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WARSHIPS
Stories of Attempts to
Assassinate General
Lee.
NEWS FROM SEAT OF WAR
Gen. Aguire to Receive $70,
000 for Capture of Masso.
Uoport ot tlic Destruction of Espor
finza Ii Coiilinncd--Senor Lope
Hat llcen Appointed Chief ol
Guerillas nnd Is Now Acting as n
Government Agent Hiding Through
the Country Trying to Induce Insur
gent! to 8iirrendcrAutoiiomlts
Ilrug of the Surrender of Masso ns n
Sign of Peuco.
Jacksonville, KIa Jan. 23. A tele
gram from Key West says:
Admiral Slcarcl, with the battleFhlps
New York, Indiana, Massachusetts,
lown and Texas, arrived oft' the bar pt
10 o'clock. The Maine, Montgomery
and Detiolt, and the torpedo boats
Cuish'lng and Dupont went out and
Joined the lleet. An important mes
sage was received here at 11 o'clock
for Admlial Slcaid, but there Is no way
of transportation to the fleet. Tele
grams from Havana last nlcht state
that extra guards have been placed
aiounil Lee's office for orotectlon.
Circulars were distributed around
Havana calling on volunteers for the
protection of the American colony.
There is no news of an attempt to
ussasslnate Lee.
Havana, via Key West, Fla., .Tan. 23.
Insurgents concealed behind the rail
road station at San Miguel, eight miles
from Havana, tired upon a train, kill
ing several animals In one of the cars.
Another band entered the cultivated
zone of the town of Las Vegas, near
Havana, destroying all the huts and
the crops that had been planted.
Oeneral Pando. has sent Colonel Do
mingo, of Captain Geneial Blanco's
staff, back to Spain under serious
chaises.
The coast lines steamer Morten has
left Havana with two battalions of
trcops and one battery en joute for
Ulbarn to aid the garrison at Holguln,
which is besieged by General Callxto
Garcia.
A private report fiom Puerto Prin
cipe conllrms the report that General
Castellano has destroyed Espeianza (at
the extreme west of the Sierra Cublt
as), the headquarters of the Insurgent
government, which moved to Nnjaza,
paving documents and tiles. When tho
insurgents retired they left 57 of their
number dead on the Held, but carried
away their wounded. The government
troops lost 2" killed and S7 wounded.
Juan Masso, whose surrender to the
authorities was tecently reported, is a
nephew of Baitolomo Masso, president
ct the Cuban republic, not a biother
as before stated.
It Is repotted heie that the gover
nor of Havanu piovlnce who is a
stockholder in La Discussion, has se
cured a subvention of S-'.'O monthly for
that papet.
Additional It oops aie to b" sent to
the province of Santiago de Cuba, to
cany on the opeintlmi theie.
VIOLATION OV T1IK TRKATY.
The action, ot the government In
satchlng cfilaln mall matter bfoie
allowing it to be dellvuted is consider
ed by persons well infoimeil upon the
subject a direct violation of the Inter
national tiealy.
Many persons, ln luclng a number or
loyal Spaniards, such as Senor Fran
cisco de Los Santos Guzman, ex-presl-ilent
of congiess, and otl.cis of sjcial
standing in the city, make complalnls
of the non dellveiy of letters adduced
to them. It Is leooited that In conse
quence of the goveinmentV action
steps will b- taken to exel Spain
Jiotti the postal union.
Undenvors have been made to induce
Dr. Cabeia to teinuln at Slguanes nnd
to obtain the surrender of the leadcts
Rego and Montiuguado. It Is said that
J70.000 has iiftn wiled to General
Aguire foi" the surrmJer of Mas.o and
his par v.
Senor Lopez, who formerly hfld a
commission In the Spanish anny In
"ubn, but who was dishonour! and
sentenced to Jail, and w ho escorted
Gomez and Maceo during their inva
sion, but later suuendeied, has now
been appointed by General Pando chief
of guerrillas and Is now acting as a
government agent, tiding through the
territory In the Santa Claia province
trying to Induce the Insurgents to sur
lender. 'fhe gunboat Galaelu lias captmed a
schooner, manned by tour men, one
of whom stated upon being questioned
that they had been engaged to assist
in the landing of piovisluns from an
Kngllsh schooner. The schooner was
sighted by the gunbo.it six miles off
tho coast and the creiv decided to sur
lender. '1 he niemberb of the schoon
ers crew who made the above state-'
ment, added that the Insurgents did
not lack clothing, and that he was
Ignorant of the fact that they were
Bhort of ammunition.
Several of the local papers com
ment upon the repoit of the surren
der of Musso with 110 follower-, which
number they deelaie Is exaggeiated.
NEWS WITHOUT FLAVOHING.
El Dlaro do la Marina says that
the papers which preacli loyalty most
coldly print the iiewn without flavor
ing the same, adding that El Liberal ot
Spain declares that there are many
Spanish who would see with pleasure
the failure of the autonomy plan In
In older to avoid the ttlumph of priii
ilples contraiy in their own.
