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Here's a
Temptation,
Ladles
that will sorely try your power or
resisting Indisputable bargains, for In
thu
Mc if.
Itelfi Umfeweair
which opens on Tuesday, March 9th,
wo will submit such an array of as
tonishing values as litis rarely been
seen In this or any other city.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Yet, Low Prices
are not to bo construed ns meaning
low grades or qualities In this Mile,
for there Isn't a single item In the
long prlco lists that follow that Is
not made from tho proper kind of
good materials, fashioned in the pro
per style, or made In a proper man
ner to meet the highest requirements
of women of taste and experience.
Kvery plere of this underwear was
made to our special order and has
passed a rigid Inspection before being
placed on, sale; we theiefore know ex
actly what wo are offering to every
buyer and can confidently recommend
these goods ns the best that skilled
labor can produce.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
IP YOU WANT TIIK Re. COHSRT
COVKR TKAS1I AXli SUCH I.IKK,
ASIC KOli IT: YVK HAVE IT. HUT
WOULD NOT ADV1SF. OUU PATRON'S
TO TOUCH IT. WOMEN WHO KNOW
WHAT'S WHAT, WH,li NOT.
Mies9 Corset Covers
square or "V shapes; nicely fin
ished and trimmed and made to lit
figures of all proportions. The quo
tations which follow are away be
low regular values; how much you
can guess when you see them.
Corset Cover Sale Prices,
35c, 117c, 21c,
24c, 25c, 28c, 2Pc
find upward by easy steps till tho
CGc. mark Is reached and the perfec
tion of dainty loveliness attained.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Laiks9 IgM Gowns
There is no article In ladles' ap
parel on which such exquisite taste
can be displayed as In the slumber
robe or night gown. We think we
have fully emphasized this fact In the
styles to be sumbltted for your, in
spection at this sale, but, of course,
ycu must be Judge In that mutter.
Wo will say, however, that In ,nl.it
of quality or tinlh, you cannot bet
ter the goods shown, and that Is say
ing a very meat deal, indeed.
Night Gown Sale Prices,
41c, 48c, 52c, 57c
64c, 69c, 74c, 89c
etc., till
and art
the finest, products of skill
combined are i cached at
prices far
dream of.
less than you can ever
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Lailes9 WMte Skirts
Tho cut and bane of a standard
skirt has everything to do with the
appearance, of a costume, if the
dress skirt and underskirt conform
to each other, bqth hanging correct
ly, the effect must bo perfeet. If on
tho other hand the white skirt Is
skimpy and the oversklrt full, or the
fullness of tho underskirt in one place
and tho oveisklrt in another,, nil ef
fcrt at effect is ruined. You have fu'
ly emphasized ithls fact cnrl;ssly
dressed women, uny lino day on the
avenues. Tho skirts offered below are
faithful copies of fashion's Ut.Mt up
pi oved models and are guarantee J to
be right In every particular.
White Skirt 5ale Prices,
41c, 54c, 69c, 71c, 89c
$1,19, $1.26, $1.35
rind upward, according to tho ela
borateness of tho trim und your idea
of what Is handsome.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Mies9 Muslim Drawers
High grado muslins, conscientious
Mulshing and good trimmings are
the leading characteristics of our
muslin drawers exhibit. Kven the
lowest number will prove satisfactory
to tho wearer.
Muslin Drawers
Sale P-rices,
17c, 22c, 26c, 29c
36c, 39c, 46c, 66c
and higher if you think these are not
quite up to your standard of fineness
and elegance. Yet tho same deep cut
in prlco is apparent in all.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BESIDES THESE
we have included In this unnual sale
our full lino of
mi Misses9
's
Dresses, Slips, Etc. '
In a word, this Is a complete de.
partment sale, and if you buy any
time between March Vtli and .March
llith, you get tho goods ut a lowvr
llguro than it Is posslblo for you to
obtain them ut any other time dur
ing the year.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
QLOB
E
WAREHOUSE
WAUHOPE LYNN
RAISES A RUMPUS
He Springs a Red Hot Speech on Arbi
tration nt Cooper Union.
FOURTH OF JULY ORATORS OUTDONE
Tliu Speaker Calls Attention to KtiK
Innd's Shoitconiius in i Jlnunor
That Turns a l'ur ccl'iil (in I he rim;
Into a l'iuideinou',im--lIu Reviews
the S i tun lion trm 1812 Until the
l'loseut Time.
