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ANGLO-AMERICAN
TREATY SIGNED
The Autographs of Olney and Paunccfoic
Arc Secured.
NO SPECTACULAR PROCEEDINGS
The Signatures to the General Arbi
tration Agreement Are Allixcd
Without Ceremony--To He Rati
fied by Lord Salisbury--President
Cleveland Requests the favorable
Consideration ol the .Senate.
Washington, Jan. 11. The Anglo
Ameilcan general arbitration tietity
was signed In the dlplomnt parlor of
the state department at twenty min
utes past 12 o'cloek today by Secretaiy
Olney and Sir Julian Pauneefote. The
latter was accompanied by Loid Goueh,
secretary of embassy.
The Ameilcan witnesses were Chief of
the Diplomatic Bureau Crldler and Pri
vate Secietaiy Blanohai,d. The meet
ing was deold of any spectacular pro
ceedings, the two plenipotentiaries
simply signing their names to the two
copies of the Important document, one
of which w 111 be sent to the senate for
ratification and the other to Lord Salis
bury by special messenger who will
bail fiom New York on Wednesday.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
The piesldent sent the following mes
sage to the senate this afternoon, trans
nilttlng the Anglo-American geneial
nibltnitlon ttcaty:
To the senate: I transmit herewith a
treaty for the uibltratlon of all mattors
In difference between the United States
and Great Britain.
The provisions of the treaty are the re
sult of long anil patient deliberation mil
represent concessions made by each part
for the sake of agreement upon the gen
eral scheme
Though the result reached may not
meet the view" of the advocate of Imme
diate unlimited and Irrevocable arbitration
of ull In.oi national controversies, It Is,
nevertheless, conlldently belleul that the
treaty currant fall to be everywhere recog
nized as making a long step In the rlgn
direction and as ombodvlng u practical,
working plan by which disputes bo'.veon
the two countries will reach a peaceful
adjustment as matter of course arrd Irr
ordinary routine.
In the inltliulon of such an Important
moement It must be expected that some
of Its features will assume a tentative
character.looking to a further ndvanee.and
yet It Is apparent that the treatj which
has been formulated not only makes war
betwterr the parties a remote possibility,
but precludc-3 those fears and rumors of
war which of themsehes too often asiune
the proportions of a national disaster
It Is eminently fitting as well as for
tunate that the attempt to accomplish re
sults so beneficial should be Initiated bv
kindred peoples speaking the same tongue
and Joined together bj all the ties of com
mon traditions, common Institutions an I
common aspirations. The experiment of
substituting civilized methods for brute
force as the means of settling Inter ni-
tlonal questions of right will thus lie tried
under the happiest auspices. Its su"oos
ought not to be doubtful, and the fact ih it
Its ultimate ensuing benefits are not llkelv
to be limited to two countries Immediately
concerned should cause It to be promoted
all the more eagerly.
The exampls set and the lesson fur
nished by ilic successful operation of this
treaty are fure to be felt and taken to
heart sooner or later b other nations, nni
will thus mark the beginning of u new
epoch In civilization.
Profoundly impressed as I am, there
fore, by the promise of transcendent gool
which this trealv forms I do not hesitate
to accompany lts transmission with an
expression of my earnest hope that It
may commend Itself to the favorable con
sideration of the senate.
(Signed) Grover Cleveland.
RECEIVED IN THE SENATE.
The general tread of arbitration be
tween this Government and that of
Great Britain leached the senate this
afternoon while Senator Mills was
making his speech on Cuba. It was
not laid before the senate until the
doors had closed In executive session.
In accot dance with the usual custom
of the senate the text of the conven
tion was not even read for Information.
The seal was bioken and the vice
president announced that a general
treaty of arbitration had been received.
Upon motion ol Mr. Sherman It was or
dered to be reported to the committee
on foreign relations, of which he Is
chairman, arrd that reference was
made without any senator being given
the privilege of hearing the document
read. It will be printed and copies
marked "Confidential" will foe ready
for senators when the next executive
sessiorr is held.
