- . ......... If . EIGHT PAGES 56 COLUMNS. SCK ANTON, PA., THURSDAY MOIiNING, MAItCII 21, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY. II I! WL II II :li LI II K.. ' SITUATION IS ALARMING Grave Difficulties Confront the Gov crnmcnt on Venezuelan Question. EUROPEAN TOKEKS THREATEN A l ulso Step Muy Arouso Grcut Britain, Ucrrouny, Franco and llclgluro-lluy-orJ I ncquul to tho .Mosquito Troubles -Powers Wunt Cash. Washington, March 20. The prospect of serious complications which threat ens the United States through prob able encroachment on Venezuela and Nicaragua has assumed a phase of such danger to the principle laid down In the Monroe doctrine, that a special cabinet conference was held at the white house this afternoon to consider the subject. There Is no doubt what ever that these subjects are considered by the president und Secretary (iresham as of much greater Import to this country thin the llianca Inci dent, or the recall of Minister Thurs ton, and must be handled with unusual delicacy, und with the knowledge that a. misstep may plunge the government into embarrassing complications with jiot one, but several of the principal Kuropean nations. The conference was attended by the j president. Secretary Ores ham. Secre tary Carlisle, Attorney Ueneral Olney end Secretary Lament. H lusted sev eral hours, but Mr. I.amont withdrew lifter a, brief attendance; Mr. Oiesham took with him to the white house the official copies of much of the recent correspondence on both the Venezuela and the Xiearaguan situations, and he remained with Mr. Cleveland some time after his colleagues had left. It cannot be learned whether any addi tional Information in the matter reached the state department today, but it Is said that Mr. Bayard has failed to arrange the Mosquito troubles with the 'British government in a man ner satisfactory to the I'nited States. tlreat Britain's ultimatum to Nicara gua demanding an indemnity for the expulsion of Mr. Hatch, the British con sular agent, from Bluedelds, and the report that a British warship is on her way to enforce the demand, is the lat est known serious phase of the difficul ties growing out of the Bluetlelds af fair, and as action by this government may Involve a new construction of the Monroe doctrine, it can be seen how slowly and carefully the president and Ins advisers are obliged to feel their way to prevent any possibility of blun der or to neglect any advantage that might weaken the practical sponsor ship which the United States govern ment holds over the South American and Central American republics. Strong AJvcrsnries Appear. In the Venezuelan affair the United States government finds itself opposed to such strong adversaries as Great Britain, France and Germany, with Belgium as an incidental factor. The settlement of the claim of Great Britain to certain Venezuelan territory Is the main cause for alarm, and to this Is added the prospect that Germany will send warships to cullect a' large amount of money guaranteed German contractors for the construction of the Central Venezuelan railroad. France and Belguim have a common ground for action disturbing to the peace of the little South American re public, namely, the expulsion of the French and Blguim ministers from that country. Both governments have protested against the expulsion, and France will send a naval vessel to take their envoys home. The Monroe doc trine and Its ramifications contain ample authority, it is said, for the I'nited States to display an active in terest In the threatening attitude of Great Brltlan and Germany, and while the probable action of France and Bel glum does not seemingly come within the scope of the doctrine, it is under stood to be the belief of this govern ment that all four of the powers In volved will Join issue In opposition to .the United States to secure their sev era. ends, and such amalgamation !s likely to beget a desire on the part of all to extend their dominion. The conference at the White House today was necessarily of a strictly secret character, but It Is learned to night on good authority that no definite action was agreed on. n MURDER AM) SUICIDE. Arthur Speyd kills Ills Sweetheart and Shoots Himself. Cellna, Ohio, March 20 A team be longing to a livery stable keeper at Montlcello, five miles from here, name Into the stable yard last night with the body of a girl named Annie Frlsch sitting In the vehicle stone dead. There wh a bullet would In the right temple and another in the left arm. Later In the