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Spring, 1896.
- ALTHOUGH THR MERCURY'S
TAKKN A SCDDKN DROP
l.KNUTHENINO DAYS AND
URIOHTKR SKIES TELL US
THAT THK VOK'H OF 8PRIXO
S NEAR: THAT ERE LONG
KINO FROST WILL BE COM
PELLED TO BREAK HIS ICY
CHAINS' AND LET MOTHER
EARTH ONCE MORE IKN A
NEW MANTLE OF (IKREN. BE
DECKED WITH NATURE'S OWN
FLORA L EFFECTS.
HOW CLOSELY MEN AND
WOMEN FOLLOW OR ANTICI
PATE NATURE IN HER WAYS.
ALREADY THOUGHTFUL
HOUSEKEEPERS HAVE PLAN
NED OUT THE CHANGES THAT
WILL BKIOHTK N THE1 R
HOMES AS THE SPRING AD.
VANCK3. AND THE MAIN
QUESTION NOW TO BE SET
TLED IS. WHERE SHALL THE
NEW FIXINGS REQUIRED BE
BOUGHT? WHERE CAN THE
LARGEST VARIETY AND PRET
TIEST STYLES BE SEEN. AND
A HOVE ALL. WHERE CAN THE
BEST VALUES POSSIBLE FOR
THE MONEY. EXPENDED BE
OBTAINED?
ALL OF THESE POINTS MUST
BE SETTLED ItY THE Hl YER.
THOSE WHO KNOW OUR STORE
BEST KNOW THAT WE NEVER
DO THINGS BY HALVES WHEN
IT COMES TO BUYING AND
SHOWING STOCKS.
; today we invite you to
look over oi'u new arri
VALS IN
TRUE. ALL LINKS ARK NOT
YET FULLY COMPLETE. BI T
EVERY DAY IS BRINGING IN
DELAYED S11JP.M ENTS.A XD IN
SIDE OF A WEEK AT MOST
EVERY DETAIL WILL BE FILL
ED UP. WHEN WE PROMISE
THAT OUR SPRING EXHIBITION
WILL BE FOUND WELL WOR
THY THE MOST CRITICAL IN
SPECTION. STILL. YOU NEED
NOT DELAY Ynl'R COMING
ONE HOUR FOR THAT, AS TO
DAY ALMOST EVERY THING
THAT YOU CAN ORDINARILY
WANT IS ALREADY IN PLACE.
WILL SURPRISE YOU IN ITS
BEAUTY AND EXTENT. ORI
ENTAL EFFECTS PREVAIL.
SOME ARE ALL-OVER PAT
TERNS. OTHERS SHOW NEW
TURKISH DADOS. SOME ARE
QUITE PLAIN IN SOFT TONES
AND TINTS. WHILE MOST HAVE
THE POPULAR JAPANESE
FRINGES. PRICES RANGE
FROM ll'.SO TO Jil.OO.
Scranton Lace
MADE RIGHT IN THIS CITY.
ELEGANT NEW PATTERNS IN
QUALITIES THAT COMPARE
FAVORABLY WITH THE MORE
EXPENSIVE IMPORTED GOODS.
PRICES, 37 lie to $4.50 A PAIR.
Japaese Draperies
WITH GOLD ILLUMINATIONS
AND FLORAL EFFECTS IN ALL
THE SHADES AND TINTS. SEV
ERAL WEAVES. PRICES, 10c. A
YARD AND Up.
ARE DAILY INCREASING TN
POPULARITY FOR FLOOR COV
ERINGS. THEIR DURABILITY IS
MATCHLESS. COLORS ARE AB
SOLUTELY FAST, WHILE THE
COST IS BUT TRIFLING. OUR
ASSORTMENT IS EXCELLENT.
(Moroys, Etc.
WILL PLEASE YOIT WHILE THE
FIGURES ASKED WILL DE
LIGHT YOU. COMPARE OUR
PRICKS WITH THOSE OF CAR
PET HOUSES.
IN SASH CURTAINS. BRASS
RODS, POLES, FIXTURES, ETC..
OUR LINE LEAVES NOTHING
TO BE DESIRED.
GLOBE
GLANCE OVER THE FIELD
The Situation os It Is Regarded at
Harrisburg.
VIEWS OP SCR ANTON'S BOLT
The Actlott of Lackawanna' Congreas
niuti In Joining with Democracy to
Defeat tba Republican Tlckat la
Regarded Willi Much Interest.
