The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, February 22, 1894, Image 1

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SCR ANTON. PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBBUART 22, 1S54.
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A. G.
Dun $ Co.'s Former Aijent Charge
with Embezzlement.
HE COULD NOT PROCURE BAIL
The Inventor of the Cyclone Pulver
izer Financially Winded -- Arrested
Upon Charge of Having Hypno
tised $220,000 He Advocated
Canadian Annexation and Endorsed
Checks with Equal Ease End of a
Brilliant Career.
New York, 1'ob. 21.
ERASTUS WIMAN, formerly man
ager for R. O. Dun & Co.. mer
cantile agency, tuiider ot the
staten inland Rapi1 Transit
railroad, mi n prominent advocate of
the annexation cf Canada to the
United State", was arretted today
charged with forgeries amounting to
239.000. Ha was arraigned before
Judge Martine, in chambers, in the
general sessions, ami commuted to the
tomls in default of $23,000 bail. Soot:
after the arrest the grand Jury handed
down two indictments charging Wi
man with forgery in the second degree.
The complaint on which the in
dictments were found is a 1-ngthy
one and sets forth that Wfinan
held only a salaried position with
the agency and was unauthon zd
to nse the rann'y of the linn.
The complaint says that the al
leged forgeries and stea'incrs took place
during the year 1888, 1890. 1'Jl and
1892. and up to February, 1893 The
specific charge" of the many alleged
forgeries and embezzlements against
Wiman were two in number. O i i is
that he got a chock for $10,000 from
the cashier of Dun & Co. on the repre
sentation that it eras to pay a bill due
E. W. Bollinger, of New York, by Dun
& Co. for material purchased. After
getting the check it is alleged that he
forged Bullinger's endorsement on the
back and deposited it to his own credit
in the bank. Dun & Co. subsequently
paid Mr. Bullinger his bill.
A PECULIAR DEAL WITH CAMPBELL CO.
The other case charged is that Wi
man got a check for $3,580 to par the
account of the Campbell Printing Press
and Manufacturing company. He then
went to the Campbell company, and
telling them that Dun & Co. were short
of funds, asked them whether they
would like notes for their account in
stead of cash. On Mr. Brower acqniesc
log in this proposition, he made two
notes coTeriog the amount, in his own
name and delivered them to bim. He
then forged the name of Ogden Brower,
treasurer, on the bacic of the check
and appropriated it to his own use.
The complaint goes on to sav : Mr.
Dun first learned of any of Winian's
crimes in the latter part of Febrnary,
1893. Mr. Dun, immediately on the
20th day of February. 193. terminated
his contract with Wiman, dismissed
him from his employ and has never
seen him since. On learning that his
crimes had been detected, Wiman of
fered to transfer to Mr. Dun certain
real estate Interests on St uteri Island of
doubtful value, hut Mr. Dun, learning
that Wioan was insolvent, refused to
accept them or to receive any prefer
ence over his other creditors Wiman
therefore made a formal assignment for
the benefit of his creditors, but his as
sets have amounted to almost nothing.
DUX AND CO WERE TP.NDER-HKAHTKD.
Mr. Dan did not submit the proof of
Winau's crira to the authorities on
first discovering them for several rea
sons. In the first place he was moved
by considerations of sympathy for Wi
nan's family with whom ho had been
on terms of frienship for many years,
and the piteous appeals for mercy
which Winan made to him in a letter.
There was uo signature to the forego
ing complaint, but its authorship is
credited to ex-District Attorney Dj
lanoy Nicoll.
Mr. Wiman expressed some surprise
at his arrest, and then asked if tnere
would be an opportunity to get bail.
He said he ought to have a lawyer and
would like to bo represented by coun
sel. An tffort was made by friends to
get bail late in the afternoon, but
without snccsss. Neither did Mr
man have counsel when takffn to
general sessions by the defectives.
fiually concluded to ac! and the funeral
party entered the church, where the
services were conducted in rather short
order.
