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SCItANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNiNG, OCTOBER 19, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
We've Got
Sue Fir
leas 111:
WHICH SIMPLY AMOUNT TO
THIS. WE'VE GOT THE STYLES.
AND WE'VE GOT THEM AT THE
KIGHT PRICES.. TODAY WE
CONFTNE OUR TALK TO CAPES.
BUT WE MAY ADD THAT
THERE'S NOTHING YOU'RE
LIKELY TO NEED IN FURS
THAT WE HAVEN'T GOT.
Thc'Stocs
ARE IN TOUCH WITH FASH
ION'S JJATEST DECREES. AND
THE SKINS HAVE BEEN SE
LECTED WITH SUCH CARE.
AND SO PERFECTLY MARKED
THAT BETTERMENT IS IMPOS
SIBLE. OF COURSE THERE'S A
GOOD REASON FOR THIS. WE
PLACED OUR ORDERS LONG
BEFORE THE ROSES BLOOMED
THIS YEAR. AND WHEN YOU
WERE THINKING OF WAYS TO
ESCAPE THE HEAT OF SUM
MER, BUSY BRAINS AND DEFT
FINGERS WERE HARD AT
WORK DESIGNING AND FASH
IONING THESE HANDSOME
AND PERFECT GARMENTS
WHICH WE NOW SUBMIT FOR
YOUR INSPECTION.
To Mate 0ar..v '
fir Cape Openly
'MORE INTERESTING. WE HAVE
RESOLVED TO OUT THE PRICE
ON THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS
FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY. THEY
ARB ALL OF A DISTINCTLY
HIGH GRADE CHARACTER AND
6HOW THE UNMISTAKABLE
STAMP OF QUALITY ON THEM
AT EVERY POINT.
Astrakta Capes
choicest selected skins, In fashion's
latest approved model, worth $30.00.
Special Price, $24.90
rich look In and matchless for ser
vice, worth I26.0C.
Special Price, $18.49
a deservedly popular fur, owing to
Its many good qualities, worth
130.00.
Special Price, $24.98
Electric Seal Capes
; the very finest selected skins, su
perbly made and trimmed, worth
. 140.00.
Special Price, $32.48
TVo numbers, both equally good
' values. The expert alone will tell
the difference,
. No. 1 worth 140.
Special Price, $32.75
' No. J worth $45.00.
Special Price, $36.90
WAREHOUSE
Season
6'.:L.0B:E
REPUBLICANS JO CONFER
Chairman Carter to Meet Members of
the National Committee.
SHORT CAMPAIGN IS FAVORED
It Is Probable That There Will Soon
Be Confercneo llctween Senator
Quay and tx Senator Piatt,
in New York.
New York. Oct. 18. Thomas H. Car
ter, chairman of the Republican nation
al committee, admitted today at the
Imperial hotel that he was here to meet
other members of the committee. As
tomorrow is the last day of the week.
Senator Carter will probably hold hlB
conference then. He explulned the ob
ject of the meeting: It Is to deckle
when a call shall be made for the regu
lar meeting of the national committee.
Until the meeting has taken place, he
said, he could not say a word about the
date or place of the national commit
tee meeting.
The committee will probably meet In
Washington In December. R. C. Ker
ens, a memiber of the committee from
St. Louis, favors a meeting in May ami
the national convention In September.
All of these questions will be discussed
when the committeemen meet .Mr. Car
ter this week.
There is some talk of deposing Mr.
Carter as chairman, because he Is a
free sllverite. Senator Stewart, of Ne
vada, however, says that Mr. Cnrter'ls
not really for free silver, and that he
will not be asked to resign, because he
has nothing to do before the convention
meets except to call the committee to
gether to name the date and place for
holding the convention.
Chairman iManley. of the executive
committee, may be here tomorrow. .His
presence is uncertain. William Mur
ray Crane, of Massachusetts: William
M. Hahn, of Onto; James S. Chrkwn.
of Iowa, and Sam Fessenden. of Con
necticut, are the only members of the
committee in the city.
Ex-Senator Piatt and Committeeman
Clarkson had a loner conference last
night about the coming meeting. It Is
understood that Mr. Piatt expressed
himself strongly In favor of a late con
vention. Senator Quay Is expected to
arrive In the city tomorrow, and it Is
understood that he and Mr. Piatt will
have a conference on this subject.
TRACED BY TINY SHOES.
