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JSCK ANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, lb9H.
TWO CENTS A COPT.
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We've
'Started
pur Spring
Goring
t l'p of stocks in our Clonk Depart
' inent and the work will go merrily
on from this date forward. Noth
ing will be spared from the sluugh-
ter, and price can no longer prove a
barrier 10 Intending buyers be
cause the new figures are bo low
lhat the temptation to buy is lrre
' " slstable.
ycry Gapeit Offered
Is of Ik Yen Latest
', ' And viewed from any standpoint
' you will, there U no 1'louk stock in
this city tu I'ompare with' that
shown at the
SflL'OBE
K
That has Juxt parsed Induced u to
tart marking down earlier than
Usual. We. suppose were a trifle
iiuiiy, but om jtel til, benefit..
Sample
Bargaios
As nobby as make, trim and fabric
can make them. All light mix
tures, smart military braiding:, etc.
Our $3.00 garments,
Cleaning up price $1.98
Klne Alt-Wool Cloths, In navy only.
Fancy braid trims, deep sailor .col
lar, etc., etc., all sizes; were S3.2S
yesterday.
Cleaning up price $2,121
Little Swell Garments
The very brightest fashion
thoughts ot tne season are repre
sented in this lot. Light, tweedy
mixtures describe the cloths, while
the effects produced by the elabor
ate Shepherd and Russian braid
trims are strikingly pretty. Yes
terday we asked $3.5'.) for them.
- Cleaning up price $2.39
lcn's
Covert Coats In right spring shades.
Inlaid velvet collars, 4-button box
fronts jaunty looking garments,
properly made and fashioned. Yes
terday's price, $4.60.
Cleaning up price $3.25
i
French Flannel Weife
40 pieces fine all-wool twill French
Flannels, in the prettiest of light
spring patterns, dainty stripes, del
icate tints, etc. This is guaranteed
to be a genuine. 30c. clothe We
bought It at a bargain price, and
now we say, .
19c. Till Closed Out
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WARHOUSL
m rims sun
No Prisoners Are to b; Takei on the
Battle Field.
THE VICTIMS DIE BRAVELY
Three Prisoner Shot on Friday-Mob
Clamor for Mood-Patriots
Faee the Gas Without
Flinching.
Havana, April 12, via Tampa. April
24. Ueneral Weyler is satisfied that
nothing in the lino of Intervention or
recognition of . belligerency .may be
looked for from Washington, at least
for the present, and the public execu
tions of prisoners of war which were
suspended for a time have been re
sumed. Theit s supposed to be a gen
eral understanding among commanders
of Spanish columns that no prisoners
are to he taken In engagements In the
Held. All Cuban patriots who fall Into
the hands of the troops through being
wounded or from other ca lines are liable
to be shot at once and counted with the
number killed in battle.
Some of the Spanish commanders act
according to this understanding, but
others decline to slay unarmed or
wounded men and deliver their prisoner
to General Weyler In Havana. Many
of these so-called prisoners of war never
carried a gun or engaged In battle, but
were taken from plantations or from
small towns and hamlets In the In
terior, where the Spaniards assume that
all n.en are rebels and are not far from
being right. The prisoners are brought
to Havana bound and strongly guard
ed to prevent rescue before reaching
the city and mob violence afterward.
The lower class of Spaniard gather
about each batch of prisoners and
clamor fur their blood as they pass
through the streets to the ferry to
Cabana's fortress or Murro caxtle.
The cciirt-niartlal before which theee
prisoners are tried Is a perfunctory af
fair, foiii'iiised of five military men
who order the death penalty under
Weyler's decree that all insurgents are
bandits und incendiaries and deserving
or death. The prisoners have no op
portunity to make a defense and all
Cubans in the Tebel armies know that
capture means death. Most Of those
brought In, it seems, have been wound
ed, cut off from their columns or caught
without arms. When condemned to
death they are given twenty-four or
forty-eight hours to prepare for the
end. They ure given whut they want
to eat. and ure pluccd In the chuotl at
Cabanas fortress with priests In con
stant attendance for the lust twelve
hours. ,
PATRIOTS DIE BhAVKI.Y.
