o ) S -..ii!S8$ . -ASS" '. SilS witotme, IQ v.iVX :: PAGES TWO CENTS. SOB ANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, MAY 3 7, 1897. TWO CENTS M iu moc m o $ SENATE WILL DISCUSS CUBA President's Message May Influence Tenor of the Morgan Resolution. PROSPECTS IN THE HOUSE Leaders Are Undecided as to Methods of Response. The President's .Message AMng Itc llcf for Stan ins nml Oppressed Americans in Culm, However, W ill llri'ciic Quick nml Complete Alton-tion--The Sentiment in Fnvor of tho Recognition of the Ciibnn Inur gents Is Strong in the House (itul n Very Itiulienl itlcnsurc .Might lie Passed if tho Lower Jlnuich Were Allowed Tree Action. "Washington, May 16 The proceed ings In the senate next week are by no means settled. All will depend upon the course the Cuban question may take Senatoi Morgan s joint resolu tion occupied the faored place on the calendar and there Is little doubt that It will lie taken up at the appointed hour Monday. Still theie is a slight possibility that the expected menage of tho president may cause ti post ponement and that the character of his recommendations may have a bearing that will influence the tenor of tho les olutlon that ultimately will be adopted. Tho Alabama senator will not stand in tho way of action in accoi dance with such a recommendation as the presi dent may make upon this subject, but he will Insist that it shall be inde pendent of and that it shall in no w Ise Intel fere with his rcs-olutlon pioldlng for lecognltlon of Cuban belligerency. With the Cuban question In its pres ent shape and with no other pressing business befoie the senate tho debate on this subject will be of uncertain duration. It ma continue practically all the week, and It may come to a ery sudden and speedy teiminatlon. Theie is little or no doubt that the Morgan resolution will pass when a vote In leached and the Indications are that tho majoilty foi it will be the greater for the lecent delay. Theie will con tinue to be tome opposition, and tho plea w 111 be made that any material aid given in accordance with execu tive lecommendatlons is all that can be reasonably expected. If Cuba does not occupy the entire attention for tho week, much of the time Is likely to be given to tho general calendar. Sena tor Gear will make an effort to have the Pa illc railroad bill considered, while Senator Lodge will, If the oppor tunity offeis, make the same effort in behalf of the immigration bill Senator Pettigtew will try to call up the resolu tion for the investigation of tho Pa cific railroad land patents. The Indian appropriation bill will be brought In on a conference report. In It there re mains only the one point of difference of the Uncompaglne lands to be set tled The sundry civil confeience prob ably will be postponed until Senator Allison's leturn to the city. Senator Mallory, the new riot Ida senator, will be inducted into oillco early in the week. Senator Aldrich will make the opening statement in behalf of the tar iff bill on the part of the majority of the finance committee on Tuesday, but it will i est with Individual st..tors whether the debate shall be continued beyond this speech at that time. The probabilities are that tho statement will pioduce some badinage and that after the senate will adjourn until the following Monday, when the debate will ue-Kiu in euriiusi. Senator Aldilch is expected to fully "xplaln the position of himself and col leagues and to make quite an elaborate piesentntlon of the subject. HOFSE LEADERS JNDECIDED. Tho house leaders have not yet decid ed upon the methods by which they will make their tesponse to the presi dents message which will be bent to congress tomouow 01 Tuesday, asking for lellef for the blarvlng Americans in Culn. Tnat the response will bo quick and complete, however, there Is no rea son to doubt. In the present condition of affairs In the house three methods of proceeduie are open. Ordinal lly the message would go to the committee on foreign alialis fot consideration and tint committee would icport a bill which would come back to tho house for action through the regular chan nels, Tlie speaker could in the present emergency simply appoint this com mltteo and let the whole subject take the regular couise. But it ib hardly llkelv that this will be done. The sub ject Is so well understood that It prob ublv will bo thought that the members, w 1th tlie message and thp accompany ing documents which the president will ttansmlt before they can act Intelli gently without a committee report. If the committee is not appointed two other courses will bo open. Flist, after the jecelpt of tho mess-ago a bill may be formulated b the