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Tialhimer's
Sale of Satchels and Bags
S/lghtly Sot/ed, at Half Price.
75 Satchels and Bugs! of all kinds, slightty soiled and
shop, worn, to bo sold at a gecafc sucrifico.
TALK FULL
OF INTEREST
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Lecture by Mlss Susan Blow
on the Klndergarten.
IMPORTANCE OF.SUBJECT'
An Attentive Audience Heard Her DJs
course, whlch Was Pronounced
One of the Most Brilliant
Hoard In Years.
Betoro a large and lappreclalko audi?
ence last nlfilit at tlio Woman's Club, W
whlch sho was presented by Governor
Montaguo, MIhb Susan 'Blow, ono of the
most distingulshed ediicators In the coun?
try, dcllverd, ,under tho auspices of tho
Richmond Educatlon Assoclatlon, a lec?
ture pronounced by those who hoard tt: to
be the ..finest and most scholarly ot Its
klnd over heard In Richmond.
~lia~ Blow |a a natlve of Norfolk. Va.,
but many years of hor life wera spent
In Bt. Louls, whero she wns Instrumonlal
ln introduclng lnto tho publlc school. the
klndergarten H>'~tem. Moro recently she
Im. boen travellng ovor lho country'do
IV.erlng lectures. She Is at thls particular
time Just enterlng upon a tour through
the South, where sho hopes to arouse
grcnter Interest In the great klndergarten
mothod whlch haa already taken hold In
othor sectlons ot - the land. From here
?ho wlll _o to Norfolk, nnd tFTen to
Greensboro, Criar'eston, Khcocvllla. New
Orleans, and possibly Moblle. Sho Is a
distingulshed scho'lar. and has wrltten
aeveral well known'books.
? THE KINDERGARTEN.
The subjoct dlscussod last nlght by
Miss Blow was "Tho Klndergarten,"
about whlch she is, through her long and
successful oxperlcnce, well qualified tb
apeak, After an Introductory reference
, to tho fact that Amorlcans are the most
romantlc peoplo ln the world, and that
the prlnclple ot tho educatlon of the peo?
ple ls grounded In .the Declaratlon of In
dopendohce Itsolf, sho went on to dls?
cuss the various iph'ases of tho subject
Bho ? had undertaken for tho evenlng.
Bho Bpoke of tho necesslty of early traln?
lng of the chlld, a tralnlng whlch should
begln between the ages of four and six,
tho period when tho chlld is
forming Its Ideas and Ideals. Tho at
mosphere of tho early school is not adapt
ed to this early ago of the pupll, and
hence tho need of the klndergarten. tho
two great efforts of' Whlch are'to klndjp
lionl thy nffoc'tlbhs.. and ' shape tho wlll.
3-etween tho agea'of thr_. and six tho
braln of tho chlld as Its greatest- con
efructive actiiity and muscular traln?
lng ls easiest.
Mlss Blow went on to speak in appre
elatlatlve torms of the Immorlal Froebol,
nnd hls method, which is now adopted the
worjd ovc-r. She dwclt partlcularly upon
IHs work for the tralnlng of tho-'o wh'O
wore In turn to traln the chlldren. Upon
thls tralnlng she lald the utmost lm?
portance, and declared that tho greatest
eool of all educatlon is to nurturo tha
Iiurturers..
PRAISED THB SOUTH. . .
At ono point Mlss Blow took occasion
to speak In compllmentary terms ot. the
Boulh, Tho southern tempernment, waa
more onthuslastlc, ls bottor adapted to
the llfo of tho children than the colder,
more conservativo wind of the Northi To
lhe South. sho sald, sho looked as a sec?
tion from whlch the greatest and best
leachors nro yet to come.
WAS SHUT UP WITtt IT
Dr, Curd Wlll Tell His Experience With
' Smallpox.
The Church Hlll doctors oxpect to have
a most .Interestlng dlscusslon of small
poj. to-n.lght at tlie resldence of Dr. XV.
H. Parker. Tho leader wlll bo none?ithot
than Dr. Isaao Curd, who has cortainly
boen ln closor quarters wlth the dread
dlseaso than any physlcian In thls com?
munlty. For weeks ho was shut up wlth
case after caso. "seolng nobody but hls
patients. Ho knows tho disease thorough'
ly. ond hls experlence wlth ._ wlll bo
Intorostlng to hear, and ot valuo to hls
medlcal calleagues. At tho tlme of Dr.
Curd's agreolng to nurse tho smallpox
patients hls practlco of selt den.a. an<T
devotlon to duty Won tho ndmlration nnd
gratltudo of tho clty.
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SAENGER HALLE OPEN1NQ
Mr. Lawler Will Enter taln Hls Friends
This Evenlng.
Old Saenger Hallo, rojuvenated, repalnt
?*., rofurnlshod, and rofroshed, wlll bo
formally oponed to the publlo to-nlght
at whlch tlmo the lessee, Mr. M. J.
