EIGIIT PAGES 5G
EiiiE
Albany's Famous Hotel Becomes
Food for the Fire
Fiend.
FOUR PERSONS ARE INJURED
Although the Fire Was Discovered
Soon After 8 O'clock in the Even
f ing the Numerous Guests Had
Barely . Time to Escape Hero
' ism of Porter Edward Walsh.
Narrow Escape of Sev
eral Guests.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 30. The Delevan
House proper was gutted by fire to
night. There were 100 guests in the
house. All escaped, although two
women and one man, who Jumped
from the third story windows Into the
street, were badly injured. They are;
,'Mrs, H. F. Fookes, wife of the agent
of the National Cash Register com
pany, of this city; Benjamin Hellman
ond his wife, of Brooklyn, who were on
their wedding tour.
Mr. Fookes was badly burned but will
recover. Ills wife was Internally in
jured and will die.
Mr. Hellman was badly burned about
the chest and Internally Injured. Ho
will probably die before morning, His
wife is badly burned about the face,
her nose split open, and she was cut
on the ankle. She will recover.
The speakership fight was on in Us
intensity tonight when the cry of fire
"ang through the corridors of the Del
evan House at 8.44 o'clock. The head
quarters of the candidates were on th
Jii st floor over the lobbies, otherwise
the large crowds which filled the cor
ridors and rooms would not have so
luckily escaped.
The fire started In the basement on
the Broadway side, directly under the
elevator shaft, and spread with the
qpldtty of lightning. No one had time
o save anything above the main floor,
and before the affrighted guests and
politicians had emerged upon the
treeta the flames had broken through
le roof. The elevator shaft was ad
jacent to the Broadway stairway and
the flames cut off the egress of the
guests In the northern end of the hotel
In which nearly two-thirds of the guests
were located. Those who were not
able to get past the elevator shaft so as
to pass down the main stairway on
Steuben street- were without hope of
e&cape for some minutes until their
way was directed to the servants' stair
way in the north section of the struc
ture. It was some time after the alarm
sounded before the department re
sponded. Narrow Escapes from Death.
Meanwhile every effort was made to
save those who were in the upper
stories. E. A. Manchester, the post
master of the assembly, came down a
rope on the Broadway side from a
fourth story window and escaped with
no injury except to his hands. E. W.
Arnold, of Rochester, also reached
ground in this manner. 1
Edmund Walsh, a porter, who, as
soon as he heard the cry of fire, went
through the house alarming the guests,
found his escape cut off on reaching
the upper stories. He succeeded In get
ting out on the roof of the center annex
and, with Edwin Murphy, another em
ploye, was rescued with the aid of lad
ders. Walsh's hair was singed and hla
hands and arms were badly burned. A
man and his wife who were on the
same roof would not let each other be
saved until the firemen carried them
down the ladder. The man was afraid
to venturt down, and, to add to this,
his wife did not want to be left alone
for a minute.
Mrs. Zen, of Hillside, who only last
week was removed from the hospital
here to the hotel, was carried out by ex
Congressman Henry C. Burleigh, of
Whitehall, Judge C. S. McLaughlin, of
Port Henry, and Deputy Constitutional
Convention Compiler McGonlgal, who
wrapped her in his great coat. Mrs.
Moore, wife of one of , the proprietors,
s-wm sick abed and had to be carried
out
Jumped from Third Story, '
Mrs. Foflltes Jumped from the third
story window, above the main floor,
striking on the balcony on the main
floor and rolling off on the sidewalk, a
fall of sixty feet.
Mr. Hellman jumped from a window
on the same floor, but jumped clear
of the balcony, falling on a snow bank.
Mrs. Hellman also jumped, but struck
the balcony and likewise rolled oft Into
the street below. All three came down,
It seems, almost together. Mrs. Hell
man's fall was broken somewhat by
Btrlklng on the heads and shoulders of
three men who were passing. D, P.
Brockway, of New Tork city, was cut
on the arm In forcing the window of his
room, He was rescued from the third
story with the aid of a ladder.
Assemblyman Keck, of Johnstown,
went through the second and third floors
notifying the guests of their danger. He
helped twenty people to an exit, and
had a narrow escape himself.
There were many thrilling escapes,
end It is surprising that the casualties
are so few when the sweep with which
the fire spread throughout the guest
floors of the main building Is consid
ered. The guests of the hotel lost almost
everything they had. The hotel Is
about fifty years old and Is run by P. E.
