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SCKANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 189.
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25 PIECES
38-lnch fancy Tweed Suitings, Win
ter weight. BPlendid assortment of
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Sale Price, 35c
15 PIECES
45-Inch Persian Novelties. Of
course they are strictly wool, and
the color harmonies are exquisite,
embracing as they do precisely the
same effects as are now proving
popular In Paris and London. The
present season's price has been SDc.
. Sale Price, 45c
10 PIECES
4r-lnch Scotch Cheviot Suitings In j
me superu sou color mixtures ior
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Light Winter weight. Present sea
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40-Inch all-wool Crochet Nov-ilties
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New Silk and Wool Pin Stripes In
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for quiet dressers. Present sea
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10 PIECES
42-Inch Brocade Novelties In superb
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$1.00.
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Silk and Wool Granite Cloth In mix
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Present season's price, $1.00.
Sale Price, 75c
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45-Inch Boucle Novelties, Black ef
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. price, $1.00.
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40-Inch Silk and Wool Repps, Irrl
descent effects In the very latest
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High class Novelties In new silk
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that sold readily at $1.25 during
- season.
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GLOBE
HENRY WATTERSON'S
WORDS OF WARNING
Back from Europe He Rejolcei in Polit
ical Daggers Past.
TIME FOR REAL STATESMANSHIP
Political Perils to Be FacedThc
East is in langerAgrorinim is
Abroad in Ihe Land and Organised
Wealth Must Act Wisely.
New York, Nov. 29. Colonel Henry
Watterson returned in the Paris yes
terday afternoon after a visit of six
months In Europe. He has spent the
season chiefly In Paris, London and
Switzerland, sending occasional letters
to the Louisville Courier-Journal, and
working as occasion served upon a life
of Abraham Lincoln, which he expects
before very long to put Into the hands
of his publishers. The Colonel's shadow
has not grown less, but he was fatigued
with travel. He took his baggage and
ItSNISV WATTKKSOS.
some distressing memories of a temp
estous voyage to the Windsor Hotel,
Here he will remain until the middle
of the week, when he returns to Louis
ville. Readers need not be- Inform
ed that Colonel Watterson has
kept In close touch with the political
campaign that was carried through
during his absence. He brings back to
America matured views on the strug
gle in which he took a part not loss
active because it was at long range.
"I felt certain, as long- ago as last
August." he said last night at his hotel,
"that McKlnley would be elected. Now
that he Is elected I feel that the coun
try Is safe for the present. Hut
thoughtful men should not be lulled
Into fancied security because we have
overcome the dragon of repudiation.
"The Gorgon of agrarlanism Is still
abroad. The Bryan movement was
most dangerous because It affected to
speak In the name of the people. The
whole people must come to see thnt
there have been mighty changes going
on In the world before such a govern
ment as ours can be both, safe and
free."
"Don you think the victorious party
capable of appreciating the responsi
bilities imposed by victory?" I asked.
EVILS OF PROTECTION SET
. FORTH.
"I am not elven to prophecy," the
colonel replied, "but some things seem
obvious. In the first place, there can
be no permanent alliance between the
gold Democrats and the Republicans
who united to elect McKlnley. The
difference between them Is too radical.
Mr. McKlnley is an extreme protection
ist, the sound money Democrats are
sincere tariff reformers. Statesman
ship is largely an a flair of compromise,
and order loving Democrats compound
ed with their convictions to defeat
liryanism and all it Implied.
"The Republican party has had In Its
time great good fortune. It has shown
Itself a clever opportunist, but it can
not rest Its case upon the doctrine of
protection. The doctrlr at war witn
the genius of American institutions. It
is the father of paternalism and the
godmother of Populism. It sets ex
amples to those who Imagine that
wealth can be created by legislation.
During the periods of depression It
serves both as an instigation and as a
pretext to discontented elements. The
manufacturers, If they were wise,
would lead the movement to discard it.
They would if they would have the
question settled by statesmen and save
It from the hands of the mob.
"I take If for granted that nothing
will be done with the tariff in the ap
proaching short session of congress.
There will, I think, be no organized
eflort Jo pass the Dingley bill. .
REPUBLICANISM MUST BE BORN
. AGAIN.
"What of tn. Fifty-fifth congress,
with McKlnley In the white house?"
