TEN PAGES. SUKANTOy. PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APKIL til, lbf7. TWo" CENTS.
WILL FIGHT
FOR TURKEY
British Soldiers Offer Ser
vices in a War Against
Christianity.
LATE NEWS FROM THE WAR
Edheni Paslia Claims to Have
Defeated the Greeks.
Patriotism of tho Grecian Women.
The Powers Now Declare Tliey Will
Protect the Mussulmiin Population
nt Crcto---A Second Squadron
Leaves tho (olden Honi--Tiirki.s!i
Coinmantler nt Jniiina Announced
Thnt the (.'reck fleet 11ns liccn
Compelled to Cense Operations nt
X'rcvc&n--irccL Minister Leaves
Constnutinople for Athens.
Mllouna Pass, April 20. Morning
Active prepamtions for a general nd
vanco have been In progress since
daybreak. During the night the Greeks
established themselves on the last
height near Tytnavo, opposite tho po
Bltlon which the Turks captured last
evening. Nechnt Pallia opened the at
tack upon this position this morning
with a bilsk firing fiom behind the
defences. The combatants hae not
yet como Into close quartets. The
Greeks brought up several pieces of
aitlllery which weio speedily silenced.
The Greeks are now concentrated
near '"vrnavo, whether In great
strength or not. is not known here.
Greek reinforcements have been cross
ing tho Plain In -the direction of Tyr
jiavo. Thiee battel Ies of Turkish artllleiy
have nrrlved from Monastoru. Grum
koff Pasha Is now with the Turkish
troops.
Athens, April 20. C p. m. All mem
bers of the gendarmerie and other po
lice forces militarily organized are now
going to the frontier. Tho citizens have
volunteered to cuntd the town. The
eame conditions prevail In all the other
towns of Greece. On all sides there Is
a firm determination to meet the Turk
ish Invasion and every man who can
be spared and who can bear arms Is
fe'Olng to the frontier.
The Athenian ladles under the pat
ronage of the queen, have convened
the steamer Thetsaly Into a floating
hospital. Three hundred beds for the
wounded have been fitted up on boaul
of the rteamer and she Is now proceed
ing to Volo.
An oflkial dispatch from Arta says
thut after ciosslng the Atacthos at
Hani Hie Greiks occupied the villages
of Xeiil.hnii and Sakhlkalama, where
they strongly enticnched themselves.
Coloin l Munos Is now advancing north
waid In the dlieetion of Parasevl. The
Grefkfl icpul.sed an attinpt of tho
Turks to cro&s the bridge at G o'clock
this morning. A number of Greeks
among them .seveial oillcers, were
killed and others weie wounded.
SECOND SQUADRON LEAVES.
Constantinople. Apiil 20 A second
Turkish squadron left tho Golden Horn
this afternoon for the Dardanelles. It
consists of the Ironclad Oihanlen, the
monitor Hlailrahtnan, the Corpette
Mnnsouta, five torpedo boats and four
Bteameis which hae been converted
into cruisers.
Prince Mavrocordato, the Greek min
ister to Tuikey, has sailed tor Athens.
All ambafesadots except the German
ambassador went to the quay to bid
him farewell.
Edhem Pasha has wired the sultan
that he sained several notable -victories
jestcrday, occupying all the for
tified positions commanding 'lytnavo
Ho leports that the Greeks evacuated
their intrenched camp, leaving behind
thirty cases of cartridges and many
rllles. Tho Tuiks, he says, have re
taken Vclltzko, which the Greeks sur
prised and captured on the first day
of the frontlet aggiesslon.
The Turkish commander at Janlna
announces that the Greek Heat, which
has been bombarding Prevesa, has
been compelled to retlie, one division
withdrawing to the interior of the gulf
and tho larger ironclads outside sail
ing for the Islands of Paxo and Sancta
Laura.
An official telegram from Zanthl as
serts that the Greeks who landed at
Eleutheropoll nnd reached Gojrat, near
the railway, were attacked and defeat
ed by Turkish tioops and peasants and
100 Greeks were killed.
GIIEEKS BURN DAMASI.
Athens, April 20. Midnight. News
has just reached hero that the Greeks,
after a tiespernte battle, have captured
and burned Damasl. Another division
pf the Gteek troops, it Is reported, has
traversed the ltever.1 Pass and cap
tured three block houses. This divi
sion hns almost reached Damasl, where
it will effect a union with tho forc3
that captured the town. Tho 20.000
troops under General Smolenltz dls
played tho greitest bravery.
Revenl lies 12 mlle3 noithwest of
larlsa. Edhem Pasha, with a force
variously estimated at from 10,000 to
14.0C0 troops, led seven assaults agulnox
it yertcrday, but till were jopulsed by
the Greckfe.
Mllouna I'ass, Apt II :o. Evening.
