1 '"10 IS PAGES fivBHHMHHlKffia tt;nmrm O; siy1-5! v PAGES TWO CENTS. SOBANTON, PA., MONDAY HORNING, MAT 81. 1897. TWO -CENTS 1 i i SULTAN IS . VERY CRAFTY Arouses Feeling Against the Abandonmbnt of Thessaly. PLAYING A DOUBLE GAME Affects to Be Alarmed at the Attitude of Islamic Party. flormnny's Course Arouses Glod-stono-Order Is Maintained nt Athcns--Story of iho Attempt of the Crown Prince nt Sulcldc--Constnn-tino Kocolvcs nn Invitntion to the Jubilcc--Thc Towers Are Anxious That the Pence Conditions Should Ilcgin Without Delny. London, May 30. The negotiations nt Constantinople have entered upon the anxious stage, owing1 to the doubt ns to the real intentions of the sultan, whether he means to resume war or not. A spirit of conciliation Is shown, nt the Ylldlz Kiosk to the ambassadors, but the Tliklsh government is play ing a double came, and Is Inciting public opinion secretly to oppose the abandonment of Thessaly. The sul tan affects to be greatly afraid at the Islamic party, and the attitude of the Grand Vizier, as shown by the report which he presented to the sultan on Saturday last, urging that the whole of Islam was fully determined to retain Thessaly and tendering his resignation in case Abdul Hamld differed with these views, has created a greater im pression, If tro suspicion had not al leady prevailed, that the report was merely a got-up affair to enable the sultan to refer to Islamic pressure as the reason for not yielding to the pow ers. Besides, the Turkish government is trying to Induce the population of Thessaly to appeal to the sultan for annexation. Advices from Thessaly show that agents of the Turkish gov ernment have been calling upon the Thessallan Mussulmans and Spanish ."Hebrews to protest against the evacua tion of Thessaly and the few Greeks who have not lied dare not refuse to Join In the movement. The Turkish newspaper Sabah, which only publishes what Is Indorsed by the Turkish gov ernment, congratulates the Inhabit ants of Thesaly upon their alleged de cision in favor of Turkish rule and . points out the blessings of the Ottoman regime ,to the Christians, who it Is as serted., will benefit by low taxe3 and exemption from military service. The sultan's show of resistance to the powers Is generally attributed to Ger man .'backing, but It is also rumored that negotiations between Turkey and Russia have been proceeding this month relative to the eventual admin istration by Russia of a portion of Asia Minor, Including Rlzeh, In the southeast corner of the Black Sea, and the territory up the Joruk river. Germany's attitude throughout the crisis has brought forth another de nunciation from Mr. Gladstone, who, writing to Poultney Blgelow with ref erence to the letter's "History of the German Struggle for Liberty," says: "The union and consolidation of Germany was a great work, favorable, we all expect and hope, to the peace of Europe. There remains, however, comethlng more to be desired, namely, that its government may cease to mis represent the nation by basing Its for eign policy in support of tyranny and In contempt of humanity and Justice." ORDER MAINTAINED IN ATHENS. Athens, May 30. There appears to be Porte's' no'te of May 28 (saying the accusations against the royal family made In certain 'of the newspapers, and the maintenance of order is fully as m eured. Crown Prince Constantln has received an Invitation to attend Queen Vic toria's diamond Jubilee next month. The opportunity for such a visit on the part of $he Crown Prince has given rise to much discussion. Constantinople, May 29. The am bassadars of the powers, in reply to the Porte's note of May 28 (saying the Turkish government consents to ne gotiate for peace provided the Greek commanders first sign an armistice, and that -so soon as this Is done the Turkish government will negotiate the peaco conditions with the ambassadors, the treaty to be signed by the Turkish and Greek. Plenipotentiaries in Thes saly) announced today that they do not object to the conclusion of n 'mili tary armistice and will take steps at Athens with the object of securing It. Hut, in he meanwhile, they are of the opinion that the discussion of the peaco conditions should begin without delay. The Turks have occupied a position at Tsopanates, in the neutral zone. The Greek government has protested against this movement to the represen tatives of the powers. Paris, May 30. The Athens corres pondent of the Journal asserts that Crown Prince Constantln, after the re treat from Domoko, attempted to com mit suicide with a revolver on learn ing of the Intenso'feellng against him. The correspondent adds that the Prince was prevented by his officers from taking his life. GENERAL MILES ARRIVES. Athens, May 30. Dispatches from Lamia report forward movements of a suspicious character by the Turks. Major General Nelson A. Miles ar rived yesterday at Lamia,' visited the Greek lines and subsequently lunched w(th Crown Prince Constantino. CUT A VESSEL IN TWO. i. rig Ituu Down bv a Ship on the' ('rand llnnks. t. John. N. P., May 30.