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StANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1 1, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
Crowd's
Been Mere
They've passed their verdict on our
display of
I
Lovers of the beautiful said:
' "There has never been a display In
Scranton like It."
The children said:
"Myl Isn't it jolly?" "I wonder
what Santa Claus will bring me
from all these, eh ?"
The bookworm said: '
"Hm; well, this la about right.
Good editions of all my favorites,
I and some new faces at half the reg
ular bookmen's prices."
The housekeeper Bald: .
"I'll be back again, once I look the
rooms over at home. There's a lot
of things there, just such as I want
to put finishing touches on here and
there, and I may never get such a
chance again."
The Bargain hunter said:
"There Isn't much cause for quarrel
ing over prices at the Globe Ware
house this year. Their holiday goods
are marked closer than ever I Baw
them before."
And so on It . goes. Everybody has
had a good word to say for our ef
iuna iu piease you wim a UDerai i
Christmas Display, and what every-
forts to please you with a liberal
. hody says-tiKte bc-mra"- -
For Grown Folks
Besides our regular line of Dry
Grails, Cloaks, Furnishings, etc.,
we've a thousand useful and orna
mental things that you'd scarcely
ever think of for gifts unless you
happened to see them.
Handerchlef Boxes, Collar and Cuff
Boxes, Manicure Sets, Sewing Com
panions, Smoking Sets, Card Cases.
Pin and Card Trays, Pocket Al
bums, Photo Frames, Pocketbooks,
Jewelry, Writing Desks, Fans, Puff
Boxes, Toilet Sets, Brlc-a-Brac of
all sorts, etc. '.
For tie CMlta
Toydom has been ransacked for the
' best of Its productions. Horses,
. Wagons, Battleships, Steam En
gines, Pleasure Yachts, Express
Trains, Mall Carts, Dolls' Buggies,
" Dolls' Beds, Dolls' Furniture, Min
iature , Sewing Machines, complete
' on stands. Wash Sets, Ironing Sets,
, Cooking., .Utensils, Noah's Arks,
Stables, etc. , Games of all sorts;
Toy. Books, innumerable; Paper
Dolls, and everything else that ever
gladdened the little ones' hearts.
For tie Home-
Pictures In elegant frames, Books
,tn choice bindings. Photo Albums,
Painted Plaques, Abundant Sllver
. ware, Cut Glass, Fancy Sets, Book
;' Cases and Backs, Sewing Machines,
Art Trinkets and. a hundred other
things that would only tire you to
read about if you could not see
then. - .";.-.
flccd we Say lore?
I It you're really Interested,
. come and see us without
you'll
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MY
GOODS
ST. LOUIS WINS THE PRIZE
0
National Republican Convention Kill
Be Held in That City.
JUNE 16 THE DATE OP MEETING
San Francisco Makes dame Fight for
the Honor, Bat with Other Takes Oe
. feat Jood Natnredly-Mrs Ellen
roster's Brilliant address.
Washington, Dec. JO. The Republi
can national convention will be held at
St. Louts, Mo., on the sixteenth day of
next June. These were the two ma
terial results of today's quadrennial
meeting of the national committee.
Thus ends a contest that has been spir
itedly conducted by the four cities of
San Francisco, Chicago, Pittsburg and
St. Louis. New York was a nominal
candidate for convention honors, but
her representatives did not reach the
city until late last night, too late to
begin an active propoganda for the
metropolis of the east. St. Louis' vic
tory was due to a variety of causes, the
principal of which was the untiring ef
fort put forth by her representatives.
St. Louis had been regarded as a strong
competitor from the start, but experi
enced observers of political affairs felt
that her principal rival would be Chica
go, which, curiously enough, was never
seriously In the race.
The California delegation made a
game, uphill fight. That they succeed
ed In polling bo large a vote In the
start, and holding it practically Intact
until the final ballot, furnishes the
strongest proof of the good work done
by her oommlttee In the face of ob
stacles with which none of the other
cities had to contend. The balloting
showed that the partisans to San Fran
cisco were earnest in their intentions to
secure the convention, and the result
showed that they could not be stam
peded notwithstanding their opponent's
clover work. Pittsburg, like Chicago,
ww neier a formidable contestant,
and after two ballots, the brave show
ing she hud made at the beginning
gradually disappeared.
Kc.nlt of first Dnllot.
The first ballot was taken at 4 o'clock.
