THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. SST , - EIGHT PAGES 5 COLUMNS. SCB ANTON", TA., THURSDAY MORN1XG, DECEMBER 2G, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY. PR Y IlCl Away At Your Own JLJM, As we've no use for tki Ao e e . As was to be. expected, we've a sprinkling of hol iday good3 lef t over odd things in this and that that are not wortli carry ing over, even Jf we felt inclined to do so. irlv GLOBE WAREHOUSE Get 1 ' CHRISTMAS DAY SESSION Patriotic Congressmen Endeavor to I'ndo Democratic Mischief. BILL TO RELIEVE TREASURY The Mcusiiro framed in Response to the President's Appeal for Help Is Cun tested stubbornly by Democrats. Tursney Votes with Kcpublicans. Washington, Dec. 25. Iter.plte Demo era tic appeals for deluy and Demo crat U' ussertion thut such legislation wan unnecessary, the tariff and bond hills, prepared by the Republican mem bers of ways and menus committee, were ordered to be favorably reported at the full committee meeting of the committee this morning, by a strict purty vote. All the members of the committee ex cept Mr. tirosevenor, of Ohio, and Mr. Mii.nuiiu, of South Carolina, were in attendance. The session lasted two and one-half hours. The Democrats made a general protest against both meas ures. The tariff bill was ilrst consider ed. As each section was read Mr. Turner, of Georgia, moved to strike it out. the Democrats voting In the atlirm atlve and the Republicans in opposi tion. Mr. McMlllln, of Tennessee, then entered an earnest plea for more time in which to consider both bills. . He argued that thin being a holiday the departments were closed; that It would be impossible to secure from the treas ury department before Thursday the data necessary to support the Demo cratic contention, and closed with n motion thut further consideration of the measure be postponed two days. This motion was defeated, as was al so his motion for twenty-four hours delay. After this, the discussion for a while became general. The Democrats con tended that the treasury now contained n cash balance of 1170.000,000; that this was ample to meet any deficiencies which might arise for several years; that the receipts before the close of the fiscal year would equal expenditures and that no tariff legislation was neces sary. Mr. Dlnglov's IHsclnlmcr. To this Chairman Dlngley responded with a general disclaimer. He stated that S70.000.0fi0 of that amount was In greenbacks which had not been received as revenues, but which were redeemed with gold, and that they belonged prac tically to the redemption fund. They were a part really of the cash balance and ought not to be used for current ex penses. He showed that the greenbacks were used as an "endless chain" to draw gold from the treasury and approved the policy of the secretary in locking them up. The purpose of the tariff bill. Mr. Dlngley continued, was to rurmsn the money needed for the expenses of the government without Intrenching on the gold reserve or the greenbacks which had been redeemed in gold. He admitted that in offering these reve nue measures the Republicans had waived, for the moment, their protec tion principles and they made this con cession, hoping that the president would be equally unseltish in putting his own objections behind him. Mr. Dlngley insisted that the bill was not Intended as a party measure. It was, he explalned.non-partlsan in char acter, and he hoped that It would poll the full vote of congress, In order to save the credit of the government, which, according to the president's message and disclosures made in pri vate by Secretary Carlisle, was in great danger. The condition of the treasury, he Insisted, demanded prompt action. Every tlay's delay added to the embar rassment of the administration. Inas much as no revision of the tariff was attempted In the measure in question no discussion in committee at this time wus necessary. The Republicans, he said In conclu sion, had taken the tariff law of 1894 as a basis, and. according to the Importa tion for that year, the new bill would add $10,000,000 annually to the revenues. Of this sum, $12,000,000 would be de rived from duties on raw wool, $14,000,000 on manufactured wool, and $14,000,000 additional Increase on the remaining schedules, except sugar, which was not changed, and dumber, the duty on which would be 60 per cent, of the McKlnley tariff rate. First Democratic lircak. The first and only break in the Demo cratic column was on the motion of Mr. Turner (Dem., Oa.) to strike