fA s j4lsr&. tJT IS . . . txm. .EIGHT PAGES 5G COLUMNS. SCR ANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, MAllOTI 12'J!, 18J7 TWO CENTS A COPY t ..llll I II 111 II I II llll I - -. I I I ----- , liW.MlMMMWIMWWiMMIlIIIWIliIMWWWMiMWW"MWMM LATER THAN USUAL IBUX BETTER THAN EVER FOR MONEY SAYING, ooooooooooooooooo Never within the memory of living man huvo Limems aid StoMaii Cottons Horn offered nt such low prices as we hae prepared foi tills One 'Week's Sale, Which Opens March 18, Hitherto It hus liecn oui custom to continue this m tul-nnnual evmt foi at least tin dtivs. This seuon such u couise Is Impossible, oh lilt; to the etraortllimrj nines ami Umlti il qu.iti tltlcs In one ot two of the lines sub mitted. Dining the week, however, you may depend on getting thu goods ns iid veitlscd, but thu sale liilte list will not he continued one houi aftei the time specified. ooooooooooooooooo Fine Table Linens in pull m,DAciir.u damask. 51 lnthes2Se, w oi th 17".c G2 Inches Sic , worth 4Jc 12 Inches .("'fee , worth -I'c f.' Inches i'Ja , worth G2'2c. 70 Inches 09c , woith S'u 72 liu hes Vc , worth $1 00 lllghct giades If ou want th-". IN C1113AM DAMASK. C(l Inches 21c , worth 23c CO Indus 24c , woith lie. BS Inches 2Sc , woith Ko, (XI inches 31o , worth 42c. C2 Indus 40c , woith uOi C4 Inches 4Jc. woith f.Jc. 70 Inches 49c , woith dJ'ic. 72 Inches Wic , woith ijc. Table Napkins rull Bleached. All Linen. Newest Jeslgns. 'a NAPKINS. Die a dozen, woith G2c. i'J ii dozen, woith Sjc 7Jc n doun, woith HJc fcjc a tloeii, woith $100. i NAPKINS 9".o a doyen, worth $1 U. $1 10 a dozen, worth 1 25 SI 2j a dozen, woith Jl 10 $1 2" a dozen, woith $1 iw 51 JO u dozen, woith $173. 51 &0 .i dozen, woith $2 00 $103 a doren, woith $2 23. $2 20 a dozen, worth $2 30 $2 00 .i dozen woith $2 00. I'tc, i:tc , Ktc. White Bed Spreads Newest goods out. AIot of them hemmed and read foi use. Crochet Quilts Hemilir 73c quality, now C3c. HcEUlai $100 quality, now b3c. Marseilles Quilts $1 23 quallt foi $1 10 $1 C3 quality for $1 33 $2 23 quality foi $1 S3. $2 75 quality for $2 23 $2 00 quality for $2 30. $2 30 quality fot $3 00 $4 UO quality foi $2 23. rinei goods If wanted. Hemstitched Table Cloths rino Damaks, with elegant center designs, complete boideis und superb sutln llnlsli. 8-4 size $1 75, worth $2 23 8-10 quarters $2 00, woith $2 TO b-12 quarters $2 23, worth $2 73. S-ll quarters $2 3", worth $3 00. Special Towel Offering V. hlle our entlio Towel stock has been subjected to a merciless slaugh ter In price, spue foi bids extended quotations. VV e mettly mention one numbei too dozen Pure, Linen, Iluck Towels, Kood size, hea fiinbe and fancy boidei. 3 for 25c 100 dozen All-Linen, Huck Towels. The cllmn In bat gain giving, 2 for 3 5c Ready for Use Sheets (unhli:aciip.d cotton ) rull size und nothing pool oi skimpy about them. 39c to 45c 'Each ri'LL HLLWCHnD SHBi:TS. Plain oi Hemstitched as you may prefer, 42c to 54c Each Thee shPets aie made from stand ard Muslins and will pioi as satlsfuc toiy In service as If jou had selected the material specially toi joui own lite. TIND T.TNEN SIinHTS Tull slp, deep hemstitched ends, two fine grades only at sale pi Ice, $3.75 and $4.50 Each All Linen Pillow Cases Size 45x2C Inches. Deep hemstitched ends, ep hemstl 85c Each Bleached Cotton Pillow Cases Plain or Hemstitched, sizes "12 to 54 Inches, Scto 17c Each Condensed Summary We must cut this list short, although the baigaln stor is but half told A glanco at thu tjpe used In pi lining will tell jou wh 4-4 Bleached Muslins Hest makes only Itelj on that ev ei time. Sale pi Ice, 4c to 3 0c 4-4 Unbleached JYlusJIns The best luands on the inaiket Nothing Use offeied with us. Sale pi Ice, 3 iz to 6c Bleached Pillow Caslnc: ' All the old faoiItes that hau stood tho test of time. Sale price, 8c to H2c Bleached Sheetings Tull widths, unquestionable quali ties. Sale price, 15c to 21c Unbleached Sheetings Specially (Selected brands for sure and easy bleaching. Sale price, lOcto 20c TIIR I.INRNS are at the annex en trance. TUB SIUSMNS and Sheetings, right aisle, main entrance. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WAREHOUSE. GLOBE SITUATION AT THE SEAT OF WAR Greek War Enthusiasm Said to Be Dying Out. MANY RESERVES RETURN HOME The-Turkish Aim) in Hotter Condi tion In the .Mutter ol llqiiipiueut. Greek Soldieis on the I'lontier Arc .llttstlj Itnrelootetl nml Iliudlv Cliul. Deseitions Are Numerous. Berlin, Match 21 Today's ceremon ies In connection with the celebiatlon of the ceiiteiuiij of lltupeior William 1, which pi opt'i 1 begins tomuiiuiv, consisted of lolttrlous sonlee- In the Kaiser Willlum 1 mumoiial chinch at which the empeioi was present. The emiieior was lecehed at the Potsdam lallunj station by Color detachments fiom the atIoti leslments, which he levlewed Aftei the review the Kaiser placed himself at the head of the col umn which matched tlnouuh KonlK KiatK Strat-se, Miandenbuiir date and Unterden Linden to the old Kaiser Wllhdm palace wheio the colors weie deposited. A banquet was given at the Schloss to the royal guests In the evening1 theie was a Dei foi maneo of grand npei.a at the Koal Theater and sain peifoimances at Kroll's an 1 othei theateih All of the officials and nuinj )iilute bulldiiu-i weie decotat (d with tines, bunting, etc, and pio sentid a beautiful apileaiance To inoiiow theie will be fetes at tho ail ous schools followed b pa i ados o' i-ehool chlldien, aoc'etles, gu Ids, etoi ans, etc The puinde of the guaid dut coi ps and the Ueilln ganlson be foiH the enuieioi and the ioul quests will come next tin kniter rldnifr along the front ol the tioops fiom the Lust gaiten to the nrandunbuiir gate Heachlng the Hiandenbuig ijate the mpeior will head the match ol the tioops to the Kalsei William I imma nent wheie, attei the tioops hne been n .lived to the light and loft th 6"e imny of unveiling the monument will lo pioceeded wltli When the umcIN leg takes place a salute of 101 guns will be llred nnd all the bells In the city 'will be mug In the evening a giand vtate banquet will be gl n in the White hull of the Schloss, a nei foimnnct of giand opeia In the J!oal tncatel, and the eveiil'K iio diamine wlK be nn Illumination of the uubllc nnd pi hate building.: thiaughuut the CI J. KAISUR'S HESITATION. Piobably the kaiser would have hes itated at a. dliect liiptuie of the cor ceit His hesitation came fiom St. Peteisbuig.w bethel due to veciet louit conleiences oi to the dola ol decision on tht puit of Tiance, oi to both com bined Is a muttei of butmlse. Oietce has obtained a pause which by all ac counts was badly leciulmd. uut of most contiadlctoiy lepoits as to thr state of the Greek tieasun an I the Gieek aimy which have been lecelvrd heie, it is difficult to asceitaln the exact tuith I'uttlng aside th obvl ouslv untenable and fletltl ms tepoits fiom Gieek souiees which ciedlt the government with having oiyinizcd a peilectlj equipped foice of i". 00 1 tiooiis, most of which are now on tho fiontlei, the statements fiom nuaitetd filendly to Gieeee, ciedlt her war office with managing to vend to the fiont an effective fou e of about 2", 000 men Including the best of the leseives. There aie besides about 10,033 men un dei ili 111 but a small pottliu of which foice could be idled upon foi soivlce in the Held, though the could tain in iiiegulai waifaie. The eiuliuslatm of the lesenes appeals to hav cooled down and nianj of them hive le'uini J lo theli homes At all events tney aie no longer with the colois What hiu pened In 1SSG, when the Greek aimv was mobilized, has occuired again At that time theie was a fail lush of men on the first call. The enthusi asm soent itself lapldlv. Oat of 10,'jCO nan that the wni otilee .ounted uno-i n )t half came undei il i 111 and deei tlonv became numerous Gendarmes and tioops had to hunt up the leluct ant In eveiy dlstilct and at one time ncailv "3,000 men weie on ths police Hills as being wanted lor evading tci lce. The men called to Hie Links nia not want In patilotlsm and coin age, but vv I etched pay men', miserable tood. and the needs of thlr work at home have put a stialn on their patil otihin As to the tieasun, It was an nounced as icadi foi war with only 750,000 pounds steillng in the chest and no ciedlt In Cuiope- The tioops on the fiontlei aie mostlj baiefootM und haidh chid The undet standing here Is that Gieat Biltatn has insisted upon the povveis accoidlng to Gieece's two weeks notice before the toielgn watshlps enfoice a blockade against the Piiaeus, the poi t of Athens, and the poit of Volo in The.vsaly and It Is not ut all In lav or of Russia's pioject that the foieign troops In the Island of Ciete shall attack the Gieek aimy of occupation undci Col onel