Most of the Cuban patriots who have
puld the extreme penalty since Weyler
hus been here have died bravely. I saw
three of them meet their fate last Fri
day morning. They, were Jose Barcal-.
lao and ICstlva Hernandez (white) and.
Gregoric Horgea (colored l. During the
nlRhu before the execution Barcalao
mmir several reigned attempts to es
cape from the chapel, hoping that the
guards would shoot him down, prefer
ring that death to death In public. The
guards forced him back each time with
out firing at him.
I crossed the bay a f ,w minutes after
I o'clock on the morning set for the ex
ecution. It took place promptly at 7
o'clock. The three men. escorted by a
file of soldiers, and supported by an
order or lay brethren of the Catholic
church, were taken from the chapel to
a space between the outer and the In
ner walls and at the eastern end of the
fortress, where a batnlllon of Spanish
regular formed three sides of a square.
The fourth side was the main wall of
the fortress. In front of that the pris
oners, with arms tied behind their
backs, were led. Just outside the
square a hundred people had gathered
to witness the execution of the rebels.
Most of them were Spaniards. On the
walls of the fortress two or three hun
dred soldiers were grouped where a
good view could be obtained. 1 heard
no expressions of pity from spectators
for the men who knelt with the priests
and perpared for the end. A young
lieutenant of the guard who was or
dered out to do the shooting, however,
asked to be excused. He was a Cuban
serving in the Spanish army. Another
officer took his place. The men knelt
facing the wall and with their backs
toward the tiring squad. They showed
no signs of lllnching. A file of twelve
soldiers was drawn up about ten paces
awny. Four men were ordered to aim
at each prisoner. There was an Inter
val of silence when all was ready. The
otneer raised nis sword, there was a
rattle of musketry and the men fell
forward on their faces. Hernandez
and Barcallao showed sighs of life. A
sergeant with his revolver gave Her
nandez an extra shot, the "tiro re
grucia." as it Is called. He was
obliged to tire twice at Barcallao before
It was all over. The lay brothers car-
jted thehodlPB tn Havana and burled
them in the pauper burial ground.
COMMITTEE PLEADS GUILTY
Johannesburg Reformers Will bo Sen
tenced for Treason.
Pretoria, April 24. Colonel
Lionel Phillips and George
Rhodes,
Farrar,
members of the Johannesburg reform
committee who were arrested In Jo
hannesburg and brought here for trial,
have pleaded guilty of treason under
the first count of the Indictment
against them. The other members of
the committee jointly Indicted with
Rhodes, Phillips and Farrar pleaded
guilty of lese majeste, but without hos
tile intent against the Independence of
the Transvaal republic.
The case was adjourned until Rhodes,
Farrar and Phillips can prepare and
hand In written pleas, when the prison
ers will be sentenced.
JACKSON MURDER TRIAL.
'Drawing the Net About the Prisoner at
the Bar.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 24. In the
Jackson trial today the cross-examination
of Allan Johnson, the colored port
er, waa continued. He reiterated his
testimony of yesterday regarding Pearl
Bryan's visit to Walllngford's saloon on
the night before the murder. He re
membered her because It was the drat
time that Jackson had ever brought a
woman to the saloon with htm. i
Mrs. Bryan was recalled and spoke
principally of the character of Pearl,
her confiding nature and Inexperience
In the ways of the world.
L. D. Poock testified to his tracing
of the dead girl's shoe to the dealer
who sold them to her.
Dr. Crane, who analyzed the stom
ach, testified to' finding cocaine. Dr.
William Dlckore, who analysed mud
stains on Jackson's- trousers, testified
that he found the mud to be Identical
In nature with that at the spot where
the body was found, v
Will Wood was catted to the stand.
He testified that Pearl Bryan was his
first cousin; he had Introduced her to
Jackson, that Jackson said In August,
or early in September In Dr. -Gillespie's
dental office that he had improper re
lation! with her. He had received ev-
eral letters from Jackson, one contain
ing a prescription.
On cross-examination Wood denied
several questions, tending to show sun
dry admission by him that he had
improper relations with Pearl.
Wood said he had been under arrest
for complicity in the murder, but had
been discharged.
Dave Walllngford, the saloon-keeper,
testified that Jackson came to hi place
with a girl on the night of the murder
and borrowed $2 from him. Identified
the dress and hat as the one worn by
the girL
PRIEST MARRIED.