evening the body of her lover, Arthur Speyd, who was known to have gone driving with her, was found In the roadside. Speyd had killed the girl and committed suicide, probably as a result of a lover's quarrel. Speyd was 22 and the girl 19. TRIAL OF THE ROMNSOXS. Their Fate Is Now in the Hands of the Jury. Buffalo, N. T-, March 20. The case of Clarence and Sadie Robinson, who have been on trial for the murder of Montgomery Gibus, a young lawyer, was today concluded and given to the Jury. Counsel for the Uoblnsons made no defense nnd moved for the dismissal of the defendants on technical grounds. The motion was refused. At 9.30 o'clock the Jury hnd not re ported and court adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. PRESIDENTS TO MEET. Schedule of Coal Percentages to Ho Re vised If Possible. Philadelphia, March 20. The meeting of the presidents of the anthracite coal roads will be held tomorrow afternoon In New York. It ' Is understood that an endeavor will be made to reach an agreement of some kind to bring production dovv"n to the demand and to revise the sched ' ule of percentages. The officials of the Reading company, however, did not seem to think much would ... be accomplished. President Harris will represent the company and from what could be learned this after- noon he will be strongly supported by the Olcott-Earle committee In his claim for 21 per cent, of the output. STRUCK A MJRN1XG MINE. Much Excitement lit l'authcr Creek Vol ley. Allentown, I'n March 20. Miners at work in Shepps mine at Spring tunnel, near Summit Mill, have struck the burning mine about one und one-half miles distant from where this far famed underground conllagratlon was first started thirty-seven years ago. There was much excitement through out the l'anther Creek Valley region, and sternous efforts are being made by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation com pany to prevent the fire from attack ing this mine, which is at present pro ducing a large amount of coal. TICUE DEFEATED. The Scrauton Hoy Hollies In the Second Hound. Pittsburg, Pa., March 20. The semi finals and a few preliminaries in the seventh uunuiil boxing and wrestling championships of the Amateur Athletic ! union of the United Stutes were con- j tested for In Cyclorama hall, Alle- : gheny, tonight. The Duals will be de- j elded on Friday night. j In the 135 cluss, boxing.JamesO'Con- I nor, O. L. A. C, won from James Tlgue, Kxeelsior Athletic club..of Scrantoti, V. K. C. IS., who retired In the second rouifd. . T1OST0.VS RECALL. The Demand for tho Removal of the Hawaiian .Minister Now Appears to Be ait Assured Fact. Washington, March 20. Now that the demand of the government for the re call of Minister Thurston appears to be an assured fact, persons familiar with the course of Hawaian affairs in congress express no surprise at the re sult. Members of both houses, who supported the policy of the administra tion, made no secret of their dissatis faction with the alleged course of Mr. Thurston in furnishing Information to the frffnds of his government for use in debates. Secretary Gresham refused to niake any comment whatever on the report concerning Mr. Thurston's re call. The principle on which this gov ernment is said to have asked for Mr. Thurston's recall was laid down by Secretary Fish in 1S71. in the case of Constantin Catacazy, Russian minister, whose recall was demanded by this government principally because he was the author or source of an article ap pearing in a New York newspaper ac cusing the United States of leaning towards Kngland as .against Russia In the then complicated aspect of political affairs in Europe. Mr. Fish held that every government has the right to have the representa tive of another power an acceptable person, and no government has the right to expect of another the retention of a representative who indulges In personal abuse of the head of the gov ernment to which he Is accredited as Mr. Catacazy had done. After considerable delay Russia ac knowledged the principle, and Mr. Cat acazy went home on leave and failed to return. Opinion of such members of the senate foreign committee who are In Washington is divided on the ques tion of Mr. Thurston's action. Some believe that he was well within the rights of his official position In giving such Hawaiian news as he did to the papers., and others believe he committed a bireach of grave Impropriety, and warranting this country's demand for his recall. - Simoon ut Dennison. Ilennlson, Tex., March 20. A terrific