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fer and began his career on a first class newspaper as its humblest reporter. His enterprise In getting news and his bright, snappy way of writing 1t up soon gained him promotion to tho city editorship. He was later made managing editor of The Enquirer, and by his energy and enter prise he made it one of the foremost or gans in the west.
 When the Russo. Turkish war broke ont, he went to the scene of hostilties as spe, cial correspondent for The Enquirer and materially added to his reputation by his graphic dispatches.
 Colonel Cockerill was also sucoessively editor of the Washington Post the Balti- moro American and St. Louis Post Dis patch, In all of which positions he acquit ted himself with distinction and by his efforts added to the prestige and material prosperity of those journals.
 When Mir. Joseph Pulitzer took hold Of the New York World. he invited Colonel Cockerill to assume the duties of mansg ing editor of that paper. The success achieved by The World under the manage ment of Colonel Cockerill is of too recent date to require recapitulation.
 Colonel Cockerill's next move was to assume the editorship of The Morning Advertiser and The Commercial Adver- tiser, in which position he remained for three years.
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FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Summary of the Proceedings In the Sena,
 and House

Summary of the Proceedings In the Senate
 and House.
 WASHINGTON, April 9.-In the senate yesterday Mir Turpie of Indiana spoke in favor of the joint resolution for interven- ton in Cuba The Indian appropriation bill was considered In the house a bill for establishment of the metric sy tenn was sent back to the committee. The bill abol:shing compulsory pilotage was dis cussed.
 WASHINGTON, April 1O.-In the senate yesterday Mir. Mantle spoke in defense of his vote against the Dingley tariff bill. The Indian appropriation bill was consid- cred. In the house the bill abolishing compulsory pilotaRe was defeated, and the District of Columbia appropriation bill was passed
 WASHINGTON, April II. - The house yesterday passed the Grosvenor filled cheese bill by vote of 160 to 5S. The bill requires the manufacturers of filled cheese to pay a tax of s400 annually, the wholesale dealers s250 and the retail deal CTS S12, and for failure to pay such tax imposes upon manufacturers fine of from s400 to s3,00O, upon wholesalde dealers from t2s0 to $1 900 and upon retail deal CTS from $40 to $500.
 WASHINGTON, April 14.-In the senate the Du Font election contest was continued and routine business was considered. In the house only business relative to the District of Columbia was transacted.
 WASHINGTON. April 15.-In the senate yesterday Mir. Squire spoke in support of his coast defense bill. Mir. Chandler made an argument in favor of Mir. Du Fonts claim to a seat In the house the fortifi- cations appropriation bill was passed. It carries appropriations and authorizations involving an expenditure of sll, 3s4. SIS for coast defenses
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The nrafnr

The Rev. Dr. A. D. Mayo, in a re- cent interesting address. quoted James Walker, former president of Harvard, as saying, "The oration will die with Mir. Robert c. Winthrop" But the ora tion in no sense died with Mir. Win throp. What is more, the oration, we may be sure, will never die until hu- man nature is fundamentally different from what it is at present It is the fashion nowadays to sheer tt eloquence. One might as we'll sheer at music or poetry. Walkers reference to Winthrop was fine, considered as compliment. Taken literally. it will not hold water. It recalls an assertion made by Mir. Howells a few years ago that the stories had all been told. In fact, nasty gem eralizers art always with us. People are more critical than they used to be, they are more easily bored, they have less time for anything than they ever had before Nevertheless the man with a genius for oratory, the man who has something to say and who knows how to say it-who can say it with a silver tongue-is perennial He will always command an audience. Boston Con- monwealth.
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There are only half dozen houses in Langtry, Tex, and one of them is a com bination "beer and law shop" presided over by Judge Roy Bean, who Is the most autocratic and most original judge in all Texas. AS the name of the town Is Lang try the judge, who reads the papers, has quite appropriately named his place the Jersey Lily. His business sign bears this legend: "Ice cold beer and law west of the Peoos." The Pooos river Is the east ern boundary of the judges circuit, which embraces 500 miles of widest Texas. He was made judge-probably self appointed when he was a young man, and he is about 65 years now. Nobody would dream of holding an election for the posi- tion. Judge Bean's method of dispensing law Is not the sort you read of in books. Once when Texan pleaded guilty before him of killing a Chinaman the judge said "There ain't any law in Texas agin killin a Chinaman. Prisoner discharged" On another occasion a man was brought be- fore him for stealing a COW valued at about $4. We'll" said the judge, you'll pay $25o fine or hang" The prisoner pro tested that the COW was only worth few dollars. Shut upr' yelled tho judge. "Come up with s250 or you hang" Tine prisoner came up.-Philadelphia Record.
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Women as Lay Delegates.

