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nAuM.s REPORT.
A sfupensEoas Ansoant Of Claims Exam
Insd ser january.

4fupensfous Ansoant Of Claims Exam
Ised sor January.
wAaHuxoroS. April7
In his report to Secretary Noble. PEN
sion Commissioner Raum says be will be
able BY the last OF May to cause the exam
ination Of every claim pending In the Office
on the let day of January last, will have
every elaim allowed that In completed aud
calls for the evidence male la those
not completed. This result has been
secured largely by means Of orders issued
Ia the latter part of December requiring
the examination OF claims then pepding
and that all eases which appeared COM
plets be placed upon the completed iiles.
The adjudieafing division was directed to
spend i've days each week examining tho
claims on these iiles and ole day exclu-
sively 10 making calls for additional evil
dence on pending claims. Az result, the
examination Of 0.s57 claims were put on
the completed files. subsequent order
directing that claims be placed on
hle upon application accompanied by
q statement Of facts showing the
claims to be completed has np
TO date added a, 800 eases 10 those already
on the -eompieted files During the past
three months 52,22s OF these cases have
been acted upon, leaving only 3,g7S cases
upon the files. Applications at the rate of
45a day are being received and hereafter
every claim placed upon these fises will be
taken up and acted upon within week.
The record OF the past month shows i6,374
pension certificates, s,1S3 of them original,
being the largest number ever issued in one
month by the pension bareau.
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FIT FoR A MELoDRAMA.

iaeisients In the Triai Of "a Woman for
II Attempted murder.
sNEw YoRK. April T.
romance Of Italian love aud hate.
iaithleas wife. reveugeful husband and
mighty lucky lover was told in the general
sessions, New York, before Recorder
Smith. The husband made the wife Are
At her lover with bullets stepped in garlic,
according TO a superstition among the
Italian peasantry that 20 steep n bullet In
garlic puts It's effectiveness beyond all
doubt. The tale was told In the
trial Of Concctta Rosita, rosy checked,
plump young Italian woman, with n string
yi seriegated beads around her rounded,
tawny throat and every color of the rain
bow In her attire. Her shining, ebon. black
hair was confined tn knot upon the back
ol her head, aud 10 golden dagger pierced
he knot. She was tried upon an indict
ment charging her with assault in the first
degree. In firing q loaded pistol twice nj
The head Of Giuseppe. Alianello, trim
young Italian with the curling hair and
mnatache of an operate tenor. The de
fendant testified in her own behalf through
the Official interpreter. / knew Alianello
In Italy, she said. when we were very
young. We grew mp, and loved him, and
he loved me. But married Peptto Ros.
ita. Alianello came TO live in our home
when he came from Italy three months
ago. by love for him came to life again.
Ny husband came home one evening and
found as together. Hs told Alianello
that he would kill him. He
went with me TO shop In the Bowery and
bought q pistol. He took ont the cart
ridses and made me practice in aiming and
pulling the trigger. Then he ioeded IL,
irst rubbing the cartridges with garlic,
after the fashion Of our country when We
mean bullet for our enemys heart. Then
he said: @You must 60 and kill Allamello.
II you don't kill him will kill You. If
yon don't kill him by TO. morrow morning
you can count yourself as dead
The woman then told how she had
tricked her husband by pretending she
eould never fnd Aliomello. AT last
the husband arranged meet
ing. Il went 20 AIiamsllo. and when he
bent down to talk 10 me put the pistol
naar his ear and lred. ] did not aim at
him. fired again In the arr. did not
wish to kill MIN, because love him very
much" Then the woman broke down and
sobbed and wept. Recorder smyth said ID
vas the most extraordinary case that had
come before him. The jury convicted
Concatta of assault in the second degree.
Recorder Smyth sentenced her to the pen
itentiary for three years.
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RORGIA BUSINESS.
Poisoning OF AN Entire Family by the
Servant GirL

