-
EIGHT- PAGES 56 COLUMNS.
SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 23, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
7
A 3
I ingTi
i -
SMITH BILL-WIll PASS
' Efforts to Smother Religious Girb
. Measure Mere fruitless.
Mill GO THROUGH WITH A RUSH
fbm Baer Tas Bill Uaa Chances of sue-
mm Alao-Farr Education Measore
la AnsanJad-Fighting Quay
' County Scheme.
Special to the Bcranton Tribune.
Harrlaburg. April 22.-The rellglou
tare bill will become a law. It will be
brought out of the senate education
committee thia week with the amend
ment augguated by Chairman Fllnn. It
wa thought' the committee would
mother tne bill, but the aenatora are
Afraid to do this after the publication
by The Tribune of the letter snowing
the condition of the Cambria county
choola. When the measure gets to
the floor of the senate lit will go
through with a whirl. Governor Hast
ings la said to be committed to the bill
and wfU sign It soon as It reaches
him.
Senator Fllnn, chairman of the educa
tion committee, and ex-State 'Council
lor Kerr, of the Junior Order of Ameri
can Mechanic, had a conference at
Pittsburg on Saturday, at which the
senator promised to bring out the bill
at the nest meeting of the committee.
Mr. Kerr agreed. In behalf of the legis
lative committee of the Juniors, 'to
Senator Ftlnn'a amendment' placing the
penalty for the violation of the pro
posed act upon the boards employing
teachers wearing religious garbs in the
schools Instead of upon the teachers.
Senator Fllnn returned to the city to
' day and was met soon after by several
prominent members of the local coun
cils of the Juniors, to whom he said the
bill would certainly be brought out this
week.
Representative Smith, of Philadel
phia, author of the bill, will assent to
the amendment. It Is thought this
change will meet the objections of cer-
tain members of the house who op
posed the bill because of the penalty
clause. Senator Fllnn expects to have
a meeting on Wednesday of the senate
education committee to take the bill
Into consideration.
The grangers now claim to have
ixty-flve votes pledged for the
Cochrane bill taxing brewers 16 cents
a barrel for beer brewed In the state.
A conference of the grangers will be
I beld this wee to agree upon a line of
kvctlon when the proposition comes out
ftf the committee on Vice and Immoral
ity. Efforts will be made to amend the
till ly fix'pg the tax at 24 cents a bar
rel, that Is cents on quarters, 12 cents
-A half, and 24 cents on full barrels.
She Mil ha also been amended so as
lo apply to beer manufactured out of
rtn hUte, but sold within It. Under
this system brewers will not be re
quired to pay an annual license of
LOOK, but county commissioners are re
quired to sell certificates as agents for
the state treasurer and enforce the law.
Fighting Quay County Bill.
The lobby of the capltol Is crowded
tonight with a delegation of Schuylkill
county politicians In opposition to the
Quay county movement. The bill Is on
tbe house calendar for third reading
and will probably come up tomorrow.
The party Includes ex-Representatives
Loseh, Petts, Jones and Brower, ex
District Attorney Jack Whltehouae,
County Chairman Payne and the board
of county commissioners.
Major Losch claims Chairman Gllke
on, of the state Republican committee.
Is trying to get the bill through by tell
ing members that Senator Quay wants
It to become a law. Losch says the peo
ple of Schuylkill county are opposed to
the btll because It robs them of a por
tion of the richest section of the county.
The part it Is proposed to take off this
county has increased In valuation about
$300,000 the past Ave or six years and Is
constantly growing richer through the
valuable coal fields which are being
opened up. . ,
A meeting of the Schuylkill and Lu
zerne delegations In the house will be
held tomorrow morning to outline a
plan of action when the bill la reached.
It Is believed they will filibuster against
It as they did when It was up on second
reading In the hope of disgusting mem
ber and Inducing them to vote against
It to get It out of the way for other
legislation.
' Senate Proceedings.
The senate met at 8.30. The house
' resolution fixing Thursday, May 23, as
the-date of final adjournment was, on
notion of Senator Ciobln, referred to
the committee on finance. The house
resolution providing for a committee of
i six to wait on the representatives of
'the various coal companies to assure
Uiem of the desire of the legislature to
co-operate In any measures Intended
for the relief of the anthracite mine
workers 'was, on motion of Senator
Orady, referred to the committee on
finance.
