s a r LAMES' DEPARTMENT I j iik bash iir.i.T. Tlio i.ih-bolt lnn elegant addition to tlio waist of llio itim woman, but wlmn It lucloict a clrcumforonce of twonty-flr or moro Indies It looi its fofwIiMtlon. Fashion hay a more inconsjdernto Imbit of suiting lior decreet exclusively lo slender flg-tircs, 4ut never lint ilie been more flagrantly rcganllcst of tlio requirement of tlio tout woman limn In tUi season of Uoslyiie. "SPOTS OK I.IHtlT. AVImt F.ilinuncl ICusscll call- pot of light" nro worn more than ever. They nro tolitnlro diamonds worn savory where a well a on tha finger j In tho hair, in bows, at the listening of a dross, fit the holt and even in shoulder knots. This give a starry twInUlo to tho fashionable P.riuameiil the more stars, tlio moro twinkle. It Is aniil that lurgo brilliants can bo vory successfully worn with a law genuine diamond nnd never 'found out. It l supposed tlmt they borrow enough rcllecied light to tleceivo tlio expert. Octroi! Frco IVcss. HOW TO l:rcOMR SWEET A A HOSE. Smart Parisian Indies fiirnitli the drawer of their wardrobe with mat tresses of satin in delicate sliados, tic J with satin ribbons and smelling do liciously of lavender, rote leave, ver bona, orris root mid clove, whlcli aro tnlnglud together and laid In alternate layer with cotton-wool; heels, blanket and bcd-sprcads nro redolent f. tlio same fresh country scent, like wise hats, bonnets, laco and hundljer chief. Kvery elegante choose hor own peculiar mixture and keeps to It. Ilor writing paper 1 also perfumed, but there it nothing quite to oiliou a conted letuus. St. Louis llepuullc 1IAIH ISIiFlliKUSO A KF.VOM TION. Hair U undergoing u revolution thl noitson. It no longer should bo trained Into a aharp curly polut between tlio eyebrow and then fringed and creped lo tneot the puffy chovoluro ut over tho forehead, a la Princes May of Tcck, for the voioole though potent edict Inn gono forth that tlio outline of tlio head must be broad and low Instead of high and narrow. So this spring will bo notlceablo for tlio straight-aeros cut of the fringe, which should bo tightly and not.frizz'.y curtud, and the low colli or flit pulls of tlio "cliignon," which must be ar ranged just ou the crown of the head. Also women who lmvo pretty hair or who can afford an "invisible natural front" will part their look straight down the middle, the friugo softly falling from the madonna style of lieaddrois. Chicago Herald. THE Mt.K WAIST 1 DOMINANT. The silk waist dominates the inodo. It is tlio bodico of most fashionable tailor gowns, which lmvo tho heavy coat for outdoor wear and tho silk shirt beneath for home uso. Tho variety of these waist is groator than ovor boforc, tho loading fancy being it waist with a double gathered frill falling carelessly down the front. This frill is sometime whipped or tmttonholo-etitchcil with a contrasting color. One of tho noroltio is a navy blue silk waltt with frilling! linod red, the frilling introduced again on tho sloovcs for height and broadlh nt the shoulders. Pleated collars are in troduced on some of tho black blouses, and suspenders of tho same silk as tho waUtform part of the docoratiou. A yoke formed of shirred space bo. tweon double rufllns taken up in tho ilk it often made up In the softer ilk a. which end in a puff just bolow the bolt. New York Sun. "THE UHAKUMOTIIER'S BAG." A fancy of tho season i 'the grand mother's bag," an ample, square bag. which for street use is made of black moire silk and sealskin leather. The lower part of the bag Is made of the sealskin Icathor and the upper part Is of the moire silk, and it is gathered on a black silk cord and carried ovor tho arm in the fumiliar fashion iu whlcli Kale Grccnaway's little girls always carry their bags. This stylo is moro uitablo for a work-bag for houe use, iiowever, than for a street-bag. For tiouia use it is made of quaint old brocade, in square shapes, with cords of metal or silk. Brocaded silk rib bons, tea or twelvo Inches wide, are often used for this purpose, three quarters of a yard being amply sutH clout. After tn bag na boon sewn up it should be liued with plain India Ilk iu a harmonizing color. The shir- riuff-strlng i run In at tho top, leav ing a beading of about two iiiohos; and vollot the bag is complete. fOuoo AWoek. 