THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTS lSdopt. TWELVE A AGES 84 COLUMNS. SCBAXTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNIXG, APRIL 18, 1&9H. TWO CENTS A First4 e OF Oresse OPENS Friday, Apr. n 7 The lots offen d are all correct Spring Ityles, right In weight, fabric and color ing!, while the reductions In price are the heaviest we have ever made at this anon of the, year. 12 1-2C These comprise the balance of five different cloths that Hold at 25c. The effect are mostly of the tweed or der.and the colorings ure all the lat est of Spring-! favorites. Sale Price, !2c 25 Pieces Befee Mixtures, 28c . These are strictly wool, full width and Include among them the choic est effects of the season. Plain mixtures or figures In Grays. . Browns. Greens, Bluets, etc.. and 45c. Sale Price, 28c 25 Pieces Bete Etamincs, 39c This has been one of our leading 60c. Spring cloths. It is strictly wool, 44 Inches wide, has a lovely soft finish and Includes all the Spring shades that are most sought for. Sale Price, 39c Coycrly Suitings, 58c These are fine 46-Inch Imported . goods that have sold right along for 76c. The shadings are exceptionally fine and they are a great bargain at the 5ale Price, 58c 12 Pieces Igs, 3? l-2c These suitings are strictly alt wool, have light grounds In Spring . shades, with darker tufted ef fects. W are selling them today at uOc. Tomorrow's s.. Sale Price, 37c Bicycle Suitings, 3T.i-2c Smart, all wool Lilcyele Suitings, 36 inches wtde.in the popular Scotch Tweed suiting check effects. This Is a genuine new uOc. cloth. Sale Price, 37c OPENING DAY, Friday, Apr. 17 iiQBB WAREHOUSE.- Faecy NO FUSION IN CAROLINA Populists and Republicans Cannot Agree on Terms. HITCH ON SILVER QUESTION Populist Proposition Regarding Free Sli ver Is Declined ond Republleaa Overtures Are Also Rejected. Proad Hints of Revolt. Raleigh. N. C April 17. The Populist atate executive committee was again In session today and appointed a com mittee of five, with Senator Marlon Butler as chairman to confer with the Republican sub-committee, of w-hl'-h Senator Prltchurd, Congressman Settle and State Chairman Holton are mem bers. The Populist committee submit ted Its demand as a pre-requlslte to fu sion; this demand being that co-operation be solely upon the preamble and resolutions signed by Henry M. Teller and seventeen other I'nited States senators, Including Mr. Frttchard, de claring fur free and .unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 1 to 1. by the Independent action of the United States and in favor of a tariff sufficient to equalize the cost of production In the United States and In European and Asiatic countries. The Republican sub-committee de clined this proposition, saying it would not abandon the Republican organiza tion in North Carolina and submitted one dividing states offices, the Republi cans to name the candidate for gov ernor and providing for complete con gressional und legislative fusion; rati fying and confirming the agreement heretofore made according the senator ship to the Republican party, the Popu lists to support such nominees; each party to run its own electoral ticket. The Populist state committee spent this afternoon considering this Republican demand. Senator Prltchard refuses to support independent free silver elector al ticket and Intends to abide by the action of the national Republican con vention when it meets at St. Louts. It la understood that all opposition by Re publicans to Senator Prltchard Is to be withdrawn and that he will be unani mously renominated. POPITLIST3 DECLINE ALSa. The Populist state committee, with out a dissenting vote, declined to ac cept the Republican proposition for fu sion uikiii the basis of a division of state otllcers and pledge to vote for a Republican senator. This ends all pros pects of fusion so far as committees are concerned. The state convention of the two part ies can of course review their action. There are broad hints tonight of re volt of part of the Populists against their committee decision not to fuse with Republicans. The Populist state committee adjourned this afternoon, af ter appointing Senator Butler, Con gtessman Shu ford. W. A. Guthrie and ex-Congressman W; H. Ketchen a com mittee to prepare an address -fo the public. The Republican leaders met here tonight and will make an official statement of their position. Senator Prltchard . and Conpressmar. Pearson will attend the meeting. , ' SENATOR QUAY IS SOLID. Will Hove United Dctegntlon to tho Convention at St. Louis-Allegheny Alone I'nreconcltcd. Philadelphia, April 17. Appearances would mm to Indicate tlt the war ring Republican factions of Pennsyl vania have burled the hatchet and that peace will once more relsn. Mayor Warwick and Governor Hastings and David