-- f----yfjB-Aft,-Bl-T-'e- - -w ' &?- - rtbitue, 10 PAGES. PAGES. fTntr .tlUflVL' y . TWO GENTS. SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAT 4. 1897. TWO CENTS. -W PVvWt I 1 0 jStratttoi PEACE MAY NOW BE NEAR The Powers Would Be . Glad to Intervene at Present. AN ARMISTICE IS PROPOSED TurKey Asks Greece to Stop Fighting for Five Days. IM lie m I'nitm Semis Request to tlio Greeks Under a 1'lng of Truce. Situation at Volo.-Two Hundred French Sailors! Patrol tlio Streets. Loyalty to tho Sultan at Janiim. Tho Porto Denies That tho Anplo Artnciiinn Society lias Ilcen In vited to Discuss Reforms. London, May 3. A special dispatch from Athens announces that Eden Pasha has sent an otllcer with a Hag of truce to the Greek headquarters, ask ing for an nrmlstlce of live days. Volo. May 3. 1.20 i. m. A majority of the Inhabitants have migrated from this port to Athens and the Island of Euboea. The town Is calmer owing to the arlrvnl of the Greek squadron and French, Ilrltlsh nnd Italian warships. Two hundred French sailors are pa trolling tho streets in order to reas sure the inhabitants. The Greek treas ury of Thessnly, comprising one hun dred chests of money, which 'has been lying at the French consulate was transported on board a Greek warship today to be conveyed to Athens. The Turks are approaching In the direction of Vesetlno, where .18,000 Greeks are ' encamped and skillfully intrenched, A detachment of Evzones is guarding the railroad station hen.-. The French Hag has been hoisted over tho hospital. LOYALTY TO THE SULTAN. London, May 3. A special dispatch from Jan Inn, Kplrus, says: "After traveling two hundred miles across the country I found the greatest loyalty to the sultan and hatred of the Greeks everywhere. . The Greek priEonerc aro bitter at the conduct of their olllcers. They 'are all well treated by the Turks. "Sixty wounded Turks and twenty two Greeks are In the hospitals here. "The sanitation of the army is excel lent. There are only forty-one sick men." Athens, May 3. It Is reported hero that tho Island of iMityleno, off the coast of Asia Minor, has revolted in favor of Greece and that tho Greek lleet wll be sent there forthwith. Tho ministers of war and marine have left Pharsalos for Athens after a long conference with Prince ConBtan tlne and tho headquarters staff. The diplomatic situation may be summed up as follows: No request for mediation has been or will be addressed uy Greece to the powers until the min isters of war and marine report upon the state of the Greek forces at Phar salos and elsewhere. The powers have not offered mediation, although they do not conceal the fact that a request for Intervention would be highly ac ceptable to them, The minister for foreign affairs, M. SkouloudJ ays the military situation has great. lmproved in both Eplrus and Thessaly, and that the victory of tho Greeks over tho Turks at Velestlno was brilliant. Home, May 3. Official dispatches from Athens received here today say 'that the Greek premier, M. Italll, con tinues negotiations with the view of securing the Intervention of France, Russia and Great Britain In favor of on armistice, Constantinople, May 3. Word has lieen received hero that a Turkish de tachment from Trlkkala has occupied Kardltsa. In some of the Inllucntlal Turkish circles the opinion is expressed that the war with Greece will soon terminate. They point out that while Turkey was forced into the war by Greek aggres sion, and tho counsels of certain of the powers, Turkey will not gain any advantage by crushing Greece for the Iwneflt of tho Slav element in the Bal kans, and It Is thought that the suc cess attained by the Turkish troops in Greece aro all the Turkish government could desire. Finally, It is said that, under the circumstances, Europe might' Intervene. It is officially reiterated that tho re ported Turkish reverses at Velestlno are unfounded. . In spits of tho talk of pqace, tho preparations for war show no signs of ceasing. The whole of the Landsturm, or Mustahfux (second reserve), belong ing to the Third Army corps, stationed In the Salonlea district, has been called out. The following official announcement was Issued today: "Tho Imperial gov ernment, confirming its previous mes sage, mentioning the victorious march of the Ottoman troops at Velestlno, states that all rumow to tho contrary which have been circulated during tho last few days are unfounded. There is also no truth in the report that tho Albanians intended to wage irregular warfare in Thessaly and devastate the country. "The porte also denies that members of the Anglo. Anncnlun society have been Invited to come to Constantinople to discuss reforms with tho govern ment." SCENES AT VOLO. Kipcrlcnco or n London Times Cor respondent. London, May 3. The Times will, to morrow print tho following dispatch f rom its Volo correspondent, dated 