Vussos and ccfmpel theli wlth duiwal It Is known heie that I-oid Sallsbuiy continues to tieat diiectl vlth the Greek goveinment, but no olll clal opinion legaullng Hnglund's ac tion In this matter has been publicly vxinessed. TAlTIirUL AT.IJHS OP KING GHOHGE The uneen allies of King George at the couits of St Peteisbuig London and Copenhagen, ate splendldlj nhslst Ing him. Without incurring a cent of expendltuie foi u secret service fund, the Gieek goveinment Is kept appilted of eveiy move on the dlploinutle boaid and have thus been enabled to counter the efforts of their foes at the tluee linpeilal couits. To this is largely due the prolonging of the negotiations, which fiom time to time have threat ened to end In the most vlgoious coei civu measures, The kaiser s govern ment, baffled und annoyed, hus definite ly letlied from the f I out and now limit theli action to following the pei Hlsterrtly active diplomacy of Russia. M. Delyannls, the Gietk jiiernlei, has abundantly shown lii the course of his caieer that he does not lack In coui ageous Initiative, simetlmes approach ing inshnesa, Uut he Is now lesoitlrrg as befits the position, to bjzuntlne lue tics. IContlnued on Page 8 MISSOURI UNCHAINED. DiscouroKlng I'lood Reports Come Ironi I own mill Dakota Viillujs. St. Louis, Mai ch il. Latest advices from the flooded countiy s6uth of here state that the situation Is hourly grow ing woise. Walls of water have beaten down the levees at many points and dwelleis ute at the meicy of the Hood. The most dlsheai tenlng Intelligence tomes from the Iowa and Dakota val leys of the Mlssouil ilver. Waim weathei has turned the miow to wntei, which Is added to the ulready over flowed streams. Woik on levee bar lleis Is practically abandoned In Aik iinsas nnd Mississippi as useless. At Chicot, Aik,, a baige load of .sand bags was ilumpid Into a levee lit oak. They only served to widen the bleach. This Is the expei lence at othei points and woik on the bnnleis Is abandoned and eveiy hand tinned to save the Inntr levees. A dispatch ftom Ripley, Tenti,, says theie Is a stiong cuuent tlnough Reel Toot lake and the old liver baj ou. It Is feared the ilvet will seek ltv old channel thiough the luke, which was shifted twenty miles west by the eattluiuake of 1S1'2 South of Helena, Ark., the levee breaks are most numei ous and the damage the greatest. Governor Jones, of Aikansas, yevtei day sent a company of militia to guard the levees of Desha county as theie were feais that Mississippi men might tiy to save theli own homes by cut ting the levee on the Aikansas hide. Unconfirmed Illinois of gieat loss of life are met at eveiy hand, but the death roll cannot even be approximated until the Hood subsides. The situation la indeed gloomy with small piospects of immediate bettei merit. Des Moines, la, Maich 21. The Des Moines, conttaiy to all expectations In the face of the fact that the weather has been cold foi twenty-four houis, hat. ilsen thiee feet since last night and is now over sixteen feet above noimal and btlll ilslng About 300 families have been dilven out of theli homes by the water, but aside fiom this the damage thun fai is not heavy. PROTECTION FOR TURKS. Energies of the Powers Directed Solely Against the Christians at Crete. Moslems Suffer but Little. Canea, March 21 According to the pioclumatlon Issued by the foieign ad mit als, the blockade of Ciete began at 8 o'clock this nioinlng. It is appai ent that the blockade Is dliected sole ly agaliut the Chtlstlans In the Inte- lloi and that the Moslems will suffer little Inconvenience from the action of the ix gieat Christian nations of Eu lope. It appeals that the object of the blockading squudion Is to pi event the landing of supplies of food, clothing, etc, destined toi the staivlng Chils tluns In the Intel loi, while the Mus sulmen who have Hocked to the coast towns aie allowed to lund whatevei they want. The few Christians lemalning bote Hnd It difficult to understand the mo tives that are prompting the poweis to exeit theli eneigles to ciush the Chilstian population of the island, while the Moslems aie given a free hand to do about as they please. About the onlj hope of the Chiistlans outside the coast towns Is In Greek blockade runnels, who will not hesitate to tun thiough the cordon of foreign warships around the island. There was nn exchange ot shots yes teiday