The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, February 20, 1894, Image 1

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SCR ANTON. PA., TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUAliY 20, JS5)4.
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The Louisiana Statesman Sscores the Plum
Coveted by Peckliam.
HIS NOMINATION CONFIRMED
Receiving No Opposition from Sena
tors the Last Protoge of President
Cleveland Sails Into Office with Col
ors Flying Minister Stevens Char
acterized as a Freak Silver Bland
Still Wrestling with the Balky House
city. The suit wae brought in March.
1891. all th real esUte of Mr. Spooner
being nhiced under attachment
At the same timo a eiroilur action
was brought ajjiiinut Prteident John I
! I.,..,. .t .1.. IT , . (- 1 f
was elevutwl to the presidency. The
company claims that Directors Hoey,
Spooner, Shennau an! Parrott had
suld to the AdaiiM company the prop
erties, of the New York and Huston Die
patch company, and the Ktngtlay
Kxnras company, from whioh they
realized larjje profiin, and instead of
turning the inonoy over to the Adams
Express company, had appropriated it
to their own uses.
The total amount, with accrued in
terest, was estimated at about $800,000,
and it was for this nmouut that the
action was brought
OVATION TO BOSS Iff KANE.
ANARCH
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England Proposes an International Police
Leaguo for the Purpose.
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Washington, Feb, 19.
THE aonate comm. tten on printing
was instructed under a resolu
tion offered by Mr. Hale, Main.',
to investigate all the fac:s and
circumstances connect').! with the Na
tional Lithographic company of Wash
ington for th publication of the
Patent Office (iiZ)tte. The invests
tigation arises out of a long and
circumstantial QewttMpet statement
charging Mr. Jotiah Quincy, of Main",
let assistunt secretary of state, with
having used his official and personal
iurluouce to have the contract taken
from a companv which ha I It for many
years, and had executed Ir, satisfacto
rily, and given it to a c ompiny which
had had no previous existence, and no
facilities for executing the contract,
and in which he had a large personal
interest.
After som further morning business
Mr Daniel (Vn.) addreesed the senate
in defense of President Cleveland's ac
tion in regard to Hawaii, stigmatizing
Minister Stevens' conduct as "the pre
sumptuous, vicious freak of an eccen
tric minister."
TUE NOMINATION OF SENATOR WHITE.
About half-past 2 o'clock the presid
ing officer asked Mr Daniel to suspend
his speech for a moment, so that the
senate might receive a message from
the president of the United States.
Tho message was thereupon delivered
by Mr. Pruden, one of the president
aecreteries, in the shape of a large of
ficial envelope, Wnen this was
opened it was found to contain the
nomination of Senator White, of
Louisiana, as associate justice of the
United States. The seuators evinced
the keenest interest in it. They gath
ered together in small groups all over
the chamber and commended, rather
than discussed, the nomination. From
that timo on thre was no interest
manifested in Mr Daniels' speech, and
at 3 p.m. he yielded to a motion of Mr.
Cnffrey (La. ) to proceed to executive
business, which the senate did imme
diately. The nomination was iiuim -
diately confirmed.
The doore were opened again at 4 30,
when the communication from the
president sending all despatches and
reports received from Hawaii since
those last sent, was read. The motion
to print was laid over at the ripi-st of
Mr. Hon r, Massaehusetts. At .85 the
senate adjourned.
BLAND'S EFFORTS ARE STILL FRUITLESS.
Another day was spent by the honse
in a fruitless endeavor to secure a
quorum that would vote in favor of
taking up Mr. Bland's bill to coin the
seigniorage of the treasury bullion. In
the eourse of the afternoon a call for a
caucus was circulated and signed, and
at 4 o'clock upon the motion ot Mr.
Bland, the house adjourned, in order
to give the Democratic mmhers an
opportunity to consult upon the situa
tion and to detvrmine if possible upon
a policy to be pursued by the majority
of the house.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF L. A. W.
Ninety-Five DsUaaUs Present En
couraging Reporti from Officials.