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THE RESULT OF A QUARREL
A Michigan Frm.r Slaahea His Wife
and Then Banal Himself
Benton H Altitun, Mich., Feb. 21
Frederick Westtall, a farmer, living In
EMvataide township, attacked his wife
with a case knife during a quarrel at
the breakfast table this morning. Mrs,
Westfall was dangerously wounded
about the face and neck, an 1 h r has
band supposing her d ad, drove his
children ul of the hoU9e at the poiut
of a revolver.
He then poured kerosone oil about
the room and overturned the cook
stove, sotting fiie to the house. Weet
fall then cut his own thro it and wrists
and want to an old shod and hanged
himself. Mrs. Westfall was rescued
before the tlsmes had reached her body,
but she is in a critical condition aud
will probably die.
THEY HONGff UNCLE SAM.
British Sailors at Rio Janeiro Tram
ple Their Own Flag in the Dust
and Cheer Americans.
RioJaneiro, Fob. 21 Themsrohant
vessels at thin nort are sufferiug ex
tremely for want of water because of
the rotusal of the insurgents to allow a
water boat to go about the buy and
supply such craft with fresh water.
The captain of the British merchant
man Nasmyth ma ie application to the
Commander of a British man-of-war
for assistance necessary to euabl him
10 otitain a supply or water, aud was
oontemptujmly refusal.
The merchant skipper proposed ap
plying to Admiral ittnhaui for aid,
whereupon the commander of th war
vessel sneerin'lv answered tliat he
might do as he liked. The captain of
the merchantman then appealed to Ad
miral Betiham. who assigned Lieu
tenant Kilborn to guard the water
boat under the American flag.
Vessels of all nations are seeking the
protection of ttie United States flag.
British sailors are onmly cursing Brit
ish sailors are openlr cursing English
officials, who, they declare, are sacri
ficing commerce to aid Di Gams, Evi
dence of the existing feeling in this re
spect is gireu in the fact that at the
principal lauding yeiterl.iy the Brit
ish flag was trampled in the dirt by
British sailors, whoso officers expressed
uo word of disapproval of their act,
which was accompanied by elisors for
'"Uncle Sam "
SNOW AFTER
THE ABSENTEES
The Sf rgjant-at-Arms Corrals On Missing Con
gressinm. MR. YOflRHEES IS INDIGNANT
Ho Contradicts an Article In the Phil
adelphia Press Mr. Bland Hawks
His Wares in Vain The Opponents
ot His Biil Wish Adjourn Until Fri
day Proceedings Uninteresting
Throughout.
IT IS STILL INCREASING.
Gr.-iw'a Majority Already Amounts to
176.301 Wiih Other TJIetriota to Hsar fr
Philadelphia, Feb. 21 Urow's
plurality iueroases as rapidly aa revised
figures from the various counties are
received. At midnight it has grown
to 1711,401 and the missing official fig
ures will make it several thousand
higher
The following table gives the plurali
ties by counties revised up to midnight:
THE PLYMOUTH MINE VICTIMS.
EUven Widows and Forty Orphans Aro
Still in Sutpiose.
Wilkes-Barke, Feb. Bl. Every
thing seemad very quiet at the Gay -lord
mine today and up to this even
iug there is nothing new to report.
There is one fact, that the hope of find
ing the men alive is abandoned, and
that there are eleven widows aud forty
orphans left to suffer.
An attempt was to have been made
today to send a number of men into the
mine for the purpose of timbering the
top of a mass ot loose rock and coal,
hut Mine Inspector Williamsjwonld not
permit it to be done. The work of mov
ing the debris goes on in the u.uul
slow mann r, aud it will be many days
before the thirteen unfortunate men
are found.
BOILING SPHINGS LOSES.
Scotland Will Grit the New Soldiers' Or
phans' School.
Harrisbiko, Feb. 21 After a long
and fruitless ilgnt, Boiling Springs bis
finally lost the new soldiers' orphans'
industrial school and Scotland will gst
it
The commission has drawn a war
rant for $12,000, the price of 100 acres of
land in -Scotland. The chairman of
the committee on properly has been
authorized to draw up the deed and at
tend to the consummation of the sale.
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.
Wi
the
KEOGH IS CHAMPION.
the
He Defeat! tha Crack Playari at
Btatn Tournament.
