rATERSONVSTMOEPY
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF MUSIC
TEACHER MARY SULLIVAN.
Jealonsy Mar Possibly Be the Mot T. A
IttOeeted Snltor In Saapeetvd A Letter
From Philadelphia rnrnlshrs a Claw.
Mill Another Suspect.
Patkrsou, N. J., March 10. This city
is still In a state of feverish excitement
over the murder of Miss Mary K Sullivan,
the muale teacher. The police are follow
ing several meager clews, lint as yet noth
ing definite hn been accomplished toward
elanrlng up the mystery which envelops
the tragedy.
The crime was one of the most brutal
that has ever been perpetrated In this sec
tion. As already stated In these dispatches.
Miss Sullivan was found by Olaf Peter
ten in a semiconscious and dying oundi-
MARY E. BULLTTAST.
Hon at a result of the brutal assault. S ha
died soon after without regaining con
sciousness, leaving no statement regard
ing her assailant,
The fact that In her brief periods of sem
iconsciousness Miss Sullivan orted: "Fo
God's sake, let me up! Don't do that!
Oh, don't!" Is accepted as conclusive evi
dence. A woman being ben ton on the hend
with an eight pound Iron coupling pin
would either lose consciousness Immedi
ately or scream Incoherently for help.
Her brain would be too bewildered to
permit of her framing an Intelligible sen
tence, and she evidently repeated in her
delirium Just before death the last words
that had passed her lips before she sank
Into unconsciousness.
, It was not robbery. That Is beyond dis
pute, for Miss Pulllvan's Jewelry was not
disturbed, and she had left her purse at
home.
A Possible Clew.
The police have a copy of the fol
lowing letter, which, they believe, will
throw some light on the mysterious case:
Philadelphia, March 6.
To who may read it, will you kindly
Inform me If the young Ladoy who was
murdered, Mammle Sullivan, did she ever
have a gentleman friend named William
Mnehl; If so, please Inform Me at once,
and I will try and point out to yon the
man who I think done the deed. Please
do not delay My Answer. Yours truly,
N. R. Wiixiahd.
Olaf Petersen, the young man who dis
covered the body of Miss Sullivan, be
comes more Interesting to the police as
the days pass They have discovered dis
crepancies In his statements which do not
make them feel safe In proceeding upon
the Information furnished by the young
man.- It waa Olaf Petersen who saw "the
man In the long gray ulster" running
away from the soene of the assassination
Just before he found the dying girl. The
man In the long gray ulster is the fellow
the police have been looking for, and ono
arrest ha been made on the description
given by Petersen. But tinea the young
man has contradicted himself the ulster
description Is at a discount with detectives.
The Philadelphia Letter,
Philadelphia, March 10. What Is
thought to be an Important clew to the
Sullivan murder In Paterson, N. J., has
been discovered here. Patrol Sergeant
Harvey Wilson, who la the husband of a
later of Mary Sullivan, the murdered
girl, has returned to his home, 906 South
Second street. He had been summoned to
Paterson last week on account of the
murder of bis sister-in-law and the Illness
of his wife, who Is at the Sullivan home.
Sergeant Wilson had with him the letter
mailed from Philadelphia on Friday last,
received In Paterson on Saturday, signed
by N. H. Wllllard, and asking if the young
lady who waa murdered had erer had a
gentleman friend named William Meehl.
This letter Sergeant Wilson said he In
tended to turn over to the chief of polios.
Mr. Wllllard, who ia a young man, was
found at his home In the rear of II Do Dau
phin street. He said the reason for writ
ing the letter waa that he wished the
criminal to meet proper punishment. He
aid that on the tiny preceding the murder
be assisted a stranger to procure transpor
tation to Paterson on a freight train leav
ing Wayne Junction about 4:30 o'clock In
the afternoon.
The man was about 80 years old, ha
aid, had brown hair, brown eyes, light
mustaohe and had a swinging walk and
wore gray trousers and overcoat, black fe
dora hat and heavy working shoes. Mr.
Wllllard said the stranger showed him a
letter addressed to "William Meebl, Elev
enth and Pennsylvania postoflioe," and
Igned Mamie Hulllvan. He said the letter
was written from Paterson, N. J., and ex
pressed In It a regret that a friendship
should come to a close. Mr. Wllllard said
the stranger made the statement that the
girl would marry him or would never live
to marry another. The stranger claimed
to be an Iron worker, and at the time of
leaving Philadelphia was without funds.
IUI1 Another Clew.
Patxrson, N. J., March 11. The po
lios are working on a new theory In the
Sullivan oaae, aud they claim to see light
ahead after a week of darkness and doubt.
It Is that she murder was carefully plan
ned and was the result of calm delibera
tion, but the purpose of tha murderer mis
carried because be mistook Miss Sullivan
fur another woman.
They admit that a man Is being watch
ad, while his movements on latt Wednes
day are being Investigated. He Is said to
bave threatened a few days before to kill
tils wife, from whom be Is separated. This
woman frequently pusses tbe spot lata In
the evening where Mlaa Sullivan waa
murdered. The police think tbe man may
bave been waiting for his wifo and struck
Miss Sullivan In mistake for her.
The board of aldermen has passed an
ordlnanos offering a reward of io.OoO tot
tbe oonvlutlon of the murderer,
su.. ' ' .-ka aui fay.
Niw York, March T. The appellate
division of the supreme court bat affirmed
tha Judgment In the case of William K.
Laldlaw agahwt Russell Saga
Tbe Judgment Is for f 40,000, with al
lowance for counsel foes and coeis amount
ing to 13,000. - -
Wile Marderar Santenaed.
