Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, November 16, 1893, Image 4

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    SHIRK Of NEWS
Events of the
-t Week.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 10.—The political dis
turbance in Brazil has almost paraly zed
the flour trade of this city.
BERLIN, NOV. 14.—Emperor William, as
king of Prussia, has summoned the Prus
sian landtag to meet on January 10.
HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. 15.— The crop of
potatoes in the province of Prince Edward
Island this year is enormous and the
potato ea are of Bplendid quality.
DUBUQUE, la., Nov. 15.—1t is an
nounced by an evening paper here that
Gov. Boies will present himself as the
next democratic candidate for congress in
this district.
SHAMOKIN, Pa., Nov. 14. Neilson ,
■haft resumed operations, giving employ- i
merit to 800 men. Ten men were killed
by fire in this shaft last April, since which
time the mine has been idle.
BRIDGEPORT. Ccnn., Nov. 14.—Rev.
George W. Byrhydt, assistant at St. Luke's
church, Brooklyn, has accepted a call to
Christ church. Westport, and will begin
his duties the first Sunday in Advent.
BOSTON, Nov. 14.—The Old Colony rail- j
road company will take off half a dozen
trains, beginning Monday next, reducing
train mileage by nearly 1,000 miles per
day. Vice-President Kendrick says they
will not be important traiDH.
BOSTON, NOV. 15.—Nine of the Greeks
who came as passengers in the German
steamer Cremon, which arrived here Sun
day from Hamburg, will be 9eut back in
the steamer when she sails, by order of
the immigration commissioners.
ALBANY, Nov. 15.—Superintended llan
nan of the state department of public '
works, has Issued an order for the closing
of the Erie, Cham plain, Black liiver,
Oswego, and Cayuga and Seneca canals
on Thursday, November 30, 1893, at mid
night, unless they sooner become closed
by ice.
NEW YORK, NOV. 14. —Memorial ser
vices in honor of the late Edwin Booth
were held yesterday afternoon in the i
Madison Square concert hall. An assem- I
blage composed of men and women promi
nent in the world of arts and letters 1
crowded the beautiful hall to its utmost
capacity.
NEW YORK, NOV. 15.—The Salvation
Army, now holding its Columbian con- ,
gress In this city, had a grand parade and
public meeting last night. Four thousand
officers and soldiers were In line headed by ■
several of the army's military bauds con
solidated and numbering 175 pieces. Over |
400 were playing tambourines.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Nov. 14.—President
Geo. W. Wagner, of the Washington
baseball club, has signed a document giv
ing James H. O'Rourke, captain of last
season's team, the privilege of negotiating
with any club of his choice. O'Rourke
does not care to play in Washington next
season, preferring to be nearer home.
BRIDQETON, N. J. t Nov. 14.—Five
deaths from diphtheria in as many days
have occurred in the little village of
Greenwich, and the people are greatly
alarmed. There are about 25 cases. Mrs.
Lemuel Sloan died last night. She
nursed two children safely through the
disease, and then was stricken herself.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. —The vindication
of John G. Bourke of the Third cavalry,
author and soldier, on the charges pre
ferred against him for his conduct lu the
Garza campaign on the Mexican border,
has been completed by au order just is
sued by the war department directing
Captain Bourke to join his regimeut in
Texao.
NEW YORK, NOT. IF.— The plan of the
banks for increasing the amount of sur
plus gold In the treasury by making larger
the proportion of gold in their special de
deposits at the sub-treasury to meet cus
toms payments, has partly gone into
operation. One bank yesterday mode its
entire deposit In gold and five others de
posited more gold than usual.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15. — A special to the
Herald from Mexico, Mo,, says: Van
Roberts, a hotel keeper at Hush Hill, Mo.,
has received intelligence that he has
fallen heir to $600,000, left him by John
Bennett, who died at Las Vegas, N. M.
Roberts saved Bennett from drowning in
the Sangamon river near Decater, Ills.,
* twenty years ago, and $600,000 is his re
ward.
