the Third Those who wish them should order immediately. Series of W'rAHEtori w now tf.,wy EIGHT lAGES--oG COLUMNS. SCRANTON, PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 10, 1894. TWO CENTS A COPY. 1 (fa in pin 1E1 TBI ANY MM MORIIM PE8 THE Ti l EREA lOBE BJ8il II Ml IS SPREADING Federal Authority Afrilu Invoke! 'Against Train Thieves. Extreme Measures Taken to Capture a Stolon Missouri Pacific Freight Train A Passenger Train Held Up in Ohio Coxeyite Train-Stealers in Jail at Pittsburg Breaking Up Western Bands. PCKBLO. Col., May 9. ANDERS' Cripple Creek band of Uoxeyltes, wuo seised a ireitit train hen last night anil started east on tlie llllioori Pacific rHll- Ml, suee.)eil In K-ttini; around the obstruction near Olney caused by liicliinu ii box ear in a rnt, nn'I re nmed tneir journey eMtwurd at about 3 3D, o'clock this morning, Snperin tenclent Derby, when notified by wir that tbe trninSilri were iiuain in motion, orlered four locomotives, wliici hml been wnttitiKHt Arlinirtrn, seventy tiw miles from hern, to go out is rep Idly SS DOeeibie. lie also ordered an. other locomotive to b ditched near HaawolL, which ii beyond Arlington. Nut a train exoept the stolen one ia now running on the Missouri Pedflo road In Colorado. The tank at Oni way, ten miles Iwlow Uuley, lias been unptied and water for the locomotive can be srrnred only from wells. It is tbongbt likely that the tramp' SngtOS will run dry before the new obstruction is retched, Ifuoo anxiety TV. is ft-it when it was Warned ttiat the track around the overturned engioe was coin pleled, lest the tramps should cut the telegraph wire, but the train went through Without any molestition of the wires, (t will lie almost Imp CSibls to pnreue the band from this direction, since to build their tracki around the ditch they have taken n: 100 feet of nil. I'nited Statoi lltnbejl Jones, in D i.ver, has been advise! of the inter ference with the inurement of tha main, end counsel for the Missouri Pacific in Denver has been instructed to apply to the feieral court for an in junction to prevent further interference by andi'rs an I his men. The stolen train encountered the ob ItrUttion near Arlington, wtiere four engine wete ditchd, but the traapt romptlv benan Losing tracks around the detraction. Sj rifl Mos-s endear -.red to raise a p-isie to capture Sanders snd bis men, but c nld uot secure more i haa forty men. The railroad author ities then communicated with Judge liallett, at Deliver, lu regard to secur ing federal aid. At Ordway the wuter in the stolen engine gave nut and the tramps were obliged to obtain a Supply from a well, carrying it in their dinner-pulls and luffce-cnps. iin.n cp n nun C'Ncinnati. May U Tue Cleveland Maaenger express on the iitltimore scd Ohio Southwestern railroad, leitv Dg I incinnnti at 8 o'clock, whs held op near Wyoming last night by about twenty tramp The train crew drove the intruders IT, I in as soon as the train was started the tramp boarded it again, The trainmen notified the Look land polio and stopped the train just outside the town. The police were bont to attack tbm when the tramp begun to 1 rtndish revolvers and elus. 1 tie terrified pseiiirrs persuaded In police to make no attempt to drive oh the tramps and the train proceeded on it way without their beitig molested. PRT8B( Kit, May 0 A section of (ial vin's band of Coxeyites was brought to the Centriil police itation tnis morn ing under arrest for taking possesion of a Baltimore and Ohio freight train ht Bkll There were twenty-three men in the party. The men deserted Onlvin'g baud yesterday. After the public meeting in McKcspport last ntirbl they went uj the track us fsr as Iiissell. When the fast freight train reached liiasell it was stopped, and Ibeiy climbed fin top of box cars. Haiti more and Ohio dnteclives, who had been expecting this action, were on hand, cuptured the men and brought them to this city on n spoeial train and locked them up. The men were arraigned in conrt and held on a charge of trespass preferred by the officers of the railway company, They gave Los Angeloa us their ad dress. Galvin's baud is still at Mc kcecport San DunNAUDiNO, Cl.,M.iy 9. "Col onel" Viuette, of tde second Log Ange loa