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Kriss
Kr Ingle's
Headquarters
Ware been established at the
OLO
WAREHOUSE
And his Yule Tide treasures are
scattered thrntiKhout the Kreat
main Hour In endless profusion, of
course, it emits to take them home
with you, but not nearly ns tnurh
as you'd expect to pay elsewhere,
because (llolie Warehouse prices
prevail In ull depurtmcnts.
What lavs We Got?
Why, almost everything you can
think of.
for ExmpI
There are toys for the little ones,
Including iJolls, Dolls' Furniture,
Dolls' CarriuKes and Dolls' House
keeping outlits. Then we show an
endless line in iron and steel toys,
such as Trains, YVukoiim. Steam
boats, Mechanical Toys. Skin Toys,
representing most of the animal
kingdom. Tool Chests, Black
boards, Soldiers' filiform. .Mali
Carts, and no end of other attrac
tive things suggest the sure Unit
ing of what you want fur the chil
dren In our vast stocks.
Our collection forms a notable art
display, the tqunl of which has sel
dom been seen In this city. You are
lDvlteil to Inspect them at your
leisure when you'll discover from
the llgure marks that hlKh art
never was lower prlctd.
Glassware, Etc,
Venetian glass In Its lovely hue9
and many forms, cut crystal In the
exquisite brilliancy, Holiemlun
glass, etc. Also many tit-bits In
line china that nre worth looking
after, besides the many odd and
v4iils that come under the heading
of bi Ic-a-brae.
Includes Toilet Sets In fancy boxes
In a score of different styles. Shav
ing Sets, Smoking Sets, Work
luxes, Draught Screens, Tabor
ettes, Book Oases, Fancy Center
and Flower Tables, Fancy Chairs
for children, fancy work In gener
al. Including Tidies, Head Keats,
Cushions, etc.
In every conceivable weave, make
and finish, singly or in fancy boxes
of three, six or twelve. Also Neck
wear, Oloves, Feather and Fur
lions. Collar and Collarette, anil
the hundreds of trinkets and use
ful articles to be found In a first
class notions department, such us
ours Is.
Umlrellas
Are always an acceptable gift. No
other stock such as ours in the city,
and nowhere else where equal val
ue prevail.
And Silks. Our stork In these de
partments Is go well Known that
little need be said. All the latest
novelties await your Inspection,
and we offer them at close of sea
son prices.
Cloaks aid Firs
Are am'onjT the sensible gifts that
prevail at this season. Cut prices
are now In order, but the stock has
in no way suffered from the in
roads of heavy buying, as we have
kept it up to high water mark by
continual buying.
We offer the best machine on the
market for less than half what the
same thlnjr Identically can be
bought for through regular dealers.
Glove machines are fully guaran
teed by the makers and by us,
therefore you know that the guar
antee Is good. 119.50 buys the best,
with all attachments, but you may
go as high as $22.90 If you want
extra drawers and finishings.
Fell Christmas BI
OL OBE
WAREHOUSE
BE
1 1 BY
Committee of Philadelphia
. Business League Scores
Mr. Quay.
SAY HE OUT-BRYAN'S BRYAN
Claims Are Also Hade That the
Senator Was Not Faithful to tbe
Interests of Major Minley.
''Business Hen" Defined to In
clude All Classes and Trades.
McKinley's Endorsement
Philadelphia, Dec. 10. The executive
committee of the Philadelphia branch
of the National League of Business
Men this evening issued the following
stutemeiit regarding the criticisms of
the organization on Wednesday by
Senator (Juay:
Not only the members of the various
brunches uf the National l.camio of Husl
itesH .M.'ii throiiKlil Pennsylvania, but the
great muss of business men generally
must have been sturleil ut tile remarkable
luuguaKe used by Senator (Jiiay. Never In
their wIMest moments did ropocratle ora
tor, in tile lale cumpttlKii. use hiiiKium-u
more lieomtionlc and communistic in their
appeals-to the so-railed "luadSts" UKtiiust
the yo-ciillcil "elasseH." lie oUt-HeruJg
Herod ami out-Hi yiins Bryan.
