Evening Gazette

              jUBk NUMBER 1*16 { «Mkly Establish*! 1860. ( PITTSTON, PA., MONDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1887. I two oram 1 InOnntaWMk SUED BY A WIDOW. THE MAYFLOWER WILL 00NTE8T THE LAST WEEK I MAJESTY OF LAW Chaster Galea had given to Mary Druse • year before the tragedy. Mrs. Druse has great affection for her chiW dren, and they fully return It During tl» late day* of her imprisonment sh» has occupied herself making artificial Sorters of colored tissue paper, which she sent to her daughter in the penitentiary and to su«h people as hava been kind to her. Saturday she had her last interview with bar 13-yearold boy, Qedt-ge. She has written farewell notes to a number of people who h*ve shown her attention during her trouble. She had originally selected the tlaok s»tin gown which she had worn on the great occasions of her dismal little life as the one in which to meet her death, but she was persuaded to accept a new one to wear at that awful moment, and she herself has assisted in making it. Mrs. Druse retired shortly after midnight Saturday night and slept till 8 Sunday morning. She took stimulants somewhat free during the day. Her spiritual adviser and friend. Rev. Mr. Powell, held service forhsr benefit last evening. The choir of the Universalist church was present assisting in the scrvice which lasted about half an hour. It was opened with a prayer, followed by se lections from Moody and Sankey's hymn books. Mrs. Druse joined in the singing, but showed no particular emotion during the service. She sat inside her cell and the clergyman on the outside. FIGHTING JOURNALISTS. An Effort to be Made for the Queen'. Cap. the; Try a Knock Oat at a Nashville VINDICATED AT THE HANDS OF THE EkECUTIONER. » ■ / ■ lln. Konlsu Druse Ends Her UnfCw tuaete Ufa la an Inglorious and Sad AN EX-CONQRE83MAN TAKES A TROUBLED DEPARTURE. , Boston. Feb. 37.—Oen. Paine, owner of the champion yacht Mayflower, has announced that the famous sloop has been placed in charge of her designer, Mr. Burgess, and that she will sail for England the coming rammer to race for the queen's cup, which has been held since 1853 by the English cotter Arrow. This cap was first contested for in the above named year and was won by the Arrow, the Araerioa, which had won the America's cup the year before, being two minutes behind her. The course was from Cowes around the Isle of Wight and return. The Arrow has held the cup unchallenged sinoe that time. The English racing rules were so unfair that an American yacht had no chance to win exoept with a screw propeller. FINDS CONGRESS FAR FROM BEING Nasbvills, Feb. 28.—W. C. Muse, of the Louisville Courier-Journal, bad been sitting in the corridor of tire Ma: well house last night smoking a cigar. At about 8 o'clock, he went downstair! and started out of the hotel Cooling to the front door he met John B. Colgar, of The Nashville Union, and stepped aside to let him enter. Muse had an overcoat on his arm and his cane la the other hand. As Colgar entered he said to Muse: "You are The Courier-Journal correspondent f" to which Muse answered: "I am." Colgar then caught him by the throat and struck him a terrible blow on the head with his heavy cane. Encumbered as he wns Muse strnck back, but missed Colgar. Ho then caught Collar, raised him up and threw him heavily to the floor, after which he gave him several blows in the face with his fist Bystanders cried, " Lot him up," when Muse rose, put his overcoat back on his arm, and Colgar was taken out and resuscitated with cold water, While Colgar wa»4pconscious bis friends took apisiol from liim. Muse then retired to his room. There have been no arrests. The cause of the affray was the left-handed compliments Muse and Colgar have been exchanging through their respective papers. Colgar says he will run Muse out of town. Hotel. READY TO ADJOURN. WIU E. English, of Indiana, load For - 925,000 Damages bj Mrs. tney A. Caw. The Voyage to Europe Begun Under Difficulties. Much Important and Necessary Work llpo. Appropriation Bills—A Grand Ku.h to Characterise the Remaining Days to the End «f the Session. Manner-—AU Effort! to Save Bar from th« Gallows Unavailing. Hf.rkimcr, N. Y.,Feb. 38.—Hanging as an amusement has never attained a prominent place in popular favor. Especially Is this true with the subjects of the gallows. So far, one experience has satisfied all who have triad it. There Is, however, more or less legitimate cariosity excited when a public execution takes place, and this is enhanced in the ons» at Herkimer to-day because of the of t.':e victim, as well as the extraordiimrv of crime And subsequent h ,st H-y iti thD* case. New York, Feb. 88.—Ex-Congressman Will E. English gave his friends another surprise yesterday, for he is now on his way to Europe. Late Friday night, while on board the Cunard steamer Etruria, on which be intended to sail at 7 a. m., Saturday, he was Berved with an order of arrest on a complaint issued by Mrs. Lucy A- Case,an Indianapolis widow. He was taken to the Coleman htase, locked up in charge of Deputj -Sheriff Thomas Crawford, and next morning was bailed out in (5,000, given in equal shares by Dr. Norvin Green and James H. Rod gars. Meantime, the Etruria Bailed Saturday morning on time. The storm being thick she put Into Qravesend bay and lay there until yesterday morning. While there Mr. English boarded her by means of a tug and is now far out at sea. Washington, Feb. 28.