Roessle, who now runs the Arlington
hotel at Washington.
The Delevan House la owned by the
Delevan and Ransome estate, anefwas
valued at about $250,000, Including the
furniture.
WHIPPED FOR INHUMANITY.
A Negro Leaves Ills Wife to Die and Her
Body to Mice.
By the United Press.
Nashville, Tenn., Dee. 30. A mob of
100 negroes caught Jim Chockley at
Tullahoma, took him to the woods dur
ing a blinding snow storm, stripped
him, whipped him nearly to death and
ordered him to leave the country be
fore day. While drunk Chockley left I
COLUMNS.
his wife last Monday night while she
was sick In her home, and when he
returned Tuesday evening she was
dead.
Then he left home, got drunk and
went to a negro dance. When the dead
woman was found the mice had eaten
her eyes out.
RUSH FOR THE OFFICES
Many Applicants for Positions at Harris
burg Will B Disappointed.
By the United Press.
Harnisburg, Pa., Deo. 39. The scram
ble for place Is greaiter at this time
than at the organization of the legisla
ture for many years. There are scores
of applicants for very place and there
will necessarily be many disappointed
ones. The senate committee will meet
tomorrow morning and apportion the
ptaces. The house caucus will be held
tomorrow evening.
Representative Jerome B. Nlles, of
Tioga, will be Chairman, and Repre
sentatives B. F. Foch't, W. O. Smith
and A. N. Pomeroy, secretaries. Mr.
James, of Venango, will present the
name of Mr. Walton, of Philadelphia,
for speaker and Mr. Lyttle, of Hunt
ingdon, will be chairman of the slate
committee or thinly whldh will select
the officers and emDloves. It la uta&n
that the committees of the two houses
will be announced Thursday, Jan. 10.
The legislators are slowly gathering
and will all 'be here tomorrow.
MYSTEKIOl'S BIKXS.
Benjamin Hunter Ucld Responsible For
Injuries Which Will Probubly ficitult In
the Death ef His Wife.
By' the United Press.
Camden. N. J.. Den.
agony from fearful burns, Mary Hunter
lay in Cooper hospital, Camden, to-
nigm. Across the street, within light
range of that Institution, paced her hus
band, Benjamin Hunter, In a cell. When
she dies he will be accused of murder.
Fifteen years ago Benjamin Hunter
Was executed for the mnrilor nf Tnhn f
Armstrong, a music publisher, to gain
neuvy insurance, ana made one of the
most notable pases in the hlstnrv f
crime in New Jersey. The Hunter now
uixupying a ceu is a son of that other
Hunter.
The younger Hunter, now grown to
manhood and uast 40 vpnrs nf m
lived In this city until August last. He
had not married well. His and his
wife's habits led the cnlldren's society
to take his two little ones under its
care. Then he moved to No. I73fi Ferrv
avenue, in the purllens of Camden. His
wire was round there at 3 o'clock this
mornlncr in wild delirium fmm th
agony of pain caused by burns. Hun
ter claims mat nis wire came home In
toxicated about 3 o'clock this
and that they auarreled about her ren
dition and that he left her and went
upstairs. Shortly afterwards he was
startled bv hpr srrPAIYlfl and pa ma
downstairs and found his wife's cloth
ing on Are. . ; 1
The woman Is onlv narMnllv r.in.
sclous and cannot remember how she
got on fire, but the police doubt Hun
ter's story and hold him under arre&t.
SECRET SOCIETY DECREE,
Instructions of tho Pope Concerning
secret urganlzotlona Explained.
By the United Press.
Wilmington. Del.. Dec. 30. The de
cree of the Pope forbidding Catholics
to Deiong to tne Knights of Pythias,
Odd Fellows or Sons of TemDeranoe.
which was recently forwarded to the
heads of the church In this city, was
read In all the Catholic churches here
today. In the. pro-cathedral of St.
Peter, Vicar General Lyon explained
the decree. The substance of It Is that
members of the societies will not be ex
communicated, but will be deprived of
their right of receiving the sacraments
of the church.
The reason for Issuing the decree was
that the societies had a tendency to
make members worldly, and cause
them to be lax In their religious duties.
KEENE LOSES HIS VOICE.
Tho Tragedian I nabic to Fill California
Engagements.