Body of Murdered Girl Found in an
Attie
Ishpemlng. Mich., Oct. IS. It 4s be
lieved that lltMe Eva Lefrenlere, whose
body was found hidden in the attic of
the Wendal block Monday, was assault
ed end murdered. The child disappear
ed June ;4 ar.'i was last seen In Mrs.
Wendal's millinery store.
The iJiscovery was made In a most
peculiar manner. Mrs. Wendal gave i
Mi-. Lefrenlere on Monday some carpet I
rags in which the latter found the
shoes worn by the little girl on the !
dey of her disappearance. A thorough i
search on Mie Wendal premises resulted ,
in the dlfoovery of the ch'Hd's body j
uiuucu in an muiuDi iiiaui-esaiuie corner
under the roof. -
MINERS' STRIKE PROBABLE.
.Many Men in Clearfield Region to Leave
Work Today.
Phllllpsburg. Pa.. Oct. 18. Until to
day It was thought by many miners
and business men that In order to post
pone the miners' strike, which Is to be
gin tomorrow, the operators would ask
for a conference, but, not having done
so, a strike of more or less magnitude is
now certain.
Equally sure Is It that the operators
will not yield from their position not
to grant the advance demanded. If the
strike Is obeyed generally, from 5.000 to
8.000 miners will be idle In the Clearfield
and Beech Creek regions alone.
BRAZIL STILL NEUTRAL.
Spanish Goverment Denies That She lias
Kcoognlzed Cuba.
Washington, Oct, 18. Bennr De Lome,
Spanish minister, Is In receipt of an
official despatch from Madrid to the
effect that the report that Brazil has
declared in favor of granting belliger
ent rlgfrts to the Cuban Insurgents is
absolutely false.
On the contrary, the Brazilian gov
ernment has given, in the past three
days all kinds of facilities for the em
barkation of more than 300 Spaniards
who have volunteered to go to Cuba to
fight the rebels.
A CRIPPLE'S SUICIDE.
Df. Abble J. Seymour, of Buffalo, Threw
Herself Itefore Train.
Buffalo, Oct. 18. Dr. Abble J. Sey
mour, a woman physician and an artist
of repute, deliberately took her own life
last night by throwing herself In front
of a fast West Shore train near t'he
Water Works station. Her skull was
crushed and her remains were unrec
ognizable when the body was found.
She had been crippled by an accident
lost spring and her a til lotion had preyed
upon her sensibilities until melan
cholia was induced.
THE MORA CLAIM PAID.
Check for Nearly AOO.OOO Is Received bv
the Plaintiff.
Washington, Oct. 18. 'After more
than a score of years of waiting Antonio
Maxima Mora today received payment
for the confiscation of his Cuban estate.
The amount of the check was ''M.
0.7, which represents Mr. Mora's In
terest In the Indemnity seoured from
Spain minus his assignment of 40 per
cent, to Dr. Uodrlgucs and Nathaniel
Paige, his principal legal representa
tives, and minor assignments made to
other persons.
OVERCOME BY GAS.
Three Diggers of a Well Perish in a
Singular Manner.
Milwaukee, Wta Oct. 18. Three men,
Fred Awe. sr., Fred Awe, Jr., and John
Schmidt, digging a well on Seventh ave
nue, died from the effects of noxious
gas this morning. Fred Awe, Jr., went
down first, but he soon signalled for
aid and his father and John Schmidt
went down to assist him.
They must have been suffocated at
once, as no signal was made. After
three hours' 'Work the men were pulled
up dead.
ARE AGAINST LYCNH1NG.
Stirring Resolution Adopted by the W.C.
T, V. Convention.
'Baltimore, Md., Oct. I8.i-At the after
noon session two Important resolutions
were presented and adopted. Mrs, A.
S. Benjamin, of Michigan, offered the
following: ,i
Resolved That the white ribbon 'wo
men, who wear the badge of peace,
oatiht never to have been placed In tho
posltkin of having to defend themselves
from the charge that they favored the
lynching of any human being anywhere,
under any circumstances, and we keen
ly feel the false position in which wo
have been placed, and repudiate any
Imputation Inconsistent with the law of
Christ, which, as every body knows. Is
totally at variance with the torture, or
killing of any human being; without op
portunity to have had hla case fairly
presented, and .to have been tried by a
jury. We do not multiply epithets on
this subject, because It Is not neces
sary. We leave that to those who have
misrepresented our position, but .we
have never 'hesitated, and do not now
to place ourst'lvta squarely on record
in regard to lynching, and other law
less proceedings in our own or any
other country now and always, and
we believe that when women have a
share In making the laws euch atro
cities will Ulsappcur from the face of the
earth.
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SECOND DAY'S SESSION.
