3* ? ii
PRICE TWO CENTS.
rciis His wif#r m \fm
Wlll Dine Tooethefi,
Sunday.
ATTENDED EASTER
SERVICE INPRISC
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw Talks for
First Time With Newspapejr
Men, Saying That All
thc Family Are
Sure of an
Acquittal.
)N
the
NEW YORK. Mf.rch :il.?-llaster SiW
day for HaVry K. Thnw in thc Tomms
wus mado more eheerful by a vMilt
from Iils wif" to whom had beJ-n
granted a spef-ul permlt to pass the
afternoon with her husband. WhJ-n
Mra. Thaw lett ..? i o spoke for the fiiMRt
tim'6 sinco the tragedy last Juno tlo
reporters. I'
"Hnrty gfo'ws m >o clieerful. satl*
fleii v.di tho wnyV ? aifiili-s nro iyro
tr< ^.vi-ry iln>, she sald. "(tAke
all ,o, rost of m. !. Is perfcctly cfconil
^4!A^JLmUW; 0O",! i!s8l?n w/t'd nnd
M|*.:W?.nd tiKii tlie irhi.V will go
" ^@'|C'i-*TIk0<1 to-(U?i- of belng
*||HiMid]iy, ancV planned how
tei|l(ne"'i o ftptth e r."
p^ttendjjd-/ tlm Kantor service
^?'>'J?y"(-'W' ' '--'.Sanderson in
,.Mv0t!S' ?' ,i|s <-oun?el vls
ijK^?%i day. Ho wlll enn
jlf..tilsv(?' Ki'tt to-morrow ns to
pVdKmjifJX, "litij before the cotrt
~Uev<-4*f./ hlch convenes nt 10
^>/UNSEL
FEEL CONFIDENT
f.\\ - ? ?
jJ
liartridge/ Sjient Forty Minutes
Wiih His Client Last
/ ' ' Night.
I Slf^sV -YORK. Marcll .'!].?To-nlqhl
3Cl/ifford XV. lltrtrliH'e, llio attorney of
s<ord l:t tli*: Th'aw defense, spent
Hyhjut forty minutes wlth hlg client in
c..st consujtatldn._. JUc lot lt bo
lUlcr.ibjT >:i~'iv?^, -trvll u-UU
wftlvi- Uio j' showing rnade by iils
SJent b?-forc (thc lunacy commission,
inci tliat tlu- jrcsumptton of tho trial
ffcaV practlcall' certaln.
'Tlie dofensj- Wlll,offer no .wltnesses
|btfore tbo timinisslon." sald Danlel
'uRpIlly. who has charge ot the prac
tlMl ond of Iiie Thaw case. "No allen
"tots will bc plled to tcstify to the
rouent mentnl condltlon ot tho de
(cndtint. alfhijugh the district attorney
ns' thc pronjsc of the commission to
"ar hls wlkicsses on threo pointa.
ir?, Oregoryj Pllgrlm and AVhite, who
[jytfi witnerjes for the defense, wlll
;;?. BOV he CHllei, becauso their afltdavits
Wero not hfd with the aflldavits of
Jjfother cV>erts. ,
Wi-i ls pt'ciablo that Dr. Hamilton
Ljf lio excltiled entirely, not because
ic decllnes tji walvo hls professional
?Rrivllege. bul becuuso what ho could
J&H; would b| too remote to dotermino
itjie present jeonrtltlon of thls defen
_Zftj?; Thc ltfst timo Dr. Hanilton had
jiri|bppbrtun:ty to mako an observatlon
tiii'sclcntifle valuo was in July, 1300.
jtfl' the indications are that the trial
"ijl, be rosumed, and that tho final
Sue will bo dotermined before tho
d of the weok."
THAW OFFERED
$ 1,000 FOR TASTER
,: Uke Emperor of Old, Prisoner
??;l Feared Poisoned
m Food.
f ?'..?'?? ' ?
