N ftnrhn: v ,n-.hsm, v v y ? .ViA1Uiiv TEN PAGES. SUEANTOX, PA., THURSDAY MOliNJUN'G, APRIL 15, 1897. TWO CENTS. Sn . ! iiiiiii m , WAR NEAR Another Raid Will Be Taken as a Declara tion of War. REGULARS MUST RETIRE rormal Notification Given by the Turkish Government. die (Srcck Government Is Warned lo Prevent rurther Dcprcdnlioiis on jnrt of Irregulars in Turkish Terri tory IMIiem Pushn's Representa tive Declares Tlmt Creek Troops .Make No I'.il'ort to Check the In-vndcrs--rortv Turks Are Killed In the llnttle of Hnllino. London. April 11. The Evening News :hls afternoon publishes a dlapatfih 'roia Its special correspondent at Ath n.s. savins that the Turkish Kovern iient has formally Informed thy Greek fovernment that any further raid of rregul'irs into Turkluh territory will )e regarded by Turkey as a declaration )f war upon the part of Greece. A special dispatch from Halordca, the Turkish base of operations., says that .he Greek "irregulars' havt succeeded ji advancing as far as Orevena. rally in k the population to their eaus" and .hreatening communications between he Turkish armies at Klasuona and lanlna. Latissa. April 14. Trustworthy re ports received here yesterday confirm :he statement tb'at the Greek Irregu ars have captured Baltino, in Mace lonla. The Turks lost forty men killed. The Insurgent Chief Unveils has occu lted a strong position In the mountains sear Kranla. Tills force later wins at laoked by a Turkish battalion Jrom" e'ellmlsts, but the Turks were repulsed ivlth severe lcs. Elnssonn. April 14. The Turks com plain that the Greek troops nre trying to provoke an attack. Yesterday a de tachment crossed the frontier and for a. brief period occupied the monastery near Damasl, subsequently retiring. A communication has been sent by Ed hem Tasha to the Greek commander Informing him that these tactics will bo stopped by force If necessary. Klassona, April 11. The Turkish troops ore now centered In very strong force at Grevena and the Insurgents have little chance or advancing fur ther. Seyfoullnh Hey. the olllcer who was sent by Edhom Pasha to Kranla with instructions to ascertain the ex act situation in that locality, Is an ex attadie of the Turkish embassy at Athens. He declares that he recog nized among the Insurgents near Kra nla and between that town and tho border several Greek olllcers whom he had met previously at Athens. He alsc. asserts thnt the Greek trooos on the frontier made no attempt whatever to prevent Incursions upon Turkish territory. TINGED "WITH SCORN. London, April II. A despatch to the Times from Constantinople says it Is evident from the porte's language to tho powers, which lemalns courteous and plausible, but Is tinged with a per ceptible scorn, that the concert of the powers Is not regarded there with tho consideration paid to It prior to the wavering policy of Europe In dealing With Greece. Thi. Vicuna correspondent of tho Timer says that one of the least fnvor nbli consequences of the cour.se of ac tion taken by the powers Is that It has in t only failed to overawe the Greeks, but there are unmistakable signs that It has diminished the prestige of Euro pean concert. BELIEVED IN FAITH CURE. Mrs. John .Miller, of llrciiieii, 1 ml., Itefused to Call n Physician. LlR'inifr, Ind.. April 14. Mrs. John Mlllt-r, living north of Bremen, died af ter a week's Illness. Shu was not at tended by physicians, and trusted en tirtly to the ellleacy of prayer for re-c-ov -ry. Her sufC.ings were intense, but she was llrm In her belief that divliii supplication would work a mira cle, and a Chicago faltli healer was nppcaled to. He appointed an hour for prayer, dur ing which Mrs. Miller declared she ex perienced relief, but a few hours later her agony was ended by death. GOLD MEN TURNED OUT. Populists .Mnko a cicnn Sweep tit tho Kansas Agricultural College. Topckn. Kan., April 14. -Governor Lcody's new Populist regents ot tho Kansas Agriculture college, lmve creat ed great Indignation among Republi cans by making almost a clean sweep ut the colleen from president down to Janitor. Every known gold standnrd advocate felt tho stroke ot the axe. ...