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we are having our great sale.
Plenty ot Clothing for every
body big and little, at about h
price. Come at once if you want
your clothing and gents' furnish
ing way down.
Remember we are leaving town soon.
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! -i. ", Ton Toe, well mad', ..( solid leather
rci.lic nl In, in to j (),)
' ' ' ' ,!""--!' ' ' iK'avy s Ii ml time lia- a iii.c tip, rc
!f" ' $1.00.
S.... mii .Ii. . .i.s, same quality, redii'cd from O.V t-, Tfic.
-' :; ,Viv iiiigcar,iitt..!i, i;.rin fly $2, now Sl.o.
li !-' l'Vt'ine Diittun reduced I' i $l.."iO to !0c.
I'airi.t feather Tip, $2.25 redncnl i , $i,So.
McnV I'low Simcs lVcmi 1.00 up.
lens and Bovs' Boots
iSoys' J loots rediicid from . .75
Men's J?. Kits reduced from SJ.00
41?e entire stock of Boots and
whbes ar? welt made of superior
leathe r, c"uWuiiy?ewed and with
out a blemish. They must go ai
reduced prices to make room for
new stock.
DryGods
(iood unbleached Muslin from 4c up.
The best Prints, 5c and Gc.
,),,,ss 7 Is ;" wear lor ye.ns n lure Mo . I . v, pri
Warm Fool-wear
We a l:ir;o stock of lumber men's socks, good
Immvv warm tn:.ls ninde of reliable matorisils.
Felt Ib.ufs. that wili stand bard wear and keep out
Hi" vol I. 1 be prices are away down.
BROSIUS & MINIUM,
Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pa.
Harding iargain Counter
NVI.fi. vow want to Ket a m,.t and serviceable dolli
'." " 1 hvv 1 vvl11 K'vo you a Letter ,,..alitv fi,r
'"''ik-V than any tl,,r dealers. I.'anv oik- oilers you
I."' '"'"H'y, it must l,e inferior to the nualitv I
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Kargains in shoes.
M-n- pl.t Double S ,le S'.oes reduced to 00 cents.
Boys' Fine Caps
iiihic.'d from "iOc to (),., .
LAWKS' WAISM KOOTWKAUatl-ottom prie,
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Table Oil Cloth for 12 cents
pav n iMiest iiiwi.c I .i. ......l
Ladies and Misses' Kubbcrs riMlced to 2oc a pair.
I .".dies' and Mi-s-s' For S.-irfs wnwli " n l , . .
i ,,,, , . - reduced to $2.f0
Men K. b ,,,s rnlneed to o0c a pair while tl.ev last.
Hoy Kubber Hoots: 82.50 and SI fin
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Wind Storm Dee CenalderaMe Dam
" to Shipping.
Philadelphia, Feb. . The wind
storm which began Sunday afternoon
and which reached a velocity ot 10
miles alone the southern New Jersey
coast and In the vicinity of the Dela
ware Breakwater, has greatly dimin
ished. Reports from the South Jersey
coast and Delaware river points Indi
cate that vessels that were exposed
to the rale weathered the storm fairly
well. Two vessels are ashore on Bri
gantint Shoal, a short distance north
of Atlantic City. N. J., and two
steamers are reported aground In the
Delaware Bay, about SO miles below
this city. The British steamer Glarer
dale. from Asiatic porta for New York,
which grounded on Brigantine Shoal,
la still fast. The wind and sea are
unfavorable, and she has been swune
around by the elements until she now
lies broadside on, deep in the sand.
Wrecking tugs are with her. Several
hundred tons of water ballast and con
siderable cargo will have to be dis
charged before the wreckers will at
tempt to pull her off the shoal.
The schooner Edith L. Allen, which
went ashore on the same shoal within
a short distance of the Claverdale, is
also fast in the sand. The schooner,
which was bound from Brunswick,
Ga.. for New York, with lumber, wai
misled by tho lights of the Claverdale
and the tugs that were around her,
and before the captain saw the mis
take the Allen touched bottom.
Advices to the Maritime Exchange
say that the British steamer Europe,
from London for Philadelphia, is re
ported aground in Delaware Bay, six
miles below Reedy Island, and the
British steamer Drummond, from Phil
adelphia for St. Thomas, Is reported
fast in the mud In the Delaware Bay.
The schooner R. D. RIbber, from Mo
bile for New York, was blowa ashore
in the Delaware Breakwater harbor,
but was soon afterward floated and
sailed for her destination. She was
not injured.
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE
9oth Houses Received Opinion As to
Publication of Amendments.
