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SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 189G. ,
TWO CENTS A COPY.
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We've
Taken
Fin
nc Broom
Bo to speak nnd made a clean sweep
of our Cloak Department, gathering
tip the odds ami ends thnt remain
a in placing' figures on larger lots
that will virtually
Heir Removal
It's been a great Cloak season far
beyond iinr expectation. Gener
oily speaking, our stork is lower
than we have ever known It. but
prices me fully in keeping, tliut Is,
lower, too, than ever before.
We'll Admit
We have done a little late buying.
We had to. but It's nil In your favor,
ns sizes for u few duys at any rate
are passubly complete; and, well,
we've Riven you a plain hint as to
0 pi ices already. Still a fpw
Price Fac Stal
:st Yon
Our low grade qualities are all gone, j
nnd the day has come when you can !
buy high grade qualities at low I
grade prices, tlius:
Ii to Capes
$19.90 Cupea now bring $10.00
$25.00 Capes now bring $12.90
$S0.00 Capes now bring $14.90
$.15.00 Capes nov bring $19.90
$15.00 Capes now bring $24.90
$50.00 Capes now bring $25.00
$fi0.00 Capes now bring $;S1.50
In Jackets
We have been compelled to enter the I
market over and over again this sea
son. Here's our cleaning up prices
v for the last goods to hand:
$10.00 Jackets now $(1.49
$12.00 Jackets now.. $7.4!)
$14.50 Jackets now ....$S.4!
Higher priced garments correspond
ingly low.
We offer a capital line of goods es
peciallydesignedforcold and stormy
weather. The Cloths are many and
varied, the styles light and prices
are about half.
$1.50 Coats are now $1.29
$5.00 Coats are now $2.69
$7.00 Coats are now $4.25
An Ideal winter garment, correct In
weight, fabric and style. Sizes 4 to
8 years. Never sold under $5.50.
Closing price, $3.29.
We could say much more, but why
should we? If you contemplate buying,
you'll look over our department and
you'll surely not go away unsuited.
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ARGENTINA JSKOW AROUSED
Kill Act in Concert With Brazil on
the Trinidad Dispute.
CLAIMS THE FALKLAND ISLAXDvS
South American Republics I'nlte in
Denying tlio Kight of Great Britain
to Appropriate Territory-Have
Faith in .Monroe Doctrine.
Buenos Ayres. Jun. 21. The Argen
tine government has cancelled the con
cession granted the English fable com
pany to land at Lu Pluta on the ground
that the company bad failed to secure
rightfully the other landing points nec
essary for its successful operation. This
action, it Is understood Is taken In con
cert with Brazil and has direct bearing
upon the Trinidad Island dispute.
Argentina denies England's right to
the Falkland islands and will Join Bra
zil in resisting Kngllsh claims' to those
Islands nnd to Trinidad.
W ashington, Jan. 21. The cabled an
nouncement that. Lord Salisbury's note
presented to the government at Rio
Janeiro demanded that Brazil should
accept arbitration to decide the own
ership of the island of Trinidad before
February 12. in default of which the
Island should be considered as belong
ing to Great Britain without furthpr
appeut, has caused serious comment
here, which has not been diminished
by the further statement that Brazil
had definitely refused to the proposal
and had demanded that Great Britain
should immediately restore the island
to Brazilian control. Nor hus the situ
ation been rendered less ucute by the
Intelligence conveyed In a Cnited Press
cable despatch from Buenos Ayres an
nouncing thut Hie Argentine govern
ment had cancelled the Kngllsh Cable
company's concession and had made
common cause with Rrazil. In official
circles deep signitlcanee is attached to
the concerted action of the two largest
South American republics In directly
antagonizing British claims to Ameri
can possessions. Minister Mendonco,
or Brazil, spent half an hour by special
appointment wltn Secretary Olney at
the stute department yesterday morn
ing and It Is suspected that the inter
view related to the decisive stand Hra
zll hud taken In regard to Lord Salis
bury's note.
