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MASONS
WHY?
It would be difficult to believe thai
the following superb line of the
latest craze in
Wash
Goods
Could be sold at such figures with
out a satisfactory explanation,
therefore we'll tell you the why and
wherefore In a couple of sentences.
As you are aware, the wash goods
season opened early this season and
stocks were quickly sold out. We
had to repeat orders. Manufactur
ers and importers could not keep
pace with the demand and ship
ments have been made late. We've
compromised prices with our sup
pliers, and now we're ready to sup
ply you with these high-class novel
ties at prices which under ordinary
conditions could not be touched even
t the close of the season. They
Are So
Cheap
that fine goods cannot be purchased
at the price of common, every-day
weaves. There's little chance of
such an opportunity happening
again.
At 7c. "
Qamiig Bengal Bimitles
Our out prices for the same cloth
ithls season has been 10c The pat
tern range Is complete, and includes
the new effects. Stripes, weaves,
ays, figures, etc., In every popu
lar coloring.
Late Arrival Price, 7c
At 9c
Fine Mlu Bimito
Black GrouM OrpMies
These three numbers will fully All
the bill with the average buyer of
fine wash dress stuffs. The first
two fabrics named come in white
grounds only, and the assortment of
styles Is marvelous for its complete
ness. Not a taking pattern 19 want
ing, and the pink and white, black
and white nile, and blue and white
nlle and other popular shade con
trast are here in unlimited abund
ance. The black ground organdies
are aniline dyed, and therefore
absolutely fast in color. The pat
terns are in white and dainty floral
effects. Nothing loud or obtrusive
about them, but gems of modest
simplicity. They never were made
(or the price we ask for them.
Late Arrival Price. 9c
For Sigh
Toned Buyers
Genuine Frencl
One of the choicest printed fabrics
on the market. 8 till a good selec
tion of patterns and good as fresh
as when they left the rallL tast
week's price was 25c.
V Closing Price, 18c
M...
i& Very Fine Swisses
Small, close spots, dots, etc., on the
, finest weaves manufactured. Only
a few pieces left. Last week's
prioM were 46c. and 60c.
Q ; Closing Price, 35c
HIS GUILT UNQUESTIONED
Holmes
Probably Responsible
Poor Murders. '
for
WHEN WILL HIS TRIAL OCCUR ?
Toronto Offielsls Ars anxious That the
Slayer of the 1'lotieln Shall llsvs
Taste of Swift Conn
, Ulan J untie.
Toronto, Out., July 16. The bodies of
the two Pietzel children, which were ex
humed In the cellar of a vacant house
yesterday, were today removed by Cor
oner Johnson to the morgue. Irs. Ca
ven and R. R. Orr are engaged In a
poitt mortem to discover by what means
the little ones met 'their death. The In
quest will be reopened as soon as the
autopsy is concluded. Efforts will be
made to evtradlte illolmes at once and
to give him the benefit of swift and
sure Canadian Justice. If extradited,
Mr. B. B. Osier will be the crown prose
cutor. The cftedlt of the discovery of the
bodies belongs to Detective Geyer. of
Philadelphia, w!k came here Imbued
with the Klea that Holmes had rented
a house and taken the children there
to murder Uiem; that then he had either
burled their bodies or thrown them Into
the bay. His chain of evidence as far
as these children are concerned is com
plete.
Attorney Graham Displease.!.
Philadelphia, July 16. Superlntedent
of Police Linden stated today that he
had not heard from Detective Geyer as
to the finding of the bodies of the two
Pietzel glrl9 In Toronto. Superlntedent
Llndvn Is Impressed with the belief that
Holmes Is a triple murderer, amd said:
"That man Holmes Is the most infernal
liar I have ever been brought In con
tact with. "Holmes persisted In claim'
lng r:uit Minnie Williams had posses
sion of the Pietzel children and he was
so much in earnest with this statement
that I placed confidence In It and caused
every clue In. that direction to be
worked out to its fullest. limit. I have
not learned of the whereabouts of the
woman, and almost believe her to be a
myth."
"In your opinion you think that Piet
zel was murdered?" was asked.
"I certainly do, and further think that
all the talk of a dummy substitute is
been."
"What is your theory of the disap
pearance of the children?"
"I tihink they too were murdered.
