THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. - ..IGHT PAGES 50 COLUMNS. .vCHANTON, PA., FRIDAY MOHN1XG, JANUARY 10, 189G. TWO CENTS A COPY Antler Peeeic Silt Sale Cleaning up stocks previous to tlio completion of our sonii-unnuul inven tory. Is the order or tin ilay in every department throughout tin- store. To day we particularize Silks us tin apt Illustration of what is going on all around tin- store. Not the Silks of oth er days, however, but tlie Silks of to day; the Silks that ure most in de mand; the Silks that will meet with your approval, becuiiso they're RigM Ii weave WgM li Styles Right In Price and right In season. Tn a word, these Silks are just such as you would buy anyway; supposing there were no extra price Inducements to tempt you. Fancy Taffeta 10 pieces pretty figured Taffeta Silks in ten combination color ef fects. For fancy linings or waists nothing could be better. Portlier price iVic. Cleaning Up Price 31c i 10 pieces an odd lot of figured and striped Taffetas. All excellent In everything that can make them de sirable, and not a yard In the lot ! worth legs than "5c. I Cleaning Up. Price 50c ! 20 pieces handsome seed effect Taf fetus III ull the new and popular stripes. Krtlllnnt color cnniblnu tions for stylish wuists. Yester day's price "." cents. ' Cleaning Up Price 5Pc C pieces L'4-lnch funcy stripe Taf fetas. The color effects and weave Hie ull light, und better values for $1 is unobtainable In the regular w ay of selling. Cleaning Up Price 75c 6 pieces of the new Chameleon Stripe Tuffelas. The prettiest thing of the season for an up-to-date nobby waist. Yesterday's figure v. us $1.00. Cleaning Up Price 75c Itaiig 'Milt Sarafes fi pieces Herring Hone Stripe Kurnh J Sllk;i.Full color range In u quality : thut never sells under (!.. j Cleaning Up Price 45c' 5 pieces Hluck Silk Hhadamesr are excellent TUo. quality. Cleaning Up Price 55c 4 nieces lslack Satin Duchess, our well-known 11.00 quality. Cleaning Up Price 79c ce 20 pieces fancy Velvets in nil the new and popular weaves and shad ings. Yesterday's price was $1.50. Cleaning Up Price 75c Sale Begins Friday GLOBE i i j DISCIISmjIE DOCTRINE Mr. Maker Mucks His Resolution with u Monroe Speech. WAKXIXG EIKOI'EAX I'OKEKS Must Have the Consent of the I'nitcd states before Occupying American Ter ritory Suggestion That a Vene zuelan Kumorllc Investigated. WuslilniUoii, Jan. 9. The house bond bill, with the free coinage substitute for it reported from the committee on tl-nuni-e, wustohuvecnguged the attention of the senate today, but a hulf hour's speech by .Mr. Iluker (Hep, Kansas) in favor of an extreme application of the Monroe doctrine, and mi hour ami thriM-uartets speech by Mr. Stewart I Top.. Nebraska on the financial ques tion prevented the tuking up of the bond bill until so lute an hour that Mr. Jones ( Dem., Kansas) i referred to withhold his opening speech upon it until tomorrow. Air. Maker's speech his Hist in the seuute chamber had for Its text und groundwork a- Joint resolution Intro duced by him decluring that the exten sion of any Kuropeun power of its ter ritorial limits on the western hemi sphere, whether by war. treaty, pur chase or otherwise, without the con sent of the I'nlted Stales, will be re garded as un unfrlnedly act, und In his speech he declared that position would be maintained by war. if necessary. The Joint resolution was referred to the committee on foreign relutlona. und the Hetiute at 4.10 adjourned until to morrow. House Proceedings. For some reason not apparent on the surface, the committee on rules did not report the changes today It Is pro posed to make in the code of the Flfty lirst congress, under which the house has so far been operating, although their work has been completed and Is in print. Mr. Henderson. (Rep., 111.), gave notice that he would make the report tomorrow. Mr. ltlue, (Rep., Kun.). reported the general pension appropriation bill for the year ending June 30. 