Harrlsliurjr. Pa.. Feb. 17. Evpry city,
horuiiuh ami township in Pennsylvania
will hold an elec tion today. Officer
ranging in importance all the way from
mayor to assessors and road supervi
sors will le chosen. No county elec
tions will be held. But the contests in
the various towns are of the very lirst
importance to the dwellers therein. And
there are some decidedly lively fights
in many cities, and the results are of
more t hull local Interest.
Outside or Philadelphia there is no
city which has a livelier light than
Scranton. There Congresman Scran
tun, the old time Republican war horse,
has joined forces with the Democrats
to dt-fcut the regular Republican ticket.
The outcome of the buttle ut Scranton
is of general Interest.
Fight for MagcV Seulp.
Another important municipal contest
Is on ut Pittsburg. There the Demo
crats and Quay rtcpuullciins have
joined forces to overthrow C. I.. Magee.
Thi' hitter's c andidate for mayor Is Mr.
Ford. While H. I. Goiirsley is a candi
date for re-elect ion us city controller.
Senator William Flinn. who Is city
chairman, claims thut the Mugee ticket
will defeat the riislonis'.s by 6.01)0 ma
jority. The leaders of the fuslonlsts and the
newspapers, nearly nil of which are
ugiiinsl Mugee. claim that Quayites
and Democrats will win. Lieutenant
Governor Lyon, Senutor Kennedy and
Congressman W. A. Stone, although
tliey ull reside over In Allegheny City,
have taken u hand in the Pittsburg
campaign, and all are renching for
Mr. Mugee' Scalp: Thut wily leader,
however, says that he will surely win
his tight. His ticket will have u walk
over In Allegheny City, where no candi
dates were named nguinst it.
r.x-rniisressimin Sowdcn's I'Ulit .
The buttle ut Alli-ulown being waged
by ex-Cougressmun VV. H. Snudcn for
mayor, Is of widespread interest. The
city is usually Democratic, but the Re
publicans are making u strong rum
puign. Mr. Sowdc-n's opponent, Mr.
Lewis, has the support of a few Demo
crats, It is claimed. The cx-cotigress-nian
declares thai he v. Ill be the next
mayor, but the truth of the prediction
can only be moved by the ballots on
Tuesday night.
Lancaster has a. fierce struggle on
hand also. - There the Republicans re
nominated Mayor Sm ltz. That caused
a defection of many Republican voters
who declare they will vote for the Democratic-
nominee. The Quay and anti
Quay faction struggle enters somewhat
in the Lancaster contest. The Dem
ocru'B c!aiin flint they will surely elect
B. F. Davis for mayor. If they should
do so It would be a great defeat for the
Republicans in the Old Guard county,
other Important Battle.
There Is a hot contest on In Harris
burg over the municipal ticket. Easton
has also a lively election day ahead.
There the parties are so evenly bal
anced In numbers that the outcome Is
extremely uncertain. Wtlliamsport Is
In almost the same position. The Re
publicans now have the mayor, while
the Democrat have the controller and
city treasurer. For all three oltlces
there is now a spirited struggle.
Reading's municipal campaign ha
been a series of arguments. Both par
ties have gone at the thing In a business-like
way and the candidates of
each have tried to prove that they will
best serve the city. The Reading cam
paign has been extremely free from
personalities.
PHILADELPHIA POLITICS.
Republicans Will Carry the City Elections
bv About 60,000 Majority.
Philadelphia. Feb. 17. Tomorrow the
citizens of Philadelphia will vote to
elect a city solicitor and two magis
trates, besides numerous counclhnen,
school directors, election officers, con
stables, etc., in the various wards. It
Is the expectation that John L. Klnsey,
the Reoubllcan candidate for city so
licitor, will be elected over his opponent
on the Democratic ticket. Arthur Bid
die, by a majority of anywhere about
60.UO.O. The Republican campaign man
ager look for a total vote of about 11M.
(mk) to be polled tomorrow, and they do
not expect the Democrats to roll up
more than 40.WK) for the head of the city
ticket. Mr. Klnsey' name In the wards
where factional light are fiercest ap
pears under various headings and
this circumstance Is calculated to aug
ment his vote.
Edward A. Devlin will be elected
magistrate on the Republican ticket;
but the municipal league Is making an
attack on Maurice F. Wllhere. the
Democratic candidate, and while not
likely to defeat him, may cut down his
vote below the nominal figures.
Very rarely at a February election
ha there been bo much general Interest
displayed In the councilmanlc contests
us there is at present. The elections of
city solicitor and magistrate are almost
lost sight of In the bitter ward con
flicts to fill vacancies In councils. The
election of select counellmen has es
pecially provoked much bad blood, and
tomorrow' struggle at the poll In
these case I expected to be particu
larly lively.
