PAGES jVJVWiVl P 4'VtJ'V PAGES TWO CENTS. SCBANTOS", PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23. 1897. TWO CENTS CONDEMNING RUIZ AFFAIR DeLome Makes Public a Letter From Congosto. OPINION OF THE SHOOTING Designated as a Cruel Act of Villainy. The PrcB of the lslnnd nnd the Public Opinion Generally Kerens tho Sentiment Auovc--He Kallaroii That the lllood of Ruiz Mill Bring l'cnco to Culm. New Vmk, Dec. 22. Scnor Dupuy de Lome, tho Spanish minister, who i in town, gave out tonight the contents of a cablegram from Scnor Jose Congoisto, secretary of the government In Cuba, which Includes the follow Ins telegram fiom Senor Mai cos Garcia, Autonom ist Governor of the piovince of Santa Clara to General Blanco. The governor of Santa Clara to tho governor general not in my official capacity, but ns a Cuban Autonomist, I condemn with all the force of my soul the cruel net of villainy perpetrat ed on tho defenceless and chivalrous Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz, by a body of men who call themselves Cubam. and w ho say they aim at the independence, not the liberty of Cuba. The moment has at rived when the immense- major ity of Cuban people, under the new legal rule of liberty -and law, protests as one man against the acts of de vastation .and cruelty which are an op pi obrlum to civilization, a scandal to the laws of society and a denial of all respect to human feelings. "The passlveness of yesterday ehould be changed today to unceasing activ ity until, within a brief space tho paclllca -i of the country reeomnvend ed to the efforts of the people gener ally s obtained after the triumph of the Autonomist Ideal as meet repara tion to Justice. The generous blood of Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz, Immolated in the cause of conciliation and peace, will hasten the moment of peace in Cuba." Senor Congosto's cable to Senor da Lome isavs' "Th" press of the island and tho public opinion generally, cen those that sympathize with the insurrection, express the same sentiment." Senor Marcos Gaicla. was a colonel under Maximo Gomez In the ten ears' war Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz was not an aide to General Blanco. He be longtd to the Royal Engineers, and held a civil position as head of tho Havana water works. He organized the Havana Volunteer Firemen on American principles, and at one time wus at the he-ad of the corps. He hail frequently been In the United States, and had many fiiends there. SEARCHING FOR FILIBUSTERS. Key West, Fla., Dec. 22 Schooners lOavIng port Inst night that were un accustomed to the summary methods adopted by Uncle Sam In Intercepting filibusters were treated to a surprise. The battleship Maine's launch fired a. shot as u command for them to hilt. Not understanding the signal, they proceeded on their course, but another shot brought them to. They were boarded by the nuval office and thor oughly searched, but no arms or am munition "ere found, and they weie allowed to proceed. The "Maine's ofli cors are unusually alott, and Here must lie strong ground for suspicion tint a filibustering expedition Is helngr planned for the lilrf battleship coasted along the lines heeral times during the night, putting all vessels undei the inquisitive glare of her searchlights BLANCO'S POLICY. Explained In n Sensational Letter Piom n Resident ot llaiiiii.i. Philadelphia, Dec. 22. The Press tr nicmnw will publish a sensational la ter wtitten to a resident or this city by ' A Distinguished Resident ' ot Hav ann whose name- is withheld lor obvi ous leasons. The lettei says, in pait. You know that lh? polity of run eral Blanco hts always bon a combi nation of bilbry and ussassui.itl. n. You will not be suipils-el, herofuri . at what ls to follow. The Infoinufion if. given to me ly a Cuban, who, culm; to li"- Autonomlfct forte, hoi Is a poMtiiu in the councils of the captain g rn r.il TIk filend v Us me that l)i ''-inis-to who is th- machlavclli if GenW.il Rltuico, hm s. veinl scheme In stoic-, let tin mo. n.portaiu ou"s. th ise that will gl you a clean r insight in to tin methods of pac'flttttlon that the fc'ronuirrts Intend, are the iOJIowln,.': The first Fchemo is mo it impottant. v Consosto lias sent an emlssjiv i. Neu York. 1 do not know his name. II is a tall man. with full 'loa-.