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spection that we advertise, and
we've got them at such prices as
would almost seem Impossible,
but they're here In just such quali
ties, quantities and relative values
as vc state, so Unit' there is no pos
sible room for doubt In any portion
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ThlE SALE
BEGINS FR'J DAY 1YA0RN-
11NQ, MARCH 26th,
AND CONTINUES ONE
WEEK.
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Ten Big Litis
of Qioice
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Lot 3 at 25 c
assorted as follows: Ten pieces r.S
inch line all wool Bouele Suitings;
fancy mixtures in right spring
shades. in pieces strictly wool
Cheviots, 2S Inches wide and O. K.
in every respect. 10 pieces KO inch
all wool invisible Plaid Cheviots
and 10 pieces 40 Inch new Slohuir
mixtures. Actual values in this lot
range from 00c. to 75c. A. our choice.
5ale Price 25c
2 at Ziy.z
IB pieces 40 Inch nil wool Covert
Mixtures, In grey, brown, green and
bluet tone combination. A real
good half-dollar clotn.
Sale Price 374c
Lot 3 at 35c
20 pieces .IS Inch silk wool nov
elties, medium to dark grounds,
with contrasting hair lines, or over
shot with light shades. "We've sold
a similar weave not one whit better
at 5Sc.
Sale Price 35c
Lot 4 at 39c
in pieces 40 Inch novelty Twine
Suitings, new velon weave. Shades
brown, ecru, bluet, garnet, greens
and slate mixtures. Another regu
lar CSc. value.
Sale Price 39c
Lot 5 at 39c
27 pieces 3S Inch all wool Taffeta
Blege Sultliurs. A lovely creation
in mixed shadings as follows: Bluet,
ecru, old rose, light and dark brown
am1, greys. The best value for 50c.
01 the market.
Sale Price 39c
Lot 6 at 59c
IS pieces 45 Inch heavy Twill and
Wool Blege, In bluet, git-en, brown
and jjrev mixtures. A high class
standard value at 7Cc.
Sale Price 59c
Lot 7 at 59c
10 pieces 40 Inch snake-skin Suit
ings In the nobbiest of varl-colored
effects. Opening price 75c.
Sale Price 59c
Lot 8 at 37c
IS pieces .IS inch all wool Cheviot
Suitings. The latest effects out in
Unit popular weave, and a sterling
00c. value.
Sale Price 374c
Lot 9 at 37yc
15 pieces SS Inch novelty Check
Suitings. A very stylish 50c. weave.
' Sale Price 37jc
Lot 1 0 at 75c
15 pieces 40 Inch Metallic Rips. A
present season Parisian crane differ
ing from any other cloth on the
market. Color blends In new
browns, modes, lizard greens, bluet
and heliotrope. Opening price $1.00.
Sale Price 75c
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WAREHOUSE
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GLOBE
GERMANY MAY TAKE
ANOTHER COURSE
Is Liable (o Diverge from Russia's Lead
In Future.
NEW EASTGRN C0A1PL1CATI0NS
Urouec (.'nnnot Now Withdraw from
Crete Without ltrini;iiig on n ltuvo
II t i on at Athens I'lilcss Some. Com
pensation is ltcieied--Rusiu Not
Liable to Consent to n Settlement
I'livoiubli! to the Greeks.
Berlin, March 28. Despite the per
plexities of the ministerial situation
and the calls upon his time arising from
the memorial fetes of the past week,
the kaiser has been able to give a large
share of his attention to the eastern
crisis. Nearly every day he has had
protracted conferences with the chan
cellor or Baron Marschall Von Blober
steln, minister of foreign affairs, at
which though Internal alfalrs were un
doubtedly discussed, the foreign situa
tion had a prominent parL It is known
that the kaiser has been again in dlieet
ctimmunlcutloii with the sultan, and
following his occasional use of the
right to be his own foreign minister,
lias sent personal Instructions to Union
Kaiirina Von Jeltseh, (.Senium ambas
sador at Constantinople, and to Baron
Von Plessen, Clerman minister at Ath
ens. The ministerial press here argue with
some apparent degree of Justice that
the kaiser in again resuming an active
role In the protruded negotiations con
cerning Greece, has entirely disinter
ested alma. If he seemingly follows In
the wake of the czar, it is because of
the fact that up to the present time the
policy of Russia has been directed to
the malntaliiance of the statu quo In
the Balkan peninsula, which concurs
not only with the general Interests of
pence, but especially agrees Willi the in
terests of Austria, Germany's ally. But
there are near prospects of the diver
gence of C.ermany from Russia's lead.
