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DAY WITH THE LAWiWftKEHS
Lively Work in Both Senate and
House of Representatives.
fim BILLS TASSED FINALLY
Belief Granted Members ,uf the National
Guard Who Contracted lover at
Gettysburg School Question
Cunitldered in the llouvo.
Speolnl to the Scrunton Tribune.
Ilarrlsbuib', April 17. The country
member of the house gave another ex
hibition today of their strength by
the iiassaKe on second reading ot the
Smith s;'hu,ol bill. The measure pro
vides that one-third of the school ap
proprlaton shall be divided uiTordlns
to the number of teachers for a full
legal term and two-thirds according to
the number of taxable. The city
members are earnestly opposed to the
bill, as It would decrease their share of
the appropriation and Increase the
funds of the rural districts.
There are 112 members of the house
whose districts will be adversely affect
ed by the bill. The leaders of the oppo
sition claim every one of those' will vote
trutnst the bill on final pas.aue. If
lilr claims are correct It means the
defeat of the bill. The vote today was
92 to 83, or 11 less than necessary to put
It through the final stage. Under the
provisions of the bill Philadelphia will
receive $190,000 less than Its present
share of the appropriation: Pittsburg,
JS0.0OO. and Allegheny. $30,000.
The entire morning session was given
up to consideration of the bill. The de
bate was opened by Mr. Smith, of Bed
ford, the author of the measure. He
held that the present basis of the
school appropriation is wrong, because
It Is based on the number of taxables,
not even the nhmber who pay tax. "It
is subject to great abuse In that many
districts a floating population Is as
sessed," added Mr. Smith. "Many dis
tricts receive for school purposes from
five to ten times as much as others.
All the exonerated taxables In the stato
are counted In making the dlvlson of
the fund. Under the present system
the wealthy districts and centers of
population receive very much more
than a fair proportion of the fund. The
system proposed would to some degree
modify the distribution so that the
country districts would receive a
slightly increased amount."
Mr. Fow said the continued Interfer
ence with 'the educational system of
the state has got to be a growing evil
and should be stopped. He had no
doubt there are other members of the
house who think they do not receive
sufficient of the school funds, and yet
those school districts are not using all
the money appropriated to them for
school purposes under the present dis
tribution. Mr. Fow said that If ithe bill became
a law It could easily be taken advant
age of by the larger districts Increas
ing the number of teachers and thus
bring about the same condition of
affairs that exist under the present law.
The Quaker City member said he would
favor a law distributing the school fund
according to the number of pupils at
tending the schools, provided the at
tendance In these schools was sworn to
by a party In whom the state could
place confldence.
Mr. Stewart made an earnest speer-h
against the bill. He said It ought to be
entitled an act for the unjust and In
equitable distribution of school funds.
Messrs. Hicks and Seyfort advocated
the defeat of the bill. Arguments in its
favor were made by Messrs. Xils, Mer
rick, Parcells and Herman. The after
noon session was devoted to considera
tion of bills on second reading. A large
number passed this stage without ob
jection. The calendar is crowded with
bills on second reading, many of which
will never be reached unless the ses
sion continues until the middle of July.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Amendments to the Farr Compulsory
Fdncation Bill.
Harrlsburg, Pa., April 17. The senate
met at 11 o'clock. Over fifty bills were
reported from committees and placed
on the calendar. Senator Green en
deavored to secure a special order for
the house bill making an appropriation
to the trustees of the state asylum for
the chronic Insane, but as less than
two-thirds of those voting favored the
special order. Senator Green's resolu
tion failed. The bill Increasing the
charge of maintenance of idiotic and
feeble-minded children at the Pennsyl
vania training school from $100 to $175,
which was under discussion when the
senate adjourned yesterday, was taken
up and passed without opposition
Senator Baker objected to the passage
of the bill providing that one burial
permit shall be sufllclent authority for
. Interment In a cemetery that Is partly
within .the limits of two or more muni
cipalities, but the bill passed with only
one vote, Mr. Baker's, against it. The
bill authorizing counties and municipal
corporations to begin and prosecute
suits affecting the title and Interest of
the state In property within the corpo
rate limits In ithe courts of their proper
counties, was passed finally, as was also
Senator Kennedy's bill giving domestic
Insurance companies the same rights
as those enjoyed by foreign Insurance
companies doing business in this state.
