TWENTY-TWO DEAD. TK.N Hllllt:, 1HH.VK lOI.UKKD Ml 1K1I1I1 OK DIMAN1 KR. CAUSED BY FIRE-DAMP. Kspluslun Orrnrrrit In Oumnorll Coal Mlnrs In North Carnllna -Tli uprln fnont Was Ainoni Thmci Wlm Lost ThrlrMvr-s-All ttmlles. With Hw :. rrptlon, Herovrrril. ltalelgh, N. t, (Bpf-Hal). - Twenty-two miners, ton while and twelve nngroem, lout their liven In an explosion at Cumnook Coal Mine, Chatham oounty, N. ('. The ex plo sion Is mppoiied to have been caused by a broken gunze In safnty lamp. Fort or fifty men were la the mine at the time. The accident wan In what In known as the Kant Heading. Five were brought out alive from the Kant Uaadlng, whjle nono of the men In the other parts of the mine was In jured. Within an hour after the explosion the Work of rescue began, and tiy daylight all the bodied except one, that of Him Meintyre, bad been brought to the top. All the bodies Here horribly burned. The scenes at the entrnnce to the mine, where many of the widows and children of the dead men were gathered, were heart rending. The bodies of th victims of the explosion were prepared for burial and the funerals of several took place. John Connolly, the mine superintendent, came to this Htate about three years ago from Pittsburg, Fa. He leaves a widow and three children. The mines are situated at Cumnock, Chatham county, about six miles from Han ford. The mine has been long used In a dcvultory wny, but In 1H98 Bamuel A. Ilonzy, of Philadelphia, organized a company and put In modern machinery. There are two shafts, one a small affair for ventilation, and the other, the main working shaft, is 8x12 feet, and is consider ably more than 500 feet in depth. In December, 1HU5, an explosion took place at the same time, lu wbloh 43 lives were lost. This explosion was canned by fire damp, though many of thowe killed on this occasion lost their lives from the result ing explosion of almost 250 pounds of dyna mite that was stored in the mines. Two other explosions occurred here many years years ago. LACKED NERVE. -A Planned Double Tragedy Half Com pleted Knil of an Vnheppy Life. Syracuse, N. Y., (Hpeoial.) Louise Foster was murdered In the Collins Block by Ernst Hecht. Hecbt flrBt ohloroformed her and then attempted to take his own life. He Confessed the crime, saying: "She started It and I ended It. I saw her die and then attempted to kill myself." i Mrs. FoBter was found in her room by sirs. Mary Wilbur, who lives in the block. Hecht was sitting in a chair in the room. Mrs. Wilbur saw that Mrs. Foster was dead. A red rose lay upon ber throat. Chloroform was the means used by Hecht to kill Mrs. Foster. The police found the following letter on Hecht: "My sweetheart This is my first and lost love letter to you. When you arrive here I will be ready for you. I will be all your wn until you are ready to keep jour prom-, SMS. Will ask but one thing of you: Dolt well and quickly, and if there is a hereafter' I will wilt for you. We will go hand In1 and to meet whatever the beyond holds for as. "My darling, yon thought me eruel, but I was kind. If I had done as you wished, It would have been so much harder to have given it all up. I donot suffer. I have died hundred deaths, but I am tired of the struggle. Fate is stronger than I. "Take me in your arms; bold me olose to your warm, loving heart, until mine grows, old. Let yonr love be the last thing tbut I will realize In this world, so that I can take' It with me Into the next. Your lips take my; last breath only to give it back when we , meet again, for meet we certulnly will, be It In heaven or bell. I will go where you go. , "I will write no more now, as words are' but empty sounds. Be brave, for I will. Destroy this letter, for we must leave notb-i big behind for the world to gloat over. My darling, I kiss you." Hecht said he committed the crime at 1 A. M., and the woman died at 1.33. He then took a dose of the poison, became: 111 and lay down. He recovered shortly and made up bis mind to blow bis brains out with a revolver, but could not nerve himself1 to the deed. Hecbt is a dyer and has been In the city , only a few months. He is a rover and was born In Austria. Mrs. Foster was the wife1 of Charles 11. Foster, who was sent to E1-, antra reformatory In October for forging his, wife's name and obtaining jewelry from the Safe and Deposit Company. Hecbt called upon Dr. A. J. Campbell, with a fellow workman. The man accom panying him said that Hecbt had been talk ing of killing Mrs. Foster and himself, and be wanted blm examined as to bis sanity. Hecht complained of bad pulns in his bead and the pbyslulan prescribed a nerve rem. edy. The dootor said that Hecht appeared to be Intelligent and sane. A HUSH DOWN UKADE. Frightful Accident to a Work-Train-3 Killed and Others Madly Hurt. Akron, O., (Hpeulul). Three men were killed and a number of others seriously In- lured, as a result of an accident to a work- train on the Akron and Cuyahoga Falls tiapld Transit (electric) Suburban Line. J The brakes on two cars loaded with gra vel, and earrylng about a dozen workmen,' became dlsabl d at the top of a steep grade. The ears rushed down the incline at a terri ble speed. Mine of the workmen jumped from the ears as they sped along and were seriously injured. Three men stuck to the cars until they Jumped the track at the bottom of the hill and were killed in the wreck. William of H Dead. Berlin, (By t'abie.)I'rtnce William of Hesse, uncle of (irand Duke Ernest Louis, Is dead. Many Lives Lost. Chicago, HI,, (Special.) A special from Victoria, U C. says: The steamer Klnshlu, which left Yoko hama May 7, brings the latost advlues of a catastrophe on the Chinese coast lu which 110 lives were lost. A Chinese steamer was wrecked, the disaster being due to the over crowding of the vessel. Consuls Confirmed. Washington, (Hpeclal.) Coulirmatlons by the 8 nate: To be consuls T. Haynes, of Houth Caro lina, at Bouun, France) E. E. Builey, of Illi nois, at Ensenada, Mexico. Followed friend's Kxainple. Jleadlng, Fa., (Special.) Ernest A. lloli ren, aged 35 years, a native of Hanover, Germany, committed suicide by taking poi son. He was found In the City Park in a dying condition and expired before roach lug a hospital. Befarea was a friend of Theodore Kolb, German musician and computer, who also committed suicide a week ago by taking poison. Ha Drank Wood Alcohol. Wheeling, W. Va., (Bpeoial.)