‘ {that 'the. Chinese' ~irestric
,.'forced.. Mr.;_C.amine;ti do
, "take'an.'thinviikethe sum of . moxie" t nit. '. _ ,
“ ' ‘y ‘ ° " ‘ ' ' who was passing at the time.
‘ ‘ cowa and bulls. SAW _
Hogs active; Philadelphia. MIMI“; best
.. .
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maiden: Cleveland wm‘ See That me A of
. Is Enforced.
WASHINGTON. May , 18.—COns'zressnmr- ‘_
Caminetti, of California. had a. :short. con :
ference with the president yeuterdayand '
left the Whit-e House feeling: assured that,
. it Was the-int‘entimi Of. the president to'see
"titan 'it would
has—been. Mentioned". "toenforce Ineac‘t, for
‘ the. reason... that"thosc (.Tnimunen entitled
' caveman would haw. to secure their cer-
tificates at their own expense and that
' those against whom the law is really
“aimed will be frightened out of the coun-
try the moment an honest attempt is made
to enforce it.
He says the imposition of the punish-
ment prescribed—a year at hard labor—
upon a few of the offenders will be suffi-
‘cient to drive all the others out, and that
the United States will not be called upon
to deport the great mass of the people.
It was understood that the president is
to hold a conference with the secretary of
the treasury for the purpose of devising
means for the enforcement of the law.
The Chinese minister, acCompanied by
his interpreter, Mr. Ho, called on the sec«
retary of state and had a conference with
him relative to the law. Secretary
Gresham refuses to talk about the nature
of the interview, further than to say that
it was very pleasant, and that‘he considers
the Chinese minister a man of great
ability.
Reports from forty of the sixty-three in
crnal revenue districts show that 3,444
Chinese have registered. No reports have
yet been received from ' the Pacific coast
districts.
_____.,._
Winged Messengers from the New York.
PHILADELPHIA, May 18.—~A message was
received here last night by the carrier
pigeon Mac. from Rear Admiral Belknap,
on board the cruiser New York, now at
sea, addressed to the secretary of the navy.
The message states that the cruiser! left
Lewes, Del., at 10:30 yesterday morning
and when the pigeon was left loose the
vessel was steaming for Boston Light at
the rate of seventeen knots an hour.
Some further information Of an oflicial
character was contained in the message.
Five other winged messengers from the
New York arrived at difierent hours today.
The Cherokee Strip Ceded.
\VASHINGTON. May 18.—Secretary Hoke
Smith, on behald of the United States. and
the authorized representatives of the
Cherokee nation, yesterday afternoon
signed the contract which is the final step
in the proceedings by which the United
States becomes the owner of the Cherokee
strip. The number of acres ceded is
6,022,754, and the price to be paid for the
same is $8,505,736. The strip will probably
be opened to settlement at noon on
Sept. 15.
Appointed by the Postmaster General.
‘VASHINGTON, May 18. —— Postmaster
General Bisscll has appointed John L.
Thomas, of Missouri, to be assistant at-
torney general for the postoflice depart-
ment. Mr. The as is about 60 years old.
He was for many years a circuit judge and
afterward a member of the Missouri su
preme court.
Death of :1 Railroad Magnate. I
DEDHAM, Mass., May 18.—Albert W.
N ickerson, err—president of the Mexican
Central railroad, ex-director of the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe and New York
and New England railroads, died last
night of peritonitis. He leaves an estate es-
timated to be worth from $5,000,000 to $20,;
000,000. '
He Libeled Caprivi and Others.
BERLIN, May 18. -— Herr Paasch, the
noted anti-Semitic agitator, has been sen-
tenced to imprisonment for fifteen months
on the charge ‘of libeling Chancellor
Caprivi, Herr Von Brandt, the German
minister to China, and other prominent
persctms connected with the German govern-
men .
Killed by an Electric Car.
NEWARK, N. J., May 18.—Six-year—old
Isaac Marder was instantly killed by a
Springfield avenue electric car. He was
knocked down by the car and pusheda
distance of fifteen or twenty feet by the
fender. His head was frightfully crushed.
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Closing Quotations of the Philadelphia
and New YorkvExchanges.
