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BERLIN, March ill—The defeat of the
THE GOSSllQFBERLIN
Italy’s Defeat In Africa Certain to
Disrupt the Triple Alliance.
AUSTRIA couRTINGENcLAND
Francis Joseph Wants a Renewal; of a
Bappro‘chement \Vith Great Britain.
Sneers For America, the Land
of Countless Peace Societies.
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Italians at Adcwa is warmly discussed in
political circles here, and the opinion pre~
vailing is that it will lead to a practical if
not a formal dissolution of the dreibund.
Emperor William certainly telegraphed
his sympathy to King Humbert, but that
does not alter the fact that politics will
hereafter be shaped differently.
Count Goluchowski, the Austrian min-
ister for foreign affairs, who is coming to _
Berlin for three days this week and who
will be banqueted at the palace and by
Prince Hohenlohe, is undoubtedly visit-
ing this capital on an important political
mission, which may include a readjust-
ment of or a modification of the dreibund
and the exprtssion of Austria’s wish for
{a renewal of a rapprochement with Great
Britain.
A certain Conser’ative leader of the
reichstag, who is in touch with the for-
eign ofiice, informed your correspondent
that the withdrawal of Italy from the
dreibund was inevitable, as national bank-
ruptcy stares her in the face. ‘ He added:
“In the event of a great war Italy would
be financially impotent. Besides, her dis-
asters in Africa have shaken German con
fidence in the usefulness of her army. The
fall of Signor Crispi will also bring a
strong antidreibund element in Italy on
top. The dreibund, however, may nom-
inally continue until the expiration of its
present term—that is to say,,a couple oi
years hence. It will then lapse. ”
Sneers For Americans.
The Spanish-American dispute has been
somewhat driven into the background
the Italian imbroglio. Some'papers, ho -
ever, still comment upon it. The Lokal
Anzeiger, for instance, says:
“It is the irony of modern history that
at the present moment war Chauvinism
nowhere flourishes as in the United States,
the land of the militia system and count-
less peace societies. Europe will know
hereafter what to think of those hol-
low pseudo humanitarian phrases which
Americans are forever shouting'so long as
the disputes do not touch their own in-
terests. When these are touched, the peace
.loving republic behaves more hnpudently
and unjustly than any modern autocracy.
The most laughable feature is that it is
President Cleveland, the leader of the par-
ty styling itself ‘The Apostle of Peace,’
who fanned American Chauvinism.”
It is possible that the sugar bounty bill
will not pass the reichstag, as even Amer-
icans are not unanimously in favor of it.
The most objectionable feature of the bill
is a proposed increase in the consumption
tax of from 18-to 24 marks. It has been
repeatedly stated in the reichstag that
.higher bounties would simply cheapen
German sugar in America and England
at the expense Of Germany.
There is much strong language used in
the opposition press against the private
Camarilla, which, contrary to the consti-
tution, potently influences the emperor in
public matters. The big navy plan is at-
tributed to Admiral Dibran. chief of the
emperor’s naval cabinet; Dr. Peters and
ex-Embassador Brand, .while his ma-
jestyis opposition to reform in military
trial procedure is said to be fathered by
General Avon Hahnke, and the latter pro-
ject consequently will not be submitted
to the reichstag in spite of the government
promises.
“’illiaui as an Athlete.
Emperor William during the past fort-
night has practiced, with a select com-
pa ‘ of ourt ladies and gentlemen, at
tennis and football in the large hall of the
exposition building in the Moabit quar-
ter. His majesty intends to compete in
the army lawn tennis tournament at Ham-
burg this summer.
The espionage trial at Leipsic is attract-
ing considerable attention. "The chief de—
fendant is a Luxemburger named Schoren,
but it has been shown that the most im‘
portant culprit, a Frenchman named Mon-
tier, has evaded arrest. The prisoners
Were his tools. and Montier received his
orders directly from the war ministry at
Paris. The main object of the espionage
was to obtain samples and detailed knowl-
edge of the new German ride of the type
of 1888.
The inquiry into the prematu" ~)ublish-
ing of the amnesty decree of .E'Juary in
The Vorwaerts has resulted in the arrest
of three men, who stole a copy from the
printers of the German foreign Office.