New York, March 11. Cooper Union
scuieel.v ever contained a larger, or a
more thoioughly cosmopolitan audience
than crowded Its .space to the doors to
night to give expressions of approval
to the rut lllcntlou of the arbitration
treaty now pending In the United
States senate.
.Prominent representative New Yolk
citizens were represented on the lists
of signers of the call for the meeting
and the vice presidents.
Muyor .Strong presided as chairman.
Hon. Seth Low spoke and Hon. Chillies
S. Fall child read the resolutions de
claring thut "tho Importance and moral
Inlluence of the rntilieatlim of such a
treaty can hardly be over-estlmuted
In tlie cause of advancing civilization."
After the resolutions were read und
as the chairman was about to put the
quest ion on their adoption, Wauhnpe
Lynn lose mid asked to be heard.
Permission was given and Mr. l.ynn
then made an address which fairly set
the audience frantic. As he progressed
In his speech It looked very much us If
at any moment a riot would be begun.
The cheers as he spoke were at times
deafening and completely drowned the
hisses which came from those in the
front of the room. The police were un
able to cope with the crowd and stood
speechless while those on the platform
grew white and rod in the face by
turns and excitedly jumped to their
feet one after the other and tried to
Interrupt Mr. I.ynn.
WAUHOl'E'S SI'KICCII.
lie said;
Before adopting the resolutions we
should stop and pause. Who wants this
arbitration? lie then went on to say that
Kngland had biokeu the treaty of 1M2
and raised troops and btdlt war vessels
for the Confederacy during the civil war,
and so again broke her treaty.
"The spirit of New Yo'k Is against such
resolutions. (Cireut cheers). 1 care not
for the depieelatlon of securities. I
euro more for the depreciation of
American patilotism. We can have no
peace with the robber nation, Kngland.
Tonight the Greeks are defending tnelr
humble brothers In Crete, while Kngland,
with arms and guns, Is forcing that uiilur
tunate people by coercion under the
Turk. (Applause). A treaty with a gov
ernment that has permitted the Arme
nians 10 be slaughtered by the thousands;
a treaty with 'a country that nas broken
every obligation and violated every pledge
of honor she ever made! (Great applause).
We are a peaceful nation and wo will
maintain that ptuceful attitude with that
honor that we have always maintained.
(Applause). We ask no war, but, In the
words of the great Washington, which
this call does not Incorporate tonight,
'We seek no entangling alliance with
foreign nations. (Applause). A treaty
that u-pon its face leads five years and
means forever?"' (Applause).
Mr. I.ynn then offered a resolution
for the llrst one with a preamble set
ting forth that the Monroe doctrine
Is the practically accepted code of In
ternational law prevailing in this con
tinent, therefoie.
Tie it Resolved, That we, citizens of New
York, In mass meeting assembled, re
spectfully urge upon the senate the un
qualified rejection ot said arbitration
treaty with Kngland.
Great applause greeted the reading
of this resolution.
SI3TII LOW'S REMARKS.
Mr. I.ynn had not yet taken his seat
when Seth Low jumped to his feet,
and said:
Fellow citizens: This Is a free country
of free speech, and when my friend asked
for thu privilege of the platform 1 yield
ed to him with the greatest pleasiue.
(Applause). He must squuie It with h!J
own conscience. That having accepted
an 'Invitation to attend a meeting to take
such action as might be deemed best
in favor of the ratification of this treaty
rte has spoken against Its ratification.
(Hisses). There is no reason in the world
why our fellow-citizens of New York who
oppose the ratification of this treaty
should not have their own meeting. (Ap
plause). Hut I protest thut It' was never
yet und it never can be proper to come
to a meeting called for one purpose and
try to twist Into another. 1 must, there
fore, decline with great regret, but most
peremptorily, decline to accept the
amendment to the resolutions. (Kenewvd
applause mingled with loud hisses), l'nlr
play is a Jewel, gentlemen. 1 will call on
the Hon. John Davltt Warner to addivss
tho meeting and then I will put the (pies
Hon on the resolution submitted by thoso
who culled the meeting and then will
clo.,6 by singing "America." (Tremendous
applause and cheering),-
Mr. Warner raid:
There has been one or two questions
asked which, even at this late hour, per
haps, shall be answered. The gentleman
Inquires who asked for this treaty? It
was the congress of the United Stutes,
our representatives In both branches, who
unanimously, eagerly, urgently, asked lor
ft. 1 am ir possible even less imbued with
any friendship lor Great Hrltaln as a
political power than the gentleman who
preceded me, but I wish to say we have
attained a triumph over Great Hrltaln, I
want to stand here and say wo have
achieved our end und taken Great Hrltaln
Into eump us a prisoner lor over and
ever.
