51 TWO CENTS A COPY1. EIGHT PAGES 5G COLUMNS. SCKANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1895. FINDS FAULT WITH EOFF Mr. Moss Not Entirely Satisfied with Byrnes' Examination. WANTED TO HEAK FROM GOULD Opposition to the Proposition to Entrust tlic Reorganization of the Police Force to Byrnes Inercasirg Dntly-A Slnp at the Goulds. By tho United Tress. New York, Jan. 2. President Martin of the board of police commissioners called upon Mayor Strong today and announced his .willingness to retire at any time the mayor might elect. Com missioner Sheehan has not as yet fol lowed the good example by the presi dent of the board. Commissioner Murray and Superin tendent Byrnes had a halt an hour con ference today. After It had been con cluded, neither would say what had been the subject of their discussion. Commissioner Murray could not say whether the board would favorably consider the Lexow committee's re quest that Captain Creedon be imme diately allowed to .retire on a pen slpn. Lawyer Mops, member of the execu tive committee of Dr. I'arkhurst's so ciety and Mr. Ooff's associate counsel, was very positive in his statement that Byrnes would never, never bo permit ted to have a hand in the reorganiza tion of the police force, lie delivered a number of backhanded slaps at Mr. Ooff when asked why George J. Gould was not called upon to verify the super intendent's stories of quickly gotten wealth. Opposition to the proposition that Superintendent llyrnes be intrusted with the task of reorganizing the police force Is increasing daily, as the public inind reacts from the temporary senti ment of generosity Impelled by the shrewd superintendent's offer to resign, and as the gravity and moral aspect of certain of his admissions before the senate investigating committee are considered. The Society for the Pre vention of Crime, of which Dr. Park hurst is president, is overwhelmingly against the Idea and refuses to enter tain tho proposition that Byrnes have anything to do with the reorganization of the force. This was announced by Counsel Frank Moss today, who further- stated that the organization would flight from now on, If necessary, every proposal of this nature which might lu t.' ude. Disagrees with I.cxow. "Wp don't Intend that Mr. Bynes shall bt? the man to direct this maU?r said Mr. Mugs, "and he will not be that man if we can help it. The members of the Lexow committee take the posl- tlon, apparently, that because Uyrnes passed through the inquisitorial fire and eriHiged without being scorched, others were, Is true and should be canonized without delay. Well, we ills sent from this, assuming that had Mr. Byrnes been put through the same or deal that other officials did, he would not have come out unscathed. In this is seen the logical necessity of Dr. Parkhurst's letter." Mr. Moss had nothing to say relative to individual members of tho committee and when asked what questions addi tional to those propounded might have been put to llyrnes, replied: "I have no criticism to make of Mr. Goff or his methods. I don't wish to say a word which .might rellect on Mr. Goff. Instead I declare distinctly that he doubtless exerted his utmost efforts. Mr. Moss, on being pressed to say on what lines he lielieved Superintendent llyrnes' examination should have been continued, finally replied: "It came out that llyrnes had had dealings with the Goulds. AVhy should it be assumed that he told the truth respecting these dealings any more than It should have been assumed that McLaughlin or any other person who came before the committeemen told the truth. It would have bren Interesting to have examined George Gould on this, The Goulds were never given to giving something for nothing, and if they have departed from this rule fur once, the public would like to know about it, The Goulds, in elevated railroad mat ters, grabbed up the streets and the city's property without police interfer ence, and whole sqads of our acute city guardians proved unable to do a thing about it. It was their place to, though, for this was before legislative grants had been made. Why was nothing done?" Considerable stress was laid by Mr, Moss on the fact that Superintendent Byrnes, when .he testified before the committee, did not state that his whole fortune was s;;5O,00U, but defined it as helns fully that. "He placed the value of his house at Shrewsbury at $41,000," the lawyer wen . on, "but a talk with the builders an - others