—It will require diligent work, harmonious action and a great deal of self-sacrifice on the part of members to avoid the necessity of an extra session of congrera. But it looks as though all were ready for these, and that when next Friday noon comes all the measures of absolute necessity would be passsd, and that there will be no more law making at the-national capital until December. As the house meet at 11 o'clock this morning there remain just ninety-seven hours within which the Fortj" ninth congress can do business, and it is probable that the session will be almost continuous during that time. Work in both houses will be confined almost wholly to appropriation bills, which are farther behind than for many years of an expiring congress. Great tax was placed on beam, and the American yachts, if they had raced, would be so badly handicapped in time allowance that the chances of winning would have proved small indeed. By the English racing rule, which was lately resumed, the Mayflower would have hard work to beat a sixty tonner. At a meeting of the English Yacht Racing association a new rule was adopted to stand seven years. It does away with the great tax on beam, and taxes length and sail area more, and under the change American yachts have now a much better chance, although the new rule still favors yachts of the English type. The Mayflower will sail for England early in June. On tl.e utir ilnj of D.'O IS. 1831, Mrs. Roxalan» 1) it- '", V.M il hi ller daughter. son and nepltutr, m r .i-i-eil William Druse. her husband, nt '(1:1# iKHiio on :i farm m Herkimer county, X. Y. The d tails of the killing and auHieqii:.'nt ntiv-! uio-li'xl of disposing of the murdered m . i "ttve Iman from time to time prints!. Tlw iuu porhap* no parallel in the Listor. o»' crime, and til*} uervn displayed by tin- oh ef *et"r, m tvell as her (laughter, 4nriu{ tli» DD.1? trial mil Nubsequent Imprisotmij.il U ce taiuly renin rkable. Only three of the regular fourteen appropriation bills have finally passed both branches—the army, pension and military academy—while five are in the hinds of conference committees. These ore the postofflce, Indian, sundry civil, District of. Columbia and river and harbor, the last named going *D a conference only Saturday. The tug which took Mr. English down the bay and put him aboard the Etruria was the J. Pulver. Saturday night, as the Pulver was passing through Gravesend bay, on her way to this city, Capt Frit* was hailed by some one on the deck of the steamer and ran bis vessel alongside. A lady spoke to him, and said that she would make It worth his while if he would wait a few minute* and carry a letter to a friend in New York. The captain consented and a few minutes later the lady again appeared and handed the captain a letter with the assurance that if he would take it to the party to whom it Cra* addressed and do what the latter would probably request of him he would be handsomely compensated for his trouble. Fritz promised to deliver the letter and started his veaBeJ homeward. The letter was addressed: Mr. Luce, of Rome, N. Y.,had ail interview with Governor Hill Saturday lasting about an hour and a half, and mode a strong plea for the oommutation of the sentence to imprisonment for life, but Governor Hill declined to interfere. The funeral will be private. It is understood no autopsy will he held. The Western Union Telegraph company have crected six wires, one of them extends into the yards. They ore all in operation to-dajr. A CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE. The ne-irtMP to tlie Drums were William E vii t, uyoung married man, who lived uL»kJ lull a mile to the etJrt, and Chariei Ou.e-, who lived about 1-alf a mile to the we t of tje Prtiso house, plates waa marrie l 10 Mm Drx-fa's sister and had two sons, Uii.ii and Frank. Chester at the time of ino mnrJer ivan 18 years of age, a year youus'T than Mary Druse, with whom be ii sauVto have been in love and to have wished to marry, but Drus* would not give ihis consent. Frank, the youngest Gates boj, Vecasioiially came over to work for the 5Dru*w, and was a witness to many of feruse's outbreaks of temper. Both William Eh*ood and Chester Gates were frequent vMtors at the Druse house. TS« rent of the farmers around about had Jtttte to do with the Druses. It was on the morning of the 18th of Bomber, the morning of the murder as it eJ*Ward transpired, that a peculiar state «4atMrs was noticed about the Druse houae. A ttfmer who was driving by noticed two iMaffe First, that newspapers were pinned Up at the front windows of the bouse; and second, that from the chimney and from a b«i« Ik the side of the house through which the pipe from the parlor stove «sued there were«8ming dense volumes of