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SC11AXTON, PA., WEDNESDAY JVIORNING,' MAKCJI 20, 1895.
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Colonel Ripple's Appointment ns Com
missarv General Confirmed.
WORK IN HOUSE AXD SENATE
Nonsensical lillls Introduccd-Compau-ions
to gg Weight and Pure Whiskey
Mcasurcs-lic-riunu Papers Uuvo
Cinch-Pension Bill Vetoed.
Epeelal to the Scruntuu Tribune.
Hurrlsburg. l'u., Murcli 19. Any
doubt lis to the position of the leaders
at the state capital on E. N. Wlliurd's
cundlduey fur superior court Judge, was
sot at rest today. For weeks the news
papers have referred to the proposed
uppolntment of CVlnel hippie as com
missary general, and Major W'arren as
Judge udvoeate general.
Colonel Hippie's uppolntment was
sent to the state senate today und
promptly continued, but Major War
ren' name did not accompany It. The
reason is that in cae the court is
created Mr. Wlllard will be appointed
Judge, and the Judge advocate general
ship will be tendered to unother sec
tion of the state. Mr. O'Mulley is ener
Kentlc in Mr. Wlllard's behalf, and
claims the entire Northeastern Penn
sylvania want the Scrauilonlau and
will have no other.
- The state custodian bill passed sec
ond readlyg on a special order today in
the house and will be considered to
morrow on third reading. Mr. Kunkel,
who has churgd of the measure, had It
amended by Inserting the word "super
intendent" for "custodian" wherever It
occurs. The opponents of the bill tried
to amend It so as to reduce the salary
of the bookkeeper from $1,000 to $1,200 a
year and the capltol park policeman
from $yu0 to $000 a year, but their efforts
were futile.
After the bill had passed, 'Mr. Martin,
of Lawrence, moved to reconsider the
vote by which the ilfteenth section had
been passed. He explained that his
purpose of his motion was to move to
cut down the salary of the superintend
ent from $3,000 to $20 a year. Mr.
Kunkel hoped the motion would not
prevail. He thought the salary was
not small In view of the duties imposed
on the superintendent. Mr. '.Martin re
plied that there were lrt.WO men in the
state who could till the place satisfac
torily and creditably for $2,500 a year.
Mr. James said he could find 10.000 men
in the state who would take a seat in
the house of representatives at $1 a
day. The motion was defeated.
The Htcks bill to establish free pub
lic employment bureaus In cities under
the discipline of the chief of the bureau
of industrial statistics was killed on
llnal passage. When the bill was
reached Mr. Fow sent to the clerk's
jjesk, to have read ns a part of his re
"marks, an editorial in a Philadelphia
newspaper against the measure. Sir.
Hicks replied that the newspapers were
opposed to the bill because. If it became
a law, it would seriously affect the rev
enues from the want columns.
Mr. Stewart said the bill was a mis
nomer. Its title ought to read, "A bill
to supply contractors, corporations
and companies with cheap labor free of
cost to themselves." He said he had
consulted with many of the leading
worklngmen of Philadelphia on the bill
and that they were opposed to it. The
bill would attract the Idle people from
adjoining states to Pennsylvania. Mr.
Fow contended that If the bill became
a law the state will be overrun with
tramps. Dr. Parcels favored the' bill
because it would benefit the honest la
boring men out of employment seeking
work.
The bills to abolish days of grace on
promissory notes, drafts, etc., and pro
viding that when such obligations ma
ture on Sunday or legal holidays they
hall be due the next business days
thereafter and establishing a state live
stock sanitary board and to provide for
the control and suppression of danger
ous, contagious or Infectious diseases of
domestic animals passed finally. The
Clarency amedment to the banking bill
to relieve building and loan associa
tions from making semi-annual reports
to the commissioner of banking also
passed this stage on a special order.
The vote was considered by 'which
the bill requiring fire Insurance com
panies to pay the face value of their
policies was defeated last Thursday on
second reading.
RECORD OF ONE DAY.
