& -. sssspmSESslSs ar ... ... . .: ,:.. v. B-it&1flfttlt' WB(BB CE'TliiIillP: ( V I J EIGHT PAGBS--5GCOIimrWS. " SOKAJSTOy", TAM TJIUHSDAY MttRNrffQ, JACTAKY 21, lb07. ' TWO CENTS A COPY A BIG . IDlLi'A.IM M.JL L SALE would bo appropriate at this senson; but, truth tn toll, wo htivc not got a biff stock Hint we're particularly anxious t' dispose of. Tlio new tariff measures now pending makes a great advance In the iii'leo of everything woolen nn assured faet, consequently It will pay bettor to carry over such staple Roods as nil wool blankets to next season, than to dispose of them now at a sacrifice. However, as It hns been our custom to run a . Blaoket Sale at this season every year, we have decided not to deviate from the rule, mid If the quantities and num bers offered are less than usual, you know the reason why. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO To Our reus take ndvnntnge of this sale by get ting In early, as we positively will not offer one extra pair more than spudded at these figures. ooooooooooooooooo Sale Lasts One Wed, . Eegiiiimg Tuesday, Jaio I9tfc. ooooooooooooooooo AVo have lower (iiialltles than those quoted below, if you want them. 1 case 11-1 Cotton Blankets, were 75c, now 69c. 1 case 11-1 Cotton $1.00, now 7oc. 1 case 12-4 Cotton 51.50, now $1.12. 1 case 11-4 AVhlto Blankets, were IJIankots, were Wool Blankets, were $3.50, now $2.75. 1 case 11-4 100 per cent. AVhlto AVool Blankets, were $5.00, now $1.25. The last number Is extra full size and heavy. ooooooooooooooooo pecnal The two numbers which follow are very slightly soiled, but other wise perfect: 10 pairs extra heavy 11-4 AVhite AVool Blankets, that sold for $S.OO. 5a'Je Price, $5.75 ') pairs full 11-4 finest all wool AVhite Buinkets, the best value we ever offered nt $S.50. 5ale Price, $6,00 ooooooooooooooooo- BLANKET OFFERINGS 1 case 11-4 Grey Were 75e., now 69c. 1 case 11-4 drey were $1.00, now 75c. 1 ease 12-4 Cirev Cotton Blankets, Blankets, Blankets, Blankets, Cotton Cotton Were $1.50, now $1.12. 25 pairs 11-1 Orey AVool were $3,50, now $2,25. 1 case New Knglund Scarlet Blankets, 'All AVool, and full 11-4 size, were $5.00. Sale Price, $4.25 35 pairs 11-4 all AVool Blankets, (Scar let) the best quality ever at $4.00. Sale Price, $3,25 ooooooooooooooooo Extra 1 case Crib Blankets. 25c, a Pair ooooooooooooooooo QLO BE WAREHOUSE BUSY DAY AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE The Election of lloies Penrose Ratified in Joint Session. HOUSE AND SENATE CLERKSHIPS Viiriotis Appointments Art) Coiilirinrit Itcfori! Ad.iourniuenl--,llr. Ilnidcn borgh Asks lor nn Appropriation to illurk tlio Cinvi: ol'Smiutol .Weicdiih. Members of the Ldltoiiul Assouiu tion Will Hi; Allowed to .11 like Ad dresses on the Floor. Ilarrisburg, l'a., Jan. 20. The sennte was called to order ut 11 o'clock this morning by the lieutenant governor. After the rending of the Journal Mr. Grady rose to a question of privilege with respect to the places in the gift of the senate, lie disclaimed any an tagonism to senators 'opposed to the Quay organization. A newspaper arti cle which Intimated that be had been turned down called forth the Philadel phia senator. The statement brought Mr. Kllnn to his feet, who disclaimed any discour tesy on the part of the organization towards the Allegheny county Republi can organization. Mr. Thomas, chair man ol l he slate committee, said the ap pointments had been ma.de strictly on their merits and In the line of civil service. He then presented the report of the slate committee as follows: Transcribing clerks, (3. V. Oster and W. C. I lagan. Soigennt-ut-nrms, T. Lurry Eyre. Assistant sergeantH-at-arms, A. T. Moorehead and John Coke. 1'ostinaster, John A. Selders. Door keeper, .1. K. lillllngslay. Assistant doorkeepers, Cliorge M. Baker and Kl drltlnO Snyder; messenger, Alexander Jli'Ki'is assistant messenger, Adolph Ureyeiiln; superintendent of folding room, James McGInnls; pasters and folders," Charles U. Deitz, Jonas lluber, Granville Auble, T. Kgnn Schnll; George 11. Snyder nnd AV. M. Drown. A motion to substitute the Democratic nominees was defeated. The following bills wore read In place: By Mr. Penrose An act making an ap piopilatlon to alii In tile establishment of a free war library