thick yellowish smoke, which had a very nauseating afeir. About the premises there were no nther signs of life. A later It Was noticed that Druse was not about as usual. Notwithstanding Ms evil repute he was not wholly disliked by the people of ths country. He was always obliging to everybody save his xDwn family, a»4 he was rather welcomed in the dull winter 4ays as a food, gossipy companion. The vague WOMering at his disappearance began at length 4o take the form of pointed inquiry. It was thought odd he should have gone away and said nothing about it At lost an inquiry was made at his house. It was met by Mrs. Druse with the statement that her husband had gone to New York to look after a patent wheel at which he had been for a loog time tinkering. He meant to stay some time, she said, for he had taken his best coat with him. This explanation was acoepted for a day or two, but it did not wholly allay the half suspicion of something wrong which had settled upon people's minds. The miserable life the family led was notorious. The suspicion grew as the days went on and still no tiding of Druse came, and at last the demand for more information as to his whereabouts became clamorous and so stern that Mr*. Druse went to RteftMd Springs and telegraphed to her brother, Amon L. Tefft, who lived in New York at the time and at whose house she said her husband was staying, telling Tefft to come at ontie, as their sister Mrs. Gates, was vary 111, and to bring "Bill," her husband, with him. This quieted things for the tint* being, but after three or four days had elapsed, and there was still no news of Druse, the inquiry took a sterner and mote definite shape. Impetus was given to it by the discovery, a short distance away, of a new ax, which was Identified as having belonged to Druse. There were stains on the ax, which proved to be blood stains A meeting: of farmers of the neighborhood was held, and Justice of the Peace Daniel McDanaVl and Clarence Marshall set out to make a thorough investigation. They did their work quicklyand well They went first Of all to Frank, the youngest of the Gates beys They knew that he was much at the Druse bouse, and was more likely to talk q{ anything be knew than was his older brother, Chester. Frank was firmly questioned, and told a story so ghastly that his hearers could hardly give credence. Subsequent develop mentSt however, oonfirmed the boy's harrowing story of the killing and subsequent burning of the body of Druse. Two Manufacturing Cities Propose to Build • Ksllrosd. AN AGREEMEtit REACHED. The naval bill passed the bouse Saturday with tncb amendments a* to require a great deal of conference discussion. The consular and diplomatic bill has passed both houses, but there are serious difference* existing and a great deal of wrangling must ensue. An element in both houses insisting upon increasing the salaries of various officers and they are seconded by the members of the house committee on foreign affair*. The agricultural bill has passed both bouses and the lower branch will agree in all probability to the amendment* of the senate, transferring the weather bureau to the new department of agriculture and labor, as the house committee en agriculture has agreed Watbbbttbt, Conn., Feb. 2a— Many of the manufacturers and merchant* of Waterbury on Saturday night listened to a report of a committee which had conferred with a committee from Meriden relative to a proposition from Meriden citizens to build a railroad between the two Cities, a distance of sixteen miles. The chairman of the meeting was ex-Senator James 8. Elton. The road would coat $400,000. The Meriden- Cromwell road would become consolidated with it Meriden asks Water bury to subscribe $150,000. Meriden will then subscribe ISO,000. A mortgage to cover the remaining $200,000 would be executed by the new company, covering the road from Waterbury to CromwelL Meriden guarantees that Waterbury freights shall be the same a* its own, which rates are 20 per cent less than Waterbury is now paying. The road oan be built and put in operation this year. The meeting was enthusiastic and continued its committee with power to Bolicit subscriptions. The Amalgamated Iron and Steel Work- er* Homme Work. Pittsbdeo, Feb. 38.—At a late hour Saturday evening President Weihl and Secretary Martin of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, met with President Glessner of the Latfghlin and Mingo Junction Steel company, and a committee from the Mingo lodge, in conference; at Steubenville, Ohio. It was agreed that the contract and rules entered into by the company and the Knights of Labor Jan. 10,1887, shall be recognised throughout the present year; also, in event of mechanical breakages, if tbe company request the man to remain pending repairs, the employes shall be paid. It was further agreed that In the operation of tbe steel plant tbe Amalgamated Association of Iron «nd Stael Worker* Shall not attempt to control the distribution of the product* of the steel plant, unices to mills where their organisation exists and whore it i* on strike by order of the executive officers of the Amalgamated association. The mill is in operation to-df»y and there is great rejoicing. It is distinctly understood that the Amalgamated association will be recognised as having jurisdiction in the plant Herkimer, N. Y, Feb. 38.