Strmim,
CENTS.
SCHANTON, PA., TUESDAY MOTtNlNGr, JANUARY 18, 1898.
TWO CENTS
LODGE BILL
IS PASSED
Features of Yesterday's
Proceedings in the
Senate.
A TALK ON BIMETALLISM
Senator Wolcott Delivers a
Speech.
Mr. Fornltor Presents Mr. Hnnnn's
Crodcntliils for Iho Remainder ol
i
Mr. Sherman's Term--Thu Immi
gration Itlll Passed by 11 Voto of
15 io '48--Itclernnces to tlio Doitlli
ul Hum. Ilunj imin lluttorworth.
Proceedings ot the House.
Washington, Jan. 17. Features of
tod-ay's proceedings In the senate were
the speech dell vet ed by Senator AVol
pott, of Colorado, chairman of the bi
metallic commission, upon the negotia
tions of the committee with European
countries relative to international bi
metallism anil the passage of the Lodge
bill restricting immigration to the
United States. The proceedings were
the most Interesting and Important
that have characterized any single
day's work of the senate during the
present session. In anticipation of
them the galleries were crowded at
an farly hour. Among the spectatois
in the diplomatic gallery were the
Austrian minister, Mr. von Hengelmul
ler; the French consul general, Mr.
Brnewert; tho ladles of the British
embassy, and Mr. Tower, of the em
bassy staff, and Mis. E. O. Wolcott,
wife of the Colorado senator. Quite
unexpectedly Senator Hanna appeared
at the opening of today's session.
Mr. Foraker, the senior senator from
Ohio presented Mr. Hanna's creden
tials for the remainder o Mr. Sher
man's term, which will explie on
March 4, 1SU9, and asked that the oath
of office be administered to him. Mr.
Fwaker escorted his colleague to the
desk, where Vice President Hobart ad
mlnlsteted the oath. At the conclu
sion of the morning business Mr. Wol
cott at 12.E0 was recognized to begin
his address. He was In fine voice
and commanded the earnest attention
of his auditors. His address consumed
an hour and fifteen minutes and dur
ing that time not a senator or repre
sentative and many of the latter
were present left the chamber. At
the conclusion of the speech Mr. Wol
cott was Instantly surrounded by his
Republican colleagues desirous of
tendering him congratulations.
Tiie Immigration bill was then
taken up and discussed until 3 o'clock,
the hour at which, bv previou3 agree
ment, it had been arranged to vote
finally upon the amendments and the
bill. An amendment offered by Mr.
Spooner, of Wisconsin, providing that
the ability on the part of the immi
grant either to read or to write should
be accepted as a sufficient test of his
llerncy, was adopted by a vote of 42
to ?2. Another amendment by Mr.
Spooner providing that the members
of the family accompanying an Immi
grant rejected under the conditions of
the bill should be returned to the
country whence they came by the
steamship companies, was also adopt
ed. Other efforts were made to amend
tm measure but failed. The bill was
then passed by a vote of 45 to 28.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
The detailed vote was as follows:
Yeas Allison, Hunker, Iiurrows, Can
non, Carter, Chandlei, Chilton, Clark,
Davis, Eiklnn, Fairbanks, Foraker,
Frye, Galllnger, Hule, Hanna, llans
brough, llairls, Hawley, Hoar, Kyle,
Lodge. Mcllrlde, McMillan. Mantle, Ma
son, Morrill, Penrose, Perkins, Pettl
grcw. Piatt. (Conn.) Plutt, (N.Y.) Prlt
chnrd. Proctor. Quay, Sewell, Shoup,
Spooner, Keller. Thurston, Tillman,
Warren, Wet more, Wilson and Wolcott
-43.
Nays Allen, liucon, Butes. Berry, Car
fery. Clay, Cockrcll, Daniel, Gorman,
Heltfeld, Jones (Ark.), Kenny, Lindsay,
McKnery, Mallory, Martin, Mills, Mitch
ell, Money, Morgan, Murphy. Fettus,
Rawlins, Roach, Stewart, Turple, Walt
hall and White 2S.
The bill as passed provides that all
immigrants physically capable and
over 16 years of age shall be able to
read or write the English language or
some other language; but a person not
able to read w wrlto who is over DO
years of age and is the parent or
grandparent of a qualified Immigrant
over 21 years of age and capable of
supporting- such a parent or grandpar
ent may accompany the immigrant or
the parent or grandparent may lie sent
for and come to Join tho family of the
child or grandchild over 21 years of age
qualified under the law: and wife or
minor child not ablo to write may ac
company or bo sent for and come to
Join the husband or parent who Is
qualified. The act does not apply to
persons coming to the United States
from the Island of Cuba during the
continuance of present disorders there
who have heretofore been Inhabitants
of that Island.
Chaplain Mllburn In his invocation
made touching references to the denth
of Major Benjamin Butterworth. com
missioner of patents, and to that of
Mr. Logan Carlisle, ton of the late
secretary of the treasury.
