i i'..v. .17 EIGHT TAGES G4 COLUMNS. SCItANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY. Yoii Want Tbes? Dainty Art Creations about this time and we've piled tliein up in an end less assortment of weaves and ways for your inspec tion. One Difficulty . will present itself to you on looking, and that is, which of all the pretty thingsTs to your mind the prettiest. Bnt, Take Your Time in looking, there's no need for undue haste, and leis urely looking means safe buying. Crepe De Japan is the leader among new printed fabrics, plain white, cream and man- tints form the grounds, wWle the patterns a. an en. 'ess as sortment oi orays, floral styles, figures, etc., all carrying with them that light, graceful elegance which marks everything of French origin. Irridescent Dotted Swisses in all sorts of color. Coin- binations are a novelty commanding much atten- tion. Their value as fab ric will at once suggest itself to the stylish dresser. SilkinisM Brilliants corAin spotless white, are a lvely, fine, delicate weavt,' and have a silky luster to them, which is simply charmjng. This is their first seaso. Among the Old Fayorites are India Linens from 10 to 37 J c. Victoria Lawns 8 to 2-ic. Check Nainsooks 5 to 2oc. Plain Nainsooks, from. . .15 to Sic. English Longcloth 10 to 15c. Dotted Swiss, spots, all sizes, weaves all fine nesses 12J to 35c. Indian Dimities 20 to 35c. French Mulls, in white, cream and black 20 to 42c. New Effects with Old Names, White and Tinted Dimities and Organdies, a vast range of stripes, sprays, floral effects and dots. But they're so dif ferent from past season's goods that you cannot fail to see the stamp of new- ness on them. 70-inch White Organdies will be much sought after. Our line lacks nothing in ex- cellence' and prices run from 42 to 65c. Fancy Piques white or dark grounds. All sorts of neat patterns for children's wear, not a yard among the thousands in silks that is not absolute ly fast in Color. We might prolong the wash goods . story indefinitely, for compared with its vastness, we've hardly touched on it yet. But looking will tell you more than writing ever could, and we d like you to call while stocks are at the high-water mark. GLOBE WAREHOUSE THE GARB JM SLUMBERS Pinal Action on the Measure Will Not De Taken at One?, FAKK BILL KETONE GOVEKX0U Stiles rill Is Resurrected Important Clerkships York Politician's Ex perience as the lloldor of an Office Under the Adjutant Uuncral. Special to the Seranton Tribune. Harrlsburg. April 29. The religious Barb bill will nut be rushed thru ugh the somite. It will be called up on Wednesday and passed the second time and then laid aside for a while. There Is no necessity to hurry the passage of the bill. Its friends have made a care ful canvass of the senate and huve pledges of support from two-thirds of the senators. .In order that they may be free to look after certain other legis lation In which they are Interested, the advocates of the bill have asked that final consideration be postponed until a fe:-' days before the close of the ses sloi. The house will concur In the sen ut nu'nendnients placing; the penalty lou the school boards employing teachers wearing a religious garb or Insignia. The ' legislative committee of tho Junior Order of American Mechanics has succeeded In getting about every thing Its members have expected from this legislature. The Farr compulsory education bill has passed senate and house. It will be signed by the presid ing officers tomorrow, and then sent over to the governor for his approval. The religious garb bill has pasjed the house and will go through the senate. The Blddle bill taxing male allen3 three dollars a year after they have been In the state three months, and live dollars at the expiration of five years, if they refuse to take oirt naturalization papers, has passed finally in the house and will be brought out of the senate committee on finance this .week. The fund raised by the collection of this tax Is to be used for the lr-rrovement of the streets and public hlgi. ys In the municipalities of the state. The com mittee is urging the passage of this bill and Is confident it will go through, although its past efforts in this direc tion have failed. The committee Is also Interested in the Bandls flag bill, which has passed the senate and will be considered In the house tomorrow on third reuding, and final passage. This measure requires school directors to purchase out of the school funds an American flag, made of American wool, by American workmen, to be displayed on the school houses in the respective districts on a staff on American lumber. The Focht resolution for .he appoint ment of a Joint committee of the house and senate, and two disinterested per sons to Investigate the ste' . institutions