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TWO CENTS.
SCRANTOX, PAM TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1897.
TWO CENTS
DAY AT CHATTANOOGA
Pennsylvania Monuments
Are Dedicated at Or
chard Knob.
ADDRESSES OF THE DAY
Governor Hastings Accepts
the Memorial.
Thousands of Fcimsylinninns Tnleo
l'nrt in tlio Dedicatory Exercises nt
tlic Hntllcficld.-Eloqiient and Pa
triotic Itrntiirl.s of the Governor on
Hrlinll oftlio 1(c) stnnc Stntc--Com.
plitnouts for the lituc and the Cray.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. IB This
morning opened cloudy with pinipccts
of rain, but about 10 o'clock the sky
cleared and the day Is all that could
lie desired by the visiting Pontisylva
iilans. The weather this afternoon Is
pel feet and especially fitted for the
elaborate exercises on Orchaid Knob.
The morning: was fciit-nt by the thous
ands of Pennsjlv anions In regimental
dedicatory exercises The sm Ivors of
the Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth,
Ninth, One Hundied and Fotty-pev-tnth,
Forty-sixth, Twenty-ninth and
One Hundred and Eleventh held Im
pressive oxeiclses aiound their ailous
monuments, formally dedicating them.
Governor Hastings and Oeneial Gobln,
both of whom weie slightly Indlspos d
yesterday, remained at Lookout Inn all
morning At U o'clock with their stnif
ofllceiH they enteied oairlages at the
foot of the mountain and weie driven
at once to Oi chard Knob, ai riving at
about 2 o'clock. As -eaily as 1 o'clock
thousands of people began to go to
watd Orchard Knob, the historic old
hill wheie the dedicatory ceiemonies
are taking place, and the number now
present is e&tlmated at at least 10,000.
Electric cais were packed, neatly all
vehicles In the city weie in use, nnd
man of the veteians, forgetting thrir
ages and dignities, matched the two
miles between the cltj and the hill
The oxeicisos began promptly at 2
o'clock, the vast assemblage being call
ed to order bj General William A. Rob
inson, the presiding ofllcer. Dr. Thos.
II. Robinson, of rittsbuig, delivered n
feivi'iit piajei. The rifth :eglment
band fiom Fort McPherson, Georgia,
plnjed a stlnlng air, and tlun Colonel
Aichibald Blakely, pies-ident of the
Pennsylvania commission, piesented
the monument to Governor Hustings
in a biief address.
In accepting the monument Gover
nor Hastings said:
GOVERNOR HASTINGS' speech.
Ladles and Ucnileinnn: The suivlving
vteran soldlerB of Pcnnejlvanla who par
tliipalcd In the battle In and about Clrat
tarooga Hurt j -four ears ago have as
semble 1 here todJV to dedicate, v 1th ap
propriated ccicir.irj, the monuments
crecud by the authoiltj of our common.
wealth In honor of the t-tivico hoio ren
deud to thelt coM.tr'.
With vvaini he aits and uncovered heads,
m salute the gieat statu of Tennessee
The cord'alltj ot our gicetlng jour un
bounded liospltulltj and jour knightly
welcome have toichid those cords cf
ejmpathy and Itaternlty which, betttr
than word", aie told In the tumbling lips
and teat fill ejes of tl oso who are heie
fiom the uoi Ih. W'heievtr, In this treat
asscmblapc a gray unlfoim Is seen wo
Instlncllvelj feel nnd know that the gray
coat Is buttn ed across a bieast that leels
a soldlerj sjmpathy, that the hand ex
tended is tho hand ot welcome, that tho
words jou utter aie the woids of sincer
ity' and hospitality, that jour sympathies
uro our sjmpathles, that our monuments
ore jour moi.imcnts; and the Dug that
waves before us Is the emblem of our
common heritpgu and tho shrine of our
common devotion.
Standing here on Orchard Knob, where
once stood a hest of Illustrious men and
among them Grant, Rosccran. Thomas,
Sherman, Sheridan and Giangei, we turn
to Lookout Mountain, standing is a silcit
sentinel of the heroic past, and we may
almost see the enduring bionze bolted to
tho rocks to tell tho coming generations
where brave soldiers scaled the nelghts,
nnd among them Geary and his men of
Pennsjhaula Yonder, through the mlsis
and the scattering foliage of Autumn, wo
catch a gllmipso of monuments that maik
the Held of Chlckam.iuga, and there be
loro us are the lowlands, across vvhleu
inarchi-1 the armies that fought their
way to the summit of Mlssloneuy Itldge
These are tho fields once contested bj
liragg, Longstreot, Polk, Brcekeniidge,
Hood nnd Bu-ckr.er commanders and
armies, both whose gallantrj' und courage
evinced the chaiacterlstlcs that make tne
Amcrkan soldier tho peer of any shun
timo began
What a peaceful scene Is now spread
out before us Tlmo has healed all evi
dence of contllct The seams and scars
tl at the war onto made have been ef
faced. Tleld and fotcst, farm and gat den.
ploughman and furrow, ripened fruit, and
autumn's mellowing colors of crimson
ond gold, and sunshine ami shadow now
decorato the vallejs and mountains In na
ture's full unlfoim.
Time Is a healer as well as n destroyer.
Time has cooled the ardor, has tempered
tho Judgment, has healed the wound and
has mellowed a j e, obliterated -all see.
tlonal animosities. Time was tl.e hospital,
the nurse, tho Christian commission, the
holy evangel thut sat by the bedside of
war ond restored to strength nnd beauty
Incomparable a nation almost dlvldoJ.