The Fair Compulsory education bill
was amended so as to require children
who are habitual truants to be taught
In the room set apart for Insubordinate
pupil..
. These bill passed Anally: Relating
to the appointment of prison commis
sioner; relative to the letting of con
tract by county commissioners; au-
. thorlzlng the Incorporation of laundry
companies, and companies for tbe pack
ing and disposing of grapes and manu-
, facturlng unfermented grape Juice; re
pealing in act or prohibiting the Issu-
ig oi liquor licenses in the borough of
last Pittsburg; for the protection of
nests ana eggs or game birds; for
proteoton of speckled trout; defln-
lawiui seal on deed and other In
dent of writing. The bill creating
iddltlonal, normal school district
lereatea.
School Book Wrangle. -
The house convened at 8.20 thla eve
nlng. Bills on first reading was the
first order of business. Ten were dis
posed of when the hour of 8.30 having
arrived, senate bill 304, to prohibit
changes in school books oftener than
once In every five years, was called up
on second reading. When the first sec
tion of tbe btll was read Mr. Phillip,.
Chester, offered an amendment so that
the changes In text books shall not
take place until the Ave years shall
hv expired from the time of the first
adoption of the books. ..
Mr, Moore, Bradford, opposed the
i wat
amendment saying that It would be
taking undue advantage of the normal
schools and other higher schools In the
state, where aclentlflo books were
changed often so as to keep abreast of
the time. '
Mr. Schwartz, Monroe, said that If
the . school book bill passed that the
people would be at the mercy .of the
book trust. '
Mr. McClaln, Lancaster, read a 'dis
patch from the school board of the, city
of Lancaster, where they held a meet
ing, tonight, protesting against the
passage of the bill. He was against thp
bill, he said, because there was a snake
In It, and a person had only to read be
tween the lines to discover It.
The Phillips amendment was agreed
to n follows:
Providing that no changes shall be
made for Ave years from the adoption
of any book or books. The bill passed
second reading as amended. -
' FORTUNES IX WHEAT.
The Long-Expected Boom Has Arrived at
Last-Advanco of Seen Cents in' Seven
bays-Scramble in Chlengo.
Chicago, April 22. The advance In
the. price of wheat, which began last
week, going higher at the 'rate of 7
cents In seven days, continued In a sen
sutloiial manner today on the board of
trade. When trading began there was
a wild scramble for wheat, July being
the favorite option. In ten minutes the
price had reached 63 cents, when was 2
cents over the closing price of Saturday.
The action of the bears In selling a lot
at 63 cents had the effect of checking
the advance, and there was a reaction
to 82 cents. Just now Chicago Is the
greatest source of supply. The world
must look to this city for Its wheat.
In the elevators are stored 26.000,000
bushels of wheat. There Is compara
tively little grain at other points and
except that 5.000,000 In store at New
York, there Is no wheat on the Ameri
can seaboard. There Is little atloat to
foreign markets and the millers of the
northwest are buying the wheat that Is
stored In that part of the country at
higher prices than it can be sold for
here. The foreign traders know of the
Immense quantity of wheat In store
here, but had the mistaken Idea that
they could buy It at their own price at
any time they wanted It.
The Aurry today was not the result
of the rushing of the shorts to cover be
cause little of the business was done
by the leading bears or their brokers.
There was a sudden and general de
mand for wheat and no one seemed
ready to supply it. The trading was bo
fast and furious that the pit presented
a panic scene and It was estimated that
twenty minutes from the opening more
than 10.000,000 bushels of wheat
changed hands. E. D. Pardridge, who
is said to be short 4,000,000 or 5,000,000
bushels of wheat, did not seem wor
ried over the sharp advance, although
he first hour's trading meant a loss of
1100,000 to him.
Armour & Co. make an enormous
profit by the advance, as the Arm Is
credited with owning 12,000,000 of the
26,000.000 bushels in loval elevators.
Wheat has Jumped 7 cents since a week
ago and at that rate their winnings
amount to 1340,000.
ROSEXBACH'S CRIME.
Stroudsburg Milkman Assaults a Sixteen-
Year-Old Girl.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg, April 22. Considerable
excitement prevailed here this morn
ing when It was Teamed that a man by
the name of Rosenbach, who at one
time drove for the Mlnlslnk dairy, had
committed an assault un a young girl
about 16 years of age by the name of
Mary Engler, who lives at Mount
Home, but Is employed In the woolen
mill and boards with parties in East
Stroudsburg.
