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SCBANTON, PA., TUESDAY 3IOItNlNG, FEBRUARY 11, 189IJ.
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50
Choice
Gannents
Vt fought to say EXTRA CHOICE,
fur ' finer Klein of their class, or
more carefully finished work, never
came to market.
A
Plain
Statement
We thought several weeks ago that
we had finished buying Fur Cape
for this season, but the demand
kept on and still keeps on. Sixes
could not hold out against the heavy
Inroads made on them daily, and
this week we wore tempted to buy
just fifty more of the handsomest
. Fur Capen that have come our way
this season.
Some are trimmed, some un
trlmed, all are In fashion's) latest
mould, and there isn't one sarment
that Is net strictly high class In
every respect.
Astrkhans. Wei Seals
And we guarantee their real value
to be not less than from
For convenience of selling we have
ground them into four lots and
prices as follows:
... AND . . .
Blzes will be complete at the
opening sale on Monday, and as
- the grades of quality vary con
siderably In each price, quick,
shrewd buyer have the advan-
tage over procrastinators this time.
ON SALE AT 9 A. L
0 L.0 B E
V: .WAREHOUSE
Tie ,
Skins 'Arc fte
Finest Selected
$18.90
;$20
$24.90
$2199
SEEDS FOR THE YEAR 1 896
How the Day Wis Frittered Away in
the Senate "Yesterday.
NO HOI'E FOR THE TARIFF BILL
Combined Vote of Populists and liemo
crats Will Table the House Bill-Mr.
Cameron's Resolution Hisses
First and Seeond Heading.
Washington, D. P., Feb. 10. A speerh
In relation to the Monroe doctrine was
made by Mr. Smith. LHm.. N. J.) He
declared himself opposed to the resolu
tion offered by Ills colleague, Mr. Sew
ell, (Kep., N. J.), which declares the
president s Veneiuelan message Inop
portune; ccjtuilly opposed to that re
ported from the committee on foreign
relations by Senator Duvls, (Uep., Me.),
extending the application of the Mon
roe doctrine, and as having very little
sympathy with the position assumed
by Scnutor Wolcott. of Colorado. In
his opinion there was no occasion for
any action of any kind by the Semite
at this time. And he wound up his
speerh by a declaration that there was
only one thing for which he would
cheerfully give his vote, and that was
a motion to adjourn.
The remainder of the day was spent
In the discussion of the joint resolution
directing the secretary of agriculture to
purchase and distribute seeds for the
year 1SH6. A final vote was not reached
and after the announcement of the
death of Representative Orulne, of
Texas, the senate adjourned.
Mr. Cameron's Resolution.
A Joint resolution was Introduced In
the senate today by Mr. Cameron,
(Hep., Pa. I. and after Its first and sec
ond reading, was laid on the table to
be culled up hereafter, 'earnestly
recommending the good offices of the
Vnlted States to the favorable con
sideration of the Spanish government
for the recognition of the Independence
of Cuba." '
The sudden and unexpected death
of Representative Cralne, of Texas, the
first member to die In the course of a
session of the Fifty-fourth const-ess.
announced to the house by Mr. Savers.
(Dem., Tex.), caused an adjournment
just nfter the house re-assembled for
Monday's session. In view of this fact,
an arrangement was made to give to
morrow afternoon's session to the con
sideration of business reported from
the committee on the District of Colum
bia; the remainder of the time until the
close of the legislative day of Wednes
day to be occupied in the further gen
era I debate on the bond free coinage
bill: Thursday afternoon until 4 o'clock
to be given to the consideration of
amendments to the hill; a vote to be
taken at that hour on recommending
the house concurrence or non-concurrence
In the senate substitute.
In the morning session, a continua
tion of Saturday's proceedings, Messrs.
Hainer (Rep.. Neb.) and Calderhead
(Rep.. Kan ) spoke ngalnst the free
coinuge of silver: and Messrs. MeT)er
mon (Hem., Tenn.) and Skinner (Pop.,
N. C.) in favor of It.
Mr, Ooay's Koolmlnn.