I.awler, wlll tender-hls friends and the
publlo an openlng feast, wlth a musl?
cal programmo, and somo good thlngs to
?at. i
Mr. Lawler Is well known,as the pro?
prietor of the Merohants' Cafe, whlch he
wl|l contlnue to conduct ln connoctlon
wlth hls now place.
. Ladies'Degree Oonferred.
The wlves and daughters of Masons
liad a' delightful tlme at Smlthdeal Hall
last nlght when the ladles' degree was
conferred, In tho nadmlnlstratlon of the
Jionors, Worshlptul jamos H. Capera was
?sslsted by Mlss Edna Bloomborg-. Fol?
lowlng these exerolses an aftraotlve mu
alcal programme waa oharmlngly rendor
ed.
ELMER COLUNS IS
ACQUITTED OF OUILT
?'.' (B? ABKoelated l'r.??.l
OEORQETOWN, DEL? Maroh 26.
Flmer Colllns was to-nlght acqultted of
the chargo of kllllng his wlfo, Ilda. Tho
case was, aftor belng on trial l'or two
weoks, glven to the Jury at 0 o'clock to
nlght, and the verdict was renderod foi^r
*>.ours (ater,
-. ....?
Mee| f>"ex. in Wa?hlngtoni '.'."
(By ..b-Qolntei. 1'rtiun.)
NEW ORLEANS, LA., March 25.-The
conventlon of tho Woman's NatlonAl
Suffrago Assoclatlon oame to a cjose to
, pight,. after a,. eessloh presided ? ovor by
Mrs; Austin Stone "Cullen, of Canada;-;..
Ttie next c.onventlop wlll be.l~.W: :lp
,Wl-*~.n*toi., D. 'q,1..
CONDITION
OF INJURED
. /
Those Hurt In Wreck ln Man?
chester Restlng Well.
NEW ELK3* LODGE TO-DAY
Institutlon Will Bogin at 2 o'Clock Thls
Allernoon?Mr6. Brad|ey's Talk.
Illness of Superlntendent Allen.
Church Services.
Manchester Bureau Tlmos-Dlspatch,)
No. 1102 Hull Streot. J
Engineer C. C. Lamb and Flreman
George illx, of tho englno and frelgW
train that was badly wrecked lil "arl
chestor, wero roported lis gettlng along
as woll as posslblo last lilght.
Tho mon were Injured (n a collision be?
tween two frulght trulns at the trestlo
on tho Atlantlc Coast Line In Manchester,
not far from tho entrance to the James
Rlivor brldge. Tho collision was duo to the
Inabillty of the tralnmen, toi oporffto the
brakes on a train or forty cars bound1
for Richmond. upon a track occupled by
another frelght train, the englno of
whlch was In charge of tho Injured met,
As tho engines struck there was u
great crash, nnd f.ve car/i wero deralled
and badly damaged. All of them were
empty. The englno, operated by the In?
jured mon, was at a standstlll and headed
for tho Atlantlc Coast Llno yard*.'
A block of tracks was torn, a tele?
graph pole avos broken, and the trestle
?*as damaged. Engineer Al. Crooks and
his flreman, In charge of the train com
Ing to Richmond, Jumped and Baved
themselves, as dld tho tralnmen of both
tralns.
Tlio accident caused somo delay ln all
tralns comlng Into the clty from the
South. Those that came ln whllo the ro?
mo vnl of the wreCkage was ln progress,
came around by the Belt Line to Elba
The collision occurred about 4 o'clock A.
M? and the track was cleared about 11
o'clock.
The Injurles to Mr. Lamb were a
broken arm and shoulder hlade, some
scalds and other brulses, and Flreman
Hix was badly Injured' Internally Inslde,
sustalnlng many cuts and brulses. His
conditlon is serlous.
ELKS' IN9TALLATION TO-DAY.
Everything ls in readlness for the 1*1
staltatlon of the Lodge . of Ellta, Ui
Mnnclies'ter to-day.
Dlstrlct Deputy ??Phll S. Kelly and hls
ofllcers wlll reach the Masonlc Temple at
2 o'clock thls afternoon and wlll at onco
bogin the ceremonles. whlch wlll proba?
bly contlnuo to 9 o'clock.
After that a banquet wlll be served by
Brother Shercr. of Ford'c Hotel, who has
arranged for one of the best ho has ever
prepared. ".
Exalted Buier Eugene Llpscomb has
arranged wlth the Passenger and Power
Company to havo a speclal car on hand
for the accommoAatlon of the vlsltlng
Elks from Blchmond.
ILLNESS OF MR. BOWEN.
Mr. R. A. Bowen. who has been 111
for several days, was reported as restlng
easy last nlght,
Superlntendent Wlllls Allen. of the
Almshouse and Cemetery, who has been
slck for sevoral weeks, ls reported as
Improvlng.
