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SUKAKTOX, PA., FRIDAY MOHNIX6, APRIL 10, lfcs!7.
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TURKS SEEM
THE WEAKER
They Yield to the Further
Advances of the Greek
Irregular Troops.
RAISING ALL MACEDONIA
Italians Seize the Town of
Zlovof for a Stronghold.
Tli Cnplnrc of Kipurl Confirmed.
Tuikish Ministcis Urge Tliut Vtnr
tic )ccliiiC(l Against GrcrcC"-Tiiu
Sultan Prc-lurs i'cace to Nnr--Ilal-inus
Arc Plncing Zlovof in Position
to Withstand nti Attack Irom Turks
Other News of the Conflict in
the Enst.
London, Apill 13. A special dispatch
from Constantinople hays that In the
last encounter between the Greek Ir
regulars .11111 the Tuiklsh regular troops
the latter lost 210 kilted and wounded
The dispatch adds that Edhem Pasdia,
the- Tuiklui commandoi -In-chief, has
telegraphed to the Turkish authorities
at CVnstriMlnople that unless lie is or
dered to cioss the frontier and take uu
a petition on the plains of Thestaly his
present position is untenable, owing to
the constant attneks of the Gicek In
surgents, who have pnlprjcl the Turkish
lines liy stealth, and also In consequence
of the excitement among the troop3,
especially the Albanians.
The Turkish niiulstets, it It further
announced, have Informed the t-ultan
that war shou'd bo declared against
Greece Th sultan, who objects to
war, has tint jet replied to this recom
mendation of his minister,.
Larlssn, Apitl 13 There Is no truth
in the Tuiklsh teports saying that the
Greek lriesulars hae been dilven out
of Macedonia. It Is tiue that a few of
the Irregulars who foimcd pait of the
expedltloraiy force have returned Into
Greek territory; but these aie men
who for some reason have been unable
to keep up with the main body of the
Greeks, and, consequently, they have
retreated across the frontier.
The main body of the irregulars Is
continuing its successful operations
against the Turks, with the view of
cutting the Turkish lines of communi
cation, getting In the rear of the Turks,
and raising the Maeedons ngalnst the
rule of the sultan. The report of the
capture of Kiputl, north of Ilaltlno, by
the Gieeks, Is confirmed. From that
point Chief Davels, who Is dliectlng the
operations, has sent a detachment, con
sisting of the Italians under Colonel
Cipriani, the wrll known socialist lead
er, to to the left of Pigavitza, with ln
struaions to attack ard capture Zlovof,
a small town occupying an important
strategic position. The Italians ac
complished their task in due time and
with considerable skill They are now
holding Zluvof and placing It In a po
sition to withstand an attack from the
Turks.
SHE IS STILL MRS. SMITH.
Kcntiick) Oman's Advertisement
Tails to Urine ii UukIiiiiiiI.
Rutllngton, la. Apill 15. Seveial
months ago an achei tlscment appealed
in .. Chicago paper signed by Mrs Ir
mlntha Smith, of liaeh Grove, Ky ,
asking for a husband r. II. Griffith,
of CraufoidsvlllP, la, saw the adver
tisement and answered It A corrp
spundtnee followed, ami photographs
Wde exchanged. It was decided to
meet In Uurlington.
They atiived today, but Gillllth was
n t ilca.s'd with Mis Smith, and told
h i !m did not suit him. and she re
tntiud to Kentucky tonliht.
CANADIAN LUMBER.
Ouri iglibors Vinut home. Itccipro
cilv oruu Expoit Tax on Lugs.
Toronto, Apr'l IF. -The feeling in fa-v-r
cf either see ui Ing some leclprocity
for Canada In the lumber business or
of pluc'ng an expoit duty on logs, so
ns to compel Aim-rlmns to maiiufae-tu-e
the lumber here, instead of tow
ing the logs to the United States, is
crowing.
Unrri'd Irom the "ails.
Washington, April 13. Another of the
agents of the late i:. S. Dean brokerage
concern, Jl. E. Maisej, ot Indianapolis,
Inci , wua baited from the mat's by a
fraud order todai. Postmaster General
Gaiy ban Issued lottery oidcis against
tin Inland Investment and Loan comp-iny
of Chicago and the Uno Hundred Dollar
lnestnient company of Rradfoid, la.
Tim (Jiii-pii's 87,(100 llarnpss.
London, April 1) A leather llrm In tho
Strap 1 Ina sc uicd tho order for the nar
ncss to bo worn by the si cream, I'lem
iah horses that are to draw tho queen's
carriage In tho procession to it Raul's
cathedral on June it. Tho contract prlco
of tho harness Is 57,000.
Stubbed uilh a Pitchfork.
Newark, N. J., April 15,-Dr. Henry Can
der Rorst. 2S ears old, a veterinary sur
geon, was arrested tonight on a chaise
of manslaughter. Charles Furnian, JO
years of age. died tonbjht from the elfeets
of stab wounds lntllcted by Dr. Uowt
with a pitchfork.
