.-':-v.v::lSI;- r EIGHT PAGES 5 6 COLUMNS: SCBANTON, PA., TUESDAY MOBN1NG, DECEMBER 3, 1895. TWO CENTS A Well, lis Is : We didn't expect it. Hadn't a thought of it. But they came to us at a surprise bar gain price, and they're going as they came- lie People of Scmton. In make, style and cut every garment 3s perfection. Skill or experience could do no more for them in any way, therefore dismiss any thought of poor workmanship or in feriority that might .. arise when you look at the prices. liaraiiWoBto No. 1 HEAVY TWILLBOUCLE JACK KTS, BOX FRONT, 4 BUTTONS. RIPPLE BACK, INLAID VEL VET COLLAR, EXTRA SLEEVES. STITCHED CUFFS, ETC. THESE ARE HANDSOME NEW GOODS JUST DELIV ERED FROM THE MAKER AND ARE FULL VALUE FOR 11.60. Special Price, $7.49 NEW JACKETS, CLOTH EX ACTLY SAME AS BARGAIN NO. 1. SIDE BUTTON EFFECT, EXTRA DEEP INLAID VEL VET STORM COLLAR, RIPPLE BACK, TRIPLE STITCHED BEAMS, ETC., ETC.' WORTH MOT LESS THAN $11.00. Special Price, $7.49 .3 40 FRENCH CONEY FUR CAPES, 80 INCHES LONG, EX TRA SWEEP, FULL, PERFECT 'LT MATCHED SKINS THROUGHOUT. A GRAND VALUE AT 19.00. Special Price, $5.75 .. 0 REAL ASTRAKAN FUR . CAPES, SUPERB FULL SKINS , ' THAT ARE HARD TO TELL : FROM PERSIAN LAMB SKINS, . .". CUT EXTRA uONO AND FULL ( IN SWEEP, PERFECTLY MATCHED THROUGHOUT. , EARLY SEASON'S PRICE IM.00. Special Price, $19.90 i' :, ;7ATIZ0USE' ' : ' ) : BarpmWratoNo.2 FIFTY - FOURTH CONGRESS Both Branches Organized Without the Slightest Jar. MR. REED IS AGAIN SPEAKEK Other Officer of the Republican Caucus Are Elected -Tho Reed Rulea Are Adopted Largo Attendance at Organization of the Senate. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Washington. Dec. 2. It wa a notable audience In the presence of which Clerk Kerr converted the Fifty-fourth con gress at noon today. The events usual In opening of congress occurred, but the crowds present wcra much larger than the house officials counted on and many people were turned away. I'robably the most Indifferent person In the tu mult and excitement of the occasion was the man from Maine, who received the honor thrust upon him with calm demeanor. Heed was sworn In by Gen eral Hnemnr, w ho succeeds that other distinguished Philadelphlan, Hon. Charles O'N'ell, father of the house. Thla is Central Hasmer's twelfth con secutive term as representative and this was not overlooked today by his colleagues, who crowded about him to extend congratulations. In the drawing of seats all of the Pennsylvanlans in the house came early on the list and secured desirable placeB. Ex-Speuker Crisp did not receive the unanimous vote of the party. Repre sentative Cain, of Texas, still smarting from his chagrin of the Inst congress, which the refusal of Speaker Crisp to give him a committee appointment he sought engendered, bolted the candi date his party in caucus had nominated and cast his vote for Judge Turner of the Lone Star state. Much adverse criticism is being directed at Cain be cause of hl3 action. , Speculation as M Committees. Speaker Ree-d will not announce his committees for several days. He said today he had not campleted his list of committee appointment. When the committees are announced there will be some surprises. Reyburn. of Phila delphia, for Instance, who was on the committee on rivers and harbors in the last congress, will hardly be on the committee again although he wants the appointment. Congressmen Ache son and Helner. both from districts in the western end of the state, want to aret on the committee. Senator Quay has expressed a preference between tho two, and Acheson, whose district lies on the Mononprahela, which water way may be Improved, Is his choice. Reed may respect his wishes In the matter. Dalzell, of Pittsburg, Is still hoping against hone that Reed will make him chairman of ways and means. Nobody knows who is Reed's choice, but Reed and he wont tell. The chairman of comniittee on the Judiciary may be Colonel W, A. 6 tone, of Allegheny, and Hicks, of Altoona, wants to be chair man of the committee on public build ings and grounds. Pennsylvania will likely get the chairmanship of the com mittee on labor. Apsley, of Massachu setts, Is the ranking Republican mem br, but he said today he had other preferences, and with the Massachu setts man out of the way, Congress man Phillips, of the twenty-fifth dis trict, will be the ranking member. Phillips was most active as- member of the committee during the last congress. He is from an - Industrial section of the state, and is the best equipped man the house has for the place. There will be surprises in Keed's lists of comniit tee appointments. W. R, B. MACHINERY IN MOTION. The House Organized Without a Ripple of Olseord. Washington, Dec. 2. The machinery for the organization