Louisville, Ky., F b. 19. The gen
eral assembly of the League of Ameri
can Wheelmen began its session here
today, ninety- five delegates being pres
ent in person and nirwtv-throe proxies
were accredite 1. The first business in
order was the reading of President
Burdett's annual report. In order that
the League of American Wheelmen
might become incorporated he proposed
an amendment to the constitution
making the organization a joint stock
company. On the subject of road im
provements he dwelt at great length
and complimented tiie members
heartily on the gratifying results
achieved. During the year tho execu
tive committee handled $100,000.
All accounts bad been examined and
found to be correct. The president's
atatement completely ex ineratoi Isaao
B. Potter, of the bureau of road im -provements,
from tiie charge that he
had altered a contract. Tho preBi
dent's paper was received with general
approval. Treasurer Brewster's re
port showed a balance of $730
As to memqership, the grand total is
now 36,950, an increase of 2,010 sine
last report. There has baen a falling
off in lady members. A year nuo ther
Were 1,102, now there are but 915
This afternoon the election of officers
resulted in the election of Charles H.
Luscombe, of New York, president; A.
C. C. Willison, first vice president;
George A. Perkins, of New Jersey, sec
ond vice president; W. M. Brewster, of
St. Louis, treasurer. It was declared
that the next annual meet should take
place in Boston.
The place of the summer racing meet
will be decided tomorrow.
Joseph Kappter Dead.
New York, Fob. IU.- Joseph Keppler,
tho cartoonist and editor of Puck died
suddenly this afternoon at bis Home, 27
East Seventy-Ninth street, from spinal
trouble.
AN AMICABLE SETTLEMENT.
The Cases of th Ad a mi Express Com
pany Adjusted.
BridoeI'ort, Conn., Feb. 19. The
famous case of Adams Express com
pany against ex-Viee President Spoon
er. of this city, has been amicably set
tied out of court, The terms of the set
tlement will not be madepublio by the
parties, but several transfers of value
ble property to Mr. Spooner are re
carded in the town clerk's office iu this
The Adherents of the Fallen Chief Give
Him a Rousing Reception
on His Way to Jail.
Brooklyn, N. Y , Feb. 19 An ex
citing scene took place while. Sheriff
Butling wns trring to work McKane
t rough tho immense crowd that filled
tli court house lobbies to the street,
where stood the carriage which w is to
take the prisoner to the jail. Nearly
all of them wero Oravesend adherents
of the convicted boss. As he appeared
the crowd surged around him. Sheriff
Bulling, his depnti'-s and the police
could not clear the way. The jam was
so great that they could not get
through. McKane raised his hand and
called out: "Clear the way, boys!''
"All right, chief," shouted buck the
big crowd in thuudcrou tones. In a
minute the crowd had fallen back, but
they kept -up a continuous shouting:
"Hurrah for McKane," 'Stan I by the
chief," ''Three clu-ors for Chief Mc
Kane," "We'll always b your fri-nd."
then McKane waved for the men to
make way for the horses. The crowd
fell back and the carriage spud away
toward the jail with the shouting
crowd following.
McEane'i lawyers will now make a
strong effort to kesp him from going
to Sing Sing. Unless they ara success
ful in this effort by Mouday he will be
taken to Sing Sing.
FINISHING THE BONOS.
The First Shipment Will Be Made To
morrow, Probably to Mav York.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. Unusual ef
forts are making at the treasury de
partment to have all the new issnas of
bonds ready for shipment to the sub
treasuries by tomorrow evening.
Some of the $1,000 coupous may
be ready by tomorrow morn
ing, or even this evening, as they were
received from the bureau of engraving
and printing about the middle of last
week, and the work of countersigning
and placing the seal of the treasury
upon them was begun, but th great
proportion of the $50,000,000 cannot be
got ready for delivery earlier than to
morrow night. The first shipments
are likely to be imd to New York.
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MR. SING - Rl Y INDIGNANT.
He Claims to Hav-i Bm Misrepresented
by the Ubitf iltoua Ruporter.
