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THE SLATES ARECOMPLETED
Fred W. Fleitz Unsuccessful In His
Candidacy for Reading Clerk.
SETBACK TOR J. A. SCRAXTOX
One of the Rumors of the Hay Credited
Him With Gubernatorial Aspirations
Four Years Hence Sam Hudson
Gets an Empty Honor.
Bpeclal Correspondence of The Tribune.
Ilarrlsburg, Dec. 31. This has been a
day of caucuses with the members of
the legislature. Both partlos haw held
their conferences, but, of course, those
of the Republicans were the most Im
portant. The Senate Republican slate
committee was in session until mid
night before agreeing on a list of offi
cers for the senate. The members were
confronted with .the difficulty of trying
to fill about thirty places for which
there were live times as many appli
cants. It took considerable figuring to
parcel out these places satisfactorily
to the forty-three Republican members,
yet the committee feels It has accom
plished this. Edward W. Smiley, of
Venango, was selected for chief clerk;
James B. Carson, of Butler, reading
clerk; Joseph Young, of Philadelphia,
Journal clerk; II. R. Thorpe, of Mercer,
executive clerk; W. J. Robinson, of
Erie, message clerk; Herman P. Miller,
of Dauphin, senate librarian; Rev. P. C.
Hardens, of Harrlsburg, chaplain; Jo
seph Wooley, of Philadelphia, clerk to
Judiciary general committee; James r.
JIarrah, of Beaver, sergeant-at-arms;
James Rellly, of Philadelphia, superin
tendent of folding room; Edward
Adams, of Philadelphia, engineer; E.
M. Mackln, of Philadelphia, ilreman; R.
W. Greenman, of Philadelphia, assist
ant sergeant-at-arms; Wlllam McAn
any, of Philadelphia, watchman.
The house Republican caucus was
presided over by Jerome B. Niles, of
Tioga. Harry Walton, of Philadelphia,
was chosen speaker by acclamation. A
committee of thirty, one member from
each congressional district, and two a:
large, was appointed to select a list of
officers of the house. John R. Farr rep
resented the Eleventh district on this
committee. The committee has thus
far been able to agree upon A. D. Fet
terolf, of Montgomery, for chief clerk;
Jere B. Rex, of Huntingdon, resident
clerk; and E. J. Randolph, of Pittsburg,
Journal clerk. The fight of the night
was over the reading clerkship, for
which there were four candidates, Ed
ward Taylor, of Delaware; Fred W.
Fleitz, of Lackawanna; Lucius Rogers,
of McKean; and R. Nichols, of Craw
ford. The battle waxed warm und furi
ous and was undecided at midnight.
Later Representatives O'Malley and
Farr succeeded in landing James
Watklns for reading clerk after an ex
citing contest. Fred W. Fleitz was
backed by the other members of the
delegation for this place, but the popu
lar young members threw their support
to Watklns, and with the assistance of
Lieutenant Governor. Watres they have
fceen assured by the slate committee of
his selection. Forest R. Nichols, of
Crawford, has been selected for mes
sage clerk, with John T. Shoener, of
Schuylkill, for sergeant-at-arms.
Democrats in Caucus.
At a caucus tonight of the twenty
nine Democrats In the house John II.
Fow, of Philadelphia, was chosen perm
anent chairman and Fritz, of Columbia,
made the nominee for speaker. Other
candidates were named as follows:
Chief clerk, Samuel E. Hudson, of
Rcranton; resident clerk, George M.
Wangaugh, of Dauphin; reading clerk,
Albert Williams, of York; Journal clerk,
H. W. Bowers, of Berks; message clerk.
It. M. Jacoby, of Monroe; postmaster,
H. J. Fostnot, of Mllilln, and doorkeep
er, William Kreidler, of Monroe. The
Democrats in the senate have selected
Laubach, of Northampton, for presi
dent pro tern and Green of Berks for
permanent chairman. The Democrats
nominated Colonel Jacob S. Dillinger,
of Allentown, for Journal clerk, pf Elk
county, message clerk; and John Hill,
of Lehigh, postmaster.
Scranton's Alleged Gubernatorial Bee.
The legislature will probaibly adjourn
after its organization until one week
from Wednesday. This will enable
Speaker Walton to complete his com
mittee assignments and arrange other
preliminaries. Governor Paulson's
message will be sent to 'the legislature
tomorrow. It is a long document
end is said to contain some surprises.