MRS. BBADLJET'S TABLE,
Mrs. W. B. Bradley, who will be one
of tho ladlos ln charge of the Virginla
table at tho Confederate Bazaar next
month, ls preparlng to glve an ontertaln
ment for the benefit of her table.
MB. PORTEB'S SERVICES.
The meeting last nlght nt tho Baptist
Church, where Rev. Mr. Porter, tho ovan
gollst. Is preaching. wns largely attended
and much Interost waa shown.
Mr. Porter wlll preach at 4 o'clock
thls afternoon, hls subject bolng "Un
foldlng of Character." To-nlght ho wlll
ngaln conduct sorvlces. Tho moetlngs
wlll probably contlnue through noxt
week.
FURTHER FIGHTING
AT SAN CARLOS
(By AnNocI.t-il PrpBS.l
SAN DOMINGO. ' REPUBLIC OF
SANTO' DOMINGO. Tuesday, Miu/ch
24.?Tlio Inhabltants of thls clty wore
agaln thrown Into a stato of alnrm thls
afternoon by the fact ;;that further flght
lng Is taking plnce at Sun Carlos. near
here.
A commlsslon has left 8an Domlngo for
Azua and Bnrahona, dn tho warshlp
Indopendoncia, in ordoMo brlng about tho
surronder of those places. Tha twrshlp
Colon has left horo for San Pedro de
Macorls, ln order to compel thnt town to
surrender.
Revolulionlsts Aro Masters.
(I!j* Asuonlnturt Pross.)
MONTE CI-nUffTO. REPUBLTC OF
SANTO DOMINGO, March 25.?Tho ad
vlces recolyed horo from Ban Domlngo
show that Gonoral Alejandro Wns Y.
Gll nnd hls rovolutlonury followors nro
mastors of San Domlngo Clty, and It Is
snld that General Mlguol Plclmrdo, the
Minlster of AVar, and GoneriU JiJOn
Franalsco Sanchez', the Mlnlstor of For?
elgn Affalrs, whot had souglft refugo ln
tho United Statos "consulato, surrondored
themselves lnst nlght to tho rovolu?
tionlsts wlth a small group of followors.
The revoltitlonlsts are ln possesslon of
two of tho three Doinlnlcan ivnrshlps,
namely, tho crulser Indepondencla nnd
the gunboat Oolon.
River Bulletln
(Ry AsiocUtcil I'rcsa.)
WASHINGTON, Maroh 25,?T7Ve -Mlssls?
sippl contlnue. to fail af Memph'ls nnd
rise below, The stages* to-nlght jn tlio
lower rlver where interest now cenfors
weres Vlckshurg, Kl feet, statlonary; New
Orleans, 20.2 feet, a rlrie qf o.l foof.
WOODWARD4 SON
LUMBER
ROUGH ANU DRE8?ED
VELLOW PINE, WHITE PINS, HAHDW00DS,
SA6H, BLIND8 AND DpORB
Best and most complete assortiueut in the South,
. Warehouse with 4,600,000 feet capaciiy. ...
Maxia wvstlug seven aww, WrlU lor prlco,
EBY LOST
THE MATCH
Clearwater Won Out by Good
Margln Last Nlght
SHERMAN DOESN'T REPLY
Good Attendance at the Last Series of
the Tournament at Saenger Halle,
Championship Trophy On
Exhibition at Tuxedo
W, H. Clearwater, of Pittsburg, twlce
champlon pool piayer of tha world, last
nlght defoatod Grant Eby ln tho flnal
2uo-polnt gamo of a GOO-polht match at
Suongef Halle, ln the presonoo of 11 largo
ciowd of cnthuslastlo lovors of pool,
Mr. Eby has -already dofon.od the
Brunswlck-Balko champlonshlp emblom
twlco during a porlod of less than a year
that It has been ln hls possesslon, and
nlhough ho was defoatod In. hls presont
match by Mr.' Clearwater, hls work was
marked at, tlmos by brllllant and long
runs, tho hlghest numbor of- balls pock
otcd by hlm wlthout mlssing being flfty
slx, whllo .hls opponent secured . at one
time forty-flve, '
It ls vory falr to Mr. Eby to say that
the element of luck was not ln hls favor,
a number of brllllantly suecessful shots
leavlng hlm where lt became a necesslty
for hlm to elther play Safety or make a
reckless and costly shot, whlle on the
other hand the balls broke moro favorably
for Mr, Clearwater.
DESERVES CREDIT.
Mr. Gus Mlchelbacher, proprletor'of the
Tuxedo Bllllard and Pool Parlors, de
servos much credlt for the enterprlse he
has shown In golng to a large expense ln
flttlng up Saenger Halle for the contest
and guaranteelng the purse for whlch the
oxperts contcstcd.
Arrangornents are under way wlth the
Westmoroland Club to schedttle a game
at tho club-house thls afternoon, when
Mr. Eby and Mr. Clearwater wlll glve
another exhibition In a 200-polnt game for
the benefit of tho club membera.