out the second section of the bond bill au thorizing the Issuance of $50,000,000 certificates of Indebtedness. On this motion Mr. Tarsney (Dem., Mo.) voted with the Uepublieans and the amend ment was lost, Thereupon Mr. McMillan (Dem., Tenn.) offered an amendment that the certificates issued should be subject to taxation as are the greenbacks and other moneys, but this amendment was also rejected, the Republicans voting against It. Chairman Dlngley has been author ized by his Republican associates to prepare the report of the majority, which he will present to the house to morrow. There Is no indication that a report will be presented by the minority Inasmuch as they have not yet been furnished with copies of the bill, as amended In committee this morning. It may be stated In explanation that tariff schedules A, H, C, D, F, H, I, J, L. M. and N of the act of 1X94, eapeclnl ly mentioned in section four, on which a duty equivalent to IB per cent. In ad dition to that Imposed by the present law, shall be added, are the schedules pertaining to chcmicalSj earthenware and glassware, metals, manufactures of woods, tobacco, agricultural pro ducts, spirits and wines, cotton manu factures and Mux, hemp and jute, silks, pulp, papers and books, and lastly, sundries. Full Text of the Bill. The following Is the full text of the revenue bill which the ways and means committee will report to the house to morrow: A bill to temporarily increase revenue to meet the expenses of government and provide against a deficiency. lie it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this act and until Aug. 1, 18H8, there shall be levied, collected and paid on all Imported wools, of rlass R one and two, as denned In the act hereinafter cited, approved Oct. 1, 1H90, and subject to all the conditions and llmltutolns there of, and on hair, camel, goat, alpaca and other like anmlals, except as hereinafter provided, and on all nails, shoddy, gurnet ted waste, top waste, slubbing waste, rov ing wnste, ring waste, yarn waste, and all other wastes, composed wholly or In part of wool, and on woolen rags, mungo, and flocks, a duty equivalent to 60 per cen tum of the duty Imposed on eaeh of such articles by an act entitled, "An act to re duce the revenue and equalise the duties on Imports, and for other purpose ap proved Oct. 1. 1K90. and subject to all the conditions and limitations of said act; and on ell wools and Russian camel's hair of class three, as defined in said act, ap proved Oct. 1, 1880, and subject to all the conditions and limitations thereof, there shall be levied, collected and paid the sev eral duties provided by suoh aet approved Oct I860, and paragraph 279, of schedule K. and also paragraph 686 In the free list of an set entitled, "An act to reduce taxa tion, to provide revenue for the govern ment, and for other purposes," which be cume a law Aug. 27, 18t, are hereby sus pended until Aug. 1, im. Section 2. Thut from and after the pas sage of this act ami until Aug. 1, ISMS, there shall be levied, collected, and paid on Mil imported articles, made in whole or In part of wool, worsted, or other materials de scribed In Section 1 on this act, except as hereinafter provided at 60 per centum of the specific pound or square yurd, duty imposed upon such articles by un act en titled, "An act to reduce the revenue and equalize duties on Imports, and for other purposes, approved Oct. 1, IfcSO, und sub ject to all the conditions and limitations thereof, in uildltlon to the ad valorem duty now Imposed on each of such articles by un uct entitled, "An uct to reduce luxa tion to provide revenue for the govern ment und for other purposes," which be came a law Aug. 27, IW; und on carpets, druggets, bookings, muts, rugs, screens, covers, hussoeks, beds, urt squares, und other portions of carpets or carpeting, mude in whole or In part of wool, the spec Hie square yurd duty imposed on each of such articles by suld aet approved Oct. 1, 18!H, und subject 'to ull the condition und limitations thereof. In addition to the ad valorem duty Imposed on such articles by said uct, which became a law Aug. 27, lsill. Suction 3. Thut from und after the pas sage of this act und until Aug. 1, 1S'J8, there shall he levied, collected Hiul paid on ull Imported lumber und other articles desig nated in paragraphs 674 to US.'!. Inclusive, of nn uct entitled. "An act to reduce taxa tion, to iprovlde revenue for the govern ment, and for other purposes." which be came a law Aug. 27. 