Bills Introduced in the House of Repre
sentatives. ' Harrlsburg, Pa., March 19. The sen
ate met at 11 o'clock this morning. The
following bills were Introduced: liy
Mr. a. J. Mitchell, authorizing the gov
ernor to appoint a commission to adopt
or edit and compile a uniform series
of text books for use In the common
schools; by Mr. Thomas, providing for
the sale of green and dried fruit, green
and dried vegetables by weight.
The following bills passed finally:
Constituting the board of school direc
tors in each township a board of health;
changing the rate of taxation upon
agricultural, farm and suburban land
from one-half to one-fourth; requiring
gymnastic Instruction In the public
schools; requiring legal notices to be
published In a Herman paper. If one
Is published In the county In which
said notices are required to he adver
tised; changing labor day to the first
Monday In September; limiting - the
time for the killing of elk or wild deer
to the month of October; conferlng
upon municipalities the right of emi
nent domain for the purpose of appro
priating public property for the use of
the National Guard; Increasing the sal
ary of the adjutant general to $1,000;
creating a commission to ascertain the
best methods of utilizing convict labor
In state Institutions so as not to Inter
fere with legitimate Industries; appro
priating $6,500 for the payment of In
auguration expenses; prohibiting the
catching of black bass, speckled trout,
. sunnsh and catfish previous to and dur
ing the spawning season; house bill In
creasing the number of employes of the
house of representatives; providing for
the payment to a county or counties of
the money or bonus which any foreign
. railway corporation Is required to pay
Into the state treasury for thei right
to pats through said county or counties,
nnd by .which payment the corporation
la relieved from local taxation.
The bill authorising the acquisition
by municipal and other corporations
vested with the power of eminent do
muln, by purchase or by condemnation,
of the whole of any lot or piece of
ground, part of which only may be nec
essary for corporation uses, was de
feated. The governor Bent to the senate the
names of Wilson C. Kress, of Lock
Haven, to be reporter of the supreme
court, vice John Monaghan, deceased;
Thomas J. Kdge, of Harrlsburg, to be
secretary of agriculture, the new posi
tion recently created by an act of the
legislature, and Ezra H. hippie, of
Scranton, to be commissary general.
The nominations were continued In ex
ecutive session. ,
Colonel Kuril Hoyt Hippie, Who has
been appointed commissary general of
tho nation guard of Pennsylvania, was
born at Mauch Chunk, February U,
1S42. In 1SG2 he enlisted as a volunteer
und served witli some Interruptions
until taken prisoner during the assault
on Fort Johnson, In Cnurlestou harbor.
In 1ST:' he became a partner In the firm
of William Council & Co., coal opera
tors. Colonel hippie has long been idj ri ti
lled with the national guard. He was
elected captain of Company B on the
formation of Scranton city guard, be
came major of the Thirteenth regiment
on Its formation, was elected lieutenant
colonel in and colonel In 1SS8. Col
onel hippie 1ms ulso taken un active
part as a hepubllcan politician. In 130
he was elected mayor of Scranton,
which otllce he filled credltlbly for four
years.
Hills Considered in House.
The house met at 10 o'clock. Among
the bills read in place were the follow
ing: by Mr. Herman, of Snyder, regu
lating the taking up of logs and lum
bers In the rivers and streams that are
und may be declared public highways,
llxlng the salvage thereon and repeal
ing all former acts bearing on the same
subject. It gives twenty-live cents for
each log, und one dollar per thousand
feet of sawed lumber.
The Hicks bill to establish and gov
ern free public employment oIlic.es was
called up on finul passage and defeated
yeas, S3; nays, 75; less than a consti
tutional majority.
When the bill exempting building und
loan associations from making semi
annual reports to the state banking de
partment, and providing thut but one
report annually shall be mode, was
called up on a special order, an attempt
was made to so amend It as to require
the publication of the reports, but It
failed, id the bill passed finally
yeas, 134; nays; 19.