Philadelphia, Feb. 31. The final
game in th state pool tournament was
played tonight between Jerome Keogh,
of Scranton, and Frank Sherman, of
Athene, and the former won easily,
being fifty-seven points ahead at the
conclusion of the game. Kengh's vie
tory gives him the championship of
the state, and the Brnnswick trophy
and first money.
The amount he wins is $100; Sher
man, who finishes second, gets $120;
Doughsrty, who was third, $00; Wil
son gets $40, as he finished fourth, and
Tate, who was fifth, gets $20. The
score is as follows: Keogh 10,15. 14,
16, 8, 1 14, 9, 7. 14, 10, 8. 0. 8, 3, 8. 8
150. Sherman 5, 0, 1, 0, 7, 11, 1, 5. 7, 1,
5, 7, 15, 10, 11, 6, 1-93. Scratches,
Keogh 0, Sherman 2.
THE BELLIGERANT POLES.
Muka Thina-a Lively for a Priest Who
Objects to Secret Soclstlss.
Wilkes-Darke, Pa., Feb. 21. A
fnnerai procession from Alden, a small
mining village, arrived at the polish
Catholic church at Nanticoke today,
and the Driest refused to open the
church d, or or perform services over
the dead. This caused great excite -mont
for a time. The priest gave as bis
reason that the body was accompanied
by a secret sosiaty which was not
Cathollo in its character.
The Polanders became enraged and
broke several windows Id the convent
and parsonage aoross the street from
the church. The police were soon on the
snot and the mob waa driven awav.
The priest, fearing serious trouble, I ranted to jail.
An American pross polar expedition is
reported from Christiana to b intending
to start in .Hay ou a Norwegian snip.
Home Secretary Amiuith, of Kuglaud, it
is suid. will soon wed Miss Margot Ten
nant, daughter of Sir Charles Teunant.
Spain henrs a rumor that the United
States has admitted tho claim for damages
to Spanish subjects who Buffered dunug
the Morula war
United States delegates to the Interna
tional Sanitary conference aio Instructed
to raise the question of emigration be
tween Enropo and this country.
The engineer and machinist corps of the
Herman navy were declared oy Kiniiiror
William in a speech at Wilhelmshuven to
be the finest of the kind in tho world.
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES.
"Pat Roonoy," Cincinnati's famous ch i in
panzee, is dead.
A 1,000-barrel nil gushor was struck near
tort Kccovery. U
Cold with a heavy fall of snow is killing
Hundreds nl cattle lu Oklahoma
Chicago finds difficulty in raising a guar
antee fund for the retention of Theodore
Thomas' orchestra.
Despite alarming rumors, Dr. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, of Boston, is reported to
Do in tus usual neailh.
Dying in her squalid home. Mary Con
noily, a acw York scrub woman, was
round toinave m mink.
Conspiracy to rob the National Building
and i.oan association o Chicago, is
chnrged against II. T. Stout, a former sec
retary. Suits involving 50,000,000 Worth of St
I.ouis property are brought by the Iter
quotte Property company, representing
lorty neirs.
The condition of Stoelo Mackay, tho
dramatist, is considerably improved this
morning, lie rested better last night thau
he has for u week
Local option In New York city on the
qaeeuon oi Bonaay afternoon nquor sen
ing is proposed by a bill before New
York's legislature.
To get 130, 000 worth of diamonds out of
a blazing Springfield (O.i hotel, A. II
Platner, a South American millionaire,
paid an expressman Win
Morrell, the pal of Evans, ut rsaii BTaB
Cisco, was lie! I to answer to the charge of
robbery of City Marshal Morgan on tbe
night of tho cscapo of Evans and himself
and in defanlt of $15,000 bail waa com
Washington, Feb. 21.
f7 "LONG aud animated discus
fj siou was started in the senate
lr- 'ar'y ltM'"y by Mr. Voorheos,
li u Indiana, ri-ing to contradict a
si ry published in the Philadelphia
Press as to the Democratic meiubsrs of
the finance committee culling upon
President Cleveland at the white
bonse and receiving instructions from
him as to some points in the tarilf hill.
