EIGHT PAGES 36 COLUMNS. SCltANTOX, PA., FRIDAY MOliNING, FEBltUAllY 15, "1895. TWO CENTS A COPY. Lexow Movement in the Direction of rtiiludqihiu Causes a lirccze. IT ALL HINGES UPON ELECTION If Pattlson Is Made Mayor of Philadel phia tho Matter Mill Do Dropped. Otherwise There Is Vim Abend Work In the Legislature. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Harrlsburg. Pa., Feb. 14. The pro posed legislative Investigation of the municipal affairs of Philadelphia, was the tuple talked about today by the lawmakers; A good many supporters of Senator Quay do not yet know how to take the matter. They fear that If the senator consents openly to the appointment of an Investigating com mitee he will, being so pledged, be compelled to agree thut the Inquiry shall be complete. In this case they Mir some of his people might become entangled In the drag net. Senator Penrose, when asked whether there would be an Investigation, said It de pended upon circumstances. These cir cumstances, It Is understood, are the consent or the refusal of Senator Quay to have the examination and the re sult of the election in Philadelphia. If ex-Uovernor Paulson should be elected mayor next Tuesday there will be no more done In the matter. The object of the Investigation Is the crushing of Martin and Porter, and it Is claimed that the success of Paulson would do that. If Warwick Is elected and Quay does not call a halt, the reso lution asking for a committee of in vestigation will be presented in the senate immediately after the recess. The programme is that the Investigat ing committee shall be composed en tirely of senators. The Quay people do not want any from the house because there might be too many in It who are not In sympathy with the Investigation arrangement. Friends of Martin and Porter talk quietly of a counter move, but have reached no conclusion other than to strongly favor the Introduction In the house of a resolution calling for an examination ol' the state treasury books and records covering a period of twen ty years. This would take in Senator Quay's term as state treusurer. RECORD OF THE DAY. .Measures Introduced in House and Sen ate Ilills Passed Finally. By the United Press. Harrlsburg, Pa., Feb. 14. The house met at 10 o'clock. Speaker Walton an nounced the following committee on the part of the house to Investigate- the affairs of the Wernersvllle asylum: Messrs. Cochran, of Armstrong; Gould, .of Erie; Pnmeroy, of Fran kiln r Prlteh a'rd. of Blair, and Parcells, of Mitflin. Among 'the bills reported favorably were tne roiiowlng: prohibiting any one from holding both bottler's and brewer's licenses; preventing railroads from crossing streets at grade in cities of the first; ami second class. Bills were read In place as follows: T!y Mr. Gould, of Krle, appropriating $243,1109 to the Soldiers' home at Kilt by Mr. Harvey, of Luzerne, requiring county commissioners to appoint a lire inspector in each county; by Mr. Cuch rane, of Armstrong, to prevent the exhibition of physical or mental de formities In public places; by Mr. Lit- tley, of Philadelphia, giving to each senator and member two fre scholar ships In the State college, and to the state at large ten. When the compulsory education bill was reached on the calendar it was not called up. Senate Proceedings. The senate met at 11 o'clock. The following bills were Introduced: P.y Mr. Saylor, for the publication of the Pennsylvania archives, also changing Labor Day to the first Monday of Sep tember; by Mr. Gohln, to pay funeral expenses and expenses during the Ill ness of members of the Ninth regiment who contracted typhoid fever during the last encampment at Gettysburg. The governor sent In the folowlng nominations, which were confirmed: Alderman, J. M. Lehman, Johnstown; Justice of the peace. S. C. Zerfass, Lan caster; notaries public, It. H. Lloyd, York; C. F. Dahlen, S. E. Gardner, W. F. Stoll, C. W. Miller, ('. P. Blight and J. W. Martin, Lycoming. Mr. Kauffman took occasion, when th-e bill authorizing the suptirlntendent of public instruction to employ a skilled stenographer and typewriter at a salary of $1.D00 came up, to denounce the indiscriminate passage of measures increasing salaries and the clerical force of different departments. Mr. Snyder thought It unfair to (lis criminate between the different depart ments, his argument being that ex travagance In one department author ized it in another. The Balary was cut down to $1,200 and the bill laid over for printing. Illlls Pnssad finally. The following bills were among those that passed Anally: Extending the pro Visions of the act authorizing boards of education In cities of the second class to establish schools for instruction in the mechanic