The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1896. | GERMANY'S POLICY TOWARD RUSSIA Cause of Kaiser William's Visit to the King of Italy. INTRIGUES OF THE CZAR The Dreibund Alarmed at His Success in Bulgaria and Turkey. OVATIONS TO THE WAR-LORD. Genoa and Naples Give the Imperial Party an Enthusiastic Greeting. .—The im- inits visit to Italy is accom- 1 distinguished suite. to the Emperor are | lonel Engelbrecht is-de-camp; Admiral von | chief of the Emperor's ount von Eulenvurg, grand ; Baron von Kiderlen- inister to Denmark | 1t of the Kaiser, and | Among the attendants are two chamberlains and perial pa panied b Among those atts al von Plessen, ( Ge Dr. of the Em iies of honor, and the yo by three tutors. or Drysander is also with the ious duties of holy week and Court ter Bohrdt will make sketches of the icily. which will after- he trip. les on March 31, on board 1 yacht Hobenzollern, the Em- with their suites, will They will sojourn five sail thence to Venice, | will take place between | g Humbert, the com- | een Prince Hoheniobe, the impe peror and Empri where a mee the K and K manic the German Chancellor and the Marquis | 1talian Minister, in regard to | the presence of the German Emperor in | , having resulted in the two mon- ling upon having a conference | 1 Margherita will accom- | fumbert and will receive the | 1 | ng the tbree days of the | erial party in Venice the Roumania. will join | een of al pres§ has received instruc- ticns to mimmize the importance of these | conferences and to state that Prince Ho- henlohe in going to Austria for the pur- se of attending the marriage ofi his and that his meeting with the Em- re1sa mere coincidence, the im- | al visit to Austra and the marriage of | hancellor's niece being synchronous | It is impossible, however, to di- the Kaiser’s trip of the important fact that his Majesty will meet successively three monarchs who are his allies—meet- ings which certainly have some signifi- cance. It is believed hLere that the conferences do not relate to a renewal of the Dreibund, that being already secured, but rather to the Kaiser's policy toward Russia, whose successful diplomacy in Bulgaria and dominance of Turkey have | created feelings of great anxiety at the Austrian and Roumanian courts, to the King of Roumania especially, that mon- arch being somewhat uneasy as to the prudence of his entente with the Drei- bund, in view of Russia’s attitude. The enthu ¢ reception given to the Emperor in Italy is largely due to his own tact. Previous to his arriving in Genoa hi sty ordered the band of marines on board the Hohonzollern, which was awaiting him at Genoa, to give a concert for the benefit of the Italian soldiers who | were wounded at the battle of Adowa, in | Abyssinia, the entertainment realizing a large sum. The Kaiser also directed Prince Henry of Prussia to visit the wounded who were being treated in the Lospital in Naples the day before he him- self arrived there, and another concert will be given by the Marine band in Naples, where the Emperor’s popularity has reachied a phenomenal intensity of en- thusias 3 —_— SOCIALIST CELEBEATION. Seventieth Amniversary of Liebknecht’'s Birth Observed. BERLIN, GerMaxy, March 29.—The seventieth birthday of Herr William Lieb- knecht, the Socialist leader, was celebrated to-day with unusual ceremony, the cele- bration being participated in by all of the Socialist deputies in the Reichstag, the So- cialist members of the Berlin municipality and the officials of the Socialist party. A grand banquet was held, at which 150 covers were laid, and the chair in which Herr Liebknecht sat was garlanded with roses. The Socialist group in the Reich- stag presented their venerable leader with a bronze votive medal inscribed, “To their senior, Wilhelm Liebknecht, on his seven- tieth birthday, from the Socialist Demo- crats in the German Reichstag.’” Herr Singer toasted Herr Liebknecht as “‘a sol- dierin the struggle for the liberation of humanity,” and compared their dignified celebration of his natal day with the war jubilee and drunkenness of the German bourgeoisie. The Vorwaerts urges the Socialists and the working people generally to celebrate May day prudently and calmly, and only to cease work on that day where it is pos- sible to do so without a danger of collision with the authorities and the employers. The tone of the article is a vast advance in moderation as compared with the old ery of a universal strike demonsération. —_— MARSHAL