I EIGHT PAGES 30 COLUMNS. SCH AXTOX, PA., Eli I PAY MOltXIXG, JANUAUY 125, 1895. TAVO CEXTS A COPY. 111 SIHEjnllE WANE The Companies Manmjc to Operate Many of Their Lines. DECISION 01' JUDGE GAYXOR Mo Is of the Opinion That Companies Hnvo No Right to Icluy Traffic und Inconvenience the IMihlie-Sccnes In the ToukU Neighborhoods. By the T'nltetl Press. Ilrooklyn. N.Y., Jan. 24. The eleventh clay of the trolley road strike in this city was unmarked by any scene of great violence. Crowds gathered at various points were easily dispersed. In only one instanee were the soldiers com pelled to resort to a bayonet charge. The beginning of the end of the strike, it Is thought, was reached today. The strikers played their last card yester day In ordering out the electrical work men on all lines affected. Wholesale wire cutting' took place during t'he night, and many of the line men obeyed the order to quit work. This gave the companies more trouble. Several lines which have been oper ated for Severn 1 days were tied for a time in the early morning. They were started after repairs had been made by ntw men and by those who refused to KO out. The companies started new lines todaiy on all the main arteries of travel. There are 2.17 cars in operation on the various lines not completely tied up today. Tiie normal number on these 'lines Is 507, more than twice the number In life. Altogether there were seven teen lines in working order, thirty-one J;ss than the usual number. The forty-eight roads combined have a total of ab;mt 1.300 cars. liven Point saw Its first car In ten days, and Us protesting citizens, who yesterday demanded the forfeiture of charters, were somewhat mollified. It is dell!iit; ly decided that no more trn.vps are needed, and the troops now liere are exp'eted t restore order. The man, Thomas Carney, wlio was Phot In the battle of Hicks street yes terday afternoon, died today. H:- was the second dtath from the bullets of the soldiers. rorhcarnnsc of the Militia. Whatever criticism the military re ceive, tl.y should at least be given great credit for forbearance during the trying experiences of the past live days. They have been subject to every kind of abuse and ill-treatm lit. They have been compelled several times t lire vol leys over the heads of the riotous as semblages and to protect themselves from attacks from, the shelter of house tops and windows, by rattling bullets ngainst the blinds and cornices of the houses when their commands to close nil windows and rtand hack have been met by derision, abuse and more mis siles. In two instances only have the troops fired directly at the people. The first case was Tuesday night when the Sev enth regiment shot a man named Ahrens fatally and wounded Starter Jditchell, who failed to halt at the sec ond command. The second was yes terday, whi n Tli .mas Carney, a roofer, did not stand back when ordered. JisJkc Gnynor'a Decision. The most important development in the strike situation today was the deci sion of Judge (iaynor. In which he or dered a writ of mandamus ngainst the Brooklyn Heights company. The de cision is quite a lengthy one and dis cusses the rights of the people, the company and the strikers In the mat ter with great care. His conclusion is that the company must run its full complement of cars or forfeit Its char ter. He declares the company has no legal right to stop tralllc for even an hour. Counsel for euch side will be heard at 10 o'clock tomorrow as to which form of writ, peremptory or alternative, shall be issued. In a lengthy statement President Norton, of the Atlantic Avenue Kail load company, reviews the Htrike and its causes from the company's stand point. Among either things it cites that had the dmnands of the men beim ac ceded to, It would iliave decreased the prc-jent profits of the company by $"i0, 000 per year. In the Interest of the stockholders, he says, he refused the demands. He also gives his reasons for his refusal to entertain the proposi tion of the men to arbitrate. His main reaction for the refusal was 'that so far as the lines of the companies which he represented were concerned, the strike was practically over. President Lewis, of the Ilrooklyn Heights company, made a similar statement, saying that the company had plenty or men, but notwlthstiand lng Mils statement, Itihe advertisement for additional men appears In all the morning papers. x Scene on Hicks Street. Hicks Street, the scene of yesterday's fatal