessor r,ef'miin Is still at work aiialyl'lng the contents nf the stomach of the il. ad girl. In answer to the oiiestinns of a re porter, he said: "Thus far I ,iave found that the stomach shows no signs of bilious troubles. The girl's death might have been caused by morphine or ether. There are no indications that she swallowed laudanum. In the region of the heart there were several blood clots, but I cannot say ut present whether these could cause death." Deputy Coroner Dttgan scouted the Idea of suicide on the girl's part. "She hud $l'Hi In her pocket when the body was found," be said. "She wore good clothes ami hud diamonds. In addition to this she was tun young to want to end her life." Shortly after noon I.angd.m sent for his counsel. When the lawyer arrived tin- lulsoner reiiuesti'd him to send for a physician. I.angdon Is said to be Uiille ill, but the nature of his illness Is not known. Coroner Ashbridge visited Langdnn in his cell at the central slut ion this af ternoon and held a long Interview with him. I-ANC.DOX'S HKI-ATIVKS SHY. A header representative called today upon Mrs. Samuel I, hunednii. wife of the coal operator, nVw tinder urrest In Philadelphia charged' with the murder of Miss Annie Slitirath. Mrs. Ijingdon was located nt the cot tage home of her father. James Hart rey. und her brother-in-law. .Mr. Fink. ! at Springdale, sixteen tulles from the city. Mrs. Langdon positively refused to make her appearance or to furnish any statement whatever concerning her husband's escapade In Philadelphia. Mr. Fink stated that nu action would be taken or statement mode until they hncl rerelved letters front certain friends nf the family now in Philadel phia. Mr. Fink, suld his sister was al most prostrated. Mr: Fink declined to locate either son or daughter of Mrs. I.Rng.lon. further than saying that the son was In the oust and the daughter was In Allegheny county. MOTION HKVKALKD. What heretofore has been lacking has seemingly developed, and that Is the motive for a ul'eat crime. If l.angdon killed the woman his motive was one of the strongest passions in the world jealousy, A re'sirt that the girl was about to be married to a young man deemed to be well founded. It Is suit) that on the Sunday after noon she was Inst seen alive she told l.nugdon that she Intended to leave him. as she was about to be married. If Iingdon loved the girl then a mo tive for murder Is at once supplied by this fait. The police hnve a bundle of letters of the Klrl's that they necured at the house, but w hat their contents ur they ure keeping to themselves. hi: is Xy I AVOKI IK SON. t.i-tiovernor Campbell, of Ohio. 1U Nu leiie lo ite president. New York. March 2.".. The Mail and Kx press I oi lay puljVhs the following i special U'Spiitrfll I'l'OI SpriiiKliel.l. Ohio: I'.x-l lovernnr .lanies K. Campbell sent the following self-explanatory let ter to the Daily DciiiiM-iat this city today: .My Dear Sir: Some lim ami I received a letter from you in relation to un in terview upon the presidential nomination und also asking If I were a cumlldutc. In reply, I hen to -ay th.it 1 am not u can didate, do nut desitv the nomination and have no special view upon the subject, except such as have been published time ami again, in fa. t. you will tlml an in terview In last Wellies. luy 's Clnclnnaii Kiiiliilrer limited from the Washington I'ost which covers my views upon the sub ject exacily. Sincerely yours I , James K. Campbell. I'KKSIIMVTUL 1500 K Hcpuhlicuns About the stutes timeline for Their ( nuJIJatcs .Mckinley in the I end. Austin. Tew. March 2"i. Owing to the delay of Chairman Cuney In selecting comiiiittees. the lt"publiciiu convention did tint meet today until 1 o'clock, at which time the committees were an nounced ami adjournment was had ufl tll 7 o'clock. At that hour tin- con vent inn was culled to order and the committer on credent hi Is not being ready to rennet, the convention ad join ncd until tomorrow ut In o'clock. Knowing ones here tonight place the tidily delegates Texas will send to the ! national convention as follows: Kecd, Hi; .McKlnley. S; Allison. . The credential committee tomorrow will iccoiiimeiid the settling of no Me-I Kiide.v di legation and whatever they report will be mloptctl. Huron, S. I).. March 2.",. McKlnley swept the K. 