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AND FANCY ' SPRING
FABRICS
fl now open for your Inspection. In
extent and variety It excels all of our
prevluus efforts In this line, and will
, compare fuvorably with uny simil ir
display made this season In New York
or Philadelphia.
WE'VE GOT
More New Styles, More
:llles, Mure
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Weaves ml Cftlrtgs
to' show you than any two stores
In low n. unci, us usual, values thut
are unapproachable.
It Is no easy ti.sk to describe Inter
estingly and liittillirently half n hun
drel different weave i und makes in
Sephyry ami co!-v liliy summer fab
rics, and as each of the half hundred
comes in about us many patterns,
shades or tints, the mere mention of a
few prominent items is all that can be
. attempted In re.
however, ami lookers are Just as wel
come as buyers.
S
' Are an exeeediimly dainty weav.
They come mostly In white grounds,
with fancy stripes, Dresden or Persian
effects. Also black wounds with
stripes.
toMt Bmclesse
. May be described as the iiuecti of wash
fabrics. White or Grass Lln'-n
aroumls with spots, llsuros and stripes
in the prettiest hues give a hint at
styles.
Grass LSiei Misiti
Are shown in a variety of qualities
and patterns. The choicest novelties
' are exquisitely embroidered with neat
deslRns in silk, with dainty double cord
tripes cost a little less and may please
you just as well.
New Dotted Sis
With (trass linen grounds renrcstfnt
resurrection of the polka-dot craze in j
the very prettiest or its many ways,
All colors.
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colored grounds and an endless assort
ment of the sweetest patterns ever
seen will make them so.
Bring before you the most populur of
Loudon and Paris wash fabrics, and
the patterns In Persian and Dresden
effects, stripes and llijuros are Identi
cal wltb those selling there now.
Regina Dimities
lv Tell more at a stance of the progress
' thut Is being made In American textile
art than a year's leeturlm? could do.
ford stripe and Swiss effects, on fl&
. tired or plain grounds In all shades.
Ask to see them.
Lovely Organdies
til uriii.nir 1,0,0, l n nmii i-i.ul ib uitu
figures will win your admiration. This
Is an old weave with i wealth of new
thoughts.
EmlbroMeredl Swisses
With dainty embroideries In stars,
dots, etc., in soft touts and tints are
sweet in their simple beauty, and
they're new.
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BESIDES THESE
" , Our Hue o:f White
Mulls, India Linens,
Nainsooks, Victoria
Lawns, Piques, Or
gandies, Dimities,
Ducks, Fancy Stripes,
Checks and Plaids,
English Lon? Cloths.
Jones' Cambrics, etc.,
. 1 the largest and most complete In
the city.
For Waists,
. We show some romurkuble values In
Swivel Silks
The colors include Cliven, Light Itlue,
Pink, Lavender, Cardinal anil Black
grounds, while the effects are cheeks,
1 strives, dots and Persians.
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bream; Navy and Black grounds, with
floral and l'erslan effect.
Ginghams
' Linen and Lace effects, solid grounds;
also checks and stripes Innumerable.
Satines
Mostly dark grounds and
range of
patterns without limit.
In Chameleon effects and a splendid
assortment of light fancy tints and
colors.
LOB E
" WAREHOUSE1
PLEAOIIiG jra WEYIER
Havana Ladies Ash That 5(oiuc tic
Pardoned.
THE ENGAGEMENTS KEl'OKTED
Town of La Salt. ""teked and Burned.
Insurgents Rob iro at Mariano
anJ Kscnpo Othor Now of
tho Cuban War.
Havana. April 8. A committee of
Indies "f this city and the bishop of
llavunu have presented petitions to
I'aptuln (ieneral Weyler askitiB for the
purdori of the political prisoner. Jose
t'abreru ltoque, whose execution has
been lixed for tomorrow. Itoque has
only one Icr. having lost the other ot
the time he was captured, and this fact
Is urged upon tleneral Weyler us a rea
son fur BrantltiR- his pardon.
The town of La Suluda. in the Hav
ana province, was entered by insur
ants, who 1 unsuil;ed several stores
and set lire to a number of houses.
Three insurgents also made their
way Into Mariano, In the same province,
at .S o'clock last evening, and before
their presence Was known to tljo troops
stationed at the forts, robbed the store
of Manuel Valdos of a number of pairs
of shoes and a junntlty of provisions
und succeeded In making their escape.
Oeneral Burpes reports the capture
of a rebel camp at Jarnhuecn. In the
light which occurred before the rebels
were compelled to abandon their camp
five of them were killed. .
