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1. WILLARDSCANDIDACY
Further Discussion of His Boom for
a Judgeship of the Superior Court.
O'MALLEY'S El'l'ECTIYE WOKK
He Secures the Endorsement of All of the
' Representatives from the Northern
Tier-Kills Considered In Sen
ate and House.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrlsburg, Pa., March H. The can
didacy of K. N. Wlllard for one of the
Judges of the superior court Is attract
ing much attention. Ills friends
are endeavoring to have concessions
made to northeastern Pennsylvania for
a place on the bench more particularly
than advancing his candidacy. They
ay that at the proper time Wlllurd
will receive the endorsement of the
people there. They claim work for the
party entitles him to this recognition.
Representative O'Malley, who is ac
tive in Mr. Wlllurd's behalf, has se
cured the endorsement of all the mem
bers of the house from Luzerne, Wayne,
Carbon, Monroe, Susquehanna. Wyom
ing, Schuylkill, Pike, Sullivan and Hiad
ford counties. Senators Hardenbergh
and Kline have also approved of Wll
lard's candidacy. Mr. O'Malley denied
that misrepresentation had been used
to secure the approval of the senators.
He says there will be but one candidate
from Scranton, and that there will be
no clash of party machinery there. Mr.
Willard and Judge Avchbald will get
together and whoever is Indorsed by
party at home, will receive the support
of representatives here. Mr. O'Malley
says their endtavor now is to have a
place conceded to northeastern Penn
sylvania and then let the party in that
section say who shall be the candidate.
In the meantime Representative O'Mal
ley loses no opportunity to Impress the
members with Mr. Wlllard's fitness for
the position and the many reasons why
he should be appointed.
.Mining Bill Agreed I pon.
A bill to establish a mining depart
ment has finally been agreed upon by
the Joint committee of anthracite and i
bituminous mine operators, miners j
and mine Inspectors. The bill creates ;
a mining department to which shall be
transferred all control over mining af- j
fairs now examined by the department j
of Internal affairs, and all books, i
records, etc., relating thereto, now kept ,
in that and the auditor general's de
partment. Its head Is designated as
commission!!- of mining, who may be
a civil engineer or other person fully
qualified by scientific knowledge and
practical experience to perform his du
ties and who shall have passed the ex
amination for mine Inspector with a
rating of 92 per cent, and may be chosen
from the list of applicants for such po
sition now on fde with the secretary of
the commonwealth. No person shall,
while serving as mine eolnmlssioner,
act or practice as a land agent, or as
manager, viewer, or agent of any mine
or colliery, or be interested therein.
The commissioner shall be appointed
within thirty days after the passage of
the act and hold otlice for four years
at a salary of J4.000 and traveling ex
penses. Five clerks are provided for
at the same salaries as those paid in
the state department. The commis
sioner shall give a bond of $10,000 for
the faithful performance of his duties.
He shall devote his whole time to his
work, and advise, consult and suggest
with the mine Inspectors, fix forms of
their reports, and shall have the same
power and authority as the inspectors
to enter and examine mines, but noth
ing In this act shall abridge the duties
and responsibilities of mine Inspectors
under existing laws.
On petition of not lfss than ten per
sons, operators or miners, he shall n
vestlgate all charges of neglect, In
competency or malfeasance in office
against mine Inspectors, and petition a
court of common pleas In the district
to Inquire concerning them, and If sus
tained the court shall notify the gover
nor, who shall declare the office of In
spector vacant, and appoint an inspec
tor as now provided by law. Such
Charges against the commissioner shall
be heard and determined by the gover
nor, and if sustained, he shall remove
the commissioner and appoint another.
Kline's Bill Approved.
The committee approved Senator
Kline's bill fixing the salaries and mile
age of members of examining boards
for candidates for Inspectors, firemen
and Are bosses of anthracite and bi
tuminous miners at $6 per day and five
cents per mile. It approved the house
bill repealing the law for the examina
tion and regulation of miners In the
anthracite regions and condemned
Senator Vaughan's bill establishing a
more rigid system of such examina
tion and regulation. The house bill to
protect employes and guarantee their
rights to belong to labor organizations
was approved, as was also the W'yatt
bill to prohibit mining and manufactur
ing corporations and limited partner
ships from carrying on the business of
company ' stores. This bill was nega
tived by the Judiciary general commit
tee, but was afterward put on the
calendar by the house.