The retiring governor will take advant
age of tils opportunity to send In a
valedictory full of partisan "ginger."
One of today's bits of current politi
cal gossip was a story to the effect that
Congressman J. A. Scranton's presence
In this city yesterday and today was
In deference to a gubernatorial bee
whWh It was said had begun to buzz in
hlstiead and which looks ahead to 1898.
Inasmuch us 'there has been no open au
thority for such a story, and since lead
ing Lackawanna Republicans deny
having been consulted with reference to
Ihiait kin4 of a programme, this story
Is probnibly a canard, sprung by oftlco
' eeekers. It -was, .however, given a color
of consistency by Mr. Scnanton's activ
ity In supporting Fred W. . Fleltz's
candidacy foi , house clerkship. It Is
remarked her that had Fleitz won a
place In the bouse organization, ha
would have bee (n a good position to
look aflter Scnanton's interests. If
Fleitz's camdidac) fwvd any such ul
terlor significance,, his defeat would
eeem to Indicate tht the state organl
gallon Is not warming to the Lackawan
na congressman.
New Faces In tin senate.
The new faces In tha sena-te, which
will aitrtrtaat special attention because of
' the prominence of the Hissing ones,
Whose place rthey fill, indole those ot
James C. Vaughan, of Lackawanna,
. who replaces M. E. MoDOqald; the
Bucks county Republican,. Renry G.
Moyer, wiho succeeds the late Georgi
, Rosi, leader of the Democratic Vide of
the chamber In former sesslont; the
Montgomery county Republican, ftonry
v. aylor, who succeeds Dr. Arthur D.
Markley; Harvey W. Haines, a York
Democrat, Who will occupy the seat f
"the veteran grangeir, Gerard C. Brown;
Alfred W. Millelsen, the Meohanlcsbur.i
Republican, who displaces the Jackson
Ian Democrat, William Penn Lloyd, anl
M. L. McQuown, a Clearflpld county
Republican, who takes the desk of P.
Gray Meek, now surveyor bf the port of
Philadelphia. Another senator, who,
like Mr. Saylor, of Montgomery, was
sleeted upon e. platform of opposition
to the re-election of Don Oajneron to
the United S dates senate, is Chris C.
Kaiuffman, of the Lancaster district,
heretofore represented by Winfleld S.
Smith. No voice was oftener heard in
the senate than that of 'the Lehigh peda
gogue and lawyer, Milton C. Hennlnger,
wtho Is succeeded "by Harry G. Stiles, of
Allentown. Grant Herring's mantle
falls upon J. Henry Cochran, of Will
lamsport. Ex-9tate Chairman William
H. Andrews displaces the Crawford
county Democ;'at!ic senator, S. J. Logan.
John J. Coyle, a Republican representa
tive In the last session Is the successor
of Democratic Senator Monaghan, of
Schuylkill. The ratio of thirty-three
Republicans to seventeen Democrats Is
changed to forty-three Republicans and
even Democrats, In the senate. The
familiar figures who agaln appear In
clude all the old Philadelphlans, aind,
among oUhers, Jesse M. Baker, of Dela
ware; Henry D. Green, Berks; John
II. Landls, Lancaster; S. J. McOarrell,
Dauphin; General Gobdn, Lebanon; W.
H. Hackenburg, the Northumberland
champion. of an excise commission; L.
R. Keefer, Schuylkill; ex-Auditor Gen
eral Lemon, Blair; Messrs. Fllnn anl
Upperman, Allegheny; and James S.
Fruit, Mercer.
Old Timers In the House.
Of three conspicuous old-timers, John
Cessna, B. L. Hewit and George V.
Lawrence, all ex-speakers, who were
leaders in the last house the first two
are dead, but Mr. Lawrence will be
back to introduce and battle for a con
gressional apportionment bill giving to
Philadelphia and Allegheny counties
each an additional congressman. The
best known of the other missing states
men or the house, as enumerated bv a
sprightly "old timer" In the press gal
lery, will Include Captain Ziegler, of
Adams; Emmanuel Werthelmer, of
Allegheny, whose efforts at liquor legis
lation always made a stir; Samuel M.
