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VOL. 77—NO. 100.
ROUNDS UP
SENATORS
WITH CLUB
Sergeant - At-Arms,
First Time In Half
Century, Uses His
Silver-Tipped Mace
M'NICHOL LOSES
SPIRITED FIGHT
Republican Leader Outgeneraled for tie
First Time in Years When He Tries
to Force Adjournment in Clash With
Senator Thompson
For the first time in half a century
the sergeant-at-arms of the Pennsyl
vania Senate to-day took his mace in
hand and went out on a hunt for Sena
tors in orvier to get a quorum. More
over it was the tirst time in many
years that Senator McXichol, of Phila
delphia. the Republican leader of the
Senate, was defeated in an effort to
control that body.
It wss a period of excitement, just
as the Senate was ready to adjourn this
afternoon. Senator Cstlin asked leave
to introduce a bill, which was granted,
and he presented a measure relating to
the mining of anthracite coal which
made tiie owner or operator of the coal
mine the responsible person in case of
«Cci ients, and plated the mine foreman
tinder his direction, the bill being for
the purpose of fixing some nur.e official
to whom the workmen's compensation
law would apply.
A similar bill has beeu in the Com
mittee on Mines for souie time, aud
two hearings have been had on it. the
nine owners opposing it. This particu
lar bill was. at the request of Mr. Cat
l.n. referred to the Committee ou Elec
tions. and ten minutes after being so
referred was reported favorably from
c >mmittee.
Senator Thompson, of Beaver, who
nsd charge of the original bill in the
Mines Committee, got wind of the fact
that a similar bill had been reported
out of the Elections Committee and at
once began to uike steps to prevent its
lurther progress.
Clashes With McNichol
When a request w.n< ma ie that the
bill be read the first time Mr. Thomp
son objected, and then set about to
get eno.iah votes to refer the bill to the
'Mines Committee instead of baek to
the Committee on Ele.-tions, Senator
McXi'-iiol, of Philadelphia, who favored
the new bill, fearing that Thompson
wroulii succeed, made a quick motion
tba- the Senate adjourn over until next
Tuesday ni-;at.
t'n this motion Thompson demanded
a ••yea" and ••nay"' vote. The roil
eat disclosed that but twenty-four Sen
ators had vote s. Twenty-six Senators
constitute a quorum. Instead of an
nouncing the vote President Pro Tem.
K.me. who was in the chair, announced
that a quorum of Senators had not an
pwe red roll call, and he summoned the
-ergeant-at-arms to the bar of the
i?enate. banded him hi* ponderous sil
ver-tippe* !i a e :ind bade him go forth
t" pi.-k up a few more Senators to
make a quorum.
"l>o and aet them." said President
Ki.ne. "Search everywhere. Go over
to the II • -e. Search the committee
rooms. S ■ r t.. e whole city, but we
must have a quorum."
And the -ergeaat-at-arms. feeling the
dignity of us errand an i bowed down
by the weight of the silver-tipped
Continued on Math I'tcr
BODY OF BISHOP DUSS TO
LIE IN STATE ON SATURDAY
Death This Morning of Widely Known
Clergyman Leaves Vacancy Which
Cannot Be Filled Until 1918—Ca
reer Was a Varied One
Dr. Rudolph Dubs. Bishop of the
United Evangelical church for twen
ty-eight years, dies this morning at
2.25 o'clock at his home, 226 Harris
street, at the age of 78 years. He had
been confined to his bed for the past
three months with organic heart trouble
and other complications.
Dr. Dabs was one of three United
Evangelical bishops in the United
States. His successor cannot be se
lected until the next general conference
which will not be until 1918. The oth
er two biabops, the Rev. W. H. Fouke.
of Napervilie. 111., and the Rev. Dr.
W. F. Swengel. of this city, will assume
his duties.
Bishop Dubs was twice married,
first to Miss Elizabeth Wabnitz, of
FIR-sT PAGE WAR. .'mClupGP
Grand view, Jowa. who died in 18S4,
and then to Miss Amanda E. C'arothers.
of Miiton, Pa., who survives him. He
lad seven sons and three daughters, of
whom the following sons remain: The
Rev. Dr. C. Newton Dubs, superinten
dent of China missions of the United
Evangelical church; Edwin A., of
Cleveland: Jesse J- and Alfred W., of
I»* Angeles. California, and Martvn C.,
student at Albright College, Myers
town.
