v9 itfsa gwsMi&ySr.. "nv Itr .RIGHT TAGES 50 COLUMNS. SCKANTOX, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING-, EEB11UARY 17, 1897. TWO CENTS A COPY 1 f? Frn be made durlnt opening of the year, the Spring White tags, is El is undoubtedly the most beautiful. There is a delicate simplicity about these goods which never falls to charm those possessed of an artistic taste, and although they may not vary as much in styles from year to year as goods of showy hue, still like spring llowers, they have a freshness and newness all their own, which nothing on earth can take from them but time Itself. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC' Today In our windows and throughout the department we liavts placed many TtiiisaM Yards of these lovely creations. Including Bl in sets and single pieces, varying !n width from U of an inch to 45 inches, while prices range from 10c. to $1.00 a yard. ooooooooooooooooo CamMc Eigiigs r come in a hundred different ways and are prettier than ever. Prices begin at 5c. and run to GOc. ooooooooooooooooo SWISS tags for Infants' wear form an impor tant feature In this display. Their dainty sweetness in design cannot fail to win your admiration. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO El will be much worn during the com ing season for yokes, set pieces, etc. We have them In Nainsooks, Cam brics and Swisses in a uniform width of 22 Inches. The patterns are simply exquisite white figures, run from 50c. to $3.00 a yard. ooooooooooooooooo Lookers Are Welcome ooooooooooooooooo OLO WAREHOUSE lows JjL MILLIONS COULD NOT SAVE DUESTROW End of a Three Years' Struggle for Life. A FIENDISH MURDERER PUNISHED Tho Millionaire Who 1'clgned In sanity mid Spent Fortunes for Legal Counsel Dies on tho (Sallows for Having Murdered His Wife and Child--Iircuks Down at the Last. Union, Mo.. Feb. 1C On a scaffold erected In the Franklin county Jail yard, in tills village, under a clear and sunny sky, surrounded by about one hundred persons, Arthur Duestrow, of St. Louis, was legally executed today for the murder of his wife and little son In that city three years ago. The hanging took place at 1 o'clock. The condemned man, who has simu lated Insanity since the day of the prime, kept up Ills role until late last evening, when by his questions and answers, it was evident that he keen ly realized that the end was near, and that Ills own efforts and those of his attorneys, aided by an abundance of wealth, were without avail in the bat tle for life. Last evening Sheriff Puchta asked Duestrow If he wished to see a minis ter or a priest. The murdered turned away with a sneering reply: "I have no use for them." He then lay down on his cot and was soon sound asleep. He slept without interruption until near D o'clock tills morning. He did not arise, however, until about 7 o'clock, but tossed rest lessly trom side to side as he consumed cigarettes, one after another. He arose shortly after 7 o'clock and then, for the llrst time In three years, lie broke down, and his usual air of haughty indifference gave way to one of despair. He begged the guards to save him from his fate and requested that messages be sent to Governor Stephens interferrlng in ills behalf. APPEALS FOR ASSISTANCE. To nearly every visitor and attendant Duestrow appealed for assistance, and at-ked that the following tele gram be sent to ex-Governor Johnson, his counsel, In St. Louis: "I am In a predicament. Intercede with Governor Stephens for me Imme diately. I now need your advice. I was Insane, but it did me no good. I have nothing left but hope and for giveness." Tills was signed "General Braden- burg," a character assumed by Dues trow during the past few months. The murderer partook of a scanty breakfast, and when it was finished threw himself on his cot and gave way to a bilrst of tears. He sobbed convulsively and cried out frequently: "Oh, God this is terrible." He appealed to the deputy sheriff to procure him a bottle of bran dy but the request was not granted. During the forenoon the little village filled up with people curious to witness the execution. A stockade had been qrected of board 12 feet high and only those having tickets of admission wore permitted to enter. About 10 o'clock Duestrow had lie come composed and repeated his re quest for brandy and Sherlir Puchta ordered that he be given a drink of liquor. The sheriff asked Duestrow If he would like to make any disposition of his body before he died. "I have no request to make whatever" said the prisoner coldly and with some dignity. Duestrow was