THE . ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
EIGHT rAGES56 COLUMNS.
&CBAXTOX, PA., MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 189.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
It Couldst
m
upcctei
That we'J sell everything out In
Cloaking. Eiderdowns, French
Flannels, elc. and we didn't al
though we came very near It, con
sidering the immense stock of them
that we carry each Beason. Well,
to make the story short, we may
dimply add that we were tempted
to buy a few odds and ends at
awfully low figures, and between
the manufacturers odds and ends,
and the odds and ends we had left
over, we've gathered enough little
lots to muke a more than usually In
teresting sale.
Bis Sale
Ccas Jairaary 31
And continues till lots are boIiI out,
unci In many instances thnt will be
but a little while, as the bargains
are most tempting.
Eiderdowns
In the right makes, 'widths and
colorings.
.1 -
the following popular shades. Pink.
Baby lilue. Cream, Navy, Grey,
Slate, Fawn and Tan. Capital. 81c.
finality.
HALE I'UICE, 20c.
pieces 2G-lnch Eiderdowns. A little
heavier than the above number, but
in the same color range. 1'sually 4fo.
SALE PRICE, 31c.
j pieces fancy Klderdown Clockings.
Camel's hair effect or a Zebra stripe
ground. Our former price was 65c.
HALE PRICE, COe.
13$
pieces Cloaklngs. dark mixtures, and
rough Tweed effects. Been sold at
' right along.
BALK PRICE, 99c.
Bleeps Wool Astrakhnn Clonk I mm
f, deep curl and capital dark shadings,
Our former price, wus $1.75.
SALE PRICE, $1.23.
-reach hinted Flannel
Mostly dark colors In styles espe
cially designed for cozy Winter
Wrappers. You know their regular
values well as we do.
SALE PRICE, 30c.
EmM&erea
I pieces of exceedingly handsome Skirt
(flannels in mack. Natural Wool,
tlrey. Brown and Cardinal, with
heavy silk embroidered borders in
contrasting shades. Never before
ld under S'lfcc.
SALE PRICE, C9c.
mm
f!MKt3
Ii full 11-4 size Bath Robe Tilankcts,
I heavy make. Shades, Tun, Orcy,
Blue and iirown. Best former figure
I X50.
SALE PRICE, $2.73.
IS extra heavy pure Wool Bath Robe
Blankets, very large size, hair line
effect In all the iiopular shades. Best
previous price, $4.50.
SALE PRICE, $3.23.
bther Odds
nd Ends
In lots too small to mention ma
practically at your own price.
Vlq.be
WAREHOUSE
PHILADELPHIA'S BIG FIRE
A Million Dollars Worth of Property
in Ashes.
HOTEL Gl'ESTS IX DANGER
The Patrons of tho Lafayette l lco in
Scant Attire -Several firemen In
jured by falling Brisks ' Esti
mate of Losses and Insurance-
Philadelphia. Feb. 2 The fiercest and
most stubborn und most destructive
lire ihat hus visited Philadelphia in
years broke out at 3.20 this morning in
the cellar of the Hazletine building,
1-iltf and 141S Chestnut street, and be
fore it had been subdued the Hazletine
building and the American Baptist
Publication society's building, ut 1420
and 1422 Chestnut street, were de
stroyed, and the dry goods store of
Homer Le Uouttller and company, 1412
and 1414 Chestnut street, was badly
dumuged and the rear of the Hotel
Lafayette, which faces on Broad street,
wus damaged to the extent of $7.i.W0.
The approximate total loss by the fire
Is tl.UTu.ooo.the greater part of which
Is covered by insurance-. The cause of
the (Ire is not definitely known.
When the firemen arrived the Hazle
tine building was already a mass of
names in tne interior. The Minuting
I was seven stories in height with an
j ornate front of brick and terra cottu.
It was very substantially built and at
first the firemen thought that they
could confine the fire within Its wulls.
The flames, however, spread through
the building with great fury and the
lire was soon beyond the control of the
department on the ground. Several
alarms brought out nearly every fire
rompany in the city to the scene. The
flames leaned up high Into the air and
burst out in the rear of the building on
Sunsom street and threatened the
handsome club house of the Union
League club with destruction,
Lafayette Hotel Threatened.
Fortunately the wind Mew the flames
and sparks In another direction. The
rear stories of the'Lafayette hotel tow
ered high above the Hazeltine building
und the flames iioured over the wall
towards the hotel. By this time most
of the guests in the hotel had been
awakened, and, as the building seemed
In imminent danger, they were warned
to leave. Scantily clothed men and wo
men poured out Into Broad street, drag
ging with them their trunks and bags.
