rtmtae warn TWO CENTS. SCR ANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER IS), 1897. TWO CENTS I xJ JgSy lOTtl PAGES COMPETITOR MEN FREE They Are Surrendered to Consul-General Lee by Spain. TO BE SENT TO NEW YORK The Prisoners Pardoned by the Queen Regent. Tho Stntc Department Notified by Minister Woidford--Tho Men for I'oiir lnys in the Custody ol'Crn rrnl Leo Their Release frnm Prison Having Been Kent a Sccrct--Tho Thank), of the Uniti'tl States Arc Conveyed to the Spnnish !ovorn ment liy General Woodlortl. Washington, D. C. Nov. 18. Minister Woodford has telegrnphrd tho state de partment that, the Spanish cabinet has notified him that the Queen Regent has pnrdomd the Competitor prison ers. The state department announces that the Competitor prisoners were turned over to Consul General 1.-0 last Mon day, and will ! sent by him direct to Xmv York today. It is not doubted here that the prls-om-rs arc liberated on some such con iliti ins as were imposed In the case of former prisoners, that Is, that tlv y shall not return to Cuba. After their bitter experience In the Cuban J.ills It is wit believed here that the m n will Ik- disponed to violate any understand ing of this kind. It is ptinnge that the men should have been for four days In the custody of Consul G.neral Lee without the fact having become generally known, but 11 Is supposed that secrecy was ob served In order to ensure their de parture from Havana without exciting trouble from .the extreme conservative Spanish faction. There were four prisoners, namely: Alfredo Labordo, the captain of the Competitor, a native of New Orleans; William Cildea. tho mate, a natural iz l eltlzen: Ona Melton, who claims Kansas as his native state, and who was on the Competltot In the capacity of a newspaper correspondent, and Charles Harnett, of Hrltlsh birth, but who claimed the protection of tho I lilted States government by virtue of hip sailing on an American vessel. The Competitor was captured, on April 25. lSOd. off the Cuban coast, while engaged In landing arms for the Insurgents. The defence of the men was that they were forced Into the ex pedition -against their will by the In surgent party aboard the boat. They were tried by a naval court-martial, before which they were at a disad vantage, i rlncipally because of their Ignorance of the Spanish language. In which the proceedings were conducted, so that their conviction and the impo sition of tho death sentence were not a matter of surprise. At that point, however, the case assumed diplomatic Importance. ANOTHER TROUBLESOME FAC TOR. Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister, had a long confertv.ee with Assistant Secretary Day this morning, and It is bellevJ that the Spanish gov ernment Is voluntarily about to remove another troublesome factor from the field of negotiations in revoking th'e decree made by Weyler, prohibiting the exportation of tobacco from Cuba. This prohibition has worked great hardship upon large Americnn cigar making Interests, and up to this time all efforts of the state department to sccuie an amelioration of the conditions of the deerce have bon unavailing. The reasiii set up by Oeneral Weyler for tho order was the keeping In Hav ana of the supply of tobacco necessary to run the domestic cigar factories, and thus, by giving employment to workmen, keep th'em from drifting away Into the Insurgent ranks. It was n matter of common report, however, that another potent reason was p. de Ure to cripple the Culmn cigar makers in the 1'nlted States, from whom the insurgents drew fund. It now seems probable that the deciee pion will be vacated. Reports that cijme to Washington tire to the effect that the new crop of tobacco that will be reaped in February next Is of excel lent quality and amount to fcur-flfths of an average crop. Buyers: for for eign consumers are already In the field looking over th'e plantations, and It Is expected that to facllltatu sales tho revocation of the decree of prohibition will be made. GOOD IMPRESSION. Madrid, Nov. IS. At tho meeting of the cabinet today n letter from tie 1'nlted States mlnist r, Geimnl Stew art I.. Woodford, was read, expressing the satlffaetlon and gratitude of the United States government relative, to the settlement of the Competitor case and other current questions. The communication created a good Impression in political circles. FAMINE'S VICTIMS. Twenty or Thirty Itpcniicniitrndot Sinning Daily in .Inrueo. Havana, Nov. 18. According to re ports from Juruco, twenty-five tu thirty reconccntradcs die there dally from famine. The whulo garrison h sick ut Manzunlllo. Colonel Kscarln, who escorted provision wagons to (luamo, found the garrison there suf fering Heverly from fever and lack of food. On ofllcer und twenty soldiers have died of starvation. The only persons who have gone to the American Consulate to contribute to the