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A u b u r n AJJ 'M VOL. 6. OUR BUSINESS Is growing every d a y and the key note to the situation is giving the people values, The public knew ju s t as well as the merchant w h e n they re ceived their m o n e y ’s worth. Every customer w h o goes away pleased w ith th e pur chase means a n o t h e r custo mer bound to u s by the strongest ties. T h e r e is a large trade in A u b u r n and vicinity, a good show ing of which we are even now pos sessed of, but b e in g human, we want more business, and will use all honorable means to receive it. T h e cutting which has been d o n e the last io days has filled o u r store with customers w h e n ethers have been almost e m p ty. We want to make th i s coming week still more attractiv e and we’ll do our part, I t is im possible, in this b r ie f adver tisement, to give a detail of the entire mark dow n , but we will mention a few prices that an idea may b e f o rm e d of the bargains. W e have a line of G i l b e r t - C l o t h s ----- -A - S S H D — FRENCH NOVELTIES 54' inches wide, desirable shades, reduced from $1.19 to 69 cents. Also a lin e of French Serges and Camel’s Hair reduced from $1 to 69c. Silk and l o o l M ixtures were 69, now 35; g o o d shades, stylish goods, 44 inches wide. B L A C K S I L K S ! W e have some v e r y desir able qualities, p rices ranging from 78, 89,1,00, 125, 1.39, 1,50. Allow us a few m inutes of your time to show th e differ ent values. H e re is a bargain: 12 yds. Century Cloth for 75 cents, extra w ide and heavy. We think w e have mentioned enough to convince you that the com ing week will be a good one to visit our store. Remember, th e bar gains mentioned ab o v e are only from two or th r e e de partments. T h e Linen d e p a r tm e n t will have bargains. T h e Dress Goods departm ent w ill have bargains. The H o s iery and Undenvear will h a v e b argains. T h e Lace and E m b roideries will have bargains. T h e No tions will have bargains. The Ribbons will have bargains. T h e Gloves will h a v e bar gains. The Cloaks w ill have extra bargains. T h e Muslin Underwear will h a v e b a rgains. T h e Corsets will h a v e bar gains, The G e n t’s F u rnish ings will have bargains. Every department in o u r store will have bargains. REYNOLDS & B R O W N IRELAND’S UNCROWNED KING Parnell Again Appears Upon the Political Stage. PEACE OR WAR FOR EUROPE S t a t e s m e n C a u t i o u s A b o u t G lv ln t r a n O p i n i o n —F o r e c a s t o f P a r l i a m e n t a r y W o r k . C o p y rlrtned 1 S 8 8 ) L o n d o n , J a n . 21.— Parliam e n t w ill bo opened, nob b y her m a jesty, b u t by royal com m ission , in 19 days. Tho in terval, i t i s sa id by good authority, w ill show w h e t h e r or not tbe peace o f Europe is to b e b r o k e n this year. E x c e p t the visit o f M r . M o r ley and Lord R ipon to Dublin, w h i c h e>till stands as a prom ise for th is in t e r v a l , there are no p o litical dem o n s tration s o f peculiar im p o rtance to bo e x p e c t e d . H a v in g arrange f o r the opening o f th e session, tho m inisters w ill remain in h o lid a y quarters for som e days, u n le s s som e thing should occur to th r e a t e n th e m a intenance o f peace. But a m id a l l th e alarm s of w a r those who h a v e th e first inform a tion declare in p r ivate m u c h m o re confidently than than t h e y d o iu public their w ill be no outbreak. T h e reason is obvious. Statesm e n rem e m b e r w h a t loss o f repu tation h a s been incurred by prom ises of peace u p o n th e eve of w a r, yet th e ir caution a t t h e present tim e does n o t con ceal th e fa c t th a t the d r if t of their sin c e r e omnions iB Btrongly toward p e a c e . T h e forecast of th e ses - sion b y im p a r t ia l and experienced hands is n o t qu ite bo sm ooth as tho speeches o f m inisters indicate. F r o m tho occu p a n t s o f tho treasury bench one hears o f n o t h in g , but thoir ow n pro gram m e . T h e y w ill closo discussion upon th e a d d r e s