arts to cities of the third class? providing for an additional lnw judge in the Potter district; pro viding for the licensing of buildings In Which theatrical, operatic and circus performances are held. ' The senate accepted an "invitation from Captain Pratt, of the Carlisle In dian Training school, to attend the com mencement exercises in a body on the afternoon of Feb. 28. Judicial Apportionment. ' The Judicial apportionment commit tee of the house has finished Its labors and made some changes in the districts as now constituted. The re-apportionment reduces the number of districts from fifty-two to fifty. The following are the changes: Clarion is attached to Jefferson and given an additional law Judge until next election, when it will go back to one Judge again. The object is to make Jefferson the presid ing county. Cameron Is taken from Clinton and Elk and placed with McKean and Pot ter. Washington gets an additional law judge. Montour Is added to North umberland. Wayne Is attached to Sus quehanna and Center is made a separate district. , Wyoming and Sullivan arc . added to Columbia. Westmoreland is made' the Tenth dlstrlot and given an other judge. Union and Snyder consti tute the Twentieth district. Schuylkill guts an orphan's court Judge. Delaware gets an additional law Judge. PARALYZED BY STRONG. New Police Commissioner a Surprise to New York Politicians. By the United Tress. New' York, Feb.-14. The new police commissioner Is a big surprise to the politicians. In fact, very few of them ever heard of him. He Is a native of St. Lawrence county and is 31 years of age. He was graduated from West Point and served five years In the Fifth artillery, United States army. He Is a major of engineers on the stuff of Prigadler-Cieneral Louis Fitzgerald. Those who interested themselves In his behalf were Anson U. McCook, General Sehofleld, Secretary of War Dan S. La munt, General Louis Fitzgerald, Fred erick It. Coudert, W. K. Gray, and Charles S. Fulrchlld. Commissioner Andrews says that he has always been a Democrat, but has never belonged to any organization or political club. Mr. Andrews visited police headquar ters shortly after 12 o'clock and wus Introduced to Commissioner Sheehan. He notitled the latter that he was ready to take hold at once, and Commissioner Sheehan surrendered the keys and stepped out. Mr. Sheehan received no notice of removal by Mayor Strong. His first Information that another man had taken his place came from a reporter. THE MIXERS OlUi.VMZL Seceding Members from the General As sembly of the knights of l abor 1 orm a New Association and Licet Office) s. By the United Press. Columbus, O., Feb. 14. The confer ence committee of the seceding miners from the general assembly of the Knights- of Labor, after an all night session, issued an address to tho mem bers getting forth their reason for se cession, covering the New Orleans con vention and commenting In general terms upon the mismanagement of the affairs of the association during the past year. The address Is as follows To the Members of the Knights of Labor: When the bad combine the good must as sociate, else ithey will fall one by one an unpitled sacrlilce. in a contemptible Strug gle. Never was the truth of this more plainly manifest than at present within the order of the Knights of Labor. A train of abuses and usurpations cul minating in the late general assembly held at New Orleans, causes us to set forth the following reasons for our action In estab lishing the Independent order of the Knights of Labor: Kepresentaitves duly elected by bodies legally constituted under the laws of the order were denied admission and persons entitled to no legal recognition were se-it- ed, thereby enabling designing Individuals to continue a conduct of affairs calculated to enrich themselves and disrupt the or der. That since the adjournment of the late general assembly at New pileaus not only individuals, but in many cases local and even district assemblies have been compelled to suffer the humiliation of bus pension or expulsion without the oppor tunity of defense. During the past year the general offi cers placed a mortgage of t'Jiyw on the general headquarters building at Phila delphia. The amount of money thus raised, together With all the revenue of the current year, found them unable to pay the full amount of the mileage due representatives in attendance. at the lute general assembly at New Orleans. General otHuers of the order, while draw ing salary from Its members, have been engaged In the formation of corporations for private profit, going so far as to advo cate the giving away of stock in such cor porations for the purpose of securing franchises. In view of the foregoing facts we ask