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' EIGHT rAGES 56 COLUMNS.
JSCKANTOX, PA., TUESDAY MOIiNlXG, MARCH 31, 189.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
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New
Spring
ilk
IN
' ' Fdiiifccs, Taffetas,
Gr-Graiis Etc.
Every yarit of these Silks Is new ami
represents the very ereom of present sca
Sim' styles. Th makes ure the best that
we know of. uml in point of value we
have nrvrr seen their equal. lo not con
found till SPECIAL OFFERING willi
one of our periodic clearing sales, which
have lifi'ume xo popular, for it In no way
purtukee of that nulure. As is well
known, wa have a firm grip on the silk
market ut till seasons, and If there's .1
bargain looking for a buyer we'll get our
share of It. That'll how we came by these
remarkable values now.
85 PIECES
Huhutal Fancy Wnph Silks In in
Immense) variety of color combina
tions.
Special Price, 19c
30 PIECES
Surah Silks, In Tan, thrv Drowns,
Myrtle, Olive, Reseda, Nice, dar
nel, Curctillul, Supphlre, Old Hose,
iirunife, .muis, ituso, j.avenuer,
Cream. While and Black.
Special Price, 25c
20 PIECES
27-lnoh I.a Valllere Checks In
chaste, bright spring- colorings,
suitable for waists, etc, A quality
fully worth Me. '
Special Price, 28c
15 PIECES
30-lnoh Tongep Silks In the follow
ing ultructlve colorings: Mills, Hid
Hose, Cardinal. Rose, Light lllue,
Nile, Murine, Navy, Cream, White,
iti'. Full vu I ue for 75c.
Special Price, 49c
15 PIECES
21 ami 2t-lnrh Fancy Stripe Taffe
tas, In Home of the loveliest light
ml medium color combinations you
can possibly imagine. No better
u ever sold for $1.
Special Price, 79c
18 PIECES
22-Inch Kuncy TafTeta Bilks, In Just
an muiiy- new ami striking color
combination. This Is a splendid
lot of 1 Bilks.
Special Price, 85c
12 PIECES
All Hllk Black Pongoe, 3ft Inches
wide, extra strong and weighty for
dresses, waists, etc. Quod value at ,
Special Price, 49c
10 PIECES
All Silk Satin finish Brocades. In
pretty, neat styles, and a quality
wei-th C9ir.
Special Price, 55c
20 PIECES
22-Inch Klaok Oro-Oraln Silks, with
pretty Uroade patterns. In new
designs. We call them good value
fur $1.
Special Price, 75c
Prices .
Tuesday, ui Conttlnac
Ten Bays.
ft 1L0 BE
V- 'warehouse ' "
THEY RENOUNCE SILVER
rhiliii!clhiu Muniiuu' timers Join the
Guld Buys.
i
tilMCTALLISH IS SQUELCHED
brought face to I see with Currency I
suo -Manufacturer Uauk Down and
Dodge ttni Usiie-Uold Advo
cates in the Majority.
Philadelphia. March 30. When
brought face to fact) with the currency
question the groat .Manufacturers' club
of Philadelphia dodged the Issue and
took refuse in a negative position.
Since the meeting In Washington about
two weeks ago between certain manu
facturers of this city and the western
silver senators the club has been ngl
tuleti by the reports, sent out of that
meeting. Some of the gentlemen pres
ent ut the M I i i)K had not hesitated
to say thut they were fairly "buncoed"
by the silver men into meeting them,
anil the alleged report of the mooting
was misleading and In many essentials
false. Then the club determined thut
Its position should lie made fairly
fairly known. A special meeting for
thut purpose was called fur tonight ami
It was at that meeting that the club
dodged the Issue. The assembly room
of the Mnniifuctitrers' club not being
lui'Ke enoiiKh to accommodate all who
wished to attend the meeting, it was
held In the hunquettlng hall of the
l'n ion League club. Fully tiull men were
pn-sent and hardly a great manufac
turer of Philadelphia was absent. The
silver men and bimetallism came to the
meeting full of tight, but the gold men
were all-powerful and carried things
through with a rush.
President Itornan. In calling the
mooting to order, stated thut it had
been culled for the purpose of discuss
ing Ihe subject which has been ugitut
Ing the country for many months, but
particularly on account of the reports
that have arisen out of the recent meet
ing in Washington. Mr. I Ionian stated
that It was only fair to suy that those
nuiiiufactiirers who went to Washing
ton and met the silver senators went
there Individually and nut as members
of the Manufacturers' club, and thut
nothing was doneut that meeting which
committed the club to any line of policy.