The Turks huve Just commenced to
shell tlf town of Tjrnavo. All tho
roads leading to Li.tb-ta are crowded
with fugitives, shouting "Reserves,
don't try conclusions with tho 'Turks."
Tho Oreek villages )n tho Plain are
completely deserted.
BULGARIA MUST CHOOSG.
Turkuy Culls Upon Hor, iik n Vassal,
to Turn Agnluit (.'recce.
Sofia. Bulgaria, April 20. A newa-
iji. saw''' -"'
per of this city announces that tho
Turkish government has called uoon
Bulgaria, as the vassal of Turkey, to
hand passports to all the Greek con
suls In Bulgaria.
Tho Bulgarian cabinet Is now consid
ering 'his question.
WILL NOT EFFECT CRETE.
Tho Powers Agree to Protect tho
Mussitlmun Population.
London, April 20. On good authority',
the Associated Press Is informed that
tho war between Greece and Turkey
will not affect the situation in Crete.
Tho powers, having guaranteed the
bafcty of the Mussulman population
there, will continue their efiorts to
pacify tho Island and endow it with
autonomy. The officials of the Turk
ish embassy here believe from tho
wording of Edhem Pasha's despatches
to tho Turkish government, that the
Greeks will make no great stand until
the Turks reach Larlssa, where the
main battle. It Is thought, will be
fought. This seems probable as Prlnco
Constnntine, the Greek commnnder-ln-chlof,
has left Tyrnnvo for Darissa.
Several liritl5.li officers, both on the
active list and belonging to tho re
bei vc, have oftered their services at the
Tutklsh embassy, one of them volun
teetlng to equip 20 men for servico
against tho Gi celts and to bear all the
fxpenes of taking- them to the fron
tier. The officials of tho embassy have
refetred nil buch offers to the govern
ment at Constantinople.
G0VERNA1ENT DEFERS ACTION.
Graccn-Tiirklsh War Cnnvnsscil nt
Todnv's Cabinet .llreting.
Washington, April 20 The Graeco
Tutklsh war was discussed in a iron
eral way at the cabinet meeting today.
All the members of tho cabinet wo:q
'iresent. Senator Sherman had no
fiesh advices from Minister Terrell and
the discussion conveyed lather the
news features of the situation as shown
by the press dispatches than as call
ing for action on the part of the gov
ernment. It was decided that nothing further
would be done until the occasion
seemed to call for It, The cabinet was
In session about nn hour.
DROWNING IN THE FLOOD
Coons' Landlnj?, La., Submerged by Hie
Angry MississippiA Break In the
Lcice Endangers Many Lives.
Vicksburg, Miss., April 20. Major J.
H. Willard, United States engineer,
has received a dispatch from the mas
tor of tho steamer Florence, ordered
last night to Coons' Landing, La., to
rescue flood sufferers, asking him to
send all skiffs obtainable by first
steamer, as people are drowning, and
cannot bo t cached except by skiffs.
Coons' Landing Is about thirty-five
miles from this city, and is being Hood
ed by tho Biggs ctevasse.
A dispatch artlved last midnight
from Ashwood, La., saying tho water
Is rushing rapidly into tho swamps of
Tensas Palish, which are inaccessible
by steamer, and the dispatch nrouses
many apprehensions.
Relief work heie Is depending upon
private charity, and tho burden Is
dally heavier. Thousands have arrived
and thousands arc coming, for tho
levees are covered with fugitives.
Chaitman Cray ton, of the colored re
lief committee, says 7,000 perbons are
in distress here.
New Orleans, April 20. Tho river is
18 9 feet above low water mark this
morning, and the feeling of uneasiness
has now here subsided. Tho fine
weather has given ample opportunity
to make hatd work tho outlet for the
general excitement, and thousands of
men are at work In the city and coun
try. Besides the constant strengthen
ing of the banks, many armed men pa
trol the levees at night to prevent cut
ting. DRANK RUM IN CHURCH.
linn's Startling Performnnco After
Hulking Down lite TI .in Aisle.
Paterson, N. J., April 20 Elisha Can
nlng was arrested tonight for dt Inking
turn In a church. He walked down the
main aisle of the Cross street Methodist
Episcopal church during the Easter
services, faced the congtegatlon, and,
producing a bottle from his pocket,
dtank Its health. The sermon of the
new pastor, the Rev. Mr. WIggs, came
to a sudden stop.
Some one summoned Patrolman
O'Brien, who nrrcsted Canning. Ho
will be arraigned tomorrow morning.
MYSTERY IS MADE CLEAR.
Prench Ilnlf-llrccd Confesses to the
Butchery of tho Splcer I'ntnily.
Bismarck, N. D., April 20. The mys
tery as to the identity of tho perpetra
tors of the butchery of the Splcer fami
ly at Winona has been partially cleared
up. Alex Coddot, the French half
breed, under arrest, has made a con
fession, In which he implicates Black
Hawk, the negro half-breed, who is
also under arrest as a susoect.
