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oU1GENERA1ED BY GOMEZ.
Failing to Capture the Cuban Chief
WeUIrr UtII Resort to Briberu.

Failing to Capture TIE Cuban Chief,
Weyfer Htu Resort to Bribery.
NEW YORK. N. Y, April 5.-A dis
patch to the Herald from Havana saws ::
General Weyler's two weeks excursion to
Santa Clara has been utterly without re-
suit from a military point of view, and
causes bitter comment here, as it was ex-
pected that he would at least operate in
force against the insurgents which ere
positively known to be at Arroyo Blanco
und er Gomez.
One explain alton which has been sug-
gested regarding General Weyler's puz-
zling tactics is that failing to make head
way against Gomez by military tactics he
is now working out a plan whereby an
elaborate attempt will be made through
| bribery 10 capture Gomez and hisI escort
as Rivera is alleged to have been cap
tured in Pinar del Rio--that is, by having
an overwhelming force guided by traitor
so as to hurry to round the rebel camp
in the night.
Before Weyler left Havana there was
muca talk of combined movement OF
the columns to drive Gomez into corner
where he must fight or attempt to break
through the trocha which was said to be
impassable. But the much vaunted flying
columns were disofdered by Gomez with
out necessity of attacking the trocha;
which no one doubts he could have crossed
| at any one OF dozen points had it been
| necessary.
General Weyler is coming back from his
I fruitless eastern trip soon, and will an
nounce the pacihcation of all the country
west of the trocha, and news direct from
his camp assure that he can mobilize
5000 men in and along the Puerto Principe
and Santa Clara boundary at the shortest
notice.
! The fact is that the insurgents of Puerto
Principe and Santa Clara are active, and
the Spanish despair of pacifcation in q
reasonable time. Spain's resources will
not permit of her keeping a great army
here another summer, even with.
out activity in the field. One thing is Ger.
tain, if the interior garrisons are with
drawn the insurgents will control the
island at once, and when the columns are
no longer feared will make q demonstra
! ton against Havana.
Ruiz Rivera has not yet been shot, and
J is not likely TO be soon, unless General
| Weyler has his way. General Weyler is
said TO be angry that the Madrid Govern.
| ment has taken a hand in the disposition
| OF Rivera's case and will not permit the
summary execution of Maceo's successor
The fact is Rivera's life will probably be
| spared, not from motives of humanity
but because the shooting of this man
would incite civilized nations against
| SPAN.
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| lnsinuation that he was influenced by
business interests. War meant misery,
despair, etc., but if national honor was al
stake, Hoar said, he would go as far as
Allen in condemning Spain. Nothing,
however. should be done on guesses.
Allen then read from the Record to
prove what he said Hoar did on April 2.
Gallinger was no less bitter in his de-
nunciations, and he expressed his pro-
fonnd conviction that when any greet ma
ton resorted to cruelty and barbarity to
subdue people fighting for liberty and
Independence it was the duty of the
American Republic to take coguizance OF
it and to put an end to it at the shortest
possible date.
Hale (R.) of Maine moved that the reso-
luton of Allen be referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations. After quite
an animated debate the motion to refer
was tost-ayes 81, noes 81.
Two suggested anne ndments of phrase
ology were adopted and the resolution
then read in substance that inform alton
had come 10 the Senate that General Ruiz
Rivera was to be tried by court-martial
and shot, and that in the judgme MT of the
Senate it was the duty of the United
States, in case this information proved
true, to protest 10 the Spanish Govern
ment against such violation of the rules
of civilized warfare. This was adopted by
vote OF Al ayes and no noes.
The resolution as agreed to reads as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, Informa tion has come to the Sem
ate that General Ruiz Rivera, leader of the
Cuban army of independence, recently cap
tured by the Spanish forces, is to be tried by
drumhead court-martial and shot; therefore,
Resolued, That in the Judgment of the Senate
1t is the duty of the President Of the United
States, If such Information be found to be
true, to protest to the Spanish Government
against such violation OF the rules OF civil
lied warfare.
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KING HUBERT FOR PEACE.
opsech From tho Throne Made In, tho
italian PorIto o ,ynsuk.

