PIKE COUNTY PRESS.
Friday, January 81, 1898.
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Editorial.
Secretary Morton is to Iks com
mended for at least one thiiiF, viz.,
stopping tha sapply of froa ssjdi to
Congressmen.
Yellow fever has nearly dovest
nted San Sebastian, Venezuela.
Nearly a thousand people have died
of it, and there seems to be no chock
to its ravages.
Voters will be largely enabled to
determine who are the liest men.by
a perusal of the respective nomina
tions elsewhere printed. Make up
your minds before going to the polls
and then vote for the best man for
the positions sought. This election
is of great importance to you as tax
payers and citizens.
The Democrats of Laekawaxen
township evidently intended that no
shade or color of opinion in that
party of multifarious and variegated
views should bo left out. They
spelled the word " Democratic " in
seven distinct ways on their certifi
cate of nomination. Could Josh
Billings boat that ?
General Frank Roeder, Secretary
of the Commonwealth, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
delegnte from the Eighth Congres
sional District to the Republican Na
tional Convention. There will le
two delegates elected from this dis
trict, and Northampton will no
doubt have one. She will have
eight votes in the conference,Carbon
four, and Monroe and Pike each,
one.
If the evils of the " growler " busi
ness, and " half pint " practices,
can bo prevented by the court im
posing a restriction that no license
shall confer the power on it holder
to sell liquor or boor in any quantity
to be drunk off tho premises, but
that every one must stand up to the
bar and drink there, it will go a long
ways in preventing much of the evil
which now arises from the abuse of
liquor. We hope the Supreme Court
will affirm the position taken by
Judge Hare of Philadelphia.
Shoddy and th Sheep-Halters.
Atlanta " Constitution" (Dim.)
The British manufacturers are
boasting of the impetus given to
their exports of shoddy goods by the
tariff law. But what sort of an im
petus does free wool give to sheep
raising on American farms?
Tht Prefssioraal Deficiency Provider.
New York "Sun" (Dem.)
" Has anybody heard from Pro
fessor Wilson lately? " Scientific
Inquirer. Nobody has heard from
Professor Wilson lately, but the last
time he was heard from he was hard
at work on a plan for giving to the
Post-office department the blessings
of his system of tariff for revenue
only. He was proposing, it was said
to abolish letter and newspaper post
age altogether : or, as he would say,
proposing to put letters and news
papers on the free lint, as a means of
providing revenue. The great dis
covery of a tariff for a deficiency
only has many applications, and it
ought to be patented.
living on love is all very well be
fore marriage, but after marriage
youug people occasionally require
roast beef.
t .. 1 .. f .. n. . .1 tow . .
o'clock p. m. at the New York Hotel In
Ijackawaxon, Pike county. Pa., the exe
cutor of the. estate of Joel Shannon, de
ceased, will sell to the highest, bidder the
valuable property known as the
JOEL SHANNON FARM,
situated In LackBwaxcn township, Pike
county, Pa., nbout one-half mile from
Ijnckawnxcn station on the r.rle Kauroau.
The farm contains almut 24(1 acres of land
of which about 70 acres are well Improved
and arable. Upon same are erected a
large, two-story frame dwelling house In
good condition, one store house and four
tenant houses, nlso canal stables, large
barns and other out buildings.
The Delaware ee Hudson canal nnd
Ijickawaxen river run through the pro
oertv. Numerous stone uuarries opened
and unopened ore thereon.
Sold to settle the estate.
Terms cash. C. C. SHANNON.
Executor.
Ijickawaxen, Pa., Jan. 24th, lm. nwks
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Tn the Ornhnnn Court of Pike county.
Rstnte of Utit4IUh Muhh'iwii, ilwnstHl.
'I'ka i.nl.l...ul ro..r,.u.l,..ul .IH..
(hy the court) ut tuto further evldenw hihI
Ami who re the vfin heirs of mild de
cedent entitled ns such to receive the biil
Hnre in hands of the mlininistrntor, George
(ii'yer. H shown hy former reiMirt and re-
port, uiHtnnution or earn ha lance, to wtt:
the mi m of l,fiS.'J.85," &c, will attend to
the dune of hm appointment and meet
the parties lnterestee in said estate, on
i iiuiMtny i ne van uay 01 r enruary a. it.
iHW at Ti o'clock u. m.. at his olTice, corner
Aim and Third streets, In Milford, Pa.,
when and where all parties untitled to
ahare in said fund, or who are In any way
interested therein, ar required to present
rind prove their claims, or lie debarred for
ever from participating in said fund, or
coming in upon the same.
ii i . 1. hake k, Aiiuiror.
Milford, Pa.t Jan. 27, ltt. Bwk
AUWT0RS' NOTICE.
KBTATE OF CATH AMINE C( ".rC,1"Xae
Wallace, Deckahki. w IKe
t t- r I
In the matter of the account of David D.
