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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
FAVORS METRIC SYSTEM.
Another Scheme to Occupy the Timc of
Congressman Who Believe the Country
Desires Fool legislation

Washington. March 15.-An interest
ing report has been made by Charles
w. Stone. of Pennsylvania. in favor of
a bill for the adoption of the Metric
system of weights and measures. which
has been for some weeks before the
house committee on coinage, weights
and measures.
Referring to the objection that the
words and terms of the Metric system
are foreign. and too long for convenient
use. the reply Is made that the terms
are not simply for American use; ;;--tfIey
are for all nations ~
-4'he Ease with which other nations.
except France. where vacillating legis-
lation and revolutionary disorders i'm
peded the work. have made the change
of systems has been surprising. Ger
many changed to the compulsory sys-
TEN i'm two years. Austria i'm three, and
without friction or trouble.
The conclusion reached by the com
mttee is that the Metric system of
weights and measures should be adopt
ed by the various departments of the
government although not deemng II
wise to change the methods Of survey
ing public lands. They recommend.
therefore. that its adoDtion by the de-
partments be fixed for July I. 1898. and
by the national large coincident with
the dawn of the twentieth century,
JauIlary l. 1901
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KENTUCKY DEADLOCK.
Last Ballot Is Liable to Cause Serious
Trouble Troops ordered to the Scene.
POpulist Poor Holds Key to situation.

Frankfort, KY, March 15.--Tonight's
trains brought i'm a good sized crswd
of politicians of both paIT1es, Who are
herr to witness tOmOrrow's struggle
over the senatorship. 1t is conceded
on all sides that the fifty second ballot
will be a true forecast of the final re-
suit and the excitement and suspense
over 1t IL painful in the extreme In
Bradley has given Sheriff Armstrong for
the swearing in of a large force Of dep
uties, who are expected to assist in
preserving the peace. a detachment of
the state militia Is also expected to
arrive at 10 o'clock to take a hand along
the same line.
Word came here tonight from Lex
ington that the members of Company
ID, OF the state guard, located there,
were put under orders today to re-
port at the company's armOry tomor-
row at o'clock, to be ready to receive
marching orders. and as there Is no
trouble anywhere else this Is taken to
mean that military aid has been evoked
Senator Blackburn spent Sunday at
his headquarters surrounded all day
by his personal lieutenants and a num-
Der of military men. Mr.. Boyle was
also conspicuous at his Headquarters
and his lieutenants were particularly
active all day.
POpulist Poor. II Is conceded, holds
the key to the situation. tomorrow so
far as the ballot is concerned and as
he has fiirted with both parties during
the session. he Is a much watched indiv-
idual just,now. He came here strongly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
SUICIDE FOLLOWS MURDER.
Memetty Killed His Stepdanghtsr aud
Then Himself-llis InfatuatiOn for the
Girl the Cause Of the Tragedy. Which
Took Place in YOukcrs.

Then HtmSeIr-uiS InIotuotiOu ioT t"c
Girl the Cause Of the Tragedy. Which
Took Place in YOnkers.
New York. March 15.-Much excite
ment was caused In Yonkers yesterday
by the shooting of Mary Nitkowsky by
her step father, and the suicide OF the
murderer, Alexander Nemetty. The
latter was the proprietor of meat
market at No 246 Ashburton avenue
and with his wife and four children oc-
cupied two rooms back of the store
The room Immediately In the rear of
the store was used by the family as
u sleeping apartment. while the room
back of that answered the double pur-
pose of kitchen and dinlng.roon IL
was i'm this room that the shooting
took place.
There had been trouble between Ne
metty and his wife for some time past
over the attentions which the man had
been paying his wife's daughter The
girl had always repulsed the advances
of her step-father.
About S.45 o'clock yesterday morning
neighbors We're startled by four shots
fired in rapid succession. Detectives
Cooley and Carroll heard the shooting
and hastened to the meat market in
time to meet Mrs. Nemetty as she ran
from the place. crying that her hus-
band had murdered her daughter. The
detectives stopped the woman and went
with her into the store and found that
the door leading into the bedroom was
locked. This they forced, and found
Mary Nitkowsky lying ON the Kitchen
floor near the door which leads into the
backyard. Nemetty was sitting upright
i'm anothe corner, still holding smok-
ing revolver and muttering to himself
Il. ILL. tI..,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
HEARD IN FOREIGN LANDS
England and Germany Are Becoming
Friendly Again.
ABYSSINIAN KINGS DEMANDS
Terms Upon Which us viii Make Psscc
with ltaiy-Ths Dignity of the
Monarch 10 70 be Recognized.
Other Foreign Topics.