The motive Is plain when we look at the
facts surrounding the case. The elder
of the two girls identified the body In
the cemetery as that of her father, and
upon her testimony rested the chance
of convicting Holmes. His willingness
to plead guilty to the charge of con
spiracy led us to think that something
must be back of the case."
District Attorney Graham seemed to
be displeased that the finding of the
bodies should have been given so much
publicity. "Holmes now knows as
much about the case as we do," he
said, "for he is given the papers every
morning." Mr. Grain am declined to
discuss the features of the case, and
was not prepared to say how he would
act in case the Canada authorities de
manded Holmes on charge of murder.
To Destroy a Family.
President Fou said today: "Every
thing polnt3 to the faot that Holmes
plotted to destroy tha entire Pietzel
family, and as Howard disappeared in
Detroit, it la probable that he was
killed there. We found a. house on
Forrest avenue, Detroit, where Holmes
and the boy had been together, and
there were traces of a huge fire having
been built in the furnace, from which
we Infer that he burnt the boy's corpse.
The belief Is a.Iso that he attempted to
detiroy Mrs. Ptetz&l In Burlington, Vt.,
by having her handle a can of nltro
glycerine that he had left in the house
she occupied. Should It be proved that
Holmes murdered the children, It will
be strong circumstantial evidence that
he killed their father, and he will un
doubtedly be tried here for the flatter
crliro."
Indianapolis, July 18. The "Journal"
today printed an article containing the
statement that the Pietzel boy, the
brother of .Alice and Nellie Pietzel,
whose dead bodies are supposed to have
been uneartihed at Toronto yesterday,
was beyond doubt murdered In 'this
city on Oct. 18 last, presumably by
Holmes, the Insurance swindler, now in
custody at Philadelphia.
It was developed that a certain ex
press driver, by agreement with
He mes, called at the Old Circle house
on that day and removed, through a
rear door, a large trunk, which Is be
lieved to have contained the boy's re
mains. The driver, Louis, by name,
'has Identified the picture of Holmes as
the man who employed him. The three
Pietzel children were In this city at
three different hotels for some time.
under the guardianship of Holmes.
Detective Frank Oeyer, of Philadel
phia, who had been a grea ter part of
his time In this city, recently working
on the case, stated that the web Was
being woven around Holmes, and that
he would beyond doubt be found to be
the murderer of the Pietzel children.
MAMIE SMINK'S DEATH.
Another Victim of Malpraetloa-Ernest
Wright Arretttd.
Philadelphia, July 16. Miss Mamie
Sm1nk,.a young girl of respectable par
entage, who came to this city from
Shamokln, and found employment here
as a bookkeeper, was taken to the hos
pital this morning from her boarding
place suffering from the effects of a
criminal operation, and fifteen min
utes after ahe was admitted Into the
Institution she died. - -
later In the day Ernest A. Wright,
an employe of a plumbar's shop, was
arrested charged with being the girl's
seducer. Wright confessed to the charge
and also to that of having secured an
operation, and Implicated Dr. William
C. Green, a negro physician, a having
performed the 'operation, Green was
also arrested this evening.
OLDEST MANDEAD.
Joha Marray, Aged 103 Years, Passes
... .; Awa,:
Unlontown, Pa., July M. John Mur
ray, aged 102 years, died at his moun
tain home, near, Wymp's Oap, this
county, Sunday. He was (ha oldest
man in the county and had a very in
teresting history. He was born In
Maryland, but came to this state at the
close of the war of 1812. He. marched
with the American army across Lick'
lng Creek.
A short time before his death he
transferred his property to John Burn-
ham and his sister-in-law, who had
taken care of him and also rode to
Bruceton, W. Va.. and ordered his cof
fin, a black walnut casket. Murray
new had any children but raised four
teen orphans, all of whom will attend
his funeral.
Ql AY BIIHflLEP.
Members of Westmoreland Convention
Stampede When Resolutloas Are Of
fered by His Supporters.
Oreensburg, Pa., July 16. The Re
publican committee of Westmoretend,
about 300 strong, met Vre .today and
after an extMting session, selected Judge
A. D. MoPoiineH, of this place, for ad
ditional law judge for this county. An.
atteni l! was made to pass a Quay reso
lution, but the point of order was made
by John- H. Adams that t'he parage of
resolutions for either Quay or Hastings
would be Improper, as Uhe committee's
business and -call was for the selection
of an additional law judge.
Hon. Gebrge Plummer Blackburn, of
West Newton, arose and began reading
a Quay resolution. It first deplored
the factional fight In the Republican
party and the party as a whole in the
county.
