Peace to The old year's aslics. And may we not soon look upon its like again. cranton Begin the New year with clear hauds, clean brains and the cleanest and brightest daily paper. EIGHT PAGES 50 COLUMNS. 'fjti.iqr'j SCR ANTON, PA., MONDAY MOltNING, JANUARY 1, 1894. TWO CENTS A COPY. THE W T OONQ ARTISTS II THE GOUHT it in IIKTE THE TBI IE M MILLIONS LOST SHR IN VALUATION Two Hundred and Thirty-five Millions Van isb in Slock Shrinkages. REVIEW OF THE YEAR'S FINANCES The Market Value of Twenty-five Rep resentative Railroad and Industrial Stocks Show The Great Deprecia tionBelief That the Bottom Has Been Reached and Better Times Are in Prospect Table Showing the Market Value in 1892 and in 1893 and Net Loss on Principal Specula tive Railroad and Industrial Stocks. hare been various, but one of the prin cipal reasons has beou the reckless and and unreasonable cutting of rates by th traffic in infers in all lections of the country. This cutting was most severe amoug the roads northwest and southwest of ohioasro and the trans continental lines. The eastern trunk lines also became involved in the squabble, ncd of late and up to the present time have i a-n slashing rates right and left. The Erie has taken the most prominent pnrt in the fight, and being operated by receivers appointed by the court its reductions have been open and announced, whereas its com petitors were in a poiitton to secretly make lower rates than those of the Erie. After several conferences the troubles east of Chicago were adjusted, auU on Jan. 1 rates will be restored to the basis in force previous to the war. The transcontinental lines have also reached an agreement.and will advance rates on Jan. 1. The Canadian Pacific, however, threatens to carry on a guer rilla warfare, but if the other lineslive up to their agreement they will be able to whin the Canadian company into New York, Dec. 31. 'HE business year jusc closed has been specially remarkable for the enormous depreciation in the values of speculative securities and commodities in all the markets of the world. In L mdou the deprecia tion in values of secutities traded in there amounted to $335,000,000, bnt large as is this amount the depreciation in the market value of securities dealt in ut the Now York stock exchange has been many times greater. This is indicated by the fact that the market value of twenty-five representative railroad and industrial stocks decreas ed over $23.), 000. 000 in the past year. A calculation of tin- depreciation on all the bonds and stocks listed, if it were possible, would show the losses to have been stupendous. The depreciation has not been con futed to the speculative markets; it ex tended to every branch of trade and industry, and the losses in strictly bus iness enterprises hav.. been simply enormous. The wonder is, not that failures have been so many, but that they have been so few. UNCERTAINTY OF THE MOSEY MARKET, The money market had a severe shaking up during the year, at times nanicky to a degree that loans could uardly be obtained at any rate, even on the best gilt-edge collaterals. The stringency began in February, when the hanks practically withdrew from the time loan market, and borrowers were forced to satisfy their needs by .vborrowing on call. At this time the treasury gold reaerva was falling rupid and the New Yvk banks came to its relief by giving 48.800,000 gold In exchange for legal tenders. Tho ac tion of congress in voting to continue the operation of the Sherman silver law until the new congress should meet, in sensified the feeling of uncertainity re specting our currency and induced foreign bankers to call sterling loans. One of the most striking features of the financial disturbances of the year was the masterly manner in wbich the presidents of the New York banks bandied the situation. Their prompt ness to recognize the gravity of the crisis and their equally prompt meas ures to meet it have been fully recog nized and appreciated by all classes of the businesi community. The is sue of clearing house loan certifi cates enabled them to utilize their entire resources and give their cus tomers the full benefit of the same. That this was done is shown by the fact that during the oritical period the amount of their loans was largely iu excess of their deposits. Thus at the clove of 1892 the loans amounted to $437,722,000, deposits to $444,589,400, and the surplus reserve to $0,839. 