A ,; & :.,; . c Ml II I III III III HI II Rl III III III III EIGHT PAGES 04 COLUMNS. JSCTtANTON, PA., MONDAY NOTCHING, MAY 6, 1893. TWO CENTS A COPY. II m if. I And the Styles are Right in Eyery Yard of the Goods Offered Below. NO MORE TO SAY ABOUT THEM. LET THE GOODS TELL THEIK OWN STOKY. 20 PIECES 50-I.VCH TEVIOT SUITINGS; A ROUGH EFFECT CLOTH COMING IN EIGHT DIFFERENT FANCY MIXTURES. W'E ASK 37Vio FOR THE SAME CLOTH. Price to Close, 25c 25 PIECES ALL WOOL HOMESPUNS IN PRETTY FANCY MIXTURES WHICH COMPRISE A FULL LINE OF NEW COLOR COMBINATIONS. Price to Close, 19c 25 PIECES ALL WOOL. HENRIETTAS; A STAPLE CLOTH VHAT HAS BROUGHT 75c A YARD, IN THE FOLLOWING MOST ADMIRABLE SHADES: ECRU, TAN, FAWN, WOOD BROWN, GOLD BROWN, PEARL, GRAY, LIGHT SLATE, CARDINAL, GARNET, OLD ROSE. iBLUES. NEW GREEN MYRTLE AND NAVY. Price to Close, 49c 15 PIECES 46-INCH ALL WOOI COVERLY MIXTURES, QUIET JONE EF FECTS, IN THE FOLLOWING EX QUISITE SHADINGS: GREENS, TANS, BROWNS, BLUES AND GREYS; 75c WAS THE PRICE EARLIER IN THE SEASON. Price to Close, 59c 10 PIECES 46-INCH ALL WOOL HERRING BONE SUITINGS IN TAN, GREY, . BLUE AND GREEN MIXTURES, WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH OF THAT EFFECT WHICH IS SO MUCH BOUGHT AFTER THIS SEASON. , THIS IS A LITTLE LOT OF 75c GOODS. Price to Close, 59c 10 PIECES ALL WOOL FRENCH STORM SERGE, 45 INCHES WIDE AND IN NAVY ONLY. THIS CLOTH IS WORTH MORE THAN WE ASK FOR IT. Price to Close, 50c 15 PIECES BO-INCH ALL WOOL FRENCH STORM SERGES IN NAVY AND BLACK. TUB BEST VALUE WE . EVER PLACED ON A COUNTER. Price to Close, 58c HETEGOO GLOBE WAREHOUSE TO LEXOW PHILADELPHIA Mr. Penrose Will I'iyht a Large Political Combination. SENATOK Ql 3 IS OIHH'KATR Cnnnot llo Persuaded to Coll I'cnroso off - Senator Cnmcron Is Very Nervous l.ic iitomint liovernoi W litres' Senatorial Prospects. . Special to the Scrnnton Tribune Harrlsburg, Muy 5. Senator Pennine Is making his light to pass tho resolu tion to Investigate the municipal work Ins of Philadelphia with the greatest array of political tulent against him any body of men have ever had to com bat with. In the east Martin anil Pur- tor are Until up. At the state capital are Governor Hustings ami his cabinet. In the west Chris Magee and Senator I'Mlnn are with the opposition. "Senator Quay grows more suspicious if men as he ages," said a member of c.overnor Hastings cabinet today. "Penrose und Durham have his ear and he believes them to bo his friends and trusts them above all others. Great pressure Is being brought to lienr upon Colonel Quay to call off his friend Pen rose and stop the proposed Lexow of Philadelphia. Within forty-eight hours after the introduction of the young I'hlladelphlun's resolution. Lieutenant Governor Lyon was at the national capital In consultation with Quay. The nolo purpose of the lieutenant govern or's errand was to try to persuade the "old man" to use his Influence with the senators to have the resolution sleep in committee. Not Anxious, hut Willing. "Quay listened attentively to Lyon. 'but (rave him no encouragement. Then ex-Postmaster McKean, of Pittsburg, a close friend of Quay In the West, went to Washington to endeavor to enlist the senator In effecting a compromise between the warring factions. The Pittsburger could do no more with the Beaver man than Lyon. Chris Magee and Secretary of the Commonwealth Reeder made a Journey to the capital to accomplish that which the others had not been aide to do and they failed. There Is no doubt as to Senator Quay's attitude In this matter. He prefers har mony to a quarrel, but If need be he will tight to bring about that which his friends, Penrose and Durham, seek to accomplish and which other friends are trivlng to prevent. "As I figure this out Senator Quay will be stronger than ever in case of victory, but should he be defeated he will lose the power in state politics he can never regain. There are three great political combinations arrayed against Mr. Penrose and the fight of Penrose Is the fight of Quay. In Phila delphia Dave Martin and Charley Por ter are In absolute control through their connections with Mayor Warwick, and will retain their hold on the party machinery for the next four years, un less there should come a 'break between them. Each day they are strengthen ing' their forces, and If Senator Penrose Is defeated In this light the Quay people will have little to say In the politics of the metropolis of Pennsylvania. Tho llarrlstuirg Combination. "Coming to Harrlsburg the next anti Penrose combination Is found. ' Here is Governor Hastings and the many men who hold office through his courtesy. For the most part this