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The broad ax., 1898-03-05

''They say a man Is safer IN the woods
nowadays than he Is In town" THAT
80; there aren't any manageable girls In the
Moods"
The broad ax., 1898-03-05

Louise coaxed her mother for an hour
before she secured permission to accept Mr.
Nidderly's Christmas gift" ''Well?" Sand
then be didn't send her anything"
The broad ax., 1898-03-05

"was It thrilling play. Juliag'' az
should say 50; I forgot to eat my chocolate
creams"
The broad ax., 1898-03-05

No class Of people Is 50 liable to throat
trouble as the great class who make mp the
Gospel ministry. The strain put upon the
vocal organs by constant exercise; the
sudden change from a heated building TO
the cool air when the vocal organs are IN
q state of complete relaxation; the fact
that q minister feels impei1ed 10 use his
voice when actors and lecturers would
take the needed rest; these are among the
reasons why "Clergymeu's sore throat "
Is known as q special disease The Rev.
K NJ Brawley, d. D., District Secretary OF
the American Baptist Publication Society,
writes from Petersburg, Va, the account
Of an experience OF his own which IS prob
table reading to those afflicted with Brou-
chial or other throat troubles. The sub
stance Of the letter Is As follows:
PETERSBURG, Va
]. C. AVER Co.,
DEAR SIRs: Three months ago took
q violent cold which resulted in an attack
OF acute bronchitis put myself under
medical treatment. and at the end Of two
months was no better. I found 70 very
The broad ax., 1898-03-05
No-ro-Bao for Fifty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes wea
men strong blood pure SOC. 81. All druggist
The times., 1898-01-26
CONTRACT LABOR DOOMED
Its Early Abolition by the Ha-
waiians Predicted.
Measure To Be Introduced In tie
Forthcoming Cham
pioned by Sugar Planters.

Honolulu, Jan. 1S.-It has been made
public from an authoritative source that
a bill Will he introduced in the next
legislature, which convenes in February.
for the abolition OF the contract labor
system in the islands, and that the bill
bill VIII receive such strong support from
American planters that it will undoubt-
edly pass.
A hard fight is expected from the Ger
man and English planters, who will be
rather hard hit, but that Will not stand
in the way as 10 has become apparent
that contract latter is one OF the greatest
stumbling blocks to annexation. The pro-
posed bill is made to take effect in July,
1898.
Two OF the principal sAIIef1can planters
OF the sugar faction pledged themselves
this morning TO champion the measure. In
explaining the details OF the bill the
the Trainer, who does not wish to be
known yet, says:
The hill VIII demonstrate to the peo-
pie or the United States that the Hawaiians
are in earnest in seeking to put them
selves in line with American condi-
tions and mel huds of labor, and VIII
give us moral advantage by means OF such
demonstrations, OF far greater value than
simply meeting specific objection TO an
neXation-'
The times., 1898-01-26
CANNOT DWELL TOGETHER
Formal Separation of Mr.. and 1lrs.
Dan R. Hanna.
Termination of a Scandal That Has
stirred the Aristscratic So
ciety of Cleveland.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 25.-Mr- and Mrs
Dan r. Hanna have formally separated,
thus ending the scandal that has been told
under the breath in Cleveland's most aris-
tocratic society for some time.
Dan Hanna is the son OF Senator Marx
A. Hanna, and is virtually at the head df
his fathers immense business interests.
HIS young and beautiful wife still lives
at the Dan Hanna mansion. With Mrs.
Hanna are the two children.
Dan Hanna is prominent member Of
the Union Club, the Gentlemen's Driving
Club, and numerous other social organiza-
tions. Mrs Hanna is young and beauti-
fuI. BY the terms OF the separation agree
ment Mrs. Hanna retains the home, horses,
carriages aud everything connected with
the household and an annual income of
SIS 900 is allowed her. The formal
separation was postponed until the present
time on account of Senator Hanna's po
Iitical aspirations.
The times., 1898-01-26
Late Local happenings.