The lntetr part of Mr. Warners ad
dress was completely drown by cat
calls and hisses am the hall through
out was In the greatest confusion.
After the nulsu had somewhat ceased
Chairman Low said:
"We will now vote on tho resolution
offered by the meeting. All those in
favor say aye."
A loud cry of "aye" waB at first heard
and a pleased expression cuiiiu over
Mr. Low's face as he no doubt Imagined
that .Mr. Warner's speech had turned
the tide. With a smile on his face he
asked for the "noes." The cries that he
received were deafening and complete
ly outdid the "ayes." Men pumped to
their feet waving their hats and aborn
ing at the top of their voices mid cried
"no." Notwithstanding this fact Pres
dent Low said that the "ayes" had It.
The band was then ordered to play
but wns completely drowned by the
shouts mid hisses of the audience. At
the close of the playing unit while the
band was in the midst of "Ilnll Col
umbia," the lights were suddenly put
out and the meeting: closed.
GENERAL MAQEE DEAD.
Well-Known Ituilioud .linn Kxplros
nt Nice.
Corning:, N. Y., March 11. Oeiicrnl
George J. Mngee, president of the Fall
llrook Hallway company, died at Nice,
France, this afternoon of a compli
cation of diseases. He was G7 years
old. He was on his way to F.gypt, ac
companied by his family In search of
Improved henlth.
General Magee was born at Hath, N.
Y. He graduated from Princeton In
ISfiO. Upon the death of his father,
John Magee, he assutned the presi
dency of the Fall llrook and Mossburg
Coal company which owned great
tracts of bituminous coal lands In
Tioga county. Pa. The development of
these fields and the Increase of the Fall
llrook railway from a local llfteen mile
line to a great connecting line between
the New York Central and Philadelphia
and Headlnc railway has been his life
work.
OLEO INVESTIGATION.
Internal Revenue Collector Bigler Mas No
Right, According to Department
Rules, to Give Information.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 11. Internal
lievenue Collector Ulgler has a letter
In his possession that will play a promi
nent part in the ulleged oleomargarine
frauds now being investigated by the
state legislature. The letter was sup
posed to have been lost. The sub
stance of the letter, which bears the
date of March G, 1SD0, Is as follows:
"Please furnish to F. N. Moore anv
and all Information In your possession
concerning our business and obllae."
Then follows the signatures of the
twelve llrms and Individuals licensed
by the government as wholesale deal
ers In oleomargarine In Pittsburg. Mr.
Ulgler, however, refused to give Moore
the desired Information.
The collector says that Mr. Moore,
who Is the agent In western Pennsyl
vania of the state dairy und food com
mission, frequently came to his olilce
and asked to see the sworn statements
of oleo dealers ns to the amounts each
sold each month. This Information
was lefused him because It was
against the rules of the treasury de
partment at Washington.
Representative Hosnck, chairman of
the legislative Investigating commit
tee, says Collector Ulgler will be asked
to produce the letter before the com
mittee, which the collector is willing
to do. The allldavlts In the possession
of Mr. ITosack aie clear on the point
that 1 cent a pound has been paid by
the dealers "to keep the market open."
. The statement was made today to
Mr. Hosack by a man he considers
thoroughly reliable that the oleomar
garine dealers were obliged to make
sworn statements, with uplifted hand,
as to the amounts of their sales, not
to the revenvi'? ofiicers, but to another
'collector." so that there could be no
cheating In the one cent a pound set
tlements. Mr. Hosack says the Investigating
committee will open Its Inquiry In this
city In about three weeks.
DEATH OF A TRAMP.
llody of an Unknown .linn Found on
mi Ash Pile at Pittstim.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Plttston, March 11 The body of an
unknown man, evidently a foreigner,
was found on the ash pile near the
Schooley colliery of the Pennsylvania
Coal company at Kxeter this mnrnlnsr.
From all appearance the man had
lnld down on the pile for the purpose
of having a nap. He had a package
of beefsteak In his possession which,
when he lay down, he placed under his
head. This morning when found the
beefsteak had been cooked by the heat
arising: from the ashes.
