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    THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
EIGHT PAGES 3 0 COLUMNS.
SCIt ANTON, PA., MONDAY 3IOKN1NG, JANUAI1V (!, 189C.
TWO CENTS A COPY
895
Left us like every other firm hand
ling fins in this country, over
Mocked. Tin- winter so far has bwn
one of exceptional mildness. Furs
were hurdly u necessity, anil buying
was put off. According t our usuul
custom these Fur Oarniciits have
put to be sold this season, ami It
seems to us that no better time could
be found for u complete cleurance
than the beginning of the year
A Little
ThoMghtfmil
Comnnnraomi
Seose
Will suggest many good, sound rea
sons for buying now, union which
practical thrift and stylish economy
forms lending features. For In
Itance, prices art ull but cut In half,
and most of the Winter Is still ahead
of us. Jtesldes this, Furs never Ret
out of style, and as Mb sleeves have
come to stay, every lady knows she
cannot wear a Jacket over a t'ash
I ionable waist without ruining the
sleeves, therefore capes have a Ioiib
I lease of fashion before them. These
J are but hints: your thoiiBhltul com
I moil settle will furnish the many
Kood reasons we have omitted.
11- ii ii lk fknv tk Ttn
II II II II IJ II Mil If II II II
tar W 41 U M
o TT-S A
tlon and mutching of skins, correct
trimmingB and perfect workmanship
was never better Illustrated than In
the goods offered below:
Canada Seal Capes, were $19.00, now
Astrakhan Capes, were $19, now $10.00.
Wool Seal Capes, were $20, now $12.90.
Elertrle Seal Capes, were $29.00, now
$15.90.
i'est Astrakhan Caieft, were $30, now
$13.1(0.
Elertrle Seal Capes, were $33.00, now
$19.90.
Elertrle Seal Capes, were $10.00, now
$21.90.
Electric Seal Capes, were $i;.u0, now
$24.90.
Extra Selec ted Wool Seal Capes. Mar.
ten trimmed, were $41.00, now $24.90.
Ipportamit
In most of the above sizes are com
plete, but some have only one to a
size.
I In addition to these we offer a few
1 very high class Capes that sold at
from 4.r..O0 to $(!"..00. Prices are cut
In exactly the same proportion.
Sale
, Began
Yesterday
Morning
LOBE
WAREHOUSE.-. ' .
11896
1
SHERMAN'S GREAT SPEECH
Complete Text of His Masterly Ad
dress in the Senate. "
THE TREASURY'S DIFFICULTIES
They Originate In the Deficit breed
ins Wilson lurlff-We Never Hud
Any trouble When Kevenucs
I quailed or exceeded Expenses.
Washington, .tan. ii. The speech
of
Senator Sherman on the financial ques
lion last Friday is still the talk of the
capital, it is admitted to have been
the ablest refutation of the administra
tion's position yet made. It will lie
taken as the It-piihlictii party's text In
lu-xt fall's presidential campaign. The
full text of that address N presented
herewith. Senator Sherman's speech
was delivered 111 support of the follow
Iiik resolution:
lb-solved. Thai ly Injurious legislation
by Hie H'itty-thiril conmess the revenue
of the govcrnim-nt were reduced helow
lis necessary expenditure, and the fund
created by law fur the redemption el
l'nlted Slates notes has been Invaded to
supply such delleleney: thai such mis
application of the resumption fund Is uf
.1. ml. I fill kgality and Kreally Injurious to
the public credit, and should be prevent
e.l hv restoring Mild fund to the sum of
not less than jS1.oism'" in gold cola or
bullion to be pidd oul only in the re
demption of I'nited Si ilcs notes and treas
urv notes which, when redeemed, to be
reissued only lb exchange for gold coin
or bullion.
Senator Sherman said:
The uresldent in his unmml message to
con Kress conllned himself to two Import
ant subjects: one, our foreign relations and
the other the condition of our national
finances, lie followed it by another ines
huk on the application of the .Monroe doc
trine to the controversy between liivnt
ilrltain and Venesme'.a. While congress
heartily, prehaps too hustily, hut with en
tire unanimity, sunported him In inaln
tainiiiK the interests and honor of our
country lu the Held of diplomacy, it has
not and will not approve his recommenda
tions on tin' more important subject of our
currency. He has mistaken the cause of
cm- present llnunchil condition in nttribiit
Ing it to the demand for gold for Tailed
Suites notes Instead of the delleleney of
revenue caused by the leKsladon of the
litst congress. He places the effect before
the cause. He proposes ns a remedy the
conversion of the I'nited States note.' and
treasury notes Into Interest-bearing notes,
dins Increasing the Interest-hearing debt
nearly $."iiw,fluo,uit. He proposes a line rf
public policy 'that will produce a sliurp
contraction of our currency, add greatly
to the burden of existing debts and arrest
the progress of almost every American
Industry which now competes with foreign
productions.
