; :- i?!att0E t fait COLUMNS. SSCli ANTON, WEDNESDAY COPY. l'AM W IjDN iirSDAl JUOHJNIJNU AL'KILi 3-1, 18;J. TWO CENTS A S tm i FARR BILL PASSES SENATE Compulsory Education Measure Now Awaits Governor's Signature. DOUTHBTT BILL TRIUMFHANT The Compiler of Smith's Uaudbook Secures an Increase of Salary. Mr. Mitea of Tioga Explains. Semi- Monthy Pay Law. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Hanieburg. April 23. The Karr com pulsory education bill pnsoed the sen ate finally today, by a vote of SsS to & Every senator voted for Vt with the exception of Senator Haines, of York; Hyde, of Elk. and Kowland. of Pike, vbo voted "nay;" and Senator ltan aoii, Cochran. Ureen. Kauffman. Kline, Iaubaeh. Smith. Stiles and White, who re recorded as "absent or not voting." The only important change made by the senate In the bill as It came from the house relate to truant olllcers. Sec tion third of the bill as passed by the enate reads as follows: If deemed iteoessary for the better en forcement of the provisions of this act, boards of school directors or school cor. trollers In cities, borough and townships n:ay employ one or more- persons, to be known as attendance officers, whose duty It shall be to look after, apprehend and place In such schools as the person tn pa rental relation may itesiKtiat. truants and others who fail to attend school in ac cordance with the provisions of this act. he persons appointed such atteudance of ficers shall be entitled to such couitus4- tton, not exceeding tl a duy, as shall be fixed by the boards appointing them, and such compensation may be paid out of the school fund. Boards of school directors or controllers may set apart school rooms in public school bulldititrs for children who axe habitual truants or who are Insubor dinate or disorderly during their attend anceupon Instruction In the public schools. Everybody Is Happy. The employment of such truant offi cers Is made optional. In rural dis tricts It would tx unnecessary ; but In cities such otilclals would be desireable adjuncts of the law's enforcement. The clause relating to separate rooms for habitual truants and others Is like wise permissory, not mandatory, and was adopted mainly out of deference to Allegheny cuunty educators. They hold that In large cities like Pittsburg and Philadelphia such a privilege may be very necessary when the act reaches out and takes in many whose surrounding and training- are not of the best. With a few exceptions, everybody Is pleased at the passage of this bill It will go to conference, for ratification by the bouse eonferrees, after which its passage to the executive's desk is likely to be rapid. There Is no doubt that Governor Hastings will approve It. Representative Farr today received many congratulations. Busy Day in House. This was a busy day in the house. he members started In with a de- Inatlon to do something and they succeeded in disposing of ten bills on second reading on special orders and several others on final passage. The greater Pittsburg bills went through with ease. The bitter fight promised by the opposition did not materialize. Mr. Tlllbrook, of McKeesport, second ed by Mr. RIchey, tried to amend the bill for the annexation of the outlay ing districts of Pltt3burg so as to re quire 23 per cent, instead of 5 per cent, of the voters of these municipalities to petition the court for an election to decide the question of annexation. Their efforts failed, as did all other at tempts of the opposition to amend the bill. Mr. Cotton, who had this measure In vuaigc, jiau i Kiiieuueu so as 10 cor- rect the phraseology and grammatical I errors and then It went through on I second reading without a roll call. The I - two companion bills came up on spe- I 1 nrilftrt ata In tVt flaw A -... read the second time. All three meas ures come up on special orders tomor row for third reading and final pas sage. The bill Increasing the salary of the adjutant general from $3,500 to $4,000 a year, which was on the calendar for second reading on a special order, was postponed 'by Representative Ander son, its sponsor, through fear It would not be reached. The bill will be con sidered on second reading on May 14 and third reading and final passage on May 21. The bill taxing wholesale dealers of cigarettes J.10 a year and re tailers $15, was recommitted to the committee on vice and Immorality, on motion of Chairman Cochrane. The statement of State Treasurer Jackson showing the condition of the state treasury, which was received by the house last Friday, was referred to the committee on ways and means. This action was taken at the sugges tion of Mr.