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SCRANTOX, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
DAY'S RECORD IN CONGRESS
Mr. Quay Presents Resolutions of the
Manufacturers' Club.
THE DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGE
Proposition to Suspend Work Vpon tho
Structure Is Warmly Contested A
Twelvo Hour Session In tho
House of Representatives.
By the United Tress.
Washington, Feb. 22. Washington's
birthday furnished the stapld of the
chaplain's opening prayer In the sen-
te today. HIb petition was thut the
Influence of that noble character should
transmute the life and character of ev
ery American boy and man In this and
all future times.
Mr. Quuy, Pennsylvania, presented
resolutions of the Manufacturers' club,
of Philadelphia, "Solemnly protesting
against a policy which, after Impover
ishing the American people by prostrat
lng their Industries and subjecting them
to Injurious foreign competition, heaps
upon them In time of profound peace
new and wholly useless bur-ens of
debt," and requesting the representa
tives of the state of Pennsylvania to
voice the Indignation of the plea and to
demand that the treasury credit shall
be strengthened solely by the obtain
went of revenue from imports.
Mr. Quay moved to take up the mo
tlon made by Mr. McPherson, New Jer
sey, about a week ago, to reconsider
the vote by which the Joint resolution
suspending work on the proposed bridge
across the Delaware river at Plilladel
phla until after examination by a com
mission of army engineers to decide
whether the bridge would be an unrea
sonable obstruction to the commerce of
the river. The motions was agreed to
yeas, 42: nays, 15.
The question being thus before the
senate, Mr. Quay moved to lay the mo
tlon to reconsider on the table.
Mr. McPherson appealed to Mr. Quay
to withdraw that motion which Is un
debatable so that he might make a
few remarks; but Mr. Quay declined to
withdraw It.
The vote on the motion to lay on the
table was being taken when the vice
president announced the close of the
morning hour and that the inilnished
business the Indian appropriation bill
was before the senate.
Mr. Quay moved to lay the Indian ap
proprlation bill on the table and pn
ceed to vote. This motion being a de
bateable one, Mr. McPherson made a
statement of the facts In the case and
opposed the suspension of the work on
the bridge; and Mr. Frye (Maine) re
! marked that there were SK) man on the
bridge who would be discharged If tho
Joint resolution passed.
Mr. Oorman (Maryland) appealed to
senators to let 'the matter go over till
tomorrow and vote on it at 12 noon,
That arrangement met with favor on
' both sides, and was agreed to.
House Celebrates tho Day.
George Washington s birthday was
celebrated by the house today by sitting
almost twelve hours with a recess from
B to 8 o'clock this evening. It assenv
bled at 11 o'clock under the order made
yesterday and adjourned tonight at
10.30. The day session was occupl"d
mainly In the consideration of the de
ficiency bill for the year, which was be
gun Thursday. There were matters
which gave rise to extended debate.
The first was the paragraph appropri
ating $140,000 to be paid by the attorney
general for expenses In enforcing the
orders of United States courts for the
protection of propery In the hands of
receivers during the railroad strike of
' last summer. This was antagonized by
Mr. Livingstone (Georgia) and Hoatnor
(Louisiana) and criticized by Mr.
Breckinridge (Kentucky), and advocat
ed by Messrs. Cannon (Illinois), Hen
derson (Iowa), and Sayers (Texas). An
amendment was agreed to on motion by
Mr. Baker (New Hampshire) directing
the attorney general to report in de
tail to congress the disbursements un
der the appropriation, and In that form
the Item remained In the bill.
The concurrent resolution passed by
the senate yesterday expressing the
gratification of congress at the honors
paid by the government of Mexico to
the late Hon. Isaac P. Gray, minister
to that country, was ngreed to.
Before taking the recess at 5 o'clock,
under the rule the house passed the
senate bill postponing, at the request
of Great Britain, the enforcement of
the International regulations of August,
1800, to prevent collisions at Boa.
At 8 o'clock the house reassembled for
' a session of two and a half hours to
be devoted to the consideration of pri
vate pension bills.
BAD SNOW SLIDE.
Passenger Truln Is Delayed Klglit Hours
In a Drift.
By the United Press.
Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 22. A bad snow
slide occurred on the Western New York
and Pennsylvania railroad last night,
two miles north of Fast Aurora, this
county. One of the large drifts from
the recent storm, which towered above
the tops of the locomotives, but through
which the snow plows had cut a way
lust wide enough for trains to pass,
caved In, covering the track for a dis
tance of 600 feet.
An accommodation train ran Into the
slide and derailed the locomotive. The
passengers on this train and other traf
fic were delayed about eight hours.
Everything Is clear this morning. The
Buffalo train passed the spot Just three
minutes before the snow slide.
SULLIVAN CELEBRATES.
The Slugger Observes Washington's lllrth.
day by Painting the Town Hod.
By the United Preu.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 22. John L.
Sullivan played here last night In "A
True American." and the box office re
jelpts were about 11,000. After the per
formance he took In the town and pro
ceeded to celebrate In the style peculiar
to himself. Ills company was booked
for Macon tonight and should have left
here at 11 o'clock Inst night, but the
Boston boy was having too good a time
and flatly refused to go and said he
would go this morning. When the early
train left today John L. was taking In
the different saloons In a carriage and
making the streets lively generally.
Members' of his company this morning
decided that they have had enough of
the ex-slugger's damaging sprees and
are now hustling around trying to get
back to New York at reduced rates.
Bobby Mack, the comedian, stated to
day that this thing has been repeated
all along the route and that Sullivan
has corralled the receipts and squan
dered them In riotous living, leaving the
company practically unpaid for the past
six weeks.
W. J. Wright, of the Phoenix Brown
ing company, Pittsburg, Sullivan's
backer, stated today that he would take
John L. with him to Cuba and after
wards to Spain and will next spring
re-organize the theatrical company In
New York.
Sullivan Is now stretched out dead to
the world on two chairs In a Bay street
saloon, the inanimate object of gaping
crowds.
AN OBLIGING HUSBAND.
Commits Suicide In Order That Ills Wife
May Ho Rcliovod of Charge of Bigamy.
By tho United Press.
St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 22. B. J. Mil
house, a stock raiser living near here,
yesterday had his wife arrested on a
charge of bigamy.
Today lie committeed suicide, leaving
a litter In which he declared that he
took his own life In order that his wife
might be free to live with the niun
whom slio married in violation of law.
SUCCESS 0FT1IE LOAN.
Dun & Company llellevo Thut It Is the
Beginning of a Keol Recovery In llusl
ncss Worlds.
By the United Press.
New York, Feb. 22. K. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
i ne surprising success of the new
loan and the great confidence It has
glvtn to Investors on both sides of the
water and to business men here en
courage many to hope that It may be
the beginning of a real recovery. Con
siderlng the power which control of
these bonds gives to regulate foreign
exchange, and to prevent exports of
gold, the transaction has, Indeed
greatly changed the financial situa
tion In spite of the fact that govern
ment revenues are still deficient and
that domestic trade shows scarcely any
gain as yet. The Industries art n
enlarging production nor have pnea
of farm products Improved. But .1 very
Important source of apprehension and
hindrance has for the time at l.nst
been removed.
The volume of domestic trale repre
seated by exchanges Is but little lurgi-.r
than that last year, with allowance for
difference of working days, and Zi.o per
cent, smaller than two years aijo. The
more accurate test, the dally average
for the month, is 6.8 per cent, largetthan
last year, but 34.4 per cent, smaller
than In 1893. ltallroad earnings do not
fairly represent general condition!: o:
Account of the severe and extensive
storms, though trade as well as trans
portation was checked by the delay of
orders, malls and shipments; bu: earn
Ings for February thus far have been
5.5 per cent, less than lust year, nnd
19.8 per cent, less than In 1S91, the
largest loss being on southern roads,
where such Interruption by snow Is
rare.
Failures for this week have be.?n 302
In the United States against '.'SS last
year, but the liabilities have been .".-
000,000 less. Failures In Canndn,
against 51, last year.
NEW POPULIST PAPER.
National Organ of tho Party Will lie Es
taMishcd at Kunsas City.
By the United Press.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 22. The Na
tional Reform association In annual
session today decided to establish
new dally pnper In this city to be the
national organ of Populism. The con
ventlon will pass a resolution calling
for the removal of the national com
mlttee headquarters from Washington
to some western city.
