-- i H&KR cranum nrnt TWELVE rAGES 4 COLUISENS. SCBANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAHOII 520, 1807. TWO CENTS A COPY 4V' LATER THAN USUAL MT BETTER THAN EVER FOE MONEY SAVING. ooooooooooooooooo Never within tho memory of living man huvu Been offered at such low prices as we have prepared for this Qne Week's Sale, Which Opens March US, Hitherto It has been our custom to continue this seml-unnual event for Dt least ten days. This season such n course Is Impossible, owing to tho extraordinary values and limited Quan tities in one or two of the lines sub mitted. During tho week, however, you may depend on getting tho goods as ad vertised, but tho sale pi Ice list will not be continued one hour after the tlmu specified. ooooooooooooooooo Fine Table Linens IN FULL BLEACHED DAMASK. CI Inches 2Sc woith 37Vfco. 2 Inches 31c, worth 42c. C2 Inches 37c, woith 43c. (.2 Inches 49c, worth b2';C. 70 Inches G9c, worth Sue. 72 Inches &3c. worth $1.00. Higher grades If jou want them. IN CREAM DAMASK. CG Inches 21c, worth 2oo. CO Inches 21c, woith 31c. r.8 Inches 2Sc, worth 33c. CO Indies 31c, woith 42c. fi2 Inches 40c, woith 50c. W Inches 45c, worth 55c. , 70 Inches 49c, woith 02ic. 72 inches CSc, worth 83c. Table Napkins Full Bleached. All Linen. Newest designs. t'i NAPKINS. EOc. a dozen, woith G2'&c. CSc a dozen, woith &3c. 79c. a dozen, woith &3c. S5c. a dozen, worth 1.00. ?i NAPKINS. D3c a dozen, worth $1.12'. $1.10 a dozen, woith $1.25. $1.23 u dos-en, worth J1.50. $1 35 a doen, woith $1 G". $1.50 a doztn, worth $1.73. J1.S0 a. dozen, w oi th $2 00. $195 a dozen, worth $2 23. $2 20 a dozen, worth 2 30. $2 GO a dozen, woith $3 00. Etc., Etc, Etc. While Bed Spreads Newest goods out. Most of them hemmed and ready for use. Crochet Quilts Regular 75e duality, now C3c Regulai $1.00 ciualltj, now S5c. Marseilles Quilts $1.23 qualltj for $1.10. $1.G5 quality for $1 33. $2 25 quality for $1 S3. $2.75 quality for $2 23. $3 00 quality for $2 50. $3 50 qualltj for $3 00. $4.00 quality for $3 25. Finer goods If wanted. Hemstitched - - ' Table Cloths Fine Damasks, with elegant center designs, complete borders and superb "atln finish. -4 size $1.75. Worth $2.23. S-10 quarters $2.00, worth $2 50. S-12 quarters $2 23, woith $2.73. 8-11 quarters $2.33, worth $3.00. Special Towel Offering While our entire Towel stock has been subjected to n merciless slaugh ter in pi Ice, space forbids extended quotations. We merely mention one number. 2o0 dozen Pure, Linen, Huck Towels, good size, heavy filnge and funcy bolder. 3 for 25c 100 dozen All-Linen, Huck Towels. The climax In bargain giing, 2 for 3 5c Ready for Use Sheets (UNBLEACHED COTTON.) Tull fcize and nothing poor oi skimpy about them. 39c to 45c Each Ft'LL BLEACHED SHEETS. Plain or Hemstitched as vim mnv- prefer, 42c to 54c Each These sheets are made fiom stand ard Muslins and will prove as satisfac tory In service as if you had selected the material specially for your own use. FIND LINEN SHEETS. Full size, deep hemstitched ends, two fine grudes only at sale price, $3.75 and $4.50 Each All Linen Pillow Cases Size 43x3G inches. Deep hemstitched ends, 85c Each Bleached Cotton Pillow Cases Plain or Hemstitched, sizes 42 to 51 Inches, 8c to 37c Each Condensed Summary We must cut this list short, although the bargain story is but half told. A WeuthwVyPB 1Q ln"',InB 4-4 Bleached Muslins Best makes only Rely on that ev ery time. Sale price, 4c to 30c 4-4 Unbleached Muslins Tho best brands on tho market Nothing else offered with us. Sale price, 3 xz to OC Bleached Pillow Casino- .... ...., -i w..o nrnt jmye BtOOU iiic leu ui it inc. ouie price, 8c to 32vTc Bleached Sheetings Tllll widths itnnii.jftr,.,.,f.i,. iill- .I '"a i"7' ""' whuujw qu ticn. oaiu J 11. c, 35c to 2)1 c Unbleached Sheetings ( Specially selected brands for siure and easy bleaching. Sale price i J0cto2ffic THE LINENS are at the annex .in THli MTTST.TVH t.nrl dhuatl jl.. oiJim . ,;i., r.:." -"e. mem ""VI Ulllt aiivc OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WAREHOUSE GLOBE i Large Areas of Land Are Under Water in the Western States, FATALITIES UNESTIMATED Loss of Life Unparalleled In the Mississippi Valley Huge Tracts of Land Entirely Submerged. Corpses, Household