- -Olio ltobbcr Dropped. Wilson, 111., April 14. Thrco men crack. Jng a safe weru surprised by a watchman of tho village bank last night. They lied, leaving their toolH. Tho watchman and twenty-five armed citizens overtook them on the edge of a wood and shots were ex changed. One robber was seen to full, but he got up and disappeared In the for est. Woman Was to lllantc. Sherbrooke, Quebec, April 11. In the trial of the cas-a of attempted poisoning ot Mrs. Burns, tho trstllled she did not bo Hovo her husband would havo put tha iodine In her medlclno If ho had not beun driven thereto by Miss Eva Bunbury, ot Hotton, with whom he had become Infat uatej. Shut ill n Saloon. St. Louts. Mo.. Anrll 14 Ex-Ilenutv City Marshal Henry Krb shot and killed John 8kd-iing, a ward politician. In a a-Innrt-iBnljrat, THROWS UQIIT ON A TRAGEDY. .Muttering of mi Insane Trnmp .Mny Solve n Mysterious Murder. Ottumwn, In., April 14. Chris Huff man, a tramp, wns caught here Satur day, adjudged Insane and sent to the asylum at Mount Pleasant today. Ills nrrest thrown some light on the mysterious denth at Seymour a week ago of Will Sargent, ti young man whose deau body was found at the bot tom of a coal shaft. Huffman wa3 sus pected of the murder. He was seen In the woods west of Ottumwa running wild, barefooted and only half dressed. When caught and brought to Ottumwa ho grew violently Insane. He talked of "the night he spent with Sargent at the bottom of the eoal mine." It Is believed that he was connected with Sargent's death, and thnt the tragedy robbed him of his reason. PIED A GERMAN NEWSPAPER. Local Politicians Invade, the Office mid Wreck tho Concern. Hoboken, N. J., April 14. Three masked men ;roke into the olllco of the Hoboken Neuo Zeltung, a Germnn newspaper, while the paper was on the press and after beating the editor nnd two of his assistants locked them In a closet and' demolished everything In the oilice. All tho meii wore black masks and were dressed In old clothes. The editor was tho special object of their atten tion and ho was knock d down and badly beaten. Li the struggle the mask worn by one of the men became unfastened and fell to the lloor. Hoefner and his assist ants say they recognized the man aa a well known German politician. KANSAS CITY BLAZE. The Scarrltt Block DestroyedWorld and Times Offices In Great Danger from the Flames. Kansas City, Kan., April 14. The Scarrltt block, a substantial live-story brick building on Walnut street, near Ninth, nnd directly across the street from the Central station of the Knn sas City fire department, was destroyed by lire tonight. Tho lire for a time thteatened a block In the very heart of the city. The six-story building ex tending south on Walnut street to Ninth, In which the Times and World newspapers, several stores and many ollices, seemed In great danger, and it was soon on fire in the upper story ad joining the Scarrltt block. The elec tric wires went down nnd everybody left the building. The nre burned llercely from 0 o'clock until 10.30. by which hour nothing but the wall re mained of tho Scarrltt block. The building was upoceupled, Tho damage In the Hall building Is not great. The mechanical department of the Times was shut down for nearly two hours, but the paper has suffered 'no material damage. The ollices ot the World was Hooded. Outsldo of the Scarrltt building the most serious damage was done to the building occupied by the Campbell & Eaton Crockery company, fronting on Main street and running back to the rear end of the Scarrltt blocu. A few thousand dollars, however, will cover the loss on building and contents. THE SITUATION IN CUBA. The London Times Snys Spain litis Not Won tin; Fight. London, April 14. Tho Times pub lishes a letter from a Cuban corre spondent summarizing the nosltlon In the Island ns It appears to him at what Is virtually the close of the sea son's campaign. The Spaniards, he Nays, do not hold a single province effectively, and are nowhere undisputed masters except In some of the coast town. Even If re forms nre granted as far-reaching ns is said they must be, it is feared that they will be too late. YALE TO BE REBUILT. If the Plans of President I) wight Are Carried Into Lllc.ct. New Haven, April 14. President Dwlght.of Yale university, in his annual report to tho corporation, expresses the belief that all the old brick buildings will soon have to be torn down to make room for the new quadrangle. He wants a new building erected for the graduate department. He recommends many other exten sive Improvements. Yale has received In gifts the past year $402,938, and more than $4,000,000 in the past ten years. WANTS A DEATH SENTENCE. Astonishing Confession .Mndo by n .Man in .Montana. Salt Lake, Utah, April 14. The Des cret News prints what Is claimed to be a confession by J. W. Feszer. who Is under arrest at Dillon, Mont., in which he Fays he killed Dr. C. 