Senator yiuy lulls UKUiust the business
men of America, the men who rallied to
the support of the lie puliliiMii party in
IMS; who did not seek to rob him uf any
glory of that vlelory, though without
their vIkoi'oiis co-operation he would have
been imiiuteiit. What would have been
the result of the remarkable campaign re
cently closed, but lor the activity of the
business men.
i Hie does not have to go very far back,
however, to diseeru tile reason lor M:
Quay's dislike of the business men. only
those of short memory have forgotten his
bluer hostility to the nomination of liov
ernor McKiulcy fur the presidency and Ills
own operu-bouffe candidacy fur that high
iWliie. Nol wil Irslunding his spectacular
Might to ('anion, last spring, Mr. "piay
continued bis opposition to .Major McKIn
ley up to I lie last minute, even going so
fur us to attend a meeting of the national
comiiilmtlee on a proxy from the District
of Columbia, uceoiujmiiled by his son, and
by his chief lieutenant, W. II. Andrews,
on proxies, respectively, from Connecticut
and Alaska, lie foimiil through two en
tire days and ulghls, eiidcitvoriui; to throw
uut enough AlcKinley delegates to encom
pass the major's defeat. But the fotimld.
lions of Governor McKinley's campaign
hail been laid solidly among Die business
men of the hind and under the skillful
guiding hand of that great business man,
Mark A. llannu, the schemes of the politi
cian came to nuimht. It Is not to be
wondered ut, therefore that .Mr. Quay
entertains such u strong antipathy to the
business men of the country.
A KIOMAltKAIII.k: A WAKKNINO.
7t Is lather remarkable that Mr. Juay
should have so suddenly uwakelied to tile
evils of "millionaire" representatives in
the I'nlteil States sen!te. Was not Mr.
IJuay, alone, responsible for the re-election
of .Mr. Cameron to the I'nited Stales seii
nte in IS'.M and is not .Mr. Cameron a mil
lionaire many times over. And may not
Mr. tjilay be contemplating the election
of .Mr. ('.micron to still another term.
.Mr. yuay gives utterance to the startling
inti lliueiice that the i'nited States sen
ate contains "business men enough to
serve nil legitimate purposes." There is a
popular Impression abroad that this Is not
so. -Mr. yuay certainly is not a business
man, us, stpce his election as prothouotary
of Iteaver county In ls.Vt. he has held poli
tical ollice almost continuously. .Mr.
Unity's "Itourgoeosie and men in blouses"
will be surprised lo learn that the Quay
residence is one of the finest mansion in
Washington, costing, equipped, not less
than tlmi.iHHi, nnil that he owns one of the
finest places in Iteuver, a farm In Lan
caster county, a farm in Chester county,
and the lluest place in St.- I.ucle, Kin.,
where the distinguished senator spends
much of his time in sport and recreation.
.Mr. (juuy's latter day recognition of the
evils of "money in politics" would be
rather more edifying were It only a little
less ludicrous. In his battle for tile suite
chali manshlp in 1SD5 lie enunciated his
new doctrine: "We decry the growing
use of money in politics;" yet, within sixty
days of the termination of that contest,
ho told Senator Flymi, of Alleghany coun
ty, that that very campulgn cost him
fznn.iMi. Kalher u neut sum for a repre.
sentative of the "the Hoiirgcosie" and the
men In blouses to spend in a two mouths'
contest over a state chairmanship.
It is true that the business men have
contributed largely to canipuimi funds,
and in this stute never more liberally than
fur the last campaign, and in tills stale
never more liberally than for the last
campaign, hut with the assurance from
.Mr. llamia that their money would he ex
pended legitimately ami not used for cor.
rupt purposes and that the books of the
national committee would be open for the
Ins) tion of all contributors. No one
should be in better position than Mr. Quay
to know whether these contributions were
used In previous lumpalgns to make
"politics sordid and corrupt" nnd If he has
such knowledge It Is his duty to give t lie?
matter to the public so that the business
men In future may be warned against con
tributing to a national campaign.
During the late campaign, about twu
weeks before the election. Slate Chairman
Klkin sent out the following letter lo u
number of candidates for the state senate
and house, enclosing checks for J.".'KI and
$200, respectively, "by request of 8etia;or
Quay 1 take pleasure In enclosing con til.
button to help defray your eunipalgn ex
penses." While nut criticising the ren
dering of legitimate aid, IhiHiicial or
otherwise, to any candidate for ollice, how
does Senator Quay's conduct In this mat
ter comport Willi his Vehement denuncia
tions of the "growing use of motley In
politics." Said Mr. Lincoln: "Some peo
ple can be fooled ull the time, all the peo
ple can be fooled some of the time, but ull
the people can't be fooled all the time."