Owing to the prominence given this
treaty In the press nnd the fact that Its
text has been discounted by the pub
lication of numerous abstracts It was
suggosted this afternoon that the In
junction of secrecy be removed from It.
The more so was this argued when it
was understood that the president had
given out the text of lilsv letter of
transmittal. The suggestion was not
pushed, however, a prominent member
of the committee, in serving that com
mittee would consider that subject at
Us r.ext meeting.
It Is thought that the senato may
bo persuaded to forego its usual reti
cence npd give the press the text of the
convention.
Senators, who, In a general way,
know the contents of the treaty decline
to discuss it for publication. The views
of senators, prlvntely expressed, how
ever, Indicate that the convention will
receive the most careful scrutiny nrrd
that It will not be rushed through tho
bennte with undue haste. If It Is found
that a foreign sovereign Is designated
as umpire in the event that court, as
prescribed In the treaty, cannot agree,
it is understood that there will be a
very vigorous opposition to this article.
If the matters to bo considered by this
court Include such troublesome ques
tions ns the Alaskan boundary thero
will also be violent opposition to tire
ratification of the document. In a gen
eral way It may be said tlrat the senate
will Insist upon having a great deal to
say about this treaty pnd that it must
coincide with the views of tho senate In
every particular or Secretary Olney will
find tlrat the measure ho has spoken of
so highly is doomed to failure before
tho senate. The subject will come be
fore the committee on foreign relations
Wednesday.
THE PROPOSED TREATY.
The proposed treaty consisted of 1,1
articles, containing about 1,800 words
arrd covered twenty pages of tire spec
ial paper orr which nil conventions are
spread for original signatures. This
paper is made distinctive by a continu
ous border of two heavy red lines, half
an Inch apart nnd one Inch frorrr the
margins of cnclr sheet. Each copy
was clearly written In legible manu
script without flout tahes and tho only
ornamentation consisted of the red,
white and blue twisted cord with
which nil state department documents
arc held together. The copies were
exact duplicates except where referen
ces to the countries or to the queen or
piesldent of tho Urtlted States occurred,
in which case the queen's nurne was
placed In tiro British copy to be sent
to London, while the president of the
United States were mentioned llrst irr
tiro copy transmitted to the senate for
ratification. Tiro British copy was
signed first by Sir Julian Pauneefote
arrd subsequently by Mr. Olney, and
the United States copy signed llrst by
Sir. Olney and then by Sir Julian
Pauneefote, are known ns the original
copies and each government perman
ently retains its own. After the senato
shall have given Its advice and con
sent, to tire ratification of tire treaty,
it will be irecessaiy to make an exact
copy of our treaty as signed and ap
pended thereto, tire president's ratifi
cation. This is know n ns the exchange
copy and will be delivered to the Brit
ish government for a similar copy re
ceived frorrr it, tire British ratification
being signed by Her Majesty, the
queen.
After this has been done the procla
mation of the piesldent will be written
In the original copy of tho treaty which
was before the senate and tho treaty
becomes effective.
HISTORY OP THE CASE.
The negotiations for the treaty began
neatly tvvo vears ago In the spring of
1S95 shortly before the death of Secre
tary Gresham, which abruptly termi
nated fur titer consideration of the ques
tion at that tinre.
The subject was one In which Secre
tary Gresham was wrapped up and al
though his conferences with Sir Juliurr
Pauneefote orr the subject did not
reach a very definite point, the seeds
were sown which mew rapidly under
the Impetus of the crisis In the Vene
zuelan dispute a year ago when the
Venezuelan commission was fairly
launched upon its Investigation. Then,
on March 5, 1S9C, when diplomatic rela
tions between this country and Great
Britain were under hltih tension, Lord
Salisbury sent Sir Julian Pauneefote
an Instruction to endeavor to renew the
subject transmitting at the same time
live heads of a proposed treaty for ar
bitration In certain ca'-es, the obvious
effort being to offset In part at least,
tho firm declination ot Gieat Britain
to consent to the arbitration of the
boundary question.
