DEATH OF P. D. AM
Captain of Industry Yields After
Two Years' Illness.
HIS VAST BUSINESS INTERESTS.
3"!hh For llic Fnlurr So Carefully
Im4c Thai the lira I h of thr CkM
Will llavr Ltttla BtTacI an Ills
.r.-.it KnfiTprl.r..
Chicago, Jan. 7. Philip D. Armour
icd at his residence in Prairie ave
nue, In this city, last evening, aged
!9. The end came after two years
of illness, during which time Mr. Ar
mour visited Oermnn baths, passed the
-oid months in southern California,
and devoted himself largely to an at
lempt to restore his health.
For several weeks the dead million
aire had been living at the old family
"Kin.e in I'rairle avenue, the usual trip
M southern California not having been
taken this winter. He came down to
his office in the Home Insurance build
ing but seldom, and as the cold inn eas
ed he did not come at all.
For several days death had boen fear
vd as the outcome by the close usso
Ciates of the great captain of industry.
They realized that the decline from
lay to day did not cease, and tU.it there
Till: LATE PHILIP P. ARMOUR,
could be but one end. When death
(am'' his grandchildren, who hail so
close a place In his heart, were at the
family resilience, as was J, Ogden Ar
mour, the surviving son.
.Mr. Armour had lost strengtft stend
lly from day to day Blnce the com
mencement of the winter. The pneu
monia was checked, but strength was
not regained, The. Arm .grip he hid so
long maintained upon the business of
Armour A '., whether at the office or
thousands or miles away, .'-lowly relax
ed. Hi ports no longer Interested him
;is tin y were wont to do during tin- first
D i tltha of his declining health. The
sui' leu death of his son and namesake
fr m pneumonia nearly a year ago at
Pa idi i i hung heavily on him during
the closing months of his life. In fact,
he nevi r recovered from the shock he
, experienced from that event. It stop
ped his progress towards recovery in
his winter home nt Pasadena, and Its
, sorrow remained fresh until the cud.
So carefully had the plans for the
future been made that the death of Mr.
Armour will have little effect on the
outward working of the great enter-;
prise with which he had been so i wise
ly Identified. It is believed all the Ar
mour properties will be I '.I It tact un
til the grandchildren i. ... luto their
own.
The property Interests for which Mr.
rmour stood ate estimated at fl60,-
,000, 1 1 personal sharp of this
pn i crty Is varl -ly estimated at from
$26,000,000 to $80,1 0,000.
In works of charity Mr. Armour's
monument will he found i.i the Armour
Institute, to Which but a short Lime
ago he gave 1760.000 in one remem
brance. The institute today reprei "nts
an Investment on the part of M . r
mour and his brother Joseph of $3,
760,000, and a yearly ( xponse for main
tenance of $inii,lil)o.
Thro Trains Loaf In Snowilrl'
Brandon, Manitoba. .Ian. s. T'
Canadian Pacific trains were I
the Areola branch. In, Western r
toba. A passenger train left Bran'
but after passing Mailer became s
bound in the drifts, which are 1T. ,
feel deep. A snow plow and i :
were sent out to bring the expi I
It, too, was tied up with snow
third engine was sent to the r i
liu t a similar fate. The thru t
remained imbedded in the li
all thf week and were not .
until lite farmers for 20 mil
had formed themselves into a .-'
brigade, Yesterday the worn nut i
with their frozen up trains, retui
to the ( Ity.
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fine
ick.
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ned
Spir e r Kclaon'g Raalcptlon Assured
St. Paul, Jan. 8. At the caucus of
the Republican members of the b 'ise
and i ' held la it night for the pur
lo of ' 1 - ding upon legtslativt of
ficers, a i Jut ion was Introduced In
cai it branch Indorsing Senator K iute
Ni on for re-election to succeed him
self. The resolution was unanimously
sidopti d by arh of the caucuses and a
Joint i iucus on the long term sen .'or
ahlp, which was to have been hell to
nlght, will now not lie necessary. Ko
action was taken upon the succession
to the late Senator C. K. Davis.
York' Increnaeil Valantlona.