Previous dispatches lliave already de
nounced the current fixings that the
kaiser's policy was in any wise Inllu
enced by his personal enmity to the
Creek royal family, or that lie ban
ceased al rlelatlons with his sister, the
Duchess of Sparta. There is good
ground for statins.' Unit while oppos
ing Groece's-seizure of Crete, the kaNer
has had in view the satisfaction ot
Greek claims in another quarter and
that he has now suggested to the sul
tan the rectification of the frontiers
of Greece, according to the terms of the
fourteenth protocol of the Berlin treaty.
GREECE CANNOT WITHDRAW.
Tt is felt and admitted in the highest
quarters ht-tv that Greece cannot with
draw fro i a Crete, abandon all her
claims, and submit to the behests of
the powers without some compensa
tion. A revolution at Athens after so
many saeriilces on the part of the na
tion would be Inevitable. Crete is for
the time at all events lost to Greece,
but King George has caused the pow
ers to be Informed that the basis of a
pacific settlement can be found In the
acquisition by Greece of the territory
accorded to her under the Berlin treaty.
The Greek frontier would then run
from Mavroneri on the Gulf of Sa
lonica, to and Including Metsovo, and
the lake of Janlna, the line terminat
ing on the south bank of the river
Kalaina. Within this strip of territory,
the people are nearly all Greeks. It
has no strategic Importance for Tur
key and Its cession could not or ought
not to awake Into action the Sorbo-Bul-garian
alliance. That Russia will as
sent to this adjustment, however, Is
more than doubtful. AVhen Greece de
manded in ISM the frontier assigned
to her under treaty the porte refused
and Russia backed up the refusal. Now
that a secret entente exists between
tile porte and Russia, the chances of
acceptance by the porte are small; yet
the powers know that this small meas
ure of justice to Greece will avert war
and Its consideration must have Its In
fluence. The Sorbo-Bulgniian compact will be
finally concluded at Belgrade early In
April. Prince Ferdinand, accompa
nied by his prime minister, SI. Stol
loff, then goes to the Servian capital.
SI, Stolloff and King Alexander's
prime minister, SI. Slmltch, have con
sulted the Russian government on the
terms of the alliance which bus re
ceived approval fiom St. Petersburg,
wlille the Austrian official press make
only casual reference to an arrange
ment that oonllrms Russian domina
tion in the Balkan states, the Hilda
Pesth papers are more outspoken. The
sum of the matter is that for the pres
ent Austria, though seriously nppro
benslve, can do nothing except to
strengthen her forces in Bosnia and
llerseegovinn and this Is silently be
ing done. During the past four weeks,
there has been a constant stream of
men and munitions into Bosnia chiefly
towaids Serajero. .Military opinion here
concurs In viewing the preparations for
war now proceeding against all the
Balkan states as not making Imme
diate operations Imminent on uny side
even on the Greeu-Turklsh frontier.
Minor encounters there may occur, but
the passes in Thessaly uie still under
snow, as is uie case along the great
llalkiin range, and movements of troops
In mass will be for sume weeks yet al
most Impossible.
SIISSION OF THE CMIOWN PUINCE.
The sailing of Crown Pilnee Con
stantino from Athens for Volo, Thes
saly, last evening, accompanied by the
Crown Princess, the kaiser's Bister, who
will go as far an Lnrlssa, Is not held
here as implying the hastening of an
outbreak between Greece and Turkey,
but on the contrary It Is understood
here that the aim of the crown prince
Is to counteract the Influence of the
national committees which are working
as hard as they can to Incite Greek
troops toads of insubordination on the
part of the Greek soldiers, In making
attacks upon Uie Turks across the bor
der with tho object of precipitating an
embroilment which diplomacy will be
powerless to overcome. Crown Prin
cess Sophie will remuln a week at I.a
ilssa In order to supervise the organl-
zntlon of the work of the Red Cross so.
clety, which contemplates uu extensive
programme in the event ot serious hos
tilities. Tile Frankfort Gnzctto says that Von
Dcrgoltz Pacini, the Gorman general
who organized the present Turkish
army and some time ago severed his
relations with the Turkish military de
partment because of his disgust with
the way things were going, is a candi
date for the olllce of governor of Crete
with good chances of success.
