The Washington Bee Newspaper, February 23, 1895, Page 4

NEW TERSELY TOLD. PARAGRAPHS CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING. Many Items of Interest From All Parts ef the World Are Here Given as Kernels Without the Chaff. The trial of Barney Martin for the murder of W. A. Wright was begun at Buffalo. Philip Martin, a negro, the murder- er of Eli Stilwell, was hanged at Kan- sas City, Mo. Dr. Charles H. Smith, of Nyack, N. Y., prominent in State Y. M. C. A. circles, is dead. George Torrey, the oldest newspaper man in Kalamazoo, Mich., is dead, aged sixty-six years. William Godfrey Dyas, one of Chi- cago’s pioneer physicians, was killed by a Lake Shore train. W. L. Wilson, of tariff renown, has been tendered the position of President of the University of Texas. Charles M. Hughes, superintendent of the American News Company, died suddenly in his office at New York. Cline W. Cameron, aged eighteen, tried to kill himself and his wife Mamie, aged seventeen, in St. Louis. The Union League Club of New York has opened a subscription list for the benefit of the Nebraska sufferers. Auguste Vacquerie, the dramatic uthor, poet and journalist, is dead in Paris. He was in his seventy-sixth year. The rumor that Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria had been expelled from that country and had fied to Roumania is eenied. Thomas Durant, a highwayman, who robbed a stage near Oroville, Cal., was captured and sentenced to life impris- onment. Believing he was dying of consump- tion, George H. Wilkinson, of Denver, killed himself while walking with his sweetheart. The Government has issued an order prohibiting the exportation of arms and munitions of war from New Zea- land to Samoa. The Berlin Kreuz Zeitung says that the court-martial of Von Kotze, impli- cated in the letter scandal, will begin on February 21. Gen. Arthur Goergei, formerly a Hungarian General under Kossuth, is dangerously ill at Budapest. He is ®eventy-seven years old. Frank Gardner, of New York State, who was travelling in Mexico with George Martin, was thrown from his horse near Tepic and killed. The Committee on Woman Suffrage of the Massachusetts Legislature de- cided to report, eight to three, in favor of municipal suffrage for women. The French liner La Touraine, from New York February 6 for Lisbon and Mediterranean ports, grouidét at pis- ‘bon harbor, but was soon floated. Hon. EB. Carleton Sprague, senior member of the law firm of Sprague, Moot, Sprague & Brownell, of Buffalo, died of apoplexy, aged seventy-two. All the coal companies operating col- lieries in the Wyoming Valley have issued orders that all collieries should on full time after Monday until larch 1. Mrs. Albert Peterman, of Crooston, Minn., confessed to burning two of her babies in the stove as soon as they were born. She said the babies were still-born. 4 Ray Conkright, a six-year-old son of Leonard Conkright, while playing on the ice on Cayuta Creek, near Waver- | ly, N. Y., fell into the water and was drowned, Charles W. Mouk, manager of Over- holt & Co.'s distillery at Broadford, Pa., was murderously assaulted by two \ men at Connellsville, Pa. He will | probably recover. The President of the Board of Gov- ernors of the Montreal General Hos. | pital announces that the anti-toxine system for curing diphtheria had not been a success there. The Dundas Street Methodist Church at London, Ont., was destroyed by fire. Fire Chief Roe and Firemen McDon- ald and Biddell were seriously if not fatally hurt by falling walls. Loss $50,000. Political agitation of a serious na- ture has occurred among the students of the Moscow University, in Russia. A large number of students have been arrested for participation in the move- ment. Before 400 people at the Farragut Club exhibition in Boston Jimmy Kaveney, of Boston, knocked out in a minute and a half young Keenan, of Woonsocket, whose name in the arena is John T. Joyce. Seventy-two cases of small-pox are under quarantine at