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Then Pretty Bartie McCormell At
tempted to Kill Herself.
THE DEATH OF BOTH PREDICTED.
She Declared That Harry Thompson Had
Knitted Her Life and Determined That
He Shbnld Hie with Her A Sad Story of
, Love and Revenge.
Coatf.SVILLE, Pa., Inarch 23. Ono of
the nmst shocking tragedies that has ever
stirred the people of thii place occurred on
Saturday, when pretty! Bertha McCon
nell, of this city, and barely 20 years of
age, shot Harry Thompson, a traveling
salesman for the Singer Sewing Machine
company, while in a hotel in Lancaster.
She boarded an express train after the
shooting and returned to this place, where
she attempted to end her life in the same
manner. The double crime is alleged to
have been the result of Thompson having
deceived and betrayed the young woman.
Both Miss McConnell and her victim are
in a critical condition, and will probably
die. , ,
The young woman 19 the daughter of
John McConnell, a well known citizen of
this place, and was possessed of a disposi
tion and personality that won for her
many friends. It was too years ago that
she met Thompson. She was then em
ployed J In a dry goods establishment.
Thompson seemed to find favor in the
young woman's eyes at once, and this soon
led' to a friendship that quickly "ripened
into love.
Thompson visited the young woman fre
quently. He told her his home was in
Harrisburg, where he lived with his
mother. In time, however, it was gossiped
about that he was a married man. This
charge he denied. The young woman evi
dently had faith in her lover, for about
two months ago she left town with him,
and it was current report that they had
married and were living quietly and hap
pily in Lancaster.'
That this was not true . became known
only last Monday, when Miss McConnell
returned to Coatesville, and to some of her
closest friends made known that she had
been deceived and ruined by Thompson.
While here she purchased a revolver, and
on Friday returned, to Lancaster with
what now appears to be a determined re
solve to avenge herself.
She went to their room in the Keystone
House, and none but she and Thompson 1
f knows what took "tnace Ih'gfe. .- -They wf-
dently quarreled, but none of the hotel
attaches heard any shots fired. It was not
until morning that the discovery was
made, f Thompson was found in bed with
a bullet wound in his head and the bed
clothing saturated. He was; conscious and
refused to tell who shot him. When ques
tioned, as to his wife's whereabouts he re
plied that she had gone for a doctor.
It beeame known soon afterwards that
Miss McConnell had left the hotel and
came immediately to her home in this city.
She went upstairs, and placing the re
volver against her breast fired. The bullet
missed her breast, but parsed through her
lung and lodged in the' back. She then
told of her attack on Thompson. She said
he had ruined her life, and. as she bad
nothing to live for she wanted him to die
before he could bring ruin and disgrace on
others.
Thompson, some time after the shoot
ing, was removed to his brother's home in
Lauctjister, Notwithstanding he was in
formed by his physicians and the magis
trate jthat he was going to die, he posi
tively refused to disclose the circumstances
of the shooting, saying that he knew noth
ing tk it. Thompson shows remarkable
nerve- "If I am going to die," he said to
the magistrate, "let me' die in peace. I
don't! want to be bothered by you."
,'" Thfmpsbntubl5ornly. refuses to allow
the physicians to probe for the bullet,
telliiig them 'his injuries are slight and
. that jie ' will'soon "pull through." He has
' a very ugly wound over his left eye, from
which the -brains slowly obzo. The doc
tots have probed the wound to a depth of
thrai inches without succeeding in finding
the bail. ! - :- . " ' " r
i Poiicemii,n Henk, of , Lancaster, arrived
1 TiPrArfisterdav with a warrant for. Miss
McCounell's arrest, but owing to her crit- j
ical condition the warrant was not served, j
Thompson has a wife and two small ;
children living at Harrisburg. lurs. ;
Thompson says her husband tried toget
rid of the 'girl for over a year, but that she ;
followed him wherever he went. Bertie
called at Thompson's home in Lancaster,
and jaf ter his removal to Harrisburg, in a
letter to him, the girl offered to furnish
$500 to get a divorce from Mrs. Thompson"
in order that he might marry her.. Thomp
son's wife has been advised that her hus-i
band will die. , 1
Big Increase for Our Navy.