Imperial Grand Council nf the Mystlo
Serine.
Washington, Oct. 18. The second
day's session of the Imperial grand
council of the Mystic Shrine was held
today. The address of the most im
perial grand potentate was approved
and orders placed In the archives of
the order.
At the evening eetrslon the report of
the Imperial grand corresponding re
corder, I. F. Ievllle, was approved by
the grand council and Its recommenda
tions referred to a committee for codifi
cation. Among the recommendations
approved was tbe one relating to the
grand court of the Daughters of the
Sphinx. Several revisions of the ritual
were also made.
The grand council decide! to hold tts
triennial assembly on the third Tuesday
In August, the place of the assembly
to be designated by the Imperial grand
potentate. It was also decided -that all
temples under the domain of the Im
perial grand council would hold memo
rial services annually In memory of
nobles who hud gone to the unseen tem
ple. shot at , Take walk.
Negro Tires at Three Men and h Woman.
Then Some Ono Shot tho ' Would
lie Murderer-All Ara Dangerously
Wounded.
Mount Holly, N. X, Oct. 18. During
a row w'hloh occurred at a colored cake
walk near Moorestown last night,
James Hagerty. a North Carolina ne
gro, drew a revolver and shot Charles
McKlm. Mrs. Silas Weasels. Oeorgo
Whittaker and Charles Wlman none of
whom is expeoted to recover.
Some one then shot Hagerty In the
back. He is now in Jail here. His
wound Is considered mortal.
THREE FAMILIAR NAMES.
A Trio of Crooks Arrested In Belgium for
Stealing Jewclrv.
Bruges. Belgium. Oct. 18. On Sept.
21 last a robbery of Jewelry and notes.
In all amounting in value to 100,000
francs, was perpetrated In Ostend, the
victims , being a well-known firm of
Jewelers. Today three Americans,
whose names are given as Russell, Kll
loran and Henry Anderson, were ar
rested on suspicion of being tho men
who committed the robbery.
A woman, supposed to be Anderson's
mistress, was also arrested. It Is said
that under the name of Anna James
she Is well known to the English police.
The police claim to know that the men
are American crooks.
BIG BLAZE OUT WEST.
Fire Fiend Destroyed $150,000 Worth at
Creedo, Colorado.
Creede, Colo., Oct. 18. Property val
ued at $150,000 was destroyed by fire this
morning. The flames, which started in
the Cottal House hotel, swept over four
blocks of the 'business portion. Among
the destroyed buildings were the city
hall, First Natllonal bank, offices of the
Sentinel, Candle and Miner, newspa
pers, and the establishment of the fa
mous company. Warren & Coulson, la
bor produce company. The Western
Union Telegruph ofllce was burned, but
tine poptomce was saved.
In June, 1892. the whole town was
destroyed by fire.
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION.
They Met In Congress llnll at tho Atlanta
Exposition,
Atlanta, a Oct. 18. The National
Society of the (Daughters of the Ameri
can devolution met today In the Con
gress hall of the woman's bn tiding at
the exposition. There are 600 women
here attending this society and the as
sembly of Colonial Dames.
This Is the flrpt time the national
council has met south of Washington.
Mrs. Adelal Stevenson, wife of 'the vice
president, made the opening address.
The Colonial Dames meet tomorrow In
the woman's building.
VETERAN LEGION ADJOURNS.
Colonel Jnmos. of Clnclnnitt, I F.leetod
Nntlonil Commander.
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 18. The Union
Veterans' legion finished the business
of Its tenth national encampment this
morning and formally adjourned.
Tlje result of the second ballot for
national commander, taken Just before
adjournment yesterday, was announced
and Colonel Oeprge C. James, of Cin
cinnati, was declared elected.
The encampment ndjourned to meet
next year In 'Washington.
TOWN ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Suffering Will Bo the Result Among the
llomelcso People.
Cincinnati, O., Oct. 18. .Fire at
fllle.nchcster, forty niilen east of l!vr,
today almt entirely dcxtroyed the
place. Slx.ty stores and over twenty
residences were burned; itwo churche.
two bank buildings and the Odd Fel
lows' and Masonic halls were destroyed.
The total loss Is over thVl.OOO, with In
surance not exceeding 110,000.
' SPAIN NEEDS PATRIOTS.
Removing Officials In Cuba Whose l.oy
lilt V Is Doubted.
Havana, Oet. 18. The government
removed from his position Professor
Jose Antlguuz, of the university, on the
ground that he is disaffected towards
Spain, and 'has authorized the supreme
court o remove the fiscal Judges, on the
ground that they nre not inspiring con
fidence, or that they are disaffected.