apparently unconcern ed when he mounted the scaffold and showed no nervousness. After the ropes had been placed about his legs, the sheriff asked him if he had any thing to say. He replied: "Nothing but that a big mistake is being made." Then as the rope was being ad justed about his neck lie asked: "May I say a few words?" SPEECH ON THE GALLOWS'. The sheriff gave assent and Duestrow spoke In almost a whisper as follows: "I wish to say that a big mistake is being made here. I am General Brad enburg of the United States army. I am not tho man whom you accuse. I am not a murderer of a woman and a child. I now stand before you, sir, bound and tied, a criminal, but I am innocent of my crime. I go at peace with my Lord. I want you to say that I thank my attorney.ex-Governor John son, of St. Louis, for what he has done for me." The condemned man hesitated as if to talk more, Sheriff Puchta raised his hands, the black cap was placed over Duestrow's head and the cord drawn tightly, Duestrow shouted to one of the deputies: "Good-bye, Simon," and the trap was sprung. The black form fell through the hole and twisted about two or three times. His neck was not broken and in eight minutes after 1 o'clock he was pronounced dead. The body wus turned over to an un dertaker representing Miss Hulda Duestrow, of St. Louis, a sister of the dead man. STORY OF THE CRIME. Arthur Duestrow shot and killed his wife and only child, a boy aged IS months, at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of February IS, 1S91. For some time tho millionaire medical student had lapsed from duty to his young wife and was spending much time and money upon an inmate of a bawdy house. On the day of the- tragedy he spent several hours at the house of his mistress In drinking, and from there lie went di rect to his home. He had an engage ment to take his wife sleighrldlng that afternoon, and when he drove up to his door, Mrs. Duestrow sent a servant to Inquire If she could prepare for a ride. "You d , you haven't any right to speak to me before I get Into the house," he shouted to the servant and made a motion as if to strike her. He was Inflamed with drink and stag gered uu the stairs where his wife met him. "If you want to strike some one, Ar thur," she said, "don't strike a stran ger; strike me." "All right, I will," he said, and struck her a blow that felled her. He then took Ills boy and went down stairs, but returned very soon with a pistol in his bund. "Don't shoot, Arthur; you are drunk," said his wife. "I will show you who Is drunk," he said, and fired two shots Into her body. For a moment he seemed to realize tho enormity of his crime. He kneeled beside the dying woman and In maudlin tones, said: "Tina, Tina, are you dead?" Receiving no reply Ills drunken frenzy returned. He grasped his child, who had been a spectator of the murder. He llrst started to go down stairs with the boy but returned to the hall, held the shrieking babe by one arm to the wall and fired a shot into his bialn. With the smoking pistol In ills hand he ran Into the street and surrendered to a policeman who. had been attracted by the shooting. The servant girl who had fled to the top of the house, was a witness of the scene and It was her tes timony that convicted Duestrow. The child died at once, but Mrs. Duestrow lingered unconscious for four days. BATTLE AGAINST JUSTICE. From the day of the tragedy until tho drop fell today a notable battle had been fought by Duestrow's attorneys to save tiller client from the gallows. Ex-Governor Charles P. Johnson, the leading criminal attorney of Mis souri, was principal counsel for the de fense. He called to his aid a corps of lawyers, many experts and specialists on mental diseases and set up a plea of insanity. There have been five con tinuances, one mis-trial, one appeal and one change of venue In the case. Every artlilce known to legal warfare was then resorted to, and the life of the condemned was prolonged one year. His Income was exhausted ev ery year, and Is now largely anticipat ed. The case attracted wide attention and lias established many precedents by court ruling upon Insanity pleas in defense. THE NBW CAPITOL. Governor Hastings Favors a Group of BuildingsThe Issue of Bonds Not Constitutional. Harrlsburg, Pa., Feb. 1C In an Inter view tonight Governor Hastings gave his views regai ding the proposed new eapltol building and also gave out an opinion of Attorney General McCormlck on the question of creating a state debt for the purpose. In the first place the governor says there is no sufilcient