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TWO CENTS.
RELIEF FOR
CUBA GRANTED
Congress Responds to
President iiicKinley's
Call for Aid.
APPROPRIATION OF $50,000
Bailey Blocks the Proceed
ing in the House.
The Hoy Orator fro in Texas Attempt
to Attach tlio Morgan Resolution to
the Hill for the Relief of Helpless
Americans in Cnl)n--Iinineilintc
Action Is Postponed on Account of
His iiitcircrciicc--Si!iiiitor W olliiiR
ton, ol'.MarjIniul, .Hakes His Initial
Speech in the Interest of Peace,
Condemning Jingoism.
Wellington, May 11 Cuba engioss
Kl the .it tuition of the senate today.
Tin public Inteicxt In the subject was
nJiown by the great crowds which be
sieged the galleries, thiough the day.
Anions th occupants of the diplomatic
gallery weie Sir Julian Paunoefou-, the
BiltKh ambaadoi, and Minister
Hatch, of Hawaii, and in the reset eil
gnlPiv was General Dan Sickles, e
Vniled States nilnlstct to Spain. Neith
er the Spanish legation nor the Cuban
but eau In Washington wcio lepresent
id In the galleries so far us could bo
observed. Two phages of the subject
were piesented. Flr.st enmo the ques
tion o lcllet to destitute and starv
ititr Aniei leans In Cuba. This was pie
prntcd in the president's message as
soon as the session opened. The mes
sage wis as follows:
To tho Senato and the House of Repre
sentative of the United States
Ofllclnl Information from our coiiiuls
In Cuba establishes tho fart th.il a
large number of Ameilenn citizens In
the Islind aia In a stato of destitution,
sulferlng for want of food nn' medicine-.
This nppllt s pittieulnrly to the
jural districts of the eentnl and east
ern inits. Tho aTlcultur il classes
have been foiced from their farms Into
the neai ent towns, whero they aro
without work or money.
Tho local authorities of tho sevcnl
towns, houoerk1nalydlspoel, aro un
ublo to lelleve the needs of their own
people, and aie altogether powerless
to he'j our citizens.
The latet leport of Consul General
1t e estimates that sW to eight hun
dred aia without means of euppoit I
have asRined him that provision would
be medo at once to relleo them To
that end I recommend that congress
make an approprl itlon of not It ss than,
$30,000, to bo Immediately available for
use, under tho direction of tho secie
tary of Mate
It Is deslrablo that a part of tho sum
which ma be appropriated should, In
the discretion of tho secretary of sta'o,
also be used for the transportation of
Amorlem cltlens who, desiring to re
turn to tho United States aro without
means to do so.
(Signed) Willi im McKlnley.
Exeeutlvo Mansion, Mnj 17, 1&97.
SENATE ACTS PROMPTLY.
Immediately following the reading" of
he messnge, Mr. Dals, chairman of
the committee on foielgn illations,
presented a favorable report on the
joint resolution originally Introduced
by Mr. Oallinger, appioprlatlng $50,000
lor lellef of American citizens in Cuba.
There was only one brief speech from
Mr. Galllnger and then the icsolution
went through by unanimous nte.
The second phnso of the subject came
up nt '2 o'clock when the Morgan reso
lution declaring that a condition of
war exists In Cuba wns taken up. Mr.
Wellington, the new senator fiom
Matyland, came foiward for his initial
speech In the senate, making a vigor
ous protest ngnlnst th; resolution on
the giound that it thientcned wni with
Spain. He said the Hist duty of con
gress was to pass the tat Iff bill. The
benator condemned "Jingoism" and
gave his endorsement to President
Clev eland's conseivatlsm on the Cuban
question. Mr. Daniel, of Virginia,
!-poke In laor of tho resolution. He
. fit st presented nn argument on the
J Ight of congress on the subject, and
rluscd with the vlgotous assertion that
It was a calamity gi eater than war for
ft nation to withhold justlco through
feat of war.
Mr. Mason, of Illinois, secured recog
nition for a speech tomorrow. No vote
was in sight up to the time of adjourn
ment. ' IN THE HOUSE.
