| The payitig outlook in the Klondike .00ehn transportation business is that the steamships will eatch about as many coming out of the country as they take in. ” Ought a schoolmistress to go to her gchool on a bicycle? This is the question the Paris Municipal Council has had to decide, and its decision is in the negative. Washington society has decided that it is good form to be patriotic, and is really making a fad cf the sentiment, according to W. E, Curtis, in the Chicago Record. y F'An Austrian engineer claims to have discovered that sea water can be made drinkable by forcing it through a tree trunk. This being the case, all that thirsty shipwrecked seafarers need to do is to make for the first forest and gtrain the brine through the trees, Day by day it appears more proba- ble, announces the New York Tribune, that the richest Yukon gold fields will be found on the Alaska side of the boundary line. But that is only an- other argument for definitely marking that line at the earliest possible date, It is gratifying to the American Cule tivator to note that none of the South American republics side with Spain in her attempts to crush Cuba. They are Spaniards in origin, but all remember too well the oppressions to which their countries were subjected while still colonies of Spain. The following, from the London Daily News, is, in the opinion of the St. Louis Star, a true indication of the estimation in which Spain is held by all civilized nations. ‘Spain can ex- pect no support, moral or otherwise, from England against the United States. She has ruined Cuba, as she has ruined or lost every other colony, by the grossest corruption, cruelty and maladministration; and she must be left to settle the account for it with those whom it may concern, without any aid or sympathy on. our part.” In answer to an inquiry W. E. Cur- tis, the well-known Washington cor- respondent, states thatthe purchase of Alaska is supposed to have been an acknowledgment of Federal obligations to Russia for placing a fleet at the dis- posal of President Lincoln during the dark period of the Civil War, although ghere is no official record of that fact, The late Secretary Seward made such an intimation a great many times, and all of the other statesmen of the coun- try who were familiar with the inside affairs of the Government at that date occur in the opinion. —————— Instances are multiplying of the sur- vival of human beings after injuries to vital organs which hitherto were considered fatal. The latest case of this kind is reported from Bingham- ton, N. Y., where a chicken thief shot himself in the head. The man remained unconscious for a week, and the surgeons said his death was a matter of time only. Finally, his right eye bulged out, and it was re- moved by an operation. With the @ye came & thirty-two-calibre bullet, which had been in the man’s brain for six weeks, He is on the way to recovery. * ‘Warfare has become an exact science. It is no longer a question of brute force. A thousand men with modern arms and projectiles could resist 100,« 000 such as fought the battle of Water- loo. The big coast guns are handled like telescopes, and require a mathe- matical calculation before they are discharged as complicated as that which determines the altitude of a star; and while there are millions sof farmer boys and clerks in country stores who would willingly offer their lives in defence of their country, they would be helpless until trained in g modern fortification or upon a battle ship... Since his return from abroad Genera) Miles has made some changes in his foll-dress uniform which make it handsomer and more conspicuous, About the sleeves and collar of the coat a conventional design of oak leaves is embroidered -in gold, and this design again appears upon the belt, which is of Russian leather piped with gold bullion. The epanlettes have been laid aside for the flat and more modern shoulder-knots charac- teristic of the Russian uniforms. They bear the coat-of-arms of the United States and two stars indicative of the rank of a major-general. A scarf of gold is worn draped from the right shoulder to the left side, and no handsomer or more soldierly’ figure passed in review before the President at the first official reception of the OR eR ECE CLO CR RL BR BERG 03 34 03 Waist in Rich Mixed Colors, Much as bayadere stripes are worn, May Manton declares that plaid silks share the honors for the various sep- arate waists, whether they take the LADIES’ WAIST. blouse form or are made in regulation] shirt style. ~The model shown is in rich mixed.colors, with lines of black, the vest, revers, collar and cuffs be- ing of plain colored taffeta, which matches the prevailing tone. The attractive sailor collar forms square lapels in front, disclosing the shirring ‘between its front edges in yoke effect. A laced edged frill headed by insertion .decorates its outer edge. The two-seamed sleeves that fit the arm comfortably with fashionable ful- ness