Regarding Crete, the military view
Is that It will require 25,000 troops to
effect the so-called pacification of the
Islanders If they choose to resist. There
are 30,000 well armed Cretan? In the
Island whose lenders still distrust the
autonomy offered to them. Further
tliiin this the Italian government has
categorically refused to furnish a man
beyond Its quota of 000 men for pur
poses of occupation of the island,., the
English and French governments dare
not In the fnce ot popular sentiment
Increase their quotas; Germany will
neither inctense the number of vessels
In Cretan waters nor send troops to
Crete and the powers cannot or will not
agree uniong themselves that Russia
shall undertake the work of occupation
of the Island alone. The European
mandate to France and Italy which is
under public discussion Is disliked In
both countries anil the settlement of
Crete Is still a diplomatic puzzle.
London, March 2S The Telegraph
will toluol row publish a dlsiKitch from
Kudu, stating that Insurgents today
tiled upon a Russian torpedo boat,
which replied to the fire. The dis
patch adds It is feared that a war with
out quarters will shortly begin, with
the Cretan Christians pitted against
the Tuiks and Europeans.
ACCESSIBLE TO CALLERS
The Alarked Absence ot Red Tape About
the White lions; Causes Much
Favorable Comment.
Washington, March 2S. The dem
cratic habits of Uie president and the
members of his cabinet and their acces
sibility to callers, are pleasantly com
mented upon. Air. SlcKinley's manner
of receiving visitors and his horseback
rides and afternoon strolls liave be
come familiar matters of conversation.
It Is a maxim here that a president's
personality can be Judged by ills con
duct during the first few months of his
administration.
Three members of the cabinet have
shown a surprising, but pleasing disre
gard for time honored customs. They
are not bound down by ofllclal pre
judice, but do what they want without
regard to red tape. When Secretary
Gage wants to see one of his subordi
nates, he Is as likely as not to dispense
with the services of a messenger In
summoning Uie person needed, and to
walk Into his oflice without warning'.
Postmaster General Gary and Secre
tary Wilson are following the same
plan. Sir. Gary frequently answers
calls on the telephone and Sir. AVilson
will take a visitor through the agricul
tural department conservatories and
explain the varieties of rare plants
that are In the horticultural collection.
Tlie reputation Sir. Sherman had
for excluslveness while in the senate,
Is not borne out by his personal con
duct as secretary of state. Sir. Sher
man has followed the example of the
late Secretary Gresham In throwing
open the doors of his office to all who
have business with him. Of course, as
with the other members of the cabinet,
there are certain specllled hours when
the secretary is not accessible but lib
eral time Is allowed all who desire to
see him.
Secretary Gage Is much the same and
he frequently comes out Into the oflice
of his private secretary, Vnnderllp,
which is used as a. waiting room, to
expedite the business of callers.
Attorney General SIcKenna Is a hard
worker, but his duties at the Supreme
court and other demands on his time
do not operate to any great extent
against those who desire to see him.
The many delegations that have called
are always courteously lecelved and
find the atorney general Is an atten
tive listener.
EASY TO REACH.
Ills endeavor to grasp every detail
concerning the naval service does not
consume so much time that Secretary
Long cannot be readied by the many
who have go lie to the navy department
on public matters. The secretary Is
easy to reach and leaves an agreeable
Impression upon his callers. General
Alger, like Sir. Long, Is assiduously
studying the methods of the milltury
branch of the government. He is al
ways genial and approachable, nnd
gives patient hearings to Uie Impostu
late ones.
The habits of business men stick to
Sir. Bliss. He Is at his desk in the In
terior department early and manages
to transact a large amount of busi
ness during the day. If It were not
for the olllce seekers,. Sir. lillss would
go ahead In his customary way con
ducting his department as he does his
piivate business. But the olllce seek
ers have no cause to complain. They
are given a liberal share of the secre
tary's time and no dissatisfaction has
been displayed over the manner in
which nn eastern man disposes of mat
ters that largely concern the western
country. '
The nearness of Sir. Gary's legal
residence to Washington has brought
upon him Us penalty. At no other de
partment are theie so ninny visitors
anxious to see Its chief. His oflice Is
thronged every day with crowds of
persons who want positions under the
postofllce department. Sir. Gary sees
all who comes, listens carefully and
patiently to each visitor, and. alto
gether, is making himself very popu
lar among those who think the ad
ministration owes them something. A
very simple man In his habits Is Mr.
