Punxsutawney Spirit, 1891-12-23

              W, ASPIRANTS FOR PLUMB'* SEAT. iMsmui, 7A ltetoon Block, eppMlt* the pnhUo ATTOXmTM-AT-LA W, OflbM la Mammfe MkUon building, opi twalte th< Cour* «m. ■koocnui. Fa. 0. CAMPBELL, A TTOBNX TS-A T-LA W, (J C. BBNSCOTER, DISTRICT ATTOBNST, TUEjLATE SENATOR FLUAIB. 16-31 Bbookvillk, Fa. ATTORS A Y8-A TLAW TO AHOL1SII SECRET TRIALS Hncy RUt'T'iC'J "ll,f » Million Consultation! In English and German. DLb* »in« of the eye, ear onrl throat, h special tv. All anrgical operations on tie eye, car and throat tie proper glasses. PniwrTAirv*T» P* f)R. S. J. HUGHES, (IUBOEON DENTIST, I>«ce aouth end of Flndley Btreet. T)R. W. J. CHANDLER) 8VSOEON DBNTf&t, jWtlTO, PA. In Jolmioa tallillng. £)». G. B. BELL, VZtfit'lST * PONXBCTAWKIT, PA. and for the Hollidays see them UMBRELLAS Co an ' FURNISHING GOODS. Men's Under wear at a great reduction. Gloves, Neckwear, Ho siery, Trunks, Satchels, Valises. A brau new line of »r ti< yetc. A B.MOERIS, ' JV8XICJC OF TBS PBACS, TOCM* TowxMff , VA and other bustnea* promptly *t- SEW VOUR NP.W* IN IlKIKft 1B. TORRENCE, PA.INTE11, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. It OUR HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT I PREPARING F01 Suspicions Movements of Ad* miral Brown at 'Frisco. the ex-Financier. UV A AAA A AiAl A AMMV Two More Indictments Agsiart SBCURINO OPTIONS ON SHIPS. ORAND LABCENY IS CHAEGBfc With Him Yet And the Grand Jury is By Ho Keani Dn Indications That the Trouble With Ohili is Fast Beaching a Crisis. Bmltrf tka Dnt taliaillm of Bar InrMnant WhlU at CharcH. Empobu, Kan«.,Dec. 81—Mi*. Plumb, the wife of SwMtor Plnmb, U proatrated wllh grief at toe death of bar huibaad. Sba haa baa a u Invalid for wmi tima and Sunday «m tha flrat tima that aha wai able to attend aarrlcoi. Whtla in chareh aha waa tnformad of tha euddea I attack. Sha waa taken homo In a carriage and had hardly reached it whan a deipntch wai handed to her announcing tha death of her huaband. Tha city ta In deep mourning over Senator Plnmb'a death and much sorrow waa expreaaed at hla audden taking off. Tonus FUlil'a Phjratclan Sayi Ho la Dfl*( mod that Death Will l'rnbibljt Kn<t Hi Trouble llofore the We* k la CIui«4-fll Refutes to Eat niul li Aclluc Kan Like a Craly Mini Than I vpr DsrorN pAAO e, * C. Z. QOtjJOS. g A. OB A16 , ATTOBNBY-AXLAW, I brookville, pa. I " Oflca In Opera Honu Block. Oct. 1,188#. 1»T nt. N.-W., Waiktngton, D. C. nmtoHl attorney ta ttajaTatal. aonittln ITaaUnirtonand »U«wh«r«. PtownUa aUlnn baton an tfca OoTenunant Dapartaeata.Alao fea ruthiaa and Mia of raal aatata. H-ls [ p|AinW. RAMEY. , ATTORNSY-AT-LAW Clayton North In the minds of thousands. The good wife is saying to herself: "What shall I get my husband for Christmas ?" While the old lady with her gray hair would like to know what to get for her aged comp&nien. Let me see ! A useful present is what wo all want. Ho do you think a new Suit would please him, a Fine Oyercoat, a new Hat, a nice pair of Shoes, a pair of Slippers, a fine pair of Dress Pants, a Suit of fine Underwear, a fine pair of Gloves, a Tie, Handkerchief, etc. ONE QUESTION It in stated in every large Kansas town that Humphrey himself wants the place and that he would not give it to anyone who would be a candidate for re-election. If thii is true Mr. Inga.ls will not be considered. The strong 'it possibility, in case Humphrey w. its the placo, is George T. Anthony, x- Qovernor, who is too old to mako muo h of a fight for another election. He is spoken of seriously as the man. Nearly a (core of possibilities have been mentioned about the hotel lobbies. The most frequently mentioned are: Ex-Gov. Geo. T. Anthony, ex-Congressman E. N. Morrill and Chief Justice Albert H. Horton. Those who know the Governor best ■ay he will be slow in making an up. pointment. Under no circumstances will he call an extra session