-d, li'aek o it and r. masked SnnnWh n,int, though I nm not sute of his national ity He lias picbnbly Htaited ah end v for New Yoik, lii he hopes to jol i one of the filibustering; expeditions and reach the army tinder General domei He 1 to find out the depots of anus and tho hospitals When an occasion 'pents Itself no Is to murder rneml Gomez. Hl reconi'iense for nil these service will be Homo thousands ot dol lar? "My trouble is to undeiHtunl wlieie' thev will get tho money "The Becond scheme i with refer ence to overtures lo be made to those fight Ing In the field fir Cuban libeity "You know as well as I do the old man, .lose RobaVi, and you lumember as well that I do, that In the former uprisings he showed himself to be a Spaniard of the Spanlauls. Now, his son, Luis, Is the leader commanding the Insurgent brigade In Sagun. For this crime the father was expatiated and sent from Sagua to Havnnu, where he now resides. Dr. Congosto knows that General Gomez has Issued a proc lamation ordering every leader to see that all emissaries who may piesent themselves with propositions of peace that are not bnsad on the absolute In dependence of the island shall be sen tenced to death. He further adds that all infractions of this order shall be considered the reason. Novy, Dr. Con gosto han conceived the Idea of send ing tho father to the son with propo sitions looklnt toward autonomy, thus placlnr the son In the position of either hhootlns: his father or being himself de clared a traitor. The poor old man re fused, but I know not how Ions he may 'niftntand the pressure that is belnp brought to bear on him. "The last fcheme Is an follows: Dr, Congosto Is endeavoring to eeuie the services of some prominent man In the United States This prominent person is to come here, And on his return to the states Is to declare that autonomy Is an accomplished fact, that peace U fitmly established and other foolish thlnes. "As If this could alter the real state of affairs, and as If Consul General Le was not here to tell the truth And, I by the by, I very much fear if thin j gentleman (Le) does not take his de parture in good time he Is running the risk of being blown to pieces," CRACKERS FOLLOW DOLLAR WHEAT. A Maiked Advance In Prices is An nannetil hy tho Official et the llincnlt Trast. New Tori;, Dec. 22 The Times to moirow will say The largest corporations engaged In the ci acker bulnese the American Biscuit and Manufacturing company, the New Yoric Biscuit companv and tho United States Biscuit company who have been negotiating for a combina tion for some time have annoum a general and marked advance in tho prices of their products. The new price list of the American company, the New York company, and of Harris A Holmes, of this cltv. Jilso large manufacturers, show an advanc" over the lowest prices reached duilng the rati war which prevailed some time ago, of as much as 30 per cent, for certain lirands. The heaviest incroose Is in the staple goods. The advance, however, is much less pionounccd In the finer glades of goods, which are of most common table use. the Immedi ate increases in them being slight It wat stated at Park & Tilfotd'a today that the rise in the. wholesale price of the high grade biscuits was not enough to affect materially the retail fuice. In most cases it was said the retail prices would not be mark ed up at all and the management did not think that the average consumer would ever realize that there had been an advance. At the offices of the American Bis cuit company and of the New York PIbcuU company the advance in prices was admitted. T S. OIKc, managei of the New York Biscuit comprny. said "It Is tnjp that we hae put up our prices but the Increase has simply been from figures that were away below tho cost of production to something ap proximating the cost. WAS GRINER INSANE? Financial Tronble, It Is Thonght, Had Unbalanced IVis Mind. "Wllkes-Barre, Dec. 22 It is now claimed that cisdtepiesentatlve James R. Griner, who yettrday shot and kill ed his stepdaughter, Mrs. Caroline Schaeffei, Is Insane There aie many who know Griner well who say that he has not been quite light mentally for many years, and that of lato lie h.is been wois-e than usual, his, financial tioubles being the assigned cause. Stories aio told of his queer notions w hen at all enraged, and his strange remarks about me n wnom he consider ed his enemies This, It Is said, was especially notable after his defeat for renomlnation. Ever since then he has ben saying that certain men 'did him" and If ceitaln tilings happened they would be tony. This sort of talk is not new among disappointed politi cians, but Mr. Grinei's remaiks were chitly remarkable foi tlwit lack of sense lie said in jell today "The news papers know my stor. They know the truth of how I wrs harrassed and j hounded by those who should lie my fi lends I can --ay nothing but vhat is alreadj known He sat down on his cot, rented his hands on his head and repiated" "Ye.s, they lobbed me, and when It was done they would not een gle me one Kind vend." How about Mis. Schtu-fter' Why did you shoot her" ' "f took hei Into mi home und she took advantage ol me. (Vhen I think of it," he moaned. "I did not fcee her when I shot. I was dared and e-nued I don't know what 1 did" lit- continued