An arrangement, It Is said, has been
made In the senate. wherehv Mr. Ounv
Is to withdraw his resolution to re
commit the tariff bill and the vote will
be taken on the bill and substitute as
It was reported to the senate by. the
committee. Mr. Morrill, chairman of
the finance committee, has given notice
that he would call the bill up Wednes
day and seek to make It the unfinished
business. Republicans have little fear
of the free silver substitute being fav
orably acted unen. but they see no hope
of the ultimate passage of the house
bill or any other tariff provision.
According to statements made this
afternoon by a prominent Republican
member of the committee thirteen or
fourteen . anti-silver Democrats will
vote aenlnst the free coinage substitute
end all the sliver Republicans will vote
ngalnst it with the possible exception of
Teller and Mantle. But when the taritf
bill is thus divorced from the silver
question It is asserted that the com
bined vote of the Democrats and Popu
lists will be cast In favor of a motion
to table the bill and this may defeat It.
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rOKXPLAXTEK CLAIMS.
The Deccndents of tho Seneca Chief Have
Uoeumontnry Evidence Showing Their
Might to Land About OH Cit y.
Harrisburg, Pa.,' Feb. 10. Among
Governor Hastings' callers today were
Andrew John and March Pearoe, Sene
ca Indians, one from southern New
York, and the other from Warren coun
ty. Pennsylvania. Pearee Is a grand
son of Cornplanter. the Seneca chief,
and Is a cousin of Solonmn Oban, who
came to the legislature with Andrew
John last winter with a request that
legislation be enacted restoring to
Cornplanter's descendants all the land
on which. Oil City now stands. The
general assembly appointed a commit
tee which Investigated the matter and
reported that there was no ground fur
action.
The Indians brought with them to
day Important letters and papers, the
existence of which were unknown last
winter, but which have been In
Pearce's possession for - a long time.
They comprise the original treaty be
tween the Renecas and the common
wealth of Pennsylvania and the origi
nal survey and grant of the lund
claimed., together with a copy of the
map and other Important documentary
evidence. The governor referred the
Indians to Chief Clerk Genrhurt. of the
state department, who will lay the mat
ter before the secretary of the com
monwealth. General P.eeder.
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AEROLITE AT AI ADR ID.
The Bursting of a Meteoric Body Causes
Consternation in tho City.
Madrid. Feb. lO.--An aerolite burst
over the city of Madrid this morning,
causing great consternation among the
Inhabitants. The first warning of the
explosion was a flash which illuminat
ed the sky and which was followed by
a tremendous report, the vibration from
which shattered hundreds of windows.
The aeotiite was occompanled by a
great white cloud and simultaneous
with the explosion there was a trem
bling of the earth, resembling the sen
sation produced by an earthquake.
When the" flash and ensuing report
took place, people rushed panic-stricken
Into the streets and some minutes
elapsed before the excitement was al
layed. It Is estimated that the meteoric
body was twenty miles above the earth
when It burst
ELVIN SAID TO BE DYING.
t
The Child Murderer Trying to Starve
Himself to Death.
West Chester. Pa.. Feb. 10. Thomas
Klvln, the convicted child murderer,
appears to be In a dying condition In
his cell in the county prison. The of
ficials say that it would not be surpris
ing If he would not live through the
present week. While his trial was In
progress he ate very little and became
weaker and weaker. Since his oonvlc
tlnn he has refused all sustenance and
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It Is believed that he has decided to
starve himself to death.
Klvln Is determined not to die on the
gallows. , He expected to be found
guilty, it Is said, and has been furtive
ly watching a chance to end his life.
The jail officials have been watching:
him very carefully, however, and he
has not had an opportunity thus far to
Injure himself. Knowing that the
watch has been placed upon him It is
thought he has adopted the starvation
scheme to defeat the gallows. Klvln
acts more like a man who has lost hisi
mind now than nt any time since the
crime. He lies on his cot with his face
to the wall moaning nod crying, lie
lias given up pacing bis cell as he Is
now too weak to walk. It Is the belief
that he will not be granted n new trial,
notwithstanding the Irregularity in the
composition of the jury. Hoth the de
fense and the commonwealth accepted
William II. Peunypucker as a juror
when he answered to the name of
"William J. Penny-packer," and no ob
jection was made to him,
FIGHT WILL BE A FIZZLE.