Philadelphia, Feb. 19, A dispatch
irom wusiuimton to a Philadelphia
afternoon piper states that an effort
has been nude to delay the confirma
tion of the Philadelphia federal ap
pointments and that William M.
singerly has sought to have this done
When shown the dispatch tonight,
Mr. Singerly indignantly denounced
the statement as falsa in evorv resp-ct
He said that he had not only desired
the appointments confirmed at once. but
had made every effort in his power to
nave ine senate act ravoraniy upon
tuem at tne earliest possible moment.
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TELEGRAPH SPARK 5.
Bponea rver nas again oroaen out in
Marshall rouuty, Ky., aud kills in a few
hours' time.
Another strike of gold in Camilla mine
at Cripple Creek, Col., assays four to tixty
ounces ro me ton.
For the tirst time in twenty years there
is not a Bwedishor Norwegian vessel iu tlm
port 01 flew DTK,
Bet afire byamiechlef maker. a4.ono
000-foot gas well at MUD Ice, Ind., is bulcli
ing names MO teut in the air.
Southern Mexico is excited because Kin:
Hull colonists ncross the border aro selling
arms to ii'oumesome Indians.
A skeleton found under a floor at Hun
tington, Ind., proves to be John McCallis
tor, murderea ror nm money.
.Mrs, ur. Armor uoastrow, who was
shot by her rnm-crnzod husband at St
I ....us, on Wednesday last, died last night.
Bill Nye, the humorist, was i stricken
with hnurt failure laet night at Niagara
Falls, IS. V., and is in a critical condition
Arrested for robbery, James Cross, of
Kngerman, Idaho, shot Samuel Ilarkor and
Koliert Vt llson, two important witnesses,
and got away.
A contract tn cnt 800.000,000 feet of lum
her, worth ILMO.QO0L was made by Powers
s uwrer, or uaiutn. witn tnu iiaii & un
cey Lumber company.
After inoBtlne for twentv-six year i
succession at Washington, D. Oh the Na
tlonai Woman nultrago asHociation has
chosen Atlanta, (ia., for the next convou
tlon.
Informntlon has boen received here Mint
the French shelled the negro town of
Jliafoume, near Timhurtoo. and killed 100
of its occupants. None of tho French
force were hurt.
Mrs. Uiruelia rnildock, 70 years ago,
waa rrarneu toaestn at i:asnire, conn.
by the explosion of a nan of keroHene
which she (supposing it water) had set on
the stove to Warm.
Tiie iiKKtpomiauco Melgo Ui-ihhbIh says
"The Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian
governments, fireseeing troubles in 8or
via, have resolved to act in concert to re
press any external movement.
John Y. .McKane will go to Sing Sing to
morrow, as was expected. At tl o'clock to
night Lawyer Koderlch succeeded in got
ting from Justice Edgar M. Culleu a stay
or proceedings until imuay next.
K. J. smltn, a wealthy farmer, was
found dead in his barn at Uloomstmrg, N
J., at 11 o clock yesterday morning with
Ills tnioat cut. A ni .or laid Deside lnm
on tho ground. He was about 80 vear
old.
The mother superior of the convent of
tco nacrd Heart at llrussels, lias received
a letter threatening to blow up the con
vent. A number of rich land owr uers have
also received threatening letters. The
writers ol these letters proclaim them
selves auarcblets.
MOST IMPORTANT FIND IN PARIS
Co-Operation of the Powers of
Europe Is Desired to Devise Some
Means of Stamping Out the Evils of
Anarchy The Organization Evi
dently Very Extensive- M. Etienne's
Narrow Escape Important Docu
ments Have Been Seized.
London. Feb. 19.
N TIIE house of commons today the
home secretary, Mr. Henry As
quith, said the government did not
coi:sider it necessary to ask for
owers to expel foreigners, similar
i those possessed bv most of the
nropean countries. The government
as ready to co-oporate with other
mntries in any practical measure
Inch would tend to get rid of anarch-
sts aud similar enemies of society.
