The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, March 12, 1896, Image 1

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    THE ONLY- REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
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EIGHT IAGES 56 COLUMNS.
SCKANTOX, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 189.
TWO CENTS A COPY,
Ladies
Wa5t From
Year to Year
A mid
Save Money
Al our annual spring sale of hlgh
grude muslin underwear. The goods
i.ll-i.-J art no hiniy or job lot guth-
1 I ii k-. picked up merely because they
writ- low-pricfil. We will back liny
uli'l every garment amoni; the thou
' sun (Is laid Wefore you to be as ier
fectly, prettily and conscientiously
iinlsheil us any In their line that were
ever In I1 on u counter or selling table.
The muslins, cambrics ami general
trimming) are just such as a rare
f ii I. well posted wotnan would select
If she made I ho round of the vurlocs
departments, uml when we add that
we've spared nHtlier time nor effort
to make thin sule the crowning tri
umph anionic our ninny honest bargain
successes, we believe t hut we've HUld
all thut Is necessury to convince you
that I lie ociustlun should command
your immediate uttemlon. The
MUSLIN UHBE1R
YEA1R ANNUAL SALE
Opens Thursday, Mar.
12th, and continues
for. 3D days.
Guaraitecoi Barpta Fact!
LAD1E5' Q OWNS OR
' NIGHT DRESSES.
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LADIES' DRAWERS.
Puintlly made from choicest mater
ials. iinullty for 17.'.
l-tic, qiialliy for SI".
hie. quality for Sic,
f.oe, quulity for :!7e,
ti. quality for 47
'UX: quulity for .lie.
;. quality for Vie.
7'ie. quulity lor
7"ie. quality for 'lie.
;e. quality for We.
CORSET COVERS.
V or sii;ire cut f run In. Prettiest tf
dainty trims.
SV. quulity for 17.'.
Sue. qnalily for isle.
;!.V. quulity for .lie.
::7'ac. quulity for "Me,
4.V. qnalily for iiic.
Cue. quality for ttic.
WHITE SKIRTS.
Latest styles In trim, nnd cut es
pecially designed to meet tht require
ment!, of 'Hi. -xtra wide dress skirts
now prevailing.
BOe. quulity for 37'-.c.
hue. qnalily for (Me.
. qitulltv for s:ii-.
11.12'a quulity for tM
11.35 quulity for l.ti.",
Hl.ifT'i quulity for 1.1S
Jl.fiti qimlitv for M
tl.T.'i quality for 1..V
"-'.W quality for jl.iH
1W quulity fur Jl.lix
Baring This Sals
Special prices! have also been placed
on Misses' anl Children's gowns ami
drawer, in which our line is com
plete. A
Shirt Waist
In conjunction with our annual Hale
of Muslin Underwear we will make
an opening: of new Spring anil Bum
mer shirt waists. The good are all
laumlried with stilt collars and cuffs,
and the styles are as new as the latest
fashion platen.
OPENING PRICE CUTS.
dot. new waists worth 80c. for Wo.
H) doc. new waist worth Kxy. for Wc.
Curios, new waists worth $1 for 7.V.
BO dus. new waist worth $1.25 for HKr.
60 ilox. new wuists worth $1.50 for.. ..$1.19
03 dos. new waists worth $1.75 for $1.39
ti-LOBE
THE REK CONVENTION
Meeting of Kepresentatives uf Cities
of the Third Class.
SCHEMES rOK GOVERNMENT
An Address b Dr. L. S. Rowe-l-cglslatUc
Need of Municipalities f the
Class wltb Less Than 100,
(JIM) Inhabitants.
Heading. Pa., March II. When Select
('uiit-ilmun John H. Kemiehnuu callet
tht convfntloti of reprcsentu lives of
tliird-i lasrt cities to order ut city hall
today, at -f my ierons, including muy
iiih und other city ollluialH, resinilfl.
The cities refiresenteU are Allentnwn.
Altuona. liradford, Chester, rurbomluU.
Krle. Hat i islmrg, llHXlt-ton. Iancaslt-r,
Lebanon, McKeenport. Munoniraht-la
City. Heaalng. Scranton, Williuninport,
Vllkes- Ha i re and York.
Air. Keppelmun, In calling the conven
tion to order, made a brief address In
which he outlined what In his opinion
third-duns cities Rhnuld ask of the
legislature. "We need better legisla
tion." he said, "and the turn-out today
indicated that other municipalities are
Interested In the same object. I hope
the results of this meeting may prove
entirely satisfactory to our people as
well as j-oui s."
The committee on permanent organi
zation rt'poiied the folowinir, and they
were elected without opposition:
President. John II. Keppelman. of
Heading;; vice-presidents, J. H. Torrey,
Scranton, I!. J. Saltzman, Kile; A. A.