-The new hospital ship, St. Pierre, arrived today from Franco in a sinking condition, bringing besides, her own crew of twenty-five men, thirty others composing the crew of the brig Anatole, which she collided with and sank on the Grand Banks last Monday The Anatole was fishing on the southern edge of the banks when the floating hospital loomed up through the fog. Before her helm could bo altered she crashed Into the fishing vessel striking her amidships and almost cut ting her In twain. The St. Pierre is a 1200-ton vessel, while the Anatole was only 350, and the impact was terrible. The Anatole was' cleft. almost to her keel and her crew hurled from their feet like ninepins. Through the yawn ing chasm in her side the water poured in torrents and the panic-stricken men had barely time to cut loose and launch their boats, whn she settled down and within twenty minutes had sunk be neath the waves. The St. Pierre was a new ship, with watertight compartments, and her bulkheads were not seriously injured. After the crew had been in the boats several hours without her showing any signs of disappearing they returned, accompanied by .the Anatole's men. By continuous pumping the leaks were kept under control. JEALOUS WOMAN'S CRIME Mildred Brewster Shoots Her Rival and Then Attempts SuicldcDoth Were In Love with John Wheeler. Montpeller, Vt., May 30. Miss Mild red Brewster, the daughter of a wealthy farmer of Huntington, yesterday shot Miss Annie Wheeler, of whom she Is alleged to have been Jealous. The deed was committed In a lonely spot on the outskirts of this city. After shooting Miss Wheeler, Miss Brewster turned the revolver on her self and fired a bullet Into her right ear. Inflicting a serious and possibly fatal wound. Both young women, who are well known and popular, were In love with John Wheeler, of this place. Although this young man bears the same name as the victim of Miss Brewster's Jeal ousy, there Is no blood relationship be tween them. A short time ago, Miss Brewster In spite of her social position, prompted by ambition, left her father's home and came to this city to earn a living She obtained employment in a tailoring es tablishment and engaged board at the home of John Wheeler. After a while, It is claimed, signs of affection on her part toward Wheeler were noticed, but there was nothing on his part which could be construed as a response to Miss Brewster's sentiments. Miss Wheeler, who is also the daugh ter of a well-known farmer, living at. law iuonipener, learned of the infat uation of Miss Brewster, but paid no particular attention to it. Matters came to a climax yesterday, when Miss Brewster learned that Wheeler was to take Miss Wheeler to Bafre to attend the Decoration day exeiciscs today. Early this morning Miss Brewster went to. Miss Wheeler's bearding place and on going to the tatter's room stated emphatically that MUs Wheeler must give up her Uner. She said she had. a pi lor claim to his affections, and warned Miss Wheeler that If she did not give him up she would kill her. Miss Wheelor paid no attention to the threat and completed her prepara tion for meeting her bcthrothed at his house according to a previous agree ment. Miss Brewster waited unrtl Miss Wheeler started and they were seen walking together afterward. As they were passing along a by path, Miss Brewster uddenly drew a revolver and fired almost point blank into the side of Miss Wheeler's head. As her victim fell Miss Brewster fired the revolver at Ihe right side of her own head. It now seems possible that Mildred Brewster may recover, though she has" a 32-callbre bullet in her brain. Doc tors Chandler and Magulre last night tried to remove the bullet but failed to find it. Miss Brewster, however, dur ing the last 12 hours has grown stronger and regained consciousness this forenoon. Being usked by Dr. Chandler If she remembered what she did yesterday she replied, "Yes," and Inquired If Annie Wheeler was alive. When told she was not, she closed her eyes but said nothing. Tha doctor asked her If she still wanted to die and she fald she did. SISTERS PERISH TOGETHER. I'iiinnciiil Losses Followed by the Suicide of .Maria mid Trances Lowell, Mobs., May 30. The bodies of Maria and Prances Butler, two un married women about SO years old, who had lived in this city for sixteen years, were found on the kitchen door of their home this morning. Both