ab the top are surmounted by two gathered frills, whose lace edges flare stylishly. The wrists are completed with inser- tion and a fall of lace. To cut this gown for a lady of med- ium size five and one-half yards of ma- terial forty-four inches wade, or eight and one-quarter thirty inches wide will be required. Jacket of Hussar Blue: Hussar blue cloth shown in the ac- companying engraving, writes May Manton, is stylishly united with black velvet and brocaded silk, braid passe- mebpterie showing up well as decora- tion on the edge of velvet collar and light toned vest. The vest fronts of brocaded silk are cut low at the neck and close in- visibly in center front, the edges being included in the shoulder and under arm seams of the jacket. The fronts that fit closely with single bust darts flaxe apart, to dis- close the handsome vest, and the in- pside facing is of silk to match. The flaring Medici collar is shaped in four sections, each one being inter- lined with tailors’ canvas, and the velvet facing with fancy braid edge adds a charming finish to this stylish collar, The foundation is a fitted lining LADIES’ WATTEAU GOWN OR WRAPPER. which closes at the centre front, but the blouse itself includes shoulder and urder-arm seams only. The narrow vest is attached to the right side be- neath the front of the blouse and hooks well into place beneath the left edge and rever. The sleeves are one-seamed and in regulation shirt style and are finished at the wrists with turn-over cuffs fastened with sil- ver links, At the neck is a collar of the plain silk finished with turn-over points and worn with a tie of the same. At the waist is a belt of black leather, with buckle’and ornaments of |° steel, and with the blouse is worn a’ hat of rough straw trimmed with rib- bon, lace and aigrettes. To make this waist for a lady of medium size four and a half yards of material twenty-two inches wide will be required, with five-eighths of a yard for vest and revers, . A Pretty Home Gown. Fine wool challie in violet and cream is shown, in the large engraving, daintly trimmed with narrow lace and insertion. The comfort of a pretty home gown is unquestioned im these days of ease and elegance, and the utility of this model will appeal to many women for the simplicity of its outline and grace- ful effect. The full fronts are gathered at the top in four rows of shirring, which, when the standing collar is omitted, is finished with a frill of lace. A double box.plait forms the wattean in back, which joins on to a square yoke under the sailor collar. Side, back and under arm gores give a smooth adjustment over the hips,and the sash of ribbon passing under the watteau is tied in graceful loops and The conventional jacket-back fits smoothly, coat laps being finished be- low the center back seam. It is a matter of choice whether the belt shall be worn over the back, and slipped through openings in the under arm seams, or worn under the jacket- altogether, the former method being quite fashionable. The sleeves, shaped with under and upper portions, are of the size de- LADIES’ JACKET. manded by fashion, and flaring cuffs of velvet finish the wrists. Square pocket laps cover the openings to front and breast pockets, either of ends in centre front. which can be omitted, if not desired. THE SABBATH SCHOOL LESSOM INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR APRIL 24. wu Lesson Text: “A Lesson in Forgiveness,’ Matt. xviil., 21-35-—Golden Text: Luke vi., 37=Commentary on the Lesson of the Day by the ‘Rev. D. M. Stearns. 21. “Then came Peter to Him and said: Lord, how oft shall my brother gin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times?” It is so difficult, much as we may read and talk about it, to believe and live out the belief that it is no longer I that live, but Christ who liveth in me (Gal. ii., 20). Pe- ter’s difficulty here is ‘me’ and ‘I,” for- getting the lesson of chapter xvi., 24, about denying self and following Christ. A bet- ter way of putting His question would be, Lord, how often would you forgive one who would sin against you? It should never be a question of what I would or would not do, but always what would Jesus do? Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do? As His redeemed ones, we are here to manifest His life in these mortal bodies (II Cor. iv., 11) and make Him known. 22. ‘Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times, but until sev- enty times seven.” His thoughts and ways are as far above ours as heaven is above the earth. He gives us eternal redemp- tion, blotting out all our sins, and assur- ing us of eternal glory, then teaches us that we are to overcome self and sin and the devil, submitting meekly to many an unjust demand of the world for His sake lest we prove a stumbling block. 