TWO CENTS. SCR ANTON, PAM PRIDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1897. TWO CENTS.
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THE TURKS WIN
A BIG FIGHT
City of Pharsalos Is Re
ported to Have
Fallen.
DECISIVE BATTLE AT HAND
Turks Claim to Have Won
Along: the Line.
Tho Powers Dccido to Intervene.
Their .Ministers Instructed to Pro
pose Mediation Between (Srerce
mid Turkey - Creek Battalion
Tights Well in n Skirmish with
iiirlfs at l'hillipiudn-- Imperial
Army Moving.
Lnrlsto, May 03.20 p. m. The Turks
have eaptured Pharsalos.
Athens. May fi. A dispatch from tho
front announces that Prince Constun
tlne's army retired yesterday evening
in perfect older, upon Domokos. about
thirteen miles south of Pharsalos,
where the Greeks will await the attack
of the Tutks. Pharsalos has been
abandoned and telegraphic communica
tion with that place has been cut off.
It Is authoritatively announced that
the powers have Intervened and pro
posed meditation.
2 p. in. General Smolenskl's brigade
of Greek troops Is also about to re
treat from Vrlestlnn. Smolensk! will
fall back on Volo and will try to hold
that place with the piotectlon of the
Oreek Meet, or he may retreat on Al
myro (Halmyros?), with the view of
possibly effecting a Junction later with
the bulk of the Greek army.
POWERS WILL, INTERVENE.
Athens, May 6. The report, which
Iiob been circulated, that the powers
are Intervening Is confirmed. The min
isters of Great Britain, France, Russia
and Italy have been Instructed to pro
pose mediation between Greece and
Turkey, and similar Instructions to the
German and Austrian ministers are
expected every moment.
Constantinople, May 6. The minis
try of war has received the following
dispatch from Edhem Pasha, the Turk
ish commander-in-chief in Thessaly,
dated yesterday evening:
"The Turks today won a great vic
tory. The Turkish shells are com
mencing to fall near Pharsalos. De
tails will be forwarded later."
The "Sabuh" says that tho division
of Turkish troops commanded by Hakkt
Pasha has can led tho first line of the
Greek defenses at Velestlno, and that
the attack was proceeding against the
other lines.
Before Pharsalos, May C It whs as
certained at day-break that the Greeks
had evacuated Phars-alos during tho
night. The majority of the Grevk
forces are retreating en Domokos. Tho
baggage and artillery took the main
road and the Infantry crossed the hills.
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.
Jnmcs N. Tyiicr Assistant Attorney
General for the Postofficc.
Washington, Slay C James N. Tyner
of Indiana, has been apt olnted assist
ant attorney gener.il for the postofllc
department. Mr. Tynor has entered on
the discharge of his duties.
The president today sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate:
Frederick A. Tritle, jr., register of
the land office at Prescott, Aliz.
Morris C.' Barrow, receiver of public
moneys at Douglass, Wyo.
The following tinny promotions were
reported:
Lieutenant Colonel E. Miles, First
Infantry, to be colonel; Major W. H.
nisbee. Eighth Infantry, lieutenant
colonel; Captain Benjamin II. Rogers,
Thirteenth Infantry, major; First
Lieutenant J. G. Goo, Thirteenth In
fantry, captain; Second Lieutenant
Ernest B. Gcse, Eighth Infantry, first
lieutenant; Private Bert. II. Merchant,
First cavalry, second lieutenant,
ANN ODELIA DISS DE BAR AGAIN.
Milwntlkco iiieosophists Agitated
Over Her AppearnnccT
Milwaukee, May C Tho Tlieosophists
In Milwaukee are greatly stirred up
over the discovery that they had been
entertaining the noted Ann Odella Diss
De Bar, alias Vera Ava, unawares.
She came to the city and began to In
gratiate herself with the Theosophlsts.
After she had been here for two weeks
suspicion was aroused by something
which she dropped that she was a wo
man with a career.
Headquarters In New York were
communicated with, and from the an
swer returned there was no doubt in
the minds of the Milwaukee members
that this was Diss Do Bar. The The
osophlsts bought a ticket for an east
ern point, and in order to see that she
left the city accompanied her to the
railway station.
TWO WOMEN AS ONE MAN'S WIDOW.
One Una His Kstnte mid the Other Is
Trying to Got It.