leaders and a special order teported by the commit tee on rulea foi its consideration. This would bring the whole question at on ifore tho house for action. Hut tills method would bo disadvan tageous, perhn's in that both houses struggling to me end simultaneously would net on different bills, thus en tailing delay for adjustment of differ ences in conference. The most likely course, Is that tho houso will await tho action of tho senate, if action Is had promptly, and thou considor the senate bill or Joint resolution under a special order. The sentiment in favor of the ree ytlon of tho Cuban insurgents Is ftroilg In tho house and a veiy radical measure might be passed if tho houso were allowed froo notion. With a ssn- nto measure, dealing only with thV question of the relief of teh suffering Americano, before the house with a special order possibility of amendment would bo cut off and tho liouso would bo compelled to accept or reject It as passed by the senate. The conference rcpoit on the Indian bill probably will come before the house next week. TAILORS WILL STRIKE. Tlic Urothcrhood Decides the Ques tion After a Stormy Meeting. New York, May 10 The HrotherHbod of Tailors with a membership of over 30,000, decided today to strike. Tho leaders In the organizations, including Joseph Hnrondess and Meyer Shocn feld, counselled against a strike, but the majority of workers insisted upon It and committees of the Brotherhood of Tailors, children's Jacket makers, knee pants maker, progressive tailors, vest makers', overcoat and sack coat makers nnd Llthunlan tailors were sent out to clvo notice to quit work. The committees notified all members employed In .shops In Greater New York and neighboring places in New Jersey A stiong effoit was made by the leadeis to prevent the strike at this time but without avail. The decision to strike was arrived at only after a protracted nnd heated meeting of thb tailors. Although the strikers have not yet drawn up their demands It is known that an advance of wages and tlie aboil tlon of the task sjstem are sought by the tailors They claim that, notwith standing tho fact, that thej are at work from early In the morning and continue until late.nt night, under the low scales of pay they are unable to support themselves or their families. It Is claimed if they hnd not been held in check for months by the members of the executive! committees thej would have "called out" when It was Impossi ble to live under the present scale, IN CUBA'S INTEREST. Enthusiastic Meeting Held in Columbia Theatre at WashingtonEloquent Addresses Delivered. Washington, May 16. An enthusias tic audience of men and women, many of them well known In Washington, packed the Columbia theater to its doors this afternoon at a monster meeting, held In behalf of the Cuban insurgents. The theater was appro pi lately decorated Seated on the plat form and pirtlclpatlng In tho meet ing were. 'Senators Galllnger and Al len, ox-Senator Hutler, of South Car olina, Rev. Hugh Johnson, pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist church; Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennls, and a number of others ldentliled with the inteiests of the insuigents. General William Henry Piowne, president' of tho Cuban league, called the meeting to order and called Senator Galllnger as the presiding olllcer. Later hemade a brief address and read a number of letters and telegrams of regrets, among them being those from Senatoi s Frje, and Buriows, and Commander Claik son, of tho Grand Army of the Repub lic Mr Karl Decker, of Washington, who, as correspondent of tlie New York Journal, spent some time In Cuba, much of It with a bianeh of the- Cu ban army in Santa Clara prov lnee gave a description of the condition of affalis existing and of the plight of many people suffering for the neces sities of life He ridiculed the claims sent out by Geneial Wejler that the Island has been pacltied, and said that If the Cubans were granted belliger ent rights by the United States they would certainly win Mr. Decker has just returned from Cuba In the course of some Interesting re marks. Senator Allen, of Nebraska, hu morously declared that there was no dlvlbion in the Populist lanks on the question of Cuban liberty. In this whole matter he thought there hail been too much sarclflce to a spirit of commercialism and it was time this government had a little more humanity and a little more Americanism. Mis. Clata Relle Blown, of the Wo man's National Cuban league, said tho le'aguo had but one platfoim, one aim and one end, nnd that end was the es tablishment of the republic of Cuba. Remaiks were also mnde by tho