THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
EIOIIT rAGES 50 COLUMNS.
SCBAXTOX, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 189.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
Iirlif
For Glory
Comes as near the truth as any
way we know of putting It these
days In our cloak department.
Of course we've had our profitable
season, with tne biggest trade we
have ever recorded, and now we're
fairly into the
"En
whore juice r prollt figures hut
lightly In our calculations.
We won't carry a single garment
over to another season. If there's
uny possible way of getting rid of
them, and so fc.r our tirst failure in
this department Is yet to be chron
icled. Price
Wi
TV
as it ulways has lit Hie past, and
we've simply to say that we haven't
spared a single garment in our en
tire stock.
Of course, we can only mention a
few things out of the many, but
they'll serve to show that
A Bargain
TMal mt
bus struck the department and
washed all the old figures away.
CHILDREN '5
GARMENTS
ure all sacriliced. About half of
early season's figures will buy them
now. and within cloths no stvles
have deteriorated. The selection Is
large and as nearly perfect us cor
rect styles can make it.
LADIES' CAPES
Mprlim weight, correct out, plain or
braided. Former ru'Ir. Si fii
ANOTHER LOT
In Blacks or pretty shades of Tan.
Inlaid velvet collars, etc., very
styitsn. former price, $;uio.
New Price, $1.63
ANOTHER LOT
Black and Tans, finer than the pre
ceding lot and about the same de
signs. Former price, $3.75.
A NOL 3Y NUMBER
Blacks duly.
Button trim,
we ever sold.
Stylish Braid
The best $4.00
and
cape
New Price, $2.98
CRAVENETTE
CAPES
' . Blacks only. Very elaborate trim.
' Our former leader at $4.fU.
New Price, $149
AN ELEGANT
CAPE
Fine Black Cloth, Braid, Bead, But
i ton, Ribbon and Chiffon trim. Yes
terday's price, J6.00.
New Price, $4.39
CLAY DIAGONAL
CAPES
Right Spring weight, very hand
some garments, richly braided.
Wr $7.60.
ce.
.29
ENGLISH BROAD
CLOTH CAPES '
. garments that have all that quality
can give them and an elegance that
will commend them to the respect
of well dressed women. Yesterday's
price, 18.60.
New Price, $6.29
COLLAPSE OR BUILDING
Five Story Brick Structure Tails in
Cincinnati. "
MAXY IXMATES ARE Bl'KICD
l ully One Hundred People Injured-Many
killed and Missiug-lho Work of
Ucseuo llceun-Narrow l.seupo
of street Cor Passengers-
Cincinnati, Ohio. May 4. What may
prove to be the most disastrous calam
ity of the year occurred in this city
tonight when a five-story brick struc
ture, tilled with people, completely col
lapsed and fell, a conglomerate mass
of brick und shattered timber, burying
the unfortunate inmates beneath its
ruins.
It Is impossible to say how many
oersons have been killed, some placing
the number us high as forty, others as
low as lf.
No accurate statement can be given
on this point mail the debris shall have
been cleared away, which will certainly
take all night. The building was situ
ated on the east side of Walnut street,
just south of Fifth, the lower floor be
ing occupied by Drarh's saloon. The
upper apartments were rented out to
j lodgers. No one knows at this writing,
what caused the collapse of the build-
I lug. It Is only known that people for
I several blocks around where ttv
dlsas- I
I ter occurred were startleu oy n temnc
I explosion about 7.4.V o'clock. A fire
i alarm was Instantly tinned In, and in a
few moments half the fire department
of the city was upon the scene. The
I work of rescue was Instantly begun, a
force of men taking the front, while a
: second co;ps went to the rear of the
building which opened Into an alley.
(l seems utterly Impossible that any
j persons on the upper floors could have
escaned a horrible death. In addition
i to the victims who are burled beneath
i the building, it Is estimated that fully
one hundred people have been more or
I bss injun-d by the concussion, falling
electric, wires and fragments of slint
leietl glass, stone and timbers.
TWKXTY KKSCl'F.D.
Twenty of those Injured on the streets
Were taken Into the Gibson house. Just
! across the way and their wounds
dressed.
I Three persons, whose names cannot
I be P-arncd. were Injured slightly In u
' passing street car. and several ladles
in anothei car were prostrated from the
1 shock.
