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WILL EXTEND THE FIGHT.
Prospect of the Atchison's With
draWaI From the Association.

dhdW Oh tIC ASSUCIdIIOn.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S-At to-day's meeting
of the Western Passenger Association
Passenger Traffic Manager White of the
Atchison made a long statement reviewing
the relations of his line with the Southern
Pacific and reciting the causes leading up
to the present troubles. He asked that
the association lines, according to agree
ment. should stand by its members as
against all others and that the Eastern
association lines of the association should
close all business with the Southern
Pacific.
The matter5went over until tomorrow
when Chairman Caldwell will give the
matter hearing. He may render a de.
cision at once or take the case under adj
visement. If the decision is adverse TO tbs
Atchison 1t will promptly withdraw from
the Western Passenger Association and
make a fight from Chicago instead OF the
Missouri River.
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Racing at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2S.-Track very heavy.
Five furlongs. Midget won, Horace Leland sec
ond. Sanford third. Time. 1:12
Five furlongs. Burrells Billet won, Billy Dun
can second, Constance third. Time, 1:llA
Brlsco second. Sam Farmer third Time
1:2015.
seven furlongs, Cutlery won. Prittiwt second
The Ban third Time, 1:44.
Six furlongs, Dixie won, Tasso second
Chfis third. Time, ;2S.
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NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
A Batch of Officers Made Happy b,
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Senate in
executive session to-day confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Receivers of public
moneys-David r. Asbury at Bozem an.
Mont; Milton G. Gage at Boise CITY.
Idaho. Receiver of land ofice-Beniamin
f. Morris Of Denver for Idaho at Lewis
ton. Idaho. Past Assistant Paymaster
John r. Martin, to be paymaster in the
navy; First Lieutenant William P. Bid
dell, to be captain in the navy CORPS :.Sec.
ond Lieutenant Wendell G. Melville. to be
first lieutenant in the United States
Marine Corps.
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DOMAIN Is A FELON.
Eighteen Months imprisonment for
Threatening the Vice-Presideut.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 2S.-Joseph Donjap,
who sent a threatening postal card to Vice
President Stevenson. was tried in the
United States District Court today on
charge Of violating the postal laws. The
jury, after a brief consideration, returned
a verdict of guilty and Judge Morris sem
fenced Donian to the penitentiary for
eighteen months.
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Stabbed by an Actor

w. .. sanoorn, variety actor, was arrested
last nieht ana locked up at the Southern sta
sion ior staDoine William Singer, a marine
fireman, under the ripbt evs Sanho.,, '.N
Singer live at the odging.house ri Thirs
street, and when the lat er went to his room
iast night ne found Sanborn and Sanborn',
Mrs. Sanborn slapped his face Stinoer a ro
turned the compliment and the actor drew
penkniie and stabbed him. Sanborn wa.
with deadly weapon. -o' assam
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SOUND AS A NEW DOLLAR.
Fine Financial Showing of a Mutual
Accident Association.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2S.-The United States
Mutual Accident Association held its sew
enteentb annual meeting in the offices of
the company on Broadway this evening.
MIR. charles b. Peet was reelected presi-
dent The reports read by the newly
elected secretary. William b. Smith.
showed the company financially sound
and corroborated the strongly favorable
report just made on he affairs of the COM
pany by Deputy Superintendent Michael
Shannon of the State Insurance depart
meDt.
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the new academician. M. Fernand Bruno
there. attempted to lecture to-day. Event
uaiiy the students became so uproarlous
and excited that they smashed all the fur
nlture In the hall ard only stopped RIOT
Ing when the police cleared out the place.
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THE BULLET WAS SMALL.
But Large Enough to InfIict a Fatal
Wound.

VIcToRIA, Feb. 2s.-Charles Mckay is
tonight lying in dying condition at the |
Jubilee Hospital with bullet in his head.
This afternoon he took small rifle and |
went down to the water front near his |
home with the Intention of shooting some |
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AN EYE FOR sEALsKlNs.

