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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-07
Now Tariff Bills.

Washington, Dec. Elm the house
to-day, Mr.. Harris. Of Ohio. introduced
the first tariff bill Of this congress. 1t
seeks to revise the wooden schedule
into three classes.
Congressman Morse Of Massachusetts,.
will on Monday. introduce the following
bill to provide for the existing defic-
iencies in the revenue and move Its
reference to the committee on ways and
means. 1t provides that there shall
be levied. collected and paid upon all
articles imported from foreign coun-
tries and mentioned in schedules g, j.
X and L, Of the revenue act approved
october 1. 1890, the duties imposed in
these schedules; also upon earthen
ware. both decorated and plain, the
duties named in paragraphs "a and So;
schedule B of said act, upon tin plates
the duties named In paragraph 12l,
schedule c, Of said act, and upon gloves
Of all kinds the duties named In para
graphs 343 to $50, inclusive, In schedule
N, of said act"
This bill revives the Mckinley bill
in the sections named. 1t revives the
agricultural schedule Of 1890. which en-
braced more careful duties for the de-
fense of agriculture especially along
the sea coast and the northern border,
than any prvious law had contained.
1t also revives the schedule relating to
fax and hemp and their manufactures.
the schedule as to silk goods and the
schedule as to wool and woolens. be-
sides the special provisions relating to
earthenware, tin plates and gloves.
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THROUGH THE STATE.

f. w. Painter was today appointed
fourth-class postmaster at Burning Well
Thieves looted the office of the At
lantic Refining company at Pottstown.
A locomotive in the railroad yard at
Bellefonte struck and fatally injured
James Gallagher.
Falling from car at Carbondale. Brake
man Charles Ball had both legs cut of,
causing death.
Two hunters. John and T. B. Harris,
killed a black bear near Wilkes-Barre,
Weighing 5l2 pounds.
The Shenandoah authorities have made
arrests OF persons who chance off tur-
keys by the wheels Of fortune.
A bride Of only few days. Mrs. David
McCracken. died suddenly yesterday, at
Alburtus. Lehigh county.
Burglars raided the Lackawanna and
Western station at Wyoming and stole
$500 worth Of jewelry from trunk.
Reeister-elect Wanbaugh. Of York coun-
ty has announced that his deputies will be
Samuel Filter and w. W. Dietz.
Philadelphia capitalists will build hotel
at Glen Summit, on top Of the Wilkes
Barre mountain, to cost $250.000.
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SAID PASHA NERVOUS.
Would Rest More Securely on His Should
dc.s nj the Nrifish Emhassy

Ho Ia Of the Impression That His Hoa-
Would Rest More Securely on His Should
dc.s ut the british Embassy.
Constantinople, Dec. 6.-The fact that
Said Pasha has sought refuge in the
British embassy has caused q great
sensation In all circles, and is q general
topic of conversation. 1t IL impossible
to foresee the outcome, but the fact Of
a native statesman Of the highest rank
seeking an asylum in a foreign embassy
Is recognized everywhere as indicating
an extremely critical situation. which It
Is believed. may become a turning point
In Turkeys history.
When the Sultan heard what his ex
grand vizier had done he was greatly
incensed and made several vain at
tempts to induce him to return to his
residence. His Majesty /sent Tewfik
Pasha, with Said Pasha's namesake,
the president Of the council. to the en-
bassy at half-past o clock in the morn.
ing. where they had long interview
with the refugee. They made all man.
ner of promises In behalf of the Sultan
II he would return to his old home. They
declared that nothing would happen to
him, but Said Pasha, with an ever-pres-
ent knowledge Of the value Of imperial
promises, declined to leave the safe
SHELTER he had found. Then Tewfik
Pasha vainly pleaded to Sir Philip Cur
RE to compel Said Pasha to leave the
embassy.
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DISGRACE TO THE NAVY.
Commander Matthews Report Of the
Affairs at Annapolis IL Not Re.assur.

