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TWELVE TAOES 84 COLUMNS. .
SCIt ANTON", PA., SATUKDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1895.
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WAS DARLING POISONED?
Sensational Charges Against Mrs.
Francis Spranger.
DENIALS PROM WASHINGTON
Tie Storla in. Regard fp the Alleged
Poisoning Are Compared to the Works , ,
of Ridor Uaggard-Ef feats of
; Mysterious Medicine.
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New York, April 19. The district at
torney's office continued Its Investiga
tion of the charges laid before It by Mrs.
Flora Adams Darling, widow of a con
federate general, in which she avers
that her son, Edward Irving Darling,
who died at Mount demons, Mich., on
Feb. 13, 1894, was poisoned. The Inves
tigation of the case is now practically
completed, but what action the district
attorney will take Is not as yet known.
John Qulncy Adams, the brother of
Sirs. Darling and uncle of the dead
man, had some further details of the
atory to make public this morning.
My alster and I know Just what we
are about in bringing these charges,"
he said. "We have submitted to the
district attorney, affidavits which con
tain positive proof that my nephew was
systematically poisoned in this city. In
Washington and In Detroit. We have,
for Instance, the affidavit of a board
ing house keeper in Detroit. She swears
that an attempt ' was made to poison
him in her house one morning at break
fast. Fortunately he detected It and
would not eat the food.
"Again, we have the dying statement
of my nephew: but what we consider
the best proof of all Is In some medi
cine which we have submitted to the
district attorney. When young Darling
was visiting my sister here In 1S93 he
brought some medicine with him. For
a-few days he stopped taking it, and
Immediately began to improve. My
later naturaly thinking that the Im
provement was due to the medicine,
innocently asked him at once to re
ame taking It. He did so one morning
in her presence. '
, , "Instantly he was seized with con
, vulslons and came near dying then and
' there. He took no more of the medi
cine, but It was preserved, and is now,
as I have said, In Colonel Fellow's
hands.
"The way in which the poison was ad
ministered was in some whisky, which
my nephew took several times each
dy".
Compared to Rider Haggard's Talcs.
Washington, April 19. An afternoon
paper publishes the' following card In
reference to the charges Mrs. Flora
Adams Darling has made against Mrs.
Francis Xavler Spranger, of having
poisoned her first husband, Edward I.
Darling, a son of Mrs. Darling
"Tt" hnpt the wuaed-iady oalw face tlig-matter; Ex-Judge Dlt-
a wedding tour in California imposes on
me the duty of cautioning the public to
place no confidence in the sensational
statement published In the morning pa
pers. From facts in my possession, ob-
. talned in a long and Intimate relation
to the principal parties as attorney and
confidential adviser, my judgment is
that the statements are as imaginary
as anything In Rider Haggard's novels.
(Signed) William Blrney."
The charges of Mrs. Flora Adams
Darling, of New York, to the effect that
her son, the late viward I. Darling,
who . died In Michigan In February,
lS94,was the victim of poison adminis
tered by his wife and physician; 'Dr.
Spranger, who married his widow, meet
with little credence here, where Darling
and his wife lived for some time, not in
Very happy accord it appears, if the
Washington friends of the Darlings are
correct In their assertions. This sensa
tion has reached a prominence that
gives It more than ordinary interest,
owing to which United States District
Attorney Blrney, of this city, has ad
dressed a letter to the Post, In which
he says that he Is in a position to state
unqualifiedly that the charges made by
Mrs. Flora Adams Darling "are wicked
to the extreme; prompted by the ut
most hatred for her daughter-in-law,
that hatred being caused by her de
feated attempt to obtain part of the
property which belongs to Mrs. Sprang
er and which came to her, not from her
husband, who married her when she
was a child of 17, but through her fa
ther's relatives."
- Death from Tuberculosis.
When Darling died, as Mr. Blrney
states, his wife was living apart from
him and maintaining; ai suit for divorce.
She had not seen him for months and
his attending physicians certified that
his death resulted from tuberculosis.
District Attorney Blrney further writes
that upon the death of Darling his
Widow, hearing of the stories of his
having been poisoned and acting under
the advice of one of the most reputable
attorneys of Detroit, sent two physi
cians, Dr, Byron R. Erklne and Dr.