Woodbury, N. J., May C Tho Orls
Blm will caso camo up in the Gloucester
county orphans' court this morning.
According to testimony taken today
William Grlsslm, a glassblower, who
had formerly lived in Philadelphia,
went to Montreal, Canada, and In 1809
married Mary Ann Phillips. After liv
ing with her two years he deserted her
and an Infant son and returned to his
former home. There ho married Emma
Baum and moved to Swedesboro.
About a year since he died and wife
No. 2 waB appointed administratrix of
his estate. For several months the wo
man who claims to be his flmt wife has
been endeavoring to secure the prop
erty. Several witnesses were exam
ined and the case will ho continued on
May 21.
SOMNAMBULIST'S TUMBLE.
Mrs. Mullen Climbed Out of n Win
dow While Hubby Slept.
Burlington, N. J., May C The wife
of Thomas Muller, of Florence, while
In a somnambulistic state, climbed out
n second-story w Indow and fell to the
ground last night.
She was found In the yard by neigh
bors with no bones broken. Her hus
band had to be awakened to open the
door.
DR. HOLLANDER'S OFFICE.
Mndc Secretary of the Itimctnllic
Conference Commission.
Washington, May C Dr. J. II. Hol
lander has been appointed secretary of
the International bimetallic conference
commission.
He Is professor of economics at the
Johns Hopkins university and a French
and German scholar.
BIG BLAZE IN NEW YORK.
Thirty Firemen Overcome by Smoke.
Several FalalitlcsAn Incendiary
Thought to Have Perished.
New York, May 6. Tho Interior of
the large cold storage warehouse of
tho Merchants' Refrigerating com
pany, occupying the upper doors of the
live-story building, 1K9 nnd 103 Cham
bers streeft, was almost completely de
stroyed by fire tonight. The loss will
probably amount to more than $500,000.
Three alarms called sixteen engines to
the scene and thirty or more firemen,
who entered the basement of 101 Cham
bers street, where the flic started, were
overcome by smoke. Fireman John
Rhelnhardt missed his way In leaving
tho cellar, and was finally taken out
unconscious. He died In mi ambulance
on the way to a hospital. Rhelnhardt
was taken from the cellar by Firemen
John K. Murphy and John O'Conncll,
They were both overcome by smoke
while rescuing Rhelnhardt and had to
bo taken to the hospital.
The first lloor of 101 Chambers street,
In tho basement of which the fire start
ed, was occupied by Robert Galr as a
paper warehouse. As soon as the lire
men got Into the cellar they were Im
mediately overcome. Rescuing par
ties were formed of policemen, citizens
and firemen, who carried the uncon
scious men across the street to engine
house No. 29, which was formerly old
Chambers Street hospital. Tho horses
quartered there were turned out, and
a hospital made of the place again.
General ambulance calls were sent out.
When the ambulances and corps of ex
tra doctors arrived they found men
lying abou't on all sides, unconscious.
At midnight the Haines broke through
the roof of 103 Chambers street and at
a late hour were still consuming the
building, lines of hose had been run up
through the adjoining buildings and
water was pouring upon the flames.
It is said that there were 150,000 cases
of eggs, containing 30 dozen each,
valued at about $3 a case In the cold
storage warehouse.
Fire In a paint shop at 17S Essex
street on the first lloor of a tenement
house, In a densely populated district,
gave the firemen much trouble tonight.
After the flames had been extinguish
ed the body of an unknown man was
found burned almost beyond recogni
tion. No one could account for the
man's presence in the building. The
occupants of the building believe that
the unknown man set fire to the paint
shop and was unable to escape from
the llames.
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
Messrs. Hornblowcr nnd MncVcngh
Address the Louisville Meeting.
Louisville, May 0. The evening ses
slon of tho National Municipal leasrue,
which began its annual meeting hoie
yesterday, was occupied by William P.
Hornblower and Horace E. Demlng, of
Now York, and Franklin MacVeagh,
JAMES C. CARTER,
President National Municipal League.
of Chicago, on the progress of reform
In their respective cities. Mr. Mac
Veagh's BUbJect was "Tho Business
Man In Politics." Ho said that the
popular Idea that the practical busl
ness man is essential to the prober
conduct of municipal affairs was rap
Idly giving way to the belief that the
true solution of the problem of city
government Is tho merit system, 'the
building up of an efficient class of
public servants who hold their nosi
tlons .through merit nlone. Great
progress mthls direction, he said, had
been made In Chicago and other cities.