189", and gave notice that he would rnll It up after the report of the rommlMce on rules hud been disposed of. A concurrent resolution was offered for Immediate consideration by Mr. Livingston, iriein.. Ha.), but Mr. Hoit telle objected. It called upon the presi dent to InvestlgatPthe report that Ureat Britain had advanced her onUiosts on the Venezuelan frontier, and if it were rue, lie was instructed to demand u withdrawal of them to the lines occu pied on Dec. 17. INflr.. The resolution went to the committee on foreign affairs. A resolution offered by Mr. Hingham. (Hep., renn.). und approved by the committee on impropriations was agreed to. culling upon the secretary of the treasury for a statement of the reasons for the delay in the construc tion of the mint building at Philadel phia. After a session of twenty-five min utes the house adjourned until tomor row. I'rcc Coinage Majority Small. A vei y careful canvas of the senate on the free coinage substitute to the house bond bill has been mode and It is claimed as n result of that canvass that the majority in the senate in favor of free coinage at this time will lie ex ceed'ngly small. Some of the so-called "sound money" men go so far as to say that it may possibly be defeated. A conference was held, yesterday by Mr. (lorman ond Mr. Cray, representing the anti-silver men on the Democratic sidt of the chamber and .Mr. Aldrich, on the Hepubllcan side. These three men went over the situation in a thorough manner and came to the conclusion that there wus good reason to consider the passage of a free colnuge 1 I II ut this time as a mutter ubout which there wus some doubt. They decline to mention uny numes but it is Riven out that there are :;t! or 21 Republicans who will vote against the substitute nnd 14 Democrats, mak ing a total of 40 or 41 within three or four of a majority against the bill. The figure given ure claimed to comprise a list of votes about which there Is no doubt, inul they think thut sufficient doubt i'ul votes may yet be won over to defent the bill. (minis to the late session of the sen ate the Republican caucus was not held this afternoon. It will be held at the call of the chairman, possibly tonior- MR. CARLISLE IIOI'EITT.. lie expresses His Opinion That the llond Issue Will He a Success. Washington, Jun. 9. Seeretnry Car lisle expressed the opinion today that the new bond Issue will be a success. He did not Intimate whence the gold would come from, but he spoke with full knowledge of the number of In (iiiiiies made for blank forms for bids and the informal offers already made. The mails today brought in quite a number of Inquiries for blank forms on which to make bids and in some rases persons desirous of subscribing stated the amount they wanted and the price they would offer. These figures are. of course, withheld from publication. The bills are regarded as informal, and where possible those making them will be communicated with nnd blank forma will be sent them, so that they may comply with all the requirements and make their bid In regular shape. A circular letter of Instructions to prospective bidders was issued today. It says: The subscriber should state plainly the amount of bonds desired, the price which he proposes to pay and the place where the bonds should be delivered, which may he the subscrib er's ho ne or any other and more con venient place. He should at the same time state whether he desires to deposit the amount of his subscription at the treas ury department In the city of Wash ington or at one of the following sub treasuries, via.: New York. Hostnn, Philadelphia. Baltimore. Cincinnati. Chicago. St. Louis, New Orleans or Kan Francisco. Deposits at San Francisco must be with exchange on New York. The bonds will be Issued In the follow ing: denominations, via.: Coupon bonds, $r.O. $100, $r.00 and $1,000; regis tered bonds. $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $.-.000 and $10,000." FOR COAST DEFENSES. Two and One-Half Million Dollars Needed at Once. Washington, Jan. 9. At a meeting today of the senate committee on coast defenses, of which Senator Squire is chairman, it was shown by statements made before the committee by officers of the bureau of engineers that there is immediate need by that department of $2,600,000 to be expended for tor pedoes and torpedo mines for land de fenses. The discussions of the tor pedo system by the committee demon strated that torpedoes are of little value unless they are defended by guns, as they can easily be removed by an ene my unless protected by artillery. In case of a sudde.n emergency it would take ut least u year, If the ap propriation were made to procure the material, manufacture the torpedoes, and put them in place at the principal ports of the United States. The chief of engineers advocated the expenditure of $1:.', 000.000 during the tiseul year end ing June 30, 1X97. This sum, it Is said, would not provide the money necessary to be expended by the ordnance bureau for guns and gun carriages, but would cover the cost for emplacements for guns and torpedoes. The hearing is being conducted In re lation to the bill Introduced In tlie sen ate by S.