The proposed scheme was to supple
ment diplomatic negotiations by a judi
cial determination of matters of fact
disputed by the tvvo governments and
while no binding award was contem
plated, tho proposal was expected to
provide a method of disposing ofvery
many causes of friction which might
arise between friendly nations. It pro
vided that each country should provide
tvvo or more permanent judicial officers
and when a question arose each govern
ment should designate one of said oill
cers as arbitrator. Head two, directed
the arbitrators whenever they dis
agreed to select an umpire whoso decis
ion should be an award. Head three,
vas as follows:
Complaints made by the Nationals of
one power against the olllcers of the
other; all pecuniary claims or groups of
claims, amounting to not more than 100,000
pounds, made on either power by the na
tionals of the other, whether based on al
leged right by ttcaty or agreement or
otherwise; all claims for damages or In
demnity under tho said amounts; all ques
tions affecting diplomatic or consular
privileges; all alleged rights, of fishery,
access, navlgutlon or commercial privileg
es, and all questions referred by special
agreement between the two parties, shall
be referred to arbitration In accordance
with this treaty and the award shall be
final.
UNDER HEAD FOUR.
Under lread four, differences involv
ing a latger sum were after arbitration
subject to appeal and the award was
to bo reviewed by a court composed
of three Judges of the supreme court
of Great Britain and three of the Uni
ted States supreme court whose nward
would bo final If made by a vote of 5 to
2. Head five excluded differences In
volving national honor or Integrity of
territory and six provided any ques
tion might be referred to the aibltrators
with the stipulation that unless accept
able to both powers the decision should
not be valid.
Secretary Olney had no criticism to
make to the llrst tvvo heads and head
three appeared to him to be restricted
to controversies which could never en
danger peaceful relations. But he
proposes a substitute to numbers four
and five, which made ntbltratlorr obli
gatory and decisive except where na
tional horror was Involved. This made
the award final In nil cases If unani
mous and by tho substitution of n ma
jority vote, Instead of a 5 to 1 vote
of appellate arbitrators provided for
a decision in every case.
This was accomplished by having the
tlrree Judges of the Supreme court of
each country sitting together to In
crease their number bv appointing
three additional impartial priests Irre
spective of nationality. Mr. Olney nt
that time, April 11, 1800, said ho saw no
reason why the Venezuelan dispute
should not be arbitrated In that man
ner. When Lord Salisbury found that he
and Mr. Olney were practically agreed
orr the first three heads he had pro
posed, ho wishes to include them in a
treaty and go on subsequently to the
differences Involving more than $")00,000.
He found Mr. Olney's counter proposi
tion to heads five and six objection
able 'in marry ways and pending the
deliberations Mr. Olney thought advis
able, on June 12, to divorce tho Vene
zuelan dispute wholly from the general
arbitration discussion and to Insist
upon Its Independent settlement from
that time until recerrtly the general
arbitration discussion was suspended
and every effort of both governments
directed towards disposing of the Vene
zuelan controversy, which was accom
plished as far as (England and the Unit
ed States were concerned by the Olney
Pauncefoto agreenient of November 12,
approved by President Crespo, of Vene
zuela, December 7, last.
WorK for 500 .lien.
Lebanon, Jan, 11, Tho .'ennsjlvanla Nut
and Bolt works, which hi,vo been Idle hi
sovoral departrnerrts since tho hollduvs,
have started up In full. The resumption,
will furnish work for about COO Hands,
THE ELECTORAL
BALLOT IS CAST
McKintcy and Hobart Arc Formally
Elected by the Colleges.
HOW THE ELECTORS VOTED
l'cuus) Ivnrrin Members Arc Addressed
Jlv Coventor lInstiirgs--iMarjland
Casts thu State Tor a Republican
President tho Tlrst Time in :JJ
Ycnrs--T.iiteitalncd at Lunch by
Coventor Lowidcs--Tlio Vote in
Other Status.
