, tlGJTT TAGES 5G s COLUMNS.
SSCRANTON, PA.V FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
GET :
MfNJi:
We do a lot of It, 'and experience
teaches us that It pay a.
The problem before you la one of
dollars and rents, but Its solution la
easy, and a little careful thinking on
your part Just at this moment may
lead to a considerable cash savins:
meanwhile, and much comfort and
satisfaction In the near future.
We're Right
On Time
With this bargain sale of Winter
Dress stuffs and the goods offered are
far removed from the chestnut va
riety: In fact with one execeptlon
they are this season's styles, every
yard of them, and that one exception
Is a cloth that hus been on the mar--ket
probably before you wore pina
fores. FIRST BARGAIN,
12 PIECES
50-Inch Bouell Suitings, fancy mix
tures, tufted In black, and forming
some charming quiet color combina
tions. This Is ono of the most desir
able fabrics on the market today and
, comes In full winter weight. Good
value for $1.25.
Special Sale Price, 75c
25 PIECES
' 38-Inch novelty suitings, two toned
ground with combination seeds and
brocade ligure ecltcts. A handsome
eloth In dual colors as follows: Bluet
and Black, Bluet and Garnet, Olive
and Black, Garnet and Black, Light
1 Wood and Brown, Brown and Black,
etc.
A surprise value at the
. Special Sale Price, 42c
10 PlfeCES
Silk and Wool Cream or Fashion
Suitings In lovely combinations; Pin
Stripe effects. Keep these exquisite
two tone blends in "your mind's eye:
Plum and Olive, Tan and Brown,
Olive and Brown, Slate and Black,
Old Rose and Olive, etc. Our price
for this beautiful fabric has been 76c.
Special Sale Price, 50c
20 PIECES .
60-Inch storm serge, In a make that Is
tried, trusted and true. Shades, Navv
and black only. Every thread wool.
Colors guaranteed and values not less
than 75c. . ,
Special Sale Price, 55c
SO PIECES
Fine all Wool French Henriettas.
The shades and Hnlsh are perfect.
The color list tells of their recent
manufacture. Shades, Slate, Nut,
Tobae and Seal Browns, Sapphire,
Myrtle, Bottle Green, Purple, Plum,
Scarlet, Cardinal, Rose, Garnet Wine,
Bluet, Royal Blue, Light Dark Navy,
Old Rose and Olive. A banner bar
gain at the
Special Sale Price, 31c
An Assorted Lot of
35 PIECES
All mnn,m fnlnr ciraeta and
, weaves quite in touch with fashion,
but they've lingered a little longer
inin ineir mates in inn nuniw viuuib.
There's nothing against them In any
way. and they'll surely take wings
t the
. Special Sale Price, 37c
These, Bargains opened
Tuesday, Nov. 19th.
n.Hiitns. awl U
uvuhiuv wunui every muiv iu
&c ran ton. and thw itx bargain! will not
stay wfth ua 4onr. They're fcerai today
and tomorrow but we will not ruarantee
Wam 1atnK .
CHEAT BLAZE AT CHICAGO
The City Is Visited by a $500,000
Conflagration.
MANY LIVES ARB IMPERILLED
Seven and Nino Story Brick Building arc
Destroyed - Inmates, Mostly Young
Women, are Rcaonod with Dlffl
; eultjr Cans of the l ire.
Chicago, Nov. 21. A Are which caused
a loss of $500,000, and Imperilled the
Uvea of half a thousand persona, mostly
young women, originated at 3 o'clock
this afternoon on the third floor of
Charles Emmerlck & company's
feather and down goods factory. 175-181
South Canal street. Tne conflagration
wan attended by scenes of intense ex-,
citement and a score of firemen narrow
ly escaped being killed by Are and fall
ing walls. When the flames were rag
ing most furiously, In spite of the best
efforts of 25 engines and a small army
of firemen, flrebranas were carried by
The wind to adjoining manufacturing
buildings and It looked as If many more
wouid have to go.
The seven-story brick building ex
tending from 175 Canal street south to
the corner of Jackson street, the nlne
Btory brick building adjoining on the
north and the greater part of the four
story brick building in the same direc
tion were entirely destroyed. These
buildings occupied nearly the whole of
the block on the west side of Canal
street, between Adams and Jackson
street The seven and nine-story build
ings were owned by Warren Springes,
and the owner of the four-story struc
ture which is one-third saved, is Wil
liam J. Wilson. The buildings were
amply insured.