1 RIDICULOUS DRESS ItKt'OllM. Tho dreas-reformer aro having considerable to say just now; tho lamentable fashion of trailing tho gown In the mud and filth of the strcot giving thorn great scope for their power of olnqiienco. To the majority of women, however, the ono extreme they deprecate and the other which they uphold are about equal in their lack of charm and beauty. Wo men do not consider a common-sense garb to Indispensable as one that 1 becoming and beautiful, unless they are qualifying for eat in Congress, or preparing for a walk across country to tho wild West, or planning to give i some other Incontestable proof of thoir superiority tn and disdain of sex. The ugliest cud least attractive tailor walklng.suit over devised wa recently put on by an enthusiastic 're former," and exhibited to an audience of women ai a most dosir ablo garment. Tlio most salient featuro of the gown wa that it cscapod tho ground all around bva good tlve Inches, whlcli wa about four too many. It wa a rldiculou as the street-sweeping dresses aro untidy and foolish, show l:ig nil tho tops of tho large flat com. mon-souse shoes, with a Idod gray gaiter. There I a medium botwoon very short and vory long skirts, and j between absurd nnd clumsy "bro. I giniilta shoes," nnd those with V shaped toes and spiral heols, that is sought by sensible women In spite of extromlst of either tho "reform" or ultra-faslilonablo typo. Now York I'osL FASHION NOTE. Sopio beautiful dyes have bsen add ed to the color list. The newest camel's-hatr fabrics are exceedingly handsome. Tho Itubcn hat are f.ivoroJ, a tho brim are modern. civ wide. Tho English walking-hat nnd the new sailors have rolling brim. To a beautiful figure nothing 1 moro becoming than a close, perfectly fitted bodico. Much attention 1 given Just now to costume dosigned for receptions, grand dinners and tea. Gloves are now embroidered to ordor. Tho favorlto shades uro all the tint of tan and yellow. Light-green and pale chamol-yellow low felt hat nro trimmed with black ostrich tips and a greit quantity of handsomo satin ribbon. An English model In cloaks 1 mado with straight Russian fronts, a I'lin- cosso back and a glove-titting vest, covorcd with Rtiisian Arabesque trim mings, in black copper and with tufts of koal-sktu in tho design. A little cluster of zephyr curls not more than three Inchon In lougth is allowed to escape from tho softly braided Grecian coiffure arranged a little below tho contro of tho head in tho back. The coll Is becoming only to women with graceful, regular fea- ure. There is a new patont for fastening gloves. A clasp holds them at the wrist, and soma silken cord, which are said not to get out of order, are drawn together by pulling a strand to which tho arraugomeut is attached, and thus closo thorn all the way up tho arm. The inartlstio effect of light-colored glovos, except for dressy evonlng wear, is now acknowledged, mid tho pule heliotrope and com color of for. uior days are almost forgotten. Tho red gloves,- both iu Suo.le and glace styles, that are occasionally scon can not iu any way lay claim to beauty. Black tulles brocaded with pompa dour bouquets nro among tho favored matorhils for Parisian party gowns. White moire striped with satin will bo voiilurod for bridal gowns. Satin broche of Louis XV'., baskots ot flowers, feathers, etc., ou a peuu do sole grouud, maue a lovely wedding gown. Imported drosses of French ging ham, batiste, Indian muslin and linen lawn aro made with elaborate bodices and simple skirts. These are tnodol for summor gowns, and they, are vory dressy frocks, iudeod, being fashioned like thoso of fancy silk and flue ihoor woolen. They are not intended to be laundered, ami most of them aro whale-boned and mado over taffeta or other silk liulug. Some Time Ago. Studious Boy Father, did 70a ever study arithmetic? Fulkor (ludlgnantly) Of course studied arithmetic. Studious Boy Well, I can't find the cube root of Father (hastily) It's a long tirao line I tudiod it Good News. rttt