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TWELVE TAGES 84 . COLUMNS.
-8CBAXTON, PA., SATURDAY MOUSING, FEBRUAItY 1, 1890.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
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It Cimiit
Expected
That we'd sell everything nut In
Cloaklngs, Eiderdowns, French
Flannels, etc., and we didn't al
though we came very near It, con
sidering the Immense stock of them
that we carry each season. Well,
to make the story short, we may
Imply add that we were tempted
to buy a few odds and ends at
awfully low figures, and between
the manufacturers odds and endM,
and the odds and ends we had loft
over, we've gathered enoiiRh little
lots to make a more than usually In
teresting sale.
MS &
IMiJLV
Ar.d continues till lots are sold out.
and in many Instances that will be
but a little while,' as the bargains
are most tempting.
In the right makes, widths and
colorings.
SO pieces 27-Inch Wool Kldcrdnwns, In
the following popular shades, Pink,
Hoby Hlue, t'reuiii, Navy, Orey,
Slate, Fawn and Tan. Capital. Sic.
nuulll...
SALE PRirE. 20c.
20 pieces 3G-lnch Klderrtown. A little
heavier than the above number, but
In the Sume color range. I'stially 4.V.
. SALE PH1CE, 31c.
15 pieces fancy Eiderdown Cloaking.
. Camel's hair effect or a Zebra stripe
ground. Our former price was 6fc.
SALE PRICE, 50c.
r. pieces Cloaklngs, dark mixtures, and
rough Tweed effects, lleen Bold at
tl.&O right along."
SALE PRICE, 99c.
6 pieces Wool Astrakhan' sCIoaklngs,
deep curl and capital dark shadings.
Our former price was $1.Tv
HA LB PRICE, 11.23.
Mostly dark colors in styles espe
cially designed for' cozy Winter
Wiappers. You know their regular
values well as we do.
SALE PRICE, 35c.
s
El
10 pieces of exceedingly hrthdsoni Skirt
Flannels In Hlack, Nature! Wool,
Orey. nrown and Cardinal, with
heavy silk embroidered borders In
contrasting shades. Xever before
wild under STVjc.
SALE PRICE, 69c.
20 full 11-4 size Bath Robe Blankets,
heavy - make. Shades, Tan, Grey,
Hlue and Brown. Best former figure
t3.'i0.
SALE PRICE. $2.73.
15 extra heavy pure Wool Bath Robe
Blankets, very large slxe, hair line
effect In all the popular shades. Best
previous price. W.&O. -
SALE PRICE, $3.23.
Other Odds
and Ends
In lots too small' to mention go
practically at your own price.
END Of BOND DEBATE HEAR
The Discussion to Go I'nder Five
- Minute Kule Today.
MR. VILAS MOUNTS PAGASUS
In DImt night, of Oratory Ho Clothes
Democracy In l ire tillt .Mr. Tillman
Is Not Allowed to Ask Oucs
tlons lloime Proceedings.
Washlnjrton. Jan. 51. The end of the
long debate In the senate on the house
bond bill, with the il nance committee
free colnugv substitute, was sighted to
day, when a unanimous agreement was
made that after an evening session to
be devoted to clearing off belated
speeches, a recess shall be taken till 11
a. in. tomorrow morning, and that then,
after Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, shall
have been heard, the discussion shall
go on under the five-minute rule until
2 p. nv, when the final vote Is to be
taken There wim very little difficulty
In reaching the agreement the propo
sition coming from Mr. Harris, of Ten
nessee. Mr. Hill, of New York, stipu
lated that the agreement should not
preclude the offering of amendments or
substitutes, or a motion to postpone In
definitely, and Mr. Harris accepted the
stipulation. . -
There were three speeches made on
the subject today. Sir. Vilas, of Wis
consin, spoke for two hours and three
quarters In opposition both to the bill
nnd the substitute. He yielded to an
Interruption from Mr. Mitchell, of Ore
fron, who characterized the demand
thnt the last Issue of bonds must be
; paid in gold after the syndicate had
i obtained them at a lower price because
I they were speclllcally made payable "In
1 coin," ns "a bunco game." Mr. Vilas
declined, however, to let Mr. Tillman,
of South Carolina, divert him from his
argument by questions. He closed with
an eulogium on the Democratic party,
"yielding neither to the reactionary
forces of old absolutism, nor to the
lurid fires of anarchy."