Rev. Dr. Kent, Mrs. Lincoln, vice director of the Woman's league, and Rev. How ard Wilbur Ennls. Ex-Senator Butler, of South Caro lina, read a berles of resolutions which had been prepared and these were unanimously adopted. They earnestly protested against the "barbaious and Inhuman methods" of Spain in conduct ing the war in Cuba, declared that this government should lecognlze the In surgents as belligerents and that Cuba had demonbtiated that It was her man liest destiny, that like Mexico, she should be free and Independent with out the pajment to Spain of any in demnity. SIGN0R NIC0LINI WORSE. It Is Snld Thnt Dime. I'utti's Hus band Is Alllicted with Cancer. London, May 10 The condition of Slgnor NIcollnl, husband ot Mme. Ade Una Pattl, w ho has been ailing for some time past, has suddenly taken n change for the worse, and Mme. Pattl Is start ing from the continent for Wales to at tend him. It Is reported that 'Slgnor Nicolint is aflllcted with cancer. "Secret Service!" in London. London, May 16 -Sir. William Gillette's "Secret Serv Ice," a drama of the American civil war, was produced at tho Adclphl theater last night. The play, which was finely staged, was well received, and promises to have a run. iMtss Odette) Ty ler nnd Mr. Gillette won tho eldef honors. They weio well supported. John I. lllalr III. BelvICcre, N. J, May lO.-Jolm I. Blair, tho capitalist, is critically 111 at his home, in Vtlnlmown. He was attacked with chills toino days ago. Tho condition of his stomach Is such that he cannot retain any food, Muc'i alarm is felt over his condition. Ho will bo 93 in August. Itcpuhlicau Iicuguo Committee, Cincinnati, May 10 President Wood mameo hu& Issued a cull for a meatlng of tho executive committee of tho National Republican League at tho Auditorium ho. tel, Chicago, Thursday, May S7. Final ar rangements will bo made at this meeting for tho Detroit convention July 13, GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PRESBYTERIANS The I09lh Convention Will Dc Held nl Eagle Lake, Indiana, TOPICS THAT ARE TO BE CONSIDERED Various blatters of Interest Mill Como Tip for Appronl--Ex-l'rcsl-dent Declines the Honor of llciug .Moderator-- Distinguished Names on the X.ist of I)clcgntcs--.Scsslons to lio Opened Jlnv'!0. Philadelphia, May 10 Tho one hun dred and ninth general assembly of the Prcsbjterlan church fn the United States of America will meet nt the Winona Astcmbly giounds, Eagle Lake, Kosciusko county, Indlnna on May 20, 1897, and will probably con tinue In session until May .11. Tho as sembly will be composed of about six hundred delegates, one half of them ministers and the other half lullng elders The delegates are elected by ecclesiastical bodies called pre'sbyteiles, and come from every portion of the country. The Presbyterian church rep lesented by this general assembly, is the only one which hns ministers and churches In ev ery state In the Union, and by the statistics of 180C, consisted of 7,573 congregations, 0,942 mlplsters nnd 91.1,710 members. The contribu tions for missionary and other benevo lent purposes, $3,042,230. Tho foreign mission work of the Presbyterian church is conducted in flfteen different countiles. Its missionary and benev olent work in tho United States, is car lied on by agents called boards These boards arc eight In number, tbiee of them located in New York city, lz. The Boards of Home mlsIons, Tor elgn Missions and Church Erection, thtee located In the city of Philadel phia, viz- Publication nnd iSabbath School Work, Education and Minister ial Relief, one, the Board of Missions for Freeman, nt Pittsburg, Pa , and one, the Board of Aid for Colleges and Academies, nt Chicago, 111. The boards located In New York, occupy what Is known as the Presbyterian building, corner Twentieth street and Fifth ave nue, and those located at Philadelphia will soon remove" from their present quarters at 1334 Chestnut to the ith ei spoon building, corner of Walnut and Juniper streets. WILL BE OPENED MAY 20 The 109th general assembly will be opened at 11 o'clock a. m on May 20, with a seimon bj the retiilng modera tor, Rev. John L. Wlthrow, D. D , pas tor of the Thlid Presbyterian church, Chicago, 111. Among the delegates arc found ex-President Harrison, Mr. John Wanama'kor and other able nnd Influ ential laymen. Among tho ministers appear the Rev. Sheldon Jackson, D. D , for fo many years the home mls bion.it y superintendent for the region west of tho Missouri river and now the ofllclal superintendent of education In Alaska; Rev. Henry C. Minton. D. D , professor in the Presbyterian Theolog ical semlnaiy of San rranclsco, the Rev. Robert F, Sample, D D., pastor of tho West Twenty-thiid