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" 'V. 00 V' 'A EIGHT : PAGES 64 COLUMNS. SCBANTOIT, PA., MONDAY MOBN1XG, DECEMBER 0, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY. . - ' ' " I I .4 Our Anma Holiday Uieulii of Book Cases Toy FemitEre PMograpl Frames f Toilet Requisites And the thousand other things that fashion and custom have decreed to be specially available for GMstia: His No need to say any thing about our prices. Experience In the past has told you,' probably, that they're always right NO PROCRAK ARRANGED Forecast of the Keek's Business in Congress. WORK IN HOUSB AXD SENATE Mr. Morgan VIII Speak Upon tho Brit ish Iterlne Ses Claims -Too Nomi nation of Judge Peokhura la to Be Considered. Washington, Dee.' 8. The . second week In the senate will be an undeter minable quantity. Fending the filling of committee vacancies, but little busi ness can be transacted and it la not ex pected that these vacancies will be sup plied before the latter part of the week. If then. There is no calendar and no order of business has been agreed upon. Tomorrow, however, Mr. Morgan will call up his resolution referring to that part of the president's message relating to the payment of the British Bering sea claims, to the committee on foreign relations, with Instructions to examine into the question of liability to Great Britain and report to the senate by bill or otherwise. The speech which Mr. Morgan has carefully prepared to ac company his motion, will consume uie greater part of the afternoon. It is said to be a severe arraignment of the administration and a caustic criticism on the "officious intermed dling" as he terma It, of the British ambassador, who, in an official dis patch to the British foreign office, made public first In London and afterwards In this country, controverted some of Mr. Morguu'3 statements on the floor of the senate. Mr. Morgan originally strongly antagonised the proposition to pay Great Britain the lump sum of 8425..000 for the alleged Illegal seisure of Canadian sealers, prior to the award of the Paris tribunal (of which he was a member), without an investigation, and as the president has again recommend ed such payment the Alabama senator, It Is said, will present his reasons for opposing the payment of British claims in detail and In his most vigorous style. His speech will probably create a con siderable sensation, For pronounced American Potior. On Tuesday Mr. Cullom will address the senate on his resolution relative to the Monroe doctrine and the Illinois senator will take strong grounds for a pronounced American policy In our dealings with other nations. To-morrow a special meeting of the judiciary committee will be held to con sider the nomination of Mr. Peckham to be associate justice of the supreme court. As there appears to be no ob jection to his nomination, it is believed a confirmation will speedily follow the favorable report It Is expected the com mittee will make at the next executive session. Senator Hill reached Washington last night and will be at the meeting of the judiciary commltttee on which he is a member. It Is asserted that the notable visit which Senator Hill, In company with Secretary Lament paid to the at torney general, on "Legal business" a few weeks ago, had reference to Judge Peckham's nomination. No Programme for the llotisc. No programme of business has been arranged for the house this week, nor can any be until Speaker Reed an nounces the committee, thus providing the necessary machinery for the full operation of the body. Two diametri cally opposite reports were in circula tion yesterday regarding the speaker's intention. One was that the commit tees would be announced Monday or Tuesday; the other that the list would not be made up until just before the ad journment for the holidays. The best Judgment seems to be that the speaker will not be prepared to name the committees, and that the house will adjourn after a brief session until Wednesday or Thursday.and thus permit members to attend the meeting of the national Republican committee, callad to select the place of holding the convention In 1896. THE CHENG-TU COMMISSION. Chinese Authorities Doing Everything Poa.lPlo to Farther the Investigation. Washington, Dec. 8. Reports re ceived at the State Department Indi cate that the Chinese Government has done everything possible to facilitate the Inquiry of the United States Com mission sent to Cheng-Tu to Investigate the riots in the province of Sse-Chuen in June last, and has made special ef forts to Impress the natives with the dignity and importance of the commis sioners. No information that the com mission has reached Cheng-Tu has come to the Department, but it Is be lleved that It has arrived there. The reports state tha the commission, consisting of Sheridan P. Read, United States