The capture of, a camp at Tl Arriba,
in the province of Santiago De Cuba,
is also reported by General Barges. In
this engagement the insurgents lost
fifteen killed and two of the Spanish
forw were wiumled
Two arrests have been made by the
police of O'tnnabncoa. near Havana, In
connection with the recent swindle of
the New York khanking house of Au
gust Belmont & Co One of the prison
ers is named Pelosrrin, and the other Is
an ex-employe of the Hidalgo com
pany. In the possession of tho latter
were found several blnnks and papers
which prove his connection with the
swindle.
COKTE8 CONSIDERS CREDIT.
Madrid. April 8. The proposal to ask
the Cortes for n credit of 2:1.000.00 pe
setas for the purpose of constructing
warships, which was considered by the
cabinet, at Its li'eeting yesterday, was
no adopted by that body, the council
deciding Instead to submit to the new
cones a complete project for Increasing
the strength of the navy. The rov
ernment prohibited a meeting of stu
dents which it was proposed to hold In
this city today for the purpose of pro
testing against the action of the I'nlted
States house of representatives in re
gard to Cuba.
The National party is no proposing
to organize an anti-American demon
stration. The municipal council of Barcelona
hns decided to mlse and arm a bat-
tulion of volunteers.
London, April 8. The Standard to
morrow will publish a despatch from
Madrid saying that' the civil governor
of Mudrld has forbidden the holding
of the proposed demonstration of pro
test against the action of the Ameri
can congress on the Cuban resolutions.
GOOD EFFECT OF RESOLUTIONS.
Havana. April 8, via Key West, April
8. The Cubans are greatly encouraged
by the action of congress.
They say it Ik certain to have a good
moral effect, atid hope for practical
benefit also. Members of good families
are leaving cities and towns to join
the Insurgents in great numbers. The
severe enforcement of Weyler's decrees
is driving many to take the field.
The government has still failed to
crush Maceo In the western province.
He Is west of the strong line, between
Marcel and Majana, but several parties
have crossed and entered Havana
province. Lacret, with 3,0110 men, has
entered from the east. All the wires
west and south are cut and no accu
rate new of the movements of the in
surgents are obtainable. The govern
ment - has been silent four days,
although it is known here several im
portant engagements have been fought.
The hospitals are crowded with wound
ed and sick soldiers. Now that the yel
low fever season is beginning there la
no room for victims. The prisons are
also l!U fl with political suspects. The
government was obliged to transfer 70
from Cananas Fortress to the cfty pris
ons. Oomcz was last reported In Santa
Clara province, moving In the direction
of Siguanea valley. His forces en
tered the Important town of San Juan
De Las Veras. taking supplies and
ammunition. The troops -shut them
selves In forts and allowed the town
hall and several other buildings to be
burned. Refugees from the town have
arrived nt Ranchuelo. The Spanish
gunboat Alvurndo was badly damaged
by the rebel lire in attempting to en
ter the port of Marabt, near Baracoa.
The balls' shuttered the rudder, pene
trated the dork house plating and tra
versed the sides. The gunboat re
turned to the attack three times, but
finally wpnt to Karacoa for repairs.
The official report says one sailor was
wounded.
SPANISH KILL WOMEN.
During a night attack upon the town
of Moyo Colorado, about fifteen miles
west of Havana, the Spanish troops
shot and killed four women and two
children, and wounded others. The
troops occupied four forts. The Insur
gents entered the town, crawling on
hands and knees, fired upon the forts,
burned a number of houses and retired.
The troops later seeing u group of peo
ple on the1 principal street, fired a
volley from the fort, mistaking the wo
men and children for insurgents owing
to the darkness. The accident Is great
ly deplored.
Seven prisoners of war. condemned to
be shot In Cubanas Fortress last Mon
day morning, have been respited pend
ing a vote of the house. Their lives
will probably be saved as the general
belief Is, since the action of congress
no more insurgents will be publicly
shot under the bandit decree. There is
nothing new In . the cases of Walter
Dygart and other American citizens im
prisoned. TO ENLARGE JEFFERSON.
Property Has Dean Purchased in Which
New Collcgo Building Will lie Erected.
Philadelphia, April 8. The trustees
of Jefferson Medical college have pur
chased the property at the northwest
corner of Tenth and Walnut streets.
Contributions of money are now so
licited, which, when secured, will be
added to the present principal avail
able for building purposes and used to
erect upon this new site the most com
plete hospital building In the country;
and upon the present site of the col
legs (immediately adjoining Tenth
street) a corresponding structure as to
exterior appearance for college pur
poses. , The present hospital on Sansom
street', la overtaxed and Is pot fitted to
accommodate the many patients
knocking, hourly at its doors, and the
proposed new buiidinc will so extend
the hospital department of the colleKe
as to enable It to meet the present and
constantly increasing demand upon it.
