THE ONLY REPUBLICAN . DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. EIGHT TAGES 50 COLTJMXS. SCRANTOX, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1896. TWO CENTS A COPY Almost Frozen, El? Where are the wiseacres now who told you thut thlN wan to be an ex ceptionally mild winter? You haven't thought so for the last two or three days, have yon? We'll ad mit that we, too. are surprised. Oaly Last Week We broke up prices on Blankets and Fur Capes tremendously, believing that there was but little chance of much cold weather this season, and we had determined not to curry them over to next season, come what might. The cold snap came along the mercury's gone down, down, down, day after day. and while we write we've come to the conclusion that It's about cold enough. Fiur im Btakt Sale Under such conditions Is little short of a blessing. We had a deal to say about furs on the closing days of last week. A repetition of the price list must sutllce now. Our sales in this department for the past two days have beaten all records. Stocks are actualy getting low. No more t these figures, no mutter whut bappenH. pus Canada Seal Capes, were $19.00, now $9.90. 'Astrakhan Capes, were $19, now $10.00. Wool Seal Capes, were $20, now $12.90. Electric Seal Capes, were $:'9.00, now $15.90. Best Astrakhan Capes, were $r.O, now $18.90. Electric Seal Capes, were $35.00, now $19.90. Electric Seal Capes, were $40,00, now $21.90. Electric Seal Capes, were $45.00, now ! $24.90. Extra Selected Wool Seal Copes, Mar v ten trimmed, were $45.00, now $24.90. 'gams Prices on our entire Blanket stock . have been clipped unmercifully. Be low we submit a few examples of the results. Prices quoted are not for single blankets, but for pairs. White Cotton Blankets. (0 pairs 10-4 Blankets, now 45c, were 65c. 100 pairs 11-4 Blankets, now G5c, were 75c. I.r pairs 11-4 Blankets, now 75c, were 50 pairs 12-4 Blankets, now $1, were $1.37. Colored Cotton Blankets. 75 pairs 10-4 Blankets, now 35c, were 50c. 10 pairs 11-4 Blankets, now 73c, were 874c. B0 pairs 12-4 Blankets, now $1, were $1.37(4. White Half-wool Blankets IS pairs 10-4 Blankets, now $1.73, were $2.50. (5 pairs 11-4 Blunkets, now $2.73, wero . $3.50. All-wool Scarlet Blankets to pairs 10-4 Blankets, now $3.25, were $4.00. C5 pairs 11-4 Blankets, now $4, were $5. : ' AH-wool White Blankets. Only 20 pairs strictly Wool and Real : Home made Blankets, size 12-4, weight fully 6V6 lbs. This Blanket Is cheap at $4.60; closing price, $3.50. All-wool White Blankets. 45 pairs strictly Wool White Blankets. Full 11-4 size, soft and weighty. Now $4, have been $5. 25 pairs 11-4 California Blankets. Great weight and heavy fleecy make. Now $6.50, were $8. . 25 pairs 11-4 Fine California Blankets. 'As pretty a Blanket as ever you looked at. Now $150, were $8. Sale Now Inn Foil Blast Selling Is Quick And Easy TWO TICKETS WERE PLACED Ex-Mayor fellows Organized a Kump Convention in Puller's Hall. KEGl'LAK I'AKTY CANDIDATES Named by the Dolcgates Who Remained In .Alusic Hull-Klpplo for Mayor, Williams for Treasurer and Widmayer for Controller. It took two conventions for the Re publicans of Scranton yesterday to give vent to their political enthusiasm. One was held In Music hall. This was the regular one, presided over by the ofllclals of the city committee. The other was held In Fuller's hall, and it wus a kind of overflow meeting;, held because some of the adherents of the .Aloir-Duvics-Westpfahl minority, un der the lead of John 11. Fellows, who lacked speaking room In the regular convention, did not propose to acquiesce In the rule of the majority. In the regular convention, Colonel E. II. Ripple was unanimously nominated for muyor; Daniel Williams for city treasurer, and Fred J. Wldmayer for city controller. wTille the successful candidates for the three assessorshlp nominations were Christ Fickus, Chas. Fowler ami William Dawson. There were 49 delegates present In this con vention out of 75 (one being absent). In the rump convention In Fuller's hall Captain Molr was nominated for mayor; Thomas D. Davles for city treasurer, and Churles W. Westpfahl for city con troller, and the three successful as pirants for the assessorshlp nomina tions were George B. Thompson, of the Ninth ward; Bigelow Stephens, of the AVest Side, and Charles Rain, of Provi dence. There were 27 delegates pres ent at this convention, and Its nomi nees were given "a few days" In which to consider whether or noi they want to run stump. Last night it was the general belief that the bolt would be discountenanced by Its Involuntary nominees; it was re garded as the work simply of one or two excited men like Mr. Fellows and Mr. AA'lthers followed by others on the spur of the