The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, December 17, 1894, Image 1
EIGHT PAGES 50 COLUMNS. SCTl ANTON, VA., MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1894. TWO CENTS A COPY. They Kill Not Interfere with Consid eration of Many Hills. ARMY BILL AITKOrRlATIOS Forecast of the Business of the Week In Congress Number of Measures to Be Brought I p-lloliday Ad journment on I rijay. By the United Press. Washington, Dec. 1C The Nicaragua canal bill holds Its place as 'the un finished business on the Semite calen dar. Mr. Morgan said yesterday that he Intended, If possible, to have the final vote taken before the holiday re cess comes on, and If he succeeds In this the vote will necessarily have to be taken this week. If this Important bill should be dis posed of before the holiday recess the bankruptcy bill will probably be given the right of way until the appropriation Mils begin to come over from the house. The prompt consideration of these bills will noit be Interfered with by the Re publicans who usaume the attitude of favoring their early consideration, but permitting no serious discussion of any of the other subjects that have been en dorsed by the Democratic caucus save perhaps the Niearaguun bill. The routine proceedings of the week will be broken on Thursday by the cere monies attending the presentation to the United States by the state of New Hampshire of the statues of Its two dis tinguished citizens Daniel Webster and John Stork both of which will on that day be unveiled In statuary hall. Mr. Hoar will deliver a speech on this occasion and other members from New England will also participate. Appropriations and currency promise to exhaust what time remains to the house prior to the holiday recess. Proposed Army Bill. Mr. Outhwalte, chairman of the com mtttee on military affairs will demand consideration of the army bill, which will shut out the district committee, There are several propositions of new legislation in the army bill which will probably draw out considerable discus sion. Two of these provide for a re duction of the number of majors In the pay department from twenty-live to twenty and of the number of captains In the subsistence department from twelve to eight. Both these changes were strongly urged by Secretary La inont In his annual report. The cost of paying the troops In the last fiscal year was 24 per cent, of the amount disbursed, and in this connection the secretary said: "Already a number of posts are paid by check, and with the mall, express and banking facilities of the present day and the proximity of troops to towns and cities this plan sould well be extended to cover the en tfre service, the actual distribution of the funds being devolved on the com mandants of garrisons and their sub ordinates." A trade proposition Is the transfer of the military prison at Fort Leaven worth, Kan., to the control of the de partment of justice for the lncarcera tlon of federal prisoners. The prison can accommodate 550 convicts and Is Bald to be In excellent condition. Most of the military prisoners could be con fined at the large military posts and the saving of expense to the govern ment by the proposed transfer would be large on account of both classes of prisoners. Notwithstanding this usual provocation to debate, however, It Is believed that the bill can be disposed of at one sitting of the house. . It was announced Saturday that an understanding had been reached by the leaders of the two houses of congress that the holiday recess should begin with the adjournment on Friday next and expire on Jan. 3, Thursday. FIRE AT STEVENS BREAKER The Engine House Totally Destroyed by Flames on Saturday livening. Epcclnl to the Scranton Tribune. Plttston, Dec. 16. Saturday night about midnight the engine house of the Stevens Conl company caught fire and was totally destroyed. When the fire broke out there were ten men at work on the night shift. Engineer Lloyd im mediately signalled the men of thel Impending danger and commenced to hoist them to the surface. Despite the heat of the flames and the danger tha surrounded him, like the true hero he was, he did not for an Instant desert his post, but stuck with his hand on the throttle until the last man was at the top. When he emerged from the burning building his burned and scorched ap pearance told of the agony he endured In rescuing the men. His injuries are principally about the face, hair and hands. While the Injuries are not serl ous, they are extremely painful. Th loss to the building and machinery will aggregate $1,000, on which there was no Insurance. The