The following firms were burned out:
Shober & Carquevllle. lithographers;
George E. Lloyd & company, electro
type and stereotype machinery manu
facturers; Charles Emmerich & com
pany, feathers and down goods; Schna
dig Brothers & company, shoes; Ab
ner Shirtwaist factory; Gibson's Gris
Fixture factory: Chambers' Brick Ma
chinery manufacturers; Russell Piano
company; Banner Shirtwaist factory;
Epworth Piano and Oman; factory;
Samuel Lyon, Mill supplies: Heusner
Bakery company; George F. Make,
steam pump works; Knowles Steam
Pump works; Derby Cycle company;
Strouss, Elsendrath and Dron. manu
facturers of mattresses and quilts. The
following were damaged by falling
walls and water: Miller, Hendricks
& company, packers of - beef and
pork; Hay ward ft Windsor company,
confectioners. The losses to the above
firms ere estimated at 1350,000, and the
building loss at $150,600.
Orlpln of tho Firs. . . - .
The fire started from an explosion of
chemicals used In cleaning feathers and
the ranldlty with which the flames
spread In the Emmerich factory, where
200 girls and women were employed,
created a panic in that, building. The
frightened employes on the upper floors
rushed lor the elevators, which were
small and few, and the stairways were
soon Jammed with the horror stricken
and falntlnr females. Cool headed
men and police officers summonea Dy
the Are alarms In quick succession,
came to the rescue, and prevented a
Are horror. Officers stood guara ai
the elevators and stall ways to prevent
more than a' safe number of women us
ing those means of exit, ine exuu
ment was as (treat among the 200 fe
male emnloyes of the Danner Waist
company, whose factory adjoins.
Only a thin wall divided the Springes
buildings, which were practically one,
and In an alarmlnff short time flames
had extended up and down and
n,..ik tiio walla to the buildings on
each Bide. The police and firemen had
a herd tusk to get all the young wo
men in safety to the street, many hav
ing to be carried fcut unconscious or
else driven oat. because they wanted
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to save ineir smau ;inuimt iui'w
while there was not time for all to get
their cloaks and hats. So far as the
police learned all who were employed
In the buildings escaped without se
rious Iniury. although many were
bruised and scratched.
Narrow F.scnpo of Firemen.
Tn the earlv stae of the fire an en
gine company and the chemical cnn-lne
men were snt to me sixin noor tu mt-nine-story
building In the rear to fight
the further soread of the flames to
te north. The smoke from the burn
ing feathers made a dense suffocating
cloud for the firemen to work In and
they saw then too late that tne nre naa
broken out in front or tnem ana cm uu
their escape In that direction by the
ln.ider. Shouts of warning were sent
to them from the chief and his mar
shals. The Imperilled men forsook their
apparatus and struck out in the blind
ing smone for tne stairway, i ne nose
was the only thing to guide them to
safety and they half fell, half climbed
down It and the stairs to the street.
Several of the had their, hands and
faces badly cut and bruised and their
appearance on the street was hailed
with delight by the thousands of spec
tators.
The falling; of the towering walls on
all four sides was a thrilling and dan
gerous Incident of the blase. Without
any warning three stories of the small
er building on the Canal street side
came crashing to the street. . Firemen
and officers who were standing or
working in front rushflrt from under the
mass of tumbling buildings on the east
side. The same scene was witnessed
on . the Jeckson street side, when the
three top stories came toppling across
the street without warning.
When the Are was apparently under
control a large part of the north wall
of the nine-story structure crashed on
the four-story Wilson building, start
ing flames and making havoc with the
contents. The spreading of the flames
In this direction gave the firemen ad
ditional work, but they were helped by
the thick fire wall in the center of the
building. The fire was under control
In two hours In spite of a high wind
and a big start.
BURIED IX LIME STONE.
Uorrlblo Death of Two Laborers In
Stons Qtiam. v
Klngwood, W. Va.. Nov. 21. When
little Nina Shaffer went to the stone
quarry near Oakland yesterday to take
her fatner s dinner sne found him and
also her uncle, Charles Shaffer, buried
beneath tons of lime stone.
These two men were working alone
at the quarry, and after setting off a
blast of dynamite were caught under
the shower of railing stones and hor
ribly crushed to death. Both men
leave large families. - - --. ......
WRIGHT'S. tIRST BULLETIN.
CoMMlssloner of Labor Will Begin Pub
Ilsation of Strike statistics-
Washington, . Nov. 21. Carroll D.
Wright, the commissioner of labor, In
compliance with the law which- was
enacted by the last congress providing
for the publication of a bulletin, at
stated Intervals of the department .of
labor, issued today bulletin No. 1.
