Mbitne
TWO CENTS.
SCKANTOX, PA., MONDAY ArOIlNltfGr, DECEMBER 13, 1897.
TWO CENTS
THE NATION'S
UNIVERSITY
An Institution Providing
the Highest Type of
Education.
WILL SOON BE ESTABLISHED
Bills in the Interest of Scheme
Have Been Prepared.
Thcv Will lie Introduced in Until
llrnnchcs it Congress ami ill Un
doubtedly l'nss--A l'liin lor tho Es
tablishment ot n illncnilir.cnt Insti
tution of Learning 'I'll ti t Shall Have
no Peer in the Coiititry--Tli
Schc'inc lii! First Agitated liv
George Washington 100 Years Ago.
Washington, Dec. 12. The Mil to es
tablish the University of the United
States will again he Introduced In both
houses of congress tomorrow.
The bill in general terms provides
for an Institution of the highest pos
sible type, for the graduates ot ac
credited colleges and universities only,
with special reference to the work of
original research and the Investigation
In all Important llelds of inquiry. TTo
government Is vested in a board of re
gents and a university council. The
board of regents embraces the presi
dent of the United States, the chief
Justice of the United States, the com
missioner of education, the foeretary
of the Smithsonian Institution, tho
president of the National Academy ot
Sciences, the president of the Univer
sity, and nine other citizens to be ap
pointed by the president by and with
the advice and consent of the senate.
No two of them shall be from tho same
state. The university council is to have
immediate charge of the work of In
struction, research and Investigation.
It consists of the regents nnd twelve
other members, to be appointed by
them from among eminent educators,
vIth a like lmpartlai4i.AFWloii. All
course and officers of instruction ate
to be determined by the council, also
all regulations governing the Interna
tional management of tho Institution.
Neither sectarian nor political prefer
ences. In any form are to be allowed,
whether In the appointments or In any
o' the operations of the institution.
Authority is given to establish with
other Institutions of learnlns such co
operative relations as are deemed ad
vantageous. Provision Is made for the
use of what is known as "University
square," the site set apart by Wash
ington for university purposes and
lately occupied 1y the nuvnl observn
tiry. Congress Is now asked for but
enough means to enable the board of
regents to organize and practically In
augurate the institution. Gifts and
bequests are to be deposited In the
United States treasury In trust nnd In
vested In bonds of the United States
bearing live per cent, interest.
A LONG TIME COMING.
Thj present bill is the outgrowth of
more than a hundred years of agita
tion. The thought of a national uni
versity Hist came to Washington while
commanding tho Revolutionary army.
Subsequently, as president, he repeat
edly urged its establishment nnd In his
last will and testament left $2r,000 in
stocks as a first endowment, the inter
est to be compounded. Had congress
fostered the plan this sum would now
be nearly 5,o00,(i00. The Idea thus
cherished by the father of his country,
wan also indorsed by Presidents John
Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
John Qiilncy Adams, and Jackson, and
In recent years by Grant and Ilnye.
During all this time the measuie was
advocated by men the most distin
guished for learning and statesman
ship, but owing to tho lack of oigau
ized effort nothing practical was ac
cc mpllshed. The more modern move
ment In this cause may lie said to have
been Inaugurated In IStV.) by the Na
tional Education association, after an
appeal from Dr. John W. Hoot, of WIs
c niMn, at the close of his educational
tn.rs of Inspection In all the countries
or Kurope. and In the American state.,
by authority of the government.
Trat great association thrice unanl
nic usly Indorsed the university propo
sit Ion and through its committee a bill
was Introduced nnd unanimously n-ptrti-d
In the. house of representatives
in 187a The measure continuing to re
ceive the Indorsement of leading schol
ars and statesmen from time to time
nnd in 1800 a university bill was In
troduced In the senate by Mr. Edmunds,
of Vermont, and upon his motion re
ferred to u select committee with Sen
ator Proctor as chairman.
THI3 PRESENT MOVEMENT.
The present general movement was
begun at the pan-Hepublic congress in
1831, by the appointment of a commit
tee of promotion tu be enlarged in the
discretion of its chairman, ex-Guver-ror
John W. Hoyt, which committee,
lv steady growth, became whut is now
known ns the University committee of
one hundred a committee now grown
to several hundred, embracing tho
presidents of all tho state universities
and some two hundred other leading
Institutions, the superintendents of pub
lic instruction of all tho states but one,
and many of our most distinguished
statesmen, scholars, scientists and men
of affairs. In 1S2, ex-Governor Hoyt
presented to the senate a memorial
giving a complete history of the efforts
already ninde for a national university,
with the arguments therefor, of which
severul editions have been printed. In
1893 Senator Proctor's committee unani
mously reported the bill. Senator Hun
ton, of Virginia, succeeded Senator
Proctor as chairman and the commit
tee was mado the standing commit
tee It now Is, It IlkewUo reported
unanimously In 1S9J, and tho bill was
ably discussed In tho senate. In 1893
the national committee of one hundred
formed an executive council to act In
Its behalf, both In tho framing of a
bill nnd In systematically promoting Its
passage, tho membership being as fol
lows: Hon. Melville W. Fuller, chief Jus
tice of the United States, ex-Senator
Gooitjo Edmunds; Dr. William Pepper,
ex-provost of the University of Penn
sylvania; Andrew D. AVhltc, nmbns
sador to Germany; Oscar S. Strauss,
ex-mlnlster to Turkey; ex-Governor
John Leo Carroll. General President
Horace Porter, Colonel Wilbur 11.
