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SCTtANTON, PA., MONDA.Y MORNING, JANUARY 17. 18f8.
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SITUATION
IS SERIOUS
General Lee Highly In
dignant at Spanish
Telegrams.
HIS STATEMENT MISQUOTED
True Version of the Reported
Warship Talk.
Up Xolifirs the Spanish Officio! Thnt
Unless Assurances Were Given Tlint
Americans Would lie Protected, Ho
Would boo Tlint One ol Undo Mini's
Warships Wns ou tho Scrne In Short
Order-Tioublo Ii Not landed Vet.
New York. Jan. 16. The Herald's
.Havana correspondent sends the fol
lowing:, dated Saturday: La Lucha
published a telegram, censored ut ths
palace, btatlng that Qpneral Lee had
Informed his government that tran
quility relcnert in Havana. I showed
this to General Lee, and lie said ha
had never sent any such telegram.
General. Lee said that while he did not
think the situation at present dsmand
ed tl'0 piesonce of a war ship, yet ho
thought It was so serious tint he de
spatched tlnee or four telegrams dally
ji to Washington debtrlblnrr tho situa
tion. General Lc la also highly Indignant
at a tclegraiT- nubllshed In La Lucha,
purporting to tie from Washington,
stating that - -al Leo directly of
fered the good Si A Ices of an American
warship for the protection of Spanish'
lives and property, and that General
Blanco had bald such aid was not re
quired This telegram General Lee de
nounced ns absolutely perverted.
"What I did Jo," said General Lee,
"was to send a message to the Palace
that unless they gav me assurance
that thy were able to suaranlee the
lives and property of Americans here
during the riots I would cable for a
war ship, and have one here pretty
Quick, too."
General Lee said he did not think
that the disturbances wera at an end.
He tells me thnt the supplies shipped
tcin New York for the leconcentrados
on tho Vigilant ia, arriving hero on last
Sunday, have not yet reached him, and
that every obstacle is being throvn in
his way in spite of the promise that
goods would be Immediately passed
duty free. General Lee has informed
General Blanco that unless immediate
steps ai e taken to deliver the goods
he would cable to the United States
that it is useless to attempt to send
any relief.
On Thursday General Lee made ar
rangements to deliver rations to one
thousand women and children. He
was prohibited from doing so by Gen
eral Bruzon. who said he feared tho
spectacle of feeding reconcentrados
ywould excite the populace to renewed
violence.
President Bartolome Masso, of tho
Cuban republic, writes to an inquirer
in Havana:
You ask for an exact statement re
garding my attitude and that of tho
Cuban people. In view of the action
of the Spanish government. I must
say that my conduct shall always bo
in harmony with my revolutionary
record of over thirty years and my
explicit declarations, which during
this glorious period I have made on
fcolomn occasions, My feelings are
properly expressed In the reply I
made to tho emissaries of the auton
omist party at the Btart of this war.
Tho Cuban people havo already an
swered tho question tlmo and again
through their representatives at tho
assembly, through their foremost mil
itary leaders, through the decrees of
the government over which I havo
the honor to preside and tho manifesto
of tho Cubans abroad, who have de
clared their unalterable purpose to
achieve Cuban independence or suc
cumb In tho struggle.
Washington, Jan. 1G. "There Is no
denying," telegraphs the New York
Herald's Washington correspondent,
"ti.ut the authoiities view the situa
tion in Havana with more or less con
cern. They do not wish to do any
thing tending to hamper the Spanish
authorities In their efforts to push their
autonomouo policy, but, being doubt
ful of its success, the president and his
department chiefs are doing everything
which prudence dictates for a crisis if
It comes. The protection of Americans
and American Interests is the keynote
of the general plan o far as interfer
ence by the United States is concerned.
If war vessels are sent to Havana, the
authorities all declare that it will bo
solely for the purpose of protecting
American Interests. If conditions arise
showing the loss of Spain's control over
Cuba, it la the purpose of the president
( to uso peaceful means of interv ijntion,
rather than forcible ones, and an effort
will be made by diplomatic negotia
tions to induce Spain to grant inde
pendence to tho island through the
means of purchase."
NO DISAGREEABLE INCIDENTS.
Havana, Jan. 16. No "disagreeable
Incidents" have occurred today and
"complete calmness" exists. General
Merroto, General Bernal and General
Salcedo have arrived and are assisting
General Blanco In maintaining order.
Yesterday while Senor Marcos Gar
cia, governor of Santa Clara, was at
tending a base ball match, a hospital
employe tried to shoot him. General
Agulrre and his aide-de-camp frus
trated the nttempt.
General Pundo arrived at Manzanlllo
on Tuesday last. According to the of
ficial reports there has been only "un
important skirmishing" In that direc
tion. SPANISH REPORTS.
