THE ONLY. REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
EIGHT FAGES 30 COLUMNS.
SCI! ANTON, PAM TUESDAY MORNING-, JANUARY 14, 1896.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
IF YOU
Had Kone through our Dress Goods
stock lust, week ami made the murk
tiuii In prices for this K'eut mid
winter pale, you would certainly have
been more moderate In the figure cut
tiiiK Mutt we have been.
Kverytliinu- U marked fo.- the slanph
ter; evevylhinK has taken on a new
price ami on Tuesday nioruint;, Jan.
11, We Open the urclltcsl.
M5dW5oter
Dress Goods
In our history. There Isn't tin Item
In the following list that Is not season
able, a ml ull are hi touch with fash
ion's most, rigid requirements.
C9 pices double fohJ Tlu4l In thirteen
styles, liluik and Whites us well
is biinht coloring ;. Kegulur value, .
fc!'cents.
flALK PKICK 8uc.
42 piece Chamelon fancies, 84 Inches
wide. Ten two toned effects in dots,
flKUies, etc. All dark colors. Value ISc.
8AI.H I'KIL'K 12r.
J case 34-Inch fancies, full assortment of
Mark Shades, (food medium weight
Jtt un extra good be. cloth.
BALK i'RK'K )J'ac
C.1 piece 34-inch Illuminated Suitings In
us hundsome u range of small Jacqinml
effects us you can possible Imagine.
1'iiil value lot
SALIC PKICK 15c.
SO piece Kti-hich ull Wool Suitings. Cor
rect winter weight in us attractive u
range or Hln 'heck:t and Stripes unci
plain colors us your fancy could SUK
V'St. Were sold at :Cic.
SA1.I-: I'llK'H 22e.
35 pieces domestic C'repnn. hard twist
effects in u dozen different desirable
shade combinations. Worth all of 4J".
SALK HKIOMTc.
40 pieces all Wool Cashmeres, 40 Inches
Wide; shade lint uh follows: Cardinal,
Oaniet, gold, nut and seal browns,
llylit und dark navy. Sapphire, light,
n nd Uurk myrtle, llwht and dark slate,
und black. This has been a leading
Value ut 37'ac.
SALE PKIOH 2io.
M pieces 38-Inch nil Wool French Serge;
superb list of solid colom and a weight
that Just suits the scuson. Lowest
former price 7!''.
HAM: PRICE 31c.
t piece 50-Inch ull Wool French Serge,
very line twill In the following- excel
lent shades: Scarlet. Curdinul. tiar
net, Wool, liold, Heal and .Mid Brown,
(Mute, Olive and Myrtle. Cheap at Mr.
SAUK PKICK 3Sc
Pieces 4U-inch Jacotiurd weave suit
ings. This lot consists or the bulunces
of ten different lines curried during the
wesson now dosing. The shade list
could not be Improved on. and their ac
tual Vulues rung from 75c. to Klc.
HAI.K PUICK 37ie.
pieces M-lnch Flannel Sultliiirs In
Scarlet, Cardinal, Hold. .Medlinn and
Seal Brown, Tan, Navy, .Myrtle und
black; also mixtures in firry. tlrown
id fancies. Never sold under 4.V.
HAI.K HltlCK 3.V.
pieces fiO-inch Ladles' Cloth, extra
weights In Navy, Hluck, :i Browns,
Myrtle, Ournet, Cardinal, Slate ami
Vupulur mixtures. Full value for 75c.
! , HAI.K HltlCK to.
If pieces 45-Inch Storm Serge Navy only.
Pull uuc. quality,
HAI.K PRICK 42e.
IB pieces TiO-lnch French Storm Serge In
Navy or Hluck. Usually U5c.
HAI.K PRICK 65c.
u inecen u.-incn iiourette Huttings,
ncoicu iweea enects, nurd llnish,
beavy weight. Ileen 75c.
HAI.K PRICK 50c.
pieces 50-Inch fancy mixed Houcle Suit
ing.; aeuvjr winter wetKiil. were 1.2o.
. . B A 1,10 PRICK 75c.
Balance
Of Novelty Suitings In Silk and Wool
Weaves; regular 75c. and 85c. Cloths
In choice effects.
SALE PRICE 4.
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Sic Facts
PROCEEDINGS IH CONGRESS
First Speech on the Free Silver Sub
stitute is Heard in Senate.
MK. HILL IS AGAIN SARCASTIC.
Ho Claim That North Carolina Is tickle.
Ao Amusing Colloquy -Tho Pension I
Appropriation -Mr. Howard's Keso
lutlon Hcf erred to Committee.
