12 PAGES 12 PAGES C .iwV 1SL- TWO CENTS. SCTl ANTON, PA., SATURDAY MOTtNLNGk, NOVEMBER 20, 1897. TWO CENTS '"""Effig"- BIG FIRE 4 Most Disastrous Con flagration Visits the City. SCENES OF EXCITEMENT The Flames Devour Fancy Christmas Goods. Tanned by n Strong Wind, tlio Tire IlrcnliN Down All Hnrricrs--Pnnic in n Large Pnctory--Hcvcrnl Pirc men Are Almost Itnricil In Burning Hiiins--rriintic Ltlorls. of Shop keepers to Snvc Their Wares. London, Nov. 19. One of the most disastrous fires In London's history since the groat Are of 1C6C, broke out in a large block of buildings lying east ward of Aldersgnte street, and between that thoroughfare and Redeross street, Just after 1 o'clock this afternoon. The flames were fanned by a strong wind and were fed by highly Inflammable stocks of Christmas fancy goods and flimsy dress materials of all descrip tions, that crowded every lloor of the six-story buildings in the old street. Consequently the conflagration gained headway with surprising rapidity and was soon far beyond any possibility of being checked by the few engines which were early on the spot. For four hours and a half the flames had their own way and it was only after more than a hundred ehsines had worked an hour that the chief of the fire brigade sent out the signal that the fire was under control. At 11 o'clock tonight the Are is still the scene of great excitement. Fifty engines nre playing on the ruins; wagons aro hur rying up coal, and tons of water are pouring onto the fiery debris. Thousands of people are trying to penetrate the cordon maintained by a thousand policemen, reinforcements tor whom were hurried up when, noon nfter G o'clock, an Increase Jn the out break led Commander Welts to make a requisition for more engines from tho outlying stations. The scene must occupy the fire bri gade for several days, especially In view of the grave danger of the col lapse of the shells of the buildings, which fall now and again with a loud report. The latest accounts Indicate that nearly a hundred warehouses have been destroyed, while the loss will probably exceed 3,000.000 ($15,000,000). The historic church of St. Giles has been much damaged, the principal damage being to the roof, the old win dows, the baptismal front and Milton's statue. Humsell street was the scene of the outbreak of the fire, which was due to an explosion in connection with a gas engine on the premises of Waller, Brown & Co., mantle manufacturers, at No. 30 on that thoroughfare. I'ANIC IN A FACTORY. Their large factory was crowded with girls when the lire broke out and. It was Instantly the scene of a semi-panic the frightened operatives rushing to the roof of the building and there crossing to other buildings and bo nffectlng their escape while the flames were pouring out of the basement. In less than a quarter of an hour the flames hart enveloped the adjoining warehouse, and thence they leaped across the street to nn enormous paper ware house which was fully alight In less than ten mlrfutes. Iiy this time It was evident with the firemen that they face to face with a great disaster and a general alaim was sent out. Then, from all the fire stations, even those quite five miles from the scene of the disaster, engines were hurried to the spot and the police gathered about the neighborhood In great force. This display of strength' on the part of the police was required, as the crowd, swelling in size every moment, soon amounted to tens of thousands of people and the llremen required every possible freedom of ac tion, ns their light was one of tho greatest difficulty, owing to the nar rowness of the old crooked streets which are the fenturc of that part of London, combined with the height of the warehouses which cut off the fire men from all fair chance of conllnlns the outbreak. The excitement among tho onlookers who crowded every possible point of view wus very great, ns in.ty be Judged from tho fart thai Arem u had to be 10 peatedly rescued by their comrades, who by tr.p aid of the fire escapes from buildings which had caught file after tho firemen had mounted to their roofs to light the ilames In adjoining struc tures The rescuo of operatives by the fire men, the limning of hosts of clerks who were trying to save bonks and valuable papers from the fire, and the rushing here and tlieie of manv em ployes who wore attempting to iurry to places of safety costly luerch.indlHp or other vuluables, added to the ronfu rlon. Then asaln the hent was hu in tense .that sevornl llremen were obliged to direct their operations under show ers of water slowly poured upon them. Cut, In spite of the exertions of tho firemen, the fire crept on verv stead ily until Nlcholl square, which Is sit uated at tho far end of Hamscll street, wus