At the conclusion of Mr. Dortiun's re
marks the gold men proceeded to offer
a resolution which effectually limited
a lengthy debate.
FOR SHOUT SPEECHES.
John If. Converse, of the Huldwin
Locomotive works, arose and said:
"our policy should lie action and not
talk. 1 therefore move that the speak
ers be limited to five minutes unless
by unanimous consent."
An amendment was offered to Mr.
Converse's motion that the time be ex
tended to ten minutes. The silver men
and bimetallists were promptly on their
feet in opposition to Mr. Converse's
motion.
Charles llebef Clark, editor of the
Manufacturer, and a pronounced bl
liieiullist, said that he hud come there
to talk, and he desired to talk us lung
us lie wanted to. Crier of "Question"
arose and the vote was taken on the ten
minute amendment. This was lost .and
Mr. Converse's motion was adopted by
un overwhelming majority- The vole
on this motion revealed the meagre
strength of the free sllverites, and' the
result was greeted with loud applause.
Then the gold men opened their at
tack under the leaders! In of Rudolph
Itli.nkonhurg. a manufacturer of yarns.
Mr. Klankenburg stated that he agreed
with the opening remarks of the chulr
thut the visit of the gentlemen to
vushington should not be construed
as representative uf the action of the'
club. "When we saw what canitul the
friends of free silver were mnklng out
of this visit" said Mr. Klankenburg,
"this meeting was called to put on rec
ord the Irrevocable opposition of this
club to free coinage. That visit to
Washington has been spread broadcast
over nil the country, and has placet!
us in n wrong position. It was only u
deep luid scheme of the free coinage
men to affiliate the manufacturers of
Philadelphia with free sliver, when on
the contrary, the Manufacturers' club
is emphatically opposed to It."
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Then Sir. Ulankenhurg presented the
following resolutions which were ulti
mately adopted anil presumably define
the position of the Manufacturers' club
on the currency question. The resolu
tions follow:
Whereas, Fuls f.r misleading reports
have been spread broadcast over the coun
try as to the conference at Washington
on Mmvli lit between a number of Phila
delphia manufacturer and those free sib
ver senators, who, though elected as Re
publicans and avowing themselves I'rn
Itoliouists, decline to vote for the liopub
llean revenue measure known as the
IMngley bill, uule.s coupled with a five
silver coinage anirndnieiii; -and
Whereas, These reports have ererHod
the Impression that the friends of a pro
tective tariff are willing 10 compromise
the cause of protection by endorsing ihe
free and unlimited eoinagc of silver in a
rutin of Hi to I, In exchange for additional
protection: und
Whereas. These statement are not only
compromising the Integrity and patriotism
of our manufacturer as individuals, but
especially so as members of the Manufac
turers' club; therefore, be It
iteHnlved. That the Manufacturers' club,
Rpeuklng for Its members, eniihatlca!lv
denounces as false the slubfuent made by
the friends of free sliver and echoed by
those of free ti.ule-UlM our Philadelphia
manufacturers ui'i willing to barter with
the silver senators for the free coinage of
sliver In exchange for additional pro
tection. Itesxdved. That the question of blmet il-II-Mi
can be perniamently settled only
through an international aKretinent, an I
that the Manufacturer' club declares it
unul'teralile opposition to the free coiling'.
of sliver by the 1'iiKed Slates alone, lirinlv
bi Moving that such u policy will result In
disaster at home and dishonor uhrool
und would only opeiate to place till
country upon the hauls of silver mono
metallism. BARKER'S AMENDMENT.
Wharton Rarker, the leader of Hie
silverltes. then offered an amendment
to Mr. lllankcnburg's resolutions.
Mr. Barker made no attempt nt n
speech, but read un abstract from an
open letter thut he had written lo the
members of the club, showing the value
to this country uf free silver from the
sliver men's point of view. Mr. Mark
er's resolutions were as follows:
Whereas, The difference of exchange be
tween silver standard countries and gold
standard countries Is equivalent lo u
bounty of wu per cent, on the product of
the sliver standard countries; and
Whereas, the cost of product in the old
world, and particularly In China an I Ja
pun. I less than products can be produced
in this country by American labor, with
out reducing our farmers, miners, mechan
ics, manufacturer and industrial work
ers to the level of Chinese coolies; tin re
fore, be it
Resolved, That we are In favor of re -11-Ing
the people of the I'nlted Stales from
such linpeiidlutr danger by removing t In
difference of exchange between gold
standard countries und sliver standard
countries by the only method possl'il .
which la the free and unlimited coinage t '
silver at th ratio of hi to 1 by the In
dependent action of the Culled Htat-s.
and we are In favor of a tariff which shall
be sufficient to equalize the cost, of pro
1 ductlon in the l.'nited States and In the
European and Asiatic countries, and that
the protection Incident to such tariffs
shall be equally distributed 111 every sec
tion of the I'nlted States and helwevn
the various products und Industrie of
euch stute.