Consul at Tlen-Tsln; Command er Merrill, of the United States Navy, and Mr. Cheshire, ail Interpreter, start ed from Tlen-Tsln for Cheng-Tu on Oc tober 6, accompanied by an escort of twenty Chinese soldiers, magnificently mounted and equipped. The Chinese Government directed the provincial Judge of Sse-Cbuen to co-operate wit a the commission. This Judge has tne highest Judicial authority, and his as signment is considered as further evi dence of the good faith of the authori ties at Peking. The route taken was also chosen with a view to impressing the natives. ... ... ... THE POISONING MYSTERY. Mrs. Howell Comes Out Well from a Se vere Crooa-Exainrnatlon. Wellsboro, Pa,, Dec. 8. The Charlotte Howell murder trial has now been on for two weeks, and to the average looker-on In the courtroom,' the longer it continues the deeper the mystery grows as to who was the real poisoner of Miss Elisabeth Knapp at Tioga last spring. Court adjourned at soon yesterday un til Monday morning In order that the hundred or more witnesses In the case might go to their homes at Tioga, or In the neighborhood of that village, to spend Sunday. . '.' Major G. W. Merrick.' counsel for the defense. Is suffering from a severe cold, and was . unable to talk aloud, the ex amination of witnesses being delegated to his colleague. Mr. Young. " J ' Yesterday morning the testimony of J. H. Putnam, a Tioga attorney, was continued relative to the Identity of a number of letters Miss Knapp had written to him nc1ot several of the anonymous letters she had received, but the' court would not admit the let ters in evidence. Mrs. Howell was on the witness stand for nearly two hours, most of that time under, cross examination. She stood the ordeal well, her answers being com prehensive and clear. She is an intel ligent woman, and she did not stumble on a single point, although her cross examination was rigid. Her direct tes timony was mainly In regard to her relations with Miss Elisabeth Knapp, Which, she said, had always been pleas ant and affectionate. Mrs. Howell Identified an' anonymous letter which had been received by her, and which was put In evidence. The letter admit ted the stealing of a bundle of letters from the Howell residence and said thnt the writer had decided not to burn them, but to uae them, as the writing paper was good. This, the defense thinks, is a strong point to account for the return of four of Miss Knapp's letters with the peitcillod notes upon them through the Howell house window. Frank Knapp was called for cross exu.nlnatlon by the commonwealth. He wa3 asked If he was not bribed to come hero and testify for the defense by an offer of a situation at a good salory with the Dutton Brothers (Mrs. How ell's brothers) In New York. He dented this emphatically, but later admitted that Mrs. Howell had asked him last Thursday how he would like to go to New York to be employed by her broth era. . At this point court adjourned. . THROWS OFF THE MASK. Harry Uayward Becomes Violent Whoa Informed of Ills Approaching boom. Would Liko to Cut Adry' Heart Out. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 8. When Harry Hayward heard the news of his doom from Sheriff Blorobery yesterday, he did not lose Ws great nerve and at once entered Into a violent denuncia tion of his brother Adry. "That's a lung time to wait for a railroad train," he said, when the sheriff Informed him that his death warrant had been fixed for execution Wednes day. "If you are In the depot," It Is a long time," rejoined the sheriff, "but you are on the track for eternity. You have a good many things to consider before Wednesday; you have little time left to stay here." "I know I have Uttle timet" said Harry. "There are a few things I would like to straighten out, and a few folks I would like to get even with. If I had my brother Adry here, I would tear his entrails out and stretch them like a clothes line back and forth through this cell. I am not quite so mad at Blixt as folks think, but If my father, mother and brother (Dr. Hay ward) were dead, I would be the hap piest man in the world." "Well, Harry," the sheriff broke In, "I see you have some sympathy left In you yet." , "No," said Harry, ' ''I have: not any sympathy, but I feel where there ought to be some.", .... - Hayward then dictated a statement, of which the following is an extract: "A short time Is Just as good as longer time and I am as ready now as I ever shall be. I had rather be hung than go to Stillwater for life. If the governor would come over here and talk with me I would tell him something. I have had a good time here and I will have a good time yet. I have no kick coming. They ought to go back to the old times. Peo ple are too soft-hearted now. If I had Adry here, I would put his eyes out and cut his heart out and I would have Blixt look on