Time's cruel sentence is not jet execut
ed, nor will it bo for you until these
heroic tlclds shall no longer be tho wit
ness of reunions such as these. Hut those
who come after you will sure keep allvo
tho story of jour valor and devotlan;
and with them
"No more shall tho war cry sever,
Nor tho winding river be red;
They banish all anger foiever,
When they luuiel the graves of your
dead,
I'nder the sod and tho dew,
Waiting tho Judgment day,
Love and tears for the Hlue,
Tears and lovo for the Giay.
And now, Mr. Chad mar. and
gentlemen of the battlefield commission,
for and on behalf of the atulv. by which
you were authorized to perforin the work
of erex-tlng these memorials to periw
tuato tho memory of the Pennsjlvaulii
organizations, who participated In tho
battles In nnd about Chattanooga, I ac
cept tho monuments, nnd I return to
j on nil thatika for your labor ot love, so
well and so nobly perfouncd. And to
jou, sir (turning to tho secietary of war),
ns tho representative ot tho national gov
ernment, I commit their cnie and keep
ing. Tho state that was the Keystone of
the Federal Arch; that holds within her
bosom tho cradle ot American Libel ty;
whoso fealty to the constitution framed
In our own Philadelphia has nover wav
ered; whoso hills nnd vallejs have re
echoed to the shock of war at Gettys
burg, nnd whose sod gave sepulchre to
heroic dead; whoo sons have always
rallied to tho call or patriotism; and
whoso people have ever clung with lov
ing tenderness to the flag of the fathers
that sUito now calls upon the nation,
for vvlioco perpetuity thet-e men matched
and fought and bled and died, to peisevo
these monuments as enduring witnesses
of their courage Riid devotion; see to It
that they aie preserved to the late-st
generation: that no vandal hind shall
mar their beautj ; that they shall bo per
petual reminders of American valor; and
that those who live In the jrars to como
may know und understand that the vic
tories -non. and the battles lost weie ae.
comnllshed bv heroes who faced the north
as well as the South In an unpaiMllecl
struggle from out whouo sacrifices anil
bereav omenta there came tho great ad
vance In the wcrld's civilization and un
told bcnellts to the hum in race.
General John P. Gobln, commander-in-chief
of tho G. A. It., was called for.
General Gobln proposed that Instead
of a speech he would nsk the vast audi
ence to sing "Aineiica," which was
done with a vim.
At tho conclusion of the song, the
audience of General Gobln gave Gov
ernor Hastings the chnutauquan salute,
with the waving of handkerchiefs, and
the presiding ofllcer declated the cere
monies closed
Tonight the veterans enjojed a camp
fire at the city audltoilum, prepaied
by the local G. A. It. and Confederate
veterans. The blue and the gtny
mingled freely and ate out of the same
haveisack, diank from the same can
teen and told j'ntns until the wee small
hours. The Pennsylvania veterans will
leave for their homes tomorrow, all
delighted with the hospitality they
have received fiom the people of this
section.
Several regimental monumental ded
ications occurred this morning, as fol
lows: Tw ent j -ninth Lookout mountain, Col
om 1 W. D Rtchuuls, commander of tho
ithiment, delivered tho oiatiun,
Tw cut j -eighth and One Hundred and
Forty-seventh At Craven's house, Look
out mountain; Joseph ,. Cornel, of tho
Philadelphia Pics, was orator foi tho
former, and Joseph Lumbard for tho
latter regiment l'orlj membeis of
Knapp's baltcij matched to Oichaul
Knob and dedicated their monument. Col
onel J, I) Walker, of Pittsburg, dellv
tud the oration, reviewing at length tho
history of the battery
Ninth cavalry, Chirkamaugn, dedicat
ed at 10 o'clock this morning. Major
Hi lice Cameror delivered tho address, os
also did Major M A. Gehret, Major
George A. ShitniPii, Captain H B. Walt
man, Joseph Tlmmons, A. r. Sciiciw-it,
George II. Miller and S M Khule.
One Hundred and Eleventh, dedicated
tablet on Pall-ade. Lookout mountain, at
11 o'clock Ilev. J. P. Eolc. Trenton, N.
J , was the orator.
Twenty-seventh, Orchard Knob; Captain
J Adelshelnier, eif Pittsburg, oiator.
Fort-lth, Orchard Knob; Captain Jo
seph Mathelle, orator
SF.MI-AMUAL SESSION
OF GRAND ENCAMPMENT
important .Meeting of Odd Fellows
at Pliiludclphin--011iccrs IH Were
Present.
Philadelphia. Nov. 15 The grand
encampment, I. O. O. F of Pennsyl
anla, held Its semi-annual session in
Odd Fellows' temple todaj1. These olll
ccrs weie present: Giand Patrlaich
W. H. Cogswell; Grand High Priest
Joseph II. Maehey, of Wllllamspott;
Grand Senior Warden II. II. Hughes;
Grand Scribe James H. NKrholson, As.
bStant to the Grand Scribe C. X. Fish
er, Giand Tieasmer J. Henry Heltel;
Grand Junior Wniden John A. Flem
ing, of Shlppensburg, Grand Repre
sentative Ed. C. Deans, of Scranton;
William II. Wlthrup; Grand Marshal
Robert "W. Montgomery, Grand Senti
nel William II. Rose; Grand Outside
Sentinel Geoige C. Hustei, sr.