of the house of representatives worked today very sat isfactorily and without the slight est Jar. Mr. Reed, of Maine, in pur suance of the unanimous decision of the Republican caucus, was elected to the speakership by a vote of 234, as against 95 for Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, the Demo cratic candidate; 6 for Mr. Bell, of Colorado, the Populist candidate, and 1 for Mr. Culberson, of Texas, Democrat. The six votes for the Populist candidate were given by Messrs Baker, of Kan sas; Howard, of Alabama; Kem, of Ne braska, and Schuford, Rtanner and Stroud, of North Carolina. The one vote for Mr. Culberson was flven by his colleague, Mr. Crane this being the only deviation from party programmes. Mr. Reed's speech, in taking the chair, was brief and Incisive. He would not speak for the past, he said; the past could speak for itself. Nor should he speak for the future, as thpy were not putting off the harness, but putting it on. But he suggested that those who had acted with wisdom in the past might be fairly expected to act with wisdom in tho future. After the oath of office had been adminis tered to the speaker and all the mem bers, the next step irt the Republican programme, the election of the house officers, was taken, and Messrs. Mc Dowell, of Pennsylvania; Russell, of Missouri; Glenn, of New York; McEl roy, of Ohio, and Conden, of Michigan, were chosen as clerk, sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeper, postmaster and chaplain, respectively. The rules of the Fifty-first congress (popularly known as the Reed rules) were adopted for the government of the house in the present congress, after an assurance from Mr. Cannon (Republi can, lllnols), who had pffered the reso lution, that they would hereafter be re ferred to the committee on rules and that the house would nave an oppor tunity to discuss the report of the com mittee. That assurance seemed to sat isfy Mr. Crisp (Democrat, Oeorgla),who had raised the question, and the mat ter went through Without further con tention. After some further preliminary pro ceedings and a drawing for seats in the usual manner, perhaps somewhat In contravention of the anti-lottery law, and in which drawing many of the prizes fell to some of the least known of the members, and many of the blanks to some of the most distinguished, the house at I.3S p. m. adjourned until to morrow. Deiaoerstle Caucus.' Three hours) were consumed by the house Democrats In caucus this af ternoon, selecting? the four officials of their party, which they are entitled by their minority representation. The veteran OhloUtn, Colonel Isaac Hill, who was the deputy serjeant-at-arms of the last congress, was elected special employe over H. W. Moler, of Illinois, who held the office of cashier In the fifty-second congress. The of fice of special employe makes its pos sessor the legislative, "whip" of the minority, and Is worth 11,500 per year. After a long discussion, interspersed with numerous roll calls, George L. Browning, of Virginia, and Thomas Cokley, of (New Tork, were elected special messengers with salaries of $1,200 each. Mr. Cokley is a well-known member of the Tammany society and Is widely popular about the house. The caucus finished Its work by elect ing James F. English, of California, page. The Senoto OrsaniieJ. There was an unusually large attend ance of senators when the Fifty-fourth congress convened today, the only re corded absentees being Mr. Hill, of New Tork; Mr. Lindsay, of Kentucky; Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado, and two sen ators from Lousiana; Mr. Palmer, of Illinois, and Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, were absent during the first part of the proceedings, but came in in timo for adjournment. The only Interesting feature of the proceeding was the swearing in of the new senators. Be ing unofficially advised that the presi dent's message would not be delivered till noon tomorrow, the senate imme diately thereafter adjourned till that time. Will Movo to tho tVlilto House. Now that congress has assembled the president will move to the white house from his country home, "Woodley," where he wrote his annual message without disturbance. If tomorrow is a good day Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland and their children will take up their resi dence for the winter at the executive mansion. MUS. HOWELL'S TRIAL Important EvUlenco for the Common wealth in the Poisoning CaselsKultd Out by the Court. Wellsboro, Fa., Dec. 2. The trial of Mrs. Charlotte Howell, charged with poisoning Miss Elizabeth Knapp, was resumed this morning and tho counsel for both sides spent most of the day In citing authorities and urging the points to whether certain