10 LS tibutte. cmittim 10 PAGES PAGES ,r -josaaffl?1 s 0 TWO CENTS. SORANTON, PA., WEDN'IBSDA.Y AtORNlNG-, JANUARY li, 1898. TWO CENTS j :i w HOT SESSION IN HOUSE. The Friends of Cuba Pro voke a Lively Debate. B'ARMONDLEADSTHE FIGHT He Attempts to Override the Rules of the House. Hcptibllcnn Congressmen Ilavo I) I III culty in Preventing n Ktninprdo in favor of the Recognition ol Cuban Bclligoroucy-Mr. liniley Supports .11 r. Do Arniond nnil Issues 11 Chal lenge to Mr. Hilt Which the Lnttor leuorcs. Washington, Jan. 18. Cuba had a nearlng In the house today and for a time It looked aa If paillamentnry pre cedents would be set uslde unci the sen ute resolution recognizing the Insur gents as belllgeients would be attached as a rider to the diplomatic and con sular appropriation bill. Mr. DeAr mond, a MUsouil Demociat, precipi tated the Issue by offering the resolu tion us an amendment, but a point of order against It was sustained. Mr. DeArmond appealed. He urged the Re publicans who had professed friendship for the struggling Cubans to over ride the decision of the thalr as the enly chance of securing action on the proposition. Mt. Bailey, the leader of the minor ity, an.l other Democrats joined In the appeal. The excitement became In tense, but the appeals of Mr. Dingley, the floor leader of the majority, aa well as other Republican leaders to their associates, not to Join In the pro gramme, succeeded. Mr. Colson (Hep., Ky.), warned his side that unlets he was soon given an opportunity to vote his sentiments on the Cuban Question, he would co-operate In any revolution ary methods to secure action. The Re publican tactics kept to the front the point that t'.ie minority were seeking to oveiride the rules of the house, and they got every Republican vote sus taining the chair by a vote of 152 to 114 One Democrat, Mr. Fleming, of Georgia, voted with them on the ground that h eould not violate his oath' by voting agulns-t upholding the rules. During the Jebnle Mr. Bailey chal lenged Mr. Hitt to give the house any assmances that an spportuntly would be offere 1 to vote on the resolution passed by the senate at the last ses sion, but he received no teply. Before the diplomatic bill came tip the army bill was passed. Dr. DeArmond, speaking to the point cf order, said he fully undet stood the tules of the house, which were dolgned to suppiess, when desired, the will of the house The chairman of the foreign aftairs committee might, he said, feel constrained to i.alse this point of or der, but he remln led the house that there still leslded In his judgment the power at any time, at any place, in any Mil, to place what the tiou believed should be there. WILL. OP THE PEOPLE DISRE GARDED. For months, he declared, those in control of the house had declined to allow the house to consider what the people of the country, without regard to party, desired, namely, that con gress consider and act upon this ques tion of recognizing the belligerency of the struggling patriots in Cuba. When the people of the country felt as they did, It was the duty of members to override these petty little rules which had been used to suppress action. The newspapers were filled dally with har rowing tales of starvation and cruelty in Cuba. Should we emulate the ex ample of Nero, who fiddled while Rome burned, and sit supinely and Indiffer ently by when men almost within sight of our shores weie fighting valorously for principles as holy as patriots ever espoused or heroes ever defended? He taunted the Republicans with being subservient to those who desired to pt event action on this question. Further Inaction, he Insisted, was a dis grace to American manhood. The autonomy offeied by Spain, he declared, was a revolting mockery a sham and a delusion. He warned the other side that the question could not be evnded or dodged; that with this opportunity before them they could not go back to their constituents and plead the rules as an excuse for nnn--actlon, He proceeded to denounce the administration for following the example of Its predecessors In sending out the United States navy to hunt down the sympathizer of the strug gling Cubans. Mr. Halley, the Democratic leader reinforced the views of Mr DeArmond In a forcible speech, arguing that a proposition to recognize a state of war in Cuba was certainly germalne to this bill. It had been his purpose, he said to have offered the senate Cuban belllg erency resolution as nn amendment The climax of his speech came when he dramatically offered to withdraw the amendment If Mr. Hltt. the chalr man of the foreign affairs committee, would give assurances that the senate resolution would receive consideration within a reasonable time. HITT FAILS TO ANSWER. The Democrats applauded this chal lenge to the echo. He paused to await Mr. Hltt'a answer, but Mr. Hltt did not rise, "The xentleman." added Mr. Halley, "Is aa silent as the Republican party on this question." Again the Democrats cneerect ana the galleries nlso plauded. ap Mr. Hltt arose, but Instead In reply to Mr. Bailey's challenge, he called the attention of the chair to the fact th.nt Mr. Bailey was not discussing the point of order, "It Is nn attempt to have two gen eral debates," said he. The Democrats Jeered this .statement. Mr. Hepburn, in