In several of the wards factional
quarrels are rending; the Republican
ranks and In these cases Democrat
may be elected where the Republicans
have hitherto been sure winners.
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JACKSON'S MOTH I K ILL.
Iloi Not Slept Sine Her Son Wa Arrested
for the Murder of Pearl llryait. , ' -
Greencaslle, Ind., Feb. 17. Thla city
is now as greatly excited over the Mur
der of Pearl Bryan a it was theiay
that the crime was discovered, and the
citizens have sent petitions to Governor
Matthews asking him to offer a reward
for the head of the dead girl. '
Mrs. Jackson, the mother of one of
the accused men, I lying at the point of
death. It is tlciubtful If she live 24
hour. She ha not closed her eye In
sleep since the arrest of her son. and
the medicine which are given her to
produce sleep do not have the desired
effect. In her conscious moments she
calls for her son, prays for him and asks
to see his letters.
Rev. Mr. Wood ha returned from Cin
cinnati and expresses the belief of hi
boy's innocence and Is getting testi
mony as to hi good character.
STEAMSHIP MISSING.
tailtsh Boat Aswanbr. with Thirty-live
Man, Long Overdue. "
Philadelphia, Feb. 17. It i feared In
shipping circles here that the British
steamship Aswanby. Captain Cameron,
from Hamburg. Jan. 14. for Philadel
phia, with a crew of thirty-five men anil
4..100 ton of beet sugar, valued at up
ward of 1300,000, ha foundered at sea,
a nothing: ha been heard from her
since Jan. 19. when she passed Dunnet
Head, having taken the northern route
through what Is known a the Portland
Firth, one of the most dangerous lo
calities known to navigators.
The missing ship has on board the
largest cargo of beet sugar ever shipped
here In one vessel, and it Is consigned
to the Spreckels Sugar Refining com
pany, who have It fully covered by In
surance. In addition to this there are
about 150 tons of general cargo. Should
the vessel have foundered ut sea the
loss will foot up to upwards of 500,000.
ANOTHER HOLIDAY BILL
scheme to Honor the Memory of IHs
eoverer Sebastian Cabot Bavls on
Monroe Doctrine-An Attack on Secre
tary Morton in the House.
Washington, Feb. 17. In the senate
today the senatorial election case from
the state of Delaware was reported
back from the committee on privileges
and elections by Mr. Mitchell (Kep.,
Ore.) Its chairman, the report being
In favor of the right of Mr. Dupont to
the seat. The views of the minority
adverse to that proposition are to be
submitted tomorrow and the question
Is to be taken up for action of the
senate as soon as possible. Another
proposition for a nalUmul holiday was
presented today by Mr. Hoar, (Rep.,
Mass.) in the form of a memorial. It Is
to be the -41 li of June anil Is to com
memorate the first sighting of the
North Atlantic coast by Sebustian
Cubot ill H7. It was referred to the
judiciary committee, n which had al
ready been referred Mr. Hill's (Dem.,
N. y.) bill for a "Jackson day," the 15th
of March.
The resolution heretofore reported
from the committee on foreign relations
for the application und enforcement of
the Monroe doctrine wa tukeii up, so
us to ullow Mr. Davis (Rep., Minn.)
Its author to address the senate In
support of it. lie did so, in a speech
which occupied ubout an hour and a
half in Its delivery. He spoke of the
conditions of our foreign relations hav
ing ameliorated within lh lust mouth,
und said that if that amelioration was
the result of any concession of the
principles of the Monroe doctrine, the
American people would rlxe up in con
demnation of it. The 1'nltecl Slates, he
said, under the Monroe doctrine and
under the resolution, assumed no re
sponsibility whutevcr for the conduct
of South American or Central Ameri
can states towards foreign nations; and
none of those governments wus to ex
cct exemption from the chustisenient
of war by any foreign power. The in
tervention of the ('tilted Stutes wu: to
be when, und only when, the act threat
ened or pro'ios.'il by u foreign power
might be dangerous to the peace and
safety of the I ulted States. Those
were the general lines on which Mi;.
Davis' speech was constructed. Its
delivery wus listened to Willi great In
terest by senators and by crowded gal
leries. i'o action was taken on the res
olution. Agriculture in Ilia House
The bouse today resumed the con
sideration of the agricultural appro
priation bill. and the atack upon Secre
tary Miirtonaiid hi policy tilled n most
of the time of the Sese-i. n. Tills led
Mr. Pearson (Rc!i., N. .'. ) to ask If
there were not some one In the house to
defend the secretary. "Is there not."
he queried, "a Democrat. Republican
or Populist who can stoop thus low?"