550 On Feb. 4. 1893. loans were $464,910, 200. deposits $49.r), 475, 600, and surplus reserve $18. 054. 00' the Utter having been $23, 143,300 on Jan. 28. DEPOSITS DECLINE ' From the total of Feb. 4 deposits de clined to $370, 479,2d) on Aug. 19, while loans fell oil to onlv $106,510,200 in the same time, a decrease of $124.99400 iu deposits, and only $58,870,000 in loam, Iu the same lima from a sur plus of over $23. 000, W0 th banks' re serve fell off until on Aug. 12 they were $16,545,375 below the kgal reserve re quired against deposits. Since Aug. 19 deposits have rapi lit increased and now stand $493,747, 700; or over $54.- 000,000 more than at the close of 1892 Loans continued to ho reduced until Sept. 25, when thev were down to $392,145,000. Since then, they have in creased to $416,287,000. hr $21,500,000 less than at tbe end . 1812. The low est point of the total reserve was $76. 505,500 Aug. 15. since wlich time it has risen to $202,610,700. The surplus reserve on Dec tia $74,1)37.775, nn increase of $94,500,000 sluce Aug. 12, and is $71,000,000 greater trim at tbe end of 1892. In tact the plethora of money is now so great that blnkers are at their wite end to find some; channel of profitable employment for at leaet part of It. The following nble ex plains itself: Tabu Showing Mahkbt Vaiurin 1BH2-93 and Net Loss on Stocks.! Market Market vriucikl' Miiupim;. IVrroiuio A . T & S. F..1 ... .".!, S VA2UI.U0O 3 &440.UUU B. &V Can. 8 C, B. & 0 ... ccaftBtu Cen. of N. J.. C, M. &8t. P. C, R I. Ss K. C. 4 N. W.... D. ft H i i pf. Erie Manhattan. .. MiHunrl P... N. Y. d! N. E. Nor Pat No. Pac, ft. . feuding xi.inii.ivii iN.7W.miu LUUl.uuv H.WO.UX) 7.86tl.(Ji M60, 000 8t.A17,;YM 61,0)7,025 IhW.WU ltf.NOO.iiOO -i -..!. I ,l 28.:nt,s.so STi.ixii.nio .tx;t.ii 87,7-l2.;).V) HS,ar.f30 ll.flw.S-'O iw.anuso 90,ff!W8ii t.Xi.mt 43.74l.4BO W.iSWKO 4,-ur.uxo 12.WU.7a0 7.141,500 n.MiitiiO 18.,W.',41 Ui2,040 M'-HM! 47,100.0)0 R!.7),w00 l().:ui,KI 27.IOS.HOO 9.7i4,4BO 17,l)14,tfi 8.011,05 2,575,170 0.;i3B,8fc 7,840.IKK) 2,082,5110 5,757,Sjl 17,160,5110 (!,406,2W) 10,76l.:idl 'II I. II u-il .1 k- ' J".l 1 I I 111 Of. The San Francisco has arrived Decrease In ma'rkJt value lu 1803. . 101,'u? v! ttiluM nainbuco on her way to Rio IMlVSTIMAU. ne. Rates for both freiirlit and pas- seueers have fallen to tho lowest point on record, and holders of railroad se curities have suffered enormous losses. Tho latest complete returns of both gross and not earnings were for the month of October, tor that poriou loo roads reported total gross earnings of $64. 022,923, compared withe $67,396,- 29 for the corresponding month in 1892, a decrease of $3,373,907. But though the economies put in force ear ly in tbe last half of the year operating xpensea were reduced $3, i05,219, the totals having benn $38, 992, 975 ul893 and $32,398,194 in 1892, As a result net naming were $25, 889,948. against $21,998,685 in 1892. an increase of $331 ,313 This increase, although small, was a material train. as 1892 net earnings wero $607,618 smaller than for the same month in 1891. whn the increase over 1890 was 2.722. 