In the midst of this the committee on
elections returned and was announced
as ready to announce the result of the
vote. A motion was Immediately made
and carried to adjourn and many
passed out. An attempt was then
made by ex-Senator E. E. Robb'.ns and
James S. Beacom to read the Black
burn resolutions. Wild excitement and
confusion followed, during which the
legs of the table, upo which Mr. Bea
com had succeeded RibMns, after try
ing a chair. In an effort to command
attention, w?re broken from under him.
He tumbled unceremoniously down.
Then enthusiastic Quay supporters
seized the edges of the dismantled table
and tried by holding it up to afford
Beacom an effective platform, but It
would not work, and amid an excite
ment and confusion impossible to stem,
all present passed out.
Congressman Huff was present but
took no part, although he could not
afterwards conceal his joy at the out
come. Late tonight the administration
people have given out that the entire
county delegation of six delegates will
be for Hastings.
HASTINGS' STEADY GAIN.
tils Friends Elated at Drilllant Prospects
' for Success.
Philadelphia, July 16. Governor Hast
ings was In the city today and held
quite a lengthy cour.ultatlon at the
Stratford hotel with Chris MageeTthe
Pittsburg leader, and P. A. B. WIdener,
the president of the Philadelphia Trac
tion company. What was discussed at
the meeting of the threee leaders of the
anti-Quay forces could not be learned.
The governor returned to Harrlsburg
this afternoon.
Harrlsburg, Pa,, July 16 .The ad
ministration people are imaklng the
most of the failure of the Westmore
land county convention today to In
struct their delegates to the state con
vention to vote for Senator Quay. They
are also much elated over their vic
tory in Sullivan county, and declare
t ' V anti-Quay movement has Just start
e '
. Ihenandoah, Pa., July 16. The Hast
ings Republican club tonight endorsed
Governor Hastings' candidacy for chair
man of the coming state convention.
NEW SUPERIOR COURT.
Members Will Meet at Philadelphia
Today.
Philadelphia, July 16. The new supe
rior court, of which Judge Rice, of Lu
zerne county, is president judge, will
meet in the Supreme court room tomor
row morning and receive the report of
the committee appointed to adopt rules
and apportion the counties to the Ave
districts In -which the court will sit.
These five districts will center In
Phltade-lphla, Scranton, Wllllamsport,
Harrlsburg and Pittsburg. The report
of the committee which will In all prob
ability be adopted provides that tine
justices of the Superior court shall an
nually hold terms of said court, and ap
peals shall be returnable at the five dis
tricts at stated times.
The new court will next meet In
Harrlsburg next Wednesday when It
will organize.
ENDEAVOR ERS ON THE ROCK.
They Sing ''America" to the Wild, Wild
Waves.
Plymouth, iMas., July 16. Plymouth
streets were filled today with Christian
Kndeavorers. four special trains bring
ing altogether about 2,600 visitors.
Among them were the Ohio delegation,
and delegates from Wisconsin, Illinois,
and other states.
They were shown about town by local
Endeavorers and clergymen. The
parties congregated at Plymouth Rock
and sang "America."
Mrs, 1'arralt Aeqnltted.
La Platta, Mil., July 10. After being out
an hour the Jury In the case of Mrs. Belle
Farrall, charged with murdering her hus
band by poison, returned a verdict of not
guilty, this afternootk
Will Visit Cane Mav.
Cape May, N. J., July 16. Governor
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, has accepted
n invitation for himself and staff to visit
Cape May during the present week.
STATE SNAP SHOTS.
Bishop Dubs officiated at the dedication
at South Raston of the new United Evan
gelical church.
Egey Lasse confesses that he was tha
footpad who attacked Robert Kennedy at
Pottrtown and Is In JaU.
Little Charles Hawk, son of Samuul
Hawk, at Catasaqua, drowned In the Le
high river while bathing.
In attempting to catch a squirrel In a
treetop at Bhamokln little John McNutt
fell forty feet and was fatally hurt
Charged by the 14-year-old daughter of
James Mahen with a serious crime, young
Evan Brabson, of Lancaster, has been ar
rested. The Pennsylvania railroad yesterday be
gan the construction of an Iron bridge on
the Trenton cut off,' near Bridgeport,
where a trolley car broke .down the
wooden bridge recently, , , .