Those Received by Minister do Lome
Btntn That Everything I PpiicHmI.
4 Washington, Jan. ICQrave appre-
honslon wns felt by both tho officials
of tho stato department and those of
the Spanish legation that disturbances
of a more or less serious character
might occur in Havana today owing to
the fact that many persons otherwiso
occupied during tho week would bo
comparatively free on this day to fol
low their own Inclinations. Advices re
ceived by Minister do Lome early to
day followed by others at a later hour
Indicated, however, that Havana wns
perfectly tranquil. Shortly after noon
the minister received a dispatch con
veying tho information that at 11
o'clock this morning there had not only
been no tloting but even sporadic dis
turbances of any kind. As a precau
tionary measure, General Blanco had
carefully provided against any trouble
but so far as surface lndlcatlona went,
the precautions he had taken were en
tirely unnecessary. The advices were
that the better Judgment of the people
was uppermost. Good feeling prevail
ed generally throughout the city, and
no dlstui bances were anticipated.
Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon state
department olllclals had received no
word from Havana, and they accepted
this as an Indication thnt no trouble
has occurred or was anticipated. They
regard the rioting of last week as mere
ly a flurry which spent Its force In the
few hours It lnsted. General Lee Is
under Instructions to notify the depart
ment promptly If anything unusual or
in the least way threatening, and the
fact that no dispatch was received from
him clearly Indicates that the city Is
practically absolutely quiet.
Secretary Long has received no ad
ditional Information today concerning
the movements of the North Atlantic
squadron and said that he expected
none. Admiral Sicard will simply
carry out the orders previously Issued
to him, and sail today with the main
body of the squadron for southern wat
ers to enter upon the usual winter man
ouvres. LIKE A VOLCANO
Disturbances Are Liable to Rrrnk
Oiitnl Any Moment nt llnvnnn.
Havana, Jan. 17. (Delayed in trans
mission.) Although outwardly order is
restricted here, great excitement con
tinues, and unless the newspapers ex
ercise, under the weak censorship,
great prudence, a general revolt Is
probable, with , much bloodshed, be
cause In such an event the army vol
unteers would fraternize. General
Blanco's position is mast difficult, be
cause lib mild methods of warfare
disqualify him to uso energy with a
mob.
The rioters Intend going In a paclflo
manner to the palace to request Gen
eral Blanco to release Senor Jesus Trll
lo, a prominent attorney, who has been
unjustly charged by political intrlguea
with forming mob violence.
Up to the time this dispatch Is sent
no American has been in any way In
danger, nor has there been any hostilo
demonstration or shouting against
them, nor have any Americans taken
Consul General Fltzhugh Lee, the Brit
ish consul, and other consular officers
witnessed the disorders from the bal
cony of the Hotel Inglaterre.
MARTIAL LAW IN HAVANA.
Spanish ministry Decides to Maintain
It with Strictness.
Madrid, Jan. 16. It wasi decided by
the ministry, at the meeting of the
cabinet last evening, that the strictest
degree of martial law should be ob
served in Havana, with a view to the
preservation ot public order and mili
tary discipline and to prevent tho
abuses of the press.
General Correa, Admiral Bermeja.and
Senor Grolzard, respectively ministers
of war, marine and Justice, were di
rected to draft bills designed to pro
tect the armv from attacks In news
papers in Spain.
THE BOOTHS MEET.
General William find Commander
liallington Talk ns father and Son.
Npw York, Jan. 10. After an Inter
view between General William Booth,
of the Salvation Army, id Command
er Balllnston Booth, of the Volunteers
of America, this afternoon nt tho
Windsor hotel, the following statement
was given out by those who witnessed
the interview:
Ueneral William Booth' and Com
mander Balllngton Booth today at the
Windsor hotel met in the presence ot
the Rev. Dr. Joslnh Strong and Rev.
Charles Cuthbeit Hall.
"The interview was purely as "be
tween father and son. Nothing tran
spired calculating to lead to any amal
gamation of tho two movements. It
was agreed that all public controversy
In the piess or otherwise between the
movements should as far as possible
come to ar. end."
Floods on the Spanish Frontier.
London, Jan. 16. A special dispatch
from Paris says that the continuance of
heavy rains on the Spanish frontier has
dono much damage. In the District of
Perplgnan, the River Tct has overflowed,
flooding tho country for miles. The low
lying villages have been evacuated, and
relief parties are rescuing the household
ers in boats. Meny houses have been de
stroyed, and a largo number ot cattle
havo been drowned, but there has been
no loss ot life among the Inhabitants.
German Warship Pnss Pcrlm.
Perlm, Jan. 16. Tho German warships
Deutschland and Geflon, under tho com
mand of Prince Henry of Prussia, have
passed here, on their way to China, and
signalled that all was well on board. The
British steamer Dunera, from Southamp
ton on Dec. 29 for Bombay, reported at
Pcrlm yesterday that sho had seon a Gor
man warship in a disabled condition. She
had no further details,
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Chnrlps Villiers Drnd.
