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Three Men PAY she Penalty sf Their crimes
IN Pennsyivania.
BKrnsroxTR. Ia. Aprilg.
Alfred Andrews was hanged here to- day
fox killing Clara Price. The drop fell al
Ii:o3. The murdered girl vas N years old
One morning her dead body was feaHa an
the road near Karthus. Examination
showed chat somebody had tried to outrage
the girl, aud moi succeeding la bis designs
had shot her. Andrews was arrested and
convicted Of the crime.
EAsros. Pa. Apriis.
William H. Bartholomew was hanged in
jail nj Easton. Pa. this morning at 1898.
The crime for which he suffered was the
brutal murder of Aaron w. billiard, near
Besrsville. in September. 1889. The two
mon were farmers, aud the murder grew
ont or Bartholomew's intimacy with Dill
liard's wife.
wAYsssBURa. Pa. April Q.
Zach Taylor, condemned for the murder
OF William McCausland, of Allegheny, a
drover, was hanged al 1l:i2 to-day. On
the seaffold he reiterated his innoeence OF
the crime.
EIEssBuRa. Pa. April0.
Charles Cater, colored, was hanged here
to- day for the murder. last November, Of
another colored man IN quarrel over g
prostitute In Johngtown.
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Bound BY oash 20 snIc,ae.

BRfDoKPoRT. Conn, ApriI9.
wendom Baum, secretary of that unique
organization, the Bridgeport Suicide club,
has fulfilled the membership agreement by
killing himself. The story Of this aston
ishing society Is one OF intense interest TO
the student of morbid psychology. Four
wears ago Ave citizens Of Bridgeport,
Coma, all Germans, met Que day
when all were low-spirited, and half
In Jest organized a suicide club. The
agreement was that one member OF lle
club should end bis life that year, one
the ney. and so on until all were gone
Thie agreement has thus far been fully
kept. When the annual meeting was held
in January there were only two members
TO attend 1t, the secretary and the presi-
dent. II was proposed nj tits meeting by
the secretary that the president should
make away with himself during the year
and by the president that the secretary
should do likewise. The president OF the
club is now the only member Of tho club
left, and another year viii show II he
keeps bis oath.
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wAsHlSoroS VIKINGS.

Representative ffaalail suls~rs "a Relapse
- and His Condition Pronoanesd Worse
Other News.
wAslusaros, April ..
Representative Randall has experienced
another relapse, and after passing a bad
night his condition this morning is much
worse than yesterday.
The senate worlds fair sub committee
discussed the worlds fair project for an
hour or two this morning No conclusion
was reached. The subcommittee had re.
ceived from hlcaRo letters and other doe.
uments bearing Upon the amount and val
idity of the Chicago subscriptions. and
viii report the facts 10 the full committee
Friday morning.
John h. Moore, taird assistant secretary
Of state. was married this morning 10 Miss
Helen Frances Poland the neice Of Mrs.
Gen. Ricketts,.
Acting Judge Advocate General Lieber
made q report to Gen. schofield to-day
relative TO the Steele Wild court martial,
and IL Il likely il will be acted upon and
made public tomorrow.
The president has approved the act pro-
viding for railroad bridge across the Mis-
sour river In the county of Monona, Iowa.
In the house the senate amendments
were concurred m TO the house bill tn
admit free of duty articles intended for the
81. Louis exposition In 1890 which may be
imported from TIC rspnhlic Of Msxieo aud
other American rep1blics, and the Domin-
ton OF CaDada.
Ia the senate among the bills reported
from committees and placed on ths calen-
dar were tine following: The house bin
for a public building at sGalesburg. H.;
the senate bill to amend the third sectio N
OF the inter state commerce act.
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a NhelssaIe Drag Enploys that became
Too Ambitious In Crime.
cfncaoo. April9
Clarence T.. Mikoff, trusted employe or
the wholesale drug firm Of Fuller & Fni-
Ter. Chicago, has been arrested, charged
With hsying systematically robbed the firm
OF over 1.0JO worth OF druggists sundries
during the past three months. He has
disposed of his stealings to retailers. In
order to dispose of the property stolen,
whoff lived a dual life. On site the store
he passed as Channey J.. Thomas, going into
business under that name A. q manufao.
tugers agent. He had lot of stationery
printed upon which his business address
was given as 700 W. Madison street, which
place was his sleeping room. His station
ery consisted Of btu heads, statements,
blank orders for country customers, and
printed blanks for price quotations.
Knowing mauy of the Fuller 4 Fuller
companys country customers, Wikoh
mailed them quotations on The articles at
few cents below the lowest rate quoted
by his employers. If Wikoff had confined
his thriving trade to country orders he
wonld probably have operated IN safety for
an, indefinite time, bat he became am
biiious, commenced to work up a local
trade and was soon detected. Wikof is ~
years Of age aud is we'll connected in Chi
cago, his father being one Of the Fuller 4
Fuller eompanys best customers.
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LAID TO REST.
Impressive Ceremonies at the Funeral of
the Chicago Poison Victims.

