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SCIIANTON, PA., WEJ)XESDAY MOHNING-, EE lilt UA11Y 20,. 1895.
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Spring Election Results Re-
Echo the Sentiments of
Last November.
MAN, OF DESTINY DOWNED
Charles V. Warwick Elected Mayor of
riiiluilelntua Over Ex-Governor
I'uttison by u Majority of
50,000 Kepublicuns
Sweep the State
ut Larijc.
Uy tho United rivss.
Philadelphia, I-Vb. 1!. Vhlltnlolphia
today niulntuiiu-d its reputation for
BtalwfU't llepuljlteanlsni ami elected the
elected the candidates of the Kepubll
candldates of the Republican party by
a majority of 60,000.
The election today wan for mayor,
receiver of taxes, councllmeti, police
inajtiHtratesi and school directors. The
epublieuns made a clean sweep anil
looted their candidates for mayor and
celver of taxes by a greater majority
an ever Riven to similar oiiices upon
al Issues. The candidates of the
publican party for mayor und le
ver of taxes were City Solicitor
harles P. Warwick and William J.
mey, respectively. Ex-Govornor Hub
ert K. Paulson and 1'oloncl Sylvestor
lionnatTon, jr., were the candidates of
the. Democratic party for the same
oiiices.
Seldom In the history of local politics
has a campaign been so lierecly fought
as the one which closed tonight. The
Democratic papers made a violent as
sault upon Mr. Warwick and his asso
ciates on the ticket and accused them
of beiiiK the tools of a Republican ring
that would use them to further tho
ntlivldual Interests or certain mem
bers of the party. The Republican pa
pers retaliated In kind and scoffed at
Mr. Pattison's reform platform and
published columns of matter purport
ing to sho;v that during his recent term
as governor he used that ollice to fur
ther In the must partisan maimer the
Interests of the Democratic party.
Mr. Warwick in his letter of accept
ance and repeatedly from the platform
denied the charges of the Democratic
papers that he was under pledges to
any one. and that. If elected, he would
admfriister the office (1f mayor for the
hot Interests of the city of Philadel
phia alone.
The Supposed Disaffection a Myth.
While the Republican papers more or
less made the campaign upon national
issues, the Democrats conducted their
canvass upon the ground of local Inter
ests. The situation was complicated
by a supposed disaffection In the Re
publican rank;i. by which the followers
of United States Senator Quay. State
Senator Roles Penrose and Coroner
Samuel H. Ashbrtdge were believed to
be Inimical to Mr. Warwick's can II
daoy. This supposed light was the ou'
growth of the abrupt "turning down"
of Senator Penrose for the mayoralty
nomination and the substitution of Mr.
Warwick on the day before the conven
tion for Mr. Penrose by the Republican
leaders' national committeeman, Davi-l
Martin and State Senator Charles A.
Porter. .Much political capital was
made out of this supposed disaffection
by the Democratic papers, and cliarg-s
of various kinds, affecting local inter
ests, were brought against Martin an I
Torter.
If a split ever really existed In thf
Kepublican ranks It has been heeled
and no evidence of a "knifing" of the
candidate of the party is visible la to
day's vote.
Undcpcndcnt Voto KM No: Materialize.
A great effort was made by the Demo
cratic mjnna.'n of the campaign to ar
ray the Independent Republican vote
of the city against Mr. Warwick, and
up to today it wasthought that thy had
"oeen to a certain extent successful. The
fight for (he receivership of taxes was
obscured by the grfater prominence to
the mayoralty campaign. Mr. Honey,
n the brother-in-law of Mr. Martin,
was subjected, however, to n number of
fierce assaults by tho Democratic press,
and, as Colonel Ronaffon was nn Ind"
pendent Republican with a magnllieeiit
war record, It was thought that Mr.
Boncy was even more liable to deft at
than Warwick. This belief, however,
was erroneous, and Mr. Roney has been
elected with prolmbly an approximately
equal majority to the. head of the ticket.