-2 p. m —lira. Dru»e, the murderer of her husband, was hanged at 12 o'clock. Din. Druse Hanged. Wnx K. Emg libit, Coleman House, New York City. As soOn as Capt Frits got bis vessel to her pier he went to the Coleman house and inquired for Mr. English. Capt Frits had been warned to deliver the letter in person, but Mr. English declined to see him. After sending three or four messages to him without avail, Capt Frits finally sent the letter to him. Immediately afterwards Mr. English sent for Capt Frits and they had a private interview. What took place between them Ik not known, but Capt Frits soon left him. SOCIALISTS AT CHURCH, A Kathn Novel Event at St. Paul'* to recommend com The deficiency Loxdor, Feb. 28.—The assembling of Socialists at St. Paul's cathedral Sunday, many of whom marched to the church in procession, attracted crowds of people and the great edifice was filled to overflowing. The request of tbo socialist federation to the Archbishop of to preach from tbo text: "Let him that steal steal no more; but rather let bim labor," was disregarded and the archdeacon of St Paul's preached from Proverbs zzii. 2. The rich and poor m*ot together; the Lord is the maker of them all." The discourse elicited frequent shouts of " Good I" "Bravo I" etc., and there were also occasional growls and groans, but the services were carried out to the end with no more serious interruption. The police were present in strong force. Cathedral. bill is on the bona* calendar, and will likely be passed under a suspension of rules within the next twenty-four or thirty hours. The legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation bill is in the house, on its first reading, and is being proceeded with this nsornlng. This Is the measure, it is said, which will bring about a called seasion of Congress, should there be one. It is the bill which always calls forth moat debate, aad has, it i* claimed, been held back to obviate close scrutiny. It consist* of 101 page*, while the deficiency bill, which it is proposed to pass under a suspension of the rules ha* 71 page*. There i* vastly more necessity, however, of debate on the legislative than the deficiency bill. Member* of the senate committee on appropriations say that if the legislative biH does not reachjthem in printed form before Tuesday morning it will fail, and, of course, an extra session will follow, a* the executive and Judicial branches of the 'government cannot exist without money, even for a month. The prospects are |that both these measure* will be before the senate committee are another twenty-four hoar* pas*, rind that there will be no extra session. If the currant of bills was drifting in th* reversed At a few minute* past 5 o'clock yesterday morning a coach rattled down Tenth street The driver pulled his horse* Up at the iron gate* at tho entrance to the White Star company's pier, Jumped down from his box and began to shake tbe gates and call He aroused James O'Connor, who was in charge of tbe pier, and asked him if the tug Pulver lay at the pier. Upon receiving a reply in the affimative, the driver went back to hi* coach, opened the door and a man sprang out The latter wore an ulster, the collar of which was turned up and almost completely hid his features from view, a slouch hat and fur gloves. He walked up to O'Connor and said that he had made an arrangement with Capt Fritz to take him down to Gravesnd bay and put him aboard the Etruria. Boston, Feb. 28.—Gen. Butler's injuries prove more serious than was at first supposed. He arrived in Boston and was taken to his home in Lowell, where he Was attended by Dr. O. G. Cilley, of this city. Or. Cilley said that the general's shoulder was badly dislocated, and that under the most favorable circumstances his patient would not leave his bed for three weeks. The dislocation was aocompanied by a rupture of the ligament, caused by throwing the shoulder bone forward. Gen. Butler's accident will seriously interfere with hie professional engagements, and among other things will cause a postponement of the somewhat famous boycott case, which was down for trial at Plymouth the coming week. Oes. Butler's Injuries Serious. Butvalo, Feb. 38.—It was reported that forty or fifty fishermen who started up the lake with their dogs and sleds Saturday morning had been caught in the fierce storm which commenced early in the evening, and as the ice was breaking up were unable to reach the shore. Conflicting reports made tbe loss of Mfe very large, and there was considerable anxiety felt for the men. The police state, however, that so far all but two of the fishermen have turned up all right About 7 o'clock last evening G. Gallagher, one of tbe men reported missing, drove In from Bay View with eleven others, who, with himself, had succeeded in reaching the south shore about nightfall on Saturday. Owing to the violence of the storm they bad •ought shelter at Bay View during the night Tbe gale had abated and the lake 1* comparatively calm. DosfMoss Fishing. An affray occurred during the evening between the police and a branch of the socialists returning from the cathedral, but it was not serious. A Cat Kate War. St. Paul, Feb. 28.