The ground has been prepared at the
White House and the Treasury for the
planting of the spring blooming bulbs.
Secretary Gage left the city last night
for Philadelphia, where he will address
the Traders League at the Academy of
Music.
Senior Campos Sales, who will be elected
the next president Of Brazil, has announced
his intention of making q visit to this
country this year.
The Government receipts from customs
yesterday were $64s,101; internal reve-
nue., S237 $50; miscellan eous, S1e,736.
Expenditures, S994,000.
The Commissioner of Pensions has re-
ceived and accepted the resigna tions OF
Felix Mahoney, clerk, at 81 900; detailed
as special examiner, and William J. PAS
sett, clerk, at SS40 year, employed in the
eastern division
James E. Bradley, who claimed to hail
from Phila delphia, was convicted by a Jury
in the police court yeste rday morning of the
larceny of an overcoat from Mr.. James
La wrence. Watkins protested to the jury
that ne was innocent. He was fined SIOO
and given 90 daysin Jail by Judge Scott.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Fifteenth
Street NJ. r. Church has presented Mrs
Fl. A. Clearwater with an umbrella and
silver pocketbook. The presentation was
made at a surprise party given at her
house on Monday night on the eve of her
departure for Calkins, Pa, where she has
gone to visit her father. who is very ILL.,
The times., 1898-01-26
TELEGRAPHIC- BREVITIES.

North Tonawanda, n. Y, Jan. 20
Charles Leverenz, a health inspector, was
sandbagged and robbed by two mask ed
men at an early hour this morning, and
then thrown into the canal. He was res
cued by night watchman.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 25.-Gov. Bradley
today received letter from Gen. Cassius
NJ. Clay, asking for the passa sc of law
to prevent anonymous publications in news
papers. 1t was sent to the house.
New Orleans, Jan. 25.-The furniture
house of Grant 6 Jung has made an as
sgninent and goes into liquidation. AS
sets are estimated at 100000: liabilities,
100000 The failure is attributed to the
quarantine blockade Of last summer.
Montreal, Quebec, Jan. 25.-H Malta nd
Kersey, who recently resigned his posi-
ton as New York agent OF the White
star Line IN order TO 90 into gold min
ing, is in Montreal, having Just returned
from England, where he floated the Rrit-
ish Yukon Exploring Company with great
success.
Montreal, Jan. 25.-Applications will be
made TO the Dominion Parliament at it's
next session. by puruber of Canadian
and United States capitalists for an act
Incorporating the Montreal and Lake
Charnplain Canal Company. The capitalists
look upon this enterprise with great favor.
The new waterway is. designed to connect
the st. Lawrence and the Richelieu.
The times., 1898-01-26
HIS WEDDING ANNIvERsARY.
The President in a Good Humor-
White House Gossip.

The President In a Good Humor-
White House Gossip.
The Cabinet meeting held yesterday
was of short duration, but the mem
bers discussed Cuba and Hawaii Incl
dentally, as it was afterwards explain
ed. The President has evidently been
reassured by his lieutenants that there
is no cause for a breach OF the peace
in any quarter of the globe.
There were two important social mat
ters talked over-the diplomatic din
ner to be given tonight and the recep-
ton of President Dole. of the Hawaii
an republic, who viii arrive here to-
day and who will be taken from the
railway station to his hotel in Presi-
dent McKinley's carriage.
The White House was decorated yes
terday for the former function. Owing
to the inadequacy of the state dining
room. the dinner to the diplomats will
be served in the north corridor. The
guests will be siXty-two in number.
Senator-elect McComas called at the
White House late in the afternoon and
paid his respects TO the President.
Ex-President Harrison and his fam
lily paid the President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley a friendly call. The President
was in a particularly good humor, part
ly because yesterday was the twenty
seventh anniversary of his marriage.
The President will be in New York
tomorrow night to attend the ban
ouet given by the National Association
of Manufacturers, and before whom he
will make a speech. None of the Cab
met officers will go with the President.
whose party viii consist of himself,
Mrs. Mckinley. Secretary Porter, Mrs.
Lafayette McWilliams, of Chicago, and
members of the association who will
come here to attend the President to
New York.
Judge Day, of the State Department
called on the President late. yesterday
and gave him the dispatches received
from Consul General Lee relating to the
arrival of the Maine and the status of
affairs in Havana, as sent by the con-
sui general.
Representative Quigg and members
of the Twenty eighth assembly district
of NewYork called on the President and
invited him to attend the celebration
of his first year in office on March 3
in New York. The President will con-
slider the proposition.
The talk about an elevator for the
White House is, as usual, all talk 1t
is said that it would be necessary to
remodel the mansion before an eleva-
tor could be put in. and even the icono-
"lasts and fat men who visit the White
House are not willing to go that far.
The times., 1898-01-26
TELLS OF A HERMIT'S Murder.
A Condemned Man Blames 1t On His
Confederate.