The senate then began the considera
tion of a number of bills Introduced by
General Gobln for the relief of members
and families of members of the National
guard who contracted typhoid fever
during ithe Gettysburg encampment in
August, 1894. Dills were passed appro
priating to those named the following
sums: James F. Gruver, $264.30; Sam
uel Sites, $268.95; Lewis Johnson, $12.;
H. A. Adams, $155.50; Edward Blaine,
$134.65; John Lldhntr, $103; William
Sherry, $1,00.95; Charles Benner, $163.25;
W. 8. Solomon, $272.45; A. W. Rhenard,
$267.80; Andrew Peterson, $220.20; Henry
Schrode, $J6S.15; W. B. Hay, $122.05;
Elizabeth Moore, $155.50; Walter L.
Quick, $176.63; Ernest Garrahan, $331.70;
W. F. Harbester, $173.62; Thomas Uob
Inson, $365 85; and J. W. Mlers, $192.90.
' These bills also passed finally: Ap
propriating $50,000 to survey a rjoute for
. a ship canal from the Ohio river to Luke
Erie. Creating independent school and
sub-school districts and authorizing the
acquisition of property and construc
tion of buildings for school purposes;
providing for the Incorporation of
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water supply companies. Authorizing
the auditor general to settle claims In
connection with work done for the state
hospltul for Injured persons of the an
thracite coal regions.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing nominations were received from
the governor: Members of the Mute
pharmaceutical examining board, E. A.
Cornell, WUllamspurt: trustees of the
Harrlsburg hospital, C. L. Hailcy, Spen
cer C. Gilbert, Harrlsburg; Samuel
Small, York; W. A. Ados, Lancaster;
C. II. (Mullen, 'Mount Holly Springs.
Notaries pupllc. 1. H. Rutherford, Phil
adelphia; Estellu Van l'Vrson, WHI
lamxpoi't; J. H. Hnle Jenkins, Norrls
town; T. V. Powderly, Scran ton. .No
action was taken on the nominations.
The Farr compulsory education bill
was reported from committee with two
amendments, one of which provides for
a tmunt room In every school house,
and the other changes the name of the
truant officer to attendance officer, and
fixes Ills salary at i per day.
KLAMI CALLS IT TWADDLE.
Dlsplcused with President UleVelunU's
Lotto to Chluugu Men.
Lebanon. Mo.. April 17. K. P. Bland
was smeii at his home at noon toduy,
and interviewed relative to President
Cleveland's letter. He said:
"Mr. Cleveland says the line of battle
Is drawn between the friends of safo
currency and those of silver monomet
allism. Mr. Cleveland, unfortunately
for himself, his party and his country,
from the beginning of his administra
tion drew the line sharply between the
friends of bimetallism and gold mono
metallism. In doing so he has forced
upon the country a state of affairs that
Is Intolerable to our masses. Sound
money and safe currency, etc.. Is but a
twaddle of words. We'ull know that
the goldltes use these phrases to escape
the unpopularity and utter disgust of
the people with the single gold stand
ard. Bimetallism that Is free coinage
of gold and silver always gave to the
people sound and safe money and con
sequent prosperity."
COLONEL M ClTkK'S CASK.
Instructs His Counsel to Withdraw from
the Court Kooro and Jury Hcturns Ver
dict for ex-Mayor Smith.