HOUSEWIFE. SSa-FOAH OMELET. Separate tiie white and yolks of three egg. Heat tho whites to the sJffist possible fiolh, add one-third to tho yolks nnd mix thoroughly, add ing half a toaspoonfut of salt and two liberal dashc of white peppor. Have ready a hot pan In which ha been melted a generous toaspooufu! of but ter. Pour in tho yolk inlxttiro, spreading to tho proper size, and Im mediately all tho whites, spreading lo cover the yolk. A soon us tho bottom is slightly browned set In a hot ovo i for a minute. Take out, fold and serve. If undo properly, It will be when folded at least four Inches thick. New York Recorder ORANIlE CIl Attl.OTTS. Orange charlotte i a mot elegant niul tasty preparation. Lino tho In side of a plain, round, straight-sided mold with section of Tangerine orange by dipping tlio section Into Jelly Just ready to firm mid fixing them on tho tin. It the mold ha been rinsed In cold water mid left damp the section will attach themsolve in- tautly. Whim the lining Is firm (111 tho mold wi h orange croam undo ns directed above, or mail by whipping half a pint of rich cream, sweetening it with two ounce of sugar, flavoring it with the Juice of three orange and nilding to it a tahlcspooufiil of gela. tine dissolved In a little milk. Si. Louis Republic. CAitl!''TS 111 S VI. A PS. Carrot boiled nnd cut into dice or strips ore a help to many salads, es pecially a vegetable salad, writes Oc tave Tliinct. Too great attraction of a vegetable salad is that it can utilize all left over vegetables, bjlng tho most tolerant of salad. A few peas, a few cold boiled potatoes, a be-t or ! two, some onion ami carrots, Willi a mayouaise dressing mako a dish of delight. Roans, siring bean or any other kind, aro good, but not Indis pensable, while ull aro welcomo in vegetable salad. That Is its great moral lesson. Cabbage, corn, arti choke, celory, IcMuce, nasturtiums I ennnot think of a vegetablo that is too humble or too haughty to anociato with other vogotable in vegetablo salad. Turnip go very well, proper ly prepared, and you can use (quash it it lias takon care ot Itself. 1 did once, although to be frank, I cannot say that I was encouraged to repeat the cxporimouL MUTTON IHIOTII. This may bo mado for the family table from the remain of a joint of mutton. For an Invalid what 1 called the double neck, allowing a pint of water 10 a pound of meat, although a vory cheap part, Is tlio host and most juicy. This broth Is nourishing, and may be tued whon a patient tires of or cannot assimilate bouf tea. If care lessly made, howover, there Is often a disagreeable 'muttony" flavor, which can bo obviated entirely by removing every vestige of skin and fat. For e7ery-day broth proceed as follows: Break tho bones, cut all the lean meat into small pieces and cover with cold water, allowing a quart for every pound of meat and bone; let it stand for an hour, tlio 11 placo on a moderate part of the range; allow for every quart a small toaspoonful of salt, an even saltspoouful of peppor, a small onion and turnip. When tho water becomes lukewarm draw the soup kettlo forward aud simmer until tho meat 1 in shreds; strain through a flue tlcve, and whon cold skim off tho fat. For each quart ot broth have ready two tablespoontul of rice, well washed and soakod in cold water for half an hour, and when tho clear broth bos como to a boil add this and boil very slowly until tender, at there must now be 110 boiling away. Season with parsley, celery salt or curry powder. New York World. household hints. Almond uieal U very aofteulng and whitening to the skill. Naphtha 1 good for cloanlng kid glove, but keep It away from the Are. . Ordinary t ioklng plaster makes a good remedy for corns, as it keep them soft and prevouts tho rubbing. Wash white flannel in cold water with suds mado ot white soap, and they will not shrink much nor look yellow. ' Never sweep dust and dirt from ono room to another, nor from upstairs to the lower part of the bouse. Always take It up iu each room. A good dentifrice 1 mado of two ounces of pulverized borax, four ounces of precipitated eualk, and two ounces of pulverised eaitlle soap. THE METHODIST" CONFERENGE FOLLOWERS 09 JOUR WESLEY Assemble In Gsnsral Cm fur-tic at Omaha. Summary of Procardia. unviMY's aiwtn: The third w.