SHERMAN SILENT.
Mr. Frank Shorman, of Washlngton, ex
GRANT CBY
m
PRINCIPALS IN THE POOL CONTEST.
champion, has not responded to the chal
lenge Issued by Mr. Eby on Tuesday nlght
ln whlch the champion challenges Mr.
Sherman to play a 200-polnt game for a
purse of $1,000, Mr. Eby haying posted a
cash forfelt of $100 with Mr. Mlchelbacher
as evidence of good falth.
The followlng Is the score of last nlght's
play by frames:
SCORE BT FRAMES.
Clearwater. Eby.
4 11
14 . ': ; o
15 1.0
16 0
14 0
15 10
1 6
9
0 . 15
5 ' 9
12 ' 2
15 ** 0
15 ? 0
15 0
2 12
1 ?
15 0
1 1+
U "
1 "
3 ' H
0 36
o ; ? ? ib
8 __0
191 Total. 155
Flrst sorles-Eby, 212; Clearwator. IS-.
Socond serles?Eby, 1.6; Clearwater, 223.
Orand total?Eby, 513; Clearwater, 600.
The Interest manlfested ln tho games
has Indlcated that Mr. "Michelbacher's
Judgmont In bringlng tho exports here
was not mlsplaced.
BUYSCARY WAREHOUSE
Mr. Lolgb Pays $12,600 for Property.
Handsomo Pranklin-Street Resldence.
Mr. Egbert O. Lelgh has purchased of
Messrs. T, M. AVortham & Company the
John R. Cary warehouse, recently offer?
ed for sale at publlc auctlon, The sum
pald by Mr. Lelgh Is. reported to.be
?.12.600, whlch Is considered a bargaln.
It Is understood to bo an lnvestmont on
th? part of Mr. Lelgh. Mr, Nealo ls now
tlio lessoo of tho warehouse, uslng It
for the storage of tobacco.
Mr. J. J. Hlcock wlll havo a flno resl?
dence orected on Wost Franklln Btreet.
lt Is No. 813 and wlll cost, excluslvo of
furnlshlng. botweon $26,000 and 130,000.
Mr. John T. Wlnston has boon awarded
the contract . and wlll begln work at
onco,
The statoment recently publlshed thnt
Messrs, J. B. Elam & Company sold Nn.
1019 West Marshall Street lo Dr. C, A.
Blanton on last Frlday was a m.etnke
ln so far as to the real estato agents
making the salo. Messrs. A. J. Chewhlng
Company aro tho enterprlslng agents
who sold the property.
VYIIX RECOVER
Young Girl Who Shot Herself lmprov?
lng at Ihe Hospltal. .
The conditlon of Mlss America Bertucci,
the young glrl wlio attempted sulol.de ear?
ly yosterday mornlng by shootlng, was
much lmproved last night. It ls thought
eha wlll rocover.
Tho-pai'ent8 of the glrl aro hoartrbroken
ovor tho sad affair and are unable to
Jmajd*... why she wlshed to kill l.wseic..
They say ahe was givon anything she
wIsli-4, (
MMMftSAYS.
ITS^HEl&Si;;
MtiMMtiM
ISOLDINTRAIN-LOADS.
The Best Drlll of All at the
Confederate Falr.
Under colored llghts, tho glrl soldlors,
commanded by Captaln Josephlne Sulll?
van. gave the most satlsfaotory drlll of
all at tho Confedorate Falr last nlght.
It wlll be repeated at 5 o'clock thls after?
noon, I
At tho close of I'.te dr.;! Gencrul TPs
hu_h Lee mado a flno speech to the sol?
dlor glrls, ln whlch he sald'had he "had
such soldiers as these ln hls army, war
wouid havo beon a pleasant thing for hlm
and ho wouid have gone further."He pre?
sented Captaln Josephlne Sulllvan a pic?
ture from her "brlgade." She was also
presented wlth a handsomo bouquet of
Amerlcan beautleB by Colonel Jo Lane
Slern.
After the drlll last nlght Mrs. Valen
ttne and son conducted an auctlon salo
of some fancy articles, whloh brought a
good . prlce.
PILLOW FOB THE GOVEBNOB.
A handsome sofa plllow was voted Gov?
ernor Montague from the Candy Booth
of Mrs. Nelson Powell. It was made of
the autographs of the Governors of each
of tho Southorn States. Tho plllow was
the work of Mlss Francls Powell, it ls
made of rich red satin and tho names
are wrltten on heavy whlte silk rlbbon.
It was presented by Colonol Jo Lano
Stern,
Mr, XV. Dunford, of Nlnth Streot, drew
the, handsomo lamp from tho Furnlturo
Booth,
The smoklng Jacket at tho Tobacco
Booth was won by Mr. Walter Hurt, and
ho wlll please call at booth for same.