rea son why the captol should be removed from Harrlsburg. He says to abandon the present site would be a loss to the state equal to that Incurred by the lire. There is necessity, he says, for prompt action in rebuilding the eapltol as "it cannot be expected that the present quarters for the legislature in the church can be occupied for a period longer than the present session." He thinks the rebuilding should have ref erence to the requirements of the state establishment for the next century and suggests that the crowded condition of tlie several departments in the old ex ecutive building and the building occu pied by the department of internal af fairs which are inadequate to their needs, raises the question as to whether there shall lie erected a single eapltol building or a group of buildings. The governor says: "My judgment is decidedly In favor of the latter plan. The legislative build ing could be erected within two years, wliile the completion of one great eap ltol building would probably occupy four or five years." He says the several buildings could be grouped so as to harmonize with each other In architectural effect. An advantage of this plan, he suggests, is that the legislative building could lie erected within two years and the other buildings in successive yeais without the burden bearing too heavily at one time upon the people of the state. As to funds, he says, the present revenues are hardly equal to necessary demands. The opinion of Attorney General McCormlck sets forth clearly that an Issue of bonds is out of the question under the constitution and the governor says the only tiling to do is to cut down customary appropria tions or Increase the taxes upon exist ing subjects of taxation or upon prop erty not now taxed. ISRAEL DURHAM ELECTED. The Philadelphia (Jnny Leader With out Opposition. Philadelphia, Feb. 1C Municipal elec tions were held here today for council men, six magistrates, a senator from the Sixth district to succeed Senator Penrose, and a representative from the Fifteenth district to succeed Walter Penpiwell, who never qualllled as a member of the legislature. The principal contest In the election was between the two factions of the Re publican party, the combine and anti combine (Quayites). In the couneil manlc tight the combine people, more than held their own to judge from the returns received tonight and added to their strength In the legislative body of the city. For magistrates there were no contests, four Republicans and two Democrats being elected. Ex-Magistrate Israel W. Durham, the Quay lead er In Philadelphia, was elected from the Sixth senatorial district practically without opposition, In the Fifteenth representative district the returns, which are very late coming In would appear to Indicate that Clinton Rogers Woodruff, a gentleman who has bean identified with all the reform move ments inaugurated in recent years In Philadelphia and who was last week declared by the court to be the regu lar nominee of the Republican party In the district, is elected over Councilman Joseph M. Swope, who Is running on the anti-Quay ticket. Delaware Frowns on Woman. Dover, Del., Feb. 10. Tho efforts of tho woman suffragists to obtain recognition In Delaware huvo fulled. The constitu tional convention this afternoon by u vote of 17 nays to 7 yeas declined to strike out from tho election cause of the new con stitution tho word "mule." a further at tempt to make the clause lead "every citi zen" ulso met with defeat. Election at TuiikliiiunncK'. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Tuukhunuock, Feb. 1C The election of borough olllcers today resulted us follows: Burgess, D. V. Sampson; Justice of the peace, William Kutz and James Keth ledge; councllmen, W. C. Klttredge and Aaron Brown: school directors J. Wood Piatt and B. II. Shook. .Meat Source hi Cuba. Havana, Feb, Ifi. In vlow of tho scarci ty of meat here a petition has been pre sented to the government asking that the free Importation bo allowed of cattle from Mexico und tho United States, Captain General Weyler remains at Cabarlan, in tho Cienfuegos district. SENATOR CHANDLER ON BIMETALLISM Calamines Attributed to Standard. the Gold WARNINQ TO REPUBLICAN PARTY Treating Bimetallism as a Juggling Humbug Will Bring Disaster. Quotes Senator Sherman's Silver Speeches of 1870--luiision Hills Passed in the House. Washington, Feb. IG-Senator Chan dler, of Now Hampshire, spoke for three hours today In support of ills res olution declaring it to be the sense of the senate that the United States should not