contingent of (J ixeyites, ami seven of bis comrades, were takon before Justice Knox today on a complaint charging tnem with attempting to evade the payment of railroad fares, and were held to answer, bail fixed at $100 each, in default of which thev were remanded to the enstody of the ebenff. The band is going to pieces here. Saciiamknto, May 0. There is trouble in the "industrial army's" ranks here. Seroral of its ofllcero wore deposed this morning for drunkness mid new officers were chosen. Four of the old officers disappeared with tho band's money. Two of them were oap tnred near Clatknburg, ten miles outh, today, bat no money whs found 3U them. Tho band's treasurer, Ininan, end "Opr." Savage disappeared, and Hjuads of the baud found tnem in the gaa works and exchanged shots with tbera. About C00 has disappeared and the uen have nothintr to eat. Tacoma, May I). Superintendent MoCabe of the Northorn Paoiflo rail road says that all the Coxeyites are euet of the Cascade mountains. They were not allowed to go through the tunnel and walked over the mountains. Trains are now running regularly. NEGRO MINERS FRIGHTENED. Driven frcm the Milldale Mines by Skulls and Bones Warnings. Birmingham, Ala., May 0. The negro miners at Milldale quit work to day because they received three formal anoymous notices to do so. The last of these wag posted nt the mines lt night and read: "You have been given three notices to quit work. If you do not obey tomorrow morning you will aot live to disobey long." The notice was decked with skull and bones and purported to have beeu signed in blood with a dagger. Depu ties have gone to tho scene. THIBEDGAU TURNED UP. He Had Been Missing lwoity Years and Bis wife Remarried. Danook, Mo., May 0. -Twenty years airo Marshal ThtbedoaU, who lived iu Orono with bis wife and children, had trouble with his family and went west to seek his fortune. Ten years later Mrs. Thibsdean, believinir that her I' unhand would never bo heard from again, married James Pond, of Orono, and has livea happily with him ever since. Yesterday Thlbedean returned to find hi Hon and daughter married and prosperous and his wife living us Mrs. Pond. It is understood that Thibedeau said that he would remain dead, as fur as family relatione were concerned, his object ooming from Colorado being to see ins two ohildrca His wife is near ly prostrated. AN IHIHENSE GIL FIRE. One Hundred Thousand Dollar Con Migration Along tho Piers in New York. NEW xOR M iv 11. A barrel of oil st h in Img in Iron t of the Clyde line piers in South street exploded tliis afternoon and started a disastrous fire, which in twenty minutes destroy! the three piers, the freight in them, damaged the Catherine street ferry house to tne extent of 190,000, and made one of the hottest tires th department h is had to bit tie again-t for yearn. Tb piTI were numbers K8, UK) and ."I and Wen heavily stocked with p-trol n in. Fifty b irr.-ls that had beeu crowded from the sheds were in the str-et. It is stated that the explosion ws SMUCd bv some Italians who were sit ting on theol I barrels smoking. How they made their eoops when tho ex plosion occurred is not known, but thv did so, is certain The speed with which the flstnee spread was something inarvellons. It aeenied hardly more than a moment before the entire row of huntings was a mass of flame, At ttiCI 8&j lighter loaded witl 0 UOO m Ml was tied up. It was impossible to get h"r loose and she was a total l ee Thcf w,.s ISO bales ol cotton on her. valued at o each. In addition to the cotton thre was about fifty tons of general merchandise valued at f 1 0,000, This was also entirely destroyed A source of great anxiety w is the danger in which the tralgkt biHMCI of the Long Island railroad stood It is at pier M and was tilled with oil in bar rels, and general merchandise. A steady stream of water was p:ayed on the Padding however, ami no serious latnage was done. The Catherine street terry bouse, which belongs to the I'nion Kerry n mpany, were uot so fortunate, however. Tbey are badly damaged by tire ami water and will have to bwenluelf rehu.lt. Mr. W. P. Olydi snd tint the build ings would cool about $1,800 to rebuild and the piers as mm n acain Tb !os on cotton waa about fo.000 and on gen eral merchandise am tit twice that amount. Kv.rrtning was OOVCTCd by Insurance. The loss upon the C tther ln strict ferry houses is estimsted at $30,000. The two nridgaa were ren-.:-reil worthless by the fire. It coil $.'o, 000 to build each of thi'ui It Is thongUt that the total dum ige will amount to fDO.OO'). 