Smith, Kentucky university; ox-Senator
Eppa Hunton; ex-Senator and ex
Attorney General A. II. Garland, ex
Senator J H. Henderson, of .Missouri;
General John Eaton, ox-commissioner
of education; Simon New-comb, cx-dl-reetor
Nautical Almanac; Joint A.
Kasson, ex-mlnlster to Austria-Hungary,
Dr. G. Drown Goode. assistant
seetettry Smithsonian Institution, and
ox-Governor John W. Hoyt, chairman
National university commltUe, No.
No. 4, Iowa circle.
HILL PREPARED.
This council after severul meetings
Chief Justice Puller presiding, rreparol
the pendlnir bill, and in due time the
senate committee, Senator Kyle chair
man, submitted a favorable report, in
cluding letters of endorsement from
some 300 eminent educators nnd lead
ing public men, as well as the argu
ments of members of the council be
fore the senate and house committees,
since which time there has been a
wid correspondence and distribution
of documents from the office of tho
committee with a sp3edy increase ot
public Interest.
With the approval of the national
university committee, patriotic women
of the country, under the lead of Mrs.
Ellen A. Richardson, of Doston, as
suming the early establishment of tho
Institution, ha"ve organized the George
Washington memorial committee for
auxiliary though Independent work,
their purpose being to raise by popular
subscription JJ30.000 for the erection on
University square of a first university
bulld'ng. The ladles engaged In this
work are of such character and in
fluence as to clvo gfKit hope of tho
succes-3 of their undertaking.
Moreover, distinguished friends ofl
art are planning for national art gal
leries to be established in connection
with and Is nan of the university of
the United States.
It is the Intention of the national un
iversity committee that the government
and people shall co-operate In tho es
tablishment of the proposed university
nnd it is Intc-rdcd that the bill sh'all
be pressed for early passage so that
July 9. 3S99 the one hundred anniver
sary ot Washington's 'bequest, shall
witness at least the practical beginning
of what should become the leading un
iversity of the world.
GENERAL WEYLER
AT OLD MADRID.
He Is Cordially Received by n Crowd
of'.Pnrlisans Who .Shout "Long Live
Woylcr," and "Death to thn Yan
kees." Madrid, Deo. 12. Lieutenant General
Weyler arrived here this afternon, He
was received at the railway platform by
General Azcarraga. former premier; Gen
eral liorroro, former commander of the
sixth army corps, and by a number of
Republicans, Carllsts. Conservatives and
Itobledoists.
As ho alighted from the train they
cheered him and then carried him.
shoulder high to the entrance of tho rail
way station, where he took a carriage
and was rapidly driven off. There was
no further Incident, the public appear
ing Indifferent.
A few friends, Including Senor Itomcro
Itobledo, accompanied him to his apart
ments. About a hundred peoplo had col
lected, but dispersed almost Immediately
after he entered the building.
The partisans of General Weyler pre
tend that a crowd of S.uuo people tendered
him an ovation with shouts of "Long
live Weyler," "Death to the Vunkees."
and the like. Ho will be received by the
queen regent tomorrow.
Kl Corrco Espanol says that the Carl
lsts have abandoned their projected dem
onstration against President McKlnley's
mesMigo to congress, as they havo not
been able to agree on the subject.
It Is alleged that the Insurgents In
Eastern Cuba have asked the govern
ment for details to the extent and na
ture of autonomy, with u view of coming
to terms.
INSURGENTS' PLAN! CHECKED.
They Will Not Strike n Decisive lllow
Near llavniia.
Havana, Dec. 12. The plans of tho In
surgents to stilUe a blow near the city
have been checked, according to the offic
ial uccount, but tho concentration of their
forces is such us to make It unlikely
that the Insurgent bands will surrender,
as the Spanish authorities have been
hoping.
The business concerns of tho city are
much discouraged by the actual sltua
tloi'. They do not now look forward to a
speedy end of tho revolution. All say
thut they have abandoned tho hope that
tho lusuigenls will surrender or accept
the conditions of autonomy.
ENGLISH ADVISERS FOR YALE.
Kuinored llusiucss of Two Cambridge
Oarsmen on thn Way to Amcricn.
London, Dee. 12. -C. P. D. doldle, r.'
Cambridge, who rowed for Lcunder In
the r.ri.ud challengo cup raeo at Henley
till. year, and W. .' Penile, who stroke. 1
UioTiInlty Hall (Cambridge) crew In :oe
SMiie liic. hiiIW'i; for New N nrV today on
board the Cuna'd line stourio', Lucunla.
Ir Is rumored that they are going to
look Into the rowing matters at Yale, and
perhaps train the Yalo crew.
BARQAIN SALE OF CATS,
1'hilndcfpliin Department Store Or
der n Largo Consignment.
