PIKE COUNTY PRESS. Fhiday, Dkck.mukr 27, 1M)5. rVm.IHHEl) F.VEltY FRIDAY. OKFK'K, IIHOWN'S nTlLPlNH, IlllOAI) ST. Entcri-il nt tlio lwt oIIUhj of Milfortl, l'iko county, l'onnsylvmiia, bs srconil-elnss liinttor, NovoiuIht twcnty-livst, 1MI5. Advertising Rates. OnpsqiiiirvO'lght limn), ono insert Inn -!. Karri subsequent insertion .If Hi-duocd rutin will Ih? furtiUliiil on ii tU-iit ton, will l) allowed yearly mlvi-r-tlsers. Legal Advertising. Court I'nichiniiitliiii, Jury nnd Trial hist for several court h per term, t'1.00 Administrator's mill Executor' s notliin . Auditor's notlcis 4. on l)ivoic notices Mm Sheriff's sales. Orphans' court sales, County Treasurer's sales, County state ment. 11 nil election proclaniat Ion charged by the square. J. II. Vhii l:il.-n. 1'i'lil.lsllKR. Milford, Tike Comity, I'a. 1395 December. 1895 Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fr. Sa. TTTTTTT 89 H) ju 13 14 15 TI 17 JL8 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31 MOON'S PHASES. Fall Moon A Third 2 1:38 a. m. 16 i: 1:30 Moon 4 A E:09 First ni 0:S1 Fbuaiter'z a in. Quarter a Editorial. We miss tho Monroe Di'inoeritt. dm Brother Morey linvo forgotten till! PltKHH so noon V Now look out fornnaiiiiiriatioii to iniiko tho Delaware n. navifrahle Htream. Milfortl may 1m n town yet. If the tail wiis the ilopr what n shaking time Mr. Houtello and his confroes on tho naval eonnnitteo will have. The Stroudshvirg Times sent out nn illustrated edition for Christmas. It was attractive and shows enter prise. Speaker Rood evidently knows how to put the mrht man in the rigM pinve. - jnr. noTiTeilo is nt one end of tho naval committee and Mr. Hart at the other. President Cleveland has dtn-ided to issue more bomb to l-eplenish tho Btock of gold in tho treasury. Tho proper remedy is a tariff to raise suf ficient revenue for current expenses. The New York Sun says " Sus tain the President." It must lx calling to the Democrats, for his patriotic message) on tho Vcnzuelnn question was warmly endorsed by tho Republicans, and many of tho Democrats also. Conohess has given tho President authority to appoint a Vonzuelan commission, which was what ho nskod for. Ho will bo sustained by his patriotic countrymon in every effort to uphold American rights and principles. THE STOCK MARKETS. Tlio past week has witnessed con siderable flurry in tho stock markets. The English apparently in a spirit of spito Jiave boon rushing Ameri can securities on tho market, and selling them at any sacrifice. This course gave tho stock. gamblers their opportunity, but instead of shaving outsiders they had to confine that op eration to each other. Our securities have not depreciated in actual value one jxnny, and people who own good securities may rest assured that they are worth just as much now as before tlio war talk. The English have simply been foolish, and it will not bo long before they will be buying liack at an advance the same stocks they were so eager to sell. It is safe for people just now to keep out of Wall street, unless they have money to buy good stocks and pay for them outright. In that case now is a good time, but do not buy on margins. IT BEGINS TO BUBBLE AND SEETHE. Although the time is some dis tance away when the election for of ficers to fill the numerous positions which will bo vacant Jan. 1, 1897 takes place, yet the old adage that time should be taken by the fore lock appears to prevail. If a horse is to make a good race he must lie well groomed, and in goxl training, and the same principle usually ap plies to the ec.ndidato who would make a good run for an offeo. There are rumors that several are making active preparations to say " tluit at the earnest solicitation of many friends. I hereby consent, &c. And if elected promise, etc." This dame rumor is a funny old jade and she often unwittingly reveals secrets which tho knowing ones would wish might Ite kept, locked up until such times as a proper incubation warrants their revelation. Several important offices are to he illled, in fact nearly all in the count y,and it is not surprising that there should be a numlHT of worthy and aspiring gentlemen, who would lie perfectly willing to sacrilice their individual interests in order to servo the dear people and incidentally their' coun try. If you keep your ear close to the ground yon may hear that Mr. Horace E. Kipp, of Palmyra, is thinking above a whisper of how well his portly form would grace the Protlnmolary's chair, and how much his health might lie benelitli'd by a residence in this beautiful vil lage. It is also said with bitted breath that Mr. (leorgo A. Swcpcni 7t'i; our pleasent and obliging com missioner's clerk feeling that possi bly there may be some changes in the present board, might not. he re appointed to his present position, and having learned the way to the Profs oflice would not object to hold more close and confidential re relations therewith. As aspirants for a seat at Harrisburg, several names are canvassed, and it is well under stood that some of tho gentlemen at least have wryly consulted to have their claims made public. Lacku waxen, it is said, will present the names of Miles C. Rowland and