Tlie Brazilian view of the matter Is
that to expect them to arbitrate the
ownership of Trinidad would be as rea
sonable as to ask the I'nlted States to
arbitrate the possession of Mock
Island if Kngland should suddenly oc
cupy it on the ground that the I'nlted
States had not hitherto made a good
use of It. Or, as another example, that
the I'nlted States would tamely submit
to England's establishing a colony on
an uninhabited Florida 'key under the
British flag because It was a desirable
cable station and tit for nothing else,
faith in the I'nlted states.
U Is learned from a member of the
diplomatic corps who has the confidence
of the South American representatives
that Argentine's action In cancelling the j
concession Is due to President Cleve
land's special Monroe doctrine message
and Is Inspired by the hope that the
Cnited States will recognize the right
of Argentine to the Falkland islands
which were, forcibly taken by Oreat
Britain with the acquiescence of. the
I'nlted States subsequent to the Monroe
doctrine's enunciation. The Islands
were owned and settled by Spain, and
thus became part of the Buenos Ayres
republic.
Argentine vigorously protested when
thpy were seized by England and in a
proclamation declared that though Ar
gentine was unable to resist the power
ful force of Kngland It continued to
firmly adhere to Its claim to the right
ful ownership of the territory. 1'nder
these circumstances Argentina, on Jan.
15. informed the cable Company that it
considered the proposed landing place
at Trinidad as Illegal and that It could
not recognize any alleged permit to use
the Falkland islands, consequently by
Its own terms the concession fell to the
ground.
It is Intimated that a specially ac
credited minister from Buenos Ayres
will soon come to the Ignited States to
endeavor to reopen the dispute as to the
ownership of the Falkland Islands in
view of the stand taken by President
Cleveland on the Venezuelrn boundary
dispute.
President's Reference to the (Question.
President Cleveland, In his first an
nual message to congress. In 1885, refer
ring to this question, said:
The Argentine government has revived
the long dormant question of the Falk
land Islumis by claiming from the Cnited
States Indemnity for their loss, attributed
to the action of the commander of the
sloop of war Lexington In breaking up a
piratical colony on thoe Inlands in 1831.
and tlielr subsequent occupation by Oreat
Britain. In view or the ample Justifica
tion for the act of the Lexington anil the
derelict cnmPtion of the Island before
and after their alleged occupation by Ar
gentine colonists, this government consid
ers the claim as wholly ground less.
Friends of the Argentine government,
howuver, clulm that this referred whol
ly to claims which the Argentine au
thorities were then pressing against
this country and as these have now
been definitely abandoned, for amicable
reasons, the believe that the I'nlted
States will not disregard the proofs of
ownership which can now be presented,
as they are' similar in all respects to
those of Brazil and Venezuela, which
have been espoused by Secretary Ol
ney. Sailing for Trinidad.
London, Jan. 21. The Morning Post
will tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Rio Janlero haying It is reported that
the Brazilian corvette Benjamin Con
stant has sailed for Trinidad to take
possession of that island.
CHURCH OFFICIALS SUED.
Cincinnati Man Claims Ills Relatives'
Graves Were Desecrated.
Dayton, O.. 'Jan. 21. Suit has been
brought In the common pleas court uere
by Anton Ruhsam against Archbishop
Elder, of Cincinnati, and about twenty
other officials of the Catholic churches
and Calvary cemetery here for $20.O0u
damages.
The alleged cause of the suit Is the re
moval of the remains of plaintiff's rela
tives from St. Henry's cemetery here,
which had been Bold to a syndicate for
town lots, to the new Calvary cemetery,
, outside of the city limits. It to alleged
that the agreement was that the re
mains of plaintiff's relatives be re
moved singly and when he was present,
so that their Identity could be pre
served. Instead of this, however, the
plaintiff claims that the remains were
placed In one grave and that the identi
ty of the same has been lost, that the
headstones were destroyed , aViaAthe
graves were desecrated. . Ottfefl'Sylts
are threatened. - I . V . .
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His Brains Are Haltered Out
Wire Posts-Narrow tssape of Numer
ous Passengers.