LafTerty, of Allegheny, who had a hard
road to travel as chairman of the com
mittee that hnndled the Penrose bill to
abolish the Public Building commis
sion; Captain John W. Nesblt, the tow
ering hickory of the Youghloghenv;
uavia h. uranson, the Chester county
expert on blue blood sheep; School
master Edward Towksbury. the cham
pion of antl-dlscrimlnatlon, anti-free
passes and enforcement of all the dead
letter provisions of the constitution;
Samuel M. Wherry, the constitutional
expounder and leuder of the Demo
cratic side of the house, whose county,
Cumberland, puts Republicans In both
Its seats; and George E. Heyburn, of
Delaware, learned In agriculture, but
unsophisticated In the devious ways of
the Hill."
Big, eloquent Captain Sklnner.of Ful
ton, is succeeded by a' Republican. The
humorous Henry Butterfield, of Erie,
and the Yankee make-up and address
of J. Russell Thornton, of Payette, will
be missed, as will also the stalwart
labor exponent, M. T. Burke, of Lucku
wanna; the Public Buildings ctminiia
Bloners' catechlzer, M. N. Bernhard, of
Lehigh; the sprightly young leader and
convincing talker. Walter E. Rltter, of
Lycoming; McKean county's former
candidate for speaker, W. E. Burdlck;
i-armer- Taggart, of Montgomery,
who Is dead; S. A. Losch, of Schuylkill
who was never uninteresting; C. C
Thompson, of Warren, speaker of the
last house, and H. M. Bortnpr, thu pas
toral bard of York. i ;
Other Interesting Notables.
With the majority of the most widely
Known of the Philadelphlans will re
turn to the house appropriation conv
mlttee Chairman Marshall, of Alle
gheny; John Kearns, who Is just as
lonely a Democrat from Allegheny as
John H. Fow will be from Philadelphia;
the red-headed hopeful Armstrong
strategist, S. B. Cochrane; the Brad
ford county Bon of Plymouth Rock, F.
L. Kinner; Prohibitionist D. B. Dou
thett, of Butler; Chester county's cham
pion manipulator of sliding boards for
Democrats with contested seats, D.
Smith Talbot; George Kunkel, Dau
phin's timber for the speakership; the
mild-mannered editor, Ward R. Bliss,
of Delaware; the Huntingdon "man
who looks like Quay," P. M. Lytle; the
gigantic local optlonlst, Noah Seanor,
of Indiana; the persistent advocate of
compulsory education, John R. Farr,
of Lackawanna; the suave antl-Pen-rose-blll
pleader, H. L. North,, of Mc
Kean; the champion absentee of the
last sesBlon, F. A. Comly, of Montgom
ery, and his colleague, the Beau Brum
mel of the house. Editor B. Wltman
Dambly; the shrill-voiced objector and
protester, John A. Klpp, of Pike, the
leader of the ruqal tax agitators,
Jerome B. Ntles, of Tioga; the flowery
Union editor, B. K. Focht, and the oil
region's mouthpiece, H. H. James, of
Venango.
AH the Philadelphia papers today
contained notices of the tight against
Fleitz. The Press had the most accu
rate account. It said the Lackawanna
delegation was evenly divided over the
reading clerkship, part of It being for
Fleitz and part for James E. Watklns,
whom Representative Parr urged. Mr.
Watklns had originally been a candi
date for a clerkship In the state depart
ment. Both General Reeder and Lleu-tenant-Governor-lect
Lyon opposed
Fleitz, because of his tactics In the
Roblnson-Lyon fight of last spring.
Compulsory Education Again.
It Is as good as settled that John R.
Farr will have his old chairmanship of
the committee on education. Mr. Farr
will again Introduce the compulsory
education bill that Pattlson vetoed,
and It will be unchanged in any Import
ant detail. Many other Important bills
relative to the public school system will
be presented to the legislature for Its
consideration. A bill to prevent teach
ers frcrtn appearing in the schools sup
ported' by the state In their religious
garb has been pwpared by Representa
tive Talbot, of Chester, at the instance
of the Junior Order of American Me
chanics and other patriotic orders, and
will be offered by Mr. Talbot. Bills will
also be introduced for the establish
ment of township high schools, provid
ing for a census by the assessors of
children of school age to ascertain how
many are without the benefits of educa
tion and amending the law governing
the annual examinations at the state
normal schools so as to Increase the
number of superintendents of schools
to conduct the examinations from two
to six and providing that the superin
tendent may be taken from any locality
In the state. The last three named
measures have been prepared by Su
perintendent of Public Instruction
Schaeffer and he will put forth every
effort to secure their passage. ,
Mr. Farr will not have the compul
sory education field all to himself.