The president Is supported In these views
by II r. Carlisle, his Hide secretary of the
treasury. In his report to congress. It Is
with dlflldence I undertake to controvert
tlulr opinions, hut my convictions are so
Mrong that they are In error that I hope
the strength of the facts 1 will submit
to the senate will convince It that the
true line of public policy is to supply the
government with ample means to meet
the current expenditures and to pay each
year a portion of the public debt. The
gold rest rve provided for the redemption
of raited Slates notes can then be easily
maintained without cost except the loss
of Interest on the gold 111 the treasury,
but with ft saving of Interest on I'nited
Slates notes anil -treasury notes of live
times the Interest lost by the gold held In
reserve. A vastly greater benefit than
saving Interest Is secured to our peyple
by a national paper currency at par with
coin supported by the credit of the I'nited
States, and redeemed on demand In each
coin at the treasury In tho principal city
of the railed Stales.
TiouMc One to tho Ocfieit.
The only difficultly In the way of nn
easy maintenance of our notes at par
with coin Is the fact that during this
administration the revenues of the gov
ernment have not been sufficient to meet
the expenditures authorised by congress.
If congress had provided the necessary
revenue or It the president and Air. ( ar
llsle had refused to expend appropria
tions not mandatory In form, but permis
sive, so as to conllne expenditures within
iccelpts they would have no difficulty
with the reserve. This would have been
a stalwart net in harmony with the
president's character and plainly within
Ids power. All appropriations which are
not provided to carry Into effect existing
inw are permissive, but not mandatory,
and ills refusal to expend money lu ex
cess of the revenues of the goveitini-nl
would not only he Justllled by public
policy, but would have been heartily
ni'vroved by the people of the I'nit'd
Stales. He knew as well ns any one
that since the close of the civil war to
the date of his Inaugural Ion the ex
penditures of the government had been
les than Its receipts.
', I luue here n table which slimy the re
; celpis and expenditures each year from
l.w; to NX'.. From tills official statement it
I nppeers that each ami every year during
' that long period there was a surplus.
v.hl' h was applied lo the reduction of die
public deht-ln-ttrlng Imprest. This debt
iininnntril. Aug. ill, lWir., to ?2,:!Sl,r;.-J!d. i in
the 1st of March, mi, II was $.".:..n:i4.M'.
thus showing a reduction of the Interest
bearing debt of SUiW.W'.lM. The public
faith was pledged to this reduction in
our loan laws und Intj tho act creating a
sinking fund und though ill some years
we did not comply with the terms of the
sinking fund, yet in other years we ex
ceeded its reipilrcriieiits. and prior to this
administration the aggregate reduction of
debt was m i iter than the law required.
Now, for the first dine sinccapMU, we have
deficiencies of revenue. Since the 1st of
.March. 10 the 1st of lec, lxiiri. the
national debt has been Increased $1(12,
IM2.2I.1. Cleveland's Complaint.
The president. In his recent annual
message, complains that the law of Oct.
ii, item, known as the .MeKlnley acl, was
'inefficient for ihe purposes of rev
enue." That law, though it largely re
duced taxation by placing many articles
on the free list and granted a bounty for
the production of sugur, yet did not re
duce revenues below expenditures, hut
provided a surplus of $S7,(9,7i;2.ri7 June at,
IS'il. and KI.HI-U.'tf.tiii June 8u, 1SS2, and
R,l1.ii74.2!i on the IW.h of June. lhlKI, when
Mr. Cleveland was president and a Dem
ovratle majority In both houses of con
gress had been elected, all pledged to re
peal the MeKlnley act and to reduce
dutlen. That the MeKlnley act did not
produce more revenue in 1.S93 and 1S9I
Is not a mutter of surprise. Any tariff
law denounced by the parly In power wiih
a promise to repeal it and to reduce du
ties would prevent Importations under the
old law and thus lower the revenue. Karly
In December. 1X10, at the first regular ses
sion of congress during Sir. Cleveland'.!
term a bill was formulated, and, as soon
as practicable, passed the house of rep
resentatives. That bill met the hearty
approval of the president. If It hud be
come a law, as originally .presented, the
deliclencv In the revenue would have been
much greater than now, but conservative
Democratic senators, wun ine am or (
publicnn senators, greatly Improved the
house bill, added other duties and changed
fi-e scoiie of the measure. With these
amendments It became a law. The presi
dent refused lo sign it, expressing his op
position to the senate amendments, and
yet now supports ft when deficiencies huve
been greatly Increased, when the punllc
debt Is Increasing, and doubts are ex
pressed as to the ability of the govern
ment to maintain Its notes at par wiih
coin! The president makes no mention
In his message of these deficiencies, no
mention of the Ifsiic of Interest-bearing
lionds to meet them. The secretary of
the treasury Is more frank In his state
ment He reports a deficiency of $K9.8U3,
yu 58 during the fiscal year ended June
30 14. and for the year ended June ,w,
IWS. l2,8ur,223.1tl. anil for the six months
prior to Deo. 1, 1895, $17,539.24; in all $130,
'1,02.3. No complaint was made that the Mc
I'lnlev law "was Inefficient for the pur
pose of revenue" when the Wilson bill
wa Jifhrlinff. The objection to the Me
Klnley law was that It wa "protec
tive tariff." and the Wilson bill was a "rv-
' - . I JV I 1 ham m &atmtlt flhOWlllff
the receipt und expenditures under the1
law each month, the MeKlnley law from
Its passage to the election of Mr. Cleve
land, and the Wilson law from Its passage
to Dec. I, IS'.O. Dining the twenty-five
months of the MeKlnley iaw the aveiuge
monthly surplus was $1, 129.821. During the
existence of Ihe Wilson law the average
monthly delleleney was I,!i.iio3. If th
.MeKlnley law was. In the opinion of the
president. Inefficient for revenue, he
should have said of the Wilson law that It
was bounteous in deficiencies.
