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CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Wife OF n wealthy Philadelphia Man
Lodged in Jail.

Philadelphia, May 2i.-Mrs. Mary +.
Sellner has been committed to prison TO
await the action of the grand jury on the
charge of having caused the death OF her
aged and wealthy husband by administer
ing poison to him. The couple We're mar
ried in 1896 and lived together until the
time of the husbands death at 515 North
street. The husband owned considerable
real estate in this city and was consider
ed quite wealthy.
The honeymoon was brief, frequent
quarrels occurring. The elimination of
the unhappy marriage came early In April
when the husband died under peculiar cir
cumstances. The coroner was notified by
the police officials and Immediately began
an Investigation, the widow in the mean
time being placed under police surveil-
lance. After working on the case for
nearly a month the police considered they
the arrest of the widow and she was ta-
ken into custody. The testimony adduced
was to the effect that Mrs. Sellner had
on numerous occasions sent her servants
to purchase strychnine. laudanum and tu-
lap, saying that she wanted the poison
ito kill a cat
1t also developed that the woman had
said to different persons that she wanted
to get rid of the old crank" 1t was
shown that Mrs. Sellner had been deceiv-
ing her husband for a long time. holding
clandestine meetings with a man named
James j. Murphy.
Mrs. Sellner told the police of having
summoned the family physician. The cor
oner's physician testified to having found
s~trychnine in the deceased's stomach. The
widow was undoubtedly undisturbed by
the damaging evidence and did not seem
to realize the gravity of her position.
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PATRIOTIC MASS MEETING.
Enthusiasm High ut the Presbytsrtan
General Assembly.

winona Lake. Ind. Nay 2.-To-day the
Presbyterian general assembly resolved
itself into a patriotic mass meeting En-
thusiasm ran high. The sentiments ex-
pressed favorable to an Anglo-American
alliance were vociferously cheered ana
the following resolution was adopted:
THAT the Presbyterian church in the
United States endorse the wise and patri-
otto course pursued by the president In
the conduct of the war. and hereby pledge
to him and TO the army and the navy our
sympathy. our prayers and our support
A supplementary resolution introduced
by George +. Pentacost of lonkers. ~.
Y. recognized the sympathetic expression
of the fellowship on the part Of the Brit
ish people in the present crisis. based
upon the solidity of the AngIo-Saxon race.
and expressed the Heartfelt desire that
all old animosities heretofore existing be-
tween ourselves and the mother country
be buried under the new and rising tide
of blood kinship. and that henceforth the
two great countries may be united In an
indissolue,s union that shall make for
universal peace and righteousness. Dr.
Charles Work of Cincinnati presided at
the meeting. He said that the Presbyte-
rian church must be true to its traditions
OF liberty. "One hundred years of free
dom are looking down upon us. he ex-
claimed. Loyalty TO the Cuban cause IL
loyalty to God"
A speech was made in behalf of the
colored people by DR.. David Brown. a
negro from South Carolina. Rev. Theo y.
Burnham of California told Of the work
done on behalf of the sailors in the navy
at Mare island. and as he sat down DIR.
Cook called for three cheers for the
webfoot and the jackies all"
One of the features of the afternoon
was the speech of the Rev. j. NJ. Barclay
of Detroit. who DR.. McCook greeted as a
~"Johnni Reb.' He remarked on the
present patriotic ties uniting the North
and South. glorying in the fact that the
first blood spilled in the present contest
was that of the South. and hat IL was
mingled with Northern blood on the deck
of the Winslow of Cardenas-
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WANTS A NEW TRIAL.
The Indian Rights Association Has Taken
Up spotted Hawks Case.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. May 21.-T. J. Porter. county at
torney of Custer county, who is here, was
to-day served with notice of an appeal
10 the supreme court I'm the case Of Spot
ted Hawk. the Cheyenne Indian now un-
der sentence of death for. the murder of
John Hoover. the tragedy that precipt-
tated the famous Cheyenne Indian scare
OF a year or so ago. Spotted Hawk was
sentenced to he hanged three or four
months ago. but stays of execution have
been granted pending the proceedings
hooking to n new trial. The appeal to the
supreme court is from the ruling or
Judge Loud i'm denying the murderer a
new trial. Colonel Sanders has been en-
gagged by the Indian Right association to
endeavor to prevent the execution of
Spotted Hawk and will argue the case i'm
the supreme court. In case the Judgment
Is affirmed an effort will be made to car
ny the case 10 the supreme court of the
United States. providing a federal ques-
ton can he found. Spotted Hawks case
has attracted more attention I'm the East
than here. many government officials who
seem to think the unfortunate Is going to
get the worst of II becoming interested
i'm the case.
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No Confirmation.