Mr. tjuay has fooled some of the people
ut times, and nil the people at other times,
hut he lias reached a point where, with his
mask thrown off, he faces an Intelligent
public with whom forbearance has ceased
to be a virtue. Without declaring any
warfare against him, they propuse that
he shall not dictate the selection of his
own colleague, and thus hitve two votes
Instead of one In the I'nited States senate.
The National League of Business .Men
is the outgrowth of the McKiulcy and
Hobart liu.-lness .Men's national cam
paign committee, which rendered efficient
service during the late presidential cam
paign. Our purpose Is to uphold Presi
dent McKinley's administration and to
prepare for !!. One of our declared oh.
jects Is "to promote the election of mem
hers of the national legislature In the
senate and house of representatives who
are In sympathy with this movement, ami
who will distinctly represent the business
Interests of the country."
In furtherance of this object the com
mittee has chosen 'to endorse a represen
tative business man one who has hud
large experience In public affairs for the
I'nited States itenatorshlp In succession
to Senator Cnmeron. Hrancli leagues are
being established dally throughout the
commonwealth. Nearly all the principal
towns and boroughs will be organised bv
the first of the year, and then the work
will be extended to the townships.
By "business men" we mean every man
who is desirous of the material welfare
of tbe country and the conduct of the con
duct of the government upon business
principles. We distinctly stated in our
declaration of principles that, in our esti
mation, the term "business men" coin
prises the fanner, merchant, laborer,
manufacturer, professional man' or me
chanic; in short, we consider every man
who makes it his business to earn un hon
est living, a business man. Among our
members are thousands of shop-keepers,
farmer and artlsuns.
The organization of the new league has,
Indeed, taken on the nature of un uprising
of Ilie people. They are demanding to be
heard, and to have proper recognition,
and no hysterical outburst ran stay the
tide, Canutes protest to the waves of the
sea and the Tope's bull against the comet,
wire not less futile In their purpuse than
is Quay's attack upon the business men
of Pennsylvania.
In striking contrast to Mr. Quay's at
titude toward the National League of
Business .Men is that of National Chair
man Hanua. who indorses tills movement
in support of sound money and good gov
eriimciii. and President-elect McKiulcy
plices himself on record in the following
lelter. which was received on the very
morning of Mr. Quay's iLfamation of the
business of the country:
M'KI.NLHY'S 1NDOKSKMKNT.
Canton, O., Dec. 7.
Kudnlph lilankenhum, Ksq., Chairman
Executive Committee, National League
of Business .Men, Philadelphia.
.My Dear Sir: 1 have yutir favor of the
21th lilt, enclosing declaration uf princi
ples of the National League of business
Men. The announced purposes of the
league are such as appeal to the patriot
Ism and good sense of all citizens, and I
am glud to note that It Is the Intention of
the league to continue Its active work.
Very truly yours,
William McKlnley.
With such support, and conscious of the
Justice ot their euuse the National League
of Business .Men Intend to continue the
buttle and are uut fearful of the result.
MACEO'S DEATH.
It is Confirmed by Dr. Maximo Zerluch.
The Spanish Papers Criticise Presi
dent Cleveland's Message.
Havana. Dec. 10. Dr. Maximo 5!er
tticb, w ho was formerly General Anto
nio Muceo's physician, has surrendered
to Colonel Tori, at San Felipe, nnd
conlirniH the reports of the rebel lead
er's death, which occurred at '2 p. ut.
on Dee. 7, In the engagement between
the rebels under Maeeo unci the Kpani"h
troops under Major ClruJedilH. Muceo
received one bullet which penetrated
bis head, breaking his jaw and passed
out at the union of the neck and shoul
ders and nlso wounded by another shot
which struck him In tlio stomach.
Another attempt was made this
morning to discover what disposition
has been miido of tin.1 rebel leader's
body. A delegation of correspondent
of the foivitfn press and reporter of
the local newspapers have gone in the
direction of I Inyo Colorado to make nn
Investigation in that city, where it is
believed the body Is buried. It was ru
mored In Havana last night that If the
body should be found it would be
brought to till city.
A pi-cat 'leal of speculation Is bolnpr
Indulged In here ns to the reason why
ileneral Weyler encamped near Gunn
ajay yesterday nnd left the field, taking;
what direction Is not known here. The
Steamer MagallanvH has left here for
Muriel, und is at General Weyler's dis
posal. General Tiosch has had a serious en
counter with a puny of rebels nt Santa
Itita Del Canto, nnd Manzanlllo, dis
persing the enemy with a series of
cavalry charges and artillery tire. It
I believed that the losses of the rebels
were very heavy. The Spanish bad one
man killed and six otl'u ers and forty
three privates wounded.
