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EIGHT TAGES G4 COLUMNS.
SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
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Frank
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They're seconds. We make no
bones about this fact, but you
could not ell In five cases out ot
every six had we not voluntarily
Mated the faat.
Yet why should we conceal it?
Deception has at no time formed a
part of our stock In trade, and
we're .too old In our ways now to
think of changing a system which
proved so successful during the past
"twenty years. It was necessary to
give some reason for the
STARTLING VALUES
represented In these Shirt Waists,
and here are the facts of the case in
a nutshell:
offered us
Q9
SHIRT WAISTS
at a price for spot cash. After a
HUIe dickering we bettered his fig
ures In our favor by a good big dis
count, and on Saturday last took
delivery of the goods. '
Now that we've looked them
over, sorted them out, we wish that
there had been 600 dozen, but no
more are procurable on the same
terms, and all things considered, we
consider ourselves fortunate In be
ing able to make the deal we did.
THE ONLY FAULT
the most badly damaged of these
300 dozen bargain Shirt Waists con
Blsts In an occasional oil stain, a
badly finished seam, or some such
trifle. Cloth, patterns, cut and
make are as good as any we carry
In stock, and we warrant every gar
ment to be of this season's manu
facture. Now for the
CONDITIONS OF SALE
which opens on
TUESDAY MORNING,
JUNE 11, AT 9 A. M.
We've sorted them out Into three
Jota.
LOT 1 Represents Waists that
show the damage, or of only me
dium quality.
LOT 2 Are all high class Waists
and the shortcoming which led to
their being classed as seconds is
hard to And.
LOT 3 Could be placed on any
counter as perfect goods, and only
Waists of the choicest quality are
to be found therein.
$1 to $1.35 is a fair average for
these waists taken overhead. Here
are the
SALE PRICES.
85c
Early buyers have decidedly the
' advantage, as at the outset of the
sale the selection is the biggest and
' best ever offered In the city, and
. there Isn't a size or a pattern
wanting. -
. WAP.SE33S2.
WAR SHIPS FOR FLORIDA
The Coast Will Be Guarded by the
Rnlclgli.
WATCH TOW FILBUSTEKEKS
The Opinion Is Gonoral That Such a Step
Is l'nncecmnry-1'llbusteriiig Now
Fully Deflncd-The Situation
at Uavana.
Washington, June 10. Secretory Her
bert said today that It hud not yet been
determined whether a war vessel should
be sent to the Florida coast to prevent
n filibustering expedition going to as
sist the Cuban rebels. Naval officials
generally ore of oplnlpn that there Is
no necessity for any Buch action by the
United States. , .
The position of the state department
heretofore has been that It is the duty
of the United States to prevent an
armed expedition going to make war
upon a nation or the possessions of n
nation with which we are at peace, but
there Is nothing to prevent the sale of
aims or the munitions of war. It has
been held heretofore that a torpedo
boat taken apart and shipped in sec
tions could not be prevented by this
government, but if the torpedo boat
should be fitted and sailed from a port
of the United States, this country
would be responsible. It also has been
held that this government could not
be required to prevent men from tak
ing phspage on a ship bound for Cuba,
unless they were a drilled and armed
force.
It Is apparent that a nice distinction
may be made between what is and
what Is not filibustering expeditions, if
attempts should be made by Americans
to assist the Cuban rebels.
Havana, June 10. Captain General
Martinez de Campos Is to leave this city
today for the Province of Puerto Prin
cipe.
Colonel Canellas, In command of a de
tachment of troops, has had an engage
ment with a band of Insurgents at Se
barruco de Cuba The Insurgents were
commanded by Jose Maceo. On the
side of the troops Lieutenant Nieto and
two soldiers were wounded. The Insur
gents lost two killed and had seven
wounded. The troops also captured
some arms and ammunition.
The insurgents have fired upon a
coast guard vessel which was watching
the coast between Punta Gorda and
Sabanilla de Matanzas. One volunteer
was killed and one was wounded.
Washington, June 10. Late this
afternoon. Secretary Herbert settled
all doubt as to the course to be taken
by this government by issuing orders
to the Raleigh to proceed at once to
Key West, Fla. She will be retained
there to watch the flllbusterers and see
that no more expeditions leave this
country for Cuba with contrabands of
war for the insurgents.
STUDENTS IMPROVING.
Princeton Men Shot by John Collins Will
Probuhly liecover.