Impressive Ceremonies at the Funeral of
the Chicago Poison Victims.
CHICAGO. April ?.
The fureral services over the remains "
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Newland were held
Tuesday morning In the Englewood Meth
odist church, where 800 friends we're pres
ent to take last look nj the faces Of their
friends. The enlogy was pronounced by
the Rev. Myron w. Haynes, pastor OF the
Englewood Baptist church, of which the
entire Newlan6 family we're members. The
church edifice of the Baptist congregation
IL being built, and the Methodist church
was offered to the mourners. The
Rev. X. w. Benton, . member of the
Baptist church, assisted in the services.
There we're many handsome floral tributes.
The body of Mrs. Newland was borne by
the deacons Of the church, ]. b. Randall,
Or. o. A. Goodhus, @. Anderson, d. j.
Ireland, 8. G. Masston and Albert Rus
sell. The bearers Of Mr.. Newland's re-
mains weres G. III. knight, Joseph Bad
enoch, IT., N. T. Curth, trustees; II. w.
Fitch, church treasurer, and NJ. r. Smith
and j. w. Barney. The remains we're laid
10 rest la Gracelands Miss Grace and MIR.
Frank Newland were unable 10 attend the
services. and hardly realize their loss.
The news OF the death OF her parents did
not cause any unfavorable symptoms IN
the case Of tho daughter. Both are i'm
proving ~ rapidly a. could be expected.
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WANTS IT RECOESIDERED
Mr.. Holbrook Wants To Vote
Again on the Australian
Ballot System.
The Iowa Legislature VIII Certainly
Adjourn on April Is as Here
tofore Decided
A Des Moines Citizen Shoots q Burg
lar and Il Himself Shot+--Four
Hangings In Pennsylvania.

DTs Monxs. April special
In tho senate ths Schmid< local option
Incense bill and MI special orders set for to-
day were laid over because OF the con-
fnsion consequent upon the pressure OF
visiting q. A. RI. veterans.
- she House.
Nothing OF importance was done. A
motion TO reconsider The vote by which
the senate resolution 10 adjourn sine die
April ~ was adopted, was taken mp and
on motion OF Mr.. Helbrook was Land
on the table, which settles that question.
Holbrook also Elsd motion TO recon
slider the vote by which the b ouse adopted
the Australian ballot bin. THIS n proba-
ply scheme 10 keep ths bin from the
senate.
Appropriation BILLS we're made the spe-
eial order for to-m morrow.
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Az EASTER BREAKFAsr.
Secretary Noble Severely Criticised for
tsising One.

secretary Mobile Severely Criticised for
tsisEng One.
WAsHNsroS, April ..
Secretary Noble is being severely criti-
cised fer giving an elaborate Easter break
fast Sunday. The feast was the most
gorgeous of any that has been spread this
Winter and was attended by senators and
Justices Of the supreme court and their
ladies. The secretary u accused Of not
only profaninR the Sabbath. but a holy
church day, and many church people de.
clare II was saereligious The Washing
ton papers have devoted great deal OF
space TO dseription OF the entertainment,
WI ich Is descrihed rs sort Of progressive
encbre feast in which tie secretary anrhis
fanAiy changed seats during the 10-eourse
iinper being seated at'each Of this several
tables during the breakfast. Even the
high social staudirg OF the people who al
headed does not save them from adverse
csftieism.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

AT New York Monday 3,l22 immigrants
landed. and al Baltimore s74.
MARCUS q. STRARss, tine well known
Chicago citizen who attempted to commit
suicide, may recover.
Tine Equitablesbank, OF New York, win
wind up It's affairs. IL has made no money
since the bank wrecking episode some
time ago.
IT Is said that fully 4,5OO carpenters Ia
Massachusetts, will demand that mine or
eight hours constitute DAYS work on end
after May /.
EUGENE CORNELL, aged Is, was shot
and instantly killed at Henderson, Ky., by
James Wells, aged 10. Tronble over =
young lady was the cause.
THEODORE WILCOX, superintendent of
the Brooklyn hospital, has been sentenced
to -four yeass' imprisonment for swindling
fhe county BY charging for rhe care OF
mythical patients.
WHILE two Italians were settling @ quar-
rel with fists on the West Shore railroad
track at Newburg. n. ", train struck
them, killing one instantly and fatally In.
juring the otter.
fT is rumored that the defalcaiion of
w. 5. Darling, partner in the dry goods
firm OF John Y. Plummer, of New York,
will amount 10 several hundred thousand
dollars. Darling Is la Canada.
JUSTICE ANDREWS, of the Nss York
supreme court, has signed an order for ths
settlement Of the affairs Of Grant Ward.
II authorizes the receiver to settle any snit,
action or proceeding. The property Is to
be sold at auction.
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For the T:lght Hour Day.