Philadelphia, April 17.-The suit In
the common pleas court of ex-Mayor
William B. Smith against the Philadel
phia Times for libel, reached a climax
shortly before noon toduy when Colonel
A. K. MeClure, the editor of the Times.
Instructed his counsel, P. F. Kothermet
and James H. Shakespeare, to with
draw from the case. Colonel MeClure
had previously applied to the court for
the withdrawal of a Jifror In order that
the case could be continued for this
term, but the application was over
ruled by Judge Gordon. When Colonel
MeClure announced his withdrawal to
the court he was told that he could do
as he pleased regarding the matter, and
the court stopped the proceedings, while
Colonel MeClure was leaving the court
room and while his counsel were gath
ering together their papers.
When Mr. Rothermel had his bundle
a legal documents in his hand Judge
Gordon asked whether there was any
one In the court room who represented
the defendant. The judge received no
answer and he again called upon Mr.
Rothermel to state whether he had any
thing further to offer. Mr. Rothermel,
In reply, said: "I am no longer em
ployed in this case. My client has In
structed me to withdraw from It, and
therefore I have nothing further to say
regarding It."
Judge Gordon then ordered the case
to proceed, the defense not being repre
sented. Ex-Mayor Smith 'took the stand
for the purpose of rebutting the testi
mony given yesterday by Colonel Me
Clure and other witnesses for the de
fense. The Jury this afternoon, after being
out half an hour, returned a verdict In
favor of the plaintiff for $15,000.
CAMPOS LANDS.
The Cuban Insurgents Have 0,000 Men
In the Held.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 17. A cable
gram from Key West, Fla., says Mar
tinez Campos, landed at Guuntanamo
yesterday, and left today for the field
with six thousand troops. General
Masso, an Insurgent leader, has issued
a manifesto, declaring death to any
peace commission.
The Insurgents have 9,000 men and are
gaining strength every day. They con
trol the province of Santiago, De Cuba.
The death of Oeneral Flor from bet Is
confirmed.
Foucht About Oscar.
Paris, April 17. In an article In the Fig
aro,. Jules Hurst recently spoke of Cutulle
Mi-ndes, the poet and play wrlght, as Oscar
Wilde's Intimate friend. Mnmits at once
demanded satisfaction for the Insinuation
which he found in this term. The duel
was fought with swords toduy In the St.
Germain forest. Mendes was wounded In
the arm.
Arguments for Parduus.
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lg imw i mum k, Api it ii. li Kuiiivnm uu
several coses were nearu Dy me noaru or
pardons today, but they were not con
cluded and will be resumed tomorrow. It
Is reported that a pardon will be recom
mended In the case of Joseph Uuecher, of
Philadelphia.
(iallcja Sails Awny.
Havana, April 17. Captain Oeneral Gal
leja today turned over the governorship of
the Island of Cuba to Uenerul Anderlus
and will sail for Spain on April 20.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
Dr. W. F. Marks tumbled fifteen foot
down a well at Heading and was badly
hurt.
I)uniel Drawbaugh will build a telephone
factory at Myerstown, to employ fifty
hands.
Governor Hastings' commissioners are
up in Luzerne county to survey the pro
posed new Grow county.
Coal minors of western Pennsylvania
will hold a convention at Pittsburg on
Friday to discuss the wage question.
J. Fred Mayer, a prominent Harrlsburg
confectioner, committed suicide at his resi
dence by Inhaling gas. Domestic trouble
caused the deed.
Milk dealers at and near Pittsburg have
formed a combine similar ta that at Phil
adelphia, and will buy all the milk the
farmers can produce.
The places of the 100 striking metal
workers at Carnegie's Homestead works
have been filled with other men. No fur
ther trouble Is anticipated.
Her clothing, upon which cool oil had
been spilled,, caught fire, fatally burning
the little daughter of William Brennau,
at New Castle, Suhuylklli county,, . ,
TERMS EXACTED OF CHINA
further Intelligence Concerning the
Pence Trcatv.
FORMOSA QUESTION SETTLED
Li Hung Chang Succeeds la Getting a
Kvdiicllonon the Amount of Indem
nity Payment May lit
Msdo In Silver.
