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Kcv. J., A. West, of London
ville, Ohio, son-in-law of L. D.j
Baker, spent a few tlays with friends
in town The show entitled
"Southern life," which occupied the
Opera Hous-c on Friday evening last,
was irrected with the hirest house
of the f-eiison, but many were disap
pointed as it was nothing
minstrel show Vacation
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University begins on AVednediyj
noon, Dec. 15th. The students are
looking forward to getting home
and greeting friends and old ac
quaintances The Athletic As
sociation of the University elected
officers on Friday fr the coming
MStfon Mrs. Ed. M. Hummel
and daughter took a trip to Fhila.
to make some purchases. . . .F. II. ,
Schrader, who is teaching in Union j
county, with his brother, drove J
home Saturday and returned Mon-1
day S. Weis has a line line of
Holiday cowls which he is selling
very cheap. . . .Indications are that
there will be a grood deal of chang
ing residences in the spring. . .'.Fid
ward K. Boycr, of Elkhart, Ind.,
brother of Mrs. Geo. K. Hendricks,
is visiting his sister and friends and
will take in the re-union of his regi
ment 131st, at Shamokin, Tuesday
and Wednesday, 14th and loth.
Many of his old comrades will lie
jlhul to see him . . . . r rot. .John i.
Woodruff s house is being pushed
forward rapidly. We understand
that a good many ntw houses will
go up in town next season .... Work
at the Shoe Factory is progressing
slowly. . . .Christmas exercises will
he held by all the Sunday schools
this year. . . .Fostmastei Hummel
is able to be around a little while,
he was at the office a short time on
Friday last The Junior Class is
busy on their annual (The Lanthorn)
they hope to surpass the one of last
year.... A Musical Convention
will beheld in the Opera House
during the week beginning Jan. 24,
1898. The singers of the county
are cordially invited to take part.
An enjoyable time will be had. . . .
A number of the members of the
31st Kegt. of twn and vicinity are
taking in the re-union of the Kegt.
it Shamokin Rev. R.F. Fetter-
olf has moved to town fromMillers
burg and is occupying the house
formerly. owned by . lanncr
. Mrs. Mary nloyer (nee Uolsher)
and daughter ol Bloomsburg are
visiting Mrs. Sarah Miller who is
the aunt of the former. . . .Mrs.
Rev. Jerome Guss (nec Dimm) of
Duneannon, is a welcome guest at
IDr. Dimm's .... Word was brought
town from NorthunilR'rland
tat Norton Glover, a former resi
st here, had a stroke of Apoplexy
m Sunday forenoon from which he
Sunday evening Mrs.
Breidenbausrh, of (jcttysbunr, has
fturned to her home after a visit
about two months Thestreets
m being scraped and a top dress-
wot crushed stoiv? put on. . . .A.
School), of Bloomsburg, was m
kn Monday between trains to vis
its aged mother Miss Ida
Nor has returned from her visit
Phila. . . .MissIIolvey, of Pitts
, will deliver a lecture on Tem-
pnee in the M. E. church on
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fwnesday evening under tne
Wees of the Y. W. C. T. U.
M C. Smith, Amos Bolig, and A.
GcmlH'rling, three of the l'enn
Kship's school directors, were
callers at this office last Thurs-
CROSSOUOVE,
jfe. Samuel Hummel, of Gordon,
inylkill Co., tormerly of Middle
feh, had an oneration performed
"! Jellerscu Hospital, l'hila., on
wtli t Nov., having a tumor
that weighed 22 pounds. The
tator says that she is getting
Aaron II. Musser, a brother,
nifr, of this place, are having
Vol' her two children, Jessie
J'ears old, and Edith two
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Democrats May Insist on Abolition
of the Existing Law,
REPUBLICANS TOR MODIFICATION
Mr. Pearson, of Xorth Carolina, Who
Inaugurated the Movement For Re
modeling the Law. Thinks a Satis-
' factory Measure Will lie Prepared.
Washington, Dec 14. The outlook
for changing the civil service law la
being Actively canvassed among Re
publican members of the house, as a
result of the conference held Saturday
night. The members of the special com
mittee having the matter In charge are
trying to so shape the bill that It will
command the support of a number of
divergent elements. One of these Is
the Democratic minority, which, com
bined with the Republicans opposed to
the present law, would be strong
enough to carry a bill. But in canvass
ing the situation It has been found that
Democratic members would favor a
complete repeal of the law, but would
oppose anything short of a repeal.