It was Informal and designed to test the
sense of the committee. It resulted as
follows: 6an Francisco, 20; Chicago,
8; Pittsburg, 9; St. Louis, IT; New Tork,
1. Totals, 51.
On motion of Mr. Hobart, of New Jer
sey, the city polling the smallest vote
on this ballot waa dropped. This elimi
nated New York and reduced the con
test to the four cities first named. On
this ballot the member from the Dis
trict of Columbia voted for San Fran
cisco. ' On the first regular ballot both
he and the member from New York
transferred their votes to St. Louis, with
the result that San Francisco was
droPPc .t0 : Chicago and Pittsburg
-Juimea ..iiauonary. wnue- Bt. mujs
During the intermission, between the
first and second ballots, Mr. Kerens, the
Missouri member of the committee, and
some of the staunch adherents of the
Mound City, did some effective mis
sionary work, which was shown when
the second ballot was taken. On this
ballot San Francisco retained ffer 19
votes; Chicago gained one from Pitts
burg; Pittsburg lost four, three of the
number going to St. Louis, Increasing
her strength to 18.- On the third ballot
Pittsburg forces disintegrated so that
the member from that state was the only
person voting for the Smoky City. The
four votes lost by Pittsburg on this oc
casion went to St.' Louis, thus putting
her in the lead with 22 votes; San Fran
cisco and Chicago remaining stalonary.
It was now apparent that St. Louis was
forging steadily to the front. Pittsburg
dropped out of the race. On the last
ballot San Francisco received 15 votes;
Chicago 7 and St. Louis 29, three mora
than a majority. '
The report that St. Louis had won
theconventlon spread through the surg
ing crowds In the hotel with the speed
of a prairie Are, and within a minute
the spacious headquarters of the St.
Louis delegation were crowded with
the members of other delegations who
hastened there to congratulate the vic
tors. One of the Pittsburg men with a
view to showing his friendly Interest
in St. Louis, seised the large pot con
taining a huge bunch of white and yel
low chrysanthemums which were a con
spicuous object in their room and car
ried it Into the Missouri headquarters.
', Ex-Congressrasn Warner Speaks.
' Ex-Congressman Warner, of Kansas
City, upon his entrance Into the room,
was Immediately seized by a half dozen
stalwart Mlssourlans nnd 'elevnterl to a
table, while cries of "speech," "speech,
"Warner," "Warner," tilled the air. iir.
Warner nothing daunted by this un
looked for demonstration quickly arose
to the occasion and yllvered a brief,
five minutes talk, which waa conspicu
ous for Its intense Americanism. One
sentence was particularly forcible. It
was this: . .-.., t
"No man who represents our country
at a foreign court, who criticises his
government, or traduces Its citizens la
a worthy representative of the Ameri
can people." These sentlmenta were
cheered to the echo. ' ,
When Mr. Warner stepped to the
floor, Chauncey I. Fllley, of St. Louis,
was elevated to the table amid loud
clapping of hands, and called upon for
a few remarks. He was not unwilling.
He delivered a rattling speech, which
created . great laughter and much ap
plause. He predicted that some of the
Democrats In Missouri would be found
voting with the Republicans in the
presidential election , of next year.
"They wilt not,", he consttnued, "turn
their backs on prosperity because their
ancestors voted for General Jackson."
This created a fresh outburst of merri
ment, under cover of whleh Mr. Fllley
leaped to the floor, making way for
Congressman Cobb, of St.' Louis, one of
the Democratic members of the na
tional house of representatives. Mr.
Cobb explained that the Democrats of
Missouri would Join the Republicans In
extending a cordial welcome to the del
egates and that they would then use
their efforts to defeat the candidate
whom the convention nominated. There
was something so good humored and
frank about big' utterances, that the
audience, which was entirely Republi
can, waa delighted, v' . ,; , ,,-
! , California's Oood Nat are. v . i
- Mr. Warner next announced that the
Choral deleratton had come Ja to
pay their respects. George A. Knight,
of San Francisco, waa at once hurried
to the front and called upon for a few
remarks. He made a good-natured,
jocular speech, and , said to his St.
Louts friends that It was good policy to
locate the convention In Missouri. Cali
fornia, he said, was big enough for an
empire and fair enough tor an Eden.
"We have shared," said he, "In the ben
efits of protection. We have been pro
tected from your vices and Incidentally
from your virtues."
Short speeches were also made by
Mr. Kerens of Missouri, Messrs. Os
born, Rader and Frederichs, of Cali
fornia; Fllley, of Missouri; ex-Senator
Clayton, of Arkansas; Senator El
kins, of West Virginia, and Congress
men Joy and Barthold, of Missouri, In
the order named.
In addition to the balloting for the
location of the convention the commit
tee also transacted in executive session
some unfinished and some new busi
ness, which is herewith briefly summar
ised: The first matter disposed of was the
resolution of Mr. Payne to change the
basis of representation In the conven
tion, seconded by Mr. Hahn, of Ohio.