-fk of the Methodist Confer file" as uslipri' I In witti sunsliinn and Imlmy wetlior. llisliop Hurst ptnilid this iimrniUK. A verloH r"s iliition on Chaplaincies In the armv ami navy was nffered nv Mr. Wil liam SwimMI mil l o'lu-rs. It iliiw-ts that the bishops rm-iimniend t i the President such members of the Mtlimlist Kpisi 'ipsl Cliurrh ileirc'l ns appointees In lh. Armv, ami that no other ti" nvonuiw I; that tlio nearest Sunday to .Inly lie apart for Army and Navy lay, when service will lm held for flio-e hr.it!':hes of flu sericn, nil'! protects nuaiiist the pnoe I at'entpt to e. jtrade the chnpl.iiucy from an olHi er of rank to a mere hireling under the rotitr.-i' t kvs tem. It wa referrel to the Commit:)-? on 'femnoral Iv-otiomv. The Conference hii I on the t.ilile the re port of the Committee 011 Kpi-irop.iry relat in to foreiu reMd-mce., This defevs Kpiseopul residents aoroad. The commit tee s re. iimmend:iti in that no more oishoni b appointed wa- nd.ipte l. The vexitu ipiestioit of amusement. will soon he MTinimarily di-Ki-e' of. If a memo, rial signed by men of tint niont eminent character receives the di-sired attention. They petition for the removal from the Dis cipline of nil specitiriitj mi of improper and vicious amusement. Tiie niiifer is to be left to the iii'li vidu ll conscience-. The amendment will doubtless lm nude. Tlio prohibition of 1 l:m. 1 iil'. theatre-nomn n'l I otner kindred amusements being removed from the Pis ipline. it is said, will largely deter ynun people from being led f:om tho Methodnt Church to others more liberal in tlii repect. A strong protest will cert.iinlv lie made. I'rophecie of s iintu.il dc ay and death will he plentiful. Toe young Wool will carry the d:iy. It Is indorsed by tho ludgmeiit of 111:1:1 wi.se head. Tt iisinv s :n:ov. llisliop llowm-m preside I to d r'. K:i"h llisliop li.-i. presided one d ty now. and the list will lie gone through again. The Com mittee on the Sta'e of tiie Chttrrh indnrses the 'ormation of a National Sabbath I'nion. Its second report coide;nus the Suuttieru nut ruge.:dcmand that congress take s tit.ilile action to suppress, these growing unjust and inhuman acts, an 1 call upon the necnlar sn l religion papers to mute in putting down tin- evil. Dr. I'avne. of New York, lenouti' ed tle .Jim Crow car and ilefaiied the ill-treatment of colored and white ttiin iter. The great Church shonl I protect i;s iwii membership. During the last vear ! negpie were lynched, nevevi fc irue I a ive, one llaved alive and one disjointed. Me tiiouirht that the MerholMt Kpis!T,p:d t'hun li should emphaticill-.- place itself ou record. The reort waadopted, w i:iik-.ihy lstoK. Itishop Foster guided the Conferen'e this morning. Several resolution di-curing t he l oiifereiiec in favor of eipial representation ttf ministers nnd laymen, and asking that tlio Conference be divided into two houses were receive I and referred to the I '.,111 m it -tee on F.'ital llepresentation. The Ilalti niore Cunf-rence asked that tho next (ten sral Conference devise some means to modi ly the function of the ouVe of Presiding tltler, In tinier to secure greater proficiency st less expense lo the church. The action of some memiiers In hissing Dr. Tigerf, tiie fraternal delegate from the Methodist Kpiscopal Church South, wasdi :tised freely, and many unfavorable com ments were heart. The hissing wns cause I by a remark by nr. ligert that "the south sfn whites are the bet friends of tbe color td men." The dark-skinned delegates an I :lieir sympathizers did not believe iliis. and (roans and hisses weredirected at the speak sr. ft is the consensus of opinion that the insult offered Dr. Tigerf will delay the pro posed consolidation of the two churches. Considerable discission took place on the report of the Committee ou Itinerary, but no decision on the subject was readied. The majority reiwiri favors the removal of ilie time limit, believing Methodism could better subserved by the permanent loca tion of ministers. The minority oppose the