The body of Bishop Dubs will lie in
state at the Harris Street United Evan
gelical church from 10 to 1 o'clock
CMtliad « Sixth Face.
31) t Shx- Sttkpcnkni
NEW CENSORSHIP
BILL HDD
Breitinger Says His
Measure Is Endorsed
By Governor and At
torney General
IT CALLS FQR
BOARD OF THREE
Provides Salaries for Twenty Subordi
nate Employes and Gives Chairman
the Right to Name More, Subject
to the Governor's Approval
A bill providing for the repeal of
the present moving picture censorship
law and creating in its place an eu
tirely new act was introduced in the
Senate to-day by Senator I>aix, of
; Philadelphia. Mr. Pais said the bill
■ was handed to him for presentation
j by J. Louis Breitiuger, the present
censor, who informed the Senator that
the new bill ha* the endorsement of
; :he Governor and the Attorney Gen
i eral.
The bill creates a board of three to
be appointed by the Governor for
terms of three years. The first three
appointments are to be for three, tw.>
and one year. The chairman of the
commission is to be a mau at a salary
of 13,000 a year, the vice president,
a woman at $2300 and the third
member of the board must be secre
tary, n $2,400.
The bill provides that the board
shall approve all views or filnw which
are moral and proper and to disap
prove all as are sacreligious, obscene,
indecent or immoral or such as tend
in the judgment of the board of cen
sors to debase or corrupt the mora'.s,
incite to riot or prejudice the public
mind. The bill gives the board power
to regulate the display of potters,
banners or other advertising matter.
A fee of $2.50 is to be charged
for the examination of 1,200 feet or
Com tinned on Ninth Pace.
HOUSE FIXES APRIL 7 AS
LAST DAY FOR NEW BILLS
Revival of the talk that the leaders
of both branches of the General As
sembly have agreed on May 6 as the
date of final adjournment followed the
passage of a resolution in the House
this morning fixing next Wednesdav,
April T. as the last day on which bills
may be presented to the House for ac
tion in this session of the General As
seniblv.
The resolution went into the House
as a re. ort from the Rules Committee
and was made by William H. Wilson.
It was passed unanimously. T'ae bill
excepts measures for local purposes, ad
vertisement- for which have already
been started
Adjournment on May 6 would uot
eudanger any of the administration
bills, in the opinion of the leaders,
except possibly the road measures of
the Governor, his road policy not vet
having been announced. Child labor
and workmen \ compensation are both
on the calendar of the House and will
be passe i and sent to the Senate next
week.
Local option of the important admin
istration bills, yet remains to be report
ed from committee. An open hearing
n this bill will be aeld by the House
Committee on Law and Order on April
6 and it will be reported soon thereaft
er.
A resolution assing the House to fa
vor a continuance of the State road
p'.an, as started by the Sproul bill of
1911. has not yet been called up for
action.
CALLED TO PENBROOK FIRE
Friendship Auto Responds to an Alarm
for Blaze That Burns Roof at
Home of Miss Hoover
Tiie Friendship fire company's auto
chemical wagon again to day was called
into service to aid in a nearby town in
fighting dames, when the roof of the
house of Miss Catherine Hoover, Mam
and Curtin streets, Penbrook, caught
fire about 1.43 o'clock in the after
noon.
The fire started from sparks blown
from burning brush at the rear of the
home. The Penbrook fire company
arrive! on the scene shortly afterward
and was able to extinguish the flames
in a few minutes. Only the roof was
damaged.
When the Friendship auto arrived
the fire already was under control and
it was not necessary for the Harrisburg
smoke-eaters to do any work.
A. DISBROW IS WORSE
Reported to Be Rapidly Sinking Into
Deeper Stupor
The condition of ('■harlee A Disbrow,
president of the Harrisburg Shoe Man
ufacturing Company, who has been ill
several days with cereoro meningitis at
his home. North Front street, is
re;orted by his attending physician to
be growing weaker.
Each minute his stupor is growing
more profound and this morning mem
bers of his family were unable to arouse
him. However, it is believed his con
dition will remain the same for a day
or two. I
HARRISBITRG. PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1915—12 PAGES.