As the Republican movement Is not
toward complete repeal, but rather for
modification of the law, there appears
to be no basis upon which the antt- !
civil service reformers of both parties
can unite. It Is claimed, however, that
a modification bill will receive the votes
of two-thirds cf the Republican mem
bers, and will have a good ehance of
passing the senate and receiving the
president's signature.
Mr. Pearson, of North Carolina, who
Inaugurated the movement, and is a
member of the special committee, says
the essential modifications of the law
likely to be considered by the commit
tee are as follows:
Excluding from the operations of the
law cases In which one government
officer Is responsible for tha actB of
his subordinate, as deputy collectors
of revenue: examination of those al
ready covered into the classified ser
vice without examination, so as to
put them on a footing with new appli
cants; change of examinations so as
to make them more practical and less
theoretical; distinct provision against
life tenure and for a stated terra of
service; affirmation of the right of
heads of departments to remove, reduce
or promote In the Interest of the public;
a limitation of the law to specinc de
partments, bureaus, etc., and exclusive
of those not enumerated.
THREE CENTCAR FARES.
Governor Plntrree Assorts They Have
Not Proved a Failure.
Detroit, Dee. 14. Governor Plngree
gave out a signed statement for pub
lication denying that three cent street
car fares have proved a failure. He
says: "The railway managers damn
their own business by saying three
cent fares do not pay, hoping to re
ceive sympathy from the aldermen and
mayor. If the 11,800,000 bonds of the
Detroit railway were sold the owners
got back all they paid for constructing
tho road. If they were not sold 'hey
have received - upon their bonds a
greater profit than have most of the
manufacturing concerns of the city for
three years past."
Governor Plnpree says that a subse
quent IsHue of $1,000,000 of bonds, which
was made at the time of the consolida
tion agreement between the rival sys
tems, were in reality pure glftB made
by the owners of the road to them
selves, upon which they expect the peo
ple of Detroit to pay interest and
eventually the principal. The governor
asserts that for the last year, after
paying Interest upon all "honest bonds,"
there was a clear profit of more than
6 per cent to the stock.
RooonHtructcd lltoycle Scores.
New York, Dec. 14. The prizes won
by the victorious cyclists were awarded
yesterday. Two affidavits were handed
to the managers regarding the much
discussed measurement of the bicycle
track. Lloyd Collls, city surveyor,
swore that he measured the track and
found a shortage of 277.26 feet to the
mile. His affidavit further states that
the scores should be as follows: Miller,
1,883 miles, 885 yards; Rice, 1,920 miles,
223 yards; Schlnneer, 1,895 miles, 1,237
yards; Hale, 1,819 miles, 665 yards. G. O.
Rungul. city surveyor, conrtrmed the
statement.
To AbollMh RwvatHhop.
New York, Dec. 14. The organized
cloakmakers of this city, Chicago, Bos
ton and other clothing centers are con
sidering the advisability of organizing
as a national union, having for its ul
timate purpose the abolition of the
sweating system two years hence. The
initial step in the matter will be taken
In this city the early part of next week,
when a mass meeting of the organized
cloakmakers of this city and vicinity
will be held;
St. I.ouIh' 2,0O0.0O0 Hotel.
St. I.ouls. Dec. 14. It Is announced
that St. Louis will soon have n new ho
tel that will coBt $2,000,000. It is' said
Beveral Chlcagoans and a well known
hotel man of Indianapolis will furnixh
the capital. The location selected for
the new hostelry is at the corner of
Olive and Twelfth streets, where an
option has been secured on the prop
erty and a company formed. The com
pany holies to be able to commence
construction next season.
Hiirrlcauo In Louisiana.
New Orleans, Dec 14. A hurricane
struck Polte-a-la-Hache, 40 miles below
the city, yesterday, demolishing St.
Thomas' Catholic church, two houses
and one store. A lugger was carried
clear across the river, and one of her
crew, an Austrian, was drowned. While
the loss at the'Polnte is only about $15,
000, it is feared that the hunting camps
on the back bayous were swept and a
number of lives lost.
Death of Tlioninfi Carlylo Sister.