Joseph N. Croman, to his mother to re
quest that a post mortem examination
be made and it Is shown that the au
topsy was not allowed. Mr. Blrney, in
his correspondence, includes a letter
from Dr. Erskln verifying the assertion
made by him which Is further indorsed
by Dr. Croman, and Mr. Blrney con
cludes his communication as follows:
"After, the death of Mr. Edward I.
Darling, which occurred In February,
1S94, his mother endeavored to force
her daughter-in-law, through threats
of these charges, to pay her money
and discharge her debts, amounting to
several thousand dollars. This she re.
fused to do, having no love or effectinn
for the woman who had, more than any
other person, been the cause of her un-
' happiness with her first husband, and
who had even .gone so. far as to en
deavor' to get her incarcerated In a
' lunatio aslyura. . .
"My acquaintance with the present
husband of the young- lady has been
brief, but from his reputation in De
trlot, where he is known from his ap
pearance and manner, he is beyond
v question an honorable and upright
I gentleman, of the best standing In his
profession which so young a man could
V attain, and utterly Incapable of enter-
V talnlng the Idea of such a horrible crime
I as Is here charged against him by the
wicked woman, who seeks to blast tho
VmaTrled life of this young pair." -' -:
li Murderers Kelenscd. i
I Harrlsburg, - April 19. The pardons of
Peter Kreckman, Philadelphia, and John
Bradford, Allegheny, both In prison for
oluntary manslaughter, were ordered to
s Issued by the governor today.
VERDICT AGAINST DURANT.
He Is Charged with the Murder of Minnie
Williams.
San Francisco, April 10. The coro
ner's Jury today charged Theodore Du-
rant with the murder or Minnie Wil
liams, one of (the girls killed in Emanuel
Baptist church.
Durant awoke this morning In a
cheerful and even . flippant frame of
mind. He laughed and cracked Jokes
with the prison official, to whom he
has hitherto shown an intense reserve,
and when Captain Douglas entered the
prison for the purpose of escorting the
prisoner to the Inquest, Durant greeted
him pleasantly and smiled as the hand
cuffs were snapped upon his wrists.
BIG CUSTOMS FBU PS,
Government Said to Uave Been Swindled
Out of Thousands of Dollars by an Im
porting House.
New York, April 19. One of the most
startling stoiles of fraudulent evasion
of customs duties which has developed
In the port of New York for ' years,
came to light today. It Involves the
name of one of the best known bric-a-brac
dealers in the country and Impli
cates poeslblly one or more custom's
employes who have until now enjoyed
the unlimited confidence of the collec
tor, of the port, and the heads of the
various departments.
The discovery of the frauds came
from the former secretary, and more
recently head salesman of the house of
O. L. Sypher & Co., of Fifth avenue
and Twenty-sixth street. The Inform
er is L. H. Todd, who, while the con
cern was a corporation, acted as Its
secretary, but who for the last year or
so, since the corporation dissolved, has
been Its head salesman. Todd was dis
charged In January last, it is said, for
drunkenness. Two weeks ago he ap
peared at Collector Kllbreth's office and
astounded that official with Information
so startling thait he hardly credited the
man's statements. These statements,
however, have since been verified and
the customs authorities have gathered
indisputable evidence that Todd's state
ments are true, and that O. L. Sypher
& Co., have profited to the extent of
thousands of thousands of dollars dur
ing the last fifteen years, ait the expense
of the customs, and that with what
looks like collusion of one or more cus
toms employes.
. Todd claims that for the last fifteen
years Sypher has been Importing into
the pjrt bric-a-brac, tapestry, an
tiques, artistic sliver articles and relics
at a rate of duty abnormally below
their proper valuation, and cites num
berless Importations of artistic and val
uable silver articles from Great Britain.
Sypher has made strenuous efforts to
make light of the charges. He, it was
learned today, had secured passage on an
outgoing steamship, which-sails tomor
row, but his counsel; ex-Judge Dltten-
hoefer. nrevalled unnn him to atav here
tenhoefer assured the collector that
Sypher would be ready 'when called
upon by the authorities to meet the
charges.
The amount of money out of which
the government has been swindled will
run into the hundreds of thousands of
dollars. . '
TWO WORKMEN KILLED.
