,T HE E v, EN :=:.- . Keystone Legislative Commit- tee Takes TestimOny. ... . BIG PAY FOR ll’ClRRElL BILL vows. Some Sensational Revelations Made I by Witnesses Before the Investi- gating Commission at Harris- ‘ burg—A Votc “forth $1,000. HARRISBURG, March 8.—A meeting of the committee to inquire‘into the charges of bribery in connection with the passage of the McCarrell jury bill in the house was held last evening and developed some sensational testimony. The first witness called was Colonel George Nox McCain, staff correspondent . at Harrisburg of the Philadelphia Press. Mr. McCain said that Peter J. Criste, representative from Northumberland county, told him that he was approach- ed by an individual and told that it would be worth $1,000 to him to vote for the reconsideration of'the bill. Subse- quently he admitted to the witness that it was ex-Representative Thomas -Moyles of Wilkesbarre, who said he wanted the bill to become a law as it would help him out iii a casé‘in Luzerne county in which he was a defendant. John P. Dwyer, also of The Press, tes- tified that Representative John Engler of Lycoming county told him that he met Michael J. Costello, a former resi- dent of Williamsport, and escorted him to the Bolton House, Harrisburg, where they met ex-Senator John J. Coyle of Schuylkill county. Mr. Coyle told En- gler that he understood he .was 3. R0- man Catholic and asked him to vote for the bill because Archbishop Ryan want- ed it to become a law. Witness said Coyle told Engler he would pay him $500 to vote for the bill and put his hand in his pocket and said he would give him $200 at once. Coyle said he used to do ; this when he was a member of the legis- _ lature and that if Engier would go along on this bill he would ”put him in” ' on several other bills and that he could make more on the outside than his sal- ary as a member of the house. Mr. En- gler refused to accept the money and left Coyle. Engler testified that Costello met him at the Bolton House and took him to a room at the Lochiel hotel and intro- duced him to ex-Senator Coyle; Cos— tello left the room, and Coyle asked the witness how he felt on the McCarrell bill. Coyle, said he used to be in the legislature and that he took everything that came his way. Engler corroborat- ed Dwyer’s testimony as to Coyle’s al- leged offer of $200 to vote for the bill and to pay the balance when the wit— ness voted and that if Engler would go along on this bill he would take him in on five or six other bills. ‘ Mr. Criste said he knew Moyles and was amember of the house with him in 1893. Moyles told witness that there were “three” in it if he would vote for the bill. Moyles saw the witness sdbse- quently and asked him to vote for the reconsideration of the bill. Moyles was under indictment in Luzerne county for. conspiracy and said he was anxious to have the bill passed. About this time ex-Senator Coyle came in and said to witness, “You vote. for the McCarrell bill and leave the rest to me.” An hour later Moyles called Criste out into the hallway and urged him to move for the reconsideration of the McCarrell bill. Moyles told Criste what to say when he made the motion and promis- ed if he would make the motion there would be $1,000 in it for the witness. Criste told Moyles to write out what he wished him to say when he made the motion, and while he was doing so the bill came up, and Criste went into the house and voted to adjourn to prevent reconsideration of the bill. Mr. Criste aid that after the adjournment Coyle came to him and told him he had made a mistake in not voting for the bill and that “the fellows over there” (pointing o the insurgents,” the witness said) “were being taken care of.f’ This re- mark‘breated general laughter. A Strike In "the Klondike. SKAGUAY, March 2, via Victoria, B. 0., March 8.—Seven hundred of the 1,400 laborers employed on the construction work of the White Pass-Yukon road are on a strike as the result of a reduction of wages from 35 to 30 cents an hour and an increase in work to ten hours a day. After the men struck all others were laid off for a few days. Fire in Dyea last night destroyed the Palace and Northern hotels, the Chilkoot tram sta— bles, the Senate saloon and the court- house; lcss, $12,000. There was no fire apparatus. A. Settlenlent Near. PARIS, March 8.—The following semi— ofiicial note was issued last evening: “A satisfactory settlement between France and Great Britain of the questions aris- ingput of the Fashoda incident may be expected within a fortnight. The de- limitation of the respective territories llas so far advanced that the starting I oints and general direction of the fron- tier have already been arranged, and reat Britain has admitted that France 1. entitled to a commercial outlet on the i ile." Canadian Band Coming 'l‘oo. MONTREAL, March 8.