DORSON'S REMARKS.
James LHibson. the great carpet man
ufacturer, spoke In favor of the i'nlted
States opening It mints to silver if it
wuh not possible to effect an Interna
tional bimetallic ugreemeut. Mr. Uob
son stated that he wus u Republican,
but thut he ditl not believe that any
single metal standard would bring
prosperity to this country and thut. if
we adhere to uobl mono-mc tullism it
would laud us In adversity.
.Mr. Hudson offered u substitute reso
lution. The preamble reutllrmetl the
money plank of the Minneapolis con
vention and the resolution wus a fol
lows: That the Manufacturers' club f Phil
adelphia accept this declurutiu: and
leatilrms It with an expression 1 .' ' e
opinion that International cu-oper.
Is necessary for the safety of an at
tempt to restore bimetallism.
Richard Cumploii. u manufacturer of
yarns, offered unuthi-r substitute reso
lution, which wus pructlcally a re-uf-tii
niatiun of the money plunk of the
Minneapolis platform. The meeting by
this time had become very stormy and
the speakers were freuiit-ntly Interrupt
ed by cries of "Question." The vote
wus lirst tuken on Mr. Campion's sub
stitute uml it was overwhelmingly de
feated. Mr. Ihjbsou's resolution met
With u like fate.
Kverett it. Wood, a manufacturer of
worsteds, in speaking to the resolution
offered by Mr. lilankt-nbiirg declared
they were negut've in character and
that the .Manufacturers' club should
take some nosillve action on the ques
tion. Mr. Wootl then offered us a new
resolution one askiti'f of congress to
endeavor to bring about Intel national
bimetallism. No action was taken on
Mr. Wood's resolutions und they were
never heurtl of ana In.
The vole was then taken on Mr. Park
er's resolutions and only alio u t eight
or ten voices replied "aye" to them,
while the volume of "noes" fairly shook
the loom.
Pl.EA I-'OR FAIR PLAY.
Robert McWadc. editor of Wharton
Hurker's free silver puper. charged that
the club was showing cowardice and
that it hud mil even touched upon the
merits uf bimetallism or gold metulllsm
und he usked In the name of fair play
that an aye and nay vote be recorded
upon Mr. ISItuikeubiirg's resolution so
that each member of the club could
show exactly where he stood. Mr. Mc
Wade's Idea seemed to meet with favor,
us cries arose "Yes, that's right," but
nt her inefbbers culled for the vote und
the chairman put It to the meeting and
Mr. lilankeiiburg's resolutions were
practically unanimously adopted.
A resolution to adjourn was Imme
diately made anil agreed to. The meet
ing was In session just about an hour
and twenty minutes.
FLOODS STOP TiUIXS.
I wo I'cet of vtutur on tho Hall in
l'almru-Mrcct in South Itnffulo
Swamped.
Rochester. March 3d. The Oenesep
river rose two feet yesterday, and the
indications ore for a further Incrense
today and tomorrow. The water Is now
over the Erie and Western Xew York
and Pennsylvania tracks. Many here
fear that u flood Is coming, as there is
much snow up in the valley south of
the fit v.
Palmyra, March !!0. The West Shore
railroad tracks ure under two feet of
water here anil have been abunilonetl.
liufl'alo. March :iu. -The annual spring
flood has occurred in South Ruffalo,
where the Cazenovia and Ruffalo creeks
1 have overllowed their bunks and inun-
uuted the lowlands. Street cars were
compelled to stop running last night,
und many families were forced to climb
to the upper stories of their houses or
abandon them. The inhabitants of the
section are accustomed to this spring
embarrassment, however, and little
damage will result.
Mutavla. March Tonawanda creek
overflowed its banks lust night. Hooding
hundreds of acres of farm lands south
(if Ratavia and surrounding several
houses un its banks in tills village. It
Is still rising. So far us known no seri
ous damage has bt-'-tt dime.
RAILWAY Ml'I)!)!.!'..