Harrlsburg, Pa., Jan 11. The Penn
sylvania electoral college met irr the
serruto chamber at rroorr today and or
ganized by electing ex-Congressman
Leonard Myers, of Philadelphia, presi
dent, and W. M. Gearhart secretary.
Mr. Myers made a brief speech, accept
ing the honor. Governor Hastings was
invited to a seat with the college and
made a speech. William Wltheron, of
Pittsburg, was chosen the messenger
to carry the returrr to Washington. The
following telegram was authorized to
be sent to the president-elect, and vice
president-elect:
By order of tho electoral college of the
state of Pennsylvania 1 have the honor
to announce that the unanimous vote of
the college has been cast for you.
This was signed by the president of
the college.
Annapolis, Md., Jan, 11. The presi
dential electors of tire Republican par
ty met irr the state house today and
for the first time irr thirty-two year.s
cast the vote of tho state for Republi
can candidates for president and vice
president of theUulted States. It was
made a, jubilee occasion. A special
train from Baltimore brought the elec
tors here with the Wellington Repub
lican association acting as an escort.
A few special guests wore also on the
train. After the casting of the ballot
Governor Lowndes entertained the elec
tors and a number of well known Re
publicans at luncheon,
NEW YORK'S THIRTY-SIX.
Albany, N. Y'., Jan. 11. The thlrty
i Republican electors chosen last No
vember met nt noon todny In the sen
ntc chamber as arr electoral college and
formally cast the vote of this state
tor McKlnley and Hobart.
Augusta, Me., Jan. 11. The Maine
electoral college met nt the state house
this morning arrd formally cast its six
votes for McKlnley and Hobart.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 11. The Michi
gan electors, fourteen In number, met
In this city at noon today and cast
their votes for McKlnley and Hobart.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11. The electoral
"ollege of Nebraska met here today. All
the electors cist .their ballots for Bryan
for president, while four Democrats
voted for Sew all, and the four Popull3ts
for Watson for vice president.
Frankfort, Ky., Jarr. 11. The electoral
college of Kentucky met today and cast
twelve votes for McKlnley and Hobart
arrd one for Bryan arrd Sew all.
Concord, N. H., Jarr. 11. New Hamp
shire's presidential electors met at the
capltol today and cast their votes for
Messrs. McKlnley and Hobart.
Hartford, Conn., Jan. 11. The Re
publican electors of Connecticut met
this afternoon and cast their votes for
McKlnley and Hobart.
Trenton, N. J Jan. 11. The New Jer
sey electors met at the state house this
after rroon and cast the ten votes of the
state for McKlnley and Hobart.
Jucksorr, Miss,, Jan. 11. The presi
dential electors met here tonight and
cast the nine "votes of Mississippi for
Bryan and Sew all.
Montgomery, Ala , Jan. 11. The elec
tors for Alabama met here today and
cast the vote of the state for Bryan and
Sew all.
AIR. SMITH FOR THE CABINET.
The Philadelphia Editor Mentioned
for Sueiotnry ol' tiro Treasury.
Canton, Ohio, Jan. 11 The politi
cians here are busy with tire report
tonight that Charles Emory Smith, of
Philadelphia, Is likely to be appointed
secretary of the treasury. Not since
Mr. Dlngley's name was mentioned for
this place has thero been so much local
interest In the gossip concerning It.
Color is given the rumor about Mr.
Smith by reason ot his well known
high btanding with the president-elect
and It Is recalled that he came to Can
ton ostensibly by Invitation several
times during the campaign. It Is be
lieved tonight that Mr. Smith Is the
foremost possibility for the treasury
portfolio.
ENTERPRISE "AT ASHLAND.
Euiplo) merit Tarnished lor Tvvo
Hundred Hands.
Ashland, Pa., Jan, 11. R. F. Reitelet
anil others have leased the Heaty mine
workings from the Glrard estate, and
will erect tvvo large breakers at orrce.
