THE ONLY nEFUDLICAri DAILY in LrXUAVAHNA COUf4TY. -if ' EIGHT AGES 4 COLUMNS. SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPT, 1 lit He-: Crawi's lea lere They've passed their verdict on our display of Lovers of the beautiful said: "There has never been a display In Scranton like It." The children said: "My! Isn't It Jolly?" "I wonder what Santa Claus will, bring me , from all these, eh?" The bookworm said: "H-m; well, this Is about right Good editions of all my favorites, and some new faces at half the reg ular bookmen's prices." The housekeeper said: "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 saw them before." And so on it goes. Everybody has . had a good word to say for our ef forts to please you with a liberal Christmas Display, and what every- -i --.' body says must be true. ' For Grown -Folks Besides our regular line of Dry Grds, 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, 1 For tk 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, Mln . lature Sewing Machines, complete , on stands. Wash Sets, Ironing Sets, Cooking Utensils, Noah's Arks, Stables, etc. , Games of all sorts; X: Toy Books, Innumerable; Paper 1 Dollivand everything else that ever gladdened the little ones' hearts. Fer tile Home Pictures In elegant frames. Books In choice bindings. Photo Albums, Tainted Plaques, Abundant Silver ware, Cut Glass, Fancy Sets, Book - Cases and Ranks, ffewlnr Machines. , Art Trinkets and a hundred other . things that would only tire you to ' reaa anout ir you could not see them. ';.. Kccdwc Say. More? ' " If you're really Interested, you'll com and see us without HOLIDAY GOODS FAVORS HOE DOCTRINE Senator Allen Declares That the Pop ulists Are Patriotic.' A PLEA FOR CUBAN PATRIOTS The Nebraska Senator Scoffs at Ameri can Citizens Who Yearn for Titles. Proposes to Honor Distinguished Men-Other Washington Topics. Washington, D. C, Dec. 11. The sen ate was In session to-day for only an hour and a quarter, and It then ad journed until to-morrow. Three propo sitions were Introduced in honor of dis tinguished men of the past. The first was for the purchase of a $2,000 statue of the French novelist Victor Hugo, to be placed in the new library building In Washington, now almost finished. The second was for a $50,000 monument to the naval hero John Paul Jones, to be erected In Washington, and the third was to authorise the placing of a statue of President Franklin Pierce upon the grounds of the public building at Con cord. N. H. Mr. Dubois, Republican, Idaho, made a short argument In sup port of his proposed amendment of the rules so as to distribute the general appropriation bills among the commit tees having charge of the various sub jects to which they apply. No action was taken, as Mr. Hill, Democrat, New York, signified a desire to speak on It, as well as on his own proposed amend ments to the rules, in regard to cloture and the counting of quorums. Mr. Allen, Populist, Nebraska, spoke briefly on his resolution for the recog nition of Cuban belligerency, which also went over without action. He declared that the Populist party was as thor oughly committed to the Monroe doc trine as either the Democratic party or the Republican party; and he scoffed at American citizens, who were so ready to become "English lords or lords In some other country," and at the American women who were "willing to waste themselves on titled mendicants from the East. IN CASE OF IMPEACHMENT. The Manner in Whieh Mr. Bayard Will . Be Arraigned. Washington, Dec. 11. Should the house committee on foreign affairs adopt a resolution recommending the Impeachment of Ambassador Bayard, as suggested by Mr. Barrett's resolu tion, the proceedings which would fol low In both houses are interesting. The house, under the constitution, has the Bole power to Impeach, and the senate the sole power to try all cases. Immediately after resolving to im peach, the house appoints a committee of two members to go to the senate bar, and In the name of the house and of all the people of the United States, to Impeach the officer named in the res olution, and demand that the senate take orders for the appearance of the accused to make answer. A commit tee of five members of the house Is then appointed to prepare and report ar ticles of impeachment. When reported, the articles of Impeachment are con sidered in committee of the whole, and are subject to amendment. After the senate notifies the house that it will take proper action therein, the house selects by ballot Ave managers to con duct the Impeachment on the part of the house. The articles of impeachment agreed to by the house are thwi carried to the senate by the house managers, at such time when the senate would resolve Itself Into a court of