New YoRA. Aprt1 e.
] he uneasiness among the labor unions
OF New York as the time for making de-
mand for work day of eight hours APP
proaehes, is becoming manifest. Already
several Of the unions have announced
their intention to ask their employers for
shorter work day and several unions will
meet this week and decide shat to do.
The Artificial Stone Masons' union No.
is Of those that have iaformed their en-
ployers that they will work but eight hours
day after May /. The Central Laborers
union and the Operative Cement and
Asphalt Layers union viii do the same
thing this week. The fiamers are TO hold
a meeting to-day 20 listen 10 eight
hour talk. Az their yearly meeting they
counted their cash to tnd ont how well OF
they were financially. They found that
they had $iO,649 In hand and a member
ship OF i.054. Lawrence Ernst was chosen
president Of the union.
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THEY BOTH FIRED.

A Des Moines Grocer and n burglar
shoot Zach 0ther--The Former May
Die.
DKs MoIwRs, April Special:
George Grimes, well-kncwn Des
Moines grocer, about . o'clock in the
morning. found burglar In his house and
aAot at him, the bullet taking effect. The
burglar returned the iirs. the bullet hitting
Grimes In the head. entering near the left
eye, and the result may be fatal. The
burglar was tracked some distance by the
blood which flowed from his wounds. but
the trail was lost.
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nAwKFYE LEoIsLAToRs.
Their Acts q. Reporsed by the Associated
Press.

Their Acts a. Reported by the Associated
Press.
Dpe MoNEs, April ..
The senate this morning passed bills a.
follows: To Iegalize acts OF the clerks
OF the district court Of Plymouth county;
10 legalixe the acts OF county and township
eanvassing boards In reference TO addi-
tional jastices OF the peace and constables,
thslx oficaai acts. etc.; TO- pr0vsds Tor IN
abridged edition Of the school laws. The
bill substituting death BY electricity Tor
hanging for capital pnniahment was
indahnitely postponed. II was de-
cided TO hold an evening session Friday
for the consideration Of bills on the eaien-
siar recommended for passage. A recess
was taken until this afternoon.
In the house this morning bills we're
passed a. follows: To compel the authori-
ties Of state institutions 10 allow money
appropriations from the state treasury TO
remain there until within thirty days OF the
time when they ara to be used; for the re-
lief Of Mrs. Archie Nell to iegalizs the
conveyancs of real estate by executors and
trustees Of foreign wills, 10 sntitle persons
paying special taxes on real estate Tor I'M
proyements OF streets in cities organized
under special charters TO be credited with
the amount of such taxes paid upon ths
general road tax: TO authorize certain cities
Of the second class 10 provide for the con-
straeiion OF sewers; to rsgulats the amount
Of remission Of sentence for good behavior
OF prisoners. The bin ordering the de-
ssraoaion Of Canada and ball thistles was
ordered engrossed. Appropriation bills
we're made the special order for 1880
Thursday morning and from that hour on
until their consideration IL finished. The
bsll providing Tor more thorough sxam1na-
iion OF persons charged with insanity was
ssasaasl
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Cablegranas,


ALL the building laborers in Toronto,
Ont., have decided 10 strike.
THE last session of the Sixth parliament
OF the province OF Ontario has been brought
TO close.
Ar Ebingden. In wuHembnrg, Maria
Doerthtng. the daughter Of q wealthy
farmer, has lain la trance since March T.
A CLERK named Ferdinand Bunk has
been sent to prison for three months At
Berlin for attempting TO extou money
from Bismarck.
MADAME TcHoDRIyA, Who was re-
'6ortsd 90 have been exiled for her letter TO
the czar, il nov at Psnsel, In the cancasns,
under strict police watch.
SENIOR PIERoLA, tha ex dictator OF
Pera, finding that he stood no chance Of
winning in the coming presidential cleo
sion, attempted TO stir mp riots at Lima.
lie was promptly committed 10 prison. :.
IT is reported that Emperor William will
invite the cxar TO attend the military maneu.
vers In SILICA In the autumn. Emperor
Francis Joseph has already accepted an In
vitation to be present
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Armunr sonres : ,.ietary.