BURLINGTON, N. J., Nov, 15.—Bovine
tuberculosis has developed in the blooded
Aldernoy stock of Charles S. Taylor, just
outside of this city, and already some
twenty oows out of a herd of 150 have
been killed, while quite as many more
are doomed. The entire herd is being
examined by a corps of veterinary sur
geons, and Mr. Taylor will stamp out the
disease.
BOSTON, NOV. 14.—A petition for the
disbarment of Moody Morrill, the missing
lawyer and business man, has been filed in
the office of the clerk of the Suffolk county
superior court by the Bar association. The
petition la based on the alleged misconduct
of Morrill in connection with a transaction
about a mortgage which resulted in the
loss of $4,000 to Jennie A. Eastman, the
administratrix of the estate of J. B
Eastman.
NEW YORK, NOV. 14. Anna E. Swiner
ton, of Chicago, whose husband is said to
be manager of an express company there,
has just obtained iu the court of common
pleas a verdict for SIO,OOO against George
Le Boutillier, the dry goods merchant of
Fourteenth street. She claimed that while
in the store one of the boys employed there
had made a practice of snapping pins and
one of them had hit her in the eye and de
stroyed the sight.
LONDON, NOV. 14. —The Times has this
dispatch from Rio Janeiro: "There was
heavy firing on Sunday and Monday by
the government forts on Villegaignon
island. The outside wails were much
damaged, but the interior was left intact.
Two were killed and seven were wounded.
The troops at Mt. Castello opened a mus
ketry lire at 1.209 yards on Monday.
Fort Villegaignon und the warship Aqui
dabau replied with machine guns, killing
twenty soldiers and four spectators. The
firing continues night and day.
WASHINOTON, NOV. 15.—The treasury
department confirms the satemeut that
the commission of J. J. Kennedy as sur
veyor of customs at Buffalo had beeu re
tnmed to Uw department. The commis-
sion of Mr. Kennedy was forwarded to him
in care of the collector of customs at Buf
falo shortly before the recent elections.
After the election churges were preferred
against Mr. Kennedy in connection with
the Buffalo elections, and the commission,
which bad not been delivered to him, was
returned here on a telegraphic request
from the president. Unless Mr. Kennedy
csn disprove the churges made, a new man
will be numed for the place.
CAMDEN, N. J., Nov. 13.— 1t S reported |
In democratic circles that a conference of j
the leaders has been held and arrange
ments made to endeavor to reconvene the
i old legislature. According to the reported ;
scheme, Senator Hoffman of Atlantic
county is to be unseated, and William
Riddle democrat, given the seat. There
wus a contest in the last legislature which
resulted in seating Mr. Hoffman. If
the scheme works this would make the
next senate stand 11 democrats to 10 re
publicans.
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 18. —General
Agent Dwight W. Thrall, of the Connecti
cut humane society, has discovered a case
of dreadful cruelty to children in a French-
Canadian family, living in Haddam. The
man is Victor Girould, and the family
consists of a wife and four children. The I
wife is a stepmother to two of the childreu. '
The stepchildren have been beateu until |
blood flowed from the wounds. The ueck '
of one of them, a boy, has beeu twisted J
until it has become out of shape and the
head out of place. The childreu were to
have beeu taken to the couutry.
HUNTINGDON, Pa.. Nov. 14.— Miss
Martha Cummings, daughter of the late
Robert Cummings of Armah town
ship, Mifflin county, left home five weeks
ago to visit the world's, fair at Chicago,
j Until two weeks ugo Miss Cummings
communicated with her relatives regularly
but since then DO word as to her where
abouts has been received. Her friends
fear that she has beeu foully dealt with
j aud left to seek for her. Miss Cummings
j was of a deeply religious nature, a promi
-1 nent worker in the Christian Endeavor
society, aud her mysteriously absence has
caused the greatest alarm.
