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SCRAXTOX, PA.,' FRIDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1894.
TWO CENTS A COPT.
COULD NOIJECIPBER II
Mr. Call's Amendment to Nicaragua
Canal Bill a Puzzle.
DAY'S DOINGS IN THE HOUSE
Consideration of the Vrgcncy Deficiency
Bill Vote on the Motion to Striko Out
he Appropriation for the Collec
tion of Incorao Tax.
By the United Tress.
Washington, Doc. 13. Consideration
of the Nicaraguan canal bill was re
sumed and Mr. Morgan finished his ar
gument In advocacy of , it. He asked
unanimous consent to have the vote
taken upon it next Thursday; but objec
tion was made by Mr. Caffery and then
Mr. Morgan asked that the vote be tak
en Immediately. But Mr. Peffer desired
to' occupy some time In presenting his
views and the bill went over. In the
meantime, an amendment to It was sent'
up by Mr. Call and when its reading
was called for by Mr. Morgan, there
was no one at the clerk's desk who
could make anything out of the manu
script except the words "The United
Staites of America." And It was left to
be deciphered at Che government print
ing office.
Aside from about an hour devoted
to an animated discussion of the poli
cy of the pension bureau under the
present administration, the session of
the house today was strictly a business
one.
. After some general business the
house went Into committee of the whole
and resumed Consideration of the ur
gency deficiency bill, the pending ques
tlon being the amendment offered by
Mr. Henderson (Kep. Ia.) to reduce the
amount of the appropriation for special
pension agents from $2D0,00 to $1:15,000.
Mr. Hicks (Hep. Pa.) advocated the
amendment. He said that the special
agents had been changed under the in
fluence of the unjust charge of fraud
against the pensioners made in the
president's message of 1S93 from
friends of applicants for pensions to
antagonists. This was shown, said
Mr. Hicks, by their method of examln
ing applicants, which was often hasty
and unfair. In response to a challenge
from Mr. Coombs (Dem. N. Y.), he gave
an Instance In Pennsylvania, which, he
asserted, bore out his statement.
Vote on Deficiency Kill.
After an hour's debate the house, In
committee of the whole, voted 88 to f9
not to reduce the appropriation In the
urgent deficiency bill for the payment
of Bpeclal pension examiners from $250,
000 to $125,000 upon the amendment of
fered by M:r. Henderson, (Rep., Ia.) The
bill was then reported to the house with
a favorable recommendation. Mr. Cock
ran, (Dem., N. Y.), moved to re-commlt
the bill, with Instructions to strike out
'the appropriation for collecting the In
come itax. . On this question 'the yeas
id nays were ordered.
The motion ito re-commlt was lost-
yeas 49, nays 108; the bill was ithen
passed.
Those who voted In the afllrmat
Mr. Cockran's motion to strike out the
Income tax were: Messrs. Adams, (Pa.):
Aldrlch, Baker, (N. H.), Kartlett, Blng
ham, Boutelle, Rrownell, Broslus,
Bumly. Cadmus, Campbell, Clancy
Cockran, Collin, Coombs, Curtis, (N. Y.),
Dalzell, Daniels, Draper, Dunn, Fiedler,
Gardner, Gear, Gelssenhalner, Graham,
Grosvenor, Grow, Harmer, Hicks, Hook'
er, (N. Y.), Lefever, Loudenslager, Mar
vln, McDowell, Morse, Page, Keyburn
Russell, (Conn.), Scranton, Slckels,
Stephenson, Stevens, W. A. Stone, Stor
er, Thomas, Wadaworth, Wanger, We-
ver and Wuomur, Messrs. Tracy and
Everett answered "present."
INCOME TAX REGULATIOMS,
Persons Having an Annuul Income of Over
$:J,500 Must .Muke Return.
By the United Press.
Washington, Dec. 13. The secretary
of tlhe treasury today approved the In
come tax, regulations. Every citizen of
the United States, Whether residing at
Qiome or abroad, and every person resld
Ing or doing business in the United
States, who has an annual Income of
more than $3,500, Is required to make
return under oaith before the first Mon
day In March of each year. The first
return Is to Include all Income received
In the year 1894, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31,
Guardians, trustees, and all corpora
tions anting In any fiduciary capacity
are required to make similar returns
for minors, wards or beneficiaries.