-Blshi Cliurob, a farmer, who lived two miles from Peanaboro, ltltehio oounty, died from the fleets of drinking wood alcohol. NEELY IN JAIL. Itesrrenfr.1 on a Civil Warrant. iMiieil hy I'nele Nam -To llrrmrr a Httlanc Due. ' New Vrtrk. (Special.)- Charles F. W. Neely, formnr ohlif llnnnc Inl agent of the poMofflce department nt Havana, Cuba, wax rearrested by a I'nlted Mates marshal. The arrest was made on h warrant Issued by United Htstes Circuit Judge lcombo, Id a civil suit against Ne ly, by tbo United Htates. Ho Is charged with the wrongful conversion of 1",300.M. His ball was fixed at M),0n0. The arrest was made on Information furnlshod by (lenrge H. Burton, hnd the order of arrest was endorsed by Edward K. Jones, special attorney general, and KreuVri-k I. Hinlth. The prisoner was tnken to the United Htates marshals ollloe. and later was ar raigned before Judge Laoombe. Counsel for the prisoner made application for a reduc tion of the ball, but it was denied. Neely was then taken to the Ludlow Htreot Jail. Attached to the order is the affidavit of In spector Burton, who states that on April 24. VMO, he was ordered by Mnjor General Wood to examine accounts and vouchers in the Department of Posts In Cuba. He examined the accounts, and found Irregularities that made it necessary for him to visit Neely's office. He saw a Mr. Iteynolds In Neely's office, and this man, he asserts, held frequent whispered talks with his superior. After Nely learned his accounts were to be ex amined be left Havana on the stenmxhlp Mexico. Mr. Burton further alleges that he learned from E. (i. Jtatlibone, director of posls in Cuba, that Neely had gono to the Waldorf Astoria, in New York. A cable dispatch was sent to Keely to return, but he paid no at tention to It. Continuing, Colonol Burton snys: "The duties of tho chlof of the Bureau of Finances, Charles F. Neely, were to collect all the rev enues derived from the postal department of the Island of Cuba, Including the sole of stamped paper, box rents and the fees from the postal money-order buslnoss, and to de posit the same to the oredlt of the director of posts with the treasurer of the Island of Cuba, In Huvnno. In order to ascertain the umount of said revenues I demanded the cash book, ledger and the entire records of office from January 1 to April 30. Mr. Won, in the presence of the director of posts, bnnded me a book which he stated was Mr. Neely's ledger, and also stated that tho ledger was all the record that Neely bad left per taining to postal earnings, which statement Mr. llathbone corroborated. The ledger con tnlueil a statement of the receipts for stamp ed paper, box rents and some receipts from the fees of the money-order business from January 1, l'JOO, to April 30, liHTO, with the exception of the receipts of the Havana poetofllce from March 15, 1900, to April 33, 1900. of which there was no record. I asked Bich If be bad in the office any postal earn ings not yet deposited, and he answered In the negative, but Mated that he had receipts of May 1 and 2, 1900, that be had collected 45,000 since Neely's departure, which money be produced. Blch also stated that all the moneys received by Neely had been deposit ed with the treasurer of the Island of Cuba before April SO." Mr. Burton then goes into details, and shows that the difference between Neely's receipts and deposits was tl5,30J.2C. NOTE TO PORTE. Orisrom Again Probes Sick Man vf the East Not an I'ltlinatum. Constantinople, (By Cable.) The United States Legation having vainly waited four weeks for a reply to the note of April 21, re garding the American indemnity claims, Mr. Lloyd C. Oriscom. United States Charge d' Affaires, banded to Tewflk Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, a new note, couched In more precise terms and insisting upon a prompt settlement. The note produced a great Impression, as the Forte thought the matter postponed, if not abandoned. It Is believed that the Uni ted States will not wait so long this trine for an answer, American Indulgence thus far not having made a satisfactory Impression upon the I'orte. Not Denied la Washington. Washlngtoh, (Special.) Beyond the stat ment that the department is still earnestly prosecuting the indemnity claims agutnst the Turkish government the officials of the State Department decline to Indicate the character of the lost Instructions sent to Charge Oriscom in relation to these claims. It is certainly not an ultimatum, but it Is believed to be as strong in Its representa tions as a dlplomatle note could be made without actually becoming an ultimatum. It is probable that before taking this step the President might call upon Congress, the war-making power, for an Indication of its wish In the matter, so as to ensure full sup port in the execution of any policy which be uiny