works are located a the foot of the mountain near the Tunk' bannock road In Exeter borough. PLOWED TH ROUGH THE HERD A Train on tho Paclfle Koad Mays Jug gcrnaut with Cattle. By the United Press. Sioux City, la., Dec. 1G. A train on the Sioux City and Paclllc road played Juggernaut with cattle a few miles south of this city recently. The tral had rounded a curve running at a rat of fifty miles an hour, when the en grlneer saw a herd of cattle on the track ahead of him. He realized that he could not stop the train and that to Blacken speed would make matters no (better, so he pulled the throttle wide open and sailed Into the herd. The ttraln plowed Its way through the cattle (without leaving the rails. It was found that twenty-two cattle were killed or so badly Injured that they had to be shot. SET FIRE TO THEIR PRISON Tw o Suspicious Negroes Flro Their Cell In an Attempt to tsnape. By the United Press. Hempstead, L. I., Dec. lO.-The many highway robberies which have occurred In the vicinity of Hempstead and Bell more, L. I., recently have thrown the residents Into a state of excitement such as has not prevailed In the neigh boiliood for years. Constable Glldersleeve, of Hempstead, jtesterday arrested two. negroes who were acting Very susplolously. The prisoners were confined In a cell In the town hall pending arraignment before Judge Taylor. About 2 o'clock yester- ay morning an alarm of fire was given from the town hiall. It was found that the negro jirlsoners had heated a poker, and attempted, to urn the hinges of the thick wooden oor of the cell. The wood Ignited and before the prisoners could prevent It the fire luul spread to the celling above. The loud orles of the negroes for help woke the Janitor, Charles Sehlegel, who gave the alarm, and with the as sistance of Officers Parsons and Cor nelius soon extinguished the flames. The negroes were arraigned before Judge Taylor this morning and sent to the county Jail at Long Island City for ten days on a charge of Intoxication, af ter which they will be tried on the charge of arson. C01XTERFEITEUS CAICIIT. nitcd Stutcs Detectives Trace a Band Into Connecticut and Capture All Its .'Members. By tho United Press. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. IS. Four de tectives of the United States Secret Service bureau of New York came to this city Friday night, and yesterday morning captured a band of experi enced counterfeiters. They were James McGuIre, Henry Oliver, George Allen and Mrs. McGuIre. The agents also captured all their moulds, dies and other apparatus, and also a large quan tlty of counterfeit coin In half dollars and dollars. The prisoners came here on ThurS' day, Dec. 6, from New York, and have been circulating the spurious coin since. They were traced by the United states detectives, who surprised them at work. One of the detectives said hat the coin was an excellent Imita tion, and that nil were experts. One of the detectives said that they had captured the entire band, and that they had been on their track for sev eral months. It is believed the pris oners have made considerable money. The local police knew nothing of the presence of the counterfeiters In this city, but had for some time been re celving complaints of spurious coin oeing circulated here. McGuIre gave his right name. Commissioner Wright held tho three men under $10,000 ball each, and the woman was allowed to go on her own recognizance. She said she knew noth Ing of the character of the men but said they boarded with her. Detective Bagg, who made the capture, says he Is sure she Is McOulre's wife. Their photographs were taken and they were then locked up In the New Haven jail. Oliver has been Identified as a notorious all around crook. MR. HARRITY'S REPORT. Secretary of the Commonwealth Offers Suggestions for the Public. By the United Press. Harrlsburg, Pa., Dec. 16. The bien nial report of Seoretary of the . Com' monwealth Harrlty contains'much that Is interesting In statistical information concerning the operations of his depart ment and also of suggestion in the way of legislation. There was an Increase of seventy in corporation statements filed over the previous two years and there was a net Increase of 144 In rail road corporations chartered. The total amount of fees for the two years was $83,977.75. The expenses of the depart ment aggregated $53,344.32. Taking the total receipts of $05,902.65 and deducting the expenses leaves a balance In favor of the state of $42,358.32. There was an increase of $12,304.01 in the receipts and a decrease of $7,579.31 in expenses. There are some Important