Speech From tho Throne Made In, tho
italian Parliament
ROME, ITALY, April 5.-The new Italian
Parliament was formally opened this
morning by the King in person. Queen
Marguerite was also present, and 400 Dep
utles and 100 Senator'S were in attendance
but the Repub bican and Socialist Deputies
were absent.
The speech from the throne announce
the institution of number of social and
political reforms, and stated that the Gov
ernment was in full accord with all the
other European powers to maintain the
peace OF Europe. The political programme
outlined by the speech was received very
coldly, but the reference to the efficiency
of the army and navy was loudly ap-
plauded.
The King and Queen were cheered by
the Senators and Deputies but the popu-
lace viewed the royal procession to and
from the cham bers with indifference.
The speech from the throne declared
further that current events in the Medi-
terranean and the increased emigration
from Italy imposed upon Italy the
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SERIOUS RIOT At SHANGHAI
British, Russian and United States War.
ships Land Marines and Biueiackets
to QueH the Trouble.

LONDON, ENG, April 5.-The Globe
publishes dispatch from Shanghai stat
ing that serious riot has occurred there
owing 10 the action OF the foreign council
in increasing the head tax upon barrow
coolies.
The British, Russian and United States
warships at Shanghai landed detachme ents
of marines and bluejackets to ouell the
disturbances, and the European yolun-
teers were put under arms, in which state
they are still kept. Several of the rioters
and number OF foreigners were killed
during the rioting. The French Consul
refused to cooperate with the foreign
representatives. in restoring order.
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WHAT rs a LI7H0GRAPHe
That is Ire Question: That Bo6s Up in
PenneFs SUIT for LIBEL against
fbe Review


LONDON. ENG. April the Queens
Bench division of the High Court of Jus
tice today heard an action of libel
brought by the artist, Joseph Pennell
against the Saturday Review and Walter
Sickert, writer on that paper, for the
publication of an article commenting
upon Mr.. Pennell's exhibition of etchings
illustrating Washington Irving's Val
abro."
The ground for the suit was the state
ment in the Reviews article. which was
written by Sickert, that Pennell had
sought to palm off as Autographs of his
own works pictures which were mere
transfers of the work of others.
Among the witnesses who testified in
behalf of Pennell were ]. M. Whistler,
Alfred Gilbert and Sydney Colviu. The
case raised the question, What is a
lithograph?'
In his answer to this question, Mr..
Whistler said that to an artist there was
no distinction between work on stone,
zine or paper, so lo2g as the result was
his own work.
The article in the Saturday Review,
which was the cause of Mr., Pennells ac-
tlon against that publication, alleged that
Mr.. Whistler pursued the same course
which Mr.. Pennell took in the manner of
drawing his work and the witness was
asked his opinion of the papers references
to himself Mr.. Whistler replied: "I am
not angry over it, but merely vexed that
distinguished people like ourselves should
be brought here by gentleman who Is
absolutely unknown to u.s."
MIR. Whistler said he was not surprised
to hear that the Royal Academy had re-
jected the transfer autographs, but he
was not au fait with the limitations of the
Royal Academy. [Laug ghter.] The case
was still on when adjournment was
taken.
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GABRIEL HANOTAUX Who
Having Mysterious Regarding of

/ in Saturdays attack upon the Christians 9
under the eyes OF the foreign military
commanders and the guns OF the foreign
warships. The admirals will also inquire
as to the number of rifles that are now in
tho Turkish Government depot. They
will also ascertain what, if any, measures
have been taken by the Turkish officials
to deport refugees from the island.
The presence of force of international
troops in the blockhouse at Bucksonaria
has had the effect Of preventing the in
surgents from attacking that point. To-
day strong bodies of in surgen is approached
the bockhouse from several directions
and made a concurrent attack upon it.
The garrison replied with artillery. The
fighting lasted four hours.
AS stated yesterday the disarming of
the Bashi- Bazouks who participated in
the fighting on the peninsula OF Akrotiri
was not complete success, owing to the
fact that those who first reached the gates
of the city and had their arms taken from
them subsequently returned along the
Suda road and warned their comrades not
to take their weapons into Canea. To-day
a search for the weapons that were hidden
resulted in the finding of mum ber of
them. The work will be proceeded with
until the arms OF the Bashi- Bazouks are
taken from them.
The admirals commanding the foreign
fleets to-day made a vigorous demand
upon the Governor to explain why he had
armed the Bashi- Bazouks despite his
promise not to do SO. They have also in
sisted upon the surrender to them of
twelve OF the leaders of Saturdays attack.
1t is thought that interesting compica-
tions will follow if the Governor refuses to
surrender the ringleaders.
OF the 1000 rifles tn at were distributed
to the Mosiem refugees only 400 nave been
returned.
LARISSA, GREECE, April s. - Crown
Prince Constantine, who is in command
of the Greek troops in Thessaly, to-day
issued the following general order, which
was called for by the fact that tomorrow
is the seveuty-sixth anniversary OF the
raising by the Greeks of the standard OF
the cross against the Crescent which led
to Grecian independence of Turkish rule.
1t was generally thought that the remem-
brance OF the war of 1921 would lead the
Greek troops to commit some overt ACT
that would lead to open hostility against
the Turkish forces on the frontier, and il
is this that the probation OF the Crown
Prince is designed to prevent. The order
says:
"In view of the great anniversary to be
celebrated tomorrow, l order all the
troops under my command to display the
utmost self-restraint and not to allow
| themselves to be carried away by re-
membranes Of the glorious day. l am
sure the order will be respected"
CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, April g.
The Porte has issued categorical denial
OF the reports that negotiations have
passed between Turkey and Greece look
ing to a settlement OF the Cretan i'm
| bropIio
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a Fugt',re Murderer Confe,ss.,