berlin, March 15-Count Goluchow-
SKI. Austrian minister of foreign affairs,
mas returned from Vienna from his WIS.,
1t to Berlin. The result of the Aus
trlan foreign minister's mission here
nave become distinctly visible in the
chahged tone OF the semi official press
IN regard to the relations between Ger
many and England. The Cuezmens de-
ny that any differences have existed
between the governments at Berlin and
London or else to ignore the fact of
there having been any strain In their
relations which threatened a definite
enstrangement of the two countries.
the semi-official newspapers in Aus
tria- Hungary. boast of the success OF
Count GOluchowski In achieving a per-
rect understanding with the German
emperor I'm regard to the relations be-
tween the Dreibund and England and
also upon other questions The Pesther
Lloyd says that the Dreibund Is safe
and has the corollary of the friendli-
ness of England.
AS regards the prosecution of the
Abyssinian campaign by Italy the Aus
tro-German official view of the matter
has undergone u change. Instead of ad-
vising the continuance of active opera
tions In Africa until signal victory
shall vindicate the prowess of Italy It Is
now held that it would be better to limit
tne scope Oh itallan occupation In Africa
to the triangle formed by Asmara, Ker-
en- and Massowah. hold the line to Kas-
sala and make peace with King Meme
lik. This plan, it Is expected here, will
be the substance of the opening COM
munication of the Marquis Di Rudini,
the new Italian premier to the Italian
chambers upon their assembling this
week.
KING MENELIK'S DEMANDS.
Rome, March 15.-The Tribuna saws
that the proposals of the Abyssinian
King Menelik for peace with Italy in
clude demand that King Humbert
send him an autograph letter requesting
peace and agreeing to the immediate
evacuation of Adigrat by the Italians.
Menelik. the paper says. further insists
on the withdrawal of Italy's forces to
the frontiers fixed In the treaty cOnclud-
ed by tcciali, and an agreement on the
part of Italy to refrain from erecting
new fortresses and to decline all offers
of an alliance from an outside colony.
Menelik. the Tribuna says. promises If
these conditions are complied with to
undertake to oppose any advance by the
Dervishes on Kassala.
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NO HOPE FOR CHRISTIANITY.
Tho Turks Are Determined to Abolish the
Religion Shocking Treatment Of Sur
vivOrs Of the Reign Of Terror.

N'sO'D W WV ssStku VI b0GIOT
London, March The United Press
correspondent at Constantinople sends
the following:
Later news from Harpoot shows That
in the Villayet at least some sort of
orders nave gone out to discountenance
the forced conversions When the a,I-
thorities from HarpoOt telegraphed to
Constantinople for Instructions the re-
ply came: DO not use force to con-
vert"
The local governor interpreted the or
derS liberally and even announced that
every one was to return
Ihis change. however, Is only In the
cities and large towns; in the villages
and hamletS such orders will have no
effect.
Information from various points in
the provinces of Sivas, Harpoot, Diar-
bekr. Bi!lis and Van shows that the
process Of forcing Christians to become
Moslems Is still in active progress.
The purpose to abolish christianity is
pressed forward with the whole force of
the government. 10y the indirect means
of dep,iving the Christian communities
of their men of influence. who have
survived the maSsacres. In every town
or city where the massacres occurred
arrests OF such men are now in progress
No charges are preferred against the
men arrested.
Another indirect method of destroying
the Christian communities in these de-
vastated provinces Is the degradation
of womanhood among the Christian
communities. A systematic debauch-
cry of Christian women Is carried on in
nearly all the devastated districts. 1t
Is as If the Turks wish to make sure
that the women. always conservative
in matters of religion. shall lose their
self-respect, and the grounds of their
religious hope. They therefore seize
the Christian women. day after day and
week after week, and assault them
with impunity.
Alas. it seems that the Christian gov
ernments are powerless i'm the presence
of the beggared nation of nine millions
of Turks, or they are unwilling to take
any peremptOry measures to prevent
Christie nifty from being crushed out of
certain parts of the Turkish empire
Surely. they Nigh! take SO simple "a
measure as to appoint consuls to reside
in the principal cities of the provinces
The mere residence of a consul will
stop host of infamies. which the
Turks ordinarily dare to commit only
when they think they can deny them
with impunity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
DAKOTA NEWSPAPER WAR.
plankingtOn Editors Take Up the Fight
Of Mcbride Of tho Mitchell Mail.