J ROCKVILLE, Conn., Nov. 14.—Propara
-1 | tions are making to start up numerous
| i woolen mills in this vicinity. It is ex-
I pected thut the Phoenix mill at Hyneville,
the Riverside mill at Stafford Hollow and
I the mill at Stafford Springs will resume
I this week. The Vernon mills have re- I
, sumed work, running five days a week, j
j The milis of the Glastonbury Knitting I
J conipuny, at Manchester, Green and Olas
, tonbury, will start on three-quarters '
i time next Monday. The mills will manu
i facture for future trade. They have beeu
closed for two mouths. Rockville mills
! are all running, but not on full time,
j LONDON, Nov. 14. —The engagement is
announced of the Hon. Nellie Lisa Bass,
I only child and heiress of Baron Burton, of
I the brewing company of Bass & Co., of
Burton -on - Trent, to Bruce Baillle, a
i Scotch landowner. Miss Bass was at one
I time engaged to marry Keith Fraser, and
her father settled ou hef £2,000,000 as a
marriage portion. The breaking off of
this engagement was announced a short
time ago. It was then reported in society
that Baron Burton desired thut his
daughter should marry a duke. Upon the
death of Baron Burton, his daughter,
will inherit £0,000,000. The prospective
bridegroom is a cousin of the earl of
Llgin, the newly appointed viceroy of
India.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 14.— During the
past year there were 403 accidents to rail
way postoifices, in which 10 clerks were
killed, GO seriously und 115 slightly in
jured. Supt. Jajiies E. White, in his an
nual report to the postmaster-general,
earnestly recommends the passage of a
bill which he has drafted, and which pro
vides that, beginning with the commence
ment of the first fiscal year after the ap
proval of this act, there shall be withheld
from the salary of every person employed
in the classified railway mail service a
sum equal to 1 per cent, per annum of his
salary, which shall constitute a fund to be
known as the railway mail service relief
fuud. This fund shall be applied to the
relief of any employe who, in the line of
duty, shall IKS permanently Injured or
disabled. If any employe shall be
killed in the line of duty, or stmll die
within one year as the result of au injury,
j leaving a widow or minor children, there
. shall be paid to said widow or children a
sum equal to one year's salary.
' FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Money und Stocks.
WALL STREET, NEW YORK, Nor. 15.
Money on call easy at 1 1-2 por cent.
Prime mercantile paper sao per cent.
Stirling exchange is firm, with actual
business in bankers' bills at 4.82 3-4 .or 09
days, and 1.84 1-2 for demand; posted rates
4.81 l-2u4.851 2; commercial bills 4.81
for 60 days, aud 4.82 1-4*4.83 1-2 on de
mand.
i Clearing house statement: Exchanges,
$100,829,877- balances, $6,245,892. The
| sub-treasury was 707,838 debtor at the
Clearing house.
The Mercantile Safe Deposit company
reports silver bullion on hand 155 31 -J
ounces; deposits uoue; withdrawn nono
certificates outstanding 154; bar silver
09 1-2; Mexican dollars 50 1-2. Govern
ment bonds have been steady. State bond*
dull. Railroad bonds irregular.
There was renewed strength in the
stock market, particularly in the Indus
trial* and Grangers. Sugar touched 93,
a decline of 3 1-8 from Saturday's closiug.
Distillers touched 28 5-8, Burlington 80
5-8, Northwest 102 3-4, St. Paul 03 1-4,
i und Rock Island 05 1-4. Reading contin
ued firm. Speculation was weak iu tone.
, Produce Market.
1 NEW YORK, NOV. 15.-Wheat—Steady.
Receipts, 301,775 bu. Dec., 05 7-8a07:
Jan., 07 7-8; May, 73 1-2*74 1-10.
Corn—Finn, active. Receipt*, 159,900
bn. No. 2, 40 l-2a47 34; Nov., 46 5-8*46-
Dec., 46 1-8; May, 48 l-Ba4B 3-8.
Oats—Dull. Receipts, 244,650 bu.