Persons having less than $3,500 annu
Income are not required to make return,
All Incomes of $4,000 and over are tax
able 2 per cent.
SOLD HOG US TERRITORY.
United States Marshal Arrests a Patent
Swindler.
. By the United Press.
Hollldaysburg, Pa., Dec. 13. W.
Ranford, charged with using the Unit
ed States malls for unlawful purposes,
was arrested here by Marshal Clark
this afternoon.
Sanford pretended to represent the
owners of different patents and had
victimized scores of dupes In this por
tlon of the state by selling them bogus
territory before his rascalities were
exposed. He claims to be a New York
newspaper man.
CORNERED BY COMSTOCK.
Printer Pleads Guilty to Charge of Circu
lating Obscene Literature.
By the United Press.
Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 13. M. L. Dell
4nger, a printer of this city, pleaded
guilty today to printing, selling and dis
seminating obscene literature.
Anthony Comstock, who caused the
arrest, said foe conducted the most ex
pensive traffic of this kind In the coun
try. Sentence was deferred.
SHOT HER LOVER.
Annie
Brewer Fatally Wounds Gideon
l.attimcr.
By the United Press.
Lynn, Mass., Deo. 13. Annie N., bet-
xt known as "Maud" Brewer, a pretity
' 23-year-old girl, shot her lover, Gideon
W. Lattlmer, jr., dhls morning. The
two had been lovers for some time, but
X,attimr was anxious to withdraw and
oday called ait the girl's home with
' several trinkets, a photograph and some
letters that tme had sent him. She
pleaded With him to change his decision
and come back to her. He refused and
the girl drawing a revolver, fired two
shots at him. One bullet struck him In
the bowels and passed through to the
hip, the other entered his right
shoulder.
Miss Brewer 'then left the house as
quickly as possible and has disappeared.
Lattlmer was found unconscious on the
floor of the room, bleeding profusely.
Neither of Lattlmer's wounds are likely
to be faital. The police are searching
for the girl.
BLOWN FROM AN ENGINE.
Singular and Fatal Accident to Fireman
Foglc.
By the United Press.
Pittsburg, Dec. 13. About 5 o'clock
this morning Fireman F. B. Fogle, of
the second section Atlantic express, on
the Pennsylvania railroad, was blown,
by a sudden gust of wind, from the
engine cab as the train was nearlng
New Florence, sixty-five miles east of
Pittsburg.
Fogies' dead body was picked up a
few minutes later by the train crew.
The wind was blowing a gale and the
train was running at the rate of thirty'
five miles an hour at the time. Fogle
was 24 years of age, married, and re
sided at Altoona.
TEXXEU SC0KES KXIGIITS.
Ho Claims That They Arc Led by Scurril
ous Knavcs-Dronno's Resolution Is
Turned Down.
By the United Press.
Denver, Col., Dec. 13. At today's ses
sion of the Federation of Labor a reso
lution reported favorably b,y the com
mittee on resolutions asking congress
pass a law making it drlminal for
employers to supplement their help In
time of strike and warfare by employ
ing large companies of men from for
eign countries.
Next came the silver resolutions with
a long preamble as an argument favor
ing the free coinage advocates. It de
mands the re-enactment of the coinage
law of 1S37 upon a ratio of 16 to 1. The
resolution was adopted.
The committee on president's address
reported, endorsing the position of the
executive council In the American Rail
way union strike. It recommended the
fixing of May 1, 1896, as the date for an
effort to establish the eight hour day.
An opposition to the committee's re
port was raised by Delegate Penner be
cause tt recommended the continuance
of negotiations with the Knights of La
bor for a union. Delegate Penner want
ed to ihave nothing to do with what he
denominated a gang of shysters led by
scurrilous knaves. Such an organiza
tion, he declared, could only be re
formed by killing it.
The resolution committee reported
adversely on a document from Carl
Browne, the Coxeylte, requesting that
If congress shall adopt the Baltimore
)lan the federation shall order Its fol
lowers to demand payment In gold coin
after May 1, 4896.
