Published Every Thursday. Volume 5. S THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE. C P Yes, Paramount issues are plentiful this SWe have two. First, we are prepared to sell you | / everything usually found in first-class jewelry | store at very reasonable prices. If we have not 112 \ the article you want we will get it for you at the J / shortest possible notice if it can be found. C S Second, we are prepared to do your Q in a workmanlike manner, also at very reasonableS r has been spoiled by others, we shall want plenty L Vof time to do it in and full price for doing it. / Very respectfully, J \ RETTENBURY, \ 3 DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. DWARE j| fvm) fvjft eicvlec" b'epairTng v Done in first lcass order and as Quickly as possible, using good " Material and prices right. Will sell you the Best BICYCLE MADE for >7O THE COLUMBIAT^ v ' Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from $25 00, $35.00, and $50.00. The Columbia Chainless on exhibition now with coaster brake. Call anAT LAW, ROTAKT PUBLIC. OPPICB Oil MAIM ST It MKT. DUSIIORE, PA CHAS.L. PETTIS & CO. Caiiiliuyci'sS'oiiiilryl'riiiliiee, Dressed Poultry, Oame. Pur*. Eggs and BUTTER. 204 Duane St. New York. Write for our present paying prices. REFKRF.XCK. DAXIELSA CO.,Hunker*,a Watt St. All ('oiiinnrcia/ Ai/riiriis, A'.iy»v.**f'«/.« I hater* in /'roriioe in I . S. mill Can- E*tat>li*ta d Truth' 0/ the unnoiiin c 111 nt that former tiovernor Tanner and Mcii»r». Cannon, llin and t'riiicc hail nithdriiwii from tl.e race. Icaviuß present I'uited States Si i.ntor Ctillom a ualU yvi r. The aiiuouiii ciiti'iit of lloveriim Tanner's withdrawal came lii*i and wa» -Inil l I.\ followed li\ announcements from tile other candidates. Tile exuet causes ! 1 hat led Senator Ctilloin's opponent* t" I leave lii 111 a clear fu Id are not announced I Senator Cullotn was renominated iu 1 an i its last eight by a«ehiiuation. t nraeile l.ll Far *» racu*e, BYK.\crSK, Jan. I*. Major James K. Melinite has received a letter from Andrew Carnegie *tulinit that if Syra i i ii»e would furnish a good location and | agree to spend a year upon it | lilirar) lie will gin the clij a building to lost VUINMNNI. The lit) will cilllipl) with the eoudilloll*. I • I ! SECOND DEGREE MURDEK. I Slayers of Paternon Olrl Hear Jac/'a Verdict. | PATEUSON, N. J.. Jan. 1!).-Wnlter ; C. McAlister, Andrew J. Campbell and William A. Death, three of the four per | sons Indicted for the death of Jennie Koss ! chieter, a mill girl of I aterson, who was j foully murdered 011 the night of Oct. 18 last, wore adjudged guilty of murder in j the second degree. According to the Now j Jersey law the maximum penalty for the \ prisoners is 30 years' imprisonment. The jury took 14 ballots ami after summoning Judge Dixon and the prisoners filed into the courtroom. They returned at 8:14 | o'clock, having been out 4 hours and 20 mill utes. The prisoners when brought in appear ed very nervous. McAlister seemed more excited than any of the others. He sat biting his lips while waiting. Campbell thrust his hands into his trousers pockets and clinch'd his fists in them. Death looked anxii sly about the courtroom for a moment and then assumed the same at titude as Campbell. When the verdict was announced, the I prisoners exhibited neither elation, relief I or surprise. Judge Dixon thanked the jury and said lie believed the verdict a just one. lie then dismissed the jurors until Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The court then rose and the prisoners were taken back to the jail. When court convened in the morning, ex-Judge Hoffman concluded the sum ming up for the defense, and Prosecuting Attorney Kmley then closed for the slate. Judge Dixon made the charge to the jury, and at 3:45 the jurors left lite courtroom. THE STRONG FAILURE. | Creditor* Advised to Accept a Cnah Settlement ot -10 Cents on it Dollar. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Acceptance of i 4(1 ci uts on the dollar by the creditors of \V. 1.. Strong & Co. is recommended by the advisory committee appointed to in quire into the affairs of the firm of j which the former mayor, who died in hist November, was the principal uieni ■ ber. The recommendation is made by Smith Thompson, receiver of C. 11. A !■'. 