CKITICISING T11K MESSAGE.
La Lucha, the government organ. Is
the llrst paper h-re to speak editorially
of 'resident Cleveland's message. . It
publishes a long leader In which It ex
amines ull the points of the Cuban sec
tion of the message and makes severe
criticism of the whole. The paper
makes a vigorous protest against the
aggressive parts of the message. It
says, among other things; .
"The message is no more or no less
than a scries of hypothesis. It can
not please Spain, but it does not wrong
In-r."
It add that Spaniards cannot ndmlt
Intervention in their own uffairs. They
have spirit enough to repulse Imposi
tions, and will accept nothing degrad
ing or circumscribing to their right to
conduct their own it If airs. Wh.n their
honor Is concerned they nre of the
same rank as the people of the most
powerful and colossal nation.
La I'nlon Constitutional says the lec
ture Is unpleasant to Spain, but admits
that .Mr. Cleveland's language lacks
haughtiness when compared with that
which he used toward other powers.
It :tlds that It expects that the mes
sage will result favorably to Spain.
The tone of the article throughout Is
rather mild.
WOMAN FOILS DARING ROBBERS.
Secretes Her Jewels nnd Thin Hands
Her Husband n Kcvo ve .
Memphis, Teiin., Dec. ID. A darlnir
attempt at fi o'clock this evening to nil)
the rtsidetiee of John Overton, jr., one
of the richest resident of this city,
was frustrated by the quick wit of hi
wile.
Mr. Overton answered a ring at the
front door, when a man called him by
mime nnd asked for an interview on
Important business, lie wa Invitnl ill.
As be stepped Inside, three others
sprang in and threatened Mr. Overton
wiih drawn knives. They informed
him the house was surronm'd and they
wanted ull his monev, Jewelry and oth
tr portable valua'deii.
Mrs. Overton, who was In un adjoin
ing room. In aril the demand, and while
the 1-udei- cf the robbers was posting
hi men at the exits, she gathered her
jewels together and "oiuvtiled them.
Then she sot her husband'u revolver
from the bureau. He was leaning
against th- door post. She slipped up
to him unperceived and handed liiiii
the revolver, and lie immediately open
ed lire. He struck one of the men,
but nil managed to escape.
Mrs. Overton is the heroine of the
hour. Her coolness nnd bravery saved
several thousand dollars worth of dia
monds. MONUMENT FOR A GIRL CONVICT.
Resident or Amsteidam, X. V.,
Cronies a llig Nrnsntinn.
Amsterdam, N. Y Dec. 10. Hay
mond Christmnn, a prominent business
man and trustee In the Baptist church,
has created a great sensation In this
city by erecting In his family lot In
Green X 1 ill cemetery a handsome and
costly monument for the convict, Flor
ence Haon.
It Is Inscrllied: "Florence Viola
Chrlstman, Krected to the Memory of
a Wronged Child, Dead to the World,
but Alive in Christ."
She shot and killed her lover, Chas.
Laundry, in this city in 1X95, and Is
now serving a life sentence In Auburn
prison. Chrlstman has had himself ap
pointed her guardian and given her
his name and is trying to secure a pur
don for her.
He claims she Is dying with con
sumption, which led him to erect the
monument
DEMAND BOUNTY
ON FREE TRADE
The State Grange Seeks a Remedy for
Existing Evils.
PLANS TO BETTER THE FARMER
The Stntc Grange. I'atrous or IIus.
b.'iudry l'ass Id-solutions Condemn
ing the Turill Which licuelil Manu
facturer Only-They Desire Free
Trade or a Motility u Exports.
Altonna, Ta., Dec. 10. Today's ses
sion of the State Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, opened ut it o'clock.
The llrst hour was consumed hy Hon.
Frank Moore, of liradford county, spe
cial agent of the dairy and food com
mission, in a practical and highly in
stinctive address on adulteration of
foods.
In closing he made a strong plea In
favor of pure food and more stringent
laws for the protection of the public.
Senutor Gerard C. iirown, of York,
chairman of the legislative committee,
presented a supplemental report to the
report made yesterday. The report of
the committee on resolutions was read
und that of the finance committees, the
report of the hitter showing n balance
of J9.000 In the treasurer's hands. A
number of resolutions were received
und referred to proper committees.
KESOLI'TIOXS ADOl'TKD.