Jlll(lllPM1 CiiiIhpi to Ilawnii.
Vokohama, April 15,-Tho Japanese)
cruiser Nnfnlwa will salt from this pert
for Hawaii next Saturday, to provide
ngalnst contingencies which might grow
out cf the existing dispute with Hawaii
over the treaty authorizing Immigration
from Ja.ian.
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Wntilnfrtn Ah. II i, rm- ..
.'-"""' i'"i ij.-ino president
p uci-iueu 10 recommend to conjrress an
iroprlatlon us an Indemnity for killing
iAl mob Of lvnphltra nf lh... Ttnll.. -i.i
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COLUMBIA IN RESERVE.
Sccretnrj of (ho .Saw Has Decided to
Keep the Cruiser in Commission.
Washington, April 15. The secretary
of the navy has reconsidered his deter
mination to put the licet cruiser Col
umbia out of commission, but she will
be laid up at the League Island navy
yard nfter she hos taken part in the
naval review In New York, with a small
crew aboard, technically In commission
ntul ready for sen lee at a few days'
notice.
It costs n great deal of money and re
quires a lare force of officers and men
to keep this bltf cruiser In active service,
but ft would not be prudent to put her
out of commission as the term is ordi
narily construed in tho navy. This
would, mean the removal of all of her
stores, and the turning over of the ship
to a care taker. When wanted again, it
would be a work of weeks to te'storo
things to their ptoper order and mean
while the ship full of complex and deli
cate machinery, would be lnsulllctcntly
cared for. Therefore, It Is proposed to
keep nboard the ship a small number
of her regular crew and some respon
sible officer or ofllcers to watch over her
closely and have the ship In condition
to lake to sea in a few days If needed.
DEATH-BED MARRIAQE.
John T. Ilobbs and .11 rs. Annn O.
1'iiccy Arc United.
Cleveland, April 13. A death-bed
marriage wrs solemnized in the South
End this afternoon. John T. Hobbs, a
well known business man and Mrs. An
na O. Pace, were lover.? years ago, but
drifted apart. Some years ago Jlr.ij
Pacey became a w blow and gradually
Hobbs renewed his attentions. She has
been 111 severul months und a few days
ago her life was despalted of.
Slip pxpresspd a desire for the mar
riage and this afterneJon was married
to Hobbs upon her death bed.
MEANS HAWAII'S RUIN.
Abrogation of Our Treaty Unless Islands
Arc Annexed The Opinion of
Lawyer Kinney.
San Francisco, April 15. William A.
Kinney, a prominent attorney of Hono
lulu, arrived on the Australia yester
day and will proceed to Washington to
assist Judge Hartwell and L. A. Thurs
ton In their fight for the preservation
of the reclpioclly treaty between the
United Slates and Hawaii, or. If that
cannot be done, then their effotts will
be directed to securing tho annexation,
of the islands
Mr. Kinney says theie Is grave ap
prehension In the Islands that the re
ciprocity tteaty will be abrogated by
the McKlnley administration, and, if
it is, the islands will be ruined com
mercially, unless the United States an
nexes them. Mr. Kinney will spend a
few days In Salt Lake winding up th
estate of his mother who died about a
month ago, while on a vl< to Hono
lulu. GAS WILL MAKE HIM RICH.
Chicago Gnrdencr Strikes a I'low
While Digging u Well.
Chicago, April 13. At a depth of sev
enty feet, Tiank Heul, a market gar
dener of RosehiU, while boring for wat
er, came upon a flov of gas of the best
quality, which probably will make him
a ery wealthy man.
Over seventy-fne feet of the gas
rushed Into thenlra burning stream of
tlame. The well derilck was enveloped
In flame In an Mutant, and a high wind
turned the volume of gas upon the barn
ten feet away, nnd befoio tho fire de
paitment could check the llamei. the
structure was half destroyed.
TO SAVE MRS. NOBLES.
Organicii nirott II Women to Keep
Her irom llcing Iliingril.
Macon, Ga., Apt 11 15. The committee
of Georgia womtn who are In charge
"f the oiganlzed effort to secure a par
don for Mrs. Nobles, the muidetess, are
iceelvlng contilbutlons of morcy form
their sex from many pat ts of the
south. The men are pouring in urgent
letteis to the governor petitioning him
to let the woman Ue hanged on April
J3.
Mrs. Noble murdered her Jiusband
one ypat ago.
ells I'llicli Mioots Himself.
New Yoik, April 15 WelM Pinch, a
flour bioker and member of tho 1'iolU'o
Exchange, accidentally shot and killed
himself this afternoon while apparently
cleaning a revolver In his oflleo In the
Produce Uxehaiigo building. He was
found dead lite In tho afternoon bj a por
ter In tho building.
Hmlcl Still in His Head.
Providence, R 1.. April 13. Martin Mow
tj whs token from Harrlsvllle this morn
ing and lodged In tho Crenston prison,
where? ho will bo held pending Ids tilal
on a charge of murder of tho Reynolds
famll, next Wednesday. All efforts to
lernovo tho bullet from Mow ry's head have
been unsuccessful.