SPRINGFIELD. ILL, April s.
cabiegram was received to-day by Gov
ernor Tanner from the Governor OF
Madras, India, stating that Lawrence
Cottrell vas detained there aud that he
had confessed the murder OF Jacob Boran-
hold in Whe a;on. Dupage County, in Oc-
to Der, 1894. The Governor wired to the
Sheriff -of. Dupage County to take such
steps as might be necessary for the re urn
OF the murderer for trial.
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strensthening OF its naval power. The
balance in the receipts and expenditures
of the Government marked the close of
the area OF sacrifices.
The speech forecasts a revision Of tax
alton and an attempt to honestly repair
the credit of the country.
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Commoner, a. Cne,, Plov.r,

LONDON. ENG, April 81 Messrs
Arthur Strauss, Horace Curzon, Plunkett,
Lieweilyn Atheriy and John Howard Par.
nell have been selected to represent the
House of Com mons in the proposed chess
match with members of the American
chess team. These players are all well.
known members of the House of Com.
mons. Mr.. Parnell, who represents an
Irish constituency, is an elder brother oil
the late Charles Stewart Pernell, the leader
of the Irish home-rule party.
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kefsssed the Lsoacv.

LONDON, Eng, April 5.-Ths West
minister Gazette says that Father Smullen,
the priest. the friend and legatee OF Isabel
Murphy of California, who died on March
"a. has refused to accept the fortune of
EGG, 900 left him by Miss Murphy, and has
requested that the money be divided
among Miss Murphy's relatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-02
KANSAS NEWS.
The Staffiebacks Given Long
Prison Terms.
Noted Galena MurdererS Claim
To Be Innocent.
A FIRE AT CANTON
AT CANTON
CremateS Seventeen Horses
Other Damage.
Democrats of Gray County
Nominate a Ticket.

Columbus, Oct. 2-The Staf1eDacl1
family was sentenced yesterday. Ed
and George Stahleback, convicted OF
murder in the first degree, were given
life sentences in the penitentiary. and
OLD Mrs StaReback, who was convict
ed as an accessory. got p years.
They murdered Frank Galbreath at
GaIena last June, then robbed the body
and threw it into an abandoned shaft.
Mike Stafiebacll was in Jail for bur-
glary at that time, hence was not i'm
plcated in the C1albreath murder. He
pleaded guilty to burglary and was
sentenced TO five years Imprisonment.
Mike Staff1eback is charged with being
one of the principals in the murder of
the peddler and two girls and throw
ing their bodies in another old shaft
two years ago.
In a recent conversation with fell
low prisoner, Ed Stad1eback said that
the truth had never been told concern
ing GaIbreaLh'S murder. He denied
participating in it. but says ne saw his
brother George and Charlie wilson,
Mrs Static backs alleged husband, Kill
Galbreath early in the evening. lie
says GaIbreath had a friend with him
and the friend ran away, but returned
later in the night to look for GaIDrea tn
He SAYS ne looked out the window while
in bed and saw George and Wilson
est to the Staff1eback house, one that
has not been searched.
Many p6rS1 rs suppose that II fC star
feback saw a man murdered ana
thrown into the shaft described that
man was Galbreath's companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-02
Care of Black Hosiery.

