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YOUNG WIFE MURDERED.
Mrs. Ella Preston. Aged go. Killed In Her
~Home-Husban I'D MissiuE.

READING. Pa. Feb. 19.-With her skull
crushed in and her throat mutilated Mrs. Ella
Preston. aged 90. was found dead at Doe Run,
near Coatesville, to-day. She and her husband,
Jonas Preston. Jr.. occupied the tenant house
on tho Hays Clark farm. Near the body of the
young wife lay an axe and n butchers knife.
with which she had been hacked TO death. Tho
discovery was made shortly after breakfast,
when the Young husbands father came to tho
house and saw lying upon the floor the body of
the murdered woman. The husband could not
be found.
The young people had been married seven
months. and at once went to housekeeping ON
the farm, where Preston WAS employed. They
appeared to be happy. On Friday noon Pres
ton. ST.. asked his son why he acted so
strangely; He gave an evasive reply and soon
afterward disappeared. He was not seen again.
This morning the father made an inyestjea.
ton and found his da ughter-in.law dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
STATE NoRMA1 GRADUATES MEET.
Tho Question or Teachcrs' Certificates Dis
cussed by superintendent skinner.

= Sutbttou VI SGftinC1tG0 III.
cussed by superintendent skinner.
The ninth annual dinner and meeting of the
Association of Graduates Of the New York State
Normal Schools took place last evening at the
Hotel ST. Denis. The election OF officers resulted
as follows: President. Z. H. Schuyler of New
York; First Vice President, Henry W. SAKE;
Second Nice-President- John C. Rockwell: Sec
rotary and Treasurer, DR.. D.. P. Austin.
The principal speaker was Charles X. Skinner,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
who discussed the question Of the certificates
that should be required of teachers. He said
that there was no reason in his mind why hold
ers of normal school certificates should not be
allowed to teach anywhere. without submitting
to an examination by Boards of Education.
New York city" he snid. sis big, but II Is no
better than is the rest OF New York. 1t is no
better than Albany or Rochester. and 1t has no
better teachers. II our people cannot teach any
where in the State. let us take down our sign
and say that our certificate is good only for
crossroads schools"
Several other graduates, including Prof. Eli
jah Clark. President OF the New York Teachers
Association; judge John l.. johnson of Newark.
and DIR. William j. Milne, spoke.
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CAMPANIA OUT IN THE roc.
Anchored at siso Yesterday N1oroing and
Stayed There for safety.

Anchored ut III Yesterday Moruing ana
Stayed There for safety.
The Cunard steamship Campania. from Liver
pool and Queenstown, anchored outside the bar
at 1880 o'clock yesterday morning. Her pilot
and Capt. Walker decided not to venture up the
channel In tho thick fog. The steamship was
not visible to tho Sandy Hook observer all day.
The first report Of her appearance was brought
in by the pilot of the steamship Undaunted,
from Shields, which got up to Quarantine at
$3.50 A. NJ. He said that tho big liner was at
anchor near tho whistling buoy south of the en-.
trance to Gedney's Channel. The vapor still
enshrouded the ship when night came.
The tugboRt Pulver went alongside of the
Campania in the afternoon and took off a lot of
newspapers. passenger lists, and messages for
folks ashore. The passengers learned of the
disaster to the battleship Maine from the pilot
who boarded the liner outside the bar. The
Campania will not come up to the city until this
morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
A-B get nine tricks, a gain OF four.

al Q iihS Ia 20 " sam Va toahs
The difference OF four tricks is due to the de-
ve!opment OF the diamond suit. BIS discard at
trick three IL not directive. because A does not
know which OF the two remaining suits B is
stronger in, so he goes ahead with his own suit.
b does not take a trick In clubs in this case. but
ne has not sacrificed his own ace of spades. his
partners queen OF clubs. and two tricks in dia-
monds just Tor the sake OF blindly following q
bad system.
The little match between the long and the
short suffers which was briefly mentioned in
THE SUN last Sunday was another instance Of
faithful adherence to system. The lonR-suit
pair certainly lost through no fault Of their
play, but simply by bad openings, and one Of
them frankly confessed after the game that she
hud never felt herself so handicapped as in that
match, in which she was pledged TO stick faith.
fully TO the theories OF Pole and Cavendish. 1t
is almost impossible for one to realize. unless he
makes the experiment under rigid conditions,
how far removed from the real lonR-suit game
is the game which passes for long suits to-day.
OUR PROBLEMS.
Here Is something n little easier than missing
suit problems. but which will require a little at
tention to find the right solution. Hearts are
trumps. \ is to lead. and with 5 for a partner to
win all six tricks:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
MIR. GosL1NeToN ON SYMPATHY.
Thought Suggested by the Sight or q Fantastic
calIy Trimmed French Poodle.