- Bliss, of Delaware, who made a speech In favor of Increasing the revenues of the state to meet the demands of the public schools find charity. The bill taxing aliens and making their employers responsible for the payment of the tax passed lecond reading on a special order. The Dou thett bill to establish a state school book board and provide for the pur chase of school books at the lowest prices, went through on final passage on a special order. Mr. Miles Explains. .Mr. Miles, of Tioga, rising to a ques tion of personal privilege, stated that a dispatch In. . morning paper to the fleet that he had decided for the corn- It tee of judiciary general that the ce of deputy auditor general Is un- l nWessary, was Incorrect. He said no acpn had been taken on the bill, and ' '' th:U It WBS Htlll under pnndlftaratflnn Mn Kerr, of York, called up the bill authorizing the erection and mainten ance of eel weirs and fish baskets for the catching of eels during a limited period each year. It was defeated yeas, 85; .pays, 61, being less than a constitu tional majority. ; Other bills which passed finally were .the following: Providing for the .taxa tion of aliens; providing for the release ahd discharge of encumbrances on land In ail cases In which the period of 21 -years has elapsed after the privilege has become due; authorizing county commissioners to sell to actual settlers 'acid convey unseated lands belonging to the several counties; exempting sew "wtng machines leased or hired from levy i er sale on execution or distress for rent; a supplement to the building inspection aot of June 8, 1893. The bill to authorise Justices of the peace to hear and determine certain specified criminal offenses and mis demeanors with the ahl of a Jury of six and to Impose entems upon convicted persons, which was under consideration at the noon hour of adjournment wus taken up and opposed by Mr. Fow. Philadelphia, who claimed that it wus a vicious bill and moreover was uncon stitutional. Messrs. Mansfield, of Heaver, and Bliss, of Delaware, advo cated the passage of the bill. It pussed finally by a vote of no to 46. Mr. Farr, Lackawanna, moved that the bill for the erection of fish baskfts and eel weirs lu the rivers at certain time In the year, which was defeated at the morning session, be reconsidered. It was not t! veil to. - Scinl-.Monthly Puy Law. When the bill to amend the semi monthly pay law was reached ,Mr. Fow said that the bill was not .properly drawn, and suggested that It be post pone until such times as Us framors could correct It. The suggestion was not acted on and the bill passed tlnully by a vote of 151 to 1. The bill regulating the printing and distributing of Smull's legislative hand book prompted Mr. Martin to amend It by cutting down the suliu y of the com piler, lie could not see, owing to the finances of the state, why tills person should have his salary Increased, when the spirit was to cut down expenses all around. Mr. McClaln, Lancaster, said that if the compensation of the compiler of this work ws not Increased, that It would be the last time he would bother with it, as It was becoming a source of expense that he could not bear. Mr. Martin again arose and said that the increase from $G00 to $1,1!U0 was too much at one time, and he moved to go Into committee of the whole for the pur pose of having Inserted his amend ment to reduce the compensation to $300. The motion to go Into committee of the whole was defeated and the bill passed finally, receiving only 104 votes, the bare constitutional majority. The act to prohibit the peddling, soil ing or hawking of merchandise ware or other goods within this commonwealth, without a license, was passed finally. A WILY CONVICT. Eludes Prison Officials While Guiding Them to Fabulous Trensnro. Topeka, Kan., April 23. W. S. Han cock, lute storekeeper at the peniten tiary, appeared today before the legis lative committee that Is Invctetlgat ing the charges preferred against S. W. Chasie, warden. He testified that while he was em ployed at the penitentiary he was ap proached by George H. Schonewaldt, a convict, and informed that there was a large treasure hidden in