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0E Nlllwii SOLONS
Will Do Little This Session Except
Pass ”Appropriation Bills.
TARIFF CHANGES UN LIKELY
Chairman Dingley of the \Vays and Means
Committee Believes That an Extra
Session \Vill Be Necessary to Pro-
vide Additional Revenue.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Representative
Dingley of Maine, chairman of the ways
and means committee, was interviewed
today by your representative on the sub-
ject of his recent visit to President Elect
McKinley at Canton and the possibility of
tarifi legislation at this session of con-
gress. Mr. Dingley said:
“I went to Canton to discuss revenue
matters with the president elect. My visit
had nothing to do with cabinet making.
Mr. McKinley is Of course interested in
Obtaining the views Of Republican mem-
bers of congress on the situation, but I do
not feel at liberty 'to go into the details of
such conversation as passed between us,
and I do not think anything has been defi-
nitely decided upon, but existing circum-
stances and prevailing excitement seem
now to point strongly in the direction of
an extra session. The necessity of addi-
tion'a revenue is imperative, and if arevel
nue bill is not passed at this session an
extra session must be called. I am still
of t 9 opinion, which I expressed some-
time ago, that the so called Dingley bill
will not pass the senate. ”
“In the event that it develops early in
the session that the Dingley bill will not
be acted upon by the senate, is it probable
or possible that the house will send some
other revenue measure containing provi-
sion- for an additional tax on beer or an
import duty on tea or coffee by the sen-
ate?” was asked.
“No,” replied Mr. Dingleyemphatical—
1y. “The senate must act on the measure
in its possession or not at all. We will not
send it another bill.”
Mr. Dingley said that in advance of a
formal meeting of the ways and means
committee he did not care to speak of the
probability of the committee beginning
work on a new tariff bill at this session,
but as the Republican complexion of the
committee would be practically unchanged
in the next congress he said there appeared
to be no reason why the work of framing
a bill should not be facilitated by work at
this session. Mr. Dingley said he did not
care to discuss the Cuban situation or ex-
press an opinio“ as to the prevailing cab-
inet gossip. He gave it as his belief that
little would be accomplished in the way
Of legislation at this session beyond the
passage of the regular appropriation bills.
A Protest From Germany.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The German gov-
ernment has lodged an energetic protest
with the state department against the ac—
tion of the president in imposing tonnage
dues on German ships entering American
ports. The receipt of this protest will be
duly acknowledged, but there the matter
is likely to rest unless the German govern-
ment takes steps. to remove the charges on
American shipping which formed the basis
for the president’sproclamation. The con-
tention of the German government is that
it does not tax American shipping and
that the imperial government cannot be
held accountable for the imposition of lo-
cal charges by provincial and municipal
ofiicials. The contention of our govern-
ment, on the other hand, is that, regardless
of the question of who is responsible for
the levying of port dues, their collection
from American vessels is the only fact
necessary to be established to put in opera-
tion at once the Dingley law imposing
tonnage dues on German vessels.
Chapman lVlll Surrender.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. —District Attorney
Birney was informed today by Mr. Jere
M. Wilson of counsel for Mr. Elverton R.
Chapman, convicted of refusing to answer
certain inquiries before the senate Suga]
trust investigating committee, that Mr.
Chapman will surrender himself to the
custody of the marshal Of the district
early in the week, Tuesday, Mr. Birney
thinks, but not later than Wednesday it
any event, he was informed. Immediately
upon the surrender of Mr. Chapman .he
will apply to one Of the justices of the
United States supreme court for his dis-
charge through habeas corpus proceedings.
Mr. Chapman will submit that the statute
under which he was convicted is unconsti-
tutional, and in that way his counsel hope
to have the supreme court pass upon the
question. His case is a test one, on whicl.
prosecution of the other rec‘reant witnesses
will depend. ' ..
Cabinet Talk.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.——The arrival 0)
many prominent Republicans in this city,
many of whom have recently been at Can
ton, has caused an unusual amount 01
cabinet talk, some of which assumed quite
definite character today. One senator whc
is high in the counsels of his party stated
that three positions seemed to be pretty
well settled upon and said that NelsOI:
Dingley Of Maine, now chairman of the
ways and means committee, seemed to be
slated for‘secretary of the treasury. Mr.