Chamberlain, s. d.. March 15.-The
situation is becoming sQually in Aurora
county over the sacking and burning of
the Mitchell Mail offices and the regulars
may have to be called out. After the
destruction of his office Editor Mcbride
went to Plankington twenty miles from
Mitchell and two of the newspapers
there promptly took uD his fight. the
Standard i'm its regular edition being
particularly bitter In it's attack upon
the participants. An extra edition of
that paper was issued by Mcbride and
in it another attack was made upon
the formers (Mitchelrs) enemy
1t has been intimated by some one In
Mitchell that the next bonfire would oc-
cur at Plankington. Captain Andrews.
of the Standard going upon the sup
position that the alleged threat was in
tended for him. In this weeks issue of
his paper. refers to the matter and says
that the local undertaken has on his
hands good supply of collins. and that
il an attempt is made to carry out the
alleged threat of burning him out those
who attempt II need not carry coftins
with them. as the expense of interment
is as cheap in Plankington az In Nit
chell
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today;
Rain or Snow Slightly Warmer.

l Maceo Again Outwits the Spaniards.
Booths New Army Is Named.
Topics of Other Chimes.
The Presidetial Horizon.
Turks Determined to Abolish Chris
tianity.
2 Congressional Forecast OF the Week
General Market and Stock Quotations.
3 Yesterdays Services in Scranton's
Churches.
Bishop Hoban to Be Consecrated Next
Sunday.
Editorial Comment.
The PattisOn Boom.
List of Those Who Were Fortunate In
Receiving Licenses. D.
TOughs Have u Pitched Battle.
q. Smiths Attack on Judge Gunster.
Mail Wagon Driver Censured.
1.-The Secret of the Heart Continued).
Z Happenings in Our Busy Suburbs.
Quarterly Meeting of Calvinistic Meth
Odists.
8 News Up and Down the Valley.
Railroad News.
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inclined to the Republican side, but he
cut loose from them some time ago,
since which he has been what he him
self terms a free lance. voting at first
for Blackburn but lately again at ram
dom, so that he keeps both sides In the
dark. If he votes for Boyle tomorrow,
Senators James and Walton will be
voted and the Boyle men are confident
Lieutenant Governor Worthington Will
declare an election on siXty-nine votes,
his ruling on former
occasions that seventy votes were re-
quired.
Lexington. KY, March 15.-GovernOr
Bradley ordered out troops at 10 O'Clock
tonight. directing Colonel Gather I"
bring them to Frankfort at once on a
special train. They will depart as soon
as the men can be notified.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
Ladies'
Wait From
Year to Year
And
Save Money

At our annual spring sale OF high
grade muslin underwear. The goods
offered are no stray or job lot gath
erings. picked up merely because they
We're lOw-priced. We will back any
and every garment among the thou-
sands laid before you to be as per-
fectly. prettily and cOnscientiously
finished as any In their line that were
ever laid on q counter or selling table.
The muslins, cambrics and general
trimmings are just such as care
ful, well posted woman would select
IL she made the round of the varioIs
departments, and when We add that
We've spared neither time nor efo:t
to make this sale the crOwning tri-
umph among our many honest bargain
successes. we believe that We've said
all that Is necessary to convince yoi
that the occasion should command
your immediate attention. The
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
M'KlNLEY IN THE LEAD.
Gaining Delegates In Various States.
Chances OF Reed. Morton and Other
Candidates View OF the Situation.