About 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon, as
Rosenbach and Miss Engler were driv
ing near the Water Gap, he pulled her
from the buggy and threw her on the
ground; after committing the crime, he
Jumped in the buggy and allowed the
girl to walk home, a distance of five
miles.
Rosenbach was arrested about 5
o'clock this morning by Constable Wel
ter at the house of George Cortright,
where he is employed. He was given
a hearing and committed to Jail. Ho
treats the matter lightly and docs not
seem worried over his arrest; but pub
lic sentiment Is very strong against
him, and It Is probably Just as well
that he Is out of the reach of certain
Indignant citizens.
Iicclnlon In llowman Case.
Philadelphia, April 22. Among the de
cisions handed down today by the su
preme court was that of the common
wealth vs. Bowman from the oyer find
terminer court of Lucerne county. The
decision was per curiam one and the
prayer of the appellant was granted and
ordered accordingly.
Had for WHde and Taylor.
London, April 22. In the central crim
inal court, Old Bailey, today, the recorder
advised the Jury to return-' a . true bill
against Oscar Wilde and Alfred Tayjor.
Until the decision of the Jury Is An
nounced, tomorrow, the date of the trial
will not be fixed.
Macoo's Snloldo Reported.
Santiago De Cuba, April 22. It Is ru
mored that General Maceo, the Insurgent
leader,' committed suicide because of
chagrin at the failure of his expedition.
A body has been found, which, while It
has not ponltlvely been Idmitttlcd, Is be
lieved to be his.
Earthquake at l.albauh.
Vienna, April 22. A violent earthquake,
accompanied with thunder, shook l.al
bach this afternoon. Eight or ten build
ings collapsed and the few families who
had returned to their homes fled back to
tho fields.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
The raising of squabs for market Is a
profitable Berks county Industry.
Fees of Reading doctor are regulated
by rules adopted twenty-three years ago.
i A branch of the Commercial Travelers'
Home .association has been organised at
Wltllamsport.
Up to date 106 fire companies have prom
ised to attend the firemen's convention at
Heading next October. .
' 'Professor5 Hayner attached the furni
ture' of a Klttannlng business college for
unpaid amlary; and olosed the school.
The arrest of John Lucas and Frank
Haines yesterday is expected to end a
long series of robberies at Bnow Shoe.
Lebanon' water supply, that was con
demned by the health board, Is declared by
water commissioner to be wholesome, .
CRUSADE AGAINST SILVER
The Jaws, of the Eloquent Will lie
" Opened In Unison.'
TALK AGAINST FKEC COINAGE
Democratts Orators Expoot to Crush Sit
vcrltee with the , Weapon Made '
Famous by Suinpion in Ilia En
counter with tho Philistines.
Washington, April 22. A strong and
vlirorous llirht against the free and un
limited coinage of silver Independent
of International agreement Is to be
made by the administration. With that
end in. view otllceis In the various ex
ecutive' departments, appointed under
the present udinlnlstratloil, are being
urged to organize systematically for
the purpose of conduotlng the contest
along the lines laid down in the presi
dium's messuge. Many of the higher
otllclals who enjoy reputations at home
as stump speakers will probably take
to the Held eurly In the summer and
others are even now engaged In writ
ing letters to their local papers, or per
sonal friends, Impressing upon them the
Importunce of sustaining the adminis
tration in the position It has outlined.
Federal officers In the several stages
will be orfta.nlzed as a nucleus about
which all who uphold the administra
tion or rather who are opposed to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
will be expected to rally. '
There are nearly 200,000 government
officers, postmasters, internal revenue
officers, customs officers, district attor
neys and innumerable contractors,
scattered throughout the country.
These will be expected to' do the ag
gressive Aghtlng in the field, and will
be amply furnished with documents
and- the necessary sinews of war from
Washington.
Keryhody Must Talk. .
Nearly all of the cabinet officers will
take the stump for one or more
speeches. Secretary Carlisle will cer
tainly make two more speeches In the
Kentucky campaign. Secretary Mor
ton will deliver an address In Chicago
and perhaps one in St. Louis. Secre
tary Herbert and Congressman Clarke
will probably speak in Alabama. Post
master Oeneral Wilson is being urged
to go west and speak in Illinois and
Indiana and may And time to do so
late In the summer.