of the Legislature, a* it la overwhelmingly Alliance. Topeka, Kana., Dec. 22. —Senator Plumb's death created a profound sensation here, and has been the sole topic of con reflation among the politicians. Gov. Humphrey loft the city Saturday night, but returned on hearing the news. Many Kansaa Statesman Anxious for the Vacant Place In the Senate. is prepared to furnish you with ft thousand different good and useful presents at prices that will surprise you. The const-defence vessel Monterey can be made ready in three days nfter her armour plate is received. Admiral Brown received orders yesterday and the cruiser San Francisco will get down from Mara Island this morning and will probably sail on Wednesday for Valparaiso. The Zealandia can bo ready at ten hours' notice and all the others inside of three weeks. Admiral Brown also secured options on four of Sprockets big steamers, the Zealandia, Australia, Mariposa and Alameda, to be used for transport service.Admiral Brows Saturday secured an option on the new aud powerful tug Fearless, just flulshed at the Union Iron Works. She has a speed of aixteen knota per hour for fifty days. If purchased by the Government she will be supplied with two five-inch guns »nd a secondary battery of four six-pounders and four torpedo tubes. She is swifter than any Chilian torpedo cruiser and far more powerful. San Frakcisco, Dec. 22.— From information gained here it looks as though the reports sent out from Washington of preparations for war with Chill were true. Optloas Secured ou four of Spreekels's Big Steamships to be Used for Transport Service — The Mew and Powerful Tug Peerless) Also Secured—If PurcU»«ed She Will lie Fitted Out as a Torpedo Hunt. Los DOS, Dec. 23.— A despatch from Santiago de Chili to the "Times" says that in consequence of the delay in the trial of the persons concerned In the Baltimore incident, the Chilian Congress will shortly pass m-asui-as providing for public trials in place of tlio old, secret Spanish system of procaduro. Ueluy In llit* lltiltlmoru Case May Caus ChlH to Adopt Open Trial*. J. B KINTER, ytypidotts. PUJIYIOTAWOTT, PA ;,ttne two  JQR. W.F. BEYER, fpTSIGJA jr AND SURGEON, Offert hit setTlcaa to people of Funxfu - ,»WBf.y and vicinity.  0R. 8. C. ALLISON, PHYSICIAN AND alTMXOlT, PcjoucfAirwrr, pa. proi^Tattentlon^'1^!! G. LENT, M. D-, 'PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, HORATIO, PA. town. HATS. The nobbiest and cheapest in i town. Mothers wanting a new ! Jersey suit for Johnny can get : one at a great reduced price, j They must all be sold. We can j save you money on nien's and j bovs' pants. The greatest line in HATS T)H. J A. WALTER, PmSICIAX AND SURGEON PPKJtgTJTAWSET.PA. IUI PI 0R. CHARLES G. ERNST, MtVSICIAN AND SURGEON, I PcfKXSuTAWXir, Pa. Kaa permanently located In this place, and of- En lS professional aerrtees to the oiilaena of KS vicinity. He may be found at all time, at Inla ofice. corner of Mahoning and Penn street, Fnorth of Zcitler'a grocery. German language spoken. Mewber of Board Pension Examiners,SHOES We are gaining a Wonderful rep- , utation on J. T. Wood shoes. | Come and get a pair. Felt JJoots tor $1 a pair. Can you feeat that. Lot after lot have been bought • and sold, but we are not satisfied j to fold our hands and quit. We still have some more that will be jt gold, profit or no profit. is very much the same. A gift, let it be ever so trifling, gladdens the hearts of all, young and old, Remember it is not the most costly gift that is always most appreciated. The poor mother that £ tev pennies to buv ll6f Children a 'ow sticks of candy for Christmas will be more thought of by the little one than the millionaire who presents his daughter with an eight hundred dollar piano. Well the knife has been ground and prices are being cut all to pieces. We have had wonderful success this season witli HUMAN NATURE Veterinary Sur«6«rt» PUNXStJTAWKEY, PA. Office at Myers' Lively. Calls by Mail, Telephone or Tefenraph rrohiptly answered. Twl6 Bridgeport, Conn., iJec. ~3.