All the night cabmen in the neighbor
hood had been attracted to the scene,
and they gathered a harvest of dollars
in conveying the guests to other hotels.
Police patrol wagons were also pressed
Into service for this duty, and among
those who availed themselves of this
sort of a vehicle was Mayor Porter
King, of Atlanta, and the other Atlan
tans whe came on here with the liberty
bell. They took possession of one pa
trol wagon and their satchels and gripn
filled another, and they passed the re
mainder of the night In the Continental
hotel.
Thcifire In the meanwhile had spread
from the Hazletine building to the four
story marble building of the Baptist
l'ublksition society, and this too, was
soon a mass of flames. Like the Ha
sletlne building, It extends 230 feet buck
from Chestnut street to Sansom street.
The firemen directed most of their at
tention toward saving: this building.
It was on fire at least a half hundred
times, but the department did splendid
ly efficient work anil confined tne
names to the eighth ana nintn floors.
facing the tire. The party wall of the
Hazletine building, towering three
stories above the dry goods store of
Homer, Le Bouttller and company ten
In on the latter place and crashed
through the sky light in the centre of
the store into the cellar. Tne nreinen,
however, poured a great volume of
wuter upon the smoking mass of bricks
and saved the store from destruction.
It was not until the Hazletine building
and Baptist building hat been entirely
destroyed and after five hours hard
work that the fire was entirely sub
dued. Ilazoltino's Loss.
The .Hazletine building was owned
by Chillies F. Hazletine. an art deuler.
The around floors were oeccupled by
the Stetson Piano company and the
second floor by Mr. Hazletine as an art
sfullery. The rest of the building was
taken up with studios and offices. Only
the front wall of the building remains
standing. The loss on the building is
probably $250,000. and Mr. Hazletine
claims that his stock of pictures was
worth $150,000. The building was fully
insured and there was a partial Insur
ance on the pictures. J. B. Woodford,
munuger of the Stetson company, could
not estimate his loss, but it Is probably
about $75.001; fully Insured. The loss
to the tenants of the building will prob
nbly foot up $25,000 more. The loss to
the American Baptist Publication so
ciety Is Il'uO.ooO on stock and machinery
and $150,000 on the building. On 'the
stock there is an insurance of $200,000
and the building $115,000. In the celar
of the Baptist Publication society In
vaults Is $;I00.OOO worth of plate of
publications and it in not known
whether these have been destroyed
The most serious loss to the publication
society Is the destruction of the valu
able library of the btptlst Historical
society and several hundred historical
papers of the denomination that can
not be replaced. The tenants of the
publication society's building lose
about $25,000. Homer, te Boutilller &
Co.'s loss Is $75,000, covered by insur
ance. The loss on the Lafayette is
$75,000. by fire and water. This loss is
covered by Insurance. The hotel Is
owned by the Moro Philips estate and is
leased by H. C. Smith, a well known
western hotel man. The hotel was re
opened this evening for guests.
Several Firemen Injured.
Eight or nine firemen were Injured
by falling bricks, but none of them were
dangerously hurt. Frank Hines. of
Pittsburg, a guest at the Lafayette
hotel, in descending the stairs, tripped
and fell and broke his arms and sev
eral ribs. ' These were the only casu
alties. THIRTY DAVSFOR CIlAPMAN.
The Unwilling Sugar Witness Will lie
Fined and Imprisoned.
Washington, Feb, 2. Elverton R.
Chapman, the New York broker re
cently convicted In the criminal court
of the District of Columbia of refusing
to answer questions asked by a senate
committee in charge of the sugar trust
investigation, was this morning: sen
tenced to thirty days Imprisonment In
the district jail and a fine of $100.
Notice of appeal to the court of ap
peals was at once given, and Chap
man wss released on bail pending the
result of the appeal.
JAPAN TAKES FORMOSA.
A Cablegram Announces the Opening of
l ha Island to Foreign Commerce.
Washington. Feb. 2. The Japanese
minister has communicated to the sec
retary of state an official cablegram
from the Imperial government at Tokyo
which Is Intended as Japan's formal
W!r-!toh X the treaty powerr of the
accession of Formosa and the opening
of the Island to foreign commerce.