Vrev Iiimcli Allowed.
Albanj, N y April 15 -The bill amend
Ing tho liquor tax law was passed without
amendment by a vote of 81 to b I. Tho gov
ernor will sign the bill at oneo. It permits
saloon-keepers to servo free lunch, and
taxes clubs tho same as ealoons and con
tuins piovlslons that will decieasu tho
number of Raines law hotels.
rent's Postal Cougrnws Dcleg ito.
Lima, Peru. April 13 The Peruvian
government has appointed Alberto Pal
con to represent Peru at tho forthcoming
postal rongress at Washington. United
Stntes Minister McKcnzie and Consul
Jaatremskl left by today's steamer for
tho United States, going by way of Pana
ma, Yellow Jack at Panama,
Washington, April 13. A cablegram re
ceived at the stato department today
from United States Consul Vlfqualn, at
Panama, containing the ono word "yel
low" conveyed tho information that yel
low fever had mado its appearance at
that jiort,
I'rro Silver Newspaper.
Louisville, Ky April 15. Preo Sllverltcs
will start a dally newspaper here next
Sunday, to bo called tho Loulsvtllo Dis
patch. A. B. Kuloo, of Tenncssoe, will be
editor.
Will Marshal 1100 .Hen.
New York, April 15. The National Guard
of Ohio will bo represented in tho Grant
parade by over eleven hundred men,
SENATE COMMITTEE
CONSIDERS TARIFF
Another Opportunity to Alckc Sugges
tions Is Offered.
MR. QUAY TALKS OF CARPETS
Tho California Scnntor Asks fur
Higher Rater on Fruits of All Kinds
The Paper .Manufacturers Protest
Against Proposed Duty on Chlorate
of Lime-- Ulcachlng iMatcrlnl.
Washington, April 15. The Republi
can sub-committee of the senate com
mittee on finance held an all day ses
sion at the cnpltol today to afford an
opnortunlty to other senators to mako
suggestions on the tariff bill. Amon,'
the senators who called and had con
fetenccs with the committee were:
Messrs. Quay, Sow ell, Klklns, Welling
ton, Perkins, Shoup. Piitchard, Raker
and Harris, of Kansas. Senator Piatt,
of New York, also spent some time with
tho committee, but ho appelated to be a
listener tathcr than a pattlelpant In tho
proceedings.
Senator Quay had only a brief con
ference nnd devoted himself especially
to the rates on carpets, nnd matting,
upon which he ursred a ratp of duty
which would Insure protecticn in tho
Industries of this country against the
products of China and Japan.
Senator Peiklns was given an extend
ed hearing on tho fruit schedule. He
presented the committee with samples
of both California nnd foreign currant.i
and raisins and nsked for an Increase
of the rnte on Zante Currants, bring
ing It up to 2H cents per pound. H
also suggested a duty of a c-nt a. pound
on oranges and lemons Instead of "!i
of a cent as fixed by the Dlngley bill.
It was suggested to Mr, Peiklns by
some of thp members of the committee
th-it the fruit schedule had already
been attacked because of rates cbargel
to be hlch but the California senator
contended for thorough protection. Mr.
Perkins suggested a substitute schedule
on beet sugar ;rov Idlng for a duty of
on cent a pound on sugpr testing 70
by the poluriscope and Inct casing to Hj
cents for the 00 per cent. test. The
committee promised to give this matter
dup attention but gave no further Indi
cation of tho probable result of Its de
llbetatlons. A mon pronouncedly fav
orable reception was given to a sugges
tion for a drawback duty on imported
tin cans In which fruits and salmon
are expottej. This suggestion appeur
ed to meet Willi favor.
SENATOR SEWELL'S SUGGESTION.
Senator SewcU's suggestions per
tained to almost the entire list of New
Jersey manufacture Pnd he filed briefs
bearing upon all of them. He suggest
ed modifications rf tho chemical sched
ule. He also presented a request of tho
silk manufacturers for a uniform M)
per cent ad valorem duty, and of the
pottery makers for a compound duty
on pottery products. The latter com
plain that ad valorem duties permit
tulnous undervaluations while the silk
men say that the CO per cent, rate
which they enjoyed prior to the enact
ment of the Wilson law was entirely
satisfactory. There weie several te
monstrances against thp Dlngley rates
In his papers. Ono of these was from
the paper manufacturers to tho effect
that the proposed rates on bleaching
powder (chlorate of lime) would be
ruinous to them; another from the wire
men against the rate on Iron, and still
another fiom the watchmakers on
watch movements.
Senntois Baker and lint tin asked for
a duty of $2 per ton on gypsum nnd for
a deciense of the duty proposed on
Mexican cattle. They tepiesenteJ that
there were Immense beds of 'rvpsum In
the west sufficient to supply tho wants
of the entire country. With reference
to cattle Importations they represented
that the cattle were needed to consume
the grass crop out west and that it was
more economical to move the cattle
than the glass.
