TWO CENTS. SCI? ANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1897. TWO CENTS f ACETYLENE EXPLOSION? Buildings Wrecked and Two Men Hurt Fatal ly by the Gas. ACCIDENT AT JERSEY CITY Works of the United States Company Demolished. Gm Stored in Nino Tnnks Kscnpcs WJlh n itniiK-- ''wo .Mon I'ntnllv Injnrcd--Aiiolli(,r SUstlng" JMiich (ilitss in Ji'mcv Cily slinttorpd Telephone and Electric. Light Con nection!! I$roki!ii--Shock Felt n Mile Awuy-. tinny People I'niiio Slrickcifl'iro Chlcl's Nurro,v K cape. New York-, Dec. 24. The works of tho United Stntes Acetylene Ons company, Montgomery nnd Fremont streets, Jer sey City, w.-re totally demolished a few minutes nfter ! o'clock this morn ing by n series of explosions. Tho gas that had been stored In nine tnnks was Ignited, from some unknown cause, and the explosion resulted. Two men were Injured so seriously that they cannot recover, and n dozen r others Hustalned less serious bruises nnd abrasions. One man cannot be ac counted for, nnd tho belief of tho police Is that he perished In the wreck. All windows within a. radius of three quarters of a mile of the gas works were shattered. Severnl building? adja cent to the works were wrecked, and they must be pulled down. Tho force of the explosion was felt In nearly nil parts of the city, and people a mile away were startled. All telephone and trolley circuits were broken, and the electric lights went out. Immediately after the last of the explosions tho wreck took fire, and was burned to the foundation. The Injured are: MAX GRIMM, tho superintendent of tho works, of Union Hill, leg blown olf, ribs broken, arm shattered; will die. i. POLLER, employe of the works, ribs broken, scalp torn. Injured internally; will die. . JOSEPH MI3AD, carpenter, cut by flying glass and Iron while nt work on u budding a block distant. ABRAHAM HOPI'Kn. employe of the works, head cut nnd nose broken. Fritz Ktzel Is the man who Is miss ing. A number of other persons were hurt, but not seriously. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. Just how or why the accident hap pened no one can tell. The building was a two-story wooden structure that was erected by the New York Ice Ma chine company about ten years ago. It was purchased by Henry Ryrne, who leased it to the gas company three years ago. Nine large tanks were erected in the first story, In which the gns wns stored. The company com pressed and condensed the gas until the most powerful tanks were required to hold it. A more brilliant light is obtained as a result of this condensa tion. The building was filled with ma chinery valued at about J100.000. Five men have been employed about the premises during tho last few days. They were going about their various duties this forenoon when, without warning, the explosion took plnce. Eye-witnesses say that the roof rose about thirty feet Into the nlr and then fell apart. The walls were blown Into fragments and scattered over an area of half n mile square. Grimm and Fal ler were blown through the roof nnd W'Te picked up under an elevated rail way structure nearly twenty yards from the building. Fire broke out tho Instant the debris fell upon the foun dation. The district Is full of tenement houses that nrc crowded with people. nnd n panic followed the accident. Tho streets were blocked quickly with a mnss of excited people, who thought that their homes were going to fall upon them. Chief Murphy was giving Instruc tions to tlTo police captains nt head quarters when he heard of the acci dent. The captains nnd nil of thp re serves In the city, were hurried to the locality, nnd Chief Conway, of the fire department, called out nearly nil of the enslnes In tho city. The firemen and police reached the ruins Just after the fourth exploslo'n. Chief Conway, not knowing; that there were nine tanks In the building, attempted to enter the structure, when tho fifth tank exploded. A cloud of dust en veloped the chief and n report wns circulated that he had been killed. This was proven false by the chief, who staggered out of the smoke and dust almost blinded. The firemen were or- dered away from the building after this, and they remained at a snfo dls- tance until Abraham Honner told them there were only nlno tnnks to fear. When the last went off the fire men made a rush Into tho ruins. RESCUE OF GRIMM. Grimm was rescued first. Ho wns lying under tho Junction railway tres tle, mangled out unoum-clous. Not far from him tho police found Follor. nlrn unconscious and mnngled. Most of the clothing had been lil-jwn from tho men's bodies. Amliulamesi were sum moned and the Injured men were re moved to tho City hospital, where It wan aald that Grimm und Foller would die. A high wind Increased the danger to tho wooden tenements near tho wrtck ed bulldlnff, but the firemen kept the flames from spreading. Tho psople In the adjoining tenement, however, had to move, as the forco of th'o explosion mode tho walls Inilgo out and crack. A trolley car of the Montgomery street line bnppencd to be passing tho building when tlio first of the explo sions occurred. Tho windows of tho car were j-huttered nnd the passengers ere thrown from their scats. The trolley wlis were hro'.