Street Pres byterian chuich. New Yoik cit ; fioin Philadelphia, tho Rev. Drs. John S. Macintosh, S W. Dana, M. J. Eckels and J. G. Bolton and others. The busi ness of the asscmblv older consist of two main lines of woik. First The consldeiation of the annu al icports of the elghtboarjis above re ferred to. This poitlQn'ot theTbuslnes? w ill take up the sessions of rivo dajs. Second The consideration of tho re ports of bpecltJ committers, the most Important of which are the following: 1. Conunlttete on the pow ers of assem bly and piesbytery In tho cure and licensure of oandldatt-s; 2. Committee on voters at tho ek'Ctlon of pastors and other church officers; 3 Commit tee on conference with the board ot horn missions; 4 Committee on the Ptesbyterlan building. New York city; 5. Committee on methods of manage ment of church temporalities. The lepoits of these several commit tees have not as yet been made public and It ! not the usage to give them to the piess pilor to the meeting of the assembly. REGARDING MODERATORS. With tegard to the modeiators ot this new nssembly, It is stated that the candidates for the ofllee thus far an nounced aie tho Rev. Sheldon Jackson, D. D., of Alaska; Rev. Henry C. Min ton, D. D, ot Sun Frunclfco, Cal , Rev, Robert F. Sample, D. D , of Now York city, and Mr. John Wanainaker, of Philadelphia A number of gentlemen have thought of nominating ex-presl-dent Harrison, but he has declined the honor on the ground that he could not give the necessary time to the duties of the ofllce. In connection with the moderatorshlp, It is of interest to know that a layman has never yet filled the position and that there are many poisons who doubt if the consti tution of tho Pxesbjterlan church will permit any other than a minister to oc cupy the highest office In tho church. RICH LUMBERMAN KILLED. Wounds on His Body Point Strongly to l'oul Play. Milwaukee, Wis., May 10. The dead body of N. B. Clark, of Grand Rapids, Mich., a wealthy lumberman, aged 50 jears, was found on one of the resd denco streets niong tho lake shore this morning. Theio wero two bullet wounds In his body, and a revolver wth found at his sido Diamonds nnd Jewelry were found on his person, but no money. Whpn Clark left his hotel Inst even ing ho said ho was going for a walk. It is believed that ho was tho victim of thugs, as one of the bullets entered the bacU nd Ills own revolver was found in Ills val'se. The Masonic fra ternity, of which he wab a popular member, will probe tho mjstery to tho bottom. A1UST NOT WEAR RELIGIOUS GARB. Teachers in Now York State Must Wear Ordinary Attire. AlbnnlaStfffitWSuperlntendent Charles RTsftlrner'Bf llnmato depart ment of publics instruction yesteiday handed down Ills decision in the appeal of Samuel Kennedy and others from tho action of the board ot education of tlie city of Wntcrvllet in refusing to require tlie six Catholic slstcis acting as teachers in one of the public schools of that city, held in the St. Bridget's parochial school bulldlng.to discontinue tho wearing in tho school room during schools hours the distinctive dress or garb of the religious sect or order of w hlch they are members. Superintendent Skinner sustains the appeal, holding that tho teachers In the public schools of tlie state ought not to wear tho distinctive garb of any re ligious denomination, older, sect or &o clety, but dress In tho usual costumo worn by men nnd women generally; thnt any other costumo or usage Is In imical to the best educational Interests of tho locality and should bo discon tinued by direction of tho locul authori ties. The board of education is direct ed to require such teachers to discon tinue the wonting of such distinctive gnib while teaching In the school, nnd in event of refusal by the teachers to do so, to dismiss them ns such teachers, and the public school funds are with held until such order is compiled with. SUNDAY BALL PLAYING. The Police of Cleveland Arrest the Mem bers of Two Base Bail Clubs in Order to Test the Law. Cleveland, O., May 10. The police made good their promise to prevent Sunday base ball In Cleveland if an at tempt was made to play today. At the end of the first Inning between tho Cleveland and Washington teams all the players on both sides and Umpire Tim Hurst were arrested and taken to the central police station, four mlle3 distant, whore President Roblson gave ball for the pilsoners nnd they were re leased. The game had been extensively nel vertlsed anil In consequence there was a big attendance. All the rallioads ran excursions anel a number of enthusi asts from surioundlng towns arrived in the city during the forenoon. Soon after noon tho cars i uniting