The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, January 25, 1896, Image 1
" f "1 ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. THE v TWELVE PAGES 84 SCKANTON, PA., SATURDAY MOHN1NG, JANUARY 25, 1896. TWO CENTS A COPY. V -I ' v V; I Taken The Broom So to speak and made a clean sweep cf our Cloak Department, gathering up the odds and ends that remain and placing figures on larger lots that will virtually For.ce It's been a great Cloak season far beyond our expectation. Gener ally speaking, our stork Is lower than we have ever known It, but prices are fully In keeping, that in, lower; too. than ever before. Well Admit We have done a little lata buying. We had to, but It's all In your favor, a sises for a few days at any rate are passably complete; and, well, we've given you a plain hint as to t prices already. Still a few fries facts Shonld Merest You Our low grade qualities are all gone, and the duy has come when you can Ituy high grade qualities at low grade prices, thus: Fur toes 110.99 Capes now bring 110.00 $25.W Capes now bring $12.90 t30.00 Capes now bring.. 114.90 135.00 Capes now bring $19.90 $45.00 Capes now bring $24.90 ISO.OO Capes now bring... $25.00 $60.00 Capes now bring... $31.00 We have been compelled to enter the market over and over again this sea son. Here's our cleaning uV prices for the last goods to hand: $10.00 Jackets now $0.49 $12.00 Jackets now $7.49 $14.M) Jackets now.... $8.49 Higher priced garments correspond ingly low. la 'CUldren's Coats We offer a capital line of goods es pecially designed for cold and stormy ' weather. The Cloths are many and varied, the styles light and prices are about half. S.50 Coats are now $1.39 $5.00 Coats are now $2.69 $7.00 Coats are now .'X $4.25 ditto's Nap Reefer. : An Ideal winter garment, correct In weight, fabric and style. Sized 4 to I years. Never sold under $.1.50. Closing price, $3.29. Wt 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. 0L.OBE WAREHOUSE SENATE TALKS ON ARMENIA The Outrages Are Discussed in In dlgaant Speeches. RUSSIAN ACTIOS IS rAYOHED. Mr. Fry Would Hove Knssls Takt Posses sion of Armenia-And Would Send American War Ships to Protect Oar Cltiiens in Turkey. Washington, Jan. 24. The concur rent resolution reported last Wednes day from the committee on foreign re lations on the subject of the Armenian outrages, was taken up In the senate today and was passed, after highly Interesting discussion. ' Mr.' Cullom (Re publican, Illinois) who had reported it, opened a debate and described the oc currences in Turkey aa a "massacre of Innocents, unparalleled fur ages." Mr. Mr. Ulanchard (Democrat, Louisiana) thought that the resolution did not go far enough and Intimated that the com mittee on foreign relations had been slow In Its report. The committee waa defended by Mr. Frye Republican, Maine) who made a very fiery speech against the sultan and against the tCuropean govern ments which had not interfered to pro tect the Armenians. Me said thut if he had his way the American congress would, memorialise Russia to take pos session of the Armenian provinces and would Inform her that the United States wiuild stand behind her in do ing so. And he declared that If It were necessary to protect American citizens and their property In Turkey, he would order United States ships of war In spite of forts and in spite of agree ment as to the clotting of the Dar danelles, to place themselves before Constantinople, and demand that pro tection to which American citizens are entitled. A Hcsolutlon Passed. The concurrent resolution was passed without a division and now goes to the house of representatives. It expresses the earnest hope that the European concert may speedily be given us just effect in such decisive measures as shall stay the hand of fanaticism and luwless violence and Bhall secure the rights of the offending Christians of the Turkish empire. An effort was made by Mr. Jones (Democrat. Arkansas) to have a time fixed fur taking the vote on the house bond bill with the free coinage sub stitute, but, as objection was made by Mr. Allen (Populist. Nebraska) Mr. Jones guve notice that he would ask the senate next Thursday to remain In secelon until thut matter Is disposed of. , - SENATE 18 RESPONSIBLE. Aceordlng to Dun Company too Inac tivity of 'flint llody Causes Mediation ' in Business Circles. New York, Jan. 24. It. 0. Dun and company report in their weekly Re view of Trade; , Failures for fifteen days of January have shown liabilities amounting to $12,538, 617, against $7,501,209, in seven teen days of last year and $13,058,990 in eighteen days of 1894. The failures for the week have been 373 In the United States against 363 last year, and 61 In Canada against 69 lust year. The week has been marked by im provement apparent rather than real. Prices of some products have risen, but only because supplies are believed to be smaller than was expected. Prices of pig iron and billets have risen but because coke and ore have been made dearer, and not because of any better demand for finished products. Money has been easier, but only because more has been borrowed from Europe at a time when the actual balance of trade takes money hence to Europe. The senate still injures all business by do ing nothing; and the treasury cannot expect to gain In gold as yet, but loses less than was expected. It Is generally assumed that the new loan will be placed without difficulty Business at the mills does not revive. Payments through clearing houses for the week are 6.5 per cent, larger than last year, but 29.3 per cent, less than In 1893, being less satisfactory than for a long time. A deluge of foreign reports favor able to wheat speculation found ready answer In an advance of over five oents'here In spite of western receipts fifty per cent larger than last year. Atlantic exports for the week were also much larger than last year, for the first time In several months, but for the crop year to date all exports have been about 11,600.000 bushels smaller than last year. The market has the Idea that foreign demands hereafter must be much greater because of deficient supplies elsewhere, but no one expects that the increase will be at all com mensurate with the enormous increase In western receipts. The Iron nd steel business finds en couragement in the advance of besse mer pig to $13 at Pittsburg, and grey forge to $11.25, but these are results of the advance ordered by combinations In coke and ore. Anthracite is not dearer at the east, and southern pig is pressed for sale. Finished products are not stronger; while pig iron has advanced 10 per cent, since January 1, prices of finished products average 1.7 per cent, lower than at taht time. The demand Is plainly too small for the sup ply, and the works in operation are killing profits for each other by under bidding. In such a ease lower prices for pig, ore and coke would seem in evitable, but last year the raw mater ials hoisted everything else and some expect the operation to be repeated. While thirteen furnaces In the Pitts burg region have stopped since Janu ary 1, the demand for products of Iron has not, on the whole. Increased, partly because the bar, nail and rail associa tions have all refused to lower prices. Minor metals are all weak. NEW HEALTH OFFICERS. Stat Assoelstlon Authorities Select l.tadors for the Coming Year. Harrlsburg, Pa., Jan. 24. The third annual meeting of state associated health authorities adjourned to-day after electing thes officers: President, Governor I). H. Hastings, ex-offlclo; first vice-president, Crosby Gray. Pittsburg; second vice-president. Dr. J. 8. Hunt, Eaaton; third 'vice president, A. W. .Sloan, rjreensburg; secretary,' Dr. William B. Atkinson, Philadelphia; treasurer, Jesse C. Green, West Chester. resolution was adopted urging the legislature to increase the annual ap propriation for the state board of health. Another resolution was also adopted providing that where local boards of health desire to have their health officers appointed deputy In spectors It would be wise for the state board to honor such requests and make the appointments desired. It was the general opinion of the delegates that the Inspector must be a man of courage and determination. CISS FOR SPANIARDS. The Hart Line Will be Fully Equipped, Methods by WhUb Plnkerton Detectives Work I p Cases. Philadelphia, an. 24. Captain W. W. Ker, tlie counsel of the Hart line of steamers, declared today that the steamers of that line will be fuly armed with guns which will be used against the Spaniards If necessary. He said the acquittal yesterday of Captain Hughes, of the steamer Laurada, of the charge of carrying arms and men to Cuba will be followed with similar ver dicts here next month in the cases of the steamers Leon and Horsa, because, as was shown In the Laurada. case, the vessels or the line have done nothing wrong and that the "trumped up evi dence" can Justly have no weight with a jury. Captain Ker, In continuing his de claration of war, said the Spaniards are a suspicious people. ' They employed