The houser bill requiring semi-monthly
payments In lawful money and declar
ing all assignments of further wages
Invalid was condemned, and the same
verdict was pnssed upon the bill In
troduced by Mr. Mast, of Armstrong,
requiring that In the bituminous re
gions all coal mined by weight shall be
weighed In the car before being dumped
or screened, and the bill prescribed by
Mr. Anderson, of Washington, provld
, lng for the appointment of a state seal
er of weights and measures, the weigh
ing of all coal before screening and
providing for check welghman, and this
last by a tie vote. The house bills
prescribing the quality of oils or other
products for Illumination In mines and
. requiring operators In all mines to
transmit without charge to the working
places of the miners all powder or other
explosives met the same fate,
The report of the committee wa,s
signed by the bituminous Inspectors bo
far as the new mining bill was con
cerned The anthracite Inspectors re
fused to concur In tho. bill, and the an-
thraclte operators, concurred In the re
port except as to this bill.
THE DOIMiS OF A DAY.
Record of licgulai- Work lu the Senate
und House.
The senate met at 10 o'clock. After
the presentation of the usual reports
from committees these bills were Intro
duced: Mr. McQuown Creating the ofllce of
deputy attorney general and fixing the
salary at $3,000 per annum.
Mr. Kennedy Requiring the public
schools to be managed and conducted
by citizens educated therein.
Mr. Walton Amending the act rela
tive to counties and townships so us to
leave the question of the creation of a
new township to the qualified electors
living within the" bounds of the pro
posed township.
These bills passed finally:
Authorizing cities of the third class
to pass ordinances providing for the
sprinkling of the streets: creating a
bureau of health In the department of
public safety in cities of the second
class and defining the powers und du
ties thereof.
The governor sent to the senate the
following appointments among others:
Health officer ut Philadelphia, Theo
dore U. Stulb; quarantine physician,
Philadelphia, Henry C. Hoemlng; trus
tees for Danville State hospital, H. H.
Dowller, Wllliumspiut: B. II. Throop.
Scranton: C. S. Miner, Honesdale; O. F.
Harvey, Wilkes-Burre: V. M. Hoyd,
Danville: Thomas Chalfant, Danville;
G. M. Shoop, Danville: M. W. Low, Ber
wick; W. D. Hlmmelrlch, Lewlsburg.
Warren hospital trustees, S. V.
Waters, Warren: W. S. Osterhout,
RUlgeway; S. R. Mason, Mercer; George
Lewis, Franklin; C. C. Sklrk, Erie; J.
Wilson Greenland, Clarion. Trustee
for Blossburg hospital, R. T. Dodson,
Arnott. Phllipsbilrg hospital trustee,
O. P. Jones, Phillpsburg.
Ilusincss of the House.
The house met at 11 o'clock. Bills
were read In place as follows:
By Mr. More, of Chester, to regulate
the establishment of the state school
directors' association. It provides that
school directors association shall elect
delegates to a School Directors' associa
tion, which shall met yearly at Harris
burg on the second Wednesday of Octo
ber. It also provides that delegates
shall be paid mileage from the general
school fund of each district. By Mr.
Mattox, of Venando. prohibiting the
levying or collecting of any license or
other tuxes by any municipality from
persons or corporations not residing or
having a business location therein. By
Mr. Kow, of Philadelphia, regulating
the disposition of state moneys to char
itable and other institutions not directly
under state control. It provides that the
senate and house, by a two-thirds vote,
shall appropriate at every session such
moneys as may be left in the state
treasury after the executive, legisla
tive, judicial and other state depart
ments, national guard and state insti
tutions that come under state control
have been provided for. The lieuten
ant governor, the attorney general,
state treasurer, auditor general and
secretary of public charities, as trus
tees, to make such division among
these, as, asking for state aid, are
legally entitled to the same, in such
proportions, in such umount, as may
swm to them to be fit and proper. It Is
provided that such Institutions shall
submit an Itemized statement of ex
penditures annually.