appar ently had b'een dead for several. hours from suffocation of gas. It Is believed that they committed suicide owing to heavy financial losses due to the failure of several banks In Nashua. The wo men were sisters, and were nieces of the late ex-United States Senator Grimes, of Iowa, from whom they In herited the property believed to have been lost. It was the custom of the sisters" to go about the house every night with a kerosene lamp to see that each win dow was fastened. This they were seen doing last night. Later all "became dark in the house, but Instead of going to bed they took tho pillow from a sofa Which stood near the wall and lay down, face to face, to die. Their foro heads almost touched as they lay this morning, grasping the pillow. Decorated Lafayette's Tomb. Paris, May 30. Today Ambassador Por ter, former Vice-President Stevenson, Senator Wolcott, General Paine, retlrlng Consul General Morss, Henry Vlgnaud and Theodore Stanton, Honorary Secre tary of tha American University Dinner club, with a number of member ot the club and embassy and. consulate officials went to the tomb of Lafayette and placed thero a magnificent wreath and other floral decorations. Dlinster nt Pisn. PIwi, Italy, May 30. The otllclnl report fit the disaster at tho cathedral yester day upon the occasion of the unveiling or an Image of tho Virgin,' whon a candle fell, setting fire to Uhe building and caus. 4ng a panic, shows that nlno persons were killed and twenty-one others seriously In jured. MOBt of the victims aro women, and all of them residents of Pisa. FORECAST OF THE WEEK IN CONGRESS Probable Progress to Ds Made on the Tariff. SUQAR SCHEDULE WILL BE REACHED And Will Excite More Prolonged nnd Aninintod Dobnto Tlinu Any Oilier 1'cnturo oi tho Alcnsuro Tho Unwniinn;Trrnty--Tllmnn Resolu tion for Sugar Investigation Will Probably lie Reported on Tuosdny. Washington, May 30. The Impression was 'general about the senate at the close of the first week's discussion of the tariff bill yesterday that the sugar schedule would be reached towards the close of the present week. The prog ress so far made, while It was much less marked than on previous days Is generally legnrded as little less than phenomenal aa modern tariff debates go. Senator Vest declares that the present bill Is as far advanced now as was the Wilson bill after five weeks of discussion, while Senator Jones, of Ar kansas, asserts that as much of the present bill was passed over on the first day of consideration as was disposed of in the' Wilson bill In three weeks. The Republicans generally concede that good progress has been made, but they are not inclined to felicitate them selves too much until they see what policy is to be pursued when ques tions ojf mote (general interest are reached than have yet been broached. The sugar schedule, In all probabil ity will excite more prolonged and animated debate than any other In tho bill. The Democrats are making very extensive preparation for the discussion of this schedule, and several set speeches will be made upon It. The Indications are that various other ques tions of general Interest will be con sidered In connection with the sugar duty. Senator Pettlgrew is contem plating presenting his amendment against trusts In this connection, and It is certain that tho Hawaiian question will come to the front In an amendment providing for. the continuance of tho reclpioclty treaty with the Hawaiian islands. With reference to the. Hawaiian treaty, th'ere Is no longer room for doubt that provision will be made to continue the present treaty In effect. It Is probable that this will be con strued ns abrogating the treaty. Tho republican members of the committee ar contemplating this change. If Sen ator Pettlgrew insists upon offering the trubt amendment to this schedule he will precipitate one of the most In teresting debates of the session. The republicans are not yet decided whether they will caucus on tho s,ugar schedule but there is more or les talk to that ef fect. There are two schedules to be con sidered after the conclusion of that under present discussion before the sugar schedules can be reached. These are the metal and wood schedules. The metal schedule is not especially ob jectionable to the democrats, contain ing, as It does, many of the Wilson law rates, but It Is more or less compli cated and will necesarlly consume time. The wood schedule will develop no little antagonism on account of the duty on lumber. There will be a determined effort to restore white pine lumber to the free list. The Tlllmun resolution for a sugar Investigation probably will be reported to the senate Tuesday. It will bo passed without difficulty when taken up, according