Impeachment and receive the articles of impeachment. The senate issues summons to the ac cused and fixes a time within which he shall file his answer and plea. Proceedings of tho Trial. When the senate had fixed a day for the trial and are ready to proceed the house resolves Itself Into a committee of the whole and proceeds to the senate ehamber in that capacity. If the trial extends beyond one day, every day's proceedings Is reported to the house. If the trial Is very long, the house ceases to go to the senate chamber dally, but leaves the conduct of the case on the part of the house to its five managers. When the testimony Is closed, the house again attends In-a body to hear argu ment of counsel. The report on the final action In the case Is reported to the house by the chairman of the commit tee of the whole. A two-thirds vote of the members present Is required to con vict. Judgment cannot extend further than removal from office and disqualifi cation to hold office, but the party con victed is liable to indictment and pun ishment according to law. , Congress has only had to deal with seven Impeachment cases in Its history. They were the cases of William Blount, a United States senator; John Picker ing, district judge of New Hampshire; Samuel Chase, associate Justice of the Supreme court of the United States; James Peck.United States district judge of Tenn'essiv; Andrew Johnson, presi dent of the United States, and William W. Belknap, Secretary of war, FIGHT WITH A MADMAN. Sheriff, and Deputies Face a Mnsket and Sword Fashioned Sevthe Iliads. Menominee, Mich., Dec. 11. Charles Turnblad, a bachelor homesteader, liv ing near Carney, on the line of the Chicago and Northwestern railway, who has been a terror to the Inhabitants backed by a musket and a scythe blade sharpened to a point and fitted to the band like a sword, was captured yes terday by Sheriff Astrup and a number of deputies after a fierce battle, in which the sheriff narrowly escaped be ing shot and one of the deputies was badly slashed by the madman about the body, head and face. - He was overpowered and brought to this city, where an examination as to his sanity was made, and he will be sent to the asylum at Newberry. sordipTn his love. Afed Bridegroom Gets Bask Part of Ills .... Marriage res itn interest. Owosso, Mich., Dec. 11. In Septem ber, Rev. W. & Matteson, of the Bap tist church, Was caled upon to marry a couple, the groom being man of TO and the bride considerably younger, At the concluttarof the ceremony the btooA handed jne minister 120. Bev mi weeks tater Mr. Matteson was In- I ;1 that, owtej to the txcltemtnt of the occasion, the aged bridegroom was somewhat rattled, and had mis taken the $20 for a $5, and demanded a rebate of $15. The reverend gentleman sent his check for the required amount to correct the error, but this was not sufficient. It seems In the old man's third ven ture three months was all that was re quired to exhaust the glamour of mat rimony, and life with him had become once more simply a matter of business. Consequently he demanded that the minister pay him interest on the $16. The request was Immediately complied with, and a second check was drawn for the sum of 15 cents, and when the vou cher was returned a few days ago the minister caused It to be framed and it now hangs In his Btudy. HARRY llAYWAttli HANGED. Murderer of Miss Ging in Minneapolis Pays the Death Penalty Ills Head Will Grace the .Museums. Minneapolis, Dec. 11. Hayward was hanged at 2:10 a. m. He made a state ment of five minutes' duration, and while not making a confession, said he hoped God would forgive htm for all the harm he had ever done. The murderer went to the gallows with a laugh on his Hps, and went down with the trap just as he uttered the words lightly, "Let her go." This was said to the chief deputy. Prior to the execution the condemned man maintained the nerve which has made him notorious, He took his last supper shortly after 1 o'clock, and was surrounded by the deputies and the death watches. Just before the death warrant was read, Hayward turned to his brother, Dr. Thaddeus Hayward, and said: "You know I am a great believer In spiritualism. If I get safe ly on the other side I will send a, mes sage to you," On the scaffold Hayward made an extended statement He said that to please the several pastors who had called upon him, he would say, "God forgive me for what I have done." This Is looked upon as a confession. The trap fell at 2:10 o'clock. His neck was broken. The prisoner had been made ready in the cell room, his black silk robe hod been put on and the black cap adjusted. Suddenly the door was thrown wide open and the sound of an Inarticulate yell floated in from the cell room In which the prisoner's comrades were taking their farewell, then three cheers for Sheriff Homberg, led by Hayward himself, and ending with "He's all rlitht." Hayward entered the chamber wun an easy stride. 