—The Fifth l' oyal Scots band of this city have ac- epted an invitation to go to New York bout March 25 to participate in the usical portion of a peace congress to e held there, in which Dan Godfrey’s nd the Seventh New York regiment ands are to take part. Rome City Election. ROME, N. Y., March 8.-—-At the city -lection yesterday Abner White (Dem.) as elected mayor by 160 majority over Ir. W. L. Kingsley (Ben). The com- on council will stand 12 Democrats nd 5 Republicans._ Last spring the bunch stood 11 Democrats and 6 Re- . ublicans. —.—J_.____ Another Ballot In Utah. SALT LAKE CITY, March , 8.——The egislature in joint assembly yesterday iscussed the report made by the brib- -ry committee. A ballot resulted as ollows: King, 6; .McCune, 26; Cannon, ; Nebeker, 3; Powers, 3; Henderson Dem.), 1; Sutherland, 13; Widener, 3. . Stolen Bonds Found. OSWEGO, N. Y., March 8.—-'i'hq two 500 government bonds stolen from the mce'of'M. J. Cummings in this city unday last were found in the Varick and in the rear of the office. Chilling: BRIBERY ‘ DELAWARE SENATORIAL FIGHT. Eighty-nine Ballots Taken Without Choice and Close of Session Near.“ DOVER, Del, March 8.—-Only five days remain beforethe final adjourn.— ment of the legislature, and strong ef- fort is being 'made to harmonize the Republican factions, thus securing the election of a successor to United States Senator George Gray. With this end in view a letter was handed to every Republican member’ of the general as- sembly yesterday, signed by Congress- man C. H. Grosvenor and Secretary Charles Dick of the Republican nation- nl committee, urging an early and final settlement of the senatorial question. The letter says: ' “We do not assume to advise in r_e-' gard to your duty as members of the legislature, but do want to impress up- on you that in close and bitter contests the will of the majority is a safe' guide. The Republican party at large is inter— ested not only in gaining a senator, but also in 'the future success of the party in Delaware,” The communication .is regarded as fal— voring Addicks, as ‘he has the support of» a majority of the Republicans. Eighty-nine ballots have been taken since the voting for senator began on Jan. 17, and the deadlock has continued unchanged, the slight shifting of the votes each day not affecting the result. The belief here among the leaders is that the legislature will adjourn finally on Monday next without filling the va- cancy and that Delaware will get along, with only one representative in the up- per branch of congress until 1901. Idle Cubans Exeited. SANTIAGO, Cuba, March 8.4»Colonel Hood cables from Holguin that intense excitement. prevails there owingito the cessation of public works. and that a mass meeting has been held, at which the action of the United States military authorities at Havana was condemned as “false economy” and as the “result of centralization.” Owing to the pressing necessities of the case Colonel Hood says he has issued indigent rations to 3,000 heads of families, suddenly thrown out of employment. He fears there will be a large increase in the criminal class- es of his district. Practically the same news from all the other districts of San- tiago province has reached here. Mean- while money enough is lying idle in bank to pay all that is due and to keep the men at work. Anglo-French Negotiations. LONDON, March 8.7M. Paul Cam- 'bon, French ambassador to Great Brit- ain, was the principal guest last even- ing at the banquet of the London Cham- ber of Commerce. In reply to a toast the French embassador said that peace and war nollonger rested with govern- ments, but with the peoples. He noted with great pleasure the determination of the promoters of commerce in Great Britain and France to augment the cor- diality of the relations between the two nations and to foster “that real spirit of conciliation by which all differences can be readily settled.” These- utter- ances of M. ‘Cambon are particularly notable as reflecting the improvement in the relations between London and Paris. Gallows Builders Are Outlaws There. MONTREAL, March 8.—-The gallows on which Cordelia Porier and her para- mour, Sam Parslow, willbe executed for the murder of the former’s husband were shipped from here to St. Scholas- tique yesterday. Two carpenters 'had to go along from the Montreal jail, be- cause not a man could be found in the entire county of Two Mountains who would touch the thing. Two years ago two brothers named Narbonne assisted in building a scaffold for an execution in that county, and they have been out- casts ever since. German-American Friendship. * BERLIN, March 8.—The semiofl‘icial Post says, “The great cordiality with which our monarch honors Mr. Kipling ought to be calculated to remind Amer- icans, after a period of artificial es— trangement, which we trust is past, that ‘ they will nowhere find readier and more 1 joyful recognition of the brilliant fea- tures of their character than from their cousins here, and, firstly, from our im- perial leader.” Fraudulent Use of Mails. CHICAGO, March S.