350. The results for the ten months ending 0:t. 31 refl-ict the ad verse cond'.tions under which the rail roads labored during the year. The returns of 120 roads show total gross earnings of $502,341,089. compared with $o.l, loo,208 for tUo corresponding petiod of last year, a decrease of $10,-814,219. HELD IN BY A MANIAC. Four Persons Croma'.oi by the Burning of Their Home. Omaha, Dec. 81. A fire in a cottage owned by John Cummings this morn- ng resulted in four fatalities. Ihe fire was quickly extinguished and four bodies were discovered huddled to gether in the corner of the bedroom. They were the remains of John Cum mings and wife, one chile: 3 years old. and Mrs. Margaret Fox, mother of Mrs. Cummingt. John Cummings had bun ill in the bedroom adjoining tbe sitting room in hlch tho family were seated at the time. The child was with t - father. Tho mother who was reading, rose from beside the stove and went into he room, Mr. Cummings overturned lamp, which was standing on the ter table, and the home hum i ly took fire. Mr. Cummings closed I lii.il 1. i. .ill ili-mr- nn1 ! ... t , r . 1 1 n . t.i t Jitory of Totnmie Fox, a boy who escaped, held it tightly shut. The four human beings were ponned up aud conld not escape. They wore burned to a crisp. According to the story of the bov, he endeavored to open the door aud re lease those in the burning room, but in vain. When the fire burst into the room in which he was, he was driven into the street. Cummings was a heavy drinker and had been suffering from excessive drinking for some time. It is supDOSid that he had an attack of lelinum tremens and was in an insane state when he committed the awful deed. DEATH OF ALEXANDER BROWN. Prominent Philadelphia B inker Expiree at a Rip Age. Philadelphia, Dec. 31. Alexander Brown, a well known citizen of this city, died tonight, aged 78 years. Mr. Brown was tbe son of J n A. Brown, one of the founders of the great banking houee of Brown Bros. & Co., and was born iu this city. ANOTHER PETARD EXPLODED. Greecea' Parliamentary Building Is a S.cond Time Attacked. Athens, Dec. 31. A dynamite petard was exploded outside the parliamentary building. Much dam ige was done to property, but none to life. NEWS OF SATUROAY IN BRIEF. Rose and Charles Coughlun are recon ciled. Reading company collieries ordered to be put on three-quarter time. Lehigh Valley officials will not employ ex-strikers who niulie threats. tleorge N. Leigliton.a Cincinnati swiud- ler, committed suicide in Chicago. Ex-Minister Stevens will explalu before the senate probing committee what he did in Honolulu. William A. Benuett, teller in the Provl- deuce, K, 1., Ulooe .National bank, ab sconds with $10,000. Shock won the big bicycle match, break ing tbe record with 1,000 miles, or 143 miles more than ever riddun before in six days. The minority or Republican house re port on the Hawaiian affair charges the uroououb wiiii ignoriug lue piaiu mu guage of the constitution. As the wife of Frank Billlngslaa, iusane, kissed him good-bye iu the Weston, W. Va. asylum, he drew a razor from bis coat, cot her throat and bis own. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. at Per- A. C. O A. CO. pf... A. 8. It A. B H. pf.. Am.Tobaccn. Chicugo One. D C. iind P.. Ouu. Eleutrle S.WM.M) 8,464.888 40,818,030 SO. 77.11100 21,6 9.000 2l,:i'.t".2ai 28,100,0110 34,104,841 6,401.010 6,221,110 eUlUtM) ao,8a,8)o 13.0u7.0OO 17.1131,180 7.525.1 00 0,747,110 Decrease in market value in 1893 Decrease In railroad stocks -3,440.310 2.243, 1 ;il 10.IW4.HIKJ ftjfg,088 8.59.'.Oi),i 3,165,740 15.576,0110 24,627,760 71512.360 161.1176,680 Total 1236,589,180 That the railroad business of 1898 has been unprofitable admits of no question ge causes for sucb unfavorable results Chancellor Von Caprivl and Finance . 