s after a weok and p r o duce th e ir n e w r u les. A g a in the closure will be in u s e to psiss these rules and th e n c e f o r t h the session is to bo given u p to tho local governm e n t bill, to lo c a l taxatio n , land tran s fer, railroad ra t e s , tithes and tbe like. B u t this is o n ly o n e side of the m a tter. On the other h a n d o n e hears that the question of eonial o r d e r in Ireland and the claim s of the I r ish peoplo cannot be silunccd, that on tho address thero w ill be an am e n d m e n t in v o lvin g long debate and a great p a r t y fig h t upon the coercion poli cy of the g o v e r n m e n t in Ireland and tho denial o f a n y rem e d ial raoasures. Tho governm e n t m u s t propose to tako n e a rly tlio w h o le t im e o f the house fo r pro cedure o r it w ill have no chance of g e ttin g t h r o u g h the now rules boforo Easter, e v e n th o u g h thero be a prom ise of no su p p lem e n t a r y estim ates. The Irish m e m b e r s h a v o a national claim to urge on b e h a l f o f a peoplo suffering from an exa s p e r a t in g system o f governm e n t and it c a n n o t be expected that thoy w ill restrict th e i r dem a n d to euch m e a g re times a n d seasons as tbe governm e n t may a p p o in t . I t iB reported to-night that M r. R itch ie w ill beforo tho meeting o f parliam e n t m a k o w a y for C h a p lin w h o is prepared to tako c h a r g e o f a much lessened liberal c o u n t y governm o n t bill than tho now -president o f the local governm o n t board r e g a r d s necessary. The report ie no doubt m e r e speculation but the dif ference in op in ion in tho cabinet with regard to th e details of the bill are certainly w id e n in g . T w o points have been le ft o v e r f r o m tho council held this week— first, th e question of the nom i nated e lem e n t m tho board (for w h ich tho bill in so m e form or other w i ll very probably p r o v id e ) and eocondly, tho licensing question. On tho latter point th o difference of opinion h a v e beon acute, certain members o f th e cabinet holding th a t it would bo usoloss to attem p t to pass a bill c o n s t it u t in g county boards w h ich did not v e s t in theso bodies fu ll pow er with regard t o licenees, while a m a jority lmvo stro n g ly favored a postponem ent of tho q u e s tio n indefinitely. Tho m a tter is Btill u n s e t t le d . W ith regard to the effect on th e u n ity of tho cabinet, the opinion iu th e m o st trustw o rthy Con- flervativo q u a r t e r s to-day is that despite all s e n s a tional reporta no real “ tension\ exists, th e difference being o f n naturo to le a d a t tho w o rst to delay ra t h e r th a n to a rupture Unless a com p r o m ise upon tho disputed pointB can bo arran g e d at the m e e ting of tho c a b in e t n e x t week tho introduc tion o f th e b ill m a y bo postponed. Tho cab in e t a t its m eeting this week hud a l 6 o u n d e r consideration tlio land tran s f e r bill. Tho lord chancellor urged a f u r t h e r am endm ent em b o d y ing Lord C h u r c h il l ’s Sunderland proposal for a b o lish in g the power of settlin g tho la o d B upon unborn persons but it w a s dismissed and the bill w ill b e introduced substantially in the fo r m in w h ich it left the houso of lo r d s la s t year. It was agreed, however, t h a t tho governm e n t w ill, i f ncccflsary, a c c c p t such an am e n d m e n t upon pressure in tho houso of com m ons rather th a n p la c e the provision in tho bill, T h o lib e r a lizin g of tho electivo clau 6 os o f th e lo c a l governm e n t bill and the e n largem e n t o f tho scopo o f tho land tran s fer b ill are regarded us tho dangerous p a s s a g e s ot n e x t session. Mr. P a r n e ll’s visit to Ireland has greatly en c o u r a g e d tl e Nationalists. For over a y e a r ho In s tuken no activo partin p o p u la r politicu. 