-en nnd the car r-nino to a standstill. Live wires dropped to the cround. A majority of the passengers wore too frightened to leave the car nnd remained In It dur ing the other eight explosions. Parts of beams nnd scraps of Iron tanks wero scattered for blocks around. The force of the explosion made many persons believe that an earthquake had oc riirn d. The president of tho Gas, company Is John C. Tongood. The concern Is In corporated. It has Its main olliees nt 2.'.3 v;roadwny. this city. The olllcers declined to discuss the explosion. The men who were nt woik In the factor y. however, are Inclined to believe that one of the tanks leaked nnd thai tin? gas came In contact with a light. THE SAFE MUDDLE. Monster Company Piles Suit Asking 1'or the Appointment ol n Receiver Tor tho Herring-llnll-.tlarvin Com puny. Hamilton, O., Dec. II. At 10 o'clock last night "William and Moses Mosler. or tho Mosler Safe and Lock company, of this city, filed a suit In the common pleas court for the appointment of a receiver for the Herrlng-Hall-Mnrvlnn Safe and Lock company as far as their property Is located In Ohio. Judge Nellnn has appointed S. D. Fltton, president of the First National bank of Hamilton, as receiver, and ho was qualified by giving bond in the sum of $50,000. Tho petition recites that ths company Is Incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, has complied with the provisions of the statutes of Ohio relating to foreign corporations, lias a plant at Hamilton nnd also its princi pal oflices. Plaintiffs say they are creditors and stockholders In the cor poration nnd they sue on two promis sory notes of $1S,6U and $11,305, dated New York, December IS, ISO", signed by C. S. Lake, nsslstant treasurer; Stephen A. Jenks, president, and In dorsed by tho Herrlng-Hnll-Murvin company. Plaintiffs say tho company also has a factory and place of busi ness in Now York; that most of tho stock Is controlled by n committee of trustees for tho purpose of voting the stock and controlling the business, and that tho company has pledged and de livered a large part of Its personal as sets for the purpose of preferring cred itors, other than Ohio creditors, who threaten to have a receiver appointed for the Ohio assets and thereby place them under the control of a foreign jurisdiction, where they will be frit tered and wasted away. They say the real estate and assets ought to be ap propriated to pay the Ohio Indebted ness, about $100,000. They say the total Indebtedness Is about $300,000. The assets of the company, tho re ceiver states, are a million nnd a quar ter and there Is no danger of Insol vency. The fight is between the east ern and western creditors, who have been unable to effect an organlatlon. The Mosler owns 153 shares of the capi tal stock at $100 per share. The re ceiver Is now in full control of the Ohio plant. BURIAL OF MISS HERBERT. Tho I'uncrnl Train Reaches Mont gomery, Alabama, Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 21. lion. II. A. Herbert and his son-in-law. Mr. ! Renjamin Mlcou and Mrs. Mleou 1 reached here this morning at 1 o'clock In a private oar on the delayed Wash ( Ington express. Th'ey brought the re 1 mains of Miss Herbert for interment , here today. A large number of rela . tlvcs and friends were waiting at tho station for the arrival of the tram. The casket was In a private car and wns covered with large numbers of tho most 'beniitlful floral emblems. The remains were taken to the residence of Mr. R. G. Ranks, of Moulton stn et, and were Interred In the family burying ground nt 11 o'clock. Miss Heibert spent tho early part of her life In this city and was especially loved and admired. KILLED BY A JUDGE. Judge Cnriker of Terrell, Tex., Shoots ronstnliio James Dcnd. Dallas, Tex., Dec. 24. Judge W. II, Cnriker met Constable J. D. James on a crowded street corner In Tvrrell, Tex., this afternoon and shot him dead with out warning. He then went to the chief of police and surrendered. The two ofllclals hnd frequently quarrelled. They had one of their customary war. of woiuls this morning. After the shoot ing Judge Carter Justified his action on the' ground that Constable Jnmes, since their morning quarrel, had ex-pres.