between Insui gents and Moslem voluntceis In the viclnty ol Sudaby. The Turkish wai ships In the ba bom baided the Insurgents, but the lesult Is not known. A numbei of foieign wai shlps weie In the ba, but they took no pait In the filing. ACCIDENT TO A SHIP. A Turkish Wni Vessel Collides uuh a Itridge, Causing a I'uiiie. Constantinople, Maich 21 While the battleship Osnutnl Yeh was passing out of tho Golden Horn lesteiday in compan with a numbei of other Turk ish war vessels, she collided with the old bildge leading fiom the Vn Kupanl quaiter of Canstantinople to Galata Theie was a latge crowd nssembled on the bildge to witness the departuie ot the win ships, and when the Osinanl Yeh stiuck the stiuctuie theie was a panic, the ciowel thinking that the bildge would be knocked down In the tush for the -olld ground many oer vons were injured What damage was suvtalned bj the wnishlp, if an, is unknown The vessels which sailed esterday complete tliH squadion which Is await ing oi dei s oil Galllpoll, at the entrance of the sea of Mar mom. The squadion, including toiptdo boats jid toipedo boat destroyeis, number twelve vessels. DICK WILL BE SECRETARY'. Ilns Accepted the Iinpoitiint Olllei on Republican .National Committee. Chicago Maich 21 An Akion, Ohio, special sajs Majol Chailes Dlik le celved jesteidaj fior.i Chairman Han na, the formal tendei of the secietarj .shlp ot the Republican national com mittee and wlieil his acceptance Theie will be a solaiy ot 55,000 a yeai attac lied to the oflice. Major Dick was offcied by Piesldent McKlnley both the positions of fouith assistant postmaster geneial and tieas uiei of the United States, but declined. Death oil. A. Ahl. Cai lisle, Pa, March JI. P. A Ahl, ex pies'dent of the Iluiilsbing und Potomac rallioad, now the Philadelphia und Read ing railroad, and who wus toundet mid opeiator of the huge lion vvoiks at Roll ing Spilngs, and one of tho feuding busi ness nun of the state, died at Newvllle this evening, aged about bo jeais, Shail.es Challenges .Mnlicr, San Pranclsco, March 21 Dan Lnch, tnunager for Tom Hhaikej, lias posted J.,WJ0 In the hands of Parson Davles to bind a match with Petu .Muher Lnch sujs Shaikey will meet .Muliti befpru ali club that offered the luigcst pulse an time after five vveiks tiuni date und will muke a side bet of fiom $.',600 to $10,000 Hustons Regiii Piacliee. Savannah, C3a., Match 21. The lloston's unhid heie tonight und will begin prac tise tomoiiow. Long and Vcngei jollied the team from tho west, 'Die lioslona will remain thlee weeks and Will play iiultl moie und Pittsburg here. AN OVERDUE SHIP TOWEDJNTO PORT Terrible Experience of the Crew ol (he T. F. Oakcs. BRAVERY OF THE CAPTAIN'S WIFE She Nursed the Sick Crew unit Stood ut the heel nnd Kept the Ship on Her Course During a l!ulo--A Direct Descendant ol .Holly Stark. Quatantlne, S I , March 21 Tho long overdue ship '1'. F. Oikes, which left Hong Kong July 4, 25'J days ago with a general cm go fot this poit, and which had been given up us lost, was towed Into poit this moinlug by the Riltlsh tank steamer Kasbeclc, Captain Millet', which picked hei up lust Thursday. The Kasbeck was bound fiom Phila delphia for ritime. Austila, and left the former port on Sntuidny, Match H. On the following night the Oakes was sighted and the steamei stood by until day bieak. Chief OHlcer C. 'P. Holshem and thiee seaman put oft' In the Kas-bec-lc's yaw 1. Captain Reed, of the Oakes, lepoited that his crew weie all laid up with scuivy and that the pio lsions were well night exhausted and begged that he be at once supplied w 1th fresh food und vegetables and taken In tow for the neaiest poit. Cap tain Muler decided to take the essel In tow. The w either which had been threatening, now- became boisterous and a noitheily gale spiang up Nev eitheless piepaiutlons were made to pass a hawser to the Oakes. A man 11a hawser was paid out ovei the Kns beck's stern to the yawl, but a tre mendous wave washed It Into the pio pellei which was turning slowly nt the time and befoie the engines could be stopped the vcievv was so entangled that It stopped suddenly und all the power of the engine was not sufficient to move It Foi eight hours the en gineers staff laboied to clear the pio 'pellei Bj that time the Oakes luul drifted out of sight. All night Captain Mulei seaiched the hoilzon for tinces ot her and