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M'15 ANTON. PA., KI1 1) A Y MOBNING, JANUAIIY 'J5, 1S!4.
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Mitchell hi
SENSELESS li
Corbett Assails Him with
the Ferocity of a
Demon.
KNOCKED DOWN REPEATEDLY
Ik Englishman, Utlmgh ll Prime Condi
tion, Is Fairly Annihilated.
MB SETT'S SLEDGE HA11ER BLOWS
Contrary to All Expectations, the
American Champion Outclassed the
Britisher at Every Point of the
Game, Hitting Harder, Surer and
More Agilely, and Delivering Blows
with the Force of a Catapult Re
fused to Shake Hands witii Mitchell,
and When the Knock-Out Blow Was
Given, Left the Ring Without Once
Looking at the Vanquished Com
plete Story of the Fight.
Jacksonville, Fla , Jan. 25
THE long drawn out agony is over
nt last. The talk is uo mnrn of
Injunctions, uiirti! law, flights
to the woods and obdurate gov
ernors, bnt is alt nt the. amazing mm -nr
in which Corbet: knock! out
Mitohall in less than three rounds and
nearly knocke I htm oat In two There
hits beenso moot) uncertainty and 'lelay
that th crowds which straggledt'.irougb
the wet stud to the barn, called an
nreni, and tht-re met with another de
lay of an honr.di 1 not believe the tight
would take place until they saw the
Combatant! (MO to face in the ring,
od then they bad scarcely settled
down to in enjoyment of the contest,
before it was ended.
Tii.j battle was surprising to the
point of amazement, because the mm
who bad fought Suliivan to a draw in
3 hour and 10 minntes in Chantilly
was today never a menace, even to
Corbett, was wnippsd in two rounds
and only went into the thirl round
to be finished according to
Qieensbnry rules. After Corbett
began fighting he teemed to
consider Mitchell nothing but a chop
ping block. He abandoned nearly
very idea of defence aud fooght hie
man savagely, and with a manitest de-f-rminaiion
to finish him qnickly.
Yet, even in encii a battle, Corbett
suffered not mnob more than be might
in a lively set to with bis trainer. He
left the ring without a in irk, leaving
his senseless opponent to be carried
out
THE CniTtUS WERE AMAZED.
There are some things which amaze
the critics wiio are discussing the great
but brief battle from every point of
view, bnt they come only to one opin
ion that Corbett is ainaiveloas pugi
list. There will nver he another word
beard abont Corbett's lack of hitting
power. He hammered Mitebtll terri
bly today and deliv-red his blows witn
snap, precision and, what some have
d-ni. d hiin, terrific force.
In the ring, stripped, he looked big
ger than when he fought Sullivan, yet
Mitchell, although four anil three
fourths inches shorter, did not look
fmall in comparison. Mitchell is fre
quently described as a big little man,
and so is it, that he gives this impres
sion, that no one who saw them
today, had any sense of a big man
being matched with a little one.
While Corbftt had a real, although not
very apparent advantage In siz. he had
none In condition. Mitchell was fit to
battle if he evr was, and looked as
young as when be met Sullivan in the
Madison fqnare garden, doing over
and over these poitlll as th critics are
doing tonight, they are compelled to
ngree in one conclusion, that Corbett is
vastly Mitchell's superior i science,
and that of course, hus been the qual
ity on whioh Mitchell has gained his
great reputation.
ENTERING THt ARENA.
Corbett Wlldlv Cheertd, bat ! Cool and
Self P Md.
Jacksonville. 1 Jan 2.1 At two
minutes past 2 o .ock Joe Vendig en
tered the ring and presented Billy
Madden. If Billy h id anything to say
he was not allowed to miy it then as a
tremendous yell announced the appear
ance of Corbett. The champion en
tered the ring at 2 0!t, wearing a long
chocolate colored bath robe, a j,Mr of
black trrjusers and a white sweatur
over bis fighting costnme.
He looked serious and business-like
as be walked across the stage while
the crowd cheered wildly, He tested
the ring ropes by throwing his body
against them in Severnl places, and
seeming to find that satisfactory, in
spected the floor of the stage and
busied himself crushing and scattering
with his feet come lumps of rosin.