Cochran, of Chester; treasurer, Georre
C. KuKiiiun, of Bradford; secretaries,
W. m iSlnllenlieiger. of Altoona, and
Colonel II. II. Hummer, of Heading.
Mr. Keppelman, In taking; the chair,
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred and proceeded to business by
Introducing Dr. 1.. S. Kowe. lecturer on
municipal affairs of the I'nlverslty of
Pennsylvania. He spoke as follows:
1K. IIOWK'S K KM ARKS.
The present rouvenMon marks a new
euorh In the hinlory of municipal legisla
tion in this country. It means something
mote than a mere conference to consider
the legislative needs of cities of the third
class. It Is a step and an Important one
toward the recognition of the principles of
muuiepul home rule which has been)
fruitful of results In other :utes. No m il
ter what the ultimate outcome of the lu
liors of delegates may be, we have here a
iletinite uHsertlou uf the principles that
the communities are the primary und
most competent Judges as to the needs
botli us to the form of government aid
scope of activity, it requires no liecu
insight Into (he history of municipal leg
islation In this commouweulUt, especially
as regards the larger c it leu to convince
one that this principle has not received
anything like recognition. The classic in
stance, ,tf cuiii'sc, is in the government
fif the first class, but Hie same hus been
true to i greater or les extent of cities
of the second and third class. The pro'u
It.in we have before us Is to give to our
tuiiulclpuliUes a Ueltnllc place in the politi
cal system of lite stale, and to so frame
legislation us lo make it adaptable to
committees of vurlous sizes. All poliilcul
experieiii-e points to tile fact that lis
regards aovernmen'al organisation, tilt
needs of n ciiminuuiiy with a population
of lli.miu, und one with u population of
Imi.tmo are radically different. The suiiu
Is true of the methods of procedure In
the carrying out of municipal functiuris.
The suft gnunls lo be provided In the lat
ter case, owing to tne larger interests nt (
stuke, und the great dlrni-nliy uf curcful
supervision, must he fur mure minute und
carefully prescribed. Again in the scopo
of municipal activity, the problems In u
city with a population of luu.utm. cull for
additional powers und more complicate. I
muchinriy us well us nicer adjustment
ot the relations between municipal uuliior
llles tliuu Is the case in cities with u
pnpuhuion uf lii.tiw. The history of muni
cipal legislation In the I'liiied Slates, lis
well us In .lOurope, clearly shows til it
these necessities of legislation will de
mand rerun nit lull in spile of constitution 'I
iiinl other limitations. An excellent llus
It'Htii.n of this fact Is in the history of lo-i-al
und spend legislation In the fulled
S;utes und more especially in i'emisylva
1 1 in . 1
In spite of the manifest Intent of the
fiumcrs of the imporlHiit constitutional
umeudiuen's of ISit. lite courts have found
llicnnclves compelled by the very necessi
ties of tht case In recognize a right of
clusslticat ion. In many stales tills has
pructicully l ml I i lie. I the constitutional le
M t let Ions. In I'ennsylvuniii the suprenie
court, while recogiil'.lng such rights, lias
seen tit lo set a limit lo such classifica
tion ill making three classes the maxi
mum. -
CITI ICS !'' TIIK THIRD CLASS.
Tip leKlslaltire, in its wisdom, placed
nil idles with it population between lu.iejo
und tnu.mio In the third class; and then
proceeded to puss u geiierul law presciili
ing the organization and powers of all
cities of I inn class. The queKtloil here
uil.'es: In what way is it possible to
recunclliu ;e lite neeits of 'ltles of lip
third class of this method of lucorpora
lluii'.' The leglslaliite Is stopped from
inuking uny discrimination between cili -s
wiihin this cluss. The .olilleul. social nnd
uud ecoiiotiilc cundlltons existing wiln
those cities cull for a difference in gov
ernmental inai'hluery und met hods. It is
ut litis point that the Work of a conven
tion, such as this, may do invaluable ser
vice in contributing to a more vigorous
development In municipal institutions in
this commonwealth. The tlr.'t question
that ought to be considered is the ele
ments of a good city charier, and here
the experience of every city must be
carefully examined. Does the form of
government proposed in the ael of M.iv
23. l!W, meet with the needs of cities of
this class? Is a system which prescribes
legislative ami executive with veto iiow-e
the best form of government for a small
city with tin population of lu.imu or ju.mei.'
Is It neeeseary In such u (use to devise
a systev of ehe. ks and balances? Wo il.l
nol a much simpler form be closer har
mony with their very nature': Agulu, is
the procedure prescribed in :he execution
of niuniclpul ritiiclluns adapted lo the
needs of all cities? In how far are tlie
provisions of the uct of IDXs generally l
plicable to all cities of ihe third class?