'publican state convention today amid great enthusiasm. There was not a dissenting vnto. South Da kota's eight delegates are instructed for the Ohio iiian, and fur sound money. Tile big light of the Vnnvelitloil was between the silver and the sound money men. Salt hake. I'tnh, March 2.I. Senator W. H. Andrews, of I'ciiusylviinia, (icueral .1. S. Cliirkson, of Iowa und Colonel Isaac Trtnnbo, arrived In Salt hake this Heroine In tlo-ir special car "Davy Crockett" from California. The party is on a general tour of the west in the Int. rests of Kenntor Allison's candi.bicy for Hie presidential Iccnina- i II. in. They hud I'onfercni es with tl I!. pubil.an leaders hcii' u.ol leave lo nionow for Denver. Kxcclsior Springs, Mo.. March .'"i.--P.cpul. Means of Hie Third district in convention here today selected two delegates to the St. Louis convention, liotii are for McKlnley. St. Paul, Minn.. March 1'.".. The Min n.f.ila league of He publican clubs met here today witli un attendance of over Sun representatives. The body adopted resolutions pbilrlng its foully and loy al siiiuiort of the principles of the Ite publican party und pledged its united j elTorts to secure the election of the run- illdales nominated by the ltepiibllcuu national cuuventlon. An evening meeting Was held, which was address.1!! bv Frank F. Davis, of Minneapolis and the president of the National league. Crucial Kdwin A. Mc Aloin. of New York. In an Interview Ceneral McAlpin spoke in favor of Levi I". Morton for president and lie saw nothing in the re turns so far to indicate that McKinley would certainly be nominated at Si. Louis. . .. UOAKI) OF PAKUOXS. Number of Convicted Miirdcrcrn and 1 helves Turned I nnw. Uniilsbiirii. Pa.. March Tht lio.'ird of lardons has recomuietuled pardons In the following cases: S. M. Hrown. Huntingdon, attempt to pro cure an abortion; Charles X. Sprague, Klk. assault with intent to kill: Samuel Vandyke, Lycoming, forgery; Hose (icarhart. Philadelphia, second degree murder; Kdwurd I nnril, Washing ton, burglary and felonious entry of a station house; James Wilson. Hucks, forgery; James Castanzo, Allegheny, felonious rape; Thomas ISIake, Alle gheny, felonious assault and battery; William K. Lee, Allegheny, second de gree murder. . Pardons were refused- Frank Morion Thompson, Philadelphia, robbery and larceny, und tleorge U.ieiman. Alle- i gheny. entering, breaking and larceny. These cases were hold under advise ment: Daniel Lahy. Allegheny, second degree murder: (lettiuro Falcotia, Northampton, assault with Intent to kill; Charles (lunst. Philadelphia, man slaughter: Hugh Itoyle. Philadelphia. j making false returns us an election of llcer; David Patterson. Washington, burglary and felonious entry of a stn- i Hon house; Joseph S. liiwsoii, Alle- ' frhciiy. felonious rape. The cases of Frank Morris, murdt r. Faxette, and ! Joseph Welsh. Allegheny, robbery, w ie illtilllled. Kil l 11) OX Till. K.UI. I w t Persons killed on the Truck hy Locomotive. ' llolllilaysburg. Pa.. March 2.1. Mrs. Christopher McXally ami John King, two aged persons, whose hearing is defective, w hile working on the rail- ; road ttuck near Homing Springs, this enmity, today, were struck by a pass- Inp tifin. Mrs. McNally died from tin effects of her Injuries tins afternoon. King lost an arm and sustained sev eral scaln wounds but may recover. Luncasler. Pa., March 2.1. William J. Martin, a voiitig man nf this city, wns Ktrtiek b.v the Seashore express lit the Lemon street crossing, while going to work this afternoon, un.l instantly killed. He wus LM years of age and un married. ACCOI'NTS SHOUT $K.M(. This Slight hiscrepancv l uiisc lionblo at Shnron. Philadelphia. Mart h 2.1. A special to the Ue.