permanently acquiesce in the single gold standard, and ho succeeded In gaining and keeping the attention of senators from the opening to the close of the speech. He attributed the fall of values In tills and other countries, for SENATOR CHANDLER. the last twenty years, to the progress ive steps In the demonetization of silver and estimated the depreciation of prop erty in the United States since the census of 1S90 when it was given at llfteen thousand million dollars at :!3 per cent. He asked whether such con tinuous shrinkage of property and In creasing burden of debt could be en dured without widespread bankruptcy. If It had not been the fortunate balance of trade In favor of the United States inilS'JS there would have been, he as serted, a cataclysm In this country which would have prostrated all inter ests. "To the system of bimetallism from which we departed" he said, "we must return; and I trust thut we are already on the road." He quoted Sher man's speech on silver In 187C In which it was said that nothing but the act of God could prevent the use of both gold and silver among the nations of man kind; and .he facetiously anticipated the aid which Mr. Sherman would give to tlie cause of bimetallism as the lead er of the new administration. He de clared his belief that the new adminis tration would by wise designs and vir tuous deeds prolong Indefinitely the as cendency of the Republican party, but said that If It should content Itself with seizing and enjoying the spoils of olllce, treating bimetallism as a "Juggling humbug," the tide of political battle would be once more turned against the Republicans and they would soon ex change places with their "now sore, bleeding and prostrate foes." "Unsettled questions" he closed by saying, "pay no li'eed to tho report of nations. Be wise today 'tis madnes3 to defer.' " . Tlie bankruptcy bill was taken up nnd Mr. Hoar, of .Massachusetts, chairman of the Judiciary committee, pleaded for it in a half hour's speech. No action was taken and tlie senate at 5.20 ad journed. BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE. It was a miscellaneous lot of busi ness that engaged the attention of the house today. The house refused to pass a bill granting a pension at the rate of $30 a month to Nancy G. Alla- bach, widow of Peter II. Allabach, In tlie latter years of ills life captain of the eapltol police, which President Cleveland vetoed. The vote stood 113 to' 7!) tlie necessary two-thirds not voting In the affirmative to pass the bill over the veto. A bill was passed, upon recommenda tion of the committee on patents and making uniform the jurisdiction of cir cuit courts of tlie United Stntes in cases of infringement of letters patent. The lest of the day was spent in tlie consid eration of private pension bills, about twenty-live of them being passed. Among the beneficiaries at tlie rate of $50 a month each were the widows of Brevet Major General S. A. Duncan, Colonel Rene A. De Russey, Brigadier General Charles A. Heekman and Brig adier General William Van Diver. MR. GAGE SEEKS REST. Will Pass a I'oiv Days in Seclusion Itufuru I'nteriiig Upon Duty. Chicago, Feb. 10. Lyman J. Gage left the city tills afternoon, bound with his wife and family, for Washington. They will go South first, it is planned, possi bly visiting Florida, where Mr. Gage will seek rest and seclusion before lie takes up duties as secretary of the treasury. They expect to return to Washington about March 1. "I do not wish to tell my present destination" said Mr. Gage, before leaving. "My. desire Is to get a little rest before I go to Washington. I shall stop off somewhere and try and get a brief respite before taking up my du ties." POSTAL RECEIPTS SHRINK. Largo Decrease for the '.Month of January, 1807. Washington, Feb. , 1C Postmaster General Wilson tuday gave out a state ment showing the gross postal receipts of the thirty largest postofllces for tlie month of January, 1S97, as compared with that of 1890. Tlie total receipts for January, 1897, were $2,S39,911 and for January, 1S30, they were $2.1111,351; a net decrease of $101,412. Tho eight larg est postofllces including New York.Chl cago, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, San Francisco, Cincinnati and Brooklyn Bhowed decreases in receipts. Only nine of the thirty olllces show increases. I mm They are: Baltimore, Cleveland, De troit, Washington, Milwaukee, Minne apolis, Providence, Albany and Newark. Tli'e receipts of tho postolilco depart ment Is considered to lie a good Indica tion of the prosperity of the