7 he scoptro appeared a t ono tim e to bo passing to John D illio n and m a n y of those who m ista k e firew o r k s for fcunlight wero of tho opin ion that Purnell'a day was past a n d th a t m o ro dazzling lu m in aries woro b la z i n g in tho sky. It ia m oro rigid truth to s a y th a t all theuo stars are rmlod tho m o m e n t Purnell appears. That s trange, unaccountablo fascination which he e x e r c ise s over tho Irish m ind is unlike tho p o t e n c y o f any other m a n . IIo may h id e h im s e lf aw a y for months, events m a y bo lo u d end striking and a mention o f h i s n a m e m ay not bo beard; he returns a n d in a day tbo Irish peoplo aro tryin g to re c a ll what happened .before bo cam o , so com pletely aro all otbor noliciea blo tted out after ho has spoken. I t is u n fortun a te that ho w ill AUBURN SUNDAY be w ith o u t the assistance o f Mr. Sexton w h e n parliam ent meets. Mr. Sexton is still v e r y ill and it is a question of chan c e w h ether Ireland Ib to have his splendid gifts at his disposal much lon g e r . I t is nt any r a te quite certain th a t a t present and for a long time to com o h e must remain quiet. There is com p e n sation in tho f a c t th a t Parnell and D a v itt nro on m o re friendly term s now than thoy havo been fo r som o time and when tho m o m e n t comes for opening a now phase o f th e Irish people’s strange political dram a these two leading actors will be fou n d hand in hand. This secures p e r fect cohesion of purpose and con tin u e d national activity fo r this year at least. I f the league is suppressed tho M ansion house will becom e the new headquarters, the m u n icipal bodies will take th e place of the leading local branches and on tho w h o le the second lin e o f defence w ill be much h a r d e r to carry than the ro u g h earth w o rks of the N a tional league. H a p p ily Mr, Glads tone’s physique bids fair to bear him th r o u g h another decade o f parliamatary existen c e 'and thore is no need to specu late on th e question of his successor,still su c h speculation seoms to possess a perennial interest to a certain class of m inds. In the event of Mr. Gladstone’s retirem e n t, it is generally believed that tb e laborin g oar in the house of com m o n s, m u s t of necessity f a ll to Sir Wm. H a rcourt. B u t it is quite possible th a t a titular leader of the L ib e r a l party m a y be sought in th e house of lords. . In that caso m u c h w o u ld depend on tho question w h e th e r a t the moment o f selection, Irelan d or foreign affairs w a s uppermost I f the latter, Lord Rosebery's experience and ta c t would bo of great service. I f the form e r, their is no peer with a tith e o f E a rl Spencer’s authority. In m a n y im p o rtant respects such as char acter, sound judgm ent and eminent ser vices, L o r d Althorp’s nephew would bo the moat suitable leader w h o m the Lib eral p a r ty could choose. A N E W D I S C O V E R Y . W a t e r P u r if ie d b y P a s s in g : E lectric C u r r e n t s T h r o u g h I t P i t t s b u r g , Jan. 31.— Probably ono of the m o s t useful and interesting discov eries o f th e century has j u s t beon per fected an d put to practical uso by Pro fesE o r H u g o Blanck and R . W . Smith of this city . A method of thoroughly puri fy i n g w a t e r by tho passing of electric curren ts through tho sam e has been su b jected to tho severest tests, tho re su lts leavin g no doubt w h a tever as to tb e effectiveness of tho invention. Tho passage o f the electric c u r r e n t through the w a ter k ills all germs of disease that it m a y contain, also leavin g It clear of im p u re substances. Tho experiments w e r e m a d e with water taken from tho M o n o n g a h e la river in the vicin ity of the sew e r escapes. A fter being electrified on ly th e purest water flowed from tho sp e c ially constructed tank. Mr Smith claim s th a t the plan is exceedingly sim p le b u t declines to give detnils. Ap plication s fo r patonts have been made and several capitalists have offered all necessary money to back it. A B O A R D I N G H O U S E B U R N E D T e n o f t h e I n m a t e s P e r i s h In th o F l a m e s . D e i/u r n , Minn,, Jan. 21.