3 p, m. today; 'When I arrived at Velestlno yestcr- day afternoon, I had Just seen tho Turkish infantry advancing In two columns, Intending to cut the railway. The Greeks, 12,000,. and under General Smolensk!, by whose side I watched the encounter In the rear of the Eighth regiment, under General Gannlkosta, gradually advanced one battalion to hold the railway, the other to support the artillery, which had mountain guns on the right center. "The Seventh regiment of Infantry, under Colonel Gcgll, advanced to a'low plateau on the left, where two bat teries were In position. General Smo lenskl had ordered the shelling to be gin when the enemy were well within range; consequently the guns did not open fire before fi.30 p. m. The Turks were evidently about 14,000 strong. Their cavalry reconnoltered the wood, where the Greeks were concealed, but the batteries remained silent until 6, and at that time the fire fell short of being effective, though the Greek prac tice was tho best I have yet noticed. The Turks ran away from tho shell, but continued to ndvanee In good order. Our right was really never engaged, and the railway station was defended by only a small force, with two Krupp guns. Toward tho end the large Turk ish center was seen to advance In the distance, but sunset, at C.45, caused a temporary cessation. "Trains aro running to Pharsalos now, and I managed to get through. Returning on horseback In the dark ness to Volo, I was captured by the Greek outposts, thanks to the fault of headquarters to Issue regular passes. I was treated with much civility, but was detained until a late hour. "Having met reinforcements on the way to Velestlno, I went out again to day, when the Greeks brought up newly the whole Pharsalos force. Save In tho sharp struggles during the night, the Greeks have been successful, hold ing their ground. The Turks' mounted a battery on a hill facing the Greek left, approached the end of the wood and burned a small village. Nearly all the fighting today has been on the ex treme right, In the direction of Lake Karla. and the Eastern Volo read. Whoever gains this road commands Volo and could cut off retreat here. "The trains still run to Velestlno, the officials displaying the greatest cool ness and courage. In one case a rail way director Is working a locomotive. '.More decisive fighting is expected tomorrow (Tuesday). As yet the Greek losses have not been heavy. The lied Cross society, formerly much In evidence, Is now conspicuous by Its absence, and this fact causes com ment." THE RACE QUESTION. Georgia In a Ferment Over a Negro Postmaster While Female Clerks Threaten to Resign. Washington, May 3. Tliat tho ad ministration is trying to force a negro postmaster upon the people of Augusta, (la is strenuously denied at the post office department. The position of tho postmaster general is that the choice of Judson Lyons was not that of the authorities at Washington, but of the best people of Augusta themselves. It appears that Lyons' application papers Include petitions signed by hundreds of good white citizens, regardless, of party, end among them &ome of tho leading business people of tho city. Few applications so strongly Indorsed hav been presented for any office In the gift of the present administration. If the protesting element in Augusta wishes to prevent a negro becoming postmaster they should have headed off earlier this large popular demon stration. Mr. Lyons has, moreover, made a distinctly favorable Impression In Washington by his good appearance and courteous manners, .tie is a man of medium color, six ten In height, weighing two hundred pounds, and very scrupulously though not showily dressed. Judge Huck. of Georgia, re cently appointed minister to Japan, de clared to the postmaster general that ho would undertuke to meet any asper sions thrown upon Lyons' character from any nource; that the man had an admirable record as a citizen and had shown business qualifications of which any citizen of Augusta might bo proud. As understood at the postoffico de partment all tho excitement stirred up In Augusta had Its origin In the discom fort of a few of the white female clerks In the postofllce, who declare that they will icslgn If Lyons is appointed post master. Lyons knows of this opposi tion to him and accepts It In entire good humor and at the same time with a perfectly dignified recognition of all that it means from a race point of view. lie Is not In any sense arrogant or bumptious, but is perfectly well sat isfied to stand upon the recommenda tions which so largo a number of his white fellow-townsmen have given him. STARTLING STATEMENT. A Clergyman's Assertions Regarding tlio Prodignl Daughters. Parkersburg, W. Va Stay 3. In a sermon on "The Prodigal Daughter," delivered at the Baptist church hero by the pastor, Rev. It. B. Smith, the speaker