Wilson, the secretary of agriculture.
He Is conscientious In learning all that
can be learned about the agricultural
department, and us a result works
haul mid long. His visitors llml him
plain and straightforward, and to Uie
high and low lie is accessible the most
of the time.
Hydrophobia nt Wilkes-Bime.
Wllkos-l'lurre. Slareli 2S. William Cole,
of Wyoming, who was bitten by u dog re
cently, was taken suddenly 111 toiluy. A
physician was summond who pronounced
Vili.i tt I... uiiFI.kltifr fit,i ti'iltilihn)llll
J Tm. Hlsht ot wutm. ,lnw Ul0 imtlt.t ito
a spasm. At times he acts und baiks like
n dog. ills recovery Is doubtful,
MORE VICTIMS
ARE RESCUED
Ynnariva EriiRs to Port 16 Passengers
'Iron the St. Nczalrc.
THIRTEEN DIE FROM HUNGER
Awful t:porieiico in mi Open Boat al
Seu--Tlio Thirsty Sailois Drink
Ocean Water and Become insane
and I, cup Ovorbonid -- Weary
Watching for u Sail.
Greenock, Starch 28. Tho report that
the steamer Ynnariva, a British tramp
vessel from Newport News for Glas
gow, had picked up some of the sur
vivors of tho foundered French steam
ship St. Nazaire, turns out to have
been correct. The Ynnariva arrived
here today nnd at once reported that
she had jescued sixteen of tliuso who
hud been on the Ill-fated steamer, and
who had taken a small boat just before
the St. Nazaire went down off Cape
Hatteras during a heavy gale.
The lookout on the Ynnariva sighted
n small boat some distance from her
displaying a signal of distress. She
bore down to the boat and soon hud the
survivors on board, where everything
possible was done for their comfort.
As soon as the rescued people were able
to give the details of the disaster that
had befallen the St. Nazaire and told a
story that uj;reed in all its material
details with the report of the founder
Ingot' the steamer cabled here from Un
united States. The boat which the
Yanarlva picked up bad contained
twenty-nine persons, but when the
steamer sighted It there were only six
teen persons alive In It, the other hav
ing died from the effects of exposure
and hunger. The survivors were ex
hausted when they were lescued and if
the Yanarlva had not seen their boat
they would all have been dead in a
short time. The Yanarlva saw nothing
of the other boats which left the St.
Nazaire.
Captain Weston, the master of the
Yanarlva, modestly tells a very graphic
story ot the rescue. lie) says that on
March IS, eight days after he left New
port It was reported to him that a. dark
object, apparently Hying a signal of
distress could be seen some, distance
off. lie at once scrutinized the object
through a marine glass and thought he
saw living persons in a boat. He at
once gave orders to the man at the
wheel to change the course of the
steamer so that she would run down to
the windward of the boat. When the
Yanarlva approached the boat it was
seen that there were sixteen persons
in her.
WEATHER WAS ROUGH.
Tho weather was rough, drill it was
a delicate task to bring the boat under1
the lee of.' the steamer. Those in tho
boat could render almost no assistance
In effecting their own rescue. Final
ly, despite the rough sea, the boat was
brought alongside and lines were
thrown to those in her nnd they were
hauled on board. The survivors pre
sented a most pitiable spectacle. Their
faces were wan and haggard, their
eyes were bulging from their sockets
and their scant clothing hung about
them in loose folds. They were In u
condition of the greatest exhaustion
and were unable to stand when they
readied the deck of the Yanarlva.
Two of the number had lost their
reason from the terrible sufferings
they had endured, nnd they had to be
restrained -by the men of the steamer.