reached. WATER HAD NO EFFECT. At a little after two o'clock a dozen heso pipes, each with a twelve foot spread poured water Into the blaze from an opposite roof, but It did not seem to have any effect. The water rushed out of the windows and from the ground floors like a waterfall, while tho flames leaped higher and higher, and as tho lloojs fell In the place still blazed, a gigantic display of lire and IN LONDON smoke, till the building was complete ly gutted and the wall keeled ovr. The confusion In the street Increased ns tho Are spread. Suddenly there was an explosion of gas meters, sounding like the reports of field guns, followed by n momentary hush. After thnt the wild rushing hero and there was re sumed with renewed energy. Men risked their lives In desperate efforts to save day books, ledgers, feathers. Jewelry, valuable chlnaware, etc. One man actually hazarded his life to fetch his hat and cane, two hundred feet of stone work and glnss falling at his heels as he emerged from the building. Several firemen were almost buried In burning ruins, as front after front of the flnmlng warehouse fell In, hurl ing tons of bricks and masonry Into tho streets, bursting and cutting the lire hose In all directions, while tons of fiery matter were falling In every di rection, making It Impossible to foresee where the conflagration would stop, as roof nfter roof caught fire nnd window frames all about the scene began to smoke. Ah the afternoon wore on, the dense crowds were still further enlarged, un til it was estimated that many hun dreds of thousands of people surround ed the big lire. These excited masses of humanity had to bo constantly pres sed back by the police, ns the area of the lire-swept spot Increased In size, and operation which became more nnd more dlfllcult as the owners and em ployes of the warehouses adjacent to the scene begun the work of saving the most valuable portions of the portable belongings. H.v dusk the picture presented wus extremely brilliant. Four streets were blazing on both sides, nnd there was plenty of interest In the gambling spirit of the on-loolters, In betting ns to whether or not the venerable .tower of St. Giles' church could stand the hall of sparks and burning fragments which It was enveloped. The red Ilames from every point shone out against the black sky, and through the widespreading mass of dull leaden smoke, tinged with tongues of yellow lire, und, here and there, where tho fire had subsided somewhat, the street Tamps, stripped by the heat of their burners and glass frames, blazed with big Jets from the open pipes, like monster danger torches. THE FIRST CHECK COMES. There was no abatement of the blaze before 3.30 p. m. Then the check came In Jewln street and In Well street, where tho collapse of a wall on the right-hand side of that thoroughfare wus the means of saving the last building In the street. The width of Redeross street, a comparatively broad thoroughfare, also formed a barrier there. The confutable who first detected the flames blew his whistle loudly for as sistance, but several minutes elapsed before the alarm was heard by any of his comrades. So soon as assistance reached him, the officer was despatched to summon the fire brigade. Rut here again there was an unaccountable de lay of twenty minutes before the first engine appeared. Then tho fearful di mensions of the Are were apparent, and It was decided to circulate a call throughout the metropolitian district. 4 a. m. A very large force of fire men and about twmty engines have been working at high pressure all night. The district ravaged by the Are is bounded by Aldersgate street. Red cross, Maidenhead court and Bradford avenue, and includes the intermediate streets Jewln, Hamsell, Well and Ed mund and Jewln Orescent. It Is ofllclnlly reported that one hun dred and fifty warehouses have been gutted. A luter estimate of the dam age done pluces the amount at near ly 5,000,000 ($23,000,000.) Nearly all the British fire Insurance companies are Involved nnd fire In surance shares were practically un saleable on the stock exchnnge yester day nfternoon (Friday) after the lire was well under way. Nearly three hundred telephone wires have been cut, thus interrupting com munication with many or tho big pro vincial towns. Tho Are will cause nn enormous advance In the price of ost rich feathers, which rose 30 per cent, last evening (Friday) Two feather Arms alone have lost 15,000 ($73,000.) GAGE ON THE CURRENCY. Will Take Tlmt Topic for His Speech nt Cliinnbor ol('oinni!rop Dinner. Washington, Nov. 10. When Secre tary of the Treasury Gage was first In vited to speak at the annual dinner of tho New York Chamber of Com merce, which Is to be neid next Tues day evening, lie concluded that he would