The other two speeches were In sup
port of the free coinage substitutes.
They were made by Senator Bute, of
Tennessee, and Pasco, of Florida.
Ilon.e Proceeding.
The house today In committee of the
whole entered upon the consideration
of the bill making appropriations for
the District of Columbia for the year
ending June 30, 1R7. Much of the time
was spent In discussing the provision
reKrted by the committee for opening
to competition the gas and electric
lighting of the city of V. ashlngton, eacji
of which Is now. It wa.l asserted, prac
tically a monopoly. Objection was
made to the provision on the ground
that it changed existing law and there
fore had no place on appropriation bills,
such provlslon.il should be made In a
separate bill. The chairmnn of the
committee of the whole, Mr. Payne,
Rep., N. Y.), ruled that the provision
was a change of existing law and It was
stricken out.
. Hills Panned-
The following were passed earlier
in the day:
Bills extending until February, 1898,
the period within which the St. Law
rence Railroad company may bridge
the river at St. Lawrence; authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to ex
clude from the operations of the Inter
nal revenue law. except as to the pay
ment of tuxes, brandies made from all
fruits, as well as that made from ap
ples, peaches, or grapes, as provided
In the present tariff law; changing
the time of holding district and circuit
courts In the northern division of the
eastern district of Tennessee; joint
resolutions to permit the society for
Christian Endeavor to use White lot
Just south of the White house during
Its national convention in Washington
next July; authorizing the secretary
of the navy to appoint naval cadets
Ryan, Morris and Wells as assistant
engineers.
The contested election case of Rosen
thal vs. Crowley from the Tenth Texas
district, was settled in favor of the
Hitting memlier (Crowley. Democrat)
upon the unanimous report of the com
mittee on elections number 3.
Mr. Rosenthal did not avail himself
of the privilege accorded him yesterday
of addressing the house for an hour In
his own behalf.
The Evening Session.
When the senate resumed Its session
this evening the attendance was quite
small.
Mr. Vbm'O. of Florida, resumed his
speech where he had left oft" at the
close of the afternoon session and con
tinued to the enit, which was reached
at 8.03.
Mr. Pnlmer, of Illinois, gave notice
of an amendment declaring It to be the
policy of the I'nlted States to maintain
the parity between the gold and silver
dollars and to maintain the equal powpr
of both gtjld and silver In the markets
and In the payment of debts; and It di
rects the secretary of the treasury to
exercise the discretion vested In him so
as in his Judgment to better advance
and promote the ollcy thus declared.
Mr. Caffrey, of Ixiulsianu, addressed
the senate In opposition to the free
coinage substitute.
Mr. White, of California, supported
the free coinage substitute.
VAt the close V Mr. White's speech
the senate at 10 p. m. took a recess un
til 11 a. m. tomorrow.
At the night session of the house two
private pension bills were ordered laid
aside with a favorable recommendation.
The session lasted two hours and a
half, the major part of the time be
ing consumed In filibustering by the
opposition.
RICH i lEl.D OF IKON.
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Nearly Par Ore IMMovered on a Centre
Conntv Farm.
Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 31. The great
est excitement among Iron manufactur
ers in this locality has been caused by
the finding of a big vein of pipe ore near
Lamar Station. The vein has been
tested to a depth of twenty-four feet,
and the end Is not yet
It Is almost solid iron and the ore Is
among the richest known In the state.
It Is located on the' farm of Henry
Dornblaser. "
FELL INTO THE CELLAR.
Wedding Festivities Interrupted br a
-Fatal Accident Near Kanduskv.