'Good evening, gentlemen," said he. In clear, even tones, as he bowed his way into the room, wearing his sombre garb bo Jauntily that its grotesqueness was forgotten. As he made his way up the stairs to the scaffold he tripped on the unaccustomed gown. He laughed. Upon being asked if he had any thing to say, he replied, in a careless, drawling tone, "Well, yes." He moist ened his lips with his tongue. "Well, to you all," he began, "there has been a good deal of curiosity and wonder at my action, and some of you think that I am a very devil," with a peculiar drawling accent on the first syllable of that word, "and If you all knew my whole life you would think so all the more. I have dictated a full statement today of all my life to Mr. Edward Goodsell, Mr. J. J. Mannlx and a steno grapherlet's see, what s that steno grapher's name?" and Hayward peered down over the edge of his scaffold as If expecting some one to answer. . He then rambled off on different sub jects until apparently satisfied that all had been done that he had intended, he half turned his head and over his shoul der said: "I guess 'that's all. Now, Phil Megaarden, go ahead." An autopsy was held this morning on the head of Harry Hayward. A plaster cast was made, measurements taken and the brain afterward removed for further examination by experts In that branch. One of the specialists who conducted the autopsy this afternoon expressed the belief that Hayward was a degen erate. The brain weighed fifty-five ounces. about normal, and if there were any de fects in it the microscope did not show them. This afternoon the aged parents of Harry Hayward followed the remains of their son to Lakewood cemetery, where they were interred after a few words by the Rev. Dr. Marion D. Shut ter, Universallst. BARBARA'S LATEST. Miss Anb Now Confesses That Her Con fession' Was False and That Her Test! mony Against Langerman Was True. New York, Dec. 11. Barbara Aub, who confessed to Recorder GofT on Thanksgiving night that she had false ly sworn, when she testified at the trial of Walter L. S. Langerman, whom she accused of criminally assaulting her, la said to have repudiated that confes slon. Assistant District Attorney Robert Townsend, who prosecuted Langer man, announced Barbara's retraction. He said that Mrs.M Pltchell, one of Barbara's aunts, had Informed him that during an Interview with Barbara In the Tombs, the latter told her aunt that her confession was false, and that her testimony given at Langerman's trial was true. Barbara said she had been pressed to make the confession by people at the Door of Hope, where she was stopping after the trial. 8he said she had been forced Into making the confession by Miss Kellard, one of the women : In charge there. . . Frederick B. House, counsel for Bar bara Aub, was called to the Tombs prison this afternoon "by Mrs. Mitchell and had an Interview with the prisoner, but when seen later would toot admit that there had been a confession made to any one. She said: "You can take my word for It there has been a retrac tlon made." When District Attorney Fellows was eecVi regarding the retraction he said there was 110 probability of putting Langerman attain on trial. He said he would want stronger evidence against Langerman than was now In his pos session. In regard to prosecuting Miss Kellard for subordination of perjury In forcing the confession from Barbaras the district attorney would not commit NOW PROBING THE POLICE nterestlng Testimony Brought Out at Philadelphia's Lexow. TESTIMONY OP MR. 'GIBBONEY Ue Claims That Dctsotivss of the Law and Order Society llsve Discovered Policemen in Uniform Drinking in Saloons and Speak - Essies, Philadelphia. Deo. 11. The senatorial committee to Investigate the municipal mismanagement of the city resumed Its sessions this afternoon and a line of Inquiry was begun that promises to be more prolific of developments of abuses of the good of the community than has been brought out. To-day for the first time the probe was inserted into the workings of the police department and from the little way It entered there would seem to be much rottenness In that part of the city government. When the session of the committee began, the investigation into the sys tem of lighting the city by contracts with private electric light companies was resumed. Nothing particularly new was developed. At the conclusion of the testimony bearing upon the lighting of the streets, Silas W. Pettlt, counsel for the Clt isens' Municipal association, addressed the committee and stated that he pro posed