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The evening times., 1899-06-23
A LEAF TOBACCO COMBINE.
Danvflle Warehouses Enter a Deal
to Control the Trade,

Danville, Va, June 23.-The announce
ment is made here that combination has
been formed to control the warehouses for
the sale Of leaf tobacco, and it comes in
the nature of a sensation. Eight OF the
nine Denville warehouses are in the deal,
which has been finally consummated in
New York. The capital stock is 81, 900 900,
made up of Danvi,le, New York, and Lon
don money, and the company, of which E.
F. Acree, the present proprietor Of Acres
and Cabell warehouses, will be president,
will operate under a New Jersey charter.
Mr.. Acree. and half a dozen other ware
housemen interested are now in New York
The warehouses of Danville sell on COM
mission 50,000.000 pounds of leaf tobacco
per year, and the force of clerks, statesmen,
auctioneers, drummers. etc, aggregate $50
men. The first effect of the combine will
be to throw half of these out of employ
ment.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
TAR AND FEATHERS.
The Punishment Given a Wife-Beater
Mt ROssville, Ill.


mt ROssville, Ill.
Rossville, ILL.,, June 23.-The residents
of this quiet little town believe that every
man should work for living or be pun
ished. James Briley is big, husky fell
low. who has for years lated about sa-
looms. while his wife supported the family
by taking in washing. One day last week
he was told to leave town. He took the
hint and left. but he came back Wednes-
day and celebrated his return by beating
his wife. crowd of about twenty men,
disguised as Whitecaps. called at the Bri-
ley home and summoned the man Of the
man Of the house to the door. He appear
ed and was promptly dragged to the street,
where he was beaten with horsewhips.
After the Whitecaps had tired themselves
out with the whipping they gave Briley
coat Of tar and feathers. turned him
loose, and chased him over the town.
He finally escaped to the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois depot, where he was given
an old suit of clothes. Later he boarded
q freight train and got to Danville. where
he was met by the chief Of police, who
took him to the county hospital. Briley's 9
condition Is serious. He claims that he
recognized the voices Of several members
Of the mob, and warrants were issued for
their arrest.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
ENDS HER LIFE WITH WHISKY
Novel Plan of a Wealthy Widow to
Commit Suicide

Novel Plan of a Wealthy Widow to
Commit Suicide.
New York, June 23.-Detectives are in
vestigating the death of Mrs. Clara T.
Hewitt. a wealthy widow, who resided at
No. 236 West Forty-fifth Street, which she
owned, with a servant, Mrs. Josephine
Swensen, and S. H. Underhill, a picture
dealer, Of Newport, R. l., who rented a
room on the top floor from her.
According to the statement of DR.. Thom-
as NJ. Acken, OF No. 267 West Forty fifth
she died, she deliberately ended her life
by overindulgence in liquor. DR.. Acken
is very positive in his statements, and says
that just before the woman died she told
him that her sister had died while under
the influence Of liquor. and that she in
tended to die in the same way. The death
certificate gave alcoholism and heart fail
ure" as the cause of death.
Mrs. Hewitt was an English woman. and
until two years ago lived In london. Then,
by invitation of her sister. Aggie De For
est, she came to this country and took up
her residence in the Forty-fifth Street
house. Miss De Forest owned that prop
erty, together with other valuable real es-
tate. She told her sister that she proposed
to enjoy her wealth while 1t lasted. She
drank heavily, and finally succumbed to an
overindulgence in strong drink, dying more
than a year ago.
Mrs. Hewitt explained to DR.. Acken
early yesterday morning. just before her
death, that she had determined to die a.
her sister had, and that she deliberately
cultivated q taste for strong drink. She
said that she did not have q relative In
the world, and would welcome death. DR..
Acken said that he was called in nrst on
Wednesday morning by Mrs. Swensen. the
servant, and that she was scolded by her
mistress for sending for physician.
Mrs Hewitt told him that she wanted to
die a. quickly as possible. Dr.. Acken said
that he found her condition serious, but
Mrs. Hewitt would only take his medicine
when he stood over her. and ~ soon - his
back was turned she threw It away.
"I visited the house nve times on
Wednesday, and was present at o'clock
this morning. when she died." he said.
"She appeared to be glad when I told her
that death was approaching. made her
last moments a. comfortable a. possible,
but her happiness at her approaching
end was evident"
Mrs. Swensen. Policeman Rsgan, Of the
West Forty-seventh street station, and a
tall, slim man. who said he was Alexander
Isler, and that he was painter employed
by MRS. Hewitt, were In the house last
evening. Mrs. Swensen said that Mrs.
Hewitt's mother and her sister had drank
themselves to death. and 1t was fitting
that she should do the same. She spoke Of
The evening times., 1899-06-23
70 DISMISS CLERKS
and REDUCE SALARIES
Enforced Economy in the In.
terror Department.
List Of the Changes That Have
Just Occurred.
The First Reinstatement Under the
Presidents Recent Civil
Service Order.