Herr Wermuth, the German commis-
sioner to the World’s fair at Chicago, re-
newed-this week his formal complaints to
Washington at the nondelivery of the med-
als and diplomas awarded to the World’s
fair exhibiters. The latter are deeply in-
dignant at the delay. ‘ ’
The charge d’affaires .of the United
States embassy, Mr. J. B. Jackson, had
several meetings last week with the au-
thorities here in regard to the insurance
matter, and they have promised to expe-
dite a re-examination of the case of the
American companies.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern start-
ed for Abbazia yesterday. where it will be
met by the emperor and his family, whose
absence is fixed at eight weeks. Trips will
be taken on board the yacht, and the im-
perial family will probably visit the exam
witz at Latin-bio.
Students In a. Row.
LAWRENCE, Kan, March 9.—-State uni-
versity students caused a riot here last
night by intercepting juniors going to a
class' party. Many fights occurred, stu-
dents were bruised and store windows bro-
ken. Two students were seriously hurt,
one of them being pushed through a plate
glass window. Twenty of. the student.
will be arrested.
Consul Mondehare Dead.
DENVER, March 9.—Gaston Andre Mon-
dehare, French consul at this place, died
yesterday of Bright’s disease. He was 42
years of age and had held several posi-
tions in the consular service of his govern-
ment. His remains will be sent to France.
Sick, He Wanted to Die.
RICHMOND, March 9.—La Salle Watkins,
a leader of Richmond society and a prom-
inent business man, committed suicide
last night. Prolonged sickness was the
cause. .
The Gold Reserve.
WASHINGTON, March 9.—-"-The treasury
statement shows the true amourt of the
L. . gold reserve to be $125,056,526.
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CLUB._ ‘
Officers Elected and the Athletic, Com-
mit-tee Appointed For the Year.
NEW YORK, March 9.——The council of
the University Athletic club has elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
C. C. Cuyler, Princeton, president; Rich-
ard Trimble, Harvard, vice president; Guy
Richards, Columbia, secretary;.William
,W- Skiddy, Yale, treasurer.
President Cuylcr has announcedthe ap-
pointment of an athletic committee, con-
stituted as follows: Walter Camp and Dr.
Percy Bolton of Yale, Messrs. Richard
Trimble and Evert, Jansen Wendell of
Harvard, Messrs. C. C. Cuyler and Tracy
H. Harris of Princeton, Messrs. Robert
C. Bornell and GuyRichards of Columbia
and Charles F.‘ Mathewson of Dartmouth.
The club having received requests from
the athletic authorities of Yale, Princeton,
'Harvard, University of Pennsylvania and
Cornell that the University Athletic club
call a convention, to which each of the col-
leges mentioned should‘send a delegate, for
the purpose of revising, Awhere. necessary,
the present football rules and adopting a
uniform playing code, the matter was laid
before the athletic committee, which voted
to accede to the request. The meeting will
be held on March 13 at the rooms of the
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DRINKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Under the New Law the Governor Ceases
' to Be Chief Dispenser.
COLUMBIA, S. 0., March 9,—After a
. session lasting 54 days the South Carolina
legislature has adjourned. Outside of the
bills required to be passed by the consti-
tution, such as registration, election, edu-
cational, eté., there has been little accom-
plished. Those bills passed without oppo—
sition or debate, as they were in the terms
of the new constitution.
The most important measure passed
was that changing the government 0. the
dispensary. Herctofore the governor has
been almost supreme in its control, but
by the new act, which takes effect in
April, the institution will be under the
control of five citizens, who are elected by
the legislature, and who in turn elect the
state commissioner, make all purchases
and control the finances. The board elected
by this legislature are all good business
men, and while the Tillmanites are not
bitter partisans it is expected that they
will manage it so that the dispensary will
make money, which it has not hitherto
done.
J. H. M’VICKER DEAD.
The “fall Known Theatrical Manager Car-
ried Off by Paralysis.
CHICAGO, March 9.—J. H. McVicker,
the well known theatrical manager. died
yesterday afternoon. Mr. McVicker was
stricken with pa-
ralysis about a
month ago and
has‘been lying at
death’s door ever
since. His death
had been looked
for at almost any
time during the
last ten days. He
was the proprietor
of McVicker’s
_ theater in this
city and one of the
best known and
most highly re-
spected theatrical
He was an ex-
J. H. M’VICKER.
managers in the country.
cellent actor before he became manager.