1KW, a duty equivalent to 60 per cent, of the duly Imposed on each of such articles by an aet entitled, "An uct to reduce the revenue and equalize duties on Imports anil for other pur poses." approved Oct. I, 18!K), and subject to all the conditions and limitations of suld last named net; but pulp wood shull be clussitled us round unmanufactured timber exempt from duty; provided, that In case any foreign country shull impose nn export duty upon pine, spruce, elm, or other logs or upon stave bolts, shingle wood, pulp wood, or heading Mocks ex ported to the United 8tutes from such country, then the duty upon the lumber and other articles mentioned in said para graphs 674 to WJ, Inclusive, when Import ed from such country, shall he the same as llxtd by the law In force prior to Oct. 1, 1S1HI. Section 4. That on nnd nfter the passage of this act and until Aug. 1 ,18ss, there shull be levied, collected, and paid on all the Imported nrtkies mentioned In schedules A. H, t 1. l' a, II, 1. J. L. M. and N of an act entitled, "An act to reduce taxa tion, to provide revenue for the govern ment, and for other purposes," which be came a law Aug, 27, 1S!M, a duty equivalent to 15 per centum of the duty Imposed on each of said articles by existing law in addition to the duty provided by said net of Aug. 27. 1891; provided, that the addi tional duties imposed by this section ahull not in any case increase the rate of dutv on any article ivyond the rate imposed thereon by the said act of Oct. 1, 1890, but In such case the duty shall he the same ns was Imposed by said act: and provided further, that where the present rate of duty on any article Is higher than was tlxed by said Inst named act. the rate of duty thereon shull rot be further Increased by this section, but shall remain as pro vided by existing luw. The l inancinl mil. The full textof the financial Ull. which la also to be reported tomorrow, Is as follows: A bill to maintain and Protect the coin redemption fund and to authorize the Is sue of certificates of Indebtedness to meet the temporary deficiencies of revenues. Re It enacted, etc., that In addition to the authority given to the secretary of the treasury by the act approved Jan. 14. 1875, entitled an act to provide for the resumption of pioecle payments, he Is au thorized from time to time, at his discre tion, to issue, sell and dispose of, at not less than oar coin, coupon or registered bonds of the United-States to nn amount sufilcient for the object stated In this sec tion, bearing not to exceed .1 per centum Interest per annum, payable semi-annually and redeemable at the nleasure of the 1'nlted States In coin, after five venrs from their date, with like qualities, privi leges nnd exemptions provided in said act for the bonds therein authorised. And the secretary of the treasury shall use the proceeds thereof for the redemption of the 1'nited States legHl fender notes, anil for no other purpose. Whenever the secretary of the treasury shull offer any of the bonds authorized for sale by this act or by the resumption act of 1S75. he shall advertise the same and 'authorize subscrip tions therefor to he made at the treasury department and nt the sub-trensurles and designated depositories of the Ignited Stales. Section 2 That to provide for any tem porary deficiency now existing or which may hereafter occur, the secretnry of the treasury Is hereby authorized, at his dis cretion, to Issue certificates of Indebted ness of the t'nlteil States, to an amount not excelling JWt.noo.ooo. payable in three years after their dnte to the bearer In law ful money of the 1'nlted States, of the de nomination of $20, or multiples thereof, with annual emmons for Interest at the rate of 3 ter centum per annum, and to sell and dispose of the some for not less fhnn an equal pmount of lawful mony of the United tSa'es at the treasury de partment and at the sub-treasuries, nnd designated depositories of the United States and of such po-tofflces as he may select, and such rrtlflcntes shall have like nttnllties. privileges nnd exemptions nrovlded In said resumption net for the bonds therein mithnrlzed. And the pro ceeds thereof hall tie used for the nur pnse prescribed in this section and for no other. BAND LEADER ARRESTED. Ho Had Abducted Two Vonng Ladies and Hcprcsonted Them an Ills Sisters. Creston, Iowa, Dec. 25. A decided sensation was sprung today by l..e ar rest of Prof. Harold Land, director and loader of the Ladies' Military band, a prominent musical organization of this city. Land