NEW YORK. May l7.—The stock market wit-
nessed irregular gains in prices. Professional
bidding up of Northern Pacific, National
Cordage and other stocks was a feature. Clos- -
ing bids:
Lehigh Valley... 477 IV. N. Y. & Pa ....... 4%
Pennsylvania..... 51% H. & B. T. com ...... 35%,
Reading .............. 2354 H. & B. T. pref ...... -—
St. Paul ............... 69% Erie ........................ 18%
Lehigh. Nav.'. ...... 50 D., L. & VV.......‘ ...... 139%
Reading g. m. 45. 73% N. Y. Central ......... 101%
Reading lst pf. 55 4154 West Shore ...... , ...... 1 00%;
-'Reading2d pf. 55. 28 ‘ Lake Erie & Vii"... 18%
Reading3dpf.5s. 23%; N. Y. & N. H ........ -
N. Y. & N. E ....... 27 . Del. d: Hudson ...... 124
General Markets.
NEW YORK. May lit—State and western flour
quiet. easy; low. extras, [email protected]; city mills
patents, [email protected]; fair to fancy, [email protected];
Minnesota clear, [email protected]; patents. 34-25@
4.70; superfine. [email protected]; city mills. 34; win-
ter wheats. low grades, [email protected]; patents.
[email protected]; straights. 83.616331; rye mixtures,
[email protected]; fine, [email protected]; southern weak,
quiet; common to fair extra, [email protected]; good to
choice do., [email protected]. Rye quiet. steady;su-
perfine. [email protected]. Wheat— No. 2 red. very
dull; July, .7t%@80%c.; August, 81%@81%c.;
September, We; December. 86W%c.
Rye dull. firm; western. (H@69}§c. Corn—No.
2 dull, steady; June, 50}fi@50%c.;July. m
5001c; No. 2, W530. Oats steady, dull; June.
W96“ July, 3554@35%c.; state, WW4
western. 3fi@47c.
PHILADELPHIA. May lit—Beef dull. steadv:
extra mess, [email protected]; family. Sll@l2. Pork
firm, dull; new mess, 320; old mess, 821.25;
extra prime nominal. Lard uie‘t, firm;
steam rendered. 910$. Butter f ir demand,
steady; New York dairy, 20@24c.; western do.,
18@22c.; Elgins.24}§@26c.; New York creamery.
22@25c.; western do., 2:2@25c.; imitation do.,
. Cheese fair demand; New York
old; 8%@12c.; do. new. large white. Whine;
. do. colored, 9@lOc.; do. small, Million fancy.
old, 11%@12c.; part skims. 2cm; full sklms. K
@150. Eggs fair demand; New York and
Pennsylvania. 150.; western, 1mm; south;
crn. per [email protected].
BALTIMORE. May 17.—Flour dull, unchanged.
Wheat weak. Corn firm; white corn, by sam-
ple. 540.; yellow do. do., we. Oats firm. 'Rye
quiet. Hay acting-good to choice timothy.
[email protected]. Cotton nominal; middling, 81-16c.
Provisions steady. fair. Butter quiet; cream-
ery, fancy. We; do. fair to choice. We.
do. imitation. 23c. Eggs steady at 1456c.
Live Stock Markets.
BUFFALO.May Ill—Cattle quiet. Hogs steady;
good Yorkers, S7.95@8; good medium and
r’ heavy. sums; high-81W; rougbs. ”.m’l.
‘ Sheep and lambs easy; extra year-lingo. 9.2m
. 5.40; am to good sheep. “05; choice lambs,
Saw-50.- ' V .
Exsr Linsnrr. Pa.. May 17.:Cattle steady;
fair to good. 345105.50; common. 33.500481“
.fi; freshcows. m
I f Yorkers and mixed, sweeten pigs and light
Yorkers. 872507.66. - , ‘
' Advertise in thalamus-rs.
) .1 as... was en---.=
‘ ' .mwa Ur] finiTFOUBLE'
- A Curious, Impulse Eliot Soldiers Fool In
' . Moments 9: pages. ’ ,_ .
‘ Therei'were two men" loive’ring aheavy
caskE of wine-into a cellar the other day,
and one of " them asked his comrade to
stand by a moment; iTheaman: stoodib'y
in. the belt ofhis. overalls. _ ~ , .
" « “That’s queer,” said Perry Ingram,
’ “I saw 10
men do that in the face of certain death,
and of the other 250 who were with us
"I guess nine in every 10 did the same. I
know .I did anyhow. Can’t tell, why,
but I’ll swear that if I ever get into an—
other fix like that again I’ll do the same
thing over. . ,
“It was during the Basutu war of 1880.
I was a trooper there, and was one of the
500 and Odd that composed the Kimberley
Horse. If there ever was a set of not;
care-a-continental scalawags in Queen
Victoria’s uniform, it was that same
gang of rough riders.
that all we were good for. Honestly, I
think half the troop was made up of ex-
convicts and the balance of that class of
adventurers who had pioneered the road
to the South African diamond fields.