Tlie man has the appearance of be
ing about 30 years of age. His re
mains were removed to the Kxeter
town hall, where they were viewed by
hundreds of people who were unable
to Identify the man. 'Squire lSurnette
Impanelled a jury and Coroner McKee
will Inquire into the cause of death.
PENNSYLVANIA IN LINE.
Colonel lVeidcisheim und' Colonel
Hammond Desire Recognition.
Philadelphia, March 11. A special to
the Telegraph fioni Washington says:
Pennsylvania having lost the llrst as
sistant postmaster general, It having
been given to Colonel Heath, of In
diana, the state Is In line for one of the
other assistant postmaster generals.
Senator Penrose this morning present
ed the name of Colonel Wledershelin, of
Philadelphia, as a candidate for the
place of commissioner of patents, while
he suggested the name of Colonel Ham
mond, of Altoona, as one of Secie
tary lillss' assistant secretaries of the
Interior.
Hum-)- Clny Kvnns, Is Sanguine.
Washington, March 11. Hon. II. C. Ev
ans, of Chattunooga, Tenn., who has besn
in Washington since Just before Inaugura.
tlon day, left for homo this afternoon.
It Is said that he bore with him the as
surance thut he would be appointed com
misslouer of pensions.
Unknown .Hun Killed,
Uarrlsburg, Pa., Mutch 11. An unknown
man having a curd bearing thu name of
William Kelly on his person stepped In
front of a trolley car on the Patang line
last night and was killed. Ho wus about
ir, years old. Thu body Is held to uwalt
Ideutlllcatlou.
I,o Hoi .Mine Sold lor $5, (100, 000.
Toronto, March 11. A special cablegram
to a morning pa pel- says thu l.u Rol mue
of llosslund, U. C, owned by Senator
Turner und others of Wushlngtou State,
has been sold to a syndicate of HrlltBh
capitalists for Jj.OUU.OOu.
Tourists ut Vera Cm.
Vera Cruz, March 11. The steamer Ohio,
on a cruise in southern waters with a
party of touilsts fiom New York, urrlved
hero today. The Ohio will pay a visit to
Nastuu Instead of Huvuna, us had pre
viously been s'-'hsduled.
KING GEORGE DOES
NOT DESIRE HELP
lias Not Sought Aid or Advice from Ills
Relatives.
DEPENDED ON PRINCE OP WALES
Would Have lleou Pleased ut the Dis
missal of the Ilrilish Consul ut
Cunon--K in;; (Seorge llclicvcs That
the Powers Arc Jealous of Greece.
Athens, March 11. King George au
thorizes the United Associated Presses
to slate that he does not expect, nor
has he at any time since the present
troubles arose expected, either advice
or aid from his relatives upon the Jus
tice of Greece's cause.
The king admitted to the representa
tive of the United Associated Presses
that he had expected the most from the
Prince of Wales, whose wife Is the
king's sister, and advised him to In
fluence the recall of Sir. A. Hlllottl, the
British consul at Canea. But his ma
jesty added, Hlllottl was a titled per
sonage and was enabled to spread of
ficial lies concerning the troubles In
the Island of Crete, which found ready
believers. King George further said
that the marvelous mobilization of the
Greek lleet had provoked the Jealousy
of the powers.
London, March 11. In the house of
commons this evening Sir William Ver
non Hnrcourt asked the government If
It was true that Greece was prepared
to recognize the autonomy of Crete un
der the suzerainty of the sultan.
The HI. Hon. George N. Curzon, par
liamentary secretary of the foreign of
fice, s.ald In reply to Sir William that
Greece has made a communication to
the government on the subject of Ciete,
and that this communication would be
laid upon the table tomorrow. He ad
ded that Sir William's question did not
express accurately the attitude of
Greece.
TRIAL OF KAISER.
Evidence Produced by the Common
wealth YesterdayThe Victim's
Watch Brought Into Court.
Nonistown, Pa., March 11. Four
days have now been consumed by the
commonwealth In an effort to prove
that Charles O. Kaiser, Jr., murdered
his wife on the evening of Oct. 2S.