fund for the relief of the re L'oncontradofl ure Senores Mlllla Perez and Viuda do Funes, who contributed M In paper currency nnd ?23.t0 In silver. All others apply to the Con sulate for money. The Insurgents have burned a large portion of the cancileld on the Port ugaleto Plantation, this province, tho property of Honor Manuel Cnlvo. Gen. liernal having left Colona with a largo force, a squad of thirty men belong ing to the San Qulntln Hattallon, who struck oft from the main body to explore the lino of march, was fallen upon and mnoheted by the insurgents. WEYLER'S ADMIRERS. They Are Prepared to (Jlvc n Wnrm Wclcomo on Ills Itotiirn to Spain. Corunna, Spain, Nov. IS. The Span ish steamer Montaerrnt. which left Ha vana on Sunday, Oct. 31, with Gen eral Weyler, the former captain gen eral of Cuba, on board, and which sub sequently touched at Glbara and at Porto ltlco, nrrlved here unexpectedly today. She was not due to nrrlve here. ..... . .. . ..... ....til accoruing 10 me aniiouiiieiiieui.-, uum , ,..,.. "... , ouii,in r i may evening .? fu,iu n t,w.r.-..v utter the Montserrat was signalled, nnr. I crowus ot people nocKeu io me nm- j bar from all parts ot the city, and a ileet of boats filled with admirers of General Weyler started to meet the I steamer and escort her to her quay. Kvery craft or every description that i the port off t red was charted to con- I vey individuals, societies nnd clubs to the Montserrat. A number of deputa tions went on board the vessel. The , commandant of Corunna had a brief ! lne: view with Gem ral Weyler, slm- pl conveying to him the desire of the queen regent and the government to receive him as speedily as possible at ' Madrid. General Weyler did not go on shore. Ho has decided to remain on the Montserrat until she reaches Bar- j ctlma. for which port she will sail ill- J rect at C o'clock tomorrow morning. , Thus tar there has been no disturb- ance of any kind whatever. The excitement and activity of the Weylerlans nnd antl-Weylfrinns was on the Increase as the hour for the arrival of General Weyler drew near. The son of the retiring captain gm- i oral of Cuba, who was serenaded upon i his nrrlval here yesterday, was again serenaded last, evening, after which the crowd adjourned to the olllce ot the nntl-Weyler paper and shouted "Down with the Liberals," etc. There were also pome cheers for Marshal Blanco. TRAIN LEAPS OVER AN EMBANKMENT Ono Passenger Pntnlly Injured and Thirty Are Seriously Hiirt--Miracu-lous I'Jsciipo "I Train Crew. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. IS. Train No. 'i on th? Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis, which left Birmingham lu-t evening for Kansas City, was de railed Just west of Wllllford. Ark., this morning. The combination coach, chair "car, and sleeper went over the bank, the combination car going Into Spring Uver. The chair car and sleep er were both consumed by fire. One passenger was fatally and thirty more or less seriously injured. The passengers 'n the burn'rg cars were rescued before the fire had i cached Its height, and but few In those cars were injured. Sc-eams nnd j cries for help were heard on nil sides, and because of the darkness icscue was dltllcult. As the llnmes from tho two burning cars b-eame brighter, tho it-scuers were enabled to work to bet ter ad' antage. I.ud lly, not a peiwon was atowned, and It was not long be fore all had been accounted for, and who being cared for as well as pos sible. The Injured were taken to Thayer, Mo., and placed In a hospital. Tho train crew escaped Injury. The wreck Is the llrst one of a serious na ture in the history of the MemphN mad, and If Mr. Hoover dies, he will, according to the statement of the gen eral passenger agenti be the llrst pas M'nger ever killed while rldlns on a train on that road. AT THE HORSE SHOW. An Immense Audience Again Pills .Madison Square finrdvn. New York, Nov. IS. The horse show attracted another Immense throng jf people to Madison Square garden to night. At the evening exhibition the grand entrance looked from a distance like a mighty, seething torrent, so rap Idly were the people coming In to aug ment the thousands already gathered in the garden. Mrs. RonNi, mounted on Miss Mnrtha Cameron's Wapp, was the center of at traction In the opening class of saddle ponies which were summoned Into the ring by the blast of a bugle. The evo lutions of u squad of mounted police also greatly Interested the spectators. ARMED MEN HUNT A SECRET MINE. To Dare a Tribe of Hostile Alaska Indians for (Sold. Seattle. Wash., Nov. 18. A party of sturdy New Knghindern are here out fitting for a most hazardous trip over the glacial fields of Alaska. Th-y are captained by F. Herbert Haines, a newspaper man. They are bound for the new Upper Copper River country, from which n man returned a fw weeks ugo with 20,u00 In gold dust. The new mines are veiy rich