Cuban Arms Returned.
Wilmington, l)ol Oct. 18. The arms and
ammunition captured nt I'onn's drove.
N. J., when the alleged Culian filibuster
were arrested, were dellvored to thnlr
counsel this iifternoon. They were turn--!
over to counsol to be returned to the own
ers. . , .-
. ' Two Prisoners Hung. " '
Burf Quontln, Cal., Oct. 18. The execu
tion of the two United Slates prisoners.
Thomas St. Clair and Hans Hansen, for
the munlor of Third Mate Fitzgerald, of
the bark Meper, took place .this after
noon, . .
Death of Fx-Jndgo Wardwofl. "
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 18. Ex-tUdge George.
S. Wardwell, one of the best known and
mot prominent members of the bar In
Buffalo, died this morning.
THE INDIANA'S FAST RUN
The Cramps' New Battleship Is a
Regular Scorcher.
IT EARNS A SPLENDID BONIS
In Every Detail the Trial Test Exceeds
Expectations and Demonstrates
Anew the Marked Superior,
ity of Yankee Ilruliis.
Boston, Oct. 18. In her official trip
between Cape Ann and lloone Island, a
distance of thirty-one knots, the battle-'
bli tp Indiana made an average speed of
15.01 knots for four hours. This Is
61-100 knots above the speed required
by the government, and as there wns
a premium offered of I'iu.OOO for every
quurter knot made over fifteen, the
Cramps will receive $J0,OOC as a bonus
In excess of the contract price offered.
This may be Increased to $75,000 when
the tidal observations are worked out,
as the allowance for tidal obstructions
will probably give the ship 16.75 knots.
The very satisfactory speed developed
by the Indiana is secondary to the won
derful wav In whluh the machinery
worked. The run to Oape Ann con
sumed two hours, and on the way there
the big boilers were bottling up steam
fur the dash across the line. Forced
draught was turned on an hour .before
the starting point wns reached.
At 10 o'clock the Indiana approached
the starting line. At 10.03.13'A Captain
Hradford cried "Mark." and the Indi
ana was off. The run toBoone Island was
made against the tide, an consumed
two hours, two minutes and seven sec
onds, the ship passing the last stake
boat at 12.05. The average speed for the
thirty-one knots was at the rate of 15.24
knots per hnur. The average speed be
tween the six buoys was as follows:
14.CS, 15.2S, 15.54, 15.45.. 15.19.
Tho Kctnrn Journey.
The speed mmle. to Boone Island was
disappointing, but It was expected, and
the expectation was fulfilled that the
f hip would do better on the way back.
In making the turn nineteen minutes
was consumed, and the Indiana passed
the Fern at 12.24.01. The speed of
the ship was noticeably greater. Un
der the able superlntendency of Walter
8. Cramp the engineers and firemen
were straining every nerve. The en
gines were revolving faster and faster,
and the Immense hull was quivering
and vibrating with the rapid pulsa
tions. The first leg was reeled off at an
average speed of 15.99, the second at
18.12, the third at 15.85. the fourth at
15.70, and the 'last stake boat was left
astern at a speed of 16.30 knots.
It was 2.30.21 when the trial was over,
Just one hour, fifty-five minutes and
thirty-five seconds from Boone Island,
and a total of three hours, fifty-eight
minutes and twenty-eight seconds. A
gain of eight minutes on the westward
run was made and the average speed
was 15.90. This brought the average
for the four hours up to 15.01, a com
fort alble excess over the contract speed
of fifteen knots. ,
A Genuino Yankee Triumph.-
A remarkable circumstance was the
speed made between the last two stake
boats. It proved that the Indiana was
nible to do better after her machinery
had been driven at high pressure for
a considerable time than when the en
gines were first put under forced
draught. This Is In marked contrast
to the performance of English battle
ships of the Royal Sovereign class. The
English have never succeeded In get
ting much better than sixteen knots
out of their first-class battleships, and
when they have attained this speed, it
has been at the expense of ruined ma
chinery. The Indiana's machinery is
a triumph of American construction.
The engineer officers of the trial board
were surprised at the wonderful per
formance of the engines today. Not
the slightest dim cutty developed, and
the engineers were unanimous In the
opinion that the engines were the best
they have ever handled. During the
last fifteen minutes of the run 1,1,800
horse power was developed. The aver
age horse 'power developed was 9,700,
which 'is 700 more than required by the
government.