These qileslluns will cnll for considerable
research and careful analysis, und upon
their decision will depend the form of
charter to be recommended for adoption
by the state legislature. One of three
methods is theoretically possible, but un
der the present system the last is the onlv
Immediute feasible plan. These methods
ure: Klrsl. io allow all cities to frume
their own charters; second, to further sub
divide the cities Into classes; third, to
prescribe a form of government so gen
eral In character as to make It reudily
adaptable to the needs of every city, no
matter what its size.
TUB FIRST METHOD.
Of the first method which has been
adopted by Missouri, California ami
Washington, public opinion in this com
monwealth Is probably not sufficiently ad
vanced. As to the second, the decision of
the supreme court In Ayars appeal, has
p'aced an unsurmountable barrier. The
broad plan, however, is one that might
reudilv be adopted and Is perhaps a step
toward the first. In ihin respect Hie ex
perience of Illinois and the very recent
tendency in New York legislature, are ex
tremely instructive. I'nUer such a system
the city may practically determine Its own
form of Kovertiment subject to state 1iivk
that merely prescribe the briefest outline.
The recent reports of the New York
commission on cities of the second and
third class all tend in that direction. If
the ultimate results of this convention
will be to furnish a permanent basis for
our municipal development, taking Into
consideration the questions here pro
pounded, its Influence will be felt beyond
tie borders of tbe state.
In conclusion Dr. Rowe stated that
the services of the University of Penn
sylvania, are at the disposal of cities)
of the third class, and that he would
H 'Is it to ivv " 'llh inv rnm -
mlttee suggested by the convention in
arranging provisions) fur legislation.
The address of Dr. Howe was ureet
ed with hearty applause and a vote of
thanks was extended to him and espe
cially for the proffered assistance.
PLKA FOR MORB POLICE.
Mayor W. O. Klllott. of Wllllamsport.
asked If a resolution would be In or
der. I have always had a little hobby
and that Is to have our police force
increased. "New York." he said, "hus
one policeman to every 1,000 people.
We have :i:MKMl and II ft pen policemen.
The prnisisltion he regarded as rldlcu
luos. We want protection und I would
like to see the legislature puss an uct
similar to that of New York."
Sir. Keppeltnun: "The suggestion of
Mr. Klllott will have to be submitted to
the committee."
James II. Torrey. of Scranton. moved
thut a cnmmiltee of tlve be appointed
to pre!are rules for the government
of the convention, and President Kep
pelman l'umed the following. James
II. Torrey, of Scranton; CSeorge IMtitt,
of Erie; W. II. Crocker, of Wllllams
lsirt: Charles A. Miller, of Hurrlshui'R;
and A. A. Cochran, of Chester.
President Keppelman read a letter
from Dr. Benjamin P. I.ee, of Phila
delphia, suggesting; that the board have
a Biiecltil meeting- of its members or
confer together informally and present
to the convention any amendment
which they think would make the law
more effective for the public health.
The convention adjourned until 9
o'clock tomorrow morn ins.
F01R MUX KILLKIK
Tvrribls Results of a Uoller fix plosion on
the Uelawarc. Susquehanna and Schuyl
kill Hailtoad.
Huuleton. Pa., March 11. The boiler
of an engine of a coal train on the
Delaware, Susquehanna and Schuylkill
railroad exploded today between (lum
Run and Derringer, instantly killing
four of the train crew. and Injuring; se
verely a fifth member of the crew. Only
one man escaped unhurt. The dead
are:' John Chambers, engineer: Jonas
Stewart, fireman: Frank tVDonnell,
brakeinan: Michael Boyle, conductor.
William Tlmony was severely Injured.
At the point where the explosion oc
curred the track runs through u lonely
ravine. It was snowlngr heavily this
imii iilng and the train had come to a
stop. William Tully, the flagman, went
to the rear of the train and the other
live men of the crew went aboard the
engine to keep warm. Tlmony step
ped out of the cab for a. moment and
he had hardly put his foot upon the
ground lief ure n teirlllr shock of an
explosion hurled him unconscious to
the earth. The shock of the explosion
shook Tully up at the end of the train
ami when he hud recovered his scat
tered senses a terrible sight met his
KHZe.
The engine hud disappeared entirely
und half uf the truln of -ottl cars were
torn and twisted us if they had been in
a ci lllhlon. Of the men who were on
the engine at the time of the explosion
only pieces of tin n and mangled flesh
were visible. Tully went, to Tlmuny's
uld und, ufter resjorlnif him to con
sciousness, assisted him to the nearest
town, a mile away. ' The cause of the
explosion Is not known, and hs the en
gineer und fireman ure both dead, it
may never develop. All the men killed
lived at Freelund, this county.
wou.d i rij: :rnA.
bishop Hurst Speaks l.mpbutlcally on a
Current Topic.