jamestown, N. Y. March 1.-THE first
Chatauqua district to elect delegates
to the Republican state convention was
held I'm this city yesterday. A resolu-
tion was adpoted directing the dele
gates to vote against instructing the
delegates at large from this state to
the St Louis convention for any can
didate except Mckinley, and to vote
against any candidates for delegates
at large to the st. Louis convention
who were not supporters Of William
Mckinley.
A poll was taken of the 105 delegates
in the convention on their- preference
for president: lO4 Of them were for Nc
Kinley and one for Morton.
IN QUAY'S PASTURE.
York. Pa. March l5-The Republi-
can primaries to elect delegates to the
county convention to name national
delegates were held last night and in
interest exceeded those of some regu-
lar elections. The Dale and Shindel
factions fought hard. Or, James A.
Dale carried the city 10 to IL, The Dale
delegate carried the city ~ to l3. The
county Is rather indefinite as yet. but
Shindel is believed to have secured
twenty-five majority out of lis dele
tricts so far heard from. There are
ninety-twO districts In the county.
There Is no doubt that the sentiment
is largely in favor of Mckinley. Quay
falls away below him.
FOR THE MAINE MAN.
Providence. X. l.. March 15.-The Re-
publican machine leaders In this state
have selected u delegation of eight to
the national convention, headed by ex-
Mayor Olney. of Providence, and all are
solid for Speaker Reed for president
The leaders say Rhode Islands delega-
tion will support the Maine man as
long as there Is hope but they admit
that in their opinion neither Reed nor
Mckinley will be nominated.
LEADING MORTON.
Buffalo. March 1.-THE Republican
congressional conventions yesterday re-
suited i'm the selection of Mckinley
delegates from the Thirty-third dis
trict. The Thirty second district con-
ventiOn was I'm favor of Morton. A
resolution was adopted instructing the
delegates to support Mckinley as sec
Ond choice.
AS SECOND CHOICE.
Gouveneur, n. v. March l5.-As a re-
suit Of the uniform Republican eau
cuses held throughout st. Lawrence
county yesterday Hon. w. l.. Proctor.
of Ogdensburg. will represent this end
of the district In the next national con-
vention. The other delegate will be W.
w. Worden, of Saratoga Springs. Both
are machine" men. In caucuses
wherever expressions are taken Cover
nor Morton had a majority with ex-
Governor Mckinley as second choice.
The national convention delegates will
go uninstructed.
COINAGE IGNORED.
st. Louis. NO.. March 15.--In twelve
counties yesterday conventions were
held to select delegates to state and con-
sressinnal conventions. Ten conven-
tions passed resolutions favOring Me-
kinley for president. and one was non
committal. In Caldwell county no in
structions were given. but a poll of the
delegates showed " for Mckinley. 3 for
Lincoln and 2 for Reed. The coinage
question was generally ignored
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
Ilcavy Snow I'aII,

Altoona, Pa, March 15.-With twenty
inches of snow on the ground In this see
ton. a high wind in the mountain dis
tricts and the snow still falling heavily
the Pennsylvania Railroad company APP
prehends trouble in getting trains over the
mountain. If the snow and wind.D con-
tinue all night traffic will surely be block
AIDED.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
IMMENSE BED OF COAL.
Discovery Of Biev Gin in an Abandoned
Mine.

Hazleton, Pa. March 15.-An Inn
mense bed of coal said to be 100 feet
thick. was struck "a. Old Buck Mountain
colliery last night. This is the tract
which Eckley II. Coke leased before hi0
death. and the discovery fulfills predio-
tions which he made.
The colliery has been abandoned for
many years. the former operator be-
lievinE that the beds had been exhaust
ed. During war times this colliery was
worked to it's fullest capacity, and the
towns surrounding it were Of the most
prosperous in the region
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
SHORTAGE AND SUICIDE.
Frank Mates Postmaster at kansas Cit,
Shnfflcs the Coil.

Washington. March 15.-Chief Post
Office Inspector Wheeler received a tele-
gram today from Inspectors Sutton and
Reed. inspecting Kansas City. Kan. Of
flee. reporting an apparent shortage of
$500 postal funds.
Frank Mates. the postmaster COM
mitted suicide this morning.
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The Allison Boom.

Los Angeles, Cal. March 1.-THE ALI.
son boom was formally opened here yes
terday by Hon. John G. Clarkson. of Iowa,
who Is touring California for the interest
of his candidate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16

Cleyeland, o., March 15.--John Francis.
e. years of age, AN inmate of the city
poor house. has fallen heir to S2,O00O. lie
is a native of England. Word that a rel
ative has died there and that he Is the sole
heir has just ->ass received.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16

York. Pa. March 1.-THE office of the
Age, SOrk's Democratic evening paper
owned and edited by Edward Stuck was
damaged by fire. believed to be of in
cendiary origin this morning. The loss
Is not severe, IT is thought. The damage
to machinery cannot b. ascertained as
vet
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
Mrs. Bsr,,et, Dead Il.

