THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1900. NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA DEDICATION OF CHURCH OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION JONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONQ'S SONS. 2fc Clor 000 Yards ol UUTINU FLANNI1L 2 Cior 4,110a v nras 01 TANCV PRINTS m Clor 3,000 Yirdt of III.UI; CALICO 6tac for 6,000 Yards of HILL MUSLIN In medium nnd dnrk colors. Chenkii. Rtrlnx ictnl nlnias In Of tlio CelclirutpJ Mnrtlui Wmlilnuton llriiul In Clncci. I ut j iitul Meilluin llroirus. Positively worth tPjC vnrd. IS Yard to a Buyer. Stiinclnrd Imllgoci the very ben In tho world Ml of the nowevt imtter m, unit poltlve. ly worlb (P9nynrcl. IS Yard to a Buyer. Pull yard wli1nni1 thebcat known tnnke. Monilft price Ik les tbnn It casts at the factor. IS YrJ to a Buyer. grcftt nMortmcnt. I'oiltlvely wor 11 iicontsn vnrcl 15 Yardi to Huyef. THE POOR OF BRADFORD. Report of the Commissioners' Clerk to State Board of Health. Tovvanda, .Inn. 21. Commissioners' Clerk Kred H. T'llncu, of this county, has thin week sent to tlie state Hoard of rubllc charltlesi an Itenilml uiort of the expense ot nuifntulnttiK' the poor In Bradford county for 1W, ,ig required by law. The aggregate amount 1b $2,.?1j.I1. tvlth total tax receipt of $1.C!1!M, leaving .1 tie t ( on to the eotintv nf $26,098 12. The total number nf da s' support was 5M15, milking nn nvetaga tvccKly cost of per capita of $l.'i!. The follow In? are the Item" mentioned: Salaries, v apes, medical attendance. $4,7'SC4; provisions, H ."0111. fuel and light. fii 221 clothing and shoe-., f!ll.r)9. fuinlture and diy Roods $JM) -3l; medicine. $4V, 30; rcpalis. SWJ,; tt aiding expenses, $.571.74 : fat 111 o lenses, $1, 271.0fi; Incidentals, $!6i. 78; total current expenses $14 tJJel.iC The outside expenses are: Outiloor relief, J7 0ufi 0); Insane In State hospital and olhfr hospitals, $!,1D". 17: chlldien In home. $2,151 24- feeble minded In train ing .'chools, $'0: other outside- expens es, $lS.4i, fees on 01 del"; of tcllof, 1212 "0. SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. ' Special to the Seinntoti Trllume Miscitiehuniiu.Jan 2x LMltoi hilly, the Monttoso ltcpilblltan denies the 1UI lent upon Hint It Is in the newspaper inmblne. It adds: The Hepublleun. ly tin- vvuv. is owned bv Janus P. Tovlor and W. D. H Alne. no one else has any Interest In It whatecr." The second week of county couit will begin In Monti oso tomonow. John J. OCallahun has been appoint ed agent nnd collector for the Pruden tial lnsuinnio company, for Huseiuc haniH and Oakland. Mis. M. S Dessiuer, ot Monti oe, Is the u st of Siiseiuehaiinu ulatlts. Hevlval meetings still tontliuie In the Thomson Methodist church. The household effects of C. i:. Kul'er. the new lhlo mister mechanic, have anled In town. The Lunesboio Hose compaiy held a well-attended hop In Its new building cm Hi Ida v evening. Montrose people are enduilng the mumps. 9 Tonorll Artist Heilly, lite of the Stuirutea house, will remove to Cali fornia, on account of impaired health. The icvlval meetings In the Pltst Piesbjteilan chinch, under the diice tion of Kev. II. I). Sheldon, of Kings ton, N. V.. will bcKin this evening. Mr, Sheldon has hid gic.it success as -in evangelist, and .1 thorough icllgious awakening Is expected. (Jlaik V. Voes. the Auburn meiehant, who has had a long and serious Illness, Is somewhat impiovcd, and his ulti mate iecoery Is now expected. A numbei of Susquehanna count v Democrats received invitations to at tend the great Demociatie banquet in Hurrlsburg on Thuisduy evening. They sent their togtots The Susquehanna County Histmlcil society, a most excellent organization, Is miking Initial niiangcmcnts to euct 11 llit-ptoof building ot nult In which to keep Its uichlvcs. The estimated cost Is $1,000. Mr, and Mrs. Thomas J. Cuiiigg. of Hroad stieot, hue letuined fiom their bridal tour. Tho ttinei.il of fonner Ihie Conduc tor Dodd, one of the veteians of the road, took place a few davs since In Owego. It is repotted tint panics fiom De. posit, N. y will open a depu intent store in Susquehanna In the near future. Miss Ites-le Sweit, of Hlngh. imton, ery eftectiel lendend seeta! so piano solos In Chi 1st 1 hutch today. It is piobable that Chi 1st HplsiopM chinch will have a vested oholi In the lie ir futuie. The Monti ose Ilopubllian Is culling on those seeking nomination at the lie publican siii Ins 1 onventlon to annoum e themselves. Candidates toi ofilte arc seldom timid and sin inking Now.i ilajh the olllce doesn't take a lauteiu and go seeking the man John Jav has taken ill 11 go of the Crandall house, in Hinehatnton. The Republicans of Potest Cltv havo nominated T. J. Pentecost fot buigess. The I'rle completed the woik or fill ing Its vailous lee houses betoie the recent thaw. A New Millord nun. who Is a dltect descendant of the late lamented eieoigo Washington, si.iti that theie s no politics In the Susqiiehtnui muni v newspaper combine. He Is leitainlv entitled to the