The bill to regulate contracts on In
surance of buildings and structures
was defeated. The bill authorizing the
erection of eel weirs and fish baskets In
the rivers of the commonwealth for a
limited period In each pear was debated
at length and finally passed second
reading. The final report of the for
estry bill was received and filed.
At this afternoon's session Mr. Comp
ton, Crawford, Introduced a bill appro
priating $:&o,000 for a state asylum for
the chronic Insane, to be located at
Tltusvllle.
Mr. Focht, Tnlon, offered a resolu
tion tendering the use of the hull of the
house to the State President Huth, of
the Patriotic Order Sons of America, on
Wednesday evening next, when Mr.
Huth will deliver an address on "Wash
ington and Valley Forge." The resolu
tion was agreed to.
iMETIIODIST CONFERENCE.
Addresses at Yesterday's Sessions In
. Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, March 14. At today's
session of the Philadelphia conference
the character of a number of supernu
merary and other preachers was
passed. , .
Addresses were made by Rev. B. J.
Gray, president of the Wllllamsport
Dickinson seminary; Rev. Dr. Thomas
Hanlon, president of the Pennington
seminary; Rev. Dr. Hartzell, corre
sponding secretary of the Freedmen's
Aid Bojiety, and others.
Officers Honorably Discharged.
Harrlsburg;, March 14. An order has
been Issued from National guard head
quarters honorably discharging the fol
lowing officers: Second Lieutenant Albln
M. Robblns, quartermaster, Battery A, re
signed Feb. 8; First Lieutenant William 11.
Sutton, Company D. Fifth regiment In
fantry, resigned March 1: First Lieutenant
K. W. Newton, Company B, Ninth regi
ment lnfuntry, resigned Feb, 11, 1895. v
Quiet at New Orleans.
New Orleans, March 14. All Is quiet
hero today. This afternoon the work of
loading the Harrison line steamer Engi
neer at the head of St. Ann street, the
scene of Tuesday's riot, and the steamer
Canaries at the head of 8t. Andrew street,
two miles further up the river, began un
der the protection of the mlltUa and po
lice. No trouble occurred, although ne
groes did tho work.
CONDENSED STATE, TOPICS.
Shenandoah merchants have organised
a. crusade upon peddlers. ,
The price of beer to clubs at Allentown
has been put up from $8 to $13 a barrel.
The trial of Lewis Pascuto for the mur
der of Domlnlco Asto began yesterday at
Pottsvllle. i
A proposed reduction of carpenters'
wages from $2 to $1.60 a day has caused un
easiness at Lancaster,
Out of 22,000 soft coal miners In the
western Pennsylvania district, 17,000 are
receiving 09 cents a ton. J ,
Pittsburg thinks Colonel Baker, of tho
Lafayette hotel, Philadelphia, heads a
syndicate that will build a big hotel
there. '
General Master Workman Wilson, of
the new Knights of Labor, said at Pitts
burg that hulf of the 75,000 old Knights
Will desert their order. ; ,
SHE HAD ft COPPER BOTTOM
The Spanish Ship That Insulted Our
banner Was un Old-Timer.
CAPTAIN CKOSSMAX'S THE0KY
It Is the Opinion of Experienced Seamen
' Thut the Mun of War Unit Fired on
the Alliuucu Wus u Vulgar
Wooden Cruft.
New York. March 14. Captain Cross
man, of the steamer Alllanca, which
was llred on by a Spanish gunboat, has
received the following letter from the
department of state, Washington:
To Captuin James Crossiimn, Commander
of the Alllanca:
Sir 1 have received your letter of March
without tlule, but which reached the de
partment toduy, March 13, which reports
the circumstances under which the above
named steamship on her homeward trip
from Colon, Columbia, to New York, ulf
the north Cuban coast, on the 8th Instant,
was tired upon by a Spanish gunboat.
The department desires to receive from
you a statement of fact In the form of un
atlldavlt, accompanied, If possible, by a
sketch ehurt showing the course of the
Alllanca lu passing Cape Maysl and the
distance of the vessel from the nearest
point of the island of Cuba.
Tho atlldavlt should be explicit upon
these two points. Awaiting such, I am,
sir. your obedient servant.
