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Cleaning up stocks previous to the
completion of our semi-annual inven
tory, Ih the order of the day In every
department throughout the store. To
day we particularize Silks as . an apt
lllustrqtlon of what Is going on-all
around the store. Not the SUka of oth
er dayR, however, but the Silks of to
day; the Silks that are most in de
mand; the Hllkn that will meet with
your upprovul, because they're
MgM. in Weave
In Styles
and right in Reason. In a "word,
these Silks are just such aa you
would buy anyway; supposing there
were no extra price Inducements to
tempt you.
10 pieces pretty figured Taffeta
Silks In ten combination color ef
fect. For fancy linings or waists
nothing could be better. Former
price Sue.
Cleaning Up Price 31c
20 piecesan 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 less than 75c. .
v Cleaning Up Price 50c
10 pieces handsome seed effect Taf
fetas in all the new and popular
stripes. Brilliant color combina
tions for stylish waists. .Tester
day's price 75 cents.
Cleaning Up Price 59c
6 pieces 24-Inch fancy stripe Taf
fetas. The color effects and weave
are all right, and better values for
1 is unobtainable' In the regular
way of selling.
Cleaning Up Price 75c
pieces of the new Chameleon
Stripe Taffetas. The prettiest tning
of the season for an up-to-date
nobby waist. Yesterday's figure
was $1.00. .
Cleaning Up Price 75c
Herring Bonne Suralas .
fi pieces Herring Rone Stripe Surah
Htlks.Fuil color range In a quality
that never sells under 65c. .
Cleaning Up Price 45c
X, pieces Blank Silk Rhadames; are
excellent 70c. quality.
Cleaning Up Price 55c
4 pieces Black Satin Duchess, our
well-known $1.00 quality.
Cleaning Up Price 79c
Half Price Velvets
20 pieces fancy Velvets In all the
new and popular weaves and shad
ings. Yesterday's price was ll.fiO.
Cleaning Up Price 75c
Sale Begins Friday-
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WAREHOUSE."
HIGH THRIFT AND SILVER
The Elcrarnts Calculated to Bring
Prosperity Are Discussed.
I'KITC HARD'S MAIDEN SPEECH
lie Argues for Advanced Doctrines of
. Protest ion Senator Jones Speaks
for Free Silver-Populist . Bell
Bubbles Over with Eloqneneo.
Washington, Jan. 10. There were
three set speeches delivered in the sen
ate today on an many different sub
jects and they occupied practically the
whole or the four hours that the session
lasted. They were made by the Repub
lican senator from North Carolina. Mr.
Prltohard. and by the two Democratic
senators from California and Arkansas,
Messrs White and Jones. Mr. Prlt
chard's speech (his maiden one) was in,
favor of a high protective tariff and it
gave Mr. Hill (Democrat. New York)
an opportunity of pointing out the an
amoly of the state of North Carolina,
having recently, by one combination,
elected two senators, one of whom (Mr.
Ilutler) had declared the other day that
he had joined the Populist party be
cause the Democratic party had been
fnlse to its pledges of tariff reform;
while the other. Mr. Prltohard.. now
professed the most advanced, protec
tionist doctrines. ' How both of these
senators could be gratified. Mr. Hill was
unable to perceive. Mr. White's speech
was In favor of such an amendment of
the senate rules as would enable the
majority to close debate and force a
vote on any pending measure.
Mr.' Jones is the member of the free
silver majority of the finance commit
tee who has charge of the substitute to
the house bond bill. He expressed his
belief that this free coinage substitute
would bring relief to the country, as no
other measure either an increase of
tariff duties, or the sule of bonds
would; and he stated his Intention
on reply to an Inquiry to press the bill
to u speedy determination.
A concurrent resolution was offered
by the late chairman of the committee
on foreign relations (Mr. Morgan, Dem
ocrat, Alabama) and was referred to
that committee without discussion con
veying the earnest congratulation of
the people of the I'nlted Htates through
their representatives in congress to the
president and people of the Transvaal
republic upon their success In establish
ing free representative government Re
publican In form, and in defending
their rightful liberties.
Mouse Proceedings-
The discussion of the amendments
proposed to be made to the rules of the
house by the commltte on rules, upon
whet the house entered today for a time
apparently threatened to extend over
a week's sesulon. But It was only a
diversion. Mr. Hepburn (Rep., Iowa)
proposed an amendment making It ob
ligatory upon the speaker to recognize
a member who . addresses him In. ac
cordance with the rule, and said that
the prevailing practice smacked .too
much of the schoolmaster In the chair
of the house. ..-
The motion was antagonised by Mr.