moment; and it received scant If any sanction from the more thoughtful and conservative supporters of Cap tain Molr. On the other hand, the nominations of the regular convention were generally commended as present ing a singularly creditable and deserv ing list of candidates, whose election by large majorities Is fully assured. THE REGULAR CONVENTION. Called to Order at 2 39 P. M. by Cltv chairman I'. II. clemons. It was 2.35 when City Chairman F. H. Clwnons advanced to the front of the stage In Music hall and announced that the time had arrived for the con vention to get down to work. The hall was densely crowded. Every seat was occupied and crowds of men stood In the. aisles while not a foot of space of any kind was to be obtained on the balcony. On the stage with the chairman were T. H. Dale and Alderman W. S. Millar, the secretaries of the committee, and ut the request of the chairman Mr. Dale rend the call for the convention. Then the work of receiving credentials was taken up and at 3.05 the roll of the con vention was completed and Secretary Dale announced that there was one con test from the First district of the Twelfth ward, where Fred Under ques tioned the right of Fred Khrhardt to represent that district. The committees appointed by Chairman Clemons were as follows: Committee on Credential diaries Schlatter. Oeorae Parrot t. David F.vuiirf. James Kuton, James McCoy. t'onitii ttee on Resolutions James v. Oakronl. John Slmms, Daniel Itoliertson, Ui-orge C. Jones and Jacob Welssmun. .Mr. Withers' Contests. Before the committee on credentials retired AV. II. AVithers handed a list of contests to Secretary Dale which were read und afterward referred to the com mittee by courtesy, for they had been brought to the attention of the con vention in an Irregular way. The list of contests handed In by Mr. AVithers was us follows: Second ward First district, Daniel Ev ans contested by William I'htlllps; Fourlh district, J. J. Owens contested by Thomas Ocorge; Fifth district. John Slmms con tested by William White. Fourth ward First district, Henry Morse contested by John Reese; Second district. Morgan Williams and James Kv ans contested by W. C. Scott, Keese Kd wards; Third district, William Gilbert and Kit-hard i'hllllps contested hy Oeorge Threlfall and John Owens. Fifth ward First district, James Eaton and David J. Davies contested by Will iam Morton and A. K. Betterly; Second district, Henry llogen and D. J. t'os grove contested by A. Atkinson and J. D. James; Third district, (Jeorge Jones and AVilliam Uleason contested by AV. Jones and William Hughes. Seventh ward First district, George Kmkel contested by D. K. Schoonover; Second district, Herman Hagen contested bv J. Schtdl. Eighth ward First district, AV. S. Mil lar contested by J. J. Kernan; Second dis trict, W. T. Jenkins and Charles Q. Car man contested by Fred Godfrey. Eleventh ward First district, Albert Hires and Philip AVirth contested by D. Dlppell and A. Reldenbarh; Second dis trict, C. Weber coutested by J. A'an Ber gen; Third district, J. McGulnness contest ed by AV. Sohefller. Twelfth ward First district. F. Ehr hardt contested by F. Llnder. Fourteenth ward First district, R. Prltchard contested by W. U. Stevens; Second district, C. Stetler contested by AV. H. Nichols. Sixteenth ward First district, A. Schroeder and J. D. Ferber contested by D. J. Swartz and K. Blttenbender. Eighteenth ward Charles Becket con- Nineteenth ward First district, J. We ber contested by W. Hammen; Second dis trict, P. Neher, contested by Charles Coop er: Third district, J. Welssman contested by J. Roller; Fourth district, F. Zelgler contested by J. Steinmetz. Twentieth ward First district. J. Coop er contested by 1. H. Schlenti; Second district, Frea iuau coniesicu uy r. nxiy. When the Excitement Began. The convention had to wait until 4 o'clock for the report of the committee on credentials when Chairman ocnio ger of that committee handed his report to Secretary Dale who read it The re port set forth that there was only one contest that couiu De consmerea, xnai from the First district of the Twelfth ward. In that instance the committee reported In favor of seating Fred Khr hardt. The adoption of the report was moved and seconded and at this point W. H. Withers gained the recognition of the chair and moved to amend the motion by substituting for the delegates on the roll of the convention the names of those for whom he had Instituted contests. Mr. demons said they would first have to act on the rejwt of the com mittee and John H. Fellows, a delegate in the convention by virtue of having received the credentials lof Thomas AVntkins of the Fifteenth ward, cried out: "You are not a Czar and If you take such action