It Is expected that 'the Indiana will
go into commission some time about
the first of next month.
A. O. U. W. SESSION ENDED.
Nominations for Officers Mado at the
Johnstown Convention.
Johnstown. Pa., Oct. 18. The grand
lodge of the Ancient Order United
Workmen completed its labors here to
day by placing In nomination the fol
lowing for the various oittces for the
term of 1R96-8.
They are to be elected In the sub
ordinate lodges In December of this
year:
Grand master workman, M. Park Da
vis, of Meadville: grand foreman. Will
iam T. Powell, of Pittsburg; grand over
seer, Ed K. Hohmann, of Johnstown;
John C. Archen'back, of Philadelphia;
Oeorge Welsh, ot New CaBtlo; W. F.
Hoffman, of Philadelphia; Oeorge K.
Itlckcrds, of Oil City; grand recorder,
Thomas O. Sample, J. M. M.eNalr and
James K. Klbler, of Allegheny; and A.
A. Anderson, of Pittsburg; grand re
ceiver, O. K. Gardner, of Pittsburg;
grand guide, Alexander Mldebrand. of
Greenville: J. S. Dural, of Philadelphia;
Fred W. Fcld, of Plttsiburg; grand In
side watchmen, Charles L.. llannan, of
'Pittsburg; John Gordon, of Allegheny;
A. C Hay, of Mercer; Jacob Haywood,
nf St. Petersburg: W. W. Smith, ot
Corry; J. C. mlth, of Harrls
burg; T. ). Hnsen, of Sharps
vllle; grand outside watchmen,
H. 13. Carrlnger, of Cambrldgeboro;
Calvin Spangler of York; A. G. Carroll,
of Warren; A. It. 'Mahaffey, of Wllklns
burg; R. B. I'.loom, of Newton; John V.
Baker, of Foxburg; C. G. Fltxgiven. of
Bradford; A. Hartman, of Pittsburg;
grand medical examiner, Dr. P. G.
Klswiberg, of Norrtotown; grand trus
tees. E5. B. Morrow, of Pittsburg; W. A.
Dougan, of Meadville; representatives
to supreme lodge, S. A, Kline, of
Oreensliurg; W. A. Dougan, of Mead
ville: W. R. Ford of Pittsburg, J. C.
Smith, of Ifarrlsburg; Sheridan Car
ton, of Bmnthport; C. At. Bausch, of
Meadville; O. K. Gardner. Ot Pittsburg;
. A. Anderson, of Pittsburg: Chnrleo
Bahst, of Pittsburg; George Maloney,
of Franklin; . II. Mowen, of Bradley? :
F. T. Kcffer. of Philadelphia; John T.
Davles, of Brie; A. F. Curter. of Phila
delphia: Samuel B. Meyers, of Franklin ;
J. N. MoNalr. of Allegheny; W. II.
Comto?h, of Franklin.
WILLIAMS InIiIGH FAVOR.
Consnl General at Havana la Not to He
I " ' I , Recalled. '
' Washington, Oct. 16. A t the state de
partment the statement In made with
gieat emphasis that there Is no Inten
tion of recalling our consul general at
Havana, . Mr. Williams.' The depart
ment ts satisfied with Mr. . Williams'
services, and is alro satisfied with the
refognltlon given him by the captain
zenerar of Cuba. -
There. was some correspondence with
Madrid Concerning the scope of the con
sul general' authority, but it . was
speedily and favorably determined. At
no time did the Incident assume a seri
ous or unpleasant phase, and the mat
ter was one about which Seore-tary
Olney cared very little one way or the
other.
, NO NEW TAX ON BEER.
Secretory Carlisle Will Not Help tho
Revenues in That Way.
Washington, Oct. 18. Concerning a
story published today to the effect that
'Secretary Carlisle will recommend an
Increase of Uie tux on beer as a means
of raising new revenue, there is good
authority for the statement that Sec
retary Carllslo has not tho Intention
of doing anything of the sort.
The secretary Is not yet ready to ad
mit that any Increased revenues will
be needed. He certainly has not de
cided to ask congress to put an In
creased tax on beer. Moreover, the sec
retary docs not believe such recom
mendation, 'If made, would meet with
a favorable response In congress.
DIN'S WEEKLY REVIEW.
nusineM for the Week Has peon Fair, but
Not Phenomenal-Evidences of Im
provement Exhibited In Certain Direc
tions. New York, Oct. IS. Dun's review to
morrow will say: The events of the
week are promising In nature, though
to speculative marknts not entirely en
couraging. The great advance in cot
ton had arrested exports, and so de
ranged exchanges that shipments of
gold were for a time apprehended, but
the break In the market Indicates Mint
the natural movement of the product
may soon be restored. The halting of
demand and moderate yielding of prices
In the great Industrial markets Bhow
that a season of reasonable attention
to natural conditions has arrived, and
gives hope that the future demand will
be more nearly proportional to actual
consumption.!