"The easleBt thing the Republican
party can do is to revise Its whole posi
tion on the tariff. The manufacturers
do not need It and If they were rid of
it might make their proper place In the
markets of the world. If Mr. Blaine
were alive he would Bee the wisdom of
of this. If his party now contained
some leader of equal wisdom, that
man would lead the party In a new
departure as wide as that made by the
Democratic party twenty-five years
ago.
"To retain Its ascendency, to keep
the votes, the Republican party must
be born again."
"Do you expect an extra session of
Congress?"
"No. I think that McKlnley. mind
ful of Mr. Cleveland's experience, will
think several times before taking on
that responsibility."
"Will Major McKlnley force the tariff
to the front?"
"I don't know. I think he Is honest and
willing to take his own medicine. But
the situation has changed the emer
gency Is new. If the elements of order
do not keep together, the elements of
disorder will. The menace of 1900 is
much more dangerous than was that
of 1896, and If the Republican party
is wise It will cast a few anchors to
windward."
"How would you provide for the de
ficit in the treasury accounts?"
Concerning the supposed dangers of
a new sectionalism, Colonel Watterson
spoke warmly.
DANGERS TO BE CONSIDERED.
"If human experience goes for any
thing," he said, "the world ought to be
wiser for the lessons It has had. I am
afraid, however, that organized wealth
and power have not yet grown wise
enough to scent danger before it is
upon them."
"Let the East take a lesson. In Its
concentration of wealth, In Its osten
tations display. In the gradual culti
vation of caste, let It behold a danger
It will do well to consider In the light
of both ancient and modern history.
If the East has any real statesmen
they cannot put their geniuses to bet
ter uses than by the construction of
policies which will bring them alliances
and make friends policies Justifying
In some measure the unlimited accum
ulations they have been able to pile
up within so short a compass of time.
"Those accretions not only serve to
breed corruption among themselves,
but they unite against the simple rights
of property all the forces of cupidity
and rapine operating on agrarian and
sectional lines. Only the pride of
wealth and caste can keep the East
from seeing that It must make a part
ner of the rest of the country."
I asked Colonel Watterson If he had
found In Europe any sentiment to
warrant the prophecy made by the
Paris Figaro, reprinted In the Herald
the other day, that if the United States
took part in the Cuban situation It
would find all Europe arrayed against
It.
EUROPE INDIFFERENT TO CUBA.
"It Is perfectly certain," he replied,
"that we are suspec-ted In Europe of
harboring the intention to annex Cula.
Hut, even so, this Powers of Europe
would rcgnrd a contest between tne
United States and Spain with perfect
Indifference. Spain has no ardent
friends in Europe outside of Spain, and
we have none at all. Hut Cuba Is too
reniute an Interest to interest Europe.
"I do not think our government
wishes to annex Cuba, but we should
certainly be unwilling to seen another
Power ihan Spain control the Island.
I Imagine that the government has
been so far restrained from interfer
ence chiefly by a desire not to seem to
bully an inferior Power. It is a ques
tion now whether reasonable patience
has not been exhnusted.
"Spain might take the Initiative in a
war with the United States merely as
an expedient to preserve the Incum
bent dynasty from dangers at home.
The Carllsts are watching and waiting
and always hoping. They might prove
dangerous In case of trouble."
Colonel Watterson said that Canovas
was not regarded in Kurope us a strong
man, and that the general feeling was
that Spain was In Its decadence nnd
hud little left of the old Castllian spirit.
DESCRIPTION OF DEATH.
An Unknown Suicide at Chicago Gives
an Account of the Effects
of Laudanum.
Chicago, Nov. 29. After destroying
all marks on his clothing which could
in any way lead to his Identification, a
well dressed man about 30 years of age,
committed BUlclde at the Kimball hotel
last night, by taking laudanum. He
described the effects of the drug in wrt
ing until his hand could no longer hold
the pencil. The body was not found
until lute thin afternoon, death having
resulted some time previous. In his
efforts to destroy all clews which might
lead to his identification the suicide
forgot two articles which Indicate that
he. was an easterner. A small mirror
found in the hand of the dead man
bears the stamp of a firm in Rochester,
N. Y., and the memorandum book in
which he described the manner of his
death contains the trade mark of A. W.
McGloy & Co., Pittsburg. He en
gaged a room at the hotel last evening
and registered as E. L. Bryan, although
the police are of the opinion that this
Is not his name. Before taking the
drug he wrote a letter to the hotel pro
prietor and another to the press. In
which he gave no cause for his act other
than that his life had terminated in
failure. He continued his description
of the effects of the drug until all his
strength had failed him and some of
the last of it could not be deciphered.