-ord from Sharon.. I'a.. snys: A sensation was caused In Mercer county today when the rounty auditors made the statement that the accounts of Treasurer W. J. liraham are short $8.. mill. The court has appointed J. N. Sherwood to take charge of the ofllce until another audit can lie made, which will require a month. Treusurcr tlraliam denies that he Is a defaulter, nnd says Hint a correct audit of the hooks will disclose the fart that Hie auditors have erred. (J ru ham's term In otlice will . expire next .lun uury. ... PASTOR BROWN'S .MISI'AKI'. Ill Case in Court N killed by Injudicious Testimony. San Francisco, Cul March 25. Pas tor Hrown. of the First Congregational church, was railed as a witness this morning In the rase of Mrs. Mary A. Davidson, whom lie uccifted of extort ing $.100 from him. He testllied that it was not fear of her that caused him to pay the money. The Judge thereupon said there hud been no extortion and ordered the Jury to acquit hef, which they did at one. - ... ' . ELEPHANT CN A RAKE Kiy CiN, uf thicugu. Kills beeper ('rank Scott. THE bKAVf.KY OP A 0MAX Mr. Ilarrls with a I'itehfork IMew the Infuriated Animal Ao from tho Iteud Utidy of Her keeper A . Iluildinf Demulliihed. Chicago, March 2V W. II. Harris' big elephant, tiypsy. becume unman ageable at its winter quarters on the west side tills afternoon and before she could lie got under control killed her keeper, tore down a frame build ing and created great excitement which drew thousands of people to the scene, Harris' circus Is quartered at the cor ner of Itoby und Jackson streets and In u six-story brick building, and liypsy occupies the greater part of the first Hour, iter regular keeper is Hernard Shea, but he is at present in Oniuha and the animal was temporarily in charge of Frank Scott, a linn tamer. Karly this uf In noon Scott, by orders, took liypsy out for u ride in the alley, li.vpsy did not uecin inclined to stop at the boundary nf the alley and Scott gave her a Jab with an iron hook. The beast became enraged uml throwing ' him from her head, where he hail been I riding, proceeded to pound him with i her trunk and succeeded In killing and I knocking him through u board fence. Mrs. Harris runic to tin- rescue with a pitchfork. She was knocked down, but i plui kily Jumped up and commeticcil ! battle. She soon had blond streamlnir from wounds in the elephant's side und I the beast run awuy towards the end of j the alley. Here was standing a large crowd, and many were the bruises re- reived in the place when the the alley. scatteritis which took elephant Started out of 1 1 1 ' 1 hi I Xf 1 DKMOI.IS M EI . liypsy diil not go fur but went back for Scott, who. In the nicun time had been moved Into a wooden building just opposite the elephant's quarters. The animal knocked in the whole side of the building in her efforts to get ut the man uguin. Muring this time Mr. Har ris had sent for till the bread nnrl rake that could be bought In the neighbor hood and also telephoned for Claude Orion, his liorse trainer, who soon ar- ,.v,.(1 Tm. elephant illeted down somewhat while she was eating llf t v loaves of lirend, a large number of cakes and other delicacies, which were placed licfore her. After she had Mu lshed eiilli:-' she walked Into her barn ami the heavy doors were shut after Iter. The door had no sooner been shut and the elephant, with one blow, shat tered it und ran out again. Hy this lime every street In the vicin ity was crowded With excited people. Three wagon loads of police came to the rescue, but could do nothing fur- titer than keen back the crowds. None or them wanted to undertake the job or rhalnlng the enraged b.-psl mid ll was Impossible to kill ken uh llu lr k'imiII cnlilire, weapons. The elephant hud her own way for nboiit four hours, when she went buck into her stall and al lowed orton to chain Iter. Harris lias owned the it ii 1 ii ut I for five years and has had no trouble wllh her before. Frnnk Scott's right name Is unknown, lie would never tell who he was ami al though he has lieea with Harris' c ircus for six years no one knows anything of hltn, except that he went under an assumed name. His body is now in th" hands of an undertaker and he will be burled from the home of Mr. Harris. WtOWTII OF THE A. P. A. Tha Society Now lias Councils In Every Suite and Territory of