Thc.Malier-l iizsimmon' Affair Certain to
Knd In a I Insco-Ohstaolcs Are Nu
merous in Texas and Mexico.
Houston, Tex., Feb. 10. Sam Austin,
of New York, who has held the stake of
lltMMW put up by the contestants in the
Maher-Fitzslnimons fight, was expected
to arrive here yesterday to turn over
the money to Captain James Lawler.
the final stake holder, but has not yet
put In an appearance. According to
agreement the checks huve been in
Lawler's hands by this time and sports
seVm to think that the non-arrival
means that the tight will not take
place.
L,. J. Parks, passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific railroad, which will
carry most of the business to Kl Paso,
says positively that the meet will oc
nir at a point less than fiftl - miles
from here. '
Washington, Feb. 10. The pro0 ted
Fitzsimmons-Muher prize fight seems
almost certain to end in a fiasco.
This government Is determined to pre
vent any contest on Its territory, as is
evident from the words of Attorney
General Harmon that If the pugilists
fight on our soil they will be prosecuted
to the ends of the eurth, while Minister
Romero declares that It will not occur
In Mexico. The way to a prlze.ttght in
Texas would seem to be closed by steps
organized by Governor Culberson, and
those obstacles certainly lead to a Very
solid presumption Unit the pugilists and
their backers will be forced to retire
from present business.
Inn Sttinrt Is Hopeful.
R1 Paso. Tex., Feb. ID. I.ate tonight
Pan Stuurt gave out the Information
that the big fight will positively occur
on Mexican soil within five miles of Kl
Paso, and on the morning of Friday,
Feb. 14.
This afternoon the gend.irmla. so
called, the "custom guards," were or
dered out with Instructions to closely
patrol the Mexican frontier to watch
the emissaries of the prize fighting
corps. So close hus this scrutiny been
that few of the pugilists hnve dared
to venture across to Mexican soil.
t'nlted States Consul Unfold, of Paso
Del Norte, this afternoon stated that
the prize fights would not be permitted
to take place on any soil, disputed or
undisputed, within tli. jurisdiction of
the I 'nlted States government. If this
be true, it will only leave the fighters
the recourse to territory In the Mexican
government. To counteract this, Senor
Manuel Bauche. custom collector of the
Mexican govermnet, requested the lo
cal commandant to have a force of
mounted troops patrol the Mexican
frontier. Consul Buford is In tele
graphic communication with the mili
tary authorities at Washington, and
has Instructions to move the regular
troops wherever there Is an element of
danger.
FIRE AT CARBOXDALK.
names F.nt I'p Two Business llonsos on
Main Strcet-The Entire Block Was
Threatened with Destruction.
Special to the Seranton Tribune.
Carbondale, Feb. 11. Fire broke out
In Purdy & Son's hardware store on
Main street, a few minutes after 12
o'clock, midnight, and before the fire
men could subdue the flames the Fair,
a dry goods emporium adjoining, was
destroyed.
The fire originated In the second
story of the Purdy building and the
theory is that is was caused by an
overheated stove. The loss of the two
buildings will average $lii,000. The liv
ery stables In the rear of the burning
buildings were saved from destruction
only through the most strenuous efforts
of the fire companies. It would be Im
possible to save the block had a wind
been blowing. The tire burned until
2.'.i0 this morning and was then got
under control. The Columbia's, Mit
chell's and Cottage companies did ex
cellent work. The burned buildings
were frame.
WIGHT OF OHIO WOMEN.
Sustained by n Supreme Court Decision
on the Inrnhnrt l.nw.
Columbus, O.. Feb. 10. The rlg'- of
the women of Ohio to vote for members
of school boards was sustained by a
close decision of the supreme court to
day. The case in point was that
brought by Hurt F. Mills vs. the city
board of elections of Columbus, to tent
the validity of the Karnhnrt law passed
two years ago. granting women the
right of franchise. The case was de
cided in the circuit court In fuvor of
the law and the supreme court af
firmed the decision.
Chief Justice Minshull and Justices
Bradbury and Burkett dissented, but
there Is a. statutory law th:it when the
six Judge are equally divided the de
cision of the low court shell stand.