the assistance and co-operation of all who believe In carrying out the principles of the order as originally Intended. Signed, V'. K. Wilson, Charles K. Mar tin, Independent Order of the Knights of Labor. The organization was completed by the election of the following oflicers: General master workman, W. B. Wil son, Hlossburg, Pa.; worthy foreman, James M. Michaels, Pittsburg. Pa.; secretary-treasurer, Charles H. Martin, Tiflin. O. It Is believed that the formation of the new organization will disrupt the old, as It Is said there are now only lS.uOO members to support the Sovereign-Hayes faction, while the newly organized order will have a member ship of 4"i,000 members. Minister (iray load. By the United Tress. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. H. Pierre Grnv, son of Minister to Mexico Gray, received a telegram at 10 o'clock tonight saying that the minister had died at 7 o'clock. A message was received an hour previous saying that one consultation of physicians had been held, the patient being uncon scious, and thut another would b held at 7, but death ensued. Narrow (inngo Collision. By tho United Press. Pittsburg, Feb. 14. Iast evening en gines 8 and 9 on the Castle Shannon nar row gauge railroad collided In a tunnel, wrecking both engines and twenty-five freight cars. The tunnel was badly blocked. Five of the trainmen were burled In the debris and severely, but not futally hurt. Snow Storm In Texas. By the United Press. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 14. Dispatches from points In Texas say an unprecedentedly furious snow storm Is raging In the west ern half of 'the state. Stock Is dying by hundreds. There Is considerable suffering among the settlers. CONDENSED STATE TOPICS. A log jumped from a mountain slide at Ralston, killing James Condon. House rents as well as miners' wages In western Pennsylvania have been cut down. Two passenger trains on tho Montan don railroad bumped each othor's noses near Coburn, but no one was inured. Allegheny county Knights of Labor who were suspended for Insubordination say they will never go back, and can muster 3,uoo men. In Oley vll'nge, Berks county, there have been fifty-live (uses of diphtheria this winter and sixteen deaths. A visitor carried the disease there. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. An exposition of arts and Industries will be held In the City of Mexico In JUDO. After winning $105,000 by the gold brli-k swindles, Thomas Purker Is under arrest at Richmond. Va. Alabama cotton planters are urged to reduce the acreage of cotton at least J6 per cent, this year. ' On the way from Bablno to Galveston, Tex,, on a sloop. Drew Pender, a pssen ger, was frozen to death, . . . CONGRESS REFUSES TO ACT Exciting Debute in the House on the Proposed Bond Issue. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SCORED Mr. Hopkins Declares That the Transac tion Is in the Interest of a Syndl-cate-Thc Hill Slaughtered by a Vote of 107 to lit). By tho United Press. Washington, Feb. 14, Another day's debate In the house on the financial question has but served to emphasize the fact that no legislation affecting the financial situation Is to be expected from the Fifty-third congress. A week ago the house refused to adopt the lust Springer banking and currency bill which contained a provision authoriz ing the Issue of long time, low Interest bonds, and todny by a still more de cisive vote of 107 to 120 it declined to authorize the Issue of sixty-five million 3 per cent, gold bonds with which to repluce the t per cent, bonds negotiat ed with the Morgan-Belmont syndicate. The consideration of the Joint resolu tion for this purpose reported yester day from the committee on ways and means by Chairman Wilson occupied all of the session of six and one-half hours, and the discussion attracted an attendance of spectators which over flowed the public gullerles anil en croached upon that reserved for the diplomatic corps and other distin guished visitors. ' Mr. Wilson was aided In his advocacy of the measure by Mr. Heed, (Rep., Me.); Mr. Payne, (Rep., N. Y.); Mr Turner, (Deni., Ga.), and Mr. Bynum. (Dem., Ind.), all members of the com mittee on ways and means, who urged that the Joint resolution was a busi ness matter disassociated from politics or anything of that kind, the passage of which would result in a saving of sixteen millions to the people. Their efforts were seconded by Mr. Daniels (Rep., N. Y.); Mr. Stone, (Rep., Pa.) Mr. Coombs and Mr. Hendrlx. (Dem., N. Y.); Mr. Springer. (Dem., 111.), and Mr. Cooper, (Dem., Fla.) Serious Assertion hy Mr. Hopkins. The opposition was led by Mr. Hop kins (Uep., III.) and Mr. Bryan (Dem., Neb.), members of the committee on