Trenton, N. J., June 10. John Collins,
the colored man arrested for shooting
Garrett Cochrane and Frederick Ohl,
Princeton students on Saturday, made
a statement In Jail this morning. Ho
says that he wa3 attacked by the
students, and that they ware striking
him in a hallway when he fired. He
also claims that he had no intention
of killing -them, and only fired to scare
them. Downes, the other colored man
arrested, says he was In the saloon and
did not see the shooting.
The condition of the two students is
a matter of great Interest in Princeton
today. While their chances of recovery
have Improved, and though each
passed a good night, there is still great
anxiety felt for them. The commence
ment exercises go on as usual.
There U great feeling against the ne
groes of the town. The colored people
are not allowed on the campus. There
Is much talk of boycotting the negroes
and giving them no employment aa
waiters, etc. It is not probable that
the boycotting will be carried out very
effectively, as there are large numbers
of negroes employed In various capac
ities about the college.
WEST POINT GRADUATES.
Virginia and Mississippi Furnish the Star
Members of the Clnss. .
West Point, N. T., June 10,-The
academic board this afternoon complet
ed Its review of the examinations of the
corps of cadets. The standing. In gen
eral merit, of the graduating olass, was
announced at dress parade this even
ing. There are fifty-two in the class.
Edward H. Schulz, West Virginia, is
No. 1; Harry Burgess, Mississippi, No.
2, and John A. Curney, Michigan, No. 3.
Pennsylvania has three representa
tives in the graduating class: Harry
H. Stout,' who stands No. 7; Clyde E.
Hawkins, who is No. 25, and Francis
P. Sweter, No. 29. New Jersey has
three in the class: iMUton L. McGraw,
Louis M. Nutterman, No. 31, and Frank
BB. Watson,, No. 49. Messrs. Schulz
and Burgess, being the star members
of the class, will have their choice of
entering any branch of the service.
NO NEWS FROM CHENG TU.
licportsof tho Rccont Mnssncro Cannot
llo Verified.
London, June 10. No definite news
has been received from Shanghai In re
gard to the reported massacre of the
French, English and American mission
aries at Cheng Tu. The reports say
that all were killed, neither women nor
children being spared..
It is known that serious rioting has
occurred at Cheng Tu, but affairs there
are believed to have been quieter re
cently, although the rioting has been
spreading in the country southward.
INCAPABLE AND INHUMAN.
Serious Chargo Made by a Survivor of
tin c.ollmn.
San Francisco, June 10. Gustav
Rowan, one of the survivors of the
Collma, has sent a communication to
the Call, in which he says:
"I want to make a statement now if
you will allow me to do so. You can
find out what I say is true If you wilt
see the other men picked up. Some of
them will not dare "to tell the truth,
as they have been promised money to
keep still.
"The Collma was lost because she
was badly handled by officers without
capacity and bad men when the gale
struck us. When I saw that the ship
was going to sink, I went aft to the life
preservers and commenced to give them
out to the passengers. The steward
told me to let them alone and ordered
me forward.
"I was saved because I got a life pre
server, and If the others had been al
lowed to get them, too, many would
have been saved with me. The pas
sengers were kept penned up until the
last moment and then " made to go
down in the ocean like a pack of dogs.
If some of the passengers had killed
the steward, who kept them from get
ting to safety, It would have been a
mercy to the others. In spite of what
he told me I kept on giving out life pre
servers, and by this saved some' of the
people from death."
.Rowan, who was badly injured In the
wreck, also says that he did not re
ceive proper care on the San Juan, and
charges the surgeon of that ship with
gross negligence.
OARSMEN IX TRAINING,
Coach Woodruff and tho University of
Pennsylvania Crew at Poughkoeptiio.
Poughkeepsle, N. T., June 10. This
was another fine day for the training
of ithe college crews. The Pennsylva
nia's and the Columbia crews, 'Varsity
and freshmen, were all out and rowed
up the river. The University of Penn
sylvania's had a king row this
morning. Coach Woodruff pulled bow
In place of Peterson, who is still suf
fering from the abscess on his right
hand, and Peterson occupied a position
on the crew's launch, May. The boys
hugged the west shore and pulled to
Hyde Park, a distance of six miles. An
average of about thirty-one strokes
was attained until West Park was
reached, when the boys boarded the
launch and the shell was towed back
to the crew's quarters.