belli 111 eif the doubt. It cannot be that it Is a phllauthioptc movement to aniellotate the tin inclal condition of dcseivlng publishers' TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. .natructors Held Meeting at Old Forgo Borough. Saturday afternoon tho te.uheis of lel Forge boiotigh and vicinity ass embled In the audltoilum of the hlgt lehool to dlcciiES the vailoius educa tional niobleiu.s, Hon. V. R. c'ov no presided and opened the meeting In . few vvelj chosen vvoidn as to the objee; jif; tin meeting'. He sulci luvois, tloigvincn, doctois and other ptoff plnjial men have their ineetlnus, but they do not Invite the public, beeauo it" has little knowledge of theli luiti Thin Babies : 6fteh develop into weak, delicate, backward children, -undersized, nervous, feeble, adults. Lack of nourish- ment is the cause. is the remedy. A little of it three or four times a day . will do wonders. The pinched, sad faces become round and rosy; the wasted limbs plump and firm. If your baby is not doiiig well, ' "tfythis great food-medicine. 40c. and 1 1 .30, all dtuocUta. lies'. This Is the reason that slngliW, reciting, etc, Is brought Into the loc il Institute, that It might be made en durable for tho public to listen to the diy subjects of education. Prof, Tay lor and Prof. Covno elirfeted a llttln ie gut ding this, the supeilnteitdcnt claim lug that the light kind of talk renin 1 Ing teaching would be tnleiahl with out even Introducing these things. Tho fh st talk of the afternoon was by Piof. Chatles Weber, assistant prlnol p il of the high school on "Hlstcny," The speaker showed that ho was thn ollghly conveisalit with the latest au thorities on the subject and gave snun very timely remarks and witty say ings which will prove veiy useful to every student of history. Miss Pil, of the Dunmore schools, a Using voting elocutionist of Tavlor, delighted the audience In her own chaimlng man nei bv lecitlng "The Deacon's Cotitt shlp," after which Pi of. It. X. Davis principal of the Dunmore schools, gave what he called a rambling talk, on ac count of being called upon to talk un expectedly. Among other things the piotessoi said: "Local hlstoiy should have a place In oveiy school tluough out the hind. If a boy lives at Wyo ming he his a light to Know the me ail ing of th it pile of stones ' " The pto fesor also said that pilmniv, Intei uiedlitc and nigh "thool te.it heis .should meet at stated Inteivnls to ells e if-s theli illlTcicnt lines of woik. If this pl.in wtie followed evciy toachn would Income a specialist. Aftot tills 1.11110 the pilnclpil addle ss ot the af ternoon by County Supeilntetideiit Jus- p.u C. Ta.vlor on "Ordci." He said in part: "In mv visits thiougliout tne cotintv 1 come In contact with ptttons and clltectois who sav 'I have a goo 1 dc.il of respect for this leather, she is a perfect huh, etc., but she c tti't kec,t order.' Since this Is tine, a pait of the time In local Institutes should be de oted tr this subject. What Is oulei .' I have computed nianv authotltles on the subject, but the one thai sttlkes me most forcibly Is r W. Parker He s.is: 'An oideilv school Is a winking school, lively pupil doing his best Ir the bet way. Gravevard silence Is not a svnonvni for ouler. Tne pupils nnv whisper to theli seat mates and 1111 occasional boo); m iv be diopped and still the otdei be pel feet. Hveiy phase of the subject w is dwelt upon, the most itnpoitant "f which Is the teachei's attitude tow aids the pupils. The superintendent spoKe aho of the Inconvenient es of some buildings as being iletilnicnt.il to good oidcr. In some buildings the teach 'i has to walk the whole length of the room to open the door foi a vlsltoi in such a school the desk Is at the wrong end of the loom. Kvetv school build ing Is supposed to be good ftr foity vear- and still theie was a twelve thoiih mil dollai building put up leccnt lv In this county that lequltes m ti tle Inl light to make two of the rooms fit foi study on a day like last Thuis day. Directors should be 1 at c fill to hive all conveniences possible. A good wav to do this Is to hive a school master at the atehlteit's elbow when the plans foi a new building ate di.iwn. It was conceded b all pre 'cut that this talk was one of the most pi.iclli.il thev ever he aid on this subject. Ptofc"--nr Cone followed with .1 few leniaiKs on I inguage- He siid that pupils the easily of the teachei's monotone. T do not want to act the clown ot T would give ou some stilKIng examples of till 4 s iincnc-s of tone Modulate v out voices piopcily and it will be piodiutive of good 01 de: About font doen teacli eis weie piesent, and the dlicetms wcie lepiesonted bv Ml. (Icoige Dow. ot Tavloi. In the evening the audltoilum wa comfoi tably tilled with people anxious to listen to the polished oiatoi and hiiiinv 1 Itv supi ilntendent, ejeoige Howell, and to hcu the famous richu beit qu.11 lelto. iindei the leadeisblp of Prol'i ssoi ,1, T. Watkins, ot the Uo.val 11 ad mv, London Owing to some un known cite unist.ini e Piotessoi Howell did not appeal, but th" quaitette dl I all that was possible to lessen, the ills, appointment 01 the ptopii. Th solos woe sung with unusual . ffee t, and the in w niembei of the quaitolte, .Ml. .foshu.i Johns, did 11 edit to him-clf The otlici-. have hid ample time to nuke it name foi themselves and nnd no commendation, as they an- Hist class .11 tlsts Huigess J. 1: Watkins. 