h rra-. -gss-tey, iit'vi s nayasp?r-: ji w i-trs,js. jma ttbttne. ITWO CENTS. P HCRANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, JANDALIX 3, " - 1 . ..,.., . ... - ..J -- . . I ! " I ' ' ' 0 IMPROVE THE CURRENCY Lbstract of Report of the Monetary Commission. GOLD STANDARD FAVORED Against the Coinage of Silver Dollars. The Report Hccommond That All Obligations ofthc United Stnlcs lie Paid in Gold Unless Otherwise .Specllled-.A Scheme to Provide 1'or Ativ Deficiency Thnt hhnll Exist in the l'lnl Department ol the Treasury - Suggestions Con cerning the JUnungcmcnt of the linnking System. Washington, Jan. ?; IMS. The report of tho Monetaiy Commission, contain ing the plan of currency reform pro posed by It, together with full dis cussion of the subject and a mass of valuable statistics and other informa tion, has been sent out ly the execu tive committee of the Indianapolis con vention. Following are the main points of the plan for reform: METALLIC CURRENCY AND DE MAND OBLIGATIONS. 1. The existing gold standard shall bo maintained; and to this end the standurd unit of valuo shall continue, ns now, to consist of 23.8 grains of gold nine-tenths line, or 23.22 grains of pure gold as now represented by the one-tenth part of tho eagle, All obligations for tho payment of money shall be performed In conformity to the standard afoietald; but this pro- vifliin shall not bo deemed to affect tho present legal-tender quality of the silver coinage of the United States, or of their paper currency having tho quality of leg al tender. All obligations of the United States for the payment of money now ex isting, or hereafter entered Into, shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, bo deemed, and held, to bo payable in gold coin of the United States, as defined in the standard aforesaid. 2. (In sul)"ince.) Gold coinage as now. 3. No sit. dollars shall be hereafter coined, II. C and 6. (In substance.) Coinage and Ademption of subsidiary and minor coins as now, 7. There shall be created a separate di vision in the treasury department, to be known as tho division of Issue and re demption, under Hip charge of an assist ant treasurer of the United States, who shall be appointed by the president by and with the advice nnd consent of tho senate. 8. To this division shall be committed all functions of tho treasury department pertaining to the Issue and redemption of notes or certlllcates, and to tho exchange of coins; and this division shall have tho custody of tho guaranty and redemption funds of the national banks, and shall conduct all the operations of redeeming national bank notes, as prescribed by law; and to this division shall be trans ferred all gold coin held against out standing gold certlllcates, all sliver dol lars held against outstanding silver cer tificates, all United States notes held against outstanding cuirency certlllcates, and all silver dollars and silver bullion held against outstanding treasury notes of 1S90, and all subsidiary and minor coins needed for tho Issue and exchange of such coins, and the funds deposited with the treasury for the liquidation of na tional bank notes. All accounts relating to the business of this division shall bo kept entirely apart and distinct from those of the fiscal departments of tho treasury; and tho accounts relating to tho national banks shall bo separate and apart from all other accounts. THE RESERVE FUND. 9. A reserve shall be established In tills division by the transfer to It by tho treas urer of the United States from tho gen 1 oral funds of the treasury of an nmount of gold In coin, and bullion, equal to 23 per cent, of the aggregate amount of both the United States notes and treas ury notes Issued under the act of July II, 1890, outstanding, and a further sum in gold equal to B per cent, of the aggregato amount of the coinage of silver dollnrs. This reserve shall bo held as a common fund, and used solely for the redemp tion of such notes and in exchange for such notes, and for silver, and subsidiary and minor coins, 10. It Bhall bo the duty of the secretary of the treasury to maintain the gold re serve In the division of Issue and redemp tion at such sum as shall secure the cer tain and Immediate redemption of all notes and sliver dollars presented, and the preservation of public conlUence: and for this purposo ho shall from timo to time, ns needed, transfer from the general fund of tho treasury to the di vision of issue and redemption any sur plus revenue not otherwise appropriated; and In addition thereto he shall be au thorized to issue and sell, whenever it Is In his Judgment necessary for that pur pose, bonds of the United States bearing Interest not exceeding s per cqnt., run ning twenty years, but redeemablo in gold coin, at the option of tho United States, after one year; and tho proceeds of all such sales shall be paid into the division of Issuo nnd redemption for the purposes aforesaid, It. To provldo for any temporary de ficiency which may at any timo exist In the fiscal department of the treasury of Mil United States tho secretary of tho treasury shall bo authorized, at his dis cretion, to Issuo certificates of Indebted ness of the United States, payable in from one to five years after their date, to the bearer, of the denominations of $w or multiples thereof, with Interest at u rate not to exceed three per centum per an num, and to sell and dispose of the same for lawful money at the treasury de apartment, and at the sub-treasuries and designated depositories of the United States, and atBiicIi postolllces ns he may select. And such certificates shall have the like privileges and exemptions pro vided In the act to authorize the refund ing of the national debt, approved July 14, 1870. 