St. Louis. Not- withstanding the health authorities are making great efforts to combat the epread of the disease, it is feared that it will become epidemic. It is alleged that Cardinal Vaughan fs in disfavor in Rome on account of his opposition to an active propaganda to convert the Anglican Church and his project to build a magnificent ca- thedral in London. The house of Frank Jones near Drennon Springs, Ky., caught fire while the family were sleeping, and Jones’s wife and two children were burned to death. Jones was so badly burned that he will not recover. A plot of natives, involving murder, was discovered on the island of Java. It was the intention of ths plotters to murder all the Europeons and Chinese in the district if possible. All the chief movers in the plot and fifty of their followers have beer arrested and placed in prison. Shaking Grass, an Iroquois Indian, who fought in the Federal service in the civil war, and was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, die@ at his home at No. 509 Broome street, New York. His age was sixty-five years. He was formerly a pilot of tha Ottawa River. A tomahawk was bur- fed with him in the Evergreens (>me- tery. There were some Indian core, monies 4 “FLOUR—Reosipts 34) bois. sales *— Gil Hatfield, the ball player, has re- ceived a $75,000 legacy. John H. Gordon, inventor of a self- binding reaper, died at Rochester. The trolley strike in Brooklyn caus- ed a loss of over $2,000,000 in wages and fares. Over 1,600 dogs have been entered for the show at Madison Square Gar- den, New York. Princess Paulina, the dwarf, weight 814 pounds, who died in New York, is to be buried in the Netherlands. Mrs. Lewis De Groat, who lived alone on a lonely road near Chester, N. Y., was found frozen to death. Capt. T. G. Brown and eight sailors, the crew of the abandoned schooner Rose Esterbrook, have been landed in New York. Two rapid transit routes have been adopted for New York. They will be part tunnel and part viaduct, with loops at the Battery and City Hall. The son of the late Marshal Canro- bert, of France, fought a duel with M. Hubbard, a Socialist Deputy, and M. Hubbard was severely wounded. Judge Ingraham, at New York, de- cided that playing billiards on Sunday unaccompanied by betting is in viola- tion of no section of the penal code. Thomas H. Wagstaff, jr., Republi- can, may bé given the seat on recount now occupied in the Assembly by John McKeown, Democrat, for the First dis- trict of Brooklyn. Noah Green, a wealthy resident of Fifth avenue, New York, fell from a ferry boat near Long Island City and was almost drowned. It was said he attempted suicide. Samuel Requa drove a horse and sleigh across the Hudson from Tarry- town to Nyack and back. This is the first time in twenty-five years such a thing has been done at that point. Suprosed Bomb. New York, Feb. 19. — A supposed bomb was found this morning in a hall way at No. 297 Broome street. Adolph Sissler, who keeps a restaurant in the adjoining building, saw a man run- ning away. The police are investigat- ing. American Killed by Bandits. City of Mexico, Feb. 19.—G. R. Mor- rison, an American, residing in De- troit, was killed by Mexican bandits and robbed of a large sum while en route to inspect coffee lands south of Cordova. Four bandits have been ap- prehended. One of the Robbers Captured. Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 19—A bold but fruitless attempt was made to murder Cashier Daniels and rob the bank at Azusa at midnight. Afte- a lively exchange of shots Daniels fell with a bullet in his shoulder. One of the robbers was captured. GENERAL MARKET REPORT. Latest Quotations From the Leading Trade Centres. NEW YORK.—Latest quotations are as fol- lows: bol Winter wheat patent $3.85 @ $3.00; Ohio. Indiana and St. Louis Roller, $2.95 @ 33,00 Minnesota bakers, $3.00 @ $3.25; spring wheat patent #3.95 @ #4,00: rye flour 82.70 to 32.90. graham $3.00 ;@ 43.50 oat flake, €4,50 @ $>.00, granulated meat.. $3.15 to $3.25. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR—-selling in the street market at $1 6 @ $1.80 per 100 lbs. CORNMEAL—SI.00 tu $1.05 per 100 Ibs. CORN--Steady. Albany inspection spot. new No 2 yellow, 491-2. No. 3, 49. OATS-—Steady; No. 2 white, 39 1-4 ; @ 371-2 RYE—Seiling In the street market at 53 cents per6() lbs. FEED—Spring wheat, bran, sacked, $17.50 to 18.00: middlings, sacked, $18.00 to $20.00; rye feed.s2 1-2 to 87 1-2 per cwt. HAY—STRA W—Timothy, prime, 70c.; No.1 hay 65c; No. 2, 5be: straw. No. lrve 45c. oat 40c. BARLEY—We quote choice western 65 @ 68 ; fancy Minesota 65 @ 7; Canada 67 to 72 cents according to sample. MALT—Canada, 75 @ 82c.; six rowed state, 72 @ Zéc.; two rowed state, 70 @ 7c. Western 70 ¢ Market quiet and firm with usual trade demand. HiCPS—Choice nops are scarce. We quote choice New York State crop of 1894,, 6 @ 11 cents; fair to good, 6 to 12 cents. BEANS—Marrow choice H. P. $2.50; mediums, $210 Peas. $2.00. JTTER--Steady, Creamery. Western extras Creamery, do good to cnoice, 22 @ State Dairy fresh extra 21 to 220ld do 18 ~) ; western dairy 16 to 18 ; rolls 16 to 18, ---State Full cream fancy white 111-2 fair to 10 to Llc. EG@GS—state, fresh new laid 28 to — cents fall; gathered, 22 cents; Western, fresh, 26 to —. cold storage, fine, 18 cents; limed state, choice, 21 to -- cents: Western 17 cents. PORK--Slow Trade. Boneiess $15.00: t 50 per bbl.; clear. $15.00 to $15.50; short mess 35. tips, $16.00; pork; bellies, 300 lb. tierces $24.00. SMOKED MEATS—Breakfast bacon 11 1-2c. smoked hams, 121b; average, il.; 15 lb. do 18 to to 20 Ibs., average 10¢ skin backs, lic. California hams 7 1-2c ; snoulders, 7 smoked beet, 120 LARD—Puro leaf, 9 cts: kettle rendered, com- pound 6. cts. SALT--Steady. Mined rock salt, 200 Ib. bag- 60c.; new process and fine sifted, $2.50 per 100 41b, bags; $3.00 per 10051b; $5.50 per 100 1,. Ib, Syracuse--Common fine, $1.00 per bbl. 00 280 Ibs: bag or 180 ibs,, Burlap bags, 65c.; 16f Tbs., 80c.; 140 Ibs., 45c, Syracuse solar salt? r bbl. of 280, coarse screened (C) $1.15; per of 56 Ib., 25c.; per bushel of 70 Ibs., 230. barrel of 280 medium (BC), $1.10; 561b. bag; 25c. Barrel of 280 Ibs., not screened, $1.00, Foreign selt—Ashton’s oag of 224 Ibs., $2.25. 56 Ib. bag, 56c. Higgins’ 2241b. bag, $2.20; 56 lb. » Turk’s Island per bushel of 70 Ibs., 3 per bag of 70 Ibs., 30c. TEA—Firm. Japan, 15@10.c; nibs, 14@25c. Gunpowder, 20@65.; English Breakfast, 18 Téc ; Oolong. 20@7c.: Young Hyson, 15 @80c. Japan dust 3 @lic. OOFFEE—Firm Roasted Rio, 20@27c: roasted Maricaibo, 26@28c.; Java, 30@33c.; Mocha. W@ &4c.: ground coffee. 16@30c.: chickory, 6@9c. sua. ‘Lower, Pressed loaf 4 57-30: cut ioaf 4 7-8c.; powdered, 4 3-4; granulated, 4.09 c.; standard A. 4c. off A. 4; white, extra Cees bale recta C. 8 B40; OC. 3 84 SacTTPalenono and Messiue, $2.50 to $3,75; <Floridas; $3.75 to ($475 per box Malaga Grapes 88,00 to 813.00 per keg Cran- berries, crate, $4.25 to $5.00. barrels, $12.00 Tangerme Oran, 1-2 box $3.75 to $3.00, to$H.00. 2c fornia loose Mus. rasinsin pound box. 3 3-4 cents = Ib. 5 3-c, 4 1-20, 40, 6c. Califoinia London layer in 20 ib. box 1.75 oad box. California clusters, 20 Ib. box $82.00 ‘alencia rasinabout 291b. box, 5 cents per lb ; Large Valencia, 6 to7cts: Leghorn citcon. 16 l¢cents per Ib. new current in bulk, 41-2 to5 cents per ib.; new currant in 1 1b package 3 1-2 to7 cents. Se Aaa new co fancy, 3 choice, 36 @ i iF o04, 36c.; gmat bt Porto tan? Sd cy 35 @ 40c.; su Eitoy 3¥ @ Bic; choles, @ 286: fair'tomsod’ Oot WOOL—The fleece wool market is quiet: Fine washed wool is selling at . unwashed, 12 washed. 14 2B PETROLEUM—New York State legal test. 71-4.; water white, 15) test, 7 1-20. per gallon, inclu y POTATOBS—$1.60 @ 82.0) per bbi: 20 cents per BWEETS.-$3,00 to $9.50 per bbl, 40 t0 50 contea peck, PRACTICAL CHARITY, The Will of the Late Judge Handley Pro- if vides for Many People. Scranton, Pa., Feb.-19.