Philadelphia. March 11 In his mi
ll tecs openis-r the lrtiltlt session of the
Pltlludelpliiu conference Methodist
Kplscopul church here this morning
lilshop John V. Hurst, I. I... 1. 1.. I.
of Washington. D. C, touched brielly
upon the Cuban question and declared
thut If It were within his power he
would free the Island in live minutes.
"Cuba hus us much right to enjoy lib
erty" the bishop continued, us does
Mexico. The conditions are the same."
The bishop aslo deplored the Armenian
atrocities.
The Woman's Home Missionary soci
ety held Its anniversary this afternoon
In the I'nlon church. A number of ad
dresses were made by prominent
women.. Tonight the education soci
ety held Its meeting.
AN UNKNOWN VKSSF.L.
A Utd tilarc On the l ake Indicates It Was
lliirned with Its I'rcw.
Lorain, O., March 11. About noon
yesterday, a steamer was seen strug
gling in the Mooting Ice itlMiut four tulles
off the bench nt this place. It was no
ticed until about 4 o'clock when It ap
peared to have freed itself und headed
off toward the north.
At t VcliM-k lust evening o big nrlure
was noticed In that direction and u large
crowd gathered on the beach to wit
ness the scene. No assistance could be
rendered from this port ns It was Im
isissible for n tug to -Lret through the
miles of tloatlnr.' Ice. Vesselmen here
are excited over the affair and are of
the opinion t'jat the vessel was burned
anil the crew probably lost.
K AIM S Kl I.I- AIMM'TM).
New hlcenso l aw for New York I innlly
lnscd.
Albany, X. Y., March 11. The senate
voted closure on the Raines excise bill,
:14 to U. The bill was nut on its pas
sage und adopted. Ill to IX.
According to Senator Haines the ef
fects of the hill will he to prevent cor
rupllon lu excise boards, to stamp out
low gin shops and to srrcatly reduce
Sunday selling and other violations of
law by saloonkeepers. Although he ex
pects the number of drinking places to
be reduced from 25 to AO per cent., he
holds thut the increase in the license
fee will prevent loss of revenue.
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I I 1.1 IU sii: R I KS 1 N DICTF.I).
Members of the Bermuda I'.xpcdi'Ion Arc
I ndcr llesvv Hail.
New York, March 11. General Cal
Ixto Garcia, Captain Samuel Hughes,
John D. Hart. Captain John I tra ba
son, llernardo J. Ilueno and Benjamin
J. Uuerra, of the Bermuda expedition,
were today Indicted by the federal
grand Jury for taking part in art armed
expedition, contrary to the neutrality
laws. The full amount of ball demanded
for the prisoners was furnished in rash
and they were discharged, their ball
bonds holding good until the second
Wednesday In May.
Mr. Paulson indorsed.
Harrttburg. Pa., March 11. The Demo
cratic county committee today adopted
resolution endorsing President Cleve
land's administration and ex-Governor
Paulson for the- presidency, but voted
down resolutions enrtorslnar the leadership
of National Chairman Harrity and 'favor
ing the unit rule. .
rorbott signs Papers.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 11. Corbett today
signed the articles of agreement for
warded by the National Spotting club,
ot london, to fight Fltzsimmons before
'nl itlon next June for a purse
of 110,000, the winner to take all the
.unilev.
OHIO OPENS THE BATTLE
McKinleyism Is Set Forth in the
State Platform.
THE ADMINISTRATION SCORED
A National Currency flank Indorsed and
Kiuietallism ravored-Olilo's loyal
ty Is Pledged to Any Candidate
Who Muy He Nominated.
Columbus. March 11. The Grand
Opera house wus unuble again today to
crlve admission to more than one-half
of those holding tickets and wearing
budges with McKlnley's picture there
on, tiotue of the delegates to the Re
publican state convention, which was
to have assembled at 10 a. in., were
crowded out. With a heavy snow fall
injr, standing room on the outside was
not as desirable as yesterday, and there
was much complaint about the capacity
of the hall. It was 10.15 when Henutor-elet-t
Foraker called the convention to
order. At that time the stage was
crowded with Ohio congressmen and
other party leaders. Kx-Secretary
Charles Foster had a seat neur the pre
siding otrlcer. After prayer by the Rev.
