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MANvILrr, r. T., March i, 1891.
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1 then took Pastor Koenigs Nerve Tonic and
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Thousand thanks TO your remedy
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also know friends of mine who used it and say
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Murdered by . burglar.

MILBURN, N. j.. Feb. 2.-The body OF
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Senior. aged %, was
found, horribly hacked and mutilated,
lying in pool Of blood in the back OF
her little candy store, by her husband
when he returned from his work as
night Waterman at Fouratt's hat factory.
1t is believed the house was entered for
the purpose Of robbery, and that the old
lady surprised the burglar IN the act.
derer is q German named Augustus
Lentz, who was formerly employed at
Fouratt's factory, but who was dis
charged about two weeks ago for drunk
enness. He knew the Seniors well, and
had frequently called at their house.
Lentz was arrested late yesterday after
noon. When told he was suspected of
murder he laughed and said he knew
nothing of the affair.
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Memphis, Girl DTnrderers.

MEMPHIL, Tenn, Feb. o. When ar
raigned before Judge Duboise for pre-
liminary hearing counsel for Miss Alice
Mitchell made plea Of present insanity
and for Miss johnson plea of not
guilty, Both were sent back to Jail, bail
being refused. The trial to decide the
state of Miss Mitchell's mind will begin
during the week. The state will attempt
to show that Miss Mitchell was moved
by malice and not actuated by any in
sane impulse. If she be adjudged insane
Miss johnson will be put on trial for her
life at once. Another witness has been
found who saw the tragedy, and he said
while Miss Mitchell, was slashing Freda
Ward with the razor the young lady was
begging for mercy. Since the finding of
the Indictment both girls seem to APP
preciate fully the gravity of the situa5
ton and the confinement in Jail is tell
ing on them
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Abducted the Editors Daughter

JACKSONVILLE, Ills, Feb. Am at
tempt was made in this city to abduct
Annie, the 10-year-old child Of w. H.
Hindishin, formerly editor Of the Quincy
Herald, and now member OF the state
Democratic central committee. The lit
tie one had started for school and was
followed by strange man. Suddenly
he struck her across the face with cloth
or handkerchief and she remembers
nothing more until she found herself on
a railroad train near Rock Bridge, east
of this city. In reply to her enfreaties
to let her go he told her he had 4 spite
against her father, and that he was go
ing to get even with him by taking her
to Chicago. Finally they stopped to
rest and the man went to sleep. The
girl made her escape and managed to
reach home late at night. Every effort
Is being made to capture the abduetor,
and if caught 1t will go hard with him.
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NUGGETS or NEWS.

Three Italian boys. each under is years
Of age, have confessed to halfadozen burg
laries in New York.
( The steamer Westmeath placed the Ju-
piter tFlal end Of the Nassau cable Sun.
day, and iSnow paying out the cable 10
Nassau
The best part Of the business portion 81
Bondhead, Canada, was destroyed BY fire
yesterday. The fire started In & vacant
building, formerly used as hotel.
The Nj iuis de Reyerseaux de Rouyray.
French itical agent and consul general
at CaiH gypt, invested the khedive with
the decoration Of the grand Gordon Of tie
Legion OF Honor.
The secretary Of the Kansas state board
Of agriculture announces that wheat has
suffered no damage 80 far, hut that c0ndi-
tions must be extremely favorable to in
sure good crop.
A burglar who was discovered 1t work
a. Kellogg, In, was pursued BY party Of
citizens and fired two shots a. This pursuers.
Three citizens opened fire at ones and the
burglar dropped dead.
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Mozn.s.t AND calnD KILLED
Distressing Accident on the Rail At
woodbury., " !.