1 Ul.l.... M ...... I 1 C. ... I. J iiii0.c. mujuui iiuvw ..ruuii.u im.uui.iicu. Corbett is over-trained. It was decided Inst eventug that he shall taks a four days' w. 1.4 OliMLnn.l .laatlia fn.n Mlilain Im.. ccuurred at Teueriffe, ono of tbe Cauury Wanda. "is'iithaniel Wheeler, president of the Wheeler & Wilson Mauufaotnriag com pany, died at Bridgeport, (Joan. The opinions in full of Justice Harlan null Senator Morgan, arbitrators for the United States in the Bering sen case, wore in. m fans. CRAZED BY IHE MM Professor Sbortlidge, Inane from the Grip, Shoots and Kills His Wife. MARRIED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS The Principal of Shortlidge's Acad emy for Young Men, at Media, While Temporarily Deranged, Goes Walking with His Young Wife and Suddenly Empties the Contents of His Revolver in Her Head. FILEY'S 510 AND 512 LACKA. AVENUt HURRAH FOR NINETY-FOUR. SWEPT BY MONSTER WAVE. Thrilling and Terrible Experience of the Crew of the Red Star Steamer Rhynland. New York, Dsc 81 The Red Star Line steamer Rhynland, which arrived in port early this morning, four days overdue, brought a story of storm and havoc, such as the big liners seldom ex perience. The Rhynland left Antwerp Dec. 10 On tho night of the 19ch the moon was bright, but the wind blew a gale from the south west bv west, and the seas made the big iron steamer tremble and pitch At midnight she was in about longi tude 17 west and latitude 52 north. On the bridge were Captain Mills, Chief Officer Duhson nnd Third Officsr Krog er. A second watch had been called nnd was on the point of relieving the first when a cry came from the bridge: Look out for a wave. There was it thundering noise, a crashing of timbers, and the steamer shook from stem to stem, staggering under thousands of tons of water. A wave not less than thirty-five feet high met her, head on. and swept the entire length of her decks, reaching way up over tbe bridge. When it had passe! the decks were nearly deserted. Of the.twenty-sevenmen of tho two watch ers, hardly one was in sight. tne oaloers on the bridge at lesst Mnrtv feet above the wat"r bud seen the com ing avalanche of water first, aud catch ing hold of the rail war.' able to resist ihe force of the crest Hie seamen and petty ..Ulcers on the promennde deck were swept along as feathers, and dropped on various parts of the deck aft. No. i llteboat on tne Dort side was carried away, and the iron guard rail of the protueuade deck was whip ped up from its holdings for a distance of 180 feet and swept overboard. Tbe officers and tbe few men who were able to pick themselvss up started in search of the other men. They found the men in various portions of the vessel, some of them uuconsious. The ship's surgeon was on hand aud be found teu men requir ing treatment, three of them having snstained serious injury. The carpen ter had his left thigh fractured. He had been picked up by tbe wave as the quRrtermaster had been, and wa4 swept against the forward port shrouds to wnieh he had clung. A boy of 16 had bis left leg broken in two ulaces, and a sailor was found to have a fractured thigh The others were badly shaken up and bruised. POPOCATEPETL GETS ANGRY. 'I ho Old Volcano Is B lchintr Forth Fire and Bmoku. City of Mexico, Dec. 81 The vol cano on Popocatepel has heen in erup tion for several days. A smoky glare has been discernible from this city, with frequent fhshes of light, The eruption is usually violeut. The vol cano at its crater is a sua of fire, which is viftMe for a great distance. A tourist prrty, which is now be lieved to be near the summit; is in great danger. The fate of the work men at the sulphur mines at the old crater is also tbe subject of much concern. WORK FOR IDLE THOUSANDS. General Resumption of Mills it Western Pennsylvania Will Occur Early in the New Year. WILL OFFER A $40,000 PURSE. to Best Oltlatna of Atlanta Anxious Have the Bur Fight. Atlanta, Oh.. Dec. 81. An athletic club was organized here today wttb a paid up capital of $10,000 aud a bid for the Corbett-Mitchell contest was made in the event the meeting cannot be milled off iu Florida. It lias been found that the laws of Georgia do uot even prohibit a prize fight and tbe parties interested in the movement are among the leading and most influential men ia tbe city. THE CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST. Probable Length of the Present Ses sionHawaiian Question to Come Up in the House Friday. Pittsburg, Dc. 81. The