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ill nd liat y. in EH 'ESS ... 2. ... 1 71 .... l .... 2! k Cawl t Chain! ks, Caqj rej givin ilminJ id, RGB. 1 . WehJ c of gool (y and li ta and Clothil ecoooni sewbere, ISP in this lil and at We nV Furw TTnta CI r Gooasl nr. ear, ui V pec our si Robe! giving . K. WM. Ittsburif, P Ago.it, Will Mitant deni sio off: sea and ti jerformers together w postage . of popular yi fnaifl CO Indianapo1' lVRI UiiVOT. -I J81 3t a mvn urcstao" findtlicsoK v.cpresente1 arc-fro2 10 Have 8EUNSOROVE. 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 but a I nt the I 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 V 1 i v . i 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 Sold. . i ' 1 r vutharine Roads, aged 81 fi 10 months and 29 days, at gidenee of Peter Rhoads, 222 Jrtrect, Harrisburg. JUw 0 V i. I... lie..' J mu A. IVIIIUIIVy aT ""g, llarvcv liclnett, ol i'ille, and Iel)eccaIIolibaiigh h "tli, at IJeavcrtown.by Kev. I . ZweigeV, A. . L. Ilerbster Stahl. Iwth of Franklin J I 1 ' 1 CIVIL SERVICE FIGHT. t -v 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