Then he walked to the southeast
corner which his seconds had
won by a toss, remarking that
the place was pretty cold, Then
bis seconds and attendants gather
ed around his corner and began mak
ing many little nreparations for bis at
tention and comfort. Palls, bottles,
towels, linaments and fans '.vers dls
tributed about in their proper places
and most of them were not touched
during the tight. Theonly one of Cor
belt's attendants the spectators recogn
ised was Jack Dempsey ami that vet
eran bowed and smiled in response to
tha cheers which greeted him.
The crowd never stopped oheering
and yelling encouragment to Corbett
until a sudden and sharp yell near the
arena entranc announced the approach
of Mitchell. The Englishman received
a hearty welcome, although the ap
plause was rather perfunctory and
evidently irtven in a spirit of fairness,
He was aim wrapped in a chocolate
colored bath robe. ll wore In addi
tion a little soft travelling cap jauntilv
perobed on one side of his bead and
a pair of black half hose. He
was laughing and jolly as be
entered the ring and seemed especially
to consider it a good joke when Hilly
Madden banded him a roll of bills
They were the $9,000 stakes constitut
ing "the .f 1,000 a'Mdo bet, which Brady,
Corbet i s manager, bet Mitchell that
he would never enter the ring opposite
Corbett Mitchell took the greenback!
ii ml passed them to a newspaper friend.
Then he went to bis n rrthwect corner
and sat down Ho grinned and
nodded as he looked over to Corbett
and the latter nol led in return, but
not in a very friendly manner.
Hilly M id lei took advantage of the
vocal exhaustion of the crowd to an
nounce that Corbett would be attended
by John Don dd son, Hilly Delan-v,
John McVey, Jack Dempsey and Wil
liam A. Brady, His timekeeper would
be Teddy Foley. Mitchell's attendants
would be Tom Allen, Jack Foarty,
Steve O'Donnell, Pony Moore, Barry
Damn and Jim Hall. Timekeeper for
Mitchell. Bat Masterson, timekeeper
for club "Snapper" Harrison.
MSB
REFUSED TO SHm HANDS.
Corbett Rej cts tho Proffered Clasp of
the Englishman.
Jacksonville, -Tun So Then gloves
were produced front each corner aud
carefully Impacted by every one con
cerned. Corbett's sot were brown
leather and Mitchell's white Tbey
proved satisfactory alt around and
each man elected to wear a pir of his
own set. The gloves weigh id five
ounces each, Corbett's gloves were on
his hun Is and lis bad started to strip
when Referee Kelly Oallc 1 the ni-n to
gether to receive a word of advice
about breaking awav aud to shako
hands. Tbey accepted the advica, but
Corbett declined to shako bands.
When the men returned to their cor
ners to strip. Billy M idden got in his
deadly work by announcing that Ed.
Smith, of D?nver. challenged the win
ner to fight for ilO. 0 d a si te. Corbett
smiled at this aud Mitohall looked as
it he did not have the happiness of
knowing who Ed Smith of Denver
might be When Corbett stripped to
fighting shape, it WSJ teen that his
whole body was ba'e excepting a loin
cloth fastened to hit waist by bis
colors. Mitchell was less nearly nule,
having on a pair of black tronki which
covered him half way from his waist
to his knees.
When the men were both ready the
the time-keepers were still fussing over
their watches and Corbett called out
to the referree, ' Batter hurry np.Klly,
its getting cold here." All this time
Mitchell was chaffing with bis at
tendants, laughing, and in every ap
pearance an 1 manner was utterly un
like the eager ynnn Ciliforniin, who
was like a honnd straining at his leash.
At last all technical preliminaries so
dear to the hearts of veteran ring at"
tendants were adjusted to everybody's
satisfaction. Referee1 K;lly said: "Gst
together boys," the time g mg rang out
mid the short sharp desperate fight be-
BD'
THE BATTLE BY ROUNDS.
Corbett F,rst Ste.d. HI a Antagonist Up
and Thn Lft Fly.