fuel called upon to adopt. The fact that this last note to Mr. Grlscom was cabled the very day that Ahmed Pasha landed in New York, reputedly clothed with some mission in connection with these mis sionary claims, has given rise to a belief here that the United States government will not give its sanction to any such compromise of the claims as bos been suggested. Hanged for Killing His Sweetheart. Alleutown, Pa., (Special.) Frank J. Kruuse was hanged In the county Jail for the murder of his sweetheart, Maggie Guth, at Cedarvllle, on March 3, 1H'J, on which ooeo- ion be also fatally wounded Owen Kern. Krauso was hostler In a hotel kept by Kern, and the girl was employed us a servuut. A Krakeman Killed. Hanover, Ta., (Hpeoial.) John F. Dezen Derg, a Western Maryland Builroad brake- man, met death in a peculiar accident at Spring (trove, near here. Two oars in charge of the unfortunate man were run on aswltch aver the coul chutes at the paper mills. So great was their momeutum that they tore away the buffers at the end of the trestle tearing Into the walls of the mill tind coup plctely wrecklug the trestle. Mules fur Fuuth Africa. New Orleons, (Special.) The steamer Mounrch sailed for Cupe Town, Africa, with 1,500 mules, and the fteumer ('urinthla cleured for the same port witn 1.1 XJ mules. nil the animals Ueiug oousigneu to iirlllxn army officials. Ann Turn OfT. llambleton, W. Vs., (Special). Thomas Williams, aed to years, employed by Otter Creek Lumber Company, while taking bU ooat off to go to work, bad bis right nrm caught in the live rollers, and It whs torn off just lieluw the elbow. I'hyslelau urnpu tuted the arm above the elbow. Drug Htora Wrecked Chicago, (Special.) A terrific explosion at 4 P. M. wrecked the third and fourth floors of the Halo ft Semplll drug store in the heart of the business district here aud seriously Injured three moo. Judas Advocate to I'urlo It lun. ilhnnv K V Hneclnl.') It Is understood ... .., - here on excellent authority that President McKlnley has offered to Charles T. Suxton, formerly lieutenant governor of the state mid nt nreuelit hliliH of the Court Of CUilllM. the position of Judge advocate of the Island of Porto Itlco. lie will probably accept The Cuban Flag at I'arla. Washington, (Special.) President McKln ley bos received the following cablegram, dated Manzaulllo, Cuba: "The City Couusll applauds the noble course taken by yoss government In bolst- Ing the Cuban flag at Pari r-- IttlgnedJ CxsranBS." THE NEWS. Chicago police state that one of two men arrested in l.eipslc, Germany, charged with stealing gems valued at 1 5,0(0, Is Charles Woodward, with many aliases, known as the "diamond swallower," who, In his no torious career, has stolen bnlf a million dol lars' worth of diamonds. It was reported that the Kentucky Demo crats had planned to kidnnp In Indiana and take to Kentucky a witness very Important In the (loebel assassination case. Three bank burglars dynamited the South Berwick (Me.) National Bank, but were frightened off by a whistle blown by a woman to attract the police. Ilev. C. W. McCully, acting pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal ( hurch, In Holyoke, Mas"., was dismissed after having confessed In- lulglug in dissipations. James 1'ltzlinrrls aud Joseph Mullett, the Irish Invlnctblo who arrived In New York after being released from an Irish prison, Were ordered to be deported. The Now York City Chapter of the Daugh ters of the devolution decorated the graves of the Revolutionary soldiers lying In Trin ity Graveyard. Elaborate arrangements have been made In Louisville for the annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. The Trobnte Court In Milwaukee dissolv ed an Injunction Issued to prevent Mrs. Mina oisen from marrying. Eddie Teabnut died in Prldgeport, Conn., from tho effects of n Mow received in the prlze-rlog. Mr. Arthur lieban, a brother of Miss Ada Rohan, died In Brooklyn. Ernest Hecht admitted. In Syracuse, N. i., that he chloroformed Sirs. Lonlso Foster with her consent and was to commit suicide but his nerve failed him. Mrs. Henrietta Tucker, wife of ex-Con gressman Harry St. George Tucker, died at Lexington, Va., after being operated on for appendicitis. The Ingrain Carpet Loom Fixers and Weavera' Union decided not to Insist upon their recently-made demand In Philadelphia for an Increase. Slgnor Gluseppl del Tucnte, the widely known baritone,-died suddenly at his home in Philadelphia. Death was due to apop lexy. Walter Lovett, a mulatto of eighteen, was arrested at Chambersburg on the charge of committing a number of burglaries. Three men were killed and others Injured In an accident to a work train in Akron, O. A Are of Incendiary origin destroyed 13 buildings in York. The labor unions of St. Louis are showing their sympathy for the' striking street-oar men by contributing to their support and fining members for riding on the cars. A movement was recommended in the Southern General Assembly of the Presby terian Church to raise a twentieth-century fund of 9)1,000,000 for tbo endowment of educational Institutions. President Frick, of tbe Norfolk and Wes tern, countermanded an order for five hun dred new cars, on account of the high prices demanded for materials . Bobbers dynamited the Peninsular Bank at Williamsburg, Va., and got away with about 45,000 in cosh and seourltlos and other valuables. Three Japanese children were taken into custody by the Gerry Society In New York on suspicion that they had been kidnapped. MIbs Maryette Brittle was sent to tbe grand jury in Blchmond, Va., for robbing W. E. Tlnsley, of