.,. NIIW YOriK, Marcli 31.?Llko a fear
?" ? Btrlcken emporor of old, or a Czar of
$Z;tOrday, Harry K. Thaw at one perlod
min' t'10 Tombs was afrald hls food
"fcwo'iild bo poisoned. K"ot being ablo,
3'lIKo those despots, to eommand thc
,% ?ei'vicos of ti fnnil-tastcr (who, by suf
fti'ferliig an agonlzing.tleath, could give
: f'warnltifj that a particular dlsh hold
'.} ?olBon), tho sluyof of Stanford AVhite
.' iri?4L|A'y(H*?e, ft substitute.
"> Ii^W|Vra';|t,000 a day lo any ninn
mwbo;'would ?in^t' a hlte of that disli,
ff*'l|?di.la!'',i?lp ot.'?ihls llqulcl,- nnd so on,
?A proptnatory fo Thaw purtuking oC
Tlmt amazlng story was told by a
?,',*ifom'b? orderlM ,yostur<lay on tho .wlt
? ?eM ?tand boforo t>f& commission ap
-.polntoa by JjjBtlce Fltzgorald to lu
nulto Into Thow's mental condltlon, Tho
i ?tory c?u,?edj?iieti8atlori. What offoct
lt would -hlfi%; on tho comnilssion's
!! vl?w of TJia-wflflmental condltlon could
yg %?i bo jiiagod^
|qkUSHE& BETWEEN
?m^ ENGjlNEANDCAR
v;Bmploye of % A, L. lnstantly'
jV Killed :in Horrible
Accidcnt.
- (8??cial to Tlio TlincK- Dlfluali.-h.|
CHAKUJTTE, 1^, C, Mnroh 31.?J, AV,
Irdtawell, an employe of tho Seaboard Ai,.
*^,e, waa lnstantly lillled to-niKht op th<,
"*t;?<- tho company, noar tho passetv
?pot, ln nn unusual inannur.
hwell W88 Btiiadlng on the renr o
?Vntler'of tt di'ad road engino, whiol
Ci,)%tler waa taltlne to tho rouudlious?
ppii'nrpeotlnir truel?, wlth only oiiuuiji
*?'" to al|ow tho onirlno to pass, witt
[^d/cur, jrtrlaji tlio hostler. iu |)iU.-i[.
J3-oii||lne,.?lli|noi see. Uefore Briiij.
>W'i,v?""* H,a,'l?' I'" wus euughi
-.^tj*^ tdndot- nntl box car, aiul m,
to;itu. <yf .hlni. When the engliu
KhM^*Uy.}t(s lifoleas body tlicppcc
WOWBOUND CAPITOL SQUARE AT EASTER AND SCENES A T
L I SEVERAL CITY CHURCHES JUST AFTER MORNING WORSHIP
KNAPP HOPES
II STOP STRIKE
Meeting Will Be Held To-Da}',
When Officcrs of Roads and
Men Will Get Togethcr.
EACH SIDE STANDS PAT
CHICAGO, . March 31_Martin A.
Knapp, cliairinan of the Intorstatej
Commerce Commission, and Charles P.
Nelll, Commissioner oC I.abor, who
camo to Chicago to try lo effect a so
lutlon of the controversy between the
trainmen's organlzatlon and tho rail?
road managers, held a series of confer
c leos to-day and to-nlght, flrst with
ono slde and then -wlth the otlier. Mr.
Knapp to-nlght said thnt they were
pro gressing, but that nothing- dellnlto
liad been nocompllslied thus far.
lt, was sll'd t,mt the labor chlefs had
Intlmutcd to tho commlsaioners that
they wero wlllinj? to eoncedo some?
thlng from .their orlglnal demands in
tho Intorosts of peaou, but, what con
cu'ssion thoy would make was not lis
elQsed. Tho rallroad managers-, on tlie
othor hand, aro said to have declared
thut they would' grant nothing moro
than thoy havo already, offered thelr
employes, and .that the reeent vote of
tho men in favor of a strike, was not
a falr crlterlon of the foollng entor?
talnod hy tho mass of employes to?
ward the railroads. They as. erted that
most of the passoiigcv,._.eoiiductors wero
willing to accept tlio advance offered
nnd votod for a rejectlon of tho terms
nprainst thelr own better judgment.
Clilefs Morrlssey and Garrlson, of the
labor orgunlssatlons, denled that any
Influonco wos oxorclsed among tho men
to procuro a vote favorablo to a Btrlko.