Washington, March 18. The naval ap-j
propriation bill for the next fiscal year.
will contain the most lioerai allowance lor
the Increase of the navy carried by any:
bill ince the war. Four battleships and
fifteen torpedo boats was the decision of
the committee on the question of new yes-
selsi The Democrats fought hard to se-f
cure six battleships, but the Republicans
stood well together and carried their point!
The motion for six battleships wasmada
by Mr. Cummlngs, of New York, and was
lost by a vote of 6 to 7, but one Republican
voting for it. Thelrattleships are to cost
not more than $3,750,000 each and the tor;
pedo boats $800,000 to $850,000 each. '
Read the Advance $1.00 a year.
Children Cry for
SHOT
A1 JIM! Ot PEACE
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From Premier Salisbury i on
the
, Venezuelan Question.
DESVISHES EEPEATEDLY -EOTJTED
itfews Xotes from Europe Showing tho
Trend of Public Opinion on the Various
Questions That Affect the Friendly Re
lations of the Powers. '
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(TjONBOX. March 23. Lord Salisbury has
stjnt a reply fa the memorial ; in favor of
Anglo-American arbitration of the Vene
zuelan question adopted by' the Peace so
ciety at a meeting in Queen!s Hall. Lord
Salisbury says : "I am glad to "be . able to
inform you that this question is receiving
the consideration of the government, and
that proposals in the direction indicated
by the memorial are now before the gov
ernment of the United States." ;
(The Daily News (Liberal) has an edi
torial on Lord Salisbury's reply to the
memorial of the Peace association for ar
bitration of the Venezuelan4 dispute, in
which it says: "Lord's Salisbury's letter
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Is the most hopeful word we have had for
a long time from the premier. We hope
that it portends a definite clearing of the
international situation in ono of the storm
lest quarters. We may even I dream that
It will presage a new and brighter era in
the world's history. It la not perfectly
clear whether the question has been ad
vancea a stage, or whether the govern
ment has merely confirmed and adopted
Lord Salisbury's policy. If Lord Salisbury
Is. able to convert his words nto .deeds he
iwiil iro far to make hid present terir: o of
flee illustrious and beneflcenti
I The Chronicle, also Liberal,! echoes The
Daily News' hopes that the United States
will reciprocate our goodwill. "lf so," The
Chronicle adds, "iheref is no need to trou
ble ourselves f urr-'T aVout Venezuela."
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Spaniards -Applaud France.
Baeceloma, March .23. A renewed
manifestation of the emotional spirits of
the citizens of this town was made yester
clay, though no hostile; demonstration was
attempted against the
sulate, as on previous
usual Sunday band
united Mates con
: occasions. ' At the
concert cries Aver5!
raised for ;ho playing of thr
narional
march,! and the regular program, of
th
concert had to be interrupted to satisfy the
f demand. The crowd ihen proceeded in
body to the French (consulate, where
deuutation entered to lex press sentime'n-
of friendshin and e-teorn for France. The
people here are confident that France i
pledged to assist Spaim iu a possible con
flict with the United States.
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French Aiuhassado
t Visits!
Salisbury.
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LONCOX, March p. -4-1 he btanaard lias a
disDatch from Cairo which Isays: There
are alrea'dy (), )) tnxips at
Wady Haifa,
but there is no in tentib npf.mil
U'chingupon
Dongola utitit they Jhave
10,003 troops.
The French ambassadjor,' Baron, de Cour
cel, had a long interview with Lord Salis
bury at' tho hitter's i-q-iidence yesterday.
The conference is supposed tp have dealt
with the subject of, 1 he Nile expedition.