Martin, the local Republican leader, and the principal opponent of Senator Quay at this end of the state, held a conference this morning In the mayor's office. Upon the conclusion of the talk Governor Hastings and Mayor Warwick went to Harrlsburg. There they met Senator Quay and the three leaders held a long conference at Gov ernor Hnstlngs' executive residence. Though nothing authoritative could be learned of the result of these con ferences It is believed to foreshadow an amicable settlement between the two factions and that an agreement has been reached by which Senator Quay will have a practically solid delegation to the St. Louis convention. Mr. Ma- gee In the western end of the state, still remains unreconciled to Senator Quay, and an far as can be learned, Allegheny county two delegates to the National convention may be the only ones who will not be out and out for Quay. SENATOR QUAY ENDORSED. tils Candidacy Pleasantly Received lathe JHth IMotrlat. " Rldgway, Pu.! April 17. The con ferees from the five counties compris ing the. Twenty-eighth congressional diBtrlct met here last night for the purpose of electing two national dele gates and one presidential elector. The conferees . from Center, and, Clarfleld counties, nowever, withdrew' from the conference claiming that the conferees of the other three counties had formed a combination to name the national del egates. The conferees fum.Ek, Clarion and Forest continued their conference after the withdrawal of the two other dele gations and elected J. H. McEwen, of Elk and H. R. Wilson, of Clarion, na tional delegates; S. S. Crissman, of Center, and A. H. Woodward, of Clear field, as alternates. Joseph Campbell, of Forest, was chosen presidential elec tor. Resolutions heartily Indorsing the candidacy of Senator Quay for presi dent, were unanimously passed. MR. HARRISON DISSENTS. Has No lurtlior lleslre to Be Connected with Politlcn. Hartford, Conn., April 17. William Harrison Taylor, of Putnam, tele graphed congratulations on rd mar riage to ex-President Harrison, after whom he was named. Mr. Taylor said In his telegram: "May' 'at home,' means white house In November?" In his autograph reply, General Har rison said: "I thank you for your tele gram of congratulations and good wishes bo far as, they relate to tny do mestic concerns; hut I beg to enter a dissent from your political suggestion." SAVED BY 1119 SON. Timely Help for a Whiting Railway Agent Attaeked by Hohbers. Whiting, Ind.. April 17. Earl, the 6-i -1 - 1 1 1tRH CJ I ..I. I . yeill -Olll Hlill Ul J. v. van nirnir, MReill here of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road, is the hero of the hour. As Mr. Van Sickle wan about to lock up the depot last night he was. attacked and overpowered by three masked men, who took from him $100 in cash and his overcoat and revolver.- Seeing his fa ther helpless, the little fellow ran up the tracks to where the Sandard Oil 'li''U, : company's employes were switching cars. They returned with him to the depot and captured two of the men as they were searching the office for more booty. The third escaped with the overcoat and revolver, bu the money was recovered. THE FIRST DEFENDERS. Urluled Veterans Greeted with Applause In Congress. Washington, April 17. The First De fenders who came to Washington last night from their homes In Eastern Pennsylvania, via Harrlsburg and Bal timore, visited the capitol this morn ing. As they marched into the hall of the house of representatives, a round of applause sreeted thetn from the tloor and galleries, which was repeated more vigorously a few moments later, as their Mag, labelled "The First Hag of the war" was brought in view. The veterans lined up In front of the desk as If expecting to be formally re ceived but no one appeared, and after a few minutes they separated and vis ited cither parts of the capitol, in groups. -- WILL WELCOME LEE. Americans on the Island of Cuba VVI11 'Hail tho Arrival of a Mew Consnl-Qcn-eral -business for the New Official. Havana, April 15. via Tampa. Fla.. April 17. The appointment of General Fltzhugh Lee to succeed Consul Gen eral Williams Is understood by Ameri cans here as well as by tho authorities at the palace as an udiiilt way of send ing a military commissioner from the I'nited States to Cuba. When there was an Intimation a fortnight ago that Mr. Cleveland contemplated sending a commission here to learn officially what whr going on, the otticluls at Madrid said very plainly that no military or other commission would be accepted by them or permitted to pry Into affairs In Cuba. There Is therefore some curi osity as to how General Lee will be re ceived and as to what facilities will be accorded him for learning what is transpiring outside of the city of Hav ana. The Spanish officials with whom