Mr. Voorliees declare! with earnest
ness that there was not tho faintest
particle or shadow of truth in tiie
statement.
A fresh subject of annoyance and
bitterness was supplied in an inquiry
by Mr. Chandler, New Hampshire, as
to the actual position held by Mr.
Mills, Texas, in counsctiou with the
finance committor Mr, Mills having
been designated to act a member in the
absence of Mr. MoPhersOO, New Jer
sey, ou account of illness As Mr. Mo
Phcrson had been in Washington for
the last week, Mr. Chandler wanted to
know whether tlie New Jersay senator
or the Texts senator was now a mem
ber of the committee or whether both
were members.
Bafore his curioiity was relieved on
that point, if it was relieved at all,
many senators hail been drawn into
the disputation which bocaun at times
quite personal and provocative of some
a, , initio i of temp -r. After this epl
odo Mr. White, California, addressed
ae senate in advocacy or tlie resolu
tion, declaring a consideration of the
project of annexation of Hawaiian ter
ritory to be unwise and inexpedient.
The senate adjourned at 5:45 p. m.
SNOW CIIASKS THEM IN.
Notwithstanding the fact that as
many as ,i members responded to
their names in the house today on a
single roll call. Mr. Bland was unable
to get more than 170 to vote to proceed
witn tbe consideration of his bill to
coin the seigniorage of tho treasury
iiiver bullion.
Surgeant-at-Arms Snow reported all
of .Monday s absent members either in
Washington or on their way here, ex
cept tha sick and ezousad ones, and
seven for whom autnorizsd deputies
bad been sent. No further arrests had
been made, he reported, and when Mr.
R'ied protested against the discrimina
tion in favor of Democratic members
the speaker ordered the sergeant-at-
irms to txecule the orders of tbe house.
Opponents of the Bland bill wanted to
adjourn nntil Friday, but by a vote of
140 to 104 tho house adopted Mr.
Bland's motion to adjouru until tomor
row.
NAPOLEON IVES IS ILL.
Th Han Who Juggled atlllions Bsportsd
Dying in Florida.
New Yokk, Feb. 21 A dispatch re
ceived today from the west saying that
W. C Hlnesrsoii, of the Oueen nnd
Crescent railway, who has just returned
from Tampa Bay, Florida, reports
Henry S. Ives to be a physical wreck.
ri called to Wall street men the sensa
tional career of this wizard of Hnanco.
Henry S. Ives came into prominence
about eight years ago. H was the suo-
cnsor of Iterdinand Ward as the most
interesting object of speculative Wall
street. Ives had been brought up in
the atmosphere of the Street, and when
he blazed out as the head of the firm of
Ives & Stsyntr, men who knew him
best predicted that he would be either
a sttipenutious success or a colossal
failure.
He turned out to be a little of both.
No scheme was too great for this voting
man to tackle, and he talked millions
as glibly as most people discuss 10-cent
pieces. Ives was not more than 20
years or age wnen ne nrst startled
Wall street by Ins operations in Cm
cinnuti, Hamilton and Dayton, by
which he finally obtained possession of
tho road.
Morals were at a low ebb in the
stret, at the time, and while conserva
tive men suspectod that Ives was doing
business in the mull styl there were
gamblers who pinned faith in his luck
and audacity. For nearly two yea s
bj was connectod witn all big move
ments on the street and no operation
was of great enough magnitude to
scare him away.
While in his heyday he was a lavish
spender of money aud gave princely
entertainments at his house in Brook
lyn and on board the eteam yacht
Tillia' which he had purchased from
Commodore St sr buck on credit.
About throe years ago Ives was mar
ried, and has been living very unlet ly
Minor. In appearance he is ot medium
height, rather slenderly built. He has
a good -looking face aud wears a dark-
brown mustache and slight side wins
leers, He is nearsighted and wears
glasses.
A SOUTHERN PROTEST.
Tha Tsnnsssee Miners Are Raising Ob
Jictlona to Pre Coal.-
KMOXVILLB, Tenn.. Feb. 21. A con
vention of the coal miners ot Ken
tucky nnd Tennessee was held Id this
city yesterday. There were represented
sixty mines, which have an annual out
put of 8,000,000 bushols and employ
10,000 hands, upon whom 45,000 people
depend for support.