them, I would cut them up and throw them to the dogs. I am not made of milk and water." Turning to the sheriff at this point, Hayward asked: "I have a right to Invite three persons In to see the hanging, haven't I?" On being told that he had, he said: "I'd have the Dalton brothers, Bill Cook and Cole Young, and I'd give 'em two good revolvers apiece." ARREST OF ROBBERS. A System of Freight Thlovlng on the Erie Uas Been llrokon Up. Cleveland, Dec. 8. For two months a systematic robbing of freight cars, left standing In the Erie railroad yards in Cleveland, has been going cn, and thousands of dollars worth of merchan dise has been surreptitiously removed. Last night the robbers were caught in the act, and they are bow In Jall.Soon after dark eight detectives In the em ploy of the Erie scattered themselves through the yards and lay in wait for the thieves. It had been arranged that when a signal was given by one of the detectives the others were to come to the assistance of the man giving It. The signal was sounded and the eight officers congregated close to a car, from which three men were engaged In removing as much merchandise as they could load into a wagon close by. When the wagon had been filled. the three men mounted to the scat and drove to a house about a quarter of a mile away, followed by the detectives. When the goods had been carried Into the house the officers entered and cap tured Sam Blay, Albert Austin and F Mann. A large part of the goods stolen In the last two months was also dis covered and will be returned to the owners. .' MRS PARNELL'S CONDITION. She Will Undertake a Voyage to Ireland to Visit Her Son. Trenton, N. J.. Dec. 8. Mrs. Dell Parnell, In a letter from Trinity Hos pital, New York city, to Mrs. Btull, wife of Dr. John Stull, of this city, received yesterday, speaks of coming to visit friends here on her way to Philadelphia, whence she expects to take steamer for Ireland. She says, referring to the ef fects of the assault oa her at Borden town: . 'My arm, head, neck and back have been weak, swollen and very painful most of the time and the difficulty In walking Is tremendous. I shall (Jnd . very difficult to stand or walk and ex pect to be obliged to be In my beriu all the way over and have to sling up my arm. My recovery Is a miracle." , She undertakes the ocean trip because her son John, who Is In Parliament, desires to have her near htm and. his family. ."..-'.- .' . . i e 1 f " Feast of St. Francis Xavl.r. -New York, Dec. 8. -Cardinal Gibbons celebrated pontifical high mass today at St. Francis Xavler'a church. In West Six teenth street. Today wsa the occasion of the Joint celebration, of the feast ef St, rrancis Xavler, the founder of the Soci ety of Jesus and the featt of the Immacu late conception. : CATHERIKCGFSTALVARTS National Republican Committeemen Assemble at Washlagtoa. SCENES AT THE ARLINGTON Tho Location of the Natioaal Republican Convention ta Be Decided Cities .-' That Will Be Represented on the First Ballot. Washington, Dec. 8. The rotunda of the Arlington Hotel presented an ani mated scene tonight. Every Repuou can politician of national repute was to be found. "Joe" Manley, of .'Maine; Chaunoey I. Fllley, of Missouri: Fes senden, of Connecticut; Payne, of Wis consin, and Clarkson, of " Iowa, were conspicuous among the throng. -Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, looked in for a short time to renew his acquaint ance with some of his New England friends. ' . Senator Sherman, of Ohio, fresh from a long conference In the upper room of the hotel, with Mark Hanna, of Cleve land, and others of the Ohio friend of Governor McKinley, shook hands with Senator "Tom" Carter, of Montana, tue chairman of the national Republican executive committee. .Senators . .att and Hawley, of Connecticut, were in a group' with De Young, of California, tne Journalist politician of the Pacific coast, while Senators White and Per kins, of the same state, obliterating for the moment the political lines that di vide them In the senate,, were using their united efforts to secure the Re publican convention for San Francisco. Tomorrow the eleven members of the executive committee of which Mr. Man ley, of Maine, Is chairman, will meet in that gentleman's room at the Arling ton to dispose of certain unfinished business remaining over since the last campaign. The first meetlngof the full committee will be held at 2 o'clock oh Tuesday. Every member Is already In the city or Is represented by proxy. The propo sition to change the basis ef represen tation from the Southern states, which provoked a storm of opposition at the last meeting of the committee, will be only incidentally considered and its final settlement will be referred to the national convention as already fore shadowed In these despatches. -- Locating the Convention, It Is