Commissioner Wright aays that he
ilHI limit, the MM of. the publication to
about 100 octavo and Issue It every .al
ternate month. , i i ,;
Today's bulletin treats Inexhaustive
ly of strikes and lockouts In the United
States during the thirteen years ending
June 30, 1894; strikes and aockouts in
Great Britain and Ireland In recent
years; strikes In the principal.' conti
nental counties during the same period:
the private and public debt In the Unit
ed States and recent reports of state bu
reaus of labor statistics. Ten thousand
copies of each bulletin will be published
and distributed gratuitously. , . . -
, CHAMPIONS QF CIBA.
Enthnslsstls Meeting at Philadelphia
The Postponed Atlanta Spccch-Cap-
tln Iter's Bold Remarks. '
Philadelphia, Nov. 21. The cause of
Cuba was eloquently and boldly advo
cated at the Academy of-Music tonight
at a meeting held under the auspices of
me mnaaeipnia prigaae, Pennsylvania
reserves.- The principal address of the
evening was made by Governor Claude
Matthews, or Indiana, who delivered
the soecch upon "Free Cuba," that he
had proposed to deliver at the Atlanta
exposition. The audience .was not
large, but It made up in enthusiasm
what It lacked In numbers, and Gov
ernor Matthews and the other speakers
were heartily applauded, and the senti
ments they gave utterance to In behalf
of Cuban liberty were those of their
auditors.
Governor Matthews was followed by
Gonzalo De Quesada, of New York, the
secretary of the Cuban Junta. Captain
W. W. Ker. assistant district attorney
of Philadelphia, made the most radical
speech of the evening In favor of tne
Cubans. Captain Ker has attained
wide notoriety of late as the owner oi
the steamships Leon and Lauraaa,
which have been accused of landing
filibustering expeditions upon the
shores of Cuba.
Pnntnln Ker boldly prociaimeu ni
right under the laws of this country to
land men and munitions of war upon
the coast of Cuba, and that the burden
of preventing him doing this rested up
on the maintenance of a blockade by
Spain. He ridiculed and derided the
opinion of Attorney General Harmon
that the laws of this country prevented
him from doing this and asserted that
under orders from Washington every
custom inspector in tne ports oi me
United States has become a spanisn
spy. Continuing, he said: And they
might as well know that, until Cuba is
free, ships will constantly Bail from this
country and land upon the coast of
Cuba men and arms; and furthermore.
If they keep their eyes and ears open
they will hear of another expedition be
ing landed in about ten days. They talk
aliout risk3. We are wining 10 lane
those risks, and f they arrest me, I am
confident they could not find a Jury In
Philadelphia who would convict me."
Captain Kur spoxe at great lengm in
this strain and told t the oppressive
taxation imposed by the Spanish gov
ernment upon the natives of Cuba and
asserted that. If this -overnment rec
ognises the belligerency of the islands.
and Bhoind men go there ana ngnt
Spain, he for one, would be willing to
go. He laughed at the blockade that
Spain Is maintaining and said there
were miles And miles of the Cuban coast
uuin which filibustering expeditions
could land dally without a Spanish crvU
ser belKg ee-m. ... i ,
DINRAYEN TALK&
Ths Owner of the Valkyrie Denies the Ac
cusations Hade Against lllm-llls He-
marks Have Bean Distorted
Cardiff. Nov. 21. A banquet was
given here tonight In honor of Lord
Dunraven. ' Lord Tregeaar prestaea
and there was a large attendance; Re
sponding to a toast to himself Lord
Dunraven said It was the- proudest
moment of his life when a few gen
tlemen of Cardiff visited him . and
asked him to accept their friendship
and assurance of respect.. They, at
least, believed In his honr. (Applause).
He regretted the absence of Mr. Me-
Calmont and Mr. Robinson. Both of
them wore Interested In the little ves
sel he had left, but not abandoned, on
the other side. He referred to the con
troversy his phamphlet on the cup
races had aroused in America and
said he did not think the care and at
tention of those who had the manage
ment of the races had Increased In pro
portion to tho Interest shown In them.