Washington, April 17. The Chinese
Imperial edict sent by the Associated
Press last night from Tien Tsln Is ue
cepted among officials and diplomats
here as setting at rest the conflicting
reports as to final terms of peace, and
as showing that the lirst reports via
London were inaccurate In their de
tails. The Indemnity of 200,000.000 tnels is a
compromise. Jupan II rut demanded
300,000,000 taels, but on the solicitation
of Prince lit threw off 100.000,000. At the
Chinese legation It s stated that the tael
varies In value, but that the present
value of the customs or treasury tael,
which Is undoubtedly the one In which
payment will be made, Is $1.50 In Mexi
can silver, or about 75 cents In gold.
This would muke the indemnity equiva
lent to $300,000,000 Mexican silver or
$150,000,000 In gold. The Mexlcau trade
dollur Is the current coin of China, and
the basis of calculation, so that the be
lief Is very strong, though information
on the subject Is lacking, that the pay
ment will be In silver.
The reported edict that Japan is to
occupy the Llao Tung peninsula up to
the fortieth degree of latitude settles
the Important point that she Is to have
the fortress of Port Arthur and the Im
mediately surrounding territory The
edict does not state 'Whether Japan
gets this permanently or until the in
demnity Is paid. She has contended on
having it permanently, as It would
give Japan command of the Gulf of
Pechlll, leading to Pekln. If the occu
pation is temporary, it will give Jupan
a military command over China as long
as the occupation lasts. The duration
of the occupancy is most important,
and on this point undoubtedly will de
pend any action European powers may
take.
Formosa Question Settled.
The permanent occupation of the
Island of Formosa has been settled for
some time. The opening of Pekln and
four new ports of commerce marks the
Introduction of modern methods Into
the Interior of China. Japan ' has
gained the privilege of establishing her
cotton and other factories In China, but
it remains to be seen whether Japanese
capital will Invest In these enterprises,
or the Chinese will buy those modern
fabrics. . .
The edict makes a significant omis
sion as to the reported Japanese-Chinese
alliance, offensive and defensive.
The Japanese and Chinese officials in
Washington have never credited the
report of this alliance.
Tientsin, April 17. Japan's occupa
tion of Port Arthur Is to be temporary,
thus securing China's integrity on the
mainland of Asia after a term of years,
and avoiding the possibility of Euro
pean Intervention.
Shlmonoseki, .April 17. Viceroy Ll
Hung Chang, the Chinese peace envoy,
embarked for China today on board the
Kung-Yl.
London, April 17. The Times corre
spondent In Kobe says: "The rumor
that the Japanese plenipotentiaries
abated their demands created much excitement-
Seven Toklo newspapers
have been suspended. An imperial or
dinance will be issued shortly enacting
stringent measures against the dis
affection." From Hong Kong the Times learns
that the cession of Formosa to Japan
displeases the British there. The
Chinese soldiers threaten to take the
lives of the commanders if the island
be ceded.
OUTRAGE AT COBBY.
An Aged Woman Is Tortured by Masked
Robbers-Tom Aiooro Injured In a
Fight-The Ruffians F.scapo.
Corry, Pa., April 17. News of a terri
ble outrage reached here today. At a
farm house nine miles west of here Mrs.
Hanlihan, oged 85, lies at the point
of death from Injuries received early
yesterday morning. One part of the
house In which r.he lives Is occupied by
a family named Callchane. Shortly
after 12 o'clock last night three musked
men entered the house and demanded
Mrs. Hanllhan's money. The old lady
protested that she had none. The
(lends took a lighted lamp and set her
hair on tire, burning her neck, face and
head In u terrible manner. One of the
brutes then criminally ussulted the old
lady. In the meantime the other two
searched the house, securing about $23
In money. While this dnwtnrrtly act
Was progressing one of the ('alalia ne
family managd to escape from the
house and the neighborhood was soon
aroused. The masked robbers by this
time made their escape, firing their re
volvers as they ran away.