not unlikely that Tuesday will be devoted to a discussion of such rou tine matters as will naturally form a part of the committee's work, and that the placing in nomination ef the cities which are seeking the honor of en tertaining the convention will be post poned until Wednesday. Tha commit tee will thus be two days In session. It does not appear tonight that any of the contesting cities has at this time any especial advantage in the race.' The number of votea east In the committee will te fifty-three. This will be one each from the forty-four states and seven territories. Including Alaska, the Indian Territory and the District of Columbia, and those of Senator Carter, of Montana, the chairman, and Mr. Bliss, of New York, the treasurer of the committee. It will be thus seen that twenty-seven votes are necessary to a choice. A careful inquiry among committee men and others tonight, reveals the fact that no one city will secure a major ity of votes on the flcst ballot. To an unprejudiced observer, it Is evident that San Francisco, Chicago, St Louis and Pittsburg will be well represented at the start New York, which is also a claimant. Is not regarded seriously. The Pitts hurg committee appears to be a little late In reaching the flMd, but word was had tonight that two Pullman ears had been chartered by the delegation from that city, and that they would leave the smoky city tonight, arriving at Wash ington tomorrow morning. Ex-Senator T. C. Piatt, of New York, came over in advance of the represen tatives of the city board of trade and transportation. He reached Washing ton this evening and took quarters at the Arlington. Upon the arrival of M. H. De Young to-night, the Callfornlans In the city held a conference to discuss the situa tion and perfect their plans for taking the convention to San Francisco. SENTENCED TO BE HANGED. Fate of Ocorgs Morgan, the Siayor of Ida Gasklll. : Omaha, Neb., Dec. 8. The Jury In the case of George Morgan, accused of the murder of Ida Gasklll, a girl 11 years old, November 3, went ost last night and brought In a verdict today finding Morgan guilty and sentenced him to ue hanged. ' Only Ave weeks ago the body of the girl was found In a closet In an old de serted Imlldlnr; with evidence that she bad been assaulted and murdered. Suspicion was directed to Morgan, who roomed In the same building as the girl and her mother. The trial lasted but a week and the evidence was strong, al though wholly circumstantial. KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE. Opposition to Blackburn flay Basalt la . ' the Choice of a Republican. Loulsvllle.Ky., Dec. 8. The Kentucky Legislature Is still on a tie, aithouga ex-Speaker A. J. Carroll was re-elected yesterday at the special election over Charles Blats, the Republican nominee. The race was a peculiar one In many respects, and the district In which it was run Is the richest and most repre sentative in Louisville. Carroll was a candidate at the last election, Charles Shreve being the Republican nominee. Shreve was Induced to withdraw by Carroll's friends on the day ot election, A storm of protest was received, and Carroll, who declared he knew nothing of Shreve' action, resigned and ran again. He won by a majority of 483 votes.' Though his " district Is Demo cratic by WO or votes ordinarily, It was carried by Bradley (Rep.) for gov' ernor, .''' ' ; . , Mr. Carroll's election wlllljave little effect on the aenatprtal fight Being a candidate for the Democrats nomina tion for speaker, he, though a sound-money-man. must go Into the 'caucus, which Blackburn will control, .The leg islature la divided as follows; House Republicans, 61; Democrats. 45; Popu Usts, 1; enaleepubllcans, 18; Dem ocrats, tl On Joint ballot each party ha sUty-elfht votes and om Populist will vote as a Democrat, the other as a Republican.. Should tnere be no break In the ranks there would be no election, but, as several Democrats assert tneir determination to oppose Blackburn, the chances are good that a Republican wul succeed him. FREIGHT CHARGES. Interesting Matter in Forthcoming Re port of the Bursas of Hallway. ' Harrlsburg. Pa., Dec. 8. Among other Interesting matter In the forthcoming report of the bureau of railways will be a chapter on freight charges. It will show a great reduction In rates by the railroads of Pennsylvania. There has been a gradual reduction of rates, except in the case ot the Philadelphia and Reading, which managed to keep up ts charges last year- to .102C of a cent per ton per mile. In 1894 the rate per ton per mile In the United States was ,860. The report will dwell upon the reduction of freight charges and the advantages to shippers while the Income of the bondholder and stock holder has been steadily decreasing In the same proportion, the betterments of the transportation facilities