PIKE COUNTY PRESS. Fuidat, January .1, lMtfl. PCBMHHKD EVERY FKIPAY, OFFICE, BROWN fl BLT!L!ilNl, FUIOAD HT. En 1 prod n t the s t n n 1 ( 'o n f Milfonl, I'iko county, iVimsylviHiia, hs wM'ond-clasH mnt tir, Novemlvr twonty-lirHt, 1S.-5. Advertising Rates. Onr wjimn(('1jr!it lines). out1 hiscrl ion - 1 .'t Knch Hiilisrquent insertion ..v- Ketineed rittrs will he lurnislied on up plication, will be allowed jenrly iiilver tiwrs. Legal Advertising. Court Pnx-liunntinn, Jury nnd Trial List for several t'ourtrf per ti-rtti, Administrator's and Kxeeutor's notices S.'Hi Auditor's notices I.' Divorce notices - ".Ki Sheriff's sales, Orphans court sales, County Treasurer's sales, County state ment and election proclamation charged hy the square. l. II. Van Kttetl, Pi HUMin.t, Milfonl, Pike Comity, P. 1896 January. 1896 Su. Mo. T. I WeTThT Fri. Sat. LAAi 667891 12 13 14 15 16 178 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 MOON'S PHASES. Q Quarter Third 17 10:41 V First nr. 9:88 y Quarter p.m. I am. lNW 1 A 6:35 r. Fn ' Oft 4:11 ; I Moon CU a. in. WUOCI1 J.1 p.m. Editorial. UNCLE SAM'S GENEROSITY. Senator Hill roet-ntly introiliici-il n bill in tlio sennto to relieve t-x-('on-ft 'derates of the disability wliioli barred them out from oflicial posi tions in the army and navy. It was unanimously passed by that body, nnd probably will be also in the Republican house. This is the nation's Christmas sift to her sons who thirty years afro were in arms against her, and displays tho genu ine Americanism, patriotism and magnanimity of the north. The Atlanta Constitution says nothing more significant has ever happened in the history of our country. It is the voice of the nation solemnly de claring that the ox-Confederates are brave and loyal Americans, whose valor is a part of our national heri tage. It means that the last vestige of the old war issues are wiped out forever, and it proclaims" to all the fact that the men who fought for the south a generation ago are now the trusted and honored sons of the Republic, whoso swords will bo re lied upon to defend our Hag and maintain the honor and dignity of a reunited country. This act comes nt the time when wo desire to show tho world that every American stands ready to answer his country's call. This removes the last disabil ity upon the old Confederates, and there is nothing more to divido the men who opposed each other a gen eration ago than there is to divide the descemlenls of tho Englishmen who fought in tho " War of the Roses." It is tho best of Christmas gift, because it means that hence forth nil Americans nro brothers. TIIE DOGS RESPONSIBLE. Tho reports of tho Department of Agriculture at Washington places the following value on tho sheep of this country from 1889 to 1894 : 1889 $ 90,640,369. 1890 100,6 j9,r61. 1891 10K,39?,497. 1892 116,121,209. 1893 125,909,264. 1894 8U,1S3.110. A foot note in 1894 explains these figures somewhat as follows : " Sheep have suffered a rather abrupt decline in numlxT, price nnd, of course, aggregate value since January 1893. Tho ravages of dogs are generally referred to by cor respondents as ouo of the checks up on tho progress of this valuable in dustry." Now it is a calamity that just at a time when tho value of this indus try was rapidly increasing aild laid reached tho highest point ever known iu our hist y , that tho dogs bhould suddenly become so active aud ferocious. Tho dogs wero in opportune, injudicious and unrea soning for tho Democrats arranged it so that by the Wilson bill our manufacturers were enabled " to buy foreign wool of some sort, nn produceablo in this country, that would mix well with what we pro duced and thus stimulate wool grow ing on our farms." Tho dogs seem to have acquired this abnormal taste for mutton just after tho passage of tho new tariff bill, and if. any argument is needed for their complete extinction it is furnished by tho fact that they de voured $10,000 worth of sheep every day from lsict to isn or over f:ii', 000,000 n year. What have the do- s to says in cxtenation (f their great crime against our sheep in dustry VJ A IJIUEF REVIEW. Congress hksc mbled Decern'-, r Second, lMCi, with a Re; iMi' r. House of Representatives, a r'.-na.i in which neither i.".ri y ha i a i-.i -j.irityanda DemoiTMiic i'l v. id,-.;: . Such a stateof t'liius c m'.I iih c - -dure toefli.-ieney in l.-fi.Uiti.m. sr. the p, iple re illy d n u e :ji ( . -press to ih) much I lie pre . nil . :. Tli" rcpuhlica ns may i:i(Mi ate t uci . wishes nnd outline a p !iey, but i'j. President can Vet ) all meie.i; which ns a Democral ho d .rnoi , prove, hence they can ti'v.r.u.tli 'i nothing. If they do attempt legis lation they at once become subject to hostile criticism, and are put on the defensive, which is not soailv.in tageousfor a party about to enter into a contest for the presidency. The house organized by the elec tion of Hon. Thomas 1$. Reed as speaker. Four years ago when the Democrats swept the country he was supplanted in this place by a Democrat, and many will r member the flings and jibes of the piv;s oi that party, and many of its members, because of his rulings, nnd the man ner in which he "counted a quorum." ' C..U-" Reed as ho was called by them, has since boon sustained and tho wisdom of his rulings approved hy his former detractors. On the second day of the session the Presi dent sent in his mes-iage. This state paper followed a precedent when lie