About one hundred and fifty repie
sentntlves of the subordinate encamp
ments tluoughout the stato weie pres
ent Most interest attaches at his
meeting to the nominations for grand
ollleers for the ensuing year This -ear
the office of si and Junior wniden, by
older of succession, comes to Philadel
phia, and there will be n spirited con
test among the seven candldates.whlch
number, It Is anticipated, will finally
narrow down to two or three men.
There is also n contest for the position
of grand representative.
Those nominated for the various offi
ces aie ns follows:
Grand patllaich, Joseph II. Maekey,
of Wllllamspott; G. II. P., H. II.
Hughes. G. S. W., John A. Fleming.
Shlppensburg, G. S., James B. Nichol
son; G. T., J. Heniy Beltel: G. J. W.,
James II. Avery, M, V. Hrlllhart, Rob
ert W. Montgomeiy, James F. Gioss,
Hany L. Neul, Heihert A. Rockhill and
George E. Spftngler; for giand repre
sentative, Ed. C. Deans; P. G. P., Mr.
D. Wiley, 1'. G P.. and J. P. Hale Jen
kins, of Nonlstown. Tho elections
will take place nt the spring session of
the giand encampment, at Wilkes.
Bane, on May 10, 1S9S.
STEEL MILLS RESUME.
Allci tin Idleness ofTv Month tho
llrthleheni Concern Resumes.
Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 15 After an Idle
iies.s of two months, tho Bethlehem Steel
mill resumed operations today, giving ein
ployment to one thousand hands.
Tho Lohlgh Zinc company announced
today that work will be begun at once
on two new mammoth fcmeltcr furnaces
and llvo gas producers. These furnaces
will give employment to many men.
Illustrated American Sold.
New York, Nov 15. Lorlllard Spencer,
for eight j ears proprietor of the Illus
trated American, bus sold the entlro
property to a syndicate of capitalist.
The editorship will remain with Franrla
Helium, and A. B. Deauervlllo will take
the business management.
ADMINISTRATION
ON RECIPROCITY
Present Altitude Explained in Statement
ot an Otticial.
TUG GOVERNMENT'S DIG TASK
Statesmen Arc Prone to Look Upon
tho Subject from tho Point of View
Thnt Allccts tho Interests of Their
Particular Plncc of Abode.
Washington, Nov. 13. The attitude
of the administration towards the sub
ject of reclpiocity with Canada Is
piobably disclosed In the following
statement of a government official:
"The task of the government would
bo made easier It the statesmen in
ccngress would be controlled by the
Intel csts of the country nt large Some
of them unfoi ttinately confine their
views to a oaitleulur concession to be
obtained from a foreign countiy for a
local lntei est; and then desire our
compensatory concession to be made
not by thelt own, but by some othei
locality. They make of reciprocity a
series of nuestions to be settled In the
IntereHt of the particular districts. We
may be able to secure atrangenients
which will ndd millions to our national
expott ti.ule; nnd jot it might be do
teated by a comblnatloi of a few minor
local Interests not amounting to a mil
lion Yet leclprocity means mutual
rontesslon. Without thin nothing ran
bo accomplished. Wj must give a
market If We nceiulre one. Not neces
sarily a free market, but an accessible
ir..-rkct. Take coal fot nn 1'lustiation.
.fly giving access to New England coast
we might gain access, poi'.aps control,
In the coal maikel of all ftntial Can
ada, vlth mutual advi'iUces by tea
son of geographical and transpoit con
ditions Would It be wise for coal pio
eluceis to antagonize these natuial con
ditions? It Is the same with other
attlcies ot commence where long water
transpoitatlon Is balanced against
Miott railway carriage. In some things
we cm aceiulre an almost exclusive
market gieatly Increasing our exports
In exchange for a maiket open onlj to
the competition of the other patty. So
it Is with irome phases of the question
e-f logs and coarse lumber against
manufacturers of wood. Whenever we
enlaige the market of manufactures wo
Inevitably enlaige the demand for our
raw material from which they are
made; and this tends to Incieaso the
pilce paid to the original pioducer.
The advantages of lnci eased tiade are
widely ellstilbuted. In the major por
tion of commciclal exchange this coun
try is in the exceptional condition of
ptoducing a surplus both of raw ma
terial nnd manufactured products.
Our pollcj' must take Into view this
situation, although It Increases our
difficulty In negotiations which shall
satisfy everv Intel est. All that can
be hoped for Is a tosult which in the
apgtegate shall be eleaily advantage
ous to the nation as a unit. All pro
dueeis aie also consumeia and they
often gain on one side as much as
they lobe on the other."
DASH DOWN A MOUNTAIN.
Three Persons .May Die ns the Result
of a Itiiiiuvvay.
Shenandoah, Pa , Nov. 13. Isadoro So
laskas and Ciailes Hortland were re
turning from a Urlvo In tho Catawlssa
Valley last evening, and passing a point
where the Lehigh Valley railroad runs
cloo to tho hUhwnj, the horses became
frightened at an approaching train, and
dashed down the mountain highway at
tenlllc hpeid, deplto tho combined ef
forts ot both men to stop tho maddened
animals.
About half way down the mountain tho
carrlago struck a tekgraph pole, over
turning tho vehicle, which struck nn
aged pedeftilan named Cathailno Moonej-,
dragging her some dlstauco and pinion
ing her underneath.
When released from her position tho
unfoitunate womar was unconscious anl
bleeding profutelj fiom wounds in tho
head and bod, and suffering from In
ternal Injuries, which uro expected to
provo fatal Both occupants ot the car
riage were thrown out head foremost,
striking the hard roadbed wbh gieat vio
lence, sustaining, as thought, fatal In
juries. PREACHER MUST QET A WIFE,
Mny I-osc a t'hnrgo and 85,000 House
If He Doesn't.