represented himself as a widower nnd Introduced two young; ladles, who have been living with him, as his sisters, Helen anil Mabel. Mnyor Bcurr received a letter from Mrs. Oil more Smith, of Wingham, Out., this morning. In which she claims the girls are her daughters, who disappeared from home over a year ago and of whom she could obtain no trace, and In closed a letter from the younger sister, Mabel, complaining of the cruel treat ment she received from her elder sister and Land, and Implored her mother to aid her. Mrs. Smith represents Land to be an assumed name; that his right name is Duncan Sumner, and that he has a wife and children living in Canada. To the police the girls confessed they were not Land's sisters. ARMY OFFICERS CENSURED. Secretary Lotuont Desires to Have tho Monopoly on War Talk, i Washington, Dec. 25. Certain army officers who have appeared In recent interviews in the newspapers In dis cussions of the possibilities of war and outlining their Ideas of what should be done In such an event have received personal letters from Secretary of War Lamont severely ' deprecating such talk. Expressions from such sources, he says, are not only given undue sig nificance but they are also Injurious to the good reputation of the discipline of the army and harmony to the country and contribute to an unwarranted ap prehension. Murderer Gets a Lease of Life. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 25. Application for a commutation of the death sentence on James Fitzgerald for the murder of his sweetheart, Annie Naessens, was filed with Governor Stone today! As a result the execution has ben postponed until Jan. 27, 1896, to give the governor time to examine into the case. -m&. Valuable Cattle Slain. Susquehanna, Pa., Dec. 25. At Deposit yesterday forty-nine valuable Jersey cat tle on the stock farm of Alvln Dederock Infected with tuberculosis, were killed by order of the Mew York state board of health. . . , . . . , THE STRIKEJAR ON AGAIN A Number of Philadelphia Traction Employes Dissatisfied. WERE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST Superintendent of the Utrard Avenue Division Employs Non fnlon Men in l'refcrcnuo to Strikers-New. Men As aulted Welsh's Itarn Burned. Philadelphia, Dec. 25. The great street car strike was on again this morning on the Glrurd avenue division of the Union Traction company for a brief time. The strikers of this di vision, who with all the other Union Traction men returned to work yester day morning, protested this morning that the superintendent of this division was discriminating against them by giving employment to the non-union men and leaving those who had been on strike without assignment to work. They dec-lured that all the earlier cars In starting on their trips were manned by non-union men. The feeling among the ex-strikers grew to such an extent thnt they finally drove the non-union men out of the depot and those who had started out with cars were driven back. Some of the non-union men were'bad ly pummelled. A squad of police was quickly hurried to the depot and order was restored, but at 10 o'clock not a car on this branch was on the street. At 11:30 o'clock the differences be tween the superintendent of the Olrard avenue division and the ex-strikers were adjusted and traffic was resumed. Tho union men were given their old positions on the regular scheduled cars and the non-union men were also pro vided for. some of them being placed on regular cars and others on the "Trlpiiers." The union men accepted this adjustment, pending further arbi tration of their complaint. The full complement ot cars of this division were not in motion at noon. President Welsh's Ham Ktirncd. The barn nt the country home of J. Lowher Welsh, president of the Union Traction company, at Thorpe Lane. Chestnut Hill, was totally destroyed by lire at 2 o'clock this morning. Seven horses nnd two cows were burned to death. Loss $20,000; amount of insur ance not learned. The origin of the lire Is not known. Cars Aro Wrecked. The disturbances on Olrard avenue today were as serious as any that have occurred during the time the strike was en. Kvery car manned by a non-union crew was wrecked by the mob and the arrival of the police In one Instance probably saved the lives of the motor mftn and conductor, who were being beaten severely by the crowd. Tho withdrawal of the non-union men from the oars temporarily put a stop to the trouble today, but there Is much dis satisfaction among the men over the settlement