himself had made. It has oeen customary heretofore in an nual messages to give a general epitome of the operations of the gov ernment in nil its departments. This message included but two topics: Our foreign rel .:iia:s, and the condition of the cuvienoy. In regard to Cuba he strongly uruvd non-interfeienee. And in the Yen ' '.uola dispute he to' "i sir-'it - i:to'.iih1 in favor of that lit tie Republic, that her demand that the whole and not a part of the question ns to the di -pitted boundary between her and Great Britain be submitted to ur nitration. In this he sa.nvs his sound Anierieauiiin. In strong laniruage hee'll-i nttei.. ti n to the curre icy, and shows the diflieulty the governi -nt has had is keeping the pledge of Conure-x t maintain gold and silver d"llars at a parity of value, and he ui :-es Con gress to adopt seme remedy. Ii Is view is that the danger to the ti a -ury gold reserve arises from tl.eic p'eated pre ient.iii i:i in j;reen -in -i.s for redemption in .old, nral that l! e real solution istopa the cavon; m i s and cancel them. This cour. e would neeessavily coatraet the currency , audasa remedy for that hep-ep iset an extension of the national b ie ; system to supply bank i.otes i,i pin. e of tlio cancele I gre llbaei: i. lie utteilj-dissents from the idea th.it a lack of sufficient revenue to carry on the operations of the government, is the cause of the loss of the gold reserve. He is also opposed to tho free coin age of silver and tho logical conclu sion of his argument is a single gold standard. In this message tho President places himself without the pale of any party. His views are dian.eti- cally opposite to theso held by the Populists, and while they may have many supporters among the Demo crats yet tho party organs repudiate them. There may Ijo some and doubtless nro quite a number of Re publicans who would favor his plans, but nearly nil disagree with his opinion that the retirement oi the greenback is necessary or de sirable Tho Republicans believe that a revenue sufficient to meet the current expenses would overcome all financial difficulties, and dangers. Tlmt there is a grave danger no one well informed can doubt, but with tho present diversity of opinion in Congress and tho power the Presi dent will doubtless exercise, no one can possibly foretell what the outcome will lie. It would s vm thnt a judicious ini ro ise of the tariu so as to raise ii revenue to moot ex penses, nnd incidentally protect our manufacturing nnd inrrieulturid in dustries would solve the problem. Subscrib for th NO rtl'K. 'i'l.u a iliuil la.--in. f oi l lilllUV!!'.! I el' III J e.-. 1 1 111 ,1 v I'linipany uiil Ii. Ii. I I nr ;ii i i.l Imiii e . t I In collkimay ill ! '..! .It-sis tin 'l.ir:, lay, Jaimarv illi liro'.iliin. al 'J eVli k , in. l..r tlie i'U tiull iif a Hoard f l)ne l ast'oi-t!. ruinintf year, anil lla- l :a:,.-i.etioa of ?,a :i ulla-r liasini'.nri as may r.ua.i li. euti t;., lln.velititf. Port .tervis i) e. Hi. l-.:i.i. 1' haxcis .Maih IS, r-et-'y. iuiu.d in a tiihater 'wrtTY-rou" AND cnu 'I -LI ?'JFFOCATED D TO DEATH. Tie- Ttt'nrlc OM lv.itit Strci-t ThMtiif In llult lniin-t- t:i frc:, of n rrir;htfnl llii-ni-'r- A r."'.n A'.t):, f.f Ilrfl Cnnerl a Vil:l nuil I ilil .l..:i-,ir.1.-. ' : TI"e' raas v. :'i- h t- i i : ijj'J In t ; Atlif ' !' ti. O : . I Tim r. r P-n :' -"t 7.-, air four frr ...t i.: 1 ; ! rat : ' mnny mnro : a1. : a e:;o nt the :' i.i til'. c'ly. ! i -. nre (if polish na- , v . i i ! : !i.i''ly ttm Old- 0 : i-i l 1 i' ( y. . . 1 ! f, ra ; Ii lo rtnino w'a ii in aa'nv. 1 a ' ! i r I to lifton to !!;: ! i o: v ! ' 1 . ' !.. ; :i piven In ll:no':l i i n ! . v.- ; for tlio past i'i.i i' ;. ', -! . t' . . e.' ;-o r-M-ipta ahow llr.t e,.:.' I l ' i ;s l.n.l lifll anld ,!i-!i, al s tt'iU .1; I la- ;.!o of arnfa wai si i-j, -a I ;i i. r v i-ip no more luft. (i.'Im nil lel-io. : en tf -' t'lH were sold, how-i-vnr, iifiir t his, mi'l t in mppnard thnt t! ere wi-io at b.et ".rum pi'oplo within the walls v. 1, cm tho curtain want lip on tho first m t. Ah tho rnpnrlty of the honae is tcra tl nn ?,."i(in Iho ill nsity of the orowd mny tio loiiipim'd. Tun minati-a nflrr the rnrtnln rose one of tho Htd'Hdiitits wrnt P to the eecond tier to li'.ht a (.via Jot which nppearod to liavo lircn r.TtliiiMiiidiril. As ho turned tho cork aril npalicil n matctl tho light llnreil lip, n-id H was seen that there was no tip to tiio luirncr. Tho jot. wna well down towaril the fitain on tho loft side nf tho hotiin In plain view of thn creator part of the midionco, hut as tho Rlnro from It showed n(?iunst tho wnll some one In tha pnllery Nhimti'd: 'Klro! Flro! Fire!" In an InHtant ijioro was n mad soramhle for tho door, 4? which the whole audlnnoe took part. Tho vnnmiBrd nf tho terror stricken multitude renched tho cntrnnoe on Front atrect. pained on hy the howl Inir, slulcking mull lu hind them. Those In tho foroniiist :nnk wore rnnijtolted to turn tn thn right nnd to tho loft to roach thn douhio ontrnnce way, built In the form of storm doors. JPnssintc through thea doors, they renched a Might of steps loading from each duor downward to a landing, from whenco a brond stnlrwny of moderate height would ha-je cnrrled them Into the street and to snfoty. The steps lending from the doorways nro hut nhnnt fi foot high, but the land ing nt tholr haae is nnrrow. llown these the frightened people hurled theniaolvoa In the frightful ptruggto tnrench the open nir and to i .