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THINKS HE is DEAD.


All the physicians and nurses in Belle
vue hospital. at New York city, cannot
convince Joseph Jurcevitz that he is
not dead by his own hand. He aimed
four shots. and he knows exactly
where they struck. A broken plate
glass mirror at 622 East Twelfth street,
where he lives. proves this. Jurcev'tz
shot his own reflection. and he is firmly
convinced that each wound was fatal.
Incidentally. he shot a stove that he be-
lieves is the medium which caused the
trouble. The man came TO this country
from st. Petersburg.
Jurcevitz first went to Boston. He
was invited TO attend a spiritualistic
seance, and was forthwith converted to
Spiritualism, He was provided with a
spook sweetheart, one Leila, the spirit
of an Egyptian princess thousands of
years old. Leila told Jurcevitz that in
all her wanderings she had met none
to compare with him. Three years ago
Leila commanded Jurcevitz to come to
New York, where fame and riches
awaited him.
He has lived a year or more with Ed
mund Raymond, at 622 East Twelfth
street, who liked him, and thought his
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GIVEN THEIR ANSWER.
Cuban AssembIymen Told That They
Can Have No More Money.

Washington, April THE delegates
from the Cuban assembly, Messrs. Vii
lalon and Hevia, called informally at
the state department Friday and had
a long conversation with Secretary
Hay. The affairs in Cuba were freely
discussed and the delegates presented
the resolution of the Cuban assembly.
Secretary Hay assured the delegates
that the United States government
would not increase the amount TO pay
the Cuban army above the $4,000, 900 al
ready sent TO Cuba. He said this mat
ter could not be further considered.
He also informed them that the presi-
dent would not consent to any scheme
for raising money by the Cuban assem-
bly, to pay the Cuban troops. Later, the
secretary mentioned the call to Presi-
dent Mckinley. and the president in
formed him that there would be no
other or further answer to the delega-
ton than had already been given by the
secretary
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. Eos I'm the English Channel
and Goes Ia the Bottom.

Southampton, April 1.-The pas
senger steamer Stella. plying between
this port and the Channel islands.
crashed upon the dreaded Casquet
rocks, near the Island of Alderney, in
a dense fog and foundered in ten min
utes, her boilers exploding with tre-
mendous report as she went down. In
spite of this, it is said, there was no
panic on board. The coasting steamer
Lynx, which brought the news of the
disaster here, picked up four boats and
40 persons belonging to the Stella.
Late estimates of the number of lives
lost range from 70 to 100 persons.
The last thing the survivors saw was
the figure of the captain OF the Stella
standing calmly on the bridge and Civ
ing his last instructions. The captain
persisted with his vessel, owing TO the
suction caused by the sinking steamer
being very great indeed.
Many pathetic incidents are reported.
In several cases men lifted their wives
and children into the boats and then
persisted themselves in their presence.
One wife who was thus bereaved lost
her reason. \ large number of the
survivors arrived here without any
clothing, clad only i'm blankets. The
passengers all agree that perfect order
and discipline prevailed on board the
Stella. The crew promptly took up
their stations when the steamer struck.
served out the life belts and lowered the
boats. The scene at the moment of
the sinking of the vessel was heart
rending. Those who had succeeded in
getting into the boats had a narrow es-
cape from being engulfed on account
of the suction caused by the sinking
vessel. The voice of Capt. Rocks, from
the bridge, was frequently heard, urg-
ing the rowers to pull for their lives.
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A Singular Difference.

There is a singular difference be-
tween the United States and the lead
ing countries of Europe in the popular
use Of gold as money. In Great Britain
the gold coinage consists almost en-
tirely Of spvereigns and half sover-
eigns; in France of 20 and ten franc
pieces, and in Germany of ten-mark
pieces. All these coins are worth less
than five dollars and are in general cir
culation. In this country two-thirds
of the gold handled at the minis is
coined into $50 pieces. The value Of
the quarter eagles coined in 1898 was
only $6O,412. In a sanitary sense the
currency of Europe is decidedly ahead
of ours.
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ADMIRALS OF NAVY.
Congress Unwittingly Authorizes the
Appointment of Two.
ArOuGes COnside ra BILE Gs~.tp I'm Navy
Department., Especially Among
Friends OF Rear Admirals
sampson and Schley.