Bo.-ton, March IS. Joseph Tresoott
was seuuinced to state prison for life by j
JuUko Uuwey of the superior criminal
court for tha murder of his wife.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Summary of the Proerertlnars In the Sen
ate and Hon.
Wash Mom, March . The conference
between representatives of the two houses
of congress on the two sets of Cuban reso
lutions resulted yesterday afternoon In
their agreement on those adopted by the
hnnee, which are milder than the senate.
They were at once reported to both houses.
In the senate there waa a brief debate on
the Cuban situation, action on the report
of the conferees being deferred until Mon
day. Mr. Mitchell finished his argument
In the Dupont election case. In the house
President Cleveland's speech at. the home
missionary meeting In New York was bit
terly denounced by Mr. Hartman of Mon
tana. Discussion of the bill nbollshlng
the fee system was continued.
Wasiunotox, March ?. The senate was
not In session yesterday. In the house the
legislative, executive and Judicial appro
priation bill was passed, witli the amend
ment abolishing fees for t'nired States dis
trict attorneys and marshals.
Washinoto.v, March 10. In the senate
yesterday Mr. Hale of Maine spoke at
length against the Cuban resolutions, and
t T. Hoar of Massachusetts moved that
their consideration be postponed until
April 8. The Dupont contested election
case was further considered. In tha house
only routine business was transacted, It
being District of Columbia day.
Washington, March 11. In the senate
yesterday the Spanish minister's criticisms
of recent speeches In the senate led to a
lively debnte, In which Senor de Lome was
denounced by Messrs. Lodge, Teller. Mor
gnn, unamiior and r'rye and defended by
Messrs. ilnle and Uray. Senators Sher
mnn and Hoar had a dispute over the Ink
ter's resolution. In the house the posF
ofllce appropriation bill was discussed In
committee of the whole.
Washixotox, March 12. In the senate
yesterday Mr. Hoar spoke In favor of post
poning action on the Cuban resolut on
discussion of the Dupont election case was
continued. In the house the postoflioe ap
proprlntlon bill was passed.
CALLIAS NOT A CRCESUS.
Disillusion of P. T. Ilarnum's Widow, Who
Thought She Married a Rich Man.
BuiPtiRPORT, Conn., Maroh 9. DIs
quieting rumors that is, disquieting to
the many friends of Mrs. Calllas have
for some time reached here from tbe far
off island of Melita, which seem to show
that all was not as happy In the .flCgean
sea as It might be. The rumors have been
to the effect that Mrs. Barnum's second
marriage had nut met all of her anticipa
tions, and while there may be no solid
foundation for the report, It Is not denied
that Mrs. Calllas Intends returning to this
country, notwithstanding that when she
left Bridgeport It was with the avowed In
tention of remaining abroad for tbe rest
of bar life.
There Is one thing certain, however.
and that Is that the amount of wealth
CALLIAS BEY. MRS. CALLIAS.
Calllas possesses Is not as great as was
represented at the time of the marriage.
The wedding of Mrs. Barnum to the
Greek nobleman took place In the Greek
church at 840 Wast Fifty third street, New
York. Aug. 8, 18HS. Only a few of the in
timate friends of Mrs. Barnum knew of It
until the ceremony had been performed.
It was a great surprise that she had select
ed a foreigner as a husband. When It was
said that he had several millions of dol
lars, that explained It.
After the ceremony Calllas and his bride
sailed for Paris, and since that time have
traveled In Kurope. When they arrived at
the Greek's estates on the Island of Meli
ta, where It was said he possessed great
olive plantations, Mrs. Calllas was sur
prised and disappointed to learn tbe true
value of her husband's possessions.
Benjamin Fish, Mrs. Calllas' cousin,
says: "It Is true Calllas Is not as rloh as
he said he waa. But as for a separation,
I do not believe the story of their separa
tion. It is not likely that he is going to
lose what he has. I expect that they will
be back this spring, and It is probable they
will live In New York."
A Settlement Predicted.
Nkw York, March 13. The Journal'!
Washington correspondent says: A settle
ment of tbe Venezuelan question has been
reached. It will be announced at an early
day. Of this satisfactory conclusion of the
controversy the picsident has had knowl
edge for two days past. Great Britain has
acted with a magnanimity that will com
mend her It) her severest critics. She con
cedes so much that there will be little left
to arbitrate should arbitration be neces
sary. It Is not Improbable that the entire mat
ter may now be settled outside the Ven
ezuelan oommissinn by the president and
Lord Salisbury. The president was In very
high spirits today over this favorable turn
In the ountrovorsy between the two na
tions, and said: '
"The American people will soon enter
tain a much higher estimate of the fair
ness of Kngllsh statesmen than they have
held heretofore."
WHAT WE RAISE. -
The Agricultural Department Issues a
Crop Report.
Washingtom, March 11. The agricul
tural department has Issued the following
crop report fur 1 81)6 :
Returns from the townships, county and
state correspondent of the department In
dicate as the amount of corn yet held by
farmers 49. 8 per cent of the total crop, or
1,073.000,000 bushels. Proportion and
total farm reserves are both unprecedented.
A year ago tbe stock so held was but
470,000,000 bushels. Tha amount to be
old outside tbe county Is estimated at
Sl.B per cent, last year's percentage having
been 18.4. The merchantable property la
88.14 percent, against 0)1.4 last year; aver
age of merchantable oorn, 5 6 per cent,
aud of unmerchantable, 16.4 per cent.
