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2 to X
Cloak te
md Mean:
It means that no far this Beason
our Cloak sales are fully double
those of last year, to date. It means
tha such a result could only be
achieved by merit. Such things
never come by accident.
It means tha our c'.'orts to have
things Just right, to the smallest de
tail In the great stock Jias more than
pleased the people, and the good
news of a perfect Cloak stock at
closely clipped prices, seems to have
spread from mouth to mouth, and
from home to home, till the whole
valley rings with Its praises.
. OF COURSE'
WE'RE SATISFIED,
that our long and earnest labors
have' brought such a rich reward.
As a consequence of all this,
We're Encouraged,
. We're Enthusiastic,
and show .our appreciation In the
mort substantial manner known to
us, by offering i -
5 Special'
Cloak Values
of such surprising merit as will "as
tonlhh the nativcH."
$7.39, worth $12.50.
100 Ladles' English Bouclo Jackets,
rut to fashion's latest pattern, silk
lined throughout, extra deep storm
collars, ripple back, box front;
faultless In tailoring, finish, etc.
12.G0 buys a meaner looking gar
ment elsewhere.
Special Price, $7.39
$5.75 worth $10.00
CO handsome Fur Capes, full length,
extra sweep, and with all the style
that fashion and judicious cutting
; and making can give. Sterling
value for $10.
Special Price, $5.75
$14.90,. worth $20.00. .
' This Is a Pur Cape bargain we can
'. not possibly duplicate. The skins
; are flne American Seal; every one is
whole, and ther is not a patch in
' any garment in this lot. They are
elegantly made and trimmed. The
' lining Is rich satin rhadame and
everything else Is in keeping. You
' never saw a handsomer cape at $20.
Special Price, $14.90
$21.90, worth $35.00. .
Only 25 superb Canadian Seal
Capes, heavy satin lining, extra
deep storm collar. Specially long
. and full in the sweep and made up
. in the highest style of the furriers'
art
These Capes are worth every penny
of $35.
'' Special Price, $21.90
$3.39, worth $4.50. y .-'
100 Children's stylish fur trimmed
Coats, sites 6, 8 and 10 years.. Col
ors, fabric, make, and get-up could
. nut be Improved on. Never Bold
them at $4.50.
Special Price, $3.39
Siiel
OF A FIRE TRAP
Several Firemen Are Killed at a
Chicago Blaze.
I'AXIC AMONG FACTORY GIRLS
They Endeavor to Throw Themselves
from llieh Windows but Are Re
strainedThrilling r.xporienco
of Louis Fcino.
Chicago, Nov. 22. A fire disastrous to
life am. nroperty, swept through the
dry oods and woolen exchange build
ing this morning. Five nrvmen were
carried through a floor and burled un
der tons of .wreckage, from the. five
lloors above. Four of the men lie dead
but tl.e fifth was not seriously injured.
One girl fell from a window and re
ceived Injuries from which she died. A
dozen other men, women and girls were
hurt or overcome by smoke and many
were rescued from Imminent death.
The "operty loss to the building at
215-17. Van Buren street, and 278-8
Franklin street and contents is esti
mated at $400,000.
Mm of D.-ad and Injured.
The dead are: Patrick J. O'Donnel),
lieutenant of engine company, No. 2;
Thomas J. Prenaergast, pipeman; Mar
tin Sherreck, pipeman; John Downs,
plpcrr.an; Kate Landgraff, employed In
A. Stern. & company's garter factory.
Among the Injured were: Daniel Mc
Nally v rlporoan ; Olga seller. Harry
O'Nell, Nellie Turner, Jonn Brucrihol
mer. The others who were lnlured were
girls and sp ctators who were overcome
by smoke, but they soon recovered after
memcal treatment at hospitals or at
their homes.
All the dead and Injured firemen were
members of engine com nan v. No. 2.
Their captain, Louis Feine, escaped the
awful plunge to death only by hanging
to tne mil or the window on the second
lloor until released from his perilous po
sition by firemen on a ladder.
The owners of the burned building are
Kunn. Nathan Fischer, the cloth
ing llrm, whose factury and warehouse
is at Van Buren and Franklin streets,
opposite the scene of death and destruc
tion. Besides the clothing firm a num
ber of other firms were burned out in
the "L" shaped building, which was
one of the most fireproof and ornamen
tal In the wholesale business district.