1J. Whenever money Is to be borrowed on the credit of the United States, the hecretary of the treasury shall be'author Izcd, Instead of Issuing the usual forms of engraved bonds, upon receiving law ful money of tho United States In Bums of not less than fifty dollars ($00) In any single payment, to cause a record of all ouch payments to be made In books to be kept for that purpose In Washington, and thereafter from time to time, to pay to those so registered on such books Inter- IContlnued on Page 8, PROSPERITY IN COLORADO. A Dispatch of Congrntiilntlou Sout to Prealdrnt iMcKlnlcv. Colorado Springs, Col., Jan. 2. Tho fol lowing telegram has been sent to pres ident MO'vlnley from this city: Tho Chamber of Commerce of Colorndo Springs send you best wishes for u Happy New Year and congratulations on tho prosperity that promises increasingly to attend your administration. Cripple Creek, in this county, has added more than $12,000,000 to tho world's output of gold during 1837, an Increase of 40 per cent, over the previous year. Colorado's gold production for the last year is nearly $22,000,000, being ono-thlrd of tho total gold production of tho United States, a sum equal to $140 for each man in tho state, or $2,200 for each man engaged In gold mining. Colorado has done her sharo toward increasing the general prosperity of tho nation and enters tho new year with hope and confidence. Denver, Jan. 2. Tho gold output of Col orado this year is estimated by tho Times from tho figures furnished by tho smelt ers, mills nnd mint nt $22,500,000, nn ln crraso of $8,000,000 over that of 1S3G. Tho silver produced was worth $12,807,070; lead, $2,740,072; copper, '$1,209,053. IT WAS A BOGUS BOMB, An Export Examined tho .Hystericus Package Sunt to i:ii Shnw. Camden, N. J., Jan. 2. Prosecutor Jen kins today had nn expert oxamlno the supposed dynamite) bomb received yester day by Ell Shaw, the accused murderer of his mother and grandmother. The con tents of tho package wero pronounced to be a common day battery stuffed with manganese do oxldo and bal amonlac, a harmless combination. Mr. Jenkins states his belief that tho package was sent to arouse public sym pathy for Shaw, who will bo placed on trial tomorrow. He adds that ho has no doubt Shaw expected Its receipt and pro tended to be much frightened. SIX PERSONS ARE CREMATED. Shocking Fnte of 'the Itcich Fnraily ofJcrscy City--l'arents nnd Child ren Perish. New York, Jan. 2. Six members of ono family wero killed by flames and smoke In a tiro that occurred early this morn ing in Jersey City. The dead are: ADOLPH REICH, 42 years old, tho ' father. E' !MA REICH. 42 years old, the mother. T.LLIE REICH, 22 years old. IDA REICH, 15 years old. ALI1ERT REICH, 14 years old, GUSTAV REICH. 8 years old. Several others were Injured, and It may be that another member of the" ill-fated family will die. He Is the 19-ycar-old son, and his body is covered with burns. John Conway, chief of the Jersey City fire department, was badly cut and burned. Ho fell through a burning floor and was rescued with difficulty. Henry A. Reich, 17 years old, managed to make his escape from the house with bad bums on the neck, face and hands, but ho Is not seriously injured, Adolph Reich's home was at 317 Ger mannla avenue, near the Hudson county boulevard. In tho Hudson city district. He was u real estate agent and well to do, living In a pleasant house of thteo stories. It is believed that tho flro broke out from a heater In tho basement, and 11 worked Its way up to the third llonr. where the sleeping apartments of tho famil" were located. Henry Reich said it was late when tho family retired, the evening having been spent in entertaining New Year's callers. Early In tho morning he was awakened by shouts, running into the hall ho saw the smoke and tho llames In the lower hall. Ills father was there and they man aged to get out of the house together In their night clothes. Young Reich then ran down ono of the streets and gavo the alarm. When ho returned his father was no where to be seen, but one of his brothers, Slgismund, was there, but bad ly burned. He was taken to a neighbor ing house, where he said that some one had awakened him, and that he had Jumped through the blinding smoke and llames down the staircase and out Into the open air. Several of the engine companies re sponded promptly to the alarm, and ten minutes later the fire was out. Then be gan the search of the nouse. Tho rays from the firemen's lanterns disclosed three charred bodies against the wall at the foot of the stairs. They were the bodies of Adolph Reich, his daughter, Tilllo. nnd little Guslav. They lay on the remnants of a burned bicycle. The fath er had fallen upon the daughter, and his son was In his arms. They were burned almost beyond recognition. In tho