The Quakers are on the anxious seat,
and will be until Peterson's hand will
permit him to resume his position In the
bow. The crew has no substitute here,
and will not have until the Pennsyl
vania freshmen row the race at Ithaca
on Friday next. They will then come
to this city, but it will be too late to
start training for the great race on
June 21.
Neither of the crews was on the river
In the afternoon until about 6 o'clock.
About an hour before that time the
Quakers' launch came to the front of
Main street and took on board a party
of Vassar girls, who followed the men
over the course as they were coached
by George Woodruff. The Quakers are
beginning to be quite a favorite crew of
the Vassar girls, and many of the boys
return their welcome visits.
Mr. Peet, the Columbia coach, eald
today that he considered the Pough
keepsle course the finest in the world,
and Mr. Woodruff talks In much the
same way. If the Cornell men are as
well satisfied, the race ought to be
come a regular Poughkeepsle event.
PRINCETON CLASS DAY.
Days' Exercises at Alexander Hall Inter
csting Programmes.
Princeton, N. J., June 10. Class day
was celebrated today by Princeton's
graduating class in the most success
ful way recorded In the recent history
of the college. The day's exercises be
gan In Alexander hall, when President
Patiton Introduced T. G. Trenchard as
master of ceremonies, and congratulat
ed him and thanked him for the foot
ball championship won under bis cap
taincy In 1893. ,
Frank Morse, of football fame; Harry
Urown, the end rush; J. F. Weiss, John
N. Thatcher, H. E. White and W. M.
Urban were the speakers of the day.
W. D. Ward was voted by the class to
be bept all-around man, as well as the
be best all-around athlete, in the class.
Gus Holly was voted the handsomest
man, and First Baseman Otto the most
popular.
The cannon exercises, which were at
tended by 2.000 persons, lasted from 2.30
p. m. till 6 p. m.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Mysterious Departure of Mrs. Margaret
G. Krono.
Johnstown, Pa., June 10. 'Mrs. Mar
garet G. Krone, of Morrellville, was
found dead in bed this morning by her
husband, Lou la Krone. They were
married Just a week ago at Middle
town, O., an engagement having result
ed through an advertisement which she
had placed In a marriage paper.
She brought with her here a draft for
$800 and it 'was her intention to come
to a Johnstown bank today with her
husband to cash it and pay off a mort
gage on Krone's home. The death was
mysterious, but a coroner's Investiga
tion resulted in the finding of a verdict
that death was due to valvular disease
of the heart
Dig Fire at Chlcngo.
Chicago, June 10. A fire broke out in
South Chicago, near the corner of Ninety
second street and Houston avenue, to
night. The fire originated in the furniture
factory of T. P. Young, which has been
totally destroyed. The lire Is spreading
rapidly to surrounding frame dwellings
and three specla) calls for engines have
been sent In.
HEARD ABOUT THE STATE.
A new 10,000,000 reservoir will In a few
days add to Reading's water supply.
The Hassleton Sentinel began publishing
the United Press dispatches yesterday.
Erie county lawyers have indorsed Sam
uel A. Davenport, of that city, for a )
perlor court Judge.
To stop Sunday drinking at South Beth
lehem, warrants are out for the arrest of
half a hundred saloonkeepers.
A pipe In an electric power house at Ash
land exploded, fatally burning James Car
lin and badly Injuring William Found.
The bridge on the Jersey Central railroad,
near Hometown, and which Is 109 feet
high, Is being replaced by an Iron struct
ure. A spring from which they procured wa
ter has In several years caused the death
from typhoid fever of five members of Ed
ward Keller's family at Reading.
Bamual Effrlg, of Lansdale, treasurer
of Montgomery county, and who Is In the
coal and lumber business, baa failed.
Liabilities, 122,000; assets not known.
Ex-Burgess W. 8. Royer Is the only liv
ing charter member of the Pottstown Pa
triotic.. Order Bons of America, which has
Just enjoyed its twenty-seventh anniver
sary. '
ARE MISSIONARIES SAFE?
Hopes Expressed That the Reports of
a Massacre Are False.
THE DISPATCH PROM CHENG TU
It Indicates That the People Aro Alive,
Though Their Property Has Been
Destroyed -Tho Authorities En
deavor to Protect Christ lane. '
Shanghai, June 10. No definite news
has yet been received here In regard to
the reported massacre of the French,
English, and American missionaries at
Cheng Tu, capital of the province of So
Chueni Western China, The reports
say that all were killed, neither women
nor children having been spared. It is
known that serious rioting has oc
curred at Cheng Tu, as recently cabled
to the Associated Press, but affairs
there are believed to have been quieter
recently, although th rioting has been
spreading in the country southward.