The loss on the building is $100,000,
mostly by Insurance. The aggregate
loss of th many tenants is placed at
$.100,000. the heaviest Individual loser
being Stern & Heirs, $75,000 wholesale
clothiers.
When the Flro Started.
The fire started at 9.15 o'clock on the
fourth floor of the seven-story building.
In the garter fpctory of Stein & Co.,
where many girls were at work. They
ran screaming and fainting from fright
from the windows on tho Van Buren
street side of the building. All was ex
citement and confusion In a moment
and the rapidly Increasing crowd of
spectators stood gazing upward at
what seemed the Impending doom of
scores of working girls. Engines, hose
cart3 and ladders came to the rescue
with brave firemen, who soon ' had
scrambled up tho fire escapes or put
the extension ladders in ponlt'.on to
bring tho panic-stricken peoplo to the
ground.
The frantle girls were determined In
their half-crazed mental condition to
hurl themselves to the stone flagging,
but were partly restrained by the shouts
the cltzens on the street and the quick
of the citizens on the street and the
quick work of the firemen. One small
extension ladder was run . up under
where the girls were standing in fearpf
a double death. A fireman mounted it.
Hut when his feet touched the rungs
of the second section either his weight
or some defect caused the ladder to
slide back to its original position, bring
ing its lop four or five feet below the sill
or the fourth story window.
Terrible Fall of Two Girls.
Nellie Turner, 'Kitty Landgraff and
Harry O'Neill made an attempt to lower
themselves so they could touch the
ladder. , In doing this they slipped and
fell headlong to the pavement. Cap
tain Hermanson tried to grasp the
dress of Kitty Landgraff as her body
flew past him, but he failed and she
struck the sidewalk with a sickening
sound. A few seconds later Nellie Tur
ner struck the same spot. Three other
girls succeeded in reaching the ladder
by dropping from the window sill.
The flames had now taken possession
of the four upper stories of the building
and at a window stood Olga Keller and
Harry O'Neill hemmed In on three sides
by flame and smoke. The frightened girl
stood on the narrow window ledge,
holding to the sash with one hand. She
was almost suffocated by smoke and
had braced herself as if to make a
leap of a forlorn hope.
"Don't Jump, climb down to me,"
shouted Captain Hermanson from his
perch on the upper part of the ladder
but the girl, frantic from terror did not
hear his voice. She was seen to drop
and fortunately her body came within
reaching distance of the -captain. He
seized one of her ankles as her body
turned in the air and the heroic act al
most threw him from the swaying lad
der. Before he was forced to loosen his
hold or be carried down himself, two
firemen below him seized the girl and
carried her down the ladder amid the
plaudits of the thousands; who were
watching every move in the tragic
scene.
Ernest Stern, of Stern & company,
said thrre was plenty of time for all
his employes to reach the street by
the stlarways and elevators. The Jan
itor of the building spoke to the thirty
girls employed In the rooms of Stern
ft Biers, telling them to accompany him
down the main stairway and many did
so. Those who rushed to the windows
fared badly. '
Second TrnRCjy.
Shortly after 1 o'clock came the sec
ond tragedy of the flro. The' flames
had been practically extinguished and
the firemen of engine company, No. 2,
were ordered to the fourth floor, in the
rear, to nut out any -Incipient blaze
that might be found. Captain Felne
went to the window on the north side
and was iiftho act of shouting to shut
off the water ; when the fatal crash
came. From tho to? floor came
an avalanche of timber, fireproof tiling,
etc., on the heads and on all sides of
the firemen, who put duty before safety.
An immense hole was made in the rear
end of the second floor from the roof
down, greet masses of debris hanging
on the edces of the opening. A cry of
horror arose- from civilians and fire
men, mingled with the artillery-like
roar of the collapse. .
Captain Fleno clunir to the window
sill until rescued and then bravely
Joined the small .band s of rescuers,
whom Chief Bwence sent to the debris.
Only one faint voice was heard, that
of McNally. All the others had prob
ably been killed Instantly. After half
an hour's work the men who were In
danger every minute of more flooring
falling upon them, extricated McNally
and the others being given up (or dead,
streams of water were poured on the
ruins from all parts on account of fire
breaking out, and to save the bodies
from beinsr burned. All the dead fire
men were married and leave large fam
ilies. The work of recovering the
bodies was continued throughout the
WORKING FOR D UK RANT. -
Attorney Dickinson Sueeceds in keeping
Off Sentence I'ntll Wednesday.