Tbe wheat reserves In farmers' band
amount to 8H.8 per cent of tbe crop, or
128,000,000 bushels. Of this amount 4.9
per oent is reported as coming over from
18U4 or before. Tbe proportion of wheat
old beyond county lines Is 63.5 per oent
Tbe tobacao onip of lBt'4 is found, after
a special Investigation, to have been
491,644,000 pounds, an average yield of 776
pounds per acre, or 0ri8,t)5O acres. The
value of the crop la (35,674,000.
Tbe report on the cotton crop of 181(5,
based on railway and steamship move
ment, with consumption and farm stocks,
Feb. 1, will be made on tbe l!Su lest
Appointed to tbe Chair of Philosophy.
ITHACA, N Y., March 12. The trustees
of Cornell university have appointed Pro
fessor June Scth of Urown uuiversl ty pro
fessor of ethics in Suge School of Philoso
phy at Cornell. This appointment ooin
ple'es the staff In tbe Philosophical school,
which now embraces live full professors,
one assistant professor, two Instructors
and two assistants, .
SPANISH liUTCHERS.
PEACEFUL CUBAN CITIZENS THEIR
VICTIMS.
Weylrt's Troops Killed Hon Pedro Ruble
and Ills Ihmghtrr Without Merry A
Raby In Its Father's Arm Shot Macro
and Gomes Active.
Npw York, Mnrrh 11. The ITer.ild's
Havann correspondent sends the following
Via lampa, tin. :
Rofugces from the country are still
bringing In stories of outrages and cruelty
by Spanish troops. Many are doubtless
much exasperated, but here Is one, of the
truthfulness of which 1 am thoroughly
convinced. It Is told by a woman, who
was among the tlcareit friends of one of
the victims. Ihe woman told the facts In
a voice choked with sob and with tears
streaming down her face. Her statement,
moreover, Is amply corroborated from two
other equally trustworthy sources.
Don Pedro Rublo was the owner of the
Gato sugar estat, near the town of Caro
lina, In Havana province. He wns a mid
dle aged man, much respected In his neigh
borhood and quite well known In the
united States, to which he usually made
a trip once a year. On the Gato estate he
lived with his daughter, Amelia, a charm
ing girl of HI years; an Infant son 9 yean
old, five servants and his plantation em
ployees. During the recent skirmishing of Ma
cao's command In the nelahhnrhnod of
Catallna the Insurgent chief bad encamp
ed on the Gntoestnta. Hearing of a strong
Spanish column under Colonel Hernan
dez, however, he left Senor Ruhlo's land
and went forwanl. Colonel Hernandez's
vanguard came up before Maceo's oolumn
was completely underway, and some skir
mishing followed with the Insurgent rear
guard.
Colonel Hernandez lost several men dur
ing this firing, and some of his troops be
came enraged after Maeeo had marched
away. Part of bis command finally broke
up Into small squads and began scouring
the neighborhood. One such party ad
vanced toward Senor Rublo's house, firing
upou It as they moved forward. Bullets
began to pierce the walls, doors and win
dows. The terrified Inmates ran from
plaoe to place Inside the house, seeking
protection from the rifle fire behind tbe
portions of the house where the walls were
thickest. The servants and plantation
hands, at the first fire, abandoned their
huts and rushed for refuge to the more
substantial house of their master.
Shot Head on Ills Doorstep.
Don Pedro Rublo, believing the troops
must he attacking bis home, supposing It
to be held by rebels, stepped out boldly
upon his porch, carrying In his arms his
little boy. He took off his white straw
hat, waved It toward the advauolng Una
of troops and shouted to them:
"Stop firing. We are peaceful citizens,
the Inmates of the house and none other.
Do not fire again."
He had hardly spoken when the mauser
rifles onme to a level again, and another
volley of bullets crashed against the front
of tbe house. The troops were now firing
at short range.
When the smoke cleared away, Don Pe
dro Rubin lay dend on bis own threshold,
and across bis body lay his child, pierced
through the thigh by a rifle ball. The
troops still kept advancing In a sort of
skirmish line, and now they charged upon
the house with fixed bnyonets, ns though
about to take a fortress by assault.
Amelia, seeing her father and brother
fall, i lerced through and through, had giv
en one shriek of agony and iheu desperate
ly flung herself against the first soldier as
he stepped across the threshold and enter
ed the parlor.
"Butchers," the girl cried, "you have
killed my father!"
The soldiers advanced another pace.
when Amelia, with the strength of de
spair, struck the first man so sharp a blow
full In the face that he reeled. Just be
hind hi in came a comrade. He had seen
the blow, and he saw the poor, frightened
girl, who now stood In the doorway, plead
ing for mercy. There was no meroy even
for her. The soldier lifted his rifle, with
Its sword bayonet, and thrnst the knife
edged point clear through the girl's arm
as she held It up Instlnotlvely to protect
herself. In the same moment he pulled
the trigger, and a rifle ball passed through
tbe young girl's breast. Tbe Ave employ
ees were killed after much the same fash
Ion.
Movements of Gomel and Tttneeo. ' '
Havana, March 12. Antonio Maoeo la
once more In Havana province.
it was announced that Captain General
Weyler would shortly remove his bead-
quarters from Havana to Matansaa In or
der the mora, conveniently to direct tha
operations against the Insurgents, who
had retreated Into rianta Clara. Meantime
Maceo and hi followers, Inoludina Ban
dera and Laoret, seem to have turned up
on their road, gone through the line of
troops, like small fish through the meshes
of seine, and made their way aoross the
entire province of Matanza.
Before he encountered a foroe of troona
to oppose him he waa at Nueva Pas, fair
ly aoross tbe Matanzas border, and In Ha
vana province again. Here ha met the bat
talion of Almanza, with whom he bad a
brush, leaving seven killed, and proceed
ed on his way.