PITTsBURG, April 14.--The question ot the admission of women delegates to the general conference of the Methodist Epis- copal church has been practically settled In their favor.
 letter received by Rev. c. W. Smith. D. D., editor of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate, from Rev. D. $. Monroe, D. D., of Altoona. secretary of the general con ference, stated that the constitutional amendment which carries with 1t the fate of the proposed women delegates had re- oeived more than the requisite three fourths vote of those present and voting in the annual conferences. Ten of the l20 annual conferences have not yet voted. but when they do it cannot effect chanRe In the present state of the movement.
 The vote to date is G. 937 in favor of the amendment and 2,1s7 against it. This gives the required majority, with S7b votes to spare.
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General Markets.

NEW YonR. April l4.s-FLOUR-S hs western quiet, but firm at former prices, oty mills patents. stJ0dt.50. winter patents, s3iu da city mills clears, tt.lo ttso. winter straiphts, S,6b6S.sb.
 wHEAT-No, 2 red opened stronger on high. CT cables and bad spring wheat trop news. eased of. but had second sharp rise on cover Ing due to strong cables; May 7ssta7lltca June. ssss u6sisssc.
 CORN-Na 2 generally firm with wheat: May. 3a 3 i6d3BS4c.; July, a7 37lrc
 oATS-No. inactive and nominal track. white. s,a,e. a,s .tiec.. track, white, western. s5d2SlSo.
 PoRK-oulct; mess. saapso fanily. slosSn lnT5.
 LARD ESsY prime western, sreani, sb.ss nominal,
 BUFFER Irregular; state dairy, 10 4l8 ., western creamery. lldtlso.
 CHEESE Qui-E state. large, 6a.6i0Ac.; small GulnA4g
 EGGS Quiat state and Pennsylvania, isc.; western. llullihc,
 SuGAR-Raw strong fair refining, aa4c., centrifugal. Vi test, ti4o. reineh firm; crushed. sIsr.; powdered. sa '.
 TURPENl TNE Firm: sslsaGpc.
 Mul.ASSES- < esty; New On iesns, aota7c.
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A TAClTURN CHAP.
tse Was We'll Filled, but the Reporter
 Could Not Make Him Talk.

tse Was We'll Filled, but the Reporter
 Could Not Make Him Talk.
 Newspaper work was new to him, but he was writing "specials'' for a New York daily, and he had been advised to go along the river front and write up what he saw. All the morning he wandered along look. ing for something that he might turn into bread and butter, but either his eyes were poor or his brain was foggy, for the noor, whistles blew, and he hadn't found n thing that was writable." He was about to give it up for the day, when he met a re- porter with whom he was slightly &C., quainted.
 Now the special man was as green and fresh as spring lettuce, but the reporter was an old hand, and when he heard that the other was looking for material his heart warmed toward him, and he told him that there was an old salt whose lair was a corner groggery a few blocks farther up town.
 "He's n taciturn chap, but, myl The stories he knows and will tell you when you get him drunk will run you for six months" he said.
 "Why don't you use him?' "Well, he's little out of my line, or wouldn't put any one else on him." They found him drinking at a table in a saloon.
 Don't speak to him until he speaks to you. He's an eccentric ouss and might take offense at the start. Get bottle of | whisky and we'll go over and sit down, and he'll do the rest. When he loosens up, get your pencil ready and just whoop | 1t down, and it'll be hot stuff to hand right in to your governor. The bottle and glasses were produced, | md cnt at ha xpi fhe man, a tough looking specimen of the | genus homo, with blear eyos and tangled beard that depended from his jaws like seaweed on an old hulk. He nodded to them and filled his glass, | but he never opened his mouth except te | pour the whisky into it.
 | His retioence was copied by the others and they drank until the specialist felt dizzy and began to think that if the old sea dog didn't open up soon he'd be in nc condition to jot down his remarks wher he did. In little while the reporter dropped out of the game and went away. The ses dog drank as if his stomach were the bot tomless pit, and the other sat there ant gave his head swimming lessons and wait ed patiently for the sea tales that wer' corked up in alcohol.
 At last, after the second bottle had beer opened the specialist said to the sailor forgetting his friends injunction not t: speak until he was spoken to, "Shay isn't it time f you tell me shtoryP The sea dog blinked solemnly and tool another hooker. Then the green and guile less young special writer grew exceeding wroth, and shaking his fist in ths oi' mans face he said, ''Shay, you goin tall or notf"
 And then for the first time the old fel low appeared to be aware that ho was be Ing spoken to, and he opened his coat an
 displayed a placard which read:
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ARSON IS CHARGED.
A Woman and Two Men Arrested at Yon- kerr For Setting Fire to Buildings