Toronto, Ont., Dec. 14. Mrs. Janet
Carlyle Hannlgan, sister of Thomas
Carlylo, the author, and the last mem
ber of the family, died yesterday at
the residence of her son-in-law in this
city, aged 85 years.
Van Wyok Takes the Oath.
New York, Dec. 14. Robert A. Van
Wyck yesterday took the oath of office
as mayor of greater New York before
Justice Fltzslmmons in tha city court,
to assume the duties of the office on
Jan. 1, 1888.
MOTHER M'KINLEY DEADl
The Venerable Lady's End Was
Painless and Peaceful.
THE fUHEBAL ASEANQEMEJT8.
The Final Service Will Take Plao'
In the Church or Which the PreaU
dent aud Ilia Mother Have Lonu
Been Members.
Canton, O.. Dec. 13. Mrs. Nancy Al
lison McKlnley, the aged mother of the
president, died shortly after 2 o'clock
yesterday mcrnlng. Almost two weeks
had elapsed since the stroke of paraly
sis, which was at once pronounced fa
tal, and the wonderful vitality which
had kept death at bay so long had
deluded the friends and relatives into
the belief that the aged woman might
perhaps recover, despite the verdict of
her physician. But unmistakable signs
of approaching dissolution were seen
early Saturday morning, and at night
fail It was evident that death must
come before morning.
The demise of Mrs. McKlnley was
painless and peaceful. All night long
the members of the family were watch
ing and waiting for the time of disso
lution. From 11 o'clock until the time
of death the McKlnley house was quiet
and shrouded in a stillness that was
suggestive of the mournful scenes
that were within the walls.
Around the deathbed when the final
scene was enacted were President Mc
Klnley and his wife. Mr. Abner Mc
Klnley, Mrs. Duncan and Miss Helen
McKlnley, children of the aged woman.
The aged sister was there, Mrs. Abigail
Osborne, ths only one of the Allison
family now living. Mrs. Bowman, of
Loralne; Misses Grace and Mabel Mc
Klnley, James McKlnley, Miss Duncan
and Jack Duncan, grandchildren, were
in the party that witnessed the last
scene in the gentle life. The president
and his wife remained at the bedside
for an hour after the end, but by 4
o'clock every member of the family
hud retired.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. McKlnley will be held In the First
M. E. church of this city at 1 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Interment will
follow In West Lawn cemetery, Just
west of the city, and tomorrow even
ing President McKlnley and wife, and
officials from Washington who attend
the funeral, will leave for the capital,
reaching there about noon Wednesday.
Pallbearers have besn selected from
among the older members of the
church, and those who for years have
been close neighbors of the deceased.
They are: Judge Wnilam R. Day.
Hon. William A. Lynch, Former Mayor
R. A. Cassldy, L. L. Miller, W. W.
Clark, Judge T. J. Mccarty, Davis Zol
lars and Former Mayor John F. Blake.
The First Methodist church. In which
the services are to be held, Is the one in
which Mother McKlnley worshipped
during her residence In Canton, and Ic
which she was found almost every Bun
day morning, only serious Indisposi
tion or Important circumstances keep
ing her away. Three weeks ago Bhe
was In her pew as usual, and though
she was nearly 89 years of age, her at
tendance had been regular all the while.
This Is also the congregation with
which the President has always been
associated. It was In this church thai
he was superintendent of the Sunday
school, 30 years ago, and here that
he always attended services when In
Cnnton, usually going with his mother.
They last attended together in Sep
tember, when the president was here
during his summer vacation. The pres
ident Is a member of the board ol
trustees of the church.
At daylight yesterday morning, at the
suggestion of some of the older mem
bers of the congregation that an old
time custom now almost obsolete be
observed to publicly announce the
death, the bell In the tower of the
church slowly tolled oft the years of hot
age.
ZAN0LI, ALLEGED POISONER.
Prisoner Aids tho Police In Clearing
Vv Dotal l.
New York, Dec. 13. Charles Zanoli,,
who Is suspected of having killed four
of his wives and three other persons
for the purpose of collecting insurance
mmey on their lives, is still a prisoner
at police headquarters. He continues
his protestations of Innocence of foul
deeds. Zanoli expresses himself as be
ing more than ready to help the de
tectives toward the solution of all
doubtful questions, and Chief Detective
McClusky acknowledges that the pris
oner has been of great assistance to
him In clearing up some of the details
of the investigation which might have
cost much time and trouble.