NO HOPE FORSTAIULOFF
The Bulgarlun Minister's Death Is
Hourly Expected.
FIFTEEN CITS ON HIS HEAD
Possible Kovenge of Panltia'e Relatives.
The Assassins Are Allowed to Es
enpo-Traltorous Coachman
Evidently In the Plot. .
Sofia, Bulgaria, July 16. At 1 o'clock
this afternoon M. Stambuloff was still
alive, but his condition Is pronounced
to be hopeless. Ho has fifteen sword
cuts on his head, and one of hla eyes
has been destroyed.
Although the attempt to murder the
ex-Premier was made In a busy street,
no one came to his assistance. Every
body seems to be convinced that the
police were in the plot to asslsslnate
the ex-Pivmler, as five members of the
police force who were near him when
the attack commenced made no attempt
to Interfere. Then again, one of the
Stambuloff servants chased one of the
assassins, but the man was stopped by
the police. M. Stambuloff's coachman,
w-ho fired his revolver but mlrsed hit
ting anybody when the ex-Premier's
assailants attacked the carriage last
night. Is also believed to have been one
of those who plotted against the states
man's life, as he made no attempt to
whip up his horses when the attack was
made. The police a-nd detachments of
cavalry patrolled Sofia throughout last
night, but they seem to have found no
trace of the assassins, except some
daggers which were found In the
streeta.
It 1s said that M. Stambuloff has long
been convinced that he would fall a
victim to the vengeance of the friends
of 'Major Panltza, whom he caused to
be executed after he had been found
guilty of treason in 1890 In conspiring
against the life of Prince Ferdinand.
Since the refusal of the government, to
give im. Stambuloff his passport 'to
Carlsbad, representatives of the dip.
lomtfLlo corr here h-aw .fl.-equently
called the attention of the government
to the faot that they had become aware
that an attempt upon the ex-premier's
life was Impending. It is strange to
adi that not a single member of the
cabinet has called upon M. Stambuloff
since tha latter was wounded last night.
TEMPLARS' GRAND LODGE.
Meeting of Delegates of the Order at
Pittsburg.
Johnstown, Pa., July 16. The grand
lodge of the Independent Order of
Good Templars of Pennsylvania with
nearly 200 delegates present will con
vene here tomorrow tnornlng. Tonight
a public reception was tendered the
delegates at the Ifoung Men's Christian
nrsociation bulldmg, when a great
crowd was present. Addresses of wel
come were delivered by the Rev. W. T.
Colllver. of this city, and the Hon. A.
H. Barker, of Ebensburg. Responses
were delivered by the Hon. S. B. Chase,
of Hallstead, grand chief templar of
Pennsylvania, and Dr. D. H. Mann, of
Brooklyn, N. T., right worthy grand
chief templar of the world.
The juvenile institute of the grand
lodge has two sessions today, during
which time addresses were delivered
by Miss Agnes Marsh and Mr. Joseph
Wittenberg, of Pittsburg, Mrs. Mary
Frank, of Philadelphia; superintendent
of the Star Temple of Pennsylvania,
the Rev. E. Edwards, of Mlnersviile,
Pa., and Miss Ida R. Conner, of West
Chester, Pa.
FLOOD AT EL PASO.
Water of the Raging Rio Grands Melting
tho Adobe Houses.
El Paso, Tex., July 16. The Rio
Grande Is pouring a greater flood of
water into this valley than for many
years before. It has steaxlily risen for
several days, and last night it Jumped
nearly a foot, covering a large part of
the lower town. This part of 'the city
was supposed to be protected by a
well-built levee, but the river broke It
and backed up nearly to the Santa Fe
tracks'.
The houses In this section of the
town are chiefly adobe or unburned
brick, and as the water surrounds them
they melt away. If the river rises
much higher hundreds of houses! will
disappear into the floods. Already more
than a score have succumbed, and
many families have taken refuge in
the houses of 'their friends on higher
ground.
-CASINO DISASTER.
Condition of the Victims of the Elk
Catsstrophe.
Atlantic City, N. J., July 16. The In
jured from the Casino disaster are all
on the road to a speedy recovery. John
C. McMenamln, ex-city commissioner
of Philadelphia, and bis wife, are en
tirely out of danger, Fred Klaproth,
the musician In Jennings' Sixth regi
ment band, Is also now out of danger,
Mrs. Jopha will recover, but will be
permanently lame. F. M. Newberry, of
Pittsburg, left for home today, support
ed by crutches. Mrs. Newberry, who
received several bad bruises, was with
him. Miss Colvln, of Pittsburg, also
left for home today, much Improved.
k Those still at the hospital are rapidly
convalescing.