“We were in fort on Thlotse heights.
The Basutus, about 5,000 strong, were
amusing themselves plotting at us from
the other side of the Thlotse river, and
one day they took it into their heads to
send 1,200 warriors across the stream,
over fords above and below us, to do us
up.
“As it happened that morning about
250 of us were detailed to escort a couple
of 6«pounders up the hill to the fort from
below, and on our return trip the Basu-
tus got between us and the encampment.
“We threw out in open file while they
rode down on us-they were well mount-
ed, were those Basutus—and we had or-
ders to hold fire until they were about
100 yards away.
“Well, when they came within the
given distance we fired, but instead of
scaring them by killing off a hundred or
' so the beggars still came on. Dismount—
ing from their horses, they seized their
assegais. The hill was black with them,
and they rushed on us like the hounds of
hell.
“ ‘It’s all up now, boys,’ thought I, for
when those chaps take it into their heads
to go the whole hog and charge they
do it.
“While I was thrusting another car-
tridge into my rifle I felt? a. bit queer
about the throat, and somehow, I can’t
tell how, it seemed as though my «stom-
ach was empty. .
“Now, I know what it is to be scared,
but I was not frightened then. There
was no time to get frightened. It was
just stand and fight till you dropped
dead full of spear holes.
“I laid down my rifle for a second to
loosen my revolver in its case, and then
from some involuntary instinct that I
cannot explain I drew in my belt a cou-
ple of inches around my waist. As I did
so I looked at the fellows nearest me.
Every one of them was cinching up just
the same as myself.
“Just for a moment everything on our
side was silence, and the Basutus were
not '70 yards away. Then we all began
blazing away again and yelling as men
do in battle. _
“The fire frightened the blacks. They
came within 50 yards of us, then turned
tail and fled. Wekept blazing away at
the beggars as long as they were in
range, and then suddenly ceased.
“The, strain was gone, the peril of
death over. Only a moment before it
had seemed as though our little band was
to be wiped oil the earth. It was a suf-
focating day, so I laid down 'my gun to
wipe the sweat and powder from my
forehead.
“Then I set about loosening my belt.
As I did so I turned to the 10 fellows
nearest me. Every one of them was do-
ing the same.
“Queer, isn’t it that a fellow wants to
cinch himself up in the face of certain
’death?”-—San Francisco Examiner.
' Character In Nicknames.
When Austria was only a. dukedom,
there were three rulers who won for
themselves the respective titles,”“Cath-
,olic,” “Glorious”_ and “Warlike.” The
first was perhaps a. religious man, like
Ferdinandthe Catholic of Spain. The
secOnd may have been like Lorenzo the
Magnificent, and the third 3 great war-
rior. And so from these titles or nick—
names we have likewise some idea of the
ruled.
France has had a most wonderful as-
sortment of kings. One was the Little and
another the Bold. One was the Stammer-
er, another Simple, while a third and
fourth were Indolent and Fair. These
names are descriptive of the kings them-
selves, but it is. hardly to be supposed that
a. king who was indolent or simple did
much to further the interests of his sub.
iects. But when we find Robert II called
the Sage we realize that he ruled wisely,
ind that the people were better OR for it.
—Chicago Tribune.
Taine’s Seat In the Academy.
The particular seat in the French acad-
I‘aine‘is No. 17. It is said to be one of
those whose occupant usually lives but
a. comparatively short time after he at-
tains to the dignity of membership, but it
guished of the Immortals. Among them
may be mentioned L'Estoile, historian,
1684; Coislin, bishop, .1710; Sarian, also
French encyclopedia, 1754; Portalis, one
of the editors of the civil code, 1803; No-
dier, litterateur. 1833, and Merimee, ro-
mancist. 1844.—Chicago Herald.
A Story of nobcsplerro.
The story is told of Robespier’re that
It one time, when. at the height of his
pOWer, a lady called upon him, beseech-
Ing him to spare her husband’s life. He
ucornfnlly refused. As she turned away
the happenedvto tread upon the paw of
mm, have you no humanity?’—San Fran-
sisco Armor. -
I Read the Gums. _
find the first‘speakertook an extra‘hitch '
because I never thought the matter over, «
“We fought all nght, of course, but
conditions of the people while these dukes -
emy made vacant by the death of M. ,
has been held by some of the most distin— .
bishop, 1733; D’Alembert, founder of the '
his pet dog. He turned upon her, “Mad- -
‘ facts of his Semitic;
;: " ‘ifi'ié‘vmuoa’ OF MANNHEIM. j'
lo Invented 3 Bullet ' Proof Coot. and.