The chief point of discussion Is the po
sition In which the silver question
should bo placed In tho platform next
year.
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FOUR BLACK EYES.
Result of a Disgraceful How In tho Colo
rado Senate.
By tho United Press.
Denver, Colo., Feb. 22. A disgraceful
row occurred In the state senate today
Senator Mills, In the course of his de
bate, called Senator Peace a liar. Mills
then threw a paper-weight at Peace
and the senators clinched and fought
viciously.
The result was four black eyes and a
lively flow of blood. The contestants
were finally separated. The senate or
dered an Investigation of the fracas
and adjourned.
ARE STILL AT ODDS.
Tho llowgnto Jury I'mihlo to Agreo I'pon
a Vcrdiot.
By the United Press.
Washington, Feb. 22. At 4 o'clock
this afternoon the Howgate Jury, after
being out twenty-seven hours, reporte
to the crier of the criminal court that
they were "still at odds." Judge Me
Comas was Informed by telephone and
he answered that he would come to the
court house tonight If the Jury agreed
by 10 o'clock.
If no agreement were reached by thn
hour, the Judge directed that tho Jul
should be locked up for the night.
STATE NEWS GLEANINGS.
Berks county's assessed valuation
decreased )1,343,K04 since lhUl.
has
The Schuylkill river above Reading Is
rising rupldly from tho melting snow,
Charles Hemley, an Allegheny City drug
gist, whose fumlly resides In Philadelphia,
has been missing for nearly a week.
An angry cow charged the men at a pub
lic salo t lonu, Lebanon county, and dun
gcrously Injured Daniel Domberger.
The alleged bogus eye specialist, II. M,
Trout, has been held for trial at York, for
charging $10 for glass worth a mere trlllo,
The Rending Coal and Iron company Is
having eight blocks of modern cottages
erected at Mania Hill colliery for the use
or miners rumllles.
Ijifayelte college sophomores and fresh
men met In a rush on the Delaware river
brldgo at Huston, and sevoral student
now go on crutches.
Road supervisors In Spring township
huvo rescinded their action grunting Drtv
liege to tho Wrdsboro Trolley company to
lay trncKS upon me uerks and Dauphl
turnpiKe,
The Arm of Q. S. Bennett & Co., window
glass manufacturers, will be Incorporate
In a few cluys with a rupltal of :W,(KM).
large plnnt will be erected at Spring City,
which will be completed by Bcptembe
whan 2vu nanus wiu be employed.
LAND THAT NO STATE OWNS
Danijcrous Locality for One Who Can
not Doilije Mullets.
STAMPING GROUND FOR CHIME
Mcandcrlngs of tho Missouri Hlver tho
Kcal Cause of the Murder of Robert
Phillips Somewhere Between
lowu und Nebi usku.
By tho United Press.
Tekamah, Neb., Feb. 22. The pecu
liar meanderlngs of tho Missouri river
have been responsible for more vio
lent crimes In Burt county thnn all
other causes put together. Sudden
changes In the channel of the Big
Muddy have caused numerous disputes
over land titles, which the courts huve
not been able -to settle satisfactorily
to cluimunts and lawyers. Even the de
cision of the United States supreme
court has proved so befuddling that the
authorities are at their wits' ends as
to the course to pursue to control the
lawless elements congregated on the
banks of the Missouri on land that
has boon formed by uccrntlon or trans
ferred to the Nebraska, side by a change
n the course of the river.
The murder of Robert Phillips two
weeks ago is the latest violent death
growing out of this condition of af
fairs, and while the crime was a most
cold blooded one, the murderer Is nt
liberty because of the fact thut the
ollicers of Burt county are convinced
that they have no Jurisdiction In the
case, and the Iowa olllclals do not pro
pose to be put to the expense of prose
cuting a criminal for a crime com
mitted In Nebraska. Thereare a number
of strips of "made" ground In this
county which have In reality thus be
come a veritable "no man's land." The
ground where Phillips met his death is
five miles east of Tekamah, and the
title of it Is now being contested in the
courts. Fred Lass, a young man who
thought that possession was "nine
points of the law," carried some tim
ber on the land while the case was
In court and built a hut, in which he
placed several men to hold possession.
Ono of these men was Phillips. In
the meantime some panties, as yet un
known, hired a gang of men to drive
the squatters off. On the night of Feb.