Thecommittee recommendation dispen
sing with a chief clerk of the depart
ment was not agreed to, and the ap
propriation was res'ored.
The urgent deficiency bill was sent
to conference.
A bill was parsed providing for the
examination and classification of cer
tain lands in California.
A resolution was reverted from the
ways and means committee and agree d
to, calling on the secretry of the treas
ury for information In detail as to the
proceeds of the sale of the bonds under
the resumption act of 187.1; of the re
demption of greenbacks, national bank
notes and treasury notes since 1S71I; the
movement of letral tenders In bank re
serves and in the treasury; what be
came of the proceeds of the bond sale
and from what source the treasury
derived the. money to meet the excess
of government expenditures over re
ceipts. When the house at .VA5 adjourned un
til tomorrow, the pending question was
an amendment to the agricultural bill,
providing for the purchase and distri
bution of seeds.
COLO DAY INCIDENTS.
Mercury Drops Rclow Zero- Sjrry Plight
of Dr. Snyder.
Easton. Pa., Feb. 17. This was the
coldest mornimr that hn been exper
ienced here this winter, the thermome
ter registering 11 degrees below zero In
many places in Easton. The Lehigh
river between this city and the chain
dam, a distance of over tw.o miles,
was frozen during the night. The
Delaware river Is also covered with ice.
Reports from the surrounding coun
try today tell of the thermometer full
ing still lower In the slate districts.
At Bangor the mercury wa 16 below;
at Pen Argyl, 17 below; at Tatamy, 12
below, and at Walters. 13 below.
Reading. Pn.. Feb. 17. Dr. Wilson M.
Snyder was found on the commons near
his home In the northwestern section
of the city this morning. He was re
moved to St. Joseph's hospital. , His
feet and hands are badly frozen.
It Is supposed he was seized with nn
apopletic lit shortly after leaving his
office last night.
SWINDLER OF WOMEN.
Man at Tcrrc llama Is AIo WantcJ In
Illinois and kann.
Terre Haute, Feb. 17. The man giv
ing the name of Howard, arrested here
for swindling women whose acquaint
ance he made by pretending to want
to employ a housekeeper, is wanted at
Efllnghum, 111., und .Seneca. Kan. In
the latter Place he gave the name of
14. C. Wllmoth. A letter from Mis.
Wilmoth received today says she was
married to him under that name. He
left Seneca Jan. 1 and robbed his wife
-of her jewelry and what money she had.
In St. I-nuH he Induced a widow to
dispose of all her household (foods and
stole the proceeds of the sulci
His real name is said to be H. C.
Howe, and under that name he was
recently married to Mrs. Belle Huell.
the daughter of a prominent citizen of
Effingham. He probably will be taken
to Eftlngham to answer to the charge
of bigamy.
WYOMINfi ELK DESTROYED.
Men front New York SnIJ to lie Slaugh
tering Many Calves.
Lander. Wyo., Feb. 17. Men said to
be ugents of ex-Secretary Whitney
and seveeal other rich men in New
York, are in the southwestern part of
the county, near New Fork, capturing
elk. The method employed Is to run
down the calve less than a year old. So
far they have not succeeded In getting
10 per cent, of those calve to a ranch
alive. They often drop dead while
being pursued. The destruction of elk
now going on I said to be very large.
Cow elks make the run with the
calve, and very often die while being
pursued. Prosecuting Attorney Vldel
will at once take the matter In hand.
MIRATION FOR
Discussion of the Venezuelan Matter
in the House of Commons.'
ARE STILL SCORING SALISBURY
Tho Members Wish It I'nderatood That
Lord Salisbury' Despatch Did Not
Represent tie Feelings of
England Toward America.
London, Feb. 17. In the house of
commons today George N. Curzon, par
liamentary secretary for foreign af
fairs, stated that the government had
no knowledge that Russia had been In
vited to occupy and police the Turkish
territory of Asia Minor. Such an act
on the part of Russia without the as
sent of the power, he said, would be a
violation of the existing; treaties.
The house took up the debate on the
amendment to the address In reply to
the queen's speech and Mr. Atherly
Jonea, radical, moved an amendment
deploring the absence tium the speech
from the throne of an assurance thut
the whole bound dispute with Vene
zuela will be referred to arbitration in
accordance with the suggestion of the
I'nlted States. Before the motion
could be seconded Mr. Balfour. In the
house, Interposed and appealed to the
house on his responsibility as u minis
ter of the crown not to continue the de
bute. He declared thut he was of the
opinion that the continuation of The
debute would not serve the purpose Sir.