test letters printed by Mrs. Howell In the district attorney's office should be admitted as evidence or not. The commonwealth relied upon these test letters to prove that Mrs. Howell wrote all the threatening notes to Miss Knapp and the prosecuting at torneys claim that Mrs.Howell betrayed herself in consenting to print with a pencil In capital letters the phrases dic tated to her. She printed the letters so readily and so remarkably like the batch of original letters thut It makes a very strong point. The Judge held to his decision of Saturday and ruled out these letters. It has been shown by the testimony of Dr. H. H. Boom, an expert chemist of Philadelphia, that after an analysis he found three and three quarter grains of white arsenic in the stomach, bowels and liver of the dead girl. Tomorrow morning the taking of evi dence will be resumed and it will be several days before the prosecution completes its case, DEADLY SCISSORS WIELDED St. Louis Man Tiics as the Result of Ills W ife's Rage. St. Louis, Dec, 2. Andrew Hulen, aged 61, died at the city hospital last evening from erysipelas of the brain. Sunday he and his wife, Rachel, quar reled at their home, on North Twenty second street In her rage she picked up a pair of scissors and threw them at him. One of the points entered his right eyeball. Monday he was taken to the hospital Buffering Intense pain. His eyeball had been bo badly lacerat ed that the tissue protruded from tho wound. The face was badly inflamed and swollen. His serious condition prevented an operation, so soothing lotions were ap plied. Erysipelas set in, however, and attacked the brain. Hulen then became delirious, and never regained con sciousness. His wife Is now in Jail, charged with murder. riciiesHforrockford. Number of Residents Heirs to a $25,000, 000 titnto Long In Chancery. Rockford, 111., Dec. 2. C. O. Daniel, Frits, Miss Anna and T. N. Ingrld and Miss Rena Ashpoth, of this city; Miss Vlotor Faust and Mrs. R. W. Kerlln, wife of an Illinois Central conductor, expect soon to come Into the posses sion of a large share of a $25,000,000 es tate left by Jonas Bengston Lambert, who died In Amsterdam In 1726. The money Is in bank at that place and for years trouble has been experienced in locating the heirs. The Swedish government has the affair In hand, and the minister of for eign affairs Is now In Holland arrang ing the necessary papers for a settle ment of the vast estate. The Rock ford parties are all well known. PARDONS THEFT FOR BREAD Governor Matthews Explains Ills Appar ent Soft-llcurtednesa. Indianapolis, Dec. 2. "I woutd never pardon a man who stole for himself," said Governor Matthews today, "but when it can be shown that a man through misfortune Is brought face to face with want, and he steals In order that his wife and children shall, not go hungry, I will pardon him every time." ,Thls statement was brought out by recent criticisms of the governor's ac tion In granting pardons, it being said that he was too soft-hearted and parol ing too many prisoners. The governor answered his critics In the foregoing statement and added that he pardoned but three classes men drawn Into crime by accident, convicts known to be dying of disease and men whom he be lieved have been wrongfully convicted. JOE WALCOTT DEFEATED. The African Boxer Is Knocked Out by the "Ssglnaw Kid." Empire Athletlo Club, Maspeth, L. I., Dec. 2. The 15-round contest between Joe Walcott, Tom O'Rourke'a colored protege, and George Lavlgne, better known as the "Saginaw Kid," attracted, one of the largest crowds to the club that has been seen since the club was opened. '-. By a previous . arrangement between the. lads, the decision was to go to Lavlgne If he should be' on his feet at the end of fifteen rounds. The colored boxer, was favorite 'at 10 to on. Lavlgne won. IN THE 0TI01H EMPIRE Powers Kill Insist Upon the Presence of Extra Guard Boats. THE LOCH KAXN0CH APPAIR Turkish Version of the Firing I'pon a British Sbip-The Flight of Mural Boy. Information Regarding Armeni an Troubles Suppressed. Constantinople, Dec. 2. Contrary to the general impression tho powers seem to be unanimous In the resolve to insist upon their demand for extra guardshlps at the entrance to the Dardanelles. In discussing the temporary withdrawal or the British gunboat Dryad, a Turkish official Intimated that the matter was a very slmpleone.thesubstance of which was that the powers objected to any one power taking the lead In any action In Turkey, as such a step would be cal culated to give that power an outward advance In prestige, which was not part of the agreement of the powers. In other words, if action Is to be taken, it should be combined action upon the part of the powers, and not