of the strike, and it is not such a remote contingency that the strike may be declared on again. Dur ing the rioting- the police arrested nine men. ; The Olrard avenue division men openlv state that If they are not given their regular runs tomorrow morning, they will tie up the whole system of the Union Traction company again. The officials of the Amalgamated associa tion of street railway employes and the more conservative mem Iters of the as sociation are opposed to a renewal of the strike and are doing everything in their power to persuade the dissatisfied men to give tho company time to ad just their grievances. The employes of the Olrard avenue branch of tho Union Traction company are holding a meeting at this hour, (1:45 a. in.,) nnd the question of again going on a strike on the division will ba put to a vote later. THE SEHETARYls MIM. He Declines to Say Anything for Print In Reference te That $'.03,000,900 Russian Loan. Washington, D.C., Dec. 25. Secretary Carlisle today declined to say anything for publication concerning a story printed here that Russia stood ready to loan the United States $400,000,000 in gold and that the United States was considering the acceptance of the offer. The story goes further and says the offer hns been pending since early in the present administration. A high treas ury official possessing the entire confi dence of Secretary Carlisle says he never heard of the original offer and does not believe such an offer Is in ex istence. Other treasury officials say the story Is absurd, as the United States has al ready, during the past two years, sold $164,315,000 of bonds to obtain gold, upon which It is now paying a high rate of Interest and If our policy permitted, the United States had certainly rather have borrowed from a friendly power than to have increased Its national debt as it has. It is pointed out, too, that the ap plication of the Monroe doctrine, which prevents our interference In European political affairs, as well as It prevents European powers Interfering in terri torial affairs on this continent, would Htop the United States, as a nation, from dealing with Russia as a nation in flnaclal affairs. Russia Is on a paper basis, but the government has about, according to the official report of the director of the mint for 1895, $500,000,000 visible gold besides large credits in London, Paris and Berlin, During the past two yearn Russia has accumulated through gold production and by excess of gold Imports over gold exports, about $225.0(M'iO. PECK.K1ZER 'WEDDING. A Well-Known Yountj Couple 1'nited In Marriage. Special to the Scrnnton Tribune. Peckvllle, Dec. 25. At noon today oc curred the wedding of Miss Hylvanla E. Klzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Klzer, of Klzers, and Frank A. Peck, of Peckvllle. The ceremony was per formed . underneath a large floral bell, suspended from an evergreen arch, by Rev. 8. C. Slmpklns, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of this place. Mendelssohn's wedding march waB played by Ernest Klzer, nephew of the bride. The bride was attired In cream Lansdowno.wlth white lace trim mings, and carried a bouquet of hya cinths. Miss Bertha Klzer, of Kings ton, attended her as bridesmaid and wore a cream casslmere gown and car ried a bouquet of carnations. The groom was attended by A. F. Klzer, brother of the bride, as best man, and at precisely twelve o'clock the words of the minister and the vawi of the prin cipal 'figures sealed the solemn com pact. Many presents were given, among which was a check' for one thousand dollars from the bride's father. The guests present were Mrs. Hiram Peck, mother of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Klzer and daughter Maud, of Mon roe ton; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Klser and son Ernest, of Varden; Mrs. M. Arnold, of 8outh Canaan; George Peck.of Mount Pleasant; Mr. and Mrs. M. 8. Shaffer, of Vllke8-Rarre; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cobb, of Towanda; Miss Jennie and Mr. Vane Kennedy, of Pleasant Mount; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Klzer, Jr., .of Klzer; Miss Amanda Spangenberg. of v ilkes-Barre. After the wedding feast, which was served by caterers front TVilkeB-Barre, the newly wedded couple left on the 4.S5 train. They will visit New York. Philadelphia, Washington and other points of Interest. YAXPKBB1LTS' C HRISTMAS. Vulctido festivities ut tho New Country Homo in North Carolina features of a Princely l.stote. Ashevlllc, N. C. Deo. 25.