The police have learned that the
young woman who had been selected
by Zanoll as his fifth wife, Just before
his arrest on Thursday last, Is Bar
bara Iloffncr, 25 years old, a resident of
Brooklyn. She had answered an ad
vertisement of Zanoll under the name
of C. Wagner.
Zanoll has at least a smattering
knowledge of things medical, which he
gained in his apprenticeship for the
trade of barber in Germany. It Is rossl-
me, mer mcciosky thinks, that he may
be possessed of the same general
knowledge of deadly drugs.
Zanolt did not muke away with tha
child Lena Werner, daughter of one
of tho prisoner's dead wives. The girl
is now In Germany With her father's
relatives.
The body of Jennie Schlcsslnger, the
fourth wife, was exhumed today.
Saved From tho Wreck.
Newport News, Va., Dec. 14. The
British steamship Klldonla, Captain
Roberts, arrived In port yesterday from
Shields, having on board Captain C.
H. N. Nymann and Andreas Mlchalsen,
Elbert Elllngsen, Sugure Nllson, Val
demar Llnler, Juan Vila, Andrew Var
ges and II. Karpp, the crew of the
.Norwegian bark NJemmett, which was
lost In mldocean on Sunday, Dec. 6.
Lnotaort's Second Trial Vegan.
Chicago, Dec. 14. The Luetgert Jury
for the second trial was completed yes
terday afternoon by the swearing In of
Henry Boasderg, a pressman, and to
day the second trial of the sausage
maker began. Boasderg was not sworn
In until both sides had exhausted all
but one of Its peremptory challenges
and 327 veniremen had been examined
and found disqualified. .
LINGO'S LATEST ORDEAL, s
Held la Heavy Ball on Charge of
Abdnctloa aad Forgery.
Camden, N. J, Dec. v 14. Francis
LfTigo was yesterday -committed to Jail
in default of $17,000 ball to answer to
the charge of' tampering with the
mall, using, the mill with malicious In
tent, abduction and forgery. Over
whelming evidence was brought to bear
against him before United States Com
missioner Morgan.
Lingo Is accused of attempting to
carry out some dark scheme In regard
to Miss Catharine yassar Berry, late
of Athens, Ala., but now of 2044 North
Twelfth street. Philadelphia. Miss Ber
ry some time ago inserted an advertise
ment asking for a position as lady's
companion or governess, and received
letters purporting to come from Mrs.
Mabel Cooper, of Merchantvllle. N. J.,
offering her the much desired situation,
which she answered. Several letters
passed between them, and these letters
were delivered to Lingo on an order
signed Mrs. Mabel Cooper. It Is now
considered certain that Lingo was the
author of the letters, as there Is no
Mrs. Mabel Cooper In Merchantvllle.
There is great indignation against
Lingo, and threats of lynching are
freely made.
Francis Lingo, several years ago, was
arrested for the murder of Annie Le
coney, in Merchantvllle, but was ac
quitted on a technicality. About a
year later he was convicted of the
murder of Mrs. Annie Miller, but was
acquitted on a second trial.
THE W0RK0F CONGRESS.
Tho House Pawic the Pension Bill
Without Amendment.
The only big measure that has passed
the national house at the present ses
sion of congress was the pension ap
propriation bill, which wont through
last Friday without amendment, after
several days' discussion, during which
the opponents of the existing civil ser
vice law took every occasion to assail
that measure. The pension appropria
tion bill as passed carries $141,263,880.
On Monday there was Introduced In
the senate the bill to establish the Na
tional University, which was originally
urged by President Washington and
which has been repeatedly urged by
succeeding presidents. The bill pro
vides for an Institution of the highest
possible type. In which neither sec
tarian or political preferences are to be
allowed. An agreement was reached to
take a vote on the Lodge immigration
bill on Jan. 17 next. The house did no
public business on Monday beyond re
ceiving the report on the legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation
bill.
Bryan's Welcome to Mexico.