VON BLUMENTHAL 1LL. Fears That the Aged Warrior Will Not Recover Health. BERLIN, GermMaNy, March 29. — The ‘aged Count Leonhard von Blumenthal, field marshal, general-in-chief of the gen- eral steff of the Prussian army, is seri- ously ill with bronchitis. At his advanced age (he will be 86 on July 10) it is feared that he may not recover. Ex-Empress Frederick sends Ceunt von Zeckendorff, grand master of the ex-Empress’ court, daily to inquire as to the old soldier’s con- dition, and has ordered frequent bulletins to be wired her. e Wants of the Silesian Centrists. BERLIN, GermaNy, March 29, — The Congress of Silesian Centrists held last week resolved to demand that the Chan- cellor revise the German commercial trea- ties and increase tariff. The congress passed resolutions favoring bimetallism, and declaring that if the majority of the Center party in the Reichstag did notjsup- port that system the Silesian Centrists would organize a Catholic section of the Agrarian League. AN ACTIVE LIFE ENDED. Wiltiam H. Starbuck Dies in New York of Heart Trouble. NEW YORK, N.Y., March 29.—William H. Starbuck died at his residence in this city this morning of an attack of heart trouble. He was 69 years old and started business as a clerk in Boston in 1851 Three years later he came to New York, and in connection with J. Nelson Tappan, formerly City Chamberlain, established the firm of Starbuck & Tappan, commis- sion merchants. In 1862 he started in business for himself and became a large ship-owner. In 1879 he became associated with Henry Villara in connection with the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company and the completion of the Northern Pacific Rail- road. In 1888 he became president of the Housatonic Raiiroad, which position he held until 1892, being also a director in the New York and New England road. In that vear he took the Oregon Improve- ment Compas out of a receiver's and became president, which position he held until last June, when he retired from active business life. He leaves a widow and two sons. et KUN OVER AND KILLED. A Boy’s Shocking Death Drives His DMother Insane. DANVILLE, Ixp., March 29.—Through freight 99 of the Big Four ran over and in- stantly killea the 12-year-old son of E. F. Moore this morning. The boy had jumped on the train to ride to the switch and in | getting off fell under the car. His mother | has gone insane and it is feared she will not recover. s Blessed Is the HUNTINGTON, W. Va.,, March 20.—A | number of miners were drinking and gam- | the bodies of the dead: Two dau; : | bling at Elkhorn last night. Several fights | Hattie, aged 29, Emma, aged 2 Princes | gccurred in the town, resulting’ in “vollamlly man-servant, A. F. Stilson, were | also attacked. All three of these are| deaths. James Davis was killed while try- ing to restore peace among his frienas. Lizzie Grady was killed by N. E. Fortner without any provocation. he woman was sitting quietly in her restaurant when the desperado shot her. Fortner is still a large. DEAD MENTELL HO TALES Oliver Pike Killed Because He Knew of Murders in an Asylum. Similar Fate of His Companion—They Were Clubbed to Death Three Years Ago. CHICAGO, Itr., March 29.—According to the story of William Doriot, who ar- rived in Chicago to-day, Oliver Pike, the voung man who was found in a trunki Austin Thursday night,was beaten in the head three years ago by men who thought he knew of murders said to have been, committed in an asylum at Steilacoom, a village but a few miles distant from Se- | attle. He came west from Fulton, O., at the so- licitation of a schoolboy companion, Sha- dle, who was then superintendent of the asylum at Steilacoom. Pike worked at the asylum for many a year, when of a sudden he packed his gripsack and went to work | for a laundry. During this time the young man, who ve-witness to many outrages at itution, wrote letters to his mother, who lives at Fulton, Ohio, in which he tola in detail the unnatural scenes he had be- held at the asylum. = It is more than three years ago that youug Pike ceased to write letters to Ohio. When his silence elicited inquiries from the old homestead his school com- panion wrote to the missing boy’s mother that he feared that Oliver had been killed, because of his knowledge of the crimes at the asylum. Young Pike died in February, 1803, In March of the same year his companion vanished mysteriously. He, too, knew of the gruesome work at the asylum. When a description of the dead man found in the trunk by the two Germans at Austin was printed in the Cincinnati pavers, Doriot, who is quite old and who had marveled at the silence of his nephew, was convinced that the cadaver was that of Oliver Pike. 3 FATAL FIHE_I_N_NEW YORK, Three Persons Suffocated and One Leaps to Her Death From a Window. A Fireman Knocked From a Ladder While Attempting the Rescue of Two Women. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 29.—tour persons were killed and two injured early this morning in a fire at 374 Hudson street. . The building is a three-story brick house used for dwelling and store purposes. The upper two floors sheitered four fam- ijlies. The dense smoke deterred some of the tenants from descending the stair- ways. Miss Margaret Ryan, sixty years old, with a companion, Miss Kate Hig- gins, ran to a window. A fireman in as- cending a ladder to rescue the woman was- knocked off by a burst of flame shooting from a second-story window and was badly injured. rbhe women then became hysterical, Miss Ryan leaping from the window. She fell on the sidewalk, breaking her back, and diea on the way to a hospital in an ambulance. Her companion fell out of the window and broke her leg. The tiremen could not rescue everyone in the building, owing to the immense quantities of smoke. After the fire had been ext.iniuhhed three bodies were found of people who had been saffocated. The; were Mary McMahon, 22 years oldy; Thomas Mallory, 23 years ‘old, a fireman on the steamer St. Louis, and Archibald Grogan, 35 years old. Their bodies were not burned. The damage amounted to $10,000, the building being almost en- tirely destroyed. YACHTING AT NICE. Th e Stephanie Defeats the Ailsa on Time Allowance. NICE, Fraxce, March 29.—There were twenty-three starters in the yacht race here to-day for the Prix d’Honneur. Among the large yachts the Britannia was the only absentee. The Ailsa crossed the finishing line first and was followed by the Satanita, Stephanie and Sapphire. The Stephanie was awarded the race on time allowance. The Ailsa was second and the Sapphire third. ands | BUTCHERY IN AN OI0 VILLAGE The Most Atrocious Crime in the History of the State. DONE AFTER MIDNIGHT. An Aged Couple, Two Daughters and a Hired Man Are the Victims. CLUBBED AND KNIFED IN BED. Awful Story of a Girl Who Escaped The Community Frantic—Trailing ‘ With Bloodhounds. | CLEVELAND, Omro, March 29.—At 1 | o’clock this morning the most fiendish deed that has ever claimed entrance to the | criminal history of Ohio was perpetrated | near Tallmadge, a village five miles north of Akron. Alvin Stone, aged 69, and his wife, aged 62, while asleep at their home, were bru- tally murdered by a fiend, who literally | numerous knife-thrusts were made into ghters— and the o7 2, | fatally injured and lie unconsciousand bleeding at the home, awaiting death. | They had been beaten about the bead with | | a blunt instrument, which of itself must | have been large and of great weight. Alvin Stone and his wife were members of the wealthiest and most prominent | families in Northeastern Ohio. The object | of the murderous assault on the family | was not robbery, as numerous articles of value, including the two gold watches of the aged couple, which were on the bed- room dresser, were not taken. The crime is shrouded in mystery and the whole county is agitated. The only suspicion as yet rests on one John Smith, who is employed at Edward Parker's blacksmith shop, near the Stone homestead, on the | Kent road. Smith was discharged by | Alvin Stone two weeksago. The former | was a chores man about the place. The | two men had very angry words, and Smith departed in great anger. He is now under police surveillance. | One member of the family alone escaped injury — Flora, the youngest daughter, aged 16, She is laboring under intense | nervous excitement; but was able, between | tears and hysterical sobs, to tell what she knew of the affair. The old folks, she said, occupied a chamber on the lower floor. | Hattie and Flora slept upstairs, Emma across the hall, and the hired man at the rear of the hallway on the same floor. At | about 1 o’clock this morning Flora says she heard an agonizing seream from | Emma. She jumped from bed and open- | ing the deor started to cross the hall. Hattie followed her. Flora, turning be- fore she entered Emma’s room, the door | of which was open, saw a masked man | strike Hattie over the head with what | looked like a crowbar. Hattie