The Republican were also victorious in
their councllmanlc tights, except In one
or two Instances where local ward ls;
Flies dominated the contests, and their
majority In the city councils will be
greater than ever.
When Mayor Stuart, the present In
cumbent, of the ehlef,exeeutlveship of
the city, was elected, lib; majority was
39,000, anfl at the last state election,
when Governor Hastings was elected,
Philadelphia gave him K5,(Mt majority.
Elections were held In every city, bor
ough and township In Pennsylvania to-
, and returns received tonight Indl-
ti that the Republicans In every case
e either held tholr own or Increased
r majority.
OTHER STATIC It I'.SL'LTS.
uth Rethlehein. The Democrats con-
tho council.
ester. The Republicans gain three
unon councilmcn.
loenixvllle. The whole Republican
lugh ticket was elected by 100 majority.
st Chester. The election here passed
luletly, the straight Republican ticket
kr elected.
lllamsport. With a few exceptions
ouncllmanlc voto Is Republican by
majorities.
kon. Common council remains Ro
lcan. There Is a Republican gain of
Inembor In the Third ward.
ie. Tho election In Krle today wis
Ined to council and school board. Tho
fibllcans olected a majority of both
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rllsle. The only contest at today's
):lon hero was for city councils. Tho
body will stand nine Democrats and
e Republicans. ,
rk. Tho Republicans still control
i branches of the councils, Ruining an
Y
additional member In tho common blanch.
The school board will be a tie.
Pottsvllle. Tho election In this city Is
a Republican victory, though' not con
tested on political llneH. Out of eight
councilman elected live mo Republicans.
Coi ry. Dr. It. X. Heaver, Democrat, was
elected mayor of tills city today over it.
P. Dawson, Republican, by a small major
ity. The council stands evenly divided.
Allnntown. The election today resulted
In the Republicans increasing their major
ity in the school board unj maintaining
their majority of four In common council.
Harrlshurg. The Republicans made
gains In cou'icllmen and members of the
board of control, tlovernor Hastings
sent .Mr. Warwick u. telegram of congrat
ulation. Pottstown. There wan unite a hon con
test here today, ihe chief light being fur
town council; but the complexion of that
body will remain the same, twelve Demo
crats to eight Republicans.
Rradl'ord. Klections for common coun
cil took place In four wurds out of the six
today. Four Democrats and two Repub
licans! were elected. The election will not
change the complexion of tho council,
which Is Republican.
1nuca.stcr. The Republicans swept this
city today, carrying eight of the nine
wards. Tim next select council will stand,
eight Republicans anil one Democrat, and
common council twenty-four Republicans
and three Democrats.
Media. There was Utile fusing of Re
publicans wllh Democrats and wilh the
exception of the candidate for council, on
the Republican -ticket, there wiis no
scratching. The Republican ticket for
borough ollicer is elected.
Norristown. The new school board will
stand eighteen Republicans and two Dem
ocrats. The next town council will con
tain twenty-six Republicans ami four
Democrats. The present council has
twcivly-live Republicans and live Demo
crats. Lebanon. The result of today's elections
show a Republican victory, the Democrats
losing two men in common council. Out
of eight couucllmen who wero elected,
seven are Republicans and one Democrat.
Tho Republicans have a majority of six
teen on Joint ballot.
Pittsburg. Kvery ward in Pittsburg to
day gave a respectable majority In favor
of every proposition contained in the pro
posed Issue of bonds to the amount of
M.7."ii,ixi0 for public improvements. The
total majority in the city will run any
where from IO.iuO to 1'i.iwo.
Johnstown. Tho J-publicans elected
two aldermen and t?j Democrats one.
Democrats and Republicans elected about
cquul numbers of councilmcn. A mes
sage from GnlHtztn says that the entire
Democratic ticket was elected there. Re
turns from other towns are meagre.
