56 TEX PAGES 70 COLUMNS. SCll ANTON, PA., SATURDAY, MORNING, JANUARY 2G, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY; SITUATION AT BROOKLYN No Chanqc For the Iktter in the Trol ley Strike. MAXV SCENES 01' DISORDER President I.cwls Claims Thut Old Em ployes lluvo llccn KclnstutcJ -linemen Absent from Localities Where 1 heir Services Arc Needed. By the Vnlted Press. Hrouklyn. N. Y.. Jan. 25. Xo decided change fur the better wus noticeable In the trolley strike situation today. The men and the companies ure as far apart as ever, and there seems to be no Im mediate prospect of either side weaken ing. President Lewis, of the Itrooklyn Heights company, claimed today that a dozen of his old hands had applied to him for their old positions, and had been reinstated, and be expressed the opinion that this was the beginning of the end, as a general weakening In the strikers ranks might now be ex pected. The strike leader emphatically denied that any such break had occurred, de claring their ranks were Just as solid now as when the trouble first began. The strike of the linemen was ma terlall extended today, as was evi denced by the dltllculty with which the companies operated lines on which wires hail been cut or burned out. Early in the afternoon wires were cut at Ful ton street and Saratoga avenue on one of the main lines of the Brooklyn Heights system. Although the company was Immediately given ample police and military protection no linemen have appeared up to G o'clock this even ing, ami no attempt has been made to repair the wires. As a consequence that road has been blocked all afternoon and at present it looks as if the block ade would hold till morning. The crowd about the neighborhood was large but orderly, and seems to understand that the military are there for business. A number of other wire cuttings was reported during the day on the different lines, caus'ns more or less trouble to the companies, but tills sort of warfare on the part of the strikers or their sym pathizers was not so extensive as that of yesterday. Disorder at UiJcewooJ. The astel:i district of Brooklyn, Kidgewv.oJ and Maspeth. were the ecnes of vari jus disorder and violence today. Cars Were held up and atoned, ami In several cast pbitols shots were llrtd 'at policemen. In the eastern dis tilct a mo) uf about 2,000 persons at tacked seven tailed cars of the Flush ing and trra-hant avenue line at Drlggs and Manhattan avenues at 2.110 o'clock this afternoon. After dragging off the motormen and conductors the mob wrecked the oars oumplitely. The mob thr.n moved on 'to Bedford avenue, wlrere it demolished six more oars be longing to the Cross Town road. It l?i cut the trolley wire for four bl.K-ks. The police charged the mob which moved n toward (Ireenisdr.'t. At NcTitrainid and Tark avenues more cars were stalled. An attack was ait tiemptci i.n them. For nearly an hour 1ihe police pllnd their clubs continually. The mob refused ait first to move, but after several charges, edged off. There was no militia in that action of the cWy. Father O'Hare, of St. Anthony's ohurch, had asurvd Mayor Sehieren that he would 'Undertake to keep order in that part t th? c.'.ty. This after noon he was summi nt-d to the scene of dlsoidf r to uee his Influence In quieting itlhe mob. Deserted for Ten Dollars. The mob, numbering several thous ands, had surrounded a car and was ehoutlng for the motorman to desert. This he refused to do. Fath.-r O'Hare purhed his way through the crowd ami jumping on oonru me car, ou.-.eu - motoiman a $10 Mil to leave in ord. to restore peace. The motorm.tn took i the money and depanted. This act was received with cheers and order was gradually obtained. Juct at that mo ment Father O'Hare received a mes pnge from Mayor Sctiieren, in which th? mayor said if ordrfr was not main tained In Greenpolnt he would be com polled to send the militia thire. The priest read the messags aloud and then appealed to his auditors to disperse. He told them of his assur ance to Mayor Schl::ren and he hoped that tha people would assist 'him in keeping order. Shortly afterward a mob at Bedford avenue and the Bushwick Creek bridge tore down the trolley wires and were about to attack a ihalf dozen stalled cars w;hen the police and a detachment of Troop A huve Jn sight. The green Wotiwrnen had deserted the cars and tl patrol wagon with others were brought from the car stable. When they saw the crowd .they 'refused to alight