11 billlhint olllig attorney of Tavloi, piesided over the di llbeiatlons of the 1111 dins in a cieditable maunei. POMP IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Mace Suspended in Houso nnd a Si ver Sword in tho Senate. Columbia, s ". Jan. L Iho .South e'aiolina legislating and eoiuN ntlll maintain wiiio of the pi. tiutsque Rn llsh foi 111s and i-iistoiii'- unliiiiu in the votinger state , and long hlnce clH eaielid b.v otheis of tbe thlttoen "oilg. In. lis " liven heie, howevei, home of I he new Judges tne getting 1 1 In theli ieiulreinents, and do not hiH'.st on all the fointoi pomp and ecunionv. The sheillf ntlll ci.lli at th" Judge's hotel. ecoits him to tin e mil t boll"- tncl nccotniianles bint lacK to his lodging place when the eouit taKes a ioie--, but the old Iudgi's leiiulieit that the cHiott vcara cocked hat adoined vlt'i a Mowing blucK otilch pMmic, a-id thu he beai n swoicl at the "eauy" Tie1 Kinall bovH In the t.tieit- weie 1 dilb d by thlf "oleum pioecbtlon fun tlni. s a ilav In eo'ilt wetlt The 'leloitn" Judges elected In the InM few jean have not eiiiiuingcd this ill-play. At a convention of JuiH'cc hint held, how ever, the uiie Venn ununited leriuiiing all "genlb men of the bir and eouit odlelab to appear In blael habits" making it the duty of the shetlff to en. totce the ink All tho judge" we ir Mowing blue k gowns. The house of teptesentiitlves do"s not consider Itself ptopulv '(instituted unless the gteat iiiiue suspended on tho face of the spoiiUu s el" k over the heads of tho repoileis, and the samp holds pood as to the foui-fe'ot sllvci sword In th senate. Recently when the sergeant-at-nnns hail omit ted to hang the mace In the house the ptocec dings weie stopped by n nieiii bet, who called uttentlou to the alt. sence of the emblem and u suspension took place while? the mine vvat be in.: produced. On occusloun when there ate lolnt assemblies, nnd especially at inauguration, the sergeants-at-aims. tho one healing tho mine, tho othi'i tho sword, head tho pi occasion from the senate chamber to the house of representatives, the speaker or tho house and president nf the senate fol lowing those officials In rich puiple and black ullk and velvet gowns. The new Catholic church of the Immaculate Conception at Tnjloi. Hev. J. A. Molllt, pap tor, was yisterday 11101 nlng dell cated by Ht. Re-v. Hlshop M. J. Hoban In the imsence of a congtegatlou which filled to oveillowlng tho largk loom. The Impiesslve ecremonles of the chinch weie can lid out In their ett tliety, aftet whiih a solemn high mass was eelebiated. The following weie the otllieiH of this inise: Celebiant. Rev. J. A. O'Relllv, of Scianton: deacon, Rev. 1'. J. Melley, of Stianton; hiiIi eleacon, Rev. J. J. Cut 1 an, of Wllkcs 15.111 e. master of eeieinonles, Rev, P. P. Qulnlan, of Plltston: attendants to the bishop. Rev. T, P. Coftee. of Cui bond.ile, and Rev. T. J Hen, of Mlnooka. In idditiou to the above mentioned ileigvnieii, the following weie 'eated within the sanctuai : Hev. John O'Mal ley. of Kingston, Rev. John Ruddv, of Scianton; Rev. Walter Ooimaii, of Mlnooki. Rev. William O'Donnell, of Scr.anton: Rev. James Gordon, of Old Hoi go Rev. John Umghian, of Scran ton: Rev, Michael Donlan, of Dunmore: Rev. John Gieeves, ot Plttston; Rev. J. J. reele.v. of Plttston; Rev, William DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH Concluded from Page 1. es iiih a movement would occupy at least a month. The Times hts; "The most eaie f'i'l; planned and executed lnovsmeei, of the whole campaign Ins ntlrjlv tailed and It can baldly be necesarv to dwell upon the extieme piobabllltv th.it we shall learn, a little- sooner 01 latei, of a catastiophe almost without piecedcnt In oui tnlllt.nj history, a eatistiophe, Indeed, without a paiallel except In the put under of YoiKtown. "We aie cheeKed at every point of the campaign. In fact, the campaUn If still to begin. We wish we had cleat 01 proofs that even now the gov ernment has any adequate compiehen slon of the situation The utterances of icsponsible nilnlsteis have done nothing to icM.ssuie the eouutiy on thin noliit. "Heivv 01 light, the thing has to be clone and the government ought to pie pue for the Immediate dispatch of '.0, tpfin mote men. and to take steps to semi vet another ronoo If these should be needed. '1 he hopele-i attempts to ca1 tv on the campilgn with four widely sepal ate d 1 olumiis, each unequal to Its task, must be abandoned lot .1 eotu di lution of foice and of put pose." 11 the edltoi hits this 11101 nln hieathe the s-plilt of calm cleteimlna t lent Xot one will allow that any 10 veise could deter the eouutiy