I have talked will not discuss any other mission he may be supposed to have. They have got along smoothly with Ra mon O. Williams, who has devoted him self so assiduously to viewing bills of laden and allowed Americans In jail to rot there and others to be shot down and their property destroyed that there may be trouble when a live American comes here to represent Uncle Sam. It goes without saying tltat American residents will welcome General Lee with open arms. He will not be long lit discovering that a state of war exists In Cuba, that life Is respected on one side and prisoners set free; while on the other a war or extermination against all Cubans Is waged prisoners of war are shot, unarmed peasants are shot and cut to pieces and political suspects are Imprisoned by thousands. SPAIN POWERLESS. He will learn that Spain Is powerless to protect American property through out the island; that millions of dollars worth of property belonging to our citi zens has been destroyed, and the pros pect of recompense Is as shadowy as castles in Spain. He will hear, of Americans who have boen shot down by Spanish troops, and will find others imprisoned In dungeons, with no pros pect of trial or release. He will learn In short what the newspaper leaders ot the United States have known for months,. but of whlctt the administra tion at Washington is still apparently officially Ignorant. His eyes will be opened to that which has stirred the heart of mankind for the truth has been told by all American correspondents here with one exception. They have got the news out in spite of the Spanish censor and of all the barriers to truth that the narrow mlndedness of the middle ages has endeavored to erect around the Island of Cuba. Corre spondents have been thrown Into Morro castle. Others have been expelled. Those who remain know what fate awaits them. But the truth gets out just the same. If the appointment of General Lee means that the adminis tration seeks light In View of all the misrepresentation that has gone and Is going through official channels, It Is a step In the right direction, and had It been , taken months ago thousands of lives would have been saved. Spain made one conquest of the Island of Cuba ond exterminated the native Indians. The extreme Spani ards urge Weyler to clean up the Island on the same old lines. General Lee will discover for himself what is being done. lv DIAMOND ROHBERS CAUGHT. The Mystery of tho Harden Burglary Solved at l.nst. New York. April 17. Two cablegrams received by Mr. Burden lenve no dotflit that the mystery surrounding the rob bery Is at last cleared up. The first was from J. S. Morgan and company his London bankers, nnd notified him that Robert Dunlon, formerly his but ler nnd" William Turner, formerly his second man, had been arrested with the' diamonds In their possession. Mr. Burden was requested to come at once to London. He will probably sail tomorrow. ' . - The second cable despatch practical ly to the same effect as that from tho Morgan's was received from Mr. Bu chanan Wlnthrop, of New York, a friend of Mr. Burden. Altogether It Is said one hundred and fifty thousand dollars' worth of Jewelry and diamonds have been recovered. CIGAR MAKER'S CRIME. Joseph Dougherty kills His Wire and Commits Suicide. Lltltz. Pa,, April 17. Shortly after 6 o'clock this evening Joseph Daugherty. aged 25. a cigarmaker of this place, shot and fatally wounded his young wife. He then placed the revolver to his own head and sent a bullet Into his brain. It Is said Daugherty was Jeal ous of his wife. The Couple resided with Mrs. Daugh erty's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, at Warwick, near here. The shooting occurred In Hie bed room. Daugherty Is from Philadelphia and had been liv ing here about eighteen months, lie was employed at the cigar factory of Bricker & Co. Mrs. Daugherty died at 9.10. ENGINES FOR RUSSIA. An Important Contraot Awarded the llaldwln Vt o k. Philadelphia, April 17. The Baldwin Locomotive works of this city have Just closed another Important contract with the Russian government for sixty large freight engines, to be completed by July 1. With the completion of this contract the firm will have constructed since October, 18, 134 engines for the Rus sians. The previous orders have all been filled. Poor and TubsccnTnx. ' Washington, April 17.7-Internul revenue receipts for the nine months of the cur rent lineal year from olllelal figures mude public toilay by CommlHMoner .Miller, ag gregate 1110,179,075, an increase over the corresponding months of 1896, of tW3,r7, exclusively derived from tobacco and beer. 1 HOT lli SESSIONS Congressional Tempers Rise with the Temptratore. SENATE AND HOUSE DEBATES Mr. Uill Makes StnmpSpeechea-Senatora Gaars aud Allen Closh-Old-Time Wrangle In the