City of Mexico, Dttc. 14. Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan and party arrived here over the
Mexican National railway from Toluca,
the capital of the state of Mexico, at
8:30 last night, and a great crowd
of Americans and Mexicans were
awaiting his arrival. Colonel Garcia,
of President Dial's staff. In full uni
form, greeted and welcomed Mr. Bryan
In the name of the chief magistrate,
and escorted him to the president's
private carriage. Nothing like last
night's' demonstration hus ever been
seen ndre. President Diaz has given
orders that Mr. Bryan shall be con
sidered as a specially honored gueBt.
The Unrest In Bohemia.
Vienna, Dec. 14. Unrest continues In
Bohemia. Today the troops have pa
trolled the streets of Prague, and spe
cial guards are stationed at the Ger
man theaters, owing to the fact that
a bomb was found lust Thursday even
ing near the Royal German theater.
There are numerous arrests dally, and
the prisons are so full that It has been
found necessary to discharge the minor
cases. Slight collisions between the
students and police have occurred at
Prugua, Cracow and Gratz. During the
week 30 newspapers have been con
fiscated In Bohemia.
Virginia's Ant I-Foot tint 1 ('rusiide.
Richmond, Vu., Dec. 14. The commit
tee to which had been referred Sena
tor llarksdale'B untl-football bill yes
terday decided to report the bill favor
ably, the vote standing five to four.
There were a number of young ladles
prtsent during the discussion of the bill
by the committee, and they applauded
vigorously everything that was said In
football's behalf. Petitions from the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
and the Young Woman's Christian as
sociation were read, urging that the as
sembly pass the bill.
Itaytl'n New Ministry.
Port au Prince, JIuytl, Dec. 14. A
proclamation was published here yes
terday announcing the composition of
the new Haytlan ministry as follows:
Minister of the Interior, M. Auguste
Tancrede; commerce and finance, M.
Plalsance; exterior relations and wor
ship, M. Brutus St. Victor; war and
marine, M. Gulllaume Velbrun (who
is now president of the chamber); pub
lic works and agriculture, M. Cincln
natus Lcconte; Justice and public in
struction, M. Antolne Carmelau.
Three Children Itiirnoil to Dentil.
Bradford, Pa., Dec. 14. At Augustine,
a small lumbering town near the line
between Warren and Elk counties, Mrs.
John Frederick arose about 5 o'clock
to start the kitchen fire. She used
kerosene oil. The house and Its con
tents were destroyed I and three chll
flren burned to death. Mrs. Frederick
rescued an Infant, which was bo badly
burned that It may die. The woman
herself was Berlously burned.
Lffio Prisoner Pardoned.
Jackson, Mich., Dec. 14. Edward
Rogers, who was sent to the stato
prison from Saginaw In August, 1891,
for life, has been pardoned by Governor
Plngrne. Itoirers sister will take him
to her home In California. He had a
family in New York rlty, but left home
during a tlrlnklng spell. At Saginaw
ho became Infatuated with a woman,
whom he killed because Bhe refused to
marry him.
Will Not W ear Prlsou Mndo Uniforms
Schenectady, N. Y., Dec. 14. Orders
were recently Issued that the entire
national guard of New York should bo
supplied with uniforms made In the
state prison. The members of the
Thirty-sixth Separate Comnnnv. havn
announced that they will disband rather
than wear prison made uniforms. . It Is
probable that the matter will be set
tled by th men paying for their own
uniforms, i ,
DISGUSTED DEPOSITORS
Will Appeal to the Courts to Inve
tlcate a Broken Bank.
Hollldaysburg. Pa.. Dec. 11 A public
mass meeting of the depositors in the
broken Blair County bank was held In !
the Hollldaysburg Opera House Satur- '
day afternoon. On thousand creditors
were In attendance. Lynn A. Brua, a
prominent merchant, presided.
Resolutions were adopted calling for
the resignation of John Cre. assignee, 1
vt the Gardner Morrow bank, who was
the confidential clerk of the banker.
It was decided to retain an eminent
Pittsburg attorney to represent the de
positors in extensive litigation in the
United States courts, and also to em
ploy an expert to determine from the
bank books where half a million dol
lars had gone.
Chairman Brua, in his address, said
that the bankers had squandered the
funds In palatial homes, clubs, fast
horses and riotous living.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Bellefonte, Pa.. Dec. 14. Miles Stlne,
aged 2 years, met death In a singular
manner here yesterday. A pluce of
peanut became lodged In his windpipe,
and he choked to death.