Presto! Kings Are at His Feet.
Who could have told before the other
day that Mannheim held "her cpoéh
making tailor? Who even in Mannheim
knew it? ’Mein Herr DoWe—the miracu-
lous, as he is discovered to be—was
known to his fellow citizens as a plain
“schneidef,” of whom something might
be made " were it possible_to.-multiply
him by nine. And now iwhere" are the
nine men—rbarring the: emperor, Prince
Bismarck and Count von’Cap'ri'vi-Lwho’
have stirred the fatherland as Herr
Dowe has'stirred it thescfew days?
A little while ago Herr Dowe was so
impecunious that he was constrained“ to
beg the loan of the pistol wherewith he
has privately tried his experiment. This
moment he may-if he‘ like-be rich beyond
the dreams of avarice. Emperors are
“wiring” him, syndicatesuare clustering
round him, French and Russian spies
are trying to bag him,‘and German de-
tectives—as they appear ' to be—are foil-
ing the spies. Most wonderful tailor!
Our correspondent’s account makes it
clear that the new coat of mail is a rigid
garment which the warrior can put on
his breast when he faces the foe, or clap
on his back when he runs away from
him. But it strikes us that the miracu-
lous tailor has not and cannot solve the
serious problem of impact. His coat of
mail can stop the swiftest bullet, but it
cannot destroy the force of the blow. Be-
cause a bullet is so small a thing, few
people, soldiers excepted, understand
how great its weight is at its terrific
speed. A soldier receiving a bullet on
his coat of mail would in all probability
be knocked senseless for a time. .
We can fancy him slowly coming to
himself again, sitting up and leisurely
locking round about him to see how
things were going on. He has been tech-
nically dead for, say, 5 or 10 most pre-
cious minutes. But it is possible that if
30 or 40 per cent of his regiment were in
the same position they might just as
well, from the general’s point of view,
be physically dead for all time, and that
though lives were saved the day might
be lost. A warrior prostrated in that
manner might prove a source of perplex-
ity to the Red Cross rescuers and, the
takers of prisoners—London News.
The Control of the Nicaragua Canal.
The cost of the Nicaragua canal has
been variously estimated. The latest I
have seen, and Ibelieve it to be the high-
est, is 887,000,000. The company engaged
in its construction proposes to raise in
some way $100,000,000—an excess of $13,-
000,000 above the estimated cost—to pay
interest till the canal is in operation and
to provide for contingencies that may
arise. The sum is not large if the pat-
ronagethe canal shall receive proves to
be anything like what is predicted and
seems probable.
There are differences of views as to
how the canal shall be constructed and
controlled when in operation. As it will
prove most . advantageous to our own
commerce, and as under public control
excessive profits will not be made on the
money invested, there is a prevailing
sentiment that the government should
build it and managezitafteritisfbuilt‘;
that it should be free to American ship-
ping, and a tax imposed on foreign pa-
trons only to an extent, that is necessary
to pay the expense of management and
repair and a reasonable indome‘ on the
cost of construction—Richard H. Mc-
Donald, J r., in Californian. ’
Fugitive Weeks’ Assets.
NEW YORK, May 18.—Richard W. G.
“Yelling, assignee (If Francis H. \Veeks,
has filed a provisional bond of $75,000. In
his affidavit he said that the property cov-
ered by the assignment, as far ashe has
been able to ascertain, consists .of the
yacht Mohawk, worth probably $7,500;
cash to the amount of 81,496 which has
come into his hands, and promissory notes
of the West Superior Iron and Steel Com-
pany aggregating $223,387, on which, it is
said, suit has been commenced against the
company.
Telegraphers Favor Union.
TORONTO, May 18.—At yesterday’s ses-
sion of railroad telegraphers it was de-
cided that the officers should comprise a
committee to meet the Order of Commer:
cial Telegraphers regarding the question
of forming a closer alliance. The system
of federation of agreements arranged with
railway organizations and the aétion taken
by Grand Chief Ramsay- were ratified by
.the osnvention. . _
.—
FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUIT.
Prune thou thy words; the thoughts control
That o’er thee swell‘and throng.
They will condense within thy soul
And change to purpose strong.
But he who lets his feelings run
In soft luxurious flow
Shrinks when hard service must be done
And faints at every woo.
Faith’s meanest deed more favor bears
Where hearts and wills are weighed
Than brightest transport's choicest prayers
Which bloom their hour and fade.