The greater part of the morning was
consumed in examining witnesses who
had visited the scene of the tragedy,
after Kaiser had told Ills story of high
way robbery and murder on arriving
at Dr. Matin's oflice, In Bridgeport,
with a view to ncertalnlng whether
footprints and' eurrlagi tracks were
discovered, and In what direction they
led. This afternoon Rev. David Moore,
a Bridgeport minister of commanding
appearance, who described In a clear
and comprehensive manner Kaiser's
actions while at Dr. Mann's olilce un
dergoing treatment for his arm. Kais
er, who had just came out of a faint,
accused Ml'. Moore and the doctor of
having taken his watch. Mr. Moore
said to Kaiser, when he grappled him:
"You are feigning, and you had better
stop for your own sake; but It did not
seem to have a very favorable effect
on him."
Dr. Mann, who testified yesterday,
was recalled to describe Kaiser's
fainting spells and to give measure
ments of the wound In his arm. He
thought the first faint was genuine.
An Interesting fact was developed In
the testimony of Leldy Cope, a crayon
portrait salesman, who was In the em
ploy of the defendant on October 2S.
it seems that when. Kaiser was brought
over to the Farmer's hotel, his blood
stained overcoat was left In the liar
room, where It was Inspected by half a
dozen people In the presence of a crowd
of a hundred or more. Cope told his
employer that the overcoat was being
handled, and Kaiser told him to get
it and lake It over to the Hartianft
House, where he (Kaiser) would call
for It the next day.
When taken to Mrs. Ranch's board
ing house from the hotel, the defend
ant had spasms which It required the
combined strength of seven men to
hold him, two holding each arm.
Walter Yeager, of Pottsvllle, was
called and produced a dirty handker
chief In which wns wrapped a gold
watch and chain. The witness testified
that he had found the watch and Its
sulled wrapper at CM a. in., on No
vember 2, on Norwegian street, Potts
vllle, within thirty feet of the main
entrance to Ihe Reading station, where
he was employed. He had turned it
over to Chief uf Police Rodenbaugh, of
Nonistown, who Identified It as the
missing watch of Kmma P. Kaiser, al
leged to have been stolen from her on
October 2S when she was shot.
The prosecution will probably rest
their case tomonow.
(J'icen Victoria Gives S', ." .More.
London, March 11. Though the queen
hud already contributed 500 to the In
dian famine fund, her .Majesty, upon
learning that thu distress In the famine
stricken country is likely to be vastly
more widespread than was at first ex
pected, has forwarded to the Lord Mayor
an ). Tho fund has now reached the
sum of 111,000.
Abolishing Slavery in the Xigcr.
London, Match 11. A dispatch from La
gos says a decree has been issued for tho
abolition of slavery In the Niger country,
tho decree to go Into effect upon the an
nlveisary of the completion of the sixti
eth year of the reign of Queen Vlctoilu.
Ohio Politician Hangs Himself.
Flndlay. O., Muroh ll.-Auron U. Sha
fer, u Democratic politician of promi
nence nnd a former representative In the
legislature, hanged himself by a tope
tied to his bed post. Insanity is the cause
assigned.
Consecration of Bishop .Monnghan.
Wilmington, Del., March ll.-Rev. John
J. Mouaghnu, of Baltimore, who was re
cently uppoluted bishop of tho Catholic
dlocesa of Delaware, to -succeed Bishop
Curtis, resigned, will bo consecrated In
this city on .May C.
.Montevideo Insurgents Vlcloions.
Montevideo, March 11. Information bus
been received heie from the interior that
government troops have been defeutd in
buttle with the forces of the Insurgents,
Al'KINLEY SCHEDULE ADOPTED.
itepublicuti .Majority ol Ways and
Means Committee. Protects Wool.
Washington, March 11, The McKln
ley schedule on wools and woolens
was substantially adopted by the He
publlcan majority of the ways and
means committee. Some Important
changes were made In classification
with a view to meeting the objection
of the wool growers to the use of cheup
wools. Imported at carpet lates under
the McKluley law for clothing pur
poses. Other than these little change
was made. The new classification
takes out of the definitions of wool of
class three China lambs wool, K:;yt
tlan and Morocco wools nnd one or two
other classes, which nre declared by
the growers to be available for clothing
purposes. The rate on the three classes
are the same as those of the MeKlnley
law.
The schedule of yarns, cloths and
other manufactures was not unite
completed, but It will follow strict ly
the MeKlnley schedule.
FITZSIMMONS BALKS.
He Is Not Satisfied with the Interpreta
tion of the Qtiecnsbury Rules Given
by Referee Siler.