San Francisco, Nov. 221 W. H. T.
Durrant, convicted of the murder of
Blanch Lamont, was brought before
Judge Murphy for sentence this morn
ing. General Dickinson moved for a
continuance until Wednesday next.
stating that he had been unable to
complete the affidavits upon which he
expected to bnso his motion for a new
trial. He stated further that the dis
covery of certain new evidence made a
continuance necessary.
Judge Murphy said he desired to give
the defense every opportunity to pre
sent their motion and ordered the clerk
of the court to enter an order continu
ing the time for pronouncing judgment
until next Wednesday morning.
TRIED TO KILL THE COURT.
Grant Keller, an Eiston Pasperrdo. F.n
dcavors to Push Jndga Xorcross Under
the Wheels of a Moving Train.
Bclvldere, N. J., Nov. 22. On Novem
ber 12 Grant Keller, of Kaston, pleaded
guilty In the Warren county court here
of stealing and Judge IN or cross sen
tenced him to two years In state prison
at hard labor. Keller, learning that the
sheriff had arranged to take him to
Trenton to-day, made an effort to break
jail last night. He was again brought
before the court this morning and his
sentence was tncreasd to five years.
This so incensed Keller that he became
violent and with clenched fist made a
move toward the Judge, calling him a
vile name. Keller was hastily removed
by the sheriff, and at 1 p. m. was taken
to the depot, handcuffed to Edward
Werts, colored, who was also sentenced
to states prison for two years for high'
way robbery.
- Judge Norcross was also at the sta
tion Intending to take the same train
As he was stepping on the car Keller, In
the custody of the sheriff, was brought
up behind. Keller still In a rage made
a desperate break. He kicked the Judgo
and at .the same tin'" by a superhuman
effort attempted to force him under the
wheels of the starting train. The sheriff
and passengers succeeded In rescuing
the judge, who ordered the desperado
returned to the county Jail and he will
now be given twenty years. Keller was
In a frightful rage at being defeated In
his terrible purpose, and vows that he
will take the life of the Judge if he him
self lives to regain his liPerty.
. TRIAL OF BANK OFFICERS.
Mlddtctowa Officials Will Stand at the
Bar of J sit loo.
Philadelphia. Nov. 22. The trial of
the officers of the Middletown National
bank for the alleged misappropriation
of the institution's fund was to have
begun before Judge Butler today in the
United States district court Owing to
a misunderstanding between the dis
trict attorney and counsel, for the de
fendants, as to -which one of the ac
cused should be rolled ' first for -trial.-the
cr.se was not started today, but
went over . until 11 o'clock Monday
morning.
The defendants are Charles W.-Raymond,
president: Edward M. Raymond,
cashier, and Joseph Campbell, a direc
tor of the wrecked bank, and Joseph
F. Raymond, a brother of the president
and cashier of the bank. They are earh
charged individually with misappro
priating the funds of the bank, and
there Is also a general charge of con
spiracy against the four.- The case of
Edward M. Raymond will be called
first on Monday. , i .
STRANGLED BY TRAMPS.
Murder of Mrs. Cotharlno Gorman of Mill
Creek.
Pottsvllle, Pa., Nov. 22. Mrs. Cather
ine Gorman, a recluse, aged 74 years of
age, was found dead In her bed this
morning In her home, at Mill Creel:, a
small village between, Pottsvllle and
St, Clair. Dr. William Ceeker. of Phil
adelphia, who Is visiting Coroner Clem
ens, made an examination of the body
and It Is his opinion that tho woman
was strangled to death.
It Is believed that the murder was
committed by tramps who had been
lurking around the place yesterday and
who learned that tho old lady had some
money in her possession. The empty
purse was found upon the table in the
room. The closets were emptied of the
clothing which was strewn about the
rooms and the articles In the drawers of
the stands and bureau were also scat
tered bout. No arrests have been
made.
ORPHANS' SCHOOLS.
Over Ten Millions Have Been Expended
In Instruction.
Karrlsburg, Pa., Nov. 22. Over ten
millions have been expended by the
state in the instruction of its soldiers'
orphans since the establishment of the
schools. The forthcoming report will
also show that there have been over
15,000 admissions. At present there are
four schools, at Unlontown, Chester
Springs, Harford and Scotland, the lat
ter being the new industrial school,
which was opened In September lat.