Stroudsburg. Pa , Nov. 15 Tho of
llclal board of the Methodist Episcopal
churcii. at a meeting held last evening,
decided to ask for tno leturn of tho
nsslstant pastor of the chinch. Rev. Rob
eit II. Crawford, as iMHtor for next jeur.
Rev. Crawford Is a single man, and, In
order to make his return sine, the of
llclal brethren would like Rev. Crawford
to inairj.
When tho matter was brought betoie
the joung pastor, no promise was given
that ho would abannon biehelorhood. The
chargo Is a married man's charge1, nnd
lately a 5,Ojo p-irsonago was built. Vn
less Rev. Craw fold does as his congrega.
tlon desires him to do. It 1 feared that
the bishop will not make tho appoint
ment. CZAR WARNS THE SULTAN.
Greek Indemnity I'u ml Must vot lie
I'seil lor Armnnicnt.
Constantinople, Nov 15 In connection
with the announcement JitHt made by the
Russian embassv to the Turkish govern
ment, that Russia will demand the un
paid nnears of tho Russo-Turklsh war
Indemnity If the Porto applies nny part
of the Greek war Indemnity to an In
crease of Turkish armaments. It Is now
pointed out that when, some time ago,
General Brlalmont, submitted to tho
Porte plans for arming the forts nt the
entrance of tho Bosphoius, Russia Inti
mated that she would consider this u
hostile act. In deferenco to the Intima
tion then given, the Porto abandoned
the Bosphorus scheme.
DREYFUS' SALE OF STATE SECRETS.
Tho Documents Purchased by a Mem
ber of the (inrmnii Embiiss)..
London, Nov. 15. The Rome coi res
pondent of tho Dally Mall says; "A
high ofllcer saj-a that the recent recall of
Colonel Schwarzkappen, military attache
of tho German embassy at Paris, hus
vital significance.
It waduo to the direct Intervention eif
Emperor William in order to lesson an
Increasingly dangerous situation, Colonel
Schwarzkappen being the pel son who ne
gotiated the purchase of tho secret elocu
menta which led to tho condemnation
of Captain Dreyfus."
DR. THOMAS EVANS DEAD.
Tho Pnuioiis American Dentist Who
Assistcel impress Isogenic.
Paris, .Nov. 15. Di. Thoma W. Bvans,
tho famous American dentin who facil
itated tho fllRht of the cc-Hmprcss Hu
genie from Paris la 1870, died suddenly
heie jestentey evening.
Dr. Thomas W. Uvans was born In
Philadelphia about 75 jears ago and went
to Paris In 18lt',, wheie he won a great
teputatlon. Slice his advent In tho
Piench capltul, Dr Kvans has nttcndod
to tho teeth of most eif tho crowned
heads of Kuicpe. to say rolhlng of al
most Innumerable members of the rojtl
families, e:eptlng Queen Victoria nnd
the Sultan of Tin key. Ho attended Na
poleon III. and the Hniiprcss Hugcule, and
assisted the latter to escape fiemi Pails
In his carrlago after the battle of Sedan.
Dr. Hvans was a very wealthj man, his
fortune belng estimate-d nt from t2.,0u0 000
to $33,000,000. He visited the United Stntes
In August last, bringing with him for In
terment at Philadelphia, tho body of his
wire. They had no chlldien.
PASSING WAR CLOUD.
A Serious Tension IHlsts lictvvecu
Iluniein nnd Japan.
London, Nov. IS, A special dispatch
fiom Shanghai s lys serious tension ex
ists between Japan and Russia, owing to
the lattci's efforts to contiol the Corean
customs, and that some of the loading
Japanese mlnltcts uro urging the ado
tlont of strong measures, even to tho
extent of war with Hussln.
It Is added, however, that the Marquis
Ito discountenances this step, and urg"s
Instead that Great Hrltaln, tho United
States and Japan make Joint representa
tions to HusMi on tho subject of Coiea.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
MISSIONARY WORK
Appropriations lor the Various Indian
iMissions. -Amounts for Northern
Conferences.
Philadelphia, Nov 15 The general com
mlttee on missions of tbe .Methodist Epis
copal cihurch at Its session todaj- pro
ceedol with the apportionments for do
mestic mlsslonarj wolk.
Appiopilatlons for the various Indian
missions weie inudo us follows. Michi
gan, fyoO, North .Montana, $l,20u; North
ern Minnesota, $I(M, Noithein New York,
MU, Oregon, JbTJ; Puget Sound, JJC0, Wis
consin, S-al
I'm contercnccs north of the Pntomtc
and Ohio and east of tho Mississippi
liver, the appropriations were: For lie
tiolt, $t,l,3i;, Lastein Maine, $1,C07; Maine,
$1,210, Michigan, $J,CCW, New Hampshire,
81,101, Northern New York, 31,07-'; Tu,
N. Y conference'. $900, Vermont, ?1,'J10,
West Wisconsin, Jl.Oem, Wilmington, jwXl,
und Wiscoi sin, $J,55.'.