House Over War Claims. Washington. April 17. Mr. Hill con tinued without concluding this after noon the speech he commenced yester day against the passage of the Peffer resolution to Investigate the bond sale of the present administration. Mr. Hill saved his strength for a protracted tight by having read at the clerk's desk the various laws relative to the re demption of greenbacks and quotations from President Cleveland's message on the financial question. He still has much material In reserve and will con tinue for two or three days, especially If he secures the assistance he did this afternoon. As Mr. Hill was about to yield to a motion for an executive session, Mr. Hear reported the bill for the refunding of the Pacific bond aided railroads. This led to an altercation between Mr. Gear, chairman of the committee and Mr. Allen, the Populist senator from Nebraska, In which warm words were used on both sides. Mr. Gear's state ments were characterized by Mr. Al len as false. Mr. Allen was called to order and his words read from the clerk's desk, after which he was per mitted to proceed lit order. Mr. Al ien' subsequent remarks consisted of a tribute to the recent candidate of his patty for the presidency, James H. Weaver, and a defense of the princi ples of the party which Gear had at tacked. Mr. Hoar (Rep., Mass.) who expects to leave the city immediately, spoke brietly In favor of the Investigat ing resolutions and criticised the re marks of Mr. Hill as being more in place on the stump. than In the senate chamber. ! LIVELY DAY IN HOUSE. This was an olt-faKhloned field-day In the bouse of representatives, with radical variations. It was private bill day, under the rules. When bills to pay claims arising out of the war, which in the past affored opportunity and excuse for lighting the battles of the rebellion over again, were under consideration. Today, however, the contest was waged, largely by Repub lican members who advocated the pay ment of the bills reported by the com mittee on war claims and those who favored postponing action, and some of the statements were startling In their bitterness. Mr. Mahon, of Pennsyl vania, chairman of the committee, was asked by Mr. Dlngley (Rep., Maine) If the committee was satisfied of the jus tice and correctness of a claim for the payment of which a bill had been re ported. Replying, Mr. Mahon reviewed the action of congress on these claims, their reference to the court of claims for examination and findtnfe of facts and passionately declared that congress either ought to pay thntolalms reeom mended by the' coevt ir -abolish, the 1 court, so that the people might know what to expect. He declared that the government was a great robber of Its private citizens, and he asserted that he would rather have a pauper owe him a thousand dollars than to be a creditor of the United States for that amount. Mr. Walker (Rep., Mass.) was almost violent In his denunciation of the pol icy which prescribed the payment of these claims. Dramatically he de clared that no robber baron has ever equalled the government of the Uuntted States in its robbery of honest credit ors. He attacked the leaders of the house, charging them with purposely preventing the consideration of bills for the payment of Just claims, assert ing thnt extraordinary rulings of the chair (in committee of the whole) were resorted to to aid In carrying that pol icy. Messrs. McCall (Rep., Tenn.) and Ev ans (Rep., Ky.) appealed to the house to pay the claims of loyal men from the south, and Mr. Ray (Rep., N. Y.) charged that to enter upon the payment of them would compel the next admin istration to Issue bonds from beginning to close. Messrs. Dockery (Dem Mo.- and Grosvenor (Rep., O.) made political speeches in connection with their com mon opposition to the payment of the claims, the former asserting that Re publican legislation in the past, and the latter that Democratic administra tion was responsible for the present condition of the treasury. The net re sult of the day's discussion was the reT jecuon oi one dim ana trie paasnge of another. Mr. Plckler' (Rep.. 8. D.) re .portett the general pension bill prepared py uie committee on invalid pensions, and 11 wus re-i'tiiiimUti'U. MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE. .1 ' Tho Witness to tho Pittsburg Trajody is Released from Jail. Pittsburg, Pa.. Arrll 17. The police Investigation of the mysterious buI clde from the Smithfield street .bridge last night resulted this afternoon In the release from custody and suspicion of William Bailey, who first reported the tragedy to the bridge watchman. Bailey had no connection with the mat ter beyond being a witness to the des peration of a demented woman bent upon self-destruction. The woman who jumped from the bridge railing into the Monongahela river. 