THE ONLY nEFUDLICAri DAILY in LrXUAVAHNA COUf4TY.
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EIGHT AGES 4 COLUMNS.
SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPT,
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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;
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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 '
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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
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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 ; ' .
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For eastern Pennsylrai ' "
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