Father Dillon Weds Mis Rose Cecilia
Doaovaa at P.ttsbarg.
Pittsburg, Pa.. April 24. Rev. Father
George Francis Dillon, formerly assist
ant priest of St. Thomas' Catholic
church. Braddock. and until lately hold
ing the same office in St. Bridget',
Pittsburg, was married on Nov. 15 to
Miss Rose Cecilia Donovan, at Cum
berland, Md. In the marriage certifi
cate the address of Philadelphia was
given. The couple nie now supposed to
be n their way to the west.
The story came out through Mrs. Dil
lon threatening to have a writ of ha
beas corpus Issued sgalnst the parish
authorities who had her husband con
lined In St. Francis' hospital, this city,
on the pretense that he was Insane
from smoking cigarettes.
THE CRISIS IX FRANCE.
Confcrenaa with President Vauro-Credit
Passed by the Sensto-The Opinion of
tno Press.
Paris, April . 24. President Faure
conferred this morning with M. Lou
bet. Brlsson, Peytral, and Polncare.
He will receive MM. Bourgeois, Sarrlen,
Leroyer, and Mellne this afternoon.
The senate today unanimously adopt
ed the credits for Madagascar.
M. Angles submitted a proposal for a
revision of the constitution, and de
manded urgency on the question, which
was rejected by a vote of 214 to 33, and
the senate adjourned until Tuesday
next.
The newspapers agree that yester
day's vote In the chamber of deputies
hus brought the constitutional crisis to
au acute stage, and the majority of the
papers anticipate a dissolution of the
chamber. This course Is favored by
many of the senators.
According to the Uaulols, the new
premier, whoever he may be, will ap
pear in the chamber with a dissolu
tion decree In his pocket. The Gaulols
says: "As a result of the experiment
with a Radical cabinet, President Faure
has resolved to take a determined
stand upon constitutional ground, and
will pursue a line of conduct in opposi
tion to Socialist rancor."
The Socialists regard the proceeding
In the chamber In the light of a vic
tory and demand the summoning of the
national assembly.
The Conservatives predict a presiden
tial crisis.
j ; SENATE DENOUNCED. "
Lively Session at Meeting of Frensh
Socialist.
Paris, April 24. A monster meeting
was held tonight at Tlvoll hall under
socialist auspice to denounce the ac
tion of the senate, whkh resulted In the
overthrow of the' Bourgeois ministry.
Thousands of people were unable to
gain admission to the hall.
MM. Pelletan. Jauers and Valllanl,
socialist members of the chamber of
deputies, spoke. Those present became
greatly excited and there was mucn
disorder, which continued after the
meeting was closed. The crowd, which
was frenzied, shouted "Down with the
senate, and attempted to make a rush
for the boulevards. Jn this, however.
they were greatly prevented by the po
lice, who arrested a number of the
more demonstrative. Several persons
persons were injured. A few group
managed to reach the boulevards,
where they paraded - and . shouted
against the senate
HOMOEOPATHIC EXAMINERS.
The Medical Hoard Will Hold J un Exam
ination nt llnrrisbiirg.
Philadelphia, April 24. At a meeting
of the Homoeopathic Board of Medical
Examiners of Pennsylvania, held at
Dr. J. C. Guernsey's residence in this
city today, important action was taken
concerning the June examination. A
the June examination of all the appli
cants of the State Medical society of
Pennsylvania will be held in Harris-
burg, and as the everage expenses will
be less to the applicants and accommo
dations greater, It was decided that the
homeopathic board will also hold its
June examination at Harrtsburg.
Questions for the consideration of the
medical council for this examination
were prepared and other arrangements
made.
LOVE A MURDERER.
hills Ills Wife. Ills Father-in-law and
Himself.
Huntington, W. Va., April 24. John
Love, ot Milton, last night shot his
wife and his father-in-law, Joseph
Mays, through the heart, and then shot
himself through the temple. Love und
his wife had separated. They met at
church last night, and after. the ser
vices. Love accompanied her and her
father to their home, where they sat
talking by the fire until nearly mid
night, when Love suddenly rose and
shot his father-in-law.
The daughter ran out ot the room, but
Love followed and shot her and himself.