REPORT m
TOO. WILL RESIGN
Capitol Hill Hears He
Will Be Succeeded by
William Uhler, of
Philadelphia
BIGELOW LEAVES;
TO TAKE A REST
Resignation of Highway Commissioner
Revives Rumor on Capitol will That
There Is to Re a Shake-up Involv
ing a Number of Changes
It was reported this morning that
Colonel Samuel D. Poster, of Pitts
burgh. Chief Engineer of the State
Highway Department, will tender his
resignation to day and will be suc
ceeded by William I'hler, of Philadel
phia. assistant to the Chief of the High
way Department of that city.
It is rumored ou Capitol llill that
there will be a shake-up involving a
nuir.ber of other changes in the depart
ment. but this could not be confirmed
officially.
Edward vM. Bigelow. who to-viae re
tired from the position of State High
nay Commissioner by resignation, left
Harrisburg for his Pittsburgh home at
noon and will not engage in any busi
ness activities for the present, pre
ferring to take a long rest.
Mr. Bigelow- was at the Slate High
way Department this morning aud took
farewell of his personal staff, wishing
them well, and they, in turn, expressed
regret at his retirement aud gave hiin
Godspeed.
"Are you going to resume active
business when you get homef" was
asked of the retiring Commissioner.
"Xo," he said. "I don't think I
will. I am president of a eenunerv
companv and will attend to the duties
of that position, but it docs not require
much activity."
Mr. Bigelow did not know who would
succeed him, he said, but asserted that
Governor Brumbaugh had toKl him he
has not yet made a selection.
EYBE TO OKtiAMZE FIGHT
FOR LOCAL OPTION BILL
T. Larry Eyre, of Chester county,
long known as t Republican leader iu 1
that county, has been selected by Gov-1
; ernor Brumbaugh to organise the fight
| in the House for local option. Eyre has;
I long been known as an anient ioeal op
| tionist and when the Republican State
| committee met in Pittsburgh last year :
to adopt a I'latfurm he was strong for a
local option plank, but was over-ruled.
Iu a statement issued last night he
said he would underrate the work of
organizing the local option forces in the
House and will do ;.!! in his power to
aid the Governor in his campaign.
Eyre engineered the gubernatorial
j campaign of John P. E'k.n for the Be
' publican nomination for Governor in
1902 and obtained enough delegates to
nominate hi:n. but the wily Senator
Quay took the delegates away and
! voted them for Samuel W. Pennypacker, I
who was nominated.
Governor Brumbaugh last night en
terta ued at dinner eight members of
the House from Philadelphia—Messrs.
W. H. Wilson. Baurle, Reynolds. Cox..
T. F. McNichol. Ronev, * Walsh and
Forsier. The subjeet of local option
was discussed, and it is said rtiat the j
Governor is making some inroads on the
Philadelphia delegation.
U. S. Batteries to Protect Brownsville
B'j Associated Pre* *.
Brownsville. Tex.. March 31.—Three
j •batteries of the United States Third
field artillery arrived here early to-day
to be ready if necessary to protect j
Brownsville when Matatnoros is under
attack.
GERMAN SUBMARINE SIKKS
BRITISH SHIP FLAMINIAN
London, March 31, 1:2.10 P. M.—
r The Ellerman line steamer Flaminian, j
with a general cargo, from Glasgow
. to Cape T«wn. was sunk off the Seilly
Islands, Monday, March 29. The mem
bers of the erew were saved.
This is the same vessel that was re- j
ported sunk last night. Her name was '
not then known. She had no passengers ■
on board. Her crew of 39 men took
to their boats and were picked up by
! the Danish steamer Finlandia and i
landed at Holyhead this morning. i
Londou, March 31, 3.40 P. M. —The
Flaminian was sunk by the German ;
submarine U-28. The Flaminian sight-;
•ed the l'-28 at 1.15 o'clock Mon lav
afternoon. The crew at once prepared
■to lower the boats, and at the same
time the vessel was sent ahead at full
speed. The submarine easily overhauled
her. however, and fired three shots, sig
i nailing her to stop.
The Flaminian was stopped and the
•erew, abandoning all personal belong
' ings, got off in small boats. The sub
marine then fired ten shota at the
1 steamer. These appeared to be inef
fective and accordingly a torpedo was
discharged. This sent the Flaminian
to tfie bottom.
The British steamer Flaminian was
of 2,218 net tons. Shipping records
located her at London oa March 3.