After the confession Coddot made an
attempt at suicide.
Nominations C uilrinrd.
Washington, April 20. The senato today
confirmed tho following nominations:
Commodoro Montgomery Slrard, to bo a
rear admiral In tho navy; Captain Albert
Kaut, commodoro lieutenant; R. G. Dav
enport, nontenant communder; Lieutenant
i:. B. Barry, lieutenant commander.
United Mine WorKer' Convention.
Terro Haute, Tr.d., April 20. Tho eighth
annual convention of District 11, Unltel
Mine Woikers of America, opened In this
city today nnd probably will be In session
four days, Tho election of officers prob
ably will be held on Tbuisday or IVIday,
To Pension Gen. Mrndo'a Daughters.
Washington, April 20 A bill to pension
tho daughters of Oeneral George C.
Moadc, Maraget B. Meado and Henrietta
Meade at (100 per mor.th each was Intro
duced today by Senator Penrose, of I'enn
sylvunla. Minstrel Pillv Pircli Dead.
New York, April 20. Billy Birch, tho old.
tlmo minstrel, died at his homo this after
noon of paralysis of the brnln and cSronlo
Brlght's disease. He had been very ill for
over a month.
an' Jw-iMfcA ,i i mar m nuaj
REPORTING THE
TARIFF BILL
Efforts Arc Dcing Made (o Have the
Measure Satisfactory.
COMMITTEE MAY REPORT ON MAY A
It Is P.xpcctcd Thnt No TJmo Will He
Lost in Pncilitat ng Legislation.
Mr. Morgan's Resolution, Declaring
That n State of War Exists in
Cubat Discussed.
Washington, April 20. Senator Mor
gan's resolution declaring that a state
of war cxlits In Cuba was discussed
briefly in tho senate today and then
went over for a week owing to thu
absence of Senator Hale, of Maine, who
has been active In opposition. Mr.
Morgan again urged the need of speedy
action by this country to stay the de
vastation going on in Cuba. The agri
cultural appropriation bill was passed
without amendments.
Tho banktuptcy bill was considered
after two o'clock, Senators Nelson, of
Minnesota; Lindsay, of Kentuckj ;
Allen, of Ncbtaska; Hoar, of Massa
chusetts, participating in tho debate.
Mr. Morgan gave notice that at four
p. in. tomorrow h would move to lay
on tho table the Nelson substitute bill
for the purpose of securing a test vote.
No member of the renate fln-anro
committee can be Induced to state pos
itively on what date he belleveb tho
pending tariff bill will be repotted to
tho senate. It was said today, how
ever, that the probable day Is within
three dajs of May 1, but that It would
more likely be later than prior to that
date. It is quite likely that the bill
will be submitted to the full committee
on Thutsday or Friday of next week
nnd that the report of the senate will
be made on tho following Monday,
May 4.
While the committee Is disposal to
lobe no time In facilitating legislation
on tho tarlfi, they feel inclined no less
than ever to spend the most careful
and deliberate effort in making tho bill
as nearly perfect as possible. A gteat
deal of time Is being spent by individu
al members- of the committee with vis
iting representatives of various indus
tries concerned in the pending tatlif,
but this is not allowed to inteifere
with tho regular fittings of the com
mittee. From what can be learned
fiom miscellaneous bource3, there Is
great reason to believe that tho report
on tho tariff bill will not bo deferred for
more than a lew days beyond the date
mentioned.
AIRSHIP DROVE HUR CRAZY.
Woman Loses Her .Mind Heading tho
Reports of the t raft.
Flndlay, O., April 20. The published
reports of alrsl.ps being seen all over
the country have caused an estimable
lady of this city to go stnrk crazy.
Mrs. Eleanor A. Woodruff, a widow of
good family, a few days ago appealed
to a neighbor to build her nn airship,
saying she had all the plans In her
head, and If he would build It for her
that day she would navigate it that
niph't.
She was put off with an evvusive an
swer, but last night she became wild,
and, going out into the street stopped
all passers by, and, pointing to the
western heavens, wanted to know If
they didn't see her airship. She point
ed directly to the bright evening star,
nnd said It waa tho light o her slip,
in which tho would take them all
mound the world. The unfortutute
lady was placed In custody, nnd will be
taken to the Toledo asjlum.
REVIVING THE MINUET.
Bob Lincoln to Lend a Chicago Edi
tion ot tho Urndluy- Martin Ball.
Chicago, April 20. Ten days hence
Chicago society vill give a function ap
pi caching In a mild way the Bradl.'v
Martln ball. It Is to be a minuet for
the benefit of the Warner telief fund.
