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MR. MASON
TALKS WAR
He Believes That the Time
for Action on Cuba
Has Arrived.
PATRICK HENRY A JINGO
The Term Is No Longer One
of Reproach.
Speech of Hit! Illinois Senator Is
Listened to with Interest anil Is
(rcctctl with I. milliter mid Ap
pliinso from the Jalleries--IIc ('nils
Attention to the Cuban l'lank in
the St. I.ouis Convention itml llic
.Manner in hich It Mas ltvccixeil.
A (Slowing Tribute to President
McICInley.
Washington, Stay IS. Cuba ngaln
occupied the foiegiound In the senate
tndnj. It drew huge ciouds to the
gulloiips and brought two notable
hi rpclies by Mr. Mason, of Illinois, In
favor of the Moian lesululian and Mr.
IIni. of Massachusetts, In opposition
to u
Mi. Mason had several sharp tilts
with Mr. Wellington, of Matyl.ind, the
Intti r protesting that he was lolng
iniMepiMciitcd. It led to considcrnble
ci munition In the galleries duilng
which Mr. Wellington declaied tint he
could not be choked olt' by the rude
ness of the galleilcc.
Mr Hoar spoke in his usual calm and
ilignllled style and tool; occasion to de
ilde buncomb appeals to constituents
and bmgudocio as to our national
strength. Senators Gallinger (New
Ilampshlie) and Hawlej (Connecticut)
also moke, the foinier for the involu
tion nnd the latter uiglng that the
Vniled States should not lush Into war
w hlk our coast defenses are manifest
ly Inadequate. No final action on the
H solution was taken and Mi. Bui rows
seemed the lie or tor a speech tomor
inw. I'uiIpk the tla a number of bills on
the calendar, mainly of a local char
acter wcie pasted.
Ml, Stewart, of Nevada, pave notice
of in amendment which lie would ofter
to the tariff bill. Tt provides that there
shall be at all ilm"s, a re&erve fund
In the treasury of $50,000,000.
1'iomptly at 2 o'clock the presiding
oflicer Hid the Morgan Cuban resolu
tion before the senate and Mr. Mason,
of Illinois, was loeognized.
SENATOR MASON'S SPEECH.
The senator began with sarcastic ref
erence to the "polite delays" of the
s-enpte which had taken the place of
the "old game of filibusters." On one
pi dense or another he said, "the op
position to this lesolution had succeed
ed In delaying action day utter day.
Day after day the American people had
nwnilrd that action, had expected that
at last the baibarlties of the Spaniard
would hi checked. Until at last it
fenietl as though the voice of the
American people was to remain silent
while the 'sale of girls, the murder of
chlldien nnd the baibarlties which tlte
Spaniard calls wai,' pioceede In Cuba "
Mr. Mason lef erred to "that splen
did gerlleman" In the presidential
chair and to the piesldent's Cuban
messsage ycsfulay in proof of the
serious conditions pi availing In Cuba.
"Hero Is tl.e pi oof," exclaimed tho
Fcnator. "In the communication of the
president stating thit .500 citizens of
the United Stales lm been forced
into towns and are destitute. Who
forcd them there? Wab It the insur
gents? Then there is war In Cuba.
Was It the Spaniards? Then if theiv
1s not war, there ought to be. tind with
us Eight hundrel Americans driven
liom home starving, and still some sen
at'iis say It is not much of a wai."
'If eight hundred Ameilcan citizens
are being dtlven like swine" exclaimed
Mr Mason.' compelling us to send from
our i-hoie to protect them, in tluxnnnie
of God, if It Is not war, what Is It''"
Mr. Wellington piotestcd ngalnst
some of Mi. Mason's statements. Ho
Insisted, lie said, on having fairness In
this discussion,
Mr. Mason dismissed the protest
lightly nnd with such Jccuiar manner
that the gaJleiUs bioiso Into loud laugh
ter. AS TO JINGOISM.
Proceeding, Mr. Mason said: "When
you get nt the deep undertone of tho
Chtistlan people of this country, they
say let us have freedom In Cuba. Let
the Spaniaid go back to his own land
and let us have no slaves on our conti
nent. You can call Jingo as long as
you like. You may define jingo as long
as you please. Patilck Heniy was a
Jlngolst, according to the definition of
tho gentlemen who are trjlng to keep
.the Insui gents in Cuba. Every man
who would rather fight than to buy
peaco at tho dishonor of ids wife or
Ills child has been called a Jingo fiom
the days of early republics until now."