Petersburg. narry Fix shot at a catamount at Nerlah Church neighborhood, in Virginia, and seri ously wounded Samuel Tylor. Stephen Baptist was sentenced In Mecklen burg county, Va., to be hanged for tbe mur der of old l'oter Jones. Four fishermen were drowned during the gale that suddenly sprang up on tbe Oregon coast . Blsha Churob. a farmer of llltchle county, W. Va.,dled from drinking wood alcohol. D. B. Dyer, president of the Augusta (Gh. i Iluilway and Electric Company, and E. C. Jefferson, a conductor, were arrested for violation of the Jim Crow law. The Associated Press secured a charter In New York, tbe recont decision of the Supreme Court of Illinois making domicile lu that State inconvenient. Monsignor Sbarrettl petitioned against tbe continuance of General Brooks' decree re quiring a civil ceremony to make marriages legal. Twenty-two miners ten whites and twelve negroes were killed by a mine explosion at Cumnock, N. C . The Methodist Episcopal General Confer ence at Chicago voted to abolish the time limit on pastorates. Neely's shortage, according to an estimate by the prosecuting uttorney, may be as much as 1 100, 000. The Wheeling and Bridge Terminal Ball- road Company went to foreclosure sale, and was bought by Kubn, I.oeb ft Co., of New York, tor $1,515,000. It Is stated on reliable authority that tbe purchase was in the in terests of tbe Pennsylvania. ' Announcement has been made that tbe Pennsylvania Railroad has secured control of tbe Lehigh Valley Railroad by the pur chase of Wl.OuO shares through outside par ties. The price paid is given as (32.50 a share. A monument to Father Ryan, the poet of the Confederacy, was unveiled nt Norfolk ss part of the exercises of Confederate Mem orial Day. The monument Is a rough gran ite cross seven feet high. The Norfolk-bound Old Point express ran Into an open switch. Injuring tho train crew. The passengers were badly shaken up, but none were Injured. Charles F. W. Neely was re-arrested in New York on a warrant In a civil suit by tbe United States, charged with wrongful con version of $15,300.20. The englneer-tn-ohlef of the Turkish Navy Is expected at Newport News to look after the construction of tbe cruisers for the Tur klsh Navy. Several large tobacco warehouses were burned In Danville, Va. Nearly a million pounds of choice leaf, valued at $115,000, wore csnsumed. Dr. J. W. Hamilton and D. II. Moore were ulected bishops by the Methodist Episcopal General Conference at Cbluugo, A pinning mill owned and operated by Mrs. 1 unnle ('lark was burned In Peters, burg. Loss, $7,000. Insurance, 5,000. Two Genesee street cars, loaded with pas sougers, jumped tbe track in Buffulo. Twon ly persons were Injured. Mormon elders are doing missionary work lu Winchester, with Utile result. Two com panics of Philippine insurgents have surrendered voluntarily. Former Senator Hill, of Colorado, Is dead, aged OH years. The Senate psssed the PostofTlce Appro priation bill and refused to pass the resolu t on admitting tUe Boer peace euvoys to the courtesies of tbe floor. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania d cldiid that the bnuk paying a chuck with a forged endorsement must stand tbe Iocs. Four hundred and twenty-one linemen of the Bell Telephone Company In Clevelaud went on a strike. The House psssed the Eight-hour bill and thn bill prohibiting interstate trafllo iu prison-made goods. Fritz Meyer, who killed Policeman Smith In New York, was electrocuted at Sing Sing. Two men were lost from the liritl.u bark Alert during a squall in Delaware Bay. Senator Matthew Quay has announced himself to be a caudldute for re-election. Tbe bauklng-bouie of Nielsen ft Co., In Fcntwater, Miob., suspended. THE PASSION PLAY, A VI'ON ' I, A Nil, A4 I'HUIST, 0 Ml li; ll NF.KVUl'MMMe. GRAND SCENIC EFFECTS. The Now Impersonator does Through the frucliutnii Seme With I'erfert Pelf I'usspKHliin -.IiiIihiiii Zlvlnk. as iludns. a drent Improvement Over His Prede cessor in the Hole. Oberammergan, (.By Cable.') Tho Initial performance of tho Passion play, following the grand rehearsal of Bundny, took place Thursday. The attendance was enormous, despite the fact that the day was cold, cloud j and generally unfavorable. Tbe representa tion as a whole, according to the opinion of competent Judgos, surpasses that of IBM. Herr Joseph Mayer, who recited the pro logue, was, as on previous occasions, a ma jestic figure. Herr Anton Lang, as Christ, was excellent, although nervous. His voice Is clear aud his face seems to fit tbe character, although not so refined as tbe face of Mayer, who was so long the Christ of these representations. Lang, however, showed improvement as the performance progressed, his gestures being particularly graceful. During the Bethany scene a weird effect was produced by the sun breaking suddonly from the clouds and casting a brilliant beam on Christ's robe. Frnulein Anna Flnnger, the Mary of the representation, bus a fine, well-rounded face aud Is a good actress, but she lacks tbe pathos that Rosa Lang wss wont to display. The player now taking the part of Judas, Johnnn .wink, Is very fine -a vast Improve ment upon his predecessor In tbe role. On the other hand, Thomas ltendt. the Peter of the cast, scarcely equals Holt's portrayal. I'rauleln Bortha Wolff, ns Mary Magdalene, Is striking In appearance, and made a pro found Impression. Sebastian Lang, ns Cnl aphns, realized thn ideal impersonation of that relentless priest. Frauloln Mathilde Rutz, the soprano, was greatly admired and young Boold shows decided promise. During the afternoon performance Herr Anton Lang was repeatedly