Mr. Lawrence, the temporary organiza
tion of the convention was unanimously
made the permanent organization, when
Chairman Foraker brielly acknowl
edged the double honor and proceeded
with business. Congressman .1. M. Tay
lor, chairman of the committee on reso
lutions, reported the following platform,
which was greeted with frequent ap
plause and adopted:
The platform, us submitted by the
committee on resolutions, was as fol
lows: The republicans of Ohio congratulate
the people of the country upon the growth
of Wepubllcan sentiment, as evidenced by
the signal victories of t be lust three years,
which assure a glorious national triumph
in t he coming election.
We denounce the Democratic adminis
tration as the most destructive unit dis
astrous the history of our country lias
ever known. It hus not only disappointed
the expectations of the country, but bus
justly forfeited the confidence and sup
port of its own party.
We a III rm our adherence to the princi
ples of the Republican party us defined
by the national convention in n2.
We ure faithfully wedded to the great
principle of protection by every tie of pur
ty fealty und affection, ami It Is dearer to
us now than ever before. It has hud more
devoted supporters union- the great
masses of the American people, irrespec
tive of party, than ut any previous period
In our national history. It Is everywhere
recognized and Indorsed us the great, mas
terful, triumphant American principle
the key lo our prosperity in business, the
safest prop to the treasury of the Culled
States, und the bulwark of our national
independence und Mllillielnl honor.
We denounce the preseti't tariff law ns
the sublimated product of Democratic. Ig
norance and Incompetency, bringing, us it
hus. to u happy and prosperous people
u period of unprecedented udverslty und
distress, from which nothing but u return
to the policy of .protection can relieve
it.
We denounce the free-wool provisions
of tbe present tariff law us nil unjust dis
crimination iiHuln-t an Important ludusiry
aml against u large part of our people,
and demand such protection for sheep
husbandly us will secure fuir prices for
American wool.
The Keuubllcan party stands for u reci
procity Ihnt reciprocates, which does not
yield tin lo another country u single day's
luboi- that belongs In the American wnrk
Inuriiian. It stands for International
agreements, which get us much ns they
give, upon terms of in ut mil advantage.
It stands for a forelsrn pillcy. ilictuted
by am! Imbued with u spirit thut is genu
inely American; for u. uullcy that will
rev ive the national t radiums and restore
the nu tonal spirit which carried us proud
ly through Ihe earlier years of t lie cen
tury. It stands for such a policy with all
foreign nations as will Insure both to us
and to them Justice, nooil faith, ilignity
unil honor. It stands for (lie Monroe doc
trine us .Monroe himself proelnlninl If.
It stands for n roimneniul policy that
will whiten every sea with the sails of
American vessels tlylrig the American
fiuK. ami thut will protect that Hug wher
ever it flouts.
II stands for u fiscal policy nppnsed t.i
debts and deficits In time uf peace, and
favors the return of the government to n
ilelit-liKiliinif policy. It is ten plain for
ulKiilnenl l hut the public credit and the
commercial interests of the country re
quire Ihe revenues of the goveeninent to
be limply sutiicleni for the public expen
ditures ut all Hmes, without danger of
ueiieit, and lo tlu'l end congress should
without delay make due provision.
We contend for honest money; for n cur
rency of gold, silver and pimer with which
to measure our exchange Unit shall be us
sound us the government, und uu untar
nished as its honor, und to that end we
ftivor hiint tullism. und demand Ihe use
of 'both gold and s'lvcr u Mtiindo'd
money, either in accordance with a ratio
to lie (I veil by an tuteriiatlonal uv ret tie nt
If that can be obtained, or under such
rest rletinrs und such provisions to be de
termine.! by legislation us will secure ','ie
maintenance of the purities of values of
the two luetals, so thut the Purchasing
und debt-nuylng power of the dollar,
whether of silver, gold or paper, sluill be
ut all limes riptal.
The platform condemn the present
administration of the pension Inn can,
collfilutlllutes the Iteiitililli uns of Ohio
on the fulfillment of till the pledges
made nt their lust convent inn and
promises the loyal support of Ohio to
whatever tundldu'c the national Re-publica-
purty muy select. It con
cludes: 'The penp.e of Ohio take satisfaction In
the expression cuaiiiig from every sec
tion of our common country of popular ap
proval of their illstlnKUbhed felluw-citi-zen.
Willliini MeWlniey, the great advo
cate of protection, who has ull his life
stood for Atnerleu, Its factories, its farms.
Its firesides. Minis his reward In the conll
dence and uffeetiun of the people, whose
interests have been his coustunt care. The
Republicans of Ohio pledgB him anew Ihe
absolute loyal uud unswerving support of
bis state at the national convention, nnd
Instruct the delegates chosen to represent
Ohio to reiterm this pledge.
DELEQATRS CHORKN.