to the present outlook; but Senator Tillman will find oppor tunity to make another speech if there is any apparent effort Vit delay. The senate will not be in session to morrow, having adjourned over on ac count of Decoration day. WOMAN LEPER HELD. Johns Hopkins Hospltnl Ilccolvcs a Cnso of tho Drendcd Disease. Baltimore, May 30. There Is a fe male leper at the Johns Hopkins hos pital, this city. She was taken to tho Institution several weeks ago suffering from what was supposed to be a skin eruption, but after a careful diagnosis cf her caso by the" physicians at the hospital It was discovered that the wo n.an was a victim of the terrible dis ease of leprosy. When the truth of the case dawned on the physicians the unfortunate wo man was Isolated from the rest of the patients and In that condition she will be kept at the hospital until anange ments can be made with, the health authorities to remove her elsewhere. The woman Is a native of this city, and It is thought contracted the ter rible malady e. number of years ago while in the West Indies. After the return from the tropics she went to live in Allegheny City and recently re turned to this city. It was, about that, time she noticed a few small eruptions on various parts of her body. Grad ually they grew in size and the physi cians wnom she visited treated her for a number of ailments. She was given medicine Internally and applications ot various kinds were used on tho erup. lions, and they continued to increase. The woman is married. The leprosy is of a mild type. EL PASO FLOOD SUBSIDING Will Guard Against n Repetition of Iho Disaster. El Paso, Tex., May 30. Tho river fell seven Inches last night and tho water in tho flooded districts has gone down. The water entering the dis trict will be cut off today and turned back Into the river channel. If no further rise occurs In the inext few days the river front will bo strengthened so as to prevent a rep etition of Wednesday night's disaster. All the destituto and sick have been provided for and there lsf no suffering. A POST OFFICE PLOT. Alleged Conspiracy. Among Portland City Olllclnl's.' Portland, Ore,, May 30.-7A conspiracy, Involving a plot to rob tho registry de-i partment of the. postofljce i.n.thjs..cljy has been revealed. As .a. result Julian E. Epplng, superintendent of the regis-' try department of the Portland post office Is under arrest charged with con spiracy and George T. Watson, a dep uty sheriff attached to Justice McDev Itt's court; Charles A. Watson, city Jailer at tho police station; John Simp son, a blacksmith, nnd Charles W. Hol sapple, of the city detectlvo force, have also been arrested on similar charges. The arrests have caused a great stir. The conspiracy was revealed to the postal authorities by Eugene Gautller, who claims to be one of the conspira tors. The plan was that whenever a large sum of money was passing through the registry office Epplng was to Inform his associates, who were to hold Epplng up and rob his safe. The blowing of the safewas to be the part of Simpson. It this had been accomplished the city officials were to see that the guilty parties were not apprehended. It Is al leged that it was the intention of the conspirators to have put their plain Into operation some time ago, but that some of the men were distrustful of Simpson. Postal Inspector Thrall claims tovhave a large amount of In criminating evidence against Epplng. Gautller recently came here from San Francisco and brought himself Into notoriety by placing his young wife In the "Open Door," a refuge home for fallen women. He also figured con spicuously as an informer in the trial of George Powers and a. Chinese ac cused of forging Chinese certificates. THE BIG CHESS GAME. Western Union Telegraph Company Per fecting Arrangements for Trans mission of Messages. Washington, May 30. Some time was Rpent today by Manager Merean, of the Westerp. Union Telegraph company In perfecting arrangements for the trans mission and receipt of messages to nnd from the London otllce In connection with the International chess game be tween the picked teams of the house of representatives and the British house of commons, which will begin tomorrow nt 2 o'clock, Washington time. The telegraphic Instruments have been put Into the room occu pied by the house committee on com merce, 'which Is sufficiently commod ious to comfortably accommodate the players, the telegraph omclals and the few other persons who will be ad mitted. f The office was In direct communica tion with Heart's Content, Nova Scotia, the Ameilcan tirmlnus of the Atlantic cable, and the messages exchanges to day were handled with an expedition that gave assurance of being able to transmit the