Among the memorials presented wcro
the remonstrances of 612 Roman Cath
olic societies of the ITnlted Slutcs rep.
resenting moro than 50,000 mem!ers,
offered by "Mr. Murphy (N, V.) against
the enactment ot the pending Immi
gration bill.
Mr. Hale, of the appropriations com
mittee, urged tho deficiency bill, passed
list week by tho house, and gave no
tlee that ho would call It up tomorrow
at the conclusion of tho routine morn
ing business.
. .Tho most Important amendment
adopted were for the Nicaragua canal
commission, $100,000 and for the geo
logical and topographical committees
In Alaska, $20,000.
M'CLGLLAN AT'PCKS 1HG ARMY.
Tho Son ot tin- i,u i. Conornl Criti
cise the Prmcnt I i . .pment.
Washington, Jan. 17. This was Dis
trict of Columbia day In the house,
but only three bills of local Importance
were passed. The remulnder of the
session was devoted to further con
sideration of the army appropriation
bill. The debate was particularly not
able for a vigorous speech by Mr.
McClellan, of New York, a son of Gen
eral George B. McClellan, attacking
Iho present-army organization .as ob
solete and Inefficient. He asserted
that we were woefully unprepared for
war should a crisis come and contend
ed for modern methods In organization,
equipment and supplies which would
enable tho United States to meet an
emergency.
Mr. McClellan said that the army was
little better than a clumsily organized
national police force, too heavy with
the gold lnce of staff ofllcers, many of
whom had not eeen more active ser
vice than falls to the lot of a mem
ber of the police force. The army,
he declared, should be entirely re-organized.
He said this In no spirit of
jingoism, but for the purpose of call
ing the attention of the country to the
fact that we were paying a large price
for a very lnellicient army, utterly un
prepared for war, while a very
Btnall additional expenditure with prop
er re-organlzatlon would work wonders.
Mr, McClellan went Into a detailed
discussion of the various branches of
the service. Our Infantry formations,
he said, would have been considered
excellent In the seventeenth century.
He criticised particularly the organiza
tion of the cavalry. As Indicating the
poor quality or condition ot the mounts
purchased for the cavalry, he said,
we were each year replacing 25 per
cent of the cavalry horses, while In
Europe Austria for Instance but 12
per cent of the cavalry horses were re
placed annually. One of tho gravest
defects in the present organization, he
said, was the lack of a properly in
structed and competent staff. The
brains of the army should be In the
staff. "
AMMUNITION DEFICIENT.
In the modern sense of the word we
had no staff. Our ammunition plant
was, he said, hopelessly deficient. At
the present, rate of accumulated re
serve, he said, at the end of five years
we would only have enough ammuni
tion to supply the Infantry for two
days at the firing rate of the battle of
Gettysburg.
In the present conditions, hedged
about as the service was, Mr. McClel
lan said, It was not fetrange that an
army ofllcer lost pride and ambition
In his profession nnd looked forward,
only to soft berths and retirements. It
was utterly amazing, he said, but It
was true that not an ofllcer in the
service was engaged In preparing for
war. There existed not n single plan
of campaign, not a single skeleton or
der for mobilization, 'no plans for
camps of Instruction; In fact, not one
of the preliminary necessities to meet
a war crisis should it come. These
statements might be denied, but they
were true. It was the duty of congress,
he declared In conclusion, to see to It
that our army for Its size was as near
ly perfect as human experience and
knowledge could make it.
Mr. Lewis (Wash.) also made a
speech that attracted attention In de
nunciation of trusts, which, he de
clared, were threatening the liberties
of the country. The consideration of
the army appropriation bill was not
completed today.
Mr. Lewis created something of an
Innovation by taking his position In the
area in front of the speaker's rostrum
and speaking to the house, face to face
as to a congregation. He charged
that the trusts were in control of tho
country and constituted the main hand
of power behind the decrees of the
courts. If the army were Increased tho
people would, he said, be Justified in
asking whether It was not to be used
to barricade the courts and break down
everything that means the freedom of
the government. He differed, he said,
fiom the leader (Mr. Bryan) whose
cause he had followed to tho pit. He
was not willing to subscribe to tho
idea that free silver was the end to
be fought for. Ther was no occasion,
he said, for a return to true Democ
racy, which had for Its end the free
dom of Ihe Individual as an Individu
al. Mr. Lewis quoted a telegiiam
l'lch, he said, Senator Hanna had
if reived from Frankfort, Germany,
signed by A. Seligman, as follows: "I
congratulate you on your election. It
Is most satisfactory to me."
UNPARALLELED INSOLENCE.
That message, h'e said, came from
the man who helped to place a mort
gage on thl government of $209,000,000.
Its Insolence, he said, had no parallel
In history, save In tha message sent by
Pontius Pilate to the executioner of
Jesus Christ congratulating him that
his work was well done.
Mr. Grosvenor Interrupted to ask If
Mr. Lewis was aware that Mr. Selig
man was an American citizen.