and are a secret, guarded by hostile In dians, so tho explorers will go well armed, for there will surely be fight ing. Thn itaptlst Cougrr'H. Chicago, Nov. 18. This was the last nay of the Haptlst congress. Tho morning and afternoon sessions were devoted to a ills, cusslon of two subjects "Tho Psycology of Convention" and "Tho Power ot tho Cross in tho l.lfo of the Reliever." Six of the leading members ot tho church were appointed to epcak on the ques tions. "The Psychology o.' Convemlon" was dlscuEscd by Professor Noah D.ivlM, of tho University of Vliglnlu; Nathaniel Rutler, president of Colby university, Watervllle, Me.; President H S. Ryluud, or Hethel college, RussoivUlc. Ky., and Professor J. H. Harris, of Lewlsbur, Pa. (iold Standard Indorsed, Wilmington, Del., Nov. 18, The State Rankers' association today adopted reso. lutlons endorsing the gold standard, nnd elected P. L. Cannon, president! C. 8. Co pelli', vice president, and J. II. Dauby secretary nnd treasurer. They favor the abolition of days ot crave by ths legislature. FOOT BALL GIANTS IN ACTIVE PRACTICE Players Arc In Constant Training (or (tie Coming Games. COACH WOODRUFF AT WATER GAP University of Pennsylvania Bracing Up on Ozone at Wntci t!np--Yulo Tcnm ItehonrscsTrlckH und Signal. The Tigers Preparing to tJrowl. Stroudsburg. I'd., Nov. 18. This was quite a day for Pennsylvania's football team at the Delaware Wnter Gap. Coach Woodruff had his men up early and after i hearty breakfaHt they were taken for a long walk up hill I ni.d down dale. The air was frosty i and cleat and the team was greatly invigorated. Short signal practice or. an hour was then held. In the after noon unotner speu oi ugiu wuik wm done. Outside ot fills, the men did as they pleased. The bracing pine laden mountain air hns bad a splendid effect upon tho team and when they leave at fl.iri tomorrow afternoon they will bo In a condition to make the crimson sons of Harvard tremble when tilt appear on Frankilu field. Cambridge, Mass., Nov. IS. There was a comparatively small crowd on hand to cheer the members of the Harvard football team as they left the square this afternoon. This was lets due to lack of enthusiasm than to the fact that tho team was on board a special car of the street railway company which was not allowed to draw up at the customary place for clieeilng but started promptly for IJoston as soon as the men were on boald. Neveltheless a knot of 700 men remained In the squat e and cheered lustily tor Captnin Cabot and each member of the team, ending up with the Harvard yell. New Haven, Conn., Nov. IS. Cap tain Rodaers and his Yale football team llnlshed their practice for the season of 1S97 tonight and the eleven und substitutes aie letting from their labors pit pnratory to the gieat smug gle with Princeton on Saturday. The .o, i,. w n,,i.i n,u ufinrnnnn ut the usual hour, but no scrlnimnse j mattil mat 10 or M pur cent, of these will . Iia!,f '"'""i wt" """ nen" "J practice was had. The men were ! be llnuily admitted. It they are rapidly ! Further, from all available Inforrna i,, ,ii,i .iiii nl.ni ,.1,-u ,! .i,., udJudiiJted 'they will swell the uunslou I tion, the butler stiyed behind at tlie great care, they left the field for the gymnasium Trainer Fitzpatiick had the pleasure of knowing that his men had been brought to the climax of the reason In perfect simp.-. The doings on the field consisted merely In a rohennal of the signals and tricks, and practice in the handling of the ball. Th'e city Is already beginning to show signs of the coming event and tomor iow's trains will bring hundreds of peo ple into town. Speculation ns to Vale's chance Is at fever point. Few can be found ho predict a Yale victory, but one of the eoaebers hns iliHnireil hone by the statement that Yale on Satur- I ilnv will urove to be fiftv i.er o.nt i tuij "in piot. io ot mi per in. i stronger than she was against Hat- ' vard. N. J., Nov. IS. The Tigers Pilnceton. went through their hist practice of the eiiEon before Saturday's annual con- test with Vale next Saturday on th'e 'vaisity gridiron this afternoon. The undergraduate body turned out to cheer the team on their geod work nnd to rehearse the songs that will be sung during the baHle. The practice was shiiip and snappy. Kvery man made lilmelf a factor In every play, nnd the "Ignals Involving tho various plays were gone through with success. The only defect nppeared to be the slowness ot the ends In rtartlng with the Inter ference. The coaches, of whom there was a small army, had tho men on the jump from stmt to finish and corrected whatever faults were shown, In tho nrnctlee. The t,am nnd subsil IlutH leave tomorrow afternoon for New Haven. SENSATIONAL SUICIDE. William Moody Shoots Iliiimcllln tho lincl of the Head. Augusta. Oa., Nov. 18. A most sensa tional suicide occurred here this morn ing. William Moody shot himself