At another point Mr. Mason ex
claimed: "Mr. President, If wo did not
have a ship In tho woild and every gun
was melted Into a plow-share, If every
bayonet were burled, if every ship wo
over had was sunk into the middle of
the sea, there Is no nation In tho wot Id,
much less Spain, that would ever daro
strike our colors or Invade American
soil." (Applause In tho galleries).
THE CUBAN PLANK.
Referring to tho Cuban plank In tho
St. Louis platform, he said: "You ic
member how great the hall rang, tho
great, struggling, liberty loving people
of the world said at last tho Republican
party Is on tho high road to success,
McKlnloy sure. Liberty for Cuba will
come. The Republican party spoke and
from tho days of Lincoln to the days
of McKlnloy they have never stepptd
backwards yet from one plank of their
platform and they should not do It
now.
"Was it not true? In the name of
God and tho light of prophesy, have
you read the message of McKlnloy?
Then go back and read the first chap
ter of Revelations or the last chapter
of Exodus and see whether in the light
of prophesy, taking McKlnlcys' mes
sage, our splendid piesldent and, our
splendid convention, It Is not true. Did
he not tell you that S00 American citi
zens nre starving there? Did we not
tell you In our convention that they so
lost control of Cuba that they could not
protect Ameilcan citizens?" Mr. Ma
son's closing wotds were ns follows.
"Mr. President, no one fears war, but
if to keep our promises with Cuba and
protect her means war, let it come.
If to protest ngalnst the butchery of
women nnd children means war, lot It
come. If to defend the honest daugh
ters of brave patriots means an In
sult to Spain and" war, In the name of
God let It come, and come quickly, for
I toll jou whether we speak or not
the civilization of the Nuzarenn is
upon us; whether you sleep bound hnnd
and foot by the rules of order or wheth
er you shall speak like American
bravo men, the march of tho Nnza
rene Is upon us. Liberty shall prevail
ond the Island of Cuba under the
province of God shall be free.
Mil. HOAIt'S REPLY.
Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, replied
to Mr. Mn.son. He referred to the
npeech which had preceded as "exub
einnt oratory," and said sarcastical
ly that notwithstanding It tho power
of International law would prevail. The
only effect of lecognitlon would bo to
give Spain the right to search our
shliw nt sea and to take away fiom
American citizens In Cuba all hope of
reeomjtense for injury done thein. Ho
alluded sarcastically to Mr. Mason's
"Innocent and youthful aidor." The
senate, he sold, should nsk the presi
dent to use his good olllccs with Spain
to secuie peace and tho Independence
of Cuba, and that was what the Re
publican platform proposed. Ho would
have the facts found as a court found
them befoie entering judgment, nnd
would then say to Spain: "We lmo
found such and such facts on which
we propose to act, and if you don't
stop that war we'll stop It," and he
would not stand in the senate and brag
and sputter.
After mote discussion by other sen
ators an adjournment was taken.
THE TAILORS' STRIKE.
Newark Workmen Will Be Asked (o Join
Them Toila) State Board of Arbi
tration Will Be Appealed To.
New York, May IS. Meyer Sehoen
feld, has assumed the leadership of
the sttlklng tailors heie. Joseph Bar
ones is said to be in Philadelphia,
whcie another big strike Is in pro
gress. The progressive tallois, numbering
2.500 have not jet joined tho strlkeis.
A delegation of the strikers will go
to Newnrk nnd there urge the fratern
ity to quit work tomoiiow morning.
The strike committee Is busy today
calling at all the shops for the pur
pose of urging the operators to quit
wotk. The contractois, according to
Schoenfeld, show a disposition to take
sides with the stiikers, with the ob
ject of forcing the manufaoturei s to
pay better prices.
It was rumored today that the state
board of arbitration would use Its of
fices for the purpose of adjusting the
present dlfllculty.