— Nelson B a r n a b y ’s boarding house nt Tower was destroyed by fire last night. Many per sons s a v e d thomselves by jum p ing from tbo second and third story windows, but 10 unfortunates perished in tho flames. T h e f o llo w in g is a list of tho victim s as fa r as kn o w n : Robert ‘ W h itford, Wil liam B u rn s , Mike Tiorney, Dnn O'Con nell, and a stranger w h o arrived last n igh t from Duluth. The nam es of tho others w h o were burned are as yet u n k n o w n . Joo Fartin's boarding house w ith contents was also destroyed, but a ll th e inmatoa escaped. Tho Baloon of S c o tt & Pam ers was aldo burned but tho contents wero saved. A ll tho buildin g s wero insured for small am o u n ts. It is estimated th a t the loss w ill reach fn lly $12,000. B y this fire about 40 persons aro throw n out of a lo d g in g placejas all tho hotels wero full before. L i b e l l o u s L a n g u a g e . B o s t o n , Jan. 21.— Tho U n ited States C ircu it cou r t to-day in tho s u it for slan der o f O r v ille D. Lovell again s t Howard M arston, asking $10,000 dam a ges. Judge C o lt r u led that the follow ing language' in a com m u n ication from tho defendant to tho p lain tiff is libellous and action able. “ O rville, I havo a great thing to nccuso you of. Ytfu havo been writting anonym o u s, insulting and defam atory letters to m y wife and I receivod ono about tbreo weeks ago m a iled to mo in Boston t h a t you wero too s m a r t to writo and printed it.” Tho plaintiff w ill now have an opportunity for liis dam ages. I n t e r n a t i o n a l P n r c o l P o s t . O t t a w a , Jan. 21.— T he postmasu i - general states that tho convention for tl <.■ parcel post service between Canada and tho U n itod States has been signed by him self and Poatmaster-genoral Vilus ond requires only the signature of Presi dent C leveland to mako it legal. Tlio term s agreed upon wero satisfactory to both governm e n ts and it lmo been ar ranged for the aorvico to bo begun on M nrch 1 . ___ ^ ^ D i e d A l o n e In t h e S n o w . E a s t B r a i n t r e e . MasB., Jan. 21.— Y e s t e r d a y B a r k e r Cook visited a neigh bor on an errand and after transacting his business started to return homo. A b o u t an hour and a half a fter ho loft tho house one of tho fam ily found hia llfeloBB body in tho snow n e a r tho door. Ho had apparently died o f hoart dis ease. H o waa aged '72 and leaves a w idow . JANUARY 22, 1888. BLACK AND TAB AMERICANS A b u s e s of the Foreign Consular System in Morocco. PROTECTING NATIVE MOORS W h o l e V i l l a g e s E x e m p t F r o m T a x a t i o n U n d e r t h e S t a r s a n d S t r i p e s — C o r r e c t i n g t h e A b u s e s . W a s h i n g t o n , Jan. 21.— T h e depart m e n t o f state bas received a re p o r t from U n ite d S tates Consul L e w is a t T a n g iers in r e l a t i o n to tho abuses o f th e system of fo r e i g n consular p r o t e c t io n in M o r o c c o and the steps ta k e n b y h im for thoir correction in respect to t h e protec tion o f n a t ive Moors by th e represen ta tives o f tho United States. O n takin g ob a r g e o f tho consulate in M a r c h , 1887, Mr. L e w i s found over 800 p e r s o n s en jo y i n g official and unofficial protection u n d e r th e United States. T h e class o f unofficially protected natives far outnum b e r those e n t it le d to official protection, and a n in s t r u c t iv e e x a m p le is given of tbe n a t u r o a n d ex ten t o f th© protection c laim e d a n d con ceded. A b o u t a year ago th e in h a b it ants o f a village near T a n g ier, f a m e d fo boar h u n t i , having been o r d e r e d by tho su ltan to pay a tax, refused to d o so on the g r o u n d that their v i l l a g e w a s an A m e r ic a n colony and tho B a s h a s ’ in q u iry in th e su b ject was an s w e r e d by Mr. .Lewis’ predecessor that th e villag e r s , n u m b e r in g about 300, wero e m p lo y e d as beaters a t tbo boar hunts o r g a n iz e d in con n e c tio n with tbe A m e rican con s u late and m u s t , therefore, be e x e m p t from ta