the Isolated action of Great Britain. Thus, It is in timated that If the passage of the Dar danelles la to be enforced, it should be done by the warships of all the powers interested. This was according to the original understanding. The alleged recent firing upon the British ship Loch Rannooh, In the Dar danelles, is said by the Turkish of ficials to be a matter of little Import ance and easily explained. They say that the Loch Kannoch arrived after sundown, and instead of anchoring, at tempted to proceed, and was signalled from the shore by a gunshot to bring up. As she did not do so, a Bccond shot was fired, and the Loch Rannoch let go her anchor. Tho shell which is said to have whizzed over the head of tho captain a pronounced to have been nothing more than the wad from tho signal gun ashcre. This Is the Turkish explanation of the matter, and is be lieved to be about correct. Concerning tlie EvSnltnn. A great deal of excitement was caused here today by the report that ex-Sultan Mohnmmed Murad, who was deposed on the ground of Idiocy on Aug. 31, 1ST6, only three months after he succeeded his deposed uncle, Abdul Aziz, had escaped from the Ylldiz Kiosk, where he was kept a close pris oner. The ex-Sultan, although a cap tive for nineteen years, Is said to enjoy good health and to have been Intriguing with the Young Turks party. As a re sult, his quarters are examined dally, sentinels are stationed at all the doors of his apartments, all his letters are read before being handed to him or posted, and at night the keys ,of his rooms are taken to the Sultan for safo keeping. He still wears a uniform, however, is addressed os "Your. Majes ty," and has a good table, a small libra ry, and a small hall converted Into a mosque, as part of his apartments. The report, it appears, grew out of the flight of Murad Bey, the Imperial commissioner of the council of the pub lic debt, who was also suspected of hav ing relations with the Young Turks party. Murad has been watched by the police for some time. He was suddenly summoned, to the palace to give an ex nlanation of his conduct, political and administrative. He went there In con- Biderable alarm, ana gave me uuuan what appeared to be a satisfactory ex planation of the charges brought against him, but, the matter being pressed further, his friends warned him that his life, a well as his liberty, was in danger. He therefore fled on board a Russian ship, and is now well on his way to Russia. Information Suppressed. From the provinces not much news Is forthcoming today. The Turkish offi cials are apparently doing everything possible to suppress any Information except that which is favorable to tho government. The utmost secrecy Is ob served regarding the movements of the Turkish troops operating from Marash or Zeltun, and as the latter place is now reported to be garrisoned by quite an army of Armenians.the complete silence as to what Is going on In that district causes much Interest and anxiety. If Armenian reports are to be belle-wed, the Turks will have to lay siege to iel tun before they will have any chance of capturing the town, which Is said to be well supplied with provisions and ammunition. On the other hand, the Turks claim to believe that the Arme nians will surrender at the appearance of the Sultan's troops. The Sultan Is Nervous. London, Dec. 2. The Standard's Vienna correspondent telegraphs that he learns from a trustworthy source In Constantinople that the Sultan Is In dally fear of sharing the fate of Ismail Pasha. His courtiers declare that the Powers have decided to depose him, us ing for this purpose, the forces aboard by the second guardshlps, which they demand shall be permitted to enter the Bosphorus. The Berlin correspondent of the Standard says that if It Is necessary the warship Hagen will be sent to Constantinople, the schoolshlp Moltke being ordered to continue her training cruise. NO BIG TARIFF CHANGES. Speaker Reed Opposed to Any Radical and Hasty Poller. Washington, Dec' J. As all legisla tion relating to revenue and tariff must originate in the house, ana as Speaker Reed will have control In a great meas ure of all Important legislation affect ing the government finances, his utter ances in accepting the speakership as to the duties of congress, are regarded as significant. If his counsels prevail, as they probably will, there will be little legislation excepting the finances and the tariff, or that will In any manner disturb or unsettle the business Inter ests at the coming seston. The leading Republican members wrio have talked with him on these subjects, and who rather favor some tariff legis lation, such as an Imposition of .a duty on wool and other articles, including agriculture, are in