11 Mil r FATAL IXPL0S10NS
CREMATED ALIVE.
Tht Explosion cf Piano tmp Cauie
FIt Death.
The explosion of piano lamp on the sec
ond floor of tlm four-story residence, DM
East Fifty-eighth street, New York, resulted
In the lom of five Htm. The dead aret
Aaron Colilsmlth, 45 years ol I.
ClothlMe Goldsmith, his wife, S3 years
oiu.
llorthn Goldsmith, 10 years old.
Harry Goldsmith, R yean old.
Frank Goldsmith, 6 years old.
The only other person In the honse at the
time of the Urn was Mary Koan. aged 20, a
domeftlo servant who saved herllle by jump
Init out of the window.
The family was together during the even
ing, the only other member ol the house
hold, n Mr. Hirsh, brother of Mrs. Goldsmith,
having gone out shortly nftnr the evening
meal, According to the servnut, she was on
the tntrd lloor ol thn building In the net of
putting Hurry and Frank, the two youngest
boys, to hed, when she heard the cry of lire
coming from the floor Mow, with calls to
her to come down. Hho ran out of the bd.
room and hurried clown the stairs, and the
little children followed her. A soon as she
looked Into the front room on tho second
floor she snwthn whole front end of the room
nMnr.o. 1 In n she tieenmo frhrhtcned and run
out Into a re;ir room and Jumped frotn an
open window to thn ground. What more
happened sho docs not know, lut she nnya
that the lire was caused by the ttpsottttig of
tho I n re piano lamp.
MASSACRE AT CAVJTE.
Friionen Ehot Sown and Other Recap
ture! Fat to Death.
A dispatch received from Singapore says
that tho natives of Mindano Hand, one of
the Philippine group, hare revolted and that
many of tho native troops aro deserting to
the Insurgents: It Is further stated that the
situation at Manilla Is full of anxiety. Hands
of tn.orgcnts frequently approach that town
and lit night time lire vo leys Into the town.
A dispatch to the Madrid Impatelal from
Singapore admits that ihere has been a gon
rul massacre at Cavlte.the lortllled senport
town of the Island of Luzon. It adds that
160 persons revolted, killed six soldiers,
seized nnns and tried to rnl the native In
habitants ngulniit tho garrison. Continuing
these advices s:y that the revolt failed, the
revollnrs were shot down in the streets and a
general ma-sacro fol.owed during tho night.
Score of comse were picked tip and rtinny
of the prisoners who were reraptureil were
hot the following morning.
HAWAII FEABS JAPAN.
Minister Cooper Come to tho United
States to Urge Annexation.
The secret of Henry Cooper's mission to
tho United Btntns Is out. Mr. Cooper Is tho
Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs. Ue
formorly lived In Han Diego and was
prominent member of the hnr. Ho Is quoted
as sayiug thnt he eaine to the United Mites
to urge annexation, owing to the fears thnt
Hawaiian government has of Japan.
"The situation In Hawaii, according to
Judge Cooper, is that tho Japanese far out
number all other foreigners. The Americans
are a handful In comparison. Hawaii has a
treaty with Japan and cannot exclude the
Japanese, who are pouring into the Island
steadily and pushing Into every business.
They are losln the humblo demeanor that
characterize their countrymen on this coast,
and through their great numbers and the
prestige oi tho Jnpnneso-Chii.eee war are be
ginning to demand an elective franchise. If
they force Hawaii to give them the right to
vote, then American ascendancy will be nt
at end forever."
Judge Cooper has laid the situation before
the Influential men of the east and has so
won upon their Judgment that he believes
grant strides will be mada during thn next
year toward annexation under the McKtnley
administration.
THREE KILLED IN WRECKS.
Cow Derailed a Train and Two Freights
Collide Several Injured.
A fatal wreck from a Tory peculiar cause
'Occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio South
western railway at Haniden.uear Chllllcotho
O., Deo. 18. The fast westbound express
struck a cow, throwing It against a twitch
with such force as to throw It open. Tho
.engine took tho switch track, while the
conches kept on the main track. The coach
os struck the tonder and Jumped to another
aldkug, where they encountered a car nf
helled corn.
Michael King, poital clerk, of Cincinnati,
was buried beneath shelled corn smothered
o death. O. II. Smith postal clerk also of
Cincinnati, sustained a fractured rib and
was injured Internally so badly that te may
die. Postal clerk Shannon, of Cincinnati,
was seriously Injured. Conductor Brown
was badly bruised In the abdomen. None
of the passenger were Injured beyond
bruises.
A head-end ooitislon between two frleght
trains occurred on the Philadelphia nnd
Erie railroad near Driftwood. Brakeman
Jonn E. Walker, of Binnnmahonlng. was In
stantly killed. Whon clearing away the
wreck the body of an unknown tramp was
found. ,
A DEAD HERMIT! CASH.
Tho Death of a Reoluie Furnishes a Bar
prise. The body of John Powell, an eooentrlo old
hermit, was found in hit but on the farm of
Oeorge Itugg, of O'Hnra township, two miles
.north of Bharpsburg, Pa., Monday. Be had
died alone. He was last seen alive about Bun
day evening.
A searnh of the eabln by them brought to
I igbt 600 In cash and oreated much surprise
Jn the community. Inquiry will be made for
' his relatives, and if any are found, the money
will be tnrned over to them.