A Woman and Two Men Arrested at Yon-
 kers For Setting Fire to Buildings
 YoNKERs, N. r., April 15.-As the res suit of investigations at the instance of several New York city and White Plains insurance companies Mrs. Margaret c. Logue, Louis Myers, her son, and Thomas Mclaughlin have been arrested and are charged with having started the fro which destroyed IA buildings In this oity on April 6, entailing a loss of about sl0o,- GOO.
 Among the buildings destroyed was the dwelling house of Mrs Logue and the sa. loon of Mclaughlin adjoining. The chief information on which the arrests were made was furnished by John Peterson, n candy dealer. who occupied the lower part of Mrs. Loeue's house, and by "A young woman who worked for Peterson. They both made statements to the effect that the three arrested had just before the fro started been together in the collar of Mo Laughlin's establishment. The woman and her son are held in sl0, 900 ball each and Mclaughlin in $6,oOo. It is also stated that Mclaughlin had his stock and fixtures insured week or two before the aro occurred.
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CANAAN, CONN. THURSDAY, APRIL 16
and mortified. Iwished that had never

and mortified. Iwished that I had never met this girl.
 "'So you never kissed her after all lp
 "She said it jubilantly, and I should have lied. It was the psychological mo- ment for lie. It was better that she should misjudge me than that I should give her pain. And yet it hurt me to be misjudged, and protested.
 "'Pauline, Pauline, how could help kissing her?' said. It was wrong of mel know it was wrong of me-to have gone so far. hated myself for it, but how could draw backp What would she have thought of me if I had drawn back then2 No, no, Pauline. I longed not to kiss her, but was obliged to. It was the penalty that I had to pay for doing wrong. Tell me, Pauline, what else could have done?'
 "But Pauline knew very we'll what else could have done.
 "'You ought to have told her you were engaged to me, she said.
 Pauline, Paulinel When had in my weakness and folly led her on so far that her head was resting on my shoul uCAr anu hOi ulOulu was WoltihS 1Ol o kiss, you say that should have sudden ly turned round and told her that was engaged to you. could not be so cruel I do not believe that any man living could have been so cruel In the begin ming meant to kiss her for my pleas ure, and in the end had to kiss her as my duty. It ended there, for Event down to Domo d'Ossola the next morn ing, and I have never seen her since. But 1 insist, Pauline, that my duty my solemn, sacred duty-was to kiss her then. Imagine the poor girls feel ings if had drawn back from the kiss to tell her about you.
 "But Pauline was memorable.
 "'You had no business to consider her feelings. she said, when you were engaged to me. "
 The story was over. My friend paused for a minute and then said:
 ''There, doesn't that prove that cir cumstances alter cases, and that women are unreasonable beings?"
 "Perhaps," answered. "But pre- fer the other moral-that long engage .ments are mistake, and that there are some trifles about which man does bet ter to deceive his wife. "-Francis Crib ble in New Budget.
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Mozart.

Mozart had memory for music and for nothing else. On attending the papal mass at the Sistine chapel he was great ly impressed with the musical service and asked for copy, but was told none could he given him, as the music was not allowed to go out. He went to tine next service, listened attentively, went away and wrote down the whole from memory. When "Don Giovanni" was first performed, there was not time to copy part for the harpsichord, so Mozart conducted the entire opera, about three hours long, and played a harpsichord accompaniment to the songs and choruses without note of music to assist his memory.
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MuRDERoUS INDIANS.
The Wholesale Massacre of omcials In a
 Mexican Town.