to ascertain how man;' their inmates are aliens, was also advocated by the committee, although It was introduced at the instance of the legislative com mittee of the Patriotic Orders Sons of America. This resolution passed tho legislature six weeks ago and was ap proved by the governor. The commit tee will not be announced before the close of the session. The patriotic so cieties have had the good fortune not to have a bill defeated In which they are intert 'ted. Stiles Ilill Resurrected. The Stiles bill requiring social clubs to pay a license fee for the sale of liquor has been resurrected. It assed the sen ate three weeks ago. When It was sent over to the house it was referred to the vice and Immorality committee, where it lingered until last week. Then it was taken up and reported adversely. Dur ing the excitement and confusion in the house last Friday the bill was recom mitted to the committee. Since then a strong effort has been made by the re tall liquor dealers as well as the temper ance people In favor of the measure, and it is thought It will be favorably re ported and passed. The bill requires regularly corporated clubs with a membership of fifty to pay a license of $1,000 In cities of the first and second class; $200 In cities of the third class; $50 In boroughs, and $100 in townships. The license is to be grant ed by the court on proper application. In addition to the fee the club Is re quired to pay the clerk of the court granting the license a fee of $3. Clubs selling liquors to minors or in quantities greater than a quart to its members are liable to a fine of $50. The act goes Into effect Immediately upon its pas sage. Auditor General-elect Mylln has ap pointed Sam Matt Frldy, of Lancaster, his chief clerk. Mr. Frldy will assume the duties of office next Tuesday simul taneous with the induction of his chief Into office. The new clerk was revenue collector of the Ninth district under President Harrison and is one of the best known politicians .In the eastern end of the state. lie was for years com mission clerk In the state department and subsequently deputy secretary of the commonwealth and prothonotary of Lancaster county. He Is a personal and political friends of Senators Cameron and Quay, and for a quarter of a cen tury a political associate of the new auditor general. Mr. Mylln succeeds Fred Schober, of Philadelphia. A I'lnco for l emon. Secretary of Internal Affairs-elect Latta has selected Samuel Lemon, of Hollldaysburg, for a clerkship In the department under the act recently ap proved by Governor Hastings for the appointment of two extra clerks to copy the old land surveys and warrants. Mr. Lemon Is a son of Senator Lemon, of Blair. It Is raid on the highest author lty that General Latta will make no changes In tho department. There are no sinecures at the state arsenal. This has Just been learned by a well-known York politician to his sorrow and disgust.! After the rhange of administration this person made ap plication to Adjutant General Stewart for a position under him. The general finally selected a place at the arsenal for the ambitious politician at a salary of $300 a year. He sold out his manu facturing business In a little country town In the northern end of York coun ty and moved to Harrlsburg with his family. He went to work for a Week or two. in earnest and then grrew tired of packing tents, "washing tha wheels of cannons, repairing muskets and taking care of officers' uniforms, and last Fri day handed his resignation to General Stewart to take effect May 1. There are plenty of sinecures at the capital, but the political worker who enters the department under the supervision of the adjutant general doesn't get them. He must work ten hours a day during the winter and fifteen and six teen just berore and ufter the annual encampments. livening Session in House. When the house met this evening tho bill relating to the official newspaper advertising of cities of second class was taken up and finally passed. The bill pertains to German papers In Pitts burg. Twenty-eight bills which were on first reading calendar were taken up and disposed of. Mr. Mackrell an nounced the death today in New York city of Representative M. 11. Lemon, of Allegheny, and the usunl rcsolutlonsAf represent wtro passed and a committee was appointed to attend the funeral, nnd the house then, out of respect to the memory of Mr. Lemon, adjourned at 9 o'clock to meet at 10 o'clock tumor row morning. It was decided to meet tho body of the late representative from Allegheny City tomorrow after noon on its arrival from New York, anil that It shbuld He In state in the rotunda of the capltol from C until 8 o'clock. The body will be taken to Pittsburg on the midnight train, accompanied by tho legislative