-d a determination to kill him op sight. Judge Cnriker will have a pre liminary hearing for bond before Judge Rutleclgo tomorrow. MRS. CLUTE'S MURDERER. Tho Coroner's Jury Allirm That Al- bert HotT's (he (Sqilly Mini. San Francisco, Dec. 24. The coroner's Jury today returned a verdict that Al- 1 bert Hoff murdered Mrs. Mary Cluto In the vacant Hat which tho woman had Just rented. The victim's head was ' "'''"'" "nn ranroau coupnng pin. 1Ioff was not '"'"tely Identified as tllu ln(,t ,nnn fcCon Eoing from the- house Just after wrcams were heard, but wnal convinceu wie jury was ine testi mony of two witnesses that they had seen tho coupling pin In Iloff's pos session for two years past, Al'ih'iiil'l Winer' llni Inrrensed. Illrmlnghnm, Ala., Dec. 21. Tho Coroiu Coal und Col.o company ami tlv Virginia and Alabama L'oai company, ownnra and operators of largo coal inlnes In wal county, huvo posted notices at their mi . . notifying their miners, iilmut J.!) In num ber, that an advance of lu cents a ton would bo allowed on the first of January. Tho companies have been p.iytilg CO cents a ton. The ccal minus all over Alabama are working at full cupaclty. Stubbed n Convict. Iluffulo. N. Y Dec. 21. 1 lurry Kings was fatally stabbed by a foilow convict nt Kilo penitentiary yesterday and dlsd today. Frank Carr, a United Slates prla onor from Nov York city, convicted of pasting counterfeit money, wus the as-ballant. CHICAGO COLLISEUM DESTROYED BY FIRE The Edifice Ourns to Ashes In Twenty Minnies After Uclnj Ijnltcd. A NUMBER OF PERSONS PERISH Tim Immense llnilding in tVhlch tho Inst Democratic Convention tin Held, Hums to tho Ground'-List oi the Victims ol the Tire. Chicago, Dec. 24. Fire tonight de stroyed the Coliseum building nt Sixty third street and Stoney Island avenue, In which the Democratic convention was held last year. The fire was one of the qulc host even seen In Chicago. From the time the fire originated bv tho crossing of two electric light wires until the Coliseum was u pile of twist ed Iron and hot bricks was not over 20 minutes. Tho building had been rent ed for nn exhibition of a manufactur ers' exposition and was tilled from end to end with booths of all kinds which were destroyed with' all their con tents. It io supposed that n number of pet. pie were lost In the flames and al though nn bodies have been recovered tho following people aro missing and hav. undoubtedly perished. Two women dancers In tho midway exhibit were seen In the buildings just before It collnpred. The injured are: Folr Foots, watchman; Harry Par ker, New York; C. A. Lions, New York: Mrs. G. A. Lyons, M. J. Morley, William Robertson, M. J. Wheeler, watchman; James Maher. fireman; Wnlter Hartley, fireman; Miss Helen Congr; George Dekreko, proprietor of the .Streets of Cairo exhibit; Lewis Wise, janitor; Frank Murphy, St. Louis; Harry Hamilton, W. H.Wrlght. William Allfiby, fireman: Albert Cham berlain, Eugene Duggnn. RAPID PROGRESS. Within ten minutes after the lire be gan, the roof was ablaze and In a very short time after the fire had appeared on the top of the building one of the big arches that spanned the building gave way with u tremendous report, and then another and another, eai h one going down with a sound like the report of a cannon. The building fc-Il very quickly, as after the first arch went down, the weight was too gre it for the arches next to It. and all col lapsed. It took not over twenty minutes to mnko a complete ruin of the building-. The Coliseum cost $250,000 nnd wns twice as larce as the Madison Squale Garden buttling of New York. It had a floor space of seven acies, Including the grand gallery Hnor: was "70 feet long by 300 wide, und contained 2,50(1,. 000 pounds of steel, 1 ,200,000 feet of tlm her and ::,000,000 bricks. The building was Insured for $120, 000, written in twenty-six different companies. It is almost Impossible io form nny Idea of the loss to the ex hibitors. There was about 100 booths in tho place, idled with nil sorts of goods. WONDERFUL SURGERY. Dr. Carl Schlatter Demonstrates That the Slomnch is Not n Vital Organ. A .Most Important Discover), , New York, Dec. 24. The Medical , Record will tomorrow publish an ac count of the first successful removal f a human stomach. It Kays: "The feat itself Is the must brilliant and daring ever attempted In recent .surgical history, but tho attendant ell..