TWO CENTS.
SOItANTOX, PA., THURSDAY MOllNrN-Gr, NOVEMBER 11, 1897.
TWO CENTS
MRS. NACK'S
CONFESSION
Extraordinary Turn of
Affairs in the Trial
of Thorn.
THE WOMAN'S TESTIMONY
Causes Consternation Among
Thorn's Attorneys.
llcr Story of tin; Awful Details of the
Crime Is Told Nho Allege to Clcnr
Her Consciciicc--Upon Cross Ex
uminntioii Airs. .Vnck Millies Admis
sions 'I' lint Stump Her the (Jrcntcst
Criiniunl of I Im Two.
New York, Nov. 10. There was nn
extraordinary turn of affairs today In
the Thorn murder tilal in Long Island
Cltv.
Mrs. Augusta Nack, who was Indict
ed together with her erstwhile para
niniir, Mnrlln Thoni. for the murder of
her former lover, William Ouldensuppe,
l'nr whom she deserted her legal hus
band, appenred In the role of a state's
witness against Thorn, to the conster
nation of the hitter's lawyers. For
novel nl weeks Illinois have been cur
rent that both Thorn nnd Mrs. Nnck
were striving to gain a remission of a
possible capital sentence by giving suf
ficient information to the representa
tives of the people for the conviction of
the other. Despite these rumors, the
legivl representatives of the men and
women have strenuous-ly denied that
either of the prisoners were inclined to
turn informer. Late last night William
P. Howe, Thorn's counsel, was awak
ened by a messenger boy who brought
to him the message that Mrs. Augusta
Nack h'ld made a full confession, im
plicating Martin Thorn as the murderer
of Guldensuppe, and that through her
legal adviser she had offered to becomo
state's witness against h'er former lov
er. When District Attorney Young arriv
ed in court tills morning lie refused to
give any Information regarding Mrs.
Nnek's confession. A few minutes eif-
cr Mr. Young's arrival, Emanuel
Friend, Mrs. Nack's counsel, put in nn
appearance, nnd he voluntceied tho in
formation that Sire. Nack had made a
full confession and Would be put on the
stand as soon as the court opened.
Pining all this lime Slartln Thorn was
below in a cell at the back of the court
house without the slightest' warning of
h'ls Impending danger. As soon as he
arrived In the court room he was in
formed by his counsel of the action
that Mrs. Na;c had taken, and Just
for a moment his face flushed and
nrows contracted and lips compressed
he showed for the first time since his
arrest that ho was In any way per
turbed. He soon regained Ms compo
sure, however, and while h'c leaned
forward and spoke to his lawyers Sirs.
Nack entered the court room accom
panied by her lawyer and a deputy
sheriff. The woman passed close to
Thorn on her way to the district attor
ney's table which was only three feet
away from where Thorn was sitting,
nut while he carefully kept track of
her every movement she avoided look
ing at him.
A TF.RR1BLK STORY.
The jurors at this time did not know
who the woman was, and were ignor
ant of the fact that Sirs. Nack had
made a confession nnd was so close to
them. A minute later the court y-rk
called her name, saying: "Sirs. A
' ta Nack take the stand." Every i.
of the twelve In the Jury box heard tl.
name called und each one of them was
startled when he saw the woman turn
cway hpr head from the piisoner,
whose eyes followed her us she walked
around the back of the Jury box and
took a seat in the witness chair, For
two hours and forty minutes she re
mained there, the cynosure of all eyes,
while she told the terrible story of the
murder of William Ouldensuppe and
telling the tale she knew full well was
bringing her paramour to the electric
chair. Frequently their eyes met, but
the woman was not equal to that oc
casion nnd sho always had to turn
away from Thorn's steadfast gaze.
When she was asked why she hnd con
fessed, she replied that she wished to
clenr her conscience, and then burst
Into tears. When Lawyer Howe be
gan his cross-examination he handled
her unsparingly and made her own up
to such acts of premeditation that tho
majority of those who heard her ad
missions said that she was the great
est culprit and many of those who had
previously evinced a decided antipathy
to Thorn, swerved around and pitied
him.
The remainder of tho afternoon was
taken up by bath rubbers who had
worked alongside of the murdered man
In the Murray Hill baths. One of them
was Guldensuppe's nephew, and he. as
well as the others, positively identified
tho portions of the mutilated and head
less body which had been picked up
within a week after the awful crimo
had been committed. The people,
through the prosecutor, produced one
expert witness, Coroner Tuthlll, of
New York. Ho described the different
portions of the body which were
brought to the morgue and proved
conclusively that they belonged to the
tame person.
A few minutes ufter 4 o'clock tho air
In the court room was unbearable,
owing to the'denso crowd which had
gained admission, and a recess of a
few minutes was allowed by the court.
RICK JURYMAN.
