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Newspaper Page TextVOL. VI.INO. 1.»77 THE POLLARD CASE. Testimony of a Negro Woman from Lexington. KNEW BOTH PARTIES WELL \ Colonel Swope’s Name Vindi k cated—A Female Clerk on the Stand. Washington, March 15.—A light mu latto woman by the name of Sarah Gueet, from Lexington, Kentucky, who was dressed in deep mourning, was the first witness of the day in the Pollard- Breckinridge case. She is the woman whose deposition was objected to by the / defense a few days ago, and it was not 1 admitted to evidence by Judge Bradley. | Her examination was conducted E. Farrall, who was attorney for Miss Pol k lard in Lexington. B- She was questioned minutely concern s ing her life am. antecedents, how long I she had lived in Lexington, and other questions of personal character. She knew Colonel Breckinridge, she said, ever since she was a little girl. She had lived at the house on Shirler street in Lexington for 25 years. The witness identified Colonel Breck inridge and Miss Pollard who were present in the courtroom. She testified that Breckinridge about 10 years ago came to her house and said he wanted her to keep a young lady from Friday until Monday. She told him that she could not stay that long. Breckinridge said she must let her come and she came. Breckinridge brought her, stayed about half an hour, went away and came back about dark, stayed until 11 o’clock and kissed her when he left. She saw them in a room together, Breckin ridge dressed and Miss Pollard un dressed. He came again Saturday and Sunday nights. Witness said there were indications that the bed in Miss Pollard’s room had been occupied Sunday night. She heard Breckinridge tell Miss Made line that she must eat breaksast early and “get down there’’ to meet Bodes on Monday morning. Mr. Farrell asked her if there was ■ anything about Miss Pollard’s appear ance that indicated her age, and after the objection by Mr. Shelby had been over ruled the witness answered that her dress came to her shoetops, she looked like a school girl between 17 and 18. Led by Mr. Farrell she said Colonel Breckinridge and Miss Pollard came back to her house a year later. Colonel Breckinridge had come to the witness a year ago last summer and asked her to take Miss Pollard, but she refused, say ing she “did not keep any company now.” Colonel Breckinridge ha I come to her again last fall, after the suit was filed, I and asked her not to testify against ' him, and also to keep Mary Scott and Mary Wilson (who had lived at her house) out of the way, “because he didn't want them to get them.” “Did he ever mention the name of any man in connection with that of Miss Pollard,” asked Mr. Farrell. “Yes, sir, he asked me if Miss Pollard had ever come to my house with Colonel Swope. I told him she had never been there with Colonel Swope.” Colonel Swope was killed by Colonel Cassius “Goodlow in Lexington some years ago, and the story circulated a few months since has connected his name with that of Miss Pollard. This story was indignantly denied by Colonel Swopes’ relatives and no evi dence to support it was ever brought to light. “How many times was Colonel Breckinridge at your house with Miss Pollard?” asked Mr. Farrell. “About 50 times.” “Over how many years did these vis its extend?” “Over about three or four years.” Mr. Shelby conducted the cross exam ination of Sarah Guest. He waded right into it without pre liminaries. “Sarah,” he said, “how many years 1 have you been keeping an assignation house in Lexington?” Sarah hesitated and appeared embar rassed, and finally said: “About eight or nine years.” “How long have you known Mr. Far rell?” “Ever since he was a young man growing up.” And a smile went round the courtroom at Mr. Farrell’s expense. Mrs. Kate W. Burt, a clerk in the general land office, recognized Miss Pol lard as having lived at Thirteenth and L streets about 1887. Milder the name of Mrs. Foster. Had seen Colonel Breck inridge there once, but merely at the door. Miss Pollard was about to be > come a mother. The deposition of Mrs. M. A. Ketcham L ot Lexington, Kentucky, was opened, |l ‘ and this was the signal for an exodus from the courtroom. A Good Citizen Kill* Himself. Cumming, Ga., March 15.—Cicero C. Bramblett, a good citizen, residing near Cumming, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. His mjnd has been affected for some time, and he has once or twice threatened to kill himself; but his family and friends little thought he would carry out his threats. LAMONT CHANGES THINGS. He Will in Future Anticipate Vacancies in the War Department. Washington, March 15.