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FOREIGN MARKETS.


London, February 23-The feature OF the
week on the stock exchange was the adj
vance OF the investment securities. consois
touching 10 New York holders seized the
occasion TO realize, and this. with the
talk Of the suspension of the sinking
fund In the event OF consuls continuing TO
advance. caused a slight setback. Most of
the papers have leading articles on the
subject OF the phenomenal price of all good
Investments and expressing the opinion
that the time has arrived to regard per
cent as n fair return on II safe Investment.
The increasing difficulty of finding safe
investments has the natural effect of bet
tering the more speculative securities. as
shown in the demnad for Argentine home
railways and American brewcries. Mines
show a steady market, promising to I'M
prove The same may be said OF Ameri-
can railroads, in which hopes are growing
az a permanent Improvement. This week
has produced rise almost throughout
the list. as follows: Louisville and Nash
vile 3i5. Denver and Rio Gfande preferred
2. Grand Trunk, Lake Shore, Norfolk and
Western and Union Pacific III, Atchison
tours. Northern Pacific and Wabash skies
u. Illinois Central l. others fractional
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srArnMnNr ny noorlI

New York February o., Commandant
Herbert Booth tonight telographed the
Associated Press. from Toronto Ont, do
nying that any OF tho officials of the
army IN tho United States are under his
control or that he has taken his brother's
place.
Late tonight Darlington Booth issued
tho following. II was furthest from our
Intention to enter into any controversy
regarding our action. but certain er-
rOneOuB statements having been made. II
f. only right and just both TO IA" move
ment and to ourselves, TO submit cor
rcctiun.
Colonel Nlcoll states: III " untrue. ms
stated, that CommRndant Herbert Booth
pcrcmptorily demanded that his brother
hand over tho keys and property. The
best denial TO this IN the following quo
tation which we wrote down from tho
final episode In the discussion on Thurs.
day last After having said we should
only have the Sunday to say farewell.
and they had inquired about the property
and found II could be arranged NJ short
notice, the commandani iinally snid., :,
ann empowered 10 place before you. frst.
that you withdraw your letter to Lon
don"
We replied. mo, wa will not"
''rba, you 20 20 England on Saturday"
We replied: mo. except on our cond'-
tons"
VERY well" replied Commandant Her
bert. IN that case all l have Ia say Is
Thai you hand over your keys and port
folio 10y 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
| replied that we shall require to nave
the authority of the chief OF star ire
ferring to London,
THAT Won can have before 10 o'clock.
because am empowered to give You the
/ replied: "Tnen you shall have tho
keys by 10 tomorrow
We at once arose, but Mother me com,
mandant commissioner nor Colonel Nlcoli
drmurred Mt the decision, ana tho only
other words exchanged were Good
night"
truo that he ever dismissed Commander
Darlington Booth Neither commhndhn,
Herbert Booth nor any officer possessed
such power That power Is alone Invested
we have always understood that the
power OF dismissal Of territorial officers
IL vested In tho general. But the com
tunudan led us to believe that he and
the other representatives had come fnlly
authorized and said that they were backed
with a definite brief IRON irhaon. No neirg
The commissioner that we must be pre-
pared for the worst,
After leaving our Keys upon our re-
speciIye desks and vaoa,lng headquarters.
| FRIDAY morning at , o'clock we retired for
consultation, which resulted later In the
day in our expressing ny chnieRiiMn 10
1 n,issnl from the hands Of the commnndant
and that any further negotiations had
| After the above deplorable circumstance
| I hereby declare On Mrs Booths and
nv own behalf that We can not under
| any conditions whatsoever acc"pi, pro-
posals from London, nor enter again I'M
der the authority or government OF the
| international headquarters In England.
| Mrs Booth and myself deeply regret that
We haven't even had the opportunity ~
| saving a loving farewell TO our immedi-
ate STAN and faithful officers. 10 say
nothing Of the thousands we stu dearly
l A.N1
Darlington Booth.
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OLNEYrs ROOM.

Moston, Mass, February ,s.-The unex-
pected and spontaneous presentation Of
the name OF Secretary Of State Olney for
the presidential nomination by Mayor
Quincy at the dinner Of the democratic
state central committee saturday Is made
more significant by democratic plans today.
Tomorrow there viii toe editorial comment
mai th., committee has settled upon "a
Ne chuse.tts man TO be placed before
~. National democratic convention and
bis name Will not be that Of Ex-Governor
Russell. whose friends had been quietly
usinr his name with that object.
MIR Qulncy's speech is said to be espe-
,Iailv Significant as the democratic State
central committee and a large number of
Inc most prominent party leaders of the
sfeie were In session Saturday.
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CABINET cRIsis INEVITABLE.

