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2J 4- ' wf' SBli if tlL ' " ';V-:i' LOj TWELVE rAGES 84 COLUMNS. SORANTON, PA., SATURDAY MOllNlNGr, JANUARY 2, 18!7. TWO CENTS A COPY. IE Y7VY7 pm J ikf Clean up everything In Holiday Goods; thut was next thing to an Im possibility, and we didn't expect It. Now, however, the balance must go, and we won't be a bit particular us to fcrlce. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Pktares, lolls, Mc-a-Brac, Fancy QmwIs, Toys, Books, Crystal Hotioas Everything In fact that we bought for the Holiday trade. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Tak-'em-Away Prices Prices that you'll scarcely feel, ow ing to their littleness; prices that will enable people of moderate means to get a world of prettlness In their homes for less money than It took to make the articles bought. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Slaughter s legal MoMay loraiii OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Weather this, surely. Cloak bargain time also. All the goods offered below aro full Winter weights, and better llntshed garments never camo from the tailor's workshop. As to styles, when we say they're- up-to-date, you can safely take b'&tSVord for It. ' 4 CO Children's Coats, heavy Tweed mixtures, worth $3.00. Sale Price, $1.29 CO Children's Coats, strong, warm school garments, sizes C to 12, pretty cloths and patterns, worth S3.S0. Sale Price, $1.98 CO Children's stylish fur trimmed Coats, tan mixtures, sizes C to 12, were $4.50. Sale Price, $2.98 CO Children's Jackets, high neck, deep storm collar, very heavy and strictly line wool, sizes 4, C and 8, value $3. CO. Sale Price, $1.49 C3 Ladles' Fine Kersey Coats, navy or black, sizes 32 to 42, a thoroughly good and stylish garment, exception ally good value for 50.00. Sale Price, $4.29 CO Ladles' Kersey Coats, Inlaid vel vet collars, superbly tailored, choice quality, u record breaker for $0.CO, Sale Price, $4.69 25 French Coney Capes, finely matched skins, nicely finished, CO Inches deep, extra sweep, worth $S.C0. Sale Price, $4.98 23 extra fine Kersey Jackets, black only, a superb garment that has sold this season for $12. Sale Price, $6.49 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO These are but price hints. The whole Cloak stock Is at your service at the same price ratio. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO QLO WAMIWUSE CO dr BE 111 in; m The Leaders Are Gathering at Harrisbarg Air Filled with Rumors, WANAMAKER MEN OPEN SHOP f. Blankenburg Is Hopeful and Frank Willing Leach Predicts Many Startling Developments "Jack" Robinson- Opens .Headquarters. The Struggle May Last Seyera Days Interesting Sessions Be Expected. Ilarrlsburg, Pa., Jan. 1. There Is practically no change In the senatorial situation here, except In the increased numbers und the opening of the Wana maker headquarters. There have been rumors all day of probable arrests In connection with bribery, but up to midnight there has been no move by either side In the con test. Frank "Willing Ijoaeh arrived to night from Philadelphia and It was whispered about that he would be ar rested at once. If there was an inten tion to do so it was abandoned as Mr. Leach proceeded at once to the Wana inaker headquarters and remained there during the evening. lie was in terviewed tonight and said among other things that the movement against Senator Quay und that which he rep resents would go on without regard to the result of the senatorial light. He denied emphatically that any money had been used In the AVanamnker cam paign Illegitimately. He referred to past Quay campaigns In which he had taken part and said that Senator Quay would bear him out In the statement that not a dollar was spent In any way that was nut legitimate. Ho said that business men understand that it takes money to meet the legitimate expenses of a political campaign. Mr. Leach thinks there Is no doubt of Mr. "Wana maker's success. HLANKENBUKG HOPEFUL. Rudolph Blankenberg, who has charge of the Business Men's League, said to night that they bad made such unex pected gains as would soon reverse Senator Quay's figures of one hundred and llfty for Penrose to GT for Wana 'maker. He said Mr. "Wanamaker's election today Is simply a question of majority. The Penrose managers nro just as confident and declare Senator Quay's estimate of 150 votes for Penrose will bo vorilled when the caucus meets next week. It Is probable that the cau cus will be held on Tuesday night. Tonight Beiresentatlves Patterson, cf Cambria, and Martin, of Mercer, declared for "Wannmnker. Itepresentative "Waul 11. Bliss, of Del aware, is hero and announces that he will vote for Congressman "Jack" Kob inson. Robinson's headquaiters will be opened tomorrow. The hotels are lining up and the poli ticians on both sides are at work. It was reported tonight that Senator Quay would be arrested, but this rumor, like that concerning Leach, seems to lack foundation. M'GRAITH'S CHARGES. President (iompers Kmphaticnlly Denies the Allegations, Indianapolis, Ind Jan. 1. Secretary McGraith, of the American Federation of Labor, who made the sensational charge against President Oompors at the recent convention of the Federation at Cincinnati, that he made a deal with Senator Jones, chairman of the Demo cratic national committee, which con templated the giving of the Federation influence to the free silver forces, re signed his position yesterday. McGraith repeated his charge and produced letters purporting to have passed between President Gompors and Colonel "Wetmore, of St. Louis, a representative of Chairman Jones, ar ranging for a meeting between Gom pers and "Wetmore, which meeting took place in Chicago September 2. President Gompers today denied the charges of McGraith, saying that the ex-secretary was u liar and a scoun drel. WALCOTT'S MISSION. He Will Sail for London and Study Bimetallism. New York, Jan. 1. United States Senator "Wolcott, of Colorado, who re cently visited President-elect MeKln ley, conferred with him relative to un international bimetallic conference, Is stopping at the Hotel "Waldorf, pre viously to sailing for London tomor row. His mission abroad Is for the purpose of sounding English bimetalllsts as to the expediency of an International con ference, and it is understood that the Colorado senator lias the sanction of the president-elect for his negotiations. Ho would not discuss that feature of his trip. MYSTERIOUS MURDER. Mrs., lininia Holy. Dies from Gunshot Wounds. Philadelphia, Jan. 1. Mrs. Kinma Beta, aged 40 years, was shot and killed In the third story of the house at 1210 North Fourth street today. Tho po lice were not Informed of the tragedy until an hour and a half after the wo wan was dead and they have been un able to learn with any certainty who did tho shooting. They arresjed M'.s. Christina Fugle, un old woman, who is mistress of the place. A man named "Andy" Schmidt, Who lived in the house, has disappeared and is being sought by the police. Mrs. Englc says the Betz woman came In about noon with a strange man as she was going out. "When Mrs. Englc returned sho found jtlio,' man gone, she says, and the woman dying from a gunshot wound In the throat. The shooting was done with n gun owned by Schmidt. The Beta woman cams hero three years ago from Heading. GOV. BLACK INAUGURATED. Interesting Ceremonies Tnku l'lnce at Albany. Albany, N. Y Jan. 1. Governor Frank S. Black was inaugurated short ly before noon today in the essembly chamber. The governor took the oath of oillce in the presence of hundreds of Republicans from all over the state. Tlie Inaugural ceremonies wore simple and brief. Governor Black and his staff arrived on a special train from Troy at 10.33 and a military escort ac companied them from the depot to th.e capital. The Inaugural party proceed ed to the assembly chamber at 11.30 o'clock and were enthusiastically greet ed as the retiring and Incoming gov ernor appeared upon the platform. Seated to the right of the platform were Mrs. Black and Mrs. Morton and the Misses Morton, On the left wore state officers and the heads of depart ments and two military staffs arrayed In their gorgeous uniforms. After prayer by Rt. Rev. Bishop Doane, Governor Morton delivered a brief retiring address. Secretary of State Palmer then administered the oath of office to Governor-elect Black. The latter delivered quite a brief in augural address and after the friends of the two governors had exchanged handshakes with them the Inaugural party returned to the executive cham ber, where Governor Black with His staff held a public reception from 1 until 2 o'clock. m FIFTY-ONE A1EN DROWNED. Passengers oi'tho Three Friends lor- ih in Attempting to lieavo n l$ur- ron Island. Madrid, Jan. 1. A special dispatch from Havana to the Imparclal says that fifty-one men, compilsing the filibuster ing expedition recently landed upon a desert key by the steamer Three Friends, have been drowned. The men were hastily put ashore on the barren island after the Three Friends had been pursued by Spanish gunboats, with which the filibustering steamer had an exchange of shots, and the cargo of arms, ammunition, provi sions, etc., on board the steamer were also landed with the men. The Three Friends, being closely pur sued by the Spanish war vessels, was compelled to put the men ashore on this ban-en island or take them back to the United States, and It was in making an attempt- to leave the Island, the de spatch says, that they were drowned. The despatch also says that three hun dred and sixty rifles, which the flllbus terers hud with them were lost In the &eu. " RIOT AT GRAND RAPIDS. Two Men Shot mid Two Policemen Receive Seiious Injuries. Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 1. Two men were shot and two policemen re ceived a nearly fatal beating in a saloon riot on "Waterloo street this afternoon. Officers John Vergiour and "William Hcriington entered the place, suspect ing that the law was being violated in keeping open. Immediately they were confronted by an angry crowd. In which "Hunk" Tread well and Olio Krager, the bartender, seemed to be leaders. The men demanded to see the officers' badg es and almost Immediately the crowd set upon the policemen. Revolvers were drawn and shots were fired. Beer glasses, bricks and all sorts of instru ments of assault were used. Troadwell was shot in the light breast Just above the nipple and his condition is serioOs. Vergiour is unconscious from the effects of the beating. A number of arrests have been made. SHOEMAKER'S CRIME. Samuel Whittnkor Kills His Wife and Then Attempts Suicide. Boston, Jan. 1. Samuel "Whlttaker, a shoo mender, In North Cambridge, this afternoon shot and killed his wife, Catherine, by blowing the toil of her head off with a shot gun. He then at tempted suicide by cutting Ills throat with a razor. He was taken to the hospital In a critical condition. Whlt taker Is about B0 years of age and his wife a few years younger. They have eight children. The couple have had numerous quarrels and drink has been the cause of them. AMERICANS AT PARIS. Ambassador Kuslis Tender u Recep tion to His Countrymen. Paris, Jan. 1. Hon. J. B. 'Kustls, the American ambassador, held a New Year reception today which was very largely atendnd by the members of the American colony, Mr Samuel K. Morss, the American consul general, and Mrs. Morss gave an "at home" which was attended by COO guests. Tho salons of both the ambassador and the consul general were beautifully decoiated. Shooting ut No ifo 11;. Norflok, Va., Jan. l.-Chlef M. J. Ryan, of the lire department, was shot at live times this afternoon by Assistant Chief Frank Wood, two of tho balls taking ef fect, one 111 the buck and one In the right thigh. Wood had been reported for drunkenness, and Mayor Mayo was In the act of writing the ordcr,of suspension when the shooting took place. Steamship Arrivals. New York, Jan. 1. Arrived: Aller from Bremen. Sailed: H. II. .Meier for.Bie ineu. Arrived out: Ktrurlu at Queeiif town. Sailed for New York: Mississippi from London, Siberian 'from Glasgow, State of California from Glasgow. Sight ed: P.uatla, from Hamburg for New York, passed tho Lizard, Powder Mill I'.iplosioii. Xenla, O,, Jan. 1. Shortly after noon today a terrlllo explosion occurred at the Miami Powder company's., works, a few miles north of this city. AiIJah Kretzer, married, and Joseph Hopping, single, em ployes at the works, were fatally, hurt. CUBAN REFORMS PROPOSED BY SPAIN Limited Suffrage Will Be Permitted on ths Island. WERE RETARDED BY INSURRECTION The Reforms Contemplated by the Spanish Government Arc Largely Those Which Were Kmhodied in the Decree of 1805, hut Have Not Keen Put in Force on Account of the Insurrection. Washington, Jan. 1. The effect of the reforms proposed by the Spanish government for Porto Rico, when ex tended to Cuba, as is proposed when the Insurrection has been brought un der further control, will be to create three series of administrative bodies In the Island, Independent of the represen tatives of Cuba In the Spanish cortes. The voters, under a system of limited suffrage, are already permitted to chooso the boards of aldermen of municipalities, and the mayors are to lie chosen from these boards by vote of their members. The next body In rank Is the provincial assembly, of which there Is only one in Porto Rico, but one for eacli of the provinces of Cuba. The functions of the provincial assembly are largely united with those of the proposed council of administration in the case of Porto Rico, because there is but one body. The council of admin istration will be an Independent body in Cuba, and will for the first time give the Cubans a Inrge share of control over their internal domestic concerns. The home