75 feet below, was Mrs. George White, of Monongahela City. Her husband Is a coal miner In the Black Diamond mines. Mrs. White had been In Pittsburg two weeks, visit ing her mother, Mrs. Foster, on Chat ham street and Mrs. Mason, a sister, residing on Ross street. Mrs. White was 30 years of age and of fine appearance. She had frequently threatened to drown herself, being the victim of an illness which caused tem porary - aberration. She made this threat last evening and at a late hour left her mother's home, and carried her threat to successful execution. Her hat was picked up on the bridge and led to the identification. The body has not yet been found. TRIES TO ROD EUCHRE PARTY. Thief at Rock Island, III.. Demands a Collection of tho Guests. Rock Island. 111.. April 17. Wh'Ur a progressive euchre party was 'r 'in gress at a private residence here f .'s terduy evening, a ring at the door was answerd by the hostess, who encount ered a masked man, who with two lrawti revolvers forced his way in and asked that a contribution be Imme diately taken up for him. The gentlemen guests overpowered him until the police arrived, a lad) present having climbed through a win dow nnd summoned tbem from a neigh boring house by telephone. The rob ber Is In Jail. This Is the second of his bold capers. At the first one, two weeks ago, he received ' TIIE NEWS THIS HORNING. Weather ladkatlens Today I Oeacrally Fair I Cooler. 1 No Fusion In North Carolina. More Funds Needed for Armenia. The Political Situation. Dun's Weekly Review of Trade. Washington Capitol News. I Arch-Druid of Wales on Flower Sun day. The Business World. 3 (Local) Bateman on the Stand. Small-Pox Scare. The City Is Sued. 4 F.illtorlal. The Creed of Despair. 5 (Local) Meeting of the Poor Board. Baptist Young People. Captured After Nine Months. Robbed In Duylight. ( Society GoRslpplngs. 1 News of the Churches. 7 News of the Suburbs. Market and Stock Reports. 8 (Sports) Yesterday's Base Ball Games. l,oulvtll Is After Power. Youngsters In the Big League. t (Travel) Uncle Sam's Big Iceland. How Kouds Are Made in France. 10 (Story) "The Cost of His Head." II The World of Letters. News Up nnd Down the Valley. Druinutlo and Musical Gossip. DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW. A Glimpse at Trado Throughout the Country-I.nrgo Orders' for Steel Come from Towns In the West. New York, April 17. R. O. Dun & Co. will soy tomorrow In their weekly review of trade: Failures for tho past week have been 223 In the United States against 241 last year and 3.1 in Canada against 34 last year. The sudden change from sleighing to midsummer heat hus tested the preval ent idea that good weather only was needed to bring general improvement of business. Everywhere there has been more retail buying, and in some branches better demand at wholesale and at the works has resulted, but not as yet In most lines. There Is no abate ment of the almost universal disposi tion to deal with unusual conservatism, and not to anticipate future wants, and this has been especially conspicuous where combinations have been formed or prices advanced. To many interested In Iron, ore and coke, Bteel billets, bessemer plsr and various forms of steel, It may be dis appointing that the forming of com binations and fixing of prices have not started again the rush to buy ahead of needs, which made lost year so memor able. But It Is not easy to forget the lesson which the past year taught. Instead of Increasing, purchases have on the whole rather slackened, though a little better In tank plates at the east, and In sheets at Chicago. Bes semer pig and grey forge are a shade lower at Pittsburg, as is the average of all Iron and steel quotations, and obstacles to some attempted eomblna tlons have Aot yet been overcome. Th greatest consumers of lake ore have not hastened to make contracts at ad vanced prices, and. the output of coke Is satisfactory. Tin plate makers are meeting, and some propose to produce steel for their trade at plants of their own. Their unsold Btocks increased In March 18,588 tons more than was re ported last week. At the west almost every town seems to want steel for some building, and good orders have been placed for bars by Implement and car makers. SOUTH BUYS FREELY. The boot and shoe makers have put some quotations a shade lower since leather has fallen below the average a year ago, and hides to the lowest aver age since November, 1894. having de clined 3 per cent, this week. The north ern and northwestern demand is back ward though the south has bought free ly. The silk association states that 40 per cent, of the machinery and hands in the country are idle, partly because of increasing Japanese competition. Several more woolen mills have shut down and some have reduced