Henry Dewitt, ex-commissioner, while Shohola may present as her favorite son, Esipiire Henry C. Knealing, and Wcstfall, that of ex- Sheriff F. A. Kessler. Down the county it is slyly hinted that E. F, Peters has a little bee buzzing in his hat which may become a pronounced hum. For associate judges, the names of Hon. John C. Houck, the present incumbent, and that, of Hon. E. Hornlcck,n former occupant of the Ix-ncli are seriously mentioned, while that, or Ueo. u. llorton, who m past time haslx-en deceived by party and personal promises, is also pro nounced suh-rosa. When it comes to county treasurer there are a num her of distinguished sons who would consent to care for lhe county funds and lierform the onerous duties of that ofllco for a reasonable per cent on all money received and paid out Some of thoso whispered about are Geo. Dauinan, Jr.. well known to tho citizens of this county as a whi t . 1 j t . i ic ir n ; .. of Matamoras, also well known as a former dispenser of county funds, and who at present is rather in the position of Othello, also our genial boniface, John C. Peck. Well, time and space will not al low us to recapitulate tho names of those cautiously hinted at as possi bly men who could bo prevailed on to accept the oflice of county com missioner. The present. Democratic nioinliors may feel as if they could hold the chairs of honor down for ruo next three years, at f.i.fH) per day, but thero are other weighty individuals who aspire to tho same arduous duty, at tho saine per diem of course. In duo season wo will bo glad to air their claims to rocog nition. 'e VOTICK. Tho annual mcctlnir of the hi.rcholilcrK of the Harn-it liridt-e company win lie nem at tlio toll limine o tho company in Port Jen is oil Tuesday January Mil proximo, al 2 o'clock p in. for the election of u Hoard of Director for the coming year, and the tranmu-tion of such oilier miDliics as may came heforo the mixjlllig. l'ort Jervin Dec. ID. 1nu5. FiiAsem Mamvin, rioc'y FINANCIAL JIESSAC.K. CLEVELAND'S FECOND LETTER TO CONGHELS. tin Afttn Pnr Rntrrt.T I PttMntt'tn on Mm Flnnncf ynntnn Mr n of IJHli'f For tho !rplrtpt! Trrfvtury lltrrvn ami -rrefunl 4nvernmrnt Itrvrnnc. VAmixoTn, hn. ?M. Presdili'tit Clovo- land hris sent tlio fultowhii? iiicbp(iko to rni'fzrt'Ffl: I'ti (ho Contfipps: ''In hit lust minimi nu-fcn tho evils of ntir pri Btint iiiHwu tnl ptsIoth witp ilaln- ly pointt d nut, Rim tlin ( iiutH niul means ot the uYplptioii of unvernnieiit gold wore expuiiiitMl. It wns lli' roin fltfilcci tlif nftrr nil tlio rfTottfl tluit hnd In-en nmtln liv llm riccti- tivo hi run h nf hn (?o ci'iiintiit ti jir id-rt our fi'tlii nserve hy tli iemuinri" nf l.onili ntPKMinliiiR tn iiMiro thun $l'i-.VMi'i,ui') BUtii ri'scrvn (!mn nniountrd t'i 1ml, littlu rinro Umn ?7 (1, udm, iiiin ; tlmt nlumf. !'', I)"fi,ii(i0 liH'l lu-cn wfthdtawn fiuni pu'h ffsorvo duritm thn immlh next iMt'Vlmiri tn t lio d:i( o nf tlmt ini'Myp, n nd t hut qnlto tnrirn wittHlrmvnl? for f.h!i'inpnt hi dm Inimcdinlo fntnio witc nrptlirnsl. " 'J' ho em) I iTiKrni y t In n fp.-ired h:ii rtvich- pd up, nod tho wit lnlntwuls of i'ld pince thn odnnmitilcntinM n d rri'd tti nod oiIhts t hrit nppnir innviwiltUt ihrotitcn n'lch n div pli'tion in our pnvt i nuii'!it puhl rrpprvp ns orlnirs lot fni'n tn furp with tho iiorpsity of fnrther nution for If protiTthm. '1 his condition 1 infpii'-ilh d'liy ho provnhnoi In corinin (iniirtrtsnf sitdili n itnd nmiRiitil niiprnhciiflinii mid timidity In hnsini-ss rirrlod. 'Wo nro in tho inifNt of mini her ppnson of prrplrxily, enupid hy our iiunto'rnufl nod fotoniia Ilniincinl opTt ions. Thoo limy bo Kxppttod to rot ur with ci rtuinty ni lnnu thoro is no nmeiulnn nt In our fiminclfil Bvstcin. "If In this pnrth-nlnr iTitnucp our prn- dh fiinont Is nt nil lnlliMn -tl hy n rt'cont Insisronro upon tho position wo should no- copy In our relation to rprtain iiup tioni roncornliiff our fnri'if;n policy, this fur nishes a flitinnl nod tiuprcpivo wnrtiiiig that rvoii the oatrinthi Frntlniont. of our pcnplo Is not nn ndcitmto aulwtitulo for a Round flnnuclnl policy. No Doubt of Our Solvency. 'Of cnurso thoro can he no doubt In any thoughtful mind ns to tho romnlotn solvency of our nation, nor can tlo ro ho any jut npprohousioti that tho Ainoih'an jH'oplo will ho pntisMi-d with 1ps than nn hotu'fit payuii'tit vl nor pulilio otil iK;itiiins In tho rLUiofnlzrd money of tho worid. Wo should tiot ovorlnok t ho fact, however, that nrnuBed fmr ia unreasnniim ii:td mu betaken into account In all eii'orts to nvert puhlio In.fl nrnl tho ra''iillcoif our proplo's Intorosts. "The real nnd Ronsihln curt! for our ro currion trouhles run only hy offcetfd hy r complete eliaimo In our llnaneial sthmno. Fi'iidin that t ho ex cut ivo hntne-h of our povcrniiHMifc will not relax Its ettdrts nor nhandon Its utueriiunntiou to ubo tveiy means within itsreaoh tn maintain heforo tho world Aniericnn credit, nor will thero ho any hesitation In exhibitim? Its cond Uenco in tho reponrccs of our country and tho cnnstnnt patriotism of our peoplo, ' In view, however, of tho peculmr sit uation now confronting us, I havo ventur ed to herein oxpri si the cnincst hopo that tlio coiiKiecq, In default of the InnuLMira tlon of n better system of tinntict. will not take n reees from its labors heforo It has hy leInlativo ona'tment or dceirn at inn dono soiuet hin;r not ooly to r- .lind thmo npprelieiisi vo aomoy our iri ;; 0 n tlmt the resouicei f I h in uowrnrn nl nnd a scru pulouH rraMl for hoi;t t. i'm:i r.f n!T ul n fluru ivuv ainc, nf unijuiviioiwd - it!'"