Wllkesbarre, Dec. 9. The union men
In the Wllkesbarre lace mill today had
their wages advanced 15 per cent as a
consequence of a meeting between their
committee and the management of the
mill.
Lancaster. Pa Dec. 14.-Frank Mil
ler, of Manhrlm, died on Saturday after
living over a week with a broken neek.
He received his Injuries by being
caught beneath a tree which he was
assisting to cut down.
Hazleton, Pa., Dec. 13. Lehigh Valley
railroad hands are happy over the re
port Bent along the line that their
wages will be raised 15 cents per day.
The raise. It Is said, will commence on
the first of the new year.
Philadelphia, Dec. 13. Fire on Sat
urday night completely gutted the big
carpet houBe of John & James Dobson,
at 809-11 Chestnut street. The totai
Iobb is $S00,0O0, the Dobsons' loss being
$560,000. Sharplfss Brothers' dry goods
store, adjoining, was damaged to the
extent of $200,000.
Shamokin, Dec. 8. Mine Inspector
Edward Brennan, of the Seventh anth
racite district, reports that there were
46 fatalities and 106 non-fatal accidents
at the collieries under his supervision
during the 12 months ending November,
1897. The fatalities left 24 widows and
(3 orphans. Nearly all of the workmen
killed were foreigners.
Sharon. Dec. 9. A package containing
' a quantity of gunpowder was thrown
by mistake Into a stnve by Mrs. P. J.
Williams, of Vernon, near here, today.
A terrific explosion followed and the
stove was blown to pieces. Mrs. Will
iams was badly burned, nnd her Inju
ries may result fatally. Her daughter-in-law
was seriously hurt. '
j Philadelphia, Dec. 14. The criminal
' and civil suits brought by John II.
Metzger against Actor Richard Mans
field have been compromised. Metzger
will not prosecute in the criminal court
and the suit in common pleas will be
i withdrawn. Metzger was Manslleld's
1 dresser, and sued for alleged assault
and battery. The overtures for set
tlement came from Lawyer John C.
Johnson, on behalf of Mr. Mansfield.
Pottstown, Dec. 8. Paul, the 6-year-
j old son of Mahlon M. Binder, was fa
tally burned this afternoon. The mother
of the boy was burning waste paper In
i the yard, and the little fellow ap
proached too near. His clothing ignited
and was burned from his body, roust
ing his flesh In a horrible manner. The
mother was painfully burned In nt-
, tempting to save her boy, and Is seri
ously ill this evening, suffering from
the nervous shock.
Harrisburg. Dec. 8. Dr. Swallow's
naner. The Taxpayers' Dally Friend.
j will be luunched In this city on Dec.
j 20. It will advocate reform. The prcss
I ch, etc., used by The Call, now defunct,
have been purchased. The funi'.i have
been coming In lively. The editorial
staff will include several of Dr. Swal
' low's supporters in the recent cam
paign. Dr. Swallow will not be actively
Interested In the new pnper, but will
be one of the advisers.
j Philadelphia, Dec. 13. Tho United La
bor League, at a meeting yesterduy af-
ternoon, pussed a resolution author-
izlng the officers of the league to send
u protest to President McKlnley against
the appointment of ex-C'hlef Justice
Paxson, us a member of the Interstate
, commerce commission. The grounds
for the protest grew out of un opinion
rendered by Mr. Paxson when he was
chief justice of the supreme court of
this state In relation to the Homestead
strike.
Shamokin, Dec. 9. Lester Mutchler,
a 17-year-old youth, of Snydertown, It
Is alleged, shot and wounded Ernest
Brobst, his 6-year-old nephew, hist
evening. It Is asserted that Mutchler
wanted to be a desperado of the dime
novel type, and when driven from home
on account of misbehavior his sister,
Mrs. Paul Brobst, sheltered him. The
little victim says that his uncle took
deliberate aim with a revolver, the bair
entering between the ribs. Mutchler
fled after the shooting and has not yet
been captured. Ills victim will die.
Norristown, Dec. 9. The body of a
man was found hanging In the woods
near West Conshnhnrken this afternoon
i by a gunner. The appearance of the
body Indicated suicide. Near the dung-
i ling form lay un empty poison bottle.