Jacksonville, Jan 35. Following
is the battle by round':
Round I Corbett sprang from his cor
ner as if be had suddenly bean released
from restraint, and Mitchell, in a more
leisnrely Banner, walked to !tue center to
meet bitn. Tney began fiddling, with Cor
bett advancing and Mitchell giving
ground. Both men were cautiously foel
iug their way, hut all thedlsnosltlon to grf
together Was display ed by Corbett. With
easy, light "action, without so much as a
feint, Corbett Worked bis opponent to the
ropes and along each side of the square.
Mitchell cleverly escaped from each cor
ner after a complete tour of the stage.
Mitchell feinted with his left and then led
with it for Corbett's ribs, but Corbett wa
elsewhere in a flash. Corbett led his left
tod landed a glancing blow on .Mitchell's
jaw. The Bnghsbinan clinched. After
the break, Mitchell landed on Corbett's
wind and got Jim's left on his noe iu re
turn. Mitchell then led twice In quick
succession, Dut ruil-u earn time to
reach the shifty Californian. On the
third attempt be Ian le I lightly on
Corbett's wind, but to ,k in pay a
bang on the nose which reddened that or
gen. Charlie's next lead reached -inn's jaw
bnt lightly, an I again for a there touch
the Englishman took another hard one
flush in the face that jolted tho head back.
Time. Iu this round Corbett had done
enough to make Charley take a in ire seri
ous view of the situation, and, before the
rmnd wasover, Corbett wm laughing ut
his opponent. Jim was readier and rather
niter in obeying the referee's instructions
to break away.
Itonnd 2 Corbett's eyes, while ho was in
his corner, were on the bell rope, and th
instant he saw If pulled he jumped up and
was in the middle of the ring when the
gong sounded. Work wis resumed by
Mitchell bad i ii g with his left and catch
ing Jim squarely on the mouth. Tnen,
for the 11 rat and only time, he tried forcing
th-tight, but his blows fell short and a
little aiiajsselvo work seemed to discour
age him. Corbett again Monad the offens
ive and soon had .Mitchell iu a corner
where bo lauded his left hnnvily on
the month, Tbro was a brisk rally
In which Mitchell received some stiff
punches in tho Mflk and cleverly dodged a
right swing. Toward the close of the
round Corbett had worked Charlie over to
the ropes where, after a mix up, he lauded
n .freight left drive on Charley's left
temple and dropped him. At this point
Corbett utterly lost bis head, If it bad
not been for Referee Kelly's heavy re
straining baud he would then and there
lost the tight on a foul. Ho wns frantic to
get at his man and finish him, actually
struggling with the big referee to dash at
Mitchell every time the Kngiishmau got
up on one knee. The gong Hounded aud
the end of the fight win ilelaye I bv time.
Round Third During the minute's rest,
the referee very seriously warned Corbett
about fouling, and hi seconds implored
him to keep his head and not lose the
prize that was plainly his, if ho did not
foul. When the gong sounded Mitchell
came up slowly and Corbett sprang at
hlin. There was only one lighter in the
ring and that was Corbett. Mo rushed
Charley into a comer where, after punch
ing him In the nose with his left
aud drawing blood, ho swung on
his jaw aud knocked him down.
Again he lost bis bead and Kelly alone
could not keep him away from Mitchell,
who half dazed, was waiting his ten sec
onds. Thu attendants from Corbott's cor
ner jumped In tboriug uml pushed Corbott
away from his victim. Their arguments
fell on deaf ears. Tho man was mad. The
Instant Mitchell was up, Corbett plunged
... 1.,.., .ina.lOn., !,,, l... k
I Mitchell full heavily and the bUwd gushed
from his month ami note, Again Corbett's
seconds broke Into the riug and wound
their arms aronnd bun, for only in that
way could they restrain him, us the
referee's hand marked passing ten seoonde.
Bvery word the referee said, the counting
of time keepers, tho appeal of Oorbett's
seconds and i ho angry protest of Mitchell's,
all those sounds' were lost In the din f
Wild cheers, ns tll beaten, bleeding
Mitchell turned slowly on the floor mid at
last Staggered to his feet. Instinct
prompted him to out up his hands, but ho
stood a plain murk, defenceless and
daaad, as Corbett rushed at bin and
swinging his right, smashed a teri
filo blow square on Mitchell's jaw.