The subjects a"d citizens of powers
having commercial treaties with Japan
may reside and trade In Formosa, at
Tamsul. Keelung, Anping. Tuiwanfu
and Takao, and the vessels of such
powers may visit and carry cargo to
and from the ports and harbors of Tam
sul,, Keelung. Anping and Takao; the
treaties of commerce and navigation
and the tariffs uud arrangements ex
isting between Janun and the other
powers are, so far us they are applicable
extended to Fumiosa, It being under
stood that all persons-availing them
selves of these facilities shall obey all
uecrees and regulations which may at
any time be In force In Formosa.
No exlra-territoiiul Jurisdiction Is
contemplated. The United States will
probably establish consular agencies at
the new open ports. Provision has al
ready been mude for an agent ut Ta
kao. BLOOMERS ARE PATENTED.
The New Woman W ill llavo to Pay a
Royally on Her Trousers to a Brooklyn
Inventor.
Washington. Feb. 2. Hereafter the
new womun will have to pay a royalty
on her ."bloomers." Letters patent
covering that up-to-date article of fe
mule wearing apparel have Just been
granted by Commissioner of Patents
Seymour to un enterprising citizen of
Brooklyn. N. Y. Application for this
patent wus filed some time ago, when
the bloomer craze was ut its height.
He did not claim to be the originator
of this form of feminine trouserettes,
but his right to letters patent on the
ground that he was the Inventor of
some of the most essential features
of the accepted style of bloomers. He
also claimed to be the original appli
cant for a patent right on the article
named.
The delay in granting letters patent
was due to a long drawn and rather
humorous discussion among the patent
ollice examiners as to whether female
trousers, commonly known as bloomers,
were patentable.
One examiner has held that trousers
In any snap or form, for either male or
female wear were almost as undent
as the fig leaf worn by mother Eve.
Another stated that trouserettes had
been worn by the women of Turkey,
Persia and other countries for ages. and
consequently, were not an original in
vention with Royce.
Numerous pa turns of ancient and
modern pantalettes or trouserettes
were taken before the examining board
by the Brooklyn Inventor and sub
mitted for official Investigation. The
Mowing nether garment worn by the In
mates of Turkish harems and those of
the maidens of Persia were compared
with the latest style of bicycle and
skating bloomers worn by the new wo
man of "I'ncle Sam's" domain.
The applicant and his attorneys
claimed originality on the fact that
his invention of nineteenth century
bloomers was a garment formed of two
pieces, or duplicates, of cloth or other
fabric, ii ml several additional features.
He submitted a drawing of his Inven
tion, which resembled in miniature two
balloons, rampant, attached to each
other at the waistband of the garment.
The first set of claims filed in the de
partment were voluminous. After
months of examination and discussion,
the matter was finally reduced to the
following, upon which letters, patent
were Issued:
"I claim-us a new article of nianufne.
ture bloomers, the same being formed
of two duplicate patterns or cuts, each
comprising u curved surface contigu
ous to Inwardly converging lines, and
cuts joined to -each other to produce
the said bloomers."
An Interesting point In connection
with the grunting of this putent was
the official decision and recognition of
the distinct word "bloomers," It being
held that the term was of novel Ameri
can origination, without regard to the
apparel of females or the Old World or
ancient times.
VIEWING THE ST. TAIL.
Thousands of Excursionists Care I'pon
the stranded Steamer on tho llench at
Long Branch,
Long Branch, N. J., Feb. 2. This fa
mous seaside resort in its palmiest
days never sny larger crowds thun
those which have visited the "Branch"
since the American line steamer St.
Paul hus been uground. A conserva
tive estimate of today's visitors places
the number at 25.000. The Pennsyl
vania railroad run eight excursion
trains from Philadelphia, but these
could not accommodate the people who
wanted to see the stranded steamer.
Two special ttuins were run from
New York and the trolley cars from
Asbury Park brought thousands of pas
sengers. Farmers drove In from the
country. Liverymen hud all their rigs
hired out, and bicycle riders were out
in large numbers.
Long Branch did not expect such a
gathering, und as a result the accom
modations were exceedingly poor. Res
tuurants ran out of edibles before 1
o'clock and were compelled to turn
thousands away hungry. When it was
known, however, that the restaurants
could not entertain visitors, the baker
ies and grocery stores were thrown
open and did a hind office business, sell
ing cakes, crackers and cheese.