Hill in I q liiv (iratircj A -ainst u llig
Tinilcy I'ompunv.
Pottsville. Pa.. March SI. Today n
bill in equity grunted by the courts of
Schuylkill cotin'.y against c. II. Har
rltt. W. A. Harrilt. Jr., and James (iood
win, until recently president, treasurer
anil ."or tor res lively of the Schuyl
kill Ei -trie ltnilwuy company; The
Philado hia Construction company;
The Car Equlpim-nt company, of Phila
delphia; The Keul Estate Trust com
pany of the same city, and the Potts
ville anil Tamaiiua Railway companies,
was made public.
It was grunted at the instance of
Lewis I!. Walker. ex-JtidgoT. II. Walk
er and F. l. Wei.hcrhill. t.r Philadel
phia, executors of the estates of J. M.
Wethcrhill deceased. Iim other stock
holders of the Schuylkill Electric Ituil
way coinpuny and requires the tlel't-nd-
nuts to how up all .account, books,
I etc.. uml surrender all bonds, sti cks
i and securities. They are also restrained
I from disposing of any of the Increased
i stock alleged to have been issued uitll
I out iiu'.hority and Sr.nti.oiiu In bonds
' which it is alleged are about to be is
sued uml for which the entire plant and
system is suid to have been mortgaged.
BAD I OK T1IK 15XOKFKS.
Proof uf llnct.i-t Shop Opeinlion .May
Proic Plsastions ut hiciigo.
Chicago, March ::o-Huring tho
height of arguments before Judge llor
toti today to quasi the Indictment:!
iiKaitist Ihe J.'. I bitclo t shop ptoprictors.
Attorney RbLllo for the defendant., de
clared that the law dealing the board
of trade provides that "if bucket shop
operations ure conducted on the Poor
of tho board the charter of the board
shall become null uml void."
Lawyer Riddle then Iiitiiu.-i led that
ini-liibi is of the I nurd have Pci n iio
1 1 1 5-T a bucket shop business with clerk
during luncheon hour. "If that Is so
und the hoard knows it." declared the
court, "proccfdlnus should bo com
menced lo have the character revealed."
The attorneys for the bucket shop
men relume lo say what proof they
have or whut proceedings they will
take until the motion to quash t li -'in -dlctments
Is disposed of. Judge Mor
ion will prohaSjly render his decision
next week.
Ihe Purl An Ives.
New York: Mjr h 3d The Vmeikaii
line steamer I'uil. whli ti was ashore
routlnv.f t of Qitb ktrp Ituoy. p;ised In
tit Qu.irar.:lne ill It.lil o'clock tonight. She
was Hot sighted iis-iug in at Sandy llojk
on aeeoai.t of the tun.
Clylo Hlcr l ooming.
Lynns, N. V., M irch IH Clyde river Is
oootnlng am' Is blither than It has be-n
rinte I KM. .The Hats are all submerged.
Wuter I .rising at ihe rate of over 11 foot
an hour. The amount of damage dune I
preat,
INSURGENT LEADER SHOT
Enrique Alcmun Killed in an Engage
ment at Cutianas.
V
TitOOrS ATTACK A VILLAGE
Cummodora Lands Aims and a Kody of
Men on tha Cubun Soil In C'asa
of Conviction the Vassal
I table to forfeiture.
Havana. March SO. The Insurgent,
Enrique Alemull, a brother of the cele
brated leader of the same name, was
shot this morning in the fortress of
Cubunas. Ramon Serpa, un Insiiigenl
leader, has been killed in an engage
ment with the troops near Sunetl Spir
it, province of Santa Clara.
Colonel Muucada, reconnoitring In
t' vicinity of Siguranca. province of
S.nttu Cluru, had a battle with the In
st, 1 gents, who left eight men killed and
thirteen wounded on the Held. The
Spanish troops captured IT) horses.
The Insurgents recently attacked the
village and port of Suniidero, In the
province of Plnur del Klo, but were re
pulsed with a loss of eight men killed,
and retired with their wounded. They
have made unother attempt to puss
through the military line drawn across
the province of Pinur del Rio. This
time they tried in the southern part,
but were repulsed.
The insurgent leader Agulrro. ufter
binning Pene Antonio, wus engaged
neur llalneo by General Melqulzo. The
lutter's cuvulty charged the insurgents
und killed twenty-live of them. The
troops had two officers und live soldiers
wounded. Colonel Segura fought a
blind of rebels ut Yilles. They left sev
en men killed and retired with three
wounded.
