OTRHMPfl Ifn" ll'I liJUWUHWI 'Pf 1W w T3sT3nTr myrprwt w,,,. ."wvysw f '? f r o9 . JP"ivl 2c 06 SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1S99. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. sflSSWm'm'lB frfl r maecm BrgT-&i!S3Xffw&w owS&Ki " PHILADELPHIA FLAME SWEPT Two Million Dollars Worth of Properly Destroyed. IN BUSINESS SECTION Flro Starts in the Store of Partridge and Richardson The Establish ments of J. B. Lipplncott; Straw bridge & Clothier Also Badly Dam aged Two Thousand Are Thrown Out of Employment. . Philadelphia. Nov. 29.--Near!y $2,000,- 000 wot th nt property was destroyed by two fires In the heurt of the busln.s section f tho city early today. The greater of the two fires Ftarted In tlu big department store of Parti Idge & Richardson, nt the southeast corner of Eighth and Filbert streets, the wry center of the shopping district, nt C.I.O a. in., and before the Haines had been pvt under control they spread to ad joining property and caused a Iosj of about $1,700,000. While this fire was in progress and spreading every moment, another fin broke out four blocks away on the fourth floor of No. 419 Market street. The loss at this lire Is estl mai.ed at $110,000. The loss of the two llres ate more than covered by insur ance. The Klghth street flro was a ve'y ugly one for tho firemen to handle. Klghth stteet and Filbert street npj very narrow thoroughfares. There was a strong wind blowing at the time, and the fire fighters bad gnat dllllculty in preventing tho llanies from getting a good hold on the buildings on the op posltt sides of these stteets. As it was ninny of the structures and their con tents were badly scorched and dam aged by water. It tool; four hours to get the flames under control. The flro started In the basement of Partridge & Richardson's s'.ore from an eleeltlc spark, and srton the entire building was a mass of flames. Tho two stor.es to the south of Partridge & Richardson were scon gutted and then the (lames attacked the big build ing of the !. 1). Lipplncott Publishing company, on Filbert street, east of. tlw burning department store. This pub lishing house Is one of the best known In the country, many high class refer ence books, periodicals and numerous other publications being produced by the firm. The building was completely ruined. In this building stored away in vaults was nearly half n million dollars woilh of manuscripts, plats and other material for refciencc books, and It Is not yet known whether they were destroyed. Lit Profilers' large department store, which adjoins the Lipplncott building, and which Is valued, with its contents, at over $1,001,000, was saved, but only after the contents of one corner of the building had been damaged. Straw bridge & Clothier, another large de partment store on the west side of Klghth street, also had a narrow es cape and the building and contents were damaged to the extent of about $50,000. A number of other business houses, adjoirlng LIprlrcotl'H and Partridge & Richardson's, were either entirely destroyed or badly damaged. Tho Loines. The estimated losses are: Partridge & Richardson, $700,000: J. 15. Lippln cott Publishing company. $000,000; Art man & Trelchler, wholesale house fur nishings, $100,000; Lit Ilrothers, $85,000; Strawbridge & Clothk-r, $50,000; Bailey's Five and Ten Cent store, $50, M)0, Rosenbergs' millinery store. $30, 100; Partridge Sons' restaurant. $20, J00; Westeott & Thompson, electrotyp ers. $ju.000. Additional losses aggregating about $25,000 are divided among A. L. Wil liams, gloves: Little Jet Jewelry store: Medlnas Parisian hair store; C. East burn, cortets; II. Mosebach, restaur ant; P. T. Hallahan. shoes; It. Gold berg, miitlnery and cloaks; Wool worth's five and ten cent store; P. J. Hallahan, shoes; Samuel D. Levy, small wares; F. D. Rean & Company, perfi.iipry; a. Uliich, wire worker. All the losses are covered by Insurance. The second fire was discovered at 7.20 o'clock In the four story building at 419 Market street occupied by sev eral manufacturers and wholesale deal era. The entire building was gutted, as was also the adjoining building, No. 417. The estimated loss Is $110,000, dls-' trlbuted as follows: A. O. Dowle, wholesale stationer, $13, 000; W. Harris & Sons, wholesale boots apd shoes. $25,000; L. Katz, clothing manufacturer, $10,000; It. Felntberg, clothing manufacturer, $5,000, and $18, 000 divided among Hoffman, Cochran & Company, wholesale cordage and wadding; A. J. Hates, boots and shoes; Sullivan, Hettrlck & Company, no tions; D. Matusow & Company, shirts; S. Ronovo, shirts and wrappers. The