. :7V 'J ' A. . THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY, '4 5 f EIGHT. TAGES 56, COLUMNS. JSCKANTON, PAM FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER . 29, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY, : .-. .......... .. .-. , ., ' , : ' .. ' ' ,:.K We. ON THE TALK. Cirtali , AT UNHEARD OP LOW FIG URES, ' THAT WILL, EVER BE REMEM BERED BY THOSE FORTUNATE MONEY SAVERS WHO TAKE AD VANTAGE OF OUR SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARING UP IN THIS DE PARTMENT. TALKING WON'T BETTER THESE EXTRA ORDINARY VALUES, SO WE'LL LET THE VARIOUS LOTS TELL ' THEIR OWN STORY AS YOU SEE THEM ON THE COUNTER. At Half Price A LOT OP IRISH POINT, TAM BOUR AND BRUSSELS LACE CURTAINS. ONLY ONE PAIR TO TO A PATTERN, BUT ALL VERY CHOICE STYLES. PICK OP THE LOT AT HALF PRICE. At th following guaranteed j reductions: is Pain, Ecru only, wers 45c, Or now ' "yw 0 Pairs. Earu only, were 75c, REC . now 0 Pairs,; Ecru only, wer 85c, 59c. 10 Pairs, White and Ecru, ware Ac . tin. now to Pairs, White and Ecru, were 4t QQ '. H.1S, now ' WJfnowh,t" "d EOrU' W9r $35 If Pairs, White and Ecru, ware CI AK sits Pt (This lot In 4 patterns.) ISPalrs, Cream only, were $115, J (J5 . 1 Pairs, Ecru and White, ware C JZ . JtiO, now Jlrs. Ecru and White, were $2.00 $171, now. . v t - (Three patterns in this lot.) 'ttSfnow3" nd W:h,te, W8r" $2.50 aaira. White only, were 7S. $3,00 10 Pairs, Ecru only, were $3.00, $3,50 SALE Begins Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 9 a. m. LtCC BhF(0frj)i A : ..... Sweeping' Sale of Lace Cirtaiis TRIUMPH OFPEHNSYLVANIA Cornell Never io the Game at Yester day's Contest. OUTWEIGHED AXD OUTPLAYED The Ithaca Knights of the Pigskin' Are Defeated by Score of Forty-six to Two Other Thenksgiv Ing Football Games. ' Philadelphia. Nov. 28. On Franklin Field this afternoon, amidst the cheers of 10,000 people, Pennsylvania closed the second season of unbroken victories in foot ball by overwhelmingly defeating the Cornell college eleven. From statt to finish Cornell was never In the game and when time was called they had but two solitary points to place against forty-six for Pennsylvania. Pennsyl vania scored seventeen points In. the first half and twenty-nine in the sec ond. Cornell scored Its two points on a safety touchdown from Brooke fum bling' the ball wben it was passed to him for a kick. Throughout the entire game, with the exception of a few moments in the first half, Pennsylvania's offensive and de fensive play was as magnificent an ex hibition of fast; scientific foot ball as has ever been seen in this city. Over weighted, outplayed and swept away before the furious onslaughts of the Quakers the Ithicans fought bravely, but it was in vain that their backs hurled themselves against Pennsylva nia's Impregnable line or attempted to skirt the ends, and toward the last It only became a question of time for the red and blue to score touchdown after touchdown. The field was simply a sheet of slip pery mud from recent rains, and before the game and between the halves It was necessary to cover it almost from end to end with sawdust to enable the play ers to retain their footing. Although a hard-played game, there was no ob jectionable features In the way of slugging or brutality, and but two men were badly enough hurt to have to re tire. The umpiring and refereelng of the same was of the highest order and so fairly did both sides play that not more than three or four times were the officials compelled to penalize either team. Pennsylvania has defeated ev ery team they have played this season and as they are the only one of the Big Four" to do this, they claim they are justly entitled to the championship of the college foot ball world. An Ideal Day for a Game. Overhead the day was a beautiful one, and the air was almost balmy. Two Immense stands accommodating six thousand people each rose tier upon tier on either side of the field, and as the hour of 3 o'clock approached they were a moving mass of people. Upon either ends of the field were packed ten deep four thousand men and boys. Pennsylvania had the south stand and before and during the game the en thusiastic adherents of the red and blue cheered and cheered and sang stiiperi war- sonars to the encour agement of their battling warriors of the gridiron. Cornell had a section of the north stand and some three or four hundred followers of the red and white strove to hearten the Ithicans with their cheers. Pennsylvania made Its appearance upon the field at 2.10 o'clock, and the cheers that greeted them were still splitting the air when the Cornell boys trotted out. The Ithicans were giving