RIcfEuogD, Va April 2.
United States Judge Hughes has ,ren-
dersd = decision npon the appeal cf Ar
mous 4 Co., ST Chicago, declaring the
meat inspection Law passed by the Virginia
Legislature 10 be contrary TO the
federal constitution. The decision h elabcr-
ate and takes the ground thai inspection il
not meant as sanitary measure, bat as q
state revenue measure; that the tax OF l
eent pound Is outrageous, and that the
meat slaughtered within I20 miles Of the
place Of delivery could be sold nuder tho
law Of an ansound condition.
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lslg Theater Trust.

EKw YonE. April Q.
For some tins past efforts have been
made New York and the west 20 form .
gigantic theater trust, which win take in n
List Of the principal thsaters In all the big
cities throughout the country. The work
went ON quietly, and the trnst soon took
into It's maws two theatsrs In San Fran
cisco, aud one each In Chicago, Omaha,
Kansas City, Los Angeles, Seattle
sad Tacoma. Tho trust was furthsT
strengthened upon the arrival Of Mr..
McConrt In the CITY. Mr.. McCourt is man
agsr Of the Tabor opera-house in Denver,
the opera-honses In LeadvilIe, Salt Lake
and Pueblo, and these houses Mr.. Nc
Cours placed, after conference with
Charles FFohman. In the chain being
formed by the trust. A. L. Hayman, the
cslifornia manager, who il nov In Lon
don. where he Ii TO open booking Office
90 that English managers can readily ae-
cure time for their attractions In this
country, u II the head OF the trust. The
trust is said 10 be II work Ia New York.
Boston and Philadelphia, and hopes to bs
represented In these places before many
weeks.
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MAsmArTAN, Kan, April ..

MANHArTAN, Kan, April
Il. ID. Purcell, proprietor Of the hanhat-
tan bank, Manhattan, Kan, made IN as
signment to bis cashier, John w. Webb,
who cloeed the bank doors. Webb says
the liabilities are $780, The assets
cannot be given for several days, but are
said to be equal nominally to the liabili-
ties. The assignment was precipitated by
the action Of the British Land and
Mortgage company OF that city,
which advertised at public sale col
lateral given by Purcell TO secure
his obligation to the company, $a00, 600,
due April l, which bad not been paid.
Stringency in the money market and the
liffioulty OF making collections are given
as causes for the failure. The Manhattan
bank ID one OF the oldest IN the state, and
Purcell was credited with being among the
strongest men financially In Kansas. Pur-
esll has sned the British company FOR
&l00, 200 damages on account OF the public
offer 20 sell bis securities. He also pro-
cured an order restraining the company
from disposing OF tho securities held by IL.
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rnE cHEATER CHEATED.
A STORY of Dishonesty Ina Connection with "a
Barbed wire Failure.

&1AF1EA WtF&
cHrCAoo, Aprn9
A Chicago morning psper says that the
details OF frand in connection with the
iaA4ure in 1887 of the great barbed wire
iExfsugacturers. sherman a Marsh, has
just come to light. II appears that Ebsn
~. Marsh, managing partner of the firm,
seeing that the failure was inevitable,
laid his plans to deceive the credit
ors, and 90 feather his own
nest. He entered into conspiracy
with Charles I'll. Lane, a New York broker,
to make IL appear that hr, Marsh, was
speculating heavily in stocks. Marsh
thea bought up as mucn wire on credit as
he possibly could. stored 1t in warehouses
and borrowed money on the receipts. in
this way he got together about Sl50,000.
This was placed In Lanes hands 10 be
held for Marsh, until the failure of the
firm. For his services Lane was TO get
s25, 900. when the failure OF the firm
was announced, Marsh confessed TO
the creditors that he bad been speculat-
ing in stocks and showed re-
csipts from Lane TO prove his assertion.
While this was being investigated Lane
took all Of the $50, 900 and left the coun.
try. Marsh followed him TO Europe but
b, was unable TO find him. In the mean
time the creditors of the irm put detectives
on Lanes track, and IL Is understood they
have found him and induced him TO give
mp S75, 900. March was also taken IN hand
by the creditors and compelled TO turn over
10 them sc. 900, which he had realized on
some Chicago real estate. Marsh is now
said to be a salesman for lumber firm in
Baton Rouge, In.
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ATLANTA, Ca, April
Bnrrell Ragsdale, his mother and his
younger brother, used railroad bicycle to
90 to neighbor's above Newmans Ga. Al
Powslls they were struck by wild con
strnction train. Burreil Ragsdale MAS so
badly injured that he died al midnight.
His mother was instantly killed. The boy
escaped. Ragsdale was an employs OF tks
railroad
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lAbAA%AFnAAAs ApTa y
The report Of the Chicago, 50. Louis a
Pittshurg Railroad company, given ont al
the animal meeting OF the stockholders
here to-day, shows that she net earnings
for 1889 were sl,248,O00. The charges
against the net earnings for the year. IN
Gliding interest on bonds, were &I3S, :
600. leaving net predt Of $ln8. .oe0,
against loss for 1888 Of S2i6, 900. A
special meetlng Of the stockholders viii be
called at au early date for the purpose Of
considering aa agreement for eonsolida-
tion With the Pittsburg, Cincinnati a St.
Louis railroad
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HLO0NIN0TUNs H. hffftk y
A strange mortality among young colts
II reported In Mclean county. III. A
great many srs reported to have died With
ont any apparent cause. II. T. Forrest. a
prominent breeder In West township. has
mad eleven colts and two imported mares
die this spring, and several other farmers
In that community have lost from one 70
eight colts each.
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CnIOAQn. Apflla
The aght this morning 81 shelby, Ind,
bstwsen Abe Coueie and James DQhoney,
both OF Chicago, for $500 q side and the
Championship Of Illinois, was declared q
draw in the fsfty-shird round. In the ssy-
snisenth round Goggles jaw was broken
and from then naiii the end Of the slght he
was compalled 10 take tbs defensive.
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THE MARKETS.
sioux clty lave stock.