5TeVE ARCH L PARDONED. Released Aft r F. ur Years' Iti-t r. eon men t tor Hnbblna State Treaeuir. Hai ti mukk, May U Kx-State Treas urer Stevenson Archer was pardoned out of the state penitentiary this after noon. He had been confined there since July l'.'O. under a i year sen teiioe. for robbing the state treasury of Ti:i3,000. Archer attempted to cemtnit snicide at his bom in Harford county when his defalcation was iniidn public. Ills downfall was one of the most senaa tional occurrence in the history of the state. No man within the routines of the state of Maryland was more popu lar nor trusted further. He had been a political !nder for years ami held many high offices, being chairman of the Democratic slate cen tral committee when proven a de faulter. FIRE AT WILKF.S-BARRE. Morgan's Sons Hardware Store Entirely Consumed, WlUUS BaIBB, PaV, May. 10. The hardware store of Q Morgan's Sons, the oldest establishment of its kind in this city, was destroyed by lire at 1 o'clock this morning. The Ion on stock will reach $20,000, on building 18,000, partially insured. e BRIEF 811 b OF HOME NEWS. The I'enry roliof expedition will leave St. Johns, N. V., on .Inly 4. The Findlay, 0,, glass works have start ed up after a hhut (town of tour montha. Tho Harmony society at Economy, !'., is believed to be iu tha throes of dissolu tion. Tho steamer St. Pierre ran down the schooner Watlve of lluiuiuloau off Cape Ureton. (leorge K. liurkwortl., a Cincinnati dis tiller and leading Democratic politician, dieil last night of a Blow decline. The Yar.oo Dolto planters have Imported 6!ltl Sicilians to work on reclamation of lauds in tho mouth of the Mississippi. The famous Tanner will cbbo in liostnn has been compromised, the widow and two sous each roceiving a third of the es tate, Joseph Jefferson made the epeoch of dedication at tho unveiling of the tomb stone of Edwin booth, Mount Auburn eomotery.JUoston. John C'ochnowor, onco the wealthiest coal dealer in Cincinnati and always highly respected, dropped dead at his East Walnut Hill home last night, aged 78. An official clrcnlar sent out from tho United Mine W orkers headquarters says that not more than 5,m0 miners will be at work at bituminous works by the time the Cleveland convention meets. ASSAULTED BY STRIKERS Four Men Almost Killed at tne Hill Farm Coke Works. THE DEPUTIES ARE POWERLESS The Mob Driven Away by the Win chesters of tho Deputies Great Excitement at Dunbar Many Evicted Families Passed tho Night on the Roadside at Everson. COMRaXUTIUj; Pa., May 9. nniOTOR HABBTJBQ and three W other workmen at Hill Farm lyi plant were beaten almost to VJ death at l o'clock this morning . IOC attack was made so suddenly that th. deputies were unable to protect the men before tbe mob had swooped down on them and had beaten the men iutu insensibility. According to promise, the Hill partn plant was tired up at 11 o'clock this morning with a large force of ineu Under a strong guard of deputies. Shortly before -1 o'clock everything was ipilet and the deputies left 100 Works. A few minutes later the rtrikers WCtC astir, and armed with eloba, stones and coke forks, inietly advanced under e ver of darkned The men at work did not see them until they were close at hand. Most of them Bed f Or their lives, llarburg and his three com panions w re surrounded by the s'rikers before they knew It. Thejr attempted to defend themselves but wre soon knocked senseless. The sharp renort of a Win ri . st.-r announced the approach of tin. deputies, Whereupon the luoti lied In every direction, closely followed liy the deputise, who Bred repectedly, BevercJ of the strikers were wounded, but none dangerously, and none of them were Captured. i here is great excitement at Dnnbcr I BC Bompany has again announce 1 thai they will operate the plant at all J ar Is. IU A STATIC ( I- ANXIETY. Boottdalb, Pa.. May 9, Incitement BOO Pnoertainty prevail here today ami there aie grave t.