Dinglcy, it was said, has the matter un-
der consideration. The other two men
who were considered as quite sure of cab
inet places were Cornelius N. Bliss of New
York for secretary of the navy and Henry
C. Payne of Wisconsin for postmaster gen-
eral or secretary of the interior.
. Hanna Against the Dingley Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. —— An intimate
friend of Chairman Hanna of the Repub-
lican committee said yesterday: “Mr.
Hanna is emphatically opposed to the
Dingley bill. He considers it a makeshift
and cannot tolerate it. He believes it was
framed merely to secure the indorsemeni
of the DemoCratic senate and Democratic
president and not as a Republican meas-
ure. He 1e“ ' res it as nothing more than
a sort Of Sn. 1 improvement on the Wil-
son bill.”
”What does Mr. Hanna favor in the way
of legislation?” was asked.
“He desiresa special session of congress,
and he hopes that the tarifi question will
then be brodght up and courageously dealt
with. ”
Pension Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The subcommit-
tee of the house committee on appropria-
tions having in charge the preparation 01
the pension appropriation bill has sub.
stantially completed the bill. It is under
stood that the bill carries the same appro-
priation for the payment of pensions that
the present law does—$140,000,000.
The Weather.
The indications are that the weather will
the cloudy and slightly colder.
THE EVENING GAZETTE
BRYAN ’3 NEW BOOK. °
His History of the Late Campaign to Be
Called “The First Battle."
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 7.——The title of
>Wiliiam J. Bryan’s book is to be “The
First Battle.” In the preface he states
his reasons for writing the work in the
following words:
“The campaign of 1896 was a remark-
able one, whether we measure it by the
magnitude of the issues involved or by
the depth of interest aroused. I have been
led to undertake the present work by a de-
sire felt by myself and expressed by others
to have the more important incidents of
the campaign put 'into permanent form
for the convenience of those who have
taken part in the contest and for the use
of those who shall hereafter desire to re-
view the struggle. The amount of work
done by the advocates of free coinage is
beyond computation and the number of
those who took an active part in the con-
test tOO great rfor enumeration.
“These facts, together with the diffi-
culty Of choosing betWeen so many meri-
torious speeches, have compelled me to
limit the quotations to the addresses made
and papers issued by persons standing in
an official or semiofi‘icial capacity and to
the principal speeches delivered by myself.
I have added a. brief history of the cam-
paign, including a discussion of the elec-
tion returns and the significance thereof.
It has also been thought best to narrate
the part taken by me in the silver agita-
tion prior to the convention, and at the re-
quest of the publishers I have included a
biographical sketch written by Mrs. Bry-
an.” '
It is understood here that the publish-
ers, W. B. Conkcy & Co. of Chicago, will.
issue the book in the early part of Jan-
nary.
JOHN R. TANNER T0 WED.
lllinols’ Governor Elect Will Marry Miss
English Before His Inauguration.
SPRINGFIELD, 1115., Dec. 7.——The mar-
riage of John R. Tanner, governor elect
of Illinois, and Miss Cora Edith English
of Springfield will occur on Dec. 30 at
noon in St. Paul’s church, Springfield,
the ceremony being performed by the Rev.
Frederick Taylor. The lady {vas christen—
ed in St. Paul’s and will be married at
the altar where she has so long worshiped.
Miss English was born and raised in
Springfield. She is the daughter of Tur-
ney English, a prominent business man.
Her family is one of the oldest in the
United States, tracing its ancestry through
Virginia and Maryland back to England,
whence her ancestors sailed about 1622.
Her mother was Miss Jane Pyncheon, the
daughter of a prominent officer in the Brit-
ish army. Her grandfather, General James
Turney. was one of the early circuit judges
of the state. Among the lady’s near rela-
tives are W. H. English of Indiana, Dr.