wages 10 per cent while many are working only half time, but recent advanced by ap praisers not only disclose heavy under valuations In the past, but tend to check future Imports. The demand for goods does not Improve. Somewhat more demand for staple cottons has been aroused by bargain prices, , but the closing of many mills for time Is urged as a necessary. " Wheat rose about 5 cents last week, met some reaction, but Is a shade high er than a week ago. Partly because of low. prices, which are again the lowest ever known, the volume of business represented by rlnnrlnpr liiinae eYi'hnnges, K fi per rent. larger than last year, Is 20.4 per cent. smaller than in April, 1893. Railroad earnings for April thus far show a gain of only 2.6 per cent, over last year. The stok market has grown stronger on stories about things done abroad, a few foreign purchases helping, though trusts weakened on the signing of an anti-trust law by Governor Morton. March Imports were $3,912,455 smaller and exports $10,366,107 larger than Inst year, and the excess of exports was $9,144.015. . FIVE ARE SUFFOCATED. Tragedy in a Tenement House at Tumor' I n lis, Mass. Turner's Falls, Mass., April 17. This morning five children of French na tionality were suffocated In a tenement house on "L" street. The names of the dead are Alme Du bois, 4 years old; Lena Dubois, 7, both children of Joseph Dubois; Rosle Rou mler, his step-daughter, a girl of 13, and Josephine Coumartin, a girl of 12, and Edward Coumartin, 10, the chil dren Of Charles Coumartin. The fire started In the basement of a market oc cupied by Roberts & Son, In a four story brick tenement house owned by the elder Roberts. Steamship Arrivals. New York, April 17. Arrived: Steamer Persia, from Hamburg; Augusta. Victoria, from Hamburg, Southampton und Cher bourg; Campunia, from Liverpool and Queenstown, Hailed : Halle, for Bremen, Arrived out: Steamers Spree, at Bruncr huven; Fuerst Bismarck, at Hamburg. Sailed for New York: Steamers Norge, from Copenhagen, April 14; Ethiopia, from Movllle; Ems, from Naples; H. H. Meier, from Bremerhuven. Herald's Weather Kopnrt. New York, April 18. Herald's weather forecast: In the Middle states today fair and puniy ciouuy weamer will prevuu, with sllxhtly lower temperature and fresh and light southeasterly to northeasterly winds. On Sunday fair to nartlv cloud v weather and slightly lower temperature win prevail witn rresn southerly winds. John Stetson Dead. Boston, April 18. John Stetson, the well- Known meamcai manager, uieu shortly alter 1 o'clock this (Saturday) morning. HE FUKDHRE NEEDED Clara Barton's Appeal for Money to Carry on Her Work. STARVATION IS THREATENED Three Thoasaad Slofc of Typhns-Money Must be Forthcoming at Once In Order That Sufferers May Be Relieved. New York, April 17. Miss Clara Bar ton, president of the Red Cross so ciety, cables to the National Relief com mittee as follows: Constantinople, April 17. Trask-New York-Hubbell In charge of the Red Cross relief expedition, at Marosh, re ports April 13: "Three thousand sick of typhus. In cluding the English consul.' On the loth he reports: "Sickness at Zeltoun Increasing with forty to fifty deaths daily. Great and immediate need for funds. General condition for relief work favorable. The National Armenian Relief com mittee la giving out this appeal from Clara Barton cannot refrain from re minding the American people of all classes and sections, that Miss Barton undertook this B acred work of relief only In response to the urgent request of the public and assurances that the work would be generously maintained to the end. Not one fifth of the $500,000 needed to carry on the relief work on the small est calculation made, has yet been giv en, and yet the need and facilities for carrying on the relief are greater now than ever. In fact unless the people are aided the various agencies will be practically thrown away and thousands will Inevitable perish of pestilence and starvation. The Christianity and honor of the American people la at stake as well as the lives of the survivors of the mas sacres, most of whom are helpless and Innocent women and children. It should be remembered, that by showing a lively Interest In the suf ferers by liberally supporting the agencies at work for their relief is the best and most efficient way of secur ing for them more considerate treat ment at the hands of the Turkish gov ernment. Individuals, churches and clubs should at once send large gifts to Brown Brothers ft Co., 69 Wall street, New York, who are the authorized treas urers. (Signed Spencer Trask, ' Chairman executive committee. AN OLD SCANDAL REVIVED. The VlekeryAlberison Affair Is Aired In Court. Baltimore. Aorll 17. The Vlckerv- Albertson scandan had a further airing in tne city court today, but the effort