Mr. Ewlng who held Mr. Payne's proxy,
that gentleman being now in Europe,
stated that he was authorized by his
principal to withdraw the proposition,
and by unanimous consent it was
agreed that thlB should be done.
Dace of the Convention.
' On motion by Mr. Lamb, of Virginia,
the date of the national convention was
fixed for Tuesday, June 16.
The usual committee empowered to
make all arrangements for the con
vention was then appointed, consist
ing of the executive committee and the
following additional members: Messrs.
Evans, of Minnesota; Lamb, of Vir
ginia; Brayton, of South Carolina;
Clayton, of Arkansas; Scott, of West
Virginia; Huston, of Indiana; Long;, of
Florida, and Leland, of Kansas. It waa
the understanding that delegates must
be chosen In the same manner as can
didates for congress; also that no re
striction would be placed upon districts
as to the time when delegates may be
chosen between the date of Issuing the
call and thirty days prior to the meet
ing of the convention. The question of
increasing the representation in the
convention of the territories was pre
sented. In line with the action which
gave New Mexico and South Dakota
six delegates In the last convention. The
following resolution offered by Mr.
Carey, of Wyoming, was adopted as a
substitute for several suggestions:
"Resolved, That In addition to the rep
resentation now authorized by the rules
of the national convention for the terri
tories of Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Arizona, the committee advises each
of said territories to elect four delegates,
and the admission of such - additional
delegates to the convention is hereby rec
ommended." .
Mr. Foster's Addre.s.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster was Invited,' on
motion of Mr. Clarkson, who spoke of
her an tha " heat Ttenuhllnan In lha
! Unfted States, to address the committee.
She urged upon the members the neces
City of encouraging and extending
among the women the work In behalf
of Republican principles. As an evi
dence of its importance, she mentioned
that had it not been for the votes of the
women in Colorado, Mr. Wolcott would
not. have been returned to his seat In the
senate.
Woman suffrage, she sard, was a com
ing fact and the Republicans would be
wise if they made love to them before
their political affections were engaged
elsewhere.
Mr. George Crist, financial agent of
the national league of Republican clubs.
! was Introduced to the committee. Au-
thorlty was given the league to collect
j funds for the prosecution of its work
between now and the date of the as
! sembling of the next national conven
j tlon. At a meeting of the executive
! committee, which included all the mem
bers to make the convention commit
tee, the duty of making all the arrange
ments for the convention was devolved
upon a sub-committee consisting of Mr.
Manley, of Maine, chairman; Mr. Hahn,
of Ohio, secretary; Messrs. Carter, of
Montana; Clarkson, of Iowa; Clayton, of
Arkansas; Kerens, of Missouri, and
Campbell, of Illinois.
The committee then adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Authorities at Beatrloe, Neb.. Perplexed
by a Sonsatlnnal Case.
Beatrice, Neb.. Dec. 10. A woman
about 25 years old, who came here on
the evening of November 29 and regis
tered at the Grand Central hotel as
Mrs. Carrie Brown, Keokuk, Iowa, was
found In her room this afternoon dead,
with a bullet hole In her right temple
and one in her left breast There Is a
decided air of mystery surrounding the
case and some sensational develop
ments are expected. On the night of
her arrival she was accompanied by a
tall stranger, who. after seeing hpr
safely In a hack with her trunk, got In
side and went to the same hotel, where
he had a clerk register him as A, P.
Turner, Knhoka, Mo.. The following
day Turner paid his bill and disap
peared. Among the woman's effects waa found
a tablet on which was written the name
Carrie A. Turner, and on a sheet of
wrapping paper found there was writ
ten A. F. Turner's name. There was
nothing among tne woman's effects to
disclose her Identity, all evidence hav
ing apparently been destroyed. She
was provided with a large amount of
clothing and jewelry but had only $22
In money. '
To the people of the hotel she had said
her husband was a traveling man and
that she expected him to join her here
today. She was about to become a
mother. The verdict of the coroner's
jury was suicide, but there are many
who think it a case of murder.
WASHINGTON WAIFS.
The fallowing appointments to positions
under the clerk of the house were made:
W. J. Browning, of New Jersey, chief
clerk, salary, S3.600; Richard Theopilus,
of Pennsylvania, petition and resolution
clerk, salary, 82,000.
Fourth-class postmssters were appoint
ed as follows: Pennsylvania, E. H. Bai
ley, Waverly.
Aa Unbailable Offense. . '
Pittsburg, Pa., Dee. 10. Robert and Ar
thur Btroyd, father and son, were today
committed to jail charged with an un
bailable offense. The crime Is said to
have been committed against the 17-year-old
daughter of the elder defendant.
; . Joafah Qnlnev la Clover,
Boston, Deo, -10. Hon. Jottih Qtilney,
Democrat, Is elected mayor over Edwin U.