—John Henry’ Newman.
Good Out Of Evil.
"This ought to be a prosperous month,”
said the club treasurer. = .
“How so?” asked the secretary.
“Housecleaning,” was the answ'er,“a.nd
the men’ll all be here. ”—Life. =
The Science of Nose Study.
Not the least charm of the science of
“nasology” is the chance which it ofiers
to the historian of testing the characters
of eminent men by its rigid and unbend-
ing standard. ..
The historical value of gems and en-
gravings cannot fail to be enhanced by
their bearing on this most intereéting
subject, and the moral value of axioms
and actions whose spring has long been
doubtful may be solved by reference to
the nasal developments of their authors.
Apologists for the money making im4
pulse which it pleased Adam Smith to
ascribe to human action will, for in-
stance, no longer be able to urge that
some such theory was necessary to alogd
ical system of political economy. ‘- ,
Adam Smith possessed the Jewish nose
in its highest development. The nose is
the reflex of character, and the “nasc-
lOgica ” political economist will brush
aside apo ogies and estimate the bias of
the father of the science not by the ne-
cessities .of a theory, but by the. hard
"Spectator _ ' .. - -
,/ .3 -.—._...- Jump“
2 / I
. I
sue SPOKE Annoy.
A Schoolteacher Who Was restored by n
. ~' ' “Masher” Turned on 'Him.‘ "
It was one of thesefrosty, nippy morn-
ings when the pavements were icy and r
winds piercing. A small, plump damsel
(by profession a schoolteacher), with rosy ' '
cheeks, might have been seen tripping
along the slippery. sidewalks of Ken-
wood. It was very early. not yet 8
o’clock, and the little schoolmarm hur-
ried, followed by a; middle aged man
who had got OR the car obviously to fol-
low her. , » . ‘
“It’s very slippery, isn’t it?” he pufied
, as he overtook her.
The yOung woman’s eyes flashed, but
she only gave a. little tug at her scrap of
dotted face ,' veil, thrust her hands de-
terminedly into her muff and sped on.
A calling card, one of her own, was
sticking out of her little jacket packet,
with only the first two words, “Miss
Elizabeth,” just visible and the last
name obscured.
The stout mansaw it.
“Your name’s Elizabeth, isn’t it?” he
said cheerfully. “Do you know you re-
mind me so much of Lena Morris? She
was an old sweetheart of mine, and I was
awfully fond of her. "
No answer from the young woman ex-
cept a quickening of her already Nancy
Hanks gait. ..
“Don’t go so fast," said her tormenter.
“You might slip and fall. I really won-
der that you are not afraid to venture -
out such a bad day.”
Miss Blackeyes said nothing. She had
about reached the drug store where she
was to wait for her car.
As she went into the store with glow.
ing checks, the dapper young clerk said,
“Don’t you want to come over by the
stove and get warm?”
“I want to know why I am a target for
every insolent man in town this morn—
ing,” she snapped as she glanced through
the door and saw the short, stout man
patrolling the sidewalk and evidently
still intent on pursuit. The drug clerk
subsided, the car came, and on she~got,
with the man at her heels. He sat down
beside her. When she arrived at her
street corner, he arose and followed her
out of the car. She had almost reached
her school and was getting brave. Again
he walked beside her and asked her if
she wouldn’t “say something to him.”
Her voice had not a tremor, but was
deliciously clear and steady as she spoke
for the first time.
"Certainly,” she said. “Do you know, --
I was just wondering if a man ever lived
to be your age before—let me see, you
must be 50 at least—Who was capable of
acting so perfectly idiotic. Now, for my
part, I can tolerate a young, empty
headed masher, but as for an old fool ,
like you”— but the middle aged, short.
stout man had fled—Chicago News.
Letters to Dead People.
Enterprising tradesmen in this city, in
the distribution of their circulars, are
not backward in utilizing the lists of
distinguished persons which are printed
in the newspapers from time to time.
Not infrequently do they get hold of the
names of men who long since passed
...over to that “undiscovered country,”
and circulars and prospectuses are
mailed to the dead as well as to the liv-
ing. It would seem that a. name once
enrolled on a tradesman’s mailing list
is never erased. (fircular letters 'ad—
dressed to “Samuel J. Tilden” are still
occasionally left at the Gramercy park
mansion, and mail matter addressed to
W. H. Vanderbilt reaches the Grand
Central station every now and then.