x a tio n a s ail employes o f t b e con s u late w e re u n d e r tho protection o f th e U n ited States. A l l unofficial p r o t e c t io n has been abandon e d by Mr. L e w i s — only three classes of natives e n j o y official protect io n s : Those actually em p lo y e d in the c o n s u la r service, those p r o t e c t e d in con s id e r a tion of their form e r se r v ic e s to the U n i 'e d States, and a g e n ts a n d buyers in M o r o c c o for citizens o f th e Onited States e n g a g e d in wholesale im p o r t c r exp o r t trad e in Morocco. A l l these classes a r o expressly provided fo r b y tho e x istin g treaties particularly b y the in tern a t io n a l convention sig n e d at M adrid i n 1880. From the d e t a i le d lists su b m itted by Mr. Lewis it a p p e a r s that at th e present timo the n u m b e r of n a tive M o o rs protected by th o U n ited States o n account of present o f p a s t offi cial em p loym e n t is only 29, m o s t of them b e i n g in actual service a s consular agents, gu a r d s , interpreters a n d w r iters of A r a b i c . O f business a g e n 's r e c e ivin g p r o tection there aro 26, a ll o f w h o m are in th e bona fide em p loy o f citi zens o f tho United S tates a c t u a lly en g a g e d in importing o r e x portin g according to th e term s of e x i s t i n g treaties. This, d e p a r tm e n t officers s a y , ia a gratifying e x h i b i t and in d icates a conscientious and su c c e s s fu l reform o f m u ch complaint o f a b u s e s in tho p a s t in connection w ith th e U n ited States con s u late at Tangier. M r. L e w is has been directed by the p r e s id e n t to tako p a r t join tly with tho U n ite d States m inister t o Spain in tho a p p r o a c h in g con feren c e a t Madrid to co n s id e r the still con tin u in g abuses of fo r e i g n pro tection i n Morocco(atid to d e v ise fu r t h e r m eans f o r thoir correction a n d a t the sam e t i m e for tho full security o f legiti mate f o r e i g n interests in n a t iv e hands. H e a v y B r e a k In O il. P i t t s c o n a , Jan. 21—T h e r e w a s a heavy b r e a k in oil after th e clo s e in N e w Y o r k Miia afternoon cau s e d b y tho report t h a t the McGowan w e ll a t C a n - nonsburg w h ich has beon a “ g a s s e r ” for 15 m o n th s was flowing oil a t th e rate of 40 b a r r e ls an hour. W h e n th i s report was b r o u g h t in tho market w a s ste a d ily ad v a n c in g and buying was go o d . In a fovv m in u t e s valuta dropped fro m four cents f r o m tho highest point o f tbo day. A slig h t reaction, followed a n d a t ono o’clock th e market had re c o v e r e d onu cent o f t h e decline. Tho ra n g e o f v a l ues w e r e : opening Olf, highest 0 3 |, lo w est, 89* A B a n q u e t t o F r e d G r a n t . B o s t o n , Jan . 2 1 .—Tho M id d lesex club gave a recep tion and hanquet t h i s a fte r noon in h o n o r of Colouel Fred G r a n t and tho H o n . Jam e s P. Foster. T h o l a t t e r is president o f tho National L o a g u o o f R e p u b lican clubs. The gen tlem e n arrived fro m Now York last n i g h t and were e s c o r t e d to tho Revore hou&e w h e r o tho d in n e r was hold. B e s id e theso guests w e r o Governor A m o s ,L ieu tenan t governor B rucketl, Speaker N o y e s and others. K l l l o d an E d ito r . N o n w icir, Conn., Jan. 21.— F r e d A . S. Perry w a s found guilty to-day o f m u r d e r in the secon d degreo in k i l l i n g A . C. W itllessoy o f tho New London D a y last August. H e was sentenced to th o states prison fo r life. The jury on th o iirst '•>l,otBtood livo formurdor in th o first i.-rrree, fiv e for murder in th o secon d d«> ■ , a n d tw o for insanity. T h e sec onu ballot resulted in conviction in tho Bicond d e g r e e . C l o s e d b y t n e S h e r i f f . W i u c k s d a k k k , Pa., Jan. 2 1 .