The Insurgent louder Perfeeto flnln
unes has surrendered at Uulra Melenn.
Ylnceute Nunez and Kduardo (larcia,
with a force of about l.&uo Insurgents,
are encamped ut the plantation of Mag
dalenu, district of Santa Ana, province
of Matunzas. They have burned four
teen houses belonging to the little col
ony of Estrellu, near Pultnlllas, und
have destroyed a number of cane llelds
In Central Felicia und Alfonso Doce.
THE COMMODORE.
Washington, March 30. Tho collector
of customs ut Charleston, S. C has In
formed the treasury thut an engineer on
the steamer Commodore has made a
slutement to him that the Commodore
recently landed on her last trip from
Charleston a lot of arms and a body of
men on Cuban soil.
The vessel's papers on the trip were
tuken out for the coastwise service as
fur south us Tampa, Fla and did not
permit her to touch on foreign soil.
The collector says he has turned over
the Information to the United States
district attorneys, und If the engineer's
statement is corroborated by other
testimony, the vessel will be prooeeded
agulnst for violation of the I'nlted
States navigation luws. In case of con
viction the Commodore Is liable to for
feiture under Section 4,337 of the revised
statutes.
DISl'UTR tlVF.REASTF.R.
Supposition That tha I astival lias Pasted
In San Fianciseo la Erroaeona.
Washington, March 30. Kaster Sun
day occurs on the same day tho world
over. A statement published that Kust-e-
Sunday occurred this year a week
earlier in Sun Francisco than elsewhere
In the world Is declared by scientists
here to he ridiculous, based perhaps
upon the erroneous supposition that
the astronomical full moon had any
thing whatever to do with fixing the
great church festival. If that assump
tion hud been In any way warranted
yesterday would have been Easter
throughout the country west of Pitts
burg. The date nf Easter depends on the
calendar moon and not on the true as
tronomical moon which In general oc
curs one or two duys earlier and this
fuct has led to many misunderstand
ings In the pust. According to regula
tions nf the council of Nice, Easter
must follow the 14th day of the Pas
chal moon, the Paschal moon being thut
of which the 14th day falls on or next
follows the day of the vernal equinox.
Easter is fixed wholly by the ecclesiast
ical calendar and neither by the Lunar
nor by the Solar year us such. In 1XH6
It occurs Anril 5.
i:si:aim: ok mm: .men.
Petoskev People and Others Make a
Hernia and 'limelv Kescne.
Pctoskey, Mich., March 30. flrent ex
citement prevailed for a time today at
this place and in Charlevoix, when the
news was spread that nine men had
been carried out on a sheet of ice and
were In Imminent peril. The lust few
days the Ice has been honeycombed by
rains and thaws, und though n strong
wind was blowing from the cast the
must venturesome llshermen were
making the most of the lust day for
deep water fishing. They had gone
around the bend out of sight of Pctos
key when the Ice gave way and they
drifted rapidly toward the lake.
Hubert I Ut vis. of Hay Shore, sighted
them and set out In an old clinker
' -i. In which ho succeeded in trans
ferring them from the small drift Ice
to a larger Hoi- which had followed
them. Rein was sneedlly summoned
from Charlevoix und Pctoskey, and a
Chicago mid West Michigan train with
bouts und u hie; crew of rescuers set
0111 for buy Shore. With grout ditll
citlty the men were rescued in the
teeth of a strong east wind which was
driving them toward the lake at the
rate of four miles un hour
I.ANUDON.M'UKATII CASE.
No New Developments In Ouukcr City
I rage J v.
Philadelphia. March 30, There were
no development today In the MeOrath
case and none are expected until Ir.
I.eiTman shall complete his unalysls
of the ih-ad girl's viscera und ascertain
the cause of death. Coroner Ashbrldge
and ir. Lcftman were in conference
this afternoon but nothing could be
lei'.rnril regarding It. it was believed
! that the result of the analysis would be
made known today but such wus not
the case.
It Is reported however, that lr. Lefi'
man's report will be presented to Cor
oner Ashbrldge tomorrow. If this shall
bo done. Samuel P. Langdun, who Is
lodged. In the city hall on suspicion of
having caused the girl's death, will be
formally arraigned withiiig a few duys
and the inquest will soon follow.
I'iKE AT MOBILE.
Cotton Agent lil tie J In llattl Hotel
Confliiernilon.
