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              ftwning JlSk je. RIIMERH 10U1 | Weekly Ealablbhrd 1850 j PITTSTON, PA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1889. TWUCEm Ten Coins a IVeck PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. SENATE'S SUBSTITUTE. A PHILADELPHIA MYSTERY. FORTFFYING A FORGERY. BRUTAL BURGLARS. WINDOM HAS GONE WEST. An Insane 'Wife*a disappearance Followed They Beat and Gag an Aged Couple, and A Memorial to Congress—Industrial Art Training Schools Proposed. A Resolution Declaring It Un- by Tliat oi Her Husband. Attaches of The Times Testify Against Parnell. - Itnnsacked the House in Vain. He Is Expected to Bring Back Hauiusburo, Feb. 10.— In the liouso of representatives following resolution wa: introduced by Mr. Garrett, adopted and sent to the senate for concurrence: Philadelphia, Feb. 16.—Joseph Meyer, a wealthy boot and shoe dealer of Twelfth and Spruce streets, has disappeared without warning, owing to troubles ai 'sing from his wife's insanity. Mrs. Meyer's dementia took the form of persecution of her neighbors, through a delusion that in this way she was conserving the welfare of her religious faith. KkiDiko, Pa., Feb. 10.—Near Dower's Station in aged farmer, his wife and hired man were terribly maltreated by masked burglars. Johr. Haas is 73 yaars of age and his wife 77. They live comfortably and have several thousand dollars at interest In the morning about 1 o'clock Mr. Haas was startled by a crash at the front door, and the next moment his bed chamber, on the first floor, was invaded by four masked burglars, who held revolvers to the heads of himself and wife and demanded all the money in the house. Haas prutested that he kept no money in the house, that all his loose change would be found in his trousers at the foot of the bed. One of the men examined the garment and found |1. With bru oaths the robbers threatened to burn the buildiug and its occupants. . a Portfolio. KjD*5*S9iirriLV constitutional. BIGHTS OF THE HOUSE USURPED. COST OF THE FAMOUS LETTERS. SUMMONED BY GKN. HARRISON. Joint resolution relative to concluding a treaty with the government of Great Britain. Whereas, Two'hundred and thirty-three members of the British parliament have presented to the president of the United States a memorial urging the government at Washington to take the necessary steps for concluding with the government of Great Britain a treaty which shall stipulate that any difference or disputes arising between the two governments, which cannot be adjusted hy diplomatic agency, shall be referred to arbitration; and Mr. Mills Reported the Resolution and It Solictor Soames Says Mr. Parnell's Writ- Lively Speculation In Indianapolis—Rep- Will Be Debated Tuesday—House Agrees lng Varies Considerably, Yet He Be- resentatives of the American Shipping on Instructions to the Territorial Com* One of her fancies was that self purification was only attainable through the medicinal qualities of the water that flows in the gutter, and in consequence she was constantly to be seen dipping up the liquid and drinking it. lieves All the Letters Genuine—Business league Call on the President-Elect. mlttee—The Panama Bill Passed. Manager McDonald's Storj' Other Cabinet Gossip. Washington, Feb. 10.—The house passed the resolutions instructing the conferrees on the territorial bill and the senate bill, enabling the president to protect United States interest* in Panama. IjONDON, Feb. 16.—Mr. Parnell was present at the session of the Parnell commission. Mr. Soames, solicitor for The Times, in his cross examination, offered in evidence a schedule of all the signatures of Mr. Parnell that he possessed. Ho said that Mr. Parnell's writing vt!fiod considerably, and produced a letter in which Mr. Parnell's name was written in six different ways. New York, Feb. 16.—Ex-United States Senate!1 William Windom, formerly of Minnesota, but now of Wall street, left the Buckingham hotel yesterday and went west by the Pennsylvania road. He has been summoned to confer with Gen. Harrison at Indianapolis. He informed his friends that he would be back in New York on Monday noxt, and if he does not then have the treasury portfolio under his arm its absence will those friends, and will only bo accounted for by some extraordinary occurrence in Indianapolis.&AKIM* POWDER The annoyances became so great that the neighbors finally joined in the petition that she should be removed to some public institution for treatment. Whereas, We are profoundly impreffeed with the importance of prompt action ou some of the measures now before congress; having for their object the adjustment of differences between nations, by the humaue meausof arbitration; therefore be it Mr. Mills reported back the Mills tariff bill, with senate amendment, and by direction of the speaker it was referred to the committee y the whole. Three weeks ago a patrol wagon drove up to Mr. Meyers' door, containing Police Surgeon Andrews and his assistant Resolved, By the senate and house of repre- Pennsylvania, that oar senators l» instructed aud our representatives in congress be urgently requested to use all proper means to secure the passage of a law that shall authorize the president of the United States to take the necessary steps for concluding with the government