His daughter was the second wife of Ed-
win Booth. Mr. McVicker was born in
New York in 1822.
Boycotting American Ships In Cuba.
KEY WESL, March 9.—The steamship
Whitney has just arrived from Havana in
ballast. The captain reports that the mer-
chants ‘of Cuba areholding meetings to
protest against the importation of mer-
chandise in American vessels. The mer-
chants in Cienfugos have already boycot-
ted American ships, and the general belief
is that the same measures will be adopt‘ed
in Havana. The feeling of the Spaniards
in Cuba is very bitter against everything
American.
J ohnstone Bennett Burned.
OMAHA, March 9.——Miss J ohnstone Ben-
nett, a member of the Richard Mansfield
Theatrical company, stopping at the Bar-
ker hotel, while cleaning a dress with gas-
oline in her room yesterday, was serious-
ly burned through the headless handling
of the fluid in connection with a lamp.
Friends came to Miss Bennett’s relief in
time to prevent the flames from complete-
ly enveloping her and reaching her face.
A Plot Against Hyppolite.
KINGSTON, March 9.—A plot to take up
arms against President Hyppclite of Haiti
has been discovered at Port-au-Prince.
Fifty rifles have been seized in the house
occupied by the mother of General Fran-
cis Manigat, the leader of the revolution-
ary party, who is now an exile here. The
woman and. a number of others have been
arrested.
The Princeton Flag Burning.
PRINCETON, N. J .. March 9.——-The Daily
Princetonian, the official organ of the col-
legs, in referring to the action of the stu-
dents in burning a flag of Spain, says ed-
itorially, “The demonstration is not in-
dorsed by the college body as a whole, but
was simply the a'ction of a few idle stu-
dents for their own amusement.”
To Foreclose a Mortgage.
OSWEGO, N. Y., March 9.—Mullin &
Grifl‘in of Watertown, attorneys, have ob-
tained from Justice Wright of the supreme
court an order to foreclose a. mortgage of
$140,000 against the Thousand Island Ho-
tel company in favor of the Farmers’ Loan
and Trust company of New York city.
Agent and Guide Safe.
ASPEN, 0010., March 9.——T. J. Tierney.
agent of the telephone company, and his
guide, Jack Stewart. who were thought
to have perished in the mountains be-
tween here and Independence, have been
found alive and well. , -
Shipbuilders Fail.
BALTIMORE, March 9.—Vernon Cock
and Walter J. King have been appointed
receivers for the Brusstar Shipbuilding
company, one of the largest concerns of
this city. The business will be closed out
and discontinued.
To‘ Assist Nicaragua.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, March 9.--
The congress of Honduras has approved
the sending Of troops to assist the govern-
ment of Nicaragua in suppressing the re-
bellion of the Leonists. .
Claimed. by His Wife.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.—'The body of
J. J. Smith, the Inglishmau who com-
mitted suicide here last Monday, has been
claimed by his wife in London and will
be shipped tomorrow. '
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Minis or de Lorsic’s llfihrt to Justify
the Course of Ills Country.
DEFEND-S G-EZl-EEAL WEYLEB.
He Claims That the Commander Has Been
Misrepresented and Explains “’hat
He Meant by His Proclamation.
More Troops From Spain.
WASHINGTON, [March 9.-——Minister Dd-
puy.de Louie of Spain last night accorded
to your representative an authorized inter-
view concerning the Spcni'sh-Cuban situ-
ation, with special reference to recent
statements in congress during the consid-
eration of the Cu'ban resolutions. He gave
the interview, he said, because he had the
greatest respect for the ”honest common
sense” of the American people and be-
cause he wished -that misunderstandings
between this country and Spain may be
avoided. He said: /
“I read with the deepest regret the
statements made in the senate by some of
the meet influential senators of the Unit-
ed States, knowing that the facts which
were stated by them were incorrect; that
their good faith, of which I have no doubt,
had been imposed upon. and that it would
be very easy for me to prove in a little
time that the senators had been misin-
formed by persons interested in bringing
about a misunderstanding between the
two countries.”