simoon, lining the air with sand, swept over this section lust night. Houses were unroofed, trees blown down and great deal of damaife done. It was the most violent wind storm ever experienced In this sec tion. So far It is not known that any lives were lost. Cyclone at Augusta. Augusta, (la., March 2n. A cyclone passed over tho southwestern portion of the city this morning doing considerable damage ti property. About fifty houni-s were wrecked, mostly small, occupied by tiegroe. A number of negroes .were slightly Injured. Died from tirief. Johnstown, I'a., March 20. Mrs. Fred erick Lavely died of grief over the fact that her husband Is a prisoner In Kbeni bmg Jail, charged with misleading his cousin, I.lzzle Dnimmnnd, and being the father of her child. Iludd's llig liarn llnmcd. Lebanon, l'a., March 20. The large bnrn of Captain ItU-hard lludd, nenr Tower city, wus destroyed by tire at midnight, together with sixteen horses and mules, four cows, four hogs, farming Implements, etc. Loss, JS.rwi. Origin unknown, Tho Target Sells Away. New York, March 20. The Columbian lino steamer Alllsnca at which a Spanish mun-of-war fired several solid shots off the Cuban coast on March 8, Bulled at 1 o'clock today for Colon. Slio played with .Matches. Harrlsburg, Mureh 20. A 3-year-old daughter of Morgan Thomas, coal Inspec tor of the colliery at Whonelsoo, was burned to death. She played with mulches during a brief absence of her mother, CONDENSED STATE TOPICS. Reading's Firemen's union has already agreed upon ll.lniO In prizes for the stale firemen's tournament. Lancaster city's shore of tho liquor li cense fund Is $30,fi!M, hut the county will not pay It over, owing to a flnuuclul dis pute. Republicans marched out and broke tho quorum of common council In KeudliiK,' thus preventing tho election of a city clork. A mulden sister Inherits the entlro half, million-dollar estnto of the late Lawyer A. Herr Smith, of Lancaster, who died In testate. W. W. Pettlnglll, a traveling doctor, was yesterday arrested at Wllllumsport for malpractice on the person, of Muy Hil ton, of While iJeer Valley. Weaver John Bsterly, an F.maui'' octo genarian, who foretold the snow storm of ,-Srll 10 lust, says there will he good si- Ighlng up the state on April 18 next. Tho Monroe County Mutual Insurance company has been compelled, on account of. Its heavy losses, to apply to the court for a dissolution and ask for the appoint ment of a receiver to settle up Its uffulrs. Superintendent? It. M. Kimball, of the Erie ami JMttsuhrg railroad, has resigned after a service of twenty-five years, and will take charge of tho Pennsylvania ItnIN roud company's cool buslnuss at Kile, C'levelund and Ashtabula, EXPLOSION JF DYNAMITE Nine Thousand Cases Go Off at Amsterdam. HOATMEN ARE BLOWN TO ATOMS Tho Cargoes of Two Crafts I'.xplode with Terrible Effect -Twenty-five Per sons Are Killed-Nearby Towns Shukcn. Amsterdam, March 20. While 9,000 cases containing 225,000 kilograms of dynamite destined for Mnaslius were being transferred by boats on tho Rhine from German territory near Lo blth, yesterday evening, the cargoes of two of the boats exploded, blowing the boast and boatmen to atoms. Reports of the disaster are conflict ing. Some have It that only ten of the men engaged in the work were killed, while others assert that at least twenty-five persons lost their lives. Taking Into consideration the fact that 1,00 of the cases exploded, the damage done in Loblth was not great. The inhabitants of nearby towns felt two violent shocks and recovered. A girl was found dying in a pile of ruins. She lingered threo) hours In agony. The cause of the explosion had not been as certained this evening. .MINT SHORTAGE. Kighty Thousand Hollars n orth of tiold und Silver Lost In Nevada Crucibles. Washington. March 20. Mr. Preston, director of the mint, confirms the United Press dispatches tliut a shortage exists In the Carson, New. mint. The dispatch places the shortage at $S0,00O. Mr. Preston's information places it at $00,000. The fact that a shortage; existed was made known to the treasury In Febru ary. Mr. Preston ut once ordered An drew Mason, of New York, to investi gate the matter. He reported that 3,000 ounces of silver and 3,000 ounces of gold were missing. Hlrsch Harris, melter and refiner at the mint is responsi ble for the loss. He was appointed by President Cleveland last June. Mr. Harris is under bond of $20,000. Mr. Preston Is awaiting a telegram from Inspector Mason before he takes official action