. : i - . . . EIGHT pages rn COLUMNS. JSCltANTON, PA., TUESDAY MOKN1NG, NOVEMIiEU 17, IhiMi. TWO CENTS A COPY I M PriceToira Dre Yes, the figures are badly cut and broken thimiKhout our Hress Hoods stock, hut t!'Kt fact tines lint in terfere with titiiili t U- it styles, awl when we say t but you cannot tlnd anything on the market newer, bet ter or more desirable fur present reason's wear than we nfer In t ho lots detailed below. We imply mate a fact tm whieli we defy run trudii'tiiin. HIE REACTIONS stated below are fully uuaranteed by us. and If such tempting induce ments so eailv in the season tail to accomplish the clearance wo hope for, then we have misjudged the temper of the Scrantnn Urejs buy illK public. 10 LgIs Are Specified here, but there are many more bar gains in this threat department equally tempting. Accept these, therefore, as merely a HiiifRestlon of the whole, and you'll understand better what we ure driving at. FIRST LOT 25 pieces 4tl-lnch tine. French Series in the most effective shadings of the season. This cloth has sold right aloii at 40c. Sale Price, 2Pc SECOND LOT 20 pieces 3S-inch Mixed Suitings. Orrldescent effects In a new chev ron weave. Color combinations In clude Sapphire ami Itlack. Myrtle und Itlack. (Hive and Itlack. Myrtle and I'luni, I Mown ami Navy, i!ar net and IJrown. Jtroun and Navy, Hlack and ltrown, etc. These were a leading value at 4m: Sale Price, 35c THIRD LOT Oenuine Cheviot too. Hiuh Class Imported Suitings, SS inches wide, FOURTH LOT l!i pieces Extra Select Persian Nov elties in Silk und Wool, -111 inches , wide, and guaranteed value for 7fc. The irroiind work is laid in Hrown, Cardinal, tireen. Navy or (Jarnet, with exquisite color harmonies thrown over. Sale Price, 50c FIFTH LOT 10 pieces Heal Imported .All-Word. Severd Siiitinus. full winter weight und exceptionally attractive effects. Hcen marked 7.r all season. Sale Price, 50c SIXTH LOT 20 pieces Scotch Novelty Suitings In random snow Hake effects in warm, soft color symphonies. Not over-heavy. Sold freely at 75u. last week. Sale Price, 62 !-2c SEVENTH LOT IS pieces Ttlch Persian Novelties In Pure Silk and Finest Wool, 4" inches wide. The grounds are woven in two tones, and the contrasting col or effects are triumphs of artistic sewings. Not hitherto sold under $1. Sale Price, 75c EIGHTH LOT 15 pieces M-lnch French Storm Serge. Medium twill and unusual ly pretty tinish. Two shades of Navy and Ulack. A grand value for 75c. Sale Price, 62 3 -2c NINTH LOT 30 pieces Lovely Serge Plaids for children's wear or waists. Bright or subdued colorings. Usually 45c. Sale Price, 33c TENTH LOT 20 pieces High Novelty Plaids. Silk Stripes with Black Crochet Work , thrown over bright woven tints. Best previous price, 75c. Sale Price, 50c THE SALE- Is now In full blast. OIL QBE Croods SPAIMRDS ABUSE ENGLISH SAILORS Shipwrecked Seaman Have a Narrow Escape From D;ath. TAKEN FOR AMERICAN FILIBUSTERS The Fnclishmcii Have Dillicully in Convincing the Sinnili Soldiers of Their .SntioimlitySh:iinernM'reiil incut Accorded Henry W. Mcliney. Humors .of Fighting ut I'inar Pel liio. New York. No. HI, Among the pas sengers who arrived today per Ward line steamer Yueatan, from Havana, were thirteen shipwrecked seamen. They were Captain Nelson and twelve of tile crew of the British steamer Colla, which ran ashore on Colorado reef at 2 o'clock on the morning of Nov. 4. Later the steamer got off Into deep water and Captain Nelson at tempted to run her across the struit to Key West, but the water rtaineiK so rapidly that at live a. m., they aban doned the steamer, which shortly af terwards sank in deep water. At 7 a. in., the shipwrecked seamen landed on the Cuban coast about sixty miles west of Havana, where they fell into the hands of Spanish soldiers. The Span lards, believing them to be (ministers from the American coast, treated the prisoners harshly, threatening to shoot all hands. Finally they were taken to Havana, where they were taken in charge by the British consul who sent them to New York. PKLORKY'S STATKM KNT. Henry V. Pelorey, one of the ship wrecked crew, In speaking of their ex pi lichee in Cuba, said: We landed about sixty miles west of Havana mid were taken in charge !.v a troop el soldiers. Who escorted IIS tn a sugar estate. Here they used us very kindly, but they hud strun:,' suspicion that we were American filibusters. Later in tlie day unother troop of soldiers look us to Alaiinl. where they insisted that I could speak Spanish. I was taken to the headquarters and questioned by a ttiir Spaniard, who asked if we were English or American. I answered, "Kiiglish." "No, American." said he, striking me in the neck and over the head with a loaded in ne, stunning me. The blood ran down my faee unci back and I fell unite weak, mid as three soldiers pointed their gun.