bringing no Improvement In the way of receipts. The total outstanding stock capitali sation of steam railways of Pennsyl vania reported to the department Is t94C.3U.9fiO. The funded or bonded debt is 1842.284.C39. making a total stock and funded Indebtedness of $1,908,597,490. In dependent cf current liabilities, which are reported at 8123.907.682. The cap italisation of the Pennsylvania is $129, 299.760, and the funded debt S7ft.80j.S40. While the Philadelphia and Reading has a smaller stock capitalization than any of the five leading companies men tioned In the report, it has a bonded In debtedness far In excess of any of them. One-fifth of the total capitalization of ten billions In the United States is rep resented by the roads reporting to thlo department. CHASING THE APACHES. . i Culled States Regulars and Armed Miners Pursue a Band of Indians Guilty of Atrocious Murders Medlng, N. M.,Dec. 8. News from the scene of the murders in Arizona com mitted by Renegade Apaches, from the San Carlos reservation, state that the troops from Forts Bayard and Grant are on the train, find that it leads to the line of Old Mexico Into the Sierra Madre mountains, the stronghold of the renegades for year. By treaty soldiers can cross the International boundary to pursue the Indians, but the country Is so rough and mountainous that it Is very Improbable that they will ever get within a hundred miles of the murderer. In all, six murders are reported, but the first crime being committed on last Monday, near Hampson's ranch, on Eagle Creek, where three brothers named ' Hlnton and a man named Searles were killed and horribly muti lated. ' On Tuesday, a farmer named Merrill, .nd his 16-year-old niece, were slain in the road six miles west of Ash Springs. The girl had been assaulted and the body fearfully mutilated. - The scenes are on tho. borders of the reser vation and many miles distant from telegraphic communication. A party of the soldiers, heavily armed and well mounted, and at last accounts were fol lowing the Indians within two hours. These crimes are the work of a few murderous bucks and do not Indicate an outbreak. All remaining cavalry at Fort Bay ard were ordered out to-day to, make a forced march Into Arizona for tho pur pose of co-operating with troops al ready out, Including those from Fort Grant, to assist In the capture of the renegades. A report was also tele graphed to Fort Bayard that the citl sana' posse under the leadership of the Park brothers, which had taken the trail Immediately after the discovery of the murders, had engaged in a fight with Indians near Clifton, Arizona, and that one or more of the posse had been killed. This Is not verified but was tele graphed to the commanding officer at Fort Bayard. The department is ex erting every effort in the movement of troops to cut off the band from escap ing across the border Into Old Mexico. SCHOOL BURNED. Destruction of Chamberlain Institute at Randolph, N. Y. Bradford, Penn., Dec. 8. A dispatch te. the Sunday Herald, from Randolph, N. Y., says: "While students of Cham berlain Institute were at supper in the brick boarding hall, at 6.30 o'clock last evening lire was discovered in the cupola of the main building. A high wind gave the flames such headway that the Are department, which was on the scene in five minutes, was power less. The flames communicated with chapel, and all burned to the ground. The buildings were situated on a hill, and the water pressure was very light. Much of the chapel furnishings and goods of roomers In the main building were saved. Many of the students had narrow escapes, but no one received se rious Injury. ' ' "Chamberlain Institute was erected In 1848, and has been a preparatory school for hundreds of western New York and Pennsylvania men and women. The In stitute was under the management of the Methodist Episcopal conference, with Professor E. A. Bishop, as presi dent It will probably be rebuilt at once. ' ' The burned structure was' a frame one, .and the loss will be about 116,000; Insurance, 85,000." . N BIG FIRE IN CHICAGO. Member of a Itook and Ladder Company - .. . Seriously Injured. '- J Chicago, Dec. 8. Fire In the notion house of H. Wolf t Co. this morning caused a loss of between $200,000 and $300,000 on the stock and about $80,000 on, the building. Stock and buildings were In sured. The house of - Wolf A Co. Is at the corner of Market and Madi son streets, In the very heart of the wholesale district, and for four hours the firemen fought the fire to keep It from spreading. A. W. Hayward 4k Co., wholesale ' shoes, and . the . Steuben county Wine cobpany suffered slight losses from water; The Are was caused by the burning of an overcharged elec tric wire. -John Dore, Ot a hook and ladder com pany,, was In the building when a burn ing celling fell, lie was seriously In- S