shooting, presented a peaceful and quint aspect this morning. The Thir teenth regiment, which did the shooting yesterday, Is still on guard In that neighborhood and Is stationed along Hicks street for a mile or more. The windows along the street were kept tightly closed and no more trouble Is a ptehended in this vicinity. Colonel Austen, commander of the Thirteenth, instructed his men today to arrest persons refusing to obey com mands Instead of firing on them. The soldiers were also Informed thai the street was practically under martial law, and soldiers had power to enter houses and arrest any one disturbing the peace. A crowd of about 700 strikers gath ered at the old car barn on Third ave nue and Twenty-third street at 11 o'clock this morning. There were but few soldiers at this point and the crowd worked Its way nearly to the depot. They were ordered to scatter and threw . r-Vcral stones at the guard. The mllltla ( lid In line and drove the crowd ) .jil at the point of the bayonet. .-resident Norton, of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad company, and Presi dent Partridge, of the DeKulb Avenue line, were examined before the grand Jury today as to the management of the roads, the speed of cars.and the hours f labor. President Lewis Is to be called next In regard to the collision of .Arolley cars on the night of Jan. 1. In tha Tough Neighborhood. One half of the cross town line w opened today. The line runs from Hunters' Point to the city hall, and thence through South Brooklyn to Erie Hasin, a notoriously bad section of the city, where the "Gas House gang" have held undisputed power for a decade past. It Is the opening of this section of the road the authorities are nervous about, and the opinion bus been freely expressed by militia and police ofllcla.ls, that, a ihalf dozen regiments will be required to pass the cars there. The toughs of this district have for the week past openly declared that no car will ever be taken over that branch by non-union men. Already they have begun their preparations to carry out their threats. Uehind fences and out of the way cor ners, which abound In that section, piles of stones, bricks, barrels and Um bers, to be used as missiles and bar riers, are to be found on ulmost every block. The trolley wires in this neigh borhood present a sight that makes the casual passer-by's eyes bulge out in astonishment. All along the route tilings of the most absurd description are hung on them. Ira one place Jiangs six dead cats, strung together in twos; in another, two tin palls; still further down the line hangs a barrel, old shoes, tattered clothing and undergarments of various descriptions. Strikers Pctcnnincd. The forceful expression in Judge Claynor's decision as to the responsibili ties of the trolley companies seem to have infused a now spirit Into the leaders cf the strike, who declare they are now as determined us ever in their struggle and believe they will event ually be successful, but yet are will ing, as they have been from the begin ning, to submit the question at issue to arbitration. Representatives of all the linemen of the street railway of the elevated ronds In Ilrooklyn and of the Metropolitan Traction company, of New York, met in conference with the executive committee of District Assem bly No. 75 this afternoon In Mugges' hall. Representatives of street car or ganizations In Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, Jersey City, lloboken, Kllza both, Albany, Rochester. Syracuse and ether cities were present. Daniel Murphy, president of Typographical union, No. C, of New York, was also present. The situation was discussed and the conclusion was arrived at that notwith standing all the obstacles and the mighty efforts put forth on the part of the railroads, the strike has pro gressed thus far satisfactorily and with every assurance of ultimate success. Judge (iuynor's ringing words arraign ing tiie companies Tor attempting to shirk and Ignore their responsibility! to the public nnd reminding them that they are not private corporations, were commented upon witli enthusiastic ap proval and declarations that the deci sion was worth its weight in gold. Master Workman Connelly stated that twenty-throe men have been con fined In the Halsey street barn of the Putnam Avenue line of the Brooklyn Heights system and deprived of, their liberty. Two of them have escaped and have made affidavits upon which a writ of habeas corpus has been granted, requiring the production of the men In court tomorrow. The men are non-union woikmen engaged to fill the places of strikers. LEPROSY AT"ZAXESYILLE. Two Well Defined unJ Inmistukablc Cases of the hrcud Discusc lluve liecn Discovered. By the. United Press. Zanesville, O., Jjn. 21. Two well de fined and unmi."takubie casus of leprosy have 'been discovered wKhin a few miles of Zane.