Norvin Green, who was president of the
Western Union Telegraph company; Gov-
ernor Peter Turney of Tennessee, Judge
Hoke of Louisville, General .T. B. Fry, U.
S. A., and General Daniel McClure, ex-
assistant paymaster general of the United
States army.
After the ceremony Governor and Mrs.
Tanner will take a short trip to the south,
returning to Springfield in time for the
inauguration. ‘
LANKY BOB’S LITTLE SCHEME.
How Fitzsilnlnons Made llIoney on His
Fight With Sharkey.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.—The excite-
ment caused by the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey
fight has abated, and even popular interest
in the final disposition of the $510,000 purse
is waning. Sharkey is still in bed and
receives visitors in a room filled with flow-
ers, the gifts of admiring female friends.
He confidently expects to receive the purse
soon. Fitzsimmons says he will remain
only until the suit for the purse is deter-
mined and that he will thereafter be at Dan
Stuart’s disposal.
The story is new current in sporting
circles that Fitzsimmons has done pretty
well with his fight venture, even if he re-
ceives no part of the purse. Most of the
money wagered on the fight was ’placed on
the question of Sharkey’s ability to stay
six rounds. It is now said Fitzsimmons
placed several thousands Of dollars on
Sharkey to hold out six rounds and then
took care that he did not knock out his
opponent to soon.
Clark’s Pathetic Story.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 7.—W. A. Clark of
Greensburg, Pa., well educated and sever-
al years ago chief burgess and then audi-
tor of his town, applied at the Bethel yes-
terday for employment. Two years ago,
he said, his motherless daughter, then 12
years old, mysteriously disappeared. There
were indications that she had been kidnap-
ed, and Mr. Clark at once began to search
for her. He abandoned his business and
during the last two years has traversed
five states in search of the lost one. His
money is gone. He wants work in order
that he may have the means to continue
his quest.
Yale Students Arrested.
NEW HAVEN, Dec. 7.—Fourstudents,
giving their names as Frank F. BaldWin,
Samuel B. Sutpher, Edward Armstrong
and Frank Fisch, followed another student
who had been arrested into police head-
quarters last night, and because Sergeant
Cook refused to liberate the arrested stu-
dent on bonds they attacked the sergeant
and two other policemen. They were sub-
dued and locked up.
A Village Submerged.
PARIS, Dec. 7.—Friday night’s gale
caused great havoc along the entire coast
of Brittany. The village of Penmarch,
on a headland in the Atlantic 16 miles
southwest of Quimper, suffered especial
damage, being to a large extent submerged
by the waves. Forty-five fishing smacks
are said to have gone down in he gale.
Indiana. Populists.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7. ———Cha.irm an Rosen-
heimer of the People’s Party state com-
mittee has issued a call for a general con-
ference of Populists in this city Dec. 29.
Silver Republicans and all other money re-
formers are requested to participate in
the conference.
Lady Sykes In Trouble.
LONDON, Dec. 7. —Sir Tatton Sykes, the
well known Yorkshire baronet, advertises
in the London Times that he will not be
responsible for his wife’s debts. Lady
Sykes is quite prominent in racing circles.
Shot Herself.
BRIDGETON, N. J .; Dec. 7.——Mrs.‘ George I
McConnell committed suicide at her home
in Port Norris yesterday by shooting her—
self in the head. It is thought that the
young suicide must have become suddenly
deranged. -
A Heavy Fine.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 7.-—The Batoun
naphtha manufacturers. convicted of smug-
gling tin plate, have been fined.1,000,000
lubles.
BAYA-RD WILL REFUSE IT.
The Proposed Popular Subscription Testi-
monlal to End In a Flzzlei .
LONDON, Dec. 7.—It is learned that Mr.
Bayard is now unlikely to accept The Tel-
egraph’s proposed testimonial of books
purchased by popular subscription. The
absence of prominent names from the list
and the fact that only £58 (8290) was sub-
scribed outside Of the office of The Tele-
graph, together with the adverse com-
ments cabled from America, are responsi-
ble for his decision.