A Newport. Ky., car which was also
; near the place, met with a remarkable i
1 experience. It was suddenly brought to I
a standstill by a fearful shock und an
I immense mess came crashing through ,
i the roof. Tills proved to be an Iron door
i from the cellar of the building, which,
j by some strange freak of the explosion,
. hud been blown through the falling de
j bris und up Into the ulr. No one in
ihe car was hurt.
1 A Brown street car was smashed al-
most Into fragments. There were for-
innately no passengers on board aind
, iho conductor and motornian escaped
I with slight Injuries.
C.U'SIJIJ BY GASOLINK.
The explosion was caused by the Ig
nition of a gasoline tank, Adolph
Drach, proprietor of a saloon on the
lower floor, had recently placed a gaso
line engine In his cellar for the purpose
of generating his own gasoline tuel.
Best authorities agree that the com
mutator of the engine has burned out,
setting tire to u tank of gasoline. The
building was seen to shake for nn In
stant and then cave.. In. An instant
later only an Indiscriminate mass of
ruins remained. The walls rf the
buildings ndjolnlng on either side re
mained intact. The streets all around
the block are literally covered with
pieces of glass. It is almost Impossible
to push one's way through the throng
of excited thousands gathered about
the place as late as midnight. Hun
dreds of anxious Inquiries keep the tele
phones lu the vicinity busy, and the
hospitals and morgue nre besieged with
callers, eager to ascertain -the. identity
of the dead and dying.
DKAD AND INJfltED.
The identilled dead and the Injured
so far us known are as follows:
Dead H, A. Davis, traveling man.
Hamilton. Ohio ; Adolph Drach, pro.
prletor of saloon.
The Injured H. K. Hunwlck. book
keeper; Joseph Springs, colored, porter;
C. S. Wells, clerk: Sidney W. Johnson,
bookkeeper; V. D. Crosly, paperhunger;
William E. Cook, clerk, Avomlale: J.
L. Ward, race horseman. Toledo; Bar
bara Huddelman, domestic; John Mc
Carthy, of Cincinnati, wharf company;
Peter Burns. Charles Splllo. Of the In
jured, It Is believed several will die.
Several more victims are yet beneath
the ruins.
H. A. Fricke, of Norwood, was to have
left for Philadelphia, tonight. He is
known to have left his valise In Drach 'a
saloon enrly this evening. As he has
not been seen since the explosion, his
friends fear that his body is burled be
neath the ruins in the cellar.
The tlrcmnn came uiion John Mc
Carthy by digging through un adjoining
wall. He was lying upon his back
helplessly pinioned. McCarthy was re
leased after the hardest labor, he him
self assisting his rescuers by giving
them directions how to proceed. Near
where he was found were three other
victims, among thorn a woman and a
child, who have not yet been taken
from the ruins. The pitiful moans of
the woman and the cries of the little
one begging her mother to come to her
is stimulating the men who are working
with might and main to save them.
Two priests. Fathers Tlernan and
Kelly, were conspicuous for their effort
at consoling those beneath the ruins.
While leaning forward to administer
consolation to an unfortunate who was
crying for aid, Father Tlernan was
struck by a falling tile and badly,
though not seriously hurt.
UIUL ASSASSINATED.
Terrible Fate of Klsie Kreglo, of Wash
ington. Washington. May 4. An awful trag
edy occurred In the Northwestern su
burbs of this city this afternoon, only
a short distance from the Zoological
park and on the borders of Rock Creek,
the historic stream separating Wash
ington from Its Georgetown district.
Elsie Kreglo, a 16-year-old daughter
of Islah Kreglo, a farmer employed
on the Kliugle estate, wus attacked by
a man, supposed to be a negro, und her
throat was cut so terribly that she died
as help came in answer to her screams.
HAMILTON DISSTON BURIED.
Funeral Services l.srgoly Atteitded-LIsi
of Honorary and Aotlvo Pall-Dearer.
Philadelphia; May 4. The funeral of
Hamilton Disston,, the head of the ex
tensive saw works' of Henry Disston &
Hons, of this city, who died suddenly
from heart disease on Thursday, took
place this morning from his late resi
dence, Broad and Jefferson streets. The
services, which were conducted by Rev.
Dr. Lawrence Colfelt. former pastor of
the Oxford Presbyterian church, and of
which Mr. Disston was a member, were
attended by hundreds of the friends of
the deceased, and also by 1.000 of the
employes of Henry Disston & 'Sons.