The Union Constitutional replies to
the Dlarlo saying that tho Autonomists
NEAR CUBA
brag of the mu render of Masso and
try to credit it to autonomy as n sign
of peace. To prove the success of au
tonomy the paper adds it Is necessary
to obtain the surrender of the real lead
ers with the greater masses of their
followers. In their opinion the sur
render of Masso was due to the influ
ence of Marcos Garcia, governor of
Pinar del rtlo, and money. The paper
continues by saying that during Gen
eral Weyler's administration there oc
cuned the surrender of Colonel Cuervo
nnd his men, who tried to give them
selves up under condition of receiving
money, which proves that the surren
ders are not due to autonomy. The
same parties, the paper asserts, aftei
peace was restored, would return to
the Held to satisfy their personal am
bitions. The cigar manufactories and the of
fice of El Dlarlo de l.v Marina and La
Duscusclun are still guarded day and
nlnht. The government today prohib
ited officers passing through O'Reilly
street, on which are situated the uni
versity and the printing ofllce of La
Reconcentrado. Detachments of Orden
Publico are patrolling the streets In
the vicinity of the central park and
in other localities. These new precau
tions give rise to the belief that the.
authorities fear fresh outbreaks.
INCITEMENT IN MADRID.
Madrid, Jan. 2.?. Tho repoit that
American warships have been ordeted
to Cuban waters has caused great ex
citement here. The Imparclal in the
buist of a violent article says: "We
see now the eagerness of the Yankees
to sel.se Cuba."
A grand banquet was given at the
palace this evcnlrg in hofior of the
name-day ot King Alfonzo, The mem
bers of the cabinet met afterward and
decided, so It Is reported, to uddresa
a manifesto to the country. One min
ister in the course of an interview said
the government was quite tranquil re
specting the movements of the Ameri
can warships, which were fully known
to the minister of marine.
Washington, Jan. 23. So far as could
be learned the administration had no
advices from Havana today. Both the
state and navy departments affirmed
that nothing had been heard from Gen
eral Lee, and professed to look upon
the lack of news as a good sign. On
the other hand, the city was full ot
rumois ranging In Importance from the
statement that the white squadron had
sailed from Key West to that of Lee's
being assassinated at Havana. In
quiry, however, failed to reveal any
basis for sensational reports.
THE FLEET AT DRY TORTUGAS.
Key West, Fla., Jan. 23. The Jleet of
battleships will sail for Dry Toitugas
tomoirow momlns;.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 2.1. The com
mander of the naval station at Key
West received a message from Gen
eial Lee this afternoon. He Is safe,
the city Is quiet, but there Is sup
ptesseil excitement In the American
colony. The white squadion Is an
chored at Key West and will sail for
Tortugas tomoriow.
AN EXPERT LIAR.
Sucrotary Cougoito's Skill as u .Maker
of Spanish tnr.ows.
New Yolk, Jan. 2J. The Sun has been
outlawed In Cuba bj the Spanish offi
cials because Its news tells the truth
concerning affairs In that Island, but tho
Sun continues to shine for all. Under
date of Jan. l'l its Havana coriesponcteut
w rites:
The censorship in Havana was never
so stringent as now. The direct cable to
Key West Is used only to scatter abroad
the biggest fakes that can be Imagined,
piepaied by Seeietmy Congosto and Gen
eral Bldiuo. Cun&osto came heie es
pecially for that puipose. Ills long resi
dence in the United States bus given him,
the Spanish authorities fondly Imagine, u
special knowledge of the press of that
coimtiy and of what ought to be said to
favorably iniptess the authorities in
Washington In behalt of Spain. Congosto
openly sus lure to the Spaniards:
"The Americans are very mucli influ
enced by sensational news. The most
piotound and well written editorials in
their newspapeis do not direct public
opinion. But public opinion Is Influenced
1 skilful handling of the news.
When the Jingoes In congress aie most
sanguine about luteivcutiuii in Cuba do
not lecture them on International law,
hut ineiely tell them that Maximo Go
mez has been killed or that Piesldent
Muso has suirendeied and ou will see
their enthusiasm cool and they will waver
In their support of the Cubans."
These original views, which led Senor
Cuuulejus to write to his newspaper in
.Madrid that Senor Congosto was insane,
are lepeated by him every clay in his of
fice. In u( coi dance with his theoiles lie
has three times killed General Calixto
Garcia on paper, reported Brigadier Gen
eial Arunguien shot by ills own troops,
and pvery day he is making the whole
Cuban atmj mu render to Spain and ic
cept autonom.
Whether the secietary's, fake news has
proved useful to Spain hi the United
States Is not known heie, but there Is no
doubt that in the gravest moment of ex
citement among the volunteers In Ha
vana during the lecent riots a beautiful
falsehood launched by Secietary Con
gosto mollified them The secretaiy had
the newspapeis heie print the alleged
fact that Consul General Leo had offered
General Blanco the help ot the American
w at ships to re-establish order. Some of
the volunteers for feur of the waishlps,
and some others Influenced by the pa
triotic desire not to keep the Spaniards
divided beoro a foreign enemy, waived
their uncompromising latitude. Next day
General Lee denied the report, but the
worst of tho situation was then over and
nobody could rally the volunteers to fur
ther lawfulness: and many -Spaniards
still believe the story was true.