He had been subjected to the most ex
traordinary accusation. It had been
said that he withdrew from the race
from a desire to deliberately Insult the
American nation. He had also been
accused of acting In pique because the
Valkyrie had been beaten. Most as
tounding of all was the new accusa
tion of suddenly and at a safe distance
preferring a charge against the. own
ers of the Defender or the New York
Yacht club. He resented that. He re
sented It becnuse it was a most con
temptible thing to do behind a man's
back what it we a not dared to-do be
fore his face. As a matter of fact he
had done nothing of the kind. He
wished to be precise In what he said,
for, somehow, everything got twisted,
contorted and misunderstood by the
somewhat excitable persons, across the
Atlantic. He did not hope to convert
the American press to take a more ra
tional and more wholesome view of the
situation. The - delusion that some
body Is bent on insulting and persecut
ing you Is one of the most hopeless, in
curable forms of ml'.d insanity, but he
could explain his position to his' hear
ers. He believed that It would be under
stood he published his pamphlet be
cause In yachting circles In. the coun
try there was generally a very con
fused line of what had nctunlly Oc
curred. The Defender sailed the first
race too deeply immersed and was con
sequently longer on the water line than
she was entitled to bo. he hart not at
that time nor now the smallest doubt on
that subject. Whether he was right or
wrong was a matter of opinion, and he
feared It would always remain, seeing
that the only possible chance of as-,
certalnlng was not utilized and had
now gone forever. -
He made a complaint the morning of
the race, obviously not In pique, be
cause It was made before the race oc
curred. Everybody on both yachts, the com
mittee and the official measurer', were
all aware of the complaint, yet an at
tempt was now made to prejudice him
in the eyes of England ana the United
States by pretending that now for the
first time he had brought a new charge
against the Defender.
He greatly deprecated the Introduc
tion of personal feeling. He had trav
eled In the United States and had
many personal friends. It was hardly
likely that he would seek to alienate or
intentlonallly offend any of them. The
New York Yacht club was hardly tne
right tribunal to make the Inquiry.
Moreover, the time for proof was past.
He had not the slightest doubt that
the club inquiry would be absolutely
Impartial, but he thought it was a
question or personal honor and that the
contention that the honor of the coun
try was concerned might well be
omitted. .-'.'
Lord Dunraven' was much applaud
ed throughout his speech.
Killed bra Tree.
nien Hasel. Pa.. Nov. 11. William Wood
was slmoit Instantly killed at Ketner yes
terday afternoon by being struck on the
hsad py a large limb of a. trie, He lived
at mis cretKa.no wo m yw or aga
GENERAL ALGER REPLIES
Explains Charges Made Against Him
in Sherman's Recollections.
SHOWS AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER
Tells of ills First Meeting with Senator
Sherman on a Car During the Cam
, palgn of 1801 The General Quotes
from James Lewis' Letter.
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 21. General R.
A. Alger has made reply to charges
made aglnst him by Senator John Sher
man in his second Volume of "Senator
Sherman's recollections."
The General quotes the reference
made to him and says he should not In
trude this matter at all upon the pub
lic ''were It not for the fact that the
Senator has gone out of his way to In
sult my friends as well as myself, this
being so far as I know the first time he
had put himself on record over his own
name In the matter and what he writes
would be less objectionable were it not
for the second word In the first para
graph is written in the present tense,
showing the present state of his mind
upon the subject."
Meneral Alger met Senator Sherman
for the first time In his life durlne- the
Ohio campaign of 1891 In a Lake Shore
train wntcn he boarded at Toledo. Tho
two politicians rode together for forty
or fifty miles and In the course of their
conversation the matter of iskk vu
brought up.
"He made llrht of It." savs nnsral
Alger, "his disappointment was very
great ft the time: said that it was in
the Mat and he did not believe I had
any part In the scramble for votes, etc.,
etc.
cinue mai time i nave frequent
ly met the senator in Washington, and
he has always treated me with marked
courtesy.
I And among my files the fniinu-in
autograph letter which speaks for it-
sen;
Senate Chamber, Washington, May
16, 1892.
"To General R.'A. Alger.
"My Dear Sir: Your kln.1
the 14th Is received. 1 heartily recipro
cate all you say and assure you that
oi.ii-c uur interview on tne cars laHt
summer I cherish no prejudice or un
kindness for the incident of the na
tional convention of 1888. . I said so to
Colonel Duffleld and I reDeat it t.
you. Very sincerely yours.
... "John Sherman."
General Alger ouotes n lotto,. r,.m
James Lewis, who was a delegate from
uouisana in ma, who changed his vote
from Sherman to Alger, declaring it
was an Injustice to charge the colored
delegates with selling out.
ucneral Alger says In conclusion:
"1 will only add that If Senator Sher
man Is willing to leave a record made
up largely of adverse criticisms of the
public men of his day. many of whom
have passed from earth be Is welcome
to the task. I am sure he stands alone
among our nubile men who would be
willing bv his own act to blight the
honorable record of the living and the
dead." ' :v,
FOR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
Twenty-seventh Annual Convention of
. ths , Pennsylvania Association. .
Lancaster. Pa.t Nov. 21. The Woman
Suffrage association of Pennsylvania
began its twenty-seventh annual con
vention here this morning. The con
vention was called to order by the
president. Mrs. Lucretla L. Blacken
burg, of Philadelphia.