WOODBURY.. N. J. Feb A most
pitiful accident occurred here yesterday
a mother carrying her little girl in her
arms was thrown down By 4 railroad
train and immediately killed Mrs
Euclid Hill was walking between the
tracks toward the station where she in.
tended taking train She had her
little a.year-old girl IN her arms Just
then the express train came laundering
along Mrs Hill hearing the whistle
Of the approaching train became con
fused
She started 10 get out of the way, but
u her confusion she stepped directly on
the track on which the express was RIM
ming The engineer saw her 10 front of
his train, and immediately reversed his
lever The next instant the locomotive
caught her clothing and wrapped IL
about the pilot of the engine She chung
conyulsively IL her child Then the en-
gine swiftly dragged the mother and the
child under the wheels They were
dragged along for fully 100 feet and the
bodies We're horribly mntilatcd. When
the bodies were picked up they were un-
recognizable.
Mrs. Hill was 3S years old. She leaves
. little babe only few months old.
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In senate and House.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2.-The house engaged
in discussion OF the rules which assumed !
wide range and allowed the members 10 make
political speeches and personal remarks not
pertinent 70 the subject under discussion. II
was day for personalities. Mr.. H0ar and
Mr.. Morse engaging Ia verbal encounter,
while the speaker was compelled 10 dispatch
the sergeant-at-arms 70 induce Mr. Picker
IS. d., to take his seat Altogether. the rules
seem TO provoke considerable feeling and The
temper OF the house Is mol al all placid UPON
the subject Mr.. Cochran IN. VI, made al ef.
fective argument In favor OF compelling the
attendance OF a quorum. The feature 81 the
session was the introduction OF i resolution by
Mr.. Arnold M. o.. requesting the president Ia
recall Minister Egan. The resolution Will be
ignored by the foreign relations committee.
and therefore have no significance The sen
ate disposed OF the long discussed La Abra AMI
Well claims by referring the question OF their
fraudulent character 70 the court Of claims.
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PANIC IN AZ TrNnMnNrI
Fire Causes Frightened rnmatss 10 Leap
10 Their Deaths.

NEW York. Feb. "A 6re occurred
last night in rear four story tenement
at 81 Hester street. which was occupied
BY sight families Of Russian Hebrews,
numbering In all forty persons The
are originated through the accidental
upsetting Of q kerosene lamp in the
apartments Of Solomon Sealinsky. on the
second floor. and spread with amazing
rapidity through the rickety old tene-
ment. The escape Of the inmates by
the stairway was cut Of and panic
stricken. they fed TO the roof and 10 the
FIRE escape. Eight 81 them were 10
badly frightened BY the near approach
of the FIRE that they leaped to the conrt
yard below.
All sustained serious Injuries. and two
Of the injured will die Their names are;
Fannie Levy, II years three ribs broken
and one leg broken; Louis kaufman.
skull fractured, several ribs and both
legs broken, win die. Solomon Sealinski
3S years old, leg broken; Emanuel Grill,
% years, leg broken; Samuel Grill. 81
years old, leg broken; Anna Goldstein,
55 years old. Commissions Of head and
body; Frieda Goldstein. rs months old.
compound fracture Of the skull. will die
The other tenants remained on the
roof and fire escapes. from which places
they were safely rescued by the tiremen
when they arrived ON the scene. The
loss by fire amounts to about 81 900.
Rebecca Pomerantz, 20 years old. was
brought to the hospital severely injured.
She had jumped from the fourth story
of the building. but had been carried
into an adjoining house and lost sight Of
for time. She Is the eighth person
now known to have jumped. The physi-
clans at the hospital found that her in
juries were of a most serious character,
her back having been broken. She was
shrieking from intense pain. but the
doctors could do nothing to relieve her.
She will die.
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MAINLAND LEGISLATORS.
MIR. Smith Looking Out for the Interests
Of Hagerstown.


ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Feb. 2. The Mary
land legislature met at 8 o'clock last
night. The senate adjourned at $3.50
and the house at 9:25. In the senate
Mr.. Wooten presided in the absence Of
President Lloyd. Mr.. Waters presented
the evidence ON the part Of the contest.
ants in the case Of Bird VS.. Talbot, from
Calvert county. Mr.. Posey introduced
bill to require railroads " operate tel
egraph and telephone wires along their
route. A communication was received
from the governor, inclosing i letter
from the secretary of the interior III mi
erence to the Federal appropriation fof
the Maryland Medical college. 1t WIS
referred to the finance committee.
In the house Mr., Smith, of Washing
ton county, obtained leave to introduce
the following bills: To provide for open
ing and grading streets by the mayor
and city council of Hagerstown to pro.
vide for additional electric lights for
HagerstOwn and the payment therefor
to grant power to the mayor and city
council of Hagerstown to give portions
of streets for sewerage purposes; also, tO
authorize the mayor and city council Of
Hagerstown to borrow money on bopds
for drainage purposes.
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Risks His Llfe Cor ! Fortune.