Wntcrville, Me., Dec. 32.-A J1.200 ship
meat of cats has Just been nuiclo to a.
Philadelphia merchant, who has con
ceived the novelty of placing them on sale
In a big department store In tho Quaker
City.
Tho shipment Includes 100 kittens ot all
kinds nnd colors, tho Angora variety
predominating.
Spoln on the Sun.
Geneva, N. V.. Dec. K.-Professor Wil
liam It. Urooks, of Smith observatory,
reports the observation of a great group
of sun spots approaching the centre of
the suns disc. Tho group Is visible to tint
naked eye through smoked gluss and
may bo well defined with small tele
scopes. Measurements made by Profes
sor Urooks show thli vast solar disturb
ance to bo ton.OOO miles In length.
THE COMING WEEK
IN CONGRESS
A Forecast of Events' In'tlic Senate and
i
House.
MANY EULOGIES ON MR. IIOLMAN
A Dill Providing lor tho Next Census
Will Do Called Up nt nn Enrly
Datc--An Adjournment lor the
Holiday Recess Will Probably Do
Made on Saturdav--A Tight to Do
.Made Against the Civil Service Law
in the House-. Tho Scaling Prob
lem to Dc Discussed.
Washington, Dec. 12. The work In
the senate so far us It has been mapped
out for the week Includes the consider
ation of tho Immigration bill, which
stands on the calendar as the unfin
ished business, the probable debate of
the census bill, and the pronouncing of
eulogies upon the late Representative
Hobnail, of Indiana.
The general opinion nmong friends of
tho measure Is that there will be no
very stienuous opposition to the Im
migration bill and that it may. bo
passed after a brief debate. When a
similar bill was before the sennte last
session it had Us principal opponent
In Senator Gibson, of Maryland, and as
he has retired from the senate the
friends ot the bill are hopeful that no
one will bo found who will feel called
upon to champion the opposition. They
remember, however, that when it was
necessary in order to have the bill be
come a law to pass It over the presi
dent's veto the two-thirds vote required
for that purpoi could not be .secured,
Hence, while thev nre hopeful of tho
speedy and favorable consideration of
the bill, they are realizing the possi
bility of delay on account of opposing
speeches. There appears to be no rea
son to doubt that when the vote shall
be reached the bill will pass.
By special arrangement between Sen
ators Carter nnd Lodge, In charge re
spectively of the two bills, the immi
gration bill will be temporarily dls
I laced on Tuesday in order to give Mr.
Carter nn oppoitunlty to call up the
bill providing for the next census.
AVhen this agreement w'as mado on last
Thursday, Senator Catter expiessed
the opinion that a very brief debate
would be necessary to get the bill
through, but there are now some indi
cations that the civil service question
will be raised in this connection, and
If It should, a prolonged debate may be
inaugurated.
The friends of annexation on tho
committee on foreign relations are now
expected to ask tho senate to take up
the treaty during: the week, though
quite well aware of the Impossibility
of securing final action before the holi
days. They are decided also upon tak
ing the treaty up as such Instead of
attempting to secure legislation on a
Joint resolution. They may postpone
their request for consideration until
January.
The senate leaders express themsel
ves as agreeable to the bouse pro
gramme for adjournment for the holi
days on Saturday. The senate eulo
gies upon the iate Representative Hoi
man will be delivered on Friday.
IN THE HOUSE.
If the nresent programme is carried
out congress will adjourn for the holi
day recess next Saturday. The week
In the house promises to be made
memorable by the formal Inauguration
of the war.against the civil service law.
How long this debate will last
It is Impossible to predict, but as this
1j the inly Item In the hill which at
tracts much of a contest, Chairman
Gannon hopes and believes the bill can
be passed before Saturday. This lat
ter day. under an order made on Thurs
d ly, bus been set nsldo for paying trib
ute to tb" memory of the late Repre
sentative Cook, of Illinois. Tommi w
Chairman Hltt, of the foreign affairs
committee, will acaln seek to secure
the passage of the bill to prohibit pela
gic sealing by citizens of the United
States.
There Is some very strong opposition
to the passage of this measure In its
ptesent form, and the whole question
of the Deling sea negotiations may be
precipitated when it is called up. Mi.
Hopkins, of Illinois, and other mem
bers favor a llmltntlou on the period
of operation of the act. If It Is to be
passed, so that in case Great Britain
refuses to similarly restrict her citi
zens, our citizens may not ho placed
at a disadvantage. O there like Mr.
Johnson, of North Dakotu, think that
extinguishment of tho seal herds In
the near future Is certain and are not
disposed to favor any legislation look
ing to their preservation.
I'lULADELPHIA'SFIRG.
The Damage Hitch Greater Tlinn at
First Estimated.
Philadelphia. Dec. 12. The damage re
suiting from last night's hie nt John
und James Dobson's wholesale and retail
carpet sales rooms. SOU-U Chestnut str. et.
will rench a larger sum than was first
eatimuted. Over fson.OOO In building and
stock went up In smoke during the tiro,
nil of which Is fully covered by Insur
ance. Tho .losses am divided as follows:
Dobson's building. J00.OC0; stock. $J0O.(XJO;
Sharpless Uros., adjoining Dobson's on
tho east, $2W,uoO on building and stock:
Commonwealth Title, Insurance and
Trust company, adjoining Dobson's on
tho west, PX00O, and W. II. Hosklns.
stationary and fancy goods, S13 Chestnut
street, 123,000. Sharpless Uros. and tho
Commonwealth company wero principal
ly damaged by falling walls and water.