Terrible Results from the Fall of a Der
rick In a Chicago Ship Yard.
Chicago, April 19. The lives of two
workmen were instantly crushed out,
three others were fatally Injured and
one seriously hurt by the fall of a great
derrick today in the yards of the South
Chicago Ship Building- company. Three
others were hurt about the head and
arms, but were able to walk to their
homes.
The killed were: Harry Blake and
Patrick Harvey: fatally injured, John
Conly, J. J. Hand and William Mc
Callion; seriously hurt, Michael Cuslck.
The accident occurred on the deck of
the big steel merchantman, Arcadia,
which is being built for John Corrlgan.
The derrick was used for hoisting the
steel beams and plates that were being
placed In the hull of the vessel. One of
the guy ropes broke, having been
spliced yesterday, and the various parts
of the hoisting apparatus gave way be
fore the victims employed under and
around the machinery could save them
selves. Harvey and Blake, who were
Instantly killed, were together In a
stooping position riveting plates and a
100-foot Iron beam caught them as they
rose. About thirty men were at work
on the deck, which resembled that of a
battleship after action.
-Killed on a Trestle.
Sharon, Pa., April 19. A catastrophe
that coat two lives occurred today near
here. Mrs. Ellen Hannah and Thomas
Fury, while crossing a trestle on the Erie
and Pittsburg branch of the Pennsyl
vania lines, were run down and Instantly
killed. They were well known residents of
this place, and their ages were the same
54 years. . ,
' Murdered by Ills Comrade.
Kacatecas, Mex., April 19, Thomas L.
Laford, an American civil engineer, who
has been In Mexico several months, was
killed west of here a few miles by another
American named Gordon, with whom he
was making a prospecting trip. The kill
ing occurred on Wednesday tust, and Gor
don .escaped after robbing his victim of
all the money and vaulablea he had.
Slxtv Holme Rnrned,
Ardmore. I. T., April 19. The main busi
ness portion of Ardmore, fer six solid
blocks on Caddo street, north and south of
Main street, were destioyed by fire this
morning. Sixty business houses were en
tirely destroyed. Tho loss will aggregate
600,(WO. .
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
On the road near Wrlghtivllle Joseph'
Blotter shot himself to death Wednesday
night.
The International convention of the
Young Women's Christian association is
In session at Pittsburg.
The last of five prisoners who escaped
from Smlthport Jail, Fred Mayle, has
been captured near Oleah, N, Y. v
Quick consumption is the ailment that
has brought Assemblyman M. B. Lemon,
of Allegheny, to his deathbed In New York
city. ..-.'
The three buildings at Spring Grove
composing the Spring Grove Match works,
at York, owned by Glatfelter A Agent
khaf t, were burned yesterday. Loss, (10 -000.
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The loom hands of the silk mill of John
N. Stearns ft Co., Wlllllamsport,. were
granted an advance In wages yesterday of
ono cent per yard. About 400 women oper
atives will be benefited by the advance.,
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STATE OF
Treasurer Juekson Submits a Report
at Iteguest of House.
THE GREATER PITTSBURG BILL
It Will Come Ip for Final Reading
on Wednesday Speelal Orders
Grautod-Dleousslon Aroused
by the Smith Bill
Harrlsburg-, Pa., April 19. The house
met at 9 o'clock. State Treasurer Jack
son submitted a statement In response
tt a resolution from the house, show
ing balance In the treasury March 31,
matlon regarding the state finances.
Treasurer Jackson reports the follow
ing: balance In the treasury March 31,
1895, less advances made to the legis
lature, $3,284,305; the amounts still due
on account of aproprlations for 1893,
and which Include the common school
aproprlatlon balance for 1895 of $5,500,
000, amount to $7,370,321. In this total
sum there are appropriations to five
charitable associations and to the sol
diers' orphans' Industrial schools, of
which no part has been drawn from the
treasury, amounting to $103,600. The
estimate of the ordinary revenue of the
state for the current year, ending Nov.