Washington, Jun 10. The Chinese
legation has received no information as
to the reported massacre of all mis
sionaries in Cheng Tu, and strong hopes
are entertained that the affair may be
less serious than the reports indicate.
Recently, however, by the treaty of
peace with Japan, this Interior city was
one of several places opened to foreign
ers and foreign commerce. This has
probably agitated the people who have
lived by themselves from time Imme
morial. The number of missionaries
who have settled there is not known,
but it is said that in the entire province
of Se Chuen, of which Cheng Tu is the
capital, U must be less than 100, in
cluding all nationalities.
The authorities at Pekin have done
their utmost. They have placed upon
Jhe viceroys of the provinces the re
sponsibility of protecting the mission
aries, churches, etc. The viceroys un
derstand that they will be degraded if
mobs are permitted 'to disturb the mis
sions. As a result the viceroys and
their prefects or police are active In re
straining mob outbreaks. The official
gazette of China, recently received
here, shows that a change has been
made In the viceroy at Cheng Tu, and
that a new one has Just assumed his
duties. This, added to the agitation of
opening the city to foreigners, may ac
llotred of Foreigners.
Wu Chang, the place to which a
Freuioh ship has been sent, Is another
large interior town on the River
Yangtse-Klang. The river affords in
land navigation to large vessels up to
Wu Chang, but It is unnavlgable farther
up. It is probable, therefore, that the
ship goes to Wu Chang, as it is the
farthest western point reached by navi
gation. '
This afternoon state department offi
cials after investigating the reports
said they thought an error had been
made in the transmission of the name
of the place where the massacre Is said
to have occurred. It is believed that
the name of the place should be Chang
Te, the capital of Hunan, instead of
Cheng Tu. In that place there are a
number of foreign missionaries and the
anti-foreign feeling is very strong. In
1S93 there were threatening demonstra
tions toy the people, and the mission
aries were kept for some time In a
state of terrorism by the display of
placards abusing the "foreign aevllB"
and warning the natives against affilia
tion with them. The condition of af
fairs was regarded by United States
Minister Denby as grave enough to
warrant representations to the Chinese
government, and the facts were made
the subject of several reports from the
minister to the state department.
Chang Te Is accessible to small gun
boats and a British warship visited the
neighborhood several years ago.
. Mr. Baldwin's Opinion.
New York, Juno 10. The officials of
the Methodist Missionary society,
when seen at their offices today, were
very hopeful that the reported mas
sacre of the missionaries at Cheng Tu,
China, was exaggerated. Dr. Stephen
J. Baldwin, the recording secretary,
said:
"I do not thing that these rumors are
subsequent to the assurances we re
ceived cable from our mission In Cheng
Tu, 'under date of June 3. The cable
read: 'Property destroyed; nil safe; In
form Toronto.' This would indicate
that all our people are safe, although
the property has been destroyed."
The missionaries who are at Cheng
Tu are the Rev. H. Olin Cady and wife,
H. L. Cartwrlght, M. D., and wife, the
Rev. J. F. Peat and wife, the Rev. J.
O. Curnow and wife, the Rev. H. V. C.
Hart, foremrly of the Central China
mission, and several of his associates
of the Canadian Methodist church. In
the seventy-sixth annual report 'for last
year the property of the mission, In
cluding dwellings, chapels, schools, etc.,
Is valued at $4,000.
STRIKE OF THE POTTERS.
Trenton Cloy Workers Dcslron Modest
-' Increase
Trenton, N.. J., Juno 10. Five hun
dred sanitary -ware potters left off work
to attend a secret meeting and discuss
the wage question. Aa a result all the
potteries closed down for the day.
The men want an Increase of pay
ranging from ten to forty per cent, ac
cording to the class of work employed
upon. - They will demand the increase
and threaten to strike if the concession
Is not promptly made.
CASE OF FRANCIS GREENE.
Pennsylvania Extradition Papers Hon
ored by Governor of Massachusetts.
'Boston, Juno 10. There was a brief
hearing before the governor today on
extradition papers from Pennsylvania
In cose of Francis P. Greene, an Insur
ance agent wanted In that state for
embezzlement. The American Surety
company caused his arrest.