Arkansas, the location of which he knew. He re peated the story to Warden Chase, who In turn told It to Governor Lewelling. After the matter was discussed with Schonewaldt, Governor Lewelling granted him a pardon, and two days after H was delivered at the prison the governor, warden and Hancock went with the pardoned convict to Arkansas in search of the treasure. While on the way to the point indicated as the hid ing place, Schonewaldt gave his dis tinguished companions the slip and has not since been seen. Schonewaldt was one of the moat notorious criminals in the prison end was serving his third term. He had told the treasure story to three of Warden Chase's predeces sors. SHARPERS CAPTURED. Green Goods Men Captured While Welt ing for a Victim. Philadelphia, April 23. Three "green goods" men from New York were caught In the trap here tonight that they had set for their supposed victim. For six months past August Hoffer, a farmer and lumberman, living at Bryn Mawr, a suburban town of Philadel phia, has been In correspondence with "green goods" men In New York City. Hoffer suapected his correspondents and notified the police of this city of his suspicions. They advised him to continue the negotiations until they were brought to a head, and the men could be arrested. Hoffer was to buy $1,000 worth of "gTeen goods" for $650, and with the collusion of the police the swindlers were notified to meet their Intended vlcltm at a certain street corner In Philadelphia this evening. The sharpers were on hand, but In Hoffer's place were several detectives who arrested the men. They gave their names as J. W. Robinson, Joint Brash and Samuel Wilkinson, of New York. A large amount of "green goods" was found upon them and $1,500 In genuine money. VISITED A GYPSY CAMP. Kentneky Gentlemen Mart a nattle Which Mages an Hour. Liberty, Ind., April 23. Sunday night, on Hannas creek, one mile east of Liberty, Buck Noe, with his brother and several other men, visited a gypsy camp on the creek. A free-for-all fight resulted, pistols and guns were the weapons used, and for an hour the battle raged furiously. Noe was cut about the head and will die. A man named Rogers received a knife wound In the side and Is In a dangerous condition. One of the gypsies was shot. Others were more or less Injured. The Noes came from Kentucky. Ex-Senator Wilson Dead. Fairfield, la., April 2& Ex-Unltcd States Senator James F, Wilson died at his home here at 9.40 last evening from paralysis of the brain. Death has been expected dally for the past week. He had never recov ered from attack of grip two years ago, l.lttlcd floy Strangled. St. Louis, Mo April 23. The body of an unknown boy was found In a vacant lot In the northern portion of the city this morning. The little fellow had beari strangled to death. The police have found no clue to the murderer, The Mate Ulasr Trust. Pittsburg, April 23. A meeting of the di rectors of the plate glass trust) was In ses sion here today to complete some of the details of the new by-laws of the com bination. The capital of the company Is $10,000,000. Three Hundred Miners Strike Springfield, III., April 23.-Three hundred miners of the Barclay, Bpauldlnr, Wlll lamsvllle and Springfield shafts have de cided to strike today rather than accept the reduction of 6 cents. THE INCOME TAX APPEAL Unusual Announcement Made by Chief Justice Puller. KEHRAKING TO BE CONSIDERED Petitioners Will Ho Allowed to Present . the rase Bo fore a Full bench of tlio Supremo Court on Muy 0. Washington, April 23. At the open ing of the supreme court of the United Unites this morning Chief JuHtice Ful ler made the announcement: "The coiialilcnitl.nl of the two peti tions for a rehearing of the Income tux discs la reserved until Monday, May ti, when a full bench Is expected, find In that event two counsel on a wide will be heard lit that time. This statement does not mean that a rehearing of the cases has been grunted only on that date the court will hour counsel upon the question whether or nut a rehearing shall be granted." Tills action of the supreme court Is unprecedented In Its history since the practice with respect of petitions for rehearing was elabUslnd, and It Illus trates the fact that tb,e august trlbuuul does not change Its rules and regula tions under varying conditions or In special cases. Years afro the court knew no such thing us a itltlon for re hearing. In