"I am," responded Mr. Lewis. "He
Is an unpatriotic American citizen."
Mr. Grosvenor recalled the fact that
Mr. Seligman, with the credit of his
house rendered Invaluable aid to the
Union cause during the war.
To this Mr, Lewis replied with the
(statement that Mr. Seligman had re
moved his residence from this country
at a time when he feared the income
tax law would compel him to pay his
share to support the government. "He
Is tho last man," said he, "whom I
should take pride In calling an Ameri
can citizen."
Mr. Lewis peroration was liberally
applauded by the Democrats and
Populists.
Mr. Hull (Rep., la.), chairman of the
committee on military affairs, ex
pressed concurrence In the views of
Mr. McClellan, to the extent that he
believed the army should be re-orgun-Ized,
as the present organization was
obsolete. Tho discussion of the needs
of the army was continued by Messrs.
Wheeler (Dem., Ala.); Clark (Dem,
Mo.), Cox (Dem., Tenn.), Marsh (Rop.,
111.), and others.
Without completing the bill, the
committee rose and at 5.10 p. m. the
house adjourned.
Steamship Arrivnl.
Naples, .Tn i Ar-.'o.it 'Vormannla,
New Yor'-.
EXCITEMENT OVER
THE DREYFUS AFFAIR
French Government Refuses to Make
Public an Alleged Confession.
H3USB VOTES TO SHELVE DISCUSSION
The Premier's Speech to tho House.
.11. Cnvnigiiiic Refuses to He Hntis
lied with the Ilarraugiio nnd Pro
tints Against tho Kllonco or the
Minister ot Wnr nt Iho Time tho
Army H'ns Attacked, nnd Urged tho
Publication oTtho Alleged Confes
sion ol Droylus.
Paris, Jan. 17. There was great ex
citement in tho chamber of deputies
today when M. Cavalgnac, Republican,
demanded a discussion of the semi
ofllclal note Issued today In which the
government declined to make public
the alleged confession of Alfred Drey
fus to M. Lebrun-Renaud. The prem
ier, M. Mellne, In refusing to discuss
the mntter, declared that If the cham
ber vferl Its 'mmedlato discussion the
cabinet would resign.
The house then by a vote of 310 to
2S2 adopted a motion shelving the dis
cussion. The lobbies of the chamber of de
nnMeo -re crowded, and there were
heated discussions oven among the us
uuli i uui-iiuultil politician..
The session opened with a speech
from M. Jourde, Republican on a. minor
nintlrn ri'siwtlnsr prisons, but. In
view of the Impatience of the mem
beis, he ub.induneu nib t-peeeh on the
prisons questions, which was adjourned
until tomorrow.
The minister for wnr, General Billot,
the premier, M. Mellne, and M. Cuv
algnncher entered the houie and the
president of the chamber, M. Brisson,
announced that he had received a re
quest from M. Cavalgnac to question
the government regarding Its Dreyfus
note. M. Mellne asked him to adjourn
the matter, requesting the chamber to
reassure the country by continuing
Its legislative labors. He said the bud
get must be voted, and the Dreyfus
affair which had become a party ques
tion, should be set aside.
Continuing, the premier said: "The
government's policy has already had
excellent results at home nnd abroad
and an appeal to the wisdom of the
chamber to put an end to excessive
agitation."
The premier concluded with a refer
ence to the honor of the.army and the
respect due to the Judges, and asked
for a vote of confidence In the govern
ment. CAVAIGNAC DISSATISFIED.
M, Cavalgnac refused to be satisfied
with this harangue. He declared the
terms or tho semi-official was not ac
ceptable, (cheers from the Leftists),
protested against the silence of the
minister for war at the time the army
was attacked and urged the publication
of the alleged confession of Dreyfus.
M. Lavertujon, Republican, proposed
that the discussion be adjourned for a
month. Amid excitement the motion
was rejected by 277 to 219.
M. Duperier de Larsan moved that
tho matter be postponed until today's
order wos disposed of.
It was opposed by M. Cavalgnac,
who declared the government's attitude
had created doubts in the minds of
the people. He reproached the premier
apd refusing to make a statement re
garding the alleged confession and
was interrupted by M. Mellne, who
said:
"I-wlll not do so." (Uproar from the
Leftists.)
M. Mellne said the government would
accept the motion of M. Duperier de
Larsan, adding that if the chamber
voted an Immediate discussion of the
semi-official note the cabinet would re
sign which caused a sensation, the
deputies gathering around the minis
ters and expressing confidence in them.
The vote was then taken, as already
cabled, the house by 310 ayes to 232
nays, deciding to shelve the discus
sion. Several small anti-Dreyfus demon
strations took place this morning In
various parts of Paris. None of them
was of a serious naturo and those tak
ing part In them were quickly dis
persed. BOILER EXPLOSION.
Two Mon Fatally II u rued nt Louie
ville.