-i at me 1 expected to lie shot. r'nlllUK. to learn that there were Americans anient; our crew I was dismissed We were coni pclhd lo sleep on the bare stone lloor with soldiers on guard. We were then sent to Havana, where we were eared for by I he British consul. If we had been Americans we "o'.dd never have lived to tell the. talc" The Colin was a smtill vessel of IC2 tons, built at Aur, Scotland, in ISM. KIOHTINO AT PINAK DKL WO. Jacksonville. J.'la., Nov. 10. Humors are rife here that there has been light ing for three days in linnr liel Itlo. ,1. A. Hiiana, agent of the Junta, says he lias information that there has been fighting, but has no definite news as to the up tcome. It is absolutely Impos sible to secure reliable Information at this early stage of the eonllict. KNIGHTS AT ROCHESTER. Animated Discussion of Hie Civil Ser vice During lis Scsions, Itoehester. N. Y., Nov. 10. At tills morning's session of the knighls. of Labor general assembly, the comniiitee on state of the order reported a pro position to obtain the passage of laws restricting imigiation to Su.in.in per year defeated. A proposition to keep nrtisls. musi cians and professional people, who come here under contract, out of the country, was carried by a narrow ma jority utter rf heated debate. A large portion of the session was taken up discussing the civil service as now applied throughout the t'nlted States. It wns nrgued that a civil ser vice ride only had a nominal exist ence, and that it was the old spoils svstcin in a slightly modilied form. The delegates de.iareil that political favor and pull had just as much to do with the obtaining of otllee now as for merly. The convention voted the civil service unsatisfactory as It now exists. It was voted to try and secure the passage of laws which would introduce a real merit system throughout the l liited Stab s. The executive board wus instructed to try and obtain the passage of laws by which the government should pro vide a bank for the deposits of the people's savings In connection with the regular postotbee. The cities nominat ed for holding the next convention were. Baltimore, Boston. Louisville, Little P.ock, Omaha and Butte. .Mon tana. Balloting for the Selection of the meeting place of the general assembly session of the Knights of Labor. Louis ville was chosen. The committee on appeal and griev ances then took 4'i tiiei on the matter pertaining to some local association. in New York and Brooklyn, which are made up of musicians Some of tre members are nlsn members of the musi cians Mutual Protective association, of New York city. The latter order is a benevolent one. and many of Its mem bers have been taking advantage of the Knights, and so the Knights today passed resolutions to the effect that all Knights who are members of the Musi cians Mutual Protective association shall withdraw from that association by the first of January. 1!)7, or be liable to explusion. Also that all local as semblies of the order must give prefer ence -to the Knights of Labor, when ever possible. TO BOOM THE DINGI.F.Y BILL. The Philadelphia Wool Merchants Orminie. Philadelphia, Nov. It!. There was a large gathering of wool merchants, representing the Philadelphia Wool Merchants' association here this after noon to take action on the Diugley bill. After a long discussion on the condi tion of the wool and woolen interests of the country, the following minute was unanimously adopted: "The wool merchants' association of Philadelphia urge upon the senate of the t'nlted States the passage of the Dlngley bill as an emergency measure." President Louis S. Flske was author ized to appoint a committee of three to go to Washington and urge the passage of the measure. It was agreed to place a copy of the minute in the hands of every representative of the wool and woolen Interests In the United States, urging their co-operation, i RIG GAMB PRESERVE PROJECTED. Scheme to Htiv 200,000 Acre of .New Mexico l.nnd fur I he Purpose. Wichita. Kan., Nov. Ifi.