-ars for the outcome Last night t he deputies eurro'in led tue grounds leased by tbe strikers at Mover and tried to prevent theui from occupying the property. Th strikers produced tin r lease, however, snd took possession Tins morning the deputies, headed by Superintendent BrOCdfl I I marched to the camp grounds, wLtch MO directly in front of the coke plant, and ordered tne strikers off. The stru-rs gave peaceable possession, an 1 marched to Scottdal. Joseph Pen nington, who wa in charge of the Striker' OCflsp, appeared before Squire BiXlM and made Information against Superintendent Brondfcrd and several of the deputies, charging assault ant battery with intent to kill. They will be arrested during today There ar 3 out) men in Kverson drove, end arrangements ar being made to increase this nam her to by this afternoon, when tbey will march hack to Moyer ami ag in take p MCI Ion of the camp groimdv The Mover works are Idle. I'nited St its Marsha! luiams served injunction papers on President tterrett yesterday, but tins did not prevent him from addressing a large mass meeting held at Vender bill, where three of Bciney'l works are lo late I. A few m-n continue at w..rk in tbe Van terbilt diatnrt, and this morn ing '.',") i mm started for that place BfiCtiOM Weretx'guu lu earnest yes terday. and last night twenty-live fami lies tiarpl on the public ro id to Kverson Southwist Moi -land 4 are doing but lime work this morning. Morew i haa slightly increased force, and Vci ley Is w. rking about half full. One hundred owns are reported in opera tion at Oliver this morning, tho men Working under heavy guard. e ' i AN IN TC HI bT INC TRIO. Astounding Conf.ssuin of Llxaia Sharp, a Oav Maiden of F'ftr Years Pitit.AiiKi.i iiiA, May it William P. Bender, a down town drnggtit of tins city, today brcvgbt an notion against Dr Lemhert H Edgar to reoorer (SS,- O t0 damages for tho alienation of his wife's affections Mr. ilender says that in tho ronrse of his absence she became acquainted with Dr, IMgar, who had an cilice in the neighborhood,- and the doctor bvoauie a fitqncnt visitor at his bouse. Tbe druggist claims be induce 1 his wife to violate her marriage vows, ami names a hoUa in Wilmington, Del., and others in this city when he took the woman and maintained illicit relations wltn her. The information sgilnitDr. Klgar was furnished to Mr. Ib-nder hy Miss Lizzie Sharp, an nunt of Mrs. lieuder'H. who was ennmored of Klgar. Miss Sharp is alleged to have confessed that illicit relations had been oc curring between Dr. Kdgar, Mrs. lleuder and bcreelf for some time, and said that at one time the doctor, she and Mrs. Pender occupied the same room in a Wilmington bouse. Miss Sharp i about 50 years of age while Mrs Bendet Us young woman. Judge Bregy issued a capias for the arrest of Dr. B I gar with ball at 2,000. ELECTIONS AT MEDIA. Redoubtable Tom Cooper Encounters a Primary Waterloo. MEDIA, Pa., May U -The hot fight that has waged here between the two factions of the Republican party in Delaware county, with Judge Thomas Clnytou leading one wing and Captain Isaac Johnson, and ex-Collector of the port of Philadelphia Thomas V. Cooper tbe other, terminated at the primaries today. The polls did not close until H o'clock tonight and the return? from the country districts are slow in cotniug in, but IndicatiniiH point to the defeat of Johnson and the success of Judge Claytou in his battle for re election as jndgo. Congressman Jack Robinson, who bns stood neutral in the light, says that Clayton will go into the couveu- tion with 180 delegates, thirty tnoro than ho needs for a nomination. Cooper will not yet concede the defeat of Johnson and bases bis hopes upon tho returns from the eouulry districts, which have not yet beon hoard from and where Johnson's greatest strength lays. Johnson carried all tnreo districts of Media by a vote of more than three to one against Clayton, Clayton gets most of tbe delegates from Chester and s .ntls Chester and tbe dolegati Iron tln smaller towns suetns to be nearly evenly divided. . KELLY SblLS AWAY. The Flatb .at Flotilla Leaves Dss Moines Amid Great Enthusiasm Tek Mount, Iowa, May 9 Commo dore Kelly sailed