— T h is afternoon th e storoof Lowis L . E v a n s , dealers in bicycle and sporting go o d s , was closed b y tho BhetilT. J u d g m e n t s wore r e c e n t l y confesicd to A . J . S p a u ld - ine & B r o t h e r , of New Y o r k . T h e j li a - bilities a n d assets aro as yet u n k n o w n . S t r u c k b y a T r a i n . W a k e f i e l d , Mass., Jan. 21,— M a r tin D o n n elly a n d John Molonoy, b o t h w e l l - known c i t i z e n s of thiB town, w h i l e d r i v ing across t h e tracks of th e B o s t o n & Low e ll r a i l r o a d near T e w k e s b u r y thia afternoon, w e r e struck b y an express train. M e loney was instantly killed and D o n n e lly badly hurt about the head and body. T h e horse w a s killed and tho vehicle dem o lished. M eloney w a s over 80 y e a r s o f age. S T E A M S H I P C O L L I S I O N A L i t t l o R a c e In N e w Y o r k H a r b o r W h i c h R e s u l t e d D i s a s t r o u s l y . N e w Y o r k , Jan, 21.— Tho F r e n c h steam ship L a Gascogne and the Red Star line s t e a m e r Sw itzerland collided in the upper b a y to day whon h a lf w a y be tween L i b e r t y Island and Robbins reef. The S w itze r la n d w a s so badly dam a g e d sho had to return to her dock whore she is n o w b e in g lightered preparatory to going o u th e dry dock. The French steam e r cam e to anchor off Quarantine where a n exam ination w a s m ade and and h e r in ju r i e s found to bo o f such a slight m t u r e that she will, it is th o u g h t , proceed on her w a y at tho n e x t tide to n igbc. The S w itzerlan d le ft her dock a t 11:80 this m o r n in g and w a s steam ing down the b a y . O n her starboard, distant about a q u a r ter o f a mile, w a s the French ship La G a s c o y n e , both traveling in tht samo direction. A s the French steamship gained on the Sw itzerland the form er sheared dan g e r o u s ly near until the tw o B t o a m e r a w e r e running along not more than 75 f e e t apart. T h e bow o f the La G a s coyne overlapped the stern of the S w itzerlan d . Captain W iberw e z put hia wheel to p o r t allow in g the Sw itzerland’s bow to f a l l off to starboard aw a y from the L a G a scoyne. This m a n o u vre was fo llo w e d by a sim ilar ono on the p a r t o f the captain of the L a Gas- coye, b u t th e L a G ascoyne wont over much fa s t e r in steering and was soon right acro s s the Sw itzerland’s bow. Before th e latter could bo stopped she had c r a s h e d into the La Gancovnt* nearly am idships and juat abaft tbe engine Tbe port f o r w a r d rail of tho Swiizerland w a s carried a w a v for about 15 feet and her port b o w j u s t a t her namo stove in. A t the tim e th e French ship was struck in the w a t e r line she was still m o v ing rapidly, an d the result was she tore aw a y th e stern of the Sw itzerland bending i t from port to starboard and filling th e forem o s t or collision bulkhead with w a ter. This latter in ju r y was of such a seriou s nature that the captain decided to return to tbe com p any’s docks a t J e r s e y City. The Sw itzerland had three cab in and 73 steerage passen gers. H e r cargo consisted o f general m e rchandise. H e r destination was A n t werp. N A T U R A L G A S A T C H I C A G O . B o r l n g f o r a t i I m m e n s e D e p o s i t B e n e a t h t h e C i t y . C h i c a g o , Jan , 21.— D u ring the past two w e e k s Com m issioner of Public AVoi k s S w i f t has been engaged in sinking a well on th e lake shore in a direct lino with those o f the Leland hotel and t h e ' Cooke b r e w o r y in tho hopo that gus m ight be stru c k . A pocket o f the fickle illum inator w a s found a t a depth of 00 foot on T h u r s d a y m o rning. A n assistant wishing t o add a join t to the protruding ond o f th e six-inch pipe, gave orders to have s o m e liv e coals placed on it for tho purpose o f th a w in g the ice from the threads. A bright flam e was Instantly started w h ich blazed tw o feot h igh fo r several hours and was burning b r ig h t ly whon it was turned off. The gas, i t is supposed, comes from a quantity o f q u ick sand somo distance abovo th e Trenton strata whero it is believed to exiBt in great quantities. The n a t u r a l gas expert who is boring the w e ll fo r Com m issioner S w ift says It confirm s a theory of his own that the gas stru c k so far is but a leak from a big deposit l y i n g somo placo beneath tho city. W o r k on the w e ll w ill bo con tinued. W i l l i a m G. F a r g o ’s E s t a t e . B u f f a l o , Jan . 