'KENTUCKY DELEGATES.
Ktaults in .Counties That llovo Held
Republican Convention.
Lexington, Ky., April 8. Following
Is a carefully compiled list of dele
gates from counties that have held Re
publican conventions. For McKinley
twenty-eight counties outside of Jef
ferson, 3SJ; for McKinley in Jefferson,
US; total. f.U5. For liradley, thirty
three counties outside of Jefferson, 43;
for Kradly in Jefferson, 72; total, 475.
Vninstructed ten counties, 151; eon
tested, two counties', 47.
ARRESTED AS SW1XDLKKS.
John II.- Crowthcra and Homy B. Wall
Nabbed on tho Kvo of a Trip to the
1'acifla Onnit.
Chicago, April 8. John H. Crowthers
and Henry H. Wall were arrested this
afternoon at the Auditorium Annex ho
tel by K. F. (lentner. an olllcer of the
state of Pennsylvania, attached to the
state's attorney's oltlce ut Philadelphia
on an indictment found against the
men April 1 in that city charging con
spiracy to defraud O. Arthur Heasley,
a Philadelphia lawyer,- and other
prominent citizens. The arrests were
accomplished when the men and a dis
tinguished party of twenty-eight men
and their wives were preparing to re
sume u trans-continental journey in
Vermont I'ullmun cars. The party
went east tonight, but Crowthers und
Wall did not Join them. They ure ac
cused of getting the Philadelphia peo
ple to organize the Chicago Cutialgre
company for the purpose of cultivating
the root on kinds in southern Califor
nia. New Mexico and Arizona, advanc
ing )25.00u to the prisoners to under
write thecorporatlon's bondsto London
for $l,8tk),(MHi. When they got to Lon
don it is alleged they made fraudulent
use of the options which the Philadel
phians had secured, and organized the
Anglo-American Canaigre company, to
which the options were transferred,
leaving the Phlladelphlans In the
lurch.
It is alleged that Crowthers, who was
the original owner of the options, ob
tained thousands of dollars from John
H. Sutton, of Philadelphia, giving him
bonds In the Chicago company, which
are now worthless. The pnity with
whom the prisoners were traveling is
cnmimsed of stockholders and prospec
tive investors In the company, chief
among them being Duff Miller, of Mill
er & Co., London, the largest manu
facturers of tnnlc extract in the world.
Mr. Miller, the men arrested, and
George II. Tousey. of Philadelphia, who
is also one of the party, which has been
having a luxurious trip to the Pacific
coast from New York, are defendants in
a civil suit for $100,000 damages brought
by Heasley and others.
MISS B1NNKVS SAD DEATH.
A llrooklyn Girl Joins tha Silent Army or
Victims of Malpractice Her Murderers
Arrcstod.
Brooklyn" N. April 8. Emily Bln
ney, 19 years old, who lived with her
parents at 208 Hutledge street, Will
iamsburg, died early this morning un
der circumstances which the police con
sidered suspicious, and on Investigation
was begun Immediately. ' Later Mary
Schott, a midwife; Minnie Meyer, a
seamstress; Arthur RobbinB and Geo.
May were arrested charged with caus
ing Miss Binney's dt-uth.
The girl only recently graduated
from the high school.
When arrested Mrs. Meyers said that
Mrs. Schott had performed the opera
tion and that a man nown as Scott
had paid the midwife $50.
The description that Mrs. Meyers
gave of . the man named Scott corre
sponded with that of George May, a
cousin of ths dead girl, who boarded
with tho Blnney family. He was ar
rested and Identified by Mrs. Meyers
and admitted that he paid all bills con
tracted during the girl's illness.
The father of the young woman,
William Blnney, Is a retired wheel
wright and Is wealthy. The Blnney
family is one of the most respected in
Williamsburg's fashionable section,
and the circumstances of the young
woman's death have caused the great
est sort of a sensation.
COL. COIT VINDICATED.
Ohio Legislature Stands by tha Officer
, Who Prevented Lvnchins.
Columbus, Ohio, April 8. The legis
lature toduy put a stop to further pros
ecution of Colonel A. B. Colt, upon the
Indictments growing out of the Wash
ington Court house riots by authoriz
ing Attorney General Monnett to nolle
proas the remaining indictments unless
Fayette county gives the state an In
demnity bond Insuring the payment of
the costs of the trial.