Mr. Harvey, of Luzerne, moved that
the vote by which his bill, providing
that fire Insurance companies shall pay
the face value of their policies, was
defeated on second reading, be recon
sidered. The action to re-consider was agreed
to yeas !2, nays 73. Further considera
tion of the bill was then postponed for
the present.
These bills were passed finally: To
abolish das of grace on promissory
notes, drafts, etc., and to determine
legal holidays; to establish a state live
stock sanitary board.
Governor Hastings sent to the house
his veto of the bill granting a pension
to Hamilton Smith, of Jefferson county.
The governor says more than thirty
one years .have elapsed since the al
leged Injury was received in the ser
vice of the state and the lapse of time
makes It difficult to establish the claim
and right to bind the state. He sug
gests that the legislature should es
tablish some tribunal to determine the
merits of such claims before appropria
tions are made.
The only bill which caused a flurry
was defeated. It was the Focht bill In
creasing the amount of preferred claims
for wages from $100 to $500 and the time
from six months to one year. It was
claimed to be unconstitutional, but the
point was not pressed and the bill fell.
These bills passed Anally: Authoriz
ing the erection of workhouses in the
several counties; relating to the opera
tion of the statute of limitations on ac
tions against non-residents within this
commonwealth; to provide for the sup
port of Indigent parents by children and
the enforcement of the same; creating
and defining the offense of disorderly
conduct by persons on the public high
ways and streets and fixing penalties;
increasing the salaries of tipstaves In
the courts of any county having a popu
lation of no less than 600,000; repealing
an act relating to the roads In Cain
township, Chester county; regulating
the business of plumbing and gus fitting
In cities of the second class.
(horsed with Tho ft of $.1,500.
llarrlshuru, March 19. Detectives pon
oghy, of Philadelphia, and Alie Moat, of
this city, tonight 'arrested Annie 1'ltts,
colored, churned with stealing 'S,M from
Mrs. Hrooka, Ills South Broad street, on
Nov. -'1 last. Donoghy traced the girl
from Philadelphia to llnvr Ue Grace,
helulr, York, und finally to this city. She
will be taken to Philadelphia tomorrow
morning ut 1.10.
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.
Wllllurnspoit's big Ico gorge Is broken.
Prizes worth $1,000 will be given nt
Pottsvllle's big eisteddfod on Hupt. z.
There are 3T.0 cases to "be tried ut the
present term of Herkx county crlmlnul
court.
Ablegate Hutolll will Jay the corner stone
of Pottsvllle's Uerman Parochial school
on April 21.
Five of the ten Wernersvlllt Btale asy
lum employes who threatened to rsslyn
stepped out yeslerduy.
Heading dairymen rejoice because the
stilM'eine court hna decided that milk
wagons cannot be taxed.- -
A Philadelphia and Iteudlng freight car
lost a wheel near Hhamokln ami run five
miles before the accident was discovered.
When about lo elope with 'M of her
husband's cash und u favored suitor ut
Shumokln, Mrs. Cnslmer Cufskl was
seized by a policeman.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Danbury, Conn., has a shortage of $.'),
000 In Its tax accounts.
CorufresNmun Call says Mnaaauhuuetts
will support heed for president.
One of the Dullon gang, Will Uluke, has
been arrested as a counterfeiter at Perry,
Oklahoma. ,
The half-owner of a Ban Francisco the
ater, WIHIuin II. tinsel, was arretted !n
New York for robbing his slater. Alary
Hazel, of feGnu.
A Borosls delegation at New York has
Tiked Colonel Wurlng to appoint sonio
omen Inspectors In the department of
street cleaning,
A Hloux City (la.t gambler, Jack Kerry,
who ran away from his home In Ireland
fourteen years ago, has Inherited $lioo,ouO
by the death of his father, 1
BANKERS JJNDER . ARREST
Cashier Morrjanand President Brown
son Under Bail.
FOR BL'KGLAKY AND LARCENY
Warrants Issued by County Judge Arms
Upon Oath und Kvldcuco Furnished by
Dunk Exuralncr UucVus-Tho
Prisoners furnish Bonds.