Philadelphia, May IS. The children's
coat nnd Jacket makers of this city,
to the number of 375 went on strike to
day for an increase of 25 per cent in
wages. The strikers Include all of that
class of garment workeis In the city,
excepting thlity who are employed In
one shop These have also declared
their Intention of joining the s.tilk
eis. Quito a number employed In oth
er branches of gaiment making went
on strike yesterday and It Is said there
are nt least 1,000 goiment woikors
now on stilke The strikers lefuse to
discuss the question now with indi
vidual contractors. The contractus
will hold a meeting tomoiiow night
to consider what action, if nny, shall
be taken regnidlng the stilke.
New York, May IS. At a conference
tonight, a committee representing the
United Riotheihood of Tallois and the
Progressive Tailors, It was decided thu
the latter, numbeilng 2,500, would strike
in the morning. Leader Schoenfeld,
w ho presided at the conference, said ho
anticipated a geneial stilke tonior
low orThuisday, Involving at least ?"i,
000 garment workers in this city,
Urooklyn nnd Urownsville.
Moro than 400 contractors met to
night and after a protracted discussion
of the situation decided to appoint a
committee to confer with the strike
leadeis. This l. considered an Indica
tion that the contractors aio willing
to take side with the strikers In the
mntter of forcing the manufacturers to
pay higher prices, thus enabling the
contractois nnd middlemen to pay the
operators hotter wages.
BOY DROWNED AT PLYA10UTH.
Overturning of a skill' Results in the
Dcntli of John Morgnu.
Special to tho Scrnuton Tribune.
Plymouth, May 18. Three boys wero
thrown Into tho water by tho overturn
ing of a skiff in which they weio at
tempting to cross the river here this
afternoon.
Two of them made the shore, but tho
third, John Morgan, aged U, was un
able to swim and was drowned.
Negroes Ousted from Theatre Srnts.
New York. May 18. Thomas 11. Coollcy,
manager of tho Star theater, was ar
raigned In tho Jefferson Market police
court this morning. Mis. Lottlo Asken
nnd her sinter. Gertrude French, both no
groes, say that they bought oichestra
seats, and were afterward told that they
would have to go into the balcony,
MierifpK I'oKHti Kills Its .linn.
Kingman, Ariz., May 18. Tho sheriff's
posse that was out after Ahvote, tho
Pluto Indian murderer, killed him on Cot
tonwood Island, In the Colorado river. Tho
bodies of his flvo victims, ono of which
was Judgo J. M, Morton, have been found,
Shipping News.
New York, May 18. Cleared: Teutonic,
Liverpool; Fr.'esland, Antwerp; Paris,
Southampton. Antwerp, May 10. Arrived;
Southward, Now York.'
ENQLAND FORMALLY NOTIFIED.
Secretary Sherman Inform Sir. Julian
Pnunccfoto of Arbitration Failure.
Washington, May 18 Secretary Shor
mnn has formally notified the Urltlsh
government, through Sir Julian Pnun
cefotc, the ambassador here, that tho
United States senate having failed to
ratify the treaty providing for general
arbitration, that document has failed.
The secretary was unnblo formally to
Inform Sir Julian of the reasons why
tho senate had rcJectcilWtu,at' in
deed, he Is In tho darlcnlmself In that
matter, for he has no notice save the
statement of tho voto In the senate
of which ho must take cognizance.
Of course It Is actually known to nil
patties Just why the treaty was ob
jected to, but the absence o'f olllclal ob
jections prevents any attempt being
made to meet tho objections In an
amended treaty.
MR. CALHOUN IN HAVANA.
The Special Agent of This Country Speaks
at the Spanish CasinoToast to
the United States.
Havana, May IS. W. J. Calhoun, tho
special commissioner c(t tho United
States who Is Investigating the deat'.i
of Dr. Rlcardo' Ruiz, a naturalized
Ameilcan citizen, visited the Spanish
casino last night, which was licorated
In honoi of tho eleventh blrthaay cf
King Alfonso. Mr. Calhoun was ac
companied by the Spanish consul at
Philadelphia, Dr. Jose Congrosto, the
mayor of Havana, and Dr .lover, v ho
acted as Interpreter. Mr. Calhoun ad
mired ttie building and expiessed ap
preciation of the courtesy with which
he was leceived. After th" gur.sU find
their hosts had partaken of infiosh
ments, the secietary of the casino Pro
posed the toast "Peace for Cube nnd
Slnceie Unaltcinble Friendship lie
tweon the United States and Spain."