The president is represented as being
thoroughly In earnest In this proposed
crusade against the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and will leave no stone
unturned to prevent the free slver
sentiment from gaining headway and
to crush It out If possible. As tariff re
form was the test of party fealty In his
three campaigns for the presidential
nomination, active support of his de
mand for the repeal of the Sherman
purchasing clause the test of, party
fealty in 18S4, so in 1S9G the test of party
fealty will be uncompromising opposi
tion to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver by the United States Inde
pendent of. international agreement.
Perfected state organizations with this
end In view are now being formed, and
these organizations will be extended to
the counties and even Into districts.
BOOM FOR READING.
Stock Rallies as Anthracite Representa
tives Endeavor to Adjust Tonnage.
Philadelphia, April 22. Another ap
parently fruitless attempt to settle the
anthracite coal war was made here to
day. President Olypliant, of the Dela
ware and Hudson; President Thomus,
of the New York and Erie; Vice Presi
dent Baker, of the Jersey Central, and
Adrian Isi-lin and F. V. Whltildge, of
the New York members of the Earle
Olcott re-organlzatlon committee, came
here today nnd held a conference with
the receivers of the Reading and Oeorga
II. Knrle, Jr., and Richard Y. Cook, of
the Philadelphia members of the Karle
Olcott committee. Tlir-se gentlemen
were In cenference at the Reading
Ternilnul station for nearly four hours,
llsyond the following statement given
out by the Reading receivers nothing
could be learned of what was discussed
at the meeting. The receivers' state
ment Is ns follows:
Tho receivers expressed a desire thnt
somo way slieuld be found of harmonising
the difficulties of the trade, and their will
Ingri.DH to work to that end. They stated
at length their reasons for believing that
the lteaillng company Is entitled to 11
per cent, of the total output of the anthra
cite tonnuire and decline to recede from
their position.
In respect to the proposal for arbitration
the receivers explained tliot they under
stood that they had no right as receivers
to refer to an outside tribunal the ques
tions as to how the bustnera of the com
pany should be conducted und expressed
their belief that If the bonis of a reference
could be agreed upon It Would then be
found that no arbitration would be noc
tnmry, as the only remaining questions
would be thoe of arithmetical calcula
tions. When the street leuriioJ that a con
ference was In progress thnt might re
sult In the settlement of tho coal war,
Heading stock at once stimulated three
quarters of a point, most of the buying
being done for the New York account,
TAMPERING WITH A JURY.
Milwaukee Railroad Man Ordered I'p for
Contempt of Court.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 22. Judge
Austin bus ordered that M. A. Pallia
be brought Into court tomorrow to an
swer to a charge of trying to Influence
the verdict of a Juryman In the case of
W. J. Lavelle against the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul railroad. Patitx
Is chief draughtsman In the AVest Mil
waukee shops of the company. He was
one of the chief witnesses for the road
when the case was tried last February.
Q. H. Kleck, who was on the Jury
that tried the case, has made affidavit
that Patlts approached him and said
that Lavelle had been offered $4,000 and
a steady Job with the road, and was a
fool for not accepting It. Lavelle was
riding In a passenger car vlth one arm
hanging out of the window. As the
car passed a siding his arm was struck
by the door of a car and badly lacer
ated. . ; ' ' .. , ,;
, CORNER ON, RYE. ... . .
Cincinnati Man Thinks Uo lias It I'ndor
, Control."
Cincinnati, O., April 2 1-The In
quirer announcea that Cincinnati has a
corner on rye, that order to the two
centers for rye, Chicago and Toledo,
will come foack to Cincinnati to be
filled. Rye has advanced from 38 cents
to 75 cents, two cars being sold at that
figure yesterday. This Is unprecedent
ed In the hlHtory of the country. , Rye
has never passed wheat, but It Is freely
Clulmed that It will go up much higher.
Of course, It Is rarely that so little
rye is grown as in the year gon by.
Whatever there la Is under control of a
Cincinnati man and he can dictate
whatever price he may desire. Yester
day to all Inquirers he was talking 85
cents.
INDIANS MUST LIVE.
When They kill Guma la Arizona the
Whito Alan Creato a Kuuipu.
