The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, February 19, 1897, Image 1

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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 cs 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.
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department we have placed
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of these lovely creations, Including
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in sets and single pieces, varying In
width from M. of an Inch to 43
Inches, while prices range from 10c.
to $1.50 a yard.
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CaimMc Eigiigs
come In a hundred different ways
and are prettier than ever. Prices
begin at 5c. and run to 50c.
File Swiss
for Infants' wear form an Impor
tant feature In this display. Their
dainty sweetness in design cannot
fall to win your admiration.
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will be much worn during tho com
ing season for yokes, set pieces, etc.
"Wo have them In Nainsooks, Cam
brics and Swisses in a uniform
width of 22 inches. The patterns
are simply exquisite white ligures,
run from 50c. to $5.00 a yard.
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KING OF GREECE.
TO TAKE COMMAND
The
Military Spirit is
Aroused.
Thoroughly
GREEKS WILL NOT TURN BACK
The Powers Arc Informed Thnt the.
Flotilla Mill Not Ho Withdrawn
Until Crete Is lncllic--Turk!sh
Troops Thnt Attempt to Lund WiU
He Opposed.
Athens, Feb. IS. It Is announced this
morning that the king of Greece In
tends to take command of the northern
army In person, and this report has had
the oftect of still further Inlluming the
murtlal spirit of the people. In reply
to the demands of the diplomats repre
senting the great powers here, that the
Cireek ilotllla be withdrawn from Cretan
waters at once, JI. Skouses, minister
of foreign affairs, sent to each minis
ter a note saying the withdrawal of the
Ilotllla will be impossible until Crete Is
completely pacific and furthermore that
the Greek government will not rescind
Its orders to the Greek forces In Crete
to oppose the landing of Turkish troops
upon thu Island. Colonel Vassos, com
manding the Greek militia forces in
Crete, has established headquarters at
Gonla and Is making preparations to at
tack the town of Sellno.
Constantinople, Feb. IS. The govern
ment has called out 64,000 reserves in the
provinces of Broussa and Treblzond.
Solla, Feb. 18. JI. De Tcharykow, tho
Russian diplomatic agent, has informed
the government that the czar desires
that the Bulgarians should not help the
agitation In Macedonia against the
Turks and that the Bulgarian authori
ties should not allow bands to cross
from their country in Macedonia to aid
the malcontents there. -,
TURKS SAIL FOR CRETE.
Athens, Feb. IS. It Is asserted here
that a Turkish force embarked at Con
stantinople today and sailed for Crete.
They will not be permitted to land, for
Greece Is lirmly determined to enforce
her decree ordering the torpedo Ilotllla
to prevent the debarkation of Turkish
reinforcements on the island. It is
stated that the commanders qf the for
eign squadrons in Cretan waters have
induced Colonel Vassos not to bombard
the town of Halepa, which he was pre
paring to do, they promising that a so
lution of the whole question favorable
to Greece would be soon arrived at by
the powers.
The situation on the frontier of
Greece Is very threatening, and It
would not be surprising to hear of ac
tual hostilities there ut any time. All
the available Turkish troops are being
concentrated on the frontier, whither
have been dispatched strong Greek
forces. In the present temper of tile
troops a very slight Incident might
bring about a collision. The advices
received here show that the situation
Is dally becoming more serious.
Canea, Feb. IS. Many refugees are
arriving here from all parts of the
island. Most of them are Moslems,
who have fled from their homes, fear
ing the vengeance of the Cretan Chris
tians or their allies, the Greek soldiery.
They all have stories to tell of the dan
gers from which they have escaped,
and declare that the life of no Moslem
Is safe without the limits of the cities.
A number of Mussulmans arrived to
day on board a Turkish transport.
They afllrm that tho Christians have
killed 100 Moslems at Seraklmos and 100
more in the villages adjacent to that
place.