nearly as warm a greeting as the home players. Referee Lurie miss, umpire laui Dashlell and Captains Wyckofl and Williams held a short consultation in the center of the field. Williams won the toss and chose the west goal and gave Cornell, the ball. The wind was barely strong enough to ruffle the hun dreds, of little flags that were being waved around the field, and throughout the game neither side gained any ad vantage from this source. Richie kicked off to Pennsylvania's twenty five yard line. Minds caught the ball and passed It to Brooke who punted to Cornell's forty-yard line Ritchie re turned the kick and then followed a succession of plays so rapid that the spectators could hardly realise them. Ritchie fumbled - Brooks' return kick, and Gelbert fell upon the ball on Cor nell's twenty-five yard line. Three hard plunges and the ball was on Cor nell's seven-yard line. Williams then executed Pennsylvania's famous trick kick and Minds running ahead of the ball got it behind Cornell's' goal line and scored the first touchdown- In three minutes. Brooke easily kicked the goal. . . Pennsylvania Had the Ball. After the kick off, Pennsylvania rap idly carried the bail forward again and a twenty yard run around the left end by Gelbert landed the ball on Cornell's ten yard line. Two mass plays on the line folowed and Minds went around the right end for another touch down, Brooke again kicking the gnat. The rapidity of Pennsylvania's play seemed to have paralysed Cornell, but now they took a brace and made the only consist ent gains of the game. Beacham, Cool, Fitch and Taussig smashed through the right side of Pennsylvania's line be tween tackle and guard for yard after yard. It was In this rally that Cornell made Its realty only good run of the game. Aided by the fine Interference of Wyckoff. Beacham went around Penn sylvania's left end for thirty yards to Pennsylvania's forty line. This was the nearest Cornell got to Pennsylva nia's goal In the first half. They lost the ball here and Brooke made the star run of the game, but It was not allowed. On a kick off from Wyckoff.Brooke took the ball and by wonderful dodging passed the entire Cornell team and was finally overtaaen and thrown on Cor nell's five yard line. For foul Interference, however, the ball had to be wrought back and the run went for naught. Pennsylvania hammered the ball un to Cornell's fif teen yard line and there the Ithicans hei on four downn. On the first down Wyckoff kicked to the forty yard line and Brooke got a free catch. He and Williams held a short consultation and they decided up on trial for a goal from a place kick on forty yard line. It Was a long kick and the crowd held their breath as Brooke swung his foot and the bitt went fair and square between the roro posts.. The score was now 17 to o 1 i favor of Pennsylvania and a few m&J ments afterwards time for the first hair was caiiea. . Second Half Started. v. Brooke started the second half by KICKWPf un m ;urnsu s zo-yard lino, Cornell could not advance and Pennnvt. vanla rapidly rushed the ball up to Cor nell' 3-yard line and Dickson went througn tne ngni lacxie ror a touch down. Brooke kicked the goal. Just here Pennsylvania was . scored upon through their own fault. Wyckoff had punted the bail well down to Pennsyl vanla'a goal line and twice Pennsyl rani lost the ball on furibles, Finally Wyckoff punted to -.Pennsylvania's 7-yard Hne. Pennsylvania lined up and William passed the ball to Brooke to kick. Brooke fumbled -the ball and It rolled out of hie hands and ore -the goal line. The Cornell ends were com ing down on him with a rush, and, to save a touchdown, Brooke fell upon the ball for a safety touchdown. - From this time until the end of the play the game was simply a repetition of fierce assaults by Pennsylvania and unavail ing insistence by Cornell. Three times again did Pennslyvania carry the ball up- to and over Cornell's goal line for a touchdown, and each time Brooke kicked the goal. Pennsylvania would have had an other touchdown but for a fumble by Woodruff, who was pushed over the line by his companions, but lost the ball as' he fell, and a Cornell man got it. Throughout the entire game Wyckoff had done most all the punting for Cor nell from quarter, back. With but a minute to play, one of Wyckoff's punts was blocked on . Cornell's 25-yard line and Pennsylvania got the ball. On the first down Brooke fell back and kicked a goal from the field, raising Pennsyl vania's score to forty-six. Distribution of Glory . . The Pennsylvanlans went Into the game today to do or die. Where every man acquitted himself so well it is Invidious to single out