Goods, Farm Property, Etc., Float on the Angry Torrents. . Memphl, Tenn., March 10. A further hulf-Inch llse In the Mississippi means the devastation of the propel ty and probably a lots of lite unequalled In the Hood history of this section. The Use Is tlnoatened because lain Is still falling-. Seventeen pel sons ate repotted drowned ttfty miles below Catuthers ville, Mo. A stretch of country over one bundled miles long from a point seventy miles noith of Memphis to a pont fifty miles south !s submerged in places to a depth ot ten feet. The feitlle valleys of Ten nessee nin AtkarsHs aie completely In undated und many lives hae been lost and stock diowned, feneinp; and dwell ings swept away, inhabitants destitute and homeless, and left to starve oi dtown by the lemotseless riBlng tide. Keports tiom tiibutary streams show lalns and lapidly rising rhers, Hoods fiom which will soon lie emptied Into the Mississippi, ridding to the danger when hulled against the already weak ened levees. The levees re pati oiled houily by armed and desperate men, piovlded with band bap; tg stiengthen weak places or to close tlneatened cie asses und llilea to shoot down any mls cicant who would cntuie to cut the embankment and allow the wateih on Ills plantation to find ventn the low lands ot his neighbor. , The Hoods now pat take of; the natuie of a deluge. As far as the eye can see nothing but water meets the gaze. Nashville, Tenn., Maich ID. The Cumbeiltuid ilver is rising! Ruin fell ull day yesteiday, last nlgltt und con tinued to come down Incessantly to duy. There Is prospect of the greatest Hood on lecoid. Much damage has al leady resulted. Large sections of East Nashville have been under water for several das The river Is alieady climbing to the business houses on Fiont stieet. Dis patches fiom the southern counties of Tennessee and fiom Northern Alabama lepoit thlity-sK bouts of lainfall and terrible Hood In the region. 1 "WARNING IN ARKANSAS. Helena, Atlc, Match 19. The ilver at noon was within two Inches of the highest water on lecoid heie. The sun shone today after one of the most piolonged and heavy downpouis of rain for many yeats, and conditions nie moie hopeful. The weather observer, however, uiges people in the lowlands to move at once to higher giounds. Cairo, 111., March lit. The ilver lose four-tenths of a foot In twenty-lour houis and the prospect is that It will go to high water math, which Is C2.L The citizens have organized to be pre paied to meet any emergency and watch the levees uiound the city thor oughly. A laige area of wheat land has been Hooded in the neighborhood of Com metcial Point In this county. Until the iesult of the heavy rains aie known, piediction as to the extent of the tlse aie Impossible. Gavin, Ark., Mai eh 19. For many miles the eountiy Is Hooded and the water is up to the lion Mountain tiucks. Hundieds of section hands aie sttlving to keep It back with dirt bags. At every station the negioes ate gathering, waiting to be taken away. The list of fatalities :s said to be long and uiobablr never will be known. A muuntuln of household goods Is uled up nt every lullioad station. Many p. l uses of hogs and cows ate washed up by the water. Cheiokee, la., March 19. The Little Rjjk tler Is higher than at any time sirce the Hoods of 1891. All tallroad communication except over the Illi nois Central, bouth of Onnwa, Is cut off The people have sought the hlgn lands, und much hay and main on the bottoms Is destroyed. Milwaukee, Wis., March in. Today's luavy rains caused the Menominje river in the subuibs of Milwaukee to overflow Its banks. One bundled and fifty families were dihen front their homes tonight. The life saving ciew;s and the Hie boatS'-were sentto their assistance. QUIET AT HARRISBURG. Barely a Quorum in the Mouse Yester- da Governor Hastings' Message Regarding the Church Repairs. Hart isburg, Pa., March 19. There was barely a quotum ptesent when the house was called to order this morn ing. The following bills was Intro duced: Uy Mr. "Williams, of Bedford Te le peal an act relative to the counties of Bedford, Cumbeiland, Yoik, Franklin and Fulton. Mr. Creasy, of Columbia, offered a resolution to reconsider the vote by which the senate lesolutlon pertaining