Maximo Gomel baa not accompanied
the present counter maroh, according to
tha report received here, but la hovering
around the borders of theClenaga swamp,
practically Inaccessible to Spanish troop.
Taylor's Proposal Kejeeted.
London, March 18. A disnatob to Tha
Dally News from Berlin reports that The
Frankfurter Zeltjng's Washington ad
vices are that Premier Canovaa del Castil
lo of Spain ha refused to entertain Unit
ed States Minister Taylor's proposal, that
Spain shauld grant autonomy to Cuba.
Spain Ordered Rlflss..
London, Mrub 12 A Berlin disnatob.
to The Standard says that agent of the
Spanish government have arrived at
Oberndorf to receive 30,000 mauser rifle
Whicb have been ordered there.
A Youthful Mnrdrr Pleads Guilty.
HoixiDAYsnono, Pa., March 12. Min
nie Swanger, the 12-year-old Altuonacblld
who placed a dose of poison In the farallv
ooffea pot, from tbe effucts of the drinking
of which mixture her uncle, William Mc
Gregor, died and bar grandmother and
oouHio bave not yot recovered, pleaded
guiny or murder in the second degree In
the Blair oounty court. The district at
torney aoreptod tbe plea. Tha child'
motive lor the commission of the orlma
was to secure bur grandmother' life In
surance money. Judge Boll Intimated
that he would send tbe ohild to tbe house
of correction.
Twelve Killed by an Explosion.
Brvhselp, March 12. A boiler explo
sion occurred In a steel foundry near
A thus, In southern Belgium, by which lli
persons were killed aud many injured.
Iath KmuIM From IMsobvdteace.
WrLLIAMsroiiT, Pa., Murch 12. Two
freight trains ooliided on tha Northern
Central railroad about 30 miles from here.
Brakeman L. H. Van Nest of Klmlra. N.
Y., was killed and Fireman K C. Cuin
minga seriously Injurttd. Tbe engineer on
one of tha trows 1 alleged to have disobey
ed orders.
THE ITALIAN CRISIS.
Marqnls HI ttmllnt PtirreeiU f'rlpl In the
Cltnee of I'rline Minister.
RovfR, M.irrh B There w is much diffi
culty experienced In fonnlng a new cabi
net to succeed thednptre I Crispl ministry,
t'lgnor Saracto declined thercspniisililllty,
while an attempt
to form a Saracco
Rud.nl combina
tion was equally
unsuccessful Let
rr ihe formation
of a cabinet waa
n n d e r t a ken by
General Ricottl,
which was suc
cess fill. King
Humbert confer
red with General
Ricottl last even
ing and charged
him with the for
mation of a cahl
MAnQTTTS DT RUniXT. npt Th
Was a cabinet made up as follows: Mar
quis di Hud til. premier and minister of
the Interior; General Rlcoitl, m ulster of
wnr; Slgnor Urin, minister of foreign
affairs; Slgnor Pernzzl. mini ter of the
treasury; A mlral Hnohia, minister of
marine; Bl'nor Gulcclardlnl, minister of
finance, and Signor Grtmturco, minister
of Justice.
The choice of General Ricottl as minis
ter of war show that the king's Ideas
hare prevailed In favor of reopening an
offen-ive campaign next autumn, alter the
rainy season.
FOUR WERE KILLED.
Fatal Esploalon of a Loromotlve Boiler
on a Pennsylvania Railroad.
Hazi.kton, Pa., Maroh 12. One of the
most disastrous accidents that has ever
occurred in the history of the Delaware,
Susquehanna and Schurlklll railroad hap
pened at Gum run when the boiler of an
engine nttached to a coal train exploded,
killing four men and fatally Injuring one
other.
Tbe dead are: John Chambers, Jonas
Stewart, Michael Boyle and Frank O'Don
nell. The injured man Is William Tim
mony. Low water In the boiler Is sup
posed to have caused the explosion.
The soeneof the accident Is In the heart
of the mountains, among a dense wood
land. The only Inhabitant at the place 1
the telegraph operator living In the tower.
The sound of the explosion reverlx rated
throughout tha region to such an extent
that It aroused the residents of the entire
valley. A fierce snowstorm prevented peo
ple from reaching the spot The telegraph
operator, together with William Tulley, a
surviving member of the crew, got to
Work, and after hard labor rescued tho In
jured from the wreck. O'Dnniiell was
blown to fragments, while Stewart and
Boyle were horribly torn and mangled.1
The engine was completely wrecked, to
gether with a dozen ooal cars. ,
General Markets.
Naw York, Mairh n. V .nUH-State and
western dull and eay: city mills patents. fl.JJO
44.55; winter pateiiM. :I.!KI iK: city milk clears.
14. io winter stmlEflits. :i.Hfr'.i.7fi.
WHKAT-Sn. red oeenrd weak n .derlewer
cables and bearish griieniment reports on
farm reserves and conlliiited dull aad heHV!
May, 70 15-lttn.;) ;Miic.: June. 7irlC.
CORN No. 2 quiet, lull Ht aUynn scarcity
of spot corn; May.lc; Jmm. :u n '.'HlHc.
OA'lb No. S dull and f aturele-tx: track.
white, state, 2utt2Uc.; liiirt, white, western.
aKi sic.
POUK Dull: mess, tin.SSitlO.60; family. 110.
60a.U.
LAUD Euler; prima western Btcam. cah,
hM.
BUTTEH Stendyr-late dairy, 11 iJSUc; west
ern creamery. l-ea3c.
CHKKKK vuiet. state, larue. 6iaiO)4e.;
small. BiUnc.