announcement of tho moves at both ends of tho line with sufllclent celerity to keep the game moving according to the schedule time. Tlie messages exchanged today le lated to securing a mutual understand ing of the form In Vhlch announce ments were to be made. It was agreed that five boards should -be designated by numbers No. 1, No. 2, ec, and that the names should be specified by the numeral adjectives as first, second, etc. Some of the members of the house, who will represent the American end of the contest were also at the capltol keeping an eye on the telegraphic pre parations and experimenting briefly on openings. While they are generally hopeful of the outcome they realize that their British antagonist enjoy some advantages over them from great er practice aB well as on other ac counts. PHOEBE COUSINS INDIGNANT. Protests Against the Use of Ilnr Name In tho Pair Will Case. St. Louis, May 30. Phoebe W. Coui Ins is indignant over the connection of herself with the Fair will case. As the result of a despatch from San Francisco stating that letters written by the late James G. Fair to Miss Cousins" were In existence she sent the following telegram to Judge Slack, be foie whose court the case Is being tried: St. Louis, Mo May 29. To Judge Charles Slack, San Francisco, Cal. No person 1n your city possesses any letters ot mine in the Filr will case. I repudiate the use of my .name In tho case and correspondence. (Signed) Phoebe W. Cousins. THIRD WEEK OF STRIKE. Over Twenty-two Thousand Tailors Still Remain Idle. New York, May 30. Tho big strike ot garment workers entered upon its third week today. About 2,f00 oper ators, whose employers have signed the new agreement, huvo returned to work, leaving about 22,400 still on strike In this city and vicinity. Leader Meyer Schoenfeld today said there were many omens of bucccss for the strike, and expressed himself as patlsfled that tho operators would not return to work undpr the old condi tions. TO THE OALLEYS FOR LIFE. King Humbert's Assailant Shouts "Long Live Anarchy." Rome, May 30, For his attempt to stab King Humbert, while tho latter was on his way to the races, on April 22,PIetro Aoclarlto, tho Anarchist, was sentenced today to the galleys for life. On hearing his sentence, Acplarlto, who had been cynical throughout the trial, shouted"! "Today it Is my turn; tomorrow it will be the turn of the Bourgeois gov ernment. Long live the resolution! Long live anarghy!" A Lodge Defaulter Caught. Bridgeport, O., May 30. Albert Boirgs, tha defaulting financial secretary of tho Knights of Pythlao lodge of this city, has ben cultured at Mansfield, O. He lied last September with about 1300 of tho lodgo's monej and Is also wanted for forgery. Killed by u Folding nod. Montpeller, Vt., May 30. A folding bed at tho Union Houso closed' automatically during last night, while Henry Kendull, -aged 63, was asleep In Jt. He was dead when taken out, having either beoi smothered or died of heart failure Irducxnl 'by fright, Steamship Arrivals. New York. May 30 Arrived: Obdam,, Rotterdam; riromerhaven; Antwerp. Ha vre Arrived ;,La, Champalgne, New York. Qudenstown Sailed) Etruria. vtlver pool), New York ANOTHER LARGE BREAK IN THE LEVEE Crevasse Appears In the Mississippi at Baton Rouge. A TORRENT IS RUSHING THROUGH Stream of Wntcr Forty Poet W ldo and Seven Feet Deep Pours Through tha Break nnd Spreads Ovor the Fertile Lands llolow Officials Hqpo to Control tho Ilrcnk. New Orleans, May GO. A crevasse, resulting from over confidence and re laxation of vigilance, occured at 6 o'clock this morning In the levee at Conrad's Point, four miles by rail be low Baton Rouge, on the cast side of the Mississippi river. At 2 o'clock this morning Information was received at Baton Rogue that the levee at Con rad's sugar house was leaking badly andt that a crevasse was likely to oc cur at any moment. There had been a feeling of almost perfect security throughoutthatsectlon and the thought of a crevasse had not entered Into the calculation of things likely to take place. There were no laborers within call as they had all been discharged and sent to their homes. The ) vee authorities at Baton Rogue hastily gathered together a force of men nnd placing them on barges of material hastened to tho scene of danger. Shortly before the barges arrived at tho plan tation, the levee burst with a loud re port and tho water In a stream forty feat wide nnd seven feet deep began pouring through the breaks and spreading rapidly over the fertile lands in the vicinity. The officials of the Pontchartraln levee district and of .the Illinois Central railroad are on hand with large forces of men and unlimited supplies of ma terial and wnj, no doubt succeed In closing