11. Nichols, superintendent of the Insane usylum at Washington, D. C. in 1S73. He fays ho has 10 or 15 other victims, but will not plead guilty unless he can get a death sentence. Hunk Robber Will llnug. Falrmount, Minn., April H. Judge Qulnn yesterday sentenced to hang Aug. 12 Lowts Kelllhan, of Mason City, In. Kcl llhan nnd his brother robbed-a bank at Shcrburn In November and killed two men. T' "v fled on bicycles and were caught two uys later. The brother was killed at tho cupture. Veteran Robbed of His Pension. Chicago, April 11. Droy Dumond, CO years old, who served in the war In tho Eighty-ninth New York Infantry, was at tacked last night by thrco men, who robbed him of his quarterly pension and all his clothing except his shirt. Pig Iron Pile Tumblce. North Tonawanda, April 14. A high pile of pie Iron In tho yards' of tho Tonawanda. Steel and Iron works toppled over today. A number of workmen wero Injured. Frank Hums had h'.s leg broken. Several others were gllghtly Injured. Joo Jefferson Will Not Retire. Richmond, Va., April 11. Joseph Jeffer son says In an Interview: "I never exp'ect to retire from tho stage. As long as the American people want tv see me they can hflVO cjg,". -- TRAGEDIES OF THE GREAT FLOOD Seven Lives Arc Lost Near Helena, Arkansas. FLAT BOAT IS WRECKED BY A BULL Kicked n llolu In the Side of tliu CniftDihlrllnitlon of l'ood Sup-plle--Thu Residents of Huron Island rice to tho Mninlnnd The Upper .Mississippi Rising. Helena, Ark., April 14. A distressing accident has occurred ten miles west of this city, resulting In the drowning of a family of beven negroes. Sylvester Sanders, a tenant on the Joel Hlgglns farm, where the current lias been so swift as to threaten the destruction of the houses, left with his family, wife nnd live children, for high ground. Un fortunately ho took Into his llatboat a largo bull which he valued highly. AVhen near theCallcntt place and with in a mile (if the hills the bull, whlen was almost famished, attempted to eat the small limbs of the willow trees through which the boat, was being la boriously pushed. The animal's ni'tlon tipped the boat and frightened the In mates, who made frantic efforts to right it. In the excitement the animal kick ed the side ot the boat to pieces and the entire family was drowned. LOUISIANA'S CHEAT FIGHT. New Oilcans. April 34. "Louisiana has made a lino light and deserves suc cess," said Chairman Morrison, of the interstate Commerce commission, dur ing a trip along the harbor yesterday. "If she escapes without a crevasse It will have a bcneilclal elfect upon the country." The sentiment was justltlejl by tho facts, for the struggle l.s probably tin parelleled In any section. The Ha you 1m Fourchc line wns given up two weeks ago, but the planters are still holding it. The engineers declared that nothing short of a miracle could hold the Tensas line, but work has never ceased for an Instant. Memphis, Apt II 14. A large lot of supplies has been shipped to the Hood sufferers at points above Osceola on the steamer Chickasaw. Th supplies were purchased by Captain Davis, who was located her by Secretary Alger for that purpose. Lieutenant Whitney is on board the Cldckasnw. and will make an Inspection of the situation above Ash port. He has already investigated the? conditions between Memphis and Ash port. Dubuque, la., April 14. Tho stage of the Mississippi is now 17.7 feet. Water Js In cellars of several warehouses on tho river front, and goods have been removed to upper lloor. It Is believed the river has reached Its height, as It Is falling at all points north of the city. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RISING. Davenport, In., April 14. The Missis sippi Is within two feet of the danger line at this point, nnd Is rising nt the rate ot several Inches dally. Merch ants nre moving goods from cellars In the business district and the district below the city, and in the Rock river nnd Iowa river valleys a large area of lowland Is under water, while families are moving back from the river to es cape the advancing Hood. At Hurllngton, la., the river Is again rapidly rising, and Is now 10 feet C inches above normal. Tho residents of Huron Island have moved to tho main land, as the Island Is nearly under water. Mollne, 111., April 14. The river Is still rising here, nnd the danger of the Mollne water power fallis so imminent that the government has taken emerg ency action to protect it. A slanting bulkhead is being built so as to take care of a possible rise of two feet