As much as could be made out is as fol
lows: To M. T.: "Drank one ounce of lauda
num. After five minutes feel little or no
pain. Heart action now pronounced. A
slight puln in stomach. Mv stomach is
very weak, having suffered for years from
acute dyspepsia. Ten minute. Condition
about the ume. Pulse rapid and pains in
wrists and slight puin in region of heart.
Hand trembles. A feeling of dullness with
mure pain in all parts of the body. Will
keep up this description of effects us Ion
us possible. Hope it will be of use to
medical science. Eyes show change. A
feeling of drowsiness coming on. Sort of
a feeliiiK of intoxication accompanied by
slight fever. Twenty minutes. Puln In
creasing. A slight perspiration started.
Am getting sleepy, (lave a sort of numb
feeling und no pain."
The last few sentences were scarcely
legible, so unstend had the writer's
hand become, and although h at
tempted to write a few more lines, it
const not be made out. No money was
foul J on his person. He was well
dressed, smooth shaven, and brown
hair and blue eyes.
SPAIN'S SAD PLIGHT.
The Cubau War Has Drained Her
Porkctbonk.
London, Nov. 29. The Times will
tomorrow print a leader treating of
the situation In Cuba. It says that ow
ing to the incapacity of her generals
there is no prospect whatever of Spain
wining In the struggle in the island.
Moreover, Spains resources are strain
ed to the utmost and it will be difficult
for her purse to bear much longer the
demands upon it. In conclusion the
Times says:
"We cannot exclude the probability
of intervention by the United States."
Death of a Mathematician.
Charleston, S. C, Nov. 29. Beauretpird
lions, professor of mathematics and tta
tronomy In the College of Charleston,
died this afternoon after a short illness.
He was born In Virginia and was !it! years
of age. He was ti sruduate of the Uni
versity of Virginia, and for seven years
has held the cha'r meniioned here. He
was considered the most accomplished
mathematician of his age in the south.
Act of o "Cured" Patient.
Columbus, O., Nov. 29. Superintendent
A. II. Richardson, of the State Asylum for
the Insane, here, received a dispatch from
Marion, O., tonight, stating that Henry
Powers, a patient from Marion, who was
placed in the asylum lust March und was
so fur cured as to be permitted to return
to his home on trial visit on October IS,
murdered his wife and committed suicide
today.
Conference of (lute Men.
Pittsburg. Pa., Nov. 29. A number of
Pittsburg glass manufacturers left for
Indianapolis tonight to attend the meet
ing of eastern ami western glass manufac
turers to be held In that city tomorrow.
It is stated that the eastern manufactur
ers have not been working together In
harmony. .
Pennsylvania Postmasters.
Washington, Nov. 29. The following
fourth class postmasters were appointed
today: Pennsylvania J. C. Adams, la-
frlvl, Cumberland; 8. Worden. Kunckle,.
.uzerne; W. H. Perego, Laketon, Lu
zerne; S. R. Lyons, Ovid, Erie; C. Huw
becker, Williamson, Franklin.
Death of Sadie McDonald.
Sidney. N. 8. W., W. 29. Sadie Mc.
Donald, an actress, died here today. She
was 21 years old and left 8 m Francisco
In May last for a tour In Australia, play
ing In "A Trip to Chinatown" and "A
Milk White Flag." Her parents live In
Brooklyn.
Cnrringe Factory Burned.
Tork, Pa.. Nov. 29. At o'clock this
morning the. Queen street ..hops of the
Martin Carnage works were destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss of nearly $.jo,O00. The
Insurance is about bait that flgur.
FRANCE PREPARES
FOR THE CONFLICT
Regulations for the Entrance and So.
Joura of War Vessels.