-jville. The victims are daughters of Jlrs. llarey, the widow of George Carey, an ex-soldier. The ail ment has usually been spoken of us scrofula. A few months ugo the father of the children died and the widow up piled for a widow's pension and also for an allowance for her Invalid children. In this way the sufferers were brought before the public through the necessary preliminary medical examination. The eldest daughter, 18 years old, has been a sufferer for sixteen years. In tiie case of the elder daughter, the hands and feet have dried up and dropped off. The bones of the nose have been destroyed and parts of the upper and lower Ja.w bones have com-; away. All sense of feeling has passed away, and the arms and legs are fright fully swollen and discolored. Her gen eral henlllh has continued good. The victim has no hope of comfort except In death and can talk but little. The younger child Is 6 years old and the disease Is now confined to her fingers and toes, but Is going on with the same certainty us In the case of her older sister. New Hotel IlurneJ. By the United Press. Philadelphia, Jan. 24. A new hotel owned by George II. Brown, near Pox Chuse, .Montgomery county, was de stroyed by lire this morning. Boss, JI5, OitU; Insurance, "i,000. The lire Is supposed to have originated from a sieve that had been left In a room to dry newly laid plaster. Lieutenant's Suicide. By the United Press. Wilmington, Del., Jun. 21. A man sup posed to be John Cameron, a Salvation Army lieutenant, of liulTulo, N. Y -.hot himself in thn hum! mi tl,a tttnt at corner of Ninth nnd Orango streets, this cny, in nuomgnt, ana (Ilea Instantly. He was ubout 40 yours of uge. Train Held I p. i.'y the United Press. Little Hock, Ark., Jan. 21. Two men held up the south bound Cotton Belt train near McNeil, Ark., about 7 o'clock to night. They went through the express cur, but the amount of money taken Is not known, CONDENSED STATE TOPICS. William J. Oortner, aged 6n, of Selln'g Grove, hanged himself with a strup in his burn. All tho collieries of tho Schuylkill re gion closed down yesterday for tho bal ance of the week. Directors of the Salt Lick Gas and Coal compuny met at Lock Haven and derided to drill more wells. The Pottsvllle Hospital association has been organized and a building Is to be erected Immediately. A broken Journal wrecked eight coal cars and blocked the 1'cnnBylvuiilu rail load for three hours lionr ChrlHtlunu. A Jury awarded $."u7 to Patrick Drennnn, of South Bethlehem, whoso dmiKhter won killed by an Allentown and Bethlehem lilectrlc railway car. While William Besides, aged 63, of Unlonvllle, was crossing a railroad track near Hellefonte, ho was hurled sixty feet by a train and Instantly killed, IJinijliumton A()itated by Serious financial Troubles. MYSTERY OP THE VALLEY 1JAXK Cashier and President of the Institution Cuught Currying Papers Away from the Dunk at on Marly Hour-Ex. uniincr backus' Despatch. By tho United Press. Blnghamton, N. Y., Jan. 24. The Chenango Valley Savings bank and the National Broome County bunk closed tihelr doors today. A run was started on the Blnghamton Savings bank and the Bing'hnmUm Trust company and continued throughout the day. At both banks the olllclals say they have sudlelent funds to pay every de positor in full, and miore currency on the way. Officers of the Chenango Val ley bank state that there are sutliclent securities in the hands of the bank ex aminer to pay every depositor In full and leave n good surplus. The only trouble appears to be that the books are badly mixed up nnd need a thor ough straightening. The closing of the Broome County bank was a voluntary act on the paint of the olllcers. as they feared a run, the bank being unprepired to meet it. Tiie affairs of the National Broome County bunk were not in a condition to compel the suspension of the institu tion. The bank, however, did nrrt take the precaution to prepare for a run. Soon after opening yesterday morning three heavy demands were made upon ilts funds. This crippled the bank and the doors were closed. An examination of the affairs