committee. SCHNEIDER A HERO. fn the Vain Attempt to Save tho Life of an Invalid in a l lrcllo Perishes in Hie II nines. Pittsburg, April 29. Three bodies were found this morning In the ruins of last night's lire, which started in the feed store of S. F. Iiialns, located on IVnn avenue, Kast Knd, and burned Beveral tenement houses adjoining. Their names are: Lydes Mitchell, car penter, aged 35; Samuel Weaver, aged 25, married; Frederick Schneider, aged 21. The victims last their lives in the house of Samut'I Weaver. Weaver had been ill for some time with typhoid fe ver. His wife had been confined only a few days ago. She was removed in safety from the approaching flames. Mitchell and another man were In the act of removing Mr. Weaver, when a lamp in the room exploded. At the same time an adjoining tenement fell in on the Weaver house, and Mitchell and Weaver perished in the tlames and fall ing debris. Fred Schneider, who had saved sev eral persons during the progress of the fire, hearing Mrs. Weaver's pitiable la mentations to save her husband, rushed into the burning house and he also lost his life. Mrs. Weaver is In a critical condition from the shock, and it is feared she may not recover. Six tenements, all of a flimsy character, were burned, together with Blalas' feed store. The total loss Is probably $10,000. PROFITS OF BUTCHERING. Remarkable Statement Made by Armour and Company. Washington, April 29. A sworn state ment, made by E. J. Martyn, of the Chicago firm of Armour & Co., concern ing the profits and losses of that con cern's beef slaughtering business for the past sixteen months has been sub mitted to the secretary of agriculture. Enclosed In the documents presented by Mr. Martyn to Secretary Morton Is an abstract from the books of Armour & Co., showing results on 421,720 cattle slaughtered and marketed In the year ending Nov. 3, 1894, of an average loss per head of 17 4-1,0 cents. A similar showing on 54,844 cattle slaughtered and marketed during Nov ember and December, 1894, exhibits a loss per head of 16 7-10 cents while better figures on 56,948 cattle slaugh tered and marketed during Jan uary and February, 1895, In which a gain per head of 45.18 Is recorded with one of 21 cents per head on 44,352 cattle slaughtered during the period of Feb. 25 to April 20. PERILS OF FOOTBALL. Twenty Persons Killed In England and Many Others Hurt. London, April 29. The English foot ball season Is closed and the West minister Gazette publishes Its annual football "butcher's bill." The "bill" shows that during the Ben son there were twenty deaths from In juries received on the football field, nnd over 150 legs, arms and collar bones were broken, besides many cases of con cussion of the brain or spine, paralysis, knee caps split, peritonitis and hundreds of minor casualties. H keel's Acknowledgement. Boston, Pa., April 29. Dr. K. L. Rlegel. who on December lost fought a duel at liloomstmrg, N. J., with William Hlbler, of Philadelphia, today mado an Interes. Ing statement. The doctor at that time said Hlbler'a attontlon to his wife were far too friendly. Today he said that he had Investigated thoroughly the Berloiis charges made against his wife and her parents, and says he finds that they wuro Innocent of wrong doing. Wants nachclder. Harrlsburg, April 29. Detective Hnlos, of Moston, today secured a requisition for A. Hai'helder, now In the workhouse at l'ittsburg, who Is wanted for numerous forgeries. Iiacheldor got Into tho Pitts burg workhouse for affixing the nume uf the mayor to a bogus check. Mrs. Parnell's Condition. Bordcntown, N. J., April 29. Mrs. Par nell had a weak spell last night, but had fully recovered this morning. CONDENSED STATE TOPICS. Tho Harrlsburg Telegram has been sold. Altoona has Just treated Itself to a paid fire department. Pottsvtlle Miners' Journal now occupies handsome new oilln.es. Owing to war among dealers, Ice Is now cheaper at Heading than ever before A msd hog so seriously mangled John Shoemaker, near Carlisle, that a doctor sewed up the wounds. The trolley road from Kutztown to.AI lentown was begun last Saturday and will be completed in four months. New miners Imported Into western Pennsylvania to work for $1 a day, have struck, and will be sent home. The Lancaster New Era on (Saturday printed an unusually prosperous-looking industrial edition of twenty-four pages. In one week three persons wore killed at a Sharon grade crossing, the victims being Mrs. Ellen Hanna, Thomas Durry and William Noonan. The United States postal authorities have placed under the ban the mall of Publishers' Collection agency, of St. Paul, having an office at Pittsburg, ARE OFF FOR NICARAGUA United States Gunboats Ordered to the Scene of Trouble. WILL I'KOTCCT OUR CITIZENS Tho Atlanta and