The commanders of the British,
French and Russian squadrons have
left Canea In their flagships. The
British commander goes to Sltla, tho
French commander to Herakllon, and
the Russian commander to Retlmo.
MASSACRE OF MUSSELMANS.
Canea, Feb. IS. Rumors of a whole
sale massacre of mussulmans at Sltla
have reached here, some of the reports
placing tho number of killed at 2,000,
which inculdes almost the entire Mos
lem population of the town. It is said
that men, women and children were
killed Indiscriminately by the Chris
tians. It Is impossible at present to
connrm tne reports, but the rumors.
have created the deepest anxiety here.
General Bor, who Is In command of
the Gendarmerie at Canea has sent
two Italian olllcers to Sltla in a gun
boat to Inquire Into the truth or falsity
of the reports.
The fort at Voucoulls which is gar
risoned by five hundred Turkish troops
has been besieged for several days by
a large force of well armed insurgents.
Yesterday the commander of the be
sieging force called upon the Turkish
commander to surrender and promised
safe conduct to any of the garrison who
choose to accept itv
The Turks refused to surrender on any
terms. It is stated that the garrison
has provisions enough to last for twen
ty days and a plentiful supply of ammu
nition. It is reported that Greek troops start
ed today for Voucoulls to aid the Insur
gents in the capture of the place.
BIG ROYALTY CLAIMS.
l'cter Snyder's Heir's Want 8'i50,
000 from the 1). .V II.
Wllkes-Bare, Pa., Feb. 18. The heirs
of the late Peter Snyder, residing In
Plymouth, brought suit today against
the Delaware and Hudson Coal com
pany for $250,000.
Their claim Is that Peter Snyder, de
ceased, purchased some years ago a
tract of coal land near Plymouth con
siting of thirty-six acres from a man
nemed Brennan and that up to the time
of Snyder's death he owned one-half of
the coal, the title to which he never
parted with to anybody. The defend
ant comjiany, they claim, have mined
coal and are now called to account
for it.
NO TIME FOR WASTE.
Governor Hastings Expresses His
Opinion on G'upitol Humors.
Harrisburg, Pa Feb. 18, Governor
Hastings says regarding the story from
Washington to the effeot that a number
of gentlemen had been agreed upon as
members of the building commission for
the new capltol at Harrisburg and that
politics entered largely Into its com
position; and furthermore that thu rnt
of the capltol was fixed at five millions
and that $33,000 would be expended for
preliminary plans and sketches.
"If such an arrangement has been
made I know absolutely nothing about
It. I have never had any conversation
with Senator Quay directly or Indirectly
on the subject. I have no right or de
sire to speak for the general assembly
and know nothing of the plans or pur
poses of that body.
"Up to this time my only connection
with tho matter Is authority given me
by the Joint resolution to solicit plans
tor the new capltol buildings. This
duty Is occupying most of my time at
present, but you may say this, that no
such sum as $35,000 will be expended for
preliminary plans and sketches. , This
Is not the time for such waste of
mony."
MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
James Marshall Confesses That He
Murdered C. A. Dannc-Story of
the Cold-blooded Crime.
Chester, Pa., Feb. 18. On the night
of Feb. 7, 1801, the body of a well
dressed man, with two bullet holes
through his heart, was discovered in a.
swamp Just beyond the limits of the
oky of Philadelphia, and In this coun
ty. There were no evidences of a
struggle, although a revolver with two
chambers emptied was found near the
man, and the coroner's Inquest led to
the belief that the man had been killed.
No further proof of how the man came
to his death was obtained at the time,
and beyond the fact that he had regls
teretl In a hotel In Philadelphia on the
night of Feb. 6 as C. A. Tlanne, or
Hanne, of St. Louis, his Identity could
not be established. No one In St. Louis
could be found who seemed to know
him, and the body was burled in pot
ter's field and 'the authorities here
ceased to follow up the case until yes
terday, when they were notified that
a man serving a sentence In the Unit
ed States military prison at Fort Co
lumbus, Governor's Island, New York,
had confessed to tho murder. The
man is James Marshall, alias James
Brookham.