Henderson (Rep., Iowa) in charge of
the committee repoi, on the ground
that no other custom was practicable
than that which obtained, of permit
ting the speaker to determine who
should be recognized and who should
not. '
: Mr. Bell (Pop.,' Col.) expresesd his
gratification at Mr. Hepburn's motion,
Illustrating what he claimed to be the
unjust effect of the present practice by
asserting that not since the session
opened liaii a Populist member been
recognized by the speaker. He de
nounced the committee assignments
made by the speaker, describing the
present organisation and management
of the house as that of a "body 'of
bosses; a body of tyranny.'1 . J ... , : .w
At the conclusion of Mr; Bell's speech
Mr. Hepburn raised a general' laugh by
dramatically withdrawing the amend
ment. A motion by Mr. Ds Armond to In
struct the sergeant-at-arms In the
riilfs to withhold pay of members ab
sent for any other cause than Illness,
was voted down.
The Randolph Tucker proposition for
counting a quorum adopted by the
committee In place of the one followed
in the Fifty-first congress, met only thp
objection on legal grounds, that It would
authorize the passage of a bill by the
votes of less than a majority of a
quorum. Before the discussion on the
proposition waa concluded the house
nujourned till tomorrow.
Mr. Jones Itelents.
There will probably be no meeting of
the senate finance committee until
next Tuesday, the regularm eetlng day.
The Republican members say that at
thnt time they expect to report the
tariff bill just as it came from the
house. They understand that Mr.
Jones, of Nevada, will not longer Insist
upon the Imposition of the additional
15 per cent.o n raw sugar. Messrs.
Allison and Aldrlch, of the committee,
are both out of the city for a few (lays.
DUEL TO DEATH.
Two Florida Men Fight with Pistols for a
Woman's Love.
Mount Pleasant, Fla Jan. 10. For
the love of a woman Henry Thomas
and Albert Stafford fought a duel to the
death near this place Tuesday after
noon. For two months they have gone
heavily armed, and It was known that
when they met a fight would follow.
Tuesday Thomas and two .friends
went hunting, not knowing that Staf
ford and three friends had gone on a
similar errand. In the afternoon they
met and it seemed that a general fight
would ensue. Thomas, however, said
that only he and Stafford were con
cerned, and asked that they be allowed
to fight It out This was agreed to and
Thomas and Stafford, armed with pis
tols, faced each other at thirty yards
and began firing.
Neither was injured by the first ex
change and the men advanced on each
other. At the second shot Thomas fell
with a bullet in his bowels. Stafford
still advanced on-, the prostrate man
firing, when Thomas staggered to his
feet, and, steadying himself by a tree,
took deliberate aim and sent a bullet
through his foe's heart. Thomas died
two hours later.' In taking the corpses
of the young men home they were borne
past the residence of the girl for whom
they fought. She Showed no emotion.
GIRL SAVES A TRAIN.
Fists It la Time to Pretest a Wreak oa a
' High Trestle.
Portsmouth, O., Jan. 10. A wreck on
the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
was averted last night by little Mary
Och, a 9-year-old - girl, near Slocum
bridge, this county 'The little girl was
out with a lantern ' bunting a stray
horse, which she discovered was caught
fast in the bridge, which Is near a sharp
curve of the railroad and not In sight
of an engineer until his engine Is with
in a short distance. Knowing that the
evening accommodation train, which
is. generally .crowded wth passengers.
was nearly due, . the child crawled
across the lofty trestle, past the fright
ened and plunging horse, and then
around the curve, where she built a
large fire in the center of the track to
attract the attention of the trainmen.
Her efforts were successful, the train
being stopped within a few feet of the
beacon. Had the engine struck the
horse It. with the train, would probably
have been thrown Into Hale's Creek
bed. a distance of eighty feet. There
were over 100 passengers on the train,
and their gratitude to the brave little
girl was unbounded.
smatios'iTtradk. .
A Glimpse at the Markets Obtained from
Dun Company's Weekly ' Review
Stato of Industries.
New York, Jan. 10. R. CI. Dun & Co.
will say tomorrow tit their weekly re
view of trade:
Liabilities in failures for the first two
days of January amounted to $918.7,
of which tl'40,407 were of manufactur
ing and 678.:t$8 of trading concerns.