Representative Seyfert, of Lancaster,
who takes great Interest in school mat
tors, has prepared a bill to promote
public school attendance and to re
strain truancy. While the 'bill does not
contain the words "compulsory" and
"arrest," the first section of it requires
parents and guardians of children be
tween the ages of 8 and 15 years to
send them to a public or private school
for at least sixteen consecutive weeks
In each year, provided they are not be
ing Instructed for a like period In the
common English branches or their
mental or physical condition renders
attendance Inexpedient or impractica
ble, or they live more than two miles
from any school by the nearest trav
eled road. Absences not exceeding five
days during the prescribed term are
permitted, but the loss of time is re
quired to be made up. A violation of
this section shall be a misdemeanor,
punishable for the first offense by a fine
not exceeding $5 and for each subse
quent offense by a fine not exceeding
$25, or by imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days, or by both, at the discre
tion of the court. The second section
requires school directors or controllers
to provide sufficient accommodations
In their districts for all the children of
school age and to appoint necessary
truant officers to apprehend all child
ren of the proper age who habitually
frequent or loiter about public or other
places and have thorn sent to school.
These officers shall receive such com
pensation as the directors or controllers
shall provide, the money to be paid
out of the school fund of the proper dis
trict. A AVW U1I1CI9 rruviuvu rui. i
Section three makes provision lor
schools for the accommodation of ha
bitual truants in separate rooms in
public school buildings. In these
schools all the common English
branches and Industrial training shall
be taught. Section lour provides for
the payment of fines for violation of the
act Into the proper school treasuries.
Section five authorizes the superintend
ent of public Instruction to appoint a
competent person, at a salary of 51,800
a year, whose duty It shall be to as
certain to what extent the law is com
plied with In the cities and school dis
tricts of the state. The superintendent
of public instruction is authorized to
withhold one-half of all public school
moneys from any city or district which,
in 'his judgment, wilfully omits and re
fuses to enforce the provisions of the
act, to be paid over to It when he Is
convinced that it is complying with
them. The act Is to go Into effect July
1, IS'JS.
DUEL WITH REVOLVERS.
Desperate Fight Between Dr. liicgcl and
Hlllhtm Bibler.
By the United Press.
Easton, Pa., Dec. 31. Yesterday
morning the quiet little town of
Bloomsbury, N. J., nine miles from
Easton, wus startled by the report that
a duel had been fought between Dr. L,
E. Rlegel, of that place, and William
Bibler, of Philadelphia.
Dr. Rlegelsaldhemade a professional
call at the home of Albei t Beers, who
lives near him. AVhlle there-he met
Bibler, who, the doctor alleges, stole
his wife's affections and broke up his
household.
Rlegel and Bibler began to quarrel
in Mr. Beers' house and wore ordered to
leave. According to the doctor's story
Biblor opened lire on him with a re
vllver. The doctor received a bullet
through his coat collar, which plowed
up the back of his head. He emptied
his seven shooter at Bibler, who wns
struck by one of his bullets over the
heart. The bullet did not enter his
body on account of a picture and a
pocket book which he carried in his
vest pocket.
Bibler is employed as n. plumber at
Philadelphia and is a cousin of the wife
of Dr. Riegel.
CUT HER HEAD OFF.
Mc.Mullcn Kills His Wifo and Then Com
mits Suicide.
By the United Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 31. After quar
relling together for hours William Mc
Mullen, a laborer, early this morning
attacked his wife with a hatchet and
almost cut her head off and then cut
his throat, dying in a few minutes.
Mrs. McMullen survived her husband
but a short time.
Insurance Companies Insolvent.
By the United Press.
LancuBter, Pa., Dec. 81. At the sugges
tion of Attorney General Honsel, Judge
Livingstone today Issued a decree dissolv
ing the charters of the Lancaster County
Mutual Live Stock company anil the
Pennsylvania Mutual fire Insurance com
pany, both companies being Insolvent.
Killed in a Ktinuway.
By the United Press.
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 31. While returning
from church lust niaht the horse at
tached to a Blelgh In which were seated
Thomas Anderson and wife, ran away.
Mrs. Anderson was Instantly killed by be
ing thrown from the sleigh, her neck be
ing broken.