Hosklns' loss was by water. Fire Mar
shall Thompson has not yet determined
tho origin of the lire. The ruins smould
ered ull day and were viewed by thous
ands of persons.
Itnilrond Company Censured,
Port Huron, Mich.. Dec. 12. Tho coro
ner's Jury In the Inquest on the accident
In tho St. Cl.ilr tunnell November 2S,
In which two men were suffocated, or
dered a verdict censuring the Grand
Trunk Railroad company for pulling too
heavily loaded trains through tho tun
nel nnd also for not taking prompt ac
tion In rescuing tho bodies of Conductor
Dunn and lirakomun Daltnn. The Jury
recommended that some system of signal
bo adopted for ubo Insldo the tunnel.
. .
.11 r. llutiiiTi Ha Uecnver'd.
New York, Dec. 12, Senutor Marl;
Hannu it was said nt the Wuldorf-A-torla
hotel tonight, has recovered from
tho Illness from which ho had been suf
fering for several days.
MILLER WINS THE RACE.
Tho Chicago Hicyclc Rider Covers
SOUS .Miles In MS Hours.
New York, Dee. 11. The six-day hlcyeto
raeo at Madison Square Garden which
ended last everlng was won by Miller, or
Chicago, Tho Until score was us follows;
PINAL SCORE, 112 HOURS,
Miles. Lap?.
Miller 2,X1 I
Rice 2,U2'i 5
Siiiinneer 2,W0
Hale l.'OJ 2
Waller US:: 1
l'ierco 1.S2S u
Golden 1,77$ U
Gannon t.Ti G
Eutcrmnu !.".':' 7
Revlerro 1.74'i 7
Dikes 1,'W 7
Kluz l.CUi S
Julius l.:J &
Mooro 1,4'j.i 1
Deacom I,3o0 S
Johnson 1,27'J 4
Gray 1,22:1 0
Rest previous teeord, 1310 miles, S laps,
made by Hale In 1S!I.
The great endurance ot tho men Is In
dicated by tho following tnble. showing
how long they havo slept since tho be
ginning ot tho 142 hums race:
Name.
Oft Track,
Asleep.
t hours
7 hours
7 hours
7 hours
5 hours
1.1 hours
12 hours
1U hours
Si hours
S2 houri
W hours
15 hours
Miller
Itlei
Sehlnneer.
Hale
Waller ....
Golden ....
l'ierco
Gannon ...
Entermau
Kikes
Kluz
... 10 hours
... 12 hours
...12 Moms
... -' hours
... 1. hours
... 27 hums
... 17 hours
....12 hours
... 27 hours
... 4S hours
... 22 hours
...23 hours
Julius
Just 13 men cut of tho !M that started
lasted till the finish.
As a reward lor their week of pain
and torture in covering hundreds of miles
awheel. Miller will get $1,300 aside from
presents from wheel and lire concerns;
$1."00 of this Is tho winner's share of tho
purse and J2H0 more goes lor breaking the
iccord.
Joe Rice's share of the purse will bo
$mii) and Schlnnuer will get $300; Teddy
Hale will receive $13 und Waller $30 less.
Pierce gets $200, Golden $130, Gannon $123,
Eiitermau and Rivlerre $100 each and
Dikes $73. All the riders who covered
more than 1.330 will receive a prize prob
ably of $30 apiece.
So much discussion has been aroused
by the relative receipts of tho managers
nnd tho contestants that It has been mag
nanimously announced that every man
who finished will lecelvo a purse, ill ad
dition to those who finished who will ru
celve prizes Is Rivictre, the Frenchman,
who us tenth man, notwithstanding the
fact that he had been off the track more
than a full day and night, comes within
the limit of prize winners, there being
eleven prizes on the list.
Charles Miller, the winner of the r.ue,
spent the night ut a Turkish bath, and
when he reached the Iiuilholdl hotel to
day he looked well, lie felt In good con
dition, be said, nnd that he was tit to
lldu another six days. He ceitalnly did
not look like a man who had gouo
through the terrible ordeal ot working
1"S hours and sloepliis four in the six
days passed. Ills eyes were bright and
he said he was not In the least exhausted.
Regarding his plans Tor the future, ho
said he had none, but smilingly an
nounced that he had received a two
w oiks' engagement to rule three miles
nightly on n "home trainer" in a vaude
ville house lu this city.
Joe Rice, tho Wllkes-Barre representa
tive, who Is always unfortunate ns to he
Just far enough behind the leader to win
the second prize, was found nt a hotel,
stretched out on a sofa, reading a news
paper, lie was holding a little levee at
the same time
"Oh. I'm first class, thank you," he said.
"1 went light to hod alter it good Turk
bill bath and woke at 10 o'clock tills morn
ing. Then ate us hearty n breakfast i.s
any man could wunt; Just a plain sub
stantial affair without any frills. Then
I took a walk nnd came back for a loaf.