WRECKA0E REPORTED.
Ditcorery .Made by tho llritisli
Stcnruer Ilugnrth.
New Ymk, Jan. 23 Captain Black, of
tho Ilrltish steamer Hogarth which ar
rived from Itlo Juuclro, lepoits that on
Jan. 23, about 20 miles south to south
east of the Sandy Hook light ship ho
sighted pieces of wreckage evidently be
longing to a con! barge and but a short
tlms In that condition. On one of the
pieces was supposed to a man and a boat
was made ready to Investigate, but owing
to the heavy sea the boat was hoisted on
board again. The morning had been thick
with rain, and u heavy sea was running,
It Is presumed that the wrackage was
from a barge which had possibly been In
collision with some passing craft, A
south bound tow boat with a burge In
tow had been sighted a short time pre-vlousii-.
THE ANTI-JEWISH
RIOTS AT ALGIERS
Mobs Invade the Shops In Rue
nabazoumc.
REVOLVERS AND DAQQERS USED
One Man Slabbed In tho Unek nnd
Shot In the Hond-Many 1'ollconien
Severely MnRreatod"Jowiiili Au
thorities Recommend Their Co
Religionists to Reinnln Indoors.
Algiers, Jan. 23. Antl-Jewlsh tlots
were renewed here today. The mob
Invaded the Jewish quatter and pil
laged the shops in the Rue Babusoume,
dilving the Jewish merchants Into the
streets. A squadron of chasseurs was
ordered to the scene and charged the
mob with diavvn BWords, but the mob
reformed further on, cheering for the
ai niv.
Revolvers and daggers weio freely
used. One man who was stabbed In
the back and shot In tne head died on
the spot, many were seriously stabbed,
one, named Gayol. dying from his
wounds at 4 o'clock this atternoon.
The crowd, hearing of tMs, became
dangerously excited, shouted: "They
are murdering us," "Death to the
Jews" and resumed pillaging. The
fronts of six shops, were destroyed and
th loot was bunied. The police le
peate.lly charged the rioters, but were
stubbornly resisted and wore powerless
to restore order until the troous ar
rived. Several policemen were seveiely mal
tieated. Many at rests for theft have
been made. The Jewish authoilties
recommended their co-iollglonisls to
remain Indoors. Both tho men killed
in the riot wre Clnlstlans ard their
companions have swoin to avenge
them. It Is feared there will be fur
ther riots.
I atei The belief that there would be
further rioting was well founded. Dis
turbances and the looting of Jewish
shops continued throughout the even
ing, despite the eftorta of the troops
to quell disorders. At in o'clock to
night some Jewish flour stores were
pillaged and the contents thrown into
the stieets. The Zouaves then charged
the crowd with fixed bayonets and dis
pensed it, seveial persons being in
jured. At the moment this dispatch is sent,
11 o'clock, the ilotcrs are re-assembling
on the quays and setting (lie to the
Jewish oplilt stores. Troops aie being
hurried to the spot. Already there
have beea 150 anests today. The
maintenance of order has ) etn en
ttusted to the military.
Paris, Jan. 23. It Is reported from
Algiers that serious riutlng and pillag
ing took place at Mustnpha, a subuib
of the city, last night. Ten Jewish
shops were looted and a number of
policemen Injured. Tioops were sum
moned, liut order was not testored un
til 2 o'clock this morning. Torty ar
rests were made. By midnight the
town had become moro quiet and the
ilres on the quays had been extinguish
ed. The streets are put i oiled by troops.
SUN'S ECLIPSE IN INDtt.
Weather l'cifect nnd Valuable Re
sults hiccuied-OInny Good Picluies
ot the Corona Obtained.
Calcutta, Jan. 21 Tlie eclipse of the
sun was witnessed at all the stations
under fuvorable conditions. The weather
was perfect and tho results were most
valuable. The totality at Buxar lasted
one and one-half minutes. Five special
tialns went to Buxar with Europeans.
Theio weiu no distutbances.
Immense crowds of natives bathed at
Calcutta, at Senates und ut other cen
tres during the eclipse
At Dumraon seven good plctuies of the
corona were obtained The spectacle was
magnificent and excited awe and aston
ishment among all the beholdeis.
The natives in many places regaul the
eclipse as presaging the downfall of their
British tillers.