recommen dations regarding legislation. Secre tary Hanity (suggests that notaries public appointed during a reness of the senate be commissioned until the end of the next session and that when con firmed they shall be commissioned for four years; that commissions and other papers relating to the military branch of the state government shall be filed In the adjutant general's department and 'that matters affecting the agricul tural Intereats shall be handled by the state board of agriculture: that the Baker ballot law should be amended as to make It perfectly clear what certifi cates of nomination and nomination pa pers shall be filed with the secretary of the commonwealth; that it should be further amended to provide that a copy of all objections to these papers shall also be filed with the department; that a volume of the "Pennsylvania Ar chives" containing the records of the re bellion shall be published soon as possi ble before the papers are lost or de stroyed. FIREBUGS ARRESTED. Five Young Residents of Allentown Are in the County Jull. By the United Press. Trenton, N. J., Deo. 10. Detectives Emmons anil Long, of New York, yes terday arrested Arthur Newman, Wal ter Newman, William Conover, Oliver Worth and William Vanacken, all resi dents of Allentown and vicinity, on charges of arson, and last night the men were all locked up in the county jail at Freehold. There have been In cendiary fires In Allentown and there abouts for seven or eight years and a recent conflagration there led the na tional board of fire" underwriters of New York to offer a reward of $500 for the capture of the guilty parties. This brought the New York detectives to the ground, It Is said that Arthur Newman made a statement to them In which riot only those arrested but others are Implicat ed. Nearly all the property burned by incendiaries consisted of barns and out buildings. The men under arrest are farm hands by occupation. Minnesota's Chief Justice Doad. By the United Press. 8t. Paul, Minn., Deo. 16,-James Glllfal lln, chief Justice of Minnesota, died at his residence, here this morning. He was 85 years old, He enlisted as a private when the war broke out, but was soon chosen captain and later made colonel of the Eleventh Minnesota, serving until the 'close of the - war. He Was appointed chief justice in 1889, and three times was elected. Donny Daly Very III. By tho United Press. Bt. Louis, Dec. 16,-Denny Dally, tho St Louis feuther weight pugilist, Is lying dangerously ill at the city hospital from the effects of a broken Jaw received In his fight with Tomm i White, of Chicago, This Is the second time his Jaw has been broken. Solly Smith smashed it In San Francisco two yean ago, Dally Is threat ened with gangrene and will have to sub mit to an operation. LOVER'S AWFUL REVENGE Charles Hallinn Kills the Father of His Sweetheart. SUIT HIS HEAD KITH A AXE Angry at Not Being Allowed to Court Alice Klos, the Lover Wuyloys licr Father und Murders lliin in Shocking Way. By the United Press. Dolgeville, N. Y Dec. 16. Lewis Klos, a farmer, 55 years old, deaf and nearly dumb, was murdered by his daughter's lover, Charles Hailing, Fri day night. Klos resided with his wife and 15- yeur-old daughter, Alice, on a small farm In the town of Oppenhelm. He and his wife, also a deaf mute, occupied a sleeping room on the ground floor, and Alice slept on the second floor. The nearest neighbor to Klos Is W. H. Youker, a prosperous farmer, who has had In his employ for the Mast two months Charles Hailing, 26 years of age. Hailing has worked on neighbor ing furms In the towns of Oppenhelm and St. Johnsvllle for the last eight or nine years and has a disagreeable dis position. Several weeks ago he began paying attentions to Alice Klos. It is alleged that Hailing was in the habit of visiting the girl at night by placing a ladder against the house and entering the window. As the father and mother were both deaf they heard nothing of this. Neighbors, however, were on the watch and informed Mr. Klos of Mailing's actions. Mr. Klos then forbade his daughter meeting Hailing. Mado Him Angry. Hailing was angry when he heard this and declared that he "would fix that old sucker." Friday afternoon at about 2 o'clock he informed W. J. Youker, a son of his employer, that he Intended leaving for Schenectady where he had secured a good position. When about to leave Hailing shook hands with young Youker, and In parting said "If something should happen within the next few hours don't be too hard on me." Youker watched Hailing as he passed down the road In the direction of St. Johnsvllle, and also observed