Very llttlo uppoltlon was made to theso
nppoitlouments, but theie was n long
nnd somewnat splrltel debate over tho
amount to bo given tho Black Hill's mis
sion. A motion was made to give $l,SO)
for the Bleck Hills' mission, and $1,000
for the support of the Black Hills' fachool
Several blshous In opposing tho motion
clalmeil that the schcol was a privato
Institution, and did not belong to the mis
sion. If tho precedent weie established of
appropriating missionary money for edu
cational purposes, the spenkeis argued,
that the committee would bo Involved in
endless trouble Tro matter was hnallj"
dlsposul of by appropriating $l,SJ0 simply
for the general missionary work nt Black
Hills. The D.ikota conference was grant
ed J9GuO and $1,310 was voted to Des
Moines.
The afternoon session opened with Rev.
Bishop John H Vincent, of Topeka, Kas.,
In the chair. The devotions were led by
Rev. Dr. J. M. Carter, of Tennessee
Tho foreign mission of North India
was taken up. The Noith India confer
ence consists of tho northwest provinces
eat of tho ganges, and the province of
Oudh This mission was established In
KV, and oiganlzed Into a conference In
If 11. It has 3J.278 members and probi
tlons. Tho sub-cujuailtteo of tho missionary
board lecomniended ful,720, Including JSSS
to Increaso tho salaries of native preach
eis, who aro In sore distress. It will bo
remembered that India has greatly suf
fered from famine. There was much dis
cussion and foreign missions were Hnallj
laid on the ta'blo to make way for do
tr.estlc. The first taken up was tho Kan-
sas confeience. Dr. Hodgetts, of No
braka, hoped there would bo no reduc
tion Dr. King, of New York, Fald there
had been such prosperity this year In
Kaii'-as that It could staml a cut when
a rejection must be made somewhere.
Dr Martlndalo and Bishop McCabe spoko
for Kansas; $1,200 was voted. Minnesota
received $3,137, and Nebraska, $2,13), and
Ninth Dakota, $S,CJ0, Northwest Iowa,
t3,rH.
At tonight's session tho committee
made tho following appropriations.
In tho mountain region Arizona, $8,000;
Colorado. $S.t3"; Idaho, 54.0CO, Montana,
$1,8u0; Nevada, $1,000; New .Mexico Eng
lish, $3,2S0, North Montana, $1,100; Utah,
for work nnd schools, 10,500, Wyoming,
$5 &K).
PacHle coast California, $"870; Colum
bla river, $7,5ik), Oregon, $4,000; Pugct
Sounet, $fi,Oi0; Southern California, $1,750.
For "white work In the bouth Marv
land and Delavvaro exeepteJ, a total sum
ef $18,925; for colored work, mostly In tho
bouth, a total sum of $14,005.
Tomorrow tro committee will begin on
foreign missions
SUICIDE IN CHURCH.
Charles M. Spencer Shoots Himself
While oiiKroKntion Was Singing.
South Bend, Ind., Nov. 13 Charles M.
Sponger, manager of the Pos-tal Telegraph
company's oilleo at De-udwood, S. D., pur
posely fatally shot himself last night In
tho Methodist Episcopal chuich at W'est
llle, InI whero until recentlv lie was
manager of tho Postal company. The
deed was committed while tho cougregi
tlon were singing and much excitement
followed.
His parents reside nt Bellmore, O. De
spondency and allegis.1 financial troubles
are asslgneel as causes.
LOVERS PERISH IN A STORM.
round Dead in tho .Mountains Clasp,
ed in Ench Other's Arms,
Llttlo Rock. Ark, Nov. 13. Rome
Bronsou and Florcnco Williams, his be
trothed, were overtuken by a storm on
Black Point mountain jesterday and both
perished.
After nn all nights seurch they were
found dead, clasped In each other's arms,
under a tree whero they had taken ref
uge. m
Firestone Heads Guilty.
Philadelphia, Nov. 13.-In the United
States district court today, John B. Fire
stone, tho former teller of tho Dlllsburg
National bank, of Dlllsburg, Pa plead
cd guilty to tho embezzlement of about
$13,600 from tho bank, JueTgo Butler ee
verely lectured Firestone and sentenced
him to an Imprisonment of five j'ears In
the lUston pei.lte ntlary, to date from
June 21 last, ut which tlmo FiicEtono was
arrested.
AN IMPORTANT
CONFERENCE
Senator Quay and Alessrs. Martin and
Magcc Will Meet
THE GUBERNATORIAL QUESTION
Tliis Will Doubtless Ho Fully Dis
cussed nnd tho Parties .liny Unite
Upon n Cnndldiitc--Tho Details
Aro Hclng Arranged by nn Agent
of .llnscc's in Florida.
Philadelphia, Nov. 15. Tho Evening
Telegraph today sajs within the next
ten days or two weeks a eonfeienco of
nioi o than ordinal y significance will
occur between Senator Quaj', Secre
taiy of State David Martin, and Sen
utor Chris Magee, of Pittsburg, which
will no doubt have a innteiial effect
upon tho course of state affairs In the
gubernatoilal contest. The lecent
meeting between Senator Quay and
Societal y Mnrtln In this city, and be
tween Senator Quay and Senator Ma
gee In Plttbburg, Is said to have been
with the hope of putting aside old ani
mosities and so ananglng matters that
the1 th'ep could unite upon a candidate
for governor who would bo agieeable
to nil. It was at these meetings, it Is
raid, that the preliminaries for the re
ported coming confeience was ar
ranged. The reported meeting place Is said to
be this cltj', but this may be changed.
In addition to the three named, sev
eial others arc mentioned as likely to
bo pi esent, among them Thomas Dolnn.