array of politi cal wirepullers would be loft to Quay if Philadelphia Is not Lexowed. There are several prominent state officials who will stand by Quay, but Governor Hastings would undoubtedly give hla support to tMartln. "In the west Chris Magee Is dally be coming stronger. He Is strongly op posed to the Investigation of Philadel phia and Is doing everything possible to defeat It. Senator Fllnn, too, Is try ing to prevent the Investigation. Chairman Gllkeson has put himself Into disfavor with both factions by playing fast and loose. There ta no doubt of his loyalty to Quay, yet his position of banking commissioner Is keeping him in line with the state administra tion." fnmcron Wonts Harmony. The threatened break In the party leaders is most feared by Senator Cameron. He has more to lose than any of them and Is moving heaven and earth to restore harmony. With the leaders nuarelling Cameron's chances for the United States sena.torsh.ip two years hence would not be as promising as he would like. John Wanamaker Is a candidate and will receive the support of Martin and the Philadelphia people. It Is believed Governor Hsstlngs will support the Quaker City merchant In preference to Cameron. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Watres will be a factor In the senatorial contest two years hence. He will be backed by the party leaders in the anthracite region and In the event of a bitter fight between Wanamaker the Scrnnton lawyer may be accepted by both eldes as a compromise. The trouble over the Penrose reso lution has revived the story that Chris L. Magee la ambitious to succeed Sena tor Quay In 1899. The senator Is now 65 years old and at the close of his term will bo old enough to (ult politics and spend his declining years In ease. Magee could be elected with the sup port of Quay, but It Is doubtful whether he could succeed if he were to run against the "old man." THE LAKGKST LENS. It Is Sixty-two Inches In Diameter and Weighs 2, .100 Pounds. Butler, Pa., May J, The third at tempt to make a lens for Dr. Peates' telescope has been accomplished at the Standard Plate Glass works. It was removed from the annealing oven Monday and Inspected by Dr. Peates today and pronounced perlect. It Is 62 Inches in diameter, weighs 2,300 pounds, and Is the largest lens in the world. COLLIDED WITH WILD ENGINE Thirteen Passengers Injured on St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern koud. Little Rock, Ark., May 8. A wild en gine collided with a passenger train on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and South ern road near Clarksvllle yesterday af ternoon, and In the ensuing wreck thir teen asnengera were Injured, none fatal ly, however. ,- The accident was due to the careless ness of Engineer Wllban'Kfl, who was at the throttle of a locomotive drawing a freight train. He was to meet the pas senger train at Clarksvllle and was un der orders to side truck there. Leaving his train on the main track, however, he stepped into thu telegraph olllce to make Imiulry as to tho whereabouts of the passenger. The llrcmnn also p'otmed off for a moment, and while the lo was thus deserted tho throttle ilew open and the eiiglno started oft up th track at full speed. It met the pua Benger train but a short distance out of Clarksvllle when he collision occurred. M('AIU(il!A SITUATION. llritish I'lcct (.lulctly Kvacuutcs Leaving he Port of ( orlnto In llnndu of Meant guun Authority. Washington, 'May D. According to advices received here the evacuation of Corlnto by the British fleet was quietly accomplished todny, and the port was restored to Niearaguaii authority. Shortly after midnight Huturduy, Min ister tluzmun received a cable message staling that all the preliminaries had been satisfactorily arranged with the British admiral through the Intermedia tion of Keiior Flullos, of Honduras. In this matter Nicaragua was spared any appearance of humiliation and friction was avoided. . Nicaragua will pay the Indemnity In London within the two weeks stipulat ed and the remaining terms of the ulti matum will be satisfactorily arranged. The Nlcnrnguun peoplo appeal' to thoroughly understand President Ze laya, who was a man of great pluck und determination, and they have ap proved his course in the mutter. Pub lished statements that "howling mobs" were parading the streets of the capital, shouting "Death to Zelaya," appear to have had no foundation In fact. Zelaya Is not the man to tolerate demonstra tions of that kind. He himself headed a revolution two years ago, which over threw nn obnoxious (govern ment In fif teen days. Within that time he fought three hat ties and captured the capital. He was chosen president by the constitutional convention, which was Immediately or ganized, and has proved himself to ba a wise and just ruler. FATAL TROILEY ACCIDENT. An I'nknown Woman Falls from a Street Car and Is Killed -.Many Passengers Jump (mi Are Injured. Pittsburg, Pa., May 5. A fatal acci dent occurred on the Pleasant Valley street car line, Troy Hill, Allegheny, this morning. In which a young woman, yet unidentified, lost h;r life. Miss Mary Weidne-r and Victor Andres were Injured. A street sprinkler v.