The wind was strong from the north
west all (lay. and between 10 and II
o'clock in the morning it registered
forty-eight miles an hour at the local
weather bureau. In the afternoon It
fell to twenty-four miles and when the
sun set It became Very fulnt. The re
sult of the northwest wind was an ex
tremely low tide, lower In fact than at
any time since the liner stranded. At
3 o'clock this afternoon when the tide
was at Its lowest there was not over
five feet of water on the bar. Sixteen
feet of the red water line of the St.
Paul showed. Indicating that the
steamer was In the sand and clay to the
deoth of at least six feet. The two
screws were out of water nearly all day.
There was no attempt made to float
the vessel during the day on account of
the low tide.
When the ship was moved at high
water last evening. Frederick Rellly,
who has charge of the telephone on
board, was compelled to play out on the
wlreto prevent it from snapping in two. ,
He estimated that the steamer moved
twenty feet.
Captain Merrltt, one of those In
charge of floating the ship, says that
she is below the sand In the sticky clay.
making it exceedingly hard to move
her. He further says that she is In n
fairly easy position and will be pulled
off with two or three more tides.
Tonight the hnronieter is falling, an
evidence that the storm predicted is on
Its way. Mr. Martin, who Is some
what of a weather sharp, said tonight
that in his opinion the St. Paul will lie
floated either tomorrow or Tuesday.
Favors Free Silver. -
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 2. oCngressman
Benton McMillan announces that he will
not rce for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination, but would stand for re-election
as representative from the Fourth
Tennessee district. He declares that he
Is for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the rat'o of 16 to 1. This leaves
Comptroller James Harris the only
.".vowed candid? t.
CUBANS WILD WITH JOY
Encouraged by Action of the Foreign
Relations Senate Committee.
THE SITUATION AT HAVANA
Spaniards Are Indignant and the Position
of American Residents Is Becoming
I'neomfortaMo-A Mnn-of-War
Needed In Cuban Waters.
Havana. Feb. 2. The news of the
action of the foreign relations commit
tee of the senate wus like u bomb shell
here. The Spaniards had relied on as
surances that the I'nlted States would
refuse to recognize the belligerency of
the Cubans. All cables Intimating the
committee's probuble action were sup
pressed. Frequent cables from Madrid
were published stating that there wus
no probability of fuvoruble uction. The
Spaniards felt secure, and the Cubans
hud lost hope of recognition. The first
step created a tremendous sensation.
The government refused to permit the
papers to publish New York cables but
allowed them to print the Madrid cable
stating that the cabinet held a session
to consider the action of the commit
tee in favor of the recognition of bel
ligerency. The Spaniards are highly
Indignant. The newspaper organs of
the conservative and reform parties
announce the uction und refuse to be
lieve that congress and the president
will approve. They declared If the
United Stutes took such action they
would lose more than Spain. They
called attention to Spain's udditions
to the navy and Increase of defenses
for Cuban ports saying Spain Is pre
pared for any emergency.
The Cubans went wild with joy.
Many failed to understand that final
action has not yet been taken. The
Cubans declared all they wanted was
an opportunity to buy ships, arms und
ammunition. They said the adoption
of the report meant victory for the
Cuban cause. The feeling against
Americans In Spanish circles Is increas
ing. There Is little doubt that further
action by the United States will mnke
their position here uncomfortable. The
American residents would feel more
secure if a warship were here. The
moral effect alone would be great.
Germany Is the only foreign nation
represented here now. She has three
school ships In the harbor. The French
fleet is said to be coming. The Ameri
cans declare keeping the warships
away Is an outrage.
General Mnrin's Opportunity
General Marin took charge or the ac
tive lb-Id oncru'Ions in hone of n de
cisive battle with (Ionics. He has great
opportunity before the arrival of Wey
ler. More troops ure massed in the cen
ter of Havana :rnvlncp than ever be
fore. There oe strong fortifications at
every station, armored cars are move
able along the railroad between the sta
tions and all points nre connected by
telegraph. Yet Gomez crosses when he
pleases. Marin started west for Ouan
ajuy Thursday morning and stopped
over night at Han Antonio, owing to
tracks being -removed and wires cut
west. Marin believed both Clonics and
Maceo were penned up ln tnnr j,rov.
Ince. He Intended pursuing them, mak
ing Guana lay the base of oneratlons.
Gomez, instead of contlnuinc; his march
westward to meet Maceo, moved
around Guanajay, brushed against
Marin's pickets Thursday at Sun An
tonio, passed east through Bunos,
struck the ral'rond line between Beju
cal and ljuivicaii. twenty miles south
or Havana, crossing to the vicinity oc
cupied last week.