"I don't know what I am going to do
unless It Is go back to work. 1 don't euro
to say whether or not I shall enter anoth
er six-day contest. It all depends. If
things seim to come my way I will. I
might have finished better It my stomach
had not gone back on me. I did no riding
of any account until Thursday, but I'm
not kicking."
Fred Sehlnneer, the third man. who,
like Miller, balls from Chicago, did not
have much to say except that he was
fieling well nnd that he would race ogam
at the first opportunity.
Teddy Hale Is laboring under the same
tumble that afftcted him last year. Ho
has almost lost his voice. Hut he looks to
be In good sh ipe and he says he Is. He
tipped the scale at 1C1, his weight at the
start. All he complained of in the raeo
was that he hurt his knee In a tall dur
ing tho early part of It and was much
bothered by the injury. Hale may start
for home on Wednesday, he sa.s. unless
ho decides to enter tho six-day race at
St. Leads In February.
Golden said: "I am 'getting old now.
No moio six-day races for me. We old
fellows are 'dead 'uns' now; tho young
sters are too much for us."
Julius, the little Swedish rider, de
clared: "Next time I go in I'll nuiko thm
all see things. I'm all right; don't bo
afraid."
Enterman, the youngest of all tho .on
testnnts, was resting nt his home, but
said be was not used up at all.
Harry Dikes spent most of tho day in
sleeping, after having taken a long walk
in the morning. Ho will spend his tlnm
lu Florida this year in getting into trim
for long distance contests. Tin. others
who finished are In satisfactory condition.
Manager llunot had considerable to say
regarding tho two Frenchmen. Rlvlerro
and Stephanc. Ho even went so far ns
to decline that no foreigner had a fair
chance lu this country In the race simply
to pace some of the Americans. Regard
ing Rlvlerre's condition, he said th.U tho
Frenchman's leg was lu bad shape, but
otherwise he was nil right. Stephano's
complaint was in ufereiui- to tho sprint
ing that hud been done by thn cxlilbitou
riders during Hie contest.
WHITTLESEY DISAPPEARS.
Surveyor ot Customs for the I'ort of
Council lllufl'i .IlihNhig.
Council muffs. In., Dec. IJ.-H. N. Whit
tlesey, surveyor of customs for tho port
of Council Illuffs, has disappeared under
circumstances that lead to the conclu
sion that he Is a hei.vy defaulter. He so
cured from a local Importer on Thursday
$2,100 to cover duty on a consignment.
Instead of sending tho money to the sub
treasury ut Chicago he took It home with
him. Ho left tho houso that evening and
hns not since been seen.
Recently ho admitted to friends that ho
was short In his accounts with tho gov
ernment and secured some money to help
him to settle. Ills books cannot be found.
(inld Coining Our Way.
San Francisco, Dec. 12. Tho steamship
Mona from Austrulla, duo at tills port
December 10. carried according to cublo
advices $1,273,000 lu gold. This makes the
llfth shipment from the same source In
five months und brings the total amount
of gold sent here from Austrulla since
August to $11,375,000, ,
S. II, .Mullen ANnKlnntcd.
Amite City. Miss., Dec. 12.-S. H, Mul
len, brothor of Judge Mullen, ot llureuti
gurd, Miss, was assassinated hero tonight.
MRS. M'KINLEY
PASSES AWAY
Tbe Mother of the President Expires at
Canton.
STORY OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE
Sho Expired iu the Two Story Triune
Cottago nt Cnnton "hero Sho Had
Lived lor Miny Ycars--llcr I'rido
in the Career ol President .IJcKin
Icy, and Her Active Interest in the
Cnmpnign.
Canton, O.. Dec. 12. Mrs. Nnncy Al
lison McKlnley, mother of President
McKlnley, died at 2.30 o'clock this
morning.
Mrs. McKlnley was distinctly a home
loving woman, and the two-story
frame cottage on West Tuscarawas
sttcet, in this city, where she died and
where she had lived for many venrs,
was dearer to her than any other spot
on earth. There she spent her declin
liiB days with' her daughter Helen nnd
her grandchll Iron, Grace and, James
.McKlnley, receiving occasional visits
from her children, seldom going out ex
cept to church wheie she could be
found every Sunday morning unless
prevented by illness.
While showing a deep affection for
her other children, she had followed
the ear?er of AViUiatn with pride and
solicitude. With fond motherly admin
istration she watched ills rise from tho
position of prosecuting attorney of his
own county, by successive stages to
congressman, governor and llnnlly to
tho presidency. During the memorable
campaign of last year for the nomina
tion and afterward for tho election,
Mrs. McKlnley was one of the most
Interested observers. She was always
given the place of honor at the homo
of her Illustrious son and on the day
that his nomination by the St. Louis
convention was announced she hear
tho news as soon ns he did. It was
then William McKlnley showed the
deep love he bore bis motlur by kiss
ing her as soon as he had received
the announcement of the .esull at St.
Louis. All through tho trying cam
paign that followed slit watched after
lur son with deep Interest. She was
a frequent caller at his house and was
gieeted by many of the visiting dele
gations ot Republicans. She accom
panied the president to the inaugura
tion, riding in th- special train and
remained in Washington until Mr. and
Mrs. McKlnley had become settled In
their new home. Then she returned
to Canton with expressions of grati
tude at getting home once mare.