KtiliS Steady: state and Pennsylvania, 12
l-'Me : weMeru. IB liajc.
SliUAK-Kaw quiet fair retlnln-i, We.:
centrifuuHl. ' tent, 44'r.; renned, steady:
crushed 6e.: wM'dered. fi'c,
TU H V K N ;TI S E Quiet. Si .1 rjaxie.
Ricb-Quiel: unuieiiu, IH Kc; Japan, 34
ft 44c
TAI.LOW-Qulet: city, 8 18-18c; country.
8 lS-IHc.
HA Y Quiet: (hipping BOc: good to choice.
Walll.
POSTOFFICE ON WHEELS.
The Electrle Motor Carriage to Be Used
In Large Cities.
Horseless mail w.ipn is will loon be
need in all tbe largo c .csof tbe United
State. The credit for Hie application of
tbe horseless electric raulor carriage to
tbe mail service beUn.us to Second As
sistant Postmaster General Neilson. He
has for several months been studying
tbe project, and a few ri.iys ago com
pleted the pliwis for the model carriage.
It is now in ooorHe of construction and
will be completed very soon.
The dimensions of this new wagon
will be 13 leet long, 6 feet wide and a
trifle over 0 feet high. It will simply be
a small postofllee on wheels. It will be
fitted op precisely as in a mail street
car or a steam railroad postal car, ex
cept that the scale will be smaller. The
body of the wagon will be bung on
springs and the wheels shielded with
heavy robber tires.
For a long time General Neilson has
been engaged in making Investigations
of the various means by whicb tbe mails
may be transported, These investiga
tions inolnded street oars, pneumatio
tube and the eleotrio horseless wagons.
It baa now been definitely decided by
tbe postoffice department to employ tbe
horseless wagons in the transportation
of mails in oity and country districts
where there are no railway lines and
where the servioe can be improved by
making "separations" (assorting mail
between offices) while in transit
It is intended to plaoe these wagons
in service in cities which cover a large
area and where "separation" between
foor or five stations will greatly facili
tate mail deliveries, Cinoinnatl Com
mercial Gazette.
A GREAT SOUVENIR.
Schema to Honor the Kaiser's Consort Jnat
' atartod.
The writer wishes to aronse some en
thusiasm in German circles and soci
eties of obr lurgecities in favor of creat
ing a grand souvenir album for the em
press of Germany. The album, which
may reach a cost of $10,000, shall con
tain several hundred pagoa of vellum,
on which the poetical dedication of tbe
ablest German-American antbois cun
be engrossed.
The designs for the album cover are
to be executed in silver repousse work.
Tbe project, if curried out, will em
brace a rare opportunity for American
art and liteiory genius to display them
selves on an exquisitely chaste souvenir.
The souvenir is to be dedicated by
Gernjuu-Arueiicuu ladles to the empress
of Germany, Augusta Victoria, in re
membrance of tbe twenty-fifth anniver
sary of tho proclamation of tho German
Unpire.
I anxiously solicit yonr moral support
nd influence for a brief notice of the
project iu your journal, as I am desirous
to reach some prominent people who
will take the initiative iu tbe matter.
Krneat T. Zoliner in Mew York Journal.
LEX0W DILL FASSED
THE GREATER NEW YORK MEASURE
PUT THROUGH THE SENATE.
Only Eight Totes Were Cast Against It
The Raines I.lqnor Tax Kill I-asaes tha
I'pprr Itranrh of the Legislators Bill
In the Assembly.
Albany, March 13. The senate passed
tho greater New York bill by a vote of 88
yeas to 8 nars, as follows:
Yens Messrs. Ahearn, Drankett, Bal
lantlne, Drown, Hums, Cantor, Cogge-
shall, Daley, C. Davis. Ellsworth, Keath-
arson, Foley, Ford, Grady, Harrison, Hig-
ble, Humphrey, Johnson, Knolilcr. Krtitn
Lainy, 1-xow, Malliy, Martin, MeNtilty.
Mullln, Muttr.lngcr, iusbaum, Page,
Parsons. Haitres. i-iciliert. Stevrnrt, Ptrana.
ban, Hulllvan. Tlhbitts, White. Wilcox 118.
Nays Messrs. Hruph. Coffer, G. A,
Davis, Gallagher, Jlluiiis, McCnrrcn, Pa
rey and ray 8.
The bill ns pnssed provides for a com
mission consisting of Andrew Green
(Dmii.I, Mayor Strong of New York (Itnp.V
Mayor Wurster (Hep. ) of Hrooklyn, Mayor
Glcason of Long Island City (Dem.), State
r.iiglneer Adinns (Kep ), Attorney Gen
ernl Hancock (Hep.) nnd nine other real
dents of the territory enlarged, to be ap
pointed by tho governor with the consent
of the senate The commission Is directed,
on or beinrn the 1st day of February, 18B7,
to make a filial report to the legislature.
The municipal officers of the territory
snati re vntea ior in xvovemoer, lain.
During the debate there was a spirited
colloquy Petween Mr. Lexnw, tbe author
of the bill, and Lieutenant Governor Snl
ton. In which the latter angrily assailed
the presiding officer. The Incident created
much excitement In the chamber.
Henator Lexow arose to a question of
personal privilege, saying a letter had
been printed, signed by the lieutenant
governor, referring to greater New York
"Has the presiding officer any right to In
terfere by letter or otherwise with tbe
course of legislation? The letter was
surprise. I bad known that the lieutenant
governor was In favor of the bill," said
bcuacur Jjeiow.
axton Indignant.