UO BOUGH'S
WORK AGAIN;
WANT $4lO
Two of the Three
County Auditors
Charge That Amount
For Duplicate Audit
CASSEL HASN'T
SUBMITTED BILL
One of His Colleaues Says President of
Board "Hag Not iione a Tap" on
Report to Which Cassel Neverthe
less Signs His Name
! Frauds \Y. Keigel and Fred W.!
{Huston, two of the three raeuibers of
I tin' Dauphin county board of auditors,
who insist on continuing to servo out
their terms of offiee although there is I
no work for them to do except that i
which the law requires of the uew'
County Conlroiler, Henry M. Gough,'
who did the work long ago, submitted
rhis morning their audit of the funds
of the County Treasurer A. H. Bailey I
for the year 1914. The results cor-1
.respond exactly with the results of the'
same work done by Controller Gough
weeks ago. as everybody knew would'
lv the case. The two auditors sub
mitted bills totaliug $410.2S for their
parts in doing this absolutely unneces-!
' sarv work.
John W. Cassei, the third member
of the audit board, who is the presi
dent. signed the report but has not yet
submitted a bill for Irs services, if any j
services he performed. It may be that
ihe doesn't intend to submit one. Reigel,
his colleague, <aid this morning that
Cassei "has not done a tap"' of work
lon the superfluous task.
In his bill Reijjel asks for $223.54
, an.. Huston for $184.44. Reigel wants
j a day tor 5# days, making a total
;of $174 and has a claim for mileage
j for 86 4 tniles at six cents a mile or
j $51.84. Huston claim fil days and
' milcace for 24 miles. Huston lives iu
Harrisburg while Reigel resides in
Blizabethville.
May Suggest a Compromise
i The Couuty Commissioners, follow
ing their meeting this morning, de
: clined to say whether the auditors'
(claims will be paid in their present
shape. One Commissioner remarked,
however:
i "The whole matter will likely be
settled at once. It is likely there will
be a compromise."
Late this afternoon the Commission
ers offered to pay the auditors, Reigel
and Huston, ou the basis of eight hours
a day. a plan which would eut the au
ditors' claims down by a>bout S3O eaeh.
The auditors rejected the offer, left the
i Commissioners' office and immediately
thereafter went into conference with
Oscar 0. Wiekersham, their legal ad
viser. Reigel declared emphatically
that he would not accept pay for few
er days than he originally demanded.
-Subsequently the auditors and their
counsel went before the County Com
missioners and engaged in a lengthy ar
gument on the question of the Com
missioners' right to cut down the al-
Continued oa Ninth Page,
3 STEELTON HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS PUT UNDER ARREST
Accused of Felonious Entry and Lar
ceny Following the Disappearance
of Canoe of E. O. Hendncksou, Jr.,
From the River Front
Following a series of thefts of ca
noes along the river front in Steelton,
three Steelton High school boys were
; arrested last evening, by Constable
; Uibb, and accused of felonious entry
and larceny.
I Constable Gibb. with warrants
: made out on information prompted by
'E. O. Hendrickson. Jr., went to the
> Steelton High school in the afternoon
and arrested Frank Frances, Philip
Bretz and Christopher Wren, students.
| Thev were taken before Squire Gard
ner and entered bail for a hearing this
! evening.
The charge grew out of the alleged
larceny of a canoe, owned by Hendrick
son, and which had been removed from
his locker at Francis street and the
river, last Sunday or Monday. The
j canoe was found by Hen Iriekson in
, the yard of Emory J. Colestock, where
!it is alleged to have been placed by
• three boys declared by Hendrickson to
answer the description of the lads now
j under bail. The authorities are con
vinced that Colestock was not aware of
i the alleged theft of the canoe. He
thought the boys who brought it to his
place were the rightful owners.
Hendrickson is a member of the
Steelton Canoe Club. This theft is but
one of several cases in which canoes
have been stolen in the last two years
in Steelton. On previous occasions no
arrests were made.
NOTICE TO MINISTERS
All Easter musical programs to be
printed in the Star-Independent Sat
urday must be in the editorial rooms
not later than 4 o'clock Thursday
afternoon to insure insertion.