Mobile. Ala., Starch 30. A smnll.flre
in the scullery of tho Rattle house ut
Ti.30 o'clock this morning, filled nil the
upper house with dense smoke. The
wctohmnit gave the alarm and clerks
und bell boys hastened to waken the
iruests.
All got nut safely except Constantino
Luveruto, iiK'i-ut hole for the cotton
house of Rail Pros., who fell from the
1 1 f til floor window to the gallery below
and was killed.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today :
Fair; Light Southerly Winds.
I Philadelphia Manufacturers Join the
Hold Hug.
Foreign Policy of France.
News from Culun War.
Floods Stop Trains ut lliiffalo.
Horace Leeds Knocked Out.
Tragedy at Heading.
Requisition for John Rech.
3 The National Congress.
Ileciioll of Interest to Olardsmen.
Market and Stock Quotations,
3 (Local) Cornelius (smith Files Keaaons.
The Award Must Stand.
Common Pleas Court,
4 Editorial.
Presidential Canvas l'p to Pate.
Ceiicral Political Cosslp.
5 (Locull Ituthven Plot at Providence.
H.ii ley's Aippolut meiit.
Supreme Court Reclsions.
6 (Htory) "Nor King Nor Country."
Rullroud and Financial News.
7 (Local! Suburban llaiqienlngs.
Runquet of Young .Men's Debating
Club.
S News Up and Down the Valley.
AWAITS REQU ISITION'.
Murderer John Keen in Hands of Phila
delphia Pollce-The Prisoner Tails tha
Officer His Domestic. Troubles
Philadelphia, March 30. John Rech,
the murderer of his wife, Ressle, ut
Kstelvllle, N. J., who was raptured on
the outskirts of the city early yester
day morning, wus arraigned before
Magistrate Jermon at the city hall to
day and formully held to awult the ar
rival of requisition papers. prosecu
tor Perry and Sheriff Johnson, of At
lantic county, N. J., were present at
the hearing and uimjii thwsuggestlon of
the former the prisoner was nut ques
tioned. The confession which Rech made to
the Philadelphia authorities was turned
over to Prosecutor Perry, und It will
form an Importunt put t in the common
wealth's case.
After the hearing Rech expressed
a desire to talk und Captain of Detec
tives Miller had the prisoner brought
to his room. There In the presence of
a number of persons Rech told of his
experience in this country und of his
meeting Ressle Weuver und marrying
her.
"I came to this country from Oor
many about ten yours ugo" he said,
"und went to Catasauqtia, Pa., where I
managed to secure work. 1 saved my
money, learned to speak English and
then went to Allcntown, where 1
opened a bakery. I did not do very
welt in thut business und bought u
puloon In Gloucester. N. J. It wus nt
the latter place that 1 mot Ressle
Weaver. She cume to my house and
engaged a room. She drunk and
smoked but even with her bad habits
1 was fascinated with her and soon
she began to help me in my hotel busi
ness. 1 asked her why she did not set
tle down and load a good life. She said
Bhe would If she hud some one to care
for her. I then decided to marry the
girl and we went to Jersey City where
the ceremony was performed by a jus
ttce of the peace."
Rech then told the history of tho
girl's marriage with young Heft, her
rilvoroe and her conduct at tho Olonces
ter race track, whore she led a disso
lute life. Finally tho couple moved to
Kstelvllle. Rech continued:
"One day my wife said that the home
was not complete without a child and
said wo ought to adopt one. That Is
how tho buby came into the case. I
adopted the Infant boy In this city."
At this point Rech puused and said
lie had nothing else to say. He would,
he said, answer any reasonable ques
tions. He was asked about his wife's
Income and answered that there was
some mistake about the money his wife
possessed. Tho amount of her Income
wns Just $10 a week. As to the making
of a will by his wife, Rech said he
knew nothing about it. He then In a
rambling way said that some one must
have known his wife hud money in the
house. Just previous to the day of her
death, but he made no effort to accuse
any one of having murdered her. He
declared that a man named Jones was a
frequent caller at the house and thnt
any person might have known his wife
had money.
The bravado which Rech displayed
nt the time of his arrest has vanished.
Today he said he did not mind going
buck to New Jersey for n fair trial but
expressed a fear that the citizens of
Atlantic county would not wnit for jus
tice to take its course. Rech asked If
there wus any likelihood of him being
lynched and he was assured that he
would be safe when lodged in the Mays
Landing jail. This will probably have
tho effect of making the New Jersey
otllcluls taking extra precautions to
guard the prisoner.
1SOOTIIS AT PHILADELPHIA.