Better Faro For Uobos. .
By the United Press.
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 31. The sheriff's al
lowance for boarding tramps at the jail
has been ordered by Judge Sadler to be
Increased from four to nine cents per
day. The order covers the past three
years.
Balance in Treasury,
By the United Press.
Washington, Doc. 31. The general treas
ury balance at the close of the calendar
year 1894 Is stated at jlw,Ui,sa:i.ll, ot which
8(i,370,14G Is In gold.
STATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
The Ornithological society of weBtorn
Pennsylvania wants to found a museum
In Pittsburg.
Plans for a 180,000 department of publlo
safety building for Pittsburg have been
almost completed.
Steps are being taken to Becure the erec
tion of armories for all National guard
organisations located In Pittsburg.
The state gets J1.300 from the estate of
John Becker, ot Reading, who died a
your ago without heirs or known kindred.
San Francisco letter carriers wi'l be
reprimanded for Issuing a New Year's ad'
dress. '
Falling to Inflict a mortal wound with
a shotgun, Bernard Flood, a farmer of
near Oil City, gashed his arm with a
butcher knife and may die from loss of
blood.
Frank Wlngerfelt, Joseph Wlngerfolt,
Harry Miller and Joseph Anderson, rang
ing In age from 12 to 14 years, were placed
under $300 ball each In Pottsvllle on the
charge of picking a farmer's pocket of
lie.
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THE DELEVftNft FIRE TRAP
Fourteen Persons Said to Have Per
ished in the Plumes.
VICTIMS NEARLY ALL WOMEN
Vpon Being Warned of Their Danger Tbcy
Became Panic Stricken and Could Not
Bo Directed to the Exits-List
of the Missing.
By the United Press.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 31. The Delcvan
House fire was the absorbing topic of
conversation about the city today.
Interest In It was Increased when it
was learned that a number of the house
employes, nearly all of them women,
had been bulged to death. They had
rooms on the fifth story of the building
and their deaths could not have been
the result of anything but fright. One
of the porters who went up to warn
them said today that It was Impossible
to lead them to a safe exit. They sim
ply went wild when they learned of the
fire. The proprietors of the hotel esti
mated that about fourteen people were
missing. It was thought that the night
clerk, Charles Rosekrans, had perished
but he turned up this afternoon all
right.
Karly this morning Mrs. Henry II.
Fooks; who jumped from the fourth
story window, died at the Albany hos
pltal. The others injured, who were
taken to the hosplt.il, will nvover. They
are: henry H. Fooks, Benjamin Hell
man, Mrs. Benjamin lleilman, Edward
Walsh, porter; James Hennessy, flre-
mun; D. F. Brockway, E. W. Arnold.
The list of the dead who perished in
the flumes includes: Mrs. F. H. Hill,
housekeeper: May Sullivan, chamber
maid; Mrs. Ray Young, of Jamestown,
linen woman; Agnes AVII.son, of Atwood,
Cunada, linen woman; Bridget Fltzglb
bons, puntry girl; Kate Crowley, cham
ber maid; Fernando BellettI, cook; Rl
cardo Telesfem, cook; Megetta Staur-
ena, chnmber maid; Kmllgia Tomngln,
chamber muid; Simon Meyers, employe;
Thomas Cannon, employe; Annie Daly,
chamber maid; Ellen Dillon, chamber
maid.
Missing: Mary Carey, chambermaid.
So far as could be learned from the
hotel authorities the above list includes
those who were unsuccessful in their
efforts to escape.
Search For Bodies to Be Made.
Streams were kept playing on the
ruins all day. No attempt will be made
until tomorrow to search for the bodies.
The thick fire wall which divided the
main building from the additions was
all that kept the llames from sweeping
the entire block. The guests and em
ployes did not have time to save any
thing, not even wearing apparel.
The loss on the building Is estimated
at $150,000; Insurance $160,000; and on
the furniture, loss $65,000, Insurance
$50,000. The rentals were Insured for
$26,000.
A commercial traveller who had a
trunk full of Jewelry In his room, which
he said was valued at $50,000, offered a
reward of half the contents to any one
who would get his belongings. Three
men entered the building and succeeded
In getting the trunk out and they were
handsomely rewarded.
TO LEAVE HOMESTEAD.
Many Dissatisfied Steel Workers Will En-
gnce In Farming.