In April, 1S91, under the name of
Brookham! Marshall enlisted In the
United States army and after serving a
few months at Fort Adams, R. I., he
deserted. He was subsequently ar
rested at Newport, R. I tried by court
martial and sentenced to an imprison
ment of two years and six months In
Fort Columbus. Various conversations
with is fellow prisoners there con
vinced them that the deserter had been
guilty of a serious crime. The fact was
reported to Captain H. H. Oilman, of
the Thirteenth United States infantry,
and after a talk with that officer,
Brookham confessed to the killing; of
Danne or Hanna. Marshall told Cap
tain Oilman that he and a man named
David Wilson ran across a stranger in
a hotel In Philadelphia. They got him
under the Influence of liquor und en
ticed him to the country. Wilson
gave Marshall his pistol an the latter
shot the stranger and killed him. The
pair got ?2S0 in money and a gold watch
and chain as the fruits of their crime.
To create the impression that the
man had committed suicide, they left
a small sum of money on his person and
placed the revolver near him. Marshall
and Wilson divided the money and beat
their way south on a freight train. In
the south they became separated and
Marshall returned to his home in Card
Ington, this county, where he was ar
rested for desertion and non-support
In the army. Marshall was a weaver
by" trade and Is about 29 years of age.
The military authorities of Fort Col
umbus honored a warrant sworn out
before a magistrate of this city, charg
ing Marshall with murder, and he was
brought here tonight and committed
to Jail without bail.
GENERAL ROBINSON DEAD.
A Well Known (Iriuid Army 3! nil of
Jiinghumtou Passes Away.
Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 18. General
John Cleveland Robinson, after a week's
Illness, died at his home In this city to
day. General Robinson was born In
this city April 10, 1S17. He spent three
years at West Point, afterwards study
ing law. In 1839 lie obtained a com
mission is second lieutenant and enter
ed the fifth infantry. From this period
until lSf.9, when lie retired from the
army, General Robinson served his
country In the military service, rising
through the various grades to brigadier
general of volunteers. In 1872 he was
elected lieutenant governor of the State
of New York.
He was commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic In 1S77
and 1878 and In 18S7Was elected presi
dent of the army of the Potomac ser
vice. He has been blind for several
years as the Indirect result of an injury
received in battle.
I'itz at Suit I.nke.
Salt Lake Utah., Feb. lS.-Bob Fltzslm
mons and partly arrived here it noon
today. Fltzslmmons expressed himself as
highly pleased with the selection of Cook's
ranch for his training quarters. Thu
party appeared at -the Grand Operu House
tonight and will eave at noon tomorrow
for Carson, where they will arrive on Sat
urday. -m i
lluller wns u Itritish Murine.
San Francisco, Feb. IS. Frank Butler,
tho alleged Australian murderer, has
been Identified by two of his former ship
mates, John Conway and Thomas Collins,
who wero at one time sailors on board
II. M. S. Triumph, as being formerly a.
marine on thu ship under the name of
Ashe.
Agninst the Insurance Company.
Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 18. In the case
of the West Brunch Lumbermen's ex
change against tho Americun Central In
surance company, of St. Louis, the Jury
today found for the plaintiff for tho full
amount of tho claim for lumber burned
in the Kramer yard, at Dauphin.
Ituvnges of tho l'lugim.
Bombay, Feb, 18. The returns of the
health authorities showing the ravages of
tho plague report that since its outbreak
there havo been C.S53 cases, and 5,417
deaths from the dlseaso in the city, and
In tho entire Bombay presidency 9,911
cases, and 8,005 deaths.
John O. Matthew Dend.
Reading, Pa Feb, 18.-John O. Mat
thews, founder of tho Ancient Order of
the Knights of tho Mystic Chain, died
hero today. Deceased was born In Mary
land, and was 79 years of ago. Ho was a
conductor on the Reading railroad for a
norlnrt nf thlrtv vnflra.