overcome by nervousnoss, but be went through the cruci fixion scone with perfect self-possession, and the memorable seven words of the Saviour could be distinctly heard by the vast con course. During tbe taking down of the Christ from the cross the sharp whistling of a locomotive jarred unpleasantly upon the ear. The scenic effects throughout were beautiful. (II AltCCH OF KXTItAVAGANCI-:. American OlHelnN In Cuba Knter I'rulest - t'njustly Criticised. Havana, (Rpeclnl.) American officials here feel that they have been unjustly treated by certain newspapers In the United States, which have published the sweeping state ment that they all live extravagantly. Army officers point out that it they have to live in cities their expenses are much greater than when at home. Moreover, very few care to risk tbe health of their families by keeping them In Cuba during the summer. Thus two establishments are necessary. As their duty compels them to remain Inatroplcsl climate, they feel that the United States government, like other governments under similar condi tions, should pay additional stipends. So far as tbe officers of high rank are con cerned, it should he pointed out that General Wood occupies only -a small portion of the palace for residential purposes, tbe rest oi the building being utilized not only for the divisional offloes, but also for all tbe munici pal offices. A nutnlier of employes have to be kept at General Wood's expense cleaners and helpers generally und he says that If be did not have some private resources to eke out bis pay and bis allowance it would be next to impossible for him to live In the palace at all. Collector Bliss lives quietly in a single room at the Hotel Telegrafo, going to and' returning from his office in a hired vehicle of the most ordinary description. Major Ladd, chief quartermaster, lives at El Veda do, In a bouse which he shares with three other families. General Lee lives at head quarters at Quemadus. where do all his stuff officers, who are unmarried. General Wil son, governor of Mautanzas-Santn Clara lives In a bouso for which he pays a small rental. Colonel Whltslde, at Santiago, lives In a little wooden bungalow, formerly occu pied by General Wood and leased from Mrs. ltamsden, wife of the former British consul. General Humphrey, Colonel Black, Major Scott, Captain Pllcher and many other o di cers live in buildings used by the govern ment either as offices or police barracks. General Wood, when asked what he thought of such charges, replied that he considered charges of extravagance ia departments, ex cept the postal, unfounded, adding that he believed no other department hud anything to fear on that score aud that all could en dure the closest Investigation possible. IIIG BATTI.K ON KOI.D COAST. Muuy are Killed ull llotli Kumassi, hides at Accrn, (By Cuble).- It is reported that three Europeuu officers were killed and Captain Apllu and 100 Huusers were wound ed In a recent effort by the Lagos Ilausers to break the investing lines of tribesmen at Kumassl. Tbe Ashantl Ur-s Is reported to have been great, as the Mausers had three Maxims en gaged, although themselves greatly out numbered. Three hundred Asbantls are said to have been killed In a previous action. Tho rising Is still spreading. WAITFD 71 VIC 4 UK TO W1D. Ilrldr-to-lte HH, Groom HO, anil llrltlul l'ai ly All Over liu Years. Toledo, 0 (Special. ) August Croft, aHed 8(1 years, and Miss Kate Putnum, aged Mi, were married at South Bloomfleld. The wedding party was a large one, but no one whose age wus less than CO years was Invited. At the age of 15 and 17 they were devoted lovers, but they did not become formally en gaged until January 8, 1900. Neither the bride nor groom-to-be has ever murrled. Sentenced to lie Hanged. Wheeling, W. Vs.. (Specliil).-In the Cir cuit Court. Judge Hughes sentenced John Mooney and Frank Friday to bo hanged at the State penitentiary, at Moundsvllle, on July 13. Mooney and Friday, on March 1 lost, while attempting to rob the home ol James Uervey, shot and killed blm. They were convicted on circumstantial evidence. Want an Explanation. Pekln, (By Ca'de.) The dlplomntlo corps has decided to ask the Tsung-LI-Yamen (Chinese Foroign Office) to define explicitly the measures which the irovernment Intends to take In dealing with "Boxers." Itevolver Duel lletween Tlrothers. Huntington, W. Va., (Bpeolal.) Guy Har ris and Meredith Holten, brother-lu-laws, living on Wilsons Creek, Wayne county, have been enemies for several months. They met lu tbe public highway, and a fight ensued, both using revolvers. Each Is dangerously injured, Holten being shot in the bead, and Harris In tbe book. The latter will proba bly die. Killed While Sawing Wood. ' Charlotte, N. C, (Hpeoial.) Brother An drew, of St. Mary's College at Belmont, N. C, was instantly killed while sawing wood with a circular saw. Tbe saw burst aud al most severed bis body. KEYSTONE STATE. t.ATr-vr m ws i;i kam l I bom VAlt: OCS l-AHt EVADED RAIDS 20 YEARS. "Hill" I'rltte, Long Snuicht as an Aliened Moonshiner. Is f inally Captured - Ac cused of Murder In J8HO - Was Surprised nt the Home or a Friend In the l ayette ounly Monntalns Other Mews. "Bill" Prltts. nged C3 years, who has evaded the raids of revenuo officers during the pnst twenty years, and against whom are pending charges of murder and moonshln Ing. wns captured by two Government offi cers nt Connellsvilln, who, single-handed, made a swift descent upon tbelrmanand carried him off to prison out of a region filled with bis sympathizers. Prltts was lodged in the borough prison. He is wanted