The clerks in the Interior Department
Are trifie nervous over the well-founded
report that some fifteen or twenty dismis-
sails are to take place on the 1st of July.
Congress last year did not treat the Inter-
ior Department with the liberality that
marked the appropriation for the fiscal year
OF '9S-99. and hence the Secretary is called
upon to reduce his force of employees.
There will also be a reduction in salaries
in several of the divisions.
Enquiry today developed the fact that
the Interior Department never gives out
the list of those dismissed when the dis
missals are caused by the lack of funds.
The following official changes have just
been made in the Department of the In
terror:
Office Of the Assistant Attorney General-Ap-
pointment-Allen s. Tate, Of Tennessee, assist
ant attorney, 1900.
Office Of the Secretary-Renstatemen William
p. White, Of the District Of Columbia, clerk,
$1,000. Promotions, John +. Dawson, Of Massa-
chusetts, clerk, 81, 200 to 1,6O0; Emmett A. Fa-
gin, Of Ohio, copyist $500, to clerk 81, 200
Pension Ofice-Reinstatements-An Down
ing, Of Kansas, clerk, sl,2O0; Elias NJ Butts, Of
New York, copyist, $500; Julius ]. Gerhardt, of
District of Columbia, laborer, $3.50. Promotion
Sl,400. Transfer TO Office Of the Secretary and
promotion, william II. Woodward, Of Illinois,
clerk, 81 600 to $1,000.
General Land Office-Transfer to Office Of the
Secretary-Yvon Pike, Of Arkansas, clerk, 81, 500.
Appointments. James Houston, of Wisconsin. spe-
cial agent. $500; Thomas NJ. Hurlburt, of Ore
gon, examiner of surveys, s. per diem; Rufus
J. Preston, of Virginia. aborer. $500.
Bureau Of Educgtion-Promotion- William Ham,
ilton, of Pennsylvania, assistant general agent
of education of Alaska, 800 to same at 81 600.
Patent Office -Appointmen;s-HaTry G. kimhall.
Of New York, fourth assistant examiner. 81 ,2oo;
Miss Ida f. AUSTIN of Alabama, copyist, 5000,
by transfer from Geological Survey. Resigna-
tions George ". Sumner. of Illinois, fourth as
sstant examiner. 1900; Lewis I. Greist, of In
diana, copyst, 5000
Geological Observation-Disclosures F.
Schneckebier, of Maryland prooircader, 81 ,219;
John +. Rockhold, of California, assistant to-
poErapher, $50.
Office Of Indian rs-Appointments-A
Allaire, Of Massachusetts, laborer, $3.50.
The reinstatement of William P White
Is the first one made under the recent
civil service order issued by President Nc
Kiniey. The Civil Service Commissioners
made thorough investigation of the case
and found that Mr.. White had been legis-
lated out of office in 1898, and that there
fore his separation from the service was
not caused by a reduction of the force
within the meaning of that term.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
General Clay Almo.t blind.

Louisville, KY, June z3.-Gen. Cassius
M. c. Clay, former Minister to Russia,
and known far and wild as the Sage Of
White Hail." is almost totally blind. His
sight is SO impaired that he cannot dis
tinguish man from woman. His fine old
baronial mansion. now falling into decay.
in the upper story Of which bees have
built their hives. and immense bats find a
home. is invested with the same mystery
as Of yore. and Is as assiduously guarded
as when the vendetta threatened him. The
general notifies his visitors that they can
inspect his grounds all they desire, but
would not be allowed to enter his castle.
His divorced child-wife, Dora, is living
with her soldier husband at Pinard, Wood
ford county.
The evening times., 1899-06-23

district The fight in that district is a hot
one and If the primaries were held today
Sheehan would snow the Croker crowd un-
der. Carroll has made an Intellectual at
tempt to stem the tide against the Croker
element, but has not succeeded in doing so.
There are signs Of independence in one
or two Of the Harlem districts, too.
An additional fact that lends color to
the belief among members Of the Demo-
cratic Club that Croker is coming ONE
late next month is that some of his horses
are being prepared for the midsummer
stakes and handicaps both here and at
Saratoga
The evening times., 1899-06-23
ART1lLERYMEN COMING HOME
Assignment of Light Battery IA
Washington Barracks.