Albuquerque, N. M April 23. Deputy
Sheriff Tom Drum Is circulating a po
tltlon along the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad to the secretary of the Interior
to suppress Indlun wanderers from the
reservations of northern Arizona. It
Is outlined that the red men are devas
tating that part of the country for
game, in direct violation of the laws
of the territory, and with the consent
of the Indian agent. .. .
One instance Is cited where some
Nuvajos went Into the Mogollon moun
tain last November and remained until
January, killing 376 deer, 115 turkeys
and an unetold amount of small game.
The petitions state that when game Is
scurce the Indians do not hesitate to
appropriate the ranch cattle.
! AN EDITOR'S SUICIDE.
George H.RIcoker, Suffering from Whisky
Melancholia, Cute Ills Throat.
Hartford, Conn., April 22. George H.
Rlucker, aged 26,. editor of the Bristol
Herald, and correspondent for the New
Britain Herald, committed suicide this
morning at the home of his brother-in-law,
John Whltmore, In New Britain,
by cutting his throat with a knife from
ear to ear. The deed was done In a fit
of despondency resulting from drink
ing. His wife, to whom he was married
last June, was present With tils sister
when Rlecker did the act. , Hue seized
the knife, but he drew it through her
hand, cutting her badly.' His sister
also seized the knife with a like result.
Rlecker then, cut his throat, severing
the Jugular vein.
BUFFALO BILL'S SIIOW.
Phlludclphiane Entertalnod by the "Wild
West" Combination.
Philadelphia, April 22. Colonel Wil
liam F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) opened his
season here this afternoon with his
"Wild West" show, before an audience
of 5,000 people.
The "Wild West" will show here for
two weeks, and will then make a tour
of the state, and the residents of the
Interior cities of Pennsylvania will
have an opportunity of witnessing what
life on" the plains really was a. few
years agq. . ..... .
GENERAL M'COOK RETIRED.'
Lost Survivor but One of a Family of
Warriors.
Washington, April 22. A general or
der was Issued at the war department
today announcing the retirement of
Major Oeneral Alexander D, McCook,
In which' the services of the retiring
officer are . referred to in the highest
terms of praise.
General 'McCook Is the last survivor,
butone, of a gallant family which gave
a father and every son to the military
service In defense of the country and
lost four dead on the battlefield.
SCATTERGOOD'S SUICIDE.
The Notod Horseman Shoots Himself In
tho Head.
Philadelphia, April 22. George Scat
tergood, leesee of the Philadelphia
Driving park and the owner and driver
of a number of fast trotting and pacing
horses, committed suicide this morn
lug in the club house attached to the
track, by shouting himself in the head.
He hud been ill for some time and
was supposed to have become deranged.
LOOKS DISMAL FOR SMITH.
Grand Jury Returns Thirty True Hills for
Embezzlement.
Lancaster, Pa., April 22. The grand
Jury today returned thirty new bills of
Indictment for embezzlement against E.
K. Smith and C. E. 0 ray bill, the In
solvent Columbian bankers, the former
Indictments having beon declared de
fective. The ennes were ordered down for
trial at a special term in June.
, Will End Speculation.
Pittsburg, Apr!l 22. Reports from Oil
City during exchange hours stated that a
broker up there was trying to buy any
outHtundlng oil certificates he could get
for tho Dtundard. This, It Is suld, caused
tho advance In the speculative mnrkct. If
the Standard obtains all the outstanding
certificates thut will end speculation In
oil on the exchange,
Robert .Mnrgnn Dead.
Wllkes-Iiarrc, April !2.-Itobert R. Mor
gan, one of the beet known coal operators
In this Valley, died at his home here today,
Sfrud 74 years. Hs operated the Franklin
mine for thirty years, which was pur
chased by the LuhlKh Valley Coal com
riny a few years see. The depeused wus
born In 1'ort Deposit, Md.
ComprnmUo Candidate.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 22. An Indiana
Republican, who was in WuBhlngton dur
ing President Harrison's administration
and who takes a hand in national politics,
said today that Benjamin Harrison will
bo the compromise candidate of the cur
rency factions next your.
FLASHED OVER THE WIRES.
Believing himself Incurably III, C. A.
Comntorlt. aKed 20, a consumptive, allot
himself at Albuquerque, N. M.