New York, Jan. 8. I're-ldent Felt
ner, of the department of taxes and
OJ n entS, said yesterday that the in
creased valuations on real estate this
year would be between $75,000,000 and
$100,000,000, which Is the normal an
nual increase. The assessed valuations
on personal property, he said, are $2,
UOO.OOO.OOO higher than formerly. It Is
said that the people assessed for per
sonalty will have a much harder time
In the future to escape such taxes than
they had In the past.
t nltnl Stilt.' Senator ( armnck.
Nashville, Jan. 8. In the Joint cau
cus of the legislative Democratic ma
jority here yesterday afternoon Hon.
E. W. Cnrmack, present congressman
from the Tenth district, was nomi
nated by acclamation to succeed Hon.
Thomas B. Turley as United States
eenator from Tennessee. Formal elec
tion will probably be In joint session
of the general assembly on Tuesday,
Jan. 17.
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AN ASYLUM HOLOCAUST.
Fierce Flames Sweep the Home of
Orphans at Rochester.
AT LEAST NINETEEN ABE DEAD,
And II la l'.nri-il That Munj More
Deaths Will lie Hruortril A Trr
rlfle Kiploalou Added to th Horror
of thr Diaaatar.
Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 8 Fire broke
out In the hospital section of the Roch
ester orphan asylum, on Hubbel Park,
t 1 o'clock this morning, and the
flames spread rapidly to other sections
of the Institution. It is known that 19
of the children perished, and It is feared
that many more victims may be report
ed later.
The fire was first discovered by two
men passing the asylum. They hastily
Kent in an alarm, and then turned their
attention toward arousing the nurses
and the children. A terrific explosion
was then heard, and in a moment the
entire hospital section was in flames.
On the arrival of the fire apparatus a
general alarm was sent in, calling out
the entire department.
The smoke began to pour out of ev
ery window in the main building, and
the screams and frantic cries of the
children could be beard. The work of
rescue began with a will. Children
and nurses were carried from the build
ing, all in an unconscious condition,
and some di ill. Ambulances from the
City, St. Mary's Homeopathic and
Hahnemann hospitals were summoned,
and the victims were removed to the
several institutions.
There were 109 children at the hos
pital and a corps of about .10 nurses
and attendants. Two of the women at
tendants are among the dead.
The origin of the lire Is not known at
this time. The property loss will prob
ably exceed $20,000.
Till: LATEST RAILROAD DEAL.
The Readlna Itaa o Ymi Required
the ..ills). Valley Hon.).
Philadelphia. Jan. 8. The hoard of
directors of the Heading company yes
t. day decided to accept the proposi
tion made by J. P. Morgan concerning
the purchase of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey, and President Joseph
S. Harris today went to New York to
confer with Mr. Morgan and Charles
SI iele regarding the financing of tin
deal. Mr. Morgan, as the head of the
l inking house, will present the terms
i I a which the sale can be effected,
anil Mr. Harris and Mr. Steele, as mem
bers of the executive committee of
the Reading company, will take them
up and later report to the full board.
While it Is generally believed that
eventually the lyhtgh Valley Railroad
company will pass under the control of
th Reading company, nothing was
dot in regard to that company at yes
terday'S meeting of the directors of the
Ri ding company. The annual meet
ing of the Lehigh Valley company will
lie he'd on Jan. 15.
The Dilatory Calaeae Bavora.
Pekln, Jan. 8.-Yesterday afternoon
agreements, Identical for each nation,
were presented to Prince Chlng. Those
close to Prince Chlng and LI Hung
Chang say they have decided to sign,
even if they lose their heads, without
regard to the latest orders from the
court. Others, who are apparently
equally close, say they will not sign
Immediately, asserting also that there
are two factions surrounding the court,
equally strong, and that it would be
impolitic for the Chinese plenipotenti
aries at present to act for themselves.
i i coi n the Price of Sugar.
New York. Jan. 8. The Kvenlng
Posl says: Announcement was made
yesterday that all the refiners had ad
vanced all grades of refined sugar 10
point-:. The reason given by the re
finers for this advance was that a great
ii v ord( rs were received shortly af
ter the opening of the day. which put
them in an oversold condition. In
other quarters it was intimated that
the advance was another indication of
the le'tioricit of the sugar war.
tadltor for the Philippines.
Washington, Jan. 8 Auditor Law
she received lib; final Instructions from
the secretary of war yesterday prepara
i i leaving Washington last night
for th Philippines, where he will enter
upon his duties as auditor for the Phil
ippine archipelago. One of his prjn
C p 1 duties will he to re-examine the
account! of the officers of the army
who handle the government funds In
the Islands.