Newman, Trusiet. lu matter of sale of
real estate, In partition.
ine unucrsineti, appointed ny tne court,
auditor to make distribution of the bal
ance in hands of said trustee as shown by
his account to the parti entitled," &c,
will attend to the duties of his appoint
ment ami meet the parties in t crew ted In
mild estate, on Friday the sWth day of FcIh
ruary, a. u. !, at s; o clock p. in., at ins
otliee, corner Ann and Third streets, in
Mil lord, Fa., when and where all parties
interested lu said fund are reuuircd to pre
sent and prove their claims, or be forever
debarred irom participHting in saiu fund.
jiy. i . xSAKEit, Auditor.
Milford, Pa., Jan. 27, ltftW. 8wk
AUDITORS' NOTICE.
rjts i aie ur j A..ur ni.ir i nil,.
i'""1""r "- County.
In tho matter of the flint account of
Philip Kllwnngor, executor.
J ne uudersiirneu amioinreu ny tne court.
Auditor to mnke distribution of the bal
ance In hands of executor, as shown by his
account, to and among the parties entitled
thereto," &c, will attend to the duties of
his appointment and meet the parties ln
teretil in said estate on Satunliiy the 2tlth
day of February. A. 1). 1WM. at 2 o'clix-k p.
ni., at his otllce, corner Ann and Third
streets in Milford, Pa., when and where
all parties interested In said fund are re
quired to present and prove t heir claims or
he forever debarred mnn purtlcmatiiiK in
said fund. Hy. T. Makeh, Auditor.
Milford, Pa., Jan. 27, !(. 8wk
Divorce.
In Pike County Com
ReinholdWenael
mon Pleas No. June
Term, INttfi. Hubpoana
and alias subptena re
turned defendant not
vs.
Charlotte Wenzel
found.
To Charlotte Wenzel, defendant: You
are hereby notified to lie and amcr at our
uourt ol (Jomnion I'leas to oe neiu at Mil
ford on the third Monday of March next
it lietng the return day of our next term of
court, and answer the complaint of the
llbellant Uleu in tne aoove case.
H. I. Cohtrihht, Sheriff,
Sheriff's offl, Milford, Pik.
January 7, lHlnl. ,
Divorce.
1 In Plko County Corn-
Henry Phelps mon Pleas No. 14 Octo
I ber term 18115. rul-
lotpna and alias sul)-
LUlio Dell Phelps I pcena returned defeud-
) ant not lounu.
ToLUlieDell Phelos. defendant: You
aro hereby notified to be and appear at our
Court ol Common Pleas to he held at A1H-
,1... fcl. ..t ......
It beiiiK tho return day of our next term of
court, and answer tho complaint of the
llbellant mod in the above cose.
11. 1. Cohthiuht, Sheriff,
Shoriff's office, Milford, Pa.
January 7, 1H!I.
Advertise
in
the
PRESS.
niEIIAAVKINSISLOST
CUBAN FILIBUSTERING VESSEL GOES
DOWN OFF LONG ISLAND.
Orni-rnl flsrrla the Iti-pnlnl Commandor
of the r.xpcillllon Six nrvnlntlonlstt
nppfirteil llrimn.il-t'otly Gnus and
Ammunition Thrown Overboard.
New York. Jan. 29. Jose C. Hernan-
f!ez, a Cuban, who was on board the steam
ship J. W. Hawkins, nn allowed filibuster,
hluh was wrecked off tho enstern end of
long Island last Sunday nlnht, told the
fullowlno; story of the 111 fated expedition:
'We left New York in the llnwklns last
Saturdny nlt'ht. The steamship tu'lnnped
to the Unban revolutionary party, having
been purchased recently by them for 1111
bustcrlng work nitnlnst tlie Spaniards.
On beard her wero 130 men or tne (n-
ban revolutionary party. In addition to
this was a crew of HI men. Tho ship was
commanded by Captain Hall. C. H.
Crowell was mate.
Cnllsto Garcia Inlca w.n In command
of the revolutionists, and his son, Carlos
Harcla, was second In command. Heneral
Kosa was also on hoard.
All of the men had been enlisted a
month or so before. They bad been tried
once or twice during the month they wait
ed. By tried I mean that they had been
summoned on false alarms to see if they
were really in earnest nnd wanted to go to
fight for Cnha. Of course we were not
told the exact destination of the vessel,
but we all knew that Kareln would Innd
us somewhere In the eastern portion of the
sland and there form an army to go to
tho assistance of Gomez. '
We stole out quietly In tho dead of
night, and In a few minutes we were
steaming for the sound. Wo ran smoothly
enough that night nnd all the next day.
We had no trouble until 8 o'clock on Mon
day morning. At that time tho sea was
besinnlng to get pretty rougn, ana tne
engineer asked for help. He said that the
engine room had sprung a lenk, and that
the pumps were choked. Two men from
the revolutionary party wero dotalled to
assist In balling the engine room out with
buckets.
'At last the water came Into the engine
room lo fast that Captain Hall told us to
lighten the ship by throwing over bags of
coal. The coal was plied up on deck.
Jettisoning the Cargo.