Chicago has had on her hands tor
cevetnl jeats that eminent Interpteti-r
of the Wagnerian cult, Theodore Thom
as. Although there is an annual guar
antee of $50,000, the difference Is great
er. To make up this difference of
about $20,000 Chicago society will dance
tho minuet In the court costume of
Louis XVI., and those who ate Invited
will have the ptiv liege- of paying $3 or
$10 to vitncsa the bpectacle. Tho
names of the dancers have not been
given out, but the leadei Is bald to be
Robert T. Lincoln.
A I7.YEAR.0LD DESPERADO.
Shoots nnd Patnlly Wounds Two of n
Pursuing Party.
Kingston, Tenn., April 20. Constable
John Hickman was killed and Ben
Halgler, a wealthy citizen, was fatally
wounded yestetday by Will Hembree, a
17-year-old boy, whom the victim was
trying to at rest for plstol-carrylng.
Tho boy is a desperate character, nnd
tho constable called upon the bystand
ers to arrest him. Hulgler volunteered
and was the fitst to fire, but Ilembtee,
who Is a dead shot, dropped Hulgler
with one shot, and at the second rent
a bullet Into tho constable's heart.
Hembteo then coolly walked through
the crowd and managed to escape to
the mountains.
A poss of citizens with bloodhounds
started on his trail. If taken, It Is
quite likely that ho will be lynched.
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BERLIN CONSUL GENERALSHIP.
Julius Goldsmith to Pill It Again,
Succeeding .Mr. Do Kuv.
Washington, April 20.t-T1io long con
test over the position of consul-general
to Berlin, one of the most desirable po
sitions In the consular service, has been
settled by tho selection of Julius Gold
smith, of Milwaukee.
Mr. Goldsmith held this post under
tho Harrison administration and was
generally supported by German-Americans.
Tho position Is now filled by
Charles Do Kay, of New York.
IN A HYPNOTIC TRANCE.
Becomes Sleepy nt nn Lnlortninmcnt
and 1 Awaked with Difficulty.
Springfield, Mass., April 20. A young
woman of this city is slowly recov;r-
A Jr. , ,, "-"-. -WiM I
lng from u hypnotic trance. Sho at
tended an entertainment on Frlduy
evening nt which a. subject vvns mes
merized. Tho young woman retired
later and cffottH to arouse her on Sat
utdny were unavailing, although phys
iclani were called In to nsalst. At
about 12 o'clock on Saturday night sho
roused for nbout fifteen minutes nnd
was able to speak. Nothing was said
to her about her trance nnd sho
thought that she had been taking a
natural sleep. Sho quickly fell asleep
tagnln, however, and all efforts to wake
her were fruitless, though her condi
tion was bo rigid 'ns It had been. Sh'e
moved her lips and arms slightly, and
her sleep seemed to bo more normal.
This condition lasted through tho
night.
Larly yesterday morning a young
man who make pome pretensions to
mesmerism and hypnotism In tin ama
teurish way, was called In to see what
ho could do toward waiting the girl
from her trance. He made nn nttetnpt
to wake her In the ptesenco of several
of the occupants of the hotel, und suc
ceeded, it la said, in less than two
minutes. The young woman felt queer
when she wna waked, and was some
what 111 for tho rest of the day, going
to the home of her sister. Sho has
not fully lecovered.
VAN COTT NOMINATED.
Will Again Be Postmaster at New York.
John A. Merrit, Third Assistant
Postmaster General.
Washington, Apt 11 20 The president
today nominated Cornelius Van Cott
to bo postmaster nt New York to suc
ceed Chat les W. Da ton.
Tho ptesldent also sent to tho senato
a long list of nominations, among
which the following nio of importance.
John A. Mcrrltt, of New York, to ba
thl.'u d.-Utant postmaster general.
Prank. R. Mooie, 6f Btoukljn. to bo
collector of Internal revenuo for the l'irst
district of New York.
James L. Divenpoit, of New Hampshire,
fit st deputy coiruniss'onor of pi-nylons.
Levuiett M. Kelley, ot Illinois, sesDnd
deputv connnfsslonir of x.tnsions.
John P. Jnik'cn, of Cal'fornia, to bo
colltctor of customs for tho district of
San Francisco.
V 1111am Youngbtood, of Alabama, to bo
auditor for the mte-Ior department.
William A. Jones, of Wisconsin, to bo
commissioner of Ind'an ntfalrs.
Jlclvln M. ConUlln, to be pobtmaster at
Elmira, N. Y.
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SHOT AND DECAPITATED.
A Hoy Confesses to the Murder of n
Man .in Knusa.
Independence, Kan., April 20. Frank
Oxford and hl3 16-year-old brother-in-law
have been placed In jail at Vlnlta,
I. T charged with the murder of Joel
Muck, of this city, whose body was
found on the i Ivor bank, near Nawata,
two months ago. Tho boy has con
fessed and Implicated Oxford.