Crispi's Position In Italy Shaken by Re
cent Events In Abyssinia
New York. February 23-The Hcrald's
Rome cable says;
"a cabinet crisis in inevitable. The
strained state of relations casting be-
tween signor Crispi, the prime minister,
ana sienor saracco. minister of public
works. is becoming daily more arccntu'
ated. Baron Sonnino, minister of nnance'
II likewise making difficulties for the pre-
mier with regard 10 the enormous OK
pcnditure rendered necessary by the new
oxpedition TO Africa Court influences are
also at work against Signor Crlspi. aud
the king is very much alarmed at the So
rious state OF affairs.
Tho semi-ofllcial Populo Romano makes
violent attacks upon General Batatleri,
commander chief OF the troops in Abys-
slnia. pointing out incredible errors and
omissions OH his part, errors which led
to the massacre Of Amba Alagi.
1.-THE Tribune declares when parliament
meets the government will have TO face
the tempest.
General Baratleri is to be replaced by
either General LAMBERT or General Bal
disJera. Signor Cavallotti. Signor Iioliti
End signor RudIni have arranged 10 urite
their forces to effect the overthrow Of the
government.
"rho army of Negus Menslk is ese-
cutting a flank movement with a view OF
completely surrounding the italians, king
fIumbcrt has sent for "A rumhcr Of gou~
erals ~ order TO take their advice on The
situation. The formation Of tabinct
headed by Signor Saracco Is looked Upon
ms able
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rival OF tho Booths while the meeting
was going on. He nj once LETT the plat
form aud hurried to tho fourth floor FOR
II conference with Colonel Nicoll The
meeting was then adjourned and the
lights IN the auditorium wore turned ont,
meeting took place behind closed
doors.
Colonel Nicoli and Colonel Eady were
present for half an hour and then went
10 Colonel EadyH office on the floor be-
low. Soon Rftcrward word reached Col
onel Eady that the Associated Press had
received dispatch from London an
nounoing the appointment OF Commander
aud Mira hpoth-Tuoker 10 succeed RAl-
llngton and Mira, Booth. few minutes
aftcrward the following bulletin was given
out:
'Commlsaionor and Mrs. booth Tucker
have been appointed successorv To Com
mander and Mrs. darlington Booth and
may bc expected to arrive In this country
with all dispatch.
Alexander u. Niooll.
Immediately after the meeting BnllinH-
ton Booth hurried from the building. lie
refused 10 make any statement OF what
had occurred In tho meeting and all the
others who were present declined also
il is known that he read u long paper.
Colonel Nicoll before tho arrival OF Raj
iinEtou Booth gave out "A abatement. lie
said
posed to the Anericnniam OF this division
OF. the army are absurd. The lolicy OF
tho army Inns always been to follow The
habits and customs Of the country In
which the division IL located have
heard of no dssension ~ the army. ~
make any trouhic about turning over the
property Of the nrmy We want hun tc 90
u ENGLAND and have n conference with
his father before ho leaves tho army
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BURNED TO DEATH.

New York. February 9.-Liliian Cecilia
LYONS tire N-yoar-old daughter OF Dane'
Lyons of Brooklyn. was burned TO deatn
In her bed room tonight. The FIRE started
through the accidental explosion OF an on
stove, which had been used TO heat the
room. Lillian, who was an epipieue. was
a. had nj the time She WIS unable TO
move without assistance. The bedclothea
n,,ictIy became ignited. and the girl was
aanvcl.ped In flames before she could DC
raachcd The screams of the girl attracted
~ a,,.ntion OF the negnbors. They sue
eaeded Ia getting her. from the burning
.oo,n before a physician arrived. how
aver. she died In horrible agony.
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SENATE FORECAST.