t ' Fire at Rtdgefiatd. ' Ridgeneld, Conn., Dee.; $. A are which broke out at 1.10 tonight threaten to de stroy the eatlre center of the town. The Are originated In .the big. wooden block owned by O. B. Qege, toasted on Mala treat, - . -.; HALF A Latest Reports Indicate That Arme nia Is Drenched in Blood. SLAUGHTER STILL CONTINUES Ten Thousand Circassians and Turks Engsgcd In Sacking Christian Vil lages -An Attack on Embassies at ' Constantinople Is Now Feared. London, Dec. 8. The Constantinople correspondent of "The Speaker," the paper which first gave publicity to the Armenian outrages, is now known to have close relations with the Consu lates In the Turkish capital, and from Information derived from them he esti mates thnt not less than uOO.OOO Arme nians have been killed or nrt now dy ing of starvation, beyond the hope ot timely relief. He says that after the soldiers had attacked the Armenian towns and villages the Kurds com pleted the plunder. The latter mixed what grain they could not carry off with duivr and set lire to the houses, leaving the people with no food and their homes heaps of smouldering ruins. In the face of these facts the official Turkish statements, repeatedly com municated to the press, that order has been restored everywhere become worthless. If the Foreign Office pub lished all Its Information, "The Speak er" says, Lord Sallnbury would not dare to appear in public. He would be mobbed In the ctreetu. What Information is obtainable and the nature of the Consular reports which are reaching the Foreign Office confirm the worst fears of tho destruc tion of the Aunenlans within the area from Treblzond. southwest to Van. thence southwest to Alexandretta, on the Bay of lskandoronn, from lAlex andretta slightly northeast to Kara Hissar and from Kara-IHssar north east to Treblzond. Whola Christian towns nnd villages have been pllluged and burned, and their Inhabitants mas sacred. Those who have been lett alive have been forced to abandon their faith and turn Mahometans. Accurate Demits Wanted. Accurate details concerning the con dition of affairs In tho districts beyond the Immediate spheres of the Consulate are wanting, but there is no reason to doubt the reports derived from fugitive survivors and the better cIbbs of Turks, who have ngt shared in the outrages! that a similar condition of affairs ex ists In those places. The Ambassadors have advised the Porte to permit the Red Cross societies to undertake the relief of the distressed people, but the presence of hundreds of Red Cross agents would reveal horrors that the Porte must conceal. This fact debars the possibility of the. govern ment giving Its assent to the plan. The representative of the United Press," who has been for somo time In Constantinople In the Interests or that organization, has received a letter from the Hadjin Mission, which begins with the words: "We are alive,, praise tne Lord." The letter refers to the promi nent part that Circassians have tanen in the atrocities around Haujln, and says that 10,000 Circassians and Turks were actively employed in sacking tne Christian villages. iho governor did nothing to protect the Christians, and even refused permission for them to de fend themselves. He oid, however, promise the aid of regular Turkish troops,' who, the writer states, were of the same sort as those engaged In the work of murder and pillage. Alluding to the suppression by the Foreign- Office of the Consular state ments concerning the massacres in Ar menia, "The Spectator" says it hopes the Foreign Committee of the American Senate will procure the publication o Minister Terrell's dispatches, as it is quite clear that he has not minced maV ters In reporting to his government. Attnck on F.mhnssloM lo ircd. . By agreement between the powers, the official details of the mansacres are meanwhile withheld, an their publica tion would endanger the safety of the consuls and even the ambassadors. It Is held to be possible that too sultan. If his deposition were Imminent, might permit or Incite an attack on the em bassies. During the revolution that re sulted In the dethronement of Abdul Axis, thcRusslan ambassador filled the precincts of the embassy with Montene grins. The Austrian embassy was guarded by hundreds of CroatB, and the French embassy by marines. The Brit ish 'embassy Is by far' the strongest embassy In Constantinople, and Is best adapted for defence against ' sudden attack. It stands in Its own spacious grounds pverlooklng the Golden Horn. Its one entrance Is flanked by mas sive structures, In which guards are constantly on duty. A strong and sol idly built Iron fence ten feet high sur rounds all the grounds. Report has It that Its Internal armanent Includes several cannons. Sir Henry Elliot, the British ambassador, at the time of the deposition of Abdul Axis, deemed