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WRANGLE OVEK
HORSE BOOK
Fate of the Famous Pub
lication is Left in
Doubt.
FREE SEEDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Mr. De Armond Criticises Mr.
Hanna.
Mr. aiuhnnoy of New York Warmly
Defends the Ohio Senator--Review
Seuntor lliinuii's Bnttlc Willi
the So-Cnilcd Bosses in 18U0.VIr.
llcrry of Koutticlcy Makes mi Elo
qucnt Aipunl Tor tUe Cubnn Pa
triots Washington, Jan. 13. The house to
dny completed the consideration of the
agricultural appropriation bill in com
mittee r,f the whole and then adjourned
upon the motion of those who opposed
the prlntlnir of another edition of the
famous "horse hook." There was the
annual fight over the question of free
seed distribution to the farmers, but
the effort to strike out the appropria
tion ($130,000) failed as usual; the ma
jority against It, 130. One of the im
portant amendments adopted provided
for the Inspection of horse meat for ex
port purposes in the same way that
the meat of cattle and other animals
is now inspected. There was a lively
low over a motion to print another edi
tion of the "horse book" to cost $105,
000. Chairman Wadworth and mem
bers of the appropriations committer
resisted it but it was carried over their
heads by a narrow margin in commit
tee of the whole. In the house, how
ever, they succeeded in carrying a mo
tion to adjourn which leaves the fato
of the amendment still in doubt. During-
the debate today some very caus
tic ciltlcIsins.of the proceedings In the
senatorial election in Ohio, from Mr.
DeArmond (Dem Mo.) called forth a
warm defense of Senator Hantia from
Mr. Mahany (Itcp., N. Y.) who eulo
gized the Ohio senator as the man who
had overthrown the bosses of the Re
publlcan party in 18SG.
Mr. DeArmond read the telegram
sent by Mr. Hanna. to President Mc
kinley: lUi- '
"God reigns, and'the Republican par
ty still lives."
The telegram, said he, was unique.
Th'at God reigned there was no room
lo doubt; therefore the latter clause of
the telegram was the more wonderful.
With cutting Irony he proceeded to
read and comment on some of the tele
grams of congratulation sent to Mr.
Hanna from this city, Including those
of President McKlnley, Senator Haw
ley and others. Commenting on the
president's telegram he asked how the
return of Senator Hanna to the sen
ate could be beneficial to the country,
save In an examule to lo avoided. He
said In the course 1 his remarks that
Senator Hanna. was the truest and 'best
exponent and representative of mod
ern Republicanism.
Mr. Mabany said;
In 1&92 the American people witnessed
the spectacle of the Democratic paity
meeting In its natlunanl convention anil,
despite the unanimous protests of New
York state, nominating for the piesldcnoy
of the United States r. man repudiated by
his own commonwealth. it was the
bosses of the Democratic paity who per
petrated this outrage upon tho rank and
file of tho Democratic masses. During
the succeeding four years, the friends or
Mr. Cleveland, by bond Issues and other
methods abhorrent to tho conscience of
the people found their llnanelal schemes
smiled upon thiough the Inllueuco of this
government, this lesson wot, not lost
upon the bosses of tho Itepubllcan party.
In 1S9G bosses who had debauched tho leg.
islation of sovereign states- and turned
the legislatures of those states Into cash
registers for their own schemes, met to.
gether as a bosses pool to syndicate the
presidency of tho Lulled States because
it was known that owing to the fact that
tho conscience of the Democratic party
had risen up and hurled down to oblivion
Cleveland and Clevelandlsm, the Itepub
llcan party in all human probability
would bo victorious at the ensuing elec
tion. HE FOUGHT THE BOSSES.
So these bosses gathered together to
syndicate tho presidency of tho United
States and ut the moment when tho
musses of tliu Hepubllcan party almost
despaired of i verting this outrage on
their party and this dlbgraco to the repub
lic there was one man who rose up, a man
whom It Is the delight of tho Democratic
party to denounce as a boss, n man who
by his bull dog courage and his fHlth In
the strength and tho conscience of tho
masses of the Hepubllcan paity gave
battle to these bosses and made 'trium
phant the will of tho masses of the Re
publican party, In tho nomination of Wll
Ham McKlnley for the presidency of the
United States.
I will state to tho distinguished and
profound gentleman from Missouri (De
Armond) that it Is for this reason that
the Amerlcun people rejolco today that a
man who dated to give battle to the
bosses In a national convention and to
hurl them to defeat can still survive with
honor and power and glory in American
life.
Mr. Cannon (Hep., in.) expressed his
gratification over the election of Sena
tor Hanna. It was a triumph of the
majority and of political decency. He
did not believe, ho said, that nny gentle,
man on the other side could rise und
place his hand on his heart and lion,
estly say that he was not glad treach
ery had been rebuked.
Mr. Berry (Dern., Ky.) made an elo
quent appeal to the Republicans to al
low tho house to vote on the Cuban
belligerency resolution. The morning
papers, he said, reported the antl-au-tonomy
riots In Havrfnn. Autonomy
was a failure, and it was time for the
United States to stretch out a helping
hand to thoso who weie struggling for
liberty at her very shore.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, Jun. 13. The senate ses
sion waa again brief today, Mr. Caf-
fcry, of Louisiana, made a speech In
opposition to the Immigration bill, and
nt Its conclusion the senate went into
executive session.