A resolution by T. J. Morgan, of Chi
cage, to secure the enforcement or tne
compulsory education law In all the
states, was endorsed. The resolution
condemning the "pluck me" stores of
large corporations and the Issuance of
script payment for labor was adopted,
TRIED TO ROAST HIM.
Students ut Thiol College- licscnt the
President's Peculiar Ideas by Dusturdly
Outrages, i
By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Dec. 13. A special to
the Record from Sharon, Pa., says:
Students at Thlel college, In Green
vllle, this county, becoming Incensed a
the monarehlal tendencies of President
Roth, attempted last night, so It Is be
lieved, to ronst him to death In his bed,
Several weeks ago Presdent Roth
shocked the students by makng
speech In wheh he denounced In vigor
ous terms the present mode of govern
ment in the United States and said that
a monarchlal government was the only
government. This speech was the be
ginning of the whole affair, and since
that time the president has been sub
jected to all kinds of abuses and Insults,
wihlch have grown worse of late.
On Monday night the president was
hung in efllgy in such a position as to
attract the attention of every person
who passed the college. Tuesday night
a shower of bricks was thrown through
the window In the president's study,
but luckily he escaped without Injury,
Last, night, about midnight, a fire
was discovered under the dormitory
where the president was asleep. The
fire was extinguished without difficulty
but not before the building was badly
burned. The dlaffected students had
hauled a load of shavings, saturated
them with oil and Bet them on fire,
The faculty, with the aid of the po
lice, Is making every attempt possible
to locate the perpetrators of the das
tardly plot.
Reunion of Fifty-first Regiment.
By the United Press.
' Harrisburg, Dec. 13. A reunion of the
Fifty-first regiment, Pennsylvania volun
teers, was held here toduy.. The attend
ance was not large. J. Calvin Umstead
and William W. Oweh, both of Noir
town, wero elected president and seive
tury, respectively. The next reunion will
be held on the battlefield of Fredericks-
burg, Suturilay, Aug. 24. .
Dctwllcr Indicted.
By the United Press.
Easton, Pa., Dec. 13. Charged with
false pretense and embezzlement
Northampton county commlsloners.
Dctwller, court stenographer and secre
tary or the Republican county commit
teo, was toduy Indicted by the grand
jury.
STATE PARAGRAPHS.
Saturday evening Governor Pattison
will preside at a meeting of the Harrij-
burg branch of the Commercial Travelers'
Home association.
Owing to the split in the EvanEcllcal as
soclatlon, Schuylkill seminary will, about
the r.rst of the year, remove from Fred
erleksbui'K to Myergtown.
Mrs. William Rhote, of Wllllamsport
whllo temporarily Insane, committed sul-
duo yesterday morning by jumping Into
the Busauehanna river.
Eleven-yen r-old Ella Hill, of Natalie,
near Blmmokln, while scouring the woods
'or a chicken, Monday, lost her way, and
when found the next day was almost
frozen stilt.
Postmaster John Troxell, of Portage,
Cambric county, has been arrested and
held In !l,(Mi ball on the charge ot emhex
tllng $350 belonging to tho money ordar
depnrtir.f nt.
A new addition which Mahlon Heffncr,
of New Jerusalem, was building to his
house won wrecked and everything In it
destroyed by the explosion of a number of
sticks of dytiomlte which had been placed
n?ar en open hearth fire to dry. '
ENERAL GREGG'S REPORT
mportant Recommendations Con
tained in the Review, . '
STATE FINANCES HEALTHY
The Large Balance, However, as the At
tructlon for Misappropriation May
Not Prove an Unmixed Blessing,
Many Amendments Arc Needed.
By the United Press.
Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 13. Auditor
General Gregg makes some Important
ecommendatlonis In this report to the
governor. He says the finances of the
commonwealth are In a healthy condl-
on. Referring to the large balance In
the state treasury, he observes:
Whilst wo may point with pride to the
existence of this large balance, It must
not be too readily assumed that It will
prove an unmixed blessing. Its very ex
istence will Invite applications of its
appropriation to purposes neither nec
essary nor deserving. If a considerable
portion of the present accumulated bul-
nce could bo applied to some needed pub
lic use, whose benefits would be enjoyed
by the entire people, without placing upon
commonwealth an annual charge there
for, which could not be made from Its
reliable revenues, it would seem well
that the existing surplus, should be so
used. i
He speaks of some difficulties In col
lecting the revenues and says:
It Is greatly to be regretted that the tax
ation of the capital stock of corporations,
limited partnership and joint stock asso
ciations cannot be made under a tax law
that can be enforced, upon reports ma-lo
to this department and under a general
rule of application
There are upward of 7,o00 corporations
nd limited partnerships and joint stock
associations making capital stock re
ports to this department. Of these prob
bly one-half do not report sales of shares
of stock to have occurred during the year.