from wagon and were tak n back. In the city proper, outside of wire cutting, the disorders reported were principally of a minor character. Humors of dynamite were current to day. An alleged bomb was found on the .trolley tracks at Fulton street and flatbush avenue. A man who failed to give his name, carried the bomb to the first precinct station house, but repeated efforts fulled to make It ex plode. An Anarchist Arrested. John Strong was Iteld In the Lee ave nue court, Williamsburg, today on a charge of carrying concnled weapons. The police think he Is u dangerous an archist. Special Officer Tammany found Strong at an early hour this morning acting In a suspicious manner In the Vicinity of Grand street on Drlggs ave Tiue. His answers to questions did not ult Tammany, who locked him up. When searched at the station, Tam tnany nearly fainted when he found that his prisoner had small dynamite bombs and u large loaded revolver In his pockets. "I wanted to make things pleasant for Homebody," he mild, when asked What he Intended to do with the bombs. He refused to, miy if he was concerned in the atrlke either through sympathy or by employment. Judge Oaynor said tonight that his decision as to the form of writ to be Issued In the mandamus proceedings would be handed down tomorrow, A body of residents of Hicks street have petitioned the grand Jury to In vestigate the "disgraceful and murder- ous" conduct of the militia and their shameful conduct in firing on Innocent women and defenceless children. Superintendent Hall, of the Halsey Street line, denies emphatically that any man is detained at that station against his wishes. WEEKS TO TRANSLATE IT. The Pupal Encyclical Is Here, but It Is in l.utin. By the Vnlted Press. Washington, Jan. 25. The papal en cyclical to America Is expected to reach this city today. U left Home Jan. U. and was sent from Havre by the steam ship Hourgogne, univlng in New York last Saturday. The encyclical, which Is very bulky, was in a heavy box, which had to pass through the custom house. It was de livered today to l'ltt & Scott, New York, attorneys of the Papal legation. It is In Latin and it Is said two weeks will be required to translate it. SlHIUirOFXrUlNTEK. William MoC.rnth Shoots lilt 8-Ycar-()ld Puughter and Then kills Himself. By the Vnlted Press. Philadelphia. Jan. 23. William H. McUruth, aged St years, this morning shut his 8-year-oui u.iugiuer i,mm.., killing her instantly and tihen put a bullet through his head. He died an hour later in the Polyclinic hospital The tragedy occurred In the cellar of Mcllrath'sihomie, 122 South Thlrty-slxMi strei.it. The man had carefully planned the deed, and it Is believed he Intended killing another child, for when he took the girl Into the cellar he also made Lawren.-e, a 6-year-old son, accompany him. For some reason, however, he sent the boy upstairs. and then he fired the shots. Mcilrath was a compositor on the Philadelphia Times, where his father and brother are also employed. M Is supposed that the man's mind had be come affected through illness. Yester day McOralh appeared to be unusually gloomy, and unknown to ihls family, he sent a letter to the city editor of the Record stating that lie was about to commit suicide. A reporter and a po liceman went to the residence last night ami were informed by McOrath that the litter was t'lie work of a practical Joker, and that he had no Intention of killing himself. This denial was ac cepted, but the commission of the tragedy shows that the man had sim ply prolonged the time for the deed. When MeUrat'h sent bis son upstairs, this morning, he told him to get a loi ter for his (the boy's) mother. The child took the note to his mother, and Just i as she was opening it two shots rang j out. The woman rushed Into the eel- I lar and found her dead child and dying husband, and with hysterical cries she aioused the neighbors. The letter was written by MeHrath to his "Dear wife" and stated that as he was tired i f I battling against disease, since afllir.tcd with tlie grip, and as he nad finis of, becoming crazy, he and Lillian "must meet death." SLr.IGHlNft ACCIDENT. Load of Merrymakers Struck by a Freight Locomotive at a Railroad Crossing. Two Persons killed. By the United Press. Middltburg. Pa., Jan. :.".. While a sleigh containing fifteen people was crossing the railroad track at Kreamer, a railroad station five miles east of here, at 3.40 this morning, It was run into by a freight