or more above the present fall. The wat er now stands at 30.5 feet, or within two feet of the top. The wall, which was built many years ago, has been weakened, and tho water is now sweep ing through all along Its length. OBJECTS TO WHISPERING. Row in n Church Hecnuso n Young .Man Indulges. Owosso, Mich., April 14. A warrant was sworn out this afternoon for the arrest ot Rev. Father Peter J. Slnne, of St. Paul's Roman Catholic church, of this city, on complaint of James Welch, a merchant of Corunna, charg ing him with nssault and battery. Welch attended vespers Sunday and Father Slnne asserts that ho was dis turbing the meeting by whispering to a young woman who occupied the same pew. The priest left the pulpit, walked down to the pew and asked Welch It he did not know enough to behavo like a gentleman In church. Welch snys ho started to leave tho church when Father Slano struck him in the face and added afterward that he regretted that he did not kick him downstairs. BARRING OUT OUR LABOR. Vnncouver Decides Not to Employ American Workmen. Vancouver, H. C, Aril 14. The city council has uassed a resolution bar ring out all United States citizens from employment on the public works here. Other cities In Hritish Columbia will likely follow this example. Notoriety Kills n Woninn's Club. Indianapolis, April 14. The Kettle Drum Woman's club, In which such a sensation was caused two weeks ugo by one ot the members compelling all to be searched for suspected theft, was formally disbanded today, tho presi dent sending uut notices to that effect and glvlnu as a reason thnt the noto riety which tho club had attained had destroyed its usefulness. Suspected of .Murder. Keivton. Conn.. Anrll 14. Formal papers wero served toduy on J. D. Tuttle, who was arrested on suspicion of having shot Mrs. Carollno llooth, of Ilotsford, on Sat urday. Word camo from Fishklll Land ing last night to tho effect that tho two tramps suspected of connection with tho shooting had been traced to Newburg, N. Y. Postmnstcr Dayton Resigns. Washington, April ll.Postmaster Charles W. Dayton, of New York, has re slened. 4 INVOLVES A WEALTHY ISEBRASKAN. .Member ofn Notorious Oiliig of Rob bers Hetrnys Ills Companions. Hloux City, ln April 14. A definite statement has finally been secured by the locnl authorities from a member of the notorious! gung of cracksmen so long the terror of tho northwest, in which John N. Peyson, the wealthy Nebrasknn. hitspccted Of complicity In the crimes, is involved. The men under nrrest charted with connection with tho burglniles are Wil liam Ferdlg, Thomas Flynn, Thomas Gray, John Duffy, John King, nnd John N. Peyson. Of these all but King nnd Peyson are veil known crooks. King Is a Sioux City bartotfder. It Is not the first time he has been In Jail, but his reputation Is better than that of his fellow suspects. Peyson Is a mnu ot property and political Influence, and has held public ollices In Covington and Dakota county, Nebraska, of which h'j Is a resident. Duffy was mechanically tho most sklliful of the gang, and had actlee chin go of nil Its expeditions. He had expected to fight this evtso In court, but at the last moment resolved to plead guilty, testify against his companions, and If possible secure u light sentence for himself. ' MURDEROUS MANIAC. Alarlin Mowry Kills the Reynolds Family and Then Endeavors to Burn Their Bodies. Pnscoag, R. L, April' II. Three lives were sacrlllced to the passion of a mur derous maniac at the village of Oaklmd near here this morning. Edward Rey nolds, u carpenter; his wife1, nnd 'heir twenty year old daughter, Snrvlll.i, were bmtally killed, and the buildings In which the bodies lay was fired and burned to the ground. Tho incinerated corpses, battered and gashed from tho blows of the murderer, were found In the ruins. There Is little doubt that the fiendish crime wns committed by Martin Mow ry, who had been employed as a work man by Reynolds. Mowry was after wards discovered In n neighboring barn, doubled up In a corner, gibbering ami Inugnlng in maniacal clee. Ho wnst placed under arrest by a posse, and his appearance and manner of expression, together with his wil'lnness to talk, left no doubt of his Insanity. Mowry is a bachelor about 6." yearn old. The farm buildings valued at $2,000 were totally destroyed. Reynolds ami his wife were each about CO years of age. Servllla wns their adopted daughter, the child of Mrs. Reynolds' deceased brother. FOUGHT FOR A GIRL. Two Tilliu, Ohio, Young Men llnttle for Eighteen