with a | groan fell senseless to the floor, while Flora in terror ran back to her room and hid under the bedclothes. Hattie, who isa woman of remarkable | vitality, despite ber frightful injury, arose, | and, going into Flora's room, asked her | to throw something over her head. Flora : was too frightened to move. Hattie left | her room, and, entering that of her sister, noticed the window was open and thatsa ladder reached up to it from the ground. l She wrapped a quilt around her and went | down the ladder, running to Charles Sack- ett’s farm, a quarter of a mile away, where she told her story and collapsed. Two of the Sacketts hurried to the Stone | house, while another summoned a physi- cian. When they arrived the house was pitch dark. The side door was open. En- tering the room occupied by the old folks, they were confronted by the horribly | mutilated bodies of the father and mother. floor of her bedroom. She had been struck a fearful blow over the forehead, and still lies as one dead. The hired man was found in his room in the same condi- tion. He had also been struck over the forehead. Flora was found under the bed- clothes in speechless fright. In a few minutes the whole neighbor- hood for miles around was aroused and hundreds assembled about the Stone homestead. The rage of those who for so many years had lived with and loved the amiable, honest Stone family knew no bounds. The Akron police department was'notified and Detective Dunn, Marshal Mason, Sheriff Griffin and First Deputy Hart hurried to the scene. They arrived at 9 o’clock. They found what appeared to be tracksof a man leaving the siae door, which was found open, and ending at the road. The rain which had steadily poured all night had, however, obliterated the tracks along the road. Bloodhounds were were put into service, but they could do nothing owing to the rain. The :smpression seems to be that Smith is not the right man and committees are organizing this evening to scour the coun- try in every direction. From all the in- dications of those who are starting to hunt down the murderer it is idle to attempt a forecast of what will happen if he is cap- tured. There is but one fate in store for him if he falls into the hands of the citi- zens who are looking for him, aided by bloodhounds. This evening a strong clew leads toward Ravenna, where a strange horse and bug- gv was left by an unknown man who acted very suspiciously. GROWING EXCITEMENT. Young Smith’s Innocence Is Established. An Important Clew. CLEVELAND, Onio, March 29.—In Ak- ron, Kent, Cuyahogza FKalls, Tallmadge and the surrounding territory, the excite- ment over the atrocious murders at the latter place grows apace. Young Frank Smith, who was held in surveillance by the police, was released at Tallmadge to-night. This deepens the mys- tery. Smith was subjected to a time-hon- ored and awesome ordeal. Accompanied by the police and townsfolks he was brought to the Stone homestead ana con- fronted with the appalling sight of the mutilated dead. The young man did not quail. Tears came to his eyes and he asked in a voice of pathos that touched all the beholders | beat their heads to pieces, after which® Emma was found unconscious on the | of the scene: ‘‘Could you people who have known me for years think me guilty of the blood of these good old people?’’ His employers and others testified that he was in bed at the time of the murders. It was the consensus of opinion among the police and villagers that Smith was guiltless and he was set at liberty. The United Press reporters in making in- vestigations among the neighbors to-night unearthed a clew which may eventually throw light upon the crime. It was ascertained that some three years _ngb Alvin Stone was mainly instrumental in bringing to justice a horsethief, who had plied his nefarious vocation in Tall- madge. The thief was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. It is said by the neighbors that he threatened that when released he would nevar rest until his vengeance on the Stone family was satisfied. His name is Anton Strong. Descriptions of the suspect have been sent out broadcast. The Cleveland department has been notitied to look for him. Lyach- ing is uppermost in everybody’s mind. e A NOT T0 BE RECALLED. False News Telegraphed From Constan- tinople to London. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29.