FROM A NEW ENGLAND FAMILY.
Nancy Allison McKlnley camu of a
family wr.ich was transplanted fiom
England to the h'ills of Virginia. The
Allison family subsequently removed
to Green county, Pennsylvania, where
Abner Allison, Nancy's father, was
born and where ho married Ann Camp
bell, of Scotch-American descendants
Early in the present century Mr. and
Mrs. Allison came from Pennsylvania
to Columbiana county, this state, trav
eling by pack horses. In 1S0! near the
present city of Lisbon, Nancy Allison
was born. Her girlhood was passed
on tlu farm and In 1827 she married
William McKlnley, a young iron manu
facturer. Tlie coupl" lived first at Fair
field and afterward at Nlles and Po
land before removing to Canton. Nine
children were born to them. They were
David Allison, deceased; Anne, de
ceased; James, deceased; Mary, de
ceased: Helen Minerva, now living at
Canton; Sarah' Elizabeth, now the wife
of M. A. J. Duncan of Cleveland; Wil
liam, the president; Abigail Cecil,' de
ceased, nnd Abner whoso home is In
New York.
William McKlnley si. died on No
vember IS. 1892, aged S3 years.
THE FUNERAL.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Nancy Allison McKlnley will be
held In the First M. K. church of this
city at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Interment will follow in West Ixwu
cemetery, Just west of the city and
Tuesday evening President McKlnley
and wife and officials from Washington
who attend the funeral will leave for
the cnpltol, reaching there about noon
AVedr.esday. These are the arrange
ments so far completed since the death
of Mother McKlnley shortly after 2
o'clock this nioinlng.
Three weeks ago sho was in her pw
as usual and though she was nearly
80 years of ace ln-r attendance hud
been regular all the while. Th'ls is also
the congregation w Ith which the presi
dent has always been associated. It
was In this church thut he was super
intendent of tho Punday school, thirty
ycirs ago, and here th'at he always at
tended services when In Canton, us
ually going wltn his mother. They last
attended together in September when
the piesldent wns hero during his sum
mer vacation. Tho president is a mem
ber of the board of trustees of tho
church.
At daylight this morning, nt the sug
gestion of some of tho older membetn
of tho congregation that an old tlmu
custom now almost obsolete bo ob
served, to publicly announce tho death,
tho bell In the tower of tho churcli
slowly tolling off tho years of her age.
SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.
It Is a coincidence that Mrs. McKln
ley died nt almost tho identical hour
of the duy as did her husband, on
Thnnksglving llvo years ago.
Assistant Sectetary of State Day lias
remained as an old friend of the presi
dent and Is assisting In making the
funeral arrangements. During her life
Mrs. McKlnley showed a fondness for
visiting with her children and besides
having them at her homo ns much as
possible, frequently visited at their
lionvis. She spent one winter with her
sen, David, in California, shortly be
fore his death, and frequently went to
the Somerset, Pu., homo of her son A'li
ner. ns well ua to Pittsburg and later
to Cleveland, tho home of the Duncans.
From reports received here this ev
ening Secretary Hllss, of the Interior
department; Secretary of War Alger,
Attorney General McKenna, his wife,
and his daughters; Postmaster General
Gary and Secretary tc tho President
Porter and his wife, will roach hero
Tuesday morning over tho Pennsyl
vania lines to attnd tho funeral ser
vices of Mother McKlnley.
WASHINGTON ATTENDANTS.
Washington, Dec. 12. The members:
ot the cabinet whoso ofllclal duties will
permit their leaving Washington at this
time will start for Canton tomorrow
evening to attend tho funeral of Mrs,
McKlnley. The party will lticlud
Secretnrles Alger, Mliss, Wilson, and
Gary; Attorney General McKenna nnd
Secretary Sherman if th? latter is feel
ing well enough to make the trip. Sec
retaries liong' nnd Ouse arc detained
In Washington by pressing departmen
tal business. Vice. President Hobart
will also remain here, his presence be
ing necessury as the prcsldlr.g olllccr
of the senate.
The ladles of the party will bo Mrs.
McKenna, airs. Gary, Mrs. Alger, nnd
Mrs. Porter. The arrangements for tho
Journey me luMng made by Mr. Porter.
Tho parly vvlll have two private cars
at their disposal. They will leave
Wnshlngton at 7.10 i. in. over the
Pennsylvania railroad reaching Canton
about 10 o'clock the following morn
ing. After an Informal luncheon and
a brief jest, the party will attend the
funeral 3ervices and return by the ev
ening train for Washington. The
president's car will probably bo added
to the train nnd he will return at onco
to the White House.
The president on his return will de
vote himself to disposing of the large
amount of routine business which has
accumulated in his absence und will
receive no callers for tho remainder
of tho week.
BOOMING CIVIC
FEDERATION.
Call tor a Grand Conference to bo
Held in New York on January 11--Distinguished
Signers,
New York, Dec. 12. The following call
was given out tonight by Ralph M. Eas
ly, secretary of the civic federation ot
Chicago, who has been noting for a largo
number of reform and quasi-political or
ganizations tho past three weeks.