Dr. Joer spoke in English to the
toast "President McKJnley," whlc'i was
icsponded to by Mr. Calhoun. He -aid
that when he received his appoint
ment to come to Cuba, he fcrmed tho
idea he was going to a foielgn county,
but tho hospitality he had inn with In
Spanish teriltory made his lesldcnce
heie so pleasant that he began to be
lieve himself among his own people.
INDIAN TELLS OF HIS CRIME.
Storv of the Spencer Murder Related
bv One of the Participants.
Blsmaick, N. D., May IS The pio
limlnary hearing of the live Sioux In
dians who murdeied the Splcer family
nt Winona in February last has been
completed at Willlamsport, Emmons
county.
Holy Track, one of the accused, took
the, witness stand todaj, Implicating
Blntk Hawk nnd Cadotte, the two
half-bieeds, and Standing Hoar, De
fender and himself, full-blooded Sioux.
Holy Track said that last December
Rlack Hawk, Cadotte, Defender nnd
himself stole and killed altogether nine
head of cattle nnd traded some for
whisky to Caldwell. Finally Rlack
Haw k suggested that they kill some
white people and got money, planning
to kill n family below Winona, but
there weio too ninny men there, and
they were afraid Rlack Hawk then
suggested the Splcer family, and set
tho day for the murder, but It was veiy
stormy, and Rlack Hawk postponed tho
crime. Hut Rlack Hawk had not been
dividing the cattle money fairly, and
Holy Track wanted to act at once. The
otheis agreed and he got Standing Hear
to help. He continued:
On Wednesday wo killed them nil. I
first shot Mr. Splcer and Standing Heir
pounded him with a shovel and then De
fender stabbed aim as he fell with n pitch
fork. I thin went and shot Mis. Splcer
nnd stabbed hoi with a pitchfork and De
fender hit her with an axe. Cnddotto at
tacked Mrs Rouc, but she hit him with
something and knocked him Ecnsol'ss.
Then she went Into another loom am' got
a hoe. I went to kill her then with the
butt end of tho gun, but she wns qu'rk
and hit me with the hoe. Asnln I went
nt her, but may bo she would huvo killed
me with it If It ha 1 not caught in tho
stouplpc wlie. I knocked hi onto a
lounge, and she lay there, ns 1 thought,
dead, but Caddottee, who ha ' como to,
said not, so I llnlshed her with an ne.
Uifendir meantime killed the two babies.
Standing Rear killed old Mis. Wildion
with a club .is she rocked In her chair.
We got altogether r.bout t" In money, bo-
shies the clothes anil Jewelry. Thcc wns
no outraging of women The doctor was
wrong about that.
The nfllciols are satisfied now that
they have the storv of the murder as
It happened. They have all been held
to tilal in the district court, which will
convene Juno 1.
MOHR'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
His Rody Pound in tho .Morris nnd
Essex Cunnl.
Dover, Del., May IS Charles H.
Mohr, a former resident of Allentown,
Til.. IllPt n. tmtrlr linil mvLlarlnna .Inntl.
. " " c ,, ..in ...Ma lllllllt
between Saturday night and yesterday
moining. jiiei uouv was round in tho
Monls nnd Essex canal, yesterday. He
was last seen alive on Saturday night,
when, It is rumored, he had a fight with
another man. It wasi, claimed that
there were matks of violence on his
head and face. It Is also stated that
there was no water In the body, indi
cating the man had been first killed
nnd then thrown Into the canal.
Tho theoiy of murder was, however,
not believed by tho coroner, who de
cided not to hold an Inquest, Mohr was
42 years of age, and a machinist by
trade.
G0LF-PLAYINQ PASTOR DIVORCED.
A North Dakota Separation (ram nn
Invalid Mile.
Tarehniont, N. Y., May 18 Tho fash
ionable memberb of St. John's Hpls
copal pirlsli are astonished to learn
that Rev. Fiederlck S. Hlpklns has
been granted a divorce at Furgo, N.
D.. nnd can't understand how the
giounds could bo 'extiemely cruelty."
Mrs. Hlnklns Is in poor health, and
was seldom seen. Tho pastor was
piomlncnt on the golf links and as a
member of bicycle parties.
Dead .linn's Pension Itcstored.
Cumberlpnd, Md May IS. Dr. Horace
Virgil Porter, of Cumberland, who lojt
his llfo eighteen months oko through the
accidental explosion of Homo ohemlcnls,
was on Saturday restored to tho pension
roll.