21.— Tho caso of Mrs. Georgia F a r g o , of N e w Y o r k against tho e x e c u tors o f tho estate of her fathor, tho lato W illia m G. Fargo, to compel the e x e c u tors to pay over the am o u n t duo her, cam e up beforo Surrogate Stoin to d a y . Mrs. Faruo was represen ted by H o n . Charles Forster, of Now York, w h o insisted upon Jam es C. F a r go, ono o f tho executors, appearing be fore the su r r o g a te and producing tho securities f o r tho purpose of determ in ing w h e ther tho ostato was complicated or not und w h y a division c o u ld not be mado at th is tim e. M r-Fargo did not appear a lth o u g h a subpoena had been served on h im . A fter snrae talk the matter w o n t ever until Friday m o roing. D e m p s e y B e l i e v o s In S u l l i v a n . B a l t i m o r e , Jan. 21.— J a c k Dempsoy spoaking o f the K ilrain-Sm ith fight last night B a id th e f a c t that ono or tho othor of tho p u g ilists did not w in after euch a long fight w a s very strange. “ S m ith is nova good m a n ,” ho continued, “ and thero is n o t a good prizo fighter in all England. S u llivan can lick a couple of them at a tim e . Thero is not a man in Englaud n o r A m e r ica w h o can w h ip him. Ho can easily whip K ilrain. No, I will not g o to England. Thero is not enough o f m o n e y thore for me. I can mako tw ico as m u ch here and it is money I a m a fte r .” W ith regard to his coming f ig h t w ith M cCaffroy, Dempsey said that h e (Dom p soy) w o u ld best him. C l e v e l a n d ' s G i f t P r e s e n t e d . B a l t i m o r e , Jan. 21.— Cardinal Gib bons this a ftern o o n received from Rome a cablegram signed by Dr. O’Connell, rector o f t h e A m e r ican college at Rome, saying t h a t to-day tho c o p y of tho consti tution of th o U n ited States sent by Presi dent C levelan d was, with solem n ity, presented b y a com m ittee o f Am o rican bishops'and oth e r A m e ricans residont in Romo to 'P o p e L e o X I I I ., w h o reoelved It with profoun d , g ratitude. r ; NO. 22 KEEPiSG IIS AGREEMENT Why the Reading Company Holds Out. GREAT SCARCITY OF COAL T h e S u p p l y A l o n g t h e L in e o f t h e R e a d i n g R o a d E x h a u s t e d - L a t e s t I n t e l l i g e n c e , R ead in g , Jan . 21.— Aldorman H ipp ie of this c ity w h o returned y e s t e r d s y from a tour o f th e coal regions said tc-« day: “ The R e a d in g officials dare n c A settle w ith the m iners and put them to w o rk f o r th e reason that the R e a d in g com p a n y h a s furnished itB quota o f coal as p e r agreem e n t entered in t o w ith tb e oth e r g r e a t coal companies l a s t spring. T h e com p any also fa r e x ceeded th e am o u n t agreed u p o n and n o w th e Lebigh & S c h u y lk ill regions are id le. T h e operators in th e W y o m in g r e g io n are sending all th e coal to m a r k e t t h a t thoy possibly c a n jk accordance w i t h prearrangement. E v e n i f th e m in e r s had lcept a t w o r k after J a n u a r y 1 w ithout asking th e 8 per cent, a d v a n c e the company w o u ld havo been com p e lled to stop them in. some w a y . I t is n o t a question of w a g e s w ith tho R e a d in g com p a n y but of k e e p in g its agreem e n t w ith the other c o a l barons. The con tin u e d scarcity of dom e stic sizes of c o a l is m a k in g itBelf severely felt all alon g th e lin e of the Reading; railroad. In som e sm a ll towns the b u d - ply is exh a u s ted and coal is being tran s ferred from near- by railroad stations. A t M y o rstown th e r e are only a few tons o f coal on band. C o a l dirt and re f u s e aro being bou g h t u p by speculators a n d coke is also bein g sold by the retail d e a l ers of tbis c i t y fo r household purposes. It is stated th a t tho railroad