DULUTH, Mimi, Feb. e.--The noted
Duluth diver, M. f. Chalk, left here for,
Alpena, Mich. He Ii under contract to-
attempt to locate and raise the wreck III
the steamer Pewabic, which sank seven
teen miles of that place in 100 feet Of
water twenty-five years ago. Four at
tempts have already been made 70 raise
lost his life. II Chalk succeeds ID his
work he win make $4,000.
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On Trial for wife Murder.

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. 2. Stephen Bea-
yala, wealthy Cuban, was placed on
trial yesterday for numbering his wife
last October, he having shot her down
after having accused her Of unfaithful-
ness. District Attorney Kelly, whose
duty makes it necessary for him to pros
ecute the case was Beayala's groomsman.
The prisoner broke down when called
upon to plead to the indictment and
wept pitenusly for few minutes. Bea-
yala's counsel are fighting the case stub
bornly. Their defense win be insanity.
But five jurors have been secured so far.
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NM. HoAR,s PLAN.
10 Make PostmastsrE Terms Of once
During Good Behavior.

WAsHINeroS. Feb. e.-The bill intro
duced BY Representatives Hoar. Of Mas
sachusetts. ITO fix the tenure Of Office
for postmasters. and 70 regulate the ap.
pointment. promotion and removal Of
them was considered IN the house com.
mite On civil service reform. nine Of
the thirteen members being present.
The bill provides. in its present shape,
that postmasters Of all four classes shall
be appointed TO hold Office during good
behavior, though the president may Al
any time make removals OF suspensions
for cause stated; also. that first. second
and third class postmasters may be pro.
NOTED from one Office to another BY the
president.
This last provision is the only one
which has thus far evoked strong op
position, its opponents taking the ground
that postmasters, especially those Of Til,
fourth class, are essentially local officers
This provision was not Of Mr.. Hoar's de
vising, and may be dropped out Of tn,
bill with his assent.
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Rack from the Jaws Of Death.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE ten men
rescued from the sinking tug Edwin H.
Webster by the schooner Everett Web
ster arrived home this morning by the
Fall River line. The men say they were
rescued lust in time to save them from
= watery grave. They speak in terms
az highest praise of the bravery of the
schooner Webster's crew, who, they say,
took their own lives in their hands IN res
cuing them. The men do not believe It
possible that the men lost ON scew No.
) are still alive. a great crowd Of peo-
Die cheered the rescued men as they
BASED from the steamers dock.
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"a victim Of Polish Desperadoes.

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. 2.-Joseph Meg
lenski died last night from the effects Of
the brutal assault committed on him
last night by six Polanders. He was
assaulted because he would not join
their gang for purposes Of robbery. Four
of the same body have heretofore been
confined for various crimes. one being
the murder, last Christmas, of Yassas
Walsconce. One of the men arrested is
Anthony Kopuchno. whose real name Is
givqnsby their boarding house boss as
John Ritzki. He is an escaped muir
derer from Newburg, N. II. where he
killed fellow countryman while work
ing on a railroad grading.
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Monthly DeDt statement.

WAsfhxaToN, Feb. e.--The monthly
debt statement issued from the treasury
department shows an increase in the az.
gate IL the debt during the last month
amounting 10 81 ,2i0,0i5. There was nfi
increase III the interest bearing debt of
S7l0, D decrease II $3,aO5. g6S III the sur
plus cash In the treasury, and i decrease
Of 81 300, 80s in the non interest bearing
debt. The total debt today. lass $yI.-
S66, 400, net cash balance or surplus, and
the Sl00. 100000 gold reserve greenback
redemption fund, IL $s42, 6i7 $3.50.
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Gold Spring in An Uproar.

