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SC'HAXTOX, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 189G.
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Frozen.
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Where all' the wiseacres now who
told you i hut this whs to hi- an ex
'r.'tioiiully mild winter-.' Yon
haven't thought ho fur the hist two
or three days, have you? We'll ad
lii i t Unit we, too, are surprised.
TOT
We luiike up prices on Blankets and
Fur Capes iretneiidoiisly. believing
that there was luit Utile chance of
much eol.l weather till.-, season, u nil
we had determined not to carry t hem
over to next season, mine what
Plight. The eold snap rame along
the mercury's pmi' down. down,
down, duy after day. and whil" we
write we've eome to the conclusion
tllUt it's Ulmllt eold iliolUill.
A Fur m. Mmkd Sale
I'lider Hiii h renditions is little short
of u blessing. We luul u deal to suy
iiliout furs on Hie closing days of
last week. A repetition of the price
list must sulliee now. Our sales In
this ilepurtiniw for the past two
days have he.'ier all records. Stock.
are nctuuly getting low. No r.itir"
lit these ligures, no mutter what
happens.
Canada Seal Capes, were WW, now
$!!.! I.
Astrakhan Capes, were $l!l, now ?Pi.Ort.
Wool Seal Capes, were Jo, now SC.'.!)!).
lOleetrle Peal Capes, were J.Hi), now
$ir,.:io.
Jlost Astrakhan Capes, wire $:'0. now
$iK.yo.
Kleetrie Sea! Capes, were JXVOO, now
r.Mi.
lectrle Seal Capes, were $10.00. now
j.i.:mi.
ctrle Seal Capes, were $4.'.fl(, now
f.l.im...
ra Selected Wont
tn rriitnititfi s.i. im u nil
Si VMS,
l'lficea on our entire Tllnnket stork
have been Hipped iiunierelfully. He
low we siilimU a few exaniiles of
the i results. I'riees iiiioled are not
for slunk- blankets, hut for pairs.
White Cotton Blankets.
(10 pairs 10-4 I 'Junkets, now 4.'c, were
tirie.
101) pairs 11-4 lilankets, now .Vie., were
7."ic.
75 pairs 11-4 lilankets. now T."ie wore
STUe.
60 ialrs 12-1 Itlankets, now $1, were
Colored Cotton Blankets, j
7") pairs 10-4 lilanket;- now 3,'.e. were
.Mie.
fiO pairs 11-4 JJIankets, now 7Se were
60 pairs 12-4 lilankets, now $1, were
?l.:i7'i.
White Half-wool Blankets
3.ri pairs 10-4 Ulankets, now $1.7.7, were
$i..ri0.
2"i pairs 11-4 lilankets, now $.'.7.7, were
:t.3U.
All-wool Scarlet Blankets
20 pulrs 10-4 Rlankets. now ?3.2r.. were
$4.00.
25 pairs 11-4 Itlankets, now $4, were
".
All-wool White Blankets.
oniy ;ii fiairs strictly- Wool and Real
lltllllia llimtii l!lnib..lu ul.m 1.1 J
' ........ .i..m-.r, t-ift.- WCIglll.
fully f.ij lbs. This Hlanket Is cheap at
$4. DO; closing priee, $:!..ri0.
All-wool White Blankets.
45 pairs strictly Wool White Itlankets.
Full 11-4 size, soft and weighty. Now
$4, have been $",.
2.". pairs 11-4 California lilankets.
Pl.unt . . . t ..I. . I .
- Hrift.i hum no u y ueecy nuiKe.
Now $.rt), were $S.
'25 pull's 11-4 Fine California Blankets.
A pretty a Blanket us ever you looked
at. Now $.i!0, were $S.
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COINAGE BILL REPORTED
What the Senate Committee Accom
plished in Fifteen Minutes
THE liONI) HILL SIBSTITL'Tn
Tlic flan to I llliic tlu SclsnioruKO Has
llccn KcvivcJ No i.HicsiIdh 'Unit
tliu tree Cuniagc Kill Will
l'ns the senate.
WushltiKtun. Jan. i.lt took the sen
ate omuilttee on liuunee this afternoon
less than fifteen minutes to order a fa
vorable re pi n I on a tree eultuiRe hill, us
u substitute to the house bond bill whli h
has been In-fore that committee for sev
eral days, i ia motion of Air. Voorhei'S.
former chairnuin of the committee, all
after the enuclhiMr clause was stricken
out and the following was substituted:
S. I'tloi! I.- -That fioin ami after ilie pa--at,.'
of Una art tbo mints of liie 1'iiKe.l
Stales shall be open to the lulimwe nf sil
vi r iiikI Im re shell be collinl ilollais of
I lie ttehillt of 412'- KI'Hllls, troy, of 'l.lll'l
ui'U silver nlne-leiiths line, us provide.! bv
I he Hi'! of Jan. IS. ISS7. ini.l rnoii t lie sauii
terms anil subject to ilie lleiiuuler- ami
pi'visliii:s til law reitulathiK I b'- eoaiane
and li'ual 1 1-Intel iiiulily u: koiiI: met
i lielievt'T ;iie said coins iierrb' pruviile I
f..r shall be received into Hie Ircasiiry.
ei I'tllliHle.s may be lssum! theivfor in tile
laiiniier now provide! c' l:.w.