Initbs Ahont the Tuiiff.
The agricultural imports during the flr.it
year of the Wilson law tall of which are
such as are produced 111 the I'nited Statesi
were ot the value of $11)7.342.522. During
the lust year of the Mclvinley law tho Im
ports of the same farm products were of
ihe value of .'!. 4M.M4. Notable during
the same lime were the Importation or
two articles (Ilia! we call produce In the
I'nited Stalest under the Wilson law. wool
valued at $:i2.5S9.791, and hides valued at
$I0.4SU.'SU were imported. Importations of
wool were Increased under the Wilson
law six-fold, and of hides two and on
half-fold. The American farmer wa thus
deprived of his home market.
other Importations made during the year
under the Wilson law of urtlcles which
we can readily produce In this country I
were vi: I licit at ;2i3,IM4.ul3, while under tile
MeKlnley law I lie value of the same ar
ticles Imported was SJ72.743.01u. The enor
mous Importations under the Wilson law
for which we had to pay gold necessarily
diminished the exports of the I'nited
States, our chief reliance in our foreign
trade Is to expor t products, mainly agri
cultural, in sufficient quantity or more lo
pay for our Imports, so that the balance
of trade shall tie lu our favor. I'uder din
Wilson law we exported In a year agricul
tural productions valued ut t3UI.5iX.ti9,
Willie during the lust year of the McKin
lew luw we exported similar productions
valued ut $;r?l.l25.2!i9.
1 could pursue this analysis of these two
laws further, but I have said enough to
explain the preference by the president
of the Wilson bill. He believes in large
Importations at the lowest cost without
regard to the Industries and labor of our
countrymen, while I believe in a careful
discrimination and the Imposition of such
dudes on articles that compete with homo
production as will diversity our employ
ments and protect and foster nipart!lly
all industries, whether of the farm, of
die workshop, the mine, the forest or the
sea. I have not been satisfied with any
tariff law made during my public life
though I have shared in framing many.
I prefer a luw that will impartially pro
tect and encourage all. home Industries,
and regard Ihe MeKlnley law as Inllnltely
belter than the Wilson law, which I be
lieve Is the cause of all the evils which
we now encounter by udverse balance of
trade, by exportation of gold and de
rangement of our monetary system. The
Wilson law has produced a delicicncy In
every hour and day that it has been on tho
statue books, while the MeKlnley law has
always produced a surplus until after the
Incoming of this administration, and if ad
ministered since that time by friendly
agents would huve furnished the tfoveii
tuent all the revenue needed.
Ifoot of the Trouble.
The delleleney of revenue was the pri
mary cause of the demand for gold for
the I'nited States notes. The gold hoa.-;l-ed
for redemption purposes was not sep
arated from the money received for cur
rent revenue, and this revenue being
insufficient to meet expenses the goVI
accumulated for redemption purposes
was drawn upon to make good dellcicn.
ides. This created a doubt of the ability
of the government to maintain the par
ity of railed States notes with coin, and
led to their presentation for redemption
in coin. The draft on the treasury for
coin during this administration has been
greater than the amount of deficiency of
revenue during the same period. In every
aspect in which the subject presents lt
self to my ndnd 1 come to no other con
clusion than that the deficiency of rev
enue and the consequent encroachment
upon the redemption fund Is the cause of
our present financial condition, and that
the only remedies! are either a radical re
duction of expenditures or all increase of
taxation, and perhaps both, 1 do not be
lieve that the condition requires a suspen
sion of public works or a postponement
of measures now in progress to strengthen
the army and navy.
It is strange that the president. In
dealing with our financial condition,
should ignore entirely the pregnant and
controlling fact that during his term of
office thus far three issues of bonds have
been made, amounting ill the aggregate to
JH'.2. Jim. to meet current expenses in
time of profound peace. He attributes all
our llmineliil difficulties to the continued
circulation of I'nited States notes and
treasury notes, debts licarlng no Interest,
amounting to nearly $."iki,iniii.ooii. Ills state,
meiit of the origin und history of the
I'nited States Is strongly tinged with
prejudice, for though these notes were Ir
reeinable for a time, they were convertible,
into bonds bearing Interest payable In
coin. They replaced notes issued by banks
chartered by the several states.