you must be prepared for the consequences." Secretary Millar raised the point of order that the amendment could not be considered because a minority report had not been made. His voice was ul inost drowned by cheers and cries from all parts of the hall. Many delegates were on their feet clamoring for recog nition, among them AV. H. Withers and John H. fellows who stood side by side Alderman AVright was recognised by the chair and said that a motion hud been made to amend the report: that report he seconded and he asked that it be given to the convention for con sideratlon. Mr. Withers also demanded that the amendment be put and Chair man Clemens ruled that It could not as t would destroy the report it was In tended to amend whl h would be con I trary to all parliamentary rules. Contests Not Properly llrought. Luther Keller reminded the conven tion that the contests had nit been properly brought and then John H. Fel ows again burst forth and vehement lv declared: "We will have our rights' we want no gag rule here." ' J','1",9,."1"8 5eoree Prott. a mem ber of the committee on credentials came upon the stage with a minority report, which the chairman said he hail no objection to receiving. This re,H.rt was read by Secretary Dale and favored seating the contestants. Chairman Clemons asked the dele gates to pass upon the adoption or re jection of the majority report, and Al derman Wright cullea for the minority report. Mr. Withers wanted to know who would be permitted to vote and was told by the chairman that all those on the roll of the convention save the delegate from the Twelfth, whose seat was contested, had the privilege. The other contests had been referred to the committee merely as a matter of cour tesy. They were irregularly brought, for no mun had a right to Institute wholesale contests. If that rule pre vailed any man might contest every seat in a convention. The time to mane a contest was when the credentials were handed In and such action was taken only in the case ot the contest from the Twelfth ward. This running Are of debate was punc tuated by cheers, cries of derision and yells for the favorites of the yellers. One individual became so boisterous that he had to be taken out ot the hall by police ofllcers. Mr. Withers' Contention. AVithers contended that as the list of contests had been allowed to go to the committee that gave It a standing in the convention. Mr. Fellows followed with a .high pressure speech during which he turned to Officer Tom Lewis who was standing near him and called him a traitor, a ruffian, and a number of other harsh names. When Mr. Fel- IContinucd on rage 3. FORTUNES IN TWO LANDS. Strange Story of the American Woman found In l.ondon-Went to Europe to Secure Her Share of a Large Estate. London, Jan. 7. An Inquiry was made at St. George's AVorkhouse today into the st range story of Mrs. Cornelia Sei bels, of Brookhaven, Miss., who was found wandering In the streets of Lon don yesterday. When seen this morn ing Mrs. Selbels was dressed In an ordi nary workhouse blouse. She was able to talk connectedly on every subject ex cept that of the fortune, said to bf-$50,-000,000, which she was on the way to Germany to collect as her share of the great Selbels estate. During the conversation Mrs. Selbels frequently Interrupted her remarks with the statement that there were millions at stake" and that when sue had secured her share of the estate she would distribute It, as she Is understood to have distributed her property In Mis sissippi, to public charity. Mrs. Selbels is, sne says, a cousin m the late Justice Lamar, of the United States Supreme court, and she has In her possession letters of introduction frnn isovei'tior John M. Stone, of Mis sissippi, and ex-Governor Robert Low- ry. of Mississippi. Mrs. Selbels says that In 1867 a firm of lawyers Sharp & Uroadhead, of St. DewlB Informed ner tnai sue u to the Temple estate in England and the Selbels estate at Elbertleld. Ger many. On her mother's side she la a direct descendant of the famous Temple family of England, and since 1867 she has been trying to prove her claim. A few months ago she determined to come to England, and from here go to Ger many, In order to place the matter in the hands of lawyers In both countries. For this purpose she sold property, consisting of 800 acres of timberland. near Hrookhaven. Miss., for $3,100. and then went to New York, and form there to Rotterdam. But she does not remember the steamer she crossed the ocean on. From Rotterdam Mrs. Selbels went to Bremen, where the United States consul induced her to start for London. She was wandering In the streets here and applied to a policeman for a lodging, whereupon she was conducted to the casual ward, in