In the matter. Mr. Har ris will be suspended pending further Investigation. "The loss," said Mr. Preston, "Is the result of either theft or carelessness, and from my present light I fear the former." ROBDED THE .MORGANS. Collection Clerk Appropriated Ten Thous and Hollars. New York. March 20. Harry Mines, 32 years old, was committed to prison this morning on a churgo of having stolen several thousand dollars from the banking firm of Pierpont Morgan & Co. Mines was In the employ of the firm and It Is said his stealings will leach $10,000. J. Pierpont Morgan said this morning that Mines has robbed tho firm of $10,000. He was a clerk In he collection de partment, and has been taking the money In small sums from time to time. It Is the same old Btory. He collected money and appropriated it to his own use. He has been un employe slnco IKsl. Mines is a member of the Kill Von Kull Yacht club, and was a mem ber of the defunct Staten Island Ath letic club. CONTRACTORS INDICTED. They Are Held Responsible for the t ail of New York Tenement Houses. New York, March 20. Four persons have been Indluted by the regular grand Jury as a result of the fall of tenement houses In Orchard street, by which five men lost their lives on March 1. Those indicted are: Timothy J. Ormsby, In spector of the building department; Contractors John Gleaves and Peter Comes, nnd the owner of the buildings, William T. Lennon. They are charged with manslaughter In the second de gree. All the men were arrested at the In stance of the coroner, when the dls uster occurred, und ore now under $."i,000 bull. OSWALD OUT OF JAIL. 'I ho Youth Who hilled Ills lather Is I nder Hull. ' Reading, Pn., March 20. Charles Os wald, tho Itf-year-old boy who killed his father at (Hey Line on Tuesday night, wus lodged In Jail here at 2 o'clock this morning. When the offi cers arrived at tha Oswald home inte last night, the family had retired, but the lad agreed to accompany them." x At noon the youthful prisoner was brought to the court house. A consul tation followed between the cunsel nnd Judges and ball In $2,n00 was agreed upon. The accused will be tried In Juno, Late this afternoon the boy returned to his home by stage. THE KM IE WAS DULL. Hester Pitts 1'iinhlo to Shuffle Off tho Mori a I Coll. Philadelphia, March 20. Hester Pitts, colored, who was arrested yesterday In Harrlsburg, on 'the chnrgo of Hteullng $4,000 from the homo of Ijer empolyer, Mrs. Hrooka. lu this city, was brought to Philadelphia today. In her cell this morning tho womnn attempted suicide by cutting her throat with a table knife, which had been given her with her breakfast. The knife wus dull, however, nnd only n, slight wound was Inllloted when a de tective wrenched the knlfo from her. She has confessed tosteallng the money. ADAM HADE AC DEAD. The Well Known Soldier and Author Passes Awny. Itldgewood, N. J., March 20. Briga dier General Adnm ltaileau died sud denly In the Herbert House here at D o'clock last night. Ho appeared to be In his usunl health and spirits up to the time of his death, which wus caused by apoplexy. General Iludentl was born on Pec. 2tl, 1831, ftt New Hoehello, N. Y and be longed to one of itho old Huguenot families which settled that town. When the rebels made their attack upon Fort Humner he hnd just made his debut as an author. But young Iludeau followed the popu lar Instinct, and was among the early volunteers for the defence , of the Union, and while serving as a lieuten ant he had the good fortune to attract the attention of General Grant, who adopted him Into his military family as his secretary; and In that capacity he rendered Important service. After the war he continued to net as secre tary of the general of the army and rendered another service by writing the biography of his chief, and in the mean while had been advanced -to the ofjlce of a brigadier by brevet, and was ap pointed consul general for Great Britain. He retained that lucrative position until March, ISM, when he was appointed charge d'affaires to Denmark. That appointment he de clined, and In May, 1882, he was made consul general at Havana, where he remained until April, 1884. In May, 1869, he was placed on the retired list of tho army with the rank of captain, In consequence of Incapacity from wounds received In the assault on Port Hudson. In addition to his military history of U. S. Grant, General Badeau was the author of "Conspiracy," "A Cuban Romunee," "Aristocracy in Kngland," und "Grant In Peace, a Per sonal Memoir." MISTAKEN