A Joint conference botweon tho nian
ag-ers and unlon leaders may ho held
to-morrow.
GETS DIVORGE FROM
ELEVENTH HUSBAND
Mrs. Polly Weed Baker, Most
Married Woman in Indiana, Is
Released Again.
1 RICHMOND, IND., Murch 31.?Mra.
olly XVdca Baker, of Itoonvillo, wldoly
nown' as tlio nibst marrled woman ln
?yuna, wns to-day granted a dlvorco
rroivT*,frivV':,"v'eiilh husband, John Bakei.
Baker ls tho ninth uf hor eleven hus
banda from whom sho has heen legally
sepiirated, ono havlng dlod a naturul
death und another coinmlltlng sulcldo.
Mrs, Baker ls slxty-hvii yeava old. She
was flrat mairled buck In thc cniiy flftiea
tb Henry Fuguay.
COTTONSEED OIL MILLS
CQNSUMED BY FI.RE
CKARU>TT1'1, N. 0., March 31,?Kirc
whlch had Mh origln in tlm holler
room'of tho plnnt, dostroyod tlm cotton
ucoil oll mlllH at Plttsburg to-day, to
Bothor wlth tona of seed, and bofore
lta'progrcss oould bo eheckod Inirncil
several iidjolnlng factoricH. Only by
hard work wan tho ilcBtnicllon of thr
town preventcit. 'J,|l? l0SH wil1 roac,;
516,000. wilh suiall Insurance,
II. S. EMBASSY on
FIHE ST il
Ambassador Griscom Has Hands
Burned and Hair
Singcd.
KOME, March 31.?Whlto Lloyd O,
Griscom, the American ambassador, and
Mrs. Griscom wero roturning from tho
Easter servlces at tho American church
to-day, they saw smoko arlslhg from
Llic roof of thelr home, tho Palazzo
Dcl Drago. Mr. Grlscorr. hurricdry cn
teied tho building and found the so.
vants unaware that the palaco was on
flre. Tho ambassador lod tho way to
the attlc. Flames burst forth as ho
opened tho door and burned hls hand
and singcd hls eyohrows. When l.-io
firemen reached the scene tho beams,
which were put in placo centuries ago,
wero burning brlskly. Tho roof over
tho attlo collapsed, causlng the centro
portlon of tho colllng of tho magnlll
cent ballroom to fall. The furnituio
and paiutings wero ?|ulckjy removed,
but not beforo. several ofthe lattor/
notably ono of, Presidont Boosevolt,
woro damaged.
After worklng two hours the firemen
succeeded ln .checklng thoj blaze. Tha
loss is ustlmated at 110,000, and, ls
covered by Insurance.
"Ambassador Griscom nad'Intended to
sign a leaso to-morrow for the house,
whlch ls stlll under lease to the. for
mor American ambassador, Henry
Whlto.
Tho orlgin of tho flro hus not' beon
ilcflattoly estnbllshod.
DIPLOMATS WILL NOT DISCUSS
PAPER SEIZED_AT NUNCHAtURE
I'AIUS, Mnrch 31.?Impilrles nfiulo to?
day nt tlm Auslrlan, British and Japa
neso emhassles ahd thc Dutch legatlon,
whlch wero Implleated ln tho documonts
of Mgr. Montagninl, the seoretaiy of the
l'npal Nunclaturo, scized whon ho wns
expolled, and publlshod ln tho, Flgaro,
brought forth tho ununlmouB response
that nothing was known conce. nlng the
mattor. Tlio dlplomnls refused to dlscusa
tho dlscloBiires.
BELGIUM SENDS MILI7ARY
DELEGATES TO JAMESTOWN
ItnUSSKLS, Mnrch 31.?-Captain
MIehol and Major Ijofoburo,'havo boon
appolnted Bolglnn mllitary ijolegatcs to
tho .lanioslowii Exposltlon ahd will sall
for Now York Aprll 6th oii board tho
atoanior niesland,
DOGS LAfPED UP BLOOD
OF DYING MURDERED MAN
IRjic-alnl t<> Tho Tlmos-rleimteli.]