The coroner Investigated and found u
card bearing the name of "M. Lang,
331 North Eighth street." Signed to a
love letter, addressed to "Bess," was
tho name of M. Lang. In this letter
tho writer complained of being tired of
living. In the pocket was also u letter
seeking a position in the Jewish hos
pital, Philadephla.
Stroudsburg, Dec .9. There conies an
echo of the Schultz hunglng that speaks
well for Sheriff Courtrlght, "of Pike
county, who received only $15 for his
services. The sheriff received several
vain requests from women to view the
hanging. The commissioners of Pike
county requested Sheriff Courtrlght to
have the drop weight used In the hang
ing, made of lead. Their object was to
sell hunks of the lead as souvenirs In
order to defray the small expenses at
tending the hanging. The sheriff put
his foot down on such a
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday, Deo. 8.
Miss Bradley, daughter of Kentucky
coventor, will christen the battleship
Kentucky. .
China has yielded to the German de
mands, which do not Include the oc
cupation of Klao-Chau.
A mass meeting will be held In Chi
cago next Monday night to consider
the Salvation Army poor farms plan.
A fanatical mob of 20.000 sacked the
Jewish quarters at Bucharest, Rou
manla. Severe fighting took place be
tween the mob and the police.
Thursday, Deo. 9.
The cultivation of grain being more
profitable, Bohemia next year will cur
tall her beet sugar area.
Frank M. Duly, of Chicago, Is ac
cused of proposing an elopement while
standing beside his wife's coffin.
Secretary Gage is preparing a flnan-'
cial Mil which will be submitted to the
house banking committee in about a
week.
Residents of the Kankakee valley,
Ind.. are considering the advisability of
erecting beet migar refineries In that
locality.
Cattnrlna Monreala. who was married
by proxy In Sicily to Bartolo Carupezra,
of Brooklyn, was allowed to land at the
barge office.
Friday. Dee. IO.
Hereafter all new revenue cutters will
be named after tribes of Indians.
The Georgia legislature failed to pass
the anti-football bill over Governor At
kinson's veto.
it is ofllclally unnounced that the
Cuban Insurgents have captured tint
seaport town of Calmanera.
Hear Admiral Joseph F. Green. V, S.
N. (retired), died at his home at ISronk
line, Mass., hist night from u compli
cation of diseases.
otlllla Kundcr, 21 years n.d. is under
arrest ut Rochester, N. Y., charged
with murdering her mother and at
tempting to kill her brother, by poison,
for his life Insurance.
Saturday. Dee. II.
Thousands of Cuban refugee s are said
to be starving in New York cliy.
A curfew order has been mad" by a
Mount Vernon (N. Y.) Judge for the
benefit of u wayward girl.
Secretary Long bus ordered un In
quiry Into the cause of the frequent
flies In the bunkers of naval vessels.
Friends of Dreyfus, the exiled French
army officer, are said to havo received
from London documents of great im
portance. Horses drawing a funeral carriage
ran away in Allegheny. Tho driver was
fatally Injured, and the five persons
In the carriage badly hurt.
Monday. leo. I .'I.
Residents of Cllffslde, N. J., complain
that outrages have been committed by
roughs unchecked by the authorities.
Mrs. Ii.ebt.cea Curlton, an elderly
woman, was murdered In her home at
Denton's Valley, Pa., by un unknown
assassin.
The drop In the price of wheat will
reduce the profits of Joseph Letter and
his associates In Chicago to $1,01)0,000
Instead of $3,000,000.
John Rlcgel. of Detroit. Mich., In
jured in a collision on the Oakland
Electric railway bust Saturday, has
died, muklng four deaths resulting
from the accident.
Tuesday, Dec. 1 1.
Two large sales of California petro
leum have Just been made at $1 per
barrel.
The Alton, Ills., public school color
line question has been carried to the
state supreme court.
Actor Wnldermar Dahlbnrn, who died
suddenly in Chicago, Is said to have
been n victim of starvation.
The school authorities of 1'nssale, N.
J., have advertised for an able bodied
man to take charge of a class of boy
truants.
The agricultural department issued b
crop r port, estimating the wheat pro
duction the past year at MU.OOO.OOO
bushels.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS
At lleflefted bvlteallnux In Philadel
phia and llattliiiore.