fiom the object It Ins set Itself to attain whiti'vcr the sacrifices which mav be Involve 1 Veiy liank ciltlclsm of the govern ment, howevei, I.s beginning to be hiMiel even In qunteis th it hive hlth eito lefialned. The Dallv Mall boldly tin on all the blame upon sii Michael Hicks Reich, I.oid I.ansdowne .nil I.oid Wolscley. It points to Piesldent I.lncolnVi ells mlss.il of Simon Cameron fiom th" p st of spctetat v of w.u ns a precc dent to: "gel ting tld ot Incompetent mlnis teis " The .Mm nlng Post ilwes upon the d.ingci of fm titer lebelllon at tlie Cape and of pos-llile ruiopcan conipllca llous It uies that the navy be pie pnteii for ' anv emergencv." Tbe Htiindiid an 1 othei pipeis ie flei t the uiiNietv of the public to letrn how much tiuth theie lh In the Hoe ai counts of the lighting at Splon Kop. Oenoi.il Tlullei's obse'iiltv in hl clH patches Is tatliei Mttetly cilllclsul, as well ,f lb" evident fail that the cen- so- 1 not onlj heavilv elelav Ing1 but W .sulking all hupoilant 'intte.- fiom the few nowspap. 1 dlsp itches To Judgi vlth anv aecui.uy of the extent of tlie disaster Is virtually InipjsslbK "le'ieinl Rullei's loii'idenc" that tho Iloers did not molest his teticat be. I cause thev lnd been taught to respect I the lighting towers of the Uiltlsh nnl- t dl. t . is not t-hnred in London It Is , thought lathei that the Rnei- had Mime either plan In stoie or did not I wish to waste theli men. BOEBS GIVE THANKS. Defeat of the Bntish Is Explained in a Pretoria Despatch. London, Jan 2'. -If Hi.ei lepoilBate to be ucieptecl, "the abandonment of Splon kop was due to the Inability of the liiltlslt to resist the Poor attack, the Units (.nivIng the thst trenches and Hiking lr.O pilsoneis." The following dispatch has been re- cehid 111 London fnmi Pietoila, dited Januaiy 2', via Lenueiio .Mateiues, .Itinuaiv 2S. "The government Is ad vised that, after heavy lighting near J-plon kop, some Uiltlsh on the kop being stormed, hoisted h white flag j one bundled and llfty pilsnneis, (iod be thanked, although wp also hud to give In .no and valuable lives." Steamship Arilvals. New- Vork, Jan. 2S.Ai lived St. LouU, Southampton, Aller, Hitmen, fmcen.-town-H.iilccI: Luc.tnla (fiom Liverpool), New Vork. Piawle Point Passed. Ken sington, Antwerp for New Yotk. Dr.BuH' COUCH SYRUP Cures Croup and Whooplng-Cough Unexcelled for Consumptives. Give quick, lure usulti. Kcfu.e kutulltuti J ,J!ulfiiltt(ueJ!iliouttss. Tital,tJ.t'i, nislnn, of Old Forgo; Rev, Ocoige Stop per, of Scranton: Rev. D. J. Mac- Ooldrlck, of Scranton; Rev. F. P. Walsh, of Taylor. Rev. T, J, Comerfoid, of Archbald, delivered a sepeclal sermon uppropilate to the occasion, nnd In the evening 1 benediction of the Rlessed Sacrament was eelebiated and Rev. !- J. Mac Ooldilrk preached one of his usual hcholnilv and able einions. The chuich, the coinei -stone of which was laid list June, Is now en tirely completed and Is v very hand some stiucture both Inside and out. It Is situ tted ona high eminence, com manding a swe'eplng view of the x alley lin both a northeilv and a southerly direction. The chinch Is lOOtTO feet In size, and li is been erected at a rost of Jlft.000. The Intetloi deeoiatlons aie subdued In effec t but strikingly nrtlstlc. All of the windows are of stained glass nnd the majority of them have been pre sented by the various clergymen throughout the diocese. It Is the In tention of Father Molllt to hnve the grounds sunoundlng the church giaded and finished this spiing, milking the church property one of the most at tractive In the borough. MYSTERY OF THE MAINE Concluded fiom Pagu 11 clay Chief John E. AVllkie, of the United States secret seivlco buieau, favored the Heiald and Senor D'Maitlnez with another thtce hours' Inquisition. Told Straight Story. Neither expert was convinced of tin complete titithf illness of the Spanlaul's statement, nor of the anthentleltv ot his documents: ct neither was satls lled that they were wholly false. D'Martlnez did not waver In the sali ent features of his story, though sub jected in tin 11 to two most seal citing cross-examinations of a very dlffeient charaetei. On the next moinlng he le iteiated his assertions and put them In the foi 111 of an aflldavit, executed and swoin to In a loom In the Hotel Arling ton. In this deposition D'Martlnez uses the full names of the Spanish ofll ceis whom he accuses of deepest com plicity In the Havana plot. D'Maitlne. nveis that seveial othe attempts to blow up the Maine vvcie m.id. but weie unsuccessful. The ie suit of the investigation having been unable as vet to establish the storv's accuracy, the Heiald will not publish these nanus. HTJNT FOB A LOST LEGISLATOB Locomotive Hived for n Quick Bun fiom Frankfort to Lexington. Lexington, Ky., Jan. 2s At 2 o'cIock vesteiday afternoon Adjutant Oeneril Colllei, soeietarv of the Republic-lit state committee, K. .1. Hampton mil two giber Republicans', ai lived he'. on a special locomotive fiom Pianx fort In senieh of Republican Repie- seutative Eplualm Haves, f)f Pulaski -Tliii" ecnlil 11 it 1 llilil II tl vi I seen going towatd the state house .t 0 40 n'elock this moinlng, but whet I tlio house convened, twenty mlntlt'Si later, he was not present. A sent h of Kiankfott vvns made for him, ..a Inipoitant contests weie to be decide 1 today. Il was found, so the leadeis say, that Hajes had been plivlng pok ei with Demotiats list night, and tint he was seen to ho.ud the Haiti foi Lexington, which leaves about the houi the leglslatuie convenes. It was also found that Hayes had drawn his pav. When this was ellscoveied un engliu was chattel eel and the paity came to I.elngton nulcklj. Thev searched th saloons and hotels, but could get no time of liases fuither than one man who saw hhn get off the tialn her1 The'i say tho action of Hayes and th" fact that In a stilct paity vote on Joint ballot V'd.iv the Republicans were live In the mlnoilty shows that C.oebel has the whip liantl and that no power but foice can prevent hhn fiom becoming governor. They Intimated that fence would be used. VOLTJMNIA'S GOOD WOBK. Saved Tumaco from Capture by tho Rebels. Ran Pleso, Jan, 2S riom tepoi t.i biought by tho Haniburs steunier Vol- iminla, It appears that the art Hal of the vcskI at Tutiict' o, Colombo, wherj she touched on the wnv up, bad th effei t of s iv Ing the place front capture by Colombian rebels. The latter had demanded the suitender of the town and the governor was at his wits end. Just then the Voltimnl.i was sighted, The govemoi tl en sent u defiant message to the tevoluttonlsts and told them that the steamer off pott was bilnglng .VjT government tioops The tilfl; sutceedffd and the icbels alun ilniiid theli puiposc t) eapt.ue Tit mace. Hnvintjr a Gieat Bun on Chamber lain's Cough Bemedy. Muiiager Martin, of tho Plerson diufj store, Infoinis us that he Is having a great run on Chamberlain's Cough Rented). He sells live bottles of that medclno to one of any other kind, and It gives gteat satisfaction. In these days of la grippe thoto Is nothing llko Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to stop the cough, heal up the sore throat and lungs and glvo relief within a vjry short time. The sales are growing, and all who try It are pleased with Its prompt action. South Chicago Pally Calumet. For sale by all druggists. Matthews Hrotheis, wholesale and ie tall agents. 2,000 Yards of This morning at 8 o'clock we begin the selling of all of our Plain and Fancy Rib bons the odds and ends, and accumulations of thejisttwo months, at a price "which should move every yard in a hurry. There are Taffetas, Gros-Grains and Satins iti plain and fancies, Roman stripes and checks, corded effects, and in lact everything desirable In new ana up-to-date patterns and Jonas SHIKISHIMA SAILS FOB JAPAN New Battleship Will Attempt to Pass Through Suez Canal. London. Jim. JS Sonic of the after noon newspnpeis associate the depar ture todav of the n-vv Japanese battle ship Shlkhhlina with pos-lble compli cations in regtid to the situation In China, espeeltllv as It Is announced that the Shlklshlnia will endeavoi to traverse tin Stir eaunl by dlveatln;; herself of her ni limine nt. Up to the present no ship of hitch a sie has ttaveised the rami. The Interpola tion tint the deptUine of the Shlklsh lnia was directly due to the situation In Chlnals Incorrect, ni It was It anted today that the date st for the sail ing was decided on many weeks ago, and a fmewell party was held on bond of her ptevlous t 1 the deposltlo 1 ot the Pntperor of China. Rut, though this Incident had exaggerated Impoit aiice In the afternoon newspapers, the Associated Press Is able to sav that those In England most conlint ot the .secret alms of Japan, especially those who are fulfilling hi r naval con tiacts, have fot some time pjst thor oughly believeil she meditated striking a blow at Russia. It this Impicsslon Is coirect, anil theie Is the highest and most conser vative ititlioilty on which to hao It, It Is not unlikely 1h.1l Japan's hand ma be fenced, and that her Intended coup will be attempted befoie hei plans are completed It may be that Japan only meditates lot the piesent a demonstration to pi event Russl 1 tiom accomplishing th ileslgnp which vailous eonespondPnts have ciedited, her with since the change In China's empcioi. Tvo poweilcil war vessels, built feu Japan on the Ctvele. will sion be ready to sill, while others ai" un der eouise of -apld construction Their strength has not attia-led much at tention, but thiMi Importance us inte r nalonjl f.tctots can be Judged from a statement bv one of rngland'" great est shipbuilder, who declared tint the vessels building for Jipan are the most powerful In th" v.