m3, in the case of Brown vs. Morgan, a motion was made to re form a decree of the court which was In effect a petition for a rehearing, and on that occasion counsel were heard. Subsequently 'thereto, but Infrequently, motions or petitions for rehearing! oc curred, but they were always frowned upon, and In 1869 the court established the law ilk relation thereto. It was not until 1S84 that the rules of the court were changed to Include petitions for rehearsing. As atated, It does not by any means follow that the petition for rehearing will be grunted after It has been ar gued. What Impelled the court to or der the declaration made by the chief Justice today Is, solely, a matter of speculation. By some It Is believed that tne eight justices are still divided equally upon the controverted points In the law, and that Justice Jackson will have to determine their constitu tionality or unconstitutionality. Chief Justice Fuller stated to a re porter for the United Press after court adjourned that he had received a let ter from Justice Jackson, In which the latter said he would try to come to Washington and listen to the argument upon the petition for a rehearing of the case. .MINISTER SAVES LIVES. Discovers Obstruction In Time to Prevent a Disastrous Wreck. Pittsburg, April ' 23. Rev. John Whitehead, of Emsworth, a suburb of Pittsburg, probably saved the lives of many persons on a Cleveland and Pitts burg express train last night. During the day forest fires had been burning along the track. About midnight Rev. Mr. Whitehead happened to go out on an errand. He heard a crashing noise in the vicinity of the railroad track. He knew the midnight train would soon be due, and therefore started at once to Investigate. On reaching the track he found that two tress which had burned off at the roots had fallen across both tracks. Rev. Mr. Whitehead hastened to the telegraph tower and Informed the op erator, who had time to catch the ex press at the next block above. Here the train was held until the obstruction was cleared. DREAM OF EIGHT DEATHS. Three Liiurel, Delaware, Citizens Die in Accordance with a Vision. Laurel. Del., April 23. Charles FooKh, son of Daniel Fooks, Laurel's wealthi est citizen, died yesterday. Three months ago Edward Taylor, nn aged citizen, was laughed at for telling a strange dream, foretelling the death of eight prominent citizens, and that the ensuing year would record the deaths of an unusually large number. A few days later he stated that he was worried over the return of the dream, and that the four first, who were to die .would be the four most prominent and wealthiest citizens of the county. They were Benjamin Fooks, Governor Marvll, William Doy shlels and Daniel Fooks. The three first named are dead and the eldest son of the lust named, and two others named In Taylor's vision are 11L CRATER IN CALIFORNIA. Volcano In Active Eruption on an Island Off Shore. Ultlah, Cal., April 23. A small, un named Island off the coast of Mendo cino county, opposite Bourne's land ing, Ib now in a state of active erup tion. For some time past It has been reported that flames were issuing from the center of the Island. J. K. Mere dith, of Trinity county, who has been traveling along the northern coast for some weeks, passed the Island Thurs day. It was some Hiiip during the early evening, and he wus attracted by a bright light In the west. The flames were so brilliant that he at first Im agined they were caused by a burning ship at sea. On his return south the next day, however, he discovered smoke curling up from the Island and then saw It emanated from the peak there. OSCAR INDICTED. Wilde arid Taylor Will lie Tried In Crimi nal Court. London, April 23. The grand Jury this morning returned to the central crlmlnul court, Old Bailey, a true bill against Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor. Wilde's solicitors deny that their client will plead guilty even to one of fence. They declare that his case will be fought to the end. NICARAGUA TROUBLE. It Is Not Thought That the British Will Bombard Coast Cities. Washington, April 23. Notwithstand ing the presence of three English war vessels in the harbor of Corlnto, it Is regarded as unlikely that . any overt action will be taken by the commanding ? Ulcers, becuuso of NIi'iii'iikuu'h failure o comply with Clreat liHtiun's ultima tum. The statu department was ad vised several