BEGINNING OF THE
RESCUE OF CUBA
The Appropriation of $50,039 Is Only the
First Step.
IMPORTANT FUTURE MOVEMENTS
The Tcmpcrnto nnd .Mcrcllul Action
of President nnd Congress Is Itul
tho Forerunner of n Vastly .More
Important Movement in the Near
ruturc--Nii .More Delay in Trent
lug the Cuban Qurstlou.
Special to tho Scrnnton Tribune.
AVashlngtop, D. C, May IS Thous
ands listened to .the reading of the
piesldent's Cuban message In the gal
leries of the house and senate yester
day, and millions read It in the news
papers of the country, nnd doubtless
the question was universally asked,
"Is that all?"
That Is not all. It would be a lame
and impotent conclusion Indeed If after
nil the bluster and threats and tears
and eloquence and resolutions and pro
found sympathy the administration of
tho government of the United States
were to sum It nil up In tho pitiable
fiasco of an nppropilatlon of $50,000 for
the relief of .suffcilng American citi
zens in Cuba, nearly all of whom are
citizens In name only. That is not
tho puipose of the adminlstintlon.
It Is stated ns directly as Informa
tion can come that this Is the begin
ning of the work of the government
of the United State In the rescue of
Cuba from the brutal grasp rC Spain.
It Is not a trick. It Is a. solemn warn
ing. The making of this appropriation
Is intended more than all for the pur
pose of calling foimal attention to the
savage manner in which the Spanish
government has conducted the war In
Cuba. It will bo a rebuke such as no
nation ever befoie received In connec
tion with what Is called "civilised war
fare." It will be resented by the Span
ish people as an Intrusion which mut
be met with vigorous denunciation. At
least that Is the expectation of this
administration, legardless of the as
surances of do Lome and olllclals of
the government nt Madrid. It Is be
lieved that popular anger will be
aroused In Spain which will tesult
In a veiy mateilal change In the con
duct of nffalis. It may even provoke
a Republican uprising fn the Spanish
provinces. It may have the effect of
compelling a lecall of a considerable
portion of the Spanish atmy fiom Cuba.
RUT A FORERUNNER.
Let this bo as It may, the temperate
and merciful action of the president
and congiess Is but the foieiunner of
a vastly more important movement In
the near future. The time that will
bo peimltted to elupse before decisive
action will be advised by tho presi
dent will depend upon the effect of the
resolutions now In hand. If a hotter
condition result, If a more humane pol
icy be adopted, and If the war be con
ducted more neaily hi accord with the
mles which civilization now general
ly recognizes In the process of killing
people under the guise of war, further
action may be delajed for some time.
If there should arise opposition to the
use of the appropriation in the tnnn
ner intended, and if there should be
excited or formidable resentment
against the Intrusion of this govern
ment to the extent contemplated, the
action of the administration will be
quick and sharp, either In tho form
of recognition of the belligerent lights
of the Cubans or a recognition of tho
Independence of tho Island.
This information Is so dlicct that it
may be considered "ofllclal." Mr. Mc
Klnloy had hoped that the tariff bill
might be L'ot out of the way before
the intioductlon of any other question.
Pi ogress upon that vital levenue meas
uie Is not us lapid as was expected.
It diags abominably. The Democrats
aie foicing delay until they can gel
all the pi amities tl.ey want In regard to
duties on lmpoits and Internal taxa
tion. The margin of uncertainty of the
passage of any hill is so small that
even single senators can assume the
role of dictator In regard to amend
ments In which thev me specially In
tel csted. It Is a. distressing situation,
and neither the Cuban nor nny other
queition can make it woiee. It Is evn
possible that a cheeiful prospect of
substantial trouble with Cuba might
hasten eveiy element of the senate to
wards speedier action. At any rate
there will no longer bo delay in the
treatment of the Cuban question on
account of its possible interference
with the consldeiatlon of the tailff bill.