basement of the house the searching party stumbled over something nt the foot of the stairs. Two blackened corpses with arms entwined lay there. '1 hey were the remains of Ida and Al bert, Portions of tho limbs had been en tirely burned away and tho faces were horribly distorted. They searched then for the mother. Her body was found in the dining room. She was but slightly burned. Her face showed no look of pain. She undoubtedly died from suffocntlon. At dawn tho bodies were rolled in blan kets and sent to tho morgue. KILLED BY ROBBERS. Murdered the Owner in Plundering Hie House. Belleville, III., Jan. 2. John Doerinjr, aged 70, a highly respected and wealthy citizen of this place, was found dead In bed today, his head having been crushed In with some blunt instrument In the hands of robbers who ransacked tho house for valuables, and then escaped without leaving n clue us to their Identity, .Mrs. Nacli'h Pica. New York, Jan. 2. Mrs. Augusta Nuck, the accomplice of Martin Thorp In the muider of Guldensuppe, the bath-rubber, In a cottage at Woodslde, L. I., will be ar raigned in Long Island City tomorrow and will plead guilty to manslaughter. District Attorney Young, It Is unuerstood, will consent to tho Imposition of a sen tence of twenty-one years in the peni tentiary at Sing Sing. This sentence, It is understood, will also be acceptable to Mrs. Nark's attorneys. Wnnls to Fight the Kid. New York, Jan. 2. Tom O'Rourko, af ter his return from Chicago, posted with the Police Gazette a certified cheek for $5,000 as a guarantee for a match lie wishes to arrange between Joe Walcott and Kid McCoy. O'Rourke suld today: "Any time McCoy feels Inclined to do business he can cover the $3,000 which I have posted, and ho will find me an easy man to make an aim with." Fnolbnll Pltyor Killed. .Marysvllle, Cal., Jan. 2. In the foot ball match between the Marysvllle and Wheatland teams, Clyde Manwell, of Wheatland, had his backbone broken and was totally puralyzod. Recovery Is Im possible. NtPitinohlp AirlvnU. Quecnstown, Jan. 2. Sailed: Umbrla, from Liverpool, New Yoik, Lizard Passed: La Nonr.undle, New York for Havre. IT LOOKS LIKE HANNA'S WATERLOO Indications ol a Lively Session Columbus Today. at MR. KINNEY EXPECTS TROUBLE A Strong Force ol'Surgcnnt-nt-Arms II ns llcon KnBiigcd--GoYornor JJiishnoll Declares IIini8oir--Ho Desires His i'olltlcnl Future to nest Upon Opposition to Senntor ilntina-- Judge Nnsh Ilcsigns. Columbus, O., Jan. 2. There are In dications here tonight of serious trouble, at least of disorder, nt the state house tomorrow. Since the cau cuses of Inst night, both the Hannn men nnd the opposition are claiming enough votes for the organization of the house. Trouble is feared In the senate, as It Is believed that Senator Buike, ono of the Republicans, will, re main nwav and the house permit the Democrats to elect the officers in that body. At the Republican house cau cus last night there were ten absentees and Alex. Boxwell received only fifty two votes for the nomination, while it. requires fifty-five votes tomorrow for election if all ure present. Under the law, nfter ten ballots are taken the candidate receiving the highest number of votes is declared elected, even if it is then not a majority over all. Griffith, of Clinton county, who was unable to bo at the caucus last night on account of sickness, has an nounced that he will be hero tomor row to vote for Boxwell, who is the Hanna cundidate for speaker, and Mr. Boxwell, without giving any names, claims to have the two other votes necessary for election. In addition to the absent members, many other Re publicans have been sent for today by both sides and are arriving tonight. It is charged that some of the arrivals are known as "knockers" on such occa sions as will be witnessed in the hall of the house tomorrow, Secretary of States Charles Kinney, a strong Hanna mnn, will preside in the house till that body elects a speaker. In anticipation of his i tilings there have been threats made during the day. Mr. Kinney is said to have selected a strong force of temporary sergeants-at-arms nnd to be ready for any emergency. The com bine of Democrats and antl-Hnnna Re publicans claim tonight that they will elect Harry C. Mason, of Cleveland, an .antt-Hanna Republican, as speaker, and seat him. WHEN DISORDER IS EXPECTED. If Representative Mason should re ceive the requisite votes there would bo no trouble about hlr. -qualifying and taking his seat but there is apprehen sion of disorder previous to the ballot being taken and possibly during the balloting and the counting of the vote. The opposition claim they will have 17 Democratic votes in the house solid and 9 Republican votes or one more than enough to elect the Mason tick et. They are temaining with the anti- Hanna and anti-Boxwell Republicans very closely and claim that these Re publicans who did not attend the cau cus last night, are with them. There are three Democratic members who are opposed, to fusion, or rather to voting for Republicans for speaker and oth er offlees. These three Democrats Mould not enter the Democratic caucus last night until th'ey were assured that they would not thus be pledged to vote for Republicans nominees. But they do not say today that they will not vote for Mason