By the United Press. '
Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 30. Thomas
W. Keene, the tragedian, was unable
to fill a two nights engagement in this
city owing to the fact that he had lost
his voice. When he arrived here tie
could not speak above a whisper. The
tragedian attributed tils misfortune to
overwork and a severe cold.
He hopes to be able to appear In
Seattle next week, but It is doubtful
whether he can do so. His company
tilled their engagement here, playing
to small houses.
F.x-Senator Fair's Death.
By the United Press. .
Ban Francisco, Dec. SO. The autopsy on
the remains of ex-Senator James O. Fair
revealed the fact that death had been
caused by Brlght's disease of the kid
neys. This conilrmed the diagnosis pre
viously maue.
Captain Dreyfus' Case.
By the United Press.
Paris, Dec. 30. The court martial in the
case of, Captain Dreyfus, who was recent
ly condemned to life Imprisonment for
hiKh treason, will hear the captain's pe
nnon lor anotner trial tomorrows
i
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
The Farmers' Institute At WprnoravlMn
Indorsed the practice of dehorning cattle.
Peter Hartmnn. Areil Ml
townshlD. Berks conntv. was bMhpUbH ami
probably fatally injured by a bear.
The store of Wtllinma A Pn of rink
Rlriire. Armstrong roiintv wi. mMan rt
worth of Jewelry Christmas night.
An effort In bain? miula tn hnva iha T an-
caster County Mutual Live Stock com
pany dissolved, on the ground that it is
Insolvent.
Elmer Rnntn ami Jnnnthnn Qnhnli Al
leged Welsh mountain deaneradoea iuara
arrested at Kphratu yesterday, charged
wun rouoing ma store at Aloslen Springs.
FOREIGN SNAP SHOTS.
The United States crulBer Detroit sailed
from Naples for China yesterday.
It Is proposed that the professors of all
German universities unite In celebrating
uismarcK i eigntiem mrtnuay.
The Indian legislative council has tut a
5 per cent, duty , on cotton . yarns and
rubrics, ana levied a 6 per cent, excise
duty on cotton goods manufactured in
India.
flurmnnv and At,a.lfi arlll .nllnw Ttia.(
lead by ordering their ambassadors at
Constantinople to co-operate with rep
resentatives of the other powers In tak
ing action with regard to the horrors In
Armenia,
SCRANTON, PA.,
NEW YEARHTWASHINGTON
The White House Programme One of
Unusual Brilliancy.
MRS. GRANT AND THE VETERANS
Widow of tho Great General Declines to
Receive Her Husband's Old Comrades.
State and Cabinet Dinners to Fol
low in Rapid Succession. '
By the United Press.
Washington, Dec. 30. The festivities
of New Year's week In Washington
according to all the Indications will
be marked by more than usual bril
liancy. There has been no change in
the customary White House pro
gramme. President and Mrs. Cleve
land, the latter assisted by the ladles of
the cabinet, will receive the diplomatic
corps, the officers of the army and
navy, the Judges of the supreme court,
senators and representatives In con
gress and others in the beautifully re
decorated portion of the White House
from 11 a, m. until 2 p. m.
Secretary Gresham will give the cus
tomary noon day breakfast to the di
plomatic corps in the Arlington House
annex. The wives of the cabinet of
ficers and also the families of the jus
tices of the supreme court will subse
quently hold receptions. Notwithstand
ing hard times "open house" will be
very generally kept In society circles In
Washington and moderating weather
holding out a prospect of favorable cli
mate conditions.
The widow of General Grant has indi
cated to the Union Veteran Legion, of
this city, In response to a request to
appoint an hour on New Year's day to
receive them, that she is not prepared
at present to emerge from her ten years'
seclusion, but in a year from now she
hopes to meet the soldier comrades of
her late husband. Mrs. Grant's letter
Is as follows:
My Dear Major Wright In reply to
your most considerate communication of
Dec. 27, I beg to suy that circumstanced
just as I am at present I Unci it quite Im
possible, much aa I would love to do so,
to receive the honored, the beloved com
rades of my husband, General Grant.
Hoping in another twelve months to
be so situated that I may have that pleas
ure, and fully appreciating all that your
kind letter conveys, I am with best wishes
for the new year.
Yours greatly and sincerely,
(Signed) Julia D. Grant.