ways and means, and It developed Home startling points. Mr. Hopkins nssert ed that the president was not animated by patriotic motives In sending his last message to congress, but by a desire to unload upon that body the responsl blllty for a transaction, negotiated by his former law partner, that would net the syndicate represented by him $-'5,- 000,000. Mr. Bryan declared the scheme pro posed In the Joint resolution to be but another step In the accomplishment of the conspiracy to strangle Hllver and solemnly assured the house that so serious did he consider it to be that were there any probability of Its pass age and the forfeiture of his life would prevent It, he would gladly lay down his life In that behalf. Mr. Cunnon (Rep., 111.) hinted at impeachment, and Mr. Hepburn (Rep., Ia.) said that Re publicans wno ravorea the measure proposed a new pcllcy. a repudiation of all the declaration of the party In the past and the institution of a new poli cy that called for n new following. Other speeches against the Joint reso lution were made by Messrs. McMillln (Dem., Tenn.), Wheeler (Dem., Ala.) and Grosvenor (Itep., ()., members of the committee on ways and means; Livingston (Dem., Ga.), North anil Hu lick I Uep.. ().), I Hand and Hutch (Dem., Mo.), Kemp (Pop., Neb.), Simpson (Pop., Kan.), and VanVoorhls (Itep., N. Y.). The vote was taken at f. o'clock upon the question 'Shall the Joint resolution be engrossed and read a third time?' the result Iwlng as stated yeas, I'JD nays, lt7. "The bill Is dead" ofllclally declared the speaker. In vote in detail is as follows: The Vote In Detail. Yeas Messrs. Adams, Pa.; Aldrleh, Ap- sley, Habcock, llalilwln, Barnes, liar- thold, Harwig, Breckner. Beltzhoover. erry, Breckinridge, IIMckner, Brosin.i, Bynum, Cadmus, Campbell, Curutli, CutchltiRs, Causey, ( nickering, Cluney, (Mark, Ala.; Cobb, Mo.; Coombs, Cooper, Ha.; Cooper, Jnd. ; Cornish, Covert, ("rain Curtis, N. Y.; Daniels, Davey, Do Forest Dlngley, Di-Her, Dunn, Durborrnw, Ihig lish, Cala.; Krdmun, Kverett, Fielder, For man, deary, GelHseidinlner, Glllet, N. Y. Gillett, Mass.; (iiddlzer, Gorman, G:a ham, Greshum, Grltlln, Mich.; Oront Haines. Hall, Minn.; Hammond, Harri son, Hayes. Hendrlx, Henry, Krllibs, Lnphnni, Lefever, Ixiikwood, Lynch, Mar (in, Ind.; .Marvin, N. v.; McCreary, Ky. Medium, McKalg, Meyer, Montgomery Morse, Mutehlcr, O'Nell, Mass.; O'Neill Mo.; Page, Paschal, Patterson, Payne, Pf arson, Pendleton, V. n. ; Plgott, Pow ers, Price, going, Buy, Heed, Kellly, Hey. burn, Itlehards, O.; Kohlnson, l'h.; Bus sell, Conn.; Ryun, Sehemerhorn, Sickles. Sorg, Sperry, Springer, Stevens, C W Stone, W. A. Stone. Stone, Ky.; Htorer Strauss, Tarsney, Trncey, Turner, Oa. Turpln, 1'pdegriilf, Wiulsworlh, Wanger, Warner, Washington, Wells, Wilson, w, Va.; Wolverton, Wooncr, right 120. Nays Messrs. Adams, Ky.; Attken, Al derson, Alexander, Allen, Arnold, Avery Bailey, linker, Kan.; Baker, N. II.; Bank head. Bell, Colo.: Bell, Tex.; Black, Ga Blair, Bland, Boatner, Bocn, Bowers, Cala.; Brcti, Broderlck, Bromwell, Hrook shire, Brown, Bryan, Bundy, Bunn, Cam- Inettl, Cannon, Cula.; Cannon, HI.; Cape hart, Clark, Mo.; Cobb, Ala.; Cockrell Coffeen, Collin, Cooper, Wis.; Crawford Curtis, Kan.; Davis, Do Armond, Denson Dlnsmore, Dockery, Dolllver, Donovan Doolittle, Kdmunds, Kills, Ky.; Kills, Ore. Knloe, Kpes, Fletcher, Funk, Fyan, Good night, Grady, Grltlln, Wis.; Grosvenor, Grow, Hager, Hii.lner, Hall, Mo.; Hare, Harris, llnrtman, Hatch, Haugen, Hoard Henderson, 111.', Henderson, la.; Hepburn, Hermann, llltt. Hooker, Miss.) Hopkins, 111.; Hopkins, Pa.; Hudson, Hullck, Hull, Hunter, liutcheson, lklrt, Islar, Johnson, N. D.; Kern, Klefer, Kyle, Lacey, Lane, Latimer, Iwsnn, Lnyton, lister, Lin ton. Little, Livingston, Loud, Louden singer, Lucas, Maildox, Mngiilre, Million Marsh, McCleary Minn.; McCulloch, Me Dearmon. McKelghnn, McLaurln, McMil lln, McNagny, Mellae, Mnlkeljohn, Men cer. Merldlth, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Moses, Nelll, Northway, Ogden, Pence, Pendleton, Tex.; Perkins, Plckler, Ran dull, Ktchardson, Mich.: Hlchnrdson, Tenn.: Ritchie, Koblnson, Robertson La.i Kusseil, Ga.; Hayers, Sottle, Shell Hlblev. Simpson, Smith, Snodgrass, Stall lugs, Stephenson, Stockdnle, Ht rait. Strong, Hwanaon. Talbert. 