Employment will be given to 200 hands.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company's new
washer y and Rappahannock commenc
ed operations today, giving employment
to 150 mcri.
It Is said that the Philadelphia nnd
Reading Coal and Iron company will
sink a shaft at Rig Mine Run to tap
ilch deposits of coal.
Tinted Vnieirean .Mechanics.
Ilartlsburg. Pa., Jan 11. A meeting of
tho btnto board of olllcers was held hero
todn In convention with a district converr.
tlon of the Order of United Americrfn Me
chanics. Olllcers were elected and strong
rcolutlons wore adopted orr patriotic sub
jects. TELEGRAFIUC SPARKS.
Ex-Queen LllluokalanI spent j ester diy
driving ubout Niagara Palls seeing the
sights.
Tho late vice-presidential silver candi
date's son, Harold M. Sew all, a Republi
can, has been elected to the Molno legis
lature to 1111 a vacancy,
Ralph Oesuer and Georgo Armstead,
boys, of New Havon, Conn,, risked their
lives In tho resciro of two girls who had
broken through tho Ice vvhllo skating.
King Oynng, for twelve years Chinese
Vice-consul nt San Pranclsco, Cj1 bus re
signed because his salary Is not sulllcleut
to support himself nnd ramtly.
Tho copper bo containing tho ere
mated ashes of Kato field lias been de
posited In Mount Auburn cemetery, Hus
ton, Mass,, alongside thu remains of her
mother.
MEN OF PROMINENCE.
NATHAN (JOFF,
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, Who Retired
from Politics Five Years Ago, but Is to Be the New Attorney-General.
ALTGELD SQUELCHED.
Retiring Covornor is Not Allowed
to Deliver a 1000 Word Speech.
Ppr lngflcld, 111 , Jan. 11. Tho only
novelty In tire inauguration ceremon
ies was the departure from custom In
preventing ex-Governor Altgeld from
delivering a 4,000 word address, which
he had prepared for the occasion and
waj orr the (point of beginning when a
Hepubllcan motion to adjourn the Joint
assembly was declared by Speaker
Curtis.
Immediately after the announcement
by the chair that John K. Tanner was
governor of Illinois, Senator Mahoney,
Democrat, moved that the retiring gov
ernor be requested to speak after Gov
ernor Tanner had delivered his ad
dress. At the conclusion of the governor's
speech Representative Long, Republi
can, moved the adjournment of the
assembly. Cries of "No," "Shame,"
"dirty politics" and other exclamations
of disapproval were heard throughout
tire hall of representatives, but Speak
er Curtis promptly declared tire motion
carried, refusing to notice Senator Ma
honey. Mr. Altgeld, who had occupied
n prominent position on the stage, took
the manuscript of his speech in his
hand, turned a little pale and then
red, smiled snteastlcally at his suc
cessor, pocketed his speech and left
the stage.
VAN VALKENBURG INDICTED.
Suhu)lkill County Grand Jury Finds a
True Uill Against linn.
Pottsville, Pa., Jarr. 11. The grand
Jury here on Saturday found a true bill
against E. A. Van Vnlkenburg, who Is
charged with the attempted bribery of
Webster Weiss, of Northampton coun
ty, a member of .the legislature. Dis
trict Attorney E. W. Bechtel has fixed
next Wednesday for trying the case.
Mr. Van Valkenburg's friends are
preparing to retaliate upon W. J.
Whltehouse, of Pottsville, and Senator
John J. Cole, of Mahanoy City, the
Schuyllll politicians who are at tiro
lread of the movement against Van
Vnlkenburg. It Is alleged that charges
of bribery have been brought against
them before Justice of the Peace J. W.
Corrrad, of this place. Justice Conrad,
when Intel viewed this evening relative
to the charges, had nothing to say. It
is said a heating will be held next week.
SOFT COAL MINERS STRIKE.
rive
Hundred .Men Quit Work nt
Huntingdon.