"Ihave always been inclined" said Mr.. Cos
lington, Ito sympathize with the French poodle,
trimmed as it is in such ridiculous fashion. but
lam not so sure that it needs or even would de-
sire my sympathy.
THE wind is tempered to the shorn lamb.
By a kind blessing Of Providence we are blind
to our own defects. 1t may be that peculiarities
ourselves glory in. 1t NAV easily be that the
French poodle. instead of being shocked at the
fantastic figure it is made to present, is in
reality PROUD of itself.
I'm fact, l am inclined as I grow older to
think that our sympathy should be reserved for
the suffering. and not conferred on people or
other creatures. simply because they are differ
cnt from us. We are apt to regard ourselves as
examples OF what should be, but 1t may be that
as well OF themselves as We do OF ourselves, and
that. our, sympathy is looked upon as an in
trusion."
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GLovERsvnLE. y. V. Feb. 19.-Charlcs W.
Bonghton, the defaulting bookkeeper of Littauer
Bros. OF this city, who was arrested In New York
last Sunday. had Ave indictments brought
against him by the Grand Jury in Fulton county
this week for forgery. and grand larceny. He
was taken to Jail at Johnstown Friday evening.
Before going he was seen TO drink something
from q vial. Soon after being placed in a cell
he seemed 10 be sleeping quietly. At 7 o'clock
this morning the Sheriff visited him and he was
apparently asleep. At noon. when again Wis.,
He had been in the employ Of Lttauer Bros.
seventeen years.
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Il ES HAD COLD FEET.
He Bought . kiondiLe Ticket and Outnt and
started Back TO New York.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Feb. 1a.-L. A. Sykes Of
New York came out here recently. bought an ex-
pensive Klondike outfit. secured a ticket on the
steamer Alice Blanchard, which sailed on Mon
day. He failed to appear when the steamerleft,
and no trace of him could be found. His outfit
was at the aldwin Hotel. but he was not seen
after Sunday night. Gen. Malowansky, to
hired detectives, as he feared foul play. He has
Just received word from Sykes's relatives in
New York. to whom he had telegraphed the de.
tails of his disappearance. that the young man is
on his way East. 1t was simply a case of cold
feet" He learned that a trip to the Klondike
at this season is not pleasant.
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WITH RIFLE AND REVoLvER,
uenssrs or the Seventh Regiment Fire with
Coed Erect.

There wal shooting galore at the Seventh
Regiment rife ranges last night. The crack
rifemen opened fire as early as 4 o'clock in tho
afternoon. and 1t was after IL o'clock nj night
before the targets were closed down. The first
competition was the revolver match. the condi.
tions being open to all commissioned officers
and members Of the non-compissioncd staff,
Eve shots, deliberate, at ten yards; three prizes.
The three leaders each made the same total.
"a out of a possible 25, but Lieut.. G. NJ. Car.
nochan had the best score according to the
American ring target.
The next contest was the Glass Match. open 10
all members of the club; sevon shots standing
at 200 yards. and seven shots prone at 800.
Ordnance Sergeant r. NJ. Kalloch, y. C.. s., won
first prize.
In the Three Prize Match Private A. Stein.
veteran, was the victor. The final contest was
the rapid fire match. in which the men fred as
many shots as they possibly could in one min.
ute at each range. Corporal ii. f. Grail OF Com.
pany G on his last string made 81, a new record
for this style of shooting with the Springfield
rifle. Summaries:
,,,-, r--,-
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New York A. c. OutpIays drown University nj,
Hockey.