Toe Englishman fell heavily on bis side,
rolled over on bis lac', senseless and
knocked out. Corbett did not look at him
again. Any man who could have struck
that blow would know that the man who
received it Would have to be carried nut
of the ring Even before the formality of
counting out the defeated man bad been
gone through with, Corbett was being
bugged by bis delirious friends and at
tendants. Tue spectators wore nearly ns crazy
With excitement as the men on the
platform, and no one left the arua
until after Mitchell's seoonds had lifted
him up and carried him to his corner.
The ligutning like work of Corbett in
the round had been too rapid for most
of the sp ctators to follow and under
stand. Tney saw MitObell knocked
down three tim-s in rapid succession,
sow him stretched out and senseless
aud bleeding, but how it was done
wss a question which was asked by
hundreds of men who had been staring
at the deed tbey asked tu have ex
plained. THE KNOCK OUT BLOW.
Expsrts Say It Was the Hardest One
Ever Struck.
Jacksonville, r'la., Jan. 85, -Those
whose exuerieuce at the ring side
enable them to keep their senses and
closely watch the ouly contestant in
the ring who could act saw
that Corbett had struck Mitchell that
last awful blow to not alone knock him
out, but to punish him also. There
was the hatred of years concentrated in
that blow, and a rage that could not
be controlled by Corbett himself, whicn
urged him to strike his antagonist
while he was struggling in the arms of
his seconds.
D.d.iney and Deinpsey were Strug
gling witii Corbett at one time and
scarcely ablo to hold him from rushing
at Mitchell while the latter was on
his knees. Delaney suddenly slapped
Corbett's face. It was not a love
tap by nuy mean-i, but a blow that
woald knock over many men. It
served its purpose for it brought
Corbett to bis senses and ho went
to bis seat. This was after the second
knock down in the third routid. Cor
bett remained in his seat until Kelly's
arm had swung nine times, indicating
tbatjMitchell bad only one second more
to regain bis feet. He did get up
slowly and as slowly Corbutt walked
toward him.
The veterans in and about the ring
knew what was coming. Tne howling
maniacs surrounding thetn were watch
ing the totttriug Briton. Corbett
walked towards Mitch dl, politely walk
ing aroong Referee K-lly on his way.
lie measured his distance, looked a
moment contemptuously at Mitchell an 1
then with startling suddenness swung
his right.landing squarely on Charley's
jaw. It was not the swinging blow
that Sullivan delivers, but a blow that
starts with the arm drawn well back
and thf fist almost opposite tho ear.
It begius with a swing
and ends in a straight shoot.
Wnen it was delivered, Corbett
timet h ive been thinking of the night
on the Bow. ry when Mitchell poured
billingsgate on Mm in a drukon eft r:
to engage him in a bar room brawl
The Californian may even have hoard
of the comments on hun that Mitchell
lias been indulging in at his training
quarters. If be uua that blow revenged
aim,
When Mitchell fell, Corbett at one
began pulling oil bis glov.-s. Mitchell's
seconds did not wait to watch Kelly's
arm swing ten times. They knew ns
wall as Corbett that there would be
no more fight and carried their man
to his corner witii all haste and
propped him up in his chair, sponging
his bleeding faoi. iho particular
friends of Corbett did not hee l the
barb wlra fanoe aronnd the platform,
but jumped over, under and through u
rogardleaa of rents and scratches to
congratulate the champion. lint
the pomp'idoiir hero was brief iu
his acknowledgement of compli
ments and soon threw bis li.it It
robe over his shoulder, jumped from
the platform, fought his way out of the
turn, ran for his dfMling room and
was driven into town. It was half an
n ni r borore Mitchell could be got
ready for leaving.
Continued on page 0
WANT STRICTER LAWS.
NaMonnl Board of Trade Would Raise
Btnndnrl of Immlgrntlon-
WaSHIMQTONi Jan. 85. By n vote of
.14 to II the national board of trade to
il iv adopted the report of thu special
committee on immigration affairs.
By laoo aotlno the national board
ri coiubiends strict enforcement and the
amendment of the immigration law,
so that the aotboiltiai of a foreign
eommnnlty, from which emigrants go,
must indorse their morsl character ami
ability tor self support.
MISCEUANtOU -. N, Wi FLASHES.
OUR RELATIONS
ARE STRAINED
Total Suspension ol Diplomatic Relations with
Hawaii Is Now Possible.