Seelimi 2. That tile secretary of the
t'las.uy shall coin lo slan ianl Mlvcr dnl
Iwrs, as soon as pra. ;i able, i or lliitf lo
Hie provLsiolis nf section I of tills .let.
fini'.i the silver bullion purchasc l uinler
the auihorilv of the net of July It.
entitled "An ad .lleecllnj: ihe pincl-ase nf
silver litdllon and the Issue of treasury
notes Uiereon and for other purpos
llial porliim of said sill' r bullion which
-i presellls I he sit'Kliioraje ol' i o'li to Hie
KOVfl'linti III. In V. lt., tile ilitfer Mice In
twicii Ilie cost of the sliver purchase'! im
dt r sall act ami Us coinage value and vald
silver ilollai's so coined shall lie use l la
the payment of the ciii'tetn expense.; of
the novel mucin : and for the purpose of
making said selnnioi ti!; immediately
av.illal'e for use as money, the secicltny
of the treasury, is hereby ainhoi ied all I
direi Jul to l.-sa silver certhli'iites auaitist
I;, its if it were already ( jit'eil an I ir. the
treasury,
S .lull 'I'hiil no ntitiinul l .ii k ncite
shall lie hereafter Issued of a ip reiniiiittl 'P
le-s Hurt tea ilollars, an I i'l notes of
sitt-h banks now nuisiund'ic; or iietuimina
tlous less than lha sum shall bo, as "a pi I
ly as practiealile, taken up. reileem.'d, and
cancelled, and notes of lea iloil irs and
lai'Ki'l' ilelloiuillatiolis shall be issued ill
their stead iimltr Ilie direction of 111"
comptroller of Ihc currency.
Section 4. The secritary of the treas
my shall r deem the Tidied Stales noli"
t ijoitiioiily called Ki e.-nl.neks. ami also the
treasury notes Issued under the provisions
of the act o.f July II, 1x;h., when preseincl
for reileinptioi:. ill standard sliver dollars
hi' In Kohl coin, usiim for redemption of
said holes either Kold or sliver coins, or
both, not at the option id' the holder, hut
i M liislicly at the option of the treasury
department and said notes conimont.v
ct'lle l nieeiiba. ks w hen so recleeiiii'd shall
be rebsucii as provided by the net ol .May
:;i. i.vts.
This measure was imreol upon at
a conference of Hie silver men of this
committee this nairnlnc ul! the silver men
bi-hiK lH'iuocrals lull .Mr. Jones, of Neva
da. Hume, ttuli I., upon the reasHcnibllci;
of the full committee this lull was peeseiit
ed and a vote called tor. There was no
debate. The hill a read anil by a vale
i f K fo it. a favorable report was o 'den d to
lie maile. The report ull! be inndc to the
senate tomorrow by Mr. Jones, of Ar
kansas. It will he seen that the text ot
the MM piovldiH for the Identical mutters
s-t out in ilie 'llsputchcs of the l u'leil
States last week, after the first meetin
of the reoi'RanliScd committee.
Whether there will be protracted de
bute remains to be seen. Some of the
IctidliiK silver mcji say the subject lias
been gone over so i d ten that It would
he useless to debute it Curt her. If there
is a prolonged discussion it looks us if
it would come from the opposition to
tile measure, but that element will, it
Is believed content itself with a state
ment of its position ntul then permit the
nieiisure to come to n vole. The result
can be easily foretold. The majority in
the senate in favor of free coinage is ut
least ten attd it may reach n dotteti.
Kcpiihlicnn pi sio in me.
The Itepiiblicans or the senate will
hold a cniictis tomorrow- inortiintr at
ln.::ii o'clock to consider the tariff bill
now iieudliisV In fore the senate llnnnce
committee. The Kepiiblban members
of that eoininitteo hove been unable to
am'cc and no headway was made today
in the full eiuiiii;t t.' Immediately,
alter the vote was taken on the free
coinage substitute the Democratic
member left the committee room and
the Kcpiiblicuns rcnmlnrd in conference
for upwards of two hours. Several ten
tative propositions were submitted
looking to modifications nf the limine
bill. These consist of o raise ot the
house Increase of tifteen percent, on all
schedules of Hie Wilson net, to twenty
per ecu', in the schedules eoverins; nirrl
cultural products, crockery, tobacco
and splriious liquors. Sir. Jones, of
Nevada. Insists that the duty on raw
BUKur, which was not touched by the
house, shall also be increased by lii'teen
per cent. In this mutter Mr. Jones is
endorsed by the senators from Nebras
ka, and ihe senators from California.
As the vote of Mr. Jones, who Is now
ranked as Populist, Is necessary to en
able the Ueptiblicans to report their bill
from the committee, it Is thought that
If lie persists In his views with veKurd
to this schedule, he will compel im?
chntiKe to lie made.