the I'nlon Pro posed Action In the Coming Campaign. ' 'Washitigton, March '27,. The execu tive committee of the advisory hoard of the American Protective association, who have been In session nt the Na- tlonul hotel here adjourned tonight to meet in Now York next week. The meetings were secret, but under author ity from the committee the secretary, J)i'. Dunn, of New York, said uJ'tcr the adjournment that the reports re ceived and considered showed a great Increase In inc niliership and that coun cils of Hie order existed ill every stute I mul territory of the I'nlon, including I Alaska. Plans were made today for I sending to these councils, the secret net Ion taken by the. executive commit tee. This secret nrtlon embodies In-slrui-Hotis as lo the part the councils und members shall take and the work tiny shall perform in the coming na I tlounl campaign. ; At the sessions of the order the iner : Its mid ilemeiils of every probable anil i possible candidate for nomination be ! fore the lieinoi'iatic ami Republican i lialiolilil roll ventlons were discussed, i Dr. Dunn sdid that nothing derogatory to these candidates was mentioned, and that no action was taken with reference to any of them. He also said that renorts showing Hie status of the representation of Hie order politically proved that there will be American Protective association Yeproscntu lives in both the I leinocratic 'and liepublicnn national conventions. Conies of the pl-oci eillnifs of the meeting Will be sent to the American Protective association counsels secretly. They will not even be entrusted to the malls; but will be transmitted through neeret channels of the order. IX INH.KI.ST OF 1IF.AI.TII. State Hoard Will I tcnd rachitics to l ocal Orranlations. Philadelphia. March 2.1. The state board of health proposes to extend to physicians throughout the state the same facilities that are furnished by the local boards of health in larpp cit ies in the mntter of diagnosis by bac teriological examination of cases sus pprted of being diphtheria. To do tills the board has arranged to have the tests made by Its bacteriologists, charging the local authorities of towns rates proportionate to their popula tion. The sterile swab In tubes will be placed with the local boards (dJPhcalth, and 'these, having been charged with the supposed Infectious material by the attending physician. will be shipped by mail (by permission of the postmaster peneral. who hns Issued on order to that effect) to the bacteriolo gist and a report will bp returned within twenty-four hours whether the cuse Is diphtheritic. v A JOIN'S 111 SHAM) IN 1)1-A I II. Widow Make a Prophecy That Is I'lil fillcd In a Startling via v. Wlxoni. Mich., ' Murch - 21. Mr. nnd Mrs. Alonno Sibley were taken ill a few days ttgo. They believed they would die nbout the same time and be burled In the same grave. Shortly after the husband's demise the widow ald 'she would Join him soon. She died while the funeral aer vlops were' going on. TUG NEWS THIS MORXIXli. Weather Indication Today : Warmer; Shower. 1 lu velopnieiits In the Luiigdon-Mcdruth .Mystery. lieiin's Posse After 1 iiinniore Filoters. Turkey Appeal-, to KiiKland. Prominent Cuban la.l. r Killed. Kb pliant Kills His Keeper, tirtiwlli of Hie A'. P. A. Sensational Charges Attainst C. h. Ma gee. !iui( of Pardons Is Again henleiU. 2 Congressional Proceedings. Tesla to Talk to other Worlds, lienerul Market and Slock IteportS, 3 (I-ornll-A. K. Williams Indicted In I'nited Stales Court. Non-Suit In Jennings vs. Lehigh Valley It. It. Must Stand. Common Picas Court. 4 Kdltorlal. Soino lileus of Our Kxehange.' 5 Ihoctil) Trouble Over a Pan. I Stand. Salvl Has Mysteriously Disappeared. Coiiuciliiiaiiic otlicers. Another Silk Factory for Seranton. 0 tStory) "The Hull-Fighter's Secret." Pertinent Industrial and Kullroud Mut ters. 7 Suburban Xews. Moosle's Deep Mystery. Sporting .Miscellany. 