GENERAL ORDERS OF IMPORTANCE
The French Government Prepares
For the War Which Has Long Been
Deemed InevitableArticles Which
Are of Interest to the General Pub
lic. Washington, Nov. 19. Secretary Her
bert has published to the navy in gen
eral ordtrs, a decree of the govern
ment of France prescribing regula
tions for the entrance and sojourn of
vessels In the seaports of that country
In time of war. Although intended ior
the Information and guidance of com
manding ottieers of United States naval
vessels, the new regulations are of im
portance to the masters of all ships,
and they have the additional interest
to the general public of showing what
steps to protect ports are believed to
be necessary by a great naval power,
as well as the significance their enact
ment proclaims that France Is omitting
no detail In her elaborate preparations
for the conflict which that government
hus long deemed Inevitable. The de
cree, which was issued by President
Faure June 17 last, and formally com
municated to the department of state
recently by the French ambassador
here, contained five articles, as fol
lows: Article 1. In time of war, between sun
rise and sunset, no Franuh merchant ves
sel, nor any foreign vessel, whether a
man-of-war or a merchantman, shall ap
proach within less than three miles of
the French coasts (French and Krencn
possessions) before having been author
ised so to do: between sunset and sun
rise the prohibition to approach within less
thun three miles is absolute. Between
sunrise and sunset all vessels that are at
such a dlstunce from tho land that their
colors can be distinguished therefrom,
shall carry their national colors. If they
destre'to enter the prohibited regions, they
shall so signify by hoisting the signal for
a time: but they shall remain without the
three-mjle line, until Ihey have been
boarded, or until a semaphore has sig
nalled to them that their request has been
granted. Ail vessels must Immediately
obey orders signalled by u semaphore, or
received from a man-of-war, either verb
ully or by International coda or signal.
Article 2. In time of war, in case of full
ure by a vessel affected by this decree to
conform to the above order, the nearest
fort or vessel of war shall warn her to
obey the same by tiring a blank charge.
If this lirst notice is without effect, there
shall be tired, two minutes later, a pro
jectile, and finally, after anothe. Interval
of two minutes. If the vessel does not stop
or stand off, an effective tire shall be
opened. In case of urgency, the prelim
inary blank charge may be omitted. A
vessel that violates the order relating to
the Interdiction of the prohibited dis
tricts renders itself liable to be destroyed.
IN TIMT3 OF WAR.
Article 3. In time of war, no small craft,
other than those belonging to French men-of-war
shall go and come in the fortified
harbors without special authorization and
without having received from the mari
time authorities the means of making
themselves known. During both day and
night, the going and coming of small
steamers, other than those belonging to
French vessels of war, shall be absolutely
prohibited. Rowboats, however, can go
and come from sunrise to sunset, provided
they have received permission from the
port authorities, but under the reservation
that they are to keep clear of vessels of
war, if so ordered, and of not commun
icating with them. In any case, without
having asked and received authority to do
so. The going nnd coming of authorized
small craft Is subjeeted elsewhere to the
local instructions Issued by the perfectoral
authorities nnd especially as regards the
prohibition to enter certain portions of the
roadsteads or of communication with any
other places than those expressly desig
nated, in commercial ports, special meas
ures will be taken by higher authority, of
such a nature as to serve the interests wf
commerce, although Imposing upon the
trnme of small craft the restrictions
judged necessary.
Article 4. In time of war, vessels author
ized to enter French roadsteads and har.
bors must take the anchorages which will
be assigned them by the local authorities
anil conform to the Instructions of every
kind. Issued by these authorities. The
length of their sojourn Is subordinate to
the necessities of the military command,
and when it Is necessary to place these
localities upon a war footing, the higher
authority, can, if circumstances require
it, order them to withdraw to the oiling
or to some designated place. This order
must be executed at once, but a delay
may always be granted to vessels which
are juslllied in being so situated us to
render immediate compliance Impossible.
No vessels shall cet under weigh either
to change her anchorage or to leave the
harbor without having been authorized
to do so by the local authorities.
Article 5. Tile measures provided for In
articles 3 ami 4 may be put In force during
the period of mobilization.
PENNSYLVANIA STATEMENT.
Comparison of Earning of the Rood
for the Year 1N1;,..
Philadelphia, Nov. 29. The Pennsyl
vania Railroad company's statement
of compurislon of earnings and expen
ses for the month of October and ten
months of 1!96 with the same periods
of 1S95 shows the following:
Pennsylvania railroad, lines directly
operated, October, gross earnings de
crease $866,400; expenses, decrease $463,
000. . Net earnings decrease $20:1.400.