—East bound freight rates between here and Chicago an badly demoralized on all roads, a ten cent per hundred rate on car lota being easily obtainable, with a prospect of n ten cent rate soon, irrespective of classification. There is little prospect of a restoration of rates before the interstate commerce bill takes effect. Passenger rate* are also more or less affected. It is rumored here that one road has stocked Twin City scalpers with a large stock of unlimited tickets at cut rates, which will be good after the interstate commerce bill goes into operation. The withdrawal of the Milwaukee road from the Southwestern association is one reason given for the demoralisation in rates. "You nuit bo very anxious to get away, sir." said O'Connor. Bftrgfta Cut Umh by Floating Trees. PlTTSBUBO, Feb. 28.—Two large trees came floating down tbe Monongahela river. When they neared the point they struck a fleet of eleven loaded eoal barges and three empties, cutting the mooring line*. The entire fleet, with three pumpers named John Kelly, John Marker and James Hendeipop, who were at work on the barges at the time, started down the Ohio river, and had not been heard from at midnight. Several steamers are in pursuit, however, and it la thouzht the men will be rescued and some of the barges saved. The eleven bargee contained 1,MD000 bushels of coal, valbed at •14,4001  "I am in a little trouble and am particularly nnxious to get away on that steamer," replied tbe man. direction—going to the house from the senate, instead of vice versa—an extra session could not be avoided. The capacity of the senate for rushlog working alone oan be rolled upon now to poll things through. "Well, I suppose It's all right,n said O'Connor, as he unlocked the gate and admitted the man. The coachman had by this time taken a trunk down from the coach box. He carried it inside the gate and was told, by O'Conner that be (O'Conner) would put Dt aboard the tug. The coachman then drove off, and O'Conner shouldered the trunk and carried it down to the end of the pier where the Pulver lay. The crew of the tug was aroused and the man and his trunk were taken on board. Shortly afterward Capt Frits arrived, and the tug pulled away from the pier and started down the river. The mysterious passenger was Mr. English, who in leas than two hours afterward was aboard the Etruria. The senate will, of course, take up as fast •fc possible the appropriation bills as they come from the house or conference committees. It will have seme spars time from this work, and this will be devoted to a very few Important measures and secret sessions for A Theological Author Dead. New Havkn, Feb. 28.—'The Rev. John Hancock Pettlngell, a well known Congregational clergymen, died at his residence in this city list evening, aged 73 year*. He was born In Manchester, N. H., May 11,1815, and graduated from Tale College in the class of 1837. Mr. Pettlngell was an author of distinction having written on theological subjects, many works that have reached large editions, particularly in the western states, in England and on the continent. These works belong to the school known as Progressiva theology. Republican senators in caucus have revised their order of business, when not employed on appropriation bills, during the remainder of the session, and It is as follows; The pleuropneumonia bill, the bill to reimburse the freedman's bank depositors, labor arbitration, the prohibition of transmission of lottery advertisements through the malls, bill quieting titles to Des Moines river lands, bill authorising suits against the United States, private land claims in certain states and territories, the bill to erect a monument to the colored soldiers, the Joseph Francis resolution, the bill reimbursing Virginia and otber states on account of the war of 1818 and the international copyright bill. of executive business. The Needles, Cal., Feb. 88.—The passenger train on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad due here from the west at 9:45 last evening went through a culvert a few miles west of her*. The wreck caught fire, and the mail and express and baggage cars were destroyed. The engine was smashed up and was also damaged by the fire. Eugineor E J. Hodgdon sustained probably fatal injuries. Mail agent E L. Feppin and J. K. Dickinson were seriously injured. Brakeman E L. Gibert, two Indians, and a tramp, were burned to death. Dr. M. J. Chase, of Galesburg, HI., was bruised on the head, W. Marin, of Quincv, Ills., had a leg injured. Most of tba baggage aud mail was burned up. Another Train Bnrnedt St. Louis, Feb. 28.