8 News 1'p und lKiwn the Voll. y. Tl'RKKY MARKS AX APPEAL Porte Heeoines Mouihpleu for I rsnce and Kukia Tho Powers Tear ICnglunJ. IJreat llritaln'a Advance l p tho Nile Kogarded with Alarm, Constantinople, March 2.1. As a re sult of the extraordinary cabinet coun cil, which lasted throughout 'Saturday, the Turkish government bus Issued un appeal, addressed to France und Iius sia, asking them to Intervene with the object of regulating the affairs In l'-gypt. Cierniany has also been re quested by the Porte to exercise her good otllces in this matter. Instruc tions were sent to the Turkish ambas sador at Loudon to make representa tions to the Marquis Of Sullsbury, but their tenor Is not known. In well-Informed circles It Is said that this ut'tlon of the Porte Is due to the counsels of France and Itussia. the Koverttmetils of which countries are as serted to have submitted that the pres ent is an opportune moment for Turkey to rulse the (iiiestion of Iter suzerainty over Kgypt being practically usurped liy I .real llrltuin. ami at the same time promising Turkey their support in the in a it er. The Porte was much annoyed ut the fact that Turkey was not consulted in regard to the advisability of sending a P.t itish-Kgyptinn expedition up Hie Nile, und the feeling of Irritation was Increased by the khedlve, who also ig nored the Porto entirely. Kepi-ouches liitve been addressed to the Ottoman commissioners in Kgypt for not taking steps to prevent the organization of the expedition. It Is feared that the effects of the advance up the Nile will lie felt i lse, hcie than on the frontlets of l-.g.vpt. and that the Arabs of Yemen. the principal division of Arabia, ad- jacent to the strait of llah-el-.Man.b-b, may In- encouraged to fresh hostility to tho Turkish authorities. KFFKCT OF PttOTRST. Tn diplomatic circles here It is not be lieved that Hie steps taken by the porte to protest against the expedition to Dongola will have unvlhing more than a moral effect, und. lITongh it Is admit ted that France and Uussla will refuse their consent to the use of the Kgyptlaa Keserve fund. It Is generally under stood that nothing short of the armed Interference of France, nnd Itussia will prevent C.reat liiitain from pushing the Soudan campaign. Purls, March 2.1. A scml-oflli-iul note wtut Issued this morning stating tliut France will refuse to sanction the use of the Kgyptian Iteserve fund for the purpose of the Hritlsh-Kgyptiun ex pedition up the Nile to Dougolu. unless she receives precise Pledges concern ing the lirltlsli evacuation of Kgypt. London. March 2.1. The Vienna cor respondent of the Chronicle says that Itussia refuses to assent to the Kgyp tian debt commission paying the ex penses of the Dongolu expedition. A cabinet council was held this morning, the exchange of vie'ws being devoted to the discussion of the Krjtish Kgyptian expedition up the Nile. The Coiiiniunilei-in-Chlef Lord Wolseley, was present. TK0I BLE AT PITTSIH M. County Controller .lumen A. liricr Makes Sensational Charges Against C. I.. Mngce, Senator I linn and Others, Pittsburg, Pn March 2.1. County Controller James A. drier today tiled in common pleas court Xo. " a sworn statement In which lie makes sensation al charges against C. L. Magee, Sena tor William Flinii. Director of Public Safety .1. O. Hrown and County Treas urer W. S. Hrown. All of the stnte ments bear upon the fraudulent Issu ance of tax receipts. Mr. Magee is charged with having used a dummy to get the printing contracts and that the receipts furnished were far below the sample submitted to the county commissioners. The controller charges Senator Flinn nnd Hi rector Ttrown with attempting to obtain exonerations from taxes where the taxes had been paid by the Kepiiblican conmllttee, und charges County Treasurer Drown with intend ing to give credit to the Kcnnblir.