Failures for the week have been 431 In
the I'nlted States against 420 last year
and S3 in Canada against 64 last year.
The new year begins with such uncer
tainty that business is somewhat re
tarded. . The proposed sale of bonds of
fers ground for confidence In the fu
ture, but no one Is able to determine
what its earliest effects may be In the
money market and for the time It is
a cause of hesitation rather than hope
lessness. ' .
The movement of stocks has been
downward notwithstanding fair reports
of earnings, which show an Increase of
8. per cent, over last year.
The Industrial situation has not ma
terially chanced. There Is much hesi
tation in the Iron business, with S'ene
advance In Bessemer pig because of the
expectation that Connellsvlllecoke and
Lake ore will both be deareTTand yet
finished products of iron and steel are
on the whole cuotml a little lower, and
the Nail association Is still Ih session to
determine whether it will abandon the
effort to maintain a fixed price.
Sales of wool are large. 6.699,300
pounds for the week, against 5.2.15.715
last year, although a large part of the
purchases Is of a speculative character.
The opening of woolen goods shows a
further tendency toward lower prices
In suite of the prevalent belief that
higher orlces would be realised before
long If the revenue bill which passed the
house should become a law. The cot
ton mills are generally running, though
not all with full force, anff some are
piling up goods without regard to the
immediate demand whkh is compara
tively slack, as they apparently believe
that the short supply of cotton this year
will Insure them profits In the end, as
it has during the past half year.
The volume of domestic trade Indi
cated by payments througn the princi
pal clearing houses show the usual
large Increase of 14.6 per cent, over
last year, but In comparison with the
same week in IS93 shows a decrease of
13.1 per cent. Part of this difference
must be attributed to the shrinkage In
prices, but there Is also, without doubt,
a considerable decrease In the distribu
tion of goods to .final consumers.
TRIUMPH FOR MR. STORRS.
Kantleoke Miners with Families Could
Not Afford to Strike
Wllkes-Barre. Jan. 10. The miners at
the nilss shaft In Nantlcoke all came
out this morning and decided not to re
turn to work until an Increase of wages
.was granted by the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Coal comany.
Their demand Is that they be paid a
yard on the pitch, and $2.75 a yard on
the cross-cut for work done In cutting
coal, which is an Increase of $1 a yard on
the former and 25 cents a yard on the
latter work.
General Superintendent Storrs In
formed the men that the Increase cquld
not be granted. At a meeting this
afternoon the miners who have families
'to support decided to go to work again
tomorrow at the old rate as they could
not afford to enter Into a prolonged
strike. ' '
MORE WEAK ARMOR.
Second Plate from Carnegie Works Falls
tst Stand the Test
Washington, Jan. 10. A second test
of the plate representing a group of
armor for the Iowa and the Brooklyn,
which failed on Wednesday, was held at
the Indian Head proving ground yes
trday. In the first test most af the
plate was shattered, but one end re
mained Intact and a 8-inch projectile
was fired at this at yesterday's trial.
The velocity was Increased to 1,840 feet
a second, and the shell entered the
plate about two Inches, cracking it
through. This marked another failure
and the plate was wholly rejected.
Another plate representing the group
is being selected for testing by the gov
ernment inspector at tne Carnegie
works at Homestead.
ENDED IN SMOKE.
A Case Crested by the Mlsiske of a Steno
grapher Is Itismisscd. .
' Philadelphia, Jan. 10. The charge of
perjury brought by Police Sergeant
Richards aguinst ex-Policeman James
W. Nay lor for swearing before the sen
atorial Investigating: committee that
he (Richards) had passed the night
in a disreputable house wheryhe was
supposed to be on duty wan uismls-sed
today by Magistrate South.
When the magistrate began to hear
the evidence it developed that Naylor
never mentioned Richards name In his
testimony before the committee but
that a stenographer for one of the news
papers made an error and got Richards
named mixed with other men.
ROBBERS' FIENDISH CRIME.
They Throw an t'scnnselons Man on a
Msilrnad Track.
Columbus, O., Jan. 10. James Ram
age, ex-auditor of Delawareco unty,
was robbed and while unconscious
thrown on a railway track at Marys
viile, O.. last night. A train coming
along soon afterwards, cut off one arm
and one leg. He willp robably die. He
was at the railway station waiting for
the train and went out to get a cigar.
Three men assaulted him, knocking
him down and taking his watch and
pocketbook. containing about $30. Af
ter the train hadp assed he was found
on the track Insensible. The robbers
evidently Intended toeov er up their
crime by murder.