Reading. The election here today re
sulted In the defeat of the proposition to
loan $30o,0H for permanent improvements
by a large majority. The Republicans will
have a majority on Joint ballot in coun
cils, insuring the election of a city clerk
and solicitor. The present Incumbents are
Democrats.
Altoona. On a light vote the Republi
cans have iioo majority lor their city tlck-t.
Alderman W. R. Smith, Republican, was
defeated for re-election, his competitor
being John A. Doyle, formerly city record
er. 1). (J. MeCullough, D. B. Couch an!
John Kbert, Republican candidates for
common ecuncll, were uUo defeated.
Wllkes-Harre. A lurge vote was polled
in this city today. K. M. Nichols, th
present mayor, was re-elected by
plurality. The political complexion of the
council Is Republican by six majority.
The tight centered today on school direc
tors, manual trlaning being the issue,
Hart and Strauss, advocates of tho sys
tem, being defeated by Houser and Meix
ell. WRKCK ON Till: CENTRAL.
Misplaced Sw itch Causes a Sinush-I p nt
I-hillipshiirg.
Phillipsburg, N. J., Feb. 19. A mis
placed switch on the Central Railroad
of New Jersey caused a serious acci
dent here late last night. An express
train, known as the New York tlyer,
while running at a high rate of speed,
left the main track because of the
switch being turned and ran onto a
turn table upon which stood four en
gines and a caboose. Two of the en
gines, the cabooso and the locomotive
of the expivsa train were badly
wrecked.
W. K. Crevctlng, of Allentown. fire
man of the passenger train, was shovel-
i Ing coal at the time of the collision and
was pttineu last net ween the boiler of
the engine and a heap of coal. He was
(ierlously hurt. Abraham Cole and IM
ward Persell, firemen of engines on the
turn table were also Injured. The
force of the collision was ho great mat
a combination car on the express truln
which was next to the engine, was tele
scoped. The passengers were
shaken up, but none were hurt.
badly
ACTOR GENTRY ARRESTED.
Murderer of Miss Yolko Not Successful
in Committing Suicide,
I!y the United Press.
Philadelphia. Feb. lit. .lames n.
fletitry, the actor who shot and killed
Mudge Yorke, Iho actress, was arrested
by a policeman tonight at Twenty-third
and Columbia avenues.
Me was suffering from a fractured
BkuJI and was cut over the heart, where
ho had (rlcd to commit suicide by cut
ting himself with a penknife. He was
taken to the Gorman hospital and Is
now conllned In that Instltutkui,
Natural (ins lire.
By tho United Press.
Pittsburg, Feb. 1(1. A fire, resulting
from a supiwsed explosion of natural gas,
occurred in I M. Morris' Iron City foun
dry at Twenty-third street and 1'eiin ave
nue," shortly before noon today. Julius
Scliullz. aged 40, and John Iloblch, wera
seriously burned. The damage Is esti
mated at about ttie!0oo. Fully Insured.
Noted Stock breeder Dead.
By tho United Tress. ,
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. IB. Colonel R. p.
Pepper, one of the wealthiest stock breed
ers In Kentucky, died at his homo In this
city today. Colonel Popper was the owner
of the famous stallion Onward, who ha
a larger number of performers below 2.30
than liny other llvlntr trotter.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Playing wllh a gun near Susipiehnnna,
a son of F, K. Allen shot und killed Ids
brother.
Spring City people clnlm that coal mlno
water In the Sohuylklll river hits pros
trnted them.
The seven hundred hands In the Read
ing Hardware works will next Monday be
gin to work full lime. ,
Schuylkill Haven borough must pny
Mrs. Margaret Foley Jl.ooo becausn her
daughter fell through a plank sidewalk.