—The-body of the late Judge John Handley was tak- en to Winchester, Va., for burial yes- terday. The will was admitted to pro- bate yesterday. In it Judge Handley disposed of his millions in a liberal munner, the beneficiaries being princi- pally the city of Winchester, which is Given $250,000 for a Handley Memo- rial Free Library and an equal sum for Its maintenance; $50,000 to St. Pat- tick’s Orphan Asylum and $25,000 to the House of the Good Shepherd, both of this city. All the members of the late Judge’s household were remem- bered liberally, and the education of upwards of twenty young men and women who were under his care is also provided for. His estate, after paying all fixed charges, is to be devoted—one- third to each—to the city of Winches- ter, the House of the Good Shepherd and St. Patrick’s Orphan Asylum. At the end of twenty years his real estate is to be sold-and the proceeds invested’ for the further benefit of the two char- ities named and the city of Winches- ter. MOONSHINERS CAPTURED. Bad Men, All of Them, With Records for Shooting—Taken After a Fight. Lexington, Ky., Feb. 19.—United States Deputy Marshal Drake, assist- ed by Tom Hollenfield and Ben Wild- er, passed through this city yesterday afternoon for Louisville with Isaac Sloan, Mose Feltner, Joe Fields, Madi- son Messer, Finly Bailey, John Van- over and Green Daly, moonshiners from Ooton Creek, Knott County. Ike Sloan is one of the men who helped to kill Deputy Marshal Ras Wireman at the mouth of Ooton Creek. Wire- ‘man and Tom Hollenfield had cap- tured some moonshiners and had start- ed away with them when Ike Sloan, his brother Sam, Randall and Sam Adams, and Bill Madden, all heavily armed, tried to rescue the prisoners. The officers gave battle, and after fifty shots had been fired the fighting stop- ped. Wireman had seven bullet holes through his body, and Bill Madden was dead from one of Hollenfield’s bullets. Ike Sloan said that he carried one of Holienfield’s bullets in his head. Randall Adams was recently tried for killing Wireman, and got a life sen- tence. Sam Adams and Sam Sloan are still at large. SANK WITH ALL SAIL SET. An Uninown Three - Masted Schooner | Founders Off Sea Isle City, N. J. Philadelphia, Feb. 19.—The masts of a three-masted schooner were dis- covered sticking out of the sea about eight miles off Sea Isle City, N. J. The vessel had evidently foundered recent- ly. All her sails were set. It is fear- ed that the crew of the vessel has been drowned. The vessel lies in about fif- teen fathoms of water, and in a posi- tion that makes it dangerous for coast- wise steamers and sailing craft. CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE SAFE. Arrived at Bermuda Short of Coal—A Long Drift. New York, Feb. 19.—A dispatch re- | ceived at the Maritime Exchange states that the steamer City of St. Augustine has arrived at Bermuda; short of coal. She sailed from Jack-} sonville, Fla., on February 2, and with ordinary weather should have reached this port on the 7th. She is command- ed by Capt. Gaskill, and has a crew of thirteen. Jumped From & Steamer. Queenstown, Feb. 19.—The steamer Aurania, from New York for Liver- pool, arrived here yesterday afternoon. Her officers reported that she encoun- tered an easterly gale on the 15th, 16th and 17th. Several heavy seas swept her decks and twu saloon portholes were broken by the waves. ~A steer- age passenger named Patterson jump- ed overboard Sunday evening. The steamer was stopped, but Patterson sank before help could be got to him. Italy an France. Paris, Feb. 19.—Count Torriellj, the new Italian Ambassador, presented his credentials to President Faure at the Blysee yesterday. In Xing Humbert’s name he assured the President that the Italian Government would endeav- or earnestly to maintain more cordial relations with France. President Faure replied that France was as anx- ious as Italy to preserve the friendship of the two countries, Benefiting Sailors. Washington, Feb. 19.