Tho house confronted tho Cuban
question today, made a party Issue
of it, and udjouined without taking
any action. Piesident McICinlej's mes
cage jecommendlng nn appropriation
to relievo buffeting Americans in Cu
ba wus received without any demon
stration and on Its heels. Mr. Hltt,
former chairman of the foielgn affairs
committee, asked unanimous consent
for consideration of a bill to appro
priate $50,000 In response to alio pres
ident's request. Mi. Halley, of Texas,
nsk d for consent to consider In con
nection with the bill an amendment
embodying Senator Morgan's resolution
for recognition of tho Cubans as belli
gerents. Mr. Dlngley would not con
sent to consider tho amendment, nor
Mr. Dall-y 'to consider the bill without
the amendment, so, for tho time, the
question was tide tracked. Then the
house devoted two houu to debate on
the conference report on tho featured
of rtho Indian appropriation bill opening-
to fcottlement tho Gllsonlto lands
on tho Uncompahgr Indian reserva
tion In Utah, refused to accept tho
compromise agreed on by tho eonfeies
and asked for another conference with
the senato on tho bill. In tho mean
time tho senato resolution practically
identical with Mr. Hltt's bill, had been
.ent to the house, und Mr. Hltt asked
unanimous consent for its considera
tion. Tho deadlock between Mr, Dlnc-
ccVi
&
V.fSi
ley and Mr. Halley was rc-enncted, and
while Mr. Bailey wns endeavoring to
get consent for tho consideration of
tho two Cuban propositions together,
Mr. Dlngley put in a motion to ad
journ. This motion was carried by a
voto of 70 to 71, thirteen answering
present. ,
It was practically a party nllgnment
only three Republicans, Messrs. Coop
er, of Wisconsin, Llnney, of North Car
ollnn, and Marsh, of Illinois, voting
against adjournment, and all the Dem
ocrats, ithe Populists, except Mr. Deck
er, of Illinois, and the Independent
Sllverltes voting tho same way.
Under the rule for the bi-weekly ses
sions recently adopted the adjourn
ment entries the question over to
Thursday.
M'KINLEY MAY ACCEPT.
Will Probnblv Visit tho Quaker City
Again in it IVw Duis.
Washington, May 17 While In Phil
adelphia, last week, President McKln
ley wns urged by a committee, con
sisting of Dr. William Pepper, lepre
sentlng the Philadelphia Commercial
museum; Theodote C Seal eh, lepre
sentlng tho Mnnufactuiers' club, and
tho National Association of Manufac
turers, and Dr. Hobert Hnie, lepre
senting the American Medical associa
tion, which holds Its semi-centennial
the first week In June to islt Phila
delphia, Juno 2
If tho president will consent to go,
n programme will be arranged so that
ho can bo present at each of these
gatherings on that day. The piesident
wns especially Interested In the magni
tude of the undertaking of the Com
mercial museum, which proposes to
havo a grand Industrial representation
of nil sorts of manufacture, both for
eign and domestic, in Is greatly In
terested in Industrial dlsplnjs of thus
character and has the question of his
acceptance of these Invitations under
consideration. Although his accept
ance would take him to Philadelphia
twice, within a fortnight ho probably
will accept If nothing Intel ones.
FINGER RINGS IN A VAT.
Links of Evidence in a Shocking Murder
Case in ChicagoA Sausage
Maker Suspected.
Chicago, May 17. Adolph L. Luet
gert, a well Known sausage mnnufac
tmer, was ariusted this afternoon on
the charge of having murdeied his
wife. Leutgert made nn assignment
about ten dajs ago and about the
same time Mrs. Luetgert disappeaied.
It was at first supposed that she had
committed suicide as a icsult of her
husband's fallur v The river was
dragged, but with no lesult, and foi
several dajs detectives have been
working on the murder theoiy. The
police claim to hne direct eldnce
that Luetgert killed his wife In tho
basement of his sausage fnctoiy, on
Dlversey street, and that her body was
destrojed with the object of hiding all
traces of tho cilme.
It la stated by persons connected
with tho case, tho dead body wns
placed In a vat and burned by the
use of chemicals. It is said that sev
eral bones are all that hae been
found and that these were tpken lrom
tho vicinity of tho vat. Two finger
rings belonging to the dend woman
wer. also found In the vat.
CHAPMAN CAGED AT LAST.
The Rioker W ho Kefuscd to Answer
Questions Is in n Cell.
Washington, May 17. Elverton It.
Chapmen, the recalcitrant sugar trust
witness who refused to answer a. sen
ate committee's questions as to wheth
er he had acted as broker for any sen
ators In speculations in sugar tiust
occupies a cell at the district jail to
night nnd will continue theieln for
twenty-five days. Chapman sui tender
ed himself to United States Mnrsh.il
Wilson at 1 o'clock today In accord
ance with an under standing previously
reached.
Ills sentence Is for thirty davs, which,
with the rebate for "good behavior"
makes an actual period of twenty-five
dajs.
CASE OF TOBACCO MEN.
Ofiicinls Who Were Indicted a Vcnr
Ago Will Ilo Tried.
New Yoik, May 17 Dibtrlct Attorney
Olcott said today that the trial of tho
directors and olllclala of the American
Tobacco company who were Indicted
for conspiracy a year ago, w ill bo be
gun on the first Monday in June, for
which date It has been set down. Tho
district attorney has telegraphed to
Judge Gibbons, of Chicago, who last
week decided a case of a similar nature
tiled before, for a copy of his opinion.
The Identity of the Judge be;foio
whom the case will be tried will not be
levealed until the calendar Is printed.
NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Vnnderlip to Ilo Assistant Secretary
of tlio Treasure.
Washington. May 17. The president
today sent the following nominations
to the senate:
Frank A. Vanderllp, of Illinois, to be
assistant secretary of the tieasury.