advent of the new year will will be accompanied by a decided boom in industrial circles in this section. By announcements made by the various mill owners on the South Side nearly every mill will be in operation by tbe middle of this week. Mo9t of the plants will be run double turn, something which they have not lone since the beginning of the pres out depression ia business circles last spring. The resumptions ou tbe South Side alone, it is estimated, will give employment to 3,000 idle men. Among the mills preparing to start this week are the Sligo Rolling mill, Oliver Her bert mammoth wire and rod works, and Oliver's Tenth street mills. These plants will all resume on Tuesday or Wodnesday. Ihe tire and plate mills at the Black Diamond, which have been only running three days a week, will be put on full turn Tuesday. Assurances have been given tho men that work will be reasonably steady, as the com pany is taking all the orders it can, se cure with the intention of operating the mills as continuously as possible. After nn idleness of nearly ten montbf the Carrie furnace, No. 1, at Keating station, will be put in blast this week. 1 he furnace has been re paired and enlarged, and is practically a new furnace. About 300 men will be given employment. Miinball's coal works, near Homestead, will resume this week after being closed down for nearly five months. Over 200 men will be given work. The Rochester tumb ler works will start up Tuesday, and 300 hands will be taken on in a short timo, as the large new factories will be started up double time. WAITE WILLING TO HANG That Is, If That Alone Will Convene an Kith Sosalon. Denver, Col., Dec, 81. Governor Wnite says he will have au extra ses siou if lie has to hang for it, and that he will do all in hhj power to keep tha legislature iu session. One of his schemes, it is said, is to frighten the legislators by surrounding tbe assembly building with several hun dred populists who shall bowl for the passage of relief measures aud who shall threaten the senators and mem bers if they adjourn. SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD. Was Z corner Murdered by Highwaymen on a Flttiburg' BrldgeP Pittsuuru, Dec. 31. Max Zjorner. aged 23, was found at 8 o'clock tonight lying on tbe Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad bridge, apparently dead. He had been shot through tbe bead. There is a doubt whether Z mrner at tempted suicide or was assaulted bv highwaymen Z)orner stated to the physician that he bad been assaulted and robbed or $200. KILLED WHILE FIXING TROLLEY. Another Car Oraehed Into Motcrman Hartman'e, with Faiel Effaot Philadelphia. Dec. 31 Jacob Hart man, a uiotoruian on the Catherine aud Bainbridge streets trolley line met his death tonight on bie oar in a peculiar manner. There was some trouble with tb trolley wire aud Hartmau was leaning out of the front window looking up at the wire and bis oar over ran a switc and collided with another car.crushiug his head against the woodwork aud kl Uing him almost iustautly. W ASHINOTON, Dec. 31. Maoh specu lation is being indulged in as to the probable length of the session of con gress. It is thought tliis congress will be compelled to consume about us much time as did the fifty-first con Kress in tbe consideration of the Mo Kinley bill. Senator Voorhees looks for a loug session, not, us he says, so much ou account of the tariff bill, but because of general matters before the country. There are other senators who think this congress will be in ses sion until lute in September, if, indeed it does not run into October. If all the calculations of the leaders of the party in both houses are not out of joint, tho Wilson tariff blil should become a law by May 1. It is now nearly five months sinoa tbe subjeot of Ihe tariff cam boforo this congress. In the consideration of the bill there has been consumed about four months. Debate ou the Hawaiian question in the home is expeuted to