But he thought that international ef-
orts might be more fruitfully di
rected toward the interchange of in
formation aud combined detective and
nnitive action upon the part of the
iiLirent nation') of tho world, than iu
the extension of the power of expdling
UHpects.
1 lie limes says that a piece of the
bomb which killed Bourdiu has been
examined, It was found that the inner
side was grooved to about equal tho
epth of the groove on an inch screw.
riio grooves apparently reproeent the
ssential part of tho contrivance, fixing
the explosion for a certain time. No-
uy can seo this fragment ol the ma
chine without concluding that it was
the concerted work of several persons.
It could not have been produced with
out a furnace and proper apparatus
EMILE UENKY'S NERVB.
The Paris correspondent of the Stand
ard wavs that when the anarchist Henry
wns confronted yesterday at his exami
nation with those who had helped to
iptura him, his attitude was char-
I'terislic. M. Etienns of the Western
Railway company said that when about
o seize Henry the fugitive turned and
fired polrlt blank at him.
Look, added M. Ltienne, showing
his waistcot pi-rcud by a hnllet, "had
Henry fired a trifle higher I should have
rceived the bullet in my chest."
Henry interrupted: "Well, what
harm wonld there have been in that?"
Why, yon would have killed me,"
replied M. Etienno, white from anger.
Well. Iwhat then? asked Henry. "I
regret that tho revolver was of such
nferior quality. I should have felt a
ertain satisfaction at bdng confronted
with you in the morgue; I living, and
ou a corpse.
Examining Judge Meyer is reports 1
to have discovered through letters
which were seized at Hentv's lodgings
nforination which will ai I in breaking
up the anarchist organization.
fho lodgings of eighteen "anarchists
have been searched and important doc
uments have beon seized. At the house
of a prominent anarchist named Se
bastian Faure more documents were
seized,
1 he police also made raids upon an
archists in several towns today, and at
St. Quentin ten anarchists were ar
rested.
WILL STAND BY THE SCALE.
ly cut his throat from ear to ear with a
pocket knife.
Alter the cutting the rloirman s n-"ii.
Moyer is still alive, but it is thought
he cannot live. McCormick and Lou
hart have been locktd up as witnesses.
WOMAN'S UPHILL FIGHT.
Hot Much Progress in Congress to Be R-
portd to h i Female Suffragists.
Washington, Feb. 19 Reports of
committfes occupied much of the at
tention of the morning session of the
fourth day of tho woman's suffrage
convention. Mrs Clara Berwick (Jolbv
made the report of what steps had
beon taken to bring the woman suf
frage question bofore conirrom, A bill
amending the constitution so that
women shall have equal Miffrugo With
men, had been adversely reported by
the judiciary committee. An effort
will be made, however, to get a hear
ing before the committee, and also a
hearing before the senate committee
on woman suffrage on Wednesday.
Mrs. Colby detailed the efforts she
had made in behalf of having intro
duced in congresss tho bill prepared by
Francis Miner to allow women to vote
for members of OOngraM, and presented
Utters from Colorado members of con
gress promising help.
A telegram of sympathy and love wns
sent to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the
honorary president of the association,
now in New York. The last report was
that of the Columbian Exposition com
mittee read by Raohael Foster Avery.
R ichel Foster Avery read a letter
written in behalf of Mrs Cleveland
saying that it would be impossible for
her to appoint a time to see the ladies
attendiug'the convention, being a reply
to a request for the designation ot a
time to receive the suffragists.
This led the ladies to romark, "And
that's the power behind the throne,"
The association today unanimously
r.'-elcted the following officers for th
eneuing year: President, Susan H.
Anthony; vice-president-at-large, Rbv.
Anna K. Shaw, of Pennsylvania; cor
responding secretary, Rachel Foster
Avery, of Pennsylvania; recording sec
retary, Alice Stone Black well, of Mass
achusetts; treasurer, Harrier Tavlor
Upton, of Ohio. Ellen Battelle Diet
rick, of Massachusetts, and Josephine
K. Henry, of Kentucky, were elected
auditors.