-oild, and could destroy the 'lest Tirltlsh ships In fif teen minutes. Several of Japan's vessels In course of constitution would have been Com pleted before now had not Japan en counteted tin inclal dltiieultlcs. The Uiltlsh bulldeis would not let the ves sels snll until evoiv thing was paid fo In cash. To accomplish this Jap in In duce il a svndlcate 'if Kngllsh bankeis to advance the money, and their action has been the subject of a good de.il of private ciiticlsnt in the Inner admir alty circles, when It was lc-illyed whit tremendous naval povvei .la-""- was ac cumulating, and. although fit oat rtilt aln's stiength was not Inipilred, It was thought Intdvlsable foe Rrltlsh capi talists to so mateilally assist Japan to become a dangerous lhal. A well-known naval expeit sajs that if Jupm puts in oommls-Ion the ships scheduled foi sen Ice 111 tho near futuie she will be leaetv foi war within six months and can then defy Russia and, as the Japmese and Russian ships at n.esent In the Par Kast compaie Japan's fleet would have an excellent e bailee of continuing the situation. The Shlklshlmn which was laid clown at the Thames lion wotks In M.tuh. 1S17 was launched November 1, tvS. She Is 400 feet long and 7.'i feet 6 Inches wide, and has a diatlght of 27 feet .1 Inches Her displacement Is ll.SMi tons; Indicated hoise-power, H,D00,oiid speed, in 5 knots. Her nun intent consist nf four 12-Inch guns In b.ubettes, four teen 6-Inch quirk tiling guns.all mount ed In casements, tvventv 12-poundeis and eight Maxim guns. Her contple ment of oulcers and men Is 741. ANOTHEB ATLANTIC LEAGUE Effort Will Be Made to Bevive Base Ball. Philadelphia, Jan 2S. President Hot nee S. Fogel. of the Atlantic Rase Rill league, has Issued a call for a meeting of that eiiganUatlon to be held at Hip Sterling house. Wllkcs-Eano, on Mon ilav. Pelnuary 12, at .1 p. m. The following cities fiom which eight clubs will be selected for the cltcult of the Atlantic league the coming season have tiled applications fot franchises ond Mr, Fogel sas will have lepie .sentntlves at this meeting: Sci.in- i tun. 'Wllkes-n.iiie, Ailentown, Tientoit, Reading. Lancaslet, Chestei Wilming ton, Atlantic Cltv. Haiilsbuig and New ni It. Theie Is some doubt as to Hiittlsburg, though business men theio have promised the nice bs.it y capital for a dub and sevual old m mage is, among them William Ramie and V, P. Ruiiiham aie anxious to locate thei,, 'Ihe city, hnwevr. is at ptosuit with out gioundi.. BUzraid in Txas Austin. Te. Jnu 2S -All south and central Texas v is today visited b, a verv severe blUatd which luc leases In se vcilO as the night glows unci iioui pus. nil Indlcitlnns will be the worst hllzird of the w Intel 'I bo tempeiutute h 13 fallen 20 degrees slnco noon, Patriotic Barbadoes, St. The in.is, n, V. I , Jan. ; An ea thuslastlc! meeting was hi Id in Ilildge tun n. Uubiieloes, Inst Vedtiesd.i to ton hlder steps for the organUallou ot h vol. imteer force and to detnonstiiitn the do. slro of Hnrbndois to shine in the defence of the enuihe. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Rromo Quinine Tablet All druggists refund tho money If It falls to cute, n. W. Orove'a elgnu. ture Is on each bo. ?!. FanGy Ribbons colors. From 1 Inch to 5 Inches in width ; Worth Up to 50 Cents the Vnrd. All at Long's Sons THE MARKETS. Wall Street Bevlew. New York, ,T.in. 27 -T he stuck iiiiilt was narrow and professional Indue, Imt (flirted Mime sllghllv lucreasril Intire't and prices showed some tesponse to new di vclnpnu nls Quite 1111 tiilvo hpee illa tion clivelo'ied In 'Jhlnl Aeeliue. wlitt.li vvns feverish at a livil rxtiiiding ii'i P lull below list night Rumors wto rile touching the plnn for tin mc lag ll e llo itlng di bt of this comp mv and denials follow, il qulcklv on rumors The inuket was disposed, to iest this Inllllenc e and li'iidened the spci I titles lenllng In point of netlvltv mid strength. Tho lather cr cheerful tone of thu weeklv till" n vbvs, the goid lallteud e.milngs for the tlillcl wccl. 111 Jiiuuuv and the expecta tion of a strong bank statement prompted In. v Ing. Tin. Dec italic! stutei te nt of 1st. Paul checked the movement cm account of the decrease of firioon In tut earnings for the rrontli by reason of lucre ised up dating expenses. ' in finite 1 tc In nit (Hillings of the ajtPiu tot the fiscal vein Is thus brought up to $T1,iiOO The total vvns offered d in 11 a sh irp fi.ictlon on Ibe showing. llurllliKii.11 closil fellow lug and tbe whole list showing the effect '1 he re v, is hut tin IndllTeient lally mi the bulk stole ment nnd prices were sllchllv lowei than vctirduv at the cloe. The propcu tlons of the" loan Imrease ngaln proved a sutprlsei thougli the loan expansion was u traction of the lucre ied credit facilities affoided bv the cish Iiiiihim There litis I ecu no boinnvlng di tn.ii. d mtnlffst dm big the vvnk and the time loan mil mercantile p uicr mav hive been lepottf cl dull, al I hough bankers h ive been off ci luc Ir.creiseJ Inducements to pi ice loins No op. iiitleins hi vi been known of siilllcleut sse to iCcount foi Ibe loin expansion of $7 M" W Tot.il hales, ei.',4i0 shires The fallliv off In the late of It. How of nionev seeking impliivinctil his tiroved to ileereac the dcni md for bonds and has usullrcl in price reaetli ns In some poll ts The market has continue d tlrm for the most put. Culled States 1s