through the back of the head while ly ing in bed In his room at his boarding house. Moody was ono of the best known men In town, and the most popular. lie was head clerk nt I,evy's book emporium. When he failed to show u;i for work this morning, Wil liam Lew went to his boarding house to nscortain the cause. On entering the room he found Moody lying nn tho bed. his. head In n pool of his own blood. Moody died In nn hour nfter the shooting. The bullet entered the back of his head and tvinio out on the other side. About two months ago Moody mar tied Miss Maggie Tuiyear. n popular and beautiful young woman of this rlty. Yesterday the two quarrelled, and the wife went to liar parent's houe to spend the night. When Moody awoke this morning he ended ills ex istence. MRS. CAREW LEAVES JAPAN. Shu Will Servo Her Sentence lor .Mur der In nn ICug'i'h Prison. Vancouver. R. C Nov. IS. The steamship Kmpress of China brings the news that Mrs. Carew, who was convicted about a year ago of the mur der of her husband In Yokohama und whoso sentence of death was com muted to Imprisonment for life, has been sent to England on the steamer Sumatra. She will be contined In Wok- Ing prison, 1 1 Ryan's Ankle Sprained. Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. IS. Tommy Ily an, while sparring with Jack Hamilton, his trainer, at Messina Springs near thin city, yesterday, sllpj ed to the floor and his ankla wan badly sprained. He lias declared his propound meetings with Jim Ryan, ot Klmlra Nov. 23, and with Jlllly Stlfft. at Chicago Nov. 29, off. His meet fng with Charllo Johnson, of Phlladelpnta, Doc, 13, has not been cancelled, as Ryan expects to bo In shape by that time. ,11 nut Pay Their Debts. Washington, Nov. IS. Tho seciolury of tho treasury has Issued a circular tu em ployes to the effect that clerks receiving a Htntod salary who neglect to puy tluir debts contracted fnr tho necesasry sup port of themnelves ond their families, without presenting sutUfjotury ruauons theriior, will not bo retained In ofliuo. RIOTING AT DnrjOTA. Forty Men Killed in tho Streets of tho Capital of Columbian Republic. New York, Nov. 18. Tho crew of the steamship Holsteln, which has arrived here from Santa Martha, United Stnte3 of Columbia nnd Port of Unytl, reports having heard at Santa Martha a ru mor that forty men hid been killed at Hognta. the capital of the Columbian republic. They were mainly police men, the rumor ran, and the election riot In which' they fell occurred on No vember 1. No particulars ware ascer tainable. A presidential election Is to take place on December 5. The contest has engendered much bitterness. The present government has been expect ing a revolution, and 4,000 Columbian troops have been held In readiness for a possible outbreak. SALVE WAS EXPLOSIVE. W. II. IIiimliiKton in Jail for Causing the Death ol n Child. Saratoga, N. Y., Nov. 18. W. II. ilumlnston, a peddler of a salve, was today locked up In the Saratoga coun ty Jail. Last evening he sold some of his salvo to ths family of John Brown, who lives near Jonesvllle. Hiimlustou psked permission of Rrown to manu facture some of his tnlvo oh Brown's kitchen stove. Rrown consented and the peddler had no sooner put the mix ture over the ilro th'an an explosion took place. t'l.c f Rrown'3 children was burned to deatn, and thiee other members of the family were so badly burned that fatal results are feared. RhPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Mr. ISlUs Submits lNtimates Aggie gutiiig $13(1,5:1'.!, Ill) lor Appropria tion by (ongics. Washington. Nov. 18. Secretary of the Interior Hliss In his annual report made public tonight submits estimates aggicgating $15G,uS2,41(J for appropria tions by congress for the llscal year ending June SO, 1899. Discussing pen sions, lie says: 1 Two tmtlill-iul HtnL.enilil wnKlr.n i.tntniw I .. ' ".. ,. .. 1 ,.".. ..,." V, ."I. roll fuim $5,000,000 to J7.000.ww. When. howev r, these claims are adjudicated and llrst p laments made thereon, the amount ui iwu i'i.-iiriuii iuii 111 ui'L'iciiu very rm- i idly, possibly to ?li,000,000 or S130,U0O,W0 tho llr."t year. The total Indian population of tho l.'nlted States, exclusive of the New York Indians and live civilized tribes, up proxlm ite 1,7,17s, located on 177 reserva tions, which contain appioxlmatcly 33,- 404.SS7 lures. Of these, 1,543 have accepted allotni'.nts of land which agregnto about OI4.H7 acres. Secretary Ullss si.ys while the opening of the Wichita reservation In (Jklahcima, to white settlement, would greatly promote the development of that country, yet In view of the unsettled con- Vtl..u nCJh.t nucstlons ufticc"K tIl0lr "K"1" u"1" "''- ' '"' "' uwnwiiim "t , , . ., i, .i,. ivith.mt rKini, lvrl,t inlll,v n,i ,iia,r..SK. -m i guard against this ruiommcndatlon Is 1 made that the Dawes commission be t.u- thotlzid to Investigate ques-tlons for speedy and Just