'Washington, Jan. 13.T-Senator Mor
gan (Democrat, Alabumui delivered u
two hours' spech in the senute toduy
on the house bond bill unci the free sub
stitute for it reported from the limine
committee. Mr. Morgan assailed bit
terly the course of Sir. Sherman Re
publican, Ohio) both as senator und us
secretary of the treasury, in hostility to
silver us currency on a purity with
gold. When he resumed his seat, the
Hour was taken by Mr. Butler (Populist,
Not lb fitrnllna) who will speak on the
lull tomorrow.
A concurrent resolution empowering
and directing- the president of the I'nited
States to receive u deptilutitin from the
Cuban revolutionists and to extend
belligerent rights to them wus Intro
duced by Mr. Kyle t Populist. South
Dakota) und referred to the committee
on foreign relations. A rather amus
ing colloquy between Mr. Hill (Demo
crat. New York) itlitl the two North
Curolinu senators .Mr. l'rltchard (Re
publican) and .Mr. Butler (Populist)
took place apropos of a sarcastic re
mark of .Mr. Mill a few days ago to the
effect thut although the two North
Carolina senators were elected at the
same time unci by the same combina
tion their statements were Inconsistent,
one of them cluiinlng that the stale was
in favor of hish protective duties, while
the other asserted that it was in favor
of tiii'ifi' reform. Mr. Hill declared Unit
It would be utterly impossible In the
tieNt presidential election for cither of
the two great parties to gratify the
llckl- constituency of North Carolina.
House Proceedings.
Toduy being the second Monday In
the month, was, under the rules, set
apart for the consideration of business
relating to the District of Columbia,
und two measures of local interest were
passed. The pension appropriation bill
for t lie tlscal year ending June HO, 1X9",
the first of the general appropriation
bills reported was then taken up in
committee of the whole It appropri
ate s 14l.32u.S20. which Is some $50.(100
less than the amount carried by the
lust bill and about the same amount be
low the estimates. W. A. Stone, (Hep,
Pa.), explained the bill and the two
changes made by It In exlntlng law
which were to make a pension grunted
tlule from the time of the first applica
tion without regard to Intervening re
jections, and limiting $5uA the income
which dependent widows may receive
and yet be eligible to a pension.
Mr. c.rulY, (Kep., III.), gave notice of
an amendment muking a pension a
vested right and attacked the present
pension policy. Mr. Hurtlett, (Dem.,.
X. V.). npnosed any further extension
of the pension system. . .
Mr. Howard' Resolution.
Mr. Howard, the Populist member
from Alabama. Introduced the follow
ing resolution today:
Resolved. That Orover Cleveland,
president of the I'nited States, be re
quested to furnish the house with the
following information:
" Vln t patronage did he use and
what pluces did he give to members of
congress to Induce them to vote for the
repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law?"
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on coinage, weights and meas
ures. " - '
FKF.ACI1EK IS ACQUITTED.
Trial at lort Seott r.stablishcs the In
nocence of Rev. Robert Seymour.
Fort Scott, Kan., Jan. 13. Hcv. Rob
ert Sevmotir, pustor of the lurgest col
ored church of Ixuilsvllle, Ky was to
day, after a three days' trial, acquitted
of the charg." of assaulting I.lzzle Man
cock, n 17-year-old girl of this city.
The trial was ueusutlonol and the
court room was densely crowded with
spectators throughout.
Rev. Mr. Seymour was arrested at
Louisville while conducting a morning
service und he has sued the sheriff, who
mude the arrest, for $10,000. This
evening he announced thut he would
bring damage suits against a number
of prominent persons for ulleged con
spiracy to subject him to the Indignity
of u disgraceful trial.
GREW HOOD FOR HIS COFFIN
Keccntrie Oran lathing, of Indiana,
Kxpcctn to l)lo Soon.
Indianapolis. Jan. 1U. Oran Fathlng
Is a wealthy and highly respected citi
zen of Kurtholomew county, but re
garded as very eccentric. Over forty
years ago he planted a walnut tree in
front of his house and said at the time
thut he would have his coffin made out
of It. He also said that when it ceased
to bear nuts he would know thut he
was destined to live but a short time.
Tlte tree bus not borne for two years,
and last Thursday lie caused It to be
cut down and sawed Into lumber, and
from this he proposes to have his cotlln
made. Me Is in his seventy-eighth year
and apparently hale and hearty, but he
contends that the end Is near and that
he must complete tlte preparations for
his departure. The lumber is being
seasoned for the purpose designed.
MUSIC CHARMS IN PRISON.
Convict Stald's Production and Good
llchovior Secure Ills Release.