30. 1895, amounts to $9,825,100.- From
this is to be deducted $369,371, trans
ferred to the sinking fund, leaving an
estimated revenue of $9,455,728; a total
for the two years ending Nov. 30, 1896,
of $18,911,456. In reply to the fourth
question, as to the probable amount
of revenue which would be derived dur
ing each of the next two years from a
tax of 16 cents per barrel on malt
liquors brewed In the state, State
Treasurer Jackson says: "I desire to
say I am not in possession of the data
necessary to make such an estimate.
The number of barrels brewed In Penn
sylvania annually could probably be had
from the Internal revenue department
of the general government." .
Special Orders Granted.
Mr. Culbertson, of Allegheny, offered
a resolution making the "Greater Pitts
burg" bill a speciul order for second
reading next Tuesday and final pas
sage on Wednesday. It was agreed to.
Other special orders were granted as
follows: Increasing the salary of the
adjutant general from $3,500 to $5,000.
The senate bill providing that school
boards shall not be changed more than
once In five years; providing for the
taxation of aliens.
The Smith bill, providing a new
method for the distribution of the state
school fund, caused a great deal of dis
cussion when an effort was made to se
cure a special order for It. It was vig
orously opposed by the members from
. the larger cities, arid in order to prevent
advancing this bill an .attempt was
made to stop all special orders, but the
roll call resulted in a. special order be
ing granted to the Smith bill.
Mr. Rees. of Luzerne, offered a reso
lution, whlcn ' was adopted, providing
for the appointment of a Joint commit
tee of six to wait upon the various $oal
communities for the purpose of express
ing the feelings and desires of the mem
bers of the house, assuring them of the
desire of the house to co-operate in any
measure Intended to promote the wel
fare of a most needy and deserving
people. The committee must report not
later than May 16.
OIL CRAZESIBSIDLG.
Incitement Dying Out from a Speculative
Point of View The Standard in Con
trol.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 19. The Stand
ard again, this morning, gave those
Interested in oil something to guess on.
For the first time since the. company
has been fixing- the amount It would
pay for crude oil,' the price was set
back this morning from the previous
day's figures. . Yesterday 200 was. paid
for Pennsylvania oil, and It Is estimated
that nearly $1,800,000 was paid pro
ducers during the day at that figure.
At 10 o'clock thts morning 240 was post
ed at the purchasing agencies as the
price for today. This was a drop of
20 cents, and those who did not sell
their product yesterday have, for the
moment at least, cause to feel a little
put out at not getting their stuff In at
the top figure.
; The drop of 20 cents' by the Standard
was felt on the exchange. The opening-
quotation from Oil City was 240, which
was posted on the local board. The
market was bid up to 242 and then took
a big drop, being offered down as low
as 220. A reaction to 225 followed, and
the market remained at this figure
until near the close, when 220 was bid
At Oil City probably 30.000 barrels
changed hands at different prices be
tween the high and low figures. For
cash oil 225 was paid for a lot of 28,000
barrels. In this city a few scattering
sales were made.
Brokers appear to be satisfied that
there is no nope for a revival in specula
tion. It has been clearly shown to them
that Standard, having the big end of
outstanding certificates, will make n
market to suit Itself and pay no atten
tion to existing prices. The excite
ment Is dying out from a speculative
point of view. At times during the ex
citing hours this afternoon there was
not a single broker on the second floor,
and only one or two spectators. It Is
pretty generally believed, however, that
the present prices being paid by the
Standard will not go much lower and
may go higher any day.
Demand Restoration of Prices.
Dubois, Pa., April 19. Over forty dele
gates, representing northern and central
Pennsylvania miners, met here today and
resolved to demand a restoration of the
prices In all classes of work which pre
vailed previous to the last redunctlon.
The demand will be presented to operators
by the various delegates, and an answer
Is requested on or perore April in.
Flra at Williamsport.
Willie msport. Pa., April 19.-The plant
of the Wllliamsport Table works was to
tally destroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning. The loss Is estimated - at from
UU.OuO to $12,000, partially covered by In
surance. Opinions are diverse as to the
origin of the fire. .
t : Damages for Miss Walker,
- Philadelphia, April 19. A' jury In the
common, pleas court today awarded Mtiu
Carrie Walker $23,600 damages against the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad company for Injuries received in
a collision at the South street crossing In
this city on Feb. 22, 1893.
JUSTIFY THE MURDER.