Rounds. Tiffin, O., April 14. Two well-known and popular young society men of Tif fin quarreled over their attentions to u prominent and talented young society lady, and Sfttb'd their differences In the linn. The mill was pulled off at a country school house four miles ert of town. In the presence of a score of friends of the principals nnd a number of sur prised! farmers. One had as his second a divinity student of Kenyon college. Gambler. O., while a young man of Tiffin seconded tho other. Seven-ounce gloves were worn, and both men were badly punished. One of the lighters was knocked down In the eighteenth round and was un able to arise w ithln the ten seconds and the fight was given to his rival. MADE RICH BY INDIAN DEED. Kansas .Mnn Secures 81, (100, 000 Worth of Piopcrty. Knnsas City. Kan., April 11. A eleid was placed on file here conveying to William J. Isaac, of this city, nearly one-half of the city of Argentine, o. manufacturing suburb. The deed Is made by the heirs of the children of Nancy Wliltefeather, a Shawnee Indian, who died many years ago. and who was tho patentee of the land. Over one million dollars' worth of property Is Involved. PROHIBITION NOT FAVORED. Chicngo Presbytery Refuses to (Jo on Record on Hid Question, Chicago, April 14. The Chicago Fres bytery, by a significant vote has de clined to go on record as a supporter of the prohibition of the haloon. A radical resolution of the temperance committee excited n vigorous debate, and It was rejected. An effort to hubstltpte the objection able declaration by the .strong languago of the general assembly on the same subject was likewise rejected. TELEPHONE TALK ADMITTED. Ruling on n New Point in Kvidonco .Mndo by nil Indiniili Judge. Anderson, Ind., April 14. Judge Ilunduy has made a ruling which is snld to bo tho 11 ret of Its kind ren dered In tho United States. During the lu-aring of an accounting case the de fendants soujiht to introduce ns evi dence a conversation held over tho tele phone. Objection was raised, but tho court overruled It. A Long-Lost Hoy round. Parkershiug, W. Va., April 14. Word was received here today from Dayton, O., that John Mootman, a son of wealthy and prominent parents hero, had been located there. Tho boy left homo mysteriously live years ago. when 13 years old. Ills parents havo spent thousands In search ing for him. i i Dentil in a Clove Contest. Little Itock. Ark., April II. A youth named Harrison was killed In a glove con test with a boy named Tobln, at Hamp ton, yesterday. Harrison's neck was broken by a blow from Tobln In the first round ana ueatn wns instantaneous. Stock .Mnn'K l'u 1 1 u re. Wooator, O,, April II. John Austin, of Plain townhli. one of the largest land proprietors and dealers In live stock, mado an assignment this evening to Frederick Hallcr; assets, $10,000; Uabllltlos, 20,000. Women Not Admitted. New York, April II. By a vote of '.05 to 70 the Newark (N. J.) Methodist confer- enco decided against admitting women as daloratpa to the general conterew. NOT MUCH MARGIN IN, THE SENATE Test Vote on the Tariff Bill Shows a Alajorlly of One. ORGANIZATION NOT YET IN SIGHT Republicans nnd Opponents rind It Difficult to Hcncli n Sntlsfnctory llnsis of Agreement on the Com mittee Asslniiicnts--Senntor .Mor gan's Cuban Resolution Goes Over. Washington, April 14. The commit tee appointed by tho Republican cau cus ot tho senate to arraimo with the opposition a plan for tho reorganization of the senate committees today decided to re'Ject the pioposlllon made yester day by the committee representing tho alliance ot the Democrats, Populists and silver Republicans and to rusk for an other conference with a view of reach ing a more satisfactory understanding. The committee went over the ground thoroughly today and reached the ton elusion that for the Republicans to nt tempt to organize on the basis suggest ed was untenable and would amount to placing them In a position ef apparent rc3i.inslblllty, whereas In reality they would nut be in control. An analysia ot the proposition showed that whereas the Republicans under the proposition would control about 40 chairmanships to the opposition's 40, the opposition would be In Hie majority of 38 commit tees to tlie Republicans' 22. Many of the committees are unimportant but there are somr which the Republicans feel that they must control If they are to be placed In the position of respon sibility. These Include rule?, appropri ations, postofllces and post roads and others. If the Democrits decline to mako bet ter