AND ILL-TIMED. College Hoys Are Still Anxious to Die on tho Hull Uround-Thcy Acknowledge Wis dom of I acuity, However. Hoston, March 20. Captain Arthur Uiewer, of the Harvard eleven, has this letter In the Crimson today, regarding the action taken yesterday by the fac ulty of the college against football: Whether last evening's vote of the fac ulty Is wise or not Is to be seen In future years; whether they huve reully acted to ward the prosperity of our beloved college remains to be proved. For the present, at least, the deed Is done, and, us we think, perhaps, one of our most manly sports has been torn from us. Hut are we actually In a position to ques tion the wisdom of this action? Stop a moment and think; do we, as undergrad uates only in this college, consider that we can Judge with that Judgment that comes from experience? Is it not better to trust to tho foresight of our elders In experi ence, ut least; surely they realize the Im portance of the step they have taken, and are willing to accept the result, which they must sincerely believe will be only to our advantage. Is It not more discourteous to the fac ulty, our Intended benefactors, If we tear to pieces their opinions and criticize them piecemeal we only undergradnutes who have scarcely reached our twenties? Sure ly we are not so vain as to believe that they carry enormous weight with them. Let It be for others to criticise; let It be for those who Justly belley: themselves capable; but let us at least prove our selves gentlemen, courteous and manly. (Signed; A. Iljj Brewer. Tho editorial in the Crtmsin also ex pressed the same Idea that linee there Is nothing to be done the bst way Is to submit In peace. It, however, sticks to its previous opinion thatitlie action Is "mistaken and 111 timed). "rr- .' New .'Haven, Conn., March 20. The action of the Harvard faculty provoked considerable comment at Yule today. The Yale News, in response to a query from the Harvard Crimson, has been gathering 'opinions from Yale athletic leaders who express their deep regret on the Harvard faculty action in the footbull matter. The News will say tomorrow that Yale grieves over the apparent loss of the annual foot ball game with Harvard, but that It has no desire to criticize the wisdom of the Harvard faculty. Professor Richards, of the Yale facul ty, said tonight that he was In a posi tion to state that the Yale faculty had decided not to place any restriction upon the game, but to leave the matter of revision of the rules to the students and graduates. MURUACUA ALL RKiHT. Has Simply Followed the American Cus tom and Talked Through His Hut. Washington, Match 20. It Is author itatively stated that there Is no founda tion for the report that SenorMuruagtm will be recalled by his government upon the suggestion of Secretary Gresham. Minister Mui'unguu, It Is said, has been guilty of no Imprudences which would mako him persona noli grata to the government of tho United States. While he has spoken his mind freely with re spect to the Allinncu affair, his friends say he has not violated uny of the olliclul proprieties. Salaries to He Heduccd. MonlreHl, March 20. Tho Canadian Pa cific railway directors today decided us a measure of retrenchment to make a gen eral reduction In wages and salaries. A 5 per cent, cut will be made In salaries up to $l!,0U0 per year, and above that 10 per cent. All officers without distinction will be affected by the cut. fifteen Murderers Indicted. New Orleans. March 20. The grand July today presented llfteen Indictments, charging twenty men with murder com mitted "on last Tuesday morning In the leveo troubles. All have been In custody, but were released from the recorders' court on bonds. 1 lichug Hanged. Nashville, Tenn, March 20. A negro woman named Henrietta Taylor was hanged by a mob near Petersburg, Lin coln county, lust night. She was accused of burning a house belonging to a Mr. Huyless a few monthB ago. Prohibition's Pn Is Well.. Portland, Me., Murch 20. General Nenl Dow, "the father of prohibition," today celegrated his ninety-first birthday. He Is In excellent heulth. SPARKS HY TELEGRAPH. Decoy letters sent through the Yonkers (N. Y.) postofllco caught In theft W. 11. Robinson, who hud been superintendent of carriers eleven years. Chasing his wife and paramour, William Chandler, from Arknnsas to Oregon coun ty. Mo., Wlllluln Allen shot Chandler dead from ambush and escaped. Otto II. Paullnl, a wealthy resident of Indianapolis, Ind., who had brooded over the divorce of his