8. C.i Tale, Tawney. Taylor, ind.; Terry, Thomns, Tyler, Vun Voorhls, N. Y. : Van Voorhls, O.j Walker, Waugh, Weadoek, v neeier, Ala, wutr. 111. : Whiting. Williams. HI, Williams. Miss.: Wilson, O.i Wilson, Wash. 1U7. Messrs. Henderson, North Carolina, and Kilgore, present and not voting 2. A motion by Mr. Bland, Missouri, to recoiiHlder the vote just taken was on his motion was laid on the table. And then at, 5.30 on motion of Mr. Wilson, West Virginia, the house adjourned until tomorrow at 11 o'clock. SATOLLI HONORED. ntcrtalncd by tho Catholic Club of Phil adelphia. By the United Press. Philadelphia, Feb. 14. Archbishop Satolll was the guest of honor at the eighteenth annuul dinner tonight at Dooner's hotel, of the Catholic club, of Philadelphia. Besides the principal guests of the evening the following prel ates of the church wore present. Mgr. Sbarrettl, Rev. Frederick RdOker, secretary to Archbishop Satolll; Bishop Keiuie, principal of the Catholic uni versity at Washington; Bishop McFaul, of Trenton; Bishop Gorlon, of Jamaica, and Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia. S. Kdwin Megargoe, president of the club, presided and formally Introducing Mgr. Satolll and proposing a toast to him, congratulated the club on the honor the legate had done it in becom ing Its guest this evening. Mgr. Satolll begged to be excused from replying personally to the toast on the plea of hoarseness, and Dr. Rooker read his response for him. In his address Mgr. Satolll averred that a good Catholic always made a good citi zen. Besides Mgr. Satolll's address, Arch bishop Ryan spoke on "Hierarchy;" Bishop Keane, upon "Religion and Learning," and a short address by Bishop McFaul. Several members of the club also spoke. ENTICED LIZZIE AWAY. Solution of the .Mystery of the Disappear ance of the Important Witness in the Case Against Keeper Hartmuu, By the United Press. Philadelphia, Feb. 14. The mystery of the disappearance of Lizzie O'Brien, the girl who brought the charges aguinst Steward Huntman, of the Schuylkill county almshouse, was cleared up by her return to the house of her brother In this city tonight. From the girl's story and that of her brother, William O'Brien, It would ap pear that there had been a regular conspiracy to entice the girl away. On Saturday last a woman of about 40 years of age, and giving her name as Bella Burke, called on the O'Briens and Introduced herself as a connection of theirs. She seemed to be thoroughly familiar with their history and soon established herself upon a friendly foot ing. She and Lizzie became quite inti mate, and on Tuesday evening the Burke woman stated that she was go ing to New York and asked Lizzie to go with her. The girl readily assented and she and the woman went to New York that night. They stopped at the Cosmopolitan ho tel. The next day something occurred to excite Lizzie's suspicions that all was not right, and she went out with the woman and sent a telegram, as she states, to her brother In Philadelphia, telling him where she was. This tele gram she affects to believe was not sent, as she saw the Burke woman making motions to the operator that would lead him to suppose she (Lizzie) wus insane, and that the sending of the telegram was only a freak, and she need not transmit It. When she re turned to the hotel Lizzie's suspicions be came more excited than ever and she screamed and brought a number of peo ple to the room. Again the Burke wo man succeeded in persuading these who came to the room that the girl was in sane. . Grown desperate under this treatment Lizzie run down the stairs and into the street with the Burke wo man after her. The girl appealed to a policeman that she wus being detained ugalnst her will In New York, and once ngaln the woman succeeded in persuad ing the olllcer that the girl was crazy. Still Another Scheme. Today Lizzie continued to make such a number of scenes that the woman llimlly seemed to grow frightened and brought her back to the city tonight. In the menntlnie another purt of the scheme was being worked upon the brother hero. Yesterday a womun called at the house and asked for Mrs. Burke, and after some conversation she suc ceeded in persuading O'Brien to come out with her. They had walked but a short distance when a man ap proached and began to violently accuse the womnn of persuading his wife to leave him. Subsequently It developed from their conversation that his wife was the Burke womun. Finally an ad journment was taken to a nearby saloon, and here O'Brien's suspicions of the pair wore aroused by an offer of money to him, so he alleges, to drop the prosecution of Lizzie's charges In the nlmshituse scandal. . Making an excuse, O'Brien left the saloon and went to a station house to have an olllcer return with III in and ar rest the pair. When O'Brien returned the. man ami woman had disappeared. Unless evidence of a conspiracy to prevent a witness from testifying can be gathered, there Is no charge that could be made against the woman who persuaded Lizzie O'Brien to go to New York with her, or against the other man and woman who are thought to have been implicated in the scheme. - . Silk Mill Illirned. By the United Press. Paterson, N. J., Feb, 14. Doherty & Woodworth's silk mill was burned to night. Ixiss, :ns).00; Insurance, LMO',000. There were 4110 people employed In the factory. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Sliver men nt the capllol think they have unearthed a statute which may yet bring about free coinage. Becretary Carlisle has fined Krnest F. Fei'ker, Jr., of 4ho First district of Illinois. )l,000 for removing unstamped beer from on, brewery to another and bottling the same.. A movement has been started to secure the appointment of Colonel D. Stewart Gordon, of tho Sixth cavalry, to the brig adier generalship made vacant by Gen eral Ruger's promotion. W. A. Hlnes. a New York city poRtofllce clerk, and J. K. Cooney, now in the rail way mall service, have been designated to take the places In the sea postotllce service of the two postal clerks drowned on the Kibe. A temperance petition, bearing more than a million signatures, which reached Washington yesterday, will be presented to the president, and will then be atartod to (Jueen Victoria and all the world's crowned heads, - - AT District Organizer Mark akcs Serious Cuarn.es Aiuinst MclJridc. A ROLL OP BILLS FURNISHED Mr. Wild Was Presented with $000 and Advised to Keep His Mouth Shut Regarding Strike Settlement. Mclliide Kxplains. By the United Press. Columbus, O., Feb. 14. The biggest sensation of the miners' convention was sprung at the opening of the ses sion this morning when Mark Wild, of this city, a district organizer of the American Railway union, was given the privilege of the iloor. He was chair man of the American Railway union grievance committee of the Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo railroad strike last summer, and Is prominent In labor circles. He said that about four days after the settlement of the American Rail way union Hocking Valley railway strike he met John McBrlde In the of fice of the United Mine Workers and had a conversation with him. McBrldo urged him to keep his mouth shut In regard to the manner In which the strike was settled and handed him a package which McBrldo said a certain operator requested should be given to Wild as a present. Mr. Wild says he took the package and put It In his pocket, and the con versation continued for a few minutes, when they separated. Mr. Wild said he was not positive as to the name of the operator mentioned, but believed it was Ryan. Mr. Wild said he opened the package on his arrival at his home and found it contained a roll of bills amounting to JtiOO. He concluded to keep the money and use It In aiding President Adams In obtaining evidence to convict McBrlde of corruption. He wanted to show up a traitor who sold out the American Railway union strike and thought he hud collected sufficient evidence to accomplish that purpose, Mr. Wild's statement caused the greatest excitement, and a message was also dispatched to notify McBrlde of what Mr. Wild had said, and invited him to the convention hall to reply, Me Bride's Explanation. Mr. McBrlde arrived in due time. His ace was Hushed and he was laboring under great excitement. He admitted that what Wild said was true and that he gave him $ti00. This admission, however, was followed by some explan atory remarks, He read a letter sent by him to the miners of the Hocking Valley, advising them not to join the American Railway union in another strike against the Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo Railroad company In that letter Mr. McBrlde set forth his connection as an arbitrator hi tween the railroad men and President Walte, of tho Hocking Valley Railroad company. Mr. McBrlde stated In the letter that Wild had proved himself In capable of handling the strike. He had refused to agree to President Waite's proposition to submit the grievances of the strikers to arbitration after he, MrBrlde, had got President Wulte to make the proposition. A delegate asked McBrlde to name the operators who gave the money, but he declined to muke this dlsclocure In open convention. He said he would furnish any Information to the com mlttee should one be appointed for that purpose. Wild followed In a general denial of the statements made by McBrlde con cernlng his management of the Hock Ing Valley strike. Wild said McBrlde told him that two or three operators had made up a purse of $800, which they considered was equal to a year's sulary. The operators feared that Wild would bring about another strike, and they did this to prevent such a thing. They gave the money to McBrlde and asked him to give it to Wild. Mr, Kane's Resolution. When Mr. wild nail tinlsheil. a scene of indescribable confusion ensued Delegate after delegute tried to get