steer clear of cunency reform and so announced. New York business men, however, have expressed themselves to the Sec retary as being particularly anxious to hear from him upon the topic, nnd Mr. Gage lias yielded to their wishes. Therefore, tho subject of his remarks next Tuesday evening Is to be: "Cur rency Reform: Now or When?" FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT SUNK. Two of Tliriu Collide While .11 tin ncuvilng Ofl'Alcirit., Algiers, Nov. 1!). Tho French tor pedo bouts No. 13' and Domlart de La Biee, while manoeuvring yesterday eve ning caino into collision, with the Je suit thnt No. i::3 sunk four mlnut later. The crew of th-- latter was saver. The Doudart de Lagieo was badly dumuged, Diilcli Pete" Indicted. New York. Nov. 19. Peter Golstol ("Dutch Polo"), accused b Steigor, alias Meyer, tho murderer of Policeman Smith, of the murder of Bollrinner Stelz In 3 church In the eustern dlstilct of Brook lyn, was Indicted In Brooklyn today en tho charge of murder In thu Arst desree. Golstel declares that ho can establish an ullbl. Sold ii .Million. Hollar Claim. Washington, Nov. 19.-Frank Physcator, of Michigan, recently from the Klondike, where he Is reputed to havo acquired a mining claim which he has disposed of for a million doll , ..as at the war de partment today, having been summoned hero by the government to confer re jecting the condition- In the mining country, TO STOP KILLING THE FUR SEALS Canada Agrees to That Condition of a Commission. RESULT OF SIR LAURIER'S VISIT Will Send One Here to Confer on In ternational IsucK--Luuricr Snvs Sent Controversy Cannot lie Settled Iiidcpcntlcntly-N'o Purpose to Up set Canada's Preferential Tnrifl wltli lnglniid--Tlils Government's Proposnls Agreed To. Ottawa, Nov. 10. Sir Wilfrid Laurlor and Sir Louis Davles have returned from Washington. Within two hours nfter their arrival a meeting of the cabinet wns held at which the premier explained the recent negotiations with President McKlnley nnd his ministers. As a result of this meeting, It Is an nounced thnt the cabinet has decided to send a commission to Washington composed of men familiar with the various questions Involved, to met t with u similar body of men appointed on behalf of the United States, with ex-Secretary Foster at Its head, and endeavor to reach a settlement on all boundary nnd other questions at pres ent at Issue between the two countries. At the conclusion of the cabinet meet ing Premier Lnurler in an' Interview said: "It Is plain to us that the seal ing question cannot be settled by Itself. It can only be considered In connec tion with Irritating nnd Important questions. There Is no Intention what ever of negotiating nny reciprocity treaty that would Interfere with or ufi'ect Canada's existing British pref erential tariff." When asked as to the result of their visit to the United States, Sir Louis Davles said: "I havo Just been read ing the press reports sent out from Washington, and It seems to represent our Anal conclusion fairly well. The representatives of the American nnd Cunndiun governments are satisfied with the results of the conference held, although of course, none of the chiet matters In controversy could be brought to a Anal Issue. A statement of facts has been mutually agreed upon, however, which establishes a firm basis for future operations. Wa llow know exactly where we stand, and will not hereafter he groping In the dark. Each party knows its true position. After both representative parties confer with their colleagues In their respective administrations state ments of the demands regarding the proposed reciprocity trade relations will be exchanged and, replies submit ted by each. "I can add nothing new to what I said as to the American tariff pro gressing too heavily upon us In re spect to their duties on our lumber, coal and Ash exports. 1 think that the United States authorities, after they have maturely considered the whole situation in regard to Cannda.wlll agree ns to the correctness of our represen tation. This may curry sufficient weight with the Joint commission, should one be agreed to, to bring about such reci procity arrangements us nre most de sirable to both countries. From what General Foster has intimated, we think' the prospects of a Anal appointment of a Joint commission are good. DECISION OF THE CABINET. Washington, Nov. 19. The dispatches from Ottawa announcing that the Canadinn cabinet has decided to send u commission to Washington to negoti ate with a slmlar commission to bo appointed by the United Stutes gov ernment, touching nil the questions nt Issue between the United States and Canada, has had the effect of drawing forth here, for the Arst time, a state ment "of the exact proposition that wus laid before tho