Many clubmen have recently received
from a shirtmaker what purports to be
an autograph letter saying: “I am anx-
ious to have you for a customer, and I
want to make you a sample shirt'free of
charge. Of course I cannot do this for
every one, but for you it will afford me
great pleasure to do so.”—New York
Times.
Old Rules For Night Policemen.
Old Boston is vividly brought to mind
by the following excerpt from the “Se-
lectmen’s Minutes,” dated Nov. 1, 1769,
containing instructions to watchmen:
“In going the Rounds Care must be
taken that the Watchmen are not noisy,
but behave themselves with strict deco-
rum, that they frequently give the Time
of the Night and what the Weather is
with a distinct but moderate Voice, ex-
cepting at Times when it isnecessary to
pass in Silence in order to detect and se-
cure persons that are out on unlawful
Actions. ' .
“You and your Division must endeavor
to suppress all Route, Riots and other
Disorders that may be committed in the
Night and secure such Persons as may
be guilty; that proper steps may be
taken next Morning for a prosecution as
the Law directs. We absolutely forbid
your taking private satisfaction or any
bribe that may be offer’d you to let such
go or to conceal their ofiense from the
Selectmen.”—-Boston Transcript.
Beware of “Cheap” Canned Stuff.
, There is one great danger connected
with preserved goods, and that is that
the insane mania for cheapness at all
risks which some . women have basin-
duced dishonest people to put'inferior
goods upon the market, but , if a house
”keeper is careful to buy none but the
best and sees that they are properly pre-
pared by her cook she need have no fear
but that her tinned vegetables are as
harmless as the same substances initheir
raw andnatural state, and she will have
the advantage of procuring an infinite
variety for her table at a very small cut-
lay bothof time and money.—New York
Tribune.
Singing Songs In the Oil Well.
Awell known member of the Petro-
leum-Exchange is Wondering why coal
oil and religion do not mix well. He is
the superintendent of an up town Sun-
day school, which fact is known to his
brother bulls and bears. When he ven-
turesto do business and make a good
trade or sale, his associates form a line,
block hisway and sing in chorus, “Teach-
er, teacher, how I love my Sunday
school." This. he says, he finds has a
depressing effect on business-Philadel-
phia Pm‘S- - -: . ‘
Road the Gums. ' -
we.
or
. Pittsburgh Mayor warns People to l‘loo
.fiuence to secure the desired end.
, sister of the murdered man.
'for murder in the first . degree. Her trial
-——.
" for”excitations: " ‘
to the Hills.
Prrrssuno, May 19.7—As far as the rail‘
roads centering .in Pittsburg are con-
cerned the limit of the damage and inconc
venience ‘ resulting from the high water
has been reached. The water is now re
ceding in the rivers and creeks along the
various lines according to the reports re-
ceived at the city headquarters of the
roads. At Newcastle, Pa., the Shenangc
was five feet higher than ever known be-
fore. All night families were taken from
their houses. ' . .
A break is threatened in the levees west
of town at any moment, and Mayor Rich-
arson sent the entire police force and fire
department to warn the people of South
New Castle to flee to the hills. A break
will cover that part ofthe city to a depth
of at least twelve feet. _ '
Over ten miles of the New York, Penn-
sylvania and Ohio track between here and
Sharon has been ruined. A large railroad
bridge near the Etna furnace went down,
carrying with it twenty loaded cars. Sev-
eral bridges and houses floated down the
Shenango yesterday, and the animals and
farmers have suffered. Boats are plying in
three feet of water on the principal streets
of the city and nearly all business has
been suspended. ’
' At Franklin, Pa., French Creek is thl
highest ever known. All the lower part of
the city is flooded. The Venango Mills, '
Brush factory and other factories are un-
able to do business.
METHODISTS WILL PROTEST]
A Determined Efi'ort to Repeal the Chi.
nese Exclusion Act.
NEW YORK, May 19.—The principal Prot
estant denomination of the United States.
if the calculations of the Methodists pan
out, will soon be joined in an organized
eflfort to secure the repeal or at least a
modification of the Geary Chinese exclu.
sion act. The Methodists, whohave the
largest number of missionaries in China,
have taken the first official action in the
matter, and they have, decided to invite
the cooperation of all other Protestant de-
nominations.
lt is proposed to arouse public opinion
by frequent allusion in the religious press
to the ‘allgged injustices of the act. and
congress is to be petitiOned as soon as it
assembles. Memorials will be sent to the
president, and all the members of the
churches will be urged to use their in-
The first active step was taken in the
matter yesterday by the Methodists, when
copies of a resolution passed at the last
meeting of the board of foreign missions
were mailed to the various religious pub
lications all over the country.