TO BLOW UP SPANIARDS.
i
American Cubans Piece Orders for Bal
- loons and Dynamite,
New York, July 1.6. After a tent of
dynamite balloons, which waa claimed
to be very successful, the New York
Cuban Libre club placed In the hands
of the manufacturers a large order for
balloons and rockets, with a full com
plement of dynamite cartridges, '
The goods were ordered to be ready
for shipment July 26. '
COMMANDERS TOO FAT.
Doors Mast Us Made Wider la tas Battle-
ship Conning Towers.
Washington, T. C, July 11 The
board of naval bureau chiefs decided to
modify allg.htly the design tor the con
ning towers of thi battleships ot,ihe
Massachusetts and Iowa class..
" At present the plans provide for a
vertical, ellt 18 Inches wide as an en
t ranee ta the tower, U has beta pointed
but that an entrance so narrow would
bs Impossible for some ot our com-
tnandlng officers of generous girth, who
might tiljus be obliged to turn over the
direction of the hlp in action to a more
slender junior or expose themselves in
the more commodious pilot house.
Therefore the plans have been modified
so to make the entrance slit wider
and of ellptical shape.
. DEAL IN TYPE MACHINES.
Tbe
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
BuyaOnta Rival.
Detroit, Mich., July 16. A deal of
great magnitude was completed this
morning when Don iM. Dickinson, rep
resenting ' the (Mergenthaler Linotype
company, paid to Colonel Frank J.
Hecker, in one check, the sum of $415.-
000, which gave to the Mergenthaler
people all rights, title and Interest of
every name and' nature In the patents
on the machines of the Rogers Typo
graphic company.
This deal ends a long and hard-fought
legal battle, which has lasted for many
yars. . Tlh'a deal will have no effect on
the users of the Rogers machines.
All the Indebtedness of the Rogers
company will 'be paid out of t lv? money
and the' stockholders will receive the
balance, amounting to about 10 cents
on the dollar. .
THE FALL eTeCTIOXS.
Polities Will Boll in Thirteen States of
Our Union Bofnre the Snow Flies.
Washington, July 16. Though this is
supposed to be an "off year" politically,
there will be elections In thirteen states,
namely: Connecticut, Maryland, Vtr
glnla, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, Iowa,
Nebraska, Mississippi, and Massachu
setts. The Connecticut election for
town officers and to pass upon the
question of redlstrictlng the stale sen
ate will be held Oct. 7, and regular sta te
elections will be hefld four weeks later-
Nov. 6 In the twelve other states
named. .
In Maryland a governor and. an attor
ney general will be elected to serve four
yea re, a comptroller to serve two
years, aillthemembersof the lower house
of the general assembly, and fourteen
senators. A state's attorney and F.her
tff will be elected In each county. A
United States senator to succeed Sena
tor Gibson will be chosen In Maryland
next winter.
In Virginia, all the1 members of the
house of -delegates and twenty (or one
half) of the state senate will be elected.
Tbe senators chosen this year will par
ticipate In the election of a successor
to Senator Dandel.
Pennsylvania will chose ai state treas
urer for a term of three years and
seven Judges of Uhe Superior court for
ten years.
New Jersey will elect a governor for
a term of three years, seven state sena
tors for the same term, and an entire
assembly of sixty members.
- York's state ticket will contain a
secretary of state, comptroller, treas
urer, attorney general and a state en
gineer for terms of three years each, a
judge of the court of appeals for a
term of fourteen years, twelve Judges
or the supreme court for terms of four
teen years and fifty senators to serve
ttiree years and 1.S0 assemblymen to
serve one year . each. The senators
chosen In November will participate In
electing a successor to Senator Hill.
In Ohio there will be elected a gover
nor, lieutenant governor, treasurer and
attorney general to serve two years, an
auditor to serve four years, a judge of
the supreme court to serve five years,
a Judge of the supreme court to serve
five years and a legislature that will
elect a successor to Senator Brlee.
A full state ticket to nerve for four
years will be voted for in Kentucky,
as well as a legislature that will elect
a successor to Senator Blackburn.
The Kansas people will vote for a
chief Justice of the supreme court to
servo one year.