Violinist sivori dead.
from His Early Acquaintance with Pag
aninl a Fumnu Performir.
Genoa, Feb. 19. Ernest Camilla
Sivori, the celebrated violinist, is dead,
Sivori was born in this city on Oat.
'15. 1813, and came into the world at
tho moment his mother was leaving a
concert given by Paganini, at the San
Agostino theatre.
At 10 years of age Sivori had alrendy
won a reimtatlon as a violinist and ap
peared in concert at Paris and at Lon
don. Returning to Genoa at the end
of 1827, he waB appointed violin soloist
at the Carlo Felice theater ana occu
pied this position for soveral years. Iu
18-11 Sivori undertook an extended tour
and visited successively RussiB, Ger
many, England, the United Slates.
South America and Spain. Sivori was
lecorated with the cross of ths Legion
of Honor in June, 1880.
Ths Amalgamated Association Decides
Not to Work for Ldwi- Bates. .
Pjttsbuku, Pa., Feb. 19 At the
meeting of the Amalgamated associa
tion nineteen mills of the first district
were represented by three delegates
from each mill. Tho meeting was
in session until o clock this
evening when it wns finally decided
that no work be done for less taan $1.7j
per ton, the scale rate. None of the
istinnal or district officers of the Anial
;amated association were aware of tho
mveting, leaving the whole settlement
with .the men.
When the question wns put in the
form of accepting less than the scale
rate, or remaining in th organization,
the men decided they would stand by
their association at all hazards and not
work for wages under the amalga
mated scale.
The mills in this district will now
have to pay the amalgamated soale p
run their mills non-union. Several p
the mills have already made arrange
merits to start up non-union.
A NAIL IN HER BODY.
It Causns Miss Mlntcar'a Dath Hires
Y 'in n Aft t She Swallowd It.
Philadelphia, Feb. 19. Miss Mint-
z t, tue lo-year-oid daughter of
Frederick S. Mintzr, a West Phila
d-lphia shoe dealer, died last night
Irom miuriss caased by swallowing a
nail three years ago. Miss Mintzer
wns taken ill while at school on Triors
day last. She was removed to her
home and Drs. Barrett and Montgom
ery summoned lhey were unable to
relieve her sufferings and had made up
their minds to hazard an operation
when the young patient died.
An autopsy resulted in the discovery
of a nail, two inchos long, in the ver
miform appendix. It was recalled by
the family that she had swallowed the
nail Miree years ago. Everybody had
forgotten the fact.
SLASHES AT SHAMOKIN.
John Mover's Throat 1 Cut from Ear to
Ear by Stphn Hnffman.
Sua mi, k in, Feb. 19 Uu Saturday
evening a party of five young men
drove in a sleigh from Danville to
Washiugtonville. The party consisted
of Moyer, John and Stephen Hoffman
brothers, and two boys named McCor
mick and Lenhart. While the party
was in the Hoffman house, at Wash
iugtonville, Moyer and John Hoffman
became Involved in a quarrel and
Moyer was thrown to the door.
As he lay upon the boards Stephea
Hoffman bent over him and deliberate
TO DAMAGE MISS POLLARD.
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Important Testimony Introduced In
Celebrated Casa.
Danville, Ky., Feb. 19. The testi
mony taken lure rouay in ine I'onaru
Breckinridge damage suit developed a
sensation of great magnitude. Dr.
T. H. Lowis testified that the late Hon.
A. H. Swope, who was killed in
the famous Swope-Goodloa duel at
Lexington several years ngi, had dur
ing the year 1885 applied to him to per
form a criminal examination on one
Miss Pollard and acknowledged that
he was tho cause of her misfortune.
This testimony has great weight in
asmuch as Miss Pollard claims that the
infant said to have made its appear
ance in the year 1885 was Colonel
Breckiuridge'a child.
1 HE LATE GEO. W. CHILDS,
Publisher, Philanthropist anJ Patiiot.
Horn In Baltimore, May It, itu Died in Philadelphia, February 3. ifiot
WILL CAM P AT GETTYSBURG.