Senators Quay and Cameron were se
lected for honorary pall-bearers, but
neither was present. Mrs. Quay .and
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Klcnard
Quay, were In attendance. Interment
was made In Laurel Hill cemetery.
The floral offerings were magnificent.
The honorary pall-bearers Included
Oovernor Hastings. I. A. B. Widener,
William L. Klkins, William M. ginger
ly. Mayor Warwick, David Martin,
Thomas Dolan, David Lane, State
Senator Charles A. Porter, Colonel A.
Louden Snowden, Fayette 11. Plumb.
Alonzo Shot well. George A. Huhn,
Thomas W. South and L. N. Klnn.
The uotlve pall-bearers were County
Commissioner Jacob Wildemore, Dis
trict Attorney George S. Graham.
Theodore Shoemakei. John Roberts, K.
F. Steck and John Lamb.
TALE BV WILLIAM TRUST E.
New Testimony IntroJueed in the Trial
of Jackson for the Murder of Pearl
llryiin.
Cincinnati. Ohio, May 4. The most
Interesting testimony in the Jackson
trial this morning was that given by
William It. Truste, of L'rbana. Illinois.
He wus formerly a brakenian on the
Cincinnati Southern railroad and lived
at Kings mountain. Witness said he
was In Cincinnati on January 31 and
met a woman on Sixth street, near
Plum. Near the house, standing on the
corner, said the witness, "was a man
with nn umbrella hoisted. He followed
us to the house. While standing at the
front door a cab drove up. The woman
went Into the house and soon returned
saying: 'Kvrrything Is all rlnht."
"The cnb driver und ttie man who
was standing under the umbrella went
inside the house und brought out the
dead body of a womuu and put It in the
cub.
"I mounted the driver's seat and
drove over the Newport bridge us di
rected by the man with the umbrella,
who was culled 'Doctor.' 1 drove slow
ly over the bridge and met the doctor
here In Newport. He drove the rig a
square east and then went out Into the
country. We passed a cemetery and
also a long black house that stood near
the road. Then we came to u spot
where the doctor stopped. We took the
body out of the cub. The doctor put
It on his shoulder und climbed over the
fence. Then I drove back to Newport.
i I turned the cab over to the driver
1 whom I saw bring it to the house on
George street III Cincinnati."
I Truste said he had directions to go
I over slowly after he left George street
! so he could meet the doctor In New
I port.
"What did you do after you left the
cab at the end of the Newport bridge?"
"I walked across the bridge and went
to the I'nlon depot. 1 went to the lower
waiting room and fell asleep. It was
CM when I woke up. I then went to
Kd Bradley's house on Richmond street
and got my breakfast. Bradley Is a
cousin of mine by marriage. He Is
an engineer on the Cincinnati Southern
railroad. After J got my breakfast. I
took the first train tor Crbana, Illinois."
Witness said he saw in a Cincinnati
paper an uccount of the murder at Fort
Thomas. He thought It might be con
nected with bis ride Into the country.
He told his father and Captain Seward
about the occurrence.
The woman who took him u: Plum
street was named Baker. He met her
in Somerset. Ky., live years ago.
To combat this testimony the prose
cution presented letters from William
Truste, father of witness, claiming that
the story was all false and offering
to prove that It had been concocted by
Detective John Seward, who had been
employed for that purpose.
INSANE MAN'S CRIME.
William Kostetter Kills Ills Young Wife
and Cruises the Ps-ith of III Mother.
Slmmokln. Pa., May 4. While visit
ing his father's home. William Kostet
ter today shot and killed his young
wife and caused the Instant death of
his mother in the little village of Ston
itigton. Procuring a breech-loading
gun he entered the room where his
wife was sluing In a rocking chair. He
stepped up behind her. took deliberate
aim snd blew her head hair off. Kos
tetter's mother, who was Just outside
the doot ran into the house. Shocked
by the terrible spectacle. wMch.met her
gaze, she threw up her hands, nnu"nt
lering a loud cry, fell dead at the feet
of her son.
Kostetter was a sober and TiuluTtrlons
young man, bavins held several posi
tions of trust in this city. He was tak
en to Jail this afternoon. The coroner
has empanelled a Jury and will hold
nn inquest tomorrow. Kostetter has
been suffering from grip for mouths and
his sanity will be made the subject
of inquiry.
KM (si ITS OF MALTA MEET.
Representatives from lour Corner of
the State Pour Into Attnonn.