General Camilla nun-Ins up the line
on a train from Hutabano. with KM men.
Thursday afternoon, wns stopped by the
rails being removed. Supposing there
was only a small band of rebels he or
dered the troons to attack and found
himself surrounded by dome nnd his
party In danger of being wiped out.
The troops were saved by the arrival
of reinforcements after losing many
men. The government refuses to fur
nish any information. The other
sources place the Snnnish loss at 2"0
men. It Is believed this Is exaggerated.
General Marin learned of Camilla's fight
Friday morning and changed his plan
upon finding Gomez behind him and
moved back to Rincnn, then south to
ward San Fclpe. where strong defences
have been erected. Muceo when last
reported, was near Center Plnar prov
ince, moving east. His force is now esti
mated at 5.000 men.
Insurgents (inln Strength.
Lacret. Castillo. Cesnedes and other
parties of Insurgents nre musing much
trouble in ilatanzus province. Fre
quent engagements are reported, but
none Important. The insurgents con
tinue to gain strength in all provinces.
The repeated announcements that the
estates Intend to begin grinding cone,
but only one Is positively In active
operation, Toledo, under the shudow of
Havana s wall.
Eighteen thousand additional troops
are cxiiected from Spain early this
month. Marin slept at (JuUiean 'lust
night. Now that Gomez is eust and
Maceo west, the line Is being strength
ened to keep the leaders apart, llalnoa.
a railroad station fifteen miles eust of
Havana, wus burned lust night. There
was no Injury to other buildings and no
fighting. a
MACRO'S VICTORIES.
Ills Army lias Increased to S.OOO Men.
Business at Standstill.
(From a Stun Correspondent of the United
I'leju.j
Havana, Jan. 29. via Tampa. Fla.,
Feb 2. Only brief Items about Insur
gent operations in 1'lnur Del Rio, the
most westerly of Cuba's five provinces,
have been cabled from here. Taken
separately they havf' only given a
vague Idea of what has occurred during
the past three weeks. Now that the
conquest of the province has practical
ly been completed a review of the cam
paign may not be uninteresting.
It will be remembered that when
Maximo Gomez and Antonio Muceo
with two large columns of mounted
men Invaded. Havana province, com
ing almost to the gates of the copitol
city, and burning cane fields, destroy
ing railway bridges, stations and citrs
nil over the province, that the two rebel
leaders separated at the Plnar Del Rio
line. Gomes passed the line of troops
thrown across the Island south of the
city. Maceo began the conquest of the
western province. Spanish official re
ports have had him Heeing before the
columns of General Luque, General
Navarro and eneral Alison and being
driven toward the jumping off place
at the west end of the Island. Accord
ing to these reports Maceo's band has
been defeated many times. As a mat
ter of fact, he entered the province
with 2.000 men and he now has 5.000.
All are mounted, armed and well
equipped. He also has plenty of am
munition. He obtained Il.Ono rounds at
Cabanas, and a large quantity from
( lunae. He secured one mule train,
containing 1 00,000 rations, on its way
from Colotna to Plnar Del Rio city, and
food has been scarce In the capital ever
since.
Welcomed with Cheers.
At Ban Cristobal, one of the first
towns entered, Maceo found the houses
covered with white flags in token of
-m-render. He wns welenmed with
cheers. He rested one day, added
forty volunteers to his army and
marched on, after hoisting a Cuban
flag on the town hall and appointing a
local government, including alcalde,
secretary, etc. At Pulacos, lianos,
Consolacon Del Sur. Manteu and nearly
a score of other towns the same scenes
were reoeated. These are a few of the
incidents which the press censor elim
inated from cablegrams to the United
States. He permitted an acocunt of
the only serious engagements of the
cnmpulgn In Plnar Del Hlfi to he sent,
but made It appear that it was a Span
ish victory w hen as a matter of fact
Maceo captured the eonvoy of lOO.OOrt
rations which the troos went out of
the capital to protect. Maceo probably
hud all told twenty-five men killed and
fifty wounded in the conquest of the
western province.