removal of the time limit. It is a great surprise to those who have at tended the Conference to be informed nf the excitement created by certain reported ac tion by this body mi the subject oY dancing. The fact is no action has been taken. A memorial was presented and referred to a committee on tae general subject of amuse ment. Tho reported remark of one of the bishops In approval is without foundation. It i to be runenibered that Ibis subject has not been presented to the Conference, by the committee and is not likely to be heard of luring the S'iiou. The resolution as re ferred bfieftv said: Hfunhwl. That all specification of amuse, ments not to be taken bo stricken out of the 'liscipline so that it shall lead instead, "tak ing such amusement a are obviously of misleading moral tendency or iu disobedi ence to the order and discipline of the :huroh." Tiit'asniv's SKHHION. flishop Merrill, of Chicago, presidoil. If. It. Willis, of Iowa, ottered a resolution ask ing that the hvmn ils be nhridg-l to 101 hymns, and sold to the poorer churches for 5o cents ier ropy. The Central fiertuaii 'on lerence asked that the presiding Klders of an Annual Conference and its laymen consti tute 1111 Advisory Board or Cabinet, to assist the Bishop to station the ministers of the Church. Referred. Junim K. Bnggs uv. sented a resolution adopted by the Central Conference demanding that the editors of llie official papers discontinue making tliem an agency for the promulgation of their partisian prejudices, deferred. TheOmalia chrithan A'iment offers to donate its plant and subscribers to tho Conference if it is made an official paper. It will probably be accepted. Cleveland, O., is making a hard fiull for tbe next Conference. The follow, rig officers were elei-ted : Dr. C. W. Smith, editor of the l'ittburg A'imenlr J. B. Young, editor of the St. Louis .tdroeor ; II. F. Craury. editor of the San Francisco Al rwalr; Albert J. Sast, editor of the Christ ian Aphuit ; K. VV. Hammond, editor of the South western Adm-ntr (Negro). FRIDAY S SKSSION. C. It. Rayne was elected secretary of tha Board of euueation. The Conference decid ed to elect two co-ordinate secretaries, and a ballot was ordered to till the offices. The committee 011 Columbian Hxposition pre sented its revised rejtort on tha World s Fair with the words in the preamble, "Lincoln swung a transparency wben Kichmond fell that could lie seen live miles sway." elimi nated. The committee 011 T'ttinperance pre sented resolutions denouncing 1 he liquor traffic and those engaged In it, and stating it to be the Judgment of the Conference that 110 political party has a right to expect the ui. port of Christian men ho long as it stands committed to the license policy, or is not in nn hostility to tho Hiloon. A resolution asking that the Conference reconsider ita action in deciding not to olect more Bishops wss quickly squelched, being, laid on the table with a rush. SATURDAY'S SRSSIOW. Bishop Amirews presided. The report on tbe F.pwortu League presents an amend ment to the discipline providing for a Board of Control of l!i members, ono of whom shull be a Bishop. It ulso provided that the local leagues shall ba under the supervision of the annual conferences with which they are connected. The amendment also pro vide for tbe publication of tbe i'utwWli H'rald aa the official org- , The Executive office is located at Chicago. The report was adopted seriatum. The name of the organi sation was made "Tha Kpworth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church." It was decided to a low the Board of Control to elect the Secretary of the Kpworth I-eague, but have the Conference elect the editor of the Kpworth Herald. It was also filially decided that alt young peop as' societies con nected with tha church, whether Kpworth League or not, should coma under the Jurisdiction of a pre ding elder. HOW TRET STAND. lotlnnof tna S ace OinsMnMon RsstsrJ in ths Dilsarat to Mino tap ill. Tliera will lm rmdologat-sat. fie National totmblicnii Convention wliiih nnets at llinueipolison tho 7th nf next month. 