Altoona. Pa.. May 4. Knights of
Malta fmm the four corners of the
state are pouring Into Altoona on nil
of tonight's trains to attend the fourth
ur.nual convention of tin1 grand o-im-l.'.c.idcry
of Pennsylvania, which meeta
h?r-. Between 400 and iiOO knights, rep
rc.iotittng all the bulges of the order In
the state will be present.
At tomorrow morning's session Sir A.
T. Hamilton will deliver the annual ad
dress and at the ufternoun session 0
knights will have the past commandery
degree conferred upon them. In the
evening there will be a public rceeptljii.
Mayor Dorr will make the address of
welcome mid Sir A. T. Hamilton will
respond. Wednesday and Thursday
will be devoted to the business sessions
of the commandery.
- m
riencrttl Jackson Surprised.
Harrlsburg, Pa May 4. Governor and
Mrs. Hustings gave a tinnier at the exeen
tlve mansion tonight to the outgoing and
incoming siate treasurer, weneral Sam
uel M. Jackson ret li ed today and Hc:ih
m in J. Haywood look his pluce. After
dinner the retiring treasurer was given
a surprise In the presentation by the gov
ernor, on behalf of the department of
ficials, of un elegant silver service.
-
Deserts Mr. Morton.
New York, May 4. Hon. Thomas W.
Hradley, of Orange county, tlelegate to
the Republican convention from the Sev
enteenth congressional district of New
York,- who was elected without Instruc
tions, but counted for Morton, this even
ing Issued a statement announcing t hut
he would vote for McKllilcy.
bullion Thief Sentenced.
Carson, X.nv, May 4. John T. Jones, who
after two trials was convicted of felo
niously taking ?old bullion from the Cur
son mint, was this morning Sentenced ly
Judge Huwley to eight years in the peni
tentiary at hard labor anil to pay u line
of $."i,(w0. The same sentence has been
passed on Henry, the other suspect.
Scrintor Wallace Vcrv l.nw.
. New York, May 6. Shortly ufter 1
o'clock this morning It was stated at (he
residence of ex-l'nlted - Suites Senator
Wallace, of- Pennsylvania, that he wus
poiiscIoum, but wus very low.
The (lold Reset ve.
Wushlngtun, May 4.-Gold withdrawals
today amounted to $2,213,900, of which
12,160,000 was token for export. This re-,
duces the gold reserve to tlil.612.57u.
Itll QFAJCQaSPlRACY
Eight Accomplices Concerned in the
Shah's Assassination.
WAS KILLED UY AX AGITATOK
The Futal llnl let t ired by Mnllah Kcia, a
Disturber Who Mud Keen Par
doned from Prison by -the
Shan.
Teheran, May 4. The assassin of the
late shah. Nasr-ed-Din. proves to be
Alollah Reia, a follower of the agitator.
Sheikh Jem Aleddln. who was exiled In
1S91. after having been convicted for
high treason. R. ia was also impris
oned for treason, but wus subsequently
liberated. After his release he con
tinued has attacks upon the govern
ment, ws again imprisoned, was once
more released, and was actually grant
ed a pension by the ishah.
In spite of the clemency shown him.
Iteza continued his agitation against
the government, und when warned that
he would again be arrested, he (sudden
ly left this city. He was next heard
of at Constantinople, by a police report
sent here, and Instructions were tele
graphed to that city to Have him close
ly watched. Additional reports from
Constantinople advised the government
here that ltena was corresponding with
Sheikh Jem Aleddln. There the plans
for the assassination of the fhali are
believed to have been laid.
About two months ago Keza quietly
left Constantinople, and for some time
all trace of him was lost. Hut recently
his presence here has been known to
the police authorities, ami they are now
blamed for not having caused bis ar
rest. They excuse themselves m the
ground that the late shah's clemency
to the assassin was exercised under the
belief, founded on the report of physi
cians, that Reza was of unsound mind
and not responsible for his actions, and
it wus consequently believed that even
if he was taken into custody once more,
he would only be released again by the
shah's orders. The police, therefore,
contented themselves with watching
him.
Since his arrest for the murder of the
Shah. Keza has been closely questioned
by the Judicial authorities. At first he
professed to have acted entirely of bis
own accord and in the Interests of his
people, to whom, he claimed, reforms to
which they were justly entitled had
been refused. Later, however, he con
fessed tluit the assassination was the
outcome of a deliberate und long
planned conspiracy, and that he, llezst,
was chosen to do the deed. He said
that he waited two months for a favor
able chance to shoot the Shah, which
confirms the authorities In the belief
that the conspiracy began In Constanti
nople, as it Is ahout two months sincp
Reza left that city for Teheran.