'We threw It over as fast as we could,
but It did not seem to do any good. Then
we began to t hrow over the cases of arms
and ammunition. We had a great quantity
on boanl. There wore over IHO.OOO worth
of arms alone. We had two Hotohklss
guns, 1,2(10 remington and Winchester
rifles and 1,000,(1(10 rounds of ammunition.
In addition to this there wero 8,000 pounds
of dvnnmlte and a lot of raw material for
mnklng heavy explosives. All these things
we threw Into the sea, which by this time
as boiling around us and sending great
waves over the decks. We worked all
night, and when daylight came we had
thrown all of the cargo and coal overboard.
'Still the water continued to gain on
us In the engine room, and nt last it put
out the fires, and wo lloated at the mercy
of sea and wind. At Intervals all through
the hours of darkness we burned rookets
and fired signals of distress, but It was
not until almut 8 o'clock in the morning
that wo saw any other vessel. At that
time we sighted three schooners, and they
sailed as close to us as they could with
safety. Then it was that wo wero ordered
to take to t he boats.
'There were six small boats on the
steamship, but only live of them wore
available.
'We got Into our bonis as fast as we
could, but thore was a terrible sea by this
time, and the work was dangerous and
glow.
"The officers ordered us to take to the
boats, and we did so. 1 was In the f!rt
boat. There were about 20 men besides
myself In that boat, and it wns terribly
overcrowded and hard to manage In the
rough sea. In tho first threo boats that
got away from the ship were (Ml of tho rev
olutionary party and four of the crew.
The other U0 odd men came lu the other
two boats.
Six Were llrowncd.
'Six wero drowned In trying to got into
the last two boats. I do nut know the
names of all who were drowned, hut one
was a French chemist, who was with the
expedition to make heavy explosives when
he got to Cuba. There wero two of these
chemists, but only one of them was
drowned.
"Anothor of thoso who were drowned
was a man named Alderiche. He was a
member of the revolutionary party, aa
were the othor four who wont down In the
sea.
"Tho boat I was on was picked up by
the schooner Leander V. Hcelie, Captain
w. oi. nowes, ol iKiston.
"Wi left the ship at 9 o'clock on Hon
da" rt jrnlng, and 20 minutes later we saw
her go down. She gave a great luroh to
one side and then settled into the sea. I
want to say that the crew of the Boebe be
haved splendidly In rescuing us. One of
the crew lumped Into the sea and rescued
one of our party, who had fallen In trying
to get from ono of the boats to the schoon
er. The sailor had great difficulty In res
cuing him, as the water was so rough and
the weather so cold, but he succeeded after
a hard struggle.
"We ran out of provisions on the schoon
er, and when we were taken off by the tug
off Long Branch and brought up to this
city we were a hungry lot of men.
"1 landed at Pier 6. North river, and
reported at once to the headquarters of
the revolutionary party In the Manhattan
building.
"At the beadqnarters they received our
news with long facts, for the loss was a
big one to the cause, but they said they
would immediately make It up by sending
another expedition, as the men In Cuba
were expecting the arms and ammunition.
"There they told me that they had re
ceived telegrams from Woods Holl, Mass.,
and from Boston, saying that the rest of
the crew and the revolutionists were safe,
with the exception of tho six that were
drowned when we left the steamship.
"There were no Americans on board tha
Hawkins. They wore all Cubans, who
had been enlisted In this city to fight for
the eause of freedom for Cuba.
"We were not drilled in this city, but
were enlisted here for the cause. We only
knew that we were going to Cuba. No
one except the captain and our commander
knew what part of Cuba we were hound
for."
The following is a partial list of those
reported to have been drowned:
Kmlle Jallais, aged -15, a Frenchman
and the chemist of the expedition to com
pound high explosives.
franeinco buitau, ugod 86, a native of
the Colombian republic, lu command of a
Cuban company.
Mariano Alberich, aged 80, a Cuban and
member of the Cuban ruvolutionurv nortv.
Victor Gomez, aged 4:1, a Cuban insur
gent lieutenant
A Mother Charged Wllb Murder.
Lono Island City, N. Y., Jun. 29.
Three persons aro now lucked up In the
Queens county jail In this city for connec
tion with the murder of William Erusmus
Lalur, who was found hacked to death In
the Mauley homestead, in Long Island
City, on Jun. 2 last. Mrs. Mary I). Lalor,
mother of tho murdered man, Is held on
tne onarge ol Having committed the orlmo,
while Anthony Fuctell of Wilbur ave
nue and John Fleisi hauer of 128 Prosoeot
street, Dutch Kills, have been arrested a
accessories.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Snmmtrf of the Proceedings In the Rest
ate and Hnnse.
WASHtsoTOK, Jnn. 23. tn the senate
Mr. Wolcott spoke agnlnst the Venezuelan
policy of tho administration and also de
nounced the Davis resolution defining the
Monroe doctrine. The debate on the free
coinage substitute for the house bond bill
was continued hy Messrs. Sherman, Teller,
Gray and others. Resolutions donounolng
Turkish outrnges In Armenia were Intro
duced. In the house a bill appropriating
extra money for tho Chicago publlo meet
ing wns pnssed. Representative H. C.
Miner was seated.