Commander Matthews Report OF the
Affairs at Annapolis IL Not Re.assur.
ing.
Annapolis, Nd, Dec. G.-Commander
Matthews has made report to Secre-
tary Of the Navy Herbert upon his re-
cent Investigations Of the condition Of
the naval academy. The report states
that the academy Is shame to the
nation and disgrace to the navy. The
educational departments are all right.
but the accommodations are most mis-
erable. 1t is recommended that every
building. now used by the cadets be
RACED to the ground. Several Of the
structures have been condemned as un-
safe. unhealthy and III adapted for
their purposes On the whole the re-
port sums up the academy as in bad
plight and demands the prompt atten-
ton Of congress. 4, tss
The plans proposed for improvements
contemplated the expenditure of about
&c. OO0, 900 but only comparatively small
amounts would be required for each
year. Commodore Matthews will urge
that the general plan Of reconstruction
and rehabilitation be approved and that
500, 900 be provided at this session OF
congress to begin the work. Secretary
Herbert Is now considering the report
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FROM OVER THE SEA.

NJ. Challemel-Lacour. president Of the
French senate. Is seriously Ill.
The new British cruiser Diana, of 5,60(
tons burden. was launched at Glasgow.
The French institute has started an In
ternational subscription for q monument
to NJ. Pasteur.
Mrs. Daniel. 26 years Of age, niece OF
Baron Banffy, the Hungarian prime min.
lister, has committed suicide.
Premier Crispi will ask the italian
chamber of deputies to prolong for q
year the exceptional laws against Social
lists.
German papers are inclined to think
from President Cleveland's message tina,
he wants to gust England and Germany
from Samoa
Madrid citizens will hold great mass
meeting Sunday to denounce the corrup.
tion exposed in the municipal council and
the passive attitude of the government ir
the matter.
Because of the closing Of the Socialist
offices In Berlin, the party headquarters
have been moved to Hamburg, beyond
tho reach of the Prussian la.
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pluck and native ability won. and Will
liam Jobs check for $250,000 would be
honored in Helena today. It is said
During all these years across the sea
woman waited and watched and
toiled and prayed. Faithful and true
she stood by her plighted troth.
About two months ago Sarah received
a letter from her lover. asking her to
meet him in Morristown, where she
has q brother. william Ennis. At his
home they were to be married, William
said, and the brave Cornish woman
came. reaching here on Nov. 28. Job
arrived on Monday and yesterday they
were married. and Immediately after
the ceremony Job gave his happy bride
a check for $4,000. On Saturday they
will leave for Helena, where they will
reside. Job is superintendent Of the
Ontario mine. which Is owned by Eng
lish capitalists.
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OUTLOOK ENCOURAGING.

The Fact That Many Business Enter
prises Have Bccn Able to Dodge the
sheriff So Long Fills Dun Co. with
Hope.
New York, Dec. 6-R. G. Dun &
company will say tomorrow In their
Weekly Review Of Trade:
With all the shrinkage In present
business and prices. 1t IL encouraging
to find but q small increase In failures.
Failures in the United States for lac
week have been 1924 against 1856 last year
and So In Canada against 40 last year.
Business ID still sluggish. as II gorged
by excessive Indulgence Of the appetite
for buying when prices were advanc-
ing. In nearly every brancn stocks not
yet distributed to consumers stand in
the way of new orders and competition
Of a producing force largely exceeuing
the present demand puts down prices.
that decline. retarding purchases yet
more After the holidays men look for
a larger demand. Financial influences
have not hindered, and rarely has the
opening Of a session Of congress af-
fected business so little.
Wheat has advanced about cent ,or
the week. though western receipts have
been 7,O14.911 bushels against 1921, ,788
last year, and Atlantic exports, -four
included. again exceed last years. g.
326, ,O93 against 1.ss7,737 bushels. Wool
has been slightly strengthened by the
London sales. Manufacturers have
much machinery idle at present. and
orders thus far are not encouraging.
txc ,oxu
is more pressure to sell Southern pig
here. and some large transactions have
been made by concessions. while the
small band has broken the barbed wire
combination, and the two nail and the
two bar associations are now In ses-
sion to consider their policy. Rails
have not changed while bessemer pig
has declined s., and billets $6 per ton,
and a purchase Of 10000 tons for San
Francisco from England Is noticed.
with q considerable importation Of wire
nails at Boston.
Anthracite coal IL weaker, and sold at
$3.50 here against $4.15 according to cir
culation. Boot and shoe shipments for
the week are larger than last year. and
manufacturers are getting increased
orders with general reduction in prices.
but leather has declined. Hides are
about half a cent lower.
The stock market has been weak,
partly because of disappointing returns
of earnings. November reports show
a gain over last year Of 9.S per cent. in
tile first week, S.6 in the second. 5.5 in
the third and In the fourth week and
for the month 60 over last year but 3.l
per cent. less than In 1892.
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pRrENsa Al HOWELL TRIAL.
Twenty Character witnsssss Are Sworn
to Show that the Prisoner was . Good
womau = Regarding the Letters.