Talnl (Urltlsh India, between Amrastl
and Nngpur), Jan 23. The observations
of the eclipse ot the sun by E, W. Maun
der and C. T. II. Waltes wete most suc
cessful. The sk was peitectly clear and
light. During the middle of the totality
It equalled a full moon. The geneial
shape of the sun's corona was tho same
as In the eclipse of pS0 and lSDC. The
corona extended over two diameters from
the sun and its gieateji eMent was
along the sun's equator. Photographs
weie obtained on a scale of four-fifths of
an Inch to the sun's diameter, and also
on the scale of one-tenth of an Inch to
get the coronal extensions. The spect
rum of the chromosphere and Us pi emi
nence was successfully observed with an
opeta glass fitted with a direct viflon
prism in one of the eye-pieces. Three
photographs of the corona weie obtained
on a scule of seven-tenths of an inch to
the sun's diameter and also on the scale
of one-tenth of an Inch. Good spectrum
photogiaphs weie obtained. Tho spect
rum of the Hash was obtained with a
prismatic camera and a six-Inch tele
scope. The Lick Observatory party, under Pro
fessor Campbell, telegiaph that the sky
is most clear and that the observations
have been most successful. The light In
the middle of the totality was greater
than the full moon nnd the general shape
of the corona was similar to the eclipses
of 1SSC and ISSG. It extended to the dis
tance of neatly two diameters from the
sun. The greatest extension was along
the line of the sun's equator.
DR. TALMAQE A GROOM.
Ho Suva That There Is Nothing Sen
sntionnl About His .Marriage.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 23. Rev Dr. Tal
mage and bride passed the day ut their
hotel in this city. Tomorrow morning
they will depart for liurfalo, and from
that city they will go to New York for a
few days before returning to Washington.
Dr. Talmage says today that ilieic was
nothing sensational about his marriage.
He had known his wife, ho said, fur
about thiee years.
The wedding was necessarily a quiet
affair becuuse of recent deaths In tho
family of his wife.
.11 o In at Oiivvhoii,
Seattle, Wtsh, Jan, 21. Persons aulv
Ing from Dawson City report, an attack
by a mob of UO men upon the warehouse
of the Alaska Commercial company and
the North American Trading company at
Fort Yukon. Captain Roy, In chaigo of
tho warehouse called upon Lieutenant
Richardson for protection. Maitinl law
was pioclalmcel and the propel ty protected.
DREYFUS WAR
IN GAY PARIS
The Police Kopt Itusy Looking Altor
Disturbers ol the Pence Who Aro
Interested In tho Colcbrntcd Cnso.
Paris, Jan. 23. In anticipation of tho
prohibited anti-Dreyfus demonstration to
day, under the direction of the organiz
ing committee of tho mitt-Dreyfus meet
ing at tho Tlvoll Vuux had last Monday
night, stringent measures were taken by
the authorities to preserve order. The
Place de la Concorde nnd the garden of
tho Tulllcrles wn.s held by detachments
of cavalry and Infantry and large forces
of police. Nothing happened until 2
o'clock this afternoon, the time an
nounced for the meeting to protest
against the pro-Dreyfus ugltatlon, In the
Salle des Milieu Colonnes In the Mont
parnss.se quarter.
Tho approaches td the hall were occu
pied by police and mounted Republican
guards, while the precaution was taken
of removing all chairs from the Interior.
The police refused admission to known
anarchists, but many who were less
prominent evaded police vigilance, gained
admission and created disturbance.
M. Thlebaud was elected to the chair,
and the nolsest disturbers of tho pro
ceedings were expelled from the hall. M.
Thlebaud proposed that a wreath should
bo laid on the Strasbourg statue, and
tho proposal was greeted with cries of
"Vive l'Armee" and "Viva la France."
As the disturbance continued M. Thle
baud got a motion adopted to close the
meeting.
Tho wreath was then placed hi a car
riage, but tho police refused to allow the
crowd to follow In a body und divided It
Into small groups. In the meantime the
anarchists tried In vuln to organise a
fresh meeting.
Tho wieath was placed upon tho statue
at half-past 4 o'clock this afternoon amid
perfect order. Late r In the evening tho
police dispersed l.uge bodies of anti-Jewish
demonstrators In the Rue de la Fay
ette and at tho offices of the Autoie.
But nothing setlous occurred and theie
were few arrests during Hie day
Patrols paraded the principal streets
last evening, but theie weie no further
disorders. The troops of the garrison
weie confined to barrncks in order to
prevent them, areoidlng to Flgaio, fioin
mingling with the domonstratois.
BUSINESSMEN'S"
CONVENTION
The Aflair at Indianapolis Will lie
Moro Luigcly Attended Thnu That
ol One Vcnr Ago.
Washington. Jan. 23. Private advices
which leach here fiom Indianapolis ate
to tho effect that the business men's con
vention, which will be held In that city
on Tuesday und Wednesday liet, will be
more largely attended than was the first
convention of a year ago. The purpose
of the convention Is to endorse the leport
of tho monetary commission, which pro
vides a compiehenslve plan for a reform
of the currency. Delegates to the num
ber of SiO have announced their intention
of being present, and It Is expected that
the actual number will be greater. A
number of southern and western states
will 1)0 represented. Then circumstances
are legaided as significant and as show
ing the wide Interest in the movement.
Governor Mount of Indiana, will de
liver the addiess of welcome. The per
manent chairman of the convention will
be Governor Shaw, of Iowa, whose le
cent Inaugural address showed him to be
In strong sympathy with the work of cur
leney leform. Mr. C. Stuart Patteison,
the pre'sldent of the Union league of
Philadelphia, and one of the eleven mem
bers of the monetary commission, will
present the leport to tho convention and
explain such clieumstsnces connected
yWlth Its preparation as will pt ve of In
terest to me ueiegaies.