GROVER IS GREATLY OFFENDED
Cannot Condone the Tone of Presi
dent Dole's Recent Correspondence
and Thinks Minister Willis Oue;bt to
Have Asked for His Passports at
Once and Started Homo - Inten
tional Social Slight Put on Iho Sec
retary of tho Hawaiian Legation at
Washington,
Fifty convicts confined in the branch
slate prison at Coal Creek, T'onn., escaped
on Wednesday night.
Burglars entered Ibn late John Q, Whit
tier's home, at. Delivers, Mass., and stole
f inn worth of Jewelry.
Pattdlng the settlement of Senator Stan
ford's aetata, his widow will got an allow
ance of ?io n ni n month.
Indian soldiors are declared by a war de
partment report to be puor rilieinen, but
excellent revolver shots.
For brutally shooting n tramp, who
asked for food, P, A. Axpeuwiill, of Pat
terson, Ha., must stand trial.
Kefnsing to indorse free silver, Gover
nor Stone, of Mississippi, has takon him
self out of tho Houatorbil race,
A i. io check, given to a confldencn
man, who poind as his nephow, is muurnsd
for by John ilroht, of Toledo.
Cashier J. B. Knotting, of the Snuthsldo
bank, Milwaukee, is found guilty of re
ceiving deposits wldo the bauk was insol
vent. Iteforo a fasbion.iblo assomblag.i at St.
Patrick's cathedral, New Vorli. site) Yield
Livingston was wedded to Couut dangle?
Villar, of Can 1 1.
stay until the question is settled.
Croker lent himself hidden within
committee rooms und wus sueu by com
paratively few.
Iho appearance of Mr. Croker em
phasizes what has been frequml y dis
cussed by members of the majority of
the house, thu probability ol another
bitter factional controversy.
REPRESENTATIVE SIBLEY RESIGNS.
He Will Not Be a Mamber of Congress
After Feb. 17.
Washington, Jan. 85 ltepseseuta-
tive sibley (Democrat Pennsylvania,)
bus sent ilia resignation to the gover
nor of Pennsylvania, as a member of
congress.
liie rehignallou is to take euect teb.
17.
BLOW TO BUR COAL TRADE.
Washington, Jan. 25.
T CAN now be aald definitely that
the omission of Secretary Hast
ings of the Hawaiian legation iu
Washington from the list of invi
tation to the reeant state dinner ut
Ih- white house w is intentional and
nol accidental. The legation was ig
nored by direct order of President
Cleveland.
The president is much annoyed by
the tone of Prosident Dole's letter to
Minister Willis under date of Dec. 27,
and incidentally by the minister's
course in nllowing it to ps on re
buked. In bis judgment, Mr. Willis
ought to have responded with a short
note demanding an li mined into retrac
tion of the insult cist upon the
government of the United States,
ami, if it hnd not been at once forth
coining, should have dem inded his pass
ports and left Hawaii without delay.
It would not be astonishing to learn at
any time of the severance of diplomatic
relations between the provisional gov
eminent and our own. A particular
cause of the president's ill feeling it
the free-and-easy, undiplomatic way in
which Minister Tuurstoii has been
sprinkling interviews all along the
route of his trip across the continent.
It is reported that the latest instruc
tions to Mr. Willis nr to demand an
immediate withdrawal of President
Dole's offensive letter; and if this be
not complied with, Mr. Willis is to ask
for bit psssporle and Mr. Thurston
will simultaneously be given his.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Story of the Legislative Dry Told in
Coherent Fesbion.
Washington, Jan. 2o The nearest
r,pproacb to anything of interest in the
house today was the repeated attempts
of the Democrats of the Xew York
delegation to fillibueter against tho
posible introduction of an income tax
amendment to the tariff bill. The
imendtnent waajjnot offered, and it
seems there was no intention of offer
ing it today, so their efforts were
wasted.
There was a great many amend
gwntf offered, but only one of import
ance, that taking crude opiiitn oil the
free list and imposing n duty of one
dollar per pound. This, like all othor
amendment! approved by the ways
and menns committee, was adopted
At i Id the bouse took a recess in order
to permit the holding of a caucus to
consider the income tax bill.