The convention psised resolutions
asking that coal be not placed upon the
Iree list, and praying the Tennessee
aud Kentucky senators to use their in
fluence against the passage of the free
cosl and iron clauses of the Wilson
bill.
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READING RAILROAD SUIT.
A Dull Day Bsfore tho Master No New
Developments.
Philadklphia, Feb 21. President
Harris, of the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad company, was on toe
stand today at the hearing before
Master Crawford in the suit brought
by Isaac L. Rice for the removal of
the Reading receivers, Mr. Harris
told of the settlement by the receivers
of tho Prince and Irvin claims which
grew ont of the Boston and Maine nnd
New York ami New England stock
transactions ot tho l ite President Mc
Leod and which have been repeatedly
published.
A discussion ensned btwoon counsel
over tho alleged duty of the master to
audit the accounts of the Reading Rail
road and Coal and Iron companies
monthly. Attorney Bijur contended
that the order of the court was to this
effeet, and Lawyer Dickson, for the re
ceivors, held that this could not bs
done in its entirety. Master Crawford
declared that it has been impmcticaole
for him to audit the Reading accounts
monthly. Lawyer Bijur thereupon
suggested that two masters should be
appointed for Rendiug.
It is probable that Mssr. Maxwell
and Ornves, of New York, who aold
Mr. McLeod $300,000 of the securities,
will he subpoenaod It is expiated
that Master Crawford will make his
report to the United States circuit
court next week.
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TROUBLE AT MINGO MINES.
Non-Union Men Wounded from Ambush
Shooting.
MlDDLHBOROUH, Ky.. Feb. 31.
The troubles continu at the Mingo
mines. Non-union man were tired
upon last night from ambush. One
was wounded, but not fatally, A traiu
load of coal was ditched by tbe strikers.
The Lonisviile aud Nashville has de
clined to handle the output until the
order agaiust the Knights of Labor is
reversed. A care in at the Mingo
mines yesterday killed Tom Jackson
and wotindod two others. They were
nou anion men.
.
IN OUR OWN COMMONWEALTH.
The State Agricultural society exceeded
Its appropriation of fJ.OOO last year by
just 7 ceuts.
Tho state superintendent of public In
struction holds that any school board can
eut'oico vucclnallou.
Aged Harry Iloffecker, of East Nant
meal, Berks county, was found dead in
bis I hi mi beside his, horses.
State Boiler Inspector F. J, Manley in
spected v.i.; boilers last year, of which 08
were dangerous nua , past repair.
(loorgu Heller and Itufus Clause were
killed at tshenaiidoah collieries, and
Michael Coakley ou the rallroud uoar
there.
A neighbor recklessly practiced with au
air gnu, aud sent two bullot i through a
window just over the head of E A. Hei
fert, at Heading.
Tho ISOth annual session of the confer
ence of the Uulted tiretliern in Christ oou
vened in bhipponsburg yesterday. This
conference represents a church member
ship of 10,000.
A tripartite agreement, by which W.
N. Kurtz, John U. Eisenhart aud Oi W.
It,, we, prominent young business moii at
Shainokin, were to wed within three
months of each other, has just beeu made
bludiug on tho other two by Kurts's mar
riago. '
John Unite, aged 18, was drowuod end
J. tsowley, i noma' Miorianu and James
Welsh uerrowly escaped death by the
capsiaing of a skiff in which thoy were
rowing lu the Monongahela river at Pitts
burg. Tbe row boat was overturned by
the waves of a passing tug.
HAWAIIAN REPORTS.
Mr. Morgan's Document Relieves All
Sides from Censure and Should
Act as Oil Upon Waters.
Washington, D. 0., Feb. 21 The
full committee on foreign affairs which
to-day for the first time heard the re
port of the sub-committee whic i has
been investigating Hawaiian affairs,
as drawn by Mr. Morgan, did not agre
upon the report, although Mr. Mor
g.n's document will be made the com
mittee report to bo accompanied, how
ever, by non-concurring statem-;nt8, in
the shape of supplemental reports, all
of whicli will bo laid before the sitiate
Monday next.