Washington. May 21.-No confirma-
ton of the rumored engagement off
Mole St. Nicholas had been received at
the a department up to a late hour
tonight, and naval officers are disin-
clined to believe hat the American fleet
has encountered the Spaniards. 1t was
expressly denief at the department that
information even giving an intimation
of a fight had been received, and, fur
Their. it was stated hat a meeting be-
tween the two fleets vas hardly to be
looked for tonight. This statement is
significant, in that it indicates thai the
opposing squadrons are not so close
together as to justify an expectation of
DEVELOPMENTS.
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HIGHWAY MEN SENTENCED.
The National Park Hold Up Men Get
Two Years and n Half.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Cheyenne. Wyo., May PA case OF par
ticular interest to residents OF Southern
Montana was concluded in the United
States court here this evening after a
trial lasting a week. 1t was that of George
Rees and Gus Smilzer. charged with hold
ing up six tourist coaches and a govern
ment ambulance in the Yellowstone park
last August and robbing the passengers
of their money. The men were masked
and unacceptable when the robbery was
committed and the evidence against them
was mainly circumstsntial. the most dam
aging being the finding on the scene Of
the robbery % a small scrap of leather
dropped by one of the meu from his re-
volver. and which was afterwards found
TO have been cut from the end of a cart
ridge belt worn by one of the defendants.
on account of the long distance travelled
by the witnesses the case has cost the
government more than 5000. Riner SEN
fenced the men to two and a half years
Imprisonment each. A reward of $500 will
be paid by the department of justice to
the park scouts who made the capture.
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Third Army Corps.

Chickamauga. May 2l.-The forma-
ton of the Third army corps was be-
gun to-day. h 18th New York. Col.
Fred Grant; the 4th New York and the
LIST Missouri being assigned 10 the First
brigade. The brigade will be COM
manded Professionally by Colonel Grant.
who Is the senior colonel in the brigade.
The Cd Kansas. which arrived to-day.
will be assigned TO the Second brigade.
Inspector General J. G.. Breckenridge
and stan arrived at the park this
morning. General Compton was to-day
transferred TO command the Third
corps. The commissary department
announces its readiness 10 supply all
uniforms and equipments.
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It WILL Be THE BATTLE OF THE WAR.
Expected That Sampson and Schley Will Meet Cervera Within
Twenty-Four Hours-The Great Naval Contest May
Occur OF Havana or Key West.

throwing a strong fighting force in
front of Havana where. after all, the
great battle may be fought.
This afternoon the heavy squadron
of Sand Key were Joined by three
heavy squadron transports. the Leona,
%Iroquois and Cherokee. Workmen were
busily engaged putting in temporary
hunks, but no one was allowed to board
them and no information al to their
hailing point or destination would be
given out. 1t is understood, however,
that they are from New York, having
started for Tampa to transfer troops
a week ago, when the invasion of Cuba
by land force seemed imminent. This
plan. however. was evidently checked
by the movement of the Spanish fleet
and is considered in allegiance for the
present.
The st. Paul this afternoon finished
coaling and received permission to
scout. She disappeared at sunset I'M
der a cloud of smoke, heading south
east by south.
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Last Day Of the \ Jason.

San Francisco. May 2l.-Nith the last
race to-day at Oakland the California
racing season Of 1s97-iseS terminated and
the tracks will be closed until next fall.
The season has been a profitable one. and.
although il was unusually long. the at
tendance and betting has been very
strong throughout. Several worlds rec
ords have been sent glimmering on the
Oakland track and between now and next
fall that track viii he made even faster.
Contrary To the usual custom. the con-
Guiding days have brought forth few long
shots, the horses running in excellent
form. California's horses have shown up
well throughout the season.
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Rumor of n Big Fight. .