—Presi- President Henry Sanford of tho Adams Express Company says that Mr. Hoey has made restitution to tho express company to the amount of $3)9,00'.) by the transfer of his wife's property, but this will fall short of his pilferings. In consideration thereof the company agrees not to prosecute Hoey. When asked whether or not any agreement had been made with Mr. Spooner, Mr. Sanford said the arrangement with Mr. Hoey would uot affect Mr. Spooner. However, he said, ho expected that either Mr. Spooner or his attorney would make advances toward restitutionprefers to remain In his coll ti>o > Cyrus \V. Field, father of the prison**, continues to improve. His doctor now thinks that Mr. Field will recover. At the Ludlow Street Jail this morning It was saiil that Field had uku!" more like an insane man yestoril >r <i.td to-day than at any tiiua since lie w*o locked up. Field ha* refused to touofe. food of any kind for the past lifteest hours. His ouly drink is i™ wtrtor, which he takes in small quantios lit Sequent intervals. ' All day yesterday and agaiu vo-dajr he complainod of pains in his head. H® is constantly rubbing his head will; him hands. He does not talk and seems annoyed when any one speaks l<> liim. liffl answers all questions with a ■liraplo yes or no or a shske of the heau The prisoner spends most ol bis umo lying ou the cot in his cell. Prisoners in Ludlow Street jail sre never couflnot! in their colls during the day, but. Fioifc'. has never mingled with the other prisoners in .the halls and con .dors, «a<2 does ,not speak to any of limn Jim On Tuesday, December 10, Field »«•» indicted for grand laroeny by the gvar. jury. The charge was stealing 50 Ixitdf of the valuo of $10,000 each of the D»a-ver & Gulf Hallway, the property of the Union l'acilic Hallway Coiapanjf Again, on Friday, tlio grand . ry brought in another indictment w, :.iiv.wo counts. The charge tills time w t forgery, and alleged that Flold h..i i .ued* forged bill of lading. The (irand Jury is by uu «■ ■■«.< through with investigation intc • &• gigantic frauds ot Mr. Field. It U pected that many more indictmente • il. be returned. The indictments are baaed as ».-<•* transactions which Field kail r ,<t Frank J. Sprague, a well-known bnsi.* of Wall street, on November 4 and &. On the former date Mr. avers that h<i went to the defunct f/w to borrow $23,000. lie gave as eral IJ00 shares of the Edison Gfce* »'• Electric Company stock. On tie r* a* day Mr. Field, through Howard, L*p. <■> & Co., brokers, disposed of the tn- A. The par value of the stock was $7t , m ■hare. On tho ilay aftor tho :)00 *fce <* were glvau to Mr. Field's Lirm tir Sprague gave to him fifty sharer -- >rr of the saiu\stock. It is upon thews irespecific that botl. i.ot ■ ments are baaed. Two more indictment* liavo l»»ei» returned against Edwtird M. Field by t m grand jury. Both indictments specify grauil cony In tbs first degree. New York, Dcc. 22. —Edward 1C Field's condition continues to grow worse, and the two physician-; wh* called on lilm to-day said that death would probably rcliova tho broker of hla troubles before another week guds bjr. Field still refusos to oat, and ii> cradnally growing weaker. (site Wuuts II Divorce. Cortland, N. Y., Dee. 21—Mrt. Kittie E. Hunter, who occupies a prominent position iu society, has commenced aa action for divorc*. Mrs. llhuter, who was formerly a Jliai Bhultz, was married to Hnrry C. Hunter on Octobor ~U. 1S8U. Shortly after their marriage they took up a re'siilenca at NVtuton Place, Ohio, whence they moved ,to Scranton, l'a. Afte*' a short stay in the latter city, li»t>ter directed his wife to return home, promising to follow soon, ihis he never did, and Mr.