Hlnghnmton, N.Y., March 1$. County
Judge Anno Issued warrants this after
noon for the arrest of Tracy II. Mor
gan, cashier of the Chenango Valley
Savings bank, and David L. iirownson,
the president of that bank. The war
rants were caused by Deputy Attorney
General Hasbrock und Special Deputy
McGowuu, who are In the city to prose
cute the wreckers of the savings bank.
Tlie warrants were Issued upon the
oath und evidence furnished by Bank
Kxamiuer Uuckus.
The warrants sworn out for the ar
rest of Morgan presented three sepa
rate churges -two of grund larceny und
one of burglary in the third degree,
lirownson Is charged with burglary in
the third degree only. The burglary
charges are based on the effort of Mor
gan and lirownson to remove property
from the bunk on the night of January
25 lust, when they were Interrupted by
Detective Stephenson, und made to re
turn the books und other property to
tlie bank.
Immediately after the warrants were
Issued, Under Sheriff Wales went to the
home of Morgan, where he found
lirownson. lirownson was taken In
custody, but Morgan was In bed and
although he was placed under arrest he
was not brought before Judge Arms.
Judge Arms llxed the ball In the lar
ceny cases at $1,000 each, nnd in the
burglary cases ut $500, pending nn ex
amination tomorrow. The prisoners
furnished bonds.
VENEZUELA LEADS.
The Mutter Now the Chief Topic ut Wash
ington. Washington, March 19. At the state
department as well as In the cabinet
meeting the Xlcaraguun and Venezu
elan matters have assumed the lead
over the Spanish incident. A feeling
of surprise and indignation called out
by the statement that Great Hrltain
had stipulated that the third commis
sioner uppolned to adjudioate dumages
"should not be a cltlzenof the United
States" was materially modified later
In the day by assurances said to have
been received from the best Informed
quarters that Great Britain had made
no such stipulation.
The report thut a British warship Is
on Its way to Bluellelds to enforce
British demands, may call for some
further action on the part of the United
States. Proper precautions have been
taken In regard to the Venezuelan sit
uation. Admiral Meade's fleet Is dis
tributed In and around Colon, not far
from the Venezuelan coast. It Is noted
that the coaling station for our ships
has been changed from Colon to Car
thagena, which Is twenty-four hours
nearer to Venezuelan territory than
Colon.
The navy department has Informa
tion that France la about to send a
cruiser to Venezuela ostensibly for the
purpose nf tuklng away the French
minister to thut country, who was re
cently requested to wlthdruw, and
Germany Is also contemplating the dis
patch of warships to enforce the pay
ment of a guarantee to the German
builders of the Central Venezuelan rail
road. liOLMY FOR NAMES.
An OJJ Claim of $1,000 Advanced by the
Mother of Thirteen ( 111 Idrcn.
Topeka, Kan., .March lit. Governor
Morrell has received a letter from a
woman who signs herself as Mrs.
Louisa A. Kershne, and who dates the
epistle from Kong, ColTey county,
Kansas. The governor has received
communications from almost every va
riety of cranks, but the Coffey county
woman strikes an altogether new and
original lead hy demanding a bounty
for baby rulslug. Ib-r letter Is us fol
lows: "To the Governor of the United
States: I hereby Inform you that I am
entitled to $1,000 for the ralHing of thir
teen children. I am a ' lone woman.
My husband has consumption and I
huve to make a living by washing. We
wunt you to send It to us. I am in need
of something for my family."
WAR ON FRATERNITIES.
Ann Arbor High School Trustees Will
Drive (lilt the Societies.
Ann Harbor, Mich., Murch The
local school board today passed u rule
thut any student of the Ann Harbor
high schools who belongs to any secret
society or fraternity nhilll be subject
to suspension or u forfeiture of his
diploma.
This means a renewal of the wir
ugulust fraternities, and the school
authorities state that this time they
Intend to crush Oreek letter societies
In the high school. The reason given
for such action Is thut the fraternities
are a coutluuul cause of annoyance und
poor scholarship. Fraternity members
threaten to test the mutter In tlie
courts.