would, I guess, bring It up t JfiO.OOO. In the nature of things, Mr, Byrnes gave elaborate answers and these were taken. Dr. Parkhurst felt it Imperative to show that the superin tendent had not been wholly through the Are, and this he set out to show in his forceful, picturesque way. Byrnes' Fairy Talcs, "I think a great deal has been gained by t!he examination of Mr. Byrnes," Mr. Moss went on, "and I think Mr. Goff do serves a great deal of commendation for having brought out many Interest ing points without rulillng the superin tendent. Hyrneg came before the com mittee with the expectation of telling his story In his own way, and Mr. Goff, comprehending the feeling entertained toward tho witness by the .committee, bo shaped the examination, without alarming the former dr provoking oppo sition from any quarter, that the police chieftain was allowed to hang himself by his own rope. For tills Mr. Goff de serves much credit. "Had the matter gone further, and had the superintendent been handled after another style, I think It quite con ceivable that' he would have hedged. During the two hours he was on the stand Byrnes rambled tabout and told all sorts of fairy tales to the desrructkm of the time. A great thing accomplished, however, lay in Hie fact that Byrnes was the first police official of note to Admit that the department to which he 'belonged was corrupt. In order to enable his own Virtues to stnnd out clearly, he seemed to think It necessary to paint a black background. Of hlgli Importance was this, the position and unequivocal statement that the depart- mont Tie presided over was hopelessly corrupt. SHERMAN SCORCHED. Buslness Portion of the Town Almost En tirely Wiped Out. By tho United Press. Sherman, N. Y., Jan. 2. At midnight last night fire started and destroyed the clothing store of A. J. Peck In the Ellis block on Franklin street. It com municated to Main street and burned Sperry & Son's warehouse, and five of the finest business buildings in the vil- ige. The losses and insurance are, as far as have been ascertained, as fol lows: The Advance company, general print ers, loss, $1,500, Insurance, $1,000; E. Sperry & Son., hardware, loss, $5,000, insurance, $-',000; Sperry & Marsh, owners of the building, loss, $3,500; in surance, $2,000; J. U. Legters, clothing, loss, $:i,50O, Insurance, 2,000; Stebbens, photographer, loss, $1,000. insurance, $350: the Hubbard block, loss, $6,000, in surance not known. The postofilce, which was in tho block, was entirely destroyed. Hub bard's residence and insurance ofllce, loss, $2,500, Insurance not known. A. J. Peck, loss on clothing stock, $3,000; fully Insured, Other small losses foot up to $1,500. MR. MORTON'S MESSAGE. Good Government Aguin in Storo For the Empire State-Many Needed Reforms Advocated. By the United Press. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 2. Both houses of the legislature met today. Hamilton Fish was elected speaker of the as sembly. The Republican senators caucused shortly before 11 o'clock and nominated Senator Edmund 0'Cimor, of Blng hamton, ns president pro tern, of the senute to succeed Lieutenant Governor Saxton. In his message Governor Morton says: 1 congratulate you and tho peoplo whom you represent that wo commence the new yeur under favoring auspices. Tho busi ness outlook is much improved as com pared with its condition a year ago. The finances of this state ate in excellent con (lltlon. There Is no state indebtedness whatever, while tho permanent fund ag gregates $D,2to,3D4.au of principal. The governor recommends legislation giving the mayor of New York city ab solute power to remove appointive city officers and to appoint their successors. This, he thinks, should be done without waiting for the. report of the Lexow committee to be formally presented and discussed. The appointment of a commission to frame a charter for "Greater New York" is recommended. Certain amendments to the election laws, es pecially the abolition of the "blanket paster," are advised and Improvements of the canals by deepening and other wise, is advocated. The governor also suggests the appointment of a commit tee to co-operate with similar bodies in other states as to the best means of securing improvements in highways. PROVOKED THE PILGRIMS. Iiohcmiun Peasants Who Vt'cro I.ookinc I oron Apparition Kaise u Riot. By the United Press. Prague, Jan. 2. A peasant living near Ilraunau, Hohe.miu, recently de clared that he