The week has brought a little further
decline In Iron and steel products, In
hides and leather and a more yielding
tone In boots and shoes. Wheat does
not go out freely, and the attempt to
advance prices on "Monday was followed
by an Immediate decline. The Atlantis
exports, flour Included, hnve been in the
past three weeks 4,558,455 bushels,
against 7,248,111 last year, and the bl
shipments from Russia and of late from
Argentina show that the world is not
yet obliged to ipay Atlantic prices for
American wheat.
The Iron industry Is still fully engaged
on old orders, but new business 4s so
scanty that many of the works are
seeking it at some concessions in price,
and the only large contracts have been
at $1.75 to $1.80 for bridge plates, quoted
at 1.9 to 2.0 cents. Quotations ere not
lower, though any good order com
mands some discount. Billets sell at
$21 and rod at $28 at Pittsburg, want of
business In wire and wire nails continu
ing. 'Mills have to complete In pig Iron
and other products with speculators
who took large quantities on advanc
ing tprices, and ncturl consumption
will not be fairly measured until the
effects of the speculation are out of the
way.
Failures for the -week havebwn 263
In the felted States against 253 last
year, and 46 in Canada against 43 last
year.
FOREIGN RELATIONS DISCl'SSED
Grover's Cabinet Holds Its First Meeting
In Several Months.
Washington, Oct. 18. The first cabi
net meeting since the president's re
turn was held today, all the members
being present. The meeting lasted two
and a half hours. The CVban situation
and many matters of foreign policy, as
well as of domestic administration, oc
cupied the attention of the president
and hlo confidential advisers.
Each cabinet officer carried over a
portfolio filled . with papers requiring
the president's consideration, and not
withstanding the unusual lenirth of the
serslon, a very large pile of documents
remained unacted upon, when the cabi
net adjourned.
As the president is going to Atlanta,
there will be no further meeting until
after his return.
SHORTEST ON RECORD.
Adjournment of the Illinois Evangelical
Association.
fllgln, Ills., Oct. 18. The session this
afternoon close! the general conference
of the Evangelical association. The
conference has lasted fourteen days,
and Is the shortest on record. Hev. W'll
liam Yost, of Cleveland, was re-elected
statistical secretary, and Rev. C. A.
Thomas, president of the general mis
sionary society.
The following were elected as a court
of appeals: Rev. Messrs. Guellek,
Brooklyn; S. in! Brown, Reading, Pa.;
J. G. Simon. St. 'Paul; J. J. Kllphardt.
Holton, Kansas; J. Umbach. New Ham
burg, Ont.; O. A. Hetler. Ida. Mich.;
J. C. Brcndel. Madison; H. lllntz, Chi
cago; D. 8. Oakes, Kendallsvllle, Intl.;
A. ?. Stull. Flmtlay, Ohio; M. Pfltzing
er, Buffalo; K. J. Schultx, Dubuque; J.
F. Yerger.
HIS POSITION TOO SMALL.
Disappointed with It, Frnnk Smith Takes
Ills own l ife.
Washington, Oct. IS. Frank Smith,
aged e'bout 38, who, for a brief jMriod,
was on the Tolls of the war department
as a laborer, was found unconscious on
the long bridge across tho Potomac
river at an early hour yesterday morn
ing and removed to a 'hospital, where
he died this morning.
There were contusions of tho skull,
and foul play Is suspected, though it
Is also eusprcted that he may have
poisoned himself. Smith was greatly
disappointed at the menial olllcial posi
tion he was appointed to in Mie govern
ment service.
STEAMER AMERICA SUNK.
And a Loss of $130,000 Is Sustained by
. Her Owners,
Sault Ste Marie. Mlrrh.. Oct. 18. The
steel steamer America, bound up, coal
laden, was sunk in collision witih the
steamer W. H. Gilbert at Rain's Island,
Just above Sailor's Encampment, In the
Soo river Mils morning.
She was ownpd by the Kelderhouse
syndicate, nt Buffalo, and valued at
$i30,000. The Gilbert was aiparently
uninjured. All of the crew of the Amer
ica escaped Injury.
DIDN'T WATCH THE COAL.
For This Offonse Lieutenant Cowles
Hteolvcs a Severe Scntenoe.