The Hawaiian resolutions were not
considered in the senato today. They
were presented iu the moruiug hour,
but lai l aside in order to give Mr.
Allen, tho Nebraska Populist, an oppor
trinity to deliver a legal argument
against the authority of the secretary of
the treasury to issue 5 per
cent, bonds. His argument was
to the effect that the resumption act of
1875) under which Mr. Carlisle claims
authority for tho issue and sale of
bonds, censed to DC Operative as soon ns
its purpose tun redemption of out
standing legal tender notes-was ac
complished, and that it has no mora
efhVn! now than a piece of blank
paper,
An hour was spent in nn uninterest
ing discussion of the house bill to re
peal the federal election laws. After
that the business of lh t-euate was lai I
aside in order to have proper respct
paid to the memory of tilt late Repre
sentative Ohlpman, Ol Michigan. En
logic of Mr. Chipmnn wer pro
noiiaced, nnd the senate nt II 50 ad
journed until tomorrow,
s
IN HER HOUSE FOR FORTY YEARS.
Result of Young BaUmlte Breaking En
gagement with '' .'i Bullock.
Kai.hm. Maes., Jan. 85. Mitt Eliza
beth Bullock died at hr home here Isit
night aged 77. Miss Bullock was en
gaged (0 he m irried to a young man of
Balem over forty years ago.
Shortly before tho marriage was to
have takon place tho young man broke
the engagement and departed for the
west. Miss Bullock then declared that
she would never leave her house again
alive nnd kept her word. The young
man married in the west.
CONFIDENCE MEN CONVICTED.
Two Noted Bharpsre Fall to Bunoo a
Man Out of $5,000
Philapki.phia, Jan. 25 Henry D.
Shaw, aliae "Joe Howell," alius
'Wadell,'' and Hiram Bates, alias
"Lew Ludlow," two notod confldencs
men, pleaded guilty in court today of
trying to bunco a man hero about ten
days ago out of f.5,1101) and they were
sentenced to twenty-one mouths' im
prisonment in the penitentiary.
Tim two sharpets are well known to
the police all over the country and
when they were arrestert here warrants
for their arrest turned up in cities from
San Francisco to the Atlantic seaboard
for tleeciug people.
"
CROKER WILL FIGHT INCOME TAX.
The Tammany Leader Will Direot An. ion
of the New York Mnmbere.
Washington, Jan. 85. Richard
('roker, the Tammany leader of New
York, was at the capitol today in cm
ferenue with Speaker Crisp.
It is said bo comes to direct the New
York members in their light against
the adoption of an income tax, and will
Canadian Dealer Elias Rogers Is
Frank Enough to Let the Cat
Oul of the Bag.
Tor.oNTO, Jan. 85, Eliai lingers, the
largest wholesale coal dealer in
Canada, speaking of the removal
of tho duty on coal by the United
Stales, said: "it will open at once
Portland, Boston and other New
England markets to Nova BcOtian It
should also give that coal a very large
proportion of tho ocean steamship trade
at New York and Philadelphia.
"The volume of trade thus brought
within roach of these mines wiileuuble
them to put on a line of cool carrying
barges suitable for the business, trans
portation by water uuder such circum
stances being so much cheaper than by
rail. In view of the distance Ameri
can coal has to be carried to reach the
seaboard, it would seem impossible that
American coal could compete for this
trade."
STAND OR FALL
B INCOME
Seattle Chamber of Commerce Doeen't
Want Free Coal.
Washington, Jan. 25. In the ten
ate today Seuutor Squire, of Washing
ton, presented resolutions of tho chain
bar of commerce, of Seattle, Wath.,
protesting against the placing of coal
and lumber on tho free list. He stated
that there were 2U,O0i) men in the state
of Washington dependent upon the
coal industry for employment aud
that lumb-riug was mis of the great
est industries of the state.
LAUGHED AS HE MET DEATH.
Architect Edbrooko Herrily Puts Three
PulleU In Hie Brain.
Nf.w York, Jan. 25 Qeorga H. E1
brooke, an architect, 55 years old, liv
ing at 114 Lincoln piece, Brooklvn.and
having an ofhee iu room No. duo tern
pie court, shot nnd instantly killed
himself in his ofBce at 12 15 o'clock this
afternoon.