anil museum of thu military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, at Philadelphia. A if act amending an act providing for the Incorporation of companies to carry on the business of pawnbroker and the lending of money on the surety of person al and mil estate. Hy Mr. Kllnn An act to declare unlaw ful and void all arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts or combinations made with a view to lessen or which tend to lessen frt-e competition In the Importa tion or sale of articles Imported Into this state: directing the attorney general to proceed against any corporation violating the provisions of the act. Hy Mr. McQupwn An act dellnlng libel. This bill Is the measure of the State Edi torial association. . TO MAHK MKIIKDITM'S GIJAVR. Hy Mr. Hardeubergh Appropriating $3,0i)i for the pmpose of procuring the burial plot and providing for the erection of u monument at the grave of Samuel Meredith, the llrst treasurer of the United States. Hy Mr. Merrick To provide for a just and equitable method of distributing the annual school appropriation by authoriz ing and requiring assessors to make a triennial enrollment of children between (i nnd lfi years of age. Uy Mr. Coylc Creating the ofllco of county solicitor In counties lonttiluing 150,000 population and fixing the salary at $2,000 a year, and the terms of ollleo at two years. By .Mr. Gobin An net to secure the registration of plumbers. Mr. Mitchell, of Jefferson, offered the following concurrent resolution: Whereas, There hns recently been con siderable discussion In the newspapers nnd jjlsew hero regarding the present sys tem of managing the stato finances; and Wheieas, It Is of the greatest importance that the legislature should provide Im proper statutes for the safe and ellleient conduct of the financial department of the state; therefore be it Kesolved, (If the house concur), That a committee of thiee members of the sen ate, and five members of the house be ap pointed to Investigate tho present system under which the ofllce of state treasurer and auditor general are managed, and to report thereon and recommend, If neces sary, to the piescnt session of the legis lature such bills as may be requisite to remedy any defects or abuses existing under the recent law, and the said com mittee shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books nnd papers, nnd to Issue all ne 'cessary processes f)nfl exercise all powers belonging to a Joint committee of the. legislature. The resolution was ndoplod. At this point the senate proceeded to tho hall of the house for the purpose of participating in tho Joint session for the election of United States senator. AVlien the senate returned these nomi nations were confirmed In executive ses sion: David S. Scott, of Philadelphia,, to be n magistrate In place of Jnines A. Carr, deceased; Drs. Isaac G. Smedley, of Philadelphia, nnd John J. Detwcller. of Kaston, to be members of the stato board of medical examiners; K. AV. Echols, of Franklin, to bo a trustee of the Polk Institution for feeble minded children; AVilllam II. llbuck, to bo al derman of the Fourth wnrd, Heading; Lucius' O. Frazer, and II. AV. Mcintosh, of Pittsburg, to be notaries public. Tho committee on rules submitted a report. It strikes out tho committees on accounts, centennial affairs, consti tutional reform, retrenchment and re form nnd vice nnd Immorality; di vides the appropriations committee Into two committees, public and charitable; also committees on forestry, the public supply of electricity and water nnd one on public roads nnd highways. The senate then adjourned until next Monday evening at 9 o'clock.' PROCEEDINGS OF TIITC HOUSE. AVhen the house was called to order nt 11 o'clock this moriilng Mr. Scott, of Philadelphia, moved that a committee of two be appointed to escort the senate to tho hall of tho house ijt noon to com pare In joint session the vote for United States somite. The resolution wns adopted and Speaker Boyor appointed Messrs. Scott, of Philadelphia, and ChrlPinan, of Columbia. Mr. Fooht, of Union, Introduced a resolution, which was adopted, grunting LAWYERS IN A EIGHT. Attorneys KiIwiiiiIh nnd Strelliy of Williutiispnrt, Pummel Much Other. AVIlllaiusport, Pa., .Tan. 20. District Attorney