Poisoning of am Entire Family by the
Servant GirL
CmoAao, April 2.
EnQlewoOd IL excited over poisoning
mystery which promises 10 develop into a
perplexing sensation. The present indiea-
tions are that the case il one of murder.
George Z. Noonan, a wealthy retired real
estate man. and family consisting of wife.
son and daughter, residing NJ 6236 Wabash
avenue, was taken violently III shortly
after supper Saturday night, With al al the
symptoms Of arsenical poisoning. Mr.
Noonan died Saturday moSniLfl in spite Of
the best medical assistance. and u liz
thought Mrs. koonan will die. There y
hope expressed that the son aud daughter
will recover. II was ut first thought that the
poison had been put in some canned cosa
that the family ate freely Of, but az set
there is no proof of il. A seyant girl en-
ployed by the family. who iE said 60 have
bought some Rough on Rats, is missing
and naturally regarded with suspicion,
though there Ia no reason known for the
-HCta
Mrs. Belle Noonan also died at II o'clock
Saturday morning. The police have as
certained thai tho suspected servant girl,
Emma Stark, bought a ticket at Grand
Crossing for Leportc, Ind, and took the
train for that point. The marshal at la.
porte has been notified 10 arrest ner.
Saturday evening woman answering
the suspected servants description was ar
rested at the Park theater. She denied ali
knowledge OF the poisoning or Of the Moo
nan family, though positively identified by
a number OF persons SIS being the suspected
girl. The prisoner said she was variety
actress under the alias OF Della Foster and
that her real name is Mrs. Star William
Ray. her husband, from whom she was
living apart, being a billposter at
Fest Wayne, Ind. She tells a rambling
story of having q sister who Is an exact
picture of her, both in appearance,
and dress, and who ia the wife of q railroad
man named Ed. Fayorite, at Peoria. The
police took little stock in the sister story,
bat promptly placed the supposed prisoner
behind the bars. A sad feature of the case
IL the fact the Noonan family in taking the
servant were doing an act of charity.
Tie Anchorage Mission, from which they
obtained the servant, has been constantly
helped by the Noonans financially and
otherwise. II IL refuge for women in the
disFeputable quarter OF the city.
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To-DAy's WORK.

Numerous I.agailxing Aets Passed-To At
tend the q. A. II. Reception IN Beay--
Other business.
DRa MONIES. AprlT
The house appropriation committee this
morning recommended for passage the
bills calling for appropriations Of sS51 900
for state institutions. Bills from the SEN
ats were taken up as follows: no legalize
the assessment of certain taxes i'm Carroll
county; 10 leQaIizs the establishment
on the M0ntexnma watesworks: to legalize
this incorporation Of Arcadia; to leealixe
sIss establishment Of electric light works
at bloomfield: to legalize the ordinances OF
Mituhsiisille; IN 1egalize the acts of the
board Of supeHfisors Of Madison county;
TO reimburse EAei Rarbach for fine paid
for the oifsnsaNfoF which he was pardoned
BIZ the govsrnQF; to provide for printing
5000 copies o1 the report Of the commits.
sioneEs OF labor statistics. The remainder
OF the senate message was referred 10 COM
mittees.
Both hsdses this morning decided 10 10
"a the governors reception col tha G. A. n.
IN a botiy. They also voted 10 extend the
courtesy of Ihs floor 10 ail msmbrs Of the
"A. ii. and W. II. O. The senate this
morning passed resolutions providing for q
session Thursday evening for tho consid-
GRAFTON OF the worlds fair bill. The house
Joint resolution asking congress TO pass
laws for the protection o. minsrA in the
territories: also asking that the epressnt bin
for refunding the Union Pacific
indebtedness be not passed. Tbs
bill to change the manner of assessment
or telegraph and telephone lines 20 that
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EvIcslons ia PennsyIvanla.

wEnKKsHARRR Penn. April 2
The Union Improvement company on
Saturday issued nine writs Of eJectment
against tenants occupying their property a
Ebervale. The writs are based upon cast
iron lease IN which the tenants In eaeh case
agree 10 quit the pr6mises whenever re-
quested to do so by ths company aud
without furth4s notice. This action Is
similar TO that taken by wensx Al CO., coal
operaterss two years ago, which action
caused snch strong indiRnation that The
company was compelled TO- recall the writs
Of eiectment.
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THE MARKETS.
sIeax clty Llvs sseek.