weeks ago thut, while the KngllBh government was determined that the Indemnity to Consul Hutch should be paid, thu efforts to collect It would iut go to the extent of bom barding uny of Nicaragua's const cities. A proinisltloii Iiiim been advanced that tbu customs (hales at Corlnto be col lected by Ureal lhltlan until they equal the amount of the Indemnity claimed, $76,000. This course, however, might lead to complications. GRANTED RESPITE. Uucbunnn Will lluve Another VYook In W lilch to Prepare for Ponih. Albany, N. Y April 23. Dr. Buchan an's wife and 'Mrs. Coleman, of New York, waited upon llnveruor Morton at the executive chamber at 10 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Buchanan mudu an earnest plea for the life of her hus band, who was to be electrocuted at Sing Sing tomorrow for poisoning his first wife. They were with the gover nor In the lame reception room for nearly an hour, and all visitors were refused admittance fur the first time In yeurs. The governor at first said he could not interfere; but Mrs. Buchanan's pleadings were so pathetic that he finally granted a week's respite, princi pally to give the condemned man time In which to prepare fur death. TV ANTS MR. ECKELS. Mr. KohKuut's Offer to to Comptroller of Currency. Washington, April 23. H. H. Kohl siiat, the new owner of the Chicago Times-Herald, offered Mr. Eckels, the comptroller of the currency, a large salary. Bald to be nearly $10,000 a year, to go to Chicago and become financial editor of that paper. In view of the Importance of finan cial questions In business circles and politics, Mr. Eckels saw In this editor ship an opportunity to wield great In fluence in the west, and was at first much inclined to accept the generous offer. On consultation,, however, with other members of the administration, he deemed It hit) duty to remain in his present office until the expiration of Mr. Cleveland's term, and wired his declination this afternoon. LYNCHERS FOILED. Negro Under Arrest Escapes- Hanging Through Foresight of Sheriff. Baltimore, April 23. An attempt was made at Frederick, Md., last, night, to lynch the negro who attempted a felonious assault on 'Mrs. Thomas Butts while she was returning home from church last Sunday. The mob was foiled by Sheriff Zimmerman, who had removed Wlnterchlef to .a place of safety early In the evening. The rumor that Wtnterchlef had been removed reached th,e mob and the leader was sent ahead to learn if It was true. Sheriff Zimmerman Invited the man to enter the Jail and Inspect the cells. The leader of the lynchers became thoroughly satisfied that the bird had flown and went back to dis perse the mob. READING'S POSITION. Will lie Allowed Twenty-one Per Cent of Anthracite Output. New York, April 23. The Tribune will say tomorrow: "The failure of the an thracite coal presidents to make the Reading company accept less than 21 per cent, of the anthracite output has forced the conclusion upon the presi dents that the anthracite situation can not be remedied unless Reading's de mand is granted." It can now be authoritatively stated that unless something unforeseen hap pens, the Reading's position will be sustulned, and an output of 21 per cent, given to the company. II Hi STRIKE PROBABLE. Seven ' or Eight Hundred Pig Iron . Workers Already Out. Sharon, Pa April 23. A , general strike among the blast furnace em ployes through the valley may take place this week. The blast furnace em ployes in New Castle, numbering 700 or 800 went out on strike today for a raise In wages equal to those paid In 1892. One-fourth of the pig and bessemer Iron of the United States la manufac tured In this section. BELMONT NON-COMMITTAL, Throws No Mcht ' I'pou the Humor of Mnrrlngo with Mrs. Vanderhllr. Paris, April 23. In an Interview had by a representative of the United Press today with O. H. Belmont, who. It was recently reported, was shortly to marry Mrs. Vnndeibilt, that gentleman re fused either to admit or deny the ru mor. Mr. Belmont's residence In Paris ad joins the hotel at which Mrs. Vander bllt Is a guest. WILL GAZE ON NIAGARA. The Objective Point of the State Edltorlnl ExeiiiHlon. f llarrlsburg, Pa., April 23. The Stats Editorial association met here today and received eighty new members. The matter of a summer Jaunt was re ferred to the executive committee with power to aot. Niagara Falls Is likely to be the ob jective point. It Is proposed to have a business session of two days. Mlno Inspector's Iteport. Wllkes-Bnrre, April 2.1. Mlno Inspector Lewis, of the Fifth anthracite district, has Junt completed his report for 1K94. It hows the total number of tons of conl produced to be 0,1X2.