or ether Republican candidates. They simply announce thnt as things stand since the action ot the opposition conferences thev nre unpledged, With the result depending on the chance of one vote either way, thse three Democrats and the Republi cans who did not enter the caucus are undergoing the strongest pressure to night of all influences that can be brought to boar on them. There havebeen lrr.espoiislblecharges during the day of bribery, but no evi dences of It are dlscernable. The op position to Boxwell tonight has de clared that any excess of 53 votes for him for speaker will be followed by in vestigation but there are charges and counter charges of undue influences on both sides and on all hands that cannot be traced to any reliable source. The Hanna men claim tint Mason will be short three Democratic votes and four Republicans, that are listed ngainst Boxwell, nnd that Mason will not have fifty votes. While both sides concede less than a majority to their opponents neither side claim more than one vote to spare and the situa tion seems to require such close watch ing as to causo the most bitter feeling. GOVERNOR BUSHXELL'S CANDI DACY. Governor Bushncll, in an interview, ha? made the first announcement of his candidacy for the senatorshlp. He said: I am a candidate only In the receptive sense. I want tho members of tho gen oral assembly to settle It for themselses. If I havo any political future, I want it to rest right now upon my opposition to Senator Hanna. Tho people of this state, in my opinion, are tired of bosslsm. I am blamed because some of my ap pointees aro working against Senator Hanna. The city Is full of federal em ployes from Washington for him, and nothing Is said about that. I am tired ot this attempt to hold me up. It seems to me that 1 do not owe anything to Senator Hanna after th way I was treat ed by him and his friends In the last state convention. If Senator Hannas' friends think they can scaro me by threating to stop the In auguration exercises they are simply mis taken In their man. He is ex-Congressman Thompson, of Portsmouth, telling It about the hotel lobbies that if I don't look out I will have no Inauguration cet cmony at all. If tho people of tho state don't want it, I am sure I don't cure. Judge George K. Nash, chairman of the Republican state executive commit tee, today sent a letter to Governor Bushnell, resigning1 his position as a trustee of the Ohio Asylum for Epilep tics, to which position Judge Nash had been appointed by Governor Bushnell, The iotter Is nr.d to ue very caustic, but Judge Nash will not give it out for publication till after it has been received by tho governor In Ills mail tomorrow. Upon being asked for the reasons for Ills action, Judge Nash tonight, said: On Friday, I am informed by u, most re liable gentleman, Governor Bushnell said that tho Republican state executive com mittee in tho recent compalgn did not do a thing to assist him ns a candidate. In Justice to my ussoclate? on that com mittee, than whom a more loypl set of men to a party ticket and to a great causo were never banded together, ns well ns to myself us tho chairman, 1 could not do othcrwlso than resont the Insult, Again if Governor Bushnell really be lieves that I was dlsloyul to him us chair man ho must bo very uneasy as to wheth er I will properly perform my duties i-s an onicer. I desired to relieve his mind of this worry. I nm also disgusted with tho conduct of Governor Bushnell. Before tho election, In public speeches, ho pretended that he desired Mr. Hanna's return to th cd States senate. Since that time he has consorted with the enemies of tho Repub lican pnrty to defeat tho will of tho peo ple. I look upon this as n squate case of obtaining votes by false pretenses. Judge Nash, as chairman of the state committee, Is taking an active Interest In the election of Senator Hanna and claims that the last state convention at Toledo named Mr. Hanna for sen ator as well as nominated Mr. Bush nell for governor. At the last state convention in Toledo, Governor Bush nell wanted Charles L. Kurtz selected as chairman of the state executive com mittee, a position which Mr. Kurtz had held for the two previous campaigns, In 1S93 when Bushnell was first elected governor, and in 189G, when the presi dential ticket was in the field. It Is claimed that the head of the state ticket by precedent has always named the state campaign chairman. In 1896 Secretary of State Charles Kinney headed the state ticket and opposed Kurtz for chairman, but Governor Bushnell secured the reappointment then of Kurtz, as chairman over the protest of Kinney. When the last state convention nominated Bushnell for governor and Hanna for senator, the latter defeated Kurtz for chairman and secured the election of Nash for chairman. That is the cause ot the present fight against Hanna. It has involved all the old fights of former years that existed between what were called the Sherman and the Foster factions and later be ing the so-called McKlnlcy and the Foraker factions, till now the lines are drawn between what are termed the Hanna and the Bushnell factions, but these factional fights never Included a combine with the Democrats till In the present contest. During the last stajte campaign it Is stated