He says ho shot Mack and that Ox
ford cut off his head. He told where
tho head had been burled, and noon
Investigation it was found and brought
heie. A lynching Is feated.
Oxford was a tenant on Mark's
ranch, and It Is claimed since the crime
he has disposed of a consldetablo
amount of personal property taken
from the ranch and belonging to Mack.
CUT OFF A WOMAN'S HEAD.
A V est Virginia otiittn Decapitates
Her Motlii'r- m-J.iuv.
Barboursv lllo, W. Va., April 20. The
daughter-in-law of Mis. Amos Rey
nolds went to the home of her uus
band'a family this mot nlng and re
newed a quarrel that was supposed to
be long dead. Tho women came to
blow s.
Mrs. Reynolds was whipping her
daughter-in-law, whv;n tho younger
woman broke away, tan out into the
yatd, and seized a sharp axe. She re
turned to the house and sttuck the
elder woman, knocking hor down.
Then, leaning over the prostrate wo
man, tho son's wife brought the axe
down on tho neck, completely severing
the head from the body. The mutder
ess was locked up heie, but as the feel
ing against her Is Intense she ptobably
will be moved to another jail.
STARVED FOR LOVE OF MONEY.
A Pnterson Silk V eavcr Driven Crazy
b Lack of ourisiitui'iit.
Paterson, N. J., April 20 William
Otifllth, of Gt Lane street, Is Insane
and probably dying at tho General hos
pital, having stntved himself that he
might hoatd his money. He was ad
mitted to the hospital today, his in
eanlty being of a harmless character.
Griffith is a silk weaver, and lias
lived alone in the same house for six
teen year. A sh'ott time ago he notified
the police that he had been robbed,
but the police found secreted In the
house a wallet from which he said tho
money had been taken. The wallet
contained $570, or $200 more than Grif
fith said he owned. He was Induced to
deposit tho money In a savings bank.
DRINK KILLED HIM IN KANSAS.
The Prohibition Law Is Still in Pull
Porco in That State.
Kansas City, Ma., Apt 11 20 James
Kennedy, who is bald to have been at
ono time a wealthy hotel proprietor in
Waukon, la, died at St. Matgiret's
hospital, Kansas City, Kan., this morn
ing of alcoholism. He atlved there on
March 2S and kept drunk all the time.
Ho was several times arrested for
dtunHennoss, and on Saturday was
found in such a condition that he had
to bo sent to the hopItnl. The prohibi
tion law is still In force In Kunbas.
Dig ( ustoms Receipts.
New York, April 20. The customs re
ceipts toduy almost touched the million
dollar mitk. Tho sum of ?'2a,SK.71 wua te
eelved for straight Imports, nnd JIMJS.' W
for withdrawals, making a. total ot 5310,-
1 14.'. K. This unusually largo sum repre
sents Imports of genural merchandise,
lart'ely dry goods, v hleh aro pouting In
because of tho pending tariff bill.
rorStpnlii'K Her Own Child.
Los Angeles, April 20. Sheriff Burr has
received a telegram fiom tho sheriff of
Hennepin county, Minn., requesting him
to arrest Mrs, Laura Austin on a churgo
of abducting her own child, who was
awarded to the custody of her ex-huaban 1
by the Superior coutt of that Dlacc
li" i, mill U. .1 rtiaVi Wmt it in OOill .
FAMOUS HAT
TRIMMINGS CASE
Question of Customs Involving from
$20,000,000 to $25,000,000.
GOVERNMENT WINS THE SUIT
The Philadelphia lint Trimmings
Casein lUilch Importers Protested
Against tho Duties Chnrgcd--A
Verdict Which Will Interest tho
Thousands of Reporters.
Philadelphia, April 20. Tho famous
hat trimmings case which indirectly In
volved between $20,000,000 and $23,000,
000 nnd vv htch has been postponed from
time to time for tho past three years,
was finally decided In favor of the gov
ernment by a Jury In the United States
cltcutt court this afternoon.
The suit was brought aa a test case
by Meyer and Dickinson, big Importers
of this city, who sought to recover from
tho United States government a. differ
ence of 30 per cent. In customs duties.
The Aims contention was that the Im
portations In question, consisted sole
ly ot hat trimmings, on which the duty
under the McKlnlcy tariff act was only
20 per cent., but the federal ofilclnls
In their argument maintained that tho
merchandise was used chiefly for
dresses and dress trimmings, and that
the duty of 50 per cent, levied by the
government was proper. Meyer and
Dickinson were nominally the plain
tiffs, but there were hundreds of big
Importing firms throughout the coun
try who were Interested In tho out
come of the suit, and who weie Instru
mental In procuring the best obtain
able counsel. The trial of the present
case began on April 5. Ex-United
States District Attorney Ingham, be
ing assisted by Dwight M. Lowroy, of
this city, and Assistant Attorney Gen
eral n. H. Whitney, of Washington,
in tho defense and closed nt noon to
day. The jury after two hours dellb
otatlon rendered a verdict for the gov
ernent. Judge Dallas In his charge to the
juty said, that if the articles with
which this controversy Is concerned
were used for making or ornament
ing hats, bonnets and hoods then the
verdict should be for the plaintiffs.