! v and soon in' hat tu r i ; -u: u J V'i' 'i ''"Jd " ' t t i! in""!1 lit!1: of i ii'ii t fin pfif1 !' it j.i ol our citi'viH (ho ri! liiiy ami det roiina tlon of our tin! inn tn nie 't in any ( i- i htii-slatie-c v l ry (Ohiation it inruirj do not fulmlt of iiuestion. " I asl at. tho haiul-i of the roi';rrr.-s sueli prompt nld nH It alone h;n thn 't.'-er to rjivo, tu prevent, hi a time of fvnc and np(;rehe:hhiti, any sie rifle of (he pcti.lc's interelu nod the public, fund- or tle im pairment of our pnblie cietitt in-an tjfiort by exucuiivo notion to rel.uvc tho dnnij..ri of the present emoieney. ''Gkov liU Cl.KVKI-AK'I). " FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Suinttitiry of (lie I'rorfipflliiR In the Sen ate nml llfiaie. WAsniNdTON, Den. J II. In tho fennt. tho 'eneiiolan commission hiil was illa oussi'd without action. Mr. Jliiln Intro ilurerl a hill proviill nn for the coiiptruotinn of n't torpedo huntd nml h'ix hint clan hat tlcuhlps. Tho prunldcnt sulnnlttcd tlio ollleiiil corrcfiponilciicn riprinllnR tho Armenian outrages. Tho house was not In eesgioii Wasiiixctox, Ilea 20. In tho senate tho Ihhibo hill appropriation tint), Ouu for tho Venezuelan commiHslon wan passed without mncnilincnt after uVhato. A flio cinl nii'Kago was rocelveil from tho pros). (lout roi)iiestlng speedy action In refer ence to lliiiinoial rcfuruiA. In tho Iiouho petitions were read nnd roferreil asking that holllKoront rights be Krantcd to Cu ban ltiHurKcnts. Wasiiinutov, Deo. 21. In tho senato the president's Inst loo fiiko on tho llnnn clal situiitlon was iliscu.-Hcii without no tion being taken. AiliimriuJ to Tuesday. In the house Speaker lined nnnnuneed th.) oonimitteus. Mr. Jllnuloy of Maine l.s chairiunn of tho ways and means comuiit teo nnd Mr. Hitt of Illinois of the com mittee on foreign relations. Wakhinutosi, Deo. 2a Tho senate wni not In session. In the house unly routine buHlncss was transacted, ( halrtnnn Minn ley of tho wnys and menus eonnnitteo an nounced thut bills for raising rovenuo nnd Increasing treasury reservo fund would Ln introiltiocd on Thursday. Mr. lieach of Ohio Introduced a hill authorizing the president to call nn International confer ence fur tlio consideration of tho Monroo doctrino as a principle of international law. Washiv.itox, Deo. St. In tho senato Mr. Hill's bill to remove tho disabilities of ex Confederate ollicerg who had former ly boen In the service of the government was passed. Mr. Chandler and other 1! publican spoke in favor of the mciisure, which was adopted unanimously. Resolu tions nnd memorials were presented in dorsing tho action of tho president in re lation to the cnezuclan (iu siiun and fa voring the recognition of Cuban revolu tionists. In the houso no business of im portance was transacted. Crnalied I'mler a Train. Sl'Kiiriir, Pa., Dec. Thomas May beriyof Sunbury, nged ,1) y,uis, and John Kord of Northumberland, aged t'l years, foil under the Northern Central Oysur expross at Ceorgetuwn, 15 mllea from here. Their bodies were terribly mangled. They had gnno to (iuorgetown to get wui k In a ualluilll and wero returuina home to spend Christmas. Will Train nt 1:1 Mn. UousTOy, Tex., Deo. S3. Knbert Fltz ImmonH, accompanied by hid family und the iiu-mhurs of h.u Ijuairiml coiiipany, left for ht I'nwo. whoro ho will ttam lur hii fight with Maher, which luUed placa Feb, 14 next. Chhieje Oerupr rufc Avthur. I.oviHy, Deo. a.v A dh-patch from Ci.otu to Tiio i'all Mall (iaoiio tiay thul tho Chiueao murdad into foil Arthur Bud huibtcd their Hag. ADVANCIMG ON HAVANA. Thi InMircpe1 l:' r'fil ! !! tn n I'ohI-th-n to Altsu U V p! il, I! v A, P.". A fe !inif vtv y HUo di.-nmy pr-vtii ifi thi el y, and thero Is rpi'Ti 'H'tiyii'p, (!:'). frii n'm ctountl, that ll:iMiin win be b"-!e :i d hy tiuiue,' troop Vi it h in th" next t luoir-i, Tho Flurtlimj tie4 w;m ret-olveil hi ro I'nni Mat a ir as t !:; t t Miivuil jiin x iiuo t-nrne;:, at thn he:d of nn Inviiifjetit ai i"y f'd to number nNmt I '.in ii mrii n all I 1 1:1s fail iy well fipji. h d w iUt n- i ilh f v, had bra fi Hit tut-m I lhe Pank of Captain Cire irl M:nLin-. ( ':n;i .p, who nf ( 'n Ion viis lo p.MT:nril eoMiriiaod nf the Sp'iu b li f.irer". att' mpt I t i x to ftep iho ndvnneo of the eio my ujion 1 ! avar i, ami as r.'ell f t'ir we-sr.Mird nf Colon nml I hivab'Uintf tn pass inlatixai tti tho Futitlnvard niul ' r Hi a direct t y nt I lav-uvv 'I'I'O ree' i it of t bin i it it Mm; iu r:; eauscd lh en litest, exeitepnml h no bnthlnotM fi il and In unnOiehil ' Ircl f, nnd all !ioo:li r ci y efl'm t wiis inii'ln tu fu pp:vFS t ho a hi r ni iwx i ftfnrm.it bn tho nei h lea l:ed out, ami befnro hn crowds nse!iibhid f.''v: and th'vre in fi nut nf an i in tho enfes nrnl nt R'reet cerneis or on the public panares family diseuHHiiiLj tlio