WASiiTNOTov, Jan. 24. In the senate
yesterday the time wns occupied in speech
making, and no business of Importance
wns transacted. Mr. Warren of Wyoming
spoke In favor of protection to the live
stock Interests; Mr. Dubois of Idaho made
an argument for free silver coinage, and
Mr. Daidel of Virginia supported the pres
ident's Venezuelan policy. In the house
the quorum counting planfeported by the
committee on rules was adopted afler a
spirited partisan debate, the principal
speakers being Mr. Doll Ivor of Iowa and
ex-Spoaker Crisp.
Washington, Jan. 25. In the senate
yesterday the Cullom resolution request
ing the European powers to Interfere In
behalf of the Amenlans wos passed after
eloquent addresses by prominent senators.
In the house a brief session was hold and
a number of private pension bills were
passed.
Washington, Jan. 28. In the senate
yesterday the new senators from Utah,
Messrs. Cannon and Brown, took the oath
of office, tho former drawing the long
term. The silver bond bill was further dis
cussed, Mr. Nelson of Minnesota, speaking
agnlnst the free coinage of silver and Mr.
Bacon of Georgia in favor of it. Mr. Lodge
offered an amendment to the pending hill,
providing for a bond Issue of 1100,000,000
for coast defenses. In the house the senate
Joint resolution protesting against the Ar
menian outrnges and demanding that the
European powors enforce the Berlin treaty,
which guarantees religious liberty In Tur
key, was passed by a large majority. Aft
er a spirited discussion Mr. Hepburn
of Iowa offered an amendment proposing
that the United States sever Its diplomatic
relations with Turkey. The amendment
was defeated.
Washington, Jan. 29. Foreign affairs
and finance occupied the attention of the
sonnto yesterday. Mr. Thurston of Ne
braska spoke earnestly In defense of the
Davis Monroe doctrine resolution. Mr.
Turple of Indiana spoke on the Armenian
question, strongly denouncing the sultan
and Turkish government. Mr. Voorhees
of Indiana spnko In advooaey of the re-
nionctizatlon of silver, and Mr. Gray of
Delaware urged the advantage of the gold
standard. The resolution to Inquire into
the arrest of Eugene V. Debs was discuss
ed, but action was deferred. Tho session
In the house was brief and confined main
ly to the passase of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill.
CORBETT IN A FIGHT.
The Actor-Fnglllst Thrown Down Htalrs
by a Philadelphia Fireman.
PHII.AIiKi.PHTA, Jan. 27. Champion
James J. Corhett, while playing at the
National thenter, became Involved In a
fight with a fireman named William H.
Murphy. Blows were struok on troth sides,
and the actor pugilist was unceremonious
ly tumbled down a flight of stalls. The
fight started nfter Corhett hod ejected the
flremnn from his dressing room, which he
had entered to order the champion to stop
smoking.
Murphy was detailed at the National,
and while passing Corbett's room smelled
cignrette smoko. He rapped at the door,
and as Corbott opened It saw him put the
cignrette behind him. Murphy told him it
was against tho rules to smoke, and Cor
hett denied that he was doing so. Murphy
Insisted, and Corhett then forced him from
tho room and locked the door.
Murphy again rapped for admittance.
Tho door was opened suddenly, and he re
ceived a stunning blow In the fnea which
knocked hlin from his feet. He arose
quickly, however, and landed oiie on Cor
bett's mouth, drawing blood. The men
then grappled, and, reaching a stairway,
Murphy caught Corhett by the feet and
(out him sliding to the lower floor. Here
they again grappled, when some of the
stagehands and the company separated
them. The fireman Is about 25 years of
age and of medium build.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
Movements Looking Toward the Dismem
berment of the Ottoman Empire.
Constantinople, Jan. 88. There Is a
rumor here that Russia Is arranging with
the sultan for the occupation of Armenia,
but It Is not confirmed by any discoverable
signs and Is discredited in diplomatlo cir
cles. London, Jan. 28. The Dally News this
morning prints a dispatch from Vienna
which asserts that news has been received
there from Constantinople and Sevastopol
Which agrees that Russia has a fleet lying
at Sevastopol and at Odessa, and that the
Caucasian armies of Russia are being
concentrated upon the Armenian frontiers
In readiness to move next spring to realize
tho plans of Peter the Great for the parti
tion of Turkey between the powors, Rus
sia taking Armenia and Constantinople,
France taking Syria and Palestine and
England taking Egypt and the eastern
shores of the Persian gulf, the remainder
of the Turkish empire to be divided among
the other powers.
The Dally News also has a dispatch from
Sevastopol whioh records that secret prep
arations are going forward there of ship
ping and of armaments for a volunteer
fleet. It Is the general belief there, this
dispatch affirms, that those preparations
foreshadow some action In the spring.
BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY.
A Nebraska Bank President's Wife Loses
SJ30,OOO Worth of Gems.