Louisville, Ky Jan. 17. Three, men
wcro seriously and two fatally burned
th'ls morning as the result of a boiler
explosion In the Ferncllffe distillery at
Logan and Lamptou streets.
The fatally injured are John Kenny
and Phil Kerb. Charles Dickens, Will
Wateimnn and John Thompson were
badly scalded, but will recover.
Stabbing at Sliumnklu.
Shamokln, Pa., Jan. 17.-Samuel, Lees
and George Haines engaged In a quunel
at Johnson City last night, during which
the former was stabbed twice In tho
back by Haines. One of the wounds was
two inches long and deep enough to al
most sever a lung. After the cutting
Lees wbb carried Into tho saloon, while
a brother of tho wounded man drovo to
this place for a doctor. Later Lees was
removed to Coal Run, whore he lies in a
critical condition. No arrest has been
made as yet.
Mills to Resume, Work.
Sharon, Pa., Jan. 17. The Wilkes roll
ing mill, one of the largest muck bar
mills in the Shenungo valley, will ro
sumo operations at this place next week,
after an Idleness of two years. Tho P.
L. Klmberly Iron company stockholders
met today. It Is reported that they will
start their large rolling mill March 1.
About 400 mon will be employed.
Throp Hoys Asphyxiated.
Boston. Jan. 17. Robert 'Alexander's
three sons, David, aged Hi Jeroino, aged
7, and Paul, aged 5 years, wero asphyx
iated by gas which was left purtly
turned on by accident in their chamber
last night. Alexander, who recently
carao from Now York, has become in
bane over tho trugedy.
Killed bvu llliiit.
Wllkes-Barre, Jan. 17. Anthonv hel
ltiskl. a laborer, wuh killed und Uotlelb
Muirltt, a miner, futally Injdiud by a
premature blast In a Delaware und Hud
son mine ut Plymouth-today,
WILKES-BARRE REPUBLICANS.
Tho Iiciscnriiig People Clnlm the De
tent of Robinson nnd Weiss.
Wllkes-Barre, Jan. 17. The Repub
lican district conventions to elect del
egates to the state convention were
held this afternoon. In the first dis
trict R. P. Robinson nnd Cyrus Weiss,
who claimed to be the original candi
dates In .the Interest of cx-Congrcss-man
Jo.hn Lclsenring for governor,
were defeated, and F. W. Wheaton
nnd Samuel It. Morgan elected In their
stead. Tho Lelsenrlng people claim
the defeat of Robinson nnd Weiss was
the result of 111 feeling between two
sets of cnndldales who were ambitious
to represent the district In the state
convention, and that Mr. Lciscnrlng's
candidacy was not an Issue. This seems
to be confirmed by Messrs. Wheaton
and Morgan themselves, who say .they
will vote for Lelsenrlng. Nevertheless
It Is well known that Wheaton, and
Morgan were backed at tho polls by
Quay Influence. In the other districts
with possibly the exception of one, out
and out Lelsenrlng men were elected
and strong resolutions adopted endors
ing his candidacy. The delegates
elected in the other districts are as
follows:
Second district, Philip Raub and W.
T. Riddel!. Third district, L. R. Mln
nlck and William T. Watklns. Fourth
district, Thomnn Barnes and Albert
Lelsenrlng. Fifth district, C. C. Bow
man. Sixth district, G. T. HalSey.
WAGES ARE REDUCED
IN COTTON MILLS
Mttuulncturors Decldo Upon n Tem
porary Remedy lor Depression.
.Himv Employe Itt'fuor to Work.
Boston, Jan. 17. A reduction in the
wages of about 125,000 operatives em
ployed In nearly 150 cotton mills In
New England which the manufacturers
decided upon as a temporary remedy for
i depression In the cotton goods Industry
1 of tho north went Into effect In a ma
jority of the mills today. In several
' mill centres, namely New Bedford and
Blddeford, Saco and Lewlston, Me.,
dissatisfaction among the mill hand3
Is Intense and strikes are on. The 18
mills of the former city, which give
employment to about 9,000 hands, have
been shut down because the operatives
have refused to accept the reduction,
and the content thU3 Inaugurated
promises to be one of the most stub
born in the history of the textile In
dustry. Tho situation In New Bedford
is very gloomy. Business there had
not recovered from the depression
which followed the failure of six mill
corporations last spring.
The 3,500 employes at tho Laconla
and Pepperell mills in Blddeford re
fused to go to work this morning un
der the new schedule and It Is thought
the strike there will not be settled" eas
ily. Some of the employes of the York
mills also Joined the Blddeford move
ment. The Androscoggin mills in Lewlston
and the King Phillip plant In Fall
River were handicapped by a strike
of a number of the, hands and the
Queen City mills of Burlington, Vt
has been closed on account of a strike
which followed the posting of notices
of a reduction. The incident at the
Acushnet mills In New Bedford, In
which dirt and stones were thrown
at the managers without doing nny
harm, was the nearest approach to ser
ious trouble. This afternoon quiet
prevailed in all sections and the stores
and streets were almost deserted.