London. March 15.--Mrs Ellis Bartlett
daughter Of the late John King Ashmead
Wells. in the elghtieth year Of her age
Shs was the mother sf Sit Ellis Ashmead
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Death Of a l,enian I.eadc,

San Francisco, Col. March l5.-Major
John c. Canty. the Fenian leader, died
at Oakland yesterday. Canty assisted in
planning the invasion Of Canada by irish
men In 1868.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
SONG At PIrTSBURG,
Twcnty.Six Hundred vocalists to Attend
the Saengcrfcsr.

Pittsburg, Pa. March 15.-The entries
for the twenty-eighth national saenger-
fest, which is to be held in Pittsburg in
June. have closed, with Ill societies on
the list. Secretary C. Saam has not re-
ceived a complete roster of the indi-
vidual singers. but. making fair esti-
mate, there will be about 1900 singers.
This guarantees that the Pittsburg
fest will be one of the largest ever held.
At the fest held in Cleveland. o.. in
1S93 there were but seventy-six socie-
ties represented.
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Suicide at Thiriy.Eorr.

Easton, Pa. March 15.--Wilkam Ihrie.
aged "a years, committed suicide this
morning by cutting his throat. He leaves
wife and three children.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16

Bartlett, NJ. p. some time Il civilian lord
OF the admiralty and W. l.. Ashmead
Bartlett. NJ. T., who, In 1881. married
Baroness Burdett-Coutts. whose name he
a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16
CORSET COVERS.
WHITE SKIRTS.

Latest styles In trim, and cut es-
pecially designed to meet the require.
Inents OF the extra wide dress skirts
now prevailing
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During This Sale

Special prices have also been placed
on Misses and Children's gowns and
drawers, In which our line is COM
plete.
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OPENING PRICE CUTS.

d dog. new waists worth Coo. for. 90. .4cc.
60 dog. new waists worth SIC. for. Gs;c.
90 dog. new waists worth 81 for. .......7 75c.
60 dog. new waists worth ST. .25 for. .. .9sc.
GO dog. new waists worth $l.50 for. 81 10
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-16

FIN LEY'S
Muslin
Underwear
Sale.
We have now opened
our second spring stock
and will only say that the
SUCCESS OFF
THIS DEPARTMENT
Is sufficient proof of its
popularity and a guaran-
tee of the excellence of the
goods i'm style, quality and
finish, as we'll as
1rlHIlE CMRRErT pRNCEG.
We solicit your inspec-
tion.
Muslin gowns, trimmed with insertion
and cambric ruffie.
60 Cents
Muslin gowns, tucked and embroid-
cred collar and cuffs,
Is Cents
Muslin gowns, tucked and insertion
yoke. embroidered collar.
80 Cents
Cambria gown. tucked yoke, embroid-
cred collar and cuffs.
$l.OO
Sacque gowns, embroidered front, col
lar and cuffs,
$l.lO
Cambria SacQue gowns, embroidered
and ruffied collar and cufs,
Sl.5O
The AIelba gown. square neck and
embroidered ruffie,
$500
Extra super Nainsook gowns, bishop
sleeve, rudfled and embrobdered coll
lar.
$3.50
Elegant gowns with lace and embroid-
cry trimming 50, $3.50 81 and up to 81 sacn;
Also u line of extra size gowns, IL ana
1S-inch.
Very superior line of umbrella skirts
with English needle work trimming,
Drawers from 2Oc. to 81 per pair. Corset
covers, 12c., l5c.. 2jc. and up to 29c. each:
Childrens gowns, sizes up to y; 9hii-
drens drawers, sizes, ] up to y; cniiuS
colored dresses and boys kilt suits In all
sizes. Fine Elder Down sacqueS at "
and 81 % to close.
We call special attention to our Home.
Made Gowns made ut House OF Gooo
Shepherd.
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A Royal
Shirt Waist Opening

In conjunction with our annual sale
OF Muslin Underwear we will make
an opening Of new Spring and Sum
mer shirt waists. The goods are all
and the styles are as new as the latest
fashion plates.
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