settlement. Such agreements as have been con cluded vary so in their provisions that in view of the fact that eventually a unl ! form system of government must bo pro- vlded for the Indian territory, it Is ques ! tlonahle, the report sas, whether any of I the agreements should be ilellnitely ra ti lled by congress until the .desired and nec essary uniformity can be secured. Tho secretary says the live tilbes have un doubtedly violated In many ways the spirit of their agreements with the United Ulieti illiui-l wiiifu iiif iiiuiuij la ni, 1...1.1 .i .,....,., ...i ...,.i ,vhii. h ,ia t recommend any hursh government nc- j am was of unsound mind and thor tion, the secretary calls the attention of ; ouchly Incapable of being a party to the president and consress to the chaotic any agreement or contract that would condition of affairs of the territory grow- i jl0ll in law." Ing out of the several tribes' methods of i Attorney Purnell, nevertheless, has administration. Leading Indians have ab- . ,,lr,n,Ptivr, i Milwaukee inves- sorbed great tracts to the exclusion of the common people and government uy an Indian aristocracy has been practically established to the detriment ot the people. From 2),fKJ0 to SJO.VOO whites by permis sion of the Indian government have set tled In the territory, but are merely ten ants by sufferance. No government for the Indian territory will be satisfactory until congress shall provide for the estab lishment of a single uniform system for the entire Indian teirltory that shall place all Its Inhabitants In possession of the tights of American citizens. SHOT FOR REFUSINQ TO WALK. Ilyinf Deposition of n Young Wo. mini in a Harder Trial, Bengles, Md., Nov. 18. The trial of Edward Flemlster for the murder of Susie Holffitetter, nt Meeter's pant, last June, was continued at Towson today. The dying deposition of tho girl was admitted in evidence. In It she declares she was shot three times by Flemlster, whom she knew only as "Jock," because she would not walk with him. The evidence so fnr heard is very damaging to the accused. The latter Is a railroad workman, S3 years old, nnd has u wife and child. VERDI PROSTRATED, .So Alleclcd by His H lie's Death ns to Cause Alarm. London, Nov. IS. A Hpecial despatch from Rome says that Slgnor Giuseppe Verdi, the celebrated composer of music, who has been suffering greatly since tho death of his wife, which was announced on Sunday last, Is so pros trated that serious results are feared, THE FIQIIT IS OVER. New York, Nov. 18. Senator Hannn, of Ohio, was asked today as to the tltun. lion in Ohio. He replied: "Why, tho tight Is over In Ohio." Asked as to the at tltudo of tlovernor Rushuell and Senator Foraker In tho recent contest, lm an swered: "Oh, 1 can't say anything about that. It would be very bad taste." Menu, tor Haiuia expects to return to Ohio next Sunday. Con('eslon of Cockeyed Louis. New York, Nov. IS. Louis Schmidt, alias "Cockeyed Louis," ono of tho pris oners nt tho police central olllce, has con. fessed that "Dutch Pete," whoso name Is given as Peter Oclutel, wus concerned with Fritz Meyer In the murder ot Sexton Blclz In the Church of the Holy Trinity In llrooklyn and the killing of Policeman Schmidt In tho Church of the Most Holy ReJeemer, in this clly. Schml.lt stated that "Dutoli Pete" had told him that he wub-u partner of Meyers In both crimes. MYSTERY OF THE KETCHAM WEDDING Statements Made by Tom Riley, the Milwaukee llackman. QR00M WAS A "SAWED-OFF" MAN Description (Jlven bv Witnesses to tho Wedding l'nll to rixlhe Identity of (!room--Attorncy I'urnoll I2x peels to Prove That Ketcham Was of Unsound Mind lit tho Timo of the Alleged Marriage. Chicago, Nov. IS. Statements made by Tom Riley, the Milwaukee hack mnn who drove Mrs. Mabel Wallace Walkup to Rev. J. P. Roberta to be mauied on the morning of September 24 last, tend to fctrengthen the claim of John H. Koteham's relatives that he was not tho groom on that occasion. According to his story, which Is cor roborated by Miss Anna Mlersch und Mrs. W. A. Hunsberger, the woman with the dark hair, married a mini much shorter than she Is. Riley todny described the groom In the strange af fair as "a little r.nved-off fellow a fcjt shorter than the woman." Miss Anna Mlersch, who witnessed the ceremony, declared, too, that the mail was much shorter than the wo man, so much shorter that she exclaim ed to herself: "What a little man to marry such a large fine looking wo man." John R. Ketcham was not "a little sawed-off man." He was fully live feet ten Inches In hcitrht. Mabel Wallace Is not more than live feet six inches. Accordingly, between the description of the groom of S'ptember '21 and the true Ketcham, there Is a difference of over one foot in size. Mrs. Hunsberger de scribes the groom ns a small man, cer tainly smaller than the woman. It Is almost certain, however, that Keller, the butler, was not substituted frr John U. Ketcham. All agree that the principal In these secret nuptials was really n very rick man. His face was thin, drawn and haggard. He looked as though be had suffered for ..,,.