Colonel W. C. Cooper, of Mount Vern
on, ex-member of congress, presented
In an eloquent and stirring speech the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed: Itcsolved. That Asa 8. Mushnell, Joseph
n. Foraker. Charles H. Orosvenor nnd
Marcus A. Hanua be, and they are hereby
elected, delegates-al-large from the stute
of Ohio to the Republican nutional conven
tion ut St. Louis, and they are instructed
by the Republicans of Ohio to vote and
work for the nomination of William Mc
Kinley, Jr., for president of the United
States.
rr. J.H. Lowes, of Dayton, Senator
Charles Flelschntann, of Cincinnati, ex
Senator John P. Green, of Cleveland,
and Congressman John N. Taylor, of
New Lisbon, were nelected for alter-nates-at-large.
T. V. Mack, editor of
the Sandusky Register, and Albert C.
Doua-luss. Jr., of Cliilllcothe, were chos
en elet'tors-at-larre.
Hi; A IKON COLLISION.
A 1'rnkcrosn Killed and Fireman Fatallv
Injured.
Williamsport. Pa.. March 11. As a
result of a head-on collision on the
Northern Central railroad at Penbryn
last night Krakeman Van Nest, of F.I
mtra, whs killed, and Fireman Roy
Cummlngs fatally injured.
The accident was caused by a north
bound freight train trying; to make a
siding ahead of the regular southbound
train- The coroner's jury censured the
railroad employes for carelessness.
THE KEWS THIS MOBMXG.
Weather Indications Today:
Colder; Northwesterly Winds.
1 Representatives of Cities of Third
, Class in Session at Heading.
Presidential Campaign Opens in Ohio.
Four .Men Killed Neur llasdeton.
Riot lu the Kentucky Senate,
2 Day's Doings nt Washington.
General .Market und Slock Quotations.
Mlcluiel ituney Convicted ut Mortis-
town.
3 All Applicants Heard In License Court.
, .Hubert .Mortis JakLko Klsteddlod I'ro-
gru in me.
Father Dunn's Sermon at the Cuthe
dral. A Desperate Mulatto.
4 Editorial Comment.
Ideas of Some of Our Exchanges.
G Local Democrats Warm Up Over Har
rity. The Snow Ties lp Street Railway Traf
fic. Another Chapter of the Bellman Epi
sode. 6 "The Sickle of Fire." a Scientific Ro
mance.
Xews of Industries and Railroads.
7 Happenings In Scran ton's Suburbs.
Rase Ball Hus an Inning.
Schedule of the State League.
8 News Vp and Down the Valley.
C0REAN CANNIBALS.
Gruesome Tnlo of butchery of Threo
-Ministers of the Cabinet-Their Flesh Is
F.aten by an Angry Mob.
New York. March 11. The Kvenlnn
Telegram prints the following- special
dispatch:
Victoria. I!. C. March 11. Letters
Just received from Japan by the Em
press of India relate In detail the excit
ing; Incidents of the recent revolution
In Corea. since which the klnfr has re
niained under the protection of the Rus
sian embassy, the government of the
country being; brought Into Russian
hands entirely, hands that are actively
hostile to the Japanese. The story of
the overthrow of the pro-Japanese rov
erntnent of Corea Is a terrible one.
On the nlirht of Feb. 10, having been
Informed that a plot ripening to rob
him of life and throne, the king- applied
to the Russian embassy for protection
and steps were taken by the police au
thorities of .Seoul, under Russlun mill
tury direction, to apprehend the mem.
hers or the Corea n cabinet. Three of
the ministers, Kim llong Chip, Yu Kll
Chun and Kim Vun Slk, were in consul
tation ut the cabinet office when the
police burst in upon them und arrested
them on the royul order.
They were then conducted to the en
trance of the police bureau there their
hunds were tied behind their backs and
hucklni? their necks with the police
swords began, no triul or even the pre
tense of one having- occurred.
Chun's head wus nearly severed from
his body. Chip's wound extended front
his neck several inches Into his shoul
ders. Slk was neatly decapitated. Then,
litivlnsr mutilated the bodies, after the
ancient and horrible Coreun custom
Run, the director general, ordered the
police to tie ropes to the hunds nnd
feet of the victims and draff the bodies
through the streets, taking care to pnss,
in the terrible procession, the homes
of euch of the dead. This was dune,
the bodies Were beaten on the way with
stones nnd chilis. The corpses, minus
the heads were llnally left for the In
spection of the populace.
The heads were illsnluyed on poles
and the public, who a few months be
fore had bowed before the dead lenders,
quickly pi ceiled to crush In the henils,
disembowel the bodies nnd eat of the
llesh torn from them.
The correspondent who relntes the
feurful sic-hts of the night, could not,
he says, remain to witness the closing
scenes of the frightful feast.
ATTKMI'TS AT ARSON.