Ex-Oovernor Russell represented
Pennsylvania. After hearing the
facts In the case the governor honored
the paper and the man will be taken
back. -
SAT ON A POWDER KEG.
Miner Joseph Smith's Carelessness He
suits Disastrously.
Wllkes-Barre, Pa., June 10. Joseph
Smith, a miner, aged $5, employed In
No. 9 colliery, at Sugar Notch, was fa
tally injured today. During meal time
Smith was sitting on a keg partly
filled with powder. He struck a match
to light his pipe.
A spark flew into the powder, which
Ignited at once, and an explosion fol
lowed. Smith was blown several feet
away and when picked up was found
to be burned in a horrible manner. He
was removed to the Wllkes-Barre hos
pital., COAL TRADE DEPRESSION.
The Outlook Is Gloomy-New England Is
Overstocked.
New York. June 10. Atvthrnnlto pnal
men continue to deplore the condition
of the trade. There has been no ef
fective settlement between the compa
nies yet, and the three days' alternate
working agreement seems to have re
sulted In little or no relief. Today
PrsIUentt Thomas P. Fowler, of the New
York, Ontario and Western railroad
summed up the situation as follows:
"It must be admitted that the anthra
cite coal trade and traffic are In a de
plorable state. Notwithstanding re
striction on the basis of working all
collieries half time, markets at tide
water, in the east and throughout New
England, are overstocked and prices
and rates are completely and utterly
demoralized. The production this year
already exceeds that of last year by
more than 2,000,000 tons, and coal la
freely offered at less than $3 a ton at
New York, Boston and other tidewater
points. This situation means to the
producer and anthracite coal carrying
roads the actual loss of many millions
of dollars. In short, conditions are
even more discouraging and the future
less promising than for the last four
or five years."
PRUSSIAN jnNjTlORROR.
Four Hundred and Sixty Men Are
Entombed.
Berlin, June 10. An explosion of fire
damp- occurred In a mining pit near
Antonlenhutte, Prussia, Silesia, today
while 600 men were at work in the mine.
Only forty have been rescued, leav
ing 460 entombed.
ADVANCE IN STEEL RAILS.
The Old Price of $24 Per Ton Will Soon
llo tic-stored.
Philadelphia, June 10. The bulletin
of the American Iron and Steel asso
ciation, the organ of the iron and steel
manufacturers of this country, In Its
issue of today says that an advance
will soon be made in the price of steel
rails. Notwithstanding the fact that
In 1894 there was a great decline In the
prices of all other kinds of iron and
steel. Bessemer steel rails of standard
weight remained at $24 per ton through
out the entire year. Bessemer pig Iron,
Bteel billets, finished Tjars, etc., fell In
price during the year from $1 to $3 per
ton, but steel rails remained at the
same figure, regardless of the decline
In ather prices.
In January of the present year the
price of rails was reduced S2 per ton,
or from $24 to $22, and the latter figure
has ruled since the first of the year.
The old price of $24 will, however, In all
probability, be restored at an early
TO RESCUE LIEUT. PEARY.
Expedition Itclng Pitted Out to Sail Next
Month from St. John's.
St. John's, N. F., June 10. The whale
boat Kite has been chartered to carry
an expedition of ten persons to Green
land to rescue Lieutenant Peary, the
Artlo explorer. Emlle DIebltsch,
Peary's brother-in-law, will have
charge of the party.
Mrs. Peary will not accompany the
party, but -will wait for the return of
her husband at St. John's.
KISSED ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE.
Michigan Preacher Arrested for His Pe
' culiur Gospel Methods.
Battle Creek, Mich., June 10. Rev.
Lewis Archer was arrested here last
night on a warrant charging him with
kissing the wife of John H. Waters, of
Hastings. Archer has been holding
meetings in the Bedford schoolhouse,
near here, for some time.
The official organ of the saints
warned the people against the man.
NO IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Go vernor Hastings Will llcgin Work on
Monday Next.
Harrlsburg, Pa., June 10. It Is an
nounced at the executive department
that owing to the fact that Governor
Hastings will be in Philadelphia all
week there will be no action taken by
him on the bills left in his hands by the
legislature.
He will begin the work next Monday.
I'lro nt llnckonsnck.