had seen an apparition of the Holy Virgin in t'he Dorengrund forest. His story was believed gener ally out side the town and hunderds went dally to the spot where the Virgin was said to appear. Today several thousand persons made the pilgrimage. They were met in the forest by a crowd of scoffers who ridiculed the peasant'3 story and eventually provoked the pil grims to violence. A riot followed. Gendarmes sent out from Ilraunau were unable to restore peace. After several charges, Bhey fired Into the throng. Although ten men were wounded the two mobs con tinued fighting. Several hundred turned on the gendarmes eventually and drove them from the forest. Troops have been ordered out to disperse the rioters. MOLESKI'S TROUBLE. Ho Is Arrested For Selling Fraudulent Certificates. By tho Unlttd Press. Shamokin, Pa., Jan. 2. Samuel Moleskl, of Mount Carmel, was ar rested today for selling certificates en abling men to go to work In the mines wlitiou: Icing examined by the regular board. Uavy penalty is affixed for fi-ouduleut Issue of certificates and Molcskl s action Is the first since the law went into effect. On examination before a squ'-e today he impllCH.ed J. II. Dawes and John Davis, f f Centralla. Dawes is a me.ii her of the Seventh district examining board. "Love ond Life" Accepted. . By tho United Tress. Washington, Jan. 2. The president to day Issued nn order turning over to tho Corcoran urt gallery for exhibition Watt's famous painting, "Love and Life.' The painting was exhibited at the World's fair and afterward presented by the ar tist to tho govermcut, since then It has been stored In tho white house awaiting nnar disposition. , Cut of 1U Cents Per Cur. By tho Utitted Presi. lfuzloton, Pa., Jan. 2. A cut of 13 cents per cur wns made at tho Laurel colliery of the LchlKh und Wllkes-Iinrre Coal company here toduy. The men have the alternative of accepting or leaving. CONDENSED STATE TOPICS. Adjutant General Greenland Is quite 111 at Harrlsburg. Three of George Reinsel's horses have been poisoned at Bhartlosvllla, Bucks county, In six weeks. i.auor Leader liugn Dempsey's raso will ngain be considered by the board of pardons In a day or two. The Inst IttX) bond of the loan of 1877, which mnturei In ltKW, was wiped out yes terduy at the state treasury. Munngers of tho steel mills at Harris burg expect to supply all the frogs for New Orleans' street railways. The Cumlierland County Agricultural society, at.CurllHle, elected C. H. Mullln president, W. II. McCreu secretary and John Stock treasurer.1 Congressman Krdman has appointed Harry Beltxer, of Hamburg, cadet, and Charles Amcy, of Allontown, alternate for the West Point cadetshlp. Dr. James Rhoudes, ex-president of tho Bryn Mawr college for women, dropped dead in the railroad station at that place yesterday afternoon. Dr. ltlioudet. wu 70 years of ago. WERE BURNED TO A CRISP Shocking Tate of Mrs. Lehman and Her Little Ones. PERISHED WITH AID AT HASD Whilo Occupants of tho Tenement Swarmed the Flro Escapes the Panic Stricken Mother Hushed to Death villi Her Babies in Her Anus. By the United Press. - New York, Jan. 2. Three lives were sacrificed this afternoon In n fire at 25 Pitt street. Tho victims were Lena Lehman, 24 years of age, and her two children, Sarah and Henry, aged re spectively 2 years and 3 months. Tho fact that lives were lost In the fire was not discovered until some time after It was extinguished, when firemen found the three bodies, burned to a crisp, lying beneath a heap of debris in the turn of a stairway on the third floor. The woman lived on the fourth floor and was trying to escape to the Btreet when she and her infants per ished in the flames. Their lives would have been saved had the panic-stricken mother remained in her apartments, as help promptly nrriyed. The building where the fire occurred Is a five-story brick tenanted by Hebrew families. When Mrs. Schoener, the house keeper, discovered smoke coming from the cellar Into the first hallway she ran Into the street and gave the ularm. The front fire escapes were soon filled with a crowd of terror-stricken women and children, the tenants In the house hav ing hoard the housekeeper's cries and at once sought means of escape. They started for the stairs at first, but found the hallways filled with smoke, through tho midst of which shone the- flamed. They then crowded the fire escapes and nsslsted the women and children to the street. The firemen had now reached