Unwittingly congress. just before its
ad journment, gave President Mckinley
authority 10 appoint two admirals of
the navy instead of limiting the grade
toone. as il undoubtedly intended.
The discovery has just been brought
10 the attention of officials of the navy
department and has aroused consider
able gossip, especially among the
friends of Rear Admirals Sampson and
Schley,
President Mckinley approved, on
March ?, IAN act creating the Office of
admiral of the navy" providing that
the president is hereby authorized TO
appoint by selection and promotion an
admiral of the navy who shall not be
placed upon the retired list, except
upon his own application; and when
ever such Office shall be vacated, by
death or otherwise, the office shall cease
TO exist"
y certified copy of the act was pre-
scented to Secretary Long by the state
department, and the former Immediate
~ made out the nomination of George
Dewey to be admiral. The nomination
was confirmed by the senate on March 2.
Notwithstanding that the president
had appointed an officer to be IAN adj
miral of the navy" as provided for in
the act, congress passed the navy APP
preparation bill, which was approved
late on the legislative day of March 3,
containing a provision identical in Ian
guage with the act under which Adj
miral Dewey had been appointed and
confirmed.
1t has been pointed out that the pro-
vision, like the act. provided for the APP
pointment of an officer TO be an admiral
by selection and promotion" Had the
act simply read in both cases "by pro-
notion" Admiral Dewey. being the
ranking officer, would have been APP
pointed, and then Rear Admiral Il. V.
McNair might be considered eligible for
appointment as IAN admiral" but as il
specifically stated "by selection and
promotion 1t is apparent that the pres
ident, if he thinks he has sufficient au-
thority TO do so. may select any officer
he may see fit, and as he has expressed
himself only recently in terms of high
appreciation of Rear Admiral Samp-
sons conduct, friends of the command
er of the North Atlantic squadron are
confident that if anyone is appointed he
will be the man.
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eccentricities harmless. Jurcevitz
mind is completely unbalanced
TO FIX UNIVERSAL FORMULA
Important Congress- at BrurseIs of
the Doctors Of Life Insurance
Companies.

The first international congress Of
doctors connected with life insurance
companies will be held at Brussels
from the 25th to the 3oth of next Sep
TENDER. Consul Roosevelt, at Brussels,
says that all Europe and the United
States will be represented at the con-
gress, at which it is proposed to estab-
lish universal formulas for the exam
ination of persons desiring to be in
sured. AS result of the congress, it
is hoped, says the consul, that perma-
nent officers will be created in every
country composed of five medical mem
bers, who will see that the decisions OF
the congress are observed and whose
work may serve to lessen the Difficult
ties Of application.
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BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE.
How the Life Of John Sheldrick
Was Saved

IN SUCH PAIN THAT HE COULD NOT WALK
TWO BLOCKS WITHOUT SITTING DOWN
TO REST HIMSELF.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April g. To those
who know John Sheldrick well the
changed condition of his health seems
truly wonderful. Speaking of his case.
Mr.. Sheldrick says:
IL have been a sufferer from Kidney
Trouble and Acute Rheumatism for the
past IL years and have used all kinds
of medicine. All were of no avail until
commenced using Dodds Kidney Pills.
After using two boxes / was cured. |
feel to day ten years younger than before
when | could not go two blocks without
sitting down to rest, on account of the
pain In my back, across the kidneys. /
thank God that the Divine Providence
led me to use those pills | can recon-
mend them to all sufferers from kidney
troubles as being the best thing that can
be had, as j have eXperimeI ted on every
and all kinds of medicine aud have never
found its equal. | feel it my duty to LET
the world know its merits. They have
made a new man of me-"
Mr.. Sheldrick lives at JO6Siblev street
He'is always ready TO speak good word
for Dodd's Kidney Pills, and many who
have followed his advice have been cured
of Kidney Diseases i'm advanced stages
Dodd's Kidney Pills are sold by drug.
gists at 30 cents a box, or six boxes for
$3.50. Sent by mail on receipt of price
by Dodd's Medicine Co., Buffalo, NY.
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Business shows Little ~ Any Im-
provement-Some Of the Causes
for This Situation.