- i covery that the stomach Is not a vital ; oignn, and Is never more important. "The operation was pel formed In i Zurich, Rwiterland, by Dr. Carl Sehlat- j tor. on September 6 last. The subjet wu; Anna Landls, 50 years old, and a : silk weaver. Tills woman had com- ' plained for years of stomach trouble. Dr. Schlatter diagnosed the cae und found that she was suffering from nn ' exceptionally large oval tumor in her . stomach. Laparotomy wns performed, i arc! r. Pchlatter found that the. wo- enure stomach presented a haul mrs'.. And then this daring operator. seeing ihnt the organ wns useless, went to work and freed It from Its dvllcn'.o attachments. When Dr. Schlatter had excised the entire stomach he firmly united a small coll of Intestine to tho oesophagus, thus making n dhect con nection between the alimentary cnnal a'nd the bowels. They were bound to gether with sutures. Tho organs wore nllowed to drop back Into their posi tions, ho abdominal wound was sewed up, and all there was to show that Anna Landls had lost her stomach was a sight retraction toward the dia phragm. Tho operation lasted nearly two hours and a half. The blood was slight. loss of The patient, although old and feeble, exhibited but few of the serious symp toms that usually follow n vital oper ation. Mlnuto quantities of liquid ford wero given to her nt short Intervals. With the exception of occasional vom iting this food seemed to be assimi lated despite the nbsenco of a food re ceptacle. In the second week after tho operation she was given solid food. It wan retained and digested without dis comfort. He wns liandlcnpped in giv ing the patient solid food, because Bho only had one tooth left in her heud. On October 11, a month nnd five days after the stoninch had been removed, Anna Landls left her bed. She la now apparently a well woman. NO CHRISTMAS EVICTIONS. A Jticlgo Refine to Turn Tenants Out nt the I'olidiiy Time. New York, Dec. 21. "I wish to an nounce that I will not order the dis possession of nny tenant before Christ mas." So said Judge John R. McKean In the Sevunth district civil court today. Sev eral Insistent landlords became noisy In persisting that ejectments bo order ed, but they became silent when Judre McKean ofiered to pay the rent of tho tenants for the holiday season. The tenants presunt shouted bless ings at tho judge. m Meiiiiikliio VrrivnU. New York. Dec. 21. Uleuivd: l.tiwinlu. Liverpool; Amsterdam, Rotterdam; Itui tcrdam, Rotterdam. GRADE CROSSING SLAUGHTER. The Mcitridc fninilyor Wilmington Wiped Out ily n Trnln. Wilmington. Del., Dec. 21. A grade crossing nccldcnt at the Stanton cross ing o tho. Philadelphia, Wilmington nnd llaltlmore railroad, five miles be low this city, resulted In tho death of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley McRrlde, of Stanton, and tho probable fatnl Injur ing of their slx-ycnr-old daughter, Carrie. Mr. and- Mrs. Mcllrldo wero driving to Wilmington market with a load of poultry and produce. The wagon was closed up as much as pos sible to shield the occupants from tho wind nnd cold. It wns about crossing the rnllroad tracks when tho Wash ington and New York express, dua hole at 2.55 o'clock, crashed Into It. Mrs. McRrlde was Instantly killed nnd her husband so badly Injured that he died In a few minutes. Tho child was terribly Injured, but Is still alive. The horse was Instantly killed and the wagon completely demolished. The closed wagon and tho presence of some freight cars on a siding probably prevented the occupants from seeing the npproachlng train. LARGE HOLIDAY TRADE. An Increase in Demand for Products That Is VnfxprctciN-llniik I'nil- iircs Cutise No Disturbance. New York.Dec. 21. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade: Tho weekly reports show a remarkably largo holi day trade, at many points the largest for five yeais. Moreover, at the sea son when wholesale business usually shrinks, the pressure of demands for Immediate deliveries, which results from unprecedented distribution to consumers, keeps many establishments at work that usually begin their year ly resting spoil somewhat earlier. In stead of decreasing, the demand for products shows nn unexpected Increase in several important branches. For eign trade continues satisfactory, even In comparison with the remarkable record of a year ago when experts ex ceeded $117,000,000 In December. Rank failures nt Philadelphia, due to In- ! dividual opeiatlons, cause no disturb i ance and commercial failures for tho month have been less than half last year's to the same dale. J The outgoing flood of gwln H not ' checked bv Chicago speculation, though more corn than wheat has been mov I ing. Wheat exports, flour included, i have been :!,car!..':2l bushels for the week ng.UnEt .".riOS.iO", tne pievlous week and l.5lfi,-14n a year ago, and In four weeks li.7n5.SD3 bushds rtrralnst 9,0:;3,.rA7 last jeer, while rrrn exports for the week, ,r.lo,S2S bushels, against 1,731,740 last vcar, have been In font weeks 14.420,1-M r.gilna S,17fi,07.t last year. Last year's com movement wa by far the great est evar known, and this year's wheui movement for the half year nearly erded has been close to t.. maximum leached In 1SP1. Wheat lias vrtrled lit tle, closlrg 3 cents hlgiicr for tho week, after d'-llvorl'S of surprising mfp.nltudp M Chlcnq". and corn closes nearly a