The probabilities nrc that the Cuban
question and the tariff bill viii divide tho
greater part OF the timo OF the senate
during the present week. There viii 10
an effort on Monday by Senator Dubois.
chairman OF the committee on public
lands, 10 secure unanimous consent to lay
tho Cuban resolution aside to permit tho
consideration OF tho bill extending tho
limitation OF the time In which the suits
may ba brought to secure restoration of
certain granted lands to the government.
Tho present limitation expires In March
and tho president has by special mos
sage TO congress asked for immediate
legislation.
Senator Morgan viii continue his speech
on the cuban question whenever that sub
Ject ~ again taken up, lie VIII probably
consume the greater part OF another DAY
In expDunding his views, ana WIN be foi-
lowed by other senators, includlnR several
of tho members OF the committee on Tor
eign relations, among tham helng seha-
tors sherman. Gray and Turpie,
senator white viii make an address dur
ing the week on the legal ASPECTS OF me
Cuban resolution. criilelaing us form ana
contnndlng that thoro can he no rccosnl-
tlon of delinquency except by LEGISLATIVE
action II IL the purpose OF the adVo-
Gates OF Cuba TO keep tho question as
well TO the front as t'~y can uhth ~ sha'i
Senator Garter will mako his speech on
Wednesday on the tnrin silver bill. anu
IS espccted 10 explain his reasons as wen
az thosn OF his republican colleagues ~
voting against this consideration oil inc n.ii
ten days ngo upon senator MorfilIt ac-
ton, He will, In all likelihood, be to'low-
ed by other senators who acted with hin'
and 4, very unimHtcd debate tmay result
II Is probable that the army ana naval
appropriation hills may be reg,ayeu iboi,s
,bc committee during the week, but u y
NO., likely that they Will receive immedi-
ate attention.
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SALVATION ARMY ROW.

A Successor to Ellington Booth Has
Been Appointed.
New York, February Darlington
Booth appeared at the salvation Army
headquarters tonight for the first time
since he ceased 10 be the commander Of
the army "a the United states. Neither
colonel Nicoll nor Acting Commander
Eldy had been told that Booth would be
AT the meeting. n,,
Ba1linrtnn Booth reached the building
about O'Clock and went 10 room 10, on
,be fourth floor The crowd that gathered
o,itsidc the Nuilding In anticipation that
something was going 70 happen began 10
cheer loudly far Booth.
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
Last Nights synopsis.

Last NIgNlN NyHOP"TS'
An area oil low pressure Is developing
over Southwest Texas and another Is cen
trail over the upper Mississippi valley.
An area of high pressure overiies me
Eastern Rocky Mountain slope.
The weather Is clear except over me
Gulf States and the lower MISSISSIPPI
valley. where it is partly cloudy TO cloudy
with rain at Palestine and NicksburE.
Determination amounting to 10 OF an
inch or more is reported from Palestine,
Vicksburg and Memphis
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
Observations taken at all stations at
II. m, 18th meridian time
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mrs WAITE's FUNERAL.

washington. February 23-Brief funeral
servi,ses over the remains Of Mrs. Amelia
waite. widow of Chief Justice Waite.
,ool, place this morning. There were
many beautiful and elaborate floral trib-
,,,are removed to the baltimore and Ohio
,a,io,, and taken TO Toledo on the 80
,ratn The lntermsnt viii take place at
u az, mo time as that OF the remains OF
y e Waite, her son. who died at Column
bus Saturday.
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House Leaders Striving to Get Bills
Out of the Way,
MIDDLE OF MAY is THE TIME SET,
Cuban Question and Tariff Bill on
the Senate Programme.
CUBA MAY BE SIDE TRACKED
To Make Way for tho Land sn,t niii.
Speeches on All Subjects Under
Consideration.

Washington, February 2s,--Thc house Ia
pushing ahead tho appropriation bills with
all possible speed with a Wow to an early
final adjournment. a tardy five of tho
thirteen general appropriation bills have
been aont TO the senate. The Indian bill
IL now under consideration and tho lcgis-
latyo and executive and judicial, next In
order. are on the calendar The naval ard
postoffce bills viii ba brought In this
week. when these are disposed OF but
threo win remain, the sundry cvil. gem
crnl deficiency and fortiheations,
Tho house leaders nre s,ill hopeful that
soino way can he found TO secure some
action on the torin bill In tho senate. but
beyond that there appears TO bc little
chance FOR general legislation. except per
haps "A bankruptcy and possibly Pacific
railroad bill. Consequently they are bur-
ryinR along thu appropriation bills and
shapiug things for an early adjournment.
MIR Cannon. chairman OF the npproprla-
ton committees. stated To an Afsociatcd
Press reporter today that an adjournment
should be reached by tho middle Of May.
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CAPITAL CULLINGS.