the security of the embassy so complete that he took none of the extra precau tions adopted by other ambassadors. The reprot that Sir Philip Currle, the British ambassador, has called in blue jacket from the British guardship to guard the embassy is doubtful. Bald Pacha has chosen the best refuge In the city. In the event of the sultan being deposed and the powers selecting a successor pledged ' to reforms, , Sold pacha Is the man who Is most likely to be made Grand Vizier. i WEST POINT SUGGESTION. Report ot Board ot Visitors to the Mill tary Academy. ' Washington, Dec; 8. The reDort of the board ot visitors to the West Point Military academy urges congress to doss an act which wll permit the au- polntment ot twenty cadets by the president, one by each senator, and one by each representative and delegate Increasing the strength ot the corps from 371 as now authorised to 469: It is recommended that the present law be garding examinations for admission to the academy be repealed and the fol lowing enacted: ....-. "Appointees to the military academy shall be examined 'tinder such regula tions relative to the time, manner place and subjects ot study as may be pre scribed from time to time by the sec retary of war.'-' -: The report discusses ,t length the low Standard for admission to West Point as compared with Yale, Harvard. rrlacatOA or t batter colleges of the United States and the military schools of Europe and says there seems to be reason for committing the power of fixing the requisites for admission to the naval academy to the secretary of the navy which could not be b.5-d In favor of giving the secretary of war tiauame power regarding West Point RAILROADERS MEET. Brotherhood of Telegraphers, Engineers, Firemen and Trainmen In Session. Hazleton, Pa., Dec. 8. A Joint meet ing of railroad workers, representing Brotherhood Telegraphers, Engineers, Firemen and Trainmen of the various roads in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey was held here today, and was attended by the leading grand of ficers. In the morning a secret session was held by the various Brotherhood members. Those who attended It are very reticent and would make no state ment for publication. It was learned, however, that President Wilbur, of the Lehigh Valley railroad, will be peti tioned to give the men who took part In the late strike, and who are still out of work a fair chance and hearing. The question of forming a federation was entertained, but It Is believed that it did not come near adoption. This afternoon a public meeting was held In the Ojera house, and Mayor Altmlller delivered an address of wel come. The following grand officers ad dressed the assembly: D. Everett, of the engineers of Cleveland; C. A. Wil son, of Peoria, and E. W. Fitzpatrlck. of the fireman of Peoria, 111. The next meeting will be held at Muuch Chunk. II AY WARD TO DIE ON DEC. U. Tho Governor of Minnesota Signs the U arm nt for His K.vecntinn. Minneapolis, Doc. 8. The Governor has signed tho death warrant of Harry Hayward. He will be hanged on De cember 11. Two petitions against signing the warrant have been In cinnilHtion, one by medical men certifyiiiR that the prisoner is Insane; the other by tho father of Ifnywui'd. Neither received many signatures. Today there was an attempt at recon ciliation between the murderer and Adry. his brother, who appeared as an Important witness against him, but Hayward would not have It that way and cursed him nt a frightful rate. GROVEK EATS GAME, Has Lots of I nn Wlitlo Affairs of State Are Postponed. . Norfolk, Va., Dec. 8. President lCeve- land today enjoyed hlB first name din ner oi the seuson in North Carolina waters. Yesterday no one could be found along the coast who had seen the Violet, but this JTiornlng she was dis covered anchored off Roanoke Island, where she retrained all day. Yesterday was spent In shooting around U'ldlea Island light, the result of the "day's Bhoot being seventeen ducks and two swans. On Wednesday morning the Violet will start on her return trip, stopping for a day at Roanoke marshes, arriving here Thursday. The president Is re ported well. INSURGENT'S STRONGER. Spain is Constantly Landing Troops on the Turbulent Island of Cuba. Tampa, Fla., Dec. 8. Those of the mebers of the Old Reliable Conductors' association returning from Havana on the Olivette today who were inter viewed are convinced that the Insur gents are stronger than even in Cuba. Spain landed 2,000 fresh soldiers from Madrid Saturday while 10,000 others are en voyage. Spain is compelling the Inhabitants of HavajjBf'to Bign a peti tion to the United vtates congress to not recognize the Insurgents. They fear not to sign the petition lest their - property will be confiscated. There are many Spanish sympathizers In Cuba If they don't express their views. SEALS IN