Mexican Town.
 CTfN OF MEXICO, April 14.-A telegram from Oaxnoa City states that tho rebel In- dians at the town of Juquela killed all the town councillors, sohoolteachers, looal priest, chief of police and the telegraph operator-in fact, every one holding gov ernment place. The people are In terror, and troops have been sent to the relief of the town.
 The military movement made against the rebel Zimatlans has resulted in driv. ing tho Indians Into the mountains. They began their plotting in Holy week, instl. gated by Indian lawyers, who informed them that the new state taxes weru un- constitutional, but the authorities paid no attention to the excitement among them. considering they were engaged in theii usual drunken celebration of the season. But, procuring arms and machetes, they made rush for the town hall, and the prefeot hastily closed the doors, which they soaked with petroleum and burned, thus effeoting an entrance, saoking the place and penetrating the private apart. ments of the prefect, grossly maltreatod the women of his family, and then, turn ing attention to the officials and armed servants, killed and wounded several.
 The scene was horrible one, as the as. sault took place in the early evening and the excitement of the mob was indesorib able.
 The Indians were possessed with fury, and 1t was absolutely impossible for re. speotable inhabitants to control them. as all were drunk and maddened. The mob, after sacking the town hall, went to tho federal stamp office and assaulted it, burn ing down the outside door with petroleum. which also communicated fire to the en. tire house, placing Collector Gracinda, who was on the roof with his clerks, in T condition of tine utmost peril, but they managed to escape by the rear, jumping for their lives. Many shops were burned after being sacked, and the Indians deco. rated themselv with stolen flnery. They all fled on the approach of tho soldiers and are now in the hills. Tho revolt is To- cal and will be suppressed, and the insti. gators of tho Indians will be severely pun ished, as they took advantage of theii
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Consul Williams Talks.

HAVANA, April 15.-Consul Genera! Williams, who bns anxiously awaited the appointment of his successor since he sent in his resignation in March, expressed qualification when he learned that former Governor Lee had been named. He said:
 "I feel honored to have such a man sue ceed me. know him well. He was ir Havana with Mir. Cleveland right after the latter's former term as president ] liked him very much. l am glad to be re- lieved. I will retain office until he comes. The work here Is particularly hard and different from that of any other consulate. Many duties which usually devolve upon a minister on account of the distance from Madrid must be done here. The office communicates directly with the seo- retary of state Tho enormous claims aris- ing from the war give the American con sul more work than others. Great Britain. for example, does not recognize natural. ized citizens who return to their native country. We do Most complications arise through native Cubans who have become citizens of the United States"
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Three Fires In as Many Months

LAMBERTvILLE, N. J., April 10.-The large barn attached to the summer home of Charles H. Reed of Philadelphia just below this place was entirely destroyed by fire. Valuable carriages and farming i'm plements were burned. Twenty one sheep, 19 lambs, 1 cows and @ calf were burned alive. Edward H. Janney, who superin- tends the farm, was away when the fire broke out When seen at the farm, he said the fire was undoubtedly of incendiary origin, and that the loss, about s5.000, was partially insured. This makes the third fire In as many mo nths In the vicini- ty due to inceRdiarism.
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LAuRELS FOR AMERICANS.
They Capture More Events at the Olympic
 6snmes-

They Capture Moro Events at the Olympic
 Gnmes-
 ATHENS, April ll.-In tho final heats of the unfinished events of tho first and 500 ond days of tho Olympic games the Amor joan athletes were again successful. The 100 meter race was won by Thomns E Burke sf Boston In 12 seoonds Hoffman, the German champion, was second.
 The high jump was won by Ellery H. Clark of Harvard. a member of the Boston team. He cleared lsi centimeters. The hurdle race of 1l0 meters was won by Thomas F. Curtis of Boston in 17 3.5 seconds.
 Goulding, the English champion, was second.
 The stadium was packed. It Is estimat- cd that 150, GOO persons were present. The contests at the parallel bars were
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Pennsy's Golden Jubilee.