Commenting editorially, The Times
says: “We fancy that The Telegraph is
beginning to repent of its izarre notion
to give Embassador Bayard a Christmas
box. We do not grudge Mr. Bayard his tip,
but the present move has an ugly look and
seems as if it were in some way connect-
ed with the anti- Bryan sympathies of Mr.
Bayard, which found so enthusiastic an
echo here. ” '
The People, commenting editorially,
said: “The proposed gift to Embassador
Bayard is in execrable taste, since during
his term we had difficulty with the United
States, and presenting him with a testi-
monial amounts to saying that in that
controversy he favored England rather
than America. ”
Lord Mayor Phillips informed your cor-.
respondent that no date has yet been ar-
ranged for the proposed banquet to the
United States embassador, Mr. Thomas F.
Bayard, but that the Marquis of Salis-
bury, to whom the matter had been men-
tioned, received the suggestion with the
utmost kindness and cordiality.
INAUGUBATION PLANS.
The Grand Ball \Vill Be Held In the Con-
gressional Library.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Mr. Mark A.
Hanna has decided that the inauguration
ball will take place in the gorgeous and
vast rotunda of the congressional library,
which, he says, can easily be transformed
into a veritable fairyland.
Mr. Woodward, the prospective chair-
man of the inaugural committee, had a
conference with Mr. Hanna yesterday at
the Arlington, and after his departure a
delegation of citizens of Washington called
and formally protested against Mr. Wood-
ward’s appointment on the sole ground
that he was a Democrat, although he fa-
vored a gold standard. and that the chair-
,manship should by right be given to a Re—
publican.
Mr. Hanna said to the delegation that
the question of the chairmanship had not
been definitely decided upon and that he
would give their protest full considera-
tion. It is believed, howover, that Mr.
Hanna sees no valid objection to Mr.
Woodward serving as chairman and that
he is very likely to receive the appointment.
WILL FIGHT CARNEGIE.
The Rockefellers and the Standard Oil
Company to Start a Rival Plant.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.——It was reported here
last night that a deal has been made by
which the Rockefellers and the Standard
Oil company are to go into the manufac-
ture of steel rails and structural ir0n.
The Standard Oil company has bought
$500,000 worth of real estate from the Cal-
umet Canal and Dock company at the
mouth of the Calumet river. The-land has
a dock frontage of 3,600 feet on the lake,
Calumet river and slip.
The new purchasers, it is said, will at
once begin the area 'iOn of an enormous
plant, to cost 810,000,000. There will be
blast furnaces and rail and other mills.
The new enterprise is said to be the out-
growth, of alleged discrimination by the
Carnegie company against the Standard
Oil people in the shipment of coal and
coke from the Connellsville district to the
Standard’s works. The plant, it is said,
will be the largest in the world.
Lost \Vith All on Board.
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edwards Is-
land, Dec. 7.——A dispatch received here
from Georgetown says that a captain of a
vessel just arrived there reports that the
schooner Sainte Marie, which sailed from
this port for Bermuda Dec. 2, has been
lost Off the Nova Scotia coast, together
with her crew of five men. NO particulars
of the wreck are given, but it is supposed
that the vessel was driven on the rocks and
went to pieces.
Barred Out of Canada.
OTTAWA Dec. 7.—The Dominion ov- .
. g
ernmcnt has prohibited the entry into
Canada of The Figaro and certain other
French journals, the National Council of
Women, headed by Lady Aberdeen, having
exerted their influence to have all immor-
al literature and pictures kept out of the
country.
Faure May Visit Victoria.
LONDON, Dec. 7. -—A dispatch to The
Times from Berlin says if president Faure
visits Russia he will then visit London. It
is reported that the queen has invited him
as a special mark of courtesy and honor tc
visit her at Osborne House. ‘
liill’ed Each Other.
GREENSBORO, N. 0., Dec. 7.—-Deputy
Collector of Revenue E. Moflitt, while
raiding an illicit distillery, was shot by
the proprietor, Lee Turner, who was at the
same instant shot by hiofiitt. Both men
are dead.
Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Dec.- 7.—-The following
fourth class postmasters have been ap-
pointed: S. G. Lenn at Broughton, Pa.,
'and H. G. Difi'endcrler at Salunga, Pa.