train and two of its occupants were killed ami seven were Injured. The killed are Isaac D. Uninlg and his son, Charles. The Injured are: A. W. Potter, a lawyer, of Selln's Grove, both arms crushed, one of which was amputated and will probably lose the ether; Miss Mollie Burns, aged 21, left ,.K cut ()rr anj rlBnt arm i)r((kon. Mit(s Annp M tetter. ,.ut n leg close to anke. AIrs. Charles P. Ulrlch. severe bruisis back and hands: K. M.' Hum. i met, severe scalp wounds; Mrs. K. M. Hummel, bruised on bark, nnd Miss dcmnatUni of the means by which the Lottie Kby, slightly out about the face. , provlfjnnal government was estnb Tbe parly was returning to their 1 llsllHl :,,!'J defence of the course of homes at Selln's Grove from a dance at ! administration. Mr. Mills stated this place. Young Uomlg was drlvlne the sleigh and bis father was seated beside him upon the box. As they ap proached the railroad crossing at Kreamer the young people of the party were singing and the sleigh bells were Jingling merrily. The road to the cross ing Is lined with buildings and the np pnach of a train Is concealed. Without a thought of danger Komlg drove upon the track and the locomo tive struck the sleigh directly behind the driver's box. ROItKRTSON SAN(J HYMNS. .Tho Murderer of Jcrc Harbour Was Musi- cnl on the Scaffold. i!y the United Press. Roanoke, Va., J,. 2a. Wllllum liob ertsun, white, was hanged today at Kocky Mount, Va., fir the murder of Jei-e Karbottr threw year? ago. Robert son kMtd Barlxn"- ., .the highway and robbed hlr- ,iH. The murderer was IS yoars .nd When the crme was com """ted, and Barbour was 68 years of age. ' The ptisoner admitted his guilt and said whissy was the cause of the trou ble. He snt n the scaffold und sang aliymn before he was 'hung. Proven to Death. Newnrk, N. J., Jan. 2.1. James Gavan, aged 2X, of Irvlngton, wus found frozen to death on Springfield avenue, four miles from this city, nt 10 o'clock this morning. He hud been liberated from the statu prison und wus wulklng to his home. Overcome by the cold he lay down on the side of the roud, his cout forming a pil low. STATE NEWS NOTES. The New Hope Cotton mill, which shut down some time ugo, will be sold next Week Freddie Morgan ,14 months old, of Wlll lanisport, choked to deuth on u grain of corn. Dynamite Is being used to Htart the 12 mlln Ice gorge In the Allegheny river at Logansport. Huston proposes to erect a $10,000 sol diers' monument by havings Its cltliens subscribe to O.IXiO shares of stock at 2 per share. Tho deputy revenue collector of Lusernn county estimates that there are l.iwo men In Wllkes-Burre who will have to puy In come tax. Physicians are puzzled over the case of Anna Orufton, at Crabtree, near Greens burg, whose eyesight suildpiily left her when she struck a mutch to Unlit a lump. CANAL BILL GOES THROUGH The Senate l'athers the Xiearauyuan Sthenic PASSED BY A MAJORITY OP TEX Mr. Mills Makes u l'lcry Speech Upon the HuHulluu Question in Which lie Charges the Kcccnt Agitation to Sugur planters. By the United Press. Washington, Jan. 25. The long parliamentary struggle over the Nlca raguan canal bill came to a close in the senate today and the bill was passed by a vote of 111 yeas to 21 nays. From 2 o'clock In the afternoon until ft the time was consumed in a discussion In which the speeches were limited to five minutes. It was sometimes carried on in a pretty angry fashion, but nothing very Important or Interesting was said on either side of the question. At u o'clock the talk ceased and the voting began the result of the first vote Indicating a safe majority for the bill. Several amendments were ac cepted by Mr. Morgan, (Dem., Ala.), who had I'harge of the bill, and were a.greed to as a matter of course. The most important amendment was one which was offered by Mr. Frye, (Rep., Col.) This dual amendment requires the work of canal construction to be di vided Into sections, and to be given out on contract to the lowent responsible bidders after advertised, the aggregate awards not to exceed the amount of $70,000,000. The substitute offered by Mr. Turple, (Hem., Ind.), requiring a preliminary survey and estimate and a report on the practicability of the Mona cal route was defeated yeas 23, nays 29. And finally the bill was passed by a majority of ten, and will now be setit to tile house of representatives for the action of that body. The vote on the passage of the bill follows: Yeas Messrs. Aldrlch, Allison, Bur