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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. ."..-'.- .' .
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" 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.
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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 ,
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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
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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.
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Silverware and Sil-
Ladles' Watches
$5.00 to $75.00.
from-
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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 . -
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cloudy weather and light snow ( &vru.aaV
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