Curtis, Republlcaa, by about 8,000 plurality.
AFTER MR. BAYftRD'S SCALP
Resolution Looking to the Ambassa
dor's Impeacliratat Canses Fan.
THE PRESIDENT CRITICISED
Mr. Scrantoa "Queers" the Superior Coart
Olll-Ia Uis Aazlety for Immediate Ac
tion He Buries the Measure with a
Committee Not Yet Appointed.
Washington, Dec. 10. Congressman
Bcranton made an unsuccessful effort
to get through the house today his bill
allowing the state Superior court and
the county courts to use the federal
building In Scranon. Instead of wait
ing for Quay's bill, which passed the
senate yesterday, to come over and
having It concurred in by the house,
Scranton Introduced one himself and
asked that Immediate action be taken.
This was objected to and the bill was
referred to the committee on public
buildings and grounds. As that com
mittee has not yet been appointed there
is no telling when the bill will be re
ported back to thehouse.
Secretary Curtis, of the treasury,
gave Vandllng and Scranton a hearing
today and referred the question of
granting the local courts permission to
use the public building to the supervis
ing architect.
It is believed that permission will not
be granted until congress acts, which
may not be for some time. W. R. B.
MR. BARRETT'S SARCASM.
lie Desires to Wsft News of Matters of
Stste ta the Dusk Hunter.
Washington, Dec. 10. The senate was
In session for nearly two hours today,
one-half of that time being occupied by
Mr. Cullom, Illinois, in a speech In ad
vocacy of the clearest assertion and
most strenuous maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine. The resolution on
which he spoke was then referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
Petitions and resolutions were pre
sented and referred: For the settle
ment by arbitration of controversies
between railroad companies and their
employes; for protection for the Ameri
can wool-growing Interest; for the pre
vention of colored "lynching" in the
south; for the suspension of the removal
of "Intruders" from the Cherokee coun
try; for the abolition of tribal occupa
tion of lands by Indians, and for the
suppression of cruelties upon and mas
sacre of Armenian subjects of Tur
key. To Impcseh Mr. Bayard.
A very spirited and at times exciting
debate was precipitated in the house
today by the Intrductlon as a question
of privilege by Mr. Barrett, Republi
can, Massachusetts, of a resolution
looking to the Impeachment of Thomas
F. Bayard, ambassador to Great Brit
ain, for sentiments expressed In
speeches delivered at Boston, England,
and Edinburgh, Scotland, and which
have been widely published and com
mented on. The resolution directs the
committee on foreign affairs to ascer
tain If such speeches have been pub
licly made and If so to report to the
house such action by Impeachment or
otherwise, as shall be proper In the
premises. Subsequently, on motion of
Mr. Cannon (Rep. III.), the words "by
impeachment or otherwise" were strick
en out and the resolution was adopted
by a vote of 207 to 90.
A somewhat similar resolution calling
on the president for information as to
what steps he had taken to recall Mr.
Bayard was previously offered by Mr.
McCall, of Massachusetts, but under ob
jections was referred to he committee
on foreign affairs.
Mr. Crisp (Democrat, Georgia) In dis
cussing Mr. Barrett's resolution, ac
quitted Mr. Bayard of the charge of Im
propriety and expressed the opinion
that the resolution was simply the pre
text to bring up the tariff question. Mr.
Bayard was strongly criticised by Mr.
McCall, Mr. Dlngley (Republican,
Maine) and Mr. Johnson (Republican,
Indiana), and was defended by Messrs.
Cummlngs (Democrat. New oTrk), Mc
Creary (Democrat, Kentucky), Money
(Democrat, Mississippi), and Turner
(Democrat, Georgia).
. Crltlslfed the President.
In closing the debate Mr. Barrett criti
cised the president for being absent
when an important communication was
received from Great Britain on the sub
ject of Venezuela, and hoped the vote
of the house would attain a volume and
Importance that would be wafted down
to North Carolina, where the president,
he presumed, was "skulking behind a
blind to bring down some timorous fly
ing ducks."
The speaker announced the following
committee on accounts: Aldrich, Illi
nois, chairman; Odell, New York; Mc
Call, Tennessee; Tracey.Mlssourl; Long,
Kansas, Republicans, and Rusk, Mary
land, and Price, Louisiana, Democrats.
The house then at 3.35 adjourned until
Thursday. . ,
CLAIMS HELD BY FORCE.
Exeitement a Cottonwood Camp, the
Latest El Dorado of Gold Hunters.