WlNCIl'ICSTlQlt, VA? March 3I.~
Isanc B. Itltter, u, manled man, aml
n votcran of tho SpuiilHh-^mcrlcan
War, wns shot and ulinost lnstantl;
killed nbout 7 o'clock hiHt night h
Otha N. Hilliaril, at Cirpor's Valloyt
two mllc-s from AYInolic-Htor.
I \V. C. Carllslo, clalins that lllttor at?
lU'inptcd to forco hls way Into th*
IhouBo; nnd tliut llo Bhot ln solf
Bilofonao,
A shot-gun ivus tho
Ono load onlored Hlll
tlio loronur'.-s imiuest wua hold at 10
u'clook tli Im mornlng,
Hogs lappod up tho blood, whloh
poui'oil t'roiu hls wounds, A woman
Is .sald to ho at tho bottom of tho' af?
falr, and hud blood hns oxlsted ho-'
.pnu usod.
left hreast I
nnd tho othor aovoroU an artery th h|s tween tho uicn for hoiiio tlme,
iI.jK, ? I?;? Tho dead .uaii wan thlrty und lils
Tho. iiian hled to Ueath for twp llpurn, j uluyci' twenty. slx years of ago. Hllllurd
Ullllui'd, Whu inukw; (ils homo witlwj.li.id t.'M* left iylnjf wlwvu liti iti)l UUtil ' ly now iu .ull,
?J-. I ^?;''Sj:a1T':
VV.;
a
UM ILUUKE
IICHFEIIEKE
Prince Von Buelow and Signor
Tittoni Met at Rapolli bn
Yesterday.
BAPOLI.. ITALY, March 3l.?Orlgin
ally lt >vas Intcnded by Prlnco Von
Buelow, the German Imporlal Chan
cellor and Signor Tittoni, the ltalian
Mlnistor of Foreign Affalrs, that not
the slightest. political Importance should
attach to thelr meotlng here to-day;
but after a two hours' conference at
the. Iinperlal. Palace Hotel thls morn?
lng, lt was.declded by the Vatlcan lo
lssnd an ollicial statement. Thls was
as follows:
Thls -morning thero took placo a long
and -amlcnblo discusslon betw^een
Prince Von Buelow and Signor Tittoni.
Although the conforence was not
brought ahout by political reasons,
naturally tho. subjects of conversatlon
wero tho political questlons now oe
cupylng the -Internatlonal fleld.
Tho conforonco domonstrated agaln
the full and complete correspondence
ol ideaa of the two statosnien."
Although tho stiict socrecy ls maln
taincd concerning tho efllclency and
strcgnth of tho trlplo alllanco, and
that it was especially argucd that re
ciprocal rclatlons botwoen Austrla and
Italy should bo strongthenod, as tho
greatest dangor thrcatenlng tho two
powers was the conlllct between them
Kclvos, whlch tho trlplo alllunce wlshed
to .avold.
lt is oxpected that the conferences
will ond when Prlnco von Buelow and
feignor Tittoni moot Bnron Achrcntluil,
tho Austro-Hungnrlan foreign mlnls?
tor.
lt Is nssertod that tho German cnan
ccllor is not opposed to tho principle
ol a general limltatlon of armamonts,
but that -ho wlll roservo hia actual
adheslon to lt until a practlcal way
for Its . appllcatlon ls found.
MR. TAYLOR BELIEVES HIS
BROTHER DIED IN JAIL
rSpcclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
BYNCHBUnG, VA? March 31.?-Mr. J.
Taylor, clerk of tho Clrcult Court of
Patrlck. county, bollovos that Fred
Taylor who died ln a coll ln tho rollco
Station horo two wcoks ago, wan hls
hrothor, and ho ls expected to nialid
an effort to-morrow to havo tho ro
inalns dislntorred for the purposo of
ldentlilcatlon. It was thought Taylor
was from Yonkors, N. Y"., but Mr, Tay?
lor IH confldont thnt tho decensod- Is
his brother, whom ho has not soon for
two years.
LANE KILLED
IT UtiUELl
Went. to Blackwell's Home, Beat
Down thc Door and As?
saulted Him.
ASHBAND, VA., March 31.?Nat Bane,
a white man, llvlng ln tho country neiir
here, was shot'and kllled to-day by John
Blackwell, a white farmer, who llves
about two miles from Ashland. Tho
tragedy occurred near what is.known as
Wlnn's Church nelghborhood. Lano came
to Blackwell's houso ln an lntoxlcated
condltlon, and after battcrlrig down tho
front door attempted to assault him.