tho Alert Are to Look After American Interests Only. Gravity of the Situation Real ized nt Washington. Washington, April 2!). After several conferences today between Secretary Clreshutn and Secretary Herbert the secretary of the navy sent dispatches to the commanders of the United States gunboats. Alert and thu Atlanta, direct ing them 'to proceed without delay to San Juan Del Stir and Oreytown, Nica ragua, respectively. The Alert la at Panama, and It will take her about a day and a half to reach Sun Juan Del Sur, which is the cable station nearest to Corlnto, situated about 100 miles be low that port. The Atlanta Is at Key West and can make the distance of 750 miles from that place to Greytown in two and a half days. When Secretary Herbert was asked the significance of these orders he an swered promptly as follows: "The newspapers say that a revolu tion Is probable In Nicaragua. They Btate that the people are very much dis satisfied with the course of the givern nient and are likely to attempt to over throw It. In order to protect the Inter e.'its of American citizens, their lives and property, and following the pulley al ways pursued In such contingencies, I have ordered tho Alert to San Juan Del Sur and tho Atlanta to Greytown. In addition to ithese vessels, the Mont goery, now at Mobile, will sail on May 7 for Greytown, conveying the Nica raguan canal commission to that place. Tho Monterey, which has sailed for Panama, will remain at Panama fur the present. With two United Startes ships on one side of Nicaragua and one ship on the other side, It is plain that American Interest will be well pro tected If the rumored revolution should take place. Hut I Ish It distinctly un derstood that these vessels are sent to Nicaragua for the purpose of caring for oltizen9 of the United States and their interests, and not on any business con nected with the situation at Corlnto." The Alert Is one of the older vessels of the navy, an Iron cruiser of 1020 tons displacement, and propelled by a single screw. Her main batery consists of four guns, and she dues not compare formidably with either of the Drltish ships now at Corlnto, although she would probably not be overmatched by the Wildswan, now at San Juan Del Sur, the port of her destination. Policy of the Government. AVhile the policy of this government In the trouble at Corlnto is well under stood, the first authoritative statement on the subject was not made until to day. A cabinet officer said this eve ning that the United States could not interfere between Great Britain and Nicaragua in their matter of difference, because Nicaragua was a soverelgh state, recognized as such by Great Britain and the United States, and must hold herself responsible to Great Britain for offenses committed against British subjects. "The United States government," he said, "does not undertake to extend a protectorate over Central America and South America to such an extent that a sovereign state of one or the other of these countries may Insult another sov ereign nation with the expectation that this government will protect it from forcible resentment by the nation In sulted. Such a principle has never been recognized by the United States, and if we attempt to assert it, we would Incur the emnlty of every nation having deal ings with Central and South America." It Is understood that the situation nt Corlnto has been relieved of much of Its tension by an Intimation cabled by Ambassador Bayard, that In case Nica ragua would guarantee payment of the indemnity asked within fifteen days, Great Britain would accede to the re quest for an extension of time. . Developments to lie Expected. Despite the Inclemency of the weather Mr. Cleveland decided on account of the pressing nature of official business and the gravity of the Nlcoroguan situation to come into the white 'house, where he could have better opportunity for con sultation with Secretary Greshnm. Mr. Gresham spent all the morning In se clusion at the' state department nnd towards noon granted an audience to Dr. Guzman, the Nlcaraguan minister. An unexpected development in the Nicaragua-British situation may be ex pected within the next twenty-four or forty-eight hours. From present Indi cations an agreement will probably be reached which will be mutually satis Paotory to both countries, whloh will re sult In tho withdrawal of the British forces from Corlnto and bring the pres ent complications to a close. OIL TO GO STILL HIGHER. Franklin Rockcfoller Claims tho Advanco Is to Do Permanent. Duluth, April 29. Franklin Rocke feller, vice-president of the Standard Oil company, passed .through Duluth this afternoon on his way to the Mesa ba Iron mines, which he and his brother control. "Tho advance in coal oil prices Is permanent," said