made tho startling assertion that fivo young women of this city, three belonging to prominent families, have been sold Into Wiheelln? houses of Ul-famo for $23 each within the past few months by a young man. An effort will be mado to have him appear before tho next grand Jury. KILLED ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. Alighting from a Trnin, Two Fanners Stop in Iront of a Locomotive. Cumberland, Mil,, May 3, Two farm ers, Benjamin Shepperd and Martin Roger, were run over by an engine on tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Tablo station, west of here, yesterday morning and Instantly killed, both hav ing been badly mangled. Tho men had boarded the train for the purpi se of going to church at tho station and on alighting they Jumped In front of an cngluo. . The men lived In Hamj shire county, West Virginia, Pennsylvania Appointment; Washington, May J. Francis A. Wai ver, of Pennsylvania, formerly chief of tho landa nnd railroads division of the In terior department, iwis been reinstated to a clerical office, AJvlrt L. Craig, of Penn sylvania, has been appointed principal ex aminer In the pension bureau. SENATOR TILLMAN AROUSES A DEBATE After a Silence of Many Weeks lie Stirs Up a Ruinjus. SIMPSON ATTACKS SPEAKER REED For tlio First Time This Session tho Factions of the Democratic l'artv Aro Forced to Put Themselves on ltecord--.Hr. llnilcy Denounces tho Spectacle Presented by His Friends Washington, May 3. Senator Till man, of South Carolina, was heard from brlelly and pointedly In the sen ate today after a silence of many weeks, and as usual his remarks served to arouse a lively controversy. It oc curred (luring the consideration of the "free homestead" bill. Mr, Morgan re sented some sharp remarks of the South Carolina senator about "gob bling" and stealing public lands. The Incident was closed by a statement from Mr. Tillman disclaiming any pur pose of being discourteous to the Ala bama senator. An agreement was reached for a flrral vote on the free homestead bill at 3 p. m tomorrow. Early In the day Mr. Morgan endeavored to secure a vote on his Cuban resolution. It went over, however, at the request of Mr. Hale, of Maine, in order that speeches in opposition may be mude. "The issue was made," as Speaker Iteed put it In the house today on tho speaker's policy of postponing the ap pointment of committees. IMr. Simp son, of Kansas, brought It on by anoth er attack upon the speaker wlhlcli moved Mr. Heed to challenge him to propose a resolution Instructing the speaker to apoplnt tho committees. The Kansan evaded this challenge, but Mr. Lewis, a new member from Wash ington, took up the gauntlet which the speaker had thrown down and moved the adoption of a resolution of the tenor suggested by. Mr. Heed. Then Mr. Fleming (Democrat, Ga.), offered a substitute embodying the Instructions In different terms and Mr. Dlngley, the Republican leader, to mako the Is sue plain, as he said, presented another substitute directing the speaker' to ap point the committees "Immedately." SPEAKER SUSTAINED. When the vote was taken on tho proposition the speaker was sustained by practically the solid vote of his party, assisted by 33 Democrats, under the leadership of Mr. Bailey. The res olution was defeated, yeas 52, nays 121, present 13. For the first time this ses sion the factions In the Democratic ranks were forced to put thomselvcs on record and 32 Democrat with all of the Populists supported' Mr. Lewis.- Mr. Low, of New York, was the only Re publican to put himself on record In support of the resolution while eight Democrats and five Republicans un swered present. Mr. Kalley denounced In strong terms the spectacle which tho Democrats were presenting by their dlssentlons. Messrs Cockran (Missouri), and Wheeler (Alabama), of the Democrats, spoke for the resolutions, while Mr. Dlngley voiced the Republican policy. A senate resolution appropriating $r)0,000 for the congress of the Universal Postage union was adopted and Mr. Showalter, the Republican chosen at a special election to represent the Twen ty-fifth Pennsylvania district, was shown In, FOR EUROPEAN MISSIONS. President McKiulcy Will Doubtless Make Selections Soon. Washington, May 3. The president now has under consideration the claims of aspirants for two of tho most Im portant European missions, Russia and Spain, and it is believed, has arrived at a point where he will be able soon to send In the nominations for these places. While It Is not known definite ly who tho nominees will be, there Is reason to believe that the Russian mission may go to General J. H. Wil son, of Delaware, a man of distinguish ed record during the war, and since then a shining light In the legal and literary world. As a successor to Hannls Taylor, Uni ted States minister at Madrid, the name that stands at the head of the list