The assassin has also admitted that
upon many occasions he had succeeded
In approaching the late Shuh under va
rious disguises.
EIGHT CONSPIRATORS.
The muderer says that eight persons
were In the conspiracy. Two of them,
who have been arrested, are his nieces.
They are both domestics, employed un
til made prisoners, In the harem of the
Shah. Reza has confessed that the wo
men kept the conspirators Informed
regarding the movements of the Shah,
and that on Friday morning the assas
sin was Informed that the Shah In
tended to visit the shrine. I
Reza has also informed the authori
ties that he intended to commit suicide
by blowing out his brains, as soon as
he was certain that he had killed the
Shah, but he was seized and disarmed
before he could carry out his Intentions.
The prisoner later mnde a further
confession, admitting that the conspir
ators had also planned to murder the
Grand Vizier. Tt Is also believed that
the Tllot was milch mm-u u-M.urAn,i
than Reza even now ndmlts, and some
time must elanse lieforo nil ti,. r.,.ia
In the case nre made public.
The enthronement of the new Shah.
Muzafered-Dln. at Tabriz, on Saturday.
Was aCCOmollshnd tvlthnllt anv ,11a,
der, and he stnrtd with little delay for
mis city to attenn tne runeral of his
father, whose body has been embalmed
nnil will be Interred nt Koom.
The pew Shnh has also been pro
claimed here by the chief priest, by
order of the Ctrnnil Vlln. km,
guaranteed to maintain order pending
.iue .arrival or tne neir. Telegrams an
nouncing the allegiance of the gover
nors, princes, ministers and officials are
being received from all parts of the
country.
The new Shah's elder brother, Massud
Mlrza. governor of Ispahan, was one
of the iirst to profess allegiance to
the new Shah, nnd no ground has been
found for the report thut he was In any
way connected with the futul conspir
acy. FOR PHILADELPHIA'S PORT.
Uuaker City Wnntt nn Appropriation to
Improve thj Delaware.
Philadelphia, May 4 Representa
tives of the Hoard of Trade Commer
cial exchange, .Maritime exchange.
Grocers' nnd Importers' exchange, Ves
sel Owners' nnd Captains' association.
Hoard of Port Wardens, Manufacturers'
club and Hoard of Harbor commission
ers of this city, who form the joint ex
ecutive committee np the improvement
of the Philadelphia bnr'uor and the Del
awe re river met In the board of trade
rooms today ami prepared a memorial
to congress urging that the $.100,000 ap
propriation for the Delaware river be
maintained. The memorial which will
be taken to Washington tomorrow by
a special committee and presented to
congress recites:
"That the needs of the port of Phila
delphia demund the completion of the
project which has been In progress
since 1SX5 for a 2-foot channel between
Philadelphia amf the sea at the earliest
possible date. This necessity has been
appreciated by the house of representa
tives in appropriating JDOO.OOu in the
pending river and harbor bill for the
Improvement of the Delaware river.
This provision the senate committee
on commerce recommends shall be re
duced to $250.0110 und to secure the full
appropriation of $5uo,000 this memorial
Is directed."
Kid Not know It Was Loaded.
Altoona, Pa., May 4. (Jeorge A. MeCuns
a 13-yrar-old boy, was shot toduv lu the
left side, the bullet entering his body
hear the hcurf. hL- hia f-i . . .:
We, of the same age, und probably fiital-
is iNjiura, -Ai-uie utiu .uci-ans were pluv
lug with u revolver which thev did not
know was loaded wheii it was discharged.
Slneuin .Monument Site.
'T '!ljU,'K' ,Pu;' A,av --Uenerul Daniel
K. Sickles and the other members of the
New York state Gettysbum huttieneid
commission have located the site for the
ao,uw suiiue or uenerul Henry w. Slo
cum,' Which the Kmoli-e suite will
It will stand on Steven's knoll, which is
me- cievuuim just west ot l.'illp's hill.
llnrrltT's Committee to Alect.
Philadelphia, May 4. National Chairman
William F. Harrlty has called a meeting
of the sub-committee of the lirm nnril fit
national committee to he held at the Hotel
nijiiiigton, t nicago, an Friday: ttext,
May t, at 12 o'clock noon.
THE XEWS TIMS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today 1
Slightly Warmer; Easterly Winds.