Two hours later the robbers appeared
at the house of Tom Moore, at Lebouf
station, and a light ensued, In which
Moore was probubly fataly Injured.
The whole country Is up In arms.
AC A INST IT VINCENT WHISKY.
Duluth Ministers and Saloon Menl'nltod
on Thnt Platform.
Duluth, April 17. Saloonkeepers
and clergymen of Duluth have united
In a petition to the council nsklng that
the license of Isaac L. Cook, who has a
saloon at 1815 West Superior street, be
revoked. Cook moved lpto the place
Saturday and advertised his intention
to sell all drinks for 5 cents.
This announcement created con
sternation among the clergymen and
saloonkeepers, and they will send a
petition saying ' that fi-cent whisky
means a tough place.
S'lCARAGUAN INCIDENT.
British Newspaper Comment on the Fu
ture Courso of England.
London, April 1,7. The St. James' (la
zette, this afternoon, commenting upon
the lutes't developments in the dispute
between Great Britain and Nicaragua,
says: "There is wonderful Ignorance
of diplomacy upon the part of the
American journalists. Why should
we. want to bombard Grey town? If
Nicaragua has been so foolish as to re
fuse to pay the indemnity which, with
the knowledge of the United States, we
demanded, we shall take such steps
as the American government was per
fectly aware of at the time of asking.
The Monroe doctrine has been a doc
trine for sixty-two years and has not
been acted upon yet. When. Great
Britain has serious differences to settle
with South American republics It will
not be prevented from doing so by any
thing but settled international law "
STOPS THE BOYCOTT.
Judge Lumpkin Enjoins the Southern
Railway Company.
Atlanta, Oa., April 17. Judge Lump
kin handed down his decision In the
Seaboard Air Line boycott case, Which
has ' attracted so - much attention
throughout the entire country.
The Seaboard sought to enjoin the
Western and Atlantic from boycotting
It, as was ordered by a circular letter
of the commissioner of the Southern
Hallway and Steamship association,
urging all lines to refuse an interchange
of business. The decision granted this
injunction prayed fur, with certain
limitations.
DEMOCRATS DELIBERATE.
The Members of the State Committee
Meet at HurrUburg-blvislon Chairman
Selected.
llurrlsburg, Pa., April 17. The Dem
ocratic staite committee convened In
the board of trade rooms at noon today,
Chairman Strannhan presided. Secre
tary Snyder called the roll and there
were a number of substitutions among
the delegates. Then Chairman Strann
han opened the nominations for chair
man. Mr. Cai man, of Luzerne, placed
in nomination Robert E. Wright, of
Allentown. The nomination was greet
ed with applause and was seconded
by Mr. Taylor, of Allegheny. A motion
that the nominations be closed was
adopted and Mr. Wright's election was
made unanimous amid loud cheering.
Mr. McCartney, of Northumberland,
W. K. Meyers, H. M. I.lntrui, Somerset,
were appointed a committee to escort
Mr. Wright to the room. .
Out of the eighty-nine committeemen
only three were absent'. Tioga. Potter
and Bedford counties not being repre
sented. When Mr. Wright entered the
room Mr. Struuahan introduced him.
Mr.. Wright, made a brief address, In
which he favored party unity and urged
the dropping of factious differences.
His address was heartily applauded.
On motion of Mr. Lowrle, of Phila
delphia,, a unanimous .rising vote of
thanks was - tendered retiring Chair
man Stranahan. The place for the
next meeting will be left to the execu
tive committee. Mr. Garman, of Lu
zerne, presented a resolution endorsing
President Cleveland's financial policy.
It was adopted. . ' v
The election of the following division
chairmen .was announced:. First, John
E. "Magee, New Bloomfleld; second,
Thomas J. Burke,' Altoona; third, Sena
tor. W..B. Dunlap, Beaver; fourth,
Charles Schlmmelpfang, Warren; fifth,
George M. Bolger, Clearfield; sixth, W.