(1)1. The number ot days worked was 11HI. There were em ployed 18,361 men. During the years thern wore 08 fatal and 90 non-fatal acci dents. Seven Polonders Perish. . Amherst, Wis., April 23. Word has just been received here that the party of seven Polandors who were at work clearing land In the town of Wlldrose, Wauehera coun ty, were burned to death, their shanty catching fire and they perished in the flames. It is supposed they were all drunk. . Will Take the Band In. IndlanapollB, Ind., April 23. The execu tive board of the National Federation of Labor met here today. A proposition to take In the National Musicians' union, 12, 000 strong, was favorably considered and the amalgamation Is almost certain. SPAIN M NEUTRALITY ACI bull riijlitcrs Are Displeased lit Course oF 1'nltcd States. FiK. MUltUAGA'S 1,011) PROTESTS lie Declares That tlio Cuban Ifcballlon Would Die Out In Thirty Dnyf ' bur for Syinpuiliy of thu I lilted States. Washington, April 23. Hecrotary nreshiiiu will not be surprised should the Spanish premier, Mr, Cunovns, call liiH Utlelitlon to llllegi-il IlllllllfestatloUK of Cuban sympathizers In this country. There has hardly been a week since the Insurrection begun In the Island that Mr, Muruagu, the lute Spanish minister to the United States, did not direct Secretary llresham's atte ntion to what he and the Spanish government cimsld-en-tl violations by the United Stutes of the neutrality act, in permitting the shipment of arms ami men from this country to aid the Cuban revolutionists. Mr. Muruuga made these representa tions so repeatedly uiiil so emphatically that ho at last desisted out of pure dis couragement, finding in every case that the Kpunlsh government's understand ing of United States law und United States obligations was not shared by United Mates officials. The right which the United States have always claimed to sell munitions of war where they ph-used was very discouraging to Mr. Murauga, who re garded it as useless to continue his protests, lie did so, however, but he left Washington, a week ago declurlng that the struggle in Cuba was not a contest between Spuln and her rebelli ous subjects, but between Spain and the United States. It Is not doubted that Dupuy De Lome, the new Spanish minister to the United States, who will arrive from Havana this week, has been requested to protest strongly against any aid or comfort being gjven, at least openly In this country, to the Cuban rebels. The reiiorts made by the correspond ent of the United Press In Cuba as to the character and extent of the rebel lion, confirm the declarations repeat edly made by Mr. Muruaga that but for the encouragement given by their friends In the United States, and the hope of a recognition of their bellger ency by this country, the revolution would collapse within thirty days. CLAIRVOYANCY IN COCTiT. Attorneys of Nouh Strcvcl Resort to a Topeka Woman. Fort Scott, Kan., April 23. The ser vices of a professional necromancer have been employed by the defense In the Strevel murder case, which will be called for trial in this city next Tues day. Noah Strevel Is charged with cut ting his father's throat for the pur pose of obtaining his estate, to which he was sole heir. He is represented by three of the leading criminal lawyers of Kansas, who are, with a view of ex onerating lilm, endeavoring to solve the mystery of the crime In advance of the trial. As an experiment they recently sent the murdered man's pocket knife to Mmo. Florencla Wilklns, at Topeka, who professes to be able, by super natural senses In an assumed trance, to solve mysteries of crime. All she re quires Is an article, however insignifi cant, that was on the murdered man's person at the time of the crime. The attorneys have received from the female conjurer "an exposition," writ ten on six pages of commercial note paper. In which she claims to have ob talnedarcvelationof themystery. Some what to their surprise, she pictures the scene of the murder with accuracy, and also the personal features of the victim and his assailant. She describes the assassin's flight from the ranch where the murder occurred to this