Sandusky, O., Jam 51.' One hundred
and fifty guests had assembled at the
home of Albert H. Baker, near this
city, tonight to attend the wedding
of Baker's daughter. Just as the cere
mony was about to begin the floor sud
denly gave way, precipitating about
seventy-five is-rsons into the cellar, a
distance of ten feet. Fortunately the
lamp was extinguished, but candles
set Are to the clothing of some of the
women and a panic ensued. The people
were piled four and live deep, and It
was some time before the fire was ex
tinguished and the guests extricated
from the cellar.
Mrs. . N. Norton was fatally In
jured, and William Arnoud and Will
lam Starr were badly hurt, while many
others received less serious Injuries.
yale mm wHIfled.
Yonng Verrill Purloins from the (!:o
graphical and Zooloslcol ' Collection
Articles Worth SI 0,000.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 31 A sensa
tion waBcreated In New Haven this
afternoon when It was discovered that
thefts amounting to $10,000, and prob
ably much more, have been made from
the Peabody museum of Yale univer
sity, and that the thief Is a son of Ad
dison E. Verrill, professor of zoology
and curator of the xoologlcul collection
of the university.
The thefts have extended over a con
siderable period of time, and the exact
amount of them will probably never he
known, as the young man who took
the exhibits and relics from the mu
seum has forgotten the exact number
of pieces that he took. The thefts cov
er a period of at least two years, nnd,
although the fact that valuable potter
ies, specimens of minerals and arrow
heads were missing was known to those
at the head of the museum, no com
plaint was made until about a month
ago. Then Othnlel C. Marsh, profes
sor of palcntolosy and curator of the
geological collection, and Professor Ad
dison E. Verrill, curator of the zoo
logical collection, the two hearts of the
museum, laid the matter before the
police, saying that they had been un
able to solve the mystery. The detec
tives were not long In deciding that the.
thief was some one who. had. keys to
the cases containln the collection, and
they soon suspected young Verrl.l.
Ills .Mcndacltt Proved.
The son was taken before his father
and Professor Marsh, but he firmly de
nied all knowledge of the thefts. That
same evening a defective searched the
home of the young man and found a
large quantity of very valuable pottery
there, which at once fixed the robbery
upon him. He confessed when con
fronted with this evidence, gave up all
that he had In his home belonging to
the museum, and also furnished the
descriptions of the relics and addresses
Of all the dealers to whom he remem
bered having disposed of his thefts.
This Information made a long list.
Including curio dealers In this country
and abroad, but It was Incomplete, as
the thief could not lemember all the
transactions. Sltice then the police
and the authorities of the museum
have been busy ifi'recovrrlng the stolen
property. About $10,000 worth has al
ready been returned, and as Professor
Maish says, the, .museum will not lose a
dollar In the end. It is presumed that
Verriil's father has made good the
wrong-doings of his son.
Albert H. Verrill resides at 1 Carmel
street. He is the eldest son of profes
sor Verrill, one of the stanchest and
most respected members of the Yule
faculty. Young Verrill Is about 23
years of age and graduated from the
university In the class of '9.1. He was
always an eccentric sort of n hoy, but
after graduating became an assistant
to his father.
Married Itclnw III Station.
He soon fell In love with a girl named
McCarthy, who was much below . his
station in life, and who was objected
to for this reason by his family. De
spite this fact, he munied her. This
ostracised him. and he went Into tha
taxidermy business In Orange street.
He Is a bright fellow, and his good work
soon won again for him his father's
favor, and the latter aided him In his
work, sending him all over the coun
try In search of rare specimens for his
skill. v
In this work Professor Verrill al
lowed nls son free access sto the cases
of the museum, and thus the young
man committed the thefts. For more
than a year Verrill robbed the cases un
der the very eyes of those In charge.
He knew that he was not watched, and
he took his pick of the collections,
which, altogether, are the rarest and
most valuable In the world. In some,
instances substitutes, which were noth
ing more than cheap Imitations, were
put In place of the original articles.