-,tt,.j viiit- lrtnl. nmi hk near as ' . . -...i. enii be nseertaitloq. lias ior minima Plankinton house during the ceremony. lit was not until all was over and the I couple had been driven to the depot that he left the hotel. He setttect tne bill for "A. Ii. Young, wife and ser vant, Boston," as the trio appeared up on tho register. UK WAS HYPNOTIZED. Itut whoever was the groom, he was apparently completely nnd whollv In tho power of the woman. The evidence of lillcy as to Ketcham's actions If It were he, furnishes all tho elements for a story of hypnotism. The man "coined dazed and oblivious to every thing, and spoke only In the hus" when answering the necessary questions. In the hack, while waiting outside, ho did not say a word although Rilev tried several times to engage In conversa tion. Friends of the dead clubman, how ever, have little hope of being able to prove th'at liutler Keller or any other man took the place ot Mr. Ketcham In the mninnge ceremony. According to Attorney Puriuil, the main contention will be that Mr. Ketcham was cf un sound mind. "We do not care whether there was a legitimate marriage or a fake one by proxy," said Mr. Puruell today, "wheth er there Is a marriage ecrtlucate or a ,,. .i,. ti,., tt t.A, rU w . we will prove that John U. Ketch tlgatlng tho marriage DEVOTED WIFE"? COURAGE. Stnrted Afoot Over .Many Miles to Reach Her Sick Husband. Ruiilngton, N. J.. Nov. 18. Footsore and hungry, Mrs. James Steward nnd her 10-year-old boy reached this city today, having walked the greater part of the way from Philadelphia, where their home is. The Stewards are very poor. The husband tried hnrd to se cure work at his trade of painter, but met with no success, Then he heard of a jKisslble chance of employment in Newark, N. J., and decided to go there. When he bought his railroad ticket he had Just $1.50 left. This he guve his wife. Last night Mrs. Steward received n lelegram announcing that her husband was 111 In Newark nnd told her to come at once. She had not a cent to her name, but she started to walk the long distance with her young son. On the way a kind-hearted farmer gave them a tide on part of the road. When she reached this city this afternoon and told her story a number of gentlemen made up n purse and sent her on her way. LAWYER POISONS HIMSELF. Short in His Accounts as nil Oilicer ol a Society. IJoston, Mass., Nov. 18. E. P. Coflln, a lawyer of Sknowhtgan, Mo., 45 years old, died at the City Hospital today. Ho registered ut the Qulncy house last night, and this morning was found in a bathtub filled with water. He was nearly drowned, but was revived. Then he stated that he had taken morphine or some other poison, Ho became unconscious and died soon afterward. Collin was secretary of the High Court of Maine. Independ ent Order of Foresters. It is said that he was $3,000 short In his accounts, and that he came to Huston hoping to raise money to make good tho deficit. Crank After Vrmoui. Chicago, Nov. 18. Two policemen have been detailed to grant tho residence of P. D. Armour. Tho reason for the pre caution Is u rumor from Minueapllos that a speculator who lost money In wheat has gono Insane and left Minneapolis with the avowed purpose of killing Armour. Tobarco for Ilnllnns. Ciiirksvllle, Tenn., Nov. 18. Morrow Brothers, here, huv secured the contract for tobacco for tho Italian government. About fifteen million pounds of dark to bacco Is required for next year. BANK TO LIQUIDATE. Rochester, N. II,, Havings Institution Going Out of lluslnets. Rochester, N. II., Nov. 18. Tho. di rectors of .the Rochester Savings bank have voted to place the Institution In liquidation. The officials state that the bank's business has been gradually falling off until the deposits amount to less than $200,000. This action has been under consid eration for some time. Tho final de cision In tho matter was renched by the directors at a meeting last night. The announcement of the vote of the officials today was accompanied by a statement that the 'affairs of the bank are In good condition, ns It holds a high class of securities which can read ily be converted Into cash, and deposi tors will be paid In full, together with Interest. There has been no run on the insti tution and the bank examiner bus had nothing to do with the decision of tho directors, The bank was incorporated July 3, 1ST2. MONETARY COMMISSION. Report May Re .Made Public About Dec. 1. Washington, Nov. IS. It was an nounced today that tho monetary com mission Imped to have their report well advanced toward completion by the last of the present week. A number of members will have to be absent next week, and an effort Is making to get the entire