Treasury Gold Reserve.
Washington, Jan. 10. At the close of
business today the treasury gold reserve
stood at $5tU00,l(H). The withdrawals of
gold at New York today amounts. I to
ll.Kii.Ooa. of which $l.HtW.W were In bars,
presumably for export, and $337,01)4 in gold
coin for "domestic" purposes.
STATESNAP SHOTS.
Priests of the Oil City conference In
dorsed the president's Venesuclan poll-y.
For the first time In thirty years rafts
are being run down the Delaware river
in January.
By a gas explosion In the Shenandoah
mine Frank flanter, Domlnirk Kavalfky
and Anthony Shaver were badly burned.
Allegheny City recovered only $2. 'W tax'
from Allegheny and Manchester Trasrlon
company, .although It sued for $140,'JUU. . .
SITUATION AT TRANSVAAL
Members of. the Keform Committee
Charged with Treason.
ARRESTS AT JOHANNESBURG
Colonel Rhodes Among the Prisoners.
President kruger Replica to the
Oneen's Teleg ram-The I'itlsaders -Are
Again Becoming Peaceful.
London, Jan. 10. The most Important
aspect of the South African situation
today Is the credence lent in many
quarters to a report that Great Britain
has purchased Delagoa bay from Portu
gal. - If this is the case it may turn out
to be the real cause for the assembling
of the powerful British fleet which will
be anchored off Portland on Tuesday.
In view of the reported demands of the
government of the Transvaal, among
other things, that Great Britain forego
her right to obtain possession of Dela
goa bay. and that Germany may look
to England's possession of It as a move
which, would seriously threaten the fu
ture of the Transvaal, confirmation of
the report would add to the seriousness
of the situation. Efforts are now mak
ing to obtain a confirmation or a denial
of this report.
In the Transvaal Itself, the Uttlanders
of the' Rand, numbering about 30,000
men, have been given until ( o'clock this
evening .in which to disarm, and all
those who do so, except the leaders of
the recent disturbance, will be par
doned. As the Uttlanders are con
fronted by about 10.000 well-armed
Boers, it Is presumed that the surrender
will take place before the hour specified.
President Kruger's Telegram
President Kruger has sent a telegram
to Sir Hercules Robinson, the governor
of Cape Colony, for transmission to
Mr. Chamberlain, In reply to his tele
gram contalnlug the thanks of the
queen for the determination of the Boer
authorities to hand over prisoners taken
in the recent uprising to the British
authorities. After acknowledging the
receipt of the queen's message, Presi
dent Kruger says:
"It Is my intention to hand over the
prisoners so that Dr. Jameson and the
British under him may be punished
by her majesty's government. I will
niakeknown to your excellency my final
decision in the matter as soon as Jo
hannesburg shall have reverted to a
condition of quietness and order. In
the meantime, I request your excellen
cy to assure the queen of my high ap
preciation of her words, and In proffer
ing my respectful good wishes, to ex
press my thanks for the same."
Arrests at Johannesburg.
Johannesburg, Jaa 10. Twenty-two
members of the reform committee, in
cluding Col. Rhodes, brother of ex-Premier
Cecil Rhodes of Cape Colony, Sir
Drummond. Dunbar, Lionel Phllllps.and
Dr.. Saner, were arrested at their club
yesterday on the charge of high treaa
ton. and were conveyed under escort
to Pretoria.
Perfect quiet prevails here: the popu
lace Is callous and the Ui'.lttndeTs are
disarming.
.London Jan. 10. The Globe denies
the truth of the statement made by the
Pall Mall Gasetta that a second special
squadron of British warships consisting
of fast cruisers Is being formed.
Crest Britain Hoisted.
Never before has the Isolation of
Great Britain been so completely driv
en home In the minds of the British
people. Hitherto they have been ac
customed to believe that should Eng
land become embroiled In a war with a
toreign power she would find sympathy
If not actual aid from some of the Eu
ropean nations. Now it Is known that
in all Europe she has not a single friend
nd many believe that her enemies are
only awaiting an opportunity to attack
her and deprive her of some of her vast
possessions.
A despatch from Berlin today If it is
true, shows that there is some sort of
understanding between the powers as
to the action to be taken by them rela
tive to England. This despatch states
that unless Great Britain accedes to
the demand -of the Transvaal, which
Includes the abrogation of the treaty
of U84 Germany will urge President
Kruger to appeal to the Eurotiean Bow
ers to support him In his demands. This
ir It means anything means that Ger
many is in position to know that the
powers would support the Transvaal
and the only way In which such support
should be given unless England receded
rrom ner position would be to declare
war upon Great Britain. That this
will be done few persons believe.