A 10-year-old boy of May's was the only
witness to the awful tragedy.
Struck bv n Rrldqc
Baltimore, April 24. R. K. Houston, 23
years old. of Philadelphia, a brukemsn on
fhe Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti
more railroad, was found lying dead on
the top of a freight car today when his
train arrived at t'nion Station. His head
was crushed. It Is thought he was struck
by a bridge under which the train passed
when nearlng the city. ,
. .
Loved the Ssmo Woman.
Chicago, April 24. Because they toved
the same woinun, Oscar Orlnnd, aged S3,
and Kmanuel Kugjak. fought a "savage
duel at midnight with stilettos on the
street In the vicinity of Orland's Canal
street home. Orlsnd is dying at the coun
ty hospital, and the police are searching
for the other duelist, who was badly
wounded, .
Mullet In Ills ilrenst. .
Phenlxvllle, Pa., April 24.-Wllllam H.
Smith, colored, of Media, was found last
night lying on the sidewalk unconscious
with a bullet hole In his breast. He is
said to be fsitslly Injured. This morning
he made a statement in which he de
clared he had been knocked down, robbed
and then shot;
Publisher Mnnrn Dead. .
New York, April 24. George Munro, the
well-known publisher, died suddenly on
Thursday morning at Pine Hill In the Cat
skills, whither he had gone to superintend
repairs ami Improvements on his country
home. A medical ' examination showed
that heart failure wua the caus of death.
- Hsekmin's Heavy Sentenet. ,
May's Landing, N. J April 24. BarneV
O'Nell. the I'mladelDhls Imchmsii. con.
victed of deadly asaanult on Isaac Davis
and his sister at their cottage In Atlan
tio City last July, ws sentenced todav
to eighteen year in the state penitentiary.)
THE SORTIE AT EULUWAYO
British Troopers and Matabeles In
dalgc la a Sharp Fight.
THE ENGLISH FINALLY RETIRE
Two Version of the EagaiaMat-Pr
hap a Bad Defeat-Tb Narrow
.,- Fmb of tb Explorer.
Salon.
Cape Town, April 24. The new t
somewhat conflicting, but. the main
facts seem well established, that the
British have made a sortie In force;
that they encountered largo number
of Matabeles, and Inflicted great loss
upon them: that they suffered In re
turn, and were at one time In danger
an annihilation, and, that they Anally
retreated.
The official version of tho sortie says
that the British force waa quietly
called to arm Just after midnight, and
that, without alarming the native part
of the town, a force of about 300 men
under Captains Napier and Duncan,
with one Maxim rapid-fire gun and a
Hatchkis gun, belonging to the flag
ship St. George, mustered outside the
barbed-wire defences, and prepared for
a dash at the enemy' lines. There was
considerable delay In starting, and it
was beginning to be daylight when the
column arrived within striking distance
of the enemy. The latter were camped
behind the earthwork thrown up when
the Matabel made their last advance
to within about four mile of Buluwayo.
Contrary to expectation, however, the
Matabeles had thrown out pickets, who
although surprised by the advance
guard, raised the alarm. This was no
sooner done than the troopers in ad
vance charged and shot down many of
the, fleeing natives. Thia was the sig
nal for the advance of the main body
of the troopers, and they galloped for
ward to the support of their comrades.
By this time it was getting light, and
tho Matabeles had sprung to arms all
along the line. As the British advanced
they were received by a scattering rifle
Are from behind the earthworks, but
the advance guard charged up to the
mounds, and spurred their horse over
them In several places.
MATABELES ADVANCE.
Then the Matabeles drove the ad
vance guard back. Fire was opened at
about 400 yards on the Matabele posi
tion. This was kept up until broad
daylight, when an advance was or
dered, In view of the fact that too much
ammunition was being wasted.
l'p to this time the loss on either
side had not been heavy, although the
Matabeles had by far the worst of it,
especially when the Maxim and Hotch
klss gun were brought Into play to
cover the retreat of the advance guard.