nppruf.eh of tho Infill fjeiit army upon llavann. A rumor was ciretilnted In preat detnil t lint ( ion era 1 Campus In pel son, at t he ht nd Of tho Spanish forms had Riieecoded In coniinx faeo to facn with (1011117, and hi forces ab tlio plantation of CuIIhco, whiTe, it was reported, nn omraei metit hml taken place, and t hat ( bmiez had been rp; ml sod nnd the insui jretiH Rent llylntf e k toward i-'nnta C!ara, This repot t, had fm1 t-'T't of yieat ly res: on cuntlueneo hire, nnd It wa irenerally believed for n I'lmi that It Indicated that (ionic- had 1 I iven up liiq campaign for hick of fnippnrt in b!taui:lfl. Tho details of this pmzap,mi,nt h'id hardly hceomn d inseminated thn,u(h tho city, however, befnro tin ro uiinu ri further reforf that tho insurannN wero ii'an hin towaid Cunnahniri ai'd that Cnptnln tien ei'H Canipoq hnd hasten-d to th il point tu opj-n-n tho ndvaneo, thus 0111 o luoro nue. in b'S hendrpi'irterq west wa id nml lii Mie!' Jlavaita, ih he hai had In tin tm nfte'i within tlio In -I few ihiy.-. 1 11st nil of beiiiK cheeked, tho Immrtootta nrc praeM rally unintorruptcd In theirinar'h toward Havana, and nro now within fit) miles of tho city. Word hnn boon rneolvid that thn ItiBur pont fnrees nro ninrohina toward tiuann bann, which is only nbuut five miles dis tant freni Mtitana-, nnd t hat ( ietieral Camp, s lias nrrivid at (iunnnb.iiia to op-poi-o t'10 loMiiyi'iit furccH. TRACTION STRIKE ENDED. Comprnmt-f Ilrnutit AUont TtiroiiRh th iortd Olll i't of John Vfitiumn(t-r. I'tlt IT ! THI A, Dee. '2 t. Tho f?rnat 1 10 Icy Ft t lbo Is ended. This Js linn I. .Inim WanamaherN tho nmnwho brmmht n h'ttit tho pel l ie?nenl, f-uet'eie' in w hero nil ntlers faibd. Jin was nided In the Work by nu mhei 3 of t he Chi i-t Ian h nlio. Tho lu.s'fl of t:e!t lament fnlh-ws: 1 irst. Whilo tho Cnirin Traction enm pnny will only tr nt with the workmen in Its emplny it will nlhiw lin n; membeiahip in nnv lav, ful or:noiat inn. t-'eioi:Ll. ic will t;il;n op nil prievanceg nnd piva tluj 1 fulland fair con iderat Inn. Third.-It will, ni far bs It hai vacant pbo-e-', Imim diato'y put on thenidmeti, and ns fast n. vtieencieH nr'n will ivo pn (orrneo t') any of thn o'd men yot nn employed nnd enueavi r to nr'aiiiTJ tho C lps of thn (ars favor the nld mult as far us pn-;; ibin v. iihout violating its con tracts with the now men. TIki fjuc.-; ions of compo' sat ion nnd hours nro left for futuro delei minat ion. ( 'o'leesslniifl w i ro i.mdn by hot h Rides. Thn ha Mhi hn-i mainlv b "nu for the unes- t 1 'i.tciiD ininii in run AmaJani'ited Atcoelailon of Mteet Hati W; y KnijeoyiMs, which tho cumpnny has pc: sisiMii !y refused to reco;;ni.o. 'J ho Hew men en.L:nvd sinco the strike bepan number ren o.ono Ririk 1 1 1 i .4 muniin I, nun. Thorn about Tin y reported fur work ; einm-4" I i to Snl hie. Wa i 1 .' 1 -ci v, N. V., Dee. ;,M. Mrs. Co lin Mart in, who v.at ennvu ted of t-jn ili ft Itu; in tin' polico court nnd G nti need to tholh'U-nof lb. fii-jo for Women nfc Mud inn, h irecl bctelt' with a towel iu tho county Je'1. Mm un nbout i!J years of tra rod irepo--;e'-ing in nppearaneo. liiH. Mn i-t in vvai mn.Mied two jvnrs ittro, tut did not live lona with her husband, and her nHocia(h.ns had lately been bad. Mio cojifemed her theft to the recorder, but took her coin let ion hard. K-rlua I'lnniN In Iltlnoln. CAuiiom.tom, 11U., Deo. 2.V Tho ro coot heavy raina havo caused n goneral overflow of tho lu.vlaudn along tho Illinois river in this county. About L'.uouncrog of corn on the llartwell ranch nro under water, besides Fcveral nuros on tho Wldto ranch. About SO families have boon forc ed to nbjimhm their Immca, nnd tho los on farm pmporty will ho heavy. tlnlm lEiiKurll Hind Irntl. I.ONDfiv, Dec. .". John Itun H Hind, I.L. D,, J'. K. S., tho nstronomt r, died at Twickcnh-iiii. Ho was horn nt Notting bam on May I., J-'roin tho ago of l hU mind was intent, on tho Mudy of as tronomy. Ilind oi-iic.vered many new planets, and in 1-'.'J reeuived tho (mid medal of tho Huyal Astiounink-al soeicty. Kiltid by a Irollcy ';ir. Mkiua, Pa., Doc. HO. Jolm K. Merrill of Milwaukoowas instantly killed by a trolley car on tho Delaware county and Philadelphia lino. He was Identified by letters found on him, ono of which stated tlmt he hnd been In tho employ of tho Milwaukee health depart men t for livo year a. llcr.fl S vcred I rom Ilia Itodr. Niatai: Kali.s, Dm. 21. William Wcher, mi oniployco of tilorr oj (-.ridh-y, conii'.T-', Wi'.R run over and killed by an en pine in ih ) Central yards here. Weber's head was severed from the boily, tho left arm wns cut oil nt tho shoulder aud tho h it h at thu ankla. Fit ;er.tltl4 Csrrutlun I'imt pnned. Hr. I. t h, Va?. 21. Tho execution of tho dr.ua seiiuoro cf .James i itgernld for the miliar of his sweeiifoart, Annio ."n(s-ins has hc-n po-ii pout d until .Ian. 127, J:v ti, to givo too uvuriior timo to ei aminc into tho cu-u. tevcniio JCecciptN. DvC. 01 Tho monthly etai' o-.e; slu V.'-i ti: bor t-t eamu ie lnr'-fcM i: f tlio internal revemio bureau during thu month (f Novem i;d reci-ipu ftoiu all lifjiireoa . s .' ., a a iin rt j.