any one for praise. Minds, Gelbert, Woodruff, Wharton and Bull all did great work but again the laurels of the game were carried off by Brooke. This great full back broke the line like an avalanche and carried the ball for (Treat gains, but as a punter he again stood pre eminent. Some of his punts were tre mendous and Pennsylvania constantly gained from ten to thirty yards on the exchange of kicks between Brooke and WyckotT and Ritchie. When the game was over the crowd surged out into the field and carrying Brooke off his feet raised him upon the shoulders of shouting men and bore htm in triumph from the field. For Cornell, Wyckoff fully sustained his reputation as one of the finest quarter backs playing. Mis passing was quick and accurate, and he got off his punts in marvelously quick time. ueacnam, Taussig and Lvle also played finely. The line follows: Pennsylvania. Pnsltlnn Gelbert left end Lyle Wagonhurst left tackle Fitch Woodruff left guard Freeborn nu center Sehoch Wharton richt murii nnrivam Farrar rlcht tur-kio . Rvuii.n IMrkBon rltjht end Taussig Williams quarter back Wyckoff iy,"" 'en nair oaca. ...ueacnam Minds right half back Cool Starbuck Brooke full. back....t Ritchie Young Touchdowns Mln.la 4: Dink .nn 9 Goals from touchdowns Krooke, 6. Goals from field Brooke, 2. Safety touchdowns Brooke. Injured-Cool, (Starbuck); Rit chie, (Young). Referee Laurie BUbs, of laie. umpire Paul Dashiel, of Lehigh. Linesmen Schnff. of Pennsvlvnnin an Newell, of Harvard. Aattendance 16,000. Times of halves 33 minutes. A Gomo Worth Witnessing. Bradford. Pa.. Xnv 29 Th n,.jrn.,i HlKh school team beat ths Alfrp.i i-ni. verslty eleven here today by the score of iu 10 w. i ne game was very exciting. A right occurred among the spectators and the crowd, rushing to the scene, knocked down and trampled upon and broke the leg of the 10-year-old son of William E. Beatty. Providence, R. I.. Nov. 28. Brown closed the season today by winning from Dart mouth by the score of 10 to 4. Cleveland, Nov. 2. The foot ball season of Itiiti closed here today In a blaze of glory, when the Adelbert eleven succeed d in holding dowtr the strong Pennsylva nia State team to a tie, the final score be ing: Adelbert, 8; Pennsylvania, 8. Results' of Other Games. At Chlraco University of Mlrhlo-on 12- Unlverslty Chicago, 0. ai unicago Chicago Athletic" club, 4; Boston Athletic club, 4. At WilllamSDOrt WMllnmannrt TJIirt, school, 4; Bucknell reserves, 0. At wilKes-Harre Pittston, 8: Kings ton, 0. At Reading-Reading High school, 10; Hill school, 4. At York Young Men's Christian asso ciation, 24; Carlisle, 0. At Washington Columbia At Motif nlnh 12; Columbian University, 14. At New York Carlisle Indian aMinnl in- Young Men's Christian Association, 4. At Paterson, N. J. Princeton, 12; Entre Nous eleven, . ' At Pittsburg, Pa. Duquense Athletic club, in; Pittsburg Athletic club, 6. ai uasieion uarrlsburg, 12; Haile ton, 0. At Erie Erie Athletic club. 38: Palnei. vl'.le. O., 0. At Orange. N. J. Orange Athl,tln flnh 10; Elisabeth Athletic club, 0. At Bunbury Bucknell. 2x: Tlcl(lnnn college, 0. At Ban Francisco Stanford and Berke ley universities, score, 6 to 8. At Baltimore Lehigh university, 10; Baltimore Athletic club, 0. WATSON GILDER'S GUSH. Mr. Cleveland's Poetieal Friend Pipes a Song In Prsise of Honest Money Fight. London, Nov. 28. The American so ciety In London gave a Thanksgiving banquet at the Hoiborn restaurant this evening. About 400 guests were present, about half of them were ladles. James H. Roosevelt, secretary of the Ameri can embassy, presided. Richard Wat son Gilder and John J. Colllngs, Ameri can vice-consul at London, sat on the right of the chairman, and Robert Barr and Harold Frederick on his left. The chairman, in toasting: the queen, congratulated the society upon the happy Innovation of having ladles share In the festivities Instead of watching; from the galleries. The hos pitality enjoyed here, he said. In no wise lessened the love felt for the Unit ed States. Mr. Gilder proposed a toast to Presi dent Cleveland. He drew a parallel be tween the customs and Institutions of Great Britain and those of the United States, and incidentally deplored the loss of Mr. Wilson from congress. The driving from public life of such a man, he said, would not have happened In England, and he Instanced the return of Mr. Morley to parliament. He paid a high tribute to President Clevelond and said he knew of nothing nobler than the fight Mr. Cleveland had made for honest money and civil service re form. METZGAR'S CONFESSION. Convleted of Murder In the Second De gree He Admits Killing the Arabian, Wllkes-Barre, Pa., Nov. 