The boat had left the St. Nazaire In
such haste that she had not been
properly provisioned. There was only
a mnall tin of biscuits aboard of her,
and this, It Is believed, was part of the
stores supposed to be kept In the life
boats for use In Just .such an emerg
ency as had occurred. After three
days of the best cure possible to give
the rescued people with the menirre
frailties of the steamer, all of them
were able to partake of solid food.
Thereafter they progressed favorably,
but have not yet -fully recovered from
the effects of their terrible experience.
The survlvois are:
Pierre NIeolnl, second captain; Ger
man Glraud, second engineer; P. Luu
renzettl, third' engineer (all the above
belong In Marseilles); Nicolas Sauve
nel, Cubnn, a passenger and twelve
sailors belonging to Slartinlque.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WRECK.
In nn Interview with one of the olll
cers he described the capsizing or
smashing of the bouts when they were
attempting to leave the St. Nazaire.
When the boat in which the survivors
were found was launched, Second Cap
tain Nicola! took command of her. The
weather was extremely rough and con
tinued so for several days. A still was
rigged and Captain NIeolnl munaged
to keep her running dead before the
wind. This, though a dangerous ninn
euvre was the only thing possible to do
under tile clicumstnnces us to have
kept the boat on any other point of
sailing would hnve resulted in her be
ing swamped. As It was the combing
seas followed close upon the stern of
the boat und every moment threat
ened to break aboaul and 1111 her. The
water constantly poured over the gun
wales and every soul in the boat was
drenched to the skin. The water was
balled out with cups and this exercise
undoubtedly saved the lives of some of
the hapless men, for otherwise they
might have frozen to death. The salt
encrusted on their faces and hands
caused much pain. Tho suddenness
with which It was necessary to aban
don the St. Nazaire prevented any at
tempt being made to put a supply of
water in the boat. Some of Uie men'
withstood the torture of thirst as long
as It was possible for human nature to
do so. Then, maddened by the tor
ture to which they were subjected they J
uiaiiK sea waier. ineir agony was
then worse than, ever and In a short
tlm they went innd and Jumped Into
the sea. The strongest of the men re
frained from putting the sea water Into
their mouths, and prevented by force
so'mo of the others from doing so.
Those who were maddened by drink
ing wei'e held In the boat until Uie
strength of their would-be savers
fulled, when with piercing cries they
threw themselves overboard to escape
the torture that was racking their
frame. Words cannot oxpress the
agony that was experienced by all. Day
after duy they vulnly scanned the
heaving breast of the ocean for sight
of a still, Gulls Hying close to the sea
or the breaking top of a wave were
frequently mistaken for the gleam of
canvass, and finally nil hands nlinost
abandoned hope of over being picked
up. THE AGONY OF SUSPENSE.
On the morning of March IS the
smoke of a steamer was seen stream
ing In a long line upon the distant
horizon. For a long time It could not
be determined what course she was
steecring, nnd the men were fairly
fiantlo with fenr lest she would not
sight them. The steamer was then too
fin- away to allow of a signal from the
boat being seen. Ultimately tho top
masts, lower masts and then the hull
of the steamer came up In full view,
nnd then a signal was set. The men
were now maddened with anxiety. At
one moment the boat would be on the
top of a sea, when the steamer would
be observed, and then she would sink
into the trough nnd the steamer would
be lost to view.
Finally their nnxlety turned to hope
and then to certainty, for it wus seen
that the steamer was steering for
them. There were only four Inches of
the free board of the boat showing,
and it wns learned afterwards that It
was this that first attracted the at
tention of those on the Yanarlva be
fore the signal that had been set was
seen. So low was the boat in the wat
er that it was expected momentarily
that she would sink, the men being too
exhausted to innke any attempt to free
her. After an hour of honlble sus
pense, dining which time the Yana
rlva was manouveiing to get the boat
under her lee the survivors were
hauled aboard the steamer. The joy
was Intense when they felt a solid deck
again beneath their feet.
Those who were saved hud no knowl
edge of the fate of those who hud left
the St. Nazaire in the others boats,
but before they parted company with
the captain's boat they frequently saw
those in her dropping corpses over
born d. Many of those In that boat
seemed to be raving mud.
THE RESCUE.
Captain Weston, of the Ynnarlvn,
says that the boat was sighted at 11
o'clock on the morning of Slurch 12 and
not March IS as has been stated. She
was then W.', miles from New York.