times, nnd this statement shows a general depres sion of business; in fact tho decreases for January of this year have boon the greatest for some years. GERSONS HELD TO BAIL. Arrested on Cliurgu of Conspiracy to Defraud Creditors. Philadelphia, Fell. 18. Rosa Corson, Joel Gerson nnd Isaac Gerson, dealers In millinery goods, were given a hear ing before Magistrate Devlin yesterday and held In $5,000 ball each for a fur ther hearing on the 21th Inst., on the chnrge of conspiracy to remove and se crete goods with the Intention of de frauding creditors. The alleged secretion of goods. Is snld to have taken place some time be tween the sheriff's levy and the sub sequent sale In January following the firm's enforced suspension of business. Warrants were Issued on an affidavit of 13. M. Neumann, who was formerly In the employ of the llrm as a floor walker. CABINET POSSIBILITY. Dr. Grant, of Texas, Lays Claims on Account of Having Been an "Ori ginal AkKinley Man." Canton, Ohio, Feb. 10. Ex-Senator Warner Miller, of New York, in con versation with friends said the Empire state would probably be without a rep resentative in the president's ofiiclal family. To the press representative he declined to discuss tlie cabinet situa tion. It is believed here that Mr. Miller Intended to urge Major McKinley to recommend the passage of tlie Nicar agua canal bill in his message to con gress at the special session. The president-elect remained In his room all day and was .seen by no one except mother McKinley and the mem bers of his own household. His visit to Cleveland may be postponed until the last of the week. He Is now de voting all his energies to getting well and has no intention of exposing him self unnecessarily. The brief respite from his arduous dally labors will be greatly beneficial to him. Canton troop, which attracted so much attention by receiving delega tions during tlie campaign, has elected to attend the inauguration. Tlie troop will also escort the presidential party from the McKinley home to the depot when lie leaves tlie city on the even ing of March 1. Word has been received here that Dr. John Grant, state chairman of Texas, Is en route to Canton to see Major Mc Kinley as soon as he Is able to be ubout. Dr. Grant has been recommended for a cabinet portfolio nnd ills visit will give gossips a choice morsel for mastication. It appears, however, that federal pat ronage In Texas will bo the topic of conversation. Dr. Grant is an "orig inal McKinley mnn" and an old friend of the president-elect. TRIED TO BREAK JAIL. .Mary Streiger, of Williaiusport, a Very Active Prisoner. Wllliamsport. Pa., Feb. 16. Mary Streiger, a 19-year-old prisoner in the county Jail here, was caught Just as she was about to swing out to liberty this afternoon. Her cell Is on the up per tier In the woman's department, fully thirty feet nbove the ground and at a point three feet above the outer wall. Mary, who is in jail for housebreak ing, would have ended her sentence on March 1, but she concluded to gain her freedom before then. With a case knife which she succeed ed in keeping when her dinner was sent in yesterday, she dug a hole through the stone wall directly beneath the cell window. The dirt she concealed in tlie tick of her bed. She had succeeded In making an opening IS by 21 Inches, hav ing pushed out quite a large stone, that dropped Into the jail yard. This afternoon a party of young peo ple were in the Young Men's Christian association hall, the windows of which face tlie Jail, half a block away, when a boy's attention was attracted by a frowsy head poking Itself out of the hole beneath one of the cell windows. A telephone message was sent to the jail, and the turn-key when he inves tigated, came up on Mary unawares. She had her body partially out through the hole and was engaged in cutting it larger. When she found that she was discovered tlie nlrl uttered an oath. She attempted to break out of jail early Sunday morning, but her effort on that occasion was disclosed by a p tenner v. ho heard her at work. Republicans Sweep Lancaster. Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 10. Tho Republi cans swept this city today, electing their councllmanlc tickets In eight of the nine wards. The new city council will proba bly stand on joint ballot: Republicans, 31; Democrats, 5. Tho heads of the city departments are elected by the city coun cil. Florida Hank Closed. Jacksonville, Fin., Feb. 10. The Mer chants' National bank of Jacksonville closed Its doors this morning. The capi tal of the bank was $100,000. Inability to make collections Is assigned as the rea son for the failure. THE NEWS THIS M0HN1XU. Weather Indications Today: Fulr; Slightly Warmer. Duestrow the Millionaire Murderer, Hanged. Senator Chandler Warns tho Republi can Party. An Apportionment of Pennsylvania. Financial and Commercial. Detailed Itesults of the Election. Editorial. Statu Legislative Topics. 