to weep as ho spoke of the family and said- "I inWecl th-in and this Ih t'ie lesult. When I had typhoid feer Inst Mimmei they took advantage of me and robl id mo." The thoughts of his wiongs Kerned ti arouse his, passion and be suddenly turned nnd said: "I um not the mur derer. Their attoine ih the murdeior He assisted them to Innas-s me, and diove mo to It." Denth in it Sintli Room, New Yoik. Dec. 22 Mrs. UrcdfllUk Sharp was found dead In tho butli room of her home today with a piece ot rubber tubing, through which, It was supposed, she Inhaled gas in her mouth It ua tit liiHt thought hho had committed hulelde. but Inter tho police entertained u theory ol murder as the woman's not-o was found to be broken and het ujih weie clls coloied. lulled by l)niiuiilc, T'tlca. N. Y. ixe. 22 -Hurt fcraffoid, of Wist Heine," AlbanN count!, and Chailex Cllffoid. u woodsman weie olown to irutmients by an explosion of 2." pounds of dvnumlta toduy They were emplojed in the construction of a branch railroad at Clearwater, five miles abovu Old Forge, and wero warming the djnamlte before a fire when it exploded. KnrthqunUr in I'oiiKtnutinople, Constnntiuoplc, Dec 22. A number of earthciuukes, Inti easing In iuteiislt), luuo oceuned todaj nioimd Smyrna, ' Asia Minor. Already considerable daiiiago lian been done, some huve been killed and many uijuied. iii World' Record Urolien. Milwaukee, Die. 22. Wulttl V. Sanger this afternoon bi&kw IiIh own woild's record for hiilf u mile unnaced. I tiding the distance in one minute flat. SECRETARY GAGE WANTS ARGUMENT He Replies to the Denunciatory Reso lutions. A LETTER TO PRESIDENT OOMPERS. The Secretary nclirnc Tlmt the red oration of Lnboi Has llecn Unjnst In Denouncing Ills Financial Theo-il--Is Wllllug to Abandon Tlioni if Hie I rdsration Can Know That Thy Ar Not Sulutnry to (ns Gieut Economic Hotly. Washington, Div 22. riei-nlaiy Gage has written the following letter to Bn-sl lent Gomoei., i,( the Fedeia tlon of Labor: 1 have lead with cue the tcsolullnns adopted the -e'tli Inst, at Nashville bv the convention of the 1'ederallon of Labii, which relte as follow . lte&olid, That wo decl.uc ours-elvtb most positively opposed to the llarfo fin.antlal bill rectntlj introduced in congrisi bj the setretar of the tiea& ury. it in n meisure that. If ndopttd as a law, will onlj the more firmly rivet the gold standard on the people of the countrj ai,,U perpetu iti its dls attloiis elfetts in eVtry toim Rosohtd. Tint we pionounce the late 1II1 an undisguised effou to re tire our meeiibaik curreiiej and all gov eminent paper inouej, with u lew to tin subHiliutlun cl national bank noti.s In theli .stead and thus fasi -n the nallonal bank vstun upon the Ameiican people. Now, if It be ti up that tl t golo st intlnid b which thli'Rs h.ne Oeni luaiibi il aR to pike lor the last iixtj ears In this countrj -i iidmieul to the iniuusu of tho laboring classe of th United States, I think it Is Inimical to nil cl i?, -. in other words l do not billevi' that the ex ploitation of one class by anolhei, eltlir through false weights purtlnl nws or a bad monetary H.v&tem can be made to work for the permuuent benefit ot the ex ploiting class itbelf, or foi the general weal, even were it defenMblc on anv ground of light or justlci vl,ith ii Is not Grunted, therefoie. that the perm i nence of the gold standird (tor which i argue) operates in this evil direction, then our resolutions of condemnation aie well founded, nnd I am Justly chaiged, either with Ignorance wnleh con stitutes me a foolMi advKet or with a pcrverslti of motive which makes me an evil advlsoi 1 have a right to disavow the charge or perversity or evil purpose, slim then- Is nothing in ni whole life as related to my fellow men, and in word oi de?d b which the possession bj me of sui.li tlmraetet Istlcs can be inferred, miuh b-s demon strated, A POSSIBLE VICTIM. But Ignorance often unconsciously worWs as deep injurj as evil Intent might do and to this sin of Ignor nice (if It be a bin) I must confess mjM'lf to be a pos sible lctlm. This confession, however, ought not to clas.slfj me as teparnte fiom mv fellow men generally whether they be consKlcied as individual units oi as trngiegated in groups lgncnance is a relative, not an absolute, term, t-iuco few aie totalis Ignoiunt. and none is absj tutelj wise Nor does the numbei eon stltutlng the gioup change this fact since the wisdom of a group, howevei large, cannot be greater than of the wisct mm in It. This remnins true whether the subject matter involving knowledge and Juilg rrent be astronomy, phjsits or lln.ance TJie rondemnation, then, involved In the resolutions r feired to Is mcimed by the Just or Imperfect apprehension of iiues tloiib relating to monetary science he-lel by the wlxiiit men who Mtppoited them Laying