PREVENTS A DISASTER.
Stops (iriuluully Instead of Suddenly
When Ills linglne JinnpN iha Track.
Klklmrt, Iud., March 19. Luke Shore
and Michigan Southern limited vestl
buled train. No. IS, hud n narrow escape
from u fearful wreck while coming- Into
this city this afternoon. The train was
running a mile a minute nlonft a high
embuuktnent when the engine struck a
broken rail and Jumped the track.
lOnglneer Abe tlullng slowed up grad
ually, tho engine bounding along over
the ties. The train ran an, eighth of a
mile before It stopped, and, hud the
brakes been put un full force ut first,
rallroud men say, the whole train
would have left the track.
Illow Out Ills drains.
Sharon, t'a March 19. After keeping
his wire up to read the lilble to him two
hours longer than usual lust night, Cap
tain Samuel Btull, a prominent Urund
Army of the Itepubllc veterun of the old
Fifty-seventh rtnnaylvanla. volunteers,
blew out his brains with a levHvcr In bed
this morning.
Would
THE PARROHAID HELLO
And .Mabel Brij(s Immediately Felt
Hypnotic Influence.
FICKIN AM) SON DISCHARGED.
Theories of the Prosecution in the Kuu
Clulre Cuso Are Rejected hy the Court.
Hypnotism Not Countenanced
by Judgo llullcy.
Eau Claire, Wis., March 19. One of
the famous hypnotism cases has fallen
through In the circuit court. Tho case
of the state against Dr. George W.
Plckln und his son, Asagail Plckln,
charged with criminally assaulting
Mabel ilirlggs, was nolle prnssed by the
district attorney as to Dr. Plckln, and
the case as to Asagail was continued.
Dr. Plckln was In court, but none of
the lirlggs family was there. District
Attorney Farr had made up his mind
not to go Into court, with a line of evi
dence which would have to be sustained
by a theory of hypnotism, and that he
could not convict the doctor. Asagail
Is still in Jail.
For nearly six months the people of
F.au Claire have talked of little else but
the P-riggs case, now frequently allud
ed to as the Plckln case. Public knowl
edge of the crime was Jlrst obtained
early In September. It was then learned
that little ICdna Mabel Brlggs, the pret
ty ltl-year-old daughter of Joseph M.
Brlggs, a wealthy and respected citizen
of F.au Claire, had been criminally as
saulted, nnd that her health was there
by In a critical condition. The girl had
been absent from her home for thirty
four hours, and neither her father nor
mother had knowledge of her where
abou'f. They were ulmost distracted,
and the while town became alarmed.
The girl was finally discovered in com
pany of Asagail Plckln. A policeman
forcibly took her from the presence of
young Plckln, and later she wus re
moved to her home, where her sad
condition was discovered. The girl
was dn;.cd. and seemed to be under
some myitlc spell.
Dr. Mint's Discoveries.
Nothing of a definite character could
be elicited from her. A suspicion wus
created thut the girl was being con
trolled by some occult power. Dr. Her
bert Flint, a hypnotist, living In Chi
cago, wus sent for, and placed the girl,
so It Is alleged, under .hypnotic Influ
ence. While In that condition she told
her story, which, short of detail, was
thut for tlnys and weeks she had been
under hypnotic Influence, absolutely
without will power of her own, either
positive or negative. Thnt while In thut
condition two men hud accomplished
her ruin. Further hypnotism induced
her to name them us the Plcklns.
The girl Is suld to have hypnotized
young Plckln at n test In the ofllce of
the attending physician Dr. Parker.
The chief of police, Lafuyefte Klllott,
who wus present, vouches for this, nnd
says thnt while Plckln wns under hyp
notic Influence Dr. Parker ran a knlf
through the patient's wrist; that he
gave no evidence of feeling It and pal l
no attention to It. Young Plckln has
the scar on his right wrist and showed
It to the correspondent.