-ns follow ing a regular oar. The motorman lost control of the sprinkler, and tho people In the car ahead became excited. The conductor shut the door. The unknown woman, however, reached the platform. The conductor caught her and tried to hold her back. In the struggle they both fell off the car. The woman's head struck the curb, causing instant death. The motorman on the forward car put on all sieed possible and could have outrun the sprinkler, but the peo ple became frightened and jumped off. Fortunately there were only a few pas sengers alward at the time, or more might have been Injured. THE VALLEY OF DEATH. Funerals of tho Victims of Iowa Cyclone Arc Held. Alton, la., May B. The funerals of the victims of Friday's cyclone wera held here today In the midst of a terrific storm. The valley of death, from Ire ton to Sioux City, which nearly paral lels the railroad track, was crowded all day with vehicles of every description. On all sides there was nothing but debris. Dead horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, articles of wearing apparel, portions of houses and barns, pieces of wagons and farming implements and everything movablewas scattered along the route. All the dead were burled In Sioux county excepting the .Marsden bothers and sisters, whose remains were sent to their old home In Wisconsin. Several deaths occurred today among the In jured. JUSTICE JACKSON ARRIVES. He Will Listen to Kcnrrnngcmont of In come Tax Case. Washington, May 5. Justice Jackson, of the Supreme court of the United States, arrived in Washington this morning from his home, Uellemead, Tenn., to hear the reargument of the Income tax case. He made the trip with but little fatigue. The Justine looks well, although, he has lost considerably In weight since he left Washington last winter. Japan In Trouble. Pnrls Mav 5. The St. Petersburg corre spondent of the Temps says that Japan. In her reply to the joint protest consenieo. 10 abandon Llao Tong excepting Port Ar thur. The protesting powers have not" reached an agreement regarding the re ply, the correspondent asserts, and the ex changes of opinion continue. The Eu ropean edition of the Herald learns from Its Berlin correspondent that Russia has Informed Germany she will declare war In case Japan Insists upon the Shtmonosekl treaty. Hungarian Crisis Nettled. London. May B. The Standard's Vienna correspondent snys that the Austrian and Hungarian cabinet crisis have been Set tled temporarily. The emperor Informed all tho ministers who had audiences in re lation to the affair that he could not al low the Impression to exist that Rome was able to overthrow Austrian and Hunga rian ministers. Strlko Threatened. Sharon. Pa., May 5. A strike of the blast furnace employes. In this section Is Iml nent. The Sharpsvllle furnacemcn will tomorrow demand that the wages of 81112 be restored, and if the officials refuse to grant the request by May 10 tho furnace- men say every furnace will Do imnKeci. Cyclone In Texas. Denlson. Tex., May 6. A cyclone passed over this section of the state yesterday morning. Houses were blown down, Btock killed and fences levelled. No casualties are reported. The cyclone crossed . Ked river to the Indian Territory, making a wath through the forest. Her Mind Still Clouded. Bordcntown, N. J.. May 6. Mrs. Por nell's condition shows some Improvement today, but her mind Is still clouded. LIVELY SESSIONS AHEAD One Hundred nnd Seventh General Assembly of l'rcliyterlnn Church. DK. UK1GGS' CAS15 WILL COME IT A Clash Is Lxpcctcd Between Conserva tives and Liberals -The Weather of Yesterday Will llo Nothing Com pared to tho Meeting. PltU'burg, Pa., May 5. This week will see tho Inst of the GOO commission, era elected for tho one hundred am) seventh general assembly of the I'res bytrlan church In the United States of America, which will convene on .May 10. Unusual preparations are being made fur this event for the reason that this ussembly marks the twenty-llfth anniversary of the reunion of the old school and now school churches, which took place with such ceremony In the year 1870. President