—M. H. Phelan, consulgeneral to Halifax, is at his home in this city and is in a very serious physical condition. He has been ill for a month, and on his arrival here Saturday was ' attacked by fainting spells that caused hie friends the greatest alarm. Ue was unconscious for three hours, and Dr. Gregory is of the opinion that the brain is affected. The lisrd work perform ad by Phelan during the fishery controversy produced nervous prostration and resulted in his present alarming condition. Con sal Phelan*. Illness. Lawyer Hummel, who Is Mrs. Case's counsel, was surprised to learn from a reporter that Mr. English had left the country. "He is evidently afraid to face the music," said he, "I have a strong case against him and I Jon't wonder that be wanted to get away. Mrs. Case has been much wronged. She is of a very good family in the west. She is now stopping with friends in this city. The report that she offered to keep quiet for #1,000 is not true. She has, it is true, been supported lately by Mr. F.nglish, but the last 9100 she got from him Thursday she gave back to him. She beard Friday morning of his intention to sail for Europe, although he had positively told her that he would remain in this city. She saw how she would thus be left alone and without support, and Friday af teruoon we drew up the papers, got the order of irrest and served the warrant. It was quick work, I tell you. Why, English has used •very means to deceive the woman. I have it my ofQce copies of anonymous telegrams tent by him from Washington, intended to put ber off the scent Although Mr. English aas gone, he hasn't necessarily forfeited his bail He has twenty days in which to answer so the complaint There's nothing in the world to prevent his going to Europe if he wants to." Harttor®, Feb. 38.—The National Trotting association has information that the St Louis fair will not seceds from the organization. Omaha, St. Jossph and Kansas City have formed a circuit, tmt pledge loyally to the old association. President Grant has Informed Secretary Vail that he will not call a special meeting of the board of review. Nine of the thirty callers for an opposition meeting at Detroit next Wednesday are not members of the national awoclatlon, as the rsoords here prove. The Trotting Man's QssmL Conference reports and othor privileged questions will take the floor at any and all times. Pension bills, general and private, will come next, and house bills will come up in the morning hoar under the Harris rule. Nkw Haven, Feb. 28.—Edward L Kimberly, a noted character in this section of the state, died last night after a few days' illness. He was a prominent Democratic polk** Agent Klmberly Dead. New York, Feb. 28.—At a meeting of the Central Labor union yesterday a communication from the Waiters' and Bartenders' union was read, denouncing General Master Workman Powderly for his action in inhibiting the collection of money to help the Chicago Anarchists. Several fiery speeches were made in condemnation of Mr. Powderly, but none were made In his behalf. Resolutions were adopted protesting against the arrest of young Brunswick, who endeavored to organize the district messenger boys, and condemning Judge Brown for hi* ruling in the suit of the Old Dominion company against Distriot Master Workman Quinn at aL The Walter* and Bartenders. In the house the suspension of rules order will be of but little use, as notice has been given by Mr. Randall and sustained by the speaker that appropriation bills and conference reports are to occupy the floor continuously, when they are ready for consideration. The bill proposing a change of presidential inaugeration day to the last Tuesday in April, the Paciflo railroad inveetigating bill, the fisheries bill, the Detroit publlo budding bill, and a few other measures not in ths line favored by the announcement will likely receive attention. No fortification bill has yet bean oompleted by the oonference committee appointed last year, but one is expected daily, and if it does appear will take up some time. Both houses are expected to sit continuously till the last hour, Friday noon, only taking short recesses. tician, and two years ago he was a candidate for state senator. Until recently he was the agent of Millionaire Wilson Waddingham, in the West Shore and Land Improvement company. At the time he resigned this placa it was claimed by some that he had misappropriated funds, but this ha strictly denied. A Bad Vara well. &YRACOEB, Feb. SB.—Mary Druse was engaged nearly all day Saturday la bar cell at the Onondago penitentiary Writing a farewell letter to ber mother. The letter, accompanied by a large boqust, Ooatains many endearing terms, (be hope that they may meet again in heaven. Mary has slept but little of lata and has frequently given way to ber emotions. Ths organ sent by Mrs. Druse has arrived at the penitentiary. . Gen. Crook III. At the trial of Mm. Druse the daughter and the boy George testified in their mother's bebal/, and the daughter swore that her father had attacked her mother and her with both ap az and a knife, and that her mother had shot him to aave her own life. The jury stood at first nine for murder in the first degree and three for murder in the second degree, the threo being men who were opposed to capital punishment being inflicted upon a woman. After being out five hours, however, the jury agreed upon a verdict of murder in the first degree, and Mrs. Druse waa sentenced to be -hanged. Mary Druse plead guilty of murder in the seoond degree and was aantenoed to imprisonment for life. The boy Gates was not punished on account of bis age and confession^ Boston, Feb. U8.