that Governor Bushnell visited the stute headquar ters only once and then on Invitation. It is also stated that Mr. Kurtz, who is state oil Inspector, under Governor Bushnell, and leader of the opposition against Hanna, conducted state head quarters in the Interest of Governor Bushnell and of anti-Hanna Republi can candidates for the legislature. There were charges during the cam paign that Judge Nash was conducting the campaign for the legislative tick ets and Kuitz for the state ticket. Columbus, O., Jan. 2. The arrival of three close friends of ex-Senator Brlce tonight started the report that over flies had been made to the gold Dem ocrats to vote with the Republicans for the election of Brlce as senator as an Independent gold standard man In the event that Hanna could not be elected. If all tho Republican members who at tended the tegular caucuses could be oi'pended upon for this programme, there are more than enough gold Dem ociatlc members to carry It through. Pr.imlnent Republicans favor the plan n.ther than the election of a silver Republican senator. AFLOAT ON AN ICY SEA. Terrible Experience of tho Crew ol the MriimiT Gerona. Halifax, N. S., Jan. 2. Tho two boats containing Captain Baxter and thirty-six bf the crew ot tho Thompson lino steamer Gerona, which was lost off Seal Island yesterday, while on a voyage from Port land, Me., to London, reachefi the Island tafely. One man t.umed Carl, who was supposed to bo In the boat in chargo of Second Olttce- Alfred Watson, which landed at Woods harbor, is rnlbsing, and Is thought to have been drowned In get ting away from the ship. Mobt of tho men who wero In WnUon's boat were cat tlemen, 'the captain and the remainder of the crew wero In the ship's lite boat and a gig. Second Onicer Watson and his companions had a fearful exporlene-J, being afloat for nearly eight hourb be fore they made the shore at Forbes Point. It was pitch dark when they pulled away from tho helpless steomer and It was not until after daylight that they were able to determine In which direction to point their ci aft in order to make land. A fierce gale beat upon them at every mo ment. The weather was bitter cold, 100, and they suffeied terribly from the ex posure. When they finally landed upon the rocky bench at noon they were thor oughly exhausted, having been towing constantly through a stormy sea since shortly after 4 a. m. Reports from along the coast today in dicate that the Gerona foundered not long after tho crow took to the life boats. At Clark's harbor two dead cattle have drifted In, nnd tho keeper nt Cape Sable light reports that a number of cattle, a quantity of hay and a badly shattered boat have been washed ashore theie. The boat must bo one which was left on tho stenmer when she was abandoned. Immediately after tho receipt hero last night of the news of tho wreck, prepara tions wero mt.de to dispatch steamers In search ot tho missing boats and the aban doned ship. Tho Ulunda and the gov ernment steamer Newfleld got away early this morning. Earthquake in New Hampshire. Exeter, N. H Jan. 2. Vibrations of tho earth, following a long noiso as If of a great explosion a long way off, awoke In habitants of this town at 5 o'clock this morning. The noise was two or three seconds long nnd tho trembling of the ground was much longer. Houses were shaken, windows rattled nnd much com motion Indoors wns caused, sulficlent in most cases to awaken the sleepeis. Sim ilar reports come from other towns abovo here. m Schopllnld Denies n Humor. Now Haven, Conn., Jan, 2. John P. Schoefield, of Boston, who Is In this city, pronounces untrue the statement that he had notified friends of Adolph Luet gert, the Chicago sausauge makor, that 'f given 115,000 ho would divulge the hiding place of Mrs. Louise Luetgert, the miss lug wife. Mr, Schoefield has been inter ested in following up clues of tho report ed appearance ot the woman and believes she 3 alive, but disclaims any knowledge of her wherenbouts, Jnn Goddard Defeated. Marysvllle, Cal Jan, 2. In the elirht round contest between Joe Goddard and Theodore Van Busklrk, Referee Colford awarded the decision to the latter. The fighting was tame up to the fifth round. Goddard was knocked down In the sixth. At the close of the fight Goddard offered to knock Van Busklrk out In twelve rounds and It Is posslblo that an agree ment may be reached between the men for a light. 1898. FORCAST OF THE WEEK IN CONGRESS Very Little Legislation Will Be Attempt' ed at the Opening. WHEN WORK IN EARNEST BBQINS Anion tho Questions of Importance to Claim the Attention of Lnw mnlcors Will Ho tho Hawaiian An nexation, tho Immigration Ilitl nnd tho Financial Question-Mr. Uol cott to Upon the Silver Dlncusilon. Washington, Jan. 2. The prevailing opinion among senators is that very little legislation will he attempted dur ing the present week. The fact that congress will not reconvene until Wed nesday will probably be taken by the absentees to mean that nothing will be attempted until the following week, and as a consequence, it is doubtful whether there will be a quorum pres ent in tho senate on Wednesday, in which event there probably will be an early adjournment until the following day and then an adjournment until Monday. In any event it is not prob able