I ' r EIGHT TAGES 5G COLUMNS. SCR ANTON", PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY. R1TER eiLLJASSES HOUSE A New Pension List Approved by a " ' Vote of 107 to 77. SALARY FOR RETIRED JUDGES Members of the Supremo Court Who Have Served Twenty Yours at Sturva. tlon Wages Are to He Offered Pensions for Resignation. Bp"c'- to the Scranton Tribune. Ilai rlsburtr, April 16. The Judges' re tlri'ment bill pussed finally today lit the house. The vote was 107 to 77. The jmssuse of this bill establishes n pre cedent In the lower brunch of the legis lature. Kor a Kenerutlon efforts huve been made to get It to pass such a bill. One or twlee its udvoeatea sueceeded Jn the senate, but this Is the first time they have ever pussed the bill In the house. The success of the friends of the bill passed today is du principally to the activity of PpeakeWulton. fit has been energetic from the start In Its behalf, and It was lurgely out of court esy to him that It was passed. During the discussion on the bill this morning ilr. Walton left the chair and made a powerful plea for its passage. His r marks had a good effect and won even some of the most active opponents of the bill. The morning session was extended nn hour In order to dispose of the bill. The measure was on the calendar for third reading on a special order, and was taken up shortly after 11 o'clock. The debate was opened by Mr. Martin, of Lawrence, with u speech ugainst the measure. He took the ground thut the principal Involved in the bill was a bad one, and that it ought not become a law. Representatives Seaner. of In diana, followed with a l-uig speech In opposition to the bill. He read his re marks. At the close Mr. Harrison, of Philadelphia, created much laughter by calling for a second reading. Mr. Muttux. of Venango, then took the floor and made an earnest plea for the defeat of the measure. He remind ed his Republican colleagues that they Were committed to economy and reform and declared tills contended the bill was one of the most unpopular that the party could pass. Mr. Mattox thought the judges of this state were well paid and that such a measure ought not to become a law when the working men of Pennsylvania were hardly making enough to fed and clothe their families. Mr. Morrick, of Tioga, was opposed to the bill because It pro posed to pension Judges. He claimed no better reason could be given why a judge should be pensioned than that a pension should be given school teach ers. The duties of the schoolmaster are far mors important than those of a Judge. But it is not a question of which Is the most deserving, said Mr. Merrick, it is a question of principle; a question of whether we shall begin the forma tion of a civil pension list that may extend as far as the politicians with n pull" can pull it. He believed the measure was a vicious one and ought not become a law. Ex-Auditor General Niles. of Tioga, appealed to his party colleagues to vote down the bill. It was wrong and the people will not stand It when the treas ury Is depleted and the public chari ties are about to suffer. Mr. Niles said the bill was unconstitutional be cause it was, class legislation. He de fied contradiction on this point. Mr. Riter, of Philadelphia, the author of the measure, replied that In his opin ion the measure was constitutionally sound. He contended that It would not hurt the charities of the state. In the name of Justice and right it ought to become a law. So far as he was con cerned. Mr. Riter said, he was ready to take his political chances on his posi tion on the bill. Speaker Walton then retired from the chair to make the closing argument for the bill. He began by saying it could not be said of him that he had delayed the advancement of the busi ness of the house, or that he had taken the floor In the interest of any meas ure since the beginning of the session and asked the indulgence of the house. He declared with much earnestness that he was proud of his position which he has taken In endeavoring to accom plish the successful passage of this bill. Mr. Walton contended that the people of Pennsylvania who live In the dis tricts represented by the gentlemen who oppose the bill do not understand its merits, or else their attitude would be entirely different, Mr, Walton's .Missionary Work. "I have spoken with farmers In Har rlsburg from al! sections of the state In relation to the matter," Speaker Walton continued, "and I want to say upon my honor as a man that I have failed to meet a man representing thn agricultural interest with whom I have talked that before I left him has not told