*. Hunter has not (Hwft him since. Senator Plumb had served fourteen years in tho Senate, aud two years ago was re-elected for a term which would have expired in 1895. Ho was one of the beat known meu in Congress. Ills tall athletic form, his swinging Westorn gait, his breezy method of speaking, and his ruggod Independence aud originality of thought and action, made him a notablo man in the Senate, and he was a power on all questions to which he gavo his mind. Ho was an omnivorous reader and an untiring worker. In the few days that the present Congress has been iu session he had submitted mora than thirty bills of a more or less public characto.', embracing almost everything of interest to his constituents from froo silver coinage upwards and down. Preston B. Pluinu was born in Ohio and was 54 years of nxe. iioforo h a became a lawyer and a banker ha worked at the case as a practical printer. Ha moved to Kansas in 18.30, and participated in much of the early exoiting history of that State. Unlike most Senators, bo did not undergo a previous apprenticeship in the lower House of Congress, Out came straight to the Sonate in 1ST7. Jlo had previously, however, hold mnuy important positions in the Kansas Legislature, closing his career there as Speaker, During the war he fought his rray up from a second-lieutenancy to the lieutenantrolonelship of the 11th Kansas Infantry. The Senator leaves two unmarried daughters, who are now living with their widowed mother at their lat« home in Emporia, Kansas; a son, 25 years of age, now under treatment foi his eysight in Philadelphia, aud a boy of 13 aud a girl of 11 at school in Penn sylvania. tJiiffuUhert Stsitoo iikiu. Brief Sketch of the Life of a Dli- Cherokee St»-If» to be I'ulillt TaHLKQUAH, I. T., Dec. 2k! more than two years of negotiate ir, eiitf four visits of the Clierokeo Commission to Tahlequnh, nu agreement lias l>a«ni consummateil whereby tho ('idroil«e*. agreed tojpart with their title tc afco strip, and only the action ot the UnlVK' States is needed to rotw- it public "iif. The price finally agree I upon is $3 >j,~ 730.1.'. The two commissions decidsc. upon tlie t.*rms of the agr.'tim".r. r.ftc immediately submitted it to the N'ntinr Hi Council for ratl:ii-ui.in. I then be ratified by Conacre <- i»j >**'' terms of the agreement tiio I riwsf. States agrees to remove all unautltcflawd person* lr»m the strip and tfcosn Cherokees now resiilvits u;»on the may take ) acres o' land each, wliwC. shall cor-T their iiapravements. Nvack, N. Y. Dec. 2J.—The llro at Congers which Sunday night roused half of Nyack was at the mansion on the homostottd farm of tha Into Senator A. B. Conger. Tho housa stool on the site of tluvl. torn down by Mr. Conger because ot the occurrences within it which wore connected with his long auo famous dlvorca suit Thu houso was totally destroyed with its valuable contents. Tim.Connor l»<'»tr»yatl. H If! Philadelphia, 1'ec. —Or. William Pepper, in speaking of tho death ot Senator l'lulnb, sail: "Sanator Plumb came to consult m» on Thursday, un«l complained of extern- dizziness A careful on.v.nluation roiiviuced me that there was serious trouble beginning at the brain. 1 had the eyes examined anil it was found that the dizziness camo from tha fact th it h ha 1 become entirely blind in ' • half of each eye, caused by damage lb ! h i t occurred to the brain, !'•>• rli;h5 opu:: nerv.'. Senn'o- Pluulbh:id been «row:iy overworked for a iong ! ' '.no, especially during the ln»t orup.ug i la Kansas. I uoi him pr.nnUo <tb.uulon iiutno natelv al: ".v )ri .« it !?•> t;; the ll-'rinu lu for absol'jtn res'. A weakoue 1 vestal in the ueiichoorhood of the damaged spot in tho br.iin i as evidently given away ftu<)tl^nly wiili altnojt Mj fatal ro*uU. l)r. IVppcr on tho St»Hiitoi''§ Dvnthi >Sini«.i«*r «foi»rn rrophwliw As»lu. Nkw UBDiMiiD, Mass., Deo. 23.