to lead the Inquiry Into an ln ventlgatlon of the police department. Mr. Pettlt asserted that the police con nive at the malntatnence of Illicit sa loons, policy shops, dives and such places. He further asserted that the keepers of these places and the police terrorize respectable cltlsens who wish the abolishment of them, and he asked that the committee protect with Its full power against persecution by the police all witnesses who might testify before It In regard to these matters. Mr. Pettlt also charged that the police. In direct defiance of the law under which the city Is governed, are obnoxiously active In politics, and he said that after he had presented his evidence that the committee would undoubtedly rec ommend in Its report to the legislature some legislation bearing directly on this subject. Mr. GIbbnney's Testimony. D. C. Gibboney, secretory of the law and order society, was called. Mr. Gtb- Loney testified that the particular ob ject of the society was the suppression of Illicit saloons and disorderly licensed places. The witness spoke in the most favorable terms of the support and aid extended the society's work by Direc tor of Public Safety Beltler and Super intendent of Police Linden. He also said that their efforts bad been honest-: ly seconded by some of the police lieu tenants and patrolmen, but that in a majority pf the police districts are ac tive defenders of , "speak easles" and dive saloons. He told of how detect ives of the society have frequently seen policemen In full uniform drinking In speak easles" and saloons, and how. when they got a dive saloon proprietor Into court for keeping a disorderly house, he Is frequently cleared through the testimony of policemen. Mr. Gibboney also scored the police board before which policemen aro tried for offences unbecoming an officer. The board consists of the police captains, and Mr. Gibboney said that he had de termined never to make a charge against an officer to It again, as in al most every case the accused had gone free or gotten off with a light fine. Mr. Gibboney had not concluded his testi mony when the committee adjourned until to-morrow. KILLS TWO COMPANIONS. They Had. Just Bnrglnrlzed a Store. Bodies Found in the Water. Fairmont, W.Va., Dec, 11. Last night the store of Joseph Hood, near Opekls ka, Monongahlta county, was robbed. The proprietor called a number of neigh bors together and started in pursuit. The pursuers found where a camp had been made and three men hud lunched on canned goods. They found a skiff over turned In the government dc.m. In the eddy were floating the bodies of two men and a lot of Hood's goods. An examination showed that both had been knocked from the boat by blows on the head, evidently with the sharp blade of an oar. The third man who is sup posed to have been In the skiff escaped. and the searchers are scouring the woods for hlm.v LILLIAN RUSSELL IS ILL. She Is st New Orlesns Suffering from Aente uronomtis. tconr Orleans. Dec. 11. Lillian Russell has met with very bad luck In fulfilling her New Orleans engagement. She was nn.hia n annoar lftst nlarht as billed. and Marie Walnwright was compelled to prolong her engagement, ana miss Russell was again unable to appear to night. She came from Memphis In severe ti-aathei- and did not take Drooer pre cautions, so that she was attacked with acute bronchitis, and the attending physician says that unless she Is care ful the attack win assume a serious form. . LOVE TURNED TO HATE ' Jilted Lover Sues Ills Former Swssthosrt for S9.UOO Dsmages. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 11. The people of Saline county are greatiy imeresieu in a damage suit for $5,000 filed in the district court by Thomas Wlckersham against Clara Ahart, a young woman who Jilted the plaintiff and married Thomas Cavanaugh, a wealthy young Colorado ranchman, t Miss Ahart denies Wlckersham's tnrv of an enra cement with her. and says she had a tight to marry the ranchman if she wanted to. . GUARDING HIS MASTER. 1 The Body of Joshua Davis Fonnd In the Woods After a Two wastes' sesrett Wilmington, Del., Dec. It The. body of Joshua Davis, of Brldgevllle, who left Jils horns two weeks ago on a gun ning expedition Into. the woods near his home, was found late yesterday ar temoon by a party 7 gunners. His death, was due to the accidental dis charge of his gun, the contents of whins) entered his bdomn - and probab-t killed Mm tastcsC. X forked Ilk was Is believed that it caused the accidental discharge of the gun. Some of his clothing was burned from his body. His bride of ten weeks became frantic with grief when his body was brought to his late home. Since Davis' disappearance the dog that accompanied him on the fatal trip has not failed to make a dally visit to the woods where his master's dead body lay. - Repeated attempts were made by residents of the neighborhood to follow the animal, but they proved fruitless until yesterday. ' When the party reached the spot where Davis lay they found the dog keeping guard over him. SAD PLIGHT OF A DOG. Made Itself a Prisoner for Eight Days Without Food. Sandwich. 