that any important questions will bo raised durlnir the present week. Tho general understanding is, how ever, that tho work of the session will begin in real earnest after this week, and that henceforth there will be no justification of the complaint of dull ness of the proceedings. Among the questions which will engage early at tention are: The Hawaiian annexation question, the claim of Mr. Corbett to a seat In the senate from Oregon, the immigra tion bill and the financial question. In all probability the committee on privileges and elections will meet dur ing the present week and the chances are that an early report on the Cor bett case will be ordered, even though It may not be favorable. The Repub lican side of tho chamber will not be a unit In Mr. Corbett's Interest. Sen ator Burrows, of the committee which has charge of the case, is preparing an exhaustive speech antagonistic to Mr. Corbett nnd the opposition are count ing upon the assistance of still others from that side of the chamber. It is not believed that there will be any seri ous antagonism to the Immigration bill, but there may be considerable time consumed in speeches upon the subject. AN EXPECTED MOVE. It is probable that Senator Davis, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, will make an effort during the present week to get a day fixed for taking up the annexation treaty and there is no apprehension of any objec tion to naming a day In the early future. The plan of the supporters of the treaty Is to take the question up in executive session on a resolution of ratification and to debate the treaty for a few days in executive session, pursuing this course long enough to determine their strength and commit those who profess to be with them. If they find that they have the necessary two-thirds to secure ratification they will press on to the end, ,but If they discover themselves to be deficient In voting strength they will change their policy and take up the question ot annexation on Senator Morgan's reso lution to that end. There is no doubt that a majority of affirmative votes can be secured and that a resolution of this character can be passed If a vote can be reached. The present in dications are that the treaty as such will fall on ratification by from two to six votes, but frlenda of the agreement have by no means lost hope that they will succeed in securing the entire sixty votes necessary to ratify. They claim that they have been making headway in securing votes during the recess and are hopeful of still adding to the number. They now assert that a solid vote may be expected from the Republican side of the chamber and that several Democrats who have been claimed by tho opposition are on the fence and liable to come to them. The circumstance which has done much to Improve the chances of the treaty is the conduct of the European powers In apparently preparing for the partition of China. Many senators feel that this Is an event which calls for prompt ac tion on the part of this country In the Hawaiian matter and there is no de nying that this view has made some impression upon senators who have heretofore been classed as doubtful. THE SILVER QUESTION. The promised explanation by Senator Wolcott of the result of his bimetallic mission to Europe Is expected, when made, to open up the dlscuslon of the attitude of the administration on the silver question and the debate may even be sprung In advance of his speech. The pronounced free silver ad vocates are determined to secure a test vote during the session on the silver question and Senator Teller has tde clded to Introduce the Stanley Mat thews resolution of the Forty-fifth congress, declaring for the payment of bonds In silver, with this end Jn view. Senator Wolcott will In all probability make a slmplo straightforward state ment avoiding all controverted points as far as possible, but there are other senators who will not be content to allow the matter to drop there and they will seolc to open the entire ques tion of the position of the administra tion towards International bimetallism. Mr. Wolcott does not expect to be able to present hl3 statement before the 15th of the month, DEBATE ON CIVIL SERVICE. The time of the house this week after It meets on Wednesday probably will be entirely devoted to tho debate on tho civil service question. Dy general consent, the appropriation in the legis lative, exesutlo and judicial liill fvr the maintenance i.f the commlsslm upon which the debate will be based, went over until after the holidays. It Is Intended by the opponents of the civil service law that the debate shall cover the whole question and they ex pect to develop and exploit some very Interesting facts, The defenders of the law have made elaborate preparations to meet these assaults and some high ly Interesting, It not sensational, in cidents are anticipated. The records of Individuals are likely to be very much in evidence. It is not expected that the debate will be concluded this week, as Saturday has been set aside for paying tribute to the memory ot the late Representative Wright, of Massachusetts. General Grosvenor, of Ohio, who has been ono of the main stays of the opposition to the law, is very desirous of participating In the debate, but owing to the