wife a few years ago, blew his brains out Monday night. The famous stallion Ralp Wilkes, owned by Colonel John 10. and Rayurd Thayer, died at Lnneaster, Mnss. The Thayer Biob. had refused $75,000 for him. Just ns John Chamberlain stepped forth fro Klllgs county penitentiary n free man he was arrested by Detectlvo Williams, of Banta Ft, N. M.. for a murder commuted hi -that territory. . After twenty years' litigation, John and Robert J. Gray won a suit In New York's supreme court against the Jersey Cen tral railroad for breach of contract, gut ting $7,232 damages, THE NEW REVENUE MEASURE It Would Produce $200,000 Less Funds Annually for State. THE ESTIMATES SUBMITTED Kellglous Garb Hill Under Consideration. It Is Certain to Ho Approved by the Governor Superior Court Bill Amendments. Harrlsburg, March 20. The state's fiscal officers cannot figure out more than $10,000,000 Btate revenues for the next two years. They have carefully gone over tha estimate submitted at the conference last Thursday night ut the executive mansion between Gover nor Hastings, his cabinet and Chair men Fruit and Marshall, of the senate and house appropriations committee, and find that their llgureB were sub stantially correct. It Is believed that this estimate Is rather high and that the revenues will not reach $10,000,000. Tho capital stock tax for the next two years Is put down at $3,275,000. This amount Is greuter than the reve nue from this source the pust two years. The cupital stock of corporations has depreciated considerably on account of the hard times and it is thought the revenues from this source will not ex ceed three millions. The revenues the past two years were materially In creased by the tax arbitrarily ussessed by Auditor General Gregg against corporations, out of which grew the fa mous "riser cases." Refore the leclsion of the supreme court upsetting this scheme many cor porations paid the increased tax under protest. Under this decision the tax of these corporations will hereafter be much less than under the auditor gen eral's ruling. The estimate for the next two years does not Include the bonuses and delinquent taxes of all kinds of record in the auditor general's depart ment. They aggregate about $.'!50.000. but It Is uncertain whether they can be collected. The advocates of the new revenue bill formulated by the state tax confer ence are using the falling off in the state receipts as un argument In favor of the measure. They claim It will not decrease the revenues and at the same time time distribute more equitably the burdens of state taxation. Kx-State Treasurer Hoyer, the framer of the pres ent tax laws, disputes these claims. He says If the bill will work more satis factorily than the present system he will cheerfully give It his support. "Hut It is on a new basis entirely," said Mr. Hoyer, " and would huve to re ceive the sanction of the supreme court. It taxes the funded debt of cor porations held by non-residents. This Is an entirely new feature and will no doubt be contested so .that some years might elapse before a final declson. Assuming that the principles of the bill are constitutional. It would decreuse the tuxes of some corporations and in crease others. It would produce, ac cording to the statements of its friends, $200,000 less revenue 'annually. If the features of taxing manufacturing cor porations and building and loan asso ciations are eliminated It would fall short, perhaps, a half million dollars. "Of course, all these figures are hypo thetical. It would be hard to tell what the bill would actually produce until tried. To sum tho whole thing up, if the bill Is all that Its friends contend for It, It would surely not be safe to pass It without an increase of mlllage. I should say five mills Instead of four, for the one corporate tax it levies will have to take the place of the three now levied cupital stock, corporate loans and gross receipts." Religious (iurh Hill. The Smith religious garb bill Is still tinder consideration by the senate edu cation committee. It will be nmended so ns to impose the penalty for viola tion upon boards of school directors and controllers appointing teachers who wear any religious garb or Insignia In the schools. Senator Pllnn and Chris. L. Magee are urging tills change, and there seems to bo no doubt of it being done. Senators McCarrell nnd Gobln have charge of the measure. Senators Crouse and Pecker, of Philadelphia, members of tho committee, believe the bill ought to be reported In the form It passed