Just previous to the advance on the
Matabele position, the two rapid-fire
gun were again net to work, and for
about a quarter of avr bout they "made
to sweep the Matabele rank. A charge
wa finally ordered, and there was a
close quarters. Gradually the Mata
bele almost surrounded the British
who, to avoid being encircled, retreat
ed, fighting foot by foot, but driven
teadily backward. One squad, for n
time, was quite cut off, and only ex
trloHfil Itself by a charge through th
Matnliele line. The British wc:s hard
pressod and gave ground fast, linn,
rallied by Napier and Duncan, they
again n owned the offensive and druv
back the swarms of natives. Suddenly
the retreat waa ordered, and the
x'iiusn leu DacK toward Buluw.yo.
LATER REPORTS.
Later advices received from Bulu
wayo show that when the Matabele
nialn body was first made out, about
four miles west of Buluwayo, the ene
my occupied a ridge on top of which
were the earthworks and stone para
pets, and prepared to receive the Brit
ish force. A slight detour was made
so as to bring the column slightly north
of Buluwayo. The enemy were found
to be covering four miles of well se
lected positions on the north hank r.t
the Umgusu river, and after fierce
ugnung me natives drove the British
Back and down the bank. Crossing
.no u in wie reireai, u, Selous
? .mlrrow scape. His horse wa
killed In midstream and he became en
tangled In the stirrups. When he ex
tricated himself he was half drowned
and would have sunk had it nn hwn
for Lieutenant Wlndley, who swam
nis norse out into the middle of the
river, in face of the fire of the tiemv
rescued 8elous, and reached the left
bank without Injury.
When the British rallied and drove
back the Matabeles, they were en
gaged with only a part of the enemy's
force, and as soon as the latter swarm-
ea over tne riago in larger numbers,
they almost surrounded the British,
wno were compelled to retreat. The
sguadof troopers which was for a time
quite cut off and onlv able to extrlcpfn
Itself by a brilliant charge through the
oiRiaDeie coraon was uaptaln Grey's
scouts. It Is said that both the Hotch
kiss and the Maxim ranld-flre mm.
worked badly and were used only for a
cunipurauveiy snort time.
The opinion Is gaining that the Brit.
ish suffered a bad defeat and that the
Matabele loss waa not so great as was
at nrst rumored.
VENEZUELAJDISPUTE.
Stains of Negotiations Itctween Great
Britain and the United State.
Washington, April 24. The renort
that the Venezuelan question had again
reacneu a critical stage owing to in
action amounting to terminating of ne
gotiations has brought out positive
statements mat tne united states gov
ernment has not offered nor suggested
a withdrawal of the present Venezu
elan commission, and that negotiations
towards general arbitration between
the United States and Great Britain
are proceeding satlsfastorlly, although
there ha been little progress yet to
wards having the Venezuela dispute
included in the general scope ot the
arbitration.
Aside from these two material points
the general status of the subject has
not changed of late, and there Is no
apprehension or uneasiness lest the ne
gotiations lapse or fall. It is the gen
eral understanding that the Venezue
lan commission will not report until
December next.
WILL SUE THE GOVERNMENT.
William Graves Wants Damages or Ills
llonds.
Washington, April 24. In the suit
brought by William Graves In the su
preme court of the District of Columbia
against the secretary of the treasury,
In which he claims that he was through
the unlawful and hostile action of the
cash department officials prevented
from securing m.bou.oou ot tne recent Is
sue of 4 per cent, bonds, Mr. Carlisle to
day Aled an affidavit showing his side
of the case.
The affidavit charges Graves with
Withholding from the court a full re
cital of the facts and with attempting
to -create wrong impression by false
recital,, ana by garbling correspond'
THE NEWS THIS M0RN1N6.
Weather ladkatieas Tedayi
Light Shewers; Clearing; Warmer.
1 English Army Routed by Matabele.
uay s luings at wasnington.
Dun's Trade Review.
Cuban Patriots Shot.
2 Two Mighty Llewellyns.
3 (Local) Spring Brook Water com
pany WOTKS.
April Criminal Court Ends,
4 Editorial.
Keeping Secrets.
S (Local) Proposed County Club.
Bulletin His Head.
After the Clergymen.
An Unnatural Father.
(Local) The Week In Society.
nurcnes ami vnurcn Societies.
World of Melody.
7 Suburban News.
Markets and Stock Reports.
8 (SiMrtsScranton-Fall River Game.
National League Scores.