the building and were working hard to control the flames which had spread rapidly to the top and were bursting from the roof. The fire was girt under control In about an hour and soon after was drowned out. The flames did Jiot Invade any of the departments except those on the top floor, but all the others were badly damaged by smoke and water. Aaron Lehman, the husband of the woman who was burned, together with her two children, was away from home at tho time the fire started and consequently they were not reported missing by anyone. The total damage caused by the fire Is estimated at $4,000. The fire started in the rear of the cellar, but how It was caused Is not known. FEDERATION QE LABOR. The New Executive Council in Session in New York. By tho United Press. New York, Jan. 2. The new officers of the American Federation of Labor were at headquarters of the organiza tion, 14 Clinton street, at 8 a. m. today. President John McHrlde and the new executive council went Into secret ses sion. For the first two hours, executive council was engaged in the examina tion of the books and accounts turiu-d over by ex-President Samuel Gompers find the old council. It Is understood that all the accounts were audited and approved. After recess the executive council took up the consideration of the paint ers grievance una decided to take the subject unilT consideration. Tile sub ject of the removal of the headquarters to Indianopolls was then considered, and It was decided that the headquar ters could not be removed for two weeks. Then the subject of the conviction of Eugene V. Dobs, of the American Hail way union, wns taken up, and the ex ecutive council voted him financial funds to appeal his care to the United States supreme court. The council also voted financial aid to the miners of Tarzewell county, Ills., under trial for conspiracy. The council then adjourned until 1) a. m. tomorrow. , HASTINGS' I N AUG U RATION. Committee Will Visit Ilellefoutc to Ar range l'or the Coming- Event. By tho United Press. llarrlsbura;, Pa., Jan. 2. The joint legislative committee to arrange for the Inauguraltlon of tlovernor-eleet Hast ings organized today by electing Sena tor George Handy Smith, of Philadel phia, chairman, and Representative Fletcher, secretary. M. K. Olmstead, of Harrlsburg, was chosen chief marshal.- i The committee will go toHellefonte next week to confer with General Hast ings. . THEY REFUSED A PARDON. Proceeding! of the I hull Meeting of the' Hoard at Hurrlsburg. By the United Tress. ' .. Harrlsburg, Ta., Jan. 2. The board of pardons, as nt present constituted, held Us final meeting toduy. The cases of Frederick Boyle, Schuylkill county, and Hugh Dempsey.'Allcgheny county, have been referred to the Incoming board, counsel for the prisoners having; asked leave to file additional papers. In the case of John F. Dobbs, of Alle pfheny county, a railroad employe, con victed of negligence of his duty, a par don wyis refused. " Fraudulent Orders. By the United Press. Pottsvlile, Pa., Jun. 2 An Investigation nmilB by tho Lehigh Vulley Coal company Into certnln transactions of the otllclnls of Host Norwrglnn township, Schuylkill county, resulted In tho arrest, of Super visor Thomas Mason, Auditors John 11a gan and James Comer, and Mrs. Mar garet Fee on tho charge of rerolvlng fraudulent orders on tho township know Ins them to be fraudulent. ' Six Miners Injured. By tho United Press. -. Rich Hill, Mo., Jan. 2. A powder explo sion occurred at noon today In Martin & Bees' coal mine near here. Six miners were seriously Injured, Charles Hard ing's head and face being badly burned. The accident wns caused by a keg of pow der txplodlng when a shot was fired. Cash in Treasury. By tho United rrcss. Washington, Jan. I. Tho debt state- mont Issued this afternoon shows a net Increase tn the public debt less cash In tho treasury during December Of 31,82ti,. 