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SCll ANTON, PA., SATURDAY, MORNING, JANUARY 2G, 1895.
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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.
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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
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