Never wash black hose in water in
which white clothes have been washed,
because the lint viii stick to them and
soon make them look gray. The best
way to wash black hose is to take them
by themselves and wash in ammonia
water with some good soap. Rinse in
very blue water and hang wrong side
out, in Z place sheltered from the sun.
but where they viii dry quickly. AL
ways shake and brush stockings well
before putting into the water and turn
all colors wrong side out. Then if they
have a mind to streak the streaks viii
be on the inside where they will not
show.-Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-02
DONNA PIEDROS.
Famous Woman Bullhghter in the Cos
tune She Wears in the Arena.)

although they fight bulls in Spain, yet
are German, mailing from Brandenburg.
They are extremely beautiful, scarcely
out of their teens, and are brilliant and
daring riders. Their exploits in the bull
rings have been the themes of Spanish
poets, they are the pets of the Populace,
and for their achievements in the arena
they receive great financial reward.
They were originally circus riders.
Their manager. being struck with their
equestrian ability, determined to make
bull fighters of them. He took them to
Seville, where there is a school devoted
to the fine art of killing a bull. There
the two girls killed a stuffed bull three
or four times a day until finally they
ere allowed to practice on live bull.
From that they were graduated to the
ring proper, and quickly won renOwn
by their daring.
Donna Piedros wears a divided skirt
when in the ring, while the Pretel sis
ters wear the regulation mans bull
fighting costume. The former does all
her work ON foot, while the latter two
ride horses.
That bull fighting is still the Spanish
national pastime is shown by the statis-
tics for the season from April to Oc-
tOber 20 of last year. During that
period there were AIS fights; 1.218 bulls,
valued at $500, 600, and 5,73O horses. val
ued at $200, 900, were killed; 25 matadors
were employed, their earnings amount
ing to 1921 500.
The famous Guerrita appeared in G9
fights and made $4,000, killing ia bulls.
Bombita fought 43 times, killed 112 bulls
and received S21. 600 for his labors. MOI
zantini fought % times, killed IS bulls
and earned $21, 700. The three women
mentioned are not classified as to either
killing or earning capacity.
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Take Cars of Yourself.

''Think deliberately Of the house Won
live in-your body. Make up your mind
firmly not to abuse it. Eat nothing that
viii hurt it. Wear nothing that dis
torts or pains it. Do not overload if
with victuals or drink or work. Give
yourself regular and abundant sleep.
Keep your body warmly clad Do not
take cold, guard yourself against it. If
you feel the first symptoms give your
self heroic treatment. Get into a fine
glow of heat by exercise. This is the
only body you will have in this world.
Study deeply and diligently the struc-
ture of it. the laws that govern it, the
pains and penalty that will surely fol-
low a violation of every law of life and
health. Medical Reporter.
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WOMAN BULL FIGHTER.
Beautiful Donna PiedrOs, SPANS Fa
vOrite MatadOr.

Beautiful Donna PiedrOs, S2ain's Fa-
vOrfte MatadOr.
Now that woman has usurped mans
place in many occupations, it is not al
al surprising that she has entered the
arena where bulls are killed-in civil
lied Spain. Spain can boast of three
women who are bull fighters, despite
their supposedly gentle sex One OF
them is a matador, who kills the animal
after it has been tormented and wound
ed and the other two are toreadors, who
worry and injure the beast.
All three are young and beautiful,
says the New York Journal. and all
three are the idols of the public The
principal one is Donna Piedros, the
matador. She is %. remarkably hand
some, with big black eyes and long
raven hair. She has been in the ring for
six years and during that time has
been in danger repeatedly.
When first she made known her inten-
ton of entering the arena there was a
howl of protest, but she persisted, and
when she made her first appearance she
was showered with flowers. Since then
she has been in the ring once every
month. and on several occasions has
been more or less injured.
Her part of the work consisted in Civ
ing the quietus to the bull after he had
been disabled by the toreadors. She did
this with a sharp, two-edged sword,
which she plunged into the heart or
neck of the beast. The animals have a
bad habit of making last desperate
rally and OF charging upon their tor
mentors. In this way Donna Piedros
has been face to face with a horrible
death more than once.
Her two feminine competitors are the
sisters PreteI, Lola and Angelica, who,
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HUNGARIAN ARM CHAIR.