The report of the treasurer,. Annie
Heacock. of Wyncote, showed receipts
$458; expenditures. S285; balance, $173.
The report of the president dwelt at
length on the successful efforts of the
society In securing enactment of a law
regarding the custody of minor chil
dren, giving the mother equal author
ity with the father. Tne report oi
Mory B. Luckle. of Chester, the cor-
resDondlng secretary. Indicated in
creased Interest In the suffrage move
ment In the state.
Mary T. Ganthrop, of Swarthmore,
recording secretary, resigned, owing to
ill health. . . .
This afternoon ur. k. l. J--yie. oi
Mlllervllle, delivered an address of wel
come, to which Mrs. Anna Wise Longs
troth, of Philadelphia, responded.
Hon. A. D. Harlan, of Coatesvllle,
m.wio an nddress on "Womi?,n Under
the Constitution and Laws of Pennsyl
vania," and Mrs. Kacnei r osier Avery,
of Philadelphia, spoke on "The Massa
chusetts Referendum." This evening
the convention was addressed by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Catt, of New York.
TRAIN WRECK IN CUBA.
Insurgents Place Dynamite on the Rail-
. road Trsexft ai
Havana, Nov. 21. A special train up
on which General Suares Valdes was
returning from 8anta Clara was wreck
ed yesterday by the explosion of two
dynamite cartridges which had been
placed on the track by rebels near Jl
cotea. General Valdes was not hurt,
but Of the 25 men composing his guard
two were seriously wounded and 12
bruised. A band of Insurgents sta
tioned alongside the track Ared two vol
leys Into the train as the dynamite cart
ridges were exploded, but did not hit
any one. After the train stopped the
Insurgents were dispersed by the Span
ish guard.
General Moreno communicates from
Santiago a report that an attack was
made yesterday upon the rebels In the
hllla at Rodeo, killing two. Col. San
doval's column has captured the rebel
camp at Santa Maria.
Commander Rosabel has attacked a
bano of Insurgents near Bayamo, kill
ing. three and taJUngoneprlsoner,
HIS BOY WAS TRAPPED.
Indiana Farmor Sues a Detective As
sociation for $80,000.
Columbia City, Ind., Nov. 21. An In
teresting trial came up In the Whlteley
circuit court this morning. In which
John Wright, sr., Is suing the Wayne
Township Protective and Detective As
sociation of Kosciusko county for SSO,
000. It Is charged that the association
employed a detective to lure the 16-year-old
son of Wright to a farmer's barn
for ' the purpose of stealing oats, and
that while they were doing so the mem
bers of the association, who were In
hiding, captured the boy and succeeded
In sending him to the penitentiary for
two veara.
Mr. Wright has brought suit against
forty-four members of the organization
and asks for judgment against them for
damages In the above sum. The evi
dence thus far indicates that It was a
well-laid plan to capture and convict a
youth who was easily Influenced by the
detective. .
DIED FOR WANT OF CARE.
Physlolsns Befuse to Amputate John
Htauff's Shattered l-ltob.
' Pittsburg. Pa. Nov. M.-John Btauff.
head bookkeeper for; the . real estate
Arm of William A. Herron Sons, ao
comnanied by his brother-in-law. Hugh
Btelnert.left Pittsburg Tuesday evening
on a hunting expedition near Baiters
town. Butler county. . Yesterday while
J ln;th woods,' liana attended to ol)mtt
a fence with his gun In his hand. He
supped ana feu and the gun was dis
charged, shattering his left leg below
tne tnign.
Stelnert carried Stauff to a farmer's
house and local physicians were sum
moned. They seemed unwilling to un
dertake the necessary amputation of
the injured limb. A surgeon was sum
moned from Pittsburg, but he failed to
arrive in time to- be of assistance and
Stauff died at 2.30 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Stauff was well and widely known.
He leaves a widow and one child.
PHILADELPHIA'S LEX0W.
The State Senatorial Committee Again
Turns tho Searchlight Vpon Quaker
City Officials.
Philadelphia. Nov. 21. The state sen
atorial committee which is Investigat
ing the municipal affairs of Philadel
phia, resumed its sessions at 2.1! o'clock
this afternoon in the city hall, after
having had a recess since Nov. 13.
Lawyer A. T. Freedy again resumed
the role of inquisitor.
Addison P. Bender, a previous wit
ness, was recalled. He testified to the
appointment of additional street clean
ers on the asphalt portion of Broad
street since the beginning of the inves
tigation. The failure of street railway compa
nies to pave the streets In accordance
with the specifications was also related
by the witness.