A bill appropriating $17,750 to pay
Colonel Colt's attorney fees and other
expenses also became a law.
Editor's Narrow Ksenne.
Ohuttanooga. Tcnn., April 8. An at
tempt was made last night to assassi
nate A. N. Brown ut Dayton, Tviin., by
two men concealed In his woodshed.
Brown Is the editor of the Dayton Leader
and u particularly bitter writer. He re
ceived two shots In his back' mid lex,
neither fatal. The Identity of the would
be murderers is unknuwn.
Lehigh and llcrks for Mitnv.
Allentown. Pa.. April 8. The Republi
can eonferrecs from Lehigh and Berks
counties today confirmed the election ol
A. M. Illuh and K. M. Youiur us dele
gates, and Henry Kb mmer and Llewellyn
Williams as alternates to the St. Louis
convention. The conference endorsed the
candidacy of Senator Quay.
Killed hy n Trnllav Car.
Reading, Pa., April 8. Annie, the 0-year-old
daughter of Andreas Long, was run
down by u trolley cur this afternoon und
died from her Injuries several hours Inter.
The fender worked all right, but the child
rolled off and was caught and mangled by
the guard board before the cur could be
stopped,
Lancaster I nrmcrs Disnppeur
Lancaster, Pa., April 8. Amos L. Bech
toldt. state und county tax collector of
Pcnuca township, and Daniel Brubaker,
a tenant farmer of the same vicinity, huvc
disappeared, leaving families. BcchtoWt
Is short in his uccounm tiuii.tw, tor wnicn
Ms bondsmen are liable.
So con Man Injured
Ogden, Vtah., April 8. A terrible exfua
stnn of iilant nowder occurred this after
nnnn at a nuarry two miles from this
eltv, In which seven men lost their Uvea
and three wero badly Injured. The In
jured men will all recover. The explosion
wus causeu oy a premuiurn oiiist,
foul Operators Meet.
New York, April S.-The Anthracite Coal
Operators association, composed or I it-It
nendent onet'atot h, held their uimrterlv
meeting at the Hotrl Waldorf toduy. It
Is stated that noining put routine busl
neaa wai transacted. ' v
Old Forge I.Jr.lit Comport?.
Harrlsburg, April 8. The Old' Forge
Blent rlo Light, Heat ana r"ower company
of Lackawanna county, capital $0,000, was
.:at tr.iny.
Anxlctv ot Cairo Over the Fate of
the Advance Guard.
KHALIFA IS BLOODTHIRSTY
Will Look Out for British Prisoners The
Bcrvisb.es Preparing for Stubborn
Kcsintancc-Whoro the First
Lighting Is Expected.
Cairo. April 8. The anxiety here Is
increased by each additional budget of
news from the scene of operations of
the English and Kgyptlan troops up the
Nile. While the British Intelligence de
partment experiences the greatest dif
ficulty in obtaining Information re
garding the movements of tne Derv
ishes, the latter succeed In transmit
ting important news with rapidity from
any part of the country to the other.
The departure of pilgrims from Mecca
has been suspended, indicating tnut
the holy war is to be pushed with all
the energy of the Dervish leaders.
The Khalifa has declared that the
tribes Immediately collect and forward
to Omdurman a heavy war tax; that
the pick of the warriors be hurried to
that camp, and that all preparations be
made for a long campaign. He ex
pects, according to current reports, to
muster an army of fiO.000 men, coin
posed of the best lighting men of the
Soudan, at Omdurman by September,
when the English-Egyptian advance
will be met by the Khalifa in person.
He has recalled the Dervish armies
from Fashoda and Darfur, and even
the Dervishes before Kassala, it Is ex
pected, may be utilized later at Khar
tum and Dongola.
The Khalifa, writing to the Sheik of
Assuan, under date of Inst December,
said thnt he wns always ready to sub
mit to the authority of the Khedive of
Egypt, as the representative of the sul
tan, but that he would "resist to the
death any expedition coming from
Egypt, so long as the British occupy
the country." In concluding, his letter
he said: "I am aware that the British
desire to have me assassinated, but I
have taken precautions that none of
the European prisoners shall survive
my murder."
. BASE OF OPERATIONS.
