The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, December 11, 1896, Image 1
f ifl EIGHT PAGES Sit COLUMNS. SCRAXTOX, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, lb9. TWO CENTS A COrY l I V 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