Hrlg. Gen. Zenas It. Bliss, to be ma
jor general.
They Seek a Connecting Link.
Buffalo, May 17. Tho Lehigh A'nlley
Itallroad company haB mado un nppllca
Hon lor a hearing before tho railway com
missioners as to tho necessity and conveni
ence of the proposed lino Known as tho Do
pew and Southwestern railroad, to bo built
between Depew nnd UlnBcdell. This In a
renewal of tho long strugglo of tho Lehigh
and New York Central for a connecting
Milk between thcto points.
Historic Cuiiiion lor Lisbon.
Lisbon, O., May 17. Star post, Grand
Army of tho Hepubllc, of this city, has
received two 11-lnch Parrott guns, weigh
ing 9,800 pounds each, from the war de
partment at Washington, One will bo
placed on tho public park and tho other
on tho soldiers' lot In tho cemetry.
Wild liny in the Wood.
Cumberland, Md May 17. A boy oged
about ID joars, who nits In a wild man
ner, Is living In the woods In tho vicinity
of Sir John's Itun, XV, Vn. Ho Is supposed
to be W. H. Hammer, son of Dr, C. D.
Hammer, of Jlcdaheysvllle, Vu., who left
l)Oino Dec, 20,
SCRAJSTTOX, PA.,
GENERAL LEE IS
GREATLY ANNOYED
Has Been Placed In False Position by
Jingo Journalists.
MR. CALHOUN ARRIVES AT HAVANA
The American Ilcprcsontntlvo Wlxo
Is to Investigate tho Kuiz Cnso Is
Entertained Uy the lint ana
Yacht Club---Smnll Skirmishes
Tnko I'lnco l)uih--lnrdoti9 Aro
Expected on the King's Ilirthdny.
Haana, May 17 In view of the
pttttement published In New York that
Consul General Fltzhugh Leo had made
a report to the American state de
pat tment In the course of w hlch he had
attacked Captain-General Woyler sav
agely und declaied that the Insutgents
would be successful In diivlug the
Spaniards fiom the Island, a represen
tative of Da Lucha has interviewed
Ocneial Leo on the subject. La Lucha
havb today, on the exptess au'hodty
of Consul General Lee that no savage
attack wns made by him on Captain
Gcneial Weyler In any repoit to the
American government, nor has ho ever
asserted In any report or orally that
the Insurgents could expel tho Spanish
troops from tho Islind under the con
ditions now existing.
"Consul General Lee is greatly an
noed by the publication of this un
founded report and has written an ear
nest letter to the Marquis Ahumada
denjing It. Upon General Lee's desk Is
a poi trait of Captain General Weyler
with the following Inscription- "To
General Lee, as a token of friendship
and with my best wishes, Valcrlano
Weyler.' "
Penor Maguel Dlaz.major of Havana,
paid a visit to the Hotel Inglaterro to
day to meet William J. Calhoun, who
has come here to repiesent the Ameii
can government in tho Investigation in
to the circumstances attending tho
death of Dr. Itulz.
Yesterday the Havana Yacht club
gvve a breakfast to M Calboun at
their club house at Marlanao.
SMALL SKIRMISHES TAKD PLACH
Duilng a number of email skirmishes
which have taken place recntl In rfio
province of Santa Clara, tho Insurgents
had thirty men killed, an Insurgent
major and a sub-prefect sunendered
and sKty-flve armed Insurgents were
cartuied.
In the prov Inces of Matanzas, Hav
ana and Plnar Del Itio, twenty-six In
surgents were killed In recent skir
mishes and thiiteen suirendcred. to
the Spanish authorities
In these engagements according to
the official leports tho govclrnmvnt
forces lost six men killed and had
twenty-seven men wounded. A de
tachment of troops commanded by
General Molina, which was escorting
a convoy from Manranlllo to Uayamo,
In the province of Santiago Do Cuba,
has dislodged an Insuigent from the
positions which they occupied. Tho
ticops had tw ent -live men wounded.
The Si anlsh officials here say that
the htorles published by a New York
newspaper today, from Havana, via
Key West, announcing tho defeat of
Col, Ruiz near Manzanlllo, with a loss
of manj killed and the defeat of Col,
Agullar, nvar Gulnes, this province re
cently, by Insurgent forces, are untrue
The Maiqul3 Palmcrola, the civil
governor of Havana, has gone to Placo
tas, province of Santa Clara, to confer
with Cnptnln General Weyler regarding
a iardon for political offenders which
Is momentarily expected to be an
nounced from Madrid on tho occasion
of tho eleventh anniversary of tho
birth of King Alfonzo XIII., which oc
curs today
KILLED TEN WHITE MEN.
A ltcvcnucful Pinto Runs Amuck and
Is rnmtly Killed.