The president is an Intensely piactl
cal man, believes in action and detests
stagnation. No man is a since! er de
votto of duty. When he came Into of
fice, and It was announced that the
policy of his administration In i ela
tion to Cuba would not for the time
differ from that of his predecessor. It
was believed that tho Cubans, assisted
by the bankrupt condition of the Span
ish treasui, would soon show that
their success was only a question of a
Fhort time. As the weeks went by,
though nothing occurred to change
this belief, the baibarlties be
came to devilish' that it wa
Impossible to deter longer such
action us would show that the United
States were determined at least to pio
tect and succor their ow n citizens, nnd
now that the ball has been started roll
ing it will n bo allowed to stop until
such action Is taken as will ut least
place tho Cuban. in relation towards
the United States similar to the Span
laids, MINISTER VIOLENTLY INSANE.
Ilnd to I5o Humidified During the
Trip to it llospltnl.
Cumberland, Md, Mny IS. Rev.
Louis Beoman Brown, lector of St.
James' Protestant Episcopal church,
Westernport, this county, lias become
demented from overwork nnd over
study. Yesterday Dr. J. R. Shupe and
Mayor Edward J. Napier, of West
ernport, forcibly took him from his
study and started with him for Raltl
moro to place him In John Hopkins'
hospital for treatment.
He grew so violent thnt he had to bo
handcuffed and strapped to tho seat.
Ab the train entered Baltimore he was
liberated and then escaped, but was
caught some hours later, .
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
A Dccrcnso for April, Hut nu lucrense
for Ten .Mouths.
Wnshlngton, May 18. The monthly
statement of the collections of Internal
revenue shows that the total iccclpts
for the month of April wero $11,381,539,
a decrease of $90,805 as compared with
April, 1890 For the last ten months
the receipts nggiegated $122,350,404, nil
Increase as compared w Ith tho same
period of last year of $C90,0S3.
The receipts for April last from tho
several sources of revenue are given as
follows: Spirits, $C,079,61fi; decicase, as
compared with April, 1896, $00,203; to
bacco, $2,670,140; Increase, $197,431; fer
mented liquors, $2,020,932, a decrease of
$230,711; oleomargarine, $S5.616; In
crease, $14,091; filled cheese, $3,033; mis
cellaneous, $25,191.
SAUNDERS SEATED.
End of the Philadelphia Contest In the
Mouse of Rcprcsenlallvci-'Bills
Passed Finally.
Harrisburg, May IS. In the senate
this morning the house bill, ns slightly
amended by the sennte committee pro
tecting employes of corporations In
their right to form, join or belong to
labor oiganlzatlons by prescribing pen
alties for any Intel fcrenco therewith,
passed finally without opposition.
When the act requiring the use of
automatic hoisting engines In quarries
and mines, and providing penalties for
violation of tho act, came up for final
passage, speeches advocating the pas
sage of the measure were made by
Messrs. Giady, Gibson and Rtown, of
Lawrence.
On final passage the bill was killed
1jy a vote of 21 to 11.
The bill piohlbltlng the public exhi
bition of photographic reproductions of
ptlzo lights wns passed llnally by a
vote of 33 to 7
Tho contest fiom the Third Phila
delphia district was taken tin by the
house today and almost the entire
moining session was given up to de
bate on It. A majority of the elec
tions committees roDorted In favor of
the contest Oscar 1'. Saunders. The
leport was finally adopted by a vote
of 101 to G4, and the spsaker declared
Saunders a menibe" of tho houe.
The Spatz bill to discontinue the
publtcntlrn of the Legislative Record
was defeated on final passigo by a
vote of 9C to 3S, less than a majority
voting In the affirmative
The Kentor ballot bill was taken up
on thit (1 reading and a long discussion
followed. A voto was taken on the
final pfis-ngo of the measure and it
was defeated, OS votes being polled for
It and 9S against.
Speaker Roycr appointed Messrs.
Hnrrls, of Cleaiflald; Moore, of But
ler, and Creasy, of Columbia, a com
mlttc" on conff rence on the bill framed
by the state fish commission. The or
der of business at both sessions wus
bills on third reading and final passage,
but very few passed tills stage.
Adjoin ned until lomonow.
AFRO-AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Police Are Obliged to Interfere to Pre
serve Order at the Meeting "
at Lancaster.
Lancaster, May 18. The third annual
convention of the Afto-Ameilran Re
publican League, of Pennsylvania,
opened here this moining In the court
house, and was characterized by the
wildest disorder and the calling In of
the police to lcstore peace. President
Rlackwell, of Stccltcn, Is a candidate
for le-clectlon and First Vice Presi
dent William Catlln, of Monongahela.
city, Is a candidate for president. The
contest lias been so fierce that there
are contesting delegates from neaily
every county. When President Rlack
well called the convention to older he
directed Secretary C. H. R. Jones, of
narrlsbuivf, to call the roll ot delegates.