28. George Metzgar, who was convicted In the sec ond degree for the murder of an Arab Ian peddler, has made a confession which will doubtless save the life of William Penn Bowman, his accomplice, who is under sentence of death. The boys, only 19 years of age, held up a couple of Arabian peddlers two years ago and killed one. Bowman gave himself up, said Meti gar did the shooting and was con vlcted in the first degree on his own confession. Metsgar was arrested after this and today confessed that it was he who did the shooting. This con fession will be presented to the board of pardons In behalf of Bowman, , Pope Has Recovered. . Rome, Nov. 88. The pope has entirely -recovered from his recent Indisposition anil is In his usual health. He will pre side at the consistory, which Is to be held tomorrow, when the -names of tht new cardinals will be announced. ' T Dig Para Barned. ( - Carlisle. Pa., Nov. 88. The barn belong ing to the Eelgler estate, near here, to gether with eight horses and seven cows, IS was a euro yea oy nre msi nisoi. ooo. th nre is veuevea to navt peea e ctndlary erigln. AMERICAN SEMINARY BURNS Another Awful Massacre of Armenian Christians. . TURKISH FORT IS CAPTURED Armenians Vse Dynamite with Great Effect -The Arrests of Christ lans at Coastaatiaople Coatlnae Io Spite 1 ' of the Saltan's Assurances. London, Nov. 28. The United Press representative In Constantinople tele graphs under yesterday's date that news has been received from Zeitoun that on November 13 a force of 15.000 Armenians under a Russo-Armenlan leader captured the fort occupied by Turkish troops. In the attack unon the fort dynamite was used by the Arme nians with great effect. Twenty thou sand Turkish troops are said to be ad vancing upon Zeitoun from all sides, it being the intention. It Is understood, to rase that place to the ground. Rumors are In circulation in Constan tinople that a dreadful massacre oc curred at Aintab on November 17. The government has prohibited all telegraphic communication with that place, so it is Imposlble to get any in formation In regard to the reported massacre. London, Nov. 28. The correspondent of the United Press at Constantinople telegraphs under date of November 17 that a second terrible massacre has oc curred at Marash and that the houses there have been pillaged without regard as to who their occupants might be. It is reported that thousands of persons were killed and many hundreds wounded. The American Theological Seminary was plundered and burned, and two of the students at that institution were shot, one being fatally wounded. The hotels and boarding houses also were plundered. The Christians at Marash and In the vicinity, thousands of whom are destitute, have appealed for aid. A despatch received In Constantinople from Aloppo, under Monday's date, says an outbreak Is apprehended at Van, and reliable telegrams from other sources say that outbreaks continue with the purpose of wiping out the Armenians. It is Impossible to rely for aid from Sassoun, those advices state, the relief work there having ceased. The Kurds are again attack ing the people under the belief that they are acting under orders from the government. Nelidoff Warns the Sultsn. M. Nelldoff, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, has had an audience with the sultan, during which he warned him that If serious disturbances should occur at Constantinople the foreign fleets would penetrate the Dardanelles. The . sultan admitted to M. Nelldoff that the powers had a right to the ad mission of a second guardshlp to be the Bospherus, but renewed his re quest that they should not insist upon that right. He urged that the prom ised .reforms were progressing, and that the approach of an era of reform was shown by the appointment of six inspecting judges, of whom three were Christians. . ... Despite the assurance of the sultan to the contrary the arrests of Armen ians In Constantinople has been re newed, though there is no sign of any uprising or resistance to the laws on the part of Armenians In Constanti nople. Thousands of them, however, are reported to have been frightened Into conversion to Moslemlsm. Shocking Case at F.neroiira. A resident of Erzeroum writes as fol lows to a friend In Constantinople: The people are in an awful state of dread. The collection of the dead still goes on. The pillaged houses are numbered by hundreds. One heart-rending scene was the fol lowing: The battered door -was pushed aside which admitted us to a long pas sage door. The door at the end of the passage way was In splinters and ad mitted us to the lower room or kitchen of the house. Here a most horrible