Jollet. III., Jan. 13. Of all the prison
ers doing sentence at the Jollet peni
tentiary none are better known than
Oeorge Stahl, a Oerman by birth, whose
musical attainments have made him
famous throughout the I'nited States.
Me la leader of the prison orchestra,
and his musical compositions are known
everywhere. At the prison his Is a fa
miliar face at the chapel, where he sells
music on his own account.
Me has many friends outside,' also,
and strong efforts made to secure a
commutation of ' his sentence have
finally been successful, and he will be
released Jan. 17, having served since
Aug. 17. ISM. Stahl was sent to the
prison from Chicago for burglary. He
has been a gooA prisoner during his
confinement.
SNEFF'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Knocked Senseless tv a Negro and Left
in a Horning Building.
Philadelphia, ' Jan. 13. Henry Sneff
was attacked by an unknown negro who
was presumably a thief. In the stable
of William H. Jenkins, at Falls, of
Schuylkill, a suburb, early this morn
ing. Hneff wan employed by Jenkins
and when he grappled with the negro,
the latter knocked the man senseless
by a blow on the head With a club. A
lantern which Sneff carried exploded
when he fell and -this set fire to the
structure. Tha man regained con
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selousness in time to escape from the
burning building, but the stable was de
stroyed. The loss is $3,000. Sneff was' taken to
a hospital where his Injuries were pro
nounced to be serious. The negro lias
not been captured.
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SKELETON FLAG A POLE.
Mischievous High School boys at
Champaign to He Disciplined.
Champaign. 111., Jan. 13. High school
boys at present unknown, took the
skeleton used III the high school lust
night and ran It to the top of the flag
pole on the high school building, where
it dangled In the wind this morning
until removed by the authorities.
The school board refused to regard
the matter as a Joke und intends to
give the mischievous youths a Rood
lesson, If the Investigation ordered
brings to light the perpetrators of the
affair.
IM0X TRaTtION WAIL
ritiien's Committee at Philadelphia In
deavors to Settle KtlKting Troubles.
Philadelphia. Jan. IS. President
John Lowlier Welsh, of the I'nion Trac
tion company, sent a reply toduy to the
communication addressed to him and
to the directors of the company by a
citizens' committee of nineteen profes
sional and business men in whliili the
committee asked the otlicers of thi com
pany to receive them In order that they
could "present suggestions" looking to
a settlement of the trouble between the
company and its niotormeii and conduc
tors. Included in the committee, which
is a thoroughly representative body, ure
Archbishop Hyatt, of the Konian Cutho
lie church, und Bishop I-'oss, of the
Methodist Kpiscopal church.
Sir. Welsh In his reply expressed the
willingness of himself and the directors
to meet the committee and requests tlte
committee to name the time for the
conference.
In view of the strong probability of
nn early strike the conference will be
held soon, probably tomorrow. The
niotormen and conductors have already
voted to strike If the results of tills
conference of the citizens' committee
with the company's officials are not
satisfactory.
The sub-committee of nix from the
Amalgamated association this after
noon presented to the citizens' commit
tee a copy of the demands made by the
men upon the company, and which they
declure Is their ultimatum. In effect
the demands are for a ten hours' tluy
with t- puy; that neither present nor
future employes shull be discriminated
against for belonging to lubor organiza
tions; all employes dischurged for un
just cause prior to Decern tx r 10 shall be
taken bnck. and all old men shall be
given regular runs.
The citizens' committee held a meet
ing this afternoon and it was decided
to meet President Welsh and the di
rectors of the I'nion Truction company
tomorrow.
The committee of the Amalgamated
association appeared before the .com
mittee and assured them that no strike
would take place until after the. con
ference with the I'nion Traction ortl
cials. If this conference is not satisfactory
to the Amalgamated association (which
It will not be unless the company con
cedes more than It has heretofore) then
a strike will, in all likelihood, he ordered
tomorrow night. If the xtrike occurs
the local bodies of the Amalgamated
association will receive the full support
of the national body, as the strike has
received the sanction of the national
executive board.
MILKMAN'S SUICIDE.
Peter llouganrd and His Wlfo and Five
Children Are Asphvxlutcd by (ins.
Chicago, Jan. IX Police Officer Olb
bins, of the North Side, received n let
ter this morning from Peter Hougruard,
of Knglewood. informing him that by
the ' time It was received the writer
would be dead. OHlcer (lilibins at once
communicated with the police station
at Knglewood, and an officer wan sent
to Hotigaard's house, where he found
the dead bodies of Holiguurd. bin wife
and live children, who had been as
phyxiated by gas.