No arrest has been made and none is
likely to be made. Professor Marsh
has done eveiything In his power to
keep the story front the public, not only
on the ground that It would bring grief
to- the professor and Mrs. Verrill, hut
also because the authorities of tne
museum fear that it will Injure the
museum by keeping persons from de
positing collections here.
IIKAKT WOUNDS COSILY.
Aged llnchelor StwJ for $50,000 for
Failtirj to Wed.
Pittsburg. Pa., Jan. 31. A breach of
promise suit. Involving Colonel K. H.
Dyer, president of the Kanawha Oil
company, one of the most prominent
local oil producers, has been prepared
by attorneys for Mrs. M. A. Coman,
who clulms $.V).000 damages. The
plaintiff Is a woman of middle age,
while the defendant Is a bachelor, above
60 years of age, and a man of wealth.
Mr. Dyer formed the acquaintance of
Mrs. Coman, a divorced woman, and,
according to a report, was attentive to
her. She says an engagement of mar
riage was made; that she took tin net
residence here at his request, and that
he was a frequent visitor.
While slrk at her home he received
all M)ssihle medical attention, for which
she paid. Mrs. Coman alleges that
relatives were Instrumental In separat
ing them.
New Railroad.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 21. A charter has
been granted at the state department to
day to the Millersburg and Brookflldc Rail
road company. Capital, CM.ow. The line
will be twenty-three miles In length and
will be constructed entirely in Dauphin
and Schuylkill counties.
Pleads Oullty to Two Wives.
Rochester. N. .Y.. Jan. Jl.-WIUIam P.
Biirdk'k, the bigamist who married Uraee
A. Spencer, of Livonia. In lift!, and Mar
jory 8. Hoden, of Oakland. C'al.. In M
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the
Klmlra reformatory yesterday.
INDICATIONS ARE HOPEFUL
Signs of Definite Improvement in
business.
A GLIMPSE OP THE SITUATION
.Money Markets Arc Easier-Signs in the
Iron and Steel Trade Are Gratifying.
Wheat Advances and Railroad
Famines Are on the Increase.
New York, Jan. 31. R. O. Dun A Co.
tomorrow In their Weekly Review of
Trade will say:
Failures In three weeks of January
show liabilities of 117,836,511. against
110,881.060 last year; In manufacturing
$6.601. 129 this year against $2,479,193 last
year; In trading $10,317,360 against S.
163.267 last year. Failures this week
have been 404 In the I'nlted States
against 354 last year, and 70 In Canada
against M lust year.
Though business la still waiting, there
are some signs of definite improve
ments. It Is now believed that the first
payment for bonds.yrill cause no fur
ther pressure atfti the money markets
arc easier as respects loans on eallater
al, though the difficulty of making com
mercial loans still check operations.
But large maturities at the end of Janu
ary have been met more satisfactory
than was expected, and merchants and
bankers report that the signs promise
a good spring trade. No Increase ap
pears as yet- In demand for the princi
pal products, unless for some forms of
Iron and steel, In which good contracts
have been made thin Week. Domestic
trades recorded through clearing houses
are 6.5 percent. smaller than n year ago.
Improvement In Iron.
Signs of Improvement In the Iron and
stt'cl business are gratifying even
though they spring; from combinations
which have raised the price of coke and
allotted the output of lake Iron ore.
A contract for 2.000 ton of rails, pacific
delivery, taken by an eastern concern
In competition with foreign makers, a
contract for 8.000 tons plates for the
Kast Jersey water works, contracts for
4.0HO tons cast pipe at $19. Ill, taken
by Alabama works with contracts for
the commercial cable and other build
ings here covering ;t.."00 tons are the
main features, but there is also a better
demand for wire nails after long stag
nation and nlso for sheets. Pig Iron
Is rather weaker, southern works com
peting sharply, while speculative buy
ers of some months ago are selling
below present furnace prices, but the
average for ull products Is practically
unchanged and 11.4 per cent, below
the highest last year.