CARE MAY. N. j, Feb. 2.r-Rev. Eu-
gene r. Sherman is pastor Of the Taber-
nacle Methodist Episcopal church of
Cold Spring and the principal of the vii
lage school Sunday his congregation
gathered as usual, 1T Sherman was not
there, nor did he 4 excuse or ex-
PLANTATION. 1t is n tned that he
took couple of his hn and left for
parts unknown on s kday afternoon.
The alleged cause of his disappearance
is an affidavit which Ida Church, a for
mergood looking domestic of the par
sonage, and one Of the flock, swore out
against him before Justice Barnett,
charging undue familiarity. To escape
a church trial he fed. Sherman has
been twice married, although quite q
young man. Thepresent wife, together
with their three children, are left be-
hind. The whole village is in an uproar.
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BaItimore,s I,icense Boa,,l

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. Am applica-
ton has already been filed for the place
Of the Republican member of the liquor
license board of Baltimore city. and it is
likely change will be made. 1t would
be no surprise indeed if the whole board
was changed, because there is such q
pressure for places ON the commission,
which has come to be recognized as d
body of great political importance. II
seems to be considered certain, however,
that the feature of the minority repre-.
sentation on the board will lie done away
with
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Instructed for Cleveland.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Feb. 1.-The Demo
cratic convention organized with H. F.
Mann, of Sunbury, as chairman, and q
@. Stahl, of Milton, as secretary. The
following nominations We're then made
Hon. II. G. Dickerman, Of Milton, dele
gate to the national Democratic conveii
ton, and instructed for Cleveland. TIL.
delegates to the state convention are
F. Nicholson, Shamokin. j. Eicholts
and II. +. Davis, Sunbury DIR. j. r
Mcclure. Watsontown; Daniel Klinger
Milton ]. HI Hollister, Mount Carmel
and !. T. Trexsler, jackson.
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ZINC WhiskY Trnst.

y CHICAGO, Feb. Whisky distilling
interests have been excited since the
hard raid made by the New York bears
upon the stock. The air here and at
Peoria is full of rumors of investigati ens
into the management. Developments
are expected at the meeting of trustees
called for this afternoon. Some holders
insist that the trustees are to blame for
the present furry in the stock, and that
their manner of dealing with the dis
tributors has brought the government
down upon them
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Prohibitionists, Petition Refused.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. AIN the matter
Of the petition Of Hiram DE Walt and
other members Of the Prohibition party
for permission to file in the supreme
court . bill in equity attacking the con-
stitutionality of the new election law of
June S19, 1891, Of which bill the court
was asked to take original Jurisdiction,
the petition was yesterday refused in q
per curiam opinion.
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urged to Proionv His vaca,lon.

LONDON, Feb. 2. Mr.. Gladstone's
friends are urging him foreman abroad
until the Influenza epidemic in England
will have abated. He will probably re
main on the continent another fortnight.
IN which case Sir William Vernon Har-
court will lead the opposition on the re
opening of parliament. The archbishop
of Canterbury has issued special prayer
against influenza.
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AthIetes Capture 4 Burglar.

ELIzABETH. N. j., Feb. 2. AFTER a
desperate struggle on South Broad street
two young men, Gray and Bissell, of the
Elizabeth Athletic club, captured a
burglar, who had just escaped from the
residence of Mrs. H. p. Van Tuyl, on
the same street, where he had thrown
Mrs. Van Tuyl--who was in bed into
commissions. The burglar gave his name
as Thomas Murphy, Of Philadelphia A
quantity of jewelry and trinketsSNas
found on the prisoner, who was COM
1nittad
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Me Mants Eean Ilcrallctl

WASHINGTON, Feb q In thu house
Representative Arnold. of Missouri, pre-.
scented tor reference ares0lution request
ing the president to recall THE minister
Of the United States 10 Chile. Mr.. Pat
rick Egan, TO the end TINT reciprocity III
amicabIe relations between the two
countries may be had and maintained
There Ii no significance IN the res0lli-
ton, however. The committee on
foreign relations viii pay no attention
to II.
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salesman Canton Eronerated