'on volitions have b'-cn heM iu all tlio State 111 1 districts. Moat ma' dosing tiie lis'. Mot lay. Tho result as to tho I'r s!d ttitial can liilatos is shown In the following table : uihamt Vlaska I'e-ritorv. . . ri-.ona Territory.. rl:a;i is .'alilornia 'otorad t ' -tine efieu' list of 1 'olumbia.. Delaware ''lortd 1 ie irgi 1 ' I Hi. Illinois Indiana DM '.ansa ivenf'l' Itv ',oili;.i;l l Maine Marylan I Mss-acliusetts Michigan Miuti.'Sot'i Vlis:s:p;)i Missouri Montana s'etir i:a V.-vad 1 Vew II llll;i;i;re. . . Ve VV .l-rse .' Vear M.-s-.cj Ter... Vew Yirs Vorrli I'.irolina..,. S irth Dakota "thio ikiaiioma r"L"in 1 'ennsrlv.ini Rhode Island outh arolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas I'Uh Territory.. ... Vermont ..,, Virginu' tVa-hin.'ioii West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Totals 10 3 1 3 l so J BTATia. ?:? ? : r I"!'"!--:--!";,' ....I i i A) ... J...., 21 :io .... ....;....!.... .... li ....j 10 H I'd ........I.... m .... .... ....j.... 10 ....'.... ....!..., .... li I.... I it 1.. ...... .... 1 ........ li !....' 'Ji 1 12 ....!.... 11 ix .... 11 10;....;.... 10 i.v!::::l..?.!:::::::: : MO .... , n .... 1 s 1 . . . . ' IS 1 m ; " li ' k s M .... ....1 s .... I 1 1 .1 ... : ,s'i :i:s :m : :n TO DISPLAY AT THE FAIR. A: of ths Nations and Coloniaa Which Hsm De.-ldid to Exhibit. The folio sung table shows tha foreign nations an I colonic which thus far have determined to p irtieip-itii iu tho Exposition, aiidtne amo-nifs of their appropriations, made or nitidaliy propose!, no far as infi mation concerning them has been received at head uarfers : Argetrine I:,.. ,flfia'ma'a....Iio,ooO pubin: ilOO OUn Haiti ii.ittO Austri a lio.lno loii.lur.is !, i.cliri nut .?.! Jamaica SJ.n Bermuda .t.iss) (span I'M.Tirt Bolivia .'m.7')0 Mexico .').:' Brazil di'O.ooo News'tlCVaies l.Vl.nis) Bulgaria WlWl New e iUn ii.VN) B.irbail ms li.uoo Netherlands ... I.i,'") British tiuiati i ',' Nicaragua.. .. ,) Brit Honduras 7. Norway i,'J) Canada I"i0.:ioo Orange Fr-1 I Ja 1 m) Colony... .'). urn State 7..Vm Ceylon ly:, n Paraguay I M.isM Chile pmiiiio Peru llo.:K Colombia .n oi Salvador Cos-a Rica IVi.cusvveden .IPX! Cuba i'l.'ltnTisiiiania .... !. Denmark :. Trinidad I.'' l-y-uudor liVuuo t'niausy 2i.il Franco K7 ."eH) Vii.uiria 1.i,i) lermany 1M0 im 'treat Britain. . '.,iin Total .i,2lti,(H. Lireeco I OD.'IO') Thirty States ami tw 1 Territories have mado appropriation for their representation tt tho Exposition, HafolSo.rs: Arizona H l.iKlo New If.imps e I i',.m California ..... I ).'I0 New .ler,ey ... 7l.') "o!o-ado lim.O'H) New Mexico.. ii.iUs) Ivla-v.ire ldooilNew York. . . . .Ton.iKi") Idaho 20,000 North Car il'a. L'",oil Illinois rtoo.iHK) Nonh Dakota, ivoot) Indiana 7 in Hiio liVHSl Iowa t.tn.ist) l'ennsv!vni.;loo.'io) 'ventiieky l.H),i0" Kho Is Island . ii.HH Maine sHOM Vermont l.',,il) Maryland mi (ii) Virgm a iVii M:wdcuu.sett. loO.umi Washington... 1 Mu liigsn MO,')i) West, Virginia. -4-.: Minnesota.... .Vn,i)in Wisconsin.... ijl.im Missouri 110,000 Wyoming So,1) Montana .'o.iih . S'ebraska .... Al.iKM Total V.Ml,iMi) Nino States, which, owing to constitution- II retriction or otlier prohibitive reason, nade 110 World's Fair appropriation, have leld stab, conventions and formed organ! iatious of tho stock subscription sort for aising the amounts deemed necessary for Taditablo if revotn'lon Eeavr Snowfall in May. MifxiAPiiLts.May 21 Snow began fallina, here this evening. Advices from North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Min nesota all report a heavy snow. At Pine City a blizzard has prevailed all day, Chip pewa t alls reports a snow storm has been raging forthe paatoight hours. There was a Dunning snowstorm in the southern, cen tral and northwestern parts of Wisconsin this afternoon and evening. The storm approached to almost a blizzard at Portage, and sleet and heavy snow fell at Durand, Pepin and New Richmond. A correspon dent at Humbolt, Wis., telegraphs: "The heaviest snowstorm of the season began bera at 2:30 this afternoon, and still continues." Kikni, N. H., May 21 The ground here this morning was covered by an inch of snow. At Dublin three inches fell, and at Chesterfield six. Montpklikr, Vt. Half