; Denver, Dec. lO.-The latest mining
excitement Is at Cottonwood camp,
within thirty miles of Denver, In Clear
Creek county. Ore that runs all the
way from a trace to $10,000 a ton is suffi
cient to excite the avarice of the least
excitable and cause them to head for
the land of Ophlr. Last night a tele
phone message was received from the
town for a shipment of shotguns to en
able the owners of a former ranch to
drive away Invaders. k
Captain Hutchinson, one of the own
ers in question, was determined to hold
his own for a town site, and when the
early trains from Denver arrived, with
five car loads of prospectors they met a
stern reception. Sunday allowed hun
dreds of city people to join the throng,
and this evening on their return they
report the entire county In the vicinity
of the fields studded witn claim stakes
and at least 1,600 people well armed
camped out on their claims.
' KILLED HIS FATHER.
, ..... . . 1 - : ' "
Malae Voatb Commits Marder la PrK
' erenee ta Going to Work.
1 Biddeford, Me., Deo. 10. Alfred 3.
Hurd, a young telegraph operator, was
arrested yesterday on suspicion of hav
ing Wiled his father, James M. Hurd,
at hia homa on Oak street, early yes
terday. Ho made a full confession to
Marshal Harmon last r'rht, In which;
he admitted the deed. ' L,a said that ho
had been annoyed repeatedly by hia
fetaarw attituat toward also, tntf ta
moment of anger he took his father's
life. . Hurd'a father wanted him to
seek employment. He asked his son to
leave town, if It was necessary, and go
to work. He did not care to work, and
became enraged at constant repetitions
of his father's demands. Hurd fur
ther said the razor waa not the one he
cut his father's throat with, but the
actual weapon could be found under
the plaza where he threw it.
CONFESSION OfTmONSTEB.
ThomasEtwyn Coolly DIscbmcs the De
tails of the Slsagbtor of Ills Two Chil
dren. I
West Chester. Pa.. Dec. 10. Thomas
Elwyn, who killed his two children by
cutting their throats with a razor at
their home In Phoenlxvllle, and who is
now in jail here, has fully recovered
from the effects of the Injuries which
he Inflicted upon himself at the time.
The wound In his neck has healed up
and he has regained all his strength.
When he was first brought here he had
an evident desire to commit suicide.
This ha left him so far as evidences
go and he declares that he now has no
such desire, but nevertheless he has ab
solutely no chance to kill himself without
the connivance of one of his guards.
Elwyn says he expects to be hung for
his crime. He today told some new
facts about the killing of his children.
It was not known that he attempted to
poison them before using the raizor.
HO mixed arsenic in the coffee and got
the two children to drink It. The poison
did not act quickly enough to satisfy
his murderous fancy and he then re
sorted to the razor.
The boy, he says, he killed first, and
then turned to the little girl, who had
seen her brother dispatched. The girl
ran from him, but he finally chased her
into a corner. She dropped on her
knees, and clasping her hands In terror
cried: "Oh, papa, don't kill me." The
murder of the girl, he says, was most
difficult, and he was compelled to make
several 'attempts before he could draw
the blade across her young throat.
All this Elwyn discusses coolly as
though it were some one else's crime.
He will be tried for the two murders at
the January term of court.
M'BRIDE EXONERATED.
Mark Wild Falls to Appear Before the
America a Federation of Labor and
Suhstantlste Chsrees.
New Tork, Dec. 10. The second day's
session of the American Federation of
Labor began in Madison Square Garden
assembly rooms at 9.30 o'clock this
morning.
A resolution denouncing Secrtary Car
lisle for alleged violation of the- eight
hour law In the treasury department
and requesting President Cleveland to
prefer charges against him was adopted
and will be forwarded to the president.
The report of the executive council.
Which was submitted and read to the
copventlon this afternoon, says: In the
course of the year, as you all know,
serious charges were preferred against
our President In connection with the
American Railway Union strike. The
matter was thoroughly considered by
your council at Its April meeting and
one of your members waa deputized to
repair to Columbus, Ohio, and in con
junction with the central body of that
city made a complete Investigation.
Subsequently said member reported as
follows,which was adopted by the coun
cil: New York, Dec. , 1895.
As per Instructions of the executive
council I visited Columbus, O., and made
Investigation of the charges preferred by
Mark Wild against John McBrlde, presi
dent of the American Federation of La
bor. We had two all-day sesBlons, May 8
and 9, of the committee of the Trades As
sembly of Columbus, to whom the charges
had been referred. The committee had
several sessions prior to the visit and
since then. But at no time did Mark Wild
appear before the committee to sub
stantiate his charges. Nor was there any
evidence offered of a definite and con
clusive chareter to show that John Mc
Brlde had betrayed the Interests of organ
ised labor, or been guilty of corrupt prac
tices as alleged by Mark Wild and others.