sight confronted us. In the middle of this small room, lying side by side on a mat were the bodies of two young wo men, almost naked, and a light cover ing' thrown over the heads. At the other side of the room a grief-stricken woman was trying to make bread from a little flour that had been left. Sho left her work and came forward and answered the first question by remov ing the covering from the bodies. This revealed a most ghastly sight. The bodies were those of two women Just de veloping Into womanhood. The head and face of one was covered with blood. She also had a horrible wound in the hand. The other was shot through the abdomen. A companion of the two had been carried off and was lying dead In a neighboring house. Their lives were sacrificed In defence of their honor. The scene In the cemetery was awful. About 3B0 dead bodies, fifty of them wo men, were lying there. They were simply wrecks of human bodies. Awful cruelty .was practiced, two or three of the bodies had been skinned and some had been burned with petroleum. A great many women are missing;. It is impossible to get at any definite figures, but the number must be very close to a thousand. Cs II for Assistance Boston. Nov. 28. This evening Rev. Judson Smith, D. D., secretary of the foreign' department of the American board, received a cablegram from a representative of the board In Con stantinople as follows: "Induce red cross association to en ter Into relief work as in war times. Urgency extreme for action. Four hundred thousand people destitute. Or dinary channels of relief blocked." BODIES ON THE. DERELICT. Cargo of Corpses on the Shaaty Boat ' ' Drifting oa the Red River.' . Paris, Texas, Nov. 18. The shanty boat reported floating Sunday on the Red river, near Authur City, I. T., with Its deck covered with blood, was stopped Monday morning by a party of officers. Upon ' boarding It a ghastly sight ' met their eyes. The bodies of three men and a bov. each with a bul let Mole In his head, were on the deck In an advanced stage of decomposi tion. i . Three of them were identified by pa per on their persons as E. C. Canody, his son, and Henry Thomas Rice, form erly a music teacher at Chlcola, I. T. The fourth was that Of a man about 85 years old. Th faithful dog; that was keeping guard oVer the corpses was subdued with difficulty. GOES " ON "CANDY; DRUNKS." Toledo Engineer Has aa Abnormal Crav lag for aweet Staff.- - ;- r Toledo, O., Nov. 28. James Mooney,' who has for years been an engineer on the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad and Uvea In Toledo, la what may be termed a "candy drunkard." . He loves candy- for th candy Itself, and the purer It is the better he likes it. He contracted the habit when young and K has grown "steadily upon 'Mm until nd old toper em a hta drink mora than doe this railroader hi candy. It has no serious lasting effect upon him, as there is not an engineer on the Wheel ing with a keener eye or steadier nerve. Still it Is doubtful If all the eloquence fit Wsirwln Murnhv MllllH Imluna him to forego his candy. Soon after pay liny engineer juooney leua ueneral Foreman Cunningham ttin fia 1 ainir Cunningham knows what alls him, and says: "Yes, you can have a day off to eat candy." The next day he ia the flrat pnatnm. er at the nearest candy store. The proprietor, who has been expecting him. has a fres"h stock, and filling his pockets he starts out tn 'Mr, th. tntvn " i H cannot pass a candy store with out stopping. The temptation is too great for him. From one place to an other he goes, until he has a big load to carry home with him. His wife is anuiner victim, ana the children have Inherited that iinnituml craving- for the sweet stuff. The case e" anown in railroad circles here, and has been frequently remarked as the only one of the kind on record. WIB0RG ARRESTED. Commander of the Daanlsh Steamer Is Held to Bail-Excltlng Encounter with Officers. Philadelphia, Nov. 28. Captain Wl-br8;-of the Danish steamer Horsa. his chief mate, Johanson, were arrested this morning on a warrant issued by United States Commissioner Bell, charging- violation of the neutrality laws under section 6,286 of the revised statute. Bail in the sum of 81.500 was entered for each for their appearance at a hearing; tomorrow morning. Horsa cleared this morning, Captain Wlborjr. making affidavit as to the cor rectness of his outward manifest. The vessel will not sail, however, until after the hearing tomorrow mornlnir. A number of the crew has been subpoe naed as witnesses and will probably be detained. The Danish consul. J. N. Wallem, at the request of Dr. Jose Con gesta, the Spanish consul for this port