11. Stott. intimately associated with the business of Strong & Co.. and Eilwaril A. Treat, receiver for the firm of Strong iSit Co. The first detailed information concerning the failure was made public ! last night, when this offer to settle with the creditors was given out. A little more than WOO is the differ once between the assets and liabilities of W. 1,. Strong & Co. The hook ac i counts, the cash in bank, the various , claims represented by note, the interest iu mills now in operation and an insur ance policy on the life of a debtor foot up #781,110.54. The liabilities, which Include secured and unsecured creditors, are #781,415.01, which leave an actnii deficit of #305.0/. The indorsement of Stott's note" for more than #I.OOd,(HH) was the chief cause of the failure of the former mayor's firm. HARLAN ACCEPTED. ■ 'resident'* Sonilnec Pur \tlorney t.enernl off I'orto Itleo ( oiill rineil. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.—The senate in executive session yesterday continued the nomination of James S. Harlan to lie attorney general of Porto Itieo. The final vote was reached after a diseiissiou of more than two hours' duration and when announced stood 4<"> to 21 iu favor of continuation. All the llepublieans ci»»t their votes iu the atlirmative. and two or three Democrats voted with them. The session was chat notorized by a vplr ited colloquy between Senators Chandler and llawley, in which bitter personal language was used. No business of special importance was transacted by the senate in open session. An executive session of more than two hours' duration was held, and iMi pug -s of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill were completed befo:-e adjournment. The house after devoting some time to District of Columbia business passed a number ot bills under suspension of the ! rules. \ltn Itnekeffcller W e,l*. NEW YOltK. Jan. is. Miss Alia Kuckcl'cllcr. ilaughtci of John l>. Ki« ke fcller. tin richest mail in America, wa marricd at JI:H0 o'clock ve-terday alter noon to E. Parnilee Prentice of Chicago. She is heiress to *sll.l**l,(km. but the wedding, which took place in tin- palatial inline oi' her father at I West Kifly j fourth stieel, was marked b\ quiet «im plicity mid absence of ostentation that usuall> marks the nuptial* of tl" ver\ rich. The first part of the liotieyui i w ill lie passed at the Rockefeller mansion oear TuriytoK'U. At the end of a fort light ilie) will sail fo|- Ijii 'pc. retiiruiug . to Vienna, where tin- bride will resume treatment for hei defective hearing. H>mpalli» t-'vr liners and l-*lU|ilaoa. I.IT I I.E lttM'K, Jan. 22. I'he house spent an hour ye>lerda> ili*cu*siwf a resolution extending »>ui|uiihy to the Filipino* in their "heroic struggle for fieedmn." The re*olulioii was amended So as to include the linels bv ll vole of to o!i and wus then mlnpieit aiunl . lie, is. K\ewpl I lt> I'rn pert», AI.IIASY. Jan. 2. I'ropert* to the value ol' *72;t,414."i 5 2 is I \, mpteil t mil taxation iu the cilic» of the si no, n-e id , ilig lo a le|*»l't submitted t>- the lev *la lure last lliglll b> Coliiptlull' r Knuli! ~U*ISHII %» ill \eerpl I rent,. l.tlNlMiN. Jun 22. !"'• Wiishitntinii coi rcspoinb til of The I lull* Mad «ay» he under»taiid* it I* prin llcalli certain that lit, at Itliliitn will aciepi the amend uieni* Of the I till i'il Stale* .filllie In th* lla.i P.iuiicefote lieat). i 1.25 Per. . TAXATION REFORMS. Three Notable Bills Before the New York Legislature. REPORT ON CHARTER REVISION. Vnx Mens lire* Conlen|il«l« the Tax ation «112 Corporations. Insurance Companies and Savlnirs Hank*. Govrrnor'a lilana Hinbotlled. ALBANY, Jan. 22.—The feature of •lie legislative session Inst uighl was the -ntrmtuetion of Governor OilcU's three tax reform measures and also the mes sage of the executive transmitted in eon junction with the report of the New York charter revision commission. The '.ax liills caused no end of comment, and us their provisions were read it was generally declared that it would lie hard work to dodge the exhaustive and tech nical definitions regarding corporations subject to the uew tax scheme. The tax reform hills above mentioned are as follows: First. —A bill taxing corporations gen erally at the rate of per cent an nually on maximum of capital stock em ployed and further taxing all except corporations doiug a manufacturing busi ness wholly in this state on every div idend over 3 per cent at the rate of one quarter of a mill on every 1 per cent over 5 per cent. Banks, trust companies and insurance companies are exempt. Second.