he, "and speculators can expect to see t)he prlco go even 40 or 50 per cent, higher this summer. For many years to come tho world will not see oil as cheap as It has been. "The recent advance has stimulated exploration, so that the demand for Iron pipe and other supplies has greatly In creased, end business In those lines should be brisk. On the whole, the ad vance In oil prices haa been a good thing for the country." DR. GIBSON HAS AN ALIBI. All Facts, Says Chief Crowley, Point to Durant as a Murderer. San Francisco, April 29. Chief of Po lice Crowley Is of .the opinion that there Is not a fact now that points In any di rection other than Durant as the mur derer of Minnie Williams. Dr. Gibson, he says, has a perfect alibi, while not a fact has been discovered upon which any reasonable man could construct a theory consistent with the Innocence of Durant. Speaking of the Lamont cai Chief Crowley said the police dep ment would present, If possible, a stronger chain of circumstantial evi dence than in the case of Minnie Will lams. The chief said that, at this time it would not be prudent for him to make public all thu evidence in the case, but he Intimated that new witnesses would be produced to show that Blanche La mont was lust seen alive with Theodore Durant, and in the Immediate vicinity of the Emanuel Baptist church. It Is now understood that District Attorney Barnes will elect to try thu Lamont case In the superior court before taking up the case of " 'Williams. DENMAN ThOMPSON RETIRES. Will Take tho Rest lie Has I'nrned by Years of Hard Work. New York, April 29. The curtain fell tonight on the active theatrical career of Denman Thompson, who, rugged and sturdy at 02 years, retires to a com fortable rest. He was born n'ar Glr nrl. Pa., Oct. 15, 18:0. His first ap earance on the stage was ns a super with Charlotte Cushman at the Howard Athenaeum, Boston, lie soon lieeame an Itinerant actor, playing low comedy, and In 1854 wen.t to the ltoyal Lyceum theater, Toronto, where he remained until 1808. During the spring of 1862 he played In London with moderate suc cess, and lu 18T1 he began In variety theaters. At Harry Martin's, l'itts burg, In February, 1851, he appeared as Uncle Joshua Whltcomb In a one-act piece of that name, which he wrote. He added to the sketch and attracted the attention of J. M. Hill, of Chicago, '"shua Whltcomb" was elaborated to a four-act play and was produced In New York In "l878 with success. "The Old Homestead" was produced at the Boston theater in April, 1XS0. He will spend the summer at Swanzey, N. II. CHANGES IN THE SQUADRON. Vessel -i I mler Admiral Meade's Coin mnnJ to Undergo Alterations. Washington, April 29. SeveraJ changes will take place In Admiral Meade's squadron. The Minneapolis Is going to Norfolk to have her cabins changed and be fitted for a flagship; the New York and Columbia go to New York to make ready for the Kiel cele bration. They will bo docked and painted, and the Columbia will have a torpedo outfit placed aboard. The Montgomery will remain at Mobile, and the other three vessels, the Atlanta, Raleigh and Cincinnati, will remain at Key West for a time, although it is un derstood that the Baleigh will return to Colon and look after American In terests about the Isthmus. After the New York and Columbia are sent away there will be no vessel in the squadron with cabin arrange ments fit for a flagship, and the altera tions In Minneapolis are therefore necessary. WILL COLLECT INTEREST. Great Britain Proposes to Take Revenues from llondurnn Ports. . . London, April 29. Bepresenta'lves of Guatemala, who are acting also for Honduras, have been Informed by the authorities of the latter country that Great Britain Is preparing to take ag gressive measures for the collection of the Interest In Honduran bonds negoti ated In England, upon which that re public defaulted nearly twenty years ago. The Interest and principal in arrears, It is said, will amount to between 20,000 and f30,000 per annum, and the proposi tion Is to collect the revenues of Hon duran ports until some portion of the overdue Interest at least is paid. TOLEDO MINISTER ARRESTED. Mrs. L. I'. lionrdinnn Accuses C. M. Gardner of a Mean 1.1 he I. Toledo, O., April 29. Hev. C. M. Gardner was arrested today charged with criminal libel by Mrs. L. E. Board man. He is accused of perpetrating a disreputable and malicious hoax. Last Monday a large number of men In this city received a typewritten Invitations signed "Lottie." They were so worded as to convey the Impression that the writer had opened a resort to which the recipients were welcome. The house number was Mrs. Board man's and all that night hack load after hack load of bartenders and rounders endeavored to gain an entrance. Gard ner came here recently