Is believed to be that of ex-Speaker Bryant, of the Illinois legislature, whose claims have been so strongly urged upon the president as to en courage his friends In the claim that his nomination Is at least likely. BLOODLESS DUEL FOUGHT. Col. Jorrv Husk nnd W. I King Exchange Shots. Chicago, May 3. Colonel Jerry Busk, of Kentucky, and William L. King, of Boston, who quarrelrd lust night In the Lansing hotel, met by appointment yesterday afternoon In a secluded part of Lincoln park to fight a duel. Each had seconds. After five shots had been exchanged without any casualties their wounded honor was appeased. The shooting was at ten paces. King Is u son of W. W. King, th'o well-known Boston lawyer. King's second was J. S. Evans. Busk was tho challenger. Dr. A. W. Baer was In at tendance as surgeon, nnd Is authority for the story of tho fight. Colonel Busk is a native of London, Va and served on General A. P. Hlll'd staff in tho rebellion. Ho was given tho lie by King. TINY WHISTLE DOWN HIS THROAT. Tho Difficult Operation Performed on u Child. Paterson, N. J., May 3. On Tuesday last George Devere, tho 3-year-old Bon of Georgo Devere, manager of the Eden theater, swallowed a tin whistle. On Thursday an X-ray picture was taken by Meyorwltz, of New York, and tho whistle accurately located. The boy's condition became critical today, and Dr. John C, McCoy per formed the operation of oesophagotomy at the General hospital. It Is-thought tho boy will live. This operation, it Is said, has been performed 130 times since tho year 1600, and has succeeded In only forty cases. The whistle in this case was lodged In the oesophagus directly behind the breast bone, in a very difficult place to roach. A HOME SEEKERS' CONVENTION. All Fflbrt to Ho .Undo to Relievo tho Overcrowded Cities. Chicago, 111., May 3. What will be known as the first national home seek ers' convention has been called to meet hero for three days, beginning Sept. 20. Tho projectors, recognizing the fact that the concentration of population In the larger cities Is detrimental to tho best Interests of tho nation, advocate the turning of a tide of immigration onto unused, unoccupied, fertile agri cultural lands, believing that in this manner hundreds of thousands of peo ple will become home owners, independ ent and prosperous. At the present time three-fourths of tho American people live In rented homes. WOMEN LURED TO DEATH Two Females Were Shot and Wounded In (lie BackPublic Suspicion Has Turned from Crouch. Fackett's Harbor, N. Y., May 3. Two weeks ago last Friday morning Mrs. Vllbur Crouch and Mary Daly were found dead In a carriage, riddled with bullets. Private Allen, of the Ninth United States Infantry, who had been with them charged Wilbur Crouch with the inurder of the women. The au thorities evidently deemed Crouch tho murderer, for they did not wake up to the Importance of a thorough investi gation until three days after the mur der was committed. Crouch' claimed that he was innocent and a search of the sleeping apartments occupied by film brought no Incriminating evidence. Public opinion changed when efforts were made to reconcile Allen's story with conditions that must have exist ed If It was true In every detail. Allen and tho two women were, according to Allen's story, occupying the carriage when the shooting was done. It was n covered carriage and the top was up. He said Crouch seized one of the reins and began to shoot. That being so Crouch would have been In front of the three. Both of the women were shot In the back, Mrs. Crouch receiving three bullets and Mary Daly one. Allen said Crouch shot at him whlli. he was lying In the bottom of the car riage. No one has yet found a bullet mark on tho carriage. It has been found that the team hired by Allen had been driven from the highway Into a field near an unoccupied house. In this Held were tracks made by a. wo man s shoe. It Is evident that the wo man was running when the tracks were made. Closely following these tracks Were others made by a man. In that vicinity were found V unused pistol cartridges and several empty shells. At tho roadside near where the tracks were found In the field was a caiM that had been worn by Mrs. Crouch and locks of her hair. The day before the tragedy Allen had sent a boy to a hardware store In this village to purchase a revolver. Tho weapon was sold and delivered to Allen. Two pistols, one 22 and the other, 32 calibre, were found, one In the highway and the other in tho carriage, Allen claims that when Crouch began shoot ing ho drew his own pistol and in doing so accidentally shot himself. Two bullets have been extracted from his body, one of 22 and the other of 32 calibre. Tho bullets that killed the wo men were of 32 calibre. It Is claimed that the small pistol found In the car riage was owned and carried by Mrs. Crouch. These things