n view of these facts it Is respectfully
urged that the legislature will, at Its ap
proaching session, so amend the present
law of taxing capital stock that it shnl!
be possible for the auditor general to de
termine the tax in each case, save In
optional ones, from reports made to his
department.
Where Amendment Was Needed.
General Gregg says there is great
need of amendment to the existing laws
on the subject of theatrical and circus
license. He suggests that the owner or
essee of a place for theatrical repre
sentations should be required to pay
an annual license, which should be
graduated according to the population
of the city or borough In which the
building Is situated.
It Is recommended that section of the
act of June 7, 1879, shall be so amended
as to limit the application of the word
broker" In the act to those brokers
who receive deposits of money.
Reference Is made to the fact that the
number of mine Inspectors was In
creased from 16 to 18 In 1893 and no ap
propriation made for the increased sal
aries. There will, therefore, be a deficit
to be provided for by thp legislature.
The receipts this year were: $12,873,-
786.82; the chief items being the tax on
corporation stock and limited partner
ship, $3,635,668.73; tax on gross receipts,
$780,308.61; banks, 535,142,23; foreign In
surance companies, $195,758.50; loans,
$1,381,625.99; tax on personal property,
$2,386,750.99; tax on writs, wills, deeds,
etc., $162,428.52; tax on collateral Inher
ences, $869,178.93; licenses, $1,366,041.26;
bonus on charters, $215,257.69; United
States government, $399,071.55; fees of
public officers, $157,632.40; conscience
money, $644.
DEFENDANTS GALORE.
EdwardNvlllltcs Anxious to lie Indicted
for Burning Mrs. Thomas Davis unJ
John Jones in Effigy.
By tho United Press.
Wllkes-Barre, Pa,, Dec. 13. David
Bolton and David Thomas, of Ed
wardsvllle, were tried tonight on 'the
charge of libel for burning In efllgy
John Jones and Mrs. Thomas Duvls.
The neighbors charged that Jones and
Mrs. Davis had been for some time
stepping beyond the bounds of propri
ety, and they had warned them that
they must not continue to besmirch the
churacter of the neighborhood. The
warnings went by unheeded, and
company of twenty or more went to
Mrs. Davis House at midnight, and
burned the two figures In her front
yard.
Mrs. Davis watched the flames from
her window, and In the HJrht detected
several faces she knew. This morning
she swore out warrants before Alder
man Perkins for the arrest of Bolton
and Thomas.
When they were arrested a crowd of
a couple of hundred Edwardsvllle resi
dents came over to the county seat, de
claring that they were In the efllgy
party and requesting that they also
be Indicted. The case was postponed
for a few days after a number of wit
nesses had been heard.
NEWFOUNDLAND CRISIS.
Heroic Efforts to Restore Confidence Aro
Made. .
By the United Press.
St. John's, N. F., Dec. 13. It Is now
regarded as Impossible for the Union
bank, which, It was announced several
days ago, had closed temporarily, to re
sume operations. Should this be the
case, however, no loss would be suffered
by the depositors or note holders. The
property of the shareholders will be
sacrificed to assure such a result. To
accomplish this the bank of Nova Sco
tia, of Halifax, has sent two represen
tatives on the steamer Barcelona to
render whatever assitance Is possible.
Large consignments of Bpecle are also
on the way here, and It is hoped that
this will help to restore public confl
dence.
A public movement will shortly be in
augurated to devise means for procur
Ing food for those Impoverished people
who are without any prospect of ob
taining employment this winter.
CRIER SHOOTS A SHERIFF.
Tragedy Resulting from a Jury List Scan
. dal.
By the United Press. ,
New 'Orleans, La., Dec. 13. Ex-
Criminal Court Crier Davis shot and
Instantly killed Deputy Sheriff George
Boyd this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
corner of Canal and Royer streets.