me that he believed this measure a meritorious one. I believe before we leave pur legislative deliberations we will find enough money, as Pennsylva nia has always done In the past, to take ample care care of the poor, the crip pled and the blind, and If we do not I for one would recall this measure If I felt It would place a tax on, the treasury of our people." Representative Lawrence, of Wash ington, closed the debate with a plea for the defeat of the bill. He referred to the efforts which have been made In the past to pass such a measure. He was opposed to the principle Involved and did riot thing the measure should be come a law. He appealed to his col leagues to vote against the bill In the name of justice and right and reminded them of the depleted condition of the state treasury. The measure provides for the retire ment of judges on full pay who have served twenty consecutive years on the bench, or thirty years altogether, and have reached the age of 70. The only justices who now come tinder the provi sions of the act are Judges flare, Fln 'letter and Allison, of Philadelphia, and Bershlng, of Schuylkill. ROUTINE WORK IN HOUSE. 'The' Vote on Iho Justice Pension Bill i " ; , Given In Dots 11. ' Hafrlsburg, Pa., April 10. The houe , met at 10 o'clock this morning and im medlatelyproceeded to tlie considera tion of billion third reading and final ' passage, Representative Keene's bill authorising Vie boards of school direc tors to appropriate funds for the pur pose of establishing and maintaining publlo school libraries was defeated, the yeas being 96 and nays 51, less than a constitutional majority. .The bill authorizing the Incorpora tion of companies for constructing and maintaining boulevards was also de feated. The Riter bill, providing a compensa tion for judges who shall resign their otjlce after twenty years consecutive service on the bench, at the age of 70 years, came up on final passage. It was vigorously opposed by Messrs. Martin, of Lawrence; Seanor, of Indi ana; Mattox, of Venango, and others. Mr. Mattox called the attention of the house to the fact that at every turn members are met with the warning that the revenues of the common wealth w..:-not justify the appropria tion of a cent of money to the private hospitals and charities of the state, yet here is a proposition to pension Judges at the expense of the people. "In these times It ts d i 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 for poor men to make sutllcletit to keep their families, and it Is an Insult to slap them In the faces with such. a bill as this." He warned the Republican majority that the pas-sage of the measure would react, because the people would hold the majority responsible.' Speaker Walton called Mr. Keyser to the chair and took the floor, and in an earnest and eloquent speech defended the measure. Tills great state, he declared, could well afford to pension the few aged men who might come under the provision of the bill and who have served the people so long and so faithfully. In closing he appealed to the house to consider carefully the fact that two venerable Judges in Philadelphia are now past the age of 78 years and have sat over forty years. Such a bill. In his Judg ment, would be In the Interest of econ omy. Inasmuch as three of the Judges who could retire under the provisions are not able to sit owing to old age, thus retarding the work of the courts. As he concluded the speaker was loud ly applauded. The Vote In lietail. Finally the vote was taken and the bill passed yeas, 107; nays, 77 as fol lows: Yeas Messrs. Abranis, Ames, Anderson, Clark T. llaldwln. Beam. Beyerleln. Ullss, Bolard, fsuckwalter, Clurency. Collins, Coinly, Connell, Conrude, Cotton, Croth ers. Cruise, Culbertjon, Curtln, Curtis, De Velin, Uunlap, Knnls, Fair, Fletcher, Foll weiler, Kow, Garvin, Ullniore, Goentner, Gould, Grausbuek, Oiitllths, (irigsby, Grlner, Grover, Harrison, Harshaw, H-ir-vey, Hershoy, Hicks, .luines, Jeffrey, John Keai'iis, Kephart, Keikulager, A. J. Kern, Kerr, Keyser, Kldd, Ktpp, Kunkel. Litt ley, Mackrvll, Millard, Dunlel F. Muore, Linus YV. Moore, Muehlbronner, Mullln, MuClain, McDonald. MoFarlane, Nickel), I'arculls, I'asco, I). Hunter Patterson, John K. Patterson, Peltz, Pennlwell. Phil lips, Prlohard, Raven, Reed, Reese, Reeves, Kelnochl. Hlchey, Riebel, Riter, George W. Rhoades, Robb. Rutledge. Sal Inter. Salter, Saunders, Coalfe, Sthrlnk, Sjott. .Shiny, Sinner, Robert Smith, Spanker, Staples, Stewart. Talbot, Under wood, Vare. Wallace, Weaver, Weiss, Weyadn, Williams, John 8. Wilson, Mat thew M. Wilson, Zehnder, Zullok, Walton, speaker. 