Wellsboro, Pa. Dec. 6.--The court
room was crowded today with an au-
dience largely composed Of women to
hear the evidence for the defense In
the Howell poisoning case. This fore
noon about twenty witnesses were
sworn, to prove that Mrs. Howell has
been an amiable, quiet and peaceable
woman during the ten years she has
lived at .Tioga; that she has been a
kind Peighbor. and that In all her &C.
tions She had shown that she had the
most genuine affection for Libbie
Knapp up to the very hour she died
from poison.
This afternoon Mrs. Charlotte Howell,
the prisoner. and her husband. Chaun-
cey Howell. were both on the stand, and
testified In direct contradiction to DR..
Brown, about the finding of a package
Of supposed rat poison in the Howell
door yard. Mrs. Howell denied writ
ing or dropping the letter in the postof-
flce which Postmaster McAllister said
he picked up from the floor. Mrs.
Howell explained where she found the
letter she sent to Mr.. Waters. and she
denied writing any Of the notes printed
In capitals.
]. H. Putnam. q Tioga attorney, iden-
titled q lot Of the scurrilous letters
which Miss Knapp had consulted him
about in the fall and winter Of 1894,
she believing at this time that Right
mire had sent them to her.
Mrs. Howell made a good appearance
on the stand today. She Is evidently
a shrewd and intelligent woman, and,
no doubt, will prove q quick witness
when the lawyers for the prosecution
take her In hand for cross examination.
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SALISBURY'S Reply HERE
Will Remain Secret Until the Duck
Season Is Over.
TO BE GIVEN TO Mr.. OLNEY
The Answer Expected shortly" VIII Be
q Matter of General Surmise Until
Our Over.worked President II
Able to Return to Duty Again.

Washington, Dec. e.-Lord Salisbury's
reply to Secretary Olney's dispatch.
which, according to the presidents mes
sage. called upon the British govern
ment for q definite answer to the ques-
ton whether it would or would not sub
init the territorial controversy between
itself and Venezuela in Its entirety to
impartial arbitration" was received by
Ambassador Pauncefote this evening.
1t will be handed to Secretary Olney to-
morrow. At the same time that ,ne
formal reply was transmitted to the
British ambassador here, another copy.
according to diplomatic custom. was
handed to Mr.. Bayard. our ambassador
In London, through whom, last July,
Secretary Olney's original note was
presented to the British foreign office.
Sir Julian Pauncefote being then absent
In England on vacation. This copy was
undoubtedly placed in Mr.. Bayard's
possession some days before the presi-
dents message was presented to con-
gress.
Should Have Beou Cabled.
1t Is ihconceivable that In a matter of
such Importance some inklihg of its
contents should not have been commun-
icated by cable to Secretary Olney,
prior to the framing of the president s
message. Bearing in view this point
the passage in the message in which the
president says that the United States
will not be satisfied" If one Of the
powers concerned Is permitted to draw
an arbitrary line through the territory
In debate and to declare that 1t will
submit to arbitration only the portion
lying on one side of it," will be re-
garded as having much significance.
There Is a promise in the presidents s
message that when the text Of the an
swer Of the British government "ex-
pected shortly" shall have been re-
celved, further communication Of the
subject will probably be made to con-
gress."
OF course this cannot be done while
the president Is absent duck shooting,
and the probabilities seem to be that
the correspondence will not see the light
until after the Christmas holidays. un-
less 1t should be made public on the
other side of the Atlantic.
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FLIGHT OF MRS. HIGGINsoN.
Tier Bankcr Ilusbcnd Said to Have
Cublcd Her SlOO 900 In PITY.