Hougaurd was a milk dealer, ami was
believed to be in comfortable circum
stances. No motive for the crinio has
yet been ascertained. The dead are:
Peter Hotigaard, Mrs. Hougaard, Jen
nie Iloitgaard, olgu Houguard, M;iml
lloug.iard, Hans Houguard, Telia
Hougaard.
The bodies of Hougaard, his wife and
1-year-old child were found in one
room: In an adjoining room was found
the body of an 11-year-old girl, und In
another room the corpses of the three
remaining children. The jets of every
gas llxltire in the house hud been
turned on, and the cracks of the win
dows and doors had been plugged with
cotton. Death had evidently overtaken
every member of the family except the
father, while they slept."
Friends of Hougaard say that In o
business transaction a yeur ago lu look
several notes which had long wince fal
len line, but never pnjd. and they
thought that this may have caused his
despondency.
wi:rf. safe klowf.rs.
Theories Regarding the Death of Three
Hoys at. Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. Ban. IX David. Wil
liam und (leorge McKisson. aged 19, 11!
and 17 years respectively, who were In
jured yesterday afternoon by a mys
terious explosion at their home, Wii
Leithgow street, died this morning ut
the Kniscotial hospital. The theory of
the police that the boys were practicing
safe blowing when the explosion oc
curred and that they are believed to
be responsible for several burglaries,
was reaffirmed today.
The mother, Mrs. Jennie McKisson,
who wus burned while uttempting to
rescue them was not seriously Injured.
She declined today that her house hud
been robbed of $."00 yesterday, but noth
ing further concerning this is known.
TAKES -NO MEDICINE.
Governor Hastings Has Now Regained
His I sual Health.
llarrlsburg. Pa.. Jan. 13. A letter re
ceived this morning at the executive
mansion states that (lover nor Hastings
is much Improved; that he has stopped
taking all medicines. He is riding some,
fifteen miles a day or more on horse
back and is in good condition.
A couple of photographs accompanied
the letter, which show the governor and
his party In front of a little log hut in
the woods, labeled "The Governor's
Mansion." The photograph of the gov
ernor certainly looks as if he were In
very good health.
BURNED BY POWDER.
Miner In tho Maavlllo Shaft Suffered
That Fate Yesterday.
Benjamin Harrington of Clreen Ridge,
a young man 25 years old, was painfully
but not seriously burned in a powder
explosion In the Manvllle shaft yester
day morning. His hands, arms and
face are the parts affected.
The mine ambulance removed him
to the Lackawanna hospital and the
doctors state that he will be around In
four weeks. Harrington was preparing-
some powder for a blast when It
aocldentally exploded.
MORE TURKISH IMPUDENCE
The Sultan Kcfuscs to Allow Aid to
He Distributed.
WILL TAKE CAKE OP SUBJECTS.
The Sublime Porte Expresses the Inten
tion of Alleviating the Wants of the
Turkish Subjects, Regardless
of Pace or Creed.
AVashllngton, Jan. IX The Turkish
legation gave out this afternoon the fol
lowing official communication:
"The imperial governmi-nt will not
permit any distribution umoug Us sub
jects, In his own territory, by any for
eign society or Individuals, however re
spectable same may be (as for Instance
Hed Cross Boclety) of money collected
abroad. Such interference no Inde
pendent government has ver allowed,
especially when the collections are made
on the strength of speeches delivered In
public, meetings by Irreconcilable
enemies of the Turkish race and re
ligion, and on the basis of false accusa
tions thut Turkey repudiates. He
sides the Sublime Porte la mindful of
the true Interests of things, despite the
calumnies and wild exaggerations of
interested or fanatical parties, and will,
as It has done heretofore, under its own
legitimate control, alleviate the wants
of all Turkish subjects living In certain
provinces Irrespective of creed or race.
Position of the I'nited States
Washington, Jan. la. Senutor Cul
loin, chairman of the senate sub-oom-inittee
on foreign relations, had a con
ference with Secretary Olney today on
the Armenian question. The sub-committee.
Mr. Mills being the either mem
lier, wW probably report to the full
comnXttee at the next meeting.
It Is believed It will take the ground
that the l.'nlted States can oly declare
Its abhorrence at the crimes committed
In Armenia and urge the powers of Ku
rope, whb have relations with the Turk
ish government, to extend their protec
tion to the Armenians. The further
displuy of force in Turkish waters by
this government will not be endorsed.
ALARM AT HAVANA.
Fright Caused by the Explosion of a
Torpedo-(iomci Hemmed In.