—The Turkish legation to-day received the fol- lowing telegram from the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs: The news telegraphed to the London Times about the Turkish legation of Washington be- ing false you may contradict 1t. -The above undoubtedly refers to the dis- vatch from Constantinople to the effect that Mavroyeni Bey, the Turkish Minister to this country, and his secretary were to be recalled. — WORK:BEFORE CONGRESS Matters for the Consideration of Both Branches During This Week. Believed the House Will Agree to the Senate Resolutions on the Cuban Question. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29.—1It is expected that consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill will be the firsti business of the House this week. The radical changes made by the bill will doubtless cause much discussion, and sev- eral days may be spent over it. The re- duction of the appropriation for continu- ing contracts on river and harbor work and public bu#ldings in course of construc- tion to a basis of eight months’ operations, on the theory that the remainder of the vear can be provided for at the next ses- sion of Congress, will be attacked by the | Democratic members of the Committee on Appropriations. Other provisions not so | radical will also be the subject of cnti'{ cism, but no serious addition to the total carried in the bill is anticipated. | When the sundry civil bill has been gotten out of the way, Hitt will call up the conference report on the Cuban ques- | tion, which recommends that the House agree to the Senate resolutions. The coming week in the Senate will be devo ted to the consideration of appropria- tion bills and routine businees. The bill to approve the compromise between the Uniteg States and the State of Arkansas, which has been the unfinished business for two weeks but which has not been | assed, will be considered to-morrow. here appears to be little hope of its pas- sage, and there likewise appears to bea disposition to devote to-morrow only to its | consideration. The postoffice bill will be laid before the | full committee to-morrow and an effort made to report to the Senate during the day. If this is done it will be called up in the Senate Tuesday. Fhe Indian and naval bills are before the Committee on Appropriations, and it is believed that the Indian bill will be re- vorted before the week is out, althouch the House's action relative to the appro- | priations for Indian schools is likely to cause some debate in committee. After the postoffice bill is disposed of | the Senate will probably renew the dis- | cussion on Cannon’s_resolution, directing the Secretary of the Interior to obey the law opening the Uncompahgre Reserva- tion to settlement. This, severaldays ago, was made the unfimished business after the Arkansas matter should be disposed of.. The bill to protect fur seals from exter- mination is demanding attention, and an effort will be made to get it up. The re- mainder of the week will be probably de- voted to consideration of bills on the cal- endar. FOh CALFORNIN MRS They Will Be Well Provided For by the Fifty-Fourth Congress. G(;Dd Work of Representatives Her. mann of Oregon and Hooker of New York. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29.—The miners of California are to be well taken San Joaquin is to receive the aid sought for it by Major Corcoran and others who came to Washington in its behalf, and the Sac- ramento and its navigable tributaries are to receive extended aid. Among other items, the Committee on Rivers and Har- bors has agreed to recommend the appro- priation of $250,000 for the construction of constraining works for the protection of the Sacramento and Feather rivers, as recommended by the California Debris Commission. 1t is also proposed to create a Sacra- mento River commission, to take charge of the Bacramento and its navigable branches and thus provide for scientific and methodical treatment of those rivers. in fact, California will fure better at the hands of the present Committee on Rivers anda Harbors than for many years past { Although California has no member on | the committee she has a loyal and active | friend in Representative Hermann of Oregon, who has been a member of the committee for many- years, and who has been largely instrumental in securing the splendid recognition which California has received. The chairman of the commig- tee, Mr. Hooker of New York, has al shown decided friendship for California. The committee expect to make their final report on Tuesday in the shape of a river and harbor bill in the usual manner. R e R e ROBERT KNEEBS’ RELEASE. Due to the Fact That a BSubordinate Judge Suppressed Evidence. BERLIN, GerMaNy, March 29.