rows. Butler, Cameron, Chandler. Cul lom, Faulkner, Frye, Oallinger, (lllison, tiorman, Hale, Hoar, Hunton, Lodge, McMillan, Manderson, Mitchell (Oregon). Morgan. Murphy, Piatt, i Power. Prltchard, Proctor, Pugh, Itan som, Squire, Walsh, White, Wilson ,11. Nays Messrs. Allen. Blackliurn, Blanchurd, Caffery, Call, Cockrell, Daniel, Davis, George, Gray, Hill, Irby, Jones (Arkansas), Kyle, Mills, Pulmer, Peffer, Pettlgrew, Turple, Vilas, Wol cort 21. Present and not voting, Mr. Stewart. Provisions of tho Meusiire. The bill as passed provides that the capital rtock of the Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua kiuII con sist of one million shares par at 100 each, It authorizes the company to Issue : per cent, bonds to the amuunt of sev- i enty millions, which shall be imdorsed and guaranteed by the treasury of the United States and shall be secured by a first mortgage on ail the property of the company. The Interest on these bonds Is to be paid by the company ns It falls due, and on failure to do Is to be In Id to pay 4 per cent. Interest to the United States. And such lb-fault shall also bring with it the right of foreclosure and sale. In conii'lderatlun f th.- guarantee, the United States Is to receive seventy millions In stitek f the ompany; six millions uf stiK'k Is to go to the gov ernmeatof Nicaragua, and one and mi. (half mllUonn .to the govenini.'nt of Costa UIca ; and ithe remaining twenty two 'and ome-liia!f millions Is to go to extinguish furnier Issues if stock and t i the cnstruMi.n of the canal. Ten of th IM'teeii dll'iv.ti j!;S uf th!' company ate to be ipixjuiitfd by tile pn sldi nt i f the Un'i'ti d States with thiL' advice im.l con- :Stnt 0r the yvnate. j The mornuig hour from nm until 2 ' p. 'n. was spent in a deha.ts over the i Hawaiian question Mr. Mills (Dem.. 1 Tex ) Making a llery speech In con- ' 11 l;i-'l'''f tn:,t ,ltlp agitation re g.iinWng tilte llaw.ilian inie.!lon shown in l'he senate was due to the power ful sugar 'Interest. The subjvt will come up again tomorrow morning. House Proceedings. The sundry civil appropriation bill for the year ending June .'10, 1KIIG, was finally disposed of by the house today. The total amount carried by the bill or It passed was $:!!),0n7,"21..,iO1 a net Increase of $4!t7,OO0 over the amount as reported. The bulk of the Increase was due to the requirements of the new printing bill. Two Important changes In legisla tion wcro rnr.de by the bill. One was to restore to the secretary of the treasury the discretion that formerly was vested In him to Issue notes of such denomina tions as ho may deem best, Instead of being restricted to the re-Issue of such denominations as may be cancelled und retired. The other wus an amendment offered by Mr. Coombs (Dem., N. Y.) to amend the law authorizing the Issue of gold certificates, so as to make such certificates non-recelviible for customs dues nfter July 1, lSflo. nnd forbidding their use by nutloiial bunks In their re serves. These amendments, it was stated, were considered by Secretary Carlisle to be of the utmost Importance to the treasury. Mr. Wilson, chairman of the commit tee on ways and means, guve notice that he would ask the house to consider next the bill to repeal the provision of the tariff law Imposing an additional duty" of one-tenth of a cent of a pound on BUgars Imported from countries pay ing an export bounty on that article. Mr. MoCall, (Hep., Mass.), repented favorably from tho committee on elec tions his bill to refer contested , con gressional elections to the United States court for the district In which the contests occurred. Mr. Harrison, (Dem., Ala.), reported from the committee on the Judiciary the recommendation of ithe committee upon the memorial of the Central Labor union irf Cleveland relating to certain clerks fees collected by Judge Ricks, of the United States court, for 'the north ern district of Ohio.' Mr. Hayley gave notice that the. mi nority would file their views today or tomorrow, for which leave was grant ed by the ihouse. Ex-Speaker Reed said this afternoon that there would be no concented oppo sition by the Republicans to the bill to repeal the one-tenth of a. cent a pound duty upon sugars Imported from coun tries paying an export bounty on that article. 