Bridgeport, Conn, Jan. 25--Charles
A. Boinay, the murderer of G.. NJ. Mich
OILS, of Trumbull, who is in the Weth-
ersfield State Prison, awaiting the
death penalty on April IA, has declared
that David Weeks brutally murdered
John Bohner, known as the Trumbull
hermit" on February q, 1897. He says
that to cover his crime Weeks set fire
to the house, and the body was almost
entirely consumed.
Weeks is in jail awaiting sentence in
the superior court for the Nichols muir
der The State is to accept a plea of
guilty of murder in the second degree
in consideration of his turning State S
evidence against Boinay.
Boinay says he and Weeks had bro
ken into Bohner's shanty and were
drinking wine when the hermit return-
ed. Boinay says Weeks fired four bull
lets into Bohner. then rified his pock-
cts. They remained two hours longer
drinking wine. then placed the body on
a bed which Weeks soaked with kero-
sene and lighted. Then they went away
and spent the night in schoolhouse
Bonner had four children in SwitZer-
land. 1t had been supposed his death
was the result of drunken carelessness.
The times., 1898-01-26
OBITUARY NOTES.

A dispatch from London announces the
death of John Laird, the slipbuilder, OF
Birkenifead. Mr.. Lair d wa the builder oft
Confederate cruiser Alabama, which did so
much damage To American commerce, and
for which Great Britain had to pay big
damages. 3 Some of the finest transatlantic
steamships and war vessels have been
built in his ship yards.
Andrew cutting, the Argentine consul
at Boston, died in that city yesterday, aged
fifty-five years He was member of the
firm Of Larl1in & Cutting, which for many
years carried on a large export trade with
Buenos Ayres.
Mai jor John B. stannard, a noted en-
Gineer, died suddenly yesterday at his
home, in Berryville, Va, aged seventy seven
years. He was a major of engineers, and
sUpegintended the building of the forti-
fications around Richmond.
Major General Sir Frederick ID. Middle.
ton. who comma nded the successful ex-
pedition against the Riel rebellion In the
Northwest Territory in 1885, died in Lon.
Don yesterday.
The times., 1898-01-26
AR|sT0cRATS MUST DIE
Captain Boitscheff and an Aces
sorry Resentenced to Death.
PRETTY OPERA SINGERS FATE
a Crime That Attracted Attention
Former Aide-de-Camp on the Staff
of Prince Frederick-Lured to
Her Death.

Philippopolis, Jan. 25.-The rehearing
by the appeal court of the case of Capt.
Boitscheff, formerly an aide-d de-camp
to Prince Ferdinand, ex-Prefect Of Po-
lice Novelic and Nikola Boitscheff.
brother of Capt. Boitscheff, who were
charged with the murder of a young
girl named Anna SZimon, was con-
cluded today. The case occupied the
attention of the court Tor five days
Two of the accused-Capt. Boitscheff
and Novelic-were found guilty and
condemned to death. Nikola Bolt
scheff was acquitted.
This case has attracted widespread
attention, owing to the brutality of
the crime and the prominence of the
persons involved. Four years ago An
ma Szimon went from Budapest to So
fla, where she had an engagement to
sing. She met Boitscheff in Sofia, and
finally became his mistress. He was
burdened with debts, and some time
after assuming relations with the girl
he engaged himself to marry wealthy
keiress. 1t appears that he had prom
ised to marry the SZimon girl, but this
promise he repudiated. and sent her
return to Sofia.
She did return, however, and in her
efforts to see Boitscheff caused scan
dal within the environs of the palace
of the Prince of Bulgaria. Boitscheff
became enraged at this, and deter
mined to get rid of the girl by mur
derinS her. He accordingly wrote to
his victim, summoning her to meet
him in Philippopolis, at the same time
protesting his love for her.
Having completed his plans to lure
the girl to her death, he called to his
aid, Novelic, who was the prefect of
police; Wassalieff, a gendarme, and
several others. A tryst was appointed.
Three men-Novelic, Wassalief and an
other-seized the girl and stupefied
her with chloroform. Boitseheff after
wards strangled her to death and
threw the body into the river.
The friends of the girl became sus-
picious because Of her failure to re-
turn, and raised an alarm. Noyelic
and Wassalieff were soon afterward
arrested, and from their statements
Boitscheff and others were also accus-
ed of murder. and the whole story of
the crime was unfolded at the trial
of the prisoners, which took place last
July. In the course of the trial Was
salieff testified that Boitscheff had told
him that the girl must be killed, and
that the murder was to be done by
command of Prince Ferdinand.
The first trial resulted in the convic-
tion of Capt. Boitschen and Novelic,
who were sentenced to death.
Wassalieff was convicted of compile
ity in the murder and was sentenced
to six years and eight months impris-
onment
Subsequently Capt. Boitscheff and
Novelic demanded a new trial, and the
public prosecutor, who raised objec-
tions to the sentences, demanded a
rehearing, which was granted, with
the result announced above.
The court confirmed the original SEN
tence of wassalieff, a former gendarme,
who was convicted of participation in
the crime.
The times., 1898-01-26
BLACK LIST SHUTS THEM OUT.
A Weapon That New Bedford Mill
Owners Are Said to Use.