Though Wadi-Halfu is really the base
of the Anglo-Egyptian operations, it is
at Akasheh, a place of little import
ance, about ninety miles south of Wadi-
IlaUa, that the light railroad is be
ing pushed forward for the convey
ance of men, supplies, etc., and there
tiie first fighting will probably occur,
for telegraph communication with the
vanguard occupying Akasheh has been
twice out off by small, straggling
parties of Dervishes, and tha latter ar.?
believed to be gathering In force In the
vicinity of that place. Akasheh was
occupied by a small column of troops,
under Major Collinson, without oppo
sition, on March 20, and from that time
on reinforcements and stores have been
pushed forward by rail where possible.
and by liver boats when the railroad
could not he used.; It. ,1s now. Joeing
strongly fortified, and a large camp Is
being marked out and arranged for
the .occupation of the troops t moving
southward.
The British troops which will take
part In the advance on Dongola will.
It Is expected, number about 5,000 men,
together with about 15,000 Egyptian
trained troops led by British olticers.
Colonel Hunter Is In command at
Wudl-Halfa, General Knowles and
Major-General Henderson command at
Alexandria, and other British officers
of rank are now on their way there
to assume commands.
Two battalions of the North Stafford
shire regiment are already at Wadl-
Halfa, where there are about 8,000
Egyptian troops and more arriving
every day. The work of despatching
troops to the front is carried on in an
admirable manner, without a hitch of
ny kind. Just after tho movement
southward was ordered 5.000 men, thor
oughly equipped In every respect for a
long campaign, were sent out from this
city in about seven days. They were
previously reviewed by the Khedive.
The work of Gordon Bey, who, In
charge of the Citadel, had the furnish
ing, equipping, and transporting of
these troops, has been greatly com
mended. The employes of the Citadel
have been working night and day since
military oiieratiors were decided upon,
and have turned out so far more than
7,000 pack-saddles for camels.
TIIE CAMEL CORPS.
A strong volunteer camel corps Is be
ing formed from among recruits picked
up among the tribes of rlendly sheikhs,
and it will prove a very valuable body
for scouting purposes. The enmel corps
at Wadi-Halfu Is now over 1.000 strong,
and there is a strong force ot cavalry
and artillery at the name place. Scout
ing Is being carried on night and day
about Akasheh and other threatened
places, and the Intelligence depart
ment Is kept busy sending out spies
and receiving the incoming reports.
The distance up the Nile, via Surras
and Ginnls. to Hanneck, near the
Third Cataract, Is about ISO miles, and
from Hanneck past Old and New Don
gola to Debbeh (Dongola) Is about 120
miles more, say SCO miles In II. Ber
ber, by the desert route. Is about 200
miles from Debbeh and from Berber
to Khartum, near Omdurman, Is about
200 miles more, so, If Khartum Is real
ly the objective point of the Anglo
Egyptian advance, there are 7o0 miles
of travel and probably lighting before
the old headquarters of General Gor
don are reached.
Despatches received today from
Wudl-Ilnlftt say that the lines of com
munication between that place and
Akasheh are being strengthened every
day, and that patrols of friendly Arabs
keep a close watch along the whole
road.
Slatin Pasha, In an Interview, Is
quoted as saying that while a prisoner
at Omdurman he became well ac
quainted with Hammuda, the Dervish
leader at Sunrdn, who commands from
8.000 to 4,000 of the Khalifa's troops,
and that he also became acquainted
with the Dervbjh General Bugle, who
Is commanding 8,000 men. Including
noted chiefs and the pick of the Khal
ifa's troops. He says that consider
able Jealousy exists between Hammuda
and Bugle because the Khalifa favors
the former.
Corbett May Spar. -
St. Louis, Mo., April 8. The charges
ogulnst Pugilist Corbett were nolle
prossed In Judge Murphy's court this
afternoon. Prosecuting Attorney Mulvl
tilll' declared thnt the state was unable to
mtike a case and this will result In al
lowing Corbett to spar In his entertain
ment during the week. Corbett wns ar
rested yesterday charged with violating
a city ordinance which prevents boxing
In public.
LI Hunt's Tour.
Loudon, April 8. The Times tomorrow
will publish a dispatch from Singapore
paying thnt after his visit to St, l'eteri
burg, LI Hung Chnng, who goes to Rus
sia to represent tho emperor of China nt
the coronotlon of the czar nt Mobcow, will
proceed to London. According to this dis
patch, LI Hung Chang has abandoned his
Intention of makln? a tour of America,
TIIE SEWS THIS 31CRMXG.
Weather Indications Today i
Cloudy i Poailbly Rain ; Waraaer.
1 Ladles Plead with Oeneral Weyler.
KngllKh-Egyptian Campaign.
Trolley Trouble Not Yet Adjusted.
Alleged Swindlers Arrested.
5 Doings of Congress.
Market und Stork i,iuotutiona.
News of the Railroads. ,
3 (Local! Teachers Institute.