cent h'lrhcr. Cotton has also be n moving largely, nnd has risen a slvteciuh. Cotto:i gnodf have further declined in prices of bleached, which meet nctlvo southern competition, and the Fall River splniKM Insist upon a reduction if or.e .llnth In v.r'.gcs, other New Kng Inrd mills joinli:-. out of 101 New Frgland wi.ilts, 13 have p.ifned divl eV nda, 14 at Fall rSiver, with 13 others paving 1 ptr cent, for the last quar ti i Tho fall In Mu nrl.v of cotton, when mills wore luddln? hoavy stocks of goods, placed this lndiL'iy In a most embarrassing pesltlen. W'n.d-m mill hlc liegi'.if hu.iiig doi,u.tlc wo.d heavily, espaanllv Mnnuiin and terri tory, a. it njEtitvd "f larjo burners for the season about to own. Con tracts of unknown magnitude have b n made. I' Is nld. many at prol ms piker, but others at a moderate ad vance. Wool Is mere firm, traders having disposed of S.SCO.tuO pounds ter ritory and 1,'if.oofO other domestic at Kostcn, pud saler nt three cities reach ed 7.SO?,100 pcunde. Ti-ere Is i stronger demand for Iron ard its preduets, Iierremer rising: to $10 and drey Foige to $9 at Pittsburg. The Hastorn Har association nas ad- I vanced the price to 1.1 eents for re- i fino-l and 1.02'., for common. Owing to possible changes In freight rates, scut hern pig i offered 23 cents lower. A Mrlklng feature In the unusual de mand for the season l.i building ears, of which 4,000 have been ordered at Cl-leago liy one trunk line, and rails tl-ero have ndvnnced to ?:o in new buslneFs, with sales hero of 0,000 tons for homo lire nnd 2.C00 for Mexico. MuUdlng contr icts In unusual number for the season poino up, an 1 contracts for three drainage canal bridges at Chicago. The Illinois Steel wairks have olefin uii'iiths' business booked, with moro orders offering. Pipe Is dull and wrnV l,i, t ,ii,1r npp nolle letive anil i MiiQts i,av0 advance 1 about 30 cents. Tho output of Coiinellsvllle coke, 153, i.l tons. Is the largest for many weeks ibis year, nnd contracts to supply a Mahoning furnace nt I.tiO for half next year have been made. Anthracite coal Is 10 cent.! stronger with redder weath er. Tin Is slightly winker, owlns to largo shipments, Failures for the week have been 202 in the UnltM Htatea nsralnat 297 Inst year mid 33 In Canada asalnst 14 htrt year. Ill: HAD -MADE HIS HLG. Rotitos I'm m Rtniiicss After ."Wnkint; O'J.OIIO.OOO in WhPiit. St. Paul, Minn.. Dec. 21. Mr. Charles A. Plllsbury, who Is reported to have made $2,000,000 In wheat this year, has leslgned tho management of the Eng lish syndicate mills. It is said that he foreraw that there would be a big shortage of wheat In the northwest early In August, and when a little later it wns tendered certnln that fully CO per cent, of the wheat of this section, was below contract grade, ho bought very heavily. lie bought wheat all tho way from CO cents to 73 cents, and sold It from SO cents to $1,02. Mr. Plllsbury, feels well enough eiver his recent woik to retire from uctlve business. Dropped Dead in the Station. New York, Dec, 21. Dr. Stephen H. Coneer. ono of the mo3t prominent cltl jieiiB of Summit. N. J., dropped dead In tho Delaware. Lnckuwanna and Wotern rail road waltfiiK room at that pkico today. lie was 70 years old. AN APPEAL FOR STARVING CUBA Contributions for the Suffering People Will be Distributed. GEN. FITZ HUGH LEE IN CHARGE Ho Will Co-operate With tho Local Authorities in Placing tho Donn-tlon--.tloney. Provisions, Medi cine nnd Clothing Will be Thank fully Received. Washington, Dee. 24. The following nppcal to tho American people has been Issued: Department of State. Washington, Dee. 21. 1897. By direction of the president tho public Is Informed that, In deference to tho earnest desire of the govern ment to contribute by effective ac tion toward the relief of tho suffering people In the island of Cuba, arrange ments have been perfected by which charltnblo contributions, In money or In kind, can be sent to the Island by the benevolently disposed people of the United States. Money, provisions, clothing, medi cines and tho Ilko articles of prime necessity can bo forwarded to Gen eral Fitzhugh Lee, tho consul gener al of the I'nlted States, at Havana, and all articles, now dutiable by law, so consigned, vlll be admitted Into Cuba free of duty. Tho consul gen eral has been Instructed to receive the same and to co-operate with the local authorities and the charitable boards Tor the distribution of such relief nmong the destitute and needy people of Cuba. The president is confident that the people of the Cnlted States, who have on many occasions In the past re sponded most generously to the cry for bread from peoples striCKen oy famine or sore calamity, and who have beheld no less generous action on the part of foreign communities when their own countrymen