New York. April l.--R @. Dun q Co. In
their weekly review OF trade. say: Fall
ures during the first quarter of 1889 have
been In amount OF liabilities not more than
about $26. $50 $3.50. against $31. LAP last year.
s4s O07 $40 In 1897 and $57 SOS 1875 in 1896 While
the later returns may increase the amount
for the quarter a little. the complete return
which will be given next week Will be very
remarkable in comparison with that OF any
pre- vious year.
Business Is not at present improving.
There has been something very like a check.
partly the result OF heavy buying since jan
uary l. TO anticipate the market. partly
caused by the uncertainty about the oper-
alton of many combinations, and a shade
or doubt about foreign affairs also had
some influence. The new rule of the clear
ing house banks at New York about tax
alton of country checks also causes some
shifting of accounts. A period of transition
from one ownership to another, and from
one management to another, and from one
industrial system TO another, where II ar
fects many hundred establishments
throughout the country, inevitably causes
some hesitation in business. A little later
the many hundred concerns may be doing
more business than ever, as they were just
before combinations were effected. But at
the point OF transition nobody knows just
what to expect There is much withdrawal
of iron business because continuance of
high prices is doubted, because great pur-
chases made by many works have
not been met by orders. and because works
affected by many other combinations pro-
posed are not inclined 10 buy more largely
1.-THE boot and shoe business is again
hating because of difference between buy
ers and sellers as to prices. The fiuctua-
tons of the wheat market have been large,
and tend. on the whole, toward higher quo
tations. Railroad earnings for three weeks
of March have been Al per cent larger
than last year, and 9.S per cent. larger than
in 1892.
Failures for the week have been 1874 in
the United States, against 22O last wear. and
In, Il. L.. OF La 81 ,,
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Cleveland, o., April 1.-Reports re-
ceived by commission men from fruit
growers indicate poor fruit crop in
Ohio. Peach and pear trees have been
killed. Michigan crop reports say many
peach trees are killed, and island sec
tions of Lake Erie make similar reports.
Maryland reports peach crop failure
and Delaware and New Jersey forecast
light crops. West Virginia, Missouri
and northwestern Arkansas report
peach buds killed.
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list Episcopal church and American
Missionary association, representing
Congregationalists, at the joint con-
vention at which they arranged for in
terdenominational fellowship and CO.
operation in Porto Rico and other
island territories, elected the follow
ing:
Thomas j. Morgan, ID. d., Baptist sec
rotary, as chairman, and c. j. Ryder,
ID. d., Congregationalist, as secretary
of the convention held and of conven-
tons which are to be held.
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When the British forces were march

When the British forces were march
ing TO Pekin in 1860. after the capture
of the Tal1u forts. one of the rivers be-
came so swollen with the heavy rains
that il was rendered almost impassa-
bic. While in this quandary a bright
idea suddenly struck one of our Off
GERS. Being well aware that the Chi
nese generally ordered their collins
years in advance, and kept them IN the
premises, and also that they are per-
fectly alright, he consulted with his
brother officers, with the result that or
ders were given to search all the houses
of the village and collect every coffin.
With the aid of few empty casks, the
soldiers constructed pontoon bridge
of collins sufficiently strong TO bear the
artillery, and the river was thus PASSED
in safety.
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KILLED Himself.

Boston, April 3.-Rear Admiral G. G..
Carpenter. retired committed suicide
Saturday in a sanitarium in this city.
Admiral Carpenter was called from the
retired list to active duty in charge of
the navy yard at Portsmouth, n. H.,
during the war, while Commodore
Remey was on duty at Key West. Adj
miral Carpenter had brilliant record.
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Eound Chilly.

New York, March 31.-The trial of
DR.. Samuel j. Kennedy, the Staten Is
land dentist, for the murder of Dolly"
Reynolds at the Grand hotel in this
city on the night of August Is, was con-
cluded before Judge Williams and the
jury brought in verdict of murder in
the first degree
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Treasury Receipts.