N. M. Edwards and John F. Strelby, u promlnont lawyer were en gaged In conducting n law suit today before Alderman llatzle.,, A remark made by Mr. Strelby Incensed Mr. Ed wards. The latter jumped to his feet nnd shook his list menacingly In Mr. Strelby's face, the while using lan guage that was not complimentary. Mr. Strelby lunged out with his right 1 In the direction of the district attorney, but the blow was warded. Then t He two lawyers clinched. Both are of about equnl bhyslcal strength but Strelby succeeded In clutching Edwards by the tilt oat. My this time Constable Knaul'f took a hand and attempted to separate the combatants. For his pains Mr. Strelby struck him a blow In the face, causing the blood to spurt. The court then took a hand In getting the light stopped, and In a few minutes both men were pulled away, neither of them hav ing sustained any Injury except to their shirt fronts and cravats. The light between the lawyers, liowever, cut short the dignity of the court, nnd Al derman Batzle adjourned the case. Both men apologized to each other this evening. , SENATORS ELECTED. Henry M. Teller Succeeds Himself'-Mr. Adiiicks, of Delaware, Is Elected by a Convention of Mis Own. AVllmlngton, Del.. Jan. 20. The Ad dlcks or "lump" general assembly held two session today, at the llrst of which Mr. Addickn was declared elected Unit ed States senator. Itichurd P.. Kenney's certificate of election as United States senntor was signed by the speakers and clerks of the legislature and by Governor Tun nell this afternoon. Mr. Kenney will go to Washington In the morning and present his claims for tho seat now claimed by Mr. Dupnnt. Bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 'JO. At today's session of the legislature Henry C. llnnsborough, was re-elected United States senator. Sprlngllelil, Ills., Jan. 20. Ex-Con-grcssninn AVilllam E. Mason was elect ed United States senator In joint ses sion of the legislature today. The vote was: Mnson 125; Altgeld 77. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 20. Both branches of the legislature met In Joint session at noon today and George G. A'est was formally re-elected United Slates senator. Indlnnnpolls, Ind., Jan. 20. At noon today both houses of tho Indiana leg islature met in joint session and took the final vote for United States sena tor. Charles AV. Fairbanks, Republi can, was declared elected lo succeed Voorhees. Denver, Colo.. Jan. 20. The session Of the two houses of the legislature held today elected Henry M. Teller to suc ceed himself as United States 'senator. Topeka, Jan. 20. Ex-Congressman William A. Harris wns chosen United States senator to succeed William A. Pel'fer, by the Populist caucus tonight on the eleventh ballot, Peffer was prac tically out of the race long before the final ballot. Topeka, Kan., Jan. 20. AV. A. Har ris, at one time was coiigressmun-at-large. fiom Kansas nr.u at present he Is a state senator. Ho Is an ex-confederate soldier nnd a "silk stocking" farmer. THE FATAL LOVE LETTER. Singular Death of Miss Helen .Miis grove, of Cameron. Shamokln, Pa., Jan. 20. Miss Helen Musgrove, of famciou township, found deatli In u letter to licr lover. AVhile moisting the back ft the envelope the gill's tongue was slightly lacerated which resulted In blood poisoning, from which she died. The girl had had a quarrel with her lover, Herman Sehultx, and lie left for l'lttsburir. As soon as he was gone she repented and sat down and wrote u letter asking- forgiveness nnd pleading with him to return. It was in sealing tills letter that the tongue lecelved tho lacerations which ended in her death. In response to tho letter Schultz came back Saturday but only to find his 'sweetheart (tying. With teais in her eyes sh6 asked -him to kiss her, and then they sobbed In each others arms. Deatli ended her sullerlngs early on Sunday morning. ' LUCKY BALDWIN'S CASE. A Decision Is Rendered Adverse to (hi! llnf'oi liiiuile tVoinim. San Francisco, Jan. 20. Judge Slack rendered a decision tills mornlni: 111 tho case of Lillian Ashley against 13. J. (Lucky) Baldwin, for $7.",000 dam ages for seduction, during the trial of which the plaintiff's sister shot nt Bald Avln in court. The decision Is ndverso to the wo men, but holds that Baldwin is tho