"I have had no conversation lately with
tne senator, ' said the lieutenant govern
or, "therefore ne coma not know my
views, no senator snonia Bay expressed
feeling or resentment on aoceunt of the
opinion I expressed. Ist year I was oor-
tliniiy for the greater Hew York bill. 1
believed then the people were for It With
in the post few weeks many facts have
come to my attention, and now I believe
that the passage of tha greater New York
bill In Its present shape would be a very
serious mistake ror tne legislature, and es
pecially a mistake for the Republican
members of the legislature. I have not
sought to Influence legislation. When the
senator states that I bave made any effort
to defeat the mensure, be state what I be
lieve to be " He stopped a moment and
continued. "He will reconsider.
"As a oitlzon the lieutenant governor
has lost no rights. As a olttr.en he has the
right to reply to any citizen who asks his
views. Those rights he proposes to exer
cise at all times. He has not resigned any
privileges to express himself on ques
tions of Interest to htm and to the whole
atnte.
"This Is an extraordinary thing, that
any senator should show feeling or resent
ment over the proper notion of the lieu
tenant governor."
Finally Senator Pavey offered a resolu
tion declaring It the sense of the senate
that the lieutenant governor had violated
neither the proprieties nor the regulations
Imposed npon him as a state official by
writing tne letter to ur. storrs and ex
pressing his views on public, questions.
benator I.exow objected to Its considera
tion, and then Senator Raines demanded
that the indecent wrangling oease, and
that the senate proceed to final disposition
of the Greater Now York bill. It was so
agreed.
Child tabor and Sweatshop mil,
The assembly pnssed by a vote of 118 to
6 the bill of H. T. Andrews, providing for
netter protection of children In mercantile
establishments.
It Is an amendment to the child lnbor
law, and provides that no children under
10 years of age may bo employed In any
factory or store unless it holds a certificate
from the department of health stating
date and plaoe of birth of ohlld, color of
hair and eyes, height and weight and any
distinguishing raoe marks, and the health
commissioner Is satisfied that such child
Is physically able to perform tbe work
vliloh It Intends to do, and that tha date
oi birth is correct.
Relating to sweatshops, the bill makes
this stringent provision: When any arti
cle Is found by tbe Inspector to be made
under unclean or unhealthy conditions, be
may, with the consent of the looal board
of health, Indelibly brand npon snoh arti
cle the words "tenement made." If it
cannot be branded, any box or receptacle
containing tne artlole can be marked
"tenement made," and tbe openings of
tne nox sealed, the seal to bave stamped
on It tbe words "tenement made. " A fur
ther section makes landlord responsible
ror tne existence of sweatshops and allow
him to dispossess the tenant,
Raines Liquor Tax Bill Tmt4,
Albany, March 11. Tbe senate passed
the Raines liquor tax bill by a voU of 81
yeas to 18 nays. Wltb three exception
the vote waa on party lines, G. A. Davla,
helbert and Pavey voting wltb the Demo
crats against the measure. Cog ges ball
find. Kup. ) also voted with the Doaoorata.
Weiman (Rep.) was absent. The follow
ing was the result of the roll call on tbe
final passage of tbe bill:
Yeas Bal Ian Una, Brackets. Brown,
Brush, Burn, C baboon. Dale, C. Davla,
Ellsworth, Ford, Harrison, Hlgble, Hig
gles, Humphrey, Johnson, Krnm. Laiuy,
Lexow, Maloy, Mullln, Nussbaum, Page,
Parsons, Hainan, Bheppard, Btewart,
Stranaban, Tlbbitta, White, Wilcox, Wray
Bl.
Navs Ahearn, Cantor, Coffey, Cogge
shall, G. A. Davis, Featherson, Foley, Gal
lagher, Grady, Guy, Koehler, Martin, Mo
Carren, MoNulty, Munzlnger, Pavey, Bel
bert, Sullivan 18.
It was after nine hours' of hitter fight
lng and wordy warfare, leading almost to
extreme personalltiea, that tbe senate
passed and sent to the assembly the Raines
Uqnor tax bill. Tbe bill Is unamended,
though several unsuccessful attempt were
made to amend It In Important particu
lars. fire la tlrewery.
connected wltb J... Werbel' brewery was
partially destroyed by fire. The loss I
Vivjvvsv, jariiuijj imureu.
Ohio Solid ror McKlnloy.
COLCMni'S, O., March 11. The Buck
eye state,-which, through Its Knnnhl
organization, bas honored William Mo-
Kinley by sending him to congress and
again bv maklnir him hh.iuip f.,n,uii
and enthulusticully indursed bim for tbe
Republican presidential nomination at the
stute convention held In this city.
Hhort In Ills Account.
Corning. X. Y.. March in a
age ha been discovered In the oitiee of
the American Kxpruss company, resulting
In the removal of W. H. Cloasen, the man
ager. Mr. Claaaen claims that bis embar
rassing position la canned by his having
niaowi too. auuch cunfltienoa in but elwk.
A WOMAN BURGLAR.
Had the Horrible f ate In lie Canght by a
Mere Man.
A woman linrc-hir was cnpturerl in
Pater.ion, N. J., on tvttimltiy night Site
was catmlit fairly in tho net of robbing
the home of ,Tu: inli J. Dnieiurft, a real
estate dealer. No formal charge of
brenking and entering was lodged
BRainst her. She was committed to the
Passnic- enmity juil by Recorder Seniot
for throe niontks merely as a disorderly
person.
Mrs. Dnrnnius retired etirly, and short
ly before 10 o'clock imagined Bhe heard
a noise ns of brenking Rlnss nndernoatb
her bedroom nt (lie side of the house.
Her linsliaml was notnt home, and Mrs.