gave a hearing this morning to Captain Wlbors; and his crew of twenty-four men at the consulate. The hearing was private and lasted only a half hour. Consul Wallem, after the hearing. Bald: "We examined Captain Wlborg and several men, asking them the direction taken by the steamer after leaving this port and whether she had taken on board or landed men or munitions of war. The captain and his men all de clared that the vessel wen direct to her destination. Port Antonio, and that no men or munitions of war were taken on board or landed at any place." When asked If the Spanish consul was satisfied with the result of the exam ination, he said he did not knew. He was evidently not satisfied, however, as It was after the hearing that the war rant for the arrest of Captain Wlborg and mate was issued. The warrant was given to a deputy marshal, who made the arrests on board the Horsa. The newspaper representatives were not admitted on board the vessel or even upon the pier upon which the Horsa was lying, but according to the state ment of the captain as recounted to the reporter by Assistant District Attorney Ker. who is acting as counsel for the arrested men. Captain Wlborg demand ed if the warrant was signed by the Danish consul. To this the deputy re plied: "No." "Don't you know that this deck is Danish soil?" asked Cap tain Wlborg, "and that you have no right to take me off this ship?" ' "I will take you dead or alive," re plied the deputy. ' At this Juncture tlio captain ordered the Danish flag hoisted on the Horsa, and when the national colors under which the vessel sails were up, he ad vanced towards the deputy. "You pro pose to take me dead or alive?" he asked. "Yes." answered the deputy. "Well. If It Is a question of force," said Captain Wlborg, "and you insist on serving this warrant and arresting me, I will go with you, under protest, but somebody will have to suffer for this outrage." The captain was then arrested. FOUGHT FOR THE FLAG. American Students Defend the Stars sad Stripes at Toronto. - Toronto, Ont., Nov. 28. The glorious Star and Stripes caused a mimic war at the Ontario Veterinary college, when a number of American students headed by a New Yorker named Shaw pro duced an American flag and hoisted it in -the main assembly hall In honor of Thanksgiving Day. No sooner was the emblem hung, when a tall Canadian named Lindsay seized It, tore It from Its fastenings and threw It to the floor. In a second Shaw sprung at him and with a well directed blow, stretched him on the Moor. A riot followed, in which fully 150 boys and young men were engaged,, about eighty of them being Americans. Dr. Smith, with the assistance of the faculty and a number of older students, finally succeeded In quieting the dis turbance and when the contestants had washe.d off the blood the day's lectures were resumed. . . PRAYERS FOR BOB. Christian Endeavorers Plead for th Con . version of the Skeptic Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 28. The move ment to offer prayer for Colonel Robert O. Ingersoll at noon on Thanksgiving Day met an enthusiastic response to day. The Christian Endeavorer were Joined largely by lEpworth leaguers and Christians generally In the effort to secure Ingersoll's conversion, and many pleaded with tears for the skeptic as they would for their own soul, - . HAD STOLEN THE WIRE. Peter Davis Arrested by Patrolman Neol at Midnight. Peter Davis, a young man 20 years old, was arrested In Center street at midnight with about 100 pounds of cop per wire In his possession which he had stolen from the storeroom of the Scran ton Illuminating, Heat and Power com pany. He waa arrested by Patrolman Neuls. Chaplain Recktey Dead. Pottsvllle, Pa., Nov. 28. Chaplain Levi B. Reckley, late of the Forty-eighth regi ment, Pennsylvania volunteers, died at his home at Schuylkill Haven this morn ing, aged 74 years. Prior to his entering the army he was a prominent Methodist Episcopal preacher. After the war he lo cated at Schuylkill Haven, and since its organisation has been chaplain of Jerry Helms post. Grand Army of the Republic, of that place. - Heard Talniage Preach. Washington, Nov. 28. President and Mrs. Cleveland attended the Thanksgiving service at the- First Presbyterian church, of which Rev, Byron Sunderland, who married them. 'is one. of the co-pastors. Rev.