Canadian contingent when they were In Washington a few days ago. it can now be stated that the pro posal of Mr. Foster, representing the United States government, which tho Canadian delegates took home with them to submit to their council, was: "First That both nations agree at once to a suspension of all killing of seals during the next season In the Pacific Ocean nnd Behring Sen, the modus to go into operation on the Arst of next month. "Second That representatives of tho governments of the United States and Great Britain, including Canada, bo designated to enter with as little dIay ns possible upon the consideration of all unsettled question between Canada and the United States with the view to a settlement by treaty, this to Include the sealing question und any other mut ters which either government may choose to bring forward." So far, the state department has not been advised that the Canadian council has acted upon the propositions, but tlmt an early answer is expected Is shown by tho fact that the date set for the beginning of the modus, stopping thu killing of the seals. Is no luter than the Arst of next month. One Important fuct that Is not clear ly disclosed In the Canadinn despatch es is that the modus must lie agreed upon positively before our government consents to tho commission. In other words, there must be no inoro killing of tho reals while tho commission Is at work. The commission might occupy a lorgf time in its deliberations, and It pelagic sealing Is to go on meanwhile, it is believed by our exports that there will lio no boals left to serve us a basis for negotiations. The pioposltlon of our government had been so expllcitily stated, It may be understood that tho announcement of the purpose of tho Canadians to ap point a commission Implies that they have decided to accept the premise, namely, tho agreement of a modus Vi vendi. KiiiiicuIim- .Mine Fire. Aspen, Col., Nov. 19. Consternation was caused today among tho men fighting tho Are In tho Smuggler by tho discovery that Inflamable gas Is generating. Gas has also reached tho pump station In tho ninth level, and It Is feared the pumps may have to bo abandoned, In which event this mine and othors on Smuggler mine would soon be flooded. An Actress Llopps. Berlin, Nov. 19. Paula. Wlrth, a favor ite Berlin actress, has eloped to Budapest with a married riding matter. MISS BREWSTER'S TRIAL. Sim litis llccn Arraigned on Clinign of llnvlns .Murdered Annie Whrrler. Montpeller, Vt., Nov. 19. Mildred U Brewster wns arraigned In Washing ton county court here today, charged with the murder of Annie Wheeler, of this city, on Mny 29. Miss Brewster pleaded not guilty nnd was remanded to awnlt trial, to which It Is expected will be begun within a few days. The crime with which Miss Brewster Is charged was committed as the result of Jealousy, The defendant was In love with John Wheeler, a granite cutter, who was engaged to Annie Wheeler. Hearing that Wheeler had asked his fiancee to accompany him to the Dec oration Day celebration nt Barre, Miss Brewster purchased a revolver, and while the Wheeler girl wns dressing to keep her appointment, called at Miss Wheeler's boarding place. The two girls left thu house together, nnd as they were passing along a by-path, Miss Brewster drew her revolver and shot Miss Wheeler and then herself, Both girls were unconscious when found. Miss Wheeler died In a few hours, but her assnllant, after weeks of uncertain struggle with death, recovered. She wag Indicted by the grand Jury In September. m PRESIDENT'S AES?A0E LONG. His Reply to Labor Lenders' Request for Attention. Washington, Nov. 19,-Cablnet day at the White House caused a dearth of visitors. Those who saw the presi dent were those who had appointments. President Oompers and Secretary Morrison of the Amerlcnn Federation of Labor, urged him to Incorporate in his message recommendations for the better protection of labor. The pres ident Informed Messrs. Clompera and Morrison that his message would be very long on account of thu many sub jects already treated and necessary to discuss. IK snid that at som? time In the future ho hoped to give attention to labor matters either in a special message or some other satisfactory manner. The labor lenders want the Immigration law amended so ns to re duce the number of Immigrants. The Immigration commissioner, Mr. Powderly urgcj the president to make some recommendations on this line, and it wns known that tho president had given fnvorable consideration to these suggestions. AMERICANS RELEASED. Undpr McKlnley Administration 27 Citizen Lcnvo Spanish Prisons. Washington, Nov. 19. Since the pres ent administration came into oftlce, March 4 last, twenty-seven American prisoners have been released In Cuba. Th list