these genei il ronslileratlons aside let me say to you and thiuugh vou to the gieut body you so honorablv rei lesent. that if instead of dcnuueintoi v resolutions which are not .ugument, you oi anv other on vour behalf, will shovr that the views I entertain and advocate are other than silut.iry to the gii'iit economic bodv of which wo uu nil inde pendent members, 1 will abandon them without hesitation My piecnt convic tion, tho honest fruit of sincere ptvctj und reflection, Is that n break down in our piesent money standnid would be u most disastrous blow to all our commer cial and indi'strhil Intel ests, nnd that upon the wage workers, as a class, would be entailed tho most s rlous effects of the dlsastci. Believing this 1 must so beat witness. MAN-KILLING DLK IS SLAIN. Aitimnl formerly in Lincoln I'tuk is Killed In St. Louis. St. Louis, Dec 22 The big elk that was the teitot of Forest Paik paddock Ih no mule. He was killed Sunday morning by Nnt Wetzel, of the West ern Game company, and now decor ates the front of that stole. The ani mal had giown m eioss that It was noeehjmiy to dispose of him. He was brought heie fiom Chicago, r.'lieie he had been on exhibition at Lincoln Paik. Ho had gored and killed two men theie, and In the fall of'ls'jj attacked and killed Henry Nelson, who was keeper ot Foi est Bark paddock nt that time He was ordeietl destioyed then, but manured to escape. DbSDEMONA NOT UNTRUE. dilated Ingo Lectin oil by a Po llen .lustier. Wilmington, Del, Dec. L2. Befoie 'Squlie Kelley. Buiuh Rollins, colored, accused Gnuett Clnlhty or ciiculutlng false rcpoits about hei. After healing the testimony, the 'squlie said: "Chiis t, you ale h modem Iugo. You whls peled ill the eai of Othello that ills Dedemuna was untrue. Such men as yuu who aie going about lying ubuut women me dungeiouH." in default ot a peace bond Clulsty wa.s locked up, I'ilitt ill Washington. New Yoik Dee 22-Smitoi Thomas C Piatt luft loi WusMngton toiluv. Earlier In the eluy lie hud u thurl consultation with Oovernoi Black, it Is said ho will dlbcusx various pendlni appointments with the piesldent during the bulletin re cess. - Armor Plate loi Kenrsnrgi'. Bethlehem, Pu , Dec. 22. Neatly sit tons of armor plates foi the biipeistmc Hue of tho battleship Kenrpuigc were shipped tonight by the Iliilileheni lion cempany to Newport News. Killed lit n 'filling Tree. M.ilone, N. Y. Dee, 22 -While skidding ligs Rlclu.iel Ppriipue of Dunne anil William Dolun, of Whipple vllle, weie In stantly killed at Owl's lleael toduy by u falling tree. SENATE SUB.C0A1MITTEES. New Appointments Amiouuced by Senator Allison. AVashlngton, Dec. 22 Senator Alli son, as chairman of the senate com mittee! on appropriations, has nnnounc cd the ub-commlttees on the regular rppiopilatlon bills for the ptesent ses sion ns follows. Agriculture Cullom. Quay, l'eiklns, I'ettlgrew and Btriy. Army ijuny, Hale Kewell, Faulkner and Berry Deficiency Hale, Allison, Quay, Cock rell and Teller Diplomatic nrd Consular Hale, Per kins Cullom, Faulkner und Murphy. District ot Columbia Allison, Cullom, Sewcll, Cockrell and Ooiman. Portllieatlons-Pciklns. Hale, Cullom Murphy and Gorman Indian Allison. Petklns Powell, Cock rell nnd I'ettlgrew Legislative Cullom, Sew ell, Allison, l'el ler and Cockrell. Military Academy Sew ell, Petklns, Quay, Teller and Murphy. Navy Hale. Quay, Perkins Uoiinnu and Teller. Pensions Pei kins, Cullom, Sewoll, Bcr ry und Faulkner. Postolllce Quay Allison Cullom, Petti grew nnd Faulkner Sundry Cl II Allison. Hale, Quay, Gor man and Cockrell. The river and h irbor bill will go to the committee on conference. .-. OUR AFFAIR WITH JAPAN. !tcp Hill lie Taken to Protect American Citizens in the Orinnt. It IJietit Lcud to Serious Mlair. Washington Dec. 22. Furthei de tails of the killing of the two American sailors attached to the United States fleet In Japan have been brought to the attention of the department of slate, which has begun an Investiga tion Montgomery It appears, was killed in Yokohama Kept 2 last. He was not intoxicated, but was murdered by boatmen Eppe's case was similar, except that he was killed at Nugatakl dining the present month He had been on leave and was returning aboaid the ship when murdered. The testimony gatheied shows that -he wan perfectly sober and some sallots on a passing ship, hearing cries for help, looked ovet the water In time to see him being thrown from his boat. Lack ing a small boat, they could not suc- coi hlin. His body was found several days later flouting In the bay. The Japanese government was ap pealed to In each case, nnd while some anesta have been made, th American contingent in Japan feel that the per petrate! s of the murders aie still at large1. It is said that every Jaianese boat lu th- haibor is obliged to regls I ter Its