- T. .DeWitt Talmage preached the Thanksglvlngaairnion. .Thirty-eight Hero. ' Havana, Nov. 28. Lieutenant Gallego Ramos, of the Spanish troops, with thirty seven soldiers, bravely defended for four days Puerto Rio Grande, on -the boundary between Santa Clara and Puerto Principe, against I.U80 Insurgents under Maximo Oo mta, finally compciiiag th rebel to rttlr. PROTEST OnOUUERS They Object to the Action of Ohio and Indiana Delegations. PROSPECTS OP A LARGE STORM Mr. Reed' Now Sensation An Applicant for Committee Honors Who Has No Cholce-Uoke Smith's Latest Report-Other Topics. Washington, Nov. 28. If some of the southern Republican congressmen make good their threats, the prospects of two presidential possibilities may be injured by the action of the Ohio and Indiana delegations last night in voting- to support the McDowell-Olenn-Russell combination for the offices of clerk, doorkeeper and sergeant-at-arms of the next house. When the news reached the headquarters of Mr. Tip ton, of Tennessee, who is the southern candidate for doorkeeper, at midnight, great indignation was expressed. There were present in Mr. Tipton's room at that time Congressmen Brewer, Mc Call, Gibson and Anderson of Tennes see; J. B. Fortune, of Virginia; ex-Collector Archie Hughes, of Tennessee, and a number of state politicians from Kentucky and North Carolina. A heated discussion of the situation followed, tn which it was repeatedly as serted that neither McKinley nor Harri son could secure the delegations from this trio of southern states at the next presidential convention after the re fusal of their delegations to support the southern candidate for doorkeepr. Twenty-two of the twenty-four south ern congressmen will caucus tonight to decide whom they will support for one of the house offices, notwithstanding the general belief that the "combina tion" will win without material oppo sition. Mr. Reed's New Sensation, Congressman Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, experienced a new sensation to day. It came In the form of a letter from Mr. Brodorick, of Kansas. Mr. Broderlck, of Kansas wrote that as the only Republican member of the com mittee on printing he might properly claim the chairmanship in the next house, but that he would not do so; that he preferred on the contrary not to embarrass the prospective speaker with an application of any character, and that he hoped Mr. Reed would feel at liberty to place him wherever he choose. Mr. Reed at once dictated a reply expressing his gratification at Mr. Broth-rick's unselfishness, and add ing Jocularly that his request was so reasonable that It should certainly be complied with. Mr. Broderlck's letter was then filed away with other papers bearing in Mr. Reed's handwriting this indorsement: "A rare curiosity to be preserved for future generations." But this experience is so rare that Mr. Reed properly describes It as a new sensation. From present appear ances it is not likely to be repeated. He has already received 150 applica tions for chairmanships and committee assignments and these represent about the number of Republicans In town, with the addition of a few others whose arrival has been delayed but who wish to acquaint Mr. Reed with their ambi tions. The statement made In these de spatches yesterday that the commit tees would all be announced at the same time, with the exception, possibly of the committees on rules, mileage and accounts. Is confirmed today by one of Mr. Reed's Intimate friends. This pentleman doubts If the list will be complete before the 15th and not probably before the 20th of December Mr. Reed has made no promises either with respect to the chairmanship or to committee assignments. ; . Hoke Smith's Keport. , The report of Mr. Hoke Smith, sec retary of the Interior, elaborately re views the varied work of the interior department. The report estimates the amount of public lands .undisposed of to be about 600,000.000 acres at the close of the fiscal year, and shows that the total re ceipts during the year for public lands amounted to over $2,000.00. The unad justed land grants to railroads amount to nearly 90,OM,80 acres. Under the subject of forests the sec retary calls attention to the fact that 17,000,000 acres are now included within forest reserves, the object being- to thus preserve the forests for future use and through their preservation to con trol the supply of water so that It may be stored and utiHzed for irrigation. Unless some plan Is devised by con gress for the protection of the forests, either by the army or by foresters liv ing upon the reservations it ia manifest that the object sought to be accom plished will fall.' Mr. Tipton' Chances. - A caucus of Republican member of the house of representatives from the southern states, tonight, to determine upon a course of action in connection with the organisation of the house, was attended throughout by eleven mem bers. The caucus was held behind closed doors, and after