The resolution lamented the existence of
the Geary act and named Sunday, May 28.
to be observed as aday of special prayer
throughout the country for the securing
of just treatment to the Chinese in this
country. '
Murderer Rosenwig’s Confession.
WILKESBARRE, May 19,—Isaac Rosen-
wig, who, with Harris Blank, was hanged
here yesterday for the murder of Jacob
Marks, left a confession which in brief is
as follows: “I am sorry for poor Blank. i
wish I had never met him, then he would
never got into this trouble. I dragged the
poor soul into the affair. I am sorry f6:
him. I have given Rabbi Adolph Reddin,
of New York, my statement, which will
explain matters more fully. Don’t men.
tion to my family that I was hanged.
Blank is innocent, .I am guilty.” The
hanging was witnessed by fully500 per-
sons, among whom was a" brother and a
McCarthy Defeats La Blanche.
NEW ORLEANS, May '19.—George La
Blanche, the “Marine,” and Billy Mc‘
Carthy, of Australia, fought last night for
a $2,000 purse in the arena of the Crescent
Athletic club, which was crowded. Both
men were in excellent condition, though
the “Marine” was ab'outsix pounds over-
weight. McCarthy won in the sixteeenth
round.
Spain’s Commercial Treaty with Germany.
MADRID, May 19.—A treaty of commerce
has been concluded between Spain and
Germany. The treaty grants to Germany
a reduction of the Spanish» tariff on 150 ar-
ticles of import which. are specified. The
Spanish government has offered to enter
into a treaty with Great Britain similar
to that just made with Germany.
South Australia’s nappy Prospects.
LONDON, May 19.—In response to in- »
quires Sir J. W. Downer, the premier oi
South Australia, sends a cable dispatch to
the following effect: “There are no
financial difficulties here. There is no run
on the banks, nor is any bank likely to
suspend. The harvest prospects are ex-
cellent. ' "
Hold Up the Train Single Handed.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, May 19.——A lone rob
ber held up the eastbound Texas and Pa-
cific train at Kemp and rifled the express
car of all the valuable packages in sight.
When he had taken whathe wanted, the
man leisurely disappeared in the darkness.
It is not known how much was secured.
was on to Honor nu Chief.
RALEIGH, N. 0., May 19.7—Hon. George
Davis, of Wilmington, N. 0., who was at-
torney generalin the cabinet of Jefferson
Davis, has declined the invitation to make ‘
an a toss when Mr. Davis? remains lie in i
state here May 30, on account of physical
debility incident to his advanced age.
Mrs. Shaun Indicted.
TRENTON, May 19.—_Mrs. .Mattie Shaun,
of Princeton,who is suspected of poisoning
her son, John r. hann, to get the insurance
on his life, was indicted by the grand jury
will probably not take placeuntil the nex
term of court in September” ,
Held in 92.990 Bull.
.W EST PALMYRA, N..."J.,:May Iii-Walter.
C.I Tomlins'on, of this. place, was arrest
on the chargeof. 4 the larceny. offlo and at
tempting to assault Ella Goodwin, of Philw
adelphil. using chloroform in, endeavoring
to accomplish his purpose. He was held
in $2,000 bail for court. -; ’ i »
-‘ TWELVE/“NEW PREACHERST'"
Young Mon Who Will Labor in till
Lord's Vineyard.
NEW,BRUNSWICK, N. J., May 19.—'1‘ho‘
109th commencement of the, Dutch Re-
formed Theological seminary took place
in the Second Reformed church here last
evening. The following young men werc
graduated:
Alfred Duncombe, Garret J. Folmsbee,
Henry Hospers, J r., Isaac Sperling, Isaac
Van Kampf, Charles W. Van Zee, Martin
Flipse, Orville J. Hogan, William -M.
Jacobs, Elias B. Van Arsdale,- John S.
Van Orden and William D. Ward.
_ The addresses were made by Garret J.
Folmsbee, South Shodeck, N. Y., “The
Bible and the Pulpitz” Charles W. Van.
Zea, Bayonne, N. J., “Individualism in
the Christian Ministry;” Elias B. VanArs-
dale, Paterson, N. J ., “Reflex Influence of
Missions.” ‘ . .
The certificates to graduates were pre-
sented by the Rev. John G. Lansing and
the address on behalf of the board of
filperintendents was made by Rev. W. W.
nox.
To Reorganize Kansns' Militia.