Atherly-Joiies had In view, as it would
not make an honorable solution of the
difficulty easier. He therefore hoped
that the house, realising how grave the
Issues were that were ut stake, would
not further discuss on this occasion
the polity thut had been pursued or
thiit would be pursued.
William Allun (advanced rudical)
then seconded the amendment.
Henry l.aboitchere, the rudical lead-
er, said thut ufter the statement of
Mr. Bulfour It was Impossible to con-
tinue the debute. He hopcl he might
take it thut the dispute would be speed
ily settled to the sutlsfuctiou of both
countries.
Mr. John Dillon (antl-Purnelllte),
member of East Mayo, folowecl Mr.
l.ubouchere. He said he trusted thut
no appeal from the government would
Induce the mover of the amendment
to withdraw his motion. The action
of the American government hud been
most patient und forbearing, anil It
I ought to be made known to the Aemerl
1 cans that Lord Salisbury's dispatch to
Secretary ( Hncy did not represent the
feeling of the people of this country.
; He was glad to note the recent 1m
' proved tone of public opinion. Even
I Lord Sullsbury hud turned his atten
tion to insulting u somewhat smaller
nation than the l.'nlted Stutes.
Liberal Leader' Opinion.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the
Liberal leader In the house, said he
wus glud thut the amendment had been
moved In the Interests of arbitration,
but he did not think he coc.lu Insist
that the n-ndment was tlu In way to
attain the end In view. Of course,
such an amendment could not be ac
cepted by the government and must.
If pressed to a division, be lost by a
large majority. If that happened It
would go forth to America that the
house had pronounced against arbitra
tion, although he was convinced that
that wus the end that nil wished to be
attained. What the house bad to do
was to show that there was no differ
ence of opinion on the subject.
There seemed to be a tendency In
certain quarters to t'hink that the I'nlt
ed States had acted in a sudden of
fensive manner. As a matter of fact
they had been pressing for a settle
ment of the question for the lust ten
years, always in a most friendly spirit.
Sir William further said thut the
points of difference between Oreat Bri
tain und the United States were Insig
nificant and could easily be settled by
the cabinets of both countries, but if
the populace on both sides were al
lowed to raise excitement through
Ignorance of the real matter at Issue,
there would be great danger of strife.
He appealed to Mr. Atherly-Jones to
withdraw his amendment, which was
done, the speaker checking an attempt
on the part of the Irish members to
continue the discussion.
S( IKXTlSTslsKKPTlCAL,
They Still Doubt That Nansen Una Dis
covered the North Pole-1 acts Sup
porting tho Theories.
Washington, f?eb. 17. "Nansen knew
that no Jeannette relics have ever been
found in Oreenland and whatever
thought he muy have given to arctic
current must have demonstrated , to
him that n drift across the ;ole wa
utterly Impracticable."
Thi was Dr. Da Us comment today
when his attention was culled to the
fact that surprise had been expressed
at his Mutemcnt yesterday to the I'nled
Press discrediting the long accepted
Jeannette relic theory. Dr. Dall is the
Arctic expert of the Smithsonian In
stitute and has devoted most of a long
life to a scientific research in the north
frozen ocean. He believes that should
the reported return of Nansen by way
of Siberia be verified it will be found
that he has not been to the pole and
that his expedition was a failure though
to some p.xtent more sucessful than
others entering the ice In the same vi
cinity through the fact thut some one
has returned to tell the tale. In that
case It will be a renitition of the Jean
nette expedition.
That Nansen would return In the
Fram.Dr. Dull has never for an In
stant believed, and in this he is sup
ported by Melville, fjreely. Norden
skiold and a host of other great ex
plorers. He declares that there ore
records of more than a hundred ships
going Into the ice between Point Bur
row and the Lenu Delta unci not a single
relic of one of them has ever been
found. All the wood that reaches Oreen
land. he suys. Is treasured us If it were
gold. . In that treeless land sleds are
frequently mae'e of small bits of wood
pegged together with, the most rigid
economy of material, nnd yet scientists
examining these sleds have found noth
ing from any Siberian source. Records
of unquestioned accuracy demonstrate
thnt no system of curt-nts exists in the
North polar ocean such as are well
known in temperate or tropical waters.
FATAL RESEMBLANCE.
John Saint Stop a llnllct Intended for
III Itrother.
Shenandoah. Pa.. Feb. 17. A striking
likeness to hi twin brother, William,
will probably cost John Swint his life.
Theodore Elsenhower believes that
William Swint has been Intimate with
hi wife. und. seeing John Swint nn the
street this afternoon walking ahead of
hint, he mistook him for his brother.