The Scorpion nt Laaaayra.
Washington, Jan. 5. The navy de
partment yesterday received a cable
gram from Commander Sargent, of the
Bcorplon, announcing the arrival of
that ship nt Laguayra, Venezuela,
where she will assist Minister Loomis
in his mission. This Is said at the
binto department to he limited entire
ly to the procurement of a judicial and
equitable determination of the exist
ing Issues growing out of the asphalt
franchises.
Characd With fedltloaa Libel.
Cape Town. Jan. 8. Mr. P. II. Malan,
editor of Ons land, the principal Af
rikander newspaper here, has been ar
rested on the charge of seditious libel,
consisting of reflections upon the con
duct of Gen. French and his troope.
He is n member of the cape parliament,
and his arrest has long been demanded
by the extreme loyalists. The authori
ties accepted bail In the sum of 500.
Srnnlor llil' Small IXnte.
St. Paul, Jan. 8. Judge Bazille yes
terday. In the probate court, admitted
to probate the will of the late Senator
Cushman K. Davis. The estate, con
sisting of $25,000 in personal and $40,
000 In real property, Is all left to the
widow. The St. Paul Trust company
Is named as executor.
Hanaarlaa Slatcsmaa'a Bnlclde.
Buda Pesth, Jan. 8. M. Lukacs, for
mer Hungarian minister of commerce,
committed suicide yesterday by drown
ing himself In the Danube. He had
been suffering from a nervous trouble.
I WEST POINT HAZER&
The "Plehes" Thoroughly Subser
vient to Upper Class Men.
THE CONGRESSIONAL PROBERS
I'rodnrlng Ktidmrr Which Mar Rf
anlt In Radical lleforiua at the
Beyer aaaeaif Military inatiintc a
Wltaeea la a Irani Tane-le.
Philadelphia, Jan. 8. According to
the testimony adduced before the con
gressional Investigating committee,
which is inquiring into the charges of
hazing at the West Point military
academy. Oscar L. Booz, of Bristol, Pa.,
and John E. Breth, cf Altoona, Pa., had
a rought time of it during their "plebe"
year at that institution. The star wit
ness yesterday was former cadet An
thony J. Ilurnani, Jr., son of Judge
Burnam, of the court of appeals of the
state of Kentucky, who was Booz's
tent mate while In camp. The commit
tee also heard for the first time testi
mony In regard to the experiences of
Breth from the lips of his father,
brothers and sisters.
Burnam. who was dismissed from the
academy for deficiency In studies, said
Booz became unpopular after bis fight
with Cadet Keller. Personally, he was
a good fellow, but the cadets of the
upper classes always taunted him as
a coward. I luring the 12 months Bur
nam was at the academy there were ton
tights, and as far as he knew no one
was punished. Abused cadets, he said,
feared to make complaints because
they felt the hazers would make life
all the more miserable for them, Boos
while in their tent had told him of
how upper class men had compelled
him to swallow tabasco sauce under
penalty of being 'called out." The
fourth class men were allowed their
liberty on Saturday afternoons, ac
cording to the regulations, but the
upper class men would not allow them
to leave camp. If they disobeyed them
the "plehes" as a rule would be punish
ed for It.
In the case of Breth it was testified
by members of his family that h died
of typhoid pneumonia, but that be suf
fered from nervous prostration as a
result of his alleged in treatment at the
academy. Breth told one of his broth
ers and sisters that one night he was
hazed three times by three separate
sets of cadets. He stood the first two
ordeals, but was rendered unconscious
from exhaustion by the third set.
When he became conscious he found
the hazers rubbing him vigorously, and
they appeared to him to be frighteni d,
A cadet named Pender made him sit
on Hie point of a bayonet while Ben
der played a violin. He fell off the
bayonet and was made to sit on It
again.
Breth told his relatives he was put
through all the various hazing exer
cises, Which resulted in him being laid
up In the hospital with nervous pros
tration. Bretli wrote home to his fam
ily that the surgeon said it resulted
from overwork, but this he said was
not so. His brothers and sisters want
ed to make complaint, but he told them
not to do so. as he feared the cadets
would haze him more severely. He
was compelled to "often eat soap" and
chew the end of ropes, which his rela
tives believed impaired his indigestion.