from tho center of the state. SAVED FROM WRECK. Miss Wilson Signals the F.nglncor Just In Time. Pn8fladcna, Cal., April 29,-iMlss Lou Wilson, a pretty young girl, stumbled upon two bowlders nnd a quantity of planking placed upon the tracks of the Southern California railway When re turning home at 7.30 o'clock last night. With great presence of mind she ran to the nearest house, seized a lamp, and returned to the track Just In time to signal the passenger train then due. Durnnt's Case. Snn Francisco, April 2!). Durant was ar raigned this morning on the charge of murdering Blanche Lamont. He listened to tho reading of the complaint In tho same stolid manner which has character Ized him since his arrest. Coroner lluw klns has fixed tho time for beginning thn Inquest in the case of Blanche Lamont for Wednesday morning. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Tho supremo tribunal of Knights of Py thias will meet at Indianapolis this week. Under an anti-trust law, the Standard Oil company has been Indicted nt Asho vllle, N. C. In his excitement over a fire K A. Browers, water works superintendent cf Lyons, N. Y., dropped dead. Cashier W. T. Jones, of the Farmer's bank at Koxboro, N. C, acknowledges a shortnge In his accounts of $2,300. By being thrown from her horse nt Dungcness, Flo., Mrs. Lucy Cnrneglo had an arm fractured and was badly bruised. While carlessly handling a revolver, Ilcr tlo Groom, aged 17, of Petersburg, Va., probably fatally shot her sister, Qussle, aged 19. By a collision with a wagon In New York, James J. Alexander, a bicyclist, was terribly hurt In tho throat, and may lose his volco. ; . In attempting to abduct her child from a Chicago convent, Lillian Hrower Stiles, a divorced woman, was overpowered by tho sisters and forced to loovo. The capturo at Washington, D. C of James Young, an ex-butler, who robbed the Wolf, family at New York, secures the recovery of a $1,500 diamond, said to have belonged to Empress Eugenie. INSuRCENTSJRE ROUTED Great Victory for the Spanish Troops in Cuba. GENERAL MACEO DEFEATED llerco Duttlcs ,, x Fought In tho Vicinity of lluvono-Jenoral Gurzu's Army Also Snstains llcuvy Loss-Survivors Surrender to Spain. Havana, April 29. General Salcedo, commanding the Spanish troops operat ing ugalnst General Alaceo, the Insur gent leader, has won a great victory. He attacked 'Maeeo's forces at I'urra llueco. After a severe engagement, during which the Spanish soldiers fought bravely, the forces of the government were victorious, completely routing the Insurgents, who lost many killed and wounded. The survivors of .Maceo's command were dispersed, and have sought refuge in the mountains. In addition, the In surgent band commanded by General Garza has been completely defeated, with great loss In killed and wounded and prisoners. Nearly all the remainder of this band afterward surrendered themselves prisoners to the Spanish au thorities. All the orders given by Captain Gen eral Martinez de Campos since he as sumed supreme command In Cuba would lead the ordinary observer to de duce the fact that, there must have been great laxity In the administration of the war department by General Csil leja, the captain general who was su perseded by Martinez de Campos, and who is now on his way to Spain. Even the sanitary service so essential In time of war seems to have suffered greatly from neglect. The national Interests were also apparently neglected In other directions. It is believed that the clear Intelli gence of Martinez de Campos will have proved to him that the rebellion could have been prevented if proper precau tions had been taken In time. Happily, the activity of the new captain general In the direction of a general plan of campaign against the Insurgents will. It Is confidently expected, soon produce a beneficial result. HONESDALE'S BIG FIRE. J.N. Foster&Co.'s Mercantile FstnMlsh mcnt Is Destroyed. Special to the Seranton Trib'ine. Honesdale, April 29. At 8 o'clock Sunday night fire broke out In the 3-story double brick building of J. N. Foster & Co., situated at the corner of Main and Ninth streets. The building is occupied on the first floor by J. N. Foster & Co., nnd on the second and third floors by Charles Baker nnd wife, who keep a boarding house. The fire, which broke out through the build ing suddenly, had probably been burn fur some time. Its origin was on the third floor and evidently caught from an explosion of a lamp in the servant girls' room, which is supposed to have been burning at the time. The entire third floor was burned out and the first and second were drenched with water. The building has three roofs added from time to time. The first was an old shingle roof, overtopped about three feet above by a tar roof, which had been covered