Qeneral Orders Will Soon Be Issued
Dsnignatlng the rim a
Hakkisbliiu, Feb. 19 General ord
ers will soon be issued from National
Guard headquarters designating Get
tysburg as the place for the division
oucampment this year.
Adjutant (ireenland is now at work
ou ins annual report, wmoli will Do
ready for the printer in a few days.
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ALL THROUGH THE STATE.
The Simnson Motho list church at Erie
costing !. no-1, lutH been dedicated.
Burks county commissioners now de
mand an itemized bill of costs iu all court
cases.
Chanibersburg people feel hopeful now
of securing the payment of tho border raid
claims.
Oocrge Freeman, ot Philadelphia, has
leaser the N' versink Mouutaiu hotel at
Reading for five years.
The Hampden Fire company, of Rending,
on turday distributed throe tons of pro
visions uinong the poor.
Uovornor Pattlson nnd cx-Congreesmaii
Vaux, of Philadelphia, will Ihi guests of the
Reading Masons at a banquet noxt Wed
nesday. The boroughs of Mansfield and Chartiers,
Allegheny county, will vote on consolida
tion, nnd the enlarged town will likely bo
called Carnegie.
Over 5,000 claims rosultiug from the
border raids during the late war are on
fll in the attorney general's departmout
at Barrlsburg.
Joseph Woodburn, an extensive cattle
dealer of Newville, and well known
throughout the statu, today failed, his I in
bllitiex were estimated at ttfl.000.
Every department of the extensive plant
of the Pottstown Iron company will
bo closed down during the proseut week.
Tho date of resumption is very uncertain.
The Central bank of Pittsburg haa ar
ranged to pay off all its depositors and
suspend business. The bank is not erabar
rasKod, but Its business has not been prof
itable. The Phenix Preserving company, cap
ital 150,000, aud tiie Eastou Washboard
and Manufacturing company, capital t.10, -000,
both Philadelphia corporations, were
granted charters at the state department.
John Faja, a Russiau, at Mazleton, was
attacked last night by highwaymen while
going to his home at Pleasant Hill. Being
unable to secure money bi9 assailauts beat
him into insensibility with clubs, Ho can
not live.
NO RAY Or HOPE REMAINS.
t Will Probably Be Many Days Before
the tntombed Miners Can
Be Found.
Wii.kes-Bauuk, Pa, Feb. 19 To
enter the town of Plymouth today one
would never dream that a catastrophe
had ever occurred there, and but few
curiosity seekers ware seen at the Gay
lord mine. From all that can be
learned there is not a ray of hope of
securing the men nlive, and the truth
of it is that it will be many days yet
before they are found. The reports
given out by many of the mine officials
are misleading and cannot be relied
upon. The news that comes from the
rescuers below has been in meager
quantities all day long.
The work of the rescuing parties is
progressing slowly, and it is groundless
to say that they have made any great
headway since yesterday. The mine
is in such n bad condition that the men
at work cannot push it to any degree
of safety.
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THE KEROSENE LAMP.
It Causes Havoc Ovr in Somerset
County.
BqVKBBRT, Feb. 19. Early this morn
ing Mrs. Adrlel Artice, who lives with
her husuiiud and eight children on a
farm near here, arose to give a sick
child a dose of medicine. As she ap
proached the ohild'l bed with the medi
cine iu on hand and a kerosene lamp
in tho other, she struck the lamp
against a eewing machine aud the lamp
whs shattered to piece,
In a moment the room was in fiamoa,
and the frantic mother grasped her
sick child and tljd from the building.
Her husband barely rescued the other
children. The building and all its con
tents were entirely destroyed,
THE POOL TOURNAMENT.
Tho dame Played In Philadelphia Last
Night.
Philadelphia, Feb, 18 The first
gi.me to decide the tin between tlm
three loaders in tho state pool tourna
ment Was played this evening between
Sherman nnd Dougherty. Neither of
tho players was at his best, but still
their playing was very good, and of
snch a charrcter as to maintain tho in
terest throughout. The score was as
follows:
Sherman, 150; Dougherty, 135.