Havana, Jan. 13. A commotion was
caused in certain circles here last night
by the report that the Insurgents were
upproaehtug Havana. The newsspreau
with greut rapidity, and there was con
siderable relief among the Spanish au
thorities when It was discovered that
the alarming report grew out of the ox
plosion of a large torpedo in the village
of Veduilo, near this city.
Despatches from Santiago de Cuba
tell of a skirmish there In which the
insurgents left seven killed and the
troops captured nine prisoners. From
Matnuzas there was a despatch an
nouncing another skirmish between
the Insurgents and the Spunish troops
during which the former hud elKht
killed In addition to their leader. Koque
Hodriguez. The insurgents ure also
said to have retired carrying with them
thirty-two wounded.
At Mount Ouuyabo a new band of
Insurgents commanded by Ituperto San
chez, in a brush with the troops, hud
live men wounded. The Insurgents who
have been in the vicinity of Managua,
about twelve miles from this city, have
retired with the loss of live killed and
twenty-seven wounded.
It was stuted toduy In ofllciul circles
that (leneral (lomez camped lust night
at the plantation of Kajardo, near
Caliriel, in the province of Plnar del
i ltio, having found it impossible to puss
the military line drawn by the Spun
lards across the Island. The insurgent
fonts have been reported moving
northward from Uulvacnn, but they
do not belong to the main body of Gen
eral (lotnez's command, as at first sup
posed, but only a portion of his forces
which has been cut off from the rest.
At vlabriel (lomez captured a railroad
train and ordered all the passengers to
be brought into Ills presence. He then
caused the train to be burned.
LUNATIC AT LARGE.
Samuel Green's Wife Naturally Feel
Somewhat I'ncomfortablc.
Altoonu, Pa., Jan. 1,1. Samuel flreen,
who escaped from the Harrisburg in
sane asylum Saturday afternoon, called
on his wife and children yesterday
morning. He appears to be perfectly
rational and desires to take care of his
famMy as soon as he sei;ures work. He
und'hls mother claim thut he has been
dotal ned in the usyltim unjustly, Mrs.
(Jreer, his wife, whom he attempted to
murder the night of his arrest Is afraid
of him. ,
Superintendent Ortli of the asylum
has been notllied of (Ireen's presence in
the city.
TO PROTECT PUBLISHERS.
Resolution Introduced la the Senate by
Air. Gray.
Washington, Jan. IX Mr. Gray,
(Dem., Del.), Introduced in the senate
today a bill repealing Section 6336, re
vised statutes, which provides a fine
und Imprisonment as a punishment for
any one who communicates or carries
on any verbal or written correspond
ence with any officer of any foreign
government with an Intent to influence
the measures or conduct of any foreign
government In relation to any dispute
with the I'nited States, etc.
This is the act or Jan. 30. 1799, quoted
the other day in the senute as appli
cable to the case of a New York pub
lisher Who secured telegrams from
British officials on the Venezuelan
(luestlon.
Ihe llartranft Commission.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 13. The llart
ranft commission will meet In this city on
Jan. 28. Governor Hastings Is president
of the commission and the date was
changed from Jan. 3 to Jan. 2M at his re
quest. He expects to return in time for
the .meeting.
CONDEMNS FREE LUNCHES.
Judge Ehrgood Gives the Saloon Keepers
Some Good Advice.
Lebanon, Pa., Jan. 13. Judge Ehr
good. In granting liquor licenses today,
said that he had read In the newspapers
of the advertisements of "concerts"
and "free lunches" at certain places
where liquor is sold, and condemned the
practice in strong terms. He gave no
tice to all concerned that -such prac
tices, if continued, will be held suffi
cient for withholding liquor licenses
from such parties Indulging- in the prac
tice: , He called attention to the din-
turbances occurring at such "blow
outs" and adverted nn the tendency to
crime that such gatherings provoke.
He next touched on the popular fea
ture of "rushing the growler" or "chas
ing the can," as buying beer in pitchers
and kettles is familiarly termed, and
warned the saloonkeepers to be most
careful to whom such sales are mude.
He said such liquor Is often drank by
Inebriates and minors people who can
not get It over the bar.
WAR ON STREET PIANOS.
Wisconsin Congressman Proposes a Tax
as an Ameliorating Course.
Washington. Jan. IX Congressman
J. W. liabcock. of Wisconsin, offered
a bill in the house today to Impose nn
annual license tax of V- on all hand
orguns, orgnnettes and street pianos in
the District of Columbia. The bill will
likewise apply to all Itinerant musicians
visiting the capital who make their
music In the open air.
The tax Is ulmed particularly at the
street pianos, which have always been
numerous on the streets of Washington.
FIGHT FOR CONVENTION.
The Contest for Location of the National
Itemocratic Gathering Mow I nder Way.