of Great Britain a treaty which shall stipulate that any differences or disputes arising between the two governments, which cannot be adjusted by diplomatic agency, shall l)e referred to a court of arbitration, which shall provide for the settlement of all international difficulties which may aiise without resorting to the cruel methods of war and bloodshed. Mrs. Haas, in her fright, jumped out of bed, when she was seized, kicked, choked and beaten. The robbers tore up the sheets, bound the aged couple and gagged them. Leaving one man in charge and another having the hired man in custody, two proceeded to ransack the dwelling. They ripped up feather beds, scattered the contents upon the floor, tore up the carpets and fireplaces, upset furniture, and even removed pictures from the walls in their fruitless search for hidden wealth. In a bui-eau they found $CD, and in an old chest a silver watch and double barreled shotgun. These articles with some linen constituted all the plunder obtained. A fund haa been raised as a reward for the arrenl of the thieves. The woman divined the object of the visit and managed to elude the officer by getting out on a skylight and secreting herself until the wagon bad driven away a^ain. Presiding Justice Hannen ordered that the letter bo photographed. Continuing, the witnoss denied that he had heard that Pigott and the league clerk h3 interviewed in Ireland had a grievance against Parnell. Pigott, be said, had made a statutory declaration that Solicitor Lewis had offered him-ill ,000 if he would swear that ho had forged the letters said to have been written by Mr. Parnell. The Times paid Pigott only £40 or £50. The witness had Pigott watched, and traced him into the company of Mr. Labouchere. He paid Houston, secretary of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic union, altogether £11,000. Mr. Mills als» reported the following resolution, the consideration of which, he said, he would ask the house to enter upon on Tues- Mrs. 3 /jrer slipped out afterwards, and repairin , to a residence at Ninth and Spruce strey* told the occupants a pitiful story, and wvjS housed over night. Having been given a sumptuous breakfast the next morning she disappeared. She has not been seen since. It was discovered that the house had been vacated and that Mr. Meyer had disappeared as mysteriously as his wife. Absolutely Pure. day next Indianapolis, Feb. 16.—Windom stock has taken a sudden rise, and many of the speculative politicians have come to the conclusion that the two chief secretaries of the Garfield administration will have a chance to serve out their interrupted terms under Gen. Harrison. The reason for this sudden confidence, after so many doubts and uncertainties about the disposal of the treasury, was the receipt of two or three telegrams from New York announcing that the ex-senator from Minnesota had started on a journey to Indianapolis on an invitation from the president-elect. This statement, though unconfirmed here, gave weight to the talk that Mr. Windom would surely be made the next secretary of the treasury, and some bets were made in the hotel corridors that the treasury question was at last definitely decided in his lavor. Still there were other political experts who were sure that the treasury would go to another western man. Resolved, That the substitution by the senate, under the form of an amendment for the bill of the house, No. W,051, (the Mills bill) of another aud different bill, containing a general revision of tile laiys imposing import duties and internal taxes, is io conflict, with the true intent and purpose of section 7, article I, of the constitution, and that said bill he returned to the senate with the respectful suggestion that that section vests in the house of representatives the sole power to originate such a measure. This powder never varies. A msrvel of purity, 8t C ngth and wholesonn ness. More economical than the ordinary ki ds. and cannot be sold in competition with the multi ude of low te» , shor ight alum or phosphate powders Sold only in cans. Royal Baking Powdkk Co., 106 Wail 8t„ N Y. Resolved, That we invite the co-operation of the legislatures of the different states to join uh in calling the attention of their respective members of congress to the importauce of speedy action on some of the measures now before cougreSs in reference to international arbitration. The authorities will institute an investigation. The couple the house in which they lived, and were highly respected. Hear Ye. Mr. (Me.) reseived a point of order against the resolution. Upon redirect examination, Mr.  said that no bargain was made when the letters were first brought to The Times. Their genuineness was to be tested before any payment was made. Mr. Soamea said Pigott told him of interviews ho had had with Solicitor Lewis and Mr. Labouchere. The latter sent Pigott several ten pound notes. One of these notes was forwarded to Ireland and there redirected to London. yVitness produced a copy of the letter which accompanied it. It had never occurred to witness to ask Pigott how he had acquired the letter**. Neither had he asked Houston. Pigott showed witness a letter from Solicitor Lewis accusing him (Pigott) of having admitted that he forged the letters, and his reply, whereupon witness required that the statutory declaration lw made, in which Pigott detailed all the communications between himself and Solicitor Lewis, including the olfer of £ 1,000 by Mr. Lewis, on behalf of Mr. Labouchere, if ho would swear that he had forged the letters. Neck and Neck in Went Virginia. Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 16.—There was great excitement in the joint assembly yesterday in taking a vote for senator, when President Carr, of the senate, announced upon the floor of the house that lie would from now on cast his vote for Gen. GofT for United States senator. Mr. Kirk, who has cast his votes heretofore for some Union Laborite, also declared himself for Golf from now on. Mr. Horr, the other Union Laborite, cast his vote fQr Senator Kenna, and will re;nain with him hereafter. Dorr still refuses to vote for Kenna. The ballot: GofT, 42; Kenna, 42; W. T. Ice, 1. Whole number of votes cast, 85; necessary to a choico, 4i». The election of United States senator now hangs on Don*, who is a Democrat, but who is bitter against Resolved, That the secretary of the commonwealth is hereby directed to transmit a copy of those resolutions to the executive of each of the state-* of Union. The speaker said that the resolution would remain upon the speaker's table with the ]K)int of order reserved against it. IRON WORKERS REDUCED. Notice* Pouted in the llirdttborp and Potta- Mr. McCreary (Ky.) reported back the senate bill appropriating #350,000 to enable the president to protect the interests of the United States in Panama. Brief speeches followed. Reading, Pa., Feb. 10.—-At Birdsboro the Brooke Iron company posted notices in their nail works that, owing to the low prices of nails, they would be obliged to ask their employees to accept a reduction, beginning March 1. The amount was not stated. The firm has already reduced the wages of its puddlers from $3.25 to $3 per ton. vllle Works. Mr. Bean introduced two bills, one to increase the salary of the superintendent of public education to $5,000, and the other to provide for the establishment of manual training schools by the state for the teaching of the elementary branches of wood work, metal work, domestic economy and industrial art. Choice goods, fair prices, and honest weighis and measures clinches the matter. Short output of coal d n't 8:em to diminish our trade. We heep our stoch right up, with at' the delicacies and substantiate of the season. The question being on ordering the bill to a third reading, Mr. Kilgore (Tex.) raised the point of no quorum. The yeas and nays were ordered, but pending the roll call the hour of 12:45 arrived, and the matter was laid a* tie temporarily to enable the house, under the special order, to consider the resolution introducing the house conferrees on the territorial bill as to the methods they should pursue in arriving at an agreement. The pending motion was that to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to that portion of the resolution directing the conferrees to so amend the bill as to provide for the admission of South Dakota under the Sioux Falls constitution by proclamation of the president, without a new vote being taken on the question of division. The house made a special order for the bill providing for the special election at which the proposed prohibitory amendment is to be Submitted to a vote of the people, providing for sjjecial reading on Tuesday, Feb. 20, ami Wednesday, Feb. 27. A meeting of employes in some of the departments of the Reading Iron works was called for this afternoon, to take action on a proposed reduction of the wages of puddlers from $3.50 to $3.25 per ton, laborers to £1 per day, and other employes 7 jxt cent. The works employ over 1,200 hands. The most important callers from a distance were Andrew Wheeler, of Philadelphia; George A. Kelly, of Pittsburg, and ex-CongD essman H. D. Money, of Mississippi. They came as a committee from the American Shipping and Industrial league, which held its third annual convention recently in Washington. They brought a set of engrossed resolutions passed by the convention for presentation to Gen. Harrison. The National Shipping league is a non-jiartisan organization, formed to promote the development of the mercliaut marine of the United States and to increase the efficiency of the navy, and the resolutions of the convention sum up at length the causes that have driven the American flag from the seas, and urge the president-elecf to recommend to congress such measures as will tend to revive American shipping. The tonnage and naval resei ve bills now before congress are heartily indorsed, and the giving of subsidies to American steamers to carry American mails to all parts of the world is suggested. The committe* wenr up to Gen. Harrison's house and had a short but satisfactory interview. Oranges direct from Florida. Bananas from Central America. Dried, evaporated and preseived fruits of Best quality. Kenna. Mr. Skinner olfered a resolution providing for a committee to investigate the charges made against several officials of the West* National Lawn Tennis Association. Pottsville, Pa., Feb. 1(5.—The 700 employes of the Pottsville Iron and Steel company's Fishback rolling mill were notified of a reduction of from 10 to 15 per cent, in wages, to take efftSct on Monday next. The men will hold a meeting to-day to decide whether or not they will accept the reduc- New York, Feb. 10.