Mrs. James G. Blaine has resumed
the occupancy of the big house on Du
pont Circle, but It is said she will not
remain In Washington, her present stay
being simply for the reason that her
two houses have remained so long un
rented that they have become a serious
drawback.
On Thursday next, the president and
Mrs. Cleveland will give the first state
dinner of the season. Cabinet dinners
will follow In quick succession, the
postmaster general and Mrs, Bissell
leading off.
WRECK OF BARK 0SSE0.
The British Craft and Entire Crew Perish.
Heroic Efforts by Life Saving Crew Are
Made in Vain.
By the United Press.
London, Dec. 30. The British bark
Osseo was wrecked In a gale at Holy
Head early this morning and. with her
perished her entire crew of twenty-six
men. The Osseo was driven ashore
bfick of the Holy Head breakwater.
Her signals of distress were first heard
by the coast guard about 4 o'clock tn
the morning. At .that 'time tit was
pitch dark and great waves were wash
ing over Mie breakwater.
In spite of the danger of being washed
out to sea the guard proceeded along
the breakwater, and having rigged up
the rocket apparatus, began firing life
lines In the direction of the wreck. The
faint llgM of the rockets soon disolosed
the fact that ithe vessel ttiad broken In
twj amidships and that Ithe mainmast
had fallen, crushing the lives of sev
eral of the crew. A few survivors could
be seen cllngilng to each half of the
vebsal and their piteous cries for help
could be heard above the roar of the
storm.
After many failures ithe coast guard
succtoded in firing a line over the
wieck, but by that time all on board
l.ad perished. A life boat vainly tried
again and again to approach the wreck.
Not a vestige of the bark could be seen
today and there is no prospect of any
Bb'vage. Several bodies have been
wiished ashore. The Osseo was a bark
of 1,399 tons.
KILLED WITH HIS OWN GUN.
Tennessee Former's Attempt to Murder
.Results in His Death.
By the United Press.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 30. H. Clay
Ezell, probably the most prominent
breeder of jacks and Jennetts in this
section, was shot and instantly killed
at his home, seven miles from this
city, Friday morning by Purdy M. Ellis.
Ezell and Ellis had been on bad terms
for some time.
Yesterday morning the farmer sent
for Ellis and his wife, and when they
appeared at his front gate he met them
w'th a shtotgun, with which he opened
Are. Ellis and his wife were shot, both
being slightly wounded. Ezell then
drew a pistol and shot four times at
Ellis. The latter then rushed up and
grappled with Ezell. In the struggle
Ellis got hold of one of Ezell's pistols,
and placing it to hla assailant's head,
blew his brains out. Ellis surrendered
at a neighbor's house and Is now In
Jail.
Bishop Knickerbocker III.
By the United Press.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 30. Bishop
Knickerbocker, of the Episcopal diocese
of Indiana, Is lying, at his home seriously
ill from pneumonia, with heart complica
tions. He was exposed to the storm of
Friday and his Illness Is a result of that
exposure.
Hall-Player AUMohon Dead.
By tho United Fret,?.
Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 80. John Mc
Mahon, a rising young ball player In the
National league died htye today. He was
25 years old. Death was due to kidney dis
ease. During the seasons of 1892 and 1893
he caught for New York. In 1894 he was
transferred to Washington. ,
Methodist Church Burned.
By the United Press.
Harrlsburg, Dec. SO. Curtln Heights
Methodist church In the western suburbs
of the city was entirely destroyed
by fire this morning. A defective flue
caused the blaze.
-MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31, 1894.
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION
1 i
Six People Are Seriously Injured at
Elwood, Indiana.
IGNITED BY A HEATED STOVE
Quiet Customers In a Barber Shop Arc
Badly Shaken I'p by an Explosion of
Natural and SoworGas-Lenk
. in the Mains,
By the United Press.
Elwood, Intl., Dec. 30. A fearful nat
ural gas and sewer gas explosion oc
curred here this morning shortly after
midnight, In which six men came near
losing their lives, all being terribly In
jured, two having broken legs. The
bulldlmr occunled bv Mlln
shop was utterly demolished and the
iiirnuure anu nxtures Dlown into frag
men ts.