CUBA'S LIBEBTY ACKNOWLEDGED.
ForigiKtlatlnt CommitUs Adopt Camer
on's Etiolation.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela
tion has deolded to report favorably to the
-Senate Monday 4ns joint resolution of Sen
ator Cameron, recognizing the Independence
of the Bepubllo of Cuba. Tho resolution,
title and all, Is as follows
Joint resolution acknowledging the inde
pendence of the republic of Cuba.
Resolved by tbs Benate and house of repre
sentatives of the United Bui tee of Amerioa,
la congress assembled, that the Independence
of Cuba be. and tbe same la hereby acknowl
edged by the United Bute of Amerioa.
Beotlon t That the Uulied States will use
Its friend It o Aloes with tho government of
Mpsla to bring to eloso tun war between
fcpain ana unos.
It baa been estimated that at least V per
sen oi me enure population oi ine united
r - make their living out of tbe electric
1 t and power Industry and the branches
ex una airsetl opouoanl upon K.
TRADE REVIEW.
General Preparation Continn for Larger
Trade in the New Tear.
R. O. Dun A Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade
says i
Cubnn rcports.nnusunl closeness of money
In Germany, and the decision that there will
be no action on the tariff nt this sesslon.have
not really nhanged thn situation, but have
ueen mined snout as ir they might change it.
A sudden demand for gold from Germany,
Just before the close nf tho year, is not un
Usual, nor does it count for much. No facts,
but only desires or fears, have led some to
look for a change ol tun If before Mnreh, and
considerable speculation based on thnt Idea
has been arrested, but other business waits
for the gradual Improvement of the consum
lug demand.
The holiday trade Is nenernllv large.
though nt some points more con lined to
cheap goods ihsn usunl, and the lutluence of
an Increase in the working force is folt In
other ways, liut until the New Year the only
materiel changes expected are such as pre
pare for a large business next yenr. Iu the
Iron and steel industry these appear of the
utmost importance.
The control of the Mountain Iron Mosnba
mine has been leased for BO years or pur
chased by the Carneuln Interests from John
I. Itockefeller, tho ore to bo shipped by tils
new steamship lino on the lakes and by thn
new railway wntrn tne I nrnegin company is
imiiuing io I. nue Erie, 'nils. Willi the erec
tion f 1H new open hearth furnaces, mak
ing ;M1, insures enormous Increase of pro
duct at extreme low cost, and will nlfeet all
comhinntlona In steel products or In ore.
The lliliet Pool lias uractleally dissolved.
ami Kales nro reported nt (IU to 17, with
contra' ts to supply consumer through most
of the whole ol next venr. Thn Ileum Pool
has revived and restored thn price to Dill,
but nails nnd steel bars nm a rhiido lower.
Thn Uall Association has been In session,
nml our Philadelphia dlspntch elates that
Mils nro sold at f Jo, against SS, long main,
tallied, Bessemer nig and grey forgo urn a
shad" lower nt Pittsburg: Vlrginln nud Ala
bama Iron are olTeind nt 2.1 cents lower at
the F.ait, and with so much uncertainty rn-
gnrning great ciiuugos in progress very lit
tle Is done In finished products nnd gnnernlly
nt concessions. A snln of 3,000,000 pounds
laKo copper Is reported nt 11,'jo. Coke pro
duction Is Increasing, with contracts report-
ted at 1.60.
GOMPHERS RE-ELECTED.
Most of tho Old Offiosr of tho F deration
Reinstated.
The American Federation of Labor re
elected Hamuel !om pnrs, president. Seem
tary Mcllrlde Iwlu j; dlre.ite I to eat the en
tire vote of the convention for him, 2,447.
Mr. Oompere made a short and eloquent ad
dress of acceptance.
P. J. McUtilre, of Philadelphia, was also
unanimously ro-clccted flrxt vice president,
but declined, saying 10 years' continuous
service was sutllclent honor for nny one
man. Un was good-naturedly cried down
and bis declination declared out of ordor.
Other re-election were as follows!
Jnmeo Dtiu-'nn, of Baltimore, second vice
president James O'G'onncl, of Chicago, third vice
president. M. M. (iurlnnd, of riltsburg. fourth vice
president. Tho name of Thomas Klderkin,
of Chicago, was presented for fourth vice
president, but Mr. Flderklu withdrew.
Delegate Edward Hitch, of Baltimore, pre
sented the name of Friink Morrison of Chic
ago, tor Secretary, vice August McCrnllh.
Mr. Morrison received thn unanimous vote of
the convention nnd responded with a speech.
John B. Lennnn. of Bioomliiglon, III., was
m-elected treasurer without opposition.
ltesolutions were Introduced this mornlns
by Delegate Ashe, of Boston, demanding such
amendments of the constitution of tho United
Slates ns will deprive the Supreme courts of
the power to set asidn laws duly enacted by
the representatives nf tho people, ami declar
ing the proper function of courts to be to ex
pound and administer law, but not to make
it. During the discussion of the resolutions
it was urged that thoy would be construed as
reflecting upon the courts of the country nnd
especially upon the Bupremo court. The
vote resuiicu iu tne ueteat ol the resolutions
DEMANDS OF WOOL GROWERS.
WiU Not Oppcn the Dlngley Bill if It Is
Amended For Protection.