Kingman, Ariz , 'May 17 Ahvote, a
Piute Indian, who in the last three
das has murdered ten inlneis and
teamsters along the Colorado liver, has
been shot dead by members of his own
tribe. Tho Indians were warned by
the miners that If they did not hunt
down and kill Ahvote the wholo tribe
would be annihilated.
Dlght years ago a brother of Ahvoto
killed a mall ildor. The whites de
manded that the murderer be killed,
and Ahvote was ordered by the tribe
to kill him and bring convincing proof
that ho had executed tho older. Ho
brought in one too and part of nn ear,
but tho whites said he must bring
better proof. Two dajs nfterwatd he
brought tho head of his bi other.
Since then Ahvote has lived npait
from tho tribe a hermit, sullen and re
vengeful. He swore when drunk that
he would jet have a white man's blood
for his brother's life.
Three dnj's ago he sot out on a.
wholesale murdering tilp. Ho ranged
up and down the river, picking off tvvo
teamsters first, and then, one after
another, the prospectois who lived
alone in remote camps. He gave nono
a chance for his life, but shot all down
fiom ambush and some while asleep.
The Indians of his tribe followed his
trail and killed him as ho was escap
ing up a canon fifty miles north of
here. Trouble is feared, as fifteen
Pluto havo been trying to run the
town. A posse hasj gone nfter them,
and If they aro caught theie Is sure
to bo bloodshed.
TURNED THE NEGROES RED.
A Lotion That Wns to Makn Thorn
Vthitc-.Onu Woman III.
Norcross, Oa , May 17. Somo time
ago there was advertised hero by a
corporation doing business In a north
ern city, a lotion that was guaranteed
to make colored people turn white. The
first one to invest was a very black
young woman, who is the wife of Al
fred Dolton, who operates a creamery
near Norcross. She secured a quantity
of the stuff, and, following tho direc
tions on tho bottle, rubbed It vigorously
Into her skin.
Tho operation caused lntenso suffer
ing, because tho lotion was as hot as
cayenne pepper, hut the woman per
severed, and In time her skin changed
color, as tho advertisement said It
would, but it turned red Instead of
white. Ugly scarlet spots appeared on
1 her face and body und her hair came
TUESDAY MORNING,
out She appealed at last to Dr. lllch
nrdson, a physician, who found unmis
takable evidences of poisoning. The
woman Is now critically ill, and if she
gets well will be dlsllgured for life.
Her case sounded an alarm among
tho negroes, and nearly a score of oth
ers suffering from tho same troublo
have gone to plivslclans for treatment.
LOOKS LIKE MURDER,
Aged iUnrv Gnlfruy round Dead with
a Wound on Her Head.
Itoxbury, Conn., May 17. In the wild
district known as Judds Bridge, three
miles to the north of this place, yes
terday, Mrs. Mary Gaffeny, aged 70,
was found dead in the wretched Gaff
eny home.
Tho womnn In company with her
husband, John Gaffeny, a farm hand
about G3 years of age, her tvvo sons,
Pete" nnd James Gaffeny nnd Thomns
Dooley, a blncksmlth', had spent Satur
day night carousing. Yesterday after
noon the woman was found dend in a
filthy pnntiy nnd on her head wns nn
ugly wound which had been inflicted
with a chair leg, found nrarby covered
with blood. The woman's dress, the
kitchen and a living room was be
smeared vvitli gore. Tho Itoxbury au
thorities Investigated and caused the
arrest of the four men named above.
FIRE AT NASHVILLE.
Conflagration Raging in a Paint Shop,
The Business Portion of the
City in Danger.
Nashville, Tenn., Maj 17. At a late
hour tonight a dangerout fire Is raging
in Wan en Brothers' large paint and oil
warehouse In the centre of the cltj',
threatening the Western Union offices,
Dickies' laige whiskey warehouse and
other large buildings In the business
portion of the citj It seems almost
certain the Noel block will burn. The
Western Union Telegraph companj oc
cupied tho corner olllce, directly across
College street from the flro and will
be the first to burn. The Postal Tele
graph is dlugonallj across the street
and It la probable the telegraph facil
ities will all boon be cut off.
Warren Brothers' paint and oil ware
house was destroj-ed, with an adjoining
building. The Western Union olllces
were saved, the Hie having spread In
an opposite direction. The large ware
house of Dlckel & Co., whiskey dealers,
and buildings ndjaccnt to this also
caught.
STEEL WORKERS MEET.
Ono Hundred and Fifty Delegates
Assemble for Deliberation.
Detroit, Mich , May 17. Sonre 150 del
cjatep. icpresenting upwards of 50,000
iron and steel workers, will assemble
here tomorrow In the annual conven
tion of the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers. The conven
tion will be at work several dajs ar
ranging the wage schedule, tho basis
being tho report completed bj- the vva.ro
committee in Plttsbuig last week. It
seems certain that a material advance
over present rates v 111 be adopted and
submitted to the mill owners.