at G a in , Tuesdaj morn ing she was again sighted. The sea was bolsteious at the time, but Chlet OHlcer Holshem again volunteered to attempt to bonid hei. A line was dingged by the boat and aftei a deal ol hmd woik two haw sets were made fast Jit Holshem and his boat's ciew of thiee did most of the work They found onl the second and thlid mates of the Oakes able to help them. Tho provisions they bi ought were a God send to the scurv jis,ttlcUn suivlvois, Fiom last Tfnrrsduy moining, when the hawser wus passed aboaid, until the Oakes was towed Into poit, no in cident ot Irnpoitance occulted. STORY or SUFrCRING. Captain Reed, of the Oakes, when In terviewed, told a story of suffering and pilvatlon The Oakes left Shanghai the 17th of lastMay and after com pleting hei caigo at Hong Kong sailed fiom that poit July 4 The ciew weie apparently in the best of health with the exception of Captain Reed, who had been ailing for some time, but who undei careful musing of his wile thought himself on the high load to re covery. When out six dajs In the Chi na sea, a ten Hie typhoon was encoun tered lasting seveial days duilng which the foie and main topmasts weie spiung. After this the weather ie malned line and nothing but light nlis and calms weie expeilenced until Cape Hoin was lounded, 107 davs out In the meantime the Chinese cook had been taken down with a .severe cold and died on Novembei 11. Aftei w aids a .seaman named Thomas King was taken down with what appealed to be scuivy, and died December 2G In quick succession, Seaman Thomas Olsen was taken ill and died January 1.2. Thomas Judge, another seaman, was now taken ill with cancel ot the stomach and Int er Mate Stephen G. Bunkei showed symptoms of scuivy. The lattei died Febiuuij 4, and was qulcklj followed by Geoige King, an old man, who died on the ninth On the 17th Judge suc cumbed making In all six deaths. One by one the other- sailois weie obliged to quit work until on Maich 1st no body was left except the second and thlid mates, the captain and his wlte. All weie neat exhausted and when a! stiong noitheily gale spuing up on that day, the biave woman was oblig ed to take the wheel for eight hours without lellef, and without as much as a d t ink of watei, she kept the ship on hei couise Health Offlcei Doty this afternoon temoved the scuicy stticken ciew of the ship -thli teen In numbei to the United States Muilne hospital at Sta pletou, S. I, wheie they will lecelve piompt medical tieatinent. A WOMAN OF PLUCK. Mi fa. Reed, the wife of Captain Hd vvaid W. Reed, ot the ship T V Oakes, Is a woman of gieat pluck and endmiuice. She was boin In New Hampshlie about fifty yeais ago and Is a dliect descendant of Mollle Staik, wlte of Geneial Staik ot levolutlonaiy fame For the last fout teen yens she has accompanied hei husband on ull his voyages Besides taking the wheel of the Oakes Mis Reed laboied day and night to ameliorate the condition of the stikken sailois and although all the fiesh piovlsluns weie l un out she made lnoths and giuel of coin meal and oat meal for them, often making as much as live gallons a day. Captain Hdwaid W. Reed was born In Pottsvllle, Pa , in 1S1G He Hi s.t went to sea as an up pi entice In lSGJ aboaid the clipper ship Decatur und giadually walked his way up. Steamship Arrival.. New Yoik, Maich 21. All lv id' Steam ei Ilekli, fiom Copenhagen, etc.; blclla, fiom Stettin, Andulusla, fiom Hanil)iu' und Havie. Auhed out: Steamer l.a Hietugne, at Havre, Hthloplu, at .Movllle. Sailed foi New Voik Steamer Umbila, fiom Queenstowii Sighted Steamer Auiunii, ftom New Yotk, foi ljlvupuol, passed Queeustown, Spain Stilt fighting Rebels. Madild, Match 21 An official repoit fiom .Manila states that a Spanish toice has captuied by assuult an enticnched position of the Insui gents ut .Moutulban, Accoidlng to the lepoit the icbels' losses numbcrd 300 killed, while the Spanluias lost only two killed and eighteen wound- led. PITTSBURG BATTLE. followers of.llngcu nnd I'llnii .Make n Svv ecu In Allegheny County. Pittsburg, March 21. One of the hot test Republican ptlmaty elections that has taken place In Allegheny county for mnny yenis was fought out at the polls yestet day. It was a battle between the Mageo and Fllnn ndhcients and the follow eis of Senator Quay. The le tuins Indicate that the unti-Quuy Re publicans have can led sl out of the eight