the chair, then sus tained the point of order, whereupon Mr. DeArmond, In order to get the question before the house In a better form, offered the senate Cuban resolu tion as an amendment, and when It was overruled made his appeal from the decision of the chair. By this time the grentest excitement existed In the house. The galleries hrd filled to overflowing; messengers had been sent hurrying to all quarters of the capltol to summon Republicans who were absent from the hall. It was evident there was fear on the part of the house managers that the house rclght be carried off Its feet on this first occasion of a test of the senti ment towprd Cuba. The house manaccrs made their fight for regularity of proceeding. The speaker, who was In the lobby, came Into the hall and helped nearly all his followers. Mr. Dingley, the floor leader of the majority, took the floor. He characterbed Mr. DeArmond's appeal fiom the decision of the chair as a mest evttnordlnary proposition ti ni a proposition to override the rules, ho said, and to establish a new mode of procedure and to desttoy the uiumy transaction of business. Mr. Dingley appealed to his eldc of the house to pass any rules of the house Partisan spirit was running at fever heat, and the Republicans Indi cated their support by warm manifes tations of approval. Mr. DeArmond got the lloor again, and In reply urged members on both sides of the house to vote "to fioe this house for one hour from n domin ion so absolute that It was impossible to get consideration for any matter, no matter how important or urgent, with out the consent of those In authority In the house. "It seems," he added, Ironically, "to be our loftiest duty to obseive the petty shifting rules of the house, no matter where they lead or what the exigencies of the time demand." BREAK IN THE RANKS. A break In the Republican ranks oc cur: ed when Mr. Colson (Rep., Ky.) denounced the Inaction of the house on the Cuban resolution, and the ap plause was transferred to the Demo cratic side. This was short lived, though, as Mr. Colson concluded his remarks by declaring that he should vote to uphold the decision of the chair. "But I warn my Republican friends," he added, "that we have delayed too long the recognition of the insurgents. If we do not act, we will be swept out of power. And if we are not given the opportunity to act, I, for one. will join any revolutionary tactics In order to cast my vote for Cuban Independence." (General applause.) After some remarks by Mr. Grow (Rep., Pa.) there were cries of "vote" from the Republican sld, but the de bate proceeded for some time. The question then recurred on the appeal from the decision of the chair. A solitary Democrat, Fleming, of Georgia, voted with the Republicans to sustain the chair. No Republicans voted with the minority. The chair was sustained, 152 to 114. No applause marked the announce ment. Mr. DeArmond urged the members to assert themselves and override the rules. If the Republicans did not, he bald, they must accept the responsibil ity. Professedly for Cuba, now was the time to vote. "In the presence of your master, rules and leader," he shouted, "In whose presence you scarce ly date to think, I ask you to give free dom and liberty to Cuba or meet your outraged constituency. Let us see which course you will follow." (Up roarious Democratic applause.) The chair then sustained the point of order, and on motion of Mr. Hltt, the committee rose, and at 5.40 p. m. the house adjourned. BUSINESS IN THE SENATE The Opening Sessionls Uriel'-Littlc Accomplished Hut Routine. Work. Washington, Jan. 18. Today's open Fesslon of the senate was brief. Prac tically the only business accomplished aside from the routine proceedings was the passage of the urgent deficiency bill. The measure as finally passed by the senate carries $1,913,810. The Tel ler resolution providing that bonds of the United Slates may be paid In stan dard silver dollars was favorably re ported by a majority of the finance committee, and notice was given that It would be called up at an early date. An efioit was made to fix a time for pending vote on the pending census bill but was abandoned untlf tomor row. Mr. Piatt (Conn.) and Mr. Morrell (Vt.) desired it to be understood that the ieport of the committee on finance jelative to the Teller resolution was not unanimous. Mr. Daniel (Vt ) secured tl e ndop tlon of a resolution directing (he see retaiy of slate to supply the senate any Information the department of state has lespecting the killing of Frank Epps, a sailor of the United States steamship Olymphia by Junanoe sol dleis In the harbor of Nagasaki. Japan, In De:ember, 1S97, and to inform the benato If any steps have been taken looking to reparation. The resolution presented to the sen ate yesterday calling upon the secre tary of th'o treasury for the reasons why the Item of $11,000,000 Interest due to the United States from the Pac ific lailroads had been dropia frcm his statement, which went over under objection, was agreed to. Senator Morgan occupied the atten tion of the senate during the entire time of the executive session today, in the presentation of Jils views on tho eubjast of tho annexation of the Ha waiian Islands. This wns the second Instalment of the senator's speech, and when he concluded a few minutes after 5 o'clock, he hnd not then reached tho end, He upon for about tluee hours today, and his speech was a general presentation of tho importance of the IslandB to tho United States, Where Hie first Hlnod Una Shed. Now York. Jan. I8.