He said Senator Sherman had quoted
from a newspaper certain reflections upon
General Weyler which were said to be con-
tained in a book published by a Spaniard
.in 1872, whereas the book referred to did
not mention Weyler’s name. The minister
said that Weyler went to Cuba in 1869 as
a lieutenant colonel and left'there in 1873
as a brigadier general, and that he never
hold any other position there than that of
a subordinate officer.
The Translation 3 Fraud.
He then took up the statements of Sen-
ator Morgan with regard to the massacre
of prisoners up to August,~1872, and said
they were based upon reports by General
Sickles, then minister to Spain, who took
from the newspaper El Imparcial the
statement that from the beginning of hos-
tilities in Cuba 13,600 insurgents had been
killed in battle and 43,500 taken prisoners,
and added, “It is believed that all prison-
ers Of war are shot or garroted.” The fact
was, Mr. de Lome said, that the prison--
ers were not put to death.
Mr. de Lome said that the translation
of the alleged speech of Weyler, when he
embarked at Cadiz for Cuba, quoted by
Mr. Lodge in the senate, was a fraud.
What Weyler did say was:
“On my arrival in Cuba I propose, in
the first place, to clean out of filibusters
the provinces of Havana, Pinar del Rio,
Matanzas and Las Vilas. Be it well un-
derstood that I refer for the moment to
the large bands which have invaded them.
Then will remain the small bands of ban-
dits, which Ififill exterminate gradually.”
The *Spanish Interpretation.
The'minister continued: “Nobody can
believe that General Weyler, in the word
‘oxterminate,’ meant ‘put to death,’ but
even if that sense is applied to this word
it is necessary to understand that those
‘bands Of bandits’ in Cuba are and have
becC. I would like to know the opinion
that the American planters, respectable,
law abiding citizens, who are working for
their own interests and fer the prosperity
of Cuba, have in that respect. What would
be done in this country with the people
who have beenokidnaping and blackmail-
ing the honest toilers living out in the
country? What treatment do they think
they deserve—people like Manuel Garcia,
Mirabel, Matagas, Perico Delgado and
Ohers‘?
“I cannot understand how all rules of
war that have been given by all civilized
nations are so criminal, so cruel and so
tyrannical when they are applied in Cuba.
I have before my eyes a. summary of
charges of inhumanity in connection with
the war of the rebellion in the United
States against both sides, taken from
American history. I am sure that many
Of them are false, most of them exagger-
ated, some of them necessary and others
unavoidable; but, taking only as an illus-
tration and for the sake of argument what
I see in that list, I cannot understand
how people who are familiar with those
necessary evils of war have been able to
use such harsh, unjust and offensive lan-
guage against Spain. .
“Nothing is now done in Cuba that has
not been done and has not been deemed
necessaryein other countries when at war.
It would be possible and easy for me to
quote many facts not different from those
which now arouse public sentiment
against Spain. ' I will only ask persons
wanting an impartial and honest opinion
to read what the commanders in chief of
the American armies of .‘both sides and
what the armies of France and Germany
have deemed necessary for the protection
of their soldiers and the carrying out of
war.”
More Troops For Weyler.
HAVANA, March 9.——Captain General
Weyler has just received the following
message from the home government:
“Your telegram received. It greatly
satisfies the government that the public
spirit has been revealed in the manifesta-
tions that you have received of proof of
sympathy because of injurious attacks.
The government thanks those persons
who have made protestations of adhesion.
The loyalty of these persons to the crown
of Spain the Spanish people will never
doubt.”
The steamer Santiago arrived yesterday
with a battalion from Garrellano and Cal-
tad. The reception of these battalions was
even more enthusiastic than the greeting
accorded the Spanish troops which have
heretofore landed upon the island of Cuba.
The welcome accorded the soldiers at Ca-
zada Monte was splendid. They were re-
viewed by 30 tribunes, and the patriotic
ladies of Havana crowned them with flow-
ers. The enthusiasm was indescribable.
Cashier Pierce Missing.
CINCINNATI, March 9.—John R. Pierce,
cashier and manager of Sol Sharp & Co.’s
poolrooms in Covington, Ky., is missing.