to the erection of a new capital was defeated on Tuesday last. Speaker lloyer stated the lesolutlon was not In possession of the house, and a reso lution to lecall it fiom the senate will be ptesented ott Monday night. The following communication ftom Gover nor Hastings was lead: "The destruction by flro on February 2, 1897, ot the capltol building huvlng made It necessary to provide tempo ral y quaiteis for your honorable bodies, und the Grace Methodist Epis copal chuich having pt offered the use of their church edifice as a temporary place of meeting, it became necessary to provide heat, light, desk and other furniture und equipments, nlso to con struct und lit up committee looms und other needed accommodations neces saty for your use and convenience. This wot It was tindei taken by the board of commissioners ot public buljd Ings and grounds, and promptly com pleted so ns to cause no luteriuptlou In your tegular legislative sessions. "The bills of expenses for the same wete icndeied to the boatd of commis sioners of public buildings nnd grounds. Inasmuch as this Is an extraoidlnnry expenditure, made In and about n pri vate building, und not In and about the public giounds and buildings, and thete being no piovislon made by law for the payment of the same, and snld boaid having no nltthoilty to pay the same, and no pait thereof having be.cn paid, the sevetal accounts presented to the board are hetqwlth submitted for such action as your honoiable bodies may be pleased to take with inference thereto. ' ) "In providing for the payment of such claims as may be justly due, It Is suggested that theie lie taken Into ac count such further cost for Insui nitre, for the use of tempotary quaiteis for several of the sub-dlvlslons of the state government that were denrl'-ed of their tegular quaiteis by the lire, and for the Use and occupancy of the chuich edlllce, and such other Inci dental expenses us your honorable bodies may deem tight and mopei." The house adjoin ncd until 'J o'clock Monday night. SWALLOW'S TRIAL BEGINS Defendant's Counsel Tries to Q.iash the Indlcfmeiils-A Continuance Is Not Allowed. Hatrisbutg, Pa., March 19. The libel case against Rev. Di. Swallow was the magnet which diow hundieds of statu ofllceis and othns lo the court loom this morning. A couple of hours wete consumed b counsel In argument ,011 motions ol the defense to quash the Indictments because they did not set f 01 ih the aveiments suftljlontly clear to justily pioceedlng on charges ot libel. Mi. Gialiam, of Philadelphia, of coun sel tor the piosecutlon, said he was as tonished that Dr. Swallow should come into couit and through' his counsel ask that the Indictments be quashed on a moie technicality after his boasttul dec laiatlon that ho wus ready to proceed with the tilal at any time and that be coutted linesligation of his charges. Theie was consideiableJ;tos3-iiilng be tween counsel and the court then ovei tuled the motion to quash. Mr. Scailet, of counsel toi Dr. Swallow, then moved for u continuance on the giound that the were not leady, but the couit raid theto was no leal reason advanced lor a eontinunnce and denied the mo tion. Then the calling of jtuy was commenced for tho tik'l ol tin ca"-e of the soldlets' oiphans' schools commis sion against Di. Swallow, his accusa tion being that eight times the price of at tides had been paid In the aw aiding of eontiacts for supplies to the orphans' schools. Hx-Deputy Attorney Genctal Lyman D. Gilbeit made tin. opeulne, adutes foi the piosocution, icadlnc nt length the libel law and following this with a lecitul of the Indictment made by Rep resentative r. F. Stew ait foi the snl dleis' oiphans' schools commission. He also gave the method of foimiug the commission together with the duties of the mombeis. He chutged the had been libelled by theaitleles In the Venn sylvanl'i MeUtodlst ot Febiuaiy 2j, which he designate ns "poisonous." The defendant had enlutged and mag nified the atea ol the clieulation of the maltei by sending pioofh of It to other papeis. "Not content with his picvious -oik on Match 1," continued Mr. (lllbett, "he committed a f 111 titer offense by leltetatlng the artkle after a hearing befoie Major Patterson In which the men maligned had swot 