lead to a belief In tho minds of many people that Crouch is not the guilty party. One theory Is that Allen had an accomplice; that they met at an appointed place on the road, and that the women, endeavoring to escape from the snare laid for them, were shot and afterwards placed In the carriage as found. It Is claimed that Allen had threatened suicide and that his wounds may have been self-lnlllct-ed. It has. been ascertained that Allen was secretly married In this city last September to a young woman employ ed at Madison barracks. He gave his name s George Allen Haynes. His wlfe left for Chicago a few days after the marriage, and he began paying at tention to Mary Daly, to whom It is said ho was engaged to be married. Coupled with Allen's declaration that he would commit suicide was the state ment that Mary Daly wanted him to marry her. With these clues furnished by vil lagers, the officials) set to work three days after the murder to run down the criminal and find the evidence to con vict him. Their efforts have not leen rewarded with success. Tho inurder Is a mystery still. BUSINESS CONFIDENCE GROWING. Gold Clause in Contracts Dispensed with in the West. Chicago, 111., May 3. Dunlap Smith, a real estato dealer, announced that his firm has decided to strike the gold clause from their form of contract and to require nothing but the repayments shall be In the everyday currency of the country, "During the last few days we havs made loans amounting to $25,000 on these terms, which seem to be popular with borrowers," said he. "We mado one loan carrying 5 per cent, interest on these terms," The change may be taken as an in dication of growing confidence in the future. Twclvo Yenrs for Couonntli. Wllkes-Uarre, Pa,, May 3. John Cono nath, the young Lithuanian, aged 10. pleaded guilty in court tod'ay to tho chargo of nurder In stabbing Jacob Gil-1-stta, a countryman, to death. Judge Bennett sentenced tho prisoner to twclvo years in the penltentlnry. The Hornld's ft outlier Forecnst. New York, May 4.-In the MldJlo states and New England today, partly cloudy o fair weather will prevail, preceded by fog and light rain In eastern Long Island and tho New Kligland coasts with slightly lower, followed by elowly rising tempera ture, light northeasterly and northwest erly, winds,' becoming variable. On Wed nesday, In both of thcsA sections, fair and warmer weather will prevail, with light northwesterly to southwesterly winds, becoming southerly in tho western dis trict of this section. AIM AND SCOPE OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE Subject of Miss Parloa's Discourse In V. M. C. A. Hall. HOUSEKEEPER'S DUTIES DEFINED Tlio Speaker Kxplniucd Why a Thorough Knowledge of Domestic .Scicncu Is Invaliinhlc to the Woman Who Is nt tho Head of a Household. It Makes Her tho Mistress ofllcr Little Kingdom. Miss Marie Parloa will this afternoon give the first of a series of twclvo lectures on "Domestic Economy" In Young Women's Christian Association hall. The course Is under the auspices of the Young Women's Christian asso ciation. Last night Miss Parloa Intro duced her lectures by a talk In Young Women's Christian Association hall on the "Aim and Scope of Domestic Sci ence" which was listened to with great attention. Miss Parloa speaks In a conversa tional way nnd Is highly Interesting. She said In part last night: Today we hear a great deal about tho new woman, tho scientific woman, and the up-to-date woman. From what one reads nnd hears It might be supposed that tho up-to-date woman has reached tho place where she can solve most of the problems that perplex her less progres sive sisters. When the housekeeper Is told that she must know how to combine tho various food principles, so thai each member of her family shall have .'list the right pro portion of each, that it shall be prepared lr. tho most healthful and sclcntlllc man ner, and that to be able to do this she must have a knowledge of physiology, botany and chemistry; that she must have a knowledge of tho substances with which she has to deal, that she may bo able to detect adulteration, and so on to biology, bacteriology, etc.; that she must know all about household sanitation even somo knowledge of plumbing she begins to feel that life Is Indeed a complex affair, and she longs for the days of her grandmother, whon life and living were so much simpler and one was not forever hearing the word science. Hut were her grandmothers' days spent In ease and peace? HOUSEKEEPING EASIER. Tho life of the housekeeper of today, when compared with that, even, of a few generations ago. Is ease, and to a great extent women have It In their power to mako It what they will. Nearly every thing connected with tho house can bo mado outside, often cheaper and 1etter than at homo. Tho food supplies can bo bi ought to tho door ready for the bunds of