William, and fired a shot from a re
volver Into his back.
Swint is probably fatally wounded
and Eisenhower Is in Jail.
AS ASTROLOGER SEES IT.
Reading the Answer to the Presidential
Puttie In th star.
New York. Feb. 17. An astrologer,
who ha made horoscopes of the possl-
ble presidential candidates, finds that
according to the star McKlnley has
the best chance of nomination by the
Republican convention. Oovernor Mor
ton comes next; SiKaker Heed third,
and Senator Allison fourth. On the
Democratic side President Cleveland Is
In the lead, with William C. Whitney a
close second, Secretury Carlisle third
and ex-Governor Pattison last
The astrologer figures out that Sena
tor Hill is entirely out of the running:.
According to the stur-gazer Cleveland
and Reed would have about equal
chance of election If they should be
nominated.
WHIPPED 1XT0 LIXE.
It I Now Thought That Hob I itjslmmone
Will Not lie Able to Dodge the l ight
with .Maker.
El Taso, Texus, Feb. 17. The fight
atmosphere is clearer tonight than It
has been at any time since the carni
val programme was broken Into by the
development on Thursday afternoon
that Peter Maher was prevented by
physical disability from fulfilling his
part of the contract. With the minor
lights abandoned and the rapid pro
gress toward complete recovery of the
Irishman's eye troubles, there Is a gen
eral belief that the outcome of the con
ference today, at which Fltzsimmons
was whipped Into line after he had
broken through the traces, and had de
cluretl that, so far as he was conserned.
the match was off for good, will be
ratified by the anearanre of the men
within the rones early on the morning
of the "1st. That the backers of Ma
her are sure of their ground was made
evident by the avidity with whic h they
hastened to put up- theaddltlonal thou
sand forfeit money that was a condi
tion of Julian's pledge to have his man
on hand upon the revised date. There
are reason for believing, moreover,
thut In view of the change In the situa
tion, the hostility of the authorities
may be moderate, at least to the extent
hat the fighting party, provided that
,from now on the managers quit their
blowing and their defiant talk, muy
not hayetotakechances of being hunted
Ike a bund of criminals nn their way to
the contest. The clergymen at least
art' satisfied both with the situation
und the outlook.
It Is understood that Oovernor Alui
muda Inclines toward a similar Mew..
It was necessary rather than choice
that compelled the Cornish man's man
ager to accept the proposition from the
Maher side after his principal had. with
an effort toward the spectacular re
tired, announcing that the fight was
;v.llen n J'"'' which, although se
lected by his opponent was composed
almost entirely of his own friends de
cided thut he was not entitled to the
forfeit money. Julian fiion.l i.i.nu..n-
cnmpletely whip-suwed nnd was glad
to lull buck as a last resort unon the
proposition that a few minutes before
l'itzslmmons hud spurned wun oaths
and denunciations.
Combination In a Tleht Place.
The fact is understood to be that the
combination is In as tight a place finan
cially as It was ut the time of the Hot
Springs and Little Rock complications
and thut if Fitzsimnions had been tak
en at bis word and the fight been de
clared off without a forfeit, .luiiaii
would have been at his wits end to get
his party Into New York, where It has
an engagement about two weeks hence.
There was but one alternative, find
ing himself stranded, and that was to
let his man try for the $10,000 in the
purse on the date named by the other
side, and the certainty that If for anv
cause whatever Maher was again un
able to enter the ring, there would be
$2,000 with which to tide over the pres
ent difficulties.
It was due almost solely to the cool
ness displayed by Connelly and Stuart
that the conference did not break up in
n bloody fracas. Of the mob of ::on
sports and rangers on the other side of
the wire netting partition, fully nine
tenths were armed and ready to shoot
on the slightest provocation.
A I'nlted Press reporter met Oover
nor Ahumacla this evening. The gov
ernor said he had given orders to re
double the precautions for preventing
the fight taking place on Mexican soil.
He stated thut If captured In the state
of Chihuahua a penal servitude of
three-years would await the principals,
trainers and abettors.
The battle ground Is a much of a
mystery to all but the promoters as
ever.
PLAYED WITH MATCHES.
A I.itllo Girl at PotMvlllo Is Burned
to Death.
Pottsville. Pa., Feb. 17. A 5-year-old
daughter of Michael Lynch, at Ouk
Hill, near Minersville, was burned to
death this morning. She and her 3-year-old
sister, in the temporary ab
sence of their mother, were playing
with matches when the clothing of the
older girl caught fire and she was
burned to a crisp. The little one es
caped injury. '
The house was saved by the prompt
arrival of some neighbors, who saw
smoke Issuing from the door. The
mother is prostrated from the shock.