An official visit by an ambassador on
Sunday to the private residonceof. the
prime jininis'er or mir ister cf foreign af
fairs is an unusual occurrence, and this
leads to the supposition that the subject of
Baron de Courcel s call was cn important
one. 1
- Dervishes Repeatedly
Routed.
Massowah, March
dervishes attacked
23. A force of
GC0
Sabderat Pass on
March 6. It was
native "troops, and
fief ended by eighty
tlie - enemy were de-
feated and fled,. leaving forty-one killed.
The Italian loss was three killed. On
March 18 1,500 dervishes renewed the at
tack, but they were jrepulsed four times
with heavy loss. Three thousand der
vishes are still threatening the pass, and
reinforcements havfe been dispatched
from Cassala. The pegus Menelek has
ordered his chiefs to meet him at Ma-
kalle. where he Willi
bid them farewell
and return to Shoa.
Spain Would Resient Interference.
MADRID, March 23.f-The Heraldo says:
"Spain could never officially recognize a
United States commission of inquiry into
Cuban affairs. It is impossible that Pres
ident Cleveland should have such an idea.
War between Spain &nd America would
be preferable. Spairj in former times has
accepted the consequences of more terrible
struggles than would be a war wi'h the
United States, and jwe shbuld prefer to
risk a war to recognising the commission."
England's Mission in Egypt.
Odessa, March" S3.-j-The Novoe Vrema
and The NqvosJ admit that England hat
mission to protect the Nile valley. :
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The National Souse Denounces His
Speeches in England.
STX DEM00SATS' FAVOR- CENSURE,
While Five Republicans Broke Away from
Party Lines and Opposed the Action.
Senator IVIorj?an Introduces a Joint lleso
lution Recognfzingf Cuban Belligerency.
Washington, March 21 The house yes
terday, after jthree days debate, adopted
the resolution censuring Thomas F. Bay
ard,, ex-secretary of state, and now our
ambassador at the court of St. James, for
utterances delivered in an address to the
Boston, England, Grammar school, and in
an address before the Edinburgh, Scotland,
Philosophical institution last fall. The
vote stood 180 to 71 in favor of the first
resolution and 191. to 59 in favor of the sec
ond. Five Republicans broke away from
party lines and voted against the resolu
tion of censure, and six Democrats voted
for it. All the Republicans and' nine
Democrats voted for the second resolu
tion. Mr. Willis a Republican from Mr.
Bayard's state, made a speech in opposi
tion to the first resolution, and Mr. Bailey,
of Texas, not only Indorsed the resolu
tions,: but declared that a man who deliv
ered such utterances as : Mr. Bayard had
at Boston was "unworthy to represent the
United States anywhere at any time."
There was a report about the house after
the resolutions had been adopted that
Ambassador Bayard would resign, but
close f riends of the administration asserted
positively, that there was absolutely no
foundation for the rumors, which they
did not hesitate to ridicule. The resolu
tions adopted after reciting the objection
able portions of Mr. Bayard's speech, de
nouncing protection, were as follows:
; 'Resol vedj That it is the sense of the
house of representatives that Thomas F.
Bayard, ambassador of the United States
to Great Britain, in publicly using the
language above quoted, has committed an
offense against diplomatic propriety and
an abuse of the privileges of his exalted
position, which should make him the rep
resentative of the whole country and not
of any political party. Such utterances
are wholly inconsistent with that prudent,
delicate and scrupulous reserve which he
himself, while secretary of state, enjoined
upon all diplomatic agents of the United
States. In one speech he affronts the great
-body f hi? countryucriwi" VTl?vMn the
policy of protection." In the other speech
he offends all his countrymen who believe
that Americans are capable of self govern
ment, - Therefore, as the immediate rep
resentative of the A.merican people, and
in their name, we condemn and censure
the said utterances of Thomas F. Bayard.