The next legislature will be asked for
an appropriation to establish the cot
tage system at Scotland for the thous
and orphans, which it Is proposed to
transfer from the other three schools.
The lack of revenue prevented the last
legislature from making a sufficient
appropriation to carry out the entire
plan of the soldiers' orphans' commis
sion. RELEASED FROM PRISON.
Wilkes-Barre ' Courts Cannot Make a
Case Against Mrs. Ylrsley and Jnnmctt.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Nov. 22. An
thony Junmetz and Mrs. Annie Ylrs
ley, accused of the Blackman mine
murder, were brought from the prison
today on a writ of habeas corpus. The
commonwealth finding they had no
ca3e against the accused entered a noil
pros. The prisoners were discharged.
Andrew Yirsley was found dead In
the mines with a bullet hole In his
head about four months n-o, and sus
picion was directed against Junmetz,
who worked with the dead man, and
who boarded at his house, and was
alleged to be very friendly with the
dead man's wife.
PRAIRlEiToN FIRE.
A rioree Mlunrd fans the Flames That
- Sweep tho Xemlnolo Reservation.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 22. A Scripps
McRae . special from Guthrie, Okla.,
saya that a disastrous prairie fire has
been raging in Pottawatamle county
and Bemlnole reservation for .three
daya, sweeping scores of farms, crops
and buildings away, and a terrible bill
iard from the north this morning is
fanning the flames into a fiery torrent,
weeping everything before It .
Horses and cattle are being caught
and burned to- death, and If the wind
continues many Urea will be lost,
GOOD WORD FOR THE TURKS
Mr. Offley States That Armenians
Are Oftca to Blame.
ALWAYS A TRAITOR IN CAMP
Tho American Who lias Spent tho
Greater Part of Ills Life in Smyrna
lias Found the Tnrk an
AraioMo Individual.
Boston. Nov. 22. "The Turks are not
the cause of the Armenian troubles,"
was the statement made by David Of
fley this afternoon to a reporter.
Mr. Oftley Is an American who has
soent nil his life In the domain of the
Sultan. . His headquarters ' are In
Smyrna, Turkey In Asia, where he Is
engaged In the fruit business. He Is
In Boston now on business. -
Mr. Oftley attributes the' troubles to
the ambitions of the Armenians In as
pirins to Independence. Whenever a
body of them has organized for effec
tive work, he says, their plans have
always been disclosed by some traitor
among their own number. A bribe
from the Turkish government or the
promise of some official position has al
ways been sulllclent to buy some Ar
menian. Then the Turks proceeded to sup
press the treason that has been nur
tured by the Armenian subjects.
Manv of the massacres have been
committed by Kurds, who are roaming
robbers. The murders are committed
not on account of the hatred of the
Christians, but rather for a love of
pillage and booty.
Armenians Treachorons.
Mr. Offley says there is ' a vein of
treachery in most Armenians, yet there
are exceptions to the rule, and he
knows of some Armenian firms In
Smyrna that he would place as high
if not higher than the English Arms.
He says the missionaries do an Im
mense amount of good, and are a splen
did body of people.
Mr. Olfley added: "From the knowl
edge I have of the Turks, 1 would say
they are among the most hospitable
and kind people I ever came across
during my travels In Asia Minor, where
I have lived for a long time. That
does not asree, I know, with the ma
jority of tho reports about them, but
I sneak as I found them. I will say
that, in my humble opinion, the Turks
are not entirely the cause of the
trouble."
' AGED LOVER'S STRATEGY.
Colonel McGllvrary Wins a Fair Young
Drlde by Unusual Tactics.
St. Louis, Nov. 22. Colonel Luther
McGllvray, one of the oldest and best
known iron merchants In St. Louis, the
father of nine grown children, was mar
ried this evening to Miss Clara 'ies-
chert, the young and pretty assistant
secretary of the Missouri State Sunday
School Association.
' Miss Fleschert's office is Just across
the hall from that of Colonel aipuii
vray in the Laclede Building, artd there
she writes . her reports on tne type
writer. One day the colonel came In
and asked her If she Would write a let
ter for him. "She would be more than
Pleased." and so she was, when the old
gentleman hesitatingly confided to her
that he wanted to dictate a proposal of
marriage to a young woman. That
would be great fun.