STATESMEN HAVE
NO USE FOR TREES
Mr. Moore's Forestry Resolution De
feated la the House.
VARIOUS BILLS READ IN PLACE
Mr. Council Asks for $25,000 for the
Scrnntou Home for the Friendless.
Hills to Regulate the Distribution
ol'tlie School I'und--Symputliy for
Culm.
Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. IS. When the
house met this morning Mr. Martin, of
Mercer presented a petition, asking the
passage of tho bill to regulate tonsorlal
schools and requiring that the board of
examiners shall be composed of three
white and three colored citizens.
The committee on Federal relations
reported negatively the Cuban resolu
tion of sympathy, but the house, on
motion of Mr. Spatz, of Berks, adopted
the resolution almost unanimously, It
requests the United States senators nnd
members of congress from Pennsyl
vania to earnestly forward by all prpuer
means any movement looking to a
speedy end to the conlllct.
Mr. Voorhees, of Philadelphia, of
fered a resolution which was adopted,
commending the action of the United
States senate In the case of Sylvester
Scovel, the New York newspaper cor
respondent wJw confined In a Spanish
prison In Cuba, and urging prompt ac
tion by the state department for his
release.
Mr. Moore, of Philadelphia, offered a
resolution which was defeated, author
ising the state forestry commlsisoner
to obtain the assessed valuation of
lands which would be suitable for a
state forest reservation.
Among the bills road in place wero
the following:
By Mr. lleagy, of Dauphin Making It
a misdemeanor for superintendents or
any one In charge of an asylum or hos
pital for the Insane to refuse the attor
ney, physician or relative of inmates
permission to visit him or her while con
fined therein within certain hours.
By Mr. Council, of Lackawanna Ap
propriating $2:i,000 for the Home for tho
Friendless of Scranton.
By Mr. Adams, of Philadelphia To de
fine what corporations, companies or as
sociations, making Insurance upon the
lives of individuals, shall be classed as
doing business upon tho assessment plan
or paying assessments on surviving mem
bers. By Mr. Hermann, of Snyder Regulat
ing the taking up of logs and lumber
In nil rivers and streams, and fixing tho
salvage at 20 cents per log and $1 a thou
sand feet on board measure.
By Mr. Kramlich, of Lohlgh To dis
tinguish applications, certificates and
policies of assessment organizations from
applications and policies Issued by level
premium life and accident insurance com
panies. By Mr. Ker; of Yok Providing that
when judgment Is given against an In
surance company, which has resisted pay
ment on a policy an additional sum of 12
per cent, of the Judgment shall be as
sessed and made part of the judgment.
By Mr. Roberts, of Luzerne Appropri
ating $331.70 to Ernest Garrahan for ex
penses Incurred during the time of his
sickness as a member of the National
Guard at Homestead.
By Mr. Smith, of Philadelphia Limit
ing the amount of premium and interest
which any building and loan association
not incorporated by the laws of this com
monwealth may charge upon loans and
providing a penalty for exceeding the said
amount.
By Mr. Boll, of Mlffln Regulating tho
distribution of tho school fund. It pro
vides that when two schools In the same
district, located less than two mllfs
apart, shall altogether have less than fif
ty pupils enrolled In any school year,
these two shall be reckoned as one school
for that year; that when three or more
schools In the same school district are
located together, or within one mile of
each other, and have an aggregate en
rollment of less than forty pupils per
school In any school year, the number of
these schools reckoned for the purpose of
this act shall bo the quotient obtained by
dividing their aggregato enrollment by
forty,
By Mr. Roberts, of Luzerne Regulat
ing the salarlng of court criers and tip
staves In counties having a population
of 150,000 and not exceeding 500,000, It
provides that the court crier shall re
ceive $1,000 per annum and the tipstaffs
$750.