-i'i committee, but wns warned not to do so. These are among the Important statements In the paper. UVF. ItlRl) SHOOTING. Tournament nt l-:ikood Park a Success, liood Attendance, T.ons Hranch, X. J., March 21. The second day of the live bird shooting tournament In the Interstate associa tion nt Klk wood Park, cqiened this niornliifT with a good attendance mid a clear sky. The Klkwood introductory, which wns commenced yesterday was finished this morning between the lead ers. Thirteen of the sixty-seven con testants in this event grassed every bird (ten each) and the money was divided among them. The gentlemen who tiled are: J. A. H. Klllott. Cap tain A. W. Money. H. W. Clarldge, H A. I la it let t, T. W. Morfey. Fred dil-bi-rt. J. 15. Messner, A. it. Pope, S. Cunningham, J. Timmons Jones, F. Welley and Wellington. The- Nltro- Powder handicap shoot wus nlso finished today and as each six contestants in this match, II. T. Tlrown. F. W. Latham, J. A. H. Klllott. D. A. I'pson. P.. F. Smith and A. Wll ley. killed every bird (fifteen each), the money was nlso divided. Turkish .Minister Recalled. London, March 21. The Times tomorrow will publlfh a dispatch from Hlmnboiil naylng thait the Turkish minister i P'Wush liigton and the first secretary t,f loca tion will be recalled owing to '.he vm pathy of the Aiuerlvana with the Armenian. POSSE GOES TD DUNK Early Murnlnq Attempt to Arrest the Suspected Shooters. MIXKS C0XDITI0X H0TELESS So Serloun Late l.aat Night That It Was Itoeided to Attempt tho lia nediate Capture of the Suspected Men. At 2 o'clock this morning County De tective Leysliou and a sheriff's posse went to Dunmore with warrants for the nien suspected of ha lug shot Frederick Mink la Monday afternoon's riot. Late last night, when It became ap parent tliut Mink had not long to live, D. C. Kirnm-ds, of Mulberry street, a young man who wns one of the Kuili ven party, and who witnessed the tir ing, decided to have the suspects ar rested and brought into Mink's pres ence before he died to see If he could recognize the men who shot him. In company with W. M. Withers, who Is a friend of the wounded man. he started out to procure the warrants ami otlicers to serve them. Sheriff Clemens Was notified, and he In turn called upon County Detective Leyshon and Coroner Longstreet. The coroner had made uSi examina tion of Mink at ! o'clock, nnd when told of the purpose of the immediate arrests, gave It as his opinion that the wound ed man was in no coiulltlou to recognise anybody. WAKIIANTS SWORN OPT. It was derided, however, to proceed with the arrests, and ut 1 o'clock this morning the warrant was sworn nut by Hichards heinre Alderman Millar, who was found preparing to retire after coming up on tho lute train from Puls ion, w here he had been conducting an Inspection. Who the accused parties are Mr. Ley shon would not divulge. Only one nume wus mentioned in the warrant, hut us it wus Intended to make a number of arrests, an "et. ul." was inserted. The county detective left the ofllce with Withers and lti.iiar.ls and commenced gathering Ids posse. Shortly before 2 o'clock they left in cubs for Punmore. MINK SIXKIXt; RAPIDLY. Coroner Longstreet does not think the wounded man can live more than two or three days. He has a powerful physique, but after he wus brought to the hospital his system weakened con siderably. The bullet penetrated the Duck below- the left shoulder blade und ploughed Its way diagonally toward the left side. It unpen red to be a "8-callber missile, and It made an ugly wound. He is :! years of age mid tills fact weighs against him: a younger person with strong vitality might weather through. At a late hour last night Mink was resting comfortably, but he was very weak and wus growing weuk er all the time. RKBKL LKAIIKB NLAI.V. I.cnnuio Vidul killed at Santa Clura-Tho. Mall and t xprena Reporter Is Danivlictl from Cuba. Jacksonville, Flo., March 21. The steumer Three Friends this morning discharged In this city her cargo of anus, suuposed to be the remaining amount of the supplies she was unable to land on the Cuban shore. The dis charge was superintended by prominent Cubans' of the city and the supplies were stored In a convenient warehouse. Prominent Cubans nlso assert that no more expeditions will leave Florida un til congress passes the belligerency resolutions. Havana, March 2.1. During nn attack by insurgents upon the city of Santa Clura, the rebel leader, Leonclo. Yldiil, was .killed. A detachment of government troops composed of the San Quint iii battalion was marked by the party of rebels un der Fonsera near San Juan