They were the best possible substitute
for coin, ami In connection w ith the bonds
of the I'nited States 'they furnished the
means by which alone the army and navy
could have been sustained during the
war. Alter the war was over the question
of the retirement of the I'nited States
notes was mooted, bat no party or section
of our country demanded a cancellation
of these notes, but differed as to the
amount lo he retained In circulation. The
Democratic party I hen demanded the larg
est amount named, while a new parly,
called the "Oreeiiback party," demanded
ail unlimited issue without any provision
for their redemption In coin. The Itepub
lican parly provided, by the resumption
act of 1X75, for the reduction of I'nited
States notes to Hie maximum of :mo,ihii.ik)
and their redemption In coin on and after
Ihe first day of January, 1X79. This re.
dui tioii was arrested by congress when
the amount of the I'nited States notes
hud been reduced to $3hi,iitj,Spi, w hen both
houses of congress hud Democratic major
ities, l'rovlsluii was made for the reduc
tion of the I'nited Stales notes by coin
on demand and for their reissue, and au
thority was given to sell L'nlted States
bonds for that purpose.
fourteen Yenrs' KccorJ.
l'roni the first day of January, IS79, to
the election of Mr. Cleveland In Novem
ber, 192, there was no disturbance of the
orderly receipts und exchange of gold
and currency. The gold deposited in the
treasury in exchunge for gold bonds in
the summer and fail of lS'H amounted to
$95,.''"'.ll,1' The orilluary current revenue
in the treasury conducted the vust opera
tions of the government wdlhout friction
or trouble for nearly fourteen years.
I'nited States notes were at par with
coins, not only In every part of the t'tdted
States, but In every conn.i y In the world.
During all I but long period l'nlted States
notes were presented for redemption, but
in amounts comparatively Insignificant, f
have here a table prepared by the treas
ury department, by which, from the 1st
of July, 1X79, to the 1st of July, 1WI2, the
redemption a' I'nited States notes in gold
averaged less than :l,iMl,i)nit a year, while
during the lust three and one-half years
the redemption of I'nited States notes
and treusiiry notes exceeded lltW.WW.MW
for euch year. During the first thirteen
years gold was exported In large quanti
ties, but it was nut drawn from the re
serve; but during the past three and a
half yeurs $'ii."iiu0i was drawn from the
reserve and $:M5,nnu,WI exported. The bal
ance, with the domestic supply of gold,
was hoarded 111 the l'nlted States.
The recent report of Secretary Car
lisle shows that prior to 1S91 the demand
for coin for l'nlted Slates notes during
a period of thirteen years, from July 1,
1S79. to July 1. 1X92, was only $43.3ln.xW,
while the receipts of gold for l'nlted
States notes during the same period
amounted to $1iM,OiiO,ilO0. The withdrawals
from the treasury from July 1, 1892, to
Dec. 1, 1895, have amounted to $3tiO,2iili,5l2.
During the first term of Air. Cleveland,
when he was powerless to affect our
currency and tariff policy, the senate be.
Ing Republican, the gold Increased from
24i).iKx.iia on the 1st of April, 1885, to
$320.01.000 on the 1st of April, 1SS9. This
gold came into the treasury without cost
In exchunge for I'nited States notes or
gold certificates.
It is Just to Mr. Carlisle to say that
he attributes the withdrawal of gold to
silver legislation, yet the Bland, Allison
aot was In force from 1878 to 1890, when the
accumulation of gold occurred, and the
great body of gold was withdrawn after
the art of July 14, 1890. was repealed. In
1880. while I was secretary of the treas
ury, tha government received over $IO,ono.
OUO of gold In exchange for silver certifi
cates and l'nlted Slates notes, and yet
this was done after the Bland-Allison act
was In force and the silver certificates had
.Continued on Pat I
INVESTED WIIH SCARLET
Services Attcndinij the Elevation uf
Satolli to the Cardiniilatc.
THE IMPOSING CEKEM0XIES
.Multitudes Outlier ot the llnltlmorc
ruthcijrnl to Witness tho I'iettiresqtie
( ere ony- Ills Imminence. Cardinal
Gibbons, Confers th Hciettii.
Baltimore. Jan. 5. I'mler the great
dome of that classic, edlllce, the lialti
inore cathedral the mother church of
America where so many memorable
and imposing ceremonies have taken
place Francis Satolli. titular archbishop
of l.cpuiuo, and pupal ablegate to the
l'nlted Stutes wtis today elevated to
the cardlnulate ami formally Invested
with the scarlet which murks the runk
of lurdltiul. It was a consecration for
services rendered und a soul act on a
settlement of religious ami mx lul affairs
in the l'nlted States. It was un un
usually grand und picturesque cere
mony even In Hultlmore. where so ninny
elaborate ecclesiastical events have
been celebrated.
Archbishops, bishops, lnonslgnors nnd
divines of various grades In a church
which hus by far more eommutilrnnts
than any other distinct denomination in
the I'nited States; statesmen high In
the iifl'uirs of the nation, diplomats rep
rcsentinc foreign countries und hun
dreds of the great and lowly Cutholli'S i
ami non-Catholics witnessed ine ser
vices attending tho creation of a car
dinal exercises which were held today
for the second time In Hultlmore, and
for the third time in the I'nited States.
The ceremonies of the day were Inaug
urated with un Imposing procession
which moved shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning. It was made up of mem
bers of the hierarchy, cleruy and sem
inarians to the number of several hun
dreds. The Profession tonus.