-imtor Squire, providing for the defense of the principal seuports of the country. MR. LKVKLVXjTS LETTER. The President I nburdens His Mind und Kuna the Campaign Kuiuor to tlio i:unh, So to Spcuk. "Washington. Jan. 9. Senator Cuffery, of Louisiana, tonight made public a let ter of the president's. to him which hud opportunited presented since Monday he would have incorporated in remarks which he Intended to make In the sen ate on the bond bill. It reads: Kxecutivo .Mansion, Washington, Jan. .". .My Dear Senator: I have reud today in the Congressional Hecord the debate I'l the senate on Friday concerning the finan cial situation and bond issues. I uni amazed at the intolerance that leads even excited partisanship to odopt us a basis of attack the unfounded erudi tions und assert Ion of a maliciously men dacious und sensational newspaper. N hanker or llniiuoier nor any other hu man being has been invllml to visit Wash ington for the purpose of arranging in any way or manner for the. disposition of bonds to meet the present or future needs of the gold reserve. No arraiixenient of any kind has been made for the disposition of such bonds to any syndicate or through the ugency of any syndicute. No assurance of such a disposal of bonds has been directly or indirectly given to uny person. In point of fuct u derided leaning toward a popular loan and adver tising for bids has boon plainly exhibited on Die part of the Hiliuinistration at nil times, when the subject wus under dis cussion. Those charged with the responsibility of maintaining our sold reserve, so far as legislation renders I possible, have unx ously conferred with each other and us occasion permitted, with those having knowledge of llminrial affairs and present monetary conditions, as to the best and most favorable means of selling bonds for gold. The usual Importance of a successful re sult if tlie attempt is ugnln mude ought to be apparent to every American citizen who bestow upon the subject a moment's patriotic thought. The secretary of the treasury from the llrst moment that the necessity of anotrAV sale of bunds seemed to be approaching desired to offer them If Issued to the peo ple by public advertisement If the could thus be successfully disposed of. After full consideration lie came to the con clusion to which I fully agree,, that the amount of gold in the reserve being now $ai,tH),imo more than it was In February last, when a sale of bonds was made to a svnilicute, and other conditions differing from those then existing. Justify us in offering the bonds now ubout to be issued for sale by populur subscription. This is the entire mutter; and all these particu lars could have been easily obtained by any member of the senate by simple In quiry. If Mr. Morgan or any one else reasoning from his own stundpoln brought himself to the belief that the government would tit length be constrained to again sell bonds to a syndicate, I suppose he would have a perfect right, if he chose to take such steps as seemed to him prudent, to put himself in condition to negotiate. I expect nil Issue of bonds will be adver tised for sale tomorrow, and that bids will be invited not only for those now al lowed by law for such other and different bonds us congress may authorise during the pendency of the advertisement. Not having had an opportunity to confer with you In person since the present ses sion of congress began and noticing your participation In the debate of lust Friday, I have thought t not amiss to put you in possession of the facts und Information herein contained. Yours very truly, Orover Cleveland. lion. Donaldson Caffery. the Venezuelan dispute. President Crcspo's Changed AttiluJo-Po-ninl of n Caracas Kcpnrt. London, Jan. 9. A letter from Cara cas, Venezuela, to the London Times, says it Is evident that it is the present Intention of President Cresuo not to give any satisfaction for the I'ruun In cident. a'd thut he is determined to combine the I'ruun nnd frontier ques tions, regarding them as one dispute. The Times' correspondent snys thut this Is directly contrary to President Cres po's previous assurances tn him, and he recites at length how the change was brought tbout by President Cleve land's message to congress, nnd arrives at the following conclusion: "By hook or crook. President Crespo nnd his friends hone to entangle the I'nlted States, and they will not leave a stone unturned to accomplish this end." The colonial otllce this evening pub lished a denial of the report which reached here from Caracas, Venezuela, via New York, that liritish troops with cannon from Demerara had arrived at Cuyuiii. a station at the extreme limit of the Hrltlsh claims In tlie disputed territory, and the scene of the I'runn incident. SERVICES IN A .MINE. Miners Converted .Many I'ect Below the Surface of the Earth. Pana, III.. Jan. 