In conclusion, the aitlclc saj.s that tho
final details of the meeting are now
1 elng nnatiged by an emissary of Sen
ator Mngee's, who Is In Floilda with
Senator Quaj and who will bilng posi
tive news of the exact tlmo of the
homecoming of the senior senator.
HANNA'S STRENGTH.
It Is Claimed That He W ill Hnvo n
Majority of Two on Joint Ballot.
Columbus, O,, Nov. 15. Tho senate has
seventeen known Republican membeis,
accortllng to tho ofllelal count, eighteen
known Democrats, and one Fuslun Repub
lican elcctl on tho Democratic ticket In
Cincinnati. Total, thlrtj-slx. The house
has fifty-eight known Republican mem
beis, forty-seven known Democrats and
four Fusion Republicans, elcctesl on the
Democratic ticket In Cincinnati. Total,
109 On Joint ballot the Republicans have
five majorltj-. If they get the Fusion Re
publican the majority will be eleven. Or
the known Republicans three havo de
clines! to say how thej will ote for
United Stntes senator.
Tho Har.na men claim all of the other
known Republicans, which. If the claim
Is well foundesl would give Mr. Hanna
a majoilty of two on Joint ballot.
INDEPENDENCE HALL.
Tho Olel Building Will lie Restored
to Its Original Design.
Philadelphia, Nov. 15 At 7 o'clock this
morning workmen legan tearing down
tho many additions to Independence hall
that have been built fiom time to time,
and whli h u aired tho simplicity of the
hlstoilo Btruetuie. The entile block from
Fifth to Sixth stieets, and facing on
Chestnut stieet, has been shut In bj
a broad fence ten feet high, so that relic
huntei. and sight-seers can bo kept at a
safe distance Not a brick nor a board
of the old bul'dlng will be allowed to be
carried nwaj
The building occupied by the Unlveislty
Law school, at Sixth and Chestnut
streets, will be torn down, ns will also
several small structures which weie add
ed to the main hall when tho building
was occupied by tho cltj ofilelals. It Is
tho Intention to .jestore the old building
to as near Its original design as possible.
STORY CONCERNING THORN.
Philadelphia Detective Identifies the
Accused Guldcnsuppe .Murderer.
Philadelphia, Nov 13. A party ot
Queens county (N Y ), officials, includ
ing District Attorney Youngs, Police
Captain Methuen and Detective Kiauch,
were heie tiKlay Investigating a stoij
concerning iMaitln Thorn, tho accused
Guldensuppe murderer.
Tho visit followed a statement made In
the Long Island prison by a man claim
ing to bo a Philadelphia detective that
he Identities! Thorn as a person who had
seived a sentence In Moj'amenslng prison
here for theft. The New York otuclals
went carefully over the criminal records
of this city, but lound nothing concern
ing Thorn, ana left, satlsllcd that tho
btorj' vvas baseless.
m
SMUGGLER FIRE.
One Hundred and Fifty Men Arc
Forced to Quit Work.
Aspen. Colo , Nov. 13. The Smuggler
lire burned today with 'gicater force
than ever, and gas Is ipenetratlng Smug.
Icr mountain to tho north with itmark
able rapidity. About 150 men were forcMl
to nult work this morning In the Bella
S nnd Old Johnson workings, and the
deadly fumes are still working north to
wards the Paik Regent, Bubhwaoker nnd
Alta Argent
Unless tho fire, is soon subdued, it Is
feared that eveiy mine of the Smuggler
nnd Aspen mountalrs will become so foul
as to compel a suspension. In this ovent
tho entlro district will bo flooded. It Is
said thlrtj'-slx hours will settle this phaso
of tho situation.
Avenging .Missionaries.
Cologne, Nov. 15. A cUpatrh to th"
Cologno Gazetto from Berlin sajs that
tho sailors and marines belonging to the
Oerman e-iulser Division, oft tho coast of
China, have made a landing in force at
Klaochan bay, tho nearest port of Yen
Chu Fu, In tho soutbern part of the Chi.
neso provlrco of Shan Tun, whero the
German missionaries were recently mur
dered, with tho view of forcing tho gov
ernment of China to completely satisfy
tho demands of Germany.
Porter Not n Candidate.
Washington, Nov. 15. Secretary of tho
President Porter denies that ho will be a
candidate for the United States senate at
next j ear's election In Connecticut. Ho
Is on friendly terms with all of tho lead
ing candidates said to be already In tho
Held for senator.
I'reemont Convention Delegate.
Chambersburg, Pa., Nov. 15. George W.
Zlesler, ono of the wealthiest and best
knmvn merchants In tho county, died at
Green Castle todaj', aged 88. Ho vvas u
dele-gato to tho Fremont convention of
1836, und a prominent antl-slaveiy, temp
erance and freo school advocate.
AN AGENT'S SUICIDE.
A. Jj. Davis, of New York, Shoots
Himself Through the Head.
Boston, Nov. 15. A. L. Davles, an agent
of tho Boston olllce of a life Insurance
compnny of New York, committed sui
cide this afternoon at tho Hotel Blxby by
shooting 'himself through tho head. Da
vis left a number of messages directing
that his body should bo cremated, and
giving tho cause of his act as despond
encj. Among tho papers found on his
pel son wero a number ot letters from
nnd for Mrs. William Marsh, 312J Dia
mond street, Philadelphia, and It Is
thought that tho latter Is a loUtlvo of
tho deceased.
Philadelphia, Nov. 15.-eMts. William
Marsh, to whom two letters found on A.