—Secretary Lamont has determined to put an end to the struggles which take place in nearly all the corps of the army, and more particularly in the line, for vacan cies in the staff crops whenever a vacan cy occurs. Staff appointments are re garded by line officers as most desirable, chiefly because the advancement carries | with it immediate promotion to a higher L grade, with equivalent increase of pay. Besides, oromotions in the staff corps ' THE ROME TRIBUNbI are generally raster tnan in tne otner branches of the service, and the duty,by reason of the nature which requires offi cers to be stationed in the larger cities, is more agreeable to the majority of them. It happens, when a vacancy is made in the staff corps, that nearly every line officer of the right rank believes he has a chance for the promotion, and appli cations by the hundreds, backed with heavy indorsements of army officers and outside political influences, are forward ed to the department. Secretary La mont proposes that in future to antici pate a vacancy when it is possible, and select his man for it and send his name to the senate before the scramble com mences. By doing so it is believed that warning can be given to the army, and especially aspirants for the promotion,, that a selection has been made and fur ther applications would receive no atten tion. The examinations of candidates for admission to West Point, which begun early in March at the large army posts, have all been completed and the papers forwarded to West Point for the consid eration of the academic board. Over 150 young men from every section of the country entered the contests. The West Point board has about fin ished its work and will forward its report to the war department this week. Until it is made public these young men will continue to remain in a state of suspense as to their chances of becom ing army officers. THE FIRST WOMAN To Stand in the Shadow of the Fatal Electric Chair. New York, March 15.—There is a woman on trial for her life before Re corder Smyth in General Sessions. She is Mary Dunn, charged by the public prosecutor with having killed her hus band, George, on Oct. 14 last by smash ing his skull with a hammer. If she is convicted of murder in the first degree, and executive clemency is not extended to her, she will in all prob ability be the first woman to be put to death in the electric chair. Mrs. Dunn is not prepossessing. Al though her face bears of former refinement, it is alsocoarsely marked by the effects of dissipation. Mrs. Dunn’s husband was a night en gineer in the Marlborough hotel. The wife was a heavy drinker, having once been in a hospital with delirium trem ens. On the night of the murder Dunn returned home about 11 o’clock. His wife was intoxicated. A quarrel en sued, and the other tenants in the house heard a heavy fall. The next morning Mrs. Dunn summoned two of the ten ants to her apartment. They found her husband’s body on the floor. Mrs. Dunn, it is alleged, told them that she had killed him because he had applied a vile epithet to her. A Suit for Church Property. Hagerstown, Md., March 15.—T£e part of th® Evangelical association, known as the Bowmanites, have filed in the court of equity of Washington county, by Rev. John L. Miller and oth ers, a suit to get possession of the Evan gelical church and parsonage in Hagers town, valued at $15,000. They ask for an injunction restraining Rev. James C. Reeser, recently appointed pastor of the charge here by the East Prospect (Pa.) conference, from taking possession. The defendants represent the Bishop Dubs faction, and ask the court to pass an order permitting their pastor, Rev. John L. Miller, to assume charge of St. Paul’s Evangelical pastorate, in Hagerstown, and to move into the parsonage, on West Franklin street. The French Demand Indemnity. Chicago, March 15.—Dr. Peabody, acting director general of the exposition, has received from Secretary of State Gresham, the formal demand of the French government for $70,000 on be half of the French exhibitors, whose goods were damaged in the fire in the manufacturer's building. In reply to Secretary Gresham’s communication, Dr. Peabody has conceded the justice o’ the claim for damages, leaving the re sponsibility to be determined between the state department and the local board of directors. Victor Not in ISijjh Favor. St. Petersburg, March 15.—The re cent arrival here of the son’s of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, Prince Victor and Prince Louis Napolen Bonaparte, pro duced a sensation in diplomatic circles, which was, however, dispelled at the court ball. The emperor conversed only with Prince Louis, who is attached to a Russian dragoon regiment. Prince Vic tor was not even invited to the imperial supper table. This ended the rumor that Victor was to be married to a Russian princess. For Killing His Blind Father. Mifflintown, Pa., March 15.—Judge Lyons has delivered an opinion over ruling the motion for a new trial in the case of James B. Carpenter, convicted in February of murdering his blind father at Port Royal, in December, and sentenced him to be hanged. Mrs Hetty Carpenter, his mother, will be tried as an accessory at the April term. In the Interest of Good RoaJs. New York, March 15.