President Clevelmi J to Preside.
New York, Feb. 10. At n meeting of the
presbytery of New Yurw today to make
arrangements for the forthcoming public
meeting of church people ami citizens In
behalf of home missions, it was an
nounced that President Cleveland would
iiresliie ut the meeting. Among those se
lected to deliver the addresses ar Key. Dr.
T. DeWItt Talmage. Dr. Si-ldon Juvkson
and B. T. Washington.
Stranded l oan Association. '
York. Pa., Feb. 10. Tho York Trust,
Real Kstule ami Deposit company has
been appointed receiver of Vthe Anchor
Building and Loan association, of York,
whose ulTairs are in pretty bad shape and
which Institution strenuous efforts have
lately been put forth to save. The liabil
ities ore placed ut $109. WW, assets will not
reach $,o0.
Recovered Ills Reason.
Lancaster. Pa., Feb. 10. O. C. Ken
nedy, the lawyer, who was acquitted of
defrauding his clients of large gums of
money, was today released from the In
sane asylum, where he lias been confined
for two weeks. Tho three physicians re
ported that he had recovered his reason
and the court ordered his release.
English Left Tw o Million.
Indianapolis. Ind Feb. 10. The will of
tho late William H. Knglish was tiled
today. Mr. Knglish left about I2.00o.0u0,
th: bulk of which goes to his children.
rIBINE IS DENIED
The Presidents Have No Pear of
Legislative Ingulry.
SIMPLY ARRANGED TRAFFIC
Retail Price of Coal Incrcased-Tho
Alleged Organization Merely
Central Office for Gen
eral Information.
New York. Feb. 10. Legislative In
vestigation of the aHvged coul combine
does not terrify the magnates of the
unthraclte pool. They say they hnve
nothing to conceal; that the legisla
ture is welcome to the tacts. They
maintain that the division of tonnage
and production effected two weeks ugo
by the presidents' meeting was per
fectly legitimate and in the lines of or
dinary trade procedure.
They deny thut they are responsible
for the act of the coal sales agents who
advanced the price of coufimmediutcly
following the tonnage arrangement.
President Thomas P. Fowler of the
New York. Ontario and Western, when
usked his opinion of the Bobbins reso
lution today, said:
"I don't mind the proposed Investiga
tion. In fact. I'd be glud to have them
Bend a committee down here to learn
the truth. But I don't see that there's
unythlng to be Investigated. The
presidents of these roads simply held a
meeting and arranged to divide up the
traillc. There was no combine or trust
In that. It was nothing more than the
Trunk Line association does and no
body makes any objection.
"The public husn't suffered. The price
ot -'oal to consumers Is no more than It
was before the division. . In fact. I be
lieve I can buy coal at retail for less
now than I could then, and the legisla
ture will find this out. If they send a
committee down to bear us.
"About that proposed permanent or
ganization I don't think anything hus
been done yet, but the object Is merely
to provide a central office to which we
rlmll report statistics of tonnage, pro
duction and prices for general informa
tion. This organization Is not delayed
by any newspaper scare, and will be
duly effected in good time. I'll be glad
to see the committee when they send
for me."
President Albert Walter of the Dela
ware. Susquehanna and Schuylkill,
said: "The presidents have done noth
ing; that they need to conceal and nothing-
that they haven't been doing for
yeurs. There was no violation of the
law in our agreeing to apportion ton
nasc" Sale Agents l is Prices.
"But how about the advnee In
price?"
"We didn't advance the price. We
carefully abstained from -doing any
thing in relation to that matter. It is
not In our department. The people
who advanced the pi lee were the sales
agents, and they have been holding
meetings to regulate and fix the price
of coal for twenty years. No, I'll not
admit that the advance was the result
of our action. That lb an imiiortant
point, onq it remains for our accusers
to prove it." .. '..
Piesldtnt Roberi M. Olyphant. of the
Delaware and- Hudson, suld: "I don't
think we have violated the law In any
way, and we don't fear Investigation.
Am I willing to testify? Well, I
wouldn't say that. But If the commit
tee come down they'll have a right to
call tne, and I must' go, willing or un
willing." "Hut you'll have the right to say
whether you will answer certain of
their questions or not," remarked an
associate In the office who was sitting
by during the interview.