—The President has approved the act to amend the laws relative to shipping commission- ers which have been urged by organi- zations of seamen engaged in the} coast-wise trade between the United | States, Canada, West Indies and Mex- | ico, which relieves them of many hard- ships and exempts their clothing from attachment. The Khedive Weds His Stave Girl. London, Feb. 19.—The Times corre- , spondent in Cairo says: “The Khedive to-day signed the marriage contract with the slave girl who bore him a daughter a week ago. This excites much comment even in native circles. It was expected he would follow the European custom.” | Lack of Patriotism. Berlin, Feb. 19.—Signor Giolittin, ex- Premier and Minister of the Interior of Italy, who is in this city, was served with a writ summoning him to appear in Rome February 23 to answer a charge of libel against the Govern- ment of Italy. | | Rebellion in Muscat. 1 London, Feb. 19—A Central News dispatch from Bombay says: “A seri- ous rebellion has broken out in Mus- cat, the Arabian seaport on the Indian Ocean. The rebels have seized most of the forts commanding the town. No more details are obtainable.” j Exchange ot Titles. : Paris, Feb. 19.—The civil marriage ceremony uniting Miss . Flora Del- monte, granddaughter of Mrs. Hyatt, of New York, to Count Franz Pellan, was performed at the Mairie in Passy yesterday. aT SEES SUBSCRIBE LO THE Advertise in the ACCIDENT ON THE LONG ISLAND. Locomotive Overturned and Engineer Pinned Underneath It Far Rockaway. L. L. Feb. 1. — A fatal accident oceurred Friday after- foen on the Long Island Railroad at New Venice. half way between Far Reckaway and Arverne. Train 75, to h the accident occurred, left here e-headed, drawn by engines 121 im charge of Engineers Ma- id Cornell respectively. Con- Bartow was in charge of the Engine 121, wihch was ahead, 7 New Venice. and Engineer Mahoney was pinned under the wreck. His fireman, David Lovell, was killed outright. train was completely overturned at STRIKERS INDICTED. The Grand Jury Brings in Bills Against Several of Brooktyn’s Rioters. Brooklyn, Feb. 11—The Grand Jury bas handed in a batch of indictments @gainst men who cut trolley wires, etc. The charge against them is malicious interference with the running of cars. The indicted men are Martin Conway, Charles Oders, John Eagan, Barclay Cloonan, Lawrence Geagher, William Hamilton, Jacob Adler and Richard Driscoll. Miss May McDonald was also indicted. She is only eighteen years old and was the leader of a mob on Fifth avenue. The following were in- dicted for interfering with the motor power: Louis Grimm and Patrick Mur- tay. William Lentz was indicted for obstructing tracks. TOWN ON FIRE. Harrow, Ontario, is Being Swept by Flames. Detroit, Feb. 12—A message from Harrow, Ont., forty miles distant, says the town is burning. Ten buildings have already been destroyed and many harrow escapes are reported. Grip Drove Her to Death. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 11—Miss Nellie Cutter, the twenty-two-year-old daugh- ter of Charles Cutter, of East Aurora, left her bed while demented from the grip, and attired only in her night- gown, with a shawl over her shoulders, walked to the mill stream near the village and plunged through a hole made by ice cutters. The body has been found. Discredit Princess Maud’s Engagement. _ Rome, Feb. 11.—The Tribune has a London dispatch repeating that the Prince of Wales will meet the Prince of Naples in Florence next spring to arrange for his marriage with the Princess Maud. Government and court Officials regard this as merely an echo of the Glornale story, which they dis- credit. A Wandering — ociety Git. New York, Feb. 12. — Miss Grace Pugh, aged twenty-four. of One Hun- dred and Thirty-sixth street and St. Nicholas avenue, a member of the in- ner circle of the “four hundred,” was taken in charge by officers while wan- dering around the streets at 4 o’clock this morning, hatless and coatless. Relatives claim dementia. | Killed While Cleaning Windows. New York, Feb. 12.