Tho New Homo sowlng machlne ls
much admlred and ls belng voted off
by several of the ladles, The machlne ls
ln chargo of Mrs. D, M. Burgess.
A Standard sowlng machlno. donated
to Mlss Ruby Bodeker, Is also belng sold.
Tho cake, represontlng a fort, In the
restaurant, Avas donated by Lewis Broorn
through Mrs. Sodler and brought the sum
of twenty dollars.
It was won by Captaln AA'lse, of the
Thlrd-Street englne house.
The shaw! rafflod ut Ear] Miller Booth
was won by Mr. Arthur Loth. Tho same
can be had by calllng at the booth.
Tho flno Cablo piano donated by the
Cablo Company Is on exhibition ln the
muslo booth. Thls Instrument ls bolng
dlsposed of by a rnfflo. Tho tickets aro
tl each, and thls beautlful Instrument avIH
go to tho porson holdlng the lucky num?
ber,
Mr.."Bobby" Mnok, of the Bostock Com?
pany, was on hand yestorday afternoon
wlth "Tobo," dog nnd hls monkeya, and
showed thom off ln u numbor of perform
ancos to a largo nudlonco, The ohlldren
wero dellghted wlth thelr nntlcs nnd ap
plauded most llbornlly. Llttlo Mlss Oladys
Peyton presldod nt the ,piano und fur?
nlshed muslc for tho nnlmuls.
A prlzo fight took plnco botwoen two llt?
tlo dogs roprcsontlng Corbet and Fltzslm
mons. and tho monkey Mnrk Hanna acted
ns reforoo, A rislng voto of tlianks was
tendered Mr, Bostock for hls intorostlng
show,
MISS LEE TO RECE1VE,
In oompllaiioo wlth tho request of many
of tho ndmlrors of hor distinguished
father, who doslre to pny thelr respeots
to hor, Mlss Mary Leo has consonted to
recolvo hor friends and the publlo gen?
erally at the Bazaar from 0 to 10 o'olock.
Thls wlll glve nn opportunity to the
many who doslre to moot thls muoh es
teemed lady,
Tho nttentlnnoo lnst nlght was splendld.
Thero wore a numbor of mombers from
tho Sevontloth Roglmont on hand, anrl
also a cpmpuny of the Bluos,
Tho falr wlll probnbly cjose to-nlght,
and the proceedings ivlll be of unusual
Interest.
A Small Fire.
,'Tho clothing storo at. No. ia North
Soventeonth Streot, across from tho Flrat
Pollco. Station, was sllghtly datnnged
last nlght by a flre, whlch orlgln:...-i ou
tho second lloor. Tho blaze wus ' kly
e?;i,ingulshed., and tho loss avI1| bo sumll.
No one was Injured, and tho llr.mon
were at the place only a short tim*
LAND BILL
IM HOUSE
Nationallsts Cheer Readlng
of the Measure.
WERE ST1RR1NG SCENES
Lord Abercorn and John Redmond
Shako Hands?Schomo Is Ono That
Wlll Cost Mlllions and Wlll
Bring Peace to Ireland.
(ti)- /imoclnt?- ProM.)
LONDON, Maroh 2B,?Tho Irlsh Soor.-"
tary, Mr, Wyndhum, Introduood tho go.
orntnont's long antlolpp-tod Irlsh land blll
In tho Houso of Commons thls afternoon.
It iproposos a grant of 100,000,000, for the
purposo of tho blll, Tcnants nro to pay
throo nnd ono-fourth por oent, lntorest
on loans from tho governmont. Mr, Wynd?
ham suid ho thought tho sohome would
not lnvolve {500,000,000, but that $700,000,000
could safoly bo advanced on Irlsh land.
Tho advancoa to tononts aro llmlted to
$2,500 tn tho congostod dlstrlots, and $6,000
elsewhoro. Tho blll alBO provldes t,hat un
tqnanted farms and graiing lands shall
bo sold to noighborlrig tonanta, ond that
throo commlsslonors to bo known os fitato
Commlsalonors, shall eupon.iso tho salos.
Tho namos of tho throo oommlssloners
aro Mlohaol Flnuono, sooretary to the
Bongal novontfe and .Statlstlcal Dopart?
mont; Frodorlok B. Wronoh, now ono of
tho Irlsh Land Commlselbnors, and Wil?
llam _.. Balloy, ono of tho asslstant oom
mlBsIonors on the Irlsh Land Commls?
slon. Thoy wlll be under, the ganoral
coil.-ol'of the Lord Lleutenant of Iroland.
Tne blll wlll become effeatlve Novernber
lst.
GREAT THRONG.
The koon lnterost folt in thls now legls?
latlon, whlch, It Is hopod, wlll ipromoto
poaco nnd contontmont ln Iroland, waa'
shown by tho orowdod houso. Tho peers.
gallory and tho distingulshed strangor'g
gallory were f.llod, and thero has boen no
such gathorlngdf membors of Farllanment
slnco the openlng of tho session, Tn tho
diplomatlo gallery s'at Unltod Statos Sec?
retary Henry Whlte, an Interosted speo
tator whlle almost evory Irlsh ,poer llsten- ,
ed to Mr, Wyndham's exposltion of tho
blll.