As the old cathedral bill tolled the
hour of 10 o'clock students of St. Mary's
seminary to the number of 400 emerged
from Calvert hall where they hud robed
and moved enstward on Mulberry
street. Midway of the block the line
entered the side gate to the cathedral
Rrounds. As the Inst of the semi
narians passed the cathedral school. 300
vested priests, monks anil christian
brothers joined the procession, tukini?
positions In the Immediate rear of the
students. Slowly the Un proceeded to
Mulberry street en route to the mnln
enthance of the cathedral. As the
rear guard of priests pased through the
corridor of Cai-.llnul (llbbons' residence
twenty-six members of the faculty of
the Catholic university, vested In their
handsome black silk robes, with blue,
scarlet, purple and white silk trim
mings symbolical of philosophy, di
vinity, law and art, took up positions in
the line. These were followed by
thirty-four bishops from all parts of
the l'nlted States, led by Junior Uishop
John J. Donahue, of Wheeling, W. Va.
Fourteen archbishops were next to
appear. They were the most Htveivnds
John J. Wllllums, of Hoston; 1'atrlck A.
Ferhan, of Chicago; Wllllutn il. Kdder,
of Cincinnati; Frederick Fuvlr Katzer,
of Milwaukee; Francis Jnnssens, of
New Orleans; Mlrhuel A. Corrlgan, of
New York; William IT. Cross, of Ore
gon: 1'. J. Hyan, of Philadelphia; J. C.
Kaln. of St Louis; John Ireland, of St.
Paul; P. I... Chnppelle, of Santa Fe: Cor
nelius O'Hrlen. of Halifax, and I,ouls
Xaznlre Hegln. coadjutor to Cardinu!
Tnschereuu. of Quebec. Kaon of tho
arrhbisluips was supported by his vicar
generul. Archbishop Kuln, of St. Louis,
headed this part of the procession.
The venerable ArrhhlshoM Williams,
who conferred the zucchetto upon Car
dinal millions ten years ago, was tho
centre of attraction,
ills ICmlnence, Cardinal (llbbons, with
six acolytes who served ns train bear
ers, brought nil the rear of me long
and slowly moving procession.
tlclore 11 o'clock hud tolled the en
tiro procession hud passed within the
portals of the venerable fane. As the
seminarians, clergy and prelates moved
down the centre aisle, llummericks
'.Mlliche Sidetinellc" was rendered by
the orchestra, chorus und organ.
Services in llu Cathedral.
When nil the chief dlsnitarlcs had
taken their places In the snnrttinrv the
ceremony of conferring' the zucchetto
was begun. Cardinal t'.lldions, who
was especially commissioned by tin
Pope lo confer the hold la. occupied his
throne on the gospel side of the sanctuary,-
robed In full canonical vest
ments, while n temporary throne had
been pro Ided uml was occupied l.v the !
candidate on the epistle side. "
riaces were specially provided near :
the cardinal';) throne for Archbishop j
Kaln and the members of the noble I
gtiiud. Miirqu!.Sarripniiti. The latter 1
was readily recognized by his bri'iiant
uniform of scarlet and white, with gilt :
helmet and heavy sword. For more
thiin three hours, while the ceremony i
continued, the noble guard stood erect, 1
syuiDotizing tne importance of his mis
sion in protecting the Insignia and offi
cial documents of which he was the
custodian. Th so rested on a small
table close at hand.
At the pioper time the noble guard
bunded to Cardinal (iibbous the official
bilif announcing that ills l-.mlnetice
had been chosen by the pope us the
apostolic delegate to rotifer the beretta.
Following the reading of this letter,
the other papal brief addressed to.far-dlnal-elect
Satolli was presented.
When the readings were finished the
choir of seminarians sang "Let us pray
for Our Holy Father Leo." Then Slon
slgnor Sbarrettl arose and made a long
address ii Latin in which he extolled
nnd eulogized the Pope's choice In se
lecting such a man us Mgr. Satolli for
the dignity of the cardlnulate.
The Itcrctta Presented
The red beietta, borne tmon n silver
tray, was then presented to Cardinal
(llbbons by Mgr. Sacrlpanti. His Kml
nence invited Cardinal Satolli to ap
proach. The latter was escorted from
his throne by his attendant priest and
deacons of honor.
At the conclusion of an address. Car
dinal Oibbons placed the zucchetto up
on Cardinal Sntolli's head as the latter
knelt before hint. Curdlnnl Satolli then
arose, raised the beretta from his head
and retired to the sacristy to change
his purple vestments for a scarlet red
cassock, a cappa magna of similar hue,
and the other vestments of his new
office. I'pon his return to the sanctu
ary His Kmlnence, Curdlnnl Satolli. as
cended his throne and turning to Car
dinal Oibbons. made an nddress In
Latin. Translated the address was as
follows:
"Your Eminence: From the day pn
which I received the first notification
of the Intention of his holiness to pro
mote me to the cardlnulate and of his
determination that the insignia of that
sublime dignity should be conferred up
on me by your eminence's hand, I re
joiced that it was through you that I
was to receive this mark of pontlltcal
favor and honor. For from the time of
my coming to this country I have re
ceived nothing but the greatest kindness
and consideration and this solemn act
of today is but a fitting crown to those
relations; which have so happily existed
between us.
"I hope and pray that this will mark
the beginning of an era still more brll
llnnt, still more prosperous for the
church nnd the country. Mny the suc
cess which has attended the develop
ment and growth of this great nation
goon increuslng, mny Its power und Im
portance grow greater and make them
selves more und more felt throughout
tho world for the good of Immunity. I
can promise you that throughout nil
the lest of my life, who have 'received
from this generous people so kind nnd
cordial n welcome, shull never cease
dully ut tho altar of (bid to pour forth
my most fervent prayers for their wel
fare. 1 shall beg that find may con
tinually be In their midst, blessing tln-m
with his presence, guiding theia with
j his counsel:! and lining their years with
peace, tranquility and pros-perity."