The Hepublicnns bclns unable to
nsree aiuiinn themselves and not know
liiMf what policy would be tiursiie.l by
their associates, it was determined to
temporarily lay tie- bill aside and rail
a caucis. At this meet In;: a full in
terchntiRo of views w ill be held and an
effort made to Ret the Itepubllenns to
nuree upon some policy that will Mud
them standing toffether when the bill U
reported and ready to Vote down pny
and ul! iimentlnients the opposition may
offer. The Republicans when the bill
reaches the senate expect to mept a
broadside of amendments intended to
kill the measure, but if they can mar
shall their forces so as to maintain n
solid front they expect to eventually
carry the bill through the senate. The
caucus of tomorrow will therefore be
an Important one for the Republicans
and will indicate the success or failure
of the tariff bill.
CHICAGO IS PATRIOTIC.
Will Ho Her Port Towards I'lontins the
llonds.
Chicago, Jan. 6. While there Is some
difference of opinion among Chicago
hankers nnd brokers in regard to tne
action of the national administration in
Issuing a call for anopulnr loan of $100.
ihio.ihH) the general Impression is that the
president did the proper thing and that
Chicago capital will do Its part in Moat
ing the bonds.
. President John J. Mitc hell, of the Illi
nois Trust and Savings Hunk, said:
"There Is no dotil.4 about the amount
railed for being subscribed for many
times over. It was the only thing the
president crmhl do under the circum
stances and li was necessary for his
vindication In the eyes of those who op
posed his policy in such matters In the
past." . .
Mr.Mitrhol! thought bids would range
from par to four cents premium.
President Lyman J. Gage, of the First
National Hank, eald: "As a matter of
patriotism there will doubtless he ample
bids, but people are beginning to think
congress should exhibit n little patriot
ism In such matter. I do not think the
move altogether advisable when the
country is in its present llnanciul situa
tion and with the air full of war. It
would have been better, particularly
from a business point of view, if tne
piesidcnt hud arranged tm matter with
a syndicate. That would not have
been an experiment. i his arrange
ment Is."
President lleorge Schneider, of the
Illinois National P.ank, said: i. Is an
exneriuicnt. just as tne president has
said. The advisability of the step, as hi
all experiments, must lie determined by
the result and the result yet remains to
be seen,"
mam ic With a ci x.
Patrick dulvln I ulally Wounds Samuel
I'utifili and Mrs, .Murphy Is shot Itcad
bv W. It. Mnrphv.
Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. G. Shortly
after VI o'clock lids afternoon, Patrick
tlulvlu, of KITS IielosM street, shot Sum
Uil Puuivh through the stomach und
Mrs. .Mollle Murphy through the abdo
men and wus in turn idiot deud with his
own revolver by the husband of the In
jured wiiiiiun. W. li. Mur'iliy. an em
ploye of the Consumers' (las company.
The houses of the twv families ndjolu
on Deloss street, and nit a result of fam
ily trouble about two years ago. they
had not been on speaking terms.
Samuel Puuirli boards with the Mur
phy family, and did not even know tlal
vin by sight. This afternoon ns he was
leaving an outhtiHillnir he heard me re
port of a revolver, lie Inked tin and
saw a ma", who afterwards proved to
be C.alvln, standing In the next yard
end pointing u smoking revolver at him
Hefore he could make a move, a second
shot was tired ii"d the bullet passed
through bis stomach. He fell to the
ground and as he did so, Calvin jumped
tin- fetice.niiiih' a dash for the back door
of Murphy's house, rushed in with the
revolver in his hand and shot Mrs. Mur
phy tlirouep the abdomen without a
won!, lie then turned on Murphy, but
hofor lie could shoot niraiii, Murphy
seized him about the body, (iulvin
managed to deal Murnhy several stun
ning blows on the bend wilh the bull
end of the revolver, but Murphy, who Is
a powerful man. by a ipilck move jerked
the gun from the murderer' hand and
while they were still locked in each
other's arms, he lieed a shot Into the
back of (!alvi''s head, killing him In
stantly. The other I wo victims will die.
Muiphy gave himself up. II is t Iff tight
that Calvin was temporarily insaite.
cut: ci.rn stk.vxdi i.
Missouri Students Will Give the State n
Wide llcrth in I ut me.
Columbia. Mo.. Jan. ft-Poor In
pocket hut rich III exnerlence Ulu! by
n i means crushed In spirits, the Mis
souri Pitlversity nice club arrived In
Missouri from their holiday tour through
Missouri und Kansas. Two of the mem
bers of the club came in on foot, but the
rest of the crowd hud sufficient money
left to secure seats in a wagon and rode
In cheering lustily and waving their
mitsicul Instruments in the air. In
Kansas the club was greeted with al
most empty houses at every point nnd
left a Hull of debts behind.