-TI10 tablet placed In the postotilce here by the Mary Wash ington Colonial ch utur of the Society of ku Daughters of the American Revolu tion, wan unveiled toilny with appropriate ceremonies The tablet Is Intended to mark the spot where the first blood of the American revolution was shed on January 18, 1770. Addresses were made by Oencrnl Janus Grant Wilson, Chap lain Treat und District Attorney Gurdl-ner. GOV. HASTINGS TALKS ON FORESTS An Eloquent Pica for the Pennsylvania Woodlands. SPEECH MADE AT PIIILA DELPIIA The KtIIs ot Trco Cutting Pointed Out tun Startling .iutinor--Noccs-sity ot forests us n .Menus ot Pro tecting Our Mater Supply-Result ot Tree Cutting in Foreign Coun tries. Philadelphia, Jan. 18. Th'o Pennsyl vania Forestry association held a pub lic meeting at Hortlcultuial hall to night to awaken public Intutcst In its purposes. John Blrkenbtne presided and made a brief address. He was fol lowed by State Forestry Commissioner Rotlnock. Governor Hastings v us the 1 hlef speaker. He said: Tho laws passed by tho general assem bly of 18J7 have placed our state in tho icud of ull others in forestry legislation. National Foiestry Commlsslouei Kerno, ch.iiinmn of tho executive committed of tho American Forcotiy association, 10 liorted to the lust annual meeting of ill it organization that the most advances In forestiy during the past ear huve been made in Pennsylvania thai 111 vpue ut tho forest reservations already owned by New York, the recently enucted laws in this state places us at tho head of the for estry movement In the Imitcd States. Those who had charge of the prepara tion of the recent legislation recognized that lire Is the forests most lelentless cnemj and thut previous legislation lor prevention and extinction ot forest fires was a dead letter. The act of SOth March. 1S3T, the first one ot the series of live laws passed last J car, makes thu constables of the stn'c "liro wardens," requiring them, when tires are discovered In a. forest within their respective townships, to take such measures as maj become necessary for their extinction and for that purpose to have authority to call upon any citizen of tho township for asslstunce. Any per son being thus called upon and refusing without reasonable cause to act renders himself subject to fine or Imprisonment or both. The file wardens aro required to report to each court of quarter ses sions of their respective countle-s, under oath, all violations of the forestry laws now enacted or hereafter to be enacted. It is the duty of tho Judges to see that these returns are truthfully made nnd If the tire warden neglects to comply with anj of the provisions of tho law, he len ders himself subject to fine and Imprison ment. The expenses for extinguishing forest tires Is paid one-half by the re spective counties and tho other half by the state The second act of the series Is alined at tho punishment of those who 1110 cither wilfully or negligently the cause of forest fires. This law permltb the flro warden to to a step further than per haps, wns ever pirmltleel bj legislation in this state. Ho Is required to anest tres. passers without wnrrant upon any fon-t land under such circumstances as Indi cate reasonable suspicion that they nie committing or about to commit tho of fense of setting flro to thu forests. It seems reasonably certain that tluo two laws, backed by the present strong public sentiment, will greatly tend to reduce the number and extei of accidental and nn licious forest tlies The next step had reference to tho vast areas of woodland from which wiu mer chantable timber hnd been lumoicd and which had become practically valueles to tho lumberman. These tracts are as sessed and taxed for various local pur poses and where tho tnes for two yeirs aro not paid, the count treasurer ot tho respcctlvo counties exposes them for sale nt public auction. If no bidder appeals they aie genet ally struck down to tho county commissioners. The county com missioners aro empoweicd at stated pe riods to again offer them for sale In liko mnnner ns the county treasurer. Tho net, approved 30th of March last, pro vides when such unseated lands become liable, under existing laws, to salo by tho respectlvo county treasuiers or county commissioners for non-payment of taxes, that It shall be tho duty of these officers respectively to furnish the sec retary of agriculture and tho forestry commissioner with copies of the printed advertisements of sale. The forestry commissioner Is required to exumino the location of tho lands advertised, and. If so located, and of such character as to make them desirable for the purpose of a forestry reservation, the commissioner Is authorized,, at his discretion to pur chase for and on behalf of the common wealth under certain wise restrictions us to price and redemption by the original owner. In no instance shall the price exceed the nmouut ot taxes for tho non payment of which the lands are sold. The price Is to be paid out of the state fund, and tho title