Warrants Are Issued for the Arrest of
One Voting.
Reading. Pa March II. Mrs. Theresa
Young, a middle aged woman, called ut
the police station tnday und reported
that an attempt had been made to burn
her home ns well ns the inmates. She
says when she got up tills morning
she was surprised to find one side of
the kitchen partially burned and an
empty coal oil bottle In the ashes of u
bucket.
Mrs.Younfr received n divorce from
her httsbund lust full and said thut he
hud repeatedly threatened her life and
thut he would burn the house down.
Warrants were issued for Young's nr
rest und he wus locked up. He denies
the chit ikc
ri:iji:i.s ui-i iTa i i d.
Result of an F.ngagcmvnt of live Honrs
at Montcgnvlo.
llavann. March II. Hands of Insur
gents under the leaders Olivu und Her
nando, are reported to have hud on
engagement which lasted live hours
with Spanish troops at Montegueln,
near Munlua in the western province.
The government troops tire sold to have
hild five wounded, while the rebels lost
in killed. The town of Mnnlegui lo w as
completely destroyed by a fire started
by the Insurgents.
The towns of Macrigun. In the prov
ince of Matauzas and Pilot as In the
western province were attacked also
und partially burned.
MAUhl.'S UBLLSlTr.
Enters Information Against Pittsburg
Comniorciuf Uactte.
IMttsburK. March 11. C. L. Magee. of
the Plttsburir Times and Senator Wil
liam Flinn entered suit before Alder
man McMnsters today ngulnst the
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette for crim
inal libel.
The Information against the Gazette
alleges thut the paper published a false
nnd defamatory article which stated
that Magee nnd Fllnn had entered Into
a deal with Mark llaiina. the Cleveland.
Ohio, millionaire, to boom McKlnley for
president and has received $150,000 for
so doing,
STRUCK BLIND.
Terribla Accident to Klectrlclan W. S.
Harrington.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.. March It W. S.
Harrington, chief electrician for Cox
Brothers, was struck blind tonight
while cleaning an arc light. The plant
Is at Roan Junction, and was started
In operation for the first time Inst night.
It Is supposed that the wires were
crossed and when Harrlnptnn. touched
the lamp It formed a short circuit. The
result was that a hall of fire darted at
his head and the intense glare of the
llame rendered him stone blind.
. After the Ducks.
Washington, March 11. President Clove
land sailed away from Washington to
night at 11 o'clock on another of his
din k bunting trips. His destination is
Wldewuter, Ya about forty miles down
the Potomac.
Sportsman Dies.
New York, March 11. John I. Hoey, the
well-known sportsman and referee, died
ut liOtig Branch this afternoon of heart
trouble following a severe attack of grip.
RIOT IN KEJKKY SENATE
Trouble Over the Unseating, of .Mr.
Kaufmann.
KXIVES AND 1'ISTOIS AIM'S AK
The Hepubllcan llouso and Democratic
Senate I'nscut .Members at Will
and General Disorder Follows.
Blackburn Counsels Peace
Frankfort. Ky.. March It All the
conilictlng elements In the senatorial
battle were utmost turned Into a blood
thirsty mob of senators, members of the
house and their adherents today. The
combatants came.far nearer the riot
ous precipice than they had done since
the deadlock. The house and the lob
bies were the scene of excitement which
needed only an overt act on the part of
the Republicans to provoke the use of
knives, revolvers and clubs.
The Republican house had unseated
Kaufmann In spite of Dunlap's with
drawal of his contest of the, seat and
refusal to qualify. Quick" with re
vengeful spirit, the Democratic sena
tors made good their threat to retali
ate, and unseuted Walton and James.
The Democrats of that house rushed
from the hull In a wild stampede ami
into the rotunda to break a quorum on
the vote on the report as amended.
Fifty-one Republicans, however, re
sponded to the roll call and Kaufmann
(Democrat) was unseated. In a minute
the wildest excitement prevailed all over
the state house. Senators huddled tog-ether
In the middle of the senate
chamber, while a mob crowded every
entrance. The Democratic senators
yelled their votes unseating; Senators
James and Walton (Republicans.) Three
minutes later a mob was at the door
of the house declaring; that James and
Walton should never go In there. In
the mob were several men with thelt
pistols In their hands standing at the
dour daring Republicans to attempt to
bring the two unseated senators
through.
15LACK BURN'S COUNSEL.
Senutor Blackburn was in the crowd
counselling coolness. The crowd was
mad when they learned that James hud
already slipped into the house and had
done so while they were unseating him
in the senate. Men nnd women rushed
from the building, and the chief of po
lice and a large body of patrolmen
were on hand, ready to interfere lu
cuse any overt act was committed.