of the institution f thews 'Oie bank to be perfectly solvent, as the as sets exceed the liabilities. The liabili ties ure $41"i.r.SS; assets $.111, 500. The closed banks are located In the basement of the Pholp's Bank building. Tracy R. Morgan was cashier of botli banks, which were virtually In one except that separate books were kept for each, one being regulated by the national banking laws, and the other was regulated by the state banking de partment. David Rrownson, son-in-law of Mr. Morgan, Is president of the National batik. Benjamin N. Loomis is vice president of the Savings bank. The name of the president is not given on the books. That Iluskct of Papers. Much excitement was caused by the announcement that Tracy R. Morgan und David Rrownson had been detected carrying papers from the Chenango Valley Savings bank about 5 o'clock tills morning. The story told by 'the police Is to the effect that they have been instructed by the bank examin ers to watch the Institution and see that nothing was removed during the night or after the regular closing hour. This morning at f o'clock, Mr. Morgan paid a visit to the bank and spent some time inside. Afterward he walked to the grocery store of David Brownson, a block away, und both gentlemen returned to the bank with a large basket, Mr. Brown son entered the bank through the Chen ango street dor and Mr. Morgan went In the front dor. Whey they came out they carried the basket filled with paper.). They walked up Chenango street und were stopped at Henry at reel by O'licer ileuth. He asked the gen tlemen what they had In the basket. They told the ofllcers that they were private papers. The olllcer ordered them returned to the bank und a dispute followed, but the olllcer insisted nnd the papers were returned. These documents, it is claimed, are private papers to which the parties had a per fect right. Recorder Roberts was Interviewed to day and he corroborated the state ment that the documents removed from the bank were private papers, but the action of the gentlemen has created suspicion, Albany, X. Y., Jun. 24. The following dispatch from State Bank Kxunilner P. H. Backus, at Blnghamton, was re ceived ut the state banking department this afternoon: Have closed Chenango Vulley Savings bank; defalcation by Treasurer Morgan; the cause and full extent not known. Defalcation confessed; Broome County National bunk. In same room, has sus pended. .Morgan Is cashier. Burglary of vault attempted nbout II u. m. by Cushlr Morgan and President Brownson, of Na tional bunk, prevented by detective whom I hud engaged. Mxamlner Backus was seen by a re porter of the United Press this after noon, and made the following state ment In regard to the condition of af fairs In the Chenango Valley Savings bank: "I never have examined books that were In as bad a condition as those of the Chenango Savings bunk. It will be several weeks before a statement can be made." Kxnmlner 'Backus alleges that Mr. Morgan was asked to produce his state ment showing the financial condition of this bank, and that he was unable to do so. Mr. Backus could give no es timate us to what the bonk would pay to depositors. He said further that he believed the Broome County bank Is In condition to pay depositors lit full. Great excitement prevailed here today among the depositors of the bank. AFFECTS MANY SOLDIERS. Kcnolntlon Indorsed hy tho Senate Com mittee on Pensions. By the United Press. Washington, Jan. 24. The senate committee on pensions todny Indorsed a resolution which Senator Palmer will Introduce In the senate tomorrow, ex tending the provisions of the act of June 27. lS'JO, the dependent pension act, to the olllcers nnd privates of tho Mis souri state mllltla and the provisional Missouri mllltla, who served ninety duys during 'the .war, and to their widows and minor children. The de cision affects about 10,000 pensioners. A WOMAN KIDNAPED. An llffort Made to Compel Her to Slurry n Kcjected Suitor. By the United Prens. Cripple Creek, Col.. Jun. 24. Deputy Sherllt Frank Holllngshead has been arrested onflcomplulnt of Mrs. Mary Smith on a charge of .kidnaping. She alleges thut Holllngheud recently pre- tended to arrest her and John H. Bolund on a charge of living together illegally. She was taken to Colorado Springs at Midnight In a hack, and it was so cold that her feet were frozen. Holllngshead told her, she alleges, that the only way she could regain her lib erty was by marrying Poland, whose offer