him as he Jumped over a fence and made a circuit Into the woods back of the home of Klos. Here Hailing remained for sorne time, and Youker, In order to better observe the movements of Hall ing, went Into the second story of the Youker cheese factory, which stands a short distance from the Klos residence. At this time Lewis Klos was engaged in trimming apple trees on his property, near the woods In which Hailing was secreting himself. After a time Klos came to the woodshed with a wheelbar row loaded with apple tree limbs, and then Hailing was seen to leave the woods and make a circuit around, the barn and woodshed, arriving at the latter place about the same time as did Klos. -Carried a Club. Hailing carried in his hand a club. Young Youker says he heard a blow struck and Hailing say "Take that!" Youker was frightened and Jumping on a horse he travelled to the residence of Charles Allen, the nearest neighbor. and told Allen that he believed Hailing was killing old man Klos. Allen ob tained a revolver and jumping on Youker'B horse started for the Klos home. Mrs. Klos had been visiting at Allen's house and arrived home Just be fore Allen did. When Allen arrived Hailing was seen standing at the corner of the barn with an axe In his hand Hailing dropped the axe and ran across the fields In the direction of the woods. Youker had come up about this time, the neighbors were aroused and all started In pursuit of the murderer, wtho was finally captured by DeWitt B, Youker and Henry Crlstman while he was hiding behind a stone wall. When Hailing surrendered he said: "Yes. I killed him, but he hit me first Hailing was taken to the Johnstown jail. Klos was first Btruck on the liead with a club In the woodshed, and then the murderer, taking an axe that was near at hand, commenced hitting the victim on the head with tlhe sharp edge, Klos' head was split open with every blow of tho axe. After the Job was done the murderer went through the pockets of his victim and took out a pocketbook containing $19. This he laid on a chopping blopk and then dragged his victim into the horse barn and left the body In the rear of a 'horse which was then tied in the stable. It was then that Allen and Mrs. Klos made their appearance, and Hailing, In his hurry to escapp, forgot to take the pocketbook with him. Alice Klos at the time the murder was committed was at the home of her grandmother in Oppen helm Center, where the had been sen by her parents In order to keep her away from Hailing. MILLS IN OPERATION. Lively Times About the Plant of Pennsylvania Steel Company. By the United Press. tho Harrlsburg, Pa., Dec. 1G. The Penn sylvanla Steel company hud evary de parlment, except two, in operation last week and most of the mills will be run on full time this week. The prospects for work in the rail producing branches the remainder of the month have shown an Improvement since last week, but the outlook for January ia dull. It Is expected to begin preparatory work this week on the changes to be made In certain mills. The plant will be Idle Dec. 24 and 25 to give the employes a Christmas va cation. This is one day more than was given at the holidays last year. All the mills, except the Merchant and bil let mill, start tomorrow at 5 o'clock, FREIGHT TRAIN WRECK. The Farmers Near Norrlstown Are Treated to Dressed Hocf. By the United Press. Norrlstown, Pa., Dec. 16. A disas trous wreck occurred early this morn Ing on the main line of the Reading railroad at Merlon Station, two miles above Bridgeport. A train made up of miscellaneous freight was standing on a siding, when a through freight dashed Into the rear end. Thirty cars in all were wrecked. Several of thorn contained Chicago beef, while the re malnder carried oats and coal. To make things worse, the wreck took fire and, as there was no water available, the broken cars burned all day. Much of the dressed meat was taken away by the farmers who reside in the vicinity. Fortunately none of the train hands were seriously hurt. Traffic on the road was delayed all day by the wreck. The loss is approximately placed at $35,000. WILL MR. HARRISON BIN? His Former Private Secretary Says the Ex President Has Dcciutcd That Ho Will Not Bo a Candidate. By tho United Press. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 16.