SOCIETY BELLE ENGAGED TO WED
- '
New York, March 31.—Miss Hope
Norman, of Newport, R. 1., and welll
known in society, is reported engaged
to wed Elliot C. Bacon, youngest son'
of Robert Bacon, of this city. Miss|
Norman is pretty and a brunette and is|
fond of sports. Mr. Bacon is a gradu-l
H LOST
US Mil IK
Resident of Massachu
setts Among the 111
Drowned When Ves
sel Was Torpedoed
MOTHER LIVES
IN BAY STATE
Was Returning From Gold Coast,
Where He Had Been Engaged for
Past Year. When German Subma
rine Sent His Vessel to Bottom
London. March 31, 12.45 P. M. —
Leon Chester Thrasher, who was among
the 111 persons who lost their lives
when the British steamer Falaba was
torpedoed last Sunday by a German
submarine in St. George's Channel,
probably was an American citizen, al
though the officials of the Broomaseie
Mines Company, which had employed
him to go to the gold coast, did not see
his passport and have no positive proof
of his citizenship.
When the company was arranging
Mr. Thrasher's insurance he said he
hai no relatives or friends in America
to whom he wanted the money paid;
consequently the insurance was made
out to the company.
Worked in Panama and Ecuador
Mr. Thrasher applied to the Abosso
Gold Mining Company at its Gold
Coast headquarters for work as a me
chanic last year. His services were
satisfactory and the company remitted
money for him to come to New York.
Thrasher was employed by the Pan-
Cotatlnurri on .Math Pi(t.
CARGO OF AMERICAN LARD
RELEASED BY PRIZE COURT
London, March 30, 8 P. M.—The
Norwegian steamer Taraus, detained
at Kirkwall on March 9, and later
taken to Dundee where her cargo of
American lard was thrown into a prize
court, has been released.
The American steamer Antilla. also
loaded with lard, which was originally
detained at Kirkwall on February 26
in spite of the fact that her cargo
had been inspected by British officials
in New York, and which Was later
transferred to Dundee, will be per
mitted to resume her trip to Copen
hagen after discharging her cargo.
Two other vessels carrying lard and
other supplies are involved in prize
court investigations. One is the
Swedish steamer Greklaud, detained
at Middletsboro since March 10. She
is loaded with lard, bacon and lubri
cating oil. The other vessel is the
Frogner, a Norwegian boat, detained
at Kirkwall, March 1-5, and then
transferred to New Castle with her
load of lard, meat and oleomargarine.
Coaling of Eltel to Begin To-day
Newport News, Va., March 31.
Barge loads of coal for the German
auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich
were brought down in Hampton Roads
this afternoon. Commander Theirich
cn« plans to begin coaling hi* ship late
i to-day.
nto of Harvard. llis father was Secre
tary of State 11 ml later was Ambassador
to France. The marriage will probably
take place in the coming summer in
Newport and will be an event in society.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman and their daugh
ter, who are in Aiken, S. C., will return
to Newport in May.
IS CUES WITH
FIB IE TOIIIIE
Passenger, Claiming U.
S. Citizenship, Ar
rested For Setting
Fire to French Liner
SAY EXPLOSION
CAUSED BLAZE
Experts Conducting Investigation
Claim Fire Was Result of Some
Detonating Device—Remarks By
Prisoner Lead to His Arrest
I By Associated Press.
Paris, Marc I) 31, 5.10 A. M. —Ray-
mond Swoboda, one of the passengers
aboard the French line steamer La
Touraine, which was imperilled by a
lire at sea on March 6, has been ar
rested charged with setting fire to the
vessel, according to the "Matin."
Swoboda, the paper asserts, is sus
pected of having "close relations with
the enemy," and corresjtondence found
in his rooms is said to indicate that
he had been charged with the task of
blowing up the Touraine. He han been
taken to Havre.
Investigation made by experts ap
pointed by Admiral Charlier, who is
conducting the inquiry into the steam
ship fire, has established, it is said, the
fact that the blaze aboard the Tour
aine must have been caused by the
explosion of some detonating device.
Statements made by passengers and
members of the crew support this
theory. The explosion was sufficient
ly violent to wrench loose the doors of
cabins near by. The authorities be
lieve the explosive had beeu placed
with criminal intent in a trunk which
was stored with the baggage of first
class passengers in No. 2.h01d. -
Prisoner's Significant Remark
With this first report of experts at
head, the State attorney at Havre ex
amined as many passengers as could
be reached. The witnesses stated, ac
cording to the "Matin," that they
had been amazed at • the statement
made one night during the voyage by
a fellow passenger when they were
Coatiaued on Ninth Page.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
A defeat of German forces in North
ern Poland, attended with unusually
heavy losses, is reported unofficially
from Petrograd. This information is
to the effect that the Germans fell
back in the Niemen river district, ex
pecting that the Russians would pursue
them and be cfushcd by a Banking
movement. Petrograd stated the the
maneuver failed, and that "entire divi
sions" of Germans, themselves caught
in a trap, were annihilated. The Ger
man official statement of to-day, while
making no specific reference to such an
engagement, announces that the Rus
sians have suffered reversals at various
points near the Prussian frontier.