The cotton mills are discussing cur
tailment of production, as goods con
tinue weak with an outmit largely ex-
I ceedlng distribution, though the Week
has brought considerably more In
quiiles, and a largo, "firing trade Is
still hoped for. Wooh-ns ate practiealfy
unchanged. Hales of wool at the three
chief markets have diminished of late,
manufacturet . buying only for present
needs.
An Advance In Wheat.
Wheat has again advanced about 3
cents for cash, but only I'j for May,
although Atlantic exports are little lar
ger than a year ago, neither this fact
nor the continued excess of western
receipts explain an advance for which
the basis or the excuse must be sought
In foreign reports. Com has ceased
to "sympathize" and records little ad
vance. Cotton Is a shade lower than a
week ago, notwithstanding strong ar
guments by Neill and others, but re
ceipts from plants go on at nearly the
same rate, spinners takings fall be
hind tast year as before and the mar
keting of goods does not support the
brilliant estimates of Increased con
sumption this year. Exports in Janu
ary have been AO per cent, less, spinners
taking 35 per cent, less and receipts
from plantations 39 per cent, less than
laHt year, receipts have been larger,
but spinners takings and exports bo'th
smaller than In 1892-91 from a crop of
6,700,000 bales.
The earnings of railroads In three
weeks of January were 9.9 per cent,
larger than last year. The stock mar
ket has been lifted by these returns
and hopeful monetary conditions so
thnt the average for railroad stocks is
$1.84 per share, and for trusts $1.8t per
share higher than a week ago. .The
expectation of an anthracite settle
ment has been a powerful factor, and It
is generally supposed that prices will
rise after the bonds settlement.
l'ETTIBONK MINE FIRE. ,
All the .Males Are Drought to the Surface
in safer.
WIlkes-Barte, Pa., Jan. 31. The fire
In the Pettibone mine, caused by an ex
plosion of gas yesterday. Is now ron
fincd to the old working or chambers
In the mine. All the mules, thirty-four
In number, were brought to the surface
late this afternoon and preparations
will a. once be made to flood the pit
unless the fire can be reached with a
heavy force of water from the mine
hose. The spot where the flames are
raging is a dangerous one, as there
have been numerous cave-Ins theic of
late.
The officials say that If they can re
move the debris with saety by mid
night, they will have full control of the
tlames by tomorrow morning.
At 11 o'clock tonight three massive
pumps Inside the facing of the mine
are forcing large volumes of water on
the burning coal and a large gang of
men are lighting the flames. In spite
of all they are doing the fire has reached
tho .new workings and apears to be
gaining headway. The roof in a por
tion of the old chambers Is falling In
large quantities, so much so that it se
riously interferes with the work of the
men. The miners Injured yesterday
are all able to be about their homes
tonight with the exception of Inside
Foreman Phillips, who was burned
more seriously tnanany of the others.
REVELATION IN TIN PLATE.
Important Statistic Concerning the
Industry in Pennsylvania.
Hanisburg, Pa., Jan. 31. Captain
Clark, of the bureau of industrial sta
tistics, connected with the department
of internal affairs. Is compiling some
Important facts regarding the tin plate
Industry of Pennsylvania. The Impor
tance and extet of this In this com
monwealth alonp are not generally real
ized. It seems that there Is thirty
three tin plate establishments la Utla
state, but all of them are not manufac
turers of the "black plate." As to these
plants It Is a remarkable fact regard
ing their location and distribution that
they are just about equally distributed
over the eastern and western portions
of the state, eighteen being found west
of tha Alleghenies and fifteen east of
them.
The forthcoming- pamphlet on tin
plate will be In the nature of a revela
tion In this line to the general public,
and will be one of the most important
contributions to tin plate literature yet
made.
ARMENIAN KhSOLlTlOXS,
The President and Ilia Advisors M Not
See 1 heir W ay Clear to comply with the
Wishes of Congress.