loss on the building is estimated at $40,000. Over two thousand persons are thrown out of employment by the fires, but proprietors of other department stores offer temporary employment to all of Partridge & Richardson's nine hun dred employes at the salaries they re ceived from tho burned out firm. Although the big fire raged for over four hours there were no casualties beyond a few minor injut.es received by a half dozen firemen. It is feared by members of the Lip plncott Publishing company that the plates of the famous Variorum ed tlon of Shakespeare, tho work of Hor ace Howard Furness, of this city, may have been destroyed. They were stored in a vault along with other valuable. The plates represent the life work of Dr. Furness, nnd their production cost tho publishers a very large sum. Twelve volumes of the edition, one of the most complete and able critical analyses of the great poet's works that has ever been Issued, havo been Com nleted, the "Midsummer Night's Dream" having only been finished a few weeks tigo. It la also said that the plates illus trating the medical works of Dr. Bar ton Hirst, of the University of Penn sylvania, the famous obstetrician, have been destroyed. The illustration!, mostly used for color work, arc among the finest In the world, THE TOUR SUCCESSFUL. V imvl Lord Mayor of London Has Secured Funds to Savo Fnrnoll Estate. "Washington, Nov. 10. Tho Right lion. Daniel Tallon, lord mayor of Dublin, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr. Kennedy, arrived in Washington tod'iy. Tonight, by ap pointment, the mayor and His senr tary, accompanied by Hon. Domini"): Murphy, of tills city, and Commission er Powderly, of the Immigration bur eau, vlsltci thn white house aul spent half an hour In conversation with the president. The lord mayor will leave, the United States for homo on Satur day. The lord mayor received a largo number of visitors at his rooms nt tho Arlington during ;he evening, to whom he expressed great pleisurj for the courtesies shown hint while in this eountiy, and for the i.vnerous response decide on the most practicable date unn: 0f North America and the Amer of the people In nld of the object which and place for holding the national con- , jean jfe insurance company In 1890, brought him to America. Ho referred vcntlon was also to report on matters j j-or which they were sent to the eastern to me intcnso cninsuiasm every nero of practical organization tor me. cam displayed to honor the memory 3f Par- jjalgn, the apportionment of delegates ncll. nnd stated It to ! the Intention from tho various states to the national of the committee bavin? In charge the erection of a monun'eiu to the dead leader In Dublin, to plj?- the order for it in the hands of an American usulp tor. The lord mayor also said he had as sut antes from Richard Croker that the i Parnell homo at Avondale, Wlcklow, would be secure and that funds would be forthcoming to redeem it. About $35,000 has been realized from the tour of the lord mayor and Mr. Richmond, M. P. TWO IMPORTANT SUITS. Involving the Bight of Military Au thorities. JackFonvllle, Fla., Nov. 20. Two Im portant suits involving the right of military authorities to clow: c tores which are detrimental to the health of soldiers were decided tou.iy The United States was the real defendant In both, although both w-e directed against Colonel W. T. Dirrbln, who commanded the One Hundrel and Sixty-first Indiana regiment In Jackson ville In the camp of 1S9S. Two mer chants who established stores ncov the regiment and sold fruit, liquor and other prohibited articles and refused to close on request, were ordered to close by Colonel Durbln. Both brought suit, claiming heavy damages, and In one the verdict gave $300 and In lha other the finding was for the defen dant. The claim foe damages was bayed on the alleged forcible manner in which the stands were closed and the threats they were said to have been mnd by the colonel. The court charged that tho military authorities had the right to resort to the closing of the stores 'f the evidence showed that the Injury to the soldiers was real and not Imag inary and to use force If necessary. TWELFTH JUROR DRAWN. Molineux Case Will Begin in Earnest Today. New York. Nov. 29. Tho twelfth and last Juror In tho case of Roland II. Molineux, on trial on the charge of n.lllRlncr tho denth of Mrs. ICnthorinf J. Adams, was secured at 5 o'clock I this afternoon. Juror No. 12 is Fred erick II. Crane, a correspondent for the American Book company. After tho ceremony of administering tho oath to Mr. Crane. Recorder Goff turnrd to tho Jury