London. Jan. 16. Right Hon. Charlos
Pelham Villiers, member of parliament
from South Wolverhampton, and known
as tho "Father of tho houso of commons,"
having sat continuously In tho house
.since 1833, died tonight. He was 96 ye.rs
old.
Kid McCoy ClinllPiiccs ritzslmmnns.
New York. Jan. 16. Kid McCoy tonight
challenged J lob Fltzslmmons to fight for
tho heavyweight championship of tho
world and hc posted 11,000 to bind a
mutch. Ho declare. that ho will fight no
ono but Corbott or Fltzslmmnnu anil that
ho can dofeat cither of thorn.
WARSHIPS FOR
JAPAN'S NAVY
Description of the New Commerce Des
troyer, Kasagl.
A CRUISER OF THE IMPROVED TYPE
The Knsngl Is Ono Among n Lnrgi
Number of Ships of Various Classes
Embraced iu tho New Nnvnl Pro
gramme ot Juptin--A I'lcut That
Will Flucu tho Country in tho I'ront
Hank on the Seas.
Philadelphia. Jan. 16. The launching
of the Japanese vvarsfllp Kasagl, which
is being built at Cramp's ship yard,
will tuke place on Thursday at noon.
The Kasagl Is the most Important sh'lp
ever built In the United States for for
eign account and U the first foreign
vaishlp launched In this country slnco
the Zublaca in 17S7.
In compliance with requests for in
formation that are coming to him trom
all over the country, Charles Cramp,
the builder of the ship, today gave the
following interview to the Associated
Press:
The Kasagl Is a protected, twin screw
cruiser or ccircrce destioycr ot tho latest
and most approved tjpo and de-s'gn in
her class, t-ho Is built throiichout of
milled steel ot tho United States navy
standurd. Her model is calculated pri
marily for high speed; the contract guar
antee bolng 2i',4 knots as the mean ot six
runs back and foith over a measured
course of ten nautical mill's. She Is pow
ered with two four cylinder vertical In
verted direct acting tilplo expansion en
gines, diivlng twin screws. Steam is sup
plied by twelvo slnglo ended cyllndtlcal
boilers provided with tho St. John grnto
and bearer bar and tho machinery cal
culations contemplato a maximum collec
tive Indicated hoise power ot about 17.CKW.
The Kasagl Is one among a largo num
ber of ships of various tvpo and classes
embraced in tho new naval piogrammo
of Japan. A sister ship to her la build
ing on tho Pacific coast and others of
various classes up to 1I.S0O ton battle
ships, cither 'In England, France, Ger
many or in Japan's own dock ard at
Yokosuka. It is worth whllo to call at
tention to tho fact that she Is n represen
tative of tho most marvellous and for
midable naval development of this age;
a development that Is rapidly bilnglug
Into front rank among civilized naval
powers a nation tho ports of which wero
ilrst opened to commerce through tho In
strumentality of an American naval ex
pedition clearly within tho memory ot
men not yet past middle age. From this
point of view alono her launching Is an
event worth remembering in tho history
of American ship building.
FOREMOST NAVAL POWER.
When the fleet of which tho Kasagl Is
an imDortant factor shall bo completed,
an event not moro than two years oft at
tho farthest; Japan will rank as tho fore
most naval power In the Pacific ocean,
and, generally speaking, nearly if not
quite third In rank among the naval pow
ers of the world. She will certainly out
rank In tho nil round sense all but Eng
land, France and Russia, and so far as
tho Pacific ocean is concerned will be far
superior to all except perhaps England,
and it is doubtful if even England coul'i,
with due retard to her requirements In
her own waters or In tho Medlterianean
und the defense of her commeice, sparo
naval force enough for concentration in
tho Pacific to equal in that ocean tho now
Japaneso navy of which tho Kasagl Is
a factor. This superiority is due not so
much to" the mere number of the vesscis
Japan is building ns to the fact that they
are of carefully selected tjpes, perfectly
elaborated designs and wisely distributed
classes; all of tho most appioval con
struction and highest attainable lll
clency. The men who operate the material of
this foice, havo demonstrated by their be
havior In the late war and as evinced by
tho professional skill and ability they
displayed In the work of superv lslng ves
sels under construction, that they have
no odds to ask In that respect of the
naval oulcers of any power.
In short, the whole naval policy of
Japan as represented to Americans by
the object lesson of the Kasagl Is one
which nations tar older In the arts of
western civilization would do well to
emulate. Failure to emulate or keep up
with it may in the not distant future
bring some of them to humiliation and
defeat.
PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS.