to the ball park began to be crowded The turn stile showed that 10,000 people had passed tho gates. It was impossible to admit any moie without letting them on tho Held nnd the gates were closed Still at least 5,000 persons clam ored for admission. At a conference this morning a piogramme had been ananged by the police and Piesldent Roblson of the Cleveland club. Accord ingly when one Inning of the game had been played, Police Captain Eng lish nml 'Piesldent Robion walked on the field. The captains of the two teams called their men. President Roblson told them to get Into their omnibuses and go to thp station at first sight of the police some of the audience hissed and jelled "put them out," but very few understood what was happening. Most of the spectators lemalned in their seats thinking the players would return and the game resumed. At last It became apparent that tho game had been declaied off and about half of those present availed themselves of the opportunity to get their money back, the others being content to retain tho coupons entitling them to see the game tomorrow on the one of the next day. The players took their arrest .ood naturedly. The "busses were driven rapidly to the central station, whdro the playeis and umpire weto dock eted. President Roblson promptly gave ball In the bum of S100 for euch play er. They were then released and went to their hotels. The members of the teams taken Into custody wer: Burkett, Sockelexls, Te beau, McKean, Powell, Wallace, Blnke, Zimmer nnd Wllsion, of tlie Cleveland's, and Blown, iSolbach, Demontreville, Fairtll, O'Brien, Cartwrlght, Abbey, German and Rellly, of the Washing ton's. It Is probable that their case will be called In the police court tomorrow. They may be continued, In which event another attempt may bo made to play next Sundnj, although President Rob lson has no definite plans. It Is an nounced that the playeis will bo ar rested next Sunday or as many times as they try to play. BURNED BV LIVE WIRE. .llorristoun Girl Snvcd by Young Finn's PrcRcnco of .Mind. Morrlstovvn, N. J., May 10 Miss Kate Camlsa, 18 years old, took hold of a live electric wire on Thuifday night and was almost killed, her hands being badly burned The force of the current was so strong that she could not release her grasy, and she fell to the giound shrieking for help. Her mother nnd two broth ers, who tried to pull her awny, were knocked down, the Instant they touched her. rinally William Lyons, a young man, cut the wire In two with a single blow of an ax, which was hurled sev eral feet away, WOMEN IN A BITTER FIGHT. Sisters Champion a Brother's Cause and Aro I'ntnlly Wounded. Dallas, Tex , May 16. In a fight be tween threo women employes of a cotton factory, two wero fatally and tho third slightly wounded. Mrs. Ad dle Turner quarreled with a. boy, named Hulsey and struck him. Hul se's two sisters took sides with their brother and a fUht resulted. When quiet had been restoied It was found that the two sisters ot tho boy wero mortally wounded and the boy was practically unhurt. Mrs. Turner received severe bruises and a scalp wound on top of tho head. She was remanded without giving bond. SOMNAMBULIST HURT. Aged Mnu Falls from Houso Wliilo .siccp-Wnllung. Trenton. May 16. Patrick Hocan. who lives with his brother-in-law, Mi chael Shea, on Chestnut Btreet, Is a somnambulist. Hogan is 72 years old. Ho was walking along the window Bill of the second story of Shea's houso early yesterday morning, when ho fell to the ground. Ho is in a precarious condition. Two Moro I'lro Victims. Paris, Miy 16. Madnmo De Laume. and her daughter have succumbed to tho In juries they received at tho Charity Bazaar lire. TRAIN PLUNGES THROUGH A TRESTLE Bad Smash-Up on the Atchison, Topcka and Santa Fe. FIFTEEN PASSENGERS ARE INJURED Tho Trestle Had Been Wnshcd Avvny nnd the I.oromotivc nnd tho Cars Tumble Down n Twenty-Toot Etn-bnnkmoiit-OIiiny Passengers Chop Their Way Out of tho Conches. Ardmore, I, T , May 1C South bound Atehlson, Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train No. 1 went through a tiestlo sixteen miles south of here at 5 o'clock this morning and tumbled down a twenty-foot embankment. Fif teen passengers and members of the crew wcie Injured, some of them fatnl ly. No one was killed outright. The train consisteel of six passenger conches and ono Pullman. All savo the en gine and tho sleeper went through tho I trestle, vvnlcn una ueen wasneu out uy high water. Many of the passengers had to chop they way out of the coaches. The injuied: T. E. SPARKS, Oakmnn, I. T , Injured In chest and back, probably fatally. 