The National Wool Orowcra' association
adopted the following resolutions:
"Whereas, The National Wool Growers' as
sociation recognizes the desirability of im
mediate action to Drnvent the flood of sneeu.
Intivo importations of foreign wools which
would occur In advance of a proposed In
crease of duties, and while wo Insist upon tbe
8ccdy preparation and passage of a law
which snnii give to ine wool growers tno
most ample protection promlsuS by tho St.
Louis platform, upon widen the recent Re
puhllcun victory was achieved)
"itesolved, That we do not oppose tho Im
mediate passage of the Dlngley bill, itroviil-
lug only the following amendments are In
corporated therein: First, removing thn pro
vision that the law s'-all continue until 181M;
and second, that thn duties on woolen shod
dies, wastes and other wool substitutes shall
be practically prohibitory."
lhe association also passed resolutions
urging Congress to Incorporate In any tarltT
bill that may lie passed this session or next,
the wool schedules ndoptod by the association
at Its meetiug In Washington In December,
18U5. An extra session of Congress was
favored. Among those present at tbe meet
ing werei William Lawrence, Ohio, Presi
dents J. M. Smith, Utahi Hiram Young, of
l ennsyivauiat n. Cu unrtman ana jonn slo
Dowel!, Pennsylvania.
THREE MEN LYNCHED.
AKentuoky Mob Disposes of Thro Mur
derers.
At o'clock Friday morning a mob visited
the oounty jail at Russeltvillo, Ky and after
battering down tho front djor and forcing
the Jailor to give up tho keys, went to tho
cells for the Proctors. The oldest, Will Proc
tor, cursed the mob and wus shot dead In his
eelU Tho other two were taken out and
hanged.
Three weeks ago Arch Tractor, aged 20.
stabbed Aaron nnd Doc Draf.oii to death at
Adalrville. Aaron died Immediatelv.and his
brother lingered for a week. One week ago
the Proctors had their examining trial for
tne gluing or Aaron i raiton, ami will and
Dink worn acquitted. Their examining trial
for the killing of Doe Crafton was set for the
lth.
The mob numbered about 100 and did tholr
work quietly and with dispatch. BUI Proc
tor had been tried three times for murder.
Indiana Froailng te Death. .
A bunting party of 17 or 18 Yakima In
diana are starving to death in the Cascade
mountains. They are snowbound, and Judge
Erwln, the agent at - Fort Hlraooo, who baa
charge of the Yakima, baa organized a re
lief party at ChehalU to go to tbe base of
Mount Taootna on this side of the range.
Judge Erwln received a message from tbe
Indian department, at Washington, Instruct
ing him to spare uo effort to rollers the Im
prisoned Indiana.
Monty' for Cohans.
Tbe Mansfield Ohio News bat started a
popular subscription for the Cuban relief
fund. I: says that the ooutllct that la now
being waged on the Island of Cuba in which
Americana are being imprisoned and mur
dered for expression of horror at the war
of assassination and extermination waged by
tbe Bpanlard , calls for some substantial ac
tion. To contributors the New offer It
aervloea to receive and receipt for by public
acknowledgment In it column ana to tor-
ward all money to tneir proper destination.
if 10 TAKE IIP W.
TO FIGHT FOR CUBA.
Thousand! of Enthnslastio Reorniti Ar
Enlisting.
F.lghly-nve men, strong fellows, Intelligent
and well up In military drilling, left Boston
bound for Cuba, wbero they will light In the
army of the Insurgents. They were In com
inniid of Louis Marshall, or Fast Boston.who
has seen service In actual Wat hire. He was
a corporal In the army of the rebellion. Blnce
the outbreak nf war In Culm, Ills sympathies
have U-cn with thn Insurgents nnd he bos In
many wnjs nsd)it"d them materially.
A meeting Wns held nt llomestoa.l, Pa., to
orin a military company to go to Cuba to as
sist the patriots In their struggle for liberty.
Correspondence will be opeued at once with
tne lunin ni new lorx.
The Cubnn Junta has established several
recruiting olllccrs In Indiana and an eiTort
will be utndc to take nt least 1,1X10 men from
inn mum to limit tor t.'liuan Independence.
Armed to the leetli nml uniiltin.i.l r... ... - -
a company of .100 m-n with cannon nnJ
ramp utensils, will leave Denver, Col., In n
few days to can their fnto with thn Cubi n
Insurgents. The men will lio under the
lcaiiernnipnflir.il. L. Darnell, who has a
brother In the Cuban Junta in New Vork city,
with whom ho has been in correspondence
for somo time. The arrangements are prac
tically complete. Two hundred of the men
nave gixen up lucrative pactions. Dr. Dar
nell says he cannot as yet glvn their names.
Homo ol them ant military men of ability,
trained to thn maces ol witr. Xhov will hhv
all expenses of their campaign, even In tho
expedition on Ihn sea, asking nf the Junta
only a guarriinten that thoy be safely tiiiuleii
where the lighting Is thn thickest aiid whero
there are plenty of Hpniilnrds.
Twenty young men of lliirnellxvlllc, N. Y.,
recently madn known their Intention of as.
sifting the Culinn Insurgents in their struggle
lor independence, nud wrotn for particulars.