—-Edward Dohl— heimer has been arrested, charged with using the United States mails for fraudulent purposes. His scheme was to advertise offering spools of choice silk .; thread at a bargain. When he got the money from a’ customer, he is said to have sent a yard or two of silk which he called a sample and asked for a' cdntinuance of the customer’s trade. Dos-r Postmaster of Buffalo. WASHINGTON, March 8.—The presi- dent today will appoint Samuel G. Dorr ; postmaster at Buffalo. His appointment : was definitely and finally decided upon 3 ,at the White House yesterday after a sharp and vigorous contest. . Weather Probabilities. . Clearing in the early morning; fair; northwesterly gales. . New York Markets. FLOUR—State and western held steady, but moderately active; winter patents, $3.75@4; winter straights, $3.55. ((213.65; Minnesota patents, [email protected]; winter extras, [email protected]. W'HEAT—No. 2 red ruled steady on firm cables and buying for a rally; March, 82%@83%c.; May, 76 9-16@76%c. RYE—Quiet; state, 630.; No. 2 west- ern, 67c, f. o. b., afloat. CORN—-No. 2 steady on covering and favorable cables; May, 40%c. OATS,—- Featureless; track, state, 36@40c.; track, white, western, 36 @40c. ‘ PORK—Dull; mess, [email protected]; family, $10.50@11.. ‘ LARD—Quiet; prime western steam, $5.55, nominal. BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, 14@ 19%c.; state creamery, 15%@200. CHEESE—Firm; large, white, Ill/fie; small, white, 12%c. EGGS—Steady; state and Pennsylva- nia, 231,é@24c.; western, 24c. SUGAR—Raw firm; fair refining, 3%c.; centrifugal, 96 test, 4%c.; refined firm;'crushed, 6%c.; powdered, 5%c. TURPENTINE—Firm at 46%@47c. MOLASSES—Flrm; New Orleans, 32 @37c. - RICE-3mm; domestic, 434070.; .Ja- pan, 6@5%c. . . TALLOW—Quiet; city, I 5100”“; [conning mow/2c. HAY—Dull; shipping, 40®50¢.; good to choice; 65@65c. White, . l ,‘Avx. CLEANLmESS FOR aces it Is u'Most Important Condltionw Thnli'tand Will Add Materially to Farm Profits. There is no domestic animal kepton the farm that is so habitually neglected in point ofcleanliness as the hog, says the Mirror and Farm. Men do now and then clean out. their horse' and cow stables. They use the currycomb on the horse, and many, too. are be- ginning to'use it on the cat-tie, particu- larly where the herd is kept. for dairy purposes. *Aside, however, from the 'growers of breeding stock, how few men there are who pay any attention to the cleanliness of the quarters in which hogs are kept. There is no ex— cuse for this except the mistaken idea that the hog is a filthy animal and does not care for cleanliness. We say this is a mistaken idea, and We fully believe it». The hog no more requires dirty surroundings as one of the essential conditions to thrift. than. does any other domestic animal. We complain a great deal about the annual loss of hogs from disease, and it is certainly very severe in many seasons, but. the wonder is, considering the conditions under which hogs are habitually kept, that. it is not greater than it is. If cat- tle and horses were managed in the same way and with the same lack ofat- tention to cleanliness, perhaps some disease would propagate itself among them that- would sweep them away as rapidly as hog cholera sweeps away swine. Whether this is true ornot, however, does not affect- the question as to whether hogs should be kept in quarters. fairly clean. It is no great task to do so if the quarters are con— structed with that in view. What is chiefly needed. is good drainage and .good feeding floors so arranged as to be easily cleaned, in order that food. that is left over or spilled and tramped in the dirt may not ferment continu- ously and produce conditions that, whether the cause of the disease in the hog or not, would certainly produce disease in any other domestic animal. Efficient disinfectants; too, should be habitually kept and used. Clean, com- fortable quarters are one of the im- portant conditions to thrift and it will pay to furnish them. Moreover, aside from the comfort and thrift of the hog, what. can be more offensive than dirty, foul-smelling swine 'quarters?. The condition of many yards that we have seen has been such that we would hardly accept the hogs in them as a' gift. if we were obliged to feed and care for them amid the surroundings that were then given them. Dog-e’s Palace in' Danger. The famous Doge’s palace, in Venice, is said to be in danger, owing to the ex- ternal subsidence of the walls adjacent to the Bridge of Sighs and the decay of the timbers supporting the library of St. Mark. The Italian government has dis- patched an expert to submit a report on the matter: - . Mountain Reno-vator. No Need of yes. The Renovar' . SOME rum? TALK. Egg-s Laid by Two-Ye-r-om Ilen- Are the Only Satisfactory on. for Batching. The first clutch of eggs laid by a turkey are seldom fertile, and if by 1 chance a few are, they invariably hatch ‘ out; weakly poults and crippled ones. ' no matter whethertheeggswere placed under a hen or in an incubator. says Poultry Journal. The second! clutch laid do quite often hatch very well.