the Iloor to offer motions bearing on the charges made by Mr. Wild. Finally Fditor John Kane, of the Mine Work er's Journal, was recognized and of fered the following: Resolved, Thai a committee of one from each district lie appointed and Unit If the committee are satislled upon healing all the evidence that -the money, was celved for charitable purposes, they with hold the names of the donors, but that if the committee be satisfied that It was for purposo of bribery the committee repot the same to this convention and that tho convention have the right to say, afte healing the report, whether It was for pur poses of bribery or not. This resolution was opposed by i number of delegates, Vho said If there was any attempt to withhold all the facts from the public they would be forced to Infer there was something wrong with Mr. McHrlde's connection with the transaction, and would so re port to their constituents when they went home. "Several delegates spoke In favor of the resolution. During the discussion Mr. McBrlde sat silent. His attitude toward the resolution in no opposing it and demanding an open in vestlgation created a bad Impression When the motion to adopt the reso lution was put, a delegate demanded the call of the roll, which resulted In 79 votes for and 61 against it, and it was declnred adopted. A committee was then appointed. President Penna then demanded a vote of the convention on the question of his guilt or innn cenee of tho charges of corruption made against the national officers by Presi dent Adams. He said while he be lieved John McBrlde had done nothing wrong, he did not want to carry the accusations against Mr. McBrlde on his shoulders. HAYWARD DEFENSE. Another Chapter in ibo Murder Case Is Opened. . , By the United Pross. Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 14. The de fence opened today in the Ilayward murder case. In his opening for th defense Lawyer Smith announced that they would introduce no theory but would be able to prove an alibi for Ilayward. Evidence would be produced to shatter Bllxt's testimony In several material points, anil It would be shown that Adry's motive for testifying against his brother was one of Insane Jealousy, which means that there will be another airing of the Ilayward fam ily skeleton. One witness was examined relative to Bllxt's movements in another part of town on the night of the murder, but nothing material was brought out Hay ward's Dresence at the theater on the night of the murder was proved by ushers ut the Grand Opera house. SHOT OVER THE HEART. Result of a Quarrel Between Wheelwright and Blacksmith. By the United I'ress. Norristown, Pa., Feb. 14. Frank Ped- Ick, a blacksmith, and James Sweeny, a wheelwright, both employed at How- Iville, ten miles from here, quarreled this afternoon. Pediick was getting the better of Sweeny, when the latter pulled a revolver from his pocket and shot Pediick over the heart. He Is not expected to live. Sweeny s 'i years old and well connected. He made his escape und has not yet been apprehended. Pediick Is the village postmaster. ROBBERY AFFOREST CITY. J. Levine, of Cnrbondale, Ucld I'p by I-'ootpads and Relieved of $1,700 Worth of Jewelry. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Forest City, Feb. 14. I. J. Levine, of Carbondale, was held up by highway men at a point near Rlchmondale Wednesday evening about 11 o'clock. and robbed of 5175 in cash, his gold watch and chain and about $1,700 worth of Jewelry which he hud In a case. Mr. Levine Is a member of the firm of Levine Bros., which does a portrait and jewelry business in Carbondale. They make muny sales in Forest City, and some of their goods are sold to customers on the credit system. The Hillside company paid Tuesday, there fore Mr. Levine drove up to make col lections.' He had succeeded quite well in collecting and on sales and started obout 10 o'clock at night to drive buck to Carbondale. He had 1175 in cash besides his case of jewelry. When he reached the bridge of the Rapid Transit company, which spans the Rlchmondale track of the Ontario und Western, his horse stopped. The night was durk and he could not dis tinguish objects at any distance and supposed the animal hSd stopped of Its own accord. He urged it forward with a stroke of the whip, but Just as he did so he dlstlpgulshed a form at the horses head and almost at the same Instant a revolver was thrust against his head and he was told not to move. Two confederates of the man with the weapon then took the Jewelry case, what money he had, his watch and even carried off the bricks which he had wrapped up to keep his feet warm. He was then told to drlte'on to Carbondale and not even to look back or he would be