Jones is a Catlln man, and replied
tluro was no roll, whereupon ono ot
the Rlackwell followers pioduced a roll
hook, which the piesldent handed to
the secietary and Instructed him to
call. The latter ilatly refused and also
declined to leturn the book to the
Rlackwell p"ople, who made a rush to
take It by force.
The Catlln men went to his help, but
Rlackwell, who was standing back of
Jones, reached forward and secured
hold of ore end of tho book. Jones
tugged nt the other end and Jeiklng It
from Blackw ell's hands, tossed It
among the delegates, who were engag
ed In a flee for all tussle when the
polieo were hrousht in und restoied
older. Piesldent Rlackwell then ran
tho convention to suit himself, and ap
pointed committees on contests, on res
olutions and wnys and means, to report
tomorrow .
llovs Accused ot u Crave Crime.
YoungFtown, O., May IS. Dmma Henry,
a domestic, today canted the arrest of
Matthew Prlco and Patrick Folej, cacti
19 j ears old, charged with attempted
ctlmlnal assault. While returning homo
she clnlms they attempted to drag hor
Into a lavlnc,
TIIK NEWS THIS MOKNINuT
Wtathcr Indications Today:
Pair; Rising Tcmp:raturc.
1 (OeneiaD Senator Mason Talks War.
Russia Holds tho Turk at Ray.
A Foierunner of tho Rescue ot Cuba.
2 (Sports) (Eastern. National and Atlan
tic Leaguo Rail Games.
Big incrcaso In L. A. W. Membership.
3 State) Seventy-fourth Annual Session
of Odd Fellows.
Amateur Raso Rail,
1 Rdltorlnl.
Washington Gossip.
G (Story) "Tho Conversion of Major
Harrington."
C (Local) Miss Pnrloa Talks on tho Art
of Cooking.
Orders for tho l'jtlilr.u parade.
7 (Local) Two Small Rojs Killed by a
Trolley Car on Washington Ave
nue. Schomo for a Public Market.
8 (Local) West fildo and City Suburban.
9 Lackawanna County Newt.
10 Neighboring County Happenings.
Whitney's Weekly News Rudget
rinunclul and CommeicUl.
THE
SULTAN
He Telegraphs to Edhem Pasha to
Cease Hostilities.
THE EFFECT OF
Bulgaria's Warlike Preparations Proved to Be the
Trump Card in the Game.
OTHER POWERS HAVE
Indications That an Armistice Has Been, or Will Speedily
Be, Arranged.
GREECE IS TO BE SPARED FURTHER HUMILIATION
A Sudden nnd Unexpected Clinngc in tho Knstcrn Situntion Is Hroiight
About by tho Action of Russin--TIie Rumor of Mobilization of the JluN
gnrinn J'orccs Causes Consternation Thnt Civcs Hvidcnco That tho
Porto .Mny Have Iiccii Fluting n Large Cnmo of Illufr--I'cnco cgo
tintlons .Mny He Undertaken in Real i:nrncst--Rcports of Turkish
Outrages in Lpirus-.lvud of Hostilities iS'cnr.
T i ' . t I
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey, succeeded his imbecile brother, Atourad V, in August
187G. Like most of his predecessors of the present century, lie was saluted by the rudtl
sounds of war soon after his accession to power. The Russo-TurUish war broke out early
in 1877, and within a year the Ottoman Hmpiic was shorn of Its northern and northwestern
nrov iiKes; the lialkans ceased.to be valid frontier on the north; in Asia Minor the attitude of
Russia became menacing, and the occupation of Constantinople by the czar's- troops wan
only prevented by the British tleet, which entered the sea of Marmora and anchored within
sight of the dome of St. Sophia.