The voters of Iowa will select a full
state ticket to serve two years and a
legislature that will elect Senator Alli
son's successor.
A justice of the supreme court to
serve six years and two regents of the
state university will be chosen in Ne
braska. A full state ticket to serve four years,
all the officers In the various counties
and a legislature that will elect the suc
cessor to Senator George will be chosen
In Mississippi.
A full state ticket to serve one year
will be voted for In Massachusetts.
i HE WALKED 96,300 MILES.
One of lbs Famous I mbrella Menders of
Pennsylvania. Pics.
WlHamsport, Pa, July 16. One of
the famous umbrella, menders, Stephen.
Boaler, died last night In the almshouse.
He waa 60 years old, and his father is
81. .
They were known as "Moody and
Sankey" and had a route covering Ly
coming, Union, Snyder, (Mifflin, Juniata,
Perry and Dauphin counties, which they
traversed.' They have walked 96,360
miles In thirty-three years in plying
their vocation.
SALE WAS NOT HELD.
Two Thousand Mountod Men Convinced
Collectors of Tnelr Error.
Grayson, Ky., July l.-On Thursday
last four mules, the property of the
Lexington and Carter County Mining
company, were seised by the deputies
of J. W. Peck, railroad tax collector,
and brought to this cfty to be sold to
day to satisfy their railroad tax.
Owing to tha appearance of about
2,000 mounted men tfhe sale did not
take place. Peck and his deputies
could not be found.'
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Baxter flhemwell has been acquitted of
the murder of Dr. Payne, at Lexington.
N, C. '
Clarence Barr. the Chinatown guide,
who was stabbed In Ban Francisco by C.
B. Henderson, Is dead. .
Lewis Baker, minister to Central Amer
ica, arrived at New York yesterday on the
steamer Alias, from Kingston Jamaica, .
A New York and Brooklyn syndicate
will, it is said, erect a lKatorr Iron hotel
on (ha site of the old Delavan House, In
Albany..
Pasquale Garofala, his son and Matta
Marro were arrested yesterday at Chicago
(or making spurious coins, and a lot of
pattern nieces were captured.
Instead of having been kicked to death
by a horse, Earl Cobb, tha horseman,. l
said to have besn murdered at Franklin,
Tsnn., by a poUoemaa .who mistook him
lor Mother Ban. , .
PULLED OFF THE PICKETS
Princeton Students Armed Them
. selves for Battle.
TESTIMONY IN COLLINS CASE
Garrett Cochran, the Prlnoeton Athlete,
Upon the Witness Stand Evtdeaoa
for tha Proweut ion Beer
Flgurea In the Tragedy.
Trenton, N. J.. July 16. Garrett Coch
rane the student who was shot with
Ohl, gave in detail the etory of the
shooting, corroborating that told at the
coroner's Inquest and by the witness
preceedtng trim on the stand.
After the first quarrel the witness,
Ohl and Scott broke pick efts off a
fence. It was at the suggestion of the
witness that the students went to An
derson's. They had friends there. As
he, entered the hallway leading to the
restaurant he raw the glitter of a pistol
In Collins' hand.
The witness sprang forward at Col
lins, but the -latter had fired and the
bullet struck witness in the mouth. He
staggered back, but made a lunge for
ward and grasped Collins, closing in
with him. lie could' hear Ohl exclaim:
"I've been ehot: help."
The witness could remember Httle of
what the prisoner or anyone else Raid,
saying he waa greatly excited. Coch
ran fhowed the tcar on his chin, the
only outward visible mack of his wound,
to the jury. He added that he had
never had eny trouble with Colllnn be
fore. In fact, ho had never before eiecn
him. Under croe-examlnatlon by Sen
ator Daly, Cochran said he was 19 years
old, nearly six feet tall and weighed
about 157 pounds. He was an athlete
and kept Mmself constantly In training.
He was a football player on the Prince
ton edeven. Oihl was also an athlete,
tall and heavy. Cochran was asked to
step down and stand by Collins' side.
The negro looked like a dwarf along
side of him.
Drank Bottle nnd s llnlf of Beer
Cochran said 4ve drank a bottle and a
half of beer on the afternoon of June
8. He visited Anderson's three times
before the shooting but drank only one
glass of beer there. There was a good
deal of drinking in the place, but Ohl
drank nothing at all. Whether Scott
drank or not the wltnes could not say.