declined 'j, the.le and old Is re'-rlslerid 's. unel coupons 'j In the hid pi Ice. The following quotstlcns nr furnished The Tribune by M. S Jordan &. Co. rooms 70I-0G Mcars bulldlitfj. Telephone 1,00.1: Open- High- Iow- Clos ing est rt Inc. Am Pugni ir,'s llfi', 11V IK, Am Tolineco e'o .... '11 r it. ''i WJ Ateli , To S lc A . T. & S P.. Pi Hrook R. T . . . Con. Tobacco .... Chcs ,x Ohio . , People s G is . .. , la, lt' H4 11'4 on it 1 i.rii ni w 71's 7-'S 70 71'i H :"- - ''I -' 'j ...in 'ii loja, in1'.. V r l.ouis. & Nesh . Chic. Il v. ft . .. SI. Pull! Rock It 'and . .. Mitiihittan P.le . Met Traction. Co Mo IMelllc .. .. Ninth Paclllc ... Out . We st .. . Pacific Mull . .. Phil & Re id Teaii . C. ex. lion C. S. I.e itlier . . t'nlon Paellle . . I'ulon P.u , Pr .. Wabash Pi Peiina R R . ... Am. S f. W PchI. hteel ... 7Si 7bH 7S e ...121 1214 1-iliJ 121 4 lis us iiTii. Ill's . .loti'-H . '.'. P.7 . 12 . r.i . 21", . 42 r, .. in, J';1' .'. 2 a; .i:t i 111.', 1-.s 101, 1(11. 11 ViAt r't's 1.7 ' i " M .-.p.. 21 l"j 17 s'l. ir.'I ti.ij 7'.', 2u"s Id 4'-'4 r.p, i I2 V s:e. ii. JL,1s 121 iv- 70S - K 42 17 'h ST. If IV "" 2i i 1-"i 111, Vl CH1CAOO nOARD OP 1 RADR Open- High- T.ow- Clns. WHEAT July Mav CORN Julv M iv ... ATS Julv Miv I.ARI) Mm . ... PORK. Mav Ii g est, est luc . fin. Cl' (.Sl4 "2-s 22 U i.s'i ls .XV 21V i. '12 iin2 M v) 10 1 10 77 Scrnnton Board of Trade Exchange Quotations All Quotations Based on Par of 100, STOCKS First Nation il 11 mk t-craiilon Savings Hank . .. . Seuilton Packing Co 'third National H ink Dime Hep fc rlx Hank Kcnnomv Light, II v P. Co L.icka Trust A. Safe Dep Co Si ronton Paint Co Clink & "novcr Co , Coin. CI irk & Snovet Pief Sir. Iron Kenie i. X.fg c o. ... Seiautoii Axle Works Luck i. Pill Co, Pref Co Savings U mk & Tiu-t Co Plrst Nut I auk (Catbnniliiltl Ktaiulaid Drilling Co PONDS Setantou Pass Rallwaj. Hist moitunge. due l'ljo People's Stieet Hallwav, thst moil gage, clue Ills Peoples Street Rullwav, tJeu- ernl mortgage due U2t .. . Dickson Manufacturing Co . Liicka Township School oc; , City of Sciiinion St. Imp e.";,. Mt. Vernon Coal O Scrauton Traction h"L bonds . Rid. Asked, h . . sue . . . . n r Ie1 47 150 SI 121 100 . . lllfl 2) . 2V1 JO) . .. 30 11" ... 115 ... 115 11 , . . 102 , ... 102 , ... SI 115 Scrnnton Wholesale Market. (Cote tied by II. O Dale. "' Luekananith Avenue ) Illltter Clenmiiv, .0c , eliibj, tubs. SSc. 1'ggs Helei t western, Ibe.; ni.irbj stale, 22e. Chi ese Pull ere nn, new, !2'.e, Ue.ins Pi r bu fholcei mm row, 12 40, nu ilium, J2 2'i, pen $H Onions Pel bu , 4'c. Plour-JI JO New Yoik Groin and Produce. .i Yoik. .Inn "1 Ploui ijtih t but sliiiilllv held Wluat-Hput epilet: No 3 nd ".i1,! t o b niton prompt: 741 eleintor: No 1 northern Duliith, 7'i1ni' f, 0 b nofl.it pioiupt. OiltlllllS ll)U IK ll (MX, but turtle el stiong mid active e lo.ed c isj nt uiiihaiignl price's te, i.e iidVJncej Milldi closed 7i'e ; Mav 7iV I ulv, 71' (e Coin Spot nisv : No '2. 4'ijc. f o b nlloil and 4'i elrvutiu i jillons opened eas and loutlnunl dipiissul, cloyed en at ki net dee line, Mav closid )jtfe, Oats Spot ipilel No J, ."I41 .No 1. Sd'-jc't No 2 while, ll'i , No tdo J1e . track mixed west 'in. 2Ut".c Hack white. 31 nl'e,: options dull mid easv. Iluttr Steady: we. tern iie.imery 21h2 , do. laetoiv, Unl'ic : June ireanierj. 2Ji2ic.j imitation ne mieij. 1Sj22'lc : state diilr, l"d2le,: do, iiinuierv, '2ln21e. Cheese (Julet, fill lllilde lane luge. Ual !e . do. small. 121411'''.: huge hiti miiile, HVil'-c : sinnll do., 12il2'tc, P..r Pasv: stale and Pcnns.vlvnulii, l7e.: wihIiiu ungrailed, at mat It, lialie.; wislirn, I7e., loss off. Phlladelphle Oin'n 1 ' P'oilu-e I'hllulilphli. Jan 27.'- Wheat - Plnn. 1 iiiitini t grade. Januaiy 7o'sa71l.i . Corn Dull and 'ii. lowei; No 2 mixed, Janu ary, 37'.nl75ii'. Oils Quiet but steiulv; No, 2 wiiltn dipped. "iPialJc: No, :i do. elo. aii'MUi.: No. 2 mixed, ."i'iiHuc. Pola. ties Pm hanged: Pi linsj Ivanbi choice, pei bushel, "..elv ; New Yoik and west ern do do., ISa'V.: elo. do full to good do, 71iri2c. Untie rPIrm: fancy west tin trt.mii iy. Ho.; do. prints, 2-e. Lggu on Sale Today 10c Stench: fresh, nearbv, lrc.j do. western, IV ; iln southwestern, ISe.: do southern, le Cheee I'nchiitiRed Reflned Sugars -Stiong. Cotton Steady. Tallow Un eh uu'id, cltv iirlme, In hogsheuds. SnlHe.; emntrv do. do, birrels u'miMJr.: dark ill), Jiin'e., lakes, .VjiuVHc.: grease, Sla Re. as to lolor. Live Poultrj Klrmj fowls. ii.jiliiiJ(.; old looslers, Te.; chick ens. Mfci'ii..e.: ducks, Iflnlle.: gnese. SiilOe.; turkejs. sav l)rss, d Poiiltr.v Firm, fowls, iholce lililu'i.1 : do. fair to good, ? . old music ), 7i.: chickens nenr bv. linlje.: western do, large, lOillci 1 xceplloniil lots, ll'jc.: meclhun do, sa, i", small do, Tn'.c. turkevs, eholco to fiincv, llalJe., do. tali to good, 9al0c; In ferior do , 7nVe.; ducks, Suite : Reese, 7afe. Rceelpls Ploiti, ,'ii)i) luiriiils and H.U03 silks; who it. " (ViO bushels: emu. i.T.ixm bushels, oils. 1JKH1 lill'luls Hhlunients V limit, . 