The Brown University hockey team and tho
New York A.. C. players met Mt the st. Nicholas
Rink last night. There was a large and fashion.
able audience present. despite the unfayorable
weather. The Mercury Foot men go. tho
rubber on the face-of. and by clever work kept
1t continually in Browns territory throughout
the half. which ended in the New Yorkera. favor
by n score OF u TO O..
The Providence students braced up in tho
next half and were scored against only three
times. Barrows's goal tending was the feature
OF the half. Fenwick. Baird. Wallis. and Bo.
cart did the bulk of the work for New York.
Tho teams were:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20

CHESTER. Pa. Feb. l9.-The Delaware River
Iron shipbuilding Company Roach's yard has
closed a contract with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company to build a a new ferryboat for
service between the Jersey. City terminal and
be a companion craft with Pittsburg, st. Louis,
and New Brunswick, now running to Twenty
imprOvements.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20

TORONTO. Feb. l9.-Jack Dougherty OF PbiIa-
delphia and Steve Flanagan OF Atlantic civ
fought twenty rounds TO a draw at the Toronto
A.. c. tonight. They weighed in at about los
POUNDS at the %ringsidei Do9gherty had the ad.
forcing the lighting. while Flanagan Eent doda,
ing around the ring. seldom leading and GreatiT
disappointing his backerA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20

Fob. la the waverly A. c. to-
night Billy O'DOnnell of Memphis and Dave
Wall of New York met in a twenty.round con.
test. at 1872 pounds. Wall had the better of the
exchanges until the seventh round. Just as the
oeii rang O1onneli, with a terrific right hand
him clean out.
In the prelimLnarieB "Plnkey" Evans and
Jimmy TuiIy of New York fought an eight.
round draw. Tony Gardella OF Yonkers de.
Ieated Eddie Hayes OF New York in eight
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Trick.
TRICK.
get five tricks only.

Alb get FIVE tricks only.
Trick 4. A must have studied for some time
over his lead at this point. because even with
the knowledge that his partner used the rotary,
II would be a very reason ,ble assumption that
he held entire ommand OF the spade suit. A
spade suit by discarding a diamond. and SO he
felt himself justified in leading the clubs:
Trick 3. B must take the fnessc against the
jack or he cannot possibly make another trick
In clubs unless his partner holds the trey, which
is not likely.
Y to tncsse against him.
The club suit. which 1t was the object OF the
rotary to show. never gets a trick. for Al do
not make a single trick in plain suits. Here Is
the everyday:
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ziesIsr Outpoiuts auisley.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. l9.-Owen Zieglcr out
pointed Jerome Quigley at the Nonparc;' sc.
tonight in at least four OF the six round, fought.
The oout was not so fast as il was ~eNre.'"t p,
landed left hooks and jabs repeatedly. There
was no decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
Justice Incarceration. a su,e,a..

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. Feb. 19.-wiliam Hum
berstone. so years Of age. a Justice Of tina
Peace and well-known board walk photogra-
pher of this city. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head this afternoon. He
leaves a widow and one child.
Mrs. Thunderstorm says that her husband had
apparently been in good spirits all Gay. and she
Is at a loss 10 account for his act. Friends OF
the dead man say that his business has not been
very prosperous lately. and that he may have
become Respondent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
ERNENJnoU1's HOUSE ROBBED.

Boys steal the ConEressman's Property TO Fur-
nish a Clubhouse.
READING. Feb. 19.-During the absence Of
Congressman Ermentrout and family in Wash.
ington thieves robbed his residence, Gran.
stein" OF clocks, paintings, statuary. books. and
bric'A-brac. The stolen goods were recovered in
q house on Locust street and four boys arrested.
The lads had intended furnishing a new club.
house with the stolen property.
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Carl L. r. Hanson, the d~eserter from the
Maine. accused Of stealing jewelry from tho
house OF l.. Townsend Burden. attempted sui
eide by drinking matchheads dissolved in water
after he had been locked up in the Jefferson
Market Prison yesterday. He was discovered
and attended by a surgeon from Bellevue Hos
pital. He Is not seriously III.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
WEBB M'NALL'S UKAsE.

Companies Must Toe His Mark or
Quilt kansas EatIrely.
TOPEKA. Kan. Feb. 19.-Fire insurance COM
panies which fail to pay claims in full where a
total loss has been sustained, and life companies
which refuse to give the salaries paid to their
officers need not expect a license to do business
in Kansas after next month. COMMISSIONS
McNall declared tonight that the companies
to comply with these requirements
would have to seek business elsewhere.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
-Four CA,c.ss GAMBLER. Vraea ss.4II.sa.