Mr. Hornblower devoted most of his
time to a review of the situation In
Greater New York. He commanded
the past work of tho reform forces In
that locality, adding that their task
would now be much more dllllcult, be
cause It had becomo necessary to deul
with tho elements of four distinct cor
porations which had been welded by
law Into one. He believed, however,
that tho reformers were equal to their
task.
Brass Coinpiuiv in Trouble,
Toronto, May 6. Tho Jam-ea Morrison
Brass Manufacturing company, tho big.
met concorn of Its kind In Canada, is in
financial difficulty. Tho liabilities are
placed at J210.000: tho greater part of wnlch
Is owing to the Traders' bank. Tho assets
nominally equal tho liabilities.
THE PARIS FIRE
HORROR GROWS
Full Extent of Loss of Life Believed Not
to Be Yet Known.
ESCAPE OF A NEW YORK WOMAN
Mrs. filliuour Lcnps Through it Win-dow--l)cath
oT Duclicsso D'Alcn-coii-.SIic
Refused to Leave Until
tho Visitors Hud Dcpartcd--A
.Mother's Heroism.
Paris, May C With tho exception of
the Socialist newspapers, the whole
press associates itself with the pro
found sorrow which has overtaken the
upper classes of Fionch society. The
papers point out that the question of
the responsibility for the fearful fire
DUCHESSE D'ALENCON,
Sister of tho Empress of Austria, and Ono
of tho Victims of the Paris Fire.
at tho Chailty Bazaar In the Rue Jean
Goujon on Tuesday afternoon last,
must be fixed. They reproach the pre
fecture of police for not having taken
proper precautions.
The government has ordered nil the
subsidized theaters to be closed until
S.ituiday, uh a mark of respect for the
dead.
To the llht of vlcMms must be added
the names of Mile de Chevllly and the
Vlcomtesse d'Avenal, who h'ave sue
cumljcd to the Injuries which they sus
tained while escaping from the fire.
The exact number of dead Is not
known. It is? now estimated that there
were about 1,200 persons in the build
ing, about one-half of whom escaped
unhurt. Some estimates place the
number at 'dead at 143; others at a
still higher figure. One hundred and
eleven of the bodies recovered are be
lieved to have been correctly Identi
fied. A NEW YORK WOMAN'S ESCAPE.
Mrs. F. Gllmour, of New York, had a
narrow escape. She had consented to
act. as a saleswoman at tho stall of
Mine. Costa Benuiegard. She left the
Hotel Terminus, where she was staying,
about 1.30, accompanying the VIcom
tesse Savlgny. The sale was going
well, when suddenly her maid cried,
"Madame, sauvez vous, voila le feu,"
(Madame, have yourself. There's a
tire.)
Mrs. Gllmour rushed toward the
main entrance, but, seeing the danger
of being trampled to death, she ran
quickly back to the rear of the build
ing, where she saw a window that
opened in tho wall, through which she
soon reached the street.
Dr. Nachtel, who has directed the
ambulance work, says that the num
ber of bodies found gives a very in
adequate Idea of the number of vlc
tlmfc, ns dozens were burnt comnletely
to ashes. TheVicomte Damas Identified
his wife's body by a piece of haircloth
which she wore as a member of the
Third Order of St. Francis. M. Jean
Raffaelll, the painter, says:
"My daughter had the mark of a
heel stamped Into her neck. She was
trampled In the heap at the door near
tho main entrance. Her mother tried
to null her from the blazing fire; but
she said, 'It Is useless; save yourself,
as I shall die In any case.' Her mother
replied, 'I shall not leave you. I will
take you or stay and die with you.'
Both escaped, though severely In
jured." The Abbe Marbot says that the Com
tesse Vllleneuve returned to search for
her two daughters, failed to find them
and perished herself,
UCHESSE IVALENCON'3 DEATH.
It Is statod in the newspaners thar
Mile de L the daughter of a
well known colonel, visited the Due de
Vendome, son of the Due d'Alencon,
yesterday, and repeated a conversation
she had with the late Duchesse d'Alen
con, who Is one of the victims, Just he
fore the catastrophe. Mile, de L -referred
to the courageous conduct of
Her Royal Highness after tho lire
broke out, and continued: v
"I was talking to the duchesse in
front of the stall, where I was assist
ing, when I heard a cry of fire and Im
mediately said to the duchesse: 'Let
us go, madame. Come at once.'