the break before any very ss rlous damage Is done to tho adjacent plantations. RUIZ INQUIRY CLOSED. Documents Sent to Washington CofiferJ cace Between Mr. Calhoun and Chairman of a Cuban Party. Havana, May 30. The commission conducting the Inquiry Into the circum stances surrounding the death of Dr. Ruiz closed its labors at an early hour yesterday. A mysterious messenger from Washington came from Tampa on the steamer Mascotte this morning, but did not land. Mr. FIshback, secretary of tho commission, accompanied by Consul General Lee's son, went on board the steamer befoie she sailed and hold a brief consultation with ,the stranger, and it is supopsed that they delivered to him the report of the com mission and other highly Important dispatches from Consul General Lee and Mr. Calhoun, who was selected to Investigate Dr. Ruiz's death, to be con veyed to tho state department at "Wash ington. The messenger was registered upon the Mascotte's Inward passenger list as II. W. Kimball, and the same name ap peared on the steamer's outward list. Dr Jose Congosto, the Spanish con sul at Philadelphia, who represented the Spanish government In the Inquiry, Is also understood to have forwarded a long report .to Senor de Lome, the Spanish minister at Washington, by to day's mall. Messrs. Calhoun, FIshback and Con gos,to will leave here next Thursday for New York direct. It Is understood In political circles that a long conference was held yester day between Mr. Calhoun and the Mar quis de Montoro, the chairman of the Autonomist party, at which the Cu ban problem and the political reforms for the island offered by Spain were thoroughly discussed In the presence of Dr. Congosto, wh was also In attendance, which fact ch com mented upon. m REBELL0US CONVIwfS. Another Serious Outbreak nt'.Snu Qucnttti Prison, San Francisco, May 29. Another ser ious outbreak occurred among the re bellious convicts of San Quentin prison this evening. Sfcven hundred prisoners who refused to work in tho Jute mill on Thursday, complaining of the pris on diet, and who have been since con fined on a bread and water diet, made a combined attack on the handful of guards. Tho latter turned their rifles on the malcontents', seriously wound ing several. Tho outbreak was quelled after a hpt fight lasting only a few minutes. SEVERAL FIREMEN INJURED. Heading Is Visited by nil Cxpcuslro Conflagration. Reading, Pa May 30. Fire of origin unknown, which was discovered In a Penn street business block, at mid night lost night, did damage to tho extent of over 110,000. S. L. Goldren's hat store was completely burned out and II. R. 'Boyer's millinery stock, worth J20.000 was badly damaged, Tho stock of John McGowan, gentle men's furnishings, suffered from smoke. James Klelnschmld, Samuel Wentzel, William Goeltz and several other firemen were badly huft. RELIEVING FLOOD SUFFERERS. Property of Homeless Pcoplo nt E Paso Guarded by Regular Troops, El Paso, Tex., May 30. The river fell seven inches' last night and the water In tho flooded districts has gone down. If no further rise occurs in the next few davs tho river front will be strengthened so as to prevent a repe tition of Wednesday night's disaster. All tho destitute and sick have been provided for and there la no suffering, A trQop of the Fifth cavalry from (Fort Bliss, have reached the city and offered their services to guard the prop erty of homeless people, piled' "In the tstreets.t Colonel Van.Valzah, of Fort Bliss, loaned the city-flfty-threo tents, ,and. the citizens' committee was out with wagons gathering provisions for 'dlsjrlbufion among tho destitute. At least 400 out of tho 620 families whose homes are under water nre without tho necessaries of life. Yesterday the city council held a meeting and au thorized the mayor to telegraph the Texas senators and representatives In congress to secure an appropriation of $10,000 for relief of the flood vic tims. Tho war department has Also been appealed to for more tents. A rise ot one foot Is reported up tho river in New Mexico. The flood waters In El Pa nnd East El Pobo cover an nroa averaging four miles long and three-quarters of a mile wide. Sunta Fe. N. M., May 30. Dispatches this morning state that heavy rains have prevulled for 21 hours over tho Rio qrando watershed for a distance of 1C0 miles above Santa Fe, and the rjver at Embudo, 50 miles north of here has risen twelve inches In the last 24 hours. The swollen streams south of Eepanola will double this rise before it passes Sorocco, rendering the pros pect three days hence extremely gloomy at El Paso. All the lowlands In Rio Grande valley above Espanola are Inundated. STOLEN BONDS FOR SALE. Representatives of' Burglars Offer- for $50,000 