The Injured are: Mllo See, proprie
tor, terribly Injured on head, face and
back, but will recover; Harry Goatee,
barber, cut on face, head and linrtv
Charles Hand, barber, leg broken In
mree places and other serious injuries;
recovery doubtful; Jerry Claxton, cus
tomer, leg broken, cut on face; Alfred
Anderson, customer, was in a chair and
Was blown With It throuuh a nlato e-lnsa
window, and badly cut; Fred Betzner,
customer, lace and hands cut. .
The cause nf the explosion was due
to a bad leak in the iras mains which
found an outlet In the sewer that com
municated with the bath rooms to the
shop. From there it accumulated un
der the floor and around the walls of
the shop behind the plastering and soon
began to fill the room. All evening
the smell of sewer gas and other gas
had been noticed and finally it got so
strong the doors were opened to purify
the room. The Are In the stove in h
shop was burning brightly, and when
me air uecame saturated with the gas
the explosslon occurred. The loss Is
estimated at 32,000 with no insurance.
FIRE AT SING SING.
Tho State Prison Is Visited by a $25,000
Conflagration.
By the United Press.
Sing Sing, Dec. 30. At 1.30 o'clock
this morning Are was discovered In the
store house and laundry of Sing Sing
prison. Although the firemen responded
promptly the flames had gained con
siderable headway, and It was not until
3 o'clock that the fire was extinguished.
The loss Is estimated at 325,000, and Is
not covered by Insurance.
All the convicts were aroused by the
noise and bustle incident to the out
break of the flames, but, although a
number of the prisoners could plainly
see the blaze and some excitement was
occasioned by a fire occurring In the
middle of the night, all behaved well
and no disorder prevailed,
TREASURER GALL ASSIGNS.
Caught for $05,000-He Places His Prop
erty with a Trustee.
By the United Press.
Chicago, Dec. 30. A special to a
morning paper from'Indlanapolis, Ind.,
says:
State Treasurer Albert Gall, who was
caught for 365,000 in the failure last
year of the Indianapolis National bank,
and who has operated a mammoth
carpet and wall paper house for over
thirty years, being reputed one of the
wealthiest men In Indianapolis, Inst
night turned over all his property, real
and personal, to trustees for his credi
tors. NEGROES FOR MEXICO.
Peg Williams Will Export 100,000 l abor
ers from Georgia and Alabama.
By the United Press.
San Antonio. Tex., Dec. 30. A. Will
tarns, of Atlanta, Ga., better known as
"Peg" Williams, signed a contract yes
terday through W. H. Ellis, represent
ing the Tlanunvlolo Plantation com
pany, of Maplamla, Mexico, to furnish
the company 300 laborers. The negroes
will be obtained frtom Georgia and
Alabama.
Williams claims he will export 100,000
negroes from the southern states to
Mexico this winter. -
SHORTAGE OF $14,000.
The Bookkeeper of the Hudson River Na
tional Bank Locked I'p.
By the United Press.
Hudson, N. Y.. Dec. 30. William F.
Rossman, jr., bookkeeper In the Hud
son River National bank, of this city,
was arrested last night on a warrant
sworn out by the bank officials, charg
ing him with grand larceny In the first
degree; An examination of the books
kept by Rossman showed a shortage
of about 314,000. The money ma'ng up
this amount was taken from i ) to
time, and, It is olalmed, was exp led
In stock speculations and fast livl. Jj.
Rossman has admitted the theft Wnd
has been locked up to await 'an ex
amination, which has been set down for
Monday, The prisoner has been em
Good Things Expected of 1895.
ployed as a bookkeeper In the bank for
several years and was not suspected
until recently.
TROLLEY ACCIDENT.
A Frightened Horso Bucks a Sleigh in
Front of a Car,
By the United Press.
Easton, Pa., Dec. 30. Alexander
C'rulkshank, bookkeeper of the Cutter
Silk mill, Bethlehem, and his family
drove to .Easton today. His son, Les
lie, brought the sleigh out of the court
House hotel yard on Walnut street.
The horse became frightened at an
aprpoachlng electric car and backed
the sleigh in front of the car.
A collision resulted, overturning the
sleigh and wrecking It. The horse was
knocked down and the boy was knocked
so close to the rail that the car axle
boxes hit his head, cutting two horrible
gashes ocver his left temple. The car
ran down the grade fully 100 feet be
fore the motorman could stop It, The
boy is badly injured.
TRAIN JUMPS THE TRACK.
Fireman Aldrich Killed and Engineer Mon
roe Severely Hurt.