--enne the certnln denth they thought wa' !.' til nil them. LIlc- n t'.i rii of Frlfflitened Han"nlnsa. A a the crowds from tho two doors one on the right nnd thn other on the left ri aclii d the landing they mot. There wns n la-icf rfni'i:ic, and then somo one Inst his or her fo.iting and fell. In a moment t be cra.vd, pu-'hrd with Irresistible force frina l:ie rear, crowded upon Iho prostrate farm and l '"jan In turn to stumhlo, reol nirl i re eaiy in fail prone upon the floor urn1 r t!:.i')nvr:a:!a of feet coming llko a Iktii of fi "'.leard hniValoos from bohind. In U--S t thnn it takes to tell It the landir'! ' .'i-i T ''";:rd or :i0 deep with llio v urn f riek -n muitlluilo, nnd the !atr:"i- ill I .-'1:1:11 tl i'in wero struggling ov.r tie ta to i. n ii Ii e street. 'i h:' taeni t a. n u-le i .ti immense crowd from tiir en . .. e. ler y (if v. horn tried to pnin enrr.itei! to ii ! nter, thus adding tn tho iiei t . aet. .1 ii,.-i n policemen, nto a;i r a ) .- tho I.rii i.s nf ilie fright. raiid I" ', lie. : i i'j tin Bcono, nnd, tisa-. t! 1 line-: i.n 'la -n (;ii;--,aio pushed tini.: :;. : : e .1 .v- -. . ti i -.railing niasa i.n 'ii') 1. 1..' :. A , ! e i.i st to reach t!n.:-i v. t 1 r I. .i. a, whoso bent Is h it a I . ': 1 . -a ng his way tie or :.;."! . 1 a . . . la grasped 0 1 .'.;. til ;. -'. !, ,. ... v.- .ill nil his ini I: ' , 1 . - - : a (e -tn ntider the sot : i :r i ... ... ' , ,r it her faao fi 10'. 'at : i: - '. -a : ; 1 - t a 1 ! ieunan nid d. -ei 11 1-- ,a -, . a. A -a e.i In) reached inio 1 .a ' a ( i -' ,-. i palled out n I ' v a -. ..: , , ( a. Ii.., ten, wna la -ai. a' -1 .- 1 . ,, '.vil 11 fienrce n la 1. : i 1 ! : '..-,' . ollicors, by this 1 : 1 , . 1 ; ,- i, i, their feili'. , a.- .; .a I'.e illustrate ones, p.issni;.' 1!. ai : 1 1 ii ... - on the sidownlk. Anilni',:-. i ; i ; .:iiii 1 1 n dead to the nun' is'.n- a.!-.: tl-.i wuditdvd la the city hos pital, w!:i-:-iVt.r practicable, but in many oases Iho mora s!i,a, My injured and In a fow cases those who were badly hurt were token to their homes by friends. When the ninss on ti-e landing hnd been oleared awny, the frightened mob Inside wns quieted dovrn aufiieiontly to enable the polloo to clusr tho theater. Then it was found that there lmd been no danger, and thnt not a soul would have been Injured had the audience hut remained seated. Morgue Killed Wllh Duad lloillea, Nino bodies wero taken to tho morgue, all of them dead from sufToeation. Of those taken to tho city hospital 15 nre dead. Two more will undoubtedly die, and ten are seriously hurt. All the dead and wounded are Polish Hebrews, and fow of them have frionds or relatives who are able to speak the Knglish language sufficiently well to make themselves un derstood or enough knowledge of tbewayi of this country to know where to go to look for their lost ones. The dond are of all ages trinn mere infants to gray haired men and women. All woro killed or In jured in the terrific, crush on the fatal landing, not a casualty having happened inside the house, although the crush there was tremendous. The Front Street theater Is an old, tum ble down alfalr, on tho west aide of Front street between Uay and Low streeti. It has not been used for theatrical purpose foi several years, but has recently been the scene of many glove contests under the aiispleea of tiio Kureka Athletio olub. The means nf egress were confined entire ly to thu two nnrrow doorways opening upon the si,-, rways leading down to the narrow lam.ing upon which last night's tragedy oi cu red, and the house haa long been considered too unsafe to be put to vaihlic use. Tlio theater waa first opened to the pub lie in lha, but nine years later was burn ed, and th.) pie.-ent structure took It p ace. Jenny l.lnd, Mncready, Charlotte ('Ualiraan end many other notable per formed there, ami iu 1H-1 it was the scene of the 1'-publican rational convention which no;i)!iia:-d Abraham Lincoln for tho pie-iii a a y an. 1 Andrew Jubnson for the (.1:. ita ;-, , r.i on tho ticket. The con vention 1.1, v. hcli I tie Deinoorats nomi nated ra,i !.eii A. I ci.iass, alter adjourn ln from ( ii.i. i. -aia. in 1m J, win also held iu t-iu oal Ini a'.lin a. Vertl'it of the ( orotifir'a Jary. IUI.TIV--.I i li.-c. ::i.At the inquest over t'.i-i i. . :-:( i f ti,.' 1 mnt Mreet the ater d . a ...r 1,1a c r. .1 i- s jury found tliut no c.u j v.. s ;.i I rue r-i pr, the people iu tho mul:. ...-. i 1 K ,t tl.cir liuuU and bl'OJi.i i,., tl.e - ... e. 1)1. 1. .'1 l. .. , ,ln ,t la court. -,!'!, .i.i 1. 1. lintlierthan apti. -s. 1.1 1 a. .1 r.i 11 ii, : .i.'.-.ut In an ul he -1 -i. :..-: 1 -j l.e . s I;, t i.iviun, a V- . -a-. 1' ' ....i-i.: 1 "m J niyiown-Bi'!- '" 1 ' 1 ' -a- ' l.y sia-eir.;; hitu ei 1,1 t 1 .,.1. ( . en l, i, I oen arrti.st- 1 a- t! ) o.,f i.'i.T 1 .-j -.rplesa, el,..;.'. .1 w i :. : i: : 1 , , ,. Ulo at. ter a t, ,v v.i, , , .. ( .,,:.:, hroml.d U1'-r 1- " ("' -t : ' a i al ii. -11 told hi l'n 1 ''- a 1 -;' 1 .-: him about the ta.-L-. ins I...U iai to have tuken placa UuJit niouih. FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. finmmnry at the rrnrerdlnca In the Sen ate and llnnae. Wasiiinotos, Doe. 27. The sennte wn tint In a.