107. Nays Messrs. Richard 3. Baldwin, Rid dle, Brown, Burrell, Cochrane, Creasy, Dambly, Douthett, Duttera, 'Eaton, Eby, Ellis. Focht, Fredericks, French, Fritz, Funk, Graham, Heagy, Heldelbaugh, Hermon, Herzog, Hollenbach, Hopwood, Hunter, Keen, King, Kratz, Lawrence, Long, Luden. Lytle, Maple, Algernon L. Martin, Jacob H. Martin, John M. Martin. Mast, Mattox, Mauer, Merrick, Miller, Mll llken, Frank N. Moore, James N. Moore, Murphy, McAllister, McGaughey, New man, Niles, North Ormes, James Patter son, Samuel IJ. Patterson, Pomeroy, Por ter, Rice, Cyrus J. Rhodes, Rutter, Schwartz, Seanor, Seyfert, William C. Smith, William O .Smith, Snively. Stlne mnn, Stuck, Tiffany, Tllbrook, Welbel, Welliver, Wenk, West, Hugh L. Wilson, Woodrlng, Womelsdorf, Wyatt, Young. 77. Absent or not voting Andrews, Holies, Compton, Dixon, Hammond, Hawkins, Jennings, Kinney, Lemon, Mansfield, John H. Marshall, Newbury, O'Malley, Page, Putchln, Raymond, Smiley, Wan nemacher and Wilcox. 1(0. Work in the Senate. These bills passed Anally In the sen ate: Creating the office of fire mar shal In cities of the third class; organ izing a department of education in cities of the first class; for the appoint ment of fish wardens by the Pennsyl vania commissioners of fisheries; equalizing and fixing the compensation and mileage of the members of the sev eral boards to examine candidates for appointment as inspectors, foremen and fire bosses In the anthracite and bl tupilnous coal mines, and providing for the employment of a clerk to each of said boards; prohibiting prize fighting and regulating boxing with gloves; to carry Into effect section 8 of article VIII of the constitution to provide for the punishment of bribery at nominat ing, primary and general elections; au thorizing councils of Incorporated bor oughs to change the designation of wards; creating the office of county controller In such counties containing 150,000 inhabitants. The bill providing for the examina tion and regulation of miners in the anthracite coal regions and preventing the employment of incompetent per sons therein, was defeated yeas 13, nays 14, less than a constitutional ma jority voting for the measure. F.x-Scnator Wilson III. I -es Moines, Ia April 18. Ex-United States Senator James F. Wlluon is suffer ing from paralysis of the brain at his home In Fairfield, la., and Is not expected to live through the night. Ex-Senutor Wilson Is 67 years old. He waB elected to congress In 18K1 and was three times re-elected, re tiring in 8t. He was out of publlo life until 182 when he was eleuted to the United States senate. STATE GLEANINGS. Josephine Rosette, of Bhamokin, Is In Jail charged with the murder of her Infant daughter, ; Many southern negroes have arrived In the Sharon district to work In the soft coal mines. . The trial of E. K. Smith, the ex-banker of Columbia, for alleged embezzlement, has again been postponed, Western Pennsylvania soft coal miners declare that company stores are the great est evil that afflicts them. A hundred metal wheelers at Carnagle's Homestead steel mill struck for an ad vance of 20 cents a day wages. Divers near Montoursvltle are searching for the body of John Powers, a woods man, who was drowned by theoreaking of a log Jam. '. . ; Kx-Castiler Wise, of the suspended bank of Dubois, was arrested last night on a uharge of embezzlement. He gave ball in 12,000 for a hearing , ... THE SAN FRANCISCO FIEND Suspicion Connects Durant With the Third Missing Womcnt. A VERITABLE JACK THE RIPPER Tho IJehavlor of the Prisoner Tends to Establish Ills Guilt- Dxcltcmen' Over tbo IHiublo .Crime Is Inarcau-ing-Probubly u Manluc. San Francisco, April 10. Theodore Durnnt was, lust evening, formally charged with the murder or Minnie Wil liams. The coroner's Inquest upon Miss Williams will be held today. It will be a dutil investigation. The police will produce their evidence regarding the murder of both girls. They say they have more than enough testimony to convict IHiiant of murder. A further mystery Is added to the affair of the Kmanuel Knptllst church by the report that Mrs. Ella Korsyth, who has been missing for a week, was also a member of that place of worship. Her hus band, who has been searching diligently for her, says she left home to go to the beach to gather shells. She has never been seen since or heard of, and It la surmised that she may have shared the same fate of Rlanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. The city was alive yesterday with seucatlonal rumors regarding the hor rible tragedy. The street in front of Emanuel Baptist church