senatorial fight now in progress in Ohio he prob ably will not be able to return until next week. It Is not believed that there will be any attompt to close the debate before he 'has had an oppor tunity to make the elaborate speech which he has prepared. No one seri ously believes, however, that tle up shot of the present debate will be the striking out of the appropriation for the commission. This proposition can not by any means command tho full strength of the opposition, the leaders of which think direct legislation should be enacted to repeal or radically amend the law. The debate, therefore, will simply be In the nature of a general airing of the views of the nlembers of the house, the only practical effect of which will be to place them on record for the future. CHINA YIELDS TO HEYKING'S DEMAND. The Commandant of tho Clilnoso Garrison at Tsno-Choy DlsmUsod nt Germany's Request. Berlin, Jan. 2. It Is announced that China has yielded to the demnnd of Baron Heyking, German ambassador at Pckln, for tho dismissal of the command ant of the Chinese garrison at Tsao Chow, province of Shan-Tung, because of tho uso of threatening language to tho German missionaries there. Tho Chinese government has tele graphed a dismissal of the commandant. According to a dispatch to the Asso ciated Press on Satin day Baron Heyking in making his demand for the dismissal of tho commandant, Insisted that a copy of the telegram of dismissal "hould bo laid before him by 0 o'clock next Thurs day evening. Tho Tsung-Ll-Yanan re quested the ambassador to grant them until 8 o'clock that evening (Saturday) before making a reply to tho demand; whereupon ho threatened to lcavo l'citln. St. Petersburg. Jan. 2. It is announced that M. Kuril Alexcleff has been invested with full powers to "promote tho devel opment of tho commercial relations be tween Russia and Corea In competition with British and Japanese influences and to aid In furthering tho prompt construc tion of the projected orthodox church at Seoul." Tho Novoe Vremya, commenting upon tho respective positions of McLeavy Brown and M. Alexcleff under tho com promise effected by an arrangement ac cording to which the two will work the Corean customs together, snys "Nobody will regard Mr. Brown as the representative of the British flag. He Is a mere official In the service of the Corean government, directing the cus toms. M. Alexcleff will attend In a high er sphere as adviser to the Corean minis try of flnnnce." The Novostl snys: "Any serious con flict between England and another power would bo certain to excite rebellion among Great Britain's Asiatic subjects. The only course open to Great Britain Is fully to maintain the status quo in 'sia nnd to preservo filendly relations with Russia." BURNED OLD GLORY. An lusult to tho American flag on n Menmship. New York, Jan. 2. The World tomorrow will say: Captain William G. Randle and Chief Officer Ueckwith, of tho American lino steamship St. Louis, which arrived In port yesterday, spent much of their time during the trip across tho Atlantic investigating a story which made every American on board indignant. Tho story relates to tho burning of an American flag by three stewards aboard tho steam ship during the passage. The lnestigatlon has been nearly com pleted, and It was announced aboard the St. Louis yesterday that as several mem bers of the crew will be discharged from the service of the American liner today. Tho burning of the flag occurred on ChriBtmas day at the dinner of the stew ards. The celebration was In full swing. One of the stewards lighted a match and held It to the American flag. "Burn It" tho stewards are said to have shouted. Then followed a general tumult. Tho Stars and Stripes was burning from every corner of tho bunting. "Tho matter Is still under Investiga tion," said Second Officer Campbell. "I am sorry that tho matter should become public. It was simply tho act of a lot of drunken flunkers. Action will be taken tomorrow." Chill nt Kingston. Kingston, N. Y., Jnn. 2. At 7 olock this morning the temperature was IS de grees below zero In this city, While In tho Catsklll mountains 24 desrees below zero was recorded. The Hudson river Is frozen solid and pieparatlons are ready for the early cutting and storing of Ico. Indications aro that It will be colder to night than it was Inst night. Ilig Flro Iu Brooklyn. new York, Jnn. 2. Klre today destroyed tho tlve-story brick building at 3jT At lantic avenue, Brooklyn, owned and occi pied by Arthur Thompson as a mattrtss and furniture upholstery manufactory. Tho loss on the buildings and contents amounted to 30.000. The Engineers Will Htuy. London, Jan. 2. George Barnes, secre tary of the Amalgamated Socloty of En gineers, In the courso of a speech at Lambeth, London, tonight, declared that the men had plenty of funds and Intended to continue tho fight. THE NEWS THIS M0MINU. Weather Indications Today: Fair; Warmer, 1 General Spanish Generals Are Dis couraged. Report of Monetary Commission. Congressional Forecast. Hanna's Chances of Election to the Senate. 2 Local New Rector of St. David's Be gins His Labors Here. 3 Local Sermon by Rev. Dr. McLeod. Traction Employes' Vigorous Battle with tho Snow, 4 Editorial. New Books and Magazines. 