11 they were in nocent. We will ptove bv these men charged with a gieat stewaidship that the chatges made, lepeutedly and ic peated In the pupets are untrue. "This case," he explained, "Is not ptessed fur pet "edition or on peisonal giounds nor to test the liberty of the pi ess, but to detetmine If an offense has not been committed against sei vants of the state " Adjutant General Thomas J. Stew ait, GetiHtal J. P. S. Goliln and otheis tes tified as to the duties of the ronunls slonets nnd their methods of doing bus iness, showing that the chaige that eight -fold ptlces had been paid for supplies for the schools could not hae been title. The other witnesses examined at the, afternoon session weie C'upJjUn CSeoYge G Uoyer, this cti-: Coldiiel Ezra H. Ripple, Scranton: Pension Agent Geo. W. Skinner. Pittsbuig; Repiesentative William F. Stewatt, Philadelphia; Major A. C. Relnhold, Lancaster: Jo seph Potneiov, chief cleik of the com mission; Finnk J. Magee, Wilghtsvllle, one of the inspectots of the commis sion. The testimony of all these wit nesses was to the effect that at no time was the juices paid for neces sailes extravagant. The piosecutlon expects to close Its trial of the Hist Indictment by noon tomonow and the defense believes It can finish by nlsht. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. The Senate Itnlllirs President .11 c Kiulu) 's Appointments. Washington, Match 19. The senate today confirmed the following nomina tions: Chuiles U. Goidon, postmaster at Chicago; John Hay, of the Dlsttlct of Columbia, ambassador to Gteat Bri tain; Horace Potter, of New Voile, am bassador to Fiance: Henty White, of Rhode Island, sectetary of embassy at London; Peiry'S, Heath, of Indiana, to be first nsslstant postmaster genet al. .Inulisoii and Wullint; Will limit;. Frankfprt, Ky March 19 Governor Iliudley has again decided not lo lutetteie with the sentence of the court In the cases against Scott Jackson and Alouxo Walling and the execution of both will take place tomorrow. GREECE YIELDS A SINGLE POINT The Cabinet Decides to Recall Gunboats from Crete. IT DELIBERATED UNTIL 2 A. M. Colonel Vussos Continues to Occupy Alikaiit:u--Urccki' Truo Patriot lim-.Ol (15,000 oT Reserves Culled Out All but 1,500 Hiuo KuHUondcd. llnttlu lvjicctcd on the Frontier. Athens, Match 19. Tho Greek gov ernment has decided to tecnll the gun boats Alpheols nnd Plnlos ftom Cietan wateis. The foimur Is now coaling at Cerlgo. The cabinet was In session until L' a, 111. It Is ofllelnlly stated that only l.r.OO out of the C',000 at my reserve men called out have failed to tespond, thus setting nt lest the stoiles ciieuluted of wholesale failuie to answer the call to aims. A dispatch ftom Canea today sas that an Austrian newspaper man, Ilerr Pinten, who tecently visited the camp of Colonel Vassos, commander ot the Greek army of occupation, has been attested theie' and detained under close guaid. Colonel Vussos teuialns at Alikangul. The Gteek warship Nanaichos Miau lls has nrilved at the Piraeus, havltm on board twelve Dilsoneis who wete captured duilug a lecent attack which the Turks made upon Monodendti, near Plutanla. Tluee emlssatles of the Tuikish legation at Athens have been anested In the camp of Colonel Vas sos. An engagement Is expected to da at Meiiexe, on the fiontler of Thes sal, in consequence of the relnfoiclng of the Tuikish ganlson there. ACTIVITY ON THR FRONTIER. Teleeiams letelved here fiom the Macedonian frontier descilbe the situ ation as one of the utmost activity and of expectation of wai at an eatly date. The Gieeks aie w 01 king haid to lm jii ove the roads. All the out posts ate connected by telegiaph with heudquar teis ut Luilssa, wheie seatchllghts have been fKed. Both Greeks and Tut ls are suftcilng much fiom the cold. The etown prince is expected dally. Tele grams 11 0111 the Euiopean capitals Indl cat; that the poweis are still negotiat ing for the joint occupation of Ciete with 10,000 ttoups. Canea, Mai eh 19. The camp of Col onel Vassos consists of 2,000 regulars, DOO volunf-ers and about 17,000 Insur gents. The Ftench colon Is prepatlng a pro test to the ijov eminent at Paris against the pioposed jccupatlon of Candla by a British detachment. The only ground of piotest