8 an attack was made on the Lass
shanty, and the four men In charge
surrendered. After they had come out
of the shanty and were standing with
their hands In the air, James P. Blann,
the leader of the attacking party.
opened fire on them, and Phillips was
so severely wounded that he died In
side of twenty-four hours.
The Authorities Timid.
Blann escaped,, but was later cap
tured and placed In Jail, only to be re
leased when the cyiunty authorities had
Investigated and discovered that the
place where the shooting took place
was In Iowa, according to their Inter
pretation of the decision of the United
States supreme court. An attempt was
made to have the Iowa authorities take
up the case, but so far nothing has
been done, and It is probable that the
death of Phillips will go unavenged.
Just three years ago a man was killed
on the very same spot and no arrests
were made. Owing to the legal compli
cations, none of this land where the
crime was committed 19 taxed by the
county.
On another tract of nccretlon land,
twelve miles northeast of Tekamah, a
dispute arose over the ownership, when
one Wlls Wilson struck an antagonist
with a heavy club and beat him Into
insensibility Monday evening. The fel
low's recovery Is doubtful.
On Ilolman's Island, a tract of sev
eral hundred acres cut off from Iowa
and owned by I. N. llolman, about fif
teen miles north, or near Decatur, on
the east, a free list light and slugging
match took place a week or so ago. In
which a young man by the name of
Stevens was so hammered up that he
has since died and no efforts have been
made toward prosecution. The island
Is rcgulnrly surveyed Iowa lands, under
the Jurisdiction of Iowa, and pays taxes
Into Monona county's treasury, yet it
lies on this side of the present liver
channel.
Burt county is more than wllllng-It
Is anxious to stamp ou this shame and
drive the outlaw class from along her
border, but refuses to act for the want
of Jurisdiction.
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POTTSVILE SCANDALS.
A I.ibcl Stilt Is Brought on by tho Hurt-
nnn Case.
By tho United Press.
Pottsville, Pn Feb. 22. William Wll
helm, counsel for the county auditors
and the Ministerial association In the
suits growing out of tho county alms
house scandal, was this morning ar
rested for causing a libelous article to
be published In the Kvenlng Chronicle
of Pottsville. The warrant was sworn
out by Robert II. Relih, of Reading.
Tile article referred- to charges Mrs.
Relth with being the Mrs. French, the
loudly dressed woman who figured so
notoriously In the abduction of Lizzie
O'llrlen, the stnr witness In the suit
against Stewnrd Hartman.
There will be a hearing In this llbol
suit tomorrow, morning and all of tho
publishers of the dally papers and re
porters of the town have been sub
poenned as witnesses.
WORK OF TRAIN WRECKERS,
A Fireman Scolded to Death and an En
gineer Injured.
By the United Press.
New Orleans, Feb. 22. The San An
tonio express on the Southern Pacific
ran Into an open switch last night near
Franklin, La., and Fireman Donnelly
was scalded to death and Knglneer
Devoe was badly burl. The passengei i
weP3 uninjured.
The accident was the work of wreck
ers. There Is no clew.
Bandit Senrcey Squeals.
By the United Press.
Stafford Court House, Va., Feb. 22. In
the trial today of Morganfleld and Buarccy
for robbing an express car of $25,0(10, the
latter took the stand anil confessed that
he and Morganfleld robbed the train.
To tiive Stnrs and Stripes a Show.
By the United Press.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 22.-Qovornor Mor
ton today signed the Lawton flag bill as
an especially appropriate act for Wash
ington s birthday. H prevents the dls
plays of foreign flags on publlo buildings.
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One of the Anticipated Pleasures of the Mellifluous Spring Time.
BIG BLAZE ATHOT SPRINGS
Six Hoarding Houses anil Fifteen Cot
tayes Destroyed.
THREE WOMEN ARE ROASTED
Mrs. McLcod Loses Her Mfo in an At
tempt to Savo Her Jewelry Thrilling
Experience of Mr. and
Mrs, Ilrownson.
By the United Press.
Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 22. Fire
broke out on Ouachita avenue at 4 a.
m. It Is In the southern part of the
city, where boarding houses abound,
and In an hour three women had been
burned to death, six boarding houses,
several Btore houses and fifteen cot
tages, In all worth $100,000, had been
swept away.