The principal addiess at the first day's
meeting will be delivered by diaries S.
Falrchlld, of New York, who was secre
tary of tho treasury under the first Cleve
land administiation. In the evening the
delegates will be entertained at a re
ception to be given by the local commer
cial bodies. Among the well-known men
who will address the convention and urge
the Importance of an active propoganda
aro William E. Dodge, of New York;
Chailes C Homer, of Raltlmoie: John C.
Bullitt, of I'hlladelohia: Augustus E.
Wlllson, of Louisville; Jacob L. Greene,
of llaitfoid. ex-Goveinor Stanaid. of
Missouri, and John W. Fries, of North
Carolina.
CUT DOWN THE FLAU-STAFF.
Opposition to Displaying the National
Ping at u School.
Poit Jeivis, Jan. 21. Vandals cut
down the flagstaff at the Thompson Ridgo
school ,ln the town of Crawford. Orange
count,, last night. Eor the past three
vears there has been opposition to dls
plavlng the American flag at the district
f-ehool, us required bj law, and twice the
people of the district voted down appro
priations for u flag und lnsttucted tho
tiustee not to buy one The stute de
pa itinent threatened to deprive the dis
trict of its shaie of tho public money,
und two weeks ago the truntee erected a
flagstaff and the flag was unfurled as
lequlred by law. Last night n party of
men and boys congregated about the
schoolhouse and cut down the pole, hack
ing It to pieces. Tho trustee Is anx
ious to comply with the law, und will ap
peul to Superintendent Skinner for mili
tary piotection If necessurj for the new
flugstaft he will elect ns soon us tho
Host Is out of the ground.
Those wlio oppose the flag uigue that
Its display does not necessarily teach re
spect for the national emblem, and that
with milk at its present low price Its pur
chase was a needuess expense on the lil
leudy overburdened tuxpajeis.
COLLINS SURRENDERS.
Implicates Kluiie nnd .MuCormick In
.llindnr of Squire Aldeifer.
f'upe Muy. N. J., Jan. 2J A man who
says he Is T. Kraneis Collins, ot Noirls
town. Pa., and who claims that he Is
Implicated with two others, Klnzle nnd
Md'oirrack In tho minder of Squire
Aldeifer nt Collegevllle, Pn on August
S. last gave himself up to Policeman
George C. Baldwin last night. He came
hero on Friday and was lodged In Jail
that night by Officer Ulckey to whom ho
applied for lodging.
Ho protests that he took no part In the
murder but was present when It hap
pened The authorities of Norristown
were Informed tills evening.
DR. HALL RlcONslDnRS.
Will Continuous Pastor ol the Filth
Avenue 1'rushyterinn Chinch.
New Yoik, Jan. 23. Dr John Hall to
duy announced from the pulpit of tho
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church that
ho had reconsidered his determination to
resign the pastorate. He said
"In view of the unanimous uctlon of the
congregation I have decided to continue,
God willing, tho work of tho pastorate,
while strength Is' given fiom above, und
I am prepured to welcome uny form of
assistanco regarded as desiinhle by the1
cougregatfon and Its officeis."
Tho otllclal announcement oJ tho action
ot Dr, Hall will bo made to the congre
gation a week fiom next Wednesday,
PRESIDENT DOLE
VISITS CHICAGO
A Distinguished Party Greets Hawaii's
Ruler on His Arrival.
THE ARMY AND NAVV REPRESENTED
Mnyor Harrison nnd Other Promluont
Cltlzoni Extend a Ilenrly Welcome
to President nnd Mrs. l)olo-iUr.
Dole Scott at the Idon That Hawaii
I Mennood by Japan.
Chicago, Jan. 23. President und Mr?.
Sanford D. Cole, of Hawaii arrived in
Chicago at live minutes past 8 o'clock
this morning.
A distinguished patty gieeted the
president of the little Island republic
on his arrival. The federal government
was represented by Judge Grcvsscup,
General John C. Black. United States
district attorney; Mr. Thomas E. Mac
Mlllan, clerk of the United States dis
trict court, and Hon, Thomas W. Crld
ler, of the state department at Wash
ington. Chicago was represented by
Mayor Hanison, and the army and
navy by Major Helstand and Lieuten
ant Commander Phelps,, lespectlvely,
who were resplendent In full diess uni
form. In addition to these gentlemen,
the president was welcomed by Gen
eral Brooke and his stalT, consisting of
Captain Richards and Lieutenants
Dean and McKenna; Hon. M. F. Hatch,
minister to the United States from Ha
waii; William Penn Nixon, Dr. Henry
O. Lyman, and the Chicago consul, Mr.
F. W. Job. 'President Dole's party con
sisted of himself, Mrs. Dole, Secretary
Iaukea and Dr. Day, his physician.
On arriving In Chicago, the reception
committee entered President Dole's pri
vate cur and welcomed him to Chicago.