(Signed) Kdwln F. Vlil,
Acting Secretary,
Captain Crossman said he would send
a chart to the state department show
ing where the attack occurred. He said
he knew his vessel was at least four
miles off Cupe Mays!, which Is the
eastern point of Cuba. A little more in
regard to the identity of the Span
ish nmn-of-wur was learned this morn
ing. Captain Crossman said that he
could plainly see that she had a copper
bottom. In the opinion of experienced
seamen this Indicated that she must
have been a wooden-hulled ship, for
copper bottoms are, us a generul rule,
useil only on wooden ships. If that be
so, the Allianca's assailant was evi
dently one of Spain's old ships, for
Spain has not built a wood ship within
the last ten years. The state depart
ment should, therefore, the maritime
circle thinks, have little dllliculty In dis
covering the Identity of the man-of-war.
NEW YORK POLICE.
The New Chief Will Possess Inllmitcd
Powers.
Albany, X. Y., March 1.4. A meeting
of the Lexow New York City police
investigation committee, was held this
afternoon. The committee decided to
report two New York police bills, Sena
tors Canter and Bradley dissenting.
After the session Senator Lexow said
that It had been decided to make the
new police commissioners themselves
the re-organizing body. After Mayor
Strong's regime the commissioners are
to be elected. It Is provided thut no
political organization shall nominate
more than two commissioners, ulso that
the two receiving the highest votes
shall be declared elected, and the two
others receiving the next highest votss
shall be appointed without reference to
their party (imitations,- thus giving a
third party a chance.
Senator Lexow called particular at
leimon io me cnarges made with a
view to Increasing the efficiency of the
force. The superintendent Is hereafter
to be known as the chief of police und
Is given largely extended powers. He
will have absolute control of all assign
merits und transfer; he may suspend
without pay and no promotion can be
made except on his recommendation,
and under civil service rules which
have also been decided upon.
rrovisions are lurtner made ror a
deputy chief of police and for six In
spectors.
READING'S NEVV.RATE.
Tariff to He Charged on Anthracite Coal
Curried.
Philadelphia, March 14. The Reading
Railroad company this afternoon made
public Its new tariff rates on anthracite
coal from Kast Perm and Bethlehem
Junction points to local and Interstate
points.
On the Bethlehem branch the new
rate begins with 45 cents per ton on
prepared sizes to South Bethlehem, and
Increasing to $1.05 per ton to Lansdale,
Including Lansdale and points from
there to Philadelphia the $1.05 rate Is
maintained. To Oermantown and
Mount Pleasant the rate Is $1.15, und to
Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill, $1.25.
On main line points from Bridgeport
south, and Including points In Philadel
phia, the new rate Is $1.05. Points on
the Northeast Pennsylvania branch
Will pay $1.35, with the exception of
Hillside. $1.15, and Willow Grove, $1.25.
Points on the New York branch be
tween Noble and Yardley, Inclusive,
will pay $1.30; on the Plymouth branch
$1.25, while on the Doylestown branch
the rate Increases from $1.10 at Colmar
to $1.25 at New Brltnln and Doylestown
On the Philadelphia, Newtown and
New York branch the rate varies from
$1.15 at (Ireenmount and Olney to $1.25
beyond thut to Newtown.
The new rates go Into effect March 20,
SAVED 11Y WIFE'S SCREAMS.
Mrs. Hcitcdang Woke t'p tho Tuun In
Pursuit of Hunk KohhcrV
Roanoke, lnd March 14. This morn
lng the outer door of the safe In We
mutli's bank was blown off with dyna
mite. The explosion awakened Charles
Regedang, who went Into the street
and was assaulted by three masked
men.
His wife followed and her screams
nroused' the town. The robbers were
chased In a, buggy to Sheldon, eleven
miles distant. Here 'they deserted the
rig, which was stolen from a Roanoke
livery barn, and escaped In a dense
wood. They secured no plunder,
importTntdeusion.
Kallrond Companies Not Exempt from
Damages In Case of Pass Hldcrs.. . .
Pittsburg, Pa., March 14. Judge Ken
nedy this afternoon made an Important
ruling of Interest to railroads and those
who are favored with free transporta'
tlon over Uiom. Albert J. Edwards, ex
assistant postmnster, now assistant dls
trlct attorney, brought suit against the
Pennsylvania railroad for $15,000 dam
ages for Injuries received In a wreck
east of Harrlsburg In January, 181(3.