legislative dlstilcts In the county, giving them thirty-one delegates to the next state convention. Tho Quay forces have only seven delegates. In the Second precinct of Sewlckley boiough came a sutpilse In the defeat of Rlrhaid It. Quay, son of the senior senator. R. R Quay inn as a local delegute He was beaten on his home giound by James Chaplin. The vote 'was close, standing 112 to 103, In favor of Chaplin. The hottest kind of a light was put up against the senatoi's son. There wns a leinnikable slump against the senator In the city of Me Koespott, of whose eight wnids six weie can led by Magee's suppotters. BLOCKADE AT CRETE. The United States Government Is Offi cially Notified of the Action of the Six Powers. Washington, Maich 21 The repio sentatlves In Washington of the six poweis slgnatoi to the Heilln tieat, Gieat Biltain, Fiance, Italy, Get main, Austila-Ilungaiy und Russia, have In conceit notilled this goveinment of the bloekude of Ciete, the iespectlve notes of Sli Julian Pauncelote, M. I'at enotie, Uaion De Favu, Uttion Von Thlelmas, M Ilengelnuillei Von Hen geivai and M. De Kotzebue having been dellveied to Secretaiy Sheiman toduy. They weie almost Identical and consisted of a mere foimal announce ment that a blockade to Cietan pints against ships under the Gieek Hug, commencing at !) o'clock this mottling Mil chant vessels of neutral poweis, In cluding those of the United States and of the tieaty poweis while subject to ovei hauling by the blockading wai shlps of the conceited fleets are not to he disturbed In theli ordinary commei clnl occup itions If they cauj no mei chandlse Intended foi use of the Gleekv or Insui gents nn the island. It is a question whether this govern ment will give its assent to this foi in of blockade which Involves a grave dcpaituie In International law and would establish a piecedent abolishing lights that the United Stntes might not deslie to sur tender. 'Tlfere Is" little oi no likelihood of un Ameilcan vessel attempting to urn the Cietan blockade loi the stills and sttipes on mei chant vessels In the Medlteiianean Is piac tically unknown. Neveitheless if the United States should even tacitly con sent to being kept out of Ciete, wheie there lv no pioclalmed condition of wai, any mote than there Is In Cuba at the piesent time, such action, it is an ticipated by those familial with Intel -national piecedents may establish an aw lew aid piecedent'ln relation to coun tries wheie Ameiican commeice Is Im measurably moie Impoitnnt and wheie Ameilcan meichant Hags aie mote nu mei ous. ALL QUIET AT CARSON. "."Hvstenous" Uillj Smith Has Ilccn Ilnnislied and I'encc lleigns. Caison, Nev., Maich 21. Dan Stuait, the big piomotei, and his pattnei, W K Wheelock, Mai tin Julian and Geo, Siler.depaited fiom heie for San Finn clsco last evening It is icpotted mote big flghts will be pulled off heiv In September in the event that seveial matches now undei consideration can be bi ought about. The big pavilllon will be left standing, also the oxtia equipments ot the tele giaph companies which Indicates something Is in the wind. "Mysteil ous" Hilly Smith, who assaulted a de tective, was oi del eel to leave town by the authorities Cuison has once moie lesumed the even tenor of Its ways. FATALLY SHOT A TOUGH. A Saloonkeeper Deleuds Himself with liullets. Nevvaik, N J, Maich 21 Chatles I-nnls, 24 ycnis old, was shot in the ab domen and piobably fatally woundid by James Giles, a saloon keepet ut 24 Shlmnaii stieet today. Giles had been dingged fiom his place by Hunts and several othei s of the Shlpnuin st'eet gang and was being biutully kicked when ills wife lushed out with a le volver and gave It to hei husband, wheieuiH'ii she wus also attacked, krocked dow " and kicked. The shooting followed Giles was locked up, as weie seveial othei s of the gang. Tumble IS cuing Tiiiks, Athens, Match 21 Tha Aluopolls re poits thut theie Is gieit excitement among the C'.ietks an 1 Atabs in Jeiusa lem Two thousand Uhllstlans In Pales tine and Syila aie piepulug to uppo-e the Tuiks In event of wai A numliti ot .bsMnldU pllgilms havt also been at ftctcd by the wai teellng against thu Tuiks, and aie Joining thu Chiistlans. THE NEWS THIS 3I0HNINU. Weather Indications Today: fair: followed by bhouers. 