WEI.LFLEKT, Neb., Jan. 29. Mrs. Jane
Houston, a bank president's wife, lost dia
monds and other jowclry valued at 150,
000. Mort Green, whom the authorities were
shadowing as a dangerous suspect, drop
ped luto the Free Methodist revival meet
ing Just in time to hear Mrs. Houston ex
plaining, in giving her "experience," that
he had just discarded her diamonds and
other Jewelry, since she thought It ungod
ly to wear them. She said she left all of
her finery on her dresser when the left her
huiiho for church.
Green, It Is said, left tho church at once,
broke Into tho Houston residence and
found that slio had told the truth. He
took everything in sight and left a note
saying that he wus glad he could remove
temptation from tho good wuman. The
authorities are after him.
.tabbed la the Back.
Princeton, N. J., Jan. 29. George
Hull, colored, fatally stobbed Thomas
Moore, also colored. Tho trouble originat
ed over a dUugroemnet which occurred
several mouth ago. Hull has made re
peated threats to vuko Moore's life. He
sneaked Into Moore's home and stabbed
hiiu twice In the back. Hull escaped to
Kingston, but was captured by John W.
Thouipkon and brought hack to Princeton,
where lynching was averted by prompt ac
tion of the police authorities. Moore U
still living, but physicians have no bopee
of his recovery.
AN EMBASSADOR DIES
HON, THEODORE RUNYON'S SUDDEN
DEMISE AT BERLIN.
Be Represented the t'nlted states In Ger
many le AVas Kx-Kniprefl Frederick's
tlno.t a Few Inrs lli-rore Ills lrth A
Hketrh ol Ills 1.1 fe.
BF.RI.tN, Jan. 27. Hon. Theodore Rnn-
fon, United States embassador to Ger
many, expired suddenly and unexpectedly
at 1 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Kunyon had been in somewhat fee
ble Health tor some time past, but no Im
mediately fatal results were anticipated.
No longer ago than last Tuesday evening
he was prone nt nt a dinner given In his
honor by ex-Empress Frederick, mother
at Emperor William. Last summer he
THEODORE RrNVON.
had planned to make an extended trip
through Norway, hut on the advice of his
physician he abandoned this trip and In
stead went to Carlsbad, where he took the
cure. He subsequently went to Axensteln,
In Switzerland, for the purpose of taking
an after cure.
Since that time, however, he has mani
fested great activity In the discharge of
the duties of his office, which have been
more than usually onerous on account of
the complications In European affairs,
which have more or less demanded the at
tention and care of the diplomatlo repre
sentatives of all nations. His death will
come as a great shock to official and social
circles here In Berlin, where he was a
great favorite.
Honorable and ITsefnl Career.
Theodore Runyon was born at Somer-
vllle, N. J., Oct. 25, 1829. He graduated
from Yale college In 1842"and in 1848 was
admitted to the bar. In 1858 he was made
city attorney and In 1868 counsellor of
Newark, N. J., a position he retained un
til 1814, when he became mayor of that
city. He was appointed In 1858 a com
misslnnor to revise and codify the mili
tary laws of New Jersey and In 1857 was
made brigadier general and subsequently
major general of the New Jersey national
guard.
At tho outbreak of the civil war he was
placed In command of a New Jorsey brl
gade of volunteers. In 1885 he was the
Democratic candidate for governor of his
stato, but waH not elected. From 1878 to
1887 ho was chancellor of New Jersey. In
Mnroh, 18(1.1, ho was appointed by Presi
dent Cleveland United States minister to
Germany, and shortly afterward he was
made embassador, lu accordance with a
law of congress, that the United States
representat ive in Germany should be raised
to the rank of embassador reciprocally
with a similar action on the part of the
German government concernnig Its repre
sentative in the United States. A degree
of LL. D. was conferred upon hlin by
Yale, Kutgers and Wesleyan colleges.
Mr. Runyon was the successor of Wil
Ham Walter Phelps, who had the place of
German minister for four years. He was a
gallant soldier, and Fort Runyon, on the
Alexandria railroad, at the south end of
the long bridge near Washington, Is a per
petuation ot his name.
At the time of the appointment of Mr.
Runyon it was remarked as being that ot
the office seeking the man. His name had
been presented to the president by Senators
McPherson and Smith, and he knew noth
lng of the application which was being
made In his behalf until he was asked by
letter if he would accept. The unequivocal
Indorsement which he received from the
senators and the high reputation enjoyed
by bim in the state led the president to
make the appointment without hesitation.
He was a man of unquestioned ability and
high social attainments.
During his servioe in Berlin the most
Important matter that has been pending
between the United States and Germany
has been that in regard to the removal of
the restrictions imposed on the Importa
tions of American pork and beef products
Into that country.
Embassador Knayon's Obsequies.
Berlin, Jan. 28. Mrs. Runyon Is pros
trated with grief, and aa she would be nn-
able to bear the strain of the elaborate fu
neral oeremony, for which arrangements
were being made, the programme has been
changed, and the funeral servioe will take
place at the house at 8 o'olock today. Only
the family and the staff of the United
States embassy will be present. On Thurs
day at noon there will be memorial services
In St. George chapel, upon which occa
sion Emperor William will be present.
Mrs. Kunyon baa received a dispatch
from the empress of Germany saying that
her majesty was "deeply moved and shock
ed at hearing of your sudden loss."