Washington, April 1. - The monthly
statement of the treasury shows excep-
tionally heavy receipts and material
decrease in expenditures. For the
month of March the receipts made a
total of over $570, 000.0 900. The disburse-
ments during March amounted to $42,-
o0s,5 71, leaving a surplus for the month
of S14.031 .653.
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MAY RETURN The MONEY.
Unless the Cuban Assembly Gives
Up Army Rolls the Soldiers
Will Not Get Cash.
FUNDS WILL Be SENT TO WASHINGTON
Fresh Feeling stirred Up Against
the Military RuIers-Secretary Al
ger Tired of Trining-Gen. Comes
In Disguised A Split I'm Cuban
Politics.

Havana, March 31.-Gov. Gen. Brooke
has almost made up his mind to send
the SO ,0O0, 900 back to the United States
if the Cuban military assembly does not
give up the army rolls. You may as
well do so and not trifie much longer,
said Secretary Alger, when discussing
the matter two days ago in conference
with Gen. Brooke and Gen. Gomez. The
latter said that such course would
serve the assembly right. Anyway the
impression is spreading Mat the gov
ernor general may return the money to
Washington, and il is stirring up fresh
feeling against the assembly.
A file of United States troops would
probably be sent to take the rolls if the
military administration knew exactly
where they were, but there is feeling
that mistake might be made and the
administration placed in the light of
over-anxiety and possibly be laughed at.
General Gomez Disguised.
In the course OF Il conversation with
an old friend from San Domingo Gen.
Gomez said:
IT am ready to go home ] am tired or
this jangle with the assembly l nave
learned something about this people which
! did not know before. They are an un-
grateful people. They do not appreciate
what the United States government is 40
ing for them--a service in which am as
ssting
These assembly commissioners have run
off again 10 the United States to beg Tor
money while /. who have wife In san
Domingo have not money enough 10 Dring
4 a haxy hnlI a N
might be sure of enough to live on. am
old and tired and feel like going back.
Split In Cuban Politics.
The organization of the so-called Gu
ban national party is proceeding.
Meetings are held nightly and to-
day the promoters issued manifesto
TO the people of Havana, calling upon
them TO unite their efforts and TO or
'-gafiize ward committees with view
of disseminating information prepare
tory TO national convention.
This movement. il is said, is due 10
the approaching elections, but it has
already developed a split in eastern dis
tricts. where the Cuban federalists have
organized TO promote a republic. 1Ae
latter undertaking is not recognized
here. In Havana the national party
finds its opponent in the Liga Patriot
lea, an outgrowth of ,the recently dis
solved Junta Patriotica. which is work
ing along the same general lines. These
disconnected efforts 10 establish ma
tional party are regretted by the best
Cuban element. as ultimate disaster is
clearly foreseen.
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Ten Million Dollar GIFT.

New York, March 30. - The Evening
World says: "Wlliam X. Vanderbilt
has duplicated his wedding present to
his daughter Consuelo, duchess OF
Marlborough. for his son, William X.
Vanderbilt. Jr Securities amounting
in value TO $40. 600 900 have been turned
over to the young man by his father"
Miss Virginia Fair. the bride-to- be. is
said TO have So 900 900 in her own right.
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La Sale, y. Y, April 3.-Hepry H.
Croley, a wealthy farmer of this village,
announces that he will give $4,000 to
any man who will lead his daughter,
Miss Clara Croley, to the altar, the lucky
man to be acceptable to both father and
daughter. The candidate for the hand
of Miss Croley must be honest, sober,
industrious and bear a good character.
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sn.,Ler Reed Return.

Washington, April Speaker Reed
arrived here Friday from Georgia,
where he has been taking in the pleas
ures of Jekyl island. Mr.. Reed is the
picture of health. He refused to be in
terviewed, and protested that he say
no reason why any significance should
of the president and himself &c Jelly
island
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Washington, April 3.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows that
at the close of business March 81 the
debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to 81 ,149, sos ,563. which is a
decrease during the month of SIS, $685.
s2s. This decrease is accounted for by
the net increase in the cash on hand.
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Thought His Victim Wa. Loubet.