A letter has been received dated Vera Crux,
December B. and signed D. M. Mnva. seere.
tary, which savs: "We are unable to send
any more men to Cuba at present."
FAIR WARNINO TO ENLISTERS.
Penalties For Joining ths Armies of Any
Foreign Country
The attention of official nt Washington
has been attracted by the stories coming from
all portions of the country Indicating that en
listments are going nn of parties of men to
go to Cuba to Join the Insurireuts In their
struggln airnlnst the Bniiiihirds. These en
listments are In direct violation of the neu
trality laws, and are prohibited Under severe
penalities.
For accepting a commission to ssrve
against Hpnln, a country with which the
i nucn mates is now at peace, the penalties
imu-rioeii oy section o.tnl, Iteyised Statutes,
Is 2.0fl0 Hue nnd three veurs' Imprisonment,
While for enlistment to serve nmilnal Hnnln
or hiring nny one to enll:t, tho penalty is al
most ns heavy, being a maximum ol i,IH)0
Ann and three years' Imprisonment.
The enforcement of these laws naturally
falls within tho functions nf the United Stales
ofllclals, to whose know ledge the attempt nt
infringement Is brought! hot If tho move
ments continue on as larira a scale as rennrt-
ed, It Is probable that tho Department of
Justice will send Instructions of a special
character to all of Its agents, calling their at
tention to the proclamation issued by the
i resinniii last, spring ana enjoining upon
them a strict enforcement of the neutral, tv
laws.
The Government. doiltitle. will be nhlhred
to do this in order to tnnnifest Its purpose to
meet tho reaulremeuts of interniitiomil law.
Just as It has warned the shipping Interests
nKiHiiiti taxing pari iu mibu tormg move
ments, nnd has sent rlirid limtriietlmia to
Judicial olllccrs nt Atlantic ports to prevent
tbe Infraction of the laws in Hint respect.
Slaughter of Spaniards.
Believers nnd doubter of the rcnort of
Mucoo's death are equally divided at Tampa,
I'la. A letter report an engagement in
Havana province in which the Insurgents
under Ailolfo Costello killed 800 Spaniards.
Another Insur ent chief. Andres He nnuden,
found 75 Hpanlsh guerillas cutting hay near
Mariano for their horses, and killed them all.
Q til u tine Handera, of Gomer.'s advance guard,
la in Uavaua province.
PEOPLE DIE LIKE SHEEP.
Awful Soourgs of Yellow Fever Ravaging
Port An Frlnos.
The brig Arcadia, Captain Fisher, which
arrived In Philadelphia, Deo, 16, from Port
au Prlnco via Turks Island, where she took
on Douni a cargo ol salt, brings accounts of
the dreadful suffering of the native of this
pesthole from thn ravage of the yellow
fever. The disease is tile worso known to
have prevailed for over twelve years, aud
the puople are dying like sheep. It Is Im
possible for the authorities to treat all tho
uases and the suffering and the misery
wrought by the scourge U Intense. The dls-
eusu has broken out on board a number of
vessels In the harbor, In somo instance car.
rylng off tho entire crows.
The mate of the Portland schooner Clara
E. llandall, which arrived at Port au Prince
Keptomlier 'il, from Fuilndelphiu, died of
yellow fever while tho vessel wns at that
port, Capt. Conners,ot thn Boston schooner
Max, and the steward, whose nuuio Is not
known, died of the fever at Port au Prince.
Capt. Htrutton, of the Boston schooner Me
costa, wo stricken with the fevor and so
were several shipmates. The country about
Port au Prince, which lies at the head of the
Bay of (tennises is very marshy and tbe cli
mate Is very unhealthy. Deeplte tho fact
that the Arcadia lay lu tho harbor several
week her crow remalurd healthy throughout
the entire trip.
ASSASSINATION 8T0RT.
Spanish Minister Denies it and its Origin
Is Being Investigated.
The following dispatch from the Hpanlsh
Minister of Foreign Affair In regard to the
death of General Muoeo, received at the lego,
tion In Washington, December 15, was made
publlo by Minister dn Lome:
"Maoeo's death took place in loyal fight at
Punta Brava, and was caused by jur soldier
bullets. This is ovidentiy proved by the lat
ter written by tbe son of Gomez, in which be
itates that he killed himself in order nut to
abandon the body of hi General. The hand
writing of the letter ba been verified and al
so every detail of the tight, time aud circum
stances when Maoeo and tbe ion of Gomes
were wounded. All these details have been
Subllshed in Europe by telegrams from both
panlsh and foreign correspondent."
Mr. du Hose, the Secretary of the legation,
apeaklng for the Minister, said that tbe olH
cials of the legation hoped to .discover the
origin of the. report of Maceo'a asuaasiuatlou,
and to trace It to a certain Cuban resident of
Strike Solution.
Illinois Central railroad ofllclals have be
fore them the application of 1.600 employee
of tnat road who doslre to purchase the
company a stooK. in me success ol tne plan
of making the employes financially interested
with tho executive It Is believed the com
pany ba taken a formal step in tbe direction
oi solving ine sense prooiem.
Preaohers With Cub.
The Cleveland ministers' union, composed
of tbe Protestant pastor of the city, adopt
ed resolution extending sympathy to the
Cubans, and pledging hearty support to the
fiovernmeut In any human action which may
nd to th securing of Cuban Independence
RELIGIOUS CRANKS.