Hackensack, N. J., June 10. The plant
of the Wells Rustless Iron company, at
Little Ferry, was totally destroyed by fire
at midnight last night. Tho cause of the
fire is unknown. Tho loss Is about $13,000.
There Is no Insurance, the policies having
run out two weeks ago.
Cut in Two by a Train.
Lancaster, Pa., June 10. William Shaun,
a well-known citizen of this city, was
thrown beneath the wheels of a passenger
train near the Pennsylvania railroad sta
tion this evening and cut In half. De
ceased was 46 years old and leaves a
family. '
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
The new Chicago city directory esti
mates the city's population at 1,0)5,000.
By a fall over a cliff near Hermoslllo,
Mex., John T. Ronton, a young American,
was killed. - .
The American Strawboard company has
settled Its differences with outside manu
facturers and a new trust will be formed.
A squabble over Pythian lodge affairs at
Lynn, Mass., led to E. H. Bolger hitting
John Hennessy a fatal blow with a bottle.
' John Benson, the alleged assailant of
Farmer Paul's 12-year-old daughter, at
South Plymouth, N..Y.,, was captured at
Oneida.
In a Jealous quarrel at Kcavy, Ky., Post
master O. D. Moore and Assistant Post
master Tipton Btorn, his brother-in-law,
shot each other dead.
Haunted by the remembrance of his
murder of Patrick Shay In Ireland, In 1881,
John Sullivan gave himself up to the police
at Seneca Falls, N. Y.
The alleged engagement of Howard
Gould and Miss Katherlne Clommons, the
actress, of Ban Francisco, Is said to be
nine months old and made with the con
sent of Miss Clommons' mothor. ' y
OPENED BYJUNG HUMBERT
Speech from the Throne to the New
Italian Parliament.
RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM
The National Finances Must De Strength
. ened First of All-Many Re.
forms May Follow-Other
European Topics.
Rome, June 10. The new Italian
parliament was opned today with great
ceremony by King Humbert In person.
The city was decorated for the occa
sion, and huge crowds of people were
assembled. King Humbert and Queen
Margaret were enthusiastically cheered
as they drove through the streets,
which were lined with troops. The
king in his speech from the throne said:
"The Italian people have so clearly
manifested their opinion at tho polls
that no doubt remains regarding the
questions which require the promptest
discussion by the assembly. The peo
ple recognize that the finances of Italy
occupy the foremost place In this con
nection, and that the most strict re
trenchment of . the expenditures Is
necessary In order to raise Italy's
credit abroad. Parliament will then be
asked to devote Itself to the Important
questions of communal finances and
administration and to judicial re
forms." He also said that ho trusted that this
and other legislation would do much
to draw together the various classes
of the population. He dwelt at length
upon the friendship existing between
Italy and Great Britain and upon their
co-operation In Africa, saying that the
policy of Italy In Africa henceforth
would be one of consolidation of her
possessions, and not of adventure. He
concluded by remarking that he relied
upon the efforts of the members of
Parlian.ent to maintain the edifice of
national unity erected by his father,
Victor Emanuel.
The speech was applauded on all
sides, and there were repeated cheers
for the king. Only the Socialists were
absent from the opening ot parliament.
DEATH OF SIGNOR FERRARI.
Victim of the Assault nt Rimini, Follow
ing His Election.
Rome, June 10. A despatch received
here from Rlmlnl anonunces that Slg
nor Ferrari, who was recently elected
a member of the chamber of deputies,
defeating the Socialist candidate In his
district, and who was shot by unknown
men during a dispute on June 3, Is dead.
Another Kurthqenko nt Tilestc.
Trieste, June 10. The population--
this city was thrown Into a panic early
this morning by two severe earthquake
shocks. The people rushed In terror to
the streets and camped out until the
panic subsided. No damage, however,
was done.
Conflagration in a lluneorlnn Town.
Budapest, June 10. A fire which
broke out yesterday at Mereny was not
under control until 320 houses were
burned. Several persons lost their lives
during the conflagration.
OUR DUTY TO SPAIN;
Department Officials Consider tho Advis
lbility of Guarding iho Florida Coast.
Washington, June 10. Officials of the
state and navy departments are consid
ering the advisability of sending a war
ship to guard the Florida coast to pre
vent filibustering expeditions from
leaving the United States for Cuba, but
nn embarrassing question has arisen
to prevent Immediate action. By or
dering a vessel to guard that part of
the coast line, 4t Is feared this govern
ment mny place Itself In the position of
being held responsible by Spain for neg
lect In not having done so before; Such
nction, It Is contended, would be a vir
tual acknowledgement thnt the United
States have failed to do their duty
toward the Spanish government, with
which they are In friendly relations.