Mr. Morgan finds that the quosn
brought about a revolution by violat
ing the constitution under w'. ioli she
rules aud that having gone so far and
being forced to abdicate, the people
were justifi-d in setting up a pro
visional government. This being found
to be the case Mr. Morgan necessarily
falls to censure either Minister Stevens
or Captain Wiltse, who caused the
troops of the Boston to be landed.
Mr. Blouut is not condemned for the
reason that Mr. Morgan believes he
acted upon insufficinut testimony, and
tho administration basing its case upon
Mr. Blount's insufficient evidence is
likewise the subject of criticism. The
establishment of a protectorate is
found to have been unjustified and the
flag incident does not play a very im
portant psrt in the report.
Mr. Willis, acting under lcstrnc
ious from the government is, there
fore, not oharged with any wrongdoing.
WASHINGTON SENSATION.
Commodore Mayo Advertises His Wlf
in the Bed and B ,urd Way.
WashinotovD. C . Feb. 21 Wash
ington Bociety is excited ovar tne sig
nificance of the following advertise
ment in the local papers:
Kor as much as my wife, Jnunie Elton
Stsivens Mayo, has voluntarily deserted
my home, my bed and Isiard, I hereby
warn all persons not to trust her n my
account. Aud 1 declare aud publi.h that
1 shall dishonor all bills contracted by her.
and that I will not, in any wise, bo respon
sible for her conduct.
(Signed) w. K. NATO.
The advertiser is Cammodore Will
iam Kenyon Mayo, of the retired list
of tho navy, whose marriage here two
winters ago was a social sensation on
account of his prominence and that of
his bride'f family, as well as the great
disparity in their ages, he being 70
and she barfly SO, Her family, who
are Weill known in Connecticut,
were violently opposed to the match,
but after a brief engagement the mar
riage took place and the cenplo came
to Washington.
A few days later a splendid recep
tion wub given to introduce tho bride,
and this proved to be one of the most
brilliant events of tho season. Lrss
than a week later Mrs. Mayo mysteri
ously disappeared and has not since
Im on en lii Washington. It was learned
that she hsd been placed in a private
sanitarium in Connecticut. Oae storv
was that shn was on the verge of lun
acy, another that she was sulfeiing
from nervous prostration. It is under
stood that Mrs. Mayo was released
from the sanitarium about three
months ago and that ng aha
reluses to return to the commo
dore he decided to issue an announce
ment that would tend to relieve him of
responsibility. It is said that Mrs.
Mayo will at once commence proceed
ings for divorce and everyone is won
deriug upon what grounds she will
bring suit.
STABBED WITH SHEARS.
A Tragedy In a'WeBtam Carriage Man
ufacturing Establishment.
Cincinnati, O.. Feb. 21. Jacob Ka
par, aged 35, met his death this morn
log at the hands of Frank Qeieer, a
10 year old boy. Both were employed
at a carriage factory. Kapar went to
th" factory intoxicated and commenced
quarreling with young Gelser and
called him several vile names.
Then he threw a hammer at the hoy
and started toward hira. Uelser seized
a pair of long trimmer shears lying on
the table and as Kapar reached him
the boy plunged the shears to the depth
of four inches into the drunken man's
left breast. Kapar fell to the floor and
died with an oath on his lips, (ieiser
waa arrested.
THE STCRY OF THE WRECK.
Admiral Stanton's Graphic Account of
the Disaster to the Ill-Fated
Warship the Kearsarge
QUARANTINE, N. Y., Feb. 21. Rear
Admiral Stanton ant nineteen officers
and 183 men of the ill fated Kearsnge,
arrived at C'israutine this morning
shortly after 10 o'clock, on the Colon
steamer City of Para, after a teven
days paatage from Co Ion. Admiral
Stantou re i lily talked of the disaster
although carefully avoiding any state
ments that might incriminate anybody
or give a reason for tbe accident.