. The defendants asked for a non-suit,
producing evidence that plaintiff was
riding on a pass at the time. This Ed
wards admitted, but the court ruled
that even If a pussenger were riding on
a pass, It did not exempt the company
from damuges, and the nonsuit was not
allowed. The cuse will be continued
tomorrow.
M'Al Lll IT.'S SCHEDULE.
tho Light Weight Pugilist Will right to
. ,.' a Finish.
New Yof i irch 14. Jack McAu-
llfl'e, the h weight pugilist, today
issued a set. accompanied with a
posit of $5( to light to u finish any
man In the world at from 133 to 13
pounds. McAullffe says that bis brok
en arm Is strong again and he Is ready
to prove to all challengers thut he Is
still champion and not a "back num-
ier."
MeAullfTe declares In his chullenge
that in the future he will tight no more
Imlted round contests, but only a ngn;
to a llnlsh.
CUBAN INSIKKEITIOX.
The HcbcU Aro Armed with Machetes and
H if lee, Wbllo the Spunlurdu Carry the
Old style Weapons,
Tampa, Fla., March 14. When the
Olivette arrived this evening from Ha
vana, a. rush wua made for the passen
gers In search of Cuban revolutionary
news. A Cuban, who has cume on un
lmiKirtunt mission, stated that the pro
visional government had been organ
ized and that General Murtl had been
made provisional president. General
Uomez was made general in chief. The
revolutionary army, as now organized.
consists of 5,000 Infantry and 3,000 cav
alry. The Cubans are armed with
Machetes and rifles, while the Spanish
forces are armed with rllles and the
old-style sword, which Is very clumsy.
From Santa Clara, In the eastern part
of the Island, cume reports of general
uprising during the pust ten days. In
Havana there ure no Bigns of rebellion.
although during Tuesday night the po
lice quietly raided a house and confis
cated a magazine of cartridges and
powder stored there. No arrests were
made, as the house had no occupants at
the time of the raid. In Havana, up to
the time of the departure of the Oli
vette, no word had been received re
garding the firing upon the Alllanca.
"If the outrage occurred, as there Is
no reason to doubt from the statement
of CJaptaln Crossman," said a well In
former passenger, "It must have been
the torpedo cruiser Nuevo Espana,
which bus been pulnted black since he
ing ussigned to shore patrol duty." The
N'eiiva Espana is known to be on the
east coast und is only capable of run
ning 15 to 17 knots an hour, which
accounts for the ease with which the
Alllanca distanced her.
JAPAN'S SPRING CAMPAIGN.
Will lie Opened in the Warmer Latitude
; v ' "of Formosa. '
Washington, Mureh 14. The cable re
port that a Japanese squadron, of six
teen wur ships has descended on the
Island of Formosa Is believed at the
Japanese Legation here to Indicate the
opening of a spring campaign in warm
er southern lutltudes.
From this and other circumstances It
Is believed Fomosa, which is the warm
est possession of China, will be the
scene of a spring campaign, at least
until the treaty of peace Is actuully
slgned.
RAIDS MUST BE PAID FOR.
Mexico Meads Ciuateuiala'a Note und
Makes Reply,
City of Mexico, March 14. Minister
Marlscal has Just completed considera
tion of Guatemala's last note, and has
Informed Guatemalan Knvoy De Leon
that Guatemala must recugnlze that In
demnity Is due Mexicans for property
destroyed during the raid on Agua, Azul
F.glpto. and other ranches where Mexi
cans were employed, and who were
driven out by Guatemalans or persons
disguised as such.
Mexico will not recede one lota from
the stand originally taken.
Hud No Employment.
Harrlsburg, March 14. At the city hos
pital, where he has been conscious by
turns during tho day, Charles W. Dlllp
lane, the decorator, who shot himself In
this city last night. Is not expected to
live. His home is at Reading. Illness
and worry over failure to obtain employ
ment caused him to make the attempt on
his life.
IHniht the Captain's Word.
Washington, March 14 Senor Muruagua,
the Spanish minister, expressed the opin
ion tonight that the story of Captuin
Crossman of the firing on the Alllanca was
a pure fabrication, as all efforts on the
minister's part to secure Information on
tho subject from the Spanish authorities
In Cuba have been unsuccessful.