-Colonel D. S. Alexander, district attorney for north ern New York under President Harri son, and at one time General Harrison's private secretary, has returned from Indianapolis, where he spent two days with the ex-president. Mr. Alexander said he found General Harrison In excellent health and spirits. Discussing the political outlook, Gen eral Harrison believed the Republican party would win In 1896, and would be called upon to face and to settle the currency question, which he regarded as one of the gratest difficulties, as well as of the highest importance. He did not sugest a remedy, but he thought the treasury department would get very tired of maintaining a gold standard by paying Interest on bonds Issued for the purchase of gold. Upon the subject of his candidacy for rs-nomlnatlon in 1896, Colonel Alex ander says General Harrison positively declared that he would not and could not be a candidate. Whatever honor came from simply holding the exalted office was already in his possession, and he was content to let others assume its responslbllltes In the future. The very thought, General Harrison said, of hav ing again to change the officials of the country ought of itself be sufficient to deter any man who once had been through the ordeal from wanting to undertake it again. General Harrison discussed the candi dates who were likely to come before the convention of ljWSG, but indicated no preference. He spoke of Heed, McKIn ley and Allison as gentlemen of ability and well qualified for the office by long public experience. HE WAS TOO LEARNED. A Young Man Commits Suicide, Impelled Thereto byan Excess of Mental Culture He Was an Intellectual Prodigy. Passaic. N. J., Dec. 16 Russell L. Smith, aged 17, a victim of, too much learning, shot himself in his room at the Spencer House Friday night and died in ,a few minutes. He was a prodigy of mental culture. He was learned in French and Spanish, and could discuss literature and history like a matured scholar, and was as familiar with statecraft and governmental poli cies of the nations of the old world as if he were a retired statesman. He had his Ideals lu literature, statesmanship and politics, and if in the course of reading he met .any authority that Bought to demolish any of these Ideals he became worried and distracted. He pasesd the early part of last even ing in company with his brothers, Irv ing and Eugene, and when he entered the hotel at 10 o'clock he showed no signs of despondency. About 11 o'clock a pistol shot was heard in his room, and Smith was found stretched lifeless upon the floor with a copy of Voltaire in French at his side. It is believed that in the book he encountered a paragraph that ran counter to his views, and that so perplexed and worried him that he got desperate and resolved to kill him self. He left a note to his father, William L. Smith, of Newburgh, N. Y.. bidding him good-bye, and saying that he could not Btand this world any longer. SPOILED A ROMANCE. Mrs. Eckels Clulins That Her Husband Is a Fuguclous Higumlst. By the United Press. Stoneboro, Pa., Dec. 16. Mrs. W. R. Eckels, -of this town, has spoiled a ro mance. A paper published In Mlssour Valley, Harrison county, la., published a story of the marriage of W. R. Eck els to Ethleen Haskell, and referred to it as the culmination of a courtship which had 'begun when they wero rest dents of a Pennsylvania village. Now Mrs. Eckels Is out with a letter In which she claims that Miss Haskell is a. dissolute -woman whom she once engaged as a music teacher, but was forced to expel from her house; that Eckels then deserted his family am followed the woman to the West, ant that she (Mrs. Eckels) has evidence enough to send him to the penitentiary, She does not say what she will do. FATAL FIGHT AT FOX'S. I'nwclcoino Visitors Received with Bottles and Shotgun, By the United Press. Easton, Pa., Dec. 16. A fight took place at Fox's hotel in Palmer town ship at 2 o'clock this morning between several intoxicated men. In trying to get into the house, from which they had been ejected, they forced the door open, when Henry Kltter, a boarder, fired a shot from a double barrel gun, the contents striking Matthew Morrow, Jr., in the left side, tearing an ugly wound. William Stout, was hit In the side by a bottle thrown from the bar room through the window, breaking one of his ribs. Morrow's wound is consid ered dangerous. Rltter has fled. Tommy Ryan Declined. By the United Press. New Orleans, Dec. 10. Tommy Ryan left this morning for Chicago. Jack Dempsey, hearing that Ryan said It was a good thing for him that the fight did not come off, hunted up Ryan and offered to fight In private with bare knuckles, but Ryan declined. Aunusto Ourdcau Burled. By the United Press. Paris, Dec. 16. Auguste Burdeau, late president of the chamber of deputies, was burled today with state honors. Presi dent Caslmlr Perier and a large number of deputies, senators and high officials and conspicuous private citizens were present. The march to the cemetery was made through rain and mud. Dloil from Cigarette Smoking. By the United Press. Kingston, N. Y., Deo. 16,Edward Bar ton, 20 years old, a son of William Bar ton, of Rhlnecliff, died In that pluce yes terday afternoon. His fatal lllimss, which was of about six weeks' duration, Is said to have been brought on. by the inveterate rooking ot cigarettes, HEIRS TO SETTLE Dorothea Edgarita's Claims Arc Rec ognized by a Compromise. desire to Avoid scandal Relatives Wish to Suppress the Life His tory of D. Edgar Crousc, Which Would Read Like a French Novel A Strange Story. By the United Press. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 16. Negotia tions for the compromise of the contest over the will of D. Edgar Crouse. of this city, who died a little more than two years ago, are practically com pleted. Mr. Crouse was regarded as the rich est man in Syracuse, and his wealth was estimated at $7,000,000. The will, whichw as read Immediately after his burial, gave to M. A. Graves $150,000; to A. J. Feek, $100,000; to William L. Rltter, $50,000; to William H. Jacoby, $50,000; to Jacob A. Nottingham, $50,000; to Mrs. Margaret Enrlght, $50,000; to Mary Foley, $K,000; to several em ployes, $1,000 each; to Oak wood ceme tery, $5,000, and to eight local charitable institutions, $5,000 each. Jacob A. Nottingham and M. A. Graves were Mr. Crouse's legal advisors and friends and were made executors as well as beneficlares. A. J. Feek Is a well known horseman and had charge of Mr. Crouse's stables. William H. Jacoby was a warm personal friend, and the other beneficiaries named were loyal servants. The residue of the es tate was given "to my next of kin." Twenty-seven Heirs. Apparently the "next of kin" meant the dead man's cousins, all his imme diate family being dead. The apparent heirs were twenty-seven In number and included George N. and Charles E. Crouse, wholesale grocers, of this city. Immediately after the publication of the will rumors of D. Egar Crouse's marriage to Grace Wilson became cur rent, and the newspapers for several weeks were occupied in looking up this woman. Those Interested were very quiet in regard to the matter, but Grace Wilson was finally traced and identified as Mrs. Seigbert Kosterlitz, of New York. The story Is that when Grace Wilson met Mr. Crouse he gave the name of D. Edgar Wilson. They were married, she says, and lived In London, where as Mrs. Wilson she moved In good society. On September 17; 1887, Dorothea Edgarlta Crouse was born, but subsequently a divorce was obtained from D. Edgar Crouse on the ground of desertion. Afterward Mrs. Wilson, or Crouse, ac cording to lier story, met Seigbert Kos terlitz, a wealthy Austrian, who was In terested in English syndicates. She and Kosterlitz were married. Mr. Kos terlitz died In 1891. Mrs. Kosterlitz then announced the baby, Dorothea Edgarlta, -as Crouse's child and the next of kin. She retained Steele & Dickson, of 40 Broadway, as her attorneys, and they 'have been look ing after her interests, through Knapp, Nottingham & Andrews, of this city. W. R. Hornblower, of New York, was also associated with them. This firm was retained on Dec. 31, 1S02, and on the same day the Crouse heirs combined for mutual strength, retanlng Kennedy, Tracy, Mills & Ayllng as their attor neys. ' In August of last year an order by the Supreme court of New York permit ted the New York Security and Trust company of New York, the general guardians of Dorothea Edgarlta Crouse, to enter Into an agreement with Henry C. White and Susan Jane White-Clark cousins of D. Edgar Crouse, to settle their claims to one-twenty-scventh of the estate, giving the child one-half their share. This was the beginning of the efforts to compromise the case, and this Is the bwsls on which the compro mise Is to be made. Terms of Compromise. The terms of compromise are an equal division of the estate between the claim ant, baby Dorothea Edgarlta, on the one ide, and tho apparent heirs on the other. It Is understood that the heirs are induced to accept this compromise through a desire to escape the airing of the life of the dead man, vvhioh was a fast one. The cousins hmve employed detectives, who have obtained a com plete story of the life of Mrs. Kosterlitz In this country and abroad. They have, they say, tho most complete evidence that Dorothea Edgarlta Is not the child of D. Edgar Crouse, but rather than face scandal, endless litigation and law yers' fees they are willing to divide the estate In the way mentioned. The appraisers valued