776. Total cash in the treasury, 782,7it,289, BEEF PACKERS INDIGNANT Attribute Their Recent Trouble Gurnianilson bill. to GERMANY SOUKED BY SUGAR Tho Closing of Gorman Ports Against American llccf Evidently an Act of Retaliation-Concerted Action Aguinst Sugar Schedule Will Be Taken. By the United Press. Chicago, Jan. 2. The packers and shippers of cattle and dressed beef for export In this city were alarmed today to read of the latest embargo action of tho European authorities, the closing of Antwerp to American beef. They were indignant and determined to protest against the embargo as an outrage as well as a vital blow at the cattle rais ing Industry of the eounitry. They declared that the sugar schedule In the (iorman-Wilson bill "was responsi ble for the closing of the continental ports And that the pleuro-pneumonU excuse was only a subterfuge. All the live stock exchanges In the west will take concerted action for the purpose of prevailing on congress to bring about by legislation a removal of the embargoes. Washington, Jan. 2. Reports to the effect that IMglum would forbid the Importation ci American live cattle Into Its domain does not occasion any surprise at the department of agricul ture here, where the impression Is strong that German Influences have been strongly at work with Belgium on the retaliation measure that Germany adopted against our government. The department olllelals here are, however, well satisfied that there is n:i .basis in the reports of the existence of plouro-pneumonia. In this country and some incline to the opinion that this fat, which has been time and again conveyed to Germany, may prevent the tariff war that the agrarian party seem determined upon. -- , O'CON NELL'S CASE. The Prisoner's Counsel Secures a Writ of Habeas Corpus. By tho United Press. New York, Jan. 2. John O'Connell, alias George O'Connell, who Dec. 2S last was arrested here on n telegram sent by the chief of police of Washington township. Krle county, Pa., charging him with having, on Dec. 1G, assaulted and robbed nn old farmer and his wife, was arraigned in the Harlem police court this afternoon preparatory to tak ing him to the scene of the crime on requisition papers signed by the gover nor of Pennsylvania, and counter signed by Governor Flower. Detectives Sullivan nnd Stearns, of the Washington police, were present to take the prisoner to Pennsylvania, but meantime the prisoner's counsel had secured a writ of habeas corpus, from Justice Andrews, of the supreme court, which wns served upon the police court when .it convened, nnd the court stopped further proceedings until the writ Is nrgued. O'Connell Is charged with having en tered the old coupe's house near Slo- cum, and after binding and gagging tlir.nM Imth he mnsnckod the house fiom top to bottom, diking their sav ings of a Jlfe time, including some vul' uable ancient coins. . , KNITTING WORKS BURN. - Spontaneous Combustion Creates a $10, . OOO mate in Chicago. By tho ynlled Press. Chicago, Jan. 2. Fire this afternoon completely gutted, the Prince Knitting works, situated at Ilelmont avenue and Herndon street. There were 130 girls employed in the works, and thirty of (hem hnd a narrow escape, being res cued from the third story windows by firemen. The lire. It 'Is believed, originated from "spontaneous combustion In the basement. Total loss, jtu.uuo. THEY WANT HOLMES. Requisition for tho Insuroiico Man Has ' Keen Mailed rrom Texas. . , By the United Press. Philadelphia, Jan. 2. Superintendent of Police Linden today received a dlS' paittfh from the sheriff of Forth Worth, Tex., announcing that a requisition had been mailed for the return to that place of H. H. Holmes, the alleged 4nsurancc swindler. , r i This was done bo that In case Holmes Elhould not i be convicted here, Fort Worth will have the first claim upoii him. CONDITIONAL WRIT. An Attorney's Extraordinary lifforts to Save a orthlcss Ncek. By the United Press. Washington, Jan. 2. Mr. Semple',' at torney for Lambert, the New Jersey wife murderer under sentence of death to , be executed tomorrow, ,. came to Washington this Afternoon' and secured The Usual Attendants of Local Progress. from Justice Shlras, of the supreme court, a conditional writ of error, which may operate to stay the execution of the sentence upon his client. He had appealed In vain to Judges Green and Acheson before applying to Justice Shlras. Tho Justice Issued the vrlt upon condition that Mr. Semple secure action by Circuit Court Judge Dallas, nt Philadelphia, upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus directed to the sheriff In whose charge Lambert Is. The jus tice would not issue a writ to the state court, and unless Mr. Semple can find Judge Dallas tonight and induce him to net, either granting or refusing the writ, die may fail after all in. delaying the execution of Lambert. The action of Judge Dallas, whatever It may be, will form a record upon Which the supreme court of the United States can take the case and rule upon the point made by