Plnkerton detectives to watch vessels to see If Cuban expeditions were being sent out. These detectives, the captain said, are anxious to make records fur themselves and they went around among the firemen and deck hands, treated them to rum and pointed out to them how they could make money by giving Information to the Spaniards. A story Is fixed up for them to tell which they are drilled Into repeating. These witnesses are given two dollurs, free board, free whiskey and a suit of clothes, and an extra witness may get $5 a day with rum, board and clothes. These men are paid only $30 a month serving on steumers and seldom make more than one or two voyages on a ves sel and they are thus readily Induced to become witnesses for the Spaniards. They stories on the witness stand are quickly upset by cross-exumination and the result is the Jury pimply will not believe them. CHARLOTTE HOWELL'S CASE. A New Noma no lias Uccn Developed from the Wellsboro Murder Trial. Wellsboro, Pa., Jan. 24,-Mrs. Chur lottee Howell, who was recently ac quitted of the charge of mnrd vl,is rab ble Kimpp, after a sensational trial of three weeks' duration, made application to the commissioners of Tioga county for relief. She and her husband repre sented that they and their two children were on the verge of starvation. This sequel to the recent famous murder cast has features that have not as yet been made public. During the trial It, de veloped that Mrs. Howell had never been married to Chauncey Howell, the father of her two children. They had lived together ten years. It was fur ther shown that the woman is the sister of three brothers who ore wealthy resi dents of New York city. It was they who paid the expenses of the trtul. At the conclusion of the trial they offered a home for herself and children. But the stipulation was that If she accepted this home she must forever forsake Chauncey Howell and assume her maiden name, which Is Dutton, It is said that the woman acquiesced In this plan, but later reconsidered the matter and decided to live in the hum ble home that Howell provided for her and the children. It will be but a short time until the Howell family will num ber five members Instead of four. The county commissioners were powerless to aid the Howells. In order to get away from the house in which Libblo Knapp was murdered, the Howells have left the borough of Tioga and have gone to Klkland, this county, when. Chauncey expects to find work in a tannery. . PUDDLERS TO BE DEPORTED. Andrew Carnegie's Contract Laborers Will he Sent Hack to Hungary. New York, Jan. 21. Five Hungarians who arrived here on the steamer Italia from Hamburg, today, were detained by the United States assistant super vising Inspector on Ellis Island, and later were taken before the board of special inquiry. Investigation soon developed the fac: that the men were skilled puddlera and had come, according to their story, un der contract to work for Andrew Car negie at Homestead, Pa. The men are all skilled, and can command a snlar of from $3.50 to $5 a day. They will be deported. RUSSO.TURKISII TREATY. Tho Alllsnco Is Denied by tlalil, Afaat Pasha, tho Grand Viiler, London, Jan. 24. A dispatch to the Central News from Constantinople says that In an interview today Haiti Afaat l'asiiu. the grand vizier, declared that the rumor of an offensive and defensive treaty between Russia and Turkey was absolutely unfounded. Such a treaty had neither been concluded nor medi tated. In well Informed circles this state ment Is believed to be probably a mere diplomatic quibble. Tne arrangement between the two powers may not be embodied in a treaty, but it Is becom ing to be generally believed that an understanding exists between them that it amounts to a treaty. MISUSED THE MAILS. Benjamin Riekonbrodl Charged With Sending obseene Matter Kane, Pa., Jan. 24. Deputy United States Marshal W. L. Scott Thompson, ef Erie, came here yesterday and drovt lo Kushequa, where he arrested Benja min Rlekenbrodl, charged with sendln;; rbscene matter through the mulls. The prisoner, an Illiterate looking man, was brought here and taken to Warren for a hearing. Coal in Potior Conntv. Port Allegheny, Pa., Jan. 24. The an nouncement is made that coal has been found at Qaleton, Potter county. An ex perienced prospector in the employ of the Erie railroad company has teen at work there for several months with the result that a good vein has been discovered. AFTER KIR. TALBOT'S SCALP Trouble Seems to be Brewing Around the West Chester Statesman. IS ASKED TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS Affairs of the Auditor Uensral'a Depart, meat Uave Been Tangled by Proeraa-tlnatioa-llcirs of Lata lUpre santatlve Lull Will Bring Suit. Special Correspondence to The Tribune. Harlsburg, Jan. 24. The auditor general's department has not yet closed the accounts of the elec tions committee of the house of repre sentatives in the investigation of the four contested election cases decided in the 1895 session. Auditor General Mylin has made repeated efforts to have Representative D. Smith Talbot, of West Chester, chairman of the com mute, pay the bills and square up the accounts, but all his trouble has been for nothing. Talbot claims to have paid the mem ber of the committee their pro rata share of the appropriation of (10,982 made by the lust legislature for "extra car fare, sleeping berths, telegrams, etc." The committee's hotel bills at Philadelphia, Scranton, and Meadvllle, which foot up over $4,500, have also been paid. The auditor general has not re ceived the vouchers, however, from the hotels and members of the committee. Talbot is withholding the payment of the bill at the Stevens house, Lancas ter, on account of a misunderstanding with the management and declares It will not be paid until an amicable agree ment is reached between them. The chairman drew from the state treasury some time ago $C00 for the payment of winter's fees. There is still a balance of $2,000 In the state treasury subject to the chairman's call, but Au ditor General Mylin refuses to Issue a warrant for the payment of the money to Talbot vuntll he has positive assur ance that the chairman has properly paid out the first instalment. General Mylin will return to Harrlsburg next Monday from his trip to Florida with Senator guay and party and will at once take up this matter and endeavor to compel Talbot to settle these ac counts. The executors of the estate of the late Representative M. J. Lull, of Sullivan county, has been unable to effect a set tlement of a claim of $300 against Tal bot, The last legislature specifically appropriated this amount to the estate for the payment of Mr. Lull's expanses as a member of the committee. Talbot drew tho money from the state treasury last J una and now refuses to pay It over until an ltamltcd bill la rendered. Representative .ull died nearly two yearn ago and his widow says It Is Im possible to furnish an Itemised state meut of his expenses Lull's friends claim Talbot has treated the widow 01 his colleague .very shabbily and will probably bring suit against him to re cover the money if he dns not seen coma to time,,. Talbot's action In this matter will be used by his opponents against him in his campulgn for re- nomination. Wumbaugh. . LOAN ASSOCIATION CRASH.. One of tba "Old Mailable" Institutions Goes Down -Those Who Paid la Cash Will Get Nothing. York, Pa., Jan. 24. The York Mutual Building and Loan association is the next to go down with a terrible 'crash. It is the oldest institution of the kind in the city and was considered to be the best. An Investigation of its af fairs was attempted by a committee. of shareholders, but the secretary, George Fisher, esq., refused to allow It and Insists on a receiver being ap pointed, which will probably be done. The secretary claims that the associa tion has found it impossible to run out shares .valued at $125 In seven years; that when a series was run out they had to borrow money to pay it off; that within the ending of each series there has been a loss of from $1,200 to $1,500. He alleges that he knew this five years ago and that It has been con stantly lengthening ever since. Altogether there has been $118,000 paid in, and probably not a cent of this will be saved the ones, who paid It in. The association owes about $50,t)00 on notes, etc.; all of which must be paid first, and the prospects are that there will be very little left The exact con dition of affairs cannot be learned. In asmuch as the secretary will give no complete statement nor allow anybody else to look Into the matter. ISLAM OR DEATH. Hed Cross Society Will Probably Arrive Too l.ato - Armenia's Day of Doom lias Dawned. BoBton, Jan. 24. The following let ter, giving details of Individual cases of butchery, deception, lying and proselytizing on the part of Turkish authorities, has been received here from a Bostonlan who writes from Constanti nople. He says: "A woman in a village r.rar Arabklr writes -o her husband in this city be wailing the feet thut the whole city has turned Moslem ami