Is to become vested In the commonwealth. The lands then become under the direct control and mini. ngement of tho department of agriculture and usslcned to the care of the forestry commissioner, thenceforth becoming 11 part of the state forestry reservation system, "having," as the law states, In view the pieservatlon of a water supply at the sources ot the rivers of the state and for tho protection of tho people cf the commonwealth nnd thelt pioperty from destructive floods ' This law having piovlded machinery by which the state may lepossess Itself of the title to the great areas of woodland upon the mountain sides and summits, without doing injustice to tho present owners, and leaving them to first decide whether they will part with the title or contnlue to puy taxes thereon, the gen eral assembly next considered the aieas of forest land containing timber of pies ent mnrkctablo value togetner with smal ler glow til. These areas are now just as valuable for forestiy purposes ns any In the state Even if tho markotublo tim ber were to be removed, the character of the temalnlng forest, as described by the act. would still bo or great vnlue. The next law was passed for tho purpose of encouraging such owneis to preset vo the forests remaining after tho market able timber Is removed, and provides that an owner, having on his land not less than forest or timber trees to tho acre, each tree measuring at least eight Inches In diameter six feet above the ground, nnd where no portion of tho land Is entirely cleared of trees, shall bo en titled to receive annually from tho com missioners of tho respectlvo counties during the time the trees are maintained In sound condition, a sum equal to SO por centum of the nnnual taxes assessed on tho land, or so much of said SO per centum as shall not exceed tho sura of 45 cents per acre. In other wortU, thu county pays a premium for the preservation of such forest areas bv presenting tho own er with SO per centum of his taxes. THE WATER SUPPLY. The question ot pure water supply for the largo centers of population Is of ab sorbing Importance. Pure water la one of the guatuntees of public health, Thu water from our mountain streams is al most pure. It contains neither filth nor the germs of disease. Whatever good may come from filter plants for the wa ter of our cities It Is much wiser und hotter to provide In tho first Instanco water that Is uncontamlnatod. Tho pre servation ot tho forests at the sources of tho great rivers nnd the prevention of damage and loss by flood next engnged tho attention ot tho general assembly, and that body mot the question in ono of the wisest enactments tifk the year by tho passage of tho act approved the 25th of May last. This law provides for a for estry commission to be composed of tho stnto forestry commissioner, the chult man of the state board of Health, deputy secretary ot Internal nffalts and u law yer or conveyancer, and a surveyor, alt of whom are to servo without compensa tion, excepting nercssiuy expenses, it Is their duty to examine, locate and re port to tho legislature or tho executive three great forestry reservations. The first, of not less than 40,000 acres, upon tho waters which drain mainly Into the Delaware river; thu second of not less than 40,000 acres upon waters which drain mainly Into tho Busquchaliun; and the third of equal acreago upon, waters which drain mainly Into the Ohio river. Each of these reservations shall be ot one contniuous area ns tar 6s practlcaole. The law designates that the land select ed shall be of a character better suited to tho growth of trees than to mining or agriculture, and that at least CO pcr centum of the area of cach reservation shall have an average attitude of not less thnn COO feet above thu ecu. The com missioners aro clothed with the right ot eminent domain and have the power to condemn tho lands selected and have the damages ussesscd and the owneis re warded In the same manner ns Is now provided In taking lund for opening pub lic roads In the respective counties. While the national forestry commis sioner may give Pennsylvania the credit of rrmkhiL" thu uruatest advancement In friratT.. .Inrltirr flm . nnf lnot umluil ., must not loso stsht of tho fnct that our commencement was fur behind that of several other states. Pievlous to last year there was no legislation of any real substantial value. The act of 1S37. It Is tiue, remitted from GO to 30 percentum of taxes for thirty years upon lands which stood 1,200 joiing trees to tho acre Thu conditions Imposed were almost Impjs slblu nnd the law In practice a nullity. The act of 1S70, whlrh required the coun ty commissioners to appoint persons to ferret out and bring to punishment tho unlawful originators of foiest fires, was a failure for lack of machinery to enforce It. The present forestry code , though yet untrlid, has generally met the appro bation of friends of forest preservation throughout the country. Up to the be ginning of the year 1S97 Now York state had purchased about 875,000 acres In the Adirondack region for rorestry pur pose. The $1,000,000 appropriation of- last year was expended In the purchase of nbout 250,000 additional acres and there Is now owned by individuals nnd private associations Interested In forestry pre