"It doesn't worry me In tho least,"
continued Mr. Olyphant, "what the
newspapers say about the coal presi
dents. The headlines of "Jail Ahead"
don't frighten nie. I've lived here 70
years and expect to live a while longer
without any such extraordinary exper
ience. I can't even get up a little fit of
trembling for your benefit." .
The president of a fourth road, who
modestly refused to permit the use of
his name, exoresed similar sentiments,
and In addition urged that there were
two sides of the question so far as it
applied to the poor man. In Pennsyl
vania, he said, anthracite coul was re
garded as a luxury for the rich man,
and in the coal producing regions there
had been for two years past a growing
bitter feeling against the coal barons
for producing so much cheap coal for
rich New Yorkers. Since the uctlon
regulating production the newspapers
of the coal regions had expressed gen
eral approval. He s:iid also that the
trouble in the past hus not been so
much overproduction as the overstock
ing of the market at times when the
coal was not needed, ami proohesied
that If business; revived sufficiently
there might be as much coal mined this
year as hist. The object of the agree
ment had been to so regulate produc
tion as to prevent excesjslve competi
tion, by which nil the roads were
forced to sell at a loss."
AGITATION IX NEW JERSEY.
The l egislature of That State Decides to
' Investigate tho Alleged Combine.
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 10. In the house
tonight a resolution was offered direet
itiMT the attorney general to Investiirete
the charges made In the press to the
effect that certain railroads and other
corporations had formed a combine for
raising the transportation rate for coal
and Increasing the price to consumers.
The attorney general Is to ascertain
whether such conspiracy exists or is
ubont to be formed. Funds to carry
on the investigation are appropriated.
Witnesses are to be summoned and
power for the production of books, etc.,
is likewise conferred upon hlin.
Another resolution wns offered on the
same subject and providing for the ap
pointment of a house committee to
make the Investigation. Both resolu
tions went to the railroads and canal
committee and will come up as a special
order tomorrow morning.
CURFEW FOR MEADVILLE.
Council Asked to Adopt an Ordinance
That Effect.
Itcadvllle. Pa.. Feb. 10. An agitation
for the establishment of a curfew ordin
ance Is being pushed In this little town
of blasted gubernatorial booms, it is
urped by the advocates of the plan that
councils should require nil boys anil
girls under 16 years to be off the streets
by J o'clock every night.
Several meetings of citizens have been
held since the first of the year, the most
sensational ones being the one In the
court house this week. One of the
speakers was Hev. Levi Bird, of New
Jersey. All advocated a curfew bell.
JOURNALISTIC SURPRISE.
New York World Reduces Its Price to
Ono Cent.
New York, Feb. 10. The announce
ment by the World, that In future Its
price In the metropolitan district will
be one Instead of two cents, is generally
believed In newspaper circles to be d
COM
rectly due to inroads which are sup
posed to have been made by the Jour
nal. The Journal, a one-cent paper, was re
cently acquired by W. R. Hearst, tho
California millionaire and owner of the
Sun Francisco Examiner. He at once
changed the entire character of the pa
per, with the result that the circulation
of Ithe paper was very largely in
creased. In future there will be war to
the knife between the twp nwspapers.
A story that the Times and Recorder
intend consolidating has been dis
cussed on Park How for several weeks.
BRYAN MtttPEBTllYSTEBY,
Laura May llollliigsworth Shows a Dis
position to Shield Juckion, and Is
Placed I'ndcr Arrest.
Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. 10. Facts
that rust u serious doubt upon the story
of Laura May Holllugsworth, who says
that Pearl Bryan committed suicide,
developed here today and as a result
It Is being claimed that the girl is at
tempting to shield Jackson und that she
did not see Pearl Bryan at the I'nlon
station on January L'S during the time
that she stopped over here to board a
Cincinnati train. Miss Holllugsworth
claims that she met Pearl uhnut 4
o'clock: that the latter confided the
story of her troubles to her rind that
she gave hern proscription which would
help her out of her condition.