William J. Burden, who had been In
spector of the paving of streets at the
Instance of the Citizens' Municipal as
sociation, also testified to the non-fulfillment
of contracts for street paving.
Dr. Robert Boiling, physician at the
Betheseda Home, in Montgomery coun
ty, told of the dumping of garbage,
which had evidently been collected In
Philadelphia, In a field adjacent to the
home. The. witness testified that the
fumes from the refuse had made the
Inmates til.
E. P. Henson, a merchant, testified to
the action of the Philadelphia Chemical
and Incinerating company, in placing
garbage on scows tn the Delaware river
and removing It to meadows in the
suburbs Instead of cremating the same
B. J. Sullivan, a contractor, testified
that his firm was the lowest bidder for
the cjeaning or a portion of the streets
of Philadelphia last year, but that the
authorities did not award him the con
tract because It was alleged that "he
did not have a sufficiently large piant."
Agent M. B. Addis, of the Citizens'
Municipal association, whose testimony
Inaugurated the Investigation, then
resumed his evidence. The gist of Mr.
Addis' testimony was the non-fulfillment
of contracts which had been
awarded for the cleaning and mainte
nance of streets.
At 4.20 o'clock, after Mr. Addis had
been on the stand for over an hour, the
committee adjourned until 2 p. m. to-
EXPECT TO MEET IN HEAVEN.
Man Accd 1,07 and His Wife, Aged lOJ,
Arrange to identify Kaeh Other.
Black River . Palls. Wis . Knv oi
As a means qf Identification when they
meet In the great beyond, grandfather
Louis Dartom, now 10? years old, re
quested today that a lock of hair be
taken from his venerable head and
placed In the left hand of his compan
ion for eighty years In wedlock, who
has preceded him Into the vallev or
death at the advanced age or 101 years.
He also requests that when he passes
away, which, considering, his feeble
condition and great age, Is likely to oc
cur at any moment, a lock of hair taken
from the head of his wife be placed in
his right hand.
To the minds of many his request will
seem simple, but to this aged man It is
a deep-seated faith, born of strong
though somewhat superstitious beller.
Louis Darlom was born near Mont
real, one year before the Inauguration
of President Washington, and has lived
in this vicinity for half a century.
When he was 100 years old he could
dance like a professional, and was re
garded as one of the most remarkable
men of the day.
MORE COMPLICATIONS.
Prospects for Peace and Reform In Tur
key Are Not So Bright as Anticipated
Yesterday.
Constantinople, Nov. 21. More com
plications have appeared on the horlaon
to cast gloom upon the peaceful skies
that looked so bright yeseterday. The
apparent determination of the Sultan
to act energetically In suppressing the
disorders In Asia Minor had a decidedly
good effect here and elsewhere, and the
troubles which threatened to cause the
disruption of the Turkish government
were looked upon as In a fair way to end
favorably. But ariter complication
has arisen. Bahrl Pasha, who was re
n'ved from the governorship of Van
o;i the demand of the British Ambassa
dor, and who was subsequently deco
rated by the Sultan, to the Immense in
dignation of the representatives of the
powers at Constantinople, Is again the
disturbing element. He now has been
appointed military commander of the
Aleppo district. The bad impression
which this has produced can hardly be
exaggerated, for the Ambassadors feel
that it will be almost Impossible to pre
vent him from pursuing the same tac
tics at Aleppo that he did at Van. In
which case the Christians of the Aleppo
district will suffer severely for their
outbreaks against Turkish rule.
When the news of Bahrl Pasha's ap
nointment was confirmed, the represen
tatives of - the powers held a meeting
and discussed the matter from all Its
standpoints. The result was that they
joined In a note to the Turkish govern
ment saying that they cannot answer
for the consequences which may ensue
should the Armenians of Keitun br
massacred after their surrender, which
the Armenian Patriarch, at the Instance
of the representatives of the powers. Irs
endeavoring to bring about In order to
prevent further bloodBhed.
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FIRE AT WmiAMSPORT.
The Lycoming House Destroy ed-Nsrrow
. F.scapo' of the Proprietor.
WlllIamBport, Pa., Nov. 21. About
4.30 o'clock this morning the Lycoming
House was gutted by nre and the In
mates had a narrow escape from suffo
cation.. The proprietor, John C. Bi
gllsh. was aroused from sleep by a' net
terrier Jumping on the bed and pawing
his. face. The. smoke and heat became
so-intense that the occupant? barely
escaped In their night clothes. Mrs.