-salnn yesterday, in the houae Chairman Illngley nf the ways and means committee presented two hills prepared hy that committee. Tho first, a tariff bill, provides for a duty equal to (10 per cent of that o? tho MeKlnley law on wool and lumber from tho time tho bill bo cottii a law until Aug. 1, IN',18, nnd a horizontal Increnso of IS per cent in all other schedules of tho Wilson bill except euiiar. The second was a financial bill, which provides for the lusuo of 8 per cent bonds for Iho redemption of legal tender notes, nnd nlso for tho Issucof ;,o, ooo,u(in worth of rertllicnto of indebtedness, re cti -entahln In thrco yenra, to meet the pres ent treasury deficiency. The tariff hill f.as made tho ordor of the day and was discussed nt length, Measra. Dlngley, Palnil, Dolllver and Payno. Republicans, apoko tn favor of tho moasuro, and Messrs. Crlap, McMlllin and Turner, Dem ocrats, against It. The bill was passed by a rarty vote yeas, 8i7; nays, 81. WAsHijtoToy, Doe. 8H In the sonnto yesterday the house tariff bill wa referred to the finance committee. Messrs. Quny and Burrows offered amendments to the house bill providing that a tariff should be plaoed on artloles now on the free list. Mr. Hill offered a resolution directing that future bond Issues to renew the gold reserve should bear a provision that they be paid In either gold or silver. In the houae tho bond bill wnsdlsoussed at great length, the Democrats strongly opposing the measure. The principal speeches were made hy Messrs. illngley of Mnlne nnd Mrosvenor of Ohio, Republicans, and Messrs. Turner of Georgia and Patterson of Tennessee, Democrats. No aotion was taken. Washisotos, Dec. 80. In the house Saturday the bond bill was agnln discuss ed, after which a vote wa taken on the first section, resulting na follows: Yeas, lmi; nays, 133. The sooond passed with out a division. Wasiiinotov, Deo. 81. The committees of tho senate yesterday passed Into the control of the Republicans, the ohange in political complexion being effected by the adoption of a resolution reorganizing the committees, The Populists, with a single exoeptlon, declined to vote, and the Re publicans hnvlng a plurality, were enabled to adopt the resolution by a vote of 80 to US. Senator Lodge addressed the senate on the Monroe dootrine. Washtngto, Jan. 1. In the senate yesterday Mr. Sherman Introduced a reso lution providing for the restoration of the gold reserve, which hereafter shall be held sacred for the redemption of the green backs and treasury notes, the former to be roissued only In exchange for gold or bullion. The resolution wa made the special order for Friday, when Mr. Sher man will address the aenata A rosolu tion was passed for the Investigation by the cominlttee on naval affairs of the prices paid by the government for Bhlp ar mor. Mr. Elklns offered a resolution de claring it to be tho sense of tho sennte thnt no bonds of the United Stntos shall be sold at private sale or contract. He asked Immediate oonsidoratlon, but objection wns made It went over. In the house nn business of Importance wa transacted. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Ffamllton Fish Again Chosen 8pi-aher nnd Colonol Klawurth rrf-sident Trn Tern. Al.nASY, Jan. 1. The New York state legislature opened todny. Preparatory to organization, caucuses were held hy mem bers of both the senate and assembly. At tho Republican nsscmhly caucus S. Fred Nixon of Chautauqua presided. He said the Republican majority had many great questions to handle excise, prison labor nnd. tireater New York. Ho cau tioned them to legislate justly and eco nomically because they were on the eve of a presidential eicction. Mr. tl'lirady of Monroe, in a brief speed), nominated fnr spenker Hnmilton Fish, whom hu designated as a partisan to whom was duo praise for the results in the state last fall. His grasp over publio aifairr, and his great Integrity were socond to none. Thu nomination was made by acclamation. Mr. Kobliina of Alleghany named for clerk of the house, in a euloglatio speech, Colonel Archie Baxter of Chemung coun ty. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Hasted of Westohesterand then made by aoolamatlon. Cither nomination were: Phlilp W. Relnhard of New York, sergeant at-arms; Joseph Bauer of Rochester, principal door keeper; F. W. Johnston of Erie, first as slstant doorkeeper; Berton Hallenbeck of Albany, aeoond assistant doorkeeper. The caucus of the Republican senator made the following nomination, which will be ratified by the senate today: President pro tem.. Senator Ellsworth of Niagara; olerk, John Kenyon of Onon- dago; stenographer, Edward Sbaugneasy of Monroe; janitor, Caleb Sltnm of New York; sergnan t at arms, Garrett J. Hen on of Albany; postmaster, S. C. Green of Cattaraugus, and doorkeeper, Nathan Lewi. Sonator Coggoshall made no attempt to enter the caucus, and In response to In qulrie said, "I have not been notified of any caucus, and a I ara now designated as an Independent Republican I shall not attempt to go In any Republican oauou until I am recognized for what I really am a Republican." The Democrat met tn the assembly parlor and made these complimentary nomination: Speaker, John B. Stanchfleld of Che mung: olerk, jr. a. Waldron ot King doorkeeper, V. J. Dunn of New York; first assistant doorkeeper, W. E. Lerch of Seneca; stenographer, J. K. Kelley of Rensselaer; sergeant at arms, William C. O'Neil of Erie. At the Democratic senators' caucus, Senator MeCarren presiding, these com pllmentary nomination were made: Clerk, Charle G. Dunning of Wayne; sergeant-alarms, A. E. lalmage ot Al leghany; stenographer, Jamoa M. Ituso of