From ,an-early hour thls mornlng the
stone bonches from the Houso of Com?
mons' ontra'nce to tho doors of the lobby,
were paoked wlth !m>patlont Irlshmen,
among whom were many prlosts. Most.
of these went away withqut'aeelng even.
the fnside of the' executbve ohamber, the
gallerles of whlch were crowded os has
not beon tho casofor many aday. Michael
Davltt, the "fathor" of tlie Land League,
oelebrated hls flfty-seventh blrthday by
re-enterlng the House for the first time
slnce no c-ased to be a mombr, ln order
tp hear the Chlef Socrotary for Ireland;
unfold hia plans, For the most part the
Llberal members sat. glum, tho applause
comlng from tho Irlsh benches, A hush
of oxpoctanoy fell over the House whon
Mr, Wyndham roso to speak. When the
gallerles found hlm symipathetlo a feol?
lng of rellef prevailed on nll sldos.
air Henry Campbell-Bannerman, tlfe
Llberal leader, sald little, and other
promlnont Liberala wound up wlth tho
admlsslon that lt wns "a great blll."
STRIKING SCENES.
The flrst roiullng of tho" blll was follow?
ed by a rush to the lobby whero ensuod
sceneg that mlght well-' make tho lato
Mr. Parnol turn ln hls graivo. Earl Dud
ley could bo seen amldst a crowd of
Nationallsts, who scarcely a year ago
would rathor havo suffered every penalty
than assoclate with tha ofllclal hond of
the Irish Government. Besldo Lord Dud
ley stood tho grlzzled llttlo Sir AntlioifS"
McDonald, the f.Tst National Irish Soo?
retary. Horace Plunkett, Lord Ai.eagrl.
Lord Ashbourne and many Unlonlst
Jolned tho group. Tha Duko of Aber?
corn. tha most powerful landlord ln Iro?
land, askod to be Introduced to John
Redmond, and'a mutual frlend brought
the Duko to the leader of tho Nationnnst
party, wlth whor~. the leador of tho Irlsh
landlordg heartlly shook liandsi and they
patchod up thei poace of Irelandloyer tho'
Houso- of Commons refreshmont bar.
TO FLOAT STOCK.
Mr. Wyndham, who was heartlly cheeS
ed. when ho arose to speak ln tho House,
anhouncod at the outset that the govern?
ment thought cash ald was necossSry for
the fulnltment of the proposod schonie.
but lt attaohed greator lmportance to tho
credlt oporatlon than to tho oash opera
tlon, Ho then unfolded tho sclieme,
whlch provldes tor advando-TJif monoy for
tho purchaso of land ,by CTi_ fBhonlB.
The ndvances wlll be ln the shape of casTi
and not Btock, but ln order to enable
the cash to be* ralsed a new stock
la to be floated. It wlll be called "Ouar
antoed 2 3-4 ipor cont. stock," and w**~ ho
unredeemable for thirty yoars.
Mr. Wyndham doubtod if $-00,000.(100 of
the ptock would bo noedoi?. It wlll ffe Ir-*
suod at the rato of $26,000,000 yoarly for
the f.rst threo yoars, and aftorwards pOs
sibly ln larger sums, In addltion to thls
fho government proposod a froe grant of
$6,000,000 to bo ralsed by nddltlons to tho
stock, tho fntorest and sinklng fund ot
whlch wlll be borne by the treasury, and
tho maxlmum annual cTiorg-f of whlofi
will not exceod $1,950,000, Against ITIIf*
charge on tho Brltlsh treasury lho .rfi!*.
govornment proposos forthwlth to coiri
mence roductlons in ,the cost.of adminls
trntlon amountlng td $1,250,000 por aTwunT
forover. ?
FroQoedJng, Mr, Wyndham doalt wlth
the polnts of tho blll whlch contalns a"
bowlldoVIhg mass of (lguros, showfng how
ndVances wlll bo made and tho terms ot
ropayment, but lt seoms In the maln to b**_
on the llnes lald down by the land confer
once roport and wlll be satlsfaotory _B
tho landlords arffl tenants. In tha nourso
of hls speooh, whloh was punotuatod by
c*i__.8, Mr, Wyndham sald tho lafi"ilor~"
of Iroland woro bolng rulned fVnanolally.
and thnt the tonants were bolng rulniff
morally, and the tax-payera of England
wero paylng $700,000 per annum to tltS
land commlsslon, and $7,000,000 fo Hfe
Irlsh police, whloh largeiy was noadod I*"
doal wllh lllogalltles arlslng frolTi tlie
land questlon.