skouA tty k&S@ St"1As
Sioux CFrr. Aprila
yesterday. l.ssi. Market steady ~ yesterday :
prices. Qnotstions. Light, 81 iUs t-ixia nixsd.
sil0a LIS; hssgy, ss1aN liTls.
,sTsas ssI shinmssss' ssi' Msskss ~ fairly ass-
Two With strong demand for cattle OF good
quality. Quotssionss Butchsrs stsers, pTsEns
@ sSs s sss e god = ssssss a.s.s. assass.
500; medium % good. ~ s0@a.7c; infsxior.
msdisna dun . gosa, "a caas.so' common % inssr.
ehosss. ssssaaso; sonmon, sasoga.eO bulis.
ehoics. s2- -ss@s.So common, sL6s1zsSi calves.
ssath ona@Aa Live saees.
soUrH oaAnA, Apriis.
Hogs = Estimated rscsipts. 1000, orAoiai
yesterday, s.02S Market opened steady. then
went lower, selling &C sIos@Aio.
yesterday. i.sl5 shipasnts. Is cara MsEEst
opened stronG
Chicago Ave STOCK.
CncAao. April Q.
Hoxs --Issoeipts, f7.ooo Markss moderately
aetive, easier and IowsE. Light eAt9A 10 ,
rough packing, p leasso heavy packing ssa
Csisis- Rssslpts. 1900. harkss steady 70
strong bsevss. ss.soaAIsi stooksrs snd
shssp -AsssIpts. s.ooo. nsrkst Strong Ma
tives o. 00ee. Is aoxnfsd Westerns. s. 50 e.0o
lambs. ss.so8T 90.
Chicago Proa1es.
CmcAoo. April .. I nc y. m.--cioss.
wheat-strong; eash. SHE; May. a2Ae
Corn FIRM; cash. sie May, alLc
0sis--Aetiys. hrni cash, sssesaaAe Mas.
Rye-Ftrm sse.
Barlsy-ina1tiye.
Prime Timothy--S1 -
EImw aaaA "a A
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LExfSoroE. KY, Aprfls.
A Gre last night consumed two traintn
stables Of the Ksutucky associations 3
prsnium stud, and created the widest ex-
element. The wind vas blowing a n
high rate and the ensirs destruction Of the
associations property seemed imminent.
The horses were released and turned loose.
Ii will be some time before they can all be
collected and examined to ascertain
whssher they have injured themselves
while 1t liberty. Il
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yori.l,s Fxs,osItion sf fsa1.

sFnTNeRIRT-ps IN, April ?
The repoit OF the commissioners licensed
10 organize the corporation OF the worlds
exposition 0f lS92 has been Aled with the
sscrstary q state aud certificate Of tn
corporation has been issued and will be
tiled for record In the recorders ottics of
Cook county, H., tomorrow morning.
corporation will then bs fully organ
izsd.
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PARIS 10 rejoicing because the Eifisl
tower has just been rsopened for shs spring
and summer trade. Every visitor 20 tire
FEeneh capital ID expected 10 pslronixs tbs
great curiosity.