Her Bankcr Husband Said to haSo
Cablcd Her 100000 In Pltv.
Boston, Mass. Dec. 6.-The elopement
Of Mrs Frances l.. Higginson, wife OF
the millionaire banker with James W..
Smith, young lawyer ana society IA
vorite. more than dozen years her
junior, has fairly stunned society.
The deserted husband returned last
night from New York. whittier ne went
to catch his recreant spouse, II possible
As she and her youthful lover had a
start OF several DAYS ne cou'o uo "o'"-
ing.
Mr.. Higginson Is satisfied that tne
couple sailed Saturday on the COL
umbia. which Is due to reach Genoa III q
few days. sl
The banker has not decided wnat ac-
tion to take. but II IS presumed 81
vorce Will complete the separation. ne
feels the blow very keenly on account o!
his position In society ana because OF
MS cniioren' just growhs hh'o '"s"
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a four years sentence, six less than his
sQuealing pal. who was implicated in the
same crime. The officers are inclined
to think that Stone has painted ana en-
bellished few mole hills of criminallty
into mountains Of crime for no other
purpose than to vent his enmity against
Duffy.
Since the death Of their pal, William
Walrath, from the effects Of bullet
wounds. received in their battle with
the deputy sheriffs. here last April,
Duffy and Stone have been such bitter
enemies that they have been kept in diff
ferent parts Of the Jail and were never
In the same room even during meas.
Advices from Mansfield, O.. and Erie.
Pa. and Kansas City. indicate that
Stone was familiar with murders COM
mitted at each Of these places. Denials
have been received from Chicago, Cleve-
land and Buffalo.
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DID NOT TRUST THE JURY.
Judge Lynch Orders Verdict In Favor Of
the Lehish Valley Railroad.

Judge Lynch Orders Verdict Ia Favor Of
tho Lehish Valley Railroad.
Pottsville, Pa, Dec. 6.-This afternoon
Judge Lynch, of Luzerne county. spe.
cially presiding in the Schuylkill court
this week, in the trial Of the case of
John F. Paul, Of Gordon, vs. the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad company,
for $4,000 damages, for permanent per-
sonal injuries, took the case from the
jury, who had been sitting since Mon
day morning. and directed verdict
for the defendant company.
On Sept. 22, 1881, Paul.. the plaintiff.
who was q conductor on the defendants
railroad, was on his coal train going up
a heavy grade from Gordon to Lo-
Gust Summit. A water train with large
cylinder boilers loaded on trucks. was
on ahead Of the coal train. On the
last car there were three Of these cylin-
ders one on top Of two others. This car
broke loose and started down the grade,
and ran into the engine Of the coal
train: killing two of the crew. Paul
Jumped from the engine for his life.
but was hurled against the wreck and
sustained injuries to his spine which
rendered him a cripple for life. 1t was
held that the car had q defective brake,
and had been In the shop only the day
BEFORE
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THE CUBAN war A Farce
A New York journalist Thinks War
News Unnecessary.
PERSONNEL OF INSURGENTS
Revolutiouista Are . Lot of MuIlsttos
and Haif.l'reeds Who Are Seurry.
ing TO the Woods to Avoid
the Government Troops.

New York. Dec. 6.-Senor Don Arturo
Baldesano Y Lopeto. consul general for
Spain, has received the following letter
from an American who recently went to
Cuba In the interest Of q New York
newspaper:
Dear Sir: There is no apparent rea-
son why should write you, but sim
ply want to say that what you told me
In New York. and what at that time
I was unwilling to believe or accept, Is
all very true. After looking over the
ground carefully, from the point of q
newspaper correspondent, / am firmly
convinced that the war" is q farce. and
that the insurgents are lot of mulat-
toes and half breeds, ,scurrying to the
woods In the hope Of keeping out Of the
way of the troops. While correspond
erts here are making big reports to
their various publications, can see no
need Of sending war news and Will
the study Of Cuba for the purpose Of
special articles"
Official Notice Of a Victory.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The Spanish
minister today received the following
official telegram from General Campos
under Havana date:
1.-THE combined forces of Maxine,
Gomez and Maceo. numbering between
five and six thousand men, attacked
General Wallace, twelve hundred
strong. The Spanish troops charged
the enemy without hesitation. The
rebels fed and were actively pursued
for distance Of over nine miles. in
surgents only returning fire from points
where escape was dificult, attempting
to check the vigorous attack Of the
Spanish column and protect the retreat
Of the bulk of the insurgent forces.
They were finally dispersed. This en-
gagement furnishes ample proof of the
lack Of OF ganization and military posi-
ton in insurgent ranks.
(Signed) Campos.
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 8.-The case of
the United States against the steam
ship Laurada and Captain Hughes, her
master, Tor an alleged violation Of the
neutrality laws In carrying men and
arms to assist the Cuban insurgents,
came up before Judge w. H. Brawly.
in the United states District court to-
day. Three Spaniards employed as fire.
men, testified that the steamer carried
thirty-five men and q number Of boxes
Of arms and ammunition to Cuba on
Oct. q. The case will be continued to-
morrow. .-..
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JEALOUS STUDENTS.
Angry Because tho Girls Gave o Dance
IN tho Princeton Men