Tho principal dimensions, qualities and
armament of the Kasagl are as follows:
Length of water line, 371 feet and 6
inches; breadth 4s feet and 9 inches;
depth, 20 feet and C inches; draft, 17 feet
and 0 inches; displacement, 4,900 tons;
speed, 224 knots.
Armament Two S-Inch breech loading
rletls; ten 12 c. m. (or 4.7-lnch) rapid tiro
guns; twelve 12-pounders rapid lire guns;
six 47 in. in. Ilotchklss rapid 11 ro guns.
The ceremonial attendant upon tho
launching ot tho ship will be exclusively
In tho hands of the Japanese minister,
and tho affair will bo conducted In ac
cordance with tho customs of the Japan
ese In such matters. On tho part of tho
Cramp company there will be no special
provision for guests, but the shipyard
will be open to the public nt tho tlmo of
launching.
Y0UNQ SALOON PASSENGER.
Victor McKenzie, Aged 1G Months,
Crosses the Untitle.
New York, Jan, 10. Victor McKen
zle, aged 10 months, was a saloon pas
senger by the Hamburg-American line
steamer Auguste Victoria, which ar
rived today from Genoa. The child's
mother died recently In the north of
Italy, and there being no relatives
abroad, tho baby was taken In charge
by tho United States consul at Genoa
and sent home In care ot Captain
Kaempff and purser Losch, of tho
Augusto Vletorln, to be forwarded to
his grandmother, Mrs. Ashbrldge, of
702 South Washington square, Phila
delphia. Tho child's father is an American olll
cer In the service of the government ct
Peru.
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CURED A QIRL BORN BUND.
Schlatter tho Allpued Ilcnlcr, Per
forms n Font.
Znnesvllle, O., Jnn. 10. Schlatter, tho
"healer," is said to havo pet formed a
remarkable euro in Xitnesville, restor
ing sight to a young girl who had
been 'blind slnco her birth.
An uged woman was dilvon to his
hotel In a cab to be treated for a
spinal affection and walked home.
Steamship Arrival..
New York, Jnn. 16. At lived: Ii Nor
mandte, Havre; Augusta Victoria. Ge
noa; Servla, Liverpool. Sailed: Werk
eudam, Rottordam.
DEATH OP 0EN. AUQER,
lion, Benjamin lititterworlli Also
Pnssr-s Away nt IMney Woods.
Washington, Jnn, 10. General Chris
topher Colon Auger, U, 8. A., retired,
died, of old age nt his home In West
Washington tonight. General Auger
was one of thu three surviving mem
bers of the class of '43 at West Point,
tho class with which General Grant
graduated. General Auger served with
Grant In Mexico and afterwards with
distinction through the Civil Wnr.
After tho Civil War-he saw consider
able active service in the Indian up
risings on tho frontier and was later
In command of varlouo departments of
the nrmy. He was retired in 1885 and
has since lived In Washington. . Subse
quent to his retirement ho was shot by
a negro desperado in the doorway of
his own home, but though seriously
wounded, he recovered. Ho has two
sons now In tho army, Captain Colon
Auger and Major J. A. Auger.
Thomasvllle, qa., Jan. 10. Hon. Ben
jamin ButtPt worth, United States com
missioner of patents, who had been 111
at Plney Woods hotel here for several
weeks, died at 3.1G this afternoon. The
end was peaceful and when It came his
wife and children wore at his bedside.
He came here to recuperate from an
attack of pneumonia and recovered
rapidly till two weeks ago, when he
suffered from uraemlc convulsions.
From that relapse he never fully le
covered. His body will be sent to
Washington tomorrow.
Benjamin Butterworth was born in
Warren county, O., October 22, Jb37. Ho
was elected a representative in congress
fo tho First Ohio district. Including tho
elty of Cincinnati, to tho Forty-sixth,
Forty-seventh, Forty-ninth. Fiftieth and
Fifty-first congresses. From then until
appointed to tho position ho occupied at
his death, he devoted most of his tlmo to
the practice of law, especially patent law,
In Cincinnati.
During the war ho attained rank of
major In an Ohio regiment. He was com
missioner of patents tlrst during tho ad
ministration of Garfield nnd Arthur and
his record mado them subsequently had
great weight with President McKlnloy
In selecting him for that position.
Ho was mado secretory of tho World's
fair project early In tho lneeption of that
great enterprise at Chicago during tho
early nineties and worked along In that
capacity with honor to himself and profit
to tho company until Its close.
A widow and four children survive tho
dead stalesmun. Ills widow was Miss
Mary Schuyler, of Pcnnsjlvanta. The
children aro Mrs. Howe, ot Washington,
a widow; William, who married a Miss
Deer, of Molinc, III.; young Ben, who
was Injured In a college game early In
life, and Frank, whose prowess ns a
foot ball coach and full back Is almost In
ternational. AFTER FORTY-SEVEN YEARS.
