O OSfcs' -S-- mfmi'1( mmm 10 PAGES W U I M ft . ! r r -.r -'- , - 'v S X i tk I ' H' ' ' II I ' I1 "m U l r jrjE-HwwHTsWSlWTV.- - Wk jriin - -i -4 &litJaaAB3Bg&&g3m&B2 TWO CENTS. SOTtANTOTS", PA., THURSDAY MOKN1TSTG, DECEMBER 30. 1897. TWO CENTS THE FUTURE OF CHINA If Her Extinction Is Pro posed, We Must Take Part. THE FUTURE POSSIBILITIES American Interests Must Be Protected. An Absorbing Topic ol Conversation in Diplomatic Circles of (lie .Vi lioniil Cnpilnl--Thn Precedent of Poland's Dismemberment - lis Hearing, Vccorilitig to ntt Authority on Iiitciiintionul .Mutters in nsli-iiigtou--A Japanese Diplomat's Viuwi. AVnshlngton, Dec. 20. The inpltl movement of eventH In t lie far Fast continues to he an absorbing topic In diplomatic elides here, paitlculatly lit tlii- embassies and legations of tlie powers which ate apnatently nllgnlng for a struggle fni Chinese territory. Then? is no fill titer talk of the United States as a possible factor In the con test as the lecent undei standing at a Cabinet meeting Is accepted as re moving this government ftom the fit Id of controei.sy. At the name time nn eminent au thority on international matters said today that n situation might develop wl n the United States would be called upon to go much fuithei thin protect Ameilean Intel ests at the tieaty ports In China. This .situation would come, ho said, If the sci.unble fur Chinese trirltory went to the extent of the ex tinction of China and th" complete ab soiption of the old empire by foicign nations. Such was the apparent di if t of the piesent movomitnt, he said, and if It became a 1 entity then a condition would arise similar to the exteimlnutton of Poland Poland had established a pie eodetit In International -affairs, and fol lowing that precedent, If China was to l absorbed, then it was a question 11 lllnll tltn T?,lt.3fl dtnioa In ,ir,iin ..lit,, ,,1 . llllll, IJlll.t.l ,,l Vlfl,,,,,,'., i eltb nil tlirt nnftnnu rt t tin i nrlil tniiQt ! take cognizance of. A leading Japanese dlplom.it said to day "I do not look at the question as Involving the paitltlon of China, and no event has ocelli red thus fai to In dicate that China Is uhout to be divid ed anions the powers. The onl tangi ble fact Is that Germany has oicupled Klu.o-Ciin.il Hay and Russia has a tleet at Pint Aithur Hut Got tunny's action was. taken to collect an Indemnity, just ns she enforced Indemnity fiom Hdjtl. Hey nnd this Germany may seek to es tablish a naval station at Klao-Chuu, and thus have a naval bast of opei.i tluns on the Pacific Hut that does not involve the taking of any eonsld eiable pent Ion of Chinese teiritoiy, and It Is jet to be shown thnt Germany will take moie than a coast port and such land Immediately adjacent as to give the poit proper facilities. CHINA'S RLSOURCFS. If It comes to taking1 territoiv, the lesources of China must not be over lookicl. While China Is weak from u mllltaiy and ivival standpoint, yet she hns an enotmous number of men leuely to take the field, while the uitito force of Oenr.ans at Klao Chau cannot ec"i(l a lew thousand men. liven a weak nation Is stiong in defending its own teultoiy. Thete are reports that aptin would aid China In an ovtrem Ity, but theie Is nothing In that Japan d 'Ubtlifcs will net alone if there is any icason for acting at all. Thus tar, however, I know of no steps that Ja pan has taken, oi contemplates, to wild taking part In the conttoveisy. My Impiesslou is that she will remain an Independent and neutral obferiei. Hi r position will be much sttongei by sin h u policy than .t would be by nn alliance at the outset. s an observer, If she sees that the paiution of China Is at hand, doubt less she would have some pan to take but for the piesent theie Is no evi dence that such an emergency Is near ' Chini no diplomat said- 'The al leged otllelal statements coming from thv Chinese legation have been unwnr i anted as the legation has not teceived a word fiom Pekln since the Mist no tice was Hent tint a Criman force hail lnndid at Klao-Chuu, without previous notice to the Chinese govern ncnt It Is felt, however, that ninny of the reports as to the seriousness "f the situation, p.irticulaily those fio'n Slianghl, ate ovtrdiawn. It Is felt that an amicable settle ment will be made, possible by the grunting of coast stations, but with out an) serious dl.smembotment of tei ritoiy " The German officials here take the view that there are hut two actual steps on the part of Germany, namely, the occupation of Kluo-Chau Hay and the dispatch of Prince Henry's fleet to Chinese waters. Iieyond this, they say, all Is conjecture as to what Ger many will do, and they convey tho Idea Unit these conjectures as to the ahsoiptlon of territory aro unwar ranted. CHEAT BRITAIN'S INTURUSTS. The Hrltlsh embassy has not received n word from the foreign ntilce on tho eastern situation. Theie is a geneial disposition to