Semple. ANOTHER HEARING. Further Testimony Taken in tho Dut ies & Griffin Case. Arbitrators C. S. Woodruff, Charles L. Hawley and J. W. Carpenter listened to another hearing5 In the arbi tration room at the court house yester day afternoon in the case of Davies & Grlfliu, clothiers, against the several insurance companies with whom th'y had Insured the stock In their store on Lackawanna avenue. Attorney K. N. Willard conducted the case foe the plaintiffs, and Attorneys" ex-Judge "jes sup and Horace K. Hand represented the insurance companies. The plaintiff's side of the case was closed by putting T. Ellsworth Davies, one of the partners, on the witness stand and asking him a few questions. Kx-Judge Jessup opened for the defense und said that they would prove that the policies held by the plaintiffs were void for the reason that no person was' living in the building at the time of the lire ns required by the provision's of ich policy; that the contract states when goods are Insured nnd the build ing falls from nn explosion the policy is nullified; that there was no such an amount of goods in stock at the time of the lire as claimed by the plaintiffs; that the policies were void by reason of fraudulent and false statements by the plaintiffs. Witnesses were put on the stand by the defendants to support the allega tions made by their attorney in his opening. A number of Insurance ngenta and Insurance adjusters ere culled,HS well as several firemen who were pres ent nt the fire; but their testimony did not, altogether loom up as convincingly ns the allegations purported to be able to establish. The case will be heard again this afternoon. PTERl'ONT MORGAN'S CALL It Is Asserted That He WasNot After Mr. Carlisle's Sculp. By tho United 1'rcss. Washington, Jan. 2. J. Plerpont Mor gan, the well Known isew xoi-k onuKer, passed through this city several days ago with a party of friends on a special car on their way to Florida. They re mained over 'here Saturday, Sunday and Monday, stopping at Chamberlin's. On tho day before Now Year's, Mr. Morgan called at thexwhite 'house to pay his re spects to the president. From this visit a ruhior originated that 'he had waited on tihe president to demand the resigna tion of the secretary of tho treasury be cause of his alleged bad faith in his dealings with the New York bankers In regard to the recent bond Issue. Secretary Carlisle declined this after noon to even notion this rumor. It can be stated on authority that if any such demand was made, the president has not Informed Secretary Carlisle of It. ' Annrcliist.Mobray Iudietcd. By tho United Press. Philadelphia, Jan, 2. Tho grand Jury found a true bill of Indictment aguinst Charles- W. Mowbray, tho Kngllsh ulv archlst,v charging him with making a seditious speech. Mowbray was arrested hero hist Friday night after addressing a meeting of .anarchists. Greater New-York Bill. By the United Press. Albany, N. Y., Jan, 2. Senator Lexow Introduced today tho greater New York bill; whjeh adds tho mayors of New York and Hrooklyn to tho commission, whose duty It will bo to hovo a charter prepared for the union of ull tho cities below the Harlem. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. In a freight wreek at Yorktown, Ind., Brakomon William Behull was killed. Jonas M. Walkor. an old pnrtner of cx- SenutorFair, Is dying In poverty in 'Frisco. Striking shoe workers at Haverhill, Mass., hud a street parado and called out 200 moro women stitchers. Tho sight of his daughter's Jump from a moving train at Almonte, Out., breaking her neck, drove John Armstrong Insane, Kx-Aldermnn Charles F. Johnson, of Qulcsburg, 111., necused his wife of 1m nroner relations with a Chicago man, and she shot and killed him. '. Jack Btowe, a wealthy sawmill owner, armed with n knife,' and two brothers named Patrick,' using pistols, fought over question of wages at Little Rock., Ark., and all will die. - : - ' . AT Lively Interview Between the Mag yars anil Slavonians. RIDICULED THEIR CLOTHES Magyars in Poking 1 un at tho Garb of Uniformed Sluvs Stir I'p a Hornets' Nest Several Severely Stabbed. Fifteen Under Arrest. By tho United Press. Hazleton, Pa., Jan. 2. A riot between Magyars and Slavonians took place at Sheppton last night, In which one man was fatally Injured, a dozen others dangerously injured, and two women stabbed. Their names are: Joseph Handyka, fatally stabbed In the abdomen; Mrs. Andrew Lefanky, stabbed In tho