At Atchison they were stranded nnd
were obliged to burrow money in order
to continue the tour. They had hotter
luck in some of the Missouri tow lis.
and in Kansa City performed to a
crowded house, but they still owe sev
scral hundred dollars, and are resolved
to give Kansas a wide berth In future.
The object of Ih.' tour was to pay off
the debts of the football team.
JOHNSON DI'MI S TIIKCHAKCi:
Declares He Made No Improper Proposals
to .Alderman I Iclit.
In trolt. Jan. 0. Tom T,. Johnson Is
back in town and gives out today a
signed statement of his meeting at the
Cadillac w ith Alderman Ucht. who said
the street ear man had made improper
proposuls to him to secure a favorable
vote for the ihree-ccnt ordinance.
Mr. Johnson pronounces as false nil
the stateme'its that he offered the al
derman money, either directly or in
directly, or that any intimation wus
given the city father that he would
benefit by voting as Johnson wished
him to vote. Johnson said he tiled by
argument to win over Ucht, who, he
claims, opposed the measure because of
political pintle at failure to secure re
election. Mr. Johnson is very exnllcit
and emphatic In denying all charges
that relied on his integrity.
CLAIMANTS TO II IS INSTATE.
Kigali, Large and IliKii l och Arrested as
the Name of a Head Mnn.
Jacksonville. 111.. Jan. 6. P.. C. Dan
iels, formerly consul to Hull. Knglund.
caused a sensation today by calling at
tile otlice of Judge Kli haid Yates and
laying claim, in behalf of alleged Kng
lish heirs, to the large estate of William
liigall, who died lure last summer and
whose supposed widow secured his
property.
The claim Is based on the allegation
that the man's real name was James
Large and that neurly twenty-five
years ago he deserted his wife and chil
dren in Kngland and brought to Ameri
ca u huge amount of money illegally
secured. He had lived in this vicinity
since ls7n and had been universally n
Fpected. Another set of claimants as
sert that his real name was lliggs ami
tin y demand cousin's shares of the es
tai. M"S. Kigali has secured a lawyer
to defend her interests and a long legal
battle Is expected.
navaIj maciiini: his.
j Mos Destructive Weapon of Its S!j
j liver Invented.
I Washington, Jan. 6. A new machine
! gun has been adopted for use on naval
j ships which the small arms hoard re
ports to be the most destructive wenpon
I tiring a bullet of Its calibre yet found,
j The gun has a record of 4m shots a
I minute, and requires no work, except
' the pressure of an electric button to
! maintain the terrific lire. As compared
i to the Calling, which has been the
I naval machine gun for years. It is as
superior as the modern rilled gun Is to
the old emooth-lmre. The new gun
weighs but thirty-live pounds.
A continuous belt feeds the gun, and
one man with his linger pressed on n
button (ires It. Wilh his other hund he
trains from side to side as if the muzzle
were n hose, and ns fast as one band of
cartridges runs out another is attached
and a record can be maintained un
precedented In the records of machine
gun tests.
STATE SNA I SHOTS.
Pour girls nnd their beaux, nt Schaef
fertown, were arrested for disturbing a
religions meeting.
rx-AssPinhlyman P. 1. Heber denies th
charge that he offered a lierks county
prison lnsiector $r.uu for his vole.
The Hunil-ln-Hanil Fire company, of
Philadelphia, wan entertained at Heading
by the Keystone 1'ire company.
The Master House Painters' and Decora-tors'
association, of Pennsylvania, will
begin their state convention today ut
Reading.
SPANISH ARREST WOMEN
Nut Satisfied Kith Imprisoning Men
They Humiliate Lnd'tcs.
CONVICT SOLDIEKS KETIKXED
The Jail Birds Sent Over from Spain
Ho Not MuUe Uood lighters.
I'rogrciiM of the Insurecnu.
Property Destroyed.
Santiago de CtiUu. IHc. fi. via Key
West. Jan. B.-The Spanish authorities
hero are not satisfied with Imprisoning
men. but are beginning to arrest ladies
also. Iln the 24th Inst. Mrs. Mauuelu
CuiU'lno de boela and Mrs. Juanii Qulu
tero were brought here from Manzan
I! lo and were taken througli the streets
on foot to jail surrounded by soldiers,
who would nut allow them to take a
couch, hoping by this to humiliate them
the more. Mrs. I tenia was the principal
of u public school In Vlcanu jurisdiction
of Mun.unillo.
on the steamer which sailed from this
port for Havana yesteiday, the govern
ment sent back to their prisons in Spain
h brigade of soldiers who, at the begin
ning of the war were fullllling sentences
for different crimes, and who were or
dered to be released on condition thut
they go to Cuba to tight against the in
surgents. They say that the govern
ment has sent them back to prison be
cause a majority of them huve joined
the rebels. More than 4W nun have
gone to the Held from this city, liuan
tnnimo and Manzanillo during the last
week. Hebel header Jose Macro, with
1700 men has been encamped in Kscau
det, nine miles from this city since yes
terday. It Is said thut he Is there to
protect a Cuban convoy of 2(H).4SK
rounds of ammunition which arrived in
an expedition lately near that place and
which Is on its way to Cainuguey.