Romance ol an Aged Couplo in Wcb
stprCltv, Iowa.
Webster City, Iowa, Jan. 16. Elijah
Davis, sixty-five years old, and Miss
Fannie Spnuldlng, sixty-seven years
old, were married last night. There is
a pretty romance connected with the
union of this aged couple. In 1851,when
Elijah Davis was eighteen years old
and Miss Spaulding twenty, she was
one of a party of live In a rowboat that
was upset In the Ohio river. Davis
rescued her from death by drowning,
together with the other four. He be
gan paying attention to her, but owing
to the objections of her parents they
were never man led. Davis left the
neighborhood vowing he would never
forget the girl, and she in turn de
clared that she would be true.
Davis went to the far west, and in
time Mis3 Spaulding moved with rela
tives to Iowa. In a deal that Davis
made while In the west he came Into
possession of an Iowa farm, and while
looking at his property on a trip es
pecially for the purpose two months
ago he discovered that his old sweet
heart and her younger brother were his
tenants. He had not heard from her
for forty years, but both had remained
single, and at his request they have de
cided to end tho lemalnder of their
lives together.
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TERRIBLE MEANS OF SUICIDE.
Jinn Jicnpt from Sixteenth Floor of
Masonic Templn nt Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 16 J. W. Stonehouse,
whose sign painting establishment re
cently failed, committed suicide today
In the lotunda of the Masonic Temple
by jumping from the railing on the six
teenth floor of the building.
Stonehouse, it is snid, has made and
spent two model ate-slzed fortunes. A
son of the suicide went to Colorado
somo time ago und has not been heard
from since. Stonehouse is said to havo
brooded over this and often expressed
fear that his son was dead.
Ilrirlilnvers' Convention.
Peoria, 111., Jon, 16. The convention of
the .Bricklayers' nnd Mason's Interna
tional union Is getting down to business
now that the committees are completing
their work. Tho total membership Is re
ported at G6.306, of whom but 31,630 are
employed. For beneficial purposes JiSO,
015 has been expended and thero Is J53,
370 In tho treasury. The establishment
of a national homo for indigent members
Is favored.
Oklahoma Tragedy.
Oklahoma, I. T., Jan. 10. In a row
early this morning, Fred Jones, a bar
keeper, shot Chief of Police G. W, Jack
son through tho thigh. As ho fell Jack
son tired at Jones, but missed him and
shot Bishop Armstrong, a deputy sheriff,
inflicting a fatal wound. Jones Is a
brother of Bllt Jones, tho city marshal,
who was killed In an affray at Oklahoma
City two years ago by tho Christian
brothers, outlaws.
Hiiniin Starts for Washington.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 16 Senator Hanna
left for Washington at 1.10 o'clock this
afternoon very unexpectedly. His hasty
departuro Is said to have been brought
about by the receipt ot a message urging
htm to niinu to tho capltol at once. It is
believed that his presence was desired In
connection with the Hawaiian treaty now
beforo tho senate.
Resctip of n Crew.
New York. Jan. 16. On board tho
steamer Antllla. which arrived hero this
morning from Nassau, was tho male and
nlno seamen of tho crew of the Italian
brlgnntlno Celcstlna, which wus lost on
tho south sldo ot Watllng's Island while
on n voyage from Venice to Savunuah.
The vessel wus a totul loss. No lives
wero lost.
.
Kigut Hour Domnnd Withdrawn.
London, Jan. 16. The otllclal onglneers'
joint committee has uotlfled tho em
ployers' federation of tho wlthdiawal on
behult of the men ot tho eight hours demand.
THE RESULT, OF
NOVEL READING
FllteenYcar0ld Samuel Henderson's
Awful Crime.
CHILD MURDERED AND MUTILATED
Hio Hody ot Percy I.ockrnr, Aged
I'lvo Ycurs. Is found in "Itcdulos"
Creek Weighed by Heavy Stones.
Henderson Under Arrest tor the
Crime--Tho Vwful Doed Provoked
by Trashy Indian Stories.
Philadelphia, Jan. 16. The body of 5-ycar-old
Percy Lockyar, who Is be
lieved to have been murdered on Fri
day night by 15-year-old Samuel Hen
derson, was today found in the bottom
of "Reddles'" Creek, Sixtieth nnd
Catharine streets, and there seems lit
tle doubt in the minds of the pollco
that young Henderson Is guilty of the
crime. He Is now locked in a cell In
police headquarters. The body of tho
child, when found was weighted by two
heavy stones, one about his neck and
the other around his ankles. His skull
was crushed In, and thero was a knife
thrust Just abovo ,the heart and slm
illar wounds on his breast, side and
forehead, while on one side of his face
was a long cut extending from below
the eye to the chin.