During the iccops oiie of the Jurymen,
Hangus Ixirsen was utlacked with
rtcmach trouble, and. as tho physicians
who attended him, said' that he would
bo unnblo to remain In court, adjourn
ment was taken until half-past nlnn
tomorrow morning, when It is expected
tho Juror will be sufficiently recovered
to allow the trial to go on. Thorn's
nttorneyK have decided to put Mm on
tho stand and they promise when he
tells all he knftws tho court nnd Jury,
as well as the spectators nnd rending
public, will be treated to another eun
satlon. The evidence of the people will prob
ably be concluded early tomorrow nf
ternoon. but Thorn may be examined as
a witness In his own belmlf before Fri
day. Throughout tho day Thorn be
h'aved wonderfully well, and his self
control under the existing circumstan
ces wus remarknble. At times ho scorn
ed deeply interested nnd his sneer
which has always been in evidence was
not so palpnhle ns on previous days.
On two occnslons when Sirs. Nack was
closely pressed by Lawyer Howe,
Thorn enjoyed her discomfiture and
laughed outright. There is scarcely
any doubt ns to the fate which awaits
tho barber, but ar. yet the prosecution
has not stated wh'at Immunity shall
bo given to Mrs. Nack for tho unlooked-for
position in which she places her
self today.
PRIGST MURDERED.
Itov. Ilourv J. Mcl'nkc, oT Philadel
phia, the Victim of Footpads.
Philadelphia, Nov, 10. The body of Rev.
Henry J. SIcl'nke, nn assistant priest of
the Church of the Annunciation nt Tenth
nnd Dickinson streets, wus found this
morning lying in ift area way In tho rear
of St. Paul's academy, on Christian
street nnd Seventh. The right side of
tho skull was fractured and he hnd
been dend for sometime. The nose wns
broken, and there were bruises on tho
forehead.
The police are convinced that tho priest
was murdered, and the fact that his
watch and purse, which he had last
night, are missing, lends strength to this
theory. There Is not the slightest clue
to the murderer.
Father SIcPake left his church about !
o'clock last night to visit his father,
who lives in the opposite end of tho
town. He did not reaeli there, nnd it Is
not known what brought him to St.
Paul's academy. The body was discov
ered by the Janltress of Mint Institution,
nnd was promptly Identified by the Sis
ters of Charity housed therein. Tne
priest was about thirty years old, of
handsome presenco nnd a totnl abstainer.
As the area way, whero ho was found, is
enclosed on every side, It Is thought that
his nssailant. after robbing nnd beating
him down, dragged or threw his body
over tho fence to ma..e It appear that
he had stumbled and fallen.
BISHOP RULISON'S
SUCCESSOR CHOSEN
Rt. Rev. Ethclbert Talbot, Mission
nry Illshop of Wyoming and Idaho,
Scloct'cd-Four llnllots Taken.
Bethlehem, Nov. 10. The Rt. Rev.
Kthelbcrt Talbot, D. D., LL. D., was
this evening elected bishop of the Epis
copal diocese of Pennsylvania. Four bal
lots were necessary to a choice. Dr.
Talbot Is at present missionary bishop
of Wyoming and Idaho.
Among tho clergymen mentioned for
the bishopric were: Rev. Dr. A. Mackay
Saith nnd Rev. Dr. R. II. SlcKim. both
of Washington; Rev. Dr. Rodin, of Phil
adelphia; Rev. Dr. Smith, of Chicago;
Rev. Dr. Swentzel, of Brooklyn, and
Rev. Hocers Israel, of Scranton.
Tho situation eventually narrowed
down to a contest between Illshop Talbot
and Dr. Smith, and on tho fourth bal
lot tho election was mndo nnd Rishop
Talbot received SO clerical and 130 lay
votes. The election of Illshop Talbot was
then mado unanimous. Rev. Dr. Tolman.
of Mauch Chunk. Pa., was empowered
to confer with the presiding bishop of
the United States, Illshop Lee, of Con
necticut, In reference to translating Ulsh.
op Talbot to this diocese. Rev. J. F.
Powers, of Pottsvlllp; Rev. J. C. Foley,
of Wllllamsport; Rev. II. L. Jones, of
WIlkes-Barre; Rev. William II. Sayre,
of South Ilethlchem; Rev. R. A. Slercur,
of Towanda, and Sir. A. D. Holland, of
Scranton. were appointed u committee to
convey Ulshop Tulbot word of his elec
tion. Illshop Talbot was born In Fayette,
-Mo., Oct. P, ISIS. Ills early education
was received In the tchools of his na
tive town. He graduated at Dartmouth
In H70. nnd at the General Theological
seminary, New York, In 1S73; and was
ordained deacon In tho Church of the
Transfiguration, New York city, June 29,
1S73. On Nov. 3, 1S73, he was ordained
priest In St, Slary's church, Fayette, SIo.
Ho was immediately made rector of St.
'imcs' church, Slacon, Mo., which post
held until his election to the Kpls
t On May 27. 1SS7. he was conse-
cn. i missionary bishop of Wyoming
and Idaho. Illsuop Talnot received tho
degree of LL. D. from tho University of
Sllssourl In 18S7; that of S. T. D. from
the General Theological seminary, New
York city, in 1SS7. und that of D, D. from
Dartmouth, in 1SSS.
ARBITRATORS CONDEMNED.
Another Strike Ordered in the Pitts
burg Itecion.