credit the late reports that a considerable British fleet Is nt Pott Hamilton, near Corea, and that a large number of Japanese ships are in tho same vicinity. There are some seventeen Hrltlsh ships on the Asiatic station, and a good part of them ap pear to be cnntorlng about Corea. This concentration of Hrltlsh ships on tho Asiatic station Is said, however, to re late only to the displacement of an Fngllsh olllclal In tho administration of Cniean nflnlrs by Itussla. French dlnlomuts siiy that France Is not likely to take any part in a strug gle for Chlnwio territory, If thnt event uality comes, as Prance has alrcndy secuted most extensive possessions In Southeastern China, notably French Tonquln The sending of the French cruiser Jean Hart to the Chinese wnters Is said to have no more significance than the sending of the United Stntes ship Halelgh, now on her way to the Chinese station. MR. QUAY LEAVfcS DBAVER. Has Purchased n Homestead Ncnr Souicklry. Sewlckley, Pa, Dec. 29. Senator Quay will no longer bo a resident of Heaver, Pa. He has Just bought the Hare homestead at Osburn borough, near this place, for $75,000. Tho prop erty Is one of the finest In the Sewlck ley valley, comprising eleven ncres.wlth a line Inrge residence, commanding a magnificent view of the Ohio river for miles. The grounds have nlwas been kept In excellent condition. The late Thomas Haie purchased the property about twenty-five years ago from Gen eral George W. Cass, the president of the Flushing, Fort Wayne and Chi cago nillroad. Senator Quay and family have for many years lived nt Heaver, but last summer occupied the residence of the Misses Hell, on Beaver street, Sewlck- ly. CHINESE ECLIPSE PROCLAMATION. Tho r.mpcror Dcoircs Thnt Steps Shall Ho Tnken to Wnrd ot the Wrnthol I'rovidouce. Washington, Dec 20 The state de pal tment has lecelved a copy of the emperor of China's decree to ward oft the vviath of Providence an Indicated by the eclipse predicted for New Year's da. It Is a. typical exhibition of Chi nese statesmanship, especially In view of the eastern crisis. The decree partly says- "We are filled with foreboding at this news and hasten to seek within our selves for sins which may have thus brought the wrath of high Heaven up on the land. We further command that the cerf monies of congratulation usually held on New Year's day In the Talho throne hall be curtailed and only ordinal y obeisances be made, the place being changed to the Chien Tslng throne hall Instead of the Talho throne hall. The banquet usually given to the Imperial clansmen on New Year's day must also be stopped, and when the eclipse occurs let all members of the couit wear sob r gatmenta and assem ble In the Inner palace before the altar set up to Heaven to pray for forbear ance and mercy to the country at large. This Is so far as shall concern ourselves to show our desire to propitiate high Heaven; but ns her majesty, the em press, dowager. Is an elder and senior, It Is but light that the full ceremon ies be observed In paying the court's obe'sance on Now Yeai'H day to htr majesty. La all the Yamen's concern ed take note " EDUCATORS MEET. l'iftconth Annual Convention of the .Modern Lunsutige Society. Philadelphia, Dec. 29 The fifteenth annual convention of the Modem Lan guage association closed today with the reading of a number of capers by piomlnent educators The next place of meeting will be at the University of Viiglnli. The election of otllceis tesulted as follows: President, Alcee Forbier, Tulane Un Ivcrslty.New Oilcans; secietarv, James AV. Hilght, Johns Hopkins University; treasmer, Herbeit F. Gieene, John Hopkins Unlvetslty, executive council, C. T, Winchester, Wesle.van Univer sity; A. IS. Hohlneld, Vandeibllt Uni versity, J. A Huuipon, University of Vliglnla, W. S Cunell, Washington and Lee University, Albeit S. Cook Yale Unlveisltv, G. Karsten, Univei slty of Indiana; Hichanl Hochfelder, Wlttenbuig college, C. M. Gayly, Uni versity of California. ORGANIZATION OF HOSPITAL CORPS Sccretiin Long suliniiti ii Ornft of u Kill to ('oncre.K. Washington, Dec. L'9 Secretary Long has sent to the house naval com mittee a draft of a bill "to oiganlze a hospital cot ps of the United States navy, to define Its duties and regulate Its pay " The corps ns pioposed Is to consist of twenty phaimaclsts at $75 pel month, five at 1100; slxtv-flve hospital stewuids at $C0; thlity first-cln.s hm pltal apprentices at ?J4; sixty hospital appientlces at $lb Tho proposed naval hospitals aie to be located, at Portsmouth, N H.; Chelsea, Mass.; Newport, It. I.; New York city, Phila delphia, Washington. Noiiolk. Pens-a-tola, Mate Island and Yokohama, The scheme Includes navy yards and flag ships. HIGHWAYMEN SAFE FROM PURSUIT. Overlooked n Uoll of U.'iOO in Their Victim's Pocket. Allentown. Dec, 29 Theie Is no clue to the tramps who on Filday night held up and robbed John Kline, near Cop