the Buckingham palace road, and was later transferred to St. George's workhouse. In addition to the 20 found In her possession when taken to the work house, 2,965 were found later today In bills sewed In her clothes. Among the letetrs found in Mrs. Selbels" pos session was one, written In September, 1895. from her nephew, Emmet Slebels, of Montgomery, Ala., saying: "Don't think of going to London to look after the Temple property until you are assured beyond doubt that there is something in the claim and that It will pay you to go." The St. George's workhouse authori ties have communicated with the United States consulate and the United States embassy here on the subject. Recognition in Ohio. Columbus, O., Jan. 7. The Ohio senate today unanimously adopted a resolution favoring the immediate recognition of the Cuban insurgents by this government as belligerents, STATE SNAP SHOTS. A man named McHenry, of Jeannette, who was dangerously shot, accuses James Thompson. Cumberland county commissioners re fuse to pay for fox scalps, believing, the law unconstitutional. While making coffee at Ashland little Lizzie Tyler. In Bt. Maurltas' parochial school, was fatally burned. William Abel was Jailed at Carlisle, ac cused of furnishing nre-water to an In dian boy in the National school. The attorney General will withdraw suits against a number of railroads which failed to make the proper state reports. Schuylkill county justices and consta bles held a convention at Pottsvllle and elected P, M. Mellon, of Tremont, president. BREEZY TIME IN TBE HOUSE Lively Debate Over the Appointment of Special Employes. MR. WALKER S TART REMARKS lie Objects to the System of "Farming Out" Offices-Session Clerks Pro vldcd Representative of Mortnon dom Sworn in as a Member, Washington, Jan. 7. The principal feature of the proceedings of the house today was a breezy, debate over the ap pointment of special employes recom mended by the committee on accounts. The jenort submitted by Mr. Aldrich (Rep., III.), chairman, provided for the appointment of two new employes in the doorkeepers' division, one of whom has been discharged after a service of nearly a score of years. Mr. JoRnsnn (Rep., lnd.) and Mr. Wi.tker (Rep., Mass.) denounced the discharge of this employe, which the former said had been made necessary by reason of the demands of the "combine," which had organized the house for places fur con stituents, an illustration, he said, of the discreditable proceedings of such' af fairs. Mr. Walker went further, saying the recommendation of the committee was required to repair the damage done to the public service by the combine. He also asked whether or not the read lug clerks, who could not be heard on either side of the house, were to be re tained throughout the congress, not by the will of the speaker, nor of the house, but of the gentlemen "who farm out the offices." The report of the commit tee was adopted 154 to 10. Session clerks Provided. Upon the recommendation of the same committee, the session clems provided for in the executive appropriation bill for the current year were apportioned to the following committees: Banking and currency; coinage, weights and measures; education; en rolled bills; invalid pensions (addi tional); Immigration and naturaliza tion; irrigation of nricl lands, labor, library, military, mines and mining, Facilic railroads, patents, pensions, pri vate land claims, printing, railways and canals, reform In the civil service, and" territories. An additional clerk was also authorized for each of the commit tees on military affairs, naval affairs and interstate and foreign commerce. Upon the unanimous report of e committee on Judiciary that there was no doubt of the election ofiMr. Allen as a representative from the skate of Utah, that gentleman was sworn' In. Several resolutions of Inquiry were agreed to, one of them asking the at torney general what had been done -y him towards enforcing tho anti-trust law of 1890, and what additional legisla tion, if any. Is desirable and necessary to protect the people from the opera tions of trade trusts and conspiracies. At 1 25 the house adjourned, after a stutement by Mr. Manderson (Rep.. Ia, that the committee on rules would be ready to report tomorrow. SENATE IS SESSION. The Free Coinage Substitute Discussed. Vest Defends the President. .1.1 i- n .tun. 7. The finance committee substitute for the house bond K reported in the senate today by Mr. Jones (Democrat. Arkansas) and v 3 . . . i 1 .. .. Mi TnneH was placea on n cuiouuu. ... -----giving notice that he would ask the senate to take It up for consideration tomorrow and expressing the hope that it would be disposed of at the earliest possible day. It was stateu oy