Senator Daly elicited with much force
the fact that after the first quarrel
the negroes went away In an opposite
direction and .th students, instead of
going home pulled pickets. It was 10
o'clock when they got the pickets.
Cochran said he and his fellow students
were not afraid of Collins and Downs,
but wanted to arm themselves against
any crowd that the negroes might sum
mon.. Collins had repeatedly threaten
ed to choot some one. Cochran could
remember no words used by himself or
his friends which provoked Collins.
He, Collins, thought he had dropped
his paling Just before he entered An
derson's hallway and was sihot.
John IM. Scott, f Frankfort, Ky.. the
student who was with Ohl und Cochran-,
the nlelht of the affray, testified that
the negroes accosted them on Wlther-
epoon street, aaylng something which
the students did not understand. The
students passed ithem, and when they
had gone a little way the negroes again
made some sort of excUmatlon. Ohl
turned back and asked the negroes if
fltrey Intended to Insult them. The
negroes replied In the negative, and Ohl
said: "Well, we're not looking for a
fight, and if you did not mean any
thing, it's all right."
Scott was at the ehootlng, too, but
Ohl and Cochmn had got to Anderson's
door first and were already wounded as
he approached.
The court then adjourned till tomoc
row morning. .
HACKED BY THEIR FATHER
Put on Ills Wife's Dress to Kill Ills Children-One
Girl Thought ller Mother Was
Guilty.
Kewanee, 111., July 16. William Txs
Bates, a Belgian, living near this town
is charged with having attempted to
kill his three children. He has fled.
Last Sunday tom of the neighbors.
when passing, heaird screams coming
from the house. They rushed In and
found all the children lying on the floor.
apparently dying from wounds all over
their bodies, while a bloody hatchet
told what had been the instrument
used.
One girl, 13 years old, was able to
tell a confused story of how the mother
had niched In from the other room, and
grabbing them in turn had adminis
tered the blows with a hatchet, swear
ing and curbing all the while. The
mother was found in a room upstairs,
and although she showed no signs of
having committed the crime and pro
tested her Innocence, she was taken Into
custody as mrane.
It la now learned that De Bate him
self la the guilty person. He had put
on one of his wife's dresses and so dla-
guleed himself therwli9 that the chil
dren were deceived. The motive for
the crime Is unknown. De Bates is be
ing seairched for In all directions. One
of the children to dying and the others)
are In a critical condition.
AGAINST FOREIGN LABOR.
Window Glass Workers Pnt L'p the Bar
and Defy the tmlghts.
PiMtsburg, Pa., July 16. The National
convention of the Window Glies Work
ers of America yesterday put up the
bars against foreign glass blower by
adopting a resolution Increasing the
Initiation fee from $200 to $500. It Is
further provided that an applicant for
membership tnuM have been a resident
of this country for five years) prior to
his application; that during that time
he chall not have -worked in any giasa
house, and that he shall be a natural
lied oitteen of the United Sta tes.
fix-President James T. Campbell took
the floor at the opening and declared
tihat the threats made by Secretary
Treasurer Hayes did not amount to
anything and that -the association was
hi no danger of losing Ha fund by
leavmeT the Knights of Labor. He based
Ma argument on the tact that the Win
dow Glass Workers were charter mem
bers of the Knights' of Labor. Coewse
atMntSy when the resolution offered by
PisjsMsat Sum to (my th back per
capita tax to the Knights of Labor came
up H waa voted down by a nine-tenths
majority, sod a resolution to defer pay
ment indefinitely waa curried.
Another resolution to take the head
quarters to Indiana for two years and
then to iNew York for two years was
voted down almost unanimously.
THE DOCTOR IS LOST.
Philadelphia, with Cash and Snapielons
Companions. Is Missing.
Baltimore, Md., July 16. Dr. Joseph
Hart, a practicing physician of Phila
delphia, has disappeared, and friends
and police are making search for him.
At the time of leaving his stopping
place here he had nearly $200 In cash,
a watch and a valuable ring, besides
$1,300 in the Drovers' and Mechanics'
National bank. He called at the bank
Saturday and checked largely on his
amount. He appeared to be in a daxed
condition.
A check from him was first presented
to the bank. Payment was refused.
The men who presented the check then
went out and got Dr. Hart in person.
He was seen on Thursday afternoon
In company with two men. He seemed
to depend helplessly on his companions
for guidance. Since Saturday no trace
of him has been found.