—The racing board of the League of American Wheelmen has granted the dates Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1, which are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, to the American Wheelmen as the dates for its good roads tournament, which will be held in New York each year. The entire pro ceeds of this will go toward the agita tion for good roads. A Prominent Citizen Committed Snlolde. Crawfordsville, March 15.—James Harshberger committed suicide here by throwing himself under a moving freight train, breaking his neck. Death re sulted instantly. Mr. Harshberger was a wealthy and influential citizen of Jamestown, Ind. ROME. UA„ FRIDAY MORNING, MAhCH itt, 1»«4. THE SEIGNIORAGE. The Bland Bill Was Passed By the Senate. CLEVELAND’S SIGNATURE Is the Only Thing Necessary to Make it a Law —Now, for the Hatch Bill. Washington, March 15. —At 2 o’clock Mr. Harris reminded the senate of the unanimous agreement by which a vote is to be taken at that hour on the final passage of the Bland seigniorage bill and demanded the vote be taken. The yeas and nays were ordered and the bill passed. Yeas, 44; nays 31. Washington, March 15.—The house committee on agriculture has begun con sideration of the Hatch antioption bill. The measure was read and by unani mous consent its consideration proceeded with under the five minute rule. Under this rule the measure is open to amend ment. The discussion is very earnest, the inclination being to perfect the bill and report it as soon as possible to the house. The senate at 12:30 proceeded with the consideration of the Bland seignior age bill, Mr. Carey continuing his speech against it. In the House. After passing the bill giving officials of Oklahoma the right to leave the school land the house, at 12:50, took up the sundry civil appropriation bill in committee of the whole. Francis Brownell Dead. Washington, March 15. —Frincis Ed win Brownell, who was a private in the Ellsworth Fire Zouazes of New York, and who killed Jackson, the proprietor of the Marshall House in Alexandria after Jackson had shot and killed Colo nel Ellsworth who hauled down the Confederate flag which was floating over the Marshall House the day after the ordinance of secession was passed, has just died here. They Will Protest Against Tobacco Tax. Washington, March 15.—Cigar man ufacturers assembled in national con vention at the Shoreham hotel here, for the purpose of forming a permanent or ganization, and also to protest against the increase of the internal revenue tax on cigars from $3 to s■> per 1,000, as pro posed in the senate tariff bill. Mr, Krohn, of Cincinnati, presided. Benham Ordered to Bluefields. Washington, March 15.—The secre tary of the navy has cabled Admiral Benham at Rio, directing him to pro ceed at once with one ship to Bluefields. PICKWICK CLUB BURNED, ■p- The Handsome New Orleans Clubhouse Almost Totally Destroyed. New Orleans, March 15.—Handsome Pickwick club building at the corner of Canal and Carondelet streets has been almost completely destroyed by fire. There had been a meeting at the club but only the manager, book keeper and porters were in the club at 20 minutes past seven a. m. when the fire was discoverei in the neighborhood of the kitchen, caused by an electric wire. The alarm was turned in as soon as the blaze was discovered, but before the department reached the scene the flames had gained such headway that the build ing was doomed. The fire spread rap idly through four stories of the club and then burst through the roof, and not until 10 o’clock was the blaze under control. The building was four storses high, the Norman largely prevailing in its architecture. It was built 10 years ago of Philadelphia pressed brick with oolitic limestone trimmings and was owned by A. &H. Heine, of Paris. It was worth $130,000. The furniture is valued at $40,000. Many valuable paint ings and statuary were saved. Insur ance $134,000. A Jealous Husband’s Gun. Mt. Vernon, N. Y., March 15.—Pe tro Sarosi, aged 80 years, an Italian, fatally shot in his own house Angelo Menton! and Caffo Bretano, and then turned his murderous weapon on his young wife and lodged a bullet in her left lung. The deed, it is alleged, was caused by jealousy. Before the coroner arrived Sarosi and his wife disappeared. . A Virginia Conscience Fund. Richmond, March 15. —The first con science money ever returned to the Vir ginia treasury has just been left on the desk of the state treasurer with a note stating that it belonged to the revenue account of the state. The amount was $275. DaGam t Going to Portugal. Lisbon, March 15. —According to dis patches received hers from Rio, Admi ral DaGama is aboard the Portuguese warship Mindello with 500 of his sail ors and marines. The dispatches say the refugees will be brought to Portu gal- Savannah Cotton Mills Cut. Savannah, March 15.—The Savannah Cotton mills have posted a reduction of 10 per cent in wages. The spinners quit work and it may close the mills, throw ing 100 Operatives out of employment. Met and Adjourned. New York, March 15.