II. Hplluway. Willlamsport; seventh,
John M. Garman, Nantlcoke; eighth,
E. II. Laubach, Northampton; ninth,
A. M. Holdurg, West Chester. The
committee ratified the elections.
The committee adjourned at 12.45.
HOME-MADE ANTITOXINE.
California Legislature Appropriates a
Fund for It.
San .Francisco, April 17. The ' atate
board of health has taken the first
step teworcl the home manufacture of
anti-toxljic by appointing a committee
of four physicians to arrange with some
department of the State university to
proceed at once In the manufacture of
anti-toxlne In such quantities as will
Bupply every demand of the board.
The committee was further Instructed
to complete arrangements with the vet
erinary department of the State uni
versity for the Immediate purchase of
such number of horses as shall be need
ed In the manufacture of anti-toxlne,
and to proceed at onco to Inocculate
them. For the purpose of accomplish
ing this work of the board of health,
the legislature appropriated a fund of
$5,000, and the board Is determined to
manufacture antl-toxine to supply any
demand thut can be made. California
will be the first state in the union to
manufacture its own anti-toxlne.
BICYCLIST KILLED.
Robert Center Fulls Under a Coal Wagon
and Is Horribly Multllntcd.
New York, April 17. Robert Center,
clubman, man of leisure and one of the
best-known sportsmen In America, was
knocked off his bicycle and crushed to
death under the wheels of a coal wagon
while riding on the Western Boulevard
near Seventy-second street shortly be
fore 0 o'clock this evening. He sur
vived the frightful Injuries he received
about three hours.
Center was returning home from a
spin on his wheel, when lit crashed Into
a coal cart. He was thrown under the
wagon, the front wheel of which ran
over his face, crushing in the skull.
The hind wheel passed over his chest
and thorax, completing his fatal In
juries. He was 55 years old and was
connected In some way or other with
every bramch of sport. Mr. Center was
the son of a wealthy cotton broker,
who died In 18(3, leaving him a large
fortune. He was a member of a num
ber of prominent clubs of this city.
Mines Closed by Sheriff.
Johnstown, Pa., April 17. The F.uclld
coal mines at South Fork have been closed
by the sheriff, and the mines, which had
been shipping forty to fifty carloads if
coal per day, have temporarily suspended.
An early udjustmont of the dllllcultles Is
probable.
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FLASHED FROM THE WIRES.
The body of Professor William MdAdam,
the archaeloglst, of Alton, III., was re
covered from the Mississippi river.
Two footpads In Chicago held up the en
gineer and fireman on a switch engine
und wounded the engineer when be cried
out. ' '
When A. L. Blanchard. of Huron coun
ty, O., started to build a fence on' disputed
territory, Mike Aljtman, a neighbor, shot
him dead. , : . .. .
The Chenango Valley Savings bank, of
B!nghamton N. Y which had to close on
account of defalcation, has reopened un
der new trustees.
To get revenge for. alleged betrayal,
Anna A. Jackarlnsen, a New York do
mestic, tried to kill Leopold Trew and then
herself, but failed in both. . . '
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Planting April Premiums.' -
OIL SPECULATORS SCARED
Prices Are So Hih That Speculators
Are Afraid to Move.
STAGNATION IX PITTSBURG
Mosaics Are Made ut Opening of the Ex-change-Potroleutn
Will Lubricate
Financial Depression Through
out the Country.
Pittsburg, April 17. OH has now
reached that dizzy height where specu
lators are afraid to deal In it, and as
a result there was not a sale on the
Pittsburg Exchange during the first
half hour this morning, while the sales
on the Oil City Exchange during the
same period aggregated only 7,000 bar
rels. -The' Standard again put up Us
price 25 cents to $150, and May option
was offered hero at the opening- for
$2.70. . Cash oil was offered at $2.66.