The following resolution, presented
by the legislative committee, were
unanimously adopted by the grange:
Your committee, In view of the con
tinued depression In the prices of iikiI
cultural staples, which, ill tiie price of
wheal, is only partially and temporarily
lelievtd bv the demand for export caused
Ly the accldi nt of a shortage in the crops
of our principal competitors, have given
attention to the proposed policy of a
hoiiiity on agricultural exports which h is
ineii so forcibly udvocuted by David Lu
bili, of California, and we accept as t:i
taldislied these tacts: .
Ti.at the price or agricultural products,
us H whole und particularly of the great
staples, arc so reduced as to lie often below
co.-t of production, and that in no case do
they offer a guarantee of prolil,
'Unit this situation is not coiillncd to
this country, allliough intensified lu re Ly
the more liberal mode and higher cost of
living of our people; in short ly their
progress In educuliou und advancement
in civilization.
That, unless remedied, this condition
must Inevitably grav Hate downward until
the level of the lower and debased agricul
tural population of the world Is reached;
a cumin ion incompatible with the mainte
nance of our hlKher civilization, and even
tin- perpetuity of our institutions and our
.self government.
That We recognize a new "world-eon. II
tlon," arising from the wonderful facili
ties of transportation by bind and sea
which now bring together "us in u scroll,"
the very ends of the earth; which out
strips even time Itself Is de.-semtnatiiig in
telligence through nil the mal ls of trad
That we realize that by the introduction
of modern automatic machinery the m
perlor ifliclency of Intelligent agricultur
ists is in a great degree discounted and
tin educated farmers uf our land are
brought into sharper compel Ition with
those who but for the ndvantue given by
their use uf such machinery could never
have become objects of our concern as
rivals.
MKNACU IX Rl'SSIA.
That we are aware of the additional
menace which threatens us from t lie h;
ploachlng completion of the Siberian rail
road and the opening by Russia, us the bid
der against tlte worid. tile most enormous
contlgious arable tract un the planet,
which, when stocked with the latest farm
machinery now manufactured in conti
nental Kurope will ultimately crowd all
cereals and staples to u point lower than
ever yet reached.
That we cannot deceive ourselves with
the Idea that any measure of protection to
our Industries offered by a tariff on im
ports can avail in the slightest degree to
benefit the grower of those crops, of w hicii
he produces a surplus for export, and
whose prices are necessarily made 111 the
world's market, where they are dispored
of.
We have a. rluht to demand that the
sumo proportion of advantage shall be
given to the agricultural interests tiler'
that Is uceonbul by law to any other III
this broad laud.
That, wlille protecting countries which
are importer of ugriciiltural prodiict.i
may In a measure remedy Hie evil of low
prices by increasing tile duties of agri
cultural imports, it Is manifestly Impossi
ble for those which produce a surplus for
export to give the least particle of relief
to Hie Interest of Ihelr farmers by a high
tariff on these products.
Thutthe lessening of productions of
these farm staples, so lis to bring it with
in the limit of our own home consumption
Is no remedy, as It Is an economic Impos
sibility, and ill any event could only injure
by lessening the opportunities of employ
ment to our people and reducing their ac
tual resources und wealth of our country.
V HOT KCT I D X N ' K K L I K F.
Again, (hut diversification of our pro.
teciioti can afford no certain nor perma
nent relief, as experience has proved that
largely Increased production, such as dairy
products, truck, berries, fruit, etc., only
tends to eventually lower these things, mi
well as the staples below the profit point.
At a time when the American farmer
hud almost a world monopoly in the pro
duction of ,-taples. when with cheaper
lauds he was the almost exclusive user of
Improved agricultural machinery, he was
then able lo pay the ultimate net cost of
a high protective tariff and still lie: but,
when, as now, the world's price are down
to one-hulf their former rates. In the face
of this to attempt lo even maintain, let
alone still raise higher, the protective
tariff would be economic suicide. What,
then, I the remedy? It Is clear that we
must either lower the price of the tilings
which the agricultural producer must buy
t the world level of value, through free
trade, or artificially enhance in the home
market the price of his products to the
ptotection level by u genuine and real pro
tection policy.
This, we have seen. It Is utterly Impossi
ble to effect by any tariff, no ma tor how
tiigh upon the staple crops, whereas a
buunty on exports could nut fall to mi-c
the pi Ice of such products ill the home
markets to the extent of that export boun
ty. This would be securing to the American
producer of these staples directly and
to ull runners of this country indirectly
the same measure of protection or ud
vnntage that the hlsjh tariff now gives to
manufacturers, and Just us long as our
manuractureis are protected on their pro
ductions by a tariff on Imports, efeiy eun
pidjrutiori of justice, eipilly and expedi oi
cy demunils as nt offset uu coital protec
tion to agriculture by n bounty on exports.