5 (Local) Complaint of tho Lackawanna Institute of History and Science. 0 Plans of tho Mothers' Congress. ' 7 West Sldo News nnd Gossip. Suburban Happenings. 1 8 Up and Down tho Valley. GREECE GAINS A POINT IN CRETE Annexation Has Been Virtually Ac complislicd. IT IS THE WISH OF THE PEOPLE Foreign Warships V ill Ho ltecnllcd In the Near Future and Greece Will Ite Allowed to Assume the Adiniiiis trntiou--iIr. Citr.on I'xplaius. Athens, Feb. 1G. Reinforcements of men, arms and ammunition are on their uny from Greece to Crete, and It is In timated that In due course of time tho marines from the foreign warships will be recalled, and Greece will be allowed to assume the administration of Crete, possibly under some restrictions. It Is announced that Prince Nicholas v 111 start for Larlssa, Th'essaly, with ills regiment, tomorrow, and the great est enthusiasm Is manifested In mili tary circles. King George, tlie royal family and the government are now In the highest possible favor with the peo ple. Tho absolute decision of Greece to persist In the occupation of Crete and the protection of the Christians of that island In spite of the attitude of tlie powers is founded on the declaration of tlie Cretnns that they are prepared to shed tlie last drop of their blood In or der to accomplish their national aspira tions, which, they add, cannot be satis fied with anything short of complete union with Greece. These circumstan ces were communicated by Greece to the powers, und the policy of the Greek government lias been carried out in every point. MR. CURZON EXPLAINS. London, Feb. 10. In the house of commons today Mr. George N. Curzon, under foreign secretary, stated that the reports that the admiral command ing the British fleet In Cretan waters has menaced Prince George of Greece with threats of force should the latter attempt to execute the orders lie had re ceived from the king and government of Greece could not possibly be true. No British commander, he said, could have been capable of using the threats alleged to have been made. Washington, Feb. 1C In regard to the Cretan crisis Secretary Olney has had dispatches from the American min ister, Mr. Keen Alexander, stationed at Athens, containing, brielly, eonie of tlie Important liulnts Including very full press accounts of occurrences in Athens. Minister Alexander expresses the opinion that there is no danger of war. London, Fob. 1C The Daily Mail will say tomorrow that the powers have sent a collective note to Greece stating that unleas the Grecian forces are withdrawn from Crete within forty-eight hours the Piraues will be blockaded and hostilities began against Greece. IN SUPERIOR COURT. Judgment Reversed in the Rockefellow Case Other Decisions of Interest in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Willlamsport, Pa., Feb. 10. The su perior court today liauded down the fol lowing decisions: By Rice, P. J. Showalter vs. Mutual Fire Insurance company; appeal from C. I', Cnester county; alllrmed. Mutual In surance company vs. Showalter; C. P. Chester county; ntllrmed. In re. road In Jefferson township; appeal from Q. ti. Lackawanna county; alllrmed. By Willurd, J. Gavlgan vs. Atlantic Re filling company; appeal from C. P. Lack awanna county; reversed and a venire facias do novo awarded. Smith vs. Bor ough of East Mauch Chunk; appeal from C. P. county; alllrmed. Glbbs vs. Tiffany; appeal from C. P. Bradford county; re versed and venire facias de novo awarded. O'Grady vs. Prudential Insurance com pany; appeal from C. P. Lackawanna county; alllrmed. By WIckham, J. Eppley vs. Lehigh Valley railroad; appeal from C. P. Brad ford .county; alllrmed. German Falrhlll Building Association, No. 2, vs. Heebner; appeal from C. P. Montgomery county; alllrmed. Appeal of James Ntcholls from O. C. Luckawanna county; affirmed, Com monwealth vs. Shober; appeal from C. S. Lancaster county; alllrmed (Orlady dis senting). By Beaver, J. Wheelock vs. Harding; appeal from C. I. Wyoming county; af firmed. Stark vs. Right; appeal from C. P. Wyoming county; alllrmed. Tomkins vs. Scranton Traction company; appeal from C. P. Lackawanna county; af firmed. Central Poor district, of Luzerne county, by directors of poor, Jenkins