\ Weapon nat New beuloru Mill
Owners Are Said to Use.
New Bedford, Jan. 25.-Here is the
story Of man who is blacklisted In four
cotton mills because he walked out with
three women when fined.
1T began with me like this: When
tile Dartmouth mill started up two years
ago / worked there three months and was
never called UP to the board, and after
they got the machine bla ckboards and
Potomaska cloth room help l was called
up three times in one week and fined 81 20.
Every weaver In the room that was
working there then started going up to
the cloth board every morning, and they
were getting through by dozens. The
cloth board is board that the man
who examines the cloth runs it across
while he finds bad weaving. week
after 1 was fined $l.26 for three seconds,
and 1 walked out.
II Worked for one boss seven times at
the Acushnet, and was all right until an
overseer shut me out because l walked out
for such fines. 1t was at Acushnet |
walked out, and the three women who
had got fined followed. That fixed me
there or wherever that overseer goes.
There's the Hathaway. 1 was stand
ing there waiting for work. The over
seer that blacklisted me at the Acushnet
had been ousted from there and was second
hand in the Hathaway. I didn't know
that or I'd never gone there; but l did,
and 1 hadn't chance to ask for Job
when that man comes up to me and says:
What YOU want here?' "A job says I.
Well, you can't have any job here.
Maybe there amt a blacklist kept by
the office, but the overseers save 'em the
trouble. They carry one in their head, an
an overseer will tell others. I've got dis.
couraged and made up my mind to get back
to England first chance, and amt the only
one, for if that amt being blacklisted it's
a twin to it. / know wherever those four
overseers go there's no work for me-
The times., 1898-01-26
CONGRESS WAITS PATIENTLY.
No Excitement on Capitol Hill Over
the Maine's Departure

No Excitement on Capitol Hill Over
the Maine's Departure
The excitement of Monday over the
Cuban situation did not find single
echo in Congress yesterday. There was
not ripple on the surface, and neither
in debate nor the general gossip of
the cloak rooms was the subject re-
ferred to. The Congress appears to
take it as settled that the President in
tends that the battleship shall remain
il the harbor of Havana as long as its
services may be needed, and no one
pretends to place any reliance in the
official statement that this is intended
as a friendly visit.
Should it develop that this really is
the intention of the President, the
Storm that win break upon his de-
voted head will be far more severe
than anything that has yet been ex-
perienced. Members of Congress who
are opposed to the President POLITICAL
", and who believe that he should long
ago have taken this action, are willing
to give him the benefit of all doubts,
and wait until he has proven that he
does not purpose to make a simple
show of courtesy to the new Govern
ment on the island
Those who are usually well informed
as to what is going on at the White
House scout the idea of the Maine
leaving Cuba within a day or two, or
after exchanging friendly greetings" :"
They say this visit is intended as a
notice TO Spain that henceforth our
battleships viii remain IN that harbor,
watching the interests of Americans
ready at a moments notice to protect
them and to act promptly if assistance
is necessary. If this is done there will
be no criticism of the President. Act
ing upon the assumption that the or
ders to the battleship are based upon
a wish to have our flag maintained in
Cuban waters everybody has upheld
the hands of the President, and though
he has been dilatory in performing his
duty. he is commended for doing it
even at this late day. The events of
the next few days will be awaited
with interest. II there is a riot in Ha-
yana the officers of the Maine will be
expected to exercise that prudence
and caution which the situation de-
mands. but to permit no transgression
upon the rights OF Americans and TO
repel any attack that may be made
upon American subjects.
The times., 1898-01-26