lay, and they are In no danger of pur suit, ns Kline left yesterduy for Ger many. Kline was employed in the ce ment vvorkH and had the savings ot sev eral jeais lu his pockets, amounting to $081. x Abstracting $181 fiom one pocket, the hlghwuynnn lied, neglecting to rifle a pocket In which $500 was tucked away. HecclvoH n ( nil from nle. Wilmington, Del, Dec. '."J Rev. Will turn l'lederlik Lewis, M A., pnstor of Itodnvy Sticot Presbyterian churdi, to day received word from Wules that ho hnd been nominated bv the synod of tho PresbyCerlun church of Walts to the chair of Hebrew and the Old Testament at tho Presbytcrliin Theological college nt JJala, North Wales He has until February to deckle, but will prtbably accept. .Mayor Uuu Ucl; U .Modcnt, New York, Dec. 29 Mayor-elect Van Wck objects to tho board of aldermen's plans for decorating the city hall and celebrating tho bltth of Ui cater New Yoik on Now Year's ove. Ho wants to mo Into otllco without any demonstration. Most of tho contracts for the Jollification huvo been made, however, und It will piobably bo can led out. THE FRENCH FLAG FLOATSAT If AI NAN First Nation to Follow Russia In the General Grab. CHINESE OFFER NO OPPOSITION I'iio llcpnrl oCtlio Seizure of the Fer tile Island OH" the South Coast ol China by the French Is Confirmed. Aro oT tlie Itlchcftt ol tho Ctiineso Islands. Shanghai, Dec, 29. It is leported hero that the admiral of the French fleet has hoisted the Fiench Hag on Hnl Nan Island (between the China sea and the Oult of Tonquln). The Chinese offered no opposition. London. Dec. 29. A dispatch to tho Dally Mall fiom Singapore conllims the report of the seizure of Hal Nan Island by the Fiench. Hal Nan Island Is oft the south coast of China, and sepal ated the Gulf of Tonquln from the China sea. It has an estimated men of 12,000 sqitaie miles and a population of a million Chinese, exclusive of wild tribes In the Interior. Some of the mountains In the centie rise above the snow line. It has several laige rlveis. The coasts are generally rocky, but tho west coast Is low und the south coast has some good harbors. Timber Is a principal pro duct. This Is sent to Annum, Slam and Signapore. Other cxpoits ure rice, sugar, wax, pearls, coral, salt and a little gold and silver. Its capital Is Klong-Choo, a populous city on Its north coast. CLASH AMONG POWERS Victoria, B. C, Dec. 29. The olll cers and passeneis of the steamship Victoiia, which Is Just in from the Orient say thut all Is excitement on the other side of the Pacific. The people In all walks of life exiiect that there will be a clash among the great powers over the seizure of different ports of j China. i The Hiltlsh flagship Contuavva, at Hong Kong, has been ordeied to be gin no vi nl K that would detain her In port more than 24 houis. Japanese papers are anxious for Hng land to mnke some move, but advise Japan to take a piudent attitude and watch the piogiess of events. TIN PLATE MEN AT COLUMBUS. Will Hold n .Meeting to Look Ovci the I inld I or 18UH. Columbus, O., Dee. 29. D. C. Heed, of Richmond, Va , and Mi. Hngen, of Chicago, tin plate men, ate heie wait ing for others foi the purpose. If pos sible, of restoring rates agieeil upon nt previous meetings but which weie vio lated by a part of the meinbcis. The following nia the names of the dele era tes: George Laughlln, Mlddletown, O; Mi. Donntr, Andeison, Ind., F S. Wheeler, Joliet, 111 ; Julius Goldsmith, New Klngslngton, O , D. C. Reed, nil wood, Ind , (Jeoig.' Giecer, Now Cas tle, Pa.; Mr Hlshop, Cleveland; W. C. Dutton, William H. Hanlield, John Oliver and Rlchaid Quay, Plttsbuig; V.'. W. Giaham, Hrldgepoit, O ; V.'. C. Robinson. A heeling, W V.; W. S. Simpsons, Cincinnati, George Hum beit, ConnellsvUK Pa.; John AV. Ho pan, Chlcigo, and O. R. Qulney, Pitts burg. The statement for publication Is tl.nt they aie heio to look over the field for 1S0S. TAILORS SHOVEL SNOW. Six Hundred Unemployed .Men Find orlc in New York. New York, Dec. 29. Ovei COO of the unemployed coat tnilois have found vvotk us snow shoveleis dm lug the pat two (Jus Majei Sehoenfeld will hold another consultation with the tiustees of tho Baron de Hlisch association with ref eience to the pioposed colonization plun, which has been .suggested ns a means of lellef to the oveiciowded East Side. In order thnt a sutllclent amount of fighting capital may be In the tiens uiy of the United Hrotheihoiid of Tall inn to successfully ioinli.it the eontiaet system In 1S99, an assessment of $1 per capita has been levied on all brunches of the tiade. Stockholders Seek Protection. Now York. Die. 29 Pretened stock holders representing -1M shares of the Hi-rrlnB-Hull-Muii in Sife comp my, which icceiitly Went Into n-ceiver's hands, met todav and selected u committee to luko steps for tho piotecllou of their piopeity. (cle Plant sold. Chicago, Dec. 29. The plant of tho In solvent Fowlei Cclc Munutuctuiing company, which invnitoried nt 7J.U00, und tho book accounts .imouutlug to STi.O", was sold today to Flunk T. I'owlcr, for mer) piesldent of tho company, Tho price paid vvus $2j,0u0. Hi'Mchi-d thu Schooner. Ilrcakw liter, Del, Dec. 29 --Tho Assa teaguo life saving crew has beached tho schooner Virginia Union, which stiuck on Turin r's Lump, Dec. 23, und was later rallied Into deep wutor. 