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Cape Hayden, May 21.-A passenger
from Port de Paix, who arrived on the
NOR that a fight had taken place off
Mole st. Nicholas, i'm which II Spanish
warships had been sunk and two Amer
leans were disabled. The report, how
here from a vague source that cannon
aiding was heard off the mole to the
northward, ceasing at nightfall, and
that the firing was renewed early to-
day and continued until noon.
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DIS at Curacao.

Copyright 1928 by Associated Press.
Port au Prince. Hayti. May 21.-The
Dutch steamer Prinz Frederick Hendrix,
which has arrived here from Curacao,
confirms the report of the presence there
on May Is of the Spanish squadron. Only
two of the Spanish ships were allowed
to enter the roads. These vessels Sc
cured provisions, a quantity of coal and
other supplies, in all estimated at a
value of more than $780, 900. The fleet
comprised the cruisers Vizcaya. In
fanta Maria Teresa, Cristobal Colon and
Almirante Oquendo and the torpedo boat
destroyers Terror and Furor. The
squadron left Curacao in an easterly di-
rection, but after proceeding several
miles turned and took a westerly course.
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spaip Fears England.

New York. May 21.-A dispatch to the
World from Gibraltar says: The Span
ish towns nearest to this British posses
sion are being strongly reinforced. one
thousand troops arrived last night at
San Rogue, a town of 5000 inhabitants
largely smugglers. seven miles north
west of here, on the edge of the neutral
territory between the kingdom of Spain
and this British possession. More troops
have also gone 70 Algeria. the dilapidat-
ed old town six miles west straight
across the bay from Gibraltar. and to
Tarifa. the southeast point of Spain.
Is miles southwest of here.
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A CHANGE OF HEART.
France Is yeering Around to the Side of
America.

New York. May 21.-A dispatch from
Paris to the World says: There are re-
markable indications in certain Paris
journals. hitherto inimical. Of a complete
reversal of the French disposition to-
wards America. The Gaulois. for ex-
ample. extols the cleverness with which
Admiral Sampson has Unanswered. tax
ing advantage of his opponents slow
ness to effect a junction with Schley and
thus enable him TO divide his forces into
two parts. NJ. Jaurez. In the Petit Re
publique. writes in the same strain OF
Americas admirable attack and de-
Tense. which has been directed with en-
ergy and life. Jaurez derides Spain for
allowing herself TO be made sport of by
clericalism and militarism.'
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house. on the east side. about , o'clock
this morning. As he turned the corner
around the Dearborn house two masked
robbers stepped out. One grabbed his
arms from behind and held him fast while
the other one went through him and took
a wallet containing 500 from his breast
pocket. IL was a very quiet affair and the
robbers did not utter a word. Then they
walked of and Raymond rushed out to
give the alarm. The robbers had over
looked $3.50 that Raymond had in his pants
pocket. The police have no clew.
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Contradictory REPORTS.

Madrid. May 81. 3 p. m.-The infor-
nation received here as to the where
abouts of the Spanish Cape Verde
squadron is contradictory. The gov
maintains absolute silence on
the subject, but it is officially de-
clared that if the Americans cut the
Cuban cable the Spaniards will retail
ate by cutting the Galveston able, so
as to interrupt southern Pacific COM
munication.
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Powder Plant Blew Up.

Hammond. lid May 21.-Three thous-
and pounds of powder at the plant Of the
Economical Smokeless Powder company.
about four and a half miles from here.
blew up this afternoon. killing one man.
injuring three others and demolishing the
building in which was located the mixing
rooms. The dead: Arthur f.. Booth of Chi
eago. Seriously injured: John 8. Piper.
Frank HALF. Carl Porter. The plant had
been running only about three days. and
was about to begin work on a government
order for 5000. 90 cartridges.
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Prizes Ordered SnId.

Key West, Fla. May 2i.-In the Unit
ed States court to-day the Spanish prizes
Mathilde, Candidate. Sofia and Argo-
nauta, against which -'pro-confesso"
was entered yesterday. nobody appear
ing TO claim them. were formally con-
demned and ordered to be sold. The day
of sale was not set. The rifles and am
munition found yesterday in a secret
chamber on the Argonauta are valued at
IS. 500. They were condemned and order
ed sold.
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Tenement Houses Burned.