Albany; doorkeeper, B. F. Nelson of Kings; p'.ietma8ter, Philip Coffey of Queens: janitor, Charle E. Brown of New York. Suield Via Prnssle Acid. Blffalo, Deo. 27. Edward F. Kueb- ler, a prosperous tea merchant of Genesee st r jet and the son or wealthy parents, committed suicide by drinking prussio acid at his home. He drank the poison deliberately in the presence of hia father and mother, saying as be did so: "(iood br. father. I'm going. Goodby." De i;,oiuli ticy, caused by ill health, Induced the self destruction. Twenty-two Lives X.iMt. Sr. Joiiss, N. F., Don, 20. Twenty two persons lost their Uvea on the schooner Vli toria, Captain Brldbury, believed to havu foundered, with ail on board, off Caaot inland, on the Newfoundland oonst, a few days ago. Among them were a family named Nosoworthy husband and wifo and live children. The stem ot th Victoria has been picked up at Horse ia- lund. J nil Delivery at Louisville. L()i !K ili.k, Deo. liil. Eight county prisoners ha rowed a saw and, cutting a hole ihrouL't) too juu root, made tneir ea rn-o. The delivery had been carefully plunnud aud was nut discovered for a half hour after tn men Dad disappeared. Among the escaping prisoner was Bill Ryder, the notorioua outlaw, awaiting trial for murder. VENGEANCE OF A MOB A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH AND A MAN MURDERED. The Terrlbls Knillnf nf a Kentucky aran dill A Pnrlnnn Mob et Fire to a flonae, anil a Woman rerlshea In the Flames. Tho Man lildtllrd With Ilnlteta. IiHPAVov, Ky., Deo. tlO. Within two miles of this city last night a relentless mob burned to death a woman and rid dled with bullota her gray hnlred para mour. The biackencd and disfigured corpses of tho vlotlma, Mra. Tannine West and Willlnin Dcvecra, were found In the ruins nf the wnmnn home by the 14-ynnr-old daughter of the murdered man. The tragedy waa one of the most brutal ever,enaoted under the grewsome sway of dread Judge Lynch. Despite the pleadlnga for her father's life nf a half olad, fright ened child and the prayers and toara of thn 111 and holploaa woman, the mob went through with Ita work with cold blooded, CTtiol deliberation, and only loft when oer tain that both mjyi and woman were dead. 'the atlalr wa ihe outgrowth ot the old tory of falthlosa wife and vengefnl hus band. Several month ago Deveers, a middle aged widower, waa accused by Thomas West, a prosperous farmer, of In timacy with Mrs. West. Quarrel followed quarrel throughout the fall nntll West Instituted divorce proceedings and de clared that Deveers must die. The men met in Lebanon. West anapped hi revolv er, which missed fire, and Deveer killed him on the spot. On the plea of aeif de fense the murderer secured bail and acan- dallr.ed tho neighborhood by Immediately taking hia two danghtere and moving In to West 's house. The relatives of the mur dered husband swore vengeanoe, which came In a terrible and brutal form. A band of men rode up to the West homestead and demanded admlttanoe. The House Riddled With Bnlleta. "Tom Weat la dead. Now lt' your tnrn," the apokesman called, and Deveer and the woman awoke, to find their house urrounded. Mrs. West rushed to a dark ened window and began a wild, hysterical ploa for mercy. A dozen bullet answered her cries, and the demand for Immediate surrender wa repeated. Deveers, too, asked for a hearing, but his request wa greeted with a showor of shot. "We'll give you ten minute to open up Then yon burn," said the mob' lend er, and hia mon quietly retired from the door. A hurriod oonaultntion wa held In aide the houae, and thon, white and terror atrlcken, the little girl of Deveer wa thrust out to plead with the mob. Clad In her nlghtrobo, harofonted and unprotect ed, she bravely wnlked out Into the moon light nnd soh lied out a prayor for her white haired father a Ufa "Got out. You're liable to got shot your self, " a ruffian snld, and the panic strick en child tied to the cabin of a negro neigh bor. Mra. Wost then appeared at the door and mndo a Inst nppoal for mercy. It wns unavailing, and in another moment the house was fired. Tho shrieks of the im prisoned wretches failed to move tholr torturers, who, as the flames readied the living room, could see the mnn nnd wom an In tho agony of death hy the fire. Just before the root fell the woman was seen to reel across the room and plunge headlong into the firepince among the burning coals, and there she died. Wild with pain, Deveers at the Inst moment made a dnsh for liberty, but a score of bullets stopped him half a dozen steps from tho door. The little girl led her negro protector to the scene, nnd there the bodloa, aoorched beyond recognition, wero found, untouch ed by the lynchers. Thore la but little doubt thnt tho mcmhera of tho mob will bo captured, na they were without masks and made no attempt at socrecy. Another Tragedy May Follow. It is not improbable that the aoenes of the Inhuman affair will be re-enaoted In the vicinity shortly, ns the outrage ha aroused the most Intense indignation among the people of tho county. Because of the fact that West a relativea had threatened vengeance there lea strong be lief that they are responsible for the crime. The uncertainty, however, a to just who waa Implicated haa so far pre vented further trouble. The child of Deveers who waa a wit ness to the tragedy la dangerously 111 a the result of the fright and exposure, but upon her recovery she may be able, It la