The senate did not make great pro
press with the Hawaiian annexation
treaty today. Several speeches were
delivered, but in every Instance the
speakers announced that today's re
marks were merely preliminary to
what they should say before the close
of the debate. The executive session
opened shortly after 1 o'clock with Sen
ator White on the Moor, but Senator
Stewart Interrupted and others cut tho
California senator out of the discus
sion. Those who spoke were Senators
Stewart, Frye and Morgan.
WAR OVER JAIL CONTRACTS.
An Attempt to Force Warden llolnnd
lo I'rovlili; Chenrr.ll.'iiu.
Wllkcs-Barro, Jan. 13. Referee P. W.
Wheaton rendered an Important decision
this afternoon Jail Warden BoHiud had
a contract with the county commission
ers by the terms of which he was to re
ceive 3d cents a day for feeding the pris
oners In the county Jnll. County Control
ler Lloyd had not been In ofllce long until
he objected to the payment of so large an
amount. He finally refused to counter
sign tho wai don's bills claiming that
Schuylkill county paid only b cents a day
for feeding Its prisoners and -that Lu
zerne county should pay no more. It was
finally agreed to submit tho matter to
arbitration and Mr. Wheaton was select
ed as tho referee.
Tho arbitrator says the contract be
tween the warden and tho commissioners
Is a fair one and therefore binding, or, In
other words tho warden is entitled to 30
cents a day for feeding all prisoners. It
is understood that Controller Lloyd will
appeal from the decision.
MR. BOYD DENOUNCES
TICKET BROKERS.
The Pennsylvania Ollicial Before the
Intcr-stnlo Commerce Commission.
Knows Nothing of Legislative
Pnsses.
Washington, Jan. 13. George W. Boyd,
of the Pennsylvania rnllroad, was again
before the Interstate commerce commls
slpn today, favoring the adoption of tho
untl-scalplng bill.
Mr. Boyd denounced the ticket brokers
ns a pest to society and as thieves who
were breaking up homes, seducing oung
men Into ways of vice, and doing moie
mischief than could well be conceived.
Mr. Bovd displayed several tickets to
show the methods of tho brokers. Ho said
that only the mileage tickets of the Penn
sylvania rnllroad could bo secured by tho
brokers and that .these could bo used only
by resorting to forgery. Mr. Boyd said
that If the scalpers wero out of the way
lower rates would prevail, especially for
special occasions like presidential inaug
urations. Senator Tillman sought to show that
tho nsents of tho Pennsylvania road
knew when they wero selling mileage or
other tickets to the representatives of
ticket brokers, but Mr. Boyd denied that
this was tliu case.
Mr. Tillman also sought to show that In
selling excursion tickets tho railroad
companies showed discrimination, but Mr.
Boyd claimed that such was not the case,
as all the tickets wore open to all pur
chasers. He said In reply to a question
from Mr. Wolcott that all unused portions
of tickets were redeemed and that it was
never necessary for a passenger to go to
a broker to dispose of his ticket. Mr.
Boyd went at length Into an explanation
of the methods of redemption.
"Do you not issue passes?" asked Sena
tor Tillman, "to members of tho legisla
ture, city councllmen, et.?"
"No, sir, I do not."
"Does the rcneral passenger agent?"
"Ho does not."
"Tho president?"
"Not to my knowledge. Transactions
of that character would not come within
my province. I am not authorized to.
speak for any department except the
passenger department."
He said he knew nothing about legisla
tive passes.
FEDERAL NOMINATIONS.
Secretary nt Koine nnd Consul nt
Bombay--Yon tiers' Postmaster.
Washington, Jan. 13. The president to
day sent these nominations to the senate:
Lewis Morris Iddings, o'f New York, to
be secretary of tho embassy at Rome,
Italy; Richard T. Greener, of Now York,
consul ut Bombay, India.
Henry Osterheld to be postmaster at
Yonkers. N Y.
Tostmasters, New York slate Alfred
8. Emmons, Spencer; Harriet L. Knapp,
Shortsvlllo; Frank A. McCoy. North Ton
awanda; William A. Hall, Hancock;
Frank J. Enz, Ithaca.
New Jersey William II. Lashear, Short
Mills.
.Mrs. ill n gown n 'h Application Denied.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 13. The application
of Mrs. Mary Magowan, former wife of
ex-Mayor Frank A Magowan. for the set
ting aside of tho Oklahoma divorce grant
ed her husband, was today refused by
Vice Chancellor Reed. The iccehancel
lor also refused tho wife's application for
maintenance. This was on the ground
that It would first bo necessary to have
the Oklahoma divorce set abide.
Painters l,'crl Ollicers.
Pittsburg, Jan. 13. Tho convention of
the master house painters and decorators
of Pennsylvania adjourned their conven
tion today alter electing the following
officers: President, Select Councilmnn F.