Pittsburg. Nov. 10. The result of the
arbitration on the rates of four pools of
the Monpguhela river wns condemned
today by the miners convention of the
Pittsburg district, and the' arbitrators
were asked to reopen tho case on tho
grounds that tho miners had new evi
dence to offer. In addition a strike wus
ordered in the third pool until the scale
price of $2. 17 per 100 bushels was paid tho
diggers. The strike levy to light the
Do Armltt mines was ngrccd to and
strong measures to make delinquents
pay up were passed upon. Delegates vot
ed that the mlnerH march in large bodies
to mines whero tho men are delinquent
In paying tho levy and prevent their
ni king.
Tho delegates agreed to rulso for tho
strike fund J3.U.-.2, nnd paid $300 In cosh.
Tho discussion on the proposition to
condemn tho (hiding of the urbltrators
took up most of the day. The resolution
us linnlly adopted did not question the
Integrity of tho arbitrators, but unkod
that n chance bo given to submit evi
dence which might cause another deci
sion. Victim of I'oolbnll.
Pittsburg, Nov. 10. William J. Keat
ing, 21 years of age, residing with his
parents in Nortli Halstead, died last
night from thu result of an lulury re
ceived in a football gamo at fiuiuuvato
a few days ago. Ho was Injured whllo
playing half-back for ono of two teams,
engaged In practice and tins been sick
ever since, ills death came rather un
expectedly and tho case is being Investi
gated. Gunning ' ccldent.
New York, Nov. 10. Henry Thum, a
funner of Mnitisilk was nhot and In
stantly killed by Frederick Mayor, of
Irvlngton, today. They wcro members
of a party gunning near Slartyrsville,
Thum idiot a rabbit and passed It to
Mayor. I.ntter wan Just placing tho rah.
bit In his game bag when he accidental
ly discharged his gun, tho full charge en
tering Thum'g abdomen.
REPULSE OF
THE BRITISH
The Tribesmen at Maidan
Valley Fight with
Desperation.
ENGLISH SUFFER LOSSES
Difficulty Is Experienced in
Rescuing Wounded.
At Snran--Siir Mountain the Tribcs
in on llccomo Audacious nnd Hur
ras tho Retiring Regiments f the
British (Juurd-- III ol tho English
Wounded Are Snvcd--Tvolvc .Hen
nnd nn Olliccr .Mis&iug,
Simla, Nov. 10. Offlclal despatches
received hero today from the Hritlsh
camp In the SInldan valley tell of a
"reconnaissance" In force by the Hrit
lsh which resulted quite seriously to the
government forces.
The movement was commanded by
Rrlradler General Westacott nnd the
lirltlsh force engag2d consisted of tho
Dorsetshire regiment, the Northamp
tonshire regiment, a regiment of Sikhs
and two batteries of artillery. This
column moved yesterday to Saran-Sar
and reached the summit of the moun
tain with little resistance, where it
went into camp but joon after retired
upon tho main body. This latter move
ment was attended by serious losses.
The Insurgent tribesmen followed af
ter the column In strong force swarm
ing lrom behind tha rocks, showing
wonderful audacity and keeping up a
heavy fire at short range upon the
Hritlsh troops. Only the admirable dis
position mode by General Westacott
of his troops saved the rear guard.
The general psrsonallr held tho men
together and saw all tho wounded tak
en away before he retired himself. On
tho way back to camp the transport
uf the wounded was greatly hampered
by the fact that the troops had to re
tire over a fearfully broken country
surrounded on all Hides by swarms of
tho enemy's skirmishers. Tho route
encircled, every hundred yards or so,
by deep ravines and it wns while the
troops were engaged in passing through
this ground that the tribesmen rushed
upon the troops, fearlessly making
their way up the ravines to close quar
ters. The Northamptonshire regiment
suffered the most, many casualties be
ing incurred while saving their wound
ed. All tho wounded reached camp at
about .Inik, and it Is still hoped that
a missing officer nnd twelve men will
reach camp sifely.
The loss of the Hritlsh was about
fifty men. Of this number the North
amptonshire regiment lost Lieutenant
Waddell and four men killed, and Lieu
tenant Sindntlro of this regiment, and
twelve men, are missing. The North
amptonshlrcs had Lieutenant Trent and
thirty men wounded. The Dorsetshire
regiment had Lieutenant Ingrain, Lleu
tenuant Mercer and six men wounded.
The Sikhs lost two men killed and hnd
six men wounded.
ZE10LER KNOCKED OUT.
He Stood Up Hrl'oro (Jeorgc Jrcin,
of Snu Frnucii.cn.
Woodward's Pr.villon, San Francisco,
Nov. 10. George Green, of San Francis
co, knocked out Owen Zeigler, of Phila
delphia, In the first round tonight. It
was the famous "solar plexus" blow with
which Fllzslmmons knocked nut Jim Cor
bett, that did the work. The round opened
with Green forcing the Phlladelplan.
After several exchanges, in which honors
wero even, Grefn forced Zeigler to a cor
ner and swurg viciously with his left
for tho stomacii. Tho blow landed clem
and strong. For a moment Ztlgler sway
ed forward a id then staggered to tho
corner and went down gradually to his
knees and then on his face. He was
deathly pale and groaning as If in agony.
Referee George Choynskl began counting
and had reached live when Zolglcr made
a desperate effort to come to his feet.