-lf the plans recommended by Charles rayne, of this city, the well known hunter and authority on all questions pertaining to wild game, are carried out, the great est private game preserve In the Unit- td States will soon bo established la northern New Mexico. Air. Pay tie hus for several years been engaged in supplying live wild animal; to owners of game preserves, and tn this way has become acquainted with many nun of wealth who are imbued wtti the huntsman's instinct and who have, adopted the fad of pjjnagating larire wild game for their own amuse ment. He l. as been ro freouentiv im portuned for information as to the best location for extensive urivate hunting grounds In the west that he recently t k a trip through Colorado and New Mexico and made a thorough Investi gation of th subject. His re:mt, which will be submitted in a few days, recommends thv pur chase of nearly 200,000 ncren of moun tainous la ml, which now hcloiuvs to the Maxwell Land drain company, and which is located in norih rti N ''. Mexioo. It Is made up rf nurns. nu mi tains. valleys, lakes and natural parks, and Is abundantly weo.lod and watered. Should it be used for a game preserve, the entire tract will be Inclosed with hb;h and strong wire fence and stocked wlili all manner of wild game, 't will lie maintained by expert game i'pcrs a'cl the prorogation of larg- wild game will be carried on on SLientllle princi ples. W. C. T. U. AT ST. LOUIS. Delegates lo the Twenty.third Annual Convention in Session Suggestions lor Advancement o! the Work. St. Louis, Nov. 10. The delegates to the twenty-third annual convention of the Woman's Chrisil in Te v ranee union, assembled in Schuyler Memorial house at 8 a. m. this morning, und at tended devotional exeicbes, conduct ! by Mrs. Charlton Kdludrn. of New Yi rk. The convention reassembled ill Musi! h'lll lit !i o'clock and the pn ceid.nrs be gun .with prayer by .Wis. Annie M. Palmer, of Iowa, nati'.nal evangelist. Woman's christian Tempi r.uu'.' union. A number of suggestions for the ad vancement of the work of temperance crusading were received and referred lo appropriate committees. The cemniil tteon financial plan rei omir.ende l that the plan of securing fluids put sin d last year be continued. The recommenda tion was adopted and provides for the deposing of the forty per cint. of tile funds secured, with the national treas urer. The executive committee recommend ed to the convention that the national application committee shall consist of nine members, two of whom t-hill be chosen by the board of superintendents, and three by the executive committ'C. The convention accepted tip- recom mendation. The committee ulso leported that til? membership feces are not sufhcleiit for the needs of the work and plans tn collect more moneys will be devised. Airs. Anna Sneed Cairns, president of Forest Park university, of St. Louis, donated a scholarship in her university for an Armenian student. A telegram of appreciation of her noble work In behalf of the Armenian sufferers, was ordered forwarded to Miss Clara Bar ton. The (idler linn taken up at yesterday's "Armenian meeting" was repotted to be Mill In cash and $JtiL' In pledges. The first animated debate of the con vention began this morning, when Mrs. Mary 1 Lovell, of liryn Mawr, Pa., proposed an amendment to the consti tution whereby the slate supeiinteii J ents shall be added tn the executive committee. The committee as now con stituted Is composed of the state presi dents, and the proposed constitutional ainendmuit has been rejected at the last three or four conventions. Almost tlie entire morning session was occu pied ill the debate, and among thore who advocated Its adoption were Mrs. Hunt, of .Massachusetts; Mrs. (irubb, of Missouri. Those In opposition were Mrs. Telford, of Colorado; Mrs. White Ketiey. of Oregon; Mrs. Dunham i f Iowa: Mrs. Ingalls, of Missouri, and Mrs. Hammer, of Pennsylvania. The Vote resulted as follows: ir.ll for the amendment and l:S5 against It. An a two-thirds majority was n-eded to carry a constitutional amendment, the amendment was declared not carried. Mrs. Lovell gave notice that at tlie next national convention either she or a representative would call