Capt. Berry sighted two vessels, but
both were too far away to see the sig
nal of distress, and both passed quick
Iy out of sight and hope. AT last the
fires went out and all hands gave up
the hope of reaching shore. for the
steamer was still many miles from
Long Island.
The two boats We're lowered, and as
many men as they would hold fell
into them and swung astern of the
laundering steamer. Just after tins
move Capt. Berry sighted the topmasts
OF a vessel, which he instantly knew
must be the Gov. Ames, the only iive-
nasted schooner in the world.
TIE Srest of the story of the rescue
has been told as Capt. Waldemar
gave il.
Those who perished are: Horacio
Hevia, Alfred Bermudez, Mr.. Cancel
leri and the steward (name unknown).
Capt. Berry gives his residence as
Brooklyn and says he was never mix
ed up 8n anything like this before, hav-
ing been engaged in ug-boating re-
centlys
All Of the men of the Tillie left for
New York early this morning.
No hint was given by any of the
survivors that there was a traitor
among the party. and the evidence all
indicates that it was simply case of
the elements proving too much for an
unseaworthy craft
New. York, Jan 25.-Information was
received at the Cuban junta in this
city to-day of the foundering of the
steamship TiIlie, bound for Cuba with
stores for the patriot army, off Barne-
gat, on Sunday last.
There was much excitement at the
Cuban -junta today. This telegram was
shown TO inquirers:
E. qAgramonte, No. ITO Lexington
avenue. New York: Shipwrecked.
Saved. VIII be home tonight
FRANK AGRAMONTE."
The Signer of the telegram is a mem
Der Of the insurgent army and recently
arrived from Cuba.
Kearney, n. J., Jan. 25.-Capt. Jack
O'Brien arrived at his home in Kear-
Dey. n. j., shortly after o'clock to-
night, fresh and vigorous.
The Tillie was not scuttled, he
said. .snor was the vessel unseawor-
thy. If there was any fault it was In
her. machinery"
The times., 1898-01-26
SOCIALIST ROW IN BRUSSELS.

Engage in a Uand-to-Hand Encounter
With the Police.
Brussels, Jan-25.-A bandof Socialists, led
by NJ. Dembion, a suspended member of the
Chamber Of Deputies, had hand to hand
encounter with the police near the legis-
lative hall today. Many were injured, and
number of arrests Were made.
Demblon was suspended because ef an
attack which he hadmade on the president
OF the chamber on Friday last.
The Socialists within the chamber start
ed a row inside when they heard of the
fighting outside, and for a time the great
est disorder prevailed.
The times., 1898-01-26
STRIKE OF The SPINNERS
Discomfort Increasing in the Cot
ton Mills at Fall River.
More Workmen Leave Their Spindles
and a General Outbreak Thought
To Be Close at Hand.

Fall River, Mass, Jan. 25.-The strike
at NJ. c. d. Borden's Iron Works mills
is the feature of this days doings
among the cotton operatives. At its
opening the strike was regarded by
many as insignificant. When the mills
started this morning the 200 strikers
from No. 4 mill gathered about the
gates and endeavored to prevail upon
those of the other mills to Join them.
Many were willing to do so, but they
realized that unless they acted as a
body ii would do them no good TO come
out. They went to work and during
the forenoon those in favor of striking
talked with their companions. AT
noon the strikers assembled again and
they succeeded in bringing the spin
ners of No. mill into a meeting. The
latter voted to resist, and at i o'clock
two mills were crippled and 400 spin
ners were on strike.
The strikers are confident now that In
a short time the spinners in Nos. ! and
2 will join them. Superintendent Hath
away is quoted as saying if the strike
becomes general the mills will be oper-
ated until the supply Of filling is ex-
hausted TIE entire plant will then be
closed for an indefinite period.
A strike began today in the spinners
room of the Sycamore. and half of the
mill is shut down. II is very evident
that the spirit of unrest is increa sing,
that the situation is grayer than ever.
The carders are grumbIing, shop
meetings are held nightly. and gen.
eral outbreak is not far distant.
NJ. C. d. Borden is decidedly unpopu-
lar lust now. The cut-down at the
American Print Works, owned by him,
is the worst on record. Men who have
been employed there for years at fair
wages have been discharged, TO make
room for Portuguese and Poles, who
will work for almost unheard Of pay.
Forces. of help have been reduced In
nearly every department, so that those
retained must do more work for less
nav
The times., 1898-01-26
Mr.. nenham resttfies

Miss Nettie Denham the complaining
witness against Rev. Gilbert Williams, be-
fore the ecclesiastical court at st. Marks
Pro-Cathedrai, completed her testimony
yesterday morning. She ha d been on the
stand for three days. Her father sue
ceeded her. Mr.. Denham testified that
he had written to Mfr. Williams, asking
him what he intended to do about the
case. and produced a copy Of the letter
In court. He said that Williams never
replied, but fled from Washington. Mr..
Denham was on the stand at the ad-
iournment of the court.
The times., 1898-01-26
A Heaven for Hoboes.

West Union, being without q railroad, is
not bothered with many hoboes. The total
number of Weary Willies' visiting this
place in year is not very large, but when
they honor the town with their presence
they are treated with profound respect, and
instead OF being sent to bed III the jail and
fed on bread and water, as is the custom
In neighboring towns, they are taken to the
best hotels in town and provided with all
the delicacies of the season. The last two
to partake of the towns hospitality came
on Saturday night.