the house. Representative Smith, of Philadel phia, the framer of the bill, Is satisfied with the proposed change and will make no effort to prevent It. The leg Islative committee of the Junior Order of American Mechanics will take the mntter Into consideration tit a meeting to be held this week. The committee has made a careful ennvass of the sen ate and declares the bill will go through and receive the governor's signature. Amendments to Court Hill. Thp bill establishing a superior court for the relief of the supreme court passed second reading In the house to day after much discussion. Mr. Kim kel, of Dauphin, who has the measure In charge, bad It amended ho that with the first election for tho five Judges, which It provides for, each elector shall vote for but four. This will give the Democracy , a representative In the court. Mr. O'MjiIley. of Lncknwnnnn, followed with an amendment to Include Hcranton 4nd Willlnmsport In addition to Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Harrls burg, as the places to which the court Is to sit one a year. Mr. Collins, of Lycoming, endorsed this and expressed a hope that It would pass. Tho amendment curried notwith standing tho objections of Messrs. Kun kel and Fow. Tho member from l)nu phln said the proposition embodied In the amendment wns carefully consid ered by the general Judleury committee, and the State liar association, and It wns deemed advisable to require the court to sit at but three cities Phila delphia, Pittsburg and Harrlsburg. To provide otherwise, Mr. Kunkel con tended, would hamper the work of the court, and Interfere to a considerable extent with the services which it would be required to perform. Good work could not le obtained from a court which was required to move from plnco to place, away from Rs libraries and live In hotels. A! r. Fow provoked much laugh ter by a remark that If he was In order he would like to amend the bill so as to provide the court with a horse and wagon with which to travel "over the state and dispense justice at every fence corner. Speaker Walton ruled tho amendment out of order. . Mr. NUes wanted to amend the bill to limit the Jurisdiction of the court to $")00 instead of ' The amendment was defeated. . same fate befell an amendment offered by Mr.. Bliss, of Delaware, to strike out the provision which gave the court Jurisdiction of cases Involving the construction and application of the constitution. Mr. Kunkel said it was tha uniform Judg ment of all who had been consulted ubout the bill that this provision was proper and ought not to be changed. Ho thought constitutional questions ought to be passed upon and decided by the state supreme court. Thi! stale custodian bill passed final ly with only seventeen votes against It. The measure now goes to the sen ates for concurrence In the amend ments changing the title of the office from "custodian" to "superintendent." The administration Is behind the bill because as It is claimed It will save the state $20,000 a year In the pur chase of supplies for the departments. It legislates out of office Major John Lockart, of PhlladeliVIa, superintend ent of public buildings and grounds. It Is believed that simultaneous with his approval of the bill Governor Hast ings will appoint Major John C. De laney, of this city, to the position which it creates. Tim order of business at both ses sions of the houses was the considera tion of bills on second reading. Little Interest was shown by the members In the proceedings and, us a rule, the bills went through without discussion. THIRTY DOGS POISONED. Knglisb und Irish Setters Intended fur Ilcnch Show Hie. Waynesburg, Pa., March 20. A sen sation was created here today by the announcement that thirty dogs, being conditioned for the Pittsburg bench show, were poisoned and all of them have died. They were English and Irish setters of the best breeding. Among them were four dogs owned by Pittsburgers. Sallle Mack, owned by Frank McClure, and valued by him at $1,000, was possibly the highest priced dog in the collection. The owners have enlisted a prominent detective agency to ferret out the au thors of the poisoning, and have gone so far as to ascertain what druggist in Waynesburg suppllc the poison from which the dogs met death. What in spired this plot to kill so many valu able dogs Is unknown, and as yet sus picion rests upon no one. GUARD APPOINTMENTS. Official Announcements from Military Headquarters. Harrlsburg, Vn., March 20. An order was Issued from National Guard head quarters this eV ''ling announcing the following appoh s: Colonel Kzra II. 