for Washington shortly after noon today. His flotilla consists of 180 llatboats. Kach boat is eighteen feet long, six feet wide, and one foot deep, ami accommodates ten men. When the Mississippi is reached the boats will be lashed together, if practicable, and '. f not a barge will be secured. About 1,1110 men sailed to day, and ten boats were filled with provisions. The boats are all named and decorated with llsgs acquired throngh purchase or donation. Five thotisund lies Moines people went down to the navy yard this morning to witness the start, which had been ad vertised for 9 o'clock, neral K-lly greatly desired to make an imposing display, as led by his flagship the tl mlla proceeded down the river. He mi I the crowd were alike disappointed, when on arcouut of ob structions In the river it was decided to send tbe boats down a mile aud a quarter in charge of small crews. The boats got away from the navy yard during the fomoon, and were col lected below tbe obstructions. '1 be men assembleJ at the court bouse soon after t oon, mid ufter farewell speeches marched to the boats, and tbe formal departure was taken at 1 30, HIS DEATH IS A MYSTERY. The Dead Body of John McDonalJ Found Near Moosic. Njrml In thf .Srraeloa TViMiae. Miewn .Pa.. May U John McDonald, a middle aged man living la a OSttls met. t on ma Mm- mountain, ao-m'. three miles from the town of Moosic, was found dead yecterdcf half way b tween his home an I the laltr village The lo'.v was iying fsc downward along si l" the tiarka of a branch of the Delewar and ilu U m tracks, running to the new mill of the Mo isic Powder company. t'ornner Kellv was notifiel snd wet.t to theajxitat 9 o'c.ock l ist night. A ;'.irv wss erupannele I. eOMtctlOgj of J J Campbell, T J Daffy, R W I,wis. John M ormtck, Harvey Jacques and Malarlii Illy, and il was brought out in esi.b'iici that Mi l) mal l was seen n line on n wngen 'toward Mo sic very early in DM morning where lie intend ed to purchase some paint A'ter buying the Mint he started to Walk home snd, alter having gons s m distance, he stuuihle.1 an 1 fl, hurting his shoulder. II. returned to Mooeic to see a doctor anotit his sbonl der aud got soin medlolno, Then be itM ted back home It-fore leaving Moosir. however, he (topped at one of tha house there aud asked the privi lege of leaving his paint there until the following day His ItqWCCl wa granted, and he incidentally mentioned his misheg to the folks where he called, cmiplainiiig tnat the medicine bs l.ad token made Mm vtry ill. Ills dea l body was dis covered some time in the day, and the coroner OpOU elimination OOUld not tiud marks of violence or stiy bruises upon it lh" holy was run vol to a house near by. where it w.ll be kept until lh Coroner makes, a more complete ex amination at 10 o'clock this morning. JEALOUSY AN 0 MURDER. Albert Wo.dtey NeM ta Mrs. Buchanan and Thn Alteinii'.s Suicide. Prrrtun not Muv 9 .ib-rt Woodlcy, who tins morning shot and killed Mrs. Buchanan and then attempted his own life, will recover. Although unron scions when removed to the hospital, he speedily revived. His wound was dressed an I the polio notified of hla improved Condition, lie was taken to tail this afternoon. W hlie en route to the j ill Woo.lley told Detective Steele that his father re sided in Washington, but the other members of tbe family live in Brook lyn Woodley alto ststed that his crime waa prompted by jealousy. e WASHINGTON C0SSIP. Iterkeley Springs will entortaln the Obrcan minister aud members of ins suite tioa summer. The French nmbassndor and Mrs. I'aten otro attended Mrs. Cleveland's regular Monday reception. If. II. D. I'lerce, of Massachusetts, has beeu nominated to be secretary to tho le gation in St. Peter burg, Tbe nomination of the prominent col ored man, C EL J. Taylor, to be recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia, bangs lire iu tb0Ut0i Kepri sentativo John O'Neill, of Mis souri, turned up in the role of an assailant of Dr. James II. Stone, a strauger to him, whom he struck an unprovoked blow, and for Which he paid a Hue of 15. A bill passed the senate authorizing the captain and crew of the life Having station at Hog Island. Va., to accept a medal of honor from Spain for