come upon Friday, under the terms of tbe in formal arrangement entered into the day before adj uirn meats by ChairmaD McCreary, of the foreign affairs com mittee, with SDeaker Crisp nnd Cnair- tuau Wilson, of the ways and means committee. If it should appear on that day that a D'tnnoratic quorum is not present, the resolution will not De called up. It Is exp'cted that the dubate m ast two or threa davs, and that the resolution reported by the committee will receive the united support of the Democratic members. . BIG GO OF HEAVVWEIGHTS. It Will O.cur Before Referee Call In Re Corbett Fight Jacksonville, Fla , Dec. 31 -Next Tuesday Governor Mitchell, represent ing, as he says, "the peace aud dig nity" of the state of Floridn, and the Duval Athletic clnb, representing the lovers of tho manly art of self-defence, are matched to meet in tho legal arena, The occasion of the meeting of these parties will be habeas corpus proceed ings instituted before Judge Call in the matter of the recent arrest of Corliett, nnd Mitchell to test tho Florida law in relation to prize fights The athletic club mauagers claim to be absolutely certain of the result. They say that Judge Call will grant the writ of habeas corpus nnd release Corbett and Mitchell from arrest, declaring that there is no law iu Florida ttgaiust glove contests Alter this decision the club offioial say all will b plain sailing for the meeting of Cnrhatt and Mitchell on the date advertNed, Jan. 26. WANT THE CORBETT FIGHT. Ban Antonio Busineee Men Renew Off r of Bla- Puree. San Antonio, Tex , Dec 81. Since n strong doubt has arisen that the Cor bett Mitchell light will not come off in Florida, the syndicate of San Antonio business men have renewed their offer of $25,000 to tbe managers of the prin cipals to have the contest come off in Sun Antonio or Mexico. No reply has yet been received. SHOT IN A DRUNKEN BRAWL. Robert Lewis SUye Robert Smith, a Drinking Companion P1TT8BU uu, Pa,, Dec. 81, Robert Lewis Shot and fatally wounded Robert Smith during a drunken brawl early this morning in Spruce alley. Smith cannot possi bly rooover.MhejEis was arrested. lioth were OokizefeBaUaen Media, Pa., Dec. 81, HILE snfferiug from insanity due to an attack of the grip, Switheu C. Sbortlidge, prin cipal of Shortlidge's Academy for Young Men, this morning shot and killed his wuo instantly while walk ing with her in a country road near the school. Professor Shortlidge has been arrested aud is uow raving in a cell of the county jail. On Nov. 15 last, Professor Short lidge for the second timo married, his second wife beiug Miss Marie Dixon Jones, a young and pretty instructor at Wilson college at Cbamuersburg. Pa. Miss Jones was well known in society here, her brother being the rector of the Christ Protestant Episco pal churoh and nor mother is Dr. Mary Ann Dixon Jones, a well known pi-noticing physician of Brooklyn, N. Y. Although Professor Shortlidge is 55 and his wife was 27 their married life gave every promise of bsing happy and congenial. ATTACKED BY THE OR1P. Professor Shortlidge has boon unwell for some time prior to his marriage bnt until the 4t'b of the present month when he was attacked with grip bis ill ness was not serious. Since he has had tho grip, however, Professor Shortlidgo has given many indications of being mentally affected aud his family have watched him closely. Last night he got out of bed and insisted upon taking a walk, and sooner than let him go alone his wife accom panied him. It is supposed that the same notion suddenly possessed him this morning about 9.30 o'clock, and that bis wife again went wilh him. That the walk was hurriedly decided upon was shown by the fact that both Professor Shortlidge and Mrs. Short lidge hud their night clothes on under their other gaiments. REPEATED CRACKS OF A REVOLVER. "What words or incidout led up to the terrible tragedy is not known. Several people met tho professor and Mrs. Shortlidge sauntering down