Providence, R. I., Jan. 17. A cut of
from 10 to 11 per cent went Into effect
In a majority of the Rhode Island cot
ton mlllB today. This affects the mlll3
controlled by B. B. and R. Knight,
Goddard Bros, und the Lippitt com
pany. The operatives employed in these
mills number about 11,500, and the total
weekly pay roll of them Is about $78,
000. The average weekly earnings of a
cotton operative In this place Is about
$6,75 and the average cut throughout
will approach 10 per cent.
Thirteen other concerns operated from
this city also put the reduction of
wages into effect today. One of these,
the Lockwood company, Is at Water
loo, Me., and one or two others are
Just over the state line in Connecti
cut. '
These mills represent a total of $37,
375 a week.
Putnam, Conn., Jan. 17. The an
nounced reduction In wages at the
Monohansett cotton mills in this city
went Into effect today without any
protest from the 140 hands employed.
The average reduction will be 84 per
cent. The mill runs 13,280 spindles,
and during the present management,
for severnl years, has furnished almost
constant employment.
SOCIAL EVIL PROBLEM.
It Is Thought the Parisian System
Will He Adopted in New York.
New York, Jan. 17. Mayor Walter C.
Flower, of New Orleans, called upon
Mayor Van Wyck at the city hall to
day, and the two mayors engaged In a
consultation on the social evil prob
lem. Mr. Flower said New Orlp-nrm im,i
adopted a plan 6lmilar to that of Paris,
restricting raiien women to one sec
tion of the city, in which nre to be
found all concert halls and other es
tablishments where disorder Is likely
to occur. The only feature, of the Par
isian system not yet In fame, lo tho
compulsory medical supervision of the
iiiiimies ot nouses or in lame.
Mayor Van Wyck said that the reg
ulation of the social evil was one of
tho serious difficulties with whloii tho
city would have to deal, and he seemed
inclined to think that the New Orle
ans modification of the Parisian plan.
as outlined by Mr. Fower, would have
to be adopted sooner or later by all
American cities
IIudson-AloAlfpr Contost.
Washington, Jan. 1J, The house com
mittee of elections has given the contest
ant In the case of Hudson vs. McAlucr
In the Third Pennsylvania district, until
Jan. 24 to fill utflduvlts In support of his
motion, for the appointment of a sub
committee to take testimony in Philadel
phia. Unit Players I'nrmrd Out.
Philadelphia, Jan. IT. Manager Ocorgo
Stulifngs, of tho Philadelphia base ball
team toduy "farmed" out Geler and
Blilga.H to tho St, Paul, und Miller to
tho Montreal club, Hulen and Merles
wero disposed of to Columbus,
PRESIDENT DOLE AT
SAN FRANCISCO
He Is Not Officially Received at tbe
Port.
IS NOT WORKINO FOR ANNEXATION
Will Not Make Any Argument lor tho
Treaty, but Will Cheerfully Answer
If Culled Upon to ;ivo Testimony.
JIo Comes on Business and Pleasure
San Francisco, Cal Jan. 17. When
President Dole, of Hawaii, landed from
the steamship Peru this morning ho
was not recetvetl with the ceremony
befitting the ruler of a foreign coun
try. The president arrived shortly after
8 o'clock last night nnd tlie quarantine
regulations weru not waived In favor
of tho visiting president, so he re
mained on board all night.
When the steamer docked this morn
ing, President Dole was greeted by tho
Hawaiian consul and a few friends,
but there were no representatives of
the United Slates government to for
mally welcome him. The customs of
ficials passed the baggage of himself
nnd family without inspection, nncl
that was all. Owing to the fact that
the steamer came In after dark last
night no salute was fired by any of the
forts around the bav. A dlffprimt re
ception was anticipated.
President Dole said: "I do not come
to the United States to work for an
nexation. I am merely on a friendly
visit to this country and its president.
I expe-Jt to remain in San Francisco
three or four dnvs. when T will ntnrt:
for Washington and will there call up
on I'resiuent MCKiniey. It was thought
best by the Hawaiian government that
during the consideration of tho an
nexation treaty that I had better be
in WashingtDn and advise the Hawaii
an legation on certain matters. It Is
not my intention to make any argu
ment cr do any lobbying for annexn
tlcn. Of course, If I am called uoon
by tho United States goverrment to
give .my Information 1 will readily do
so. I am also Interested in the form
of government to be adopted for Ha
waii in case of annexation."
RELIEF FOR CUBANS.
DellvoryWill 11 o Prompt Horonltcr.
No Dilliculty in Landing.