w. aioi - 1 . .. i . ntio miian AT ill (KepUDllcan, imiiuiio i ............. ... the finance committee, that the substl t,o.i th umiroval of the majority of the committee but not of the Republi can members of it. A piau xor mamm, the proposed loan a really popular one was suggested by Mr. Chandler (Repub lican. New Hampshire) in the shape of a bill containing most of the feutures of a postal saving system. Mr. Chand ler explained It at some length and spoke of It, In a somewhat jocose vein of humor, as a complete and perfect panacea for the exciting financial trouble. He had It referred to the post office committee but said that he would offer it as an amendment to the bill of the finance committee. In connection with It there was a rather interesting discussion In rela tion to the cable correspondence of Mr. Pulitzer with the Prince of AA'ales, the Rothschilds and other public charac ters In England the statute making such correspondence a criminal act be ing brought to the attention of the sen ate by Mr. Lodge (Republican, Massa chusetts). Later In the day Mr. A'est, ( Democrat, Missouri) took the Hour and in a speech occupying over two hours and delivered with great earnestness und vehemence defended the Democratic party and the Cleveland administration from the strictures In Mr. Sherman's recent speech, particularly In connection with the tariff legislation. As to the finance question he declared himself an uncom promising adherent of the free coinage of silver and spoke of that question as an irrepressible conflict which could not be evaded and which had to be fought to a finish. At 4.50 the senate adjourned till to morrow. JONES IN CONTROL. The Populist Member of the Senate May Block tho Tariff Bill. Washington, Jan. 7. Owing to the late session of the senate the Republi can caucus that took a recess until thin afternoon was postponed until tomor row after the adjournment of the sen ate. It is confidently believed that at that conference the Republicans will by a very comfortable majority direct its members on the finance committee to report the tariff bill to the senate as It came from the house and without amendments of any kind. Shortly after the caucus convened this morning Mr. Quay moved that the committee be so instructed and this motion led to the debate that followed, But one senator indicated any desire to reconstruct a tariff bill along Repub lican lines. That senator was Mr, Baker, of Kansas, a new man, and his associates in the Benate looked upon his seal as the result of his unfamil iarlty with the conditions that sur round the senate at this time. There were other speakers who desired amendments to be made and said they would insist upon them If the door was opened at all, but if the consensus of opinion was that this should not be done they would be satisfied and sup port the majority. There is a division in the finance com mlttee itself as to the wisdom of amend ing the house bill and it was because of such division that this caucus was held. Mr. Sherman favored an add I ttonal rate on crockery, if changes were to be made; Mr. Piatt's state was large ly interested In the raising of tobacco and if amendments were in order he was constrained to look after that schedule; Mr. Allison's constituents were largely interested In agricultural products and ne. too, would be com pelled to Insist on an Increase there. On the other hand, Mr. Jones, the Populist member, urged that raw sugar had been discriminated against when the house Tefused to Increase it by 15 per cent., as It had every other schedule In the bill. Mr. Jones insisted with vigorous protestations that sugar should be given this additional 15 per cent, in the senate. He was reinforced In this contention by Mr. Perkins, of Califor nia, and by Mr. Thurston, of Nebraska, both of whom represent states that are engaged In the growing of beets for sugar and the manufacture of sugar from that farm product. Mr. Thurs ton was not the only person to urge the committee but he has done so very ef fectually by the aid of the telegraph. Republicans at Sea. In view of these conditions It Is easv to see that the Republicans of the com mittee were very much at sea as to what should he the policy they ought to pursue. Hence their appeal to tne full membersnlu of their own uurtv. Should the caucus tomorrow, as now seems likely. Instruct the committee to report the bill thus reported and vote down any and all amendments, a dead lock between Mr. Jones and the repub lican members of the committee ap pears to be imminent. Mr. Jones holds the balance of power In the committee. His vote is necessary to report the bill. and without him the Republicans can not report the measure in any shape. Mr. Jones said