hoped, to Identify some of the lynchers. The night wa brilliant with moonlight, and the unmasked face of the member of the mob should be easily Identified a soon a the ohlld la able to appear In court. Mra. West's oorpae waa charred almost beyond human aeinblanoe. Overcome by the flames, the had fallen Into the large old fashioned fireplace of the living room, and the head waa almost burned from the body. Deveer' body wa pleroed by at leaat Hi bullets. Before hi desperate dash for liberty he had been frightfully burned and would probably have died without the gunshot wounds. Hi hair and beard were burned off, hi clothe were In oharred shred and hi faoe but tered and blackened. No arrest have so far been made, but development are expeoted. Deveer formerly lived in Knoxville. Work ef a Brutal Father. Scrantoh, Pa., Dee, 7. Belinda Lynn, aged 11 year, wa smothered to death In a fire which almost destroyed her parent' house on Hem'ock street Ed ward Lynn, the father, a steel worker, 1 under arrest on suspicion of having fired the house. He wa lntoxloated and had driven hi wife and babe from the house because be was refused money for liquor. Death of Dr. Lathrop. Log Asi;m,K, Jan. 1. Dr. George B. Lathrop, a professor in the ITniveraity of Mlchlgnn, died here of consumptlna. A Centenarian Dead. Nashua, N. H., Deo. 20. Mr. Hannab Lovett died here, aged 1013. She wa bort In Kilmoro, county Kerry, Ireland. She wns the mother of 1 J children. A brother died In Morrimae, Mass., a few years ago. aged 106, and of her bother and sisters all but one, who wa killed, lived to be over uo. General Mitrketa. New Yoiik. line. .'ll.-FLOL'tt-State an erestern htemly and fuiily active: city mills patents. S.I '.H)ij,4.1.; wiator patents. S-1-t-Vit.l.tl.'i: city mills ck-iuv, ta.au 1: wiutoratraigku, t&M O.1.40. WHEAT Ko. 2 red opened easier under tlquiilHlloa and weaker lute cables, but ad valiced sliiirtilyat nooa on heavy clenraaces; lei:emher. MaV'.: Janaary. liti o-lBsiiSi i-litc. C'OKN No.-' nuiel, but bteuuy; May, Mi'Jt 34 -ltc. OATS No. 2 dull ami featureless: track, white, stale, JSViHt:.; track. wuile, weetero. JKUj"-7iio. I'oltK-Diill; mess. S-fJ.ma.iii finally, fin. LAltll r-ody; liriaie Htwleru, steam, $5.35, nominal. ULl'l'KIt Steady: state duiry, UifcilKc. atate creaiuerT, la iilce I'llKKsni-guieu siala. large, 7ki310c.; small. Bztf'i D'lC. Kt;oe -Steady at advance; state and Penn sylvania. II14. fAi4ci: western. iUiWlo. SL'liAU liuw alron-: lair reaulng-. 39tc.: cenu-llUKal. w test. 4c.i redued slruun; crushed, iVys,:.; nowlered, 6He, Tl'ltl'KN I'l.NK-Diill at MaWWo. MOLASSES Firmly held; New Orleans, 23 ate RILE-Steady; domeatlc 3H&&:-; Japan. 9M vui. TALLOW S lead v: oltv. Mir..: oountrv. 4s. HAY bteadr; lnppiiiu, loTJc good tu entuce, aaaMn. MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING. Wlthnnt Apparent Notice Kdwnrd ft.iUen bach Tries tn Kill Wllllnm Kotilnsen. N:w York, Doo. 81. An attempt at murder, na evidently determined and de liberate a It waa myaturious, created great excitement In tho flnthonan 1114 Weat Fifty-ninth street. Edward Hallen bnch of ltriklyn went to the house and Inquired for young Wllllnm T. Robinson, dry goods clerk, who lived with hia par enta and three hrnthera on the top floor. The janitor followel hira up atatre and law him knock nt the door of Robinson's room. When the young man appeared at the door, ISallonhach drew a revolver and fired, shooting Robinson In the head. Rohlnaon foil, aa If he had been killed. nd Hallonhnch, who had dropped hia bat, ran out of the house bareheaded. He did not appoar very anxious to get away, but walked at a quick gnit. Policeman Mnter of the West Forty-seventh street stntion notiolng the group following the hntlesa man, arrested him nnd took him back to the fiathouse. On the way to the house the prisoner aald he wa Edward llallen- bnch. The policemen pushed his way through the crowd with the prisoner, mounted the stnlrs to tho Robinson Hat and was ahiAvn to a hall bedroom, whore yonng Robinson lay on a bed, surrounded I by hia family. The policeman led hia pris oner forward to be Identified by the wounded man. One of the family rnlsed Robinson on the pillow so thnt he could look nt the prisoner. j Without a word Hallcnbarh pulled a revolver from hia pocket and quickly fl ed three times at Robinson. Two of the bul lota struck him, and he fell back on the pillow with a gronn, while hia brothers sprang at the assassin, who hnd already been aelr.ed by the policeman. Slater waa ao muoh astonished at tho man'a desperate act that the third shot waa fired before he realized what waa hap pening. He then seized Hnllenhaoh, and, with the assistance of the Robinson broth ers, quiokly overpowered hira. The antbulanoe from Roosevelt hospital had arrived while Hallonhnch waa direct ing hia eecond fualllailo nt hia victim. Ambulanoe Surgeon Flolda examined Roblnann. He found that the young mnn had received threo bullet wonnda. One of the bulleta penetrated hia left aide, anoth er took effect In hi head, while a third lodged In hi loft arm. Rohlnaon wna romoved to Roosevelt hospital, where, It is thought, he will re cover. After Hallenhach wns locked up in the West Forty-seventh stroot stntion the police ot about making inquiries na to the cause of the shooting. They could not learn much. Both the priaoner and the Rnbinaon family maintained an Inex plicable retloenoe regarding tho whole affair. Hallonbaeh