-C,eorge W. Vanderbllt,- youngest mule member of the great New York family of million aires, formally opened his country home near Ashevllle today. All Im mediate members' of th Vanderbllt family now in this country are guests at "Biltmore house." . Among them are Mrs. William 11. Vanderbllt, mother of the owner of Biltmore; Mrs. Bromley, bis aunt: Mrs. Kissum. Miss Kissnm, Mr. and .Mrs. F. W. Vanderbllt, Mr. nnd Mrs. V. Seward Webb, daughter and son, Cornelius Vanderbllt nnd family, V. K. Vnnderbilt, W. D. Sloane and fumily und others. All of these per sons have come here In their own pri vate curs and brought with them un army of servants. For two weeks ,.nst O. W. Vanderbllt bus personally directed corps of carv ers, etc.. In giving the finishing touches to the great mansion and It doubtless stands today in collection with Its surf stands today in connection with its sur and fishing preserves the most valu able as well as the most extensive pri vate property in America. Tho house tract contains 8,000 acres, upon which seventy-ve miles of unrivalled drive ways has already been .constructed while the hunting preserves embrace 87.000 acres. In which Is Included Mount Plsgah, one of the most prominent peaks on Ashevllle plateau, which boasts the highest point cast of the Rocky mountains. Biltmore house stands upon a mdendld terrnce over looking the French hrond and Sivnnan noa valleys and from its turrets are to be seen not less thnn fifty mountain peaks, having un altitude of 5.000 feet and over. Kvery conceivable modern adornment and conveniences nro found within its walls. Driveways have been constructed at an enormous expense and wind over rustic bridges, beside artificial lskes and natural water courses; while on cither hand moun tain sides, soattrnctlve In their rug gedness have been aided by the art of the most celebrated landscape artists and enriched in foliage until they form never ending beautiful surprises. For two weeks provisions of all kinds have been arriving in car loads, con fection In hundred pound packages, game, fish, fowl of all sorts, frozen meats In car loads direct from Armour, all give intimation as to bountiful good cheer which is to bo dispensed. Today at 11 o'clock a Christmas tree was given to all employes on the estate, number ing between 300 and 500. Barrels of mistletoe and wagon loads of holly and cart loads of packages were put Into this feature, and tho banquet hall was crowded with caper, happy faces for more than two hours. After the Christ mas tree exhibition a bountiful dinner was sprend. While the company now at Biltmore Is made up exclusively of members of the Vanderbllt family, festivities will broaden toward the close fo the week when a large company of Mr. Vander bllt'B New York friends will be his guests for perhaps ten days. The time wu ne spent in coaching parties, hunt ing nnrtles. fox chasing, quail shoot ing and fishing. TOBACCO MARKET SHAKY. Great Incitement in Kentucky Over Prospects of Wr. Henderson, Ky Dec. 25. Consider able excitement was cnused In this cltv yesterday by the receipt of several cablegrams addressed to inUar,,.n i..... crs. Henderson Is the largest strip to bacco market In the world, and most of the product, amounting to 30.000.000 pounds annually. Is shipped to England. Yesterday's cablegrams were from part ners of locol handlers, advising them not to buy any more tobacco until fur ther notice. As the product Is now be ing bought nt a very low figure. It is be lieved that the English tobacco men are afraid of the Venezuelan complications. A war with England would damage this section of the United States severe ly before It would touch anywhere else, on account of the tobacco exports. At the tobacco exchange yesterday there was almost a panic. THIEF IX A CHLRCH. Sisters of Mercy a Pollccmun, but tl e Durglnr l.scnpcs, Lawrenoeburg, Ind., Dec. 25. The sisters of charity, occupying a building on the Catholic church lot at Lawrenoe burg. early yesterday morning noticed a light in the church, and. upon investi gation, they discovered a burglar In the act of drilling into the church snfe, where more than $1,000 of funds were deposited, besides tiinllces, cruets, etc., of gold and silver. The sisters with drew nnd summoned Patrolman Rief. The officer undertook to capture tho thief. Upon entering the church, however, he was seen by the burglar, whose sus picions had been aroused, and, although the officer fired several shots nnd con tinued the pursuit for some distance, the fellow managed to escape. His tcols and hat were loft behind. TRAMPS TAKE A TRAIN. They Insist That It Carry Them-Slx of Them Arrested. Metropolis. 