By the United Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 31. The Carnegie
mills at Braddock, Homestead, Law
rencevllle, Duquesne, and Beaver Falls
will resume work Wednesdny morning.
The new rates were generally accepted
by the employes and 12,000 men will re
turn Ho work Wednesday at the differ
ent mills. The average reduction in
wages amounts to probably IS or 20 per
cent, from last year's scale.
Muny of the Homestead Bteel workers
who are dissatisfied with the cut made
by the new scale will remove to Ashta
bula county, Ohio. They will exchange
their Homestead property for farms
there. This has been done by about
twenty Homestead families in the past
two months.
WITNESSES WANTED.
Authorities Looking For Evidence In the
Case Aguinst Boudcnot.
By the United Press.
Doylestown, Pa., Dec. 31. Sheriff
Nicholas reached here tonight from
Trenton, N. J., having In custody John
Boudenot, the Hungarian boarding
house keeper who Is charged with the
murder of Frank Condo, at Morrlsvllle.
The authorities are looking fur sev
eral Italians who ore now In the an
thracite coal fields of Pennsylvania and
who are'suld to have been witnesses of
the crime.
HOMESTEAD MURDERERS.
An Kf fort Is Being Made to Secure Pardon
V of Three Convicts.
By ths United Press.
Pittsburg, Dec, 31. Andrew - Toth,
George Rusnak and Michael Sabal,
serving life intonces In the western
penitentiary, convicted of complicity
In the murder of Michael Qulnn during,
MrJ& Business ft
a strike riot at the Carnegie Steel
works, Braddock, January 1, 1891, may
be set at liberty.
Recently, It Is reported, two Hungar
ians near Scranton quarrelled. Charges
and counter charges were made, result
ing In the nrrest ot both. One charged
the other with the HomPBtead murder.
The officials, it is claimed, are satisfied
that the sUry is a true one. Attorneys
who defended the three imprisoned men
are investigating the case, and believe
that evidence sufficient has already ac
cumulated to set free the men now In
the penitentiary.
From the evidence It Is known, how
ever, that the three convicts were in the
crowd that assaulted Engineer Qulnn,
and it In believed that the new revela
tion will hardly secure their pardon,
MIXOOKi CITIZENS MEET.
They Obtain DatuTliut Will Bo Presented
to Select Council-It Touches on the
Matter of Annexation.
Last night a meeting of the executive
committee of the citizens of Mlnooka
was held at Martin MoDonough's store,
and besides the committee a large
number of prominent citizens attended.
The object was to hear a report from
the committee regarding the progress
made toward annexing the district to
the city.
Civil Engineer Edward F. Hlewltt
was present. It was I14 who prepared
'the map that" was Bent to councils
showing the territory to be annexed.
He suid that In the district that it is
proposed to annex there are seventy
eight blocks, and each block consists of
f n m twelve to twen ty-fotir building lots.
No lot has a narrower frontage than
forty feet and many of thorn nre seventy-five
feet wldo. Thre Is a uniformity
of depth to alrfiost all of the lots; they
are 150 feet deep. Altogether there ure
1,000 building lots In the district that
can be assessed for taxes.
These facts were Jotted down by the
committee to present fo members of
select council in order to prove that
Mlnooka will not be a 'burden on the
city if admitted. The committee was
continued and instructed to lay the
matter In a business-like way before
the members of select council.
LAUGHED AT HIS SENTENCE.
.Murderer Garrett Takes 'tlio News of Ills
Doom Very Coolly.
By the United Press.
Lebunon, Pa., Dec. 31. Judge Melly
today overruled the motions, made by
murderer Garrett's counsel In arrest of
Judgment and for a new trial. At 10.30
this morning he sentenced Garrett to be
hanged for the.murder of his wife. His
voice trembled as he pronounced sent
ence. Garrett took It coolly and laughed
with his attorney after heanlng It. Be
fore It was pronounced when asked If
ho had anything to say the murderer
said: "I have no more to say than that
I have not had a fair trial. There are
many more In this 'town worse than I."
CAPTAIN HOWGATE'S PLEA.
The Ex-Govcrnmcnt Official Says Not
Guilty.
By tho United Press.
Washington, Dec. 31. Judge Mc
Comas today over-ruled the demurrers
filed by the attorneys of Captain How
gate to three indictments returned by
the grand Jury.