The dispatch adds, "The emperor unites
with roe In expressing the warmest sym
pathy for you and your family and our iMn
sincere regrets. '
The newspapers pay tribute to the worth
and ability f the late embassador, and
the whole diplomatlo corps, hundreds of
public officials and practically all the mem
bcrs of the A incrican oolony called at the
emlMissy to express their sympathy with
Mr. Runyon's family In the loss they have
sustained.
Jersey Legislature on Runyon's Death.
Trenton, Jan. 28. Both branches of
the legislature, by a rising vote, adopted
resolutions on the death of Embassador
Theodora Runyon. The senate resolution
was Introduced by Senator Ketcham of
Essex, who made a few eulogistic remarks.
The house resolution was presented by
Mr. Duncan of Essex.
Poisoned Herself and Her Boys.
Brooklyn, Jan. 28. Mrs. Ida Work,
a woman of 40, living at 407 North street,
gave paris green to her two boys, Otto and
William, aged 8 and 10 respectively, and
then swalluwed some of the poison her
self. All three were taken to St. Cather
ine's hospital. The mother died shortly
after ber arrival, and the two children are
still In a critical condition. Before she
became unconscious the mother said she
had taken the step because of trouble with
ber hiuband.
Fire la a Kubber Mill.
LAiiUEHTV IU-E, N. J., Jan. 27. Fire
entirely destroyed the Rubber company s
reclaiming mill here together with the
valuable machinery In the building, caus
ing a loss of 150,000, which Is fully oover-
ed by Insurance. The cause of tne Ore,
wblcb started In the engine room, la un
known. Fifty men will be thrown out of
employment.
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NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Senate and Assembly
at Albany.
Ai.bant, Jan. 25 Thus far 408 bills
have been Introduced In the assembly. At
this date of 1805. 411 were Introduced.
There are now 51 bills on the third read
ing calendar, and at that time there were
only 4ft. Tho assembly, however, has
passed only 11 bills, whereas last year 17
lii Us were pnssed
Albany, Jan. 28. Asscmblvman Butts
of New York has Introduced a bill to hon
or, reward and pension sneh mechanics
and artisans as render extraordinary serv
ice to the cause of labor and Industry.
Awards of certificates and medals of
honor are to be made by the regents of the
university, the first to be on the first
Wednesday of 1898 and others annually
thereafter. Not more than two persons for
every 500,000 inhabitants are to be so hon
ored In any one year. The recipient must
have been a resident of the state for five
years and most have been engaged In his
craft for ten years. Any holder of iaeh a
medal is to be pensioned at the rate of
1150 a year after he reaches the age of 00
years, provided ho shall be without means.
Albany, Jan. 29. The cities commit
tees of both houses docldod unanimously
to report favorably the bill levying the as
sessment for the Improvement of St.
John's park, New York city, upon the city
at large Instead of upon the lmmedlnte lo
cality affected. This Is the same hill that
Mayor Strong vetoed last year. The sena
tors and assemblymen substantially aban
doned all othor business in order to con
sider the Raines bill, which, It Is esti
mated, Imposes a tax of $5,000,000 on the
liquor dealers of the state, hnlf of which
Is to go to the state treasury and the other
half to the munlcliMtlity collecting it. Gov
ernor Morton signed the bill enabling
New York city to raise hy taxation (1,5(10,-
000 to pay Its share of the state Insane tax
for the years of 1898 and 1894.
DEATH OF PRINCE HENRY.
Queen Tletorla's Ann-ln-law Loses His Life
In Connection With the Anhantl War.
London, Jan. 28. The Standard an
nounces that Prince Henry of Battonberg,
who was taken III while accompanying
the British expedition against the Ashan-
tis, dlod of coast fever on his return voy
age from Cape Coast castle to Sierra
Leone.
The court circular sBys of Prince Hen
ry's death:
"The queen Is most deeply affected at
seeing her beloved daughter's happy life
crushed and in losing a most amiable and
affectionate son-in-law, to whom she was
much devoted."
The period of mourning hy tho court for
the death of Prince Henry of Battcnlwrg
has been Dxcd at six weeks.
Emperor William has telegraphed his
kindest condolences upon the death of
Prince Henry to tho queen and to Princess
Beatrice.
Ex-Empress Eugenie, In telegraphing
her condolences to the queen for the death
of Prince Henry, reforred to.he death of
me r-rince imperial, ner son, wno was
killed by the Zulus in 1879, having ac
companied the English army In tho Zulu
war.
Fire In I'hlladelpbla.
Philadelphia, Jan. 27. The manufac
turing department of H. Belfleld & Co.'i
brass foundry at 4:15 North Broad strew
was damaged by flro last night to the ex
tent of about J0,000. Tho loss is princi
pally on machinery, but a quantity of
stock was damaged by water. The manu
factory was a two story structure In the
rear of the main building.
Money Nominated For Senator.