Mr. Sharp’left for' the New Orleans rac‘es
last week. It is now charged that Pierce
went to the office the next day, opened the
safe, secured over $11,000 in money, a gold
watch and some diamonds and has not
been seen since. It is believed he went to
Canada with a woman.
Anderson the Winner.
CHICAGO, March 9.—Tillie Anderson of
Chicago won the woman’s six day bicycle
race, with 359 miles 6 laps. Baldwinwon
second prize. as she finished ahead of
Glaw, who covered the same distance, 353
miles 8 laps.
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THE ADOWA SLAUGHTER
italy’s Soldiers Fought Bravely, but Were
Only 15,000 Against 100,000. ~
,ROME, March 9.°—A list has just been
‘ published here giving the names .Of 159
officers who escaped slaughter at the
Adowa disaster of the Abyssinian cam-
paign. .f. , .
The situation throughout Italy is re-
ported unchanged. The belief that Mar-
quis di Rudini will form the new cabinet
which will succeed .the Crispi ministry is
gaining. ‘ . ' »
Further details from the Adowa battle.
field testify. to the valor-of General Dahor-
wide. and the Italian forces unden his
command.
Debormida’s brigade resisted until even-
ing the attacks of the Shoans, thus pre-
venting pursuit cf the main eclumns by a
large body of Abyssinians, who attempted
to force a passage. General Dabormida
died in the midst of his men, his body rid<
(lied with bullets. The example of the
Italian Officers had a. great effect upon the
common soldiers. The Alpine troops from
the north of .Italy performed prodigies oi
valor. Colonel- Medina fell mortally
woundedcryingh“Forward, my Alpines!”
General Baldisse're, commander of the
» Italian forces, admitted that General Bar-
atiori had the plan of battle with the
Abyssinians well conceived, and he
thoughtthat his predecessor would have
gained a'victory at Adowa if better ar-
rangements could have been made for di-
recting the troops and carrying into exe-
cution his plans. Twenty oflicers, includ-
ing Colonel Galliano, the defender of Ma-
kalleh, were taken prisoners by the ene-
my. Colonel Galliano was wounded be-
fore he was captured, sustaining a bad
saber out. Prince Chigi was killed while
defending General Albertone.
It is now asserted that the Abyssinians
and their allies numbered 100,000, while
the Italian generals had barely 15,000 un-
der their command.
The Tribune. states that the Shoans
have made no advances since the battle.
The Abyssiniz. leaders, Rasalule and
Rasmangascia, urge King Menelek to
prosecute the war to the bitter end. Many
of King Menclek’s troops, however, are
anxious to return to their homes. and it
is believed that General Baldissera will be
able to provide for the safety of Kassala
and Adigrat. '
‘ KNEW SIIE WAS DOING WRONG.
Twelve—year-old Minnie Swanger Must
Stand Trial For Her Life.
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa, March 9.—Min-
nie Swanger, the 12-year-old Altoona girl
who plaped rat poison in a coffee pot, thus
causing the death of her uncle, William
McGregor, and the serious illness of her
grandmother and tw0 other members of
the family, has had a habeas corpus hear-
ing in the Blair county court. Her attor-
ney invoked the legal presumption that a
child under 14 years of age is not crimi-
nally responsible for its acts.
Judge Bell heard the testimony of wit-
nesses, who were called by the district at-
torney, to show that the girl knew the
difference betwoen right and wrong and
then ruled that the commonwealth had
made out a prima facie case, and that the
child knew she was doing wrong when
she put the poison in the coffee pot. He
de‘clined to liberate the girl and ordered
that she be tried for the crime of murder
in the first degree this week.
cider WON’T RESIGN.
He Says There Is No Friction Between
Himself and the President.
WASHINGTON, March 9.——It was feared
that the card which the president gave to
the newvspapers, in which he stated that
he knbw nothing of the “semiofficial de-
liverance” on the Cuban question recently
published, might lead to trouble between
the president and his secretary of state.
There was some foundation for this fear,
but the incident has closed without any ill
result.
Secretary Olney was at the White House
for an hour yesterday, and after his return
to the state department was in the best of
spirits. He- denied that there was any fric-
tion between himself and the president,
and asserted that so for as he knew there
was no danger of his leaving the cabinet
till March 4, 1897. This corresponds with
information gathered from other officials
familiar with the facts.
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Detectives Convicted.