Lackawanna County Court Cases.
4 Editorial.
Belligerency and War.
C (Local) Mr. Bedford for Chief.
Hotel Jenaiyn Opens Its Doors.
Fatally Injured at Steel Works.
6 (Story) "The Dream Gown of the
Japanese Ambassador."
In the Business World.
7 (Local) Suburban News.
8 News lp and Down the Valley.
TIIE RIVAL BOOTHS.
.Miss Eva and liallington Compete in
Efforts to Contort Citizens of Wicked
Chicago.
Chicago. April 8.-Wlllard Hall. In
the Women's Temple was jammed Ht
neon today with peoili who came to
he.ir Balliugton and Maud Booth, the
commanders "f the Volunteers, they
having been Invited by the Women's
Chrlctlan Tomperun!o union to address
the usual noon hour meeting. No ref
erence was made to the old army. Al
though apparently vviarled by their ex
ertions since leaving New York, the
commando and his wife addressed an
other immense audience tonight at the
Oak Methodist church.
Miss Ev a Booth was in a happy mood
when seen at the Salvation army head
quarters today and spoke unconcern
edly of the Balliugton Booth demon
stration at the Auditorium. "I think
there were a few of our soldiers at that
meeting," said she. "but if any of our
officers join the new movement it will
be only the weaker ones."
Miss Booth will remain here until
Commander and Mrs. Booth Tucker ar
rive next Saturday, or until the new
brigadier of the northwest division as
sumes charge.
At the Volunteers' headquarters the
claim was made that 800 Salvationists
had joined the Volunteers from this
division alone. They will be organized
Into corps near the old nrmy halls In
all parts of the city. Colonel Field
ing will assume charge of the division
tomorrow.
BICYCLE RIDER'S FATE.
A Philadelphia Lady Killed by a Kuna
wnv Morse.
Philadelphia. April 8. A particularly
horrible accident occurred this after
noon on Glrard avenue near Fifteenth
street. While Mrs. Edward F. Morse,
aged 30, years, wife of the" president
of the Morse Elevator company, was
tiding a bicycle towards her home at
l,ni Glrard avenue, she was run down
and killed by a runaway horse attached
to a huckster's wagon. Mrs. Morse did
not see the runaway animal approach
ing her on account of a street car which
intercepted her view. She turned In
towards; the curb and as she did o
the runaway horse was upon her. The
shaft of the wagon Btruck her square
in the breust and entered her body fully
six Inches. Mrs. Morse was hurriedly
picked up and taken to the hospital,
but she died Hon reaching there.
While the crowd was still collected
around the scene Mr. Morse, who was
on his way home to lunch, attracted by
the commotion. Inquired of a police
man the cause of the people gathering.
The policeman recognized Mr. Morse
and gave an evasive answer to his
question. Something seemed to warn
Morse of the trouble that had come
upon him. When he was told that a
lady had been run down and hurt by a
horse he asked to see the machine that
she wa,s riding. When the bicycle was
shown him Mr. Morse recognized It ns
his wife's and In a frenzy of anxiety
he hurried to the hospital only to Und
her dead body.
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THEY WANT GOLD.
Philadelphia (irocer Want Currency the
Color of Their Butter,
Philadelphia, April 8. At a meeting
of the board of directors of the Groc
ers' and Importers' Exchange, held to
day. the 'members placed themselves
emphatically In favor of gold standard
currency. Tho action was taken In an
swer to communications from the
chamber of commerce of the state of
New York and the Boston Merchants
association urging the exchange to ac
tively co-operate with them In favor of
the maintenance of the existing gold
standard. Following Is the resolution
adtvnted today:
"That the board of directors of the
Grocers' and Importers' Exchange, of
Philadelphia, dcclnre unequivocally
for the maintenance of the existing gold
standard of money."
REV. KNAI1 EXPELLED.
Confirmation of lie ports ns to Treat
ment of the .Mis ionnry.
London, April 8. The Post will to.
morrow publish a confirmation of the
report that Rev. George P. Knapp, one
of the American missionaries stationed
ut Bltlls, had been expelled from thut
place.
A dispatch from Constantinople to a
news agency here states that Tewlsk
Pasha, the Turkish foreign minister,
has assured J. W. Riddle. Dnlted States
charge d'affaires, that Mr. Knapp is
now a guest of the Vail nt Diarbeklr.
und that he' is well treated. Mr. Kid
dle is awaiting a report from Diarbeklr
as to the treatment of Mr. Knapp.
total Mine Accident.