1 Five-Story Building Collapses at Cin
cinnati.
Shah a Victim of a Conspiracy.
Admission of Women to Conference
Causes a Wrangle.
Scott Jackson Murder Trial,
2 Day's Doings In Congress.
The World of IlnsincFS.
Woman Whips an Actor.
Found Husband After Twenty-Eight
Years.
3 fl.ocal) Workers for Childhood.
District Attorneys of State to Meet
Hero.
A P.ald Mount Party.
Spruce Street Pave.
4 Kdltorbil.
Grout britaln's Best Friend.
3 (Local) Assaulted with a Knife.
Anniversary of Polish Independence.
6 (Sports Scranton Again Wins from
Springfield.
Possibility of New Intlelders.
7 Suburban News.
Market and Stock Reports.
8 News Up nnd Down the Valley.
COM PAN V KEOWG AN IZED.
Pennsylvania Steel Enterprise Trans
ferred from Hands of Receivers.
Philadelphia. May 4. The property
of the Pennsylvania Steel company,
which went into the hands of receivers
on April 21, lW'U, was transferred by the
reorganization committee to the se
curity holders at the annual meeting of
the stockholders this afternoon. The
reassignment of the property and the
transactions of the necessary legal re
quirements will occupy some time und
it Is not likely that formal possession
will be taken for some weeks. The re
port of Ktllngham IS. Morris, chairman
of the reorganization committee, which
body has been acting as directors of the
company since Its reorganization stat
ed that the sales and deliveries; during
1NH" amounted to Sti.BTO.H.Mi. The net
profits during the year were JIl'l.Gi".
The following directors who were
recommended by the reorganization
committee, were elected: F. C. Felton,
Harrlsburg: 1,. S. Rent. Philadelphia;
E. U. Morris. Philadelphia: F. W. Hun
newell, Huston: John Cnssells, Wash
ington; Alfred Karnshaw, George
Wood, C. Stuart Patterson and SC. R.
Dick, Philadelphia. The directors will
meet for organization In it few days nnd
then K. C. Felton. who Is the present
general manager of the company, will
be elected president and general man
ager. CUPID AT HIS CAPERS.
John llcldbrcder, a Health? .St. I.ouis
.Man, Marries His Housemaid.
St. I.ouis, Mny 4. Miss Eva Dough
erty has become Mrs. John H. Held
bretler. Mr. Heldbreder Is one of the
best known and wealthiest citizens of
the north end. His father was the
founder of the Liberty brewery, and he
was himself ot Its head when It was
absorbed by the St. Louis I trowing as
sociation. His wealth Is estimated at
J2C0.000.
Miss Eva Dougherty was a domestic
for the Heldbreders about two and a
half years. The girl had not been long
employed at the Heldbreders before she
began to attract the attention of all
the members of the household, but par
ticularly that of John. She was so
ladylike, attentive to her duties and so
uniformly pleasant to all that the en
tire fumtly was soon captivated with
her. On April 1 Miss Dougherty gave
up her position and went home. Held
breder about this time bought a hand
some house nnd furnished it elegantly.
Last Monday night they left for
Springfield, III., where they stated they
would be married, and expected to re
turn to St. Louis tomorrow. Miss
Dougherty's mother said last night that
they had been married.
PINCUSHION PARDONED.
William stnplcford Ucloascd After Serv
ing Two Years for Murder.
Ionia, Mich., May 4. William Staple-
ford, sentenced from Huron county In
1SU4 for three years for killing a man
at a charivari, was pardoned today from
the state house of correction by Oov
ernor Rich. Stnpleford was known as
"The Human Pincushion."
Twenty years ago In Chicago he nar
rowly escaped death by poison, and la
now strangely afllicted with pnralysls
of the nerves. He sticks needles nnd
pins into any part of the body and can
not feel them. He burns his skin with
out pain, nnd Is a puzzle to the doctors.
SIX1TUEMEN INJURED.
Catastrophe at a Motel I'iro in Kingston.
N. V.
Kingston, N. Y., May 4. Six firemen
were severely Injured In a fire which
occurred this morning In Fischer's ho
tel. This hotel and IUney's hotel nd
jolnlng it, and several barns In the
neighborhood were burned, as was the
dwelling and store of llerold Pros.
The injured firemen -wore in Rigney's
building when the roof fell. None of
them were fatnlly Injured. The loss
will exceed $.10,000. The pusts in the
hotels escaped in their night clothes,
losing all their property.