PHILADELPHIA, April 14.-The fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the Pennsylvania Railroad company was cele- brated in an elaborate manner in this city. Many prominent railroad men were present. President Roberts reviewed the history of the road since It's incorporation in IS46. He paid a tribute to the fidelity and devotion to duty of the 97,00o em- ,,loyees of the company and prophesied a glorious future for the road should their harmonious relations continue. Addresses were made by Governor Hastings, Mayor Warwick and Joseph H. Choate of New Work
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Two Hundred Killed by Dynamite e

LONDON, April 14.-The manager of She British South Africa company's mines at Gwelo telegraphs tbat upon the with drawal of the Chartered oompany's men from that place they left their stores of dy- namits behind. The Matabeles occupied the Tlace after it was abandoned by the British, and while they were tampering with the dynamite it exploded, killing 200 natives and iniurinR many more.
Connecticut western news., 1896-04-16
Mckinley Delegate. In New Jersey.

TRENTON, April lo.--The Mcrcer coun. ty Republican primaries for the election of delegates to the state and district oon. ventions were held. In ueveral wards and townships the delegates chosen wore in- structed to vote for Mckinley supporters. The district delegates to St. Louis will be Ferdinand W. RoehlinR of this county and Captain A. NJ. Bradshaw of Ocean, with Henry |. Trick of Burlington and Israel G. Adams of Atlantic as alternates.
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One AllePed AdYantago.

Grogan-And fwhat dye think av tho law they have been maxim in New York thot saloon cannot be widin 200 fate av a churchp
 Hogan-Sure an it is n good thing. Afther the man comes out ay the saloon 1t gives him a 200 foot walk for him to find out do he need another drink before he goes into the churoh.-Indianapol Jour- nal.
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ra,.uy In,nrcd by .n EsrIo.ion.

wILKFsBARR., Pa, April i4 = Five men wore probably fatally Injured by an explosion of firedamp during fire in tho Red Ash vein of tho Woodward mine. They are William Powell, fire boss, John Evans, mino foroman; James Lewis, miner. William D. Morgan, minor, and Arthur 6ollshtly. laborer. There Is worry little chance of recovery for the mon, all of whom Inhaled gas. The mine is ono of the largest in tho Wyoming valley and is operated by the Delaware, Jaoknwanna and Western Railroad company.
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DEATH OF COL. COCkERILl.
The Distinguished Journalist Passes Ava
 Suddenly at Cairo, Egypt.

@
 Suddenly at Cairo. Egypt.
 CAIRO, April 1l.-Colonel John A. Cockerill was stricken with apoplexy in the barber shop of Shepheard's hotel.
 He WAS unconscious from the beginning of the attack and died soon after.
 John A. Cookerill was born in Dayton. O. in 1S45. When the war broke out, he n.istsd as a drummer boy, and after the war became oompositor on The Scion of Temperance In Dayton.
 He subsequently, became one of the clerks of the Ohio senate and next became partner with the famous Clement L. Vallandigham in the publication of the Dayton Empire, at the time the organ of the Montgomery county Democracy.
 From Dayton Colonel Cockerill went to Hamilton, O., where he found employ ment as general reporter on a paper. His work there attracted wide attention. and he was offered a position on the Cincin- nati Enquirer, which was then edited by Washington Mclean. He accepted the of
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Tioga County. Pa. For Quay.

WELLsBoRo, Pa, April 1.-The Tioga county Republican convention at Tioga canvassed about the largest Republican vote ever boiled at the primaries in this county. The tabulated returns show that nearly 6,S00 Republicans voted. The vote on presidential preferences was: Quay, 3,742; Mckinley, 2,761; Reed, POS; Ali son, 5o8. Resolutions were passed indors- ing the policy of protection and NJ. s. Quay for president
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won by F1atow. German, and Butter, Swiss. The contests at climbing the pole were won by the Greek athletes, Andri, Kopou. los and Xenakis.
 The race of 4a kilometers was won by Louis, a Greek, in ? hours and 4S min. utes. Vassilaoos (6reekl was second, in hours. The enthusiasm of the crowd nt the conclusion of this race was very great
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Mayor Daily Dead.

RAuwAy, x. J., April lb.-Mayor John ]. Daly of this city died of Bripht's dis. ease after an Illness of uiRbt weeks. May or Daily was a practitioner of medicine having boen graduated from the Universal ty of New York in loia He served ns mayor of Railway five terms, first as Democrat, then as an Independent and three times as a Republican.
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Thare Were Otheru

"One has to undergo great deal to se- cure a musical education" remarked the young woman who hopes some day to be e priJna donna.
 But ones neighbors have to undergo a great deal more," suggested the young man from the next fat.-Chicago Post.