city, his visit to a saloon, and gives the direction of his disappearance. Her story coin cides with an abandoned clew, which has now been resumed by several de tectives, who hope to Becure the re wards offered by state and county. The woman's statement was sub mitted to the prosecuting attorneys, and Is eliciting intense interest from all concerned In the case. CHOSE THE OTHER GIRL. Lover with Two Sweethearts Causes Con sternation In Church. Shenandoah, Pa., April 23. A sensa tion was caused in the Greek church hero through the failure of a marriage bargain between Mary Klnsukawlcs and John ltutalanskl. lie had -been paying attention to Miss Klnsukawlcz for some time, and on Friday night they agreed the marriage ban should be an nounced In the church yesterday. Miss KltiBUkawlcis was dumbfounded when at the appointed hour Rev. Laurlsln announced the approaching marriage of Butalaimkt and Miss Lizzie Muta lawtz. intense excitement prevailed, and Miss Klnuukawlcz was prostrated. It was thought the names had only be come mixed, .but Investigation proved that the announcement was correct, and that Hutalnnskl had been courting the two glrlB, but at the eleventh hour decided to stnnd by Miss Matnlawtz. The disappointed young girl sought the counsel of friends, and decided to drop the mutter. WILL BURN COAL. Many Chicago Steam Plants to Cease I'sihg Petroleum. Chleugo, April 23. A good many of the large Bteam plants now burning oil will return to coal on May 1. One rea son Is that the price of coal Is low and another reason Is the contracts be tween consumers and the Standard Oil compnny for the most part expire May 1. The Standard In one or two In stances at least have notified consum ers that contracts would not be re newed on the present buBis, in view of the boom in oil. The West Chicago Street Railway company has advertised for bids for furnishing 200,000 tons of coal. The company at present la using fuel oil. GHOULS ROB A CEMETERY. Finding of Portions of Bodies in the Streets Leads to Discovery. , Superior, W1b April 23. Great ex citement has been caused by the dis covery that graves In Nemadji ceme tery have been desecrated, and It la thought that the despoliation has ex tended over a period o( years. Three weeks ago a woman's hand was found on one of thu Htrccta of Superior. The police conducted an Investigation and It was thought that the hand came from one of the hospitals and had been carried off by dogs. Tills theory was dispelled a week later when a man's hand was discovered on West Fourth street, not far from where the first hand was found. Other members of bodloB were found near the city, and an investigation Hhowed that the graves In Ni-iuailJI cemetery have been system utleully robbed. It is rumored that start ling discoveries will be made when the Investigation Is completed. HuhjIi;Iuii Is cust on physicians, who nre Himpccted of robbing the graves with the Intention of dissecting the bodies. It wuh reported a year ago that Home of the Nemadji cemetery graves had been rilled, but no lnvesll Katlon wus made. The search so far made disclosed two graves that have been tampered with, and it Is said that when the present investigation Is con cluded It will be found that many corpses huvu been taken from the cemetery. DARES TO DEFY CLEVELAND. Deputy Pension Commissioner Bell Is Out . for Free Silver. Washington, April 23. The case of Deputy Pension Commissioner 11. C. Bell, of Illinois, excites more or less comment here. It Is understood that the word has been passed along the llio of Federal officeholders that all of them must get into line and exert their efforts In favor of a sound money or ganization In the Democratic party. This tip to the officeholders comes di rect from the white house. It Is said to apply especially to Illi nois officeholders, for that state Is soon to be the battle ground of the two factions of the Democracy to fix the party status on financial questions. Deputy Commissioner Bell has Just re turned from Illinois and boldly ex presses himself as an advocate of free silver coinage. "The Democrats of central and southern Illinois," said Mr. Bell, "are for free silver and against the presi dent in the ratio of 10 to 1. I have no doubt whatever that the June conven tion of the Illinois Democracy will show that the president has less than one-tenth of the Illinois Democracy supporting his views." MEXICAN