Miss Clara was Just the least bit
warm as she sat down to write. She
didn't know the proposal was for her,
nor guess even when the colonel said,
"Now put yourself in my sweetheart's
plate' and- write just What you would
like a.n old lover like myself to say to
you." So between the colonel's apt
suggestion and Miss Clara's discrimin
ating judgment the proposal was drawn
up. Of course there was a blank space
at the top where the colonel was to
write In the fair one's name.
The next day she received the pro
potal with her name filled In. She ob
jected to the strategy, and said "Nay."
Then the gallant colonel sat down and
wrote a proposal with pen and Ink,
which Miss Clara liked better, and after
waiting several months, accepted. The
colonel Is In come doubts as to how his
five grown daughters will receive his
young wife. -
ADULTERATED FOOD.
Everything Is Poetered in These Days of
Science-Glucose and Coeoanut Shells
Prlneipal Articles of Diet-Even Codfish
Balls Are Spurious.
Harrlsburg, Pa., Nov! 22. Dairy and
Food Commissioner Wells has just Is
sued a pamphlet in which he discusses
at length the adulteration of food. The
production of artificial color Is partic
ularly common In confections. Indi
go, Itumerlc, annatto, logwood and
cochineal are used In great quantities,
and are probably not harmful; arsenic,
copper and leads are very deleterious,
but are now used as much as in former
times, before' sanitary officials made
such persistent attacks upon them.
Some confectioners use colors to con
ceal the nature) or quality of the goods.
Milk and milk products are often
colored. Butter and cheese as well as
milk are very frequently doctored.
Many dairymen, to avoid the expense
of Ice, put a borax preservative In their
milk to keen it.
Whatever prevents purification must
to some extent delay digestion, and
therefore the sate of many articles un
der proprietary names are really un
wholesome because of the addition of
preservative elements Injurious to di
gestion. Major Wells also says, besides the
question .of antl-septlcs and coloring
matter, adulterations of a deceptive
nature for profit to the manufacturer
ad dealer are very common. For In
stance so-called fruit Jams often con
tain no fruit or sugar whatever; they
are made from glucose, are flavored
with essential oils and are artificially
colored to represent natural fruits. To
add to the de deception timothy or other
seeds are added to the mixture to repre
sent raspberry, strawberry, etc.
Analysis often shows that so-called
cream of tartar Is entirely spurious, not
bavins? a particle of cream of tartar in
the mixture. -
Among other things found by analy
sis to be adulterated are allspice, which
often Is mainly composed of ground and
roasted coeoanut shells, baking powder,
beef, wine and Iron prepared as a tonic,
butter, buckwheat flour, candy catsup,
cider, cheese, cinnamon, cloves these
are made most entirely from ground
coeoanut shells, the odor and taste, of
rlovea Is scarcely perceptible, coffee
this consists ehlofly of coffee screenings
or damaged coffee, but is sold at a high
price as a pure article: fresh "Java"
coffee was analyzed that was made
from wheat and barley hulls, roasted
with sugar and contained no ooffee: the
name was found true of coffee sold as
"fancy Rio;" many specimens of codfish
were not-codfish at all, merely cheap
dried fish; flaxseed Is frequently adul
terated with starch: fruit "butters."
such as apple butter, peach butter, etc'.
are very seldom pure, tney art adulter-
nted with starch waste and salicylic;
the same is true of grated pineapple
and in this case' the tin can holding the
pineapple waa often found to be badly
corroded; ginger waa found adulterated
with ash, rice hulls, rice flour and cay
enne pepper; lard was found to be bad
ly adulterated; maplo syrup was made
from commercial glucose thinned with
about 20 per cent, of water; milk was
found both watered and skimmed; other
articles found to be adulterated were
mixed spices, orange Juice, lemon oil,
lemon phosphate, molasses, mustard,
olive oil. pepper, vinegar, vanilla ex
tracts, all kinds of preserves, extracts
of strawberries and tea.
Referring to the oleo question. Major
Wells says: "This Is a great dairy
state. It Is estimated that In Pennsylva
nia 100,000,000 pounds are used per an
num. Now, if oleo becomes a legiti
mate article of sale, the dairymen will
be almost impoverished. The sale of
100,000.000 pounds of butter means $10,
000,000 to the dairymen of the state."
NO BUSINESS REACTION.