Frank Evunx tried to dash before a trol
ley cur with his bicycle In Brooklyn yes
terday. Hs was struck and killed.
' The recent bull movement In wheat la
said to have cost Operator "Ed" Pard
ridge, of Chicago, half a million dollars.
For stealing letters, which he hid In
waste pipes of a building, . Mall Carrier
James Owen, of New York, wus arrested.
' Suing Samuel Zevlen, a New York man
tifuoturer, for $110 for boarding his wife,
then single, Jacob Llebermann was de
feated. " " ,;" ,., ,'
i Seven. New York Romeos were arrested
In one Week for borrowing money from
their . lady loves and then refusing to
marry thsm. -
On the charge of sending Improper let
ters to priests, Rosanna Donnelly, aged
22,' of Tuckahoe, N. Y was arrested and
Will be sent to an Insane asylum.
FIRE II) m OFFICE
Five Gallons of Ether Explode with
Startling Effect.
SEVERAL PERSONS ARE BURNED
Chemicals la tho Photographlo Depart
ment Are Ignited and Dostroyad-Flint
and Lattimer Blown Out of
Doors Others Injured.
Washington, April 22. The United
Slates putent office was for the third
time visited by fire about 1.1G o'clock
this afternoon. The scene of the blaze
was In the southwest corner of the
basement In the photographic blue
print room, close to a crowded public
thoroughfure. Mr. Flint, chief of this
room, was ipouring ether Into five gal
lon Jugs' when the liquid exploded, and
running down the floor came in contact
with the tove und Ignited. Mr. Flint
was caught in the flames and severely
burned about the face, arms and shoul
ders. ' '
Watchman Perkins, who ran Into the
room where the trouble was, was also
caught In the flames and received pain
ful burn. Miss Nevlns, in charge of
the telephone lines in the building,
whose ofllce Is located in the adjoining
room, was overcome by smoke and
fainted, but was carried out uninjured.
The room was filled with vast volumes
of smoke which caused a hasty stam
pede of the numerous clerks employed
In other parts of the building.
After half an hour's hard work the
firemen extinguished the flames before
they could spread to the adjoining of
fices. The loss was about $t,D00, princi
pally In photographic apparatus. Most
of the original drawings were saved,
and of those destroyed a good many
can be replaced.
Previous Conflagrations,
The patent office has twice previously
been on fire. In 1S77 a fire occurred
there which 'burned for twenty hours
and totally destroyed the museum of
the patent ofllce, necessitating the en
tire reconstruction of that portion of
the Interior department building.
The photographers and assistants had
many narrow escapes for their lives,
and nearly all were on fire as the ex
plosives flew about the room. Beside
Mr. Flint, the chief, there were at the
time of the explosion assistant photo
grapher Thellkill, J. H. Wheat. J. R.
Latimer and Mr. Blockage, assistants.
Mr. Thellklll's story of the occurrence
was that when Mr. Flint was pouring
about five gallons of ether Into a bottle,
the bottle fell to the slate floor and
broke, the contents running along the
place. ' He began sweeping It toward
the door, remarking to those about to
be careful with the lamps, and so forth.
Some of the fluid reached the stove
and there was an explosion, which was
quickly followed by a second with con
siderable force, blowing up about' seventy-five
bottles. Mr. Flint was blown
through the door, his head striking a
mass of papers pilled In the hallway.
He arose, his clothing In a blaze, and
rushed for the area calling for help.
Blown Through a Window.
J. R. Wheat, Jr., was standing near
Mr. Flint, and was nlso blown through
the door, his hair ablaze and clothing
torn. He received no permanent In
juries, nnd attended to Mr. Flint. Mr.
J. E. Latimer won blown through the
open window on to the lawn, and was
followed through the adjoining window
by Mr. Hlackage, who was in the dark
room at the tlmo.
Mr. Thellkill was blown across the
room by the first explosion. He was
blown through the window by the sec
ond. His escape from Injuries was a
miracle. His apron was on fire, his
head singed, his hat blown Into frag
ments and his coat torn In numerous
places. Stored In the .room was eigh
teen gallons of collodion, two hundred
gallons of ether and one hundred
pounds of gun cotton. Of course those
and everything else In the room were
totally destroyed.
By 3 o'clock qulot was restored about
the building, and the panic-stricken
clerks resumed their work.