—The South ern Railway and Steamship association met again and adjourned as the com mittee on arbitration was not ready. A BABY INCUBATOR Heroic Efforts to Save an Infant of Premature Birth. IT MAY PROVE A SUCCESS. Has Been There Three Weeks and Blds Fair to Pull Through. New York, March 15.—A wee bit of a baby girl, weighing less than two pounds and measuring less than 12 inches from the tips of her little pink toes to the top of her doll like head, is being nurtured in an incubator in the home of a Madison avenue millionaire. The little one’s mother died in giving her premature birth. If the baby, whose entrance into the world was so sad, can, by the artificial process, be kept alive until she shall have reached the develop ment when babies are supposed to begin their career in this world, and then con tinue to live under natural conditions, she will enjoy all that wealth can give her. The father of the child is E. Clarence Haight, of the wealthy family of that name. The birth of the little girl, which oc curred on the night of Feb. 24, was three mouths premature. Drs. Walker and Carleton, both eminent specialists, were called. The mother died shortly after. The little child, which had been placed in the care of one of the trained nurses who had been called, did not die, as it was expected that it surely would. The nurse wrapped it up in warm flan nels and kept it very warm. The doctors did not think it would- be possible to prolong tho life of the human mite for more than an hour or two at the utmost, but as they talked over the matter the thought of adopting the rare method of calling a baby incubator into requisition came to them. The father’s grief over the death of his wife they thought would be in a measure as suaged if the little girl baby could be kept alive to grow uj> as other little girl babies do, and, although they had not much faith in their plan, they decided to get an incubator, if there was one to be had. - Probably the only place in America where such a thing could have been got was the very place that Dr. Carleton happened to know about. It was the queer little shop of W. G. Robinson, 315 East Twenty-sixth street, and to him • they sent for the incubator, which was produced an hour later and the little one was soon tucked away in the warm place. Monday was the seventeenth day of the baby’s incarceration in the incuba tor. All has gone well. It has gained probably two pounds in weight and is probaoly an inch and a half taller than at the time of birth. Food, in the shape of malted milk, is administered with a small bottle of ordinary pattern. When, as occasionally happens, the little one is taken from the incubator for an instant, a wajm blanket is thrown over the little bed and all is lifted out. It would be death to the child if the cold air—and the air of a well heated room would be cold to it—should strike it. < Now the tot cries like an ordinary born child, and kicks around an opens her eyes whenever she wants food. The doctors say thej* feel quite positive that she will live in the incubator until she gets the growth and strength of a natu rally born baby, and then she can be taken out to begin her regular career in the world. In about a week some doll like cloth ing of lace will be given her. Now she is dressed just as she was on her birth day, that is if one considers the day of her birth her birthday rather than the day on which she will leave the incu bator. In about six weeks from now. if the little one is living and continues to do as well as she is now doing, she will be taken from the incubator and permitted to breathe natural air, like other babies. Canadian Knights Will Not Secede. Montreal, March 15.—Leading mem bers of the Knights of Labor in this city deny the Cincinnati report that the Canadian knights will secede from the order on account of the dissatisfaction with Grand Master Sovereign, and that an independent branch of the Knights of Labor is to be formed. Mr. Dar lington, a prominent leader, said: “There is not the slightest foundation for anything of the kind, to my knowl edge, and I certainly ought to know.” Recruits for Hawaiian Royalists. Victoria, B. C., March 15.—The Ha waiian steamer Warrimoo, just arrived, brings confirmation of the enlistment of Canadian volunteers for the service of Queen Liliuokalani. The plan was fully described in dispatches sent from here early in January, which at that time were discredited as false. It now ap pears that their authors were "in full possession of inside information on the subject. TWO NOTED "CASES. Th. Presiding Judge Talks About Dan Coughlin and Prendergast. Chicago, March 15.