-io over tiio h in Jv.i 1 "of t 1, 1 ;o,;u 1, thu e.1-0 boing on spirits Cb''ib lnntiva Hollar t.j)toKl(in. Doe. 2 1. The ludler of a bv 1 1 !u i't n ::-y Iv.-ira ruiiiwa I al .ri:uetie',i t o.'el, hi.jiam.ly :s l'..lii:er of M-.i-ion, N. J., . ., ".nd wr eking cer,il taia. " 1 f tio l ie Jii.utivo had ti-iii-li 'l be.' 'ia Uiu eiptuaioii. Tm: 1 Ciliiutive ' I'iMlCl'f e, killing 'If thu 'li.o li:-:. poraniy U l.iti Ni ft' Vot.;: tod, pre-i.I-.iu I1 . 2S. Henry J. New 1 t-i . b on e unnipany, with N X. V., ai:u n1iu lived l es'.y .hd tinoi, w;n ri.ii 1 hy a i 1 xit.i inn u 1 :u:u cor !,ay ( .;olo road ut lJruad-niy-tliird atrout. a f iV ti ll : V '( over an.i i.iii of U.o J.r-.a way imd i'v Til KWOKIvOF FLAMES tESTfUC1H'E CON FLAG RATIONS IN MANY CITIES. ftttn tTS)m I'-iTnfl tn Itp:ith nntl (Itliers lt.Jiivc:l - IncMifltiiry l lvi! In Btton Ho tcl llitraiil tit hrni''lR(ly 1;id lllnr In I ' I hi inioitl li-r 1 inn. iii 11 i iT i.t', W, Va., )ro UX Kiro nt thii p'aco h a 1 faitfed n momdnrjr luss of I i",ei 0, 0110 man h death nnd the severe in jot 'em ot sevcnl others. '1 hi- lire 'ii ifjOMli d in Tnnmny'R bnkory nod i;ii c' ly read to H. ('. Cuhon's store ntirl tho Central hotel, on I truly destroying t !: 1 1n eo nt runt ures. .-. Tie- s-.'cm In tho burning hotel wn nn rx'-'fim: ono. Tho pnrsts nil esonpod with j th tr livet, .but snvod little else. Kit icvonp, n s rvnnt nt tlie hotnl, was onrnoa hiL.Tli. S. Hiti succeeded In resoii b u' a wnman nnd throe ohlldron, and then, tu cnvo hlmsolf, had jumped from a lourih Ptory window, lie Is fntally hurt. Coortio W. Ulues, MIsseK Pallie ComTRrs and Knimn JS'ow jumped from the eenond tory, nnd nil mo severely Injured, but will prolnhly recover. Among the mor prominent quests at the hotel were Hon. William Ij. I itch of Kontuoky, ex- Sena tor John Marion of Virginia nnd George W. MeHhcornltto of Wost Virginia. Inrpmllnry Fir In Huston. HnsTov, Hco. Another serious In cendiary flro has occurred in the Huston and A II any railroad stookynrdsnt Bright on, win ro two laruo barns, containing 4ii load of stock, n largo quantity of hay, etc., wero destroved. A Roonnd nlnrm was found neee-j:iry in order tu save adjoining property. The llio Is tho tlfth of undoubt edly Incondlary origin In tlio flame loca tion within tho past livo months. A fire ot tuned on Thatikgl vhig day, when property valued nt lu'.onfi wns dostrrtyed. At tho lat tiro d. J. Monroe, ltmseo of the htiildin;.: from thn Host.on nnd Alliftny t'o;n, ln.it u shep, 'lit h'igs nnd f calves. 'I he total loss is flO.ouiij covered by In mu an 0. I ire In n Ji rnry I'nmp Works, Fi,t.MW;itt, N. J,, Dec. 2. Flro do Rtroyed tho coruhnuso of tho Worthlngton pump works, n one story wooden struo tttro ion feet fiiimre locatod nt tho foot of Trumbull street. Tho fire Is bolleved to havo started from one of n number of ovens in tho buildiiiK. nnd within nn hour It destroyed thn ontiro building. Vnlua blo molds wimii damngod so badly as to be rendered worthier. Thn loss on thoso is e-ilm iii(i nt '1,000 and on tho building I W. unit. Thn linger sowing machine work ndjoining were badly scorched. IV If IIliizo In Cincinnati, Cinoinva 'ii, Ooo. Li:i. The flvo Rtory brick buildiiiK l 1 nn 210 Walnut street, or ci, jded by W. W. 'UnonaSiV Co, whnlo p i!o di alei'S iu tea", cntTeo, spices nnd bak ing pnw br. we.i defitrnyetl by ftro. Tho r- luiid rd I HI company owned tho build ing. Their lor-s Is only l(,UU0; fully In sured. Tho hws of Thomas tV t'o. is (mil, DUO; insurance, fMi.Onu. The bulld ln o(cuj.id by tho Htandnrd oompnny n.i.oins the ono burned ami narrowly es caped with its oils. !rnilii7 (iAf Vnttnr a I'lrn. liAin-Ku.T:, IJ.o. a:i. Tho building nt lit) Wi d luiitimoio flrnot, Ihistity, occu j i d by 1 i ( idelhoig & Co., wholesale and t tail (knh rs in chdhing, wns destroyed l.v hie. '1 ho ln's on Flock Is estimated nt t",nno, almost ell of which Is covered by Insurance, nnd tho dnmnirn to tiio build ing, which Im owned by tho dohns Hop kins e.-i ate, will reach $ 1 ", 000, hIho covered iiy Jnsuinnco. 'J he llro is FUpposed to ?- - i-o r. hm C'L'iltl I. Hotel tit 81 ticnertiidy llnrnftda !-'rii! N'CCTAHY, N. Y., Deo. 2:i. Two- tin y's hotel, a three story brick Htructur on the nnisiiirM of tho city, has boon en tile! con-'umod by lire. Forty boarders Imd a narrow ocape nnd saved nothing. Cn 1 bonnier, dainm Poster, wns seriously I m md. 'the fi 1 0 was canned by one of the Hindis iming to bed with n lighted olgar. 'i h:. domain, it Is estimated, will amount to ;,u,00u; iu.suianco, $10,000. Tim I'm t nam Foundry Barned, Pi tnam, Conn., Deo. 33. The plant of thn Putnam foundry and Machine 00m runy was destroyed by fire, entailing 1 loss of K'0, ono to the corporation besides eon-ddernblo Individual loss to employees in thn di stinction of valuable patterns. Tho Insurance is placed nt $lfl,000, litcuyod From J All. HoMf', N. Y., Doc. 21. J. Uridenbeoker hns esenp; d trom tho Home jail. Ho wns ftorving a teim of Imprisonment ot 90 days and w is committed on Nov. 8 from ( ainden. He mndo a sworn statement previous to his escape to the District At torney Klock concerning the boy train wreckers, nnd as ho did not want to testi fy nt tho trial ho made nu effort to escape. lie called tho