When Sir. Edbroke arrived t bis
office today he seemed in excellent
spirits, joking with bit two assistants
and leaning them to believe that some
thing more than usually pleasant had
happened to him. At 19 o'clock he
went ont, saying that be was going to
luncheon He returned at 19.80 and want
into his private office, humming a fa
miliar tune. Fifteen minutes later his as
sistants heard tWO pistol shots in quirk
succession coming from the room nnd,
running in, were horrified to find him
lying on a lounge with blood pouring
from his mouth and the pistol clasped
in his right hand, which lay across his
breast, lie was alre ady dead.
Mr. Eibrooke was an architect of
high Standing and acknowledged abil
ity. He was considered well to do be
fore the monetary stringency of last
summer. Since that time he had been
in financial troub e, growing, it is said,
out of unfortunate building) peratious.
IN OUR OWN COMMONWEALTH.
Hixteen-yoar-old William Davis was
killed ill a Sham l;m mine.
Officers were called ont at McDonald to
quel u not of Belgian miners.
During the last year l.Mfi marriage li
cenms were issued in Schuylkill county.
Free dinners tO visitors have boon aband
on) d in the Schuylkill county almshouse.
The board of pardons did not act finally
upon Hie case ol Llcorgo i. Work, of Phil
adelphia. Governor Pattisoo was much surprised
when Informed of the resignation of Con
gressman Sibley.
A splinter that ran into bis linger caused
lnckjaw, which killed Bamuol Uaig-r, ucar
Qnmmelstown,
Struck on the head bv a piece of mine
timber in n colliery at William Pouii, Wil
liam Bills cannot live.
The body of an unknown man was
found by the railroad trucks ut Mutint
vlllo, Lancaster county.
The victim of the railroad accident at
Allnnlown has been identified as lahvard
Mauseron, of that city.
The Klrbyville, Berks county. Literary
society decided that country girls make
muoii better WtVeethaQ city girls.
Four poisons from Intercourse, Lanoas
tor county, had ben iiikon to a New fork
hospiiul to be treated for hydrophobia,
A speclnl meeting of the stain board of
health reports Were received regarding
epidemics iu different parte of the stale
Una Bartranft, of Philadelphia told a
Pittsburg friend that Walter Lyon will
have a Walk-OVer for lieutenant governor.
Seventy-eight delegates have been in
structed for General Hastings for gov
ernor. There will be 201 iu tho conven
tion. The Adams Shoe manufacturing linn of
LnudlnaVllle, after a lengthy idleness, re
sumed in nil departments at a reduction In
wages.
None bet residents of Lobanon are em
ployed on t be sewer contract there and
two Lancaster teamsters were routed from
their places,
Fourtcen-venr nld Atluir Lee, of l'itts
burg, on bis way to Philadelphia, was
robbed of all his cash while eating lunch
at Liariisbui'g.
Before the stato board of agriculture, Dr.
Bcbaeffer superiutuudeut of public iu
structiou, indorsed the lengthening of
the school term.
A llniil report has been mado of tho es
tate of Susuuua Weidmau, near Heading,
which has been in the bauds of trustees
for forty-two years.
At a meeting at Lancaster of the bond
holders of tho Qaerryville section of the
Lancaster and BadlUg Narrow tliuge
railroad it was decided to sell tho road.
At. the stnte convention of city and
borough achool superiiitcudenta convened
In Altoona, tho address of welcome was
responded to by Su erinteudeut Cougb
lin, of Wilkes Barre.
Democrats ol the House Add It to (lie Yfllson
Tariff Bill.
CRBKER'S WHIP VAINLY CRACKED
The Chieftain of Tammany Has His
Journey to the Capital for His Pains,
Unless Ho Can Muster Sufficient
Strength to Shelve the Entire Bill.
The Split in the Democratic Party
Becomes Decidedly More Pronounced.
Washington, Jan 25.
BY A VOTE of bO to 71 the Demo
crats of the houte of represents
tives in caucus this evening
voted to make thu internal revenue
bill, including the income tax, an
amendment to the customs revenue
bill now before the bouse. The vote
was taken upon tb converse of this
proposition, upon Mr. Wilson's amend
ment to Mr. Fitbiun's resolution that
tho intermul revenue bill hi considered
by the bouse as an independent propo
sition aud voted upon after two days'
debate.