A. Balllnger. of Philadelphia; vice presl.
dent. John Dewur. Pittsburg; secretary,
W. II. Snyder, Mnhanoy City; treasurer
A. G. Woltlnger, Reading. '
Pennsylvania I'oMmustrrs.
Washington, Jan. 13. Tho following
fourth class postmastcis have been up
pointed for Pennsylvania: Black Rock,
Jacob S. Wlldasln; Fountain. John W.
Shadle; Honey Brook, Thomas C. Spade
man; Kendall Creek, George W. New
man; -Lafayetto, Harvey J, Stroup;
Pennsdale, Ira J. Parker.
New i'l'ii UN yl vii it In Lliuitrd.
New York, Jan. 13. A public exhibition
of the new and ornate Pennsylvania lim
ited was hew In Jersey City today, and a
trial trip to Ruhway, N. J and back
was made. Both the exhibition und the
trip proved that tho radical change In tho
make-up of this well known express wus
satisfactory in every particular,
Genciul llcKt,nnii, Nomination.
Washington, Jan. 30. Tho nomination of
Attorney General McKcnna to bo a Jus
tice of tho Supremo court of tho United
States was reported to the senate today
and Senator Hoar sought to have It acted
upon. Objection was mudo, however, and
It went over.
II r. (timid Again Hobs Up.
Washington, Jan. 13. Representative
Bland, of Missouri, Introduced a free
coinage bill In the house today. H
makes gold and silver the standard and
declares all rules discriminating against
tho legal tender of such coinage unlawful,
FOR RELIEF OF
THE KLONDIKE
Advance Guard of Government Expedi
tion Ready.
AMPLE PROVISIONS FOR EMERQENCY
It Will Start Tomorrow Irom Port-lnnd--Thc
Main Body to Follow nn
Jnnunry 23-Liicky Gold Diggers
Returning with Treuiurc--Other
New from tho Frozen Regions ot
the North.
Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Jan. 13.
There has been great activity among
the officers nnd men of the government
Yukon relief expedition, owing to an
order received from the War depart
ment to have n portion of tho expedi
tion leave on the steamship George W,
Elder, which sails from Portland for
Sknguay and Dyea tomorrow night.
Eight men, under command of Pack
master Mooney, with equlppage, tents
nnd provisions nnd fifty-one pack
mules, will constitute the advance
party and they leave here today for
Portland to take the steamship. Fifty
men from Company II, Fourteenth In
fantry, under command of Captain IJ.
Eldrldgo nnd Lieutenant K. AV. Clark,
will follow on the steamship Oregon
with 150 tons of provisions on Jan. 23.
General Merrlam, commanding the
Department of the Columbia, will have
charge of the expedition and has ar
ranged to have it pushed through to
Dawson with as little delay as possible.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 13. Thirty-five
men, direct from Dawson Cltv, at rived
hero yesterday on the AIM. They
brought down $100,000 in gold dust.
The heaviest Individual owner of the
gold dust was Nels Johnson, who
brought out $40,000. Johnson is a young
Swede who went Into the Klondike
country over a year ago. The remain
ing $30,000 of the gold dust that was
brought down is in small amounts and
scattered among several men.
John McCauley and Richard Butler
made the quickest trip on record. They
left Dawson City Dec. 12, and urrlved
at Dyea in eighteen and one-half days.
McCauley says that nothing was
known there when his party left of the
discovery of the mother lode. Provis
ions In Dawson City, he added, are
sufficient to last until spring, as fully
1,500 men ure coming- out. The men
will bring an immense amount of
money. A great many of them have
sold their claims and others have
claims to sell. McCauley passed 200
men on the way, a great many of them
drawing sleighs. The trip is a com
paratively easy one now, as snow and
ice make traveling good. On the trip
the thermometer registered never more
than 45 below.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 13. Tho Rev. Dr.
Hall Young, who .was commissioned by
the Board of Homo Missions of the
Presbyterian church to- visit points In
Alaska, writes to J. Thuburn Ross, of
this city, under date of Dawson City,
Dec. 1; as follows:
"When we arrived here, short of sup
plies, as .o many others are, we found
Hour selling at from $1.23 to $1.50' a
pound and other things In proportion,
and not to be had at all the stores.
Only sugar could be bought, and that
ran out soon. The struggle for some
thing to eat Is already distressing.
Thieving is frequent, and no man's
cache is safe when he Is away from it."
NEW LAWS FOR THE KLONDIKE.
Amendments to Cnnndinn Customs
and Mining Regulations.
Washington, Jan. 13. In a few days the
treasury department will make knownHhu
details of tho arrangement concluded ie
cently with Mr. Sifton, Canadian minister
of the Interior, respecting tho transpor
tation of gold-seekers and freight to tho
Klondike. Meanwhile It Is learned hero
from good authority that tho Canadian
government Is about to Issue new customs
and mining regulations applicable lo th'it
region. Duty Is to bo levied on every
thing tho miner takes In, except piac
tlcally the clothes on his back.