terms than those proposed already the Republican committee will refer the matter to the Republican caucus. TARIFF SKIRMISH. The llrst skirmish on the tariff ques tion occurred In the senate today. It wus followed by a vote which served as a test of strength of the various ele ments of the senate. The vote occurred on a motion by Mr. Morrill (Republi can, Vermont), chairman ot the com mittee on finance, to refer a resolution by Mr. Vest, one of tho Democratic members of that committee. This made the Issue between representatives of the two leading elements In the sen ate. Aside from this, the resolution was In the nature of a criticism of Sec retary Gage and declared illegal his recent order relative to goods Imported after April 1, when, according to the retroactive clauue of the pending Ding ley bill, the new tariff rates are to ap ply. Mr. Morrill's motion prevailed by the close vote of 21 to 23. The affir mative vote was given by Republicans, Including one silver Republican, Mr. Mantle, of Montana, The negative vote was made up of Democrats, Populists and two silver Republicans, Pettlgrew, of South Dakota, and Cannon, of Utah. Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, endeavored to have a time llxcd for the final vote on his Cuban resolution. Mr. Hoar ob jected and Mr. Morgan gave notice that the resolution would be pressed dally until a final vote was i ached. FOR MINISTER TO TURKEY. James H. Augi'll of University ol .Michigan to Succeed Terrell. Washington, Anrll II. The president today sent tin followinr nominations to tho senate: James li. Ansrell. of Michigan, to bo envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Turkey. George N. West, of tho District of Columbia, consul of th: United State.? nt Piston, Nova Scotia. George D. Melglejohn, of Nebraska, to be assistant secretary of war. To be commissioners of District of Columbia: John B. Wright and John A. Ross. W. R. Williams, of New Jersey, col lector of customs for the district of Newark, N. J. Selgman Rros. to be special fiscal agents of the- navy department, nt Lon- elon, England. CHIEF ARTHUR'S OPINION. Ilclicvcs Injunction in the Steel nnd Wire Strike Will Not Stnud. Cleveland, O., April 14.-Chlcf P. M. Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Engineers, gave his opinion today on the Injunction granted by the feder al court In the Consolidated Steel nnd Wire strike. He said: "It Is necessary for the men to obey the court's Injunction. Tho Brother hood of Engineers has been all through the Injunction mill and has a case now pending In the United States Supreme court which will determine the validity of that stylo ot government. In my opinion tho Injunction has gone to lengths whlcH are not permissible in a court of equity. No tribunal can stop men from holding conversation with one another provided no Intimidation Is used. Every court since this wns a government has recognized the right of any citizen to uso the power of moral suasion. I am of the opinion that tho Injunction will not stand." Senator Voorhecs Ilurinl. Terre Haute. Ind., April 14. Tho remains of ex-Scnntor Voorhces havo been lying In stato nt tho Tqrro Hauto House, whero a constant stream of callers havo passed In review nil day. Tho funeral will bo held at 5 p. m. tomorrow at St. Stephen's (Episcopal) church, from which church Mrs, Voorhces was burled ten years ugo. Chicago Steel Workers llcsunic. Chicago, April 11. Tho Illinois Stcc! works at South Chicago resumed opera tions yesterday morning. Ono hundred rail finishers, whose striking Involved 2.S0D men, wero not ro-employod. Tho tin Ishors wero not upheld by 'tho officials ct their union. AkcA .Midi Kills Himself. Ansonla. Conn., April 14. Samuel Smith, aged 05, was found yesterday morning by h'.s daughter with his throat cut. Smith had become despondent owing to lack ot work, .Montrenl Out of Dnuccr. Montreal, April 11. Alt tho danger of a flood Is now over, the water having gono down to 21 feet 9 inches, which is about two feet below tho wharf, - . MILLIONAIRE'S LONG SEARCH. Took Him Tour Yenrs to Find His Child nnd Divorced Wile. Lon ngeles, Cat., April 14. After n search of four year.3, Edwin R. Moli lcr, a millionaire lumberman of Minne apolis, has located his divorced wife, Lout Maude, and their eight -year-old child, Paul Raymond Mohler. The wo man wns found yesterday afternoon in Pasadena, where she hud been living for the past five months tinier tho name of Austin. She was nt once brought t" Lon Angeles and now Is In charge of