Scratchus--Shrnian, 1; Dougherty, 3
LOOKED LIKE AN ANARCHIST.
Th Arrest of a Vagab ind at Pittiburg
Creato Oreat Excitement.
PlTTSliURU, Feb. 19. Frank Kohet, n
Qertnan, who lives on Third avenue,
Pittsburg, was arrested ut the court
house this afternoon charged with dis
orderly couduct. He was locked up in
the Central police station.
He resisted arrest, a crowd collected
and the report was started that Kohet
was an anarchist sod had attempted to
throw a bomb in tho court house. Tile
report was false.
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AFRICAN VILLAGE STORMED.
Slaughter by Frenoh Troopi on the Way
to Timbuctoo.
PARI8, Feb. 19. A telegram received
from the governor of the Sudan an
nounces that when the Jefi're column
on the way to Timbuctoo, arrived at
the village of Niafoumu on Jan. 88 it
was menaced by the villugcre.
Before the soldiers could proceed
they were obliged to storm the villaae,
kililug 100 of the inhabitants. The
column resumed its march, not having
sustained any loss.
DROPPlD SIX STORIES.
BRAZILIANS STILL AT IT.
The Dynamite Cruiser Nichteroy Pre
pares tor Business- Mr. Thomp
son Is Nol Reverenced,
FINLEY'S
Then Walked Horns. Declaring He Was
Not Hurt.
CHICAOO, Feb. 17 J. J, Barry, em
ployed by tho Interior Building com
pany, ou the sixth floor of its building
at the foot of Michigan street, was
using the elevator at the sixth Hour to
day when the rope broke and thn car
fell to the ground floor.
Barry surprised everybody by re
marking that he was unhurt and walk
ing to his home.
BIG FIRE AT CHICAGO.
-The
Norton Bros.' Warehoussin Flumes
Coafltgratlon 8prads.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19. Firo broke out
at midnight in the 5 story brick ware
house occupied by Norton Bros., doal
ers in hardware, and the entire struc
ture was consumed.
At 12 45 the fire was spreading to the
adjoining buildings on the north. The
loss will exosed $350,000.
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
Exquisite Material and Finish,
U. 1 JJ,uJ.1ii,,J
Rio Janeiro. Feb. 19 The dyna
mite cruiser Nicthnroy left this har
bor at an early hour last night. As
she passed out she exchunged signuls
with forts Santa Cruz and San Joao at
the entrance of the bay. Before she
reached these forts she was compelled
to pass Fort Villogaignon, which is
held by insurgents The gunners at
this fort tired two shots at the cruiser,
but their aim was bad and they did not
succeed in hitting her.
The Nichteroy had on board 1100 reg
ular troops. It is supposed that her
destination is Santos. Strong hopes
ar entertained of an early and decisive
action betwoen tho uovernineiit forces
nnd the insurgents.
The course of the Hon. Thomas L'
Thotnpsoh, the American minister, is
still the subject of adve-rse comment n
some quarters. It is charged by some
of the Americans and others here that
he is taking to himself the credit for
the protection of American merchant
men given by Rear Admiral Benham.
It is still a subject for comment that
Mr. Thompson lives st Petropolis. the
summer resort twenty-five miles north
ot Rio Janeiro, while the British and
other ministers continue to reside in
the city. His residence at Petropolis,
however, is easily explanable on the
tboery that he does not want to run
the risk of contracting yellow fever,
which is epidemic in Rio Janeiro
Petropolis ia always free of this scourge.
Then is some inconvenience arising
from his residence there, however,
American Interest! in that city being
lvft in the hands of a young man in the
office of the consul general.
THE ANTIETAM HEROES.
tiansral ureenlanrt Mas Submlttta a
List to Governor Patllion.
HaRRISBORO, Pa. Feb. 19 -General
(ireenland has furnished (tovernor
Pattison with the MOMa of the dis
tinguished ex soldiers who partici
pated with tho Pennsylvania troops
at the battle of AtieUm.