"The duchesse replied: 'No, not yet.
Let us glvo the visitors time to get
outside.'
"I saw the crowd rush from tho exits
and the flames spreading from hang
ing to hanging around us, whllo drops
of burning tar fell upon us. I took the
duchesse by the waist and wns drag
ging her away. I repeated; 'You
must come, madame.'
"I dragged her a few paces, but with
a brusque movement she released her
self, repeating: 'No! No I I will re
main.' "Ah I was suffocating, nnd tho
flames had already reached us, I was
compelled to abandon her. She stood
motionless, then took a few steps to
ward her stall, her eyes upraised to
heaven, as though seeing visions and
that was the last I saw of her."
ATLANTA DOCTORS EXONERATED.
Chorees AcniiiRt Thirteen Phygiciuus
Withdrawn from Medical Sucicty.
Atlanta, Ga,, May 0, At a verv
heated session of the Atlanta Medical
society today the charges preferred
against thirteen leading physicians of
this city lor violation of professional
& Mi
1 V1
ethics fell through for lock of prose
cution. The instigators of the charges
wished to withdraw them when they
learned that the publication of the re
port of the remnrkable surgical opera
tion performed by Drs. Plnckney, Mc
Rao nnd Nicholson, a few weeks ago,
by which they opened tho skull so ns
to glvo nn Imbecile child's brnln full
development, wns a piece of routine
news nnd not inspired by tho surgeons.
It Is said that the child will soon gain
her normal mental powers.
VICTIM OF MALPRACTICE.
Pretty Kittle I'chlor Meets Death in
Try in;; to Hide Shame.
Louisville, Ky., May 6. Kittle Feh
lor, a pretty girl 20 years of age, Is
dead; Dr. II. C. Wllle, a prominent
physician Is In Jail, and Luther Watson,
a well known young man Is a fugitive
from Justice on account of an alleged
attempt on the part of. tho threo to
hide the glii'd shame.
Yesteidny, It Is "charged, Dr. Wllle
performed a criminal operation on the
girl, from which she died early this
morning. Dr. Wille's arrest followed
nnd the ofllcers of the law arc after the
dead girl's bettayer, Luther Watson.
THEY WANT MORE WORK
The Only Tiling That Can Be Suggested
to Improve (he Condition of
Luzerne Miners.
Wllkes-Barre, May C Tho legisla
tive committee Investigating tho condi
tion of affairs in the anthracite region
held Its first meeting in this city today.
Thomas O. Evans, of Nantlcoke, wns
the first witness sworn. Snld he Is a
breast miner employed by the Susque
hanna Conl company. Receives $1.02
per car of coal mined. In ten hours
two men are supposed to send out six
cars. Since January he has been work
ing In tho neighborhood of twelve or
fourteen days a month. In the month
of March he earned $35, lives In his own
house, deals In company store owned
by the Susquehanna Coal company;
has a family of eleven to keep, the
youngest 10 years old. He cannot keep
his family properly now, but could
when the mines worked steadily.
George P. Morgan, general superin
tendent of the Susquehanna Coal com
pany, of Nantlcoke, swore that min
ers working by the day are paid $2.10
and $2.23, according to tho manner
of work they do. Company laborers
are paid $1.54 to $1,75 Inside. Six cars
constitute a day's work In some veins
nnd five in others. Outside the labor
ers are paid from $1 to $1.50 a day. The
lowest rate is 50 cents a day for smal
lest slate picker. ,.
The Susquehanna Coal company does
not run a company store. It Is run by
Hlldreth & Co., the building being
owned by the coal company, which gets
percentage for collecting the bills from
employes who deal In the store. Mr.
Morgan could not suggest anything
that would better tho condition of em
ployes except more work.
THE TRAPEZE BROKE.
Ono of the Dunham Sisters Palis from
u Dizzy Height.
Washington, May C Fifteen thou
sand persons held their breath this af
ternoon at ISnrnum & Bailey's circus
when one of the Dunham sisters fell
from a trapeze. She was gayly swing
ing In midair, high above the cround,
when the trapeze broke and she
dropped. It seemed Impossible for her
to escape a horrible death, and many
women shrieked with horror and some
fainted.