CAMDEN, N. r., Feb. 2. Coroner JEFF
ferris held an inquest in the case Of Ed
ward j. Doukherty, who died from the
effects Of q blow struck by George Cam
ton. A verdict was rendered that the
accused came to his death from COM
precision Of the brain, and generating
Canton from responsibility.
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There's Notblnr n =. !.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2.-The officials
Of the Pennsylvania railroad characterize
as IA ridiculous runorr the report
that rival to the Adams Express com
pany, with John Hoey it It's head. ii rs
be established. Iii railroad circles the
report WAS read with considerable inter
est, but the general opinion was that
there was nothing in It. !.
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sohneider's second victim Dying.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Mrs. Schneider
is reported tohe slowly sinking from the
wounds inflicted Sunday night by her
husband at the same time that he killed
her brother. Inflammation has set in,
and the case is regarded as hopeless.
The cause Of the tragedy was Mrs.
Schneider's refusal to live longer with
her husband, who is worthless drunk
ard.
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Brokcr Whitn WiII Resnne

New York, Jan. 20. g. ". White
will apply to the governing committee
OF the Stock exchange in day or two
for permission to resume business. II
Is probable that he viii resume some
day next week. He will certainly be
accorded very hearty welcome on the
floor Of the exchange BY his fellow
members when he makes his reappear-
ance there.
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was r. ! I,onbIe gntct.ie2

BROOKLYN. Feb. 2.~At 4 o'clock III
the morning Francis Romeo, whole-
sale grocer Of New York, living at 526
Tenth street, this city. called two ii his
employees, Angelo Denaro and Rossorio
ValastrO, but failed to awake them. He
visited the room and found both dead III
bed. with gas flowing from an open JET
In the room.
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Rlinied bY nrnamns.

ToRoNTo, Ont, Feb 2. Frederick w.
Martin. electrician of the Toronto cleo,
trio light company, while passing be,
tween two large dynamos, completed the
circuit between them and was rendered
unconscious and possibly fatally injured
by the shock. When he recovered con
sciousness it was found that lac was
blind.
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Ouay,s Libelers Sentenced.

PITTsBURG, Feb. "A Beaver, Pa,
special says the defendants in the Quay
libel suit were sentenced to six months
imprisonment IN jail, 4 fine of $500, and
the costs OF prosecution.
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Alleged Amateur Bnrs,ar. .N,pped.,

LANCASTER. Pa, Feb. O. Two well
dressed young men, giving their names
as J. p. Mills. of New York city, and j.
L. Goodman, of Albany. were. it is al
legged, caught in the act of roBbing the
Pennsylvania railroad ticket Office at
Leaman Place at o'clock in the morn
ing. They were detained by the rail
road company employees until constable
arrived, who brought them to this city
and lodged them in jail. They claim to
be the sons Of wealthy parents, and SAY
they were returning home from d trip to
the west after spending all their money
Their friends have been notified.
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Lived and Died Together,

DONALDSON, Pa, Feb. 2. The double
funeral Of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Doran
took place here yesterday. Husband
and wife died within twenty four hours
Of each other. They were among the
oldest residents Of the western section 81
SchnylkilI county.
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lDIANAroLIs, Feb 2. The board of M
bitration. which was chosen TO settle thu
differences that caused the street chr tie
mp here three weeks ago, rendered dc.
cision conceding victory for the
strikers. The board finds that the com.
pany could withdraw the pass badges.
but that it could not do 10 under the
contract Of employment without provid-
ing other compensation for extrp labor
required Of the men.
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Died in Z syna.gIogne.

NEW York. Feb. Am unknown
man, about IS years Of age, who had
gray hair and whiskers, died suddenly
during services at the Synagogue Beth
Hamedrash Hagodal, No. 81 Norfolk
street. The body was removed to the
morgue.
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Alleeed Incendiarv Arrested

York. Pa, Feb. 2.-Louis Wolf, a
cigar maker, of New Paradise, this
county, is under arrest, charged with
setting fire to several buildings at that
place at midnight recently, by which
the whole town was threatened with
destruction. He was committed TO Jail
in default Of bail.