and explained that both the prosecution and tho defense had consented to an adjourn ment until Monday, tomorrow being Thanksgiving day. To secure this Jury of twelve men required twelve days of tiresome nnd technical work on the part of the court and counsel. Five hundred and four talesmen were examined. TUCHSCHMIDT SHORT S7.000. Missing Cashier Made a Coatession to Inspector. St. Louis, Nov. 29. Tho Post-Dispatch today says: "Arnold Tuehschmldt, the mlBSIng cashier of the Internal revenue depig ment, Is said to be short In his ac counts over $7,000. It Is also ea'.A the amount may run Into larger figures. Inspector William Gavett. who Is in vestigating his books, dlscove-el dis crepancies today which will .substan t,illy Infrease all previous e.itlmatss of shortage. The warrant Nsued for Tuchschmldt's arrest ch.fgin hhn with having embezzled $7.0.10 Jt will take several days, Insp'o:- Ciiuc.l says, to complete the Investigation "Tuehschmldt made a full onfesslon to the treasury Inspector Monday." TRAIN STRIKES A STAGE. Three Women Are Killed by Card Tear Hazleton. Hazleton, Pa., Nov. 29. The Penn sylvania railroad train due here at 9.02 this morning struck Cherby's stage, running from Hazleton to Harwood, at the Cranberry crossing, killing three women who were In the stage. The killed are: Miss Davidson, of Grafton, W. Va.; Miss Emma Goed ecke, of Hutler A'alley, and Mls3 Brlsel, of Butler Valley. Toney Creby, the driver of the stage, was Injured. Steamship Arrivals. New York. Nov. 29. Sailed: Teutonic, fir Liverpool; Kenslnuton, for Antwerp via Southampton. Cleared: La Nor miindle, for Havre; Wcrkcm'iim. for Am sterdam. Southampton Arrived: Bl. Louis, from New York; Smile, from New York for Bremen. Bauloene Arrived: Statendum, from Now 'Vork for Rotter dam. QueenHtown Arrived: Majestic, from New York. Lizard Passed: I'a latin. Hamburg via Boulogne for New Vork. Southampton - Sailed; Trave, from Brtmin for Now York. McCoy and Maher to Fight. New York, Nov. 29 Kid McCoy ami 1'etor Maher will light twenty rounds at cutcli weights In tha Coney Inland Sport ing club on D-ccmbtr 29, This Is the fourth time within u month that a ilato has been fixed for a tlsht between theio men. This was arranged today. WILL FUSE WITH THE DEMOCRATS PROBABLE COURSE OF THE SIL VER REPUBLICANS. Tho National Conimltteo at Chicago Adjourns to Moot Again at Call of tho Chairman Mr. Towno Gives Out the Official Statement of Action I . of tho Committee PledgCB Mado Covering Expenses of Holding Na- I b tional Convention. Chicago, Nov. 29. Tho special meet ing of tho national committee of the Silver Republican party adjourned to day to meet again at tho call of the chairman, after having taken action that practically assures the fusion of the party with the Democratic and Populist parties, the endorsement of the Democratic platform and the pres idential candidate of that party. The sub-committee appointed yesterday to convention, submitted Its report to the committee today and after a lengthy discussion Its recommendations with one or two minor amendments were adopted. The sub-committee recom mended that all of the matters In ques- tlon be referred for action to the exc- cutlve committee, of which former Senator F. T. Du Pols, of Idaho, Is chairman. Committee's Statement. Chairman Towno gave out the fol lowing ofllclal statement of the actloa of the committee: A resolution was unanimously adopt ed that a national convention of thu silver republican pnrty be held anil the executive committee was Instructel to confer with the democratic and pop ulist national committees In an effort to secure, If possible, th holding of all thrro national conventions at tha same time and plae, and at the earl lost practicable date, to the end that complete co-operation of tho reform forces may be had. The executive com mittee was authorized to determine the number of delegates to the national convention, -the same to be not less than two thousand, to arrange the basic of selection and to allot the rep resentation from each state. It was decided that the call for the conven tion shall include as eligible to repre sentation all those voters who hereto fore, prior to 1S90 or since, havo acted politically with the Republican party but are blmctalllsts and favor the unrestricted aod Independent coin age of both gold and sl'ver at thu present legal ratio, nnd who are op posed to the policy of evfMidlnT do gold standard in the ITnlted States by retiring the greenbacks, destroying tho full money power of the existing silver dollar, providing for the payment of all government obligations nnd