9. A novel, fruitful and encouraging revival meeting was held In the Pen well mine. 720 feet below the surface of the earth, today at noon. It was in the nature of an auxilliary to the union revival meetings now In progress, and was conducted by Secre tary Atkins, of the Young Men's Chris tian association. Quite a number of miners were converted and many asked for prayers. Senate Confirmations. Washington. Jan. 9. The senate In ex ecutive session today confirmed the fol lowing nominations: Kmory F. Hest, of (leorxla, to be assistant commissioner of the generul bind otllce; Joseph H. Until waite, of Ohio, member of the hoard of ordnance and fortltieatlons. Consuls James K. Connolly, of New Jersey, i t Osaka and Hlogo; llnratlc It. Higelow, of Pennsylvania, at Itoiien. Steamer's Crew Missing. Halifax, N. 8., Jan. 9. No trace of the missing crew of the wrecked steamer Kuling has been found as yet and the opin ion prevails that all hands were lost. - i STATE SNAP SHOTS. A court decision at Allentown is that eoclal clubs may sell liquor. Managing Editor M. K. dfiblc, of the Pittsburg Times, has resigned. The trdon board meeting has been postponed from Jan. IS to Jan. 29. After being Idle a considerable time the Kust End Rolling- mill, at Lebanon, has resumed. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Haekmon, of Pine grove, aged 73 and 70 years respectively, celebrated their golden wedding. District Attorney Kox, at Kaston, will Investigate the bribery charges In con nection with the Delaware River boule vard. Edward Ttowden, a Philadelphia steve dore, was attacked by a foot pud near Me dia, and In the scrimmage came out vic torious. .. ., , - ENGLISH PEACE OFFERING Mr. Chamberlain Compliments Prcsi . dent Krugcr of Transvaal. NOT ANXIOUS TO I'ICHT BOERS An T.xcuse for Activity in Securing War Mores. However, Conflicts with the Secretary's South African Olive llranch Latest from Colonics. London. Jan. . Mr. Joseph Chum berluin, secretary of state for the Col onies, has sent the following telegram to President Kruger, of the South Afri can republic: "I have received the command of the queen to acquaint you with the fuct thut her majesty hus heard with satis faction that you have decided to hand over Dr. Jameson and the other prison ers to the liritish authorities. This will redound to your credit, and your honor.andoontlnue-topreserve the peace of South Afrleu. The harmonious co operation of the liritish and Dutch raeea is necessary to South Africa's future development and prosperity. Washington. Jan. Information haH reached the navy department thut the liritish government Is displaying great activity in storing coal at its well for tllled naval coal or supply station of St. Lucia near the Venezuelan coast. The disturbed relations between Ureat liritaln and (lermany are given as the reusoti for the activity. News from Cape Colony. London, Jun. 9. Dispatches from Cape Colony continue to dribble In, but the freshest of them received today showed that they were but two duys old showing that the telegraph and cable companies are either clearing up the accumulation of old business or that the government still refuses to allow the transmission of news dis patches. Much Interest is manifested here in the receipt of Intelligence that will show the attitude of the Hon. Cecil Khodes. lately prime minister of Cape Colony, who Is strongly suspected of having much to do with the dispatch of Dr. Jameson's force to the Transvaal. Hut until the normal condition of the telegraph service Is resumed nothing on this point can be stated delinlely anil nothing but speculation can be indulged in. On tlie continent It Is openly charged that not only was Mr. Hhodes fully cognizant of the movements of Dr. Jameson, but that the liritish govern ment was also a ware of what was going on. Hud the raid been successful (ireut liritaln. according: to the popular be lief in Km ope, would have stepped in and occupied the country ostensibly to protect her subjects, hut really to establish un occupation similar to thut In Kgypt, which is tantamount to an annexation of the country. As the raid resulted In a most miserable fiasco tlie liritish government Is accused of attempting to forestall condemnation by emphatically denying any prior knowledge of the matter and of taking measures to prevent the departure of the expedition after It knew (t had de parted and had resulted In a failure. Of course, these statements are de nied here, and the government news papers Insist that Mr. Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, has acted through out with clean hands. At any rate It can be said, so fur as the Trnnsvaul Is concerned, that the government has done everything In Its power to pre vent the raid from affecting any more than possible relations between Oreat liritaln and the South African repub lic. Foreign Relations Affected. 1 tut thut the troubles have uffected British foreign relations more particu larly those with lermany, there Is no denial. Since the fact became known that Emperor William had, before the Jameson raid, decided to intervene in the Transvuul, the feeling against (ier ninny has greatly increased in bitter ness. The naval preparations now bo ins made meet with the fullest popular approval and the more fiery among those who are in favor of war declare that the time has come for (Ireut Hrlt uln to assert herself In her might and teach (iermuny that she will brook no Interference with her suzerainty in the Transvaal. Those of calmer blood hold that court Interference, which Is against any hos tility towards (lermany, will be sutlle ienlly powerful to prevent an outbreak. Hut court Interference does not und cannot control the populur demand, which Is decidedly In favor of warfare. The naval preparations however, are proceeding apace. In addition to the Hying squadron which has been ordered to be put In readiness, instructions were issued today for the immediate com missioning of twenty torpedo boat de stroyers. All these preparations, together with the mobilization of the land forces do not necessarily mean that there will be a war. In well Informed circles It Is believed that they simply mean that the government Is on the alert against any emergency that muy arise, and should conditions demand It. it will be ready to strike a swift blow aguiust any enemy. ROMANciToiMtOCIIEPORT. Ilrokmcvcr's Sncotbcard Spirited Away and Placed In a Convent. Kocheport, Mo., Jan. 9. Across the river In Cooper county the people are very much wrought up over the sensa tional finale of a love affair In which the central figures are John Hrokmey er. son of a prominent business man of Hooneville, and Miss Kate Franken, heir to farm lands and real estate in Cooper county. The young couple were to have been married this week, und the girl's guar dian and uncle, Andrew Smith, healing of it, locked her up in a room nnd took her clothes away and drove young Brokmeyer from the premises when he called to demand the girl, who is con siderably over age. Then Smith called In Dr. Hurt to confirm his allegation of the girl's Insantiy, but the doctor failed to coincide In this view, and Instead conveyed a message from the girl to her lover to rescue her by any means. Brokmeyer applied for a writ of ha beas corpus. In the meantime the girl was spirited away aAd taken to St. Louis and placed tn a convent, where she Is now. WEED'S RULES ABANDONED. Home Committee Will Adopt the Methods of J- Randolph Tucker. Washington, Jan. 9. The changes In the house code of rules prevailing in the Fifty-first congress, proposed by the committee on rules, us expected, are few In number, and but one is of any great consequence. That relates to the counting of a quorum. The method pursued by Speaker Keed In the fifty-first congress has been aban doned and the following, which J. Ran dolph Tucker proposed In the forty seventh congress, substituted therefor: Whenever a quorum fails to vote on any question and a quorum is not pres ent and objection Is made for that cause, there shall be a call ot the houit and the sergeant at arms shall forth with proceed to bring in absent mem bers ami the yeas ind nays on the liending question shall at the same time be considered as ordered. The clerks Fhnll call the roll, and each member as he answers to his name may vote on the ponding question, and. after the roll cull Is completed, euch member arrest ed shall be brought by the sergeant at arms before the house, whereupon he shall be noted as present, discharged from arrest, and given un opportunity to vote, and his vote shall be recorded. If those voting on the question and those who are present and decline to voteshnll deiiure that n quorum be con stituted, and the pending question shull be decided as the majority of those vot ing shull appear. And thereupon fur ther proceedings under the cull shall be considered. (riTIIERIxTTHK liOLO. ThoJ. Picrpont Morgan llond Syndicato Preparing to Cobble I p the Issue of l eb. 5. New York, Jan. 9 From a sul ibing member of the J. Pierpont Morgan bond syndicate, the following facts have been obtained: The syndicate expects to secure the entire $100,000,000 4 per cent, bonds which are to be sold by the treasury on Feb. 5. Mr. Morgan will bid for the entire Issue and expects to be awarded