Washington, Jan. 17. The state de
partment heard from Consul General
Lee about tho usual closing hour this
afternoon nnd gave out the following
statement as a summary of his cable
gram: Consul General Lee wires the depart
ment of state that the delay in the
delivery of supplies brought by the
Conshe h week ago was due to tho dis
turbances of the past few days in Hav
ana. The Vlgllenclo, carrying supplies
Irom Philadelphia, only arrived today
and there will be no delay In tho deliv
ery of her supplies, and he thinks that
there will be no difficulty hereafter in
landing supplies. He reports matters
quiet at 2.15 o'clock today.
Consul General Lee's cablegram was
sent In response to one wired him this
morning concerning reports that obsta
cles were being placed In the way of
delivery on American supplies to the
unfortunate, and that duties were be
ing demanded on these imoortations
contrary to Spain's agreement in the
matter.
FIRE AT Al'KEESPORT.
Tho City Visited by n 875,000 Con
flagration. McKeesport, Pa., Jan. 17. This city
was visited by a $75,000 fire early this
morning. Jnnltor W. D. Lynch and his
family, who were asleep on the sixth
floor of the big building on Fifth ave
nue, was awakened by the crackling of
burning wood. They discovered that
the building was a mass of flames.
Lynch, his wife, seven children, and a
lady visitor descended the fire escape,
clad only In their night clothH.
The structure was ruined before the
firemen a: rived. The building was
erected In 1894 by t.he'Yester brothers,
who occupied one of the rooms on the
llrst floor as a Jewelry store. The other
room was occupied by L. Bedell as a
furnishing store. Two clubs occupied
rooms on the fifth lloor, and the Jani
tor occupied the sixth floor. The Bud
get printing office occupied a room on
the second lloor, and Dr. Gillies' dental
parlor were on the second floor front.
Several other rooms were occupied as
offices.
CULM CASES NON-SUITED.
Twenty Suits Hulked on Account of
Technicalities.
Shamokin, Pa Jan. 17. Twenty
culm cases were non-suited at court
today on account of a few technicali
ties. The plaintiffs will Institute new
proceedings. The Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company, also
the Lehigh company, were defendants.
Twenty-fjve cases were presented, five
being settled. The claims In the twenty-five
cases amounted to $25,000.
The plaintiffs claimed that their
farm land was ruined by culm bflng
washed down streams every time there
was a heavy flood. The culm banks
are principally located between Sha
mokin and Mount Carmel.
Glove I'irm I'nlls.
New York, Jan. 17. Maurice Wcrthclm
er, Herman Stelnberger and Jacob Stein
borger, doing business under tho name
of Werthelmer & Co., In this city, and
tho Werthelmer Glove Manufacturing
company at Johnstown, N. Y have as
signed to Bruno Rtchter, without prefer
ences. The liabilities ara reported to be
about $SOD,000, and the assets about the
same amount. The firm lug been in
business 23 years.
Rig Firm Assigns.
Now York. Jon. 17. The firm of Macy
and Pendleton, bankers and brokers of
this city, made an assignment today to
Harold G. Cortls. Tho firm him three of
llees In this city, und membership In the
New York Stock, Produce. Cotton and
Coffee exchanges, Tho liabilities are
$100,000.
m
Sccretnrr llgpr Improving.
Washington, Jan. 17. Secretary Alger
wuh ublo to sit up for a short tlmo to
day, and Is said to be otherwise improving.
THE NEWS THIS M0M1NU.
Weather Indications Today!
Partly Cloudyl Warmer.
1 General Riot Rules France.
President of Hawaii at San Fran
cisco, j
Dreyfus Cnso Cnuses a Stir in
France.
Proceedings of Congress.
2 Local Annual Report of Secretary
Athcrton, ot tho Board of Trade.
3 Local Annual Meeting of the Board
of Trade.
Second Week of tho Superior Court
Opens.
Banquet to tho Superior Court Judges
4 Editorial.
Comment of the Press.
6 Local Estimates of Street Commis
sioner Dunning for His Department.
G Local West Side nnd Suburban.
7 Lackawanna County News.
8 Neighboring County News.
The Markets.
WILL INVESTIGATE
BRIBERY CHARGES
A Committee Appointed in the Ohio
Legislature Io Examine Testimony
Produced, Etc.
Columbus, O., Jan. 17. Speaker Ma
son, of the house of representatives,
this afternoon appointed a committee
to Investigate the alleged attempt
to bribe Representative Otis, of Ham
ilton county, to vote for M. A. Hnnna
for senntor. The committee Is com
posed of Representatives Rutan. of
Carroll county; Spellmyer, of Ham
ilton; Boxwell, of Warren; Rankin,
of Fayette, and Kenny, of Mercer.
Spellmyer and Kenny are Democrats
and voted for McKisson for s-enator,
The other three members are th1iI
cans, but Rutan voted for McKisson,
making the committee an antl-Hanna
committee. The committee met tonight
nnd elected Mr. Rutan chairman nnd
Mr, Spellmyer secretary. A BUb-com-mlttee
was also appointed to call on
the Investigating committee of the
senate and nrtange for joint sessions.
This crrangemont will prabably be ef
fected, as It would only servo to com
plicate matters If the committees acted
separately.