The effort was too much for him, how
ever, nnd grasping the ropes and pulling
himself to his knees ho collapsed and fell
on his face and was counted out. Ho wis
carried to his corner, where his seconds
worked on him for live minutes before ho
was nblo to stand. Tho crowd of S.MJi)
spectator remained seated. Zclgler du
ally recoveied and stood up, looking
about him In a bewildered manner. Tho
crowd could hardly realize that the light
was over, so abrupt was tho ending, but
to thoso who saw tho blow delivered tho
effect was not surpiislng. It was a clean
full-armed iswfng delivered on a vital
spct. After being taken to his dressing
loom, Zelgler said: "It Is the first tlmo
I wa3 over knocked out and I feel very
soro over the defeat."
YELLOW FEVER 'SITUATION.
Very Little Interest Now Taken in
thu Disease.
New Orleans. No. 10. Very llttlo in
terest is now being taken In tho yellow
fever situation. Four deaths and six now
casta nro reported. The majority of
deaths reported today oio In cases where
physicians wero called In at tho lust
minute.
Sloblle, Ala., Nov. 10. The official re
port shows three new citses and two
deaths from yellow fever.
Juckeon. Sllss., Nov. 10. No new cases
of fever were reported to tho stato board
of health today.
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LEXINGTON RACES.
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 10. Weather,
'ilear; track, heavy. First race, halt
mile, Dunster won, Siurkleln, second;
Dad Steel, third; time. M seconds. Sec
ond race, selling, C furlongs, Holly won,
Jamboree, second; SIcFarland, third;
time. 1.23. Third ruce, mllo and seventy
vards. Reckwood won. urav Krllsnse
second; Royal Dance, third; time, 1.65.'
Fourth race, Phoenix Hotel stakes, one
mile, Isabev won, Ranlscd, second," tlmo,'
1.62. Fifth race, handicap, one mllo, ..T. j
H. C. won, Belle llramble, second;" Impi
EKaie, imru; nine, J.ii'.j.
WINFERSTEEN KEEPS HIS WORD.
''he Alleged Dynnmltn Conspirntor to
J.cnvr tin State.
nioomsburg, Pa., Nov. 10. L. S. Wln
tersteen, the defendant In the famous
dynamlto conspiracy case, will leave this
town tomorrow, hnving secured employ
ment In New York city. When the caso
was postponed less than two weeks ago
It was rumored that Wlntersteen was to
leavo the town and stato within two
weeks, nnd this wns cited ns tho primary
cause of tho withdrawal of Sir. Waller
fiom tho suit. This tlmo will expire to
morrow, und ns Sirs. Wlntersteen hns
already gone, her husband's departuro
fends to conllrm tho, rumor which pre
vii lied at the tlmo tne trial was post
poned. At a recent meeting of the directors of
the nioomsburg Car company, of which
Sir. Wlnsterstecn Is president, and also
a heavy stockholder, ho was re-elected
president. This position was immediate
ly declined.
Wlntersteen, who is prominent In so
clal circles in tho town, and Is a mem
ber of the .Columbia county bar, was
charged with complicity In tho attempt to
blow up tho residence of Lawyer Levi
K. Waller on tho night of Sept. 10, 1S3G,
being accuped ns a co-consplrator with
Clifton C. Knorr, who confessed to com
plicity In the nffnlr, nfter being arrested
by Detective Henderson, of Philadelphia.
SPIDER niTE COST A HAND.
The Wound Had Long Since Hcnlcd,
but iVni Slightly Injured.
Glasiboro, N. J., Nov. 10.--John A. Sior
ton, a well known lesldent of Downer,
near-here, was bitten on the hand by a
spider about two years ago. The blto
caused him considerable trouble, and wns
a long time in healing, but it flnally
eime nroimd all light, arid Sir. Morton
had practically forgot ton the painful in
eldent. A couple of months ago, while moving
to Glassboro and handling a stove, he re
ceived a Fmnll wound on tho hand near
thu spot whero the spider hod bitten him.
Tho hand soon became wry painful, and
began to swell enormously. A physician
did nil he possibly could for the sufferer,
but Sir. Morton's hand be-caniv so much
worsei that amputation was decided a
necessary measure to save his life. Ho
wan taken to llahncmnnn hospital, Phil
adelphia, where the hand was remove'!
at the wrist. The patient Is now doing
well and Is recovery Is consideied prob
able. WILL FIQIIT THE TRUST.
Everything in Readiness When the
Contract of Ilnwniinns Expires.
San Francisco, Nov. 10. The Chroniclo
says: Plans have been perfected and es
suranco Is given that everything will bo
in readiness for fighting tho sugar trust
on January 1, when the five-year con
tract of the Hawaiian planters at tho
Western Sugar refinery will expire. It
will continue to handle that portion of
the crop say from 10,000 to 00,000 tons
whlcih Clans Spreckcls can control. Of
the romalnlng 235,000 tons, 150.000 tons will
be placed on the market by the California
IJeet Sugar and Rollnlng company In
which Welch & Co., Georse W. McNear
and therlr friends are the .principal ele
ments. Ninety thousand tons will be sent to
New York, where, It has already been 30ld
to rellneries Independent of the trust.