Th tin plate w others' schedule, will
prolKiblj' bo fixed at the same rates In
force under the McKlnley law, an ad
vance ot about l"i per cent, from pres
ent rates. The uncertainty of the tar
iff situation It is believed maj" compli
cate tho consideration of wage sche
dules somewhat.
IRRIGATION IN KANSAS.
Anothor Attempt to Solve the Drought
Problem iu tho Thirsty Stato.
Topekn, Kan., Maj- 17. Tomorrow
Messrs. Safford and Albright, repre
henting English nnd New England cap
italists who own thousands of acres
in the Hint hills region, will put a
large force of men and teams at work
damming the draws and small btreams.
rifty thousand dollars will be expended
In thus solving the Irrigation problnn.
Experts say this will store and retain
ull storm waters, Increase the humid
ity and also, the rain fall, pievent hot
winds and thus make drought and crop
failure Impossible.
Tho state owns $15,000 worth of Irri
gation machinery in western Kansas
which It would sell for a song. Two
jeais ago $20,000 was appropriated to
solve the drought problem, and all that
remains to show for It is a lot of rot
ting pumps and windmills scattered
ov er the prairies of w estem Kansas,
COLORED GIRL'S AWFUL CRIME.
Wholcsnlo Attempt to Kill n rnuiily
Mith Poison.
Norfolk, Va May 17 A colored girl
Jiving near Union, Herford ootintj',
with the family of William Horton, at
tempted to murder the family with
poison j-esterday by putting It In the
food. Three o the family were af
fected, and came near dying. Mis.
Horton Is still In a critical condition,
but tho rest are recovering.
Tho girl has been arrested. She gave
her reason that she was "tiled of liv
ing with the familj." She was bound
over to court.
MR. BAYARD RETURNS.
The I'ormcr Ambassador nnd tho Log
of tho .Mnvllower Arrive.
Wilmington, Del,, May 17. Hon.
Thomas F. Baj-nrd, former ambassador
to England, arrived in this city from
New York this afternoon, with tho log
ot the Mayflower in his possession. He
went to the olllce of the Security Trust
and Safe Deposit company nnd there
deposited the log in the vaults, for safo
keeping until he conveys It to tho cus.
tody of tho governor of Massachusetts.
Having thus disposed of his charge,
Mr. Bayard went to his old homo at
Delamore Place,
(Jw inner Sues a Ituilrond.
East Liverpool, O., May 17. Fredrick
Gwlnnor, a contractor, entered suit In tho
county court against tho Pittsburg. Lis
bon and Western railroad for JI.IjJ foi
construction work. Ho asks an order to
sell tho company's right of way through
ten miles of this country, on which the
work was dono
' ,
Mrs. Kulli liaises 9 1,000.
Now York, May 17. Mrs. Thcodoro Italll,
prosldent of tho Oreek Ladles' committee,
which Is raising funds for Greece, today
cabled another $1,0U0 to tho headquarters
of the fund in Athons. This makes $1,000
In all that Mrs, Italll has seut In this way.
MAT 18. 1897.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT
OF ODD FELLOWS
Two Hundred Delegates Assemble at
Wlllinrusport.
THE BUSINESS BLOCKS DECORATED
Tho Visitors Aro Welcomed by J. It.
Dublc, President of tho Hoard ot
Trnde--Col. lid. C. Deans of
Scrnnton Hcsponds--Llst ol'Grnud
Officers Klcctcd nnd Iustnllcd.
Willlamsport, Pa., May 17. Tho sixty-seventh
annual meeting ot the
Grand Encampment o Pennsylvania,
Independent Older of Odd Fellows,
was held In this city today, and about
2,000 delegates aro hero for the grand
lodge assembly of the Order of He
bcknh tomoirow. Many business blocks
and residences aro decorated In honor
of the occasion,
Tho grand officers of the encamp
ment weie escorted from their head
quarters at the Park hotel to the Odd
Fellows' temple by tho local cantons
and tho risk band. J. B. Duble, presi
dent of the boaid of trade, welcomed
the lodge men nnd General Ed C.
Deans, of Scranton, made an address
In response.
Tho several reports were received
nnd adopted. Grand Patriarch Jef
fries' toport showed the institution of
seven encampments during tho year.
and a disbursement for relief of $72,
3J5 29.
Most of the time of the three sessions
was devoted to the consideration and
adoption of amendments to the consti
tution of the grand encampment nnd a
constitution and by-laws for suboidl
nate encampments.
The grand lodge ofllcers for the ensu
ing j ears are: Grand Patriarch, War
len H. Cogswell, of Phllodelphla: grand
high pi lest, Joseph H Mackey, of Wll
Hamspoit; grand senior warden, M
JL Hughes, of Philadelphia; grand
Junior warden, John A. Fleming, of
Chambersbuig. They were installed
tonight.
TRIBUTE TO DUC D'AUMALE.
Trench Olliclnls-ond Queen Victoria
Honor His Memory.