an inch of snow fell here and in this vicinity. H anover, N. H. Five inches of snow has fallen and the storm is still raging, with no sign of abatement. The temperature is not low enough to injure fruit, but many trees win oe orouen ny tne accumulation ot snow riTcHiiifRo, aiAss. inurwiay night was very cold here, tha teiurature stropping neariy to the freezing point, and early this morning court wiua precepiiuie snowiail OU sue uiuiupe luruuguom 1.111a regiun. Ocean Greyhounds Sao. New York, May 23 The steamers Alaska and Aurania arrived Sunday from Liver pool. They had a very exciting race acrow the ocean. Both ships were very near each Other, and plainly iu sight each day. Ths Alaska, however, kept the lead all the way and came In about an hour in advance ot the Aurania. Lthou law baa utabluhsd In Tan gier, Algeria, the ianovaMoti baring been utisiauosM through tha lack, of judges and gendarmes. Eight Arabshavs) beau lynched. PENNSYLVANIA PICKINGS. SOUK IMPORTANT HAPPEWINOS Of IntatMt ta D wilier in the Keystone Scat. At tha Reaver court Judge Wickham ;gn ed tha necessary pnpers.chenging the name of Vincent I.ocknrman Bradford Townsenil, son of Hon. C Townsend, to Vlmsmt Ixck erman Bradford. This was the name of hit UVa grand-uncle who died in Philadel phia August 0. 1-HI, nnd who In his will hsf tueatbe.l 7..0OO to Vincent, provided he took his 11 nine when' he reached his majori ty, which was on April 2 last.. Tits first s'reet cir accldont In AHoon sTnce tho electric system was Introduce 1 in Julv last, occurred when Mrs. Frank Shaffof walked In front of a car, which had at protcned unobserved. She wat knocked down and dragged some distance, while at small child of J. Bowling's, which she had beii carrying in her ' a-ms. was thrown against the opposite curb. Both tho wom an s legs were broken and sho will die. The child may recover, but it is doubtful, Tun house and bsrn of Dr. T. I. Flood, e liior of 7 tc '.Vkiu'.iikicih, at Mcadvule, were burned. If F.xmtKss's slaughter house and stable at A Itoona. were destroyed by tiro. Lose fully insured. Frass: StttxivAstdied atCnntiellsvillefrotn injuries received in tho machinery of a gria mill. F.d. FiTZPATtucR.of Oil City has a hen that laid an egg tho otlier day which measured eight inches in circumference. Frana Mavs of same place has an egg eight and a half inches ia cicrumforenco, laid by one of his hens. Ifinnv r.ci.. a youni Oorman of Plym outh, who is working at l a day, has news nf the death nf his father in Oormany. by which the young man falls heir to sV,0uu. He ran away from home six years ago. I,sxnt.ortn J. W. SrKKV, of the Lawrence Junction Hotel, near New Castle, has six well-tratiifd toa 's. which ho hs been In structing f ir three months. Tho reptiles are trained to march, or hop, iu sounds to catch roaches, line has b,en trained to climba ladder, while another turns tho crank if a small churn. Several showmen have offered good prices for tlio strange pet but they tiro not for sale. Artrir.R'.v Joitxsoy, nt Johnstown, begun suit for divoice Ir.nn bis wife, Sarah, tie cause she could not bake good bread aud, incidentally, for faithlessness. Mrs. F.t.t.v KrxxRny. wifoof Martin Ken- rvdy. of Port I'erry, whiio carrying her 4- moutiis-ol l girl baby iiistairs, tripjie I ana fell. A lamp, which sho was carrying, ex ploded, burning mother and child ao that they died some hours later. CitARt ks KKrrrasat on a keg of what ha thought to be sawdust to put a rivet inside tiout-r at tno l'liuaoeiiiiiia ami issuing shops nc Pottsville. The hot rivet fell, set the keg on tire, exploded the dynamite and proniuiiy lutauy injurou iveercr. Fiim I.ARnttras Nrrnitn. Farm laborers in Berks and neighboring counties have never been as sesree for many years. Far mers apprehend the same trouble as last year, when some were unable to house theii crops when the harvest time arrived. To overcome this a movement has been started to communicste with tho Castle Oarden au thorities to stnd to Ks-toru Pennsylvania several hundred industrious emigrants, tier man preferred, who have been used to work on farms. In Berks county thore have been instances where