The Canadian government does not
wish to be niggardly, but it is going to
great expense to maintain police and es
tablish courts of law, postutlices, treas
uries for the safe keeping of tht miners'
gold, olllces where drafts ma bo ob
tained for gold and other conveniences,
and must obtain revenue to meet tho out
lay. Tho Canadian authorities desire to wain
tho public agali st so-called transpoita
tlon companies which are offering for
sums ranging Horn $10 to i50, payable in
advance, to convey persons from the
eastern states to Dawson City by Canad
ian routes and to provide them with food
en route. Tho overland routes within
Canada aro all ccuttolled b the Canad
ian Pacific railway, which Is ulso oper
ating tho routo by Wrahglo and the
Stlckcen, and outside companies havo no
authority whatever to offer such rates.
Persons going to tho Klondike this
spring are recommended to take plenty of
fcod and clothing, otherwise on reaching
the frontier of the Canadian Yukon dis
trict they will be turned back by the
Canadian mounted police. There Is no
famine In tho Klondike, but supplies are
running low Just now and those entering
without a sufficient stock of their own
might become a burden to the commun
ity. Tho rush has already commenced, but
Canadian officials advise pcoplo who wish
to reach Dawson without delays on the
way not to start before February.
WOMAN BANISHED.
Sonorn Inez I'ouco do Hotiue Arrives
in America.
New Yoik, Jan. 13. Senora Inez I'onsd
do Hooue, wife of tho Insurgent colonel,
Ponce do Roque, arrived on tho stcumer
Seneca today. Mrs. de Huque, who Is a
strikingly beautiful woman, waB exiled
from Cuba by order of General Blanco.
A letter which she wrote to her husband
was Intercepted by tho Spanish authori
ties, and as It contained Information In
linlcul to their interests, Mrs. de Roque
was arrested und thrown Into prison In
Matunzau.
She spent seventeen months and four
days In Jail, moat of the time incommun
icado. When not in solitary confinement,
Bho was granted tho companionship of a
woman. She was releised under tho gen
eral amnesty granted by the queen re
gent. After her releaso she lefused to
try to persuade her husband to lay down
his arms, and was banished In conse
quence President ol Minn Workers.
Columbus, O,, Jan. 13. John Mitchell, cf
Illinois, was elected toduy vice president
ut the United Mine Workers of America,
vice John Kane, deceuscd.
DOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY.
1'hllndclphlii Cnridldntos Pile Nomi
nation Papers - Many Contests
Promised.
Philadelphia, Jnn. 13. The nomination
papers of tour candidates for receiver of
taxes wero filed today. They aro Will
iam J. Honey, tho cholco of tho Mirtln
fnctlon of tho Republicans; Charles P.
Donnelly, Democratic; William It. C.
Ilium, Municipal League; Hiram DoWalt,
Prohibition. No papers wero filed for
Harvey K. Ncwltt, Hie anti-Martin can
didate, whose supporters yesterday bolted
tho regular convention and nomlnuted
him In another hall.
Both sides are still claiming victory.
Tho Ncwltt men today engaged nn at
torney to look Into the law governing yes
terday's proceedings, nnd It Is said that
tho legality of tho Honey convention may
bo questioned. If this is not done, how
ever, Newltt will run as nn Independent
candidate.
The llne-UD of tho stato delegates
chosen also remains doubtful. Tho Mar
tin forces claim fifty-five, with a possible
Increaso to sixty, of tho eighty-eight men
chosen, whllo the opposition say they
havo a small majority.
.Senator C. Wesley Thomas, leader of
the Quay forces In the Tweny fourth
representative district, claims that he had
a majority of delegates and will held
another convention tomorrow to contest
the; election of tho opposition men.
Other contests aro also promised, and
the prcrent outlook Is that tho whole mat
ter will havo to be resolved by the state
convention.
There was a rumor abroad today that
Magistrate Donnelly would docl'no the
Democratic nomination for receiver and
make a deal In the Interest of Newltt as
nn Independent candidate. Donnelly him
self declared that his selection was a
great surprise to him and that he wag
still considering It. Secretary of tho Com
monwealth Martin said he had heard that
such a dcnl w.is on foot and other Honey
men added th.it they had heard thit $30,
000 had been pledged to bo used In con
Mimmutlng the compact. On the other
blind, tho Newltt managers repudiated
the whole story nnd said It was being cir
culated by tho opposition to Inlure Mr.
Newltt's chances and to demoralize tho
Democrats. The Democrats also laughed
nt tho story.
TERRIBLE RESULTS
OF THE HURRICANE.
Ollicinl Death List Shows n Total o!
I'orty-threo I, Ives Lost---Havoc
Among ltcrrv Growers.
Fort Smith, Ark., Jan. 13. Tho latest
official death list shows a total of forty
three lives lost In the tornado which
swept through Fort Smith Tuesday night.
Not less than seventy others aro Injured,
a largo number of whom are seriously
hurt and several are expected to die.
Tho work of removing tho debris end
excavation of the ruined buildings prog
ressed today. Two bodies wero dug trom
the ruins of tho Smith block, from which
eleven had previously been token.
Tho full extent of the storm may bo
comprehended from tho fact .that thirty
five miles northeast of tho city a quan
tity of tin roofing from Garrison avenue
buildings was found.