(Signed) P. J. Mcdulre.
An adjournment was then taken until
tomorrow morning.
HONOLULU'S PARDON BOARD.
Seven Political Prisoners Relessed on
Thanksgiving Day.
Victoria, B. C. Dec. 10. Advices from
Honolulu this morning per steamer
Warlmoo dated December 2 state that
on Thanksgiving day the government
released seven political prisoners, Ave
natives and two whites. Walker and
Rlckard. Those remaining In prison
are Gullck, Seward, Bowler, Bobe Wil
cox, Blpekane and John Wise. . Public
sentiment apears to favor an early re
lease of all. '
Thanksgiving morning witnessed the
largest and best drilled military display
ever seen In Honolulu, pver BOO volun
teers paraded.
DOUBLE PAY FOR CHRISTMAS
Peeullar Demand of 5,000 Furnaeemen
That Hir Ctii flV
Sharon, ' Pa., Dec. 10. Committees
from the blast furnacemen's federation
ef the Shenango valley today gave no
tice to the officials of the seventeen fur
naces that has created a great stir In
iron circles. They demand that they
receive one and a- half days' pay for
working on Sundays and other legal
holidays, except Christmas and Fourth
of July, when they expect double pay.
This Is equal to a 16 per cent, advance.
The officials positively refuse to con
sider the proposition and a strike is
Imminent About 6,000 men are In
volved. ,
BECAME A HUMAN TARGET.
Youth Fatally Shot by a Companion In
Hport.
Allentown, Pa., Dec 10. Edward Le
nan, aged 19 years, of Scnecksvllle, was
fatally wounded today by a friend in a
target match.
The young men usd a revolver, and
through a misunderstanding of signals
Lenan got In the way ft the bullet
Respite forMcMullen.
Harrtsburg,- Pa., Dec 10. Governor
Hastings has granted a respite for sixty
days for James McMullen, the Pittsburg
murderer, in order that the ease may be
brought before the board ' of pardons.
McMullen was' sentenced to be hanged
Thursday morfilng. It is stated that a
large amount of testimony has been dis
covered," '.. . '
The Torch Exploded. ;
' Philadelphia, Dee. 10. By the explosion
of aa engineer's torch In the engine room
of the oil storage and assort station of
Crew, -, Leviek Co., at'fwanson and
Jackson streets, tonight the building and
contents were damaged to the extent of
CONFESSIONJFIIAYWARD
No Longer Any Doubt of the Guilt of
the Murderer.
DESPERATE FLAN FOR ESCAPE
The Slayer of Catharine Clng Details a
Plot to Murder tho Prison Guards
lie Grows Nervous at the Ap
proach of Ills Doom.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 10. Harry
Hayward has confessed. Every shadow
of doubt as to his guilt In connection
with the murder of Catherine Ging has
been swept away by the voluntary
word of the assassin. In the still
watches of the night Hayward turned
to County Physician Burton, who con
stantly attends him, and, as to a father
confessor, admitted that the gallows
was about to receive one of the guilti
est wretches of the nineteenth century.
The story of the crime he recited from
beginning to end, confessing that he
alone was the Instigator of the mur
derous plot and that Claus Bllxt was
but his tool.
"I fell down at the last moment,
though," said Hayward, after a full
confession had been made. "I Intended
to klU Bllxt, but could not. If I had,
I would have been safe. The morning
after the morning I went to him and
told him to go to Frank that is the
elevator boy, you know and borrow a
revolver of him. Bllxt looked at me
for a moment, and then replied: 'No,
Harry; No'. He was too cunning for
me, -him. I failed, but If he had
borrowed that revolver I would have
gone Into the basement and after tak
ing the revolver away from Bllxt I
would have shot him through the right
temple where a man committing suicide
would naturally shoot. Then I would
have dropped the revolver by his side
and backed from the room. I figured
that Mrs. Blixt or some one might come
rushing; in, and If I was backing out.
I could, upon the appearance of any
one, have simply rushed forward to
ward the body, as if I had heard the
shot and was just rushing in. I failed
though, and now they have me," with
a glance toward the court where the
gallows stands awaiting his victim.
Hayward Is making a gigantic effort
to cover up his shattered nerve today.
He rose from his couch this morning,
and, although he had not slept a wink,
stretched himself and said to the death
watch: "D it, I would like to be
hung every day. I feel like a fighting
cock."
He ate sparingly of wheat cakes and
fried eggs, but joked with his watch
the while, stating that he had always
fed well and he could not leave the
world hungry. Nevertheless! his every
efTort to appear natural to-day Is no
ticeable. His lips quiver like those of a
suffering Infant, and he cannot keep his
mind upon a topic long enough to form
a complete sentence.' He is breaking
up fast, and although Jailer Sandberg
declared that Harry will walk to the
rope without a tremor, It Is doubtful.