Washington, Jan.' IX The light for
the location of the Democratic national
convention Is" under full headway. Kx
(lovernor Dave It. Francis, of Missouri,
with four of the St. Louis boomers, got
in fills morning and began their cam
paign by paying their respects to Secre
tary. Lumont und several other Dem
ocrats in executive offices.
The cltlxens' committee of Chicago,
ten In number, are expected tomorrow.
Seven of the advance guard from New
York arrived tonight; twenty-live more
are due tomorrow afternoon, and Tam
many Hull's big delegation of forty Is
booked to arrive at the horehum to
morrow night. Kverybody who has
come In so far seems Impressed with
the Idea that the convention will not
be held earlier than the middle of July,
but thut Impression hns no very sub
stantial basis so far as can be learned,
and may lie modllled rudlcally before
the committee meets on Thursday.
A sub-committee of the national
Democratic committee will hold a meet
ing at the Arlington tomorrow night to
consider a resolution which was offered
by Mr. Collins, of Massachusetts, ut
the last convention, limiting the at
tendance at the convention of 1SSI6 to
delegates and alternates, members of
the national committee and newspuper
men.
The Collins resolution was Inspired
by the rowdyism In t lie galleries at
Chicago. It is not believed that the
sub-committee will act favorably upon
the resolution, although tho sentiment
generally expressed by members of the
full committee now In the city, Is that
If a similar abuse by the galleries be
attempted ut the forthcoming conven
tion it will result In closed conventions
on tiie line of the Collins resolution in
the future. .
GASOLINE AS .MOTIVE POWER
llosklns Motor System Adopted by a
. Dayton Street Railroad.
Dayton. Ohio, Jan. 13. The Wayne
avenue street railway today decided to
adopt the T. D. Hosklns gasoline motor
as a means of power. Tills will be the
llrst practical test ot thuf system,
though ntugnutes from other cities ure
considering the new Invention, which,
It is clnlmed, is f0 ver cent, cheaper
than electricity and equally efficient.
The gasoline engine Is concealed be
li oath the cur, thus dispensing with
overhead and underground wires, con
duits or a central powerhouse. It Is
predicted It will thoroughly revolution
lite modes of rapid transit, and that
vehicles in general will liunlly be pro
pelled by the new muchanical arrange
ment. LETTERS DELAYED FOR YEARS
Loose Condition of Affairs in an In
diana I'oMofficc.
Albany, lnd., Jan. 13. Postoffice In
spector Vlckery Investigated the
Georgetown postoffice, six miles west
of here, on Friday, and discovered u
most startling' state of affairs. He
found three wagon loads of newspa
pers which had never been delivered,
und a greut number of letters to citi
zens In the vicinity that hud lain in
tile office for years.
Some of them were valuable and Im
portant letters, one of them containing
a check from a prominent Chicago com
mission firm to a local fruit grower.
This one hud been mulled three yeurs
ngo. The postoffice was In charge of a
woman named Mottweiler. who liad
been the postmistress for years.
ROTHSCHILDS CORNER GOLD.
Agents Contract for .Most of the Yearly
Cripple Creek Output.
Kansas City, Mo.. Jon. 13. The Jour
nal revives the recent stories of at
tempts being made to corner the output
of western gold mines, and usserts that
through business transactions of the
Wells-Fnrgo company it has developed
that agents of the Kothschilds have se
cured contracts with the mine owners
of Cripple Creek under which most of
the gold taken from the mines there
during the coming year will go Into the
coffers of the bankers.
Company officials refuse to confirm
the statement, but the Journal asserts
that the information leaked out
through uutlienlic sources.
GOLD FOUND IN INDIANA.
Workmen Pick I'p Large Nuggets at tho
End of an Old Glacier.
Crawfordsville, lnd.. Jan. 13. Con
siderable excitement has been caused
at Gravelly un. three miles south of
this city, by the discovery of an un
usually rich deposit of gold. Henry
Morrison, while working on an old
dam at a terminal mnralnn of an old
glacier on Sugar Creek, found several
nuggests of pure gold, one of which
weighed several ounces.
He brought a number of nuggets to
tl.ls city tonight. As that section has
always been thought to contain paying
oie, It will now be worked.
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OYSTER PACKERS FAIL.
Baltimore 1'lrm Sent to the Wall by Do
crease In Demand.
Baltimore, Jan. 13. Another firm of
oyster packers and canners went to
the wall today. The Robert C. Grif
fiths company was the sixth firm to as
sign within a week. The estimated as
sets are $10,000, the liabilities are con
siderably more.
The Griffiths company employed over
100 persons during the busy months.