TAKE INDIAN STORY.
Reported Disturbance at Sitka Is Re
garded With Suspicion.
Washington. May 4. Officials of the
Tndian bureau have received no ad
vices of alleged troubles between the
Indians and the whites in Sitka, Alas
ka, or thereabouts, as stated In an Ot
tawa dispatch.
The present alleged outbreak Is re
garded as having no more authenticity
than similar Ottawa uispatches have
had.
No l-'nrthcr I'se for Rhodes.
London. May 4. The directors of tlie
Uritish South Africa company held a
meeting today, at which they discussed
the connection of Cecil Rhodes and Mr.
Helt, oilkvrs of the company, with the
projected overthrow of the Transvaal
government. It was finally decided thut
Messrs. Rhodes and ilelt should be re
requested to resign.
F.lcctrlcnl Imposition Opened.
New York. May 4. The national electri
cal exposition was formally opened to
night In the Grand Central Palace. Then
wore delegates present from over Iti.Oim
electric light plants in the 1'nlu-d States.
The expos:tlon was formally opened by
Oovernor Morton.
Stcnmshlo Arrivals.
New York. May 4. Arrived: Y'erk:n
dam, from Rotterdam; Peninsular, from
Lisbon, etc. Arrived out Kensington, at
Antwerp, .May 2; State of Nebraska, at
Olasgow, i1ay U. Sulled for New York:
Frlesland, from Antwerp, May 2. Sighted:
Yeendani, from New York for Rotterdam,
passed the Lizard.
Bcsleicd by Menellk.
Rome, May 4. A dispatch from Masso
wah states that General Haldissera has
relieved Adlgrat, which bus been besieged
for a considerable time by the forces of
King Menellk.
WGffll CAUSE A VUE
Objections Made to Their Admission
to Methodist Conference-
WOMEN DELEGATES WITHDRAW
l.jrdia Trimble Does Not Sign the IKicu
meut and the Women's Champions
Rall-Kev. Ueorge Main's
Earnest Protest.
Cleveland. May 4. At the conclusion
of some routine business this morning
by the general conference of the Meth
odist Kplscopul church, ltlshop Merrill
announced that the order of the day
wus the report of the committee on
eligibility. Secretary David S. Monroe
read communication from the women
delegates from the North Indiana und
Ohio conferences. It said that while
they firmly believed thut woman hud
the right to be admitted to the confer
ence, they respectfully withdrew their
rights in the Interest of harmony. They
thanked the champions of their cause,
but said they could not consent to have
a protracted struggle over their rights.
It was signed by three of the four wo
men delegates and wus a stunning blow
ut the rlmmplons of the woman s cause.
Lydie A. Trlmble'a name was not
signed to the document ami the wo
men s champions rallied. The secre
tary read the majority report, which
declared thut women had a constltu
tionul right to membership In the con
ference.
Rev. Dr. A. O. Kynett. who Is leading
the light for the women, made a bril
liant speech In favor of the adoption of
the report. It was an historical au
count of the (itiestlon and was a mas
terful presentation of the woman's side
of the question.
MINORITY REPORT.
The Rev. Dr. Neely. of Philadelphia,
rend the minority report. It said that
the minority had carefully inquired In
to the question and had found that the
women possessed no right In the eon
ference whatever. He made a fervid
speech in favor of the minority report
His chief point wus that women could
only be admitted by a change In the
constitution. That could only be done,
he said, by a three-quarter vote of the
members of the annual conferences and
the approval of the general conference.
Dr. Neely moved to substitute the ml
norlty for the majority reort. Thin
was lost.
The Rev. Dr. (ioorge P. Mains, of
Brooklyn, said: "This Is one of Ihe
gravest times In the history of Meth
nillsui. The tpiestion of women today
in the world threatens the very ctvlll
zation. We cannot afford to make this
change in the mast conservative man
tier." He was satisfied that the great
cause of Methodism would suffer If wo
men were admitted and the law of tho
church positively denied the admission.
Other vigorous speeches for and
against women were made.
The discussion continued at length
and was heated at times. Finally, on
motion of Rev. Dr. Ieonard, of Cincin
nati, the further debate on the woman
question was postponed until 10 a. m.
tomorrow. At that time Rev. Dr. D.
Stevenson, of Kentucky, will have thtt
floor.
DIED AT KINGSTON.
Brother of Ex-Count? Treasurer 1): W.