a road near the school and spoke to them, but the sound of the revolver shots on the clear air was the first intimation that any person nearby bad of tho un fortunate man's crime. Attracted by tne snots, several men ran towards the spot, and in the dirty, snow-tinged mud of the road thero lay the bodies of Professor Shortlidge and his wife. The former was stretched across the body of his wife moaning: "Mane, Marie speak to me, speak to mo. What have I donef What have I done?" A dark rod stroam of blood was flowing from beneath Mrs. Sliortlidge's head and forming a horrible pool in the muddy road. Clos'j beside the pnir was a revolver. The men raised the professor from the body of his wife and tbon they found that she was dead, the whole back of her head being crushed in by the bullets that had entered it. SPECIAL Dress Goods SALE. In order to close out balance of stock in a few broken lines the following Special Prices will hold good for this week. 7 pieces 4in. Storm Serge in Navy, Myrtle and Black 55c, former price 85c 5 pieces 54. in. In Navy only,, 65c, former price $1.00. 4 pieces 50-in. Hop Sacking, ouc., tormer price $1.00. 16 pieces strictly all-wool Cheviots in Strines anrl! Mixtures at 29c and 47c, former price 50c. and 65c A few Choice Patterns Fine Scotch Cheviot Suits in Broken Checka and Plaids at nearly Half-Price. Fir IHE GUTTA PERCHA & RUBBER H'f'G Cl'j FAMOUS Maltese Cross RUBBER BELTING AND HOSE, CHAS. A. SCHIEREN & CO '3 PERFORATED ELECTRIC And Oak-tannod Leather Belling. H. A. Kingsbury AGENT 313 Spruce St., Scranton, Pa. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. It Ia Illustrated in the Case of Reading Company's Emploves. Reading. Dec. 31 During the past week n numb-r of employes in the various departments connected with the Reading Railroad company's ma chine shop iu this city have been un dergoing a physiciiil examination by physiciam employed bv the relief asso ciation. As it consequence a number failed to pass tho inquired test and were discharged. A few of those ex trained were re jected because of beiug ovor 45 years of age. FIRE BRICK WORKS GLOSEO. Cannot Co Business Under the Throat of Free Trade. Huntingdon, Pa., Dec. 31 The ex tensive fire brick works of R. B. Wig ton & Sons, of Philliphiirg, Center comity, have shut down, throwing out of employment a large number of men employed at the plant aud firo elay miners. Superinten " int Wigtou nnnounees tho works w iot resume until a final disposition is ule of tho Wilson tariff, which proposes a reduction of two dol lars per thousand on firebricks. - - EX -SECRETARY FOSTER'S AFFAIRS. Creditors Havo Despaired of Qettlna the Frotnleed Settlement. Tiffin, U Dec. 81 It is now ac cepted as a tact by most of tbe credit ors of ex-Goveruor Foster that he will be unable to make a settlement with them at 50 rente on the dollar accord ing to agreement. The process of law looking to the recovery of what is in Bis,'-'-, for the benefit of the creditors of Fos & Co. will be proceeded with without delay. BRIGHT' S DISEASE AND RUM. Causes Given for the Suicide of Two De spondent Men. PlTTSBUf.'i.Dec. 81 Horace II. Graf ton, of Sewickley, a traveling salesman aud William Douuhue, of Mercer, an oil operator, committed suicide last night. Grafton had Bright's disease and Donahue was suffering from the ef fects of drink. WEATHER FORECAST. C!AH tVASHiNOToa. Dee. Jl. Fyrrcatt .u..c.awru rii.M'.i 1 run iinio. Lewis, ReiNy Uavies a ha: py new year to ah. HUliE IS 18U4 Delighted and happy becauso his principal article of apparel Is a now pair of SHOES. You, too, will bo more than ploased If you. will lotus fit you with a warm, comfortable pair of Shoes. Lewis, Reilly & Davies, SCRANTON, PA. Prettiest Show Windows It will pay you if you don't wish to buy tc look in our show windows and see the Prettiest Line of Jew elry and Novelties for Christmas tn Scranton. All goods warranted as represented. I J. WEICHBL, ARCADE JEWELER,