' "Is lt remarkable under these ol.cunf
stances?" a-sked tho Irlsh tiecretary, "lf
tho landlords and tonants come 16
gether?" ~
NO RISIC. **>
Mr. Wyndham did not thlnk any recon
dlte or vellod reasons need be loo .ed f(~|
Past experlence showed tho Stato ln
curred no rlsk In giving suoh ald, Fronf
llio taxpayora vlewpofrrt, It was '~*ated
that ald for land puroha.e was a e.c*
commerclal trnnsactlon. By tlio ald of tlTH
State 80,000 tenants had already bought
tholr holdings, and'Tlio State hnd not lost
a half-<pBnny, Publlo oplnlon supporti.".
repayment, nnd thls was hlgh moral so
ourtty. besldoa whloh was lho soourlty of
tho land Itself.
Mr. Wyndham proceeded. saylng thnt
ln vlew of tho strong rocommendatlon
of tho rocont land conferenco tho govern?
ment had provlded' that tho landlords
rnlght make thelr own arrangonionts wlth
t)ie tonants Jf they tallled wlth the pol
Icy of the prosant blll, whlch Jnstead of
oxpatrlatlng tho landlords. as stated in
some <iua. Fers, would,. be lioped, enable
\ thera io rora_\_? l!> th* country,
WELL AND STRONQ AFTER
FIVE YEARS' SUFFERINB.
Snuffs and Inhalers Did No Good.
?Pe-ru-na Cured.
A Commodore's Letter,
Pe-ru-na Is Known From the At?
lantic to thePaclflc.
Dr. Hartman ts Recelvlng Hun?
dreds ot Letters ot Congratuta
tion and Commendatlon Dally
All Classes Wrlte These Letters,
From the Hlghest to the Lowest
ANY man who wlahea perfect health
must be entlrely freo from catarrh,
Catarrh Is well-nlghwilyorw*';,-.almost
omntprOsont, Porul,-?.!_-___-x^i.'.:'/ abso
lute safeguard known, A cold la the be?
ginning of oatarrh. To prevent oolds,
to cure colds, Is to oheat catarrh out of
Its ivlctlms, Peruna not only ourea ca?
tarrh. but prevents lt,
Catarrh affeotlons may be aoute or
ohronlo, mlld or severe, ephemeral or
stubborn, lastlng or fleetlng, palnful or
Mr. Peter Schaefer, Commlssloner of Hlgh Rldge, 4444 Mortea Street,
Hlgh Rldge, 111., wrltes:
"lam a perfectly well and strong man to-day, thanks to Peruna,
I suffered for five years with an unpteaaant catarrh of the head, a&:
gravated lf 1 caught the least cold. No snuff or inhalers Itelped me
any, but five bottles of Peruna cured meand 1 give you unsttnted
praise for your medicine. lt deseryes lt."?Peter Schaefer.
trlvlal, but they all have one orlgln, one'
nature?catarrh. They all have one
curo?Peruna.
A Commodore In Our Navy Endorses
Pe-ru-na.
Commodore NIoholson, 1837 B Btreet,
N, W.,-Washlngton, D. C, wrltes 1
"Your Peruna hns boon nnd ls now
usod by so many of my friends and ao
qualntances as ,a curo for oatarrh that I
am convlnced of Its curatlve qualltles,
and I unhesltatlngly recommend lt to all
perBons suffering from that complaint,"?
Commodore Nlcholson,
Tho day was when men of promlnence
hesltated to glvo thelr testlmonlals to
proprlotary medlolnes for publlcatlon.
Thls remalns triie to-day of most pro
prletary medlolnes. '
But Peruna' has become so Justly fa?
mous, Its merlts are known to so many
people of high. and low standlng, that
no one hesltates to see hls name ln prlnt
recommendlng. Peruna.
Ovor flfty, mombora of Congress have
wrltten tholr ondorsemont of the world
famous catarrh romedy, Peruna.
A Hut of Wltnessee?-Pe-ru-na ? Ca?
tarrh Cure That Resta on' the Unso
llclted Testlmony of Thousanda, .
Thla ls an age when theoriea have llt?
tle or no weight on the average mlnd,
but actual demonstratlon ls demanded.::
The busy people of to-day have nelther.:
tlme, nor Inollnatlon to- -apeoulate, and
turn wlth dlstrust from everyth'lng that,
does not plalnly bear the stamp of fact.
The reason Peruna has galned auoh
unlversal hold of the confldence of . the ;
pooplo as. a catarrh oure ls beeause all
statements concernlng' lt are accom?
panled by facts.
A book contalnlng -peclmens selected
at random from a cloudof wltneseea who
haA'o boen cured of chronlo catarrh by:
Peruna sent froe by The Peruna Medl?
olne Co,, Columbus, O. '
If you do not derrve prompt and aatla
factory results from the use of Peruna
wrlte at onco to Dr, Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and-he wlll
be ploased to glve you hia valuable ad
vlce gratls, ? .
Addross Dr. Hartman, President of Tne
Hartman Sanltarlum, Columbus, O.