—A special to a morning paper from Omaha says: Judge Tuthill of Chicago, who presided at the Couglin trial, arrived in this city yester day and registered at the Paxton. In speaking of that case and the Cronin murder Judge Tuthill said: “I was not surprised at the acquittal of Coughlin. There was a legal doubt of his guilt and the jury gave him the benefit of it. Any one who attended the trial and heard all the evidence could not have done otherwise. I think that Burke and Cooney, ‘the Fox.’ were tho murderers of Cronin, and 1 also have an inclination to believe that O’Sullivan was one of the men who killed him. Prendergast will snrelv hang for the , muruer ui varier xiarnson, out i ao not believe he will be executed on Good Friday. The supreme court will prob ably grant a superseding in his case, so the judge’s error of sentence will not amount to anything upon which the de fendant’s lawyers can seize as a pretext to save the assassin's neck. PRENDERGAST FIGHTS. Hl. Antagonist*. Ghastly Reason, for Not Wanting to Hurt Him. Chicago, March 15. —Patrick Eugene Pendergast, the murderer of Carter Harrison enjoys the companionship of George Craig, charged with murder, and Pat Rafferty, who last summer threatened to blow up a large dry goods store unless given money. Rafferty prides himself on his ability to write verse, and started to read a parody on “After the Ball.” Prendergast snatched the paper from Rafferty’s hands, saying “You can’t read obscene literature in this cell,” and then struck him on the mouth and nose. They were mixing up at a lively rate when separated by the guard. ‘■l could have punched his jaw off had I wanted to,” said Rafferty, as he wiped the blood from his chin, “but I did not want to hit the skate. He has only a few days to live, and I did not want him to go into the next world with a worse looking mug than he has in this.” FOR STEALING A GRAVE. A Peculiar Case of Prosecution in a Penn* sylvania Town. Bethlehem, March 15.—Joseph Pearl has been arrested on the novel charge of stealing a grave in the Jewish cemetery, wherein to bury his dead son. Pearl was too poor to buy a grave and had been refused permission to bury his child in the cemetery. Fred Munson was arrested for aiding Pearl. Munson says he drove the team containing the body to the cemetery out of charity and friendship. While he sat on the wagon Pearl forced the gate, carried the casket into the burying ground, dug the grave, and after interring the child’s body re turned to the carriage. Both prosecu tions have been brought by the Hebrew congregation of Allentown, and the He brews of this place are exceedingly angry. A fund is being raised for the defense of Pearl and Munson in court. Saved by His Wife. Nashville, March 15.—Jesse Mer ritt, of Smyrna, Rutherford county, has had a narrow escape from death. Mer ritt and his wife were walking along a lane together when the latter discovered Will Edwards, a mortal enemy of her husband, crouching in a fence corner with a shotgun about to fire. She quick ly pushed Merritt aside, thereby bring ing herself within range of the gun as soon as it was fired. The load took effect in Merritt’s left arm and Mrs. Merritt's hand, which clutched the arm. Merritt’s arm and her hand have been amputated. Edwards escaped. An Old Couple~ Murdered. Birmingham, Ala., March 15. A i story has just reached here that the I charred remains of an old man and wo | man named Thomas, who resided some 20 miles from Elba, Ala., had been found in the ashes of their dwelling a few mornings ago. Robbery, murder and arson are believed to have been committed in order to secure a consid erable sum of money which the old couple were reputed to have in their dwelling. No details are known here and the story is given for what it is worth. Deadly Bomb in Georgia. Chattanooga, March 15.—A special from Kensington, Ga., a town 20 miles south of here, states that a bomb was found under the house of Edward Fowler, a blacksmith. The deadly ex plosive was a mixture of nitro glycerine and gun cotton in a glass bottle, from which a 14-inch fuse protruded. The bomb was wrapped in a sack. When exploded by Citizens it produced a con cussion that would have blown Fowler’s entire family to smithereens had it ex ploded where found. Judge Tally Censured. Chattanooga, March 15.—A special to The Times from Jackson county, Al abama, states that the grand jury has made a special report seeking to im peach Circuit Judge Tally, brother-in law of the Skeltons, who figured so con spicuously a few weeks since in the kill ing of H. C. Ross. Judge Tally is charged with moral turpitude and being an accessory to the murder. The trial was continued until next September by Judge Speake. No Dividend for Lehigh Stockholder.. Philadelphia, March 15.—At the regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Lehigh Valley rail road, no action was taken with refer ence to the dividend which ordinarily would be due next month. This means that the dividend has been passed in pursuance ot the policy inaugurated im mediately after the termination of the lease of the Lenigh Valley lines to the Reading company. Sovereign Denounced Carlisle. Jacksonville, Fla., March 15,-Grand Master Sovereign, Knights of Labor, ad dressed a large audience here in which he denounced the policy of Secretary Carlisle and the administration in is suing bonds. He also criticised Judge Jenkins because of his strike order. The address was well received. A College Cornerstone. Columbia, March 15.