Crumpaekor Shot at the Man, but Killed
Ills Wife.
Spokane, Wash., April 19. At Pa
tacha City Wednesday evening, David
Crumpacker, a butcher, shot his wife
and a man named Kben Johnson. Mrs.
Crumpacker and Johnson were stand
ing' near the door, and Crumpacker- In
tended to kill Johnson,' who had been
the despotler of his home. Crumpacker
had warned Johnson to keep away
from his house,
Wednesday evening when he saw
Johnson there Crumpacker procured a
shotgun, and as he took aim the woman
moved and one buckshot struck her in
the right 'breast and passed through
and went out at the back. Johnson
received one shot through the hand.
Crumpacker fired the other barrel, but
in the darkness Johnson escaped. Mrs.
Crumpacked died toi'ny. No attempt
has been made to arrest Crumpacker,
who has the sympathy of the com
munity. NEW OIL WELLS IN OHIO.
One at Bluf fton Said to Open L'p an Ex
tensive Field.
Lima, O., April 19. Oil was struck
near Bluffton yesterday, and the well
is flowing at the rate of 100 barrels a
day. The well was regarded as a "wild
cat" and It opens up an extensive new
territory.
A special from Masslllon says that oil
was struck in Pike township, Stark
county, today at a dupth of 900 feet.
Other wells will be put down at once,
and the land is being rapidly leased.,
NICABAW A SITUATION
It Will He Absolutely Impossible for the
Country to Comply with Great Britain's
Demands.
Washington, April 19. Official con
firmation of London despatches that
Nicaragua had been informed that her
counter proposition was not . regarded
as satisfactory by Great Britain was
received here today.
It is not doubted that In. the end
Nicaragua will pay the indemnity de
manded, or offer to Great 'Britain In
lieu of the $75,000, a part of, her terri
tory. The report has reached here that
Mr. Gosling, the British minister to
Central America, declared In Guatemala,
a few days ago, that "England especial
ly wanted some Interest lni Nicaragua,
with view to preventing the Yankees
from controlling absolutely the Nicara
gua canal." .
This statement, it is said, was made
publicly and without ' reserve. The
particular . patch of territory most
available for this purpose would be the
so-called "Corn Islands."
These1 islands are situated In the At
lantic Qcean, about forty miles from
Greytown. They would be of great
value tjo'.Oreat Britain for a coaling
and naval station, and an- effective
British sentinel ove J be Nicaragua
canal. It is said to be absolutely impossible-for
Nicaragua to immediately
comply jwtth Great Britain's money de
many, as- she has not $75,000 in her
treasury.
The proposition of a "Pacific block
ade" of . Nicaragua ports to enforce
payment is quietly laughed at. "Nica
ragua," It Is said, "has no ships, the
blockade would only hurt the com
merce of .Germany, France and other
countries as well as the United States."
There' are those who suggest that if
Nicaragua should propose to cede the
Corn Island to Great Britain as an
equivalent for the "smart money" the
Immediate payment of which Is de
manded, this proposal rulghl be regard
ed as a shrewd move to forte the hand
of the United States. Nicaragua Is not
suffering fur lack of diplomatic adroit
ness in her representatives, either
abroad or at home.
WILDE AND TAYLOR HELD.
Committed for Trial at Criminal Court
Without Hall.
London, April 19. Oscar Wilde and
Alfred Taylor were arraigned In the
Bow street police court at noon today
for further examination. WIMe looked
greatly fatigued and really HI. Several
witnesses were called to the stand and
gave damaging testimony against the
accused.
At the conclusion of the examination
Wilde and Taylor were fully committed
for trial in the Central Criminal Court,
Old Bailey. Applications were made
for ball, but it was refused, Wilde, In
reply to the question whether he had
anything to say, said: "Not at pres
ent. V
Counsel for Wlldge announces his in
tention to apply to the court of queen's
bench for the admission of his client to
ball on the ground that the admission
to ball of a prisoner charged with or in
dicted for a misdemeanor is compulsory
under the statute law.
RECEIPTS FROM TAX.
Commissioner Millar Expects Fifteen
Million from Tnx taw.