A Joint tesuion will prabably be held
tomorrow when a plan of procedure
will be ngier.l upon. The senate com
mittee has i.lni'idy fixed upon a time
for beginning Investigations. This
committee cvnbtsts of Senators Burke,
of Cuyahoga county; Robertson, of
Hamilton; Flnck, of Perrj, Long, of
Miami, and Gaifitld, ot Lake. Burke
and Garfield are the only Republi
cans on the committee. Burke voted
fqr McKisson and Garfield for Hanna.
The latter has not thus far met with
the committee and may not serve.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The Opinions Filed nt Philadelphia
Yesterday.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17. Among the
opinions fileu today by the supreme
court wero the tallowing:
Per eurl.im; In r nnnani .if TTn...in,.
trustee. No. 454, January '97, Lackawan
na county; petition to advunco case for
ntgument denied and petition dlsmiwl.
Smeltz vs. Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany, C. P. Lancaster: motion to advance
case denied and petition dismissed. Mc
Geary vs. Jenkins, 313 January tenn,
'07; motion to non pros, denied. Secur
ity Titlo nnd Trust company, receiver,
etc., vs. Schrlener et al C. P., York
county; re-argument ordered nnd motion
to advance granted, and ordered that the
case be placed on the argument list fur
hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 3fi. IfflS.
York Trust Real Ustate and Deposit
company, receiver, etc., vs. Gallatin, DG
January term, "W, C. P., York: ro-argu-ment
ordered. Motion to advance grant
ed and ordered that the cnso be placed
on the urzument list for hcari.i? on
Wednesday, Feb. JC. ISM. Miller et nl.
vs. Miller et nl., C. P. 2, Allegheny. The
above case having been continued at last
term In the western district for argument
In the eastern district nt u tlmo t- bo
ti-.euafter fixed, it In now ord.'rol that
It bo placed on the nrsum i-it INt "lor
herring on Thursday, Feb. ?.. 1SR Cham
bers vs. McKeo and Brother, C. P. 1,
Allegheny; the above case having boon
continued at last term In tho western
district for argument In tho eastern dis
trict at a time to be thereafter fixed, it
Is now ordered that It Is to be placed
on tho urgument list for hearing un
Thursday, Feb. 3, 1S!3. Luutner et nl.
vs. Rami, C. P. 1, Alleglu p.v; petition
and motion for re-argument refused, Tho
ciij- oj I'litsDurs, ror use or Finniugnn
vs. Daly; petition for nllowanro ot nppenl
refuted and dismissed ut petitioners
cost. Welsh vs. the borough of Be.iv
cr Falls et al., motion to advance ile
e'ded. Stull estate, Morehousn pppeul,
Wellington county. Motion for ro-anju-ment
refused.
By Williams, Jo.: In re: estate of
Itnyes, Wylle appeal, O. O., Allegheny;
decree nlllimed. Music vs. the borough
ot Latrobe. C. P.. Westmoreland; Jutlg
ment reversed ni-d facia h tie novo
avarded.
II rend Riots in Itnly.
Aucona, Italy, Jan. 17 There have
been bread riots here, nrlslng from a
demonstration of women organized hy
the Socialists that proceeded to tho town
hid to beg a reduction In the price of
bread. The mayor promised the meas
ures, but the men then Joined tho dem
onstration and stoned several sliop.i, Jti
the melees that ensued several were
hurt. Several arrests wero made.
Ivcs-Cnttou Game.
Chicago, Jan. 17. Frank Ives and Wil
liam Catton played tho opening game of
the handicap billiard tournument tonight
In Central Music hall. It was at the ls
Inch balk line, no shot In balk, und Ives
was to play 400 to 200 for Catton. Score:
Ives-0, t. 1, 2. 0, 8. 21. 1C, 2. 13 I, 103, 91,
19400. Average, 2S 8-15; high runs, 13:'.
Catton-1. 14, 19, 14. 0, 20, 0, 14. 2, 17, 1, 0,
0, 3-98. Average, 7, high run, 20.
Ildward A. Knight Missing.
Boston, Jan, 17. Edward A. Knight,
confidential clerk for Dr. J. F, Canning,
banker and broker, of No. 27 School
street, Is reported to the police as mus
ing, nnd ulth htm ure supposed to have
gono diamonds, Jewelry, and $1,200 In
cusli, the total value of the property be
ing between $25,000 and $10,000.
Fox II it si t it g ccldeut.
Huntingdon. Pu., Jan. 17. William
lleatley, used 25, of Mount Union, this
county, while hunting foxes today, was
shot and Instantly killed by the acci
dental discharge of his gun while draw-,
lug It through a fence. He was to have
gone to Philadelphia thin evening to fill
u clerkship, ,
RIOTING
IN FRANCE
Result of Anti-Dreyfus
and Anti-Semite
Meetings.