by Iron. This triple roof made the fire very difficult to fight, .as for a long time It seemed almost impossible to break through it. The burning tar roof sent volumes of dense black smoke down through the building. The fire was confined to the building and burned for two hours, do ing no serious damage to surrounding property. Charles Spencer, Jeweler, occupying a store on the east side, re moved some of his property, but was not damaged. The loss Is estimated at $S,000. J. N. Foster & Co., building, $3,000; merchandise, $2,500. Charles Baker, $2,000; boarders, $500. Covered by insurance. The burning building was near the churches. The shouts of lire and sound of alarm caused some consternation In tho congregations, which were nt once dismissed. CARPENTER RECOVERING. Realizes tho Hunger lie Was in While Ii awlii(; a Ruzor About His Throat. Easton, Pa., April 29. Samuel Car penter, arrested last week on suspicion of having caused tho death of Mrs. Ray Blackwell, Phllllpsburg, N. J., and who attempted suicide In Easton Jail yester day by cutting his throat with a razor, is very much Improved today and will likely recover. Carpenter passed an easy night and today was in brighter spirits. He, however, fully realizes the position he Is In, and has since regretted that he attempted to take his life. He was able to talk clearly, although his voice scarcely rose above a whisper. Carpenter said he had attempted to take his life because he realized that, however the case should go, he would be ruined. Besides, It would take all the money he owned to defend himself and his family, end In the end he would bn left penniless. He stated that he felt tho heavy disgrace that must rest on his family through him and that It was his duty to save them now, before his fortune was all spent. He said he had never quarrelled with Mrs. Black well and that she must have cummltted Bulclde. WIVES CHANGE VOCATIONS. First to no an Actress, While tho Second Leaves tho Stago. New York, April 29. 'Mrs. Luella C. Oukes, from whom the millionaire manufacturer, Francis J. Oakes, recent ly obtained a divorce, contemplates go ing on the stage, and her press agent announces that she will be starred next season by a prominent manager In a comic opera, "Fashion; or the Maid of Marseilles." Mr. Oakps, since his divorce, has mar ried Miss Estelle Sylvane, an actress of Joseph 'Haworth's company, and the second Mrs. Oakes has retired from the stage. VAN DVCK PAINTING SOLD. tiring $90,000 at tho American Art Association Snlo. New York, April 29. A much larger attendance nnd more spirited bidding characterized the second night's sale of the pictures belonging to the America n Art association at Chlckerlng hall Is it night. The feature of the evening yi is the sale of Van Dyck's large canvas of the Marchess, dl Splnola for $r,0,000, which was bought by Knoedler & Co., for reshlpment to Paris. Other old masters realized good prices. The total for the night's sale was $158,400; this, with the $:i:i,237.50 of the first night, makes a grand total of $191,837 for tho two nights. ROY FOUR DAYS IN A WILL. Found Almost I'ninJiircd After lleing ' Without Food 1 01) Hours. Arkansas City, Kan., April 29. This afternoon Arthur McKay Stanley, tha fi-year-uld son of Dr. J, A. Mathews, formerly of fit. Louis, was found nt tho bottom of an old unused well. The boy had been there since Monday after noon, as he disappeared on that date. A thorough search had been made; thi rivers and canal had been dragged, and It was finally concluded that he had been stolen by Indians. Edward Henry, a Salvation Army captain, heard the moariH of tho boy. On being taken out the little fellow was discovered to be uninjured, except for a few flesh wounds. He was ulive, but terribly emaciated. He will pull through. He was without food since breakfast Monday, a period of more than 100 hours. MAN RLOWN INTO ATOMS. Seven Hundred and Twenty Ouurts of Mtroglyccrin Kxplodcs. Fort Wayn, ind., April 29. William Ulner started this morning from BlufT ton to the Montueller oil fields with 70 quarts of nitroglycerin In a wagon. When two miles from lilufftnn thf wagon wheels struck the root of a tree and upset the wagon. An explosion immediately occurred, which made a hole sixty feet errors the top and fif teen feet deep. Four or five large oak trees wer? blown down and cnrrled a distance of 500 feet. I'lmer and his hordes were blown to atoms. Window glass was broken In houKes for miles around, and the shock was plainly felt In this city, a distance of twenty-five miles from the explosion. SCIIWEINT I RTH ARRESTED. Incictmcnw Against the HockforJ .Messiah nnd 'i'liree Angels. Ttoekford, April 29. fleorge Jacob Schwelnfurth, the famous alleged Ilockford mcslah, for the first time in his life was under arrest this afternoon. He stood it for six hours and was re leased from th custody of Sheriff Oli ver this evening on a bail bond of $1,000 signed by Peter and William Weldon. owners of the 000-acre farm south of this city, on which is located the Snhwelnfurth "heaven." This morning the grand jury returned three Indictments, charging him wUh living in open defiance of morality with Mary Weldon, Mrs. Isabelle Tuttle and Mrs. Margaret Teft Weldon. indict ments being returned against the three women also, all of whom have become mothers of children. A caplns was l sued by Judge S.haw in the case. Sher iff Ollvrr.wlth four deputies, rta.