I At the conclusion of Cardinal Sutolll's
i address he was vested for mass, which
j was rendered with himself ns celebrant.
! Following the muss u Te IK-iini was
sung.
rublcRinm from the I'ope.
The sermon of the day wns trenched
by Archbishop John J. Kaln. of St.
Louis. Previous to the benediction by
Cardinal Oibbons. Hev. Dr. KooKer, oi
the Ariostolh- Delegation, read the fol
lowing cablegram:
Itnnio. Jan. 4.
To His Kmlnence. Cardinal (llbbons,
Archbishop, Hultimoiv:
The extraordinary suleiidor accom
panying the conferring of the beret tn
upon ('il I'd I nn I Siilolll gratifies the Hnly
Fathcr beyond measure, und he asks
your Kmlnence to express his satisfac
tion. Furthermore, as a tonen of his
deep unpreciutlon, be empowers Your
Kmlnence to Impart to all present at the
ceremony his apostolic benediction.
(Signed) M. Card itampolla.
After the ceremonies, which lusted n
little more than three hours. Cardinals
Satolli and (ilhhotts were entertained ut
a dinner at St. Mary's seminary. Two
hundred prominent clergymen and Iny
men were seated at the tables. Cardi
nal Sat'illl and tho members of his offi
cial household returned to Washington
tonight. After hnvlng been the repre
sentative of Itume In Washington. Car
dinal Sntolli will be, on his return to the
Vuthun, the representative of Wash
ington In Hume.
WILL ADVF.K TISI. THE liOXDS.
Secretary Carlisle lias Prepared a .Notice
Which M ill He Issued Today.
Washington, Jan. ,ri. At midnight to
night Secretary Carlisle prepared the
following notice which will be Issued
tomorro'iv:
"Treasury Department, Washington,
1). ('., Jan. 6. IttiB. Notice is hereby
given that scaled proposals will be re
ceived ut the office of the secretary of
the treusury at Washington until 12
o'clock noon, Wedtiesduy, the fifth day
of February, 1S9fi. for the pure base of
one hundred million dollars of I'nited
States four per cent, coupon or regis
tered bonds. In denomination of fifty
dollars and multiplies of that sum, as
may be desired by bidders.
"The right to reject any or all bids Is
reserved.
"The bonds will be dated on the first
day of February. 1895, and be payable
In coin thirty years after that date and
will bear Interest at four per cent, pet
annum, payable quarterly In coin, but
all coupons maturing on nnd before the
lirst day of February, 1S90, will bo de
tached and purchasers will be required
to pay In I'tilted Stutes gold coin or gold
certificates, for the bonds awarded to
them und ull Interest iiccrueil thereon
after the first day of February, 1S90, up
to the time of application for delivery.
Payments for the bonds must be iniiih'
at the treasury of the I'nited Slates ut
Washington or at the l'nlted States
suli-trcasurlcs ut New York, Boston,
Philadelphia. Hultlmore, Cincinnati.
Chicago. St. Louis or New Orleans, or
they may be made at San Francisco
with exchange on New York, and ull
bids must state what denominations of
bonds are desired, and whether coupon
or registered, and at what place they
will ho paid for.
"Payments may be made by Install
ments, us follows:
Twenty per cent, upon receipts of no
tice rif acceptance of bids, and twenty
pel- cent, tit the end of each ten days
thereafter: but all accepted bidders may
pay the whole amount ut the date of the
lirst Insfiillineiit und those who huve
paid all Installments previously mutur-
j lilg may pay the whole nmrmnt of their
bids at any time, not biter than the nm-
I turlty of the Inst instalment.
I "The bonds will be ready for delivery
! on or before the fifteenth day of Feb-
I ruary. IK'MI.
"Notice is further hereby given that
If the Issue and sale of any additional
or dlnen-nt form of bond for the main
tenance of the gold reserve shall be an
thorlzed by law before the fifth day o
l-eiiriiitiy, i.-mmi, ncuieti proposals tor tin
purchase of such lunula will also be re
ceived ut the same time and place and
up to the same date, nnd upon the same
terms and condition herein set forth,
and sin h bids will be considered as well
as the bids for the four per cent, bonds
herein mentioned.
(Signed) J. C.. Carlisle.
Secretary of the- Treasury."
sr
I.MiLAM) AFTI.K TRANSVAAL.
It Is Ilellcvcd 'Hint Sho Is Hacking Her
Subjects in South Africa.
Washington. Jan. 5. Among the vis
itors to Washington at the present time
. is air. W. W. sterling, a business man
. of Johannesburg, lu the Transvaal
1 South Africa, Ihe centre of the present
, disturbance. Mr. .Sterling believes that
Kugland Is backlip; the claims of her
j subjects, with the Intention eventually
I of seizing the country. Aiiich of the
I discontent comes from the Kugllsh enp-
Italists, who make fortunes out of their
Investments, hut still object to the pay
ment of heavy ilutb-s levied on' imports.
. especially machinery for mines.