As she alighted she struck on one of
tho boxes in the ring and rolled to the
ground. She lay there for a minute or
two, while the others present held
their breath, and then they carried her
to a- dressing room. Here she was ex
amined by a physician, who pronounced
her badly shaken up but with no
bones broken. She was then removed
to the Howard house, where she Is
Improving.
FATHER OF GREENBACKS DEAD.
Ex-Congressman Spnulding Leaves
nn Estate of 81 1, 000, ()()().
Buffalo, N. Y., May C Elbrldge Ger
ry Spaitldlng, known as the "Father
of the Greenback," died yesterday at
his home In this city, aged SS years.
He set veil three terms In congress, was
treasurer of the state of New York
In 1S54-55 and was one of the founder
of the Republican party. He Intro
duced In congress the greenbnek or legal-tender
uct and the national cur
rency bank act, both of which ho draft
ed. Mr. Spauldlng died worth $12,000,000
to $14,000,000.
CORA URQUHART POTTER CUT OFF.
Tho Actresses rnther-in-LiiwLenves
'Her No Money.
New Ycrk, May 6.-In a will filed In
the Surrogate's ofllce today, Howard
Potter, who died In London on March
29, entirely cuts oft his duughtor-in-law,
Mis James Brown Potler.better known
to tho theater-going public In this
country as Cora Urquhart Potter.
By the terms of tho will all of tho
actress' children or lineal descendants
after a certain date are also cut off
from any Intel est In the estate.
DYING FROM A KNIFE'S SCRATCH.
Particles of Matter from n Carbuncle
on the lllnile,
Suffolk, Va., May C James R. Davis,
tho largest owner In Greenville county,
Is slowly dying.
His hand and arm are grudually be
lngveaton uway by poison which came
from -tho scrutch of a knife that had
been used to remove a carbuncle.
Shipping Noivs.
New York, May G. Arrived: Germanic,
Liverpool, Rotterdam Arrived: Werk
cnUam and Obdum, New Yoik. Doulogno
Sailed: Muamlum, Now York. Queens
town Sailed: Teutonic, Now York. Genoa
SalSed: Werra, New York.
King of Greece Is III,
London, Tiiay C Tho Dally Telegraph
prints a dispatch from Vienna saying that
the condition of the king of CJrccce Is pro-carious.
SENATE PASSES
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, Offers Resolu
tions Deprecating War.
FOLLOWING UP REED'S ENDORSEMENT
Republicans llstnbllsh a Policy of
Hi-Weekly Mccting8-l)cmocrnts
nnd Populists, Led II y Mr. Hallcy,
Arc Arrayed Against tho Resolution-.
A Lively Partisan Dcbntc.
Washington, May C Tho senate to
day agreed to an amendment to the
sundry civil bill, revoking the order
of President Cleveland made on Feb
ruary 22, establishing forest reserves
aggiegntlng 17,000,000 acres. The de
bale brought out much criticism of Mr.
Cleveland's order, Senators Pettlgrcw,
Wilson, Turner, Ruwllns and White
speaking against It. Mr. Gray (Dela
ware) defended the course of the presi
dent, pointing out that It wns the re
sult of an inquiry authorized by con
gress and conducted by the national
academy of science.
Mr. Allison endeavored to have the
amendment restricted so as to leave
the question of revocation to the presi
dent, but he was defeated on a yea nnd
ray vote 14 to 32. Mr. Gorman made a
point of order against the amendment
but this being submitted to the senate
was defeated 23 to 23. The amendment
was then ngreed to without division.
Another amendment agreed to pro
vides for a contlnuar.ee of the Investi
gation of the condition of the seal In
Bering sea. The sundry civil bill was
passed late In the day. It carries an
agg'-epate of $53,000,000.
During the day Mr. Bacon (Georgia),
Introduced a Joint resolution deprecat
ing war and denouncing the policy of
the government In favor of arbitration.
The resolution wns referred to the
committee on foreign relation,
REED'S POLICY ENDORSED.
The Republicans of the house today
followed up their recent endorsement
of Speaker Reed's policy of postponing
the appointment of committees by es
tablishing the policy of bi-weekly
meetings through the adoption of a. res
olution repoited by the committee on
rules providing that the house shall
meet on Mondays and Thursdays until
further action. On this resolution the
Democrats and Populists were solidly
arrayed against the lcsolutlon and It
was adopted by a vote of 101 to S'l
after a pattlsnn debate. The opposi
tion led by Mr. Bailey, of Texas, was
based on the ground that the pro
gramme would prevent consideration
of tho bankruptcy bill .and Mr. Bailey
attempted to substitute a resolution for
taking up the Nelson bill on May 21,
which the speaker luled out of order.