Orders have been issued by the War
Department for the return from Porto Rico
of three batteries of artillery. These bat
teries are to be assigned to duty in the
United States and will probably relieve
other organizations to be ordered to the
Philippines. Battery B, of the Fifth Ar
tillery. was ordered several days ago to
proceed to New York for assignment
Since then Light Batteries c and NJ of the
Seventh Artillery, have received similar
orders. and left San Juan yesterday for the
United States.
General Merritt, commanding the De-
partment of the East, has issued the fol-
lowing order assigning the batteries:
The following troops soon to arrive in
New York from Porto Rico. West Indies,
are hereby assigned to stations as follows:
Battery B, Fifth Artillery. to For:
Wadsworth, n. Y; Light Battery C, Sew
enth Artillery, to Fort Adams, r. l.:
Light Battery NJ. Seventh Artillery, to
Washington Barracks, ID. c.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
lassIss,r, A,laest,.

There are many who have pains in the
back and imagine that their kidneys are
affected. while the only trouble is a rheu-
matism Of the muscles, or, at worst. lum-
tions Of Chamberlain Pain Balm or by
dampening q piece q flannel with Pain
Balm and binding It on over the affected
parts. For sale by Henry Evans. a3S F
Street northwest. Wholesale and retail. and
ell druggists.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
CENTENARIAN SEEKS DIVORCE
George wray, Aged 1O3, Tired of His
Young Spouse.

HO0n9 spouse.
Columbus, Ind, June 23.-George Wray,
aged 103 years, secured a divorce yester-
day through Judge Hord from Susan E.
Wray, aged thirty. Wray Is very feeble.
He came to This country with his father at
the beginning of this century from Lon
donderry, Ireland. He moved to Indiana
more than forty years ago. settled in
Brown county, where he lived until he
moved recently to Indianapolis. Wray had
been married four times. outliving three
wives. He said that his last wife came to
him and offered to take care Of him II he
would marry her, but that she had robbed
him Of over 81, 900 in gold since they were
married eight years ago.
Wray is reputed to be wealthy. A band
of gypsies almost succeeded in kidnapping
him yesterday afternoon and robbing him
Of $1,000, which he persists in carrying
with him continually. The would-be kid
napers were arrested. He Is the progeni-
tor of a great part Of the Wray family in
Southern Indiana. having several great
great grandchildren.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
New West Virginia Corporations.

Charleston. w. Va. June 23.-A charter
has been issued to the South Potomac
Railroad Company. Of Romney. which is
to construct railroad from Romney, in
Hampshire county, to Franklin, in Pendle-
ton county. J. w. Gilkerson, Of Moore
field, and others are incorporators. Char
tiers have also been granted to the Demo-
cratic National Publishing Company, Of
Washington. D. c.: the Dod Chemical
Company. Of New York: Richmond Gold
and Silver Cigarette Company, OF New
York; Smithport Glass Company, Smith
port. Pa; Knox Creek Lumber Company,
Of Welch. W. Va; Miles Mining Company,
Of Chicago; Blackstone Gold Mining Com
pnay, Of ST. Louis; Delta Lead and Zinc
Mining Company. Of Boston; Porto Rico
Copper Company, Of Boston, Dos Cabezas
Mining Company. of New York: Lima
Elastic Pulp Plaster Company. Of Lima,
Ohio.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Misses Isle thread hose, 124c.

Northropes' house. He engaged Ezra X.
Seguine, a lawyer in Jersey City, to obtain
his legacy for him. The money was paid
to Mr.. Seguine. II was CT this point that
Northrope began the insanity proceedings.
The jury decided that Porter was sane
and capable of managing his own affairs.
The commissioners endorsed the verdict of
the Jury.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
In Memory Of
THOMAS MULCAHEY,


Lost in the Klondike, Spring OF 1893.
Mr.. Mulcahey, a year older than when
he was lost, will have the satisfaction of
reading his own epitaph. But he will be
saddened by an inscription to the mem
ory Of his sister. Margaret, who died Of
a broken heart when she heard the false
report Of his death.
Young Mulcahey and a friend. Daniel
Lovett, went to the Klondike when the
gold fever was at its height. Nothing
was heard from them till late in 1898. when
Lovett wrote that they had been ship
wrecked and Mulcahey had been lost. Miss
Margaret Mulcahey died soon after from
the shock. In the spring the monument
was erected to son and daughter.
Another letter came yesterday. 1t was
from Thomas Mulcahey, in the Klondike.
He wrote of the wreck and his rescue.
He feared that Lovett had been lost at
sea. He sent his love to his sister Mar
garet. The young man wrote that he was
amassing fortune. His family have sent
him an appeal to return home.
The evening times., 1899-06-23

Ne1effed 10 u COmmfttee.
Berlin, June 23.-The Reichstag has re-
jected a motion to refer the labor protec-
ton bill to committee.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
The Washington Loan Office.
lxxA IA. AVE, n. W.