Francis L. Patton, of Princeton, Is down on the programme for nn address on the subject of the re union, and there will be other speakers of national reputation to follow him. lint the greatest Interest Is In the probable business of the general as sembly, the deliberations) of which will continue through three weeks. The In terminable ltrlggs cuho is one of tho subjects to be passed upon. Then there Is the relationship of the theological seminaries to the general assembly, which Is a business question. Hut more important still Is the future attitude of the Presbyterian church to the gradu ates of Union Theological seminary, In volving the question of the fitness of men who have come under tho Influence of Dr. ltrlggs nnd his coterlo to receive ordination to the Prepibyterlan ministry. PltMlmrg is a conservative center, anil on all these question the crowds which always till tho galleries during sessions of the general assembly will be In sym pathy with the antl-ltrlggs faction. Liberals Arc Increasing. This year the proportion of liberals Is greater than it has been for years. There are many more young nnd un known commissioners than have been chosen In recent yearn and It Is believed that these men have liberal affiliations. They will have a candidate of their own for moderator. The plan Is to ad vance Dr. Beecher, of Auburn, N. Y., but It is possible that Dr. Heerher will not attend. In that event the liberals will muster around Dr. George Alex ander, of the University Place church. New York. Dr. Alexander has been the head of the llrlggs party in New York, for five years. Through his leadership 'he has earned a national reputation In the church, and so ranks In the class of available candidates for moderator. Although Dr. Alexander Is a Princeton man, he is a firm friend of Union seminary. , The conservatives have Bottled upon Dr. Robert Russell Booth, of New York city, as their candidate for moderator. He has been foremost among the anti Uriggs fighters ever since the subject was raised some years ago. He Is pas tor of the ancient Rutgers church, and he is a man of deep study and ready eloquence. With these two candidates the division between liberals and con servatives will be sharp and decisive. To Humiliate Dr. ltrlggs. There Is a movement manifest among the extreme conservatives to bring up the question of Dr. iBrlggs' deposition from the ministry. That will depend on the results of the contest for moder ator. Dr. Brlggs is now under suspen sion, and the year for which this sen tence runs expires shortly after the ad journment of the last ireneral assem bly. During that year Dr. Urlggs con tinued to occupy a-position In the Union seminary which can be held only by a regularly ordained Presbyterian minis ter and he has repeatedly appeared In pulpits as a lecturer. Moreover the conservatives ore of opinion that Dr. Brlggs Intend to turn his back on the Presbyterian church, and it Is their In tention to make his humiliation com plete before this event takes place. Dr. Brlggs has been taking communion at a Protestant Episcopal church, and, ac cording to the office of that church, no one not a member should accept com munion there unless It Is hla intention to conform to the church. All of Dr. BrlggsV family, although, tlwy wiere raised In the Presbyterian faith, have conformed to the Episcopal church. Seminaries Are Obstinate. The theological seminary question, which has been before the church for three years, will probably be continued In its present condition undisturbed. This question was raised by nn effort to acquire for the general assembly a closer supervision over the several In dependent corporations known as Pres bvterlnn Theological seminaries. But this effort has been met by such deter mined opposition .from the semlnnry corporations, who were unwilling to surrender their autonomy, that tho conservatives are In no mind to press the question to a vote. A committee hns bepn In negotiation with the seminaries with a view to obtaining their consent to a chnnge of management, nnd this commltteo can be continued if the con servatives have the moderator without raising the troublesome question.. The negotiations aB they have, progressed amount at present to nil. None of the seminaries, except the Inconsiderable Infant Institution In Omaha, has ac cepted the terms of assembly control over their funds and their Instruction. Alllegheny, Auburn, McCormack and Union are against It. Princeton takes action this week, and It Is understood here that Princeton will come to the as sembly with a resolution placing Itself absolutely In the assembly hands. But even