By the United Press.
Wichita, Kan., Dec, 30. An accom
modation train on the Frisco railroad
was ditched near Beaumont yesterday
and Fireman Aldrich was killed and
Engineer Monroe seriously hurt.
A broken rail caused the wreck. The
engine and nine freight cars jumped
the track. The passenger coach re
mained on the track, but none of Its
occupants were injured.
THREE BROTHERS DROWNED.
The Musco Boys Cross the Allegheny
Kiver in a 1 hit lloat-Their Dead Bodies
Arc Found u Week Eater,
By the United Press.
Olean, N. Y Dec. 30. Portvllle, a
small town six miles above here, on the
Allgheny. river, is full of excitement
and in Wordcn's undertaking rooms lie
the bodies of the three Masco brothers,
cold In death. One week ago today they
started to town from their home across
the river In a flat bottom boat and told
their aged father that they would be
gone about an hour. They did some lit
tle trading about town, and the last
seen of them was about 8 o'clock In the
evening. When they did not return
home their father thought nothing spe
cial of It, thinking, perhaps, they had
gone to an uncle's, who lived In an ad
joining county.
On Tuesday, however, foe became
greatly alarmed, and upon telegraph
ing learned that they had not been
there. After some further telegraph
ing a searching party was formed, and
yesterday the old flat bottom boat was
found, and, after dragging the river for
some time, the bodies of Edward and
Charles, agend 18 and 19, respectively,
were found and late last night the body
of William, aged 22, was recovered.
When taken from the water, both of
William's boots were found to be mis
sing, and but one stocking on his foot.
William being the only one that could
swim, the impression Is that when the
boat began to sink he relieved himself
of his bot3 and tried to save his two
other brothers and in the attempt lost
his own life. He was a married man
and leaves a widow.
STREET CAR COLLISION.
Two Electric Cars Embrace Near Diamond
Avenue, on Providence Road
Two street cars comlng from opposite
directions came Into collision yesterday
morning about 9 o'clock, near Diamond
avenue. When the 9 o'clock Provi
dence car was running up the track on
the Providence road, near the Eureka
house, the snow plow and salt car, in
charge of Motorman Robert Long,
came down the track at a smart pace
and before the brakes could be put on
the cars came together with a crash.
Thomas O'Brien, of South. Washington
avenue, about 45 years of age, an em
ploye of Contractor Mclnery, of the
Traction company's repair gang, was
standing on the front platform of the
Bait car and failed to make his escape,
and sustained severe Injuries on the
legs. He was taken to the Lackawanna
hospital and was reported to be resting
comfortably last night.
Motorman Ferguson was In charge of
the passenger car and escaped by Jump
ing. The passengers escaped with a se
vere shaking up.
John Fitzgerald Dead.
By the United Press.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 30. John Fitzger
ald, ex-president of the Irish National
League of America, died at his suburban
home near this city this morning. He was
nearly (Hi years old. Fitzgerald seven
years ago was rated as three times a mil
lionaire. fUHneRS reverses recently have
cut down his fortune materially. He was
a man of liberal tendency and contributed
ltiW sums to the cause of Irish Inde
pendence. .)''.
Tolmoge's Congregation.
By the United Press. . , .
Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 30. At a mooting
held In the Centennial Baptist church this
afternoon by the members of the Brook
lyn, tabernacle, it was decided to reor
ganize under a new name. Dr. Talmage
was not present at the meeting.
Christian Tapers in Turkey Obliged
to Deny Armenian Outrages.
THE SULTAN ALL rOWERFUL
Sublime Kulcr of the Fanatical Moham
medans Has an Eye Upon the News
papers of His Realm- American Let
ters Examined by Turks,
By the United Press.
Boston, Dec. 30. Official letters re
cently sent out from the rooms of the
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions containing accounts
relative to the European Turkey mis
sion were opened by the Turkish offi
cials. The lutters were subsequently
delivered but with the Turkish word'!
"examined" written upon the envelope.
This Indicates that the Turkish govern
ment is attempting to assume all au
thority over the malls of foreigners.
When the reponts of the massacre of
Christians in Sassoun region of eastern
Turkey, after more than a month of
suppression on the part of the Turkish
officials, became .public, the Ottoman
government was alarmed at the wide
spread publications In the American
and English press.