the sheriff.. She and her husband were married In Minneapolis ten years ago, and In ISM a divorce wus grantcel Mrs. Mohler on the ground ot Incompatibil ity, file receiving the custody of the child. Mohler, some months la'er, be came suspicious ot the health of the child, and npplled to the Superior court of Hennepin county, Minn., for tho cus tody of the child. After many hearings nnd a bitter fight, ho was awarded the child, but his wife frustrated this by mysteriously disappearing with th Infant son. She had given out that sho was going to Florida, but really came to California, settling In Los Anyeleit. Dstectlve.s scoured the country and finally located her In Pnvadepa. She hud mnrrled again and was living under the nnnie of Austin. WANTS $225,000 FOR LIBEL. Texas Hanker Sues n Commission Company of St. Louis. St. Louis. April 14. A libel suit for $225,000 Is In progress In the circuit court before Judge Fisher. It was In stituted by Daniel Sullivan, a banker, of San Antonio, Tex., against tho Stra hom, Hutton & Evans Commission comuany of the National Stock Yards, East St. Louis. Tho plaintiff claims that the defend ants, in a letter written on July 3, 1S03, to a customer of both plaintiff and de fendants advised him to transfer his business from Sullivan's bank, as they did not like his business methods and otherwise Injuring his business with correspondents. lie ups for ?5,Ono ac tual nnd S200.COO exemplary damages. SENATORS GET THE PLUMS. IfThcyArc itcpiibliraiis They Help Niime tlie Postmasters. Washington, April 14. Postmaster General Gary, after due consideration and consultation with President Me Kinlcy, has laid down the rule that where there Is a Republican senator from tho state his approval shall be necessary to the appointment of a post master of the presidential class. He submits no cases of this s-ort to President McKlnley's consideration un til the .approval ot the Republican sena tor ot senators (If both are Republi cans) has been Indorsed upon It. KILLED HIS SON-IN-LAW. Chicngonn Then Shot Himself nnd Died in n Hospital. Chicago, April II. While seated at the breakfast table this morning, Mat thias Duster, 22 years old, was shot and Instnntly killed by John Formlller, his father-in-law. Before the body had fallen from the chair Formlller placed the weapon to his own temple and fired. He was removed to St. Elizabeth's hospital, but died live minutes after his arrival there. The shooting was tho result of a quarrel which arose during the morning meal. HORRIBLE SUICIDE. Clrl. Sets Her Clothing Afire nnd Puts u Bullet in Ilcr Heart. East Weymouth, Mass., April 11. Lottie E., the 17-year-old daughter of Henry Bates, this morning saturated her clothing with kerosene oil nnd af ter setting it allte shot herself through the heart with a revolver, dyliiE in stantly. AVhen discovered the body was a charred mass of flesh. The girl left a note saying that she shot herself and assigned family troubles us the cause. Riddled with Builds. Edwards, Miss., April 14. Jesse Evans, a negro, charged with accosting two lit tle white girls, was tlddled with bullets tonight by a posse. The body now lie's In the public street. The evidence against the negro was conclusive. Robbed and Bent u I'nrmcr. Waltham. Mass., April 11. Charles A. Teele, an old and wealthy farmer, was as saulted and robbed by two men of 52.10 at his home in broad daylight. They beat him, tied him to n bed, and threatened to burn him to death. Kentucky Chlwilry. Dublin, Ky.. April 14. Four men with faces blackened called at tho homo of n, widow named Goley last night, beat her with fenco palings, and ordered her to leavo the county at once. Terrible Dyiinmito Explosion. Johannesburg, April II. A terrible dyna mite explosion has taken place In a deep mine at L'Langluiirtc. Eight English nnd twenty-six native miners wero killed. Col. Mosby Not Imited. Alexandria, Va., April 11. Colonel John S. Mosby will not appear In tho Grant parade because ho has received no otliclal Invitation. TIIK NEWS THIS SIOIININU. Weather Indications Today! Tain Colder. 1 (dencrall-Porte's Pinal Warning to Greece. Another Murder In Wyoming County. Casualties of tho Flood. Tost Voto on Tariff In Senate. 2 (State) Proposed Investigation of Wllkes-liano and Lehigh Coal In terests by the Legislature. 3 (Sport) Local Baso Ball Club Enthusl. astlc. AVhlst Gossip. . Trout Season Opens Today. 4 Editorial. """"? Woahlngton Oosrlp. 5 (Story) "Manager of Hearts." 0 (Local) General Court Proceoellnsrs. New Wleotrlo Plant for Dunmore. 