tonight that he would Insist upon the addition of the fifteen per cent, to the sugar schedule. If the caucus so decides, the Republican mem bers will not grunt it. Mr. Jones, ,t seems, must then either change his mind or the bill will remain In the files of the committee on finance. Republi cans profess to believe that Mr. Jones will not thus put himself on record, but that, after urging his proposition, he will yield to the will of his former Re publican associates and permit the bill to be reported. It looks tonight as if Mr. Jones was master of the situation. PURSUED BY SVENGALI. A Brownie Rest I'nder His Baleful In fluence Until She Is Prostrated. Cleveland, Jan. 7. Du Maurler's cre ation of "Trilby" is a stern reality m the Brownies compnny, and Miss Bea trice Moieland, a petite brunette, is the victim. Her case has puzzled the doc tors, and as a result the young woman Is now prostrated from hypnotic ex periences and in a serious condition in a hotel here. A peculiar feature of her case Is that she has never conversed with the wan dering Svengali who exercises such ab solute control of her and who follows her from place to place. Her first ex perience with this powerful agent, was In Bridgeport. Conn. She noticed a tall, well-dressed man In the front row during the first act. His piercing uiac eyes were fixed upon her and she was powerless to resist their subtle charm. She moved as In a dream. Sne burst Into tears on the stage and had to be carried to her dressing-room. Later she packed a few things, walked me chanically to the depot, boarded a tram and went to New York. Her mysterious disappearance caused columns ot com ment in the New York papers. The spell did not wear off for a month, when she rejoined the company at Springfield. AA'hen the company played at Chicago Miss Moreland had a presentiment that her "Svengali" was in the house. She was nervous and refused to go on with her act. But she finally did, and had been on the stage but a few moments when she became hysterical and was carried to hjr. dressing-room. This same thing was repeated at Cin cinnati, and although Miss Moreland played last Monday night In Clevelan she has been unable to appear since, being so prostrated from the recent shocks that she Is confined to her bed. Miss Moreland Is said to have been the handsome young lady who appeared In a magenta costume in the first act of the Brownies extravaganza. Manager Mayer.nf the Brownies, Bald: "Miss Moreland has been with us three years and Is one of our best girls. Kvery effort Is being made to apprehend the scoundrel who follows her around and has such powetMver her." THE SECRET IS OUT. Suicide df a Now Yorker Explalnod-lle Was a Defaulter to the Tune of S7S.O0O. New York, Jan. 7. Arno E. Korb, 27 years old, was found dead in bed on the morning of December 27 last. A rubber leading from a gas jet t o his mouth showed the means of his death. By his side in bed lay his wife, Marie, in a semi-conscious condition. She hud ap parently attempted to cut an artery in her right wrist, and was thought to be suffering the effects of the gas wnlch was escaping from the tube. Mrs. Korb was taken to the Bellcvue hospital and was a day or two later dis charged at the Harlem polict. lurt, the charge against her having be n at tempted suicide. v Korb was known to be earning a good salary, and he and his wife lived In a splendidly furnished house. It had been noticed, however, that Korb for some time past had worn a worried look. He also complained of severe headaches. and once or twice was heard to say that he hoped he never would be placed in an asylum. AA'hen the young man's self-lntlicted death became known it was generally concluded that the fear of insanity had driven him to tne deed, and that he had persuaded his wife to accompany him on the long Journey. So with these conditions In their minds the friends of Korb attended his funeral. They consoled the grief stricken young widow, who refused to live again In the house In which he haa died, and took up her abode elsewhere. The friends, as well as Korb's busi ness acquaintances, will be mure than surprised to learn the terrible secret of the man's life and the real cause which led to his death. Korb had defaulted in the trust placed In him by his em ployers, A'ictor & Achelis, Ceonard street dry goods merchants, to the am ount of $70,000 or more. Boiler Kiplosion. Greensburg. Pa., Jan. 7. A boiler ex ploded at the I.atiobe Steel works today. 8. K. AVagner and John Kodgers were per haps fatally injured. The building wus badly wrecked. SPARKS FROM WIRES. New York dealers have combined In a potato trust, to control all New York's and Jersey's output. 