deolared he never had een Robinson before ho shot him, but waa sorry he hnd not killed him. Hallenhach Is a clerk, 8'.' years old, and lives at 848 Lexington avenue, Brooklyn. Fatal Explosion of masting Fowder. HAZUETOK, Pa., Doo. 2S. Hy the ex plosion of 150 sticks of dunlin nnd 1,000 pounds of blnok powder three mon wero killed at Van Wyokle'a No. 11 al ripping. Their names ate Bnrt Torney, miner, aged 23 years; Andrew Lnwrence, laborer, aged 25 years, and William Girard, fire man, aged 10 yenra. There being no other persona in the vicinity at tho time, tho exact cause of tho explosion will never bo known. The explosion took place nt the powder house, which is a short distance from No. II ' bnilor rnnma. Their bodies wero hurled a great distanoo nnd terribly bruised nnd mangled. Engineer Tunky Gets a Mednl. Buffalo, Doo. 27. William Tunkcy, the Lake Shore engineer who waa nt the throttle from Erie. Pa., to Buffalo when the world' record waa broken In the famoua run of Oct. 21 laat, haa received a very handsome silver mednl from W. K. Vanderhilt nnd Dr. Sewerd Webb. The medal is a sol lit silver disc, 4 inches in dinmcter, nnd very henvy. It la hand somely set in a plush frame, with au oak case, and is suitably engraved. New llond Syndicate Formed. New Yohk, Jan. 1 A new bond syn dicate, of which Mr. Plorpont Morgan I the sole manager and director, has been formed to sell U0, 000,000 In gold to the United States government. The oontract waa atgned by member of the syndicate subject to the formal acceptance by tho government. The banker pledge them selves to furnlah 100,000,000 of the gold or about 5,600,000 ounces whenever It I needed, and the government la to have the right to call fur (100,000,000 more on tho same term within ono year. The yndlente will rooelve new government 4 per oent coin bonds, running for ;)0 yenra, at about 106. Hungarian Klot In Bridgeport. Bkidusport, Conn., Jan. 1. A small riot oocurred In Sadler' hall when a dep uty sheriff and two assistant attempted to seize 22 oases of lager beer, which was being sold without a license at a Hun garian aooietydanca Police aid waa sum moned twice, and the representatives of the law were obliged to use their clubs freely. Twenty-two arrests were made. A number of the policemen were badly bruised, while all the arrested rioters howed the effeota of olubhlng. The fur niture In the hall waa demolished Iu the melee. The seizure was made on a war rant Issued by Justice O'Brien. Mill Property Damaged by a Flood. Tl'vkhahvock, Pa, Jan. 1. The flood In Fall creek has carried away the dam and a portion of the trunk supplying wa ter to Brown' mills. The Lehigh Valley Railroad company's dam waa also swept away and the houae of a family named Detrlck underinluod. The family were obliged to abandon the bouse. The losa to bridge and road throughout the coun ty will reach thousand ot dollars. Trying to Break a Will. PnoviDKxrR, Deo. 81. The will of the late Judge Ell Aylesworth I being con tested In the superior court. Over talio, -OUO 1 Involved, nnd no less than six dlf erent attempt to brenk the will will be made. Many of the judge' relative were not remembered In the will. Unsound mind 1 alleged when th will waa made. Furnaoea Shut Down. Newcastle, Pa., Deo. 81. All nf the furnaoe of this city are oloslng down as a reault of the deinnnd on ttie part nf the employee for pay fur time and a half on Sunday and a corresponding Increase on holidays. Manufacturer claim that they oannot pay the Increase demanded. Two Killed at a Crossing, Buffalo, Dec. 28. Mr. C. E. Hull and Misa Ida Hopkins were run over and in stantly killed by an Erie tram while crossing the Erie track in a buggy at the East Furry street crossing. Death From the Current. Amsterdam, N. Y., Dec. 27. Living ston M. Combes, a lineman employed by the Amsterdam Aro Light 00 in puny, waa Inatantly killed while fixing a light used for street lighting. The ourrent, which waa very strong, passed through his body. A slight soar on the chin wa the only mark. All effort to resusoitate the man ptoved fruitless. Both Lege Amputated. Pkovidexck, Deo. 26. John P. Jones, 86 years old, ot New London, Conn., a brnkuman on the Consolidated railroad, bad both legs out off by a freight train. Ho cannot recover. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Thursday, Dn, HO, At Pittsburg, Kan., W. W. Curtis, a prosperous farmer, waa drowned hy hi buggy upsetting In tho swollen wnter of Brush creek. At Kldnrndo Springs, Mo., the new Iron hrldgo on Sno river wns washed away by thn flood. It wna completed Inst fall nt a ooat of 114,000. After a hnrd fought election Mr. Stubba, the Mct'arthyite, or third party man, wn aolected as member of the Dominion par liament hy a plurality of 208. All the coke onmpnnlea in theConnell. vlllo (Pa. ) coke region have grnnted nn advance of 10 per rent to their 20,000 em ployees, to take effect on Jan. 1, WHO. Mnx Rnnger, who lived with hia parents at 818 Wost. Thirty-eighth atreet, New York, wound np a Hither extended drink ing bout with a dose of enrbolio acid, which caused Mb denth. Members of tho Vnnderbllt fnmlly cele brnted Chrlatmns by a reunion at George Vanderhilt' new ohntenu at HI It more, Denr Rnleigh, which la ono of the most palatini nnd costly resldencea on this con tinent. Friday, Deo. 07. A terrific snowstorm prevniled In Berlin nnd other pnrta nf Gormany, grently Im peding tralllo. The trial of