1 War Peeling In tJrecce Heported i.s Waning Long Ovuiduo Ship Towed Into Poit. Potecast of Week In Congiess, J Queen Lllluokalanl's Abdication. Legality ot the Cretan lllockade. A (Local) Scnnon to tho Knights ot Alal ia. J muis lot United btutes Couit. 4 Kdltoilal. 5 (Local) -Itellglous Workers' Confer- enee. ltcsolutluiis ou James Hlali's Death. 6 (Htoiy)-"ln a Tteasuio Ship." 7 Wtst Sldo News and Uosslp. Subuibiiu Happenings. 8 Vj und Don n the Valley - I FORECAST OF THE WEEK IN CONGRESS Contrast Between (lie Proceedings of Senate and House. ARBITRATION TREATY IN SENATE Discussions Will Piobably Take 1'llicu Behind Closed Doors, hlle the "tio-As-Xou-I'lease" Debute Mill lie Allowed in the House. Mcusuics That Mill lie Considered. Washington, Match 21 There will probably be a matked continst between the proceedings ot the two houses of congiess during the next week The "dellbeiatlve" senate will piobably pass most of Its time behind closed doois discussing the uibltiutlon tieaty, while the house will enter upon a foul days "go as you please" tut lit debate which Is to close at 11 p. m. on Thurs day. Mr. Hulley hus prepared a strong lepoit on behalf of the minority of the wuvs and means committee which he will lay befoie the house tomoiiow and Mt. Dtngley has In mind a speech to off-vet some of the flee tniirf argu ments which he shrewdly guesses Mr. Halley's repoit will advance. After the geneial debate closes in the house on the t.ulff on Thuisdny night llve-mln-ute "bouts" will be allowed undei Reed (not Queetisbeny) tules until the Illvt of .Maich; and to give full scope to all the pent up eloquence. The session will begin each day at 10 a.' in., Instead of noon as heiet,ofoie. The silence of the senate's legislative euumuor win not pievull in tile com mittee looms. Fout gieat appiopila tlon bills passed by the last congress and not appioved by the piesldent, have been bodily dumped upon the senate lommlttce nn appioprlatlons of which ill Allison Is chali man They nie the sundiy civil, geneial deficient y, agilculttual and Indian appropi latlon bills, Each ot these bills, with one ex ception goes back to the senate in the loi m In which It paaea that body, af ter confeienee. The exception is the ' Gtlsonltc" oi nsphaltum item In the Indinn bill which Is a mattei involving vast pecunlaiy lnteiests The item wus Inseited by the senate and was adopt ed In conteienci aftei a haid stiuggle, In the last congiess, but the house, having now a second chance at It, hns sttlcken It out. Theie Is small piobabllltv of the veiy complicated question of seating the appointed senators fiom Kentucky, Oiegon and Floilda, coming up foi ac tion this week In each case the cie dentials have been iefeited to the com mittee on pi lv lieges and elections Their legulai meeting day is Thuisdny very close to the end of the week for a special session hav been called to advance the decision of these mattus. In point of fact the questions Involved aie so complicated by pievlous deci sions of the venule thnt no rapid de cision is likely to be aitiAcd at. MAHER THE COMING MAN. Filzsimmons Thinks That He Will in Future Wear the Champion Belt. Bob Will Not Fight Again. San rranclsco, Alaich 21 "Of all the pii.se ilghteis who ate aspltants for championships honors," said Hob Fltz slininons today, 'Petei Aluher is the gteatest. 1 believe he can whip Cot bett, ChoynskI, Goddnid, Shut key and all the lest. While ChoynskI Is the most vicious punt her of them all, ho does not possess the ling geneialship of Aluher. Such men as Sullivan have absolutely no show of lctoiy In mod el n pugilism. They cannot enduie not can they escape the onslaught of a modem pugilist. It Is my opinion that even a second late llghtei can put tin in out. 1 have met most of these men and 1 Inn e studied thill methods, but even the best man is lallibie Nobody, fot txnmple, believed that I had a light to asplte tot the ehumplonshlp, but I did and I pioved my aspliatlon as jus tilled by vlctoiy. It may be that Aluher Is not the best man I would like to see them all light toi It and see the best man win. As loi myself, I have lought my last battle I have given a ptoinise to my wlte that I will novel entei the ling again and I will keep my woid If Alt Coibett challenges me, as I un det stand that he will, to uiiothei light, 1 will not accept the challenge I have nothing lo gain In gloiy by whipping Coibett again and I cannot see w h he should wish to v entitle anothei