The Hi st to shake hands with him was
Judge Grosscup, who said: "Piesldent
Dole, I am Instructed by the president
of the United States to welcome you
heie. I am pleased to Intioduce to you
Secretary Crldler. repiesentlng the
president, anil Mayor Harrison, of
Chicago."
FREHDOM OF THE CITY.
After the exchange of courtesies and
a welcome to Chicago on behalf of
the city by Mayor Hurrlson, Piesldent
Dole cordially responded to the greet
ing and seemed greatly pleased at the
hearty teceptlon given to him. Mrs.
Dele, who won the hearts of every one
piesent by her unnffected and pleas
ant manner, thanked the ladles of the
committee for coming out so early in
the day to welcome her, and seemed
to appreciate very highly the tecep
tlon she received In Chicago. Thj par
ty at once proceeded in cat liases to
the auditorium annex, wheie a suite
bid been reserved for the guests. Their
looms are the same apartments oc
cupied by President McKlnley two
years ago when he visited Chicago to
address the Marejuette club. The suite
which was decorated with la franco
roses and draped with a Hawaiian flag,
consists of a drawing loom and thiee
bedrooms.
On ai living at the hotel, Geneial
Biooke extended an Invitation to Pres
ident nnd Mrs. Dole to visit Fort Sher
idan on Monday morning, where a par
ade of the garrison will be given In
their honor, The Invitation was ac
cepted and the paity will leave Chica
go tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock by
special train em the Chicago and North
western rnllway returning to Chicago
at noon. This morning President and
Mis. Dole attended the church of the
Messiah.
PRESIDENT INTERVIEWED.
In an Intel view President Dole said'
"There Is absolutely no foundation for
the stories of Hawaii being menaced
by Japan. There Is absolutely nothing
In it. We ate not menace! by Japan
ese and we did not have a cabinet
meeting and discuss a matter of the
kind refened to either berore leaving
or at any time, and there Is no ele
ment In our lelitlons with Japan in the
cause of my leaving. There is nothing
In the lelatlons between our country
and Japan that huiiled me to Ameri
ca." "M hat Is the sentiment In Hawaii
on the annexation question?" Presi
dent Dol was asked.
"I teally cannot a-nswet the question
exactly. It Is Impossible to say how
muny Hnwullans aie in favor of It and
how many aie opposed to it, because
no one knows."
DUCK TAVLOR WAS TOO OLD.
Famous Cowboy Tried in Vnln to (Jot
on Philadelphia's Polico force.
Philadelphia. Jan. 21 Among the num
ber of uppllcni.ts lor the police force, ex
amine'! jesteiday by Police Surgeon Au
di ews was the well Known "Hue It" Tay
lor, of Wild West fame, who, after think
ing the nuittei over tor several weeks,
decided that he would cut an Imposing
figuie in u blue uniform, und add dignity
to tho foico. So "Hucl" procured the re.
(lulled application blanks, filled them In,
and, with a dozen other applicants tor
police honors awaited his turn to un
dergo u physical examination before Dr
Andrews.
When his turn enmo yesterday the big
westerner, sombieio. flowing locks, and
all, appeared before tho examining board.
"Uuck" was not paitlcular what branch
of the service he was assigned to. He
passed a creditable physical examination,
but fell down on the question ot age. He
was Just two years beyond tho age limit
ot new policemen.
.11 hie Worker' Convention.
Hazleton, Pa., Jan. 23,-Tho United Mine
Workers' convention, at which delegates
representing the thirty-two locals ol the
sixth district were present, adjourned late
last night but nothing Important was
given out for publication, all the dele
gates having been pledged to seciecy. It
Is the Intention of the officers to con
tinually stieiigtheu the organization.
Killed by n Live Wire.
New York, Jan, 23 This morning an
electric light wire started a small bta'.e
on a shed at Dletz park in Brooklyn and
Louis Dletz, aged 49 years, the piopiletor
of the place, attempted to cxtlngulxh the
flames himself, Ho accidentally got un
der the wire and wbb killed Instantly by
the shock as the wire swung down to his
head,
i m
Nieniiiulilp Arrivals.
New York, Jan. 23. Arrived: La Cham
pagne, Havre; Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Queenstown Sailed: Auranla (from Llv
cipool), Now York.
Liverpool, Jan. 22, Arrived: Umbria,
New Yoit,
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Todiyt
Filrf Colder.
1 General Spain Violates Internatlonil
Treaty,
Mobs Pillage Jewish b'liops In Aiglets.
Progratr.mo of Work Hefoie Congress,
Hawaii's President Vlsts Chicago.
Fierce Bllzrutds Visit Muny Places.
2 Local Rev. Dr. Crafts and the Scran-
ton Clergy.
3 Local Amalgamation of Hibernian So
cieties.
Big Paint Mine Near Factor, v Me.
4 Editorial.
Comment of the Press
G Local Pencil Peddler Murdered on
Olyphant Flats.
Mrs. Leona Wilcox Returns Home.
6 Local West Bide nnd Subtitbau.
7 Lackawanna County News.
5 Neighboring County Huppenings.
The Markets.