Trenton. N. J., Feb. 4. Governor
Murphy sent to the two houses of
the legislature Inst night a special
message conveying the opinion deliv
ered to him last week by Attorney
General Grey rclntive to the publica
tion of the proposed constitutional
amendments. In his opinion Mr. Grey
stated that it was clear that the pro
posed amendments had not been pub
lished the prescribed period of time
previous to the election of the present
legislature. No action was taken on
the message by cither house, but the
opinion prevailed that in view of the
opinion no attempt will be made at
the present session to pass the amend
ments that were adopted by the last
legislature, and that would have to
be adopted by the present legislature
before they could bo submitted to the
people for final ratification.
Governor Murphy sent to the senate
the names of Nathan S. Barrett, of
New York, and Abram De Ronse, of
Bergen county, to be members of the
Palisades Park commission.
Among the bills introduced In the
house was one by Mr. Whltford, ap
propriating $1,300,000 for the estib
lishmcnt of a state university.
Fire Drill Saves Pupils.
, Toledo, O., Feb. 4. Rut for the
prompt and heroic action of the teach
ers of the Nebraska avenue school
yestciday there would certainly l:ave
been a heavy loss of life among the
pupils. A short time prior to the time
t o b.",!n the morning session of
school tire broke out in one of the
school rooms, and within a few min
utes the building was filled with
smoke. The children were at first
horror-stricken, but the principal gave
the lire signals, and the children, 250
in number, at once fell into lino and
marched from the burning building
In perfect order. The fire started
from an overheated furnace, and tli9
loss was about $10.000..
Appointed By President.
Washington, Feb. 4. Tho President
yesterday sent to tho senate the
name of William McCoach, of Phila
delphia, as collector of internal reve-
j nue, First Pennsylvania district, to
succeed l'cnrosc A. McUiain, whose
resignation was requested. The presi
dent also sent in the name of St.
Clair A. Mulholland to succeed him
self ns pension agent at Philadelphia.
Valuable Horse Put to Death.
Bethlehem, Pa., Feb. 4. In a brush
on the snow-covered boulevard after
Silver Maker, a pacing gelding, with
a record of 2.1U4, and had beaten all
tho fast ones, his owner, Fred George,
found that he had broken his left
foreleg at the fetlock joint. The
horse, which was valued at $2,000,
had to be put to death to end his
sufferings.
Submarine Boat Launched.
Elizabeth City, N. J., Feb. 3. The
submarine torpedo boat Plunger was
launched at Ellzabothport on Satur
day. The vessel was named by Mrs.
Myron T. Herrlek, of Cleveland. The
new boat glided off the ways easily
and was towed out into the stream by
the tugboat Erie.
Prominent Farmer a Suicide.
Lancaster. Pa., Feb. 4. Benjamin
Hersbey, a prominent farmer and
butcher, of Landisvllle, this county,
shot and killed himself in the temple
with a rifle yesterday morning, kill
ing himself instantly. No cause - Is
known for the suicide.
China Paying the Powers.
Washington, Feb. 4 Minister Cong
er cabled the state department yester
day morning that the first Install
ment of the Chines Indemnity was
p!J to him on January 31. Tha
aiint la not given.
m T0LYNCH NEGRO
Chester Murderer Had a Narrow
Escape From Mob.
EXTRA GUARDS AT CITY JAIL
Mok Tors Down Gate to Jail Yard,
When They Were Met" By Officers
With Drawn Revolvers Mayor Ad
dressed Crowd.
Chester, Pa,, Feb. 3. Albert West,
the negro, who shot and killed Police
man Mark Allen on the street here at
midnight Saturday, was captured yes
terday afternoon In a stable at Darby,
and h narrowly escaped lynching by
an angry crowd when brought to the
Jail here.
Policeman Allen, while patrolling his
beat shortly before midnight, saw West
and a colored woman quarreling. The
woman screamed murder and ran from
West, and the policeman placed the lat
ter under arrest. The negro quickly
pulled a revolver and shot Allen in the
leg, breaking the bone, and as he fell
to the sidewalk West stood over him
and fired two more Bhots Into his body,
death resulting shortly after. West es
caped, and an all night hunt by the en
tire police force failed to locate him.
A trolley car conductor informed the
police that a negro answering West's
description had ridden on his car to
Darby yesterday morning, and two po
licemen upon going to this place found
West hiding in the manger of a Btable.
When covered by their revolvers, the
negro begged the policemen not to kill
him. The news of the capture of the
murderer preceded the arrival of tho
officers with their prisoner, and when
they reached the city hall In a car a
crowd of 2,000 persons was In waiting.