|ginsinn granted, issue of February 81:
|squs VILLA, llliam j. Morris, Eulogy,
|ct-r,ounty, Issue of February Z: Re-
Va c erasmus r. j. Martin, Detroit, Red
|AesnSs February 23.-President
lie ISn',sIlt the city at II o'clock tonight
|at Al so1 unse tender Maple for day ;
Farn 10 <t,ssn'eo. The party expects 10
fhl N'e city at . o'clock Monday
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MOTION ron RnAnouMrNT.

lille Rock. February 2I.--Mr. John r.
Passos OF New York appeared today
he supreme court In support OF q mod
for rcargument Ia the case ef Worj
I. Involving the liability OF that and
er roads for the payment OF bond4
led by tho State to aid Ia their conf
iction The case was argued and sno&
ted ore ycnr ago. but one Of the JUDGES
~ disqualified special judge WAS apI
1ied IN his place. Tho suit Involves
1900. frhe case wlas probably ce re-
nod In June or October. ~. /
I'm NJ Moore was present reprc$eutf
the road Tho bonds involved u thtI
"a and arc said TO have cost thAy
At statesman the presidency.
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lNsunGENTs RETREArrn.

Havana. February 2t,-Ail cavalry DO!
aging to Tho insurgcnt forces under;
in'ez and Macco have retr~ated into tho
amps In the province OF Havana. Csi-l
el Nelarda Ccrrica fought band OF,
urgents nj cicgo Avilla and they leftl
dead aud thon ratrcatcd. carrying on
Dir wounded. Of the troops Lieutenarit
banado was wounded. Reports ARD.
rem out of engagements with insurgent
dcrs
lavana spent a day Of disqulet and
Nnly expressed alarm today the occa,-f
n for the feeling a. dread kcing that
wns the first anniversary of tho OUT.
ialt OF the revolution IN Santiago DEF
la and II was feared the Insurgents
uld hisnaiiso tho event by. some viGorss
movement or some striking outbrcak
the city itaelf, The day paas,d with-y
I tho anticipated dangers manifestinG'
suagIVee -f
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beaten TO compel them to give mp the
scanty supply of food they had received.
see by the papcrs that the Red Cross
society IL about To take up this work OF
rclict but | greatly fear the Turkish
government win exhaust NIL It's tactics TO
Keep chem from entering the country
While negotiations are pending. the AZ
Turkey they viii have to encounter a
population hostile TO their work. who nave
been emholdened 10y their successes IN
recent raids. II Is hard TO predict the
result.
II should he said that there are some
exceptions to the hostility OF the TURKS
to relief work. Raurcf Pasha, the gov
ernor general of E2roum. has ably soc
ondcd the efforts Of the relief commission
there In tho town Of Perry the local
governor sent a gendarme with the COM
mitee in their rounds In distributing re-
lief Those men deserve the greatest
praise because they net against the strong
lido of Mnslem sentiment
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London. February g. - he Times cor
respondent at Paris fdys. Tie senate
by Fridays abdcation SIDE / with the
clamorers for revision. It oigh, thcfe-
tore. to cooperate with the mex, ministry
to revise the constitution and lsgalize
the position IL has lust asslmsi; c'Etr-
wise the senate VIII inevitably disappear
and France will drift towar Is that goat
tet Calamity--a convention.
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

4 IN iN, conn.-Patrick Kilkelly, aged
sa,,ls1 and several other boys badly
raos 'ufaay night by the collapse of
wv ,vu' Of an old building.
Inv ioRk-A. Ladonburg, a banker
|ss,,s 10y, disappeared from the steamer
|sssss "h,e en- route from Cuba and is
|ibosssd 70 nave either fallen or jumped
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TODAT'S FEATURES.
- Fair. preceded by local
showers I'm eastern portiont slightly
cooler, winds becoming northcriy.
DOMESTIC.


Seven persons were asphyxiatcd. one Ia
tally hurt by jumping and five others
burned IN a fire at Baltimore.
Walling and Jackson treated like rare
beasts in a menagerle by the morbidly Gu
Ways OF Cincinnati, thousands OF people
) ing at the Jail to see them.
IS buse leaders are trying to set appro-
{. ALTON bills out OF the way and adjourn
ment by the middle of May is the goal
aimed at.
Senate win listen TO speeches on the Gu
ban resolution and the tariff silver bill.
The skeletons OF four men found in
West Virginia clears up mystery OF thirty
two years.
a successor TO Ballngton Booth has been
appointed. Booth gave out n statement
OF what has occurred.
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FOREIGN BRIEFS.

h.sl,. All the newspapers congratu-
|rlsv 40 lament and the Right Hon. John
borough. 80 ''''' i'o'" 'ie '"'''
Bin ',shrsourg-lt Is stated on good au-
NJ, nat Russia does not intend to
E-ap,soaFe but considers IL a duty to
me Independence OF Corea.
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NEW YORK.--Today the first anniver-
sary of the present Cuban struggle for
independence. the Cuban revolutionary
party of this city will hold public meet
ing in Chickering hall.
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ANOTHER MASSACRE.