But if the jury find, that none of the
articles were trimmings the verdict
should be for the defendant. Ex
Unlted States District Attorney Ing
ham stated after the decision had been
rendered that more than one thousand
Importing firms were indltectly Inter
ested In the suit, and that between
$20,000,000 and $23,000,000 was involved.
This, he said, was irespectlve of the
immense amount of money which
would necessarily have been required
to defend the suits.
MASTER PLUMBERS MEET.
Third Annual Convention of Pcnn
sjhunia Association.
Philadelphia, April 20. Tho third an
nual convention of the Pennsylvania
Association of Master Plumbers was
held today In the Odd Fellows' temple
Representative master plumbers from
all sections of the state wete present
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Rob
ert Drummond, Philadelphia; vice
president, n. P. BIythe, Pittsburg; sec
ond vice-president, James II. Doyle,
Scranton; third vice-president, P. W
Belt, Shenandoah; secretary, S. Loub
Barnes, Philadelphia; treasurer, J. H
IMrchall, Allentown.
President Robert Drummond, Phila
delphia; George P. Addey, Plttsbutg
and James Gorman, WIlkes-Barre, werf
elected delegates from Pennsylvania tc
the National Master Plumbers' conven
tion to meet in New York Juno 15, 10
and 17.
AMERICA TO PROFIT BY WAR,
Only Nation 1 rcpnrcd to I'.vport
W heat in Lnrgi1 Quantities.
Washington, Apt 11 20. Worthlngton
C Ford, chief of the bureau of statis
tics of the treasury department, be
lieves that the United States is bound
to profit largely by the war between
Greece and Turkey and tho generally
disturbed condition of European af
fairs. "Tho only countries except the
United States," said Mr. Ford today,
"which produce largely more food
products than they consume are Rus
sia, British India and Argentine. ThI"
year the Argentine crop, composed
largely of wheat, is u partial failure:
In British India famine prevails, and
Russia, mindful of the famine of 1891
Is keeping her products well in hnnd.
This , leaves the United States prac
tically the only country in condition to
do a big export business in food prod
ucts, the price of which must necessar
ily be enhanced."
BOILED HIMSELF TO DEATH.
An Insane .11 an Commits Sulrido iu a
Untlitub.
St. Joseph, Mo., April 20. Thomas
Marshall, once a conductor on the Bur
lington railroad, nn inmate of the ptate
lunatic asylum No. 2, boiled himself
to death In a bathtub at that Institu
tion last night.
While the patients were at supper he
managed to elude his guard, and es
caped to one of tho bath rooms, whore
he turned on the hot water, filling tho
tub, after which he plunged In and
soon scalded to death. His body was
thoroughly cooked, tho fiesh falling
from tho bono.
BEET SUGAR CULTURE.
Partners in ninny Suites Will Go Into
thu IluiiuesM This Year.
Washington, April 20. The agrlcul
tutal department Is being importuned
from all parts of the country for beet
sugar seed. In view of the unsatisfac
tory prices tecelv.ed for staple crops
during the past few years and prospec
tive , increase In the duly on sugar,
f annua In all sections of the union evi
dently Intend to experiment with beet
sugar culture.
Heretofore beet sugar growing haB
been confined almost exclusively to Ne
braska, Kansas and California. The
agricultural department has sent seeds
this spring to about thirty states and
territories. The demund cornea from
f I
Ohio, Indiana, Illllnols, Michigan, the
Dakota?, Texas, New Mexico, Iowa,
Missouri, Wisconsin, MInnesotn. Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Virginia. There
have also been tequcsts from Pennsyl
vania and New York.
A Nebraska sugar refining company
donated five tons of beet seed to the
department, nnd the department pur
chased two tons additional. The sup
ply Is about exhausted, but the demand
continues. If .successful the Industry
probably will be developed In many of
the states In which experiments nre
made this year, supplanting corn and
wheat.
DECK HAND'S CHARGE.
Warrant Issued for the I'lfnto of tho
M'-nmbont Brdfotd.
Wheeling, April 20. Henry Wilson, of
Pittsburg, a colored deck hand from
the steamer H, K. Bedfotd, arrived
here this morning from Slstersvllle,
whence he had walked since Trldny
morning. Ho ninde complaint before
the officers heie tliut he had been
marooned, without pay, after being
beaten neatly to death with a club by
tho mate of the boat.