DViremus culled to her servant, Maggie
Hiigcu, who wits in the kitchen, to make
an investigatimi.
Mi!tiit mado a tour of the building
and found that a pane of glass in the
side pari ur window had been broken.
Making t io c r scrntiny of the room, she
discovered n woman crouched in the
corner behind a clniir. The girl scream
ed when phn (ciw the intruder, and the
latter flew for the tluor the moment she
was discovered.
GoorR.3 Slingluml, a fircmnn, was
passing thn limine nt the time, and, hear
ing tho servant girl's screams, rushed
in. Tho female linrglar made her way
throngh the front door, only to fall intc
the nrms of tho fireman, who is a tall,
powerful fellow.
The fireman took his prisoner to the
nearest patrol box and had her removed
to police he;:'li;iarl( is. There sho vas
immediately rocngnistrd as Jennette
Phillis, an old "rounder," who hug
scores of tinier linen arrested for drunk
enness nnd vagrancy, but for nothing
more serines.
Thcro is no' donht that tho woman in
tended to rob tho Dorenms house. She
bad removed nil of the silverware in
the dining room from the sideboard aud
placed it in a pile on the floor.
She had made preparations to wrap
the plunder in a parcol, and in a few
minutes, but for the interruption, would
have made a successful coup on her first
attempt New York Herald.
SUING A DEAD MAN.
A Carious Case That Is Now on Trial at
Lemurs, la.
A breach uf promise case against a
dead man is a prcnliur uffair, hnt snch h
the case of Iliihncr versus Reikhnff, now
on trial before Judge Frank R. Gayuoi
in the district conrt of Le Mars, la.
Mrs. Amanda, J. Htihner, ngod 80,
good looking and fairly educated, was
the housekeeper (lf William Reikhoff foi
about two years shortly before his death,
which occurred in Loiuars Sept. 8, 18114.
He purchased n fine residence in Lo
mars, fnrni.'hed it richly, and installed
Mrs. Ilubner ns housekeeper. She served
in that capa-.'ity for several mouths nna
then went homo to Grinnoll, aud Mr.
Reikhoff'e daughter attended to the
household.
After tlio do ith of Mr. Roikhoff his
last will showed lio had not provided
for Mrs. Hubuer and sho began a suit
for flo.OOO against the estate on the
ground of a breach of promise of mar
riage. The deceased wns a scholar of rare at
tainments aud very eccentric. He devot
ed himself to books, and declared that
he had no time to read newspapers. One
of the wills that was produced in court
was a litorary gem. Several months be
fore his death he had a coflln construct
ed of two inch ouk and lined with cop
per. In it lie was buried at his old home
in Toledo, Ia. Ho bad traveled much in
bis later years and was a writer npon
political nnd economic qnostions. He
was greatly beloved by his children and
by friends who penetrated his reserve
and eccentricity. Chicago Tribune.
SPARROWS CUT THE CORD.
How the Little Birds Protected Their Nest
from Spoliation.
One day last week I unfurled for the
first time this season the dnek awning
which has been folded without my office
window all winter. As I did so a tiny
bird's egg fell from tho folds, crushing
on tne pavement below. Since then I
have noticed nn nunsnal commotion
among the Lnlisli sparrows that make
protty free u.-e of my window sill, and
today, when the sun swung round the
bank building across the way, and I
went to Juwrr my awning, I found that
the cords had been cut.
Investigation revealed the fact that
tbe intelligent littlo sparrowh had re
built their iioc in the folds of the awn
ing and in order to prevent a repetition
of last week's depredations had them
selves severed the cord with thoir bills.
I suppose I shall have to bear the snn
till the little nostliugs bave left my
awning free. Such forethought as the
birds have exhibited is snrely worthy of
consideration. Shrevenort (La. 1 Letter
to Philadelphia Times.
Some Remarks.
Bwd
I'm striving daily, striving
To show ttiid all rnay so
The fiiory hihI tho grcatnoaa
Of tho only (i. O. P.,
To make it bave a record
la coni;rei that will stand.
And wli.-n yon meet the voters
All over tliU brouil i md
Ju4t toll thum tut you saw me.
Morton
1 in doing all my duty
As fovi mor of tho Btate
With reference to the party
And w!i:tt wilt niiiko it groat.
I litbor Litu and early
Entirely f.r Ui g lin,
And when yoa lue,-t the voters,
Fruni Si-i-n o to M.iiuo,
J'dut t-11 ti.eia thC yua saw me.
AUison-
l'm kepin" very quiet,
I baven't much to uay,
Bee:iu.-.n I mil H.1 bu-iy
ViV.h work th.it r-lines my way.
A t4t;.t -.m:ui 3 w ji-U I'm doing
To ui il.e the p.iny Kreat,
Aud wle a you i.-i..., t ih i voters
111 t-v, ry Vtwn anil .state
Juiit t. il lUcin that you saw me.
ifcXinley-
l m working in my office,
A private citiaen,
Aixrintf not ia public
by word of mouth or pen.
But in my private booui
I lovo tho U. O. P.,
And when you meet the voters,
Vthen-ver they may be,
J u-tt U-ll them that yoa saw me.
tay, Mander-on, Cullom
Ve h ivo no Worod to ofrer,
Oar d.-d.-l oomiuend u and
Our r u'i-t-T of .s. rviee
L. knosru to ail tan land.
Liku lauilid led to tho slaughter.
We J it hi without deliale.
And u h-n you luoet the vuWrs.
Ihoae arbiter of fate,
Juat toll tlu.-ui that you saw oa.
New Ifork Boa.
FAIL'Ji.ii OF SEEDS.