1'ho schooner was leaking so badly thut If she hud not been beached sho would have been a total loss. Ten Ye urn lor .Morilmll. Camden, N. J., Doe 29. -Ueorgo Mor doff, ull is Con en, was convicted of shoot ing John Muthci tin October 21 In Math er's cigar storo lu this city and utter ward rubbing tho money drawer. He was sentenced to ten years by Judge Arm strong. Un a I'rimii ill (he Sluven. Bridgeport. Conn., Dec. 29. -Mis. Wool Boy O. Sterling Ih dead, itfed W years. She was a prominent ubollthmlsl, and her home at Bridgeport was i. station on the "underground rullioud" for aiding slaves to escape. m i Fivo Hundred .Miner Strike. Chaltnnooga, Turn., Dec. 29 Flvo hun dred miners at Dayton, Tenn., uio on stilko on account of a notice that here lifter tho men would bo docked for all slato found in tin it curs. t'otintDNii CmhIi'IIiiiiii'h Noil. New York, Dec 29, Word was teceived nt tho ofllco of (leorgo Gould today that tho Countess Castolliuie, fonnerlv Anna Gould, suvo blith to u sou ycitcrday. LUMBER AND RECIPROCITY. Representative Keeping n Watch Over llio LiiniberiiirnN Interest. Wnshlngton, Dec. 29. Tho lumber and other inteicsts which might be af fected by reciprocity treaties ate watching closely through their reprc senttitlvs het" all that coirerns thnlr special Intel ests. T-'o prlncloal icpie sontatlve of the liunh-i men is Jf Theopholutt Tunis, chultmnn of the ex ecutive committee of the National Lumbermen's association. He hns had several Intel views with Mr. Kusson, vvno is Ir charge of leclproc t nego llalions tor the stale depaitment. and has received a letter fiom him an nouncing the Huceess of efforts to pre vent Aigentlne sti iking a blow at American pine. The lumbermen are chlelly apprehensive that their prod uct may have to bear the burnt of Canadian leclproclty negotiations. Mr. Tunis today said: "Representatives and senatois from the south, regard less of politics, realize that a l educ tion In the duty of white pine would br as liar infill to them and their con stituents as It Ih to the white pine, hemlock and spruce intoiests In Mich igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsyl vania, New York, New Hngiand and the Pacific coast, and In view of the heaity iipptnvat given by their con stituents to their votes In favor of ruls Ing the duty on white pine to $2 will oppo'o this article, being singled out tor lower duties in Canadian reclp loclty negotiations." CORBETT'S CHALLENGE IS FORMALLY ISSUED. Ho Desires to Meet Bob I'ltzuliii in o in Hut Mill Not Agree to Fight Any ol the Lessor Lights. New York. Dee. 29 AVllllum A. Hiady. manager of James J. Corbett, tonight sent to the Associated Piess the following challenge to Robeit Fltz slmmons, champion pugilist of the world: James J. Corbett, illsiitisfied with the lesult ot bis late contest with jou at Cat son City, and not believing that you are bis supirlor either us a boxer or tighter, and bilng of the opinion that the majority of the American public shales his belief that he can dete.it jou If ou uie mm enough to grant him n letuin blttle on i qua! conditions, n is u. posited luduv J. :.0'J us a first deposit to bind a matt h foi $10 W0 u side, the i eraon oi per sons offeilng the l.ngest Inducements to have the mmigemcnt of the contest As you have said today that oui wlte has wlthiliawn her objections to von .train enteilng the ring there Is no ihisou why the arrangements should not be speedily consummated, for you In my presence at Caison gave Corbett your wold of honor tlmt If you ever enteiuil the ring ai.aln you would give lilm II t chance It is listless lor you to attempt to deceive the public and tiy to boom your private In terests by attempting to force Corbett to meet some second or thltd rate boxer befoie he sh ill bo entitled to your notice. He will not agiee to meet Maher, Sharkey oi any one else He claims the eh Hire that he gave you the right to win back the title of champion. He clearly prov "1 himself In your class em Match 17 lust, and It was only by the guutest kind of lluko that you ore now titled chimplon, and 1 do not believe that you will over loiget until youi living day the beating th it he gave you then, and If ever ho si euros the opportunilv to again face you in a twenty-four-foot ring I will guai.in tee you that lit will ptove conclusively and bovonil a question of doubt whether or not he Is In youi cl is. William A. lit adv. DAN STUART IS HOPEFUL. Lvpects to Arrange a Fight Hetwecu Corbett and