RAYS LOCATE A NEEDLE.
Successful Operation Performed on a
Woman's l oot in Toronto.
Toronto, Out., Feb. 17. Friday In
Grace hospital the value to surgery of
Professor Roentgen's discovery was
again denupnstrated. A woman pa
tient, whose foci: had caused her In
tense pain, was submitted to the ca
thode rays, and the photograph re
vealed the presence of a needle.
Professor Wright, of I'nlversity col
lege, who conducted the experiment,
pointed out to the surgeons the exact
location of the foreign body and an op
eration nt this point ptoved the photo
graph to be a true one.
IN PRISON FOR CONTEMPT.
An Ex-Bank President I'nlls to Account
for Money Collected.
New Bloomlleld. Ta., Feb. 17. In the
Perry county court tonight Judge
Lyons committed William A. Spnnslcr.
formerly president of the wrecked
Perry County bank, to prison for con
tempt. SiMinsler was the committeeman for
Ephraiin Clouser, und insane veteruu.
and collected over $3.0(10 of Clouser's
money for which he failed to account.
Sponsler was commit teed to prison un
til he would purge himself of the con
tempt. R ETA LI ATOR Y MEASURE.
Governor Morton sign tho Dusted In
surance Hill.
Albany, N. Y.. Feb. 17. Oovernor
Morton toduy signed the Husted re
taliation Insurance bill, which permit
the superintendent of Insurance to treat
foreign Insurance companies doiiiK
business In the state just as New York
companies are ttreated by the govern
ment or said foreign countries.
This was the bill Introduced a a
retaliatory measure against Oermcny
Tor treatmi-nt or I'nlted State Insur
ance companies.
Rirl Darned to Death.
West Chester. Pn.. Feb. 17. Laura Bar
ton, a 7-year-old girl, was named to death
here this morning. She was left In charit-
of three small children. Her cloth.-
caugnt nre ana the house was gutted. The
otner emiuren escaped.
PERISHED IH FIRE TRAP
Terrible Fate of Employes in a
Collar Factory.
TKEXTY GIRLS ARE ROASTED
Tragedy of a Conflagration (a a Collar
l actory-Thrco Hundred Emplovea
In a Punic-Many Arc Saved
by Brave lireraen.
Troy, N. Y.. Feb. 17. A fire occurred
late this afternoon in the collar factory
of Van Sandt, Jacobs i Co., of Troy.
Several girls jumped from the win
dows. The fire started in J. Stetheimer &
Co.'s shirt waist factory and Van Zundt
& Jacobs' collar factory, situated In
the same building, at 5.30 o'clock thla
afternoon. There were 300 girl at
work in the establishments.
The flames spread so rapidly that the
narrow eitairway which was the only
exit outside of the fire escape in the
rear, was almost immediately cut off.
Na ml during the panic that followed
nve girls jumiml from the window,
three of them to their death, and many
other were Injured.
The dead: Mrs. Horbort, Mr. Kane,
Mrs. Foley.
The missing: Miss Mamie Dank.
Miss Kittle O'Connor, Mis Kane, Miss
Foley.
The" Injured: Miss Mamie Day in
jured and bruised; Miss Lillle Krelger,
budly bruised and burned; Miss Mamie
Rotirke, driven insane by shock; Miss
Maurie Downs, almost suffocated; Miss
Annette Harrington, face and hands
burned; Miss Lillle Outhout. West
Troy, badly burned; Miss Clementine
Lloyd, .Miss Oertrude Lloyd, Mis
Johnson, all three of I.unslngburg. bad
ly and iMMiiaps fatally burned; James
Ross, crushed by falling walls, leg
broken and seriously Injured; Officer
Burke, crushed by fulling walls, con
dition serious; Officer Ouy, badly
bruised; Officer Watson, sculp wound
and bruised: Alfred Casey, Fireman
Osgood, John Boland, fireman. Eddy
company, scalp wound and leg broken.
Twenty (iirls Perished.
It Is believed by everybody, even the
proprietors and employe in the shops
that about twenty girls were overcome
before they reac hed the street and were
burned up in the building.
People who are familiar, with the In
terior of the building and know how
limited ure the means of escape, place
the total loss ut thirty.