that uncertain action may not lead the conservatives to carry their propositions concerning the seminaries to a vote. lichctlioua Attltudo of l one. The rebellions attitude of Lane semin ary, which called for the appointment of a committee of visitation last year, continues In aggravated form, whllo the new president Is openly hostile to any assembly Interference with the In stitution. This may result In trouble on the floor of the assembly. Union seminary students and their relation to the Presbyteries 'will come up for discussion undera memorial from the New . York presbytery. Although Union seminary is under a formal ban of the church, the Presbyteries have no rule to guide them when the question of endorsing their students come up. So the assembly hus been asked by overture to determine upon the policy to be pursued by Presbyteries In such canes. This question raises the whole subject at Issue between tho lirlggs and antl-Urlggs men, and there Is bound to be a fiery discussion between commis sioners on the floor of the assembly. Other questions of minor Interest are expected to arise. HER DRESS ON EIRE. Mrs. Frniindlnc's Narrow F.scupo from an Awful Death. Special to the Herunlon Tribune. Htroiidsburg, Pa., May G. Mrs. Froun dlne, a German lady living on Thomas Btreet, was nearly roasted to death yes terday by having her dress catch lire while she was burning brush In her gar den. The screams of the woman brought her neighbor, Mrs. Jerome Slutter, to the scene, who, taking In the situation at a glance, rushed to her house and tore a piece of carpet from tho floor and wrapped It around the woman nnd smothered the (lames. Mrs. Froundlne was carried to the house and a physician summoned, who found she had been severely, If not dangerously burned, on the entire por tion of her back and urms. Remedies were applied and the woman Is resting as comfortably as tho severe nature of her Injuries will allow. LEHIGH VALLEY ROMANCE. A Story Concerning Crookedness of Officials Is Stoutly Denied by General Agent Dnylo. Buffalo, N. Y., May J.. The Times published today the alleged finding by detectives who have been assigned by ex-Postmaster General Blssell, as at torney for the Lehigh Valley Railroad company, of persons who have for two years been practicing wholesulo raids on the railroad company and its con necting lines, the Lehigh Valley Trans portation company. The story printed In the Times Is to the following effect: "It is disclosed that certain trusted olllulals of the road have been changing freight, selling it to friends at nominal prices and pocketing the rebates, nnd have also shipped cars of flour and feed, sold It for their own Interests and In cluded It Intlieir loss reports to the lost and damage freight agent at Bethle hem, Pa. For over a year the officials of the road have been alarmed over the great amount of freight reported dam aged at Buffalo and the great shortages in cargoes. Mr. Blssell's firm was ad vised to use every effort to discover tho leak, but the men they employed failed, and finally Mr. Blssell was requested to devote himself to the case. Detec tives have been watching Superintend ent Lancelot. Their reports show that he had half a dozen employes leagued with him In a systematic scheme to rob the stores. It is estimated that in two years the Lehigh Valley lost SiiO.OOO Tioi"! of goods from the transfer house. No arrests have been made." In an Interview this afternoon Gen eral Agent Doyle, of the Lehigh Valley, on being asked what ho hnd to say con cerning the alleged crookedness, suld: "The sensational story In this morn ing's paper Is simply absurd, and was doubtless prompted by Improper mo tives. There has been no shortage of $50,000, or of nny other sum, and any investigation that may have been had was In the ordinary course of business, and in the line of good administration of the company's affairs. Mr. Lancelot, who Is referred to In the article. Is an excellent official, who enjoys and Is entitled to tho confidence of the com pany and Its patrons, and a similar statement may be made regarding the other employes attacked." Superintendent Beach was present during the Interview. He fully con curred In' everything General Doyle said, snd in addition stated: "Mr. Lancelot Is regnrded by the company as man of unquestionable integrity nnd fidelity to the company's Interest." SMALL EIGHT I'ROUAF.LE. Swcdon ond Nonvny Now Threaten to Go to War. Berlin.May 5. Last week's dispatches from Christiana and iStockholm show that the fear of wn.r between Norway and Sweden does not abate. Tho Chris tiana defence committee has divided to order torpedoes in