CHICAGO, March 9.;,-—The jury in the
White murder case found William J. Dix,
the principal defendant, guilty and fixed
his punishment at life imprisonment. Ja-
cob Fischel, Charles . Thompson, John
Frew, Charles J. Poo e and William F.
Mayo were found guilty of manslaughter,
but their sentences were not fixed. All
the convicted men were employed as de-
tectives by the Berry detective agency of
this city. They shot White while attempt-
ing to arrest him for burglary.
Shot the Jailer.
DANVILLE, W. Va., March 9.—William
A. Cooke. jailer of Danville, was shot
three nes last night by George Evans, a
desperate negro burglar. Cooke was in
the corridor of the jail superintending the
locking up of the prisoners for the night,
when Evans opened fire on him with a re-
volver, inflicting two wounds in the abdo-
men and one in the leg. He cannot recov-
er. The negro jumped thrOugh a window
and escaped.
The Lathrop Charges.
ALBANY, March 9.-——The investigation
of the charges against Austin Lathrop,
superintendent of state prison, was ad-
journed until Monday, March 23, at 2
O’clock, when the attorneys for both sides
will sum up, and the case will be left in
the hands Of Commissioner Elon R.
Brown.
Killed In His Dining Room.
CENTERVILLE, Md., March 9.——Sahiuel
P. Bash, ‘a farmer, living near here, was
assassinated by an unknown person, who
fired through the window as Rash was sit-
ting with his family in the dining room.
Nearly 200 shot entered the unfortunate
man’s breast.
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Showalter Still Leads.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.—-Showalter de-
feated Kemmeny last night in the fifth
game of their chess match. The score now
stands: Slxowaltcr, 3%; Kcmmeny, 1%.
Incipient Mutiny Quelled.
ROME. March 9,—The troops forming
the garrisons of Milan and Florence al-
most broke out into Open mutiny, but
they were calmed by- their officers.
A Bank Fails.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., March 9.—State Bank
Examiner Jones is in charge of the Farm-
ers’ bank of King City, Mo. Liabilities
about $65,000; assets not given.
Kissinger Signs \Vith the Browns.
ST. LOUIS, March 9.—Pitcher W. F.
Kissinger has been signed by the St. Louis
Browns.
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,féSecre ties )Il'amont and ' W‘I‘IH‘I‘t Agree
I . pan the/New Arrangement:
WAStlIXC’i‘O“. March s..-———“.’-.’lth the. ap-
pnoral Of the 3 re-fdvnt. publicity was giv-
en to the design agree-:1 on between Secre-
tary Lamont and Secretary Herbert for
the arrangement of the 453 stars in the na-
tional flag mad-e lli‘CGS-’:ll‘_‘.’ by the admis-
sion of Utah I” St-(ltwmn l. The new ar-
rangement will be oils-Lilly inaugurated
in the army and navy on July 4 next. Un-
der the present arrangement the stars are
in six rows, the upper and lower rowe of
eight stars each andthe other rows of sev-
en stars each. The design agreed on by
Secretaries Lamont and Herbert also ar-
ranges the stars in six rows, the first,
third and fifth Of eight stars each and the
second, fourth and sixth of seven stars
each. ' ‘
No new arrangement will be neces-
sary through the admission of new states,
as additional stars can be added to the sec-
ond, fourth and sixth rows without dis-
turbing the uniformity of the design.
Heretofore the navy department- has not
conformed strictly to any Official design in
the arrangement of the field, but the de-
sign prepared by Secretaries Lamont and
Herbert will be adhered to in all naval
flags.
HER NAME STILL UNKNOWN.
The Lost Schooner's Crew of Probably
Eleven Mien Undoubtedly Drowned.
BOSTON, March 9.—The mystery sur
rounding the sinking of the four mast-ed
schooner off Chatham is still unsolved.
The supposition is that she dragged her.
anchors during the terrible blizzard of
Wednesday and went on the dangerous
rips, where she soon filled and sank. Her
exact position is a quarter of a mile east
southeast from Pollock’s Rip lightship.
The crew of the Pollock’s Rip lightship
reports that the lost four master was seen
by them a few minutes Wednesday about
10 a. m.,- and they could discern a signal
of distress flying from her mizzen rigging.