111., Dec. 11. The next time Farmer Danewtts's shepherd dog goes out foraging; for his dinner he will either leave his chain behind or a card telling where to look for him In case he doesn't return by milking time. Danewits livesabout three miles north of Somonank. Last Thanksgiving Day his dog started out to hunt himself a game dinner, dragging a long chain be hind. In Jumping over a fence at the outskirts of Danewtts's farm the chain caught on a rail. The dog Jumped back, but only fastened the chain tighter. For eight days he remained a prisoner, and his dinner each day consisted of snow balls and fence rails. Farmer Adams' hired man had heard the dog howling for over a week, but thought some one's dog had treed a squirrel and was rejoicing over Its feat. Finally the howls became so prolonged and at such frequent Intervals, night and day, that a searching party was in stituted and the dog discovered in a famished and almost dying condition. It was taken to where It belonged, and with proper nourishment will live to hunt its next Thanksgiving Day dinner without a chain. COLLISION AT SEA. The Gormanlo and the Cumbrae Meet Near Crosby Llghtshlp-An Interesting .Story of tho Accident. Liverpool, Dec. 11. The steamer Ger manic, hence from New York, came Into collision shortly after leaving the Mer sey this evening, near Crosby lightship. with the steamer Cumbrae, Inward bound for Liverpool. The Cumbrae was sunk and the Ger manic's bows were damaged. The Germanic returned to Liverpool A dense fog prevailed at the time of the collision. Among the passengers on the Ger manic were Lord Dunraven and the members of John Hare's company. In cluding Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hare, son and daughter-in-law of Mr. John Hare; Charles Groves and wife, and the Hon. F. G. Curzeon and wife. Mrs. Curseon Is the actress Elllce Jeffreys. The Germanic Is a steamer of 5,066 tons frross and 2,989 net. She is 455 feet long and was built by Hiand & Wolf in Belfast in 1874. Last year her Inter ior was remodelled and she was fur nished with triple expansion engines. which enabled her to enter the list of seven-day vessels. She Is a first-class boat In every respect, but Is not as large- as the steamers Teutonic and Majestic of the Baine line. The Cumbrae was from Glasgow. Tho Germanic, took off her passengers and crew. There was no loss of life. The Cumbrae was a vessel of 900 gross tonnage. She'was commanded by Cap tain Blair. She was engaged in a freight and passenger service between Liverpool and Glasgow, and was owned by G. and J. Burns. Particulars of the Accident. The following particulars of the acci dent have been received: The Germanic left her quay under an easy head of steam. The weather at the tlne. was very thick, and every precaution was taken to avoid an acci dent. The seamen were stationed in the crow's nest in addition to the ordin ary lookout. About eight miles of slow steaming, warning , whistles being sounded meantime at short Intervals, the vessel reached Crosby Channel. By this time the fog had become so in tense as to hide everything from view. Suddenly a whistle sounded close by and the' Germanic promptly responded. It was too late, however, to avoid a collision, and the white star liner struck the Cumbrae a slanting blow between the forecastle and the forehatch. The Germanic's bow penetrated the side of the Cumbrae to a depth of fourteen feet. If the Germanic had been under more way she would doubtless have cut the smaller vessel completely In two. On the Cumbrae's deck, a scene of terror ensued. .There were twenty-eight pas sengers on the vessel. Including a num ber of women and children, who rushed to and fro, shrieking In their terror, or fell on their knees and prayed aloud to be saved. On the Germanic also, there was much excitement, all the pas sengers rushing on deck to ascertain what had happened. The shock of the collision was not severe enough, how ever, to cause great alarm, and the ex citement on the big liner had subsided. Captain McKlnaley, at once ordered sufficient way to be maintained to keep the bows of the Germanic In the hold by. the Cumbrae's side and officers had men calmly and actively proceeded to the work of rescue.. Belts, ropes and ladders were thrown upon the Cum brae's decks, and within a minute all of the passengers and crew of the doomed vessel had either scrambled or been hauled upon the Germanic's decks. One passenger was slightly injured while being hauled on board, and a woman fell overboard, but was Instantly res cued by a boat from the Germanic which had been previously lowered. When all were safe the Germanic's en gines were started, reserved and the ves sels separated. The Cumbrae Immedi ately lurched and began to settle, Sev enteen of the Cumbrae's crew and a dot en of the Germanic's men entered a boat with the intention of boarding the Cumbrae In order to draw her fires to prevent an explosion and to try to save property. They rowed within fifty yards vt the sinking vessel, when she suddenly plunged forward and went down.