PROGRAMME FOR
WEEK IN CONGRESS
Pension Appropriation Will He Called
Up Todny--The Legislative, Execu
tive and Judicinl Hills Are Expected
to Provoke Some Dobute--Senutor
Nelson Han, OnVred an Amendment
Declaring lor tho Parity ol Gold
nnd Silver.
Washington, Jan. 23. The piesent
outlook Is unfavorable to the senate')
giving much attention to the Hawaiian
tieaty during the week. The agiee
ment to vote on Thursday upon the
Teller resolution, reafliimlng the doc
trine that United States bonds are pay
ublp In silver at the option ot the gov
ernment, will In all probability lesult
In the senate's giving the major por
tion if Its time until that date to this
measure with the exception of that
necessary to the consideration ot ap
propriation bills. Senator Turple has
given notice of a speech on the Teller
lesolutlon for tomoriow, and It is ex
pected that speeches for It will be made
by Senatois Teller, Pettigrew, White
and others, and that there also will be
fcome addresses In opposltlin. Senator
Nelson bus offered an amendment, de
claring for the maintenance of the par
ity of the two metals, but the silver
men, considering this proposed modi
fication hostile to their purpose, will
net accept it. They say they will in
slst upon a vote upon the resolution as
it stands.
The pension appropriation bill will
be culled up Monday and as soon as It
is disposed of the senate will be asked
to take up the legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill. Each
of these will piovoke .some debute, but
It is not expected to be prolonged in
either case.
When the treaty next comes up Sen
ator Teller will be recognized to speak
in its suppe.it, and he probably will be
followed by Senator White In oppo
sition. The vote on the treaty now
appears at leaBt three wt-eks distant.
The house programme for this week
includes little of Interest beyond the
limits of the District of Columbia. Al
most the entire week will be devoted
to the District of Columbia appioprla
tlon bill. It Is expected that the In
dian appropriation bill, the considera
tion of w hlch was begun yesterday.will
be completed tomorrow. The only Item
in the bill which Is likely to cause
much of a contest Is that providing for
the leasing of the Gllsonlte beds of the
Uncompaghre leservation In Utah.
This provision was beaten In the last
Indian bill and will be stubbornly con
tested now. The District bill will pioli
ably consume the remainder of the
week.
PANIC IN A CHURCH.
A Light Blaze nt St. Pliilomeiilii's
('lunch f mines Grout Incitement.
Considerable Property Destroyed.
Special to the Scranfou Tribune.
Hawlej. Pa., Jan. 2t. This moinlug
shot fly after o'clock while mass was
being read at the St. Phllomenlu's church
a Merited candle set file to the Christmas
lestoonlng of eveigreens and In les than
half a minute the altar was suriounded
with flames. Quite u panic ensued and
the congiegation made a rush for the en
tianre. A fire alarm was given which
was quickly respondej to bv the lire coin
puny, but befoi they hud reached the
church the flames were subdued bj some
of the young men who were In tne con
giegutlon. Considerable damage wus done, several
Jais of artificial flowers being destioyed
und the alter and surrounding wnodwoik
wete b-idly charted.
KILLED BV A BOARDER.
John II. Gnvln Dies from Knife
Wounds.
PhlladelpMa, Jan. 2J During a quar
rel euily this moin.ng John H. Gavin,
proprietor of a lodging hous- .it Twen
tieth and Commeice streets, v.as cut and
slushed nbout the face and body In u nor
rible manner. He died several boms
later. Flunk Robinson, a lodger In the
house, was tim-nted Inter In the day
charged with the crime. Gavin's wire
told the uollce that Robinson caie Into
the house Intoxicated. She demanded his
board. Wouls paswed between them and
he Insulted hi
The husband went o her assistance,
w hereupon Robinson diew a razor. Rob
inson, when arrested, had no razor and
theio wus no blood on hi clothes. He
was under the influence ot liquor.
STORM FOLLOWS ECLIPSE.
Native Astrologers in India Predict
Dirn Cnliimitlofi.
Bombay, Jan. 23. The eclipse of the sun
was accompanied heie by a rapid fall of
tcmpeiature. An euithv smell pervaded
tho air and tho scene lesembled a land
scape under a wintry English blip. Tho
dotation of totality was two minutes,
with u maivelous corona of pale sllwr
and blue.
The conditions weio favoiable at both
Professor Sir Noiman Lockyei's camp
near Vlztdioog and at Professor ('amp
bell's cump neur Jour. The nutlvo as
trologers predicted terrible calamities.
Tho natives swarmed to devotional exei
clscs, nnd there was general fasting, hut
no great ahrm. The Nlzun of Hyderabad
liberated fifty prlsoneis, giving euch a
gift of money and clothes.
Chnrlei T. Pnrsloo Dead.
New York, Jan, 23. Charles Thomas
Parsloe, the actor, famous for his pre
sentation "My Partner" In conjunction
with Louis Aldrlch. Is dead at his home
lu tuts city.
BLIZZARDS
AMRAGING
The Big Storms in the
West Move East
ward Rapidly.