Philadelphia. Jan. 21.Clayton C. Col
lins, a niotonnan on the Oermantown
branch of the Thirteenth anil Fifteenth
streets line met with a horrible death
this afternoon as the result of a singu
lar accident, and his car.' losing Its
guiding hand, ran for a half mile with
out control, endangering the lives of a
score of passengers. While Collins' car
was descending a steep grade near
Nlcetown, one of the gates on the front
platform became unfastened, and Just
after turning a curve at the foot of tne
grade, he leaned over the car's s...e to
fasten the gate. The trolley and feed
wires on this part of the line are carried
on poles planted between the tracKS,
with a clearance of hardly twelve
Inches between the poles and passing
cars. Collins evidently forgot about
these posts, for he leaned out toward
the other track and almost Instantly
crashed against one of the poles.
Stunned by the blow, he fell upon the
gate, and his head received a crashing
blow as each post was passed, spatter
ing his life's blood along the side of the
car and leaving a horrible trail in its
path.
The car was well filled with women
and the conductor's view of the front
plutform was obstructed. He did not
know of the accident to his tnotorman
until the shrieking women made a rush
for the door and with great difficulty he
restrained them from Jumping from the
rapidly moving car. He then made a
rush for the front door, but the doors
were fastened on the outside and wnen
the car slackened Its speed Inlascendlng
a hill, he Jumped on the plutform and
shut off the current. Collins was dead
when the car was stopped, nnd his head
was mangled almost beyond recogni
tion. MISS HARTOVS JOl'RNEY.
Th ' Red Cross President Starts for
Armenia.
Washington, Jan. 21. MissClara Bar
ton, president of the American Nntlon
al Red Cross, accompanied by her as
sistants, left Washington tonight for
New York. The party will sail by the
American liner New York at 11 a. m.
tomorrow for Southampton, en route to
Armenia on thPlr mission of mercy. No
intimation has reached Miss Bnrton
through the department of state,
whether or not the sultan has consented
to permit the party to enter Armenia.
During the absence of Miss Barton,
P. V. De Oraw. of this city, a director
of the organization, has been appointed
as her representatives In the I'nlted
States, with power to act In nil matters
affecting the Bed Cross society.
HAYWOOD ELECTED.
keport of the Commission Created to
Computo the Vote.
Harrlsburg, Jan. 21. The commission
created by the legislature to compute
the vote cust last November for state
treasurer, met in the senate chamber
at noon today. Judge Simonton presid
ing. Thecomputation showed the following
vote cast: Haywood (Republican) 456,
745; Meyers (Democrat) 2K2.4K1; Berry
(Prohibition) 20.779: Dawson (Peoples)
7,802; Anton (Social Labor) 1,329.
A committee Informed Mr. Haywood
of his election nnd his commission will
be issued nt once.
lil.ACKIJL'RN HEIIIND.
Ho Lacks Vote In the Kentucky l.cgisla
Hire in the Senatorial l ight.
Louisville, Ky.. Jan. 21. Both houses
of the legislature began to ballot for
Cnited States senator at noon today.
In the senate the first ballot resulted
as follows: Blackburn, IS; Hunter, 15;
McCreary. 1; Carlisle. 1; Wilson. 1.
In the house today the llrst ballot
was: Hunter, 52; Blackburn, 40; Car
lisle, 3; McCreary, 2: Clarence S. Bate,
1: W. J. Stone, 1. Populist Poor voted
for Bate und Kdiington for Blackburn.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED.
The Press of British (iiiionn Advises Al
to Enlist in the Army.
Colon. Jan. 21. Advices received here
from British Guiana are to the effect
that the press of thut country suggests
that all those who are able to do so
should volunteer for military service,
A new railroad has leen projected from
Georgetown to Point Barimu, at the
mouth of the Orinoco river.
The Panama Railroad company has
landed extra large stocks of c-oal here.
J1UIRS ACQUITTED.
Not Implicated in the Murder of the
t,uecn of Corcu
Yokohama, Jan. 21. Viscount Muirs,
formerly Japanese minister to Corea,
and the others charged with complicity
In the Corea n coup d'etat, have been
acquitted. He was believed to have
been In some degree responsible for the
outbreak at Seoul, which resulted in
the murder of the queen of Corea.