On Man Driven Cratjr By The, Strang
Korethtn'i Doetrim.
Henry Mensdorf, one of Teod' convert, I
ocked up In a padded cell at the Allegheny
General hospital, a rnvlng maniac. Ue I
constantly crying for "Toed" and praying
fnr hi relatives. The Allegheny police caused
his arrest nt the request of the man' friends.
They feared that bis hallucinations would
cause hi in to injure some person.
Mensdorf a year ago was an Industrious
carpenter, owning n shop and living In his
own home on Middle street His wife and
her friends learned of thn presence of Teed
in Allegheny, nud curiosity attracted them to
several of bis meetings, 'I lie Impression they
received nt these meetings mused them to
think seriously of thn doctrines, and In a
very short tlmo tho Mersdorf fumily wilt con
verted to Teed teachings.
The litishauil became Interested through
thn wife' persuntdnns. W hen the tlmo to
leave for Ltitero county. Florida, arrived
Mersdorf sold out all bis belongings, broke
tip his home nnd moved with Ins Inmlly to
the wilderness, tho then newly established
colony.
'1 lio family has lived thorn ever slncn.
several weeks ugo Mersdorf returned to Alle
gheiiy.preMiinnhly for the purpose of attend
ing to some private buMluesi. Ills actions
soon became so strange thnt bis friends found
It necessary to have him conllned.
Ho Brained HI Father.
With the cryi "I nm the Messlnh nnd God
has hidden me do this du-d," Lulgi Jurio, of
Vlnehinil, N. J., battered out tun brains of
his agetl father Willi a chili lireausn the old
man hnd begun to doubt the divinity of his
on nnd lose faith In his Motcdnhshlp.
'lhe entlro Jurlo family have become
crnjted over mllulon. They nil believed Luig
Is thn Mess ah and popsestcd of supernatural
powers. 'J hey nil believed he can heul tho
slckt but thn father nt lust became skeptical.
liuarrois followed argument, until in tho
heat ol n rel gious ill-wtinMon the climax
was reached when Lulgi selr.ed a club and
struck bis father a blow upon tlm head and
felled hltn to the ground. Then he beat h!s
fill her s head iuto a Jelly.
ESTIMATES FOR 1897 B MADS.
621,607,889 Voted to Ran the Three Gov
ernment Department Next Tesr.
The House committee on appropriation
bns finished tho bill for the legislative, exec
utive and Judicial expenses of the govern
ment for the fiscal year ending Juno 80, IS'JU.
The bill curries a total of 'JI.IHi7.til, which
rl,0!n,l les.1 than the estimates and :)?,
8HU leji than the appropriations for tho cur
rent year.
The principal new Item Is for the clerical
force of the now congressional library, which
will number 1H7 men, mi Increase of 144.
The salary will aggregate 177,"00. Thn sal
ary of the librarian Is increased Irom 4,000
to l),0'0; a chief assistant librarian at 4,0U),
and nine additional employes In the cata
logue department are provided for In accord
ance with the recommendations of the Joint
committee on library. It is provided that
the library employes be selected by the libra
rian by reason of speciui aptitude fur the
work.
A reduction of five employe In the Car
son, Nov., mint is madn and tho amount fur
wages of workmen and adjuster In New Or
leans I reduced from if 74,"u(l to (10.000. but
there are xtniill Increases In the Philadelphia
and Helena mints. For government of the
territories tho allownuco Is decreased 74,
000, because there are no legislative sesslous
to he provided for. Tbe coin e!iat Ion of
others, of course, In thn Indian territory Is
omitted, It bn'iig tho Intention to change
them from salaried to feed olllccrs on the
line of tbe UpdcgrafT bill
MORE POSTAL FACILITIES.
Stamp Can Hereafter be Bought from the
Csrriers.
The Poitorflce Department has issued an
order extending the house-to-house collec
tion and delivery system, now In operation
In !U cities, among which are Allegheny, Pa.
and Wheeling, W. Vn., so at to provide for
tho sale of postnge and special delivery
stumps by letter currier by mean of the
nouse collection nnd delivery boxes approv
ed January 'JO, 1HUU, and an olllclal atamp
selling envelope approved Monday.
This order provides one of the most radical
Improvements yet made In the postal sys
tem. Persons who avail themwlvesot It
advantage will be able to post their mail
and purchase postago and siiealal delivery
stump without leuvlng their borne, stores,
shops or olllces. In each house collection
box will ba placed a celluloid envelope, on
which aro Instructions nnd blank for order
ing stamps, and In which the money for the
sumo i placed, thn carrier delivering the
stamp. If the sender has no stamp or de
sires o special unlivery nanip placed on tbe
letter, the money can be placed in this en
velope, and the carrier attend to tbe rest.
PITTSBURG'S CASINO A WRECK.
Handsome Bnllding at Sohsnlsy Park En
trance in Ruins.
Tbe Casino building at Bchenley Park en
trance 1 In ruin. It waa destroyed by fire,
which originated from an exploilon of an
ammonia pipe In theice-mnklng department.
The 3re is the most extensive that has oc
curred In the city for a number of years.
The aggregate loss will nut be) less than
f o"".ooo.
The only portion nf tbe building left I the
Immense brick smokestack and several sec
tions of the brick wall on tbe side next to
the ravine. These will have to be raxed.