Paris, April IA wealthy gentleman
named Tourret was shot dead yester-
day evening on the Bots de Boulogne by
a man who mistook his victim for Presi-
dent Loubet, to whom NJ. Tourret bore
a striking resemblance. The murderer,
whose name is Ozouf and who is 80 years
old. is thought to be insane.
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Acquitted.

Lisbon. o., April THE jury in the
case of George Brunt, on trial for sec
ond degree murder for killing his col
ored coachman at East Liverpool, has
brought in verdict of not guilty. The
verdict was received with demonstra-
tons of approval by the large crowd in
the courtroom
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A Triple Hanging.

Troy, Ala. April l. = Richard Hale
and Thomas johnson, white men, and
Sam Rives (coloredD were hanged here
yesterday for the murder of Mrs. Ira
Meyers, an aged woman, and her
daughter-in-law,. Mrs. Meyers, whom
they killed and attempted to burn at
Josie in December last. Robbery was
the incentive for the deed.
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Progressing satisfactoriIy,

Washington, March 30. - Recruit
ing for the regular army is progressing
most satisfactorily, both in numbers
and high class of young men offering.
Returns received by the adjutant gen.
eral show the enlisted strength as being
naximum
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East Liverpool, o., April 3.-Satur-
day night at midnight the options held
by John II. Dospassos, the. head of the
New York syndicate which attempted
to organize the pottery trust. expired
and to-day the American pottery COM
bine is dead.
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A New Party.

Porto Rico, April /. - Leading citi-
zens here have organized a political
party to be known as the republican
party and have declared in favor of a
gold standard, separation of the church
and state and free trade between the
islands and the United States.
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A Eiend Hanged.

Jacksonville, Mo-. March BE.
Bates Soper, who killed his wife and
two children at Archie, also his father,
and a child in Portland, Ore, was
hanged here Yesterday.
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Died mt the Age OF ia.

Washington, April AUNT" Patsy
Marshall, colored inmate of the district
worlxhouse, died at hospital Friday
at the age of Ia years, according to the
workhouse records.
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TO WORK HAND IN HAND.
arrangements Made for I'm tie rde n IN =
national Missionary Work In
Porto Rico and other IslandS.

New York. April The secretaries
of the Baptist and Presbyterian
Home Missionary societies, of the
Missionary Society of the Method
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The windsor Hotel Victims.

New York, April The total dead
of the Windsor hotel fire now number
AZ. OF these 80 are unidentified bodies
and portions of bodies at the morgue.
The number of missing is Al. The
funeral of the victims of the fire will
take place on Monday or Tuesday next
at the Church Of the Heavenly Rest.
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VIII Operate Thirty Mills.

Chicago, March 31.AThe Republic
Iron and Steel company, capital $780,
600, 900, with headquarters in this city,
is a new corporation which will control
and operate 30 mills west of Pitts
huroh Pa
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Gen. FIagIer Dead.

Washington, March 30.-A dispatch
received here from Old Point, Va, says
that Brig. Gen. Flagler, chief of ord
nance, U. S. A., died at the Hygeia hotel
at five o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
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Coinnge mt the MINIS,

Washington, April 3.-The total coin
age at the minis during March was $14.-
572,072, of which Sl2, 176,715 was silver
So, 346, $50 gold and $4s,S0i minor coins.
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Troops stu Resting.

Manila, April Seen. McArthur's
troops are still resting at Malolos. All
efforts to locate the main body of the
insurgents so far have been unavail-
ing. Many natives are returning from
the north to Malolos without arms
The Filipino capital is now at San Fer
nando, and Chinese who have been AT
the latter place report that Aguinaldo
has only 400 men left with him.. 1t is
eviden that the native forces are scat
tered, without little hope of reorgan-
ization.
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Otis Tells of the Capture.

Washington, March 3l.-rhe war de-
partment at 1870 this morning made
public the following dispatch from Gen.
Otis:
Manila March 31.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Macarthur captured Malolos
at 1915 this morning. Enemy retired after
slight resistance and firing the city. Hall
had quite severe engagement beyong MARI
quina: casualties, 20. Enemy driven.
ssnV,IS
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San Francisco, April 3.-Gold hunt
ers from Kentucky have been killed by
Indians in Alaska, the motive being
robbery. /.