—Bridget Mc- Sweeney, a middle-aged domestic, em- ployed at No. 125 East Fifty-seventh street, got out on the ledge of a win- dow on the fifth floor to clean the glass and while at work lost her balance and fell headlong to the ground and was almost instantly killed. Four Killed in a Rallroad Yard. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 11—A belated passenger train from the West Fri- day afternoon crashed into a gang of men engaged in clearing the tracks of snow in the yard here, killing four of them. The dead are: John K. Garr, Noah Dey, John Crosby and George W. Troup. The Web Closing. Minneapolis, Feb. 11—In the Hay- ward trial the State is putting in a very complete case, corroborating so far as possible every minor point in Blixt’s remarkable story, and the chain of circumstances being woven about Harry Hayward grows more complete with every hour. Argentine Excited Over a Duel. Washington, Feb. 12.—Mail advices from Argentine give q tragic account of a duel between a son of the late President Sarmiento and Dr. Lucio Lopes, a bank examiner. The excite- ment in the republic equals that in this country when Burr shot Hamil- ton. A Missing Non-Unionist. Hartford, Conn., Feb. 12—Fred C. Flint, who went from here to take a striker’s place on one of the Brooklyn trolley roads, was held a prisoner by the strikers for several days, when he escaped. He has not been heard from since. To Sail the Cup Defender. New York, Feb. 12.—The old sea sharp, Capt. Terry, has been engaged to‘sail the cup defnder of 1895. It is said in many respects he is the supe- rior of Capt. Hanson, who sailed the Vigilant. Cock Robin Knocked Out. London, Feb. 12.—At Central Hall, Holborn, last night, C. Johnson, an American, knocked out Robinson, alias “Cock Robin,” in seven rounds. The fight was for £500 and the ten-stone eix-pound championship of the world. $100,000 Fire tn Buffalo. Buffalo, Feb. 12. — The four-story brick block Nos. 10 to 16 Lock street, occupied by a number of manufactur- ing firms, was gutted by fire this morning. Loss $100,000. A Hard Hit for Tammany. New York, Feb.11.—Mayor Strong be- lieves he need not appoint Tammany Democrats to the bi-partisan Police Board, but may appoint Democrats of other associations. Dropped Dead. Poughkeepsie, Feb.11.--Robert B. Be- dell, a well-known resident of this city and commercial traveller, dropped dead at Binnewater, about eight miles from Mingston, Friday afternoon. ETN A BRIDE'S DOWRY. Married the Man Who Ki.iea Her Brother for Insurance Money. Toronto, Ont., Feb. 13.—Dallas 7. Hyams, aged twenty-five, and Harry P. Hyams, aged thirty-nine, brothers, in the brokerage business, were ar. rested last night charged with the murder of William C. Wells, a young Englishman, aged twenty-five, former. ly in their employ as bookkeeper. On January 16, 1893, Wells was found with his head terribly crushed at the bottem of tre elevator shaft in Hyama’ warehouse in this city. Death was re- ported as accidental. Wells’s life was tnsured for $35,000, $31,000 being car- tied by the Mutual Life of New York and the balance in the Toronto Mu- tual Accident Association. The poii- cies were payable to Wells's sister Martha, who, at the time, was en- gaged to marry Hyams. The policies had been issued only two months be- fore Wells’s death. The New York Mutual Life investigated the case, but found no evidence of foul play, and the money was paid to Miss Wells. Last May she was married to Harry Hyams and they shortly afterwards removed to Montreal, returning to To- ronto two weeks ago and again taking up their residence with Dallas Hyams. THE CITY OF ST. AUGUS™WE. She Has a Lumber Cargo and Was Seen Making Slow Headway to Port. Savannah, Feb. 13.