While hpr husband was resiling the
Hlblo to her, Win, David Hinder, of Locust
Valley, Lehigh county, expired In a chair,
W. V. Jordan, editor of the Horrlsburif
Sunday Telegram, and his business man.
ager, Miss 1. 10. L. Hills, were arrostod
on a charge of libel against Miss Uer
trude Free, of York, The defendants en
tered ball for a heurlng.
TESTimDNIM FOR WATRES
Former Collciiiies In the Senate to
Remember Him Handsomely.
A SOLID SEKVICG OF SI LYE H
Our Popular Townsman Will He Presented
with a Thousand-Dollar Token by
Hurrishtiig 1 1 lends other
News ut the Capitul.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
llarrlsburg, Pa., Feb. 111. F.x-T,!ou-tcnant
tlovernor Watres, of Scriinton,
will be presented, after the legislative
recess, with a testimonial in tho form
of a inngnlliccnt silver Hervlce by his
colleagues In tho senate during the
four years he served its Its presiding
ollicer. The presentation speech will
be made by .Senator McCarrell, of this
city. There will be addresses by other
senators. No state nlllcial In Pennsyl
vania, has ever gone out of ollice with
more friends or a cleaner record than
Mr. Watres. During his term lie was
as popular at the state cnpltol with the
Dcmoorutlo olllolals and clerks as with
the Republicans. The testimonial Is
valued ut $1,000 and was selected by
Senate Librarian Miller.
Secretary Reoder Is much annoyed by
the bitter contest for deputy secretary
of the commonwealth. Tho applicants
are numerous and, wllh few exceptions,
strongly endorsed. While no choice
has been made it is conceded that the
appointment will go either to Alle
gheny. Armstrong, (ireene. Fayette or
Washington counties. The secretary
has asked Deputy Secretary Tllclen to
remain until April 1 uml It Is thought
that he will not announce his selection
before the middle of March.
A month ago It was practically set
tled that James Harnett, a young law
yer of Washington, would be appointed.
He Is a personal friend of Lieutenant
tlovernor Lyon, who Is urging his ap
pointment. Senator Quay Is also Inter
ested In the success of Harnett, but not
to the extent of asking for his appoint
ment. The strongest opposition to him
comes from his own county. Congressman-elect
Acheson nnd .other party
leaders there having liled u protest
against his appointment. Acheson
claims Harnett is a political "kicker"
und that he has always been opposed
to those In control of the party or
ganization in the county. To weaken
Harnett the congressman-elect has
brought out as n candidate ugalnst him
Chairman Dickey, of the Ureene county
Republican committee.
(Cher Appointments.
Secretary Ueeder has not yet selected
a corporation clerk to take the place
of J. Klttera VanDyke, of Lewlsbure,
a hold-over from the Harrlty adminis
tration. A formidable aspirant for the
position Is William C. Fumsworth, of
Halifax, who has been endorsed by
those In control of the party organiza
tions In Northumberland und Montour
counties, who are endeavoring to have
him appointed and credited to Dauphin
county, but the leaders of that county
refuse to agree to this, so that his
chances are not very promising.
Horace C. Hlue, of Danville, a clerk
In the state department, litis been no
tified by Secretary Reeder that his
place will be filled by a Republican,
beginning March 1. His successor has
not yet been announced.
(lovernor Hastings will give a hearing
on Thursday to the friends and oppo
nents of the bill for an additional law
judge in Westmoreland 'county. The
friends of tho measure are confident
the executive will approve It, notwdth
standing his veto of the bill giving
Washington county another judge. The
ten days' limit expires on Friday. The
governor litis not yet noted upon the
bill affecting decrees of registers of
wills and appeals front registers. He
has also under consldertitlontwo resolu
tions which will be disposed of during
the recess. One authorizes the secre
tary f Internal affairs to publish an
nually a copy of the laws regulating
mining, and the other provides for tho
publication of 10,000 copies of the lisli
and game laws ut the close of the
season. '
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COAL OPERATORS MEET.