—The action of the high court at Leipsic in quashing the conviction of Robert Kneebs, the American horseman who was recently tried on the charge of ‘“‘ringing’” the mare Bethel under the name of Nellie Kneebs on the German trotting course, was due to the fact that the court found that fifty-one witnesses, chiefly Americans, had tendered their testimony to the defense and had not been heard by the lower court. The high court, therefore, quashed the judgment against Kneebs and ordered a new trial, pending which time Kneebs will remain 1n prison. JOWA'S GOVERNOR - TALKS ALLISON, Says There Is No Doubt of His Nomination for the Presidency. M'KINLEY’S PROSPECTS. The Ohican Will Lead All Other Candidates on the First Few Ballots. THEN LOOK FOR A STAMPEDE. The Hawkeye Senator, Being Every- body’s Second Choice, Is Bound to Win. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 29.—Gov- ernor Francis M. Drake of Iowa came on to New York yesterday afternoon after the successful launching of the battleship calied after the State of which he is at present the Executive. ‘When asked about the prospects of Re- publican Presidential candidates in the ‘West, and particularly whether McKinley's ultimate strength would be as great as it now seems probable that it would be, the Governor replied : “I think McKinley will lead all other candidates, not only on the first ballot, but also on the second and third ballots. After that I think his strength will begin to recede, and the nomination will pass to Allison.” “Then you think there is no chance of the nomination of McKinley on the first ballot?’* asked the reporter. “Not - the slightest,” said Governor Drake. “A good many delegations which have already been secured for McKinley have been got by hustling—"" “Manipulation?” interrupted the re- vorter. “Well, in a sense, you might call it that,” replied the Governor. “I am convinced that the prevalent feel- ing of the States west of the Mississippi is in favor of Allison, though the dele- gates from Minnesofa, Nebraska and South | Dakota have been secured for McKinley. | But as soon as they give him a ballot or two they will break up and leave him. *‘One great chance that Allison has of getting the nomination is that he is every- body’s second choice. Every one knows that Allison is for sound money and lowa has already passed sound money resolu- tions.” “What do you mean by sound money ?” asked the reporter. “Well, I mean that we shall use all the silver which it is possible for the Govern- ment to redeem in gold, but no more. We have already reached the limit of silver coinage which it is possible to keep at a par with gold as it s+ I have no doubt but that the Republican National Convention will adopt a sound-money platform in ac- cordance with the views which I have just expressed.” ““What about the silver States?” the reporter. “They will cut no figure in the next Re- publican convention,” said the Governor somewhat contemptuously. *The free- silver Republicans will go over into the asked | Populist camp and leave the field clear for sound money delegates to be sent to the Republican National Convention.”” g DEMOCRATIC HUMOR. Quaint Resolution Adopted at the K- pense of the President. St. Lours, Mo., March 29.—Democratic conventions were held yesterday in five counties of Missouri and each of them passed free silver resolutions. In Madisoa county the following resolution was offered in jest, but was taken seriously and passed without dissent: Resolved, That we'congratulate our weighty chief executive, Hon. Grover Cleveland, upon his newly acquired reputation as a successful duck hunter and that we greatly regret he has not given more time to_waging an unsparing war upon the flocks of threatening and dan- gerous mallard, sprig, teal and canvasbacks, and less time to co-operating with foreign money-lenders for increasing the bonded in- debtedness of an already overburdened people by additional issues of ‘interest bearing bonds payable only in gold. ‘The counties demanding free silver are Bollinger, Osage, Madison, Ray and Marion. —_———— AN ADDRESS 10 DEMOCRAITS. Celebration of the Birthday of Jefferson Is Proposed. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29.