Killed by 3 Falling \Vall.
MACON. Ga, Dec. 7.—Jamcs Brice was
killed and two other men slightly injured
by the falling of a wall here yesterday.
The Mapleson Failure.
LONDON, Dec. 7.—The tOtal losses of the
syndicate backing the Mapleson opera
company will reach £20,000. .
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runs: nus SALE.
We have been working hard for the last three weeks to get ready ' for Holiday Goods.
We have them now marked and assorted, ready to place on the counters, but find that we
have not room for them. There is only one .thing to do, that is to MAKE'room. Now for
three days-—Saturday, Monday and Tuesday we shall slaughter goods. ,
GREAT
‘ THREE
DAYS
Wrappers.
As we want all the Wrapper Department for '
Toys, we rhall give 25 per cent off all wrappers
from $1.25 to $2.98.
$ 1.25 Wrappers 25 per cent off is s .94
1.50 Wrappers 25 per cent off is 1.13
1.75 Wrappers 25 per cent off is 1.31
2.00 Wrappers 25 per cent off is . 1.50
2.98 Wrappers 25 per cent ofi‘ is 2.24
Remember this is only for three days; after.
ward they will be regular price—n0 discount.
One on‘y to a customer.
Jackets and capes.
We must have part of the great Cloak Room
4 1 Sleds. Wagons, etc.
All our $17.98 Kersey Jackets $13 50
All our $13.50 Boucle Jackets $10.03
All our $12.98 Boucle Jackets $10 00
All our $11.50 Boucle Jackets $ 8.50
We have 50 Jackets, all Sizes. at 55-00 each.
Kitchen Department.
We want room to display Silverware and
Bric-a-Brac. To do so we Shall give 25 per
cent. Oil all dinner. tea and Toilet ware.
Our famous Foutenay Dinner Set, 112 pieces,
$11.98, 25 per cent. off is $9.00.
l
480m $13.98 Dinner Set, 25 per cent- off is $10..
Our $8.98 Toilet Set, 25 per cent. off is $6.73.
Our $4.61 Toilet Set. 25 per cent. off is $3 36
Remember this is for the next three days
only.
New line of Lamps for presents.
New Silverware, new Cups and Saucers, new
Vases, Everything new for Xmas.
Domestic Department.
We want all the center counters of the DO-
mestic Department. Thisis new we are going
to do it:
10 cent Outing Flannel as many yards as you
want at half price, 50 yard.
1 case Tan ColoredBlankets. the 490 ones at
37% cents.
1 Bale Unbleached Muslin the Te kind for 50
per yard.
'50 apron Ginghams, 10 yards to a customer
at :20 yard.
1 Case White Domet Flannel the 83 kind for
50 yard.
Dress Goods.
We want part of this counter for Christmas
Umbrellas eta. and must knife some of the
lines.
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SALE.
Illuminated Suiting. 40 in. wide. 330. per
yard. We shall sell them at 2*; price, 150 yard.
Only one dress to a customer.
All Wool Diagonal Crepe 52 in. wide in navy,
green and black, $1,00 per yard. Only one
dress to a customer.
Boucle Novelties, 52 in. wide in navy and
black, blue and brown, green and brown, $1.50
per yard for this ale $1.00. One dress to a cus-
tomer.
Boucle Mixed Suiting. 38 in. wide, all wool,
for this sale only 390 yard.
Separate Skirts.
We have too many and want the r
. ' 00m. 30
ion Wigthé tailor made Skirts of the latest two
one e ec s. $7.98. We shall sel
price. $3.98, lthem at half
20 Black Skirts. Bourette effects. $7.50; for
this sale. $3.75.
Underwear.
Men‘s white and gray ribbed Underwear,
value 75c; for this sale, 50c.
Men’s single and double breasted wool Un-
derwear: these were $1.50; for this sale.'$1.00.
Lallies’ Combed Egyptian Vests and Pants.
all sizes, best quality. 500.
TH Buslnl ISTUH Eur. Main and Wall 33.
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