The governor will select from the
ist fifteen or twenty to serve as a com
mission to act in conjunction with Col-
nel J. P. Stearns and General H.
Ileth.the Atietam board at Washington
in locating the positions hld by the
troops from this state at the battle.
THE SEASON TO OPEN MAY a.
HszlDton and PottsviUe Admitted to the
Statn Base Rail League.
II azli-.TiiN, Pa., Feb. 19. At a meet
ing of tho directors of the State League
Base Ball association held here tonight
Hazleton and Pottsville wero admitted
to membership in the league.thus com
pleting the circuit.
The season will open on May '',
. .
DEATH ROLL OF A DAY.
Mrs. Anna Jlurie Tumor. So years old.
of Brlgantine, N. J.
Minos T. Conowav, a retired farmer.
aged BS years at Laurel, DeL
Mnior David .lonen, of the Niuety-
seventh Regiment Pennsylvania voluri;
teers, at ot Chester. Pa.
Hiram R. Bboada, the most widely
known i-treot cur magnate in the interior
of the state, at Williaiuspnrt, Pa.
Near Claymont, DeL, Lot Cloud.a mem
ber of the Deluwaio home of repreeenta
tivei in 1868 and (871, aged years.
At his residence, No. 1585 Spruce street,
Ueorge U Carson, ono ot the oldest Fhila
delphla merchants, in the bOth year of his
age.
Captain William A. Uravos, at Norfolk,
Va. He was a shipbuilder, and duriug
the Into war was a Confederate naval
constructor nt Richmond, V
Louis P. Lodge, of 1137 Moore street,
Philadelphia, in the fiftieth year of his
ut! conn-ctod for twentv-tlve years with
the press room department of the Evening'!
Telegraph, auu a memoer ot nevorai ira
ternnl orders.
Albert S. Rnsenbaum, probably tho
wealthiest Hebrew in America, at his
home. No. 44 Ninth street. N. . . lie was
80 years of aje. Mr. Roienbaum was one
of the largest tobacco importers in Now
York. His wealth is estimated to roach
the hugesum of 30,000.000.
Giving: additional space
and special attention to this
department for one week
we offer handsomely made
GARMENTS at prices sel
dom met with. These
goods are of superior Qual
ity and at prices usually
asked tor medium grade.
The Embroideries used
in Trimming, the Muslin.
the Sewing, all have been
carefully examined, and
nothing unworthy is of
fered. During this time we
sell the "Queen" Night
Gown, Tucked Yoke Val
encienes Lace Collar and
Cuffs at 98c, regular price,
$1.45.
FINLEY'S,
510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave,
THE GUTT FERCHA RUBBER H'FGIWJ
FAMOUS
Maltese Cross
RUBBER BELTING AND HOSE.
CHAS. A. SCHIEREN & CO 'S
PERFORATED ELECTRIC
Ami Ouk tanned Leather Belting,
H. A. Kingsbury
AGENT
813 Spruce St., Scran-ton, Pa.
COLD
WEATHER FORECAST.
Vaimnoto!i. Feb. 10. Fo Ml
or Tvfiday: fur rantrrn iVna-
aitt'iiiim, i im or (. in fii
early mornimj, MMttd duriny
Tni stlau hij fair, lireiifivfy wider, north
weal irituh. For ii'Mfnra ftnafytetmta,
oeaerdUV fair, (fetrfMdlu cMlr; north-
wett iviniU. lite Vnitrd fftuiei IFeaMer
imrrnit ot PHuwMphm announcw a optd
wave with a fall of : degrees by Tuesday
evening.
Lewis, Reilly & Davies
Reliable Footwear.
Feet of every description fitted at
Lewis, Reilly & Davie3.
Will clow iivcry TeninS nt IVIIO l'.M.
tloept Siitunlay.
We Examine Eyes
Free of charge. If a doctor in
needed you are promptly told
so. Wo also guarantee a per
fect lit.
WATCHES
AT COST for one week only.
WEICHE
L
ARCADE JEWELER,
215 WYOMING AVE