The speakers were Dalzell, of Pennsyl
vania; Cannon, of Illinois, Grosvenor,
of Ohio, and Walker, of Massachusetts,
Republicans, and Bailey, of Texas,
McMllIIn, of Tennessee; Clarke, of
Mlssoura nnd Wheeler, of Alabama,
Democrats. The resolution adopted
will relieve the Republicans from the
necessity of keeping a quorum In town
and cut off the possibility of dally ses
sions belt.g forced by the Democrats.
MISS ECKERT'S DISAPPEARANCE.
Her Relatives in Highland TJnnblo to
Find Any Trace of Her.
roughkeep3le, May C The mysteri
ous disappearance of Miss Jennie Eck
ert continues to excite the villagers at
Highland. No trace of her has been
obtained, although' all her relatives
and f i lends for miles around have been
communicated with. Tho fact that
Miss Eckerl's brother-in-law, Frank
Van Aiken, of this city, Is also missing
Is upcd as a hinge for rumor to hang
suspicion on, but there Is no definite
proof of collusion between the couple.
Van Aiken went to New York to work
three weeks aso and his wife went to
the home of her father, Dulane Eckert.
a salesman In Highland. On Sunday
Van Aiken was seen in Poughkeepsie,
and that night Jennie Eckert left homo
to sing in the choir of the Methodist
church, but did not do so and has not
since been seen. Van Aiken Is not at
the home of his sister In Now York,
where he was supposed to bo stopping.
FORTUNE FOR AN AGED MAN.
Hnncs Will Lay Down His Tools nnd
Live at Ease.
Vlnelnnd, N. J., May 6. John Hanes,
a wealthy resident of Woodstown, died
recently, leaving to his only child, Miss
Florence, an estate worth over $80,
000. Miss Hanes' death followed only
nine days after that of her father, and
by her will the property was be
queathed to her uncle and aunt,
Thomas Hanes, of Vlneland, and his
sister, the share of the latter, who Is
a maiden lady, to revert upon her death
to llanos and his heirs.
Hanes, who Is 81 years of age, will
lay aside his tools, after working hard
all his life, and live In ease during the
remainder of his days.
INDIANA FAMILY POISONED.
Mysterious Cnso nt Hin.il--IIoliof
Thnt Arsenic Was Used.
Brazil, Ind., May 6. The poisoning
of Clarke Moore's family Sunday Is
assuming n serious aspect. It was
thought to have been tho result of eat
ing greens, and little was thought of
the matter. Today, however, Cluules
Moore, 18 years of age, was taken 111
and Is now In a critical condition.
The physicians declare he was pois
oned by nrsenlc. Tho members of tho
family are greatly excited, ns they be
lieve some ono is endeavoring to kill
the family.
. RIVAL MUSICIANS FIGHT.
National Lcnguu Keeps tho Federa
tion from ii Kansas City Hall.
Kansas City. Mo.,May C A policeman
had to be called In to aid the scrgeant-at-arms
In maintaining order at the
opening of tho first session of the con
vention of tho Nntrunal League of
Musicians at tho Coateu house, Twenty-four
members of tho American Fed
eration of Musicians had demanded en
franco to the meeting, but were re
fused admission. An attack was made,
but it failed, and the doors were barri
caded. The league then proceeded nt
once to tho adoption of n new consti
tution that shall forever bar the feder
ation's members from tho league.
The twenty-four federation delegates
undertook to get an Injunction1 to pre
vent tho lenguo doing business until
they were admitted, but nt last gave
up. Tomorrow the suspended unions
nre to plead their cause before the
convention and seek to be recognized
ns members In good standing. A reso
lution was passed unanimously by the
league this afternoon that under no
circumstances would It glvo up Its po
sition. -.
P0WDERLY OPPOSED.
Knights or Lnbor Working Openly to
Defeat His Nomination.