Leader of the American Volunteers Re
ceive a Warm Greeting.
Philadelphia. March "0. An nudlonre
that filled the Academy of Music to
overllowing welcomed Ralllngton Rooth
nnd his wife tonight at the first meet
lug hold in this city of the American
Volunteers. Many of the best people
socially In the city wore present und
ix pressed their sympathy with 'the
movement In every way possible. The
RiHiths made very little reference to
their trouble with tho Salvation army.
Mr. Rooth did say that he received but
two orders from London, both of which
he had obeyed, although he had been
accused of disobedience. One of those
orders wus to resign his command und
a second one followed almost Imme
diately pereiiintorlly directing him to
give up his command by 10 o'clock the
next day. Ho also stated that he hail
been forcibly ejected from Salvation
army headquarters. Mrs. Rooth said
they had letters which would fully ex
onerate them, but thev were too busy
with the work that lay to their hands
to further continue the controversy.
Quite a substantial sum was real
ized from the collection that was taken
up, and the I Wonders' league, the or
ganization similar to the auxiliary of
Ihe Salvation army, was organized with
2u0 named on the roll ut $." a name.
Tailors' Striken failure.
Ttaltlniore. March 30. After a struggle
of live weeks' duration for the recognition
of organized lalior t lie strike of the gar
ment workers was olliciully declared off
tonight und the i.ilOO will tomorrow apply
fur their old positions, and fulling to se
cure them, will seek employment in otle-l-quarters.
Heed Delegates,
Melrose, Mass., 'March 3d. The seventh
roi.'gres.-lonal district Republican conven
tion today elected Pierce, of Maiden, and
Amos breed, of Lynn, as delegutes to the
St. Louis convention. They were instruct
ed for Keed.
llltllar.t Mntoh.
New York, March 30. The 18-lnnh balk
line billurd match played tonight result
ed: Sehaefer. ikiu; Garuler, 1!I7. Tho high,
est runs were: Sehaefer, 7(i; Gamier. 3.1,
The average was; Sohxfer, itu; Uuruler,
11 33 3
FOREIGN POLICY OF FRANCE
I'obtpunement uf the Interpellation
EebutCt
DEBATE IX THE CHAMBER
The Government Expecting to Profit by
the Discussion -M. Berthelot'a NeslK
nation Joint Opposition to
tba French in Majsgasuar.
Paris, March 30. Contrary to general
expectation, the foreign policy of the
government, concerning which notice of
Interpellations had been given, was not
discussed In the chamber of deputies or
senate today. The chamber of depu
ties unanimously decided to postpittie
the discussion until Thursday.
The forthcoming debute In the cham
ber und senate is expected to result In
profit to the government. A majority
of eighty Is expected. Only a portion
of the Centrists desire to seize the oc-
cuslon for upsetting the ministry, the
others holding thut even a radical rubl-
net should be supported at a moment
like the present, when opposition is ill
timed und unpatriotic. Should the de
bute take a dangerous turn, it is prob
able thut M. Deloticle, a member of the
opposition, will speak In support of the
ministry und point out the necessity of
giving M. bourgeois a free hand to deal
with the situation.
The political situation here has not
changed, but it Is believed thut the
status quo will be maintained until tho
discussion of the government's policy
comes up In the chamber of deputies.
Tho post of minister of the Interior Is
not yet tilled, it Is believed that the
-choice rests between M. Vigar and M.
(Sublet. One newspaper still insists
that the resignation of M. Itertlielot
was due to Ill-health ami family alllic
tion. The Uuulols publishes a sensational
statement to the effect thut It was the
president, M. Futile, who caused the
resignation of the minister of foreign
affairs. According to the story M.
Fa ure summoned .M. Itertlielot to his
study , just before tho cabinet council
und appealed to him to give up his
portfolio, M. Bert helot finally surren
dered it upon the energetic Insistence
of the president, and consented to re
tire. Loudon, March 30. Replying In the
house of commons today to Sir Charles
I Hike, member of the Forest of Dean
division of Gloucester. George N. Cur
zon. the under-secretary of state for
foreign affairs, said the question wheth
er the government would endeavor to
take friendly Joint action with the i'nl
ted Stutes regarding tho threatened ac
tion' of France I" Madagascar was of
great Importance, but the government
were nut prepared to add anything to
the statement made on this subject on
Friday hist.
The action of France here alluded
to Is In relation to existent treaties be
tween Madagascar und other nations,
In which both Great Britain and the
United States are interested.