adjournment the sev eral members answered all inquiries by saying- that they were pledged to se crecy, and positively refused to say anything concerning their action. They even declined to say whether or not any action had been taken. It was learned, however, that In the course of the meeting the situation was fulty discussed, and In better temper than waa displayed last night by the friends of Mr. Tipton, the Tennessee candidate for doorkeeper, when they heard of the action of the Ohio and Indiana dele Kations. It was said by one of the speakers that the southern members should go before tne caucus Saturday night and ask recognition by the selection of one of the principal officers from that part of the country; not for sectional rea sons, but because of the gain of Repub lican members. Another speaker ad vised meeting a solid column, with 9. solid column and In this spirit, a reso lution or motion was offered that the caucus vote to Bupport General Hen derson for clerk; Ed. A. Parker, of Lon don, Ky., for sergeant-at-arm, td Mr. Tipton, of Tennessee, for doorkeeper. There was some question as to the wisdom of this course, but one of the members remarked that they mlpht as well, even from the lowest point of view, act thus, for .were they now to go to the support or tne McDowell-Glenn combination, they would get no "pre ferred stock" it had all been Issued. They would nail their flag to the mast and go down, If they must, with color flying-. The proposition to vote 'for the per son named waa agreed to, and th cau cus adjourned. German TraveWr Drowned. . 'Hamburg, Pa., Nov; 28,-A dispatch re ceived here from Auckland, New Zealand, says that the Oerman traveler, OttoM ers. has been drowned while taking hla ex pedition across British New Guinea, .nd that twenty natives belonging to histVts cort, were also drowned. All of hi dlanp ana nioa wtrs tost. HNLEY'S e Our stock of Blankets Is most complete in both size and quality. . The follow ing prices prevail through out this week: 10-4 White Cotton Blanket....'... 1 O 10- 4 White and Urey Cotton Blankets 93 11- 4 White and Grey Cotton Blankets 1 35 11- 4 White Extra Heavy Blanketa 2 2S 12- 4 White Extra Heavy Blankets, z SB 11- 4 White All Wool and Shrunk. . I 75 12- 4 Whit and Scarlet All wool and Shrunk ( 11- 4 California, Plain and Damask Border 5 04 12- 4 California, Plain and Damask Border (41 13- 4 Extra Heavy and Fine Cali fornia 8 5d 13-4 Extra Fine California 75 Fancy Blankets In plain and figured centers, suit able for Dressing Gowns and Bath Robes at $2.00, $2,93,- $3.45 and $3.85. Attractive prices in cotton and down Comfortables Full Size Comfortable,... $ $1 Imported Sateen White Cotton.... 1 SQ Imported Sateen Best White Cot ton J wj Crepon Elaborate Stitching 2 4 Silkolinc Four-Inch Ruffle, Hand made 8 25 Imported Sateen Down Filled.... 4 41 Fine French Sateen Down Filled g 69 Fine French Sateen Reversible, Down Filled 72x81 ? CI Eiderdown In plain col ors, pink, blue, gray, car dinal and black; also fig ured and striped, suitable for children's wear. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE LEWS,MELY&MVIli$ 114 AND 110 WYOMIKQ AV& Wholesale and Retail' LAMP. A beautiful line of Banquet Lamps, and Brlc-a-Brac, yery suitable for 4 DAY GIFT Call and see them 1 LI 408 SPRUCES ST., TO UNSEAT MORGAN. Contestant Takes th Road for Washing' ton and Ills Friends Have Heps. Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 28. Warren 8. Reese left for Washington to prose-, cute his contest for Senator Morgan' eat. He said before leaving that while he might not And It an easy job to oust Morgan, he beHeved he would at least hinder the perpetration of election frauds In Alabama, prevent the count ing of the votes of dog and dead ne groes, -and help to restore a Republl can form of governent In the tate. Colonel Reese contend that Morgan was elected by a fraudulentlyeleetea; legislature and that the Republicans and the Populists had a majority of five and all votad for Reese, Reese friend ara confident Morgan will be unseated. In asmuch, In addition to frauds they ay they can prove, the Republican In th senate need his vote to organllft that body. , Royal Preseott Hnbtard Dead. ' . Chicago, Nov. 38. Royai Preseott bard, one of the old conductors of Off "Undersround railway." for Setting th slaves to Canada before the war. dli terday. He was W year old. , W fcA 1 1IE.K Htrunfi For Eastern Pennsylvania, fair durlBt Friday, followed by cloudy threatealrii weather by Saturday mornLDgj W.anani outatrly wind Friday. . 7?JZrt We Have Tncm in Stock V y adapt- 2- I J edfor J f ( I the I V season J V hand, l t Jest Received, . . ,