the re demption of all forms of paper money In gold alone nnd surrendering to a banking combination the sovereign function of Issuing paper money. Pledges were mado covering the ex penses of holding the national conven tion and Hon. Elwood S. Corser, .if Minneapolis, was chosen treasurer of the committee with instructions to maintain relations of co-operation with the Democratic and Populist national committees. MORE ELECTION FRAUDS. Three Arrests Have Been Made in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Nov. 29. More election frauds were unearthed In this city to day nnd threo arrests have been made. Those arrested are Samuel R. Mark ley, un assessor; Frank Taylor, and Joseph S. Hogan. They, with others who have not Jet been apprehended, are charged with casting Illegal votes, making false ard fraudulent returns of election nnd falsely personating elec tion officers in the Twelfth division of the Fifth ward. The men were held In Jl.KOO ball for court. At the hearing it was shown that L'52 votes were cast In the division, al though only 208 names are on the as sessor's list, the return of the division on the vote for state treasurer was: Harnett (Rep.), 217; Creosy (Dem.) 4; Caldwell (Pro.), 1. It was testified by a municipal leagu watcher who reached the voting place nt 7.45 a. m. on election day, forty-five minutes after the place was opened that SO votes had been cast at that tlnu. It was also brought out that a largo number of vouchers had been forged. Tho police are looking for oth ers for whom warrants are out In con nection with election frauds In this division. Pennsylvania Earnings. Philadelphia. Nov. 29. Thn monthly rr. port of tho Pennsylvania Railroad com pany for October, 1S99, compared with the samo month last ear, and for toi months ending October 31, 1M9, compared with tho si mo period In 1SS9, shows: Lino dltcctly operated: For the month, gross earnings, Ircrense, $974,500; ex penses, Incruobe, J6S2.O0O; net tnrnlngs, in crcahe. $2?2,f00. Fci ten months: Gross earnings, Inciense, $3,597,300; expenses, In crease, tl.62S.000; net earnings, Increase, j:iC),300. Lines west of Plitaburg: For the month, gross earnings. Increase. $i'm7. 109; expenses. Increase, $K59.M)0; net earn ing, deciease. $2,700. For ten months, gross cnrr.lgs, Inrrcflrp, Sf.5l2.3U0: ex penser, Increase. $3,271,400; net earning, Increase, 11.2(7,900. Coal Price Advanced, Philadelphia, Nov. 29. Tho coal compa pics of this city today unuounced that owing to tho short supply of anthracite pea coal It Is necessary to mnke an ad vance of from 25 to 60 cents per ton, to take effect on December 1. The ndvancc In most cases will be nbout 30 cents. An Increaso of 25 cents; will also be mado In buckwheat coal. Scranton Charter Granted. Harrlbburg, Nov. 29. A charter was Is. sued by tho Btuto department to tho Theodore A. Whlto Manufacturing com- pany, Scranton; capital, $10,000. Joe Walcott Wins. Utlca. N. Y., Nov. 29,-Joo Walcott got the decision over Don Creodon at tho e.vJ of thu twentieth touiid tonight. INVESTORS' TRUST CLOSED. Another Wild Cat Business House Is Taking a Holiday. Philadelphia, Nov. 29. The olllco of tho Investors' TrUBt, a concern in this city many believe to bo affiliated with Miller's Franklin syndicate, of Brook lyn, remained closed today and none of the oinrlals could be found. No ohargca have been preferred against tho mem bers of the company by the investors or by the postal authorities. Notwith standing this the Impulsion has gone out that the ductals of the Franklin cyndlcate, Miller's Brooklyn concern, n,i tnp investors' Trust, are either '''"j"1 or In touch with each other. ln0 Investors' Trust has good bat- anecs in itwo banks hero. The greater portion of tho concern's business was from points otitsldo tho city. The post ofllce otllclats have had no complaints, but Die trust's olllco Is closed. All mails directed there Is held awaiting: Identification. Llpman Keeno, nbout whom nothing is known here, is the president of the Investors' Trust, and Charles L. Work, genet a) manager. The latter Is the son of George F. Work, who was Impli cated in the operation of MacFarlane, PeHTer ft Dungan, In wrecking the penitentiary. 