much doubt as to whether he approves of attempting any tariff 'legislation. . He has said to one and all who have talked with him that congress must wait and ascertain what President Cleveland and Secretary Car lisle have to say In taelr communications to congress. If It Is found that It will bo necessary, to raise mora revenue to meet existing and future - deficiencies the Republican leaders can then deter mine what line of policy shall be pur sued In order to raise the necessary rev enue. It 1j evident from what Speaker Reed has said that whatever is formulated relating to these questions will be based entirely, on Republican lines, and car ried out by the united action of the Re publican party. EDITOR GOES TO JAIL. Sr. Paul Man Refuses to Testify Against One of Ills Friends. St. Paul, Dec. 2. Ed. A. Paradis, edi tor of the Midway News, published in one of the suburban pnrks of this city, and one of the best known Journalists In the northwest, was committed to Jail by Judge Kelly today for contempt of court In refusing to answer a question of the grand Jury. The trrand Jury was investigating the nlleped Illegal soiling: of liquor in the Midway district. Mr. Paradio was summoned before the graqd Jury to answer certain questions touching the business. He was asked categorically if he had bought intoxi cates liquor at the drug: store cf A. J. Woiiey. Wolsey la a friend of Mr. ParaclU.who has roevna over his drug store and Pnra dis thought he could not In his con science respond to the question. He would not tell a lie and would not an swer. He wanted to answer with an explanation. After half ti day In Jail he was allowed to go until next Wed nesday, when ho will npsiin appear bo fore tho grand Jury and tho matter may bo arranged. SEX1T0K PALMER OBJECTS. Thinks tho Climax of Democratic Idiocy Would Be tho Nomination of tirover for a Third Term. Chicago, Doc. 2. "The Democratic party litis done many loollsh iIiI.iikh, no doubt, but In heaven's name let ua not Violate our most sacred tradition by nominating Cleveland for a third term." Bo said Benator John M. Palmer today.- He said: "I don't think he would ac cept, but whether he would or not, we should not think of nominating him again. I am a supoprter of Cleveland, but not for a third term either Cleve land or anybody else. Iet us have a Western man next time .Morrison, if he wants it, Carlisle If he will take it. Legislation this session? There will be none to speak of, either from cur rency or to make up the deficiency. We will be in session about fight months, president-making. I would not be sur prised if the sesiun were to bring out some presidential timber on both Hides thus far unknown." Senator Palmer scoffs nt the talk of war with England over Venezuela, and says thut If the Cuban Insurgents rep resent the great body of the natives and are fighting for the liberty of the whole people, lxCt with them. . He believes that Tr-nner will be tho next governor of Illinois, and fannon the next scna toi. ' ... TO PROBE ARTESIAN WELLS. Proposed' Investigation to Ascertain South Dakota's Wator Supply. Vermillion, S. D., Dec. 2. Professor Todd of the State university of South Dakota, Is at work here upon a plan by which he expects to determine, by In vestigations in Wyoming. Montana and South Dakota, whether or not the arte sian water supply of thia state is inex haustible. He was the first geologist to make a comprehensive study of the artesian system of South Dakota, and the importance to the state of such a determination as he now proposes to reach, cannot be overestimated. He has outlined his plan in a general way to the director of the United States geological survey, but in cose the mat ter Is not taken up by the general gov ernment he will submit it to the next legislative resslon and ask the nld nnd support of the state in carrying out his project. DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA. Genuine Case of the Disease Is Reported from Shamokin. Shamokln, Fa., Dec. 2.--Oeorge Shoey. Jr., aged 30 years, died this morning from hydrophobia. Nine months ago Shoey was bitten by a mnd dog but up to Saturday last he felt no 111 effects from the wound. On Sat urday Mr. Shoey complained of feeling: nervous. As the hours passed his ner vousness Increased and he paced the floor in agony of restlessness. 