Carson, New, March 11. Hob FlU:slm
mons has balked on Referee Sller's In
terpretation ot the Queensbury rules.
His specific objections are not stated,
but he emphatically deflates that he
will not stand for any such a concep
tion ot the rules as that outlined by the
referee. Corbett, on the contrary, Is
perfectly Satisfied with Sller's decision.
"The refeice should have the dual say
In all contests," was the way Jim put
it this evening. "When two men are
spariing they Invariably forget their
promise not to hit In breakaways and
one or the other usually gets the worst
ot It.
"Sullivan nearly reached my jaw with
a right swing as we paired from the
clinch In our battle at New Orleans. It
never occurred to me at the time that
he had committed a foul and I smashed
right back at him in the next breaka
way, regurdless of my piomlse to the
referee.
"When I fought Jackson we both
agreed to hit after a clinch nnd I never
heard an objection from anybody. If
Fitzsimmons Is such a marvel nt dellv
ei Ing short range blows he should be
thnnkful for a ruling which might give
him an advantage. According to my
notion, Sller's ultimatum should be ac
cepted by both of us, and there Is no
necessity for further talk on the sub
ject. However, If Fitzsimmons shows
uny (laws in the rulings which he thinks
might hurl his chances of winning, I
will gladly meet him half way on a
reasonable compromise."
The whole matter of rules was lnld
before Dan Stuart this afternoon and
he Invited Martin Julian, representing
Fitzsimmons, and W. A. Brady, Cor
bett's manager, to meet George Slier
nnd himself In his olilce tomorrow and
talk it over.
Fitzsimmons reversed his methods
today, beginning work with the punch
ing bag after breakfast, afterwards
taking up the regulation grind with
Roeber on the wrestling mat, and
Hlckey and Stensler with the gloves.
Corbett Jogged down the hill to 10m
plre as a starter this morning, turning
the angle there and coming home by
way of Carson, a. trip of eight miles.
He left his trainers and companions
behind on the home stretch and sprint
ed for nearly a quarter of a mile Into
Shaw's Springs. The usual afternoon
potpourri of hand ball, bag punching
and sparring was disposed of without
a chunge.
Cabinet Clerks Appointed.
Washington, March 11. Secretary Sher
man today appointed William H. Galtre,
of -Marietta, O., as Ills confidential clerk
at a salary of $1,'JW per year. Mr. Galtre
was assistant secretary to Governor Me
Klnley for several years. Mr. J. Walter
Blandford. of the District of Columbia,
bus been appointed private secretary to
Attorney General McKenna, a position he
formerly held when .Mr. Olney was ut
the head of that department.
Dr. Roller Dcnd.
Hollldnysburg, Pa., March 11. Dr. Will
lanl C. Roller, one of the best-known phy
sicians in Central Pennsylvania and the
president of the Blair County Medical
society for many yeuis, dropped dead i.t
his residence here at noon today. De
ceased was 59 years old. He wus a prom
inent Grand Army man and held many
civic olllces of honor. He is survived by
a wife and four children.
The Herald's Weather roreca't.
New York, Murcli !. la the Middlo
states today, hazy and cloudy mild
weather will prevull, with rain and fresh
to brisk southeily and southeasterly
winds becoming dangeious on the coasts
with fog, followed by u slight fall of
tcniperatuie us the western storm ap
proaches. On Snturday, cloudy to partly
cloudy, colder weather will prevull, pre
ceded by rain or snow from the lako ic
gloii3 to the Hudson and Delaware val
leys, with biisli southwesterly to north
westerly winds, followed by clearing In
the ufternoon and by a cold wave In the
northern districts.
T1IK KKWS THIS MUKMNU.
Weather Indications Today:
I Rain; Southerly Winds.
I
1 Meeting in New York to Ratify the Ar
bitration Treaty Receives a Sur
prise. Clreece Does Not Look for Help.
Spain Is Kager to Knd tlie Cuban War.
2 State Lawmakers ut Work.
Governor Hustings' Recommendation.
Financial and Commercial.
3 (Local) Conference cf Uerman Meth
odists.
Seml-Centennlal of Providence Presby
terian Church.
4 Kdltoiial.
Comments of the Press,
5 (Local) Common Council Says Land
Asphalt for Mulberry Stieet,
Concert of the Conned Oleu Club.
Cqnunisslonur Kinsley to Resign,
G (Story)-"The Heart of the Queen
Witch."