Semitoia Elklns and Wellington both
appealed In support of the Dlngley tate
on coal, which there Is an effort to have
l educed,
During tho day a numbet of tho Re
publican senators from the Intor
mountaln states met to agtee upon a
plan of eo-opctatlon. They teached no
definite conclusion except to stand to
gether In their demand on wool, hides,
cattle, lead ore and, other Rocky Moun
tain products.
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DAY IN THE SENATE.
Air. Vest Protests Against the Abandon
ment of Sectarian Indian
Schools,
Washington, Apill 15. Tho senate
spent today on the Indian appropria
tion bill, but did not eomylete It. The
eiebatp brought out an energetic speech
by Mr. Vest, of Mlssouil, protesting
against the abandonment of sectntlan
Indian schools. He highly eulogized
tho work of the Jesuits among the
Indians and said their Indian schools
we it" tho only ones accomplishing any
cood.
After a contest the committee
amendment opening the Uncompaligio
Indian reservation in Utah to public
entry was agreed to. The reservation I
is snld to contain some of the richest
deposits of asphalt In existence. Tho
senato adjoin ned over till Monday.
Jefferson's He, mo Not for Snlc.
Washington, April 15. W. J. Uryan has
received a letter from Jefforson Levy,
ownei of Montlcello, Jefferson's old home,
saying that ho does not desire to part with
tho place. Ho assures .Mr. liryau the placo
will bo open to visitors at all times, Mr,
Br) an hat' written Mr. Levy asking If ho
would convey tho homo to tho national
government, the state of Virginia or aomo
association like that which controls
Mount Vernon,
Third of 81,300,000,
narrle, Ont April 15. Alex, Hartney, of
InnUflold, uboul ten miles south of hele,
has received word that ho has fullen heir
to his share of $1,609,000 through tho death
of his undo in Glasgow, Scotland, whoie
tho property . UeBlde Mr, Hartney, there
nre two helrcase?, Mrs. Lamb, of Midland,
Ont., and Mrs. James Hartnoy, of Aurora,
Ont, They will leave shortly for Glasgow
to secure the property.
SOUTH AMERICAN RAILWAY.
Chilian Congress to Tnl;p Stops To
ward a Transcontinental Line.
Washington, April 15. South America
may soon have a transcontinental rail
way. Information has reache'd Wash
ington that at a meeting of tlie Chilian
congress In June terms may, bo mado
with the Atneilran houso off Grace &
Co. whereby work will be resumed In
the construction of the Chilian section
of the Trans-andean railway. 'Jrhero te
malns only a few miles to bejiullt, but
the work Involves deep tunneling In tho
summit of the Andes.
When this road Is completed there)
will be an all-tall connection between
lhl'nos Ayres on the Atlantic! and Val
paraiso on tho Pacific Occam shorten
ing the Journey between the two coun
tiles from twelve days to less than two
and one-half dnys.
MRS. TILT0N DEAD.
The Wife of Henry Word Bcechcr's Ac
cuser Passes Away at llorae
in Brooklyn.
New York, April 15 Mrs. Elizabeth
R. Tllton, the wife of Henry Ward
Beechets' nccujer, died on Tutsday
last at her home, In BrooUJi n. Tho
news of her death was not made publlo
until today. Since the famous Beech
er trial she hud lived In strict retlie
ment. In recent years she hud shared
her home with her widowed daughter.
Even the fact of her death was kept
sectet, and there are no external signs
of mourning about the houso where
her body lies. Theodore Tllton, her
husband. Is In Paris, where he has
lived over since the Reecher tilal.
Tor a long time Mis. Tlkon was al
most totallj blind, but le38 than a
year ago she undetwent a difficult op
eiatlnr nrd togalned her sight. Then,
alii ut n month ngo she suffered a par
ulvtlo st'olkP, from which she was
slowly 'ecovering when, In the latter
put t of lust week, she was again strlck
ei.. The 'uneral seivicos were held to
night. Few were admitted to the house.
Malachl laylor, a preacher of the
Plyrioulh brethren, to which sect Mrs.
Tllton belonged, officiated. Tho intcr
rrert will take plnce tomorrow.
COURTSHIP OF GENERAL GRANT.
W ifo of tho I anions General Has
Written a Hook.
Washington, Apill 15 Mrs. U. S.
Giant has written a book, in which she
w III tell of her courtship and of the
home life of tho general. With tho ac
counts of the battles famous In his his
tory of this country whQn the United
State vvf in the throes'-of thticlvll
war Mis. Grant will tell of the genet
al's conversations with her.
She will tell of their life In the White
house, and in the book the real Inner
nature of the great general will for
the first tlmo come to be known.
BL0NDIN DIED A POOR MAN.
The Will of the Ropc-Walkur Offered
for Probate.
London, Apill 15. The prelate of the
will of the late Jean KrarcMs Grave
let, known to the world as Rlondln, the
famous rope-walker, develons the fact
that, notwithstanding the thi u'-ands of
times he risked his life, and t' i nrlnc
ly Income that for year3 row aided his
daring, he died a poor man.