was blocked all day with curious and excited crowds. Police und dectectlves spent the day In searching all nooks nnd corners of the city for further evidence which may throw light upon the crime. The police believe R impossible for tho butcher of Miss Williams to have ac complished this brutal murder without having smeared with blood some article of clothing. To find some trace of the assassin's presence was the object of their unsuccessful search. Tho Organist's Story. George King, organist of the church where the horrible crimes were .com mitted, made a statement to Chief of Police Crowley which tends to fix one crime, at least, the murder of Miss La mont, upon Durant. King says that on April 3 (the day Miss Lamont was missed), he went Into the church about 5 p. m. to practice on the organ. "I saw Durant there, much to my sur prise. He came down to the organ loft In a highly excited and overheated con dition. I asked him what was the mat ter and he replied that he had been overcome by the gas up in the loft. He was very weak and pale and asked me to give him a glass of bromo-seltzer. I knew he was fitting up an electrical contrivance about the church and thought nothing strange about his go ing up In the loft." . This Is direct evidence of the most startling nature. Miss Lamont, it will be remembered, left the high school about 3 p. m. on the day she was last seen, April 4. She was seen with Dur ant. The theory Is now that Durant had Just finished his fiendish work when -seen by the organist. Judge Thompson, Durant's attorney, has re ceived permission from the coroner to be present at the inquest with a sten ographer, that he may follow the testi mony In behalf of his client. King says that he went to the drug store at the corner of Sixty-first and Howard streets and purchased a bottle of bromo-seltzer, and continued: "When I returned Durant took a dose, and It seemed to nauseate him, He asked me how he looked. I told him he was pale, and his eyes were a little congested. What he did during the time I was gone I don't know. Afterward he went Into the ladles' parlor to look Into a mirror, and I afterward found on the little shelf underneath a little clot of blood, as though he had wiped his finger on It. We then carried a lit tle organ from up stairs down Into the lecture room. Several times he stopped to rest, and seemed quite weak. At 6 o'clock he left and went a short dis tance with me down the Btreet. I do not remember whether he went back to the church or not." Durnnt n Medical Student. In addition to this damaging evi dence, other equally Incriminating evi dence has been furnished. In the Bearch for the crime many curious theories have been evolved assuming that Durant Is guilty. One theory for the motive of the murder is the crimes were committed for the purpose of med ical investigation. It is known that Durant was an ardent medical student. The theory Is that he was crazed on the subject, and being unable to con duct his Investigation In any llgltlmate manner, murdered the girls for that purpose. The condition of the bodies after they were found tend to carry out this line of reasoning. Instead of abating, the excitement over the horrible crimes Is on the in crease. Every fresh rumor Is an excuse for an extra edition of the newspapers, which are eagerly bought by crowds of people on, the streets. Other crowds gather In front of the bulletin boards' and haunt the scene of the crimes. POISON IN HIS PULPlf. Aged Pastor Jessup Swallow Strychine with Sugar. Birmingham, Alu., Aprll 16. Having tagen poison In his pulpit, Rev. J. M. Jessup fell to the floor and died In spasms before his startled congrega tion, at Sandy Ridge, before he had finished his sermon, yesterday. 1 PaBtor Jessup was a venerable Primi tive Baptist clergyman. An investiga tion as to his Bhocklng death disclosed the fact that he had taken a lot of Strychnine which he carried In his pock et on bread-crumbs to poison English sparrows that infested his yard. He was also in the habit of carrying sugar In his pockets Sundays, to clear his throat for his sermon. He took the strychnine by mistake with his sugar. LOOKS EIKE FOUL PLAY. Body of an Italian with Outlet Hole In Ills Chin Is Found. WIlkes-Borre, Pa., April 16. The body of a well known Italian, named Vaute Merchettl, was found late last night by a party of railroad men on the' roadway near the mining town of Der ringer. A large hole In his chin showed that he had been shot and that death must have been Instantaneous. Near 'the body lay a huge revolver. On examination of the weapon it was shown that two