up the amendment again. The morning session dosed with n menu. la! service for friends who had passed away since the last convention. At the afternoon session, Mrs. Sophie Crubb. of Missouri, supfrinteiidonl of the work among foreigners, reported that it was progressing favorably, al though inlluenced by the general de pression in business. The seven na tional associates had done effective work. Mrs. M. B. Carse, president of the publishing association said that the re ceipts were $12fi,::77 and the expendi tures l2."i.ini. The receipts .or 1S!3 were $ll.li;2 less than In P5. but the net grain was .'Hi. The financial storm had "been weathered by reducing ex penses, the volume of business being smaller. Mrs. Curse also submitt'd h r.'iort about the temple. She had raised SMI,?!'S of the $:ioil,i;0 needed to buy the trust bonds and would try to secure the balance this year. The in terest on the bonds had been paid. EAGLES FOR MR. M KINLEV. Two F.lcunnl Specimen Arrive From l(lack Hill-. Canton. Nov. It! --An unusually larg. number of callers wi re received at the MeKlnb y resid nee today. Major nnd Mrs. McKlnh's were kept busy greet ing them until long after the sun had gone down. Major McKliiley'n mail, too, was uncommonly large, nnd thm tool: up a good shaie of his time during the morning. Two beautiful specimens of Plack Hill species of American eagle were re ceived at- the McKinU y house tnls morning. They came from White wood, S. D. Major McKinley stnt the eagles to the city park. Senator Vooihcc III. Washington. Nov. Hi. The alarming re ports from Terra Haute, lnd.. retiardiitg the comlitlon of fulled Hiale.! Senator Yeorhees are not In accordance with a 1 viies received hpre by friends and mem bers of his family. Mr. Keese Voorhee?, son of the senator, said it was true hi lather had been sick and at one time his life was despaired of, but he Is npw rapid ly convalescing. Terrill Shoots Hit Wile. New, Haven, Conn., Nov. Pi William Terrill, son of K. Terrill, proprietor of the Hyperion Tafe, in this city, shot and killed his wife In llainden late this uftrrnoon. He committed suicide. Terrill had re cently Instituted divorce proceedings against his wife. killed lly a I nil oft'onl. Willtes-Bnire. Pa., Nov. K John Buyer, aned 2J years, a miner, was in stantly killed In the Parish mine today He had llred a shot and before he could get ii way a mass of coal fell upon hbn, breaking every bone in his body. Dentli from Liitidaiiinn. London, Nov. Hi. Mrs. Aqa Merritt. wife of George William Mern, of New York, died III this city. Saturday night from an overdose of laudanum, taken to relieve neuralgia In the head. ACTIVITY IN THE BUSINESS WORLD More Evidences of the Wisikm of the Vctin.; People. REPUBLICANISM A.NDX PROSPERITY Additional Proof Tlmt They (.o (laud ia llaiul-li-crciisc in Work tit I'ittsliurc, llcllilchciii, Schncc" lady and f.l-cu hcrc--t;ooil Times ill Mauiiluctitritig Districts. Pittsburg, Nov. 16.-The Consolidat ed Steel ami U iie companj at Itiad docks, have started their woiks in full, employing S" men. Tlie Kdgar Thomson Steel works nr. again in tall operation, on a large oi X r lor .eteel rails for use In Japan. The Homestead Steel works of Car negi company. Is now working full in all depart nieiits, ",".00 men being em ployed. The force i,f employes at the West Ingliouse Klectric works was increased today by Kin men. Preparations for starting the West inghouse Air fluke works in full are well under way. A large number of the air brake work men v ill be transferred to tlie West inr.house Cunadiun plant, when It is opened. liethlehetn. Pa.. Nov. Ill Turret plat"s and other armor materials for the battleshin Iowa were shipped by the Hetlilcheiu linn company toduy to Cramp's shin vanl. Philadelphia. The Hethlehc in Chenille works has resumed ooeraMniiH after a long period ol idleness. Thirty operators started to work today nnd the industry will run full time and full handed all win ter. Pittsburg. Pa.. Nov. 16-The Kdgar Thomson Steel woiks, at ltraddock, is turning out two-urders received since the election from the far east. China has given the Carnegie company one order for S.nen tmist of steel rails. Tlu-y will lie shipped to Italtimore this week ti-i go by steamer. The light grade rail plant of the Kd'-rar Thomson wfcrks to day started on ur, order for !i.oiKi