BlacTtwell, who ls a qulot man'of rather
melancholy dlsposltion, quickly solzcd a
loaded shotgun and mado short work of
tho.intrudor, emptylng tho entlro load lu
Lane's body wlth deadly effect. Tho
tragedy was quickly roported,; and Sher?
lff Mailory, of llanover brought Black?
well , to Ashland thls evonlng, and ho
was quickly lodged ln tho local jall by
the dlrectlon of Mayor Crow.
When brought before Mayor Crow,
Blackwell waa asked for an cxplanatlon,
and laughlngly admittcd that ho had
killed tho man In solf-defense. Ho will
have a prellmltiary hearlng hero to
morrow mornlng and bo sent on to tho
grand jury. Both pnrtles aro well known
here, tholr homo bolng near Elmont, oh
the Blchmond, Fredorleksburg nnd~*Poto
mae Uallroad, between hero and Itlch
tnond. Lano hns been worklng for years
ln tho saw mllls of Hanovor county.
Blaokwoll is what ls known as a "shlnglo
cutter," and fiirins a small place.
PEASANT PRISONERS KILL
A POLICE TYRANT
K.URSK, .RUSSIA, Mawh 31.?Driii!
sanlnnlkoff, an ex-pollcrfman, who was
sontonced February 21st, to a year's lin
prlsonment for torturliig peasants durlng
a punltlvo expedition, has boen kllled by
pousant prlsonors ln tho jall hero. They
captured Drusisniftniilkoff and hold a reg?
ular court and oxecuted lilm by dashing
hls hralna out agalnst tho lloor.
THREE MEN CAUGHT ON .
RAILROAD BRIDGE; 1 KILLED
I^ITTSBURG, PA., Maroh .11.?Threo
mon woro caught to-day on the Besso
im>r and Bnko Erlo Rallroad brldgo at
Turtlo Creek', noar hero, by a fast pass
ongor traln. Two of tho mon liung to
tho tles, allowing tho traln to pasa over
them, but tho thlrd, Saiuuol Cardlao, wns
knookod -,off tltq brldgo to tho ground
flfty foet holow and klllod.
Fcels Slighted tt That j --?B razil
Should Bc Rankcd Higher
Than Hcrself.
ENEMIES BLOCKED SCHEME
WASHINGTON, March Sl.-^Chlle'!
failure to send a minister to Washlngtor
to replaco Mr. Walker-Martlncz, who dlt
not return horo after thu Pnri-Aniericur
Confercnco at Blo Janeiro.Inst summoi
has cnuscd much comme'nt. Tbo negloc
of the Chlloan. Congress to npproprlati
sufllclont money to rnalntaln the lega
tlon has boen glvon.as a roason'for leav
ing tho American mlsslon ln churge o
Alborto Y'oacham, secrotary to the lega
tlon. But It has just bocomo known tha
the real causo waB hidden deep in l.allu
American polltlca.
Chllo declded lt would ho a good idei
to havo an ambassador ln Washlngton
Steps woro taken to dlsooyor what tlu
Unltod States thought... about tho- pro
posod clovatlon of tho Chlloan roproson
tatlvo to Washlngton. Bray.il toad ai
ambassador, and Chllo felt y.hat'.a slml
lar honor should ho aceordlsd". to tl b,
tho United States.
Tho suggestlon that. Iho Chlloan' envo:
mlght bo ralsed to ambnssadorlnl ranl
set all Lntln-Aniorlca onr edge, and i
gonoral movomont was lnstltuted by th
Southorii ropubllcs to head off such i
liiovoinent. ArgenUne, bolng unfriundl;
to Chllo, wns especially ppposed to tli
plan, ns Brazll ahd Chllo are nlway
rated as allios, and Argenthui dtd no
wnnt hor two strongest rlvulH to out
strip hor ln Amorlcnn roprosentallons.
Must Be a World-Power.