ps shown ty the state de partment records Is ns follows: Sylvester Scovel, relensed March 10; Frank J. Larrlen, Match 13; Oscar Ces pedes, March 18; Charles Scott and Es tebnn Venero, Mnrch 20; F. J. Cuzunas, .March ?3; Jose 1). Ainlevn, April U; Jose Gonzales, April 12; John J. Kel ley, April 23; George W. Agulrre, April 24; J. L. Cepero, May 1; Jose J. Dumas, May 17; Fernando Jovln, May 22; An tonio S. Del Vlllar, March 9; Francisco Miiinn, May 29; Valgus Remedios, June 12; Manuel Ruiz Porrns, June 1G; A. C. Betancourt, June 10: George Newton, August 13; Pedro Manu'l Horn cm Montes. Frank Agramonte and Thomas Julio Salnz, November : Alfred La borde, AVllllam Glldea, Ona Melton, Charles Burnett, Wlllinm Leavltt, No vember 13. ENGLISH ENGINEERS' DEMANDS. Occlared PnrciiNOitiiblo in View ot Ani'Ticun Competition. London, Nov. 19. Commenting upon the letter from A. F. Yarrow of tho famous English shipbuilding firm, who Is now on u visit to the United States, dated Philadelphia, Nov. 9, showing that the Americans In the engineering yards work ten hours a day. the "Globe" points out that this fact em phasizes the Impossibility of the de mands of the striking engineers of Great Brltlan, who are asking for nn eight hour day of work, adding: "The United States Is already our greatest competitor In the engineering trade, und It will be Impossible to compete with it If British engineers work a day and a half less weekly than their American rivals." ECKFLS' RESIGNATION. The Comptroller of the Currency to Tender It in n I-'imv Unvs. Washington, Nov, 19. Junius II. Eckels, comptroller of the currency, has returned from his trip to Chicago, where ho went to mnke arrangements for assuming the presidency of the Commercial National bank. Mr. Eckels has not yet handed his resignation to President McKlnley, but he said today that he would do so within a few duys. The resignation will takt effect early enough to nllow Mr. Eckels to be In Chicago on Jnn. 1, 189S. THE DREYFUS MYSTERY- Trench Army Ollicers Punished lor I'nvorinc Invcstisntiou. Paris, Nov. 19.-Owing to their at titude in supporting tho agitation in favor of reopening tho case of Alfred Dreyfus, the minister for war, General Billot, has relieved tho governor of the military prison of Che- he-Mtdl, Major ForclnettI, of his post, and has condemned Major Pauflln de Salnt Merel to a month's rigorous arrest. Death of John tuition. New York. Nov. 19. Jchn Britton, lato rrajor of the Eighteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, died here yesterday, aged OJ years, from a complication of dlseas.es, primary causo being a wound inflicted on his head by a eabro nt Ilugcrstnwn, Mil., In 1SC3. Ho was engaged In forty-nine battles, among them being Bull Run, Gettysburg,- Fredericksburg and Culpepper and was one of the Ave thousand picked men who participated In Kilpatrlck's raid on Richmond, Va, Mcnmslilp Arrlvnls. New York, Nov. 19. Cleat od: La Gas. cogne, Havre; Umbrla, Liverpool; Nor rr.annla, Naples. Arrived; Lucannla, Liverpool; St, Louis, Southampton, Ham burgArrived; Fuerst Bismarck, Now York. Rotterdam Arrived; Spanrndam, New York. Plymouth Sailed; VecndaJii (from Rotterdam) with Massdam's pass engers. Liverpool Arrived! Campania, New York. READY FOR THE GREAT STRUGGLE Font Ball Enthusiasts Gather at Philadelphia. THEY ARE ALL PREPARED TO YELL Pcnt-lfp Knthusinsm Promises to Break Out in Resounding Echoes hen the Opposing Athletes Make the First Rush on tho Sodded I'lcld. Pennsylvania's Condition Excellent Philadelphia, Nov. 19. "Red and blue and crimson too" greet eyo and ear In almost every part of the city tonight. It Is not too much to say that flfy thou sand persons would gnze and yell nt tomorrow's grand gridiron Btruggle It there was suinclent space around Franklin field to accomodate them. It the demand be uny Indication, fully half that number will be there, for al ready not only the regular seating space has been engaged, but nn ex tra stand erected for the occasion as well, and senrcely a place Is to be had tonight for love or money. The business section of the city is nclow with the colors of Penn ana Harvard, and some notion of the qual ity of the enthusiasm may be gained from the fact that the millinery stores are doing a brisk business In "dreams" of red and blue nnd crimson headgear for feminine "rooters." The two teams are, of course, rest ing In camp tonight for the bnttle to morrow. The Harvard eleven arrived here at 11.23 o'clock this morning and were driven to the Aldlne hotel. There were about fifty In the party. After a hearty lunch and a little rest, the en tire footbnll squad, at the Invitation of the University Athletic nssoclntlon, went out to Franklin field for practice. There they nut In about two