Taokson, Miss., Jan. 24. Congressman
H. D. Money was nominated by the joint
Democratic caucus on the twentieth ballot
as United States senator to succeed the
Hon. J. Z. Georgo. The vote stood: Mon
ey, 84; Lowry, a; Allen, 8; His.kor, 8;
Yerger, 1. Necessary for a choice, 81
The nomination was then mado unani
mous.
A Farmer Commits ftnlrlde.
ATLANTA, N. Y., Jan. 29. Henry .Tac
qna, a farmer living near here, was found
dead In his barn with a revolver In his
hand. He had shot himself in the head.
Deceased was aged 40 years and well to dn
Colonel Harris Dead.
ATLANTA, Jan. 89. Colonel A. I.. Har-
rls, for years a leading character In Repub
lican politics, was stricken with paralysis
and died. He came bere after the war
from Springfield, O.
Death of General Smith.
Pouokkerpsie, N. Y., Jan. 29. Gen
eral Alfred Baker Smith, well known as
a soldier and lawyer, dropped dead while
leading a cottage prayer meeting In this
city. Heart disease was the cause of his
death. General Smith was horn in Mes
sina, St. Lawrence oauuty, N. Y., Nov.
17, 1825.
General Markets.
Nnr Yona. Jan. US. FLOUR State and
western qu(et, but firmly held; city mills pat
ents, t4.ttct4.4a: winter patents, $J.su.t."i;
city mills clears, $4.1004.30; winter au-algtiU,
t&tiva&oo.
WHEAT No. t red opened steady, bnt met
good local and foreign selliu orders and de
clined, assisted ly lower cables; May, 7uHct
71Ho.; June, 70Hc
CORN No. 8 opened active and steady, later
selling off uuder pro pectaof a larger move
ment: May. SttjUWHo.: July, 874a.
OATS No. i dull and featureless: track.
white, state, 2&$2Kc.! track, white, western, 26
KfHc
PORK-Dnll; men, 111311.25: family, til.
LARD Dull and easier; prime western,
steam. t0-Q5 nominal.
bUTTKK-Bteady; state dairy, 10319c.; state
creamery, 14&lttc
CHEESE Quiet; state, large, TM'&lOMc;
small. TfciaiOHo.
BUGS Hteady at decline: state and Penn
sylvania, 1717Hc.: western. ltia'Otlftc
8UBAR-K.W Arm; fair retlum, Jc.: een-
trifUKaL w test. &'V-: renned quiet; crushed,
I S-lltc.; powdered. 5 3-lSc
MOLASSES Firm: New Orleans. &:7a
RICE Firm; domestic, UHiVc.; Japan. 3H
04c
TALLOW-Dull: city. 8 5-lflc.: country. 4 1.16c.
HAY-Hteady; shipping, 7i)c-i good to
choice, Buc.aiL
A Bint to Would Be Dudes.
"There are fewer conspicuously dressed
men to be found on Broadway now than
at any time withiu my memory," said
tailor the other day. "The same mon
who spent muney and time a few years
ago in trying to be eccentric in dress are
now going to the other extreme. They
have given np the extremely high collur
that was once a badge of the dude, aud
their clothea are now etrictly conven
tional. We are suffering from a reuo
tiou, aud that doee not pleaue the tailors.
In the dayi of Berry Wall there were
lots of men in this town who were
spending money freely on their ward
robes in their attempts to ontdo each
other. They were conspicuous on Broad
way and Fifth avenue. It is uuusual
now to find a man in the parade whose
clothea attract attention becauae they
are extreme. New York Sun.
Aa Orchestra la tha Chore'.
An orchestra has been installed in the
Baptist cburch at tialesburg, Mich. The
pastor of the church leads and pluys the
clarinet. The musio la good, and the
new feature of the service is attracting
big crow da to the church.
AMERICANS LNAFHICA
APPEAL FOR A DIPLOMATIC AGENT IN
THE TRANSVAAL
tt ts Likely That a Legation May Be Es
tablished Cape Colony Advices Indicate
That the Prisoners Are llnmanely Treat
ed De Garmo's Death Donbtrd.
Pretoria, Transvaal, Jan. 27. A meet
ing of the Amorlcan residents here was
held, and It was decided to telegraph to
Secretary of State Olney that In view of
the arrests of American citizens and tho
fact that their property was jeopardized
he was requested thnt a diplomatic ngent
might bo sont to arrange matters, with a
view to any exigencies that might arise.
At the same timo It was to bo represent
ed that Americans hero, while preserving
a friendly attitude toward tho Transvaal
government, desired that their grievances
should be redressed. They had emhnrked
considerable capital and had devoted ener
gy and talent to the development of the
country.
They had agitated constitutionally for
their rights, and though some had taken
up nrms to show their determination, not
a shot had been fired. They therefore
urged thnt attention should be pnid to
their oomplnints.
They recognlzod the mngnnnlmlty of
the Trnnsvaal government during the re
cent crisis, but they claimed that tho
rights of citizenship should bo accorded to
them.
An Appeal to Secretary Olney.