STRIKE IMMINENT.
Employes of the In Ion Tiaetton Com
pany, of Philadelphia, Will Probably
-io Ont Todsy.
Philadelphia. Jan. 10. The nrnbnhli.
Ity of another strike of the mntnrnwn
and conductors of the I'nlon Traction
company was not lessened by develop
ments today. A committee of three em
ployes nad a conference with President
John Lowber Welsh.
President Welsh received the mm.
mittee in a courteous manner, and al-
tnougn the conference continued for an
hour, nothing definite was arrived at,
Mr. WelBh eventually referring the men
to General Manager Beetem. The ob-
ject of the committee was to have the
president treat with them on what is
known as the original agreement the
agreement upon which the men re
turned to work on the occasion of the
first strike and which they claim the
company is violating.
The central committee of the Amal
gamated association will hold a meet
ing tonight to receive the report "of the
committee which waited unon Presi
dent. Welsh today and unless some
thing transpires to change thr- sftuatlon
the committee will proceed to make a
decision. This decision will be submit
ted to the local divisions later in the
night for approval or rejection and the
question of bringing matters to an end
will be definitely determined. If an
other strike shall be declared It will
probably go into effect tomorrow morn
ing. At headquarters of the Amalgamated
association it was learned early this
morning that it was Improbable that
the strike would take place today.
VICTOR M'CORD'S CASE.
A Penasylvsnian Seeks Damages from
Pern for False Inprlsonment.
Washington, Jan. 10. Interest In the
case of Victor H. McCord, of Pennsyl
vania, who seeks damages In the sum
of $200,000 from the government of Peru, '
sustained by reason of his Illegal Im
prisonment In 1W6 while a I'nlted
States ' consular agent at Araqulppa,
was revived this morning by a message
from the president on the subject. In
response to a senate resolution. All
the correspondence In the case was laid
before the senate Dec. 6. MM, and that
pf today does not Include any new fea
ture In the case.
It flrMUMi with m lit tn. nn.l.. ...... .
- - -- . - . ..a...-, uai r in
April 62. 1895. from Acting Secretary
Aaee to jnr. aicvonrs counsel, in which
tiA HlrA that Via miHmii MaMt..fAM
f he committee on foreign relations, re-
-
ported to the senate, had been consid
ered by the state department,, but Mr.
Adee did not think It could properly be
taken as a basis for further diplomatic
action In the case until It had been
finally adopted by congress.
FATE OF A FOX HUNTER.
Fatal Cave-la Results from Trying to Dig
Out a Michigan Reynard.
- Petoskey,. Mich., Jan. 10. While
hunting a fox Will H. Frost, living near
Harbor Springs, lost his life in a pe
culiar manner. The animal took refuge
In a hole and Frost started to dig it out.
He had made considerable progress,
when a falling tree caused a cave-in
and he was smothered to death.
DRIFTING Of THE SEA.
Terrible Experience of Members of the
vCrew of the Steamer Eeling-Nine
Perish from the Cold-
Halifax. N. S.. Jan. 10. A boat from
the steamer Ealing which recently went
ashore on Green Island, reached Canso
at 3 o clock today. There were nine
men In the boat which was In charge
or becond Officer Thomas, and all were
thoroughly exhausted and badly frost
bitten. They had a terrible experience.
and nine of their shipmates. Including
the captain died of cold and exhaus-
tlon and were thrown overboard. The
survivors are in such an exhausted
condition that they cannot tell exactly
when their mates died, saying It was
ettner today or yesterday.
They say two boats left the stranded
ship at 6.15 p. m. of the sixth Inst. One
contained the first officer and eight men
and as nothing has been heard from
them, all hands probably perished.
The other boat, the one which ar
rived at Canso today and In which nine
aieq as already related above.
Second Officer Thomas tells the fol
lowing story of how the boat reached
Canso:
"The boat after leaving the steamer
tried to make Green Island as the
lights were plainly seen, but they could
not make their sails work and were
driven fifty miles out to sea. Then
the wind changed, blowing from the
eastward and by this means the boat
was enabled to reach Canso. Had It
not been for the braver and splendid
work of the sailors we would never have
reached land. ' The seagoing qualities
or tne lire Doat proved to be first class.