Various Cranks Appear.
The afternoon and evening preceding
the execution of Harry Halward were
filled with exciting episodes. Cranks
of all sorts were numerous and made
themselves known freely.
Within three days past Hayward
made a last frantic attempt to form
another plot of escape. Sitting In his
cell with a short hand reporter taking
his Inst statement, he recited the story.
"My plan was this: At just three
minutes past twelve at night I would
fall down on the floor of my cell and
writhe In anguish as If I had suicided
by taking poison. The guards would
Immediately ring up doctors.
"About Ave minutes after this three
men with long satchels In their hands
would present themselves at the jail
and state that they were the physi
cians summoned. They would be my
men and the satchels would not con
tain medicine but derringers. The jail
ors would be sandbagged and my
guards taken care of afterward.
"I would be taken out with a re
volver In each hand and a carriage
awaiting me at the door would take me
away.
"If it had not been for one' slip, this
scheme would have gone through,' you
can bet on that."
Ilayward's Awful Crime.
The crime for which Harry Hayward
was hanged was one of the most re
markable of the century.
On the night of December 3, 1894, the
body of Miss Catharine Glng was found
In a swamp on the further shore of
Lake Calhoun, a few miles from' this
city. About the same time a horse
drawing an empty buggy with blood
over the cushions and sides walked into
Gossman's livery stable, where It had
been, rented, early in the evening, by
Miss Glng. Rigid and searching In
quiry was at once Instituted by the au
thorities. It developed that Miss Glng
had her life Insured for 310,000, the pol
icies being made payaSle to Harry Hay
ward. This directed suspicion towards
him, and, after being under survellance
for a few days, he was, together with
his brother, Adry, taken Into custody.
As Hayward was at the theater the
night of the murder, It was shown con
clusively tha he did not do the actual
killing.
Then Adry told a remarkable story.
He said that Harry had plotted to kill
Miss Glng for the life Insurance and
wanted 'his assistance, which was re
fused. Further Investigation devel
oped the fact that. Hay ward met Miss
Glng that night and drove out as far as
Thirteenth street, where he was met
by Claus Bllxt, the janitor In the em
ploy of his father. Bllxt drove Miss
Glng out Calhoun road and shot her.
He then came Into town on foot, going
to several places where he was known
for the purpose of establishing an alibi.
Hayward, after leaving Miss. ' Ging,
hurriedly retraced his steps and took a
young society aldy to the theater, sit
ting through ' tha performance, appar
antly unconscious of the trajredy that
was being enacted. Bllxt was after
ward arrested and confessed to the ac
tual killing. Ho was lven a life sen
tence in the penitentiary. In telling
his story ho claimed - that Hayward
had him In his power, exercising an
influence over him that It was Impossi
ble to resist Hayward himself waa
placed on trial, and, despite the best
legal talent that money could buy. waa
found guilty of murder In the first de
gree and sentenced to behanged.
Ho Greets Adry Kindly.
To the surprise of all Adry appeared
at the jail at 10:30 and was ushered in
to the cell room. Two days since Har
ry, before his jailors and common pris
oners, cursed his brother. Now he re
ceived him with a kind word of greet
ing and motioned ilm to' stand by, as
he talked. It was easy to see that
Harry's animosity was short lived. A
large number of newspaper men as
sisted In the makeup of spectators.
Hayward made a statement addressed
to the public. In which he asserts (hla
last statement regarding the murder Is
correct. It Is thought! he will be exe
cuted some time before 2:30.
Hayward has just received the fol
lowing message from Cleveland, Ohio:
"Keep up your nerve. Be game to the
last, old friend. Steve Brodle.
In reply Hayward wired the follow
winner. S(lgned)
pjBAXBH Xj.ibh
CtirlotiH Crowd Assemble.
As midnight approached the crowd
outside the jail Increased to COO In num
ber, while inside some one hundred fa
vored ones were gathered. A special
force of policemen kept a passage open
from the street to the Jail door.
The working apparatus of the gallows
had been thoroughly soaped early and
the trap was thoroughly tested.
In the cell room the lights burned bril
liantly. From early evening Hayward
talked steadily to he expert stenogra
pher, completing his confession and last
statement.
BROKEN HEARTED WOMAN.
Wedded a Crazy Man Who Had a Wife
Living.