'His wife and two children did all they could to soothe him. but he grew worse. He complained that his flesh folt as though It was being pricked by needles. Tow ards midnight he began to bark, snap his teeth and froth at the mouth. By this time Mrs. Shoey had sum moned a physician, who, with the aid of fourmen, tied Shoey down. The un fortunate man rapidly srrew worse and went from paroxysm to paroxysm un til he died. PROF. DYCIIE'S AMBITION. He Desires to Make Another Search for the North Pole. Kansas City, Mo Dec. 2. Prof. Dy che, of the Kansas University, said to day that he had practically decided to make another trip to the Arctic ocean In search of the pole, having received an offer of assistance, but he declines to name the source of the offer. It Is sup posed that American museum,1 under whose auspices he Joined the Peary ex pedition, has something to do with the offer, . The professor said the Insufficiency of the food supply has been the sole cause of the failure of previous expeditions and that given plenty to eat he will get to the North Pole as enslly as he Kot within 800 miles of It. His present plan Is to creep around the west coast of Greenland and then make a dash for the pole by sledge or boat. Now Bishops Appointed. Rome. Dec. i Thnfntii MMWUIIlClliriU of the following appointments of bishops wu innn; nev. i-amer Alostyn, vicar apostolic of Wales; Rev. Father A'acNMI, vicar of. New uncllaml; Rev. Hither Perelrs, OoadJtKor bishop of Nicaragua and Rt. Rev. Mgr. John M. Farley, coad jutor blsh op of New Tork. : : Ex KteteController Insane. . Fultonvllle, N.. Y., Dec. i This after noon a commission -which was oppolnted by Superintendent of the Poor Perry Kline, examined ex-State Comptroller Ed ward Wemple, who was recently charged with '.IncendhtHam and declared him to be Insane. Mr. WchiDle' will be taken' to 'the Vile ttato boapltaL ' ' MAY CONTROL THE SENATE Yesterday's Caucus Demonstrates the Republican Strength. SILVER SENATORS FAVORABLE There Seems No Question That Four of the Populist Senators Will Vote with Kcpubllcans on tho Reorgani zation of the Body. Washington, Dec. 2. The caucus held this afternoon by tho Republican sena tors, although devoid of positive action, demonstrated the fact that probably a successful attempt will soon be made to reorganize the senate In both com mit tes and elective ofllcers. The sena tors were pot in snusion moro than half an hour, but during that brief period there was a ueneral clearing of tho at mosphere, which had been somewhat obscured by the action of a few senators who met Saturday nlftht for the pur pose of preparing a plan of action that should result In takltis th" mnnnpo nicnt of tho senate out of tho hands of the older members. Tiie result of this afternoon's talk Is ix reconciliation of conflicting ele ments and the establishment of n sin cere desire on the part of nil those pres ent to do that which Is for tho best Interest of the whole party. Senator Frye was surjw steil as pres ident pro tern, nnd no otlier name wan mentioned. He will bo nominated, but it was deemed useless to do anything in the matter today for the reason that no president pro tern, enn be elected so long os the vice president fills the chair. If the Republicans can show the Democrats that they have enough votes to elect the president pro tern, the selection will be held. :t Is understood that Mr. Sherman is to consult with the opposition caucus rhalrmun and ar range for a timo for this vote to bo taken. If. by that time the Republi cans have agreed upon a candidate for the other offices, the whole ticket will be placed In the field. Populist Support Certain. Of course In order to organize the sen ate the Republicans must have two votes outside of those In their own ranks mid Senators Stewart nnd Junes, of Nevada, are generally locked upon r.s the men who will vote with the Re publicans on organization. It was point ed out that tho silver men were en deavoring to secure an organisation on monetary lineB; that the Populists were considering a ticket and that tlie Demo crats were not prepared to surrender their control. The silver Republicans and Democrats thl3 morning Informed the PopuliBls thnt they could not Join in any effort to organize on silver llnes.and as soon asthel'opulists.whoarethemuln advocates of the plan, are convinced they cannot be successful, it 1st claimed that they will divide, according to their predilections for tho two great parties Messrs.AiJen und Kyle with tlie Demo crats, and Mesrs. Jones, Stewart, But ler nnd Peffer with the Republicans. The Republicans need two out of these four votes. The Republicans say that all differences will be removed and that when they place a ticket In the field It will have tho necessary majority. It Is hardly probable, however, that this re organization will be effected before the holidays. MILITARY BKLAY RIDE. Message Sent by lllcyclcs from Washing ton to New York City in 21 Hours nad 48 Minutes. Now York. Dec. 2. The military relay bicycle ride between Washington and New York was successfully completed early this morning when the last of the riders delivered a