- - "" ': - v The Billiard IsComln Toledo, O., .' it. Northwestern Ohio Is tonight in tns grasp or the wdrst snow storm of the year. Already seven Inches or snow nave fanes ana tns storm Is In ereasiPf la force All trains are) behind tfme tad Wtuio ta ue olty grsskly alo- WOOL HEMES PROMT The Most Likely Subject for Tariff Legislation. TEST OP CLEVELAND'S MIND A Horliontal Increase. Is Proposod-If the President Vctos Sash a Dill No Tariff Change Is Possi ble at This Session. Washington, Dec. 11. The tariff ques tion came up in the Bayard debate yes terday, Mr. Crisp insinuating that the Republicans would do nothing with it in spite of their big majority. Mr. Johnson of Indiana, retorted that what ever the party did, It would not make the same show of incompetency made by the Democrats of the last conerei. This expresses the situation very well. There are unquestionably dlaerences of opinion, wide ones too, among the Re publican leaders on the tariff question. Quay, Piatt and Reed are all supposed to oppose any attempt at tariff action on the ground that the president has not asked for It, and would surely veto It. On the other hand, many Republi cans, Western men especially, think something should be done. The first place In this something is always given to wool and woolens. 80 strong has grown the feeling of this Item that the Eastern Republicans seem likely to yield In regard to it and pass a bill placing a tariff on wool for revenue purposes and changing the woolen schedule from an ad valorem to a specific basis. There are not ten Re publicans In congress who will serious ly oppose this policy. WoiilJ Probably Pass. Such a bill will pass the house with flying colors, and the general belief Is that it will also pass the senate because the Populists, hailing from wool grow ing states, would hardly care to fac their constituents If they voted against the restoration of duty on wool. Two different Ideas prevail as to what this duty should be. The Wool Grow ers' Association wishes to replace the Wilson woolen schedule by the McKin ley woolen schedule In Its entirety. Another idea Is more moderate, being merely to place a duty of five or six cents a pound on wool, arranging the duties on wollen goods In proportlon.but In a specific basis. It Is likely that the latter idea will prevail, though It Is not favored by the majority of the members. It seems likely that the wool bill will contain nothing eUe. The Republicans are genuinely anxious to relieve the treasury and will content themselves with a bill that the president may possi bly though not probably sign. A moderate wool bill would be a test. If the president vetoes that he will veto anything that might be passed. If ho signs it a more comprehensive measure might be sent to him later. ' A Ilnrlioninl Incrrnse. Another test of the president's good faith In expressing in his message his willingness to co-operate "In every pa triotic endeavor to further the Interests and guard the welfare of our country men" has been proposed. This Is In the shape of a horizontal Increase of 10, 15 or 20 per cent. In the present staff. This, It is held, should convince the president that It Is the earnest desire of the Re publicans to aid the government in pay ing Its monthly liabilities without hav ing recourse to further bonded Indebt edness. Should the president continue to Increase the debt he will certainly bring upon the Democratic party a greater degree of odium than It even yet has to bear. However, when all is said and done, few really believe that the president will Bign a bill Increasing the tariff on anything. To do so would be a confes sion of error that Mr. Cleveland Is not great enough to make. LAST OF THE COLT CASE. , Colonol Says Reasons for His Action Were Misconstrued. iProvldente, R. I., Dec. 11. The last act of the famous Colt case closed this morning, when J. M. Ripley, counsel for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Colt, in divorce proceeding brought by her against her husband, ex -Attorney General Samuel P. Colt, formally discontinued the pe tition brought by his client In the appellate division of the Supreme court. Following this Samuel Colwell, at torney for Colonel Colt, read a state ment, signed by the latter, stating that as the reasons for the sort brought by him against J. J. Van Alen, of New York, for alleged alienation of Mrs. Colt's affection, had been misconstrued, this case was also discontinued. In his statement Colonel Colt denies that any charges of unbecoming conduct were made or Intended to be made against Mrs. Colt in the suit brought against Mr. Van Alen. The statement was signed by the ex-attorney general in New York on Dec. 7. FIRE AT MILWAUKEE. st, Amellanns Orphan Asylum Totally Destroyed. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 11. A large fire Is raging In the suburb of St. Francis and is at this hour (10 o'clock) not yet under control. The St. Amellanus Or phan asylum was completely destroyed and It Is possible that the .flames may spread to the Catholic seminary, which Is separated from the asylum only by a small creex. The wind is blowing a gale and all communication by wire Is Interrupted. At 11.30 p. m. the fire was under con trol. The firemen succeeded In prevent ing the flames from spreading to the seminary. Tne asylum Is completely utB.iuj, 11. iwdb win amount 10 sou, 600 and Is fully Insured. AFFAIRS OF ARMENIA. Missionaries st Bltlts Are la , Great Denger. New York, Dec. 11. A cable dispatch received today by the Christian Herald from a correspondent at Taurls, Persia, says: "News received from Van states that 0,000 refugees are crowding the city from 200 villages which have been destroyed In the province of Van. The Turks are greatly hampering the relief work conducted by Dr. Grace Kimball and her missionary associates. Mission work Is necessarily suspended for the' present The schools are closed. 'Information comes from Bltlls that the missionaries' Uvea thers are. In dan ger, and that they are awaiting a chance to escape to a place of safety. "Great pressure is being used to urge the Red Cross Society to undertake the work of relief in Armenia." The Christian Herald today tele graphed to Clara Barton, president of the American Red Cross at Washington, offering to contribute $25,000 tor relief If the Red Cross assumed the responsi bility of the work in that country. mysterTof wellsboro. Mrs. Charlotte Howell on Trial for the M order of l.lbble Kaapp. Accuses the Festive Detective. Wellsboro, Pa., Dec. It. This after noon when court adjourned, the taking of evidence closed. In the case of Mrs. Charlotte Howell, who Is being tried on the charge of the murder of Miss Elizabeth Knapp. Tomorrow the argu ments will be begun, but it Is likely that they will not be completed, so that the judge can make his charge and give the case to the jury before Friday. It Is generally regarded as rather more than probable that the Jury will acquit Mrs. Howell of the crime, as the case against her has been wholly circum stantial. Under the rulings of the court, the commonwealth has been de prived of the use of some of tho links considered important in its chain of evidence, while the defense has shown Mrs. Howell's good reputation at Tioga, where she lived, and her apparent ut ter lack of motive for the crime. In addition, by a number of witnesses, nhe has been placed where It would have been Impossible for her to have sent the scandalous letters which have fig ured so largely In the case. Today Mrs. Howell was on the stand all the forenoon under cross-examina tion as to seemingly trivial matters concerning Miss Knapp, how many let ters were received. She has not once contradicted herself while on the stand. This afternoon the only important tes timony was that of Mr. Samuel Adams, who testified that Rlirhtinlre, Miss Knapp's alleged discarded lover, o:ice said to him that If he could not "have LIbbie Knapp, no other fellow should have her," and this, after their engage ment had been broken off by the girl. A Sensation Created. This morning a sensation was created when If became known that Mrs. Howell had made an "Information" against Duplgnac, the New York de tective, who worked up the case against her, charging him with having made improper proposals to her In the dis trict attorney's office here last August. Duplgnac was arrested, and promptly gave ball. Mrs. Howell previously dur ing the trial testified to the detective's approaches, and Duplgnac, at the time, Indignantly denied the story. He of fered to prove, by half a dozen resist ed and prominent citizens of this place mat ne was not in the ruom an in stant.,and that Mrs. Howell lied as tn the Incidents she related about their anegeu Interview. The testimony of the preferred witnesses, however, was ruieu out. LOVERS USE BULLETS. Probably Successful Attempt at loub',o Snicldo In a London Hotel. London, Dec. 11. A sensational at tempt at double suicide was mad Sun day night at the Grand Hotel by Charles Galloway, of Maldvale.