Nov., 34 1-8; Dec., 84 1-10*31 3-4; May, ;jfl
7-8.
Butter—Dull, weak. State dairy, 19a
27; Western do., 17 l-2a22; Elgius, 29;
State creamery, 25a28; Western do., 20a
29; imitation do., 19a24.
Cheese—Fair, steady demand. State
large white and colored, 9all 8-8; do.
fancy, llall 3-8; dc. small, 10 1-212 l-4j
part skims, 4a9 1-2; full skims. 2a3 1-2
Eggs--Quiet, firm. State aud Pena
•ylyaula, 25a26; Wesfcera, 24 1-2*25 1-2.
IHAKY 10BS KILLED
Terrific Cannonading Re
sumed at Melilla.
The Country Illuminated "With Pow
erful Search Lights—Terrified Hif
fians Flee Like Madmen for Shelter
iu Caves —All Correspondents Ex
pelled from the Locality.
LONDON, NOT. 15. —The Melilla corre
spondent of the United Press telegraphs
as follows under date of Monday night:
"At 11 o'clock last evening the electric
search light of the Spanish cruisers Al
fonso XII, Conde de Nenadito and Melilla
suddenly illuminated the whole country
around, taking the Moors by surprise. A
terrible cannonade was opened by the
warships and the forts at the same mo
ment. The terrified Moors could be seeu
running übout like madmen, seeking
shelter in the caves. Mauy were killed.
"Yesterday a company of Spanish cav
alry made au excursion iuto the country,
further than any other Spanish
troops have gone since the war opened,
and meeting with no opposition. It is
believed that serious operations will begin
this week."
Spanish Settlement# May be Attacked.
The Moors in the vicinity of Gomera and
Alhucemas, Spanish possessions on the
the coast of Morocco, are divided on the
question as to whether they shall attack
the Spanish settlements. The peace party
bus hitherto been in the majority, but the
agitation is Increasing and it is feared that
those favoring peace will soon be overborne
I by the war party.
The minister of war confirms the report
1 of the expulsion of the London Daily Tele
graph's correspondent from Melilla and the
expulsion of other foreign correspondents.
It is snid that the war minister will ask
a vote of 14,000,000 pesetas for the Melilla
campaign.
FATAL, SCHOOL-HOUSE FIRE.
A Teacher and One Little Scholar
liurned to a Crisp.
NUNDA, N. Y., NOV. 15.—The school
house ut Cooperville took fire yesterday
aud the teacher, Miss Porter, of
this town, with one of her scholars, John
Ward, aged 4, were burned to death.
Miss Porter's head was nearly burned
uwuy as wa< also one leg.
The lire started in a woodshed, leading
to which wus the only door in the school
room.
There were about 20 scholars iu the
school wheu the fire burst iu at the door,
and as Miss May Porter opened the door
all was at once confusion. There were
two heroes present, MeJvln and Charley
Chambers, aged 10 and 14 years, the
oldest boys in the school.
Their action undoubtedly saved many
other lives.
The only door to the school houss was a
sea of flumes and no one could escape that
way. The boys smashed out the windows
aud literally threw the children out to save
their lives.
Melvin was severely burned about his
face, but remained in the school house
until every child was rescued.
All that was left of the burned boy was
his trunk, the arms and the legs having
been burned entirely off.
Bxprms Contract Abrogated.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 15.—The treasury
department bus notified the United States
express company of the abrogation of its
contract at the end of six months. Pro
posals will be advertised for a new cou
tract. By the terms of the present con
tract either party could breax the contract
at six months notice. This action does
not debar the United States express com
pany from competing under the new
proposals.
Measles and Scarlet Fever.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—Dr. Senner has
held 200 pussengors of the steamer Roland,
which arrived on the tenth instant from
Bremen, under the contract labor law.
Most of the passengers are Poles aud Rus
sian Jews. There are fifteen cases of
measles and scarlet fever among them.