Cries of "Lynch hlra," "Kill him,"
made the wretch crouch in the bottom
of the car, and when he was brought
out on the platform there was a rush
and a number of persons struck him
with umbrtllas nnd canes, while an ef
fort was made to get him away l.om
the policemen. The negro was hustled
Into the city ball, and the crowd, seeing
that it was Impossible to r&ich him in
the narrow corridor, ran around to the
court yard In the rear of the build
ing. The big gate was barred, but a
hundred Bhouldcrs were placed against
It and It was torn down, and the mob
rushed in with yells of "Lynch him."
The city Jail stands in this court yard,
and, fearing that a rush would be made
in that direction, Chief Leary placed a
platoon of police In the driveway, and
the officers . with drawn revolvers
quailed the crowd with a glim deter
mination to prevent a lynching.
The crowd sullenly retired, but a plot
was soon made for a serond onslaught,
and it was necessary to place some of
tho leaders in custody temporarily to
quiet tho crowd. Mayor Jefferis
placed u chair on the sidewalk, and, ed
(Ircssins the crowd, assured the anry
men that ji;?tlce would be don- ;r.id
urced his heaters not to place a: ;- ..'.i: :j
In the way of an orderly procedure of
law. The crowd still lingered, and as
nightfall found the street still packed
with people, extra guards were placad
at the city hall.
Policeman Allen was one of the most
popular men on the force. He was 32
years of age and unmarried.
A Philadelphlan's Suicide.
Philadelphia, Feb. 4.t- Edgar B.
Griffiths, treasurer and general super
intendent of the Pennsylvania Waie
housing and Safe Deposit .Company,
committed suicide last evening by
shooting himself In the mouth at his
home in the suburbs of this city. At
a meeting of the board of directors
of the Pennsylvania '.Vareli'.nining
Company yesterday Mr. G.illltlis failed
of re-election, the board being unani
mously against him. Ho had been the
treasurer and general superintendent
for ten years. After the announce
ment of the action of the honrd he
went home and killed himself. Au
officer of the company said that Mr.
Griffiths failed of re-election becaua?
of his habits, ho having boon drinking
heavily for tho last five months.
Fatal Fire at Newark.
Newark, N. J., Feb. 4. Fischnir.n's
hat factory was destroyed by fire last
night and the destruction of a large
part of the city was only prevented by
the hard work of the firemen. An
employe of the factory, whose name
has not been ascertained, was suf
focated while carrying out goods. The
loss is placed at $15,000.
Navy to Experiment With Oil.
Washington, Feb. 4. -The navy de
partment is about to experiment with
Texas oil. An estimate amounting to
$20,000 Is to be sent to congress, and
if it Is appropriated a Biipply of oil
will be obtained and tested to ascer
tain whether or not it can bo used in
the place of coal as fuel for tho navy.
Cargo of Porto Rican Cigars.
New York, Feb. 4. The steamer
Caracas, which arrived from Porto
lico, has on board 1,780,030 cigars,
he largest cargo of cigars ever
nought from Porto Rico. .
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Wednesday, January 2S.
Fir gutted the Guardian Assuranc
company's building, in Montreal, and
caused a loss of $10000. ; -
Rear Admiral Lewis A. Klmberly,
U. S. N died ot heart disease at West
Newton, Muss., yesterday.
Rear Admiral Silas Casey, with the
battleship Iowa, of the Pacific squad
ron, arrived at Valparaiso, Chili, yes
terday. The British war office says there Is
no dispute betweeen the colonies and
the government over pay of colonial
troops in South Africa.
The Pittsburg Steamship company,
at Cleveland, O.. has settled the wage
question with. Its firemen and oilers
on a basis of 17V4 cents an hour for
nine hours' work.
Thursday, January 30.
A syndicate of Norfolk, Ya., capi
talists bought the Consumers' Light,
Heat and Ice company at Newport
News, Va.
To escape arrest, J. M. Walsh,
charged with burglary, committed sui
cide by blowing out his brains in a
Chicago hotel.
President Baer, of the Reading Rail
way, denies that his company has
made an offer to purchase the West
ern Maryland railroad.
Captain Charles Ban, who sailed
the Columbia In her victorious race
against Shamrock II., has been en
gaged by August Belmont to sail his
70-foot yacht Mineola.
Friday, January 31.
Rev. Madison C. Peters, of Njw
York, has accepted a call to Immanuel
Baptist Tabernacle, Baltimore.
The navy department announqed
that Rear Admirals William T. Samp
son and B. J. Cromwell will be retired
on the 9th of February.
In a rear-end collision of freight
trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St Paul railroad at Deerfield, 111.)
Hugh Cox was killed and three others
were badly injured.