Pittsburg Dealers Dcvlso Plans for liar
moniltiR Production.
I!y tho United Press.
Pittsburg. Pa.. Feb. 10. F.lghty coal
operators having huge interests in tho
coal production of the Pittsburg dis
trict assembled In Pittsburg this morn
ing. The opening session wuh spent In
if 'chmaklng nnd developed a practi
cal unanimity of sentiment that 'over
production was the principal cause of
all their dillicultles.
Just before the noon adjournment a
committee organization wus up
pointed. This committee endeavored
to devise a plan for harmonizing pro
duction and demand ns well ns evolve
plans to regulate prices and rates. The
report of this committee was the theme
of discussion at the afternoon's hcs
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PENSIONS 1 OR VETERANS.
A Illll Introduced to Provide for Survi
vors of tho Indian Wars.
Uy the United Press.
Washington, Feb. ill. The house com
mittee on pensions today agreed to re
port favorably the Herman bill, which
gives to all survivors of the Indian
wars prior to 1KI12, and from 1M2 to lNM.
a pension of $H a month for thirty days'
service or longer.
If the bill which passed the house
yesterday under suspension of the rules
Increasing the pny of the Mexican ami
Indian war veterans to f2 becomes a
law, Its provisions will also apply to
the Herman bill.
rOTTSVILLE DISASTER.
Anthony Meyers, Oho of tho Victims, Is
Still Living.
By tho United Press.
Pottsvllle, Pa.. Feb. 111. The fire In
West Hear Ridge colliery, where yes
terday's explosion occurred, Is still
burning, though there are no feurs of
Its spreading or doing any great
amount of damage. A man way Is be
ing driven and water Is still beln
poured on the place where the lire Is
supposed to be located.
Anthony Meyers, ono of the vletlmu,
who was reported dead, Is still living.
He and three others ore at the Miner's
hospital, and while their Injuries are
serious, are not considered fatal.
Another "Good"
VILAS DEFENDS CLEVELAND
In u Speech on the Silver Ciiinsuie Bill
He Excuses the Bum! Issue.
WHITE MUTAL 1)15 HATE Ol'UXED
Antuiionists of the Jones Hill Refuse to
Fix Any Time for a I'liiul Vote on
tho .Measure-Navy Dis
cussed in House.
By tho United Press.
Washington, Keb. 1!. There was an
unusual attendance of senators this
morning, probably In view of the ex
pected contest over the free silver coin
age bill. A communication was pre
sented und read from the secretary of
the treasury in response to a resolution
of the senate In which the secretary
states the balance In the treasury to
be exclusive of $.".5,U00.0UO gold reserve
$y;,S75.US4. The secretary states it as
his opinion that the socretary of the
treasury ought to be permanently in
vested with authority to Issue and sell
short time bonds or other obligations
for the purpose of meeting ordinary
deficiencies, although he does not think
there Is any necessity at this time for
tile exercise of such authority If R ex
isted, lie is of the opinion that for the
next fiscal year tho receiptu will exceed
the expenditures. -
Mr. Jones, Arkansas, moved that the
senate proceed with the regular order
the silver coinage bill. An objection to
displacing morning business was Inter
posed by Mr. Hill. New York.
The vote was taken on Mr. Jones'
motion to take up the silver bill, and It
was agreed to. Yeas Ilti, nays 27. Tho
bill, having been taken up, and read In
full, Mr. Jones having charge of It. sug
gested that an hour be fixed today for
taking the final vote on its passage.
Tho Speech of Mr. Vilas.
This suggestion precipitated a long
discussion, the opponents of the bill re
fusing to consent to fixing a time for
the vote to be taken. The general de
bate on the lilll then begun, and Sena
tor Vilas, Wisconsin, made a long
speech in defense of the president of
the United States and his secretary of
the treasury In the matter of the sale
of sixty-two millions of 4 per eenf.
bonds, for gidd. The speech was made
on the bill before the senate for the
coinage of silver, but had no reference
whatever to that bill.