plan formulated and ready for approval by Saturday evening. Any changes in th'e phraseology which may be thought necessary will be made lat er, when the entire commission prob nbly will come together for Unal revi sion nnd signature. The report Is not likely to be made public before December 1. S0CRL SCANDAL IN MARYLAND Woman Accused of Libel Slander. Mrs. I'.llii .11. Pol or and Her Daugh ters Want 900,000 Damages from .11 rs. Sophia It. Cuitlicr. Hagerstown, Md., Nov. 18. A sensa tional suit will come up for trial In the circuit court for Washington coun ty In a few days. Mrs. Ella Mercer Peter and her daughters, M.ss Mary Peter and Miss Emily M. Peter, have sued Mrs. Sophia U. Gaithe for $C0, 000 damages for libel and slander. Mrs. Peter will endeavor to prove that Mrs. Oalther wrote several anonymoto let ters, which were 'ntended to ruin the reputation or Mrs. Peter nnd her daughters. Tho parties are nil of high social standing and are residents of Howard county, In the circuit court of which the case was originally docketed, Mrs. Galther Is the wife of ono of the wealthiest men In Howard county, and Mrs. Peter has a long chain of distin guished ancestors. Mrs. Peter alleges In her declaration that the letters were written by Mrs. Galther to show that Mrs. Peter was unchaste and not lit for the society of Mrs. Tyson and other respectable peo ple, and Intended to traduce her char acter and reputation us a woman of chastity. Mrs. Peter sues for $.10,000 for herself, while her daughters sue for $15,000 each, making $60,000 altogether. Photographs of the anonymous let ters haw been taken. The expert chlr ogruphers. who, Mrs, Peter alleges, will testify that the letters were writ ten by Mrs. Galther, who denies being the author, are as follows: David N, Carvalho and Daniel T. Ames, who testified in the Senator Fair will case In California; Dr. Perslfor Frazer, of Philadelphia, and Edward H. Ranch, of Mauch Chunk, Pa. These experts are the most noted In the country. An urray of eminent lawyers has been employed by both sides. Mrs. Peter's counsel are Messrs. Isador Ray in r. John C. Rogers. Edward J. Farber, J. Clarence Lane and Alexander Nelll. Mrs. Galther's counsel aro Harry M, Clabaugh, Attorney General of Mary land; George R. Galther, Jr., a rela tive of the defendant; Joseph D. Mc Guire, Alexander Armstrong and Nor mnn H. Scott. m Sliarkey (ot tho Decision, San Francisco, Nov. IS. A crowd, small fur such an event in the Gate city, saw tho bout between Tom Sharkey and Joe Goddard at tho Knickerbocker club to night. Sharkey got the decision In the sixth round. Only about 3,000 persons wero present. Thero was little betting even by the Valcjo crowd, who were ex pected to show a ronlldunt leaning to ward tho sailor. Sharkey was a ten to seven favorite In the wagers that were made. Oldest Rrldo nnd Groom. St. Joseph, Mo,, Nov. IS. John J. Over ton, aged 100 years ard one month, was married to Mrs. Mary Hondcrson, aged 77 ears. In this city, today. This Is believed to be the record for marriages of old peo ple. Hoth bride and groom are In excel lent health. Steamship Arrivals. Now York, Nov. IS. Arrived: Amster dam. Amsterdam. Queenstown Sailed: Adriatic, New York. Geboa Sailed: Fulda, New York. Cherbourg Sailed: Spree, from Uremen, New York. Ant werpArrived: Southwark, New York. Rotcrdam Sailed: Vccndam, New York, THIS NKWS THIS jlOKNlNli. Wmthcr Indications Today; Pair! Warmer; Northwesterly Winds, 1 General Competitor Prisoners Par doned und Released. Sensational Views ot National Topics, Mystery of the Ketcham Weddinii. S State United States District Court Jury Disagrees. 3 Local Jury Awards 17,750 for a Girl's Foot. Roth Councils In Session. t Editorial. Comment of tho Press. 5 From Scmnton to Paris by Rail. C Local Columbia Fire Company Haa a Rig Celebration. Three Rurglars Under Arrest. 7 Local-Hoy's Fatal Fall Down a Mlno Shaft. 8 Local West Side and Suburban. 9 l.ai'knwunna County News. 10 Neighboring County Happenings, Musical Alliance In Session at Fac- toryvllle. Tho Markets. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON Senator Morgan Talks on the Hawaiian An nexation. WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS Opinion of an Expert Member of Foreign Committee. Mr. Chandler's Views Regarding Coming r,cgllntlon--Ilills Ilarring tho Undcuimulo Foreign Element irom Kntry to This Couniry--Tlio National Arbitration Congress, Washington, Nov. 18. Senator aioi fan, of Alabama, member ot the com mittee on foreign relations, hns reach ed hero on ids return from Honolulu, where ho went to post himself on tho annexation question. He said: My conclusions, based on observations, nre only a full confirmation ot what l had provlously believed that it is our na tional duty and will bo in every way ad vantageous to all concerned to annex: Hawaii to this country. I have ntudledi the questions