The occupants were too weak to lend
the slightest assistance to the steamer's
crew in reselling them.
For four days they had been without
food or water and some of them lind
left the St. Nazaire so hurriedly that
they did not have a proper supply of
clothing. These ill-clud men had suf
fered extremely from the cold. AVhen
the meii were tnken aboard the steam
er they fell Into alternate paroxisms of
laughter and crying. After the rescue
had been effected Captain Weston put
a man at the masthead of the Yanarlva
to keep a lookout for the other boats,
but no trace of them was seen.
The French consul greeted the A'nn
ariva upon her arrival here and warm
ly thanked Captain AVeston forjhls hu
manity and seamanllko conduct." Cap
tain AVeston, who Is a specimen of the
bluff English sea captain, Is proud of
his achievements in restoring all the
rescued men to health,
THE MANAGERS YIELD.
Western Magnates Decide to Wind Up
the Affairs of Traffic and Pas
scnger Associations.
Chicago, March 2S. AVestern railroad
managers decided yesterday to wind
up Uie affairs of both the AVestern
Freight and Western Passenger asso
ciations. In their places bureaus of in
formation and statistics will be organ
ized for both freight and passenger
business. This was agreed upon by
the general and tralllc managers of the
various western roads which have their
headquarters in this city.
ThioiiRh the agency of the new or
ganizations the railroads expect to keep
inlonned what the rates of each indi
vidual road are and keep posted ns to
changes In rates any of them may
make. With this information at hand,
Joint tariffs can be published by the
bureaus and sliippersund travelers can
be Informed what the through lates
are, while otherwise each road could
only publish rates over Its own line and
shippers would, In order to find out
what the through rates are, have to se
cure Information fiom all the different
roads over which the business is to go.
To innke uniform tariffs will be easy
enough without holding meetings for
that purpose. The roads can send in
voluntary Information of whnt their
rales are to ;he bureaus, and If the
Kites do not correspond, the roads can
iie visited by the chiefs of the bureaus
with a view of securing: uniformity of
rates.
Minder of Tlioiuu Tlillci'.
Lebanon, Pu., Slnrch 23. The remains of
Thomas Sillier, aged 4.", a farmer, resid
ing near Annville, wus found yesterday
uflernoon In u quarry about one and a
half miles from that town. Miller disap
peared on Tuesday night ami It Is sup
posed Unit he wus murdered.
ISicvdo Kiii'ii Stalled.
Washington, Slurch 21). A pistol shot
flrtd at 12.01 this morning sent ntf the
starters In the u-iluy bicycle nice at con
vention bull. The starters were: t.'ussl
dy, t.awson, Selioek, Klvleue, Golden,
Ford, Albert, Jluller, Jenkins, un "un
known." TIIK XKWS THIS M0KKIM
Weather Indication!, Today:
Pair; Nmtlierly Winds.
1 Uerniany's Course In tho
Course in the Kastorn
Crisis.
Forecust of Work Before. Congress.
Simplicity of President SlcKinley's ad
ministration. Experiences of Survivors of tho St.
Nnzulie.
2 SpuulHh Attack on Filibusters.
Hungary's Epidemic ot Poisonings,
Financial und Commercial,
a (Local) Doings of tho German SI. H.
Conference.
United State Courts WlJlSIt Here To.
duy.
4 Editorial.
WuHhliiKtoii Gossip,
5 (Local) Hydrophobia Causod Death,
A Stabbing und a Shooting A IT ray,
G A Tule of the Welsh Mountain.
7 AVest Side and City Suburban.
8 Up und Down the Vulley,
FORECAST OF THE
WEEK IN CONGRESS
A Clash Upon Filling Vacancies is Ex
pected in the Senate.
SiLVERITES CAUSE COMPLICATIONS
Democrats und Itcpuhllcnn Cannot
Agree Upon n Proper Recognition
of the White .Wctnl Advocates,
TuriH" Will Occupy Tlmu in the
House.