The remaining GO.dOU tons will be refined
at tho California Heot Sugar and Rclln
Ing company's works.
MISSIONARY MEETINGS.
Society of the .Methodist Episcopal
Church Lifitf n to Reports.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10. The annual
meeting of the Missionary society of tho
Jltthodlst Eppiseopal church began today
in tho Arch Street Methodist church,
Illshop Walden predicting. The treasur
er's report showed that the cash receipts
for the year ending Oct. 31 were jl,
131,8t0.C7, a decrease as compared with
last year of $99,317.31. Thu money was
derlveMl ftom conference collections,
annuities and sundry receipts. Thu to.
tal expenditures amounted to $1,130,1U1,
leaving a balai ce of $1,771.03.
This, deducted from the net Indebted
ness of $157,911.43 on November 1 of last
year leaves tho present net IndcDtedncss
$1SC,142.7S. During the year $110,023.03 was
received ns special gifts. Tho reports
were gone ovei In detail during tho re
mainder of the day, after which tho
council adjourre'd until ton.orrow.
RETURNED WITHOUT HIS CURLS.
A 1'nrmcr Arrested for Depriving a
Roy of UN Coldcn TroxHCK.
Reading, Pa Nov. 10. Chnrged with
cutting off the curls of a 7-year-old i-on
ol Sirs. Slary Helm, a warrant was is
sued today for tho nrrest of Alfred IJlatt,
a wealthy farmer of Hern township. Sirs.
Helm alleges that her son visited Ulatt's
place, and that when he returned his
gleat mass of golden curls, which had
been hanging down his back and wero
the ndmlratlon of everybody, had disap
peared. IJlatt acknowledged cutting oft tho
curls, but claims to have done so ut the
request of SIra. Helm's brother.
SAW A Bid WATERSI'OUT.
Atlnntic City Folks i'rented to nn
Unusual Spcclncle.
Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 10.-A largo
waterspout, something very unusual In
thl3 viclnltj, was seen about it milo olt
tho beach this afternoon. Tho spout
towered to a height of a bout tdxty feet,
was funiiul-shayid, about llfty leet in
diameter at the top und tapering to a
point at tho bottom.
It. was visible only for a few minutes,
moving oft toward tho north, but at
tracted the attention of a number of
strollers on tho boardwalk.
DAUGHTERS OF THE REUS.
Annual Convention of the United As
sociation to bo Held ut llnltimorn.
Baltimore, Nov. 10. The annual conven
tion of United Daughters of tho Confed
eracy began in this city this morning and
will last for three days. Delegates from
110 chapters In various parts of the coun
try, both north and suuth, ue present,
including some of tho most distinguished
women In both sections.
Sirs. Fltzhugh Lee, tl.o president of tho
absoclntion, called to order at 10 o'clock
in Lohman's hall and a number of reports
were received and committees uppolntcd.
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DURRANT SENTENCED.
Will on I'riduy Ho Hanged tor the
.11 order of lllnuclic Liimont.
San Francisco, Nov. 10. William Henry
Theodoro Durrant, tho condemned mur
derer of Silas Illancho Lamont, and pro
Fumably tho Blayer of Miss Minnie Will
lams, was taken beforo Judge Rahrs to
day for tho l urpose( of having tho date
fur his execution reset.
ills' attorneys made a deFpcmto'attempt
to Epcuro further delay, but Judge Ruhr
brushed aside all their technical oojo3
tlons'nnd. ordered that Durrant be. hanged
on Friday, next. .
SPAIN'S TONE
IS PACIFIC
Premier Sagasta's Reply
to Mr. Woodford Is
Satisfactory.
GOOD IMPRESSION MADE
Its Contents Satisiactory to
the President.
Prospects oflts Rr.sult Holng Seen In
Ills .!Iessnge--I'orliup, a Declara
tion rt No Cnttio for Interference
in Ciibn. .
"Washington, Nov, 10. It is declared
on good nuthority that Premier Sa
gasta's reply to Minister Woodford's
note, the full text of which wns read
nt yesterday's cabinet meeting, Is emi
nently satisfactory to this govern
ment. In It the Spanish ministry
pledges itself to correct the abuses of
power In Cuba which were the subject
of so much complaint during tho Wey
ler administration, and gives assur
ances of its friendly feeling toward the
American people. It accepts our good
offices In Its efforts to restore peace in
Cuba, nnd In a perfectly respectful and
friendly spirit nsks this government,
so far as possible, to restrain the In
surgent sympathizers in the United
States from giving material aid to the
enemies of Spain In Culm. The reply
intimates thut but for tho assistance
that lias been given them by the
United States, peace would have been
restored ions ago.
The reply, It is said, does not con
tain a sentence that could give offence
or be construed Into nn expression of
unfriendly purpose or feeling ngainst
the government of the United States.
On the contrary, the not" Is asserted
to lie distinctly conciliatory in tone,
nlthough It insists on the right and
duty of Spain to put down an armed
insurrection within its own territory.
It is evident that the reply has made
a favorable Impression upon President
SIcKinley and the members of the cabi
net, and It is not unlikely that one of
the features of his forthcoming mes
sage to congress will be a discussion
of the Cuban situation, from which it
will appear that there is nothing in
tho situation to Justify present Inter
ference on the part of the United
States.