Huntingdon, Pa , Jan. 11 The soft
oal miners at Robertsdale and Wood
valo, this countj, numbering about DUO,
struck this morning, and the mines are
idle. The, Robertsdale men quit work
because one of their number was as
signed to a different mine team and
the Woodvale miners struck through
sympathy.
The strike occurred just as tho men
began working on a large ordu, which
would have kept them steadily em
ployed. Zinc Works Closed.
ncthluhem. Pa , Jan. 11. Tire Lehigh
Zinc works, the oldest establishment of Its
kind In Americn, todiv ceased operations
In its pigging department here. A num
ber of hands will be thrown out of urn
ploj ment.
THE NEWS THIS MOKNINti.
Weather Indications Today:
fair; Colder; Northwesterly Winds.
McKlnley and Hobart Formally Elect
ed by the Electoral Colleges.
International Arbitration Treaty Sub.
mltted to tho Senate for Ratlllcatton,
Daj's Doings In tr.o National Con-
gr ess.
Pluanelal and Commercial.
(Local) Excelsior Social Club's New
Year Hall
Lackawanna Court Sits In tho Itemod
eled Hulldlng.
Editorial.
Spain's Cute Ti
lck.
E (Local) Superior Court Is Rearing Ar
guments. School Controllers Hold a Very Regular
Session,
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G (Story) "Where Ignorarrco Is HUss'
(Concluded).
7 News and Gossip on the West Side.
Suburban Happenings,
8 Up and Down tho Valley.
FINGER BECAME A NOSE.
Case of ricsh Crafting by Which a
Woman's Organ Mas Replaced.
Philadelphia, Jan. 11. It Is due to the
skillful surgeiy of Dr. Joseph P. Tunis,
of this city, th,U Mrs. John Edwards, of
Chester, has a nose like anbody else.
Tho third linger Is missing from Mrs.
Edwards' right hand, but It is now a
part of her face, for it was giafted
there to form a new rrose for her. Mrs.
Edwards was admitted to tho Meth
odist Episcopal hospital late In the fall
to be treated for a cancerous growth.
This ailment was checked, but it had
left an unsightly blemish where the
patient's rrose had been. Mrs. Edwards
agieed when Dr. Tunis sugested the
operation by means of which one of her
lingers was to be made to take the
place of her nose.
The patient was etherized, and the
operation was begun. Dr. Tunis cut off '
the end Joint of the third finger of her
right hand, and disarticulated the re
main ng two bones. The hand was held
In positlorr over Mrs. Edwards' face,
and the bonelesfa llesh was laid over
the damaged nose arrd was stitched to
the face. Bandages of crinoline, spread
with plaster of Paris, held the arm
firmly in place. In three weeks the
linger was entirely firmly grafted to the
face. It was then treated with a prep
aration of cocaine and was severed
from tho harrd. nrrd Mrs. Edwarda vas
left the hospital with a new nose, hard
ly less perfect In form than her orig
inal one.
INSURANCE MAN ARRESTED.
Matthew Long, of Hnletoir, Had
Ko Itrol.er's License.
Hazleton, Pa., Jan. 11. Consterna
tion was created In Insurance circles
today upon the arrival of Barton
Evans, chief clerk In the state Insur
ance department. Mr. Evans Imme
diately swore out a wan ant for the
arrest of Mathew Long, one of the
most prominent Insurance men In the
city, and widely known throughout
the state.
The Information was lodged by E. S.
Duud and charges Long with negotiat
ing insurance irr other companies than
his own, without a broker's license.
There are three warrants, covering
twenty cases. Mr. Long will be given
a hearing Saturday. It is the Inten
tion ot the department to correct this
evil If possible. The penalty In each
case is $300.
SQUEEZE AT WILKES-BARRE.
Tort -two .Men and ItojsAro Given
n Vacation.
Wllkes-Rarre, Pan, Jun. 11. Forty
two men and boys employed at the Em
pire colliery received notification to lay
until tho squeeze In the mine abated.