A warrant was Issued for John Ward,
the mate. AVllson rays thnt while car
rying a. she-ep aboard the bc-vt, ho
slipped Into the river, but saved th"
sheep. For this ho alleges that th"
mate beat him with a club, br"tklng
his hand, bruising hip body and cutting
a gash live inches long In his head.
KELLEY CONFESSES.
He Admits Having Killed Cashier Stick'
ney, of the Somcrswortu
National Bank.
Montreal, April 20. .Toeplt Kclley,
confessed today to the murder of Cash
ier Stlckney at Somer&worth, N. II. He
admitted that he committed both the
mutder and the tobbery and says he
had no accomplice. He vehemently
insisted, however, that he had had no
intention of killing the ca3hlt.r, but ihat
he had to do It because the old gentle
man recognised him. After felling
Mr. Stlckney with blows on tho head
when the cashier showed .signs of re
gaining consciousness he slashed him
with a knife. When Kelley aiose this
morning he sent for Detective Cole and
nt once asked If he did not think It
would be hotter for him to tell exactly
all he knew and Cole naturally encour
aged him to do s,o. Then Kelley sent
for Chief Carpenter and made a con
fession to him to the effect that ho
alone committed tho murder and that
he had hidden the remainder of the
money at St. Clet, which Is not far
ttom St. Justine Do Newton. The
chief then decided to go and find the
money immediately and started off
with his prisoner and his companions
for the early ttaln, which proceedings
prevented the details of the confession
from getltng out.
In talking to Colo and some of tho
other detectives, Kelley told a. good
many strange Incidents about his trip.
Among other things he Intimated that
he had stolen the clothes ,vith which
he was dlssulsed from nn old woman
who he met at St. Justine De Newton.
At Aggie Ashton's house In Montteal,
Kelley said that he was a man out for
a lark and was admitted. Tho woman
suspected Kelley and telephoned for
the police. When he left the houbo in
charge of the officers ho said:
"Well, good-bye, girls; the next time
you hear of me will be at the end of a
rope," and he laughingly made a sign
hat he meant that he was going to be
hanged.
True ills Ag uuM Wnodsnnd I'nrrovv
Pittsburg, Pa., Apr 1 29 Tho grand jury
today brought in true bills on six ejurn.3
arain C. Llnwocd Wooils, of Pittsburg,
and Ddward T Fanow, of Brookljn, ln
urance agents, alleged to havu fi.iudu
'ently written $200,000 worth of policies
In tho Now York "Mutual Recivo l'und
LIfo association, making Vood3 tho bene
ficiary. C. T. Harper, of the Mutual as
sociation, Is proiccutor.
Showalti'r fircied.
New Castle. Pa., April 20. Uut little in
terest v is taken today In the election of
coniricsmin In tho .'3th district, rnd Shu.
waiter (Itepubl'can) wes elected by a good
majority. In Lawrence county, his mi
lorlty over Htilman will bo about l.ioo,
In Uutler county his majority Is not los
than 1,000 and Heaver county will Blvo him
about the same inajoiltj.
Chinese Trnvl in Hcnl Ptnlr.
San rrancisco. April 20. Minister Wing
Tu Pang and all but two of his suito left
last night for Wellington T'ley travel
In tegal ptj le, a Pullman sleeper beln? spe
ial'v rererved for tho minister nnd bis
suite and a tout 1st sleeper fot his servants.
The Herald's Upnllier Poricnt.
New York, April 21.-In the MldJlo
statea anJ New Lngland today, clear, lino
and wanner weather vs'll prevail, pieeed
d by fronts, except on the coast line, vv.th
light variable winds, most'y westerly and
southwesterly, followed by cloudiness In
the western districts. On Thursday, in
both of those sections, cloudy, slUhtly
warmer weather will rirovall preceded by
fair on tho coasts, with fresh southwest
erly to southeasterly winds, and by rain In
the western districts tho rain probably
leaching tho seaboard by night.
TIIK NEWS THIS .MORNING.
Weather Indications Today:
fclr: Warmer,
(Gcnctan-lhiPllsh Soldiers. Would
Pight for tho Turk.
llanquct of the Valo Alumni Associa
tion of Scranton.
Government Wins tho Hat Trimmings
Suit.
Sonato Commlttto and the Tariff Kill.
(State) Legislative Dolnw.
(Sport) Scranton Downed by Heading.
Uoxlng Uout that Slay Lnd Patally.
Corbett Chullenses Pltzslmmons,
Hdltorlnl.
Wuehlngton Go?slp.
(Local) Yalo Atamnl nanquet (Con
cluded). (Local) Evidence In tho Koehler Mur
der Cmo.
Teac'iers' Institute Ptocccdlngx.
(Local) Meating of Health Officers.
Preabytory Holds Threo Sessions.