DANGER. fhreo Thousand Starved to Death Last Season on Two Islands Alone. Portland, Ore., Dec. 8. U. K. Nice, who Is the agent of the American Com mercial company at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Is here. He denounces tho In ternational sealing agreement, which, he says, allows tho wanton slaughter of seals and renders their extermination Inevitable In th'; tienr future. He OBserts tiat 3,000 seals starved to death last sef son through the slaughter of their motners on two Islands alone St. George and St. Paul. MRS. MAYBRICK'S CASE. The Homo Secretary lias Consented to Reconsider It. London, Dec. 8. Sir Matthew White Ridley, the home secretary, has under taken to reconsider the caae of Mrs. Florence Mnybrick. Mrs. Maybrlck's. friends are hopeful that Sir Matthew will find grounds to release the prisoner. - A Son Angustlno Peak In Eruption. Sante Fe,N. M., Dec. 8. It is announced from Las Cruces that the miners have reached these from the San Augustine Mountains, forty miles east, and an nounced the main poak of the range to be In a state of eruptions Davis King and a man named Davis say they heard a rumbling noise on Tuesday of last week and saw the peak belch forth steam and ashes. Tho family of a Mr. HufTord and Mr. Hergernot also saw the eruption. The latter attempted to visit the peak, but found the rocks o hot as to drive them back. British Officers Rewarded. , Madrid, Dec. 8. A dispatch to the Im parclal from navana says that the mili tary decoration of the Red Cross has been accorded to Lieutenants Churchill and Barnes, of the British army, for the gal lantry displayed by them during the re cent engagement between the government forces and the rebels. Lieutenant Churchill Is a son of the lute Lord Randolph Churchill. Illness of Mrs. Chsrles M. Reed.' Erie, Pa,, Dec. 8. The wife of General Charles M. Iteed is so seriously 111 that her family has been summoned. An op eration for the removal of an abscess by Dr. Polk, of New York city, tomorrow will be the lost resort. Mrs. Reed, who has been the leader of Erie's wealth and social world for many years, Is In ber eightieth year. She Is several times a millionaire. . '. Snowballing Leads to Mnrdor. 7 Erie, Pa Dec. 8 Edward Pflnnger gave Julius Wuenchel, a lad of 13 years, a whipping for snowballing him, and thou went over to apologise to the boy's father. Tho latter refused to accept the apology but knocked Pflenger down, fracturing his skuH and Indicting fatal Injuries. Wuenchell admits the assault . Pflenger Is dying. , . i , f 1 '." - -.( Journsilst Dusd. ' London, Dec, 1 GeorRe Augustus Bala, the well-known journalist and author, died this morning at Brlfnton, where he had been III for a long time. ,- r . $ MNIP'S BIMcts, Comfortables ' And Eiderdowns'..'.' . Our stock of Blankets is most commlete in both siza and quality. The follow ing prices prevail tnrougn out this week: . ' 10-4 White Cotton Blankets Ef 10- 4 White and Grey Cotton Blankets 99 11- 4 White and Grey Cotton Blankets 1 35 11- 4 White Extra Heavy Blankets 8 25 1 12- 4 White Extra Heavy Blankets. 8 9S a 11-4 White All Wool and Shrunk.. 8 75 1 13- 4 White and Scarlet All wool and Shrunk I 93 i 11- 4 California, Plain and Damask . Border 6 CO 12- 4 California, Plain and Damask Border ., 6 4S 13- 4 Extra Heavy and Fine Call ' fornla ft cd ) 13-4 Extra Fine California.......... 9 75 Fancy Blankets In plain' and f leured centers, suit- able for Dresslne Qowna and Bath Robes at $2.0O( $2.98, $3.45 and $3.85, Attractive crices in cotton and down Comfortables Full Size Comfortable. .....,.. 99 Imported Sateen White Cotton.... 1 60) Imported Sateen Best White Cot ton J 00 - Crepon Elaborate Stitching 8 43 Silkollne Four-Inch Ruffle, Hand made 3 25 Imported Sateen Down Filled.... 4 45 Fino French Sateen Down Filled 6 BO -Fine French Sateen Reversible, Down Filled 72x81 ? CO - . 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 t v. r LACKAWANNA ASiMBr 4 Hoorsand Large Annex filled wrra Every Toot in the Family Properly Fitted Open fcveninga. wholewle aad BetaQ. 114 AND 118 WYOMING AVE. " Silverware and Sil- Ladles' Watches $5.00 to $75.00. from- V.J. 408 SPRUCE BT NEAR DIMS BASE. mam MDS. BIG FIRE AT CHICAGO. : Three Men Badly Injured Loss of Pros- v -erty $100,000. Chicago, Deo. 8. The four story brick -building at No. 178 and 180 Wabash ave- . nue, occupied by piano, fur and shoe Arms, with Its valuable contents was almost entirely gutted by ; fire at : It ' ' o'clock tonight Nothing In the bulld- Ing escaped damage, and the loss wltl be over 3100.000, though no accurate) es timate can be made at thl hour. ' Three men were quite badly hurt 4ur . - Ins the Are," -" k - , ' , , , '" - WEATHER REPciyr, . ' For eastern ' Pennsylvania, genera?? r cloudy weather and light snow ( &vru.aaV erly wlnLfc , ; . ....... v. - . ' f " f -.