Ladles of tho city nre ut work distribut
ing food nnd clothing to the needy. The
lellef committee find difficulty In housing
tho sufferers. One hundred and fifty
buildings were demolished and will hnvj)
to be rebuilt to accommodate the people.
Memphis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Little
Hock nnd other cities have wired their
icndlncss to lend aid If necessary. A
census of the dead, Injured and property
loss Is being tnken. Tho number of dead
will not exceed fifty.
Van Buren, Ark., Jan. 13. Tuesday's
night's tornado played havoc among the
fiult and berry growers a few miles
eust of this city. Three wero killed, three
fatally injured and twenty others wound
ed In this county, while the destruction
of buildings, fences and orchards was
very great. In most Instances the worst
sufferers nre gardeners nnd small fruit
growers who in the destruction of their
homes, live stock and orchards lost thtlr
all.
LEXOW AT CHICAGO.
Charges of n Sensational Character
nre .llnde.
Chicago, Jan. 13. Charges of a sensa
tional character were made against the
civil service commissioners' office before
tho "Lexow" commltteo today. It was
charged by Attorney E. H. Bliss that
some ono during tho night following the
last day of the appearance of President
Kraus and his associates before the
commltteo altered und falsified tho rec
ords of the civil servlco commission so
that tho would not show the names of
twenty-eight men which aro said to havo
been added to the eligible police list,
without autliorlty of law.
Attorney Bliss asked that tho civil ser
vice commissioner be subpoenaed to ap
pear and bring tho records of the of
fice ielatlng to tho twenty-eight men
In question, and also that Secretary and
Chief Exnmlner John M. Glen be ordered
to come beforo the committee us a wit
ness. Senator Berry stated that ho proposed
to havo a rigid Investigation Into the
charges, and that in ull probability May
or Harrison. Chief of Police Klpley and
others would be called upon.
John II. Hamllne, of tho Civil Servlco
Reform league, has also been subpoenaed,
PenirHylviiniil Pensions.
Washington, Jan, 13. Theso Pennsyl
vania pensions havo been Issued: Orlg-Inul-Wllllum
II. Spade, Steelton, $0; Pat
rick Smith, Gallltzlu, $12; Simon Stlbgen,
Marietta, Vx Hurry W. Lewis, Erie. HO.
Additional Thomrj Fannycaso, Hazlcton,
$li to $3. Original widows, etc. Sarah V.
Reese, Walnut Bottom, Cumberland, $8;
minors of Barnet Snvder, Stroudsburg,
$11; Mary Parnell, Confluence, Somerset,
$S; Ellen Herrlngton, Mendvllle, $S; Kate
M. Byre, Emporium, IS; Mai Ilia II. Smith,
Mansfield, Tioga, $S.
Knilsrh Acquitted.
Wllllamsport, Pa., Jan. 13. Tho Jury
In the case of Paul Koltsdi, Jr., of this
city, chuiged with assaulting and mur
dering 6-year-old Edna Crlder, came in nt
10.20 tonight at Lock Haven, with a ver
dict of not guilty. The caso was delayed
four days at tho point of argument, by
Judge Mayer tuklng III. Court was con
vened In tho Judge's parlor und he heard
the case while reclining on a coach. The
Jury was out live hours.
(Malms Tor F.xpeimo of 18 IS.
Washington, Jan, 13. Representative
Jones, of Virginia, has introduced a LIU
giving to tho state of New York, Pennsyl
vania, Delawure, Virginia and South Car
olina, having claims for money expended
or expenses Incurred In defense of 'tha
United States during the war of 1812, the
right to have them udjudlcated by the
United States Supreme court.
Cotton .Wills Closed.
Woonsocket, It. I., Jan, 13. Tho Ham.
let cotton mills have shut-down for tun
days. Early in the forenoon a tiro in the
picker room caused about $5,000 damage,
und whllo repairs aio being made to the
machinery the mill will not be operated.
Tho pluut 'employs 223 hands.
HANNA'S ELECTION
BRINGS LITIGATION
Opposition Will Continue (be Fight fo
tbc Bitter End.
THE BRIBERY CIIARQE TO BE PUSHED
Hcvcrnl Datango Cases Will Alto Re
sult From Nowspnpor 'Reports of
the Struggle nt Columbus-.lUT,
llnnnu Receives Thousands ot
Congratulations.
Columbus, O., Jan. 13. Senator Han
na ard the members of the legislature
went home today. All will return by,
Tuesday next. Tho leaders on both
sides aro still hero preparing for an
other Unlit next week.
The opposition to Hanna now pro
poses to fiht against him being seated
for tho long term. His enemies say
they have not the time to Interfere on
the short term, but they will press the
bribery charges ns such charges were
pressed on Henry B. Pavne, fourteen
years ago, to the United States senate.
Subpoenaes have been Issued for Sen
ator Hanna, Major Dick, W. D. Hollen
bech, H. 11. Boyce and others to ap
pear before the sonata committee next
Tuesday night. Suits have been
brought against several Republican
representatives for damages in connec
tion with the bribery charges, notably
cue by T. C. Campbell for $100,000
against tho Ohio State Journal.