the cook. Tho conveniences for supply ing water, heat nnd light are such as to burden the housekeeper very little. Our houses are constructed on more sanltury principles and on plans that idiall make tho work as light us possible. The modern American woniun Is better equipped, both mentally and physically, and modern conveniences have mude life easier. Hut even In her present Improved condition, she Is sudly In need of tho kind of Instruction which Miss Heeehcr felt every girl should have; and wo go farther and say that practical as well as theoret ical Instruction should be given. All edu cators ogree that theory ond practice should go hand In hand, when possible. Wo all know that ono hour of demon stration will teach more than severul hours of theoretical study. Dome'stlo economy Is a very elastic tfi-m, and It can mean little or much. Among the books on this subject which I have In my possession, there aro somo that are only elementary and cover the most ordinary duties of the housekeeper, while Miss Heecher's treats of everything imaginable, Inside and outside tho house, besides morals and manners. In teaching domestic science the con ditions of llfo should always bo taken Into consideration. The laws of health, chemistry, physiology, bacteriology, sani tation, etc., are the same the world over, but domestic laws and domestic customs must always bo different, and every coun try needs a special treatise on domestic economy. So far ns I know, wo havo nothing simple and comprehensive enough for our schools or housekeepers, but that, like all good things, will come In time. AIM OP DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Tho aim of domestic economy Is to teach women such things as shall make them mistresses of themselves and of the duties which, soonor or later, fall to tho lot of most women. The scope of domes tic economy Is almost limitless: 1. It teaches physiology as It relates to health and food. 2 Hygiene. 3. Chemistry ns It relates to food, wat er, air and tho care and preservation of tho substances used In the structure and furnishings of our homes, also In tho care and selection of our clothing. 4. Bacteriology, in its relation to food and the sanitary conditions of tho home. n. Tho selection, preservation and pre paration of food. 6. Tho general arrangement and man agement of household work. 7. The proper use of the Income. These are the most essential sublects, but tho list might bo etended, indefinitely, to such things as study of form and color, caro nnd training of children, care of the sick, management of servants, caro of the garden, lawns, plants, shrubs, etc. This may seem appalling, but no woman should bo discouraged or place herself In an an tagonistic attitude, toward this must im portant science. Tho word science should not havo such a repelling power. Tho knowing how and why Is all that Is meant by the word, and nearly all Intelligent people want, at least, to know why, and once knowins why, tho how Is more than half learned. Tho greut trouble with domestic sci ence Is that It has not been mado slmplo enough, und thut wo do not know how to mako huste slowly. IT IS UNIQUE. The position of tho American house keeper Is unique. Her conditions nro con stantly changing. She has. something new to learn every day. Tho house that was built ten yenrs ago Is qulto unlike the house that Is being built today. Now materials are being used, und now meth ods of treatment Imvo been applied to tho old materials, muklng their euro a new study. All the conveniences of water, gas, electricity, bath rooms, heating, etc., mean udded comfort and greater ease In doing tho work, but also added cares and dangers. These cures and dangers can be reduced to a minimum under intelligent guidance Bervlco In America Is much moro ex pensive than In the old countries, and wo require a greater variety of service from ono person than Is demanded In the old countries; hence the greater friction. Tho style of living among people of about the same position or means In the old countries Is much more uniform than In this country, where every family U a law unto Itself; hence a servant trained In one family finds little difficulty In under standing or discharging tho samo class of duties In nny other family. Our tableB aro supplied with a greater varloty of food, nearly all of which Is pro pared in the house, whllo In Kuroocan Continued on Pago 7. HONOR FOR COLONEL HAY. Tlio Now Ambnssndor Hides in the Itoynl Couch nt London. London, May 3. Colonel John Hay, tho newly appointed United States am bassador to the court of St, James, received unusual distinction today while presenting his credentials to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle. The royal carriage drove up to Colonel Hayes' residence with a coachman and two footmen in the royal scarlet livery, to convey Colonel