The scene of the catastrophe was nt
the corner of Broadway and River
street, a portion of the city character
ized for Ita Immense business build
ings. The structure Is known as the Bur
ilet building, is six stories In height,
was occupied by J. Stetheimer & Com
pany, manufacturers of ladles' shirt
waists, whose factory was situated on
the fifth floor; Van Sandt and Jacobs,
manufacturers of collars and cuffs, who
occupied the three floors below, and a
restaurant and saloon on the ground
Moor. There were also several other
minor enterprises carried on in the
building.
The fire started In the fifth story. In
the purt occupied by Stetheimer & Co.
About 5.1! 3 o'clock this afternoon a
little boy attempted to light the gas In
what Is known "Us the cutting depart
ment. This Is where the goods are and
where the shirt waists are made and
cut. He climbed up nn the cutting
table and lighted the gas. Then he
threw the match, which wus still burn
ing to the floor and It Ignited a pile of
scrap cambric, in an instant there wns
a cracking of fierce and uncontrollable
flames and the room was filled with
smoke.
A IVravo (iilT Act.
Miss Lilly Krelger. at the risk of her
own life; rushed through the dlft'erep
departmentsof the building and warned
the employes of the danger. Nothing
but the bravery of a volunteer fireman
saved her from death.
The girls rushed about the room,
some or them found their way down the
stairway, others succumbed to the
puu aooj aqj oj ifinis pun onotuV .wu.ip
some jumped from the dizzy height of
liver street windows to the pavement
below. About half of the girl who
were emyjoyed on the top floor thought
of the tire escape and found their way
to the ground in safety.
During this time there wa a contin
uous panic: and in the rush for a place
of safety manw were Injured. The
crush on the stairs wus something
frightful. About 200 men and girls ut
tenmteil to make their escape by this
exit at the same time. Many were
trampled under foot, the ones who were
in front were knocked from their feet
and thrown to the landings, and some
are said to have been left unconscious
on the stairway. The majority of the
employes finally reached the street,
but they were so overcome by excite
ment that It was imposihlc to leani
from them how many hud been left In
the building. The girls fairly threw
themselves down the tire esenpes to
reach the ground quic kly, and the fire
men hnd their hands full In carrying
the girls down the holers from the ter
minus of the escape.
Ilcut-trcnding Scenes,
Probably the most heartrending
scenes were those witnessed on the
streets. The mothers und other rela
tives of the girls who were at work
in the factory soon learned of the dis
astrous fire and hurried to the scene.
They gathered around the burned build
ing, distracted with grief und fear unci
making anxious inquiries for the loved
ones. Some of them attempted to rush
up Into the burning building, and the
ottlcers and by standers found it diffi
cult to restrain them. A number of
women were soon on their knees on the
lie covered pavements, crying piteously
to Heaven for assistance.
The spread of the flames was remurk
able. There wns no strong wind blow
ing at the time and in less than It takes
to tell it the building wus afire from
top to bottom. Twenty streams of
water seemed to have no effect unci
there was every indication early in the
evening that the entire block w'ould be
consumed. The fire extended Into the
big structure north, gutted It; the
Western 1'iiion building was burned
out nnd It wa not until about four
hours after the fire started thut it was
under control. The loss will prohahlv
reach X400.cm0. The three women who
were killed by jumping from the win
dows were nlmor.t unrecognizable when
picked up, so fearfully were their heads
crushed.
Thi' liremen who were Injured were
caught under fulling walls. Superin
tendent of Police Wlllard made a care
ful investigation this evening und re
ported shortly after midnight that It
Is almost certain that twelve girls were
burned up In the building. He believes
thut there were many more who never
escaped nllve and the names of aiir
more who perished cannot be learned
until tomorrow.
Hugs Women and Knn Away.
Altoona, Pa.. Feb. 17. A man who Is
thought to be crazy. Is playing the role of
"Jack the Squeezer," In this cl'.v. His
plan Is to grab women who are without
company, give them u qtii-en- und then
run. The police have iraught scht cf him
several times, but he always manages to
keep out of their gnmy.
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WLATHKK REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, New Jere
ami Delaware, fair, except a partial cloU'l
ineFs anil possibly mow Hurries near the
coast; slowly rlsiiiK temperaturd Ttunrf tvi
lieclcleilly warmer Wednesday: north,
easterly shif.iiiK to southeasterly wind.
New York, Keh. 18. Herald's weather
forecast: In the Middle States and New
Knelund toduy fair weather will prevail,
with slowly rising temperature anfl brt.lt
fresh northearly to northeasterly wind,
and possibly followed by snow on the
coHSl. ,On Wednesday in both of tbea
sections, partly cloudy to cloudy, elhfhllr
warmer weather will prevail, piobablr
followed by snow In this section, wttft
brisk northeasterly to easterly winds,
dungeroua on tna coaiL
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