From what the police have been able
to learn, the crime seems to have been
one of the most horrible character, and
If all Its details aro true It stamps
young Henderson as a degenerate of
the worst type. He does not seem to
realize the enormity oi nls crime. Yes
terday after his arrest ho admitted a
knowledge of the knife thrust, but said
that it was due to the child accidental
ly running against an open knife. Hen
derson became alarmed at this nnd
said he threw the boy into the creek.
Today, however, when shown the muti
lated body of the child, he admitted
that he was responsible for those cuts
as well, but he still persisted that It
was an accident.
A PLANNED MURDER.
The police, however, believe it was a
planned murder In which the guilty
one purposed ending the life of another
small boy, Willie Addison, aged 7 years.
Henderson, It Is claimed, has been read
ing trashy novels of the wild western
stamp and has shown a desire to emu
late the heroes of those tales. The
police assert that Henderson accom
panied Lockyar and Addison to tho
woods, as he told yesterday, but in
stead of any accident happening to
either, Henderson tied both children
to a tree. Addison broke away and ran
home. It was then, it Is said, that
young Lockyar's death was accom
plished. Dr. Morton, the coroner's
physician, who examined the thrust
above the heart, said that it caused
the death of the little fellow. The
police searched for the body during all
of last night, and It was not until
after daylight this morning that it was
found. Henderson will bo given a hear
ing tomorrow morning.
A fact that has come out in connec
tion with Henderson's alleged crime is
that his father, John D. Henderson,
was on trial before Judge Reed in
October, 1892, charged with killing a
man named Christopher Nelson. The
killing was the outcome of a quarrel.
Henderson when arraigned pleaded
guilty to manslaughter. He was re
manded for sentence, but some time
later It was shown that the death was
largely accidental, and there was no
murderous Intent. He was admitted to
ball and is now a free man.
COUNTERFEIT CERTIFICATES.
Few More of Them Found, nnd tho
MnliPrs Not Caught Yet.
Washington, Jan. 10. Consignments
of $100 silver certificates are being re
ceived dally at the Treasury depart
ment, but so far the number of coun
terfeits is surprisingly small. Up to
this time only eighteen have been re
ported from all sources. One of the
counterfeits received from Cincinnati
has a new feature in the numbering,
which begins with 323. All tho others
begin with 340. The Secret Service is
making every effort to locate the
maker of the note, but so far with
little success. Mr. Crane, of the firm
of Crane & Co., which makes the dis
tinctive paper on which all govern
ment notes are printed, was at the de
partment and made a careful exam
ination of the new counterfeits, with
a view, If possible, to Identifying the
maker of the paper. Ho declined to
express an opinion on this point.
A telegram received from Atlanta,
Ga., says that Frank Morse and Daniel
Pierce were arrested yesterday at Mo
bile, Ala., for passing counterfeit $10
silver certificates, $2,300 worth of the
spurious notes being found In their
possession. Whether any connection
between these men and the producer
of the $100 certificate is suspected is
not known.
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ADVERTISINO WAR IN DENVER.
Novvupnper Owners Make fihnrp An
swer to n Combine of Stores.
Denver, Col., Jan. 10. The managers
of the four dally newspapers here, who
recently received notice from the man
agers of fourteen department stores
that unless advertising rates were re
duced thirty per cent, they would with
draw all advertisements, notified tho
store managers today that they would
accept no advertising from them ex
cept at an advance of eleven per cent,
over the old card rates.
Nearly all the trade and labor or
ganizations In tho city have declared
a boycott on the department store com
bine, and they are very lightly patron
led. None of them has advertised since
Sunduy, except by handbills, and the
ordinance against this method of ad
veitlslng Is to be enforced.
Ilismnrck Approves Eastern Grab.
Berlin, Jan. 16. Prlnco Bismarck Is
steadily Improving In health. He Is again
good-humored, and has expressed ap
proval of tho seizure of Klao-Chau bay,
in a lotter to the Grand Dukes ot Welmer
and Mecklenburg.
Grrnt I'lrn ntTrlklmln.
Athens, Jan. 16, A great fire nt Trlk
haln has dono damugo to tho amount of
50,000.
TIIK NEWS THIS HOKNINU.
Weather Indications Todtyt
Pair: Warmer.
1 General Serious Situation In Havana.
New Cruiser for tho Japaneso Nnvy.
Progrnmmo ol tho Week in Congicss.
Youthful Emulator of Dime Novel
Heroes.
S State Building ot Boats for tho
Alaska Trade.
Condition of the State's Milk Supply.
3 Local Democrats Namo Candidates
for School Directors.
i Editorial.
Reasons for a New Judicial District.
5 Advertisement.
6 Local Rev. Mr. Whlppcn's Reasons
for Being an Unlvcrsallst.
Sermon by Rev. Mr. Bulgin.
7 Liquor and Loafers Aro Dunmoro
Evils.