COUNTERFEITING GANG.
Ono of tho Members Proves to Be a Salva
tion Army Leader.
Butte. Mont., April 22. The arrest of
E. L. Spalding, a Salvation army lead
er, on tho charge of counterfeiting, has
resulted In the discovery of what Is
probably one of the most' extensive
counterfeiting schemes unearthed by
the United States authorities In a long
time.
For more than a year the town nnd
the state have been flooded with count
erfeit silver dollars nnd spurious $10
gold pieces. Several months ago a
young locksmith was arrested and sev
eral dies were found In his possession,
but since then the circulation of count
erfeit money has Increased.
Tho testimony upon which Spalding
was arrested was given by a young man
named Ilaldlow, who Immediately dis
appeared, and the United States officers
nro doing everything to find him. Hold
low's statement was that Hpaldlng was
one of Hie men who put In circulation tho
BtufT after It Is coined and that the
counterfeiting Is done In a secret tunnel
near the city by a gang of desperate
men. He said there were ten men in
the gang, among them several men with
national reputation as counterfeiters,
and who have long been wanted by the
government officers.
Haldlow offered to conduct an officer
Into the underground mint and Intro
duce him as a pal and arrangements for
the trip -were made, but Haldlow did
not show up again. " -
The officers are Inclined to the belief
that Haldlow has been made away with
by the counterfeiters, who became
aware that he had peached. He told
the officers that a lot of counterfeit dol
lars. could be found In the chimney of
bn i old variety theater, where It had
been dumped by one of the men who
thought - himself hard pressed. The
stuff was found today as he had Indi
cated. ' ... v
. ' '
. FEMALE FIRE BUG. '
Annie Lewis Arrested for Attempting to
' Cremate the Warthen Family.
Baltimore, April 22. Annie Lewis, a
good looking woman about 35 years old,
Is locked up at the Antral station
charged with setting Are to the house
of Henry Warthen, 507 Colvln street.
Had It not been for the prompt action
and heroic efforts of Officer Ryan, the
entire Warthen family, consisting of
eight persona, would have been suffo
cated or burned to death.
The Lewis woman quarreled with
Mrs, Warthen yesterday and was seen
In front of the Warthen residence about
3 o'clock this morning with an oil can in
her hand. Hulf an hour later Officer
Ryun saw flame darting from the cel
lar window. ' After vainly trying to
arouse the Warthen household by
shouts and tugs at the door bell, the
officer burst In the front door. He
found Mr. Warthen In the hallway,
overcome by the stifling smoke. He car
ried the woman into the air and again
groped his way through the smoke and
flames to the second story, where Mr.
Warthen and six children were shriek
ing for help. Window sashes were
kicked out and the family rescued.
The Lewis woman was found in her
home fully dressed and was arrested on
suspicion of having poured coal oil
Into the cellar and Igniting It with a
match.
Mrs. Lewis was given a hearing this
afternoon and committed to court
charged with arson.
JIST LIKE A FAIRY TALE.
Massachusetts Conviat Msde Heir to an
Immense Fortune Disheartened He
Commits tbe Crime of Forgery and Is
Sent to Prison, and It Now Msny Times
a Millionaire.
Boston, April 22. An evening paper
suya: Acpording to reliable Informa
tion, Frank Howard Poor, formerly of
Haverhill, this state, and now an in
mate of the Massachusetts reformatory,
at Concord, Is many times a millionaire,
having recently been left an estate,
which Is worth $15,000,000. Some months
ago ' Poor became disheartened and
committed the crime of forgery and was
sentenced to the reformatory at Con
cord for one year. The vast wealth
that has come Into his possession comes
to him according to this same Informa
tion, through the will of Millionaire
Howard, of Nevada, the young man
having been named after that gentle
man. Other parties in Sacramento and
Oakland, California, and Carson City,
Nevada, are said to be benefitted by the
will. Poor Is 24 years of age and has
always been considered a bright young
man.
The fortune which, has been left him
Is well Invested In gold mines, real es
tate, mortgages, etc., yielding an
enormous yearly revenue. Poor will not
be released from the reformatory until
January next, unless his friends are
successful In securing a pardon for him.
Young Poor has several wealthy rela
tives, among them George Poor, of
Trovldence, R. I.