-tei for the plnre to serve the paper. Whin Ire reached there he found the big house barricaded, every door being tightly locked. When the hands in the fields, who are followers of the bogus lord, saw the officers, they dropped their plows and flocked in. Sehweinfurth did not come out of the house for an hour and old Peter Wtldon attempted to tell Sheriff Oliver that he own -d everything on the place and nothing could, be removed. The officer politely Informed him that he had a paper In his pocket which warranted him in breaking in the house if necessary to secure what he was after, referring, of course, to Sehwein furth. The sheriff also had In his pocket an execution In favor of Oeorge W. Coudrey, of Chicago, to levy on the personal property recently transferred by George Jacob. When the latter emerged from the back door it was quickly locked after him. He made no resistance at service, but asked to be allowed to go back and get his overcoat to' return to town in. The sheriff told him he would go with him, but tho messiah was sharp enough to know he would make a levy on the Coudrey Judgment of $"i0,000 once on the Inside, and he refused to go back. Several drays were there to haul the goods to town, but they returned empty. When Sehweinfurth nnd four male followers left for the city the female "angels" wept bitterly. It was a lively day at "heaven," and among other In cidents was the ordering off the prem ises of William H. Hill, of Chicago, at torney for Coudrey. Sehweinfurth an.1 his followers returned to the place to night, but they are retui liable in court Monday morning, when the four in dicted persons will probably enter a plea. DOES NOT KNOW ASSAILANT. Negro Attacks a l.ittlo Girl in the tmrk. Jacksonville, 111., April L".). T.nst night while the family was at church little Carrie Oxley, of this city, was as saulted by a colored man, who left the child in a serious condition. William Holt was arrested nnd was said by th; child to be the guilty person, but he proved an alibi beyond nil question and was released. There was no light In tho room nnd the plrl was unable to see her assail ant's face sulllclently to describe him accurately. There is Intense excite ment and If the miscreant Is caught Judge Lynch will probably sit on his oase. The victim is not likely to die, though much injured. OPPOSE ALIEN IIUSHANDS. Illinois LoRlslntor Asks American Women to Keject Foreigners. Springfield. Til., April 29. In the house of representatives today Mr. McCarthy Introduced the following resolution, and It was referred to the committee on federal relations: Resolved, That tho members of the thlrty-nlnlh general assembly of the state of Illinois do hereby request the daughters of Illinois not to accept the hand in mar riage of any person who is not a citizen of the United States by right of birth or naturalisation, ns wo nro of tho opinion that tho daughters of Illinois should be patriotic In their views nnd should disre gard tho title of any foreigner and marry none but a nltlsen of tho United States. . WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, unsettled weathe and showers during tho greater part of Tuesday, slowly rising tempera ture; easterly winds. 'Rita's dies' 5hirt Waists Our stock is again com plete,showing the latest, most attractive designs. The large business we have done is the proof that . : OUR SHUT WAISTS , ARE CORRECT. TKEY COMPRISE. Siik, Dimity, Lawn. Percale and Ginghams And the Celebrated KING WAISTS. P.! Kill ML . . .. . . Infants' Long and Short Dresses. We call special attention to the superior make and finish of these goods. FIN LEY'S 510 and 512 Lackawanna A? H. A. KINGSBUE AGLXT F0S THE VERY BEST. 913 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON. PA. LEWfS.RElLLYSDAVIES' 1 n i i The People's Providers tof HONEST. SHOESfift .v 4-wf j 1 ;&VjMJ ' . '3s -v 'V ' ed KG rain 'trig Get prices , at Weichel'sV if yon want :, a wattli.? ; Great reduction in pric5 for thirty days. - .' V -h . N.' 13.- Fine Lie of ' s Novelties and ewelrJ ' pairing a spe(lty. ; i j, I; -. 0. .v.! i
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