stated Is, that Candla besides being the central telegraph station for. communicating with Ft nice, is also the chief Hading center. Almost all of the merchants and expoiters lit Crete are Fi enchmen. PANIC IN SRRVIA. Constantinople, March 19. The Ser vlnn minister here has cabled the seil ous attention of the Tuikish govern ment to the situation of affairs exist ing In the Piovlnce of Kossovo, where. It Is asseited, the Chilstlans are panlc-sttlcken In consequenr of tht moblllalng of the Tuikish receives nnd Bashlblzouks. The mlnlstet also dtew the poite's attention to the lecent at tack upon the Setvlan and Austtian consuls In a cafe at ITskub (situated about 100 miles noithwest of Salonica), and lefetted to the conect attitude ob seived by Petcia, dutlng the piesent crisis, expressing the hope that the porte would put n stop to the existing situation, "a continuation of which," It was added, "may have serious conse quences." The Tuikish ofllcinls In Hpiius ate foiclbly pi evented the Gteek Rayahs (peisons not Mohammedans, who pay the capitation tax), w ho are Ottoman cubjects, ftom leaving Upltus to Join the Gieek fotces. Reilln, March 19. According to a dis patch tecelved heie from Lailssa, the Tuikish consuls in Thesaly, having pointed out to the Tuikish government the threatening attitude of the Gieeks, have been authoiUed by the poite, if they consider it advisable, to vacate their posts and ictuin to Constanti nople. London, Maich 19 A dispatch from Canea to the Dally News says that the note to Colonel Vassos from the Ftench and Italian ofllcer.-. yesteiday did not Older him to leave the Island (with his foices within thlity-slx houis. as pie vlously cabled), but meiely infuimed him of the blockade and only lequested him not to pt event the distribution-of the adntltals' ptpclamatlon. KAISER CONVICTED. The Jury Rclurns a Verdlcrof Guilty Against the Wife Alurdsrer After Brief Deliberation. Noitlstown, Pa., Match 19. Charles O. Kalsei,. Jr., who has been on trial heie for the murder of his wife, Hmnia H. Kaiser, on Oct. 28 last, wus this evening found guilty of minder In the flistdegiee. Thejuij vus a little over tlnee houis In coming to a vetdlct The tilal ot Kaiser was the must celebiaied ever held In this county, ns the eilme for which he has been con victed was one of the most caiefully planned nnd coldly executed muidet.s In the criminal annals of Pennsylva nia. The case was placed on trial here Monday a week ago, and has been con ducted with gieat skill by the piosecu tlon und the eminent Iawyets emplojed in Kaiser's behalf, On Oct. S last Kulser was found on the roadside Just without the limits qf this botouch with a bullet wound In his arm, and In a buggy close by was the body of his wife, dead, with a but let thiough her head. Kulser 1 elated a sensational stoty of having been be set by highwaymen while he was driv ing with his wife and how, when he attempted to dtlve past the men, they opened lire and killed his wife und Bitot him and then lobbed the lody of Mrs. Kaiser and rilled his pockets of their valuables. As there was no corrobotatlve evidence of the presence of highwaymen to bear out Kaiser's stoiy, suspicion waB directed toward? him, and the next day he wns nrrest ed, chaiged with the murder ot his wife. The evidence piled up against Knls er by the commonwealth wus entirely clicumstnntlnl. The commonwealth sot out to prove that Kaiser, a man named Clemmer and a woman named Lizzie DeKalb enteied Into a con spiracy together to murder Mrs. Kais er for the sake of obtaining about $11, 000 lnsurunce which was on her life. Clemmer nnd the DeKalb woman have never been found, but the cumulative facts bi ought out by the common wealth against Kaiser were sufllclent to convince the Jury of bis guilt. The defense was stubbornly and bril liantly conducted. Kalsei s attorneys adhered to their client's story of the attack by highwaymen and by many who attended the tilal. It was consid ered that they rebutted the evidence off the commonwealth and left the prosecution's case standing on thin enrth. Kaiser himself went on tho stand and, while In tho main his testi mony produced a good effect In his be half, ho made the mistake that so many witnesses make he talked too