- "Resolved, That in the opinion of the
house of representatives public speeches "by
our diplomatic or consular officers abroad
which display, partisanship or Which con
demn any political party or party policy
or organizatioa of citizens in the United
Stat cs are in dereliction of duty of such
officers, impair their usefulness as public
servants, and diminish the confidence
which they vshoaid always command at
home and abroad" '
Messrs. . C ummings of New York, Bailey
of. Texas, Lay ton of Ohio, Latimer of
South Carolina, Sbrg of Ohio and Cock
rell of Texas, Democrats, voted with the
Republicans for "the censure resolution,
and Messrs. Cook of Illinois, Willis of
Delaware and, Baker of Maryland, Repub
licans, voted with, the Democrats against it.
The house later considered the contested
election case of Benoit vs. Boatner for the
Fifth Louisiana, and the report of the ma
jority, declaring tne seat Viicant on . ac
count of fraud and intimidation j at the
election, Was. adopted by a vote of 131 to
59. I Three Republicans voted for Boatner.
: I FJht Armenian's Were ' Killed;
Washington, Mavch 23: The Turkish
legation has received the following .tele
gram from the, sublime porse-: On Friday
an" "Armenian, having Wounded a Mussul
man at Kills, with a pistol, shot, a brawl
took placa between M ussulmans atfd Ar
menians. ! Of the latter eightwere killed
and ten wounded. Four Mussulmans
.were-wounded. '. ' -The authors of this jn7
cident were . immediately arrested and
sent to prison to await trial. All goods
that were, stolen from a few shop3 have
since been discovered and restored to
their owners. - . . '
Ilorsa's Officers . Released on Bail.
Philadelphia, March 19. After spend
ing a day and night within the gloomy
walls of the Eastern penitentiary Captain
J. H. S Wiborg and the mates Jens P.
Petersen and Hans 1 Johansen, of the
Bteamer Horsa, regained their liberty yes
terday, the United States supreme court
having granted a writ of error in their
case, ; The prisoners were taken before
Judge Butler and released on bail pend
ing a new trial, $3,000 being furnished for
Captain Wiborg and $L500 for each of the
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"Success is the reward of merit not
of assumption. Popular appreciation
is what tells, in the long run. For fifty
years, people have been using Ayer's
Sarsaparilla , and to-day it is the blood-
purifier most in favor with the public.
Ayer's Saraparilia cures
NOTICE.
I waist every man and woman in the United
States interested in the Opium and Whisky
V.hita tA tiav nn of mT books OD these UiS-
a. Address U. .WooUey. Atlanta, Ga.
Box tSSm and foe jnn d MMjoaiac
NO KENTUCKY SENATOR.
The Legislature Adjourns Without
Select
iug a Successor to Blackburn.
Feankfort. Ky., March 18. The legis
lature adjourned last pight. -after a sixty
days' session. Tho legislature fa led to
accomplish the two important acts it had
before it the election of a United States
senator, and the enactment of legislation
to save the state's financial reputation.
Governor Bradley has refused to prder a
special session, and the state is it; a bad
.way. ' ; ..-."" '
In the house a resolution was passed do- i
nouncing the lawlessness and ind orsing;
Governor Bradley to the end.
Lieutenant Governor Worthingt an ha
issued a call for a special "election -April 11 1
to fill the vacancy in the senate caused by
Senator Weissinger's death. Senators ;
Walton and James have resigned, and the 1
governor will order a special election, re
fusing to recognize their expulsionpy the -i
"senate...';;: '"- -" i " I -
The senate committee appointed jto "in- !
vestigate" Governor Bradley and iihpeacli
him tor usurpa ion of office and Impose
both fine and imprisonment reported to ;
the senate last evening. The report; find
that the militia was not placed under the?
control of any civil officer; members , were
prevented from entering the house; sol- -diers
entered the senate chamber while in
session; no application was made to the ;
jailor or county judge for assistance; the
governor mada no inquiry of either house
as to the situation; that, the object in i
calling out the militia wa to cast in the?