Prices Depressed I'pon Account of tho
Selling of Quantities of Goods Bought
for Speculation
New York, Nov. 22. R. G. Dun and
company will cay tomorrow in their
weekly review of trade:
Reaction In business there is none.
Efiorts to explain it or to attribute it
to this or that temporary influence Is
all wasted. When stocks bought In
advance of consumption have been
worked off. men will be able to Judge
what final distribution is to be ex
pected and meanwhile prices arc de
pressed by the soiling of quantities
bought for speculation by the pressure
of stocks for which consumers have not
yet been found and by the Idea that
prices may go still lower.
Gold exports have been large,
amounting to $'',257,000 last week -and
presumably to $7,350,000 this week, but
are rather a result than a cause of ex
isting conditions.
A little selling of American stocks
on European accounts has followed
forced realizing in foreign stock mar
kets, but the new compact of trunk
lines promises better earnings for rail
roads, though It has no speculative ef
fect, and meanwhile the corn carrying
roads are doing especially well.
Earnings for tho first, half of No
vember are the best reported for years,
showing a pain of 10.6 per cent, over
last year and only .8 per cent, decrease
compared with 1892.
Products are lower, without disturb
ances or sign of panic. The more sober
estimates of wheat months ago rose
fifty million or more above the govern
ment and speculative guesses, and now
a reputable estimate of 47S.OOO.OOO bu
shels excites little remark. Corn de
clines 4 cent further. Pork products
also have reason for weakening. Lard,
15 cents per 100 pounds, and pork 23
cents per barrel.
Iron and steel products are lower,
averaging one per cent, for the week,
and 7 per cent, from the highest, bes
semer, anthracite No. 1, and bar being
quoted lower, while sales below quota
tions are frequent. There Is competi
tion for orders, mont works having little
ahead, and new business is remark
ably small. Structural work is cut
down by the strlkjepf house workers
here, and quite 'a number of mllls.
principally bar. have stopped within a
few daya.
Failures for the week have been 320
In the United States against S22 last
year, and 42 in Canada, against 31 last
year,
GREAT PAY ROLL
Interesting Evidence Produced at the
Philadelphia l.exow-l.ad Listed at $3
Per Day Received $. a Week,
: Philadelphia. Nov: 22.-T he sessions
of the state senate committee, which is
Investigating the' municipal affairs of
Philadelphia, resumed at 2 o'clock this
afternoon In the city hall. All of the
members of tho committee (six In num
ber) were present. Silas W. Pettlt, the
president of the ITnlon league, of this
city, who Is tho chief attorney for the
Citizens' Municipal association which
organization Ir a prime mover In the
Investigation, was In attendance for the
first time. Lawyer Freedley, however,
acted as the Inquisitor.
The most interesting witness was
Thomas Wanen. He was employed as
a laborer on city hrldgework. was
named on the pay roll as receiving $3
per day, but the highest pay he ever
received, he stated, was $2 per day. The
witness declared that when he receipted
for his wages the amount In the war
rant was always covered over. Wanen
further stated that two lads named
McKee, who were also employed In the
same gang and who were named on the
pay roll as receiving $3 per day, re
ceived $5 per week.
Frederick H. ;Roff, a laborer em
ployed on city bridge work, whose
wages were given as $3 a day, testified
that he received but $1.50 per day. and
"street car fare." At S o'clock the
committee adjourned until Tuesday,
Dec. 3. '
MET AND LOVED IN PRISON.
Wardon's Pnnnhlor Elopes with a Par
s d' ncd Murderer.
Paducah, Ky., Nov. 22. Hylon L.
Skinner and Annie B. Curry, daughter
of the warden of the state prison at Ed
dyvllle, have been married under pe
culiar circumstances. Bklnner was re
ceived In 1392 for seven years for kill
ing Martin Bigwood, and came near
dying in prison.
The warden'n daughter nursed him,
and Interceded after his recovery with
Governor Brown for a pardon, after
which the couple eloped to St Louis.
The warden and Mrs. Curry have for
given them and they will return to Ken
tucky. t ' f m
llOVVGATF. AT ALBANY.
The Former RIcanT officer Begins Serv
ing Ills Time.
Washington, Nov. 22. Warden Leon
ard and Captain Ramsdell left this
morning over tie Baltimore and Ohio
railroad with Captain Henry W. How
gate, for Albany, N. Y., to deliver him
to the prison authorities.