passengeis before cariylng them I off shore so that under ordinnry condl I tioiib it should be ea.sy to find the guilty paitles. At the Japanese legation today It was stated that the matter has not yet been brought to their nttentlon. The lega tion olllclals do not legard tho matter as borious PECULIAR DEATH OF A GIRL. (nest of an IiiJi.imi Family Found spci'cliless and Dying. Mishawaka, Ind . Dec 22 Miss Roe II Oliver, aged 20, of Scottsburg.Frank llu county. Pa. was found In an un conscious condition at tho home of Solomon D. Bushman, about 6 30 o'clock last night Two physieians weie summoned at once, but the young woman never rallied from her stupor and died an hout later. Mi. Bushman and his wife left home at an eaily hour, and It Is alleged the girl, who was theli guest, was in good health Neither of them letuined un til night, when the locked doors weie foiced open and the body was found in a lethargic, frozen condition. An inquest and autopsy was held tills evening, but the cot oner withholds his vci diet, pending lurther Investigation, It is stiongly hinted that her death was necessary to the success of ,i scheme, and two men, prominent in the community, ate undei surveillance. The state's attorney says ai rests will be made toinoirow. Miss Oliver leaves a father and two slsteis, one in Indianapolis and the othet in Chicago. URllQ CLERK HELD UP. The Mislerv ol n Daring llobberv is Clem eil Up. New Yolk. Dee 22 The dailng hold up of a ileik In a diug stoio on Sun day night last In this city was cleaied up today when Samuel Mills and Flank Poweis. under aneist on suspicion of being connected with the affair, con fessed that they wer- the two princi pals In the hold-up. These men stut ed that James Stack, the westerner, who is under $2,C0 bail on a e hui go of paitlciputlng In the hold-up, had noth ing at nil to elo with It. Poweis said that he was passing the diug stetie with Mills on Sunday night und said to the latle'i "Heie'ci our chain c- to make a dollar. I'll put up the gun and you go behind the counter und swipe the dampei " The plan worked well and the men got $10 aeh Poweis stated that his pis tol went off by accident, and he shot himself lu the leg Mills eoiroboiated Poweis' statement SUICIDE OF EPSTEIN. Ilnnble to Obtain Employment lie Drinks Chloral. New York. Dee. 22. A man who teg isteied as Eclvvnid Irving, but whoso pioper mime Is supposed to have been Edward J. Epstein, committed suicide today at the MIIIh hotel by drinking chloral. Ho was about 40 jeais of age. He left an open letter to the public and nlso lettets addressed to George B. Epstein, Sun Antonio, Cal.: Julius J. Bach, Bound Biook, N J,, and Solomon Oppenhelmer, of this city. The open letter told of the futile rffoits to get employment and bade farewell to his wife and child ( ivll Service in ChicHgn. Springfield, 111.. Dec. 22. Tho Illinois Supreme court today handed down a find ing to the effect that only tho flvo heuds of departments In Chicago are not amen ubJo to tho civil service law. Chief Jus tice Philips took exceptions to this llndiug but tho majority of the Judges on tlia bench favored It. The decision appar ently nullifies n largo number of ofllciul appointments made by Mayor Carter II Jiarlson when he succucded ex-Muyor hwlft, Republican. GERMANY WILL NOT RECIPROCATE Negotiations With Uncle Sam Practical, ly Suspended. SUGAR IS THE BAR TO PEACE. The Iltiitdiuc Up ol the .Sugar Trndo In llio United States Mill Probably Bring All Reciprocity Negotiations to n Standstill'-Finncc nnd Kn glnnd Also Affected. AVashlngton, Dec. 22. The reciproc ity negotlatlems between the United States and Germany are practically suspended They never got beyemd the initial stage. Theie appears to have been a willingness on the part of both governments to look Into the subject, but the inquiry did not develop any ptospect of material concessions on either side. The articles on which a reciprocity "agreement" can be made aie produced in France and not in Germany, The utmost extent of a teci pioclty treaty between the United States and Germany under the pres ent lnvv would be a 20 pr cent, t educ tion of duty on certain agreed products Germany Is chiefly concerned about sugar, but the 20 per cent reduction In duty permitted under the DIngley law, It Is said, would be of insignificant con sequence. Moreover, some doubt has arisen as to whether any concessions on this article would be granted by the United Statfs In view of the tend ency toward building up the American sugar trade as against that of bounty paying nations It was thought that the arrival of the new German ainbas sadoi, Di. von Holleben, 'would give an Impetus to the negotiations, and pel hups result In the conclusion of a treaty, but, on the contrary, the sub ject has lapsed, and neither govern