When the boat pushed off from the Eal
ing it had on board but a dosen of
biscuit and a barrel of water. The lat
ter soon became frosen and the men
were compelled to live upon Ice."
THE CUBAN REBELLION.
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A Fort Near Havana Captured by Rebels.
' Woanded Rebels Cored For.
Havana, Jan. 10. The garrison of
Hoyo Colorado, consisting of twenty
Hoanish volunteer, ha. auppamlaruil
to the Insurgents. Hoyo Colorado is
near uauta, which is about twelve miles
from this. city.
It is announced that 123 wounded In
surgents who Were picked up on the
battlefield, at La Celba are now in the
Spanish hospital at San Antonio de los
Banos.
Paris, Jan; 10. A decree has been ga
zetted prohibiting the export from
France or the French colonies of war
like munitions Intended for the island
of Cuba. .
WORK OF THE GHOULS.
Stndens of Drake i'nlveralty Csrve Cltb
sens of Saylprvllle.
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 10. The police
today discovered in the medical depart
ment of Drake, university the bodies
of Mrs. Rachel Townsend and Alexan
der Bell, which had been burled in the
Saylorvllle cemetery . within ten days,
and taken from the graves by ghouls.
Three other, bodies were found In the
dissecting rooms . which are supposed
to have been- taken from the same cem
etery. . There-is no trace of the robbers,
the- authorities of the school claiming
the bodies! w.ere shipped to them.
Other graves have been discovered to
have been tampered with In other coun
try cemeteries in the last two months.
TREATED WITH CRUELTY.
Mrs. George Gsrtslde Besten and Driven
from Her Home in Her Night Clothes.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 10. Mrs Geo.
Gartslde walked a mile this morning In
her night clothes and stocking feet and
asked protection from her husband. who
beat her for an hour with heavy rubber
hose, trying to force her to make a
confession today, and he let up, and
she escaped while he slept.
He threatened to chop her up and
bury her body if she did not confess
today. Her body Is one mass of black
And blue bunches from the beating.
Gartslde is In jail charged with intent
to kill.
LYNCHERS AFTER TAYLOR.
Jail Defeases Strengthened to Save the
Slayer of Polieemsn Knox.
Madison, Ind., Jan. 10. Ed. Taylor,
who killed Officer Knox, of Tevey, two
weeks ago, was brought to the Wad I son
jail at midnight for safe keeping.
Shortly before that time a mob moved
on Vevay Jail to string him up. Sheriff
Banta received a tlp and, before the
mob arrived, the officers, with Taylor,
were on tneir way nere.
The Madison jail is being prepared
against an attack, for it is said an ef
fort will be made to get at Taylor to
night. .
REASON DETHRONED BY FEAR
St. Joseph Woman Driven Crsv by Daily
' Expeetatlon of Assasslnstlon.
St. Joseph, Mich.. Jan. 10. Since the
recent attempt by an unknown man to
assassinate Minnie. Spanke she has
gradually lost her mind from fear that
he would again attempt to kill her un
til she is now crazy. .
Officers are working on a clew which
they think will result in the capture
of the man.
Rig Assignment.
Columbus, O., Jan. 10. A. D. Ally ' a
large dealer in real estate, made an align
ment today to lien Monette. At a meet
ing of his creditors held yesterday Air
A)y stated that his assets were about
IujO.OUO and his liabilities about $4:0,HI0.
SPARKS FROM WIRES.
Ex-fiovernor Burnett Gibbs, of Dallas
Tex., has renounced his adherence to the
Democratic party.
A call for a free silver conference hss
been Issued by the si!er men of Michi
gan, to meet at Lansing.
The statehood convention at Oklahoma,
O. T.,- broke up In a row on account of
the local rivalry of the delegates.
Mrs. Maud Laseelles, who married Sid
ney Laseelles, otherwise Lord Ueresford.
In New York, In 1891, has sued for a di
vorce, ....
Miss Florence Pullman, daughter of
George M. Pullman, of Chicago. 111., Is en
gaged to marry Frank O. Louden, a young
lawyer.
Many negro families In Mitchell county,
Ga., have been, swindled by a negro who
collected for. an alleged voyage to Africa.
Attorney George Forgy, of Logansport,
Ind..' Incensed by an article published bv
Editor J. E. fiuton. .of the Logar,.p0rt
TBEY FAB WAMTRATION
Lord Salisbury Seems to fit Without
Support in England.