Base Ball Resume.
Bicycle News and Gossip,
9 (Travel)-Wonders of Alaska.
10 (Story) "The Superintendent's Exam
ple.
11 World of Letters.
itemarkable Incident of Railroading.
12 New tp and Down the Valley.
DIN'S ENCOURAGING TALK.
Business Has Been Favored by Sesson
able Wcather-.Monsy Market Uv
Also Grown Mora Favorable.
New York. April 24. R. O. Dun A Co.
will say tomorrow In their Weekly Re-
Failures for the week have been KM
In the United States against 230 last
year and 44 In Canada against 37 last
year.
Business has been faVored bv season
able weather and the distribution of
products has made fair progress, not
yet reducing retail or wholesale stock
far enough, however, to materially
improve the position of industries.
Money markets have grown more fa
vorable, as well as the state of foreign
commerce, and until an apparently
groundless revival or discussion about
the. Venezuelan difficulty there wa
brighter prospect of European Invest
ments here. The belief that agitation
for cheap money will be permanently
laid at rest this year Is gaining ground
and In financial quarter cause more
confidence for the future. Prices of
commodities are on the whole lower
than ever before, having declined about
2 per cent, since April 1, and 17 per cent.
since juiy, MiHj. or uctoDer, The
fall In manufactured products is a little
less than it was April l. but In farm
product greater.
speculation ib swayed by trifling in
fluences when markets are very nar
row. The recent advance checked buy
ing ot wheat for export, and Atlantlo
exports for the week were only 1,031,264
bushels, flour Included, against 1.768,
873 last year, while western receipt
were z.094,657 bushels, against 1,875,403
last year. With generally fair pros
pects as to winter wheat 'the price ha
dropped about 2 cents, nearly half the
rise based on gloomy report early thia
month. Corn receipts continue heavy
and price is a shade lower. A single
enterprising buyer was able to push up
the price of cotton an eighth, though
the progress of planting gives promise
of a large yelld, and the receipts con
tinue as large as In 1S93, though about
386,000 bales large for the year thus far.
The large orders taken for boots and
shoes when prices were reduced to last
year's lowest, more than a month ago.
results In shipments nearly equal to
last year s, In April thus far 0 per cent,
less. Leather Is weaker, with heavy
sales, averaging about 3 per cent, lower
for the week, although hldea at Chi
cago are a shade stronger. Neither
pig Iron nor manufactured products
have im proved In demand as yet. Many
consumers of copper are working part
time, and lake la offered at 10.65 cents.
Tin Is dull, but a shade higher at 13.4
cents, and lead, with targe western
sales, at 3.07. Maker of tin plates
have agreed to maintain prices, is.70
being still quoted lor bessemer coke,
full weight.
BELLES AS CONDUCTORS.
Novel Mean Suggested to Aid a Hospital
in juiaaieiown. rv i .
ni.llA.rMvn M V AnHI 91 A nnvel
proposition has been made by the Mld-town-Goshen
Traction company to as
lut Thrall hoanltnl In thia cltv. The
company proposes to donate one day's
receipts oi me eieviric rmiiwuor iu me
hospital, providing the manager of the
institution will select young lady con
Hnctnrs to collect fares on all cars dur
ing the day and evening.
Young society women win accept ine
nnnaUInn onrl tinne ick crlve the hos-
pltal a great beneflt at an early date.
NEGROES DRAW COLOR LINE.
Lav Out a Town in Kansas Where No
Whites Need Apply.
Topeka, Kan., April 24. A charter
was fllled today by the Sumner City
Town Site comiiany, the Incorporators
belnn: nromlnent negroes or Kansas,
The capital stock Is $50,000. W. L.
Knerleson is at the nead oi mis enter'
prise, and has already laid out the town
of Sumner City, near Topeka, in which
only negroes will be permitted to buy
lots. All lines or ousmess ana nuuiU'
factuiing are to be carried on.
Anothor Yacht Race.
xr Vnrk. Anrll 24. Yachtsmen will
probably be surprised and pleased to hear
tnaa mere IS every pruouuiuiy u iiw uv
fon.w and Valkvrle III meeting agiin
this summer in American waters. The
fact that W. K. Vanderbilt has assumed
active control or tne ueiemaer was con'
Armed todnv and there is a well authentic
cated report that Harry McCulmont, who
was associated with Lord Dunraven tn the
Valkyrie venture for the America s cup,
has gained ownership of the British
yacnt.