The measles cases will be kept at Ellis
island and the fever cases will bo sent to
North Brother islaud.
Caught After Two Years.
SOMERVILLE, N. J., NOV. 15.—Samuel
Edwards, the negro who murdered Wil
liam Brown, another negro, two years ago
in Bound Brook, was caught iu Freder
icksburg, Ya., ou Monday. Proseoutor
Steele of Somerset county has asked for
requisition papers, and Edwards will be
brought here the last of the week for trial.
In Honor of Their Comrudca
ALBANY, NOV. 15.—Gen. Stewart L.
Woodford, of Brooklyn, and Judge Sey
! luour Dexter, of Elinira, are to speak here
ou Thursday night at the meetiug of the
Grand Army men which will be held to
honor their comrades who were elected
last Tuesday.
Sentenced for Libelling Rigmarole.
BERLIN, NOV. 15.— Herr Voigt, the so
cinliHt journalist, lias been sentenced to
imprisonment at Dortmund for one year
for affirming in the Rhenish- Westfaelisch
Zeitung that Prince Bismarck falsified the
famous Ems dispatch which led to the war
of 1870.
If Hotaincd in Jackson Park.
CHICAGO, NOV. 15.—L. Z. Lelth notified
the directors of the Columbian museum
thAt ho will contribute SIOO,OOO to the
fund provided the musoum is built and
retained in Jackson park.
Docitlos to Discontinue.
PORTLAND, Me., Nov. 15.— The Portland
Lloyds, a marine insurance company which
has carried on a successful busiuess in this
city for a quarter of a century, has decided
to discontinue.
To Rlost Again.
BUFFALO, Nov. 15.— The Niagara blast
furnace at Tonawanda, which has been
banked for the past 70 days, has resumed
operations.
Local Weather Forecast.
Fair, variable wiuda, .lightly Wto-
O NLY INCIDENTS OP THE QAMr
Football Captain Mackey Does Not
Complalu of Hough Treatment.
PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 15. Captain Mac
key, of the Pennsylvania football team,
wua seen by a reporter to-day and asked
as to the stories accusing his men of
"roughness" and "brutality," etc. He
said that nothiug of the kind had come
under his notice, nor did any of the team
know of any incidents of the gnrne which
justified iu the very smallest degree such
accusations. Ho laughed at the story of
"Butterworth's bite" and said that it
would make a good title for a dime novel
ami had about as much foundation iu fact.
It would tuke au ogre to bite through a
canvas jacket, a sweater and an under
shirt.
When asked about the treatment bis
own men had received ho said they had no
complaint to make. He himself had a bud
contusion of the eye from a blow of Mr.
Murphy's list. Every one on the field saw
Hinkey strike Knipe with no provocation
from the latter except tliut he hud made a
"touchdown." The same player jumped
with his knees on Osgood's neck after the
latter had called "down." McCrea re
peatedly struck Wh rton about the face
and head and pulled off deliberately the
protecting bandages from his swollen and
lull lined ear, although doing so caused ag
onizing pain; but the Peunsylvauia team,
he said, accepted those occurrences as un
pleasant incidents of au exciting game.
MRS. HALLIDAY BREAKS OUT.
She Almost Choked the Sheriffs
Wife to Death.
MONTICKLLO, N. Y., NOV. 15.—Mrs.
Paul llalliday, the triple murderess, in
her efforts to counterfeit insanity has be
couie a terror to her attendants.
Yesterday she exhibited much violence
as Mrs. Beechor, wife of the sheriff, was
giving her breakfast and trying to make
more comfortable. She sprang at her
with the ferocity of a tigress aud clutched
her by the throat aud soon would have
strangled her had the sheriff not sprung to
his wife's rescue.
As it was, Mrs. Deecher was choked un
til she gasped for breath.
The sheriff says she is a powerful woman
aud it was with no little difficulty thut he
loosened her grasp from his wife's neck
With the help of uttendauts Mrs. Halli
day was placed on the low couch in the
cell and given her meal.