It appeared to be the American ensign,
union down. They were powerless to
render the slightest assistance.
There is no likelihood that any of the
crew escaped. A sfiooner of the sunken
vessel’s size general y carries a. crew of 11
men, which includes captain, two mates,
engineer, cook and six able seamen.
BELIEVES IN SHOT'GUNS.
A Judge Reprovcs a Divorce Case De-
fendant For Not Using One.
KANSAS C'r'l“ . March 9,—Aftcr the Phil-
lips divorce cas terminated in the circuit
court in this city the spectators were as-
tonished to hear Judge W. J. Henry re-
provc the defendant, Bailing A. Phillips,
for not using a gun to defend his honor.
Thereupon the plaintiff, Mrs. Hattie B.
Phillips, fainted and was carried from the
room. The defendant, Bailing A. Phil-
lips. was shown to be the injured party
and received the decree. In giving his de-
cision Judge Henry said:
“The Only fault I can find with you,
Mr. Phillips, is that you have been too
much inclined to leniency. If you had
taken a shotgun and vindicated the honor
of your home, you would stand better be-
fore this court and in the community."
\
JAMMED IN THE KENNEBEG.
Five Miles of a. Solid Mass of Logs,'Lum-
ber, Ice and \Vreckage.
AUGUSTA, Me., March 9.-—Thc condition
of the river is still dangerous, and from
the foot Of Swan island, in the vicinity of
Richmond, to Icoboro. a distance of near-
<ly five miles, the Kennebec is one mass of
ice, logs, lumber and wreckage of bridges
and houses from up the river.
There are 15,000,000 feet of logs, besides
sawed lumber, and the mass is packed sol-
id nearly to the bottom and many feet up
on the river’s l-nnks. At the head of the
island the ice uni logs are piled up on all
sides 20 feet or more.
Should rain follow or should the anchor
ice collect suflicicntly to block the passage
of water there can be no estimate of the
damage that may ensue.
Corbett Paid the Bill. -
CHICAGO, March 9.—James J. Corbett,
the pugilist, was arrested here on a war-
rant sworn out by Sarah Johnson, a col-
ored woman, who alleged that she was
ejected from the Great Northern hotel by
the ex-champion when she called with an
attachment for money due her for a dress
delivered ‘to the present Mrs. Corbett two
years ago. At the police station the case
was settled by Corbett paying the bill and
costs.
Germany and the Transvaal.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 9. —The secretary
of state for the Transvaal, Dr. W. J.
Leyds, sailed for South Africa yesterday.
In an interview previous to his departure
Dr. Leyds denied that his visit to Europe
had any political character, and he assert-
ed that the relations between Germany
and the Transvaal were exactly the same
as prior to Dr. Jameson’s raid. '
Underground Road For New York.
'NEW YORK, March 9.—The supreme
court commission, appointed to take evi-
dence to determine whether an under-
ground railroad should be built in accord-
ance with the plans of the rapid transit
board, has approved the plans of Chief
Engineer William B. Parsons, which were
.the plans of the board,“ 1 ,
Cold
.‘i‘ ‘-' - I
A— l "I 13.1w
—< . ‘ .w-
E 83%. «These
'0» nu
are often the cause Of broke:
rest and hours spent in restless
tossing and unsuccessful (4.533515
to get in acomfortable position.
\Vhen this trouble becomes
chronic it indicates bad circula~
mm of the blood—impure blood.
Maybe the Kidneys are not per~.
forming their duties properly.
Baker’s Kidney Pills
are Kidney regulators—they did
the Kidneys in removing ini-
pure matter from the blood, by
toning and cleansing them. if
the Kidneys are in good order
and the blood pure, perfect pir-
culation is the resultmthat
means good health, rest and
sleep. .The ills cost 50 cents
at the druggi ts Book on Cir-
culation of the Blood and Kid-
ney trouble, free. ' ' .
£24k” Pt?! C9,, Bangor, Ilia.
or Chiiblains or Frost-
Bite, or for Sore or
Tender Feet, the very best
thing is -.
Salve-Gen.
(TRADla-MARK),
the new curative lubricant.