ment Is showing any anxiety to urge the, matter to a conclusion. The negotiations -with France aie slmllaily at a standstill, owing to the course of the French governmtnt In raising tho duties on lard and other American products The reciprocity negotiations with Great Britain as to the Biltlsh West Indies nre pioceedlng slowly, but an agreement will be leached In the near fi'tuie. HUNGARIANS AGAIN ACTIVE. I lie Rightists nnd Lcltmts Con tinue to .Mnkc Things Lively in Hungarian Pnilininenl. Budapest, Dec 22. In the lower Ileitis" of the Hungarian paitlament tt' day Baron Banffy. the premier, speak ing of the bill providing for u provi sional prolongation of the nusglclch, declared .at the outset that he could not accept the lesolutlem of Eiarids Kossuth, demanding the establishment of an Independent Hungailin tuionia icglme by Januaiy 1. Is??, but, con tinued the premier, he would aecepl a motion to publish so soon as possible the date iucshimv tor the establish ment of such a legime, or for the con clusion of a commetc'lal ttealy with Austila, and the draft eif a customs tariff, and lo ariangu to ascttalu the views of busln"ss men. He pointed out tint Hungary hid tho light to estab lish an Independent customs immedi ately, if it was in her inteiest to do so, but, she tnubiJrted the roinpio inlse ai landmen with Austria moie advantageous, If it could be at tanged with due ifgaid toHmi,j'v Inteiest. That, hovcvei. wa.s doubtful. Tho gov ei nine nt. neverthelei. tho pie mler continued, desire-d to give' Aus tria time to i ccover het 'elf anl did mt wish to cause a state of confusion, Ihe harmful jonsequencs f which Were Incalculable. The present bill did not Infringe upon Hungary's lights and in tetests nnd, he addee', the o eminent 'vouhl act vigorously ngalnsi attempts, similar to tnose of the Reii hsr.it h to prevent its becoming law. This rc maik cause 1 an iipro.u, after which the premlei cnncludil vitli appealing lo the house not to ereite dlllleultles, as Ilunguiy'F interest, no pointer uttt, far fiom lfciiulrlnrc her to Iiom n her le Jatlonship v Ith Au-dili, leqtilreil that her ties with tho latter country be mnete closer ind stronger (This btnte lr.ent wau greeted with applause ft nm the Rightists, hut It caused an up roui ai'ionp th"1 Leftists ) . RAILWAY OFFICIALS ARREST ED. Unilcd to Provide Vestibules lor Tlieii Troll1) Cnri. St. Louis, Dec. 22, AVaiiants ncie Issued today lor the auest ot ft waul F. AVhltakei, piesldent of the LlnJell Rallwpy company; Com In rl. Spencet. pi evident of the Southern Ulectile- e oni pany; Jedm Srullv, pu'sident of the Union Depot rallwav , and Captain Roltrt McCulloch, general manager of lie Cass avenue and Fall Ground rail way. The four oilii 'ala aie chatgeil with bavins failed to provide vestibules elui iug the months of November, Decem ber, Junu.aty and IVhruary and Match of each year lor the piutectlon of mo tormen, aw lequlred by ,i statute en acted at the last session of the Mis sottrl l-'flslatiiM. ( nrler .liny Ceiinc LiiHt. Chicago Dec 22 May. ii Harrison muy go eust to attend tho civic paitide and carnival to be held In the lty hull New York, New Year's eve hi honor ot the In auguration of tho officials of Clienter New Yoik Mayor IlanlKou today received u telegram Inv'tlng him to uttcud tiif mo niunlcs as the olllclu' representative of Chic ago In ease he Is tumble to attend, the mayor will fend a lepiesentatlve dele gallon of city officials llmrpeil Willi Lmbc:leineiit. Cleveland, 0 Dec. 22 -John J. Shep herd, tho broker who Is charged with em hazzlement by Frank Dellaus RobUon. was bound ovci In the common pleas court by Justice Builder, In the mm of 110,000 this afternoon Bond was fur nished foi the amount mid tfhlpherd re leased, Appointed by tlm President, Washington, Dec. 22' It Is undcrytriod that Leandcr P. Mitchell, of Indiana will i-oon be appointed by the piesldent tihslstnut comptroller of the treiizuiy In pluco of Mr. Bowei, leslyned. PELAGIC SEAL SKINS. Sevr York Marchnnts Wnut Ilia Pro. visions of the Lnw Enforced. AVashlngton, Dec. 22 A number of New York manufacturers of fur giu ments and Importers of furs called at the Treasury department todav. They had a conference with Assistant See letary Howell in regard to the icgii latlons which are necessary to catty out the ptovislons of the bill passed le cently by congress, prohibiting the Im portation of what are known as pelag ic seal skins. Under that act skins of seals not taken on the Prlbylof islands aie subject to confiscation on Impor tation Into this country. The New Yoik Importers asked that every pos sible precaution be taken by the de partment to pievont the bringing Into the United States of the Droscrlbed rkliiH. John W. Fostei, who accompanied the delegation, stated that all skins taken on the