As soon as Lieutenant Cenerul Pando
arrived ut (iuanlunamo he began his
old method of arresting people in the
mid lie of the night. Three or four of
tlH'se men were taken out of the town,
and killed with machetes. On the Pith
Inst, tienerul Cunellas entered liunna
lanimo taking with them "4a men who
were wounded in the buttles of Itamon
De I -a Yugus I. a Tontina and Pnlnierlto.
Among the wounded ure a commander
ntul a guide.
Kchcls I Ire Sugar Oinc.
The few sugar estates that bepan to
grind In (iliantuiiimo have been obliged
to stop, as the rebels under Pertqilito
Pere?. set lire to the sugar cane.
The Cuban government Is In Cana
gney ut present and has ordered Hint all
the arms and ammunition that may
land In the Oriental department be sent
ut unco to Puerto Principe, so that they
may be forwarded easily to the army In
Las Vilas. They have also ordered t lie
rebel army in the east to keep solely on
the defensive and prevent by all means
the grinding of sugar cane, to protect
the landing of expeditions and to or
ganize the reserve army, which must Ii"
ready to go to Puerto Principe when
called. ,
Havana, Jan. ft The troo, that hnvo
been ordered to proceed eust from the
province of Santa Clara In order to join
the forces 111 the provinces of Havana
and Plnar Del Kio ure arriving ut Hut
abnuo, the southern terminus i.f the Ha
vana nnd Hnlabnnio railroad, whence
they can be quickly transferred to lla
viia or nolnts in Plnar HeJTiio The
rebels still avoid lighting a decisive
buttle with the government troops, al
ways retiring after exchunitlng a few
Hinds wilh the soldiers. As these are
Hie tactics alwnys followed by them It
has been thought advisable to surround
them and then to gradually close the
lines upon them.drivlng them to a stand
In the centre, orders to this effect have
been Issuel, und the trops are renorted
to be rapidly surrounding the insur
gents. The trains on the ruilroud running
west from Havnnu do not go any
further than La Salud.
Campos Severely Criticised
Madrid. Jan. ft An otlicjl dispatch
received here stutes that the westward
march of the insurgents in Cuba has
been nrrested by government troops.
The l ho m tch adds thut (leneral Na
varro has defeated the rebels, but gives
no details.
The llernldo claims to have knowl
edge that It Is the intention of Captain
(leneral Campos to resign on Keliruary
a.
The snrend of the rebellion causes
pi cut uneasiness here. In military cir
cles .Marshal Campos Is severely criti
cised, but the concensus of rciinion is
that the government will not remove
him from the command In Cuba.
Stations Destroyed by Nvhcls.
Havana, Jan. C The stations of the
Villanueva ruilroud ut Melenn und
(iuaru. a few miles to the westward of
the (Initios In this province, have been
destroyed by the rebels. The Insur
gents then marched on the town of San
Kelt lie, at the junction of the lUitnbano
and Villanueva railroads. The mayor
of the town was warned of the approach
and gathered 2iiu men with whom he
Intended to defend the i.iwh. Maximo
liomez, the rebel leader, sent word to
the mayor that If the Insurgents were
bred upon he would burn the town to
the '.t und. The Inhabitants begged
the n.nyor to make no resistance, as
they did not want to lose their property,
ami the mayor acceded to their wishes
and notified Coiih-k that no defence of
the town would be made.
The latter, at head of 4.fttlrt men. then
entered San Felipe. No damage was
done t(. property.
In the zone of Qulvlcah. Tniran and
San Felipe the rebels have destroyed
the sugar estates of Salvador. Julia.
San Augustln. Mercldita, Santa Teresa.
Mora and Mirosa.
A number of families fleeing Trom the
rebels at Melenn have arrived at Jesus
Del Monte, a suburb of Havana. The
government column under the com
mand of Oenerul Surez Vuldcr, arrived
last evening at Hegela. n small town
situated across the hay from llavunti.
A train on the Vlllnnetiva railroad
which arrived here at ft o'clock last
evening brought a number of families
from San Felipe, Itejucal, Dnrnn, Me
lena and Ounra, who are seeking safety
under the guns of Havana. The train
also brought a detachment f troops
from the P.arrlto estate nt Duran.
.Mayor of Mclcna Killed.
Passengers from Mellna state that the
rebels entered that town and mnde ntt
attack on the church establishment.
The mayor tried to oppose them but was
killed.
A body of rebels also marched Into
Qulvlcan where they captured n quan
tity of arms nnd ammunition. The rail
way station was set on fire and de
stroyed. At San fJobrlel the rebels
burned the town and the nation of the
Western railway company. The In
habitants of the place took refuge In the
bush. Only three houses In the place
were left standing.
A petard was exploded In front of La
Corona cigar factory In this city. The
explosion caused much excitement In
the vicinity but po harm was done,
An Iron bomb was also exploded near.
Alvarez. A house was damaged and a
large hole was made in the ground.
(JEKMANS ARE SHY.