London. February GA Constantinople
dispatch to tho Daily News says; There Is
persistent rumor here OF fresh mnssa-
ere at urugua.
The government objects TO Miss Clara
Barton, president Of the Red Cross, going
to 2altoun to distribute relief.
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PROBABILITIES

washington February 5'-EasIerh
Texas: Fair. preceded by local showers IN
eastern portion. slightly cooler WHO'S oe-
coming northerly.
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WATERBURY. Conn Margaret Ma
Their, assisted by Frederick Paulding. w.
S. Hart, II. A. Weaver, Sr. William pa,
vidge, Margaret Fccley, iouien Marcelii
and Maggie Harold, will begin d tour here
today.
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NEW YORK The National Baseball
lea que board meeting at the Fifth Avenue
hotel today will discuss inplrtont mat
,ers. which II sanctioned At the meeting
will materially change the leagues stand
ing in the West.
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SUFFERING AT zEITouN.

Coustantinopie, February @,--rhe com
suls OF the powers who negotiated The
peace at Zeitoun report the most terrible
distress aud Illness there. There are Spp
refugees In the town md an entire alb
are diving of cold and starvation. the
ambassadors have opened funds for their
al
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BEAVER FALLS. Pa.-The annual con
vention OF the Pennsylvania National
Christian tanti-secret society association
will be held here today and tomorrow.
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ST. PAUL. Minn.-There may be a
lively scrap at the schedule meeting OF
the Western league, which Wal be held
here today.
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NEWARK, N. 1.-THE funeral of the
hate Ambassador Runyon wlll be held here
today The city will be dressed IN mourn
Ing In honor of It's distinguished states
man.
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TO-DRT'S FORECAST.

LEADVILLE. Colo.--A rock drilling
contest Will take place at the Ice palace
today. which Is set apart as Miners Union
day.
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I,ondon-It Is announced mat , Do1o
tucker and wife win succeed BalinS,oh
Booth and wife In command oil 'ne
ton Army in America
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Governor Bradley threatens TO make the
fur fly In Kentucky II DIR. Hunter and his
adherents force him to do It.
Olney's boom will be backed up by the
Massachusetts democrats.
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PUILADELPIIA-J jackson w. Sho-
waller and Emil Kemney are m Matched To
meet In a chess match beginning today
at the Franklin Chess club for the cham
pionship of the United States The malch
Is to be for a stake Of Sfou Slde
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PATTERSON, ~ Jimmy Handlor.
VINO recently defeated owen Zeigler IN
Philadelphia, has been matched to r,X
Charley johnson, the crack hghtweisnl
weights at the boxing show to be given
by tho Paterson Athletic club today
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An Associated Press correspondent
writes from Constantinopie OF the awful
condition OF affairs existing In Armenia
and of the attitude and actions of the
Turks toward the Christians and toward
the efforts at relief.
DR. jameson and his men have arrived
at England.
Rumors Of a fresh massacre nave
reached Constantinople.
a cabinet crisis in Italy Is said 10 be
rapidly approaching.
CUBAN.
Much Importance is attached by the
Spanish to the capture of an insurgcnt
leader.
Troops are trying to prevent the further
progress of Gomez and Maceo into Santa
Clara province.
A Cuban was murdered on a street OF
Havana because he refused TO shout for
Spain at the behest of Il soldier.
STATE.
Judge Policy In the Second and Seth
Mills In the Seventh are out as congress
sional aspirants.
a peacemaker In bsrroom quarrel at
| Hearne killed.
Mexican highwayrnen rob A. L. Hall OF
1915 near Arkansas Pass
Cardinal Satolli celebrates pontihcal hish
mass in the cathedral in Galveston.
LOCAL.
fine dog belonging TO ]. II. Downey
| poisoned.
| Meeting Of tho Houston Sacngcrbund.
story of the attempted assassination OF
the wife and mother Of John Priest.
Meeting OF the Volksfest association.
Lee II. McMillan's romans to be shipped
to Flatonia this morning for burial.