In the melee a large needle, something
like a darning needle, only larger, was
discovered secreted in the folds of her
dress. Where she got it is a mystery. It
is thought she was waitiug an opportunity
to use it on some of the attendants.
LAST OF A TRAGIC FAMILY.
The Late Chief of Police Henncssy's
of New Orleans, Mother Dying.
NEW OIILEANS, Nov. 15.—Mrs. Hen
nessy, mother of the late chief of police,
is dying ut a very advanced nge. She is
the last of the family. Her husband was
killed in a street duel. Mike Hennesy,
her nephew, was ussnsslnated in Texas
and her son Dave was murdered by Ital
ians. His death caused the uprising which
resulted In the lyncldug of the thirteen
Italians at the Parish prison three years
ago.
Dave and Mike killed Thomas Deveroux
in a street duel here some time before.
Devereux was chief of detectives.
Wants Franco to Take Care of Hor.
ALUANY, NOV. 15. "Mme. Berthe" is
the name of a woman who for some time
pust acted as governess In the family of a
prominent professor at Peekskill. She is
insane now, und is attracting the attention
of the state commissioners in lunacy, for
she is a Frenchwoman, and it is the desire
of the stnte authorities that she be sent
from the Middletown hospital back to
Paris, where she came from. The com
missioners have written to the French am
bassador at Washington with that end
in view.
Suit Against a Mutual Lit'o Company.
NEW YORK, NOV. 15.— Dugald Graham,
of Montreal, has brought suit in that city
against the Mutual life insurance com
pany of this city for $120,000 damages, al
leged to have been sustained by the in
surance company's fraudulent wrecking
of the Elmlra municipal improvement
company. Mr. Graham is a bondholder
of the company aud was formerly a di
rector.
Signs of Business Improvement
AMSTERDAM, N. Y., NOV. 15. —There are
signs of returning activity in manufactur
ing circles iu this city and outlying ham
lets. Several of the mills are getting out
samples preparatory to a resumption of
business at an early day. It is understood
that the Sanford carpet mills, which have
been closed sixteen weeks, will start up
I shortly.
Ironworkers' Families Evictod.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 15.— The families of
24 striking iron workers were evicted from
company honses by the Pittsburg forge
aud Iron company through failure to pay
their rent. The families are penniless
and are living on public and private char
ities. Some secured houses and rooms in
other sections of the city.
Thurston Confers With Groshatu.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 15. —Mr. Thurston,
the Hawaiian minister, had a second in
terview with Secretary Gresham shortly
after the cabinet meeting yesterday after
noon. The conference was devoted to the
discussion of the Hawaiian situation aud
lasted three-quarters of an hour.
Railroad Rumor Denied.
ORANGE, N. J., Nov. 15.—Henry
Graves, as a director of the Jersey Cen
tral, officially states chat there is n6truth
whatever in the alleged combination be
tweeu the New York & New Haven, Jersey
Central aud Reading railroads.
Crispi Hounding German Bankera
BERLIN, NOV. 15.—Tho Tageblatt asserts
that Signor Ciispi, ex-premier of Italy, is
iu Berlin incognito for the purpose of
sounding bunk r* on a scheme of Italian
finance.
McKuuc's Hunting Trip.
FORT MONRO .5, VU. , Nov. 15. —John Y.
McKane and p.irty loft for Williamsburg
yesterday m Tiling on a hunting expedi
tion.
Paper Mill Resumes Work.
LAMBBRTVILIJS, N. J. # NOV. 16. —After
an idleness of several weeks Mann's paper
01(11 Uerp hs rwuiort WOKfc
THE NEW TfIRIFF BILL
Big Revenues Proposed By
an Income Tax.