23-27. “Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of His servants.” In these verses we have an illustration from our Lord’s own lips of His forgiveness, which He freely bestows upon every peni- tent sinner. The parables of the kingdom sometimes have reference to theemystery of this present age when the kingdom it- self, which was at hand, is postponed till He shall come again because of His peo- ple’s rejection of Him. Sometimes they refer to the end of thisage and the events connected therewith. There is one thing that all should layto heart,and that is that there is a day of reckoning for every one, for every one of us shall give account of himself to God, for God shall bring every work unto judgment with every se- eret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil (Rom. xiv., 12; Eccl. xii., 14). The judge is appointed, even him whom God raised from the dead (Acts xvii., 31), the same who speaks to us in this parable, I cannot say that the verses we are consider- ing refer to any period of the time of fu- ture judgment, but rather to present for- giveness, for God may be said to bealways in some sense reckoning with people. It seems to me that the main point of this part of the parable is the fulland free for- giveness which He bestows upon every penitent. The debtor was greatly in debt, owing 10,000 talents, which, according to the estimate in the margin, would be over $9,000,000, and he could not pay, as we say, a cent on the dollar, for ho had noth- ing, yet he was’ presumptuous enough to ask for patience, promising to pay all. His lord, moved with compassion, forgave him the whole debt. Our indebtedness to God for life and care and mercies since we had any being is beyond computation. If we should count but one mercy a minute for only twenty years, they would be over 10,000,000, but who can estimate the mer- cies of a moment? 28-30. “But the same servant went out and found ene of his fellow servants which owed him a hundred pence.” Accordingto the margin, a debt of not over #25, yet see his treatment of his fellow as compared with his Lord’s treatment of him. ~But do not condemn him unless you are sure that you are not guilty. Man’s inhumanity to man is as marvelous as God’s compassion. Great as is God’s forgiveness, so great is man’silack of it. Have you never said of gny one, “I cannot forgive him,” or “I'll forgive, but I cannot forget?’ Ifyou have sald such things, you have no right to con- demn this man. Remember the words of our Lord in a certain case, ‘‘He that is without sin among you let him first cast a stone’ (John viii.,.7). he a 31. “So, when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry and came and told unto their Lord all that was done.” In this casethere was nothing that they could do but tell their Lord, for He alone had power to deal with the wicked ser- vant. But here is an application which every believer may with profit lay to heart. We, if we have received Christ Jesus as our Saviour, are truly forgiven, washed, sanc- tifled, justified, but there are millions who are not and who do not know anything about the Lord Jesus and are liable to be cast forever into the hands of the great ad- versary who now oppresses them. Are we sorry enough for them to: say to our Lord who has saved us: ‘‘Here am I. Send me “to tell them of Thee and of Thy salva- tion?” 82-34. ‘‘And his lord was wroth, and de- llvered him to the tormentors till he should pay all that was due unto him.” We must not think of our Lord in this story asil He was speaking of Himself, for we are nowhere taught that He ever forgives and then takes back His forgiveness. The gifts and calling of God are without re- pentance (Rom. xi., 29). Henever changes His mind. We must notice that our Lord is telling of a certain man-rand his ser- vants, and the lord in the story is the mag- ter of these servants, not our Lord. See the small letter 1, not capital L. ~ So in the story of the unjust steward the question is repeatedly asked, How could our Lord ever commend such fraud? Our Lord never did, but the man’s master or lord (small 1) commended his fraudulent servant for be- ing clever enough to provide a future wel- come for himself in the homes of those whom he had befriended at his lord’s ex- pense. Our Lord taught that we ought to make such use of our opportunities—law- fully, Gt course—as would be for our bene- fit in the life to come. 85. “So likewise shalls My Heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one of his brother their trespasses.” In the epistle to the Ephesians we are taught in the opening and following words our privileges in Christ. Blessed with all spiritual blessings, accepted in the Beloved, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, seated with rist in the heavenlies. Then we are taught that ‘because of these great benefits conferred upon us we should walk worthy of our vocation, walk in love, walk as children of light, and among other things forgive one another even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven us (Eph. iv., 82.). Salvation is nowhere made depend- ent upon any works or good deeds of ours, but is always set forth as a free gift (Rom. iv., 5; vi., 23; John 1., 12; Rev. xxil., 17). Then having become children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, we are earnestly ex- horted to walk as such, assured that all ip our lives as Christians which he approves shall be rewarded, but all else shall be famed up as wood, hay and stubble.