There are about live hundred Amerl
I cans in Johunnesburg.Mr. Sterling says,
j Out of respect for them the lust fourth
of July was celebrated in that city as a
holiday. The liners hud their flags fly
ing from public buildings, but certain
of the Kuglish piilleif tlicm down, nnd a
general light followed.
ACCUSES (IKAM) JURORS.
Van Winkle Says They Demanded .Money
I nder Thrcnt of Indictment.
Chicago, Jan. !. In the columns of nn
afternoon paper C. F. Van Winkle of
the grain commission firm of C. F. Vnn
Winkle & Co., who were indicted a few
days ago on the charge of keeping a
bucket shoo, mnkes the charge that he
as approached by mem tiers of the
grand Jury, now sitting, which Indicted
him, who demanded $250 from him as
the price for not indirting him. Mr.
Vnn Winkle says he knows of other
commission men who were approached
by grand Jurors and asked for "hush"
money.
He saya two of the largest commis
sion firms in the city, with Now York
stock exchange connect ton, were "seen,"
and infers from the fact of their not
having been Indicted that they paid up,
or made some agreement. Mr. Van
Winkle refused to mention names or go
into other details, but offered to go upon
the witness itand and testify against
the Jurors,
ALTODHA SWEPT BY FLAMES
Property Valued at .$140,000 Entirely
Consumed by I' ire.
ESCAPE 01' HOTEL CIESTS
l ive Men Caught hy railing Walls and
One Is Instantly killed- Sevcrul Are
Itudly Injured -1. 1st of Other
Ittiildings Destroyed.
Altoonn, Pu., Jan. 5. The most stub
born and destructive fire that has vis
ited Ihe city for many years broke out
In the Central Hotel, a large six-story
brick building on Kleventh avenue,
shortly after four o'clock this morning
and the firemen were still working on U
this evening, though It hud been gotten
under control ut nine o'clock this morn
ing. Hefore the llames were extin
guished one man had lost his life una
three others were Injured, one of them
seriously, by falling walls, and prop
el ty to the value of $140,000 had been
consumed.
The lire originated in the cellnr of the
hotel and spread with alarming rapid
ity, the guests having barely time to es
cape. Sumo who did not hear the first
alarm were compelled to Hoe Into the
streets in their night clothing nnd some
were rescued from the burning hullillng
by the firemen, who carried them down
ladders. It is believed that all escaped,
but several purtlcs who had registered
are missing. It Is probable that they
who only stopped for the night got out
of the building safely and left the city
on the early trains. It Is also possible
that they may have been cremated.
The llames spread so rapidly that
nope of the guests saved a particle of
their belongings and several actors ami
...ieue who had been stopping ...ere.
lost their wardrobes. The uotel wns
one of the oldest In tin cily and was
owned by Amanit.ua ink. The struc
ture wns vuiticd at $50,000 and insured
fur $20,(KI0. The loss on furniture is $20,
000, on which there wns no Insurance.
Other buildings Kcstioycd.
The large threC-story bi Ick, occupying
a half block, owned by (leorge Strelt,
caught lire from the hotel and was de
stroyed. The loss on this building Is
$1S,ooo, and It Is Insured for $17,000. The
Strelt building was occupied by Kudislll
und Prulzman. wholesale dealers in
wooden and willow ware, who lost $2o.
ooo which is Insured for $15,0110, Mesant
nnd Henncmnn. wholesale grocers, lose
$25,000 with $11,000 Insurance, and John
Chamberlain, a wholesale dealer In gen
eral merchandise loses $3,000, fully cov
ered by Insurance. II. II. McCarlm-y
loses $10,000 with $S,(M)0 Insurance anil
the I'nion Ten company $1,200.
While the hotel lire was ut Its height
a number of the Pennsylvania ltitllroiul
company's liremen ascended to the roof
of one adjoining building where one of
the walls fell catching live of the men.
Frank Houseman, a prominent citizen
and fireman of the Pennsylvania Itiill
nmd company's bolt shop, was irstentlv
killed and William Wareham had his
breust crushed ami his collar hone
broken, . j
The other men escaped with cuts.
Houseman's head was crushed, his
neck was broken and his body wns
burned all over. He was killed at six
a. m. and his body wns not recovered
from the ruins until 8 o'clock this after
noon. The lire was the worst that the
fire department has ever been called
on to battle with. The weather wan
below zero and a strong wind blowing'
at the time. U was only by I lie luirdest
kind of work that a general conllugra
tlon was averted.
IX INTEREST OF I'IRE FOOD.
Hairy nnd lood Commissioner Wells
States That Additional Force Will lie
I'.mplotcd to bn force tho Laws.
Hurrlfdiurg. Jan. a. The furtlieomins
report of Dairy and Food Commis
sioner Wells is ready for the printer,
lie reviews the war on the oleomargar
ine dealers and says the violations oc
cur principally In Philadelphia. Pitts
burg and other huge cities. Over 20(1
prosecutions nre pending In Philadel
phia, alone; but the drillers have trann-fcl-tvd
their operations to Ciiiiidcu ami
are trying to evade the Pennsylva'.iln.
law In this way. The departnirnl says
these violators are guilty wh'.'ti they
deliver the bogus butter and will be
nrrestcd. The force employed to en
force the oleomargarine, pure fond and
vim-gar laws will be increased. Last
your Ohio expended $Io.ihki in this way
and New York about SSO.ooo. The luck
of sufficient funds handicaps the de
partment considerably in the enforce
ment of the act. .Major Wells con
siders that the sale of oioniarr;dririt.