Washington. May C The Knights of
Labor are openly fighting the aspira
tions of Terence V. Powderly. They
are enlisting the opposition of Senator
Piatt, of New York, on the ground
that there nre upwards of 30,000
Knights In Biooklyn and New York
city and that unless Senator Piatt op
poses Powderly the Influence of the
KnlRhts will be felt In the coming may
oralty election.
They claim that they can defeat low
derly's nomination, If It should be sent
to the senate.
THE WAR IN CUBA.
Agulrre's Deoth ConfirmedA Spanish
Gunboat Prevents the Landing
of on Expedition.
Havana, May C The escort of a rail
road train running between Tunas and
Sanctl Splrltus. Province of Santn
Clara, on Monday last, discovered on
othcr dynamite bomb on the rails with
electric wires connected to It, The dis
covery saved a passenger train from
disaster.
Continuation has been received In of
ficial circles of the death' of Charles
Agulrre, tho Insurgent leader, who wus
killed In a recent engagement with
the Spanish troops. Important docu
ments found upon his person show,
among other things, that General Max
imo Gomez Is In bad health.
The Spunlsli gunboat Satelite, at
Caney, near Tunas, saw a suspicious
looking steamer making signals. Tho
gunboat fired fifteen shots nt the
steamer, which eventually disappeared.
Tho Satellto returned and reconnolter
ed the roast In the vicinity of Gulns
Inos, Paso Banao, and hnrbor of Paola
Alto. While s:o doing the gunboat
flghtcd a detachment of Insurgent cav
alry, evidently awaiting the landing of
n filibustering expedition. Fifteen
shells were fired at the insurgent force,
which dispersed.
BOLD ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.
Smashes n Window, but Is Chased
Away Just nt Thnt Time.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
PIttston. May C 'At midnight to
night a young man named Boyle, em
ployed In tho Wyoming hotel, heard
the sound of crashing glass. Rushing
outside Boyle saw a young man at
tempt to force an entrance to the Jew
elry store of W. F. Staley on Water
street. The fellow made another smash
at the big plate glass with an Iron bar
which ho had In his hand. Boyle and
three other young men made for the
fellow, but ho escaped by running
across the upper bridge.
The glass was smashed to pieces. It
was worth about $50. The Intent was
to make an opening nnd grab the jew
elry which was In the window.
ROBBERS TERRIFY AN AGED PAIR.
Stood Up in n Corner During n Putilo
Scnrch for 830,000.
Clearfield, Pa., May 0. Two masked
men broke Into the house of Charles
Brown, on the mountain, near Sabula,
last night. Ono of the burglars com
pelled aged Mr. and Mrs. Brown to
stand In the corner at the point of
pistols while the other ransacked tho
house for $20,000, which was supposed
to be hidden therein.
After an hour's search tho men bade
the old people good-bye without having
secured any booty.
DISORDERLY HOUSES RAIDED.
Police Swoop Down on Two Places
nnd Arrest Ten Pemnlcs.
Clara Stephenson's house of III-re-pute
In the third block of Center street
wns raided by the police this morning
at 1 o'clock. Five women, Including
the proprietress, were taken.
Half an hour later the house of Nel
ly Bly In the first block of Raymond
court was visited and five more fe
males were carted to tho police sta
tion. A fight In each Instance was the
cause of the raid,
A Cousin of Bryan's Murdered.
Cando, N. D., May C While moving n
pi: of inanuro on Georuo Hantjburn's
farm, the dead body of Wlhlam Bryan was
discovered burled under tho pile. Tho top
of tho dead man's head was crushed In,
showing pla' ily that murder had been
ecmmltted. Mr. Bryan claimed to to a
second cousin of William J. Bryan, and
was undoubtedly muuiered for his money.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
.Weather Indications Today:
Slightly Warmer.
1 (General) Reported Important Tuik-
leh Vletoiy.
Honcts of the Paris Catastrophe
Work Bone by Comtress.
A. B, Uunnlng fcr Street Commissioner,
2 (Sport) Soranton Beaten In the Ninth.
Eastern, OCatlonul and Atlantic League
Pall Game.
Sporting Ge!p.
3 (State) Legislature Has n Lively De
bate Over tho Pltuburg Charter.
1 Editorial.
Washington Gcsslp.
B (Story)-"ThoTtineMcGllvray Playod."
Is Telepathy Real or Is It a Humbug?
6 (Loral) Miss Puilou'b Second Lecturo
on Bomostlc Eeonc-my.