that she Is com pelled to write under her new Turkish name. Another woman, a bride of three years, writes to her husband here from the same locality stating that the husband's father, with a family of nine, taised and paid to their Moslem neigh bors on their demand $110 for protec tion. On the second day of the mas sacre those Moslem neighbors came and told the family that they .could protect them no longer unless the family ac cepted 'the true religion (Moham medanism). Thereupon the bride fell at the father's feet and begged that she might be left to die for her religion and not be compelled to apostatize. The father commended her, and he, too, was ready to die, which soon after he did. "On the third day of the massacre the family, without the father,, were told by the Moslem neighbors to run to the Armenian reading room, which they did. - On account of the press they found there only standing room for six days and nights. After the six days the Turks told them to go back to their home, which they found stripped, though it had not been burned, because contiguous to a Moslem house. Final ly, with forty pejsons la a room, the family remained In utter destitution. error ana aespair. "Such It one of numberless tales com Ing to this city. The work of proselytis ing by the sword is belnsr carried tar, ward so rapidly, and to such an extent, that by the time the hed Cross agents get here the Turkish authorities will probably tell them that in certain provinces there are no Christians to be neipea. "The dav of dnnm far ths Armenian seems to have come, at least, in the six provinces which were to be reformed. The Armenian community at Adlamai, has been entirely wiped out Out of two Armenian' houses and 4,000 souls 780 were destroyed and their inmates mas sacred. Only tn-entv house spared, and these by reason of their inmates apostatizing. "The sultan clearly means to make Asia an nor a purely Mohcmmedati land, and thus, aa he thinks, to get rid of Euronean intervention n h.a tin to kill or make apostates of at least 3.000.000 Armenians. Greeks and Catho lics. But he has made such progress the past three months, and has been so completely free from European or American intervention, tnat, no doubt, he Is greatly encouraged. Unless Ood removes him, we see no possible de liverance for the remnant of Armeni ans, save through a Russian occupa tion." SCHOOLBOY "HERO. N Averted a Terrible Calamity Among 500 Children-Stood in the I see of a Fire and Marched the Little Ones Out to the Beat ofllisDrutn. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 24. Oflle Downs, the drummer boy in the Dodge street school, calmed a panic and prevented a terrible calamity among 600 children yesterday. He is less than 14 years old The little fellow has been In the mili tary band of the school. It was his duty twice a day to stand at the bot tom of the stairs and march out the scholars. This exercise wns called the fire drill, and the pupils from the in fant class up were tola they must never hesitate when the drum sounded. Each to knew his place in the line, ana so accurately anil thoroughly were the rooms trained that Prlncloal Allei. boasted the big; building could be emptied In two minutes. About 2 oVliM-k yesterday Miss Hughes, one of the teachers, dunned In with the cry that the building wan on lire. She hastened back to her charges, and Professor Allen sounded the gong. There was a stampede, and In th ex citement no one remembered the fire rules or the drummer boy. Offle Downs kept his heud. He saw the smoke com ing through the register, ran for his drum and pounded it for dear life. Thu very first sound acted like magic. Mr. Allen pulled three little girls and one boy from under the feet of the rushing children, and commanded them to keep step to the music. The little ones re membered their lesson, and to the'muslo calmly came down the lung flight as they had done a thousand times before. Smoke tilled the entire building, but in a minute from the time the "Band" began to play, - there was not a child in It. FAMILY DROWNED. Texas Man. With Wife and Children, Meets Death Fording n Stream. Fort Worth, Tex.. Jan. 24. News waa received here today of the drowning of an entire family in Prairie Dog Fork of the Red river. In Randall county. Joe Wicker! wife and two children at tempted to ford the stream In a covered wagon and team. The father attempt ed to swim atnore with one child on his back, but he sank to the bottom and both he and the child were drowned. The mother and other child