Powell Passes Away,
A prominent person of Luzerne coun
ty passed from this life nt 9M Sunday
night In the person of Watkln Powell,
at his home In Kingston after an Illness
of one and one-half years. He had
been confined to his bed only two weeks
before his death. Besides ex-County
Treasurer D. W. Powell, the deceased
is survived by another brother, Wil
liam, in California, and by a wife and a
family of six.
The deceased was fifty-four years of
nge. He enlisted when only twenty
years old In Schooley'g bottery. Second
Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, and
served three years and one-half. He
fore the war he lived in Scranton anil
after It located In Wilkes-Harre, next
moving to- Plymouth, and later to
Kingston. The funeral will be held at
1.30 tomorrow afternoon. Interment
will be made In Plymouth.
THREE ELECTION TODAY.
Superintendents of Count?, Mt? and
Punmoro School to Ho Named.
The school board will hold a special
session this afternoon at 2 o'clock to
elect a city superintendent of schools.
The present Incumbent. Professor
Oeorge Howell, is the only candidate
and will.mott likely, be re-elected unan
imously. Professor J. C. Lange, prin
cipal of the High school, who wus
spoken of as a candidate, yesterday
said his name would not be plneed be
fore the directors as a candidate for
superintendent.
At iO o'clock this nwrnlng the county
school directors will meet In the court
house and elect Professor J. C. Taylor
as superintendent. Tonight the liun
more school will elect a successor to
Professor Williams as superintendent
of the schools of that place.
SETTLlili THE CASE.
f:qulty Proceedings Attn Inst the Sperl
llcntcr Co. I.nded.
A week tiw an equity suit was be
gun by Thomas McDonald, of Susque
hanna, nnd James Nolan, of Scranton.
against the Hpcrl Heater company, of
Carboiidnle, prnving the court to re
strain the company from selling out to
another corporation. The plaintiffs
owned a few shares of stock each, and
McDonald was general manager.
The case was settled yesfrday, when
the nrgument for un Injunction was to
be made. The settlement was for 1
and other valuable consideration. Mc
Donald resigned ns general manager.
CONTRACT IS VALID.
That's the Decision in the Ablngton
Turnpike Case.
The supreme court yesterday handed
down an opinion ufnrining the decision
of the court of this county In the case
of the Providence und Ablngton Turn
pike and Plank Roud company ugalnst
the city of Ssc rantou.
This means thut the contract be
tween the company and the city is val
id and that the city must keep the turn
pike in repair.
T obacco I inn Tails
New York. May 4. K. &. O. Friend &
Co., wholesale dealers III leaf tobacco at
12S1 Maiden Lane, fuilod today. They havt
been In business for over thirty years and
this is their second failure, K. and (1.
Friend having fulled In 1674 with liabili
ties of JIiH.oik), which they settled, It was
said, at 4D cents on the dollar. Tile fiiil
ure Is attributed to depression in tile trade,
depreciation ill values and inability to
make collections.
Herald's Forecast.
New York, May 4. In the Middle stales
today, clear, warm weather will prevail,
with fresh and light southerly to Wester
ly winds, followed by a slight rise of ttm-
Eerature on and near the Atlantic sea
oartl. On Wednesday fair with warmer
weather will pre will, wltb a slight tem
perature rise.
IltEY'S
Special
Sale f
Towels '
For fMs Week Only.
This 3s an opportunity
for housekeepers to re
plenish their stock of
Towels at prices much be
low regular value. Wo
call special attention to
our
GERMAN LINEN TOWELS
In Damask and Hucka
back. ' Fringed Towels at !2yU
19, 25 and 35 cents each.
Hemmed Towels 12,'
15, IS and 22 cents each.
Hemstitched 12, 18,'
25, 35, 48, 55, 65, 75, 95,
$1.25 and $1.50 each.
A PAIR.
Towels 7c ,
Towels 19a
Towels 25c
Towels 35'
Towels 48c
Towls-48,
, each.
15 dozen Bath
25 dozen Bath
15 dozen Bath
10 dozen Bath
20 dozen Bath
Linen Bath
65, 75 and 95c
Batik Sleets la regular
510 AND 512
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SPRING FOOTWEAR
DRESS SHOES
Ami Kllppera for Every Member of th
Family.
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114 AND 116 WYOMING AVE.
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Bicyclists
Take Notice
Weichel, the Jeweler,
has a nice line o? Bicycle
Belts. Call and see them.
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