have suf fered fiom fire and flood, will heed the appeal for nid. which comes from the destitute nt their own threshold, and. especially at tills season of good will and rejoicing give of their abun dance to this humane end. John Sherman. SUPPLIES FRKE OF DUTY. Havana. Dec. 21. Captain General r.lanco ha3 cabled to the Spanish min ister at Washington that Americans have authority to send supplies to tho reconcentrados on the Island without paying customs duties, G-neral Pando, the Spanish commander-in-chief in the field, who, with nn escort, recently landed on the south ci.nst of Santiago de Cuba, In order, ne'eordtng to the- official report, to re connoltcr that pan of the island, has xiit bono heard frem for five elays. It was announced touay ir.ai nc uuu .- . . . .. v. U...1 .... rived safely at the city ef Cnntlngo ele Cuba, but the report was subsequently oPlclnllv denied, nnd It was said that the general had attacked the Insurgents In that province with strong columns of troovs, t.hc enemy .accreting battle. Still another retir.rt hs:t It that Gen eral Pando has arrived at Ralrc, In the province cf Ca:.:lasa do Cuba. In tbat vicinity and In th Bayanio di'stilct the Insurgents ure said io be In force, well armed arid supplied with ammunition. They are under the com mand of Callxto Garcia and Ral I. LOST GIRL AMI LAWSUIT. f'nrnierrciN Fenced Oil" His I, line to pitc 15i Neighbor iinmlo pit. New nrunrwick, N. J.. Dec. 24 The farms of A. F. Ranc'.olnh and Michael Fox In Plseatnwny township ndjoln. For twenty years Mr. Randolph's fam ily have been accustomed to uso a lane that lends over the Fox farm to the farm owned by the Huckclcw family. One of the Randolph boys courted one of the Huckelew girls ami a son of Michael Fox became his rival. Young Randolph won and married the girl. Mr. Fox then built a fence acroi-s the lane and defied the Randolphs to usp it. ,.. T-nnrl.iln1, aMr.rl fni rirrllt or WilV Randolph sued for right or way n,i ihn ,.;,.,e occunied the attention of Justice Dixon and. a Jury In court here It Is not to be understood by any-yc-!erday The Jury went out In the thing In the order herein made that afternoon nnd at S o'cock this morn- the commission undertakes to relieve ing they returned with a verdict of fi , cents for Mr. Randoipn. Tms carries with It the r'.sht to use the lane. PRISONER OF SIX ARRAINGED A Child In Its timber's Arms Dis- mlcd iir n llncNtrnlo. Now York. Dec. 24. Johnny Dlplncr ro, only r, years old. was a prisoner in the Harlem police court today, charged by Rutcher Andrew Napolitono with having stolen $S from his till. When Patrolmnn IJloch went to the house to execute the warrant ho felt ashamed of himself, nnd nsked the mother of the child to accompany him and carry the little prisoner for "the looks of the thing." With great Indignation the magls tiate said, looking at the child in his mother's arms: "If this Is the boy for whom I ffsued n wnrrant, he Is dis charged. If the man who got this war rant Is In court I shall punish him for misrepresenting this child's age. PORTUGUESE KILLED. TwonlyOnn Ollicer nnd Men Slnin nt lluinbe Plateau. Lisbon, Die. 24. Further advices from St. Paul de Loanda, Portuguese, Lower Guinea, unnoutiee thnt the Por tuguese officer who with' a number of men. was killed by natives of tho Humbe Plateau, was Count Almoster, a grandson of the Duke of Saldanha, Tho Portuguese killed .and missing number twenty-one parsons. Tho murderers wore Horeios and Ovampos, tribesmen. Killed by i Train. Rushvllle, Ind.. Dee. 21.,-Mlss Ida Rrooks was killed and Mr. William Pearcy fatally Injured by being struck by tha fast express train on the Cincinnati,, Hamilton and uayton railroad at cinmna nation. They wero returning In a buggy from a Christmas entertainment. Ponnnylvniiln Pogtmasler'l Washington. Dec. 21. Tho following fourth class postmnsters wero appointed ledny for Pennsylvania: Knat nerlln, Kllas K. Kuuffman; Font, Raynrd A. Con rad; Home, Gcoigo K. Simpson, GREAT ATHLETIC EVENT. Tho University ol I'eniisvltinnln will Send n Crack loam to llnclnnd. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec 24. The first Intimation of what will bo the great est athletic event of lS'JS wns given out today by Alvln C. Krnenzlelii, who Is attending the University of Penn sylvania and enmo to Milwaukee to spend tho Christmas holidays. Mr. Krnonzleln gives out tho Information thnt th'o University of Pennsylvania will send a track team to England to meet Cambridge university in a dual track contest to bo held In London next year. Tho two universities have been corresponding for some time and everything has been nrranged except the detnlls. Pennsylvania has nover been represented In athletic contests In England before. The Pennsylvania, team will be a strong one, made up from n number of the prominent win ners in the inter-couegiato cnammon 3hlp teams of this year. The make-up of the Pennsylvania team will bo as follows: Captain James Wlnsor.broad Jump: Tewksbury nnd Caldwell, splints: Hoffman, 440 yard dnsli; Grant, mile run; Lane, half mile run: Kracnzleln, hurdle and high and bro der lump; Fettermnn, mile? walk; Mc Crncken, throwing weights. Krneuzletn was tho star performer this year In hurdles and Is the holder of American championships, and In tho broad nnd high jumps Captain WInsor carried off th? honors. Murphy will handle the team. EXTENSION OF TIME IS GRANTED. Alter Due Consideration the Inter state Commerce Commission Has Decided to P-Xtond Tor Two Years More the Time Within Which Itnil ronds Shall Lqnip Their Cars with Automatic Couplers. Washington, Dec. 24. The Interstate commerce; commission has Issued a cir cular to tho railroads promulgating the order extending for two years ths time within which the lallroads shall equip their cars and engines with automatic couplers and driving brakes. The com mission In llielr order review the testi mony given at the hearing accorded the raliroad and labor representatives. The arguments advanced are not ells cussed. The commission, however, snys: "Somi- misunderstanding and confu sion appear to have arisen In respect of the question as to what carriers are subject to the provisions of the act. Some npp ar to understand that their amenability to this law Is dependent upon their beintr subject to the act to regulate commerce. It will be seen by refcrtnees that It applies to "any com- . . . . . -.- ..... mnn currier engagou in interstate com merce by railroad. "Whatever ground may exi3t for question an to particular carriers be ing subject to the act to regulate com merce, It will be seen that their amen ability to the net under consideration In no way depends upon the foimer. They are subject to this stutute If they are engaged In Interstate comm "e by raliroad." In granting th" order of exti n, tho commissioners say: "It Is b d upon conolderatlon of the facts -i that sulllclent cause exists for a tension eif the period referred ' .i in conformity with the provisions of stc- tlon 7 of the act, nnd that the exten sion fiiould be uniform to all the petl- Honors. It Is also believed that an ex 'enslon of two years Is adequate. This will of course, make It more difTicult , for some than for others to get ready their ei-ulpment within that time: but there Is no hardship in this, for the ireasrn that the former have not done all they might hav done In the past, I nnd, as belore indicated, it Is difllcult ' to see how extension of the period ! can be made In some cases and not in others, or for one period In some cases and a different period in others, with out practically punishing those which have been the most diligent and put- nuf, .1 w ,. .,",, ,....... ! those who have been most tardy. carriers of their duty under section 1 to so arrange and place cars equipped by use of that appliance whenever possible. CHIPPEWAS FOR THE KLONDIKE. A Hand of 1.10 Indian I rom Wiscon sin to (io to the (-old l'iold. Solon Sprlngs.Wls., Dec. 24. A queer expedition will leave here In January for the Klondike gold fields. It will consist of about 150 Chippewa Indians, all of whom live In this neighborhood. They will go under the leadership of a veteran warrior, Running Wolf, who has already been over the overland route which the expedition will take. Riondiliers Retreating to the Coast. Victoria. Doc. 21. News Is received from Skagway that John Lindsay, of Olympla, the Inst mnn out of Dawson, declares that 2.U00 men nre stampeding eastward. TUB NEWS THIS 31011XIXU. Wcithcr Indications Todays Pair; Rising Temperature. 1 General Appeal for Aid for Starving' Cuba. Attitude of tho United States with ' Itecard to China. Acteylcno Rjeplodes with Fatal Re sults. Railroads Given Two Years to Make Lawful Improvements. 2 State A Statement by Mr. Slngerly. Strondsburg Woman Cremated. 3 Loral Pennon bv Rabbi Chapman. Small-Sized llllzzard Visits Scrnnton. 4 Editorial. Comment of the Press. 5 Local Social nnd Personal. Religious News of tho Week. C Local President Sloan Reluctantly Accepts the D L. & W. Employe's Gift. 7 Local Holiday Iluslness at tho Post- ofllce Wns Extensive. Almost nn Ideal Christmas. 8 Local West SIdo nnd Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County News. 10 Cuban Helllgcreucy. 