1 A report from the naval committee was submitted to . the house toijAy unanimously recommending the con struction of the three battleships and twelve torpedo boats. WAR CRY IN MEXICO. The Yellow Fighters Are Prepared to Wipe Unutcmnluns off the l arth. By the United Press. St. I,ouls, Jan. 2.ri. A City of Mexico special says: The war department In this capital Is all activity. The num ber of troops already on the frontier is 18,000, and several brigades are In read iness to be pushed to the front at a day's notice. Throughout the republic the same activities are noted, and there Is no doubt that Mexico could put f.O, 000 men on the Guatemalan frontier within n week or ten days, should oc casion demand. It Is reported that the Corvntte Zara gosa, the gunboat Oaxaca, and all the boats on the Pacific coast will be em ployed In landing troops at San Jose, Guatemala, or at some other convenient point. Immediately on landing the forces will he pushed with all possible speed ucross the country toward the capital, which ilie'i only iiibout fifty miles from the coast, and where it is naturally expected the hard lighting will occur. At the same time the Mexican rural forces will be ready to start for va rious points on the border now occu pied by Mexican troops and cavalry, sweeping through the country like a whirlwind. posTPoxKu m: ixqiest. .Mrs llolliJuy, Mourned as Dead, Asked tho Coroner's Jury What All the Fuss Wus About. By the United Press. ConniellsvIHe, Jaiii. 2"i. A strange case has Just been bi-uught to light here. On Sunday evening word was sent to Coroner J. G. Batton, at I'niontown, that Mrs. Josephine Holliday, tho wife of a Broad Ford coat miner, had been found dead on the public road, ut a lonely spirt called "The Narrows," In Con tu'llsvl lie township. Coroner Hattim Immediately notified Deputy Coroner james Kcherd, of chls place, to proceed to the woman's hous3 and hold an In quest. , He delayed going until the following murnlng. On tin; way he was notllied that the woman had been taken to theihome of her brother, William Cross land, mill' wthere she was found. He, accordingly, wvirt there and Impan eled a Jury to view the body. When everything was in readliu-ss the Jury filed Into th room where the sup plied corp.-.' was. The membcrn of the family fiill.iv?d them. The deputy cutoner had Just bigun tu swear (n tine jurymen w.ivn tr.j subject of the Inipi-trt i..Uvd ,ip on h ?r. .11. w and a.ktd 'What all the fufj w.s about. The members of th Jury and the frlendis fled, the women screaming at the top of their voices. Coroner ICoherd himself felt kind of haky for a mo ment, but finally bi tced up and told Mrs. Hollldaiy tlvit he had ben sum moned to huld a.n luquist on her and e- ! lated how she 'had .been found t-ha day before n tihe public tilghway. By tlvia time the whole neighborhood had surrounded the house to see the corpse that 'had come hack to life. Mrs. Holliday had been carried Into the room and laid on a bed after he was found on Sunday. From that tlm un til Deputy Coroner F.ohnrd arrived no one had entered the room. Mrs. H oli day, It was iiftemvard learned. Is sub ject to the opium habit. It Is suppirsed she took an overdo Sunday aftirnoon and fi ll down by tlv.' wayside. Til? case was reported to Coroner Mutton by a reputable physician, who was suit for U'S shhmi as Mrs. Holliday tin found, lie told her friends that rfi ihjd leen dead fur several hours ! and that the only course to pursue waa to ?en:l for the coroner. The wonum has brrn removed to her home and In a few days will beiln her usual health. DRAYTON' DIVORCE CASE. The Hearing Postponed on Motion uf De fendant's Counsel. By the United Press. Newark, N. J., Jan. 25. The hearing In the Drayton divorce case, which was set down for argument before Master Knight at Bernardsvllle, N. J., on Mon day next, was postponed today on mo tion of Mrs. Coleman Drayton's coun sel, Lawyer Vredenberg, and by the mutual consent of all the attorneys In the case. lawyer Vredenberg said that Mrs. Drayton wished to amend her answer, hence the desire for postponement. The bearing set down for Tuesday next In this city will be held as already an nounced. Objections to M. Kibot. By the United Press. Pails. Jim." 25. M. Rlbot will probably be successful In forming a cabinet. The opposition newspapers violently denounce tho prospective lllbot ministry. La Frunen publishes an article on the subject under tho caption: "France sold to Knglunil," und La Patrle heuds Its article "The Kngllsh In Power." After Prince Ferdinand's Scalp, By the United Press. Berlin, Jun. 2.1. The St. Petersburg cor respondent of the Frankfurter .elding suys a revolution Is Impending In Bul garia. The movement ulins ut the depo sition of Prince Ferdlnund. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. The Women's club, of Chicago, abol ished the color line on membership. Whltelaw Held Is reported to have re Kalned his health durhiR his slay In North Africa. Detectives huvo located at Columbus, O., II. 8. l'redmore, the Rochester de faulter. On the churKO of having fatally kicked her mother, Mrs, Kate (Jill, of New York, was arrested. MIchlKun's commissioner of labor re ports the average wages In that stute at VI rents a day. Hy sawing through Iron bars, Will iam Lai he, a murderer, encuped from Newport (Vt.) jail. Musked bandits raided Bugarland, Tex., securing Jl.r.uO express money, but four were chased and caught. The Nebraska legislature will Investi gate the lynching of llarrntt Hcott, the defaulting county treasurer. Fear of an uprising of white miners will prevent the Introduction of Chinese labor lu the mines at Idaho Bprlugg, Col, TO PROTECT NEWSPAPERS Mr. Woodriny Introduces a Kill Aimed at Scandal-Mongers. HEAVY PENALTIES PROVIDED A Proposed Act to Prevent the Docking of Horses' Tolls Is Introduced by Mr.. Harvey, of Luzcrne-Mr. O' Mai ley's Last Measure. By the United Press. HarrlKbung, Pa., Jan. 25. Mr. "Wood ring, of Noi'thampton, in the house this morning presented a bill which reads as follows: "That any person who will wilfully state or deliver or transmit by any means whatever to the manager, editor or reporter of uny newspaper, maga zine, periodical or serial for publica tion itAierelii any libelous statement con cerning any person or corporation and thereby secure the actual publication of the same, is hereby declared guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall he fwntenocd to pay a fine not exceeding $".00 and undergo an Im prisonment for u period not exceeding two years, or "either, at the discretion of the court." Tlie Judiciary local committee report ed neffa.tlve.ly the bill requiring employ ers to pay employes for all time they are on duty although not actually wo . rig. The education committee reported negatively the bill directing the state t" name all trustees of Normal schools. The appropriation committee reported favorably a bill appropriating $45,000 to the Lit tingilon reformatory. Other Hills Introduced. 3 Ills were read In place as follows: By Mr. O'Malley, of Lackawanna Amending the charter of L'urbondule, ro us to permit the election of poor directors from each ward. By Mr. Woodring, of Northampton Extending the provisions of the uet of Muy 111, 1891, to cities of the llrst, second und third classes, authorizing the munu facture of electricity for municipal pur poses; also to regulate appeals from the Judgment of any Justice of the peace or ulderman; also to supplement the uct of lssu amending the third section of the act In order to provide for the further regu lation of and granting adilltlonul powers to all light, heut and power conipuuies. By .Mr. Weyand, of Beaver To regulate advertising of lands by county commis sioners bought by them for non-payment of taxes. By .Mr. Harvey, of Luzerne To prevent the. nicking, mutilating and doi'king of horses' tails. By Mr. Dambly, of Montgomery Re lating to the increase of Indebtedness of school districts. Mr. Smith, of Jefferson, Introduced a resolution endorsing the Stone Immi gration bill. The resolution wus udopted after some slight amendments. The words "from countries bordering on the Adriatic." were stricken out. Sevenly-seven bills were read the first time, and at 10.10 the house adjourned until Monday evening ut 8 o'clock. - - STARVING FAMILY. A Case of Terrible Suffering Discovered at Wilkes-Ilurrc. By the United Press. Wilkes-Barrei Pa., Jan. 2.". It was re ported to Captain Dcwltt, of the Hu mane association, today that the family of Sum Nichols, living on the Wilkes Barre mountain, near this city, were lu danger of starvation. A visit was made at the house nnd un awful con dition of affairs was revealed. Five young children, the oldest 12, nnd the youngest 2 years of age, were found In the house without any cloth ing. They were making a meal of some frozen turnips, und were huddled around u wood fire In a stove In an attempt to keep warm. In the stable a horse und cow were found nearly dead, having had nothing to eat for live days. When the humane ofllcer cnlled the father und mother were both absent