New York. May 21.-An early morning
fire destroyed a big frame tenement row
i'm Calicar street. Brooklyn. Three fire
men sustained serious injuries caused by
the breaking of a ladder while rescuing
dodgers on the third floor. The monetary
loss Is estimated at 800. 600. Shortly after
while fighting fire in "A concert hall con-
tact with a live wire shocked two firemen
so badly that surgeons doubt their re-
cOyery.
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Forbid GoaIiug.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
st. Pierre. Martinique. May 21.-There
is nothing TO report as to the movements
Of the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Terror and the hospital ship Alicante.
which are still at Fort de France. The
Spanish consul there yesterday made a
desperate attempt to allow the British
steamer Twickenham to discharge her
coal cargo or to supply the Alicante with
coal. but the government positively re-
fused 10 allow his TO be done. II was
rumored to-day at De France that the
Cape Verde fleet from Curacao would
C all there for coal.
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feet 1917 inches. A. c. Kraenzlein. Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. broke the inter-
collegiate record of 24h seconds at 20
yards. hurdle. running the distance In
"a 2-5 seconds. w. p. Remington of Penn
sylvania tried for the worlds broad jump
record of % feet IA inches and equaled tho
American record of % feet So inches. In
the dual games between Pennsylvania and
Cornell the red and blue won by a score
of a3i. points to 23as.
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A Protest Made.

-Constantinople. May 21.-United States
Minister Angel has entered a protest with
the Turkish government against the ac-
ton of the authorities in refusing to grant
passports to Americans TO travel I'm the in
terror. The refusal. Minister Angel holds.
is in contravention Of existing treaties.
The passports are withheld only from
American citizens and British subjects.
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4 RUMOR FROM HkYT|tN
Twelve Spanish Ships Said to
Have Been Sunk.
REPORT NOT CONFIRMED

The Spanish Fleet. According to hi Best
Information. Is Moving West Along
the Southern Coast Of Cuba-Havana
Is Supposed to Be the Ultimate Des-
tination of the Fleet-In No Danger
OF Discovery Until They Reach the
Yucatan Channel New Flying
Squadron Probably Formed After he
Meeting Between Sampson and schley
at Key West.
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Adjourned for the Term.

Special Dispatch 10 the Standard
Bozeman. MAY 2l.-District court adj
iourned for the term to-day. Joe Walker.
alias Cunningham. charged with grand
larceny. pleaded guilty and was sentenced
10 two years IN the penitentiary. Sheriff
Fransham left for Deer Lodge this even
ing with him.
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,,s,n. Mother. Crime.

Poughkeepsie. y. Y. May 2l--Mrs. Lena
Spori. the insane widow OF a fireman at
Nassar college. murdered her TWO emil
dren. a son : years old and a daughter 5
months old. by d,Cspitatiug them early
this morning. she viii be- sent - the
Mattewan asylum for insane criminals
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Sealing Grounds Not Guarded.

New York. May IA special from
Washington says: Because of the neces-
sity of retaining every vessel on the Pa
cifc coast which can be used as a fighting
ship, seal poachers In Boring sea will
have no interference with their ira ffic this
season from the government. There will
be no patrol in Alaskan waters and the
British government Is expected to with
hold any vessels as well.
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Isnatch 70 the standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, May 2l-County Treasurer
Clark of Sweet Grass county to-day moth
ned the state treasurer that he had coi-
lected STs.5s inheritance tax from J. A.
Hail. administrator of the estate of Dam
lei Halverson.
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No Response.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Kingston, Jamaica. May 81. 10 a. m.-
Private kilograms of inquiry concern
ing the Spanish squadron. said to be
at Santiago de Cuba. have failed to
bring any response. although the cable
is in working order.
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Hammer Record Broken.