ALL I'ARTIES DESIRE PEACE
F.ntbuslastlo Expressions Are Heard la
Favor of the Proposal to Estsbllsh a
Permanent Court of Arbitration.
' The Commission Seeretaryshlp.
London, Jan. 10. The movement In
favor of arbitrating the Venesuelan
question with the United States is
growing day by day. The Westminster
. uaxeue, alter naving interviewed
statesmen of all parties,' bankers, and
otner persons having Important inter
eats at stake, says this afternoon:
"Everywhere there were enthusiastic
expressions in favor of the proposal
to establish a permanent court of ar
bitration.
There is a decided change of sent!
ment there, that the antagonism to
arbitration has almost completely dis
appeared, and that matters look much
more satisfactory than they have at
any time since the dispute began.
It Is semt-offtclally stated today that
no such movement of British forces
towards the boundary of or in the
neighborhood of the disputed territory
In Venezuela, as Indicated in the dis
patches from Caracas, via New York,
has been contemplated by Great Bri
tain, and that no addition haa been
made to the small force of police which
has been stationed for some tlmeB past
lit the ITruan district. There Is no
reason to suppose that any hostile ac
tion upon Venezuela's part is Intended.
Paris, Jan. 10. The .Gaulois this
morning publishes an interview with
ex-President Guzman Blanco of Vene
zuela, In which he denies any connec
tion with the reported revolutionary
movement In Venezuela. He says: "In
the struggle to maintain the Integrity
of our rights, all parties are amalga
mated Into a national party which sup
ports President Crespo."
Tke Only Plnm.
Washington, Jan. 10. The only place
of any account In the gift of the Vene
zuelan boundary commissston Is the
secretaryship, and it Is said that there
are already more than sixty applica
tions for it on file. Several names are
under consideration, but the one which
seems to have the most backing of the
substantial sort -is that of .Warner P.
Sutton, who was for a number of years
a consul general of the United States
in Mexico. He was called to Washlng
to lay out the work of the Pan Ameri
can congress, and after acting as chief
clerk of the congress during Its business
sesslops went back to his post. He re
signed when Josiah Qulncy began his
work of "reforming" the consular ser
vice. Mr. Sutton is now practicing law.
He Is a Spanish scholar, and well ac
quainted with political affairs in the
republics south of us.
The commission will meet In the diplo
matic room of the state department sA
10 o'clock tomorrow for the purpose of
perfecting its organization for. busi
ness, so far as possible tt the ttnte.
MET DEATH WJI I LE ASLEEP.
John Bowen's Selection for a Nap. Was
a i atai r.rror.
The dead body ofJ hn Bowen, found
In a coal pocket of Bell's washery near
the Delaware and Hudson depot at Jer
myn yesterday, gave, rise to a -rumor
of foul play and an inquest was held by
Coroner Longstreet. ,
, Bowen's body was discovered by his
cousin, Michael Bowen, who was at
work about the coal poc)ft-ts. . He had
removed the .coal froma nocket- and
opened the slide of another when a pair
of legs came Into vlewand then the body
of his cousin. Investigation led to the
belief that he hadfallen asleep In the
pocket and waay covered and crushed
with a mass of coal which came down
through the chute too quickly to permit
his escape.
Empaneled on the iurv were Dr. v..
M. Pennypacker, A. E., Vorhls, John
Hock. Alexander Schlanta. J. IT. Grant
and Dr. P. C. Manley, who returned a
verdict thnt Bowen, met death while
asleep by being suffocated by the coal
ana mar tne cnmiany should be ex
onerated from blhme.
BRADLEY'S MESSAGE.
Wise Suggestions Made by Kentucky's
uovernor.
' Vrnnlrfni't Vv Tan in nnti.,i.N
- - ........ .... . w u . .. .v. vjvj.m nwi,
KtriI Ipv'm meamiffe watt nuwlvarf of 11 nh
and was read In the house. It recom-
nienriM n new .tata itonltnl kollilln. n.i
...... - - . .....u. uuiiuiiig O.I1U
a new governor's mansion. It condemns
muu iaw anu bhks tor tne passage of
laws imposing rigid penalties. It asks
for the nnRRAce nt lu u-u 1 ... ai ....
severe penalties for violation of election
rules and that foreign corporations be
comnelled to nnrHtilao imHup i
of this state before being allowed ti
uu uuNiues nere. jt estimates an in
creased deficit In the state treasury
next June and indicates that It will be
Impossible to reduce the rate of state
LttAttllUll.
It itmnniM a out In hn n.i t .