father ol her child, and Is bound by all the laws of morality to support it. Steamship Arrivals. New York, Jan. 20. Arrive;!; Noord land from Antwerp, Teutonic from Liver pool. Sailed: Slbeiian for Glasgow, Ger manic for Liverpool, New York for South ampton, Berlin for Antwerp, Arrived cut: Spree at Southampton. Sailed for New York: State of Nebraska from Liverpool. Sighted: Munltoba, from New Voik for London, passed Prawlo Point. Antidote for the IMiiguo. Bombay, Jan. 20. It Is announced that Professor Halfkine, who lias beun con ducting a series of experiments In the treatment of the Bubonic plague which has been ravaging the city for soine time past, has proved the ellieacy of attenuat ed plague virus as an antidote for tho disease. Christian Lndcnvor Committee. Ilarrisburg, Pa., Jan. 2(1. The executive committee of the Pennsylvania Stuto fbi latum Bndeavor will meet in the par lors of the Commonwealth hotel tomor row afternoon. Thu committee Is com posed of twenty representatives from dif ferent parts of the state. Tin Plato .Hill Resumes, llnrrlsburg, Pa., Jan. 20, The Lalanco. aiosjean Manufacturing company, re sumed operations today ,t Its 'tin plate plant near the city with i'i-unon men. There was a lockout several weeks ago. It Is exnected that the entire nlant will I bo In operation by next week. MONROE DOCTRINE IS NOT AFFECTED Docs Not Come Witliln Qciicrnl Terms of the Arbitration Treaty. - 0I.NBY ENCOUNTERS OBSTRUCTIONS Antagonism to tho Convention Is Plainly lnilieuti'd--'fliu Secretary illulci'i No Impression on the Si'nntr Committee in 2ivln;j, Kv plnuiilious of roiiture'n That Pro voked Criticism. Washington, Jan. 20. Tho sennto committee on foreign relations this morning listened to Secrntnry Olney for more than one hour. Tho secretary, who drew the general treaty of arbi tration between this government and Great Britain, made an elaborate argu ment in favor of the ratification of the uonty as ent to the senate. Tho question propounded to Mr. Olney Iniilcatcd quite plainly an antagonism to the text of the convention, and the Intention of senators to Insist upon its amendment before reporting the In strument to the senate. No action was taken and It Is intimated that action ciinnol possibly be had for some weeks to come. Mr. Olney wns questioned by the committee closely as to the general scope of the arbitration treaty and staled that It did not Include tho arbi tration of the Monroe doctrine, and was so understood by this government nnd Great Britain. The matters In dis pute that were to come under the pro- Uvlslons of the convention were such - as might grow out of treaty rights or under international laws. In elaborating his statement that tho Monroe doctrine would not come within the general terms of the treaty of arbitration, Mr. Olney told the com mittee that It was well understood by the negotiations of the convention Hint all questions relating to the foreign policy of either government wore not intended to be included In tho terms of the treaty. ISSUE ON NICARAGUA CANAL. Tt Is understood, liowever, that when pressed on the subject of tho Nicara guan canal Mr. Olney said that If Great Britain sought to make nn issue on that subject growing out of the terms of the existing Clayton-Bulwer treaty, it would probably come within this gener al treaty under that clause which pro vides for tho settlement of disputes be tween the two governments arising under treaties or otherwise." The suggestion was made that the clause be put in the treaty relative to the elimination of the Monroe doctrine, to that there could be no dispute on that question In the future. It was also contended that the Isthmus canal should bo reserved in like manner. So far as can be learned Mr. Olney made no Iminession on the committee anil it 1st toiluv as firmly convinced as ever Unit the convention requires radical amendment before 11 is ratiiied. In reply to tho criticism of the selec tion of tho (Cms: f Sweden and Nor way as the uniplio. Mi. Olney said that article ten fully provided against any possible miscarriage of justice In that it enabled tilher party to select another umpire either for all cases to arise un der I ho treaty or any particular case. l'lverything that could be done to make tho court