GREAT FINANCIAL DEBATE.
The Champions of Gold and silver Begin
Their Arguments In a Chicago Club
House.
Chicago, July 16. Two men met In
a little room at the Illinois club this
afternoon and began a spirited contest
of national moment, one fighting for
silver and the other for gold with all
the Intellectual powers, facts and au
thorities at their command. One of
tthem was Koswell O. Horr, once a
member of congress from Michigan,
now an editorial writer for the New
York Tribune, and the other was W. H.
Harvey, of Chicago, author of "Coin
Financial School." Mr. Horr cham
pioned the cause of gold, while Mr.
Harvey threw down the gauntlet for
silver.
The privilege of being pres?nt at this
momentous congest was accorded to
few. There were seats for about 200
persons In the assembly room of the
club house but only a little over half
that number was present. Congress
man J. C. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, a
leader of the free silver forces in the
east, occupied a prominent seat. He
will remain during the debate unless
business engagements prevent.
A man with a watch sat at a table
near the speakers and whenever one
had spoken eight minutes he would tap
loudly on a call bell. This gave the
speaker warning that he had two min
utes more to conclude his statement.
By these stages of ten minutes eacih the
speakers will proceed for eight days,
using only the afternoon and resting
Sundays.
The debate was started by Mr. Horr,
who referred to the author of "Coin's
Financial School" with some severity.
He said he never read a book contain
ing so many misstatements.
'Mr. Harvey, tn his opening statement,
contented himself . with a presentation
of his plan of campaign and told what
he would prove.
Mr. Horr wanted to know why the
names of prominent citizens had been
used in iMr. Harvey's book, and words
put Into their mouths that they had
neveir used, to which Mr. Harvey re
plied his book was simply an allegory,
and the fact that a little boy was put
in as teacher ought to be enough to
prove to any sensible person that this
was so.
Then the speakers plunged at once
Into the thick of the fight. The argu
ment at all times was very spirited,
and both speakers several times had
hard work to preserve their tempera
STARTLING DISCOVERY.
Coal Operator Is Accused of Stealing Coal
from Ktnpiovce.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 16. Today Secre
tary Warner, of the miners' organiza
tion, appeared ait the office of Alderman
Madden and made an Information-
charging Coal Operator T. D. Stein, of
the Pihoenlx mines, at Idlewood, wil.h
stealing coal from his employes. The
welghmaster, T. R. Marshall, employed
by Stein, was also made a party to tfftc
suit -and warrants were ltsued. For
some time the miners have suspected
that they were tlhe virttlms of false
welgh'ts and a strict watch was set on
Skein's rcales. (Last week the weights
used at the mines were confiscated and
officially tested by tihe Fairbanks Scale
company. The scale manufacturers
pronounced the weights fraudulent and
estimated 'the weight 'balanced the arm
about 300 weight on the wrong side.
This falsity required the miner to dig
from 22 to 23 hundred weight for every
ton. There are 125 men Employed in
Stein's mine and the fraud was carried
on under a 69 cent per ton basis. The
Information Is made under the aheck-
weight man law, and Is the first of Its
kind. In event of the conviction on the
above suit the miners will enter civil
suits to recover what they have lost
through fraudulent weights, which In
the aggregate amounts to hundreds of
tons of coal.
Brntll and France to Arbitrate.
Rio Janeiro, July 16. The president of
the Swiss republic will act as arbi
trator between France and Bratll In the
disputed question of the boundary limits
of the territory of Amapa. Dr. Blanco
will go to Geneva, Swltierland, on the
part of Braitl.
WASHINGTON CHAT.
Senator Dubois thinks the Republicans
will In the next congress favor a duty on
wool.
Chief Engineer Hershel Main, United
States navy, has been ordered before a
retiring board for examination for retire
ment.
During the last fiscal year the United
States mint has coined for the government
of Ecuador, South America, 4,600,000
cent pieces. .
' It Is explained at Washington that Dr,
Alirle Diss, who was recently expelled
from Venezuela, Is a Columbian and not a
native Veneaselan.
War department offlolals do not credit
the report that Lieutenant Qeneral Scho-
Aeld has been directed to abandon his
tour of inspection of military posts and re
turn to Washington without delay.
, WEATHER REPORT. '
Kor eastern Pennsylvania, fair. nmaaaaA
by, showers la the early, morning; warmer.
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