CHICAGO. Feb. l9.-Four recently convicted
gamblers were before Judge Waterman yester-
day and paid fines aggrcgating S3,4ll.44. The
coincidence OF the figures looks as II 1t might
have been Intentional.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
Mexican Cotton workers strike.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. l9.-An of the work
men employed in the Colmena and Barron cot.
ton factories in this State have gone on a stnhe
because OF n cut in their wages.
The strikers have appealed their case 70 Gov.
Nillada.. II is said that they were working for
mere pittances. and that they cannot stand a
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rhsa,rleaI ! u,.r CHANGED r,,. Enbsrrlsn.n,

CHICAGO. Feb. l8.-Jamos Tanning Latham. a
welL.known theatrical lawyer. was arrested to-
day on. a charge OF embezzlement preferred by
Jacob Lift. the theatrical manager. Lift alleges
that Latham kept nearly 800 belonging TO him.
Latham says money was due him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
V,oIea, vyIaa Stern at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Feb. ia violent storm
swept over New Orleans this morning, doing
considerable damage to property. Moexen &
murray,s lumber mills and the Kentucky Cotton
Press were unroofed and otherwise damaged
and a church and some forty houses occupiei by
negroes blown down.
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81. JoHN's BLOCKED WITH ICE.

steamers Unable to Get In or Out or the
Harbor.
ST. JoHN's, N. F., Feb. 19.-The coast is again
blockaded with ice. The steamer Addington is
back again as she could not force her way
through the foes.
The steamer Portia, from New York. 10 at
Trepassey for the same reason.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
Increasing the british Army.

Special Cable Dsspatch TO THE srS.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-The British Army esti-
mates, just issued, propose an increase of tho
numerical strength Of the army by 81. 739 men
at an increased cost of ESQ. 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
BUSINESS ON HIS HANDS.
budapest Dramatic Critic Has Received
Five Challenges to HiEht.
Special Gable Dsspateh to THE sus.

Special Gable Dsspateh TO THE sus.
BERLIN, Feb. ia Budapest dramatic critic
and ex-Deputy. Mr.. Pazmandz, is likely to have
q lively time. He attacked Mile. Tina D 1 Lo-
renzo. an Italian actress of great beauty and
unblemished character. in a newspaper. saying
that she was formerly a member of the Sultan's
harem.
One of Tina's fellow actors and four Budapest
Italians have sent challenges to Pazmandz,
while her father has entered q legal action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
suielae sr a Csaauc,sr Out or wsrL.

Charles Warneke, 40 years old. a former con-
ductor on the Ninth avenue horse cars. com.
mitted suicide last night by shooting himself
over the heart AZ his home at 564 West Forty
ninth street. He had been out OF work for three
weeks. and had been drinking hard. He was
dead whom his wife found him,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
The Russian BARK Bravo Burnsa.


NIfVTu' VUOFs DsSVuFUH To II NUN'
SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 19.-The Russian bark
Bravo was completely destroyed by fire here
to-day. The crew were rescued with great diff
fculty. and most Of them were unconscious
when taken off the burning vessel. No lives
were lost,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
'.Ths Creates, or xsyellsrA-

That Is what many competent AuthoutIes s.v y,
ssihAe; send for specimen pages OF our beautiful
new edition OF the great French writer's eompleIa
works: 9ebbie Publishing Co. BeAnett BuiidinS,
New EoEks-Adg. AS'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
SPARKS FROM TIE rELEeRArH.

n Rene Doumic OF the RsruS dSs DSuz Mondss.
who u 20 deliver q series OF lectures before the CereIe
FEanSats OF Harvard University. sailed from HAvrO
yesterday On the eAmsh Bs0tASnA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
Low A RATE OR Low DEATH RATE.
Col. WarinS Thinks the Latter Has the Moro
Power.