Concerning the western front, the
Berlin communication states that
French assaults were beaten back, with
heavy losses to the attacking forces.
The French War Office says the situa
tion is unchanged.
A German submarine was sighted and
attacked by a French cruiser off Dieppe.
Uitliid oa Math Pace.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
AUSTRIANS
LOSE 18,000
MEN IN A DAY
Column of 4.000 Anni
hilated In an Hour In
Battle In the Bereg
Province
KEEP RUSSIANS
OUTOFHUNGARY
The Austrian Troops Are Fighting Des
perately and Yesterday Scored a
Victory Over the Orar's Forces in
the Bukowina District
Geneva, March 81.—Austrian losses
in Lvutta Valley and the proviucc of
Bereg (Northeast Hungary) on the day
of March 28 are estimated at 18,000,
according to dispatches received by
Swiss newspapers.
These advices state that a column
ot 4.000 Austrian* was annihilated in
less than an hour during a desperate
action in Bereg province, six miles
north of Vereczke.
Austrian troops in this territory are
reported to be demoralized as the re
sult of their enormous losses.
Vienna, By \Vireless to Itondon,
March 31.—The cessation of fighting
in Dukla Pass lasted only 24 hours,
the newspapers report, the Russians
then bringing up fresh reserves.
Fighting in the valley of the On
dava and Lsborcza has recommenced
and now is in full swing. The Austrian
troops are lighting desperately aud the
Russians, it is reported here, in spit«
|of furious attacks with large force#
have not been able to gain their ob
jective at any point for an invasion of
Hungary. The lighting in the Car
pathians is going on during a heavy
rainfall.
The battle in Bukowina yesterday
is reported to have resulted in favoe
of the Austrians.
Russians Rout Turks From Artvin
Petrograd, Via London, .-.March 31,
S.ao A. M.—The following official
statement from the headquarters of the
army of the Caucasus was issued last
night:
"In the coastal districts there ha#
been gun tiring. Our troops acting on
the offensive from Borchka and' Arda
nutch occupied Artvin throwing the
Turks back to the south.
"The left wing on th e Sari-Kamysh
front now is in action and there hav«
been artillery duels. Nothing of im
portance has taken place on the other
fronts.''
ALLIES AGAIN BiBARDINC
TURK VILLAGES UNO FORTS
London, March 31, 10.10 A. M.—A
Keuter's dispatch received from Con
stantinople by way of Berlin, says the
allied fleet has resumed its bombard
ment of villages near the outer forts of
the Dardanelles. Turkish aviators are
making daily reconnaisances.
ljondon, March 31.— "Sunday's
bombardment of the Bosphorus," says
the "Daily News" Petrograd cor
respondent, "was favored by line
weather, giving the aviators a clear
view of the damage inflicted. The
worst damage was done to Fort Blmas,
where the 12-inch guns of the Rus
sians demolished the old stone batteries
and the new earthworks round the em
placements where the Germans recent-
I ly had transferred some of their guna.
j The garrisons of Fort Elmas fled, un
j able to stand the fire of the Russian
: tleet. Kilia fort also was bombarded.
I . "The Turks have twenty-two guns
at Anadoli and Kavak and twenty-four
i guns at the neighboring fort Madiar-
I kali."
Standard Oil Reduces Prices
New York, March 31.—The Stand
ard Oil Company, of New York, to-day
i announced a reduction of 15 points in
I the price of refined petroleum for ex-
I port, making cases 10.10 cents per gal
: lon. tanks 4.10 cents and staudard
| white in barrels 7.60 cents. •
WALL STREET CLOSIIVQ
By Associated Press.
New York, March 31..—Selling be
came more effective in the Anal hour
when Beading and Union Pacific fell to
I lowest prices of the day. The closing
was Irregular. Further furious bidding
up of specialties and irregularity in
representatives marked the progress of
to-day's active market.