Captain Howgate was the former dis
bursing officer of the signal service,
who, after many years absence, and a
sensational escape, was re-arrested In
New York and was recently convicted
in-the criminal court of the District of
Columbia and sentenced to eight years
Imprisonment for forgery and embez
alement j
' Masonle Convention Closed.
i Pittsburg, Nov. 22. The Masonln cere
monies which have been In Droirre this
week, closed tonight with a banquet In
the Fifth Avenue temple. Covors were
laid for 1.000 guests. Tomorrow tho
Shrlncrs will convene and 100 candidate
wfl! bo Initiated. The Bhrlners' session
will be followed .by a banquet In .the
eevenlng. ,
Schlatter on a White II mo. -
Denver. Polo.. Nov. IS. Schlatter, hnuml
for New Mexico, was reported seen near
Pueblo this morning, rldlnic Into Rut
Pueblo on a white horse, finny declare
that he Is the healer, but bis Identification
is no i osiave. ,
DEBS AM AT LIBERTY
The Labor Agitator is Released from
- Woodstock Jail.
HIS RECEPTION At CHICAGO
Thousands Gather to Welcome tho Cham'
plon of tho WorklnEman Ineldent's of
tho Jonrney-Govornor Waite, of
Colorado, is Present.
Woodstock, 111., Nov. 22. When lib
crty came to Eugene V. Debs, the Im
prisoned American Railway official at
12 o'clock last night he was fast asleep.
He remained In bed until five o'clock
and breakfasted at seven o'clock. He
spent a few hours, assisted by his
brother, Theodore, In packing up his
books, papers and baggage prepara
tory to leaving the Jail. Telegrams of
congratulations came drifting In from
all directions this morning.
At eleven o'clock Debs and his brother
entered a carriage and made calls on a
number of persons here who had vis
ited him during his imprisonment. The
afternoon was spent in preparations for
the journey to Chicago, for which place
he left at 5.30 p. ni. on a special train.
In the llaads of Friends.
Chicago, Nov. 22. Eugene V. Debs
for five minutes this afternoon was lit
erally "In the hands of his friends." It
was Just after the arrival of the train
load of enthusiastic admirers of this
great strike leader at the little town of
Woodstock, where he again breathed
the air of freedom for the first time In
half a year. They had marched from
the railroad depot to the jail and Debs
stood upon the steps awaiting them.
There was a preliminary thunder of
hurrahs and thpn the storm of bottled
up admiration broke and there was a
scene which has hardly ever been dupll
cated In the annals of labor affairs.
Without giving him a chance to speak
the crowds rushed upon their hero,
dragged him from the steps and In a
few moments had him high In the air.
Those who had the Rood fortune to
reach him first were allowed the privi
lege of holding him and he was passed
from hand to hand while all the while
others struggled to get near him. Mean
while the crowd kept up a oonstarit
calling and the band played on, select
ing as their theme "See the Conquering
Hero Comes." Debs took It all In the
good natured spirit In - which it was
meant, and when he was put down be
f?na., 1,li,tmklr"r so,ree ,httt lasted
start " WaS nearly rely to
The train arrived at Woodstock at 6
o clock and was filled with labor dele
gates and personal friends of Mr. Debs
about BOO of them In all.
Scene with Governor Walte.
The only one of the other eight di
rectors of the American Railway union
who was present was William Burns, of
Chicago. Among those- who went to
Woodstock was ex-Governor Waite. of
Colorado.- He came all the way from
Denver to be present. There was a na
table scene when he and Debs met.
Debs threw his afrms around the aged
executive's neck-and said in a tremu
lous voice: "Ood blesaou, my boy "
The governor seemed equally overcome.
He made some commonplace remark
about being glad to hee him again, and
then the two men fell to chatting of the
subjects nearest to the hearts of both.
The march to the train was like the
triumphal entry of a ruler, fortunate in
war, rather than the welcome to a man
found guilty In the eyes of the law. The
music was the. Marseilles and the
streets were black and white with hun
dreds of .dtizena nf -MrITofii.v. no,.nt..
Standingankle deep In the show to catch
uiiiiu ui, mts, central- ngure or tne
day. Fully half of the spectators were
women and one or two of them brought
flowers and threw them at the cause of
the excitement.