If Pearl arrived In Cincinnati be
tween six and seven o'clock as all the
facts indicate she could not have been
in Indianapolis at 4 o'clock, and If she
was here and met Miss Holllugsworth
at the latter time, she coulil not pos
sibly huve reached Cincinnati until af
ter nine o'clock.
Miss llollingsworth still sticks to her
story, however.
Miss llollingsworth confessed to the
police this afternoon that she saw Will
Wood and Pearl Bryan In this city on
the Thursday afternoon before the
murder. She says that Miss Bryan told
her that Wulllng was also here. Wall
ing and Miss Bryan according to her
story spent Thursday night here but
she refuses to tell where. Miss llol
lingsworth wns locked up ns it Is be
lieved that she knows far more than
she is willing to tell.
Two Kings Missing.
Green Castle, Intl., Feb. 10. It has
been discovered that a diamond and
an opal ring worn by Pear Bryan when
she went to Cincinnati did not return
here with the corpse and the family
assert that they were taken from the
body by the murderer for the snine
purpose that the head was severed to
destroy the possibility of identifica
tion. The corpse will not be burled for sev
eral days in the hope that the missing
head will be found.
l inks in tho chain.
Cincinnati,, Ohio, Feb. 10. Today
the detectives in the Fort Thomas
murder case took the bloody coat found
in a catch basin yesterday to the jail
and tried It on Waling and Jackson.
Jackson said It was his property, lie
claimed thr.t he put it in a closet on
January 6 in his room at the boarding
house and that he -ins not had It in his
hands since. He put It 01 and the
negro, Allen Johnson, said it looked
like the coat Jackson had on the night
he took Pearl Bryan away in a cab.
The coat was then tried on Walling
but it was a misfit. The cap found was
shown lo Walling and he said it was
his, but thut Jackson used to wear it.
It was next taken to Jackson who p.it
it on and it adjusted Itself to him
nicely.
Inquiries were made today at all the
toll gates and revealed some Interest
ing facts. Two separate witnesses tes
tified to the fuct that a cab was driven
rapidly toward the scene of the murder
about 10 o'clock Friday night and back
at the same breakneck pace after 2
o'clock Saturday morning going toward
Fort Thomas. Searching parties made
a thorough search of the sand bar at
Payton today, In hopes of finding the
missing head.
Both prisoners will fight against
being taken to Kentucky for trial, but
It Is understood requisitions will be Is
sued by Governor Bradley within the
next few days.
AN ARTIST MURDERED.
Max Kglnn llcaton to Death by an In
known Assailant.
New York, Feb. 10. The dead body
of Max Kglau, an artist, US years old,
was found on the fourth floor of the
Deaf and Dumb institute, shortly after
2 o'clock this afternoon. He was cov
ered with blood which hod flowed from
half a dor.cn wounds, on his head and
an ugly cut on the face. Near the
body lay an' Iron shovel blood-stained,
and It Is probable that the man's life
was heat c 11 out by this weapon In the
hands of on unknown assailant. He
resided at No. St. Mark's place, but
had a room In the Institute where he
gave the deaf mutes painting and
drawing lessons. So far the police have
not been successful in apprehending the
murderer.
On the dead man was found a gold
watch nnd chain, four bank books nnd
sixty cents in money, which gave riso
to the conclusion that Mr. Kglau had
not been murdered for the sake of robbery.
SULTAN'S SAFEGUARD.
Tt Will Allow Clara Barton to Distribute
Aid to Armenians.
Constantinople, Feb. 10. The repre
sentative of the Pnlteil Press leurns
that the Hon. A. W. Terrill. the Ameri
can minister, has procured for Miss
Clara Burton and her assistants, who
are now en route for this city, the sul
tan's KUfeguurd.
This will allow them to visit the six
distressed provinces of Antollu and per
sonally distribute relief among the suf
ferers. Ice a lira Ice Saved.
Harrisburg, Pa.. Feb. 10. Governor
Hustings has commuted the dath sen
tence of Lee tJum Lee of Phil.'idelplil:!.
to life imprisonment In fieiwhmoc with
the recommendation of the board of par
dons. Ambassador to Ucrroanv.