Another feature of this remarkable
case brings In ns a principal a young
girl of U years, Alma Leonard, the
daughter of Fred Leonard, a wealthy
Wisconsin lumbermen.
The Misses Leonard and Brlggs were
warm friends, and according to the
statements In the hands of District At
torney W. H. Frawley, these girls were
ubducted by Dr. Plckln through hyp
notic power und taken to Chippewa
Fulls. There they were taken to a
house of 111 repute, but were refused
udinlt'tuhce on account of the protest
made by Inmates of the house to the
proprietress. They were returned to
their homos, they claim, under the same
Influence, und the doctor accompany
ing 'them both wuys.btit keeping behind
them and' holding no conversation
whatever with them.
During the taking of testimony In the
trial In the circuit court, Judge Wil
liam V. Halley, who presided, culled the
prosecution a "damnable outrage on
law nnd Justice," and Buys: "I will not
allow uuy hypnotism absurdity In tho
evidence of the prosecution."
A peculiar feature of the case Is that
Mubel rtrlgga said she first came under
thd Influence of the Plcklns through
the medium of a poll parrot which call
ed "hello" to Iter us she was passing
the doctor's place tin her bicycle. She
returned the chat With tho parrot and
claims that she then begun to feel the
hypnotlo power of the doctor.
N ROUTED THE REBELS.
The Insurgents Defeated by Troops Under
Colonel Bosch. ,
I Havana, March 19. General La
Chambre, commanding the ' Spanish
forces In Cuba, reports the loss of Col
lone I Santoschllde's force In the en
gagement with a band of rebels at
Guantanamo on March 10 was five seri
ously wounded. The revolutionists lost
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Like to Prevent It if He
seven killed and fifteen wounded,
among the latter being one of the lead
ers of the band. Major Vaquero's col
umn, the report says, has attacked und
dispersed the rebels ill the vicinity of
Jacalbana, wounding one of them. Col
lonel Suntosehllde arrived at Manzu
nlllo on March 15 and assumed com
mand of the troops In that district, on
Murch 1G a force of government troops
under Colonel Bosch attacked a party
of rebels ut (Hiuntanamo and complete
ly routed them. One of the rebels wus
killed. Thenextduy the same force over
took the Perez band of revolutionists
and after a sharp engagement, during
which two of the rebels were wounded,
dispersed them, capturing all their
arms. Lugo's bund wus also defeated
and lied to the mountains.
The dispatch sent from Key West to
New York, stutlng that the Spanish
cruiser Infanta Isabel had fired at an
American smack, Is denounced here as
untrue. The denial of the report Is
based upon the fact that the cruiser
was In port four days ugo.
CONFERENCE CLOSED.
Illshop Announces That Uubrlel Would
llovo Difficulty .Making Appointments.
Philadelphia, March 19. The one
hundred and eighth annual session of
the Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal
conference, which began on Wednesday
last, ended at 10 o'clock tonight when
Bishop Fobs, the presiding officer, read
the list of ministerial appointments.
The conference next year will be held
In this city. A resolution, presented by
Hev. J. W. Sayres, chairman of the
Pennsylvania department, Grand Army
of the Republic, protesting against the
passage by the legislature of a bill es
tablishing military Instruction In the
public schools, was adopted. A resolu
tion presented by Hev. Dr. Fernley, on
behalf of the Universal Peace union,
protesting against the organization of
boys' brigades, wus also adopted.
In announcing the appointments, the
bishop stated that the "Angel Gabriel
himself" could not give universal satisr
faction In appointing the clergymen,
were this angelic representative to per
form the tusk.
ATTEMPTS AT WRECKING.
Miscreants Plnco Obstructions on the
Koynl lllue Line Tracks.
Philadelphia, March 19. An nttempt
to wreck a Koynl Blue line train on the
Heading railroad near Wayne Junction
was made, this evening, but, fortunate
ly, wus discovered In time to prevent
an accident. While setting some
switches a conductor of a freight engine
found the truck used by the Blue line
trains Ingeniously blocked In such a
way as to throw a train down an em
bankment. Several heuvy ouk plunks,
railroad ties and a lot of stout brake
beams were piled upon the track and
fastened together, making a very for
midable obstruction.