He was recalled, with the entire Japa
nese legation, and was Indicted for the
murder of the queen. He Is a noted
scholar and a lieutenant general In the
Japanese army. f
STATE SNAP SHOTS.
Chambersburg firemen elected J. II.
Deehert chief engineer.
The Brooker Iron works, at Brlilsboro,
have closed for an Indefinite period.
Ira M. Hlgbee. of Watsontown, was as
saulted In Wllllamsport by a rival lover.
Highwaymen robbed John Hoi dork near
Shumokln, and beat him so badly that he
will de.
A 'boiler nlew up at Mount Joy, some
duys ago, injuring Champan 1-enton, and
yesterday he died of his Injuries.
While slaving with Are curing the ab
sence of his parents the J-year-oIrt son of
I. R. Landls, at Landisvllle, was burned
to death.
John Wench, a slate picker at the Henry
Clay colliery, Rhamokin, met Instant death
yesterday. His clothing caught In the
line shaft and the body was literally re
duced to pulp-
SARCASM IN THE SENATE
Nr. Call's Resolutions Are Treated
With Derision.
ENTHUSIASM EXTINGUISHED
The Senate is Not Like a Loaded Cannon
Ready to lie "Touched Off."
Pension mils Passed Pro
ceedings in the llouso.
Washington, Jan. 21. Neither the
financial questlen nor the Monroe doc
trine engaged any part of the time of
the senate today. The Cubun ques
tion, however, came In for a measure
of attention Indirectly In connection
with two resolutions by Mr. Call (Dem.,
Fla.), one in reference to the arrest of
I'nlted States citizens 'In Havana and
the other calling on the state depart
ment for-'oples of reports of Cnited
States consuls in Cuba relating to the
progress of the war on that island.
Both resolutions were referred to 'the
committee on foreign relations after a
brief discussion In which Mr. Hoar
(Rep., Mass.) ridiculed the notion that
the senate was a constantly loaded
cannon ready to be "touched off" ut any
senator's discretion, and In which Mr.
Sherman (Rep., Ohio) chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, re
marked that the resolution would be
setting an example that might give the
government a great deal of trouble.
Most of the day's session was spent
In disposing of bills on the calendar that
were unobjected to. Some sixty-five
such measures were passed a ma
jority Tf them private pension bills.
The senate In executive session today
confirmed the following- nominations:
Chief Knglneer Oeorge V. Melville to
be engineer In chief and chief of the
bureau of steam engineering, navy de
partment, with tjje rank of commodore.
Proceedings In the House.
The house of representatives today
passed its third appropriation bill, that
making urgent deficiencies for current
and .past fiscal years, reported yester
day. The total amount carried by the
bill, as prepured by the committee on
appropriations was $4,il5,403, and as
passed by the house $4,420,403 the only
amendment made of any importance
being one to appropriate $5,000 for the
survey of the Chippewa lands in Wis
consin. Nearly ' three-quarters of the
amount named In the bill was for court
expenses, largely fees oi witnesses,
deputy marshals and commissioners,
and much of the debate on the bill was
devoted to the necessity of reform in
the fee system which now prevails.
Karller In the day a Joint resolution
providing for an increase of twenty In
the number of documents fur
nished the state department gave
rise to a discussion of the print
ing bill passed at the last session
of congress. It was criticised by Mr.'
Cannon, (Rep., III.), and defended by
Mr. Richardson, (Dem., Tenn.), who
managed its pussage through the house.
Resolutions were agreed to calling upon
the secretary of the treasury to inform
the house whether or not in his opinion
the provisions of law for the safety of
the public in ean travel were suffi
cient, and If so, whether or not they were
being enforced, and Cor a statement of
the reasons for the delay In the con
struction of San Francisco public
building.
A bill was pussed affirming ami legal
izing the Issue of certain bonds author
ized by the lust legislature of New
Mexico for public buildings. At 4.15 the
house adjourned until tomorrow.
BRITISH LION GROWLS.
Angry Comments an the I'nlted States
Venezuelan Commission.