Mr. Vilas spoke for nearly four hours.
When look his seat, Mr. Squire (Wash
ington) sent to the clerk's desk nnd ha I
read the act of June 1!.", lKiX, expressly
declaring that all I'nited States bonds
payable In coin should be paid in gold
or silver coin at the option of the gov
ernment. The act, he said, was a full
and complete answer to the entire ar
gument nf the senator from Wisconsin.
After Mr. Vilas' speech Mr. Piatt
(Connecticut) made a speech agulnst
the sliver bill Itself. Another effort
wus made by Mr. Jones to have a time
llxed for taking the final vote on the
bill; but ns Its antagonists refused to
fix any time the debate went on.
obstruction luetics.
At 8 p. tn. tho Republican opponents
of the bill began u system of obstruc
tion tactics under the lead of Mr.
Aldrlch. He moved that the senate
proceed to executive business, but nil
but six of the Republican senators
withheld their votes, and when, ut :l
p. m., the (iiiortim was completed, the
motion for an executive session wna
withdrawn nnd the following resolution
was offered by Mr. Wolcott (being the
one agreed upon among the negotia
tors): Resolved, Thut It Is the sense of tho
senate that the welfare and prosperity
of the United States require the enact
ment of a law for the free and unlimit
ed coinage of silver at the ratio of 111
to 1.
Resolved,, That In view of the fact
that thlH congress will expire by law
on March 4, and that there are Import
ant appropriation bills requiring the
attention of the Hcnntc, It Is the sense
of the senate tha tho consideration of
Htieh a luw be not entered upon at this
session of congress.
"Let that resolution lie over until
tomorrow and be printed," Bald Mr.
Jones, of Arkansas.
The resolution went over and the sen
ate, at 9 p. nt.. on motion of Mr. Jones,
adjourned.
House Considers the Naval Illll.
Another day was spent In the bouse
In consideration of the naval appropri
ation bill without disposing of It.
The proceedings were marked by sev
eral spirited passages between Mr. Bay
ers (Dem., Tex.), chairman of tho'com
mlttee on appropriations and members
of the committee on naval affairs, over
amendments offered by the former to
reduce the amounts carried In the bill.
Only In twu of these was the Texas
member successful, and then the
amounts wero Insignificant. At the be
ginning of the consideration of the bill,
Chairman O'Neill (Dem., Mass.) over
ruled the point of order yesterday by
Mr. Bayers against the proposed In
crease of tha force of enlisted men In
Democrat Gone Down, to
the navy, holding that It was in order,
notwithstanding existing statutes lim
iting the number to 9,U(K men. From
this ruling .Mr. Sayi-rs appealed, but
tin- committee of tho whole sustained
the chair It:! to 37. Anil against this
Mr. Sayers uttered his earnest protest.
The Joint resolution reported yester
day by the committee on ways and
means directing the secretary of tho
treasury to suspend the shipment in
bond through the North United States
of goods destined for the free zone of
Mexico was passed. Also a bill author
izing the president to appoint fleneral
Hon Carlos lluell a colonel on the re
tired list of the army.
HE COUP XOT SLEEP.
John Lucas Therefore Opened 1 Ire I'pon
the Tulkiiiivo Women M ho Disturbed
His Slumbers.
By the United Press.
Shamokin, Pa., Feb. 19. In a fit of
rage today because his rest was dis
turbed John Lucas shot and seriously
wounded Mrs. Mary Zarambo, and at
tempted to shoot Mrs. Michael Kulin
and Mrs. Annie Hartaskie. Lucas
boarded with Mrs. Kalin, and a party
of men who were discussing the prob
able outcome of today's election, kept
him awake most of last night. When
he cume down stairs this morning he
complained to Mrs. Kalln about It, and
told her that he wished the house to be
kept quiet today that he might obtain
some rest.
iLater Mrs. Zarambo and Mrs. 13ar
taskle called on Mrs. Kalin and the
three women started talking in the
dining room, where Lucas was. He sud
denly Jumped up in a rage, and draw
ing a revolver cried out that he was go
ing to kill Mrs. Kalln. The woman
dropped on her knees and started to
crawl under the table. Mrs. Zarambo
started to follow her, when Lucas fired
and the bullet struck the woman In the
left breast. Inflicting a bad wound.