—Gen. George Crook may overcome the murderous Apaches without difficulty, bnt the Indian fighter has succumbed to the invidious east winds of Massachusetts 'bay. He was 'taken sick Saturday night, and waa too ill to speak at a meeting arranged by the Massachusetts Indian citisenship committee. His illness Is but temporary, however, and a few days will set him to rights. Chin*** Mobbed. There were some who expressed the opinion last night that the trouble between Mr. Sunlit h and the widow had been settled and iffered that aa a reason for his sudden departure. Lawyer Hummel denied most emphatically that such was the ease, adding hat no overtures had been offered by either party looking to a settlement A Baca Conflict. Victoria, B. C., Feb. 28.—Thursday night at 10 o'clock, a mob of Van Couver, B. C., men proceeded to a camp of Chinese who were clearing land. They burned the cabins of the Chinese, threw their goods into the Are, and roughly hand tori the Celestials. The police then Interfered and the crowd were dispersed at midnight Several Chinem laundries were set on Are, but the flames ware extinguished before serious loss oocorred. The Chinese have since left Van Oouver and want to Westminster. It is not known what will be done, bat it is supposed the Provincial government will said a protest and enforce the law. Philadelphia, Feb. 88.—Some white boys grouped at Fifteenth and Ellsworth streets made Insulting remarks aa a party of colored boys passed. The latter resented the affront and a'" fight took place, daring which Emanuel Kellum, colored, filled a pistol The ball inflicted a slight wound in the head of Hugh Thomas, a white boy. Kellum was arrested. TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION. Another Skirmish ia Ireland. Dublin, Feb. 28.—A riot occurred at New Roes, during which a body of 100 policemen charged with batons and bayonets upon the mob, which numbered fully 600. The crowd • used stones for missiles, and many persons on both sides were injured. Mr. Kandall Bald to BsH Held Baek . Appropriations. Washington, Feb. 28.—The prospect of an extra session of oongress,' resulting from a failure to pass all needed aad nsesssary appropriation bills is seriously discussed at the preeent time. Opinion* tf members of the appropriations committees of the two houses are moat valuable In predicting a result one way or another, and leading and wall informed members of these committees differ about it Mr. Allison, chairman of the senate appropriations committee feels doubtful, while Mr. Beck, another member of that committee, thinks it extremely doubtful whether all the appropriation bills Oan be cleared up in time for adjournment at noon next Friday. Representative Leferre of the bourn appropriations committee says things are in a bad muddle, and thinks the passage of all appropriation bills before the fixed time for adjournment looks doubtful. Mr. Randall, chairman of the house tjpmmitte, who perhaps knows better than any other congressman, the amount of work to be done before the day of adjournment, thinks tliece is am- Ktime to pasa all the appropriation bills, has purposely delayed action on appropriation bills in order to prevent, in the last days of congress, a rush of unneceSKary and perhaps pernicious legislation. Frequently the hot six days of a session have witnessed n scramble for the passage, under suspension of the rules of all sorts of bills, good, bad and indifferent, aad Mr. Kandall, it is said, is de - termined this year to prevent a recurrence of suohhasty legislation by keening the appra prHBon biOs in the way aati tistrij up the romatatag Hue of tin aaaslou with their con- Neither Dr. Norvin Green, one of Mr. Bngish's bondsmen, nor the doctor's son, who van said to have been retained at the ex-con;r«ssjiiiui's lawyer, could be found last night At the time of Mrs. Druse's sentence everybody who knew of the circumstances of the oaae fully approved of it There soon came, however, a reaction, based on aversion to hanging a woman, principally, but at the mine time mingled with a little sympathy far Mr*. Druse in the terrible life she bad so many years led under Druse's brutal treatment, and strong pressure was brought to tear ppon Governor Hill to induce him to sentence to imprisonment for Ufa. . The governor replied that the prisoner wan clearly convicted ot murder in the first degree, and of a very atrocious murder, and that, as tbelawastood, the punishment for this crime was death, irrespective of the sex ct the criminal. Me did not, under such'circunistsmim, teal authorized to Interfere, as It wasamattarfor the legislature to act upon. An effort was Made to get nn act through the legislator* ekoluding women from capital punishment, hut jtt failed. On Thurday last the governor's private secretary aarured Mrs. Druse's spiritual adviser that no hope of exeea&ve clemency need be expected. Her ease was long ago passed upon adversely by the court of appeals Mtfc Drua* is a small sized woman with a narrow face, prominent, nws, iilack bead like eyea, end Is possessed of inncli physical itieaglli She has made several stnr«meuts regarding the crime, in all of ihem maintaining that her husband Wnc'.