' " -- .it.: nami IIL
state officials and the Increase of li
cense fees of all kinds In order to re
plenish the state treasury.
SWIFT JUSTICE.
Goorge II. Smith, Mho Murdered Ills
1 amer-in l aw is Mlled by a Posse.
Buffalo. X. Y . .Ton in a. n.
Vlllp thlH nrlnrnrw.n DnKu. . 11 . . 111.
---- 'ii 1 . v. 11 j mil 1 u it,
an aged farmer, was brutally muruVw-d
by his prolllste son-in-law. Georga H
mmm, anu mree nourn later a posse
men-it uui swirt jUHtice to the assassin,
riddling lis body wu.. a score of bul
lets. AbnpOt three years ago Smith's disso
lute iiabits and brutality caused his
wiPs to obtain a separation from him.
P'nith nursed the Idea thut Clapsadille
had induced his daughter to moke this
move.
CHURCH FOLKS INDIGNANT.
Their Names t'sed by n landlord 0n In
vitations to n Dsoeing Party.
Lapeer, Mich., Jan. Vli. Leading mem
bers of the differeju churches are in
dignant at John J. Graham, proprietor
of the Abram hiifSe, for using their
names on printed invitations announc
ing a dancing party Jan. 30, wlfhout
their consent.
The ministers, too, are loud In thotr
protests, claiming that the printing of
their names will have a bad efect on
the members of their flocks. There is
some talk of the matter being. taken
Into court.
) niackborn Re-nominated.
Frankfort, Ky Jan. HI. Senator Joseph
C. B. Blei'kburn was tonight renominated
for I'nlted States senator bv the Demo
cratic caucus on the first ballot.
'1 he Governor's Trip.
Harrlsbtirg. Pa., Jan. 10. A letter was
received by Private Secretary lleltler this
morning from Governor.' Hastings, in
which the governor speuk of his Improved
condition. The party has decided to go to
Little Rock on Saturday and then down
luto the Indian TerrUbrv
FILEY'S
GREAT :
ANNUAL'-
E1EN
Will commeicc lfc
day.kcemkr 3,aiJ
le for Ten Bays,
Our annual clearing sale of table tla
ens, previous to inventory, has always
been looked forward to with Interest by
Intelligent housekeepers, and Judging
from the many Inquiries already mads
concerning this one it will be no except
nil to 8ny ' ,u Predecessors.
The values we offer are always appre
nd during this sale FB RE
SISTIBLE BARGAINS will be brought
forward from day to day and wI com-
prise everything throughout ttse d
partment, from a table linen at Twanty-i
five Cent a Yard to on of our DexjfcU
?at'J Damasks, at Two Dollars and a
Half or over; also, in table nailctB
from One Dollar a Dosen up to Fifteen.
Quotations on goods of this class are
no criterion -of their values, bat are
often misleading. Therefore we hwkta
VOU to a. ntrinti.! lngnu.l rf amm
stock, knowing that you will not only;
" huc, .out insi we can save you
at least Twenty-five Cents on every
dollar invested.
Extra choice line of Dinner and Tea
Sets, Lunch Cloths, Center pieces. Day
lies, etc.
Our usual fine Assortment of German
"Silver-Bleach" Damasks.
Ag-ency for John S. Brown ft Sons' Un
ens. "Best In the World."
Rale commences Mnnrinv tnnrnlnv and
will last for ten daw.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Increase eveiy day 14
the year; more i?ood shoei
make more good friends
s,
114 AND US WTOMIKIA AV
,, WISHES EVERYBPDB iJ.-i-J
A
Happy
New
Year.
Great reductions In!
prices before taking
inventory in ... .
and SMyeiTOC.
408 Spruce St.
Near Dime Bank'.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Terriblo lato of Two Residents of
l.lanora, Clearfield County. .
Wiliamsport, Pa., Jan. 10. Duriilg a
fire at their home at Klanora, Clearfield
county, Qeorpe Keachnack was bui'ned
to death and Paul Baker sustained
burns which will probably cause his
death. The house In which the men and
their families were sleeping were found
to be afire.
Both men and their wives escaped
but Itaker went back for his two boys,
and in their rescue both he and the chil
dren were horribly burned. Keachnack
returned to the house for a smal Sunt
of money which he had forgotten.
While searching for the money the floof
and floor fell in and Keachnack was
burned td death. .
WEATHER REPORT.
. For eastern Pennsylvania, fair Weather)
light northerly winds.
1896 ;
Id.