Philadelphia. I . 13.-Flour Flow: win
ter superfine, $.l4i3.2!i: do. extra. $:t.2f.i
XTfi; Pennsylvania roller, clear, l.liKii4.;i5,
do. straight. 4.r.(Vn 4.ki : western w. liter,
dear. fl.lMM 40; do. str.ilKht. U.UMI.73
city mills, extra. $.l.Wi.3.ri"i. Hyo Hour
moved slowly at $i.K(i';i.lii for choice
Pennsylvania. Wheat unlet; No. 2 rod.
spot. !iT',,e. : No. 2 Pennsylvania and
No. 2 Delaware red, spot, 'JS'iUXV. Corn
quiet: No. 2 yellow, for local trade, 34VW
H-V-jC. ; No. 2 mixed, 111 export eluvutor,
'itir'.jC (lats iiiet; No. 2 white, 20Ut
IWc; No". 2 white, clipped. SHiTO'iiC: No. 1
white, clipped. Hie. Hay steady for de
sirable grades; choice timothy, J1M12.M
fur large bales, lleef quiet: beef hams.
$22. Pork dull; family. JIO'ull. l.ard
steady; western steamed. $4.40. Butter
easy; western creamery. rtfi22c; factory.
124117)'.; KlRlns, 2Ilc. ; imitation ereanwrji.
l.'WilSc: New York dairy, i:tii:'lc.: On.
creamery, 1Mi22c; fancy Pennsylvania
prints Jobbing at 273We; do. wholesale,
2",c. Cheese stonily: large, white and col
ored, September. sU'e; small do., '.,f
!)',e.; light skims. CJni'-c; part skims,
4, V(5l.se.: fa" Kklins. Slite. Kgus steady;
New York and Pennsylvania, 2I'i2i;c.;
western, fresh. 2"i2tc. .
Baltimore, IVc l:'. I'loiir dull; west
ern supcrllnc. 2.Wi:!.ln; do. extra, $:i.:&u'
4.10: do. family. ?l.t'Kil.Cri; winter wh-at
patent. $I.sVh.-i.I: sprlm; do.. S;. . i'. . Jt :
spring wheat, straight, J 4.W1 4 Wheat
easy; spot nnd month. P7,i't!i7,a'. : Janu
ary, !)" Vi !'7c. ; Slav, H'1'.je.; steamer No.
2 red. !'l'1i'iil'2c. : southern wheat, tiy sam
ple. Kl''.-'.'Se. : do. on made. tWi'JSe. Com
dull nnd steady: spot. :!''! Ili'.'i.c. ; mo'Mh.
IK'jtiVi'V.; lieeimler. new or old. 32 '1,1
"2;.e.; January. V""'1thC : I'Vlirunry. :):'
GiXi'kc; steamer mixed. :tl''i:tt'4'; southern
while and yellow corn, 2yi:S2V. .iln
firm; No. 2 white, Uo-'uuOc; No. ;' mixed,
J71i27'ic; fty quiet; No. 2 nearby, e'.'.vi!.:
No. 2 western, Me. Hay steady; cinM
timothy. $12. tirain freights Very quiet,
demand slack; steam to Liverpool, per
bushel, 4'(.1.. December; Cork, for orders,
per quarter, "s. Cd., January; 2s. i;d Feb
ruary. Sugar strong: granulated. O.IL
Butter quiet; fancy creamery. 2:i'i2lc; da
Imitation. Willie.; do. ladle, 17'riN'.; (,-ood
ladle, l')'u lfic.; store packed. 12(0 He. Kni;s
steady, fresh, l'.ffiLlle. Cheese steady;
fancy, New York, large, DViluc.; do. me
dium, by( Iti'io. ; do. sniull, lu'.i lO'c.
Whisky, $1.21'ii 1.24 per gallon for finished
goods In carloads; $1,273)1.23 per gallon
for Jobbing lots.
Kust Liberty, Ta.. Dec. 13. Cattle
steady; prime, H.7504.R5; common, $.1.2.V(
5. tt); feeders, $4tf4.50. Hogs fulrly active,
a shade higher; prlmo mediums, $3.oOS
$.55; best Yorkers and pigs, $3.50: heavy,
$3.40(q3.45; good roughs, U.Wq-&; plgg,
sows and stags, $2S.60. Sheep steady;
choice, $4.60&4.K: comrnonJKitiltM r.'ioiftt