They, with all other canning concerns,
have experienced a sudden increase In
prices of raw goods, and owing to the
terrific competition, a decrease in price
and demand for the manufactured ar
ticle. .
Brakcman's Awful Death.
Wllkes-IJarre, P., Jan. 13. Klmer
Vaukner, of drier City, a brakeman on
the Lehigh Valley ruiiroad, fell under a
train of curs at Buck Mountain tortnv and
was killed. . Seventy cars passed over his
body, which wta mangled beyond recog
nltlen. ,, . J y
AMERICANS UfiDER ARREST
Citizens of the United States Mixed
in the Transvaal Affair.
CXGLISH KILL PROTECT THEM.
Secretary Chamberlain Gives Assurance
That Her Majesty's Commissioner
Will Look After tho Case of Ham.
mond and Other Americans.
London. Jan. 13. An Interview was
hud toduy with Mr. Wiltsee, u colleague
of John liuys Hammond. the well known
American mining engineer, who wus a
member of the reform committee at Jo
hannesburg und who Is now under ur
rest for sedition. Mr. Wiltsee has Just
arrived from the Transvaal. He said
thut he had sent cuble despatches to
tlelierul Hurt-is und Major J. K. Crock
er, of Sun Francisco, friends of Mr.
Hammond and hud been informed thut
they had apprised Senators Perkins
and White of the serious position of
the Americans In Johannesburg. Sena
tor White had laid the matter before the
department of state, which had prom
ised to pay prompt attention to the
mutter.
Among the Americans arrested is J.
S. Curtis, who has for some time been
a resident of Johannesburg. He held
a leading position there und Is very
wealthy. Charles Butters, who Is also
under arrest, Is connected with the
Hand (.He Reduction company. Con
tain Meln Is chief engineer of the Kob
Inson (lolil Mining company. The prop
erty of these three Americans Is threat
ened with .confiscation. Mr. Wiltsee
declared that the I'nited States govern
men would never permit the Hoer gov
ernment to execute this threat. There
Is no doubt thut Mr. Hammond and the
other Americans belonged to the reform
committee which was u body formed
In a time of emergency thut was suf
ficiently serious to Justify the litluud
ers in uctlng as they did. Mr.' Wiltsee
concluded by declining that the sym
pathies of all the Americans In South
Africa were with the l.itlur.ders.
'VIII Protect the Americans.
Washington, Jan. 13. This afternoon
Secretary Mlnty received a cablegram
from Mr. Huyurd saying that Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain gave assurances
that he had Instructed her majesty's
high coinnilssionev (Sir Hercules lob
inson) to extend the same protection
In behalf of John Hays Hammond und
any other 'American citizen involved
in charges of rebellion In the Transvaal
us would be taken in the Interest of
Kritlsit subjects under like circum
stances. Comments of London Press.
London, Jan. 13. The Post this morn
ing publishes n dispatch sent by Cecil
Hhodes, ex-prlme minister or Cupe
Colony, In .which he declared thut Kng
lund shuuld have America's sympathy
in the double in the .Transvunl. In its
Issue tomorrow the puper will attack
Mr. Rhodes for appealing to the Knited
States. It will say thiit President
Cleveland considers that the rights of
Americans line.- been infringed he
knows how well to vindicate them, lie
certainly does not require the assist
ance of Mr. Uhoiics. The same be tsuid
of Great Britain, but it first must be
inadi- clear that the ltritish subjects
have not put themselves out of court
by their action. That Mr. Hhodes litis
much to answer for. apart from the
questions of Dr. Jameson's raid and tb"
I'itianders, must lie admitted. He
must explain why his police force ut
Mufcking was ready for active service
the moment a letter- from Johannes
burg came to bund, and also why he did
not Infoini Governor Kohinson, or if he
did inform liini. why the bitter did not
communicate immediately with Lon
don. With these facts awutiiug expla
nation the Post says it does not see any
Justification for Mr. Hhodes' extraor
dinary appeal to the Amerlcnns.
The Dully News will say: Mr.
Hhodes' Ingenious urgtiment in behalf
of concessions to the I'itltiliders proves
too much. (In the same showing it
would Justify C.reut Hrltnln In untax
ing the Transvaal, with ull the conse
quences that such wicked filibustering
would entail.
Referring to the request of the Ameri
can government thut Great liritain use
her good offices In behalf of the Ameri
cans arrested ut Johannesburg, the.
News will say:
"Whatever may he the result of the
recent occurrences In the Transvaal,
the government and the people of the
I'nited States must be gratified that so
cordial and gratifying u response wus
mude to Mr. Olney's request. If will be
to Kngllslimen a source peculiar
pleasure at this moment If tney can in
uny way testify to their regard for
their kin beyond the sea."