nnd Mrs. Hay to Paddlngton station. At the station they were met by the Marquis of Salis bury nnd the master of ceremonies, the Hon. Sir William James Colvllle, who accompanied them to Windsor. At tho Windsor railroad station Colonel and Mrs. Huy found a royal carriage in waiting to convey them to the castle, where the luncheon was served. Colonel Hay first had an audience wlth'the Marquis of SallBbury.and then presented his credentials to her majes ty. The audience was brief and for mal, but the queen was specially gra cious and exchanged with the ambas sador mutual expressions of good will and amity between both nations. Mrs. Hay was then received In audi ence by the queen, being presented by the Countess of Erroll.tho lady In wait ing. As the wife of an ambassador, Mrs. Hay took precedence over the Portugese and Chinese ministers, who also presented their credentials upon this occasion. Colonel and Mrs. Hay remained three hours at Windsor cas tle, returned to Windsor railroad sta tion In a royal carriage and were met nt Paddlngton railroad station by a royal carriage, which conveyed them to their residence. TARRED TWO WOMEN. A .Mob of Masked Men Assumes Chnrgo of Morals in W. Vn. Parkersburg, May 3. Two defence less women In Weston, In this state, were set upon by twenty men on Fri day night, coated with hot tar, and so badly injured that they may die. Tho men thought their victims were bad In character, and therefore not to be tolerated In the community. The women are from Clarksburg, and their names nro Ida Duncan and Bertha Merrlman. They were occupying a house on the outskirts of the city and were alone when c crowd of men, esti mated to number twenty, broke down the doors, stripped them to the skin, and, with whitewash brushes, applied hot tar to them. They were warned to leave the town on penalty of death. When news of the assault became known In town physicians were sent to the women and every effort made to relieve their sufferings. The hot tar had bll3tercd them In many places and efforts to remove It tore off the skin in patches. The Merrlman woman can scarcely recover. Tho Duncan woman Is rot in so pitiable a- plight as her companion. It is reported tonight, however, that both may dlc- The tar had been heated till' It was of the consistency of molasses. The men who applied It were masked, and gav-- no heed to the screams of their victims. Thus far there is no clue to the identity of the masked men. ROCKAFELLOW'S CASE. Tho WllUcs-llnrre Hanker Is Agnin on Trial. Wllkes-Uarre, Pa., May 3. Tho case of ex-Hanker F. V. Uockafellow was called In court this afternoon. The prosecutrix Is Mrs. Annie Mler. One morning In February, 1893, his bank failed to open'. An examination of the books showed that there was very little money on hand. There were nearly S00 depositors', and their books called for nearly half a million dollars. When a distribution was made, the deposi tors received about six cents on the dol lar. Uockafellow was arrested, tried and convicted of embezzlement. He was sentenced to two years nnd six months in the Eastern penitentiary. After serving his time he was arrest ed again. The ex-banker is now 72 years old, hut stands tho ordeal well. He claims he has no money. Mrs. Mler, tho prosecutrix In the case now being tried, alleges that she gave Uockafel low $1,000 on the day before the bank closed. It was after banking hours, but Uockafellow re-opened his bank and accepted the deposit. MILLER'S FRIENDS RELEASED. Thrco Negroes Accused of mowing Upn Hungarian ShnntySct Free. Wllkes-Uarre, May 3. James Miller. John Bird and George Jordan, three of a party of seven colored people who were charged with blowing up a Hun garian shanty on the Lehigh Valley railroad, by which six lives were lost, were brought into court today on a nolle prosso and discharged. Nelse Miller, the leader of the party, was convicted of murder in 'the first degree, but he died in prison before the sentence could bo carried out. Frank Shaffer, another of the party, was also convicted of murder In tho first degree, but the board of pardons changed tho death sentence to life im prisonment. THE NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indication! Todays Probably Light Showers, 1 (General) Turkey Asks for an Armis tice. Increas;! Imports for April. Congressional Proceedings. Georgia Citizens Do Not Want a Col ored Postmaster. Alias Parloa. om Domestic Sclcnco, 2 (Sport)-Baso Hal' Cycling In Europe, Htoycle Gossip. 3 (Stfite) Legislature Asked to Regulate Marriages. 4 Editorial. Washington Gossip. C (Story)-"The Wedding of Kato Car negie." 6 (Local) Excellent Showing of tho Lackawanna Hospital. Mormon Missionaries Seeking Prose- lytes. Jennings Case Must Head tho List for Second Week of May Term. 7 (Local)-fiemt-Centennlal of tho Provi dence. Preibyterian Church. 