—A bill taxing insurance com panies of all kinds 1 per cent ou all capi tnl surplus or reserve fund in addition lo the tnx now imposed of live-tenth* of 1 per cent on the gross amount of pre miums. Third.—A bill taxing suvii."£* banks I per cent on their surplus. The most important bill, the corpora lion tax bill, declares a tux of 1% per cent annually ou the maximum capital stock of all corporations aud further pro vides that "every cor|H>rati»u. joint slock company or association incorporated un der the law in this state shall pay to the stale treasurer annually a lax to lie computed upon the basis of ihc maximum amount of its capital stock at par. au thorized on Oct. .'ll preceding, aud upon each dollar of such amount at the rate of IVi mills. It' any such corporation, except a corporation wholly engaged iu carrying on manufacturing in this state, i shall in any year declare a dividend or • dividends amounting to more than •"> per cent on the par value of its capital stock, it shall pay an additional tnx. to be computed upon the lasis of the capital stock at par upon which such dividend has been made or declared at the ra»e of one-quarter of a mill for each 1 per cent -if dividend in excess of per cent made or declared during each year •tiding with the .''lst day of Oetn- Mr. \ctv Jer ««•>■ l.ettlsla t ure. I TItKNTON. .lan. 22. —Last night's session of both houses of the legislature j was given over entirely to the introdnc j tion o 1 hills. There were more than ■ lulls presented in 'he two houses. After i the adjournment ttie Pcmocratic senatois I and assemblymen met in joint caucus fur ! the purpose of deciding upon a candidate I to !«■ placed iu nomination at today's clec | tion for I'nited States senator to sue ceed William J. Sewcll. Senator Robert | lludsiwth of Hudson county was made i chairman of the caucus. Owing to the j absence of Senator Cornish and one or I two others no vote was taken, and ad journment was had until today. The vol | ing for I'nited States seuator will take I place iu the two houses today, and to I morrow a joint session will he held. The Republicans of course will vote for tieu era I Sewell, who will be elected to sue | ceed himself. Hr>, l.raar Wauta a Divorce. WICHITA. Kan.. Jan. 22.—Marjr K. Lease has tiled suit for divorce from I Charles Lease in the district court of Sedgwick county. An atfidavit as to the correctness of the allegations set loit ill the petition was made b> Mrs. Lcuv ! ill New York. The petition charges 11. defendant with "lieing guilty of gr..-» ! neglect of duty iu that the defendant has failed in neglect for mole than 12 years pust to support tin plaintiff aud her fain ' ill aud to support tlieln with the or diuary and necessary conveniences of life. Midi as Ihc defendant, as an able bodied man. win competent and capable of supplying and furnishing." AccoMpa liyiug tl,e petition is a waiver signed l>> Mr. Lease signifying his intention of lint contesting it. The* were married at Osage Mission, Kan.. Jan. !Ht. 1*7.'1. and there are four children. Hero ul Three Mara Honored. W KSTCIIKSTKU. Pa.. Jan. is. -Two thousand persona crowded the Asseuibl > 1 building here last uiglil to do homage io Captain Sincdlev l». Ilutlct. the hem of three Mara, aud Ins chum. Captain Hen ry Leonard, who wn» with linn at tic battle of Tien tsin. China. The recep tion was giecu by the p.sqdc of I lie town, aud llurgrss John Thorpe a< led as cliaii man of the uicctitijk A haiiilsoine stooid was iiicseiiied to Captain Huller aud a gohl medal to Captain Leonard. A \otable I arfiT Kaded. Hl'lXt'Y. Ills, Jan. 22. K. » Chilli a L. Conrad, M. I'., is ihad. aged si lie ua* Inll*u in Siberia and educated fur ihc chiyeh and uietlk inn llorllli. went lo llritixh India in IM'fttiil. as the mission aIV who itiiilil heal, was sought after t > thousands of the native*, lie islnbliahid asylums for lepcis aud cpile|rtic* at l.ohordagga, was in Calcutta during lh» sepoy outbreak ami iu IVis cmne to America, settling in itnim » lie est ah lislicd four Nourishing evangelical churches iu this section aud retired about ihree rear* ago. Number %