juilkccpcr's wife to the door of hi cell and said ho wanted to toll her something. As f-ho unlocked the door ho rushed by hor und out through the court- hous.j. Ford rimuls N.jt (iulltr. TiFN'tov, Deo. 2.Y Kx-tatehouso Hn pevintentlent JJanuiy J. Ford appeared In the Mercer county court nnd pleaded not guilty to evht indictments which stand nmingt him. Ho gavo ball in the sum ot (1,000 to appear for trial on Feb. 10 There art four Indictments against Ford for false pretenses In connection with fur nishing the Rtatohuuse, two for oonsplracy In connection with the furniture purehas ed for the Ktntehousa from John Mullen and two for ollicinl misconduct covering theao tranEactioiii. PJenteucrd to Fourteen Years, Moi:riTiwy, N. J., Doo. 10. Henry Con very and William Mack, who were at one time employed ns attendants at the Muto Asylum Fur tho Insane at Morris Plains wire sentenced to 14 years in tho state pri.'un n! i renton. I hey were charg ed with heating to death Nicholas Dolfuz, an inmato ff the asylum, on the morning of Oct. K1 bi-t. In court they asked to be allowed to plead guilty to the 4 j'rgo of manslaughter, but the court would not hLe, pt thiii plea, so ouo of nou vult was su Utituu d. Powitor etl Guns For Ciinftdn, I.ov-x-v, li j. 2.1. Tha Munchester Courier s'V that orders have been given i tae Vi'(j-.-!'.ii:;i and D:vonport arseuals for a 1:; ''0 u;.iuity of ammunition, to- pettier with a pie-tt number of magazine rules, Mn:i ini-iieury rilles and other puna fer j-iiipiiu'tit to Canada in Junuary, 'Iho Cornier al.su barna thut the defenses of Canua are to bo .-itreugthened. May Iurlan LlUuubalanU Sam Fi:Aci-ro, Dec 23. Advices from Hawaii to a local paper nro to tho e:Toct that Pre.-i'b nt Dote and his cabinet are plena, d wiih tho way in which ex Queen Piliuok, thiol has conducted heraulf since her n lca: j on parulo, and that the grunt ir. ; of a fu.l paidun to her Is under con Sid.iWLijU. Held I-or Killing m Traiup l: ;;'"'.; l.v nt, Deo. 2.1 Four nien have t en arreted, charged with being linpli- c.u. i in t.tusiug the death of a truaiD n.unei A. j; .oidriek. Mutio.drlck was tak en injcon-.cinui from a saloon surJuring with a fractured skull. The police say that Gnme men in the saloon had thrown him out. 1 Thnrsriny, Iro ID. The nntloim! onnferenoe of Chrlstlnfi ! Workers met nt Atlatiln. j President Mayor of tho Ihiltlmnre and 1 Ohio rnilrnfid hns resigned. i Hoven Itnllnn wnrshlps nro tn convoy troops to the Italian forces In Africa. Hon. Albnrfctl. Houghton was elected mayor of North Adams, Muss., by an al most unanimous rote. Tho Southern Interstate Immigration "ineintion hns selected Nashville an the next plnco of mooting. At the meeting nf the New Hampshire "Into prnnKo N. J. Haeholder was re-elected master for a third term. Professor Antonio Carlo Nnpoloon Gtl lrngn, tho Itnllnn publicist, diod nt Chop stow, Moumouthshiro, Knglnnd, aged 85. The liepublican nnttonnl commit toe has Relented the Idndell hotel In St. Louis as Its headquarters, taking the main parlor and ten mums en snlto. Mrs. Pnthnm, a washerwnmnn nf Yon kers, N. Y., who recently sued Millionaire John U Hnvemeyor fort 10, 000 dnmngos for mntleinus prosecution, obtained n ver dict of t2.10. Friday, lire. 80, Tho t'nltnd 8tntofl cruiser Mnrblehead hns nrrived at Mnrsinn, Asia Minor. At Jnhnsonvlllo, N. Y., Hong Faulk ner, a prosperous merchant, committed suieido by Hhootlng himself. Theodore N. I.amberfc wns hanged at Camden, N. J., for the murder of William O. Knlser in December, 1MW. Hrldgot Hastings, a wenlthy rosldont of Jb 00k linn, Mass., was soot to jail for entl tempt of court in refusing to pny a judg ment ngntnst hnr. At tho nnnunl mooting of the Rockland County Affrirnlturnl society hold at Ny ack, N. Y., It wi;s docided not to allow gambling of any kind nt fairs. Moses Welch, nn ngod former, who lived with his sun 'harles nt Wells vlllnco, Mo., wns burned to death hy n flr. which also destroyed tho Iiouho and outbuildings. H 'present alive (ieorgo D. Meiklejohn of Nebraska announces that ho will not bo n enndidutn for re-elootlon to congress, but will be n candidate for the Republic an nomination for governor. Chnrlrs W. Raymond, ex-president, nnd Kdwnrd M. Hnymnnd, ex-nnshier of the Mlddletnwn Natlonnl bank, who were ohnrged with misapplying funds, wore found guilty by n jury In tho United States district court in Philadelphia. 8nttir!ay, I)te. St, The president hn nominated Frank P. Furlong to be postmaster at Hartford. ('harles D. Atwood, ono of America's foremost nrchltocts nnd designers, died in Chicago, aged -Id years. Sawyer, Clnrk & Co., bankers nnd brokers of Iloston, have announced their su-pen-lon on tho Ihnton Stock F.xchango. Tho United States stenmshlp Ilnltlmore Is on its homeward bound trip from Vo kolmtna. Tho Olympln will remain in Chlncso waters. Fdwin A. Hill of Connecticut has boon appointed contldontinl clerk to Ctnnmls sbiner of Patents Seymour, vice John W. Street, resigned. Two trains collided on tho Adirondack railroad near Horseshoe pond, New York. Knginecr William Hiassnr nnd F. Meyers, fireman, were instantly killed. Alexander Sard, nn eleetroplnter, con victed of being concerned In tho rubbery tt !lt Ingots of hilver in London, wns sen tenced to 12 yearn' Imprisonment. M(md;iv, lire. 2 A. Tho treasury gold reserve now stands at 'WlHti,,.i.'