At this evetilni;' session after four
ballots had been taken the following
were declared elected state ilicers for
the ensuing year: Worthy Master.
Leonurd Illume, Centre Hall: overseer,
A. G. Hnrrett, Uradford county; lec
turer, V. V. Hill. Uradford' county;
secretary, Jerome T. A Union. Juniata
county; treasurer, S. K. Xlvcr. of Ches
ter; steward, K. I. Whipple, of Tioga
county; assistant steward, A. H. Tut
lle, Montgomery county; gnte keeper,
Wallace Chase, Fall ilrook; chaplain,
W. F. Hverson. Krle; finance commit
teeman. S. H. Ulyhobler, of Armstrong
county; ceres, Mrs. Helen S. Johnson;
pomoiiii, Mrs. Ida Logan.
All other business of the Rrnnge will
be cleared up tomorrow- nnd an ad
journment will be reached In the after
noon. Waylaid by n Footpad.
Altnonn, I'n.. Dec. 10. John A. 8p?ncor,
a rut builder of this city, wus found with
his skull fractured and his nose broken
lute last night on Seventh street. He was
evidently waylaid by footpads, assaulted
and robbed, and Is now in the hospital in
a precarious condition.
SENATORIAL
PETER A.
Tetcr A. n. Wldener was born In this
city In lvrt. His education was obtained in
the public schools and some years of h:s
early life were spent In business with his
father. From the time he reached his ma
jority he took un active Interest in politics
and in 1s7i he wa elected eily treasurer,
und before ussiiming the ollice he was
chosen hy councils to till the unexpired
WHITE PAPER COMBINE.
Hi: Principal Manufacturers Will Unite
in the Effort to Save Freight
and Stimulate Trade.
New York, Dec. 10. Conferences of
the principal manufacturer of white
paper us.-d by newspapers have been
held In this city for more than a week
past to consider the formation of n
general stock company to handle the
product of the mills am to act as the
general . agent for the allied concerns.
These negotiations culminated today
In the practical agreement of all con
cerned to pool intei ests, nnd to deal
with consumers only through a gener
al agency w hich is to be established In
this city. The plan Involves the for
mation of n national association, capi
talized ut n moderate amount, which I
to control the product of all the mills,
lty this ariaugemeiit the manufactur
ers expect to reduce the running ex
penses, to reorganize the trade, and lo
promote friendlier relations hetwi en
ull concerned. They expressly deny
that prices will be advanced as a re
sult of the proposed agreement. but con
tend that thi y lire obliged to follow the
example of oth-r men directing other
general industries und co-operate to
prevent ruinous competition.
Thirty companies ure interested In
the movement. They are said to con
trol the Industry In this country.
The proposed joint company will eon
duct its business on a pro rata basis.
Mo ntti nipt to restrict production Is
contemplated, as the foreign markets.
It I believed, will take whatever sup
plies tire left over at the end of the
ytnr. The saving In freight rates, it
wus said today, will be enormous, and
Is In Itself almost n sulllclent object to
warrant such a movement. Details of
organization nre yet to be decided
upon, although It Is probable that the
executive ofiic-rs of the new company
have been selected.
BARRETT'S CABINET BILL.
A Member Desires to llcgulnte the
President's Appointment.
Washington. Deo. 10. Ilepreseiitntive
Hnrrett (Hep., Mass.) Introduced a bill
today which requires the president to
select n member of bis cabinet from
either the house of representatives or
the senate with the exeoptlon of that
nt the secretary of the treasury shall be
a member of the house and the secre
tary of the state shall be a inetnli ir of
the senate.
While holding the cabinet portfolios
they shall retain their membership In
the house to which they have been
elected, receiving the pay of cabinet of
ficials, but nothing for their congres
sional fervlce. When they cense to be
come m"inhcrs of emigres, they shall
nt the same time teuse to be members
of the cublnct.
MARIA BAR3ARI ACQUITTED.
The Italian :irl Who Killed Ilrr
l.ovcr rt Liberty.
New York. Dec. 10. The second trial
of Maria I'.arbcrl charged with the
murder of her betrayer, Dotnenleo Cat
nldo, ended this evening. The Jury re
turned n verdict of not guilty.