His petsonal estate has been ap
jnalsed at but ST.kUO, while hi noiulngs
cf real estate were confined to the
house nt Ealing In which he passed
the closing years it his life.
WALTON CAN'T BE FOUND.
Alleged AincTieati Who Has Ilccn
Svv nulling Loudon Shopkeepers.
Loudon, April I.i Tho Scotland yard
official- now admit that they lie not
likely to captuie "Captain Walton,"
me alleged American swindler.
Walton Intioduccd himself ns the new
naval ottuche to the United State em
bassy, and put chafed goods, pa Ing for
them with a woithless check.
Postollico Robbers in Iowa
Waterloo. In.. Anril 15 IJunilai
en-
tered the postotllce at Wutorluo t
Thpv Htnln lonls f i om it bl,ii.k.,mltli
oda .
shop
In Hnnth VV.-iter!so and force I onen th
fcl'lO
door. Then they blew off one of tho il
'iut!e
to
doors of a larjjo safe, but, uerig 1
ened. did not In oak open the hirer d
I each the cash. They secure 1 a I
ut Of
postage stamps and a little money
the drawer.
trom
Postal Appointments.
Washington, April 15. Still another rec
ord for this administration was mado to
day by an aggregate of 103 appointment
of fourth-class postmasters. Tho appoint
ments tilled lift j -eight vicancles caused
by resignations and deaths forty-olio by
removal at tho expiration of four ears'
set vice and six other removuls for other
causes.
Denth in a Snovvslielp.
Halley, Ida., April 13. A snovvslldo fit
the Baltlmoio mine, near Keteham, lesult
cd In tho death of a inuu named White.
Pred Tulfurd and his C-j ear-old stepson.
Thev were caught in tho slide whllo on tho
way to their cabin and covered up to a
depth of fifty or sixty feet. The body of
White has not been iccoveied.
Worms Kill Raorbiick".
Dubuque, la., Apill 13 Several thousand
rasoibaek hogs, ImpoitcJ Into Iowa Horn
To as duilng the past year, havo ellod
from what was supposed to bo bo,; cholera,
A port mortem examination of somo of
them dlselosei that instead of cholera, u
lcldnpy worm killed the hogs. It Is claimed
that the disease is Incurable.
Paulino Situation Ik Hotter.
Bombay, April 13. The report of tho
vlcoioy, tho Rail of LUln, oil tho famlii"
vltuatton, Just Ufcuod, shows thnt, Includ
ing the uatlvo states, L'.tftl.OOQ persona are
employed on tho relief works, against
3,1 11,323 pcrfeons so employed a month ago.
Going to right Grasshoppers.
Lincoln, Neb., April 15. Tho entomologist
of tho state university haa accepted un en
gagement, off ere i by capitalists of the Ar
gentine republic, to visit that country und
endeavor to put an end to thp grasshopper
peat.
Doesn't Like thn Uincli'V Hill,
Rome, April IX, In tho chamber of depu
ties Count autcdardlnl, minister of com
merce, expteneed the hope that the Unltid
Sta es senato would radically modify the
tariff bill passed by tho houso ot rcpre-saututlvxB.
FLOOD SUFFERERS
FACE DEVASTATION
The Worst Yet to Come in the Mississippi
Volley.
LEVEES STILL IN GREAT DANGER
Mightv Waters .Mil Sweep Over Some
tit Any Time-OIissourl and lied
Rivers Pouring Out Great Streams
to .Swoll tho Inland Ocean.
St. LouKApril 15. Reports from New
Oi leans nnd other points on the lower
Mississippi show that the river is still
rising, r.nJ that there ks the grcvitcst
difficulty in holding the levees.although
they are being constantly strength
ened. Important tributaries of the mighty
stream, notably tho Missouri and Red
livers, are rising rapidly, and there can
lie little doubt th'ut greater destruction
throughout Arkansas, Mississippi und
Louisiana is to come, although thous
ands of squiiie miles of what was for
merly rich plantations and populous
tow ns and vllluges, nre under water.
The thousands of biave men and boys,
and oven women, who have been bat
tling night and day to keep the levees
from breaking, have kept their courage
up, with the hope that within the last
few das thej had cocn the crest of tho
Hood. Hut now that worsn Is to come1,
despair has Missed the people.
HEATING 1T& OWN RECORD.
New Orleans, April 13. The river is
beating Its own record tight along and
is high enough to frighten the stoutest
heat ted, but there has not been seen a
single sui tender, nor is there a single
break In the levoe In Louisiana.
Ravou U Pcurche Is still the weakest
point, wlille on the liver proper the
Teiuas and Plflh Levee districts are
regaidcd as the danger spots. Thuso
scetloiu ate now wiestllng with tho
flood wave, but th banks are holding
St. Joseph. In Tensas, has experienced
n tihP of half ft f0Ut n two davs. It
can htand two feet, but that figure mny
le exceeded at midnight, and then it
may be dllhcuU U. hold tho line.