Pool Tournament,
Pittsburg, Pa,, April 24. In the second
night's play for the world's pool cham
pionship tonight, De Oro made a run of
V).t anu iMeurwaier zm, maaing me loiai
scores for the two nights: Clearwater. 4UI.
and De Oro, 388. The match is for G11O
points and will bo completed tomorrow
nigni.
Convicted of Manslaughter.
Hackensnck. N. J. April 24. John Sulli
van, of Tenafly, was this afternoon con
victed of manslaughter. He brutally beat
his wife while she was In a feeble condi
tion and she rilld in the Englewood fcospi
tal on Jan, 11.
- Receipts of the Commonwealth.
Harrisburg. Pa.. Anrll 4.Audltor Gen
eral Mylln hes completed a, report show
ing the' total receipts of the common
wealth for the past year. The aggregate
l S12.030.tti0.10. '
Must He Properly Labelled,
Hurrlsburg, Pa., April 24. It has been
decided by the department of agriculture
that all vegetables colored by any process
must be distinctly labelled "artificially
coiorea.
Virginia for Mckinley
Staunton, Va,, April 24. The Republican
state convention lociay instructed to del'
gate to vote for McKlnley,
THE LAWE1AKERS AT WORK
Record of a Day in House aad
Senate.
Tim GENERAL PENSION BILL
Stlon of the Measure Criticised In the
Hoa of Representatives.
Several Bill Passed la
the Hon.
Washington. April 24. The senate
made considerable progress today on
the sundry civil appropriation bill, hav
ing disposed of all the amendments re
ported to It by the committee on ap
propriations. Some comment was made
on the practice attributed to the house
of representatives of appropriating
sums only sufficient to cover tne cost
of service tor six or nine month In
the year and throwing on the senate
the responsibility and blame of swell
ing the appropriation bills. The ad
vice preferred by Mr. Mills (Dm
Texas) to cure that evil was for the
senate to pass the appropriation bill
just a the house sent them, leaving
to the president the duty of notifying
congress that additional appropriation
were necessary for tne publlo service.
Ther was also some little criticism
of the action ot the house In cutting
off appropriation for PrpvldMiee ho-
Dltal In Washington that action being
attributed to religious bigotry and ltv
toleravno. The fact that the first comp
troller refused to audit the accounts
of the Venezuelan-Guiana commission
for office rent was also commented upon
severely.
' GENERAL PENSION BILL.
Nearly five hours were given by the
house today to a further consideration.
In committee of the whole, of the gen-,
eral pension bill. Tho speakers gen
erally supported the bill, but all criti
cised one or another section, especially
those which authorize the pensioning
of soldiers who previous to their honor
ables services In the Union army had
served tn the confederate army or had
not received an honorable discharge.
The speakers were Messrs. Layton
(Dem., .O), Tracey (Rep., no,), An
drew (Rep,, Neb,), Burton (Rep., Mo.),
Overstreet (Rep., ind.) and Connolly
(Rep., 111.) and their efforts were
marked with no Incident of impor
tance. Bills were passed authorizing the
town of Tuscon, Ariz., to issue $100,000
ot water works bonds; authorising the
free re-entry Into the United States or
article or animals exported for exhibi
tion in other countries; to make Con-
neaut, O., a sub-port of entry; and nine
private pension and - relief bills favor
ably reported at the last Friday night's
session.
The senate's request fo ra conference
on the Indian appropriation bill waa
agreed to.
The report of election committee No.
8 upon the contested case ot Comett vs.
Swanaon. from the Fifth district of
Virginia, in favor, of the sitting mem
ber (Swamon, Democrat) was received.
and the minority given until Wednes
day next In which to present their
view.
HAIRS ON HIS SHOULDERS.
Wife of a Polio maa Hue for Divorce oa
Strange Ground.
Sioux City. April 24. Had Frank
Vondrak, of this place, not been ap
pointed to the police force two year
ago his wife would probably not now be
Biting him for divorce, alimony and the
custody of their minor children. Until
his appointment to the force Vondnuc
Is said to have been a model husband.