the en tire $100,000,000. It will tuke ull or none. The reuson for Mr. Morgnn's confi dence of entire success is thut he will make an offer so advantageous that no other propositions can stand In his way. This offer Is to purchnse the entire $100,000,000, paying principal and premi um in gold, and In nddltion, furnish un amount In gold equal to one-third of the Issue, or $S3,SH.3::3.:13 in exchange for green bucks. The government gold reserve will thus not only be brought up to the recognized limit, but will have a large surplus for its protection. The price which the syndicate will offer Is not exactly known by anyone beside Mr. Morgan. It will be con siderably more than the 104 '& puld last February. This low premium was paid because of the provision in the con tract compelling the syndicate to pro tect the treasury reserve. No such contract will be made this time. There fore, a higher price will be paid. The figure Is believed to be 10S. The syndi cute Is now accumulating gold from every nvulluble source. Members of the syndicate will be at liberty to make individual bids beside the syndicate bid. This Is the state of affairs today. The position will probably hold until Feb ruary ." without any change of Im portant detnlls. The president nnd secretary of the treasury have no agreement, private or public, with the syndicute. They know, however, what are Morgan's Intentions and knew it when the public call w-ns Issttod. philadelpihTlkxow. Interesting Testimony Concerning tho Police department Is Continued Before the Senatorial Committee. Philadelphia, Jan. . The protection by the police of "speak ensies," und pol icy shops, the misconduct of policemen und the discharge ot employes from city departments because they did not fac tionully agree with their superiors wus brought out this ut'ternoon at the meet ing of tlie senatorial investigating com mittee. Kx-Policeman Oeorgo Slook, sr., tes tified to having received together with Special Olflcer Martin and other police men, sums of money which were paid them for protection by proprietors of policy shops and speuk eusles. The witness further stated that Martin was indicted in October 1S94, for un alleged bribery In January 1SiL'. but thut the case against him was dismissed lust month on the ground thut the time for the prosecution had expired by statute limitation. The witness declared thut, although Martin is unable to reud or write, he is still connected with the police department. Severul witnesses testllied to having been discharged from the gas ami water departments because they did not "turn in" accord ing to political "orders" given by their superiors, and others gave evidence regarding the brutality of police offi cers. One of the latter witnesses. Kl mer Rexter, a youth, told of several beatings he hud received from police men in the L'L'd police district, because "they hud a grudge against him." j Prior to the meeting of the commit I tee, ex-Policeman James W. Nuylor, who bus Incriminated severul police ofllcers In the testimony he lias given before the body was arraigned before Magistrate South on the charge of per jury. Naylor was arrested yesterdny nt the Instance of Sergeant of Police Richards, who is one of tho accused. The case was continued until Monday nnd Nuylor wus held in $1,200 bail. EARTHQUAKES IN PERSIA. licven Hundred Persons Perish In the khufkhtll District. Teheran, Persiu. Jan. 9. Two severe earthquakes, causing the loss of l.loo lives, huve occurred In tlie Khnlkhul district. The first shock, which was experienced on Thurcduy last, was very severe. It completely destroyed the village of Kunzahad and partly de stroyed other villages. ( n the folowing Sunday there was unother and severe shock which destroyed the small town of (inl and did great damage in many of the villages in the district affected. i Kight hundred persons were kiled in ! (Sol alone. Large upmhers of cattle ! and sheep perished, i London. Jan. !. The Times will to- mnrow publish a dispatch from Teh- eran saying it Is reported In that citv : that severe earthquakes were felt Wed nesday nt Alesheci and Kelut. No dam age was done at the former place. On November 17, 1S93. a most destruc tive earthquuke occurred at Ktichnn, Persia. The city wus practically de stroyed and the loss of life wus enor mous. It being reported that 12.000 per sons perished. RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN. Hearing Before tho Supreme Court of the (icttvsntirg Reservation Case. Washington, Jan. 9. The Supreme court today heard argument In the (lettysburg reservation case. Involving the question of the light of congress to determine what is a public