Franklin. Field. Philadelphia. May n
In the dual games between Pennsylvania
and Cornell to-day J. e. McCrasken Of
the University of Pennsylvania broke the
Intercollegiate hammer-throwing record
of l56 feet 81 inches by a throw of lI
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Aurora, Ohio. May H.-Hon. Reuben =.
Cannon. formerly well known throughout
the state as a leading politician. Is dead.
aged 70. He is credited with having rec
ognized the great ability of James A. Gar
field and with having brought him 10 the
front In the neld of politics.
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Special Dispatch TO the STANDARD
Helena, MAY 2l.-The state board of
pardons to-day approved the action of
Governor Smith In granting a So-day dim
mutton of sentence TO Walter Bumby.
convicted in jefferson county July g.
1887. OF grand larceny and sentenced to one
year.
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The Port Transferred,

Pekin. May 21.-Arrangements for the
transfer Of Wei-Hai-Nei have been com
pleted. The Chinese will occup the port
on Monday Immediately after the last of
the Japanese withdraw. on Tuesday a
British force to occupy the pace will land
from three warships which are now in the
harbOr,
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Santa Rosa. Cal. May sl-Rev. Antony
Case. a pioneer Baptist minister OF Min
nesota. died here to-day aged % He had
founded a number of educational instifu-
tions in Eastern towns and was a scholar
Of repute in his accumulation
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Held Up and Robbed.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Pocatello. Idaho. May 2.-Ed Raymond.
the proprietor of a faro bank at the Wood
River saloon. was held up by two masked
men and robbed Of $500. Raymond started
TO 90 to his room In the Deuchenbauer
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Washington. May 2i.-Assistant Sec
rotary Spalding has issued instructions
to collectors of customs on the Allan
tic seaboard to the effect that Whine
the Spanish fleet is at large in the wat.
ers Of this continent, all applications
for clearances for vessels laden with
coal for West Indian. Mexican. Gen.
trail American Inc South American
ports must be referred to the treasury
department with recommendations be-
fore the same is issued. This order.
which is intended to prevent coal from
being supplied TO the Spanish fleet. VIII
be revoked whenever the Spaniards
leave American waters or are destroyed
by our squadrons. Should the report
of the collector, which must accompany
the application for clearance, prove
tirely satisfactory, orders granting the
clearance will be issued Immediately.
but should IL contain n elements or
uncertainty as to the final destination
or ultimate purpose. a thorough inves-
tigation will be made.
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NnI Until Mandax.

New Orleans. La. May 1.-The Esd
and 18th infantry. under command OF
Colonel Overshine. which have been or
dered to San Francisco to embark for
the Philippines. have not yet struck their
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Toruado,s Work.

S~pringdale, Ark May IA tornado
passed just west OF here last night. John
w. K~illingstone and wife were killed by
falling timbers from their house and two
Italians were killed and a third one fatal
" injured. About 30 houses were blow
down.
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tents. and 1t Is not expected that they
will be able to leave the city before
Monday.
The 5th cavalry Is expected to get
away on the Orizaba for Mobile to-
morrow. The cavalry Is ready, but the
transport is not prepared yet TO receive
them.
Adjutant General John Dapray OF the
23d infantry. who has served as briga-
der a~djutant. has been ordered to join
General Brooke at Chicka mauga in the
capacity of assistant adjutant of the
LIST corps. Lieutenant Clarence r. Ed
wards. quartermaster of the ed infant
~ and brigade quartermaster OF the
troops stationed here. has been ordered
to report to General Coppinger at Mo-
bile.
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Old Glory Flag, 75c and ..........$1.0 90
u. s. Coat-of-Arms on BARI. LIS
Sword with Flag, $1.25 and ...... $50
Round, with Beaded Edge, Flag
Center ......... ...... .......... LIS
War Bugle with Flag ............ LIS
Wreath with Flag Center ........ LIS
Heart with Flag Center............ $50
u. S. and Cuban Flags together. $50
Wreath set with Red, White and
Blue Stones. Flag Center ...... LIS
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Vancouver Barracks. WASH. May a.
Companies A and G.. iith infantry. CON-
prising lis men under command of Cap
tain Leon A. Maule. left to-day for San
Francisco.
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n.aIh nf Chi.f In.,ic. Cnrp.u,er.

Concord. y. H. May I.-Chief Justice
Alonzo p. Carpenter Of the New Hsmp-
shire supreme court died at his residence
here to-day of paralysis.