government will retain con trol of the laws levying taxation and will reserve the right to review the budget of appropriations, but the ap propriations will be made by the coun cil of administration, subject to the ap proval of the ministry at Madrid. The Spanish government does not propose at present to widen the limits of the suffrage, which extends to per sons paying a combined tax of live dollars and to several of the learned professions. The reforms in contemtr latlon for Cuba are largely those which were embodied In the decree of March 15, 1S93, but which have not been put in force because of the insurrection. Changes which have been proposed In this law will require to be submitted to the cortes at their spring meeting, but It is not doubted that the plans pro posed by the ministry will be accepted. m CLEARANCE UNDER PROTEST. Steamer Commodore Leaves Jackson ville witli a Cargo of Arms. Jacksonville, FlajJaji. ;'. The steam er Commodore, commanded by Captain Edward Murphy, formerly of the steamship Laurada, was granted clear ance papers yesterday by the collector of customs and left port this morning with a cargo of arms and ammunition for Clenfuegos, Cuba. Three miles be low the city she stuck in the mud, and the revenue cutter Boutwell, passing down the river, pulled her off und es corted her safely across the bar. The arms were loaded openly at the railroad wharf and no attempt was made to prevent any one seeing what was going on. The cargo was shipped by H. P. Frltot, of this city, and was consigned to S. Cisneros, president of the Cuban republic. Spanish Vice Con sul Potous refused to vise the clearanco papers on the ground that arms could not be shipped to a Cuban port with out permission of the governor general. He filed a formal protest with tho col lector against the vessel being allowed to depart. The protest was illed by the collector, and the vessel was allowed to depart, as clearance had been granted. The Commodore carried a crew of twenty-eight men," twenty thousand cartridges, 175 lilies, 1,000 pounds of giant powder and other munitions of war, besides a quantity of medicine and stores. The Dauntless has not yet re turned to load with the cargo of muni tions of war, although permission has been Granted her to clear from Nue vltas, Cuba, with arms and ammuni tion. Nothing has been heard of her since she left heie Tuesday afternoon to do wrecking, as her owner says. The sudden departure of tho cruiser Raleigh, from Key West at o'clock yesterday morning, has caused consld edable uneasiness In Cuban circles, for it Is believed that she has been ordered to stop the Dauntless and Commodore and search them to ascertain if they are violating the law by carrying a body of men as well as a cargo of arms. If the men are found on either steamer the vessel will be seized and brought back to port, The Three Friends returned to port yesterday and is In charge of the col lector of customs. Her crew came ashore Immediately and disappeared. None of them would talk. EXPRESS STABLES BURNED. A Big (Mn'.u ill .linsiiy City Stopped by Prompt Work. New York, Jan. 1. Fire partially de stioyed the big stables of the United States Express company, at the foot of Cominunlpaw avenue, Jersey City, today. Tho lire was undoubtedly of In cendiary origin. There were 170 horses in the building, but the., were all suved. Owing to tho prompt woik of the lire department the bus wilf amount to only about $2,000. Death of Admiral Kkorrnit. "Washington, Jan. 1. Rear Admiral Jo sevjh S. Skerrett, United States navy, re tired, died at his residence in this city at midnight lust night. Admiral Skerrett retlied voluntarily July , lfc'.M, while In command of the Asiatic station. IIu was for a number of yturs In charge of the Naval Rome lu Philadelphia, and since hla retirement, has resided In Washing ton. Killed hy (Jus. Youngstown, O., Jan, 1. Early this morning boarders at tho home of James 13otz, neur the Struthor furnace, on re turning home from u party, found Betz, his wife and 2-year-old child dead, and four boarders unconscious, The latter were carried out Into the air and revived. Escaping coal gas was tho cause of the asphyxiation. MEN OF PROMINENCE. MAXIMO TO REVIVE THE STEEL POOL. Special Committee Appointed to For mulate Plans Mill Report. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 1. The speclnl committee appointed at the last meet ing of the American Bessemer associa tion to figure out a plan by which the defunct pool may be again plnced on its feet as the great dictator of prices la the Iron and steel world, has completed Its report, which will be presented at a meeting of members to be held Mon day next, probably In Pittsburg, but possibly In New York. The Identity of the committee Is not known. The report piepared by them will, how over, astonish the iron and steel world beyond ti doubt. The plan Is that the larger concerns will buy up the allot ment of the other and smaller mills and pay the owners to turn the keys In the doors and practically retire from the billet manufacturing business, with the exception of pocketing the dividends that they will receive from the con cerns that will make the billets for the whole country. In this respect the billet pool will emulate the methods of the nail pool, but with more hopes of success. The consummation of the project means that the trade in billets and finished products would be confined to the larger producers, or a concentration of production placed In the hands of a few large firms who will then control pro duction, set the price and share with the Idle mill owner. AIR. AND AIRS. OLNEY ENTERTAIN. The Secretary of State Ciivos a Ureak 1'ust to the Diplomatic Corps. Washington, Jan. 1. According to custom the secretary of state and Mrs. Olnoy entertained tho diplomatic corps at breakfast at their residence at noon today. About one hundred and llfty were present. Mrs. Olney was assisted in receiving by Mrs. George Gray, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. McClellan, Mrs. Charles II. Davis, Mrs. Ilogue, Mrs. Endlcott, Mrs. Thomns Nelson Page, Mrs. Miner, her daughter and a number of young girls. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Olney received callers. The Vice President and Mrs. Steven son received in the parlors of the Nor inandle. Those nsslstlng were Mrs. Lewis G. Stevenson, Miss Clara It. Brown, of Illinois; the Misses Mendoca, Senoiita Gana, Senoiita Andrade, Miss Stevenson nnd others. The members of the cabinet received callers after the white house reception. NEWSBOYS TREATED. They Aro (Jivcn a Dinner hy the Pittsburg Leader. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. I. Tho thirty eighth annual newsboys and bootblacks dinner given by the Leader was served In Old City hall this afternoon. Over 1.100 boyo attempted to do justice to the Leader's bill of fare, and their pres ence and feasting In the historic build-, lug was a memorablo spectacle. It was a great dinner, a great party of humuicters and viewed from the "Newsies"' standpoint, it was a great beginning for the year of IS'J". TUB KKW8 THIS .UOiiNINU. Weather Iiidlrutinns Today: rtrv i.iiiuiyi Slightly Warmer. 1 Latest Developments of the Senatorial Fight. Proposed Cuban Reforms. Deertase lu Mineral Producta. 2 What tho Old Year lias Bone for Us. 3 (I,ocal)-Successful Eisteddfod Held In Uellevue. 1 Editorial. Comments of th Press. C (Local) Observance of Now Year. Reorganization of Poor Board, Reply to Br. Muekey, 0 (Local) Social and Personal News. News of Religious Circles. 7 Happenings lu Scranton's Bupy sub urbs. S The Bachelors' Hall, 9 The Next Secretary of the Treusury. Electioneering us Practiced lu Dela ware. 10 (Story)-"Tho Liberty of tho Little Red Mini." U Budget of Cymric News. 12 News Up and Down the Valley. GOMEZ. MINERAL PRODUCTS. Big Decrease In the Output of 1896 Is Due to Values Rather Than Quantities. New York, Jan. 1. The Engineering and Mining Journal tomorrow will say: The production of minerals and met als In the United States for the year 1SUG Is given at a total value of $('.53, 311, 18C, showing a decrease as com pared with lSa5 of $24,CSa,26C. The .de crease was largely In , values rather than in quan titles; in none of the chief articles was there any marked decrease while In several there were consider able increase. The total production of metals In the year 1S9 was valued at $242,311,418, an increase of $1,C94,111 over the previous yenr; while the value of non-metallic substance wns $110,099, 'JS7, a decrease of $20,383,377 from 1S95. A large part of this was due to tho lower values of coal, stone and a few other important substance, very little resulted from the smaller quantities. j The increase In copper has been ex traordinary, the total gain amounting to C7,370,1PO pounds. The production of gold reached the great total of $57, 000,000. a gain, of $10,109,800 This extra ordinary advance, which far surpasses the gain reported from any country In the world, puts the United States far In the lead of the producing countries. Our output of gold wus no less thun twenty-six per cent, of the total re ported for the entire world. The pro duction of pig iron has