A bill Introduced In the United
States senate provides for tho union
of Oklahoma and Indian territory and
their admission Sfito the Union as a
state, to be called Oklahoma.
Saturday, February 1.
All pubi c schools at Fremont. O.,
will be cks.-d for ten days owing to
an epklunic of small pox.
There are rumors of renewed dif
ferences between Queen Wilhelmlna,
of Holland, and Prince Henry, her
consort.
A. J. Cassatt, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, was yesterday
elected president of the West Jersey
and Seashore road.
The Treasury Club, composed of
ofTIclals of the treasury department,
gave a farewell dinner at Washington
to Secretary Gage.
The senate committee cn building
and grounds made favorable report for
an appropriation of $t!00,000 for an ad
dition to the Nashville, Tenn., public
building.
Monday, February 3.
King Edward of England will organ
ize a bodyguard of native Indian cav
alry. J. Santos Zalaya was inaugurated
president of Nicaragua for his third
term yesterday.
Jacob Chrlstman, of Summit Hill,
Pa., died suddenly on Saturday. Aris
ing in the mornfng in good spirits, he
foretold his death.
Relatives of James Lee, a resident
of Calhoun, Mich., who died yester
day, have found over $0,000 In gold
burled in the cellar of Ills home.
It is feared at St. Johns, N. F., that
many American fishing vessels bound
for Gloucester, Mass., were caught In
last Thursday's storm and are lost.
Tuesday, February 3.
Through misreading of orders a
passeng?r and freight train collided
near Savannah, Ga., killing one per
son and Injuring three others.
A fire at the Cook & White coal
mine, at Madrid, N. M., caused the
death of two men and did great dam
age to property.
It is stated Emperor William of
Germany will present Miss Alice
Roosevelt with a gold jewel box on tho
occasion of tho launching of his yacht.
A lock-out in the four large mills of
the American Woollen Company, at
Olneyville, II. I., took place yester
day. Mora than G.500 operatives are
idle.
The second annual sportsman's
show of the International Forest. Fish
and Game Association opened in Chi
cago, with an attendance of 10,000
people.
GENERAL MARKETS.
Philadelphia, Pa.. Feb. 3. Flour
steady; winter superfine, $2.052.90;
Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3.2o'ii 3.4.5;
city mills, extra, $2.90ij 3.13. Rye flour
quiet, at $:t.i5(i 3.35 per barrel. Wheat
steady; No. 2 l'enna., red, 87!ic
Corn dull; No. 2 yellow, local, titi'ifo
7e. Oats firm; No. 2 white, clipped,
tie.; lower grades. 47c. Hay weak;
No. 1 timothy sold at $15.5016 for
large bales. Heef steady; beef hams,
19.Sii.fi 20.30. Pork firm; family. $19(&i
19.50. Live poultry, at llllM,e. for
hens, TVjC for old roosters. Dressed
poultry sold at 12c. for choice fowls,
and at 7 Vic. for old roosters. Butter
steady: creamery, 2Sc. Eggs steady;
New York and Pennsylvania, 28c. per
dozen. Potatoes were dull; eastern,
78(gSUc. per bushel.
Live Stock Markets.
East Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 3. Cattlt
strong and 10c. higher for best heavy
grades; extra steers, $6.756.90; good
steers, $6.25(56.60; heifers, $3J755.75:
butchers' cows, $3.504.50; bulls, $3.40
4.50; veals, $69. Hogs slow; pigs,
S.70; stags, $44.40. Sheep and lambs
active and 1015c. higher; sheep,
mixed tops, $4.60(34.75; others, tUii
4.40; wethers, $5(fb.40; yearlings, $5
5.45; fancy, $3.60. tambs, tops, $6.25&
6.3b; cull I Koud, $4.uio.20.
East Liberty, Pa.. Feb. 3 Cattle
firm; choice, $6.506.70; prime, $5.90
6.25; good, $5.505.75 Hogs Bteady;
firime heavies, $6.45; best mediums,
6.406.45; heavy yorkers, $6.356.40;
ight do.. $6.1006.25; pigs, $5.906;
roughs, $5 6. Sheep higher; best
wethers. $4.7004.83; culls and com
mon, $2(f?3; yearlings, $4 5.25; veal
calves, $7.508.25.
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Their Cheerless Home.
TWO CHILDREN ARE DEMEl
Terrible Sufferings of Family of t,
In Philadelphia BodiesWhenFc
Were Wasted to Skeletons and
ered With Dirt.