The Exemption to Be High Enough
to Exclude Laboring People—Oilier
Changes in Internal Revenue Laws
Not Necessary Then —Several Re
ciprocity Sections to Bo Wiped Out.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 15. A "nue of
$50,000,000 is expected by ilu. d .ocrats
of the ways and means coiin.. o from
the moderate income tax which they pro
pose to incorporate in the new revenue
bill. The rate of the tux will probably be
2 per cent, and the exemption will be high
enough to exclude the great mass of labor
ing men and people on small salaries The
limit now uuder discussion is from $3,500
to $4,000.
A good many statistics have been pre
pared by the treasury experts on the in
comes of the country and the rates of
reveuue obtained under different plans,
and it is believed that the 2 per cent, rate
will yield a handsome addition to the
revenue of the governmt.
May Increase the Rates.
If the increase in the revenue should
prove insufficient after a year or two to
meet the demands of the treasury, the rate
might be slightly increased, or the limit
of exemption lowered.
One of the attractions of the income tax
to those members of the committee who
are udvocating it is that it allows changes
in the rate to meet the demands of the
treasury without disturbing the industries
of the couutry as iu the case of chauges iu
the tariff.
No Cliungo in Internal Beveuue Laws.
If the income tax Is adopted in the form
now under consideration, other changes
in the internal revenue luws will not be
ueeessary. There will be no iucreuse in
the beer tax, the whiskey tux, the tux on
manufactured tobacco or the tux on
cigara.
'J he question of duty on sugar is still an
open one, but it is not unlikely that a duty
will be imposed of about one cent peb.
pound on both raw and reilned sugars.
To Abandon the Sugar Bounty.
.This will enable the committee to aban
don the bounty now paid paid the Louisl
ana and Nebraska growers without leav
ing them absolutely without protection
against foreign competition. It is also
desired to strike a blow at the sugar trust
by making the duty on refined sugar sub
stantially the same as on raw sugar.
The reciprocity section, which deuls
with sugar, hides, tea and coffee, will
probably be stricken from the law, but
without necessarily abrogating the exist
ing reciprocity arrangements with Ger
many, with Spain regarding Cuba and
with the South American countries.
To Remain Free of Duty.
The articles named will remain free of
duty from all countries, unless a small
tax is imposed on sugar, and it is not be
lieved that the couutries now having re
ciprocity arrangements will desire to abro
gate them because the retaliatory duties
against Venezuela, Columbia and Huyti
may be abandoned.
Coal was on the free list In the original
draft of the tariff bill in accordance with
the pledge of the democratic national plat
form to modify the McKinley law in the
direction of free raw materials.
Weakening on CoaL
The protest from the coal districts of
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
and Alabama has been so strong, howeVbr,
that some of the members of the commit
tee are weakening and may vote to re
tain a small duty.
Chairman Wilson hopes to present the
completed bill to the republican membeis
of the ways and means committee by the
latter part of next week, so that they can
have their majority report ready upon the
meeting of congress in December.
Mr. Wilson's Flans.
He is not in favor of a party caucus to
pass upon the bill but believes that it
should be fairly considered by the house
as presented by the committee. This was
the course with the Mills bill, and no
cauoufeses were held until debate began
under the Ave minute rule on the separate
schedules. Mr. Wilson believes that the
bill will be more symmetrical and con
sistent if taken up as it comes from the
committee and that general debate iu the
house will solve some of the problems
which might cause au interminable dis
cussion in a party caucus.
Damage Suit. Compromised.
WILMINUTOX, Del., Nov. 15.— The suit
of the Wilmington yacht club against the
Windsor steamship company to reoover
damages for the sinking of their yacht
Siesta iu the Delaware river last summer
by the steamer Parthian has been com
promised. The Windsor company is to
pay the yacht club $1,500.
Au Historic Flag.
CHARLESTON, 8. C. ( Nov. 15.—-At A
meeting of the city council lost night the
city was presented with the parade flag of
the First South Carolina regular artilleiy.
The Aug WHS lost at the eVHcuaiion of
Charleston in 1865 and was recovered by
a collector of confederate relics who paid
SIOO for it.
Fell Dead on the Street.