for the shooting of "Yoney" Hoslettior, whom he Is accused of having killed because Hostettler divulged the secrets of the illegal distillers. Prltts' two sons are also in tho tolls of the law, having been tried at Pitts burg recently on the charge of moonbhlnlng. Tho jury disagreed, and the boys will be tried agnln In October. Prltts was captured in the wilds of the Chestnut Ridge. Tho capture was made by County Detective Alex ander McBeth and Revenue Officer Dickson, of Pittsburg. The officers learned that Prltts had gone from his borne to that of John Trinkey, four miles across the moun tains. Thither the officers went. Wnen near the house they suddenly came across Prltts, sitting on the edge of a field. He ran about half a mile before tho officers caught up to blm. The oOlcers threw him down and by main strength put handcuff on him. PrlttB' still was found one mile from bis bouse when bis sous were arrested some months ago. Snake In the lted. About 10 o'clock, when Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kllroy, of Lambertvllle, were about to re tire, they were horrified upon turning down the covers to find colled up In the center of the bed a two-foot pilot snoke. Mrs. Kllroy's screams aroused the neighbors, many of Whom entered the house. The snake was pulled from the bed with a garden rake and killed by a few well-directed blows. Mrs. Kllroy bos been prostruted by tbe shock. Died at Prayer MeetliiR. Mrs. Louise Schuyler, widow ol Dr. Jacob Schuyler, died suddenly while attending a proyer meeting nt the Market Street Presby terian Church, Bloomsburg. Mrs. Schuyler bad been In apparently good health and was thought at first to have fainted. A physician was hastily summoned, who found ber dead upon his arrival. Killed by Illow or Jack Handle Vincent Topper, of Hanover, a section hand on the Pennsylvania Railroad, endeav ored to lift the track with a Juck, when a cog slipped, causing the handle of the jack to strike him on the side of tbe head with terrific force, knocking htm senseless. Me died before he could receive medical atten tion. Naked Lamps Caused Explosion. By an explosion of gas in the Cayunga mine of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company, three men were so badly injured that they will probably die. The in jured men are Benjamin Amos, Adam Miller and Rotas Poncaw, all of them married. The men encountered a body of gas which was Ignited by their naked lamps. Monument to Grldley. A committee of citizens is engaged in rais ing a fund for the erection of a monument In Lake Side Cemetery, Erie, in honor of Cap tain Charles V. Grldley, commander of the flagship Olympia, In the battle of Manila Bay. J. F. Lownlng Ischulrman of tbe com mittee, and will duly acknowledge the re ceipt of contributions. Tot Rolled Down Precipice. Foster, the 2-year-old son of Michael Rowe, at the Cornwall ore banks, strayed from home alone and rolled down the almost per pendicular side of tho "Johnson cut,", in the middle bill, a distance of fully 125 feet. The boy escaped Injury, except slight wounds on tbe head and buck. There the child lay all night, but be was bright and laughing when the father discovered him behind a big rock. In Uriel. Sparks from a mill at Rnnkln set fire to s car in a passing freight train on the Balti more and Ohio Railroad. The car was burned and nineteen heud of cattle which it con tained perlshod. County Treasuree T. S. Nevin, of Chain bersburg, received $22,50 conscience money sent to blm by a person who said it was county tax due on an estate which hud never been properly returned for taxation. The York County Pomona Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, nt Grangeville, Instructed Senator Haines to request President McKln ley to retain United States District Attorney Beck in ofllce. The commencement exercises of the Mil ford High School were held. The graduat ing class was composed of Jennie Struthurs, valedictorian; Harriet Morton, sulutatortau; Dora Rouhotte, historian; Meda Boyd, poet ess. W. F. Herring, a lumber denier and con tractor at Tyrouvllle, was arrested on a charge of forgery preferred by F. De Hyde, of the Socond National Bank, Herrlug wus placed under $1000 ball. CYCLING NOTES. Tliere are no violent Innovations !n Hie models for wheels this your. Several of tbe railroads have Introduced Idcycle curs, aud according to the railroad men they are giving exuolleut satisfac tion. I Edounrd Tnyloro, tho French champion. 1 . I. ...... ,...1 I!.,..., I?ll .... .Li iihi. uui diiioi, ..i.i y Liunn, mu AUieriUHU rider. In a fifty-mile bicycle match at Ant werp, Belgium. It seems us though the "broken glass" nuisance has ngaiu become epidemic- In Now York City, and a number of com plaints have been made recently because of this. The Canadian Wheelmen's Association has come to the conclusion that it does not desire to contest with the new Canadian Cyclists' Association for the control of cycle sport iu Canada. A new wheel is being Introduced with a (russ or double fork. It i a deoided nor dlty lu the line of bicycle construction. It Is clulmed by the Inventor that the new de vice, by reducing friction, gives increased speed. The membership of the League of Ameri can wheelmen, from latost official reports, wus 31,Gt!7. Four years ago, wheu the con troversy began iu the organization over the control of racing, there wus a member, ship of more than 100,000. One of the oddest uses to which blayales have been put this year Is mounting a corps of detectives upon them. A bodyguard of six detoctives have been followiug the oar riagu of Queen Victoria on