The Veneiiclan(,uestion.
Tho paper reiterates the Importance
of finding an honorable escape from the
Venezuelan dl.iiculty, and says:
"If things are u I lowed to continue ns
they ure now, there must be a war. no
matter how many excellent people may
be horrified at the Idea. Lord Salis
bury hus never declined to arbitrate.
It wus upon the scope, not the principle,
of reference that he and Venezuela
failed to agree. We believe Lord Salis
bury bus clearly shown thut Venezuela
Is In the wrong, but we are not impar
tial Judges. The stronger the British
case the more eager should Lord Salis
bury be to submit It to a competent
court. Surely, we are willing to make
u sentimental sacrifice for the sake of
retaining the friendship of tile i'nited
States. We expect something more
from Lord Salisbury than an argumen
tative victory on puper."
FATHER SHOOTS TO KILL.
f atally Wounds tha Man Who Helped to
Wrcek Ills Happiness.
lloone. la., Jan. 13. K. W. McFar
laud, son of the late Judge McFurland,
who was one of the pioneer judges of
Iowa, was shot In this city this morn
ing. He is still alive. but the physicians
say he cannot recover. The shooting
wus done by Stanhope Royster, a for
mer living ten or twelve miles north.
Hoyster's daughter Annie-, a girl of
or Tl, employed as a domestic, went to
live with McFarland. who had a suite
of rooms on Kecler street.
Royster learned of his daughter's
conduct and came to Boone this morn
ing. He met McFarland In a saloon
on Keeler street, and shot five times,
one bullet going through McFaiiund's
lungs and one Into the abdomen. Roys
ter Is under arrest.
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ABYSSINIAN WAR NEWS.
Italian tiarrison Repulses tho Kncray
With Heavy Loss
Rome, Jun. 13. A dispatch from Mas
sowah, capital of Krythrea, states that
on Saturday the Abysslniuns renewed
their attack on the town of Mukelle,
where they had been defeated with
heavy loss the day previous. The Italian
garrison fought bravely and again le
pulsed the enemy with heavy lossw
It Is reported that the plague Is raging
in the Abyssinlun camp, due to the fact
that the detad have not been buried and
the decomposing bodies have poisoned
the air
HNLEYS
ANNUA
LIEN
SALE
Owing to the great
success oi our annual
LJnen Sale we will
continue it a few days
longer. We have
added a few special
items of interest to
our patrons.
72 Inch Cream Damask,
49c.
72 inch Cream Damaslc,
63c.
66 inch Cream Damask,
50c.
72 inch Silver Bleach
Damask, $1.00.
Cream and bleached Oerman linen
dumusk Mlie p;entilne article), tlermun
linen towels and toweling, dumusk
napkins, T-; ionium duinusk nup
kins, J1.4".; ikIi lots of napkins at special
prices, full line of tow-els and the best
hem stitched buck, towel ever shown
at t'A per iliKeii. '
W'e have secured nnother lot of our
celebrated !s cent coiinlcrpunes.
liesi in tne inumei.
SilOand 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
II896
JncTs.a.22 every day in
the year; more good siioes
make more good friends.
LEWIS,RjE!LLY&MVIES
111 AND 11U WYOMING AVE.
WEICIEL TIE JEWELER
"WISH ICS EVKKYBODJf.
A
Happy
New
Year.
Great reductions in
prices before taking
inventory in ... .
Watcfees, Mm
ani SISyerware.
408 Spruce St.
Near Dime Bank.
FIGHT WITH A LYNX.
Two Canadian Hunters lludly Lacerated
lleforc 'I hey kill the Animal,
Kingston, Ont., Jan. 111. News of a
terrible light with a Canadian lynx hus
reached this city. Two men. .1. H. Scott
und S. West lake, were coon hunting in
the A1g:o!iuui!i Park lumber regions,
when their cloR treed what they sup
posed to be II rneeooii. Scott attempt
ed to shoot the animal, but at the re
port of the rille It landed 0,1 him, knock
ing him down, and. before the doi;s
came, tore away the clothes and badly
lacerated the llesh of his uruis and
shoulders.
The lynx then tore three, docs to
pieces, und wus startlnfr to kill unother.
when West bike attempted to strike
the animal with an axe, but only suc
ceeded In turning; the lynx from the
doss to lilin:.-Hf. und wus soon bitten
and scrntcheil In u terrible manner.
The wounded men fought savattely and
succeeded In kllliiiK the animal.
WLAT1IFR REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, talr.waatkw;
ll?ht westerly winds.
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