CROWD OF FIVE THOUSAND
Extraordinary Scenes at the
Tivoli, Vaux Hall.
nelorotlio Meeting the llull-Wns m
Sen ol Humanity, Crowding Every
Part of tho Room nnd Shouting "A
Has Zulu," Vivo L'Annco," Etc.
I'rco Fights Aru Numerous anil
Students and Anarchists Engngo in
Bloody Idols. '
Paris. Jan. 17. A great anti-Dreyfus
nnd anti-Semite meeting tonight at
Tlvoll Vaux hall produced extraordi
nary scenes. The neighborhood was
paraded by police mounted and on foot
and the rapidly growing crowd In
creased the excitement.
At !) o'clock on the onenlng of the
meeting, the hall wps a seething sea of
humanity, crowding- every part, ges
ticulating, shouting "A Bas Zola,"
"Viva L'Armee," and "Viva La Revo
lution Social?." The members of tho
nntl-Semtto commlttsa displayed ban
ners bearing the Inscription "Death to
the Jews" and other Inscriptions.
It wbb soon seen that the live thous
and people consisted largely of anar
chists, and of others bent on opposing
the students.
On M. Guerln, the president, propos
ing that the honorary prjsldency ba
conferred upon M. Rochcfort and M.
Drumont, a great, uproar ensued, the
anarchists trying to wrench the ban
ners from the anti-Semites. SciiIIles
took place, In which two of tho ofllcials
were Injured.
M. Thlebaud delivered an address de
nouncing the Jews and urging the
meeting to support the government.
Tumults nrtl fights for the banners
continued, with shoutings, whistlings
and singing of the Marseillaise and the
Carmagnole, while M. Thlebaud pro
ceeded In a violent speech', declaring
that the Dreyfus scandal was the com
mencement of a social revolution by a
"band of scoundrels desiring to over
throw everything in order to raise a
traitor."
The scene now became a saturnalia.
The anarchists removed the iron stair
case, giving access to the tribune, so
that the committee was unable to de
scend. Free fights began around tho
flags. Finally the students chased the
annrchists out of the hall.
The organizers of the meeting then
seized the Hags decorating the hall
and arranged a rendezvous at the mil
itary club, crying "Vive L'Armee."
ANARCHISTS RETURN,
The hall was partially emptied, but
soon the anarchists returned and,
breaking op'n the great doors, be
gan further fighting. It is alleged that
several were Injured.
Finally the students were vanquished
and .the nnarchlsts weie masters of
the situation. The meeting broke up,
and the annichists replaced the lad
der and Invaded the tribune, led by M.
Courtols, iloui Inning a red flag, and
all shouting "Consquez Rochcfort"
(spit upon Rochefort) and "Long llvo
Zola."
Interest was now tinnsferred to the
streets, where the police had been rein
forced by the Republican guards. At
10 o'clock this evening large bodies ot
students, nourishing the trl-color and
shouting "Vive L'Armee," proceeded
in the direction of the military club.
Several weie ai rested. The demon
strators then proceeded, shouting
"Consquez Zola," to the oflices of the
Temps, the Aurorc and the Libre Pa
role, but the police again dispersed
them. Near midnight 500 students, led
by M. Mlllevoye. leassembled at tho
military club, but they met with the
same fate. In the melees some were
wounded and others ai rented. Ulti
mately M. Mellevoye obtained permis
sion ot the police to march before the
club crying "Vive L'Armee."
Telegrams from numerous provincial
towns report student manifestations
are Marseilles, v. heie the windows of
Jewish shops have been broken. At
Nantes nnd Lyons there have been
similar attacks on shops and on the
synagogue. The crowd rescued those
who were arrested.
England's Purpose.
London. Jiin. 17. Right Hon. Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor ot tho
exchequer, speaking at Swansea tonight,
echoed the declarations of Mr. Balfour,
first lord of tho tieasury, on the Indian
policy of the government nt Manchester,
und said tho government was deter
mined, even at the cost ot war, that tho
door of Chinese commerce should not bo
shut to Great J.irltuin.
Ten Thousand Dollnr lllnze,
Allentown. Pu., Jan. 17. Tho houses of
Kllas Kcarns und Georgo Roth and tho
double building of i:. J. Wult, occupied
by several tenants at Wulnutport, this
county, wero destroyed by fire today.
Loss, $10,0ii0; insurance, $1,000,
Killed n I'rlr.t.
Corfu, Island of Corfu, Greece, Jan. 17.
At the Catholic church this evening,
during vespers a young man attacKCd
the priests. One, Father Ernest Laltouv,
wus killed; another was mortally wound
ed, und two others wcro Injured.
Tho Ilnrnld's Wenthor I'oremist,
Now York, Jan. 18. In th mlddla
Htutes and New England today, partly
cloudy weather will prevail, preceded by
fair, colder, weather, fresh northeaster
ly to easterly winds, Increasing In force
followed by slowly rising temperature,
by thickening weather and by snow or
rain in this Rpntlnn nMin urlnri will nn
slbly becoino bleu on, tho coast tonight.
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