- and Ills slster- m-iaw, between whom a liaison had ex isted. , Both the victims have serious revol ver wounds and it Is believed they are not likely to recover. BOLD BANDITS IN OHIO. Four Men Kob a store at Carey in Fron tier Style. Carey, Ohio, Dec. 11. Four masked men entered the store of I. J. Bachar In Jesse James style this afternoon, and while one held Mr. Uao'.iur at the point of two revolvers the other three went through Ills safe ani procured $1,000 In money and about soo worth of watches und rings. The robbers then escaped. CLEARWATER AHEAD. Results of Yesterday's Games in the Pool Tournament. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 11. Today's pool games resulted as follows: De Oro, 125; Keogh. 125; Sutton, 81. The stand ing ro date: Clearwater, won 6, lost 0; Keogh, won 4, lost 1; De Oro, won 4, lost 2; Sutton, won 3, lost 3; Stofft, won 3; lost 4; Rorgan, won 2, lost 6. ' After his game with Eby tonight, De Oro offered to play the "Boy Won der" for $1,000 in New York, but was not taken up. 1 READY TO FIGHT BRITAIN. uckworth club Asks to Pe Enlisted En Mass In Case of War. Cincinnati, Dec. 11. The Duckworth club (Democratic) passed a resolution tonight indorsing the declarations of President Cleveland on the Monroe doc trine. They also sent a telegram to Gover nor McKlnley asking. In the event of war, to be enlisted as the First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to fight for the stars and stripes. Woolen Mill Bnrned. Philadelphia, Dec. 11. The worsted and woolen mill of Crosslngham and Patton, at the corner of Mechanio and Morton streets, was gutted by fire tonight. The loss Is about )40,000; nearly covered by in surance. Trolley Accident. Kansas City, Mo., Den. It Four per sons were fatally Injured in a collision on the Kansas City and Independence Elec tric railway tonight. , STATE SNAP SHOTS. Eighty-year-old Charles Lee, of Bl'-oms-burg, has slept continuously since Satur day. With two doses of poison, aged Michael Cronln committed suicide at West Cats sauqua. .1 , Cambria county commissioners must pay back $4,607 excess of salary, which they have drawn since 1891. 1 4 , Murder In the second degree was the 'Verdict found against Dominant Merreolle at Sunbury for killing Antonio Gederel at Shamokln. .' ., The. attorney general was asked at Harrlsburg yesterday to compel the Afri can Methodist Episcopal Zlsn church,, of Philadelphia, to establish Us legal status. ' Eleven valuable bounds belonging to Everett Henderson, of Blrdsboro, -were killed la a fox hunt nine of them to gether by s train at a railroad crossing. Blankets Comfortables' Mi EStodowES . . Our stock of Blankets is , most complete in both size and quality. The follow-v ing prices prevail through-' out this week: 10-4 White Cotton Blankets S Li 10- 4 White and Grey Cotton Blankets . 9S 1 11- 4 White and Grey Cotton ' Blankets 1 85 v 11- 4 White Extra Heavy Blankets 3 25 12- 4 White Extra Heavy Blankets. 2 9 , U-4 White All Wool and Shrunk.. 3 75 12-4 White and Scarlet All wool 1 and Shrunk 4 93 ' U-4 California, Plain and Damask uorder 5 6Q 12- 4 California, Plain and Damask Border 6 4S 13- 4 Extra Heavy and Fine CalU - j fornla 8 69 13-4 Extra Fine California 73 . . . Fancy Blankets in plain ' and figured centers, suit- able for Dressing Gowns and Bath Robes at $2.00, ' $2.98, $3.45 and $3.85. Attractive prices in cotton and down Comfortables. - Full Size Comfortable $ 99 Imported Sateen White Cotton..., 1 BQ Imported Sateen Best White Cot ton ' 2 0(1 Crepon Elaborate Stitching 2 43 Sllkollne Four-inch Ruffle, Hand- .made 3 2J . Imported Sateen Down Filled..-.. 4 43 Fine French Sateen Down Filled 5 5Q Fine French Sateen Reversible, t Down Fllled-72x81..4 1 50. - i 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 LACKAWANNA1 AVENUE Floors M Large AmeX' FILLED WITH ' F Every Feet in tne Family Properly Fitted. Open fcrsuings. Wholesale aad Hotstt. lit AND US WYOMINO AVE. Ladies' Watches $5.00 to $75.00, froitt hi 40(' BPBUCI ST, NEAR DIM sUHt MUST WEAR STRIPES. , -r lnmstes of sn Iodlaas Workhosss ttt Don Prison I'atforms. v Muncle, Ind Dec It The commie sloners of Delaware county this event ing decided1 that workhouse convicts must wear penitentiary stripes In fuJ ture. : The severe step Is taken ts checM numerous escapes, but Is looVed upon as too severe, as a majority, f la mates are "plain dTunks."v ; ' . , WEAtllEa KrcT, For eastern Pennsylrai ' " westher and snow;.. , r (MOB, '; ''1 ' V' ' ; ' '
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