For ten months. Gross earnings, de
crease $1,204,900. Lines west of Pitts
burg and Erie directly operated, Oc
tober. Gross earnings, decrease $St!fi,
800; expensese, decrease $;i:!l.:;iM); net
earnings decrease $5:i5,!00. For ten
months, gross earnings decrease $1,808,
100; expense decrease $462,700; net earn
ings decrease $1,:i45,400. All lines east
of Pittsburg and Krie, October. Gross
earnings decrease $877,300; expenses de
crease $:1X0.000; net earnings decrease
$347,300. For ten months. Gross earn
ings decrease $1,9"9,40(; expenses de
crease $31,900; net earnings decrease
$l,927.r.O0. All lines west of Pittsburg
and Erie, October. Gross earnings de
crease $972,iiOO; expenses decrease $?!)(,
EDO; net earnings decrease $riS2.000. For
ten months. Gross earnings decrease
$2,122,K00; expenses decrease $677,700;
net earnings decrease $1,445,100.
CABINET GOSSIP.
General Alger Mentioned for Secre
tary of War.
Canton, O., Nov. 29. At no time since
his election has Major McKlnley had
a quieter day than to-day. He attend
ed church this morning with Mrs. Mc
Kinky, and they dined this afternoon
with his mother.
Ex-Representative John 8. Thomas,
of Illinois, was the only caller of Im
portance. Mrs. H. Estby and daughter,
who are walking from Spokane, Wash.,
to New York, were received by Major
McKlnley to-night on their route East.
Cabinet gossip Is becoming more ani
mated as the days wear on. There Is
a renewal of the talk about General R.
A. Alger for secretary of war. Some
of, his friends have been here within
the last week, and It Is known that
Major McKlnley thinks very highly of
him. The name of Senator Allison is
connected with the position of secre
tary of state, and will be a good deal
talked about in the next ten day.
Andrew D. White, of New York, Is
still discussed for the same position.
A -New York Republican who passed
through here to-day Is authority for
the statement that Thomus C.
Piatt, of New York. thinks
of going to Canton within a few .weeks
to have a talk with Major McKlnley
and enter his protest against the rec
ognition of certain men in his own
State whom he thinks unfriendly to
him.
BRUTAL NEGRO'S DEATH.
The Murderer Smokes a Cigar on the
Scaffold.
Columbus, Ga Nov. 29. A special
from Seale, Ala., says: Jackson Young,
a negro, was hanged at the county
jail here yesterday. The murderer as
cended the scaffold smoking a cigar,
seemingly indifferent to his fate until
the imp wus being udjusted. Then
he showed signs of Borne fear. The
man neither confessed nor denied his
guilt, but said that he was ready and
willing to die.
Tho crime for which Young was
hanged was one of the most brutal and
revolting that was ever commmitted
in this county. His victim, a young
girl, about sixteen years of age, was
his sister. She was found unconscious,
with her skull crushed and shattered
with on axe and her face mutilated.
The girl recovered consciousness long
enough to tell that her brother Jack
hud done the deed. An outrageous as
sault preceding the murder was the
motive of its commission.
COLD WAVE WEST.
Intense Suffering and Loss of Life Will
Probaby Follow the Recent Fall
of Temperature.
St. Paul. Minn., Nov. 29. The Inten
sely cold weather which prevails in the
storm swept districts of the north
west have brought on intense suffering
and the death list is expected to be
quite large. At Moorehead, Minn.,
Thomas Anderson, a young man, after
helping a woman to her home, attempt
ed to reach his home but perished and
now lies in the drifts. At Fargo, N. D.,
Frank Vach, of Chicago, was frozen on
the prarle a mile from town. ,
At Churches Ferry, N. D., a train
man who attempted to get help fur a
train load of cattle, was frozen stiff.
Ten car loads of sheep destined for
Chicago, were frozen at Grand Harbor,
Iievlls Lnke. The November which Is
just closing, Is the coldest known In
the northwest for fifteen years. Snow
fell on the fourth of the month and
has not since disappeared even for a
day. There Is great suffering on the
stock ranges and thousands of cattle
will be killed If the weather continues
cold. On the ranges west of the Miss
ouri river the temperature is from 6 to
20 degress below zero and below zero
at all points In the Dakotas. Reports
from the railways indicate that they
are running nearly on time agniu to
night. Farmers coming In from the
ranges west of the Missouri say tin
loss to stockmen so far Is not great,' as
when the storm broke the beeves found
fair shelter in the valleys. The weather
however. Is still very severe, zero
temperature being reported all over
Minnesota and the Dakotas.
ALLERT0N IS HOPEFUL.
It it Thought That He Will Be Next
Secretary of Agriculture.