Washington, April 19. Commlsloner
Miller, of the Internal revenue bureau,
gave to Secretary Carlisle his official
estimate of the returns under the In
come tax law. The commissioner says:
. "Telegraphic advices received from
the collectors of the several Internal
revenue districts indicate that the ag
gregate amount of income tax shown
by the returns which were filed before
the 10th Inst., will be about $14,365,000.
Delayed returns' and corrections, it Is
believed, will considerably Incrense this
amount. The total expenditures on ac
count of the work, Including the nec
essary salaries and allowances, to the
end of the present fiscal year will not
exceed $135,000.
Cuban Rebellion Spreading.
Madrid, April 19. Dlspu tches from Hav
ana Inform the government that the re
bellion in Cuba Is spreading, but the In
surgents are badly armed and equipped,
The dispatches say that If the uprising
spreads further General Martinez Campos
will asa ror reiniorcemenis.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS,
Under the eraty Impression that enemies
were after him, J. Henry Doyle, a Chicago
Inventor, shot himself, -'
Dr. J. P. Wall, of Tampa, Flu., dropped
dead while - reading- a paper before' the
State Medical association.,
: As a last' hope,? tho counsel of Dr, Tiu-
clianun; the New. York wife murderer', Will
Judge McConnell,' president of the Iro
quois club, of Chicago, a sllverlte, has re
signed because of his views on the cur
READING 1SJTILL DEFIANT
The Toil Evinces a Disposition to
Wag the Anthracite Dog. ,
WAXTS 21 PER CENT OP OUTPUT
Officials of the Tcropcst-Tossed Mood
Will Not Recede from Original De
mandsIndividual Operators
Combine for Protection.
Philadelphia, April 19. The report
that the Heading would recede from Its
demand (or 21 per cent, of the coal out
put and a settlement of the dispute be
tween the anthracite coal carrying
companies would follow, is apparently
without foundation, and from a state
ment made by President Harris today,
peace Is further off than ever. Mr. Har
ris was at his office today for the first
time for several days after an Illness
that has confined him to the house, and
In answer to the question of Heading
receding from the position, he said that
his company would adhere to Its de
mands of 21 per cent, of the output.
The strongest statement of the Head
ing's unalterable decision was made by
one of Mr. Harris' fellow receivers.
This gentleman said: "You can have
no uneasiness about thej Reading reced
ing from Its demand for 21 per cent, of
the output. Heading has been pushed
down and down, and If necessary we
will all go over the precipice, together.
We will get that 21 per cent., and the
other companies can divide the remain
ing 79 per cent, among themselves if
they please. We will adhere to our de
mands If it takes three years for us to
have them granted. It Is better to
finance and reorganize the company un
der existing conditions than to make
concessions and reorganize upon such
a basis which at best can be but tem
porary and which would In a short time
again confront the company with in
solvency. Better lose the money now
than a greater amount later on."
While the war Is being waged be
tween the anthracite companies rate
cutting goes merrily on. Upon the au
thority of a Lehigh operator it is stated
that the Lehigh Valley company is sell
ing stove coal in Philadelphia at 1.75
per ton, at the mines, a cut of 65 cents
from open circular rates.
Operators Handing Together.
The Individual operators of the Le
high region are banding together for
mutual protection and against this rate
cutting of the great anthracite compa
nies. They are endeavoring to make
arrangements with several of the com
panies to haul their coal upon the same
basis as the Lehigh Valley does now.
The Individual operators claim that it
is unfair In the Lehigh Valley railroad
to offer rates in the open market that
compels them' to' load cars at the mines
at the loss of 40 cents a ton. A gentle
man In this city who is conversant with
the individual operators' trade gave it
as his opinion that the individual op
erators -would be unable to make any
arrangements apart from the Lehigh
Valley company, as fully 50 per cent,
of them leased their lands from, the
railroad and are bound by their leases
to ship their coal over the Lehigh Val
ley. MURDER ATYATESYILLE.
John Sortln Family Shot by an I'nknown
Assassin-The Foreign Element' Sus
pected. . ...
Wllkes-Barre, Pa., April 19. The
mining village of Yatesville was'
thrown Into a state of excitement last
night when It became known that John.
Sartln, a popular young man of that
place, had been fatally shot.