absolutely Impartial and its finding just had been accomplished. WANTED TO HIRE PIREBUGS. li. Ilriicn HiitehiiiMiii Convicted of n Grave Charge. Ilollldnyshurg. In., Jan. 20. TJ. Bruce Ilutchonson, a young merchant of Juni ata, this county, was convicted in court here this afternoon of solicitation to burn the store buildings of Pheasant and AVngner, his business competitors. The evidence established the fact that Hutchinson had offered four men the sum of $100 as an Inducement to perpe trate the crime. The fire department thwarted the work of the Incendiaries. Hutchinson claimed that he was the victim of a conspiracy. BANTAA. ATTACKS A BOY. Try! ng to i'ecku Little I'ellow's Kyi". Out When IlDsciio Cnmo. Chester, Pa., Jan. 20. A bantam rooster viciously attacked little Se bastian Haas, Jr., in the yard of his house, scared tho little boy till ho foil down, and wns savagely peeking at his eyes and spurring him when the llttlo ehnp's cries brought Sam Leo, a Chinaman, to his rescue. Sam, with a huge bar of Iron, beat off tho bnntam, which was at first In clined to light him also. Pardons 'tecum in ended. Ilarrisburg, Pa., Jan. 20. After hear ing argument In several cases today the board ,of pardons announced the follow ing decisions: Frank liner, Westmore land county, arson; Thomas Keegan, Al. leghcny county, rape, and George Benson, Lancaster county, larceny, pardons rec ommended; Lucy It. Filasimmons, Alle gheny county, murder In second degree, application for re-hearing refused; William Sutherland, Indiana county, statutory rape, pardon rccomniondod. Pcnioso's Private Secretary. HairUburg, Pa., Jan. 20. United Statea Senator-elect Penrose, of Philadelphia, has selected as his private secretary W. It. Andrews, a brother of Stato Senator Andrews. Andrews is the editor and pub lisher of tho Meadville Trlliune-Hepubll- enn, and ono of the secretaries of the He publlcan state committee. During Pen lose's campaign for the seuatorshlp tho details were In charge of Mr. Andrews. Siillivmi Is Improving. New Bedford, Mass., Jan. 20. John L. Sullivan, who was taken 111 with tonsi lltls hero a few days ugo, and who last evening developed alarming symptoms, was more comfortable today and has hod no return of heart failure since midnight. This morning Br. Peterson made nn In. cislon of tho right tonsil, the unvoted purl, and liunicdlatel after the operation Sullivan enjoyed a healthful sleep. Photographers' Convention, Ilarrisburg, Pa Jan. 20. Tho first an nuol convention of tho Pennsylvania Photographers' association will be held In this city Jan. 20, 27 and 28. Thu prizes to bo ulven for tho best displays of uhotocranhlc work Include u bronze lie- uru and a 23 by 30 water color MEN OF PROMINENCE. Wl ' ' III I , Kx-aov. joiin d. long, Next Secretary of the Navy. E-Govornor John D. Long, of Massa chusetts, the probable secretary of the navy of the McKlnley administration, will represent New England In tho distribu tion of the places at the cabinet table. Mr. Long Is one of the most Interesting characters among the public men of .Mas sachusetts. Ho hns been a successful p61lticlan and statesman, and nt the same time has found the genius and time to be a successful poet, author, lawyer, singer nnil pedagogue, thus reminding ono In his extreme versatility of the average French statesman who towers In the political, literary and scientific fields at ono and the same time. Mr. Long is n New Kug lander of the New Englanders, of May. flower pilgrim stock, nametl for a notable relative, John Davis, governor of Massa- AGRICULTURAL SOCIETV. Olliccrs of the State Organization Arc Klcctcd. Hnrilsburg, Pa., Jan. 20. These offi cers of the stato agriculture society wore elected at tho annual meeting to day: President, John McDowell; llrst vice, president, C. II. ISergner; vice presi dents, George Handy Smith, AVilllam II. Wanamaker, ROnjaniln S. K tinkle, Chas. K. Aoorhees, Frank Thompson, David A'. Wilson, Itobert E. Pnttlson, William T. Ilildrup, George D. Stlfel,- I!. J. Mc Grann, A. P. Young, II. II. Colvln, A. D. Hay, C. II. Ilergner, Louis Plollet, Joel A. Herr, Samuel llcrkinblno, John S. Miller, Hiram Young, David Over, George llliej, W. AV. Spoor, James Mc Tvean, Joshua Wright, J. D. Klrkpat rick, J. C. Thornton, AVilllam