Captain Howgato wns then arraigned
and pleaded not guilty, but appended
a further plea that the indictment was
not found within three years after the
alleged offence - therein, charged wns
committed.
The question as to whether the Indict
ments were barred by the statue of lim
itations was thereupon argued.
SENATOR FAIR'S WILL.
Tho Document Is I'nsatlsfactory to Ills
Children.
By the United Press.
San Francisco, Dec. 31. Much specu
latlon is rife over the will of the lute
ex-Senator Fair. It was learned this
evening through reliable sources that
at least one of the children will contest
the will and this contest will be sane
tloned by the other two.
The will la wholly unsatisfactory to
the son and daughtera and will be vlg
orously assaulted.
BRECKINRIDGE'S CASE.
Court Decides That Ho Must Pay for Do
positions Taken.
By the United Press.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 31. W. C. P.
Breckinridge, who sued Gustavus A.
Meyer to recover the receipts levied
upon at his lecture Thursday night,
lost his case today.
The court sustained Meyer's cladm for
services In taking depositions in the
Pollard case a year ago.
lllg Fire at Lock Haven.
By the United PreBS.
Lock Haven, Pa., Dec. 31. The picture
frame mnmifuctory of Brown Bros., to
gether with 'hrco dwellings, a barn and a
number of outbulldlngB were destroyed by
fire here early this morning. The loss is
$16,000, Insurance, $7,000.
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Lord Churchill Gains Strength,
ky the United Press.
London, Dec. SI. Lord Randolph
Churchill was reported t midnight us
gaining strength ' . , -
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Stories of the Slaughter of Chinese
Arc Confirmed.
JAPANESE EKE ONLY HUMAN
When They Learned That Their Country
men Had Been Koastcd Alive the Sol
diers Followed the Example of
the English in India.
By the United Press.
Washington, Dec. 31. Little addition
al Information concerning the reported
massacre at Bort Arthur ''after the
Japanese troops entered that strong'
hold, lis contained In the unofficial mall
from Tokio, delivered at the Japanese
legation here todiiy.' One account of
the battle says that in an engagement
at Suchlatun, just before Port Artthur
fell: "The Chinese behaved with their
usual brutality, beheading the bodies of
the Japanese, cutting off their hands,
ripping open their stomachs and tear
Ing out their livers. The mutilated
bodies presented a revolting spectacle.
The fury of the Japanese troops at the
sight was deep, and both officers and
men swore to take vengeance for their
unhappy comrades."
A telegram from Shanghai, published
lu a Japanese newspaper, says that the
Japanese itu avenge the Inhuman treat
ment extended by the Chinese to their
prlh-om-rs, gave no quarter to the troops
that marched from Fu Chow to recap
ture Chin Chow, butcut down the great
er part of ithem. Four hundred Chin
ese encountered and virtually annlhllat
ed at Ma-Kwo-Llng are said to have
been fugitives from Port Arthur. The
fugitives encountered a battalion of
Japanese In a narrow pass. The Chin
ese fancied that their only chance of
escape lay In fighting, and the result
was heavy slaughter.
The Stories Credited.
The Japan Mall, an English newspa
per published In Yokohama credits the
stories of massacre in this paragraph
"From Shanghai telegrams are belli
circulated broadcast to the effect that
the Japanese troops exhibited a merci
less disposition nt Port Arthur, and
that the killing of Chinese took place on
an unnecessary scale. We think it very
probable. Soldiers are human beings
after all. When they learn that two of
their countrymen have had their bones
crushed and been roasted alive by the
Chinese; when 'they see the awful mutl
lated remains of their comrades killed
or wounded In battle, small wonder If
they set their teeth when next they
meet the foe and kill as long us muscle
and thew hold out. We know what our
own troops did In India.
"The Japanese, Indeed, ore so keenly
watched and criticised that they must
be denied, as far as possible, the luxury
of revenge, but Mulvaney's story of the
men that had seen their dead, applies
to Japanese as well as to the British
soldiers. Which of uh could hold his
hand under the circumstances."
KILLED THE BABY.
Sad Illustration of the Folly of Teasing
Children.
By tho United Press.
York, Pa., Dec. 31. The 3-year-old son
of ,John Glutfelter, of Snyderstown
killed Oils 2-months-old brother yester
day.
A neighbor's girl was iteaslng the boy
about taking the baby home wltih her
when the boy became angered and
threw a pair of scissors at her. They
struck- the balby lu the head, killing It
Instantly.