So far neatly 150 men are affected. The
slope side of the mine, however, Is not
disturbed, but the small amount of coal
hoisted necessitated the suspension of
tho breaker hands. Outward Indica
tions of the squeeze are visible near the
Georgetown school building. Large 11s
sures are seen In the company's Held
irr that locality and people residing
there are consequently quite alarmed.
There is no danger to residences from
the fact that the pitch w hero the prin
cipal part of the squeeze Is, averages
between tour and six degiees.
DEATH OF JOSEPH COONS.
One of W ill.es-llarrc,,, Pioneer Mei
chaiits l'lihses Away.
Wilkes- Mat re. Pa., Jan, 11. Joseph
Coorrs, one of the pioneer rrrer chants
ot this city, and founder of the dry
goods house'- of Joseph S. Coons & Co.,
died this afternoon.
Tho deceased wan born In Eavurla
on the 9th of October, 1S17, and emi
grated to America In ISS'J. In 1S40 be
came to this city where he entered Into
business and alter a tow years of hurd
labor he became one of the most pros
perous merchants Irr tho Wyoming
valley. The deceased was the senior
member of Lodge CI, Tree arrd Accept
ed Masons, of this city, arrd one of the
oldest Masons in the Wyoming valley.
Miss Sheridan Hurried to Death.
Wllkes-Uniie, Pi , Jttn 11 Miss Reglnn.
Sherld.ur, aged 20 jears, a resident of
Plttstou, while In the act of can) lug red
hot ashes Into tho back yaul at lior home
today, set lire to her dress find was
burned to death before aid could reach
her.
Populist Ollii-ers Inaugurated.
Topeka, Kan,, Jarr. 11, Tho new Populist
state olllcers of Kansas were Inaugurated
at rroon today with eluboiate ceremonies.
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JANUARY
SALE OT
Mimslle
Underwear
We will open tlie season
of 11897 by a Muslin Un
derwear 5ale,
SAXIMAY, JANo 29 IM
At prices so attractive as
to make it an object for
you to purchase now.
s,
demise, Drawers,
teet Covers, Etc.
Child's Short White
Dresses and Kilt Skirls.
530 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
3F UflDIESSMEriS'
i-:V(i'--: -
Winter Shoes for Boys
and Girls, Shoes that will
stand all sorts ot sports,
and protect the health at
the same time whatever
the weather.
LEWIS,REMY&MVUES
114 AND 11G WYOMING AVE.
Greatest
Red yet ioini
On all our Holiday Goods,
Call and let us pro ye it to
you in
WATCHES,
SILVERWARE,
' UMBRELLAS,
BRIC-A-BRAC
Watches from $4.50 up.
Eyery one warranted at
403 Spruce St,
NEAR DIME RANK.
STATE SNAP SHOTS.
Allegheny Is preparing to establish fres
bath houses for net summer.
A number of Altoonn gunners aro p.c
parlrrg to stock tlrat part of tho state with
Mongolian pheasants.
Suflirlrrg with heart disease, John Lit
tle, of Wavnesboio, fell from his chair
and died In a few minutes,
William l'lo)d, of Gordon, charged vvl'h
being one of tho gurrg of robbers operat
ing In tho vlclrrty ot Ashland, has been
arrested.
E-Courrty Commissioner John C. Kel
ley and Stephen Ellsworth, of Butler;
Alexander Hicrs, of Evuns City, nnd Rob
ert Ash, of Pittshurg, nave beerr holl In
$1,1)00 ball i.uh for trial, charged with
trjlng to lnilueuce thu liutler grand Jury,
T ho Ileinld's Weather Torecasl.
New York, Jan 12. In tho .Middle states
today, clear, colder, wcateily to north
westerly winds; fulling temperature, be
low 20 degrees In the Uelavvuro valley. On
Wednesday, fair, slightly cooler, north
westerly to northerly vvluds, followed byj
rising temperature.
MERE'S COMFORT.
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