tons of T rails for Japan The rails will be laid on the ground mi that country without roadbed and will be held together by locking damns. Horses will draw tlie conveyances over this road. The rails will be shipped from New York about tlie first of next week. Seheliectadv. V., Nov. 10. The Sehenectff'lv Locomotive works has re ceived Severn I good sized orders for en gines ami boilers. It will probably not lie long before the entire working force will again be employed. Among the railroads now ordering locnniotives are the Northern Pacific, Portland and Mnmford Kails. Delaware and Ulster, Michigan Southern and Michigan Cen tral. DYNAMITE AT BOSTON. An t'ipcr Story of Hotel Highland Is V recked by n Cnrttidtfi . P.eston, Nov. 16. One of the upper stories of tlie Hotel Highland. 115 Hale street, lioxbury, an eight story apart ment house, was wrecked this morn ing. A dynamite cartridge was thrown down the chimney and exploded, wreck ing tlie kitchen in the top suite, accu pied by Henry T. Hurrell nnd family. Two other cartridges were found on the roof, neither having exploded. The explosion startle. 1 the neighborhood and caused great excitement. There were live persons in the kitchen at tlie time of the accident and all had narrow es capes from death. Two were slightly hurt by Hying bricks. It Is rumored that there has been trouble over the ownership of the building. NOVEL PRESENT FOR M KINI.EV. It I lipoid Hell nml Kecnlls n c volutioiniry Incident. Canton. Ohio, Nov. It!. A handsome ptesent has been received by Major McKinley from Oroton, Conn. It Ik In the shape of a gold dinner table bell, made in imitation of a wo man's petticoat. It Is to resemble that worn by Mother Hniky of revolution ary war tame. Wli.-n the Hrltls'i squadron threatened old fort Trum bull, New I .olid, m harbor, the soldier.! ran out of wadding. She took off her garment and ikvh It to the gunners. Accompanying the gift was u poem commemorating the historic event and composed by Frances Lester Kowinnd. On a card which came with the gift was Inscribed: "Story of the golden hi II presented to Major McKinley by the Thomas Stnrr Society of the Children of the Revolution Oroton, Conn., No vember, 1M!I6." - - - . - CLAY NOMINATED. Mill lie I nilcil State Senator from (cfirsin. Atkiiiti. tin.. Nov. Ifi On the first 1 allot i f the Dein n.-tuMc legl-lativ.' can ens this afternoon Hon. A. S. Clay, chairman of the Iemocrat'c state c ni mittee for the past four yiais. was nominated f r 1'r ited States senator. He received !! volts, SH Icing Ih re-qui-ite number for nomination. Clay received SI votes last Friday and re ceived the benefit of the stampede on the first ballot today. He is 4.". yeni.-v of age. has been Fpeaki r of the house and prtsident of the senate and man nged the laNt two fdnte campaigns ni chairman of the Otiiiocratlc state exe cutive committee. DR. JOHNSON INDICTED. He M ill lie Tried ior the Xntilerof Dr. Henry. New floointl Id. Pa., Nov. 1.;.-The grand Jury today found a true bill against Ir. Thomas L. Johnston, charged with the murder of Iir. f icorge S. Henry, at Piinc-annon. on Sept. ;s. Johnston charged criminal Intimacy between Henry nnd Mis. Johnston, and at the time he killed Henry he uhot and Sriiously wounded his wife. On motion if the prisoner's couns'el today Judge Lyons postponed the trial of the case until the .lanuury term of court on account of the sot Ions illness of Johnston and his wounded wife. FAIR WILL CONTEST. Mrs. Nettie Craven Miltidriiw One Petition. San Fnn l.ro. Nov. 16. The strarg e for pi.sse.sston of tne millions left by the lite Senator James ll. Fair was terminated this morning when Dr. M.tr.- Levlngrtoti, the executor named in the celebrated pcnc'.l will, of which Mrs. Nettle Ciaven. the leputed wife of the deceased millionaire, 'was custodim, withdrew In r petition for the piobate of that doeumei.t. Or. Levlig.-ton al leges that the T.