TOPEKA, Kan., May 19.—The state mili—
tary board, in session here, had underco'n-
sideration Adjutant General Artz’s plan
to organize a militia force of 50.000 men,
the idea being to have an army in readi-
ness in case the trouble of last winter over
the organization of the legislature should
be repeated. It was finally decided that a
militia force of 1,200 men only should be
maintained, and that all of the companies
in the state should be reorganized, and
only men friendly to the administration
be permitted to enlist.
A Debauch Ends in Death.
NEW YORK, May 19. —Colonel David C.
Houston, an engineer in the United States
army, died at St. Vincent’s hospital, aged
58. With a woman known as Mrs. Min-
nie Porter he put up at the Everett House
two weeks ago. - The two indulged in
liquor to excess, and finally their condition
demanded removal to a hospital. It is
said the woman cannot live. Hospital
physicians neither deny or assert that Col-
onel Houston died of alcoholism.
New Election Ordered.
ELIZABETH, N. J., May 19.——The Eliza-
beth city council has ordered a new elec-
tion for chief engineer of the fire depart-
ment. N. H. Astfolk was elected by four
majority. Joseph Brown, his opponent.
contested the election on the ground of
fraud. The committee of the council
made an investigation,which,it is claimed,
showsd that bribery and intimidation had
been practiced by both candidates.
Wants to be a Treasury Agent.
MAY’s LANDING, N. J ., May 19,—Samuel
J. Talley, a prominent Democratic poli—
tician and ex-councilman of Atlantic 'City,
who has been a candidate for postmaster
of that city, has withdrawn from the con-
test and has filed application as a special
agent of the treasury at Philadelphia. His
friends have great hopes that the appoint-
ment will be made, as Mr. Tulley is said
to be backed by Chairman Harrity.
A Persecuted Widow.
LANSING, Mich, May 19.—The body of a
9-year-old son of Mrs. Frank Harre, .who
died Monday night, was stolen from the
house where it lay by some unknown per—
sons.
upon him. Since that time the widow has
been annoyed and persecuted by unknown
persons, who have killed her stock and de-
stroyed her farm implements.
A Claim for Indemnity Adjusted. ,
WASHINGTON, May 19.—The negotiations
between the United States government
and the government of Spain looking to
the settlement of claims made by this
country for the indemnity to the repre-
sentatives of Rev. Mr. Donne, who died of
ill treatment in the Caroline islands sev-
eral years ago, and other missionaries,
have been satisfactorily adjusted.
The Panama Canal Frauds.
PARIS, May 19. —The Libra Parole states
that M. Andrieux, the former prefect of
police, who has figured conspicuously in
the exposure of the Panama canal scan-
dals, is collecting fresh documents in or-
der to enable him to bring charges against
certain members of the chamber of dep-
uties in connection with the Panama
frauds. '
Connecticut's Prison Immfry.
NEW HAVEN, May 19.—The present week
is expected to end the long state prison in-
vestigation, in which 1,500 pages of type-
written evidence has been taken. Should
the matter fall into partisan politics again
there can belittle doubt that the manage-
ment of the state prison will be completely
reorganized. ‘
A Missing Man Found.
About ayear ago the husband of.
Mrs. Harre was killed by alog rolling .
HAEKENSACK", N. J., May 19.;Theodorc
Hill, who disappeared from his home
Thursday, May 9, was found at the Put—n
nam hotel, New York, yesterday Il'ter-
noon. His son could not persuade hf. to
return home and Mr. Hill. could not tell
where he has been since his disappearance.
A Self Confessed Murderer. _
MARLBORO, Md. , May 19,—Willia'mPink-
ney, who, with Dan Barber, was convicted
of the murder of Francis M. .Bowie and
sentenced to be hanged on June 30. has '
confessed that he alone killed Mr. Bowie.
This exculpation will probably save ' Bar-
ber’s neck from the hangman’s noose. ’
A Secretary Weds a Grand Duke's Widow.
BERLIN, May 16. -Baron Bachera’cht. one
of the secretaries of the Russian embassy.
has married Baroness Kolemine, the' dis :-
vorced wife of the late Grand Duke Louis -
Baron Bacheracht will, it is '_
Russian em- .
[V of Hesse. .
said, he transferred to the
bassy at Lisbon.
Indicted for Pension Fronds. ,
Nonrom. Va, May 19.-'l‘he United
States grand jury has brought in eight in-.
dietments against W. R. Drewry for vic-
latiou of the pension laws. and six against
B. A. Richardson, . J r., who was a notary
public in his office- Richardson isiDrewry’s
nephew. -' ‘ p "‘
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