their heroic conduct in saving life from a wrecked Spauish ves sel. Hear Admiral Walker and Surgeon J. Rufus Tryou, of the navy, will probably be permitted to accept a Uecoraliou uf the third class from the people of Venezuela for their liumauo services to tho wounded and dying men iu tho recent Venezuelan war. bote yesterday afternoon Ootey was served With a notice to comply with the health regulations iu regard to his camp within forty-eight hours, otherwise bo will bo prosecuted under a statute which imposei a Que of from $5 to t-! for each offense, Tbe President, on his trip to Fredericks burg today to attend the Mary Washing tou monument ceremonies, will be accom panied hy Secretary and Mrs. Oreshain, Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle, Secretary ami Mrs. Lnmout, Postmaster Ueuoral BlsselL, Secretary and Mrs. Morton and Private Secretary and Mrs. Thurber. L He Is Advised to Go Baci to Ohio and Look After His Family. MR. MEIKELJOHrVS GREAT SPEECH Ho Casts Slurs Upon tbe Administra tion and Andrew Carnegie Mr. Al len Springs His Coxcy Resolution in tho Senate and Listens to Sound, Sensible Talk-The Tariff Bill Dis cussed A Coincidence Pointed Out by the Nebraska Senator. Washington, May '.) THK resolution offered last Mon day by Mr Allen (Nehraekn for the appointment of a select committee to investigate the police assault and arrest of Corey, ltrowne and Jones in the capltol grounds on the first of May, was laid before the senate this morning, and Mr, Allen made an argument in sup port of it. Disclaiming sympathy with the I tey movement and saying he did not believe that it would be wise for congr-ss to appropriate money for th construction of highways in tho state, Mr. Allen proceeded to sdvocate the adoption of the resolution. ")! not." Mr Diulel asked, "Mr Coiey full legal remedies for any wrong Which he msy have suffered 7" "I hope," Mr Allen said, "that the senator from Virginia will not under take to divert me from the course which i hay., mante l out " "I do not desire to divert lh.0 sons tor," Mr Daniel said, ,,Unt 1 want to judge as to the propriety of tne senate acting in tbllOCOC if the man haa been It j. ire I an I if be bed U.'al remedy for the mj'iry." Mr Allen went on to s v that it wss not trie that he w). or ever had been 0 innl for Coxcy, He ha 1 te.en called in Consultation with two represents tires, Mr. Hudson, of K msas, and Mr. Pence, of Colore Ir, as to L'ox.-y's rights, and lie had gone to the p MJ nonrl In connection w.th the matter Hut the rough hands that had been laid npou Ootey had beeu laid on the rights of 7 1 ooo o o American citizens It was for their rigata that he spoke today MOD AOnOX KR OOXXY. Mr. Allen waa followed by Mr Slier man, Ohio, who cherart.-n.- d the whole thing aa a sham and pretense, and ad rise ! CoSCV to go home to Ohio and take care of his property, of his wife and his fsiuily. The resolution went over without aall 'n till tomorrow and a "iibstitut i was ff Te 1 for It br Mr. 'Teller, Colorado, and accented by Mr Allen, whien aobttilut will i the resolution that will be acted upon to morrow. Il simply provid-s for the investigation, Omitting entirely tbe 1 r-aruble. The tariff t ill was then taken tin an 1 a long discussion t k place on the pending smeti Iment to insert In the rnactin clans of the bill the words "or withdrawn for consumption" so that It will res I that tb duties pro Vide 1 In the act w 11 h levied. collected end paid upon ail articles Imported froO) f Coign countries or withdraws for consumption after June 30, IbeM Then Mr Lodge. MaaeMOhncctlC, of fered an amendment to imponc dis criminating dvttea upM Greet ltntain ntitil that government shotill assent to and take part in an international agree ment for the coinage and use of silver. I he amendment, after discussion, w leld on tbe table by party vote of 83 to 'JO, and the sen ite si tl p. m. , joUTOOd until tomorrow. PMCtWPteNM :n the BOOIE The Republicans were successful tc day in set tiring what tune they desired U r general debate on the naval appro priation bill for the year ending June 888 After sev.