F'tiimuion. New Yolk, Dec. 29. Dan Stuart.who managed the Fltzsimmons-Mnhei and Fltzsiininons-Corbett bouts successful ly, .said today that he would leave for the west ami hopes that he would se em e the signatures of both Fltzslm mons and Coibett to at tides of agiee ment or a ting contest which he pin poses to bilng otf next summer, piob ably In the state of Nevada. He said that as matteis stand now he does not anticipate any tiouble In getting Cor bett to sign, and he Is equally hopeful of gaining the consent of Fltrslmmons to meet the big Callfoinlan In the ring once more. Just what the amount of the putse, which ho would offer, would be, Mr. Stuatt lefused to say. Mi. Stuait would like to have the contest take place not eat Her than next July, and said that he would like to iiiiange a meeting between Kid Mc Coy and Choy nskl or some othei good middleweight to take place In the same week as the Coibett-Fltzslmmons bout. If he inn succeed In making ar la'ngements for both contests, Stuart saltl he would offer excellent Induce ments tot the wlnncis ot both these bouts to meet six months liitu, so that in the event of McCoy and Fltzslmmons winning they eotild settle their differ ences us to theli lespective prowess within the year 1S9S. Mr. Stuatt ex pects to bo in Chicago by the latter end of next week, ami said It would be no fault of his If the big fellows did not come to an agieeinent. PLAGUE IN BOMBAY. Dentb List Reaches ll.HIfi.-Iiilinbi-tnuth Seek Snlclv in Plight. llombay, D-c. 29. There weie 37 deaths and 51 new cases of the plague In the Mandvle district today. The total cases to elate lu Hombay ate 11, 257, and 11.S32 deaths. The luhabltnntH are seeking safety in lllglit. Pension Itect mine ndntioiiH. Washington. Dec. 21 -Sectetaty of tho Navy Long bus lucommeiiUtd to congress legislation amending tho law as to pen sioners uelmltettt to tho naval homo In Philadelphia bo us to hereufter lestore to tho naval pension fund ull pensions de ducted on account of resldenco In tho naval home and to rcstoro to the naval hospital all pensions deducted because of the admission of u beneficiary to u naval hospital, i ' Dcnth ol Robert Seymour. St. Louis. Dec. 2S Robert M. Seymour, founder of the benevolent order of tho Knights and Li'dlcs of Honor, and grand secretary for tho state of Missouri, died ut his homo nt Muplowood today as tho result ot a paiulytle stiuke. Denth of ii s ii iiiiim niliullnt. Memphis. Tenn., Dec. 29.--H. P. Lock, a prominent business man. fell fiom a K-in-sas City, Memphis mid Iliirllngtnn rail way train v, hllo walking In his sloop near Jasper, .Ma., lust nil, lit. His body was found on u tiestlo btldgo. BELIEVES THAT HANNA WILL WIN Money and Patronage and the Ohio Scnatorstilp. THEY WILL TURN THE SCALE Hnnun's Supporters Assembling in ColiiiubiiN--KurU,s Animosity 111 Outlast the Present Contcst--Pos-Hihllity of a Deadlock in thu Legis lature. Columbus, Dec. 2'.). A Republican state olllclal, who Is steeling clear of complications between the factions now waning in Ohio, rcmaiked today: '1 begin to think that Hanna will win " He added In lebponse to an In quiry for his reasons- "Hecnuse he has the money. I don't say that Hanna will do any bribing to win his election. That would bilng about an ugly scandal. However, If he Is eolng to lose a number of Renubil can members, thete aie Democrats v. ho can be persuaded to vote for Han na or not to vote ut all. "I have understood that ceitaln llch Democtats have agieetl to put up $2.i, 000 to help tlefeat Hanna. They will put up that amount If Hnnna's Repub lican enemies will put up $25,000 mote, if it comes to a light with cash, who can luoduce mote of It than Mark Hanna? The fr.0,000 said to be raised nealnst him will be nothing compared to the fund that he and his friends and oackeis can contribute. "It ceitalnly does look as If times v ere to be good about here for several v.eehs. Hanna's iatronage will help lilm with Republican members You can't call that btlbeiy or make any scandal over it " Two years ago there was no senator ial caucus. Foraker had been endorsed tor senator by the state convention. Thetefore , the legislature elected Iitm without caucus, an honor never before conferred on any senatot from this .state The state convention of this yeai ap pioved Hanna for senator. Yet Hanna will have n caucus. He wants to smoke out membeis who aie onposed to lilm If they fall to attend the caucus, or if they vote for some one else, Hanna will know then what he does not know now what men are In tho oi:osltlon. The senatoiiil caucus will be held on Jan. 5. Hv that time the legislature will be organized and doing business. It Is held In the middle of the week, so that no member will have an excuse for going home to spend Sunday, etc. It Is now claimed that thirteen mem bers aie on the anti-llanna list, and that these thirteen aie known to be men of