Coming back to Chlcagro on the train,
Debs was obllg-ed to walk twice through
all the cars and shake hands with occu
pant. When the delegation reached Chica
go another crowd was waiting at the
Northwestern depot and the scene at
Woodstock was duplicated in milder
colors.- From the depot, the line of
march was taken up to Battery "D" and
although a miserable drizzle was drop
ping the streets were filled with spec
tators who polned the marchers.
Speech on Liberty.
Debs delivered an address to 5.000 peo
ple tonight at Battery D. "Mr. Debs
spoke on "Liberty," as follows:
"At the Instigation of railroad corpora
tions I was Indicted for conspiracy. That
trial terminated abruptly on account of a
lck Juror, and It was currently reported
thnit the Incident was merely pretext to
abandon the trial.
"If the counsel for the government, alias
the railroads, have been correctly quoted
the case against me und my colleagues Ih
'not o be pressed,' as 'they 'do not wih to
appear In ithe light of persecuting the de
femlnnts.' I repel with scorn their pro
fecned mercy. , I have had tlmo for medi
tation, and I have no hesitancy in de
claring that under tho same circumstances
I would pumue precisely the same policy.
I have neither apology nor regrets."
Ivrred on Humanity's Side.
The speaker then reverted to the In
carceration of the American Railway
union men at WoodHtock as a subtle In
vasion of the liberties of the American
people by the courts, sustained by an
administration equally dead to the
guarantees of the constitution. He con
tinued: "if the American Railway ITnlon has
erred It nan been on ithe side of sympathy,
mercy and humanity sen! In a great cause
and devotion to the spirit of brotherhood,
which knows no artificial boundaries.
"In the great battle of labor between
the American Hallway Union and the cor
porations banded together under the nnme
of the 'General Manugers' Association,'
victory would have perched upon the
rtandards of labor If the battle hnd been
left to these contending forces and thin
statement suggests the Inquiry, what
other resources had the corporations nside
from their money and the strength which
their federation, conferred.
"Defeated at every point while the hopes
of lnbor were brlgWtening and victory wua
In Right, the corporations, goadi-d to des
peration, played their Inst card In the
game of oppression by an appeal to the
federal Judiciary, nd to the fedeMl ad
ministration. To this appeal the rettponiut
came quick as lightning from a storm
cloud. It was an exhibition of the de
bauching power of money which the coun
try had never before beheld."
In closing, Mr. Dtbs said: "I have borne
with such composure an I could commend,
the imprisonment which deprived me of
my liberty. Were I a criminal, were 1
guilty of erlmrs meriting a prison cell,
had I ever lifted my hand against the
life or the liberty of my fellow-man; had
I ever oughit to flleh their good name, 1
would not be here. 1 would have fled from
the haunts of civilisation."
WANAMAKEK BOYCOTTED.
Knights of : Labor Disapprove . of tho
Merohnnf Method. .'..
WasMngton Nov 22. Tin! general
nssen.uiy uf the Knlghta of Labor, by
a two-thirdo vote; this morning adopt
ed ' an amendment to- the constitution
which. If it receives tho sanction of the
majority of the local assemblies on tho
referendum vote will prevent the per
petition in office of the general offi
cers of tho organisation. - This amend
ment prohibits the election of theso offl-
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408 SPRUCE ST..
cials for more than two consecutive
terms.
The duscusslon of the various boy-,
cotts Instituted by local assemblies
caused an animated debate, In which
statements reflecting on the course pur
sued by ex-Jostmaster General John;
Wanamaker were made. His store, em
ploying about 1,600 people, mostly' girls,
was ordered to be boycotted. The re
port of the committee on finances was
adopted. The books of the secretary
and Treasurer Hayes were found to be
correct and the report of the committee
was agreed to with little debate.
Rochester, N. Y., was selected aa tha
next place of meeting.
Trlod to Wreek a Train.
Altoona, Pa., Nov. 22. An unknown man
supposed to bo Innnne, tried to wreck a
pasenger train on the Clearfield and Cres
son railroad by placing a pile of ties on
tho track at a point between Frugality
and Fallen Timber. The obstruction was
discovered In time to avert a wreck, and
the man arrested and placed In the Ebene
burg Jail.
Gold F.n Route for Enropo.
New York, Nov. 22. The sum of 14,100.000
In gold was withdrawn from the sub-treasury
today for export to Europe tomorrow.
WEATHER REPORT.
' For Eastern Pennsylvania, fair la the
morning; probably- local showers in the
evening or night; wind shifting to east
erly. . f
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