breast; Mrs. Mary Lynota, arm lacer ated; Steve Hodak, stabbed in the shoulder; Michael Mandare, skull frac tured. The names of the others are not ob tainable.' About seventy men were en gaged in the riot. The light started at Hoofman's hotel, yhere a number of uniformed Slavs had assembled after a parade attending the Greek Church dedicaetion. The Magyars ridiculed their garb and the light followed. Fif teen persons are under arrest. BOSTON GIRL SUICIDES. Vide 1 Mildred Crouell Inds a Lively Career With a Dose of Chlorul. By tho United Press. Philadelphia. IJan. 2. A well bred Uostsn girl, Vldel Mildred Crowell, who went wrong as a chloral fiend and was sent to prison for crime, killed herself by over-indulgence in the drug at a Schell street negro tenement on New- Year's night. This fact was disclosed at the coroner's inquest today. It was proved that, ns a victim of the chloral habit from her Kith year up, she had fallen from her enviable place in a re spected family, gone to Wilkes-Barre, i., robbed a man of $JS by the "badger," game, and been stnt for six months to the house of correction. Upon her release she obtained shelter In the house of Minnie Davis, a colored woman, at No. 22!) Schell streit. nnd there took so much chlorarthat It killed her. Her relatives have notified the coroner that they will take charge of the body for burial. NEW COAL BEDS DISCOVERED. Holmes County, Miss., Greatly Excited Over the 1 ind. By tho United Tress. Vicksburg, Miss. .Jan. 2. Holmes cyuirty Is excited over the discovery near the Carroll county line of what Is certainly n very large bed of lignite or brown coal. The bed, which is of enormous extent, has been traced Into Tippah county, while its width is In one place ten miles. So far, though many borings have been made, the bed has not been pierced, and lip thickness is consequently unknown. A Birmingham expert Is on the ground making tests, and has formed a syndi cate In conjunction with the well known Jackson law firm of Nugent & McWII lle, besides others, to prospect and as certain whether the coal Is really val uable. SOLD HIS PATENT OFTEN. A New York Inventor Victimizes Mexican Speculators. By tho United Press. San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Jan, 2. James D. Lewis, wlho claimed to be a New York Inventor, arrived here a few weeks ago and complaints have been made to the authorities that lie victim ized a number of prominent business men out of large mmounts of money on a bogus patent right scheme. He Is alleged to have sold the rlglit to sell an alleged patent mining machine In Mexico to fourteen different persons, receiving from each $5,000. Inauguration Military Display. By tho United Press. Harrlsburg, Jan. 2. It Is seml-offlclally announced that a (provtslonul brigade composed of a regiment from tho First brigade, to 1h designated by General Sehall, the Klghth regiment, Third brig ade, tho Fifth regiment, Second brigade. Governor's troop und Uuttery C, will con Btltuto the military display at the Inaug uration of Governor-elect Hastings. Help For Nebraska Sufferers. By tho United Press. Harrlsburg, Jan. 2. Help will be sent from this city tomorrow to sufferers In Nebraska. A fund of nearly $4(10 ha been raised by the Christian Endeavor so ciety of tho Market Squnre Presbytorlan church together with moro than 1.000 pound of clothing, seven barrels of flour and large quantities of canned goods and potatoes. 'WEATHER REPORT. - For eastern Pennsylvania, snow; warm er; winds bocomlng northeasterly, .' pNLEY'S SPECIAL SALE OF MUSLIN 1 To make room for Spring Stock. V We are now selling a lot of slightly soiled goods at prices to close them out quickly. SET COVERS, -ALSO- CHILDREN'S WRISTS, DRRWIRS, ET6. 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 J. MASH'S THE VERY BEST. 313 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA. LEWIS, REILLY & DAYIES, HONEST SHOES. The boys and girls must have the best Leather and Rubber Shoes. We have them. They don't cost much, either. LEWIS, REILLY & DAYIS, Closed Evening Except Saturday, , . . . - I Holiday Goods Our doors are open to every lover of the beautiful, and. wo welcome all to see and enjoy the largest display of Holiday Goods that was ever put ou exhibition in this city. Take a Look nt the Diamonds ' 4n Our Window Can show you many more inside. W.J. WEIGH EL, 408 SPRUCE STREET, NEAR DIME BANK. V Vf ' r wu ' I. ....
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