—The National Lawn Tennis association held its annual meeting at the Hoffman house last night. Forty-one clubs were represented. No important changes were made in the amateur rules. The ladies' single and double championships were awarded to Philadelphia. The time of the championship doubles was changed to some time prior to the binglo championships, the time to be selected by the executive committee. The championship singles were assigned to Now port for tise coming season and t he doubles to Staten Island. Joseph F. Clark, of Philadelphia, was elected president: H. W. Slocum, .Jr., of Brooklyn, vice president; William G. Hall, of New York, secretary and Howard A. Taylor, of New York, treas- penitentiary. After some discussion tlu resolution was referred to the committee on appropriations. This statement eaustd a sensation iu the court room. Continuing, Mr. Soames said that Pigott did not te.l him of the correspondence he had had with Archbishop Walsh, ot Dublin, regarding the letters. He had never heard of this correspondence until he heard it mentioned in court. Beside Mr. lngalls, Mr. Snames said, The Times engaged Messrs, Birch and Ellis as experts. He had never promised Pigott sixpence, but knew that Pigott had asKed Houston for £;D,U00 on the ground that it would be impo.-sibie for him to live in Duoiin alter giving evidence for The Times, and that he wanted to make some provision fur himself. Witness told him lie could not listen losiiuii a suggestion, but that he (Pigott) might rest satisfied that The Times would never see liiin ruined through his honestly testifying to all he knew. Ferris ani Ross 11am, Bacon and Bief. Mr. Marland introduced a resolution providing for a state dairy commissioner at an annual salary of $2,500. Butter of all glades, up to choice The bill providing for the Bale of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes to boys under 16 years old was negatived. creamery. Flour from way back to choicest Patt nt. By a vote of 144 to 109 the house tabled the motion. The remaining instruction relative to the admission of North Dakota, Montana and Washington by proclamation was agreed to without division and the bill again sent to conference after the adoption of the preliminery instructing clause by a vote of: Yeas, 149; nays, 101. tion. International Quarrel About Oil. New York, Feb. 10.—Stursburg & Co., of this city, the extensive exporters of petroleum, have been sued by Siemers & Co., oi Hamburg, for loss on a consignment of petro leum, which the complainants allege wa*D Ohio and not Pennsylvania oil. Besides the claim for loss, there is a claim for alleged injury to the reputation of Siemers & Co., wh« wei-e accused by European houses of palniinj. off an ulterior pnxiuct. The charge is als made that Stursburg & Co. are aiding the Standard Oil company in marketing Ohio Instead of Pennsylvania oil. The suit is the outgrowth of a long standing dispute, which has involved the New York and Hamburg produce exchanges in the disagreement. Much interest is taken in the case by the oil trnde generally. The produce exchange upholds Stursburg C!fc Co. and certifies to the correct grade of the oil. Adjourned until Wednesday evening next. Finest Olives and Olive Oil. Saratoga Chips. Albany, Feb. 10.—Mr. Murphy was in the chair and rapped the senate to order. Mr. Cantor objected to Murphy's assumption of authority; hot words ensued and Murphy ordered Cantor to his seat Then the chaplain prayed that in spite of disagreement divine power would set the senators in the right path. The prayer was not immediately answered, however, as the row developed into a party affair and several Democrats absented themselves, leaving the senate without a quorum. Mr. Husted introduced a bill in the house providing that no railroads shall bo built through the lands included 111 the forest preserve or the lands that are now or hereafter may be placed in custody of the state forest commission. New York Legislature. Crackers and Cakes of every style and grade. The house resumed the consideration of the Panama bill. English and American Pickles. Nuis and Candies of every name and kind. Mr. Kilgore withdrew his point of no quorum, and the bill was passed. urer "We knew," said Mr. Wheeler afterward, "that the president-elect's record was sound on the question of developing tills country's shipping interests. All we wanted was to stir inm up a little anil get him to give some attention to the subject in his inaugural address. We exjDeet some iinjDortant shipping legislation from the next congress, and a reieience to the pressing need of a mere mint marine by the president at tlie outset of his administration will be highly encouraging." The senate considered the Texas elections resolution and the resolutions on the death ol RolxTtson. THE SENATE Toronto, Feb. —John \VLton, convicted of an attempt to outrage a 5-year-old child, was sentenced to twenty-two month's imprisonment, with tho additional punishment of fifty hushes on the bare back. He received an instalment of the latter punishment yesterday at tho hand*; of a stalwart warden of the Central prison. Twenty-five lashes were administered, and after the flogging a