By Mr. Focht, of Union To make
wages of employes a Hen on real or per
sonal property.
The house got down to tho final pas
sage of bills for the first time today
The first one passed was the bill Intro
duced this winter. It provides that
coroners shall have the same fee and
mileage when they have been called and
vlwed a body but decide that no Inquest
Is m-cessary, as when an Inquest hi?s
been held. Other bills which passe I
finally, was the folowlng:
An act relating to the el.ctlon of pto
thonotaries, clerks, recorders nnd reg
isters; also an act abolishing the re
striction on the tax levied to pay
municipal Indebtedness.
The bill making tax collectors of bor
oughs Ineligible for re-election was dis
cussed and recommitted.
Governor Hastings notified the house
that he had signed the resolution ex
pressing sympathy with Cuba.
Body Mutilated by Knts.
Pottsvllle, Pa Feb. IS. Mrs. Weaver,
an elderly woman, who lived alone at
Ashland, was found dead In her room
this morning. Her body was very much
mutilated by mice and rats. 'She was
last seen alive on Saturday, -and neigh
bors suspected that all was not right with
her, and the door was burst open, when
the horrible condition of her body was
discovered,
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Kmhezzlrr Jeffs Sentenced.
London, Fob. IS. Osmond Walter Jeffs,
the old employe of tho Pacific Steam
Navigation company, who disappeared
with 2,000 belonging to the company,
while en route to Mexico, via the United
States, and who was arrested at Liver
pool on Monday last, was sentenced today
to llvo months' Imprisonment at hard la
bor. He was a geologist und a member
of the British association.
Racine Passes u Curfew Imu',
Racine, Wis,, Feb. IS. Tho city council
has passed a curfew law which provides
that children under 15 years of ago shall
bo In their homo before 7.15 o'clock In tho
winter and 3.15 o'clock In tho summer.
Tho penalty for violation of tho law Is
from $1 to $10.
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Reading, Pa Feb. 18. Tho handle fac
tory and wood turning department of tho
Colobrookdala Iron works, at Colebrook
dalo, this county, were burned. Loss,
IffHKiO! nartinllv Insured.
MEN OF PROMINENCE.
K1NQ OEORGE, OF GREECE,
The Ruler Who Has the Courage of His Convictions.
SOUND ADVICE GIVEN.
Interesting Papers Read Before
Mother's Congress at Wash
ington Valuable Hints.
the
Washington, Feb. IS. Aside from the
regular sessions of the nntlonul con
gress of mothers today there were sev
eral meetings held this morning before
the regular session, at which different
members of the congress presided.
Long before the time set for tho open
ing of the morning, 10.30 o'clock, there
was not an available seat anywhere in
the church, and when, Mrs. Dlrney
called the meeting to order Mrs. Maud
Balllngton Booth, of New York city,
made the devotional address. The au
dience joined In singing, "Nearer, My
God to Thee," after which Mrs. Booth
read a few verses from the Bible.
On speaking of mother's love Mrs.
Booth compared It to divine love, the
strongest love Imaginable.
Mrs. Louise Hogan, of Philadelphia,
next addressed the congress on "Dietet
ics." The study of dietetics, she re
marked as applied to the nursery and
the period of childhood Is constantly
brought to our notice as an Important
phase of domestic education. We
should always let the food be simply
for nourishment, not be taken for Its
own sake, but only for the sake of pro
moting bodily and mental activity.
In conclusion Mrs. Hogan said: "Few
seem conscious that there Is such a
thing as physical morality. Men's
habitual words and acts Imply that
they are at liberty to treat their bodies
as they please. The fact Is, all breach
es of the law of health are physical
sins, When this Is generally seen, then
and perhaps not till then, will the phy
sical training of the young receive all
the attention It deserves.