Philadelphia, Feb. 4. Two t
bodies, those of Mary Wright, S2 j
old, and her ton Joseph, aged 30. ,
found In separate beds In upper
adjoining rooms of the two-st,
house, 2931 Gordon street, yesten
The bodies were wasted to skeleti
covered with dirt, sufficient proof
both had died of starvation. Keep
watch over the emaciated bodies
Jane Wright and Wycliff Wright,
die-aged children of the old woi
and brother and sister to the d
man. They, too, are said to be
mented, and were hardly, able to
more than give a meagre account
the tragedy. Pasted on the front i
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ul iuo nine iiuiue, icuuiug an ad;
tional touch of horror, was a cons:
ble's notice telling that the fan
was to be ejected for the non-paymt:
of rent.
It was learned from Jane and W
cliff Wright that their mother
Qiea at sunsei csunaay nigni, a;
that Joseph Wright had expired
most Immediately after being inform
of his mother's death.
The old woman was forced so
days ago to take to her bed, being
first, by reason ot the infirmities d;
to her advanced age, to succumb
the griping pains of hunger. Stretch
upon a bed, she hourly became weai
er. At first she moaned and complain
of her state, but continued to si:
until finally beyond the reach of pa:
All of Sunday she lay motionless a:
unconscious, while her two ga"
children, helpless and hopeless h:
died on chairs in the lious.1, nr.
cheerless and cold by tho lack o:' f
la stove or heater. Jur.t at suns
Jane Wright, although we;k In.
hunger and mentally deranged, t
tered to her mother's bedside in r
sponse to a feeble groan. The ci
woman opened her eyes, attempt
to raise herself on one elbow, at
parted her lips as if to speak. Jai.
Wright leaned forward and summow;
all her strength to raise her mot he:
but the old woman sank back on h
miserable bed, smiled feebly, an:
slowly closed her age-dimmed eyes,
Instinctively Jane Wright pulled tb
covers over her dead mother, leavln:
to view only the wrinkled face ar.
thin whitened hair. Having don.
this, the daughter walked as best sh
could to the adjoining room, whei
lay her brother, Joseph Wright, 0:
the bed which he had long occupied,
a physical and mental wreck. "Joe,
mother is dead," said Jane Wrigb
mechanically, being incapable of th.
grief that is natural under ordinary
circumstances.
The wretched man made no sin
that be understood beyond w"eariijl
raising his drooping eyelids and turn
ing his head on the pillow until hid
gaze met that of his sister. A mo
ment later his eyelids drooped again
and a final sigh escaped through hi
parched and parted lips, and h
breathed his last.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS CAUCUS
Considered Policy Concerning Dlsfrar
chisement of Southern Voters.
Washington, Feb. 4. The RepuM:
can members of the house of repr.
sentatlves held a caucus in the ha!;
of the house last night to conslde:
a line of policy to be adopted to:
ccrnlng the alleged disfranchisemen
of voters in the south. The caucu-
determined to adjourn for one wee'
to consider more fully the differec
propositions brought forward. Th
main discussion of the meeting turne
on a resolution offered by Represen
tative Crumpacker, of Indiana, pro
viding for the appointment of a spc
cial committee of the house to invc
tlr'tc eases of disfranchisement an
to irport remedies to the house.
Favorable Report On Tax Bill.
Washington, Feb. 4. The ways an
means committee of the house by ;
unanimous vote yesterday ordered .
favorable report on the war tax redu.
tion bill. A surprise occurred whci
Representative Babcock, Republics:
member, offered his bill, largely r
duclng duties on the steel schedul
and placing sor e r.rtlcles on the f re
list, as aa anv wV.ient to tho tea
peal section. Tws amendment was (If
feated, 6 to 7. Messrs. Iiabeock nns
Tawney and all the Democrats votiti:
In the affirmative. I
Two Men Ground to Pieces.
Newcastle, Pa., Feb. 4. Ellis Jolit
son and Charles Anderson were I:
Btantly killed at a grade crossim
on the Bessemer railroad, near th
town of Bessemer, yesterday. Tb
men attempted to drive across tb
tracks of the Prsscmcr railroad, wli"
a freight train running at the rate oi
about 30 miles an hour, struck thel'
sleigh, throwing tho men direotly Ii
the path of tho train, and they wetf
ground to pieros. '
Contract For World's Fair Building
n . . 1 - if. T7 u . rr. .,(
Di. xuuia, mu,, reu. i ibb vuuiiau
for the erection of the first bulldlnf
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposltiot
was awarded yesterday for $620,000
The contractor Is bound to complete
the structure by October 1, 1902.
Fibre Works Burned.
Kennett Square, Pa., Feb. 4. Tb
Fibre Specialty Works, of this bor
ough, were destroyed by fire yester
day. The loss Is estimated at $40,000.
nn which there It aa Insurance ot IIS'
ana