cartridges had been discharged and there was nothing to Indicate self-destruction, as only one bullet hole was found in the body. The authorities and his friends are satisfied that It Is a case of foul play. PITTSBURG WATER FAMINE. The Entire City Suffers from a llrcak In the Water Main. Pittsburg, April 1.0. As a result of the break In the old main water pipe from the brilliant pumping station of the Pittsburg water works, the entire city is todny suffering from a water famine. Many Important houses and Indus trial plants and the Wylie avenue cable line have beei crippled, and exceptional Inconveniences are being experienced In all parts of the city. It is not ex pected that the damage will be repaired before tomorrow. There are but two feet of water in the big highland reser voir. SIBLEY'S SILVER SPEECH. The Champions of White Metul Aro En thusiastically Received by Colorado Citizen. Denver, Col., April 16. The open air mass meeting held from the steps of the cupltol this afternoon, in honor of the silver agitators, General Warner, of New York, and ex-Congressman Sibley, of Pennsylvania, was one of the largest ever seen. Before the hour which hud been set for the opening, people began to gather, and at i o'clock there were many thousand listeners. Excursion trains brought in hundreds from the mining camps. Judge A. W. Rucker introduced Congressman Sib ley, who was greeted with cheers. "Any place but Colorado to tulk sli ver," he said. "I did not come to talk silver. I can do that In the east, where it Is needed, but 1 can ask you to ad vance and exalt the spirit of patriotism even at the sacrlfic of partisanship. The president has said the ignorant people of Colorado have got to be edu cated on the money question, and I wish he were here to see' whom he pro posed to educate. Silver sentiment Is steadily growing, and even in Boston and Michigan it is crystalling. It Is spreading in spite of the efforts of J. Sterling Morton and other members of the cabinet. The people of the east will 'think the white ballots for silver In 1896 will amount to a snowstorm, and will lie down and die like the blind mule In the storm of pop corn. If sil ver had got Its rights when Cleveland took the president's chair, Denver would now be the center of population of the United States. But I did not come here to attempt to educate you on the subject of bimetallism, but to meet the people of Colorado and talk with them like brothers and fill myself up with the life and vlpor and electrical fsrea which one gets from breathing the pure ozone of Colorado and shak ing hands with her JVeople." Mr. Sibley was frequently interrupt ed with applause and expressed himself as more than gratified with the earnest ness of the people In the cause of silver. General Warner followed Mr. Sibley in a practical, business-like discussion of the subject, which has been his life study. As to the future movements of the party in this state, the committee having he matter in charge have ar ranged for a special train over the Denver, and Rio Grande, In which the party will start tomorrow morning. It is the Intention to stop for an hour or two' at a number of the smaller towns along the route and receptions will be given at the larger places. " The cities visited will Include Colorado Springs', Pueblo, Glenwood Springs and Aspen. Democrats Gathering. Harrlsburg, April 10. The Common wealth and Bolton hotels are rapidly lin ing with prominent Democrats from all parts of the state who come to attend the meeting of the Democratic state commit tee tomorrow, Robert E. Wright, of Al lentown, will probably.be elected chair man. The antl-Hnrrlty Democrats will support James F. Kerr. They held a cau cus at the Bolton tonight anil denounced the dominant faction of the party. The convention will probably be held Aug. 7 or Sept. 3, Mcrrlmac Quieting Down. Concord, N. H., April 10. Water In the Merrlmac river has lowered eight Inches since midnight and Is slowly receding. Trains tor Boston were sent out this morning. Tho hlgheBt point recorded showed the water to be eighteen Inches higher than In the great flood of October, Hit by the Pitcher. York, Pa., April 10. Albertus Keller was struck by a pitched ball on the temple during a game of base ball at Elchelberger academy yesterday, and last night he died from hemorrhages caused by concussion of the brain. He did not feel the effects of the blow until several hours after it wus received. Dead In a Mine Hole. Hazleton, Pa., April 10. Tonight the body of Patrick Early, constable of Ilazle township, was found in a mine hole at Luttlmer. Several deep wounds In the head showed that he had been murdered. The crime is supposed to have been com mitted by foreigners. Bismarck Is Resting. Berlin, April 10. Prince Bismarck passed the day quietly In resting after the fatigue consequent upon the recent celebration, Frledrlahsruhe has lost Its festive appear ance and all the decorations at the castle, with the exception of those In the great waiting hall, have been removed. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The shortage at the Carson City mint Is $75,499.75. . Florida threatens to compel Insurance companies to pay lossps In full. Baltimore's ancient Washington monu ment Is cracking, and likely to become dangerous. r The army worm Is devouring tobacco plants and every other green thing near Russellvllle, Ky. After visiting her husband's grave Mrs. Barbara French drowned herself In Mad river at Springfield, O. - Pearl Smith, a negress, confessed that she cut the throat of her paramour, Will lam Ferguson, also colored, la Chicago, Archacloglst W. McAdams is believed to have been drowned while trying to wade the Missouri river during an Indian-mound expedition. The American Newspaper Publishers' association in New York adopted resolu tions in memory of James W. Scott, late publisher of the Chicago Times-Herald. ... . Near Sallnevllle. O., the Old Shaft mine was flooded, at a loss of 125,(100, by Yellow creek leaking through Into It, and throw ing 200 miners out of work. PEACE REPORTS CONFIRMED Japan Willing to Relinquish Claims Upon Portion of the Yen. SURPRISE AT THE CONDITIONS It Is Thought Thut on Offensive and Defensive Alllunce Would Weaken Jupun Owing to China's Luck of Military Strength. Washington, .Ajrll 16. The reported signing of the treuty of peace between China and Japan Is confirmed by a cablegram received this morning from Hon. J. W. Foster, the adviser of the Chinese plenipotentiaries. The terms of peace agreed upon be tween China and Japan as cabled from London are thought to be In some par ticulars Inaccurate, notably In regard to Japan's retention of already con quered portions of Manchurlan terri tory and the fortifications of Port Ar thus and Wei Hul Wei, If by retention Is meant permanent occupation. It is now officially stated that the compromise which Japan agreed, to make from her original proposition was a material reduction In the amount of the Indemnity and her willingness to withdraw, from certain of the Chinese territory which Bhe had expressed a de sire to occupy. The statement that Japan has agreed to accept an Indem nity of only JIOO.000,000 Is regarded as erroneous. Her demand at the begin ning of peace conference was 400,000, 000 yen, equal to $00,000,000 (American gold dollars). According to advices previously received Japan reduced this amount by 100,000,000 yen, thus leaving the Indemnity at 300,000,000 yen, or $150,000,000 In gold. Conditions of Peace. Astonishment Is expressed thaj one of the reported conditions of peace should have been an offensive and de fensive alliance between the two na tions. Such agreements are always re garded as a close secret and are never under any circumstances made public. If this be the conclusion reaohed by the two countries it is regarded as the more extraordinary that It should have been so publicly announced. It Is point ed out, moreover, that Japan has noth ing to gain by an alliance of this char acter. Both nations are at peace with the rest of the world and aside from this China's internal weakness and lack of military strength, as shown in the war Just closed, would render an alliance with such a nation a source of weakness to Japan. Washington, April 16. Late this af ternoon Secretary Uresham received a cablegram from Minister Dun, at To kio, Japan, confirming the press dis patches that a peace treaty had been signed by Japan and China. The mes sage was terse -and simply stated that "peace negotiations between Japan and China were concluded today." INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS. Commissioner of Internal Revenue In structs tho Deputies. Washington, April 10. Commissioner Miller late this afternoon Issued an ad ditional circular to internal revenue collectors In which he says: "In case of Incorrect Income tax re turns now filed In your office, you will notify the person who filed returns that they must appear within a reason able time, specifying the date and place for appearance, and correct or explain said return; that on their failure to ap pear and make said correction you will correct and Increase the amount of such returns, stating the particular corrections