use of lund. Congress appropriated $75,000 for the purpose of condemning the land includ ed In the Oettysburg battlefield as r public park and among other tracts sought to condemn the right of way of the Gettysburg electric railroad. Tho railroad company resisted this proceeding, contending that the use to which It was sought to put the lund was not a public use, and that the right of eminent domain did not apply. The attorney general and solicitor general appeared for the government, and Thomas Hart, Jr., for the railroad com pany. Brndstrcet at Wllkcsdtnrrc. Harrlsburg, Pa., Jan. 9. The Itradstreet Information company of New York was today authorized to do business In Pitts burg, Reading and Wllkes-Uurrt). DR. LOME'S CHEERING HEWS Informs Spain That the United States Will Not Kccorjnizc Cubans. MOKE TK00PS TO THR ISLAND AJlttonal Advices Concerning Spnnish Army Indicate That an Important engagement Is at lland-tiov-crnmcnt l orccs Active. Havana. Jan. 3. via Tampa. Flu.. Jan. 9. A cubiti'tuceting was hole! yester day In .Madrid, when Premier Cunovus Del Castillo presided. He muele a lengthy address beating on Cuban mat ters. In his statements he was of the opinion that it will be Isposslble for the rebels to retreut from central Cuba In the direction of Puerto Principe or Santiago De Cuba. He read a cablegram from Senor Du puy Do Lome, the Spanish minister in Washington. In forming the govern ment of Spain that the I'nlted States will not recognize the Cuban rebels as belligerents. The Queens hns signed a royal decree naming the awards for the soldiers in Culm. Yesterday the trans-Atlantic steamship Leon XIII sailed from Vn laniia for Porto Itlco. She embarked 90 otliccrs, 1.040 soldiers. She will re ceive her linul orders on arrival at Porto Rico. Pcclslvo Kngngcment Probable. Madrid. Jan. 9. Additional advices to those already reported have been re ceived from Havana concerning recent engagements with the revolutionary forces. These show very great uctlvity on the part of the Spanish armv and Indicate an Important and possibly de cisive engagement ut an curly date. icneral Navarro, as already reported, recently met and put to lllght at tlunn jay the combined forces of Maceo and eloinez. The assault of the Spanish troops upon the insurgent forces was vigorous und s'llrlted. und the retrent of the enemy precipitous. A fact tending to strengthen the im pression that a decisive butfle Is Immi nent manifests itseif In the nearne-ss of proximity of the two armies to each other, nnel that the generals who re cently engaged Mucco and (!omez anil who have followed tnem vigorously from the provinces of Santa Clara and Matanzus, are In command of the troops now honing dally to engnge the mnln body of the Insurrectionary column. STILL ANOTHER STRIKE. employes of the Philadelphia Traction Compnuv Will (io Out Saturday, Philailclnhia, Jan. 9. It now seems probable that another strike of the motormon and conductors of the l'nion Traction compnny will tuke place Sat urday morning. Tho (inferences be tween the compnny and the men. ure apparently Irreconcilable, and the men are very bitter towards the company. If another sH'ike takes place it will have the sanction of the Amalgamated Association of the Street Hallway Ktn ployes and it promise's to be ns serious ns the first strike on Dec. J7. It was einlmcd today at the association head quarters, that If another strike Is or dered, nil the members of the associa tion anil a number of the new men will go out. Tonight, nfter the majority of the men have finished work, meetings will be held by all the divisions of the asso ciation nt which Hie eiuestion ef strik ing will be practically voted for. The Traction company ninclnls c xpeei an other strike and ure making prepara tions for it. FLINGED INTO THK CREEK. Car and Passengers Prccipitutcd IM I'ect or More Into the Mlver Two killed outright. Cleveland, Jun. 9. The bridge across Tinker's creek, a few miles from this city, on tin Akron. Hi'ilford and Cleve land Electric road, gave way beneath a big electric motor early this morning und the car with Its passengers, was precipitated to the bottom, l.Mt feet or more, to the water bedow. It Is known at least two persons were killed outright and a number seriously injured. The name of one of the dead Is Will iam Young, of Cuyahoga Fulls, (., body terribly munglcd. The injured are: Charles lleh, legs and arm broken and injured Internally. An unknown man. It Is generally believed now that the curs jumped the track, and that tlie ear causeel the iron girders of the brhlge to snap. . . SPENT A FORTUNE. Wild Career of a Young .Man Who l ot lowed Ills