L. Davis, tho Boston suicide, vvelo ad
dtcssed. Is a fllstcr of the dead man und
lives nt 3123 Diamond street. While tho
riportcr was speaking to her a telegram
c.imo from tho proprietor of tho Blxby
house, of Boston, stutlng that Davis had
died there today, nnd usklng what dls
penltlon ho would mako of tho body.
Davis was 31 j-ears ot ago, and was a
graduate of Glrard college, this cltj. Ho
was unman led. Ho was formerly In tho
employ of the Penn Mutual Life Insur
ance company, and representeel that com
jianj In Pittsburg and Allontown. Lit
terly ho was with the Mutual I.lfo In
surance company, acting as a special
agent In the supervising of policies. (Mrs.
Marsh sijs that her brother was very
much Interested In tho study ot psj"chol-ogj-,
and that she believes this overbur
dened his mind and made htm insane.
THE BERING SEA
NEGOTIATIONS
It Is Expected That the Labors of
Delegates Will Close Very Soon.
The Outcome of the Meeting in
Doubt.
Washington, Nov. 15. Tho British,
Canndlan and Ameiican delegates to
the Boilngwea meeting had confidently
exp"tod to bring their labors to a
close todaj-, but after two arduous ses
slons lasting until 5.30 this evening, the
ei peits had not been able to reconcile
all their differences. It was deter
mined, therefore, to continue the meet
lng tomorrow. Up to the tlmo of clos
ing today, the experts had made good
piogies3, reaching an agreement on all
but three or four leseived propositions.
These, It Is expected, can be agreed
upon during tho morning session to
morrow, so that the expel t repot t can
bo signed and the meeting concluded
so far ns the experts are concerned
This will make available all the data
necessary for the consldeilng of ltal
diplomatic question of stopping pelagic
sealing. The Intention Is that Geneial
Foster, Sir Wilfred Laurier and Sir
Louis Davles will meet tomonovv af
ternoon to go over the results reported
by the experts nnd If possible agiee
upon a basis of settlement.
Tho outcome of this diplomatic meet
ing continues to be mucli in doubt. It
was intimated tonight that the Cana
dians might make a counter proposi
tion not going as far as the American
representatives desire In the way of
limiting pelagic sealing; but yet offer
ing a possible giound for amicable ad
justment. Equnllj' lellable sources
stated that if tho Issue assumed the
foim of pelagic sealing or not pelagic
sealing, as now seemed likely. It would
be extiemely difllcult to reconcile the
dlffeiences. In view of tho continu
ance of the meetinir Sir Wilfred and
Sir Louis will not leave until tomor
row night or Wednesday.
BOB NO LONGER AN ELK.
In a Letter Ho Resigns from the
Inilinnn Lodge.
Kansas Cltj-, Mo , Nov. 13. In n letter
which he makes public today, Robert Fltz
slmmons, who Is plajlng at ono of the
local theatres, tendeis his resignation to
membership In the Marlon, Ind., lodge
B. P. O. E., Into which order he was
Initiated recentlj-.
"Feeling that mj- admission to member,
ship has placed jour lodge In a position
to be criticised, no matter how unjustly,"
sajs FltzsimmotiSi "I offer this leslgna
tlon In tho hope that your frlendlj- re
lations with the order maj be wholly re
stored." Tho Marlon order had been suspended
for receiving the champion Into Its fold.
LEXINGTON RACES.
Lexington, Kj Nov. 13. Weather,
clear; track fast. First race, 7 furlongs
McFarland II, won; Masterpiece, second;
Robert Bonner, third, Time, lM'j, Sec
ond race, f, furlongs Dad Steele, won,
Randazzo, second, Stanhope, third; Timo,
l.icJ4. Third race, one mile Kitty B won;
Loyalty, second; Lockhart, third; time,
1.4JH. Tourth race, U-lCmilo Ada Russell
won; Essonlte, second; Highland Princess,
third; time, 115 Fifth lace, G furlongs
Thiee Bars won; Eton Jacket, tecond;
Decapo thlid, time, 1 IS.
Negro Dosporndo Shot.
Gibson, Go., Nov. 15. -Last night about
12 o'clock a fusllade of shots staitled tho
neighborhood about six miles below rere,
and this morrlng tho dead bodj of Josh
Ruff was found in the load. Ruff was a
negio desperado, nnd being well armed,
held up negroes and took money and
provisions at will. It Is thought his vic
tims shot him, Ruff must have fousht
for his life, as trails or blood wero dis
cerned for two miles along tho public
road.
Scth Low CoiiNonfs.
New York, Nov. 13. The board of trus
tees of Columbia collego today decided
not to accept tho resignation of Presi
dent Seth Low, and requested him to
withdraw It. Ho consented without coil
ment. T1IK NEWS THIS MOKNIKG.
Weather Indications Todayi
Showers; Slightly Warmer,
1 General Dedication of tho Pennsyl
vania Monuments at Chattanooga.
Van Valkenburg Bribery Charges Sot
tied. vAttltudo of tho Administration on Rec-Iprocltj-.
Statu Political Leaders to Confer.
2 Court Determines tho Legal Status of
a Poor Board.
3 Locol Board of Trado Discusses High
Water Rates.
Validity of tho Board of Control Ques
tioned. 4 Editorial.
G Local Sad Shooting Accident at Nlch.
eilson.
ThillUng Street Car Runaway.
C Local West Side nnd Subuibau
7 Iackawanna County Nows.
5 (Neighboring County Happenings.
Tho Markets,
BRIBERY CASE
IS SETTLED
Suit Against E. A. Van
Valkenburg Has Been
Dropped.