servation about 1,200,000, making a total reservation of about 2,32j,0O0 acres. The present New York legislature is being urged to appioprlato another million for similar purposes In that region, tn or der to complete a compact reservation, which must eventually number nearly 3 000 000 acres It Is at prcrent the largest state reservation east of the Rocky mountains. The nverage cost of the pur chase made last year was about J3.75 per acre. From u somewhat Intimate knowledge of the sale of unused forest lands fiom which the marketable timber had been removed It Is safe to say that during tho past ten years mat the price In the mountainous rcslons In this state per acre has not averaged one-half of the Adirondack price Lenvlng out of account the Incalculable 1 cm fits to come from forest reservation upon the sources of our three great riv ers, I venture the nsn rtlon that tho reservations proposed now compare fa vorably with the New York reservation, In point of bcencry, and, with proper protection, tlsh and game will eventually become quite as abundant. No state in the Union was supplied by nature with more varied and generous fori st aieas than our own For more than two bundled years It Ins been yielding to the woodman's ne nnd to the de mands of agriculture and commerce, un til but a bmall fraction temalns Wo aro developing a tree destroving Instinct whilst Fi am o (teimnnv Spain nnd Switz erland were realizing that there weie In each country certain exposed ureas which. If the forests were removed would coaso to be productive, and consequent famine would compel tho population to seek homos elsewhere. Their experience verified the maxim, "Forest destruction produces arid soil: arid soil Is the father of desolation: desolation Is tho forerun ner of depopulation. When France declared that trees were more necessary to the state than to the Individual, and, therefore, the latter should not be allowed to destroy them nt will, she formulated Into a law the result of her experience. Persia, Egypt and Mesopotamia perished In a national sense, with the destruction of their for ests, and the ruins of their former glory wero a warning to after generations All civilized nntlons of Europe have long since enacted laws for the preser vation of tices and for the re-establishment In part of tho original forests. In Ungland ns early us the Seventh century, a law was enncted making It a penal of fenne to destroy oak tiees, and those who did so clandestinely were fined thirty shillings. The sound ot tho uxu was suf ficient evidence for conviction, and the man who felled a tree under whose shade thirty pigs could stand Incurred a double penalty. Pennsylvania's native timber during many years floated down our rivers on the spring fieshets In the form of logs, rafts, arks and other flontlng combina tions of native wood on their way to market, piloted by a romantic class of young men known as Pennsylvania lum bermen The spring floods brought forth these hardy men from their winter's obscurity In the forests, whete they pre pared the timber for market und con veyed It to the banks of sticams trlbu taiy to tho large rivers. Tho North and West branches of tho Susqueuanna, the Allegheny, the Mononganhela, the Dela ware, and many smaller tributary streams, have presented stirring pictures of Pennsylvania's forests from headwat ers to market. A tree Is a great boon to man It Is an educator. Its beauty of form, limb, buu, leaf, fruit, Its never ceuBlng giaco In motion, Its grateful shade, Its silent com panionship and its struggle from tho tender plant to the mature and sturdy monaich of tho forest these have an ed ucating, a refining Intluenco upon all who come within their shadow. Trees aro conservators of the public health They are the great laboratories of nature. Their lenves absorb the car bonic acid and glvo out the compensat ing oxygen. They aro tho best and most effective sanitary agents. No man can live among them without absorbing their health-giving and Inspiring Influence. The best place for men today to find rest, recreation and Inspiration Is In the health-giving atmosphore of tho forest, where the muslo of the song birds, or the eloquent silence of Its lights nnd shndovvB brings hltn In closer communion with na ture and nature's Creator. (rrinnn Missionary Robbed. Berlin, Jan. 18. A telegram received hero from Canton says that a German missionary numed Momeyer, belonging tn tho Numjung station, has been robbed nnd wounded near a place called Lang then. The dispatch addH that the Chin ese governor, on the Intervention of tho German consul at Canton, telegraphed orders to tuk,u the measures necessary to deal with tho matter. GOV. PINGREE'S LURID ORATORY Turns Ills Galleries ol Eloquence Against Ibe Republican Party. CLAIMS THAT MONEY POWER RULES .11 r. Cleveland, Ho Says, Disrupted His Party by Doing tho Ridding of tho .Honey Syiidiciito--Tuday All Trusts, .Monopolies nnd Agencies for illeediiig lhu Country Hare Tukcu Itetugo Under the Republi can Ring. Ruffnlo, June IS. Before tho Inde pendent club of liuffalo Governor Fln gieu tonight dllvetcd u sensational uddtess of which the following Is a substance: In his memorable nddiesg upon tho Held of Uettysbutg, Abiuham Llncoli spoke tho following words. "That wu hero highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that the nation under God have a new birth of freedom und that government of tht people, by the people und for the people shall not perish from tho eaith.' Such wore his hopes for the future and such was tho piutform which this great Republican there laid down for his party and for those who shuuld come after him. No man or set of n en have siiice that time been authorized to modify these words or to lead that party away from the spirit of their meaning. It Is, as it wero, a new commandment which he has given us, to stand firm In defense of the com mon people, that those who died for lb erty may not not have died In vain, that we may live as a republic. These words of Mr. Lincoln He deeply engraven upon the hearts of the masses, without regal d to party. The heart of this great patriot beat with sympathy for the tollers, and with a love for man kind. He annunciated ns good Republi can doctrine that the people need not bo feared for the people are fair und hon est and only demand there shall be eqaal rights and opportunities for all. but spe cial privileges for none. Throughout his entire career he pinned his faith to tho common people. It Is the bounden duty of such of us as believe in the principles laid down by this great Republican lead er to follow as he pointed the wav. If the party has been led away from theso principles, it is the duty of those whose words may tnlluence nnd who love the party of Lincoln, to make themselves heard and to lead It hack to the Mugna Churta of self government. IJIRDS OF ILL OMDN. It is the misfortuno of great parties when long In pewer, that to It flock for mercenary nnd selfish motives all those who deslro to enrich themselves by legis lation which this patty can give them. So to the Republlcun party there have Hocked during the past few years many birds of HI omen, undeatrablo tenants, who aro making the house so foul that they aie driving out the rightful owncs. These undesirable acquisitions, the masses of the party, who uro today just as holiest. Just as patriotic, Just us sin cere "us they ever were, would be only too glad to get rid of for the party's good. In lato yearn In our own country the Influence of wealth In dictating legisla tive measures and government policies Is becoming more and more apparent. Mr. Cleveland disrupted his party in doing tho biddings of a money syndicate whlih made enormous profits out of a scan dalous bond deal. Today all the trusts, all the monopolies, every agency which is bleeding tho country, has taken retue under tho wing of tho Republican party because they fear the Demociatlc party which has kicked them out. To tlicr.i party Is a means to an end, and that end Is to get rich at everybody's expense, right or wrong. RASCALS AS PARTISANS. It Is noticeable that every rascal Is always an extreme partisan and hollers patriotism nnd party loyalty so that you cannot hit him without breaking plate glass. The monopolist, the fran chise giabber. the lobbyist, the political apostles of boodle, are all extreme pai tlsans, and when any one exposes their schemes or obstructs their ambitions, they wrap themselves in the flag and cry you are attacking the party. When they elect themselves to office by main forco of money, they ascrlbo it to divine In tervention of Providence in behalf of the nation and Its honor. A party which does not rid Itself of men who make them selves prominent In It with the solo pur pose of exploiting the people and perpet uating the reign of the dollar, will lose Its influence with the masses, and Uko a church which accepts robber's tithe from wealthy and Influential pew -holders who wish to ease their conscience, It will soon bo all such and none others. Principles uie greater than men, und I speak as a life-long Rcpi.bllcan when 1 say that unless the Republican party Is led back Into tho spirit of the nrlnclples which Mr. Lincoln so clearly stated in the words which I have quoted, It cannot long live ns a grent party. Those of us who believe In government for tho people according to tho platform of Abrahum Lincoln, should not hesltnto to denounce men of our paity who would make ours only a government for tho benefit of the almighty dollar and tho possessors thereof. 0 IIIbs "iKiiprns Father Arrive). New York. Jan. 18. Captain Cosslo, the father ot Kvangellna y Clsneros, the Cuban girl rescued from a Havana Jail, reached New York this morning, having been released from the Isle of Pines, south of Cubn, by General Blanco's or der. His daughter will come hero ut onco to gieet him. General Weyler wanted Cosslo killed and Miss Clsneros sontence d to twenty years, but was removed before his orders could be carried out. Shot 'I lirouzh the llenrt. New York, Jan. 18. Lulgt Binga was shot through the heart and Instantly killed today by Pasquale Caplllo, in a room on Knst Ono Hundred und Thir teenth street, In "Little Italy." The inur der wns due to a quarrel over handsomo Puollna Slcllla, formerly the mistress of Ulnga, who left him for Caplllo a year ago, and who recently returned to her first love, - Riots nt Lynns. Lyons, Jan. 18. Today tho students mado a riotous demonstration In front cf synagogues und tho Jewish shops, break ing shop windows und raising menacing shouts. The police had great difficulty In dispersing them. Hand to hand encoun ters wero frequent and there were many arrests, Mills Mint Down. Lcwlston, Me., Jnn, IS. The Andros coggin cotton mills have shut down In all departments for un Indefinite period ow ing to tho strike of u portion of tho opei atlves. Ktnnnishlp Arrlvnls. New York, Jun. 18,-Cleared; Paris. Southampton: Britannic. Liverpool. Ant werp At rived: Westernland, New Yont. THE NEWS THIS M0HN1NU. Weather Indications Todayi Pair) East to Northeast Winds. 