London, Jan. 21. The Globe this af
ternoon comments angrily on the let
ter of the I'nlted State Venezuelan com
mission, suggesting that Great Britain
and Venezuela be Invited 10 submit to
the commission nil of the evidence in
their possession. The Globe says:
"Oreat Britain will never allow this
monstrous claim to determine' the terri
tory of a British colony within its Juris
diction. No power could admit except
at the close of a long and disastrous
war Wei( such a demand made by
any other power, our only reply would
be to hand Its ambassador his passports
and mobilize the lleet. Will these per
nicious commissioners undertake to an
swer for the effect upon their own coun
trymen of forcing the premier to snub
the American secretary of state?"
HE WAS DRIVEN TO STEAL.
Missouri Bank Cashier Says lie Was
Ridlciilonsly Underpaid.
St. Louis, Jan. 21. W. H. Winstock.
fomcrly cashier of the Kxchange bank
of Sturgeon, Hoone county, Mo., has
been arrested on a capias, charging him
with embezzling $1,500. Winstock wus
indicted last November, but Judge
Hackaday of the Boone county court,
did not issue the capias until three
days ago.
The prisoner, who was taken to Co
lumbia, the county seat of Boone coun
ty, suid that he never drank or gam
bled, and that the money went to pay
his living expenses. He said he was
only paid $800 a year salary, and out of
that he had to hire a clerk.
PRIZES FOR HORSES.
Tort Wayne Driving Club Announces Its
August Stakes.
Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 21. The Fort
Wayne Driving club decided at a meet
ing last night to open $14,000 worth of
stakes to be racVd for at their meeting
to be held Aug .10 to 15 Inclusive. This
amount Is to be divided as follows:
Two-year-old trot, two-year-old pace,
three-year-old trot, three-year-old
pace and 2.24 pace, each $1,000 ; 2.28 trot
and 2.18 pace, $1,500 each; 2.20 trot, 2.15
trot and 2.12 pace, each $2,000.
In addition to this list of stakes, en
tries to which will close March 1, the
association will give about $15,000 for
class races, for which the programme
will be announced later. u
FOUR MEN KILLED.
By the Collapse of .Floor They Drop In
a Burning Building.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 21. At 10 o'clock
tonight fire destroyed the five-story
building No. 415 North Broadway, oc
cupied by A. S. Aloe & Co., opticians.
Three men were shocked into insensi
bility by coming In contact with elec
tric wires and Fireman Hynes fell from
a ladder and was seriously Injured.
While the salvage corps was covering
a show case on the second floor the
floor collapsed and went to the base
ment. Four of the salvage men are In
the ruins and there Is no hope of res
cuing them alive. Their names are:
Relne Miller. James Roddy, James
Glenvllle and Henry Kirley.
While the firemen were working to
save their unfortunate comrades the
fire took a new start and the rescue was
for the time abandoned. The stock
was the most complete of Its character
In the west and the loss will be fully
$200,000. Insurance is ample.
FRANK WILSON'S TRIAL
The Mvstcrlous Prisoner Held by Barring
k McSweeney Is Arrralgned for Murder
At Altoona.
Hollidaysburg, Pa., Jan. 21. One of
the most Interesting trials, based on
circumstantial evidence, that have ever
been held In Blair county, began today,
when Frank Wilson wus placed on trial
for his life for the murder, in Altoona,
nearly a year ago, of Henry Bonnaker,
an aged and eccentric miser.
The crime was committed on April 5,
and the old bachelor miser, who lived
all alone in a small Altoona tenement,
was supposed to have a large sum of
money concealed In his house. The
house was entered about midnight and
the old man stricken down.
About twenty-four hours after the
murder the old man was missed by his
neighbors, nnd the house was entered
and the body found lying on the Moor,
with the back of the head crushed in
and the mouth gagged and other marks
of violence and robbery.
Several persons were suspected b
the police, and several months after the
murder, detectives arrested Wilson In
Scranton, where he had gone from Al
toona after the murder and charged
him. with the crime.