of marriage she had previously re fused. She refused, and finally was released. Holllngshead telling her that bond had been given for her appearance when wanted. Bolund, for whom a warrant has also been Issued, Is In hiding. Mrs. Smith claims to be worth ;I0,000. THE MILLINER ESCAPED. Through a Window When a Mob Hud Tar and l eathers Ready. By tho United Press. rarkersburg, Jan. 24. In the sensa tional story of the Hundley divorce case at Spencer it was .stated that a mob of citizens threatened to tar land feather tihe pretty widow in the case, Mrs. Lizzie Dansaur. Information from Spencer today says that an In dignant crowd of citizens prepared to give the pretty milliner a coat of tar and fnathens Monday night. They went to her residence, but the widow escaped through the back window and took refuge in a hotel nearby. , The mob falling to get possession of the woman returned to her residence, which they coated witlh tar and feath ers from roof to sill. Meanwhile the widow slipped out of the hotel and suc ceeded in getting on bnmrd a south bound train and escaped out of the country. She was last seen at Ravens- wood, boarding an Ohio railroad train. Hundley has turned up In Charleston. He swears he will never return, to Spencer. NORTH CAROLINA SENATOR. State Represented by a Republican for tho l'lrst Time in Twenty-two Ycurs. .Mr. Piltcliurd Is Sworn In. By tho United Press. Washington. Jun. 24. Another dis placement of a senator occurred in the Semite today, when Mr. Jarvls, of North Carolina, a. Democrat who had held an appointment from the governor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Vance, Introduced and made way for his successor, Mr. Prltchard, who has been recently elected by the legislature to 1111 Senator Vance's un expired term. Mr. Prltchard Is a Republican, and after being sworn In he took a seal next to Mr. Chandler, who subsequently offered a resolution to pay Mr. Jarvls $21 for his last two day's services, which resolution was Immediately agreed to. The state of North Carolina has not been repre sented by n Republican In the senate since the reconstruction period, Sena tor John Pool's term having expired twenty-two years ago. On the fourth of March next, Mr. Prltchard will have a Populist for his colleague In the person of Mr. Butler, who was elected at the same time as himself to BUcceed Senator Ransom. Democrat. The Hawaiian question was kept alive today by a speech from Sen ator George against the Lodge resolu tion, proposing annexation, und by an other resolution offered by Mr. Allen declaring In favor of Immediate steps for annexation. Mr. Allen's resolution went over till tomorrow, when Senator Mills will address the senate In oppo sition. A speech from Mr. White, In favor of the Nicaragua!! canal bill, closed the Hpeechmaking for the day and after it some twenty pension bills were taken from the calendar and passed, und the senate at 5.10 adjourned. (,)iiiet Day In the tloiwe. Besides passing a resolution authoriz ing an Investigation of the manage ment of the olllce of the architect of ths capital, with u view to dxtermlne what Is necessary to secure desired Improve ments und benefits in the heating, lighting and ventilation of the capital, the house did nothing today but con sider In committee of the whole the sundry civil appropriation bill, which cume over from ytsterduy. Tho read ing of the bill fjr 'amendments was completed, but owing to the fact that several matters which have been an tagonized remained undisposed of, the bill will be the order of business tomor row. The policy of the war department in abandoning outlying military posts mnd concentrating the urmy in and near large cities, nnd the Mississippi river Improvement, afforded the means for the principal discussion of the day, but no change was mude In 'the bill In re gard to either of them. Irunk S. Johnson Dead. By the United Press. Brudford, Pa., Jun. 24. Hon. Frank S. Johnson tiled ut G o'clock this morning. He was one of Bradford's most promi nent citizens, a Republican and a leader In county polities. He was ulso presi dent of the Star Publishing company, served one term in tho legislature, one term us county commissioner und una term us postmaster ut Bradford. He was a pioneer In McKean county oil develop ment!'