English was overcome and' had to be
carried to an adjoining hotet where she
soon recovered. Mr. English returned
to rescue. the dog and had to be taken
from the second story window. The
family was unable to save anything.
After three hours' hard work the fire
waa extinguished by the department.
The loss Is covered by Insurance. Tte
fire was undoubtedly of Incendiary- or
igin, as It started In an out kitchen
whicn naa oeen used as a store room.
' ' - Weeded the Ineome Ta. '
Washington, Nov.'Jl. The annual report
of. the commissioner of Internal Revenue
states that the receipts for the AsmI year
had fallen below -his estimate. 27,75S.(HiO.
This he attributes to the'deol'Jon of the
Supreme court In declaring ths Income tax
sasvnsKinivae- s .
LYNCHED BK EOllNTAEiEEHS
Charles Kurd, a Negro, is Hanged By
a Quiet Mob.
HAD MURDERED A WHITE BOY
The Prisoner, Given One Mlnate to Talk,
Confesses Ills Crimo-His Request
Not to Be Shot la Con. '
plied with.
Chattanooga. Tonn . Nm. i
termlned mob of from inn tit MUt armarl
men from the vicinity of JoynersvlHe
took the neirro. r'hnrina Uni ,ka
Killed a white boy named James Kelley,
' "ihhb; nim on tne nead with a
whlffletree. from the Wartburg jail at
midnight last night and hanged him to
a tree about half a mile away. Wart
burg Is the county seat of Morgan
county, In the northern nart of this
state, and some miles from a railroad,
consequently reports of the affair con-
nict. The lynchers were a grim, de
termined set of men, and dressed In
home-made jeans and mountain garb,
without disguise of anv kind. Thev
marched In an orderly body across the
mountains to Wartburg, returning the
same way after the deed.
The jailor refused to give up the
negro, whereupon they battered in the
outer doors with sledge hammers, over
powered the guards and forced the jail
or at the point of revolvers to sur
render the keys to the inner door and
cells. The murderer was conducted to
x tree a short distance off and given a
minute to talk. He admitted his guilt.
Baying that he intended to kill the
boy. He asked not to be shot and his
request was complied with.
The body was left hanging to the
limb of a tree with a placard pinned to
the breast warning any one against
outtlng it down. The owner of the
property, however, appeared after the
man was dead and refused to allow the
spectacle to remain on his premises.
The dangling corpse was then strung
up to another tree about one hundred
feet away.
FOR A DOUBLE CRIME.
Daniel Leo Hastily Tried and Taken to
Prlsoa I'nder Military Guard.
Charlottsvllle. Va.. Nov. 21. In less
than two hours to-day Daniel Lee, the
negro who last Thursday murderously
assaulted Mrs. L. B. Ralley, was ar
raigned, tried In the county court, and
sentenced to twenty years' Imprison
ment In the state penitentiary. He was
Indicted yesterday oy a special grand
Jury. He was convicted on two counts,
that of assault with Intent to kill and
housebreaking with Intent to commit
larceny. He was given ten years In each
case.- A little after 4 this afternoon he
was taken to Richmond.
He was escorted to the station bv
Sheriff Watts and Deputy Sheriff
Woods, accompanied by about twenty
members of the Monttcello tluurd. court
omccrs and a number of policemen. The
detail from the Montlcello Guard went
as far as (lordonsvllle. It was rumored
that an attempt would be made between
here and Uordonsvllle to lynch the cul
prit; nence the precaution of sendlns-
the' military detail. There was no dem
onstration at any or the stations.
NUN TO SERVE AS A NOTARY.
Sister of Charity Given a Commission
ry Missouri Authorities.
St. T Jll I U VnV 91 ?P,l al.,AM m
charity called at the'elrcult clerk's of
fice today and one cf them presented a
postal card from the secretary of state
notifying her to call on the circuit
clerk and get a commission as notary
public. He was , about to administer
nie. omn io me nun when the -latter
asked It the commission entitled her to
act In St. Louis county. She explained
that she bplonowl
of St. Vincent's Insane anylum.
nince me Bisters moved out to their
new Institution on the Wabash, near
. -.... x vii t i nn nir nan
been experienced In regard to affidav
it, miiu it was uecided to have one of
the sisters enrolled as a notary. An
other COmmlHMlnn will l.u nvn,n..tj
Clayton, where she will have to qualify.
GOLD FIND IN COLORADO. .
An Enormous Vein of Valuable Or Lo
cated lnarehuleta.