battle Defeated e hamplous have always been unpopulut, as the case of John L. Sic ilian lllusttates Alt Coibett, I under stand. Is a good ac toi He still can make money. It seems to me be should know by this time that It is not nec essaiy to gu Into the plUe ling to make It." FlUsltnmons at the piesent has no dellnlto Idea of his lutute iiiiange ments. These will be detei mined by Ills managei and hi othei -In-law, Alai tln Julian. The champion was busy lust nlsht In wilting lettets and an- sweilng telegiams He had tecelved doens of congiatulatoiy messages f loin all puits of the count! and ho lost no time In answeiiug them Well wltheis had beautllled his upaitmen: with lloweis This atteinoou the hum plon appe.md at the Chutes lit a spat ling exhibition It Is likely he will ie inaln in San I'lanclsco for seveial days und then pi weed to New Yotk. Sei ions Trouble ut Tuktit. Constantinople, Match Jt It Is olllclal ly leported thut theie has been soituiis tiouble at Tokut lltty-elght miles noith wi'st of Slvas. In Asli Alluoi lionit 'tilting thut llfteen Aiminluns und thiee Mussulmans weie killed, no details ot the uffuli aie glvi n .loliiiiiv Vim licet. Hot Spilli'S, Alutili 21 tilllv 1,1 toll, middle-weight, knocked out Johnny Van Heet leathei -weight, In flfelit iiiunds last night ut VV hlttlntoii paik The light wus toi J'ui) u side Vun Ueest ugreelng to btu liruun iiiunda roi the money. Charged with Infanticide. Ilniilsbuig, Pa, Alaich 21 Allltle Stiuln, coloied, was lodged la tho county pilsou here lust night charged with in fanticide. She confessed the eilme which wus committed on the Wth Inst. The In- 1 fant wus white, "INI TA!9 DRESS GOODS 'c mm uwiy iv cent Hew Stuck of Ex clusive Novelties M rect from- Paris, Two Tone Grena dines (the 3atest), Snake Skin Novelties, Pure French Mohairs, Lace Mohairs Two Tone Checks, Eping lines, Enclora's, Et emiennes, Coverts, Etc. OUR STOCK OF Black Goods As Usual, Is Unsurpassed 530 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Always Busy Selling loicst Sloes, 5peciaJs for March Ladies' Vici Kid 'Velts, $2.00, Men's Gal J Welts, $2,00, Spring Footwear for every member of the Tamily, Wholesale and retail, Lewis, "Reilly & Dayies 111 and U il V y oming Av eiiue. 'telephone, Jir.'.'. AlORE FfGHTlNfi IN CUBA. The Spanish eisiou ol Iteeent I2n uiigeuieiits in tht; Island. Havana, Alniih 21. Advices tecelved heie today say that the itbels madi an attack iiDon the town ot Cuno, in ir Alanzanlllo, on Alaich 1.', and uiti saikid sevetnl houses The gaitbon. made a stubborn light and Utia'lly ie pulsed the lebels, who left two of theli dead behind them. The irnirl son had ono otllcei and three pilvutcs wounded Accoidlng to data, furnished by the chlet of the mllitaiy staff heie a sum maiy ol the ooeiatlons of the t tool 3 tiom Alaich to to Alaich 1') shows that 12,1 itbels have bi ett Killed and eight taken pi Isoiieis Within e same pu led the Spanish tioops have lost ilm olllcels aid foi t -two privates kilh d and sKteun oillcets and 2Cb nilvnt'S wounded It Is also shown that be tween the dates mentioned 13S lebels have suiiendeied and 1C1 lilies, 107 machetes and G19 hoises have been cup tuied by thu tioops. Assaulted In Tun fteioo. CailWIe, Pa. Maich .'1 J. Austin Sul livan, of Altoona, n btudent at Dickinson college was biutully assaulted by ti u lugioes last nlKht on the public streels of this city linn ot tho nciioes stiiulc Sullivan on the head. Iiuctilllng his skull and othtiwise iujiuliig him. Tho ne gioes am now In the county jail, htuti van Is lying In a Mitlwil condition and may not lecovei. Itulguriti Oidcrs .lloro Aitillery. Solla, Alaich 21 Tho government ot Hulgaila has conliaetid with the tin man gunm ikllih house of Kiupp lor tin i.uly di lively ol ninety pieces of held uullleiy. Thu lleiulcl's Weitlliei I'oieciist. New Voik, Alaiih 2J In the Middle stales today , fall topuitly cloudy wiuther and lowei teinpiiutuie will picv.lll with flesh to bilsk westuly and noitheily winds, shifting to nuttheusturly , pioln bly followed by lain in these sections and, lislug tempt ratine Un Tuesday, p.ntly tlouily weathei will pioliably pievull pie teded by lain oi snow cm the toasts, with slight tempeiutuie chaut,es and bilsk V all able winds, followed, by Ue.u lilt;, high. wlndsj,olt the coasts. J
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