bicycles to guard ber against any posslblo attack. One of the most nnnoylng things a rider his to contend with is when a nut shakes loose from a bolt for no conceivable reason. Remove the nut aud bolt and thoroughly olean them. A little powdered resin sprinkled inside the nut and on tbe thread or worm of the bolt, or where necessary, a piece of thread bound around the worm and the bolt will remedy tbe trouble. A Western genius has devised a scheme for Infallibly detecting the point of punc ture In deflated automobile and bicycle tires. Au ammoniaual solution is forced through the valve, and a oheinlcally-pre. pared white cloth is passed over tbe outer surface of the tire. When tbe oloth passes over the puncture tbe escaping ether ol the ammonia causes tbe olotu to turn blue at that polutaud there you are. CURIOUS FACTS. A tho battle of Hastings (A. I. lOfif,), (he weapons being swords aud bnttle axes, T00 foil fatally wounded ttt of every 1000 oldicr. Tbe difference between the tallest and shortest races in the world is 1 foot 4 iuohes, and the average height is 0 feet 6 inches. On November H, 189!, Sydney, in the colony of New South Walen, was for a time overwhelmed with red dust, and presently a light shower of red rain fell. Of course the Government astronomer was immediately inter viewed for publication "In the early days of Rome," he said, "this red rain was regarded as a terrible thing. I find that there, are only sixty-nins cases of red rain recorded. The first historic instance oconrred . fourteen years after the foundation of Koiue, in 738 13. C." Theantopsy he'd by Coroner's Thy. sician Morton on the body of James II. Coleman in Philadelphia, revealed a most peculiar anatomical construc tion, so far as the internal orgnus are concerned, for they are located on the opposite side from where they are situated in other human beings. Dr. Morton said that it was a most re markable, case. Coleman's heart is on the right siilo, his liver is on the left, his spleen is on the right, and that part of his stomach that should be on the left side is on the right. The organs thus situated on tho reverse side of where they should be were of the normal size, the physician said, ex cept that the liver was somewhat large. He was thirty-six years old, of medium height, married, and the father of a family. It may be diflicult ta believe iu the existence of a lake of sulphuric acid, but there is such a lake in the centre of Sulphur Island, off New Zealand, It is fifty acres in extont, about twelve feet in depth and fifteen feet above the level of the sea. The most re markable characteristic of this lake, however, is that the watur contains vast quantities of hydrochloric and sulphurio acids, hissing and bubbling at a temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The dark green oolored water looks particularly uninviting. Dense clouds of sulphurio fumes con stantly roll off this boiling caldron, and oare has to be exercised in ap proaching this lake to avoid tho risk of suffocation. A rare nervous disease is being in vestigated by the French Academy of Medicine, to which the present case has been reported by Dr. Marinesco, of Bucharest. The patient, a youug Roumanian, is given to what is known among savants as "mirror-writing. ' That is, the letters which he naturally forms with his pen are all written backward, so that they appear in their proper arrangement only when re flected in a mirror. The hands of the patient when unoccupied are affected with a nervous trembling which gen erally ceases when they are used to a definite purpose. The writing is per fectly aoourate, and it appears impos sible for the sufferer to do any other kind. Although cases of partial mirror-writing have been observed be fore, the present is said to be by far the, most perfect. The Origin of Confectionery. The modern confeotionery business is a very large one, aud it is of old standing. If we wished to trace it to its origin we might have to go back not far short of five hundred years. It is about five centuries since sugar was first imported iuto this country, and it is probably not much less than that since "confections" began to be oonoooted. They first appeared in a medical form. Apothecaries, whose potions wore at one time very gener ally supposed to be efficacious just in proportion as they were horribly nasty, took to the newly imported sugar as a means of mitigating the nauseousness of their doses. They mixed their drugs with it and coated thoir boluses. That seems to have been tbe origin of the syrups and medicated candies, the cough drops and lozenges of one sort and another that are now so largely iu domand. They were originally concocted by the doctors, and for many long years all sorts of "lolli pops" were medicinal only. Sugar was too dear and .the generality of people were too poor to permit of its being eaten for itti own sake alone and as a mere luxury. Somewhere abont a couple of con tnries ago, howevor, there began to appear a new development of the apothecary's art. "Confections" be gau to bo made more or Icbs apart rom any medicinal purpose, and merely because people liked them. The confectioner's business began to evolve as an offshoot from tbe profes sion of the apothecary, and eventually became altogether a separate thing, though the common origin of the two is still indicated by the syrups and pastilles and troches prescribed by the doctors, and the "drops" and lozenges and other things sold among the sweet stuff of the confectioner, Chambers's Journal. The Best I'olltiy tut to the Test. A certain womau, who is fond of eeing