Chicago, Nov. 29. "Samuel W. Aller
ton will be our next secretary of ogrl
cultture and Chicago has got there
again." said C. W. liaker, secretary of
the National Live Stock Exchange, as
he returned last night from a visit to
Canton. W. H. Thompson, Jr., president
of the National Live Stock Exchange;
L. H. Doud, president of the National
Live Stock Rank; C. L. Mallory nnd
Joseph Adams, commission men at the
Stock Yards, had acompnnled him on a
visit to the presldent-ulect to advance
the Interests of Mr. Allerton.
"In the discussion of the matter Mr.
McKlnley expressed opinions as to the
general requirements of the head of the
department that were In full accord
with those of the committee," con
tinued Mr. Raker. "He said he had n
long and Intimate acquaintance with
Mr. Allerton, and spoke highly of him
as a gentleman and a financier and
businessman, nnd while he did not tell
the members of the committee outright
thnt he wold make him a member of
his cabinet, we feel from the way he
Heated the matter he would appoint
him."
COWBOYS OFF FOR CUBA.
Two Hundred Texas Cattle Drivers
Will Assist the Insurgents.
San Antonla, Tex., Nov. 29. It Is
reported here that an expedition of over
200 Texas cowboys are about ready to
depart from Point Isabel, on the lower
gulf const, near the Mexican line for
Cuba. The expedition was organized
by an agent of the Cuban Insurgents
who has been In this part of the state
for several weeks.
A large quantity of arms and ammu
nition will be taken by the party.
Accused of Embezzling.
Newark. N. J., Nov. 29. II. L. Hum
phrey, superintendent of the Huilders' and
Traders' exchange In Clinton street, Is
accused of emlnzzling the funds of the
exchange. Thus far the shortage has
reached su.flmi und his books are still un
der examination. Humphrey is ill and un
der surveillance at his home here.
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Stenmship Arrivals.
New York. Nov. 29. Sailed: Massachu
setts, for London. Sailed for New York;
I'mbria. from yueenstown. Sighted: La
Touralne, from New York for Havre,
passed the Lizard.
Herald's Forecast.
New York. Nov. 30. In the middle states,
today, much colder weather prevails, fair
in the Interior and cloudy to partly colder,
cloudy on the coasts, with snow, possi
bly followed by clearing and brisk north
easterly to northerly winds, becoming
dangerous on the coast with the northward
movement of the dist'Mbance now south
of llatteras. temperature falling about 20
degrees in the Hudson river valley to
night. On Tuesday, colder.
THE NEWS THIS .MORNING.
Weather Indications Today:
Rain or Snow; Fresilng Temperature.
1 Watterson's Warning Note.
Wnnce Promulgates Naval Orders.
Lnrg.- Union Meeting of Railroad Men
ut Carbondale.
2 Sermon by Rev. Rurdivnl, of Jermyn.
Wall Street Review and Markets.
3 (Local) Sermon by Rev. J. It. Sweet.
Verdict for the Traction Company.
4 Editorial.
Casual Mention.
5 (Local) Senatorial Candidacy of Ex-
Lieutenant Uovenor Watres.
6 (Story) "Vernor, the Traitor."
1 Suburban Hapenlngs.
( News Up and Down the Valley.
A GREAT GATHERING
OF RAILROAD MEN
Engineers, Firemen, Conductors and
Trainmen Pour in on Carbondale.
MANY GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT
A Magnificent Body of Men Repre
senting the Various Branches of
Kailrond Work Meet in the Pioneer
City nnd Discuss Questions of Mut
ual Interest. Welcomed by Mayor
O'Neill. .Secret Sessions in the
Morning and Public Meeting in the
Afternoon. .Good Program of En
tertainmentSpccial Trains Run
From All Points.
From a Staff Corresiondent.
Carbondale, Nov. 29. All roads led
to tills city today and a hospitable wel
come was riven to the thousand or
more railroad men who came to attend
the union meeting of the lirotherhood
of Engineers, Conductors, Firemen and
Trainmen. When a union meeting la
held, every railroad man within reach-
HON. JAMES J. O'NEILL,
Who Welcomed the Visitors on Behalf of
the City.
lug dlstnnce, and who Is not out on the
road in the discharge of his duties,
makes it a point not to miss It.