Powell, John A. Woodward; at large, Daniel II. Hastings, Thomas J. Kdge; additional members, executive committee, Amos II. Mylln, John H. Zolgler, S. B. P.uthor ford, M. AV. McAl.nrney, S. 1 Barber, Joseph Montgomery, J. P. Nlssley; cor responding secretary, II. C. Deming; treasurer, AV. F. Rutherford; chemist and geologist, Hugh Hamilton; librari an, William H. Kgle; stenographer, Clmiles I1. Boyd. LORD SALISBURY SIGNS. The .list Obstacle to the Venezuelan 'i roaty Is itemovetl. London, Jan. 20. The Dally Chronicle will publish, tomorrow a dispatch from its Washington correspondent saying that Lord Salisbury lias removed the last obstacle lo the signing of the Ven ezuela treaty by consenting that the A'enezuelan government shall nom inato one of the members of the board of arbitration. It Is agreed that the member nom inated by A'enozuelu shall be an Amer ican, and A'enezuela will ask Chief Jus tice Fuller to servo as her represen tative. ' Horticultural Association. Allentown, Pa., Jan. 20. The Stato Hor ticultural association elected today tho following ollleeis: President, Professor Samuel li. Beiges, of York; vice-presidents, Henry M. Bugle, of Marietta; Henry S. Bupp, of Shlresmanstowu; Gnlniel Blester, of Dauphin; recording spcietary, Cyrus 'T. Fox, of Heading; William P. Iiiinton, of Christiana; tre.is. urcr, J. II. Bartram, of Milltown. Lan caster was selected as tho next place of meeetlng. ' Sixty M envoi's Strike. Chester, Pa., Jan. 20. Some sixty weav ers employed nt tho mills of the Chester Manufacturing vompany went out on a strike this afternoon and refused to re turn to woik unless a reduction of about C per cent, in their wages Is restored. Hig Kim nt ilkes-Hnrrii. AVIlkes-narre, Pa., Jan. 20. The flour, feed and commission house of John C. Wells wns destroyed by lire at 11. 'M o'clock tonight. The loss will reach fully $10,0C0. THU NKWS THIS M0KNIXU. Weather Indications Today: Rain or Snowi Southerly Winds. 1 Favors DIstilbuted at Ilarrisburg. Antagonism to the Tieaty with Kng land, Triple Lynching In 'Louisiana. ' 2 Tho Day's Doings nt Washington. Financial and Commercial. 3 (LocaD-Nlne-AVGr-Old Suit Decided by Judgo lid wards. v Common Pleas Court Doings. Sessions of Croup 3, State Bankers. 1 Kdltorlal. Comments of tho Press. G (I.oeal)-Dr. Plerson's Masterful Plea for Missions. . i 0 (Story)-"The Man AVho Looked Llku tho ICIne," 7 Nown and Gossip of tho WeBt Side. Suburban Hupptmlngs. S Up and Down the A'alley. chusetts; educated in the common schools of lJiicktleld, where he was born, then at an academy and lastly at old Harvard; wrote verses which he published in a collected form, entitled "Illtes of a Cherry;" translated Virgil's Kneld in a style that warranted praise from the best critics; graduated in law, and lit 32 a delegate to tho Republican state con vention. His career as a lawyer was a vast success, and he surrounded himself with a home breathing of the culture he had within him. He became a legislator In 1S73, was made speaker In his second term, was re-eleetejl to that ofllce, be came lieutenant governor In 1S79, was re elected, and went to tho forty-ninth con gress, where he won all hearts. He was twice re-elected, and since his retirement lias been one of the leaders al th.e bar, THREE NEGROES LYNCHED John JJinson, Arrli Joiner and Gus Williams Are Hanged by a Mob in Louisiana. Amite City, La., Jan. 20. Yesterday evening when It became known that John Johnson nnd Arch Joiner charged with the Cotton family murders would be lynched, small groups of strangers from every section of this nnd nil joining parishes commenced to come In and hold low conversations on the street corners. The night was a most miserable one, raining and gloomy. About 9 o'clock there were perhaps 250 people on the streets when suddenly some 150 men ,on horses galloped up to tho jail, and having found the de puty who had charge, forced him to open the jail door and also open the steel cages and they took from the cages John Johnson nnd Arch Joiner, and Otis Williams, tho latter also n negro charged with murdering his wife Inst summer near Independence. The crowd of men were very quiet nnd made no hostile demonstration other than to got the three negroes. After procuring their men they had