DEEP SNOW IN MILWAUKEE
Wind Storms Along
Wyoming Valley.
the
Trees Are Uprooted, Houses Aro
Blown Down. Trains Aro Delayed.
Vessels on tho Const Aro Nhnkeu
Up--Tlio City of Wilkes. IJnrro iu
Darkness.
Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 23. The most
severe blizzard which has visited this
city in years continued In Its fury un
til about 6 o'clock thfs morning. Snow
to the depth of eighteen Inches has
fallen, and with the wind blowing at
the late of fifty miles per hour, gieat
drifts were foimed In all parts of the
city, making travel almost an Impos
sibility. On seveial lines of sticet rail
way traffic was ot a standstill early In
the night nnd only the most Important
thin oughfares weie kept open with the
aid of poweiful sweepers, until un hour
before midnight, when they, too, were
stalled, so rupldly did the snow drift.
Railroad trains came in very luegu
larly and only passenger trains, each
with the aid of several locomotives,
attempted to get through, those cai ty
ing freight being abandoned. Every
telegiaph wire in the state was crip
pled, and news fiom the outside wot Id
was lecelved over the long distune e
telephone wiie.
Wllkes-Barre, Jan. 2.J. A heavy
windstotm swept the Wyoming valley
at an eaily hour this morning, doing
mote or less damage. Trees weie up
looted, fences blown down and small
outbuildings demolished. At Newpoit
tiees weie blown across the telegiaph
wires along the railroads and the tele
graph service was badly crippled for
a time. In Wllkes-Bane the electric
light company had considerable tiouble.
The wires in some places became
ciossed and many sections of the city
were left In datkness. The Incandes
cent lights lefused to burn and a morn
ing paper that depended upon their
lights had consldeiable dlfiiculty In
getting out the Issue. There was a
calm In the middle of the day, but this
evening the wind blew almost a hurri
cane a sain. The electric light com
pany was unable to lepalr the damage
done by the storm this morning and
the northern and southern parts of tha
city weie In total darkness tonight.
VELOCITY OK WIND.
Philadelphia. Jan. 2J. Reports re
ceived from various parts of Uasteiu
Pennsylvania rnd South Jersev Indi
cate that a wind storm of moie than
ordinary velocity passed over those
sections today, but no giv.it damage
lesulled. The principal damage con
sisted of the uprooting of tiees and
blowing down of telegiaph and tele
phone wires. In a few Instances houses
wete unioofed. Heavy winds prevail
ed along the coast, but up to n late
hour no disasters to sihlptilng weie im
pound. In this city the wind reached a mnv
imum velocity of 41 miles nn hour, but
beyond danage to tieeH ami signs there
weie no serious lesults. The tide In
the Del.iwnre river l cached Its high
est In a year and the schooner John
Davis, which has ben anchored near
Gloucester, bloke away and drifted in
shoie uint dlstanc? below.
St. Johns. N. V., Jan. 2.1. A succes
sion of ii'iitheast ga'.e.s Is driving the
Aictlc floe lu upon the whole noithein
coast of this Island nnd closing navi
gation for he winter.
Seveiil steatneis and other ve-els
lying in this haiboi mil loading caigo
are llkIy to be cauuht by the hai
rier and kpt heie until the wind
changes.
Numbi'is ot pet pin In the niiUhein
bas are lu destitute condition, but It
will be difficult to get lellcf to lhcn
now, i
Chllllcothev O., Jan. 2.1. The heaviest
wind stoim ever known hem umoufed
the Fuulke block, the largest building
In the city, at 7 o'clock this morning.
Telephone and electric light wires and
poles atv down. The f-clolo river Is
rising fast nnd doing much damage.
Cleveland. O., Jun. 2:!. A fierce gale
has been raging hei all day. It stall
ed last night. At noun today the wind
had reache'tl, u velocity of 71 miles an
licui but after that It abated until this
evening when It was blowing only 45
miles an hour. No datnaco has been
done by the stoim aside fioin the blow,
lug down of shade me.s und the de
molition of signs.
Cjiiy,Pa., Jan. 23. The stoim of to
day and tonight is doing a great Injury
to lallroad trallfe. The Pennsylvania
trains aie four hours behind time and
muy be discontinued altogether bcfoie
morning. The Kile is operating Its
trains but they ?rt ll late :
Louisville, Jan J3. Tin high stacr
of the wuier In the Ohio was responrl
ble for a lallroad accident in New
Albany nt an eaily hour this morning,
which lesulted In the death of two
men and the injuring of two otheis.
Death ut Prot. Crnuicr.
Carlisle. Pa.. Jan. 23. John Ciainer.
LL. D, who has lately been filling Mio
place of Professor V. K. Daie, In Dick
inson college faculty, was tound dead In
bed tills morning. He was bo years of
ago and was a brother-lu-liw to General
Grant.
The Herald's Weather Porecatt.
New York, Jan. 21. In the middle states
and New Dngland, today, partly cloudy
to fair weather will prevail, preceded by;
snow or rain on the New England coast,
with brisk to fresh variable winds, most
ly southwesterly and westerly, and slowly
falling temperature, r v t y , ,
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