much and in the belief of many peo ple, piejudlced his own case. EESTERN LEAGUE MEETS. Scranlon Opens at Home with Syracuse April 29 and Ends the Season at Providence Sept. 23. New York, March 19. The Eastern Base Bull league today held Its session adjoin ned fiom yesterday, and ntter conducting some toutlne business adopted the schedule for the coming season. (The schedule appears on The Tribune's thlid page.) The first games of the seiles will be plaved on Apt II 29, when the western clubs will meet those of the east on the latter's home teriltoiv. Tho season will be brought to a conclusion Sept. 23. The Kastein league magnates went Into session today at noon and did not oojiclude their labors until 4 o'clock. Dutlng the session seveial Importnnt changes were suggested In the consti tution, but It was decided that clicutn stances did not waitnnt theli adoption at this moment. The question of the Stelneit cup was btought up. Tlie gentlemen ptesent decided that If the clubs finishing Hist und becond at the end of the season should deslte to contest for the trouhy the piesldeut Is empoweied to artange for a series of match games between the nines finishing first and becond. The cup is now held by the Piovl dence team. The question of umpires for the league was btought up befote the meeting, but It was unanimously de cided to leave the selection of these ofllclals to Piesldent Poweis. Mr. Poweis said that the league would have six umpires this season. The meeting appioved the transfer of the ownership of the To'ofitc club ftom W. W. Kerr, of Pittsburg, to ! Toronto Ball Club, limited, A. A. It win, manager. Mr. It wm announced that he had signed for the season D. L McGann, of the Boston club. Sctanton begins and ends the season with what are this early eonsldeied two of the strongest clubs In tho league, Syiacuse and Providence, re spectlve.y. Wllkes-Baire opens at home with Rochester, Springfield ut home with Buffalo, and Providence at home with Toronto. Those games will be played on Apill 29, 30, 31. Decoiation Day and July 4 falling on Sunday, those holiday games between Wllkes-Bane and Scranton will be plaved on the Mondays following, two games each day. On Decoration Day a game will be played at Wllkes-Butie In the morning and at Scranton In the uftei noon, and on July 4 at Sctanton In the morning and WUkes-Bane In the cftetnoon. Following the thiee opening games here with Syiacuse, Scianton at home will meet In the older named Roches ter, Buffalo and Tot onto for thiee games each. Then Soianton goes to Piovldence and Springfield to play ftom May 13 to 19 inclusive. While Scianton is winding up the season at Providence, Sept. 21, 22 nnd 23, Wllkes-Bane will be finishing up nt Springfield, Buffalo at Syracuse, and Toronto at Rochester. Manager Griftln will artlve bete March 27 and expects the players to repoit Apill C. On April 10 the tsam will begin its practice tilp. The piuc tlee tilp schedule has not been com pleted, but it will include Baltlmoie, Philadelphia, Geoigetown unlveislty and Lancaster. Theie will be exhibi tion games at home. All the playeis except Gtinson and Hut per hne signed contracts or for w aided wiltten acceptances of tetins. Gunson Is holding out ror a sum over the-$200 limit, and Harper Is playing a" huge Joke hi, asking for $300. There is np.uioba'blllty that either will fall to come to tonus. THE NEWS THIS MOKNINU Weather Indications Today: Uenerully Cloudy. 1 Dr. Suullows Tilal Heglns. New Tui iff Bill itepoited to Congress. Lusteiu Leaguc'Maguates in Session. Disastious lioods lu the West una South. 2 Dun's Welkly Tiade Review. Financial and Couiiueicial, 3 (Local) Dastorn League Base Ball Schedule for li!l7. Found Dead by Her Brotheis. Blttenbeiider Case on Trial. 4 Editorial. Why Cuba Should Be Free. 5 (Local) Poor Board Meeting. Held Up und Robbed on Sptuco Street. G (Locul) Social and Personul. Religious and Chat (table. 7 West Side News und Gossip. Suburban Huppeulugs, 8 ,Grand Jury Returns. Plants that Show Intelligence. !) Dedication of Grant's Tomb. Newest Thing In Lieetrlelty. Tesla's Next Achievement. i 1 10 "In a Treasure Ship'' (Story). U A Welsh Claimant After ,Uu0,0u0. 