hours, practicing signals. Tonight the team Went through secret practice in one of the upper rooms or the hotel. Af ter this. Captain Cabot was asked for his line up, but he refused to tell. He said the exact line up will not be made known until the men go on the field. The physical condition of the men, he added, was good, although In two or three Instances it could be better. Of himself he would not speak, but he will almost surely be seen at left end when the team lines up. PENNSYLVANIA SQUAD. The Pennsylvania squad, which has been nt Delnwaie Water Gap since Wednesday, breathing mountain uir, secretly practicing, and gunning and Ashing, reached town at 6.40 this even ing and were ii'.'corded a most enthu siastic welcome. About oO students, preceded by a brass band, murched from the university to the Pennsylva nia railroad station, nnd there awaited the arrival of the team. On their way the pnraders stopped at the Harvard headquarters nnd serenaded the team. When the train pulled into the station, the bund played, and the college boys, aided by a horde of red and blue fol lowers, yelled themselves hoarpe. The crowd got into marching order and escorted the Quaker foot bailers to their training house. The condition of tho Pennsylvania men is excellent, with the exception of Dickson, who has a bad knee. Harvard will go Into tho game with the stern determination to do or die, nnd retrieve themselves for tho unfa vorable showing against Yale lust Sut urduy. Pennsylvania expects to win, but realizes that only tho hardest kind of foot ball will accomplish this re sult. The betting Is In favor of Penn sylvania. The clerk of the Aldlne hotel holds $1,500 of Pennsylvania even money that Pennsylvania wins, but Harvard followers will not cover It, they holding out for odds of two to one. Several small bets were made at 10 to 7 on Pennsylvania. The largest bet known to have been made was by a bookmaker who wngered $1,000 against $300 that Pennsylvania would be victorious. Two business men took the Harvard end. The line-up of Pennsylvania team and Harvard's probable make-up are ns follows: Pennsylvania. Positions. 1 Iarvai d. Cubot Swain Uou.'o ....Doucettu Aski'H ...Ilatighton Moulton Garrison Dlbbleo Warren Mills Boyle left end Goodman. left lacklo ,. Hare OverlleM McCracken.. (Jutland , left guard ,. .. center . rlfflit guard right tackle .. IIcdecH.. right end , .... lunrter back . .... left half back Dickson, Weeks.. Jackson Morlco.. right half back Minds full back AT CORNELL. Ithaca, N. Y Nov. 19. As tho Cor nell foot ball management left Its schedule blank for tomorrow In view of the nearness of tho Pennsylvania game, the regulars will enjoy n rest until next Monday, notwithstanding that today's practice was light nnd short. Head Coach Warner, Cnptaln McKeo'er and Manager McLaughlin will leave for Philadelphia to witness the Harvard-Pennsylvania game to morrow. Coach Beachum will Join them there Inter. They will pay close attention to the play of Pennsylvania and are expected to bring back some Interesting formation. Practice was today purtlclpnted In by all the 'varsity. After they had in dulged In several scrimmages with tho scrub, during which Young dropped a pretty goal from the Aold, several sub fetitutes went In. Young succeeded In nnother try for a goal, and tho sciubs won a deserved touchdown lato In the practice. From the form displayed by the col lege men tomorrow, the scrub team which will play for Cornell against Annapolis on the 27th will be partly decided upon, Bethlehem,Pa., Nov. 19. The annual foot ball game between Lehigh and the Naval Cudets will take place at Annapolis tomorrow. Lehigh's eleven left for Annapolis this afternoon. His team will lino up ns follows: Chamberlln, left end; Gledhlll, left tackle; Beeerra, left guard; McCarthy, center; Gilbert, right guard; Gunsolus, right tackle; Van Dyne, right end; James, quarter back; Reese and White, half backs; Holderness, full back. The eleven Is tho strongest Lehigh has sent out this season. Although averaging only 1C5 pounds, tho men ex pect to win. They aro In tho finest possible condition nnd, ready for a hard battle. YALE-PRINCF.TON GAME. Tho Athletes Arc Not Very Confident of Success. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 19. The Princeton foot bnll party comfortably ensconced In parlor cars, reached this city at S.43. Tho party numbered fifty one, of which twenty-nine were play ers. Tho trip from Princeton to New Haven was n tedious one of seven and a half hours. Upon tho arrival of the train, the Princeton cars were hauled about a mile up the road to Cedar Hill, where special electric cars had been provided und the men went by trolley cars to Morris Cove, where, at the club house of tho Pequot association they were to spend the night. It took them fifteen minutes to examine their quar ters, and they announced themselves highly pleased with the arrangements which had been made for them. Just as soon as possible, their own cooks nnd waiters prepared a dinner. Half un hour was spent after the meal In consultation and discussion, and at 9.45 the players retired. A guard was sta. tinned at the club house entrances, and orders were Issued thnt the men must not be disturbed until 7.15 tomorrow morning. None of the party cared to speak of Princeton's chances in tomorrow's struggle, but It Is evident that tho eleven players are not afflicted with over conlldence and do not feel as san guine of a sweeping victory as some of their more enthusiastic supporters. At 10 o'clock "lights out" was the order nt the Pequot club. The members of Yale's team, after a practice of fifteen minutes at tho Held this afternoon, were spirited away by Trainer Fltzpatrlck, and after the din ner at the training table, they were taken In charge by the coachers sep arately and kept aloof from the crowd. The arrival of Princeton contingent has, however, resulted In the raising of Yale's hopes. The New Jersey men did not come Into town with any great amount of bravado. On the contrary, all except the vehement rooters ex pressed unceiltnlnty. Betting among the students there Is scarcely any, thus far. Tho hotels tonight are crowded nlmost to suffocation, and the streets of the city, especially In the vicinity of the campus, are alive with football followers. Tho snow, falling at Inter vals throughout the day, ceased to full nt 5.30, but begun again at seven o'clock. The grldlorn has beon cov ered with straw, and at dlaybrenk gangs of men will begin putting tho Held In condition. Princeton Is looked upon as the prob able winner In tomorrow's game, but It Is oAldally given out at Yale thut tomorrow's game will be worth com ing miles to see. TANNER MAY ISSUE A CALL. Republican Legislators in Illinois to Hold n Conference. Springfield. 111., Nov. 19. A circular letter has been sent out for a confer ence of the Republican members ot the fortieth General Assembly, to be held next Tuesday evening. The call is the result of u conference between Governor Tanner and six lead ing Republicans, and Is for the pur pose of agreeing on a plan of senator ial apportionment that, will command the support of a majority of the mem bers of the Assembly. Should such an agreement be reached, Governor Tanner will bo asked to call a special session of the legislature. DUTCH SUQAR TARIFF. Jtrport ofDecision bv the Attorncy Grncrnl Prrmntiiro. Washington, Nov. 19. The Ilttlu boom In sugar stock today on the re port that the treasury department had made a decision in the Netherlands sugar case, was a. false alarm. Assistant Secretary Howell, who has charge ot this case, says that he had no Idea about when he will be able to make his decision, but ho intimates that it will not be for several days yet, as there Is a big batcli of papers In the case to be examined. IILOODMOI'NDS FOR WHITECAPS. Will Ho Used to Run Down the As snilnnts of Three .tliiiois. Mascoutah, 111.. Nov. 19. Martin Bartholomy and George Roehl were fatally Injured, and Robert Loren was severely btaten as the result of an at tack of twenty masked men on the night shift of miners at the Kolb coal pit near here. Both of the fatally ln-i.u-Ld men have families. Bloodhounds will be secured, tho au thorities say, to ferret out tho assail ants. The attack Is supposed to be in outgrowth of tho miners' strike, Dentil of n Capitalist. Carlisle, Pa., Nov. 19 J. Herman Hos ier, a Carlisle capitalist, died last night, aged CI ears. Ho was one of the wealth-Ic-bt men In Cumberland county. Ms heaviest Investments were at Carlisle and in Nebraska. Judgo E. W, Riddle, of Cumbeilaud, la his ton-ln-law. 'ilili MiWS THIS JlOltMXU. Weather Indications Todtyi Threatening Weather; liast Winds. 1 General London's Disastrous Klre. Laurler's View of thu Washington Conference. Cabinet Pleased with Sagasta'a Policy. Colleglato Foot Ball l'luyers Before tho Hattlf. 2 State Serious Charges Against Mun- ugement of tho Wernersvlllo Asylum. 3 Local From, tho Top ot Lookout Mountain. Court Proceedings. 4 Editorial. Comment of tho Press. 5 Local Social and Personal, Religious News of the Week. Saucy Bess' Comments, G Local Flag liaising at Green Ridge. 