There were no buyers and the price of
May gradually dropped to 69, then to
67, and at 10.30 $2.65 was bid. While
many brokers are predicting $3 oil this
week, few of them have sufficient faith
In their own prediction to Invest. The
Standard Oil company, through its pur
chasing agents, has secured possession
of several more slices of oil producing
territory. The Southwest Pennsylva
nlt OH compmny, a Standard concern,
has. bought the remaining three-fourths
Interest In the Mannlngton and Fair
view, W. Va., territory, containing
about 8.000 acres and 300 wells, with a
production of 3,000 barrels per day.
The Standard has also purchased a
three-fifths Interest In the Carter Oil
company, of SIstervllle, W. Va.. at a
price In the neighborhood of $200,000.
The Carter company owns about 100
wells with a daily production of 1,000
barrels.
David Kirk, one of the best posted
men In the oil business, In discussing
the preseint boom In oil, snld: "Petrole
um will be the means of bringing the
country out of the period of depression
that has .prevailed for the past two
years. That was the case In 1S73 when
our finances were at a low ebb. Oil
made the first advance, and at Is went
up In price the business of the country
Improved. The same was true In 1SS4.
Oil Will llrliig Gold.
The most Important effect of the In
creased price on 'the ' finances of the
country will be Increased In the amount
of gold brought Into the country In pay
ment for the petroleum we export. Oil
Is pnld for In yellow gold, and Is one
of our most important exports. We
ship something like 20,000,000 barrels
annually, and with the price hanging
about 50 cents, the aggregate .receipts
from this source only amount to about
$10,000,000. Now with oil lit the present
prices we would receive something like
$45,00000 for our exports. This would
be a clear gnln of $35,000,000 a year,
which would go far toward offsetting
the exports of gold during the past two
years.
"Hut that Is not the only influence at
work. There ure Internal Improvements
that are nlready here and will continue
to grow ull the year. Our manufactur
ers are already feeling the boom. I
think the oil Interests will use consider
ably more than twice as much Iron of
all kinds this ypnr than they did Inst.
ThlB will give employment to hosts of
men, who become good buyers and so
create a better market for all kinds of
merchandise." .
The highest reached was 2.70, and at
12 o'clock May option stood at 6.62 and
cash oil at 2.5K& bid. The feature of the
oil market this morning was the- an
nouncement that tho Atlantic Iieflnlng
company had raised the price of the
refined article another cent per gallon.
This may have a bullish effect upon
the market this afternoon, ns It was
not known until nearly 12 o'clock. The
total advance In the price In refined oil
In the past two weeks Is 4 cents per
gallon, or $2 per barrel. The sale of oil
on the Pittsburg Exchange this fore
noon was about 20,000 barrels.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Adolph Scbeneek Shoots Mattlo Francisco
and Then Kills Himself.
'Morgan City, La April 17. A double
tragedy took place late last night In a
disreputable house here. Adolph L.
Scheneeh, of New Orleans, shot Mattle
Francisco three times In the head with
a revolver, causing Instant death. He
then placed the pistol to his right
temple and shot himself. The couple
occupied a room In the house. No quar
rel was heard between them. Scheneeh
was Infatuated with the girl, who was
until recently an Inmate of a disreput
able house In New Orleans.
It Is thought Scheneeh came here for
the purpose of killing her and commit
ting suicide. He was 39 years of age
and a member of Boylan's detective
force in New Orleans. He leaves a wife
and four children.
ROBBER BAND BROKEN UP.
Nine Men Arrested at Duluth fur Kobbing
Cars.
Duluth, April 17. An organized band
of robbers, composed of Bohemians and
Italians, has been broken up by the
police, who obtained a clew to the gang"
through the indiscreet talk of one of
the members, who claims to have been
frozen out of his share. Nine men were
arrested and the detectives are hot
on the trail of seven or eight or more.