7 News and Gossip of the West Side,
Suburban Huppenlugs.
S Up and Down the VulleJ
PROSPECTS OF AN
END OF THE WAR
Wcylcr lias Dcen Instructed to Make
Peace on Any Terms.
RIVERA REJECTS PEACE OFFERS
.No Tonus Short of Freedom Will He
Considctcd--Rald Upon the Village
of I. us I'almiis-.'i'he Case ofChtulcs
Scott--!. uiiicu Will lie Released.
Chicago, Murcli 11. Crittenden Mur
llott, the Record correspondent in Ha
vana, declares that General WeySer
has received positive; orders from Ma
drid to end the Cuban war at once,
even by going to tlie extent of solllns
the' Island to the Insurgents, if need
be, to accomplish that object.
General Weyler therefore set out for
Villa Clara to ilnd General Gomez and
lo undertake negotiations. Weyler
himself has said the war will end with
in thlee weeks.
General Weyler's orders are. It Is
claimed, to secure peace at any terms,
and he Is Instructed to offer Gome!!
bribes, autonomy or the Island Itself.
Fear as to President McKlnley's po
sition is given ns a leading cause for
the Spanish change of policy.
Havana, via Key West, Fla March
11. George W. Agulrre, an American,
has been transfened from Cabanas
Fortress to the city jail, upon his own
reciuost.
LAS PALMAS SACKKD.
Tho Insurgents surprised tho garri
son of the vlllnge of Las Palmas, In the
Province of Plnar del Rio, and paraded
through the town. The commander of
the Insurgents has been specially act
ive In the Manzanlllo district. The
cane llelds of the plantations F.sper
anza, Sofia, Salvador und Dos Amiges
Isabel have been burned to the ground.
Tho losses are about $11,000,000.
In Plnar del Rio the rebels dynamited
a pilot train on the Western railroad,
between Herradura and Paso Real,
eempletely destroying the engine, an
Ironclad car and the engineer. A num
ber of soldiers were seriously wounded.
Frederick Jova and three others, own
ers of the plantation Natalia, joined
the Insurgents In raiding Calabazar vil
lage in Sagua district.
Tlie Insurgent forces In tho district
of Sanctl Splrltls are especially ac
tive. This Is due to Captain General
Weyler having ordered all Spanish
forces to take the field. The city Is
empty of troops, nnd is guarded by
volunteers only. Large groups of In
surgents are gathering around the out
skirts, and the forts are being fired on.
The residents nre In daily fear that the
insurgents will. Invade the city and
burn the houses. Communication with
the seaport Las Tunas has been cut off.
OFFKRS OF PEACE REJECTED.
.The correspondent of the Associated
Presses states that he has been told
to make his way to the camp of the
Insurgents nt Rio Hondo, north of Can
delarin, and that he there met General
Ruiz Rivera. While there the arrival
of two Havana gentlemen, accompa
nied by a guide from the Spanish lines,
wus announced. They bore passes In
troducing them as Gonzalez Jorin,, a
lawyer, and Mariano Juarp, and de
scribing them as delegates appointed
by the Spanish government to make
propositions of peace on the basis of
reforms to be given the Island, a kind
of self-government. General Ruiz Ri
vera received them cordially, but gave
them to understand Immediately that
he would not hear of anv proposition
of peace not tending to the Independ
ence of Cuba, and that therefore he
could only consider them as visitors to
the camp.
During the conversation General
Ruiz Rivera showed the delegates the
pt tnted order of General Muxlmo Go
mez, ordeilng shot nil who proposed
peace on any terms other than Inde
pendence, and declaied that Gomez
would accept no pronosltlon but the
iudepe"deiice for which they were
fighting. The Spanish delegates re
mained three days in Rivera's camp.
The greatest part of his troo;is are
blacks, armed with Remington rllles,
and poorly dressed. They have two
Hotchklss guns, one dynumlte gun, five
dynamite magazines. When the dele
gates left the camp General Rivera
gave them a written order bearing his
own signature, stating that hereafter
all emissaries proposing peace under
any scheme of autonomy or local re
forms would be tried and shot.
SCOTT'S CASE.
The judge of the court ut Ounnnbn
coa has latlllcd Ihe action of the Span
ish authorities In Imprisoning Charles
Sco'.t, the American citizen who was
arrested on Feb. 9 Inst on the charge
of having Cuban postage stamps In
his possession. This menus that tho
case will continue under the ordinary
piocedure until It Is finally disposed of.