brothers' f ootstep". Decatur. Inel., Jan. !t. Twenty yenrs ago John K. Evans, a man of consider able wealth, (lied here. In his will hi 1 bequeathed to his three infant sons $lo, 000 each with Interest until they should become 21 years old. Seven years ago I the oldest son. John, received his for j tune, which had eloubleet Itself, lie i spent It In six months. David followed i three years afterward in the same course. Three weeks ngo Samuel, the youngest, received a check for his for tune, lie Immediately begun n career of wild dissipation and today is n total wreck llnaniially. His iliuijonds anil fine clothes nre gone. His fortune ot $25,000 hns been spent In precisely fif teen days. He Is now under arrest Tor forging the name of the president of the Adams County bunk to a note for $200. Morocco Men .Meet. Wilmington. Del., Jun. 9. The Morocco Manufacturers' National association met. In si'ini-nnnual session hi-re today with President Henry Hnrk, of Philadelphia, in the chair. Only routine business was transacted, A banquet was given this afternoon. l etter Carrier Arrested. Washington, Jan. 9. Colonel Wheeler, chief poslottiee inspector, today rereiwd word 'of the arrest at Pittsburg, Pa., of Winllelil Wise, letter currier In the main otllce, charged with stealing mull mutter. - SPARKS 1 ROM WIRES. P.y the fall of an elevator In the criminal court building In Chicago. 111., a dozen passengers made a narrow escape from being killed. The Hank of Fayette, at Fayette, O., was robbed TiK-silay night, by blowimr open tho safe, of about JilMjejo and u pack age of valuable papers. Mayor Plngree. of Detroit, Mich., has deeiari'il In favor of Thomas H, Reed for the Republican pri'sldentlal nomination, and Heed, it Is said, will huve a majority of the Michigan clclrgutes. Senator Ruynca Introduced his exiise bill In the New York legislature yesterdny. It was prepared nfter consultation wiih Mr. I'lott and other lenders, and it is ex pected that it rfl become a law. A iontrae-t for building a freight anil passenger steamer for the Plant Line has been awarded to the Newort News Hhlp. building anil Dry Dock company ut New port News, Va. This makes nine vessels under contract to be built there. MLEY'S CHEAT commence Ira- ' iiy9 Becemkr 3D, mi s. Our annual clearing sale of table lln ens, previous to Inventory, has always been looked forward to with Interest by Intelligent housekeepers, and Judging from the many Inquiries already made concerning this one It will be no excep tion to any of Its predecessors. The values we offer are always appre ciated, ami during this sale 1RRE SIST1HLK IIARdAINS will be brought forward from day to day and will com prise everything throughout the de partment, from u table linen at Twenty five Cents a Yard to one of our Double Satin Damasks, at Two Dollars and a Half or over: also, in table nnpkimi from One Dollur a Dozen lip to Fifteen. Quotations on goods of this class are no criterion of their values, but are often mlsle-udlng. 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. iOxtra choiio line of Dinner and Tea, Sets, Lunch Cloths, Center leees. Doy lies, etc. Our usual fine assortment of Oermanj "Silver-lliach" Damasks. Ageni'y for John s. Hrown & Sons' lin ens, "liest In the World." Sale commences Monday morning and will lust for ten days. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUB .tinptt Increase every day In the year; more good shoes make more good friends. LEWISJReLLY&BAVlS 1H AND llii WYO.MIN'O AVE WHCBDEL TIE JEWHJEIt WISHES EVERYBODY A Happy New Year. Great reductions in prices before taking inventory in ... . Watcks.. Btarts aM Silverware. 408 Spruce St. Near Dime Bank. GOVERNOR'S CONDITION. Improved in Health During Ills Staj at Hot Springs. Harrirburg. Pa., Jan. 9. Private Sec retary Heltler this evening received th. following telegram from Attorney (Jen era 1 McCormick: Hot Springs. Ark, Jan. 9. Lewis K. Heltler, Harrlsburg. Our stay here Is very pleasant. All well. Weather here like September at honm. (iovernor Hastings lias fully recover from the cidd he had before leaving H,tr risbui'K. He rode sixteen miles on hors. bae-k today and overages fifteen mile, ilally. We visit Little; Rock Saturday, then Indian Territory and Texas. This dispatch Is In response to an In quiry from Mr. Heltler us to the gover nor's condition, nil sorts of sensational stories bavins: been circulated In regard to his health, it even having been re ported thut the governor wus deud. WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; slowly rising" temperature; light northerly wiueis. ANMJAL LIEN Tv
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