They Po Not Want the American Loan
at I. OH.
Berlin, Jan. 6. The Deutsche bank
group, which proposed to take part of
the new American loan, upon learning
that the bond Issue called for by Secre
tary Carlisle would be a home loan for
which l.US would he offered In the Cnlt
ed States have announced they consider
it Impossible for the tiernmu bunks to
take any part of it.
They assert that there Is no market
in Ccrmuny for a four per cent coin loan
ut l.US.
FIRST PKOSKCTTION.
As a Hesult or the Philadelphia l.txow
un Kv Policeman la Arrested for
Perjury.
Philadelphia, Jan. 6. The first prose
cution growing out of the attacks made
on the police force by witnesses before
the genutorlul Investigating committee
was begun toduy when John Davis, an
ex-policeman, was taken Into custody
on a ccharge of perjury and placed
under ll.tmu bail for a hearing tomor
row. Davis swore before the cena
toriul Investigating committee on De
cember IS that he was appointed on the
police force without having passed a
civil service examination. Davis" ar
rest today was made at the Instance
of Secretary Neall, of the civil service
examining board, who made ntthiavlt
that Davis in January. 18U2, did uuss an
examination for the position of patrol
man lu a satisfactory manner ami that
his testimony before the Investigating
committee was wilful and corrupt per
jury. The investigating committee resumed
its session here this afternoon. The
meeting today was taken tip with the
examination of witnesses regarding the
interference of policemen In politics In
the Fifteenth ward of this city. The
evidence related almost w holly' to the
Republican primary election in August
last, at the time of the contest of Sena
tor Quay for state chairman. No less
than twctitw-llve witnesses were on the
stand, and the gist of their testimony
was that Lieutenant of Police Francis
and his subordinates took an iindulv
active part In this contest on behalf nf
the unti-Quuy forces.
CORNEK THE UOl.li OLTITT.
stratum lixpcets to lixaet a Premium
from tho (xivcrnmcnt.
Denver. Jan. ft Winli. ld Scott Strat
ton, the th'.ee times mllllomiltv f
I ripple Creek, wants to corner the gold
iirodiu t of the slate and exact a nre
mluin from Hie government. His prop
osition Is to huve the producers unite
their minings und keep the aggregate
for the action of an agent in New York
who would be instructed to get the best
rate for the aip'ancemcnt of tne Inter
ests of the syndicate.
Stratton Is not a llminclcr. but he has
llimes that. with, the output of gold in
Colorado, the miners may be able to
force free coinage by demanding pay
ment In coin either K'dd or sliver for
whut bullion they may have to sell.
His theories have created something of
u sensation In local circles.
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FAITH IN SAUSKl'ltV.
His Statesmanship Is Kecognled in
llritish (iiiiann.
ileorgelown. P.rltish Culann. Dec. 21.
President Cleveland's special message
relative to the boundary dispute is the
topic of conversation in every circle ami
the situation Is considered critical.
leneral conlldence is expressed in the
staieshianshlo of Lord Sullsliury. hut
on the other hand there ure indications
that the question of right of possesion
of the contested terltory, even to the
Schoinbiirgk line. Is a matter for doubt,
of course the proposal to arbitral.
within the Schomburlt line Is not re
ceived with favor. buT it is just possible
that the tvee"t utterances of the ad
ministration of llritish (iulumi have
more to do with this than anything else.
The British legislature, is now on va
cation and the local government offi
cials are more than usually reticent up
on this question.
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CREMATED WHILE IN HI D.
The l ircnicn Wcro I nahlo to Kescuo the
Victim.
ratasauqua. Pa.. Jan. 6. Death came
In terrible form last night to Charles
Henry, a coachman, 4!) yenrs old. He
lived alone In a shanty, on the outskirts
of the town, and for the past three
months he was III with rheumatism.
Late last night his home was discovered
on tire, and hefore assistance could ar
rive the house was enveloped In llntnes.
The firemen forced open the door and
made a brave uttempt to rescue Henry,
but were driven back by the llames and
smoke. He was helpless inside, and
when the lire was extinguished the
charred remains of the victim were
found. Henry was once n sluve In
Mouth Carolina.
READV TO Fit INT HONDS.
New Issue Can He Placed on the Market
on Short Notice.
Washington, Jan. 6. Orders were to
day given to Chief Johnston, of the
bateau of engraving und printing, to
prepare the distinctive paper for the
printing of the new issue of bonds. As
all the plates are ready, all that will he
necessary will be to print Tne face of
the bonds when it Is known how many
of such denomination is wanted.
The treasury has not figured ollleially
on what the new bonds should sell for
to bring them nn to the market nriee
of the bonds sold to the Belmont-Morgan
syndicate, but it is stated linofll
cially that 119 to 1 l't.LT. is about the
prober late to put them on u three per
cent, basis.
DIVORCE COLONY GROWING.
One Philadelphia HcfenJant Among the
Pakotn Litigants.