Washington, l. C., Feb. 10. The senate
today eoiillrnied the nomination of l-Mwhi
l- I'hl. of .Michigan, 10 be umbus.-ador
to Germany.
STATE SNAP SHOTS.
flovernor Hasting has appointed Dr.
Kdwnrd ('ranch, of Idle, and Or. Joseph
C. liuernsey, of Philadelphia, us members
of the Homeopathic stale board of medi
cal examiners.
Hlgler's hennery In Harrisburg was de
troyeil by fire Inst nlftht, entnllitiK a 1
of Ci.iniO on buildlntrs and the burning and
stealing of -VI chickens.
A deal has been consummated between
Messrs. Nixon nnd Zimmerman, theatri
cal managers of Philadelphia, and Nelson
Roberts, the present lessee of the D11
qiiesne theuter, ritlsbm-R, whereby Nixon
und Zimmerman become part owners of
the Diiquexne theater with Mr, Roberts.
IJiiilinell university, nt I,cwllmr. Pa.,
has accepted the Invitation of the I'niver
city of Pennsylvania to take part In the
relay races to be held on Franklin Klrlu
Hut unlay, April 25.
These chartprs were granted yesterday:
The Nafile Unglne and Boiler works, of
Krie, capital, $750,u0; Pncker-Kediimi
Land company, of Brmldock, ojdto 1. l'i..
Ouo. and the Swiss Society Real Kstute
company, of Allegheny City, capital,
, 000.
WEYLERSRftRE CHANCE
Can Win Pome by Wiping Cuban
Rebels Off the Earth.
BUT THE TASK IS NOT EASY
Ho Is Confronted with Well Organized
Army of Determined Klghters-Tho
Spanish Are Preparing for
Any Emergency.
Havana. Feb. 8, via Tampa, Fla.,
Feb. 10. Oeneral Weyler has an opportunity-"to
achieve world wide fame. He
succeeded .Spain's greatest general and
has a much more ditUcult task than
the latter faced when he arrived from
Spain last April. The Insurrection has
spread until the whole country Is In
volved and Instead of disorganized
bands In the mountutns he hus before
him a fully organized urmy operating
In the open ugulnst the soldiers of
Spain, lie has many capable generals
to carry out his orders, und un army
of regulars and volunteers numbering
2110,000 men. Forty-six men-of-war
and Klin boats patrol the coasts and
guard the harbors. Small forts and
block houses have been built at all Im
portant towns on Hues of railroad and
barricades huve been erected at hun
dreds of other places. A trochu or
strong- line has been established across
the island from Havana to But aba no.
It reuuired time to make these prep
arations nnd without them effective
work could not be done against tho
rebel. Now that the strength of the
enemy and his elusive ways are ap
preciated by the Spanish, und his gen
al plan of operations understood,
General Weyler need not light In the
dark as Camos did for a time, but may
.be expected to dispose his superior
forces In a way that will crush the
enemy, and put an end to the nrmv of
liberation. These are the possibilities.
The short time thut remains before the
rainy season sets In may prove a handi
cap, and the mysterious way In which
the enemy grows stronger after every
defeat muy make the task of putting
hlin down dltlicult. However, all loyul
Spuniards look to General Weyler "for
great things and predict their accom
plishment. Hope for Americans.
Americans and others here who de
sire peace before calamity engulfs all
business, hope thut Weyler will follow
the methods of modern warfare, treat
prisoners properly and prevent whole
sale arrests of suspected citizens, and
give the enemy a chance to care f.r
his wounded. They hope to see the
war Tought In the field nnd not In towns
whose citizens have not risen, and hope
that Spain will Jlght armed men onlv.
and that those who sympathize with
their race but remain quiet, will not
be declared traitors and spies. Spain
is fortifying Huvuna'for nny emergency
that may arise. Recently four coast
defense grins of about sixty tons each
arrived from Spain. They are now be
ing: moved along temporary tracks to
the Santa Clara battery, the most mod
ern of Havana's formications. This
fortification is bnllt in It rocky hill be
tween the city and tho rea. tt is about
one mile west of Morro casile. It com
mands the approach of vessels from the
north and west, while a battery beyond
Morro does similar service towards the
east. Neither of the batteries com
mand the land approach or can even
point a g-un toward the city Itself. Of
nil of Havana's forts, these are the
only ones containing modern guns.