He, In company with Miss McDer
mott, left the house of Thomas Flem
ing, In Browntown, and walked toward
Plttston. On the way down they sat
along side of the roadway with their
backs toward the rond. Sartln was ac
companied by a small dog, who barked
at Bomebody who passed by. Some per
son fired a shot, which struck young
Sartln about two Inches from the base
of the skull and penetrating the brain
about four inches. He fell prostrated
to the ground and was luter removed
to his home, unconscious.
Sartln died about noon today. There
Is no suspicion as to who the person
is .that did the the shooting!
MIhs McDermott's account of the af
fair Is substantial as follows:
"We had left Flemings, and were
walking along the road, when we heard
the Browntown drum corps out playing
and sat down on the log to listen to
them. After a while a Hungarian came
along toward Yatesville. He carried a
lantern In one hand, as the night was
very dark, and a pall of beer In the
other. Every few steps he would stop
and take a drink of beer, and we were
laughing at him. He was about fifty
feet away from us, when our dog, which
was quite a distance away from the
log, growled at some one approaching.
Our backs were toward the road, and
neither of us turned to see who It was.
The Btrangerwas within three yards of
us, and just opposite me, (the log lay
diagonally along the road) when he
fired. Sartln shrieked and fell back,
and the stranger skulked away In the
darkness. He had to pass the Hun
garian, who was ahead of him on the
road."
It was learned today that Sartln had
an encounter with a gang of Italians,
near Sandy McDowell's, about a year
ago, when one of the foreigners shot at
him, the ball just grating his head.
The log on which the couple sat was
qiflte high, resting on broken limbs, so
that It would be next to Impossible for
a person shooting at a small dog, prob
ably ten feet away, to hit Sartln In the
head, as his head was nearly if not as
high sitting, as If he were standing.
MRS. PARNELL ASSAULTED.
Attaekcd by Highwaymen ,Who Secure
Her Cash.
. Bordentown, N. J., (Aprll 49. At 8.30
o'clock last night Mrs'. Delia T. S. Par
nell,' mother of the late Charles Stew
art Parnell, was murderously assaulted
by highwaymen, who robbed her of a
satchel and a small sum of money. ,
. j Mi's. Parnel was In a highly-hysterical
state when help reached her,; In an
swer to ''her screams,, and - was so
Wrought, .up by the assault that she be
came unconscious. " .
Mrs. Parnell, who Is nearly 80 years
old, had walked from her residence to
Bordentown, a distance of one mile, to
get a small check cashed. Her move
ments wero watched by the highway
men, who saw her receive the money.
The men followed her until she had
reached a lonely spot near the entrance
to her home, which is situated outside
the city limits, and there attacked her.
Dr. Shipps said at 5 o'clock this after
noon that his patient's skull is not frac
tured and that her condition Is much
Improved. She had regained consciousness.
TRADE IMPROVING.
Dun's Weekly Review Indicates That
Good Times Are Apparently at Hand.
New York, April 19. H. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
In every speculative department busi
ness is growing, but this is really the
least satisfactory feature of the situa
tion. Cotton, oil and wheat climb
above the export price, so that the
marketing of products abroad must be
checked and money is absorbed which
ought to be employed In productive In
dustry and in distribution of products
to consumers. Everybody knows that
oil has not risen 200 per cent, because
it is intrinsically more valuable, nor
Is wheat actually worth more than It
was two or three weeks ago, but the
expansive and uplifting force has un
fortunately taken to speculation rather
than to production, and so we have
higher prices in all speculative mar
kets without a larger demanl for con
sumption.
Outside of speculative markets, the
most Important feature is the rise In
the price of beef, but which is largely
due to the control of sources of supply
by a few strong corporations. There
ought to be, but apparently is not, suf
ficient power In the hands of the gov
ernment to meet any such conspiracy
against the public, and the proposal of
Secretary Morton to admit Mexican
cattle and cattle from Canada on easy
terms for the benefit of consumers Is
heartily commended, though it Is not
likely to have much influence.
In Iron and steel the situation is
rather disappointing, although the out
put continues large, as the demand for
finished products does not seem to In
crease. Structural forms are in large
demand, but sales of wire are about
30 per cent, less than last year, and
in other branches there Is no percepti
ble guln.