The Casino was opened to the publlo on
Wednesday, May !M, 1H0S. It waa consider
ed one of the handsomest amusement build
ings In the United State at the time of it
erection.
Tbe Casino had won a high plaos In pop
ular favor. Last season It wo opeued as a
summer theater, aud bad a lnrge patronage.
During the winter the mnln feature was the
Ice skutlnir, In which thousands participated.
A number of hockey game bad been sched
uled for the present season, and other at
tractions engaged. All this must necessarily
be cancelled.
LUMBER MEN WANT A TARIFF.
Convention of Delegates From 87 States
at Cincinnati.
Ovor 160 lumberman, representing 37
states, assembled lu Cincinnati, Dee. IS, at
the national convention of lumber interest.
Tbe meeting was presided over by President
C W. Goodyear, of Buffalo, and tbe vloe
presidents are H. Clay Tunis, of Maryland,
and E. . Bklnner, of Florida. O. W. Well,
of Illinois, was secretary. Bpeecbea were
made by Bilaa W. Oardner, of Texas) W. B.
Judson, of Chisago, and u E. Defebaugb,
editor of tbe Timberman, tha tenor of which
waa the desirability of tha restoration of
duties on lumber.
Among tbe delegate present la John
Forseman, of Pennsylvania.
A committoe of 10 member waa appointed
to represent tho association before congress
nd urge a protective, tariff upon lumber.
Two member of this eommllten were A. H.
Winchester, of Buekbannon, W. Va., and
Ella Deemar, of Wllllamsport, Pa,
Inagural Committee,
lion. D. D. Woodmausee, president of tha
National Republican league, appointed the
following member a the Inaugural oommlt
tei Ocuerul E. A. MnAlplue, New York)
major r.vereu narreo, rennsyivauiat JUJue
C, W. lUynvmd, Illinois! Hon. Frank J. 11 Ig
gins, New Jersey i Thomas V, Barrett, West
Vlrglulat K. J. Miller, Ohio, and Dr. W. U
Boors, Maryland.
IMMM 111 TOM
CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT.
Senator Call and Morgan Offer Resolu
tion for Information.
Mr. Call, Democrat, Florida, Introduced a
resolution in the Bennte requesting the Pres
dent to demand tha release of nil citizens of
the United Slates held In confinement at
Centn In violation of the treaty with Spain.
The resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Delations. Mr. Call also of
fered a resolution, which was referred to tbs
same committee, declaring that the recent
k lllng of Antonio Mneeo, a renowned gen
eral In thn service of thn Ilcpuhlic of ( uba,
if trun, while under a flag nf trace and with
an assurance of safety fror- tho Spanish
captain general, was a violation of the rules
of civilised warfare, nn act of trenchery, a
murder cowardly and disgraceful, which
demands the execration ot every government
nud of nil the peoples of thn world, whether
civilized or savage) declaring that thn gov
ernment which authorized, permitted or
fulled to piinl-li the nsssKsin wns nn outcast
from the family of nations, and from the
pale of civillvntinn and public law, nnd di
recting thn Committee on F reign Itelutlnns
to Inquirn into tha facts nnd report nt an
early day.
A Joint resolution recognizing the Inde-
iienb-nce of Cuba was Introduced In tho
lonno by Mr. Howard, Populist, Alnhnma,
Among the resolutions Introduced into thn
Senate Is one by Senator Morgan of Aliv
l ama, calling upon tho President to send to
the Henntn copies of the papers relating to
Cuban affaire, which were referred to In tho
recent report of Secretary Olneyi nlso a
statement of thn claims of citizens of tho
United States against Spain, growing out of
the Cubnn insurrection, and nlso all the cor
respondence with the Spanish government
relating to tbe Competitor ease. Tbe reso
lution nsks for cseclal Information In re
gard to tho trial of persons captured on
thn Competitor, thn character of their treat
ment while In prison, and whether they have
had tho beuellt of counsel of their own selec
tion. NO GOLD CERTIFICATES NOW.
Secretary Carlisle' Reaeon for Refusing
to Inne Them.
In reply to a request of Franklin Ilnven,
president of tin Merchants National Bank of
Boston, madn In behalf of the Boston banks,
that he should Issue gold certificates, Secre
tary Carlisle hn written that be Is not pre
pared to give tho order. Mr. Carlisle sayst
"After the reserve has once fallen belqw
100,000,001) and tho Issue of such certificates
has been stopped, It Is not certain that the
Secretary ol the Treasury, especially In view
o the existing conditions, would be Instilled
In resuming their reissue. It baa been the
experience of the department In the past
thnt the normal Increase nf the gold reserve,
enured by the exchange nf paper currency
tor gold, is checked by tbe Issue of gold cer
tificates; and. In fact, upon various 'occa
sions considerable amount of gold hnve
been withdrawn by the presentation of notes
for redemption mid immediately rodapoalted
In exchange tor gold certificates. Moreover
the House of ItepresenUitlvns of thn Fifty
third Congress passed a bill discontinuing
their issiin entirely, and it Is tho Intention of
the department to present thn subject again
at a very early date, as tne amount of gold
reserve Is largely determined from time to
tlmo by the available amount of paper In
circulation, it seems Inadvisable, at this time
especlally.ln Increase the volume of that cur
rency uy me Issue ot gold certlllcate."