from tho most authentic and rcllablo sources. Tho establishment of nn outpost of the United States with tho tropics, and 2,200 miles from our coast, challenges tho Inquiry" whether suoh ac tion Is necessary to our national welfare. Our northwestern possessions on the Pa cific along the Aleutian urchlpelngo nre over 1,000 miles west of Honolulu. This gives us control of practically tho entlro American coast of tho North Pacific. Tho intervention of the British possessions from the straits of Fuca. to tho northern boundary of Alaska, creates a powerful reason for our occupation of Hawaii. Without Imputing to Great lirltaln any other motive than to extend her national policy of commercial conquest, it seems very obvious that If she should acquire dominion of Hawaii and open nd fortify Pearl harbor, her military fortress at Es qulmault, on tho Island of Vancouver, co-operating, would cut our coast line in two und would leave us incumbered with a mass of territory In Alaska whose de fense would be almost Impossible nnd tho enormous advantage of which would bo lost to us. The Voncouver coal fields would give the British navy almost lrre slstlblo advantage In war and virtual do minion of comerce in time of peace. SENATOR CHANDLER'S VIEWS. Senator William E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, in an interview today re garding legislation at the coming ses sion of consress, said: Senator Lodgo proposes pushing tho measure looking to the rcstrlotton of im migration and of demanding Its passago without delay. Bills proposing to bar un desirable foreign element from entry Into this country aro now pending In both tho liouso und the Benate, and thero is no doubt that tho two houses will bo able to agrco upon a bill. Tho houso measure lays restrictions on what aro called "birds of passage," but the senate bill docs not. The class referred to Is that which ltvctt along the northern and southern border lines of the country and embraces Mexi cans und Canadians who work dally In tho United Sttes but live In their native, countries. This part of tho bill, In my Judgment, must I'vcntually bo omitted, and the senato bill, which applies to Im migrants from European and Oriental countries pxssed. Somo action, I behove, will be taJten looking to the relief of tho Cuban Insurgents. Of courso tho Repub lican policy will largely de;end on tho president's message, but my opinion Is ho will leave tho entire matter to tho Judg ment ot congress. Tha prospects for the ratification' ot tho Hawaiian treaty aro excellent. Tho Re publicans will stand by It to a unit mil many Democrats will do likewise. I think tho necessary two-thirds vote will be se cured. As to lluanclal legislation, espe cially as to a tevlston of tho banking laws, I cannot sen how any smm legisla tion can bo passed. ARBITRATION CONGRESS. A committee of the Mohonk inter national arbitration conference, con sisting of ex-Senator Edmunds, presi dent of the conference; Samuel B. Ca pen, chairman; Robert Treat Paine. Dr. B. F. Trueblood, of Boston, and Philip iC. Garrett, of Philadelphia, called on President McKlnley today by appointment. A desire for the re opening: of tho arbitration movement was ursed by Senator Edmunds, Mr. Capen and others. The president received the gentle men with tho utinost cordiality, and they loft him impressed with the belief that he looked with favor upon the re opening of this important subject. The commute also called upon the secretary of state, who expressed hla great Interest In tho question which he has labored so long to bring to a successful consummation. Although the committee were awaro of the indisposition of Sir Julian Pauncefote, yet they called at the British embassy, desiring to express In that way their appreciation of the ser vice he has rendered the arbitration movement. Killed with Buckshot. Ohester. Vt Nov. IS. Word was re celved hero today that Ada Plnney. aged 17 years. wa shot Inst evening ut her homo In Andover and was so badly injured that sho died today. It Is alleged that a brother of the girl did the shooting, but whether accidentally or Intentionally Is not known. The authorities aro Investi gating. A charge ot buckshot entered the groin. m Shot Ills Father. Ronton Harbor, Mich.. Nov. IS. Ilcnrv Kivmmnrer fehot his father at their home this afternoon. The son then set lire to tho house and killed himself. The father wh rescued from the tire but died later. The tragedy resulted from a quarrel over money matters. Tho Herald's Wenther Forecast. Now York. Nov. 19.-ln tho Mlddln States and New England today, fair to partly cloudy, slightly warmer weather will prevail, preceded by shnrp frosts', with fresh ana llshit variahlo winds, mostly southerly and southeasterly, fol lowed by increasing cloudiness and local snow or rain In and near the lako legions.
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