township; appeal fiom Q. S. Lackawanna county; reversed as to order of removal, and affirmed as to order of apnroval. By Reedur, J. Lasher vs. .Medical Press company; appeal from C. P., No. 2, Phila delphia; afllrmed. Beport of auditors, school district of Butler; appeal from Q. S. Schuylkill county; alllrmed. By Smith, ,t. Hush Center Creamery company vs. It. H. Hillls; appeal from C P. Susquehanna county; nfllrmud. Com monwealth vs. Rockefellow; appeal from Q. S. Luzerne county: reversed nnd Judg ment respondeat ouster. Tlie court refused the application of .1. C. Haymaker, district attorney of Allegheny county, made last week for re-argument In the case of W. II. House, tlie defaulting assistant city at torney of Pittsburg. The court nlso re fused to certify the same to tlie supreme court. Idaho Wants n Fight. Boise, Ida., Feb. 1G. Idaho Is following up the oxample set by Nevada In te Riird to prize fights. A bill was Intio duced In tho lower house of the legisla ture today legalizing glove contests sub stantially similar to tho measure passed by the Nevada legislature. Tho license fee Is fixed at $5,000, but It was put so high with the expectation that It could bo materially reduced. New Law Firm. New York, Feb. Hi. A special to tho Tribune from Grand Rapids, Mich., says, It Is stated, that President Cleveland, Secretary of Stato Olney nnd Edwin K. Uhl, of this city, now ambassador at Berlin, will form a law partnership in New York. Mr. Ulil's son Is authority for tho statement. Steamship Arrivals, New York, Feb. Ifi. Arrived: Kaiser Wllhulm II., from Genoa.. Sailed: Havel, for Bremen; Patria, for Hamburg. Ar rived out: Fulda, at Gibraltar. Sighted: Rotterdam, from Now York for Rotter dam, passed Scllly; Alter, from New York for Bremen, passed the Lizard, TT tt Try o l r il HAM 1W ILd We nave now on ex Mbition a Magnificent New Slock of Spneg Dress Good Your personal Inspection of which Is cordially invited. lit comprises many ex clusive novelties in French and German All-Wool and Silk and Wool Fabrics. Also, Canevas Vfipraix, , Tweeds, s, Serges, s, ., Etc. 510 AND 5 ii2 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Always BttEsy, e97 Knnsiier "X ATTEND OUR Mnr rCN Miliary, 1897. LEWB,MILLY&AIES 114 AND 116 WYOMING AVE. STOLEN PAPERS RECOVERED. Secret Service Detectives Secure 1Iuii Valuable Letters. AVashlngton, Feb. 1C Chief Hazen, of tlie treasury secret service received to day from his olllcers In Naw York, 350 sopaiate letters, documents, commis sions, land patents, old Ilnglish war rants, etc., which, It Is alleged, were stolen by young Turner from the con gressional library. These papers are yellow with age and very valuable. Some date far beyond 1700 and contain the autographs of King George second ol England, of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Livingstone, of the British pi line minister and others distinguished In their generation lit politics. Nearly all the papers show evidence of having recently been out from books in which they l.ad been pasted. Chief Hazen s-ays more than five hun dred of these papers were stolen, but the exact number cannot be told until the volumes that contained thpse prec ious literary treasures aio examined, The batch tills morning was recovered through a gentleman of New York who received them by express from Turner from Washington. Turner's handwrit ing has been identified on tile Cover of the package. Bank Teller Pleads. Cuilty. Philadelphia, Feb. 1G. Harry M. Kline, former teller of th Farmer's National bank, of Lebanon. Pa., who was charged with making false entries in tho bank's books and embezzling nbout $10,000 of Its funds, was tills morning arraigned before Judge Butler in the United States dis trict court, shortly after ho had been Indicted. He pleuded guilty un'd sentence was deferred. Philippine Rebels Itepulscd. Madrid, Feb. 10. The government has received a dispatch from Manila stating that heavy lighting has taken place be tween the Spanish troops nnd the Phllllp plno rebels", In which 100 insurgents wero killed and tho troops lost twenty-six men killed and sixty wounded. The Ilernld's Weather Porncnst. New York, Fob. 17. In tho Middle states today, cleur, warmer weather will pre vail, with fresh southwesterly und south erly winds, followed in the western und nothern parts by cloudiness In the after noon and i-aiu by night. On Thursday, fresh to brisk southerly winds will pre vail, followed by rain or snow and hv high winds on (he coast. S rr& lyKtAiia CM
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