From Clenfuegos comes news of In
surgent doings in the province of Suntn
Clara. Business Is at a stanstill in all
cities. Railroads oporate only when
trains are guarded by detachments of
troops. The grinding of sugar cane on
all but one of the vast estates In that
region has been stopoej and the will
of the Insurgents Is law. An American
mining prospector who hnd a quantity
of ore which he wished to ship to New
York for assay wns told that his people
would be shot If thev attempted to haul
the ore to the railroad. One lumber
merchant who sent out a loud of lumber
after receiving a similar warning had
his driver shot. Mills that hnd pre
pared to grind sugar vere threatened
with destruction if Ooinez's orders
were disobeyed. (in the other hand,
the government talked about removing
the small detachments of troons dis
tributed among the olantotinns unless
the luttetr begun grinding. The own
ers of the estates are between the devil
and the deep sea.
(Signd) J. FRANK CLARK.
MURDERS AT SAHIXALLA.
Defenceless Men and Women Are Shot
hv SnanUh Volunteers.
Havana. Jan. ?9. via Tamnn. Fla..
Feb. 2. The true story of what occurred
when the Insurgents entered Sabinalla
has never been told in mint. The nu-thorit'-s
'iievented tho Hnvnna puners
from lbllshjng iinythiiiGT but a garbled
account of the nffulr and even that was
not allowed o be cabled to the I'nited
"Mines.
The true story Is as follows:
Sabanlllu. an Important railroad town
In Matanzas province, was entered by
nbout 400 insurgents under Eduatdo
Garcia at S.:io a. in. Jan. 22. Fifty regu
lars under Cantnln Jtiun (lalan and ten
Ouurdlu CMvlles shut themselves tin In
the In racks and after being warned by
Gnrcia's men. they refrained from firing
upon the ln.vu.ders. A number of Span
ish volunteers fired unon the rebels
from the church, which hnd been trans
formed Into a fort. The rebels returned
the fire, killing three volunteers and
wounding two civil guards. One In
surgent was wounded by a shot from
the church tower. He was taken out
of town on horseback, and Is suid to he
mortally hurt. The townspeople re
ceived the insurgents with joy. They
told Garcia that they were without food
and had eaten no'.hiiiR !ut came from
nearby plantations for days, as there
was no work or money. The rebel lead
er then ordered the storekeepers to open
their doors and told the pennle to help
themselves. One shook eeper who re
sisted was shot. As soon as they had
gone the Siuuilfh volunteers issued
from the church and fired into the de
fenseless crowd of peotde u the streets,
killing twenty-four. Including several
women and children.
Not satisfied with shooting these ueo
ple in the streets, the Kiuinlsh volun
teers took the Cubans who had been
with the insurgents for a. time, but had
presented themselves to the Alcalde a
day or two before the flglil, unit had
been set ut liberty under the proclama
tion of amnesty to all -rebels who sur
rendered their arms. These men were
shot In cold Mood by the volunteers in
revenge for the losses sustuiued In the
tight uroiiiid the church. These are
facts.
Garcia has threatened to return and
kill the volunteers und burn the town.
Fifteen hundred refugees from Saba
nlllu reached Matanzas Monday. They
were men. women und children, und
most of them said they fled for fear of
further outrages by Spanish volunteers.
There are dally reports of arrests of sus
pects in all the provinces. Their grav
est crime In many cases) may be that
they sympathize with the rebels. Many
of them hold American citizenship pa
pers and spenk good English.
. .
SENSATION AT LYNN.
Senator Tillman' Maiden Speech Is in
dorsed by a Church Congregation.
Lynn, Muss., Feb. 2. There wns a
decided sensation ut the services in
the Lynn Lnhor church today ufter the
sermon of Hev. Herbert N'. Carson, 'who
condemned the administration of Presi
dent Clevelund in the strongest terms.
The speaker commented upon the re
cent action of Senator Tillman and said
thnt his address und actions in the
national house of representatives
would never fade In the history of this
country. The following resolutions
were proposed and unanimously adopt
ed at the services:
Resolved. That we heartily endorse
the brave and patriotic words of Sena
tor Tillman, that we believe his charges
against the Democratic nnd Republi
can leaders to be true and easily prov
en and that we pledge ourselves to up
hold him and his few colleagues so long
as they defend the rights of the people
ugalnst the legal tyrannies and em
bezzlements of the rich.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
No Clue to tho Identity of the Mutilated
Bod? of a Young Woman.
Cincinnati, Feb. 2. The horribly mu
tilated body of an unknown young
woman was found yesterday In a clus
ter of bushes on John II. Locks' farm
on the Kentucky side of the liver near
Fort Thomas and about Sou yards
from the street car line. The corpse
was thinly clad and the clothing torn.
Indicating a struggle. The head was
severed from the body and Is missing.