It has not boen. tho pollcy of th'
Stato Bupartmont t'o sond ambassador
to any country whlch cannot bo rank
ed ns a world powor, ond when tli
hoHtlllty of tho roatof South Amorlci
to such a chango bocamo known th
Unltod Statea declded that tho ques
tlon had bottor not bo agltatcd furtho
at thla, tlmo, Beforo thls decision wa
'reached, however, lt waa dlpUiniuUcall:
hlnted that Bollvla and several of th
othor Wostcrn South Amorloa repuh
llcs would probably docldo to wlth
draw thelr lnlniators nnd loavo thol
IngnUons ln chargo of secrotarloK 1
easo Chllo was permlttod to send a:
ambassador.
Aftor Mr. Walker-Martlnen lot
Wiishlngton.lt wus miggestod to lh'
Stato Bopartniont thnt nnothor uiai
whoso nanici has not bnou tnudq publh
was bolng consldered for tho plaei
Btit aftor tho Unltod Statea was iisl.u
about tho nuin, hls nanin wna droppe
and rocently thero hns heen nn aug
gostlom that Ch Mo wlll bo iu an
hurry ahout scndlng a roproHentiitlv
of mlnlKlorlal rank lo WnahliigUui
Tho Unltod States hnd no objci'tioiis l
tbo iiuiiKi proposed nud tho falluro t
Chllo to send him ls nttrlhiited b
diploniatlats hero to tho rofusnl of tli
United Statos to glvo fnvornbli. coi
slderatlon to tho ainhaBsadorlal plan;
Six Crap Players Caught.
Soi'troaiil Kraft and pfllcor imft'y iaid.
a crap jiilul ut SuviMiteenth and l.uxyui
Stroots yentcrduy byeulae', and atrpatc
slx playors. They wlll lluu up befoi
Juallcc john thia nioi'iilug,
CITY IMBIEri
Torrid Weather Succeed
ed by Wintry Day and
Driving Storm.
CROWDS HASTILY '
ABANDON STREETS
Church Services Well Attended,
But People Generally Laid'
Aside Holiday Finery for
More Seasonable Hour.
Rain, Hail and '
Snow.
Easter Monday Weather
Forecast?Partly cloudy Monday;
Tuesday falr and warmer, fresh north
winds. '
RECORD OF THERMOMETER FOR
PAST TEN DAYS.
3 P. M. 9 P. M.
March 31st....Snow 37
March 30th. 74 64
March 20th. 94 78
March v28th. 91 75
M'arch 27th.... 87 71
March 26th. 70 . 61
March 25th.'55 45
March 24th. 86 65
March 23d. 94 70 .
March 22cl. 89 70
After ten days of brllllnnt sunshlno, ? '?'.-..';
lntenso hcat and bllndlng dust, Easter fe*/;j?
RichmOnrl broke dump 'and chill, ovcr
hung by clouds that soon obscured tho
flrst feeble rnys. from tho sky, and that r}?
a. few hours later sent forth a downpoar . ./i
of raln followed by hull. sleet and snow. ' *
Church time camo ln' tho mldst of fall- .'?'?";
Ing tempcrntures nnd ,,atmospherlc con- ..'':,'N
ditions that by mlcldny had produced a :,;:j
small bllzzard, Then suffered cruel nnd \?;;
hltter dlsuppointment tho cherlshed plan3
of mnny weeks. Sprlng bonnets went _
bnck to thelr covers, bright dresscs woro -
cnrcfully lald away, und well-tailored 7:
mankhid in clcop dlsgust donned onco 7..
moro his enfit-oft ralment, presorving the t'$&
now for 11 more seasonable hour. It was ' JM
a woe-begone. proccsslon that wendejj Hs.''-fjgj|
wuy through tho strpots?raincoats, um-...',.?"?;
brellns and rubber shoes -uppearing lp,-t'^2j
-monotonouM. suc.'cossion -whoro-; brighXi-^SP
coidrsiancl tragrant ilowers should 'hftVo'.; ? ?0s?
becni 'Tho "usual parado wus nbandohe'd ? .
perforco. A venUtrcsomo fow braved tho ,,
clements and exposed the holiday fihory
to. the March bluster, but they wero soon .';';;,;'
drlven in, much tho worso for w.earl
The weather's Aprll fool had beon ,moro
effectlve thnn .amttslng,. and tho rcftcc
tlon tliat a dozon bright and summer-like ?