Germany. The tor pedoes would be used to protect the harbor In case the Swedish fleet should attempt to attack the city. They will be paid for with money subscribed by Norwegian women for national defence. HADDLE'S AWFUL ACT. Gives Poison to Thrco Children and Tukes a loso Himself. Atlanta, Tex., May 6. William H. AVaddle yesterday gave some deadly poison to his three children, aged from 6 to 10 years, and then took a dose him self, evidently with suicidal Intent. The children all died In a few minutes. Waddle Is alive but uneoiiKous, and unable to make any statement. Ills wife died a few months ago, and It Is thought her loss Is the direct cause for hla awful act. Dr. Keclcy's Position. Milwaukee, Wis., Mny 5. Judge Senman, of the United 6tates court, yesterday granted a permanent Injunction restrain ing Dr. Leslie K. Keeley from revealing the formula of what Is known as the Keeley chloride of gold remedies. Tho action wns brought by the Wisconsin Keeley Institute company against tho Dwight company. Granting the order will place the Keeley company In a peculiar position. Dr. Keeley has been ordered by Judge Myers, of the state court at Leavenworth, Knn., to appear and muke known the formula. Mr. Grcshom a Sick Man. Washington, May 6. Socrotary Oresham Is resting much more easily tonight and Is comparatively free from pain. He changed physicians yesterday and the treatment for plourlBy instead of gall stones, re sulted in Immediate relief. Ho is still a very sick man. Stnto Dank Robbed. Orlo, III., May D. Tho Stntd bnnk of this place was robbed by three experts early yesterday morning nnd about r,000 In gold and bills taken. The vault was broken open nnd a small safe Inside of It was then blown open with nltro-glycorlno. The rob bers escaped. ' . ' Ilombs In Rome.' Rome, May C A bomb was exploded to day outside the law courts building In Marcerata, capital of Marcerata province. It caused considerable damage, but no loss of life. TRAGEDY ATNEW ORLEANS Two I'hyslcians Tire nt Ench Other with Deadly Effect. AN KKKING WOMAN IN THE CASE Dr. Samuel I. Swain Finds Ills Wife In a Compromising Position with Dr. Kmilo lllrnrt nnd a Deadly Duel Results. New Orleans, May 5. A fearful trag edy was committed here today. An injured husband caught his erring wife In bed with a man. Simultaneously the men drew pistols, n number of shots were exchanged, and In a minute one man lay on the bed gasping from mor tul wounds, und the other wus on his way to the police station In charge of an olllcer. The wi man In the case was not hurt. The three actors In the tragedy were Dr. Samuel P. Swain ami wife, and Dr. Emlle Hlrtirt, all of Pl.iquemlne, La. Dr. lllrart and Mrs. Swain urrlved here on Friday and reg istered at a house on Liberty street as C. J. Smith nnd wife. They remained In their room, scarcely leaving It for longer than half an hour nt a time. This moinlng. Dr. Swain, who had followed his wife and her lover, en tered the place by a side door and made hla way to tne room occupied by the pair, He drew his pistol and fired live shots, while the man who was killed fired six shots, none of them hitting Dr. Swain. The latter Immediately ran out of the house tight into the arms of a policeman. The doctor was placed un der arrest and taken to the police sta tion. The police sergeant then quickly went to the scene of the shooting to as certain the extent of the wounded man's Injuries. When the sergeant reached the place the man was still alive and a physician, who was called in as soon as possible, was attending him. The physician said th-it the cape was hopeless, and while he was talking thu man expired. Woman Wns Very Cool. The woman who was the cause of the trouble whs seated by the bed where the wounded man lay. She was fully dressed and was remarkably cool. She said she was Mrs. S. P. Swain, but would not state whether or not tho man who did the killing was her husband, and refused to give the name of the dead man. All she would say was that he was a deserter and came from one of the parishes .She demnnded to be taken to the police station at once. She was taken there but resolutely refused to say anything, except that she would speak In court only. She was held as a material witness. From Dr. Swain it was learned that tho Intimacy between Mrs. Swain nnd the dead man was of long standing, and he told nn Interesting story of his troubles, llo said that nbout two months ago. In Iberville parish, he and Dr. Harart mot on the public road and had a shooting affray In which neither wns hurt. Dr. Swain expressed pleas ure when Informed that his man was dead. The woman In the case Is per