Washington, Jan. 31 There la reason
to believe that the request made In the
Armenian resolutions adopted by the
senate and house, that a copy of these
resolutions be transmitted to the six
treaty powers of Kuroiie, does not meet
with the favor of the administration.
The resolutions declare that "It is an
imperative duty In the Interest of Im
munity to express the earnest hope
that the Kuropean concert may speed
ily J)e given Its just effects In such
decisive measures as shall stay the
hand a fanaticism and lawless vio
lence." The president and the secretary of
state have obtained the views of sev
eral prominent persons on the propri
ety of tratiMiilltliifr such u request and
It Is said that the government of the
I'nlted States will have exceeded Its
International fime tlons should the sug
gestion of the senate and the house
be acceded to. The question came up
nt the cabinet meeting today and It Is
understood that the president and his
ndvlsors do not h- their way clear to
comply with the wishes of congress in
tho manner In which action Is asked.
The matter, however. Is said to be still
in abeyance.
STANDARD'S NEW MOVE,
Humors Thnt the Dig Trust Will Organize
u n Corporation.
Pittsburg. Pn Jan. 31. The Leader
tonight will sny: It Is alleged In well
Informed circles and now first made
public by the Leader that tho great
Standard t ill company Is about to tnake
a grand coup d'etat. Tt Is a financial
transaction which Involves as much
money 'ns Is concerned In the proposed
bond issue of the I'nlted States govern
ment. The Standard Is about to reor
ganize as a corporation and go out of
the trust business. The capital of the
new company Is to be $2(H).t0,000. just
twice the capitalization of the original
trust, and so much of the water stock,
the retention of which Is not desired by
those on the Inside, will be open for
purchase by the general public, umt at
prices as high as the Standard brokers
can put them.
The. purchase of outstanding certifi
cates of the Standard, there hnvlnfr
been an advance of $33 a share within
a month, Is being carried on; It In
claimed, to facilitate-the plattH of tho
hew organization and to" help-inntre u
new market price for the new shares,
tt Is not believed, as stated In the llnan
clal wire reports on Monday last, that
the advance In the stock Is due to. a
rumor of a coming dividend of scrip. I
FRANK WILSON GUILTY.
Jury In His Cae Met urn a Verdict of
Murder In tho lirst Decree.
Hollldaysburg. Pa.. Feb. 1. The Jury
In the case of Frank h. Wilson brought
hi a verdict of murder In the first de
gree nt 1.20 a. m. Previous to the ren
dering of their verdict, the Jury asked
Instructions of the court as to whether
a recommendation could be appended
to their verdict.
The court held thnt only one sentence
could be Imposed for murder In the
first degree and any recommendation
must be presented to the pardon board
of the state.
Hollldaysburg, Pa., Jan. 31. A great
throng of spectators were present to
day to witness the closing scenes of the
trial of Frank Wilson, alias ficorgo
Koons, of Massillon. Ohio, for the mur
der at Altoona of Henry Bonnecka.
Judge Bell delivered his charge and the
case was given to the jury tonight.
Throughout the ten. days the trial has
lasted Wilson has never lost his com
posure and nerve.
HAMMOND'S CASE.
Senator Jones Presents a Cablegram to
Secretary nine.
Washington, Jan. 31. Senator Jones,
of Nevada, called on Secretary Otney
today and presented to him a lotiR
cablegram from John Hays Hammond,
now In Jnll at Pretoria. South African
republic, chargrd with sedition and
treason, presenting Hammond's posi
tion In the trouble between the Boer's
and the I'ltlnnders. Secretary Olney
told Senator Jones that the I'nlted
States government was doing all that
could be done to protect the interests
of Hammond and other Americans in
the Transvaal and would not relin
quish Its efforts In their behalf.
Neither Mr. Olney nor Senator Jones
would talk about the matter, hut It Is
said that both are of the opinion that
Hammond'sMientiments as expressed
In the cablegram are exceedingly in
judicious, particularly his plea for
British Interference at the request of
the I'nlted States.