—Les- son Helper, John Allen,s Teetotalism. “Private” John Allen, of Mississipp!, who is now serving his seventh term in the national House of Representatives, gives the characteristic reason why be never touches liquor: “Of course, if I drank it at all, I should have to indulge whi,» stumping my district. Now, you just think what would happen to me if while on a stumping tour, I should take a few drinks and then attempt tc say: ‘Fellon-citizens of Itawamba, or Oktib- bha, or Tishomingo county.” My finish conld be easily imagined.” Three miles an hour is about the average speed of the gulf stream. At certain places, however, It attains a speed of 51 miles an hour, the rapidity of the current giving the surface, when the sun is shining; the appearance of a sheet of fire. CONGRESS. Senate. In the senate Monday thé President's message was read amid a stillness al- most breathless. At the conelusion there was a hum of whispered conver- sation in the galleries, but no demon- stration. Mr. Davis of Minnesota, chairman of the foreign relations com- mittee, at once moved that it be re- ferred to his committee, and Mr. Stew- art, taking advantage of the opportunt ity briefly addressed the senate in favor of recognizing the independence of the Cuban insurgents. Without further de- bate the message was referred as re- quested. The Senate committee on appropria- tions completed consideration of the naval appropriation bill, and Senator Hale Monday reported it to the Senate. The amendments recommended by the committee increase the aggregate ap- propriation made by the bill as it pass- ed the House, to the extent of $8,263 - 500, making the total $46,277,658, as com- pared with $33,008,234 carried by the ap- propriation bill of 1897. For nearly three hours Monday the Senate had the Cuban question under discussion. Three resolutions were in- trodueed, one by Mr. Lindsay (Ky.), directing that the contemplated opera- tions against the Spanish army in Cuba be in concert with General Gomez, the supreme command to be vested in the commander of the United States forces; the second by Mr. Wilson (Wash.), directing the President at once to take such steps as will secure to the Cuban people an independent republican form of government, and the third by Mr. Allen (Neb.), declaring the existence of war in Cuba, and directing the Presi- dent to take steps to stop it and secure to the island a stable and independent government. A message was received by the senate Thursday from the house transmitting to the senate the Cuban resolution passed by the house. By unanimous consent, at the request of Mr. Davis, chairman of the foreign relations com- mittee, the resolution reported by the foreign relations committee was laid before the senate. Mr. Turner (Wash.) began a speech, in which he sharply criticised the administration for “the vaccilating, irresolute and - cowardly policy, pursued by it in the Cuban question.” He said that the develop- ments of the past few weeks had shaken his faith in those who had the president's ear and confldence. Other stirring speeches were made. Efforts to have the resolution voted upon at the session failed and the senate ad- journed until Friday morning. The Senate adjourned at 10:50 Friday night "after a continuous session of nearly 13 hours, No effort was made to force a vote on the Davis or Foraker resolutions. Twenty-three Senators who have prepared speeches had not finished them. The Senate has agreed to pass the war resolution before it adjourns Saturday night. The resolu- tion will be stronger even than the House resolution. House. In the house Monday there was ab- solutely no demonstration either.of ap- proval or disapproval from the crowd- ed galleries throughout or at the con- clusion of the reading of the President's message, but there was a sharp burst of applause from the Republican side when toward the close of the message the president said the war in Cuba must ceas®. At the conclusion of the reading about half the Republicans ap- plauded and several of the Democrats groaned. After the message had been referred without debate to the commit- tee, routine business was transacted antil adjournment. General Grosvenor, of Ohio, now gen- erally regarded as the spokesman of the President on the floor of the House, Monday afternoon, in reply to an at- tack upon the policy of the administra- tion, interpreted the recommenda- tions in the President's message to mean a request for authority to use the army and navy of the United States to establish on the island of Cuba a gov- ernment independent of Spain. It was regarded as an exceedingly important and significant announcement. The