V0te-GettInB FOWtF.
The Reform Club had a symposium dinner last
night on Public Health" Ex-Street Cleaning
Commissioner George +. Warning, Jr., was the
principal speaker. Referring to the Reform
Club as n NEST of aRitators." he ad-
vised it to do all that it could to
dispel the illusion that u low tag rate was more
effective bait for votes than a low death rate.
He deprecated tho refusal OF the present admin
istration to authorize a bond issue to improve
the babies hospital on kandall's Island.
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Other good scores-Corporal C. Drake, Co. F. as.
Ordinance Sergeant r. u. Kalloch, y. c. s., 6o; Private
z. NJ. Leask. Co. D., 65.
Revolver Match-Lieut. G. NJ. Carnochan. stan. "a,
Capt. w J. Underwood, Company @. "a; Capt. II. ".
Jansen, Company A. "a; Capt. j. E. Schuyler. Com.
pany B. 23: Capt. K. Mclean. Company X, %; Color
Sergeant H. Groesbeck. N. c. s., 23; Ordnance SER.
geant R. N; .Kalloch; y. g; s.. 29; Major \. ".
Conover. Field. 2S; Col. Daniel Appleton. Field. 2?,
Meyer. Company X. 2e: Capt: ". II. Palmer. stan.
2l; Capt. @. ]. Weaver. stan. II; Lieut.. W. 5. Scott,
Company X. Is: Quartermaster Sergeant H. a. Ro.t.
wick, ". c. s.. IS; Lieut.. c. W. Nichols, Company ?,
12; Lieut.. ]. 7. Fisher, stan, z.
Tn following qualified as sharpshooters 40
200 and 500 yards:
Corporal o. Smith, Company K, 81; Lieut.. P. u.
Dunn. veteran. 90; Private W. p. Wainwright. vet
eran, 65; Private r. K. Potter. Company |, 6b.
The following qualified as experts:
Private W. y. Croxton. Company q. IS deliberate
and Il rapid; Ordnance Sergeant r. NJ. Kalloch. y. c.
s., 6S deliberate and 60 rapid: Private E.. NJ. Leask,
Company D. So deliberate and 60 rapid.
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Ordnance Sergeant r. NJ. Kalloch. i"' 10'a1

200 800
Ordnance Sergeant R. N. Kalloch. ~
Corporal o. smith, Company ks 81 -?
Private W. N. Bavter. Company C..33 80 "a
Corporal II. E. Grail, Company G...3t ~ as
Private W. D.. Ralyea, Company H.33 81 ~
Other good scores-Private A. Stein, veteran, 6Si
Corporal C. Drake. Company F. 81; Capt. W. T.,
Underwood. Company q. 90; Lieut.. II. u. Dunn. vet
ernn, 90; Sergeant r. c. Robinson, Company G. eRt
Private C. r. button. Company F. 65; Private T.. ".
Leask, Company D. o5; Private A. +. Wells, Company
Z, 65.
THREE PRIZE MATCH.
200 500
Yds. Yds. Total
Private A. Stein. Veteran ..........31 ~ 80
Private E. II. Leask. Company D.. 80 IS SO
Ordnance Sergeant r.. II. Kalloch.
n. c. 80 80 40
RAPID-FIRE y
900 300
Yds. lds. Total
Corporal Fl. z. Grail, Co. G..........44 AZ y
Priva E. b. Clark. Co. B...........41 80 Il
Private W. n. Croxton. Co. G.......39 SO Il
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Director Fanciulli will give a concert in the Seven
ty-nnt Regiment Armory on next Saturday evening.

Franz Kneisel, Alvin Schroeder and Arthur Whit
ing will be heard this afternoon In the Fine Arts
building. They will play numbers by Locateln and
Brahms.
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Mrs. Bloomfield Zeisler Will bs heard at Association
Hall. In Brooklyn. on next Thursday evening. She
will play numbers by Bach. Schubert, PAganini. Men.
delssohn, Chopin. Donizetti and Liszt.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Generosity Among Soldiers.

The sight of the war cured the
writer of one notion-that the military
profession may tend to make those
who follow it brutal and cruel. On
the contrary, it seems to make them
more generous and kind. 1t is not
to be supposed that it is war that
makes them SO; it is probable that the
removal of the professional soldier
from the field of competition for exist:
ence among independent workers and
"business men" leaves him little
chance to fall into that hungry and fox
like instructive hostility to ones fell
lows that is developed by the social
struggle for existence. All soldiers,
whether officers or privates, seem to
be engaged, on the other hand, in
kind of competition of generosity 1t
is a great point with them-a kind of
invariable rule of conduct-to be
ready to share what they have with
others. This rule of generosity does
not, of course, save them from doing
cruel things occasionally They have
not ordinarily a very delicate sensi-
bility to one another's pain; they do
not seem to waste much sympathy on
one another's physical sufferings.
They bear their own without com
plant, and seldom ask favors when
they are suffering But when it comes
to GRUB" or shelter, they will give
comrade, or even stranger, better
than they have themselves, if they
possibly can. And the work of an
officer, even in the most active and
terrible campaigning, seems to be
easily consistent with the finest man.
illness and most delicate sympathy.
And yet we should not encourage war
in the expectation of cultivating fine
sentiments any more than we should
invite yellow fever epidemics simply
because yellow fever epidemic de.
velops fine cases of heroic self-sacri-
fee. - Boston Transcript.