the estate at $4.89.237. Today It Is said to be worth only $3,000,000, tho difference being due to shrinkage In the value of Its holdings. D0VBLE MIRPEB MYSTERY. Two Women Arc Killed by Robbers Who Afterwards Ransacked the House and Secured a Ouuntlty of Money. By the United Press. Jamestown, N. Y., Dec. 16. Mrs, Winslow Sherman and 'her daughter, Mrs. Clinton Davis, were both murdered In the town of HustI yesterday after noon while Mr. Sherman was attending the funeral of Myron C. Shearman and his wife, who were killed by an Erie railroad express train. The work was evidently that of rob bers, as the -house was -ransacked. No money was obtained. The victims were found by the 13 year-old mm of Mrs. Davis on the floor of tlhelr home, lying in a pool of blood Mrs. Davis was shot through the head There Is no clew to the murderers. The victims wero killed by an axe or hatdhief with a sharp edge. Mrs. Davis was gashed 1n the back of the head Which was doubtless the blow which caused her death, although her face was cut in numerous places, evidently with a sharp Instrument. Airs, tsnearmati naa received one heavy blow on the forehead, with many other smaller cuts, each of the women having eight cuts on the head and face, A sum of money, amounting to $250, divided Into two parts and tied up in handkerchiefs, was hidden in a bureau drawer on the second floor. The mur derer evidently entered the dwelling through thewoodhouBeand departed the same way, as footprints freshly made were found in the mud outside the wood shed door, to the west, leading both In and out. Mr. Shearman says he, has not shown the money he had in the house, and so far as he was aware no one knew of Its presence there. A bloodhound has been sent for and will as soon as it arrives be placed on the trail, in the hope of running down the murderer. SIK1DE OF A BANK CLERK. John Huntington Seriously Wounds Two Inspectors und Then Puts Bullets Into Ills Own Head. By the United Press. Council Bluffs. Dec. 16. John Hunt ington, remittance clerk in the Citizen's State bank, of this ctiy, this morning shot and seriously wounded F. N. Hayden, of Chicago, and A. Cromwell, of Minneapolis, respectively superin tendent and Inspector of the Fidelity and Casualty company, of New York city, and then committed suicide, shoot ing himself through the head in the pri vate office of the bank. There was a shortage in the bank acocmunts of $500 and this caused the act. The shortage dates from last July, , when a $500 check disappeared. Every employe of the bank was under bond signed by the Fidelity and Cas ualty company and by instruction of the directors, information of the short age was sent to the company, which sent to this city F. N. Hayden, of Chi cago, and A. Cromwell, of Minneapolis, to ascertain the truth. The circum stantial evidence was largely against Huntington and he was the first sub- lect of Inquiry. It was Just 11 o'clock when the confer ence between Huntington, the bank of ficials and Messrs. Hayden and Crom well began. Huntington was asked re garding the money he borrowed from his Bister and he replied that the amount was about $100. Asked what was hte disposition of this money he said It was none of the other men's business. Cromwell, who did most of the talking with Huntington, replied sharply that that was not the kind of thing they came here for, -that they wanted no more of It. Huntington became excited aid angry and said; "You can't conic here and bulldoze me. I won't have it." After further conversation Hunting ton, however, stepped by Hayden and pulled a revolver from his pocket. He placed -the weapon close to Cromwell's head and fired. The bullet struck the right side of the neck, passing through behind the windpipe and lodged In the left side of the neck. Huntington then turned his weapon on Hayden, who, startled by the first shot, had started in his chair, and before his victim could rise to his feet, sent a bullet through the neck. The bullet narrowly missed the spinal column, cut through the skin and flesh of the neck and passed out. Instantly Huntington turned on Cromwell before the latter had time to rise and fired a third. Cromwell threw up his right hand and received the bul let just below the wrist. As Cromwell succeeded In getting on his feet Hunt ington fired again, this time striking Cromwell In the fleshy part of the back and as Cromwell ran to the door a fifth shot grazed the skin on his right side. Huntington was then nlone In the room. All those In the bank had gone through the outer door just as the young man placed the revolver to his right temple and