The trouble grew out of a scandal
concerning the theft of a Jury list from
the criminal court and Is the outcome
ot the boodle councilman troubles,
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NEARY'S NARROW ESCAPE
Carbondale Constable Is Attacked by
Jilood-thirsty Highwaymen.
A MURDEROUS SUGGESTION
After Severely Denting tho Officer, One
of the Thugs Proposes to Finish Him
and Place His Dcud Iludy on
the Railroad Truck.
Bpeclal to the Scranton Tribune.
Forest City, Dec. 13. The largo gen
eral Btore of George Wedeman at Vand-
llng was visited by burglars yesterday
morning about 1 o'clock An entrance
was effected by breaking open the front
door. The safe was the next object
that attracted their attention. Opera
tions were at once begun on it by drill
ing' a hole in the top. When this was
accomplished a charge of dynamite was
exploded, and the safe was open. The
money, which amounted to about $60,
was secured. ',
Mr. Wedeman Is treasurer of the fire
company nt Vandllng. and $50 of the
money belonged to thut organization.
The men were four In number, and
after securing the money they started
toward the Erie railroad tracks.
Constable Edward Neary, of Carbon-
dale, alighted from a train about this
time and was proceeding to Vandllng
to look for a criminal for whose arrest
he had a warrant. He saw four men
coming toward him, but thinking they
were men who worked In the mine, he
did not pay any attention to them.
Suddenly the men divided Into two
files to pass him, and when he was be
tween the two sections, two of the men
grabbed him by the wrists and knocked
him down. One of the men quickly
went through his pockets, relieving him
of his revolver, money, a pair of hand
cuffs and watch. Seeing that he was
an ofllcer, one of the assailants made a
vicious swing at him with a "Jimmy,"
which came very close to his head.
One of the men suggested that they
might as well finish him and put his
body on the railroad track to appear
that he had been killed by a train. They,
however, changed their minds, and went
down to the railroad track.
Mr. Neary quickly recovered and
went to some houses and raised an
alarm. Word was sent to Carbondale
for officers, and Chief of Police McAn
drew and Detective Michael Moran re
sponded. Nothing could be discovered
of the highwaymen at that time, but it
Is probable that efforts will be put forth
to place them In the custody of the law.
ZIM'S FAREWELL.
The Great Bicyclist Announces Ills Last
Appcaraneo in the King.
By tho United Press.
Philadelphia, Dee. 13. A nine days
bicycle tournament began here tonight
at Industrial hall with four races be
tween class A men. None of tonight's
races were finished, only the prelimin
ary heats being ridden off. The attend
ance was not large, only about 200 peo
ple being present. The track la a very
small one, being eighteen laps to a mile,
and the turns were exceedingly danger
ous looking, being twelve feet In eleva
tion. There were two or three spills in
theTllfferent heats, but no one was serl
ously hurt.
The star attraction of the evening
was the appearance of Champion Zlm
merman, who rode an exhibition mile
In 2.23 3-5. Harry Wheeler appeared
with Zimmerman, but did not ride, and
Zimmerman announced that his appear
ance at this tournament was positively
his lust as a professional bicycle rider,
as he Intended retire and go Into busi
ness.
POPULIST AND HIS RAZOR.
Slashes His Wife and Sister-in-law and
Commits Suicide.
By the United Press.
Johnstown, Pa., Dec. 13, James
Vivian, of South Fork, a French miner,
and chairman of the Populist commit
tee in Cambria county during tho late
campaign, this evening fatally at
tacked his wire and Blster-ln-law, a
Miss Draden, with a razor, and then
killed himself In the back yard of his
home, where he was found, the discov
ery of his victims following, and the
most Intense excitement prevailing,
Vivian is said to have been unbal
anced for some time, and his wife Is
also said to have been addicted to the
laudanum or morphine habit. They
had frequent quarrels, and the cul
mlnatlon came this evening about 8
o'clock, wfreu the Insane man, who had
Sam's Sheet Decidedly Too Filthy
been lying on the lounge and had after
ward knelt at prayer, first attacked
Miss Draden, who was down stairs
with him, and then, rushing up stairs,
repeatedly slashed his wife. Thence he
proceeded to the back yard, where he
severed his own jugular vein and died
almost Instantly.