TWO RODDETS Nidk6 IIduI at 5dC"
ramentO.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.-As ID. M. Quinn
and family were at dinner this evening thieves
entered the residence and stole TWO suits be-
longing to Mr.. Quinn, TWO sealskln sacques and
several other articles. A portion or the cloth
ing was afterward found in the possession of a
small-siZed man, VINO said his name was Robert
Dorauih and thai he had lately come from San
Francisco. He had a partner. who got away
with The sealskins.
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Signed News Contracts.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S-The Canton (Ohio)
Repository, the Piqua Ohio Call, and The
Springfield Ohio Republic Times have
signed con tracts for ninety years with the
Associated Press. Service begins to-mor-
row.
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was caused by the explosion of a cOal-oil lamp.
The house was occupied by 4. GlesSlg, VINO
estimates his loss at $3.50.
The alarm from box 81, at 1920 this morn
ing. was for fire IN the Chinese laundry at IL
Webb street. Cause oVerheatng Loss 500.
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A RESPITE FOR McKANE.
Before Going to Sing Sing He Can
See His Wife.

BROOKLYN. n. Y. Feb. 2S.-It was
agreed to-day that Boss McKane need not
go 10 Sing Sing until tomorrow, provided
the defense would not apply to any Justice
for stay. The respite was allowed to
permit McKane to see his wife.
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Found Another Bomb.

PRAGUE. Feb. 28.-A bomb filed with
powder and nails, with Ealf-burned fuse.
has been found outside the Loan Office.
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Shot His Wife and Himself.

TRENTON. n. j., Feb. 2S.-William Ryan,
a potter, 25 years of age, to-day shot his
wife and then fred a bullet into his own
brain and died instantly. Mrs. Ryan can
not recover.
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Many Lives Lost.

LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch to the
Standard from Shanghai says that an ex-
plosion has taken place in coal mine at
Shantung, in which 450 persons were killed.
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The Russo.German treaty.

BERLIN, Feb. 2S.-In the Reichstag to-
day the debate on the Russo-German CON-
mercial treaty was resumed. Herr Richter
attacked the National Liberal and Con-
servative parties aud demanded the adop-
tion OF the treaty.
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SAY, girls, ryou want to fool thattoest fellow
Just ask him to give you his package of Whites
Yucatsn um. when be asks you 10 be excused FOR
moment between acts. See?
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NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
IN Oakland Water Company is hereby given thai
In pursuance OF resolution of the Board of
Directors OF the Oakland Water Company uuapi.
mously adopted st a meeting of the said board
duly held ct the once of the company, In the city
and county OF San Francisco State Of California
on the 2sth day OF January. 1894 (ail the members
OF said board being presently, meeting of the
stockholders OF said Oakland Water Company will
be held at the ONCE of the company, No 22I Cali.
fornfa street, IN the city and county of san Fran
cisco, State OF California (the same being the
principal place OF business of said corporation
aud being the building where the Board OF d.
rectors OF said corporation usually meet, on
THURSDAY the 9th day OF April, 1894. at the hour
OF O'Clock p M, for the purpose OF consid erfn9
and acting upon the proposition to create bonded
lnueDteuness OF said corporation to the amount
IN Ine aggregate of eight hundred thousand
$500, 00OJ dollars, gold coin OF the United States
OF america Tor the purpose OF paying any ind ebt-
euness OF the corporation now existing or which
may nerearter be created and or providing funds
TO pay tor the construction and laying of water
mains ana pipelines and for the extension and
ueVeloPnent or Its water-works system and for
she purchase and acquisit ON OF such property as
corporation.
Dated the 29th day of January 1894.
BY order OF the Board of Directors.
ANDREW W. ROSE JR.,
iaSot I'd Secretary of the Oakland Water Compsny.
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PELLEGRINI DENOUNCED.
How he Increased the Debt of the
Argentine Republic.


BUENos AYREs, Feb. 2S.-The Argentina
Times denounces the administration of
President Pellegrini during the last year
of his term. 1t declares the President
spent four times the amount provided by
the budget and says he increased the ma.
tiOnal debt by $40. 600. 600
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"Greater New York" Approved.
ALBANY, n. Y. Feb. 2S.-The Greater
New York bill has been signed by the
Governor,
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Made a Rich Strike.

SONORA, Feb 2S.-A $500 gold pocket was
taken out of the Selleck claim one day this
week
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UPROARIOUs STUDENTS.