7 (Local)-Prlmltlvt MethodUt Confer
ence Chooses Otllcors.
Condition of tl'o Ccul Trade.
8 (Lo;al) West Bldo and City Suburban.
9 Laokiwar.na County News.
10 Neighboring County Happenings.
Financial and Commercial,
MAYOR NAMES
MR. DUNNING
He Has Removed Street
Commissioner Kinsley
for Cause.
RESIGNATION NOT EVIDENT
Both Communications Re
ferred to Committee.
It Is Instructed to Ascertain if tho
City Would IJo I.inhlo for Two
Salaries in tho I'.vent of the Con
firmation of .Mr. I)unning--Coloncl
Sanderson Names His Kstimntetf
Committee nnd Presents Two
Appropriation Ordiunuccs--Ordi
nance Introduced Allowing tho
Scrnnton Railway Company to Kx
tend Its Tracks.
As foreshadowed In The Tribune nnd
In line with general expectations, May
or Bailey last night, nt the select coun
cil meeting nominated A. B. Dunning,
jr., for street commissioner to succeed
C. R. Kinsley. In producing a vacancy
X. B. DUNNING, JR..
Named by Mayor. Bailey for tho Ofllco o!
Street Commissioner.
In which to place Mr. Dunning, hlsj
honor did not follow his announced pro
gramme of presenting Mr. Kinsley's
resignation. Instead he transmitted a
communication removing Kinsley for
cause, nil of which still leaves unset
tled the pertinent question: Did tho
mayor have Kinsley's resignation In
his possession or did ho only lmaglno
he had it? The thing wns done in two
simple communications, reading as fol
lows: Seranton, May C, 1897.
To tho Select Council.
I hereby remove C. R. Kinsley from tho
olllco of street commissioner, for cause.
James G. Bailey, Mnyor.
Seranton, May 6, 1897.
To the Select Council.
I hnreby nomlnato A. B. Dunning, Jr.,
as street commissioner for the unexpired!
term of C. R. Kinsley, removed.
James G. Bailey, Mayor.
THEY WERE REFERRED.
The llrst communication was re
ferred to committee without any com
ment or opposition on a motion by Mr.
Finn, The second wns treated like
wise, excepting that Mr. Chittenden
asked that the committee be Instructed
to inquire Into the possibility of tho
city bolng called upon to pay salary ta
two street commissioners for the re
mainder of the present Incumbent's)
term In case Mr. Dunning Is confirmed.
Only a few took the trouble to vote oiii
either motion and none voted against
them.
At the very outset of the meeting a)
little city sollcltorshlp sparring wan
introduced. Mr. Chittenden moved to
expunge from the minutes all reference
to the Mayor Bailey "Joint convention'
of the night before. This was done by;
a strict party vote, Mr. Robinson vot
ing with tho Democrats.
Tho appropriation ordinance, of
courpe, came In for a big shnre of at
tention. It wns first brought to notlco
by a communication from City Con
troller Robinson calling attention to
the fact that the estimates committer
had failed to provldo for one of tho
fixed charges, tho state tax on loans,
which, tho controller admitted, ha
neglected to Incorporate In his esti
mate. The item amounts to $2,57G. To
meet It the controller says ho can fur
nish $1,075.73, which is tho amount o
the surplus from last year in excess o
his original statement.
Again the appropriation ordinance)
and Its attendant ruction woro brought
to view by President Sanderson's ap
pointment of the estimates committee.
Before giving tho names he expressed
regret at being forced by the examplo
of the Democratic majority In the other
branch, to bieak a most worthy prece
dent and deny the minority Its propor
tionate share of representation. Ho
then read the committee. Flnlay Ross
is chairman nnd the other members
aro William J. Thomas, C. E, Chitten
den, C. F. Wagner and Robert Robin
son, nil Republicans with the excep
tion of the latter.
THE SNAP COMMITTEES.
Ho also announced that Messrs,
Wagner and Schrooder would chango
places on tho public buildings commit
tee. Mr. Wagner becoming chairman
and Mr. Schroeder succeeded Mr. Wag
ner as chairman of the paving commit
tee. This change resulted from a re
quest from Mr. Wagner that he be re
lieved from tho chairmanship of tho
paving committee, ns his time will not
permit him giving It the attention it
requires.
Next, the appropriation ordinance
bobbed up in the shape of a project by
Colonel Sanderson to substitute by way
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