John Hoch for the murdnr of Minnie Ingersnil opened befori Juatice Wright at Lowvlllo, N. Y. In the Long Island City mayornlty contest Judge Gaynnr decided in favor of Patrick Jeromo Glenson, who was elected mayor hy liu plurality. The cruiser Kvan Ping, one of the wnr ahlps enptnred from Chinn by the Jnpa nese during the reeont. wnr, wns wrecked on the Peacadoro islands. Nearly nil her dock ofllcera nnd 00 men nre missing. Vice President Stevenson, Attorney General Hermon nnd Secretary of the In terior Smith have accepted the Invitation of the Young Men's Domnerniln associa tion of Philadelphia to attond ita annual dinner on Jackson day. Lord Dunraven, part owner of Valkyrie III, ha nrrlved in New York to present to the apecinl commit too of tho Sew York Yncht club hia charges of fraud concern ing the measurement of Defender during the International races. aatnrdiiy, Deo. 2A. aKpidlua .lunger, ). D., bishop of Nea qually, comprising the state of Washing ton and pnrt of Oregon, died at Vancou ver. Wnsh., of diabetes. A new thenter is to be oroeted on Lex ington avenue in Now York city, to he known ns tho Murray Hill. It will havo n seating capacity of 1,200. B. P. Hutchinson, tho widely known veternn of tho ( hlcngo wheat pi t, la se riously III nt the home of hia son-ln-liw, E. A. Lancaster, in Chicago, A acvere oarthqunko Bhoek haa been ex perienced in thedislrictsof Orense, Vlana, Puchln do Tribes, l.ugudint and Valdeor ma, in tho province of i-inlicin. W. O. Schell nnd D. Wood, firemen on tho Georgin Pnclllc, nnd a hiakemat) hy the name of Doyle, wero killed In a freight train collision near Peyton, Ga. Prlnceaa Frederick Leopold, while skat ing on the ice nt Gneiinitzsee, Gormnny, hnd a nnrrow caenpj from drowning. The ice gave wny. and sho waa immersed In the water until rescued hy a passerby. Monday, Deo, .10. A fire which broko out In tho bnsemont of Ihe new opera house nt Cnmdon, Me., onnsed 110,000 damage. ltobort F. Walsh, scientist, historian nnd naturalist, dlid in Bellovtin hospital, New York, of pneumonia. Helen Marr lirnn, n tnlenled writer, well known tn tho literary world, died at her home in t'oneord, N. II. Liberty, a town of 2,hn() inhalillnnta, in Randolph county, N. C, was nearly wiped out by fire of unknown origin. Postmaster John A. Pace shot and killrd Dr. W. K. Taylor, member of the Illinois legislature, in tl:o pusiollice at Weldon, 111., bernusn of family troubles. Tlio Knrl of Dunraven, hnvlng failed to auiisinntiitie ihe chatges of fruud against the Now York Yacht, club lu connection with the rccont yncht races, returned to London. A controlling interest in the Boston Journal, one of the oldest newspapers in thnt city, bus been snld to a syndicate of purchasers, of whom V. D. Sohlor nnd Stephen O' SI car a, formerly editors of The Journal, are principals. Tuesday, Deo. 81. A violent earthquuke shock was felt at Wiener Noustadt, in Austria. Mra. Anna M. Col burn, aged K0 years, was burned to death at I'tica, N. Y. The postnlllce at Yorkville, a suburb ot Utlra, N. Y., waa burned. The loss wa In, 000. Joaeph O'Connor, formerly editor ot Tho Post-Express of Rocheator, has been offered the position of managing editor ot the Bulfalo Enquirer. A dispatch from Swatow, province ot Quang-Totig, China, anya thnt thu ring leaders of thu mob which plundered the Gei-mnu mission at Moilin have been be headed. The barns of Kilns Pratt at Reeda Cor ners, Ontario oonnty, N. Y., were set on fire, and while the lire wns in progress tha Incendiaries robbed Mr. Pratt's house ol jewelry and money. On Jan. 1 Missouri nnd Kansaa zinc smelters will unite under one manage ment, prnotlcally, and the result will be, the promoters of the ornithine claim, bet tor prlce8 for zlno lu all branchea and a general revival of the industry. Mra. Hulen C. Hurcndon, widow of the artist, Thomas Hoveuden, who was killed on a grade crossing on the Trenton branch of the Pennsylvania railroad in August last, haa instituted pruoeedlnga agalnat the railroad company on behalf of heraelf nnd her two minor children. She olalma IMI, OUO. Wednesd va Jan. 1. Ex-Governor Edward J. Curtis died at Boise City after a brief illness. Colonel McBride, a prominent farmer, hanged himsolf at Mlddlotuwn, N. Y. The ollico of the Kngle Brewing oompa ny at Providence wna visited hy burglar, who blewupen the safe and secured about (aOO. A atrong earthquake shock waa felt at Clcciano, in Caserta, Italy. Several per sona woro killed, and a number were in jured. A terrible disaster haa occurred at Wal denburg, Prussian Silesia, caused by the explosiun of firedamp in Wraugul colliery. Fifty persons were killed. The New York state fish, game and forest commission has signed the contract for the purchase from Dr. Seward Webb of 7 .", :i T I acre of luud in the Adirondack fur $iiuo,ooo. Cuiora K Martin of Bingharatun, judge elect of the court ot appeal of the atate of New York, Iliad with the secretary of tate hia resignation aa judge uf the au prerue court. Coal (Ini Ceusea Dwath. HuMMELs-rowx, Pa., Dec. 2o. John H. Baulsbuugb and his wife, who reside near Hwatara, were found dead In their ruonis from the effeota of coal gas from a defect ive stove pipe. Bellied TtieioMlVM to the Cash. New Lokdox, Conn., Deo. 20. Bur- glare blew open the big a&fe In Huberfe Cbitteudou's dry goods store aud haloed themselves to several bindred dollara in 1
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