Washington, Nov, 10. Senor Dupuy
de Lome, the Spanish minister, called
at. the stnte 'department' today and had
a short conference with Assistant Sec
retary Day. presumably with reference
to niibustering operations. It Is the
practice of the Spanish Legation to
inform the state department Instantly
when any party of fllibustorers Intend
to depart for Cuba as the information
comes to It through Its agents.
SPAIN NOT EXCITED.
The Peeling in That Country Is Ono
of Expectancy.
Washington, Nov. 10. Senor Jose Can
alejas, one of tho foremost public men
of Spain, editor of Fl Heraldo of Slodrid,
former minister of justice in the Liberal
ministry, and closely Identified with Pre
mier Sagasta nnd the new Liberal re
gime in Spain, arrived in Washington
today, accompanied by Captain Voga.
nnd Sir. Alex Saint Aubln, of Sladrlil.
Senor Delomo called on Senor Canalejas
soon after his arrival, and the two were
together much of the day, being Joined
later by Sir. Culderon Carlisle, counsel
for the Legation, nnd by the numerous
staff of the minister.
"Tho feeling there Is ono of expect
ancy." sail! Senor Canalejas, "but there
is little or no feeling that a serious crisis
will present itself between the United
States and Spain, and there Is no thought
In well informed circles that extreme
measures of any sort will result. On tho
contrary, the action of the Spanish gov
ernment has given every hopo of a con
tinuance of the most friendly relations
with the United States, and of a satis
factory conclusion of the Cuban conflict.
A complete change of policy has resulted
from tho accession of tho Liberal min
istry nnd the aggressive policy executed
by General Weyler Is now succeeded by
tho more conciliatory methods of that
peaceful policy of General Blanco. Ho
has hut Just landed In Cuba, and thero
is little opportunity thus far to Judgo
of tho mild and beneficial policy ho Is
charged with executing, but we In Slnd
rld, who know ills high character and
the desires of those who send him, feel
assured that good results will como from
his mission.
"As to tho autonomy which Spain now
offers to Cuba, It is autonomy of tho gen
uine character, nnd it is tendered in tho
slncerest good faith, believing that it af
fords the surest guaranty of restoring
peace to Cuba nnd good prosperity to
tho Island. In all International a f fairs
tho autonomy now offered will give tho
Cuban people entlro freedom In shaping
their own affairs. With such a policy In
view and with General Illanco to put It
Into execution there Is every nssurnnco
that Spain will do all In her power to ro
storo peace and prosperity In Cuba. Store
over wo look with confidence on tho suc
cess of that policy. Wo nro naturally
desirous that our friends In tho United
States should recognize tho complete
chnngo of policy that has occurred and
now operate with ub In bringing tho ben
eficial results wo look for.
DENIED BY THE SPANIARD"?.
Reports of Insurgents' Capture of
Towns Discredited.
Sladrld. Nov. 10. It Is officially an
nounced that there Is no truth In tho re
port, emanating from Insurgent sources,
thut the insurgents havo captured the
towns of Holquln and Sfayarl, In the
Province of Santiago de Cuba.
It Is said here that tho return of Gen
eral Sangully to Cuba is due to tho in
surgents threatening to deprive him of
Ills rank unless he reappears In Cuba.
Senor Sforet, minister of tho colonies,
will submit to tho cabinet council to
day a draft of tho proposed Cuban reforms.
DALL LEAGUE SESSIONS.
Vnrlous Denis in Progress for tho Ex
change or Purchase of 1'lnycrs.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10. Tho National
Lcaguo held a two-hour session this af
ternoon. The tlmo wns wholly consumed
in a discussion of tho proposition of tho
major leagues for n modification of tho
drafting rulo which had been favorably
recommcndi-d to the leaguo by tho board
of arbitration. No conclusion was
reached and tho consideration of the sub
Ject will bo' again taken up on Friday
morning, to which time tho meeting ad
journed, Tho magnates, managers and other
visitors, including the newspaper corre
spondents, wcro given a banquet at tho
Hotel Hcllevuo tonight by tho Philadel
phia club. Tho St. Louls-Phlladclphia ex
change of players was tho only ono of
many deals on lund which was brought
to a closo today. It calls for the ex
change of Pitcher Taylor, Catcher Clem
ents, Fielder Doud and "Lave" Cross for
Catcher Douglass, Pitcher Donohuo and
Shortstop iStont Cross.
Another deal which will place Grady
nnd Hartman, of the St. Louis club, with
tho New York Giants is very likely to go
through. A cash consideration wns pro
posed by the New York president and
subsequently thrco of the New York play
ers wero offered In exchange. It wis
learned that Donnelly and Park Wilson
were two of the men mentioned. Another
deal on the enrpet Is an offer of Cincinnati
to exchange Dwyer, SIcCarthy and Sillier
with the Pittsburg club for Pitcher Kll
len nnd Fle'der Flnier Smith.
A deal wns completed tonight by which
tin- Cincinnati club exchnnges Rhlnes,
Schrievc.v, Oruy and Sillier to Pittsburg
for Pitcher llnwiey nnd Fielder Flmer
Smith.