Mrs. Unrtaskle also took refuge under
the table and Lucas fired two more
shots nt the three crouching women,
neither of which took effect, and he
then ran froniethe house.
Lnter In the day he was arrested.
He claimed thut he wns so angry that
he did not know what ho was doing at
the time he did the shooting.
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iiorr.HKiss (jux explodes.
Lieutenant I'cck killed by fragments of
the Itrcceli.
By the United Press.
Sandy Hook, N. J., Feb. 1!. Fremont
P. Peck, Hist lieutenant of the Ord
nance corps, was almost Instantly killed
on the proving grounds here this after
noon by the bursting of the breech of a
Hotchklss gun. The test of a 4 7-10
Inch Hotchklss rapid firing gun was
under way and fwo rounds, with fixed
ammunition, had been successfully
fired by Lieutenant Peck, When tho
third round was fired the breech of the
gun burstcd and fragments from it
struck Lieutenant Pock on the face nnd
back, causing Injuries which resulted In
his death In a few minutes.
Sergeant John Thorp was slightly In
jured In the leg, but the others present,
among whom were Captain Frank
Heath, the commanding ollicer of the
proving grounds, and Major Frank H.
Phypps, tho president of the ordnance
board, escaped unhurt. Many had nar
row escapes from serious Injury, how
ever, as fragments of tile breech were
sent In all directions, and the breech
block, after striking several obstruc
tions, landed about 400 yurds away to
the rear.
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knlithts of l.ubor Ikdcgatcs.
By tho United Press.
Columbus, )., Fob. 19. Tim Miners' ns
Boinbly of the Knights of Labor elected
the following delegates to utlend the con
vention of the new order ef Knlxhls of
Labor, which will probably bo held In this
oily next lievcmbor: W. It. Wilson, of
Pennsylvania: P. II. Peiina, of Indiana;
Thomas Bradley, of Pennsylvania; James
O'Connor, of Illinois; W, C, Pearse, of
Ohio,
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Vrce Tight nt McKcesport.
By the United Press.
MoKecsport, Pa., Feb. 19. Last night
a free-for-all light took place In the Eighth
ward between tho two political factions
and as a result Police Ollicer Funk, while
attempting to quell the melee, was Bet
upon and beaten so badly he will die.
FLASHED FROM THE WIRES.
Tho California legislature has declared
In favor of annexing Hawaii to the United
States.
A New York tourist, Frank rSnrdner,
fell from his horso and was killed near
Teple, Mex,
Brooklyn's recent strikers are climb
ing over each other in tho rush for rein
statement on trolley lines.
The one hundredth anniversary . of the
birth of Philanthropist George Peabody
was celebrated at Peabody, Alius.
Dan Daly, ono of tho Chicago policemen
Injured during tho Hnymurket anarchist
riot, has becomo Insane a second time.
While Kit Beymour and his wifo were
at a dance In Lewlston, Mich., their three
sons were cremated In their burning
home.
In a Now York police station cell John
Burke, recently a "regular" soldier, cut
his throat and died, his pension papers
having been stolen.
Rise No More!
HAYWARDJASE THEORIES
New Movements in the Interest of the
Defendant.
THE THIKD MAN INTRODUCED
An Lffort Is Mude to Prove That Another
.Mun Hum llaywuid Planned tho
Murder of .Miss (ilng-W i.
sou Skips Out.