BRADFORD'S INDUSTRY.
Arrangements for the Erection of
Powder Mill Aro Completed.
Bradford, Pa.. Jan. 31. M. 8. John-
win, of York, Pa., Is In this city ready
to make arrangements to erect a pow
der mill. The mill will be erected In
the vicinity of Custer City and will
be a complete plant for the manufac
ture of iiowder. Air. Johnson Is em
ployed by a company of Bradford men.
who are Interested In the matter.
It Is said that the Rock Glycerine
company will have charge of the mill.
A portion of the machinery for tho
plant will he manufactured in this city
and a portion In York.
killed Coupling Curs.
Wllkes-Barr. Pa., Jan. 31. Wllliim
Irfiwler, need 23 years, met a , horrible
lie it h on tho Delaware and Hudson rail
road lolay. While attempting to collide
cars ou a movlnir train lie fell ami was
run over. Both legs were mangled and
one hand was rut otV.
The Ice W as Thin.
Bethlehem. Pa., Jan. 31. John Brown
and Bert Bugle, 8-year-olil school hoys,
broke through the lee on the Lehigh canal
here last night and Browu was drowned.
THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA
General Marin Starts on the Trail of
the Insurgents.
A SPANISH PRESS OPINION
Tho Mario IH l.a .Marlnaux Calls the
Kchels lot of Criminals. Who
Steal, Kob and - Murder ,
I'resiJcnt Pa I mo Speuks.
Havana, Jan. 31. General Marin, th
acting captain gtfiieral of the Spunish
forces here, who left this city yesterday
with his staff and a number of promi
nent merchants and clerks familiar
with the province of Pliiar del Rio, who
will act as scouts, reached San Antonio
de los Hanos and made his headquarters
there last nigrtit. He has with him a de
tachment of cavalry, and hopes to
Btienglhen It considerably before en
gaging tlomez, who Is still understood
to be trying- to effect a junction with
the Insurgent forees under Muceo. Very
little news was obtainable this morn
ing, as wire communication with tho
front was Interrupted. Spanish offi
cers here say that an Important engage
ment will be fought before General
Marin returns to Havana.
New York. Jan. 31. President Palma,
of the Cuban revolutionists, suld today
that the report to the effect that Oen
eral Clan-la had left the city was false.
At the meeting reported to have taken
plu.ee at the AMor house yesterday, H
was said that President Palma had of
fered his resignation as leader of tne
revolutionary cause. President Palma
today requested thut the following
statement be mude:
"I desl"'e it to be understood that I
have no Idea of resigning. The revolu
tionary cause was never In a better po
sition tliun it Is at present. While I
am not In a position to speak of the
meeting held yesterday. I may say that
the Btorles to the effect that new ex
peditions are being fitted out are un
true." Spanish Press Opinion.
Havana, Jan. 31. The Dlarlo De La
Marlnaux In an article on the Sugges
tion of I'nlted States Interference in
behalf of the Insurgents says:
"The hones of the separatists will be
once more defeated, because telegrams
received from Madrid say that the con
ference held between the I'nlted States
minister to Spain and the Spanish cab
inet has been most satisfactory. It Is
to be hoped so because the Insurgents
cannot pretend to have the rights thnt
are reserved to the cause of justice, or
at least to the cause of dignity and
honor. The rebels are only a lot of
criminals who burn, steal, rob and
tnurdiT. What do the negroes com
prising the hand under Maceo and the
rutrcats commanded by robbers like
Mirabel and Delgado understand about
patriotism and poetical Ideas. If the
I'nlted States were to recognize such
people ns belligerents, crime would bo
legitimatized andtlie right to burn,
violate and steal recognised. It la ab
surd to think that the I'nlted States
would encou.-aRC such atrocities, but
should such a thing happen, the I'nlted
States would have more to lose than
Spain would because the latter has de
cided to resort to everything before al
lowing burbarisin to reign ui Cuba."