Yankton. S. D.. Jan. ft Among the
recent additions to the divorce colonists
here are Mrs. Kdith Simmons, of New
York; Joseph R Parker, of Long
Branch. N. J.; Mrs. K. S. Ueer, of Ruth
erford, N. J., and Mrs. Lea Vnndyek. nn
opera singer, who wants a divorce from
Harry Davis, of Philadelphia.
SPARKS FROM WIRES.
Lawyer John 11. Beasley, who was shot
by Chief Justice Stiodiirass. at Chattanoo
ga, Teiin., Is said to be dying.
Miss Kllza Youmans, a romantic young
woman, wus married lu the jail at liosheii,
N. V., to Abraham Kyerson, a former ad
mire, who is serving a term for arson.
The Supreme court at Sioux Falls, S. D..
has atllnned the degree of divorce granted
lo Kdwanl H, Pollock, of New Vork, who
married one of his mother's servants.
The rear couch of a train on the (Ireat
Northern railroad left the truck at
oUrogetown, Tex., killing Sol Oalner. col
ored, braltemaii, and Fred Scary, one of
the pussengers.
The Detroit, Mich., circuit court hus de
elded thut the Hell Telephone company has
not right to contuel subscribers In slirn
contracts, and also thut the courts niny
ueiei'iiiiuv uv wli id ie cnurgeu.
SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION
Germany Can Be Relied I'pon to Pro
tect the Transvaal Republic.
AX AIDIEXCE GIVES DR. LEYD
Great Activity Is Manifested In the
llrlttsu War Derailment. Though
Humors of the Sendine of Troop
to Sooth Africa Are Dented.
Berlin, Jan. C The Kmiieror gave an
audience today to Dr. Leyd. secretary
of state for South African republic. The
emperor received Dr. Leyd at 1 o'clock.
His Majesty assured the doctor that tne
Transvaal republic could reckon upon
the protection of Henna ny.
It Is said thut the emperor promised
Dr. Leyd that (lermuny would recog
nize the independence of the Transvaal
republic by apnolntins a Cerman resi
dent at Prectorla instead of a consul as
heretofore, and also assured the Trans
vaal secretary of state that the triple
alliance would also recognize the Inde
pendence nf the South African republic.
Huron Marschall Von llleberstelu.
minister of foreign affairs, was not pres
ent at thVoitervlew. although it Is cus
tomary foi the foreign minister to be
present on occasions of an Imperial au
dience with the head of the foreign de
partment of a regularly constituted
government.
Activity In Wnr Hfpnnmcnt.
London. Jan. ft Frequent and pro
longed conferences have taken place
throughout tile day among Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary of state for the
Colonies; (1. J. (iiischen, llrst lord of the
admiralty, and the heads of the war und
admiralty departments, ileneral Lord
Wotsley. commnmler In chief of tne
llritish forces, and the entire headquar
ters staff busied themselves ut the horse
guards until a late hour tonight.
The colonial otlice has heard nothing
of the alleged rising of the I'lthinders
against President Krngcr of the Trans
vaal republic nor have the authorities
of that olllce received uny Information
thut Dr. Juiuisoii has been rescued by
the ritlaiiders. Hoth reports are dis
credited by the colonial authorities.
In regard to the report thut the Brit
ish government Is rushing troops Into
Cape Colony and the story that 1,-iHl
soldiers left Itombay yesterday and
more are lo follow. It is learned at the
war otlice that- no troops have been
specially ordered to the cape. The only
transport ship conveying troops from
Bombay Is the steamer Victoria which
Is bringing Mini soldiers home from thnt
place. The Victoria was ordered to call
at Cape Town on her way home to
learn if the men she has on board
would be needed In Ashuntee. A report
that troops were being sent from Hum
buy to the cupe, undoubtedly originated
in a misconception of the d'stitiutlon
of the men on board the Victoria.
lierlln, Jan. ft The Frankfort !a
zettu supports the statement thut Km
iieror William promised Dr.' Leyd. sec
retary' of state of the South African
republic, that Cermuny would recog
nize the Independence of the Transvaal.
The puper says that the licriiian gov
ernment wilt appoint u conr.ulj?enerhl ut
Pectutia who will exercise the func
tions of a diplomatic ageni.
London. Jun. ft The Central News
says that It has been decided to land at
Cupe Town the l.aw troops who were
recently ordered home from Bombay on
the transport Victoria. The transport
is due to arrive at Cape Town on Janu
ary Pi.
A despatch from Johannesburg, dated
January 1, says that the Cerman ami
American residents of that city, lifter
.Unsatisfactory Interviews with the gov
ernment, joined tile Ntillonul I'niou of
irithinders, w hich Is now n united body.
MICHAEL M00M.V MISSINti.
A Well known Citizen of Montrose Is
Thought to Have I'ciMied in the Hecent
Illl.urd.
Special to the Seranton Tribune.
Montrose, Jan. . -lii line! Mooney,
who hus been eninloyeil us groom by
Azur Luthioi), is missing and Ids
whereabouts are unknown. On Thurs
day evening Inst he cointilaineit of
being ill and said lie was unable to go
to the dot tors. A member of Mr.