Constantinople, Jlay 18. There was
a sudden and unexpected change In
the political sltuutlon shortly before
noon today. Russia quietly showed her
hand and thereby forcing Germany
and Turkey out of the frame. Harly
this morning Tuikey, supported by
Oermuny, was piactlcally defying Rus
tic, Fiance, Austiln, Great Britain und
Italy. Insisting1 upon the annexation
of Thepsaiy In addition to a huge wnr
indemnity, and to all Intents nnd pur
poses was determined to march upon
Athens. Thou came n rumor, lato last
night, that Hulgarla was preparing to
mobilize her fortes. This caused alaim
at the Palace and the feeling of con
sternation was Increased when tho
P01 to t ecelved oillcial advices from
Folia thin moining announcing that
orders had been Issued for the partial
mobilization of the Bulgarian army.
There was a hurried consultation of
the ministers. The war party were for
fuither defiance; but in the end paclllc
counsels seem to have prevailed, for
at 11.33 a. in. orders were telegraphed
to Kdhem Pasha, the Turkish com-mandor-ln-chlef
In Thessaly, to cease
hostilities.
The peace negotiations will now be
undertaken in reul earnest and the
Gieeks will most likely lie spaied any
fuither humiliation.
It Is expected that tho oillcial an
nouncement of tho cessation of hostil
ities between tho Turks and Greeks
will he published this evening.
HARMONY Or Tlin PRESS.
London, Mny IS. The harmony of tho
European press on tho subject of tho
conditions of peaco is lemarkatde. Tor
once tho semi-atllclal pnpeis, tho
Times, the Novae Vromwyn, tho Temps,
the North German Gazetto and the
Fremdenlilntt lepiesent public opinion
ns well as "10 views of thlr govern
ments, In tho vigoious tonus In which
they denouno" Tin key's pretensions.
Now that tlie'last obstacle to a speedy
armltlri Is removed by Germany,
which temporarily blocked tho negotia
tions, having Instiucted hur nmbaH?a
dor at Constantinople, Raron Hauuna
von Jeltsch, to Join the other nmlns
sadors In Impiesslng upon th potto tho
necessity of ngieelng upon .111 nimls
tlce, It can be taken for granted that
with tho Innumerable founs of coeiclon
ready In tho hunds of tho powei, tho
sultun will yield to the Inevitable with
YIELDS
RUSSIA'S ACTION
OVERRULED GERMANY
in a day or two, especially as the cap
turu of tho Greek positions at Domokoi
will go far to satisfy the Turkish wai
party.
Tho order telegraphed to TMh'em
Pasha to cease hostilities probably in
dicates that the Turkish government
is about to yield to the demands of tho
powers, and it is further stated that
tho porto is now disposed to reduce lt
peace conditions and will forthwith en
ter Into negotiations to bring about
permanent peace between Turkey and,
Gieeco,
There Is no confirmation of tho re
poited disturbances at Athens, though,,
no doubt, there nre giounds to fear ai
popular manifestation.
Tho oiiicials of the Biitish foreign of
fice, tills evening, confirm tho report!
that the Tutklsh commandeis have re
ceived orders to arrange with the Greelc
commanders for an nrmlstice.
TURKISH OUTRAGES.
Terrible Situntion of tho Creeks Re
ported in HpiriiR.
Manchester, Hng., May IS. Tho
"Guardian" todav publishes a dispatch
from Its special correspondent with
the Greeks, which i-ajs: "The. destitu
tion of the Gieeks In Hplrus Is nppal
Ing. Everything they had In tho woilil
hns been burned or pillaged.
"Thesccnes In their (light were dread
ful. Young gills Hung themselves fiom
tho rocks, and a jouth shot his two
sisters to sao them from tho Turks. A
boy who wns captured by tho Tuiks
had his lips, noso und eais cut off
nnd his ees toin out befoie ho waa
killed."
PrniiMlwinin Lutheran T.cngiir.
IlollcfontP. Pa, May 18 Tho third con
vention of tho Ccut1.1l Pennsylvania
Lutheran Ioibuo was he'd In this city to
day. An Interesting progrnnimo of topic
relating to the work of tho loauuo was
dlscutieed A huge number of dolesnti's
are In attend nice and tho fceelons will
coucluij) tomoriow.
The Herald's Henther Port'cnM.
New York, May 19. In tho Mlddlo States
today, clear w cither will prevail, with
llht fcouthwontcrly to northwests ly
winds, and slightly lower tompoiaturn In
tho northern dUtrlotu. On Thursday,
fllKhtly varninr wmther and light to
fundi southerly winds will prevail, fol
lowed by local rain In tho wcitvru und
lake dlstrlats ot this Eootlon,