Mrs. Helen H. Gardner, of Boston,
read a paper on "The Moral Responsi
bility of Women In Heredity." She
said: "Self abnegation, subserviency
to man, whether he be father, lover or
husband, Is the most dangerous theory
that can be taught to her, whose char
acter shall mould the next generation,
She has no right to transmit a nature
and a character that is subservient,
subject Inefficient undeveloped, in short
a slavish character, which is either
blindly obedient or blindly rebellious,
nnd Is, therefore, In either case set as
In a time lock, to prey, or to be preyed
upon by society in the future.
At the conclusion of Mr. Hogan's ad
dress, Mrs. Alice Lee Moque, of Wash
ington, delivered an address on "Repro
duction and Natural Law." She said
It was the old theory that parents were
the Involuntary, irresponsible agents
of God in the propagation of species.
Now It was considered that careless
parentage was little less than a crime.
The child deserved the most serious
and laborious study. Men and women
are often influenced by trllles light as
air in entering upon marriage. A girl
ought before allowing herself .to love,
to consider the health, mental consti
tution, position in life, means of sup
port of the man "she may wed. Also she
must consider herself. The first con
sideration is health. Women ought
first to be emancipated from the doc
tors. Mother love ought to be exercised
before maternity Is entered on, after, It
is too late to remedy many Ills. Rrght
thinking and right living ought to com
plement each other In the man and
woman who take upon themselves the
duty of paternity.
"If a woman Is not brave enough to
THE MWS T1US MORNING.
Weather Indications Today:
Generally Fair; Cold:r.
1 Greeeo Will Stand by Her Former Ul
timatum.
Stato Legislators Introduco More Bills.
Woman's Congress In Session.
2 A Day's Congressional Doings.
Dr. Johnston Sentenced to Twenty
Years.
Financial and Commercial.
3 (Local) Investigating Business Meth
ods of tho.Latu Judgo Handley,
Traverse Jurors for April Court.
Funeral of Rev. Georgo M. Peck,
1 Editorial.
Stato Legislative Topics,
S (Local) Low Bids for Asphalt Pave.
Military Corps of No. 27 School.
0 (Story) "General Washington's Pass,"
7 West Side News and Gossip,
Suburban Happenings. ,
Roeelver Asked for to Close Up the
Business of Collins & Hackett.
S Uo and Down the Valley.
demand and obtain personal liberty,
and entire control of her great and
race-endowing function of maternity,
she has no right to dare stamp upon a
child and to curse a race with the de
scendants of such a service, a dwarf, a
time and master serving character.
"Subject mothers will never produce
a race of free, well poised, Justice
practicing children."
The evening session was held In Cen
tral hall to accommodate tho enor
mous audiences which had been at
tracted to the earlier sessions. The re
port of the press committee was pre
faced by a statement from Its chair
man, Miss Isabelle Tyson, of Baltimore,
regarding tho Impure press and Its
baneful Influence. The following reso
lution, offered by Alice C. Robinson, of
Baltimore, was adopted by a rising
vote:
Realizing the almost limitless power,
for good or for evil, exerted by the dally
press, und that the proper education of
tho youth of our land is of vital Impor
tance to tho future prosperity of the
state:
Resolved, That wo will admit Into our
houses only 'those papers which Insnlro
to nouie tnought and deed and that our
Influence shall go toward cultivating the
public taste, until it shall demand from
the press only that which elevates and re
forms. Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster, of New
York, delivered an appreciated address
on the subject of reading matter for
mothers and children that should be
found In the library of every well regu
lated domestic circle.
The final address of the session was
by Anthony Comstock, who cited sen
sational Instances of his experience,
showing to what an extent obscene lit
erature was circulated In the board
ing schools nnd colleges for both sexes
throughout the country and the need
of effective co-operation from parents
and others to abolish an evil which was
destroying the morals of half the pop
ulation of tho United States. In con
clusion he proposed action by the con
gress supporting national and state
legislation to prevent the publication
and distribution of all kinds of literature
of the dime novel variety and to pro
hibit the printing of murder trials and
other description calculated to in
form children of criminal methods.