TAMMANY TIGER SCORCHED.
Boes Croker Simply i: . , His Libsr for
Uie Reward.
Washington, Jan. 25. The fiKbt
of the eastern Democrats against the
income tax has begun in earnest. The
fight is being conducted by Richard
Croker iu person. The big chief ar
rived here this morning. Soon after
breakfast he established himseif in one
of the committee rooms at the capitol
and sent for several of the membeis of
the New Vork delegation and confer
red and advised with them as to the
method of attack upon the income tax
The organization against tbe income
lax under Croker's direction is com
plete, and it is understood that his ad
vise ia to fight by every parliamentary
means ugaiust tbe addition of this
proposition to the Wilson bill, and
then if it is added, to fight with en
rqusl determination against thj pas
sage Of the bill.
aimed at urrni bill
It Is understood that deeper than the
opposition to the income tax lies an
antagonism to the tariff bill itself, and
thai if tue income tax Ware the means
of defeating tbe whole bill !t would be
gratifying to Tammany. Every mem
ber of the New York delegation und
some of those from New Jersey aud
New England has been in conference
with Mr. Croker. aud enrolled himself
in opposition to the ways and means
committee.
At 12 o'clock it wss said that tbey
had thirty five Dsmocrats who bad
promised to vote against the bill if tSI
income feature was added to it, and a
large number of these will vote against
the biil without regard to tbe income
tax. The number is not sufficient to
defeat tbe measure, but they are still
working for results and the situ ttion is
still regarded ns critical.
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Her Representatives Will Oppots Wil
son Bill Almost to a Man.
Wasiiinhton, Jan. 25 The New
Jereey Democratic delegation bus taken
lha first forms! action toward voting
against the Wilson bill if the income
t ix is attached to it.Tatra am six in the
delegation. At a meeting at which all
were present except Mr. Fielder it was
agreed to vote against the tariff Lill if
the income tux was included.
Mr, Cornish was the op'.y one dis
senting He opposed the tax but
would not carry his opposition to the
extent of voting against the Wilson
bill, Mr. Ptelear, who was absent, is
understood to agree with the majority
of his associates.
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Princess of Wales is declared by
London Truth to have withdrawn perma
nently from society.
liy the collapse of a salesroom floor at
Pinet, France, two persons were killed
and several fatally injured.
Reform Of parliamentary procedure is
urged by Frencn deputies to secure the
transaction of more business.
Church authorities close to tho Popt say
ho has uo idea of having to leave Italy by
reason of threatened revolution.
For unlawfully keeping explosives,
Jacques Merigener, the Paris auarchiet,
was si-nt to piisou for three years.
Treacherous native allies aud not Arab
toes kiibsi Cantatas LFflaati and Paatkuer,
the Belgian officers, in tho Cougo Free
state.
Argentine courts granted a habeas cor
PUSWril for the production of Jsbez &
Balfour, the English building society
swlndler,
RiotOUS demonstrations by students over
doineetio arrangements t the rjaivsratty
of Turin have compelled the closing of tbe
institution.
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WASHINGTON NEWS SPARK8.
F. A. Oraadell, ol the Buffalo (N, Y.)
Courier, is the last name moutionod for
public printer.
Samuel 0. Hayes, of Philadelphia, has
made application for the positiou of super
Inteadeni of the num.
Among the post olllce appointments yes
terday were the following frorn Pennsyl
vania: 11 K Stewart, Butler county; V.
II. Sigemltill, BaagartOWl, Crawford
county.
Original pensions have been granted to
John Roger, Shlckshinny, aud John A.
Pnlkerson, Waterloo, Luzerne ooupty.and
to Andrew D. Teu kai.ury, Montrose, Anna
DC-Bry. of Wilkes Bane, was grouted a
Mexican war widows pension.
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JfJOLJjl WAsmmvro. Jan. 25. Forecast
for Friday: Foi eautern Vun-
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I morning, followed by slowly rut-
fag tetnjMratura, fair and tliyhUy
trarmcr Saturday, aoffA winds sliiftiny to
south.
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