13 Up and Down the Valley. THE TARIFF BILL REPORTED AT LAST Unusually Lively Session in the House Yesterday. THE DEA10CRATS ARE DIVIDED Ill-Concealed Animosity Between the Two Pactions of'thc Minority lurt. They Do Not Pull Together--Plan lor tliu l'uttiro I)ebutcs--.11r. l)al lull's Resolution. Washington, March 19. The first leg islative day of the house of tepiesenta lives of the Fltty-llfth congress gave every Indication of tin unusually lively session and also of an intention to make a tecord for txttaotdlnaiy rapid dispo sition of business. The outbursts of partisan lnneot in the couise of the day's debates, tccalled the palmy days of the Flfty-iltst and Fifty-second congi esses, while besides these not un expected differences of opinion ns to ac tion and policy thete was Ill-concealed animosity between the two factluns ot the demociatic mlnoilty glowing out of the lecent contest for leadership of that party on the iloor. If today's ptoceed lngs may be taken In any v Ise typical of the work of the house this session will take tank with the most tumultu ous that have inniked its history. The hall was opened ptomplly upon assem bling in the presence of crowded galler ies. Mr. Dingley of Maine, teturncd the tnilff bill, with a lecommendatlon that it be passed, which with the ac companying lepoit wus placed on the calendar. In connection with this, Mr. McMillan, of Tennessee.called attention to what he teimed the "Collossal in justice" done the mlnoilty of the com mittee on ways and means, In thus re porting the bill befote they had had time to ptepate an expression of their views. Consent was given for the ml noilty to file their views Mondny. This having been done, Mr. Dnlzell, of Pennsylvania, ptesented a lesolu tlon ftom the comntlttc on tules, pio vidlng for the consideration ol the tar iff bill. It called for gcneial debate, beginning 0:1 Monday next, and Includ ing Thuisday, the 2.1th Inst., ftom 10 a. 111 until 11 p. m., with a recess ftom five to eight. Then consldeiatlon under the five-minute nile, the bill to be open for amendment until 3 p. in., Wednes day, the Illst Inst., when the voting on the amendments and bill shall begin. This was advocated by Messrs. Dalzell and Dingley nnd was opposed by Messts. McMlllln, of Tennessee; Whee ler, Alabima, Bailey, Texas, and Bland, Misouii. The tlslng of the latter wus the signal for taptiuous npplausa by his Democratic associates. Thete was much cross filing In this discussion, a colloquy between Mr. Gtosvenor.of Ohio and McMlllln, of Tennessee, afforded gteat satisfaction to their respective pattlsans. The resolution was agreed to 17:) to 132 a party vote, save that Mr. Howard, Populist, Alabama, voted In the alternative with the Republi cans. Tim APPROPRIATION BILLS. This being settled Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, loported a resolution piovlding for the passage of the appioptiution bills w hleh failed at the last session of congtes, in this older the sundry civil, genet ul deficiency, agilcultuial nnd Indian. Tlie lesolutlon allowed forty minutes debate on each bill, the bills to be tend in extenso. In the pte llmlnaty to the discussion of this ies lutlon Messts. McMlllln, of Tennessee, and Sayeis, of Texas, hud a tather heated controversy over the matter of contt oiling the time in opposition to the lesolutlon. In conclusion, Mr. Say eis suggested that Mr. McMlllln would do better to keep cool, to which Mr. McMlllln letoited: "The gentleman fiom Tennessee will keep cool and the gentleman ftom Texas can't heat him." The lesolutlon was adopted after an hour's discussion 173 to 116 Messts. Peat son and Llnney, Republicans, Notth Catollna, voting against their political associates, who suppoited the lesolutlon. The demand foi a vote by yeas and nays on this proposition btought out another piotest by Mr. Henderson (Republican, Iowa), who chaiged that It wns a violation of the ugteement with Messts. Bailey (Dem ociat, Texas), and McMlllln (Demociat, Tennessee), that no dilatory motions would be made. They denied any such ptomlse, but the atmosphere wns quite heated in consequence of their action. At Mr. Cannon's urgent solicitation, the house remulned in session and passed the sundiy civil and genetal deficiency bills, leaving the agilcul tuial and Indian bills to.bo disposed or tomonow. The ute 611 the passage of tle sundry civil 1)111 was: Yeas, 157: fnttys, 73. All the Republicans oted foi the bill and all the otheis against It. The bill eat lies an appioptiution of $5.t,147,DG7. The geneial deficiency bill passed by a vote ot 1.11 to Sit. and the house at !.ll ndjouined until tomonow. AQAINST THE WESTERN IJNION. New York Stork i:chnugu WMI Not Renew Contracts with Company. New Yoik, Mauli 111.