5 Local Observance of New Year's Diy. New County Officers Will Resume Of fice Today, 0 Local West Side and Suburban. 7 Lackawanna County News. S Monetary Commission Report (Concluded), TWO CENTS GEN. PANDO ' DISCOURAGED Did Not Realize the Cuban Insurgents Were so Strong. GENERAL SAGUA IS SICK will UtllH1 tfl Srwlri fill ttlfi First Steamer. Ex-Minister Cnnnlejni tho Madrid Fditor, is Also Diseonrngnd at tho Outlooli and Will Quit the ltland. Amblard Takes a Hopeless View ol tho Situation and Declines n Ap pointment in the Autonomist Ciibl uct An Epidemic of Small Fox. Havana, via Key West, Jan. 2. Tho Insurgent general, Francisco Carrillo, with one thousand men from Santa Clara province, has entered Matanzas province, near Hanabana, and Is sup posed to be on the way to reunite with the concentrated insurgent forces under Brigadier Generals Suarez and Capero, in Havana province. Before the disarming of tho laborers on the tobacco plantation of Bock & Co., in Pinar del Rio, recently reported, fifty armed laborers are said to have joined the Insurgents at Celba del Agua, Havana. Three thousand concentradoes have been returned to their homes In Mat anzas province, railroad transportation being provided by the government. The Dlnrlo de la. Marina calls the at tention of the authorities to the pltiuble condition of the people of the town of Alonzo Rojas, In Plnar del Rio pro vince. During the first ten days of De cember, 100 persona died. Whole fam ilies of eight and ten persons have perished. Of ninety-two volunteers only nineteen are fit for duty, the re mainder being sick with small-pox. At Santo Domingo, Santa Clara pro vince, the small-iiox epidemic has In creased terribly, In spite of the splen did weather, but the fevers have slow ly decreased. In the districts of Jlco tea, Monacas and the central planta tion Esperanza, small-pox is raging among the concentradoes, many of whom have died. MoBt of the concen tradoea are without medical, attendance,- food and other necessaries of life. Families resident in the stricken dis tricts are unable to emigrate because they have no resources. The government has for a second time sent $10,000 for the relief of the concentradoes in Matanzas province. NO BASE OF OPERATIONS. It is reported from Santiago de Cuba that General Pando Is greatly disheartened on account of the ob stacles In that province. He declares that he has no base of operations, the Insurgents' control being so complete that It is impossible to convey supplies to Spanish columns operating In the Interior of the province. General Pan do Is said to be convinced that the In surgents of Santiago de Cuba province will not accept autonomy. When he was In Soaln he did not realize that the Insurgents in the province had such strength. It Is eald that General Sagua, oper ating in Santiago de Cuba, has been unable to agree with his superior offi cers, and on the pretext thnt he Is sick, he has arrived in Havana and will re turn to Spain by the first mall steamer. Ex-Minister Canalejas, the Madrid editor who has been investigating the situation in Cuba, Is said to be thor oughly discouraged with the outlook. He will return to Spain shortly, the sudden death of his sister being given as the reason for hastening his de parture. Senor Amblard, who has just re turned from the United States, is eald to take the same hopeless view of the situation as Senor Canalejas, and it Is said that he will decline the offered appointment of seeietary to the Cuban Autonomist cabinet. Senor Canapulos, governor of San tiago de Cuba, has resigned, being un willing to make appointments dictated to him by the government through General Pando. The military com mander Oliver is acting in Canapulos place. BISMARCK'S CONDITION. The Iron Prince Takes Hit Midday Until ns Usual. Friedricltsruhe, Jan. 2. Prince Bis marck's condition is in no way worse. He took his mid-day bath as usual. New Year's day ho passed In the com pany ot count Herbert Bismarck, th Count nnd Countess William Blsmarc me uouniess von .riim anil Count ui. Countebs von Rnntzau. Ho did not ret until half-past ono this morning, Dr. Chyrsander and Dr. SchwenJi were also present. Tho latter nnd gwunt Herbert Bismarck left Frledrichsnio to dav. I It Is said that tho rumor of Prlrce Bis marck's death originated In anVal'aeel Berlin telegram In a London effnng pa per of yesterday. It spread y'th great rapidity and created much xeltement until un official agency In Berlin pub lished a denial, declaring tbM there had been no change In HUinar'k condition during tho last few dkys. A Berlin dis patch on December 27 stn'0 " t" for mer chancellor's gout wiy better; that h could nnt walk or st-'ep; and was Ull- nble to rsad or anii letters from his friends. Tho Ilurnld's y oatlier Forrcait. New York Jan. kIn tho middle stated and Now England ' today, paitly cloudy to cloudy warr t veather will prevail, pro ceded by fair, w'th fresh to brisk westerly to southerly 'nd and snow, except In the southern 'Istrlcts of this section. On TueiMlay, In th of these sections, partly clooay and 'nt,y warmer weather will prevail, prfi0. d y nw ol the north coasts -wV1" 8"ht temperature changes And brisk0 fresh B0UtherIy and westerly 'Vnnds fallowed by clearing. accr t --
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