—1 t has been de cided to lay the cornerstone of the South Carolina Normal and Industrial school for women at Rock Hill on May 8. Ex cursion trains will be run from this citv. It has alsq been decided to build is nati torium where the young ladies vt .il be taught to swim. PRICE MVE CENTS. j BY HER HUSBAND ) —_ t . A Woman Tells a Startling t Story of Brutality. NOT ’TILL SHE WAS DYING t Did She Reveal the Story of a 3 Drunken Husband’s Deed, Ji He is Jailed. r New York, March 15.—Mrs. Michael 3 Mcßride was so ill Sunday night that r the neighbors called in a policeman, and 5 he had her taken in an ambulance to J Bellevue. She was unconscious all day. , The surgeons found she had a fracture J of the base of the skull and was suffering 3 from meningitis. , She recovered her senses for a short b time, but declined to tell how she was Injured. The surgeons told her she was 1 dying, and then she broke down and 3 confessed that her husband had beaten [ her when he came home drunk Satur -3 day night. The police arrested the man, t and he was held to await the result of I his wife’s injuries, in Jefferson market. 1 A MURDERER ESCAPES. He Was Recaptured and a Mob Soon Made Quick Work with Him. Stroudsburg, Pa., March 15.—Rich arch Puryear, who murdered Christian 1 Ehelers near Tannersville about a month ago, escaped from jail here. A large 1 crowd soon gathered and Puryear was • caught in Cherry Hollow woods. He I fought desperately but was overpower - i ed, taken to Palmer’s Island by a mob, i a rope was obtained and the murderer i was hanged to a tree until he was dead. Distribution of Seeds. i Washington, March 15. —The annual » distribution of seeds by the agricultural department will be completed at the end . of this month. Practically all of the , 100 temporary employes engaged, in the . work will be dropped from the rolls at , that time. The total packages of seeds ( sent out from the time the annual dis tribution was commenced, late last year, until brought to a close, will aggregate 9,000,000. York Held a Levee. ‘ London, March 15. —The Duke of • York held a levee at St. James’ palace 1 by command of the queen and in tho . absence of the Prince of Wales. This ; is the first time the young prince has undertaken such a f unction. There was a largo attendance of naval officers. An- ' other feature was the presence for tho , first time at a lull state function of the ’ Roseberry cabinet. A Missouri Bank Closed. 1 Kansas City, March 15.—The Bank of Excelsior Springs, at Excelsior Springs, has closed its doors. Cashier Cravens said the bank was forced to sus- > pend because of poor collections. It has what he considers goo i security for the loans, but it has been impossible to • make collections. The deposits were 1 about SB,OOO, and it was the depository ‘ of the school fund. 1 A Woman Was the Cause. Calera, Ala., March 15. —A difficulty occurred in front of the Commercial hotel here in which Dr. J. H. Gunn was 1 perhaps fatally wounded by Thomas Hill. Both are prominent citizens and the affair has created great excitement. , Both men fired, but Hill escaped un hurt. A woman figured in the case, it 1 is stated. Typhoid Fever in Buffalo. Buffalo, March 15. —Typhoid fever is epidemic in Buffalo because the water department, in filling the new reservoir ■ three weeks ago, took water from an inlet near which city sewerage is dump ed. Over 100 cases have been reported. Destructive Fire in New Orleans. New Orleans, March 15.—The Pick wick club, one of the finest buildings in the city, is on fire and will probably be totally destroyed. It stands at the cor ner of Canal and Carondelet streets. A general alarm has beon sounded. Shut Down or Cut Down. Fall River, Mass., March 15.—The Cotton Manufacturers’ association has appointed a committee to canvas the mills of the city and, if possible, secure concerted action for either a shut down or cut down of wages. Killed by His Own Bomb. Paris, March 15.—A dynamite bomb exploded inside the chief entrance of tho church of Lamadeline. The man who threw the bomb was killed by the ex plosion and a number of others were severely injured. Weather Forecast. Washington, March 15.—Forecast till Bp. m. Friday. For North Carolina and South Carolina—Showers, preceded by fair in the eastern portions, southerly winds. Georgia Showers, southerly winds. Eastern Florida —Showers, fol lowed by fair in the extreme northern portion, variable winds. Western Flori da and Alabama —Showers today and to night, fair Friday, southerly winds. Mississippi—Showers today or tonight, fair Friday, cooler in the interior, winds becoming northwesterly. Tried to Kill His Son. Muncie, Ind., March 15.—Frank Be nadnum, a saloon keeper, fired three shots at his eon Charles, aged 23 years, attempting to murder him. Two bul lets pierced tho young man's hat, and the third struck him in the arm. Tto. boy finally disarmed his f ither.