After It the temntatlotis into which
hi business led him are Sieged to nave
been too much for him.
One night he came home with, his
shoulder covered with hairs of various
colors. Mrs. Vondrak's hair was of
only one color, bo she. naturally be
came suspicious and finally sued for
divorce. The district court has the case
under advisement.
STEEL BILLET COMBINATION.
Organization ofNw York Holda a Meet-
lag at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 24. The big
steel billet. combination formed In New
York last 'month held a meeting in
Pittsburg today. The meeting wa
well attended. President L. S. Bent, of
the Pennsylvania Steel company, pre
sided, and Willi L. King, of the
American Iron work, Pittsburg, offi
ciated as secretary. The session was
strictly secret, some of the members
even denying that a meeting had been
held. It was learned, however, that
George B. Orlscom, of Pittsburg, was
chosen commissioner.
This was the only office remaining
unfllled when the New Yorkjmeetlmr
adjourned ItTwaa stated positively by
one of the members that no advance
will be made in prices.
RELATIVES ON THE JURY.
Eleven of a Panel Refuse to Indlct-Baok
Directors.
St.Jchn.N. P., April 24. Tho grand
Jury made a formal presentment to
day in the matter of commercial bank
directors. The vote sho,s tint Mie
eleven jurymen who refused to Inc'ict
t!v3 dlrf ctors are either relatives or em
ployes ft the accused. This fact adds
further fuel to the public ang ;r.
T!:e crown declines to present further
Indictments to the grand Jury. It wilt
brlnt; the cases for trial before n .'tty
Jury on Tuesday.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
An Old Man Shoots His Son and Then
Commits Snloldo.
Union City, Pa., April 24. This town
was the scene of a double tragedy this
morning. Simon Hasselbach, nearly 70
years old, and his son, William, 85,
engaged in a quarrel. Both were drunk
and the young man seized an axe. and
attempted to kill his father.
The old man drew a revolver and
shot his son. Seeing what he had done,
the old man turned the weapon on him
self and sent a bullet through hi tem
ple. Both will die.
Steamship Arrivals,
New York, April 21. Arrived: Steam
ers Brltutinlc, from Liverpool and Queens
town; St, Paul, from Southampton. Ar
rived out: Steamers Dresden, at Bremen;
Btrurla, at Queonstown; Kaiser Wllhelm,
at Genoa, Sailed for New York: Colum
bia, from Southampton; Spree, from
Southampton; (Mrcusala, from Glasgow,
April 23. Sighted Steamer Friesland,
New York for Antwerp, passed Lizard, IV
p. m., April 23.
Herald's Forecast.
New York, April 25, 'Herald's weather
forecast: In the Middle states today,
cloudy to partly cloudy weather will pre
vail on the coasts, tout fair tn Inte.'Xir, pre
ceded by rain on and near the coasts, with
fresh easterly to northerly winds and
nearly stationary, fcllowod by higher tern,
perature iu afternoon and by clearing gen
erally on coast. On Sunday fair and
Warmer weather I likely to prevail with
westerly winds.
FINLEY'S
, SPECIAL SALE OF .
Lace
Ciuirtaies
To close out balance ot
Lace Curtains we offer ex
traordinary inducements
in prices, as the following
special values will show! ,
25 pairs Nottingham Cur
tains, ZY yards ionarll
- 69c a pair.
25 pairs, 3 yards lontf
. 95 cents.
15 pairs, 3 yards lonf
$1.12.
15 pairs, 3 yards lontn' ,
$1.88. !
12 pairs, zy yards long,1
$2.37.
36 pairs Irish Point Cur
tains, 3 1-2 yards lonn'
at $4.00, $4.95, $3.83,
' $7.75.
20 pairs Brussels Lace)
Curtains, 3 1-2 yard
long, at $7.50, $8.00
and $9.00.
This is a rare opportu
nity for housekeepers.
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SPRING FOOTWEAR
DRES5 SHOES
And Slippers for Every Member of the)
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114 AND lit WYOMINO AVE.
Wholesale and Retail.
Bicyclists
Take Notice
Weichel, the Jeweler,
has a nice line of Bicycle
Belts. Call and see theme
One of the latest novel
ties.
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