7 Local Death ot J. Alton Davis. Sessions of the Poor Board. i Loral Vot Side and Suburban. Tlie Week In Musical Circles, 9 Lackawanna. County News. 10 Story "Railway Guard's Story." U Sunday-School Lesson for Tomorrow, Causo of Poverty In Great Britain, 13 'Neighboring County Happenings. Tho Martcets. MEETING OF THE CABINET Important Reports from the Treasury and War Departments. THE CUBAN QUESTION It Also Comes Up for Con sideration. Good Fooling on Account of tha lie lenso or tho Crew or tho Compot tor--A Wido Vnrloty of Opinion on tho Proper Policy to Do Iteonm mended for tho financial QqosUqn) Washington, Nov. 19. The caKlneK wns In session for two hours today, de voted largely to a discussion of the an nual reports of the different members The moro Important reports from tho treasury, war and navy departments have not yet "been made public, and these were given consideration at tho session today. Tho president also dis cussed various features of his message. J. J. McCook, of New York, called during tl'.e cabinet meeting and saw Secretary Porter. The two subjocts which engaged the especial attention of Uve cabinet wero those relating to tho manner in which the Cuban problem and the question of the finances should be handled in the president's message. Tho opinion wa3 generally expressed that the Cuban sit uation as It effects the United States was even moro favorable than could bo expected, and there was especial good feeling over the release of the Competi tor. This and other concessions wero accepted as indicating a genuine deslro on the part of the Sagasta administra tion to meet the wishes of tho authori ties of the country and bring th war to a hasty termination. If there was any doubt expressed ns to Spain's maintenance of this policy It was not made public, but there was no dis sent from the opinion that so long us that country should continue In her course of conciliation there was natli ing left for the administration but to encourage it. A wide variety of opinion was de veloped among the mem'bers of tho cabinet as to the policy to be recom mended on the financial question. There were indeed almost as many views ex pressed on the details involved in tho discussion of this question as there wera cabinet members present. Their differences related, however, largely to details and much of tho conversation turned upon the probable difficulties of getting congress to unite upon any lino of policy. HEROISM IN THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN. A Privnto Holdior's Gnltnntrv in a Ki..glo-Hnndcd Fight. London, Nov. 19. A dispatch from Simla, India, states that, according to tho olficial telegrams from the British camp, In the Muidan Vulloy, today, Aghllng between tho British nnd the insurgent tribesmen continues hourly, and is characterized by conspicuous bravery. During 'fuesday night last Major des Voeux and one company of the Thirty-sixth Sikhs rushed a village of the enemy and bpgan firing at the tribesmen through the apertures nt their block houses, when his force was In turn rushed by the enemy, who abused the Sikhs and twitted Major des Vocux's Orakzal orderly on his tribal perfidy. Prlvato Vlrary, of the Dorsotsh'lro regiment, of Dargal Ridge fame, with four men, became separated in tho darkness from the main body, and tho little party was attacked by the enemy. VIrary had his rlAe wrested from him, but ho recovered It, bayoneted ona of the tribesmen and clubbed another( who out Vlcary's foot half off, Tho soldier, however, succeeded In reach ing camp with two men and u Path'un prisoner. ELECTROCUTION IN OHIO. Albert J. (-'rant, .Murderer of Oesio Little, Pays the Death Ponnltv. Columbus, O..Nov. 1!). Albert Franta, murderer of Bssle Little, of Dayton, wns ulectroeuted In the annex at the Ohio penitentiary at 12.22 o'clock this morning. It was late In tho after noon before Governor Bushnell'ft mes sage refusing to Interfere was received. Tho officials were slow in fastening the straps nnd adjusting the electrodes. The first shock did not cause death, und the current was applied again be foro life was pronounced extinct at 12.2rj o'clock. - " CONSUL-GENERAL DUBOIS. To Lcuvc for His Post in Switzerland mi Tuesday Next. Washington, Nov. 19. James T. Du bois, United States consul general to Switzerland, will depurt for his post on tho Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse on Tuesday next. He will be accompanied by his wife and family. Mr. Dubois Is a nativo of Ilulstcad, Pa., but has spent a number of yours In Washington. LEXIMQTON RACES. Lexliifiton. Ky., Nov. 19. Weather clear, track slow. Klrst race, 5 furlones Lena Myers won. Rar lazzo second. Tho Star of Bethleht.ni th rd; time. 1.01'i. SevonJ race, u furlongs Rollins won, Loyalty eecond, Lakcvlow Palace third) time, 1.23U. Third race, one mile Llewnnna won, Tho Soulptor second, Julia Clark Ihlrdj time, 1.62U. Fourth r.ce, 5 furlongs Johnnie Will lams won, Amateur second, Oxnard third J time, l.WMi. Fifth race, el6von-lxtecnth Oiimnia-i dlon won, Albert Vulo ccen2; Sa XonJ third; time. 1.124. I -JMfej.
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