It Is believed that the girl was mur
dered Thursday night.
Senators Indicted.
Columbus, O., Feb. 2. The grand Jury
has returned further Indictments against
ex-senators as follows: John Abbott, of
McConnellsville; Oeorge Idcn. of Newark,
ami V. ('. Gear, of I'pper HamJiisky. This
is the second one against Gear. The
charge is bribery.
Collapse of a Church.
Paris. Feb. 2. A terrible accident, re
sulting In the killing of eight persons and
ihe wounding of sixty, occurred toiluy at
Manlevrier, a village near Angers, in the
department of Muine-Aatlliirp. The ac
cident wus due to the collapse of the villi-
t?i- eluiri-h, in which mass was being
celebrated.
Fire at the Pettibonc.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.. Feb. 2.-The latest
report at midnight tonight from th pet
tebone shaft Is lo the effect that The Are
In the mine continues to barn fiercely.
Four sreams of water ate kept continu
ally pouring Into th fire anil It will be
muny days yet before they van get It un
der control.
Heath of a Princess.
Berlin. Feb. 2. F.Hzabeth. grand duch
ess of oltemburg, died today. She wus a
daughter of Prince Joseph of 8axe-Alten
burg, end was. born March 28. 1826. Hhe
was married to the grand duke of Olten
burg Feb, in. WS
ENGLAND COURTING ITALY
Diplomatic Efforts Increase the III
Feeling on fart of Germany.
THE BLUE BOOK OX ARMENIA
Troubles at Sassouu Said to Have Been
the Result of the Scheming of I n
scrupulous Armenian Agitators.
Kobbers Arrested in Hamburg.
Special Cable Letter.
Berlin, Feb. 2. -The relations between
the governments of German v and
Great Britain have not shown ony sign
of Improvement within the last few
days and particularly since It became
known thut the diplomatic efforts of
the latter have been directed toward
involving Italy In an agreement inde
pendent of her present allies. The
treaty binding the triple alliance, Aus
tria. Germany and Italy will fall re
newable in lh7.
Hitherto Germany and Austria have
had no reason to suppose that there
would he any change in the relations
of the contracting governments which
would cause Ituly to desire to alter the
terms of the Drelbund Pact; but with
in tile lUSt Ill-O U'MullB Uluni.l,
prime minister of Italy is reported to
have sent Instructions to the Italian
umbassadors at Vienna and Berlin to
sound the respective governments to
which these diplomats nre accredited
as to their views In regard to important
modifications of the responsibilities of
Italy, under the conditions of the pres
ent treaty and as the result of Crispl's
correspondence with his representa
tives ut foreign courts Count Nigra,
Italian ambassador to Austrlu, nre ar
dent supporters of the triple alliance,
has gone to Rome to inllueiice the
maintenance of the Drcihund. In offi
cial circles here no alarm is felt that
Italy's entire withdrawal from the
terms of the treaty upon Its expiration
will be sought and accomplished, it be
ing held thut us long us Ctispl is in
power that would be improbable If not
impossible,
Armenian Situation.
Tho British blue book on the situa
tion In Armenia, which has Just been
issued, las in the meantime become a
surrai. notiw for a German attack
upon En,,and. The North German Ga
zette finds in this ofllciul publication a
reason cuslly arrived at that the British
government delayed publicity of the
report contained In the book, not be
cause Englnnd did not desire to further
arouse the public against the Turk, but
bi.cause the current stories of the mas
sacres In Armenia were found upon in
vestigation to have been greatly minim
ised. The conlllets between the Ar
menians and Turks or Kurds at Sassoon
have been-known to have had their
origin In the deviltry of Armenian agi
tators who hatched pots Involving vio
lence In order to obtain the sympathy of
the credulous Chrh-tlun world.
Among the persons arrested In Ham
burg for an atteinnt to rob tin- North
German bank ' that city are three
Americans.' Two of them gave their
names as TittS, claiming to be brothers,
and the other gave the name of Taylor.
All of them claim to be commission
merchants in New York.
London. Feb.. 2. The observer claims
to have . authority for Ihe statement
that Germany recently Invited Russin
and other powers to co-onerate with
her In a plan hostile to the British occu
pation of Egypt. Russia refused to ac
cept the proposal.
CHEATED THE CHAIR.
Condemned Murderer Cncsnr Dies of
I'nitv Hcgcnoration of tho llenrf.