Their Riotous Reception of a New
Academician.
PARIS. Feb pa great uproar occurred
among the students of the Sorbonne when
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ReasOn' Beecham's Pills act like magic.
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The Fire Record

Inc alarm from box Ga. at $40 O'Clock last
night was tor fire at 433 Natoma street. II
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16

"There isn't much of any difference
between occupied and busy, is there,
pa!" inquired Jake Potter, who was
studying his definitions for the next
lesson.
Il should say" answered his father
there was about as much diff renee
betwixt 'em as there is between walkin
up hill an slidin daown. l calklate you
won't get an extry high mark tomorrer
eft you can't hit off no better'n that,
Jake"
Well, what is the difference, I'd
like to know" said the crestfallen J AXE.
Amt Abe Hawkins okkypation
plumbin:' inquired Mr.. Potter.
Jake admitted that it was.
"Hev you ever seen him busy?"
asked the father. ..
Never, pa, responded Jake prompt
ly.
An I've heerd that Jeems Spears
was so okkypied he couldn't find time
to fetch in wood fer his wife when he
sets by the haour daown t the store
reckon you couldn't hardly call him q
busy man. An ycu, Jake, !" continued
Mr.. Potter, turning to his son for the
last illustration, 1--WE known you
naow an again t be 90 okkypied turnin
solnersets in them hoop pole shavins
back o tn woodhouss you couldn't
hear me call ye no more'n eff you was
deef, though Id holler till | was all
hoarsed up, an yet it never appeared Z
me as eff You was precisely busy them
times. Home Queen.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16

MADISON, Wis, March l6.-Judge lie
becker granted nonsuit In the celebrated
roster suit against Governor Peck and
other state officials. An appeal was Mt
once taken to the supreme court by the
plaintiffs, and a decision is not expected
before next fall The suit WAS begun hy
Tracey, Gibbs & Co., printers, and George
Robert Dow, capitalist, to secure $4,000
The roster printing contract was let to the
Madison Times for s5T, 900, and the COVER
nor,s private secretary, practically owner
of The Times, sold an interest in the CON
tract for 10000 The state printer, who
said he could do the job for $4,000, conf
PEELED the governor to give the job to him,
and Clark paid TO the plaintiffs only g., 600
OF The money he had received from them.
The plaintiffs claim they were defrauded,
but the court implies that as they appar-
emily knew an slsO 900 contract was being
let for S5I 600 aud were to share in the
potts, they were entitled to no relief
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HIS BRIEF LIBERTY,
Murderer Puryear Escapes from
Jail at Stroudsburg.
CAUGHT BY A MOB AND LYNoHED.