message from ( leneral Miles to General Ruger, at Governor's Island. There were nine relays, the first start ing from Washington at 7 o'clock yes terday morning. The message was scheduled to arrive In twenty-one hours, and despite the rain and consequent bad condition of the roads, and despite tho failure of various points of local wheel men who were to have ncted as guides and pacers, to put In nn appearance the ride was completed In twenty-one hours and forty-eight minutes. The second sepurate cycle company, National Guard of the District of Col umbia, supplied the couriers the last relay being taken up by Lieutenant F. P. Llbbey and Private U. A. Pitkin, who arrived at New Brunswick, N. J., last evening rendy for the last stage. They were met by Lieutenant Stevens, United States army, and Captain Stan bach, of the Eichth Battalion Bicycle company, N. G. N. Y.. who 'acted as pacers to New York. They arrived at the Governor's Island barge office ut 4.48 a. m., drenched with rain and cov ered with mud, but in good condition. The wheels also were In good shape. Lieutenant D. Moran, United States army, met them. Ho said that the performance was very creditable, and an entire success. The schedule would have been carried out to the minute, he sold, despite the bad weather, had the men been accompanied on each re lay by the local wheelmen, who were familiar with the roads. Some of those who had volunteered for this duty had not kept their appointments. MASQUER ADERS CAUGHT. Arrested in a Wichita Theater aad pined in Court. W'lrhlta, Kan., Dee. 2. Two Wichita young men went to the theater tonight dressed In female attire, In company with two girls dressed in men's clothes. They were recognized end the police arrested the entire party. The girls cried bitterly at the station and the police Judge let them off with a J3 fine all round. RIVALS FIGHT A DUEL. Scions of Prominent Panama Families Exchange Harmless Shots. jSan Francisco, Dec. 2. From Pana ma comes the story of a duel between the young son of Governor Orano, of Panama, and a son of Acting; Agent Lefevre. of the Pacific Mall company, over Miss Alfrao, daughter of an Kcuadorean patriot general. Young Orano and Lefevre both paid the dam sel marked attention and their Jealousy led to a row at a party, where Lefevre knocked a glass of water out of Orano's hand. That same night the young men met under Mlda Alfaro's window and words led' to blows. . The result - was a challenge Jby Orano, which was promptly accepted and pistols at twenty paces the weapons chosen. Le fevre remained with his friend. Cap tain Buckman. that night while the rest went ashore. Ntxt morninar all Panama was astir. Lefevre's father sent for him, and Gov ernor Orano dispatched a messenger for Buckman. Orano was grieved, and pleaded for intercession. Years before, when he was young and his blood hot, he had killed his best friend over that boy's mother. It was the tragedy of his life, and the quarrel brought it all hack to him. It doubled the weight of his grief. Measuring his own regrets, he said he would rather see his son killed that he should kill anyone. The young men met and exchanged one shot, but they were both so ner vous over efforts of friends to compro mise, that they missed. Then friends interfered and rerused to let the light EO on. THE yiUA DER OF PISA. Shocking Story uf Cruelty in on Insane Wllmlnston, Del.. Dec. 2. The coro ner's ino.uot over iho remains of Leon Pisa, the alleged vic tim of three at tendants, Lyrch. Brown and Swan, at the Insane hospital resulted In the com mittment of the accused for trial on the charge of causing; Pisa's death. The most Important witness, Thomas Oakes, of Trenton, narrated the Inci dent of Lynch, Brown nnd Swan giving Plna his fatal bath. He was called to help the accused. Ke saw Brown hit I'lsa and Swan Jumped on his stomach. Lynch and Brown threw Tlra In the bath. "It was a terrible Fight," ;he wit ness said. He was sent for towels nnd when he returned I'lsa was dead. I'lsa made no ro?l.-'tunce. Other witnesses corroborated his testimony. STRANGE ACT OF A W0MAX. A Man Who Ocservcs Imprisonment I'pon General I'l inctplos r.scapcs Through a Confession of Perjury. New Yoi 1c, Dee. 2. Barbara Aub Is a prisoner In tho Tombs, Walter S. Lang ernian Is confined In tho bouse of de tention until he shall procure ball as a witness to be brought before the grand Jury when it will take up tho c-iise of Miss Aub. She has confessed to the recorder that her testimony against l.angerman was false, when she swore that he criminally assaulted her. Re corder Go.T had s"t toduy uh sentence day for Lar.german. When Lanccrmnn was called to the bar Recorder Goff spoke at length of the Justifiability of the Jury's