Cadet Breth was discharged from the
academy for deficiency in mathematics.
After he left the academy he told his
brother that West Point was the best
institution in the world, but added that
the place "was run by the upper class
men." Today the Breth family will
submit further evidence In the way of
letters from the cadet while he was at
West Point.
The committee got Into a legal tan
gle with Lucten Alexander, secretary
Of the board of examiners for the ad
mission of law students to the bar.
The committee wanted to learn what
sort of average Booz made In his ex
amination, but Mr. Alexander refused
; i siate except on an order from the
court of this city, believing that under
a rule of the courts he would be In
contempt for making such information
public. He persisted in his refusal, al
though he said he would cheerfully
give the information if the court would
permit him, and the committee allow
ed him until today to choose whether
to be in contempt of the courts of
Philadelphia or the United States
house of representatives.
BailavM's e.v aparintendent.
New York, Jan. 8. Gcort'n Taylor'
Stewart, superintendent and chief of
the house staff of the Metropolitan
hospital on Blackwell's Island, was ap
pointed superintendent of Bellevue, I
Qouverneur, Harlem and Fordham
hospitals yesterday. Superintendent
Stewart lias the power to suspend any 1
interne, nurse, or other employe When
ever in his judgment the interests of ,
the service shall de;nund such suspen-1
sion.
Rorth Carollnai'a Snprema Jadn.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 8. Governor
Russell has appointed Davis M. Purch
es, late associate justice of the state
supreme rourt, to he chief Justice of
that court, and Charles A. Cook, of
Warrenton, associate justice. Messrs.
Cook and Kurches took the oath of of
fice yesterday.
Kmiihum' Si'W Senittor.
Topoka, Jan. 8. The Kepnhllcan
members of the legislature met yes
terday afternoon in joint caucus and
agreed to support J. R. Burton for
United States senator. The legislature
Will meet today. The free silver Re
publicans and Populists will give Jerry (
Simpson the complimentary vote.
Trolley Wire For India.
Ansonla, Conn., Jan. 8. The largest
foreign order ever filled In this city is
now completed and awaiting shipment.
It consists of 1,000,000 pounds of wire
for a trolley road In India. A train of
between 15 and 20 cars will be needed
to ship It to New York to be placed
aboard a steamer.
Record Breaker on Stock Kzehaage.
New York, Jan. 8. All records were
broken on the Stock Exchange yester
day. Up to the close of the exchange
about 2,150,000 shares had been dealt
in, the greatest number of transactions
recorded ia the history ot the exchsaga.
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Help...
Nature
1 Babies and children need
I proper food, rarely ever medi
cine. If they do not thrive
: on their food something is
wrong. They need a little
j help to get their digestive
v machinery working properly.
COD LIVER OIL
WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES or LIMES SODA
will generally correct this
difficulty.
If you will put from one
fourth to half a teaspoonful
in baby's bottle three or four
times a day you will soon see
a marked improvement. For
larger children, from half to
a teaspoonful, according to
age, dissolved in their milk,
if you so desire, will very
soon show its great nourish
ing power. If the mother's ?
milk does not nourish the
baby, she needs the emul
sion. It will show an effect
at once both upon mother J
and child.
50c. ami f 1.00, att driiRpists.
SCOTT A BOWKH. ChcmUts, New Y. rk.
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, farmer'. Felt Roots..,.
, Metl'l Kill. tier IIcinN
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..tltoupM
. up J
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Me iif l!
, Hfen'i K libber Shoe
. Women'!, Rubber Hlioan
'Ghllfl'i Rubber Hmi"
LEA I III K
k Mon 's Khoei
. Bos Shoal
i Ladfa.1 Shoe.
BXJONOMCIAL'SIIOK KMp'.'Hiinbury, PuS
Site u p .
You'll 'ft surprised
W li e n y o U
read that we
a r e Belling
l!
Golden
Oak t
BCDROOn I
If we told you how we are
able to do this it would not
lie so surprising, but h t it
lie sufficient that we arc
tcliine- tin ni at
THIS PRICE
Don't worry about how we t
doit.
Call and see out
all and sec our
Fine Dteplayol
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"H Head This!