An Authority on the Rnhjeet of Seed Ger
mination States Some Common C'anses.
With each recurring season come nn
merons complaints of the fai lure of seeds
to gnrminate. Alfrpd Bridgeman, the
well known New York horticulturist
and teedsmnn, briefly states some of
the causes for these failures in his book
on gardening.
First. Some cultivators through ig
norance or forgPifulneRS of the fact that
the products of a garden are natives of
varions soils mid climates and require
pecnliar management, sow their seeds
nt nn improper season. The most tender
species should not bo placed in the open
ground nntilsettled warm weather. The
half hardy are subject to risk if sown
when frost prevails. Tho early and most
hardy species nnd varieties should no
bo planted nntil the ground can be
brought into good condition, as some
species of plants that in an advanced
state of growth will stuud a hard win
ter ur" often cut off by a very slight
fro.--t while young, especially if exposed
to tho heat of the snn after a frosty
night. To guard against disappointment,
re.- crvo some of the seed for a later sow
ii's. Second. -Porno species of seed, snch
hs beans, beets, cabbage, lettuce, rad
ishes, salsify, turnips, etc, being from
their nature npt tove retate qnickly, are
often Unfile to he devoured by insects
within -is hours after they are sown and
before n plant is seen above the ground
unless a fnitiihlo remedy is applied In
tinio to destroy them.
Third. .ome species, snch as carrots,
celery, locks, onions, parsley, parsnips,
spinach, etc., being natnrniiy of tardy
growth, taking, in nnfavorable seasons,
from two to four weeks to vegetate, are
npt to perish through incrustation of the
soil or other circninstances which can
not always be controlled.
Fon r t li. Fai 1 nres of t en occur throngh
seeds being deposited too deep in the
ground or left too near tbe surface,
sonietiim s fur want of sn'Tlcieut soed in
a given spot solitary plants portsb,
lacking Ftreng:h to open the pores of
tha earth, and very often injudicious
niaiKi :emeiit in iimnui ng and prepar
ing t ; in fiil will o.iu;i f ulures.
To iiiMiro a fair chance plant yonr
seeds moderately thick and thin ont the
surplus plants while young. Li planting
seeds in drills, which is the most desir
able plan, tho size of the seed and
strength of its germ sln.uld be ooDsidor
ed. La ;o, o.eds producing vigorous
roots n q ii.-n del tier planting than di
minutive seeds producing delicate roots
and slender stalks. Tho sinullest seeds
shonl.i not be covered more than a quar
ter of nn inch.
Iltt'. rent Kinds of none Meal.
11 tie me il is not confined to ono name,
but is known h1.-:o ns ground bone, bone
flonr. In nednst, etc. Wo find in the
market raw bone nioal mid steamed bone
mcaL Raw bone meal contains the fat
naturally present iu bones. The presence
of the fat is objectionable, because it
makes the grinding more difficult and
retards tbe decomposition of tbe bone in
the soil, while fat itself has no value as
plant food. When bones are steamed,
the fat is removed and tbe bone is more
easily ground. Moreover, the chemical
nature of the nitrogen compounds ap
pears to be changed in such a manner
that the meal undergoes decomposition
in the soil more rapidly than in case of
raw bono. The presence of easily decay
ing nitrogen componnds in bone hastens,
in the process of decomposition, to dis
solve more or less of the insoluble phos
phate. Bono meal should contain from 8 to 5
per cent of nitrogen and from 20 to 85
per cent of phosphoric acid. About one
third to one-fon'th of the latter appears
to be in readily available oondition.
Raw bone mejil generally contains some
what more nitrogen (I or II per cent)
and rather less phosphorio acid than
steamed bono moil.
The fineness of the meal affects its
value; the finer the meal the more
readily available is it as plant food.
Bulletin Now York Stution.
A rtrcnlar Barn With Silo.
F. II. King, writing to Rural New
Yorker, says : The circular barn with a
silo iu the center (described in a report
of the Wisconsin station) is a thorough
ly practical structure. There is no rea
son why the frame of the silo itself will
not last ns long as any other part of tbe
franio of tho bam. The silo is so plan
ned and built that the dampness of tbe
ensilage never reaches the studding,
which ure practically and continuously
as dry as any other portion of the barn
frame. This being true, there is no dan
ger from rotting. There are now in
Wisconsin Foven of these circular barn
and one at Mill Point, N. Y., bnilt aft
er tho plan of the one referred to, each
with a Biki in the center.
Shelter Belts.
American Gardening very truly says
that shelter belts iu certain sections are
as much of a m cecity as they are orna
mental to tho homo. These afford deai
rahlo protictioii from tho cold blasts of
the north ant west aud from the hot
winds of tho smith and southwest.
Here and There.
An eastern exchange cluima that west
ern New York leads the world in the
production of dried raspberries.
Connecticut station reports that out
of UD special fertilizers inspected lust
year fuhy haif wuie below the guaran
teed Culli iiefiuull.
The Nov England Homestead says,
Tho be.-t way to apply lime or ashes ia
to sow broadcast ou plowed land and
harrow iu.
Farm Journal calls the attention of
Pennsylvania readers who own wagona
or carta with broad tires to the fact that
"they are entitled to a rebate on their
road tax. Write to the secretary of agri
culture at Hurrisburg for a copy of tha
law."
ror transporting to the field it ia
demonstrated that there is nothing gain
ed by starting tomato seed before March,
lie Acted Aooordlngly.
Mr. Huntiugton is of tbe opinion that
when a man goes west and grows np
with the country it is the country's duty
to bear a liberul share of the expense.
Wufthincton Star. .