After Clgurette Fiends.
Llnconln, Neb., March 14. The house
today recommended the passage of the
antl-clgarette bill which pussed the sen
ate last week. This means that U will be
come a law. This bill prohibits the manu
facture or sule of clgnretlu or material
ror cigarettes In this state.
Mscourngtng cipher.
London, March 14. The Control News'
correspondent In Madrid says: "Private
cipher telegrams from Cuba do not con
firm the olllclal statement that the re
bellion has been virtually crushed. They
declare that tho Insurgents gain strength
dully." . '
May Have Been tho Hegonto.
Cadis, March 14. A French ship arriv
ing here this ufternoon reports having
seen the wreck of a large vessel upon tho
rocks near Tarlfa, which Is supposed to be
the Spanish cruiser Hulna Uegente,
Were Italian Cltliens.
Denver, Col., March 14. It was definitely
learned today that at least two of tho
Italians killed by the mob at Walsenburg
were Italian citltene. .
SPARKS BY TELEGRAPH.
The New York legislature defeated Com
modore Gerry's bill, providing tho whip
ping post as punishment for curtain
crimes, .
! on charges of conspiracy to prosecute
New York police detectives, Agents Whit
ney "and Dennett, of tho Purkhurst so
ciety, were arrested.
, 'Members of the Church of the Good
Shepherd . at Rochester, N, .iY., ; have
given. Up their fight agulnst Bishop Coxo
and abandoned the church,
With over fifty pieces of baggage, Ave
maids and a mun servant, Mrs. W. K.
Vanderbllt, her daughter and one son,
failed for Europe on the Teutonic.
LOTTERY KINt CORRALLED
I'olicc Haiti Wurzlierger's "Com mis
sion liroheraijc" House.
TIMES UDITOK IS rKOSECUTOK
It Is Alleged Thut F.x-llankcr Rockufellow
Wusa Regular Customer-Other Prom
inent Wilkes Hui rcuns on tho List.
Proprietor Held to Hull.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 14. A sen
sation wus created in this city today
when Chief of Police Brlggs and a
squad of olllcers raided the "commis
sion brokerage" olllce of John Wurz
berger and the Inmates. Wurzberger Is
known all over Northeastern Pennsyl
vania us the "Lottery King of Luzerne
county," his brokerage business being
merely a blind. Iir the past ten years
he has been selling tickets openly, and,
It Is estimated, did a business of over
$120,000 a year.
Wurzberger was taken before Mayor
Nichols and after a hearing was lined
$50 and held under $500 ball for court.
Tho police, when the raid waSi made,
found several thousand dollars' worth
of tickets of all the lotteries doing busi
ness, and also a list of his regular cus
tomers, showing that bankers, doctors,
lawyers und prominent business men
were spending large sums monthly
through Wurzberger's agency.
The raid was mude at the Instance of
the Wilkes-Barre Times, the editor of
the paper appearing as the prosecutor.
The Times tonight states that it has
proof that the lute George A. Lohmun
put $1,100 In the lottery shortly before
he committed uulcldc, and thut ex
Banker Rockufellow, now in the East
ern penitentiary, sunk thousands of
dollars In lottery tickets. Wurzberger
had agents in surrounding towns and It
Is alleged also used the United States
malls extensively In conducting his
business.
Wurzberger's victims In his nefaiiouB
trafile Included all classes of people,
hundreds of ignorant Polish and Hun
garian miners spending all their sav
ings for tickets. The arrest and con
fiscation of the list of customers creat
ed much consternation and the mayor
was besieged by prominent people who
pleaded with blm to have their names
suppressed.
AFTER REED'S SCALP.
Hon. Joseph Cannon Has His War Paint
On.
Washington, March 14. Joe Cannon
Is said to be leading a Republican re
Volt against 7 m Reed, or rather he has
sot up the candard of his colleague,
Hopkins, a id Is seeking to rally be
neath It folds a sufliclent following to
make that gentleman speaker of the
next house.