The trial lasted seventeen days ami a
large imioimt of testimony was submit
ted showing that Miss Larhcri wa-.
alldcteil with ej Iplepsy ami not rcppoti
sildo for her action nt the- time the
murder was committed.
The kIi'1 was convicted at her first
ti Uil.
Men nn hip Arrivals.
XfW York. De. R Arrived: Norwe
gian, from Glasgow: Spiv, from liniiien.
Silled: Dresden, for Hiein en. Arrived
ool: Havel, at lit. nierhaven; Virginia,
at Coveiihageii. Sailed for Xew York:
Al.rhlle, from London: Germanic, from
Jtleonstown. Siuhtcd: (ilalam. fraiii
New York, for ttotPrdam, passed the
Lizard; Ilekla, from New Yotk for I'o
pcrbaneii. oasscd Lewis' Island lD.-c. M;
Massachusetts, from New York for lxn
don, passed ICastbourue.
T!ii$ NEWS THIS MGU.WSO.
Weather Indications Today:
Fair: Warmer; Westerly Wind.
1 l'lil'iudclplilu I'.uslness .Men Helabor
Senator yuay.
Conllrmntioa of M:ic o's Death.
State tiraiige Wants Loamy or Free
Trade.
2 Senator Cullom Pleads for CoKi.
Wall Street Hevicw and Markets.
3 (Loeall-Wlll the Citv do Into the
r.lectrlc Ligtot Huslner.s?
Chvcr rickpotkets Aritettd.
4 Klllorlul.
Casual .Mention.
5 (Lwnl) Criminal Court Doing,
l'olitieal Hefoiniers of l'lllitnore Meet.
S (Locull Orand and Petit Jurors fcr
January and Keliiu.iry.
7 Suburban Happenings.
I News Up and Down the Yallu
POSSIBILITIES.
B. WIDENER
term of Jose h P. Marser In that ofHoe.
With the bile William II. Kemble he ob
tained control of the Continental Street
Passenger Hallway company, and finally
they leasfd the other lines forming the
I'hlludcliihio. Traction company system,
lie is a lover of art and has 111 Ills beauti
ful house at I: road street and IJIrard ave
nue one of tile tinest private collections of
paintings In America.
PREACHER IN TROUBLE.
Rev. Samuel Bailey is Accused of Hav
ing Murdered His Wile She May
Have Committed Suicide.
West Chester, Pn Dec. 10. School
children today found the body of a wo
man In a pond In this town. They
gave the ulatiri and the body wits taken
from the wuter ami identilled as the
wife of Lev. Samuel Hulley, un evan
gelist, who bus been livlinr here since
last spring. Inquiries made by the po
lice have placed the preacher In a deli
cate position and he was held to uwuit
the result of the coroner's inquest,
which will be held late this afternoon,
Tiie woman. It Is generally believed,
was murdered. For Rome time there
hus been trouble between the couple.
Halli y's income as a preacher was not
large and they kept u small store, Xlr.
Hulley tin nlshlnir the money for it
purchase. She also ow ned property at
.Media. The latter property was the
cause of the trouble between the bus.,
bund and wife, he endeavoring to in
duce her to sign It over to him. This
she declined to do. Last week Mrs.
itailey ran to n neighbor's house nnd
told how her husband had attacked
her with a butcher knife. She had es.
caped him niter a desuerate struggle.
Later he nsked her forgiveness and
she returned to her home. The neigh
bor!! had not noticed Mrs. Hulley about
since Saturday und there wus a suspi
cion of foul pluy, which grew to cer
tainty when the body was found this
morning. The body hud been in the
water for nt lenst twenty-four hours.
The accused preacher acknowledged
that he and his wife had been living
unhappily and raid that she frequently
threatened to commit suicide, lie de
clared that she arose about 4 o'clock
Saturday morning and left the house.
He did not see her again, but on Tues
day night received a letter from her
which had been mailed at Media and
in which she was going to stab her
:c if. Lailey says he went to Media lasl
evening to see if bis wife had carried
out her threat, but learned nothing of
!n r whereabouts.
Tbe coroner began his investigation
lid nfternooii lino the oanso of Mrs.
liailey's death. Witnesses test Hied to
the quarrels between the couple end
Dulley's threats UL'alnst his wife. The
inquest was adjourned Until Monday.
HALE IN THE LEAD.
liet'ps Forty Jlilcs Abend of All Com
petitor iu the 1'nrc.