The dead are: Mrs. Laura Scam-
mon, Mrs. Henry J. McLeod, and
Augustine Stlvetto,' colored. Mr. and
Mrs. O. H. Hrownson, of Macon, Mo.;
Mrs. Peacock, and others, were Injured,
but -none dangerously.
A strong wind fanned the flames, but
prevented them from moving in the di
rection of the big hotels and bath
houses.
The Ledgerwood bakery was a
frame building, In the second
story of which Mrs. Scammon had
furnished apartments. Nothing was
heard of her until the fire was
over, when her bones were found
In the ashes of her housi.. Mr.. Mc
Leod was a guest of the Laclede board
ing house. She was aroused and with
her husband started out of the house,
but before reaching the door remem
bered some Jewelry, and returned for
It, against the advice of her husband.
She endeavored to rush through tho
flames, but fell down In their midst and
perished.
,A Thrilling Escape.
The remains of the colored woman
were found Jn the same house. Mr. and
Mrs. Brownson. of Missouri, had a thrill
ing escape. They lived on the third
floor of the Ouachita boarding house,
and when aroused found the house
wrapped In flames. Escape by the
stairway was cut off. She tied several
sheets and blankets together, making
a rope long enough to reach down to
the window below. She went down
first, entered the second floor window
and escaped by a back stairway. When
her husband reached the second floor
the stairway was blocked by flames
nnd he had to Jump. He received se
vere bruises and the woman was badly
lacerated in sliding down the rope.
Twenty-eight buildings were burned.
Three hundred men, women and chil
dren were driven to other iuni'tors for
lodging nnd most of them lost all their
elothlnsr.
IN HOCKING VALLEY.
Great Suffering 'Among tho Striking
Miners and Their f amilies.
By the United Tress.
Columbus, O., Feb. 22. The commis
sion apoplnted at the. Instance of Gov
ernor McKlnley by the boards of trade
and chambers of commerce In Cincin
nati, Cleveland, Columbus nnd Toledo,
to mnke an official lnvestlpntlon of
the destitution of miners In tho Hock
ing Valley and Sunday Creek valley,
have discovered some stnrtilnfr facts.
In the localities so far visited tho
commission has discovered thnt each
miner last year enrncd only from $75
to $125, larptoly because of the f?reat
national strike, and that by working
regularly they could have earned from
$2 to $3 every day.
In reference to the nationality of the
miners It has been learned that In Nel
sonvllle they are almost entirely Amer
ican and IOnKllsh; In Shawnee the ma
jority are Welsh, In Buckingham they
are largely German, nnd In Strnlts
vlllo they are pretty evenly distributed
among the ICngllsh, Welsh, German and
liiHii.
It wns also stated that of the 10.000
or 12.000 miners In the two valleys fully
one-third, representing, with their fam
ilies, nearly 15,000 persons, are In greater
or less distress.
The miners are nlmost n unit In de
claring that there are at least 60 pep
cent, too many miners In the two val
leys for the amount of work that can
be supplied, and mnny qt them are
nuiklng preparations to locate on farms
or seek other employment.
PRIZE DOGS POISONED.
Right Animals on Exhibition In New York
Killed by Strychnine.
By tho United Press.
New York, Feb. 22. Nine dogs were
poisoned this morning In the dog show
and eight of them died. Fred Senn,
of Philadelphia, Is one of the largest
exhibitors of King Charles and Japa
nese spaniels.
He also exhibited several Yorkshire
terriers. When Mr. Senn arrived at tho
Bhow shortly after 9 o'clock this morn
ing he found two of the dogs sick. In
a very few minutes others Bhowed signs
of Illness. He became alarmed and
sent for a veterinary surgeon. Before
he . arrived the two dogs first taken
111 died. The others soon died In great
f ecTtfPfcl
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agony. They showed every symptom
of having been poisoned by strychnine.
It was first thought that It was a per
sonal enemy of Mr. and Mrs. Senn, but
Inter the bull terrier Pete, owned by
Thomas H. McCaffrey, and valued at
$1,000, developed unmistakable evidence
of poisoning.
Dr. Glouer took prompt action In
Pete's case, and although the dog Is
In a bad way, hopes are entertained of
his ultimate recovery.