4mong the managers for Senator
Hanna, who are still hero and will re
mnin until the investigation is com
pleted, is Hon. E. O. Rnthbone, who
says he wnnts the bribery investiga
tion pushed to the last ditch. He says
those who were in that business nre
raising the cry against others and that
the Investigation wilt show who is
guilty and who Is being persecuted as
well as slandered.
While the senate committee of which
Senator Burke is chairman began its
Investigation yesterday, the house com
mittee will not be appointed till next
Tuesday. The Otis resolution was
adopted in the house today, but Speak
er Mnbon wanted time for the selection
of the five men to do the investigating.
As Speaker Mason Is anticipating an
attempt to oust him he is dlspos"'
cenfe-r with the members before nam
ing the house committee. In the stand
ing committees announced by Speaker
Mason today It was seen that he gave
the Republicans who voted for Hanna,
good places. But It Is said that the
latter will not accept the olive branch
and p. majority has signed a document
to oust Mason and tho other officers.
Speaker Mason has never missed a mo
ment out of his chair during the ses
sions of the past two weeks. As
Speaker Pro Tern. Griffith Is now with
the Hanna members, Mason knows
that in his absence a resolution would
be o.Tered and adopted to re-organlzo
th'e house. As Mason will refuse any
one offering such resolution there are
those who expect violence in th house
beforts the proposed organization Is ef
fected. MASON IS ARBITRARY.
Mason was very nrbltrary In his rul
ings today und the Republican mem
bers are ready to resort to desperate
efforts next week for re-organlzatlon.
As the fusion Republican members
frorn Cincinnati were assured ot sup
port on the Republican side for certain
bills for the re-organlzatlon of their
city, their support, with the exception
of Otis, is counted on In displacing
Mason. The Democratic side Is de
pended on to support the Cincinnati
bills In any event.
W. P. Hackney has appointed the fol
lowing committee of Democrats to ar
range n plan of organization for the
party, to be presented for ratification
to the next state convention. The com
mittee is R. M. Ditty, of Hillsboro;
George W. Long, Troy; E. H. Moore,
Youngstown; John A. Poland, Chilll
cothe; James Ross, Columbus; George
Kinder, Ottawa; John T. Kenney, Se
lina; T. J. Mulvihlll, Cincinnati.
Almost a thousand congratulatory
telegrams were received for Senator
Hanna today and forwarded to him at
Cleveland. They Include his colleagues
In the senate, and Senator Foraker,
who wired; "I congratulate you, not
only upon your election, but also upon
your happy remarks to the general as
sembly." Senator T. C. Piatt sent a strong dls
putch, saying: "Your success means
the salvation of the party,"
A still more vigorous one came to
Major Dick.
Some of these congratulatory tele
grams continue to denounce traitors In
the severest language.
At the Jollification meetings in some
counties, the resignation is demanded
by resolution of Charles L. Kurtz as
the Ohio member of the Republican
national committee.
MURPHY'S TRIAL BEGINS.
Tho Captain of ilio I.nuradn Must
Answer For filibustering.
Wilmington, Del. Jan. 13.-Tho trial of
Captain Edward Murphy, of tho steam
ship Laurada, charged with engaging In a
filibustering expedition to Cuba, began
today In tho United States district court
before Judge Bradford, Pi lor to the trial
the court overruled the demurrers of tho
defense to tho Indictment of the captain.
After a Jury had been drawn, District
Attorney Vundergrlft made his opening
address.afterwblch ho offered In evidence
tho clearing papers, ot tho Lauruda.
These showed that she cleared from Wil
mington, ostensibly for Port Antonio, Ja
maica, on Aug. 5. ISM. Colector of the
Port Cooper testified to the authenticity
ot the clearance papers.
George Cowley, colored, who was a sea
man on the Lauiuda n't the time men
tioned, reiterated tho former statements
made by him under oath to the effect that
tho Laurada had taken on board mun and
ammunition off tho coast of Barncgat, N.
J., and afterwards transferred tho cargo
to the Dauntless. Cowley admitted being
In the employ of tho Plnkcrton agency at
the time, for which ho was paid a salary.
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Members of Democratic Committee.
Washington, Jan. 13. The following
senators have been chosen as the sena
torial members of tho Democratic con
gressional campaign committee: Faulk
ner. Jones, of Arkunsas; CocUrcll, White,
Murphy, Smith, Rawlins, Pasco.
(.'iiv. Hlimv IiiHiigurntrd.
( Des Moines, la., Jan., 13. Governor Les-
Ho M, Shaw was Inaugurated this ufter
nuon. His address. wus'a stirring defense
of tho t'old'utandurd'of currency.
THE NKWS THIS MORNINU.
Weather Indications ToiUy:
Pain Colder; Variable Winds.
1 General Reports of Rioting in Havana
Exaggerated.
Opponents of Hanna Will Continue tho
Fight.
Doings of a Day In Congress.
Government Relief for Klondike Suf
ferers. 2 Local Lackawanna Day In the Super
ior Court.
3 Local Hovlow of tho Work of the Su
perior Court.
Common Council Transacts Important
Business.
4 Editorial.
Comments of tho Press.
C Local New Dairy Company nn Assured
Fact.