Wilson's presence In this city several
months ago created no little excite
ment at the time. He had been arrest
ed by detectives of the Barring & Me
Sweeney agency, nnd was for several
days kept In Irons in the agency's of
fice in the Commonwealth building. His
confinement In the otlice was accident
ally discovered by employes of Hill &
Connell from a window in that firm's
ijtore, which adjoins the Common
wealth. Their sympathy was aroused
anil through a writ of habeas corpus
Wilson was brought into court, where
the cause of his arrest had to be made
public. Judge .Archbald instructed e
agency to take Wilson to Altoona for
a hearing.
THE REBELS DEFEATED.
Routed by the Spaniards In an Engage
ment at Snn Luis.
Havana, Jan. 21. (From a staff cor
respondent of the United Press) Gener
al Luque reports that the force com
manded by him on Sunday defeated
the rebels under Antonio Maceo. The
engagement took place near San Luis,
a place southwest of the capital of the
Province of Pinar Del Rio. The rebels
left twenty-seven dead behind . them.
The Insurgents retreated rapidly, but
were followed by the troops. On Sun
day afternoon the rebels again made a
stand on the Cuacainagu estate. The
troops soon attacked and completely
routed them. The government losses
in the morning were one officer and one
private killed and one officer and four
teen soldiers wounded. General Luque
says In his report that he cannot give
the precise losses sustained by the
troops In the afternoon engagement.
Maximo Gomez Is said to be on the
Portugate estate at San Jose De Las
Lajes, southeast of Havana.
It is rumored that he had an engage
ment today with a government column
in which he was defeated. The troops
are said to be In pursuit of him.
(Signed) J. Frank Clarke.
UTAH'S SENATORS.
Tho New .Members from Mormon Land
Leave for W ashlneton.
Salt Lake, I'tah, Jan. 21. In accord
ance with the provisions of the consti
tution and the resolution previously
adopted by the state legislature a viva
voce vote was taken in both houses of
the legislature for Cnited States sena
tors today, the result of which was
that the Republican caucus nominees
Frank J. Cannon and Arthur Brown,
were elected on the first ballot.
Tomorrow the formality of. compar
ing the vote of the senate and the house
and affirming tho election of Cannon
and Brown will be gone through. The
new senators leave for Washington to
morrow. CHILDREN DROWNED.
Wliilo Playing on the Ice in Putnam
County, Ohlo-A Boy's Heroism.
Ottawa, Ohio, Jan. 21. Almost the
entire population of Cuba, a village In
the western part of Putnam county,
wus engaged yesterday drugging Blan
ch a rd river for the bodies of tlve chil
dren, a girl and four boys, drowned
yesterday afternoon.
Three children of John Shuman and
two children of George Foremas, of
Cuba, were playing on the Ice when It
broke and four of the children disap
peared. The eldest, a boy of sixteen,
attempted to rescue the girl, und was
drowned also.
DEADLOCK BROKEN.
Congressman Wellington of Maryland
Nominated for the Senate.
Annapolis. Md Jan,' 21 The dead
lock In the Maryland general assembly
was broken tonight in a joint caucus
of Republican members of the senate
and house nnd Congressman George
L. Wellington, of Allegheny county,
was declared .the nominee for the seat
In the United States senate now ecu
pled by Hon. Charles H. Gibson. His
six year term of office will begin March
4, 1897.
Tomorrow at noon the general as
sembly will meet In joint caucus and
Mr. Wellington, will be elected.'
:. A. Miner Endorsed.
W'llkes-Barre, Pa., Jan. 21. The Repub
lican county convention In session here
today and ail of the six legislative dis
tricts endorsed Hon. C. A. Miner and in
structed the delegates to state convention
to support him for delegate-at-largc to
national convention.
. Oly phaut's Light Componv.
Harrlsburg, Fa., Jan. 21. Chartered to
day: Consolidated Light, Heat and Power
company, of Olyphunt, Lackawanna coun
ty; capital, $12,000.
ION OF THE
First Lord of the Admiralty Explains
The Situation.
TO DISPEL ALAKMIXG KIM0KS
Tho Plying Squadron Not Intended as a
Menace to Any Nation That Has
9 Navy Its Destination Is No
whero in Particular.