4th St., SUNBURY, PA.
4-X-H-4-!-W-;-I-l"!-HHH-r-!-K-K-
I morse collars!
1 I have reduced prices as X
? follows: I
Scott's Collars
from $2.25 to $2.00 and
another grade from $1 to
85 cents.
J. M. Maurer,
1-3 3m. Kill AU KB, FA.
H"H 111 HIM 1 HI 1 HH4I H-7
MlDBLEBURGH MARKET.
Bi tter 24
Etgs 20
Onions 00
Lard 8
Tallow 4
Chickens. 6
Turkeys 8
oboulder 8
am 12
Wheat 70
Rye 45
Corn 45
Oats 30
Potatoes 50
Bran per 100. 90
Middlings " 1.00
Chop 1.10
ITWataaaKkl at nn
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Jim
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CaII to see tliem.
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I urcai, ureat Sacrifices
115,000 of Stock of Gents' and Boys' Clothing
will be Mcritied at Wolff Freednian'8 "(Loob's old
stand), Market Street. Prices as follows:
$20 Overcoats I'm- $15.50
1-1 Overcoats for t.50
10 ( Overcoats for 5.50
." )verooats tor 2.90
$18 Suit I'm- $12
1 I Suit for 10
Suit tor 7.50
Men's Overalls reducer to
3I5oyis' Suit.3
$10 Niii tor :,-7..")i
'1 Suit tor l.lo
2.50 Suit &r .r,
3 OvcrcrntE
M ( Ivtrooats f.r $6
0 Overcoats fur 4.60
".."0 Overcoat. for 1.50
2 OverooatH for '.')
UPlirsla Caps
50o ( 'aps for 35o fit it
55c Caps for 19c
I he reasou why we sacrifice is on account of the mild eKmaie.
.'iinl we are bound to make room foj the summer stock. Our sales X
commenced Jan, 7. Come to nee us. Quality tells prices sell. !
Wolff Freedman, sunbury, pa. 1
KfHC.M.v,,'.
Frank S. Rieglsv
DEALER IN
Sewing Machines
Middleburg, Pa.
Inquire for . .
IND -p.
J e f IT1 S and P T i C 6 S.
Ia , larger than ever before my I'UJC'S LOWER than OTH
ERS for 1 1 o SAME (iOODS. Aly i rice! ou 45 rolls of carpet I
Wish to close out will suit tho pocket book of many and suve
others money. Do not think of buying TOUT fall carpets until
you give my stock of carpets your attention and get the prices
of some of mv Laawaius 1 am offering.
Prices just right
One Word About Pictures.
I am offering my present stock of pictures at cost, LESS
TIlAN COST and some for the price of the glass in the fiames.
Don't miss this sale.
I have some pretty things to offer in Furniture, all new.
Later will surprise you in Styles and Prices.
UNDERTAKING! UNDERTAKING!
In this branch of my business I am prepared to give the
public the best serbice that cau be secured by money, time snd
personal attention. My equippage in this branch of business is
one of the finest in the state. HEARSES, CARRIAGES and
UNDERTAKING PARLORS are op- to -date.
One word about a report that my attention nas tie called to lately In regard w
my prices. I on ARANTEK to furnish tbe same goods at LESS MONET t han aar
house In the county. 1 GUARANTEE to give you easier PAYMENT than all others-
First-Class Livery Connected with Undertaking Department.
W. H. FELIX,
Telephone Connection.
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ROCKER SALE
AT
SHIPMAN'S
s
M-Mtifijjt St,
SUNBURY, PA,
raaAaVaVeAwaL
TJ ndorwoar
$3 Suit lor $2
2 Suit for 1.25
'iiildien's I Tiit!ervcar ',,v ),
men's Prxts
$5 Pants fur $3.50
:..r)() Pants for 2.40
2.50 Pants for .50
JVIoia'sa shoes
$3 Shoes for $2.25
-'.50 Shoes for 1.50
1.75 Shoes for .!).)
O loves
Glovea for $1.50
1.50 Gloves for 1
I Gloves for .60
.50 ( ; loves for .25
3Vock.tloM
ind 76a Nook ties for 39c
39c Neckties for 19c.
, 1
Head This!
on these goods.
LEWI8TOWN. PA-
FURNITURE STOI
B3 s anSem.15, 1900.
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