officials havo become th o r o u g h ly alarmed a t t h e scarcity o f co a l in tbe cities and tow n s a lo n g tbe main lin e and branches and that t * prevent a f a m in e i t has beon decided to transport a ll th e coal they possibly c a n from the W y o m in g region. Predictions are m a d e t h a t t h e W y o m ing miners w i l l strike if the engines or cars of the R e a d in g com p a n y a r e used to haul the c o a l they m ine. T h e coal dealers of this c i t y are clam o rin g fo r fresh supplies and. several o f th e m h a v e vinited Philadel phia w ith the v i e w o f making arrange ments in t h a t c i t y f o r filling their orders. P o t t s v i l l e , Ja n . 21.— There are no n e w developm e n ts in the strike situ a tion. C h a irm a n L e e denies tho rum o red resum p tion on t h e $2.50 basis pending arbitration. H e sa y : “ Thereis nothing: in it, but I do n o t th in k the s'rike w i l l last m o re th a n a m o n th. The c o m p a n y w ill hold ou t abou t that long before m a k in g a n y concession.” Nothing im portant w a s transacted to-day at th e m e e ting of th e jo i n t committee btit th e m a ttor o f independent action on th e part of the m in o r s was thoroughly discussed and earnestly urged: b y several m e m b ers o f the com m ittee. A m e e ting o f th e Miners’ and Laborers A m a lgam a ted association will be held jat Tam a q u a on M o n d a y , tho ra'sulf 'o f w h ich is looked forw a r d to with great' interest. M ost o f th e members b e long to tho P a n th e r V a lle y , and rumors a r e th a t there is a stro n g feeling in favor o f going to w o r k pending arbitration, which, it is rum o r e d , has been offered them. A sh l a n d , Jan . 21.— Only ono c o lliery, tho North A s h lan d , situated two m iles from here, is d o in g w o rk, employing a t present on ly ab o u t a dozen men. A l l the others aro id le. 1,265 men and boys being out o f w o r k on account of th e strike. T h e a ttem p t s to resume opera tions a t several o f the other collieries near here, h a v e th u s f a r boen unsuccess ful. S h o t H i s S i s t e r A c c i d e n t a l l y . B k o o k l y n , Ja n . 21.— W illie Hogan the 18-year-old eon o f Matthew H o g a n o f Bath Boach, sh o t and killed his sister A g g ie, aged 16, th is m o rning. The t w o w e re alone in a room in their father’s houso and th e b o y waB fooling w ith a pistol, w h e n on e o f tho chambers w a s accidentally d isch a r g e d , the ball lodging in the g irl’s head. T h e boy was a rrested and held fo r exam in a tion . I c e In N e w Y o r k H a r b o r . N e w Y o r k , Ja n . 21.— The quantity o f ico in tho H u d s o n an d E a s t river causcd considerable delays to tho ferry boats to day, tho slips becom e 80 choked with the floes that it w a s alm o s t impossible for the boats to g e t in and out. The ther m o m e ter to-night a t 10 o’clock registered six degress above zero , w ith evory pros- poct o f g r o w in g colder. F l - o z e n t o D e a t h . A d r i a n , M ich ., Ja n . 21— Eddio D u n n , a w e ll kn o w n cattlo dealer, aged 80, w a s found th is m o rn in g a few miles oast o f W e llsvile on th e highway, frozen to death. H e w a s d r ivin g a rack wagon and his team had evid e n tly run aw a y , th r o w in g th e r a c k o f f and pinning Dunn to tho ground w h e r e ho perished. K l l l o d b y a n O n io n . N e w Y o r k , J a n . 21.— Robert Allison died yesterd a y (it h i s home of paralysis of the throat ca u B e d by a n onion which tw o w e e k s a c c id e n t a lly slipped partially dow n his th r o a t w h e r e it stayed till ' h is death. H e w a s a w e a lth y rotired m e r c h a n t of B a ltim o r e . T r i e d t o K ill H i s C o u a ln .- .i.. N e w Y o r k , Ja n . 21.— Joremiah Mor phy, tho bu tcher w h o attempted to as- sinato his cou s in , W illlam Kurphy, a cattle dealer, la s t n igh t, waa arraigned to-day and held w ith o u t bail to a w a it the result o f hia v ictim ’s injurie*. T h a latter ia s t ill a live . . .............