Xew York. Dee. M VUV s.000 per
sons were present ut .Madison squure
(Jarden tonight nnd the enthusiasm and
interest in the bicycle rbb r was raised
to a high pitch. Teddy" Hale keens
his position In the van and continues
hourly to bury records. With the ex
ception of the change In second place,
about th" ?ime otder tins been ni"in
tained all day. At 10 o'clock tonight
Hale had a forty mile load on Forster,
with I. I'm miles to the Irishman's cred
it, (inly five miles divided Kice from
the I iiitcliinan, nnd th" breve little
Wilkes-Ha rrc bi.v look d ns if he would
regain his lost dace.
The score at 12 o'clock (nlnetv-slx
hours) was: Hale, Koister, i.:tl4;
Kice, 1.S14: Iteadiug, !.::: Tavlor, I.imi;
Moore. 1. S": Smith. 1.11 : Shock. 1.2.7";
1'ieice. I.2.:: Maudox, I.ITu; Asliinger.
I. Pis; Cassidy. l.Pd: Cannon, 1,024;
Click, .Mcl.end, M'G.
WAGE ECALiTaRRANGED.
One Th nsnnil Idle t'onl Miner Will
lo lii Work nt I'ittslitirc.
Pittsburg. Pe... Dec. 10. Within a
week nbotit l.nw idle coal miners along
the Alononalu la river will go to wink
as a result of the amicable adjustment
of tbe whip- scale between the'tiperat
orf and their employe.
The wages for the coming nix monlln
will be sixty-two cent ta r ton in the
lirst pool and fotty-elghl cents per
ton in tin- ex-:i.l, third pnd fourth
pools. Wi.rk v lll n .-time ns soon u )
the mines can be put in condition.
DINCLEY FGR TliE CA2I.NLT.
The Jinn From .Maine May be Sec
retary of the TrciiMiry.
Washington. Dec. M. The Washing
ton Times say:
"Hon. Xehon DliiEley. jr., r:f Maine,
Is to be.the next secretary of the treas
ury. -This statement Is not oiTk-lnl. but
conns from sources that there can be
no doubtinT that the pottfi lio w ill b
tcmlertd .Mr. Dingley and accepted.
He will, of course, resign fiom the in-xt
house."
.
Mrrnld Vtenthrr Forecast.
New York. Dee. 11. In the .Middle states
today, partly cloudy to fair whither, pre
cided in the morning hy light rain In the
northern districts, wilh fresh variable
wind becoming westerly and slightly
lower followed liy using temperature. n
Friday, rliar, warmer weather und fro.h
utithwestcrly to snutheily winds, fol
lowed by cloudiness und ruin near the
lakes.
FINLEY'S
A FEW
TiARKSGIYIKG
IS IN
ORE
GOOD
Note the following for
this week:
1C pieces 40-Inch All-Wool Tweeds In
ttrrys nnd Mruwns. strictly 60- Or
cent goods. This week Jivll
10 piece :!S-lnch Silk and Wool Mix- 1 Qri
tinea, ffl'.cciit goods. This week.. J yt
15 pieces Changeable Cdace Suitings,
40 Inches wide, have been selling OC
ut -IU cents. This week's price.... .vV
13 pieces All-Wool SuitliiKS In
Mixed Jaciiuuid effects, 4l inches "2 Kr
Wide. This week's price' JJ
ltcfiiilar value, 4S to fine.
8 pieces Silk and Wool Fluids
Hetter goods than usually sold nt M cents.
As the above lots uru not lurge, eurly
buyers get the benefit.
Specially low prices on all our Flno and
Medium Friced Dress Falturns for thi
wtadt.
510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Always Busy.
: 1 iW,::v
Holiday ISP6 Slippers
and Shoes, Sensible Pres
ents. Every Department
Complete,
OrEN EVEXIXG3.
114 AND 116 WYOMING AVE.
Watcln
We are selling 14K. La
dles' Watches, with Jew
eled Elgin Movements, for
$20. DO. Same price as
other dealers are asking
for Gold Filled Watches.
DIAMOND,
Our stock must be re
duced 20 per cent, cheap
er than other dealers, at
Icicle!' s
405 Spruce St.
MATTMiEWS BROTHERS
Allelic Lei
FrencM Zinc,
xmg
Rcyaslls' Fere C!crs,
Wed FliisX
TCSC
Ready Mixed Tinted
Gloss Paints, Strictly Pure
Ui&eed Oil, Guaranteed
Crockett's