Phllllpsburg. Pa., April 8. A fatal mine
accident occurred in the Clearfield region
this morning, In Atlantic nilnc No. 1. A
Ire In In charge of Motormnn Ernest Pie
collided with a train In charge of John
Shoff, and Pie was so seriously Injured
tif h,. illn tvltliln an hnnr T'rtn mn.1 n...
tor of Pie's train, Nicholas John, had his
leg erusneu.
.
Por Prohibition and silver.
Springfield. III.. April 8.-The Prohibition
state convention opened here this morn
ing with over 700 delegates present. Tho
principal event or the day was the fight
over the adoption of the free sliver plunk
of the platform, which wa I finally adopted
uy un overwhelming majority.
Arizona's Oovcrnor.
Washington, April 8. The senate today
continued the nomination or is. j. f rank
lin, to be governor of Arizona,
Herald's Weather Itcpnrt.
New .York, April 9. Herald's weather
forecast: In the MlddloStntestoday part
ly cloudy, slightly warmer, with light
northeasterly winds to easterly winds, fol
lowed by Increasing cloudiness and rnlns
by afternoon or night and on the coasts
by fog. On Friday cloudy, with rain,
slight temperature changes, . easterly
winds and fog on the coast becoming high
from Cape May. to Sandy Hook and Cape
KOU.
TRDLLEY WAR HOT Oil
Agitation Kill Ee Transferred from
New York to Philadelphia.
liir. STRIKE IS THREATENED
President Mahoa la Too ShrewJ to Order
Strike In New York, but tho
Quaker City May Again
llovo Trouble.
Philadelphia. Amil 8. The street car
tumbles of Philadelphia and New York
are closely linked. From what could
be gathered here today. It is likely tnut
there will be no strike In New York,
but thut the agitation will be trans
ferred to Philadelphia. Edwin Byrne.
of the local branch of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway Em
ployes, went to New York today and
saw President Mahon. The Immediate
object of Mr. Byrnes' visit to President
Mahon was to have him modify the
terms of the ultimatum which the
Amalgamated association is to submit
to the I'niun Traction company. One
clause of this ultimatum requires of
the Traction company to recognize the
association. The local leaders of the
association know full well hat the
Traction company will fight this de
mand to the depth. Therefore Mr.
Byrne went to New York to see Presi
dent Mahon and request him to erase
tills demand in the ultimatum. This
President Mahon consented to do. De
spite the admission of the local leaders
of the Amalgamated association that
the American Railway union hnd be
come affiliated with the street railway
men, Muhon authorized Byrne to deny
that such a deal had been accomplished
or would be considered. The local lead
ers of the great railway brotherhoods
also denied today that they had any
intention of affiliating- with the Ameri
can Railway union. ,
MAHON IS SHREWD.
From what could be gathered here
today among the Amalngumated asso
ciation men It is unlikely that there
will be a strike in New York. Mahon
Is credited with being too sharp to call
a strike In New York, where, owing to
the peculiar geographical facilities of
the city to aid In the suppression of
any disorders which would follow a
strike, and in consequence It Is said
that if the Metropolitan Traction com
pany shows a firm front Mahon will
recede from his position and transfer
the scene of nctlon to Philadelphia.
It was further talked of nt the' asso
ciation's local headquarters today thnt
the good offices of Archbishop Corrlgan
had been secured In behalf of the New
York men and that the archbishop was
doing his best to bring about an admls
sable solution of the trouble. Mahon
told Bvrne that the reported National
Botherhood of Street Railway Em-.
ployea In New York is a myth and has
no conception, except In the brain of
the officials of the Metropolitan Trac
tion company.
A meeting of the local branch of the
Amalgamated association will be held
tomorrow and the Philadelphia situa
tion will be thoroughly discussed.
BOOM IX STEEL TRADE.
Indications That This Will Bo One of the
.Most Successful Years In the History of
the Industry.
Philadelphia. April 8. George A.
Hurwood, senior member of the Penn
sylvania Lubricating company, of
fittsimrg, ii in rnlladelphla at pres
ent. Mr. Hurwood is In constant con
tact with all that pertains to the great
commercial industry of the "Smoky
City" the Iron business and when he
expressed his views upon it. they may
be taken as almost coining from repre
sentative manufacturers of iron and
steel. "From what I can learn" said
Mr. Harwood today, "it looks as though
this would be one of the biggest yeara
that Pittsburg hus ever experienced In
the steel industry. There are few. if
any existing labor troubles pending and
this in ltseir is a factor that must be
taken as Indicative of the magnitude of
the output for the coming year. On
the other hand, the manufacturers are
making preparations to compete with
every market in the world. The In
terior trade is also very heavy, and the
government Is a big customer."