—The steamship City of St. Augustine. which has been reported overdue at New York, was sighted on February 5 off Wilming- ton, N. C., by the schooner Ida Law- rence, whioh arrived at this port on Thursday. She was ‘steering north- east by north agninst strong north- erly windy, and was making poor headway. Warren Ray, the New York agent of the City of St. Augustine, is inclined to think that the steamship, which is lumber-laden, may have put into one of tke North Carolina inlets. Being a wooden vessel with an un- sinkable cargo, it is likely that she is afloat, although she may have broken down or run out of coal and become unmanageable, INCOME TAX AMENDMENT. Time for Payments for Extended. Washington, Feb. 13. — The House joint resolution extending for this year the time for making returns for the income tax was réported to the Senate with amendments providing that in computing the income from real estate, expenses of repairs and fire insurance are to be deducted; that in computing income from dividends there shall be deducted such sums as are received from corporations that pay 2 per cent. on their net profits, and that no taxpayer shall be required to answer interrogatories except such as are specifically provided in the act. This Year Billy COOK. This Outlaw Gets Fifty Years in Albany County Penitentiary. Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 13—In the United States Court yesterday Bill Cook, the notorious outlaw, was found guilty on a half dozen charges. He was sentenced to fifty years im the penitentiary at Albany, N. Y., and his start for Albany was made to-day. A Young School Teacher Killed. Paterson, N. J., Feb. 13—Miss Liz- zie Laird, twenty-three years old, « school teacher of Lakeview, a suburb of this city, was killed late yesterday afternoon by an Hrie train while re- turning from school. She was accom- panied by Miss Hattie Amiraux and Miss Annie Atkinson, also school teachers. The young women were struggling up a snowbank near the east-bound track. Just as Miss Laird got to the top of the bank a freight train, bound east, came along. The pilot of the locomotive struck her on the head, hurling her against her com- panions. Perhaps Thirty Men Were Drowned. Philadelphia, Feb. 13.—It is believed here that at least thirty men were drowned or frozen to death through the collision during last week’s storm of the two unknown schooners off Five Fathom Bank Lightship. These sunk- en schooners were reported by the steamer Algonquin, which arrived at New York Monday from Jacksonville. The Algonquin passed near the wrecks and reports them sunk with all sails set. This would indicate that the ves- sels had sunk very quickly after hav- ing collided. Danger of Moving Buildings on Ice. Norwich, Conn., Feb. 13. — T. Le Count’s summer cottage, which was being moved across Gardner’s Lake on the ice, was left with its contents upon the ice during the night, and in the morning it was found on the bot- tom of the lake with the roof above the ice. It is thought the ice is thick enough to hold workmen while they raise the building for a new start. Wholesale Jail Delivery. Huntington, W. Va., Feb. 13.—Sev- enteen prisoners éscaped from the Catlettsburg (Ky.) jail last night by a tunnel that they had dug under the walls. Two of them are charged with murder. Three were recaptured later. ‘The surrounding country has been warned to look out for the others. A Pacific Railroad 1’1i1. Washington, Feb. 13. — The House Committee on Pacifie Railroads has agreed to report to the House the Reil- ley bill for the settlement of tho in- debtedness of the Pacific railroads. This is the same bill considered by the House and recommitted to the committee about ten days ago. Binghamton’s Mayor. Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 13.—In yes- terday’s municipal election George F. Green, Republican, received votes; Bundy, Democrat, 1,035; Wels» Independent, 2,040, making Green's plurality over Welsh 1,620, his m2- jority 588. Smothered in Malt. . Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 13.—Henry Humphrey, a malt house man, we sucked beneath a mass of dry malt one of the bins of the Lakeview © house and smothered before help 2% veach him. —