MR. It UNION'S SUCCESSOR.
Secretary Olney Declines to UlsetisV Mr.
, Pcknv's Chnncc.
Washington, Jan. 31. Secretary Ol
rjey declined to discuss the dlbpach to
a Berlin newspaper purporting- to have
emunated from Washington to the ef
fect that the consul general, Charles
tiekay, has been selected to fill Am
bassador Kunyon's position. The state
ment of the local Herman paper Is, how
ever, regarded as entirely of home
manufacture. Mr. Dekay was appoint
ed consul general to Berlin from New
York July HO. 1894. There is nothing
known at the state department to Indi
cate a likelihood of his being raised to
the rank of ambassador He is not
even in charge of diplomatic affairs In
Berlin.
John B. Jackson, secretary of the
embassy, who comes from the same
state (New Jersey) as the late ambas
sador has full control of all the
business until Mr. Runyon's successor
shall be appointed.
Venezuelan commission.
Mas and Documents Considered at Its
Meeting Tndn-.
Washington, Jan. 31. The Venezue
lan commission hi Id Its regular weekly
meeting today with all of the members
present. A great portion of the session
was taken up in the consideration of
matters touching the merits of the con
troversy, including a large number of
maps and a quuntlty of matter sent
from the state department In answer to
requests collected by persons specially
charged with the task.
Nothing has been determined yet as
to sending- an agent to Kurope to col
lect evidence there for the considera
tion of the- commission. It Is said that
this work could not be Intelligently un
dertaken until the muss of matter al
ready before the commission has been
thoroughly digested, and a knowledge
acquired of just whut gaps remain to be
filled from the Kuropean nrchlves.
WRECK NEAR IIAWLEY.
A Coal Train Sroosh t'p on tho lloncsdalc
branch.
Special to the Seranton Tribune.
Hawiey. Pa., Jan. 31. About 11 o'clock
this morning, as second section of No.
62, Conductor Edward McAndrew's
train, going eapt with a train of coal
on the llonesdalo branch, several cars
were thrown from the track at a point
one and a half miles west of Rowland's
Station. Six cms loaded with coal
were entirely destroyed and several
others were quite badly damaged.
The Hawiey and Port Jervls wreckers
were called to clear up the wreck. The
road was held for several hours. Pas
sengers, mall and express matters were
transferred at the wreck without much
delay. The wreck was caused by a
broken rail.
Sullivan's Condition,
Springfield. Ills., Jan. at. The condition
of John I.. Sullivan Is not as satisfactory
this evening. The wounds on his head are
suppurating anil much inluimeil and the
patient Is irretable. restless anil feverish.
There Is no Immediate procpeels of the
patient's recovery and should erysipelas
supervene. It will be a very serious matter
for the ex-champlon.
New '
Spring Goods
We have now on sale
the most elegant stock of
Embroifllcricsand Laces
we have ever shown
Our line of
WasSi Dress-Goods '
Is up to date and com
prises
French ami American -
:jaie iimraes,
cotch and Irish Dimities
with all overs and trim
mihgs to match.
Mm owns:
and full stock of Staple
White Goods.
510 and 512
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we need the room.
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A
Happy
New
Year.
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inventory in ... .
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WLATIIKK KI POK1-.
For eastern Pennsylvania, warmer)
southerly winds.
New York, Feb. 1. Herald's weather
foreeast: In the Middle states, cloudy,
with ullffht temperature rhunnen, fresh to
brHk southeasterly winds, hfcht or mod
erate rain and fog on the roust. On Sun
day cloudy with nearly stationary tem
perature and fresh to brisk easterly and
southerly winds, preceded by rain, but
clearing In the interior, generally by tha
afternoon.
Royal Crcmyl'.Stripcs,
Claifilly Lace Stripes,
Jaconet Bmcksse,
CwM Mills,.
Scotch Ginghams,
White and Colored .-.
French Pipes, - -
French Galateas,'
Linen Batiste .
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