The Matanzas district court has sus
pended proceedings against Francisco
Larrleu, the American citizen, who
was arrested at Cardenas on May 1C,
lSHO, und he will soon be released.
Collapse of a fluilding Association.
Milwaukee, Wis., March 11. Thu Na
tional lluiltling ami Loan association, of
Milwaukee, went Into the hands of a n
celver today. The two causes which led
to the receivership were the Inability of
tlie company to make loans and the fact
that it Is "laud poor" possessing icalty
that Is unpioductlve, expensive .to huld
and for which there Is no murkcl at the
present time. The association was in
corporated on .May 10, 1Ss7, with a capital
stock of W.OW.OOO.
Steamship A t rivals.
New Yoik, March 11, Arrived: Steam
eis Fuldu, from Genoa; Kensington, from
Antwerp. Sailed: Steamer Oldenburg,
for Hremtn. Arrived out: Steamers
Ems, ut Naples; Tiave, Ut Hremerhnven.
Sailed for New Vork: Steamers Teu
tonic, fiom Queenstown; Kaiser Wllhelm
II, from Gibraltar; Columbia, from Na
ples; Palatla, from Hamburg. Sighted;
Dresden, from New York for Uremeii,
pasted Piuwle Point.
liiiltimoic Greeks l.unvi) fur Athens,
Haltlmore, March 11. The Greek colony
of Haltlmore will have a representation
in the service of King George If war with
Turkey should come. Six Greeks left
hero today for Athens, und tlfty-flve are
booked to leave in a few days, Their ex
penses will be paid fiom u fund conti to
uted by Thomas Tomkeys and a few other
Greeks of this clt
INFANT!
AND
Our assortment of
Long and Short
Is now complete and very
attractive.
Also a Beautiful Stock ctf
MMs9 aM CMMrei's'
CAP
In Silk, Hull, Chiffon, Etc.
530 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Always Bmsy
Seising Molest Sloes.
Specials for March
Ladles' Vlcl Kid Welts,
$2,00, Men's Calf
Welts, $2.00, Spring
Footwear for e-yeiy
member of the family.
Wholesale and retail,
Lewis, Rellly & Davles
IHaud 110 Wyoming Avenue.
THIS WOMAN HAD SPELLS.
Mrs. Elizabeth Valerius, of Pitlston, Ar
rested for Smashing Crockery end
Abusing llcr Children.
Specinl to the Scranton Tribune.
Plttston, Mutch 11. The poor board
of Wyoming borough has recently
placed under an est Mrs. Ktlznbeth.
Valet lit?, who hud been a chaige on
the poor district, on tho charge of mis
using nnd otherwlso abusing her chil
dren. Thu heurliiK took place before
'Squire Sux, of Wyoming, and several
witnesses wore examined. One v. tho
witnesses stated that the Valerius
home contained no beds, nnd that In
ull only twelve pieces of furnltuie were
in the house for a family of four per
sons. The witness ulso stated that,
when he visited the house he found a
batch of doiiBh, evidently Intended for
iv bilking of bread, in u soap box, mice
used for a lien hive.
The children, Johanna, Hervln nnd
Murijuret, tho oldest ot which Is IS
years, were put on tho witness stand.
One of tlu'm stated that her mother
j?ot "spells." When these so-culled
"spells" tnlto possession of her, she
takes u pusltlou In the center of tho
house und BatherliiK all the dishes
about her, threw them at the windows,
und on more than one occasion hns
broken every pane In tho house. When
Mrs, Valerius was Informed that alio
must, in defuult of $10 line, go to Jull.
she bevran making- odious comparisons
by placiniT her son, who was present
at the liearlnsr, besldo one of the ac
cusers. She clulmed thut the witness
anil not the sou looked like a pauper.
The accused woman finally not on
her knees and Invoked a curse upon tho
l'.ead of her accusers.
Other arrest.i are likely to be made
in tho near tuturc.
No Ollicc.s to lio Deposed Of.
Washliifitou, March 11. There Is abso
lutely not u single olilce at the disposal of
Secietary of War Alner, even his confi
dential secretary belim subject to civil
service rules Hovernlim appointments. Hut
notwithstanding this, nearly 3,uoo appli
cations fur olilce have been Hied with him.
CAPS.
CLOAKS
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