It takes out the pain‘sur-
prisin‘giy. So with
Rheumatism, Bites & Stings,
llcuralgia, chafings,
Earache, Bruises,
Sprains, Burns,
Piles, Dolls,
- Sore Throat, Sores,
Gaiarrh, Eczema,
Group, Sail Rheum.
None of the old remedies is so
quick or effective in the relief of
all these.
Two sizes,.25 and 50 cents.
At druggists, or by mail.
THE BRANDRE'I‘H (20., 274 CANAL ST., N.Y.
Ncrwe’lk Opera House
FOR ONEWEEII. COMMENCING
Monday Itvemng, March 9th
Return Engagement of
a a Not. e s.
The Greatest Living Mesmerist
Fi‘om London. England.
Lauélmb'e, Mystical and Wonderfully Ex- ,
citmg Entertainments. Consistinar of Experi-
mengs in Animal Magnetism or Mental Elec-
tr1c1 y. ~
_ Persons coming voluntarily from the aud~
Ience, if found susceptible. Will be made to
close their eyes Without being able to open
them: they Will be made to stammer, forget
their names, laugh dance and sung: their
voluntary motions will be completely con-
trolled, so they cannot stand orsit. Water
Will be changed to Wine. coffee, etc. They
Will be shown the Falls of Niagara, take a ride
In a balloon and many other interesting Illu—
smns.
Admission 10, 20 and 30c.
Reserved Sea-ts now on sale at Weed s and
Tomlinson S Drug Sr GI‘PS.
Ladies Admitted FreeMon a‘y Night.
YTQS THEATRE
One Solid Week, Commencing _
MONDAY, MARCH 9, ’96.
Return of the Fluorite,
MINNIE LESTER
FAMOUS BAND AND ORCHESTRA.
Opening play. Monday. March 9.
The New Madge.
PRICES. - 10. 20 and 3|.) CENT
4 lifetimes—Wednesday. Thursday. Frid
and Saturday. Matinee Prices, 100, to
all parts of the house.
Seats no»;r muscle at Plaisted's
and \\ eeci s Drug Stores.
clusinr Dill Sale.
OfFancy China Plaies,Cups '
and Saucers vand glassware.
You Can Gel Some Big Bare
gains in the Above Goods as
We are Not Going to Carry
Them in the Future.
They Will be Sold at Cost——
SOme Below.
H. H. WILLIAMS
17 Main St.
Tax Collector’s Sale. '
OTICE is hereby given‘th at the undersign-
_ ed‘ Collector of Taxes. under and by
Virtue of a certain tax warrant. duly executed
and Signed by proper authority and directed
to the underslgned, commanding him to levy
and collect of
FRANK L. OLMSTEAD
and other persons named in the rate _book. on
the 11st to said warrant annexed, their several
proportionscf the sum total as therein state .
said sum being a tax pr assessment laid _
the assessment list made in 1895 by the inhabi-
tants of the Town of Norwalk. regularly and
legally assembled. to Wit, . on the let day of
March,~ A. D., 1895, met for the purpose of
prov1d‘ng for the indebtednesl cf 881d town.
levies upon the followin gdescmbedrealestateof
3 .id Frank L. Olmstead Situated in the town of
Norwalk. 1n quantity about. 54 acres with the
bin dings thereon standing and boundvd
Northerly by highway and by land of' John G.
F11 ow. Easterly by land of Win. A. Hendrick.
Southerly by lands of J ohnBelchbe rger, John
G. Fillow and Joseph W. Fillow, re: pectively,
and Vl’esterly by highway and by land of‘Johu
G. lDON.
And 1 shall sell at Public‘Auction on the
premises herembefore described. on the 12th
day of May.A. D.,_1896..at -10 O’clock a. m. so
much thereof as Will raise the sum of Eighteen
dollars and five crnts. t$is 0'.) that being the
proportion of the said Frank L. Olmsteadof _-
the sum total in said lzst, together with the
charges of l vy, sale. etc. '
, GEORGE B. ST. J OHN.
Tax Collt ct '1‘. List of 1895.
Dated at Norwalk. March 6 A. D. 1896.
EEEKEE COAL cc; '
con, T001), BRICK,
LIME, cEMENI, TILE PIPE; '
OFEIOE WITH. (3.. WARD SELLECK
WALL STREET. NORWAIQI.
upon .
Jyoti
Norwalk Chronicler