END OF A CELEBRATED CASE
It Has IVTet with Repeated
' Postponements.
Tho Counsel .Met on Sunday nnd Dc
cidcel Upon n Settlement by Which
81500 Costs Are to Uo Forthcoming,
Pottsvllle, Pn Nov. 15. Tho suit
against E. A. Van Valkonburg on
charges of bilbeiy, growing out of tho
recent contest for United States sen
ator between John Wnnamaker and
Senator Boles Penrose, was finally dis
posed nt today by District Attorney
Bechtel, Informing tho court that the
matter had been settled and the costs
piovlded for. The proceedings against
"Van A'alkenbuig1 weie thcrcupun
dropped.
Van Vnlkenburg was charged with
having offered a bribe to Representa
tive Weiss, of Bethlehem, to vote for
Mr. Wanainnker for United States
senator, and tho case mot with repeat
ed postponements from one cause or
another. The Inst continuance was
granted because of the Illness of Mr.
Van Vnlkenburg's brother, who was
claimed as an important w Itness by
both sides, nnd It was decided the case
should go on trial today. Counsel for
both sides, however, met last night,
and after a confeience, decided upon
a settlement by which tho costs,
amounting to about $1,500, were to bo
forthcoming, and the prosecution
dropped. District Attornej' Bechtel
was .satisfied w 1th this conclusion and
said he would so Inform the court.
Juds Archibald, of Scranton, who
was called to speclallj' prerldo
in the case ellel not reneli
here until about noon, and as soon as
court convened lie was notified by tho
district nttorney of the conclusion ar
rived at by counsel for the defence and
prosecution. Neither Mr. Van Vnlken
burg nor Representative Weiss wa
present. It vvas impossible to learn
the exact terms of the agreement by
which the prosecution was dropped.
District Attorney Bechtel said that the
costs of the prosecution had been
guaranteed, and beyond this he had
no concern in the case.
'NOT PROVEN."
Verdict of Anintcur Athletic Union in
the Case oi II. J, W'clcrs.
New York, Nov. 13. Tho commltteo of
the Amateur Athletic union, which In
vestigated the ohargo of professionalism
brought ngalnst B. J. Wefers, tho sprlir
er, has returned a verdict of "not prov
en." In Its leport tho committee says that
tho publishers' ot Harper's Weekly. In
which paper tho charge of professionalism
vvas published, refused to allow the use
or Inspection ot anj- evidence In the lr
pcs&esslon. B. J. Wefers appeared In
per.-on and denied each and every stafe
ment made In tho charges. Tho stat
ment of J. S. born, of Worcester, Masf. ,
so far as It pertained to Wefers' brotlier
was elenieel by J. A. Wefers in person.
In conclusion tho committee says It deems
It Just to return the charges not proven
against B J. Wefers,
In tho case ot John Cosgrove, the com
mlttee sakl that It was proved conclu
sively that lie Is Innocent of tho charge
of professionalism.
VERDICT FOR MRS. VAN SCHAACK.
She Is Awarded $03,000 by a Brook,
lyn Jury.
New York, Nov. 13 A sheriff's Jurj
in Broookljn today gave a verdict for
S'Jj.OOO, favorable to Mrs. Florence Von
Schaack, against her father-in-law, Peter
Van Hchaack, for tho alienation of her
husband's affections Peter Van Schaack
Is head of the firm of Peter Van Schaack
iS. Co., drug-gists of Chlcgo. Ho is said to
be a millionaire.
Tho plaintiff lives at Bath Beech. On
March 20, 1S-SS, she was married to John
Van Schaack at Pcnsacolu. Fla. Sln-o
that time tho couplo have lived In New
York. Chicago and New Orleans. On
March M, 1Si7, tho couple separated. Mr.
Van Schaack In her affidavit alleges that
sho vvas Abandoned, and that her father.
In-law alienated her husband's aire- -tlons.
RACES AT BENNINGS.
Washington, Nov. 13. A card of six
races, Including a hunters steeple chase,
diew probably tho largest crowd of tho
meeting to Bennlngs' todaj-. Owing to
the rain of last night the track was
heavj Speculation was good and the tal
ent had their faith rewarded by three
winning favorites First race, G'2 fur
longsSly Fox won; Aurom, second.
Longacre, Ultra; time, 1 21 2-5. Second
race, 5'j furlongs Tho Cad won, Beek
nmn, second, Ella Dalj, third; time,
1.13 4-5. Third race, ono mile King T,
won; Alarum, second; Bra-vv Lad, third;
time, 1 Pi t-5. Fourth race, C'fc f ui longs -Hand
Presa, won. Decanter, second; Lady
Disdain, third; time, 1,24 4-5. Fifth nice,
C'i furlongs Requital, won; Billall, sev.
ond; Tremargo, third, time, 1.17, Sixth
race, hunter's steeplo chase, about two
miles Undlno won; Benbolt, seconJ;
time, 4 52.
Tho Herald's W'ciithor Forccntt.
New York, Nov. JO -In tho Mtddla
States and Now England toduj-, cloudy,
slightly warmer weather will pievall, with
fresh, bilsk, southerly to southwesterly
-winds, Increasing on the coasts, und light
or moderate lain, clearing In this see
tlon in tho afternoon or evening, with
brisk nnd colder westerly winds. On
Wednesday, In both of these sections,
fairly cloudy to fair colder weather and)
brisk westerly and northwesterly winds
will prevail, preceded by light snow noir
the lakes and by ralrt on tho New Eng
land coast and followed by a cold wavo
in this section.