11 Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow, 12 Neighboring County Happenings, Thu Markets, SITUATION IN CHINA Attitude of the United Stales on the Question. NO DESIRE FOR TERRITORY But Will Keep a Eye Out Watchful This Country Has No Desire for Ex tension of Domains nt tho Kvpmtsa oT Chinn-Ooncrnl Understanding Itenchod Yesterday Will Ho Mado Known to Foreign Representative nt Washington. Washington, Dec. 21. This country's attitude toward what appears to bo an effort on the part of the powers of Europe to dismember China was tho principal topic of discussion at today's meeting of tho cabinet. All the cabi net members wero present except Sec retary Alger, who Is 111 at his home. While no formal action was taken In the absence of specific Information art to the Intention of the powers of Eu rope, It was determined, as a mem ber of the cabinet expressed It, "to keep a watchful eyo upon tho situa tion as it developed In order that full protection may bo given to the inter ests of tho United States in China art guaranteed by our treaties with thut country." No disposition wns manifested to participate In an extension of territory at the expense of China. Such a dls poslton would bo contrary to the hith erto expressed and well understood policy of this government and Is not contemplated by the administration. It was determined, however, to protect carefully nil Interests and privilege which tho United States now enjoys In China. Tho cabinet understanding a's to the attitude of the United States In the Chinese question promises to havo a. material Influence on tho dovclonment of the eastern situation. The diplo mats stationed here have eagerly awalt3d some intimation as to the pur poses of this government and the' for eign press, notably at London, Herlln and Vienna havo echoed tho sentiments at those? courts that if tho United States entered the field, either singly or in coalition with Great Rrltain nnd Japan, It would prove a material fac tor In the Chinese question. The gen eral understanding reached today doubtless will be mado known to such foreign representatives as desire to sound this government and the Infor mation In turn will reach the foreign oflices at London, Berlin, St. Peters burg and elsewhere. It will be a dis appointment to some extent to China, which has looked to the United States as tho nation occupying a disinterested po?ltlon permitting it to exert a stronet Influence In Flaying tho dismember ment of the empire. China has ma.ii no advances to this government, how ever, but has occupied a passive at titude. Tho views expressed at the cabinet put un end to any possibility of an Anglo-American - Japanese! iilliancot such as tho foreign cables have sug gested. HOWARD QOULD'S DINNER. It Will Rvon Mnko l.ucullus' .11 on Hi Wntcr. New York. Dec. 21. Howard Gould H to give a Christmas dinner ut tho Hol land house. It will surpass ln(sumptu cusness everything that has occurred in the annals of private festivals In years, and Its guests will bo twelver persons. What tho presents will be, those who remember that Mr. Gould gavo a fan, the cost of which was $SO,000, to tha beautiful woman who sat near him at Rodney Wannmaker's dinner in Paris last year, hardly dare to Imagine. Ho has selected his guests admirably. Fvery month at this dinner will bo represented by its special fruit oven If that bo extremely exotic and im special flower, even if this bo doonv d to death by cold in a moment. Each month will bo represented, also, by Its special gem, In laccplns in scarf pins and In other Jewels chased by ar tists. There are also to 'bo solam, which are bouquets that tho Oriental i made of precious stones that spoke a special language. Twelve persons, hi of whom are women, aro to give to thw dinner, which will havo a history, Urt enduring charm. Oil Stove I'.xploelcs. S'ew York. Dec. 21. Tho explosion of "i oil Htovo used for beating putposus in in office of HarwlM & Sun, dealers ill t. i and coffees, today, caused a flro whli li consumed over $10,000 worth of propenx. The building which Is n live-story bru u. Isocupled by II. T. Webb & Rro., gtiug i - and Inspectors; D.annenberger .& Sen dealers ill teas und coffees, and Rurwi j G Son. Aged Lady Crcinntcd. Troy, V. Y Dec. 21. Mrs. Cattiere Pcnlfeather. GO yenirs or age, was burn l to death In her apartments In Conn early today. It Is stmpoaed tliut a lump exploded while .Mrs. Pcnlfwither v. - asleep. Tho bulblliig wus badly duniug 1 by tho lire. Tho Herald'- Wcntliitr I'nrrcimt. New York. Dec 23. In tho mlcMi stati'B and New Kiurmnd. clear weaile r will prevail, with "resh light northw- -erly nnd westorly winds. sltlttliiK In U'' section to southerly and nearly station ary, fololweil by slowly fining totniHi-.i-ture, and In tho luko regions cloudlm-.- nnd light snow which will extern! this evening: or tonight ovor tho northern dts. trlcts. On Sunday, partly cloudy to cloudy, warmer weather and brisk south erly lo westerly winds will prevail, and on Monday probably partly cloudy and colder, preceded by light snow or rain. ; -
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