De Los Yeras. In the Santa Clara province, nnd n bard light ensued. The buttle result ed in the defeat of the Spanish force, which lost litany killed and wounded. It is admitted by Hie Spaniards that In this engagement they lost one lieu tenant and fifteen privates killed. The Insurgents have burned Hie prin cipal houses in Santa Ami. In the prov ince of Matanzas: bl.1 houses In Itod riga, and a number of Iiouscs In Palma Sola and Yabiuitn, all In tho province of Santa Clara. Klbert ltappleyp, the i'orresMindent in Cuba, of tin? Xew York Mail and Kx press, will embark for the I'nited States tomorrow In accordance with un order issued by the governor Reticrul decree ing his expulsion from the country. . iMISS iM'COXNI-I.L WOKS!-:. lint Thompson Seems on the Hoad to Kecoverv. Coatesvllle. Pa., March 2.1. Miss lieiile McCnnucll. who shot 11. D. Thompson, at Lancaster and then shot herself, was not so well today, and It is feared blood poisoning will set lit. Her father went to West Chester today ami secured counsel to defend her. Lancaster, Pa., March 2.1. Harry T). Thompson, who wus shot by Hertie Mc Conuell, continues to Improve, und al though not out of danger, has a goud chance of recovery. WANTS CASH IN'Tv WKM.. Widow of a Confederate Desires to lie! . 8,0(10 Hint lie Hurled. Fort Worth, Tex.. March 2.1. Mrs. H. Adieock Is here consulting; with law yers about proceeding to n ver $lN.linn found in a well in Houston county, near Fort Valley. Miss., a few days ago by a well-digger. She claims her husband, a confederate soldier, buried tile money during the war, und, ufterward being killed, did not reveal the hiding pluco to the family. .moonsiiini: whisky si:izi.i. Part of the Spoil Helmuts to 'a Virginia Keprcscntntive. Richmond, Vn March 2.1. Internal revenue otlicers returned tn Danville to day from a raid in Patrick county, where they seized 1.1(1(1 gallons of spirits on which no tax had been puld. Four barrels of the whisky captured was the property of Isaac Adams, Patrick enmi ty's representative in the lower house of the Virginia legislature. This unexpected seizure created something of a sensation. ' Ked Cross Member Hicx. Constantinople. March 21. Mrs. Maon, wife of Krnest Mason, of Hie American Red Cross society, who clime here wllh Miss Clara Hnrlmi, president of that .) elely for the" .ptu-pi.-se of distributing re lief to the suffering Armenians In Ana toli, illeil here yesterday as the result of a sui-gicul operation. IHvorco Suit nnd I oath. Louisville, Ky., March 21. At IVndle ton this ninrniiif Sydney Enilth nlmt end killed Koliert W. Vance and then shot himself, bin not fatally. Smith mar ried Vunce't ulster und a divorce ault caused the (luounter WMLEY'S SUrt Waist Sale We are now showing a magnificent line of Shirt Waists. THE DERBY WAIST In Linen Batiste, In dian Dimities, Gala teas, Percales, Etc. Also the KING and MOTHER'S FRIEND, for Boys. The most satisfactory Waist in the market, Boys' Kilt Suits and Infants Long and 5hort Dresses. 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE 'VAULII Tread easy In a pair of our EASTER SHOES. Ev ery department is com plete; every Shoe 33 se lected with care. IE WI8,ffiIIXY Ik BAVIES lit ANU 110 WVOMINO AVE. Wholesale and Retail. I . . . - J Easter Eggs, Easter Eggs We have secured one of the prettiest, inexpensive, Easter Gifts fii u BeouniM Easter Egg, Something entirely new. Look in our show window as you pass by. W. J. Weichel 408 Spruce St. SIR IKK THKKATKNEI). ricbt Hour Day System Afiltatcd by American f ederation of l.ahur. Indianapolis, 1ml.. March 25. At to day's session of the executive council of "the American Federation of Labor, the eight-hour day wus again taken up, the sub-comniittee reronunrndlng that the Carpenters' National union be selected to make the first move towurd the establishment of the eight-hum' day. If the employers do not come to terms Willi the members of all unions who work overtime, a strike will be ovdered. The strike, If It occurs, will be general, as the federation has determined to push the eight-hour movement uuiil It becomes a permanent fixture.