-rsl private and nn Important bills had been dnjios -d of. Mr. Cumuiings, ( Dem N ) chair mail of the committee on naval atT tin, called up tbe bill, and asked that gen eral debate ho limited to four hours. Speeches were tnn lo hy Messrs. Walker, tltep, Mass); Orcsvenor, (Kep, Ohlojj Hlaek, (Dim.. Oi l, De liver, (Rep, lowai, Meikeljohn. (Rep, Neb.); Pendleton. (Dem, W. Va.)ami Ray, lUep., N 11 ) Mr. MeiUi ljohu psid attention t ) the frau ts recently made public in the manufacture of armor plates.for which the Carnegie company was line I f 1 lo, 000 He said the navy department authorities' which made th investiga tion decided that tli contrsctors should DC fined 1884,000, and that $7,000 pre miums p. i I the firm le recovered Prom this decision Carnegie appealed to President Cleveland, said Mr Meikeljohn, who reduced tho amount of the flue 1148,000 and released the company from all liability on acconut of the premiums. Ho called attention to what he characterized as tbe remarkable coincidence that this nation by President Cleveland was fol lowed by Carnegie's letter in support of the Wilson tariff bill. Mr. Meikel john gave notice of his intention to olfer sn amendment providing for an Investigation by congress of the sub ject matter of tho tins imposed upon the Carnegie eompany. Mr. Cox, (Dem., Tenn.,) gave notice that he would then move to add an amendment to repeal the teu per cent, lav law. At i :10 the house adjonrned. STABBED WITH A PENKNIFE. A Mulatto Arrested for the Murder of a V.hlte Woman. New YORK, May !). George Smith, a colored man 27 years old, who lives at No. 100 West Thirtieth was held without bail in the Jefferson Market police conrt this morning for causing the death of Kliznbnth Hsrry, n mar ried woman aged 20 yours, of No. 1119 Bt lnirty-hfth stroet. the woman died at her home this morning at 0 18 o'clock from tho eifccls of stab wounds in her buck Inflioted with a penknife by Smith. The trouble which led up to the stab bing occurred on Thursday night last, iu the bsIoou at 146 West Twenty seventh street, between 11 aud 12 GOOD COUNSE FOR CQXEY o'ol ock. The conple were drinking to gether. There was seme dispute about drinking a glass of beer. Smith be came enraged, end yelled "I'll fix you," nt the same time drawing a pen knife from his pocket and stabbing the woman in the back. The police were not notified at the time, and Smith was not srreBted un til 4 o'clock this morning, when it be came known that the woman was dy ing. Smith, although a colored man, has s very light complexion and regu lar features. Ho was born in Balti moro and is married. CITIES WIPEO OUT. An Eartbquake Destroys Egldn, Merlds and Several Ven'Ztiela Villages. Washington, d. c , May 0 Secrs- tary Oresbam today received a cable gram from the United States cnnsnl nt Caracas saying that an earthquake on April 2S destroyed the Venezuela cities of Kgldo, M-rida and several villages with heavy loss of life, Merlda is tbe only place of Import ance mentioned iu the above ' snatch. It is a flourishing: city of 12, 000 Inhab itants. Itdfore its destruction by an sarthqtia) in 1-12 it was tho largest city in Venezuela UNITED STATES COURT. Vast Amount of Business Accumulated at Pittsburg Jennie Ross Fails to Appear. fita? ''o-irt.o'i'. are -'rraaf. Tribune, Turin to, Ta , May 'J What Dis trict Attorney Harry Hall declares will bs the longest term of the I'nited Slates district court held i the west era district of Pennsylvania for twenty two years opened in tbe splendid fed eral hu.ldingou Bmith&eld sireet Man- day morning On account of th ap propriation for tli payment of wit nSset being exhausted, no criminal Cases were heard at tile last two terms o. I'nited states court aud a crowded trial list ti r the present term is the re sult 1 here are uow thirty prisoners iu the Allegh-ny county jail awaiting tt ial la the district court and the grand jury is grinding out true bills nith a rapidity that is a startling departure from the usual deliberate m-t iod of transacting business affected by United Matee jnrora 1 bs majority of those attending this session of the Court are from North BBStern Pennsylvania, and at any lime while court is in session from one to s d ten residents of Scranton snd Wtlkao Beer can be seen lu tbe corri dors I'nited States Commissioner A. J i m, if., and Deputy Marshal