111., Dec. 25. A mixed train of freight and passenger cars on the St. Louis nnd Pnducah railway was held up at the depot in the outer part of the city to-night by a gang of tramps. The conductor was not allowed to pro ceed unless he carried the tramps. The oiierator at the depot telegraphed downtown to the marshal and an en gine carried a' posse to the scene of the trouble. A hand-to-hand conflict ensued, and six of the gang were arrested after they had been clubbed Into submission. THE ABYSSINIAN WAR. Italian Troops Aro Looking for Mr. Mas Mangnselas. Rome, Dec. 25. A dispatch from Mosoway says that two battalions of Italian troops arrived here today. All the reinforcements will be In the field by January 4. An expedition compris ing 10,000 men will then be ready to start. The. Abyssinian forces are ad vancing slowly. They seem to have given up the sign of Makalle. Some of Ras Mangascias' troops have been seen near Adua. Gen eral Baraderl, the Italian commander, Is still at Adlgrat. Rain In tho West. t. Louis. Dec. 25. Possibly not In the history of the central and southwest states have there been such heavy rains as In the past ten days, certainly the damage to property and loss of life consequent have not been so great. EARL OF DUSRAVEH IS HERE Will Substantiate Charges Concern ing the Defender. THEN THE WAR CAN PROCEED Dunravcn Says the Defender Carried Extra Uallast-A Matter That Alust Bo Settled ltefore the Vcnczuclua Question Is l art her Debated On. . New York, Dec. 25. Windham-Qulnn Eurl of Dunraven, owner of Valkyrie III, accompanied by his legal udvlser, Mr. George Asquith. a noted London barrister, and Mr. Arthur (llennle. ex commodore if the itojul Portsmouth Yacht club, arrived In American waters on board the Teutonic this evening. Lord Dunraven's visit Is for the pur pose of doing what he cun to substanti ate the churKo of fraud which he mude against Defender after he returned to England, umi which set yachtsmen of two continents by the ears and caused nearly us much talk as President Cleve land's n' recent remarks on the Venez ,un difficulty. The owner of the Vulkyrie brings with him a number of depositions of members of his crew nnd Arthur (ilennie. who sailed on the Vulkyrie during the races and Is ex pected to testify. Lord Dunraven's legal advisor, Mr. Asquith, will prob ably be permitted to appear before the committee and conduct the earl's case. The preparations for Dunraven's re ception were in marked contrast to those upon his former visits. When he came here In 1893 with Valkyrie 11 und again lust year with Vulkyrie HI, he wus welcomed by yachtsmen and people of prominence generally. The men who were his most hospitable entertainers then are the ones whom be has now ac cused of conduct, which, if true, would debar them from tho society of gentle men. When Ills charges, as published In London Field of November 9. first reached the cars of C. Oliver lselln, the mnuaging director of the Defender, he said: "Any man who makes such a charge is a liur and a blackguard." This remark, though somewhat vio lent, expressed the sentiment of most yachtsmen on this side of the Atluntlc. Lord Dunraven's Allegations. Lord Dunraven's charge was that the Defender ufter being measured for the cup races, vvns surreptitiously loaded so as to sink her four inches deeper In the water and that she sailed that way In the first day's race and thut Immedi ately after the race the additional bal last was secretly removed, so that when re-measured next day no discrepancy was found to exist between the two measurements. Lord Dunraven does not accuse Mr. Iselin or any one of the owners of tho Defender of being per sonally cognizant of the fraud, but as they were responsible for the boat, and as the removal of ten to twelve tons of lead could scarcely take place without their knowing It,' the charge amounts to the same thing. Upon the publication of the charge a special meeting; of the New York club was called, and a committee composed of J. Pierpont Morgan. William C. Whitney and (leorge L. Rives was ap pointed to investigate and take such action In the matter as they deemed fit. Joseph H. Choate has been engaged as counsel to the committee. The first hearing Is now set for Friday next and will be private. The committee will probably call Cap tains Haft and Terry, who were on the Defender, nnd