RUSH OF POLITICIANS OVER.
Major iUcIiitilcy Will Receive No
More Cullers at Canton.
Canton, O., Feb, IS. Major McICIn
ley continues to Improve, but he has by
no means recovered his former robust
health. The contemplated trip to
Clevelund has been abandoned, and It
Is not likely ho will leave here until
the first of March, when ho starts for
Washington.
Tho rush of politicians to Canton is
at an end. President-elect McKlnley
will receive no more callers In Canton
save the few who come by appoint
ment. This edict has gone forth today.
The balance of the time till March 1,
allotted him In his own home In Can
ton will be spent as that of a private
citizen, who needs and seeks rest, and
the doors are to be closed to all, except,
of course, personal friends and neigh
bors. WARSHIPS ALL RIGHT.
Admiral Uuncf's Fleet Behaved
Well at Charleston.
Washington, Feb. 18. Acting Secre
tary McAdco said to day that Admiral
Bunce's squadron had fired remark
ably well on the trip to Charleston con
sidering tho heavy weather encoun
tered, the only loss to the ships involv
ing an expenditure of money by the de
partment being on account of a single
whale boat which was not recovered
by the Maine after It had been used
In an effort to save the lives of men
washed overboard.
The reports from the commanding of
ficeis of the vessels have all reached
the department through Admiral Bunee
and it was gratifying to find such an
excellent condition of affairs.
Knights of Maccabees.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 18,-Most of the
morning session of the great camp of
Knights of Maccabees was tuken up In
tho election of thu grand picket. On tho
third ballot W. D. Corey, of Uraddock,
was elected. Franklin was decided upon
ns the place for holding the next biennial
camp.
Pennsylvania l'ostmnsters.
Washington, Feb. 18, The senate today
confirmed theso Pennsylvania Postmas
ters: J. S, Gale, Mllford, Pike county;
J, M. White, Hvans City, Butler county,
and J, G, Cobler, Everett, Bedford county.
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SCRAP IN CARB0NDALE.
Providence Mnn Orients tho Jermyn
itc in Tour Hounds.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Carbondale, Feb. 18. The long-lookel
for fight between McGowan, of Provi
dence, and Dean, of Jermyn, came off
tonight in the opera house In the pres
ence of a large crowd. McGowan best
ed his man in four rounds, putting him
to sleep with a straight drive on tho
chin.
Joe McNally, the well known sport
ing patron of Scranton, made some re
mark that riled one of Dean's adher
ents, and was knocked down. During
the melee that ensued the police gath
ered MeNally In and took him to tho
station house. After he had explained
satisfactorily that ho wns not to blame
for the disturbance, he was released.
Revolt iu the Congo District.
London, Feb. IS A dispatch to tho
Times from Brussels Enys that It Is re
ported that a rebellion has broken out
In tho equatorial district of the Congo
state, Governor Wehls personally com
mands an armed force, which has
marched on Luluuburg.
Minister Found Demi.
Doylestown, Pa., Feb. IS. Tho Rev.
Levi C. Shelp, pastor of tho S:ilem Re
formed church of 'this city, was found
dead In bed today. Rev. Shelp was well
known throuKhout eastern Pennsylvania.
Ho was CO years old and a native of
Bucks county.
Bermuda Allowed to Clear.
Washington, Fob. 18. The treasury de
partment announced that tho steamer
Bermuda, suspected of being a filibuster,
was allowed yesterday to clear from Phil
adelphia, on making tho required oath
as to her destination and Intentions,
Herald's Weather Forrenst.
New York, Feb, 19.-In tho Middle states
todny, slightly colder, partly cloudy
weather and fresh to brisk northerly
winds will prevull, preceded by cloudi
ness and rain on the coasts. On Satur
day, fair weather will prevail, with slight
itemperaturo changes and fresh northerly
winds, becoming noitheasterly, followed
by rain or snow and dangerously high
winds on tho southern coasts
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