farmers give up farming because of their inability to secure farm laborers. Tiir little son of Robert Byoni, of Franl. lin township, near trniontowu, had hisvyet blown out by two kegs of rock powder, which he exploded by throwing a lighted match into one thorn. The powder had been left in an outhouse. The child was blown 50 or tjO feet away. He is internally injured and will die. Thk telegraph operator and ticket agent at the Baltimore and Ohio station at West Newton was attacked in his office by font unknown men and bound hand and foot. The till was robbed of a small sum. PRoritsson Lowde, of Fredericksburg, O., was electa I principal of tbe Greenville, Pa., public scdool. Tiik Ministerial Association, of New Cas tle, has recommended the abolishment of ail public funeral display on the Sabbath, and the exhibition of tha remains at church or home, and that tbe officiating ministet should be consulted before a detluita. hour be fixed lor tho funeral. PENNSYLVANIA RlILWAr STATISTICS. The annual report of Secretary of Internal Af fairs Stewart on railroads, street railways, canals and telegraph and telephone com panies will be ready for distribution in a tow days. The report is replete with statis tics of great interest to the public. For the year 1S0, IK) street railwav companies made report: this year the number has been in. creased to 2u7. The returns show that tha cost of these roads has been 1I,!M5,127 13. The combined length of lines is IIH3.32 miies, an increase during the year of 11.72, While the electric and cable systems are supplant ing tho horse curs, there are still n.Uriri horses in use, an increase of 954 over the previous year. In 10 there were carried il!l,.50.rfH passengers. In MH the number was increased to I7,7S1,172. The totul re ceipts for the year were 12,6;U.433 50, an increase of 11,174,214 10. Of this revenue IT.3iin.lM5 42 have been expended in defray ing tha operation expenses. Twenty-two persons were killed and 121 injured during the year, and increase of two killed and three injured. Tbe value of real estate owned by the companies reporting ia ti. 7:7,7'(2 .'Hi. There are 34 more steam rail way companies reported this year than last. Total length of roads, 11,744.74 miles, an in crease of 'J0tt.33 miles over last year's figures. Capital stock paiil in, I45l),-I5,l20 83, an in crease of .'!I,.h4,703 17. The railways of Pennsylvania aro represents! by more) stock and bonds per mile than those of any otlier State. The aggregate cost of con struction of railroads, 11,413,852,335, or tm. 454.71)1 71 less than the combined amounts of capital stock and bonded debt, a rather peculilar condition of affairs. Tho number of railroad employes is HT.'iod. They received last year as wages, ll(J2,915, 304 44, a per capita average of 1648 (IS). The total income of all Pennsylvania roads was 244,!52.57b 44, an increase of 14,5lW,iii)3 o4 over the previous year. Total exjxnsee wero 245.522,42l 02. There were 1,372 per sons killed on the mails and 7,2ou were in jured. The nine canal companies that still make reports to tho department show capi tal stock paid in of .r4,oi3.054, with a fumt ed and floating indebtedness of 40,440, 4HH 50. The cost of the canuls and their fix tures is given at 130,140,1122 21. The total receipts for the year are given at 12,404,005 81. and the expenses at 1011,244 34. There are twenty-three telegraph and telephone companies In the State, threo less than re ported last year. The length of lines in miles is l:W,2t4.81, an increase of 4. Ail. 32 The length of linea in Pennsylvania is 11, 004.07 miles. Tbe receipts are given at 124, 277,443 01, an Increase of imu32 52. Tha expanse are reported at 117,337,011 05. A tiokrrss In a circus parade at Reading; the other day attacked iis keeper in the cage and would have torn him to niecsta hail u. sistance not come quickly. The keeper was badly chewed up. Hbnby J. Stahl, editor and proprietor of the Oettysbury t'omiiUar aince 1413, died of apoplexy. He wa 60 year oM. Charles Stabler, the 16-year-old son of John Stabler, a wealthy farmer living near York, was thrown from a hum he wa rid ing and dragged until dead.