More L'vl lonco of Kteotlou Frauds In
Dunmoie.
Wet Side nnd City Suburban.
Lackawanna County.
Neighboring County Notes.
Financial and Commercial.
tl hiUil -jtlfeA
BANQUET OF
SONS OF YALE
Scranton Alumni Holds
Its First Annual
Spread.
PRES. DWIGHT ATTENDED
He Was the Distinguished
Guest of Honor.
JInJor Kvcrtitt Wnrren Was Tonst-itinstor.-Rcsponscs
by Alfred Hnnd,
W. J. Torrcy, J. II. Ncnlc, Dr. I.
I'. titmstcr, 11. W. Archbald, Jr.
An Kvetllent .lle-mt and ti Largo
Party of Uumiucttcrs.
Tho annual banquet of the Yalo
Alumni association of Scranton was
held Inst night In the board ot trado
building In the meeting rooms of tho
board on tho eighth floor. The occas
ion was one of ndded Interest by tho
picscnee of President Timothy Dwight,
of Yale, who occupied the position of
honor at tho festive board and re
sponded happily nnd eloquently to tho
first toast on the programme.
When annual or stnted gatherings of
men, who point with righteous prlda
I to Yale ns their nlma mater, are called,
the bpirlt of loyalty and close affilia
tion which asserts Itself reveals a char
acteristic that has clung to Yale slnco
TIMOTHY DWIGHT,
President of Yale.
Its earliest days. The alumni of Yalo
never permit their love for the great
seat of learning and tho close relation
ship of brothel ly love for one another
to diminish a particle, and tho ban
quets or meetings they hold aro akin
to tho reunions of telatlvcs around
their family tree.
On this, the first visit of President
Dwight, special pains were taken by
the committee to honor him In a be
fitting manner- and tho excellence of
their effoits was attended In the elab
orate stIe of the banquet. The tables
wete arianued In the .shape of a "T."
Ptesldent Dwight sat at the head and
on his risht was Hon. Alfred Hand,
on his left Major llverett Warren, the
toastmaster. Tlicie were nine under
giaduates ptesent.
PROFUSION OF BLUE.
The alumni banner was hung at the
end of tho banquet hall, next to tho
head of the table. There was a rjrofu
slon of blue color In the decotations of
the looms and tables. Moie noticeable
than anj thing was the absence of for
mality such ns usually attends ban
quets. The feeling of good will waa
contagious, and enthusiasm and mirth
were the two telgnlng featutes.
Seated at the tables were: President
Timothy Dwight, Hon. Alfred Hand,
Mojur Uverett Wntreh, Hon. It. W.
Atchbald, J. DenJ. Dlmtnlck, II. W.
Archbald, Jr., Paul P.. Delln, Lawrence
T. Illlss, H. W Doles, J M. Doles, I.
S. Case, Ptederlck Connell, Charles H.
Doud, W. U. L'aston, Dr. P. F. Gunster,
A. G. Hunt, W. J Hnnd, A. 55. Hunt
ington, C. S. Jennings, F. M. Lynch, H.
L. Moses, J. H. Neule, Worthlngton
Scranton, C. H, Sturges. W. J. Torrey,
C. II. Welles, Jr, Geotge C. Weston, C.
S. Woodruff, Lawrence Hitchcock, of
Cleveland; A. D. Baldwin, of Haiku,
Hawaii; L. G. Hillings, of Washington,
D. C f D. D. P. Durrell, ot New Yoik;
II. C. Curtail, of Dnglewood, N. J.; M.
C. Harvey, of Cleveland; Louis Stod
dard, of New Haven, Conn.; Georgo
Sheldon, of Greenwich, Conn.; and,
Harold Conner.
Following vvns the menu, served by,
Steward O'Neal, of the Scrunton clubf
Llttlo Neck Clams.
Soup
Consomino Clear
Hors D'Ocuvers
o:ics Itadlshcs Salted Almonds
Pish
Red Smppor, Boiled, Sauco Hollandals
Potatoos Parlblenne Cucumbers
Ilntrco
S.veetbrcads Braise, French Peas
Roast
Spring Lamb, Mint Sauco
Potatoes Chateau Now Pea
Asparagus. Brown Butter
Sorbet
Garro
Brollod Plover on Toa?t
Lettuce Tcmato S.il id
Ice Cro&m Assorted Cake
Cafo
After this part of tho programma
was disposed of, the feast of eloquenco
and humor began. First tho Yulo
che-ers awoke tho eelioes In tho creat
building und after that Toastmaster
Warren nddicksed them. He wan fre
quently intetiupted by applause, and
srolto In an eloquont manner as fol
lows: Brethren of the Alumni, Sons of Dear
Old Mother Yale, Graduates, Under-Grad-uates
nnd Oiei-Oraduatos (that last
means tho fellows who lingered beneath
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