7 (Local) Futo of Dambrosto In Jury's Hands, High School Tax Levy Ordered. S West Side and City Suburban, 9 Lackawanna County News. 10 NelEhborlng County Events, Financial and Commercial, . . rf- WIFE DEAD But Her Murderer Fails in His Attempt to Commit Suicide. CRIME OF CARLTON ADAMS He Shoots His Wife in the Head with a Revolver. When Realizing the Results of His Act Adams Takes u Dose of Lauda num with Alleged Suicidal Intent, i'lio Poison Not Having the De sired Effect, the Murderer Gives Himself Up to the Authorities nnd Is Lodged in Ttiiikhnniiock Jail. Ho Claims the . .Shooting Was Accidental. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Tunkhnnnock, April 14. Another1 murder has been added to the record: of Wyunlrg county. About 7 o'clock: last evening Cnrleton Adams, of Lov elton, shot his wife with a revolver over tho left eye, killing her Instantly. They had had frequent, quarrels and It Is stated that Adams was under the influence of liquor when he committed, the crime. He, however says that It was accidental. No ono witnessed tho' shooting except their small child. Finding that his wife was dead, Ad ams took a doso of laudanum, but it did not havo tho desired effect. Ho gave himself up to tho authorities and wns tills mornlnrr brought here and' lodged In jail. He declares that there was no trou ble between his wife and him, although neighbors say that he was vicious when drunk and frequently abused her. Tho dead woman wns a Mtss Ida Fltchener, of West Virginia, and married Adams) nine years ago. She leaves three chil dren. ARRESTED FOR CRUELTY. Norristown Horseman Placed Under Bail for Docking Horses Tails. Norristown, April 11. Robert E. Straw-bridge, of Wynnewood; John Harper, his coachman, and Dr. Charles) W!l!iam3, a veterinary surgeon, wero arrested yesterday by a Norrlstowrti constable1, on the charge of cruelty to animals, for huving docked the tails oC two nonles. Tho information was lodged by Will" lam E. Cranston, a representative ot' the Society for tho Prevention of Cruel ty to Anlmaln. The nccused furnlsheej ball in the sum of $300 each. MAY BE A MURDER. TiicDonU Body of nnd Unknown BInn round in Clarion County. Clarion, April 14. Word has been re ceived here that an unknown mnn was found dead near tho mouth of Plney creek, on tho Clarion river. Two men running rafts found the body. It had lain In tho position several days, as tho coat was mouldy. Marks of a struggle havlns taken? place were discovered. - - FINE TIMES IN KANSAS. Investigating Comiuitteo 11ns rurtlicr Evidence of Doodling. Topeka. Kan., April 14. Stato Sena tor Campbell says he was accosted in tlie senate cloakroom by a man who of fered him several hundred dollars to vote for the Hanna Stock Yards bill. Dr. Marks, representative from Jef ferson county, said ho was approacheel by two men, and one of them said If he, as a member of the conferenco commit tee, would block the text book bill he would receive $2,000. Senator Lupfer, who also was on tha conference committee, sold he, too, was approached with a similar proposition. HE STOLE THREE HERRING. Sent to Jail nnd It Mill Cost tho County 5130 to Keep Him. Wilmington, Del.. April 14. In city, courttonlght William McGlnley, charg ed with stealing three herring, valued at 3 cents, from Richard Davis, wns sent to New Castle jail to await trial at tho May term. McGlnley told Judgo Ball ho was hungry, and tlie county will lward him, which, with the expense of the? trial, will cost about $150. Wns Buried nt Sen. Sail Francisco, April II. The official of Acujutla, Salvador, refused burial to the body of Seeiond Assistant Engi neer Smith of the steamer City of 1'avn unlew $1,000 was paid for a per mit. The body was burled at sea. Steamship Arrivals. Now York, April II. Arrived: Britan nia, Marseilles; Teutonic, Liverpool; Ethi opia, Glasgow. Sailed: Frlesland, Ant werp; St. Puul, Southampton; Germanic, Liverpool, . , Tho Herald's Mouther Fnrccnst. New York. April 13.-ln tho Mlddla state-.) and Now England tenluy, partly cloudy to fair weather an I frewh to brlJc vnrtablo winds will prevail, preceded by cloudiness and by rulu on and unar the coasts with slightly lowor, followed by ils Ing temperature; tho winds bocomtng southerly, fallowed probably by clearing. On Frlduy, In both ot theso soetlons, fair warmer weather will prevail, with fresh smith westerly winds, with local rain In the northern portion of this uoctlon nC 1 1 Now 'England, I 4
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