seal Islands weie number ed, so that United Statin consular of ficers would have little or no dllllculty in elet?rminlng whlth were contra band. Later ex-Sect eluty John AV. Foster accompanied the delegation to the AVhlte house, where a confeience with the president concerning the seal ing bill was held. The delegation en dorsed hcnitlly the general provisions of the bill, but lequested the president to withhold his approval of It lor a few c'nys to enable the trade to Import the skins which had been purchaseel In London In ignoiance ot tho prospective law. It Is understood that the piesldent Indicated a disposition to nccede to the request and he may not Flgn the mtras. ure before Dec. 21 Th law Is not to be applied to skins shipped prior to the appioval of the net by the president. THE PILGRIMS AT PHILADELPHIA. Governor Roger Wolcott tho Chiel Guest nt the Hunker City New Eng land Dinner. Philadelphia, Dec. 22 Governor Rog er AVolcott, of Massachusetts, was the chief guest at the dinner of the New England society, of this city, held in Hoiticultural hall tonight, in celebta tlon of Forefathers' day. Notable men ot this and other states sat around the boaid Rev. Stephen I Ar. Dana, president of the soeletv pre sided, and after he had made a feel ing addiess, welcoming (he vis-ilors and dwelling upon the hardy achieve ments of tho Pilgrim fatheis, the&e toasts were answered "The Day AA'e Celebiate," Governor AVolcott, of Massachusetts. "The Dutchman s Contribution to the New Dnglander's Greutness," Rev Geoige R. A'nndewater. of New "York: "The New Englander as a Citizen," Presi dent Raymond, of Union college, Schcneetadv. N Y.; and "The Puritan Idea of Government," United Stales District Attorney Beck, of tides city. An inter sting feature of the cele bration was the piesentatlcni to the so ciety of the thtoe-hundred-year-old poor box from the Ancient Pilgiims' church at Delft Raven. Holland. The old box was in the chinch at the time the Pilgiims worshipped theie President Dana, In the couise of his address, said" "Fellow -cltlzeiiH of Pennsylvania, to what extent weie you i epre.sented In the last leglslattue that nW In Hsuls hurgf Sons of the Pilgrims, what are wo going to do about if Is It not time for a new declaration of Inde pendence In this s-aine city, wlieio the llrst decimation was made, a hundred years ago and moie? AVhat we need Is a little moie of the Plymouth Rock Intel ted Into our spinal column AA'hat we want is more of the spirit of those who, In 1620. In 1776, and In 1SG1. died, that we. and our country, might live." TWENTY PERSONS INJURED, IVrroU at a Delnvvnre. I.ncknwiinuii mid Western Grade Crossing. New Yoik. Dec 22 Twenty persons were Injuied, three peihnph fatally, at a giade crossing, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and AVestein rallioad, lie tween Paasalt and Delawaie, N. J., tonight. They weie in a stags which was stiuck by a train. That any of them escaped Is legaided as marvel ous The vlctinif, all of Passaic, aie: Piobably fatally injuieel. AVilllam Crane, dilver; William Moran, Chailes Swenkle. Michael Rums. Lena Den nett. Michael Kiucfct, John Fneney, John Hns, Paul Joffey, Harry John bon. Mai gut et Kitchen, Samuel Me Olpy, John Nixon. Geoige Roberts, Hugh Toby, AVilllam Robeits, Nellie Archd ke. l'russinu .Mine Disaster. Dortmund, Piussla, Dec. 22. .An explo sion of flic dump took pkieo todav at the Kaiser Stuhlzvvei pit with tfirlble ie-s-ults. Right corpses have been brought to the kin face und (oven men living, but hovcii'lv Injuifd. Theie .ete live Mill nils llg. I'eiitiMlvniiiii Pensions, Washington, Dee. 22 These Pmu.sjl v a nlu peubloiiH weie issued todav Oilg liutl Henry C. Hauls Powell, Htailloul, $10. 1 mi ease Anrou P. Coons. Canton, Uiadforel. fit to $17. THE NKWS THIS 3I0KMNU. Weather Indication lodjy: Partly Cloudy; Cooler 1 Qt in nil Kepubll'uu Statu Committee Names n Day for tin Convention. Reciprocity Nec,otlutloiis with tier muiiy Suspended. Secretary Gage Replies to the Feder ation of Luboi. SpanlaidB Condemn ihe HuU Shooting. 2 Ui ue ral Cubans Win u Notable Un tie Horn the Spanlurela. 2 Local Piogiummc's of e'lirlntnuis Hei vice In A'liilous Churches. 4 Rdltorlul Comment ot the Pres. 0 Locul-Oflliial Bullntln of llu- L A. . Hlshoi Talbot's Acceptance. i Local Rdwaid Reeves fhot by Tramps. New Yoik Coal TiHde Runioi. 7 Local Rstiinntert Kpe'line of the City. Inspector Bibhop und the Merchants, 5 Loi nl AVest Pldo und Stibutlmn. fl Lackawanna County Happenings. 