These, said he, were matters for
the attention of the investigat
ing board. After the frigate
struck it was found that there was
very lit.ii wator under her forward,
and fearing ah" might slip off into
deeper water and sink, a little raft, or
catamaran was launched s snou as it
was light enough to see, aud a kedge
anchor carriad ashore and a hawesr
made fast to hold tho ship upon the
reef. This hnwser was rove through a
pulley and a systematic effort was at
once male to land all hands in a boat
with a line fast to a block wuioh trav
eled on the hawser.
A strong northeast trade wind was
blowing steadily at the time. Tho
boat could carry six men at a time and
consequently it took considerable time
to land all linn, is. novisions, water
carta and uauv'.s to build temporary
shelter aere brought on shore and pre
parations were at once made to erect
sleeping quarters. Under the direction
of the officers men were told off to dif
ferent kinds of work. Sesuieu ai,d
marines contrived impromptu tents
while otheis built fires nnd raide
ready for th cooks. A Well was also
daR and a supply of freah water pro
vided for.
There was but one accident of a f atal
nature. Fireman Andrew Robbins,
while wading around in the shallow
water, fell into a deep hole and was
drowned, although every effort was
made to sava him. A lieutenant ami
seven men were dispatched to Old
Providence for aid in a life boat and
the remainder of the crew nwaited
succor in comparative comfort.
On tho 10th, juat ten days ater the
accident, the City of i'aru hove in sight
and the work of taking off the wrecked
men at once began. Thus was safely
accomplished without iucident and a
start was at once Blade for Colon.
When last seen tho famous old frigate
was hove down on one side with several
large holes in her bottom.
WILSON WILL TAKI A BATH.
Tho Great Tariff Reformer Does Not
Feel Well.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 20 -A special to
the Ulohe Democrat from Aguas Cal
iontas, Mexico, says Congressmen Wil
boh and Tarsuey have arrived from El
Paao.
Chairman Wilson is far from well,
as vet and was feeling so badly that
the party decided to stop over h-re for
two or three davs, to give Mr. Wilson
the benefit of the hot baths.
JOTTINGS AT THE CAPITAL.
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
MUSLIN
UNO
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RWEAH
Exquisite Material and Finish.
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 for medium grade.
The Embroideries used
in Trimming, the Muslin,
the Sewing, all have been
carefully examined, and
nothing unworthy is of
fered. During thi3 time we
sell the "Queen" Night
Gown. Tucked Yoke Val
encienes Lac Collar and
Cuffs at 98c, regular price,
$1.45.
FINLEYS,
SiO aad 512 Lackawanna Ave.
Senator Sherman proposes to have all
notable spots in the revolutionary history
deeigned add parked by n commissioner
to be appointed by the president,
The po.t master trcueral bns settled the
long controversy peer the awarding of the
contract lor printing postage stumps for
the next four years by rejecting all tins
bids aud ordering that the work be done
by tbo bureau of engraving and printing
The president aont to tbe senate the fol
lowing nominations: Oranvillo Stuart, cf
Montana, envoy extraordinary and miuis
ter plenipotentiary of the United States to
Paraguay aud Unrngnay: John H, Savage,
of New Jersey, United Slates consul at
Dundee, Scotland.
NOTABLE GROUP OF DEATHS.
Miss Anna K.lla Carroll, daughter of
the late (toveruor Carroll, of Maryland, at
Washington, D. (.'.
Dr. Oliver P. .lames, aged 79, one of the
most prominent physicians of Doylestown,
l' flu was a Democratic tnciuber of the
stato senate in 1801, and was promiuunt in
local politics.
WEATHER FORECAST.
W a an iNOTojf , Fob. 21. Forrra.it
for Thurisday: For ratttrn
iVnnsjfioinia, genrrally mow in
thr rarlj moi niiii;, followed bu
clrarinn, fair in the aftrrnoon, north
lii,,,,. For wrstrrn i ,,,7, a,, in, air,
eMffMST a nevMeni portion, west winde.
I SNOW
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Reliable Footwear.
Feet of every description fitted at
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Will close every evening at 0.30 P.M.
except Saturday.
We Examine Eyes
Free of charge. If a dodor is
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BO, AVe also guarantee a per
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