London. Jan. 21. The Right Hon. G.
J. Goschen, first lord of the admiralty,
made a speech at Cranstead today, in
the course of which he said he wished
to dissipate the ularniing rumors that
were In circulation. Referring to the
flying squadron, he said It was Intended
for use In any emergency In any direc
tion. It would go to Beechaven wltnout
taking sealed or other orders except to
proceed to that plaoe and await instruc
tions. The squadron was not intended
us a menace taany country nor was it
destined for any particular quarter of
the world. It would be used as other
squadrons are used.
Mr. Gosi-hen appealed to the public,
if they heard that the squadron had
been ordered anywhere, not to imagine
that It had been sent to menace any
body. The disposal of the squadron
could not be guided by itolitical con
siderations while the situation remained
as It Ib now. He denied the rumor, that
the government meditated placing an
other squadron in commission. Never
theless, it could not afford to rest on Its
oars. It did not propose to adopt sen
sational nieusures. but would continue
as hitherto to steadily augment the
number of ships, guns and men in order
to maintain supremacy on the sea and
to secure the nation from panic when
ever there were clouds on the political
horizon.
CHAMBERLAIN DOCTRINE.
Secretary Makes I'uccs at :thc Nations of
the I nrth.
London. Jan. 21. The Right. Hon. Jo
seph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies, delivered a speech to
night at a banquet given by natives of
Queensland residing or visiting in Lon
don. A few weeks ago, he said, Great
Britain seemed to stand alone sur
rounded by jealous competitors and was
assailed with altogether unexepected
hostility. Long standing differences
appeared to suddenly come to a head
and assumed threatening proportions.
The quarters whence she might have
looked for friendship and consideration
confronted her instead with suspicion
and even hate. Kngland had to recog
nize that her success, however leglti
mate, was Imputed as a crime, that her
love of peace was taken ns a sign of
weakness, and her Indifference to for
eign criticism-as an Invitation to In
sult.
He regretted to be forced to admit
that such' feelings existed, but he re
jolced, seeing that they had found ex
pession. No better service had ever
been done the nation, for It had enabled
her to show her face to the world. Kng
land, while resolute to fulfill her obliga
tions, was equally determined to main
tain her rights (cheers.) England, It
isolated, stood secure in the strength
of her own resources, In the firm reso
lution of her people without respect to
party, and In the abundant loyalty of
her children from one end of the em
pire to the other.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr.
Chamberlain was heartily cheered and
applauded.
BLOODHOUNDS' FATAL BITE.
Philadelphia Convict Dies In Prison of
Blood Poisioning.
Philadelphia, Jan. 21. John Frank
ford, a prisoner at the state penitenti
ary, this city, who was one of the most
daring and successful horse thieves of
his time, died In awful agony yesterday
afternoon. Frankford's death was the
result of an attack by bloodhounds. He
had charge of them at the penitentiary,
and shortly before Christmas the ani
mals began fighting among themselves.
He attempted to separate them, when
they turned upon andsavagely attacked
him. He was badly bitten, especially
on one arm, which was all chewed up
Blood poisoning set In, resulting In his
death. '
Frankkford operated In this and ad
joining states. He was frequently cap
tured, but his success as a Jail breeaker
was phenomenal, but his career was
abruptly ended some years ago, when
he wus shot by Captain Welse, while
attempting to escape from the Lancas-
ter Jail.
DRIVEN OUT TO SEA.
Fears in San I'rancisco for tha Safety of
a British Ship.
Pan Francisco, Jan. 21. Shipping and
insurance men fear that some mishap
has befallen the British ship Cadzow
Forest. She arrived off the Columbia
river January 4 and took Pilot Grass
man aboard, but before she could get
in was driven to sea.
Since then seventeen days have
elupsed and she has not been seen or
heard-of. In that tim there has been
some very bad weather olT the coast,
and It Is believed she has met with
some accident. She was on her way
to Portland to load wheat.
GROWL I ROM FRANCE.
Monroe Doctrine Causes Uneasiness in
the Sanctum of the 'I emps.