Fahey Slato Claims Fifty Delegates.
C Local West Sldo and Suburban.
7 Lackawanna County News.
8 Whitney's News Budget.
Tho Mnrkcts.
CATASTROPHIES IN
THE DENSE FOG.
Uig Oil Steamers Collide in the Dela
ware ltivet--Sevcrul Other Collis
ions nro Reported.
Philadelphia, Jan. 13. The British
tanker Aureole, Captain Crosby, and the
German tanker Wilkommen, Captain
Schaffer, each laden with upwards of 1,
000,000 gallons of oil, collided with ter
rific force In tho Delaware river off New
Castle, De., this afternoon. The top
plates on the port bow of tho Wilkommen
were smashed and It Is thought that the
'Aureole's steering gear was damaged.
Tho Aureolo was bound for Cctte, France,
and the Wilkommen for Belfast, but both
were obliged to return to port for re
pairs and they arrived at League Island
navy yard tonight.
The dense foe of tho past two days
caused much damage to shipping In tho
river and bav.
Tho British steamship Ethelwold, Cap
tain List, which left here Tuesday for
Port Antonio, whllo picking her way
down tho river, ran hard aground on the
upper end of Chester Island. She wus
floated late today with the assistance of
the tug Harboi,
The Reading collier Lebanon, Captain
Robinson, for Portsmouth, X. H hav
ing In tow the barges Bast and Keystone,
ran aground on the lower end of the
ttnlcum yesterday and remained until
this afternoon.
The schooner Gladiator, Cuptaln Mc
Donald, from Placentia bay, Newfound
land, with frozen herring, whllo proceed
ing up last night In tow ot tho tug Pilot,
went nground, together with the tug, oft
Ridley creek. They floated tonight.
To this list of vessels aground might be
added a number of small river craft.
PRINCE CONVICTED.
The Murderer ot Actor Terriss is De
clared Gulltv lint Insane.
London, Jan. 13. Richard Artlrir Pr'nce.
was today convicted of the murder ot
Actor William Terriss. The Jury returned
a verdict that Prlnco was "guilty, that
ho was aware of what ho did; but tho
Jury, accepting the medical testimony,
declares him to be irresponsible."
The defence alleged that Prince suf
fered In Ids youth from a sun stroko und
that more recently he has had delusions.
Tho mother und brother of the pris
oner testified regarding tho sun stroke.
It developed that Prince had claimed
that ho was Christ and that his mother
was the Virgin Mary. It was also assert
ed In court that Pilnco had onco attacked
ono of his brothers with a knife.
Tho Judgment of tho court was that
Prince bo detained as a criminal lunatic
during her majesty's pleasure.
WOMAN CAN'T STOP TALK1NQ.
Hypnotist Loft Her Unnblo to Con
trot Her Tongue.
New Vork. Jan. 13. Hattlo Carter, col
ored, aged 35, called at Bellevue hospital,
accompanied by her sister, this afternoon,
and declared that she had been in a
trance since Sunday, when she und her
sister entertained a paity of friends at
their home. One of the party, she said,
hypnotized her. Since then, sho deciured,
sho hud been feeling queer and Is unable
to stop tulklng. While she was la the
olllce of tho hospital sho kept up a run
ning fire of conversation, scarcely slop
ping for breath.
The physicians, after listening to her
for some time, were Inclined to believe
that her story might-bo true. Then sent
her over to the Insane pavilion for ex
amination. COAL PRICES ADVANCE.
Cnrrying Companies Itniso Prices
From 10 to 20 Cents Ton.
New York, Jan. 13. Announcement was
made today that the anthracite coal pro
ducing and carrying companies have ad
vanced prices 10 to 20 cents per ton, to
tho basis of $3.!K free on board for stove
at tiduwater, other prices in proportion.
Tho advance. It was explained, Is due to
the lightness of stock resulting from the
continued restriction of tho output and to
largo orders from the West.
An official of one of the companies de
clared that tho supply of small coal Is so
light that tho locomotives on nls road are
using bituminous coal. In tra'.'e circles
tho belief Is expressed that 'continued
mild weather will prevent rea Ration of
the new prices.
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TAX RIOT AT BORIAVI.
A Collector Seriously Injured nnd
Five Sepoys Killed.
Bombay, Jan. 13. There has been a tax
riot at Borlavl, near Narhtd, In tho Gu
jarat district. A collector was seriously
Injured nnd five Sepoys were killed.
Three hundred Sepoy Hoops have been
pent to tho sceno ot tbe disturbance fiom
Ahmcdabad.
FIRE AT WILLIAMSPORT.
Pinning Mill and Knsh and Door
I'nctory Destroyed.
Wllllamsport, Pa.. Jan. 13. Firo this
evening destroyed tho planing mill of Val
entine Luppcrt, and tho sash and door
fuctory ot W. D. Crooks, on tho south
side.
Luppert's loss Is J10.000; Insurance, JG.WO,
Crook's loss Is $13,000; Insurance, JS.GOO.
Pnruicnt Institute.