session of the house Thursday was dull and absolutely devoid of in- terest, The most important measure passed was the Curtis bill for the relief of residents of the Indian territory. It provides for the settlement of ques- tions involving 19,000,000 acres belong- ing to the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Creeks, Choctaws and Seminoles and now occupied by 300,000 whites and 60,- 000 Indians. It provides for the eject- ment of 7,000 intruders upon 127,000 acres of land. The lands are to be leased so as to give each Indian a share, mineral lands are to be leased by the secretary of the interior and citizens in towns located on lands are to be permitted to buy titles to the 1 holdings from the Indians. The House of Representatives Wed- nesday, after one of the most exciting and memorable days in its history, by a vote of 322 to 19, adopted a resolution which nine-tenths of its members be- lieve makes war with Spain inevitable. The resolutions adopted direct the President to intervene at once in Cuba to restore peace and secure to the peo- ple of this island ‘a stable and inde- pendent government of their own,” and authorizes him to use the army and navy to execute the purpose of the resolutions. Only a single Incident at the session of the house Friday was worthy of pub- lic notice, Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, arose to a question of privilege to reply to a Philadelphia newspaper criticism charging him with responsi- bility for the disorderly scene in the house on Wednesday. Mr. Bailey: said that a public man was seldom justified in replying to criticism, but in this case he could not, in justice to himself, allow such a statement to pass without reply. He affirmed that if there was any individual responsible for the scene it must rest with the speaker himself. As he proceeded with his arraignment of the speaker there were manifesta- tions of supprssed excitement on the floor. The speaker listened with im- perturbable countenance. Mr. Bailey said: . “Constrained by what I consider the unfair and unjust treatment of the chair, I objected, and upon that objec- tion arose the scene of disorder that is regretted by every member of the Bouse. Objected to the Motion. Lord Chief Justice Cockburn was tremely fond of going down to the sea in ships, and it was his custom to spend from Saturday to Monday ci board his yacht, says Law Notes. On one occasion he invited one of the puisne Judges of the Queen’s Bench to accompany him on a cruise. At the start the sea was as smooth as glass, but during the night the wind fresh- ened up and caused the Fhttle craft to toss and roll in a manner which af- fected the puisne Judge most unpleas- antly. Lork Cockburn, hearing of his sickness, went into the cabin and, lay- ing a soothing band on his shoulder, said: “My dear C., can I do anything for you?” “Yes, Your Lordship,” he replied, in a pained voice, “you will greatly oblige me by overruling this motion.” New Jersey was the first State per- mitting the right of suffrage _to women. SRR: AEASTONE STE NEMS CONDENSED: WAR WITH SPAIN. Farmers Open Hostilities in a Village Store With Vigor. : Shermanville, a little town north of~ Greenville ong the Bessemer, was the’ scene of a desperate fight between Samuel Coleman and James Becker, well-known farmers. They were talk- ing war news in the village store. The argument waxed warm, and the twa came to blows. Becker seized a heavy counter weight and struck Coleman repeatedly until he feli unconscious, Coleman’s condition is serious, dnd Becker has been arrested. The following pensions were granted last week: Edward C. Dixon, Turtle Creek, $12; Martin Race, Arnold, $6; Samuel H. White, Canonsburg, $8; John Hotzeloin, dead, Pittsburgh, $12; Rob- ert Shorts, Franklin, $8; Henry R. Mil- ler, Yeagertown, Mifflin, $10; John Shernal, dead, Kerrmoor, Clearfield, $3 to $10; W. A. Ogden, dead, Clearfield, $12; Edmund D. Warner, dead, Mifflin- tonw, Juniata, $2 to $12; John O. Wom- er, Hill, Mercer, $6 to $10; Robert P. McCann, Elkland, Tioga. $6 to $8; David Seger, Punxsutawney, $6 to $8: William Rapson, Meadville, $6 to $10; Sylvester H. Davis, Warren, $6 to $8; John A. Murray, Shawmut, Clearfield, $6 to $8; David Penny, Smith’s Ferry, $6 to $8; Amanda E. Warner, Mifflintown, $8: Ellen Shiruel, Kerrmoor, $8; Christine Renne, Erie, $8; Phoebe G. Gates, Erie, $8; Ellen Ogden. Clearfield, $8. John A. Rodehaver, dead, Somerfield, Somerset, $2; Charles W. Wood, Pittsburgh, $6; Abraham Hartman, Foxburg, $6; John Flenner, Walkers Mills, Allegheny, $6; Isaac B. Vantz, Allenport, Washington, $8; John A. Ahrenfeld, Pittsburgh, $6; Levi Wirebaugh, Altoona, $6; Simon N. Greenwalt, Herminie, $8; John Gray- son, Carnegie, $6; Milton McNair, Meadville, $8; Charles H. Cutleius, Mitlinsburg, $10; John D. McLatchey, Mill Village, Erie, $4 to $12; August C. Russell, Horton, Indiana, $2 to $8; Aaron Walters, Rices Landing, Greene, $6; Andrew McCreery, Tunnelton, Indi- ana, $6 