1 While Abram Leonard and wife were at church, near Dallas, Tex., their two children were cremated In their burning home. State Senator Haper, of Ohio, won't even cast a complimentary vote for Hrlce for United States senator, but will vole for Frank Hurd. Aged Bookkeeper H. F. Williams shot himself and died, at Perry, Ukla., leaving a note saying he did not want rich rela tives at Pittsburg, Pa., to hear of his fate. A new trial will be asked by New York's Central Trust company. of the $8,000,001) Hocking Valley suit against Judge Stevenson Burke and others, at Co lumbus, O. The delay of the cruiser Baltimore, which has been out thirty days from Yoko. hama and has passed through heavy gales, has resulted In the holding of both the Philadelphia and Boston at Ban Francisco. -'.' HORRORS OF THE CUBAN WAR Vast Estates Are Destroyed by the Insurgents. MANY FAMILIES STARVING One Thousand Persons Near Macurlfes Are Without Food-Sugar Plantations Are Destroyed and Valuable Build, ing Go Down Before tho Torch. Havana, Jan. 7. An immense patri otic meeting was held In the Casino last evening at which the leaders of all the political parties agreed upon a com plete union and a united front against the rebels in view of the situation con fronting the country. Speeches were made by Senors Santos. Guzman, Mon toro, Suturnino, Martines and other political leaders, who wero In perfect accord. The" rebels have arrived at Punta Brava, near Mariano. General Luque with his command has prevented the rebels from making an attack upon San Antonio Ramos. Mantanztis, Cuba, Dec. 27. via Tampa, Fla., Jan. 7. Already the dire effects of the war are being felt in this province. The mayor of Corral Falso hus tele graphed to the governor of this pro vince reporting the large number of persons asking for food and protection In their misery. The muyor reported that In that town food was getting very scarce, owing to the cessation of all communication. Senors Diaz Y Foyos, of the Atrevldo Sugar estate, near Macurlges, reports thut nearly 1,000 people have sought safety by moving on their property; that they were wholly without tood of any kind except what the estate hail furnished them. Their anxiety and misery hud been added to by their be ing surrounded by bands of rebels. When the messenger left with this in formation an attack was expected. Kelief for the Starving. A mass meeting of the merchants of this city has Just been held, at which the whole situation was dlscused, in cluding the awful position of the in habitants of the many towns in the interior of this province. A spot sub scription was made and instant re lief wll be sent to the interior. It will consist of bugs ot rice, crackers. Jerked beef, butter and other necessary ar ticles to prevent starvation. In that section the rebels are destroy ing everything estates, houses and crops. They are absolutely relentless in their role of destruction. Yesterday Sltio Lauplo was visited by a large body of rebels. They wero under the command of Emlllo Aranjo. They seized all tho horses in the vi cinity, leaving tired, broken down ani mals In exchange. AVhile destroying sugar estates near Cuevlta the rebels set flre to the.mayor of Jabaco's residence. All tho legal records were given to the flames. They are applying tho torch to all inflam mable material. At Martello. in Cardenas, there Is a rebel. camp of 1,500 men under VaTcho Perrez. VIEWS OP THE CHRONICLE. A Leading English Journal Calls Attention to the Justice of America' Claims In Venezuelan Matter. ' London, Jan. 7. Mr. Henry Norman, special commissioner of the London Daily Chronicle cables to his paper from Washington concerning the Venezuelan question as follows: "Every day has convinced me more strongly that it is impossible to exag gerate the seriousness of such an In ternational situation. If tho British public is misled by the optimistic sen timents of New York, it muy find Itself suddenly face to faco with an appalling danger. If the Americun government acts only in the belief that because Great Britain is threatened with an European crisis therefore she will knuckle down to an American demand, it may suddenly discover that tho Eu ropean crisis has blown over and that war with England is on its hands. I once more repeat my solemn conviction that the overwhelming majority of the American people will support their gov ernment in war on behalf of tho prin ciple of arbitration where American Interests are believed to be involved. At the same time I positively assert that the president and the cabinet ear nestly desire an amicable settlement, and Individual members of the admin istration confess that they utterly fail to comprehend the reasons for Eng land's attitude of mere blunt refusal In all the government departments here