fired the last shot Into his brain. He fell to the floor bleeding and unconscious. Hayden's Injury was found to be not serious, although he really had a closer call than did Cromwell, who brought away three pieces ot lead. His wound was speedily dressed and Cromwell was placed under the Influence of morphine, while the doctor probed for the bullets, all of which were found. The wound in the throat might easily have been fatal, as also might that In the back, had the direction of the bullets been slightly different. After the shooting the scene at the bank was a pathetic one. The family of Huntington was at once notified and In a short time tho aged father and mother arrived In a carriage. The old father fell on his knees by the side of the suicide and clasped one bloodless hand and, In voice choking with sobs, prayed for forgiveness of his erring son. Huntington was found lying on his back on the floor with the blood running from the wound In his head. He never regained consciousness and died at 1 o'clock, where he had fallen. Cromwell, after recovering from the effeots of the drug, was very vvenk and In considerable pain, but tonight was sitting up In bed and able to talk. Noted Engineer Head. 13y the United Tress. Washington, Dec. 1C Information has been received here that Oavid McKeo ltussoll, of this city, who went to Huenos Ayres four yenrs ago under contract with the Principal Hank Note Kngravlng com pany, of South America, died In that city recently from Injuries received by falling under a train of cars. Mr. Kusscll was a man of remarkable mechanical Inge nuity and designed the lathe with which the Intricate patterns, on all our bank notes were engraved. Freight Trains Collide. By the United l'ress. Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 16. Two freight trains on the rennsylvanla railroad col lided at Mill Creek water station, east of this city, and three cars, an englno and caboose were wrecked. The wreck took fire and was completely destroyed, to gether with a large amount of merchan dise. The train hands escaped unhurt. FROM OVER THE WATER. Itecent floods In Cyprus caused damage to the extent of KMI.uuti. Small-pox Is steadily waning In Lon don. For three weeks there has been no death from the malady, and last week there were only thirty-three cases under treatment. Genoese physicians are much dlsap. pointed with the lierlln antl-dlphthurltlo scrum. Venetian doctors are equally dls Batlslled, many cases having resulted fa tally under the new cure. Conferences . ot Uerman railway ser vants are to be hold throughout the em plie to discuss the possibility of mopping freight trains from running on Sundays, The object Is to enable the rallwuy olll. dais to qjitalu rest on tho Sabbath. Two leading anarchists have been sur rendered by the Swiss government to the Italian police. This action has caused a panic among the numerous Itullan an archlsts who had settled In Switzerland and many of them have lied from that country. The lute Johann Sala has bequeathed tiM.UOO to the municipality of Berlin, the Interest of which is to be extended to sending to the seaside or Into the country every summer a number of deserving children, Irrespective of creed, attending thOfpubllc schools. WE ATI I ER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, rain; cooler: Increasing .southwest winds, becoming norinwesu 'INLETS i Holiday Goods A Short Story Is Best. Silks and Satin Black and Colored, in latest designs. Housekeeping Linens Are always acceptable, Fancy Embroidered Linens in Scarfs, Squares, D'Oylies, rillow Shams, etc. Elegant Hand Embroidered Handkerchiefs. Real Laec Handkerchiefs in Valenciennes, Duchesse and Point from CSc. up. OUR LIXE OP UMBRELLAS; Is unsurpassed, from our 43 cent School Umbrella to the Fine Spitalfield's Silk. Kid Gloves, Fans, Fernr-i"" Etc., Etc. FIN LEY'S 510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave. H. A. KINGSBURY AGENT FOR LEATHER SING THE VERY BEST. 313 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA. FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT for your boy pot liim a pair of Storm King Roots or a pair of Shoes that will stand all sorts of eport and protect the boy's health. LEWIS, REILLY & DAVIS, Wtiolsale and Retail. STORE OPEN EVENINGS Holiday Goods Our doors are open to every lover of the beautiful, and we welcome all to see aud enjoy the largest display of Holiday Goods that was ever put on exhibition in this city. , .J2XE1 Take 11 Look nt the Diamonds in Our Window Can show you more inside. many H.BLHDWIES W. J. WEICHEL, s 408 SPRUCE STREET, NEAR DIME BANK. 1