8 (I.oeal)-West Side and City Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County Nows. 10 Neighboring Counties. Financial and Commercial, IMPORTS FOR APRIL Volume Almost Unprece dented in the Coun try's History. FIGURES FOR NINE MONTHS Retroactive Clause Did Not Save Loss in Receipts. Importation of Froo GoodRWllson Inw' First Month of Good Showing Hroiight About by Prospect of High Protective Tnrlir--Cnroful Annylsis of Figures Prepared by the Treasury Department Showing Amount of Imports for April. Washington, May 3. Aicareful analy sis of figures, prepared by the treas ury department, showing the amount of Imports or foreign goods for tho month of April, indicates that the so called retroactive clause of the Dlng ley bill really had very little effect on tho Importers of the country. Tho prominent fact in tho official record Is that the volume of Imports reached an amount almost unprecedented In the history of the country. Incidental to this Is to be noted, not only the ap parent small effect of the retroactlvo proposition, but that the first month of tolerable showing for the Wilson law was brought about by tho prospect of a high protective tariff. At the time the retroactive clauso Was proposed, members of tho ways and means committee explained In private conversation that the proposi tion, seeming of doubtful validity, was made rather as a scare-crow" to pre vent largo anticipatory Importations than In the serious belief that it would become a part of the new law. This fact was published In dispatches to The Tribune at the time. It now ap pears, Sot only that tho finance com mittee of the senate will strike the re- trorjtlve clause from the bill, but that the provision has also failed of tho only- effect which Chairman Dlngley and his eoleagues had really hoped from It. THE KETHOACTIVE CLAUSE. The retroactive clause provided that the new rates should bo levied upon, merchandise imported after April 7 which had been paid before that date. Contracts which had been made prior to April 1 were not meant to be sub ject to tho proposed law, unless the Importer should admit In his sworn statement that tho goods had been pur chasd nswcll as contracted for prior to April 1. Thus It was made easy to evade the threatened law, supposing any importer had feared that such n law could ever be made constitution ally elfcetive. The figures reported from the various custom houses for the monch of April show that the Importers believed either that the retroactive clauso would nev er bo enacted, or that It was erfectly safe to take the chances on its consti tutionality. The importations of mer chandise for the month though exact compilations of the figures have not yet been completed, arc known to amount to at least $SO,000,000. The amount of Imports for March vus $76,372,6M. The customs receipts for the two months may not show tho corresponding differ ence from the fact that the importa tion of prominent nrtlcles on the freo list, buch as wool, hides, etc., was enor mously large. The Importations of foreign goods for the last nine months la shown by tho following table: August ;49,4GS,VJO September W.K.S.yjO October W,7,S19 November SU.OU.U'iS December 5S,'JS0,OT) January Sl,:U4,(iPJ February D'J.OT.S'ia March 7(!,372,f3l April (estimated) M,(W0,W THE INCREASED IMPORTATIONS. An unfortunate feature of the In creased Importations Is the fact that they have been mostly of goods on tho free list, as already described. The ef fect of the pending tariff bill with tho extenslvo probable transfer of many articles from the free to tho dutiable list Is shown by the record of freo im portations Issued by the treasury de partment. For the last nine months these importations have been as fol lows: August ;:o,ai5,iGi September f,9u5.772 October 21,013,430 November 27,Sl,tOi December ". 32,SW,333 January 7,.".i.lJ0 February K.',7GI,!9 March 41,1S2,21 April (estimated) .CX,0K The receipts of customs during the time since a Republican administra tion with a probable high tariff law was assured, is shown by the following table: November 9.V30.3S5 December 10,77,412 January ll,27t,S74 February ll,U7,2i March 22.kM.Mm April 23,000,000 It Is regarded as probable that tho Imports for tho present month will not amount to a much larger figure than those for April, from the fact that goods for the spring nnd summer trade havo for tho greater part orrlved In port. Another circumstance which will prevent a largo increase Is the prob ability that the pending tariff bill will becopie a law without unnecessary de lay. The constant declarations of the Republican managers that the bill will be on tlio statute books, whllo not be lieved by tho best Informed persons to be strictly true, will have its effect upon tho Increased rush of Importations , for the month, In all probability.
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