Paris. Jan. 21. The" Temps, in an ar
ticle on the Anglo-American dispute,
asks whether Senator Davis Imagines
that Europe will accept without pro
test the extravagant innovation con
tained In his resolution anent the Mon
roe doctrine or if the states of Central
and South America will submit to
slavery without protection.
President Cleveland, It adds, must
regret that he helped to create the
frame of mind In which the resolution
originated.
PANIC IN A CHICAGO HOTEL.
l iro In an Airslioft (ireotly Alarms the
(nests.
Chicago, Jan. 21. The burning out of
an air shaft at midnight in the Well
ington hotel caused a panic among tho
guests of the place.
I Many of them rushed to the hotel
office clad In raiment not just the thing
for street wear, but all returned to their
rooms within a few minutes. The fire
amounted to nothing. ,
FWLEY'S
MUSLIN .
UNDERWEAR SALE
Today we Inaugurate our first sale of
the season of lsnti. und mention a few
special numbers only.
Gowns.
Muslin Gowns, Embroidered Ruffle, '
Tucked and Inserstlon Trimmed
Yoke ti cents.
Muslin Gown, Square Yoke, Em
broidered Ruflle 98 cents.
Muslin Gowif, Suilor Collur, Em
broidered Yoke ..$1.19
Muslin Gown, Round Yoke, Em
broidered Ruflle $1.23
Mother Hubbard Cambric Gowns,
Embroidered Collnr 11.39
Cambric Gown, "Melba Style," (En
tirely iew ..$1.45
Empire Cambric Gown, Square
Neck, Deep Ruffle $1.48
Cambric Gown, large and deep Em
broidered Collar, Tucked Yoke...$l.GS
Hnndsoiae Cambric Gown, Squure
Neck, Sailor Collar, Embroidered
Ruflle $1.H
Underskirts in AH Lengths
and in Extra Sizes. ;
Short Muslin Skirts, 3-Cluster Tucks,
(special), 4Sc; also with Embroidered)
Ruffles at 65c. $1.00 and up to $2.00.
Long Skirts from 75c. to $7.00 each. V
Drawers.
Drawers, plain and trimmed, from 2S
cents up; also one speciul lot Muslin
Drawers, trimmed with Torchon Lac
and insertion at 69 cents.
Corset Covers.
One special lot high neck and lace
trimmed, 15 cents.
Plain Tucked Cambrlo Covers, 21
cents.
Corset Covers, In Low Necks, VJ
Neck and Square Neck, 35 to 75 cents.
Elegant line of Corset Covers, finely;
trimmed with lace and embroidery,
from 65 cents to $2.98.
One special lot Eureka Corset Covers,
with shield . pockets, 23 to 69 cents
(about halt price.)
Outing Gowns, all sizes. 98c. and $1.10.
Children's Wear.
Children's short White dresses, all
sizes; Infants' long dresses, slightly;
soiled, ut greatly reduced prices to
close.
The quality, style and finish of out
underwear is so well-known, no turthef
comments are needed.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Increase every day Ini
the year; more good shoes
make more good friends.1
s,
114 AND 116 WYOMING AVE.
WISHES EVERYBODY I
Happy
New
Yean
Great reductions in
prices before taking
inventory in ... .
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403 Spruce St.
Near Dime Bank.
SILVER ITES' PLANS.
Scheme to Consolidate All tha Organ
Ization.
Washington, Jan. 21. A meeting of
prominent silver men from all parts of
the country will be held here this week,
beginning tomorrow. A preliminary
conference of the executive committee
of the American Bimetallic league was
held today, at which steps were taken
looking to the consolidation of the sev
eral sliver organizations into one body.
One purpose of tomorrow's meeting will
be to fix upon a time and place for
holding a national silver convention, at
which a national silver ticket shall be
nominated.
This uction, however, Is contingent
upon the failure of both of the old
parties to recognize silver by nomlnat
Ing candidates unequivocally pledged
to Its rehabilitation on a basis of 16 to 1,
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, Increasing
cloudiness, probably followed by rain
Wednesduy night; variable winds be
coming northeast.
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