1V10 bushels; coin, fi ih) bushel: oats, Jieju biishe Is. Chicago Oraln and Produce Chicago. Jan. 27. -The wheat market stiengthtni d iai!v bj tho Paris mlvnncn and Argentine plague rumors, vveakiiifd 011 the tepoit lint Mew Yoik h.iel clriireJ a v 1 s I foi Ilos trio, closing e.isv, Mav a. sliadu under vcstPidiv. Corn and outs eas, 'vi'ie. lower and provisions 2Vja5c. nepiess(j. Cash iinitiitlons wiro as fol lows Pleitir Hti ulv; winter pntcnts, $1 40 iC.(.0, Inkers. U 10a.' 10: straights.. $1u3 33; elcnrs. $J'Ma"j.1fl; spring specials, IISOaTW; patents. $'.11.1. "ii sir tights, $2ti')if; Ni : sptlug wheat, iilar.'c; No. 2 reel, 6J'4 ! li'fic.; No .' eeitn . I'I'IPjC. : No 2 oats, .',.' .'e.; No 2 white , J"iHc: No 3 do, 23 ni'.'Li : No 2 ive, lilaSA; ; No 2 b.irlev, ii42e.: No 1 II ix seeel unci northwest. $1 "if. prime tlmothv seed, JJj'i; di silted shouldfis "' a"iii ; shoit elcai, $S0i)i6; giiiuulited , II, No 2 vellow corn, Jl'ju JP,e. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chlenco, .Inn 27. Cattle Weak, iiuill lu illv slcudv lot tintlves; Texnns In iic tle deinaud, 2'e. I1I4I1 r than week ago; butt h' is' stock, firm, stoekiis and feed ers, illicit ing. d good to cluil e, $j2'.ili25: pom to medium M iV mixed totkc rs, $3 25 .I'tjl! sell ltd feed' is $1 2lJll4 M; Rood to 1 I10I1 e cows, t,'4i.il V); heifeis, $l2,-a,,j ciililieis, JJ2II12SO, hulls, Vil'.lt 2r: c-alves, $i:0is, fid Texas I), eves, Jin', Jlojjr .'j. lee. hlghci , 1 losing weak: pries li.hest ol viat; mixed nnd l)iitihis, Slo-alts,; good to choh e be ivv, J1 '.ei.t ); i,.ut,h eio , I"hiH-.. lU'ht. $1 Kj.il 771-..; bu'k of sale". $!t7';il0 Sheep nnd Liimb rirm: na tive wethers $1 '.Oa', lambs, jliifj--,; sese. cut vvetheis, $4 4Ja4 1: wcstein lambs, $.75 in. fill Rect Ipts-Cattle. 4H0 bead; bogs, 14, Curt bind, sheep l.nno Prail. Receipts for the week Cattle o'KXM bend; hos, IV,. S0e head; sheep, 7" mm head. Buffalo Live SuocK Mnil-o R.ist Rliffilo. .Inn. 27 -Cattle-Quiet hut sti ulv : veils. e.u7"io: t.incj, $77'is; hiavv led c.ilve-s, :M),iV) Hogs Actlva and hlghii. best heivv. $', ifi, Yorkers, Jl'al'i-.. pigs, Jisnifi). loughs St .'.at SO; stags. J'KiiiJ Sheeii nnd LiMibs Ai tivo and stionger; liet mixed lm;i $17". i": culls to full. JTrrt.ilfil, wethers nnd ve ir llngi '. 2". 11.. lambs, $1 .Ki.tl 71; Canada lambs $1, 7oit7. New York Live Stock. Vove lurk, .1.111 27 Reeves Peel'ng sli nl , 1 ilees feeling film, sheep 2'c . hlghti ; l.unbs luiv Inghi r; sheep. $1 21 1 Mm, lniiilis, f.. .;a7 ',7'i., .vein lings, $150. lines- Nonilnnlh firm Oil Market. Oil Cltv, Jan 27 Cridlt b iliinif s 11 C; t eititlcntf s. $ 01.. hid'feir i.ish; shipments ,sf 1! ham Is. ave 1 age, S7.WI liaircN; runs, sn.IIs lintels; ivnage, vsm,. Iniicls, SAFE BLOWEBS KILLED. Quincy Police Ofnceia Have Battle with Burglars. Qulnc.v. ill, j m. 2..-Qulncy pollcej officers last night killed two expert sale blow ois, supposed to be Jon Chleago and sciiously wounded au otliei. The men aie believed to be thu same who leeontlv opented in Gales bilig. Fiecpoit and other Illinois cities, making a spec laity of er.iiklng safe In building and lean association uni ces. On .1,11111,11 v 1; the sife In the iilllcen o the Ailiini" county Ri'ililing and Loin .Issoc 1 itlou, In this 1 Ity wan blown up at the 110011 hour and cash and sc entitles amounting to 2i),(i00 t iken. siitutilav last time .ivn went to Moei kei's hotel, two of them logls torlng tnuii 'varnas e'itj. The pio pilitm suspei ted them and wauiel the pollic, and when one of the men went out he v as shadowed by Detec tive (Jem go Koch The oflleer finally asked the suspect to go to th station unci explain himself. The man dieiv a pistol and pointed It at tho oPIcoi'h Ileal t. but nu lie did ,-u Koch flushed his own pistol and died four shots Tluep took effect and th" man fell dead. This octuried at 11 o'clock Sat in dav night In fiont of the New- Cum berland hotel. Meanwhile odbcis hud examine d tho baggage of the suspected man and found It Included buiglai's tools, sktl etoii kejs, dvnumltc slides and nltro glvceiino. When the other two men 1 etui md to the Moot Iter hotel tit 2 uMoik this moinlng thev found Iho hotel suiioundeil bv otllcets. They rat inlo the hotel saloon and loaded their t'volvcrs Then ensued a running' light In the hotel conldor. One man irmhed the stieet pawned by Chief of Pilld John Abe arn, He turned :o fire a nd as be did so, Ahearu sent a bullet ciashln:: tliicaigl his skull. Ho died in n few minutes The third man was shot on the sttelis b.v omcer ciuinhoist and sink to the floor with a broken hip He refused to sny vvlm his at complices weie. When the men came heie .laiittaiv 5 thev icglsteied ns J. M Hurt and 11 V. Ciowle. Sutuidav Pant was nglstered as C. H. Roger 110111 letieis found cm him It appeals he also uses the nanm of C M, Prill", ot Chicago. Thu wounded man lcfusis to give hi' name. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Boars the Signature of uLffl&Zfo
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