'Hie concern started about four years ago and promised large profits for small Investmpnts. In a circular Issued tho company stated: "There is no doubt that those who invest with us can count em an aver age of 1 Tito 20 per cent, monthly protlt, nnd that an Investment of $500 wilt yield a regular Income of from $75 to $100 a month." Not being chartered it was not sub ject to the state banking laws, or under supet vision. ; Information regarding 'tho Investors' Trust Is difficult to obtain, as the only two men who know anything of tho concern cannot be found. No one here knows anything of Llpman Keeno. whose name appears on tho stationery of tho company, as the rresldent of the concern. Levitt and Charles I. Work, who have had charge of the olllce, hava ' disappeared. I Tho concprn did very little, It any, I business In this city. Its customers coming from all parts of the country. Persons who have money Invested with the trust are beginning to appear at tho eifflce, but they cannot get any sat isfaction. A man from Wrlghtsville, N. J., who has $750 on deposit with the concern, called at the office, but found it locked. Others to appear were a woman from Roston, who had Invested $f.00' for a blind brother, and a man who declined to give his reslderce, but, who said ho had placed $750 with the trust company. Bank messengers hold ing checks from $7.' to $500 also made their appearance, but left, carrying tho documents with them. Not one cnuplalnt has as yet reached the fedvil or city authorities, but Captain of Detectives Miller salt! today that he will promptly take up the matter should a romplslnt b'maelo .to him. A large quantity of rnall has accumulated at the postolllci', but It Is being held for the only reason that no one is at the office of the company to receive it. REESE REFUSES FAVORS. Willing to Servo His Sentence in Jail. Fort Scott. Kan., Nov. 29. John P. Reese, member of the national execu tive board of the United Mlno Workers of America, sentenced to Jail for three months for contempt of the federal court, has refused the offer of United States Judgo Williams for special jail privileges at Topeka, saying "an Inno cent man has no preference of prisons in which he Is unjustly confined." Reese had been sentenced to tho fed eral prison here, but when Judge Wil liams learned that the accommodations were poor, he ordered him taken to the Topeka Jail, whore he could have the sole use of a corridor. Mr. Reese Raid he was opposed to the plan of attempting to secure his release on a writ of habeas corpus In the United States court, because he thought all federal Judges are alike. Ills only hope, he says, was to havo President McKlnley commute his sen tence. "My conviction nnd Imprisonment," added Reese, "will not weaken tho strike, as Is hoped by the coal com panies, but will strengthen nnd solidi fy It. Debs' six months Imprisonment made more union men than his speeches could have made In a year. Many miners wore present at the trial and there Is no doubt In their minds as to my Innocence." "BILL" ANTHONY BURIED. The Hero Laid at Rest in Evergreen Cemetery. New York, Nov. 29. "Bill" Anthony, of the Maine, was burled today In tho seamen's plot In Evergreen cemetery, Brooklyn. The funeral took p!ai.e from the chapel of an undertaking establish ment on Twenty-third street, Manhat tan. Tho chapel was crowded to the doors. The servlco began with the singing of "Rock of Ages." Rev. A. W. Hodder read the funeral service and Rev. Stephen Merrltt de livered an eulogy on the dead sailor. A poem entitled "Bill Anthony, hero," was recited by "Aunt" Louisa Elil rldge, the actress. Thero were many beautiful floral gifts, among them be ing a handsome wreath of laurels tied with purple ribbons, which had been placed on the casket early' In the day by Emma Nevada, the singer. Telegraph Rates Reduced. New York. Nov. 29 Tho Western Union Telegraph company announces that on and after December 1, 1S99, its rate on teleRruphlo nut-sages between Havana, Cuba, and New York anil ull plums east of the Mississippi river, Inuludltig St. Louis and Minneapolis, will lie 15 cents per word and that tho rate to all other places west of the Mississippi river wilt bo 20 cents per word, tho present ratoa aro respectively 23 and 23 cents per word. Pennsylvania 1'ensions. Washington, Nov. 29. Ponttons: Rets, sue William Lloyd. York, J17; (luorgo Shllllnsrer. East Muur.h Chunk, Carbon, 10. Orltilnul widows, etc.-Mary A. Rlug vny, Scranton, $12. DEATHS OF A DAY. Rome, Nov. 23. Prince Dl Ruspoll, sen ator and mayor of Rome, died today. SIX PERSONS KILLED IN A WRECK Alexander Craig, Wife and Two Daughters Sup- posed to Be Among the Victims. WERE ON WRECKED TRAIN A Medal Found on Ono of the Bodies Taken from tho Wreck Corresponds with a Medal That Mr. Craig Had In His Pocket When He Left tho City Story of the Causo of tho Wreck Names of the Dead and In jured Interview with Man Who Returned from Scene. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. I'aterson, N. J., Nov. 20. One of tho dead bodies taken from tho wreck Is supposed to be that of Alexander Craig, business manager of Tho Scranton Til buno. Ho Is a man about 45 years of ago and In his coat pocket was a mile age book marked Scranton Tribune. In one of his vest pockets was a medal with the name "Wlllard Craig," stamp ed upon it. The bodies of a woman and two girls, ono about 12 and the other 10, were found close to that of Mr. Craig. The laundry mark on the woman's collar i Is the same as that on Mr. Craig's I collar. The girls are supposed to bo their daughters. Alexander Craig and his wife and two daughters left this city yesterday afternoon on thu train that was wreck- cd. Mr. Craig ha1 In his pocket a medal containing the Inscription above noted. STORY OF THE WRECK. Buffalo Express Run Into While Standing at Paterson Station. Special to The Scranton Trlbunn. Pnterson, N. J., Nov. 29. Six persons were killed and a "core or more In jured, some fatally, lit a wreck shortly after 7 o'clock this evening, on the Lackawanna, at the VanWInivlc street crossing, a few hundred feet west of tho Paterson station. Accommodation train No. , bound from Phllllpsburg to Jersey City, crashed Into tho rear of the Buffalo express, bound for New York, which was waiting for a westbound train to pull out of the station, telescoping tho last two cars of the e-xpre'ss. Tho re sponsibility for the blunder has not yet been fixed. The list of dead and injured s far secured Is as follows: WILLARD CRAIG, probably on New York Tiibune. UNKNOWN WOMAN, aged between 20 and 40 years. UNKNOWN GIRL of eighteen years. UNKNOWN GIRL of twelve year. WALTER J. WEl.LHROOK, Cornell student. Ithaca. N. Y D. B. O'BOYLE. The three females were relatives of Craig and were traveling with him. The Injured Include: Mux Moscovltz, EG Cannon street, New York. J. Gordon, 133.1 Fifth avenue, New York. F. P. Plate, 3Ct Tompkins avenue, Now York. Sterling S. Smith, Scranton, Pa. Miss Agnes McDonald, Oxford, N. Y.; both legs broken. Samuel Mendhellson, Wilkcs-Barre; legs ' broken. Miss Mamie Doyle, Blnghamton; arm broken and crushed. Miss Lizzie Kane, Rlughamton; feet crushod. David Roe. Ithaca; right leg crushed. Occar Aronson, Scranton, Pa.; lega crushed. John White, Ithaca; leg broken, badly cut by glas. Louis Daren, Dover, N. J.; head uiid body badly cut. Louis Freedman. Scranton; legs "rushed and head bruised. Charles Renisen. Brooklyn; thought to bo Internally Injured. William C Okki'II, Chlgngo; leg crushed. Daniel Maxwell, Hackettstown, N. J.; serloiiHlv bruised and cut. Mcformack, of Michigan; slightly Injured F. J. Leonard. Scranton: hand bruUed. TRAIN WAS LATH. Train No. 6 which leaves Scranton at 3.35, wns duo to arrive at Paterson at C.55. but owing to a hot box wns seventeen minutes late. This gave the west bound exoress train No. 7 tho precedence nt Paterson station and No. fi, in consequenco had to wait for No. 7 to pull out before she could pull In. No. 7 wns Just starting out and No. C wus about to get under way to draw up to tho station when No. 90, the Phll-llpsburg-Jersey City accommodation, which was on time, came thundering down the line and crashed Into the rear of tho No. C express. Tho two last cars of tho express wore telescoped and almost ovory passengor In thorn was olther killed or injured. The lust car, a smoker, was driven through tho day coach, Immediately ahead, until its front end was within (.Continued on Pago C THE NEWS THIS 310RNINU Weather Indications Today! GENERALLY FAIR. 1 General Fatal Wreck on tho D., L. &. W. Philadelphia's Destructive Fire. Boors Whipped t Mndder River. Silver Republicans Will Fusa with Democrats. 2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania. Financial nnd Commcrcltl. 3 Local Litigation Over Poplar Street Crossing. Court Proceedings. 4 Editorial. News and Comment. 6 Local Shocking Crime of John Lutz, of Plttston. 6 Local West Scranton and Suburhr.n. 7 Round About tho County. 