good standing and strong con victions. No one has ever Impeached their paitv loyalty or petsonal chaiac ter. They ate men above bribery. In many instances they aie backed up In their position tow aid Hanna by the sentiment of their counties and dls ttlcts. They can vote against him and yet remain In good standing at home. Really, the wonder would be if he did not w In. Hacked up absolutely and without lesetve by a popular presi dent with many good offices yet to be given out In Ohio, to say nothing of other states; with capital "'pull" and the caucus whip it seems almost Im possible for Hanna to lose. COTCRIH OF HNTHUSIASTS. On the other hand, theie Is opposed to him a coterie of vvnrm-bloodeil, en thusiastic, popular men Republicans who despise the collat of bosses und there Is a vendetta against Hanna. His who love political warfaie. Then, too, enemies nie lelentless, vindictive, and venomous. They lepresent a gieat army of young piogresslve Republi cans. Heio lies the dancer to Hanna. He Is sixty years old. A'oung men of thlity and of foity are most actively engaged against lilm. Hanna has not diawu laigely on young men for sup poit. If Hanna wins this time the young men will cany their fight Into the campaign of 1900. They will not pennlt President Mc Klnley to have the solid delegation from this state If he deslies u second nomination. Hven If he gets the nomi nation against a faction of his own state, he may lose the electo'ial vote. The gieat in my of the unappolnted and disappointed enn do gieat things both before and after a National con vention In paicelllng out the diplomatic and consulai gifts Piesldent McKlnley has often been moved by peisonal filend shlp and his natuial goodness of heart Yet till these mistakes will be blamed on Hanna whethei he Is ically to blame or not Till; FORCOS ASSILMHLH. There was an Inllux of legislators to night nnd the senatot lul election Is the absorbing question That the nntl Hanuii Republicans led by Churlcn Kuitz, fsq . will test the stiength of their forces In the mgnnization of the leglslatuio wns Indicated by the un official announcement that Represen tative Muson. of Cleveland, would op pose Repiesentutlve lloxwell, of AVur ren county, for speaker. Mr Mason, necompunled by Repre sentative Ilramley, of Cleveland, both of whom are known to be unfriendly to Senator Hanna, opened headquarteis at the Great Southern hotel today and It wan generally understood that the untl-Hannu men would conduct their campaign from that place. It Is sig nificant that the Democratic state headquarters uie locutd In tho same hotel. Allen O. Meyers Is the apparent leuder of the Demoemts In tho pioposed fusion with the auti-IIannii Republi cans. Mr. Meyeis has given out that the Democratic membeis of the house will support Representative Motion for speaker and C H. Gerrlsh, of Colum bus, one of Mr. Kurtz's liputeimnas, for clerk of the house In opposition to John R. Malley. The untl-Hanna Republi cans, it Is genet ully understood, tuo to turn all the other officers of the house over to the Domociats In consid eration of the election of the men chosen by Mr. Kuitz for speaker nnd cleik A conference of Democratic membeis of the legislature and patty leaders is to be held hero Friday to discuss the proposed fusion w It ti tho nntl-IIanna Republicans, Within tho Inst few days btrong opposition has ailsen from cettuln Dcmocratu to the proposed fusion and it Is now certain that all the Democratic members can not he whipped Into line. There was a conference of Republi can leaders at Mnjor Dick's rooms this afternoon und Major Dick stntcd that Senator Huntia's te-electlon wns assur ed. AVhllc Mr. Kurtz denies himself to nil public IntetviewM he still asserts to his confidential friends that Senator Hanna will bo defeated. SPECULATOR'S SUICIDE. John Ilcrgmnnn. Ruined nt tho Chica go Hoard of Trade Seeks Deulli. New York. Dec. 29 John Herrmann, who last night hailed t policeman on Thltd ave'iii" v.lth "here, copper, take this corpse to the morgue," and sent a bullet through his own bialn, falling dead at tho officer's feet, Is sild to have been formeily a wealthy resident of Chicago. It Is said that Hergmunn l)l his tnonev In speculation on the boaid of trade of Chlmgo, after which he came east, H" took to drink, and In spite of aid vvhlih relatives extended tr him, reached the depths of povotty. The muzzle of the pistol with which he ended his life was jilaccd In his mouth' and the explosion blew 'ivvuy tlie entile back of Hergmniin's lieacl. n his loom was found the following: "Give iiy body to some college or hospital so It will be of some' use. It wasn't while I was alive. No wotk. I all kinds of tumble and sout; that Is too mucn John Deigmann. SC0VEL RETURNS TO THE FIELD. Rumor Regarding Ills Dentil Seems to Have Been Well Fotindod Havana, Dec 29 Many friends of Senor Canalejas and Mr Sylvester