Sing 'Slug. N. Y Feb. 2.-Vllllam
Caesar, the condemned murderer, died
suddenly In the prison here lust even
ing. He had been lying on his bed all
the afternoon reiiilinsr newspapers,
when at a quarter of five o'clock a
guard, looking in the cell, saw his head
bunging oeee the side of the bed. He
wus in great distress.
Warden Sate was called, nnd came
to the cell and found Caesar still un
conscious. He gave him some whisky,
which seemed to revive him for a few
minutes, but he became unconscious
and died a few minutes after S o'clock.
Dr. Irvine arrived in a few minutes
after Caesar expired. He said the
symptoms were of fatty degeneration
of the heart.
Caesar was pentenced by ltecorder
Golf for murder In the first degree on
June 25. and was received ut the
prison on the same duy. His execution
was set foi July 2S. 1S'J.. but an uppenl
wus granted. Ills case is pending be
fore the court of appeals. Caesar was
S2 years old. and born In British West
Indies. Ills crime was the murder of
his common law wife. An autopsy will
be held tomorrow.
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COLONEL COIT ACQUITTED.
The Ohio Mill ioman Is Vindicated by a
Jury.
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 2. The long
trial of Colonel A. II. Colt ended last
night in acquittal.
The riot in which the alleged murder
occurred was at Washington Court
House In October, 1S94. The prosecu
tion announced thut they would call
up the other Indictments against Col.
Colt ut once. He was indicted for each
of the persons killed in the lire of the
troops.
RE'I URNOT TIIE"M ACKAVS.
They Bring the Kcmnins of Their Sun
Who Was killed in I'ranee.
New York, Feb. 2. Among the pas
sengers who arrived here on the steam
er La Tourulne from Havre toduy were
.1. W. Mackay, Mrs. Mnckay and Clar
ence Mackay.
The Touralne brings the remains of
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mackuy, who
was killed.whlle hunting In France.
PUGS IN NORMANS LAND.
Prize lights Will Take Place at That
Locality.
Kl Paso. Texas, Feb. 2. It Is now
pretty well settled that the pugilistic
contests will be pulled off Immediately
north of Kl I'uso, or near No Man's
Land, said to be in dispute between
Texas and Mexico.
Bill Bradburn. of Chicago, will be
special referee for Dan Stuart at all the
fights.
Sentenced tn Meetings.
Burlington. N. J., Feb. 2. Charles Burr
was senteneeil by Magistrate Hmlth to
attend thirty meeifigs of the Temperance
Kcsciie orgs nizat km, which Is now hold
in mt-tings here. For every meeting
which Burr falls to attend lie will he
compelled to serve a duy In the county
Jail- m
Widow's Suicide.
Brooklvn, N. Y Feb. 2. Mm. Augusta
Schwartz, a wealthy widow, 4X years of
age, residing ut ill! Berkley Place, com
mitted suicide this morning by shooting
herself In the mouth with a revolver. Mrs.
Sehwarz has. been despondent since the
death of her husband oil Dee. 24 lust.
Big Blaze at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Fa., Feb. 2. The stock In the
dry goods store of Mrs. C. Welaser, 4:15 and
'S! Market street, was damaged to the ex
tent of 115.(100 and the building to the
amount or oy ure mis srternoon.
Y'S
New
Spring Goods
We have now on sale
ihe most elegant stock of
EmlbroMcrics aM Laces
we have ever shown.
Our line of
Wash Dress Qmis . '
Is up to date and com
prises
Frencli aisl American
:s,
S
tone! IMclesse,
Gfftied'Mnlls,
Sctcto Gligtoams,
a.
Fracii.Galateas,
Liiei Batiste
wi th all overs and trim
mings to match.
Persia! Lawns,
Befteal' Swisses' '
and full stock of Staple
White Goods.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Our 50c
School Shoes
Are .Trade BuIMers.
Our Winter Shoes must
go. You need the Shoes;
we need the room.
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WISHES EVKKYBODX
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Happy
New
Year.
Great reductions in
prices before taking
inventory in ... .
Watcles, BiamoB&s
408 Spruce St.
Near Dime Bank.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, rain; easterly
winds.
New York, Feb. 2. Herald's weather
forecast: In the Mtddel states today fair
to partly cloudy, slightly warmur weather
will prevail with fresh and variable wlmla
possibly followed by rain on the coast.
On Tuesday partly cloudy to fair weather
will probably prevail with lower tempera
ture and fresh variable winds, mostls
westerly.