Washington, Jan. 28. Secretory Olney
has received by cable tho appeal from tho
Americans resident at Johannesburg for a
diplomatlo representative of tho United
Mntes to look after their Interests. There
is no suggestion that this government In
tervene to secure from tho Transvaal gov
ernment fair treatment politically for resi
dent Americans.
The United States havo only ono diplo
matic representative in all Africa, William
H. Heard, the American minister resident
and consul general In Liberia. Diplomatlo
business with that continent is done
through the medium of representatives in
r.uropenn countries which have African
colonies. It la only within tho past two
years thnt the United Stntcs have had even
a consular officer at Johannesburg, and ho
is nothing more than an agent accounta
ble to the United States consul at Capo
Colony, Mr. Knight.
The president might send a commission
er to tho Transvaal for a special occasion,
but If It Is desired to malntnln a perma
nent diplomatic representative there, which
recent events indicate would be prudent,
this ran bo done only by authority of con
grogs, which must make tho appropriation
for the maintenance of a legation. It is
probable that a recommendation that this
be done will bo made shortly.
The appointment of a minister to the
Transvaal would not, It is said, signify
that the United States government Is dis
posed to commit itself to a policy of inter
fering in the internal nffairs of the Trans
vaal, as Is desired by tho American and
other foreign residents in the country.
The functions of a minister would bo lim
ited to seeing thnt our citizens arc secure
in the enjoyment of life and property and
aro not discriminated against.
Hammond Still In Prison.
London, Jan. 28. All tho Americans
arrested In tho Trnnsvaal for treason have
been well treated. Sir Hercules Robinson
cables from ('ape Town. John Hays Ham
mond of California, consulting engineer
of the Consolidated and Chartered compa
nies, Is the only one now In prison, the
others having been released on bail.
This message came In reply to a dis
patch sent last Friday by Colonial Secre
tary Chamlierlaln on receiving from Mr.
Olney, the United States secretary of state,
a further inquiry regarding tho safety of
tho American prisoners at Pretoria.
Formerly Lived In Kentucky.
Cincinnati, Jan. 28. Count Charles P.
de Garmo, reported killed In tho Trnns
vaal raid, used to live In Covington, Ky.
His brotht. S. C. de Garmo, teller of tho
Northern bank, in Covington, does not
believe he was killed. Ho received a lotter
from him dated Dec. 8 at Delagoa Hay,
announnclng that he was about to suil for
Egypt to spend the winter In Cairo.
More Trouble In the Transvaal.
London, Jan. 29. The Times has re
ceived a vaguely worded telegram, dated
Jan. 27 and signed "British Residents of
Johannesburg," bitterly complaining of
the dictatorial and menacing attitude of
the Boer forces around tho town, who, tho
dispatch says, are selecting a site for a fort,
with the aid of a German expert. The
dispatch also asserts that the Johannes
burg women are subjected to maddening
Indignities and predicts that there will be
an uprising unless the British "aro releas
ed from their scruike position."
An Alleged Count's Suicide.
Pittsburg, Jan. 27. A man who had
claimed to be Count Gustav Carlsfeld, aged
alxiut 27 years, was found dead In bed at
the Schrieber hotel, Alleghany. It was
learned later that he had taken about 4
ounces of chloroform to accomplish sui
cide. He left a letter addressed to hie
mother, the Countess Marguerite d'Haus
snnvllle, palace French emliaagador, St.
Petersburg. In the letter he says he had
expected his mothor'slast lotter to contain
forgiveness for something not mentioned,
but aa It did not come he concluded U
end all. As the alleged count was with
out funds the city will bury hi in.
Extension of Free Delivery.
Washington, Jan. 28. Free delivery
mall service will hi extended to 18 postof
Ices on April 1, swelling tho total numlier
if free delivery offices to 688. The new
list embraces the following: Amherst,
Mass.; Laconln, N. H. ; Kockvlllo, Conn.;
Jamaica, N. Y. ; Burlington, Washington
nnd F.nglewood, N. J.; Dubois, Pa.;
Hlnomington, Wabash and Hammond,
Ind. ; Helvltlere, Ills.; Benton Harbor and
Calumet, Mich.; Marshall and Temple,
Tex. ; Great Fulls, Mon., and Pomona, Cul.
No Wonder the Men Are Scared.
Orluudo B. Chambers of 203 Green
wich street and Mixs Josephine Cunklin
of 48 Bleecker street, Now York, were
married by Justice of the Peace Reincke
on Jersey City Heights Sunday evening.
The groom seemed very nervous and ap
peared glad when the briof ceremony
was over.
" You see, judge, " ho expluined, "it's
just this way. I have juut become ac
quainted with this girl and she touk ad
vantage of leap year aud asked me to
marry her. I uui doing what she akn
me to do, but it makes me nervous."
Would Invade This Evelees Eden.
Alicetou, Wis., a huuilet of 100 in
habitants withont a woman among
them, is receiving attention from all
over the country. Every mail brings let
ters from women matrimonially in
clined, who write tender epistles to
these bachelors. One eastern womuu
proposes to oturt a boarding house there,
while a man from Philadelphia, already
three times married, wants to know if
it would be possible for bim to puss tho
remainder of his life there iu peace.