"What will be the effect of the big
agreement entered into between the
rt i.'esentative steel manufacturers a
few days ago?" "Why It will have the
effect of more uniformity In the run
ning of mills in this country, will stim
ulate friendly cuivnetltlon In nil big
advertised work, and will give the em
ployes more work."
WORK OF DYNAMITE FIENDS.
Brick Rcsldonce nt Pueblo Blown to
Pieces.
Pueblo. Col.. April 8. About 1..10
o'clock this morning the brick resi
dence of lito Studoll, on the corner
of Summit and Currle uvenues wus
blown up with dynamite. There were
two explosions, the first wrecking n
corner of the house und the second
blowing In the rear wu II.
Mr. Studoll was In the house nt the
time, but was not Injured. Studoll Is
un Italian smelter and has no known
enemies.
WOMAN IS MAYOR,
Citntnnron, Kas , Has Had Enough of tho
Sterner Sex mtd Wants n Chnnso.
Cimmaron, Kan., April 8. The wo
men were victorious In the election here,
Mrs. C. A. Curtis being elected mayor
by a small majority over Dr. Lawrence.
The election board Is composed wholly
of women, who were out In full force.
Mrs. Curtis Is over 60 years of uge.
Shu is a woman of good business abil
ity and Is quite wealthy.
NATIONAL GUARD NE WS.
Rifle Practice for tho Sonson Will Open
Mny I.
Harrlsburg, April 8. Orders from Na
tional Guurd headquarters state that
the current seuuon for rifle practice
will open Mny 1st and close Oct. Hist.
Pactice will be required of every of
ficer and enlisted man.
Cavalrymen will qualify with the car
bine. Marksmen will be divided into
three classes.
Yale Defeats Ucarsetown.
Fort Monroe, Va., April 8. The Yale
I'ollege Mase Hall teimi defeated George
town university ut Kiveslde park this
afternoon by the score of Hi to 12.
Steamship Arrivals.
New Yor':, April 8. Arrived: Luhn,
from Brem.'ii anil Southampton. Sailed:
St. Paul for Southampton; .Majestic for
Liverpool; Aoordiaiui ror Antwerp. Ar
rived out: Aller at Southampton; Mnas
dam nt Rotterdam; Werkendam at Mot
terdam; Paris at Southampton; Ethiopia
at sioviu; romeraninn Ht Glasgow. Hlgf
ed: Moravia from New York for Ham
burg, passed Scllly; La Ormlnii, from
New York for Hamburg, passed Sclllv:
Massachusetts from New York for Lon
don, passed Prawle Point.
New York, April 9. Arrived: Schiedam
from Amsterdam.
FOUR
GreatSpedalg -
50
Pieces Silk Jac
quards, 27 inches
w!de. 25c. a yard,
former price, 50c.
t
pieces Persian and
other Fancy Silks,
for Suits and
Waist3, 65c. per ,
yard, former price, 1
$1.00.
pieces All Wool
Cheviot Suitings, '
38 inches wide,25c.
per yard, former
price, 39c.
pieces All Wool :
Cheyiots, 40 inches .
wide, 37 jc; for
mer price 50c.
ELEGANT LINE OF
Silk and Wed
Flail aid H
Etc.
510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Ore& Shoes
and Slippers for Every
Member of the Family
LEWIS.MILLY& DA VIES
1H AND 110 WYOMING AYE.
Wholesale and Bctail.
Bicyclists
Take Notice
Welchel, the Jeweler,
has a nice line of Bicycle
Belts. Call and see them.
One of the latest novel
ties. 8 SPRUCE STREET.
HEADQUARTERS
FOR NOVELTIES.
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MYSTERY OF HILL'S DEATH.
Evidence That a Secret I'lend Has Boon
nt Work.
HarrtsburR. Pa., April 8. The an
alysis of the contents of the stomach
of J. W. S. Hill, who died suddenly at
SteeJton, March 27, shows thut ho vva
poisoned from dtinklns: tea. In which
there was arsenic. Tho district attor
ney will begin an Investluution at once.
Tht Hill household consisted of Mr. and
Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Mol.loy, Mrs. FuRcrson,
a widowed (laughter of Hill's, Alice?
Jones, n foster daiitrhtor and Miss
Mnudo Wilson, a school toucher.
The family hus not the lenst idea who
put tho dcutlly ilruir In the tea. Within
the past year Mr. Hill hns had several
hojrs mid three horses die from the ef
fect of poison. It is evident that thors
has been a "secret enemy at work."
0, HOW BEIGITFUL!
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