Ey the United Press.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 19. The
Ilayward defense is working the "third
man" theory and is putting in testi
mony to show that it was some otlvr
man than Harry Haywardwho planned
the murder.
' Julia K. AVaiker, of St. Paul, testified
this afternoon to having seen Miss
Oing several times in St. Paul with n
middle-aged man who wore an Iron
gray mustache. The description given
by this witness does not tally with
either that of Wilson or C.rlndall.
The latter tcstilied that he saw a man
enter the buggy in which Mis3 Oing was
riding, after she hud driven a block
from the West hotel. There was a
terrible row today over the attempts
of Mr. Erwin to draw from this witness
a description of the abuse to which he
had been subjected by a detective
named Hoy and police officers. Mr.
Nye made an objection every time a
question was asked as to Grlndall be
ing prosecuted. The court sustained
every objection to testimony of this
kind, but Mr. Krwin persisted In an ef
fort to get the evidence on record.
Judge Smith sharply reproved the at
torney. Crindall swore this afternoon that
efforts' had been made to corrupt his
testimony by an attorney, Charles Kb
ert. Kbert, he snys, had been repre
senting himself ns one nf Erwin's men.
The witness said he did not find nut
until last Saturday that Ebcrt was
working for the state.
The defense wanted to recall Livery
man Wilson, who was so positive that
he saw Miss tling and Harry Haywnrd
riding together on the night of the
murder, but found he had taken a
hasty trip to Missouri.
SHIPWRECKED MARINERS.
White Star I'rclRht Steamer Brines in
Fourteen Sailors.
By tho United Press.
New York. Fell. 19. The White Star
freight steamer Tauric, from Liverpool,
and commanded by Captain Joins, ar
rived at Quarantine at noon with four
teen shipwrecked mariners on board,
having rescued them in mid-ocean dur
ing a severe gale of wind after a delay
of more than six hours, nnd under cir
cumstances which severely tried the
pluck and endurance of some of the
crew.
Captain Jones says on Feb. 10 a ship
showing signals of distress was sighted.
Tile steamer bore down to the vicinity
of the wreck. The seas were running to
nn enormous height. The chief othcer,
Mr. Kerr, und seven seamen, volun
teered to launch the life boat nnd go
to the rescue. Several attempts were
made to board the ship, hut were In
effectual, owing to the ugly cross sen,
The chief ollicer called to the men to
jump, some of. whom did, others pass
ing a line from the wreck were hauled
Into the boat drenched and nearly
frozen. The vessel, which was aban
doned, proved to be the ship Kiulto, of
Liverpool, for Antwerp.
WASHINGTON CHAT.
James Drown, the oldest sergeant In the
army, wss frozen to death In the storm of
tho Tith Instant, In Montana,
The president has signed the bill rela
tive to shlpnlng commissioners, which re
lieves seaman from onerous restrictions.
The house appropriations committee will
recommend an appropriation of Jl:!."i,noo to
the Nashville fair government exhibit un
der certain conditions.
The sundry civil bill In the sennte pro
poses to make the pay of district su
perintendents of the life saving service,
uniformly H.iioi) a year.
An artesian well nt Reedy Island to cost
$1,200 nnd J2..MJ0 tn construct barracks for
cabin passengers at Delaware breakwater
quarantine station irre In the sundry civil
bill reported to the senate.
CAUGHT FROM THE CABLE.
Fx-Premler Oiollttl must answer for li
beling Italy's government.
French farmers demand that tholr cnbl
nit exclude American cattle.
Tho body of Walter Schiill, a cabin pas
senger on the lost F.llie, was recovered,
and a reward of 11,000 will be paid.
August Lecomte wns forced Into tho
French navy lifter having declared his In
tention to become a clllxeu of America,
whero he resided.
The Interests of Australasia will he con
sulted before Kngland takes any definite
action with regard .to Suiiiou, cays th
British government.
WEATHER REPORT.
. For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; west to
northwest winds.
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