BAKER HEIRS ARE ALIVE.
Thev Desire to Possess 1,0(1(1,000
in Cii-h nt Philadelphia.
Pittsburg, Nov. 10. The Commeiclni
Gazetto tomorrow will print:
The nttorneys for the Baker Heirs' as
sociation havo discovered that claim of
$4,(W0,nu0 In nctual cash In a Philadel
phia institution and proceedings will bo
begun immediately to get possession.
When the attorneys representing the
Daker Heirs' association of Western
Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio went to
Philadelphia they had nothing to go on.
It was discovered that Jacob and John
linker, presumed to have been brothers,
had Invested certain money In the year
1702 In Philadelphia, and afterwards died.
Tho heirs of these" men could not be
lodged. The money that had been In
vested was paid Into court In the early
part of this century. Slnco thnt time
these persons havo been at work, nnd
now evidence hns been received which
leads attorneys here to believe that then
Is no possible mistake about It. The 90
year leaso has been knocked out. The
money, so fnr as discovered, has not been
paid, and the estate in which this $1,000.
000 cash is Included, has never been set
tled in the courts of Philadelphia. Tho
associations of linker heirs are numer
ous. In this part of Pennsylvania there
are In the neighborhood of fifteen asso
ciations. SPANISH REPUBLICANS.
Demand Restoration of Suspended
Constitutional Guarantees.
Barcelona, Nov. 10. A great meeting
of Republicans was" held last evening at
the Theater Tlvoll, In this city. After ad
dresses by popular Republican orators
resolutions wcro unanimously adopt
ed demanding the rc-estubllshment of the
constitutional guarantees suspended slnco
tho Anarchist outrages during tho cele
bration of Corpus Chrlsll, on June 7 of
last year, together with explanations of
the arbitrary use the authorities havo
made of that suspension and of the ru
mored Inquisitorial proceedings against
Anarchists at Slontjulct Fortress. These
resolutions the meeting directed to be
sent to tho government.
COLLISION ON THE WABASH,
Six Persons Are Severely Injured.
Engineer Will Die.
Chicago, Nov. 10. Chicago and Kastcrn
Illinois passenger train No. 12, bound or
Chicago, collided with a milk train on tho
Wabash railroad at Hammond Junction,
or Klghty-sixth street, today while both
trains wero going at high wpeed.
Six persons were serlous-ly injured. En
gineer Stoner, of tho Chicago and Kastern
Illnols, will probably die. The other live
will recover, A misplaced switch caused
tho wreck.
PENNSYLVANIA PENSIONS
Washington, Nov. 10. Thcbo Pennsyl
vania pensions have been Issued Origi
nal Daniel W. Dlngman, Shawnee, Slon
roe; George W. Richards, Clearlield; Dan
iel P. Raup, Watsontown, Northumber
land; Alexander SI. Wilson, New Castlo;
Abraham Rennli.ger, Iandmark. Berks;
Joslah C. Huston, Johnstown; Jacob
Brown, Robertsdalo, Huntingdon; Henry
Parton, Franckville, Scihuylkill; Lewis
Plttinger, Fountalndale, Adams; James
Gllflllln, Soldiers' und Sailors' Home,
Krle; Henry Lewares, Pino Grove, Schuyl
kill. Supplemental James H. SlcClellan,
Beatty, Westmoreland; Cyrus C. Howe,
Rush, Susquehanna; Joseph Amerman,
Tyrone. Increcfo William II. Shultz,
Slllerburg, Center; Isaac Kitchen,
Bloomsburg; Henry O. Bender, Clearfield;
George A. Kennedy, Krle; James SI. Wil
son, Smlthmllls, Clearfield; Henry Trle
sach, Connellsville; John A. Sohcpplo,
Reading; Robert Sutton, liast Brady,
Clarion; John K. Hunter. Guysmllts.
Crawford; James C. Potts, Pittsburg;
DeWItt C. Heneberger, Waynosboro;
Kdward W. Fosnet, Lewistown; John Mo
Carty, Llkerr. Dauphin. Original widows
Kate K. Bender. Slanchester. York;
Martha J. Slomlngstar, Saxton, Bedford;
Reglna Altman, Church, Clarion; Cath-
I erlno Khrsman, Reading; minor of Sit
. chael Kashner, Rotte, Clinton; Josephluo
Boyd, Pittsburg; Catherine Aumlller,
Wllllamsport; Annie Long, Wllllamsport;
j Frances A. Croup, Hemlock Creek, Lu
i zerne; Maria Burnett, Watertown, Lu-
yerno; Cutherlno Rothroek, SlcClure,
Snyder; Charlotto SI. Brunner, Slechan
lcsburg; Eliza Jlerce, Bcllefontc.
THE NEWS THIS MOHMN'U.
Weather Indications Todays
Partly Cloudy; Warmer.
1 General Sirs. Nack Turns State's
Evidence,
Spain's Conciliatory Note.
British Troops Repulsed In India.
Supreme Court Hitstulna Lower Courts
in the State Capitol Cases,
2 Local Recommendations of theGrand
Jury.
3 Local Heptnsophs Fat and Slaxo
Slerry.