-ill Is distasteful to tip Fair heirs, who control the funds of the estate, ar.d ns the supporters of the pencil will are without the means to sustain their claims In court, the rlci ument might bj dofeif?d. That re suit would rctlcct c.n the legality of the deeds of the property from the late sen; tor to Mrs. Ciaven. On motion of the attorneys for the Fair children. tUe will exeruted S pt. 21, ism. in whk-n no mention is made of Mrs. Craven, was admitted to probate. The amount involved !s about &0.UH0.Q0U. Mrs. Ciaven wiil now contest her claim to the property for which she holds wills alierd to have been d:awn in her tavor by Fair at th time of their marriage. SOLDIER THUMPS MIS COLONEL. Olliccr of tlie Ohio Militia Knocked Down by n Private. Ppi ingtiehl, Ohio, Nov. hi. A sensa tion w as sprung today over a row in me Third reL'iment. Ohio, National guards. Colonel Aiubonk took his officers nnd tlie hospital and si.'nal corps up to I rhana last evening to an inspec tion, on their return nt 4 o'clock in the morninir. according to the state ments. Colonel Anthony ordered John Casper, a member of the hospital corps, to quit making so much noise and then pushed him into a seat. Casper resented this, nnd Colonel Anthony declared him under military arrest. At the armory afterward Casper and Anthonj renewed the quarrel, and Cas per knocked the colonel down, striking him twice. Casiier was arrested and lay in Jail all day. llovernnr Uushnell came down this evening and ordered him released, and he will be tried for Insubordination. DEATH OF WALTER BASS. One ol' the Originator ol' tlie "Hull Durham" Tobacco ( oiupniiv. Plaiiifield. N. J.. Nov.' 10. Walter A. Pass, one of the best known tobacco merchants in the country, dftd at his home In this city hist night, nl'ti r an Illness of four weeks. Mr. Hass was horn in Italtimore, and during the Into war a tobacco plantation which he owned was contiscated by the govern ment. Afterwards he moved to New York and was one of the principal or ganizers of the Hlaokwell's "Hull Dur ham" Tobacco company, and for many years was at Its head. He retired from active business five years ago. He Is survived by two si ns Walter A., and William F. both in business in New York, and four daugh ters, two of whom are teachers In the liaintield public schools. MAJOR M'KINLEY'S LETTER. He Compliments (iovcrnnr Hustings oil Pennsylvania's Showing. Harrisliurg. Pn., Nov. 16. Governor Hastings today received an answer from Ma tor McKinley to his letter of congratulation. President-elect Mc Kinley says: My Hear Governor: Many thanks for your generous letter. You ought to be proud to he chief executive of a state that can roll up such a magnificent majority as Pennsylvania has done. With best Wishes, believe tlie, Very truly yours, William McKinley. Governor Hustings and staff have al ready secured quarters ut the Arling ton In Washington for the inaugura tion .of President-elect McKinley. It Is not yet known that the national guard will participate. PRINCESS ELOPES. f'.lvirn, or Spnln, Taken Her Jewels nnd Skiis with n Married Man. Home. Nov. 16. Newspapers here publish reports of a sensational elop meiit which has caused a gren scan dal In the highest society. Princess Klvlra, daughter of Don Carlos, the pre tender 4o the Spanish throne, recently came lo Home to visit her. sister. Prin cess Masimo. She met Count Folshl, an artist, who Is a married man. mid fell in love with him, with the result that they ran away together. Princess Klvlra took with her her Jewels, which are valued nt JiiO.Onil. The whereabouts of the couple Is unU'iou n. DOES NOT FAVOR HAWAII. Ili-hop Hurst Thinks .'. nncxiition Mould He n Mistake. Met roll, Mich.. Nov. Ifi. The general missionary committee of the .Methodist Kplscopal church continued Its work of apportionment of the appropriations for home missions this morning. In the discussion of the work in Hawaii the annexation of that country was touched on. several bishops favor ing It. P.isbop Hurst, however, claim ed that annexation would be a great mistake and declared that the pie of the United States would vote it down If submitted to them. Army F.ipciiditnrcs. Washington. Nov. K The animal re port of (iiner.il T. H. Stanton, paymaster Keiieral of the army, shows a n-t ln cr.as'e In expendlluies over lust year of $7.V,,.V.'.i. The decrease of expemiltiires on account of pay of volunteers was quite inaikt.l, and Indicates that claims of this character are growing less in number, lairing the past yeur for the first time, all military posts have been paid monthly. Itig I'irc nt I'illshiirs. Pittsburg. Ph., Nov. p;. Fire broke i ut tonight in the sixth story of Allen Klik patriek I'o.'s wholesale grocery house, it"') Liberty strret. destroying everything en thai ll or. The loss bj Iir" and wale" w ill reach $Pi.i". I'f this amount 7i ei is on stock and the balance on the build liitf. Tile Iosm is covered by liisurance. Siilli i nled in n Sewer. Noni-dow n. Pa., No. til. Frank Med. Hani. i yeitf oi l. and Francesco Aniillo. aned '1' years, were Instantly killed here this efternoun by the sank or a sewer on which they were woikine, caving In. .Million. I was s. j. 