The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, November 22, 1895, Image 1
, 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 . w 1 1 ...... 1 ...... n, .... tr 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. - . e 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 r - ' i 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 ING AY GIFT Call and see them J. 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 , tj. . ' :0