New Brunswick, N. j.. Dec. 6.-There
has been ill-feeling between the stu
dents of Rutgers and Princeton Colleges
ever since the students Of the former
stole the old canon from the Princeton
campus. When the Princeton musical
clubs gave a concert here last week the
girls of the town gave dance In their
honor, and now the Rutgers College pa
per is out in an article calling the action
of the girls dead insult to Rutgers
men. The latter say they give many
dances to which all the girls are invited,
but the latter never reciprocate.
Now they say It seems small business
to give the dance to the Princeton men,
who have no claim on the townspeople.
The article especially blames the two
or three girls who originated the scheme.
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NEW CONSTITUTION MADE.

South Cardinals Convent ION Completes
Its Work and Adjourns.
Columbia. 8. c., Dec e-The consti-
tutional convention tonight adjourned
sine die. The final reading Of the con-
stitution was finished this morning and
II was ratified practically as 1t passed
its third reading, with few verbal
amendments.
The only protests against the adop-
tion Of the constitution came from five
of the six negro delegates and two
white delegates.
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THE POOL MATCH.

Standing Of the Pin, crs at the Close Of
Last Nights Games.
Syracuse, N. Y, Dec. Ode Orc and
Clearwater were the winners in the
championship pool tournament here to-
day by the following: De Orc 100,
Stofft 80; Clearwater 12S. Horgan 72.
Standing Of the players: Clearwater
won 3. lost 0; Keogh won 2, lost o: Eby
won 2, lost 1; De Orc won 2, lost / Sher-
man won 1. lost I; Walsh won 1, lost 2;
Stofft won 1, lost 3: Sutton won I, lost
2; Horgan won ]. lost 4.
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TALE OF TwO CONTINENTS.
Lovers Win Wealth end Hsppiness Afses
years Of Wsitins.


Morristown, N. J., Dec. 6.-After be-
ing separated for seventeen years, Will
liam Job and Sarah Ann Ennis were
married here today, each having trav-
eled about 5000 miles to keep the tryst.
The home Of the bridegroom Ii near
Helena, Mont. while the bride came
from her home in Cornwall. England.
The two had been children together in
a little Cornwall village and lovers az
they grew older. william was too poor
TO get married. however. and seventeen
years ago sailed for this country. after
Sarah had promised TO wait for him.
He landed in New York and proceed
ed direct to the copper mines at Lake
Superior, where he rot work. II was
not the kind Of work that he was look
Inc for. nor what his studies had fitted
hin for, 70 Ne soca driftsd west British
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pott.yiiia Cnal Deal.

Pottsville, Pa. Dec. 6.-The Anthracite
Coal company sold this morning 165 acres
of valuable coal lands in the western part
of this county to @. w. Strong, of Pitts
ton, Pa. The money consideration Of the
purchase is not made public. 1t is be-
iitved extensive operations on the newly
acquired lands will be opened in the near
future
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lease Marched with Firm ster.

Ozark. Dec. 6--Jesse Jones was hanged
this morning. He marched to the scaffold
with a firm step and protested his inno-
cence to the last. His neck was broken
by the drop and he was pronounced dead
In twelve minutes. Jones murdered
Charles, and Jesse Hidden, cousins, near
Bonneville, Logan county. Ark, Feb. IS,
1891.
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Suncrior Court Business.

Pittsburg. Dec. e.-Coal Operator d. T.
Stein. sentenced to Jail for three months
and to pay q fine Of $500 for using false
weights and defective scales at his mines.
was this afternoon released from jail.
'wher he has been since Monday, ON an
order of the Superior court. Bail was
given in 5000. The case will be- heard at
Scranton In January. e q
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FRlGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
A BOY Killed and Two Others Fatally
Injured.

Injured.
Lebanon, Pa, Dec. GA frightful ac-
cident occurred on West Lebanon street
today. resulting in the death of Joseph,
aged 6, son Of Joseph Light, and PROB.
able fatal injuries to John Nelly, aged
3. and Harry Dohner. aged Q. the ,oys
were on their way home from school and
were stealing ride on the tongue OF
wagon filled with cinders drawn by an
other wagon to which was hitched four
mules.
The boys were ordered of by the
driver and in their hurry to get away
all three fell. the wheels of the rear
wagon passing over their bodies. Young
Light was killed almost instantly, the
wheels passing over his head.