looking for employment nnd food for their children. Cnptuln Dewitt at once came to this city, and going to stores purchased a slelgh-load of provisions nnd clothing for the destitute family. Nichols has been out of employment for eight months and tells u pltable tale of his hardships. PLACE FOR O'DOXXELL. It IsThoiiflht That the Strike Leader Will Become n Deputy Factory Inspector. By the United Press. Harrlsburg, Pa.. Jan. 25. Hugh O'Donmll, the leader of the memorable strike nt Homestead three years ago, has (been In the city since Monday quietly seeking the endorsement of nuembers of the legislature from the great lalmr centers of the common wealth for a place under Governor Hastings. A close friend of the gov ernor paid yesterday that he thought the young labor leader would be taken PU'i'e of by Factory Inspector Camp bell. O'Donmell Is nnxiUms to lw appointed deputy factory inspector for one of tho western Pennsylvania, districts and as he and Campbell nave been fast filunda the past live years und haw been almost Inseparable during O'DonnelK stuiy In the city It is thought hw will be appointed. INSOLVENT TWENTY YEARS. Condition of Affairs In I). K. Smith's Bank at Columbia. Hy tho United Press. Ijanoastr, lu, Jan. 25. K. K. Smi'Ui, formerly a bamker at Columbia, this county, was found guilty today of re ceiving deposits when he know Ills bank was Insolvent. Sentence was suspend ed pendlwir wgumen.t for a new trial und Smlitih was released on bull. The testimony ehowed that Smith's bank was Jnsxilveint for twenty years pi Wir tu Its closing. The llabJlitli at the time of h failure were $200,000, mostly owing ito- depositors, and the assets were $8,000. Smith in 74 yearn old and very feeble. There nre twenty nine other Imllctnienls against Jilm. TRAIN KOHBEKY IN ARKANSAS Twenty-five Thousand Dollars So'-orcd by Two Maskod Men. 13y the I'nlted Press. Pine llluff, Ark., Jan. 25. The south bound cotton-bolt 1rai was held up and robbed by two nicked men near McNeil Bit 7.05 o'clock lust night. The robbers were riding on an empty baggage-cur, and as the train was golnf through a deep cut the engineer, Cow ley, saw them crawling over the tender of the engine. Before he realized what they were after they appeared before blm armed with a pair of large revol vers. The robbers commanded him to stop the train, and when he had done so marched him to the express-car, which was In charge of J. W. Massey, as messenger. Massey was covered by the bundlts' revolvers, and also Con ductor Harris. They took the money Harris had on Ihla person, and his watch and chain. After an Ineffectual attempt to open the safe in the express car, the bundlts compelled the messenger to assist them. The amount taken from the safe Is estimated ut $25,000. The watch and chain taken from Conductor Harris were returned .o him upon his assur ance that they belonged tu him Indi vidually, It Is thought that the thieves were members of the "Cook gang No. 2," who were Implicated In the recent train robbery near Ogam aw, Ark., and afterward were released for want of proof. The passengers were not molested, nor was any one hurt by the robbers. DIN'S TKADE REVIEW. Industries Have Not Pound Sufficient Dcmund for Their Products to Prevent Decline In Prices. By the United Press. Nvw York, Jan. 25. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will ay: lOvents have not helped business this week. About $10,8X0,000 gold has been withdrawn from the treasury, mainly for export, and the gold reserve has been reduced to about $58,000,000. Since Dec. 8 the treasury has lost, In thirty nine working days, about $53,000,000 gold, and dally Increasing distrust Is liable to affect markets unfavor ably. Industries have not yet found Kuftieileint demand for t'helr pro ducts ito prevent further decline in prices, and this wtek the average for ulll commodities ihaa again touched the lowest point ever known. The number of ihands employed does not hicreaae, and a strike has cut off for more than a wvek about half the business of Brooklyn, to some extant affecting trade hare. Congress has done nothing to replenish the treasury, and a great variety of financial doctors, eaoh offer ing his remedy, loesmot promise healoh for the patient. Another offer of bonds. under the old law aind existing circum stances, might result unsatisfactorily. 