When the ties und planks wem being
removed from the tracks two men were
seen to emerge from behind some cars
and run off In the darkness. A chase
wus made for them, but without suc
cess, nnl the men made their escape.
An Investigation wus at once begun by
the Heading railroad ofliciuls.
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REIN A DISCOVERED.
Musts of tho Spanish Ship Sticking Out
of the Water.
Cadiz, March 19. The Spanish cruis
er Alfonze XIII. which has been cruis
ing In tho Mediterranean In search of
the missing warship, Itelna Kcgenti?,
arrived here this morning. She found
the Helnu Hegcnte at Bajo Aocltunos,
near Coull, where she hud sunk, only
about eighteen Inches of her masts
were visible above the surface of the
water. The Alfonze XIII has returned
to the scene of the wreck with n com
pany of divers.
From the best Information obtainable
here ut this time It Is regarded us prob
able thut all on board the Kelua Hc
g'en to wore lost.
FIRE AT MONTROSE.
The Chemical Lnglne Did Not Operate In
u Sntlsfuctory Manner.
Speelnl to the Scranton Tribune,
(Montrum. Murch 19. The residence
of I. D. Holly, on Scenery Hill, wus dls
covered to be on fire about S o'clock this
afternoon. The fire department re
sponded promptly, the Chemical En
gine company being first on the scene.
For some reason the chemicals did
not operate In a sntlsfuctory manner.
The nearest fire plug wus nlmut 2,000
feet from the burning building and the
hose of the lire department would not
cover tho distance. The house was
burned to the ground. There was no
insurance upon house or furniture,
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kcllnm f ound (iiiilty.
New York, March IV. David 'u Helium,
tho promoter who was Indicted Jointly
with W. W. Western, president of the
Wayne County Savings bunk, or Hones
dale, with having altered the dates on
certain notes given by II, K. Simmons to
ward a syndicate pool for the purchase of
whliky stack, was this afternoon found
guilty by a Jury In the court of general
sessions, of forgery In tho second degree,
with recommendation to the mercy of
the court,
Could.
HER CHILDREN ROASTED
Horrible Discovery Made by u Mother
ut Bethlehem.
AWFUL DEATH OF TWO BOYS
Left Alone in the House Children Aged
'Ikreo and Four Years Went Too
Neurthe l irc-lloth Are
Futully Uurncd.
Bethlehem, Pa., March 19. With no
thought of the terrible shock awaiting
her, Mrs. Frank Gubich returned home
this afternoon from a shopping tour.
She had left her two little boys, one
uged 3 years, and the other a year or so
old, ulone In the house when she wunt
out. As she opened the door on her re
turn a slcknlng odor struck her nos
trils, and, with a dread of something
horrible having happened, she hurried
in. The poor mother's worst fears were
realized, for lying on a rug was the
dead body of her baby burned almost
to a crisp, and beside the dead child
was the oldest one writhing In agony
from burns that will result In his death.
It Is supposed that during the moth
er's absence the youngest child went
too near the lire and Its dress caught
fire, and It is probable that the other
child attempted to extinguish the
flames consuming his brother, and so
Ignited his own clothing and, no help
being at hund, both met with fatal
Injuries.
CLAIMS SUE WAS ROBBED.
Chattanooga Woman Accuses a Man
Vt hum She Had Agreed to .Marry.
St. Louis, March 19. A well-dressed
young woman, who said she was Mrs.
Kmma Dwyer, of Cattanooga, Tenn.,
left a Chicago und Alton train at the
reluy depot ut 9 a. m., und reported to
Detective Moore that she hud been rob
bed of $500. She said she hud left Chat
tanooga for Curlinville, III., where she
wns to meet nnd marry Roland Buel,
also of Chattanooga.