Preparing for Emergency.
The manner In which they are being
strengthened shows that Spain Is pre
paring for others than the Insurgents.
When the news of the action of tho
committee on foreign affairs of the
I'nlted States senute reached here, one
of the most prominent political lead
ers here said to me: "We are pre
paring for any emergency. Tell that
to the people of the United States. .Io
down to La Machlna yourself and tell
them w hat guns we are unloading and
placing In our forts." This gentleman
meant no threat. He believed that the
surest way to prevent foreign war Is
to make a show of strength.
A glance at some of the big guns
around Havana is disappointing if one
looks for strength. Most of the guns
are half a century old. some are still
more ancient. For decorative pur
poses they are equal to those on Castle
William, and some at Forts Wuds
worth and Hamilton, New York har
bor. For active service they are prac
tically wortniess. The few modern
guns here, would be effective if well
manned.
(Signed) . J. FRANK ClAKK.
PASSEXOEK "tBAIX WRECK.
A Baggage Mister Killed and Eight Men
Injured Tragedy Caused by a Mis
placed Switch.
Zanesville, O., Feb. 10. A passenger
train on the Cincinnati and Musklguin
Valley railroad, due here at 11.50 a. m..
was wrecked near CrookBVllle a few
minutes after It o'clock this morning.
Thomas I Fisher, the baggagemaster.
was Instantly killed and eight others
Injured, two of whom will probably die.
The injured: Alonsso Phrigley. engi
neer, probably die; Captain John Hell,
mail agent, may die; Joseph Porter,
llreman, internally Injured; Isaac Jones.
Zanesville. leg broken; David l.enhart.
arm broken; William Atkinson, brake
man, cut about head, leg nnd ribs brok
en: Thomas Davis, slight Injuries;
Frank Tanner, bodily Injuries.
The accident occurred while the train
was running at the rate of twenty-tlve
miles an hour, and wus caused by a
misplaced switch, which had been left
p-utially open by u section man who
had been cleaning uwuy snow and .Ice
from around the switch. As the engine
struck the switch it left the rails, and
together with a combination baggage
and mail car rolled down the embank
ment, fifteen feet in height. The in
jured passengers were In the rmoklng
ar, which left the track, but did not
go over the embankment. Their in
juries were caused by being thrown
against the seats.
RULE OF A SUPREME COURT.
(Questioning a Witness' Veracity in Harsh
Terms Pcrmlssanlc.
Lansing. Mich.. Feb. 10. It was de
cided by the pupieme court today thut
It Is not a prejudicial error in the trial
of a crlmitinl case for the prosecuting
officer to call the witnesses for the de
fence "a lot of liars'' and "a lot of dirty
pups who ought not to be believed" if
the circumstances of the case seem to
Justify tho truth of the. assertion.
The 1 mil t says that, while such lan
guage Is severe, there is no rule pro
hibiting an attorney from expressing
his opinion of the truthfulnes of wit
nesses where their testimony is conflict
ing, and the Jury will be culled Uon to
decide between them.
Treasury (iold Reserve.
Washington. 1. C, Feb. 10. The treas
ury sold reserve stood at the close of
buslnee today at slightly less than ?4l'..
0U",isn. The withdrawals today bkhi exil
ed .'.:tSl.(". and in the opinion of treas
ury ortlcials indicated thu. further with
drawals would be made by successful
bond bidders to make payment for the
.bonds awarled on Wednesduy lasU 1
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DEAD THROUGH FRIGHT.
Flagman Overcome by a .Miraculous
Escape at His Crossing.
Muncle. Intl., Feb. 10. Itenjamln
Fowler, aged m, for forty years em
ployed on the Luke ICrle and Western
railway in capacities from passenper
conductor to crossing flagman, died
suddenly today of heart disease, su
perinduced by friRht.
A cub Idled with women had a ml
raeulous esciipe at hlH crossing-, and the
nuiii dropped dead a few minutes later,
after walking to his boarding bouse.
WKATHl.R REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair anl
warmer TutJday; loulhWMterly wlcda.
Eiiltas.