Superintendent Mortimer at onc-s
placed the matter before the West
minster Kennel club, and they offered
a reward of $1,500 for Information that
would lead to the detection of the pois
oner. It Is the worst case of the kind
on record, and the only one In this coun
try. SARCASTIC MR. SPHIXGEK.
Apparently Does Not Accept the Advice
of William St. John In a Spirit of Hu
miliation.
By the United Press.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 22. A letter
of ystMduy's date from William P.
St. John, of New York, the president of
the Mercantile and National bank of
thut city, was today received by Mr.
Springer, of Illinois, chairman of the
committee on banking and currency.
My Dear Sir When before your honor
able commute in December I commended
the redemption of United States notes In
Bold only, at that time, under the condi
tions then of extraordinary weakness of
the treasury. I added thut "the 1 lilted
States was to (early 1 to redeem green
backs and treusury notes and laugh at
such consequences as could have ensued. "
Under the profound conviction that the
present condition of the treasury reserve
ami llboral accumulations of Idle money in
New York and many other centers afford
together a new opportunity to do so safe
ly. I write to beg of you to urge tho
secretary of the treasury to exercise the
option conferred on him by law to re
deem tho United States notes In standurd
silver dollars.
The treasury reserve Isiow composed of
about JIUo.ooo.ooo gold and only about $r,
OOO.OuO of free silver. It the secretary will
Instruct the treasurer and every assistant
treasurer of the United States to meet
demands for the redemption of United
States notes and the treasury notes In
standard silver dollars only, and con
tinue tho Instruction for a reasonable
time, the achievement will ho In all details
and In every respect a happy one, and no
more Interest bearing public debt will need
to be created. Ontheolher hand, If tho sec
retary of the treasury shall neglect this
opportunity, the neglect may prove one
more Just ground for fault finding with his
administration of our public llnimces.
To the foiegolng Mr. Springer today
replied:
Dear Sir Your letter of the 21st instant
Is received. In answer thereto, permit me
to say: I am under the profound convic
tion that the present condition of the
treasury reserve und the liberal accumu
lations of Idle money In New York afford
together a new opportunity for you to ex-
erclso the discretion conferred on you by
law to pay all checks at the bank of which
you are president In standard silver dol
lars. If you shnluil pursue this course for
a reasonable time tho achievement will
lie In all details and in every respect a
happy one. On tho other hand, If. you
.should neglect this opportunity, the neg
lect may prove one more Just ground for
fault finding with those llnnncicrs who
preach one doctrine and practice another.
STONECUTTERS IN IT.
Will Iluck Up the Striking Electrical
Workers.
By tha United Press.
New York. Fob. 22. Tho executive
board of delegates of the Building
Trades held a 3-hour session this after
noon. Afterward Delegate Anslow, of the
Stonecutters, Bald: "The executive
board had approved the action alrea ly
taken, and It will back up the electrical
workers with nil the resources at their
command."
Died of l'rlylit.
By the United Press.
St. Louis, l-'eb. 22. Henry Qulnn, col
ored, was suffering from Intermittent
fever when a case of smallpox was found
near his home. Tho doctors of the health
department called to examine him, vhl"h
convinced Qulnn ho had taken the dis
ease. He becumo delirious und died lust
night of fright.
Illcyclc Uecord llrok.cn.
By tho United Press.
Bun Francisco, Feb, 22. Oscar Owen, of
the Uarden Bicycle club, broke the world's
ono lnllo Indoor competition record In t
minutes 19 2-5 seconds on a nine lup tracK
here today.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Senator Ransom's friends aro very hope
ful that ho will be given the vacant Mexi
can mission.
Tho sliver lenders propose a spring lec
ture tour to cover every county In the
United States.
Senator Quay's $70,000 appropriation for
a lightship on Overfalls Shoals, mouth of
Delaware buy, will be reported favor
ably. 1
Secretary Herbert Is quite confident tliat
tho construction of three battle ships ci
provided by the house will be Indorsed by
the senate.
The president has approved the Joint res
olution extending from March 1 o April
15, 1895, the tlmo for making returns of In
come for the year 18U4, under the Income
law,
Tho cruisers San ' Francisco and Chi
cago parted company at Algiers Wednes
day, the former sailing for Alexandria
and ths Chicago leaving for Gibraltar on
her way 'to New York..