portion of Wilton's back, alDout a foot in width, downward from the shoulders, presented the apiDearanco of an underdone beefsteak. Wilton is an American, Jo years of age, and asserts that ho is innocent of the crime for which he is beifig punished. Imprisoned and Whipped. Oat Met-1 and Oat Flakes. Wheatlet. Mr. Soamos said tiiat a man ending himself Wilson wrote to him ottering to give information. Iio recognized thowiiting as that of a man named O'Brien, who was an emissary li oui Egan to LaUmciiere. The oiler to furnish information was simply a "plant." After that ho had O'Brien watched. At Mr. Laboucnere's instance O'Brien was sent tC; Dublin to see Pigott. In Dublin O'Brien assumed the name of Siuela.r. The man following O'Brien traced him to LuboucneroV and Pigolt's houses, aud thou traced Pigott, Solicitor Lewis ami Mr. Parneil to Labouchore's residence. Tuo witness knew O'Brien as a man who was known in America a* lvolxjrt-on. It wafl Robertson who deluded Detective Moser with letteiiMvliicli had since been admitted to be forgeries. Kirby wa* paid JCJoO to go to America and procure from bneriuan the original -teamed letter, a facsimile of which was published in Tue Times. Mr. Hurlburt saw this letter. The credentials of William D. Washbiu*n, of Minnesota, for the term beginning March 4 next, were placed on the files of the senate. feouthern White Corn Meal, Gold Dusc Corn Meal. VV in'er Apples. STILL MORE TARIFF RILL The hou9e committee on ways and means will begin at once the preparation of a tariff bill, with which to. antagonize the internal revenue bill agreed upon by the appropriation committee. The bill will contain the free list of the Mills bill, its wool sections, and the internal revenue sections of the Cowles bill. The grandest flavored, sweetest Teas, in America. The cabinet is complete, and Gen. Harrison has caused it to be so understood through Private {Secretary Halford. The presidentelect will not himself announce the cabinet, Mr. Halford says, until the 5th of March, but after the &)th of this month, and in all likelihood sooner, the restriction of silence which lias been imposed 011 the chosen ones is to be removed. Who Owns the Madrid? NEWS OF OUFi NEIGHBORS. Coffee, after the drinking of which one foraets all their woes. New York, Feb. 10.—Consul Julia, of San Domingo, applied to the deputy collector of port for clearance pajDers for the steamer Madrid, which is supposed to have lieen purchased for Hippolyte. Ho presented twi certificates, one showing that he represented the owner of the vessel and the other certifying that she was owned by the Dominican government. Minister Preston, of Hayti, appeared in the collector's office at this timt and bogged the deputy collector not to cleai the vessel. He said the vessel was intended for Hippolyte, and it would be a violation ol law to allow her to clear. The deputy collector declined to clear the Madrid until he had lot.ked into the matter, and asked both gentlemen to call again. Collector Magone will probably give his decision at that time. Happenings of Interest In Several States The house committee on ways and means will report a tariff bill, proofed by Mr. Mc- Millan, embracing the principal features of the Mills bill and reducing the revenue about $70,000,000. The Randall bill reduces the revenue about $83,000,000. The Cowles bill, for which the Randall bill is a substitute, reduces the revenue about $2*2,000,000. Both the Randall bill and the McMillan bill will be reported to the house, and a lively fight is expected over the Randall bill, the members of the ways and means committee declaring that it shall not go on the calendar if they ran prevent it. Conference reporte, which are privileged, will be offered to prevent the house voting on it. It is understood that the Republicans will support the Randall bill solidly and that seventy Democrats have pledged themselves to support it, and secure for it consideration. John Shulmer, a rag sorter in Lflng's paper mill at Philadelphia, discovered among the rags a bottle containing white pills, which he supposed to be candy. He ate a number, and gave some to a companion, who chewed up three of the pills, and (earing they were poison spit them out, and told Shulmer to do the same. Bhulmer had already swallowed some, and he immediately fell to the floor, and in a few minutes he was dead. Briefly Chronicled. In fact, our stock is so large and varied i;hat we cannot enumerate but a faction of it. Our prices, quality considered, we will allow no one to Rrief and to tho Point. New York, Feb. 16.—Daniel J, Moore, assi tant appraiser of the sugar and damage allowance bureaus in the appraiser's stores, was removed by President Cleveland. The president's letter was identical with the letter sent to Sturgis, formerly of the tobacco bureau. "You are hereby removed," was all that was said. Moore was a Tammany man, and was appointed by the president in 1885, but when the report of the treasury agents concerning alleged discriminations and incompetency in the sugar division were forwarded to Washington Tammany refused to lift its linger to save Moore from dismissal. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 1(1—1\ 8. Green, manager of the 2,000,000 acre h:u*ienda de Istro in Chihuahua, recently s- D .ivd by an English syndicate, has arrived here 011 his way to England. Green has secured from the Mexican government the exclusive right to bore artesian wells in the states of Durango, Chihuahua and Coabuila, and is going home to get capital to push the enterprise. Vast mining districts are in tho states named, which can be devoloped with water. Americans and other foreigners, as well as natives, who have valuable claims, will protest to thu Mexican government against such a monopoiy A Water Trust til Mexico. heat. We find it essential to purchase many articles in small quantities, t iHcmg them with our customer* in h'1 their freshness. We handle no Ciieap John Job Lots, having an ancient lock and flavor. We keep Mi'. Jaacdonald, manager of TLp Times, deposed that in October, lb80, he got five Parne.l and six Egan letters. He stipulated that their authenticity must ba testel be*ore the payment of the price which Houston said hi gave for them. When the other letters— tnoso of O'Kelly and Davitt—were tested he paid Houston £1,780, the exact sum represented as expended in gaining possession of the letters, Houston declining personal remuneration. Witness was convinced that the letters were genuine, aud ho thought that ooiore the second l oading of the crimes bill would oe a tittmg tune to show to the counti y the character of the men making themselves prominent in Irish all airs. The firm of J. B. Williams, James "Williams, John Williams and Thomas Patterson, of Pittsburg, known as the Grand Lake Coal company, one of the largest companies engaged in the coal business on the Ohio river, failed for over $250,000. The failure was caused principally by the loss of 140 barges of coal in a storm near Now Orleans. D-Dur 3tore sweet am. cleinfrom cellar to girret. Our Taffy we pu chase f-om well known houses So it is all 0. K. Our trade is steadily increasing. Whenever our customers are asked if our goods and prices suit them their ans tver is "I should smile" Utica, N. Y., Feb. 10.—"Chris" Watson, of Syracuse, and "Con" Tobin, of Troy, met at Rome last night in a sparring match with soft gloves. Tobin stripped at 180 and Watson at 160. Both men were in good condition and the fight opened savagely. At the opening of the third round Tobin knocked Watson down, claiming that he had bitten him. The crowd rushed on to the stage and a general melee was imminent. There was great excitement and a number of earnest blows were exchanged. The police interfered and cleared the hall after some difficulty. Tobin and Watson appear to be very "sore" on each other, and if they had been allowed would doubtless have made the match a fight to a Itow at a Sparring; Exhibition. At the conference between Col. Fellows, of New York, and District Attorney Hamilton, of Saratoga, held at Albany, the third trial of ex-Alderulhn McQuade was set for the May term of Oyer and Terniiner.ut Ballston. The trial will be moved May 27 or June 3. Milwaukee, Feb. lti.—Billy Myers and his alleged backer, Alf Kennedy, arrived in this city last evening from Streator. Myers says he is averse to fighting any more in public, as recent experiences in this line were anything but satisfactory, but states that he will fight McAuliffe in a private room, with from five to ten men present. Kennedy wired Koche, XlcAuliffe's backer, these conditions, and at a later hour received an answer accepting." It appears that a meeting between the two famous light weights is an event of the near future. Another Fight Arranged. The president signed the commission of Norman J. Colman to be secretary of agriculture. Secretary Colman took the oath of office in the department library, in the presence of all the employes of the department. The oath was administered by Mr. O. D. Ladow, the secretary's private secretary. COLHAN'S COMMISSION SIGNED. To Celebrate Washington'* Hlrthday Mohrxstown, N. J., Feb. 10.—Washington's birthday will be celebrated by the Washington association of New Jersey at the headquarters of the association here. A national salute will be fired from the association's monument on old Fort Monsense at half past 1 p. m., and at half past 2 o'clock a meeting will lie held at the headquarters, at whicii papers will be read by Edmund D. Halsey, on "Tlie Continental Army in Morris County in the Years 1770-0," and by Adjt. Gen. W. S. titryker, on "Some Sketcties of New Jersey Revolutionary Patriots." A collation will be held after the filing of the salute. Widow Van Coutz, young and pretty, of Franklin, N. J., is in a cell charged with munler. A male child was born to her, and she plunged it into a pail of water until it was dead. Hurlbut & Co. New burg, N. Y., Feb. 10.