Scovel, coi respondent of the New Yoik World, went to the rallrond station to day to meet them nnd weie grnntly disappointed at their non-ntilvul They are confidently expected tomorrow. News has ai lived heie ahead of them this evening that Mr Scovel Is back from the field after having presented President McKlnley 's letter to Geneial Maximo Gomez The rumor that Mr. Scovel had been sentenced to death apoears to have been well founded. The Insurgent scouts Hnt woid to General Gomez's camp that two Americans, Senor Mnd ilgal and Mi. Scovel, weie on their wny to headquarteis to Induce General Gomez to sin lender. Geneial Gomez, enraged, decided that both be court martialed on the """t, but learning that they were specie nvoys of Secietary Sherman, acting under orders of Pres ident McKlnley.he Instructed Uuit they be released and agued to meet them Senor Madrigal (United States con sul at Sanctl Splrltus) explained to General Gomez that Piesldent McKln ley, lu accordance with a ptomlse to Spain to use his filendly influence with the Insurgents to bring the war to nn end, had selected him (Senoi Matlil gal) and Mr, Scovel to carry out the mission He then piesented Secretary Shei man's letter to Geneial Gomez The lattei had the same tianslated foi lilm and gave ordeis that the commis sioners should be treated with all con sideration. He fixed an uppolntmcnt for the following day, piomlslng dur ing the Interval to confer with tho Cuban government with leference to the action to be taken. The following moinlng General Go mez assuied Senor Mnelrlgal anel Mr. Scovel that he was much pleased with the Interest shown by the Ametlcan government In the Island of Cuba and that he would teply to President Mc Klnley tluough the representative of the Cuban government at Washington, as he (General Gomez) was not al lowed to conespond dlieetly with for eign powers. It Is understood that Senor Canale Jas Is leturnlns to Havnna for good, having given up his proposetl visit to Hastetn Cuba. MR. WURZER'S ACTIVITY. I'.vpccls to llring the National Con vention to Indiiinnpnlis. South Rend, Ind., Dec. 29 -F Henry AVuizer, of the Unlveislty of Notre Dame, secietniy of the Ameilean Re publican College league, has appointed James Tnbor, of the Unlveislty of In diana, chairman of the sixth depart ment of the organisation. Including In diana, Kentucky and Iowa. AVurzei has been winking to bring about the otganlzatinn ot the Indiana League of College Republican clubs, and It Is bhoitlv to take definite form He expects to bring the national con vention to Indlunupoll.s in the spilng. Stciiu chip Arriva , I New A'ork. Dee. .".i haueil St. Paul, Southampton, Majistlc Llvii'iool, Win- slngton, Antweip Cleared Obdum. Rot terdam; Knlser Wllhelm II, Genoa und I Naples Southampton Arilvctl. New Yoik, New A'ork, 'I be lleiuld'K Mi-iithor Forecast. I New A'ork Dee. 10 In the middle states and New Hngliuul. today, cluudv to partly cloiulv warmer weathoi will pre vail, preceded by mode-rate snow eu lain. I with brisk southwesterly and westerly I winds, high on tin toasts, clearing gen I erullv by noon or afterroou, ind In Now j Dnglund cloudy, wuimer weather with snow or rain anel eouthweMeily winds high on tho coasts, dealing by tonight THE iNKWS THIS .UOUNINU. Weather Indications Today: Rain; Southwesterly Winds. 1 General President Gompeis Replies to Secretary (luge. Relief That Hunnn Will Win. America us a Factor Ir tho Hasten! Rmbrogllo. France Floats Her Flag In China. 2 State Chi Istlun Fndeuvor Convention nt Forest City. Pennsylvania Lubor Intel ests. 3 Local Allegeel Shopllftcts Havo u Dealing. Gossip of the World ot Sport. 4 Ddltorlal. Comment of tho Press. 5 Germany's Ruler Has No Slnccuie G Local Mr. Crawford A'lslts a Coal Mine. Fatal Full from a Slippery Roof. 7 Local Coioner's Jury Savs Frank Aas Murdeied. Fire Department R'tpeuscs, 8 Local AVest Side and Suburban. New A'eur's Day at the A'. M. U. A. 9 Lackawanna County News, 10 Neighboring County Happenings. The Markets. MR. GOKPERS MAKES REPLY Submits an Open Letter to Secretary Lyman Gage. EVILS OF GOLD STANDARD Explained from the Labor Man's Point of View. Thev Hnvo Grown From n Dishonest Measure ol Value That Interferes With a Just Distribution of Wealth. Tho Measures of A'nliio Thnt Force Unequal Dltiibution ot tho Pro ducts of Labor That Deprivos Pro ducers oftlio Fruits of Their Toil, Cuts Down Wages and Profits. AVnshlngton, Dec, 29. Samuel fiom p.TS, piesldent of the American Fed eration of Labor, has icplled In an open letter to Secretnry Gage's recent lettei, taking exceptions to the resolutions passed by the federation with lefeieneo to the Gnge financial bill. Mr. Gompers denies that the icsolu tlons denounced the sccretaty's mo tives or his plan. They deelaied, ho says, against th' plan "for moie thoi oughly committing our countiy to tho gold standard, a plan for destioylng