The levees below, all the way to
Nev,- Orleans and half way down to the
gulf, aie being mined and strengthened
dally nnd will bo in better shape when
the ciisls enmct. While th" trtln of
Ptesldent !pellnian, of the Pont Char
trtlne boatd, wi.s answeilng a call for
help ficm Iinnlon City, a fe.v i files
above New Ot leans, his coach was
strut It by lk-lunlng and tho platfotm
damaged, but no other damagp result
ed, even the levee turning out all right,
TRIBUTARIES SWELL THD FLOOD
Kansas City, April 15. The Jtiatoutl
river has risen eight Inches since yes
terduy, marking three Inches above the
danger line, and is still coming up
slowly. The water Is beginning to
spread out over the lowlands and tho
rise theiefore is much slower. The cur
rent Is still very swift and huge trees
and other debris In large eiuantltles
constantly pass tho city.
Winnipeg, April 15 The Red river
rose several feet heie yesterday. An
Emerson dispatch Fays the water Is
tlslng rapidly theie and is now less
than thiee feet from the hlsh water
mark. All mei chants are flooded out
Boats aie sailing through the streets
VicksL'urer. Miss, April 15. Relief
steamer Mains arilvetl from Davit'
Island today bringing ISC negroes.
Three r.erroes are teported drowned.
There will be eonsideiablo los of cat
tle and" hogs. The .steamer Florence
remains at the island to rescue people
nnd feny stock over to the Louisiana
main land. Rrlei field plantation house,
Jefferson Davis' old home. Is deeply
overflowed. Tho Island covers about
twenty square miles. The river is still
llsins here.
CUBAN WOMEN ABUSED.
How tho Wives of Gihiic.'s Pollou'crs
Arc Hcing Treated.
Havana, April 15. Sixteen Cuban
w omen from the tow n ot San Francisi'o
de Paula, In Havana urovlnce, have
been thiust into the House of Daten
tion for disreputable women In Hava
na. They all bPlong to families of le
sj ectablllty. On their way to the pris
on they were insulted by the soldiers,
and ono of them, Aurota Velez, who
attempted to inotest, was knocked
down by a blow with a rifle. I'liey
have been chaired with conniving
against the Spanlaids.
At Plplano the Spaniards, compelled
tho women to witness the execution of
their husbunds and sweethearts. The
women vveio all placed In a big btone
chut eh, and kept two duys nt the mercy
of the Spanish soldiers and officers.
When the tioops left nearl twenty of
tho poor cicatutes wero compelled to
accompany them.
Gorily Convicted.
Georgetown, Del., April 13. James M.
Torely was tonight convicted of murder In
tho first degree for tho killing of his wile,
formerly Mis. Mary Estello Lewis, of
New Yoik, by throwing her Into tho
BroadkKl liver at Milton, Del,, on Match
11.
Well-Known Miner Dead.
Seattle, Wash , April 15. A special ftom
Grand Poiks, British Columbia, announces
tno sudden d ath of Captain Carter, a wsU
known character of the camp, said to W
n brother of Senator Thorn i Carter, of
Mcntana. lie leaves mlnii rf pioperty
valued at $o,00,000,
PiImiii for Jiifo for .Murder.
Plymouth. Ind , April 13. After fifteen
hours' deliberation the Jury in tho Tetters
mii'der trial has found tho defendant,
William L. Sutherllii, guilty und sen
tenced him to states prison for life.
tipnrcli for a Missing Ship,
San Francisco, April 15. The revenuo
cuttor Ruh will be sent In search of tho
missing ship Samaria. Tho Samaria left
fteattlo for this port twcnty-flvo days ago
and has not since been hoard from,
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Spiinto Observes (Jonel Friday.
Washington, April 15. Tho senate, on
motion of Mr. aoiman, of Maryland,
agreed that In consecration of tomonow
being Good Filday the adjournment to
day bo until next Monday,
Giil'sts J'.Hc-nped in Night Clothes.
Teeswater, Ont., April 15. Tho Commer
cial hotel and soveral adjoining buildings
were burnod to tho ground hero early this
morning. Tho guests had to flee In their
olsht clotbej. though no lives were lost.
P0ST0FFICE PATRONAGE.
Postmn.itcr-i.'encral Unry Corrects
tin ilrroiicoiis Impression.
Washington, April 15. Much misun
derstanding 1ms arisen over reports
that have been generally circulated
that the patronage privileges of sen
ators have been extended and that their
endorsement will bo required on all
postollico applications. Tills Is erron
eous and Postmaster General Gnty has
had frequent occasion recently to cor
rect this Impression.
Congressmen will have the naming of
the postolllces In their district, as a
general rule, while senators can namo
their homo ofllcers and some large
cities, on an amicable understanding
between the senator and representa
tives. ALASKA GOVERNORSHIP.
Two PcnnsvhniiiaiiH Wish to Suc
ceed Shcakloy.
Washington, Apill 15. A second
Pennsylvania candidate for the gov
ernotshlp of Alaska has taken the field
in the person of Sheriff Burnett, of
Mercer county, who arrived here to
night, nnd expects to bo presented to
the president tomorrow by Senator
Penrose. Kx-Mayor Kennedy, of Al
legheny, is also a candidate for this
place, which Is now filled by Hon.