Denver. Nov. 91 if d..ui.. i
, ...J.-. , CBUUUJ HUB
arrived In the city from Archuleta
county, In Southern Colorado, this
morning, bringing specimens of ore
taken from th largest vein ever dis
covered. The win as described by per
sons who have visited tha inni la i nnn
feet across. The ore averaa-es on the
SUrfaCe Sift tn h Inn If tha Hlann.r.
ery sustains the claims of those who
have been upon- the ground a new gold
ururiiigr region nan oeen touna wnicti
will eclipse anything known in the
world. ,
Senator Teller recently made a quiet
visit to the region and Is filled with en
thusiasm on the subject. He says it
Is a big proportion.
FIENDISH ROBBERS.
They Laid Their Victim loon the Rail
road Track to Be Killed.
Erie, Pa., Nov. 21. Flagman James
R. Bower, of the Lake Shore railroad,
was the victim of fiendish robbers last
night. . They beat him insensible, stole
his money and watch, and then laid
his body upon the track to be run over
by a train. Owing to a block tne pas
senger train was compelled to pass
through a side track. But for this cir
(umstance Bower would have been
trnund to nieces under the wheels.
Bower was taken un almost dead
from cold and Injuries, and was re
moved to his homeatColllnwood, O.
CONVICTS HIMSELF.
Seniatloa In a Murder Trial at the Cali
fornia capital.
Sacramento. Nov. 21. Ivan Kovalev,
Russian nihilist and escaped Siberian
convict, on trial for the murder of F. L.
H. Weber and wife last December, went
on the witness stand Monday despite
the protests of his attorneys. He was
told through an Interpreter that he need
not testify.
Kovalev said: "I was present and
participated In the murder." Judge
Johnson ordered this remark stricken
from the records, as It waa not made
In response to questions. j
: WON'T BE CONGRESSMAN. '
Deputy State Superintendent of Schools
Declines to Ran.
Lebanon. Pa., Nov. 21. It Is reliably
stated that a number or influential He
publicans have requested Henry Houck
deputy state superintendent, of public
Instruction, to run for congress against
Congressman K. M. Wommer.
Mr. Houck has positively declined
to do so. Thus far no one has been
found to oppose Mr. Wommer, although
an active movement against mm is
being Inaugurated.. . ... ...
FILEY'S
SPECIAL
SALE OF
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Ladies'
.Muslin
Underwear
For One Week, Com
mencing Thursday,'
. November, 14th. $
Embroidered Yokes, at Wo, eajn
6 doten downs, with Tucked Take
and Embroidered Ruffle M
10 dosen Ruffled Cambric Qowna ...Mtk
Tne greatest bargain of ta smsoU i
I doten Empire Gowns. MWMm.LI
6 dosen Gowns. tPiirJreil Takei
Bailor Collar M...M.....HIVJ
Also a large assortment of Otnmfl
handsomely trimmed with Tucking,
Embroidery and Lace, at
11.35, 11.45, 11.65, 11.98, 2.W
$3.00, $3.60, $4.00. $5.00, $$.00,
and $7.00 each..
All these goods are Included in our
regular line, the quality ana finish of
which are so well known that cocatnentsl
are not necessary.
Goods and prices sneak for- them
elves.
Outing Flannel Gowns for Ladles antt
Children. A ,
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Always Busy.
Every Foot
In the Family
Properly Fitted.
18 Salespeople Busy Ever?;
Day and Evening,
1M AND 116 WY0MHTO AVtt
Open ETsniagB Until Jan. L .
LAMP!
Just Received.
A beautiful line of
Banquet Lamps and
Brlc-a-Brac. very
suitable for a
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AY GIFT
Call and see them
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406 SPRUCE ST
SIX PAYS FOR A RANSOM.
Wealthy Indiana Retired Merchant Kid
. napped from a Train.
Decfttur.Ill.. Nov. 21. John Trentman,
a wealthy retired merchant. three weeks
ago went to West Baden Springs for his
health. About a week ago he started
for home. When the train arirved at
Mitchell, Ind., he was kidnapped from
it, placed in a cell and kept for six days,
presumably for the purpose of extort
ing a ransom from his relatives, who are
quite wealthy.
He was Anally released after being
robbed of several hundred dollars, ana
Is now here. Detectives are Investi
gating. TRANSFER OF MAILS.
- Washington, Nov. 21. The ' postof
flee department has not yet been able
to make arrangements for the transfer
of malls from the steamers at Quaran
tine by tugs to the railway stations.
The department and the steamship
companies cannot agree upon the pro
portion of the amount to be Mid bf
the companies and the government for
theservice. .. . ; -. , ,
WEATHER REPORT.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, fair Friday
lightly warmer, followed by threatening
weather and rain or snow Friday night or
Saturday) westerly, winds, shitting to
easterly.. ... . .. J
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