Washington, Oct. 18. First Lieuten
ant Warren 'II. Cowles, Sixteenth In
fantry, has Veen found "guilty of
neglect of duty" 'by court martial con
vened at Fort- Douglass,- Utah, and
sentenced to three months' Imprison
ment and reprimand.
: The principal specification was that
be failed to ascertain the amount of
coal delivered at Fort Douglass.
Death of Ex-Jndgo Cooper.
' Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 18. Gx-Assoclato
JuiU Joseph Cooper, died today a My
eratowu,. after an Hingis of several week
of pneumonia,
MAY FIGHT IN ARKftHSAS
If Prosecuting Attorney Teague In
terprcts the Law Aright
BIG BOTHER IN LITTLE ROCK
Corbett Is Arrested and Arraigned for
Intent to Break tho Laws.
Paroled In Custody of a
Deputy Sheriff.
Hot Sprtngs, Oct. 18. Champion Cor
bett arrived In this city this morning
from his training quurters at Spring
L,ake and was met at the depot
by Sheriff Houpt and Manager Braly,
Joe Vendlg and other friends and the
otllclals of the Florida Athletic club.
Corbett, Brady and the sheriff drove to
the office of the Justice of the peace, W.
A. Kirk, Where everything appeared to
be In readiness for the Judicial proceed
ings that had evidently been agreed
upon. The sheriff presented his pris
oner to the court.
At this Juncture, Mr. Martin, attorney
for Corbett, entered the court room and:
presented a petition addressed to Hon.
Iceland Ieatherman, Judge of the
cliuncery court of Garland county, and
praying that the Judge award Corbett
a writ of habeas corpus "to the end that
the cause of his detention may be In
quired into and for other relief."
The warrant upon which Corbett was
arreated and brought before the Justice
of the peace states that "there are good
an'I sufficient grounds for believing
that d. J. Corbett is about to engage and
has threatened to engage In a glove con
test and prize fight with one Robert
Fltzsimmons In Garland county, Ar
kansas, and the said glove contest and
prize fight will be of a charaoter en
dangering human life. It was sworn
out by Justice Kirk upon statements
of Prosecuting Attorney Teague. The
petition of Corbett was granted and he
was arraigned before Chancery Judge
Leatherman.
Details of the Trial.
After the arraignment adjournment
was taken until 1.30 p. m. At that hour
the court reconvened and Attorney
(Martin read the official documents to
the court and announced that he was
ready for trial. The first evidence in
troduced was fhe enactments of the
legislatures of 181 and 1893. and from
the house records It was plainly made
to appear toy the attorney for Corbett
that the enactment of the laws of 1891
was illegal, because they passed by a
viva voce vote Instead of roll call, as
the constitution of the state provides
shall be done in all cases.
The first witness was Joseph Vendlg,
by whose testimony it was proved that
the defendant 'had made an agreement
to engage in a glove contest In this
city Oct. 31 with Robert Fitzslmmons
for a purse of $11,000 under the auspices
of the Florida Athletic cluib. Before
the testimony of Mr. Vendlg was com
pleted. Attorney Martin requested the
chancellor to allow Corbett to depart
for 'Little Rock,, where he has an en
gagement to show tonight. The chan
cellor granted the request, but required
the sheriff to send a deputy with him
to see that he returned tomorrow. The
court then adjourned until tomorrow
at 1.30 p. m.
Interview with Prosecuting Attorney.
IA United Press reporter Interviewed
Prosecuting Attorney Teague this
morning as to the law which gives the
governor the power to send the militia
for the purpose of suppressing riots or
mobs. Attorney Teague stated In ef
fect that the governor has no right to
send militia Into any county of the
state without having first been called
upon to do so by some of the civil au
thorities from the county In which the
militia is to be sent, and that they were
not to be called upon until the civil
authorities found that they were not
able to suppress the riot or mob. which
ever it might be, under the circum
stances. "In case the present proceedings that
have been instituted go throuKh, as
the friends and backers of Corbett
think they will, what will then be the
attitude of the governor?"
"He will be tied up as tight as Dick's
hat .band," replied the prosecuting at
torney. "Then if Judge Duffle should call upon
the governor to send the militia to
stop proceedings, would the governor
be compelled to do so?"
"Yes, I think he would. He would
be bound to respect the call of the cir
cuit Judge In that case. But In event
that he should do so, the militia would
be under the orders of the local peace
officers. The sheriff would have su
preme control over them after they had
entered the county."
Could Do with Them as lie Wished.