It is also feared that even if Spain
should waive the right to claim dam
ages for previous neglect by this
country, embarrassment would likely
arise If any filibustering expeditions
succeeded In evading the patrol.
As the matter stands the officials of
the state and navy departments think
It Is best to go slowly, trusting In the
meantimq to Increased vigilance on the
part of the revenue cutter service of the
treasury department.
WOMAN RAN A DISTILLERY
Sister of a Judge Found to Own an Illicit
Plnnt in Georgia.
Jasper, Ga June 10. A trio of United
States deputy marshals have Just un
earthed something unique In the his
tory of moonshlning. It Is an illicit dis
tillery said to be oned and operated by
the sister of the Judge of the court of
ordinary of Pickens county.
Marshals McLean, Crow and Cope
made the raid last night and found the
still in active operation. Jim Haral
son was the only one found about the
place. The woman has disappeared.
GETS A FEE OF $20,000.
Pay of Rocciver Itroomall for Settling the
Wellmnn Affair.
Chester, Pa., June 10. The trustees
who have been fighting W. B. Broomall,
receiver of the Wellmnn Iron and Steel
company, have consented to an adjust
ment, and the big fight Is over.
Mr. Broomall will receive, his fees,
which amount to $20,000, and the pros
pects of the resumption of this Im
mense plant are very bright.
MILLIONS FOR ALLEN.
Strange Roinanuo of a Southern Alan in
. , 'Frisco.
Montgomery, Ala., June 10. T. ' M.
Allen, a Calhoun county farmer who
went West twenty years ago to seek
his fortune, leaving his wife and sev
eral children at home, has just been
found. He drifted to Ban FranclBco,
where he reported he was doing well.
After two years his letters home ceased
and his wife wrote to the San Francisco
authorities making inquiries about him.
They reported that he had been at
tacked and killed by a band of toughs.
The wife mourned him, as dead until
her death several years ago. . Three of
the children still survive, Mrs. Dr. J. T.
Acton and Mrs. W. L. Garrett, of An
nlston and W. II. Allen, who lives in
Florida,
Last week a letter came addressed to
their mother. It told that their father
was alive; that he had been assaulted
twenty years ago and had received In
juries about the head that deprived him
of his reason; that he had been since
then an unknown inmate of a hospital
there, remembering nothing of his past
life; that he had recently regained his
reason almost entirely and requested
tho letter written.
The letter furthermore stated that
several acres of land, which had been
bought by Allen a few days before his
misfortune, had since been taken Into
the city and now contains several
blocks of handsome store buildings,
worth $14,000,000.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Henry Litkcy Shoots Lizzie Coleman and
Then Puts a llullct Through Ills Own
Head.
Hyannis, Mass., June 10,-r-The quiet
village of Ostervllle was greatly ex
cited this morning by the murder of
Lizzie Coleman, 13 years of age, while
on her way to school, by a German
laborer named Henry Lltkey, who
afterward committed suicide by shoot
ing. Lltkey was a married man, with
a wife and three children In Germany,
and has been employed on the farm of
Mr. S. S. Leonard for the last six years.
For the last six months he has been In
fatuated with the Coleman girl. His
infatuation was not noticed by the fam
ily of the girl until recently, when her
parents forbade his coming to the
house.
After his visits were forbidden he
wanted his presents returned, which
request was refused. The girl with her
two brothers started for school about
8.30 this morning. Lltkey was in the
habit of meeting her on the way to
school for the purpose of speaking with
her, and often Intercepted her on her
way home. He Immedutely fired two
shots at one of the boys, missing him.
Then ho turned to the girl and shot
her twice. He next turned the weapon
on himself, the ball passing through his
head. Both probably died instantly.
Lltkey was about 60 years of age and
was an Intelligent man.
HAWAIIAN MINISTER.
William II. Cnstle Will Assume llis Of
ficinl Duties in August.
Honolulu, June 3. (Correspondence
of the United Press, per steamer Aus
tralia): The Hawaiian government has
commissioned William B. Castle as Its
minister to Washington.