haps 26 years of age, and by no means ttraetive. At the hend of the bed In which tho man was killed, was a hook, the title of which was "Her Last Lover." BIG FIRE AT GLEX IIAZLE. Saw Mill, Six DwcllliiRs. Sixteen Freight Cars and Ten Million Feet Hemlock Lumber lliirncd. Rldgway, Pa., May 5. Destructive forest (ires have been raging through out Elk county today. The largest damage so far recorded was from the town of Glen Hassle. A forest fire wns discovered in the vicinity of the town about 3 o'clock this morning, and rapid ly encroached the outskirts of the village. Help was asked and sent from Bradford. The flames were fought nil day, but they reached the village and Delos Dolllver's saw mill, with ten million feet of hemlock logs, twelve hundred feet of the Erie railway track, sixteen cars and six dwelling houses were burned. The fire this evening was finally got ten under control In Olcn Hazle, but It Is still burning In the woods. The es timated loss by today's conflagration Is $125,000. TAUSS WAS BUNCOED. Paid $53.45 for n Dux of Sawdust and Other Unhhlsh. Abraham Tauss, an Arabian peddler, of Seventh street, has been victimized by a New York sharper. Tauss Saturday paid WAa to tho Adams Express company on a package of trinkets which he hnd ordered sent C. O. D. from George Paha, of 42 Broad way, New York city. The package was found to contain sawdust nnd other rubbish. According to the rules of the express comimny the agent here had no right to hold the money In Scrnnton. Ho wns obliged to forward It to New York despite tho protests of Peddler Tauss, but wired the New York olilce the cir cumstances of the case. It is probable that steps will be successfully taken by the company to prevent the delivery of the money. Meanwhile Attorney Jo eph O'Brien has been engaged to see that he Is protected In the matter. ALDERMAN MILLAR NOW. This Morning Will Witness Ills First Official Act. W. S. Millar becomes a full-fledged alderman today. He will be assisted In the buslnes.' of his olllce by T. J. Jordan as clerk. Comm. hie Jefferson Roesler and Deputy Cons' able Charles Q. Car man. Tho first ofllclal business Alderman Millar will l-crl'urm will be to Issue a summons In un iiwsumpslt case for At torney It. H. Ilolgate. Alderman Millar, Saturday, received many social callers In his handsomely appointed offices In the Scranton Gas and Water company building on Wy oming avenue. FREIGHT CAR FOR A PULPIT. It Was Movable nnd Nelhell Left His Andicneo llclilnd. ' A young man bet weening his hearers to turn from tho paths of sin and give themselves to God, attracted a largo crowd on Lackawanna avenue, near the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western station Saturday. The ppeaker was Gus Nelbell, who had a freight car for his pulpit. The crowd soon became so largo that It surged aoroHB and blocked the ave nue, and the police were compelled to Interfere. Theft the orator retreated farther Into the railrond yard, nnd. mounting another car. proceeded to complete his discourse. But ho was doomed to be Interfered with again. While In;, was, In fervid language, warning his hearers to shun the bottomless pit, an engine wns iit Inched to the train of which the car on which ho was stnnillng wns a part, and the speaker was forcibly carried away from, his audience. Nelbell is a religious enlhuslst. He wus converted during tho fihlverea re vival meetings, nnd has since been an enthusiastic exhorter. WARMEST DAY OF YEAR. Much Suffering About tho City Ycstcrday froin the Heat. Perspiring humanity hereabouts suf fered from the heat yesterday as they had not. suffered for months. At ii o'clock in the morning the sun was actively at work and no cool breezes served to temper Its persplratlon-draw-Ing powers. Each hour the heat in creased and when the morning wor shippers were returning from service about npon the heat seemed to have reached the wilting point. At 1 p. m. black clouds obscured the sky, and the ominous rolling of thunder advised the heat sufferers that a storm was brewing. Soon It burst in great fury, and for an hour the rain descend ed in torrents. Alter that the storm clouds rolled away, the sun again ap Tieared and the heat returned. Towards evening cool breezes tempered the atmo Bphere and the night was very comfort able. Late In the afternoon hundreds. of promenadern appeared upon the streets In all the bravery of fetching spring at tire, and lent kaleidoscopic effects to the picture that Fashion and Beauty pre sented. The young woman with the Tril'by, Napoleon and lijitch bonnet was In evi dence and so was her sister with the artificial violets end a smile