James Shcnkley, who once represented
a western Pennsylvania district in the
house. Senator Shoup, of Idaho, has a
candidate for the plnce, who is under
stood to be practically agreed on.
NEW ORLEANS BLAZE.
Tbe Moresque Block DestroycdN:ws-
paper Offices of the Gazette nnd
Telegram Arc Gutted.
New Orleans, La., April IB. The
Moresque blork, owned by Gauch &
Son3, was totally destroyed by fire this
afternoon. The conllagiatlon broke
out thortly after 1 o'clock, and at 2 30
tho building had collapsed and up
vvatd of $400,000 had gone up In smoke.
The Moresque building occupied an en
tiro block, bounded by Camp, Povdros
and Church streets, and Lafayette
square, and Its walls were built entire
ly of iron in a design known as the
Moorish.
Two newspaper offices, tho German
Gazette and tho Evening Telegram,
were completely gutted, their contents
being destroyed nnd several stoies were
also dstroyed. Adjacent dwelling hous
es and business propetty were also
damaged more or less by water.
COSTLY THEATRICAL VENTURE.
Three Voting New Yorkers (Jain, Ex
prri' lice in J'rnusile miu.
Easton, April 15. W. F. rinkcnsteln,
alias 'Wibon," John Rebus alias ' Jack
Hamilton," and Cornelius S. Valentine,
all of Now Vork city, vverj arraigned
before Judge Scott yesterday on a
charge of defrauding. Proprietor Knauss
of the Franklin hoiue out of a board
bill. -
They came to Easton on Feb. 10 with
a theatrical company called "Wilson's
Burlesqtierf-," which appeared nt tho
PIJou theater. On tho following Sun
day, Feb. 11, they quit th" town with
out paying their board bill and without
giving thp' lncinbeis. of the company,
which was composed mostly of women,
the salaries due them. They were fined
$100 apiece and costs.
FUNERAL FLOOR SINKS.
Punic Follow, but So Serious In
juries Result.
NIIpb, Mich., Apt II 15. While, the fu
neral service of Mis. Tsaac Dlckerson,
who was niiii tiered a few dnys ago by
her husband at South Haven, was be
ing held the lloor in the dwelling gave
w iv, Uu owing seveial persons down. A
parle ensued, but was quelled before
anyone wus seilou-dy hint.
The eiieumstauces under which' the
woman met her eleath caused hundreds
of petsions to attend tho funeral.
CONVICT FLOGGED TO DEATH.
Georgia Presents ti Prison Scnndnl,
with Ones Arrest .Made.
Washington, Ga., Apill 13 Tho flog
ging to death of a pilsonei1 named
Fiank McRae lias; been fastened upon
Robert Cuiu.on, his guard. McRae wns
taken out by his guaid anil floggeel so
f. verelj that he died under the opera
tion. The matter leaked out, and the cor
oner's Jury yesterday llcd the crime us
stated upon Cannon.
Glass Workers Arn Satisfied.
PlttsbuifT, Pa., April 15. At tho prelim
Inaiy scilo conference of tho American
Flint Glass Workcis and manufacturers
In session hero tho botRo blowers agreed
to w ilv" the summer shut down clause.
Tho bottlo factories can now bo operated
the entiio jear w.thout tho usual six
weeks' suspension In July und August,
Will Debuti' With Ynlp.
Princeton, N. J., April 13. Tho bpcakers
who will rrpieent Princeton In tho annual
debate with Valo was chosen today us fol
lows: R. F. Stirling, Ulnlisvlllo. Pa.; N.
S. Reeve, Ni w Wtst Brooklyn, N. Y.j It.
H. Yocum. Columbia, Pa., und Ivy Lee,
Atlanta, Ga.
THE NEWS THIS NOIiXINU.
Weather Indications Todays
Partly Cloudy; Warmer.
1 (General) Weyler's New Scheme,
G'cek Irregulutd Sweep tho Tuiks Ue-
foro 'I hem.
Soimtoih Offer Suggestions as to tho
Proposed TRriff.
Lovcos Along tho MissUilppl Still In
Gicat Dnnsor.
2 (Stats' Legislature's Dusy Day.
3 (S,)ort)-l'ltchlng Hints for Young
Twlrlers.
Por and Against tho Ulcyclo Tax.
4 Editorial.
Washlngtrn Gossip.
5 (Story)-" With u Tleer-Devil."
0 (Local) Andrew Polly on Trial lor
Munler.
First Ruslnets Semlon of the New Se
lect Council,
7 (Local) Knights Templar Installation,
Storm Dl'charged from the Hospital,
8 West S'do and City Suburoun,
0 Lackawanna. Ccunty News.
10 Neighboring County Rvents,
Financial and Commercial.
GEN. WEYIER'!
NEW SCHEME
A Trap to Arrest Well
Known Junta Leaders
in United States.