The Doomed Man offered No Resistance
When the Mob Made Preparations for
Summary Vengeance. but Said "Do with
Me as You Please"
STRoUDspuRa, Pa, March 49, Richard
puryear, the colored desperate who sew
erel weeks ago brutally killed Christian
C. Ehler and tried to murder the entire
Ehler family, was lynched by mob yes
terday.
By some means Puryear secured stick
with which he pushed back the bolt of his
cell door during the night, and the outer
cell door being unlocked through gross
carelessness on the part of some one, he
gained access to the hall of the jail When
the sheriff entered the jail to take break
fast to the prisoners Puryenr, who was in
hiding, made jump for the door and es-
capped, locking the door behind him. lie
then went out through the kitchen of the
Jail building, and, running across some
vacant lots, was soon outside the borough
limits.
The sheriff, on finding that he was
locked in, shouted loudly aud attracted
the attention of his wife, who unlocked
the jail door and set the sheriff free. A
general alarm was at once sent out and
immediate pursuit made OF the escaped
murderer
The desperate man swan McMichael's
creek, which is about six feet deep, closely
pursued by big negro, who caught him
just as he. landed on the opposite bank.
He was brought back across the creek,
where he was seized by crowd that had
gathered, and was at once lynched Some
one i'll the mob had a rope, which was
quickly attached to the limb of a tree, and
willing hands swung the desperate up.
From the time he escaped from the jail
till he was hung only nineteen minutes
elapsed.
While the preparations were being made
for his lynching Puryear remained piss
i've, and to the yells of the mob answered:
DO as you please" When the rope had
been thrown over the limb of n tree and
the moose adjusted around his neck the
doomed man offered no resistance what
ever. He was swung up without any cere-
mony, and his body dangled in the air for
fully an hour before the sheriff cut it
down. The lynching party did not num-
Der more than fifty persons
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PHILADELPHIA, March Is - Flour dull;
winter super, S91t2 10; winter extras. $50
ESQ; No. winter family, S25p4l2 IS; Pennsyl-
yania roller straight s29Oa3.l0; western win.
ter, clear, sa,75a3 Wheat dull. lower with
60Iac bid and H3lc. asked for March. Corn
quiet easier. with I2lec. bid and I29lr. asked
for March. Oats dull, weak. with AisIc. bid and
37a4c. asked for March. Beef lower; family,
sll1l8; extra mess $3.50; beef hams, $3.50;
city extra India mess. 6iif19Uc. Pork Quiet
steady; new mess, Sl2 5AQl3; extra prime Sl2
@l2.5O; family. Sl3,5nGl4. Short clear, Sl3iO
Glh.D. Lard steady; western steam. S7.l2ls
refined firm. Butter steady; western dairy
12It'5c.; do creamery l5Qasl SC; do. factory
l0a l5c.; Elgins, 22lhc.; New York dairy, lao
2Qlac.; do. creamery, l1l7c. for old; state
creamery prints, fancy. Re; exceptional lots
higher; do. fair to choice, ls1t2le.; prints job
bling al s3fte6c Cheese firm; large 9ls6 l2tic.; !;
small, 10t6Bl3c.; part skins 34RlUc.; full
skins, att3c Eggs weak; state and New York
l5blbl9c.; western fresh, l49 ijc; southern
l33+l l4stc.
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memento. See, thou, Jules, he would
say'' If ever thou shouldst meet my
benefactor and canst serve him, do it
for my sake And now have met
you, monsieur, and l would help you
and l cannot.
Never mind, " said |. Perhaps
your colonel will see reason in the morn
ing.
lie shook his head at that and relapsed
into silence. For long time no one
spoke. Inc two soldiers nodded on the
long settle, but jules and were wide
wake: he kept looking wistfully at
me; Tor my part touud 1t impossible
TO sleep. somehow could not think
the hefce old colonel meant to shoot me,
oot the mere idea was bad enough to
hoWl over.
morning came-gray, cold, cheerless
AS me buSles sounded outside Jules
ana ms men marched me into the colo
mel presence. Inc old militaire was
as stern ana unbending as on the night
pelore. ne eyed me keenly.
Wen mr.. Spy, said he, do you
accept my oiier OF lust night!'
MY heart began TO thump violently.
NO, SIR, l answered.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16
BLAND'S DOUBLE VICTORY
His seigniorsge Bill Passes the Senate
by Thirteen Majority.

WASHINGTON, March 18-The last day
OF the debate on the Bland seigniorage bill
attracted large crowd to the senate, and
the galleries were well filled. At . o'clock
Senator Harris asked that the bill be put
upon its final passage in accordance with
the agreement arrived at several days ago.
The yeas and nays being demanded, the
bill was passed by a vote of A t,%il. The
senate also passed several bills Of minor
Importance, and at 2:45 went into execu-
tive session and passed upon large mum.
Der Of nominations. AT $50 the doors
were reopened, when several unimportant
bills were passed, and at 4l0 o'clock the
senate adjourned until Monday.
The consideration OF the Sundry civil
bill was completed in the house, except
ing those portions passed over during the
reading of the bill. The principal fight
was made hy Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee, to
abolish coast and geodetic surveys and
transfer the former to the navy and the lat
terto the interior department. His amend
ment was ruled out on point of order
MIR. Enloc then modified his amendment
SO as to authorize an investigation by the
joint committee on the expenditures in the
executive departments of the work of that
bureau and the advisability of the trans
fer. No action was had on the amend
nlput
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CLEVELAND, March l6-Again the re
bellion among The Poles Of st. Staualnua'
Catholic church h'ls broken ont. Bishop
lorstmann and Monsignor Satolli refused
TO remove their priest, Rev r, Rosinski,
and IL WIS thought that settled the mat
ter. Protesting members have written
Monsignor Satolli in defiant strain, de-
claring that they will have the priest ar
rested, and advising Sstolli to leave the
United States il he has no authority to
right wrongs. A movement is also on foot
to form an independent church.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16