'e, commissary general, Scranton; Colonel Thomas J. Hudson, chief of artillery, Pittsburg; Aides-de-camp, Lieutenant Colonel William Frederick Reynolds, lielle foiite; Lieutenant Colonel .James M. Reed, Connellsvllle; Lieutenant Colonel Robert B. Iiaker, Philadelphia; Lieu tenant Colonel George Nox McCain, Philadelphia. Non-commissioned staff. Color Sergeant Jacob Greene, Com pany F, Third regiment, Philadelphia. HODGES ARRESTED. The Murderer of His Brother Caught ut Chicago. Philadelphia, March 20. A dispatch was received at police headquarters to night from the police of Chicago, stat ing that Joseph Hodges, who is wanted In this city for the murder of his brother, Willam, had been arrested in the latter city today. The two brothers had a quarrel on the night of March 1 last over the refusal of William to loan Joseph a dollar, nnd the latter shot and killed the former. Joseph disappeared after the shoot ing and the police were In doubt whether he had carried out a threat to commit suicide by Jumping In the river or had made his escape. Old Rivals Will Hoy. P.altimore, March 20. It Is probable that Jako Kilrain and John L. Sullivan will goon be brought together In a boxing match In New York. Arrangements with such an end in view are now under way, and If they can be satisfactorily carried out the public will again seo the old rivals face, to face In the ring. Had u.lomih on Hoard. Havana, March 20. The Lucha asserts that the steamship Alllanca when fired on by the Spanish cruiser Conde le Vena dtto had on board the Cuban rebel. Gen eral Antonio Maoeo, or his brother Jose, and that she landed him at Sandy Hook. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Hinall-arm target practice has been re sumed lu the army. Postmaster General Hlssell says ho Is '"ready to move out." Admiral Meade's fleet yesterday sailed from Laguuyra for San lxunliigo. The Internal revenue receipts for Febru ary show $11,818 income tax the first re port. Garfield's former homo In Washington will bo razed und an apartment house built on the site. Secretary Gresham, who was G3 on St. Patrick's Day, Is 'tho oldest member of tho cabinet, and Secretary Smith Is tho baby. Pages In congress will hereafter be sum moned by touching an electric button on tho desk Instead of noisily clapping the hands, FOREIGN NEWS NOTES. The Puke of Aosta hns boon formally betrothed to l'rlncess ltelene of Orleuns. The corner gtono of a Garibaldi monu ment was laid ut Homo before a great Katherlnir of people. Tho Yorkshire Tost announces the. death at Montana yesterday of tho Duchess of Lelnster, tho noted beauty. J. & V. Coats A Co.. tho 8cotch and American thread mannfaotnrers, have reduced tho price of their product 0 per cent. The terms of tho new United States In come tax were published In & London paper for the benellt of British Inveatora In this country, EnKland will InvnstlRnte tho raso of W. 11. Richard, the Hllcited llrltlsh sub ject, who has been sentenced to prison at Hawaii aa a rebel. A dispatch from Seville suya the Ppanish Hteamer Carplo, which sailed hence for that port on Feb. 27, Is supposed to have been lost lu th recent heavy Rules. It la believed till of hor crow have perished. WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, full'; possibly pi-OLded by HKht auowa on the Immediate coast; Increasing northerly winds. INLEYS Hosiery Department Extraordinary value in Fast Black Hosiery. While, they last we will offer tlie fol lowing THREE NUMBERS In High Grade Hose at prices never before quoted lor this class of goods: 150 doz. Ladies' Fine Two Thread Ho.se,high spliced heel and double sole, 17c. per pair; 3 pairs for 50c. 125 doz. Ladies' extra fine, 40-guage ' Hose, high spliced heel and double sole, 21c. per pair; Actual Value, 30c. 150 doz. of our celebrated 'Boys' Armor Plate" Hofe, 1x1 and 1x2 rib, double knee and extra heavy, sizes 7 to 10, 20c. per psir. OUR REGULAR I5C. 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 AGE.NT FOR I LWI. CM inn e LL THE VERY BEST. 813 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA. We are selling mure Shoes. You tire lielpiiiK us. OL'R $'2.00 Hand Welt Shoe in oue of our trade tdiniulutors WHOLESALE AND RETAIL REPAIRING OF WEICHEL the Jeweler, can repair your watch to give per feet satisfaction, haviujy had ten years' experience in our leading watch fao tories. LEWIS M 1TB GIVE US A TRIAL
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