which shall be made and the amounts by which said returns will be Increased. "Where persons nnd corporations lia ble to make return have neglected or refused to make return and where, in your opinion, false or fraudulent re turns have been filed, you will give no tice to the delinquents and to those who made such false or fraudulent re turns to appear and show cause why penalties shall not be assessed against them." SUICIDE OF A DOCTOR. Chicago Physician I'scs Chloral, a liazor and a Carver. Chicago, April 10. Dr. N. J. Nellson. a prominent physician who had, until six months ago, enjoyed a lucrative practice, made a desperate and proba bly successful attempt to kill himself this morning at his home in the pres ence of his mother. She wns horrified to And him writhing in agony on his bed from the effects of taking a dose of chloral. While the mother wns try ing to find some antidote Dr. Nellson suddenly, rose, seized a razor and drew the blade across his throat before Mrs. Nellson could stop his hand. She sprang on him and wrested the weapon from his grasp. Breaking away, the crazed man rushed into tho kitchen, where he seized a knife and again slashed his throat. Then he ran back to his room and turning on the gns tried to keep his frantic mother out, but .the loss of blood nnd the chloral made him unconscious. He had become despondent through illness and consequent loss of practice. ' PERRY IS CAPTURED. Tho Train Robber Is In Hudson County Jail nt llobokcn. Hoboken, N. J., April 16. The arrest of train robber Oliver Curtis Perry at Weehawken this morning, settles all reports of his having been seen at many points between the Matteawan asylum and Amsterdam since his es cape from Dr. Allison's custody on Wednesday last In company with four other convicts confined In the Mattea wan Institution. Perry is now in the Hudson county jail, Jersey City, await ing the arrival of New York state offi cials. As' ho is a fugitive from justice, ex tradition proceedings are unnecessary, and he will be surrendered to the proper officials on application. NANSEN AT THE NORTH POLE. , i Rumor Has Norway's Explorer Flagging Earth's Coldest Spot. Paris, April 16. The North Pole, says the Figaro, Is reported to have been, found by Dr. Nansen, the Norwegian explorer, who sailed on board the Fram for the fey north on- June 24, 1893. ' The report has it that the pole ia sit uated on a chain of mountains. It adds that Dr. Nansen planted the Norwegian flag upon this northernmost spot on the earth. The story Is doubted here. Dr. Nansen's plan when he salted was to make for the New Siberian Islands, and thence directly north till the Fram should be Imbedded In the Ice and drift along with It, following the west coast of any land thut might be met with northward. The doctor sent a dispatch from Var doe on Aug. 23, 1893, which he had written at Charabowa, In the Yu gorskl Straits, on Aug. 2, reporting that he was about to sail Into the Kara Sea, and that so far the Fram had behaved splendidly, especially in forcing her way through the Ice hat had been met with. Since then nothing has been heard of him. OIL CRAZE CONTINUES. Pennsylvania and West VIrglniu Fields Alive with Prospectors Plunger Barge's Fortune. Wheeling, W. Va., April lG.-Slnce the rise in oil, Slstervllle field has grown allvei -with, prospectors. People have gone wild and evrythlng is oil. Every man who can raise a few hundred dol lars Is out trying to locata a well. Prospectors are running all oVer the country and they offer cash bonus on land, which, by the way. Is hard to get, as farmers are holding off for more money. It Is estimated that 400 small wolLs have hVen- located for spring operations, and the number Is increas ing. Thus far no very big deals have been made, although It Is hard to tell what developments a day may bring. The runs during the past twenty-four hours have been about 7,850, an increase of a hundred barrels over the preceding day. Operators are complaining of scarcity of labor and work Is hampered very much on this account. Thousands of dollars are being sent to Oil City and Pittsburg for Investment. James Burge, a "plunger," invested $100 a week ago, and is now worth over $50,000, investing all as ho goes. STANDARD ON WAR PATH. Pipe Line Coinpunics May Bo Crushed Out by High Prices. Pittsburg, Pa., April 16. Oil made another big jump toward the $3 mark today. On the exchange the first quotation was $2.80 bid, and the market remained firm after some fluctuations until near the close when an advance of 7 cents was recorded, sales being made at $2.54 for the May option. Some say