Young Poor forged a note with the
signature of Hon. Caleb Saunders, ex
mayor of Lawrence. The forged check
was discovered at the Merchant's bank
In Lawrence and Young Poor was ar
rested a week after the check had been
passed. The death of Millionaire How
ard, as near as can be learned, occurred
a few months ago, and the estate Is
being settled by two law firms. The
Haverhill relatives received word from
these firms, and the whereabout of
young- Poor, who Is said to be the
principal heir to the millions, was made
known to the lawyers.
STRIKE WILL CONTINUE.
Pittsburg Miners and Operators Ate
I'nnblo to Agree.
Pittsburg. Pa., April 22. The coal
miners' strike In the Pittsburg district
seems as far away from a settlement
as at any time since the trouble began.
The delegates returned to the conven
tion this morning instructed to hold out
for 69 cents a ton If a conference was
held with the coal operators.
As the operators Informed the con
vention on Saturday that 00 cents a ton
was the best rate that could be paid It
looks as If the strike will continue, un
less the miners come down In the price
they demand for mining.
A member of the opeators' committee,
when he heard the delegates to the con
vention Instated on a 69-cent rate, said
It would be useless to confer with the
miners' committee, es the operators
would not pay 69 cents.
The convention Is still In session.
THE RECORD BROKEN.
Fast Time Made by tbe Pennsylvania
Hallroad.
Philadelphia, April 22. The Pennsyl
vania railroad's line to Atlantic City
had a record breaking run yesterday,
made .by the special newspaper train
from Philadelphia to the popular sea
Bide resort. The ferryboat, to catch
tho train, put out of the slip at Market
street whurf, Philadelphia, at C.30 a.
m. precisely, and fifty one and a half
minutes thereafter the train came to a
Btop In Atlantic City station.
The fastest single mile was made In
forty-one seconds, which is an average
of 87 8-10 miles per hour. This is the
most notable .performance In railroad
speed which has yet been made.
WANT A NEW TRIAL.
Colonel McCluro Not Satisfied with ex
Mayor Smith's Verdict.
Philadelphia, April 22. Attorneys
Shakespeare, Rothernel and Colonel
McClure, as counsel for the Times Pub
lishing company, today, before Judge
Gordon, In the common pleas court, ap
plied for a rule for a new trial In the
case of ex-Mayor William H. Smith
agninst the Times for libel.
Mr. Smith was awarded $45,000 dam
ages against the paper lust week. The
decision was reserved.
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
The life of the Prince, of Wales Is In
sured for $3,250,000.
Professor Huxley, the scientist, Is very
111 at Eastbourne, Eng.
The csar has refused to grant the peti
tion for a relaxation of press laws.
Senhor Thedlm has been appointed Por
tuguese minister to the United States.
United States Ambassador Bayard has
moved Into his new London residence.
Rev. Charles Martlneau, the noted Eng
lish theologian and philosopher, will cele
brate his ninetieth birthday tomorrow.
; Lord Alfred Douglas, son of the Marquis
of Queensberry, writes to the London
Star, asking a suspension . of Judgment
against Oscar WllUe, who he says, la per
secuted. WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; westerly
Wind.
FILEY'S
10 1
Of our Easter Linen Sale
we will continue it for
Three Days Longer, Holi
day, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, and have added to
the Specialsin Table Linens
s
Of Silver Bleach Damask
(one of our most popular
lines), at 50c, 63c. and 85c.
a yard,
Napkin! to Watch.
ALSO.
50 dozen extra size Damask
Towels, warranted all linen,
19c. Each, Recent Price 25c
50 dozen all linen Damask
Towels,
$1 a Dozen. Recent Price $1.50.
25 dozen large size, all linen
hemstitched Huck Towels,
25c Each. Recent Price 33c
And another case of our
Great 98-Cent Quilt
FIN LEY'S
510 and 612 Lackawanna Ave.
H. A. KINGSBURY
AGENT FOB
1.HCO
THE VERY BEST.
MS SPRUCE ST.. SCRANTON. PA.
LEULYMES
The People's Providers of
HONEST SHOES.
L
WATCHESi WATCHES!
Get prices at Weichel's
if you want a watch.
Great reduction in prices
for thirty days.
408 Spruce Street.
N. B. Fine line of Silver
Novelties and Jewelry. Re
pairing a specialty.
THREE
win