"If the sheriff has control of the
troops after they have come Into the
county, what would be rhe result?"
"Wtill, he could make whatever dis
position of them he saw proper. The
laws provide that the militia shall be
under the control of the local peace
oflleors, and the sheriff being the head
he couM plant them down at the race
track if ihe felt so disposed, and keep
them there until their services were
necessary to suppress any mob or riot."
"What effect. If any, will a writ of
habeas corpus have, supposing that the
chancery Judge should grant one?"
"It will act as a check upon the of
ficials. If the chancery court decided
thnt there Is no law on the statute books
ot Arkansas prohibiting a prize fight
or glove contest, and the wr;t of habeas
corpus Is issued I cannot see how the
authorities can further Jnterfere with
the programme."
"If there Is no anti-prize fight law
how can Corbett and 'Fitzslmmons vio
late a law by meeting here, as con
templated In their articles of agree
ment with the Florida Athletic club?"
"If we have no law they cannot vio
late one, hence the governor would be
powerless to suppress something that
is clearly no violation of law."
FRANCE'S WORLD'S SHOW.
Plana Maturing for the Great Exposi
tion of 1 900.
Washington, Oct. 18. The report of
the French republic to the United
States to participate In the exposition
of 1000, as presented hy Ambassador
Patcnotre and addressed to the secre
tary of state, represents that the gov
ernment of the French republic, desir
ing to maintain the tradition which has
established the term of eleven years as
the period for renewing International
exposition, has decided that the uni
versal exposition of works of art and
of Industrial and agricultural products
will be held at Paris In 1900.
' On July 13, 1892, a presidential decree
announced the rule for It. Since then
parliament has participated In this act
of executive power by voting several
credits for preliminary measure. .
, . . ., , ,
Rase Ball Player Dead.
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 18. A telegram re
ceived today announces the death In Osce
ola, Clearfield county, of John L. Bcallln,
center Heldar of tho Lancaster base ball
club. He played with the Klmlra club
In the early part of the season and then
Joined the Lancaster club. He was among
the players reserved tor next season.
en
Fall -And
Winter
Underwear,
THE REPUTATION OF THI3
DEPAHTMENT OF OUR BUBI
NESS IS TOO WELL KNOWN TO
NEED ANY COMMENTS.
The stock this season Is larger
than ever before and of greater va
riety, comprising very full lines of
Ladles', Gentlemen's, and Chil
dren's Vests, Pants and Union
Suits. We call special attention to
Tte SMgarter
Sanitary WM Uadsrwear
(of which we are sole agents In
Bcranton) the excellence of which,
U unquestionable. Owing to the
reduced tariff these goods are lower
in prioe than ever before, while the
quality is much Improved. W
note a few
Specials in UMerwear
Ladles' Onelta Union Suits. Three
specials In Union Suits at 7Sa,
$1.00, $1.25; Children's Union Suits
at 49c. up; Gents' Wright's Fleeced
Health Underwear at 50c up.
Tlree Great Specials
In Ladles' Egyptian Ribbed Vests)
and Pants at 20c. 30c. and 38a.
Great special in Children's Vesta
and Pants; all sizes. Full line of
Gloves mi islery.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
BiyaM WetWeallaei
HOE
SHOES that don't let In wet; built to keep
feet dry when it rsina; a comfortable, eer.
vlceable Shoe for winter wear. Have a pair.'
114 AND 116 WYOMINO ATE.
Wholesale and Retail.
(Ui
ElegantSpecimensSult
able - for Wedding Pres
ents, Birthday Presents,
Etc.
Eye Glasses, Opera
Glasses and Spectacles a
Specialty.
W. J. .Weichel
JEWELER,
40S Spruce sL, Near Dime BantsV
MARLBOROUGU IS ARRESTED.
He Ignorant!? Cossted on Ills Bike In
Central park.
New York, Oct. 18. The Tuke of
iMarliborough. the fiance of Miss Con
suelo Vanderbllt, was arrested In Cen
tral park this afternoon on the charge
of violating a park ordinance. -Th
duke was seen by a park policeman
passing rapidly down a bill on his bt
cycle, with feet on the handles. Thli
is In violation of a park ordinance made)
for the safety of persons using the hilL
The duke accompanied the policeman
to the station. He said he regretted
the occurrence, as he was unaware of
the existence of any ordinance which,
be has apparently broken, ftoundeman
Kyan, who was In charge, discharged
the duke after warning Attn not to r
peat the offense.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair 4a4
wanner; southwesterly winds.
Novelties
IN FINE JEWELEY.
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