0. G CUAWrORD, Hurd, I. T , elbow dls. locatenl and right arm fractured. W. I IRWIN, Kansns City, cut on tho neck 1. r. HALE, news agent, Fort Worth, bruised on h'p and side. J. M. GRIDHR. express messenger, hurt internally; cannot llvo. R. J. CRAWFORD, Fox, I. T., hip sprained badly cut and bruised. W. M. FORBES, Lbanon, head, hands und arms injured. O. L. YORK, Palo Pinto, Tex., hip hurt. J. I . PIPER, Ladonla, bead cut, shoulder dislocated. As soon as tho news of the acci dent reached this city a relief train was made up here and doctors were huriled to tho scene. The injured were brought to this clt. KILLED FOUR TO WIN A GIRL. Quadruple Crime of a Young .Mexican Lover. San Antonio, Tex., May 1C To se cure possession of Anita Uajas, whom he loved, Macedonia Frausto, 17 years old, of Nonclova, Mex., killed four persons nnd then the pair eloped. The family of the girl opposed the marrlnge nnd Trausto determined to get possession of her by fore. Ho armed hlmbelf and started for her home. On the road he met Manuel So ils, manager of tho Hacienda, and the girl's brother. The boy nnd the two men had some words and Frausto shot them both. Another brother ot the girl, who came up, was promptly shot dead When Menuel Hen era came up and attempted his capture he was also killed. The murderer then proceeded to tho girl's home and the two lied. SOUGHT DEATH TOGETHER. Dual Trngedy Discovered in New York's Slums, New York, May 16. George Soldi and Ilildget Crlmmlns were found dead to da in each others arms, in a poor room In Eldildge street, where thev had lived The man had fchot the wo man and then himself, the weapon with which the work was done being still clasped in htb hand when the dual tragedy was discovered Two notes left on a table In the room, one being addrcsseel to Mrs. Cilmmlns' sister and the other to the landlady of the houso, showed that the pair had agreed to dl together. They had lived together since October, 1806. The woman left a child six months old. She nnd Seldl quarreled often and the man beat her frequently. FEAR OUR COMPETITION. British Iron and Steel .linkers Seem .Much Alarmed. London, May 16 American competi tion was one of the chief points of dis cussion nt the annual meeting of the lion nnd Steel Instil :te this week. Piesldent Piltchnid Martin snoke of t'lo enormous output of the leading Ameilean steel works and pointed out that the Amei Icons were outdistanc ing the British In tho uses of steel Ho Instanced the steel buildings being erected In nearly all the large cities of tho United States and urged low er ft eight rates, sa'.ng that the pres ent cost of transportation wns severo 1 handicapping British Industry, as the lates, not only In America, but In Belgium and Geimany, were greatly below the English rates. PREHISTORIC WOMAN. Dr. Iiovcbcrry Finds n Skeleton in n .Mound nt Chillicntho. Springfield, O , Mav 1C. Dr. Clarence I.oveberry, tho curator of tho Ohio Arch icological and Historical society, who has been at Chllllcotho for a week examining the mounds there, has found in a mound 200 feet long by 40 high" the skeleton of a prehlstcric woman. The body was fivo feet long and tho bones well preberved. The woman had evidently been, a person of rank, for around tho neck wag a string of bone beads ami tho left arm was covered from shoulder to wrist with strings ot beads mado from shells. FOUND WITH THROAT CUT. Victim of Intended Robbory Hardy A hie to lluvcnl Identity. Charlottle, N. C , May 16 An elderly man, with his tin oat cut from oar to ear, was found on the public highway near Reldsvlllo today. Ho could not articulate, but wroto on a slip of paper that ho was Charles Preston, a publio school teacher, and had been attacked by two young white men, who carried lilm Into tho depths of the plno woods and cut his throat when they found lie hud no money. GUN FROM THE OLD KEARSARGE. .Memorial to Bo.Miulc of It to tho Civil W nr Soldiers in Stamford, Conn. Stamford, Conn., May 16. For many years tho old soldiers and their friends have endeavored to secure a soldiers' monument for Stamford. It la about tho only town, in tin- state without some public recognition of their ser vices to their country in the shape of a permanent memorlnl, and there was so much tnllc nbout the shottcomlngs ot the residents In this particular that a builesquo monument mado of a wood en frame covered with White muslin, hnving BUggcstlve lettering, was placed on tho square in the centre of the city on Decoration day list year. It wns strongly suspected that Boveral old soldiers nnd some piomlnent citizens had a hand in tho Job. The members of Union Post, Grand Army Republic, having made up their minds that they would liav a monu ment here, enlisted the services