— Be v. Andrew Jones, ot York, the preacher who gained wide notoriety because of having prophasie I tha Johnstown Pa., Hoods, preached in this city Sunday. In the coursa of J lii.s sermon he took occasion to make another prophecy. A terrible disease, he said, will swa'p ovar til-' country on tin heels of t he grip, which prevail* at the present Lime. Washington-, Dec. Tho lanrrisjn in New York Sunday uiish; of Hon Tisr othy Canipbdl, Representative '*» t'on^iess from th« l:.ighth New V<«fc Diairiu', and Miss .Margaret 0. Mita*® csusedmuc.il surprise h ore amouf UW' friends of Mr. Campbell, only a few 41"? whom knew of his engagement, though the couple have km botrotkrf tour years. Miss Miller is an emjiU* of the Pension iiuro.iu. S'je belong an old German family residing at Alw*, a little town in the Cumberland YfH*tr in Pennsylvania. Congressman < o!*i .iin-ir . Srirrlajc XTAclv, N. V. 1)bc. 22 —The Ursa live utock buildings of Jamas Murphy, near Counts, were destroys 1 by lire about midnight l'wel vo valuable bor»9s mid many choice cattle wnr» burned todeath. The loss is about -fi5,000. vaiiiiOU- Him'ai'H ii"d < m'.iI., llurnod. Sn«r V«HK. 22 —Justice Iagraham of tiie SMip:■ m Court km »:»- pointed GeorKe W. Lldeivr xuar.l.au ail litem of his wife. Ida Florence i Lederer, 20 v nrs oid, i:i urdei- to bring an action for tint partition of tho estate | of her father, Ulchard S. Nowcomb. The will of Mr. Xuwcomb, which disiu- [ herited her was admitte I to prob.ito a few days a£o. She then decided to bring an action for a share of hor fathsr's real estate as if he had left no will. Mrs. Lcdurer claims her father's will is in- j. valid through mental incapacity  undue influence. Appointed cm a I'll ix» <»' Ills Wife Annapolis, MX, Dec. 23.— Over %«r cadets and about twenty vtllcers, of the whole number of c»«U*» and officers, are in the clutches) of sinr.- grip. Two of the surgeon* havn a:, amongst the rest. The medical brawls of the Academy has its hand* full, the monthly examination WiU suspend* on account of the prerulling epida»j«t. The type Is liKht, aud no conipUcatHaar. with other diseases have arisen. railvtx In iho C,il|>'« c lniohi>«. one in the » guaran- London, Dec. 22. -A dispatoh from Rio Janeiro says that tho province at Rio Grand; do Sul is not yet reconcile.! to the Peixotto administration, nnil that ik skirmish has occurred betwjjn a luttallon of the National Guard and a body of regular troops who had been sunt t i restore order. Owing to the telegraph wires being cut, no details of tlu light have yet 'wen received. J-iBht In HI" Grand» do Sill, , Pa., likt toted for » VKNNSSI-VAVI.t IIHIKPi. Wisiraou, Conn., Deo. 23. —A ciita HI* owned by OrrLn Searlo* la a freuk. Mr. Searle* »ays that twwsr year* ago there was a beautiful bloaean ou the Illy atalk. HU wife «ad la all the year* not * bad appeam* until Sathrday laat when hi« tafrnm wife died. Then a fine largo flowery pea red and In in tall Moon. A Lllr Tlml Bloom ml Oulr fur ! Mrs. M. F. towel I, at one time an actresslof note, was found d Mi l in bed at I her home in New York city yesterday. Suicide by gis jupUyxiatlou. • Louie Frank e, who has just died in I New York, Ol years old, was tho piojneorofsilk dress trimming manufac- ! turera ill thi*» country. I Speaker Crisp Ins appointed W. K. Barret, correspondent of AtUi:it i 4Coa* ! Ktitutlon," clerk to the Speaker vice i Ashor O. Hinds, who served Speaker i Ileed. ! Judge Ingrahain, at New York, has ! granted an avtaclrnent against the property of ibe German t own Smelting S 1 Refining Company «f Peaosflvm»U fo* | $10,770 In f ivor of lljujamln Serleneld i on protected notes. CLOTHIER, w mffilKAl ill tilrJUJ CLAYTON NORTH. ONE PRICE CoFBcr Room llotel Pmtill Blocks PVNXS UTA WNE Y, PA, Somerfe. water work lutornal 1 of PltUbuu ivoDUo Officer \V*riacit-ttli, bat raninrnad b'* ivvUlon IY & - ,-»• -? ' b ■ PUNXSUTAWNBY, PA.» \Y, gQ3(X