THREE BANKS FAIL.
Berion Financial Trouble at Hollidaye
bnrg, Pa.
The following notice was posted on lbs
front door of the First National bank of
Holllilnysburg, Pa., Monday mornlngi
"On account of the heavy drain upon this
bank for thn past 30 days, und especially the
last two or three days,the Board of Director
have decided to suspend business until fur
ther notice."
Signed by Board of Director.
The First Natiouul bank Is the oldest
national bank in this section of tbe Btate.and
ono of the 07 original national bunk In the
United States. Its closing has parcluitated
tho failure of the Martinsburg Deposit bank,
of Martinsburg, this county, aud of the
Williamsburg bank, ot Williamsburg, this
county. These two bunks were incorporated
and controlled by the stockholders of the
Mrst National bank. The failure of these
three banks lias produced great excitement.
WAS IN THE LAST CUBAN WAR.
History of the Probable Saocieeor of Gen-
oral Weyler.
Oenernl Marin, who I spoken of In Madrid
a Weyler' probable successor, baa seen con
siderable military service in the cnuse ot
Spain, having participated in In the last Cu
ban war. At that time be had for adversary
on the insurgent side some of the men who
figure prominently In that service to-day.
General Marin oume to Cuba permanently
with Martinez. Cnntpoe when the latter waa
apmluted captain-general of tbe Island. Ue
acted a captain-general when Campoa was
iu the old Held a. alnsl the Insurgents, and
when Campos was recalled, as the result of
thn dissatisfaction ot the Spanish government
with bis campaign, Marin took his place
during the Interregnum betwi en the depar
ture of Campoa and the arrival of Weyler,
witn tne advent ol weyler, Unrtn was ap
pointed governor of Porto Hlco. General
Murln la about Ml year old.
KILLED BY THE FAITH CURE ,
An Oklahoma Boy Die Owing to Laok of
Mediosl Attention.
Tbe diphtheria epidemic about Uopeton,
In Wood county. Oklahoma, still prevail.
Tho faith cure people, who compose the ma
ortty of the com munity. In spite of the
quarantine orders, persint lu holding publlo
meetings at tne nouses wnore tne aisease ex
ists, aud physicians sent out by the author
ities have been compelled to nse force in
order to examine the sick. A 11-year-old
boy named Eltou was carried through tbe
worst stages by a physician and volunteer
nurse, and on Ills way to recovery, but when
they left to attend others, the father refused
to give the medicine left or follow any of
the instructions, and the boy died of blood
poisoning, tbe family and frlenda sitting
around and praying, but doing nothing to
relieve bis sufferings. Six or eight other
have been allowed to die in the same way,
Frosont to Prinoetea. ,
Junlu B. Morgan ot New York ba pre
sented to Princeton university a collection of
early edition of Virgil. Tbe book ar aaid
to be worth 50,000. Tbe gift comprise 1)13
volumes) twenty-one of which are fifteenth
oentury editions, luoludlog tbe first rare
edition of Heveyhelra and Pannartx, Rome,
14U6, of whiob only six ooples exist to-day.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Tbe pope baa approved tha selection of the
Rev. Fat er J. A. Qulgley to be bishop ol
Buffalo, N. Y.
JoseDh H. Cboata. of New York City, ba
announced that he will ba a oandidute for
the United Btates Benat toiuceeed David B.
Hid.
Tha bid Bailey court, London, ha post
poned tha trial of Edward Ivory, the al
leged dynamiter, nntll tha January tea.
elou. '
CONGRESSIONAL.
Important Maaiarei Pretented nnd Aoted
Upon in Both Houeei. .
SIXTH OAT.
In the Benste to-day Messrs. Bherman, II.
ptihll. ati, of Ohlot F.lkln, Republican, West
Virginia, nnd Mitchell, Democrat, Wisconsin,
were appointed as the Inauguration commit
tee on the part of the Senate. A resolution
wo olTered by Mr. Pellet, Populist, Kansas,
and laid on tlm table for the present, for the
appointment of a commission of fire one
from each of tho four parties, Republican,
Democratic, National Democratic and Popu
list and one other to be chosen by the four
to examine and study the general subject of
nuance in reference to It practical relation
to business.
Mr. Hale, Republican, Maine, Introduced a
concurrent resolution for the holiday reaassi
from December x'i to January S, and It was
referred to the Committee on Appropria
tions. The House a lnptd the eonourrent reao
Intlnn for adjournment from December 92 to
Januarys. The bill amending the law
regulating the granting of liquor licenses In
thn District of Columbia was passed by a
vote of 100 to 8!1. Mr. Trelvar, Republican,
Missouri, Introduced a Joint resolution to
amend thn constitution so that thn terms of
representatives shall he increased to four
yenrst of Senators to eight year and of the
President to eight years making tho latter
Ineligible for rc-eejtlon.
SZVXSTK DAT.
Senator Morgan nf Alabama held the at
tention of tho Senate and well-lllind galler
ies for an hour bv bis earnest advocacy of a
strong nnd decisive policy In dealing with
Cuhnti question. At the close of his address
the Bcimln adopted Ms resolution, calling on
the executive for nil the papers and all Infor
mation available bearing upon the Competi
tor filibuster cose and the trial of Americans
at Havana.