Tontoronto, Ont., Dec. 10. Miss Rosa
lie Gottlieb, of Richmond, Va., left To
ronto for New York yesterday, a
broken-hearted woman. She was mar
ried In WashinKton, D. C, on the 28th
of October, by HlHhop Keane, to George
Seymour Maxwell, a physician of Louls
vlle, Ky. They came to Toronto and
her newly-wedded husband became In
sane. Miss Gottlieb was Informed he
had another wife living. On Friday
Bhe received a letter from Maxwell's
first wife, by which she Identified the
man as the husband of the writer. On
Saturday, Miss Gottlieb, who Is a
eharmlnir Bouthern beauty of 21, and
the daughter of wealthy parents, vis
ited Maxwell. He admitted he had de
ceived her, and offered no excuse.
Maxwell's father knew of his son's
previous marriage, and, although he'
visited the couple here for over four
days, he never mentioned a word to the
trusting young bride. He told a friend
that ".he hadn't the heart to break
such sad intelligence to her."
WORLD'S LARGEST STEAMER.
Pennsylvania the Namo of the Now
Hamburg-American Liner.
New York, Dec. 10. The new monster
twin-screw freight and passenger
steamship which Harland St Wolf are
building for the New York service of
the Hamburg-American Line will be
christened the Pennsylvania, In honor
of the Keystone state. . ' -
The new steamer wil be the largest
freight-carrying steamer In the world.
She wil have a displacement of 20,000
tons and a dead-weight carrying ca
pacity of 13,000 tons. , Her other dimen
sions are: Length, C60 feet: beam, 82
feet. The Pennsylvania will have the
latest Btyle of trlple-exfflpansion en
gines, their total horse power being
5,600. She will be ready quite early In
the season of 1896.
The Pennsylvania will have accommo
dations for 200 first-class and 1,500 steer
age pasengers. Her builders expect her
to make fifteen knots an hour.
THREE AVOWED CANDIDATES
General Palmer and "Jack" Hobinson
Enter the Senatorial Kao.
Philadelphia, Dec. JO. Already three
avowed candidates are In the field for
Cameron's seat In the United States
senate. Today ex-Lieutenant Oovernor
Watres, of Scranton; ex-Attorney Gen
eral Palmer, of Wilkes-Barre and Con
gressman "Jack" Robinson, who rep
resents the Sixth Pennsylvania dis
trict at Washington, announced them
selves as candidates for the senator
ship. Although Mr. Robinson may not win,
If he goes into the contest in earnest
he will make the other candidates hus
tle, as the representative from the Sixth
district delights In nothing more than
a good, hard fight
AMERICANS IN A BIG DEAL,
Syndicate Gets the Concession to Build
a Railroad in China.
Port Townsend. Wash., Dec. 10. A
concession from the Chinese govern
ment to build a line of railroad from
tidewater to Pekln has been obtained
by a syndicate of American capital
ists. The road will be about 200 miles
long and will tap a valuable coal mining
district. The operation and construc
tion of the road will be under the direct
patronage of the Chinese government,
but American capital and engineers are
the principal factors In the scheme.
Among the men of prominence said
to be in the deal are Senator Calvin S.
Brice. of Ohio; Whitelaw Reld, ex-Secretary
of State John W, Foster and
others.
PROTECTING MEASURES.
Cyellsta In Mexico Raising a Fund to
Prosecute Brutal Coach roon.
City of Mexico. Dea 10. Bicycle men
are taking measures to protect them
selves against the brutalities of coach
men who try to run them down after
dusk in the city streets. The killing of
Paymaster HU1, of the Mexican Na
tional railway, followed Immediately
by the deliberate running down of a
young French cyclist, has Intensified
the publio Indignation. ;
A popular subscription 'has ' been
raised to bring about the apprehension
of the guilty coachmen.
ILLEGAL CUSTOMS FEE.
The Twenty Cents Charged for Eseh Ex
port Certificate.
Washington, Dec. 10. The fee of 20
cents for each export certificate of do
mestic merchandise, charged by collec
tors of customs, aggregating thousands
of dollars annually, has been declared
Illegal by the board of general apprais
ers. '
The treasury department has notified
the collectors that the charge must no
longer be made.
V Team Cut In Two. '
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 10. A Reading train
crashed between ths 4-horse -team of
Farmer Michael Glelm, of Boiling Springs,
at Mt. Holly, this- morning. ,. The team
was cut in two and the lead horses ran
up a steep embankment and fell back on
the saddle home, ridden by Olelm, Who
was fatally Injured.
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DEATH'S STRANGE VISITS.
Three Brothers Who Died Under Similar
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- Brldgeton. N. J., Dec. 10. John R.
Lake, of Port Norrls, fell dead whller
cutting up corn fodder In his field Sat '
itrday afternoon. . A little over a year
ago his brother." Captain 8s mall R.
liake, one of the wealthiest men of
Port Norrls, fell .dead la tha atreet In .
Brldgeton. 1 "
SA few years ago an oldef trot her,
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