Philadelphia, Jan, 13. There will bo a
meeting of tho farmers' Institute at Hor
ticultural hall on Suturda) afternoon and
night at which addresses will be made
on u number of topics kindred to the as
sociation's objects. Among thoso who will
address tho Institute are Professor George
C, Butz, of State College; Mrs. Isnbil 10,
Davis, of Hlverton, N, J ex-presldeiit of
tho Now Jersey Foiesty association; Pro
fessor S. E. Helges, York; Frank C. Boa
ter, Carlisle,
CONSUL LEE
IN NO DANGER
No Foundation Whatever
for Rumors of
Violence.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MOB
Attack Upon the Offices of El
Diario de La Mariana.
During the Height ot tho Excltemont
Goncrnl Leo Wnllied About Frooly
in the Central I'nrk and in Front of
Hotel Inftlntcrra-- Spanish All
tliorlies Claim to Bo Able to Copo
With All Disturbers and Protect
Americans,
Havana, Jan. 13. There Is no foun
dation whatever for the rumor that
United States Consul General Lee met
with violence during the disturbances
last night or today. During the height
of the uproar last evening ho walked
about freely In Central park and In
front of the Hotel Inglaterrn. Today
he has been attending to official busi
ness as usual. This evening, when this
dispatch Is sent, he Is dining at the
Hotel Inglaterra.
General Lee absolutely denies that
ho has asked the authorities nt Wash
ington to send two war vessels to
Havana.
About noon today a crowd gathered
In front of the olllces of El Dlarlo do
La Mariana, shouting "Death to Dl
arlo." General Arolas used the regular
troops to restore order and to compel
the dispersal of the crowd, which kept
up a continuous shouting on the streets
near Cential park.
These people accuse El Dlarlo de La.
Mariana of being responsible for all
the attacks made upon army officers
and Spanish residents In the Islands.
They say that La Dlscuclon nnd El
Reconcentrado received their cue from
El Diario. A man selling El Dlatio
was shot in the arm.
Last night at the palace General
Blanco and the Autonomist cabinet
were Joined by the civil governor ot
i Hn ana, the colonels and chiefs of vol
unteers, the Marquis Apeztegula.leadcr
of the Spanish Conservative party, and
other prominent politicians. Senor
Congosto, the secretary general, re
mained nt his olllce until 1 o'clock this
morning.
About 10 o'clock last night several
shots wero heartl back of the Alblsu
theatre. It Is believed that they were
Intended to ra'jf an alarm. Shortly
after midnight tne soldiery wore with
drawn from the streets and went into
the barracks.
NEWS AT WASHINGTON".
Washington, Jan. 13. Late this af
ternoon the first news of the day came
to the stato department from United
States' Consul General Lee, who tele
graphed that everything, was very
quiet In Havana today and that thero
was no cause for apprehension o
trouble.
Orders havo been sent to tho Mar
blehcad to proceed to Navassa. to in
vestigate conditions among tho labor
ers there thus disposing of rumors that
she would be ordered to Cuba.
The Spanish euthorltles ut Havana,
sent the strongest possible; assurances
to Minister de Lome that thev ure en
tirely able to cope with the situation.
They minimized the demonstration,
saying that it was nothiwr more than
n "wind ' uprising. They added that If
by any possibility nn emergency
should require It which, however,
they In no way expected tho govern
ment authority is ample to protect
evary interest. A large body of troops)
Is quartered In the city and these are
said to be moro than enough for nil
requirements. This statement Is mado
by way of assurance, however, for tho
authorities say the troublo Is at an
end
The Spanish minister went to tho
state department this morning and
conferred with the assistant secretary
on tho situation in Havana. There is
every reason to believe he convcyd as
surances of a restoration of order and
of ample power to protect all Ameil
can and other Interests substantially as
Ect forth above.
The department learned that Hav
ana was quiet today and Judge Day
was assured that there was no danger
of another outbreak and that the Span
ish authorities had taken every pre
caution to guard against any possible
demonstration against tho American
consulate by a liberal tiro of gendar
merie. Key West, Fla., Jan. 13. The United
States steamship Malno tins not yet
left this port. It 13 believed that tho
silling orders received yesterday have
hsen countermanded.
DISAGREEABLE NEWS.
Mad i Id, Jun. 13. The government
admits tho receipt of "disagreeable
news" from Cuba, but declines to give
tho dctnlls.
Private dispatches from Havana re
ceived here today assert that shouts
of "viva Don Catlos" mid "viva Wey
ler" have been raised tinder the -ery
windows ot General Blanco.
KtnninKliip Arrivals.
New York, Jun. 13. Sailed: New York,
Southampton; Teutonic, Liverpool, Ar
rived: Lalin, Bremen. Queeustown
Sailed; Mujeslic, New York. Genoa Ar
rived: Kaiser Wllhelin II. New York.
Balled: Kms, New York. Rotterdam
Sailed: Rotterdam, New York, Cherbourg-Sailed:
Fuerst Bismarck, from
Humburg and Southampton, New York.
The Herald's Weather Forecast.
New York, Jan. 11. In tho middle stntea
and New England, today, party cloudy to
fair, slightly colder weather will prevail,
with fresh to light westerly to northerly,
winds, followed by light local snow off
ruin in the northern districts.
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