. The fuuerul will be held Sunday In this city. An Unexpected Incident. By the United Press. Lincoln, Neb., Jun, 24. An unexpected Incident which has cuusedmueh comment, was tho introduction In the lower house todny of a resolution favoring the depor tation of Archbishop Sutolll, It was In troduced by request and It was referred to tho committee on resolutions und Its adoption Is extremely doubtful. - Will March on Mexico. By tho United Press. Han Francisco, Jan. 24. The Btutement Is made here this evening that un alliance has been formed by the republics of Nica ragua und Sun Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala and the allied urmy of men Is ready to murch to the Mexican frontier. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. The stute of Washington's legislature Is In deadlock over the United Stutcs sena torship. Fire that destroyed Charles Rllvn's house at Bacrumenlo burned his two chil dren to death. Tho South Dakota legislature passed tho bill to resubmit the prohibitory law to the people. An ambushed shooter fatally wounded C. I j. Perkins, a dispensary detective, near llui'tnvllle, B. C. As the result of a technical error In a Union Pucllln grant In Kansas, l.ooo set tlers may be ousted, Mr. and Mrs. Ileerbohm Tree, the Eng lish actor and his wife, arrived at New York yesterday from London. GOOD WORK AT HARRISBURG Doimis ut State Institutions Arc to lie Investigated. THE NAKKEX ASYLUM SCOKED .Mr, Cochran States That Three Armstrong County Patients Have Been Returned Hume Dead with .Marks of Vio lence Upon Their Bodies. By the United Press. Harrlsburg, Pu., Jan. 24. The house met ut 11 o'clock. The judiciary gen eral committee reported negatively the bill prohibiting the employment of any but citizens of the United States to work in or about any building con structed or other work being done for the state. The committee reported as committed the bill establishing courts of appeal. Bills were read In place as follows: By Mr. Hhoudcs, ot Northumberland -Providing thut venue shall be changed where a son, brother, father or near rela tive of a judge shull be Interested ns coun sel In ay cause, unless another Judge not Interested shull be culled by such case. By Mr. Vv'yutt, of Schuylkill Requiring safety uutoinutlc controllers oil hoisting engines ns protection to life und prop erly. By Mr. Lawrence, of Washington Ap propriating WXi.wm to the stute normal schooln of the commonwealth. liy Mr. Cochran, of Armstrong For the taxation of mult liquors. Mr. Poeht, of Union, again called up his resolution calling for a committee of the legislature to inquire into the number of unnaturalized persons now In the asylums and Institutions of the state, nnd to suggest means for their re turn to their respective countries. The resolution does not apply to honorably discharged soldiers ot the Union or National Ouurd of Pennsylvania. On motion of Mr. Muttox, of Venango, the resolution was adopted. Bills I'uss Second Reudlng. The bill repealing the act preventing the consolidating of competing pipe lines was culled up and passed second reading after some opposition, and on motion of Mr. Marshall, of Alle gheny, the bill was recommitted to the committee on corporations. Other bills parsed second reading as follows: Dispensing with kissing the Bible in ad ministering oaths; requiring Jurors or viewers to complete their duties iuid lile a report within one year from the date of their appointment; regulating the stand urd weight of a bushel of onions ut llfty pounds. The senate resolution calling for a comniltitee to Investigate charges made against the Norristown and Werners ville asylums was presented to tho house. Mr. Kow opposed the resolution. He sa'ld an investigation would be a need less expense to -the state, for no charges properly backed by atlldavlts 'have been presented, and until jomHthlng tangi ble is before the house no step should be taken. 'I lie Warren Asylum. Mr. Armstrong offered an amendment including the asylum at Warren. Mr. Niles, of Tioga, said the senate resolution should not ibe loaded down will, amendments that would kill It or that will load the committee with work it cannot do. If there are abuses at Wairren a separate resolution for in vestigation should be adopted. Mr. Bliss, nf Delaware, said that the F-'tia.te resolution was nn unjustoneund directed against one of the best m.m uged institutions of the state, while year after year complaints have poured In nga'nst the Warren asylum, und In vestigations have been refused. Mr. Dambley, of Montgomery, said the president of the Norristown asy lum trustees demanded an investiga tion und should