"Washington, Slnrch 2S There Is n
strong probability of a clash between
the Republicans und their allied oppo
nents in the senate this week on the
question of filling the committee va
cancies. The Democrats have attacked
the validity of the action of the com
mittee on postofllces nnd post roads In
taking under consideration numlnu:
tlons when the committee was not more
than half filled, despite the Tact that
a resolution was passed at the close
of the Inst session of the Fifty-fourth
congress continuing the senate com
mittee and authorising It to transact
business until the vacancies wen; filled,
By attacking the legality of the com
mittees us at present constituted the
Democrats hope tit force Uie Republi
cans to utriee to their programme of
permitting the total membership of the
committees to remain as at present
constituted; the Democrus to hereaf
ter name a Democrat for every sena
tor of that party whose term expired
on Uie Ith of March last.
The Republicans will hold a caucus
Tuesday afternoon for Uie purpose of
hearing the lepoit of their steering
committee and solving the difficult
problem that now confronts them. The
demand of the Democrats Is under
stood to be that they shall have pre
cisely the same minority representa
tion which they granted Uie Republi
can minority when the Republicans
were u solid body and did not have the
present conditions of free sliver dis
integration to contend with. The Re
publicans, on the other hand, contend
that the senators who bolted the St.
Douls convention are no longer mem
bers of the Republican party. They
acknowledge that by former action of
the Republican party some of these
senators have received very desirable
committee assignments, but they in
sist that these position cannot now be
charged up against the straight Re
publicans. The Democrats refuse to
recognize any division in the Republi
can party.
According to this contention the Re
publicans, if their demands were grunt
ed, although holding the chairman
ships, would be In the minority on all
of the important CQinniU'fees. This Is
particularly true o (he committee on
appropriations and.hnunua.. The Dem
odfatl'iSisrtipon n'ppofntiinr a Dein--ocrat
to succeed Sir. Voorhees on tho
finance committee and also Insist upon
counting Sir. Jones, of Nevada (Silver
Republican), as n Republican to help
make up the Republican membership
of the same committee. The Republi
cans have offered to accept Sir. Jones
as one of their assignments If the Dem
ocrats will agree to assign a gold Dem
ocrat to the committee, but this bus
been declined.
NEW TACTICS TO BE ADOPTED.
The situation has been quietly can
vassed and the Republicans, falling
to bring the Democrats to terms on
grounds which they consider reason
able, will probably try new tactics this
week. They contemplate offering a
resolution declaring membership of the
vailous committees shall consist of a.
certain number of senators belonging
to each party, the number to be desig
nated In the case of ouch committee.
This resolution, it Is believed by Re
publicans, will be carried either by af
firmative votes of the Populists or
their refusal to vote, as they did when
the Republicans reorganized the com
mittees nnd took control. It Is also
expected that the gold Democrats will
decline to vote, and this will give the
Uepublleuns a clear majority of the
quorum of the senate and carry the
lesolutlon that will be offered.
If this programme can be successful
ly carried out, the Republicans will
then feel free to caucus and designate
their assignments to the various com
mlttet s and then to ask the Dem
ocratic committee to fill in turn their
assignments. This will bring the mat
ter to a square Issue nnd force the
fighting In the senate. Republicans
who have the matter n charge pro
fess their belief In the success of the
plan.
So far as tho business of the senate
proper Is concerned, It looks as if the
general treaty of arbitration with
Greet Britain would take up the ma
jor part of the week. An agreement
has been reached to tnite a vote Wed
nesday afternoon on nil the amend
ments then pending. The treaty, as
amended, is to be urintcd and laid be
fore the senate the next day, when
the debate will continue under the
ten-minute rule. If further amend
ments are offered, they are all to be
voted upon at I o'clock on Thursday,
Uie day following. After that hour the
offering of amendments will not be In
order, and the debate on the treaty
will continue until the ilnal vote Is
taken.
TARIFF TADK IN HOUSE.
Tho house of rewsentatlves has
nothing ahead of It but tarlfr. Uu to
Wednesday next at 1 p. in,, under ex
Istlng rules, the flve-inlnuto debate on
tlie bill by sections will continue
Then Sir. Bailey, of Texas, and Sir.
Dlugley, of .Maine, ' the recognized
Democratic and Republican leaders,
will be accorded nn hour each to close
tho debate und the vote on I he pas
sage of the bill will be taken at 3 p,
m. on Wednesday, Slnrch 21.
Tho Dominion's Power in Donbi.