SIOUX CETr. April.
Hogs- -Esslmatsd receipts. 800; onSiAl
selling from @4sI2le aAf5.
Cattle -Rstimstsd receipts, 800; ofioisl sA..
urday. ssi ;shipmsntz, aSls Market steady ane
ea7E 400: medium 10 good. sasses.T5 feeders.
% good. saTS aa5: stocksrs. ehoios. saTsa
sSsbaa.E; az COWS, sStra ahoiss sa'7ssan
medium 20 go9ds s. 250a170; common 20 infer
ior. sLs0aASs; eannsxs. 7se 49, ysaFiihgs.
ohoies sassses56s uommon. si.Gs@2as calves.
o(Cheaxo Produces.
CneAao. AVril 7. 1 rs .. m.--ciose.
Wnsak-E EArm eaah, sac. Mav s9A&c
corn-AteAdy; cash, SOS as0ssc: May, 90ko
oats-fifm cash. R2Ne May. 29Sc
Rye tran f3'ac.
nariAy--tinanksve
Prime TImot hy- steady si.2sai.sa
Flax seed Firm si.ts Ae@i.ls.
Provissens Pork, steady; cash, sIosl,4 |.
MAJ, .sa saos:e' Lara. auiss; cash. se.is May
Chls@wo favs ssesk.
CmcAao. Aprfl7.
Hogs ---Esssekptx isan Market active and
sBkaoi heavy p&skingana shippins. s4see'
osssls- RsosIps.. la.ooo. nsr1ss arn sssv..
corn fed Tpxnns. *ao0Mxa0
Sheep Ra0nIpks. $3.50. Market 10 TO lse
higher Mpttons. 81 gA@e.e0; western eorn-
fed SASS Aa6s Texana. ~ 5Uaz5.a0.
New YORK Freauas.
NMw YomK. April Z.
Wheat Market setivs on reported crops dam.
aeea IN illinois and lndiana asF0ng al advaape !
May 81 lA-lhn es3c.
Corn Meskst aetlys. ARIA and higher steamer
esess aetsvef hivl,ars waasaas- ggts6aag.
Provisions p0rk hrxn nsa s11as8ez1aeE
uara quiet. steady NJ S&.AIsa. Ba&sa9 Qmsas
easy western sfsc. Egsa. weaka aet5ssi wsstf
@Fn. assa laAes
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heading or the Tsaclse. Shops.

CHICAGO, April 2.
II has been tine custom of large dealers
to post ihe fluctuations OF grain anA pro-
dace in their Offices for the convenience OF
customers. IL was suspected that these
postings we're being taken advantage of by
the bucket shops, sna consequently the
board Of trade cut their source OF possible
quotations of to-day. As consequences
the bEeket shops are getting quotations
less frequently and less promptly than they
have done heretofore.
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slen. s,rnnl.a Il..maln..

MAsHTNufON. April 7.
Again tho statement i made on the au-
thority OF member Of the staff of Gen.
Crook that the latters body will be re-
moved from the cemetery II 0akland, Md,
shortly, and placed In tho soldiers burying
ground at Arlington. and viii 50 placed be-
side the remains OF bis beloved chief,
Sheridan. HRS. Crook, II il stated. would
nj first have preferred that the body should
remain II Oakland, but she has yielded b.
the urgent wishes Of the generals FORMER
stan and many Of his former comrades.
II is added that Mrs. Crook will remove TO
Washington, but a 10 believed. thatshe viii
prefer TO remain At her old hame "A Oak
land. Bills ersntsng her q pension Of
$4,000 q year have been introduced In
both houses, Hhd win probably pass
promptly.
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Mrs. rarneil rensloneds

WAaHINuTuN, AprEI u.
Fho houss committee on pensions TO-
day ordered 4 fayerable report ON the
Brsakshire blu Rranting.a pension 70 Mrs.
Deiia r.. q. Parnell, daughter OF the late
Admiral Charles Stewart and mother of
Charles Stewart Parnell. The original
bin, which provided for pension of si00
per month. was amended so as to reduce
the pensinn "a $50.
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cmEyKNsK, Wyo., April Z
The Standard on company has rival
In the purchase Of Wyoming oil lands by
an English syndicate. which Is offering
options and purchasing outright large
blocks Of oil lands 10 the shoshone basin.
An agent OF the company states that the
syndicate be represents has enough money
20 fight the Stsndard II necessary.
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suicide Of a wealthy chscasoap.