the situation is regarded as very serious despite every effort made on behalf of peace. "Now the kernel of the dispute being the principle of arbitration, the solu tion may be found therein also. If Lord Salisbury will Bay that, although he must maintain his refusal to arbi trate on Venezuela by Itself, he Is pre pared to conclude a trpatv with tho United States under which all questions failing of diplomat settlement shall be submitted to arbitration, and ha his, of course, would Include Venezuela, as tho greater Includes the less, the American government, I know, 111 receive his communication with warm sympathy. Herein is a dignified and indeed fhe most simple and friendly escape from the dead-lock." Views of tho Chronicle. Commenting on the foregoing dis patch the Chronicle will tomorrow say: "The vital and absorbing feature of the controversy Is that America desires arbitration and we cannot refiiBo thn request. It is slowly, we hope stireTy, entering the minds of our statesmen that In order to do justice to the Ameri con cr.se we must look at the Monroe Doctrine from the American point of view. Lord Salisbury may urge that the American docfine Is not Incorpor ated in the code of international law. The American nnswer is, "What we call international law Is merely the cus toms observed by European states in their relations with each other, which have been determined by the dominant powers." England hns been foremost as a maker of international law. It re quires no exceptional gift of perception to see that the United States aspire to the same leading role in politics on tho American continent. The International law which is to govern the American continent Is in progress of formation and we cannot shut our eyes to the fac? that since the United tSntes are the dominant power on that continent they will not fall to exercise that paramount Influence which is incidental to the. position." Glance at Alabama. AA'ashlngton, Jan. 7. In tho senate to day Mr. Allen (I'op., Neb.) offered a reso lution for the appointment of a committee of five senators to Inquire whether there is and has been for the last two and a half years a Republican form ot govern ment In the state of Alabama: whether there was fraud, force. Intimidation or un fairness In the elections of members of the legislature, andi for members ot congress. HNMY'S WRtAl. AIDE LINEN canttine m to Days. I Our annual clearing sale of table lln . ens, previous tp Inventory, has always) bean looked forward to with Interest by Intelligent housekeepers, and Judging from the many Irtqutrles already mads concerning this one It will be no excep Hon to any of its predecessors. The values we after are always appre . dated, and during . this sale 1RRE 81ST1BLB BARGAINS Win bo brought forward from day to day and will com prise everything tRtoughout tlfe dee partment, from a table linen at Twenty five Cents a Yard to one of our Dsakla Satin Damasks, at Two Dollars and a Half or over; also. In taere napkins) from One Dollar a Dozen up to fifteen. Quotations on goods of this class are no criterion of their values, feut are often misleading. Therefore we invlta you to a personal Inspection of ourf stock, knowing that you will not only -be interested, but that we can eav you at least Twenty-ftvo Cents on every dollar Invested. Extra choice lino of Dinner ani Tsj Sets, Lunch Cloths, Center pieces, Doy lies, etc. Our usual fine assortment ot German ' "Silver-Bleach" Damasks. Agency for John S. Browji Si 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 the year; more good shoei make more good friend s, 114 AND 11S WYOMIJIO AVE. WEICIEL THE JEWELER LL WISHES EVERYBODY JJlliJ ' A - Happy New Year. Great reductions In prices before taking inventory in ... 408 Spruce St; Near Dime Bank? OHIO FACTIONS CLASH. Forakcr and McKinley Men Indulge la Warfare. Columbus, Ohio. tan. 7. The Demo cratit: minority of the legislature can cub tonight to choose a candidate for their complimentary vote for United States senator. There are only thirty one Democratic members. The caucus was secret. Five members were absent. Five votes were cast for Dr. Isaao Kagy, ot Crawford. The other votes were cast for Senator Brlce. The five members who voted for Kagy were Senator Valentine, of Crawford county, and Representative H. Wylle, of Wayne; Flunierfelt, of Seneca: Wil liams, of Licking, and Brubaker, of ' Ashland. Three of these, probably Brubaker, A'alentlne and Williams, will not vote for Hrlce, now that he is ths candidate. . WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, snow prob ably turning to rain; warmer sectaeMtant ly winds. I896 WB1 Bfi Biisy ! 'v A ';) . ' i' Jv --- letAoVJ
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