Under pressure from the foreign
powers the sultan agreed to send a
commission to Investigate and report
upon the outrage. In view of this
promise the government representa
tives of the European powers at Con
stantinople decided to watt for the re
port before taking any positive action.
But after this decision by the powers
and while they were waiting for the
departure of the sultan's commission,
which had been appointed and which
was to make full and Impartial In
vestigations of all the affairs reported
by the English consul as well as by any
Individuals from the Sassoun region,
the Turkish government come out with
a statement of the case w"hlch was
printed In all the papers of Constanti
nople. All papers printed In Turkey are un
der close censorship and no paper could
refuse to print the statement under
penalty of immediate suspension.
Hence the Christian periodicals were
compelled to print what they knew to
be false.
RESIGXATIOX OF BYRNES.
Tho Great Thief-Taker Packs His Be
longings and Prepares to Depart with
the Old Year.
By the United Press.
New York, Dec. 30. Superintendent
Byrnes, who resigned yesterday, went
to police headquarters this morning
and spent four hours in packing up his
private papers and getting them ready
to be removed in 'the event of the ac
ceptance of Ills request to be retired.
The superintendent's action was the
sole topic of discussion around head
quarters today. Regret at Mr. Byrne's
probable departure, seemed, however,
to be completely overshadowed by
curiosity as to what would happen af
ter he had gone and where a competent
successor could be found.
InspectoConlin Is the next officer in
rank to the superintendent. He enjoys
the distinction of being the only Inspec
tor unsmlrehed by the testimony given
before (he Lexow committee.
Amelia Bloomer Dead.
By the United Press.
Council Bluffs, la., Dec. 30.-Mrs. Amelia
J. Bloomer, wife of D. C. Bloomer, died ut
noon today. She was one of the earliest
advocates of national dress for women
and her public use of tho now costume
caused It to be called the Bloomer cos
tume. She was 77 years old.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Heirs of A. T. Stewart sold the Metro
politan hotel, New York, for $1,600,000.
Mllltla guarded the Augusta (Oa.) Jail,
preventing any attempt to lynch Murderer
Jabez Wiggins.
The defalcation of Cashier Blelby, of tho
Central National bunk, of Rome, N. Y.,
has amounted to $07,000.
Forger Llppert, of Cape Colony, under
arrest at New York, admitted his Identity
and Is ready to return to Capetown.
Fifty Swiss and Austrian dairy farmers
will be brought over by a Chicago syndi
cate to locate on land near La Jara, Cal.
Kentucky's legislature may have to hold
an extra session to raise money to meet
th deficit of J800.000, which is Increasing.
Coxey, who is attending tho Populist
conference, at St. Louis, Mo., says he will
be a presidential candidate If the pcoplo
demand It.
On a forged chock for $325, Willie Sulli
van, aged 10, of Bloomington, HI., went
to Kurotio, but had to return as a stow
away, being arrested at New Orleans.
A slmultaneoim visit of Alexander Will
iamson and William Perrj rival suitors
fat Nannie Bell's homo, at Coalburg,
Ala., led, to a duel In which both were
killed. w-
WEATHER REPORT.
. For eastern Pennsylvania, snow; cooler;
southerly winds, becoming westerly.
TWO CENTS
corY.
INLEY'5
SPECIAL SALE OF
MUSLIN
To make room for Spring
Stock.
We are now selling a lot of
slightly soiled goods at prices
to elose them out
quickly.
S,
SET COVERS,
-ALSO-
isjiifiuie.
A special job lot of Children's
Fine White Aprons at
about half price.
FIN LEY'S
510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave.
H. A. KINGSBURY
AGENT FOR
THE VERY BEST.
813 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA.
FOR A NEW YEAR PRESENT
for your boy get him a pair of
Storm Kiug Boots or a pair of
Sboea that will stuud all sorts of
pport and protect the boy's health.
LEWIS, REILLY & DAVIS,
Wholsale and Retail.
STORE OPEN EVENINGS,
Our doors are open to every
lover of the beautiful, and we
welcome all to see and enjoy
the largest display of Holiday
Goods that was ever put oa
exhibition in this city.
Take u
Look at the Diamonds
in Our Window
Can show
more inside.
you many
GIN
SKIRTS
mains it's
LEATHER ill
LEUUIS
Holiday Goods
W, J. WEIGH EL,
408 SPRUCE STREET.
NEAR DIME BANK.
f