of Con gressman Hill nnd through him have secured an order for a cannon that will form a. roldlers memorial. It did service on tho famous man-of-war Keax-sagp, having been used in the im portant naval battle with the Alabama. Tlie gun is 13 feet 4 Inches long and of 11-inch bore. It wns brought fiom tho Brooklyn Navy yard, and -IV) 11 -inch shells were- sent with it. A bise will lie erected for the cannon nnd the shells will bo used for ornamental pur poses. BRIGANTINE ASHORE. The Crolslnc, a French Vessel, Lies on Jagged Rocks. "Terrible Sufferings of Passengers and Crew. St. Johns, N. F May 16 The French brlgantlne Crolsine, from Bajonne. for St Pleire, with a valuable general cargo went ashore yesterday morning near Eamnllne, N. F. A heavy sea was running nnd tho crew succeeded with great dlillculty in launching the boats, which weie almost swamped among the breakers They rowed all day and all la&t night, but wero un able to find the land. They had n provisions so hurried was the start from the vessel and they suffered great ly from tho cold and drenching sea. About noon today they heard thp fog horn at tho entrance of thei haibor of St. Pierre, and making their way to wards the port, wero picked up by a pilot boat. The crew numbers twenty- eight, most of them nra greatly ex hausted fiom hunger anel rowing. Tho German steamer Arcadia, laden with grain and bound from Montreal for Liverpool, went ashore this morn ing near Cape Ray, on the southsrn side of the gulf of St. Lawrence, in a dent.e fog. Her pnasengers, numbering tw enty-flvo and the crew of fifty-four hnel a desperate experience in trying to reach land. Three men attempted to swim through tho surf with the life line, but failed. The fourth, how ever, succeeded and attached the haw ser to thei rocks In a favorable position so that all were safely landed after a hard struggle. Neither passengers nor crew saved anything. The vestel Is likely to be come a total wreck ns she lies on jagged rocks with a big hole in her bottom A steamer will be sent for the passengers. EX-CITY TREASURER'S SUICIDE. find Overdrawn His Snlnry nnd Could Not .Make n Settlement. Belleville, 111 .May 1C John E. Doeh rlng, ex-city treasurer, banged him self In ills home hete yesterday. His body was found by one of the mem beis of the family and cut down just as life was extinct. His accounts as treasurer are all right, but he had overdraw n his sal ary to the extent of $500, and had been told to make a, settlement this week He could not do so, and It Is thought that, rather than face the situation, lie committed suicide. Mr. toehrlng was. 4S years old and the futher of a large family. BERRY PICKERS FIGHT! Colored Laborer in Delavvnrc Fso Mca'ions Freclj. Laurel, Dei., May 16. A riot was started lire tonight by colored berrv pickers, who are hero from Denis Is land, and employed on the beny farms about town A crowd of them at tacked the local colored men and le volvers and lazois were freely used. Several on each side weie wounded, Mary Jo niion. coloied, It Is though, fatally. Trt fctiangers -vvera driven out of town, but thi eaten to return mil trnubl s fctied. Several will's cl'.l en", had narmw "scapes from flying bullets wn lo the I'nt laste i. In .Memory of O 'Council. Genoa, May 16 Tolay a bronzo medal Ion In memory of Daniel O'Conncll, tho celebrated Irish patiiot and orator, was unveiled In tho Facldo of tho Palazzo Do Asirta, where ho died on May 15, laM. Tho unveiling was preceded bj a solemn masi nnd procession In the cathedral of San Slro. tho most ancient Christian founda tion In Genca. Stcnniship Arrivnla. Havie, May lfl Arilvcd1 Ii Touralne, New York, ueenstown Sailed: Umbrl i (from Liverpool), Now York Now York Airlved Ii Champagne, Havre; Maas dam, Rottordam. THE NEWS THIS 310RMNG. Weather indications Today: Pair! Northerly Wind. 1 (General) Tho Pol to Dccllneb to Agrco to an Armistice. Forecast of Week In Congress. Fifteen Injuied In a Railroad Wreck, Gcnen.1 Asbcmbly of Piesbyterians. 2 (Sports) Eastorn, National and Atlan- tlo League and College Haso Ball. 3 (Stite) Impressive Ceremonies at the Vnv oiling of tho Washington Mon ument. i Editorial W&Bhington Gossip. C (Story) "His Defense." 0 (Loral) Rev. J. C. Hogan Talks to the Prospoetlvo Members of His Now Church. Elrhth Anniversary of the Epworth League. 