8 laical Llvo lmlustrl.il News. Condition of the Buildings Trades. ELINN CASE CLOSED. Two or Three Weeks May Elapso Before Thero Is a Decision. Pittsburg, Nov. 2P. The testimony in the suit of the City of Pittsburg ngalnst State Senator William Fllnn, Major W. C. MoroIaaJ, W. H. House and Booth & Fllnn, was eiosed at low today. Tho law.wir.s on both sides atked for time to juvinrs th"lr arguni"r.ls, and Judgo J. W. F. White fixed Tues day morning r.3 the time f)r hearing them. Tho testimony today wai dry, except that given by Malnr Moroland In his own behalf. Mo vvpf rn the stand to tell that ho nal no knowledge of the check transactions until he was shown tho chocks. Ho also said that ho did not know until he heard tin testimony of Mr. Houoe how much money of hia own he bad In the different banks wltn the funds of the city. During his term of office, extending from 1.SS2 to 1S9,", lie swore, he never gave five minute' time to his bank accounts. -Mr. House deposited nil of his money, public nnd private, nnd nil was credited to the same account. The only knowledge ho had of the accounts at tho different banks was to sign public checks In blank and occasionally draw a check on his private account. He did not know how many private checks he had drawn nor tho aggregate amount of them. John Melkel, an expert accountant, testified that an examination of the books homing on this case showed that the city was In debt to Booth & Fllnn to the amount of $300,000. Counsel for Senator Fllnn filed a statement of defense with the court this afternoon, showing that the grcat- est amount of monev borrowed by Sen- ctor Fllnn was $34,000 In 1M0, and tho lowest amount the city and tho city attorney were Indebte.l to the firm of Booth & Fllnn wns $S9Xl In 1SS7. Tho counsel clalmeel that this showing do. monstrated clearly that tho defendant did not know It was city mr.ney he v.ia borrowing, for the reason that If he had known tho city had collected this money he would have claimed what reallv belonged to his firm. It may be two or three weeks before there Is a decision. Judge J. W. F. White has a large amount of documen tary evidence to examine and a long opinion Is expected from him when lie hands down his opinion. CALM IN IRON TRADE. Next Year's Ore Rate Fixed Noth ing Discouraging in tho Situation. Pittsburg, Nov. 29. The American Manufacturer will say tomorrow: '.the past week has been on J of calm In every branch of the Iron and steel Industries. If tho pub-dlvlslons of ma chinery, etc., ate excepted. With next year's ore rate fixed on a basis of $L50, Bessemer pig quoted for the third quarter of r-00 at $23.50 at the furnace, the prevailing quotations on billets for delivery during th-! same time, $31 and $35, Is not llkolv t: bj shaved. But with so much business cleared off this year It Is almost Im possible for future conditions to ap proach the present high pressure. Tho spreading out of orders for raw and finished materials over so large a por tion of range gives the country per manency of values, even though they may be higher than many believe abso lutely essential to progress. Foundry Irons are probably tho most nctlve raw material, but so much of tho new year's production has bten sold that even then the actual trans actions nre not significant. In Bessem er little Iron has changed hands, ex cept In several lots of from 3,000 l-v 5,000 tons for Immediate use. Southern pig Iron, at ruling prices at furnace, may be said to bo actually out of this market. A moderate volume of business has been done In the cast In Iron und steel during the past few days. Inquiries nre falling off. There Is nothing what ever discouraging in the situation, Th? opinion seems to be widespread among western buyers that the top notch of values has been reached. They are. therefore, deferring purchases as long ns possible. Makers are not weaken ing, tho absence of customers being a relief rather than otherwise. Freight rates on southern pig Iron, it Is re ported, will advance 13 cents to $4.50 Jan. 1. The tendency of the southern Iron manufacturers of looking for higher prices has again been set back by a comparatively dull week. At Birming ham Iron bars have declined In strength, though the reduction In price Is only a shade. Steel bars, on tho other hand, are stronger nnd the quo tations havo advanced from $2.40, $2.60 to $2.50, $2.75. Boiler and tnnk plates are sheets nro not up to recent strength and arc lower In price. Mine Fire at Shamokln. Shamokln, Pa., Nov. 29.-A fire which broke out at Biirnslde colliery two months ugo and which was huppose-d to havo been extinguished by tho slushing of the workings with culm wus found to day to be raging In the north department slope. If tho flro extends along Ufa vein to open ends connected with tho Peerless nnd Sterling collieries over S00 men jyill be rendered Idle. m Bond Purchase Time Extended. Washington, Nov. 29. Tho tccretary of the treasury today extended to and In cluding December 23 next, tho tlmo with in which ho will purchuse bonds under his recent offer. BOERS AGAIN ARE ROUTED British Defeat Free State Force at Modder River. BATTLE LASTED 10 HOURS Burghers 8,000 Strong English Troops Fought in Broiling Sun All That Time Without Food or Water. Ono of