killed. Something after midnight he arrived In the Pioneer City and reported to the oflicers. A posse from Carbondale was here this morning, among whom was R. J. Beamish and the sleuth detective, Michael Moral). As yet there has been found no trace of the daring robbers. Levine told a friend this morning that just before he left the Foivst House, In this bor ough, he was accosted by a man whom he had often seen, but whose name he did not know, and was asked If he was going (o stay in town over night, or if he would go down on the 10.34 train. Re thought nothing of the inci dent and replied that he had a horse up here and wns going to drive down. He says he thinks the mun was either a confederate of the highwaymen and Informed them of his Intentions, or that he may have been one of the three who waylaid him. He gave the man's de scription to the oflicers who are work ing on the case. NEW TRIAL REFUSED. Tho Chances Are That William Pcnn llowman Will Hang. By the Vnitcd I'ress. Vllkes-Rarre, Feb. 14. Judge Lynch handed down a decision In court to day which virtually seals the fate of the boy murderer, William Venn How man, and unless his attorneys succeed In getting the supreme court to Inter fere It Is more than likely that young Howmnn will suffer the death penalty for the murder of John Mike, the Arabian peddler. Immediately after his conviction Ms attorneys llled reasons for a new trial, which Judge Lynch today refused, by discharging the rule to show cause why, new trial should not be granted. liownian was Informed of the decision by Warden Jones nt the jail this after noon, who asked him If he had anything to say. "No," replied Howmnn, "I haven't anything to say. When will I receive my sentence." He was told that It would be. on Saturday next and re plied cheerfully. "All right." Bowman's mother was with him, at the time and took the news coolly. His attorneys are now making preparations to carry the casu to the supreme court. - Mayor Strong's Appointments, " By tho 1,'nltod Press. New York, Feb. 14. Mayor Strong this morning appointed Avery U. Andrews, a lawyer, a ikiIIco commissioner In place of John C. Sheehan. Ueorge Walton Oreen, a lawyer, has been appointed an acq'ie iluct commissioner In place of Francis M. Scott, who yesterday resigned to accept the position of corporation counsel. Brooklyn Hallway .MuJdle. By the United Press. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 14. Attorney den eral Hancock today gave an opinion iu the matter of the action to vacate tho charter of tho Brooklyn Heights Hailroad company and refused tho application on the ground that snllKlcnt reasons had not been advanced. (IlkcHon Sworn In. By tho United I'ross. . Harrlsburg, Feb. 14. The new commis sioner of banking, Colonel B. K. Clllkeson, took the oath of office this afternoon and assumed charge of the department. He tiled his bond In the sum of 2n,0Utt with C. Li. Magee, of l'lttsburg, and Major Lane S. Hart, of Harrlsburg, as sureties, Ting Commits Suicide. By the United Tress. London, Feb. 14. The Control News' correspondent In Shanghai says that after the surrender of the last forts and the Chinese fleet at Wel-Hal-Wel, Admiral Ting and the Chinese general committed suicide. , WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; west to northwest winds. Ffitas For the next tea days it will be to your interest to visit our And see the values we are offering iu line German, Scotch and Irish Table Linens, Nankins, Tra? Cloths, etc., etc. STOCK LARGER THAN EVER. PRICES NEVER SO LOW, M IERT SPECIAL Numbers in German Linens, '"Sil ; ver Bleach," extra fine quality and heavy : 66-in. Sale Price 48c, Reg. Price 60o 60-in. " 59c, " 75c 62-in. " 75c, " 90c 72-in. " 89c, " $1.10 Napkins to match the above. 65 doz. 5-8 $1.55, Regular Price $1.79 75 doz; 3-4 2,35, " 2.75 THREE SPECIALS lu l ine Bleached Towels ! 25 doz. Colored Damask Border Huck, $3.00 doz., Reg. Price $4 20 25 doz. Bird's Eve, hemstitched, 45c. each, Hcr. Prke 650 15 doz. double hemstitched huck, extra size, 50c. each, Rej?. Price 75c Our Special Muslin Sale continues all this week. Muslins, Sheetings, Counterpanes, etc., at "R(H'k Bottom Prices." FIN LEV'S 510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave. H. A. KINGSBURY A6EXT FOR j. aw co THE VERY BEST. 613 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA. Zero! Zero! Zero! Zero Shoes for Zero Weather at Zero Prices. Wholcsulo und Re tuil. , LEWIS, RE1LLY & DAYIES REPAIRING OF WEICHEL, the Jeweler, can repair your watch to give per fect satisfaction, having had ten years' experience in our leading watch fac tories. GIVE US A TRIAL 1 mi LEWIS, REILLY& D AVIES FINE IBS t ,' - '
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