7 (Local)-Noted Y. M. C. A. Men Talk to Largo Audiences. Ofllclal Claims of tho Dunmoro Con- testants Minors Must Pass Examination, 8 (Local) West Side and City Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County Nows. 10 Neighboring County Happenings. Financial and Commercial, SULTAN FEELS HIS OATMEAL Sublime Porte Exhibits Contempt for Weak Kneed Powers. SICK MAN CONVALESCENT Wants That Part of the Earth Known as Thessaly. Abdul Hnmid's Official Reply to tlie Note of tho Powers Requesting nn Armistice, Indicates That Ho Re gards tho So-Cnllcd Cunrdinus of the I'cnco of F.uropo ns a Lot of Olel (irnunics nnd Proposes to Harvest tho Fruits of Victory Without Their Assistnncc--Tliu Reply Has Caused tho (.rcntcst Surpriso und tho Am. bussiidors Have Paused to Regain Their Ilrcnlh nnd Think It Over. Constantinople, May 1C The porta replied officially to tho note of tho jvowers and declines to agree to an. armistice until the following conditions) are nccepted: The annexation of Thes"ily, an In demnity of 10,000,000 pounds, Turkish, and tho abolition of the capitulations. Tho porto proposes that plenipotentiar ies of the powits should meet at Phar salos to discuss the terms of pence, and declares th.xt If these conditions am declined the Turkish army will con tinue to advance. Tho demand for (ho annexation oC Thessaly is based upon tho fact that the province was originally ceded to Greece on tho advice of the poweni with the object of ending brigandage nnd Grcdc Incursions into Ottoman territory, the lorte believed at the tlmei that the cession would attain these ob jects, but the recent incursions ot" Greek bands and the events immediate ly preceding the war have proved to the contraiy. This is the substance o tho reply. THE AMBASSADORS ARE THINK ING. Tho ambassadors met today to con sider tho porto's answer which is re garded as raising an extremely gravo Issue. It is believed that rcpiesenta tlons will be mado to the sultan ner ronally to induce a modification ot these tonii3, but It Is foreseen that this will bo very difficult, owing to the at titude of the poweiful old Turk war party. If the porto should prove obdurate a European conference is not improbablo although at present Russia is opposed to this. It la regarded as quit" certain that the povveis will not consent to a retro cession of Thessaly. Even Germany is believed to bo resolute on this point, because It would Involve a violation ot the Herlln treaty and imperil the peace) of the Ralkans. Altogether tho reply of the porto hasi caused tho greatest surprise. It ap pears that during the discussion of tho note from tiie powers by the council of the sultan's ministers, news readied the council that thiee thousand Greeks nsd landed at Palona and weie march ing to Janlna with the intention of co operating with other foiee fiom Arta. Tills created a bad impression among; tlie ministers. ON TIIE FIELDS OF BATTLE. The Greeks Aro Gradually Heine; Forced Hack b TurkWh Troops. Constantinople, May 10 Tho council of ministers mot again today and tho sultan has ordered a dlsti (button oC troops at various points along the Sal onlca railway. Official despatches have been lecelved fiom the command ant at Janlna, who says that the Greeli foices appioachlng the town by a nar row goige fiom the direction of Gre menltza, charged the heights of Gil boro and Kokonaria, but suffeied heav ily, losing 200 killed, while, on tho other sldei the Greeks were driven back) upon Paraskevi. The commandant states nlso that fighting has occur red at Kumuzade3. No further de tails aro given, except that all thesa battles lasted until evening, and that tho Imperial troops retained their posi tion, with tho probability that tha Greeks will bo re-inforced ami tha fighting renewed on tbo morrow. No btatement is made as to tho Turkish losses. Tho Turkish commander at Luros tel egtaphs under yesteiday.'s date as fol lows: "Tho outcome, of a desperate battlo lasting two dajs against a force of in.OOO Greeks is that tho latter havo abandoned tho position on the heights they had previously captured, and hava withdrawn to the olive groves of Gre menltza. An Advance .May Ho Secured. Pittsburg. Pa , May 1C Tho oxecutlva board of Window Glass Workers assocli tlon counted tho votes on tho resolution to equallzo wages that was sent out to tha trade? two weeks ago. It was found tho resolution had been adopted by a goij vote, l'lesldont Simon Hums i3 confident an advanco will be secured by the work ers for tho next lire. Tho Ilorald's nntlicr Forccnst. Now York, May 17.-In tho Mlddlo utatea and New Knsiand today, fair, warmer" wenthor will prevail with light and frrt northeasterly winds becoming mostly, southerly, probably preceded by rain on tho Massachusetts coast. On Tuesday ln Loth of these sections fair to partly cloudy, warmer weather nnd light, fresh southerly winds will prevail, probably tn followed by rain and looal thunder storma in and noar tho lako region,
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