a short consultation and decided to hnng Otis Williams to an oak tree near n negro church on the outer edge of tho town. A rope was adjusted over a large limb and ono end around AVilllnms' necK. Williams was mode to get on a horse. and the horso struck with a whip. Jumping from under WUUanr-l His neck wns not broken and some of the men caught hold of his body and jerked him down. He died from strangula tion. AVIlllams disposed of, the crowd start ed on the Ions inarch to John Cotton's house, where the murders wore commit ted. Johnson and Joiner walked u mile or so when a wagon was procured and they rode the rest of the way. The dis tance traelleil was 12 miles through heavy rain. There were nearly 200 In the crowd during the march. Joiner prayed a great deal but Johnson did not seem to mind his fate, remaining quiet most of the way. After a ride of four hours the Cotton leuldence was reached and all dismounted. Joiner made a break for libeity, but was cap tured before he had cone very far, Joiner nnd Johnson desired to light and they were permitted to have a sot to, after which they were taken into the house, and separated nnd efforts made to gei a confession from them. Johnson stuck to his former statements that Joiner wns the man who did tho deeds. Joiner stoutly maintained his innocence for a while, but finally, when brought face to fact w lib ,Jolinon, owned up that he killed Mr. John Cotton and Merven Stevens and then Joluon con fessed that ho killed Mrs. John Cotton, Miss Agnes Miller and Miss Lizzie Mil ler. A discussion then, niose as to the best way lo dispose of Unm. Some wore in fitvor i.f burning them and fires were made for the purpose, and some say Johnson was aclu.tllj pushed Into tho lire iiiul burned. Cooler judgment pre vailed and it was dually decided to hang them, which was done and their bodies riddled with bullet.' It wns Joiner's eurnest request that he be shot to death and this wus finally deter mined uiion, as wan the mode of death which was to be meted out to Jolinuon, but at the last moment, after the fire had been started It was urged that both be hung ns (Jus Williams had been, and they were taken a quarter of a mile lrom the Cotton residence and ex ecuted ns above stated. . They both implicated two other ne groes, but suld nutlilng about a whito mail. All Is quiet now. Itauk OlIichilN Indicted. New llloomlleld, Pa., Jan. 20. The grand Jury today returned live separate bills of Indictment against Thomas H. Mllligan, president; J. Holmes Irwin, cashier, and Directors Hurry 11. Hecktel, Dr. Henry O. Orris and Silas Wright, of the defunct Newport Deposit bank, charging embez zlement In receiving deposits, knowing tho bank to bfe insolvent. JANUARY SALE OF MmsIIiih r o Uodlerweaip We will open the season o-f 3897 by a Muslin Un derwear Sale, SATUEIAY, JANo 2, WX At prices so attractive as lo make it an object for you to purchase now. s, Sk: demise, Braweirs, Corset Covers, Etc, Child's Short White Dresses and Kilt Skirts. 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Always Btuisy. 1897 Bmisiero fl Oh, lew MigMM9 9? to dance In perfect fitting shoes or slippers, Ours are perfect -Jlttlng, LEWIS.REDLLY&MVIDES 114 AND 11G WYOMING AVE. Greatest Redimctloe On all our Holiday Goods, Call and let us prove It to you In US, WATCHES, SILVERWARE, . ' ' :-A-MAG Watches from $4,50 up. Every one -warranted at Tl Tl 9 aaia 408 Spruce St, 9 NEAR DIMH BANK. A WEALTHY MAN'S SUICIDE. Cut His Throat to I'.iul His Dumobtia Dilliciiltics. Altoonn, Pa., Jan. 20. Joseph Tueile, a wealthy business man of this clt, committed suicide at 9 o'clock thU evening by cutting his throat. He leaves a wife and seven children. Domestic tumble was the ctiuse. Tho Ileinld's AVenlhiM' Porocasl. New A-ork, Jan. 20.-In tho Middle Stttd today, cloudy to partly cloudy; wuinrr weather will prevail, preceded by lain or snow and dangerous southeasterly to southerly winds on the coast, dealing In most of this section by noon, winds shift, lug to southwesterly nnd northwoatorly, followed by slowly falling temperature. On Friday fulr weather will prevail, with slightly lower, followed by hlghor tem perature and fresh westerly winds. W Continued on Page 2. . .i ..
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