Dunlap, the newly seated representa
tive, attempted to enter the house, but
was kept buck by the crowd ut the
door. The Republicans tried In vain to
Induce Walton, the unseuted Republi
can senator to brave the knives und
pistols uud force his way into the
house, but he refused to leave the sen
ate chamber. Doorkeeper Tyler (Dem
ocrat) and his deputies had stood guutd
at the joint assembly door for half an
hour before thut body met, pressing
back the surging;, how ling, hissing mob.
A light was nearly peelpltated when
Register of the Land Otlice Reynold
(Republican) demanded admittance,
lie uud Sergeant at Arms Hummers
were uhnut to lock horns, when Senator
OoelK'1 und others stepped in und Mr.
Reynolds was allowed to pass In. Pis
tols were brandished several times dur
ing the Incident.
When llnully the Semite was an
nounced at the door. Speaker Hlanford
refused to recognize it, saving the door
keepers usurped the authority of the
house In keeping out members entitled
to vote, inclining Dunlap and Walton.
A hot colloquy ensued between the
speaker and Senator Hronston. The
senator charged thut the speaker whs
tit tempting to usurp the powers of the
Joint assembly by electing Senator
(Iodic) presidentwhen through Senator
Salyers and others order wus restored.
VOTE ON SENATOR.
The chief clerk In calling; the tinmen
of Ihe members of the senate omitted
those or James and Walton, the two
Republican senators who had been tin
sen ted by the senate majority R few
minute before going- Into joint as
sembly. The clerk of the house. In
calling the roll of the house mem Iters
omitted to cull the name of Kaufman
(Democrul) who had been unsealed.
The roll rail showed t!0 members
present with two pairs. The roll was
then culled for a vote for senator. The
Republicans refused to vote. . The bal
lot resulted: Blackburn, fd; Carlisle,
lit; Bucktier. 1. No quorum voting, the
Joint assembly dissolved till noon to
morrow. After Ihe adjournment of this Joint
assembly, the crowd thinned out some
what, but many still remained and to
night feeling Is nt a high tension. It
Is believed Ihnt Mr. Dunlap, the newly
sen ted meinour of the house will refuse
to qualify.
COLE A SUSPECT.
Ho May Yet lie Connected with Mary
Sullivan's Murder - Next Month He Will
Re tinliged to (io before the Grand Jury.
Puterson, March It The Paterson
police have not uny clew to tile murder
er of Miss Mary Sullivan, tho music
teacher of this city. Captain Illlson
today said thut the clew which the
police followed up lust evening- In con
nection with the murder, was berren
of results, and that the police lire as
fur away from the murder at present
as they were the day after the crime
was committed.
Nleholuu Cole, the silk manufacturer,
who was arrested on Sunday evening
for assaulting Miss Lucy Van Riper on
the streets, within three blocks of the
scene of the Sullivan murder. Is serv
lug- out his sentence of thirty days in
the county Jail. This prevents) his re
lease on ball.
Tho police stated today that the ob
b ct of committing- Cole to Jail for thirty
dnvs was so that they could place their
hands on him without any trouble In
ense he was needed. It is said that he
will have to go before the coroner's
Inquest in the Sullivan case. This
makes Cole practically a suspect of the
murder of Miss Sullivan.
The grand Jury meets in Paterson In
April, and Cole's term will not expire
until then.
THE GAS TURNED ON.
Snieida of Carrio F.llston at Grand
Central Hotel, llerwlck.
Wilkes-Barre. Pa.. March It Carrie
Ellston, of Stull. Pn., ended her life
here today. She was 20 years of age
and came to the (irand Central hotel
and registered ns Lena Hill, of Her
wick. When called for her dinner she
was heard moaning In her room.
The door was forced open and the girl
was found unconscious and the gas
turnedfn. Later in the day she died.
No Preferred Creditors.
Rochester, N. Y., March 11. The assign
ment of the firm of Rothschild. Huum
Stern, one of the larg.t wholesale cloth
ing firms in this cliy. was tiled toitav.
Liabilities are between J3.UUU and t,0uv, no
preferred creditors.
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NLGROLS DYNAMITED.
White lloes Blow I p a .Meeting Uouse.
Several People Injured.
Oklahoma City. March 11. A school
house, twelve miles from here, tn which
several score of colored people wera
holding a concert, was blown up with
dynM.mite.and several of the occupants
slightly hurt.
The building was rented from the
whites und white boys who attended it
are believed to have set off the explo
sives. Greater New York Hill t'assed.
AlbHiiy, N. Y.. March 11 T.exow's great
er New York bill passed the Semite this
uf ternoon by a vote of US to 8. Tho bill
was not amended toduy and now fxiea ts)
the assembly for concurrence.