THE STEEL TRUST TO
MERGE ITS PLANTS
<B. AMOcl-t.- rron.)
TRENTON, N. J? Maroh 26.?-The Seo
retary of Stato's offloe waa notlfled thls
evenlng . that the Unltod States Stoel
Corporation would to-morrow fllo artlclos
merglng Its varlous plants. The Infor?
mation glven convoyed no ldea as to tho
capltallzatlon 'of the now company, or as
to whether thore would bo any change
ln name.
* ?
ARRESTED BECAUSE
OF HUSBAND'S MURDER
(By AMocl~t-~ Press.. ,
EATONTON, OA., Maroh 25.?Mrs,
John T. Grlflln, widow of a planter who
was shot and kllled Monday, presumably
by negroos, was arrested here to-day on
susplclon, of compllclty ln the murdor.
Mrs, Gr.tln's nephew, a young man
named Knowles, ls also held In connec?
tlon wlth tho orlme.
_,?
Sorrow In London.
(Hy A-?u-latoil I'..",)
LONDON, Maroh 25,?Tho traglo ond of
"Fightlng Mao," who, tho son of o Iligh
land cottar, roso from n posltion of a
drapor's aBslatant to bo an honorod gen?
oral In tho Brltlsh army, has caused
groat surprise and doep sorrow ln Lon?
don. Tha naturo of tha offensos wlth
whloh he was charged had not booome
gonernlly known to tho publlo, but had
becomo common gosslp ln milltary clrclea,
and although In tho army and among
hls Hlghlandor comrades, ospeolally, thoro
ls keen grlef. Tholr feeling ls that It was
"better to die thus than faco dlshonor."
Slr Heotor Macdonald waa separated
from hls wlfo many yoars ago, before ho
got hls commlsslon. He has not llved
wlth hor slnco. Ilo leaves a son, who Ib
belng educnted ln an Englsli publlo
sohool,
..,.1 ? '
J*eleg. aphlc Brevities.
SAN JUAN. PORTO MCO.-Thore wns
a grand receptlon nt tho theatro yoster?
day evenlng under tfio auspices of tl ?*_
Cltl~0na' Committoo in honor of Mlss Alice
Roosevelt, followlng un elaborate dlsplay
of flrewoiKs on tlio I'laza, whloh lasted
untll 10 o'clock.
NEW yORK.--J'udgo Lacombe lu tho
Uplted Stqtes Clreult Court to-day denled
the appllcatlon of .Vhltaker Wrlght for
ball.
SEVEN INJURED AT
WEDDINO CELEBRATION'
(By A-weUted Press.)
COCOA, FLA., March 26.?In celebra?
tlon of a weddlng here a serenadlng party
flred an old cannon. At the aecond dla-.
charge tho cannon exploded among the
bystanders, parts of lt strlklng houses a
block off. Seven persons wero Injured,
two serlously,
ENCINE TURNED OVER
KILLING ENGINEER
(Dy A-tocUted Preit.)
OODEN, TJTAH, Maroh 2S.?The flrat
fatal accident on the quagmlre of tha
Ogden eut of the Southern Paolflo, across
the northern arm of ihe great Salt Lake,
occurred last nlght, when an englne ran
off tho track across the slnk. The tracks
had sunk six Inches and the engtne was
overturnod, Firomnn Watson belng killed
and Engineer Jenkins sllghtly Injured.
THE CUP DEFENDER TO
BE LAUNCHED APRIL 11TH
(liy Assoclated Press, 1
BBISTOL, R. l? March 25.?If the pres?
ent plans aro carrlod out, tho nsw Amer?
Ica's cup yacht wlll be launohed about
0:30 o'clock on the afternoon of April
lltlv and tho yacht wlll be the flrst to
have a "dayllght" launchlng since- 1893.
Sklnner Skinned Them;.
(Dy Aatoclated I'resi.) -
BOSTON. MASS., March 25.?It ls re?
ported that Irregularitlea have been dls?
covered in the transiictlons of the flrm of
M. F, Bklnner & Co. by whlch varlous
towns, Includlng East Hampton ' and
Greenflold, thls State, were lnvolved. by
the Issue of dupllcata bonds and Uie
forglng of tho names of town officers.
M. F. Bklnner, who dld buslnesa under
the flrm namo, has dlsappeared frdra the
clty. It ls believed that the amount ln?
volved wlll be between |_0,000 and $70,000.
i ' . a ' i ? '?
Banquet to Arthur Q. l-ewi*
(tS|inc|_l to Tlio TlluM-llUp-ieh.)
NORFOLK, VA.. March 25.?The ?o
honilan Soolety tendere* a birthday re?
ception to-nlght to Arthur G. Levyla,
president of the National order, and the
well known dramatlo authorlty and au*
thor. Promlnent cltlzens and newspaper
men ';ora Virginla, Washlngton on<J BaN
Umo* were present.