some members of the crew, as well ns of officers of the Hattie Palmer and City of Bridgeport, the ten ders of the two yachts, nnd dock offi cials' tug boat captains and others who were In position to know what was go ing on in the Defender, besides rt num ber of others, to testify. v CHURCH PEOPLE INDIGNANT. Do Not Know Whut the Rev. I (f. Cun ningham, of Aurora. Is Hinting At. Aurora.lll., Dec. 25. The charge made by the Rev. F. O. Cunningham. In his letter of resignation from the pastorate of the Park Place Baptist church of this city, that there has been a lack of har mony and Christian love In the personal relations of many of the members and that some "have been Indulging in practices inconsistent with Christian ity, morality und Integrity," has caused a storm ot Indignation and the mem bers of the church do not profess to know nt what their pastor Is hinting. "I have no explanations to make," said the Rev. Mr. Cunningham. "There hus not been a conversion since I came here two years ago and 1 cannot afford to waste my life here without results. I stated my ensc. I think, very plainly In my letter. I have nothing to take back, nothing more to add. I speak from my own standard when 1 use the terms Christianity, morality nnd Integrity. I do not believe in a duul stantlarXi ot morality. I will not countenance In a man's conduct thnt which 1 do not con sider moral for a woman. 1 am not call ing any one names, however." Those who are not friendly to the Rev. Mr. Cunningham assert that It Is the fault of the pastor that the church hus not developed In spiritual strength, nnd that he set a bad example to the members of his congregation. He rode a bicycle, even on Suuduy, drove fast horses and otherwise deported himself In a way that is not looked upon with favor by church-going people. COUNTERFEITS IN CHANGE. Italian fruit Peddlers Suspected of being pnrtof a Und-Money (Jung. Evansvllle, Ind.. Dec. 25. For some time pust complaints have been mude to the police that Italian fruit peddlers have been glvinn counterfeit money In change to purchasers. This morning Detective Hutchlns arrested Eugene Florentine, who passed some spurious money Saturday night. He makes regular trips to the coun try and is suspected of muklng them to pass counterfeits, ns many compltUnts have been filed by farmers. He was turned over to the United State au thorities and bound over for trial. Suspected of Murder. Medford, Wis., Dec. 25. John Deutsi a saloonkeeper h.ls wife and George Wall ner, their son-in-law, are beiriK held to await a change In the condition of John Duhleen, who has n bullet In his brain. Dahleen wns arrested on r charge of dis orderly conduct on complaint of Deuts, and his wound wan not dlscnveved until some time afterward, officers thluklng him stupefied by liquor. Itrass Hand Moot I ris. El Paso, Tex.. Dec. 21 Th Fltxshnmons party arrived this morning from Ran An tonio. They were met at. th Southern Pa cific dopot by the sportlngtratrrnlty of Kl Paso and with a brass 'jand. They were escorted In a parade through the city across the river to Jaarumi, where Fits will train. Fits gives sparring exhibition In the El Paso OpVa, houiie tonight, Tho Popo on Armenia. Rome, Dec. 25. The pope Is about to pre pare an encyollcal letter on the situation in Armenia. The relations between the Vatican and Austria have been harmon ised. 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USE OUR STORE JUST A3 IF IT WAS YOUR OWN. 114 AND 116 WYOMING AVE, Watcles, BiaiuMs, Ladles' Watches from $5.00 to $75.00. Va cjla 40S SPRUCE ST.. NEAR DIME BASK. HEIRS SUE FOR LAND. Commence an Action Against the Kalama roo. Mich. Y. M. C. A. for $20,000. Kalamazoo, Mich., Dec. 25. A short time before the late Francis B. Stock bridge died he deeded to the Younj Men's Christian association for a build ing site a valuable lot In what Is known as Church square. The site Is now oc cupied by a $65,000 building. Five of the heirs of Johnson Patrick, the original owner of the land, have .filed suit against the association for $20,000, claiming they never signed tns deed to Senator Stockbrldge. Tha square on which the building Is has al ways been used by religious societies, that being one of the conditions of tha deed. Four large churches also occupy; the square. WEATHER REPORT. Vnr Eastern Pennsylvania. barf cloudy weather, probably accompanied b; oossionai rains, easterly wiuus Dseeoui vam Die. .... LEWISJEILLY&BAV1ES !M!AY GOODS. A
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