?'days had prcccdcd tho groat. holiday, ? ;=;;
raislng hopes to the hlghest point, orily . :
to be dpshed all tho moro cruelly at the
moment of realizatlon, served in rio way .
to rcliovo tho sting ot dlsuppointment.
Onco within tho-sanctuaries, tho con-.
gregations genorally,' in the enjoyment ?;??';:
ot beautiful floral displays. sweet
music and notable sormons. easily for
got for tho timo tho wintry blasts on
tho outsido and tho hall polting tho
windows. Moro particularly by the - '
Cathollca and Eplscopallans, b"t-gen- >
orally by all donomlnatlo'ns, tho great-;';'
cst of church festlvals was obsorvedv v
ln some manner, - Swoot-voiced singcrs
dcllghtod thousunds wltli tho elaboiato-v i
programs thoy havo been relicarslng ? ':;
for many weeks, . tho joyous 'spirit of .,
tho feast ddy appoaring overy whoro, 'tn
antlioni, ' discourso -and decoratlon. ':,
\V orship over, wlnd and rain had agaln
to.bofticed, but' thoro. was usually,a,,.
quick trip back to tno flrosldo aact
thon for tho long aCtornopn tho gloqmy
?streets wero lott half dosertod. Be?
foro nlghtfall 'a blankot of snow had t
covered ovory ttiltig, only to dlBappeut
qulckly. boneath a rate, storm tliiitj ..
followed.
Snow for Easter.
AVIth the mercury reachlng toward
summer heat on Saturday, tho sugscs
tlon that thero might be snow for4 .
Eastor was scouted as absurd, Yot.
tho old ,adago about March comlivif'" '
ln llko ii .-jllon and golng out lj,ko a
lamb wus rovcrsetl, and tho thlnfy -flrst
day o?-thci- mouth proved tc/ bo its..-;
most wintry-day, /
Tho warm, bright days ot! tho past
wook had caitsod many proparationa ...
for a Humniorliko hollday.
Tho sprlnklo ot raln through tha.
oarly mornlng dantponed tho ardor ot
tho drossy, although tho churches oC
tho clty woro well llllod wlth. wor
shipors ln splto of./ th0 inclemoat-, .-..
weather. About 11;30 A. M. ft hard ./
shownr of hail rattlcd on tho tln i'oofs
und against tho wltidows. Many who ??]
had colebrnted tne past woek by chang*
Ing a portion, lf not tho cntii'o super
structuro of r thoir weurlng apparol,
slilvored through tho aorvlce. and spent
tho day huddling ovor tho llro. About ''??'!?.
l o'clock lu tho afternoon tho raln-:
ahangoil ,to snow and for soveral hours
wot stioky ilakes, foil in groat splotohoH ,
011 tho blossomlng fr.uit nnd tlio bud- ;.
dlng -trees. A gray, eheorloss evening
soUIe'd down to a wintry nlglit, wltli
ovoVy lndlcatlon of tt killing froozu -
fpr all tho rapldly buddlng sprlng
Yegotiitlon, Tho wot snow caked oh vj
trees and wlrea, gavo u welrd wln?
tor appuaranco to tho clty's stroets
and parks, which. but twenty-four -,'?
boforo woro tswopt with clouda of
suniuier dust.
In the Churches.
The chllly day, however, had 110 ef?
fect un tho mtiblcully talcinted. In tha.
churclies of ull denomluatloiiH special
muslc was roiulered, approprlato to tha
Kustor season, and many of tho morii?
lntf sermons horo 011 tbo ro?uiTootlon>
ot Chgitst, and kintlrod Easter taples,
Tho Clty Wlroettiry givos nlncty-four
whlto chui'ches within tho city limlts,
and lt ls 11 very crodttahto thlng to u
tlm musical frutornlty of tho clty thut I
iu nearly ovory ono ot thoao gathorlng i
placua, a cupublo ntnl woll-tralneii ,
cholr wus ablo to rontler muslu or n. , ?
hlgh oi'dc-r.
lu the Ciilliednil ?f tho Hacrud
lletirt, elaborate nnialc was rendnred,
in t'iiiineetlon wilh poiitlt'lcal iitasa'*|
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