to Return Securities Taken Nearly Twenty Years Ago. New York, May 20. Nineteen years ago the country was startled by the report of the biggest bank burglary known In the history of the world. It occuned Sunday, Oct. 2T, 1878. The Manhattan Savings Institution, of this city, was robbed of securities valued at $2,747,700 and $11,000 In cash. . With the exception of a few of the bonds offered for sale some time ago, none of th securities has been recov ered. It was believed. that they had been burled or destroyed. ' That the securities are still In ex istence la known here. A short time ago negotiations were opened between men said to represent the burglars, 'and President Bird, of the Manhattan Savings Institution, for their return. The burglars have made a demand for $50,000 and no questions to be asked, with the understanding that the securities are to be handed over In good shape, and that immediately upon their delivery the money shall be paid In cash. President Bird, who at the time of the robbery was paying teller) of the Manhattan Savings Institution, said to day that $50,000 had been asked for the return of the bonds and although the bank officials would like to get them back he declared they would not pay that amount. Continuing Mr. Bird said: "Many of the securities are worth less today, I should say, since the gov ernment came to our assistance some time aco by an act of congress au thorizing the secretary of the treas ury to re-Issue duplicates in place of the stolen United. States bonds. "There was a number of other bonds Issued by cities and corporations, how ever. Some of these are due soon and of course we would" like to have the originals as It would make It easier for us to collect the money Involved. "I refer .particularly to the Yonkers city 7 per cent, coupon bonds. There were $118,000 Yonkers bonds stolen and out of that amount we have received $93,000 which leaves $20,000 due." Mr. Bird stated that he believed the offer to be made In good faith, and the case has been placed In the hands ot the bank's counsel. Those who partici pated In or were concerned In the rob bery were Jimmy Hope, John Hope, Patrick Shevelln, the watchman of the banV; "Will Kelly, Peter Emerson, alias "Banjo Pete;" John Nugent, a police man; Eddie Gearing, alias "Eddie Goodie;" John Tracy and "Johnny" Dobbs. Of these, Jimmy and1. John Hope are living In this city. The others are all either dead or In prison. WILL CLIMB ST. ELIAS. Prince Luigl mid Followers Will Un dertake 11 Foolhardy Task. Now York, May 30. Prince Luigl Arnedeo of Savoy, Duke of Abruzzl, and nephew of the king of Italy, and who has come to America for the pur pose ascending Mount St. Ellas, Alaska, left this morning on a special train of the Pennsylvania railroad for Chicago. He was 'accompanied by hH aide de camp, Chevalier Umberto Cagnl, Chevaliers Vlttorlo Selta nnd Francis co Gonnella and Dr. FUllppl. He also takes with' him fivo experienced Al pine mountain guides.. m 1 Dedication nt West Point. West Point, -N. Y., May 30. Many dis tinguished officers of tho United States Army and other Invited guestH have ur rived to attend the dedication ceremonies of the battle monument tomorrow. Among the number are Becrctary of War Alger, Adjutant General Ruggles, Briga dier General John M. Wilson and Gen eral George S. "Greene, the oldest living graduate ot the military academy, Decorated Ellsworth's Grave. Saratoga, N. Y May SO. The Ellsworth Zouaves, of New York, this afternoon Joined with Post Ellsworth and other or ganizations at Mechanlcsvlllo, Saratoga county, In dreoratlng the grave of Colonel Flmer D, Ellsworth In Mechantcsvlllo cemetery. TIIE NEWS THIS MOKNINU. Weather Indications Today! Cloudy; Cooler, 1 (General) The Porte's Amiability Re garded with Suspicion. . Tho Spanish Cabinet Crisis. Progiesu of tho Tariff Debate, Serious Break In the Levee at Baton Rouge. 2 (Sport)-Base Ball. Intercollegiate Sports, 3 (Sta to) Forecast of Week In tho Leg- ialature. ' Bicycle races at Wllkes-Barre, Amateur B?e Ball. 4 Editorial. The Senate and tiho Sugar Trust. Tho New Gems Law, 5 Memorial Day. Story "At DeWl's Run." C Local) Marvelous Escap"e from Death. 