Hopkins' name was first mentioned In
this connection when he marshaled a
majority of the Republican member
ship against the recently proposed gold
bond Issue. Hopkins made t great
speech on that occasion and v.. at
once hailed as a. coming man. He
treated the mention of his name In con
nection with the speakership as a pleas
ant Joke, as did Reed, the latter, in
mock humility, asking Hopkins to re
member him wtth certain committee as
signments. Now, tt Is alleged, the Joke
has assumed seriousness and the
change is charged up to Cunnon. The
latter does not like Reed, and offered
the resolution of respect to Speaker
Crisp at the ckse of the session in the
face of Reed's protest, and after the lat
ter had positively declined to offer it
himself. Cannon wants his old place
as chairman of the appropriations com
mittee, and Reed will give It t,o Hen
derson, of Iowa, who secured the rank
ing place at the head of the minority
of the committee In the Fifty-second
congress, when Cannon was left at
home. An endeavor Is to be made to
get 'the western members and there
nre enough of them to control the or
ganization to unite on a western man
for speaker, In which event Hopkins
would be the logical candidate.
THREATS OF VENGEANCE.
Italians at Wulscnburg Are In nn I gly
Mood.
Denver, Col., March 14. The coro
ner's Jury In the case of the Italians
who were killed In the Walsenburg
Jail have rendered a verdict t the ef
fect that they were killed by erso!is
unknown.
All Is quiet at Wnlsenburg today, al
though there Is much excitement In the
Italian colony. Threats of vengeance
are tnude by the Italians, but as there
Is a lack of concerted action among
them It is thought there will be no fur
ther trouble. A feature that robs the
lynching of Its International aspect Is
the belief that the Italians killed were
naturalized citizens.
DUBOIS BANK FAILS.
Tho Institution, It Is Suld, Hue Run Out
of Funds.
Dubois, Pa., March 14. The bnnk of
Dubois has failed to open Its doors this
morning. No statement has been given
out, and nothing of the banks condition
con be learned.
It Is said that there has been quite a
run oit the bank for the last two weeks,
on account of certain rumors, and that
the bank has simply run out of funds.
The belief Is that matters will be ad
Justed within a week, and that business
will be resumed.
ITALY IS AROUSED.
Uarou l ava Requests That Murderers of
Colorado Italians Ho Puntshod.
Denver, Col., March 14. The gover
nor has received a telegram from Baron
Fava, the Italian minister at Washing
ton, aBktng blm to proceed at once
against the murderers of the Italians
at Walsenburg.
Governor MoTyre will act at once.
Dr. Cunso, Italian oonsul at Denver,
also 'received a telegram from Baron
Fa,vfc directing him to go to Walsen
burg tonight.
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! : NEW POLITICAL PARTY.
Persons Interested In Abolition of Drink
j Truffle Band Together.
I Pittsburg, ' Pa., March 14. The Na
tional conference of persons Interested
In the abolition of the, drink traffic and
the formation of a new political party
assembled In Lafayette Hall this morn-
lng. Twenty-six delegates were pres
ent. Of these twelve were women and
fourteen men. The most distant point
represented was Cleveland, Ohio. The
principal business of today was the
appointment of a committee of one
hundred to carry on the work of the
proposed new national party. Chair
man Cole, In his opening address, pro
posed the namo "United American" as
the titla of the new party.
He said it was proposed to unify all
factions of the old parties und the var
ious "third" parties that come into ex
istence in recent years under the ban
ner of prohibition, woman's suffrage
and bl-metalllsin. .
Several addresses were made by
prominent members of thei W. C. T. U.
A petition signed by 10,000 persons ad
vocating the organization of a new
party ulong the lines proposed was
very conspicuously displayed lu the
hall.
The convention will conclude its ses
sions tomorrow.
sciiivereTmade money.
Fur Three. Weeks Religious Meetings He
Was Given $J,K00-Suloons und Stores
Closed Yesterday.
Pittsburg, March 14. The revival
which has been conducted In Home
stead for three weeks past by Evangel
ist Ferdinand Schiverea, under the
auspices of the ministerial association
of that town, closed last night. Over
400 men and women have, It Is said,
been converted during the three weeks.
The hall, where the meetings were held,
was packed to Its utmost capacity when
Mr. .Schiverea preached his farewell
sermon last night. An overflow meet
ing was held In the Fourth Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church. The evan
gelist will leave for DuBols today.