I IMItorlul.
5 Local Why tho umdeavorors Hnve a
Trolley Day.
Sioro Clothes-Lino Booty Found,
A Great Fruit Region,
6 Local West Side und Suburban.
7 Lackawanna County Happenings.
S Neighboring County News.
Financial and Commercial,
ARCHITECTS
DEFEATED
Lower Court Decisions in
the Capitol Cases
Affirmed.
THE TERMS WERE VIOLATED
Commissioners' Action Was
Not Illegal.
Opinion Untitled Down by Judso
.Mitchell Sustains Previous Rulings.
The Stntc the Real Pntty in Interest
ns Dcrondiiiit--Complainnnts Havo
Shown No Interest in the Subject
Mnttcr Entitling The in to Relief.
Pittsburg, Nov. 10. The superior
court handed down its decision in the;
noted state capltol commission cases,
afllrmlng the decision of the lower
courts In dismissing the bills in equity
filed by the architects whose designs
hnd been rejected by the hoard of com
missioners, provided for by the legis
lature to select designs and plans for
a new capltol building,
Tills decision defeats the effort made
to s?et aside the award of the commis
sion. The- case is styled Cope et nl vs.
Hastings et al. The opinion filed with
the decision sets forth the appoint
ment of a commission lo erect a new
capltol building at a c:os,t not to ex
ceed J.UO.OOO.
Justice Mitchell handed down the
opinion. He speaks of the creation of
the commission, of JtR selection of an
expert architect as its assistant, and of
the selection of th'ree disinterested ar
chitects who selected out of thirty
plans submitted eight plans for the
commissioners to choose from. The
board discarded two of the plans for
violation of directions of the pro
gramme, one becnuse trees were shown
In one of the drawings and another
because all elevations in the drawing
wero not rendered In monotone.
"The commissioners ordered all the
designs returned to the office and in
vited the submission to the commis
sioners of new plans by 11 competing
architects.
"On this action of the commissioners,
tho complainants filed the present bill,
averring that it had entered the com
petition by preparing1 and submitting
plans in. accordance with the pro
gramme; that the action of the com
missioners In thus disregarding the ob
ligation of said programme nnd in an
nulling the provisions of tho same is a
violation ' of the obligations assumed
there under the commission. This is
the cause of action. It asks the court
to compel the commissioners to award
the prizes to three of tho eight pre
ferred designs, but does not say that
the camplainnnt'3' designs were among
tile eight. If the relief asked for wen.
granted there Is nothing to show that,
tho complainant would in any way bo
benefitt3d by It. Courts of equity are
not set in motion upon any speculative
contingency."
Tho court then sums up its conclu
sions an follows:
First Complainants have shown no in
terest in tho subject matter entitling
them to tho relief.
Second By tho bills nnd tho attached
report of the board of experts, it appears
that the cnmplainnnts violated tho terms
of tho competition, und therefor were
not entitled to bo considered 111 the selec
tion. Third That tho action of the commis
sioners complained of was not illegal,
but was Justified in tho terms of the
programme.
Fourth That even If the action of tho
commlssioncis had been In disregard of
tho programme they could not bind
themselves to delegato their discretion
or limit their final Judgment.
Fifth That the stato being the real
party in Interest as defendant and its
officers not being alleged to be acting In
violation of tho laws, which created their
nuthority, the courts ore without Juris
diction of tho subject matter.
In the caso of Warner against Hast
ings the case on common pleas court
of Lancnster county Is affirmed in an
opinion tiled by Judge Mitchell,
The complainant charges that tho
respondents In violation of their
pledges, in consideration of which ills
drawings were put In competition al
lowed his design to be photographed
nnd published, whereby ho lost tho ad
vantage of his skill nnd labor. This
Is a separate ground of complaint
which coujd not be remedied by the
injunction 'asked for In tho bill. Tho
dlstulssal of the present bill will there
fore be without prejudlco to complain
ant's right, if an error, In such an
action,
SCIENCE HEALER FINED.
Amanda J. ltniiil Assessed 930 for
railing to Report Diphtheria.
Kansas. City, Sto., Nov. 10. Sirs.
Amanda J. Balrd. the Christian Science
healer, was fined iW In police court to.
day for falling to it-port to tho board of
health a case of diphtheria, sho was
treating. Sirs. Hair Immediately blgned a
bond, appealing tho caso to tho criminal
court.
T. J. Heeney, tho father of Slale Ile
ney, who died urder Sirs. Balrd's Chris
tian Science treatment, wns among tho
lit st to shako hands with Sirs. Balrd af
ter the conviction.
Tho Hornld's Wcatlier l'orecatl.
New York, Nov. 11. In tho Sliddle
States and New Kngland today fair, part
ly cloudy, wnjrner weather and fresli to
brisk southwtMerly and southerly winds
provall, followed by rain in western dis
tricts of this section tills forenoon and
In tho eastern district tonight, where tho
winds on tho const will rise decidedly.
On Friday, In both of these sections,
cloudy weather will prevail with brisk,
southerly winds, preceded by rain and
high winds on tho coasts, and nearly
stationery followed by falling tempera
ture and by clearing In this section lu
I tho afternoon.
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