with skillful designs in color with
beads, in the same manner these Hun
garian peasants do marvellous work.
The needlework is most delicate, the
pattern raised in silk or cotton and so
exact that it seems to have been done
by mechanical means. The chair shown
is one upholstered in this work. 1t was
made for Archdul1e Ferdinand d'Este.
The chief parsonage interested in this
work is Archduchess Isabella, the wife
of Archduke Frederick, nephew and
heir to the richest untitled man in Aus
tria. She is devoted to benevolencesa and
charity and is active in furth ering the
working institution for the development
of this industry. At the Buda-Pesth
exhibition last year much of this en-
brOddery was shown and foreigners
would not believe it was the work of
ignorant, uncultured and rough peas
ants. The work done includes blouses
made and embroidered in silk, altar
cloths and all kinds of church en-
broidery, tablecloths and curtains.
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A statistician has discovered that the
number of dark-haired girls who marry
greatly exceed the fair ones, owing to
mans choice and not to the redundancy
of brunettes. by showing that ma jor-
ity of women who live md die unmar-
ried have fair hair and blue eyes. says
Form. This is a little surprising, for
blends are SO much more confiding and
inclined to sentiment than brunettes
that one would imagine they were more
attractive to men. Perhaps the ordi-
nary man fails to reach the ideal stand
ard of maiden fancy, and this may be
why so many golden-haired dreaners
prefer TO remain single. thus leaving
the more practical dark-haired maidens
to make wives.
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SHE KEPT ACCOUNTS.
And Because She DOctOred Them She
Lost a Husband.

and because Sac DOCfOred Them She
Lost a Husband.
There is a North side girl who has a
laudabIe ambition to know just where
her money goes. She has tried two or
three times to keep mental track of
her expenditures, but this always
proved unsatisfactory. At last she de-
cided that she must keep an exact and
minute account of everything she spent.
She got her a small book with rulings
and margins and pIiable cover and set
to work in earnest. She put down re-
igiOusly everything she spent, the ex-
act amount, the article and the date.
She never allowed the slightest matter
TO go till there was a chance of her for
getting it. When she made any pur-
chases downtown she went over the
list carefully in the car on her way
home, and put the amounts on the out
side of package. In this way she sue
ceeded in keeping a very satisfactory
record of her expenditures.
There was only one drawback. She
was forever leaving the book around.
Of course, there are a great many Peo-
pie who are only too glad to read such
things. The servant would see it, the
man who came to tune the piano might
easily had done it if he liked, and she
did not know whether he had or not.
A neighbOr had once picked it up on
the lawn in front of the house and
brought it in. But what was worse than
all the rest was the fact that a couple of
girl friends perused it one day. There
were some things which she had talked
good deal about that she got for down
right bargains. In fact, after the catas-
trophe everything on her record seemed
to be shamefully cheap. However, she
was unwilling to give up the boOkkeep-
ing, and if she didn't carry note book
around with her she would certainly
forget something, so she bethought
herself of another expedient. She de-
termined for the purpose Of mystical
ton to multiply every thing she put
down by ten. That is, to add cipher
TO each entry. In this way she could al
ways tell that every item really cost
one-tenth of what appeared on the book.
After this she didn't care who saw it.
There is a lot al the side of her fathers
house and a rustic seat. One day she
left the book on this seat. In the even
ing the young man who had about con-
Guided to ask her hand in marriage
came along. He noticed the book,
picked it up, and looked through it care
lessly. He was amazed. She had al
ways claimed TO be such a prudent girl
and he had believed she was. Still there
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MARRIED ON SIGHT.
Romantic Wedding at Wellington of
q Couple Aged ~ and "a

Wellington. Oct. "A romantic we'd
ding occurred yesterday afternoon. The
parties to the ceremony We're Mrs. Ma
~ Renfrow of this city and EnOch
Coles of Perth.
The former is - years and the latter
a years of aSe.
These parties had never met until
last Saturday. On that day Mr.. Coles
came to this city. While talking to i
wanted wife The friend replied that
he thought he could secure him one in
q few minutes, and bidding him rei-din
in the room. the aforesaid friend went
out to search. He was not long in eff
fecting a meeting between Mr. Coles
and Mrs. RenfrOW, and the remainder
is soon told. The couple We're soon ready
for a license, but il was decided to wait
a few days before marrying.