Ca5cA0o, Aprfl 7.
Marcus @. Stearns, one Of Chicago's
oldest and wealthiest residents, attempted
suicide al his handsome Michigan avenue
residence Saturday. He fired four bullets
into his head, producing wounds from
which recovery is impossible. One shot
fired into the mouth almost split tue
tongue in two. The members Of the fam
ily profess absolute ignorance beyond the
fact that for some time Dir. Stearns has
been in depressed spirits. The four shots
we're heard Ia rapid succession. and mo-
ment later MIR. stearns was found stretched
ON his back on the floor In hts room, his
head in pool OF blood. Il il surmised
that his depression was due TO the iecent
death Of bis fayorite daughter, the wife Of
ex-Mayor Carter Harrison. Mr.. Stearns
was one az the leading men Of tho board Of
trade aud has an estate worth perhaps
al 500 600
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WASHINGTON, april 7.
The selection of Brig. Gen. Nielsen A.
Miles to succeed Maj. -Gen. Crook, de-
ceased, seems to give general satisfaction
in army circles. Gen. Miles. who has
been In Washington several days, has been
tho recipient of hearty congratulations. In
company with Mai. Gen. Schofeld Gen.
Miles called on Secretary Proctor and
thanked him for his promotion.
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NEW UhE4kAhHe AI'FtE 2
Confederate Decoration day attracted
thousands OF visitors 10 the cemeteries. Al
the Army OF Northern Virginia tomb,
where the body Of Jefferson Davis is En-
TERED, the confederate veterans placed
. magnificent presidential chair of
yellow immortelles, inscribed To Our
Chief. = slroAltlll1ean I
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the aupounts OF taxes would 60 to counties
instead of the stnte, was considered fully,
but was hnally voted down. When the
senate adjourned the hilffor the abolision
az framps was under consideration.
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wAsHIn@Tos. April 4
The president has approved the net 10
snabls the Searetary of the treasury 10
AtheF fnll and authentic Information In
regard 10 the Alaeka seal iishaFies.
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DExvmn, April Z.
Various detective agencies here confirm
the report that siicoit has been captured in
Portland, Ore. II ia reported, however,
that the woman whose name has been
mixed mp with silcott's PASSED through
Deny@ on her way west about o month ago.
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BoMpMMTowM. N. r. ANFta z. "
There i a movement on foot ln Treaion
10 render some kind Of substantial assist
anea to Mrs. Della Parnslp OF 3Dorasn-
town. N. 4. -Old Ironsides. the homs IL
Mrs, parneil, u heavily sncambsrsd
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Arkansas crTr, Ara, Apsii7
As soon as The news Of the break at Cat
ish Polat reached here tins government
steemers Speed and Graham took several
barRss 10 shet point and took away about
$50 people and their effects. also live stock,
etc. Capt. Tellsager, Of the government
service, Il on the ground doing everything
he can 20 save life and property.
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scHwErNruRrn II a ruRY.

The Prophet Fortells the Destruction of
Rockford and Denounces Reporters.
RocKFoRp. H.. April
George Sehweinfurth preached remark
able sermon to bis people last night. He
maintained that Rockford was doomed be-
cause Of the wickedness and becanse its
people reviled aud prosecuted him, that
like the faied city of old. there would some
day come n sudden retribution and the
whole city would suffer from a great
calamity. He denounced newspaper
reporters as the -damnable black
guards OF hell, and said that they
we're constantly lying about him. Beloved,
said Schweinfurth, the persecn-
tion which we suffer In this world win but
adj 10 the glory Of our Inheritance in the
life eternal. We are reviled and scoffed at
by the nngodly, who even by their presence
defie the sanctuary OF the Lord. Among
the yilsst Of these are the ssnorters, Who,
In the gnise Of humility, intrnds their de-
tastabie presence beyond the portals OF the
chosen abode Of the anointed. The hour
of their setribuiion is at hand At mo
meni when they wot not fhe mouth OF an
everlasting perdision will open, IN the
yawning abyss OF which they will be
plunged. to gnash their teeth and send up
90 the unheeding ears of On ont
ragged Lord their walls of anguish
throughout all eternity. Either there are
quite number OF them telegraphsng their
nnhoIy lies abroad about the church tri-
umphant. or there Is some one--a most
prolific liar-who seems TO be masking
business of tradaeing aud maliening the
Lord and tie people. here prophesy the
speedy and total destruction OF that wicked
little city, Rockford. The wrath Of the
Lord 10 great, and he has said that not one
stone shall be left above another Of the
doomed city. II will,be wiped from the
face Of the earth and It's people destroyed.
It's fate win be that OF sodom and Gomor-
rah. So saith the lord"
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~. PAUL. April 7.
Herman Stockenstrom, assistant ascr8-
tary Of saAls and commissioner Of statis-
tics, received telegram from Ntcckhoim
announcing that he had fallen keir 20
$4,000. 600 and summoning him to Sweden
at onoe.
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Chicago Carpenters striks.