verdict in the light of the evidence, and also referred to the defendant's "unsavory record." "Once before," he said, "nothing but tho modesty of a woman prevented you from standing a trial similar to this one." Langerman's muscles .witched. Sotno short, anry wordB came to his lips. The recorder went on: "Your II f has b'n nn awful one. 8 had and low have you become that you kept a diary of your acta of violence; hut Justice demands that you be not pun ished. I am convinced that you arc innocent of this crime. Tills girl has confessed to mo thnt she consented to her relations with you." LnnRM-mnn broke down nnd sobbed at this point. The recorder went on tell Injr how tho woman confessed that she had been actuated by Laniterman'B cyn ical and heartless manner to seek re venge by accusing him of using force. This feeling of revenge was coupled with a d'.-slro to protect herself when she found that she would bo homeless and without a friend In the world. The recorder rend a few words of the con fession aloud, nnd wont on: "I dis charge you aceordinply on your recog nizance and this Indictment against you; but In order that the ends of Jus tice may not be subverted, I shall com mit you to tho bouse of detention, where you will be held as a witness umil tho time when the possible proceedings apralnst Miss Aub may be instituted by the grand Jury and the district attorney of this city." Hnrbara Aub was brought Into court a little later. The recotder committed her to the c ity prison to await the ac tion of the Ki and Jury. lie said to her: "You have done more hurm to the law than you did to Langermare" BUR'S SHORTAGE $25,000. German Building Associations Mourn tho l)e-nr. uro of Their Secretary. Philadelphia, Dee. 2. The officials of nine largo German Building nssocla tluns were today stirred up over the re port that Lawrence Bur, who hod act ed as secretary for them, was away from home, and that ho was short about J25IP0. Tho peculiar part of tho trans action was that the knowledge of tho alleged shortage was first gained through Mr. Bur himself, who Is said to have made a statement to a lawyer to the effect that he was short a largo amount , The nine associations Involved aro said to have a membership aggregat ing between 3,000 and 4,000. Mr. Bur bad the confidence of every one who knew him. About 61 years of age, he has always lived quietly and was noted for his good habits, and was thought to be doing a profitable busi ness. KENTUCKY COLONEL SUES. Asks Heavy Damage for tho Smirching of Mis Rons' Reputation. Valparaiso, Ind.. Dec. 2. Colonel XT. R. Williams, of Pikevllle, Ky., filed suit this afternoon aglnast Herman McClel lan, a wealthy business man of this city, for $20,000 damages. Two sons of Williams, while attending tho Normal college, were arrested at the Instance of McClellan on the charge of larceny. They were acquitted and returned home. The news followed them and their reputations, they claim, were greatly Injured. Count Commissioners in Trouble. HollUlaysburg. Pa., Dec. 1 John Hurd, commissioner of Blair county, for com mitting a misdemeanor In office and hold ing a pecuniary interest in a public con tract T.-BJI sentenced by Judge Bell to pay $50 fine, the costs, and to undergo an im mediate removal from his office. , Daly Klectcd High Sheriff. v Limerick,- Dec. 2. John Daly, who Is now serving a sentence of penal servitude for connection with a dynamite conspiracy of 1891, and whose recent election to, the house of parliament was cancelled for that reason, was today elected high sheriff of tho city of Limerick by the corpora tlotu - Blankets, Cmi Our stock of Blar most complete in b? and quality. 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WholcMlt 114 AJTD Ufl WYOMING j LAMP Jast B . A beautiful Banquet Lame Brie - a-Bracjj suitable icr a , Gift" Call and see ther. 3 J. WHCMEtVi 408 SPUUCB ST- RliWARD FOR WREC The Company Will Give S3, 00 vlotlon of Miscreants at P, Syracuse, N. Ti, Deev tendent Schwartz, 'ot-the, Lackawanna and Western' has posted the following; not "The Syracuse, Blnghan' New -Tork Railroad compel offers a reward of $5,000 to wl shall secure the arrest and I of the person or persona tt the wreck of the expresc Preble on the night of De?. 1 llondcraon Aeqnlttfe Korlstown, r., Dec. 1 Chan demon, a special policeman fc Ins railroad, charted with 1 manslaughter In shootlrg and I ry Schorield, a Philadelphia! tember last, was acquitted this the criminal court here. -The been stealing rides on coal,' stoning hounes along; the romt, rteroon testified that when he Held he fired only to frighten t not to Injure any of them. . , - ,, i ,.t-.t WEATHER REFC For Fanten Pennsylvania. 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