have it. Mr. Lawrence, of Washington, de fended the Warren hospital und said there Is no authentic charge ngainst It. Mr. Cochran, of Armstrong, reft-rred to charges against the Wurren asylum made lm lS'JJ. He said that three Arm strong county patients hud been brqught home from Wnrren dead, with unmistakable minks of violent usage upon tlu iu. The resolution was finally referred to the committee on vice and immorality. SHARP SLAVONIAN. Ha Is Said to lluve Duped Many Residents of Johnstown. By tho United Press. Johnstown, Jun. 24. J. S. Detatrny, the Slavonian who Is reported to have suddenly disappeared from Connells vllle, operated here; in July lust Deta trny, whose right nnme Is said to bo lleorge Huduck, came to Johnstowit and opened up a branch olllce for the Balti more Building and Loan association and sold a large amount of stock. Detiitray then began a new branch of business, that of forwarding money to Kurope and many people hnve been duped by him. The duped men wrote letters to Detatrny nt Connellsvllle, usklng an explanation, and he promised to come to Johnstown, but failed. TO HAN(i 1IANDITS. Bill Mukliiu Train Robbery a CapltulOf. fense favorably Reported. By tho United Press. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 24. The house criminal Jurisprudence commit tee recommended t'he passage of Speak er Russell's bill making train robbery a capital offense. Bills were Intro duced providing for a state examiner of banks and trust companies land building nnd loan association in the senate today memorial ser vices were hold In commemoration of the late Senator McCllnnls, of St. Louis, who had served continuously In the as sembly for twenty-four yeara. CUT OFF HIS OWN FOOT. A Plucky Old Irishman Decides to Bo Without tho Doctors. By tho United Press. Indiana, Pa Jn. 21. Robert Oal braith Is a veteran Irishman, whose htme Is In Rayne township. About three years ago, while hauling hay,-he fell from his wagon and sustained in juries In his left leg. His physician Hi as more than once suggested the pro priety of an operation, but the old gent U'mun would never agree to It. Lout week he changed his mind about the matter and concluded he could get along without hi toot, but he said nothing to Ms family or physician, but prceeded to perform the operation him self. A razor was the instrument used. His family Induced him to stop. The next day, however, when his daughter entered his room he Informed her that he had completed the Job be gun the day before. It needed but a glance around the room to be convinced of bhe truth, for lying beside him on top of the bed clothes was the dismembered foot. The razor had again been used, the foot being taken off right at the ankle Joint. Mr. t!allralth, although 7ti years old, apparently is none the worse of the act. RUNAWAY TROLLEY CAR. Broken Brake Rod Renders the Motormnn Powerless to Stop tho Vchiclo. By the United Press. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 24. A broken brake rod on car 61 of the Perrysvllle avenue branch of the Pleasant Valley Kleotrlo railway -was responsible for a disastrous runaway on the steep Feder al street grade this morning. The car was crowded and a panic ensued when the passengers saw the Ineffectual ef forts of Motorman Holmes to stop the cur, and a rush was made for the door. Conductor drove tried to keep the door closed, but -was overpowered by Mr. Steinhauser, a butcher, his son and another gentleman, who were thrown violently from the platform by a lurch of the car, and quite badly hurt. Motorman Holmes endeavored to reverse tho current, but this was also beyond his control. Just as the car reached the corner of North avenue the current caught on the reversed motor, the car (Stopped, and the badly fright ened passengers alighted. KILLED 1IKR BABES. A Rum-Cruzcd Woman ut Boston Drowns Two Children by Holding Their Heads in a Tub of Water. By tho United Press. Boston, Jan. 24. Mrs. Margaret tc Bournle today called at the police sta tion and informed the police that she had drowned her two children, a boy aged 4, and girl aged 2. The police went to iher home and found the two children dead in bed. They, however, bore no trace of having been drowned and It is believed they were smothered by their mother. The woman was detained at the sta tion. She is believed to, be crazy from overindulgence in liquor.' Her husband who is employed a a porter in a store, was horrllied when, told what his wife Iliad done. Mrs. McBournie said this afternoon that she murdered the children rather than have her husband take them away from her, us he has Intimated ho would. Her .husband had reproached her und told her that if nhe did not leave off drinking he would deprive her of the children. Shu said: "This morning I kept thinking ot what my hunband had said to mn, about taking the children away, and I de cided that I would save them by killing them. About 8.30 o'clock I went into the room where Clara and Johnnie were sleeping. 