—The second annual convention of the Young Women1* Cnristian Association of tho the state of New York convened in the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, this city, last night. From 5 to 7 o'clock there was a reception tendered the delegates at tue rooms of tho local branch, wuicli was largely attended. The exercises at the church contested of a song and praise meeting, loliowod by an opening address by Rev. Charles Cuthbert Hail, Li. D., of Brooklyn, on "The WorK; Its Anns and Its Encouragements." Rev. W. K. Hall, D. D., ol .Newburg, loilowed with an auuroos of welcome, and iio in turn by Rev. Arthur Jones, oi lne Baptist church. Young Women's CliriHtiaii Association. Republicans in the house say that the practical determination of the passage of the omnibus bill for the admission of the territories will not affect the prospects of an extra session of the Fifty-first congress. A large number of them were interviewed yesterday and they expressed the belief that there would be an extra session called by President Harrison. A majority of them believe that the extra session will be held, beginning about the middle of April, while the rest expect that congress will lDe called together in October. AN EXTRA SESSION CERTAIN. CARR'S BLOCK, ives t rr t ts roy Fireman Crockett was killed and his body thrown 500 feet away, and Engineer Alc- Gowan was fatally injured by being pinned under the wreck caused by the explosion of a North Peun freight engine at Centre Valley, Pa. finish. New York, Feb. 10.—The Catholic News has received from Rome the copy of a letter addressed on Jan. 12 to the pope by the bishops of the United States, and signed 011 their American lSisliopa to the Pope. Jennie Knjflebrecht'a Wound Four lady passengers and the driver of a Chester, Pa., street car were Injured by the car being struck and wrecked by a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive. Elizabeth, N. J., Feb. 1(5.—Jennie Englebrecht is still alive at the hospital, but her condition has not improved at all. She may linger for some days, but her wound is mortal. She is perfectly rational and can talk, but cannot swallow. Hugo Roger, the lover of Jennie Englebivcht, called at the Elizabeth hospital last night to see her. The young man was visibly affected when led to the bedside, and remained there nearly an hour. He came away weeping, and bogged the doctors to give him some hope that she would recover. There is 110 change in the girl's condition. The hospital physicians still think she attempted suicide, but she persists that the shooting waa actidouUiL He Robbed IUh Employer**. .x/hulf by Cardinal Gibbons. The letter deplores the treatment of the holy father by his enemies; declares that while he, the head, suiters all members of the re.lgious body snfier; exhorts him to be courageous and to remember the prophecies of the psalmist, that the Lord will scatter his enemies; and closes with au appeal lor his apostolic blessing. Chicago, Feb. 10.—William H. Worth, the receiving Cierk in the jewelry department of Montgomery, Ward & Co., has been arrested and locked up at the Armory. He has for a long time been robbing his employers of watches and pawning them. He made a full conlession when charged with the thefts. Dr. J. B. Tayior, physician for the Middlesex (jJLass.) county jail, died of ajK)plexy while attending a patient. He was ti7 years old, a native of Hinsdale, N. II., and had practiced in Cambridge forty years. STEAM PRESSES WTLL STAY Mr. Hiscock presented to the senate the report of the finance committee on the bill whose object is the substitution of hand work for steam presses in the bureau of engraving and printing. The committee makes an elaborate report, the sul*stance of which is that there is a saving of more than *300,000 a year to the government in the use of the steam presses, and that the work done by them is as good, if not better, than the work done by hand. The report was agreed to ami the bill indefinitely jDostponed. Advocating a Canned (iootU Trust. Chicago, Feb. 10.—The commodious convention hail iu the Sherman house rang with bhouts 01 approval when E. S. of Bal timore, recommended that the Western Pack e«*s' Canned Goods form a trust, air. Judge is the editor of The Baltimore 1 rune, a pai*er devoted to the corn canning industry, lie tallest lor a hull' hour at tlu meeting ot the association ycoterduy, but Tue Keeney house and tho Bronson at Pike, N. Y., were burned. A domestic named Juiinio Mach and hor littie niece, Pearl, perished in the llanies. Loss, £0,000; insurance, $3,000. Dincipliniiig the Hazer». Chicago, Feb. 16.— Julius Gartor, a young mail residing with his father in a suburb ol this city, while in a fit of despondency, approached the Northwestern railroad tracks, where cars were being switched, and lying down, placed his neck 011 the rail in front ol a moving train. His head was completely severed lroin his body. Ended His Earthly Troubles. Easton, Fa., Feb. 10.—Several more opliomores have joined the ranks of tho exiles, and the remainder of the Lafayette CoLege hazers are trembling in their boots. I'nhave thus far been suspended. It is There was a very attendance at tho twenty-second annual reunion of the O. A. H., department of Connecticut, at Winsted. Governor Bulkiey and staif arrived in the never nun turned 1I10 word "trust," although ho outline*t a plan tor an ironnad combination in the trade. The convention tinally adopted a resolution leaving the question 0/ over production to be uecided by each packei individually. Killed by " Christian Science icported that the faculty will su pend every one of the men who signed the paper admitting that they participated in the hazing of lreshmen and demanding tho recall of th«Dse first suspended. evening. w Department Commander Ilorne gave a review of the work of the year, which was very satisfactory. The ailjutailt general's rej ort showed a totiU membership of (1,7:41, a gain of '•£»!) during the year. The Very Latest One Taken, (he Other Left. Buffalo, Feb. 10.