Ottawa, Slurch 28. With reference to
the bill which will be Introduced in the
Dominion Parliament to keep out Amerl.
can labor, the question bus urlsen whethar
Parliament has the power to pass a
measure excluding foreign labor, and
whether It would not bo necessary to ob
tain the sanction of Uu Imperial authori
ties before any such leglMutlau took ef
fect Spanish Victory in the Philippines
(Madrid, Slurch 23. It Is reported hero
that the Spanish Kciuudruu bus ruptured
the rebel stronghold ut llucclor, on the
Island of Luzon, Philippine. Islumls,
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Spring Sale of
IVtaMio
Uederwear
Monday, March 29,
AVE AVII.Ti OFFER
FIVE SPECIAL NUMBERS
IN GOWNS.
One lot Muslin Gowns, trimmed
with Embroidery wa
One lot Slui'lin Gowns, Cambric
Ruffle C9c
One lot Gowns, Tucked Yoke, Em
broidered Collars and Cuffi) S5c
One lot Gieclan Gowns $1 00
One lot Gowns, A' and Square Neck
Sailor Collars 1 33
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALLED
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FIVE SPECIAL NUMBERS
IN SKIRTS.
One lot Muslin Skirts, Cambric
Ruflle 75c
One lot Muslin Skirts, Embroid
ered Rullle $110
One lot Cambric Skirts, Lawn
Ruflle 1 50
One lot Lawn Skirts, Embroidered
Ruflle 2 00
One lot Cambric Skirts, Touehon
trimmed 2 03
One lot $2. HO up to $'J.r.O each.
FULL LINES OF SHORT SKIRTS.
FIVE SPECIAL NUS1BERS
IN DRAWERS.
Lot Muslin
Drawers, Plain and '
Tucked
39o
SOo
Lot Sluslln Drawers, Embroidered
Wide Rullle ...'.
Lot Cambric Drawers, Embroid
ery G9e.
Lot "Lole Fuller" and special extra
sizes.
Full lino of Corset Covers, 29 cents to
$3.00, Including extra sizes.
SUSSES' AND CHILDREN'S GOWNS,
SKIRTS AND DRAWERS,
ALL SIZES.
5310 AMD 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
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Selling Momestt Slees0
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Specials :ror March
Ladles' Y3cl K3d Welts,
$2,00, Men's Calf
Welts, $2.00, Spring
Footweai' :?or every
member o:r the family.
Wholesale and retail.
Lewis, Rellly &. Davles
111 and l(f Wyoming Aenue.
Telephone, Ifi'J.
DRANK PUKE ALCOHOL.
The Draught Proves Fatal to Two
ilurrisburg Citi'.eus.
Harrlsbuig. Pa.. March 2S. Alfred
Newman and William Henderson, col
ored, drunk some pure nleohol which
they purloined from n druggist's cel
lar. Newman Is dead, and Henderson
will hurdly recover.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Colorado Likely to IJnvo No More of
the Practice.
Denver, Col.. Starch 2S. The eleventh
geuehal asssenibly has declared there
shall be no more cupltal punishment
in the state of Colorado.
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l'oru Itnilwiiy to Hudson' I5ny.
Ottawu, Out., Muieh 2i. The Winnipeg,
Duluth and Hudson's Buy railway has ap
plied to parliament tor Incorporation far
the purpose of building u steam and elec
tric rullwuy from u point on tho .Manitoba
boundary to Hudson's Buy.
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Steamship Arrival.
New A'ork, Mureh 28. Arrived: Steam
er Umbrlu, from Liverpool und Queens
town. Arrived out: Steumor La Nor.
mundle, ut Havre. Sailed for Now York:
Lucunlu, from quecnstown.
Twenty-one I'orsmiK Drowned.
Ferrol, Spain, Slurch 27. A steamer
i en Into und Haul; a large boat In Die
harbor hero toduv. There were thirty
persons In the bout, twenty-ouo of whom
weie drowned.
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At the Batllo oi Virui.
Manilla, Mureh ss. The ofllclal report
stutes that the rebel loss in tho recent
battle ut Ymus exceeded 1,(100 killed und
wounded. The BiianUh los Is placed at
thirty-seven killed and 215 wounded.
Davltt SnJN lor America.
Loudon. March 28. Sllchnel Davltt, tho
Irish leader, and his family sailed from
Southampton for New York today on
the Anuii'-un Lint- steamer Purls,
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