On the train she met a stranger who
came aboard at Evansvllle, lnd. She
became Infatuated with the stranger,
who said he was John Lynch, of St.
Louis, und claimed to be a lawyer.
After a necessarily short courtship en
route she ugreed to marry him instead
of Buel. Lynch conducted her to the
Lambert house when they reached St.
Louis yesterday, and she remained
there with him Inst night. This morn
ing she started for Curlinville to tell
Buel about her change of mind, nnd
Lynch bought her ticket. While cross
ing the bridge she discovered thut $300
In cash and checks had been taken from
her reticule, which Lynch had carried
for her.
Lynch was arrested at the union sta
tion und admitted practically all of
Mrs. Dwyer's story, except the theft
of J.VI0. This he strenuously denied.
Mrs. Dwyer says she owns two business
blocks und other property in Chutta
noogu vulucd at $100,000.
Negro I mlRruntn Sail.
Siivannuh, tin., .March 19. The steamer
liorsu, with 1S7 negro emigrants for Li
beria, sailed at 1 o'clock this afternoon for
Monrovia. Five thousand negroes lined
the wharves us the ship passed down the
river.
.
Tyson to Ho Hanged.
Denver, Col., Murch 19. Henry Tyson,
who committed murder In 1km, und who
has been kept In solitary eonllnenieut
until he hus become blind, wns today sen
tenced to be hanged during thu second
week In April.
NATIONAL CAPITAL CHAT.
President Cleveland Is M years old.
Income 4ux returns reach the internal
revenue bureau by every mail.
Secretary Morton yesterduy went to Bal
timore to Inspeot the cattle ships ut that
port, '
Comptroller of the Currency Kckels has
gone to Old I'ulltt Comfort, where he will
be the guest of a shooting club for a
Week.
Senator-elect Luclen linker, of Kansas,
gained a suit In the supreme court yes
terday In which the two Colorado senators
were the counsel on opposite sides Teller
for linker, und Wulcott for the loser.
FOKEIC-N FLASHES.
Ex-Congressman Uouike Cock ran Is
resting In London.
Ambassador Bayard hus moved Into a
splendid new residence In Katou Square,'
London,
American red winter wheat hus risen
nine pence In London within a week, and
other grains In proportion.
The papal consistory postponed until
autumn the creation of new cardinals, but
recognised sixty-five archbishops and
bishops.
To construct cooling und rhllllng oham
bcrs In tho rorelgn cuttle market at Dept.
rord, London's corporation council will ex
pend J'.V7,0I.
WEATHER RHI'ORTi
For eastern 'minsylvuitu, fair Wed
nesday, followed by rain Wednesday
night; northeast winds; ellhtly cooler.
INLETS
Hosiery
Department
Kxtraordhiary value in
Fast Black Hosiery. While
they last we will offer the fol
lowing THREE NUMBERS.
In High Grade Hose at
prices never before quoted
for this class of goods:
150 doz. Ladies' Fine Two
Thread IIose,high spliced
heel and double sole,
17c. per pair; 3 pairs for 50c,
125 doz. Ladies' extra rine,
40-guage Hose, high
spliced heel and double
sole,
21c. per pair; Actual Value, 38c.
150 doz. of our celebrated
"Boys' Armor Plate"
Hose, ix r and 1x3 rib,
double knee and extra
heavy, sizes 7 to 10,
20c. per pair.
OUR REGULAR 25C. STOCKING.
These goods are all made
from the best Maco Yarn,
guaranteed Hcrmsdorf Dye,
and are the best Hosier val
ues we have ever seen offiered.
FIN LEY'S
510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave.
H. A. KINGSBURY
AGENT FOB
CHAS. A. SCHIEREN S GO.'S
THE VERY BEST.
813 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA.
Wc arc selling more Shoes. Yov
arc helping us. UL'R $2.00
Hand Welt Shoe is one of
our truJc stimulators
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
REPAIRING OF
NEICHEl
the Jeweler, can repair
your watch to give per
feet satisfaction, having
had teu years' experienca
in our leading watch factories.
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