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WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
How
the Event Was Celebrated
Metropolitan Cities.
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HASTINGS AT PHILADELPHIA
Exercises I'ndcr tho Auspices of tho I'nl
versify of Pennsylvania and the Colo
nial Uuuics-.Militury displays at
New York and Washington.
By tho United Press.
Philadelphia, Feb. 22. Ceremonies of
a more extended character than have
been known for years marked today'i
celebration In this city of the annivers
ary of the birth of George Washington.
The principal event was the exercises
at the Academy of Music this morning
under the auspiceB of the University
of Pennsylvania. The students of the
university preceded by the Naval Re
serve band marched In a body from the
university to tho academy.
Governor Hastings presided and made
an Introductory address. The orator of
the day was Professor John B. McMas
ters, the historian. The academy was
crowded.
Another affair was the formal open
ing this morning of the free library of
Philadelphia, which will be fostered by
the Pepper income and by city appro
priations. Robert Ellis Thompson de
livered a lecture this afternoon on
"Washington and the Man Who Most.
Influenced Him" In Independence hall,
under the auspices of the Society of
Colonial Dames. There were several
other celebrations In commemoration of
Washington.
New York Patriotic.
Now York, Feb. ,22. Washington's
birthday was observed today as gen
erally and with as much spirit as usual
In this city. The city bore a holiday
appearance In the display of flags and
bunting. The public buildings and the
big office buildings were deserted, and
very little business was going on down
town.
Social and military functions in
numerable were held during the day
and this evening.
Washington, Feb. 22. AVashlngton's
birthday was more elaborately ob
served here than It has been for a
number of years, an additional feature
being the patriotic exercises of the
National Council of Women, now in ses
sion In this city. The entire local mili
tia turned out.
Pittsburg. 1 Feb. 22. Washington's
birthday was generally and fittingly ob
served throughout Pittsburg and Alle
gheny. Buslnesa was supended at noon.
In the afternoon patriotic and civic or
ganizations, several thousand strong,
paraded the principal streets.
DEATH OF COL. WOOD.
Ex-Consul to Dundee, Scotland, Dies at
lliillstcnd.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Hnllstead, Pa.. Feb. 22. Colonel A.
P. Wood, ex-United States consul at
Dundee, Scotland, died at the Mitch
ell House, In this place, this after
noon at 4.15, of Hrlght's disease. Mr.
Wood has boon 111 for some tlmo, but
It was thought that he was Improving
until this morning, when he grew
worse.
The time of the funeral hns not yet
been decided. The remains will be
taken to Mlddletown for burial. Mr.
Wood was a very genial man and was
liked by all who knew him.
To Work Ten Hours.
By the United Proas.
Heading, Pa., Feb. 22. -Orders were Is
sued today that on and after Monday next
tho employes of tho Heading railroad car
shops here shall work ten hours a. and six
shops hero shall work ten hours a day and
six days a week. They have been working
eight hous a day since, lust fall.
FLASHED OVER THE WIRES.
The Maher-Hall light at Poston last
night was declared a draw at tho end of
the sixth round.
Bishop Clark, for forty years the held
of the Khoile Island Episcopal diocese, is
hoielessly Insane.
The bill forbidding tho flying of foreign
flags on public buildings passed the New
York state senate.
Ironwood, Mich., repudiates a recent
fUAOiK) Issue or bonds on tha ground that
they were Illegally Issued.
A doso of luudanum ended tho Ife nt
Oninha, of John A. Walters, ex-claim
agent of tho Pennsylvania railroad at
Pittsburg.
The Hotel Victory, on Put-In-Bay Isl
ands, Luke Erie, which cost over 1100.000,
has been sold, together with the furniture,
for J2I.0O0.
If CSt racing board will sanction It, the
next annual meet of the League of Amer
ican Wheelmen will be held In Anbury
Park from July S to 15.
Boston will hold a great celebration In
honor of He v. S. F. Smith, the author of
"America," on April 3, the school chil
dren taking iromlnent part.
On tho ground that sho was hypnotxed
by Mrs. lfll Into giving up her little
daughter, Mrs. Soph 'a L,mlli, of New
York, now sues for possession of th child.
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For eastern Pennsylvania, fair.
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