on the part of Mrs. Albertson to get $30,000 from the wealthy banker was unsuccessful. The Jury was out twenty minutes and returned a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Vlckery was on the stand in the morning and testified that his liaison with tho woman terminated ten years ago, although he had continued up to me present to pay ner an allowance. When she demanded a large lump sum last winter, the banker dissented and the widow then sued for $30,000. WORK OF THE RED CROSS. Every Permit Asked Has Been Granted Them by tho Porte. Washington. Anrll 17. Private ad vices received here from Constantinople state mat tne Rea cross is doing a great worn in Armenia. No one is In terfering with them and the Porte has declared In writing both to the English and American legations that no one shall Interfere with this great charit able undertaking. Every permit that has been asked for has been granted. The Red Cross asents are in the heart of the recently disturbed districts and special protec tion IB given tnem. RAILROAD SENSATION. Officials of the Beaoh Creek Road Ar rested for Slander. Wllllamsport, Pa., April 17. War rants for the arrest of Superintendent. A. O. Palmer, of the Beech Cteek -railroad, and several other employes of that company,, were Issued here today which produced a sensation. Those Implicated with Palmer are W. A. Belts, trainmaster of the road, and Jesse Ed Bell, a conductor. They are charged with having con spired to defame the good name of L, Ames, formerly master mechanic of the Beech Creek company. Trainmaster Selts said tonight that there was no ground for the charge. WOMAN DIES OF GRIEF. Crazed by Her Sister's Death, Mij Uelen Carleton F.xplre. St. Clair, Mich., April 17. While en route from St. Clair to Chicago Miss Olive Carleton mysteriously disap peared last fall in Detroit. Her body was recovered, but whether she was murdered or committed suicide has never been ascertained. Because of this mysterious death an aged sister, Miss Helen Carleton, of Chicago, lost her mind. She was taken to a retreat, where she died Sunday. Her remains will be brought to St. Clair for burial tomorrow. MINISTER'S MISTAKE. Put His Foot In It Trying to Discredit Amor icon Law. Flntllay, O.. Aprlt 17. The trial of Rev. Joseph Ebben Powell, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, upon the charge of false and fraudulent registra tion, was begun In common pleas court this morning. The case has attracted widespread In terest, the rector being a British sub ject and registering at last fall's elec tion to show how easy It was to vlolutft American laws wlthuut any punish ment. THE HEATED TERM. Several Cases of Sunstroke Reported In New York. New York, April 17. April has set up a new record for herself In the way of broiling weather. Tixluy the tem perature, according to official thermo meter, reached 85 degrees, which Is one degree higher than any April day since the weather bureau was established, a quarter of a century ago. Several cases of sunstroke were re ported, one of which resulted fatally. Tor Proteetion of on American. Washington, April 17. The case of Al bert Jexup Dlas, an American citizen, who was reported as being arrested at IlAvan na for alleged connection with tho Insur gents, came before the department of state today. The department immediately ca bled the consul general at Havana to take the usual steps for his proteotlon and fair trial. FILETS Lace To close out balance ol Lace Curtains we offer ex traordinary inducements in prices, as the following special values will show: 25 pairs Nottingham Cur tains, 3 yards long, 69c. a pair. 25 pairs, 3 yards long, 95 cents. 15 pairs, ZA yards long, $1.12. 15 pairs, 3lA yards long, $1.88. 12 pairs, 3A yards long,' $2.37. 36 pairs Irish Point Cur tains, 3 1-2 yards long, at $4.G0, $4.95, $5.85, $7.75. 20 pairs Brussels Lace Curtains, 3 1-2 yards long, at $7.50, $8.00 and $9.00. This is a rare opportu nity for housekeepers. 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Dress Shoes and Slippers for Every Member of the Family Si 114 AND 110 WYOMINO AVE. Wholesale and Retail. Bicyclists Take Notice Weichel, the Jeweler, has a nice line of Bicycle Belts. Call and see them. One of the latest novel ties. 18 SPRUCE STREET. HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES. H E AD QUARTERS FOR EVERYTHING IN THE PAINT LINE ATLANTIC WHITE The Old Reliable. FRENCH ZINO REYNOIJ.18' PURE COLORS ENAMEL PAINTS (All Colors), used where high gloss llnlxh Is desired. READY-MIXED TINTED CARRIAGE PAINTS CAMPBELL'S VARNISH STAINS Stains and Varnish with one ap plication, producing perfect lull ttttlon of expensive woods. PURE LINSEED OIL We have it Guaranteed Strictly, PURE. aHOW'DmGHTFUL! ills5 s g
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