Ukewls? artificial. The escorts of these charm ing creatures proved that the study of fashion plates is not the exclusive pre rogative of the weaker sex. They had bedecked themselves with the latunt creations of the tailor, hat and S'-arf-mjiker, and were quite as proud of the general effect as were the young ladles of the delightful pictures they pre sented. Many stylish turnouts were seen on the drives about the city and on the boulevard during the afternoon, rind the electric cars carried hundreds to Nay Aug park, points In tho suburbs and up and down the valley. At nearly all of the chuivhes a slight decrease In the night attendance was accounted for by the heat. Outdoors It was .most pleasant and suggested hammocks and comfortable easy chairs on broad verandas rather than churches, sermons and prayers. LOSSES IN SALT. F.xplnlns tho Joining of Interests hy Four Scrnnton i oinpanics. Four salt companies, whos? mines are located In western New York state, but the stock of which Is chiefly owned by Scranlon business men. have decid ed upon a rigid co-operation in future. The reason for the Joining of interests is explained in the competition of the past, which. It Is claimed, has been so great that the companies have been conducted at nn actual loss. A gentleman Interested In the new plan slnted to a Tribune reporter-last night that the future policy will be somewhat after the plan of the coal trade. The outputs will be graded ac cording to capacity and prices based upon a reasonable profit will be estab lished. The business of the four con cerns will be managed from one office, which will be located In this city In the Commonwealth building. TRI E IRISH HEARTS. Will Ito Produced nt Havis' Theater for Three Dnys. During the first three days of the week the picturesque Irh-h comedy drama, "True Irish Hearts," will be seen at the llavls theater. The company Is an unusually clever one, nnd among them is Edward Row land, tho well-known comedian. Miss Lillian Kcene, the singing and dancing soubrctte; Miss Mollle Pierce, who will be remembered as one of Charles Froli mnn's stock company, nnd Miss Maine Fish, an old favorite In this city. The scenic, effects are grand, among them being the "Miser's Cave," the ruined abbey nnd the Lake of Kllhirney. Va rious bright spccalitics are also intro duced. House Struck by Lightning. During the storm yesterday afternoon the house of Michael Mei.nre, on Cayuga street, wns struck by lightning. A num ber of the family were seated on the front stoop watching the storm, when n very bright Hash followed by a loud clap vt thunder frightened them. Tho bolt had struck one of the chimneys and knocked down half of the stack which was nbove the roof, nnd going along the Hues slightly cracked tho plastering nnd destroyed Hie wall paper, also scattering the soot from the chimney ond the llorr, destroying th carpets. lllichnnnn Is llnppv. Ring Sing, N. Y May 5. Warden Sage snld this evening that he would trke no further action In tho Huchannn me'.tcr un til the case had been settled by Ihe courts. Ho will be guided hy tho opinion of tho attorney general, which reached him last evening. The warden says lllichnnnn is a very happy man today ond considers ho has nn extended lenso on life. Hem h of Amns (Snrtsldc. Philadelphia, May 6. A specln.1 from Chester to the Uncord rays: "Amos Gart Blde, ono of the most distinguished elll Bens of Delawurs county, died here this morning, llo was president of the Ka reka Bteel works and treasurer of tliq Chester Switch wolko. Mr. Uartnlda vi3 68 years old. Almost n l:lzlo. niucflcld, W. Vn., May G. Tho. much-advertised meet'ng of striking miners nt Pocahontas was almost llazle. The crowd fell much short of what was ex pected. There woro al.ot 3,0(0 persons present. k WEATHER KEPOUT. For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; warmer; easterly winds. -INLETS Our May Sale -OF- I BEGINS TO-DAY. Wo call attention to the folio wing special numbers in GOWNS A Tucked loke Muslin liufile Gown At 69c. each Embroidered Yoke Cam bric Gown, OSc, Former price, $1.29 Empire, Square Neck, Embroidered lluffie Gown, U.15, lieccnt price, $1.50 "The Fedora" Cambric (if own, Square Neck, Handsomely trimmed, $1 . 1 ?), recent price, $1.65 Skirts in great variety. The Umbrella Skirts, Handsomely trimmed With Lace and Em broidery, from $1.75 to $7.50 each, Specials in Children's Gowns Draw ers and Undcrwaists. Also Children's Gingham Dressc9 .and Rnys' Galatea and Pique Kilts. Ei iimine the poods and you will anpre ciate their value. 510 AND 5I2LAGEA. AVENUE." T H. A. 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