The object of this conference Is to bring
together men with practical Ideas fro-n
till the largo cities and especially from
states when; substantial progress has
been made In caucus retorni. The pro
gramme will include speeches from men
of national reputation In both political
parties as well as reports from practical
men as to the working ot the vailous
laws now governing primary elections or
caucuses.
Considerable attention will be given to
the question "How to Get Voters Out to
the Primaries," after fair laws are se
cured. Special Interest will be taken In n ports
from New York, Massachusetts, .Mary
hind, Illinois, New Jersey and Ohio, when
(legislators will then bo lu session and
consider primary election laws.
Headquarters will be opened at the Ho
tel Manhattan, New York, December 27,
WJ7.
"Relieving that our caucus or primary
election customs and laws lie at the vor
root and source ot" our entire elective
franchise system, and that the misrule
of our larger cities. Is due In a largo meas
ure to the defects In such practices and
customs, It therefore followb that to puri
fy this system is to take a long step in
the direction of honesty, economy and ef
ficiency In every branch of the public ser
vice; and further believing that the !!
actment of laws to prevent corrupt cau
cus practices and throw the safegifiirds
of a regular election around the caucus
or primary will encourage many more
good citizens to take part therein, we,
the undersigned, for the purpose of dis
cussing and discovering as far as possible
the precise, defects In the various sys
tems which now obtain, and their remed
ies, and to take such action ns may seem
wise In tho premises, do hereby Join in
calling a conference of persons Interested
hi said question to convene in the city of
New York on the llth and loth days cf
January, IMS.
"Wo deem It desirable that the confer
ence be nvulo up of men from all pa''ts
of tho country, and without icgard to
party or factional afllllatlons."
Among the signers of the call are:
Mayor William L. Strong, ex-Mny.ir
Abram S. Hewitt. ex-Minister to Turkey
Oscar L. Straus. President of the lfo.i d
of Trade Darwin S. Juntos, Charles 13.
Mllholland, ex-City Chamberlain Will
lam Ivans, Postmaster Cornelius Van
Cott. Charles Schurz, Gustav Schwab,
Henry Randall Walte. president American
Institute of Civics; 11. F. Gllkeson. secre
tary League American Municipalities:
George K. McAnany, secretary Natloa.il
Civil Scrvlco league; State Senator V. D.
Pavey. Mayor Kdgur L. Jewett. Ruffilo;
Lyman J. Gage, secretary United States
treasury; Melville E. Stone. Oliver Mc
Cllntosh. Pittsburg: M. M. Garland, pres
ident Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers: William R. Thomp
son, Pittsburg, and many other well
known men.
QUIET AT PORT AU PRINCE.
.Ilnrblclicnd Will Remain a Pew Dny
to Lool; After American Interests.
Washington. Dec. 12. Si cretary Lons
today received a cable dispatch from
Captain MeCull.i. the commander of iho
cruiser Miirblehead, now ut Port-au-liince.
The dispatch couth ms the pr"ss reports
ot thn extortion of tho Indemnity In tho
Luedcrs case by tho German warship',
and says that all Is now quiet, at Port-'iu-lilnce.
The Miirblehead will remain a
lew days, however, to Insure protietlon
of American interests.
The Herald's Weather Forecast.
New York. Doc. IX In the middle
stales nnd New EnlnMd. today, fulr to
pailly cloudy weather will prevail, v Ith
fresh and light westerly and shifting to
easterly winds and nearly stationary fol
lowed by slowly rising timrrnturo und
in this section by Increasing cloudiness
and r-iln or slow in the westorn nnd
lake districts, and possibly by rain und
rising winds on tho seaboard by evening.
On Tuesday, In both of tneso sections,
cloudy to partly cloudy weather will pre
vail till the i.fternoon with slight tem
perature changei, fresh to brisk variable
winds becoming wi steiiy, preceded by
rata or snow, and hUh wind on tho
cou.it. and followed by clearing und cold
er weather.
T1IK KKWS TIUS MORNING.
Weather Indication! Today:
Ualn Probable; Colder. !
1 General Tho University ot the United
Stutes.
Death of President McKlnley's Mother.
Forecast of Week In Congress.
A. O. H. Question Arbitrated.
2 Local-Rev. Dr. Dixon Talks to tho P.
O. 8. of A.
3 Local Rursted Water Main Does Much
Damage.
Fourth Ward Republican Nominations.
I Editorial.
Comment of tho Press.
5 Local Knights of Columbus instituted.
Ulg Realty Deal Under Way.
Local West Side and Suburbuti.
7 Laskawanna County Happening.
S Neighboring County News.
Tho Markets,
BOTH BRANCHES
ARE UNITED
Bishop McFauI Delivers
His Decision as Arbi
trator for Bodies.
NAME OF ORGANIZATION
Will Be Known as Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
The Old Constitution Will lie in
I'orcc--(iueMion of Irish Dcscont.
Qunlificntions lor Membership Aro
the Same ns Those in tho Old Or-guiii.allons.-l'uHTe.t
of the Opin
ion Written b' Rishop James A.