7 (Local) Annual VSf It of His Elephant- ship, Policemen Are Kept Busy. 8 (Local)-Wcbt' Sldo and City (Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County News. 10 Neighboring f!ounty Happenings, Financial and Commercial. THE LIBERALS DESIRE CUBA Proposition of a Sale of Island Spurned by Fol lowers of Sagasta. WILL OPPOSE CANOVAS Arthur Houghton's Letter to ' the Press Publishing Co. Ho States That tho Liberals Will Take No Part in Cortes Sessions While Tottian Is in Olllco-.rnvor ."Wilder Courso Toward Cubn--Llb- ' crnls Deplore the Crisis. J Madrid, ifay 30. Statements havn been made fy several leading Liocrnla ' concerning the Intentions and opinions, of the Liberal "party and. Its chief in' regard to Cuba, tho United-States and Spain. ' ' In the first place, according to these leaders, Senor Sagasta never said tliat-j the Spanish armies In Cuba held only the-ground they stood on. His observa tion applied only to the provlnpes of Santiago and Puerto Principe, nnd was ' made on the authority of telegrams from Cpptaln General Weyler. Secondly, Senor Sagasta never ex pressed willingness to discuss the sale or Independence of Cuba, as neither he nor any Spanish government could ndmlt such a suggestion, which the whole nation would refuse to entertain. Thirdly, If called upon by Queen Re gent Christina to take ofllce, the Lib- M erals would unhesitatingly accept, be cause they are convinced that they could carry out the home rule policy In Cuba and Porto Rico In a spirit rnoro calcutated to win the supp6rt of tho majority of Cubans and sympathy In the United States and Europe than tho methods of Premier Canovas and Cap tain Generar Weyler and their Conser vative allies In Spain and Cuba have done. Fourthly, the Liberals have through out voted supplies for the war and for ' ' the reforms for the pacification of tho colonies, though they have always vdls approved of the delay In the execution of the reform policy and of Captain General Weyler's conduct of the war, and his recall would be a natural con sequence of their entering the coilncll of the regency. Fifthly, a question of dignity having forced the Liberals to leave Parlia ment, they Intend to persist In obstruc- ' tlon, leaving to the cabinet the" entire responsibility for the consequences ot Its dictatorial policy at home and In the colonies. They will not return to Parliament unless Canovas dispenses with the services of the Duke of Te tuan, and even then patriotic and dy nastic considerations alone, will Induce ' them to take part In a government whose policy they find fault with fpr many reasons. Lastly, Senor Sagasta and the Lib- erals deplore a crlsU which they deem serious, chlelly because the logic ot eventi and circumstances make peo ple In Spain end abroad naturally sup pose that the .Issue may have an In fluence on the relations of Spain with Cuba and the United States. Despite the. natural reserve shown,by the Liberal leaders, that most Liber als still hope that the Queen Regent will decide In their favor next week, when Premier Canovas raises tho ques tion of confidence after the vote of tha money bills and previous to the close of the session. JUBILEE HONORS SETTLED. Decorations for Kings and Knight hqod for Hundreds. London, MUy 29. The list of Jubilee honors Is closed, and notice has been given to other aspirants that their names cannot bo added to the list. It Is stated seml-offlclally that the Kings of Wurtemberg and Portugal, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Grand Duko Serglus of Russia, will be made Knights of the Garter, and that Prince Albert, of Prussia, and Prince Rupert, of Bavaria, will bo made Knights Grand Cross of the Bath. The Marquis of Salisbury, the Mar quis of Tweedalo and the Marquis of Londonderry will be made dukes, and Sir John Lubbock and Sir John Gorst will be elevated to the peerage. The honor of knighthood will be con ferred upon hundreds of persons. In cluding the premier of Canada, Wil fred Laurler, and Alfred Harmsworth, proprietor of the Dally Mall, and other Journals, CANADIAN CREW SAVED. Steamer Searches for Tlicm All Night After Collision. Port Colborne, Ont.-, May 30, The Oaradlan steamer Louis Shackluna was sunk on Lake Eilo last night by collision with the steamer Tecumseh. The crew had Just tlmo to get into 'the small boats. Although quite a sea wus runnllmg they managed to keep nlloat until daylight, when they wero picked up by the Tecumseh, which had been seal chin? for them all night. Tho Herald's Weather Forecast. New York. May 31. In the Middle, btatea today, cleurlng and coeslderably cooler weather and fresh westerly winds will prevail, preceded by rain and thunder cqualls on tho coast in tho morning fol lowed by clear weather in (he afternoon and by sero lo?al frosts In the Lake re gion and eouthward to the Delaware val ley tonight or tomorrow and New Eng land, rain falling tomorrow and thunder storms on tho coani with brisk southerly winds, followed this afternoon by clearing except possibly on the coasts. On Tuts day, In both of these sections, clear, cool er weather and fresh, westerly to north erly Wlnd3 will prevail with sevoro local frosts In tho northern and western districts. '
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