No liner body of men could be gath
ered together than the hurdy engin
eers and dutiful firemen, the trusted
conductors and courageous trainmen,
whose dally duty Is of the moBt exact
ing kind and requires of them to be at
all times reliable, ever mindful of the
numerous lives that are placed In their
keeping. It was a cheerful sight to
see them mingling with one another,
extending the hand of fellowship, re
newing old acquaintance, and forming
new ones.
The weather wns grand. The sun
was shining brightly, except now and
then when a gray fleece of cloudspass
ed over it. The air was bracing and
appetizing. At twilight a tlurry of
snow whitened the ground and the
tree branches.
All of the brotherhoods Were repres
ented by the grand officers, except the
engineers. Grand Chief P. M. Ar
thur was unable to be present, but
Assistant C-rnnd Chief A. H. Youngs
ton, of Cleveland, was there. (Jrnnd
Master Morrissey, of Galena, 111., rep
resented the trainmen; Grand Chief
Clark, of Cedar Rapids, la., the con
ductors, and Grand Master Surgent,
the firemen. Assistant Grand Chief
Wilkins, of the conductors, was also
present.
Most of the railway men stopped at
the American house, nnd It was re
garded as the headquarters, but there
were large numbers at the Hotel An
thracite and the Harrison house, while
many more were the guests of fellow
workmen at their homes.
On the LVlawure and Hudson two
trains wore run from .Wllkes-Itnrre,
one reaching Scrnnton at 8.ir, the other
at S. The first was In charge of En
gineer Cobb, Fireman John Sullivan,
Conductor Cook, Hrakemen J. W. W'lnt,
f red Sliipton mid James Uonohoe. and
It consitcd of eleven couches, every one
of them tilled. The second was in
ENGINEER WILLIAM BLAKE,
Who Spoke in Welcome for the Railroad
Men.
charge of Engineer McDonnell, Flre
niuti Phil lldfrii k. Conductor Farrcll,
Hrakemeii William Grant. Charles
Case, John Wolcott. F. K. Pnrtlcy and
was made up of nine coaches carrying
2U0 passengers. Another train came in
on the Hcl.iwure nnd Hudson on the
Albany nnd Susquehanna division from
the north, one on the Eric from Hlng
hamton, nnd two on the Ontario and
Western, one from Oneonta, N. Y the
other from Norwich, N. Y.
SECRET SESSION IN THE MORN
ING. All tho trains arrived at 10 o'clock,
and at that hour the secret sessions
were called to order. There are two
divisions, No. ICrt and No. 4lix, of.th?
En'tneers, In Carbondale: two. No. 56
anil No. 62, of the Firemen; one. No.
liifi. of the Conductors, and one. No. 91,
of the Trainmen. At the respective
meeting rooms of these divisions the
secret seslsons were held, nnd merely
routine business was transacted and
addresses on the good of the order were
delivered by the respective grand olli
cers. Jacob Sehmerhorn was general chair
man of the arrangements, and was as
sisted by a committee consisting of D.
E. Parmeter, F. U. Collins, Alex. Pope
land, John Maxwell and Edward At-
Continued on Page 5
FINLEY'S
BARGAINS IN
ORE,
GOOD.
Note the following for
this week:
18 pieces 40-lnch Ail-Wool Tweeds In
Greys and Urowns. strictly 60-
25c
cent goous. This week
10 pieces 38-Inch Silk and Wool Mix
tures, 39-cent goods. This week..
19c
IE pieces Changeable Glace Suitings.
40 Inches wide, have been selling; 7Rf
at 43 cents. This week's price....
13 pieces All-Wool Suitings In
Mixed Jacquard effects, 40 inches IRi
Wtda, This week'B price JJl
Regular value, 48 to 60c.
S pieces 611k and Wool Fluid 25f
Better goods than usually sold at GO cents.
As the above lots are not large, early;
buyers get the benefit.
Specially low prices on alt our Fine ami
Medium Priced Press Patterns for this
week.
510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Always Buisy.
Do You Dance? We
Sell Party Shoes and
Slippers, All the Korrect
Shapes.
Large Hand Brushes
LEWIS,REILLY k BAVIE5
114 AND 118 WYOMING AVE.
A LARGE AND WELL
SELECTED STOCK OP
FINE
JEWELIf
CAN BE SEEN AT
M SPRUCE STREET
When yea pay for Jewelry fen might at
well get the best.
A fine Una of Novelties for Ladli aaS
Gentlemen.
W. J. Weichel
408 Spruce St.
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