Victims of Diphtheria,
By the United Press.
Reading, Pa., Dec. 31. Paul, aged 5,
Churles M., uged 12, Lat, aged 10, Liz
lie, nged 2, children of Jacob K. Levun
of Oley, this county, died within the past
twenty-four hours or diphtheria. Ada,
aged tf, wus buried on Saturday. Two oth
era are seriously 111 and their death Is
expected.
TELEGRAPHIC FLASHES
On charges of swindling St. Louts hotels,
Dr. Martin Brandt, an ex-convlut of
Pennsylvania, was arrested.
Notice at Tiffin, O., that the natural gas
would be turned off sent wood up from
$1.25 to $8 ai cord In one day.
MUslng-ex-Congressman W. H. Butler,
of lown, who was thought dead, was
found at work In Indianapolis.
Jumping Into his Ice-box which he had
connected with a gus jut, Paul Hchatt
on Omaha saloon man, ended his life.
After six months' secrecy, tho marriage
of Mnriu Uurress, the actress, and Uuy
W, Currier, of North Andover, Mass., Is
made public.
By mistaking the name, cltlseni of Cal
lender, lu., elected Mrs. 1m VI. Castle, Jus
tlce of the pence, Instead of nor husband,
and she took the place.
Trying to join his wife after two years.
hiding, C. V. Klx, a Chicago embescler,
has been arrested In Humburg, Germany,
The closing up of the lottery concern
of E. 'Fox & Co., Kansas City, Mo., ends
the unlawful business In that state.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; varuv
bis winds.
FiNLEY'S
SPECIAL SALE OF
MUSLIN
To make room for Spring
Stock.
We are now selling a lot of
slightly soiled goods at prices
to close them out
quickly.
SET COVERS.
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iiinwiiynsjii:.
A special job lot of Children's
GOWNS
Fine White Aprons at .
about half price.
FINLEY'S
610 aod 512 Lackawanna Ave.
H. A. KINGSBURY
AGENT FOR
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313 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THS
PEACEFUL. HONEST PEOPLE
OF THE WORLD!
Io wis, Rellly & Davles wish the peace
ful, honest people of the world a liuupy,
New Year. We ure huppy because we llvo
In one of the mom M'osrieroun cities). In onn
of tho Ix'Ht counties. In one of the largest
states and the greatest country that man
I privileged to live in. Among tne cities,
towns, etc., that we wish to remember lot
n iiarticiilitr wuy are the following;
Wlkes-Hurre, 4reut llend,
Kingston, C'onklln.
Bennett, New Mllford.
Forty Kort, Alford,
Wyoming, Klngsley's. j
J'nrsons. Foster,
Miners Mills, Nicholson, -. ,
Mill Creek, FactoryvIlM
Ltitllll, La Plume,
YateiivlUe, Imlton,
Plttston, Olenburn,
Duryeu, Clink's Summit.
Lackawanna, . Chinchilla,
Taylor, v Muytleld,
Avoch, Nay Aug,
Jlooslc, lninmore,
Mlnooka, Wlmmers. .
Hancock, Miiplewood.
Starlight, Luke Ariel, -
Treston Park, Georgetown,
Lake Oomo, Hawley,
Poyntelle, Honesdule,
Helmont, AVaymurt, .
Pleustiiit Mount, Klmhurst, ' ;
Uniondule, Moscow,
Forest City, Couldshoro,
Cnrbondiilo, . Tobyhannu.
While Krldge, : Mount Pocono,
Jermyn, Pocono Summit,
Archbuld, Cresco,
Wlnton. Henryvllle,
lVckvtlle, Spiaguevllle,
Olvphunt, Portland,
Plckson City, Stiottdsburg,
Throop. Water Gap,
HlnKhnmton, Delaware,
Sciunton, Muntiiika Chunk,
Conklln Center.
May thev live long and prosper Is th(
wish of Lewis, Rellly & Davles, the honest
and most extensive dealers In boots, shoes,!
rubbers, etc.. In northeastern Pennsyl'
vania. No. 114 Wyoming avenue, Scran
ton, Pa. ,
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Holiday Goods
li ine
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 on
exhibition in this city.
Take a '
Look at the Diamond
in Our AVinUow
Can show you many
more inside. '
V. J. WEIGH EL,
408 SPRUCE STREET,
NEAR DIME BANK.
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