.. Warren johnson, Manager, Tor seventeeD
yean with H. X Fulton. Advances made on
Personal Property Of all kinds. Correspondence
collected. An expert will call II desired. Cold.
Silver. and Diamond bought and sold Business
strictly confidential spi-Smos
The evening times., 1899-06-23
The sfax Due ON Monday.

Paris, June 2s.-The Temps" says that
the French cruiser Sfax, with Captain
Dreyfus on board, will not reach Brest be-
fore Monday or Tuesday Of next week.
The evening times., 1899-06-23

WHO IC Women well as men are
~ made miserable by kidney and
tn bladder trouble. DR.. Kilmcr's
~ Swamp Root, the great kidney
RI ME remedy. promptly cures At
A-' druggsts in fifty cent and dol
lar sizes You may have q sample bottle by mail
free; also pamphlet telling all about it and its
wonderful cures
Address DR.. Kilmer Co.. Binghamton. N. Z.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
CAN READ HIS OWN EP1TAPH.

Man to Whom n Monument Was
Erected still Lives.
Derby, Conn, June 23.-When Thomas
Mulcahey, twenty-eight years old, returns
home here from the Klondike he can read
on a handsome monument in the GENE.
terry:
The evening times., 1899-06-23
$1.25 to So wrappers, 69c.


ladies
finest dimte trimmed
just well though
The evening times., 1899-06-23
$3.50 to SIS washable suits, 1898.

Ladies' washable SUITS $685. greatest you
have beedpure linen suits with white and col
Oed nen-nen crash SUITS in different cOOrs plain
white piques blue piquesan immense variety of
which worth less than $3.50 of which worth
$l5. You offered the choice of these for $39S.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Mems $3.50 crash suits, S1.95.
Social sale of mems shoes

Mems white canvas lace shoes. in all
for $1.50, will be sold for. .JO
Mems tan and black Oxfords.
such as sell for 81. will be sold 81 20
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Special sale children's shoes,

Children's tan kid lace shoes. with
very durable soles, in sizes s 1-2 SOC
to IL, such as sell for 81, for. ~
Children's dongola, patent leather
and white strap slippers. with hand
.arned soles and sole leather counters,
in sizes 6 to 2, such as sell for 6QC
CSC usually, for. W
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Savings for mothers Of boys.
Mems 75e to 81 shirts, 4ec.

Mems 75c to 81 shirts, 4ec.
bodies linen
liar land bands, in color
all the best made
be
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Mems silk bosom shirts, 98c.

white
which do weigh and which cannot equal
exclusively stylish
The evening times., 1899-06-23
s!;ss-si3-i-t.s!s-s-s-s-s-s-a-s-s-s-s
"Hechts' Greater Stores" /"
"Hechts' Grtesaitesr Gre Stores.
Hechts' Greater Stores" !"
"Hechts' Greater Stores. "
The Intelligent Public Sof the Nations


derehct goods
THIS favorable verdict the daA
public
The evening times., 1899-06-23

Chiffon, mousseline, and liberty silk,
in all colors which formerly sold for
81, to go for 39c.
The evening times., 1899-06-23

Beautiful maline in all colors which
sold for 33c yard will be closed out at
lie.
The evening times., 1899-06-23

Misses tan lace shoes, in sizes II 1-2
to 2. with most stylish shaped 74C
toes; regular 81 values for. ~
Boys and youths tan lace shoes. ex-
cellent for hard wear, in sizes IL to
5 L. and IL to 2, such as sell for 0QC
$1.5O, will be sold for. ~
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Sc to So washable skirts, $3.98.

Washable skirts $39S-the choice of immense rackfu
of ladies' washable skirts consisting heavy welt
piques, trimmed with three embroidery
trimmed with inserting, and with applique
braid they're odd otone of kind but the
srably stylish of the which sold
where for S. and $3.50. Choice of them for $39s
skirts crash skirts
splendid quality three
OF al
so to
nsert
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-28
pEESONAL NOTES