Dickson Company to Leave Wllkcs
Barre. 8 Local West Side and Suburban.
9 Lackawanna County Happenings.
Ophlucii3 on the Ecllpso.
10 Days When Devils Abounded.
The Markets.
CRUISE OF THE SQUADRON.
The American Fleet Will Proceed
Direct to Dry Tortugns.
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 7S. Having com
pleted all tlielr provisions for their
winter cruise In gulf waters, the bhlps
of tho North Atlantic squadron which
have been anchored In Hampton Roads
for the past ten weeks, the llatrshlp
New Yoi k and the buttleslilps, Indiana,
Massachuetts, and Ohio, left Old
Point at 10 o'clock this morning end
two hours latr passed out the capes
t-outhbound. They put to sea In the
face of a northeastern wind which Is
blowing off HMteras tonight.
It Is Admiral SIcard's Intention to
keep well away from the stormy cape.
The fleet will proceed directly at ten
knot speed to Dry Tortugas, their
headquarters for the gulf evolution.
This point Is within such easy reach
of Havana that the ship? could be
summoned In t. few hours should theie
prex'nee there be necessary.
The Texas will Join the flagship off
the South Carolina coast. The totpedo
boat Foote was forced to tuke tho In
Fldo route owing to tho heavy weather
off Hatteras. The ships are equipped
fcr a long vojage and their magazines
are well stocked.
GOLD STANDARD IN INDIA.
Sir James Westlund Snys That n Great
Advnnce llns Keen Mnde.
Calcutta, Jan. 16. Sir James West
land, the finance minister of the coun
cil, at yesterday's meeting of that body,
made a speech, In which he said that
he was unable to give a final reply to
the question of the Introduction of the
gold standard. One thing was clear,
lie continued, a great advance had
been made In the direction contem
plated by the authors of the policy of
1893, namely, the gold standard would
become possible. Many obscure points
had been determined by actual experi
ence. The disaster of 1897 had been
followed by bountiful harvests, and the
renewal of the trade discussions of last
autumn had prepared tho public and
official opinion In England to the pos
sible necessity ot the gold standard,
which might involve actual diversion,
for Indian purposes, of a certain amount
of gold from the general available
stock.
The speaker also said that he was
fully alive to the grave commercial
bearings of the subject, adding that if
the legislation of 1893 had not been in
troduced, exchange might have dropped
nine pence and the present situation
might have been far worse.
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KILLED BY A LIVE WIRE.
You in; Mnn Falls Dend White Trying
to Snve n Girl from Harm.
New York, Jan. 16. A broken tele
phono wire was responsible for the
death of Walter Davis, of Sing Sing,
last evening. He died while trying to
save May Bennett, with whom he was
walking, from belns burned. Both
lived In Spring street and were wnlk
Ing along Maple place when the girl
suddenly screamed. Davis saw a wire
hanging down from the pole, and dis
covered that It had pressed against the
Up of Mny Bennett and burned her.
He grasped the wiio In his hand to pull
It away from the glii, and nlmost Im
mediately dropped dead.
Investigation showed that the wire
was from the telephone circuit, and in
falling It had crossed an electric light
wire, becoming charged with the -powerful
current. Davis was 19 years old.
The Bennett girl Is about 12 years old.
HORSE TRAINER'S DEATH.
Authorities Aro Investigating tho
Death ot Joseph Iliipxide.
Oakland, Cal Jan. 16. The author
ities are investigating the death of Jo
seph Raeslde, a horse trainer, whose
mangled corpse was found beside the
railroad track at Shell Mound, there
being a strong suspicion that ho was
murdered and his body placed on the
track for tho purpose of destroying all
traces of the crime. Thursday last
Raeslde won $300 on Rlcardo.
After supper he left his boarding
house and nothing more was seen of
him until his mangled corpse was dis
covered next mornlnc; with only a few
pieces of silver in his pockets. The
police think Raeslde was killed and
robbed by race track touts who knew
of his winnings.
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Steamer Without Propeller.
Queenstown, Jan. 10. The British
steamer Gladys. Captuln Dixon, which
arrived today from Baltimore, repoits
that sho mot tho British steamer Now
lyn, Captain Voss, from Swansea for Phil
adlephln, on January 12, In latitude SI,
longitude 26, with tall end shaft and pro
peller gono. Sho towed her for thirty
hours when tho hawsers parted In heavy
weather und she wns obliged to lcavo the
Nowiyn 420 miles from Fast Not. Tho
Glady's machinery sjffcrcd irom tho
stress ot towing.
Slpnnmr Peru nt Golden Gntc.
San Franelsco, Jan. 16. The steamer
Peru from China to Japan via Honolulu,
passed tho Golden Gato tonight. Presi
dent Dole, of Hawaii. Is believed to bo on
board on his way to Washington.