1 General Friends of Cuba Almost Stampede Congress. Governor Plngrce's Compliments to the Republican Party. Governor Hastings' Pica for Forests. Tho Ohio Investigation. 2 Opening of tho Olyphant Kinder garten. 3 Local Gathered About Town, 4 Udltorlal. The Need of a New Judicial District. 5 Local Criminal Trial List. 6 Local Superior Court Opinions. Division in the Democratic Ranks. 7 Local The Eplsropal Archdeaconry, The City Flnnnces 8 Local West Side nnd Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County News. 10 Whitney's Weekly Nows Budget. Tho Markets. CHINESE SETTLE WITH GERMANY. Kino Chnu liny Is to He Lonsed. Two Culprits, Charged with tho .Murder oCMisslonnrlon, to lie Pun ished with Death. Washington, Jan. 18. A cablo dis patch has Just been received at the Chinese legation from the Tsungll Ya men, Peking, to the following effect: A settlement of the dllllculty with Germany has been effected. Klao Chau bav It to be leased, a belt surrounding the bay extending 100 II (about thirty mbes) to be the boundary. All the Oeiinan troops outside the prescribed limits nre to be withdrawn. Two of the culorlts charged with the murder of the Missionaries are to be punished with death, and the rest with Impri sonment. Permission will be granted for the na'ldlng of churches In the cities of T.si Nlng, Tsao Chow Fu and Chu Yen, and dwelling housed for the missionaries in the seven places in the district ot Tsao Hlen and Shan Slen will be erected, for which purpose a sum of 2.,"i,r00 taels will be allowed. This amount is to be taken also as a comper..sa'.ion for the killing of the missionaries. The sanction of the throne has been obtained to the above mode of settlement. MAIL CAR ON FIRE. Engineer in Chnigo oi Trnin JUnde o Record Itrrnklnc Run. Cortland, N. Y., Jan. 18. This place was treated to a novel excitement yes terday afternoon ns the vestibule train from New York, which passes here at 4.49, was nearing Dlodgett's Mills, the mall car was discovered on fire. In the car was mall route agent W. H. Plant, who endeavored to extinguish the llames. Being unsuccessful the train men were notified and It was decided to run for Cortland and call out the fire department. The car was uncoupled and Engineer Tlbbltts made a nomin al run to this village, the exterior of one end of the car being all ablaze as the englne'hurrled through the village to Railroad street, making a grand sight. A flte alarm had been sent In before the car reached here, so that a hose was In readiness to work as soon as the cor could be stopped. On the way from Dlodgett's Mills to Cortland Mr. Plant and Baggageman William Coppernall protected the mall matter by gathei ing it up and placing It tn the end of the car farthest from the fire, the stif ling smoke almost suffocating them No mall matter was destioyed, the only damage being to the cnr. The origin of the fire Is not known, but probably a spark entered one of the ventilators and was fanned into a blaze. QUIET AT HAVANA. Viiolliclnl Dispatches Indicate That the City Is Now Peaceful. Washington, Jan. 18. Such Informa tion ns the state department has re ceived ns to the situation in Havana is confirmatory of the unofficial dis patches and shows that quiet reigns In the city, and the expression of the officials that the riotous spirit had eith er exhausted Itself for the time being or had been completely suppressed by the strong hand of authority and Jus tice, The situation was briefly allud ed to In the cabinet meeting today, and was not regarded as wurrantlng any change In the attitude of our govern ment. Minister de Lome has written the state department denying the truth ot tho report thut the custom officers of Havana have thrown obstacles In tho way of landing the supplies sent from the United States for the Cuban sufferers. The state department Is satisfied that, regardless of any difficulty that may have been experienced, there will be no trouble from now on In promptly placing In General Lee's possession for Immediate distribution any supplies that reach Havana harbor in the teg ular manner. At 3 o'clock this afternoon Consul General Lee cabled fiom Havana that nil was quiet there at that hour. Swindler Committril. Toronto, Ont., Jan. IS. William Gross, tho Allentown, Pn , alleged jowelry swindler, was committed today for ex tradition. He must remain in Jail hero fifteen days, so that If desired habeas corpus proceedings may tako place. Trnin Jumps the Trnck. , Auburn. Cal., Jan. 18. -Tho west bound overland titiln Jumped the truck near Col fax this evening, wrecking tho truln badly. Tho engineer, fireman and ono barkeman wero killed. Appropriation for Roach Heirs. Washington, Jan. 18. Tho house com mittee on claims has made u favorable report on