UhEdAuos Ap1tt z,
The carpenters strike took place this
morning according to program. IL 10 es-
timated that beween 5000 and 6,0o0 men
are out. Carpenter work on nearly ell Of
tho large jobs has been brought TO a stand
still. The strike is for eight hours as q
days work, with wages al 40 cents per
hour. Ne trouble has been recorded from
any quarter yet.
Many Of the masons and bricklayers who
have been employed on buildings have been
compelled 10 lay of on account Of the
carpenter work on the various structures
being at q standstilI. Altogether q. paralysis
of building operations In Chicago s to-
day, at least, complete.
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Trinity River ovsrfiowing.


DAIE4Asl IHA-. hpfH q
Trinity river, like all others, is overflow.
ing its bottoms and much damage is re-
sulting thsrefrom by the drowning OF
stock. The dam hgoke at she unfinished
city water works above the city and nov
the SSo,oao pumping engine Is 100 feet
under water. The unfinished reservoir viii
sustain damages Of many lhousand dollars.
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oaRRsyILLR. Miss. April 7.
While colored man with three women
In skin was fleeing from the food in the
Rogue country. bis skin commsnced leak
ing and before assistance could be rendered
the whole party went down. The man bad
narrow escape. -bnt the women we're
drowned.
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Numeroas I.sgailxing Aets Passed-To At
tend the q. A. u. Reception In Beay--
Other business.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-08-29
Naval orders.

Capt. r. F. Bradford detached from
the command of the Philadelphia and
placed on waiting orders.
Naval Contractor Richard Gatewood,
detached from duty at the Naval Acade-
my and granted one years sick leave.
Passed Assistant Engineer E. t. Shell
detached from duty on board to ex-
anime steel castings and ordered to the
Philadelphia.
Capt. Frederick Rogers, detached from
duty as inspector Of the third lighthouse
district on September IL and ordered to
command the Philadelphia.
Capt Il. F. Picking, detached as by
drographer at the bureau of navigation
on September 10 and ordered as the In.
spector of the third lighthouse district
September IL.
Lieuts. w. G. Babcock, ]. p. Parker
and T. M. Potts. Ensigns j. r. McGutn'
ness and g. NJ. Hayward. and Passed AS
sistant Surgeon f. M. Olcott, ordered to
hold themselves In readiness for orders tc
the Alert.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-08-29
ParsonnI Mention.

Mr. Daniel r. Randall left here this
morning for Boston, Mass.
Mrs. w. j. Foster and Miss L, E. Beall
are visiting Washington, d. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. s. Riley and family
have returned from trip to Oakland.
Mr.. James NJ. Munroe. who has been
visiting Mr.. Chas. Gather, Ellioott City,
has returnad home.
Major SpEigg Harwood and wife have
returned from the Blue Ridge Mountains
where they have been summering.
Miss K. Fairbanks. of Baltimore, who
has been spending some time with rela-
tives an Charles street, returned home yes
terday
Mr.. L. ]. M. Boyd left this morning for
New York. Oswego, Thousand Islands
and Ogdensburg, where he will Join Mrs
Boyd who is now at the latter place,
when they will proceed as far North as
Montreal Ottoway and Ontario, and re-
turn by way of Niagara Falls.
Commander Albert s. Barker, assistant
to Commodore Ramsay, formerly super
intendent of the Naval Academy, but
now chief of the bureau OF navigation In
the Navy Department, Is spoken of as
the probable successor to Captain Henry
r. Picking as chief of the photographic
office.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-08-29

meeting will be held In Oakland on
Saturday, August 30, to organize a tariff
reform club for Garrett county. The meet
Ing will be under the auspices of the
Maryland Tariff Reform Club. and will
be addressed by Mr.. r. w. Gull and
others. A meeting will also be held In
Annapolis on Tuesday, September 2. FOR
the same purpose The organisation OF
Charles and st. Mary's counties will soon
be completed. The polling Of the voters
is going on rapidly under the direction
Of the county clubs, and before the first
ef January the systematic distribution OF
farm reform literature viii be begun
throughout the entire State. The recent
speeches on the tariff bill In the Senate
are being utilized In the preparation oil
new literature, and tariff reformers great
ly regret that the debate will be cut short
before some OF the most important sched
ules of the McKinly bill will be reached.