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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.
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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.
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