Tarls, May 17. A memorial service
for tho repose of the soul of the lato
Due d'Autnnle was held this afternoon
lni tho Chuich of the Madeline. The
ceremonies vvero attended by all the
French ministers, the members of the
Trench. Institute ard a great many
public omdal, all In unltorm.
Queen Victoria was represented bj
Colonel Wllllim II. P. Carlngton, ono
ot Her Majesty's equerries in ordlnarj-,
and the Prince of Wales bj- Major
Geneial Arthur Edward A. Ellis, one of
the prince's equerries. Queen Victoria
sent a vvroath of laurels and llllles, tied
with a satin ribbon, upon which was
inscribed: "A mark of respect, affec
tion aiA sincere friendship from his
faithful friend tnd cousin, Victoria, It.
I." The Prince of Wales sent a similar
w reath.
WEALTH FOR BEACH COMBERS, rj
Tides at Asbnry Pnrk Uncover Mon
ey and Jewelry.
Asbury Park, N. J., Maj- 17. The
high tides of tho past two days have
cut avvaj' neailj- the whole of tho
beach at the foot ot Second avenue. At
present theto Is only a clay foundation
at this point, the sand filling having all
been wnshed away. Beach "combers"
took advantage of the wash-out and
did a thriving business yesterdaj-. One
man found $G,E0 silver. Another for
tunate Individual figured his profits at
$3 from the same source. Watches,
rings, charms and other jewelry were
picked out by the combers in the after
noon. Last night the tldo was unusually
high, and the waves dashed above the
bioken planks ot the boardwalk.
FATHER KNEIPP'S FOLLOWERS.
Arose Early nnd Walked in the
Dewy Grass to Curo Their Ills.
New York, May 17. Twenty-five
members. Including five women of the
Kncipp soclet1, met at the north
meadow of Central park at C o'clock
this morning for the first walk of the
season on tho dewj' grass. When a
policeman saw them removing their
shoes and stockings he thought that
there had been nn escape from a luna
tic asylum, but retired when the Kneip
plsts showed a permit to walk with
their bare feet on the grass.
One of tho most enthusiastic was a
woman 78 years of age. Another wo
man wns theie with two daughteis
Tho men as a rulo were well along in
years.
FOULED A GAS PIPE.
A Steam Hnrgo's Peculiar Accident
in tho Niagara Hirer.
Buffalo, Maj 17. The steam barge C.
r. Curtis, Captain CunnlngbJam, ran
aground at tho head ot Squaw Island,
near the Intel national bildge, as sho
was heading down tho Niagara river
j esterday afternoon, for a lumber j'ard.
As her keel rubbed tho bottom there
wa.s n nolso like tho lush of steam
thiough a safety valve and Instantly a
column of water shot up from under
the essel's bows.
The smell of gas disclosed that tho
vessel had run upon ono of the sub
merged pipes of tho Provincial Natural
Gas companj, which supplies the gas
from the Canadian field to tho Buffalo
Natural Gas Fuel companj'.
SAVOY LEAVES HOME.
The Prince Sets Out for His Climb,
lug Expedition.
Home, May 17. Prince Lttlgl Amereo,
Duke of Abbruzzl, and nephew of King
Humbert, started for Liverpool todaj-,
vvitli his suite, on his way to New
York, San Francisco and Alaska, vvheio
tho prlnco will make an attempt to
ascend Mount St. Ellas,
HEIR TO $75,000.
A Poor Miner Prodis nt Last by tho
Thrift of Ills.
Los Angeles, Cal , Maj' 17. Through
tho death of a brother in England a
few weeks ago, James Bagsley, who
for several years lived the life of a re
cluse on Bee Itnneh, near Monte Vista,
has fallen Jielr to nn estate of $75,000.
Bagsley Is a typical pioneer miner,
who han mado and lost several for-
'tuncs. He says that tho last tlmo ho
saw his brother was In 1852, when he
left San Francisco for England with
$12,000 in gold dust, James had tho
same st'm In u San Francisco bank,
but he put It Into a schooner, traded in
the South Seas, and in three j-ears was
dead broke.
When tho Comstock lode was dis
covered he was among the first to Join
In tho rush, and located the Best and
Bolcher mine. This claim, which paid
the bonanza kings several millions,
Bagsley sold for $30. Bagsley was a
prospector In nl tho Nevada camps
and flnall cleaned up $20,000 In Idaho.
He then went to New York and sunk
most ot his coin in a livery stable Re
turning to this coast ho sought the
southern California mountains to get
lid of rheumatism, and haw managed
to make a poor living. His 'brother In
vested his California gold in Man
chester and Liverpool real estate.
SUICIDE'S DEATH MACHINE.
Ifniqno Contrivance by Which nn III
snno 31 u n Killed Himself.
Chicago, Maj 17. Insane from in
somnia, Ttollo A. Ullman ended his life
last night by means of an original
death machine.