—The following address was issued here to-day: To the National Association of Democratic Clubs: Inasmuch as the Democratic party, ‘when all its members are in hariiony support- ing the principles upon which it was founded— strict construction, equal taxes, with economy and simplicity of administration—undoubt- edly commands the confidence of a great ma- jority of the American people, we especially urge upon the Democratic organizations affil- iated with the National Association to im- Spring Is the cleansing season, and itis the time to see that your blood is pure, rich and full of vitality. To purify, vitalize and enrich the blood, take Hoods Sarsaparilla Be sure to get Hood's and only HOOD'S. » i cure Liver Ills; easy to take, Hood’s Pills gue 10 operate. : 25¢. Andersn’sdpple Butter, Relb. Tin 10cC. “Smith’'s Weekly” tells all about the Specials, Removal Salenow in progress. Freight prepaid 100 miles and over. 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Largest Departm’t Store west of Chicago prove the opportunity of general recurrence to those sacred doctrines, as taught by the founder, in some common and solenin celebra- tion of birthday of the Thomas Jefferson, and thus renewing our faith and demonstrate that upon all essentials organized Democrats throughout the Union are in sound accord, While the Democratic societies in various parts of the country shall on that day be dem- principles of our great party and honoring the immortal name of its father in the manner most agreeable to themselves, the President of the United States, the Cabinet, Democratic Senators and members and many distinguished leaders have been invited to accompany the officers and executive committee of the National Association of Democratic Clubs in an excursion to the tomb of the great apostle of American liberty, there to revive and re- assert what all our history proves, thatin the strict observance of the principles of the Dem- ocratic party as defined and illustrated by Jei- ferson lies the only security of government at once free and pure. At Monticello an address will be delivered by nent Demoeratic citizens of Massachusetts, to which there will be a response by Senator John W. Daniel on behalf of Virginia. The execu- tive committee will welcome to this excursion and ceremony representation from any or all the Democratic clubs in the Union. CHAUNCEY F. BLACK. President. BENTON MCMILLAN, Chairman pro tem. Executive Committee. Law: 'E GARDINER, Secretary. CONVICTS MUTINY. Warm Reception to the New Warden of Kentucky’s Penitentiary. FRANKFORT, Ky., Mareh 29.—There was & mutiny in the Frankfort peniten- tiary yesterday, but it was promptly sup- pressed by Warden Neil. from the Senate a few days ago to accept his new position, and assumed charge of the penitentiary vesterday. The 1180 convicts selected yesterday as an opportune time to overawe him, but they failed utterly. When the prisoners came out for rollcall yesterday morning they hooted and cried and several fights with bricks and knives obtained from the chair-factory took place. Thentwo women convicts engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand encounter. Marshal Blair, a desperate negro, at- tempted to head the outbreak. He was seized by the guards and taken to the Warden’s ofiice. vas impudent to Warden Neil and refused to allow the guard to tell his story. Warden Neil thereupon ordered him soundly thrashed. This weakened Blair. The newsof the ‘Warden’s action spread, and the dining- room, which had been a scene of disorder., became quiet at once. To add to the excitement of the day Warden Neil discovered that William Shearer, one of the night guards who had charge of the female department of the prison, had been guilty of a serious of- fense. He was at once discharged. He was appointed only. two months ago. g | Swindled a Widow. VERSAILLES, Ky., March 29.—New and startling charges are being brought against William Shipp, defaulting cashier of the defunct Midway Deposit Bank. It developed to-day that he secured power of attorney a month since from Mrs. Oscar Taylor, a widow, to transfer §27,000 of stock she owned in the Bank of Com- merce of Louisville to a butlding and loan association of which Shipp was a director. Shipp sold the stock. it is alleged, appro- priating the money to his own use and gave the widow nothing. The total shortage of ex-Cashier Shipp and ex-Bookkeeper Charles Stone with the bank and individuals has now grown to $75,000 and many believe that the end is not yet reached. onstrating their aevotion to the fundamental | ex-Governor Russell, one of the most promi- | He resigned | TRAGEDY [N ARKANSAS, An Insane Man Brains His Wife and Child and Cuts His Own Throat. | Failing Health and Visions of Family Distress Had Unbalanced "His Mind. ROGERS, Ark., March 29.