tho bill appropriating I2S.160 Tor legal representatives of John Roach, the late shipbuilder. Von der Alio Invincible. St. Louis, Jan. IS. Chris Von der Aho has returned from Louisville, und al though ho cunnot be seen, his close friends say he Is getting his bond ready In the base ball ttustecshlp matter. Consul nt Ulntmrns. Washington, Jan. 18. Tho senato today confirmed H. D. Saylor, of Pennsylvania, to bo consul at Matanzas, Cuba. INVESTIGATION AT COLUMBUS The Charges of Bribery Made By Represen tative Otis. TESTIMONY TO BE PUBLIC Executive Sessions Are Held for Business. rour Witnesses Are ExnmlnedDlN flculty lu Getting Testimony la DiscouraglnR--Vitncsses Refuse to Answer QuestionsThe Proprietor oi the Nell Uouso Will Not Prodoco His UooUs. Columbus, O., Jan. IS. The senate1 committee tonight began Its Investi gation into tho charges of bribery mado by Representative Otis during the re cent senatorial contest. The members of the house committee, appointed ta Investigate the same charges, were In vited to be present, but they did not participate officially and there will bo two separate Investigations. The com mittee voted four to one against allovv lrg any counsel to participate. It was decided to hold executive ses sions for business and to take testi mony in public. Senator Hurke presided and Judge Robertson examined the witnesses. In the executive session Judge Robertson was appointed prosecutor. All the members of the committee asked ques tions except Senator Garfield. There were four witnesses examined tonight, as follows: Phepard M. Dunlap, manager ot tho Western Union Telegraph company. W. L. Truesdale, manager of tho Postal Telegraph company. Frank P. Ross, manager of the Tel ephone company. Nothing new was developed during the session of four hours. The wit nesses refused to answer so mo ejuer tlons and to produce tljelr books and copies of messages. Mr. Pentland refused to nroduce his books to sh'ovv who iald for rooms at the Nell house and for other expenses) and was given until tomorrow night to do so. PENNSYLVANIA EDITORS. Mcotlng of the Stnto Association Hold ut Ilarrisburg. Hnrrlsburg, Jan. 18. A meeting oC the Pennsylvania State Editorial as sociation w as held here today at which' a resolution was adopted requesting the Pennsvlvanla senators and con gtessmen to oppose the objectionable features In the Loud bill relating to the transportation ot newspapers! through the mall. Theso ofllceis were elected: Presi dent, J. S. Saunders, Wllkes-Barre: first vice-president, R. B. McKee, Free poit: second vice-president, W. C. Kreps, Green Castle; third vice-president, A. R. Burk, Philadelphia; execu tive committee. It. T. Wiley, Eliza beth; A. Nevln Pomeroy, Chatnbers burg; J. B. Seal, Mlllersburg; J. O. K. Roberts, Phoenlxvllle; J. II. James. Ashland; secretary and treasurer, R. II. Thomas. Mechanlcsburg; assistant secretary, R. H. Thomas, Jr., Mechan lcsburg; corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. A. Stofer, Ellzabethtovvn. Delegation to the National Editorial assocttlon convention to be held at Penvpr, June, 1S98: J. S. Saunders, Wllkcs-Barre; William C. Kreps, Green Castle; Mrs. J. W. Stofer. Elizabeth town; C. A. Stephenson, Reynoldsvllle; Theodore Hart, Plttston; A. Nevlm Pomeroy, Chnmbersburg; E. T. Ache son, Washington; H. P. Snyder, Con nclUvllle; Addison B. Burk. Philadel phia; William Rodearmol, Harrisburg; H. C. Dern, Altoona; J. H. James, Ash land; E. L. Grlstman. Washington: Walter Abbott, McKeesport, R. B. Mc Kee, Freeport; D. L. Amade, Willlam spoit; H. H. Haln, Puncannon; P. Gray Meek, Bellefonte; J. H. Shclbley, New Bloomlleld; J. W. araloy, Lans ford; William B. Given. Columbia; K. S. Moser, Collegevllle; W. L. Dewort, Sunbury; W. H. Campbell, Dallas; R. L. Wiley, Ellzaljetli. LEIMGII VALLEY CMAN(1E!. Sow Directors Iilected at the Annual .llertlng oi Stockholders. Philadelphia, Jan. 18. The annual meeting of tho stockholders of the Le high Valley Railroad company was held today and resulted In the re-election of Alfied Walter as president. Of the old board of dliectors, nine weie re-elected and tho places of three others, Rohett II. Sayre, James I. Blakesle and William A. Ingham, weio filled by the election of Justus C. Stravvbrldge, Irvln A. Stearns and Abram Nesbltt. Mr. Sayte also re signed the office of second vice-president, nnd was appointed to the posi tion of assistant to the president. Mr. Sayre s long connection with the road, it was stated, and his thorough knowl edge ot the property, make his services of great value to the company. The meeting was harmonious, and out o'f 80S.812 shares, 541, 2J9 weie voted. The elections were unanimous. After the new board was elected the meeting adjourned, The new dliectors Immediately met and elected Albert Walter, president; CharlesvHnitshoine, vice-president; J, B. Gat ret, second vlce-piesldentt; J, Andrews Hants, Jr., tieasurer, and W. C. Alderson, purchasing agent. The Herald's Weather forecast. New York. Jan. 19. in the middle stutct and New England, today, partly cloudy to cloudy weather will prevail, with near ly stationary temperature and fresh, northeasterly and easterly winds, fol lowed by ruin In tho southern districts oC this section.
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