her smart frocks described iu the "society columns," advertised for a servant tbe other day. Among the applicants was a neat, prepossessing young person, armed with references. Among the former employers whose names she gave wasMme. O'Fluherty, the modiste, for whom she had worked as "confidential maid." The womau of many frocks sent a note to the great gown builder, in which she said: "Is Suzanne Binet, who says she has beeq in your employ, honest?" Mtue., O'Flaherty's reply was brief and t the point: "Suzaune was iu my em ploy; as to her honesty I am not cer tain. I have sent her to you with my bill half a dozen times, but she has never yet given me the money." New York Commercial Advertiser. . Presidents Who Were Masons. Seven Presidents of the United States were members of the Masonio fraternity Washington, Jaokson, Polk, Buchanan, Johnson, Garfield and MoKinley. Washington was Mas ter of his lodge at Alexandria, Va., Jaokson was at one time Grand Mas ter of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, and Buohanan was Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of .Pennsylvania. HOUSEHOLD Myrr To Clean so The best way to clean 1 J Ti ... from with a little Dowrl...i bicarbouato of sods miIej A Waterproof Va,,,,. A good waterproof varnUb" umbrellas and stoi in.coat, i two parts of tnrpentius of linseed-oil, andoiiensrini" litharge. Mix these iwf gother thoroughly, aud i,0ll ; ' bath, that is, in a veawi boiling water, tho Bnrue a u, maker molts his glue, i,,' nish is thoroughly boild pnrt is dissolved remove it T stove aud apply with a iJ warm. It should bo paint article to be varnished Wjtll . care as if it was paint, ,( brella, open it wido, nu.l J varnisU smoothly. After it J a eei-uuu i:oai luny be needod. When the vwimbt, ji wm uui iiesiiu auilcrackl. show areas elnntiniiv t-i cau be employed iu gtcn, ways. The lUnliiB.R,,,,, Every dining-room sbonlJ rug. The quality of this it" however, vary with ibe power of the individual, t ought to be remembered, ; must not be so thin tlit it with every choir tbut ia ,lr. it, nor so thick tliatim rt.;. drawn at all. Tho luemaybj n irnro iiuur, a carpet, a fill - matting. Rugs madeof piece,' peting with a border are t,. ble in roally beautiful tlinjB; and are only to be connifc questions of ecouomj have to It must not be uudoratooJht these rugs are in bad taste, t ply that they aro a conL weakness, as it wero of the dJ oi using somethinrj; wh rha sometimes tells Jon, "thought: is exactly as good as the other. ot every mud are maunlie:;, uay. The housekeeper hu take the dimensions of her k. what price she can afford tor then chooso the host thai cot in the range. Rugs ought a! be lower in color kej that, of the room, or they seem to, at you, and make a most it; effect. Harper's Bazar. "Floral llower" llnlm The flower room ban notb: done apparently, for the ine- the art decorators haa bet: sorely to find some uoveltj duoe into the bowery nookifc they have created a demu! tiatio papers and painted lc When the flower-room acid eame into being rosea, fo and chrysanthemums were til flowers. Then original mil- favorite flowers and indulge mas ordered their dresiiii bureaus, etc., of white eoiii birch or bird's-eye maple, It orated with sprays of t bunches of violets, duster flowers, daisies, btitteroani.ri delions, and one woman bid i white wood painted with eti orchids. Pond lilies made another set of white heim- ture, and scarlet poppies pn:' a background of curl; bra brilliant showing fur a toon: woodwork and hangings were soft green. Wall paper, floor covering!, hangings, chintz ami cretonit niture coverings can all beofr tho Bame colors aud designs i artistic days. In any caao tbe repeated in all the "lilting'' pretty room. Dimity am white colored flowers are t. for cottage windows, audoiit skill with which they a:e n ago to look quaiut without b ish or too highly colored. Itecipei. Plain CakeCream tojeli gg, two heaping tablespoo- buttor and one and one-w of sugar, then add one cnpW water aud two teaspoonloli & powder, sifted-in with thru of flour. Peanut Cake Delicto" cakes mav be made by rotW". rolling a cupful of peanuti ing one cup of butter cup of sugar, three cup'0" throe neon that have been" Mako this into small oakei ' 5 till thev take a light browns Cabbage Salad-Cbop one cabbage flue. Put it " tmr 111 trio mih unit and Pi"' nnn nnrr tlinrMiirlilv and dd 11 oe n -- - v cup of boiling vinegar. -tablespoonfuls of mustard" i,-. - l.xu l.l n;lwrrir audi boiling vinegar, together tw piece of butter ana om -eaoh of pepper and MS1'' over the cabbage while hot Tjnn.n Hl.lVasl) n head of: lettuce, crisp 4 J Knn.T xf and kilt- two bunohes of green onjoM nn in.livi.lni! nlntflg bed 01 some cress, carefully '.nfj til A nninim in vorf wll" 1 drop between the lettuce fJ . .. . i- i.. mitt a lew slices oi rauiou - if likod. JuBt before spoonful of rice salad drei" center of each dish. J pumpkin ruauiuij--"' j. Kin until tenuer auu - ( it perfectly smooth. , a saltspoon of salt, !b,ef butter, one pint of m'11 , yolks of two egg J ' spoonful of oinuatuou. - , ndd the stiffly beateu egg' boat thoroughly. Turn t ding dish aud bake w with or without honey""" viriiiitriAil a-irAfftTil- T ... T.l! nil , well suffloiont hot, 're8U'! tatocs, add one (or J ; toaspoon of good butter, eggs aud salt and pepP" , Bhapo them in a 'ht:: transfor to a buttered o ft knife-blade easily small depressions WJJ tho sorosis of the P'J the form to be grate cheose over irk ter from the top ana W ovou delicate oolr BlrWW1IWWlWllr1il
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