—A shocking case of "Christian science" was reported. A young: and beautiful woman was taken with pu ral convulsions. She was about to become a mother. Her case grew so serious that apD fessionul Christian healer was called in by the sufferer's family, who believed in that sort of thing. Not until the patient was dying for lack of proper treatment was a physician called upon. Then it was too late. The physicinu, Dr. Ingmham, said it wns a life thrown away, as he u-i I undoubtedly have saved the woman if called in when the convulsions first came on. Alexandria, Minn., Feb. 10.—John Lee, the murderer, has expiated his crime upon the scaffold. John Lee and Martin Moe, murderers of Charles Cheline, expected to be hanged together. The governor, at the last moment, commuted the sentence of Moe to imprisonment for life. Moe said nothing, but Ijee seemed pleased that his accomplice had escaped the gallows. Lee never faltered as the hour for the execution approached. He made no speech 011 the gallows. In four minutes after the drop fell fell Lee was dead, but it was nearly twenty minutes before the body Minister I'lielps Dined. FOR SALE BY Uatlj Ocniea. New York. Feb. 10.—Cornelius Vanderbilt entertained Minister Phelps at dinner last evening. Among the thirty guests were Hon. Levi P. Morton, Chauncey Ai. Dejiew, A brain »S. Hewiit, K. F. Shcpard, William Astor uml M1. Ynn Rensselaer and their wives. A mass meeting of colored citizens of western Massachusetts was held in City hall, Bpringtieitl, to protest agai.ist the suppression of the negro vote in the south. Resolutions were adopted protesting against the social and iDolitical oppression of the negro race in the south. Letters of n gret were read from l're.-Dident-e]eet Har:i.-oa, Vice 1'rcsident-olect Morton, Senators liC ar and Blair and John Boyle O'Uttihy. Auiong tile sjh-a!; -is wire I. Li. BEVflfl. Detroit Feb. 10.—Gen. Alger being No C »lebiation in 180?, shown the dispatch attributing to him a stab Washington, Feb. 10.—The joint commit* tee of the house and senate on the celebration U. s». STATIONERY CO. men 1 that he had written C 1 manding an explteil avowal or disavowal ol Sherman de- 01 the discovery of America, proposed to be neld in 1892, held a meeting and practically certain remarks r Unbilled to Sherman di u-rn lined to report adversely on the4Dill. Wholesale Stationers. It i.-D mad-.* out rogat to iiini, .-a V»»»" o is nothing in J lU'VCI whole ciutn, Eighteen Years lor Sneak Thieving, York, Feb. 10.—Hoary Hardy, the Hpauldinff's Ua*»e Ball and Pport:nK Goods. Ex- cellent stock of school supplies maue such u statement. 1 never ciiought 01 doi.ig such a tiling. I never wrote such o{ thing. 1 never wrote to Sherman on auy sub 1 llallot Reform in Rhode Island. Providence, Feb. 10.—The ballot reform bank sneak ihief, was arraigned in court and pleaded guilty to assault and grand larceny, tie was sentenced to state prison for eighteen years and six month*. Hon. John E. of Yirgi W1LKES-HARRE, 184 Ea9t Market Street. was cut down, L.1I1 came up in the house yesterday, and Aiaw:s. Barney and Fearee, of the committee reporting it, argued in its favor. No one oj*- jjoi-ed it. The bill wiU come up lor a vote on Georgi W. Williams jf Worcester Thnv also huve the afcencv for Caw's "Dasha way, " the best fountain pen In market. S./.N Francisco, Feb. 10.—Beginning yesterday, the Golden Gate special will carry pouches for Chicigo and New York, the mail on its weekly trip making the time to Chicago eighty hours and to New York llo horn's. Southern" Pacific officials expect to shortly put on a second vestibuled train, making a semi-weekly train, and eventually a daily. The Fait Train a Success. jevt whatever in my life Tl»e Harvard freshmen eight nnivtl crow has accepted the challenge of the Columbia to . U' brailionl anil other Clean, N. Y., Feb. 10.—William F. Orloff, who claimed to be a Russian nobleman, committed suicide by shooting. He was f»5 years of age. and a refugee from Russia. His wife was fomd in an adjoining room in a drunken sleep. Orloff's papers show that he was a well d ueated man and had held several important pueitiousin his native country. Suicide of a lltisftian Ilefugee. \ New Drive'- Assaulted The "Q" Road Said to Have Signed. Hostox, Feb. 10. — It is announced that the Ihjcagn, Hnrlington and Quincy railroad has l LiD GARMENTS AtThAK MW new 1! New Y»»rk. Feb. 10.—Mark Flanagan, 11 lie Fourth uvenue road, whC 'i'u day Death of Secretary Euirchiid's Father i'reslr lttn ere time in Jun* w Ix n«ic ;» Afi-er brtluj? Cleaned and Repaired bj C'AZENOVIA ie'Died the president's agreement JOHN YOUNG turning lrom the car stables laft night, wa? attacked by three men, wuo beat and kickoo him almost to insensibility and then mail* good then* escape. Faircliild, aged about 77 years, father of CUa~ies S. Faircliild, secretary of tho United HI a' is treasury, died at 4 o'clock ye&terday I TSie Old Reliable Tailor. To»m and drmnu hornea for sale at J. W . „ , „ . , , _ . , . I Sooth Main Ft. rear of tawta Cohen's utoi# Hoover 8 stables, West Film ton. 4j-tf Work Jone pnn?tly &&U at reasonable prioea. Iflorscti for Sale Fair and warme*; variable winds, becoming Weatlier Imiieutions. ait#.noon. easterly.