been S,70S,St;9 long tons. The decrease from 1S95 be ing only 677,439 tons. The production of lead from domestic ores amounted to 175,717 short tons, showing an Increase of 20,S3t! tons over the preceding year. In addition to this there was 79,000 tons produced from. Imported ores, or rellned from imported bullion. The output of quicksilver was 33, 012 flasks, of 75 pounds each, showing a decrease of 9CC flasks from the pre vious yenr. The production continues to come wholly from the California mines. The production of silver from do mestic ores reached a total of 45,405, 173 line ounces, showing a decrease of SG5.0C2 ounces. There were produced or rellned from foreign ores and bul lion by our fmelters and other works no less than 40,000,000 line ounces of silver. The total production of spelter or commercial zinc amounted to 77.0SI short tons, showing a decrease of 4,771 tons from that of 1S95. The output of bltumnlous coal was 111,770,099 tons, showing a. gain of 4,371,752 tons. On the other baud there was a decrease of 0,782,057 short tons In the anthracite production. The total coal production was there fore 193,315,027 short tons, and the total decrease as compared with 1893 was 2,410,305 tons. REDUCTION OF WAGES. " Caiiicgio Steel Workers Will Ito Af fected ti,r to ;( Per Cent. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 1. Notices were posted today at the Homestead Steel works of the Carnegie company, that a readjustment would be made lu the wages of employes lu the two open hearth mills, which will affect tho ton nage men and probably amount to from 2o to HO per cent, reduction In their wages. The workmen were angered and sent a committee to present their protests to General Superintendent Schwab who told them that he would lay the matter before the company's olllclals. Nearly 400 men are employed In this deparment but the proposed change will not uffect till of them. - - - REAR-END COLLISION. rireiiiau and IlraUcman Killed on the Now York Central. Schnectady, N. Y., Jan. 1. Early this morning a tear end collision occurred on the New York Central railroad near here between two freight trains. John Cook, a llivman, and Charles Vogel, a brakeman, both of Albany, were killed. Several cais caught fire and were burned, causing a loss of $30,000. Now Your Shooting Accident. Heading, Pa., Jun, 1. While New Year's shooting at midnight, Matthew Meyer und Calvin Hurkhart, young farmers of Exeter township, were severely Injured by the explosion of an old urinq musket belonging .to tho former. Moyer'a urm was so shockingly mangled thut It had to bu amputated, und Burkhart, who was standing neur him, received ugly wounds over the right ear und eye. m 11 M 1L1L; Ji lV JANUARY SALE OF MysMe Underwear We -will open the season of 3857 by a Muslin Un derwear Sale, SATURDAY, JAN. 2, 189? At prices so attractive a "rn mznlfp i't cin "hlpicr !r,r as an foi i.u iu.ici.rc ix. clan nji.Lje,i. you to purchase now. Gowns, Skirts, Ckmaise, Drawers, Corset Covers, Etc, Child's Short White Dresses and Kilt Skirts. 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE iMim . AH V.t se f.WV-" 'ctSWY a & :FiME LlNEl yAi.zo -fti Of I-R DISS PW SHOES - Winter Shoes ;for Boys and Girls, Shoes that will stand all sorts o:? sports, and protect the health at the same timewhatever the -weather, LEWIS3HLLY&BAVIIBS 314 AND 110 WYOMING AVE. Greatest Red yet See On all our Holiday Goods. Call and let us prove it to you in WATCHES, SILVERWARE, UMBRELLAS, MIC-A-B1AC, Watches from $4.50 up. Every one warranted at Icicle 408 Spruce St. NEAIt DIMI-J HANK. DEATH FOR THE QUEEN OF FAIRIES I'iro Caught Her I'iiicry nnd Shock ingly Itiiiucd llci. Newark, N. J., Jan. 1. As "Oueen of Kaliies" at a Christmas entertain ment in the First Iti'formed church lust night pietty little Vesta Kggleston was a picture of brightness, happiness, gay ety. She was only six, and everybody declared her a real fairy us she tripped lightly about lu her gauzy gayety. Vesta was loved by all and her cos tume mnde her an iinol in the eyes of many In the audience'. Between tht scenes the little fairy got too close to a Htove. l'uff! She was In lubluze and all the other fairies joined her screams. She wuh carried honw fearfully burned. Sho died this niorn in.tr. Death of Andrew- Sxvctt. Now Yxirk, Jan. 1. Andrew Swett, who for many years bus been agent of tha AduhiB Kxprens company In this city, and who was with Samuel Adums and ust,Ut ed him In founding the Adums Kxpiess company, died this afternoon. Mr, Swett wu born In Maine seventy-live years ugo, MEM'S COMFORT. "i . i nil fcnrvicy-" (