joint assembly two votes and elecu a sen- r
; ator. : '
Th, e committee in closing its repc rt says :
"Your committee therefore find and de
clare and recommend that by adoption
of this report the senate of Kentucky de
clare that said use of military powprof the
commonwealth by the governor was un- i
necessary for the preservation of the peace
or for any other lawful purpose; that said
military force was not used by tjhe gov
ernor for "the purpose of presorting the
; peace, but was used solely for partisan po
litical purposes; that said actior of the
governor was wholly without warrant of
law, and was and is now a flagrant sub?
version of the civil authority by the mill,- ,
tary power of the commonwealth.!" j
By a vote of 19 to 14 the report wa
adopted. . j :
Senator Jones denounced the statement
in the report as absolutely false tax point'
of fact, and indorsed the governor. Lieu-
tenant Governor Worthlngton did like
wise and denounced the report, j
' When the senate convened in the- even
ing the Republicans, led by Deboe.made a
fight to bring up the revenue bills for oon
: eideration and'tsaf e thefdredit of htftatv
.but the Democrats prevented ' legislation
byfilibuitering snator Goobel leading
the fighti An effort was made Jo "unseat .
President Worthington and place Senator
Goebel in the chair in order that he might
prevent any consideration of the revenue
bills, but it was only prevented by the Re
publicans agreeing to allow the Senate to
receive the report of the special committee,:,
and then the Democrats were to assist the,
Republicans and take up the revenue, bills.. ,
. ' After the report of the special, jcommlt
tee was beard " the Republicans again at
tempted to bring up the revenue bills, but
were prevented nj .ne uemccratic major
ity, and the seha v adjourned sine lio.
leaving the state bankrupt and absolutely
withojk;, credit. - v"
The house also adjourned sinele.
- Refused to Accept a Fortune.
Bridgeport, Gonn., March 23.--Charles
Alv'crd, ouce a prominent resident of this
city, refused absolutely to accept fortune
left-him by his mother, and left I ere with
out leaving his address. Mrs. D. Al
vord died on Wednesday. She left only
one son, Charles, and six grandchildren.
Charles has been a rover for mapy years,
and was improvident and shiftless. His
mother's estate is valued at $100,000,
and
half of this 'she beaueaths to him
lie is u.
recluse. -,
aiine Implosion Kills Two Men.
GEEEXSBUiiG, Pa., Marsh 23. An explo
sion of lire damp occurred in the Ohio andl
Pennsylvania Coal mines at Port Royal,
this county, killing xYiexander ."cDdnald,
the fire bo.-s,,ag(?d 'i5, and William; - Davis,
aged 15. The mine is about 2LM) feet deep,
and the explosion shook the e.irth around :
the mouth of the mine. It ws paused by .
the lir 3 boss cjirrying a himp into an Tin-
used 'part.. ';. .;"' '' ' : ' .
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Pennsylvania and Maryland Mine Scale; .
Philipsburg, Pa., March 23. On anil
after April 1 the miners in Centre, Clear
field, Cambria, Jefferson, Bedford and In
diana counties, in this state, a id in the
Cumberland region, in Maryland, will be
paid forty-five cents per gross t!n or forty
cents per net ton. Notices to this effect
are now cemz nosiea mrousuouu wi
section. ' . '
Awarded Big Damages.
Media. Pa.. March 23. A jury in the?
common pleas court awarded Thomas Lat
timer $4,900 against the Cheste Traction
company. Lattimer was a passenger in
one of the company's cars giing from
Chester to Angara and had an. arm and.
leg broken in a collision.
' Lynched by Mountaineers.
Chattaxooga, March 23. A mob took
William Murphy from the jai at Hunts-
,ville. Tenn., Saturday mid;nignt ana
strung him to a tree, 'lne villagers Knew
nothing of it till the body was found hang
ing from a honey locust tre yesterday
morning, not eighty paces frjam the old
o calaboose. Murphy was in jail await- :
ing trial for the murder of Bil Nowlin, a,
miner, three weeks ago at Pioneer, Camp
bell county, which adjoins Scott county,.
In which the lynching occurred,. About
thirty mountaineers with handkerchief
over their facts did tht lynching.
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