Mcl'nul, ol Trenton, A. J, .-A. llond
ol Friendship, Unity, and Christum
Chnritv .Shall Exist llotweon tho
American nnd European Hodios.
Trenton, N. X, Dec. 12. The long
expected decision of the Right Rev.
James A. McFauI, Ul.shop of Trenton,
arbiter between the Ancient Order of
Hibernians of America and tho Ancient
Order of Hibernians of the United
States ot America, nfllllatcd with tho
Hoard ot Erin, was made public last
night.
The opinion of the bishop Is Intend
ed to set usldo forever ull the differ
ences existing In tho organizations
since the split of 1SS4. The trouble
which began at that time camo about
through the rather rigid rules of the
Hoard of Erin in demanding- that no
person should be eligible to inember
in their association that was not born
of Irish parents und required a direct
descent both on the father's and
mother's side.
There wns no such provision with
the A. O. H. They were willing that
any one should becomo a member at
their organization whose mother or
father was Irish, a descendant of an
Irishman, und only required that ono
parent be a son or daughter of old
Erin.
At the lust national convention of
the two bodies, held a year ago, neither
faction could offer a suggestion look
ing toward a settlement of the differ
ences that would meet witli the ap
proval of tho other side, so the cuso
was left to Rishop McFauI to arbi
trate. His- decision leaves all divisions of
either the Hoard of Erin or tho Ameri
can branch faction to remain undis
turbed as organized units of consoli
dated Hibernians. County, state and
national organizations shall bo super
seded by single boards respectively.
Each organization shall have equal
representation on boards. The opin
ion In full follows:
THE RISHOP'S OPINION.
Messrs. P. J, O'Connor, national prr
dent; John C. Weadock. national vice
president; Maurice F. Wilhere, national
director; John P. Murphy, national di
rector; James O'Sulllvan, national secn
tury; Rev. William F. McLaughlin. ,i
committee representing "Tho Ancient Or
der ot Hibernians of America, ' and Rev.
E. S. Phillips, national delegate; E. It.
Hayes, national secretary; John P. Quln
nan, Joseph Mel.oughlln, Mylot, F. Mo
Purtland. James 11. Muiphy. a commit
tee representing "The Ancient Order of
Hibernians of tho United Slates of Amer
ica," In nlllllatlon with tho board ot Erin:
Gentlemen:
In virtue of powers delegated to yott
by the organizations which you repre
sent, you entered Into tho following
agreement at Atlantic City, N. J., on
tho .Id day of August, 1&97:
"Whereas, There Is an almost unanim
ous desire among the members of thn
above named oitjiinlzatlons lor tho unifi
cation of both bodies, and bcllciug that
the interests of our race end religion can
be best subserved by such u union, and
also believing between our respective oi -g.inlzntlons
Is by aibltiatlon; now, there
fore, the said ci inmlttees hereby tnutinl
ly covenant and agree, nuch conimitt.-n
with each other, and each organization,
through Its committee, with tho other n
gunlzation, that they will bo und urn
hereby directed, governed und bound by
tho following articles:
LEFT TO AN ARRITER.
"First That all questions In illspuu
between the two bodies do referred to ,n
arbitrator, to be chusen from tho hier
archy of tho United States, said urblt i?
to be Irish, cither by birth ar descent,
giving, granting and delegating to him
full, final and oxelusivo Jurisdiction, anil
also lutllclul power to Investigate and
leeonciie existing differences, constitu
tional and otherwise. He shall fix tlei
time of tho hearing-at tho earliest pos-t-ble
moment, nnd have full and discretion
ary power to determine tho order, man
ner und extent of the presentation of tno
case of both former bodies, to summon
beforo him such officers and member,
und to order the production of such doi -uments
us ho may deem expedient to tho
cud that ho make au equitable adjust
ment ot all differences, and formulute ,i
plan of union which will bo binding, hon
orable and for the best Interests of th
order, and for this purpose wo ilelogato
him all power and authority which wo
may havo In tho premises.
"Second That each organization nli.il!
cnntluuo to manage its own affairs as at
present, until the arbiter shall have fin
ished his work and announced his decis
ion, which decision shall be binding up-xi
all otllccrs and members of both former
orders, anything In tho coiibtltutlon, law
nnd customs of either funm.-.' order to the
contrary notwithstanding; and thut w.i
hereby pledge our otllclnl honor and thn
honor of tho organizations we respective
ly represent to n faithful and strict obed
ience to tho decision of tho urblter."
RISHOP M'FAUL CHOSEN.
In pursuunco of this agreement you
camo to my residence In Trenton 'the
next day and requested me to net as
arbitrator. I cheerfully consented, with
tho understanding that mv powors ex
tended not only to tho devising of a
plan for uniting the two bodies, hut to
such an union as would cieniiv mani
fest your llllul obedience to the tcuchlng.4
of Holy Mother church, and your earn
est deslro to be known us exemplary
Cuthollcs.
1 havo employed every available means)
for thoroughly Informing myelf of tho
principles and alius uf tho organizations,
the difficulties which have urlson and
their causes, und, after weighing, I bo
lluvo Justly und Impartially tho evldonca
(.Continued on Paso 5.