- but the poults are not so strong as .- the ones hatched from eggs laid by a two-yearvold hen. If the young‘tur- key. hens can have their entire liberty and. can forage at. will there will be ‘ quite a difi’erencc in the vitality of the poalts Of a naturally roaming dispo- sition they are better contented. do better in every way, are not so liable to dlisease and the results "are in every way more satisfactory if you allow them to follow this instinct of roving at will in search of a living. If the hen should select. a nest in some out» orf—the-Iway place, don’t meddle, just: let her alone, and do not allow your- self to be unnecessarily nervous over it. Turkeys can- mand a great deal of “letting alone.“ and they hatchrmorc. ' , poults and stronger ones by such treat- ment. I shouldn’t advise anyone ,to move a breed of turkeys unless it. was an, old one and accustomed to being han- dilt‘dl- by .its owner. The second cause is lice; they will kill more poults and do it quicker than any other one thing. ‘ A COSTLY DINNER. The Repast \Vas the First of Expen- sive Entertainments in New New York City. Writing of the. lavish expenditures of New Yorkers Euretta Van Vorstrecalls, in Ladies’ Home Journal, a. dinner given in 1884 by a man if wealth which cost $10,000, and which astonished his most extravagant associates, as it was the most expensive feast. given up to that time. ' Delmonico, the helpful of both those who know and those who do not know how to spend- their money, was at a loss to know how to dispose of this then fabulous amount upon a single meal. There were 72 guests, and they were entertained in the large ball- room which in Delmonico‘s Fourteenth street establishment saw so many so- cial triumphs. The house had been Mr. Moses Grinnell’s, and ever bore the im- print of a gentleman‘s residence even when transformed into a public place of entertainment. The table occupied. the whole length and breadth of the room; the waiters had barely space to move about it. It was a long, oval table, round which a massive wreath of ex- quisite flowers was laid guarding a. min- iature lake 30 feet lonox The water, by mechanical cont-rivance, undulated gently, and on its breast floated fourliv- ing swans, a golden network keeping them in place. EYES Anyone's' Losing His Sight From Diseases of the Blood. Chronic sore eyes are due to blood im- purities, no matter whether these impurities are inherited or have been contracted after birth. ' Sore eyes are not only painful and irrita- ting, but extremely disfiguring. Above all, sore eyes are dangerous. ing how soon the inflammation may extend to the Optic nerve. the eye once become affected and the sight is gone forever. nerve becomes diseased, the trouble spreads very quickly to the brain and death quickly fol- - lows, being preceded in nearly every case,,how- over, by insanity. Do not go through life suffering with terrible blood diseases. self well by purifying your blood. To do this surely, safely and quickly, take Smith’s Green MOuntain Reno- vntor, the greatest blood purifier ever. discovered. This rem- edy was discovered over forty years ago by Dr. Mack, a then fam- ous physician. It is made to-day after his original prescription .by the St. Albans Remedy 00., who are so sure of the good that can be accom- plished by its use that they guarantee every bottle that is sold, refunding the money that is paid for it, where the result does not prove satisfactory.'~ The following is one instance of a. cure being accomplished by the use of Smith’s Green Mountain Renovator, coming to us from Chicago, Ill. The letter reads as follows : “Some years ago I was attacked with sore eyes. - Several physicians whom I had attend me were unable to help me. ,Dr. Howard of Montreal could do me no good. At last I was nearly totally - blind. A consultation of three eminent physi— ' _ clans was held, with the result that they decided , both of my eyes were ruined beyond hope of » " .. recovery. I then heard of Smith’s Green ‘ By taking large 1, doses of it I was able to obtain immediate relief and my sight began to return. In about four months it w ever. I have never since had any trouble with my c There is 'no know- Let this important part of What is more, when the optic Make your- Even as good as J. C. BOAR.” ' resource‘ a THE BEST l N’ POWD Norwa! 12;. Fire Insurance ~—IN— SUCCESSFUL OPERA'I‘ION SIN CE 1.860. E No OUTSTANDING CLAIMS fl Fllllllllillllllllll-éZ-r— ‘ :3 Wise man Keeps . his Home Insured dgainst Fire. __.._' ’lllE BEST BfllPlllIES REPRESENTEH ‘ w, H. BYlNGTON, Milli I. cum: Billlblllfi. - - - - nonwumon EMILY niacin LINE , / BETW E EN Nflllflll, lull Nurwall all llewlllk Propellers Vulcan, City of Norwalk and Eagle- . Leave Norwalk 5 p. m. Leaves South Norwalk at 6:00 p. m. Leave .New York at 3 p. m. . 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