Mr. Castle will proceed to his post
in August, with his family. On ac
count of business Interests here he does
not expect to occupy the position for
aMyToTrpth of tlm'e.' He" was the second
member of the committee, of which ex
Minister Thurston was the head, which
negotiated the treaty of annexation
with President Harrison In February,
1S93.
SHE IS STARVING TO DEATH.
Dorks County Woman Suffering From a
Peculiar Illness.
Reading, Pa., June 10. Starvation Is
the fate of Mrs. Jena Brldenbaugh, re
siding at Gibraltar. For thirty-six days
she ha3 been nourished entirely on
milk, and then only a few drops at a
time. Her weight has been reduced
from ISO to forty pounds.
Her Illness Is peculiar, and the doc
tors think she will starve to death.
Emmet's Case Continued.
Snn Francisco, June 10. The case of J.
K. Kmmet, the aetor, who attempted to
murder Ins wife by shooting her on Satur
day evening lust, was continued in the po
lice court this morning until Monday next.
WASHINGTON CHAT.
The cruiser Baltimore Is nt Hiogo, Japan.
Senator Harris has started for Tennes
see to preach silver.
Tho board of naval academy visitors
recommends reconstruction of most of tho
government buildings at Annapolis.
The formal mandate of tho supremo
court in tho Income tax cases was yes
terday sunt to the attorneys who won tho
cases.
Bypher & Co., of New York, Imported
$3,207 worth of silverware, which was un
dervalued JJMn. and they paid a duty of
$143. Ity way of settling the affair tho
firm paid the remainder of the duty which
should have been paid ($1,KH) and the
value of tho goods (&207), tho latter as a
penalty.
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
A premature enrringe drive has caused
a slight relnpso In Mr. Gladstone's condi
tion. '
W. R. Cnstle has been appointed Ha
waiian minister to Washington, to suc
ceed L. A. Thurston.
The nomination of Said Pasha as grand
vizier of Turkey Is said to have no relation
to Armenian questions.
Arthur G. Van Slttart, secretary of the
British legation at Munich, has been ga
zetted British consul at Chicago. . ,
Miss Branson, a niece of Mrs. Richard
Watson Glider, wife of the Century editor,
will be wedded at Vienna to an Italian
army officer.
Eleonora Uuse, the actress, Is fatally ill
with consumption, and although still ap
pearing on tho stage, her permanent ie
tlrement will bo forced soon.
The Roman garrison will be reinforced
In anticipation of tho opening of tho new
chamber of deputies today, although tho
ltadicnls and Soclalltsts will not be pres
ent. There Is nt present an unusually large
number of American bishops In Rome.
Among them are the bishops of Detroit,
Brooklyn, Omaha, Syracuse, Natchito
ches, Davenport and Harrlsburg. t
A portrait of Mr. Gladstone, ' by Thad
dcus, on exhibition In Old Bond Btreet,
London, was mutilated yesterday by two
unknown men, one of whom slHShed It
with a knife and the other thrust an um
brella through It.
WEATHER REPORT.'
For eastern Pennsylvania, increasing
cloudiness; warmer In eastern portion;
easterly winds.
Herald's Weather Fnrccnst.
New York, June 10. The Herald's
Weather forecast for Juno 11; In the mid
dlo states and New England today partly
cloudy to fair, slightly warmer weather
will prevail. On Wednesday, in both (f
these sections, fair to partly clourtf
weather will prevail with slight tempera,
ture changes. On Thursday fair and
slightly watmer. - ,
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SWEEPING REDUCTIONS ON SEV
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IN ORDER TO REDUCE STOCK.
THIS WEEK WE WILL OFFER
as Pieces
ALL WOOL CHEVIOTS, 38-IN. WIDE,
IN CHECKS AND MIXTURES. HAVH1
BEEN GOOD VALUE ALL THE SEA
SON AT 43c. THIS WEEK
25 Cents
12 PIECES
SILK AND WOOL CHEVIOTS.
CHOICE LINE OF MIXTURES AND
HAIR LINE STRIPES, BEEN GOOD
VALUE AT Cue. NOW
31 Cents
PIECES
EXTRA FINE WOOL SUITINGS IN
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FECTS. i5c. PER YARD, REDUCED
FROM CO AND 75c.
5 PIECES
ENGLISH COVERT SUITINGS, 40-IN.
WIDE. REGULAR 60c QUALITY,
REDUCED TO
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. Figured iYlohairs and
English Sicilians, Plu
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