"MYSTERIOUS" BILLY'S FIGHT
Sporting Events at London and at
Maspcth, L. I.
London, March 30. A large crowd
gathered at the National Sporting club
tonight to witness the tight between
"Mysterious billy Smith, of boston, and
Bill Husband. The latter tipped the
scales at 148 pounds, while Smith was a
pound lighter. The tight was eight
rounds for a prize of 100 pounds. The
bettlntf was seven to two on Smith.
The American opened the first round
in a lively manner, but Husband was
nut in the least Hurried and the round
ended with honors even. In tho second
round Smith landed several blows on
Husband's ribs. Neither man hud any
advantage in the third round, in the
fourth round Smith got In a heuvy blow
on Husband's head that knocked him
dizzy, but he struggled on gamely
through the succeeding rounds. At the
end of the eighth round Smith wus de
clared the winner on points. .
The next event was a 20-round match
between Tom Tracy and Tom Williams,
both Australians. Tracy weighed 144
and 'WilllumB 140 pounds. The light
was speedily finished, Tracy's right
landing on his opponent's jaw at the
end uf the first round, knocking him
out. w
Maspeth. I.. I., March 30 The 5
round contest between Jack Everhardt,
of New Orleans, and Horace Leeds of
Atlantic City, attracted a large number
of sporting men to the arena of the
Empire Athletic club tonight.
Everhardt's well-known abilities as
a hard puncher and "game 'un" to take
punishment, installed him as favorite
In the betting with odds 11 to 10. Tim
Hurst was referee and Frank Freeman
hold the watch. Tho curtain raiser
was a ton-round argument between
Frank Erne, of buffalo, and Jack
Downey, of Brooklyn. The lads turned
the scale around U."i pounds.
The bout, which wus declared a draw,
was a most Interesting one. It wus
any ones' tight until the striking of the
gong ut the end or the tenth round,
both men were pretty badly punished.
Everhardt won, Leeds dropping out In
tho fifteenth round from weakness.
In tho fifteenth round Everhardt
opened with a short left on the chest
and followed with a light on the ear
Jack kept Horace In the hitter's cor-
nor and the Atlantic City meun's blows
were weakening In their force. Horace
kept rushing his man and us they cume
together Everhurdl landed a. left hand
hook on the front of the chin and Leeds
went to the floor. To the spectators It
looked as if Leeds fell more from sheer
exhaustion than front the force of the
bluw. Ho was unable to get up and
was counted out.
TRAGEDY AT READING.
Dunlel Kuppert Stubs Annlo Oswald and
Then Shoots Himself.
Reading. Pa., March 30. Daniel Rup.
port, IH years old. of Alburtis, tonight
made a murderous ussault on Miss An
nie Oswald and then committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head when
he found he could not escape a mob
Miss Oswald Is employed as a servant
tit the Kutztown State Normal school,
and Ruppert called to see her. When
alone with her in tho dining room he
pulled out a dirk knife and attacked
her. cutting her in a horrible manner
lu the face, arms and breast, her vigor
ous resistance saving; her.
Her cries hroiprht a number of stu
dents on the scene and Uuppert turned
and Hod. Ho was mirstied for some
distance over the llelds, and finding es
cape Impossible, slmt himself In the
head, death following Instantly. At
lust reports the young lady was doing
well.
News of Ocean Steamers.
New Yoik, March 3a. Arrived: T.a Pre.
laipie frcni Havre; I '.unit from Hreman;
Mahslllu from Marseille and Naples; Pal
from Hamburg. Arrived out: Fill lo
' illhrllar (and proceeded for Naples):
Virginia ai Stettin, March IT; Italia, at
Hamburg. March .3. Balled for New
Yolk: Thlngvullu, from Sle-ttln. .March ill;
Frtesland, from Antweip, March 'SH. Sight
ed: Yeondam from New York for Rotter
dam, passed tidily.
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Republicans.
Jersey City, N. J., March 30 The Re
publican congressional convention was
held In Bergen hall tonight to elect
two dclegales to the state convention.
Samuel i. Idckinson was elected with
out opposition. The candidates for tin
second place were Congressman Thus.
McEwan ami Sheriff nhn .1. Tofl'ey.
McEwiiii was elected by eighteen mu
Jorlty.
Roth delegates lire advocates of Me
Klnley, with Rood as second choice.
The convention declared In fuvor of
the Monroe doctrine, sound money and
a high protective tariff and againsf
free coinage,
Wist Sa
Spring of '96.