.o. O ho llMi'-hip Philadelphia has arrived at Sou Francisco. (ieneral .Tamos C. Veatch dliKl at his Nino r if the 1:3 prisonorg in tho county jail at Marion, ()., sawed their way out and escaped. In Philadelphia Andrew Johnson and his four daughters wero suffocated In a flro at his home. The body of John Leonard, aged 61 years, a veteran, was found frozen In the Ice of the canal feeder In Rochester. Two persons were killed and several In jured, two of them fatally, in a head on collision on tho Heading railroad nt Phil adelphia. One of tho three buildings of Spalding, Jennings & Co. 's steel works at West Hoi geo, N. J., was destroyed by lira Loss, 1100,000. H. A. Ford, a cnhlemnn of the Southern New England Telephone company at Hartford, was killed by contact with an electric light wire carrying 7,500 volts. Tuesday, !, 24, A bridge connecting the town of East Hartford with Hartford wns carried away by lee. Three persons were fatally Injured In an accident on the elevated rond in Chi cago. Hy an explosion of gas nt Schoenhur gor's rolling mill at Pittsburg eight men wero burned, one of thorn fatally. Attempts worn made to stonl the body of Theodore Lambert, recently hanged for murder, from the cemetery at Camden, N. J. Flvo laborers were Injured, ono fatally, at the malleablo Iron works In Dayton, (., being pinioned between tho walls of the building and a car loaded with pig Iron. David F. Hnnnlgan, the slayer of Solo mon Maun, who has been confined in the Hudson Kivur State hospital ponding an Inquiry as to hU sanity, was released by Judge Brown. Counsel fur Maria Barber!, who was convicted of murder In the first degree, has Informed (Governor Morton that if he will commute tho woman's sentence her counsel will withdraw tiio cane from the courts. Governor Mortjn has replied that he will not interforo In any way while the case la before the courts. Wdu"ftdity, Iee. 33. Perley Ellison and his family were mur dered by Apachoa iu lowor Pleasant val ley, A. T. John Russell Hind, LL. D., F. Ii. ft, the astronomer, died at Twickenham, England, oged years. William (a. and H. S. Hopper, trudlna as Wiliiam G. Hopper & Co., hankers aud brokers, in Philadelphia, have failed. Sir Edward James Harland, member of parliament fnr North pel fast, died at bis home, Glenfurue Hull, Ireland, aged (54 yL'ura. A dispatch from Chefu to the London Pall Mail (iaetto eava thut the Chinese murehed Into Port Arthur and hoisted their ling. The British ship Moresby was stranded of? the iJiilinucutirty lighthouse, near Dungnrven, Irulund. und 10 of her ore w were drowned. The nialthouKe owned by C. M. Warner, together with (ii.uuO bushels of hurley and 2, -P'O bushel of mult, was burned at Vcudaport, N. Y. Lots, ti5,0o0 Curs L)ritUiJ and Hurned Guti-Fonn, Cunn., Deo. 21. Seven cars Were derailed m ur tho depot here owing to heuvy loading with cooper. Two tramps were slightly hurt, aud traffic was delayed fur several hours. Three of the cai were burned. fatal Expiation In ft Coal Mina. liAktltill. j. u., Dec. SU. There was o explosion of gad In the Cumuock bltu iniuuus ooal mine iu Chatham uouuty, 40 uliea from bore. There wore 67 mou at work In the mine at the time, 43 of whom NEWS OF THE WEEK, were killed. 31 ET AT FULL SPEED. TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE IN A FOQ WITH FATAL RESULTS. Mntnrmrn Trlftd In Steal ftwltrli.il .nil Run Into Each Othar A Ato., Rllil Ilowa th, AI.Im nt On, Cur nnd .tided on ft Wo man Th Wreckage f. tight Flro. pATRnsns, N. .T., Doo. 20. HolnR tin tlor full lienrtwny In n dnnsn foR cr, 61) nml 7H on the Pntomnn, l'n.snlo and Ilutherfnril Kli'otrlo rnllwny (ira.lifd Into eni li other ypntnrilny. Thonms Mnrrny of fli'-J HprlnR atrcet, Pntorflon, motorninn of our VH, was klllml, anil la or IR others wrre Injnreil. Tho point at which the ao elilrnt oocurrwl Is about inlilwuy liotwonn ('llftnn anil Pntprson, nonr a rrosnroeit known as Klpp's lunn. At this place there are two swlti lies, nhimt. fiOO ynrdM npnrt. From the switch nr-nrnr Pntorson there Is a nrmiiml d.'scent. A single track oon necta the switchtis. Tho r ii n ii I ti chednlo of the cars wns nilxcil liailly this mortilnK owing to the fug, anil tho cars linil henn trying to "steal twltrhes." Cnr.7H and (10 nrrlvcil nt Iholr switches nt nliout the snme time. Kach niotormnn wns unnhlo to so the other par, nnd decided to go r.henil and trust to lock. WIIMnni Oldfluld, nint innnn nf car no, evidently npprehended dnngcr, for be fnro he stnrled his oar he opened the side gale In onlur that ho might be prnpnred fur danger. Oldflold saw n big white ob ject looming up out of tho fog when ho was nbout half wny to the next switch. 