'local 1. 1 1 ami Antill'.o had his lie. k broken. I' I ii in lor Mr. I orniaii. Wahinvton. Nov. K. The president to day atipolnte.l W. S. Forrnan. oi Illinois, commie inner of Internal revenue, M.e Joseph ll. Alilhr. reslened. THE NEWS THIS MOKMMi. Weather Indication Today: fair; Southerly Winds. 1 Knrllfh Sailors Complain of Spanish liuelty. Itisniaieklin Revelation. lUisiiitss Still on tlie Increase. ' 2 F.ryan Says Democracy Is Committed to Silver. Effects of New Steel Pool. 3 (LocsD Hoard of Trade Matters. Common Pleas Court. 4 Editorial. Casual .Mention. 5 iLoonll Eleventh District Republicans Serenade William Conned. 1aniliroslo .Must Answer at Court. 0 (Stors I ' The IV ad Hon- Cup." Wall Street Review and Markets. 7 Suburban Hapenincs. Last Night at the Theaters. t S News Up and Down the Valley. REVELATIONS OF THE IRON PRINCE The Debate on the Subject Was a Very Tctr.e Affair. NO FUN FOR THE GALLERY GODS Compared W lib Hhut Mas Expected the Controversy n Too Mild to He lnlcrcstiiii;..l,aiBe Audience iu llcudiiiirc('oiint Kcrhert Iii iiinrck Itciiinius Silent. Pi flip. Nov. 16. The announcement made last week that in the order of today's proct .-dings in the Reichstag the Centrists would offer an interpel lailon demanding tin explanation on the part tr the government of the neutrality treaty between Russia and C.erniany, the existence of which from issl to iswi was disclosed by Prince Hismarck iu tlie recent series of ar ticles Inspired by the ex-chancellor which appeared in the Hamburger Nachiiehten, the prince's personal or gan, caused the corridors of the Keicii stag to be packed ut all early hour w ith persons vainly trying to obtain admis sion to the galleries, every available space In which was tilled by visitors lucky enough to sscure permits. The debute, however, was a tame uft'air in comparison with what wus expected by the opponents of the government ard fell far short of being sensational. As a matter of fact after the speeches of Count Von Hompesch. the replies of Prince Hohenlohe and Huron Marsehall Von Hlehersteln. and the remarks of Count Von Mirbuch and Herr Von Kar dnrff, the discussion llattened out com pletely. Count Herbert Hismarck stated that he had remained silent dining the de bate because the declaration of the chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe, had sup plied him with no basis upon which to discuss facts and he was nit willing to deal with hypothesis. He would, therefore, confine himself solely to de nying that the interview upon the sub Jimt by the Hamburger Nachiiehten published in Vienna and supposed to have been furnished by him, had em eiiated from him or that he knew any thing about It. BOARDER ASSAULTED HER. Young Man Arrested Tor n Serious Crime Committed Last June. Frank P.uralya, nged 2'.. was com mitted to the county Jail by Alderman Millar last night for committing a criminal assault on Mrs. John Leper, who resides with her husband near the Ivlaware and Hudson depot in 11 r ecu Ridge. Mrs. Leper nlh ges that the offense wns committed one day in June lust when her husband was away from home. Ilurulya boarded with them at the time. She told her husband about It when lie came home In the evening und when the husband repeated the accusation to the boarder, the latter drew a knife nnd keeping the enraged husband from closing in on him man aged thus to escupe from tlie house. uwing to the notoriety which at taches to such cases Mrs. Leper could not be Induced to swear out a warrant uguinst her assailant until September. Kuiulya in the meantime had disap peared. Yesterday Special itlicer John Tlerney, who had the warrant, learned that litiralya hail returned to the city and succeeded after a hard chase in lo cating and arresting him. A Met man Millar heard only the prosecutor's side of the ease and being satisfied from the evidence that Hur nlya was guilty, sent him up to stand trial. BAPTIST MINISTERS MEET. Dxegesis Head