the Standard has contracts for refined oil at a figure that they could not posslblly fill, and purchase producers' balances at the price now quoted. Others, however, well Informed, say the Standard bought plenty oil around sixty cents and below, and that any contracts they have to fill now, they can do with crude bought nearly $U lower than at the present price. The independent pipe line people and refiners, however, must by this time, feel the advance lit petroleum from the fact that the amount of oil, outside the Standard holdings on April 1, only ag gregated 98,000 barrels. Should -the price of oils become so high that the Independent people could not fill contracts for their foreign cus tomers, it would give the Standard virtual control of the oil market in the United States and that part of foreign countries where they sell their pro duct. While this rapid advance In crude oil continues, producers who sell to both the Standard and Independent lines are reaping the long-looked-for harvest that they have awaited for many years, and the wildcatter Is now seen in ter ritory heretofore unheard of. GROW COUNTY EXPERTS. Commissioners Appointed by tho Gov ernor Will View the Promised Land. Wllkes-Harre, Pa., April 16. Messrs. Harvey, Wheelock and Snyder, the commissioners appointed by the gov ernor to look over the Grow county situation, arrived here today and were In consultation with Civil Knglneer W. U. Sturdevant. In a day or two they Intend tracing along the Schuylkill. Columbia, Wyom ing and Sullivan county lines looking up the area which It is proposed to in corporate Into Grow county. ANOTHER TRAMP FIRE. Hobos Cause tho Destruction of Valuable Itiiildlngs and Stock. Wllkes-Harre, Pa.. April 16. A barn and other outbuildings, belonging to Michael Hinnlck, a farmer residing near Nanticoke, were destroyed by fire to day. Before assistance could be ren dered, eight cows, several heifers and five horses were burned to death. The fire was started by tramps who had been sleeping on the premises. It Is not known whether any of them were burned or not. The loss will reach $8,000. Haverhill In Durkncss. Haverhill, Mass., April lfi. The city Is without electric lights tonight as the works are flooded by the rising water. The machinery In nearly a doien lar-re factories has been flooded, throwing 2,000 hands out of work. The damage al ready done amounts to many thousand dollars. Strike Declared Off. Augusta. Me., April 16. The 10 per cent. Increase in wages demanded by tho spin ners and weavers of the .Vassalboro wool en mills has been granted and the strike has been declared oft. All the help have returned to work. Hl Pnrtlson Bill Passed. Albany, N. Y., April 10 The Lexow New York city bi-partisan police commission bill passed the senate today vayes, 17; noes, 11; a party vote, with the exception, of Reynolds voting with the Democrats In the negative FOREIGN NEWS NOTES. Floods In Hungary have swollen tho Danube till It has Inundated many houses in Presburg. The American swindler. Frank Tnyolr, alias Tarbo, has been remanded for exam ination In London. His partner In crime, William Carroll Woodward, is still at lurge. Scotland Yard detectives have offered $250 reward for the arrest of the men who robbed Blr Roderick Cameron's daughter of a box containing Jewels and bonds worth thousands in the ' Victoria station, London. " WEATHER REPORT, For eastern Pennsylvania, showers; warmer, t . EASTER During this week wc will offer Kfiinc EXTRAORDINARY VALUES (rumour LINEN DEPARTMENT. We quote a few of the special prices in TABLE DAMASKS: 56-inch 23c; recent price 29c 58-inch 27c; recent price 35c 60-inch 33c; recent price 45c 64-inch 38c; recent price 48c 67-inch 43c; recent price 55c 72-inch 55c; recent price 68c 72-inch 89c; recent price $1.00 72-inch 98c; recent price 1.19 72-inch $1.25; recent price 1.65 80-inch 2.00; recent price 2.35 90-inch 2.20; recent price 2.50 Napkins to Match. Full s,i.e, soft finish. Crotchet, 98 cents; recent price. $1.35. Eleven-quarter Marseilles Cro clict, $1.1H; recent price, $1.50. Also about SO dozen all Linen Napkins, odd lots and broken z ens, the low prices of which 11 sell them. FIN LEV'S 510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave. H. A. KINGSBURY AGENT FOR THE VERY BEST. 813 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA. . , . . i i HUIDRED LEMUEUiMVIES REPAIRING OF WEICHEL the Jeweler, can repair your watch to give per fect satisfaction, having had ten years' experience in our leading watch fac tones. alii GIVE US A TRIAL 0
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