There are some hopes of Mrs. Vivi
an's recovery, but Miss Draden Is fa
tally Injured.
BIKLIXCTOX TRAGEDY.
Albert Clymer Stubs Mrs. Ilrldget Doyle,
and James O'Neill Shoots I. Snow den
Haines.
By the United Press.
Burlington, N. J., Dec. 13. Albert
Clymer stabbed Mrs. Bridget Doyle at
a late hour last night while attempt
ing to rob the old lady's store. Young
Clymen concealed himself in the cellar,
and taking oft his shoes, awulted the
retiring of the family. Mrs; Doyle came
tii the celalr door to let a pet cat up out
of the cellar for the night; when Clymer
jumped front the cellar way and
grabbed the old' lady by the throat,
threw her to the floor and stabbed her,
the knife striking a rib. and breaking
off In the wound.
The young fiend, becoming alarmed
at his dastardy act, ran upstairs, and,
jumping out of a second, story window,
made his escape. He was subsequently
captured and committed to jail.
During the excitement attending the
capture of the prisoner a shooting oc
curred, which developed some start
ling facts. James O'Nell was standing
along the road with a loaded gun, and
when I. Snowden Haines, a bookkeeper
for the McNeil Pipe and Iron Foundry
company, passed O'Nell fired the con
tents Into Haines back. This action on
the part of O'Nell was taken, It Is al
leged because Hulnes had voted against
O'Nell's license when he was a council
man.
IN REPLY TO 15EN CABLE.
George Wharton Pepper l'xtcnds a Whole
Wreuth of (Hive ltrunchcs.
By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Dec. 13. At a meeting
of the faculty conference committee of
the University of Pennsylvania this
evening, It was decided to send the fol
lowing communication in reply to Ben
S. Cable's letiter of Dec. 11, which re.
pudlated the charges alleged to have
been made by, Yale against Pennsyl
vania:
Benjamin S. Cable., Esq., President ot the
Yale Foot Ball Association:
.' Dear Sir I am instructed by the faculty
conference committee of the University of
Pennsylvania to aoknowledgee the re
celpt of your letter of Dec. 11. It Is graU
fylng to the committee to bo assured
that the charges which have been pre
ferred ugalnst the University of I'ennsyl
vunla foot bull team have been made by
persons who have no authority to speak
for Yale. At tho same time, it is proper
to observe that tho communication of the
committee was sent upon the supposition
that there was at Yale a faculty commit
tee, a committee of alumni, charged with
tho supervision of athletic interests, sim
ilar to this committee or to those which
exist at other universities. Had the fart
been known, the committee would not
have put your association to the trouble ot
preparing a formal response to our let
ter of Inquiry. Yours very truly,
George Wharton Pepper,
Secretary of the Faculty Conference Com
mittee. During the meeting It was decided by
the committee that hereafter no candi
date would be allowed to try for a posi
tion on the base ball team if he had
played on a summer nine, such as Cape
May, Atlantic City and other like or
ganizations. .
Drockway Reinstated.
By the United Press.
Elmlra, N. Y., Dec. 13. The manager.? of
the Elmlra reformatory at a full meeting
today reinstated Superintendent Brock
way in charge of the Institution again and
passed resolutions commendatory of the
services of Hon. It. P. Bush while engaged
in his duties as acting general superin
tendent during Brockway's temporary
withdrawal.
FLASHED OVER THE. WIRES.
Overwork In speechmaking may force
Salvation Army General Booth to give up
his western tour. X
To get Edward Ott's money, two tramp
employes killed him in his barn at Wheat
on, 111., took 05 and fled.
On trial at Velpln, Ind., for a minor of
fense, John Henry struck Justice Capo
hart a fatal blow and escaped.
Conviction for conspiracy and fraudu
lent use of the malls wan found at Col
umbia, S. C. agninst C. P. Barrett, J. T.
Tlllrian and J. W. Owens.
A $3,463 shortage was found In the ac
counts of ex-City Treasurer John Har
grove, of Huntington, Ind., who has been
a high flyer, and is now fatally ill. -
for Him.
III FIRE ANDJARTHOUAKE
Volcanic Disturbances Threaten Isl
ands of the New Hebrides Group.