-The New York Stock Kxchunge, by a unanimous vote ot the governing commltte", has decided not to teitew the existing eonttact with the Wislem Union Telegiaph company and a fonnal notice to that effect has been sent. The contract will terminate June ?o. The membeis of the stock ex change are convinced that the Western Union Telegiaph company has not only mndo no attempt to lle up to the con tract, but on tie conttnty has made effort to lneiep.se the veiy business it conti acted not to do. Fhe years ago the Western IJnlon Telegiaph company signed n contract by which It, In return for being supplied with quotations by the exehange.agreed not to furnish tickets to any pcison, Htm, rorpointlon, or oiguulzutlon In New Yoik city not already having Its instiunteuts, until the application had been submitted to nnd appioved by the stock exchange. This, It Is claimed, was not done. Against .Mr. IMngroc. Lansing, Mich., Maich lit. The. Su preme couit of Michigan decided today that theoltlco of major of Detroit became vacant when Hazvn S. 1'iugiee took tho oath of office as governor or Michigan on Jan. 1. A new election must be held to elect a new mayor for Detroit, T TlkTTT YHYryOT ORE We (Dpem Today Ik cent New S' Of EX- elusive reef from Two Tone Grena dines (the latest), Snake Skin Novelties, Pure French Mohairs, Lace Mohairs Two Tone Checks, Eping lines, Endora's, Et erniennes, Coverts CrC OUR STOCK OP 1 Black Goods As Usual, Is Unsurpassed. 520AND512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE $ A Always Busy Selling Hemes! Sloes. Specials for March Ladies' Vici Kid Welts, $2,00. Men's Cafl? Welts, $2.00. Spring Footwear for every member of the family. Wholesale and retail. Lewis, Reilly &. Davies 114 and lit) Wjomlng Avenue. Telephone, iilCii. FATHER SEEKS VENGEANCE. Attempts to Shoot the Wretch Who Hud Assaulted His ChilcL Shenandoah, Pa.. March 19. "While Robert Lenowsky, -a married, man, 20 years Q,ld, vvu-.bcine; given a hentintr here today befoie Justice Caidln on tho charge of assaultliiK a 10-year-old daughter ot William Toomey, the lat ter pulled a teoler and began llting at the niisouer. The Hist fahot Vient through Juutlce Cardln'.s hat and glazed Constable Bulln's shoulder; the second cut thiough the pilsonei's ovei eato, and n thlid went through the tiai'fcom ot the mom. After lltlng tho tlnee shots Toomey turned and tun fiom the 100111, pur-1 sued by the constuble. The Consi.ible chased hint lor two squaies, when Toomey tinned and Hied at his pur suer. The bullet went wide and llolln llted twice In the ulr. Toomey then suncmleied and wns taken back to the justice's ulllce, wheie he wn.s com mitted to iiiUoii withuut ball on the chaige of atteni'ited minder. Lenow sky wa.s held on the chaige of com mitting the assault on the child. Steamship Airiwils. New Yoik. March IH Airlved: Steam ers Spue, fiom Uremeii, esteiniund, ftom Antweip; Odam, fiom Kotterdam; Manitoba, fiom London. Sailed. Steamer ltotteidam, for Hotteulum. Arrived out: Steameis Phoenicia, at Hamuuig; Werra, at Genoa; Mobile, at London. Sailed lor New Yoik; Steamer Am hoi la, ftom (Jlas gow. Sighted: Steamer Pi iesl.ind, trom New York, foi Antweip, passed tho Ltz aid. Oleomargarine, Investigation. Pittsburg, Pa, Maich 19 The HosaW legislative oleomatgailne Investigation committee begun Its unetlitgs In Pitts burg today. The only uhsenteo was Sen ator Mel lick. The accusations that aie being Imiulicd Into uie, in eireot, that ceitaln dealeis In olcotmiigniltm paid ti lu ll to to agents of the statu. nd wete guar anteed Immunity ftom urtebt. The' Houild's Wenthnr Poirens.' New York, Murch LU In tho Middle states today, cloudy, wanner weather will pievull. on Sunday, dealing and lair, wanner weather will pievall. a ODS 1
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