So great wus the enthusiasm that
nearly all places of business and many
of the saloons were closed yesterday
while services were being held, and sev
eral of the stloon proprietors attended
the meetings.
Mr. Schiverea received the entire col
lection of all the meetings since his
advent intt Homestead, and It Is esti
mated that he will leave the town
$2,500 richer than when he entered it.
TROUBLE AT WINCHESTER.
Tho Old Town Is Practically Under
Military Control.
Winchester, Va., March 14. For the
second time since the war Winchester
is practically under military control.
On the fifth Inst. Thornton Parker, col
ored, was arrested for attempted crim
inal assault on Mrs. Melton, a respect
able married lady of near Middletown,
this county. Parker, after being fully
identified as the assailant, was lodged
in Jail here and Indicted on Monday by
a special grind Jury, and his trial set
for tomorrow.
Threats of lynching have been made,
and the negroes of this city have ex
pressed their Intention to rescue the
negro and burn the town. Suppressed
excitement and indignation have been
manifested for several days, especially
when the negroes paraded the town in
groups on Tuesday night, and were
disbanded by the police force. The
municipal officers therefore decided to
place the city under military protec
tion tonight. Three companies 75 men
of the Second Virginia regiment,
under Colonel J. C. Baker, arrived here
this evening, and are virtually In
charge. Everything Is quiet tonight
and the presence of the troops will
probably prevent any further disturb
ance. ELEVATED ROAD ACCIDENT.
I.ydia Thoc n, the Actress, One of Two
osscngcrs Hurt.
New Torn, March 11. Two women
were Injured In the shuttle train that
runs from the Long Island ferry to
Third avenue at the Thirty-fourth
street and Third avenue elevated sta
tions at 12.30 o'clock today. One of the
women is Lydla Thompson, the well
known burlesque actress. She received
bodily Injuries of so serious a nature
thut she had to be taken to Hellevuo
hospital. The other woman said her
name was Matilda Fisher. She was not
badly hurt.
The train was coming from the river
and for some reason did not slow up in
time. It ran heavily into the station
bumpers, causing a sharp shock, which
threw down several passengers besides
those reported Injured.
.
The Slaughter Oeplorcd.
Home. March 14. Several newspapers
comment today upon the Italian murders
In Colorado. All deplore the slaughter,
while refraining from violent language.
The Trlbuna says that the Washington
government ought to keep the doctrine of
plates rlRhts from ennblluk each state
from becoming In turn the asylum for as
sassins. V. Haves Urlcr Designs.
Harrlsburg, March ,14. Superintendent
of Public Printing W.' Hayes Grler toduy
tendered his resignation to the governor.
It Is thought the governor will not accept
U until after bill Increasing the sulary of
the olllco from 2.W to $3.tX, which is on
the house second rending calendar, passes.
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
Over Its) diamond workers have left
Antwerp for tho fluted States to carry on
their trade here.
The will of Professor Jluckle lesve S0.
H for a modern Ureek library In Edin
burgh university.
Tho body of Victor Hugo was yester
day deposited In a sarcophagus in tho
Phanteon In Paris. ,
In Coventry, where, KUcn Terry was
born, Feb. M, 1S, a brass plate on one
house bears the inscription, "This Is the
birthplace of Kllen Terry," whllo on an
other houso across the Btreet Is a similar
plate Inscribed, "This Is tho original birth
place of Kllen Terry.'
The ameer of Afghanistan has arranged
for the purchase of shawls und other cash
mere goods to the value of a lakh and a
half of rupees to take with him to Eng
land. Some of the goods have been spe
cially ordered as "costly presents for not
ables In the United Kingdom." Tho ar
ticles will first be taken to Kabul for In
spection, Particulars are given In Congo stato
documents Just published as to King Leo
pold's contract with Explorer Stanley. The
rescuer of Emln has a retainer of 10.000 a
jiear. If he goes to Africa in the service
of 4he Congo state the fee Is raised to
$10,000 a year. Stanley Is not permitted to
publish any book or deliver any lecture
without King Leopold's leave.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, Increasing
cloudiness, followed by light snow north
east winds; stationary. temperature.
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