Tho House entered npon the consideration
of thn Loud t.ill to nmend tho law relating to
the transmission of second-class mail mat
ter, 'lhe bill denies the right nf serial
novels to admission to tho mails at the news
paper cent per pound rates, denies to news
papers the sample copy privilege, prohibits
thn return of unsold publications at pound
ra es, nnd makes soma other changes in the
present law designed to correct existing
abuses. Before this bill was brought np tbe
bill to rcorganliio the Atlantic A Pacific rail
road company wns called up and passed,
with some amendments.
EinilTB DAT.
The session of the Senate developed the
most eventful and exciting debate that either
branch of Congress has heard In a long time.
It brought forward the recognized leader
of the various parlies and element, In
cluding such conspicuous figures ns Sher
man, Frye Teller, Uorman, Vest, Aldriob,
Piatt, Mitchell of Oregon, Chandler, Hale
and Allen, in notable statements on the
lending questions which have engaged thn
atteution ot Congress and the country ot
late.
Tha day In tho House wns productive of
little progress. The army appropriation
bill was under discussion, but a deadlock
occurred over the proposition for the
abandonment of thn Army and Navy hospital
at Hot Springs. Ark., and the House d-
ourned.
XISTB DAY.
The long fight to secure further and mora
adequate restriction to Immigration practi
cally ended today, so far as Congress I
concerned at least, when the Benate, by
a vote of fill to 10, passed thn Lodge-Me- I
Call bill. There Is little reason to doubt that '
the Beu.ite amendments will be agreed to,
and then ouly the President' signature Is
needed to make the bill a law. Tbe bill
makes ability to read and write tha test by
which the Immigrant shall be admitted or
debarred.
NEW RULING ON FENSIONl
Disabled Adnlt Children of a Soldier May
Draw Feniion.
An important pension decision wo render
ed by Assistant Secretary of tha Intorlor
Reynold in tho cos of Eva E. Cobb, of
Washington, Pa. Until tho age of IS Mia
Cobb draw a pension a minor child of Ed
mund Cobb, deceased, late of Company (J.
Two Hundred aud Third Regiment, Penn
sylvania volunteers. Then her name waa
dropped from the rolls under the provision
of the general law. Her guardian applied
for a restoration on the irround that, beina
subject to epileptic ills, she was permanent
ly neipiuss and Incapable or earning a living
by manual labor. The pension bereaa de
nied the application and nothing waa dona
In the matter until 1804, 15 years after Mia
Cobb was dropped from the roll. Then a
second application was made, which wo also
rejccieii. in is year Congressman Anbeson
brought the case before tha board for final
review, where it was again rejected and tbe
pension commissioner, on appeal, affirmed
the decision. Another appeal was taken to
the secretary of the Interior, and Assistant
Secretary ltoynolda refused all former rail
ings nnd ordered Mis Cobb's name placed
on the roll at tlO per month from July, 1HM.
The decision I regarded as a very important
onn, bringing an entirely new elasa of cases)
within the provision of the pension lews.
THE TEXAS ALL BIGHT.
Ssorstary Herbert ley It I as Goad a
Other Battleahips.
The Secretary of the Navy baa mada pub
lic the (ladings of the court of Inquiry upon
the battleship Texas, which recently sank
while being dry-docked In New York.
The Secretary says, In substanoa, that tha
Texas la ail right and ba (uffered no more
accident than any other boat ol her elasa In
the navy. She has been subject, be (ay, to
malicious and surreptitious attack from na
val officers, and be Issues a general order
against officers of the department talking tor
publication on such subjects.
Hn quotes a letter from Charles Cramp,
lhe ship builder, which say that American
shipping Interests have boeh injured abroad
by the reflections east on tbe Texas by tha
Jiress. Tbe Texas Is not onn of Mr, Cramp's
mats, but was built by the Govern intuit
GRANDMA BFO0NER.
Has Jntt Celebrated Her Third Birthday
Past the Century.
Tbe oldest woman In Ohio, Grandma
Bpooner, of Kent, ha just celebrated ber
103d birthday anniversary. Mrs. Bpooner la
an interesting old lady and la alwaya in a
lively mood.
Bbe waa bora at Plymouth, Mass., De
cember 11, 17V8. and waa the daughter of
Captain Judah Delano, a native ol Duxbury,
Mas. She distinctly remembers standing at
the window of her lather's residence In Port-,
land. Me., with crepe on ber arm. watching
w.wu wwu.uwuaw..avw VI HIV VntM
of Washington. Bbe waa a classmate of N.
P. Willi, the poet, ot Portland. In 1811 ah
married John Bauford, who died In 1H40. In
1B47 sue married Dr. Ward Bpooner, who a
few years ago died at tha age of Vtf.
ALTOONA'S CONFLAGRATION.
Boaiaei Fart of tha Town Suffer Lee
of 1100,000.
Fir broke out In th department store of
Frank M. Morrow, of Altoona, Pa., Monday
evening. The total los aggregates 100,000,
and 160 person are throwu out of employ
ment A large toboggan Christmas display
was being exhibited in one ot the front win
dow lu Morrow' (tore, and eottou waa
used to represent snow.' It Ignited, oausing
the lire. The (tore waa crowded with peo
ple and clerks, but all managed to escape.
Tbs flames then spread to an adjoining
building.
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