A. Bonnlon, jr , are here lu their official capacity, auvl the following Scrautou jurors are doing duty: Henry lie yea. lipstiff Jaeob Kitter, Attorney jj C Reynolds, L J. Williams aud Jnmss I Mitchell. The witnesses fn in BcTn to who are In the city are. Johu Morris, Chief of Police W T. Simpson, leintennnt of police Micnai Snellinnn. O0OSC1 D P. Roche and James Saul, frank Robling, A C. Bcbrifcr, A K Detweiler. v. u Christmas. BugCUS Stanton, John Jar vis Cred Morns, 1". I) Jones. Andrew Weir, D E Jenkins. M. V. Morris, Knot, riynu and daughter, Miss Jeunie Mott, Mise K K Leach The Webb counterfeit sud the Jen-t.l- Ii ss cases, in which tbe Scranton witnesses sre interested, are expected to be called before the grand jury to day 1 he Webb esse will in all prob ability uot be tried until the July term at Kne, Jeunie It s has not yet put in an a; peera .c ii. the ally, and if a true Mil le found against hr she will b- sent for. j. F at OFflCER JOStPH BLOCK INJURED. His Face Badly Cm While Jumping frem an Electric Car. Officer Joseph lllock, one of the re cently appointed policeman received painful, thougti not lenous, injuries yesterday afteruoon wuile jumping from a moving electric car at Hogau park Following the drill of policemen at the armory yesterday afternoon Officer ltiock and Bound were aesiguel duty at the bsse ball park. The foriusr at tempted to alight from the car while it was moving rapidly. He lost his bal ance and wss thrown forward on bis face, sliding along the rough, ground for several yards. His upper lip wss cut almost through to the teeth and one side of his uose was gsshed almost as badly. Police Surgeon VV. it Pulton was called to attend him at his home on Ten u avenue, where it was necessary lo take many stitches in bis lip after his moustache bad been shaved. It will probably be a week before ho can report for even light duty. The accident is unfortunate in that Officer ltiock is one of the most prom ising men on the force and has beeu on duty but a brief ported. A CRANK AFTER MRS. LEASE. Says lie Intends to Kill Her and En oloeee Money fur Flcwers. Wu BIT A, Kan., May D. The chief of police of this city yesterday received a letter from some crank residing At Kenyon, Minn,, iu which was enclosed $10 to buy "pure white (lowers to he placed upon the body of Mrs. Lease on the day of her funeral," which he sets down lor May 20. 3 He says that the Nezareue came to him in a vision with a cross of blood painted upon his breast and com manded him to kill Mrs. Lease. Mrs. Lease has been notified of the danger. CONDENSED STATE NEWS. Owing to the prevalence of small pox at Illandon, Berks county, the two schools at that place have boen closed. Thompson Hun coal miners who were granted increased wagen and who have been guarded by deputy sheriffs since the great strike began, Want out yesterday uiorniug on a sympathy strike. WEATHER FORECAST. D 1 Washington. MavO Forecast Ej.eea. niFAH f"r Thunday: lor rot a nst idiu'd. fair. aMoniaamaaa in bmiierudire. variable tci'toti ikifting to enat. For ITssIsi Pennsifuniiio, (ncicasi'ni cloudiness, ust to south u tints. FINLEY'S The Great Popularity of Cnr Ladies' Shirt Waists Proves that they are correct ia Style and Quality. They com prise Plain and Fancy Silks, Lin eng, Cheviots, Lawn,, Percales, etc, ori: BTOCK OF CHILDREN'S WAISTS Are of the best, In Stylo and Workmanship, and include "Tho King Waist," in Fattntleroy, Plain White, (Jin-hams, Percale, etc. The "Mother's Friend" Wats! and our Special LIoubo Watst at o0c, the greatest for the money. 510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave. IHE EUTTA mCHwIOHEl ITS HI FAMOUS Maltese Cross RUBBER BELTING AND HOSE. CRAB A. BCHHTREN rO'3 PERFORATED ELECTRIC And Oak tanned Leather Belting, EL A. Kingsbury OET 313 Sprose St., Scranton, Pi Lewis, Reilly & Davies A DRIVE In Russiet Shoes, LEWIS, REILLY" & DAVIES 114 Wyoming Avo. WROLXHALI AN P HKTA1U We Examine Eyes Freo of charge. If a doctor is needed you are promptly told so. We also guarantee a perfect fit. All SILVERWARE and Damaged Gooda et Arcade Fir will be sold at 50 Per Cent Below Coet. The Jeweler, 408 Spruce Street. - g 1 . keel Q
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