1 took Clara out first, un (Jivtv.nl her, took her into another room, where I had a tub of water, and then held her head under water until she was dead. She did not make much noise, and when 1 put her away I went after Johnnie. He was in bed and I told him that I wanted him to go to heaven. He said he did not want to go, but I took him out to the tub und hold his hAd under the water until he was dead too. "After that I took the two children, washed them cart fully, laid them side by fcMJe, closed their eyes and placed coppers on them to keep the lids down and left the house." FOREST CITY CAUCUS. Convention Delegates Chosen und Ward Of fleers Nominated by Democrats. By the United Press. Forest City, Jan, 24. Wednesday evening the Democrats of this borough met In caucus to nominate borough candidates and to choose two delegates to attend the county convention to be held nt Montrose, Jan. 2G. The union caucus was held In McDonald's hall; also the First wat'4.caucus. The Second ward caucus was held in the election room In the basement of the Fleming House. In the union caucus the following were the nominees; For school direc tors for three years, R. K. Randall and M. J. Collins: school director for two years, Dr. D. Dwyor; school director for one year, M. J. Fallon; assessor, Frank Hood; overseer of the poor, Michael J. MeGrath; high constable, Jimn P. Mur ray. In the First ward caucus the fol lowing were nominated to olllce: Judge of election, James McAndrow; inspector of flection, (leorge C. Westgate; dele gates to the county convention, John MoDonuld and Cieorge C. Westgate, In the Second ward the following were the nominees; For councilmen, M. J. Walsh and Howard Goodrich; Judge of election, Thomus Cnvannugh; assessor, Patrick Roach; delegates to the county convention, Dr. Dwyer and Patrick Cleary. Lord Randolph Churchill Deud. By the United Press. London, Jun. 42. Lord Randolph Churchill died at 0.15 o'clock this morning. Ills death wus peaceful and painless. Ins, Boose anil Keith nnd all of the mem bers of Lord Randolph's fnmly were at his bedside. Lord Randolph hud been un conscious for thirty hours. FOREIGN NEWS NOTES. United States Ambussudor Bayard and wife are In Paris. Twenty-two cuees of alleged sales of titles of nobility will be prosecuted in Spanish courts. Fire destroyed the quartets built for the kaiser In the lawn tennis house In Exhi bition park, Berlin. By tho West African convention signed Monday, France Is said to get control of tho whole basin of the Upper Niger. At a fixed hour all the military bar racks In Uermuny were searched for So cialist documents, but without result. Tho relchstag committee on tho antl revolutlou bill rejected the Bectton provid ing for tines and Imprisonment for Incite ments to disorder thut do not cuuae broach of the peace. Izmlrllun. tho new patriarch of the Ar menians, has written Blux Pnsha, minis ter of Justice of Turkey, deelurlng his In tention to semi a special delegate to Sun soon to Inquire Into the reported mas sacres. WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; warm er; light, variable winds. INLEY'S Opening of Embroideries Thursday, Jan, 24th. We will have open ouf Arid the largest stock we have ever shown. The character of the line of these goods we carry is so well known that it is Needless for Us To Specify Styles, Bat Merely Say WE HAVE THE VERY LATEST NOYELTIES AND SPECIAL DESIGNS And the entire stock at The New Tariff Prices. FIN LEY'S 510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave. H. A. KINGSBURY AGEXT F03 fill LL THE VERY BEST. SI3 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 & DAVIS, Closed Evenings Except Saturday, THE ill ill WEICHEL, Is doing the business. POPULAR GOODS, POPULAR PRICES. And the population of Scran ton know where to go for popular goods at popular prices. W. J. WEIGH EL, 408 SPRUCE STREET. ' NEAR DIME BANK. NEW EMBROIDERIES v t
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