GOSHEN, lud., Nov. 15. Win. A. Beano,
editor of the Goshen Democrat, and on*
of the most promiuent democrats in the
state, fell dead on the street yesterday
He had gaiuod a wide reputatiou us a par
agrapher and was 05 years old.
Klmlra Reformatory Investigation.
ALBANY, NOV. 15.— The special commit
tee of the state board of charities which la
investigating the administration of affairs
in the Elm.ra reformatory will continue
Its Inquiry In New York city Friday next.
Treasury Balance.
WASHINGTON, NOT. 15. -The net treaa-
V™ b ". la " c ! declined to $99,870,-
iu'lt S wu, gold and
#14,4*2,019 was currency.
* Quantity
r s
TN Ladies', Misses' and Chil
dren's CLOAKS and JACK
ETS, call and inspect our large
stock of these goods and see the
low prices we are selling tliem
at Also of Men's, Boys' and
Children's
I OVERCOATS
y and
' CLOTHING
we have an enormous stock and
our prices are far more reason
able than elsewhere.
-IST
XDrjr Otood-e,
TX nderwear,
Boots, Slioes,
B-u."b"ber C3-ccd.s,
Ctoxiifoitsflolss,
we have a tremendous assortment at LOWEST PRICES. "
At Jos. Neuburger's Bargain Emporium,
FREELAND, PA.
ORANGE BLOSSOM
18 A8 SAFE AND HARMLESS A8
A Flax Seed Poultice.
It is applied right to the parts. It oures all diseases of women. Any
lady can use it herself. Sold by AT.T. DRUGGISTS. Mdlled to any
address on reoeipt of sl.
Dr. J. A. McGill & 00., 3 and 4 Panorama Plaoe, Chicago, 111.
Sold T037" iLmandus Oswald, Freeland.
KELLMEB
i' ii oi<©<; kap mm,
The Finest Specialties in the Photographic Art.
For Finish
We Can't
Be Beat.
WTT,T , riTT APA \TTFI7 better work than can be had
*' ajjj J VJ U 1 JjjJli anywhere elsk in tiie; region.
13 West Broad Street. Hazleton.
Latest Fall Styles
-IN—
Ladies', Misses' and Children's
MIS, • CLOAKS ■ ill - JACKETS
AT LOW PRICES.
JOHN SMITH, - BIRKBECK BRICK.
GEO. CHESTNUT,
LEADER OF GREAT BARGAINS,
has a fine line of
Boots and Shoes.
Every Variety.
Best Material.
Good Workmanship.
Reasonable Prices.
NOVELTIES, TOYS, Etc.,
OF EVEUY KIND.
See our handsome stock of footwear-thc
largest mid bent in town. Custom-made work
a specialty and repairing done on the premises.
93 Centre street, Freeland.
CITIZENS' BANK
OF FREELAND.
CAPITAL, - $50,000.
OFFICERS.
Joseph Birkbeck, President.
H. C. Koons, Vice President.
B. K. Davis, Cashier.
John Smith, Secretary.
D 1 HECTORS.—Joseph Birkbeek, Thos. Birk
beck, John Wagner, A. Rudewick, H. C. Koons,
Ohaa. Dusheck, John Smith, John M. Powell, 2d,
John Burton.
&T" Three per cent, interest paid on saving
deposit*.
Open daily from 9a.m.t04 p. m. Wednesday
evenings from 0 to
To Horse andj Mule
Owners!
Big stock of
Horse Blankets,
Lap Idles,
for Idles
and all kinds of Harness.
Complete Harness,
from $5.95 up.
Prices According
to Quality Wanted.
Geo. Wise,
Jeddo and Freeland, Pa.
OUfle and lot on Centre street,
iwi, * reel,, 2' ,1: house, 32x23: lot 125x25. For
further particulars apply at this office.
T BALE.—One lot on west side of
-L-J w ashington street, between South and
ijuzorne street*. For further particulars apply
to T. A. Buckley, FrevUuJd. vvl *