Labor troubles are comparatively less
serious this week, and the tendency
Is toward larger returns for labor,
which will Increase the consuming
power for other products. The cotton
mills are encouraged by improving
prices and are fairly busy.
Stocks have also been stronger, the
average rising being about $1.41 per
share In spite of comparatively poor
earnings. The hopeful outlook for the
principal crops gives more encourage
ment and also the Increase In distribu
tion of merchandise.- The volume of
business represented by exchanges
through the principal clearing houses is
only 3.2 larger than last year for the
week and 24.5 per cent, less than in
1893.
Money markets are comparatively
dull, and the accumulation from the in
terior continues, although .there is no
material increase in the commercial
demand. Foreign trade shows a heavy
balance due abroad, and gold would un
doubtedly go out In large amounts but
for the negotiation of bonds by the syn
dicates. Failures during the past week have
been 241 In the United States against
219 last year, and 24 in Canada against
45 last year.
lei: gum convicted.
Verdict of Murder in the First Degree
Against a Chinaman.
Philadelphia, April 19. For the first
time In the criminal courts of Philadel
phia, a Chinaman was today convicted
of murder In the first degree. After a
trial lasting several days Lee Gum You,
a laundryman, was this afternoon con
victed of the murder of Lee Hong
Quong, a Chinese merchant and the
"mayor of Chinatown," on November
26 last.
Lee Gum was a debtor of Lee Hong,
and the latter was unable to obtain the
money due him, and the laundryman
shot and killed the. merchant in the
latter's store during a quarrel over the
debt. The defense of the accused man
was that he had been hounded by his
victim and driven to desperation by his
usurious demands, and that he killed
Lee Hong In self-defense while the
latter was attacking him with a knife.
There was no evidence to bear out the
statement, and from the tesctlmony the
murder was coolly and premedlately
carried out. An appeal will be taken to
the supreme court of the state. x
FOOLISH BOY'S ACT.
Placed Obstructions on a Railroad
Track.
Wllliamsport, Pa., April 19. The fool
ish desire of a boy to hear the whlsth?
oC a locomotive might have cost a num
ber of lives yesterday on the Beech
Creek railroad near Glllentown. The
crew of a switching engine found the
track obstructed with stones and rail
road ties. The obstruction was at a
sharp curve on the edge of a fifteen
feet embankment and a passenger train
was due a short time after the discov
ery of the attempted wrecking was
made.
Preston Watson, a half-grown boy,
was a rested today and confessed he ob
structed the track so that he could
"hear the engine Bcreech." Watson
was committed to jail without ball.
Wilkes a Chopping lllock,
Boston, April 19. A 15-round contest be
tween Kid McCoy, of Memphis, and Jack
Wilkes, of St. Louis, was the principal
event ut the meet of the Suffolk Athletic
club here tonight. Te bout was stopped In
tho middle of the second round, as it was
becoming brutal, Wilkes being a mere
ohopplng block for McCoy.
Wllkcft-llurre Dames Celebrate. ,
Wllkes-Barre, April 19. The one hun
dredth and twentieth anniversary of the
Battle of Lexington was observed here to
day. Tho Daughters of the American
Hevolutlon took an active part In the ox
erclHes. Dr. Warlield, president of Lafay
ette college, Easton, delivered an address.
; ' Ex-Governor Porter III.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 19. Hon. Albert
C. Porter, ex-Governor of Indiana and ox-
mlnlster to Italy, was seized with a fit of
apoplexy on me street this evening, ono
curried home In a very critical condition.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; slightly
cooler.
EASTER
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During this veck we will offer
some EXTRAORDINARY VALUES
from our LINEN DEPARTMENT.
We quote u few of the speciul
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 Mutch.
Full sic, soft finish. Crotchet, 93
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.
FIN LEY'S
540 and 512 Lackawanna Ave.
H. A. KINGSBURY
AGENT FOB
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THE VERY BEST.
IS SPRUCE ST.. SCRANTON, PA.
ASTER
WATCHES! WATCHES!
Get prices at Weichel's
if you want a watch.
Great reduction in prices
for thirty days.
f.J.
408 Spruce Street
N. B. Fine line of Silver
Novelties and Jewelry. Re
pairing a specialty.
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