out" greenback currency and substitut ing bank notes; a plan, In fact, for weakening the control of the national government over that most lmpoitant of nil measuies, the measure of values, and strengthening the banks; n plan aiming' at what you call 'cuirency te form,' a;id which we call 'bank mon opoly'." Answeiing the .secretary ' question on that point. Mr. Gompeis ays that the "evils of the gold standaid ate those that have grown from a dishon est measuie of values, a mensuie of values that Interferes with the Just distribution of wealth; that depilveH some men of a part of their earnings that is rightly theirs and confei It up on others who have earned It not. Tho measures of values that thus force an unjust dlstilbutlon of labor; that d -pi Ives pioducers of frult.s of their toll, cuts down wages und piollts, theieby destroys the Incentive to enterpilse, leads to Industrial stagnation, cnfoie el Idleness, tllstiess and public suffeilng" INJURY OF GOLD STANDARD. Continuing, he says: Now, if our adherence to tlie gold standard has cu.se d money to glow deal er, you must admit that the gold stun I arel has done Injury to our people, brouiju dlstievs to w.ue-e atners und empluvus und discouraged enteiptlses Out utllni euce to the told staiidaiel has caus .1 monev to mow In valuo and, ot couise forced things measured In money to fall in mice Hcvvevei, It Is not alone to a cheapening of the labor cost of proilut -tlon, but also to an iieluul tippu elation of gold that the fall lu pilees since 1S72 his been lu gieat part due. This appl eolation has grown out of the elemoiieilAitlon ot silver which has Increased tho demands fnrgold. This Is n question that every pio ducer can unswci llus the fall in prltes curtailed my minings' If the fall lu pilees has been due- only to general Ini pioved methods of pioduction a lessening In the title cost ot production, bo has suffeied no loss fiom such fall. Moreover the fall in prices since lvi;, common to all gold using coimtilos a fall In pilees ot 20 per cent , has not giown tail of Improve inent In machinery exclusively, but the labor cost of production bus not been In cteasetl by one-fifth In the past tojr years, and theiefoie the cause of this full in prices must lie in what, it not in denier monev. anil was due piiin.ully to an ap pl eclntlnn In gold. A'oii must abandon the advocacy of tho gold monometallism, unless you cun show that the i1imontlzntton of silver and the doubling of the demand for gultl icsultaiu ihertfrom has not cause el golel to grow dearer and pnees lower to the great In Juiy to ull pnxliicers of wealth. A'.ni should ut least show that tho poipctui tlon of the gold standard will not icsult In making money eleuer und human llesu die ape r And now Just one word ns to tho scon I patt of tho resolutions to which you takn exception The resolution elerlaics, and you admit, th it tho puiposo of your cur leiicv bill Is to tauso tho letlieinent if our national greenback curiciiey und II pov eminent pipei money, and tho su'nti tutlon of bank notes. This yea hold to bo desirable Why.' Would it not lo the banks the powei to regulite our feu elgn exchanges the powei to check golel exports by lontructlon nnel by screwing down accominod itlun to mci chart's so as to force them to throw their products on the market at pi lies nt which our for eign creditors woulel rather take sue Ii products thun our gold? Would It n .t thus ic'leve the titasiiiy of the bmdeil of prov Ming fur gold ledcmptlons um I make the banks supreme? Till i we hold to be undesliable. It would make tin banks glial dlan ovei our volume of money and so of our measure of values. It woulel enable binks woiklng lu tho 'n teiest of speculators to calico move ments In prices with great ceitnlnty, en ablo them to dipiess pilees by contract ing the cuirency and raise prices by ex panding the snnie It would nmlte the bunks the masters, tho many tho slaves, anil would emlch the few and impover ish the multitude. GLARING INCONSISTENCY. In tho statement jou recently mado be fore the house committee cm lianl.liirf imd e tin em j lu suppoit ol your bill, oti say and rcptut this tiiilHtu "thut tho less th" government owes, the less It will nave to piy." A'et youi plan Involves the piop osltlon uf tho tetlrenieiit of our nation it paperciirreney aiulgueubicks upon win h we pay no lute n. -a at all anil the Isoi unce of bonds In its stood In the sum of J2u0 uoo.ipw), which wo shull owo, and upon which wo shall bo required to pay lull r est. Tne Inconsistency of youi statement und your plan seems gl it lug. AVo oppose your uiirency bill bocnusn as has been well said, It Is "a bill to pio vide for tho abdication of tho sovorelsn powets of the govoinmunt to the banks, for strengthening tho hands of tho spet -ulutlio cliques, enriching tho fow and Impoverishing the many,"
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