10 Nedghboring County News. Tho Markets, THE STATE CONVENTION June 2, 1898, the Dale Upon Which It Will Be Held. MEETING OF COMMITTEE Called to Order By Chairman Elkin. The Auditing Committcc--Lioutcii-aut GovernorWntres nnd Senator Penrose1 l'rcsont--Rnlph Hutchin son Light Hns n Griciauco-lc clinoi to Uccoiuo a 1'iiictlon of n I)elt'gilte-Clinrles A. Stcbblns AN so Dutcrs Complaint. Philadelphia, Dec. 22. June 2, l&'JS, was today selected by the Republican state committee ns the date for tho holding of the next state convention at Hairlsburg, when candidates for governoi, lieutenant-governor, secie tary of Internal nlfalts and congrebs-man-at-laige will be nominated. State Chairman Klkin called tho meeting to older and made a brief ad dress, stating its objects, which, be side the appointment of n day for tho convention, Included the auditing of his nccounts In concluding. Mr. Rl kln sajd "AA'lth dollar wheat and the wages of the laboiing man Increasing1 eveiy day, we can look forward to nn eia of Hgilcultuial and industrial de velopment in Lsss that should gladden the heait of eveiy Republican." U N Eckels, of Venango, ex-LIeu-tennnt-Goveinor AVaties, of Lackawan na, and Cliuilat H Mullen, of Ctim beiland, weie appointed a committer! to audit the state chairman's accounts. They found the accounts correct anil leported that the expenditures had ex ceeded the tecelpts by $1,313 8S. Tho repent was accepted When the state committee convened, Ralph Huichlnbon Light appealed as one of the membeis for Lebanon county. His light to membership wns dlrputed by Chairman Elklu, but he was finally recognized, with a fraction of a vote. .Mi. Light declined to ac cept any such comnromlse, and with drew fiom the committee. He subsequently made thl.s state ment 'Under the mils of the patty, each senatmlal district is entitled to two state committeemen, who aie named by the state delegates, at the state con vention At the state convention on last August, the four state delegates from Lebanon county weie divided, two li'presentlng one taction and two the other. Thl.s being the case, theie was a deadlock in naming state committee men, but a coinuiomlse was finally af fected, whli h tesulted In Mcssih. Wen gert and Moyer naming A. R. Houck, and Messrs.. Eus-tou and Gerberlck naming me Today Chnliinan Elkin at (list !? noted me alt.gotlier. recognizing a man named Noll, a supooseel free silveilte, as Mr. Houck s colleague, but fln.illv agieed to admit all three, giving All. Nol and myself hnlf a vote each, Thl.s, of roun-e, I declined to accede to. I v, as either a member or I was not. Cliaitman Elkin'.s conduct was an ar bitrary usuipation ef authoiity. Such action, at a time like this, when tho people of the state are thoioughly In ceiibed against machine mle, canrot do the patty any good " A LIKE COMPLAINT. Charles A. Stcbblns, of Potter coun ty, had a like complaint. He said: ' t am u meinbeit of the state e ommlttee of 1SSG, and was alo named as a mem ber of the committee for 1897, but was eutliely lgnoied in the organisa tion of the committee today. Out" e ountv. Potter, Is entitled to one com mitteeman. At the recent state con vention, in August labt, our two state delegates could not agiec ' I. T. Haulier named me and AV. R. WilKhtmun named another party. This left a vacancy which. Immediately al ter the state convention I was selected to fill, by three-fourths of the mem bers of the county committee, in uc-e-oulanee with the custom prevailing in the state, all v.u anelcs having been so flU"d heietofoie. 1 lie c ountv eliuliman notified Chair man Elklns ol my selection, but Mi. Elkin leplled that he had filled the va cancy himself. His ai Won in the piein Iscs is without waiiant in law or sim ple Justice, anil Is contrary to the wishes of tho Republicans of Potter county. Thin Is not a gooel time for Cneseis to ply their vocutlou in the Republican party. Suielv the neopln have' some lights " Among those present at today's meeting weie Congie-snian Arnold anil ex-Secietniy of the Commonwealth Reeder. Auditor General Mvlin, State Tieasuroi Hiywooel. Milliter General elect McCauley. e.x-Lleuteiiaut Gover noi AVaties, Senator Pentose Senator Audii'ws, A. M. High, of Reading: 'Squlie Jones, of Allenlown, and ex Congressman Robinson, a majoiliy of whom are roenibois ot the stute execu tive committee. League of Republican Clubs. Rile, Pa, Dei. 22 Pli'sldellt Soiled ot" the Leoguo of Re-publican i lllbs, sent our notice toduy of a meeting of the uxccutlv committee at tin- Lochlel hotel. Hams burg, Januaiy 20 tit .' p m Among oih- e business of impel tuuci will bi the selee--tlon of u pliice foi tin next convention Lebanon. Wtlkes-lluire und Pittsburg m appllcanth, und tin,' Anurlius und i'ailtt dubs, of Plttsbuig have united In an Iffoit to get the coi.vpulloll. Steamsliip Arrivnls. New A'ork, Dec. 22. AiTlvcd Majestic, Liverpool; Amsterdam, Rotterdam. Cleircd Edam, Amsterdam. Sailed; New Yoik. Southampton; Frlosland, Ant werp, Hrltunnlo, Liverpool. Lleipool-i Arilvcd; Ttutculc New York,
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