Flood Neur VnlPiicln.
Madrid, Jan. 16. There have been seri
ous floods near Valencia, capltol of tho
province of that name, and thirty houses
havo collapsed.
HAWAIIAN
ANNEXATION
The Subject Will Occupy
Time of Senate and
House.
MANY SPEECHES READY
Senator Morgan Will Consume
One Day.
Senator Wolcott Will Report tho
Transactions of tho Hlmotnllio
Conimlsslon--Tlic Confirmation of
Attorney-GenornI McKcnnn Will
Ho Voted on Todny--Procecdings
In the House.
Washington, Jan. 16. Tho Hawaiian,
annexation treaty will again occupy tho
major portion of the time of tho senate
this week. It appears improbable,
however, that the treaty will be taken
up on Monday. There Is a unanimous
agreement to the vote upon the immi
gration bill during the day, and It is
altogether probable that this vote will
be preceded by some discussion of thu
merits of tho bill. The friends of the
measure are confident of Its passage,
but they are not very hopeful of get
ting it through without further de
bate. Senator Wolcott has given no
tice of his intention to address tho
senate on Monday, when he will makp
a report of the transactions of the re
cent international bimetallic commis
sion. Mr. Wolcott has never given ex
tended public utterance concerning the
commission's work, and there Is very
general Interest manifested as to the
course he may pursue In his speech on
Monday,
When tho senate resumes considera
tion of the Hawaiian treaty Senator
Morgan will take the floor and will
consume at least another day with itho
presentation of his views on annexa
tion. He will be followed by Senators Pet
tlgrew and White In opposition to tho
treaty and by other senatois for and
against it.
There is no hope that the discussion
will be concluded during the week. A
great many senators wish to speak,
and as long as the result of the vote Is
as uncertain ns at present, neither side
will be disposed to allow the vote to bo
taken.
The senate has agreed to vote on tho
confirmation of Attorney General Mc
Kenna as associate Justice of tho su
preme court on next Friday, and the
probabilities are that this vote will be
preceded by some discussion ns to Mr.
McKenna's merits.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill will, In all probability, be reported
on Monday, and thero may be an
effort to secure Its consideration during
tho week.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house is likely to become tho
arena for a general discussion of our
foreign relations in connection with the
consideration of tho diplomatic and
consular appropilatlon bill during tho
present week. The Cuban situation,
the annexation of Hawaii and the de
signs of the European powers towaru
China will, of course, be the pilneipul
topics to attract attention. The houso
managers do not want an extended de
bate on Cuba precipitated at this time,
but tho majority Is determined to presi
the question duilng the consideration
of this bill. They believe the time Is
particularly opportune, owing to the
anti-autonomy riots In Havana,
Tomorrow- Is District ot Columbia
day, and on Tuesday tho considera
tion of the army appropriation bill will
be resumed. This Is likely to bo fin
ished Tuesday, after which tho con
sular nnd diplomatic bill will probably
consume the remainder of the week.
SAUSSIER HONORED.
Popular Demonstration of Militnry
Ollicinls nnd Soldiers.
Paris, Jan. 16. Thero was a popular
demonstration today with a procession
of military officials, soldiers, veterans
and gymnastic nnd other associations,
in honor of General Felix Saussler, now
retiring from the military governor
ship ot Paris, and tho commander In
chief of the French army. General
Saussler, who was In full uniform and
surrounded by his staff, stood In tho
window of his residence, responding
assiduously to the salutations1 of en
ormous crowds. Ultimately bands of
students paraded the streets, shouting
"Consquez Zola," "Death to the Jews,"
and the like. In several cases cafo
windows were smashed, nnd the win
dows of a house mistaken for Zola's
were broken. The police finally dis
persed the rioters and made many ar
rests. Louise Michel and Sebastian Fauto
addressed a 'Soclnllst meeting this eve
ning and denounced the secrecy at
tending tho trial of Comte Esterhnzy.
Thero were shouts of "Bns Drumont"
and "Bas Rochefott," but thero was no
further disorder.
Brotherhood nt Trainmen .licet.
Peoria, III., Jan. 16. Tho executive com
mittee of tho IJrothcrhood ot Railway
Trainmen aro holding their annual ses
sion hero to rceclvo lepoits and audit ac
counts. Tho net Increase In membership
during U97 was 3.C0O und 37 newlodgns
were instituted. The olllceis icno'rt a
steady demand for brothorhood men by
tho railroads.
Tlio Hpriild's WcnUier I'nrrcnst.
Now York. Jnn. 17. In tho middle BttUoi
and New England, today, fair tot partly
cloudy weather will prevail with nearly
stationary followed by slowly rising tem
perature end fresh to high westerly
winds, becoming variable, probably fol
lowed by cloudiness In this section and
by light local snow or rain on the north
ern and western districts by night.
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