BANDITS SHOT. Two of the Most DeaperateOutlawson the West Const Executed. Guadlajara, Jalisco, April 23. The execution of the Jallscan bandits, Fell clano Mariavos and Mauriceo Rivera, early yesterday morning attracted wide attention. Hope of .reprieve by Presi dent Diaz was held by the lawyer" friends "of the condemned until the night before the execution, when the time of limitation having expired, the prisoners were ordered to prepare for death at sunrife. They spent most of the night either In praying to the images in the prison chapel, to which they were allowed ac cess, or In pacing back and forth In their quarters. On the taking leave of the priests the two bandits were placed In a kneeling poeture on the north side of the prison, and at the word of com mand were pierced with bullets from the double file of police. Mariavos and Rivera were among the most desperate outlaws and bandits who ever oper ated in the west coast country. WITNESSES SPIRITED AWAY. Some Kcmarknhle features in the Combs Assassination Case. Jackson, Ky., April 23. Last night S. II. Mans, town marshal, received a tele gram from the commonwealth's attor ney at Barbourvllle, where Jesse Fields and Joe Adklns are on trial for the assassination of Judge Joslah Combs at Hazard, to arrest and bring to Bar bourvllle two of the witnesses of the commonwealth who are said to have been run off by members of the French faction. A remarkable feature of this case Is the fact that Boone Frazler, who was with Adklns when the latter fired the shot that killed Combs, Is anxious to surrender himself to the authorities and turn state's evidence, but It Is alleged he Is prevented from doing so by sev eral armed men of the French faction, who are guarding him carefully night and day. THE WIDOW' IS MISTAKEN. Tho cx-Sheriff of San Francisco Is Not Her Sandbagging Lover. Snn Francisco, April 23. Mrs. Julia Fisher, the you ml Indianapolis widow who Imagined that ex-Sheriff Lalmels ter was the Harry Ccll Kin who robbed her of $15,000 and then deserted her In Indianapolis, has changed her mind. "When I saw Mr. Laumelstor's pic ture In ithe paper," she Bald, "I Imme diately recognised It ns that of the man I met in the New York police head quarters. I did swy then. In the hnste of the moment, that he was Mr. King, but I only said It once. He talked to me like a gentleman, and I became convinced that ho wps not the real Sheriff Laumelster. If you say that this Is the real photograph of Mr. Lau melster and that he Is widely known In Sun Francisco, why, I will have to ad mit that 1 was mistaken." killed by a Cat's lllte. Tallahassee, Fla., April 23. Henry Born renter, the 12-year-old boy who was bitten by a cat six weeks ago, died this morn ing, after suffering two days from hydro phobia. The boy became paralysed before the end came, and bis last moments were not characterized by the horrbile agaony which marked the earler stages of the malady. Plate Glass Combination. Pittsburg, April 23. At this afternoon's session of the stockholders of .the plate glass combination they voted on and ac cepted the plans arranged by the direc tors for the running of the combination. May Die Before Morning. Bordentown, N. J., April 23. Late to night Mrs. Parnell's physicians reported thuq she might live through the night, but that It was more than probable thatSshe would die before morning. WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, generally fair; westerly winds, becoming variable. FInley's 1 10 1 Of our Kaster Linen Salo we will continue it for Three Days Lxmger, Holi day, Tuesday and Wed nesday, and have added to the Specials in Table Linens S Of Silver Bleach Damask (one of our most popular lines), at 50c., 63c. and 85c a yard, Nupkius to Match. ALSO. 50 dozen extra size Damask Towels, warranted all linen, 19c. Each, Recent Price 25c SO 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 33& And another case of our Great 98-Cent Quilt FINLEY'S 510 and 512 Lackawanna Aye. H. A. KINGSBURY AGENT FOB . i. news II III THE VERY BEST. MS SPRUCE ST., 6CRANTOM PA. The People's Providers o! HONEST SHOES. E. WATCHES! WATCHES ! Get prices at Weichel's if you want a .watch. Great reduction in prices for thirty days. W.J. L 408 Spruce Street N. B. Fine line of Silver Novelties and Jewelry, Re pairing a specialty. THREE NUMBER LEWIS.REILLYaDAVIES Hi
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