Miss Margaret Simpson and Miss
Cassie Winslow, of West Pittston, vis-
tied friends on West Market street,
yesterday.
David Jones, of Olyphant, was the
guest of relatives on West Market
street yesterday.
Miss Ida jones. of North Main ave-
nue., is the guest of friends in Wyom-
ing.
Miss Blanche Davis, of Washington,
n. j., who has been the guest, for the
past month, of Miss Jennie Smith, Of
North Main avesue, has returned home.
Miss Louise Hughes. of Wilkes Barre
is being entertained by Miss Phoebe
Smith, of North Main avenue.
Miss Martha Reed. of the Pyne. is
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M.ThOmas
of Edna avenue.
William Crag and family, Of Nanti-
coke, have moved to this place and
have taken up housekeeping on Sum-
nit avenue
Miss Lillian Arme Of Philadelphia, is
of Tripp avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. AClierson. of
Wood street are spending few days
at Buttermilk Falls
Fred Henry, of Green strNt, left yes
terday for a few days visit with
friends in Honesdale.
Miss Mary Lewis, of West Market
street, has returned home after a
weeks visit with friends in Blooms
burg.
Mrs. Bridget Mclaughlin. Of Pitts
ton, has returned home after a visit
with relatives on Wales street.
Attorney and Mrs. A. a. Vosburg, Of
North Main avenue, h2ge returned
from a two weeks visit at Asbury
Park.
Miss Mary Williams, of Parker street,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Harry
Jones. of Pittston, yesterday.
Mrs. John McAndrews and son. Will
liam, of Archibald. visited friends on
North Main avenue Yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-28

Mrs. Margaret Howells, of 1920
Hampton street, died at $50 o'clock
last evening after an Illness of less
than a week from a complication of
diseases. She was born in Nant-y-
Clio, Monmouthshlre, England, and was
5S years of age. At the age of IS years
she was married to Evan Hughes, a
brother of eX-Superintendent Benjamin
Hughes, and they came to this country
about thirty-eight years ago, locating
in the North End. one son, Robert,
and one daughter. Esther, survive this
union. Mr.. Hughes was inside fore
man at the ill-fated Avondale mine
and perished among the number at
the famous disaster. Shortly after
wards Mr. Hughes moved to her late
home on Hampton street, where she
has since resided.
In 1875, deceased was married to Will
liam Howells. u resident of Dunmore.
Two sons, Howell and william, and
one daughter, Elizabeth was born TO
them. All the children survive her
Mr.. Howells died in 1880, having been
stricken with apoplexy while riding
in his carriage on his way from his
barn in Moscow. Deceased was a Wo-
man respected Dy all VINO knew her.
She was a devout member Of the First
Welsh Baptist church. The funeral
arrangements have not yet been made.
Wilkes Barre papers please copy.
Services over the remains of the late
Mrs. William j. Hughes were conduct
ed at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the home of the deceased on North
Bromley avenue. Burial was made in
Washburn street cemetery.
The remains Of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hodges child were borne from the
home near the Pyne yesterday after
noon and buried in the Forest Home
cemetery at Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas O'Malley's
child was Inferred yesterday afternoon
Short services were held at the home
on North Bromley avenue at 2:3O
o'clock.
Howard, the four-year- old child Of
John Young, of Edwards court, was
buried in Washburn street cemetery
yesterday afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-28
BUILDING TRADES DULL.
Inspector Jackson Does Not Look for
Much Improvement This Year.
Status of the Strike.

There is no getting away from the
| fact that there is a very marked de-
| preston in the building trade. The
strikers pooh-pooh the idea and say
that the business in that line is pick
ing up. Building Inspector Jackson
was seen by a Tribune man yesterday
afternoon and stated that the build
ing trade was in an abnormally duh
state at present and that he considered
it very unlikely that any boom would
take place between now and next
spring.
The stone masons did not return to
work yesterday morning, but would not
say whether they intended doing so
soon or not.
| The plumbers asserted yesterday
| that they had induced all the nom
| union plumbers except one. who have
| been working since the tie-up, to quit
| The agent Of the master plumbers as
| sociation, James b. Doyle, has re-
turned to the city from Philadelphia.
| His mission, judging from appearances,
was only partly successful as the num-
| ber of men imported into the city, has
not been very large.
| A noticeable feature at strike head
| quarters Tor the past TWO weeks has
| been the small number of men to be
| seen around the rooms. Formerly the
place would be crowded with strikers,
some playing cards. some playing
| dominoes, and all intensely interested
in the existing difficulty.
Now on the average only about a
bakers dozen are seen sitting around.
| The strikers explain this by saying that
a large number of men have gone back
| to work.
a prominent contractor said yester-
day chat the strike will never be for
mally declared off but that the crawl
ing method mentioned some time ago
will be adopted. AS many men as are
required by the members of the EN-
change, he said, would go back to
work by degrees and the others will
be left without work till next spring.