Is practically stamped out ill Phila
delphia and Ihe rtiistein part of the
state. In Pittsburg, howi.-Vrr, It Is
more difficult to stamp odt. In the
western port of the stnto the officer
enforcing the law has not the sympatby
of the public. The dairy commissioner
says dairymen are in r-,reut measure
responsible for counterfeit butter be
en use of the poor que.lity of much of
their product, makliif,' imitation pos
sible. The dairy commissioner estimates)
the value of products In Pennsylvania
at $;!42.O0O.00O antiunlly; the annua!
cost of food adulterations Is $17.imjii.iski.
The injurious fca4ures are also to be
considered. He says the pure food law
Is being observed by hundreds of gro
cers and there is a desire generally to
conform to Its provisions. Major Well.t
thinks food, adulterations have In -,i
great measure destroyed the American
foreign market. Mutter Is not htiitei-.
but un Imitation. Cream is taken from
the mill; before being niiitiuractuveil
Into cheese and animal and other fnt
substituted, and American meals are
condemned in Oermany because
sprinkled with borax to keep them
sweet. Fraud anil deception Is the rule
The co-om-rnllon of honest dealers has
been secured in the enforcement of the
law.
SUPREME COURT TO MEET.
full bench for the I'lrst Thno Slnco tho
Income Tax Ip'sode.
Washington. Jan. 5. The supremo
court of the l'nlted States -will reas
semble tomorrow after fortnight's)
holiday recess. The oeifton will be
made memorable by reiisnii of the fact
that the appearance ot Judge I'eckham.
the new member of thr ccurt. will make
a full bench for the first time since the
dramatic farewell last May of Justice
Jarkson when he read his dissenting
opinion and judgment of the court In
the Income tax etise.
The list of cases assigned for hearing;
this month contains some notable ones,
and the arguments will be likely to at
tract unusual attention.
' Italy's Campaign In Afrlsu.
Rome. Jin. n. Advoe. receired by
the government from Abyssinia say
that the cotnmundev of the Italian
troops at Mukelle has Informed (icueral
Harutierl. commanding the Italian for
ces operating in Abyssinia, that dis
putes among thu leaders of the natives
are causing separata. raJdH to be made
upon the Italian.
INLET'S
(MAT
ANNUAL
SALE
Will commeice Mm-?
day, Beccmljcr 30, mi"
Our annual clearing sale of table lin
ens, previous to Inventory. huH always
been looked forward to with Interest by
Intelligent housekeepers, and judging,
from the many inquiries already mado
concerning this one 4t will be no excep
tion to any of Its predecessors. ,
The values we offer are always appre
ciated, nnd during this sale 1HRR-.
SlSTIliL'ri ItAKOAINS will be brought
forward from day to duy and will com
prise everything throughout the de
partment, from a table linen at Twenty
five Cents n Yard to one of our Double
Satin Hamasks, at Two Dollars and a.'
Half or over; also, in table napkin
from One Dollar a Dozen up to Fifteen.
Quotations on goods of this class are
no criterion of their values, but ara
often misleading. Therefore we invite
you to a personal Inspection of our
stock, knowing that you will not only
be Interested, but that we can save you
at least Twenty-five Cents on every
dollar Invested.
Kxtra choice line of Dinner nnd Tea
Seta, Lunch Cloths, Center pieces, Doy
lies, etc. ,
Our usual fine assortment of German
"Silver-Hleaeh" Damusks.
Agency for John S. Brown & Sons' lln
ens, "Best In the World."
Sale commences Monday morning and
will last for ten days.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Increase every day In
the year; imore good shoes
make more good friends.
LEWIS9EEILLY II BAVIES
lit AMI 110 WYOMING AVE.
WEIClffiL TIE JEWEtEH
WISHES KVKKYBODT
A
Happy
New
Year.
Great reductions In
prices before taking
inventory in ... .
Watciaes, Mm5s
mi Silverware
408 Spruce St.
Near Dime Bank.
l'lTHT'L APPEAL.
The Wlfo of on'Armcnian Asks for .Money
to Comu to America.
Troy, Jan. u. Mark Agynlian. an Ar
menian residing In this city, has re
ceived a letter from his wife, who Is In
Marash, fifteen miles from Zeitun, tho
scene of an Armenian massncre. The
letter says that the woman's brother
nnd two uncles were horribly butchered
on Nov. 18 with many others whose
names she refrained from mentioning
for fear that the letter might be lost.
The people of eight rich homes m-ar the
American missionary's house were
killed and their houses plundered and
burned.
A Presbyterian missionary had tho
choice of death or a change in creed,
and, choosing the former, his body was
cut to pieces. The letter makes a plea
for money to bring the writer to Ameri
ca, and says that the Armenians have
only hay to lie on and nothing toat.
WEATHER REPOItr.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair:, slowly
rUltuc temperaturevaiablewlotUfc
coming outlier!,. l
1896
, Will Be Busy