Lathrop's family was about to send for
a physician when it was discovered
that Mooney was missing. A rigid
search failed to locate him In Mont
rose, yet no anxiety was felt until to
day when word came from Chocomit
that he wan not nt his home where he
was suposed to have gone.
Mooney was about Jo years of age.
The severe weather in this section for
the past week and his debilitated con
dition go towards a popular verdict
that -lie has perished from the cold.
C.ravest fears ore entertained ns to
whether, if diad. his body will be
found until spring, as the snow In
some places litis drifted badly.
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TWENTY MINUTE SESSION.
The House In Its to Receive the Congress
man from I tub.
Washington, Jan. ft. The senate wns
not in session today, nnd the meeting
of the house continued for only twenty
minutes, in that time nothing nf public
Importance occurred, although It laid
been expected that possibly some notice
would be taken of the published call for
bids for the bond Issue.
There was a proposition made for the
swearing in of Mr. Allen's representa
tive from the new state of t'tah. but ns
i his credentials were not ollleially
signed by the governor and secretary
but only unofficially objection was
made ami the matter was referred to
the judiciary committee.
That Order Aguinst l obbying.
Washington, Jan. ft Postmaster Oen
erul Wilson lias Informed M. J. Smith, see.
reliuy of the SI. Louis Inuneh of the Na
tlontl Association of Postotflce Clerks,
Unit his feei lit oi .let- ugulnst lobbying a,:
nut Intended us u couilemmitloii for such
organization, and he hud no desire Ihtit
the St. Louis branch or any other should
disband.
fr es ii "for ei (7n; ossi l
Several flermiin insurance companies
have Joined the American companl'-s hi de.
minding a revision of the insurance regu
lations. J. II. Jackson. Vnltod States secretary
of embassy ut Berlin, hus returned to hl
duties, ufter spending his holidays In
Vienna.
Charles de Kay, fnlted States consul
general at Berlin, will give u dance at his
private ivs-Hcnro this eveulu.
nThe. coadillon of Prince P.smarek
said to be more serious than ever, unci
his frends fear that his condition Is ex
tremely critical.
The Herman court will leave Potmlam on
Jan. 17 for the Sehloss, In Berlin. Th
court season w ill then open and lasl seven
weeks, the imperial family leaving on l'VI.
27 for AbbuJa.
Among the New York nppolntmfflls to
the French Legion of Honor, In celebra
tion of the centenary of ithe French Insti
tute, are Professor Simon Neweomb, the
astronomer; Alexander Agussix, the nii:-ttriilis!-.
Professor Henry Augustus Hove
land, the physicist, and Adolph Hull, ull
Americans,, the latter being appointed u
chevalier.
FINIEY'S
QffiAT
Will commence -Moi-
nyt Beceiikr 30, ail
111!
Our annual clearing sale of table lin
ens, previous to inventory, has always
been looked forward to with Interest by
Intelligent housekeepers, und judging
from the many lmiulries already made
concerning this om; it will be no excep
tion to any or Its predecessors.
The values we offer are always appre
ciated, and during this sale IHKK
SIST1HL1': BAKdAINS will be brought
forward from day to duy and will com
prise everything throughout the de
partmcnt. from u table linen at Twenty
live Cents u Yard to one of our Double
Sutlu liutiiasks. at Two Dollars and a
Half or over; ulso, in table napkins
from One Dollar a .Dozen up to Fifteen.
Quotations on goods of this class are
no criterion of their values, hut are
often misleading. Therefore we Invltt
you to a personal Inspection of our
stock, knowing thut you will not only
be Interested, but that ve can suve you
at least Twenty-five Cents on every
dollar Invested. '
Kxtra choice line of Dinner and Tea
Sets, Lunch Cloths, Center pieces, Doy
lies, etc,
our usual line assortment of Cerman
"Sliver-Blench" Damasks.
Agency for John S. Brown & Sons' lin
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; more good shoes
make more good friends.
111 AND III! WYOMING AVE.
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Happy
New
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Great reductions In
prices before taking
inventory in ....
Wateks, MamoMs
mi Sfi
408 Spruce St.
Near Dime Bank.
"BAT" SI IF. A SOT TO DIE.
Convict AisGoiiKh Says II Was th
Murderer.
Albany. X. Y Jan. '6.T-"nat" Shea,
who wus convicted of murdering Hubert
Hoss. in the Troy election riot of March
6, 1K!M. and who was to huve been exe.
l uted at Clinton prison, has been saved
by the written confession nf John Me
CIdukIi. thut it was he and not Shea,
who killed Ross.
The confession reached CJnvernor Mor
ton this morning, and he decided to la
sue a respite in Shell's .ease for four
weeks in order to give his counsel oppor
tunity to move for a new trial. MeOougll
Is In Clinton prison, serving n term of
nearly twenty yenrs for shooting Wil
liam Ross in the neck In the same row
In which Robert Itoss was killed.
WKATIIER REPORT.
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warmer southerly wind 1
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