1 In knew It wns n car, nnd reversing his lever he jumped, escaping with slight bruises. Tho two enrs CRme tngothor with terrif ic force, nnd then bounded about ton feet apart. Kvory pane of glnss was broken, and tho woodwork wns smashed In doz ens of places. Tho plntform of oar (10, which Oldflold hod jumped from, was crushed lint against tho end of the cnr. Murray, tho tnotormnn of 78, reversed hi, lever as soon ns ho saw thu appronching car nnd tried to jump off, but he bo cntno entnngled In the gate nnd was crushed ngainst the onr. Ho wns allva when takon from the wreck, but died be fore he reached tho Kmnrgency hospital In Pnssnio. (-toorgeJohnaonof Lake View, tho conductor of car 7H, wns putting ooal In tho stove nt the time of the accident Tho shock upset the stove, nnd ho wns burned bndly. Kdwnrd N. Klnrot of Pas snlo riiw something wns going to hnppen nnd mnde a jump through a window pane. Jlo wns out by tho glnss, hut esnaped seri ous Injury. Potor .lellemn of (inrflold wns out nnd bruised. Mrs. Kosa AmshofI of Kiithorford wns sitting next to tho stove when tlio onrs mot. I'lnlonod I'nder Hi, Ktnve. Tho force of the collision threw hor tn tho end of tho cnr, nnd the stove enme after hor and pinned hor down. It set flro to hor dross, and she ontled loudly for help. A man, who-io name Is unknown, snw hor plight, and, despite the fact that ho was bleeding profusely from a wound In bis tomiRn, hurried to her aid and ex tricated hor from danger. Tho fire wns put out, and, aside from a few bruises nnd a sovc.ro fright, Mrs. Am fill off was not hurt. Tho only othor oocnpnnt of the oar a woman who lives at 45 Park avonuo, Ho hokon, N. .T. nppenrod to bo hurt badly, but tho extent of hor Injuries could not be nseertnlned, ns sho wns tnkon away soon nfter the nooklont. On car fiO, bosides William OUlflold, the motorninn, who jumped, nnd .Initios Wnrner of Patorson, tho conductor, thero were sovon persons. Warner was hurt about the legs and out about the head. Oneof his legs Is thought to bo broken. Frederick Hooker of 65 Plum street, Patorson, mny die. Ho was out nbout tho bond and was hurt Inter nally. There wore nix nthor passengers In car 60, but their Injuries wore so slight tluit thoy wore ablo to go home unassist ed. Car 7tt hnd hnd a loss aorlnns aocldcnt a little before the collision with cnr 60. The henvy fog mid tho endonvor of tho men to steal switohns wore responsible for this toti. Tho mlshnp occurred in IJcrgcn coun ty botwocn two switches nnd nonr wlint Is known ns the Hormitngo. The onrs wore goitig at good speed when thoy collided. Car 7H had some glnss broken nnd the fonder bent. The other car lost several windows. Mrs. Kosa Amshoff, who was In the socond accident, wns also In this. Kho wanted to leave the car at the time, but tho conductor persuaded her to re main In It. .Soon aftor Murray's death his little brother met cor Ttt with a pail containing tho motornmn's dinner. The conduotor on the car was about to biurt out the sto ry of Murray's death, but the new motor man stepped forward and took the pail and sent the little follow off to join hi, comrade! Shot Hla Neighbor and Hlmaalf. C:miTl.Asn, N. Y., Deo. 19. Rensselaer W. Tripp shot tieorgo W. Cialpln and then shot himself at n place two miles south of bora (ialpin was a paper hanger and painter and started for work In a wagon. Tripp lived almost aorosa the street from Cinlpln, and as tho latter passed Tripp he shot him. Tripp then shot himself. Tripp's body wns found lying In a shed on his plnoo. Jlo had shot himself through the breast. He wns 73 year, old and a farmer, (ialpin was 45 years old and loaves a wife and three sons. Tripp loaves a wife, two sous and a daughter by a pre vious niarrlngo. The murder was the culmination of frequent quarrels. To Ta.t tlio Iowa'a Armor. WAKiimr.Tov, Doo. 25. The naval ord nanco bureau expects to teat at the Indian Head proving grounds in the course of a fow days another lot of armor plate made by the Carnegie oompnny for the 8 Inch turrets of tho battleship Iowa. A special board which hns been making a very careful examination of the matter ha, recommended tho' abandonment nf the largo rubbur washers which are now plan ed under armor plates and the substitu tion nf thinner load washers. It has been found that the rubber washers, which are universally used for this purpose, deteri orate rapidly and soon lose all of their original elasticity. Pistol Pucketa la OvareoaU. jEItsKT ClTT, Deo. L'5. Chief of Police Murphy sent out an order directing the members of tho polloo force to buve pistol pockets put In their ovorcoats on the loft side about throe inches below the waist. The chief said that burglars during the past month or two have fired at policemen several times, whon If their revolvers had born handy the policemen would have some show of firing 11 rut. A Tunnat Eotranoo Plugged Up. Waltox, N. Y., Duo. 25. Ontario and Wosturn trtlln 12 il broke into two parts at the entrance to the North Walton tunnel. The two sections then came together, and three box cars jumped the truck, plugging Op the entrance completely. Cold Behind Curtalua or Ion, Ed Andersen, aud E. E. Knapp, while excavating ju the Ludosd mine, ou the north Hide of Cow monutuiu, Colorado, opened up an extensive cave, containing Bva hulls. The first three are plastered with ice a foot thick. Curtains of ice 10 fett lung by 18 inches thick are ima pemled from the ceiling. lu one room ui abundance of white talc was found, which ustavs $9 gold per ton. St. Louin Uloln-Uemocrat.