remained In the wagon until It was overturned and both were drowned. Another family turned back their wagon in time to save themselves, but could give no assistance to the Wickers. ML ST NOT WEAR TIGHTS. Xew York's Legislature Trying to Pro hibit Thcin. Albany, Jan. 21. A bill has been Intro duced in the assembly prohibiting wo men and girls from wearing tights in public places. The act declares that "any female person who shall In any theater, opera house, concert hall or in any public place whatsoever, when any person or persons of the male sex are present, expose herself in the nude or semi-nude state, or expose her form or limbs In tights, without other covering is guilty of a misde meanor." An exception Is made when the "fe male person" Is portraying historical acts such as Shakespearean plays and others of like nature of the legitimate drama. OFF FOR KENTUCKY. Bradford Men Will Seek for Oil In ths Bins Grass Land. Bradford, Pa., Jan. 24. Mr. H. 8. Southard, of this city, has arranged to start tomorrow for Greenwood in the southern part of Pulaakl county, Ken tucky. Mr. Southard la the manager and fleldman of the Bradford and Kentucky Oil company, recently or ganized In this city for the purpose of operating for oil In the southern fields. The company Is composed of Brad ford and Clarion. Pa., capitalists and lias secured leases covering 20,000 acres of territory In the greater portion of which Is located In Pulaski county, Kentucky, and Scott -county, Tennes see. A test well will he drilled as soon as possible and the oil well machinery etc., will be shipped from this city. GOVERNOR HASTINGS HOME. Tba Party Arrived In Harrlsburg In Ex cellent Health. Harrlsburg, Jan. 24. Governor Hast ings and party arrived In Harrlsburg this morning from their trip to the south and southwest, all In most excel lent health. The governor seems robust and has undoubtedly recovered his vigor. Attorney General McCnrmlck left the party at Tyrone and went to Wlllamsport. The governor did not go to the execu tive department because It is all torn up by reason of Improvements that are being made there. He will not be In the department before Monday. , , ' Treasury Gold Reserve. Washington, Jan. 24. The treasury gold reserve stands at H9,88T..2il. The reported withdrawal of gold today were $189,000. ' REMARKABLE FAITH CURE A Scrantonian Alleged to Have Been Healed at ttttston. MILLER'S CASE LIKE A MIRACLE He Can Now Wave a Paralyxed Arm Like aa Indian The Subject Now Intends to Eater tho Min istry at Once. Wilkes-Barre. Pa.. Jan. 24. An In teresting and remarkable story of a faith cure which Is said to be reliable, comes from West Plttston today. Wed nesday evening Revs. William T. Mc Arthur and James Scovllle, of Soranton, and M. T. Tulfort, of Elmlra, began conducting services at West Plttston. They came to that place from Suranton, where they haI been stationed several weeks, and while there a young man named Charles Miller, son of the late Kev. Kllkin Miller, of Scranton, be came Interested In the faith cure min isters' preaching. They set forth a doc trine that anybody suffering from any corporal or mental diseases or afflic tion can be cured If their faith In Ood be strong enough, and If they pray to him with sufficient fervency and sin cerity. Young Miller, who for years had absolutely no use of his arm. It being paralysed several years ago, be came such a believer in the faith cure that he followed the trio of ministers to West Plttston and yesterday he re quested them to pray for him that It might be God's will to restore hia arm to Its former strength and usefulness. They told him they would Immedlately do so and Instructed Miller to do like wise. Moved Hia Lingers at Supper. This was in the afternoon. When Miller went home for supper last night he could move tho fingers of his left hand a feat which for a number of years he had been unable to accom plish. When he again went to the min isters after supper and shook hands with them he was able to lift his left hand and place it on his right hand and the minister's light when clasped. The arm steadily and quickly grew more useful and vigorous and before this morning he was able to whirl It round his head like an Indian. The arm is now as sound and useful as before Mil ler was stricken with paralysis. The cure is a complete and marvelous one and was today corroborated by Miller himself and many friends who had known of his affliction. Miller says that it Is indestructible belief that the paralysis which struck him down was a