The men under arrest are Stuns
Wajazack, Tony and Frank Soliskl,
Stephen Tonesack, Matt Vodashak,
John Lasota, Fran St. Petri, Tony Caf
ferelU und Carley Verdi. The gang has
been operating in the various railroad
yards, and hardly a day has passed
without complaint being made to the
police of cars having been broken into.
Thousands of dollars' worth of goods
have been taken.
CLEVELAND CASE.
The Brother of the President Too Pro
nounced in His Views.
Watertown, N. Y.. April 17. The case
of the difference between Rev. William
N. Cleveland, brother of the president,
and a portion of the Presbyterian
church, at Chaumont, of which he Is
pastor, has been submitted to a com
mittee of two clergymen and one lay
man by the presbytery of St. Lawrence,
which is now In session at Adams.
The parties In the church who are op
posed to the continuance of Mr. Cleve
land as their pastor Insist that it Is not
because of his private political belief,
as has been charged, but It Is hinted by
some that he has forced his views on
the attention of the people to whom
they were objectionable, at times, too,
when they could not with propriety
combat them. '
CUT IN PRICE OF COAL.
Mussillon Lump Is Now Selling at SI. JO
Per Ton.
Cleveland, O., April 17. Another cut
has been made in the wholesale price
of Masslllon coal, lump now selling for
$1.50 per' ton. The retail prices has
fallen rapidly from $3.25 to $2. Opera
tors claim that they ore heavy losers
at prevailing rates, but that they have
been forced to meet and cut the prices
set by Pittsburg operators. They hope
to recover the local market and hold It
on the rise.
A dispatch from Masslllon states that
there Is every reason to anticipate a
strike In May, Involving un artificial In
crease In prices. Just as did the strike
of 1S94.
SLEPT BESIDE X CORPSE.
Terrible Critno Confessed by Murle Lcbot
in Paris,
rnrls, April 17. Having butchered
her lover, George Kemond, In bed with
a hatchet and slept beside the corpse
for a month afterward till the odor
drove her from the room, Marie Lebot,
of this city, has at last confessed the
horrible crime.
She had quarreled with him, and
robbed him of his paltry pension.
Dinner Pail Suit.
Philadelphia. April 17. Judge Dallas
filed an opinion in the United States cir
cuit court of appeals today affirming the
decision of the circuit court at Pittsburg
111 the suit of the Star Dinner Pall com
pany, of Allegheny, against W. H. Ber
tels, Son & Co., of Wilkes-Uarre, for al
leged Infringement upon a patented Im
provement in bail cars for pails. The bill
of complaint was dismissed on the ground
of non-Infringement.
' ' Guard Officers Discharged.
Hnrrlsburg. April 17. An order was Is
sued from tho headquarters National
guard tonight honorably discharging Sec
ond Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Long
acre, quartermaster Battery C; Captain
John F. Callahan, Company C, Ninth regi
ment Infantry, and Captain Martin R.
House, Company K, Sixteenth regiment
Infantry.
Took Rough on Rats.
Pittsburg, April 17. Christopher Mall
committed suicide at his home In Alle
gheny this morning by taking the con
tents of a full box of rough on rats. He
leaves a widow and eight children, seven
of whom are girls. No cause can be as
signed for his rash act.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania,' partly cloudy;
northeasterly winds.
EASTER
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During thin week we will offer
some EXTRAORDINARY VALUES
from our LINEN DEPARTMENT.
We quftte u 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
S'apkin to Match.
SPECIAL PRICES ON QillLTS :
Full size, soft finish. Crotchet. 98
cents; recent price, $1.35.
Eleven-quarter Marseilles Cro
chet, $1.19; recent price, $1.50.
Also about 50 dozen all Linen
Napkins, odd lots and broken doz
ens, the low prices of which will
sell them.
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if you want a watch.
Great reduction in prices
for thirty days.
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408 Spruce Street
- N. B. Fine line of . Silver
Novelties and Jewelry. Re-,
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