—One of the most horrible tragedies ever enacted in this part of the country occurred at the home of Pulaski Duckworth, five miles west of this place, about 10 o’clock this | morning. Duckworth, who was an honor- | able and respected citizen, and who had | always shown extreme love and care for | his family, while temporarily insane, | killed his wife, fatally wounded his five- | year-old daughter and then cut his throat, dying instantly. He struck his wife two blows with the | blade of an ax across the forehead, laying her skull wide open. The woman seemed to have been struck first while standing. The blow struck near the center of the forehead and ranged downward. The second blow took eifect also in the forehead and ranged disgonally across, indicating that she was struck after falling to the floor. The murderer then plunged the bloody ax into the scalp of his five- | year-old girl, laying her brain bare. Leaving his vietin vrithi in their | blood, Duckworth went into another room, | and standing by the bed, cut his throat | with an ordinary pocket-knife. the blade | being exceedingly dull. Both jugular veins | were severed and death resuited imme- diately. | _ The little girl is yet alive, but her death | is expected at any hour. 5 | The family consisted of Duckworth, his | wife, who was ahout 1o again become a mother, and two little girls, aged seven and five years respectively. | The elder of the little girls, on her re- turn from Sunday-school, was borrified to | find the bodies of her mother and sister | lying on the floor and writhing, and with- | out looking for her father she ran to the { house of a neighbor about a mile away for assistance. ‘ For some time Duckworth had been de- spondent over his failing health. He had just passed the meridian of life, his strength had given way and he feared that he would soon be unable to provide for his family. He brooded over this until his | mind became unbalanced, and rather than see his loved ones suffer the pangs of hun- ger he committed the awful deed. GROWING TREASURY DEFICIT. It Will Reach Ten Millions Above Car- lisle’s Estimate. WASHINGTON, D. C., March | With two days of March left, the Govern- | ment receipts for the month have ouly | reached $24,000,000. They are not likely | to exceed $26,000,000 for the entire month. The low receipts have been very disap- | pointing to Treasury officials, who have been trying to persuade themselves that business, which is reflected in Government | receipts, was materially improving. The | deficit for the year to date is $18,000,000. | In April heavy interest payments come | due, and at the present ratio of receipts the deficit at the end of the fiscal year may | approximate $27,000,000. Secretary Car- i lisie’s estimate was $17,000,000. 20— SPRING CLOTHES gant we ever produced. these howling bargain claim our $8 50, $9, style and better in mak see advertised or sold el $12 50 and $15. ITEMS: Spring Derbys, all shapes, $1 50, $2 50. Do you know our 50¢c Neckwear? Fancy Percale Shirts—§1, $1 50. Bicycle Suits, §6 50 to $20. Toppy Top Coats, $10 to $40. Fauntleroy Shirt Waists—45c, 65¢, 90c. THE HUB, CORNER KRARNY and SUTTER READY. Our stock of Men’s and Young Men’s Spring Suits, Overcoats and Trousers, the most extensive and the most ele- thie patterns, the styles are entirely new. Notwithstanding the protestations of Suits to be better in quality, better in NEW TO-DAY. The colorings, advertisers—we $9 50 and $10 e than any you Isewhere at $10, BOYS CLOTHES READY TOO. The most exacting care in the selections of the woolens, the fore- thought of honest workmanship are all contained in our Boys’ Clothes. Our clothes for Children are of the customer-keeping order. Our Boys' Clothes must wear or money back if you want it. Boys' Suits $2 50, $3, $350 up to $10. No special sale goods. @~ Special care to out-of-town orders. 'LEA & P SIGNATURE | e S o T a——— | is now _ printed in BLUE, diagonally across the OUTSIDE wrapper of every bottle of The Original and Genuine WORCESTERSHIRE, as a further pro- tection against all imitations. Agents for the United States, JOHN DUNCAN’S SONS, N.Y. i WMOWMWQM@OMMN‘ 0OV VODIVOVOVODOV IOV OV IOV ODODO ¢ LV OIVIVOVOVOVOVIVIDVOIVOT RO NOTARY PUBLIC. RLES H. PHILLI) ATTOFNEY-, SRR B