JUNO SANDOVAL'S MISSION
Generals Estrada Palma and
Quesada Singled Out.
A Private Meeting or Cubans Is Hclil
for tho Ptirpuso of Taking Steps to
1'rustrnto tho IMnns of Sandoval,
News from tho Sccno of Action.
Gunboats and Infantry on the War
to Recover IJuncs.-IJig Rattle Ex
peeled.
Philadelphia, April 15. A! privates
meeting of Cubans and Cuban sympa
thizers was held In this city tonight
at which it was decided to take steps
to fiustrate what tho Cubans claim
Is tho real object of Major Juno San
doval's visit to this city. This is said
to be the arrest of no less persons than
the members of tho Cuban Junta in
this country. It has been stated that
Major Sandoval camo to Philadelphia
to nurchaso munitions ot war to bo
shipped In the regular way to General
Weyler In Cuba. Leading Cubans,
however, assert that it Is to gather In
formation that will culminate In tho
priest of General Estrada Palma at
New York and General Quesada, at
Washington. Tho former Is tho mini
ister of the so-called Cuban republic;
nnd the latter charge d'affaires at tho
capital.
It Is asserted that Major Sandoval
had been commissioned by General
Weyler for this express purpose and is
known to have in his possession docu
ments found on tho steamer Laurada
on one of her recent trips to Cabi
showing the part playpd by Generals
Palma and Quesada In her movement.,
Snould the arrest of the Junta louden
testilt, and the Issue be made In courc
aa to the liability of such a body, thro
will be a rjuestlon of jurisdiction that
will not only involve tho Interstate,
commerce laws, but also the question
of belligerency and the customs com
ity of nations,
ROLOrF'S EXPEDITION.
Havana (via Key West), April 14.
Ranes, an important port on the North
coast, near GIbara, from which go
heavy annual cxportatlons of bananan
nnd cocoanuts to the United State,
mid which Is tho site of the estate of
It. Dumols & Co , American cltlzr-ns,
valued at $23,000, narrowly escaped
complete desttuetlon today.
The expedition under General Rolof.
by the steamer Maurada, carrying 2,100
rifles, C00.C00 cartridges and several
pieces of rapid filing artillery, landed
nlcrgside the quay of Canes, Gcniral
Callxto Garcia, with G.000 men, camo
to protect the convoy of arms and am
munition, but ns Roloff had no men
to arm, Garcia was compelled to carry;
the arms into the Interior.
It Is teported that the insurgents,
hearing that a Spanish gunboat might
nrrive at any moment, closed tho eh
traneo of tho port with torpedoes.
Tho gunboats Nueva Espanas nnd
Meallcla had arrived at Nlpe ftom Ha
vana. The ciulser Rein Mercedes had
left Havana on April 12 with four com
panies of marines nnd infantry under
tho command of Rear Admiral Mar
once to unite with all tho forces which
had left Nlpe and GIbara, with a view
to a combined land and f ea attack upon
tho insurgents' position for tho recov
ery of tho port of Banes.
IN SIGHT OF EACH OTHER.
Nipe Is separateel from Ranes by tha
San Peninsula. Three columns, 2,000
men In nil, matched on Ranes, where,
they nip detained In full view of tho
foi mldablo and nearly impregnablo in
surgent positions.
Evidently an Important battle Is in
sight, If tho insurgents try to defend
their advantageous stronghold and
their claim of being able to hold a sea
port. Gteat anxiety exists with refer
ence to tho garrl3on ot 100 men in tho
fort defending the quay or Danes. It
is believed they will be compelled to
surrender for lack ot water and sup
plies. The ciulser Plngon has twice been
compelled to bieak chains in order to
enter the Banes port,
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BIG STRIKE IS COMING.
Trouble That 'Hill Scrioiihly Hired
English Hiipliuittliiig Centres.
London, Apt II 15. Tho , dispute be
tween tho Rritlsh marine and ship
building cnglnecis and their employes;
is laplelly apptoachlng a crisis.
A great strike, whl'h will affect tha
Glasgow, llelfust, Manchester and
Newcastle dlsttlcts now beems inevit
able. Italian Consul Hills Mlmself.
St Paul, Minn., April 13. Andrew Do
Qlodla, v lee-consul for tho Italian govern
ment In St. Paul, committed sulcblo yen
Unlay. Ho took a doso of sulphuric acid
and after a day ot intense suffering died
at the hospital. Ills mind had becomes de
ranged thiough poor health.
Girl Hurt W IiIIp Plat ing Tag.
Woodslde, L. I , April 15,-WhIlo playing
tag ll-veai-old Mary Smith fell from a
second-story window to the ground, Roth
of hnr legs wero b'oken and sho was ln
Jured Internally.
Tin? Herald's rather Porpcnst.
New York, April 10.-ln tho Middle
states and New England today, fair and
eloar weather and light to fiesh westerly
winds will prevail, with slightly lower,
followod In tho southern part of this sec
tion by rising tomporaturo. On Saturday,
In both of these sections, fair, warmer
weather and light to fresh northwesterly
winds will prevail.
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