to. $10; Obadiah M. Bossart, Oakmont, Allegheny, $10 to $12; Philip H. Edmiston, Figart, Cambria, $10 to $12; W. Wolf, Brush Valley, Indiana, $6 to $8; Solomon Clintz, Bard, Bedford, $8 to $12; John Sweet, Daggetts, Tioga, $6; Elizabeth A. Nicum, Uniontown, $8; Mary Stiver, Canoe Ridge, Indiana, $8; Casper Kaufman, Sewickley, $6; George Plumer, Pittsburgh, $10; John "Reichenbach, dead, Pittsburgh, $12; Ad- dison M. Young, Speers, $8; David W. Miller, Pine Grove Mills, $12; Daniel F. Beall, Scenery Hill, $8; John A. Die- bold, Allegheny, $8; minor of Chester D. Peckham, ‘Towanda, $10. That skimmed milk is not “adulter- ated milk” within the meaning of the statute is the text of a decision handed down by the supreme court at Phila- delphia the past week. Recently Mrs. Elizabeth Hufnal was convicted in the juarter Sessions court on a charge of selling adulterated milk. She appealed to the superior court, where the con- 7lction was sustained and from which decision an appeal was taken to the supreme court. That tribunal, in an >pinion delivered by Justice Mitchell, reverses the lower courts, and Mrs. Hufnal was discharged without bail. Frank Beale, a Polish miner of Alver- ‘on, is in jail charged with shooting Paul. Zurick, a fellow countryman, hrough the lungs Monday afternoon. Paul Zurick, Jr.,, quarreled with Beale, vho seized a brick and struck him on the head, inflicting a painful wound. Young Zurick, his father and others went to Beale's house, broke down the door and Beale fired at them. The wounded man is at the hospital in Con- agllsville in a critical condition. There has beén great excitement at Bloomfield on account of hydrophobia. About two weeks ago a mad dog made ts appearance and bit many horses snd hogs. Seven head of hogs belong- Ing to Simon Croft of Conoquenessing township were victims, four of which had to be shot. Several dogs had to be shot, and dozens are chained to await further developments. The dog is still it large. By a boiler explosion at a saw mill in Paint township, Somerset county, the ther afternoon, Sidney Holsopple, pro- prietor of the Holsopple’ house at Ben- son, was instantly killed; Charles Hols~ opple, a cousin of Sidney, was prqb- ably fatally injured; Clyde Holsopple, aged 16, and Bruce, aged 14, brothers of Sidney Holsopple, and Joseph Johns, aged 18, were badly scalded. Johns’ right leg is broken. The mill was owned by Charles Holsopple. Sidney Hols- opple was at work on the roof, when the explosion took place. He was blown a hundred feet and horribly mangled. The beoller is said to have been condemned long ago. At Milesburg the other afternoon Wil- liam Wagner, proprietor of the Wagner flouring mills, got too close to the en- zine, his clothes caught in the big driv- ing belt and he was drawn into the ma- chinery. His head was cut from his body, which was otherwise badly mangled. Wagner was about 50 years old and leaves a wife and ten children. Geo. Belt, colored, of IL.eith, shot and probably fatally wounded his wife the other night. The couple had been quar: relling about the failure of each to treat the other in the preper manner as hus- band and.wife. Belt escaped. The Oxford breaker of Scranton owned and operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Coal Company, with all adjacent buildings, was de- stroyed by fire last week. The total loss will reach $60,000. The fire started in the upper portion of the breaker, near the head of the hoisting shaft, and within an hour and a half buildings zovering an area of 300 feet square were leveled. The Drake heirs will send Charles A. Falls, Esq., of New Castle to England fn a short time to ascertain just how the fight for the property is progress- ing. The society has representatives in almost every state io the union and has had an agent in England, but for sever- al months he has not been heard from. The value of the estate is said to be aearly $100,000,000. The postoffice and general store of P. Cronin at Centerville was robbed early the other morning. About $2,000 in stamps and money was taken. The postoffice and store of A. J. Nason, at Franklin Corners, was also robbed of $100 in stamps and money. Miss Eliza Morrissey of Franklin, has sued the Oil City Street Railway Com- pany for $15,000 for injuries received on its line. Ernest Melzeir, a Y. M. C. A. athletic at Erie, was found hanging by the neck in his gymnasium the other night, having been strangled to death by ac- cident. He had been practicing the heroic treatment for spinal trouble. Two boys drowned the other day in Fifteen-Mile creek, near Artemus, Bed- ford county, George Bender and David Bennett. They were sitting on a bridge railing, when one fell and dragged the .other with him. On April 21 John R. Lamb is to be hanged at Pittsburg and Frank Jon- grass at New Castle. On April 28 John and James Roddy will be executed at Somerset, and Frederick Rockwell and Patrick Bangya at Ridgway.
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