VILLAGE SKLTT TO THE SEA
It Is P.stlinntcd Thut l'ully Seventy-five
Lives Iluvc llecn Lost The fertile
Melds Covered with a Layer
of Volcanic Ashes.
By the United Press.
Victoria, It. C, Dec. 13. The Austra
lian steamer, AVarrlinoo, which has just
arrived, brings startling news about a
majority of the Islands of the New
Hebrides group, which are passing
through a baptism of fire, earthquake,
and volcanic disturbances, threaten
ing the very existence of several of the
largest and best of the islands, Includ-
ing Anibrlrn, celebrated for the excel
lence of Its coffee.
On this latter Island an entire village
of natives was recently swept Into the
sea. The loss or life has been variously
estimated at from sixty to seventy-five
men, women and children. In others
of the group, fatalities are also re
ported. A layer of volcanic ashes from
two to six Inches deep covers the once
fertile fields with an appropriate
shroud.
Traders and planters living on Am-
brim Island have fled tn Port Sand
wich, but the lowest estimate of tho
loss of life is fifty. Owing to recent
ness of the disaster, details were not
available when the Warrlmoo left the
southern seas, although natives from
all the volcanic Islands were flocking to
the centers of civilization for safety.
THE OFFICER AVAS GREEN.'
Tried to l.cud Two Burglars to Jail With,
out Handcuffs.
By the United Press.
Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 13. Policeman
Oreen surprised two burglars last night
und led them to jail, forgetting to hand
cuff them. In the shadow of the
prison one of them turned on Green
and fired his revolver at short range
The ofllcer escaped the bullet, but his
murderous assailant made his escape.
The other man, Joe Seal, was recog
nized as a professional safe cracker
and locked up. Ofllcer Green Is the only
colored man on the local police force,
FRANK MORRIS CONVICTED.
Scvcntccn.Ycar-Old Ruffian Guilty of
Murder In the Plrst Degree.
By the United Press.
Unlontown, Pa., Dec. 13. Frank Mor
ris was found guilty of murder In the
first degree this afternoon. He Is but
1,7 years old. On Sept. 13 he deliberately
killed Bernard Loker, of Bullstaln town
ship, and fired two shots Into Mrs.
Loker, of which she has not yet recov
ered. It was reported that Mr. Loker had
money and it is thought this prompted
the deed.
CLOSETED WITH HASTINGS.
Lieutenant Governor Watrcs.Pays His
Respects to the Govcrnor-Llcct.
By the United Press.
Ilellefonte, Pa., Dec. 13. Lieutenant
Governor Watres arrived this evening,
was closeted with Governor-elect Hast
ings for tionie time, and will stay with
the general over tomorrow.
Other callers on political matters
were Captain Richardson, of Mahanoy
City; Captain John Delaney, of Harris
burg, and Colonel Hill, of Allegheny.
DUE TO A MISTAKE.
An English Missionary Passes Thrco
Weeks in a Turkish Prison.
By the United Press.
London, Dec. 13.-- Charles Wenyon,
an English Wesleyan missionary, re
cently was arrested while passing
through Turkey on his way to China.
After three weeks In prison, he was
arraigned before a Turkish governor,
who released him after assuring him
that the arrest was due to a mistake.
Ilpyward and 1)1 1 xt Indicted.
By the United Press.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 13. In the Glng
murdvr case today indictments were re
turned agninst Harry K. Hayward and
Claus A. Blixt. The county attorney says
they will not be arraigned until the
crowds which surround. the jail on the
slightest rumor disperse.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, falrj north
west winds, becoming southwest, '
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SPECIAL SALE OF
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For the next ten days the
lowest prices on record will
prevail in this department.
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Silk Warp Henriettas and
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Now, before the line get3
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for your boy get him a pair of
Storm King Boots or a pair of
Shoes that will stand all sorts of
pport and protect the boy's health. -
LEWIS, REILLY & DAYIS,
Wholsale and Retail.
STORE OPEN EVENINGS.
Holiday Goods
Our doors are open to every
lover of the beautiful, and we
welcome all- to see and enjoy
the largest display of Holiday
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408 SPRUCE STREET.
NEAR DIME BANK.
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