Ho suspended a revolver on a piece
of wood nailed across a door. He then
attached a string to tho trigger of the
levolver and stretched himself out on
the floor in such a position as to bring
the muzzle of the weapon In range of
his head. Pulling tho trigger, tho bul
le; crashed through his left temple.
BUSKIRK DYING.
The Man Who Was Shot by One of a
Gang of Stroudghurg Ruffians Is
in a Critical Condition.
Stroudsbttrg, Pa, Maj 17 Harry
Hufford, who in company with Clinton
Houch and Newton Fritz, visited tho
home of Henry Bu&klrk on Saturday
night, and created a row, was arrested
today. Busklrk, the wounded man. Is
still In a critical condition and Is likely
to die at anj' moment.
Houch, who was shot bj' Busklrk
when ho refused to leave the house,
will probably rccov-er.although the doc
tors lrave failed to locate the bullet.
At a hearing this afternoon Itoucli was
present, with a bullet In his nbdomen.
The testimony of the wife was taken.
Both j-oung men, who aro from good
funllles, were held to await the result
of Busklik's injuries.
INSPECTION OF WESTERN LINES,
President Thomson, of the Pcnnsyt
vnuin Hnilioud, on a Junket.
Philadelphia, May IT. President
Frank Thomson, of the Pennsylvania
railroad, left this city this morning
on his annual Inspection tour over the
western lines. Mr. Thomson is accom
panied by First Vice President John
P. Green, and Chief Engineer Brown.
At Pittsburg1 he will bo Joined by Vice
President McCrea and several ot the
executive officers ot the companj'.
The partj' will proceed Blowly over
the line from Pittsburg, reaching Chi
cago on Thursday. Stops will be mido
at Denlson, Ohio, Columbus, Cincinn
ati, Louisv llle, Indianapolis, Richmond
and Logansport. A full day will be
spent In and around Chicago und the
stnrt for homo will be made on Trldaj;.
Stops will be mado en route at Bedford,
Cleveland and Astnbulo, Mr. Thomsun.
expecta to bo bapk In Philadelphia on
Saturday night .
1) nnmitors Attempt Destruction.
Huntington, W. Va , May 17. Tho ex
plosion of a dyr.amlto bomb, which was
hurled Into tho second tloor of tho thrce
storj brick business block owned by Col
D. B. Abbott, last midnight, badly
wrecked the eait sldo of tho building, but
no person was Injured. Tno Tountaln
drug store, located In tTio block, suffered
the heaviest damage. On tho third floor
was located tho large "copjlng rooms of
Col. Abbott.
DnrthqunUi) Shock ill Sicily.
Rome, May 17. Advices are received
from Trapanl, a seaport town of Blelly,
that an earthquake shook occurred thorn
nt 3 o'clock yesterday nfternoon Reports
from Messina, Sicily, indicate that a s.e
vero hailstorm took placo there, greut
darmge rcsultlnc. the nut trees suffering
especially.
.Mice Stnrt a Small Tire.
Philadelphia, May 17. Tho dwelling of
Owen Morris, on Kalo, above Illghter
street, WIssahlckon, wbb damiged to tho
extent of $300 Inst evening by a blazo
caused bj' mlco nibbling a box of matches
in the third storj.
Stcnmship Arrivnls.
Cherbourg, May 1G--May 15. Sailed
Spree, New York. Southampton, May 17,
Sailed Frledrlch der Grosse, New York.
New York Cleared: Saale, Bromen, via
PIj mouth; Taurle, Liverpool.
Ico and Storage Plant Burned.
Huntington. AV. Vn , May 17 The plant
of tho Huntington Ico and Storage com
pany was consumpsd by Urn nt 8 o'clock
this evening. Tho loss Is IKfyoo, w!V in
surance of $6,000.
a he m;ws this mormnu.
Weather Indications Today:
Pair, Variable Winds
(General) Prosldent McKlnley Asks
Relief for Americans In Cuba,
Ooneral Leo. Annojed by Misrepresen
tations. Tho Powers Object to the Sultan's De
mands. 2 (Sport) Scranton Defeats Springfield,
Eastern, National and Atlantic League
Ball Games.
3 (State) Senntor Andrews' Presents
His Investigation Committee's Bill
of Costs,
Amateur Baso Ball.
4 Kdltorlal.
Washington Gossip,
C (Storj) "The Conversion of Major
Harrington."
C (Local) Joint Conforenca Committee,
Agrees to tho Appropriation Ordi
nance. Board of Revision Wilt Report to
Councils on Assessment Decision.
7 (Local) Board of Trade Rovlews tho
Work of tho Hoard of Control.
lecullar Charge Against Mrs. Reed.
8 (Local)-West Sldo and City Suburban,
9 Lackawanna County Happenings.
10 Neighboring County News,
Financial and Commercial,
TWO CENTS
THE POWERS
WILL OBJECT
Declare That riiey Will
Not Allow Greece to
Be Crushed.