INDIANAPOLIS, March 18-The Prohibi-
tionists of Indiana nominated the follow
ing state ticket: Secretary of state, John
b. Ham, of Marion; treasurer, Addison
Iadley, Of Hendricks attorney general,
Clarence Kessiner, of Nincennes; superin-
tendent public instructions, Professor T..
A, Devore, Of Merom, clerk of supreme
court, William Ross, of Randolph; statis-
tican, William II. Little, Of Shelby; geolo-
Rtst, Professor Elwood Kemp, of Terre
Haute. Nominations for the two vacan-
cies on the supreme bench will be made
by the state central committee.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16

New YORK, March 1s.-The employees Of
the Hunters Point and Steinway Electric
railway went on strike yesterday. In De-
cember the men presented list of griev-
ances to General Manager Moulton, but
he ignored them. Yesterday, when they
threatened to strike he posted up notice
discharging the entire force. The strikers
became violent, tore up the track in some
places and cut the wires President Me-
Cabe, on hearing tho grievances of the
men, said he was willing to submit them
to arbitration by Mayor Sanford TO this
the men agreed, aud returned to work. Mr..
Moulton it is said will resign
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New YORK, March 16-The Tcnderloin
club on West Thirty-second street, COM
posed of leading men in every walk of
life, was raided by Anthony Comstocls, of
the Society for the Suppression of Vice.
Mr.. Comstock went to the club house and
arrested Eugene Leonard, colored boy Of
l6 years, and then tore from the walls the
obscene pictures. more than score Of
them. The pictures were taken to the
Tombs court and displayed before the
Justice, who held the boy for trial in $500
bail. The PICTURES We're painted by artists
connected with the press OF this city, and
have been on exhibition since 1891.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16

WASHINGTON, March i6.-Secretary Car
Isle and Assistant Secretary Harlan were
in consultation with the senate committee
on finance yesterday afternoon concerning
the administrative features of the tariff
bill. 1t is understood that Mr.. Carlisle
coincided with some of the opinions ex-
pressed by the Republican members of the
committee, and that some amendments of
this portion of the bill will be made The
Republicans are attacking the administra-
tive part Of the bill wherever it is mate
rally different from the existing law,
which they claim is as good a system as
can be devised. The opinion is gaining.
ground that the bill will be reported 10
the senate on Tuesday next.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The proceed
tngs of the court of inquiry in the case of
the wreck Of the kcarsarge were laid be-
ford Secretary Herbert by Judge Advo-
cate General Lemly. The secretary i'm
metliately gave instructions to have the
record carefully gone over by the Judge
advocate general Meantime the findings
OF the court will not be made public. The
belief is general, based on precedents that
1t has recommended a court martial in he
case of The navigator and perhaps the
commando If 'lze kparsarge.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16

NEW YORK, March l6.-Another effort
was made yesterday to get the Gravescnd
ex-king, John Y. Mckane, from behind
the bars at Sing Sing. An application was
made by his lawyers to Judge Tacomb. In
the United States circuit court, for a writ
of habeas corpus directing the warden OF
the prison to produce John Y. McKane in
court. They allege that he is being de-
tanned and denied the right of bail while
his case Is still pending. The application
was promptly refused,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16

PHILADELPHIA, March i6.--Edward Far
rell, prosperous plumber, 52 years old,
shot and fatally wounded his wife and
slightly wounded boarder named Julius
Kaufman, at their home on Columbia
avenue, last night. Farrell had quarreled
frequently with his wife, and had often
accused her Of infldelity. For the past
week he had not been living at home.
After the shooting Farrell gave himself
mp to the police
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a septuagenarian Robbed.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, March lG-The police
are looking for Clemens Iiaskowsh and
Thomas and William Ieiney, all young
men, who are suspected of robbing Peter
Dlehm of s., 800 Diehm is an industrious
lsboring man over 20 years old, who had
saved the money by pcnurious living Tho
money was stolen while the old man lay
aslepp