hv He v. Nr. Lcvicu Wns liscncd. The Scranton Baptist Ministerial as sociation met yeslerda" morning in one ot the class rooms of the Penn Avenue Haptist church. Fifteen ministers at tended. Rev. A. H. ONeul. of Dun limr.., presided. Rev. W. J. Ford and Rev. Mr. Wil liams conducted the devotional service, lb v. Mr. Levicns read an exegesis on Hebrews. Ix:ll-L'. The major part of the session was devoted to a discussion of the paper. - DEATH OF MRS. PHILINDA RACE. Iliuhiv Kcici'lcd Woman in Madison Where Mir I.Hcd. Mrs. Philinda Race, a woman well known nnd highly respected, died at her home In Madison township early Sunday morning. She was till years old. The funeral will be held this noon. Interment will be made in HolliHter ville cemetery. The deceased Is survived by three children: L. R. Toilet, of this city; Mrs. Emma Filds. of Madison, und Harry Race, of Dunmore. BISHOP GONE TO THE PEN. The I'.nliccr of Little tiirls Will Npciid the Sett Three Years There. Eniniett A. P.i.-dnm was taken to the Eastern penitent iarv yesterday to i- i ve the coming thtv years for entic ing Aiinabclla and Hi h n Einig, girls of ttnder years, awnv from their par tuts In Philadelphia for Immoral pur port's. David "Williams. the iL'-year-old youth who was caught stealing money from a peanut stand on Hie West Side, nnd upon whom sentence was suspend ed In consideration of his youth, but w ho Immediately went back to his old habits, was taken to the house of refuge, which Is at Chester, live miles out of Philadelphia. , Th" two prissier were In charge of Deputy Sheriff J. D. Firb.-r, Kims Hall and Albert Huslam. I'eftns Kb'Cted Senator. Montsiimt rv. Ala.. Nov. The leirl-ia-tme h Id n eae. i's tnnlijht on the sena torial question. Hut two names were be fore them and the llrt h.iilot i.-sulte.l In itfiurn' K. V. Pettus. of rf. bn.i. r-7; llov, rn.ir V. C dates. 9i. Oneral Pettus was horn in th'.s stale In I"'-!. He went Into the - ar s major of the Twentieth Aljhsm.1 and was promoted to colonel. H" was raptured at Vlcksburir. but wa sonn exchanged and Hirpoitited brb-'sdlrr general. Hoth Alabama enators will be from the same town Selma. Ptcnmhip Arrivals. Ntw York. Nov. K Arrived out: Ftd di. at (iibraltar. Saibd for New York: Wttleinlainl. from Antwtrp (Nov. II), Herald's Wrnther I'orccnst. New York. Nov. 17. Ill the Middle states today, generally fair, slightly warin-r weaiher will prevail, with fresh to brlK roulhwesterly to northwesp'i ly winds, probably high on the lakes, followed pus- bly by rain In the northern district. in Wednesday clear, cooler weaiher and fresh northwesterly wimU wiil prevail, followed by considerably low er temp"rature at night, possible us low as froeiing point iu the upper btlnwaie and HuiJfon valley. FILEY'S Special ' AiitHUi Sale of HOUSEKEEPER'S IEMS We offer this week, to reduce stock, many spec ial bargains in Linens. Among them: DO dozen ull linen Damask towels, at $1.00 a dozen; regular price, $1.:W. 25 dozen all linen Damask towels, at Jl.TiO a dozen; reRulur price, $1.75. :til dozen ull linen Huck towels, at $175 a dozin; rcKular price, $2.18. 'jn dozen all linen Heavy Damask towels, at S-'.iiii it dozen;" regular price, $Xuu, 25 dozen all linen super extra Huek towels, ut J.'l.mi; regular price, 1.50. D'leennt new lino of linn Huck and Damask towels, at 45c, fitlfc, 65c.a 75c, 85o. to J1.2R each. 2f dosen all linen napkins, 45c., 25 dozen all linen 5-U napkins, 7!c. SO dozen all linen 5-8 napkins, Mc, to $1.91). 1li0 dozen osorted 3-4 napkins, $2.00 to $1200. All linen table Damasks, 25c. to $2.75 per yard. It Is needless to specify prices, but we guarantee the best value for the money. Table seta to order In special designs. We also cull special attention to our stook of . COUNTERPANES from r,0e. to $10.00 each. Also the ureafest drivo In Crochet Quilt ever offered, barge Size Hemmed, 9Si each. Full line of bath blankets and bat! towels, including tho "Bismarck." 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Always Busy. Do You Dance? We Sell Party Shoes and Slippers, All- the Korrect Shapes. LEWIS JEIIXYMAYIES 114 AND 116 WTOMINO AV& j A LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK 01 FINE JEWEL!! CAN BE SEEN AT 40S SPRUCE STREET. When you pay for Jewelry yon mlfTit M well gt the best. 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