tho Hardest and Most Try ing Fights in tho Annals of tho British Army, Lord Methuen Saya. News from Ladysmith, London, Nov. 29. Tho war office has received the following despatch from General Duller: "Cape Town, Tuesday, Nov. 2S. Gen eral Methuen reports: Modder River, Tuesday, Nov. 28. Reconnoitcrod nt 5 a. m. enemy's position on River Modder and found them strongly entrenched and concealed. No means of outflank ing by the river. Full action com menced with artillery, mounted Infant ry and cavalry at 5.30 o'clock. Guard on right, Ninth brigade on loft. At tackeS position In widely extended for 'nation at 6.30 o'clock and, supported ny tne artillery, found ourselves In front of the whole Boer force, 8.000 strong, with two lnrge guns, four Krupps, etc. Tho naval brigade ren dered great assistance from the rail way. After desperate', bard fighting, which lasted ten hours, our men, with out water or food In the burning sun, made the enemy quit his position. Gen erpl Pole-Carew was successful In get- tlt g a small party across tho river, gallantly assisted by 300 Sappers. I speak In terms of high praise of tha conduct of nil who wore engaged In one of the hardest and most trying fights in the annals of tho British army. If I can mention one arm par ticularly, It Is two batteries of artll- Inrv ' Presumably, the Burgher army was i 0n tho south bank of tho river, but ' whether, when tho Foois retreated, J thoy crossed the river northward or I retired In xn ensterlv .llrm.tlnn lnt 1. Ornnce Free State, is unknown hero. Possibly tho Boer3 had repaired tho bridge, previously reported destroyed, and manatred to withstand the British attack with their rear guard, whlla their mnln body escaped over tha bridge, the rear guard destroying the bridge behind them. The British, how ever, appear to havo surmounted tho difficulties of crossing tho river and to have seized for themselves a position on the north side of the stream. Lord Methucn's sucr-ers clears an other stag" of tho road to Klmberley. the siege of which General CronJe,must havo partially raised In order to give battle on the Modder river. The Boer will rrobably rally, as her.tofore, after a seemingly crushing defeat, uiiIcfs they have leist their gum, of which thero Is no mention In the official dis patch. It Is understood that they have a ptrong longer at Spytfonteln. four teen miles north of tho Modder. An other engagement, therefore, possibly awaits the Brltl"h before thoy can be gin tho last stage of the ele'.n miles from Spytfonteln to Klmberley. Gen eral CronJo In that case will run a gren.t risk of being naught between Methucn's force and the gari'fon at Klmberley. A belated dlp'itch from Orange river nays General Methucn's ti oops aro ad vancing under the greatest difficult!", fighting an omnipresent but almost Invisible fee. From Lne'vsmith. Loudon, Nov. SO. Tho Standard pub lishes the following dlrpatch from Ladysmith, dated Tuesday, Novem ber 21 : "Last Saturday I hnd a whole sack ful cf my correspondence returned to me, showing the difficulty of commu nicating with the outside world. "The Boers cannonade us almost dally, but thero have been few e'asual tles. Evidently tho object of tha enemy Is to exhaust the spirits of the British troops by incessant harrasslng. The prospect of tho British nd-'aiv from the youth has Impelled them to redouble their effortn They nro mounting more guns and drawing tho lines of Investment clofer." CONSUL WILLIAMS. Is Expected at His Home in Roch ester Next Sunday. Rochester. Nov. 29. Mrs. O. F. Wil liams, wife of Consul Oscar F. Wil liams, who represents this country nt Manila, yesterday received word from her husband In which ho said that he expected to reach Rochester next Sat urday. Mr. Williams was nt Port Said when he wrote her the letter. He will ar rive In this country via Now York and Intends to como direct to this city. More Men Strike. Philadelphia, Nov. 29. In response to an appeal mudo by IK- btrlklng workmen of Cramps' ship nrd. tfcventy-llve. rcum era, drillers und riveters today laid their touts and Joined tho tanks of tho strlk-rs fur a nine-hour day. It Is asserted by tins strikers that over 1,500 men are now out and that every department In tho yard, excepting the. pattern mukers arc repre. seated In tho movement for a shorter workday and bettor wages. V T "-"-- 4- WEATHER. FORECAST. -t- Wosblngton, Nov. 29. Forecast for Thursday ond Friday: For eastern Pennsylvania, generally -f fall, with moderate temperature Thursday and Friday; fresh south- erly winds, 1 -h , .: -r:;t,;il f
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