-pt tier with • knife and an ax, and tbo 1» .W put tl-« pistol in ber bosom because alio feared viornrr .tttim r~V Tlse pistol was one wbloh Suicided fmr a Dollar. Bellows Fall*, Vt, Feb. 88.—A heavy dry snow fell here Saturday night to the depth of thirteen Inches. The heavy wind has driven It in all directions and oompletaly choked railroad cuts. All trains are delayed and the highways are nearly hp passable. Vermont Blockaded. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLET&. Baltmorx, Feb. 88.—Joseph W. Hesse, aged 85 years, was committed to the city Jail on Feb. 23, in default of payment of $1 fine and ocste, for disturbing the peace. Testerday he tore up one of the sheets on his prison cot and hanged btanselt The body waa taken to his father's home. ItSirrn Elected—A Prlae Decided on tor Keeord Ift-rakors. Nxw York, Feb. 88.—The annual convention of the Intercollegiate Athletic aipinte .ion, which is always hold in New York the last Saturday in February, occurred at the Fifth Avenue hotel. 1 here are twenty cole;;e clubs' in the association, and twelve of Jhem were represented by two delegates each. Swatlnnore college was admitted into the ■ssocinlion. Officers were elected as follows: President, R. Farles, of the University of Ponnsy) inia; vice president, J. B Stevens, if Stevens college; secretary, W. M. Spalding, of Princeton; treasurer, L. D. GodsbaU, if Lafayette; executive committee, G. B fVintiirop and William Maurice. A Name aa Trade Mark. Hartford, Feb. 88.—Judge Shipman, in the United States Circuit court, has denied the motion of Merritt Gaily, of New York, for an injunction to restrain the Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing company from making or selling the Universal printing press, which is Gally's invention. The patent but Gaily claimed the name as a trade mark. AbboXtsat's Besting Pl»ea, McCarthy's Last LMtON. Boston, Feb. 38—Justin McCarthy, M. P., was banqaatted by Dion Boudcault, the actor and playright Many prominent Journalists and others wars present test evening Mr. McCarthy delivered his last lecture in this country at tha Boston theatre. j/HRxuf, Fob. 98.—'The siaBfcqrd say* It has been definitely decided n«* to remove the body of the late Abbe Llsit frem iti eht resting place at Beyrouth. WashStoton, Feb. 88.—For New England and the middle Atlantic states, fair, warmer weather, variable winds, becoming southerly. The Weather. Iowa's War on Saloons. Sioux Crrr, la., Feb. 96. — Fred Gienke, an indicted saloon keeper, who stood trial ar.d was convicted, has been fined $600 and costs by Judge Lewis. He is in jail. An injunction has been issued against the only uyen iaiuon left in the rJtj- Tbe Law bid) Order now announces lu attention of looking after the "holes In tbe walL" oi places where liquor is sold on the sly. Macon, Feb. 28.—A terrible cyclone struck Eatonton, Ga., Saturday afternoon. The academy was blown from its foundations and wrecked, and many reaidenoaa were badly damaged. A blacksmith named Marshall waa killed by hia shop falling en him. Several others were hurt, but none serlouslt. •* V. . A Cyclone In OlilfU. CONDENSED NEWS. The treasurer's report showed 1700 in the reamu-r . The six days' walking match at Philadelphia resulted In a vlotory for Vint, a Brooklyn shoemaker, with a score of 580 uiliee against Hart with 518 as second man. By resolution it was decided to offer a itanding prise of a $$0 gold medal for breakng records, and it being found that the association iiad only held in trust the prise known as the Harvard cup it was decided to have a standard for it, to be suitably inscribed for each nsw winner of it for the next 100 years. Intercollegiate records alone are to stand as records in future. William E. English, aon of William H. English, of Indianapolis, wu arretted in New York on the eve of his departure to Europe. A widow, lira. Lucy A. Cue, has Cued Mr. English for mOOO worth of disappointed and misplaced aActiona. Six bora who went for a walk on the ralV ruad track daring the blinding snowstorm by a locoqwtiTo *a4 Steamer Destroyed by Fire. Nxw Yoax, Feb. 28.—Carl Bchurs, who fractured his left thigh bona by slipping on the sidewalk, suffered a little trace fever, but ♦as resting quietly last There ii n/ danger of Mr. Soburx Mag a cripple far life, as ws* at first tearsd.  Cart fiofcnra*e Onliths. New Touk, Feb. 38.—Fire broke out ibis morning ou the steamer lighter Lorena »• X 'giu Line pier. Several tlremea were i • jured. The dan age i will amount to $1,000,- 000. It was decided to adopt tha ruiss Of tha National aasnolatlon ao far aa they do not WBtf* WjW «  - —j *