TERMS MUST BE MODIFIED
Are Emphatically Against the
Abandonment of Thessaly,
The Conditions of Pence Proposed by
tho Suhlimo Porto Aro Considered
I:ccsmo by tho Powers nnd Wilt
Not Ho Accepted Without Protest.
A Suspicion Abroad That the Sultan
Has Placed a I'nncy Price Upon Hid
.Mercy in Order to Allow Reduc
tions for Cash.
Constantinople, May 1C (Delaj'ed In
Transmission). The representatives of
the powers here held a long meeting
je'sterday and drew up a note vvhlcl
will bo presented to the Turkish gov
ernment as soon as one of tho am
bassadors receives tho necossaty in
structions from his government. This
note does not deal with the peace con
ditions, but merely repeats tho request!
for an armistice and declares the pow
ers will not permit Greece to bo
crushed.
Although It Is nssumed In some quar
ters that the Porte, In accordance with
Eastern usuage, has demanded mora
In order to obtain less, It Is polntedl
out that if 'the Turkish government:
desired to bargain It would not have
formulated its conditions officially.
The tone of tho military officials hero
and elsewhere ls most emphatically!
against abandoning Thessaly. They
point out that If Buropu has been un
able to make Greece evacuate tho Is
land of Crete, how will Europe ba
ablo to force Turkey out of Thessaly7,
Tho sultan yesterday reviewed a di
vision of the Imperial guard. During1
the proceeding, sixty Turkish soldiers?
who havo recovered from wounds re
ceived whllo lighting against tha
Greeks, woro drawn up In front of tho
palace.
London, May 17. Tho terms proposed
by the porte must be regarded as tho
natural and usual method of oriental
bargaining. Thej' would not bo se
rious did they not forco a continuance
of the fighting. With the failure of tho
Greek dash In Dplrus there Is no chanco
to make further stnnd unless It be at
Thermopylae, which, bj- virtue of' its
natural conditions, is a strong position,
from which the Turks would havo tho
greatest dlfllcultj' In dislodging tho
Greeks.
As to tho terms on which peaco will
flnnllj- be declared the general belief
In oftlclal circles hero Is that they will!
bo settled at a Duropean conference.
St. Peters-burg, May 17. The news
papers of this city protest vigorously
against the "excessive and unaccept
able" conditions which Turkey demands
as the price of peace with Greece. They
declare that if Tuikej' insists, upon
thorn, Europe will be obliged to aban
don mediation. The Novoe Vrema sayg
that in tho event of Turkej-'s Insistence
upon the terms she has presented, tho
powers will have to take practical
measures to "preserve Greece from tha
pretensions threatening- hor natlonar
existence."
London, May 17. The conditions pro
posed bj' the Porto as the terms of
peace with Greece havo been freely)
discussed la the lobbies of parliament;
todaj-, and the idea of the retroces
sion of Thessalj', and of such an In
demnity as is already suggested is rid
iculed as impracticable and absurd.
At the outside an Indemnity of 5,000,
000 pounds or 0,000,000 pounds and a
slight strategic rectification of front
ier aro considered n likely to bo tho
terms finally settled upon.
EXCITEMENT AT ATHENS.
Aithens, May 17. The most Intense!
excitement prevails here. All the cab
inet ministers have been assembled
since noon at the mlnlstrj' of marine,
where tho dispatches from tho front
aro being received. The gravitj' o
tho situation cannot be overestimated.
Despatches sent from Domokos at 7
p m., say that Greek's left wlnfc has
fallen back toward the center beforo
thrice, tho number of Turks. The battle
contlnuo after sunwt, but, despite tho
yielding ot the left wing, the Turks
vvero finally repulsed. General Mavo
mlchaell was wounded.
A despatch sent from Domokos at)
noon by way of Lamia says:
"Thlrty-llvo thousand Turks, infan
trj', cavalry and artillery have at
tacked tho Greek lino nt several points
of tho left wing, and tho center with
a view of penetiatlng southwnid an
surrounding Domokos, Largo forces!
aro also attacking General Smolensk!."
Work on the Albany Capitol.
Albany, May 17 Superintendent of Pub.
lie Works Aldrk'Vo will, on Mondaj', opoa
bids for tho completion of tho work on tha
eastern approach, western staircase and
tho terrains ot tho cjpltol. It Is estimated
that tho cost of this work will bo 10,000.
The Prince of Males' Levee.
London, May 17 The Prlnoo of Walo
hold a loveo at St Jamea' Palaco today
In behalf of the queen. The weather was
brilliant and thcr was an unusually larga
attondanco of ministers und members ot
tho dlplomatlo corps.
Tho Herald's Mcnther I'orernst.
New York. May lS.-In tho Mlddlo States
and New England today, clear, warmer
weather and light to fresh southwesterly
and southerly winds will prevail, folloncd
by cloudiness In the lake region. On Wed
nesdaj, In both ot these sfotlons, fair to
partly cloudy weather will provall with
fresh southerly winds, followed by local
rain and thunder storms In tho lake and
western districts and slightly higher temperature