'At 'Uadtom, ibuslness hesitates be cause the future is clouded, and the consuming demand ha not increased In January as was expected. In belief that 'it would, industries had enlarged production, and until it does the ex cess of priwlucing capacity constantly tends to depress prices. In iron and steel, weakness Is seen at Philadelphia, where besaemer Iron Is quoted at $11.85, and plate at $1.30, and at Pittsburg grey forge Is quoted at $9.15, und wire nails at 85 cents. A better demand appears for bars tit Pittsburg, but at Ohlcago they are unexpectedly dull. No trans actions In rails are reported, end in general tihe demand lor finished pro ducts Is considered disappointing. The anthraoite caul traffic la again much disorganized. Payments through all clearing houses appear a shade better compared with last year, gaining 10.4 per cent, but wors? compared with 1893, losing 38.6 per cent. Only about 10 per cent, of the los 3 is due to decline in prioea since January. Is93- Failures this week have been 303 In tihe United States, against 430 last year, and 5J In Canada, against 03 last year. QL'KiLEY'S SENTENCE. The Court Was Merciful to the Extent of 1 5 years. By the United Press. New York, Jan. 25. E. O. Qulgley was sentenced by Recorder Go ft in the court of general sessions today to fif teen years and six months In state prison. Qulgley pleaded guilty to the two additional Indictments found against him yesterday and threw hlm s.lf on the .nerey of the court. This be did ut tho suggestion of Recorder Goff. The minimum ruiilshment Is ten y-?ars nnd the maximum tillcen on euc.i in dictment. Recorder Goft sentenced Mrs. Sarah Sllbermeister, convicted of arson, to twenty-five years Imprisonment. FATAL EXPLOSION. Twcntyflvc Pouud Can of Powder Ignited In the Midst of a Group of Men. Ily the Vnlted Press. fireensburs, Pa., Jan. 23. A terrible expbvslonoccurredin the Westmoreland Fine Hitek mimes, nt Hunter's Station, last evening, which will result In the death, of a younp; man na.med Albright nnd perhaps another named Klmer Kaufman, and it he serious Injury of Frnink Kaufman, an elder brcthw. The men wi re seated around a can cionituininfr twenty-five pounds of ruck powder, when tl t was ignited and nn explosion ensued, burning ult of the mun in a ihorrlble manner. Charged with a Serious Crlmo. By the I'nlted Press. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 25. Police Justlco Crossley today held Albert Holland, .ngeil 21, In $1,000 bull on a charge of assaulting 1,1111c, the 9-year-old dauifhter of Thomas Wllshaw. The families live In adjoining houses, Holland denies the accusation. Holler Explosion. By the United Press. Mendota, 111., Jan. . A terrible boiler explosion shook this city and the sur rounding country for miles this afternoon. Six dead and seven Injured are the known victims of the calamity. The explonlon was In the brewery of C. Helming & Sons. Monslanor Csslnl Dead. rtome, Jun. 25. Mgr. Casinl. librarian of the vutleun, died suddenly today during service In St. Peter's. Tho pope m shocked greatly by the news of his death. WASHINGTON TOPICS. The civil Bervlce commission Is nt war with the Dostolllce department for the 1st ter's appointment of outsiders In cases where but one raniuiiate passed examlna' Hon. Secretary Oresham has received a lot' ter from Minister Willis dated Jun. 11, eon- firming his telegram In regard to tho Hawaiian trouble. He says he has the an surunce of the attorney general that the cases of American cltliens will be prompt y Investigated and justly dealt with He also refers to President Dole's grati fication at the absence of warships. WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, snow or rain warmer; southeast wind. Fnllts Opening of Embroideries Thursday, Jan, 24th. We will have open ou And the largest stock wa 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 TH VERY LATEST NOVELTIES AND SPECIAL DESIGNS And the entire stock at The New Tariff Prices. FIN LEY'S 510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave. H. A. KINGSBURY AGENT FOB . R. SCHiEREN 8 CO.'S i? u THE VERY BEST. SI3 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA. LEWIS, REILLY & DAYIES. HONEST SHOES. The bo'S and girls must Lave the best Leather and Rubber Shoes. We have them. They don't cost much, either. LEWIS, REILLY & DAVIS, Closed Evenings Except Saturday, THE P'tf'li JEWELER 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. CMS V -Air; W, J, WEICHEL, 408 SPRUCE STREET. NEAR DIME BAN A . J
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