visitation from the Ird as a punishment for his not enter ing the ministry and his lack of faith. He now Intends to enter the ministry at once and dedicate the remainder of his life to preaching the word of Ood and enlighten his fellow beings. MUTINY AND MIRDEK. A Clark Masse 1 1 Tale Sent from the South Seas-Crew of an Amerleaa Sohooner Kise, Kill the Captain and Mate, But Spare Ills Wife aad Child. San Francisco, Jan. 24. A trading firm In this city has received advices from the Kngllsh consul on the Isltnd of Tap, one of the Pelew group in the South Sea, regarding one of the worst sea tradedles that has been reported for months. On November 18 the crew of the American trading vepsel Maria mutinied, it is said, and murdered Cap tain Brown, Mate Holman and a pas senger. The captain's wife and their son were nearly killed by blows fro an ax. The tragedy was reported from Singapore on November 20, but It was erroneously stated that the mutiny took place on the Spanish ship Maria Be cunda. The Maria is an American ship flying a Spanish ensign. The mutiny occurred off the Andrew Islands. The mutineers pitched the corpses of Captain Brown and his mate into the sea. The schoon er was headed for Andrew Island and Mrs. Hrown and her b6y were kept close prisoners. It was the intention of the mutineers to put them ashore on an isolated coral reef near Andrew. Be fore the island was reached the crew got fighting among themselves. Two half-breeds were killed and another died of wounds received. Provisions gave out, and when cruising off Andrew Island the vessel was manned solely by the boatswain, two Chinese and a half breed. The vessel was steered Into port and the king of the Islands gave the murderers enough food to last them several weeks. Before the vessel could sail again, however, the natives boarded the craft and took all on board prison ers. The Spanish gunboat Welasco put In at Andrew and rescued them, but, hearing particulars, took the murderers to Manilla for trial. CH EM ICALS EXl'LODED. A Rhearaatle Care Proves to be Powerful Medicine. Chicago, Jan. 24. An explosion of chemicals In the laboratory of the Swanson Rheumatic Cure company, on the second floor of the old stock ex chunge building this morning wrecked the contents of the office on that floor, frightened into a panic the occupant of the building, injuring three persons and caused a property loss of $10,000. The Injured are: Mabel Flnnerty, jumped from second story window, breaking an arm and three ribs; Henry J. Bardwell, president of the Swanson company, badly burned about head and hands; J. S. Robinson, hands burned. Mr. Bardwell and Miss Flnenrty were preparing the medicine when the ex plosion occurred, hurling them against a partition. In her terror Miss Fln nerty flung herself through the open window, the glass having been blown out. A steady stream of men and wo men climbed down the fire escapes safe ly before the firemen got to work. COMMANDER WINSLOW GOES. Governor of North Carolina Una Revoked Ills Commission. Washington, Jan. 24. The governor of North Carolina has Informed the navy department that he has revoked the commission of Commander Francis Winslow, the head of the naval battal ion of the state. Particulars are not given, but It un derstood that there lias been a differ ence between the governor and the com mander, who la retired naval ofttcer. FILEY'S New Spring Goods We have now on salet the most ekgant $tock of EmferoSderies and Laces we have ever shown. Our line of is up to date and com prises Freicl Qrpiies, Rofaie l)imities, cs mllW- Lace Stripes,, WMtc mi Colored Freicl Fiqecs. French Galateas, with ail overs and trim rnings to match. ' and full stock of Stapl White Goods. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUB I896 nil Be Busy 4&i Increase every , day In the year; more good shoes make more good friends 111 AlfD IW WYOMING AVE. WISHES EVBRYBODX .....J A ' Happy New Great reductions in prices before taking inventory in ... . and Silverware. 408 Spruce St. Near Dime Bank. WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, clearlnf la the early morning; westerly winds. Xew York, Jan. 21. Herald's weather forecast: In the Middle states today part ly cloudy to fair weather will prevail, pre ceded by rain or snow In New Hnftaad. with silent temperature changes and frB northwesterly winds causing; light snow la northern dl-fcte and followed by clear. Ing and slightly colder weartJier. On Bus day fair and oolder woathar wlUftrerall with nortawesKerlK winds. 'IV M v V :